CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program (CHHIP), a public corporation chartered by The City of Seattle; authorizing the Director of the Department of Transportation to enter into an agreement with CHHIP to fund the Capitol Hill Housing Low Income Transportation Demand Management Pilot Project; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program (CHHIP) is a Washington public corporation organized for the purpose, among others, of developing and operating affordable housing and creating vibrant engaged communities; and
WHEREAS, transportation is the second largest expense for American households, costing more than food, clothing, and health care, with Americans spending an average of 18 cents of every dollar on transportation and the poorest fifth of households spending more than double that figure; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seattle has successfully partnered with CHHIP and the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict since 2013 in piloting innovative transportation programs, including promoting low-income rates for bike share membership and seeking to develop and implement Seattle’s first district-wide shared parking program; and
WHEREAS, CHHIP is planning to leverage the proposed pilot project and develop a strategy for long-term funding of the Capitol Hill Housing Low Income Transportation Demand Management program following the pilot’s successful completion; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Department of Transportation has funds designated to implement a Low Income Access to Transportation Options (LIATO) Program to support low-income residents with increased transportation options and reduce their reliance on a private vehicle; and
WHEREAS, King County Metro has additional funds designated to support the development of shared parking-management technology that will enable CHHIP to develop and implement Seattle’s first district-wide shared parking program and raise revenue to fund transportation demand-management programs into the future; and
WHEREAS, CHHIP has identified three affordable housing buildings with a total of 122 residential units to participate in the Capitol Hill Housing Low Income Transportation Demand Management Pilot Project, in which a combination of shared-parking and transportation demand-management strategies will be implemented; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), or the Director’s designee, is authorized to sign an agreement, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A, between The City of Seattle and Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program (CHHIP) to provide CHHIP funds to subsidize the purchase and distribution of ORCA Residential Passport transit passes to the 122 residential units included in the pilot.
Section 2. SDOT’s financial contribution to the Capitol Hill Housing Low Income Transportation Demand Management Pilot Project to purchase and distribute the ORCA Residential Passport passes shall not exceed $38,000 for the duration of the pilot, which will extend from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017.
Section 3. King County Metro’s financial contribution to the Capitol Hill Housing Low Income Transportation Demand Management Pilot Project to develop shared parking management technology shall not exceed $20,000 for the duration of the pilot, which will extend from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017.
Section 4. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2016, and
signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this
_____ day of ___________________, 2016.
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President __________of the City Council
Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2016.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2016.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Exhibits:
Exhibit A - Memorandum of Agreement for Capitol Hill Housing Low Income Transportation Demand Management Pilot Project