Form revised April 22, 2003

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Office of Policy and Management	Jackie Kirn, 4-0269	Jeff Davis, 4-8071

Legislation Title:

A RESOLUTION directing Seattle Transportation to develop a Northgate Coordinated Transportation Investment Plan, cost sharing agreements, and a project scope, schedule, budget, and public involvement approach.

· Summary of the Legislation:

Seattle Transportation is directed to lead development of the Northgate Coordinated Transportation Investment Plan (CTIP). It will facilitate public and private investment in Northgate area transportation projects and services, and coordinate transportation investments that best reflect the long-term goals of the Northgate Area Comprehensive Plan.

Background: The Seattle Comprehensive Plan designated Northgate as an urban center, and as Northgate is significantly underperforming its jobs and housing targets, it is the City’s goal to stimulate community and economic revitalization. The Northgate Area Comprehensive Plan (NACP) addresses interrelated land use and transportation issues that are unique to Northgate. The vision of the NACP is to concentrate new office, retail and multifamily housing development in the core of the Northgate area and to create a transit-supportive environment that emphasizes multi-modal transportation solutions including improved pedestrian, bicycle, bus transit, and high-capacity transit facilities and services. Northgate currently plays major local and regional transportation roles that will become increasingly significant as proposed projects for King County Transit-Oriented Development, Sound Transit light rail service, and a potential future monorail line are realized.

The CTIP will provide both a long-term transportation vision and a basis for deciding permit conditions for near-term public and private projects. It will build on the extensive body of prior transportation planning work and be updated to reflect current conditions and projected future needs.

SDOT will complete a project scope of work, public participation plan, schedule, budget, and cost sharing agreements following passage of this resolution.

___Ö_ This legislation does not have any financial implications.