>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.
WEWILL BEGIN.
HELLO.
THIS IS A MEETING OF THE CIVIC
DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC ASSETS IN
NATIVE COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE.
I CHAIR JUAREZ.
I AM JOINED BY VICE-CHAIR
BAGSHAW.
YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ IS
EXCUSED FOR TODAY.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO
BRIEFLY GO OVER THE AGENDA
TODAY IN THE CHAIR'S REPORT.
FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF COLLEEN
ECHOHAWK-HAYASHI , THE MEMBER
OF THE INDIANS OF THIS
COMMISSION.
SHE WILL BE JOINED BY SENATOR
CLAUDIA KAUFMAN.
I'M GLAD THEY ARE ALL HERE.
AFTER THIS, WE WILL HEAR FROM
OUR CHIEF LIBRARIAN AND HIS
TEAM ON THE LIBRARY LEVY ANNUAL
REPORT FROM 2015.
VOTERS HAD IMPROVED ACCESS TO
RESOURCES FOR EVERY RESIDENT
BYPASSING A SEVEN YEAR $120
MILLION LIBRARY LEVY.
THE REPORT WILL INCLUDE THE
STATUS OF CAPITAL PROJECTS,
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND MUCH
MORE.
I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A
POWERPOINT TODAY.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE
INFORMATION PACKET, IS A COPY
OF THE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT.
ANNUAL LEVY REPORT.
NEXT, WE WILL INVITE PARKS TO
DISCUSS THREE ORDINANCES UP FOR
POTENTIAL VOTE.
ITEMS FOUR AND FIVE WILL BE
PRESENTED TOGETHER.
ITEMS NUMBER FOUR AND FIVE ARE
REGARDING THE WASHINGTON PARK
ARBORETUM REGARDING WATERWAY
PERMITS.
WE HAVE ANOTHER ORDINANCE
REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION, REGARDING
A PARCEL OF LAND.
FINALLY, WE ARE GOING TO SPEND
SOME TIME ON THE SOUNDVIEW
PLAYFIELD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
THAT IS THE LAST ITEM ON THE
AGENDA.
THAT LAND USE CODE, TITLE 23,
REQUIRES US TO HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING.
I HAVE INVITED OUR PRESENT OR'S
TO WALK US THROUGH THE
LEGISLATION.
I WILL THEN OPEN IT UP FOR
PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS
ORDINANCE.
THIS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT WILL
BE HELD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
ADDENDA.
WHAT WE WILL BE DOING TODAY IS
WE WILL BE HAVING TWO PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
WANT TO THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
AND THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD WILL BE OPEN REGARDING
SOUNDVIEW PLAYFIELD IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT.
WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO
PUBLIC COMMENT AND HOW MANY
PEOPLE WE HAVE SIGNED UP.
SO LET'S CALL OUT OUR TO FOLKS
AND MOVE FORWARD.
>>> DAVID HAYNES?
>> SEATTLE NEEDS A BETTER
LEADERSHIP AT THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES AND THE CHIEF
LIBRARIAN SHOULD BE REPLACED.
SPECIFICALLY, FOR NEVER OPENING
THE TAXPAYER FINANCED PUBLIC
LIBRARIES FOR 21st CENTURY
TIMES.
TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
HAVE BEEN SQUANDERED BUT NEVER
OPENING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES
ON FRIDAYS.
AFTER GETTING $60 MILLION EXTRA
TO OPEN THE LIBRARIES YEARS
AGO.
WHEN CONFRONTED, MARSALIS
TURNER SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THE
COMMUNITIES ONLY WANTED
SUNDAYS, NOT FRIDAYS.
YET HE ONLY OPENED LIBRARIES ON
SUNDAYS FOR 4 MEASLY HOURS.
LIBRARIANS ARE GETTING PAID
DOUBLE TIME DOING HALF THE
AMOUNT OF OFFERING.
THERE WAS A LOT OF NOISE IN THE
BEGINNING.
YET HE PROMOTES A LOT OF RACISM
AT TIMES.
AND SOME PERVERSION WHEN THE
OFFERINGS AT THE CENTRAL
LIBRARY.
IN FACT, TWO MANAGERS, DAVID
VALENCIA AND MARCELLUS TURNER
PROTECT PORNO VIEWERS AND IF
YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT IT, THEY
WILL KICK YOU OUT.
EVEN IF YOU ASK FOR SECURITY.
WHEN YOU ASK HIM FOR A APPEAL,
HE REITERATES THE RULES.
THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED AND WE
NEED AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY
THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN CAN CLOSE
THE LIBRARY WHENEVER HE HAS A
MEETING WITH STAFF.
BUT HE NEVER OPENED THE
LIBRARIES BEFORE 1 PM IN THE
AFTERNOON AND WHY IT IS SO
NOISY IN THESE MODERN LIBRARIES
WITH THE WAREHOUSE CONCRETE
ECHO AND LIBRARIANS BEEPING IN
BOOKS WITHOUT DIALING DOWN THE
VOLUME THAT WERE NEVER CHECKED
OUT.
BUT TAKING CREDIT BECAUSE
SOMEBODY MAY HAVE MOVED IT FROM
THE SHELF.
IT IS TOO NOISY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
WHO IS NEXT?
>> ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
>> START THE CLOCK.
>> HIGH.
MY NAME IS ALEX AND I WANT TO
SPEAK ABOUT THE AGENDA NUMBER
TWO.
THIS IS ABOUT THE LIBRARY.
BECAUSE I LIVE IN THE SAME
DISTRICT, STRICT FIVE.
I AM A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED
ABOUT YOUR DECISION ABOUT
FORGIVENESS STILL IN THE BOOK.
IUSED THE LIBRARY FOR ALL OF
MY LIFE.
I KNOW BUT BOOKS, IT IS VERY
SURPRISING.
SUPPORT CRIMINALS?
YOU ARE A CRIMINAL.
IT IS VERY SIMPLE.
PEOPLE WHO STEAL BOOKS, WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT POOR MINORITIES
WHO STEAL BOOKS FOR 5 CENTS FOR
$0.15.
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
PROFESSIONALS.
THEY GO INSIDE THE LIBRARY IN
THEY STEAL BOOKS THAT ARE VERY
UNIQUE AND COMPLICATED AND FIND
THE BOOKS A SECOND TIME.
SOMETIMES IT IS NOT POSSIBLE.
I ORDERED MANY BOOKS FOR THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
IN MANY BOOKS, THE LIBRARY
CANNOT DELIVER IT TO ME.
YOU WILL SUPPORT A CRIMINAL?
IT IS VERY SURPRISING.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS
HAPPENED.
BUT THIS IS YOUR NORMAL
CONDITION.
YOU SUPPORT YOUR FRIEND
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ . AND
OPENED PUBLICLY FIVE TIMES.
YOU SUPPORT HER EVERY MEETING.
EVERY TIME I COME, HOW CAN
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ SIT IN
THIS CHAMBER AFTER VIOLATING
FIVE TIMES THE CONSTITUTIONAL
LAW IN COURT.
YOUR ATTORNEY, HER ATTORNEY.
YOU LOOK LIKE A CRIMINAL.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE.
RIGHT NOW I SPEAK TO EVERYBODY
IN SEATTLE.
STAND UP, MY FRIENDS.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE ARE DONE.
THANK YOU.
THAT WAS A JOY.
WHAT'S NEXT?
>> THAT IS IT.
WONDERFUL.
SO WHY DON'T YOU COME APPEAR
AND LET'S START GOING TO THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
SO I WILL HAVE YOU READ ITEM
NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD.
WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE
PRESENTERS UP TO THE TABLE SO
THEY CAN INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
>> APPOINTMENT 01239,
APPOINTMENT OF COLLEEN ECHOHAWK-
HAYASHI IS A MEMBER OF SEATTLE
INDIAN SERVICES COMMISSION FOR
A TERM TO DECEMBER 31, 2020.
>> SO I WILL LET YOU DO THE
INTRODUCTIONS AND THEN WE WILL
START CONVERSATION.
>> GO AHEAD, KENNY.
>>> KENNY WHITMAN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
>> COLLEEN ECHOHAWK-HAYASHI.
>> CLAUDIA HOFFMAN.
>>> THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO
PRESENT FOR YOUR APPROVAL,
COLLEEN ECHOHAWK-HAYASHI AS A
MEMBER TO THE SEATTLE SERVICES
COMMISSION.
SHE WOULD BE REPRESENTATIVE BY
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL, THE
COMMISSION IS GOVERNED BY FIVE
MEMBERS, ONE APPOINTED BY THE
MAYOR AND 4 APPOINTED BY
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ALL
CONFIRMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
THIS WILL BE HER FIRST TERM.
SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB AND
HAS AN EXTENSIVE INVOLVEMENT IN
THE COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE AND WE
BELIEVE SHE WOULD BE AN
EXCELLENT REPRESENTATIVE AND WE
HIGHLY RECOMMEND HER
APPOINTMENT.
>> NOT TO MENTION SHE COMES
FROM D5.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR FOR
CONSIDERING THIS APPOINTMENT.
WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE
COLLEEN ECHOHAWK-HAYASHI JOIN
THE COMMISSION.
SHE BRINGS A WEALTH OF
EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING
AND KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUR VISION
SHE HAIR SHARES FOR THE FUTURE
FOR THE COMMISSION WILL SERVE
THE NATIVE COMMUNITIES.
WE ARE REAL EXCITED TO HAVE HER
JOIN US.
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU
SENATOR KAUFMAN FOR BEING HERE.
IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE
YOU.
YOU HAVE PROVIDED LEADERSHIP
FOR MANY OF US FOR DECADES.
YOU AND I GO BACK A LONG WAY.
BUT IT IS WONDERFUL TO YOU AT
THIS TABLE SITTING NEXT TO OUR
SISTER, COLLEEN ECHOHAWK AND
EVERYTHING DONE FOR THE
ENCOUNTER.
IT IS AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU
HERE, SENATOR.
>> I AM VERY GLAD TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
I WANT TO SAY, TO ECHO YOUR
COMMENTS ABOUT SENATOR KAUFMAN.
I AM A BUSY PERSON.
BUT WHEN SHE ASKED ME TO BE
INVOLVED WITH SOMETHING, I WANT
TO BE INVOLVED BECAUSE I
BELIEVE IN THE LEADERSHIP AND
OF THIS WORK THAT WE ARE DOING
AT THE COMMISSION.
I AM REALLY GLAD TO BE HERE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING
SOME OF WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
WITH OUR PROJECT IN PIONEER
SQUARE REGARDING BRINGING
HOUSING TO THE WORK.
JUST WORKINGALONGSIDE SOME
REALLY WONDERFUL PEOPLE ON THE
COMMISSION.
I THINK IT WILL BE GOOD.
>> CALLING, I AM THRILLED THAT
YOU WANT TO DO THIS.
THANK YOU SENATOR FOR PUTTING
FORWARD HER NAME. IT IS ALWAYS
A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU.
AND I AM DELIGHTED ABOUT YOUR
HOUSING PROJECT THAT IS GOING
UP.
WE ARE WORKING AROUND AND WITH
YOU TO SEE IF WE CAN MOVE THAT
FORWARD, BOTH IN THE
CONSTRUCTION AND ALSO YOUR
COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE, THE
VISION YOU HAVE FOR THAT AND
HOW IT TIES IN WITH YOUR
COMMUNITY IS FABULOUS.
I AM ALL OVER THIS APPOINTMENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO
FOR YOU OR THE TWO OF YOU WANT
TO COME AND TALK ABOUT WHAT
THAT PARTICULAR BOARD NEEDS, I
WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THAT.
KENNY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BRINGING THAT FORWARD BECAUSE I
WAS WHISPERING TO CLAUDIA IN
THE BACK ABOUT WHAT A WONDERFUL
SUPPORT YOU HAVE BEEN TO ME,
AND THE NATIVE COMMUNITY.
SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE WORK WE
WANT TO DO IN THE SQUARE EMMA
TO DEVELOP THAT PLACE TO BE A
WONDERFUL SPOT FOR ALL
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
ESPECIALLY THINK ABOUT THE
POSSIBILITIES OF HAVING DESIGN
EMBEDDED IN THE PARK.
HAVING LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THAT AND YOU ARE AN
INCREDIBLE ALLY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
WORK.
>> WITH THAT, SO LET ME JUST
SAY THIS.
YOUR APPOINTMENT PACKET DOESN'T
DO YOU JUSTICE.
YOU AND YOUR SISTER ABIGAIL AND
YOUR SISTER AND ALL OF THE ECHO
HAWK FAMILY ARE BORN WITH LAW
DEGREES AM A MASTER SCREECH,
EVERYTHING.
YOUR WHOLE FAMILY.
LIKE THE KAUFMAN FAMILY.
ALL WOMEN HAVE BEEN SO GOOD IN
OUR COMMUNITY IN DEDICATING NOT
ONLY YOUR PERSONAL LIFE BUT
YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE FOR THE
BETTERMENT OF NATIVE
COMMUNITIES, WHETHER WE LIVE IN
THE CITY OR ON THE RESERVATION
OR WHEREVER BOTH OF YOU HAVE
ADVOCATED.
THAT ONLY OF THE CITY LEVEL,
THE STATE LEVEL, THE REGIONAL
LEVEL, BUT YOU'VE BEEN TO
WASHINGTON DC WORKING HARD FOR
MISSING MURDERED INDIGENOUS
WOMEN.
YOU HAVE BEEN GREAT.
SENATOR KAUFMAN AND ALL OF THE
ISSUES THAT YOU TACKLED WHILE
YOU WERE IN OLYMPIA.
WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH YOU.
IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE COLLEEN
HERE FOLLOWING IN YOUR
FOOTSTEPS ABOUT PICKING UP THE
TORCH AND AS YOU KNOW, WE TRY
TO HAVE PEOPLE BEHIND US THAT
WE MENTOR AND WANT TO SEE THEM
CONTINUE THE WORK.
AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT
COLLEEN HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL,
NOT ONLY WITH HER WORK AT CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB AND SHELTERING THE
ON SHELTERED AND PROVIDING
SOCIAL SERVICES BUT ALSO YOUR
WORK ON THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION.
YOUR WORK ON THE WATERFRONT
WITH US ON EVERY ASPECT.
YOU HAVE BEEN A PLACE THAT I
CAN GO TO TO JUST TALK ABOUT
WHAT ARE THE ISSUES AND HOW WE
SHOULD BE ADDRESSING THESE.
I ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR
WISDOM.
I DON'T ALWAYS DO EVERYTHING
YOU TELL ME TO DO BUT I LISTEN
ENOUGH TO KNOW WHEN I WANT TO
GET SOMETHING DONE.
THEN I GET MY MONEY TO MY RIGHT
ON BOARD HERE.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOUR
FAMILY BECAUSE I KNOW YOUR
HUSBAND AND YOUR CHILDREN ALSO
SACRIFICE A LOT OF TIME WITH
YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE OUT DOING
EVERYTHING AND ARE AT EVERY
MEETING.
I KNOW MATT IS INVOLVED IN THE
COMMUNITY AS WELL.
AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A BROTHER
THAT IS INVOLVED.
HOW HE IS WASHING THIS.
EVERYONE THINGS THERE ARE JUST
FIVE GIRLS AND NO BROTHER.
AND SO IT IS MY PLEASURE TO
HAVE YOU HERE TODAY.
BEFORE WE WRAP UP AND GO TO A
VOTE, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WANT TO ADD?
>> NO.
THANK YOU FOR THE VERY KIND
WORDS.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>>> WE WILL MOVE FOR A VOTE
THEN.
>> DID WE READ THAT INTO THE
RECORD?
YOU ALREADY DID?
OKAY.
I MOVED THE COMMITTEE PAST THE
APPOINTMENT OF MS. COLLEEN
ECHOHAWK . OKAY.
SO THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED.
LET'S GO FOREVER.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE MOTION
PASSING.
WE WILL RECOMMEND FULL COUNSEL
PAST APPOINTMENT FOR COLLEEN
ECHOHAWK.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU, SENATOR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE ON WITH THE REST OF
OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
I WILL LET NIKKI READ WHAT IS
IN THE NEXT ITEM.
THE ANNUAL LIBRARY LEVEL
REPORT.
>> I DO NUMBER TWO IS THE
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2018
ON THE LIBRARY LEVY.
>> WE HAVE ALL OF YOU HERE.
THAT IS GREAT.
I WILL LET YOU INTRODUCE
YOURSELF.
AND THEN I WILL LET YOU WHAT
THROUGH THE POWERPOINT AND SEE
IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS AND THANK
YOU FOR THE TIME TO GIVE US HIS
ANNUAL REPORT.
>>> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I AM YOUR CHIEF LIBRARIAN.
AND JOINING ME ARE A COUPLE OF
PEOPLE WHO WILL INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES.
>>> JAY REICH, PRESIDENT OF THE
LIBRARY BOARD.
>> I AM JAN OSCHERWITZ.
>>> CHRIS RUFFINI, DIRECTOR OF
MINISTRY OF SERVICES.
>> GREAT.
WANT ME TO GET STARTED?
>> AND I ALSO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WERE
SOME OTHER UNKIND AND
UNINFORMED COMMENTS THAT WERE
JUST MADE IF YOU FEEL FREE THAT
YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW YOU
DON'T JUST SET LIBRARY HOURS,
OTHERWISE DIVE INTO THE
PRESENTATION.
>>> THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING
THAT.
I WILL LET THE LIBRARIES WORK
SPEAK FOR ITSELF.
THANK YOU.
WE ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE TO TALK
ABOUT THE 2018 LEVY REPORT.
THIS SHOWS ALL OF THE WORK WE
HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST YEAR.
IS INTRODUCED, I WILL GIVE IF
YOU MINUTES TO TRENT, JAY REICH
WHO IS THE LIBRARY ORDER OF
TRUSTEES.
>>> THANK YOU TO TO AND VICE-
CHAIR BAGSHAW . FIRST LET ME
THANK YOU BOTH AND THE MAYOR
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE
LIBRARIES OVERTIME.
IT IS AN HONOR AND TODAY QUITE
A PLEASURE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
WE HAVE DONE IN THE LAST YEAR
WITH THE LEVY PROCESS FROM THE
2012 LEVY.
THE LIBRARY BOARD IS A FIVE
MEMBER CITIZENS BOARD ESTABLISH
BY THE CITY CHARTER WITH
FIDUCIARY OVERSIGHT OVER THE
OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE
LIBRARY.
WE TAKE THAT ROLE VERY
SERIOUSLY.
ALSO APPRECIATE THE
ACCOUNTABILITY THAT IT REQUIRES
AND THE TRANSPARENCY THAT IT
CALLS FOR.
THE BOARD IS COMMITTED TO
ENSURING THAT THE LEVY PROCEEDS
ARE USED AS THEY WERE INTENDED.
AND WITH FULL TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY AS THAT IS DONE.
I AM REALLY PROUD OF THE
AMAZING WORK THE LIBRARY HAS
DONE.
AND HOW THEY HAVE USED THE LEVY
PROCEEDS CONSISTENT WITH AND IN
FURTHERANCE OF THE WILL OF THE
PEOPLE.
AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, THE 2012
LEVY WAS PASSED WITH A 64%
APPROVAL RATE.
THAT WAS BASED IN NO SMART
SMALL PART BECAUSE WE RECEIVED
COMMENTS FROM 39,000 PEOPLE TO
HELP PUT TOGETHER THE LEVY
PACKAGE.
IT INCLUDED FOUR PRIMARY
COMPONENTS, MORE MATERIALS,
MORE HOURS, MORE TECHNOLOGY AND
MAINTENANCE OF THE LIBRARY
BRANCH FACILITIES.
WE WILL HEAR TODAY HOW WE HAVE
USED THOSE LEVERAGE IN
FURTHERANCE OF THIS GOALS.
IN PART OF OUR ONGOING OUTREACH
TO THE COMMUNITY, AND 2018 WE
WENT BACK OUT AGAIN AND DID A
SCIENTIFIC SURVEY OF BOTH
LIBRARY USERS AS WELL AS
NONUSERS.
26,000 IN TOTAL TO GET A SENSE
OF HOW THEY THOUGHT THE LIBRARY
WAS DOING AND WHETHER OUR
PRIORITIES AND THEIR PRIORITIES
WERE STACKED UP.
I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THERE
WAS OVERWHELMING AND CONTINUES
TO BE OF ROAMING SUPPORT FOR
THE LIBRARY AS WELL AS THIS FOR
COMPONENTS WHICH FORMED THE
BASIS OF WHAT THE LIBRARY DOES
AND WITH THE LEVY DOES.
THE LEVY AS YOU MAY KNOW
REPRESENT ABOUT 24% OF OUR
OPERATING BUDGET.
IT IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT ITEM
TO US BUT IT WAS ALSO ENOUGH
MONEY TO SHAPE PROGRAMS AND
WHAT WE OFFERED.
I CAN'T HELP BUT REMARK THAT
THE REST OF THE OPERATING
BUDGET, THE 75% COMES FROM THE
GENERAL FUND AND SO WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT SUPPORT AS
WELL.
IT HAS IN THE SAME WAY AS WE
REPORTED OUT THE 1998 BOND
ISSUE WE BUILD UP THE
LIBRARIES, SO WE HAVE BEEN
COMMITTED TO REPORT OUT THE
RESULTS OF THE LEVY PROCEEDS.
THE BOARD RECEIVES DETAILED
REPORTS ON ONE QUARTER BASIS.
WHERE THE EXPENDITURES ARE AND
HOW THEY LINED UP WITH
PRIORITIES.
AND ON AN ANNUAL BASIS OF
COURSE, WE REPORT TO YOU.
THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY.
TO CONTEXTUALIZE WHAT WE DO, WE
PUT OUT ON THE WEBSITE ALL OF
THIS MATERIAL AND AN OPERATING
REPORT.
THE OPERATING PLAN FOR THE
LIBRARY SHOWS HOW THE 24%
RELATES TO ALL OF THE FUNDING
SOURCES WE HAVE.
SO THERE IS A RICH BODY OF
MATERIAL AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC AND TO YOU TO FRANKLY
LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING
AND ALSO TO HOLD US
ACCOUNTABLE.
SO I HAVE THE SAME CONCLUSION.
OUR LEVY INVESTMENTS HAVE
ENABLED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND
BACKGROUNDS AND ECONOMIC
BACKGROUNDS TO IMPROVE
THEMSELVES AND TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE LIBRARY.
BUT IN ADDITION, IT IS BUILDING
COMMUNITY BETWEEN AND AMONG
MEMBERS OF OUR CITY BY
CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH
PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND WITH
SHARED SPACES.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THE REPORT.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO GO
THROUGH THE DETAILS.
>>> THANK YOU, J AND THANK YOU
TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR SUPPORT
OF THE WORK WE ARE DOING AT THE
LIBRARY.
I AM REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE
AND SHARE WITH YOU THE
HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR SIXTH YEAR OF
THE SEVEN-YEAR LEVY.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING LOTS OF
GREAT THINGS.
YOU WILL NOTICE I AM ONLY
SCRATCHING THE SURFACE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU
CHAIR JUAREZ FOR EVERYTHING.
>>> YOU ENJOY ME EXPLAIN THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RAT AND A
SQUIRREL.
>>> THAT IS ALWAYS TRUE.
SO I WILL MOVE INTO THE REPORT.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT LED
VOTERS TO APPROVE THE LEVY.
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE LOVE
THEIR LIBRARIES AS EVIDENCED BY
THE LIBRARIES FOR ALL BUILDING
PROGRAMS IN 1998, WHICH
DEMONSTRATED WIDESPREAD VOTER
SUPPORT FOR ACCESS TO LEARNING
AND EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROLONGED
RECESSION PUT THAT ACCESS AND
EQUITY AT RISK.
FROM 2008 TWO 2012, AS THE
ECONOMY WORSENS, LIBRARY
PATRONS GREW FRUSTRATED.
MUST THE 2017 LABORS WERE
CLOSED TWO DAYS A WEEK.
THE BUDGET WAS BEING CUT AND
ARE TO KNOWLEDGE HE
INFRASTRUCTURE WAS AGING.
THE ENTIRE LIBRARY SYSTEM
CLOSED EVERY YEAR FOR ONE WEEK
DUE TO BUDGET CUTS.
JUST AS PEOPLE WERE IN NEED OF
LIBRARY RESOURCES.
THOSE ECONOMIC REALITIES SET
THE STAGE.
IN 2010, WE CONDUCTED A CITYWIDE
SURVEY ABOUT CITYWIDE SERVICES
AND COLLECTED NEARLY 39,000
COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC TO INFORM OUR PLAN.
THE PLAN REFLECTED THE PUBLIC'S
PRIORITIES FOR ESSENTIAL
LIBRARY SERVICES.
THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE
LIBRARY FOR THE 2012 AUGUST
PRIMARY BALLOT AND VOTERS
OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED IT.
IN THE PAST SIX YEARS, WE'VE
BEEN GOOD STEWARDS OF LEVY
FUNDS, KEEPING MISSES TWO
VOTERS TO FUND COURSE OF THIS
AND SUPPORT EMERGING CITY
PRIORITIES.
WE CONDUCTED ANOTHER PUBLIC
SURVEY IN 2018 WHICH J JUST
REFERENCED, WHICH WE MADE
AVAILABLE ONLINE AND IN
BRANCHES IN A DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES.
THIS DEMO GOT FEEDBACK FOR MORE
THAN 26,000 SEATTLE RESIDENTS
OF USERS AND NONUSERS ALIKE WHO
REPRESENT THE CITY'S
DEMOGRAPHIC MIX.
THE SURVEY INDICATED STRONG
PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY
AND CONFIRMED THAT SEATTLE
RESIDENTS STILL WANT THE
LIBRARY TO INVEST IN THE CORE
AREAS FUNDED BY THE EXISTING
LEVY, WHICH INCLUDES OPEN HOURS
INVESTMENTS AND COLLECTIONS AND
TECHNOLOGY AND KEEPING THE
FACILITIES CLEAN AND
MAINTAINED.
THE SEVEN-YEAR $120 MILLION
SUPPLEMENTS THE GENERAL FUND
FOR MATERIALS, TECHNOLOGY AND
BUILDING MAINTENANCE.
FROM YEAR ONE, THE LEVY HAS
SUPPORTED NEARLY 5 MILLION
ONGOING LIBRARY SERVICES THAT
WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE CUT IN
2000 TO TEEN AS PART OF THE
CITY'S RESPONSE TO THE ECONOMIC
DOWNTURN.
AND SJ REFERENCE, THERE IS 25%
THAT NOW ACCOUNTS FOR THE
LEVEES BUDGET.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT NOW.
AS I MOVE TO THE PRESENTATION,
I WILL PROVIDE DETAILS ABOUT
HOW WE HAVE MET EACH LEVY
PROMISE IN 2018 AND I WILL ALSO
DESCRIBE THE LIBRARY WORK IS
CHANGING AND HOW OUR WORK TIES
INTO THE CITY'S PRIORITIES.
IN PARTICULAR, WE HELPED CLOSE
THE OPPORTUNITY GAP AND PROVIDE
PATHWAYS FOR PEOPLE TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE THROUGH OUR
SERVICES TO CHILDREN, STUDENTS
AND ADULTS AND ESPECIALLY
VULNERABLE GROUPS SUCH AS NEW
IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE
IN SECURELY HOUSED AND WHOSE
CANNOT AFFORD ACCESS TO THE
INTERNET.
THE LIBRARY IS ON THE FRONT OF
THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IS ONE
OF THE LAST REMAINING PLACES
THAT A FREE, OPEN AND WELCOMING
TO ALL PEOPLE.
I WILL GIVE A NOD TO
CHRISTOPHER WHO WOULD SAY THE
SAME FOR PARKS.
BEHIND ME.
FROM INTERNET ACCESS TO LOOKING
FOR HOUSING, JOBS AND MEDICAL
CARE TO A SAFE PLACE TO READ A
BOOK, USE THE RESTROOM OR
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, THE
LIBRARY IS THERE FOR PEOPLE IN
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE BUILT THE LEVY TO RESPOND TO
THE NEEDS OF LIBRARY USERS.
THOSE NEEDS ARE CHANGING.
OFTEN IN WAYS AND AT SPEEDS WE
COULD NOT HAVE ANTICIPATED.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE ARE
CHANGING TO RESPOND WITH THE
PATRONS WANT FROM US.
PEOPLE TOLD US THEY WANTED THE
LIBRARY TO HAVE A LARGER
PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY AND
WE NOW HAVE A COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT TEAM AND HAVE
REFOCUSED OUR STAFF THROUGHOUT
THE SYSTEM TO FIND.
SERVICES AND RESOURCES WE WILL
NEED THEM.
FOR THE LIBRARY STAFF AND
ADMINISTRATION IN THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT IS THE KEY TO THE
WA WE DO BUSINESS.
WE TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE
CAN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT
THE PUBLIC THINKS OF OUR
SERVICES, HOW OUR SERVICES
IMPACT THEIR LIVES AND HOW WE
CAN IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
EVERY SEATTLE RESIDENT.
LIBRARIANS ROUTINELY SPENT TIME
WITH COMMITTED GROUPS AT DAY
SHELTERS, FARMERS MARKETS,
SCHOOLS AND BEYOND, BRINGING
LIBRARY SERVICES TO WHERE THEY
ARE.
LEARNING ABOUT THEIR NEEDS AND
BRINGING FEEDBACK TO HELP MAKE
SMARTER DECISIONS.
PEOPLE ALSO WANT TO ACCESS MORE
MATERIAL ONLINE.
IN 2012, DIGITAL MATERIALS
ACCOUNTED FOR 10% OF OUR TOTAL
CIRCULATION AND NOW IS MORE
THAN 32%.
WE EXPECT THIS TREND TO
CONTINUE AS NEW FORMATS ARE
INTRODUCED AND TECHNOLOGY
IMPROVES.
IN ADDITION, FREE ACCESS TO
LIBRARY WI-FI HAS BECOME MORE
IMPORTANT AS PATRONS USE THEIR
OWN DEVICES AND THE LIBRARY
PROVIDES LAPTOPS AND TABLETS
FOR PEOPLE TO USE INSIDE OUR
LOCATIONS.
THE LIBRARY HAS EXTENDED OUR WI-
FI ACCESS THROUGH THE POPULAR
HOTSPOT LENDING PROGRAM AND IN
2018 WAS SECURED A FAVORABLE
CONTRACT FOR DATA SERVICE WITH
T-MOBILE, WHICH ALLOWED US TO
OFFER MORE DEVICES AND PROVIDE
HOTSPOTS TO CITIES SANCTIONED
HOMELESS AND CHEMIST.
THE KEY FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN
HELPING US EXPAND THIS PROGRAM.
>>> CAN I STOP HE DOES FOR A
MOMENT?
THE INCREASED RELIANCE ON FREE
WI-FI?
IS THAT INCLUDING WHAT WE
EXPANDED THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY?
>>> THAT INCLUDES THAT PROGRAM
AS WELL.
>>> TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THAT.
>>> WITH THE PROGRAMMING, WE
PARTNERED WITH SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HOTSPOTS
TO SOME OF THE RESIDENTS WHO
DID NOT HAVE RESIDENTS INTERNET
ACCESS.
IN SO DOING, WE ARE PROVIDING
THE KIDS IN SCHOOLS WITH
OPPORTUNITY.
FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME,
THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT AS THEY
WOULD A BOOK.
WE HAVE FOUR A PERIOD OF FOUR
MONTHS TO GET A KID TO THE
SCHOOL YOU.
THAT IS THE WAY WE HAVE BEEN
PARTNERING WITH THEM.
THAT IS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAM FOR US.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT IS A BIG LIFT.
YOU GUYS DELIVERED.
THANK YOU.
>> WE DID.
WE WERE GLAD TO STEP UP TO IT
AND FHA HAS BEEN A GREAT
PARTNER WITH US IN THAT EFFORT.
THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING
THAT.
>>> WE CAN'T COVER EVERYTHING
IN HERE.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
AS YOU MORE, MORE AND MORE
SEATTLE RESIDENTS ARE IN
SECURELY HOUSED AND STRUGGLING
WITH ADDICTION.
THE LIBRARY IS WORKING HARD TO
SERVE THESE PATRONS WHICH HAVE
A HIGHER LEVEL OF NEED AS A
RESULT OF THE ISSUES.
EVERY DAY WE CONNECT FOLKS TO
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WITH THE
HELP OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS BOTH
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF OUR
BUILDINGS.
THAT INCLUDES OUR COMMUNITY
RESOURCE SPECIALIST.
BUT THE IMPACT OF THESE
INCREASED NEEDS ON LIBRARY
FACILITIES IS CERTAINLY FELT.
IN ADDITION TO AN INCREASE IN
SUPPORT OF PARTNERSHIPS, WE
NEEDED TO SOME GROW THE
SECURITY AND CUSTODIAL
SERVICES.
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE
WELCOMING FOR ALL WHO NEED US.
>> I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.
LESTER THE PARKS FOUNDATION,
THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION HAD PUT
UP MONEY FOR YOUR FIRST PERSON
WHO WAS THERE.
IT MADE SUCH A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
I TALKED TO PEOPLE IN THE
LIBRARY IT SAID THAT IS WHERE
THEY GET THEIR HELP.
WE HAVE A LOT OF NONPROFITS AND
SERVICE PROVIDERS BUT THEY FELT
COMFORTABLE THERE.
WELL DUMB.
>> THANK YOU.
HAVING THAT POSITION ON STAFF
HAS REALLY BEEN SUCCESSFUL TO
THE PATRONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF
IT.
BUT ALSO TO OUR LIBRARY STAFF
WERE NOT NECESSARILY AS
FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF THE
SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED AND
WE CAN CONNECT THEM IN THAT
WAY.
IT GOES WELL TO SERVE EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND
TIME ON STATISTICS.
THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE PATRONS
CONTINUES TO INCREASE, UP 14%
SINCE 2012.
THE LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS ARE UP
SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER THE PRE-
LEVY LEVELS.
WE OFFER MORE LABOR PROGRAMS
THAN EVER BEFORE AND ARE SEEING
AN EVEN GREATER NUMBER OF
PATRONS ARE DISSIPATING IN
THEM.
THANK YOU FOR STAFFING AND WE
ARE ABLE TO OFFER MORE
EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, WORKSHOPS
AND OTHER PROGRAMMING INSIDE
OUR BUILDINGS AND OUT IN THE
COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF
PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER BY 43%
DURING THE LEVY PERIOD.
PATRONS ARE INCREASINGLY
RELYING ON DIGITAL MATERIALS.
WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE ONE OF THE
LARGEST AND MOST CIRCULATED
DIGITAL ELECTIONS AMONG PUBLIC
LIBRARIES IN THE NATION.
I THINK WE ARE NUMBER THREE.
YOU MAY KNOW, JUST SWITCHING A
BIT, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED AT
THE BOTTOM OF THE TABLE, WE
HAVE SOME DOWN ARROWS.
THOSE DECLINES REFLECT CHANGES
IN HOW PATRONS USE THE LIBRARY.
PATRONS CAN NOW ACCESS SO MANY
OF OUR SERVICES 24/7.
AND IN 2014, ONE OF OUR VERY
POPULAR BRANCHES IN THE FIVE,
LAKE CITY WAS CLOSED FOR 6
MONTHS.
THE POPULATION DOWNTURN DURING
THAT PERIOD WAS FELT.
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT FEWER
PEOPLE ARE USING DESK TOP
COMPUTERS BECAUSE MORE OF THEM
ARE COMING INTO USE THEIR OWN
DEVICES IN EXCESS OF THE
INTERNET THROUGH OUR FREE WI-
FI.
WHILE THE NUMBER OF COMPUTER
SESSIONS IS A STANDARD LIBRARY
MEASURE, IT DOESN'T TELL THE
STORY OF HOW WE PROVIDE
IMPORTANT DIGITAL ACCESS.
THIS IS TRUE IN
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES,
WHERE RELIANCE ON DIGITAL
ACCESS TO THE LIBRARIES MUCH
HIGHER.
LEVY FUNDS HAVE ENABLED THE
LIBRARY TO RESPOND TO CHANGING
PATRON NEEDS.
AND NOW I WILL MOVE INTO EACH
OF THE FOUR COMPONENTS AND I
WILL DO SO RATHER QUICKLY.
THE FIRST PREMISE THAT WE MADE
WITH THE KEEP THE LIBRARIES
OPEN WHEN PATRONS NEEDED THEM.
THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
SOME OF HOW OUR PATRONS ARE
ACCESSING SERVICES OUTSIDE OF
THE REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS, FOR
MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY,
INCREASING LIBRARY HOURS IS KEY
TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO LEARNING
AND EQUITY.
FOR KIDS GOING TO HOMEWORK HELP
AFTER SCHOOL, IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES WHO TAKE ESL OR
CITIZENSHIP CLASSES OR THOSE
WHO NEED ACCESS TO OUR NEXT
STEP IN PETER'S, LAPTOPS OR
iPAD, HAVING ACCESS TO THE
FACILITIES IS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN EVER.
AS WE WERE DEVELOPING THE 2012
LEVY, OUR PATRONS TOLD US WE
WANTED LIBRARIES OPEN MORE
HOURS ENDING PARTICULAR, WE
HEARD FROM WORKING PARENTS AND
FAMILIES IF THEY NEEDED
LIBRARIES ON WEEKENDS.
EXPANDING OUR HOURS, WE REDUCED
BARRIERS THAT PREVENT PEOPLE
FROM GETTING THE RESOURCES THEY
NEED TO SUCCEED.
WITH LEVY RESOURCE, WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO OPEN ALL OF OUR
LIBRARIES ON SUNDAYS AND ADDED
HOURS TO SIX LOCATIONS.
WE ARE OPEN 52 WEEKS PER YEAR.
SO WE ARE QUITE PROUD OF THAT
WORK.
ACCESS MEANS DIFFERENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR PATRONS
AT DIFFERENT POINTS IN THEIR
LIVES FOR PARENTS WITH YOUNG TO
THEM.
IT IS TO PLAY AND LEARN.
BABY AND TODDLER STORYTIME.
FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN,
IT IS HOMEWORK HELP AND
LEARNING.
FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS, IT
IS SERVICE LEARNING AND ADULT
TUTORING.
OUR PROGRAMS HAVE CLOSED THE
OPPORTUNITY GAP AND PREPARE
SEATTLE CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN
SCHOOL AND BEYOND.
FOR JOBSEEKERS, RETIREES AND
OTHER CITY RESIDENTS, THE
LIBRARY OFFERS A FREE SAFE
SPACE.
WE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN
THROUGH OUR SURVEY, COMMENTS
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
LIBRARY AS A PLACE IN THE
COMMUNITY.
THE SECOND PROMISE THAT WE MADE
WAS WITH COLLECTIONS TO PROVIDE
A ROBUST COLLECTION OF BOOKS
AND MATERIALS.
THE COMMUNITY IS WIDESPREAD AND
THE INTEREST IN BOOKS ISN'T
SURPRISING, GIVEN SEATTLE READ
THAT STARTED HERE AND OFTEN
TOPS THE RANKINGS AS THE
NATION'S MOST LITERATE CITY.
AND THOUSAND 17, SEATTLE WAS
ALSO DESIGNATED AS A CITY OF
LITERATURE.
LAST YEAR WITH THE HELP OF 3.2
MILLION OF LEVY SUPPORT, WE
ADDED 62,000 NEW TITLES WITH A
SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON MAINTAINING
A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE
COLLECTION.
FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE
FOCUSED ON ADDING TITLES THAT
PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO
UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES,
INCLUDING THOSE FROM PEOPLE OF
COLOR, SEXUAL MINORITIES AND
OTHER MARGINALIZED GROUPS.
WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS IN GETTING PATRONS THE
MATERIALS THEY WANT FASTER
THROUGH VOTING COLLECTIONS.
>> IF I COULD JUST ADD, I LOVE
WALKING IN THERE AND SING WITH
THE LIBRARIANS HAVE
RECOMMENDED.
>>> IT IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM
AND THERE IS NOT ONE SINGLE
PLACE I GO THAT SOMEONE DOESN'T
MENTION THE PICS.
THE GENTLEMAN BEHIND ME, AND
HER IS THE ONE THAT RUNS THE
PROGRAM FOR US.
ALL OF THAT PRAISE AND
RECOGNITION GOES TO HIM AND HIS
TEAM.
>>> IT WHO ACTUALLY PICKS THEM?
TO ALL OF THE LIBRARIANS GET
TOGETHER?
>>> THE SELECTION OF MATERIALS
IS DONE THROUGH OUR COLLECTIONS
DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE A TEAM OF ABOUT FIVE
STAFF WHO WORK ON THAT.
THEY GET RECOMMENDATIONS FROM
OTHER STAFF.
BUT THEY ALSO SEE HAVE A
CIRCULATION OF THE BOOKS ON
HOLD ARE TRENDING.
SO IF THERE ARE A LOT OF HOLDS
ON BOOKS, WE ORDER MORE.
THAT IS HOW THEY DO IT.
LIKE I SAID, IT IS ONE OF THE
BIGGEST PROGRAMS THAT PEOPLE
LOVE.
THERE IS NOT A PLACE I CAN GO
THAT NO ONE SAYS SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT.
I PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED THE
PATRONS INTEREST IN E-BOOKS AND
AUDIOBOOKS.
WE CONTINUE TO ADD NEW
ELECTRONIC MATERIALS.
IN 2000 SEXTING, WE ADDED
DIGITAL COMICS TO A SERVICE
CALLED HOOPLA.
WE OFFER TO STREAMING MOVIES
ANOTHER VENDOR CALLED CANOPY.
IN 2008, 2018, PATRONS
DOWNLOADED DIGITAL COMICS AND
PATRONS HAVE STREAMED MOVIES
THROUGH CANOPY.
WE ARE USING THE ELECTRONIC
FORMATS.
MANY PATRONS PREFER THE
PHYSICAL BOOK AS EVIDENCED BY
THE POPULARITY OF THE PROGRAM.
>> I NEED PAPER IN MY HANDS SO
I DON'T LOOK AT THE SCREEN.
I THINK THERE ARE A LOT WHO
STRADDLE THAT SCREEN.
IT IS GREAT TO SEE A PRINT BOOK
WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE LIBRARY.
SINCE THE LAUNCH, WE HAVE
OFFERED MANY COPIES OF 192
TITLES AND HAVE CIRCULATED THE
BOOKS MORE THAN 250,000 TIMES.
THAT JUST SHOWS YOU HOW POPULAR
THE PROGRAM IS.
IN 2018, THE BOOKS WERE CHECKED
OUT A TOTAL OF 200,000 TIMES
OVER 40,000 UNIQUE PATRONS
CHECKED OUT AT LEAST ONE BOOK
IN 2018.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, EVEN THOUGH
WE HAVE THE GREAT NUMBER GOING
ON THE CIRCULATION OF
CHILDREN'S PRINT MATERIAL, IT
REMAINS A STEADY AND SUPPORTS
FAMILIES EARLY LEARNING EFFORTS
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
THE LEVY PROMISE NUMBER THREE,
IMPROVE COMPUTER AND ONLINE
SERVICES.
THE LIBRARY IS ADAPTING TO THE
WAY PEOPLE USE TECHNOLOGY TODAY
AND WE ARE WORKING TO ENSURE
PATRONS HAVE ACCESS TO DIGITAL
TOOLS THEY NEED.
WITH HER OUR PATRONS NEED TO
REGISTER CHILDREN ON THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEBSITE,
APPLY FOR MEDICAID, LONG-TERM
CARE, FOOD ASSISTANCE OR
CHILDCARE ONLINE, OR CHECK OUT
OR STREAM OUR EXPANDING
COLLECTION OF MATERIALS, THEY
CAN COME TO THE LIBRARY TO USE
OUR DESK TOP AND LAPTOP
COMPUTERS.
ACCESS FREE WI-FI OR GET TECH
HELP FROM OUR STAFF.
WE HAVE EXPANDED THE NUMBER AND
TYPES OF DEVICES AVAILABLE FOR
OUR PATRONS TO USE TO HELP
BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.
FOR STUDENTS AND JOBSEEKERS,
ACCESS TO DECK, DESKTOP
APPLICATIONS IS THE CENTER.
THROUGH OUR SERVICES, THROUGH
OUR SURVEYS, WE HAVE HEARD FROM
PATRONS THAT THEY APPRECIATE
THE ABILITY TO CHECK OUT WI-FI
HOTSPOT AND USE THE INTERNET.
IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR
THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE INTERNET
ACCESS AT HOME.
LAST YEAR WE LAUNCHED OUR NEW
REDESIGNED WEBSITE WHICH SERVES
AS AN ENTRY POINT TO ALL OF THE
ONLINE RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE
CATALOGS FOR BOOKS AND
MATERIALS.
THE RESEARCH DATABASES AND
MICROSOFT IMAGINE ACADEMY.
OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND
CLASSES AND MUCH MORE.
THE LAST TIME WE OVERHAULED OUR
WEBSITE WITHIN 2003.
YOU CAN IMAGINE, MUCH HAS
CHANGED.
THE NEW DESIGN, WE SOUGHT
PUBLIC INPUT FOR EVERY STAGE OF
THE PROJECT.
WE DID MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF
RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND HOW
PEOPLE USE THE SITE AND BE
ENGAGED IN ACCESSIBILITY
EXPERTS TO TEST THE SITE TO
MAKE SURE THE SITE WORKS FOR
EVERYONE.
AND SINCE THE LAUNCH, WE HAVE
GOTTEN RECOGNITION ANYTIME WE
GO OUT ABOUT HOW WELL THE
PROGRAM RUNS.
HOW GREAT THE WEBSITE IS IN THE
PROCESS WE USE.
FINALLY, EIGHT LEVY PROFIT FOR
MAINTAINING FUNDS.
WE ARE ABLE TO CLEAN CARPETS
AND POSTER, PRESSURE BOX
SIDEWALKS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO FIX ROOFS
AND MAKE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO
OUR BRANCHES AS NEEDED.
AND YET, EVEN WITH HIGHER
LEVELS OF FUNDING FROM THE
LEVY, WE'VE HAD TO REDIRECT
BOTH CAPITAL AND OPERATING
FUNDS TO KEEP OUR FACILITIES
CLEAN, SAFE AND FUNCTIONAL.
AND EVEN STILL, WE ARE NOT ABLE
TO KEEP PACE WITH THE HEAVY USE
OF SOME OF OUR FACILITIES.
WE HAVE 27 LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT
THE CITY AND THEY ARE TREASURED
COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
AS I SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE PRESENTATION, OUR LIBRARIES
ARE ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING
PLACES IN THE CITY THAT ARE
OPEN, FREE AND WELCOMING TO ALL
PEOPLE.
THIS ALSO PLACES OUR LIBRARIES
ON THE FRONTLINE OF SOME OF THE
CITY'S SOCIAL ISSUES SUCH AS
HOMELESSNESS AND THE OPIOID
CRISIS.
AS A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
INSECURELY HOUSED GROWS, WE
HAVE SEEN MORE PEOPLE SPENDING
THEIR ENTIRE DAY IN THE
LIBRARY.
WE HAVE PATRONS WITH FEW OTHER
OPTIONS AND USE OUR FACILITIES
FOR HYGIENE PURPOSES.
WE ALSO FACE INCREASES IN
ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE AND
INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR.
IN 2000 OF THING, WE ADDED
CUSTODIAL AND SECURITY STAFF
WITH FUNDS AND INSTALLED SHARPS
CONTAINERS IN THE RESTROOMS AT
ALL LIBRARY LOCATIONS.
WE ARE ADDING TWO ADDITIONAL
SECURITY OFFICERS WITH FUNDING
FROM THE GENERAL FUND IN 2019.
IN 2018, THE LEVY ACCOUNTED FOR
23 OF THE LIBRARY'S TOTAL
SPENDING AND 25% OF THE
LIBRARY'S TOTAL BUDGET.
AS JAY MENTIONED IN HIS OPENING
REMARKS, THE BOARD TAKES ITS
FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY AND
ALL LIBRARY FUNDS VERY
SERIOUSLY.
THIS PIE CHART SUMMARIZES
SPENDING BY LEVY PROMISE.
OUR LARGEST SLICES OF THE PIE
IN 2018 WENT TO MAINTAIN
FACILITIES FOR THE NEXT
GENERATION OF THE OPERATING
FUND.
THIS COVERS THE ONGOING LIBRARY
SERVICES CUT IN 2013 AS PART OF
THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO THE
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.
IN 2017, I INVITED THE PUBLIC
TO JOIN ME IN A SERIES OF
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS TO
DISCUSS CURRENT AND FUTURE
LIBRARY SERVICES.
THESE CONVERSATIONS FOCUSED ON
TECHNOLOGY AND ACCESS AS WELL
AS OUR LIBRARIES NEW STRATEGIC
DIRECTION WHICH IS OUR
BLUEPRINT FOR FUTURE DECISION-
MAKING.
I CONTINUE THE CONVERSATIONS IN
2018 TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF
LIBRARIES AND SHARE THE RESULTS
OF OUR LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES ASSESSMENT SURVEY,
WHICH WE CONDUCTED IN THE
SPRING OF 2018.
IT IS DESCRIBED EARLIER, WE
RECEIVED OVER 26,000 RESPONSES,
INCLUDING OVER 11,000 OPEN
ENDED TEXT COMMENTS ABOUT
LIBRARY SERVICES.
ARE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT HAS
PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE
TYPES OF SERVICE CHANGES,
ENHANCEMENTS AND EXPANSIONS
DESIRED BY SEATTLE RESIDENTS
AND HELPED MOVE US TO THE
LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE.
PATRONS TOLD US THEY WANTED
MORE OPEN HOURS, MORE
COLLECTIONS AND CONTINUED
SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO NEED OUR
SERVICES MOST.
THIS INPUT HAS HELPED THE
MAYOR'S LEVY RENEWAL PACKAGE
THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO
YOU TODAY ON THE LIBRARY LEVY
NEXT WEEK.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO
CLOSE WITH A BRIEF VIDEO ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR COMPUTERS
AND ONLINE RESOURCES FOR OUR
COMMUNITY AND THEN OPEN IT UP
TO QUESTIONS.
>> COUNTRY WANTED TO BE IN THIS
VIDEO.
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU DIDN'T ASK
HIM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> IT'S NOT PLAYING.
>> JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND.
>> WHILE WE ARE DOING THIS,
COULD YOU GO FOR QUESTIONS?
WE WILL GET SOME HELP.
>> OF COURSE.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.
YOU HAVE POINTED OUT AND OTHERS
HAVE TOO, INCLUDING THE SEATTLE
TIMES A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO,
JUST HOW CRITICAL LIBRARIES
ARE.
I AM WONDERING, COULD I ASK YOU
THIS QUESTION?
YOU TALKED ABOUT OVERSIGHT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY.
I HAVE ALL THE FAITH IN THE
WORLD AND YOU.
AND WITH YOUR BOARD.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THE
MONEY THAT YOU ARE WATCHING, DO
YOU HAVE THAT?
TELL ME ABOUT THE SENSE OF HOW
YOU WERE MAKING SURE THAT THE
MONEY IS SPENT WISELY AND THEN
THE SECOND POINT TO THIS IS, WE
HAVE OUR POPULATION AROUND HER.
IT HAS INCREASED IN AN
ASTONISHING WAY.
WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE SAY WE HAVE
TO DO MORE WITH LESS, I LOVE
THAT ARGUMENT.
BUT WHEN PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR
MORE, DEMANDING MORE AND YOU
ARE PROVIDING MORE, IT TAKES
MORE RESOURCES.
SO IF YOU COULD JUST TALK ABOUT
YOUR ROLE AS THE BOARD CHAIR,
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>>> THE LIBRARY BOARD MEETS AT
LEAST MONTHLY AND WE GET
MONTHLY REPORTS ON ALL OF OUR
EXPENDITURES.
CHRISSY IS HERE AND PROVIDES
THAT.
IN THE CONTEXT OF THAT, WE ARE
WATCHING VARIOUS TRENDS OF USE.
FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT IS HITTING WITHIN THE DATA
SET THAT IS SO IMPORTANT IS
THAT AS THE E MATERIALS, THE
ELECTRONIC MATERIALS HAVE GROWN
IN USE FROM 10% TO 30%, AND
SOME OF THE BOOKS OR THE
HARDCOPY THINGS HAVE GONE DOWN,
I THINK THE E-BOOKS ARE 3 TO 5
MORE TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE TO
US.
WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO RESPOND
TO THAT, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT
THE TRENDLINES.
OR ANOTHER IMPLICATION FOR
EXAMPLE THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT
TO OUR ATTENTION IS, THE USE OF
E-BOOKS MEANS THAT PEOPLE WHO
OVERSTAY THE BORROWING DON'T
PAY FEES.
THE REASON IS THAT THE E-BOOK
DISAPPEARS AND EXPIRES.
WE ARE LEFT IN THIS DILEMMA OF
HAVING A LINE ITEM OF FEE
RECEIPTS GOING DOWN BECAUSE WE
ARE USING MORE E-BOOKS.
SO WE ARE WATCHING ALL OF THESE
TRENDS AND ALL OF THE ISSUES ON
A MONTHLY BASIS AND ASKING
FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHETHER THIS IS SHORT-TERM OR
LONG-TERM OR A ONE-MONTH
PROBLEM OR A TREND.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO DEAL WITH
IT?
IT WAS LOOKING AT ALL OF THIS
ISSUES THAT HELP US DECIDE WHAT
THE ASK COULD BE FOR THE NEXT
LEVY.
IT IS NOT ONLY DOING MORE WITH
LESS, IT IS EVEN DOING THE SAME
AT A HIGHER COST.
EVEN INFLATIONARY INCREASES, TO
SUSTAIN WHAT WE ARE DOING, IT
WILL COST MORE MONEY.
>>> I WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
YESTERDAY I SPENT SOME TIME IN
OLYMPIA.
ONE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE I SAW
WAS SENATOR GUY PALOMBO.
I MENTIONED THIS TO HIM.
THE COST OF E-BOOKS HAS GONE UP
SIGNIFICANTLY.
AS I REACTED WHEN HE FIRST TOLD
ME, HE WAS QUITE SURPRISED AT
HOW MUCH.
IT IS NOT LIKE A LITTLE BIT
ERGO IT IS THREE TIMES OR FIVE
TIMES AS MUCH.
TELL ME ABOUT WHAT EFFORTS HAVE
BEEN MADE TO APPROACH
PUBLISHERS OR AMAZON OR
WHOMEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THIS.
IS THERE A LIBRARY DISCOUNT
THAT IS NEGOTIABLE?
>> SURE.
THAT IS AN INTEREST THAT ALL
LIBRARIES SHARE.
IT IS NOT JUST THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY THAT IS
CHALLENGED BY THE COST OF
ECONOMIC E MATERIALS.
AND AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, WE
ARE LOOKING AT IT AS AN
INDUSTRY AS WELL.
WHEN E-BOOKS CAME ON THE SCENE
A FEW YEARS AGO, THE LIBRARY
ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS THE
GOVERNING ASSOCIATION FOR ALL
LIBRARIES IN THE COUNTRY AS
WELL AS SOME OF THE REGIONAL
LIBRARIES CAME TOGETHER TO TALK
ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES TO
APPROACH.
AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, WITH THE
PRINT MATERIAL WHEN A BOOK IS
GREATLY LOVED, THEY CAN REMOVE
IT OUT OF CIRCULATION.
IT PUTS LIBRARIES IN THE
POSITION OF HAVING TO BUY A NEW
COPY.
THAT IS HOW THE REVENUE
CONTINUES.
IN THE SCENARIO OF E MATERIALS
THAT DOESN'T OCCUR.
THE CHALLENGE THOUGH IS THAT IS
MUCH WE HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
PUBLISHERS, THEY ARE AT THIS
MOMENT FOCUSED ON HOW THEY
INCREASE THEIR BOTTOM LINE.
THERE STRUGGLING WITH IT AS
WELL.
THE ELECTRONIC MATERIAL DOES
NOT EXPIRE OR DIE.
NOT AS MUCH IS IT IS RIGHTLY
LEFT, YOU DON'T THE WHERE AND
TELL THAT YOU DO WITH PRINT
MATERIAL.
SO THERE ARE CONTINUAL
CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM TRYING
TO DO SOMETHING.
BUT WHAT WE FOUND MORE USEFUL,
AND ANDREW PARTICIPATES IN
THESE CONVERSATIONS OFTEN, IS
WORKING WITH PUBLISHERS TO
FOCUS ON THE LICENSING
REQUIREMENTS THEY GIVE US.
IT IS NOT NECESSARILY THAT WE
CAN REDUCE THE COST OF THE
ELECTRONIC MATERIAL.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY
PRETTY MUCH CLING TO.
BUT THE LICENSE IS WHAT
DETERMINES HOW WE GET TO USE
IT.
SO IN SOME INSTANCES, THEY MAY
SAY YOU MIGHT GET TO BUY THE
BOOK FOR 2 YEARS THEN YOU MUST
BUY IT AGAIN.
ANDERS JOB IS TO WORK WITH THEM
AND SAY, WHAT ABOUT GIVING US
THREE YEARS INSTEAD OF TWO
YEARS FOR THE COST OF THAT
ITEM.
OR LOOKING FOR OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT.
SO AS A COLLECTIVE, ANDREW WILL
REPRESENT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN
THIS CONVERSATIONS.
OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
BRING REPRESENTATIVES THERE AS
WELL.
WE TRY TO HAVE THIS
CONVERSATIONS AT THAT LEVEL TO
DO IT.
THAT SEEMS TO BE OUR BEST AND
ROAD TO ADDRESSING THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
SO ARE WE ONLINE?
GREAT.
>> WHAT I AM DOING AT THE
LIBRARY TODAY IS WORKING ON
MUSIC.
>> I CAME UP HERE TO CHARGE MY
STUFF BECAUSE OF MY LIVING
SITUATION.
>> I AM WORKING ON MY XL
SHEETS.
>> CHECKING MY EMAIL AND SOME
OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT I AM
EXPECTING, IF THEY HAVE COME
THROUGH I WILL PRINT THEM OFF.
>> I AM HERE TO DO SOME JOB
SEARCH.
>> WE CAME HERE TO DO HOMEWORK.
BECOME AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR
TIMES OUT OF THE WEEK.
>>> TO ENTERTAIN MY GRANDKIDS.
THEY ARE WONDERFUL HERE.
I LOVE THE LIBRARY.
>> WE SEE THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS
THE PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY.
IS A PLACE WE CAN COME AND GET
FREE INSTRUCTION, A PLACE WE
CAN COME AND GET FREE
RESOURCES.
YOU WANT TO BE THE PLACE WE CAN
ALSO COME AND GET TECHNOLOGY
SKILLS THAT.
>> BY FOCUSING ON EQUITY ON THE
WEBSITE, WE ADDRESSED LANGUAGE
BARRIERS AND WE ALSO TRY TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF PEOPLE
HAVING AN EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
TECHNOLOGY.
>> IT IS A MATTER OF HUMAN
BASIC RIGHTS TO HAVE ACCESS OF
WEBSITES FOR ALL PEOPLE.
I HAVE DONE A LOT OF
ACCESSIBILITY TEST AND
CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE
LIBRARY.
I AM LOOKING AT THE WEBPAGE.
ARE THEY ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE
WITH VISION IMPAIRMENT?
>>> THE END RESULT WITH THE
WEBSITE IS THAT WE NOW HAVE A
WEBSITE THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO
EVERYBODY NO MATTER WHAT
LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK, NO MATTER
WHAT DEVICE YOU'RE USING.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
REALIZE THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE
HAVE IN OUR ONLINE SERVICES.
YOU CAN LEARN A LANGUAGE
THROUGH OUR SERVICES.
YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO PROGRAM A
COMPUTER.
WE HAVE LYNDA.COM THAT HAS ALL
SORTS OF INSTRUCTION ON
COMPUTING HOW TO USE PROGRAMS,
WE ADDED MUSIC, FILMS, VIDEOS,
TV SHOWS THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD
OR WATCH ONLINE.
>>> AT THE LIBRARY, WE OFFER
MANY FREE COMPUTER CLASSES.
THEY VARY FROM DIGITAL
DIVERSITY CLASSES UP THROUGH
DIGITAL CREATIVITY CLASSES.
>> THIS IS MY PHONE.
IT IS A SMART PHONE.
IT IS SMARTER THAN I.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT.
THEY PUT ON A CLASS OF HOW TO
USE THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.
>> WE SPECIALIZE IN INFORMATION
LITERACY.
SO NOT ONLY SHOWING FOLKS HOW
TO FIND INFORMATION BUT HOW TO
EVALUATE THAT CONTENT.
THE SURVIVAL GUYS IS A TWO HOUR
CLASS THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE
LIBRARY.
IT IS ESSENTIALLY JUST AN
OVERVIEW OF MISINFORMATION AND
DISINFORMATION AND HOW YOU CAN
EVALUATE AND HAVE BEST
PRACTICES WITH ONLINE
INFORMATION.
>> THIS IS UPDATED WEEKLY IN
MOST LOCATIONS.
AT CENTRAL LABOR, THEY OFFER IT
THREE TIMES A WEEK.
>> THIS IS A SCAN OF THE
COMPUTER TO MAKE SURE IT
DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING.
WE TROUBLESHOOT BASIC QUESTIONS
WITH THE COMPUTER, PHONE, WE
CAN HELP WITH EMAILS, SOCIAL
MEDIA.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I AM DOING
HERE IS TAKING TUTORING AT THE
LIBRARY.
THE TUTORING IS PREPARING ME TO
GO FURTHER IN MY GOALS, WHICH
WILL BE TECHNOLOGY AND GOING
BACK TO COLLEGE AGAIN.
>>> THE LIBRARY OFFERS FREE
MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION.
WE OFFER MICROSOFT OFFICE
SPECIALIST AND ASSOCIATE EXAMS.
YOU CAN TAKE IT FREE AT THE
LIBRARY THROUGH THE WASHINGTON
STATE LIBRARY.
YOU CAN SIGN UP AND GET BETTER
JOBS AS A RESULT OF IT.
>>> WE REALLY LEAVE AND
NARROWING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY.
WE LIKE TO PROVIDE JOB
RESOURCES, ACCESS TO SOCIAL
SERVICES FROM LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS.
>>> USING THE HOUSING RESOURCES
THEY HAVE, THEY DIDN'T HAVE
INTERNET ACCESS, I WOULD BE
COMPLETELY CLOSED OFF FROM THE
WORLD.
I COULDN'T TALK TO MY FAMILY,
FRIENDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
IT HELPS A LOT TO HAVE THAT
ACCESS AND NOT HAVE TO PAY
ANYTHING.
IT IS FREE.
>> WE REPLACED ALL OF THE
AVAILABLE BITTERS IN THE
SYSTEM.
THE UPDATED THE SIZE OF THE
MONITORS.
WE OFFER UPGRADED PRINTERS,
COPIERS AND SCANNERS AT ALL OF
THE BRANCHES.
WE HAVE MEETING ROOMS THAT HAVE
BEEN EXPANDED ON WITH
WIDESCREEN TVS.
WE HAVE THE EQUIPMENT WHERE
PEOPLE CAN CHECK OUT IPADS AND
LAPTOPS.
>> AS FAR AS CREATING MUSIC
GOES, IT IS SUPER EXPENSIVE.
THERE IS NOT A LOT OF PLACES
AROUND HERE THAT HAVE THIS,
WHERE YOU HAVE YOUR MICROPHONE
AND MUSIC PROGRAM.
>> IT IS HUGE FOR THE PATRONS
TO HAVE FREE ACCESS TO THE
EQUIPMENT.
IT IS REALLY ENCOURAGING FOR
THE YOUTH IN THE AREA.
A LOT OF PATIENTS HAVE BEEN
COMING INTO USE IT AS AN
INTERVIEW ROOM.
THERE'S A CAMERA THAT THE
PATRONS ARE ABLE TO CHECK OUT.
THEY WILL HAVE THE CHECK IT OUT
AT THE FRONT DESK.
TO PUT IT ON TOP OF THE SCREEN
AND PROJECT THEMSELVES.
TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE PERSON
THAT IS INTERVIEWING THEM AND
VICE VERSA.
>> I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO COME
TO THE LIBRARY WHEN THEY HAVE
NOWHERE TO GO.
NOWHERE TO CHARGE THEIR STUFF
OR FILL OUT APPLICATIONS.
IT REALLY HELPS THEM.
SO THAT WAY THEY HAVE THEIR
STUFF CHARGED.
>> A LOT OF US TAKE FOR GRANTED
THAT WE CAN JUST HOOKUP OUR
PHONES.
WE CAN GO ONLINE.
WE CAN SEE WHAT NEWS IS
HAPPENING.
WE CAN CALL OUR FAMILY AND
EMAIL.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
THAT NOT EVERYBODY HAS THAT
SAME ACCESS.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS WI-FI
HOTSPOTS AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE
TO CHECK OUT.
THESE ARE SMALL DEVICES THAT
CONNECT TO A WI-FI SIGNAL AND
YOU CAN TAKE THEM, OUTSIDE THE
BUILDING, IT WILL KEEP YOU
CONNECTED.
THROUGH OUR WI-FI HOTSPOT
OUTREACH PROGRAMS WE HAVE AT
THE LIBRARY, WE ARE ABLE TO
BUILD THOSE PEOPLE UP AND GIVE
THEM SOME SUPPORT AND STABILITY
SO THEY HAVE THE SAME
OPPORTUNITIES WE TAKE FOR
GRANTED.
>>> SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS
DYNAMIC.
>>> IT IS A SAFE HAVEN FOR ME.
>> IT IS AN ASSET THAT THE
PEOPLE NEED.
>>> SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS
MY FUTURE.
>> AS LONG AS LIBRARY IS
AROUND, I WILL BE TOO.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MARKETING AND ONLINE
SERVICES TEAM WORKED HARD ON
THAT.
I WAS JUST NOTICING THAT I SEE
ONE OF THE PATRONS IN THE VIDEO
EVERY DAY.
NEXT TIME I NEED TO THANK HIM.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT.
IT SPEAKS TO HOW WE IMPACT THE
COMMUNITY THAT ME SITTING HERE
TALKING ABOUT WOULD NOT SHOW.
>>> ALTHOUGH TALKING ABOUT IT
IS EXCELLENT.
YOU DO A NICE JOB.
THAT IS SO WELL PUT TOGETHER,
WHOEVER PRODUCED IT.
SAY THANK YOU, PLEASE.
THESE ARE USEFUL TO LET PEOPLE
KNOW, I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE
FAKE NEWS CLASSES.
>> WE DO HAVE ALL OF THAT.
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT VICE-
CHAIR BAGSHAW BECAUSE SHE
CHAIRED THE COMMITTEE BEFORE
ME.
I HAVE LEARNED A LOT BUT I JUST
LEARNED SOME MORE.
I WANT TO TANK YOU GUYS.
I KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK.
I DON'T THINK SOMETIMES THE
COMMUNITY OR THE CITY
RECOGNIZES HOW MANY SERVICES
YOU PROVIDE AND THAT LIBRARIES
ARE THE 21st CENTURY, NOT LIKE
THESE TO BE.
I GET SO TIRED OF SAYING WE ARE
BEYOND BOOKS.
I REALLY LIKE 77 THERE.
I'M GOING TO USE AND STILL
THAT.
THAT LIBRARIES ARE THE PEOPLE'S
UNIVERSITY.
BECAUSE THEY GO THERE FOR
EVERYTHING.
WHETHER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
JOB, LEARNING A LANGUAGE,
READING A BOOK COME WITH THE
NEED TO SIGN UP FOR MEDICAID,
SOCIAL SERVICES, I SOMETIMES
WISH I COULD HAVE A MENU
BESIDES CHECKING OUT ABOUT.
THESE ARE ALL OF THE THINGS
THAT WE PROVIDE AND WE SHALL
PROVIDE AS A MARKER SEE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR
THAT.
I KNOW YOU'RE BORED IT WORKS SO
HARD.
YOU DO.
YOU ARE A VOLUNTEER BOARD.
AND YOU RAISE MONEY AND GET OUT
THERE AND YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN UP.
WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY
GROUPS LIKE THAT.
ONE COMES TO MIND IMMEDIATELY.
FRIENDS OF THE WATERFORD.
CIVIC MINDED PEOPLE WHO ARE
COMMITTED TO PROVIDING
GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES,
ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES
BECAUSE THEY CARE ABOUT THE
CITY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED IN THIS
IS YOUR PASSION FOR EQUITY.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE DIGITAL
DIVIDE.
IT CUTS IN MANY DIFFERENT
LAYERS.
YOU'RE MAKING IT AVAILABLE FOR
PEOPLE.
AND HAVING THE HELP, WHETHER IT
IS A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS WORKING
ON AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET OR, I
LOVE THE MUSIC VIDEO.
WHO KNEW YOU COULD DO THAT?
THIS IS WHAT WE CAN EMPHASIZE.
>> I THINK SO TOO.
>> WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT
THURSDAY.
>> YOU WILL SEE US NEXT
THURSDAY.
I WILL LEAVE SOME BROCHURES FOR
YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES WITH
THE 2018 REPORT.
>> THAT IS HELPFUL.
WHEN DOES THE SEATTLE READS
BOOK GET CHOSEN?
>> THE 2019 BOOK HAS BEEN
CHOSEN AND WE WILL BE COMING TO
YOU NEXT WEEK OR SOMETIME AS
WELL TO PRESENT THAT.
I THINK WE HAVE SCHEDULED IT.
I DON'T RECALL.
MAYBE IT IS APRIL 1 THAT WE
COME TO BRING IT TO.
BUT HAS BEEN CHOSEN.
THE TITLE IS SOMETHING I SHOULD
NOT HAVE SAID.
>> YOU CAN SURPRISE US.
>> IT IS A GRAPHIC NOVEL.
IT IS SOMEWHAT
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL.
SHE WILL BE HERE FOR ONE WEEK.
>> SHE WILL.
THE TITLE IS THE BEST WE COULD
DO.
I BELIEVE IT OR NOT READ IT TWO
WEEKS AGO.
IT IS A GRAPHIC NOVEL.
IN ADDITION TO THE STORY THAT
IT TELLS, IT IS BEAUTIFULLY
ILLUSTRATED AND SHE DID IT
HERSELF.
I THINK YOU WILL DO IT.
EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A FAN OF
GRAPHIC NOVELS, YOU WILL BE
AMAZED AT HOW QUICKLY YOU
BECOME IMMERSED IN IT.
IT TELLS NOT ONLY HER STORY BUT
THE HISTORY OF HER TRAVEL FROM
HER COUNTRY OF VIETNAM TO US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> DO WANT TO READ THIS INTO
THE RECORD SO WE CAN GET GOING?
>> SORRY.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, COUNSEL BILL
119475, AN ORDINANCE RADIATING
TO THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION'S AND
UTILITIES, TRANSFERRING PARTIAL
JURISDICTION TO A PORTION OF
THE WEST EWING PARK TO THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT PARKS AND
RECREATION TO THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR A COMBINED
SEWER UNDERGROUND MICROTONAL
AND ASSOCIATED INTERNAL PIPES,
DUCT'S AND ELECTRICAL LINES AND
FINDING THE TRANSFER OF PARTIAL
JURISDICTION MEETS THE
REQUIREMENT, WHICH ADOPTED
INITIATIVE 42.
>> YOU GUYS WANT TO DO YOUR
INTRODUCTIONS AND I WILL GET
STARTED?
>> CRISTOBAL WILLIAMS SEATTLE
PARKS.
>>> LEWIS WEBSTER, SEATTLE
PARKS.
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE.
LEWIS, DID YOU DO THE SUMMARY
IN THE FISCAL NOTE?
>> I BEG YOUR PARDON?
>> DID YOU WRITE THIS ONE?
I SEE YOUR NAME ON HERE.
>> I THINK IT WAS PREPARED BY
SPU.
>> OKAY.
I WAS GOING TO THANK THEM.
I AM LOOKING AT MIKE WIN.
AND STEPHANIE.
THAT IS HELPFUL SO THANK YOU.
I WILL LET YOU GO AHEAD AND
BEGIN.
>>> WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT
ANOTHER PARTIAL TRANSFER OF
JURISDICTION.
WHENEVER WE DO PROPERTY
TRANSACTIONS, WE SEEK
AUTHORIZATION.
THIS TRANSFER IS BETWEEN THE
SEATTLE PARKS AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
I WANT TO THANK THE DIRECTOR OF
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND HER STAFF AS WAS MENTIONED
EARLIER.
THIS TRANSFER FITS WITHIN THE
PROVISION OF I 42.
AND WE THINK IT DOES NOT
VIOLATE THE PUBLIC PARKS AND
RECREATION USE.
WITH THAT, I WILL KICK IT OVER
TO WEBSTER.
>> THANK YOU.
AM I DRIVING ON THE LAPTOP
HERE?
>> YES, YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE
LAPTOP.
LEFT.
>> EXPERT HELP.
>>> I NEED TO GO TO THE LIBRARY
AND LEARN HOW TO USE IT.
> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I KNOW I HAVE TO.
IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY CHILDREN,
I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS
DOING.
>> HERE ON THE SCREEN NOW, IT
SHOWS WHERE THE WEST EWING MANY
PARK IS.
AND ON THE SCREEN HERE,
HIGHLIGHTED HALFWAY BETWEEN
FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL AND THE
GASWORKS PARK IS OVER HERE.
>> IS IT AT SEATTLE PACIFIC
UNIVERSITY?
>> IT IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
THE SHIP CANAL.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE HERE,
THERE IS THIRD AVENUE WEST.
IT OF COURSE IS CONTROLLED BY
SPU.
THEY HAVE THE MIDDLE PARCEL
HERE AND THE PARKS PARCEL IS
THE TRIANGLE OFF TO THE EAST.
REALLY, THE SUBJECT OF THE
TRANSFER JURISDICTION IS THE
USE AREA, THE HATCHED AREA ON
THE RIGHT.
THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE PICTURE.
SO SPU IS DOING THEIR SHIP
CANAL WATER QUALITY ADJUTANT OF
THE NATIONAL DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT AND
THE FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE THAT
YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH.
PART OF THEIR PLAN IS TO
INSTALL A MICROTONAL UNDER THE
SHIP CANAL FROM FREMONT AND
BALLARD TO THE KING COUNTY
SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM.
THEY ARE ADVANCING THE SLIDE.
>> A QUICK QUESTION, MAYBE I'M
JUST A LITTLE BACKWARDS ABOUT
WHERE THIS IS GOING.
BUT WITH LINEAR RESERVOIRS THAT
ARE GOING IN ON THE BALLARD
SIDE, DOES THIS CONNECT TO
THAT?
>> IT IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM
THE SOUTH SIDE THAT IS THE
NORTH END OF QUEEN AND?
WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
FREMONT, HOW DOES THAT WORK?
FREMONT IS ON THE SAME SIDE.
>> FREMONT IS ON THE NORTH
SIDE.
>> CORRECT.
THIS IS GOING INTO THE LINEAR
RESERVOIR.
THAT IS THE SPU MAJOR PROJECT
THAT IS GOING IN.
WASTE IS COMING FROM FREMONT
INTO THAT RESERVOIR FROM THE
NORTH END OF QUEEN AND UNDER
THE CANAL TO THE RESERVOIR.
>> CORRECT.
THIS IS ANOTHER PICTURE AS
WELL.
DUE TO THE PHYSICAL
CONSTRAINTS, SPU MUST BORE A
MICROTONAL 35 FEET BENEATH A
PORTION OF THE IS PR PARCEL.
THE UTILITY WILL NOT BE
DETECTABLE IN PART.
BUT IT EXISTS.
IT WILL BE LOCATED IN AN
ADJACENT RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THERE WILL BE THINGS VISIBLE
BUT TYPICALLY THEY ARE NOT ON
PARK PROPERTY.
IT IS ALL BENEATH THE PARK
PARCEL.
AND SO THERE ARE NO UTILITY
FEATURES PLANNED ON THE SURFACE
PARKS PARCEL.
A REVOCABLE USE PERMIT FOR THE
PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION AND PARK
PROPERTY WILL BE RESTORED.
>> I 42 DOESN'T APPLY TO THE
GROUND UNDERNEATH FOR A
MICROTONAL?
HOW FAR DOWN?
>> THAT IS A JUDGMENT CALL.
I THINK IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE
THERE IS NO SURFACE IMPACT, WE
MADE THE DECISION THAT IT WAS
OKAY TODO.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE
PARK IS RESTORED.
>> YOU DON'T SEE IT.
>> THE TWO USERS ARE NOT
INCOMPATIBLE.
IT IS WAY BENEATH THE SURFACE.
WE WILL ALLOW THE PARK TO
FUNCTION.
THIS IS THE NEXT SLIDE.
IT SHOWS WHERE THE NEW
MICROTONAL THAT THEY WILL BE
BUILDING.
THE USE AREA IS IN THE VERY
CORNER HERE.
IT BORES UNDERNEATH.
THE FACILITY IN THE STREET
RIGHT-OF-WAY RIGHT THERE.
THIS IS ACROSS SECTION, SHOWING
THE SHIP CANAL IN FACT.
THE USE AREA IS THIS VERY SMALL
AREA THAT IS BENEATH THE PARKS
PARCEL.
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SHIP
CANAL.
YOU MAY ASK WHY PTO J? IT IS A
MECHANISM THAT WE USE THAT IS
LIKE AN EASEMENT.
IT IS A MECHANISM THAT ASSIGNS
LONG-TERM PROPERTY INTEREST TWO
DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS.
IT ALLOWS SPU TO INSTALL AND
MAINTAIN ITS EQUIPMENT WITHOUT
THE NEED FOR SEPARATE PARKS
PERMITS.
THE SITE WILL BE RESTORED OF
COURSE. THE EXISTING PARK, MADE
UP OF THOSE THREE PARCELS I
DESCRIBED WAS VERY SMALL.
IT IS .3 ACRES.
BUT IT AFFORDS A UNIQUE VIEW OF
THE SHIP CANAL AND THE
SURROUNDING AREA.
>> I WOULD CALL FOR A PARTIAL
TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.
WE HAVE TYPICALLY ONLY DONE
THIS WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
WE WOULD NOT DO THIS WITH A
PRIVATE COMMERCIAL OPERATION.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THAT IS REALLY THE
JURISDICTION.
THE LAST BULLET POINT HERE IS
THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT
IS ADOPTED.
>> WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE?
THANK YOU FOR THIS.
>> I WILL LOOK TO THE SPU.
ARE YOU ASKING THE CONSTRUCTION
SCHEDULE?
>>> FROM THE TIME WE WILL START
DIGGING AND THAT WE MIGHT
IMPACT THE PARK TO THE TIME IT
IS RESTORED.
>> I AM GUESSING IT IS 36
MONTHS.
>> WOULD THIS WORK WITHIN THE
LARGER TUNNELING WORKS?
WOULD IT BE RESTORED RIGHT
AWAY?
>> WE DON'T NEED THE EXACT
DETAILS BUT WHAT I WAS LOOKING
AT IS, AS IS STARTING IN THE
SUMMER? SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE?
CIRCLE BACK AND TELL US WITH
SCHEDULES GOING TO BE AND WHY
PEOPLE CAN EXPECT THIS.
I WILL DO THAT NOW.
THANK YOU, COUNSEL.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNSEL BILL
119475.
THE MOTION PASSES.
WE WILL FORWARD THIS TO THE
FULL COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WHILE YOU'RE WAITING FOR THE
NEXT PEOPLE TO COME UP, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.
COUNCIL MEMBER WAREZ, THE PARKS
HAVE BEEN HELPFUL TO ME AND PUT
TOGETHER A PROJECT PLAN THAT
THEY WILL BRIEF ME ON NEXT WEEK
AND THERE WILL BE A
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLENTY OF
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND
ENGAGEMENT.
THANK YOU TO THE STAFF.
>> THAT IS HER PROJECT.
I AM GUESSING SHE HAS BEEN IN
CONTACT WITH YOU AND I SUPPORT
HER 100%.
>> I THINK WE MIGHT SAY
ANNOYINGLY SO.
>> NOT ON TV.
>> WHY DON'T YOU READ THESE
INTO THE RECORD AND I WILL MAKE
A FEW COMMENTS AND WE WILL MOVE
FORWARD.
>> ITEM NUMBER 119477.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION TO EXECUTE AND
ACCEPT FROM THE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL
RESOURCES, ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, A WATERWAY TO
PERMIT FOR WATERWAY NUMBER ONE
IN LAURELHURST.
AND AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
THIS BRENDA TENDED OF PARKS AND
RECREATION TO EXECUTE AND
ACCEPT FROM THE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL
RESOURCES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE A WATERY PERMIT FOR
WATERWAY THREE A IN THE
WASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE
HAVE TO WATERWAY PERMITS.
WE ARE GOING TO EXECUTE A
WATERWAY PERMIT FROM DNR THAT
WILL BE THE STATE.
THOSE ARE FIVE-YEAR TERMS.
THERE IS A LITTLE MORE
INFORMATION REGARDING
LAURELHURST AND THE COMMUNITY
CLUB AND WASHINGTON PARK
ARBORETUM.
I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE
USE ARE BOTH PUBLIC OPEN SPACES
FOR PUBLIC PARK PURPOSES.
SO WE WILL FOCUS ON THAT AND
THEN MOVED TO ONE VOTE FOR
BOTH.
I WILL LET YOU GUYS GO AHEAD
AND TALK.
>> WE WILL DO THEM SEPARATELY
DONE.
>> WITH THAT GREAT
INTRODUCTION, I WILL KICK IT
OVER TO TURN 16.
>> I CHIP NEVENS.
WE HAVE TO WATERWAY PERMITS.
JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND.
WE HAVE OVER A DOZEN DIFFERENT
AGREEMENTS WITH DEPARTMENTS OF
NATURAL RESOURCES ON PROPERTIES
THAT ARE ADJACENT TO OUR
SHORELINE PARKS AS YOU ALL
PROBABLY KNOW.
DNR DOES MOST OF THE SHORELINE
AND MANY OF OUR PARKS UTILIZE
DNR LAND.
THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF
PERMITS.
THREE TYPES OF AGREEMENTS.
WATERWAY PERMITS THAT ARE KIND
OF LIKE PLOTTED ROADS IN THE
WATER.
WE'VE GOT AQUATIC EASEMENTS,
WHICH ARE WATER OUTSIDE OF THE
SHORELINE IN THE HARBOR AREA.
AND WE ALSO HAVE UPLAND
EASEMENTS.
WATERWAY PERMITS ARE LIMITED TO
FIVE YEARS.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO COME
BACK SO OFTEN TO RENEW WE
THESE.
OTHER AGREEMENTS LAST UP TO 30
YEARS.
THE STATE STATUTE ALLOWS THESE
FOR EVERY FIVE YEARS.
FOR THE FIRST ONE WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT, WATERWAY NUMBER
ONE, IT IS IN LAURELHURST.
UNTIL 2014, THIS IS A PERMIT
THAT WAS HELD BY THE
LAURELHURST COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
IN 2014, THE STATE CHANGED
THEIR INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
THAT DID NOT ALLOW THE
COMMUNITY CLUB TO ACTUALLY HOLD
THE EASEMENT.
HOLD THE PERMIT.
AND THEY REQUESTED THAT PARKS
HOLD IT IN THEIR BEHALF.
OF WATERWAY 1. WE HAVE AN NDS
AGREEMENT WITH THEM WHERE THEY
MAINTAIN IT.
THEY MOW THE LAWN.
THEY DO ALL OF THE WORK ON THE
PROPERTY.
WE HOLD THE PERMIT WITH THE
DNR.
THIS IS BEEN GOING ON FOR 5
YEARS NOW AND IT IS A WELL
LOVED PARK.
WE HAVE A MATCHING FUND IN THE
COMMUNITY.
THIS NEW BASKETBALL COURTS
THERE RESTORED THE SHORELINE.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO RENEW IT
FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS.
ú>> I LIKE THAT ENDING.
WHAT WE WILL DO IS, IF THERE'S
ANYTHING ELSE, WE WILL MOVE
FORWARD ON THAT.
WE WILL TO THE LAURELHURST ONE
FIRST.
THEN I WILL DO THE WASHINGTON
PARK ONE SECOND.
WE ALREADY READ THEM BOTH INTO
THE RECORD.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE
COMMITTEE PAST THE COUNSEL BILL
119477.
THE MOTION IS MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY SO.
MOTION PASSES.
WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO THE
FULL COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
WASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS
QUITE A DIFFERENT WATERWAY.
THERE ARE DOZENS OF DIFFERENT
WATERWAYS AROUND THE CITY.
SOME OF THEM ARE UPLAND AND
SOME ARE COMPLETELY SUBMERGED
LIKE WATERWAY THREE A. THIS IS
SOUTH OF MARSHALL ISLAND.
IT IS ALL OPEN WATER AND IT
LOOKS VEGETATIVE.
BUT IS REALLY MOSTLY OPEN WATER
THERE.
IT IS A WEIRD STATE BECAUSE IT
GOT TRUNCATED AND CUT OFF BY
520.
SO WHEN WE HAD PERMITS WITH
520, WE HAD TO REDO ALL OF THE
EASEMENTS.
AND WATERWAY PERMITS.
TO HAVE CONTROL OVER THE
PROPERTY.
THIS ONE IS JUST UP FOR
RENEWAL.
IT IS FOR PUBLIC USE, THOUGH IT
IS JUST PART OF THE SURROUNDING
AREA.
NO ONE USES IT.
YOU CAN VOTE ON IT BUT IT IS
JUST PART OF THE CONTROL.
>> IT IS OPEN WATER.
>> IT IS A FIVE-YEAR TERM AS
WELL.
>>> CAN I ASK A STUPID
QUESTION?
IF IT IS OPEN WATER AND NO
IMPROVEMENTS, THERE IS ONLY
PUBLIC PURPOSES, WHY DO WE NEED
A PERMIT FROM DNR?
>> I WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT
QUICKLY.
WHEN WE DID THE 520 AGREEMENTS,
THERE WAS A NUMBER OF
PROPERTIES THAT WERE IMPACTED.
THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED AS PART
OF SECTION 6F, WHICH IS A
FEDERAL RULE ON TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT IMPACTING PARKS.
WE, IN ORDER TO GET THAT 6F
REPLACEMENT, WE HAD TO HAVE
CONTROL OVER THE ENTIRE AREA
THAT WAS AFFECTED.
THAT MEANT WE HAD TO HAVE, WE
HAD TO RENEW ALL OF THE
AGREEMENTS.
WE LEGALLY HAD CONTROL OVER
THOSE PROPERTIES.
AND THE 6F REPLACEMENT
PROPERTY, IF YOU WILL REMEMBER,
IT IS THE NEW DISTRICT.
THAT IS WHAT WE GOT FOR THE
IMPACT OF 520.
>> GOT IT.
>> DOES THAT OVERRUN THE POLICE
STATION?
>> WHAT IS YOUR STATUS OF THAT
NOW?
>> IT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
FORMER POLICE STATION.
IT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT
NOW.
CLEANUP.
>>> EXPECTED OPENING MORE OR
LESS?
>> SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.
>> OKAY.
>> BY SPRING.
>> 2020?
SO WITH THAT, ANY MORE
QUESTIONS?
ARE YOU GOOD?
ARE YOU SURE?
GOOD.
LET'S MOVE THE COMMITTEE PAST
COUNSEL BILL 119482.
MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
THE COUNSEL BILL AND ORDINANCE
PASSES.
WE WILL SUBMIT IT TO THE FULL
COUNCIL.
>>> CHIP, GOOD TO SEE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD
WORK.
I DON'T SEE VERY OFTEN ANYMORE.
I APPRECIATE THE DOCUMENT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE PART OF
THIS TOO.
REALLY GOOD STUFF.
>> SO WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THAT.
FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE TO READ
IT INTO THE RECORD.
>> SHE IS DOING MANY THINGS
TODAY.
SHE IS WRITING ME NOTES AT THE
SAME TIME.
>> ITEM NUMBER SIX.
COUNSEL LAND-USE ACTION TO
ALLOW SEVEN ATHLETIC USE LIGHT
POLES OF THE SOUNDVIEW PLAY
FIELDS AND GRADING FOR THE
REMOVAL OF EXISTING TURF AND
INSTALLATION OF A NEW SYNTHETIC
TURF PLAYFIELD.
>> I WILL HAVE YOU DO
INTRODUCTIONS.
I HAVE CAUGHT MONTHS THAT I
WANT TO MAKE,
>> CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS.
>> JAY ROOD .
>> LISH WILLIAMS WILL FILL US
IN MORE.
IS IT QUASIJUDICIAL?
>> IT IS NOT.
SO WE WILL DO THE PRESENTATION
FIRST.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE MEMO
DATED MARCH 15.
THAT EXPLAINED A LOT TO US ON
THE SOUNDVIEW PLAY FIELDS
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
THEN WILL BE ENTERTAINING AN
AMENDMENT TO BETTER REFLECT OUR
ACTIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THIS.
AND THEN MOVE FORWARD AS TO
WHETHER OR NOT TO GRANT THE
CLERK AS CONDITIONED.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT?
SO APPARENTLY WE JUST OPEN IT
AND CLOSE IT.
>> WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE CLERK FILE
314403.
>> WE HAD ALEX ZIMMERMAN WHO IS
NO LONGER PRESENT.
>> WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
LET'S GO TO YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> SO VERY BRIEFLY, THIS IS
LAND-USE APPROVAL FOR ALLOWING
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO INSTALL
SEVEN FIELD LIGHTS THAT ARE
ABOVE THE HEIGHT LIMIT FOR THE
ZONING AT SOUNDVIEW PLAY
FIELDS.
AND CARLY WILL HAVE A
PRESENTATION ON THE PROPOSAL
AND THEN WHEN SHE IS DONE, I
HAVE A SIMPLE AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE THE TITLE TO BETTER
REFLECT WHAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY
ACTING ON.
>> OKAY.
GREAT, THANK YOU.
LET'S START WITH LOCATION.
SOUNDVIEW PLAYFIELD IS AN
EXISTING CITY FACILITY LOCATED
IN THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE
CITY AT THE CORNER OF NORTHWEST
90th STREET 15th AVENUE
NORTHWEST.
THE ENTIRE PARK IS 10 ACRES IN
SIZE.
IT IS LOCATED IN A SINGLE-
FAMILY ZONE.
SO SEATTLE PARKS PROPOSES SEVEN
NEW FIELD LIGHT POLES AND
FIXTURES.
THEY RANGE IN HEIGHT BETWEEN 70
AND 90 FEET.
>>> 70, 80, 90.
>> IT IS LITTLE DIFFICULT TO
SEE IN THE SITE PLAN BUT AND I
DON'T HAVE A LASER POINTER.
I APOLOGIZE.
>> WE CAN GET HARD COPIES.
>> THE SMALL YELLOW BOXES,
THOSE ARE THE LOCATION OF THE
SEVEN LIGHT POLES.
THEY ARE LOCATED AROUND THE
PLAYFIELD, THE EXISTING
PLAYFIELD.
>> SO AS DCI, WE SHOULD PUBLIC
NOTICE AND RECEIVE A HANDFUL
OF COMMENTS AND RECEIVED
SUPPORT FOR THE LIGHT FIELDS
FOR THE FIELD LIGHTS
THEMSELVES.
AS WELL AS CONCERNS ABOUT
IMPACTS TO TRAFFIC, PARKING AND
THE TURF ITSELF.
THE ARTIFICIAL TURF.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THERE ARE NO INSURABLE IMPACTS
TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY.
>>> SEATTLE PARKS ISSUED THEIR
DETERMINATION OF NON-
SIGNIFICANCE AND THE STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.
THEY ISSUED THAT DECISION IN
JULY.
>> YOU WILL PROBABLY GET INTO
THIS.
TALK TO ME ABOUT THE PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT.
DID THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO
COME IN AND EXPRESS WORRIES
ABOUT LIGHT IN THE RESIDENTIAL
AREAS?
WHAT YOU DID TO ADDRESS THAT.
>> YES.
AS DCI HAD OUR PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IN WHICH WE RECEIVED
WRITTEN LETTERS.
NOBODY CAME INTO MY OFFICE BUT
I DO BELIEVE THAT PARKS DID.
>> WE HAD THREE PUBLIC
MEETINGS, WORKSHOP EARLIER.
MAYBE TWO AND HALF YEARS AGO
NOW.
LOOKING AT THE IMPROVEMENTS
PLANNED AND WENT THROUGH THEM.
WE EVEN HAVE A APPLAUSE.
WE NEVER GET THAT.
>> HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE IT ON
VIDEO.
>>> I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN IT.
>> THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD.
>>> RATE.
SO HERE'S JUST A CROSS-SECTION
OF THE PARK ITSELF.
OR THE PLAYFIELD ITSELF.
GIVING AN INDICATION OF THOSE
LIGHT POLES IN CONTEXT.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT
IN VIOLATION OF SINGLE-FAMILY
ZONING.
>>> THE MAXIMUM OF HIGH FOR THE
SOUND IS 30 FEET.
>> YOU ARE COMPLIANT WITH THAT.
>> WHAT YOU'RE ACTING ON TODAY
IS APPROVAL FOR THE HEIGHT
ABOVE THE SINGLE-FAMILY HEIGHT
LIMIT.
>>> I READ THAT WRONG THEN.
I APOLOGIZE.
>> THE LIGHT POLES RANGED FROM
70-90 FEET IN HEIGHT.
>> THAT IS OWNED FOR 30.
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING.
>> EXACTLY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO LET'S SEE.
BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS AND THE CRITERIA, ALL
OF THE APPLICABLE POLICIES, AS
DCI FINDS OF PROPOSAL MEETS ALL
OF THE CODE REQUIREMENTS,
EXCEPT FOR HEIGHT.
WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS
LAND-USE APPROVAL.
AND THAT SEATTLE PARKS IS
DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE LIGHT
AND GLARE ANALYSES THAT THEY
SUBMITTED TO US.
THEHATE AS WELL AS THE
SHIELDING OF THE FIXTURES
THEMSELVES ARE SUFFICIENT TO
APPROPRIATELY REDUCE LIGHT
SPILLAGE AND GLARE.
AND WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL
WITH ONE CONDITION.
WE RECOMMEND THAT SEATTLE PARKS
OBTAIN A CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT PLAN PRIOR TO
CONSTRUCTION.
WITH US..
AND THAT PLAN WILL INCLUDE
ITEMS LIKE CONSTRUCTION PARKING
PLANS AND A HAUL ROUTE PLAN AS
WELL.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THIS GOES BEYOND THE SEVEN
LIGHT POLES AND THE REPLACING
OF THE TURF.
CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG.
THERE ARE OTHER UPGRADES THAT
WILL HAPPEN.
JUST THE VIEWING PUBLIC, THIS
WILL COST AROUND $6.3 MILLION.
>> ABOUT 5.5 MILLION WILL COME
FROM THE PARK DISTRICT AND
ABOUT 742,000 WILL COME FROM
HERE.
IT INCLUDES ELEMENTS LIKE THE
THAT IT TURF REPLACEMENT,
LIGHTING, SEATING AND OTHER
SITE IMPROVEMENTS.
>> IT LOOKS GREAT.
YOU ARE DOING A LOT OF GREAT
STUFF.
IT IS A PLAYFIELD PROVEMENT
PROGRAM WHICH THE PARKS DOES.
GOOD JOB.
>> THAT CONCLUDES MY
PRESENTATION.
>> VICE-CHAIR BAGSHAW?
>>> A SOCCER FIELD?
>> A BASEBALL DIAMOND AND
FIELDS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
ADA ACCESS.
THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE ON
THIS, IT WILL GO UP TO BID IN
APRIL 2019.
WE EXPECT CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN
FROM EARLY SUMMER THROUGH
>> SO YOU WILL HAVE, BESIDES
THE BLEACHER SEATING, A BATTING
CAGE, ALL KINDS OF GOOD STUFF.
SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND
LANDSCAPING.
AND IMPROVE PLAYFIELD WHICH
WILL ACCOMMODATE BASEBALL,
SOCCER, FOOTBALL AND OTHERS.
ANYTHING ELSE, VICE-CHAIR
BAGSHAW?
>> I GOT ALL OF THIS FROM LISH
WILLIAMS.
>> FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
GOING BACK TO, I AM TRYING TO
RESPOND TO NEIGHBORHOODS.
I AM NOT SURE IF WILL BE
HEARING SOMETHING MORE WHEN
SOMEONE SAYS IT IS TWO AND HALF
YEARS AGO SINCE WE HAD THE LAST
PUBLIC HEARING.
THINGS HAVE BEEN MOVING ALONG
SEQUENTIALLY.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
TELL US?
ANYTHING WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
THIS BEFORE WE VOTE?
>> JUST THAT THE ASPECT OF THE
PROJECT THAT YOU ARE ACTING ON
IS THE HEIGHT OF THE LIGHT
POLES.
THE LIGHT STUDY SEEMS TO
INDICATE THAT THERE WON'T BE
EFFECTS ON STANDING PROPERTIES.
SO --
>> EVERYTHING ELSE IS APPROVED.
WE ARE JUST DOING LIGHT POLES?
>> TO GET BACK TO YOUR
QUESTION, SO THE LIGHTS WOULD
TYPICALLY STAY ON UNTIL 11 PM.
WE WOULD GUARD AGAINST LIGHTS
BEING ON WHEN THERE IS NO
ACTIVITY ON THE FIELD.
THAT CAN IRRITATE NEIGHBORS.
BUT WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE
COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE THE BEST IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS ATHLETIC FIELD.
>> NICE.
I KNOW OF THE YEARS THAT PEOPLE
HAVE JUST CRIED FOR MORE SPACE.
CRIED FOR LIGHTED SPACE.
SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
JUST BEING SENSITIVE TO THE
NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE LIGHTS AND
THE TIMES THERE ON AND OFF.
I KNOW YOU ALWAYS ARE.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS GREAT.
WE HAVE LIKE THREE PROCEDURAL
MATTERS I NEED TO TALK TO.
LISH WILLIAMS DO YOU WANT ME TO
GO THROUGH THE INITIAL
RECOMMENDATION?
>> THE FIRST ONE IS PROBABLY TO
AMEND THE TITLE OF THE FILE.
>>> I HAVE TO SUSPEND THE
RULES.
I GO FIRST.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE
COUNCIL WOULD BE SUSPENDED TO
ALLOW TO MAKE A FINAL
RECOMMENDATION ON THE SAME DATE
A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON
THIS ITEM.
NO OBJECTIONS.
WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION.
I WILL LET YOU SPEAK AND THEN I
WILL AMEND.
CORRECT?
>> THE WAY THESE ACTIONS ARE
SET UP, A CLERK FILE IS CREATED
VERY EARLY ON A PROJECT.
IN THE PROCESS, OFTEN THE TITLE
DOESN'T REFLECT THE FINAL
COUNCIL ACTION.
IN ORDER TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT
THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL IS ABOUT
THE LIGHT POLES, I RECOMMEND
CHANGING THE TITLE TO REFLECT
THAT INTO THE LANGUAGE, COUNSEL
LAND USED TO MODIFY DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS FOR A CITY FACILITY
TO ALLOW THE INSTALLATION OF
THE LIGHT POLES.
>>> I CAN DO TWO THINGS.
I WILL MOVE TO AMEND AND THEN,
I THINK YOU DID WITH THE CHANGE
WOULD BE.
I MOVE TO AMEND CLERK FILE 314-
4032 UPDATE THE TITLE OF THE
CLERK FILE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
MOTION PASSES AND LET'S MOVE TO
THE UPDATED TITLE.
WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY MORE
DISCUSSION?
NOW WE CAN MOVE TO THE FINAL
VOTE OF THE AMENDED ORDINANCE.
THE MOTION, WHAT IS THE MOTION
I MAKE?
GREAT.
THANK YOU.
I MOVE TO GRANT AS A CONDITION
CLERK FILE 314403.
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
WE WILL RECOMMEND FULL COUNCIL
GRANT AS A CONDITIONED CLERK
FILE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU GUYS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THAT INTO THE LAW DEPARTMENT
FOR HELPING US AS USUAL.
>>> IF YOU WANT TO HOLD ON A
SECOND.
BEFORE I MOVED TO ADJOURN, THE
NEXT MEETING OF THE CIVIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3. WITH THAT,
WE STAND ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU GUYS.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> LET YOUR STAFF KNOW HOW
GRATEFUL I AM.