>>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE FOR OUR COUNCIL
BRIEFING ON OCTOBER 21, 2019.
I'M JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW AND COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE
OCTOBER 21 MEETING WILL BE
APPROVED.
SEEING NO OBJECTIONS, THOSE
MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH A
STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
UPDATE, BUT I WILL SAY BEFORE,
AS THEY ENTER THAT I WANT TO
DESCRIBE THE ONE ITEM WE HAVE
ON THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA AS
THEY MAY NOT BE HERE AT THE
TABLE.
WE WILL GO AROUND THAT PIECE.
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT I HAVE TO
MAKE.
THE ONE ITEM WE HAVE FOR A VOTE
THIS AFTERNOON IS THE
RESOLUTION 31913, WHICH IS A
RESOLUTION CONCERNING A
REFERENDUM OF 88, WHICH AS MANY
PEOPLE KNOW 88 CONFIRMED, WE
WANT APPROVED ON INITIATIVE
1000.
MANY OF YOU ARE UP TO SPEED ON
INITIATIVE 1000, BOLDLY PASSED
BY THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH WILL
ALLOW THE CITIES AND STATES AND
GOVERNMENTS HERE IN THIS STATE
TO CONSIDER WHEN LOOKING AT
HIRING PRACTICES AND POLICIES,
ONE OF THE FEW STATES THAT
CURRENTLY BAN THAT.
ONE OUT OF SIX STATES THAT BAN
THIS KIND OF TREATMENT, SO WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN LINE
WITH GOOD POLICY AND THE REST
OF THE COUNTRY ON THESE ISSUES
OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.
OKAY.
>> I THINK PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED
ON HOW TO VOTE ON THAT.
>> RIGHT.
>> WE WILL DO THAT THIS
AFTERNOON.
ACTUALLY THERE IS APPROVE OR
DISAPPROVE IF YOU WANT APPROVED
ON 88, SO THAT IS VERY
CONFUSING.
IT ACTUALLY CONFIRMS INITIATIVE
1000.
SO WE WILL HAVE MANY SPEAKERS
THIS AFTERNOON TO SUPPORT THIS.
PERHAPS EVEN OPPOSE IT, I DON'T
KNOW.
I HAVEN'T GOTTEN FEEDBACK ON
ANYONE OPPOSING IT.
BUT WE ARE ALWAYS ANTICIPATING
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
OKAY, WHY DON'T WE DO
INTRODUCTIONS AND DIVE INTO OUR
LEGISLATIVE STATE UPDATE.
>> LILY WILSON-CODEGA, OFFICE
OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS.
>> CARON CARGILL, STATE REGULAR
DIRECTOR.
>> AND I BELIEVE IT WAS
REPRESENTATIVE CLIPPARD WHEN
YOU CAME DOWN TO HELP OUT ON
THAT ISSUE.
SO WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE
EARLY STAGES OF THE LEGISLATIVE
DEVELOPMENT FOR 2020, WHICH YOU
ALL KNOW IS A SHORT
SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION, SO
THINGS WILL MOVE VERY QUICKLY.
WE HAVE COMPILED FEEDBACK FROM
YOU ALL AFTER MEETING
INDIVIDUALLY AS WELL AS OUR
DEPARTMENTS AND TO THIS INITIAL
DRAFT.
I BELIEVE YOU'LL TAKE A SECOND
LOOK AT IT IN NOVEMBER BEFORE
FINAL PASSAGE IN NOVEMBER.
WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER TO CARON.
SHE WILL DO A BRIEF UPDATE ON
WHERE WE ARE AT WITH THE
PROCESS AND TIMELINE AND GIVE
YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW
THE AGENDA AND GIVE US
FEEDBACK.
>> OKAY.
SO YES, LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS
JUST AROUND THE CORNER NOW.
IT IS SCHEDULED TO START ON
JANUARY 13.
THIS IS A SHORT SESSION, 60
DAYS, AND IT IS SUPPLEMENTAL.
SO THE SECOND YEAR OF THE TWO-
YEAR BUDGET CYCLE.
AND 60 DAYS, THE IDEA IS THEY
ARE NOT WRITING AN ENTIRE
BUDGET AT THAT POINT.
A FEW THINGS WE SPOKE TO ON OUR
LAST PRESENTATION, BUT JUST
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AGAIN THAT
WE DO HAVE A NEW SPEAKER.
SHE WILL BE CONFIRMED BY THE
HOUSE IN JANUARY WHEN THE FULL
LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION,
WHICH IS REQUIRED, BUT AT THIS
POINT SHE'S ACTING AS THE
SPEAKER DESIGNATE.
THE HOUSE DID HAVE COMMITTEE
DAYS BACK IN SEPTEMBER.
AND THEN THERE WILL BE A SECOND
SET OF COMMITTEE DAYS FOR THE
HOUSE IN NOVEMBER AND THE FIRST
SET OF THE COMMITTEE DAY IS FOR
THIS SENATE ALSO IN NOVEMBER.
AND THE COMMITTEE DAYS ARE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
COMMITTEES TO CONVENE IN
ADVANCE FOR THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF
THE ITEMS THEY MAY HAVE BEEN
WORKING.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
DIFFERENT WORK GROUPS AND TASK
FORCES TO GIVE THEIR
PRESENTATIONS AND MATERIALS.
KIND OF ACCESSING THE HIGH
LEVEL OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE
ISSUES THAT WE MIGHT ANTICIPATE
SEEING ON THE 2020 SESSION.
>> AND I HAD A CHANCE TO BE AT
AN EVENT WITH LORI JENKINS AND
ANDY BILLINGS LAST WEEK, AND I
WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HER.
I KNOW SHE'S BEEN AROUND FOR A
BIT, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HER.
I LIKE HER PROGRESSIVE VALUES,
BUT SHE WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL
ABOUT SOLUTIONS ORIENTED AND
INCREMENTAL APPROACHES TO
THINGS.
I THINK SHE'S GOING TO BE
GREAT.
>> WE AGREE.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE
LORI IN THIS POSITION.
>> GREAT.
>> SO AGAIN I KNOW THESE ARE
ITEMS WE COVERED DURING OUR
LAST PRESENTATION, BUT 2019 WAS
A REALLY BIG YEAR FOR THE
LEGISLATURE AND FOR THE CITY.
THERE WERE A LOT OF ITEMS, LOTS
OF FOLKS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
FOR QUITE A WHILE.
SO FOR THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS
BASE WE WERE ABLE TO PASS THE
LOCAL OPTION BOND BILL.
QUITE A BIT OF THE TENANT
PROTECTION REFORMS AND THE
HOUSING TRUST FUND WAS FUNDED
A $175 MILLION, SO THE
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT FROM THE
LAST SESSION.
LOTS OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
SAFETY NET AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS
STAGE WITH THE COMMISSION OF
THE LGBT COMMISSION.
THE KEY WASHINGTON ACT AND AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRELL
MENTIONED I1000 AND THE FUNDING
OF THE RAPE KIT TESTING.
>> SHOOT, I'M SO SORRY.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ HAD
WORKED ON QUITE A BIT WITH SOME
ADVANCES WITH THE GHOST GUNS,
GUN RESPONSIBILITY IN GENERAL,
AND THE MISSING AND MURDER
INDIGENOUS WOMEN LEGISLATION
THAT COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ WAS
WORKING ON.
EDUCATION, THERE WAS A
CREATION, THE WASHINGTON
COLLEGE GRANT, WHICH IS THE
ENTITLEMENT OF SOME OF THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND HIGHER
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET AN
EXPANSION IN THE WASHINGTON
STATE OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
TO OFFER A MUNICIPAL MATCH FOR
PRIVATE DOLLARS ALONG WITH THE
PRIVATE DOLLARS OF THE STATE
CURRENTLY ALREADY PROVIDED AND
JUST IMPROVEMENTS IN THE EARLY
LEARNING ACCESS.
AND IN HEALTH CARE THERE WAS
SIGNIFICANT INCREMENTS FOR THE
HEALTH SPACE.
TOBACCO 21 WAS PASSED.
THERE WERE SOME VACCINATION
LAWS PASSED REGARDING THE MMR
REQUIREMENTS WITH THE MEASLE
OUTBREAKS AND THE REMOVAL OF
THE PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS AND
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
PROTECTIONS.
>> GREAT.
QUICK QUESTION.
THANK YOU.
SO I RAISED WITH BOTH NEW
SPEAKER JENKINS AND ANDY
BILLINGS BOTH A COUPLE OF
THINGS ONE, I ASKED THEM ABOUT
MOVING FORWARD TO REMOVE THE
DEATH PENALTY.
AND I WAS QUITE SURPRISED THAT
MS
JENKINS SEEMED TO NOT REALLY BE
TRACKING THAT AND DIDN'T SEEM
TO THINK THAT THERE HAD BEEN
THE KIND OF MOMENTUM THAT WE
HAD ALL TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR,
SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU AGAIN
TO HELP ME MAKE SURE THAT THAT
GETS PUSHED FORWARD BECAUSE NOW
OUR STATE'S SUPREME COURT HAS
MADE IT QUITE CLEAR THERE'S NO
REASON NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THAT, BUT SHE DIDN'T REALLY
THINK THAT IT WAS A HIGH
PRIORITY.
>> I WILL JUST NOTE SHE HAS
BEEN ALL OVER THE STATE REALLY
HUSTLING TO MEET WITH MEMBERS
OF HER CAUCUS AND DEVELOP THOSE
RELATIONS, THE MAYOR MET WITH
HER RECENTLY TO TALK THROUGH
SOME OF HER POLICY PRIORITIES.
I THINK SHE'S IN THE STAGE AT
THIS POINT WHERE SHE IS REALLY
TRYING TO LEARN FROM OTHER
PEOPLE AND AGGREGATE THOSE
AGENDAS BEFORE MOVING FORWARD.
WE ARE CERTAINLY PRIORITIZING
ELIMINATING THE DEATH PENALTY
AND STATUTE AND WILL CONTINUE
TO DO SO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ALSO I BROUGHT UP WITH ANDY
BILLINGS THE IDEA OF WHAT WE
CAN DO TO MAKE OUR HEALTH CARE
OPPORTUNITIES AND HEALTH
INSURANCE MORE AFFORDABLE AND
EXPANDING IT, AND HE SAID THIS
IS WHAT YOU WERE POINTING TO
THAT WE MADE GOOD PROGRESS IN
AFFORDABLE CARE LAST YEAR.
BUT I'M JUST REALLY CONCERNED
ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT DOING WHAT IT IS
DOING THAT WE LOSE HEALTH CARE
AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR PEOPLE
WHO ARE JUST RIGHT ON THE EDGE.
IT ONLY MAKES THINGS SO MUCH
WORSE FOR EVERYBODY.
HE TOLD ME SOMETHING THAT
RESPONDED TO THE QUESTION,
WHICH I THOUGHT WAS TERRIFIC.
HE SAID I'M NOT JUST LOOKING AT
HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH
INSURANCE I'M LOOKING AT HEALTH
AND BRINGING THAT MODEL OF
HEALTH TO JUST A LENS AS WE ARE
LOOKING THROUGH WHETHER IT IS
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE MORE PEDESTRIAN
WALKWAYS OR MAKING SURE SCHOOL
KIDS HAVE A HEALTHIER WAY TO
GET TO SCHOOL.
I MEAN I WAS SURPRISED AT THE
BRUNT OF HIS RESPONSE AND I
REALLY THOUGHT THAT WAS
SOMETHING VALUABLE.
>> GOOD, THANK YOU.
>> END OF MY SPEECH.
>> SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A RUN
THROUGH AGAIN ABOUT WHAT OUR
PROCESS IS.
I KNOW YOU BOTH HEARD THIS.
BUT JUST SO EVERYONE IS ON THE
SAME PAGE.
SO THE DOCUMENT YOU HAVE ON
YOUR DESK IN INCLUSION OF THE
SLIDES IS THE DRAFT AGENDA THAT
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
THIS IS THE REALLY LARGE
DOCUMENT THAT KIND OF SETS THE
VALUES AND WHAT SOME OF OUR
PRIORITIES WILL BE IN THE
UPCOMING SESSION.
OIR IS LOBBYING WITH THE SCOPE
OF THIS.
SO WE FEEL IT ENCOMPASSES ALL
THE DIFFERENT PRIORITIES, ALL
THE DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND THE MAYOR AND THE
DEPARTMENTS MAY HAVE AND WHY IT
IS SO LONG AND COULD BE DENSE.
>> COMPREHENSIVE AS WE WOULD
LIKE TO CALL IT.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
SO WE DID, WE MET WITH MOST OF
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS THEY
WERE AVAILABLE TO LEARN WHAT
THEIR PRIORITIES ARE WORTH FOR
THE UPCOMING SESSION.
WE SENT OUT THE REQUEST TO THE
DEPARTMENTS AND MET WITH THEM
AND WHAT THEIR PRIORITIES WOULD
BE.
THIS IS ALL INCORPORATED INTO
THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE IN
FRONT OF YOU.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS
PRESENTATION, YES, WE HAVE, BUT
WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO DO SO, BUT
WE WILL SEND THIS OUT, SO YOU
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW
IT.
I ALSO HAVE A MARKUP IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED, WHICH WILL SHOW
WHAT THE CHANGES WERE FROM THE
LAST AGENDA, JUST SO YOU CAN
KIND OF SEE THAT.
I KNOW IT'S RELATIVELY DENSE.
IF YOU HAVE ADJUSTMENTS OR
CHANGES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SEE, SEND THAT TO US, AND THEN
WE'LL WORK TO INCORPORATE THAT.
WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR FEEDBACK
TO INCORPORATE IN THIS BY
NOVEMBER 13.
AS THE NEXT PRESENTATION FOR
THE AGENDA ITSELF IS ON
NOVEMBER 18.
>> SORRY, PROBABLY HELP IF I
TURN ON MY MICROPHONE.
ONE OF THE CO-SPONSORS OF THE
DEATH BILL ELIMINATION HAS BEEN
REPRESENTATIVE JENKINS.
AND I THINK AS YOU SAID SHE
MIGHT HAVE BEEN UP TO HER
EYEBALLS WITH THINGS THAT SHE'S
WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, BUT I
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND HER
AND EVERYBODY FOR PUSHING IT
FORWARD THIS YEAR.
THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE YEAR.
>> WE'LL MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW UP
WITH HER ON THAT SPECIFICALLY.
>> AS A CO-SPONSOR, THE
CHALLENGE SHE HAD ON THE SENATE
SIDE WAS THE BIG OBSTACLE FOR
OTHERS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO I JUST WANT TO GO OVER A
FEW HIGH-LEVEL ISSUES.
THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES FAR MORE
THAN WHAT I'M GOING TO COVER IN
THIS, SO IF YOU DO HAVE
QUESTIONS AND THERE IS
SOMETHING IN HERE THAT YOU SEE,
PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND WE'LL
HELP YOU FIND THE LANGUAGE THAT
WE HAVE PUT IN THE AGENDA TO
INCORPORATE THE DIFFERENT
CONCEPTS.
THE ONES I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON
ARE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS,
TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION,
ENVIRONMENT, AND THEN THE
HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES.
SO FOR HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS, WE ARE CONTINUING
TO SUPPORT DIFFERENT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TOOLS FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THE
LEGISLATURE WERE ABLE TO PASS
THE LOCAL BOND BILL, WHICH WAS
A HUGE SUCCESS FOR US, BUT
DIFFERENT CITIES AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ADVOCATES CONTINUED TO
LOOK FOR DIFFERENT RESOURCES
THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE
ABLE TO UTILIZE.
I KNOW IN THE PAST WE HAVE
BROUGHT FORWARD THE COUNCIL
SALES TAX AUTHORITY.
WE ARE STILL WORKING ON
LEARNING TO SEE IF THAT WILL BE
SOMETHING THAT WILL BE MOVING
FORWARD AND WHAT FORM.
WE KNOW SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS
HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE
AGGRESSIVE SALES TAX AND SO
THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE
CONTINUING TO BRING TO THE
LEGISLATURE TO MAKE THEM AWARE
OF THAT.
OTHER CONCEPTS THAT LEGISLATORS
ARE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW ARE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF RATES.
WHETHER THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL
RATE.
SAN JUAN COUNTY CURRENTLY HAS
THE AUTHORITY TO USE A THREE-
QUARTERS RATE THEY'RE USING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND WE'RE
EXPLORING IDEAS AROUND THAT.
SO ADDITIONAL ITEMS ARE MFTE
AND JUST THE EXTENSION OF THAT
FROM 12 YEARS TO A HIGHER
NUMBER.
WE KNOW SOME OF OUR PARTNERS IN
THE LABOR COMMUNITY HAVE ALSO
STARTED TALKING ABOUT
PREVAILING WAGE WITHIN THE MFTE
PROJECTS, SO WE ARE TRACKING
THAT AND TRYING TO LEARN MORE
TO SEE HOW WE MAY BE SUPPORTIVE
IN THAT SPACE.
THE HOUSING TRUST FUND, I'M
ANTICIPATING IT HAD TO BE A
LARGE ISSUE FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THAT'S THE NEXT SESSION.
SO WHILE THE LEGISLATURE DID
ALLOCATE A RECORD NUMBER FOR
THE HOUSING TRUST FUND, WE ARE
POTENTIALLY HAVING SOME ISSUES
WITH BEING ABLE TO ACCESS IT
WITH THE PERMANENT HOUSING
PROJECTS THAT WE UTILIZE IT SO
MUCH THE HOUSING TRUST FUND
FOR, SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WHICH
IS THE DEPARTMENT THAT MANAGES
THE FUND TO MAKE SURE THEY KIND
OF UNDERSTAND SOME OF OUR
CHALLENGES WITH REPAYMENTS ON
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
PROJECTS LIKE THIS.
>> ARE YOU TALKING TO LISA
BROWN?
>> WE ARE.
>> GOOD.
>> CONTINUATION LAND USE AND
DENSITY WAS A BIG TOPIC LAST
YEAR.THE BILL WAS A REALLY BIG
BILL.
THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT POTENTIALLY OPENING THAT
ONE UP AGAIN AND MAKING THE
SUGGESTIONS A LITTLE MORE HEAVY
HANDED.
WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO
MONITOR ANY LEGISLATION
REGARDING ADUs.
AGAIN KNOWING THAT LAST
SESSION, THAT WAS A REALLY BIG
TOPIC.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF I MENTIONED
THIS EARLIER, BUT WITH THIS
BEING THE SECOND YEAR OF THE
BILLS THAT DIDN'T PASS LAST
SESSION JUST CARRIED OVER INTO
THE NEXT SESSION, SO A LOT OF
THE ISSUES WILL CONTINUE TO BE
ALIVE.
AND THEN TENANT PROTECTIONS.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO MONITOR
THAT.
SO TRANSPORTATION AS YOU ALL
KNOW ARE ONE OF OUR REALLY BIG
PARTIES.
LAST SESSION WAS OUR AUTOMATED
BOX TO BOX BILL.
THAT BILL WILL REVERT BACK TO
THIRD READING IN THE HOUSE, SO
WE WILL STILL NEED TO PASS
THAT, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE
SENATE AND THE PROCESS OVER
THERE.
AND SO WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD
ON THAT AND WORKING WITH A LOT
OF THE OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AND
COMMUNITIES THAT WE'RE ENGAGED
WITH THE LEGISLATION TO GET IT
OVER THE FINISH LINE THIS YEAR.
AND A TOPIC THAT I JUST WANT TO
KIND OF HIGHLIGHT IS JUST THE
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET.
I KNOW I MENTIONED DURING SOME
OF OUR BRIEFINGS DURING THE
SESSION THERE HAD BEEN SOME
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT A NEW
REVENUE PACKAGE.
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS
GOING ON THAT COULD IMPACT THE
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET BOTH AT
THE CITY AND THE STATE LEVEL
THIS NOVEMBER.
SO KIND OF WHATEVER THOSE
IMPACTS MIGHT BE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE
ALL IN THE LOOP OF WHAT'S BEING
DISCUSSED IN ANY POTENTIAL
CHANGES ON THE BUDGET SIDE.
EDUCATION, CHILDCARE ACCESS
CONTINUES TO BE A PRIORITY FOR
US.
BOTH IN THE CHILDCARE PROVIDER
SPACE, THE WAGE SPACE, THE
FACILITY SPACE.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THAT.
BASIC EDUCATION, WHILE THEY
MIGHT TECHNICALLY BE OVER, I
THINK IT IS STILL A VERY BIG
CONVERSATION POINT ESPECIALLY
IN THE SPACE RELATED TO THE
SPECIAL EDUCATION, SO WE ARE
CONTINUING TO MONITOR THAT AND
POST SECONDARY LEARNING.
>> AND DO YOU ANTICIPATE MONEY
IN THE CHILDCARE ACCESS REALM
THAT IT COULD ACTUALLY BE
AVAILABLE HERE IN THE CITY?
>> AND POTENTIALLY.
I MEAN THE SHORT SESSIONS DON'T
TYPICALLY COME WITH THE LARGE
ALLOTMENTS OF MANY CHANGES IN
THAT, BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO CHECK
INTO THAT TO SEE IF THERE IS
ANY MOVEMENT IN THERE.
>> GETTING MOVEMENT FOR THE
NEXT SESSION?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK A LOT OF THESE ARE
THINGS THAT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN AS
WE CONTINUE TO PUSH TO MAKE
SURE THE STATE IS AWARE OF WHY
WE ARE PRIORITIZING IN THAT
AREA.
ENVIRONMENT, SO IT WILL BE A
REALLY BIG BILL AGAIN THIS YEAR
AND THAT WILL BE SUPPORTIVE.
SENATOR CARLISLE HAS ALSO PUT
FORWARD HE'S INTERESTED, HE PUT
HIS CAP AND TRADE CONCEPT FOR
IT, SO WE ARE KIND OF SEEING
HOW THEY MIGHT WORK TOGETHER.
THAT WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF BOTH
CONCEPTS TO SEE HOW THEY WOULD
POTENTIALLY WORK TOGETHER.
AND PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP, SPU,
HAS BEEN LEADERS IN THIS SPACE
AT THE LEGISLATURE.
THERE'S A LOT IN TERMS OF
PACKAGING, PLASTICS, AND BAGS
THAT ARE STILL AN ISSUE.
SO THERE IS QUITE A BIT THAT
WE'RE MONITORING AND THAT SPU
IS VERY ACTIVE ON, SO WE WILL
CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU ENGAGED
WITH ALL THOSE DIFFERENT IDEAS
AND A LOT OF IT WE ARE TRYING
TO PRESERVE IS OUR ABILITY IN
THE CITY'S ABILITY TO PUT
FORWARD POTENTIALLY MORE
PROGRESSIVE POLICIES IN THAT
AREA AND JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE
ABLE TO GO AS FAR AS THE CITY
WOULD LIKE US TO GO.
AND OIL TANKS AS YOU ALL
PROBABLY RECALL THAT COUNCIL
AND THE MAYOR HAVE PASSED
LEGISLATION THAT WILL PHASE OUT
THE OIL TANKS.
AND OVER THE NEXT I THINK 10
YEARS.
AND SO WE ARE WORKING WITH OSE
ON THE POLLUTION LIABILITY
INSURANCE AGENCY.
AND THAT'S THE INSURANCE
PROGRAMS THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE
ABLE TO PUT ON THE OIL TANKS IN
THEIR HOMES, BUT IT'S INSURANCE
THAT YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP IN
ADVANCE, SO WE ARE WORKING WITH
EVERYONE TO SEE WHAT TYPES OF
OPORTUNITIES WE HAVE TO KIND
OF EXPAND THAT TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE
PROGRAMS.
AND SO THAT IF ANY OF THESE
TANKS ARE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING
LEAKS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SOME
INSURANCE POLICY BEHIND THAT
AND THAT COULD HELP WITH THE
CLEANUP COSTS.
HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES.
AND SO AGAIN AS ALWAYS,
SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING ON IS
ENHANCED FUNDING FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND
ADDICTION SERVICES AS WELL AS
OTHER IMPORTANT HUMAN SERVICES.
I KNOW A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS
WITH ALL OF THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS, REIMBURSEMENT RATES
CAME UP QUITE A BIT, SO WE
WANTED TO PRIORITIZE THAT.
AND HEALTH CARE IN GENERAL, I
THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU
MENTIONED, COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW, WITH SPEAKER JENKINS
IN THAT SPACE I THINK WE'LL SEE
SOME VERY INTERESTING
CONVERSATIONS IN THE NEXT
SESSION.
SO AGAIN NOT COMPREHENSIVE AT
ALL.
WE KNOW THAT THERE IS LOTS OF
IMPORTANT LANGUAGE HERE FOR THE
LABOR COMMUNITY AND OUR AGENDA.
WE HAVE A LOT ON CIVIL RIGHTS,
PUBLIC SAFETY, WE'LL CONTINUE
TO PRIORITIZE GUN
RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKING
PROGRESS ON THAT.
WE'RE SO THRILLED TO HAVE
REBECCA JOHNSON STILL ON OUR
TEAM FOR THE NEXT SESSION TO
HELP US WITH THAT SPACE.
AND SO AGAIN PLEASE TAKE A LOOK
AT THE AGENDA.
I WILL SEND OUT THE ELECTRONIC
VERSION WITH THE RED LINE
VERSION, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT
WAS ADDED AND REMOVED FROM THE
LAST VERSION OF THIS, AND THEN
SEND FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE FOR
US AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO WORK
THROUGH ANY ISSUES.
WE ARE WORKING TO SCHEDULE A
DELEGATION MEETING IN DECEMBER
IN ADVANCE OF THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION TO KIND OF GIVE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND THE MAYOR TO SIT DOWN, TALK
WITH THE SEATTLE DELEGATION, SO
WE CAN KIND OF DISCUSS OUR
SHARED PRIORITIES.
LEGISLATORS WILL RETURN TO
OLYMPIA ON JANUARY 13.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH YOU TO IMPROVE OUR
AGENDA FOR NEXT SESSION.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> VERY GOOD.
>> DID YOU SCHEDULE SOME TIME
FOR ME TO GO TO OLYMPIA AND
MEET WITH SENATOR KING?
>> I'M WORKING.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO HELP WITH THAT.
>> WE'RE SO GRATEFUL.
>> OKAY, VERY GOOD.
EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE
TEAM HERE?
AND WE ARE ALL GOOD.
OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS FOR THE UPDATE, WE
APPRECIATE IT.
OKAY, WE HAVE ANOTHER BRIEFING
FROM THE GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP, OUR PRESENTERS ARE
HERE.
RESTORING NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS IN
FORESTED PARKS AND NATURAL
AREAS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TEE IT UP?
>> YES, I WOULD, THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THE GREEN SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP
HAS BEEN FOR MY PERSPECTIVE AT
LEAST AN AMAZING PARTNERSHIP
OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS
WHEN WE CREATED THE PARKS
DISTRICT.
WE PUT SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS
INTO THIS PARTNERSHIP.
AND WHAT IT HAS ENABLED FOLKS
TO DO IS REALLY LEVERAGE A
BUNCH OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES
INCLUDING, WELL, WE WILL
PROBABLY HEAR THOUSANDS OF
VOLUNTEER HOURS.
AND IN RESTORING SOME OF THE
PARKLAND WE ALREADY OWN, BY
RESTORING IT TO A PLACE WHERE
IT CAN BETTER SERVE BOTH
HABITAT AND PEOPLE BY LARGELY
REMOVING INVASIVES AND MAKING
IT MORE ACCESSIBLE.
WE HAVE OFTEN TALKED A LOT
ABOUT AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO
GROW AND ENSURING EVERYONE HAS
ACCESS TO OPEN SPACE, AND
SOMETIMES THAT'S ABOUT LOOKING
FOR ADDITIONAL, ACQUIRING NEW
OPEN SPACE, WHICH IS NOT A BAD
THING TO DO.
BUT ONE OF THE LOWEST HANGING
FRUIT IS TO LOOK AT THE
EXISTING FRUITS WE HAVE, I HAVE
BEEN OUT THERE ON VARIOUS
VOLUNTEER DAYS WORKING IN THE
PARKS.
IT'S SO AMAZING TO SEE PEOPLE
OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES OUT
THERE DOING WORK OFF AND ON
RAINY DAYS TO RESTORE A SMALL
CHUNK AT A TIME.
AND THEN YOU COME BACK AND LOOK
AT IT OVER THE COURSE OF A
COUPLE OF YEARS AND HOW ACREAGE
COULD BE RESTORED.
SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
PLACES IN OUR PARK SYSTEM IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE ARE PLACES
THAT I KNOW A DECADE AGO WERE
INACCESSIBLE COMPLETELY BECAUSE
OF THE WORK FOLKS HAVE DONE.
I'M GOING TO MOVE TO THE OTHER
SIDE TO LOOK AT YOU ALL WHEN
YOU MAKE THIS PRESENTATION.
MAKE YOUR INTRODUCTIONS FIRST.
>> IS THIS ON?
>> THE GREEN LIGHT.
THE LITTLE GREEN LIGHT AND
BRING IT CLOSER.
YEAH, IT WAS ON.
MY NAME IS JOANNA NELSON DE
FLORES WITH FORTERRA.
>> I'M PATTI BAKKER WITH
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
>> AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
TAKING THE TIME FOR THIS
BRIEFING.
I KNOW IT'S A VERY, VERY BUSY
SEASON FOR YOU ALL.
IT'S ALSO OUR BUSIEST SEASON
WITH THERE WERE 20 O EVENTS
ACROSS SEATTLE LAST WEEKEND
ALONE, AND ANOTHER 15 OR 20
COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
WEEKS.
THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS OUT
THERE EVEN IN THE POURING RAIN
LIKE LAST WEEKEND.
SO THESE ARE DEDICATED FOLKS.
SO TODAY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE JUST WANT TO COVER SOME
OF THE BASICS AGAIN.
WHAT IS THE PARTNERSHIP, WHY IS
IT IMPORTANT?
HOW DOES A PARTNERSHIP WORK IN
TERMS OFGOALS, WHO'S INVOLVED,
WHERE IS THE WORK HAPPENING,
PROGRESS TO DATE AND, OF
COURSE, ALSO WHAT'S REMAINING.
THE BUDGET THAT'S BEEN PUT
TOWARDS THIS OVER THE COURSE OF
THE PROGRAM.
HOW SEATTLE IS SERVING AS A
MODEL AND A CHANCE FOR YOU ALL
TO HAVE AN INVITATION TO SEE
THE PARTNERSHIP IN ACTION.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PLANNING
TO COVER IN OUR BRIEFING.
SO TO START OFF JUST WHAT IS
THE GREEN SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP?
AND SO THE GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP IS A COMMUNITY-
BASEDSTEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
DEDICATED TO RESTORING ALL OF
SEATTLE'S FORESTED PARKS AND
NATURAL AREAS BY 2025.
AND THAT TIME IS COMING IN A
LOT SOONER NOW THAT WE'RE 14
YEARS IN THIS PROGRAM THAN I
IMAGINED.
WE'VE MADE REALLY GREAT
PROGRESS.
IT'S A REALLY AMAZING PROGRAM.
AND JUST TO PUT A LITTLE
CONTEXT.
PRIOR TO THE FORMATION OF THIS
PROGRAM, YES, THERE WERE
VOLUNTEERS OUT THERE.
THERE WERE GROUPS DOING THIS
WORK, BUT IT WAS LARGELY
UNCOORDINATED.
THE CITY AS A WHOLE DIDN'T
REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
STATE OF THE FOREST WAS AT WHAT
RATE IT WAS BEING RESTORED,
WHAT THE NEED WAS.
AND SO SOME GREAT INFORMATION
CAME OUT AROUND 2003 OR 2004
THAT REALLY SHED LIGHT ON WHAT
WAS HAPPENING IN THE FOREST.
THESE NATURAL AREAS AS BRIAN
WAS SAYING SOMETIMES THEY WERE
NOT REALLY ACCESSING BECAUSE
THEY WERE LARGELY OVERGROWN.
AND A STUDY CAME OUT THAT
REALLY SHOWED SEATTLE'S
FORESTED PARKS, NATURAL AREAS
WERE IN SEVERE DECLINE.
MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF ENGLISH IVY,
BLACKBERRY, AND JUST OLD AGING
TREES.
THAT'S A LOT OF THINGS
SOMETIMES WE FORGET.
THESE TREES, TREES LOSING THEIR
LEAVES RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE
BEAUTIFUL, YELLOW, ORANGE,
THOSE TREES DON'T LIVE FOREVER,
RIGHT?
THEY LIVE 60, 80 YEARS.
A LOT OF THE TREES RIGHT NOW
ARE REACHING THE END OF THEIR
LIFE SPAN.
SO WE CAN SEE THE FOREST IN OUR
PARKS WAS ON A TRAJECTORY.
AND OF LOSS AND DECLINE AND IF
WE WANTED TO MAINTAIN THIS
ASSET THAT WE ALREADY HAD AS A
CITY AND TO HAVE IT BETTER
SERVE OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE
NEED TO TAKE ACTION.
THAT'S WHERE THE PARTNERSHIP
CAME.
AND FORTERRA WAS ONE OF THE
FOUNDING PARTNERS ALONG WITH
THE THREE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN
THE CITY.
AND SO LARGELY THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND OFFICE
SUSTAINABILITY OF ENVIRONMENT.
TODAY THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN TO
INCLUDE PROBABLY A LIST OF OVER
20, 30 DIFFERENT NON-PROFITS
AND COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT ARE
WORKING TOGETHER UNDER THIS
COMMON VISION TO RESTORE ALL OF
SEATTLE'S FOREST PARKS AND
NATURAL AREAS.
AND SO BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THAT
A LITTLE BIT, I JUST WANTED
THIS PICTURE, SORT OF ZOOMS OUT
ACROSS A PART OF SEATTLE.
AND JUST PUT SOME OF THIS WORK
INTO CONTEXT.
SO THE URBAN FOREST ACROSS OUR
CITY IS MADE UP OF ALL THE
TREES IN THE CITY, RIGHT?
AND SO TREES IN OUR BACKYARD.
TREES ALONG THE STREETS IN
SCHOOL GROUNDS AND, OF COURSE,
IN OUR PARKS AS WELL.
AND SO THE MOST RECENT UPDATE
ON OUR TREE CANOPY WAS ABOUT
28% AND THE GOAL FOR SEATTLE IS
ABOUT 30.
THE CANOPY COVER.
AND WITHIN THAT 28%, PARKS
NATURAL AREAS, THESE AREAS THAT
ARE BEING MAINTAINED AND
RESTORED BY GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP WILL CARRY ABOUT
14% OF THAT TREE CANOPY.
SO IT IS A REAL SIGNIFICANT
PIECE AS WE ALSO NEED TO THINK
ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE
DIDN'T DO THIS WORK.
WE WOULD LOSE ALL THAT CANOPY
THAT'S HERE.
SO THIS IS ABOUT MAINTAINING
AND RETAINING OUR EXISTING
CANOPY THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS.
AND THIS IS SO YOU CAN SEE
TREES ACROSS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
HERE, THIS IS WEST SEATTLE, A
BIG EXAMPLE OF THE FOREST
CHUNK, LINCOLN PARK, THAT'S
REALLY A POWER HOUSE OF
BENEFITSFOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD
THERE.
WE SEE THIS ACROSS OUR CITY IN
PARKS AND IN EVERY DISTRICT.
SO WHY IS THIS WORK SO
IMPORTANT?
IT IS MUCH MORE THAN A TREE
HUGGING PROGRAM.
THESE TREES REALLY SERVE US ALL
WHETHER YOU VISIT THE PARKS OR
NO.
THE BENEFITS RAID YACHT WELL
BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
PARKS.
THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT RESEARCH
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE
WORLD REALLY DEMONSTRATING THE
BENEFITS OF HAVING HEALTHY
TREES, HEALTHY FOREST WITHIN
OUR CITY LIMITS AS FAR AS
QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND SO EVERYTHING FROM ACCESS,
MAKING SURE WE HAVE ACCESS TO
NATURE AND THE MANY BENEFITS
THAT THEY PROVIDE FOLKS THAT
CAN ACCESS THE NATURAL AREAS
REDUCES STRESS AND THE WORK THE
PARTNERSHIP IS DOING HELPS
BUILD SOCIAL COMMUNITY COHESION
AND, OF COURSE, AIR QUALITY IS
A BIG ONE.
THE TREES ACT AS A NATURAL
FILTER TO HELP PARTICULATES IN
THE AIR AND HELP OUR AIR
QUALITY.
AND ANOTHER REALLY IMPORTANT
úBENEFIT IS THE COOLING ELEMENT
AS WE'RE SEEING HOTTER SUMMERS
AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.
P THE FOREST AND TREES IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS HELP REDUCE THAT,
THOSE TEMPERATURES, IN WHERE WE
LIVE.
AND ALL IN ALL IN CLIMATE
CHANGES AS WE'RE FACING THE
EFFORTS OF RESTORING THESE
FORESTS, WE WILL HELP BUILD A
MORE RESILIENT FOREST TO
WITHSTAND CLIMATE CHANGE,
FLOODING STORMS, HOT, AND COLD
TEMPERATURES OVERALL.
AND SO THE LIST GOES ON.
WE COULD HAVE AN HOUR
PRESENTATION ON ALL THESE
BENEFITS, BUT I THINK YOU GET
THE PICTURE.
WE CAN COME BACK TO IT IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> WHERE WAS THE CONCEPT OF THE
TREE PRODUCING OXYGEN FALL INTO
ONE OF THOSE BUCKETS?
AND THAT IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE
HIGHEST BENEFITS I HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN TOLD.
WOULD THAT BE UNDER THE COOL
CITIES OR THE REDUCING AIR
POLLUTION?
>> THAT IS A GOOD OBSERVATION.
IT IS NOT LISTED UP THERE.
I THINK --
>>
CARBON ECO AS WELL.
>> IT HELPS TAKE CARBON OUT AND
REPLACE IT WITH THE OXYGEN THAT
WE NEED.
I WOULD SAY --
>>
I LIKE THIS CHART BY THE WAY.
I SAW IT BEFORE AND I READ IT.
I JUST LIKE THE SCHEMATIC.
BUT I WAS THINKING WHERE THAT
OXYGEN PIECE WOULD BE.
>> THIS IS MORE IN THE CONTEXT
OF OUR URBAN ENVIRONMENT,
WHEREAS THE AMOUNT OF TREES
THAT WE HAVE.
I MEAN THE BIG OXYGEN PRODUCING
FOREST AROUND IN THE COUNTRY
AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE WHAT
ARE ALLOWING US TO SUSTAIN LIFE
HERE ON OUR PLANET.
AND THEN WHEN WE HONE IN TO
SOME OF THE SMALLER
FRAGMENTATION OF TREES, THESE
ARE THE BENEFITS THEY PROVIDE
DIRECTLY TO THE CITY.
AND WHILE THAT IS DEFINITELY
SOMETHING WE NEED, I DON'T
THINK THEY'RE THE BIGGEST
PRODUCERS.
IT IS MORE OF THE LARGE AMAZON
FOREST AND THINGS ACROSS THE
WORLD THAT ARE PROVIDING THAT
FOR US.
>> THE WILDERNESS AREAS TO THE
EAST OF HERE AS WELL.
>> WE COULD ADD ANOTHER POINT
OR TWO FOR CARBON.
>> AND YES IN GENERAL,
DEFINITELY PROVIDE THAT.
WE COULDN'T LIVE HERE WITHOUT
THEM.
[ LAUGHTER ] OKAY.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT
BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE CITY,
THAT PARKS AND RECREATION PLAYS
A BIG ROLE IN CARING FOR OUR
URBAN FOREST.
AND THAT FITS RIGHT IN WITH OUR
MISSION TO PROVIDE WELCOMING
AND SAFE OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY,
LEARN, CONTEMPLATE, AND BUILD
COMMUNITY AS WELL AS TO PROMOTE
RESPONSIBILITY STEWARDSHIP OF
THE LAND.
AND IT DEFINITELY FITS IN WITH
OUR VALUES OF PROMOTING HEALTHY
PEOPLE, A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT,
AND STRONG COMMUNITIES.
11% OF THE CITY IS IN PARKLAND,
SO WE MANAGE MORE THAN 6,400
ACRES OF PUBLIC LANDS.
AND THE MAGENTA AND THE GREEN
SHADED AREAS ON THIS MAP SHOW
ALL OF THOSE PARKLANDS WITH THE
MAGENTA BEING THE NATURAL
AREAS.
AND SO THAT TOTALS MORE THAN
2,500 ACRES.
ALL OF THOSE ARE SLATED FOR
RESTORATION THROUGH THE GREEN
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP.
>> AND AGAIN AS JOANNA COVERED,
THE REASON THOSE AREAS ARE IN
NEED OF RESTORATION IS BECAUSE
THEY HAVE BEEN LEFT ALONE FOR
DECADES SINCE THEY WERE A
NATURAL AREA NOT NEEDING
REGULAR MAINTENANCE.
SO THEY HAVE BECOME GREATLY
OVERRUN WITH INVASIVE WEEDS.
SO IN 2005 SEATTLE AS A
COMMUNITY THROUGH THE GREEN
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP COMMITTED
THROUGH THAT 20-YEAR PLAN OF
RESTORING AND REACTIVATING THE
FORESTED PARKLANDS.
WITH THESE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS
IN MIND, FIRST JUST TO DO THAT
RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
THE LANDS AND WHILE DOING SO TO
ALSO EXPAND AND GALVANIZE AN
INFORMED ACTIVE COMMUNITY
AROUND THAT RESTORATION AND
STEWARDSHIP OF THE LANDS.
NOW I WANT TO EXPLAIN IN MORE
DETAILS OF THE PARTNERSHIP A
LITTLE BIT.
WE OFTEN GET ASKED QUESTIONS
LIKE SO IS GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP A NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION?
WE DO MAINTAIN A DOT ORG
WEBSITE, SO IT IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS TO THOSE
COMING TO IT.
BUT IT'S A PRIVATE-PUBLIC
PARTNERSHIP MADE UP OF NON-
PROFIT PARTNERS, COMMUNITIES,
AND VOLUNTEERS.
THE RESTORATION WORK HAPPENS
PRIMARILY ON PARKLANDS.
SO PARKS AND RECREATION IS THE
LEAD AGENCY CURRENTLY ALONG
WITH OUR LONG-TIME AND NEW
PARTNERS THAT WE'RE ADDING
OVERTIME.
AND THE WORK IS ACCOMPLISHED
THROUGH EFFORT ON SEVERAL
FRONTS.
IT INVOLVES BOTH PROFESSIONAL
CREWS AND VOLUNTEERS.
FROM THE BEGINNING VOLUNTEERS
HAVE BEEN CRITICAL TO THE
EFFORT AND TODAY WE LOG ABOUT
80,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS FROM
EVERY YEAR.
IT'S BEEN GROWING.
WE'VE BEEN STEADY FOR ABOUT
80,000.
THIS COMES FROM HOURS DIRECTED
BY OUR LEAD VOLUNTEERS, OUR
FOREST STEWARDS AND ALSO FROM
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE WORK WITH
TO HELP US LEAD VOLUNTEER
EFFORTS.
THAT ALLOWS US TO DIRECT
VOLUNTEER WORKS TO PARTS OF THE
CITY IN EQUITY ZONES THAT ARE
NOT CURRENTLY SEEING A LOT OF
VOLUNTEER EFFORTS.
BUT NOT A█LL THE RESTORATION
AREAS ARE SUITABLE FOR
VOLUNTEERS TO WORK ON, SO WE DO
ENGAGE PROFESSIONAL CREWS.
SOME OF THOSE ARE PARK STAFF
AND SOME OF THOSE ARE CONTRACT
CREWS FROM LOCAL RECREATION
COMPANIES.
>> SO ON THAT, THAT COULD BE
SOMEONE LIKE EARTH CORPS WITH
THE AMERICORPS VOLUNTEERS, BUT
NOT THE OTHER SIDE.
>> YES, EARTH CORPS IS A GOOD
POINT.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THEM A
LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT THEY HAVE
TWO PRONGS WE WORK WITH.
THEY HAVE VOLUNTEERS AND
PROFESSIONAL CREWS.
>> THEY'RE A NON-PROFIT, BUT DO
YOU ALSO CONTRACT WITH NON-
PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT?
>> YES, THEY HAVE THE EXPERTISE
OF DOING THE RESTORATION WORK.
>> GREAT.
>> AND YOU ALSO MENTIONED, I'VE
BEEN OUT, I FORGET, I THINK
IT'S THE HERON HABITAT.
>> YES.
>> WHICH IS A VERY SPECIFIC
GROUP OF ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WITH
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M ASSUMING THAT WA A PART OF
THE GREEN SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP
WHEN I WAS UP THERE?
>> YES, THEY STARTED THE HERON
PARK.
>> AND ARE THERE OTHER GROUPS
THAT ARE MUCH SMALLER ON SCALE
THAT ARE REALLY NEIGHBORHOOD OR
SPECIFIC PARKS SPECIFIC THAT
HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH GSP?
>> WE HAVE LOTS OF GROUPS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND FRIENDS
OF THE PARK IS ONE OF THEM AND
WE HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE THAT WILL
FOCUS ON THAT AS WELL, BUT LOTS
OF INDIVIDUAL FOREST STEWARDS
ON UP TO SMALLER MEDIUM SIZE
AND THE GROUP AT DISCOVERY PARK
IS MUCH LARGER.
SO YEAH, KIND OF A WHOLE
SPECTRUM OF VOLUNTEER AND GROUP
EFFORTS.
>> GREAT.
>> AND THEN ALL THESE DIFFERENT
ENTITIES, THE PROFESSIONAL AND
THE VOLUNTEERS OFTEN WORK
TOGETHER.
SO OFTENTIMES WE'LL HAVE PARKS
THAT HAVE A VARIETY OF THESE
ENTITIES WORKING TOGETHER.
SO PICTURED HERE IN THIS SLIDE
ARE SOME MEMBERS OF OUR PARKS
AND RECREATION NATURAL AREA
CREW.
WORKING ALONGSIDE A FOREST
STEWARD IN THE THURTON CREEK
TRAIL AREA, WORKING TOGETHER TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK.
>> I WANT TO ADD A FOREST
STEWARD IF THEY GET A CREW DAY
AND A CREW COMES OUT AND MAYBE
MOWS DOWN A BIG AREA OF
BLACKBERRY, AND THEN THAT IS
JUST THE BIGGEST REWARD FOR
THEM BECAUSE THEY GET SO MUCH
HELP.
AND THEN THEY CAN SEND
VOLUNTEERS OUT TO DIG OUT THE
ROOTS AND IT IS JUST A GREAT
WAY TO ACCOMPLISH EFFORTS.
>> OKAY, SO NOW WE WANT TO
SHARE SOME STORIES THAT HELP
EXPLAIN THE PARTNERSHIP AS
WELL.
ANOTHER ASPECT OF THAT
COMBINATION OF WORK TYPES
THAT'S INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT
IN OVER THE YEARS IS THE WORK
OF THOSE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
THAT WE ENGAGE WHO ARE INVOLVED
IN VALUABLE EFFORTS TO DIRECT
THE VOLUNTEER WORK, WHICH HELPS
US LOG MORE VOLUNTEER HOURS, OF
COURSE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY
THEY'RE DOING IT IN WAYS THAT
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS,
PROVIDING GREEN JOB TRAINING
AND ENGAGING WITH UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES, AND SO ON.
THIS SLIDE HERE HIGHLIGHTS
EARTH CORPS, WHO AGAIN HAVE
BEEN A LONG-TIME PARTNER WITH
THE PROGRAM.
AND AGAIN PROVIDING VALUABLE
RESTORATION WORK ON THE GROUND,
BUT ALSO PROVIDING VALUABLE
GREEN JOB TRAINING.
AND THAT THEN HELPS US GROW AND
DIVERSIFY THE TALENT POOL FOR
THESE FIELDS.
AND THESE FOLKS PICTURED HERE
ARE ALL EARTH CORPS ALUMNI WHO
ARE NOW ENGAGED IN IMPORTANT
ENVIRONMENTAL WORK IN THE
REGION INCLUDING JOANNA NELSON
DE FLORES HERE.
>> YES, I OWE IT ALL TO EARTH
CORPS.
>> AND WE OWE IT TO THEM.
NEXT ONE.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE
DIRT CORPS OR THE DUWAMISH
CORPS WHO IS A RELATIVELY NEW
PROGRAM.
THEY PROVIDE GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE, ECOLOGICAL
URBAN FORESTRY.
THEY DO SO USING A VERTICAL
MENTORSHIP MODEL IN RECRUITING
DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
STRUGGLING WITH UNDEREMPLOYMENT
OR UNEMPLOYMENT, AND HELPING
THEM DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP
SKILL AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE.
THEIR MODEL IS ADDRESSING THE
REAL BURDENS OF INCOME,
CHILDCARE, TRANSPORTATION,
FOOD, AND HOUSING THAT MIGHT
OTHERWISE PROHIBIT INDIVIDUALS
FROM EXPLORING THESE CAREERS.
AND IN THIS PHOTO HERE IS
VERONICA WHO IS WORKING WITH
RESTORATION IN LITTLE BROOK
NATURAL AREA.
VERONICA IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
WHAT THESE PAID TRAINING
PROGRAMS CAN DO FOR OUR
RESIDENTS IN OUR SHARED
RESOURCES.
SHE BEGAN AS A TRAINEE IN 2018,
AND NOW OVERSEES SOME OF DIRT
CORPS'S RESTORATION WORK.
SHE'S AN URBAN ECOLOGY
INSTRUCTOR FOR THE YOUTH CORPS
THAT'S SHOWN HERE.
THEY ARE WORKING IN THAT LITTLE
GROUP.
AND ALSO A LEAD FOR OUR JOINT
EFFORTS.
HELPING TO LEAD DEVELOPMENTALLY
DISABLED ADULTS IN LEARNING
EMPLOYABLE RESTORATION SKILLS.
SHE IS ALSO NOW A TALENTED
GREEN MONITOR INFRASTRUCTURE
DESIGNER, BUILDER, AND HAS BEEN
CO-DESIGNING THE GROUP PROJECTS
FOR THE RAIN WISE PROGRAM.
SO YOU CAN SEE WHILE WE'RE
GETTING THE NECESSARY
RESTORATION WORK DONE ON THE
GROUND FOR OUR URBAN FOREST,
THE PROGRAM LEVERAGES THESE
RESOURCES EXPANDED TO ALSO
ACHIEVE OTHER BENEFITS FOR THE
COMMUNITY AND FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT AS WELL.
>> OKAY.
THANKS.
AND SO NOW FROM STORIES OF
STRENGTHENING PEOPLE TO STORIES
OF HEALTHIER FORESTS.
BECAUSE PHOTOS GO A LONG WAY TO
ILLUSTRATE WHAT THE PROGRAM
DOES.
HERE IS A BEFORE PHOTO OF A
PORTION OF LEWIS PARK ON BEACON
HILL.
THIS PARK IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
UNLOCKING THESE GREEN SPACES
AND STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOOD
COHESION AND CREATING A
CONNECTION TO THE LAND.
>> THIS IS THE NORTHEAST PART?
>> THE NORTHEAST PART OF IT
THAT WE CALL TRIANGLE.
>> WHO IS THERE THAT TOOK OUT
SOME OF THESE BLACKBERRIES?
>> YOU WERE THERE?
>> OH YEAH.
>> THAT WAS MINE, RIGHT THERE.
>> YES.
>> AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE AND AS
YOU EXPERIENCE, THE PARK WAS
LARGELY OVERRUN WITH BLACKBERRY
FOR YEARS.
KEEPING RESIDENTS FROM BEING
ABLE TO ENJOY THE PARK.
AND ALSO INVITING AND ALLOWING
SO MUCH MORE NEGATIVE USES.
AND FOREST FROM THE COMMUNITY
STARTED LEADING THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
IN REMOVING BLACKBERRY RAMBLES.
OVER THE YEARS HAVE TRANSFORMED
THE PARK FROM THAT BLACKBERRY
INFESTED AWFUL PLACE TO THIS
WONDERFUL FUTURE HEALTHY
FOREST.
>> IT IS GREAT.
WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY, SO MANY COMMUNITY
FOLKS WERE THERE.
I'M JUST REALLY IMPRESSED AT
THEIR DEDICATION.
>> YEAH.
WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM OF LEAD
FOREST STEWARDS THERE AND ALSO
MANY PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY
AND THE LOCAL SCHOOLS, THAT
THEY ENGAGE WITH REGULARLY TO
BE A PART OF THIS WORK.
AND THE GROUP WAS SO EXCITED
ABOUT WHAT THEY LITERALLY
UNCOVERED IN REMOVING ALL THAT
IVY AND BLACKBERRY THAT THEY
PURSUED, RECEIVED GRANT FUNDS
TO INSTALL THE TRAIL SYSTEM.
AND SO THAT TRAIL SYSTEM HAS
NOW BEEN INSTALLED.
JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO THEY HAD A
GREAT OPENING CELEBRATION FOR
THAT TRAIL SYSTEM.
AND LOTS OF MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY AND THEY HAD AN
ARTIST OUT THERE.
JUST TO SEE THE PRIDE, THE JOY
THEY FELT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
OF WORK TO NOT ONLY HAVE THIS,
YOU KNOW, PARK IN THIS
CONDITION, BUT ALSO PROVIDING
THAT TRAIL SYSTEM FOR THE
COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY
IT.
>> WELL DONE.
>> THE SCHOOLS WITHIN WALKING
DISTANCE, IT HAS PLAYED A BIG
ROLE, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UP
THERE IN BEACON HILL.
>> THEY HAVE PERIODICALLY, THEY
HAVE THESE, THEY PLANNED FOR
SIX DAYS WORTH OF RESTORATION
WORK, ENGAGING WITH THE LOCAL
SCHOOL THERE, SO IT WOULD BE
THREE DAYS THERE AND THE
FOLLOWING WEEK AND THAT IS ON A
REGULAR BASIS.
SO IT'S BEEN A GREAT ENGAGEMENT
THERE.
THAT WAS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF
THAT KIND OF TRANSFORMATION.
THERE ARE STORIES LIKE THAT ALL
OVER THE CITY IN EVERY DISTRICT
AND EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> AND THE GREEN STREET, GREEN
SPACE IS ANOTHER ONE WHERE
NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON THAT FOR WELL OVER A DECADE.
SOME OF THESE KIDS HAVE GROWN
UP WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK
YOU HAVE DONE.
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE
THAT.
>> TO ADDRESS THE STORY OF THE
PARTNERSHIP OVERTIME.
14 YEARS INTO THE PROGRAM NOW
WE HAVE SEEN GREAT SUCCESSES.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE
STATISTICS WE HAVE ACHIEVED TO
DATE.
ALMOST 1,700 ACRES HAVE BEEN
ENROLLED IN RESTORATION.
THESE ACRES ARE IN VARIOUS
PHASES.
I'LL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS AND
THE STATUS ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
WE'VE PLANTED MORE THAN ONE
MILLION PLANTS.
THOSE ARE TREES, SHRUBS, AND
GROUND COVERS.
WE'VE LOGGED MORE THAN ONE
MILLION VOLUNTEER HOURS.
THOSE ARE FROM OUR FOREST
STEWARDS, SOME OF WHOM ARE
ACTIVE SEVERAL DAYS A WEEK, ALL
YEAR LONG, BUT ALSO INCLUDES
THOSE ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAM
FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS OF
FREQUENCY.
AND AGAIN WE ENGAGE VOLUNTEER,
PROFESSIONAL CREWS, AND HAVE
LOGGED MORE THAN 400,000 HOURS
OF WORK FROM THOSE CREWS.
WE LIKE TO INCLUDE THAT NUMBER
IN THE BOTTOM, THE SURVIVAL
RINGS, WHICH MEANS WE'VE CUT
THE DECLINES AWAY FROM THE TREE
TRUNKS, THE NUMBER OF TREES
THAT HAVE BEEN SAVED FROM
STRANGLING INVASIVE PLANTS.
THOSE NUMBERS IN THE MIDDLE,
ACRES MULCHED AND WEEDED,
ESTABLISHING WORK DONE ON THE
ACRES FROM JUST BEING STARTED
TOWARDS THAT HEALTHY FOREST
STATE.
HERE IS A BREAK DOWN OF THE
ACRES.
AGAIN THERE'S FOUR PHASES TO
THE WORK.
PHASE ONE STARTS WITH REMOVAL
OF THE INVASIVE PLANTS.
BECAUSE AGAIN THESE AREAS WERE
HEAVILY INFESTED WITH PLANTS
LIKE ENGLISH IVY AND HIMALAYAN
BLACKBERRY THAT CROWD OUT OUR
NATIVE PLANTS AND IF THEY ARE
NOT TREATED.
THEN WHEN SITES ARE READY PHASE
2INVOLVES INSTALLING THE NATIVE
PLANTS.
PHASE 3 IS AN ESTABLISHMENT
PERIOD THAT'S TYPICALLY TWO TO
FIVE YEARS AS WE WORK TO MAKE
SURE THOSE NATIVE PLANTS GET
ESTABLISHED AND KEEP THE WEEDS
FROM RETURNING.
WHEN WE ARE SUCCESSFUL IN ALL
OF THIS, SITES THEN REACH WHAT
WE CALL PHASE IV OR THAT FINAL
HEALTHY STATE, THE CHART ON THE
RIGHT ILLUSTRATES THE STATUS OF
THE ACRES INVOLVED IN THE
PROGRAM.
SO 61% OF THE ACRES HAVE BEEN
ENROLLED.
AGAIN THOSE 1,691 ACRES THAT
ARE INITIATED AND THAT'S ALL
THOSE FOR GREEN SHADES TOGETHER
ON THE CHART.
AND SO WE NOW FOCUS ON
CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OVER THE
ACRES.
THAT'S THE DARK GREEN SECTION
UP IN THE TOP THERE.
SO THAT LEAVES 49% OR 1,349 OF
THE ENROLLED ACRES THAT ARE IN
PHASES 1-3, THE OTHER GREEN
SHADES.
THEY'VE BEEN ENROLLED IN
RESTORATION AND NEED CONTINUED
WORK TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE
ESTABLISHED SIGNIFICANTLY TO
REACH PHASE 4. THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT TIME IN THE LIFE SPAN
OF DOING RESTORATION WORK
BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO
SUSTAIN OUR EFFORTS IN THOSE
PHASES.
AND SO THAT WE DO KEEP
ADVANCING THOSE ACRES, AND THEY
DON'T REVERT BACK TO WEEDS.
AND 39% HAVE NOT BEEN ENROLLED
IN MUCH OF WHAT REMAINS ARE
SOME CHALLENGING ACRES.
WE HAVE A LOT OF STEEP SLOPES,
FOR INSTANCE.
IN THE EARLY YEARS THE PROGRAM
WORKED FIRST ON THE LOW HANGING
FRUIT, THE EASIER ACRES
VOLUNTEERS COULD WORK ON AND
WHILE WE WERE WORKING TO DIAL
IN ON THE PROCESS OF WHAT IT
WILL TAKE FOR THE RESTORATION
OF THE FOREST AND IN AN URBAN
SETTING.
SPEAK EGG OF WHAT IT WILL TAKE
TO DO THE WORK, WE WANTED TO
SHOW YOU SOME OF THE RESEARCH.
THANK YOU.
SOME OF THE RESOURCES REQUIRED
TO COMPLETE IT.
AND THIS CHART IS A SNAPSHOT OF
THE FUNDING.
THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED OVER THE
YEARS FROM THE START OF THE
PROGRAM FOR 2005.
AND THEN THROUGH 2018.
THE GREEN PARTS OF THE BARS ARE
PROVIDED BYPARKS AND RECREATION
AND THE PURPLE SHOWS THE
VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTION IN TERMS
OF DOLLAR EQUIVALENCE.
SO THE VALUE PER HOUR OF
VOLUNTEER WORK EACH YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE THAT BOTH OF THOSE
HAVE INCREASED OVERTIME.
AND THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
THEY ARE DEPENDENT ON EACH
OTHER.
IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE AND
MAINTAIN THE STRONG VOLUNTEER
COMMITMENT, IT IS NECESSARY TO
MAINTAIN THE CONTRIBUTION FROM
THE CITY THROUGH PARKS AND
RECREATION.
AND SINCE THAT VOLUNTEER
SUPPORT WOULD DECREASE WITHOUT
THE DIRECT SUPPORT PROVIDED IN
THE FORM OF TOOLS, SUPPLIES,
AND STAFF SUPPORT AS WELL AS
THAT GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FROM
THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT
YOU'RE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT FUNDS.
OTHER IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS
SHOWN HERE ARE ANNUAL FUNDING
THE PROGRAM RECEIVES FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES WHO
CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROGRAM
BECAUSE OF THE VALUE THAT WE
PROVIDE IN TERMS OF IMPROVED
AREA WATER WAYS AND WATER
QUALITY.
AND ALSO CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
FORTERRA, WHO PROVIDED KEY
FUNDING IN THE INITIAL YEARS
WHILE THE PROGRAM WAS RAMPING
UP, AND THE TEAM IS FIGURING
OUT EXACTLY HOW TO DO THIS WORK
AND WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO MAKE
IT POSSIBLE.
OVERALL YOU CAN SEE THE TREND
OF INCREASING RESOURCES NEEDED
TO KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING AS IT
HAS PROGRESSED.
IT'S CUMULATIVE.
THERE IS MORE WORK TO DO IN ALL
THOSE PHASES.
AND THERE IS A LEARNING CURVE
TO DIAL IN WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO
MAKE SURE EACH ACRE DOES
PROGRESS TO PHASE FOUR AND WE
ARE STILL LEARNING THAT
ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE ALREADY
EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTIVE
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE FORM OF
LONGER, DRIER, SUMMERS.
AND WE ARE SEEING THIS INCREASE
NEEDS TO ENSURE THEY PERSIST.
>> AND ANY THINKING ABOUT
TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION,
OUR SUMMERS REQUIRING THE
RESILIENCY OF THESE PLANTS?
ANY THINKING AROUND MAYBE
MODIFYING THE TYPE OF PLANTS
THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY PLANTING
AND PUTTING IN OUR URBAN FOREST
TO REQUIRE LESS WATER AND TO BE
MORE RESILIENT ON THEIR OWN?
>> RIGHT, YES.
WE HAVE BEEN STRATEGIZING HOW
TO MANAGE FOR THESE EFFECTIVE
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE YEARS
THAT WE'RE FACING NOW AND ALSO
LOOKING AT LONG TERM FOR THE
FUTURE.
AND LOOKING AT THE PLANT LIST
AND ALSO WHERE WE ARE SOURCING
THOSE PLANTS FROM TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE GETTING PLANT SPECIES
AND SOURCING THAT WILL BE
SUSTAINABLE AND PERSIST FOR
YEARS INTO THE FUTURE.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT OUR
PRACTICES.
AND MAYBE WHERE WE WOULD EXPECT
TO USE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
MULCHING.
YOU KNOW, IN EARLIER YEARS, NOW
THAT WE'RE SEEING THESE
EFFECTS.
MAYBE WE PLAN TO DO MORE TO
MAKE SURE THE WATER IS RETAINED
IN THE AREAS.
>> THAT'S GOOD.
SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE TREND
GOING UP AND ONE WILL LEVERAGE
THE OTHER.
BUT IN LOOKING AT THAT PREVIOUS
CHART WITH THE BREAK DOWN AND
AS WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS
WORK.
I IMAGINE THERE'S A COUPLE OF
THINGS GOING ON.
WE'LL SEE MORE AND MORE IN
PHASE IV, WHICH WILL REQUIRE
KIND OF AN ONGOING MAINTENANCE
LEVEL OF INVESTMENT.
AND SO MORE OF THE INVESTMENT
WE WILL NEED TO SHIP TO
MAINTAIN IT.
AT THE SAME TIME YOU ALSO
MENTIONED THAT SOME OF THE
REMAINING ACRES THAT ARE
ENROLLED, THEY ARE STEEP SLOPES
OR OTHER THINGS THAT ARE
PROBABLY MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS TO BE
OUT THERE VOLUNTEERING.
AND I IMAGINE THOSE ARE
PROBABLY MORE EXPENSIVE PLACES
TO MAINTAIN.
WE HAVE THE HARDEST ACRES TO
GET TO OR MAYBE THE ONES THAT
ARE LEFT TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT
FIVE YEARS.
AND THIS NECESSITY THAT WILL
SHIFT OUR EXISTING FUNDING TO
MAINTAIN THE STUFF WE'RE DOING.
GOOD WORK ON.
AND WHAT IS THE PLAN AND THE
PATH TO DO THAT SUCCESSFULLY?
>> WE ARE STILL WORKING ON
THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> YEAH.
WE DID A PLAN UPDATE.
AND KIND OF FINISHED THAT
PROCESS IN 2017.
AT THE TIME WE DID SOME
ANALYSIS TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY
ACRES WE HAVE ENROLLED AND HOW
MANY ARE LEFT.
AND WE CAME UP WITH ESTIMATES
OF FUNDING IT WOULD REQUIRE TO
FINISH THAT.
BUT WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT SINCE
THEN ALSO.
SO WE ARE FINDING THE FUNDING
THAT WE NEED TO TACKLE THOSE
LAST CHALLENGING ACRES WASN'T
INCORPORATED AS WELL AS IT
COULD HAVE BEEN.
>> AND SO IS THE PLAN AS WE'RE
GOING FORWARD WITH THE MPD
ANALYSIS IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO
TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
ADDITIONAL MONEYS GOING IN YOUR
DIRECTION?
ARE YOU INVOLVED IN THAT?
>> YES, WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
IN THAT APPLICATION.
>> AND I'M ASKING IF CLEAN
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP IS HELPING
US IDENTIFY AND HOW MANY MORE
ACRES AND MONEY AND TO MAKE
SURE THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE
NEXT ROUND OF METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT PRIORITIES.
>> AND YES, WE HAVE BEEN, YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN BRIEFLY AND
HOPE TO BE INVOLVED MORE IN THE
PLANNING PROCESS AROUND WHAT
THE NEXT METRO PARK DISTRICT
FUNDING PACKAGE WILL LOOK LIKE.
>> YOU MIGHT NOT REMEMBER, BUT
GREEN SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP WAS
VERY IMPORTANT WHEN WE WOULD
HAVE OUR FIRST ROUND ON THIS
AND IN FACT IN 2014 I REMEMBER
VERY CLEARLY SITTING HERE IN
THESE CHAMBERS WHEN A NUMBER OF
YOUR COLLEAGUES CAME IN AND
SAID IF YOU DON'T HAVE MONEY
FOR THIS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO
SUPPORT THE MPD AND WE SAID ALL
RIGHT, YOU'RE LISTENING.
EARS WIDE OPEN.
>> AND EVERY MONSTER CAME OUT
TOO.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
EXACTLY.
AND HOW MUCH WERE YOU INVOLVED
WITH OUR URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION?
AND WE PASSED A RESOLUTION
WORKING TOWARDS THIS CITY WIDE,
AND WE WANTED TO USE A PORTLAND
MODEL AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS
SUPPORTING IT, BUT I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT EXPANDING THE
TREE CANOPY AREA IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AND NOT JUST IN
PARKS, BUT ACROSS THE CITY?
>> YES, I WAS ON THE COMMISSION
FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS, AND JUST
THE MAN OF MY POSITION THIS
YEAR AND SO I DO FOLLOW WHAT
THEY ARE DOING AND THAT IS AN
ORGANIZATION AND YOU'RE ON THE
TEAM, CORRECT?
>> YES, AND SO THERE ARE
DIFFERENT LEVELS, WHATNOT.
>> GREAT.
>> AND SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
MOVE US ALONG HERE BECAUSE WE
HAVE OTHER THINGS AND WE HOPE
TO BE.
>> YES.
>> AND JUST ONE QUICK COMMENT
ON THAT.
THE UPDATE TO THE PARKS
DISTRICT FUNDING, WHICH WILL BE
HAPPENING NEXT YEAR.
AND FROM MIKE AS A COUNCIL
MEMBER FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS,
AND THEN GOING INTO NEXT YEAR
AS A RESIDENT OF SEATTLE.
I THINK IT WILL BE REALLY
IMPORTANT TO SEE A CLEAR PLAN
OR WHAT ARE THE LEVELS OF
INVESTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO
MEET OUR ORIGINAL GOALS, WHICH
WILL BE MY HOPE AND IF THERE IS
A REASON WHY WE NEED TO LOOK AT
SOMETHING ELSE AND REALLY
INTENTIONAL PLAN OF WHAT IT
WILL TAKE TO GET THE REST OF
THE ACRES ENROLLED AND TO
CONTINUE TO GET THAT PROCESS
AND THE INVESTMENT TO MAINTAIN
IT.
AND I IMAGINE IT IS NOT GOING
TO BE AN INSIGNIFICANT NUMBER
AND THEY THINK THE ALTERNATIVE
OF LETTING IT GO IS A HUGE LOSS
AND TO ACQUIRE GREEN SPACE AND
THAT IS WHY I THINK IT IS A
SMART INVESTMENT TO MAKE.
>> GREAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND I THINK WE COULD SKIP
THROUGH AND AN INTEREST OF
TIME.
THIS IS JUST RECAPPING SOME OF
THOSE BENEFITS.
AND THE IMPACTS OF DOING THIS
WORK THAT IS REALLY, REALLY
ESSENTIAL.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY NON-
NEGOTIATABLE FR THE QUALITY OF
LIFE HERE IN SEATTLE AND SO
ACCESS TO NATURE AND CLIMATE
RESILIENCY AND, YOU KNOW,
HAVING THE HEALTHY PUGET SOUND.
I WON'T GO INTO THIS TOO MUCH,
BUT JUST A NOTE THAT GREEN
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIPS HAVE BEEN
A LEADER FOR THE REGION AND WE
HAVE BEEN FORTERRA AS A NON-
PROFIT WITH ALL THE CITIES YOU
SEE ON THE MAP NOW AND GROWN TO
14 CITIES AND SNOHOMISH COUNTY
ADOPTING THIS MODEL AND ARE
LOOKING TOWARDS SEATTLE AS THE
LEADER IN URBAN FOREST
RESTORATION.
THE PROGRAM IS ALSO GOTTEN A
LOT OF NATIONAL ATTENTION AND
THIS IS JUST ONE RECENT EXAMPLE
WITH THE NEW YORK CITY NATURAL
AREAS AND HIGHLIGHTING GREEN
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP IN DOING A
CASE STUDY AMONG THE OTHER
FORESTRY PROGRAMS AND HIGHLY
REGARDED ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS
A LEADER AND AN EXAMPLE FOR
OTHER CITIES.
>> AND WE DO HAVE GREEN SEATTLE
DAY COMING UP.
IT IS AN ANNUAL TRADITION HERE
IN SEATTLE AND IT IS VERY
EXCITING BECAUSE WE FINALLY
FEEL LIKE IT IS A THING AND
PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT GREEN SEATTLE
DAY AND ALMOST THREE, FOUR
WEEKS BEFORE THE DATE, 900
PEOPLE WERE SIGNED UP.
AND SO WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO
GET GOOD ATTENDANCE, LIKE SPOTS
ARE FILLING UP.
AND THIS IS A HIGH DEMAND.
>> AND IT IS GREAT ESPECIALLY
FOR THE NEW SHIRTS.
>> WE DON'T HAVE SHIRTS THIS
YEAR, BUT WE WILL HAVE COOL
STICKERS.
>> YES.
AND YOU CAN WEAR YOUR OLD
SHIRTS, YOU KNOW, HIGHLIGHT
YEARS PAST.
AND GREEN SEATTLE OF 2007.
>> AND HOW ARE THESE LOCATIONS
PICKED?
>> LOCATIONS FOR GREEN SEATTLE
DAY?
>> CORRECT.
>> WELL, THERE IS A VARIETY OF
CRITERIA THAT WE USE AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM
REPRESENTED IN EACH DISTRICT.
AND THEN IT'S A MATTER OF WHERE
THERE ARE PROJECT SITES THAT
COULD HANDLE ENOUGH PEOPLE AND
WHERE THERE ARE PROJECTS READY
BECAUSE THEY WILL DO A YEAR OR
TWO OF REMOVAL AND SO IT IS A
PROCESS TO LEAD UP TO PLANTING
AND THERE IS A GROUP READY.
WE WOULD TRY TO SHIFT OVER THE
YEARS, AND SO THERE ARE A
VARIETY OF LOCATIONS AND THEN
SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WILL
COME IN TO PLAY WHERE THEY HAVE
PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING THAT
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT.
>> AND IS THERE AN EARLIER
SLIDE WHERE THERE WAS A MAPPING
OF ALL THE FORESTS THAT ARE
NATURAL AREAS.
AND IT ALSO MATCHED UP THE
PARKS PROPERTY.
I THINK WHEN YOU DO THIS, YOU
LAY OVER THAT MAP WITH THIS
MAP, IT WILL TELL THE
UNFORTUNATE STORIES AND THAT IS
NOT, I'M NOT DESCRIBING INTENT
OR ANYTHING TO YOU ALL, BUT THE
FACT IS MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES
WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED
OR IN MOST NEED OF TREE CANOPY
IN URBAN FORESTRY ARE JUST
UNFORTUNATELY NOT REPRESENTED
ON SOME OF THESE MAPS.
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE HAS SOME
PRETTY GOOD REPRESENTATION, BUT
SOUTHWEST SEATTLE, YOU KNOW, IS
I THINK STILL IN NEED OF A LOT
OF ATTENTION AS IT RELATES TO.
AND GREEN SPACE AND RESTORATION
WORK AND JUST WONDERING IF YOU
HAVE PUT SOME THOUGHT ON HOW TO
ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF SOUTHWEST
SEATTLE IN PARTICULAR.
>> AND WE DO THAT FOR THE
PROGRAM OVERALL FOR OUR WORK
AND WHAT WE'RE PLANNING EACH
YEAR AND FOR INSTANCE OUR WORK
IN WEST COAST PARK WAS AN
INTENT TO GET MORE OF THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD INVOLVED BECAUSE
THEY HAD NOT BEEN AS MUCH
INVOLVED IN THAT RESTORATION
EFFORTS IN THAT PARK.
BUT YEAH AS JOANNA SAID, THERE
ARE ALL THESE OTHER FACTORS
THAT WILL COME IN TO DECIDING
SITES FOR GREEN SEATTLE DAY AND
SO WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH IN
SOUTHWEST SEATTLE FOR GREEN
SEATTLE DAY SITES.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT
ENGAGING IN THAT COMMUNITY.
>> AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE
NOT ENGAGING IN THIS COMMUNITY.
WE WORK WITH A DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION.
AND EARTH CORPS, WE WOULD WORK
WITH THEM TO DECIDE ON WHICH
SIDE THEY WOULD WORK ON.
AS WE CONTRACT WITH THEM
SPECIFICALLY TO MAKE SURE WE
GET MORE ENGAGEMENT IN SOME OF
THESE AREAS IT BE THAT WILL
MAKE SENSE.
>> IT DOES AND I APPRECIATE IT.
I WAS JUST WONDERING IT SEEMS
TO BE A BANNER EVENT FOR YOU
ALL.
AND I THINK THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE EQUITY
ISSUES RELATED TO THE GREEN
SPACE AND OPEN SPACES WHEN WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT TREE CANOPY
IN URBAN FORESTRY ISSUES IN
GENERAL AND SO I THINK I'M
ASSUMING GIVEN THE FACT YOU ALL
ROTATE AROUND THAT THIS MAP
DOESN'T ALWAYS LOOK LIKE THIS,
BUT CERTAINLY AS A CITY WIDE
REPRESENTATIVE APPRECIATE THERE
ARE CERTAIN CLEAR POCKETS OF
LACK OF EQUITY IN TERMS OF
ATTENTION TO GREEN SPACES AND
OPEN SPACES AND RESTORATION
WORK THAT HAPPENS ACROSS THE
CITY THAT HAVE DISPROPORTIONATE
HEALTH IMPACTS AND SOCIAL
COHESION IMPACTS ON
ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED
NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT OUR
CITY AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
AS YOU'RE DOING YOUR WORK TO
SELECT THE GREEN SEATTLE WORK
THAT YOU'RE PUTTING THAT AT
FRONT IN TERMS OF A FILTER FOR
HOW THESE LOCATIONS ARE CHOSEN.
>> AND I HAVE BEEN TO A COUPLE
OF EVENTS AT THE PARKLAND
ADJACENT TO SOUTH SEATTLE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
>> AND THE GREEN BELT?
>> YES.
>> OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A LOT OF
ACREAGE THERE.
>> TONS.
>> I THINK ONE WAS PROBABLY TEN
YEARS AGO.
ANOTHER ONE WAS A FEW YEARS
AGO.
BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT OF
GREAT RESTORATION WORK GOING
THERE.
>> OF COURSE, THAT'S NOT AN
INDUSTRIAL AREA.
AND I'M A LITTLE MORE FOCUSED
ON THE MEYER'S WAY SPACE OR,
YOU KNOW, DOWN IN SOUTH PARK.
AND GEORGETOWN, WHICH, YOU
KNOW, THERE IS AN EFFORT, THERE
IS A REAL IMPORTANT EFFORT TO
SORT OF CLARIFY WHO WILL OWN
THAT ONE LIMITED PARK SPACE AND
IT IS DOWN IN SOUTH PARK RIGHT
ON THE DUWAMISH.
I THINK THERE WILL BE
OPPORTUNITIES TO DO ADDITIONAL
WORK THERE NOW THAT THE
OWNERSHIP QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN
CLARIFIED AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WILL BE TAKING THAT
ENTIRE PARK SPACE.
AND I THINK THERE WILL BE A
REAL OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO
INVEST IN THAT SPACE AND TO GET
BROADER DEGREE OF COMMUNITY
SUPPORT TO WORK ON RESTORING
AND REALLY ACTIVATING THAT
LIMITED GREEN SPACE IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> DEFINITELY.
THANK YOU.
>> SO ANYTHING ELSE?
ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOUR SPOTS
HAVE FILLED UP FOR SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 2 ACROSS THE CITY OR
JUST CERTAIN PARKS?
>> AND THERE ARE STILL SOME
SPOTS IN CERTAIN PARKS.
WE WOULD MAKE ROOM FOR ANY OF
YOU.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I MEAN WE WOULDN'T WANT TO
MISS THE BLACKBERRY PARALYSIS.
MOSTLY PLANTING VENT ON THE
SECOND.
>> NO KIDDING.
AND WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, YOU
BUY WELDING CLUBS WHEN YOU'RE
DOING BLACKBERRIES.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> IT TOOK ME ABOUT SIX YEARS
TO FIGURE THAT OUT, BUT WELDING
GLOVES, THEY WILL DEAL WITH THE
BLACKBERRIES VERY NICELY.
OKAY, I'LL SEE YOU ON NOVEMBER
2.
>> GREAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
COMING.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> CAN I SAY ONE LAST THING?
>> OF COURSE.
>> ALONG THE LINES OF MY
EARLIER COMMENT ABOUT A PLAN
GOING FORWARD.
I'M CONSIDERING DOING A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
TO ASK THE PARKS WHO WOULD LOVE
TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS TO
REPORT BACK EARLY NEXT YEAR ON
WHERE WE ARE IN THAT PLANNING
PROCESS TO GET THE COUNCIL AND
PUBLIC TO WEIGH IN ON THAT AS
WE ARE BUILDING TOWARDS THAT
UPDATE OF THE PARKS DISTRICT.
>> GREAT, THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
THEN WE CAN KEEP IT PARALLEL
TOO WITH THE CANOPY EFFORT THAT
WE'RE DOING.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
THANKS FOR COMING.
REALLY APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU.
THANKS TO ALL YOUR COLLEAGUES
WHO ARE WORKING ON THIS AS
WELL.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRELL JUST
STEPPED OUT FOR A MOMENT AND
ASKED ME TO SAY THIS AFTERNOON
THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE ITEM OF
BUSINESS ON THE SEATTLE COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 31913, AND THAT IS A
RESOLUTION CONCERNING
WASHINGTON REFERENDUM MEASURE
NUMBER 88 AND THIS IS PROPOSING
VOTER APPROVAL OF INITIATIVE
MEASURE NUMBER 1000 AND URGING
SEATTLE VOTERS TO VOTE APPROVED
ON THIS MATTER.
AND SO THAT IS IN THE COUNCIL
THIS AFTERNOON.
AND LET'S JUST GO AROUND THE
TABLE AND TALK ABOUT ISSUES.
I WILL END WITH BOTH MINE AND
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ'S.
AND HOW ABOUT IF WE START DOWN.
WE WILL DO A BISHOP MOVE THIS
MOMENT AND COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR
THIS AFTERNOON?
>> I HAVE NOTHING ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA FROM MY
COMMITTEE.
OBVIOUSLY GIVEN THE BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS IN COMMITTEE
HEARINGS, THERE ARE NO
REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMITTEE
HEARINGS THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE
FOR.
I DO HAVE A REGIONAL COMMITTEE
TO ATTEND ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER
24.
I WILL BE CALLING IN TO THE
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COMMITTEE
TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THAT'S AT 9:00 A.M.
EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND I WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING
THURSDAY, 24 AS A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL, THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING FOR
THE FAMILIES EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY THAT
IS AN OPEN MEETING THAT OCCURS
IN THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL TOWER
ON THE 40th FLOOR I BELIEVE.
AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO
REPORT.
>> GREAT, WELL THANK YOU FOR
DOING THAT.
I KNOW THESE EXTRA COMMITTEES
ARE --
>>
THEY JUST DON'T END.
>> AND THEY STRETCH.
THEY SEEM TO GO ON AND I
APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THIS ON.
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN WHAT DO
YOU HAVE?
>> FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
NOTHING ON THE AGENDA NOR DO WE
MEET.
I WILL MENTION ON BEHALF OF
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD THAT I'M
PASSING AROUND A PROCLAMATION
FOR WORLD TOILET DAY.
IT DOES BRING UP A SMILE AND A
LAUGH.
>> NO, ONLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
WE DON'T THINK ABOUT IT
WORLDWIDE, BUT YOU AND I IN
PARTICULAR, COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN, HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO
GET TOILETS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FOR TEN YEARS.
AND SO WHAT WILL WORLD TOILET
DAY PROCLAMATION DO FOR US IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE?
>> THE WORLD TOILET DAY
HIGHLIGHTS THE FACT THAT WE ALL
NEED ACCESS TO SAFE AND --
>>
I THINK THEY WROTE A BOOK ON
THIS CALLED "EVERYONE POOS."
>> IT'S A GREAT BOOK.
IN OUR REPERTORY WITH THE
LITTLE ONES.
HAPPY TO PASS THAT ALONG.
>> I DO NOT HAVE THAT AS PART
OF MY LIBRARY YET, SO HAPPY TO
TAKE IT.
>> YOU WILL BE THERE.
>> BUT IT DOES HIGHLIGHT
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW, THE
POINT YOU WERE MAKING, PEOPLE
NEED ACCESS TO TOILETS.
FOR MANY OF US THAT IS
RELATIVELY EASY TO DO BECAUSE
OF WHERE WE LIVE AND WHERE WE
WORK, BUT FOR A LOT OF FOLKS
IT'S NOT.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
WANTED ME TO MENTION OBVIOUSLY
THIS WILL BE A PROCLAMATION
WORLD TOILET DAY IS OFFICIALLY
NOVEMBER 19.
WE'RE IN ADVANCE OF THAT.
AND THEN COUPS HERBOLD IS ALSO
SPONSORING A NUMBER OF BUDGET
ITEMS RELATED TO WHAT WE COULD
DO IN SEATTLE TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE IN OUR CITY HAS
APPROPRIATE ACCESS TO THE
TOILET FACILITIES.
>> GREAT.
>> SO I APPRECIATE COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD'S LEADERSHIP ON
THAT.
>> I DO TOO.
IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO ME HOW
HARD IT HAS BEEN FOR US TO GET
SOME TOILETS IN AREAS WHERE
PEOPLE NEED THEM.
I KNOW THAT WE GET CALLS FROM
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SAYING
HEY, SOMEBODY'S GOT TO CLEAN
THIS UP, IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF
MY BUSINESS, I'M TRYING TO OPEN
AGAIN YET AT THE SAME TIME IT
SEEMS TO ME OTHERS ARE
UNWILLING TO TRY PORTLAND LOOS.
AND SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT MAYBE
THIS WILL KEEP THE CONVERSATION
GOING WHEN YOU AND I ARE NOT
HERE TO PUSH IT.
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO?
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> SO THERE ARE NO RELATED
ITEMS FOR THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA TODAY.
AND THE EVENTS THIS WEEK, MY
OFFICE WILL BE CO-HOSTING A
TRIVIA NIGHT IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE CITY MUNICIPAL
ARCHIVES AS PART OF OUR 150-
YEAR CELEBRATIONS.
THAT WILL BE THIS THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 24, AT 7:30 P.M.
AT THE FREMONT DOCK BAR AND
GRILL.
THE EVENT IS OPEN TO ANYONE 21
AND OVER, AND SO I HOPE TO SEE
EVERYBODY THERE.
>> I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE GOT A
TOUGH TEAM GOING?
>> YEAH.
EACH OF YOUR RESPECTIVE OFFICES
HAVE BEEN INVITED AND THERE IS
A CHALLENGE TO SEE WHO CAN GET
THE TOP PRIZE.
>> NICE.
>> ON FRIDAY WE HAVE THE, I
HAVE THE ROOTS DINNER AT
GRADUATE SEATTLE.
AND THAT IS IN SUPPORT OF THE
ORGANIZATION IN THE U DISTRICT.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> WELL THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND SO DEBORA JUAREZ WILL BE
WITH US THIS AFTERNOON, BUT
THIS MORNING SHE ASKED ME TO
LET US KNOW THAT HER STAFF
ATTENDED THE PRESS CONFERENCE
ABOUT FIRE STATION 31.
THAT IS THE FIRE STATION PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THE
ADDITIONAL CANCER RESULTS FROM
IT.
SEATTLE FIRE CHIEF CALVIN
POTTER, I THINK THAT'S CHRIS
POTTER FROM FAS AND LIEUTENANT
KENNY STEWART FROM LOCAL 27
WERE ALL THERE.
DEBORA JUAREZ IS PLEASED TO
ANNOUNCE A PLAN FOR FIRE
STATION 31 THAT WILL PROVIDE A
SITE FOR AN INTERIM STATION AND
INFORMALLIZING THE PROCESS TO
PLAN AND BUILD A NEW STATE OF
THE ART FIRE STATION IN
DISTRICT FIVE.
AND SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE GOOD WORK SHE HAS DONE AND
SHE ALSO EXTENDS HER THANKS TO
MAYOR DURKAN AND CALVIN GOINGS
AND CHIEF SKOGAN FOR THEIR
LEADERSHIP TO ENSURE OUR
FIREFIGHTERS ARE HEALTHY AND
SAFE.
SO THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ FOR DOING THAT.
FROM OUR BUDGET THIS AFTERNOON,
I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY
THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT AT
2:00 AFTER THIS COUNCIL
MEETING, IT WILL LAST FOR ABOUT
20 MINUTES THAT WE DIVE BACK
INTO BUDGET.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
ISSUE IDENTIFICATION RELATED TO
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LEED, AND
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
TANK YOU FOR BUCKLING YOUR
SEAT BELTS FOR THAT ONE THIS
AFTERNOON.
TOMORROW WE'LL HAVE OUR LAST
I.D.
MEETING, WHICH COVERS
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS.
AND THAT WILL START IN THE
MORNING AT 9:30.
I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG THAT'S
GOING TO GO, SO I JUST ASK FOR
YOUR FLEXIBILITY THAT MAYBE WE
GO ON AS LATE AS 1:00.
I WOULD RATHER GET IT DONE IN
THE MORNING THAN RECESSING AT
NOON AND COMING BACK AT 2:00
BECAUSE WE DO GET STARTED WITH
THE BIG PUBLIC HEARING TOMORROW
NIGHT AT 5:30.
I EXPECT THAT ONE TO BE LONG.
I EXPECT ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE
HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, THAT
THE CHAMBERS WILL BE FULL.
I PROMISED EVERYBODY I WILL
STAY UNTIL THE END, TWO MINUTES
OF PUBLIC COMMENT A PIECE.
AND GROUPS WILL GET FIVE
MINUTES, THANK YOU ALL FOR
COMING, STAY AS LONG AS YOU CAN
TOMORROW.
AND I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER
REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU HAVE ON
YOUR SCHEDULE, BUT SIGN UP
STARTS AT 4:30 FOR ANYBODY WHO
IS INTERESTED IN THAT.
AND JUST A REMINDER THE FORM
Bs, THAT'S THE NEXT STEP AFTER
OBVIOUSLY FORM As ARE DUE THIS
WEDNESDAY AT 2:00 P.M.
SO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO
ADJUST FROM YOUR FORM As OR IF
YOU WANT TO CONSOLIDATE, THAT'S
DUE AT 2:00 THIS WEDNESDAY.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALREADY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, MY
OFFICE HAS BEEN DOING A
PHENOMENAL JOB OF TRYING TO
KEEP THINGS ON AN EVEN KEEL AND
TO MAKE IT AS CLEAR AS
POSSIBLE.
SO AGAIN COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
REALLY GETS TO WORK AFTER THE
FORM As COME IN AND THEN THE
FORM Bs THAT WE DO.
WE'VE GOT QUITE A SCHEDULE IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, SO
THANK YOU ALL TOO FOR THE GOOD
WORK YOU'RE DOING.
SO THAT IS ALL FOR ME.
OH, I KNOW ONE THING I WAS
GOING TO SAY ABOUT TOMORROW
IGHT, THE VIETNAMESE
TRASLATION WILL BE THERE.
VIETNAMESE IS THE ONLY LANGUAGE
THAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
SO IF YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHERS,
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT WE GET
THAT DONE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW FOR
TUESDAY MORNING'S SESSION, DO
YOU HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT THE
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS WILL BE?
OR ARE YOU STILL WORKING TO
FINALIZE THOSE?
>> WELL I THINK THIS IS WHERE
CENTRAL STAFF COMES IN AND
TALKS ABOUT ISSUES THAT MAY BE
SMALLER AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD
FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OR THINGS THAT
HAVEN'T COME FORWARD AT THIS
POINT.
AND IT ALSO DEPENDS UPON WHAT
PEOPLE, WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS
I DON'T HAVE A COMPLETE LIST
THIS MORNING, BUT WE CAN GET
YOU THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE IT
BY THE END OF THE DAY.
>> YES.
I MEAN I'M AWARE OF
CONSENSUALLY WHAT FALLS INTO
THE MISCELLANEOUS PACKET, BUT I
WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU HAD
THE LIST OF THINGS AND SO THAT
WE COULD BEGIN TO PROCESS
PREPARING FOR THOSE DISCUSSIONS
AND TO BE EFFICIENT IN OUR
DISCUSSIONS.
>> I LOVE THAT ABOUT YOU.
I WILL TELL YOU WHAT, I WILL
CHECK IN WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND
ALLISON AFTER THIS MEETING
ANDSEE WHAT THEY HAVE PLANNED
AND GET THAT OUT.
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO THE THREE OF YOU WHO ARE
HERE.
JUST WHAT A GREAT JOB I FELT WE
DID LAST WEEK.
YOU WERE ENGAGED AND INVOLVED
AND ASKING GREAT QUESTIONS AND
MAKING GREAT POINTS AND IT HAS
MADE THIS PHASE SO EASY FOR ME
TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR
ISSUES ARE GOING FORWARD, SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB,
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW.
HANK YOU FOR BEING AN
EXCELLENT CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE
THAT.
>> OKAY, ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER?
>> DITTO.
>> VERY SWEET.
THANK YOU.
>> AND SO WE WILL CONCLUDE THIS
MEETING THIS MORNING, I'LL SEE
YOU AT 2:00.
AND COUNCILPRESIDENT HARRELL
WILL BE BACK AND THEN WE WILL
DIVE INTO BUDGET.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.