Speaker 1: Agenda Item nine Council Bill 120 159 Building to grant funds from the United States Department, Transportation and other non city sources. The committee recommends the bill pass.
Speaker 0: Thank you so much, Casmir Peterson, back to you.
Speaker 2: Thank you. Council President Colleagues Council 120159 authorizes our Seattle Department of Transportation to accept various grants totaling $40 million. This includes federal, state and regional grants for the West Seattle Bridge, 38 million, a Puget Sound Regional Council grant for 15th Avenue South, and also a pedestrian safety grant for Aurora Avenue North. The $1.5 million state grant for Aurora is vital. That state highway has been a dangerous area that we must address for the city to meet its vision zero transportation goals. Thank you.
Speaker 0: Thanks so much to their any additional comments on the bill? Thank you so much. Hearing no additional comments, including from the sponsor. Will the clerk please call the roll on the passage of the bill?
Speaker 1: Sen.
Speaker 2: Yes.
Speaker 1: Sir. Why, yes.
Speaker 4: Strauss Yes.
Speaker 3: Herbold Yes.
Speaker 1: Suarez, I.
Speaker 2: Lewis Yes.
Speaker 1: Morales s mosqueda i. President Gonzalez. I am favorite and unopposed.
Speaker 0: Thank you so much. The bill passes and the chair will sign it will is affixed my signature to the legislation on my behalf. Will the clerk please read the short title of item ten into the record?
AN ORDINANCE relating to grant funds from the United States Department of Transportation and other non-City sources; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation to accept specified grants and execute related agreements for and on behalf of the City; amending Ordinance 126237, which adopted the 2021 Budget, including the 2021-2026 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations for the Seattle Department of Transportation; revising allocations and spending plans for certain projects in the 2021-2026 CIP; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.