Speaker 8: The report of the Seattle Public Utilities and Neighborhoods Committee Agenda Item 24 Council Bill 118477 relating to the Department of Neighborhoods authorizing implementation of certain neighborhood matching fund road projects in 2015 and specifying that 2015 appropriations for the neighborhood matching sub fund shall carry forward automatically to future budget years. The committee recommends a council bill pass.
Speaker 0: Thank you, Councilmember Bagshaw.
Speaker 6: Thank you very much. And thank you to all those who have been involved in our neighborhood matching fund projects. We will have $1.5 million of neighborhood money that will be distributed to 19 different projects and neighborhoods. They will match nearly $3 million to that 1.5. So our general fund money will be matched to won by all of the work that the neighbors are doing. There started off being 32 applications, 27 of which were eligible and 19 projects were selected. And I know we've got a couple of department of neighborhood people here today want to say thank you for all of your work . And I just like to read these projects because the people that applied and worked went hard. So the Plymouth Housing Group, Cherry Street, Urban Rain Garden, Mount Baker Community Clubhouse, Road Reservation, Broad View Community Playground Improvement Project, the Yes LA Swamp Restoration and Boardwalk, the Roosevelt Neighborhood Associations, Weeden Place, Gateway and Public Space. Could I please ask people to be quiet back here? Thank you. Because these are important for those who are interested in our neighborhoods. John Stanford School Playground Renovation Project. The Lake Union Neighbors. Construction Planning for East House Steps. Plaza University Heights. Community Performance Hall Renovation. Seattle Tilth Activating Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands. The Pike Place Market Neighborhood Center Project Jimi Hendrix Park. Are you experienced? Phase two Seward Park Construction Project The Melrose Promenade Implementation The Rainier Valley Core Project Fulin View Lands Elementary Playground Improvement Project Del Ridge Neighborhood Cultural Event Series The Central Area Senior Centers Facility Redevelopment The Legacy of Justice at the Hirabayashi Place and lastly, Jackson Street Workers Mural. So congratulations to everybody. As I said, there's $1.5 million of projects that will be funded. And I'm very thankful to the Department of Neighborhoods, all the people that worked to select them. And we recommend approval of this ordinance.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Questions or comments? Please call the role on the passage of the Bill O'Brien.
Speaker 5: Hi.
Speaker 2: Okamoto. Hi. Rasmussen. All right, so why don't.
Speaker 6: I.
Speaker 2: Back shot? Hi, Gordon. Hi, Harold McCotter. I am President Burgess. Nine in favor and unopposed.
Speaker 0: The bill passes and the chair will sign it. Please read item 25 to the first semicolon.
AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Neighborhoods; authorizing implementation of certain Neighborhood Matching Fund projects in 2015, and specifying that 2015 appropriations for the Neighborhood Matching Subfund shall carry forward automatically to future budget years.