SeaTac Repor t City of SeaTac Quarterly Newsletter | Spring 2016 Inside this issue City Council Sets New Course for the City On February 5, the City Council met to discuss what the City’s direction will be in the foreseeable future. Because the majority of the City Council were newly-elected, along with a newly-appointed Interim City Manager, it was important for the Council to come together early in their term, to chart its course into the future as a new team. A new Vision for the City was developed, as was a new Mission Statement, which was changed for the first time since the City incorporated in 1990; bringing the City’s Mission 2 ....Your City Council into the 21st century. The City Council re-affirmed their common values and set out to define goals which support the attainment of the City’s new Vision. 2 .... City Improving Efficiency In an effort to provide the community input into the process, the City’s new Vision, 2 .... SeaTac Officer Mission, Values and Goals were provided to the various advisory committees for comment. Named King County These important documents inform the City Manager and staff in their daily work and Deputy of the Year delivery of services. These efforts are an efficiency measure to ensure the will of the people are attended to, aligning the City Council’s vision and goals with action, thus improving 3 ....Bright Outlook for Economic governmental accountability and transparency. Development 4 .... Construction Update Neighborhood Block Watch 5 ....Angle Lake Station Progress Neighborhood Block Watch is a system that is providing crime prevention education and designed to encourage community members valuable tips for protecting your homes, 5 ....Streamlined Format to look out for each other and reduce crime your property and each other. for Zoning Code and the fear of crime by recognizing and Getting a Neighborhood Block Watch 6 ....Spring Parks & reporting suspicious activity that occurs in and started is as simple as: Recreation Events around their neighborhoods. The program 7 ....Preparing for helps to build a sense of community and • Asking your neighbors if they would like Summer Fire Season connect people who are willing to work to participate in a Block Watch. collaboratively with one another to make their 8 ....2015 Waste • Setting up an organizational meeting. neighborhoods safer. Crimes against people Reduction & • Selecting a Captain and/or Co-Captain/ Recycling Programs and property are on the rise. An active Block Representative to act as a liaison between Watch program has proven to be an effective 9 ....Earth Week Events your neighborhood and your local police. tool in helping to reduce crimes. 1 0 ....Library Corner For more information about a The City of SeaTac would like to encourage Neighborhood Block Watch program, 11 ....Housing Repair you to become involved in a Neighborhood Assistance Program please contact the SeaTac Police Community Block Watch. We will assist neighborhoods Crime Prevention Officer Cyndi Osborne 1 2 ....City Employee to help organize and work together to reduce at [email protected]. Transitions the risks of becoming victims of crime by The SeaTac Report is printed on recycled paper and can be found on-line at www.CityofSeaTac.com. City Improving Efficiency King County Sheriff’s Office Similar to many organizations throughout the State and around Deputy of the Year goes to the world, SeaTac is embracing the principles of Lean Six Sigma. Lean Six Sigma improves efficiency and the quality of goods and SeaTac Officer Ed Hall services provided which in turn enhances the customer’s experience In November SeaTac by systematically removing waste. Boeing and Amazon are examples Master Police Officer of local businesses that have successfully used these principles to Ed Hall was voted by improve efficiency. Service organizations, including local governments, his peers to be the are also successfully employing these strategies. SeaTac Police Office of the Year for 2015. A 21 Here in SeaTac, we have used Lean Six Sigma to reduce the year veteran of the King amount of time it takes to complete many required processes. County Sheriff’s Office, As an example, the time it takes to secure a right-of-way permit Ed has served the City for utility installation was reduced from nine days to less than three of SeaTac on three days. In 2015 the City processed approximately 300 right-of-way separate occasions and was given this honor for permits for utilities. It is important that permits are issued quickly many reasons including his relentless and creative and efficiently because the utilities are working under tight timelines crime-fighting approach. The King County Sheriff’s to provide services to our residents and businesses. Time savings Command Staff met and voted to also honor were realized by clarifying permit application requirements, reducing Ed Hall as the King County Sheriff’s Officer of the the number of staff involved in reviews and dedicating staff time Year for 2015. This is a great honor for Ed and to review applications at the beginning of each day. For more an outstanding representation of the quality of information on the City’s efficiency efforts, contact Soraya Lowry, officers who serve the City of SeaTac. Program Manager at 973.4813. YOUR CITY COUNCIL Rick Forschler Michael J. 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The meetings can also be found online To view Council agendas and minutes, or by visiting www.CityofSeaTac.com. Select the grey SeaTV box from the meeting times and dates, please visit the menu on the left and then choose the Council Meetings tab, from there City’s website at www.CityofSeaTac.com. you can choose to view any Council Meeting from the previous year. Meeting times may change. Please call If you have any questions regarding viewing the Council Meetings please the City Clerk’s Office at 973.4660 for the latest information. contact the City Manager’s Office at 973.4820. 2 SeaTac Report | Spring 2016 South Aviation Support Area (SASA) In order to accommodate the tremendous growth of the Sea-Tac Airport in the next twenty years, the Port of Seattle is working on plans to expand its airport facilities on undeveloped Port Property. The overarching growth plan is the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), and is being reviewed through 2017. One of the possible expansion areas is the SASA, projected to be built directly to the west of the new Angle Lake Link Light Rail Station. Our community will be affected by decisions made about SASA. If you want more information about the SAMP or SASA, attend a Port of Seattle community open house, review the plan or comment at: http://bit.ly/airport-master-plan. Outlook is Bright on Economic Development Horizon Several property acquisitions by upgrade to the building systems to The project included significant interior prestigious companies, new businesses, improve efficiencies, as well as exterior and exterior upgrades which will add development activity and projects in the improvements to landscaping, lighting significant value to the approximately planning and permitting stages made and way finding. $6 million property. 2015 a very successful year for SeaTac economic development. All of these Construction of the Reserve Expansion of Commercial added up to a great year for revenues at SeaTac Fence Company A new senior apartment development, This Seattle-based company chose to from permit and development fees, real The Reserve at SeaTac is nearing comple- expand their operations into SeaTac by estate excise, sales and lodging taxes tion on the site of the former Hertz car acquiring the former site of Tru-Green on and the new assessments from the sales lot at 19707 International Boulevard, S. 144th Street and Des Moines Memorial Tourism Promotion Area. And with a in the Angle Lake Station District. This Drive. The company provides fabrication well-filled pipeline, 2016 should prove $25 million project will provide 289 units and contracting services for the full range even more eventful. Some of the most of independent senior housing and is the of fencing systems for residential, com- significant happenings include: first new development in close proximity mercial and institutional projects. Some The Sale of SeaTac Office Center to the new light rail station and public of their projects include the Seahawks The Urban Renaissance Group and Iron plaza being constructed at S. 200th Street training facility, the 520 Bridge, the Point Partners have purchased the and 28th Avenue S. The developer, Kirkland Trail and several athletic facilities. SeaTac Office Center for $47.1 million. AVS Communities of Laguna Beach, The Class-A office complex sits directly California, has agreed to provide a public Sale of City-owned Hughes Property east of the airport and features three pedestrian access and construct a walk- for New Marriott Residence Inn The City closed the sale of the Hughes buildings totaling more than 550,000 way to connect International Boulevard Property at S.