Hello District 5 Community,
Monday, November 20th, the City Council voted to approve the 2018 City budget. I am excited to report the final 2018 City Budget and what it means for D5! Working with my colleagues, I was able to secure funding for District 5 priorities and citywide priorities. I have included a selection of those new investments below. Overall, we had an 86% success rate for investments I worked to achieve in this budget and a 96% success rate for new investments in District 5!
District 5 – New Investments = $6,274,910
$5,000,000 – Lake City Community Center Rebuild
$35,000 – Hubbard Homestead Park neighborhood planning
$60,000 – Sound Generation: Expansion of the Lake City and Northgate “Senior Center Without Wall”
$60,000 – Aurora Commons: Expansion of outreach and drop-in services
$369,910 – Sweetened Beverage Tax – Increase funding for food banks (Some of this funding will also be used to support food banks in other Council Districts)
$750,000 – Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Expansion to SPD North Precinct
Citywide/Multi-District – New and Continuing Investments = $11,100,000
$100,000 – Chief Seattle Club pre-design funds for future affordable housing project
$11,000,000 – Maintain commitment to North Precinct Police Station
SLI – Worker Retention and Job Security Initiative
Collaborations = $1,875,000 (these investments include programs and projects that were sponsored by other Councilmembers and that require investment from other government and/or nonprofit partners)
$1,300,000 – Community Health Engagement Locations
$500,000 – Youth Opportunity Center and Housing Project
$75,000 – Home and Hope – Housing pre-development (Northgate & Citywide)
This budget also includes funding for pedestrian improvements throughout our community through the Move Seattle Vision Zero initiative:
| Project | Spending Plan | Projected Design | Projected Construction |
| Sand Point Way Safety Corridor | $970,000 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Aurora Ave N Safety Corridor (in partnership with WSDOT) | $580,000 | 2017-2019 | 2018-2019 |
| Lake City Way Intersection Improvements | $500,000 | 2017-2019 | 2020 |
A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to write in, call and show up to provide public comment to support these critical investments. District 5 has long needed enhanced investments and I will continue to advocate for our communities. I am very proud of the work we were able to accomplish this budget session.