Form revised: December 6, 2011

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 2012, acceptance of funding from non-City sources; authorizing the heads of the Seattle Fire Department, Seattle Police Department, Office of Economic Development, Office of Sustainability and Environment, Department of Neighborhoods, Human Services Department, Department of Information Technology, Seattle City Light, Department of Parks and Recreation, 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 23 grants and/or private funds from various agencies and organizations.

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 first quarter of 2012. 

____ This legislation does not have any financial implications.

_X___ This legislation has financial implications.

Appropriations:

Fund Name and Number	Department	Budget Control Level*	2012 Appropriation	2013 Anticipated Appropriation
TOTAL

*See budget book to obtain the appropriate Budget Control Level for your department.

Appropriations Notes:  :  Corresponding appropriations where necessary can be found in the companion supplemental ordinance..

Anticipated Revenue/Reimbursement Resulting from this Legislation:

Fund Name and Number	Department	Revenue Source	2012 Revenue	2013 Revenue
General Subfund (00100)	Seattle Fire Department (SFD)	Grant	$ 858,449
General Subfund (00100)	Seattle Police Department (SPD)	Grants	$3,871,911
General Subfund (00100)	Office of Economic Development (OED)	Grants	$ 150,000
General Subfund (00100)	Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE)	Grants	$182,311
Educational & Developmental Services Fund (17856)	Department of Neighborhoods (DON)	Grants	$260,000
Human Services Operating Fund (16200)	Human Services Department (HSD)	Grants	$448,000
Information Technology Fund (50410)	Department of Information Technology (DOIT)	Grants	$896,485
City Light Fund (41000)	Seattle City Light (SCL)	Grants	$335,157
Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount (00164)	Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)	Grants	$76,005
Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount (00164)	Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)	Donations	$50,000
Transportation Operating Fund (10310)	Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)		$588,000
Water Fund (43000)	Seattle Public Utilities (SPU)		$605,881
Drainage and Wastewater Fund (44010)	Seattle Public Utilities (SPU)		$1,335,011
TOTAL			$11,003,210

Revenue/Reimbursement Notes:

Total Regular Positions Created, Modified, or Abrogated through this Legislation, Including FTE Impact:  N/A

Position Title and Department	Position # for Existing Positions	Fund Name & #	PT/FT	2012 Positions	2012 FTE	2013 Positions*	2013 FTE*
TOTAL

* 2013 positions and FTE are total 2013 position changes resulting from this legislation, not incremental changes.  Therefore, under 2013, please be sure to include any continuing positions from 2012.

Position Notes:

Do positions sunset in the future?  N/A

Spending/Cash Flow: N/A

Fund Name & #	Department	Budget Control Level*	2012 Expenditures	2013 Anticipated Expenditures
TOTAL

* See budget book to obtain the appropriate Budget Control Level for your department.

Spending/Cash Flow Notes:

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

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 A: 2012 First Quarter Grant Acceptance Ordinance Fiscal Note Detail Table

2012 First Quarter Grant Acceptance Ordinance Fiscal Note Detail Table

Report Item	Title/Description	Amount/FTE
	Section 1 – Grant Related Acceptances
1.1	Interoperable Communication Grant Amendment (Seattle Fire Department, General Subfund - 00100)	$115,618
	This item increases support to the Grant and Reimbursables BCL (F6000) by $115,618 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This increase funds additional training classes for interoperable communications for emergency responders. The grant provides funding for curriculum development, instructor time and required overtime for training that would take place off shift or backfill if training is on shift. No positions are supported, and there is no local match required as the grant provides 100% of the funding.
1.2	Port Security Grant 2009 Amendment (Seattle Fire Department, General Subfund - 00100)	$742,831
	This item increases support to the Grants and Reimbursables BCL (F6000) by $742,831 from the Department of Homeland Security's Port Security Program. This is an additional award under FY 2009 Port Security Grant. These funds improve and enhance marine public safety by making infrastructure enhancements to an existing fire station 14 remodel project. Fire Station #14 houses the department's Technical Rescue Team which helps mitigate dive and marine incidents along with other technical rescue incidents. There is match requirement already designated under the Levy remodel project and no positions are included.
1.3	Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program for FFY 2011 (Seattle Police Department, General Subfund - 00100)	$1,281,976
	This item increases support by $1,281,976 in the Chief of Police BCL from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) for the 2011 federal fiscal year. This is the fourth installment under the RCPGP, which is intended to provide planning, training and exercise support to urban areas and surrounding regions at greatest risk of terrorist or other catastrophic events. Grant activities will ensure that planning activities in the Seattle area are aligned with national and regional priorities, that any gaps in regional catastrophic planning are addressed, that regional planning processes and planning committees are established, and that plans and resource allocations are linked. The three-year term of the grant runs from September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2011. This grant supports 2.5 existing positions that will sunset at the conclusion of the grant unless alternative funding is identified. A 25% in-kind match requirement will be met by contributions from partner jurisdictions within the region. There are no capital improvement projects associated with this item.
1.4	Buffer Zone Protection Program for FFY 2010 (Seattle Police Department, General Subfund - 00100)	$1,425,000
	This item increases support by $1,425,000 in the Chief of Police BCL from the Washington State Military Department and U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Buffer Zone Protection Program. This grant provides funding to support planning and equipment acquisition for the protection of critical infrastructure and key resource assets from terrorist attacks. The three-year term of this grant runs from June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2013. There are no grant matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this item.
1.5	State Homeland Security Program for FFY 2010 (Seattle Police Department, General Subfund - 00100)	$673,699
	This item increases support by $673,699 in the Chief of Police BCL from the King County Office of Emergency Management under the State Homeland Security Program for the 2010 federal fiscal year. This grant will provide funding for equipment for the Regional Bomb Squad and the regional cache of personal protective equipment to enhance the region’s weapons of mass destruction and hazardous materials response and decontamination capability. The term of this grant runs from December 14, 2011 through September 15, 2012. There are no grant matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this item.
1.6	E-911 Equipment Purchase Grant (Seattle Police Department, General Subfund - 00100)	$491,236
	This item increases support by $491,236 in the Field Support Administration BCL from the King County E-911 tax levy for Public Safety Access Points. This funding will reimburse the Department for replacement of IT-based items needed for continued operation of E-911 call taking related systems in 2012. There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this item.
1.7	Puget Sound Regional Council Grant (Office of Economic Development, General Subfund - 00100)	$150,000
	This item increases support to the Business Services program by $150,000 for an i6 Green Challenge Grant from the Puget Sound Regional Council via the U.S. Department of Energy. This grant provides pass through support to fund a consultant that will lead an”Energy Eco-system Management” pilot project. The project will deploy and test new IT-based energy efficiency technologies across a small group of buildings within Seattle City Light’s (SCL) service territory. The period of the grant is from September 25, 2011 to September 26, 2013. There is no City match required, and no new positions are associated with this item.
1.8	Grant funds from Bullitt Foundation (Office of Sustainability and Environment, General Subfund - 00100)	$25,000
	This item increases support by $25,000 in the Office of Sustainability & Environment BCL (X1000) from the Bullitt Foundation. This grant will support the Climate Action Plan update and will provide funding to create interactive image-rich visualization tools to communicate key climate protection policy choices. Grant money will run from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012, and the grant does not require a City match.
1.9	Grant from Institute for Market Transformation (Office of Sustainability and Environment, General Subfund - 00100)	$112,348
	This item increases support by $112,348 in the Office of Sustainability & Environment BCL (X1000) from the Institute for Market Transformation. This grant will support outreach for the energy benchmarking program to make information about energy use in buildings more transparent, and allow building owners, business owners, tenants, and others to make more informed real estate investment and operational decisions. Grant money will run from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012, and the grant does not require a City match.
1.10	Grant from Architecture 2030 (Office of Sustainability and Environment, General Subfund - 00100)	$44,963
	This item increases support by $44,963 in the Office of Sustainability & Environment BCL (X1000) from Architecture 2030. This grant will support program management of the Seattle 2030 District goals for Seattle's downtown buildings to reduce energy and water use, and reduce transportation emissions. Grant money will run from February 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012, and the grant does not require a City match.
1.11	Title XIX Medicaid Funds Federal Grant (Department of Neighborhoods, Educational & Developmental Services Fund (17856)	$260,000
	This item increases support by $260,000 in the Family Support & Family Involvement BCL from receipt of federal Title XIX Medicaid Funds. The grant funding may be applied only to 2012 activities and will be used to pay for additional family support worker positions in Seattle Public Schools (SPS). Title XIX Medicaid Funds are generated from SPS reporting on family support worker activities that directly relate to Medicaid's administrative work. The federal Medicaid Administrative Match program provides a 50% match on eligible activities. The Office for Education is contracting with King County's Public Health Department, who in turn applies for Medicaid Match reimbursement with the federal government. The revenue received by the City is then redirected to SPS to enhance family support worker programming. This grant does not require any match of the City.
1.12	Washington Dental Association - Oral Health Toolkit (Human Services Department, Human Services Operating Fund (16200)	$20,000
	This item increases support to the oral health toolkit program by $20,000 from the Washington Dental Association. This grant will provide funding for oral health toolkits and related program activities with existing Aging and Disability Services (ADS) Clients. Toolkits distributed to clients will include items such as toothbrushes, floss, sensitive toothpaste, and oral health related educational materials. Funds will also be used to train ADS staff regarding the importance of good oral health and other efforts to improve clients' access to dental care. Grant money will run from February 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013. The grant does not require a City match.
1.13	Program to Encourage Active and Rewarding Lives for Seniors (PEARLS) Counseling (Human Services Department, Human Services Operating Fund (16200)	$224,000
	This item increases support to the Program to Encourage Active and Rewarding Lives for Seniors (Pearls) program by $224,000 from King County. The Pearls program provides an evidence-based intervention for individuals with mild to moderate depression. Grant funds will support contracted agency costs, an existing ADS Pearls counselor position, data support, and administrative costs. The grant does not require a City match, and there are no new positions being created as a result of this grant. The contract is for the period January 1, 2012 to December 30, 2012.
1.14	Living Cities Grant (Human Services Department, Human Services Operating Fund (16200)	$204,000
	This item increases support to the City’s Homeless Prevention Program (HPP) by $204,000 from Living Cities. This grant will be used for implementation of financial empowerment strategies and will support a Financial Empowerment Coordinator/Planner, training and technical assistance, support for a HPP Case Manager, and evaluation and reporting. The grant does not require a City match and there are no new positions being created as a result of this grant. The period of the grant is from January 16, 2012 through June 14, 2013.
1.15	Cyber terrorism Prevention -- Public Regional Information Security Event Management (PRISEM) (Department of Information Technology, Information Technology Fund (50410)	$896,485
	This item increases support to the Public Regional Information Security Event Management project by $896,485 from the Department of Homeland Security under the Port Security Grant Program. This grant will support expanded implementation of a strategic regional approach for the protection of cyber infrastructure for the ports in the Seattle metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region as well as the cyber infrastructure connections to other jurisdictions. Grant money will run from the date of signing the Memorandum of Agreement to September 20th, 2011. This grant project requires a $298,828 match from the City and the City will provide the required match in in-kind contributions. This grant will continue an existing project that was funded via a grant in 2009.
1.16	Battelle/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Grant (Seattle City Light, City Light Fund - 41000)	$335,157
	This item is to provide support in the Superintendent's Office BCL (SCL 100) 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 Department of Energy (DOE) Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium, a program that is funded through the U.S. DOE and administered through Battelle/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The grant provides funding to reimburse City Light for its 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 funding extends through December 2012.
1.17	King Conservation District Grant-Chinook Beach Restoration (Department of Parks and Recreation, Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount (00164)	$76,005
	This item increases support to the Docks/Piers/Floats/Sea walls/Shorelines BCL (K72447) by $76,005 to accept a grant from the King Conservation District (KCD). This grant provides funding for the Beach Restoration Program (K732303) to undertake shoreline restoration work. This project involves improvements and repairs to a restoration project at Chinook Beach Park, on Lake Washington, that was originally funded with a grant from the State’s Salmon Recovery Fund. This project involves anchoring logs and large woody debris and adding gravel to the restoration site that was originally constructed in 2001. Additional shoreline plantings and upland native vegetation, and invasive species removal are also included in the project. The formal award letter will be received shortly, with a check for 90% of the award amount. Work will commence later this year. The remaining 10% of the grant will be held until the project is complete and all required documentation has been submitted to the District. There is no expiration date. This grant supports the Department's existing Beach Restoration Program.
1.18	Denny Park Off-Leash Donation (Department of Parks and Recreation, Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount (00164)	$50,000
	This item increases support to the Citywide and Neighborhoods Projects BCL (K72449) by $50,000 to accept a donation from Vulcan. This donation provides funding for the Neighborhood Response Program (K732416) to undertake construction of a temporary off-leash area in Denny Park. This project involves installing fencing and signage, along with grading, surfacing, drainage and irrigation modifications. The donation has already been received, and work will be completed this year. There is no expiration date on this donation.
1.19	Golden Gardens and Lake Washington Slide Repair (Department of Transportation, Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount  -00164)	$588,000
	This item accepts a grant in the amount of $588,000 from the Washington State Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program This item is being accepted by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) on behalf of the Department of Parks and Recreation. The funds were appropriated in item 4.19 in the quarterly supplemental accompanying this legislation. The funds support the existing Pavement Restoration Program (K732418), and will be used to repair slide damage at two sites: 8400 Golden Gardens Drive and 3800 Lake Washington Blvd. Partnership agreements for implementation of these repairs will be entered into with SDOT on Golden Gardens Drive and Lake Washington Blvd. This is a reimbursable grant, and these projects must be under construction by December, 2012 to remain eligible for this program.
1.20	Seattle Center City Connector Transit Alternative Analysis (Seattle Department of Transportation, Transportation Operating Fund (10310)	$900,000
	This item increases support by $900,000 in the Mobility-Capital BCL (19003). SDOT received a grant from the Federal Transit Administration to examine the benefits, costs and impacts of implementing an urban circulator in the corridor between the Lower Queen Anne, Uptown and South Lake Union neighborhoods in the north and the King Street Station and Chinatown/International District in the south, potentially connecting all three of Seattle's multimodal transportation hubs. Local match will be provided by a $300,000 transfer of funding from the Transit Corridor funds project.
1.21	Alaskan Way Viaduct & Seawall Replacement Project (Seattle Department of Transportation, Transportation Operating Fund (10310)	$446,000
	This item increases support by $446,000 in the Major Projects BCL (19002). SDOT was awarded a Federal Highway Administration grant for Priced Commercial Delivery Parking. The Commercial Delivery Parking Pricing Project seeks to reduce congestion and delay associated with commercial deliveries in downtown Seattle. The project will pilot innovative technology and pricing strategies to increase the efficient use of curbside delivery zones. The strategies include improved data collection through in-space monitors, real-time space availability shared through Smartphone applications, and variable and graduated pricing to influence trip time and length of stay. The two-year project includes a strong stakeholder component to define, execute and evaluate the program. Stakeholders include SDOT's Freight Advisory Board, local businesses relying on commercial deliveries, delivery service providers and operators, and regional freight and commercial delivery interests. Project evaluation and monitoring will occur in partnership with the Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC). The required match for this grant is 20% of $557,500 or $111,500 which is budgeted in the Parking Program subproject of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement project.
	Section 2 – Accepting Grants without Appropriation Authority
2.1	Cedar River Municipal Watershed Downstream Fish Habitat (Seattle Public Utilities, Water Fund - 43000)	$605,881
	This item accepts a grant in the amount of $605,881 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This grant provides reimbursement for work on a road removal/decommissioning project intended to enhance fish habitat via the removal of sections of three roads within the active channel and riparian corridor of Rock and Walsh creeks in the Cedar River Municipal Watershed (CRMW). A January 6-16, 2009 storm event triggered landslides that plugged Walsh Ditch and resulted in levee failure. This project was constructed between January 30, 2009 and July 30, 2010. Grant funds were awarded on October 3, 2011. There is not a required City match. This grant supports the existing Downstream Fish Habitat project (C1607) in the Habitat Conservation Program BCL. There is no FTE supported by the grant.
2.2	Meadowbrook Pond Dredging and Improvements (Seattle Public Utilities, Drainage and Wastewater Fund 44010)	$1,335,011
	This item accepts funds in the amount of $1,335,011 from the King County Flood Control District (KCFCD) Opportunity Fund 2012 allocation to the City of Seattle. Funds are distributed to each jurisdiction proportional to assessed valuation (AV) for an eligible project or activity. The funds will provide support to the Meadowbrook Pond Sediment Management project (C3808) for dredging and improvements to the Meadowbrook Pond Detention Facility. The project is approved by the County Council and appended to an existing interlocal agreement between SPU and KCFCD. Work must be completed within two years of the application date, October 5, 2011, and SPU anticipates completion of the project by August 2012. SPU has completed the agreement with the County. There is a $73,989 SPU match required. No positions are created by this funding. No increase in appropriation authority is required, as the funds will be directed towards accomplishing the Meadowbrook Pond Sediment Management project as described and funded in the 2012-2017 Adopted CIP.