Form revised February 4, 2010

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	CBO Analyst/Phone:
City Budget Office	Hall Walker   /  233-7065	Thomas L. Taylor / 233-5032

Legislation Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing, in 2011, acceptance of funding from non-City sources; authorizing the heads of the Seattle Fire Department, Seattle Police Department, Department of Information Technology, Department of Parks and Recreation, the Office for Civil Rights, Human Services Department, Seattle City Light, Seattle Department of Transportation and Seattle Public Utilities to accept specified grants and private funding and to execute, deliver, and perform corresponding agreements; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Summary of the Legislation: This Council Bill proposes the acceptance of 33 grants and private funds from various agencies and organizations.  In addition, this Council Bill proposes to accept a loan to Seattle Public Utilities from State of Washington Public Works Trust Fund.

Background:  During the course of a year, City departments receive grant awards or opportunities for other funding resources that are not anticipated in the Adopted Budget.  The City Budget Office formally accepts these funds by compiling departmental grants acceptances and similar agreements into three separate ordinances in the first, second, and fourth quarter of the year.  The attached ordinance contains grant-related requests received during the fourth quarter of 2011. 

__X__ This legislation has financial implications.  (

Other Implications:

a) Does the legislation have indirect financial implications, or long-term implications?

Yes. This legislation accepts funds from various non-City sources.

b) What is the financial cost of not implementing the legislation?

The same objectives could not be achieved without this legislation.

c) Does this legislation affect any departments besides the originating department? 

This legislation affects multiple departments including the Seattle Fire Department, Seattle Police Department, Department of Information Technology, Department of Parks and Recreation, the Office for Civil Rights, Human Services Department, Seattle City Light, Seattle Department of Transportation and Seattle Public Utilities.

d) What are the possible alternatives to the legislation that could achieve the same or similar objectives?  The same objectives could not be achieved without this legislation.

e) Is a public hearing required for this legislation?  No

f) Is publication of notice with The Daily Journal of Commerce and/or The Seattle Times required for this legislation? No

g) Does this legislation affect a piece of property? No

h) Other Issues: None

· List attachments to the fiscal note below:

Attachment 1: 2011 Fourth Quarter Grant Ordinance Fiscal Note Detail Table

2011 Fourth Quarter Grant Ordinance Fiscal Note Detail Table

Report Item	Title/Description	Amount/FTE
	Section 1 – Grant Acceptances
1.1	University Link CSA (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund (00100))	$104,400
	This item increases support to the Grants and Reimbursables BCL by $104,400 from Sound Transit. This grant will provide staff, in the Fire Marshal’s Office, associated with the construction of the University Link phase of the light rail system. Activities include SFD project management, liaison with SFD Operations, plan reviews, contract fire systems analysis and field inspection of the fire life safety system installations and assisting with required hazardous materials permit development and compliance. No City match is required and the positions its supports will sunset upon completion of the project unless new funding is secured.
1.2	North Link Construction Services Assistance (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund (00100))	$42,600
	This item increases support to the Grants and Reimbursables BCL by $42,600 from Sound Transit. This grant will provide staff support at the Fire Marshal’s Office needed in association with the construction of the North Link phase of the light rail system. SFD activities include project management, liaison with SFD Operations, plan reviews, fire systems analysis and the fire life safety system installation plans. No City match is required and the positions its supports will sunset upon completion of the project unless new funding is secured.
1.3	American Medical Response (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund (00100))	$300,000
	This item increases support to the Grants and Reimbursables BCL from American Medical Response. This grant will provide funding for equipment to support the Emergency Medical Services provided by the Department. Both information management equipment and a vehicle for the field supervisor are included. No City match is required and no positions are included.
1.4	SHSP Training and Exercises (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund (00100))	$451,000
	This item increases support to the Grants and Reimbursables BCL by $451,000 from the Federal Department of Homeland Security and administered through the King County Department of Emergency Management. This grant will provide funds for emergency response training across a broad spectrum of situations. These include emergency pediatric care, hospital evacuation, structural collapse rescue, mass casualty response. No City match is required and no positions are included.
1.5	E911 Position and Technology Support (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund (00100))	$378,265
	This item increases support to the Administration BCL by $378,265 from the King County E911 program. This grant will provide 2 IT staff to operate and maintain the Computer Assisted Dispatch system and to contract with the technology vendors to maintain the software licenses for the programs used for dispatch at the Fire Alarm Center. No City match is required and the positions this grant supports will continue on a permanent basis or until the agreement is terminated by the funder. The positions would sunset at that point unless new funding is secured.
1.6	Port Security Grant 2009 (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund (00100))	$4,299,087
	This item increases support to the Grants and Reimbursables BCL by $4,299,087 from the Department of Homeland Security's Port Security Program. This grant will provide funding for marine fire fighting training and exercises. Radiological and nuclear detection devices, exercises and training will be supported, as well. No City match is required for those aspects of the grant and no positions are included. In addition the grant provides funds for equipment and training to enhance underwater dive operations. This aspect of the project which is for $465,779 has a match requirement of $155,260 which represents expenses which would ordinarily be incurred for dive team recertification and equipment replacement. No positions are associated with this aspect of the grant as well.
1.7	Boating Safety Grant (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund (00100))	$134,451
	This item increases support to the Chief of Police program in the Seattle Police Department by $134,451 from the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. This funding will support the cost of mandatory boater education card classes and on-the-water patrols conducted by the SPD Harbor Unit, with special attention to problems of life jacket wearing and boating under the influence during holiday events and throughout the year. The term of this grant runs from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this grant.
1.8	Emergency Management Performance Grant (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund (00100))	$335,896
	This item increases support to the City's Office of Emergency Management (OEM) through the Chief of Police program in the Seattle Police Department by $335,896 from the Washington State Military Department and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. These funds supplement OEM's operating budget, thereby significantly strengthening the City's ability to deal with natural disasters and other emergencies. This grant supports the cost of three existing positions, one Information Technology B position, one Strategic Advisor II, and one Administrative Staff Assistant. The term of performance under this grant runs through June 30, 2012. Positions supported by this grant will sunset if funding is discontinued and alternate sources of support cannot be identified. This annually renewable grant has a matching requirement that is met by in-kind resources in the OEM program budget. There are no capital improvement projects associated with this item.
1.9	Internet Crimes Against Children Grant for FFY 2011 (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund (00100))	$384,543
	This item increases support to the Criminal Investigations Administration program in the Seattle Police Department by $384,543 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. This funding continues support for the operation of the Department's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The grant will pay for two existing positions - one Police Captain and one Police Officer-Detective - with the goal of identifying and prosecuting child pornography cases and sexual predators that use the internet for enticing children. The term for this award runs from April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012. Positions supported by the grant will sunset if funding is discontinued and alternate sources of support cannot be identified. There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this item.
1.10	Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Grant (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund (00100))	$292,000
	This item increases support to the Chief of Police program in the Seattle Police Department by $292,000 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. This new grant will provide support for one existing Victim Advocate position plus funding for overtime, travel and training with the intent of developing operational strategies for protecting and rescuing exploited youth who have been victims of commercial sexual exploitation. The term for this award runs from October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2013. The position supported by this grant will sunset if funding is discontinued and alternate sources of support cannot be identified. There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this item.
1.11	Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking Grant (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund (00100))	$500,000
	This item increases support to the Chief of Police program in the Seattle Police Department by $500,000 from the Office of Justice Programs in the U.S. Department of Justice. This new grant will provide support for two existing positions - one Police Officer-Detective and one Management Systems Analyst - for comprehensive collaborative activities directed at helping victims of foreign and domestic human trafficking in Western Washington. The term for this award runs from October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2013. The positions supported by this grant will sunset if funding is discontinued and alternate sources of support cannot be identified. There is a matching requirement associated with this grant that will be met by in-kind resources in the Department's budget. There are no capital improvement projects associated with this item.
1.12	Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant for FFY 2012 (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund (00100))	$20,000
	This item increases support to the Chief of Police program in the Seattle Police Department by $20,000 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the FFY 2012 Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG). This grant will provide the Department with supplemental funding for police overtime to address truancy problems and promote crime prevention activities in South Park and nearby neighborhoods in South Seattle. The term for this award runs from September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012. There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this grant.
1.13	Husky Football Traffic Control Agreement (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund (00100))	$22,600
	This item increases support to the Special Operations program in the Seattle Police Department by $22,600 from Sound Transit in fulfillment of a task order under the City's Construction Services Agreement for the University Link. Funding provided under this reimbursable agreement will cover the costs of police overtime for traffic control at Husky Football home games during the Fall of 2011. Performance under the task order runs from September 3, 2011 through November 5, 2011. There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this item.
1.14	SPD Communications Center Equipment Purchase Grant (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund (00100))	$507,508
	This item increases support to the Field Support Administration program in the Seattle Police Department by $507,508 from King County tax levy finds for Public Safety Access Points, which include the SPD Communications Center. These funds will enhance public safety by providing for the purchase of equipment needed to keep the Communications Center operating efficiently in its work of receiving and dispatching calls for service from the public, including all emergency calls. These funds must be accepted and spent during the 2011 calendar year. There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this item.
1.15	OCDETF Investigations Agreements (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund (00100))	$65,350
	This item increases support to the Narcotics Investigations program in the Seattle Police Department by $65,350 from the Office of Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) in the Drug Enforcement Administration of the U.S. Department of Justice. This item provides funding to the Department to reimburse for the cost of detective overtime spent in the investigation of five high priority drug cases. The purpose of this work is to disrupt and interdict the flow of illegal drugs into the city. The term of support under these agreements runs through December 31, 2011. There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this item.
1.16	Pre-Disaster Mitigation Competitive Grant for FFY 2011 (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund (00100))	$275,726
	This item increases support to the City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) through the Chief of Police program in the Seattle Police Department by $275,726 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding will underwrite the cost of assessing the pre-disaster mitigation needs of critical buildings in the City's portfolio which will then be incorporated into a major revision of the Seattle All Hazards Mitigation Plan. The grant will be managed by OEM which will also convene an interdepartmental team for work on the plan update. The term of performance under this grant runs through September 30, 2011. This grant has a matching requirement that is met by in-kind resources in the budgets of City partner agencies. There are no capital improvement projects associated with this item.
1.17	Target Zero DUI Emphasis Patrol Grant (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund (00100))	$32,500
	This item increases support to the Chief of Police program of the Seattle Police Department by $32,500 from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. These funds will support the cost of police overtime for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) traffic emphasis patrols intended to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured by impaired drivers. The term for this award runs from October 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this grant.
1.18	International Children's Park Playground YSF Grant (Department of Parks and Recreation - 2008 Parks Levy Fund (33860))	$30,000
	This item increases support to the 2008 Parks Levy - Neighborhood Parks and Playgrounds program (K720020) by $30,000 to accept a grant from King County. This grant supports the International Children’s Park Play Area Renovation project (K730092), and will be used to purchase and install new play equipment at the park. This is a reimbursable grant, and requires a 50% match by Parks and a 25% match by a community partner. Parks will use budgeted project funds to meet the first match requirement. The required community match has been met by the Friends of International Children's garden. The grant expiration date is December 2012.
1.19	International Children's Park Playground Shelter Grant (Department of Parks and Recreation - 2008 Parks Levy Fund (33860))	$25,000
	This item increases support to the 2008 Parks Levy - Neighborhood Parks and Playgrounds program (K720020) by $25,000 to accept a Historic South Downtown grant procured by the Friends of International Children's Park. This grant supports the International Children’s Park Play Area Renovation project (K730092), and will be used to renovate the existing shelter. This is a reimbursable grant, and the grant expiration date is April 2012.
1.20	Greenwood Park Sports Court YSF Grant (Department of Parks and Recreation - Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount (00164) (00164))	$37,000
	This item increases support to the Citywide and Neighborhood Projects program (K72449) by $37,000 to accept a grant from King County. This grant supports the ongoing Neighborhood Response Program project (K732416), and will be used to install a sports court at Greenwood Park. This is a reimbursable grant, and requires a 50% match by the City and a 25% match from a community partner. The City match is met by a Neighborhood Matching Fund grant. The required community match has been met by Vision Greenwood Park. This is a stand-alone project and is not associated with any other Parks project. The grant expiration date is December 2012.
1.21	Brighton Playfield Coca-Cola Grant (Department of Parks and Recreation - Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount (00164) (00164))	$20,000
	This item increases support to the Ballfields/Athletic Courts/Play Areas program (K72445) by $20,000 to accept a grant from Coca-Cola North America. This grant provides funding for the Ballfields-Minor Capital Improvements project (K732415) to refurbish a basketball court at Brighton Playfield. The grant is awarded to provide healthy alternatives for youth recreational opportunities. No match is required. There is no expiration date on the grant.
1.22	Alki Community Council Statue of Liberty Maintenance Donation (Department of Parks and Recreation - Park and Recreation Fund (10200) (10200))	$11,024
	This item increases support to the Planning, Development, and Acquisition program (K370C) by $11,024 to accept a donation from the Alki Community Council. The money will be used to cover the costs to maintain the Alki Statue of Liberty and the recently constructed plaza over the next 10 years. The donation has been received, and does not require a city match. There is no expiration date. Per the agreement with the Alki Community Council, all donations to the City for this project must be legislated.
1.23	Seward Park/Andrews Bay Shoreline KCD Grant (Department of Parks and Recreation - Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount (00164))	$36,250
	This item increases support to the Docks/Piers/Floats/Sea walls/Shorelines BCL (K72447) by $36,250 to accept a grant from the King Conservation District (KCD). This grant provides funding for the ongoing Beach Restoration Program (K732303) to undertake shoreline restoration work on Lake Washington at Seward Park. This project involves the continuing tree and invasive species removal and shoreline replanting along the east shore of Andrews Bay/west side of Seward Park. The grant provides 90% of the award up front and then the remaining 10% after the project is complete. The initial funding has been received.
1.24	Port Security Grant Program FY-2008 (Department of Information Technology - Information Technology Fund (50410))	$25,000
	This item increases support by $25,000 in the Technology Infrastructure BCL (D3300) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This grant will support the City of Seattle's Public Regional Information Security Event Management (PRISEM) project. The project provides funding for integration and analysis of data from regional ports, including the Port of Tacoma and the Port of Seattle, to alert on information-based cyber attacks against shared regional computer infrastructure. The grant will be funded from November 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012. The Department of Information Technology has received a waiver approval from the grantor that provides 100% funding.
1.25	Battelle/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Contract (Seattle City Light - City Light Fund (41000))	$183,818
	This item increases support by $183,818 in the Office of Superintendent BCL for the Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium program. City Light is a sub grantee of Battelle, the prime recipient under the grant. City Light has been selected to direct the efforts of the national Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium, a program that is funded through an ARRA grant to Battelle and administered through the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. This grant provides additional funding to reimburse City Light for labor, travel, and allowable miscellaneous costs required in order to organize municipalities and utilities in their pursuit of Solid-State (LED) Street Lighting, develop educational programs and demonstrations, and organize meetings, workshops, webinars and teleconferences. This grant funding will support a new 1.0 FTE term-limited Manager 3 position and an existing 1.0 FTE term-limited Administrative Staff Assistant position working under this grant. This grant covers anticipated work and existing reimbursable expenses for 2011. City Light is in negotiations for 2012 funding and anticipates an additional grant contract of $335,215, which will be submitted in future quarterly Supplemental Budget legislation.
	Section 2 – Grant Acceptances without Appropriation Authority
2.1	EEOC Workshare Agreement (Seattle Office for Civil Rights - General Subfund (00100))	$52,990
	This item accepts $52,990 from the Enforcement Division from US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This grant provides funding for Enforcement employment case processing for EEOC within the Seattle Office for Civil Rights jurisdiction for EEOC review period of October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. The amount of this grant varies from year to year based on the number of cases processed during EEOC’s review period. This grant is 100% funded and does not require a match of city funds.
2.2	HUD Contributions Agreement (Seattle Office for Civil Rights - General Subfund (00100))	$185,380
	This item accepts $185,380 from the Enforcement Division from US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This grant provides funding for Enforcement housing case processing for HUD within the Seattle Office for Civil Rights jurisdiction for HUD review period of October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. The amount of this grant varies from year to year based on the number of cases processed during HUD’s review period. This grant is 100% funded and does not require a match of city funds.
2.3	Elder Abuse Grant  (Human Services Department - Human Services Operating Fund (16200))	$100,000
	This item accepts $100,000 from the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. The grant will support the elder abuse case management program, and will provide funding for one existing Counselor position as well as training, transportation, operating supplies, and interpretation services. This is a one year grant and funds are available from November 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. There are no City match requirements for this grant.
2.4	New Citizenship Program (NCP) Grant (Human Services Department - Human Services Operating Fund (16200))	$326,842
	This item accepts $326,842 from the State New Citizenship Program (NCP). The grant supports an increase in the number of clients served by NCP and expands services in Seattle and King County. NCP services assist low income immigrant and refugees become naturalized citizens. Services include intake and screening, citizenship application assistance and fee waiver requests, citizenship instruction and interview preparation, and legal appeals. Funds are available October 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. Continued funding is dependent on outcome of State's 2012 budget. There are no City match requirements for this grant.
2.5	Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Grant ( Human Services Department - Human Services Operating Fund (16200))	$20,000
	This item accepts $20,000 from the Department of Social and Health Services, State of Washington.  The grant funding will provide training in managing chronic illness to Seattle Housing Authority clients and other target populations and will be used to support the cost of the workshops, supplies and administrative time.  This is a one year grant and funds are available from October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. There are no City match requirements for this grant.
2.6	Ravenna Avenue Sidewalks - $300,000 Transportation Improvement Board State Grant (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund (10310))	$300,000
	This item accepts $300,000 from the Transportation Improvement Board.  The funding will be used to construct curb, gutter and a 6-foot wide sidewalk on the west side of Ravenna Ave NE between NE 85th St and Lake City Way NE and will repair the existing sidewalk on the west side of Ravenna Avenue NE between NE 82nd and 85th streets.  SDOT will install a 5-foot wide bicycle lane on the west side of Ravenna Avenue NE between NE 85th St and Lake City Way NE. Drainage infrastructure will be provided.
2.7	Reserved
2.8	5th Avenue North - Transportation Improvement Board State Grant (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund (10310))	$5,000,000
	This item accepts $5,000,000 from the Transportation Improvement Board.  The funding will be used to re-configure or rebuild intersections at Roy, Mercer, Harrison, and Thomas streets at 5th Avenue N to complete a new street grid across Aurora Avenue North. Bicycle lanes will be added north of Mercer St as well as a two-way bicycle path south of Mercer St.  The scope of work in this grant is part of the Mercer Corridor West project and may reduce the “To be Determined” placeholders in a future budget action.
2.9	Reimbursement from City Investors XVII, LLC (Seattle Public Utilities - Drainage and Wastewater Fund (44010))	$1,170,000
	This item allows Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) to accept $1,170,000 for the Capitol Hill Water Quality Project through reimbursement by City Investors XVII, LLC.  To increase efficiency and save resources, the private developer and SPU have partnered together to construct four biofiltration swales to provide storm water treatment.  Per the terms of the agreement, City Investors XVII, LLC will reimburse SPU for half of the amount at completion of each set of two swales. SPU will retain ownership of the swales at completion.  Budget authority for this project has been included in the 2011 Adopted Budget and CIP and 2012 Proposed Budget and CIP. No additional authority is required.
	Section 3 –Acceptances of a Subsidized Loan
3.1	Acceptance of Public Works Trust Fund Construction Loan-DWF (Seattle Public Utilities - Drainage and Wastewater Fund (44010))	$4,000,000
	This item allows Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) to accept $4,000,000 for the Densmore Basin Drainage Improvements program through a Public Works Trust Fund Loan.  This 0.5% 20-year loan will provide low-interest funding for property acquisition, design and construction of a three million gallon stormwater detention facility and water quality treatment pond located at North 107th St. & Midvale Ave N.  There is a required City match of 15%. Budget authority for this project and matching funds have been included in the 2011 Adopted Budget and CIP and 2012 Proposed Budget and CIP. No additional authority is required.