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>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
AND WELCOME TO THE MAY 1
EDITION OF THE CIVIC
DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC ASSETS AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE.
THE TIME IS 2 P.M.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
I AM SALLY BAGSHAW.
I WANT TO EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES
TO COUNSEL MEMBER JUAREZ, SHE
IS AT HOME SICK TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA BUT BOTH ARE IMPORTANT
THE FIRST IS TO CONSIDER THE
APPOINTMENT OF JESUS AGUIRRE AS
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION.
AND WE ALSO HAVE AN ORDINANCE
REGARDING THE SOUTH PARK
COMMUNITY CENTER AGREEMENT.
FIRST ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC
COMMENT.
AND WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE SIGNED
UP.
EACH OF YOU WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES
AND SINCE WE ONLY HAVE 2 ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA, SUPERINTENDENT
IT BE JESUS AGUIRRE AND THE
SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
AREA, IF YOU WILL CONFINE YOUR
COMMENTS TO THOSE TWO AGENDA
ITEMS WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
2 MINUTES, PLEASE.
>> I AM KIND OF A FREQUENT
PERSON HERE AND WE ARE GOING TO
TALK LOGISTICS TODAY BECAUSE I
AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY HUMAN
RIGHTS AND MY CIVIL RIGHTS.
I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO
ADDRESS.
IF IT IS GOING ON IN THIS
BUILDING AND HAPPENING TO ME I
HAVE A RIGHT UP UNDER LAW TO
ADDRESS IT.
SO TODAY, YOU KNOW, THE POLICE
COMMISSION IS ONE OF HER
BABIES, I WAS INSULTED BY THESE
GUARDS THAT WORK HERE AND RITA
CAN CONFIRM IT, I WAS NEVER IN
THE MEETING TODAY.
>> I WANT YOU TO PLEASE STAY ON
THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE TWO SECURITY OFFICERS
HERE, IF YOU --
>> FOR YOU --
>> WAIT A MINUTE.
MAY I PLEASE ASK HER TO BE
ESCORTED.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT THREATS HERE.
YOU ARE DONE.
WOULD YOU PLEASE --
>> I WILL BE BACK.
>> PLEASE ESCORT HER --
>> I HEARD HER --
>> I ASKED YOU, PLEASE, TO STAY
WITH THE AGENDA.
PLEASE ESCORT HER OUT.
THANK YOU.
>> MAY I CLARIFY FOR THE
RECORD, I SUPPORT YOUR DECISION
IN DECLARING THAT SHE WAS NOT
FOLLOWING THEIR COUNSEL RULES
AND NEEDED TO BE REMOVED FROM
CHAMBERS.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
I AGREE WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT
THAT THE PUBLIC TESTIFIER WHO
JUST SPOKE WAS NOT PERKING HER
FREE SPEECH BUT SUBJECTING US
TO THREATS OF VIOLENCE AND WE
HAVE JUST EXPERIENCED THAT,
THREE WEEKS AGO, FROM HER
FRIEND, AND I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS BEHAVIOR
THAT WE SHOULD NOT ACCEPT AND
TOLERATE AS THREATS.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THREATS AND A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THREATS AND FREE
SPEECH.
WE RESPECT FREE SPEECH BUT WE
CANNOT TOLERATE THREATS THAT
UNFORTUNATELY WE SEE PUBLIC
ELECTED OFFICIALS SUBJECTED TO
THREATS ALL THE TIME AND PEOPLE
FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THE
THREATS AND WE HAVE TO SET A
STANDARD OF EXPECTATIONS THAT
WE WILL NOT TOLERATE VERBAL
THREATS THAT COULD TURN INTO
VIOLENCE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AS THE
PRESIDING CHAIR FOR YOUR
ACTIONS.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH
AND THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP
AND BEING CONSISTENT.
>> OKAY.
I AM SORRY THAT MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC HAD TO SIT THROUGH THAT.
>> HI.
HI CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK REGARDING THE SOUTH PARK
COMMUNITY CENTER AND THANK YOU
FOR THE $4 MILLION FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
GIVE BIG DONATIONS THIS WEEK.
AS A RESIDENT OF SOUTH PARK I
HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW MY
NEIGHBORS AND FAMILIES AND IT
HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY
HEART.
HOWEVER, WITH ALL THE TIME I
SPEND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD I
OFTEN QUESTION WHO IS MEANT TO
BENEFIT FROM ALL THE
IMPROVEMENTS COMING TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND ARE THE
DECISIONS MADE WITH WAYS AND
EQUITY IN MIND.
OUR LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CONCORD INTERNATIONAL WITH 17
OTHER SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WILL RECEIVE BUDGET CUTS NEXT
YEAR WHICH WILL LOWER QUALITY
OF BASAGE EDUCATION.
YET THE CITY AND PRIVATE
INSTITUTIONS GET MILLIONS.
IT WILL TAKE $2 MILLION TO
MAINTAIN ALL POSITIONS FOR NEXT
YEAR.
WHILE ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE
GREAT I WANT THE CITY COUNCIL
TO THINK ABOUT THE MESSAGE WE
ARE SENDING.
IT FEELS UNSETTLING WE HAVE TO
WATCH A PRIVATE SCHOOL TAKE
OVER WHILE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND NEIGHBOR RESOURCES ARE
RECEIVING CUTS OR ARE
UNDERFUNDED.
THANK YOU.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
I REALLY YOU APPRECIATE WITH
STICKING WITH THE AGENDA AND
BEING CLEAR ABOUT YOUR OPINION.
MR.LOW?
WELCOME TO CITY HALL.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> MY NAME IS WILLIAM LOW, I AM
A PARKS COMMISSIONER IN THIS
CITY WHO HAPPENS TO BE THE
CHAIR AT THE PRESENT TIME.
I COME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF JESUS
AGUIRRE.
AND IT IS A WONDERFUL
READDITION TO HAVING A
SUPERINTENDENT WHO DID NOT
COUNT IT AS ROBBERY TO LEAVE
THIS CITY, GO BACK HOME AND
SUPPORT FAMILY, FOUND THAT
THERE WAS A VOID WHEN TIME
PERMITTED AND REAPPLIED FOR THE
JOB AND DID NOT ASK FOR SPECIAL
TREATMENT BUT WILL LED HIS
RECORD AS WE HAVE SEEN STAND.
WE ARE EXCITED.
WE ARE EXCITED BECAUSE HERE IS
SOMEONE WHO SET THE BAR HIGH,
HE IS NOT AFRAID TO COME BACK
AND WE WILL SET THE BAR EVEN
HIGHER.
I REALIZE I ONLY HAVE A MINUTE
AND FIVE SECONDS LEFT TO SPEAK
BUT I HAVE PROBABLY A FULL DAY
AS A LONG TIME CITIZEN OF THIS
GREAT CITY TO SPEAK ABOUT HIM.
NOT ONLY HAS HE DEMONSTRATED
COMPETENT LEADERSHIP, I LOVE
THIS ENTHUSIASM.
AS I WAS LEAVING MY BUILDING
TODAY AND LET THE RESIDENTS
KNOW I WOULD SPEAK ON HIS
BEHALF, THEY WANTED THE COUNSEL
TO KNOW THAT WE ARE PLEASED
WITH THE WAY OUR PARKS LOOK.
THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE
FUTURE.
AND THEY ASK ME TO DO TWO
THINGS, ONE, IF THE TUNNEL TO
AVAILED ITSELF, LOOK FOR A FEW
MORE DOLLARS.
BUT CERTAINLY GIVE AND HEED
PRAISE ON THE DIRECTION THAT WE
ARE TAKING.
INDIVIDUALLY, I AM EXTREMELY
EXCITED BECAUSE OF THE POSITION
THAT I SIT IN.
IT IS ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO HAVE
SOMEONE WHO IS NOT AFRAID TO
LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
I COME HERE AND I SPEAK ON HIS
BEHALF AND I THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
GOOD WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING
AND EXTEND MY THANKS TO YOUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL.
OKAY.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
ITEM OF OUR AGENDA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THIS IN.
>> THANK YOU.
FIRST ITEM OF THE AGENDA.
APPT 01306, APPOINTMENT OF
JESUS AGUIRRE AS
SUPERINTENDENT, DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION FOR A TERM
APRIL 1, 2023.
>> THANK YOU.
IF THERE IS ANYBODY ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO JOIN YOU, FEEL
FREE.
POWER TEAM.
WELCOME TO BOTH OF YOU AND I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE
PEOPLE HERE FROM PARKS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT
SERVICE.
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS, THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE AS WELL AND FOR
HOLDING DOWN THE FORT.
OKAY.
WE DON'T NEED INTRODUCTIONS FOR
THOSE OF US AT THE TABLE BUT
FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU JUST
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
>> MY NAME IS JESUS AGUIRRE AND
I AM ACTING SUPERINTENDENT AT
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION.
>> DAVID MOSELEY, DEPUTY MAYOR
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY TO
REINTRODUCE A PERSON WHO NEEDS
NO INTRODUCTION TO THIS
COUNSEL.
JESUS AGUIRRE.
BEFORE I DO THAT, THOUGH, I
WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT OF
PRIVILEGE TO THANK YOU FOR
LENDING YOUR STAFF PERSON.
NEEDED TO GO TO OUR SERVICES AS
WE CONSIDER OUR NEXT
APPOINTMENT OR NOMINATION TO GO
FORWARD AS WE WERE INTRODUCING
PEOPLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN RESOURCES.
>> IT WAS A GREAT FRONT TO HER
PERSONALLY AND FOR YOU TO HAVE
HER.
>> EXACTLY.
EXACTLY.
IT WAS ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO
THAT JESUS AGUIRRE CONTACTED ME
AND INDICATED THAT WHILE HE WAS
ENJOYING HIS WORK WITH HIS
FAMILY BUSINESS, THAT HE WAS
MISSING THE WORK OF PUBLIC
SERVICE AND MISSING THE WORK OF
PARKS DEPARTMENT AND HE
INDICATED WHILE HE HAS BEEN ON
THIS SABBATICAL HE HAD
MAINTAINED A NUMBER OF
RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATIONAL
PARK ORGANIZATIONS AND
CONTINUED HIS PASSION FOR
PUBLIC SERVICE AND PUBLIC PARKS
AND RECREATION AND ASKED IF
THERE WOULD BE INTEREST ON THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE STAFF OR THE
MAYOR, IF HE WERE TO REAPPLY AS
WE WERE STARTING THE PROCESS OF
THE APPLICATIONS AND WE HAD A
WONDERFUL CONVERSATION, I ASKED
HIM, YOU KNOW, WHY DID HE WANT
TO COME BACK.
I AM SURE SOME OF THE QUESTION
YOU WILL ASK HIM TODAY, BUT
TOWARD THE END WE DID REOPEN
THE PROCESS AND HE DID APPLY.
WE HAD OVER 100 PEOPLE APPLY
FOR THE POSITION.
WE SELECTED FIVE PEOPLE TO
INTERVIEW, IN THE END WE ONLY
INTERVIEWED THREE BECAUSE A
COUPLE PULLED OUT BUT HE CAME
UP FROM THE SEARCH COMMITTEE AS
THE ONE THAT WAS REALLY -- HE
AND ANOTHER PERSON WERE
RECOMMENDED TO BE INTERVIEWED
BY THE MAYOR.
THE MAYOR INTERVIEWED BOTH
PEOPLE AND NOMINATING FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION TODAY JESUS
AGUIRRE TO BE THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION.
>> APPRECIATE THE FACT YOU DID
A FORMAL PROCESS AND YOU ARE
ALLOWING US TO BE INVOLVED
ALONG THE WAY.
>> WELCOME BACK.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE GOT SOME PREPARED
COMMENTS I WOULD LIKE TO READ
AND THEN BE HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
AS I BEGIN I WANT TO THANK
WILLIAM LOW FOR HIS SERVICE AND
THE REST OF THE BOARD AND ALL
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO GIVE
US LOTS OF FEEDBACK AND WORK WE
DO AT DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FOLKS
IN THE BACK FOR DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION AND THAT
WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THE
WORK THEY DO ON BEHALF OF THE
RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE AND
FINALLY, SPECIAL NOTE OF
GRATITUDE FOR CHRISTOPHER
WILLIAMS WHO HAS BEEN STEADFAST
IN HIS LEADERSHIP OF THIS
DEPARTMENT FOR MANY YEARS AND
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO BE
A PART OF THE TEAM AND I WILL
SAY THAT A BIG PART OF WHATEVER
NEGOTIATION I MAY HAVE HAD
ABOUT COMING BACK IS MAKING
SURE CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS WAS
GOING TO STICK AROUND.
SO AS I SAID, I HAVE COMMENTS
AND THEN I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY
SPEAKING YOUR SUPPORT FOR MY
NOMINATION TO BE THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION AND IT IS AN HONOR
TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY A
SECOND TIME.
AS YOU CONSIDER MY APPOINTMENT
I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THESE ISSUES THAT MAY COME IN
TO MIND INCLUDING WHY I LEFT
THE POSITION AND WHY I WOULD
LIKE TO RETURN AS WELL AS
THOUGHTS ON HOW I WILL APPROACH
THE WORK OF DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION TO ENSURE WE
SUPPORT ALL OUR COMMUNITIES,
ALL OUR LEADERS, INCLUDING YOU
AND AS WELL AS ALL THE
RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE.
I WILL SAY PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL
IN 2015, THE BULK OF MY WORK
WAS IN EDUCATION.
I SERVED IN EDUCATION AS A
TEACHER, A PRINCIPAL, A
ADMINISTRATOR AND A STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION FOR
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
I SERVED AS THE DESTRUCTOR OF
COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION AS WELL.
I SERVED IN THIS ROLE FROM JUNE
2015 THROUGH JANUARY 2018 AND I
AM PROUD OF THE WORK I AND THE
TEAM DID DURING MY TENURE.
AND AS TO THE REASONS FOR MY
DEPARTURE, AFTER 28 YEARS OF
PUBLIC SERVICE I MADE A
PERSONAL DECISION TO TAKE A
BREAK AND JOIN MY FAMILY'S
STEEL MANUFACTURING AND
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS.
I DECIDED TO JOIN MY FIVE
SIBLINGS, ALTHOUGH THIS
BUSINESS IS ONE I GREW UP IN,
WORKING AFTER SCHOOL, WEEKENDS
AND DURING THE SUMMER SINCE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ONE THAT
MY SIBLINGS LED SUCCESS, I
MISSED THE WORK OF PUBLIC
SERVICE.
BEING PART OF THE WORK TO MAKE
THE CITY I LIVE IN A GREAT CITY
FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
I SIT HERE ASKING TO RETURN TO
SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
DURING MY TENURE WE DID A LOT
OF WORK TO IMPROVE ON THE GREAT
WORK OF SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION.
AT THE TIME THE FOCUS WAS TO
TRANSFORM INTO A RESULTS DRIVEN
ORGANIZATION.
WORK WITH A TEAM, THOSE BEHIND
ME TO ESTABLISH WAYS TO BECOME
ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITIES TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE SERVING THEM
AND MEETING THEIR NEEDS.
WE WORKED TO OPEN OUR MINDS AND
SEND YOU IDEAS, LEARNING FROM
EXPERTS, STAKE HOLDERS AND THE
GREAT EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION AS WE
IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES AND
STRATEGIES AND WE WORKED TO
MANAGE THE RESOURCES THAT WE
WERE ENTRUSTED WITH.
WE HAD TO DO A BETTER JOB OF
SERVING OUR UNDERSERVED
RESIDENTS.
WORKING WITH THESE GREAT TEAM
MEMBERS I AM PROUD OF THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE HAD AT THE
TIME BUT STILL WEAVE MUCH WORK
TO DO.
OUR RESIDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING
MANY CONSEQUENCES OF THE
GROWTH.
GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY SERVE
AGAIN AS SUPERINTENDENT MY
FOCUS WILL BE TO ENSURE WE
SERVE EVERY RESIDENT AND
THROUGH OUR COLLABORATIONS WITH
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
ONE KEY ASPECT OF THIS WORK IS
AN INITIATIVE TO DETERMINE THE
STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE
DEPARTMENT TO SERVE ALL
RESIDENTS.
SO THIS PLAN WILL REFLECT MUCH
OF THE GREAT PLANNING THAT HAS
ALREADY BEEN DONE, INCLUDING
ALL THE WORK BEHIND THE 2014
LEGACY PLAN THAT WORKED TO THE
PARK DIRECTION CREATE AND PARKS
AND OPEN SPACES PLAN AND MANY
OTHER PLANS WE HAVE DONE.
SO THERE IS A LOT OF PLANNING
THAT ALREADY HAPPENED.
HOWEVER THIS PLAN IS GOING TO
BE DRIVEN BY THE FACT SEATTLE
HAS CHANGED AND CONTINUES TO
CHANGE DRAMATICALLY.
SO THE GROWTH THAT OUR CITY IS
EXPERIENCING HAS GRATED GREAT
OPPORTUNITY AND GREAT
CHALLENGES.
THE PLANNING PROCESS WILL HELP
US DETERMINE HOW WE SUPPORT OUR
RESIDENTS, AFFORDABILITY,
LIVEABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
SO I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH OUR
COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT DEPARTMENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION SHOULD
LOOK LIKE.
SO AS WE DO THIS WE WILL ENSURE
THIS PROCESS AND THE RESULTING
PLAN REFLECT OUR VALUES AND
WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO OUR
COMMUNITY.
AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS
I WANT TO ADHERE TO THE VALUES
WITH THE FOLLOWING.
WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR
WORK IS ABOUT PEOPLE.
WE CREATE AND IMPLEMENT
PROGRAMS AND MAIN GREAT GREAT
PIECES THAT WILL SERVE THE
RESIDENTS.
NEXT, WE ARE COMMITTED TO
EQUITY.
WE ALSO MUST BE OPEN TO A NEW
WAY OF DOING THINGS.
THE CHALLENGES OUR CITY AND
RESIDENTS FACE ARE NEW WE HAVE
TO BE OPEN TO THE STRATEGIES WE
USE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS NEED TO
BE DIFFERENT AND IT CAN'T BE
THE ONES WE USED IN THE PAST.
OUR PLAN HAS TO BE SUSTAINABLE
AND FLEXIBLE, ALSO OPEN TO THE
FACT WE ARE BECOMING A
DIFFERENT CITY.
WE WILL HONOR THE HISTORY OF
OUR CITY AND WE HAVE TO LOOK
FORWARD.
WE MUST ENSURE WE DO SOMETHING
THAT IS INCLUSIVE AND
AFFORDABLE TO ALL.
WE KNOW THESE ISSUES
DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS, GAPS, AS
WELL AS ISSUES AS HOMELESSNESS
WILL CHALLENGE US AND WEAVE TO
WORK TO BE A PART OF A CITY
WIDE SOLUTION AND OUR PLANNING
WILL BE DRIVEN BY THE IDEA IS
IT IS NOT A ONE TIME THING.
WE MUST ENGAGE IN DISCOURSE
WITH OUR COMMUNITIES IN WAYS
THAT IS MEANINGFUL TO THEM TO
BE RESPONSIVE TO THE CHANGE
THAT WILL CONTINUE A EFFECT US
ALL.
OF COURSE, SUCH A PROCESS CAN'T
BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT THE
VOICESF OUR RESIDENTS AND INPUT
FROM THE GREAT COMMUNITY
PARTNERS THAT SUPPORT OUR WORK.
OUR PLAN MUST INCLUDE LOCAL,
REGION AND NATIONAL
PARTNERSHIPS AND BEST PRACTICES
AND TRENDS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY.
ANOTHER KEY ASPECT OF THIS PLAN
AND OUR SUCCESS IS THE 2,000
EMPLOYEES OF THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION TEAM.
OUR PLAN WILL INCLUDE FROM OUR
TEAM TO ENSURE WE COMMIT TO OUR
CONTINUED GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT.
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION CAN ONLY BE
SUCCESSFUL IF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE
SUCCESSFUL.
DURING MY PREVIOUS TENURE I
FOCUSED ON THE AMOUNT AND
QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OUR TEAM MEMBERS
RECEIVED.
WE LAUNCHED EFFORTS TO ENSURE
THE EXPERIENCE OF THE
INDIVIDUALS WAS INCLUDE IN
DECISIONS THAT ALL LEVELS.
FINALLY AS I APPROACH THE
POSSIBILITY OF ENGAGING IN A
SECOND TIME I AM THRILLED THE
CITY CONFRONTS THE CHALLENGES
AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING THIS
GREAT CITY.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION IN THE CITY.
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION ENJOYED GENERATIONS
OF SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT FROM
LEADERS, RESIDENTS, PARTNERS
AND OUR EMPLOYEES.
THIS CONTINUED SUPPORT WILL
ENSURE OUR CONTINUED SUCCESS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU AND ANSWERING
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HAVE A LIST OF QUESTIONS FROM
BOTH MY OFFICE BUT ALSO A
COUPLE OTHER OFFICES.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD
LIKE TO LEADOFF WITH?
>> YEAH.
I THINK MY INITIAL QUESTION TO
YOU WAS GOING TO BE TO ASK WHY
YOU WANTED TO COME BACK AND YOU
TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING
WITH US YOUR INTEREST IN
RETURNING FROM AS A DEPUTY
MAYOR SAID YOUR SABBATICAL,
AWAY FROM US, YOU WANT TO
RETURN TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND I WANTED TO GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT
MEANS TO YOU.
AND SORT OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE
THE MOTIVATING FACTORS THAT ARE
CONTRIBUTING TO YOUR DESIRE TO
RETURN TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
>> SURE.
I THINK IT REALLY JUST BOILS
DOWN TO WHAT MOTIVATES ME AND
GETS ME EXCITED TO GET UP IN
THE MORNING.
EVEN THOUGH IT IS WITH MY
FAMILY AND I CARE ABOUT THEIR
SUCCESS, WORKING IN THE FOR
PROFIT WORLD ISN'T WHAT GETS ME
EXCITED IN THE MORNING.
>> NO OFFENSE TO YOUR SIBLINGS.
>> THEY WILL BE MORE THAN MINE
WITHOUT ME.
YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE
BEEN REALLY LUCKY TO -- IN
TERMS OF THE SUPPORT I HAD,
MOST IS DUE THE GREAT WORK OF
MY FAMILY AND THE PUBLIC
ENTITIES THAT SUPPORTED ME.
YOU KNOW, THE SCHOOLING THAT I
RECEIVED AND ALSO THE PARKS AND
RECREATION ACTIVITIES THAT
SUPPORT A LOT OF OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE IN OUR CITIES THAT ARE
OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.
AND I JUST REALLY ENJOY BEING
ENGAGED IN THE WORK OF CITY
GOVERNMENT.
I THINK CITIES ARE THE SOLUTION
TO MANY OF THE CHALLENGES WE
HAVE AND I WANT TO BE A PART OF
THAT.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE MORE LINES
OF QUESTIONS THAT I WOULD LIKE
TO EXPLORE HERE.
I THINK YOU LEFT IN JANUARY OF
2018, AND SINCE THEN I THINK IT
IS FAIR TO SAY AT THE CITY WE
AND THIS IS TRUE ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, WE HAVE SEEN A GREAT
AMOUNT OF ORGANIZING AND
MOBILIZATION BY EMPLOYEES, IN
LARGE PART FUELED BY THE #METOO
MOVEMENT AND OTHER MOVEMENTS
THAT ARE DEMANDING THAT WE AS
EMPLOYERS TAKE THEIR CONCERNS
AROUND HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT
AND HARASSMENT, BASED ON RACE,
SEX OR OTHER PROTECTIVED
CATEGORY THAT WE EXEMPLIFY THE
BEST STANDARDS, PARTICULARLY AS
PUBLIC AGENCIES.
THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST
AMONG RANK AND FILE EMPLOYEES
AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE IT
REALLY TO CHALLENGE US AS
LEADERS TO TAKE THOSE CONCERNS
SERIOUSLY AND APPROACH IT WITH
LESS OF A, YOU KNOW, LIABILITY,
LITIGATION, HR PERSPECTIVE AND
MORE OF HOW DO WE TRANSFORM A
CULTURE TO ENSURE THAT
EMPLOYEES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE
WORKING IN A SAFE, NON-TOXIC
ENVIRONMENT AND HOW ARE WE
GOING TO HOLD OURSELVES
ACCOUNTABLE WHEN WE FALL SHORT
OF THE EXPECTATIONS AND THE
STANDARDS WE SET.
MAYBE YOU CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT
HOW YOU WOULD APPROACH THAT
WORK AND THAT EVOLVING DYNAMIC
WITHIN OUR OWN WORKPOROUS OF
WHICH PARKS AND RECREATION IS
NOT EXEMPT, HOW WOULD YOU
STRUCTURE YOUR MANAGEMENT STYLE
AND YOUR INTERACTION WITH ALL
LEVELS OF EMPLOYEES THAT PARKS
AND RECREATION TO MAKE SURE
THEY HAVE BEEN HEARD AND THEIR
ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED.
>> I THINK THE MAIN APPROACH IS
THAT I HAVE BEEN -- I AM IN THE
MIDDLE OF IT NOW, WORKING
REALLY HARD TO LISTEN AND TO
CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR
FROM EMPLOYEES.
NOT JUST ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THEIR
WORK IN PARTICULAR BUT ABOUT
THE CONCERNS.
THAT IS THE APPROACH AND THEN
MAKING SURE THAT IN RESPONSE TO
THOSE THINGS THAT I HAVE BEEN
HEARING OR CONTINUE TO HEAR, I
THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO
CREATE THE KIND OF CULTURE THAT
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS
OF MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY
FEELS RESPECTED AND FEELS LIKE
WE ARE LISTENING TO AND
RESPONDING AND WORKING TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY PART OF AN
EFFORT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DO
THEIR WORK.
PART OF THAT IS AWARENESS AND
UNDERSTANDING BY FOLKS AT ALL
LEVELS OF THE ORGANIZATION
ABOUT WHAT THESE ISSUES ARE.
I THINK WHAT HAPPENED IN RECENT
YEARS IS POWERFUL AND A LOT OF
IT IS PEOPLE ARE LEARNING AND
LEARNING TO NAME THINGS,
LEARNING TO -- VOCABULARY THAT
ISN'T IN THE PUBLIC.
UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE ISSUES
ARE.
UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERYTHING
WE SAY OR DO HAS AN IMPACT.
GOOD, BAD OR SOMETHING.
A LOT OF AWARENESS AND TRAINING
AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT OUR
ACTIONS MEAN.
I THINK THEN ALSO SOME VERY
SPECIFIC TRAINING AND
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES PLACED
ON THE PART OF OUR MANAGERS AND
OUR LEADERS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT
IS ABUSIVE OR HURTFUL OR IN ANY
WAY CREATING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE
PEOPLE AREN'T COMFORTABLE BUT
JUST AS IMPORTANT MAKING SURE
FOLKS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE A PART
OF THE WORK WE ARE DOING.
NOT TELLING SOMEONE TO DO THIS
BECAUSE I SAY SO.
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE PEOPLE FEEL
INCLUDED AND MAKING SURE WE
HAVE STOURS RECEIVE AND ACT ON
CONCERNS THAT ARE MADE TO ANY
OF US AT ANY LEVEL OF THE
ORGANIZATION AND ALSO MAKING
SURE WE HAVE STRUCTURES IN
PLACE TO HOLD PEOPLE
ACCOUNTABLE.
WHEN I MEET WITH MY DIRECT
REPORTS, HAVING THOSE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY
ARE DOING ON THE BUILDING THE
AWARENESS FOR THEMSELVES AND
THE MANAGERS AND RESPONDING TO
SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT COME UP.
AND IN THE CASE WHERES
EMPLOYEES DON'T FEEL
COMFORTABLE GOING DIRECTLY TO
THEIR MANAGERS, THEY CAN COME
TO ME, CHRISTOPHER AS WELL AND
THE HR TEAM.
I KNOW THE TEAM HAS DAWN LOT OF
GREAT WORK AROUND ALL THOSE
ISSUES I JUST MENTIONED AND
MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE A PLACE
TO GO.
>> I WOULD ENJOY GETTING A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
YOUR HR TEAM HAS DONE IN THIS
SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE THESE
EVOLVING DYNAMICS THAT I WOULD
AGREE WITH YOU ARE EXTREMELY
POWERFUL AND IMPORTANT FOR US
TO -- AGAIN, HOLD OUR SELVES TO
A HIGHER SET OF STANDARDS IN
TERMS OF HOW WE -- WHAT SPACES
WE ARE CREATING FOR OUR
EMPLOYEES TO DO THE HARDEST
WORK AROUND.
PUBLIC SERVICE IS BECOMING
HARDER AND HARDER AND TOXIC FOR
A LOT OF FOLKS AND WE WANT TO
KEEP THE BEST OF THE BEST AT
THE CITY AND THAT REQUIRES US
TO REALLY WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY
TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE
ADDRESSING TOXIC ENVIRONMENTS,
CREATED BY OTHERS OR COMING
FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE.
SUCH AN IMPORTANT THING TO KEEP
AN EYE ON.
>> THE OTHER THING THAT WE NEED
TO DO IS LOOK AT THE DATA.
SOMETIMES WE ASSUME THINGS ARE
GREAT.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT OUR
HR DATA TO SEE IF THERE IS --
THAT WE ARE NOT AWARE OF.
MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE
STRUCTURES IN PLACE.
>> THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO
BRING UP, I AM SURE YOU HEARD
ONE OF THE PUBLIC TESTIFIERS
TALK ABOUT SOUTH PARK IN
PARTICULAR.
WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
EARLIER TODAY WHERE YOU SPENT
TIME TALKING ABOUT EQUITY AND
HOW THAT APPLIES TO THE WORK
THAT YOU WANT PARKS AND
RECREATION ARE TO DO AS IT
RELATES TO OPEN SPACES.
I THINK, WHEN WE ARE BUILDING
OPEN SPACES IN A CITY WHERE
THERE ARE CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS
ND COMMUNITIES WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING GENTRIFICATION AND
DISPLACEMENT IN A NEGATIVE WAY,
I HEARD MANY MEMBERS ASK WHO
ARE WE BUILDING THESE PARKS
FOR, WHO ARE WE BUILDING MAIN
STREETS FOR AND WHO ARE WE
BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR,
SCHOOLS OR ROADS, I THINK THAT
IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR
ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS TO
STRUGGLE WITH AND WOULD LIKE TO
GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE WITH US YOUR PERSECTIVE
AS THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT OF
PARKS ON THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE.
>> YEAH.
I THINK THAT THE BROAD
RESPONSE, IT ISN'T JUST A PARKS
AND RECREATION ISSUE.
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE A TRY
BUILD AND PROGRAM THE BEST
SPACES AROUND AND THAT JUST
CREATES PRESSURES ON THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE.
I THINK ONE OF THE WAYS THAT I
AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT FIGURING
OUT HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS IS
PARTING IN A CITY WIDE APPROACH
IT THESE ISSUES.
PARTICULARLY AROUND SOUTH PARK.
AS WE AS GOVERNMENT ARE
INVESTING IN A WAY WE SHOULD BE
IT CREATES PRESSURES.
HOW DO WE CREATE CITY WIDE
SOLUTIONS TO DO THAT.
THINGS LIKE THE IMPROVEMENTS
AROUND THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
HOUSING, THE TYPES OF HOUSING,
WHETHER, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL
SPACES TO BANK THEM AND CREATE
ADDITIONAL HOUSING, THOSE ARE
THINGS WE NEED TO BE THINKING
ABOUT AS A CITY.
I THINK A COUPLE KEY PIECES
THERE, IN ADDITION, WHENEVER WE
PLAN OR WE HAVE THE RESOURCES
TO DO SOMETHING IN THE
COMMUNITY, MAKING SURE WE
ENGAGE WITH THEM IN HOW WE PLAN
IT AND DESIGN IT AND ACTIVATE
IT.
I THINK THE FOLKS IN THAT
COMMUNITY CAN HELP US MAKE SURE
WE ARE PROVIDING SPACES THAT
ARE RESPONSIVE TO THEIR
INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND HOPEFULLY
THEY WILL INTO BE ABLE TO USE
THEM.
>> I HAVE SOME IDEAS OF WAYS WE
CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY IN
THAT AREA.
AND WE WILL MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW
UP WITH YOU ABOUT CONNECTING
YOU WITH FOLKS WITHIN SOUTH
PARK, POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES
FOR US TO SUPPORT THAT PLACE
MAKING.
FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM
COMMUNITY AS OPPOSED TO
HAPPENING TO COMMUNITY.
ONE LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE
-- I MADE THE COMMITMENT TO
ASKING ON BEHALF OF COUNSEL
MEMBER, WHICH IS SHE WANTED TO
-- SHE COULDN'T BE HERE WITH US
TODAY BUT WANTED TO GET A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING FROM YOU
AS TO HOW AND WHAT YOU WOULD DO
TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC DOLLARS
ARE USED TO SUPPORT UNION LABOR
FOR PARKS PROJECTS AND
OPERATIONS.
>> SURE, I THINK I AM VERY PRO
UNION, PRO LABOR.
I BELIEVE THAT NONE OF THE WORK
WE DO AT PARKS AND RECREATION
CAN BE DONE WITHOUT OUR
EMPLOYEES.
WE ENJOY POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS
WITH 17 OR SO INDIVIDUAL
UNIONS.
AND SO IT IS JUST A MATTER OF
CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THAT COMMITMENT.
I THINK THE CHALLENGES, MIGHT
EXPECT TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS
THAT WILL COME UP, AS WE
APPROACH THE WORK THAT WE DO,
THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN WE ARE
BEING LOOKED AT THROUGH --
LOOKED TO THROUGH OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THROUGH
PARTNERSHIPS, ET CETERA, WE
HAVE TO PRIORITIZES A SOMETHING
THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US.
>> YEAH.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, IF SHE WAS
HERE SHE MIGHT ENCOURAGE YOU AS
A FOLLOW UP THAT IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO NOT ONLY
MAINTAIN THE EXISTING LABOR
RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAVE AND
THE VERY GOOD UNION JOBS THAT
WEAVE WITHIN PARKS AND
RECREATION BUT IT IS ALSO
IMPORTANT FOR US TO LOOK AT
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES,
PARTICULARLY IN THE CONTEXT OF
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PRECIPITATIONS
AS TO HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE IN A
WAY THAT WILL CREATE PATHWAYS
TO GOOD UNION LIVING WAGE JOBS
AND I THINK WEAVE SOME OF THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL PRESENT
THEMSELVES DOWN THE ROAD HERE
IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
YOUR PHILOSOPHY AROUND HOW TO
OR WHAT YOU WOULD DO TO PROMOTE
THE OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THESE
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING IN AND
PRIORITIZE SOME OF THOSE UNION
LABOR JOBS.
>> YEAH.
I GUESS I WILL SAY THAT I WOULD
LOVE TO HAVE MORE OF A
DISCUSSION ON THIS.
I THINK IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC
PARTNERSHIPS, I THINK IT IS
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH AND JUST MAKE SURE
-- YOU KNOW, I WOULD APPRECIATE
ANY PLAN WITH MAKING SURE WE
HAVE A CLEAR SET OF VALUES AND
COMMITMENTS.
HERE IS WHAT WE ARE NEGOTIATING
AROUND AND THAT WOULD NEED TO
BE AT THE FRONT END OF WHAT WE
ARE DOING.
>> OKAY.
GREAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH BECAUSE
OF MY LIST OF QUESTIONS YOU
COVERED SIX OF THEM SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL BE FAIRLY QUICK MOVING
ON.
WITH REGARD TO JUST A FOLLOW UP
ON THE SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE, THIS WAS SOMETHING
COUNSEL MEMBER JUAREZ WANTED ME
TO RAISE AND YOU ANSWERED PART
OF IT ALREADY.
WHAT ABOUT PROMOTIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES.
WE KNOW THAT PART OF THE
RESPECT AND INCLUSION IN ANY
DEPARTMENT IS TO IDENTIFY
INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO BE
PROMOTED, THAT WANT TO BE
INVOLVED IN SOMETHING NEW.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW YOU WILL
DO THAT AND WHAT KIND OF
OPPORTUNITIES YOU MIGHT MAKE
FOR SOMEBODY.
>> I THINK THERE IS A COUPLE
WAYS.
ONE, I -- YOU KNOW, SINCE I
FIRST ARRIVED HERE I HAVE BEEN
IMPRESSED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S
COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING OUT OF
CLASS OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS.
AND THIS IS JUST SORT OF SHORT
TIME LINE UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PEOPLE TO TRY A DIFFERENT TYPE
OF WORK AND DIFFERENT DECISION,
ET CETERA, I THINK THOSE ARE
POWERFUL DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES.
I CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THOSE
AND MAKING SURE WE CREATE A --
A CONSISTENT AND FAIR SYMPTOM
FOR WHO GETS THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES.
IT CAN'T BE I NEED SOMEONE
TODAY BUT LET'S MAKE SURE WE
HAVE A PROCESS THAT ALLOWS
EVERYONE THE OPPORTUNITY IT
APPLY FOR THOSE.
I THINK THE OTHER SIDE IS JUST
FOR EVERYONE HAVING
PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE,
THAT IS INDIVIDUALIZED.
SOME FOLKS AS YOU SAID, MAYBE
DON'T WANT TO HAVE A DIFFERENT
JOB, THEY JUST WANT TO GET
BETTER AT WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
PROVIDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES
AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES IF
SOMEONE WANTS TO BE THE NEXT
SUPERINTENDENTS OF DEPARTMENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION HOW
COULD WE SUPPORT THEM AND GIVE
THEM THE GUIDANCE AND THE
TRAINING TO DO THAT.
THE OTHER PIECE THAT I AM PROUD
OF THAT SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION DOES AND
HAS BEEN DOING, A MENTORSHIP
PROGRAM.
WE ENCOURAGE OUR LEADERS TO
TAKE ONMENITIES AND HELP GUIDE
THEM THROUGH THAT PROCESS
AGAIN.
HELP OUTLINE THE GOALS THEY
HAVE PROFESSIONALLY AND HELP
THEM NAVIGATE THAT.
>> DO YOU HAVE A FORMAL PROCESS
IN PLACE SO LET'S SAY, I WANTED
TO MOVE OR I WANTED TO HAVE A
MENTOR, DO YOU HAVE A PROCESS
WHERE I COULD ASK FOR ONE AND
YOU COULD MATCH ME WITH
SOMEBODY?
>> WE DO.
OUR HR TEAM DOES A GOOD JOB
MANAGING THAT PROCESS.
WE PUSH THEM HARD TO TAKE ON
MENTORS.
I HAD A MENTOR VERY BRIEFLY
BEFORE I LEFT AND I FEEL BADLY
SO I AM GOING TO REENGAGE WITH
THAT PERSON.
THERE IS A CLEAR PROCESS ON THE
EXPECTATIONS, WE PROVIDE LOTS
OF GUIDANCE ON WHAT THEY SHOULD
-- HOW THE CONVERSATIONS SHOULD
HAPPEN AND THE THINGS THEY
SHOULD BE ENGAGING IN.
>> THANK YOU.
FOLLOW UP ON THE QUESTION ABOUT
LABOR, CAN YOU DESCRIBE A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT LABOR HARMONY
AND SOME OF THE CONTRACTS, WE
ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ABOUT
TOES FOR PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY
COMMUNITIES WHERE HAVING A NEW
SKILL SET, HAVING AN
OPPORTUNITY WORK ON A CONTRACT
MAY BE ON ORGANIZATION WITH
WHOM WE ARE CONTRACTING BUT IT
GIVES THEM A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO
BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND
MAKE UNION WAGE JOBS OR LIVING
WAGE JOBS.
TALK ABOUT HOW WE ARE
SPECIFICALLY TARGETING OUR OWN
COMMUNITY FOR THESE CONTRACTS.
>> I APOLOGIZE.
I AM NOT SURE I FOLLOW THE
QUESTION IN TERMS OF --
REFERRING TO CONTRACTS THAT WE
ARE PUTTING IN PLACE --
>> CORRECT.
CONSTRUCTION RELATED THAT IS
OUTSIDE OF THE WORK THAT OUR
OWN EMPLOYEES ARE DOING BUT WE
ARE AWARE THAT WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITY THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT
DON'T HAVE THE CHANCES TO LEARN
THOSE SKILLS AND SO WE ARE
LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE INCLUDING THEM, ARE YOU
LOOKING OUTSIDE -- NOT TALKING
ABOUT CONTRACTING OUT -- AS WE
ARE HIRING IS THAT SOMETHING
YOU ARE INVOLVED IN?
>> I AM NOT SURE.
I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU.
I AM NOT SURE WHAT SPECIFICALLY
-- ANY SPECIFIC CONTRACTS THAT
WE ARE LOOKING AT IN THAT
REGARD.
I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU.
>> WE WILL COME BACK TO THAT
AND I AM DEFINITELY NOT TALKING
ABOUT CONTRACTING OUT BUT AS WE
ARE REACHING OUT INTO THE
COMMUNITY WE ARE JUST PAYING
ATTENTION TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE
ARE INCLUDED IN THESE
CONTRACTS.
>> WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENTS
WE LAID OUT VERY SPECIFIC GOALS
FOR WOMEN MINORITY OWNED
BUSINESSES TO ACHIEVE IN OUR
CONTRACTING.
AND I AM NOT REMEMBERING
EXACTLY WHAT THE GOAL WAS AND
THE ACHIEVEMENT WAS BUT MY
RECOLLECTION WAS IT WAS HIGH.
THAT IS PART OF OUR DESIRE TO
MAKE SURE WE MEET CERTAIN GOALS
IN TERMS OF THE WORK WE
CONTRACT OUT THAT THERE BE A
STRONG REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN
AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
INTENTIONAL EFFORTS TO RESPECT
YOUR EMPLOYEES AND TO INCLUDE
THEM IN THE OPPORTUNITIES TO
GAIN NEW SKILLS AND MOVE IN TO
OTHER POSITIONS.
WE KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
PARKS HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD AT
THAT MANY PEOPLE START OFF AT
16 BEING A LIFEGUARD AND THEN
CONTINUE TO GROW.
WOULD YOU JUST -- LASTLY, TALK
ABOUT COMMUNITY CENTERS.
AS YOU WERE DESCRIBING THAT FOR
YOUR NEXT TENURE PLAN THAT
THERE IS MUCH THAT YOU ARE
GOING TO BE DOING, ITEMS I AM
INTERESTED IN ARE COMMUNITY
CENTERS.
I KNOW WE HAVE TALKED OVER THE
YEARS THAT THE PEOPLE IN THIS
LUN LOVE THEIR COMMUNITY
CENTERS BUT WE HAVE 27 OF THEM.
THEY ARE EXPENSIVE.
WHAT YOU SEE FOR THE NEXT 10
YEARS.
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
THAT IS A KEY PART OF OUR
THINKING AND PLANNING AROUND
THE PLAN WE ARE ENGAGED IN.
A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE DID
AROUND THE STRATEGIC PLANS
SHOWED US A LOT IN TERMS OF
PEOPLE ARE VERY -- THEY LOVE
THEIR COMMUNITY CENTERS.
THE SERVICES AND THE THINGS
THAT THE COMMUNITY CENTERS
PROVIDE ARE HELPFUL TO MEETING
THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES
BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WE NEED
TO ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
ONE QUESTION IS GOING TO BE
AROUND, YOU KNOW, IS 27 THE
RIGHT NUMBER AND WHAT CONDITION
SHOULD THEY BE IN.
THERE ARE SOME WE HAVEN'T
INVESTED IN BUT WEAVE TO MAKE
SOME INVESTMENTS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
MAKING THE INVESTMENT THAT ARE
DRIVEN BY THE PEOPLE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE SERVICES AND
WE NEED TO MAKE INVESTMENTS
THAT ARE FLEXIBLE AND MULTI-
USE.
IF THERE IS A COMMUNITY NOW
THAT IS ENJOYING, YOU KNOW,
YOUNG KIDS, THOSE KIDS WILL GET
OLDER SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THE HUGE INVESTMENTS THAT WE
MAKE NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE IN
TERMS OF SERVING THAT AND THE
LAST THING IS THAT FOR ME AS I
STATED, EVERYTHING WE DO AT
PARKS AND RECREATION NEED TO BE
FOCUSED ON PEOPLE AND THEIR
NEEDS.
EVERYTHING WE DEVELOP AND
ACQUIRE AND ACTIVATE, AND
PROGRAM NEED A BE DRIVEN BY THE
NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS.
AS WE ENGAGE IN THIS PROCESS
AND THE COMMUNITIES SHARE WHAT
THEIR NEEDS MIGHT BE, IN LINE
WITH THESE VALUES, I THINK THEY
WILL BE A KEY PART OF THAT.
IT'S HARD TO SAY WHAT THEY ARE
GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
I BELIEVE THEY WILL CONTINUE A
BE A KEY PART OF WHAT WE DO.
>> OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS
WEAVE BEEN LOOKING AT
OPPORTUNITIES AT A COMMUNITY
CENTER, IF WE ARE GOING TO REDO
THEM, IS THERE OPPORTUNITY FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON TOP.
THERE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I
EXPECT OUT OF YOU TODAY BUT I
WANT TO PUT THAT BACK OUT THERE
THAT IT IS -- IF WE HAVE 27 OF
THEM, PUBLIC PROPERTY, IT IS
PRECIOUS.
IF WE CAN DO IT SO THAT WE CAN
GET MORE HOUSING UNITS FOR
SOMEONE THAT WILL BE -- I THINK
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
>> I THINK IT SPEAKS TO THE
NEEDS FOR US TO APPROACH THESE
CHALLENGES IN NEW WAYS AND --
BECAUSE THEY ARE NEW
CHALLENGES.
WE HAVE TO BE CREATIVE.
>> I AM GOING TO ASK IF SHE HAS
FURTHER QUESTIONS IN A MOMENT
BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE.
FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO COME
BACK AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS AND PAULA
HOFF, YOU HAVE BEEN SO HELPFUL.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU ARE
DOING TOO.
CITY HALL AS YOU KNOW, MEANS A
GREAT DEAL TO ME OVER THE
YEARS.
THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING IN
BELL TOWN NOW TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE CAN GREEN UP AN
AREA THAT DOESN'T HAVE LOT OF
GREEN SPACE.
SMITH COVE, YOU LISTENED TO ME
ON THAT.
AND ALL OF THE WORK WE ARE
DOING NOW, AND WITH THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, WE ARE MOVING IN A
GOOD DIRECTION.
THAT IS FOCUSED ON PEOPLE'S
NEEDS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
>> THIS IS FOR THE DEPUTY
MAYOR.
MAYBE YOU CAN TALK TO US A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THE
MAYOR'S PROCESS WAS IN THE
SEARCH FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.
YOU BRIEFLY MENTIONED YOU
INVITED JESUS AGUIRRE TO
REAPPLY FOR THIS POSITION.
I WANTED TO GET A BETTER SENSE
OF WHAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
PROCESS WAS FOR IDENTIFYING
POTENTIAL CANDIDATES.
JUST TO GIVE US AND THE PUBLIC
GENERAL CONTEXT AND TEXTURE OF
WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE.
>> WE REACHED OUT TO A CROSS
SECTION OF STAKE HOLDER GROUPS
THAT HAVE AN INVOLVEMENT WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION, INCLUDING THE
BOARD, THE PARKS FOUNDATION AND
PEOPLE THAT HAD BEEN ACTIVE IN
THE PARKS COMMUNITY CENTERS AND
OTHER PLACES OF ENGAGEMENT.
SO FOLKS THAT HAD BEEN ENGAGED
IN PARKS AND RECEATION FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS TO FORM A
SEARCH COMMITTEE.
I SERVED IN THAT SEARCH
COMMITTEE AND CO-CHAIRS, WE
HAD, I THINK, SEVEN OR EIGHT
DIFFERENT FOLKS THAT WERE A
PART OF THAT.
WE LOOKED -- REVIEWED OVER A
DOZEN RESUMES.
THERE WERE OVER 100 PEOPLE THAT
HAD APPLIED.
WE NARROWED THAT DOWN THROUGH
OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
TO 15 OR SO FOLKS.
AND FROM THAT WE SELECTED FIVE
PEOPLE THAT WE WANTED TO
INTERVIEW.
WE INVITED THOSE PEOPLE TO
INTERVIEW AND WE ENDED UP
INTERVIEWING THREE PEOPLE, THE
SEARCH COMMITTEE, THE SEARCH
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED TWO
PEOPLE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE
PROCESS.
AFTER THAT THOSE TWO PEOPLE
THEN INTERVIEWED WITH THE E
TEAM AT PARKS.
THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
OTHER DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AS
WELL AS EMPLOYEES AT DEPARTMENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND
THAT FEEDBACK WAS PRESENTED TO
THE MAYOR BEFORE SHE
INTERVIEWED BOTH JESUS AGUIRRE
AND THE OTHER FINALIST.
IT WAS A MONTH LONG PROCESS OF
ENGAGEMENT AND WE ARE VERY,
VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE AN
ENGAGED COMMUNITY AND FOLKS
WERE WILLING TO GIVE THEIR TIME
AND EFFORT TO THE PROCESS AND
TO PROVIDE US WITH THEIR INPUT.
WE DIDN'T ASK THEM TO RATE THE
CANDIDATES ONE, TWO, OR THREE
BUT TO REVIEW AND GIVE THEIR
FEED BACK ON THE PLUSES AND
MINUSES THEY THOUGHT.
>> WE DON'T HAVE THE BENEFIT OF
HAVING COUNSEL MEMBER JUAREZ
HERE, I WANTED TO GET A SENSE
FROM YOU IN TERMS OF YOUR
PERSPECTIVE IN TERMS OF HOW
COUNSEL JUAREZ AND HER OFFICE
PLAYED A ROLE IN THAT SEARCH
PROCESS.
WOULD LOVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT A
LITTLE BIT MORE AS WELL.
>> ONE OF THE PEOPLE ON THE
SEARCH COMMITTEE WAS A MEMBER
OF COUNSEL MEMBER JUAREZ'S
STAFF AND SHE WAS VERY HELPFUL.
SHE WASN'T IN THE INTERVIEW
PROCESS BECAUSE SHE WAS OUT OF
TOWN DURING THAT PERIOD BUT
YES, THE COUNSEL MEMBER JUAREZ
AND HER STAFF WERE VERY ENGAGED
IN THE PROCESS.
>> GREAT.
WONDERFUL.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO
ADD ANYTHING --
>> GREAT QUESTION.
YES.
I STILL HAVE ALL OF THE STACKS
OF PAPERS THAT WERE PROVIDED TO
US.
IT WAS AN INTERESTING PROCESS
TO GO THROUGH.
I WAS OUT OF TOWN SO WE HAD A
DIFFERENT MEMBER.
WE HAD OVER 65 APPLICATIONS.
PROBABLY A MONTH OVER THE
PROCESS, THE SERIES WOULD
ALWAYS START WITH WHAT IS THE
PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING, WHERE
ARE WE AT IN THE STAGE OF
LOOKING FOR FOLKS AND WHO ARE
WE LOOKING FOR.
THAT WAS DIRECTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER JUAREZ
ACTUALLY WAS ON THE INTERVIEW
PROCESS WHEN WE INTERVIEWED THE
PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE.
INVOLVED IN THE COLLECTION OF
WHO GOT INTERVIEWED.
>> THAT IS GREAT.
I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THOSE
ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND THE
CHAIR FOR LETTING ME ANSWER --
ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.
I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY
GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO
THERE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE
SEARCH COMMITTEE AND THE STAFF
FOR MAKING SURE THEY CONTINUE
TO WORK COLLABORATELY WITH THE
EXECUTIVE TO ENSURE THAT NOT
ONLY IS THE SEARCH PROCESS ONE
THAT HAS A HIGH LEVEL OF
INTEGRITY TO IT AND WE FEEL
LIKE WE HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF
CONFIDENCE IN THAT PROCESS AND
THAT WE ENDED UP WITH AN
EXCELLENT CANDIDATE WHO EVEN
THOUGH HAS BEEN IN THE SEAT
BEFORE IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE
SURE THE PROCESSES ARE IN PLACE
AND THEY ARE COORDINATED AND
COOPERATIVE AND I WANT TO
EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE
OFFICE OF COUNSEL MEMBER JUAREZ
AND TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO
ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME.
>> OKAY.
READY FOR A VOTE?
I AM PLEASED THAT YOU ARE BACK
AND I AM GOING TO MOVE THAT
RECOMMEND THAT YOU BECOME THE
DIRECTOR OF PARKS AGAIN SO IN
THAT CAPACITY I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE PASS THE APPOINTMENT
APPT 01306.
I THINK THINGS WILL GO WELL FOR
YOU ON MONDAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND AGAIN, APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO DO THAT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK.
THANK YOU FOR THE EXCELLENT
PROCESS AND APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT AS WELL.
OKAY.
THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS, ARE
YOU GOING TO READ THIS IN FOR
US?
>> SURE.
THANK YOU.
CB 119496.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH SEATTLE ACADEMY
OF ARTS AND SCIENCES TO
RENOVATE THE SOUTH PARK
COMMUNITY CENTER AND DEVELOP AN
ONGOING RELATIONSHIP IN THE
SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS AND
AGREEMENT IN ATTACHMENT 1.
>> HOW ABOUT IF WE START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS.
>> JESUS AGUIRRE ACTING
SUPERINTENDENT OF DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION.
>> PAULA HOFF.
>> ROB PHILLIPS.
>> KARIMAH EDWARDS.
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
>> THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
OKAY.
SO ARE YOU GOING TO BE SAYING
ANY -- WOULD YOU LIKE --
>> I THINK WE ALLOW THEM TO
REPRESENT THEIR PROPOSAL.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> WE HAVE A PRESENTATION AND I
AM GOING TO GO THROUGH IT.
ROB CAN TALK ABOUT SPECIFICS
AROUND THE SCHOOL.
WE ARE REQUESTING YOUR SUPPORT
IN LEGISLATION WITH THE SEATTLE
ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES TO
DEVELOP AN ATHLETIC FIELD
ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH PARK
COMMUNITY CENTER.
IT WILL ALLOW THEM TO BEGIN
FUND RAISING AND CONTRIBUTE UP
TO A $4 MILLION DONATION.
THIS PROJECT IS ONE THAT I
THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
THE COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE HEARD
FROM THEM ALONG THE WAY ABOUT
THE NEED TO CONTINUING TO
IMPROVE OUR PARKS AND OPEN
SPACES IN THE COMMUNITY AND
THAT COMMUNITY HAS BEEN VERY
ACTIVE.
WORKING WITH US AND THE PARK
FOUNDATION AND OTHERS TO LOOK
FOR WAYS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
THESE AMENITIES FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS PART
OF A BROADER PROJECT TO
RENOVATE THE FIELD THERE.
THE OPEN SPACE AS WELL AS WE
HAVE WORK INSIDE THE COMMUNITY
CENTER.
ONCE ALL OF THIS IS DONE IT IS
PART OF A BROADER PLANNING
EFFORT.
IT IS CURRENTLY IN DESIGN AND
WILL COORDINATE WITH THE FIELD
TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T TAKE
THINGS OUT OF COMMISSION AT THE
SAME TIME AND THERE ARE OTHER
PROJECTS INCLUDING THE WATERWAY
PARK WE ARE WORKING ON TO
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THESE
AMENITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
ALSO THIS PLAN IS VERY MUCH
ALIGNED WITH OUR APPROACH TO
PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ACROSS THE
CITY.
AND IN ADDITION TO THE WATERWAY
PARK WE HAVE A SITE THAT WE ARE
WORKING ON IN THE AREA.
>> DO WE HAVE A MAP?
I KNOW WHERE THE MAP IS FOR THE
PLAY AREA.
HOW CLOSE IS THE CURRENT SITE
LAY OUT TO THE WATER?
>> I DON'T THINK WE INCLUDED AN
AREA MAP.
>> A MILE AWAY --
>> I WOULD SAY LESS -- HALF
MILE.
>> HALF MILE OR SO.
>> WALK DISTANCE FOR THOSE WHO
ARE WORKING.
>> AND SO A COUPLE NOTES ABOUT
THE PARTNERSHIP, THE DEPARTMENT
AND THE ACADEMY HAVE BEEN
WORKING TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.
THIS WILL PROVIDE A SYNTHETIC
FIELD TURF AND I WILL NOTE THAT
THIS SITE WILL USE THE CORK
INFILL.
AS I SAID THE ACADEMY WILL
DONATE UP TO $4 MILLION FOR THE
FIELD AND LIGHTS AND IT
ESTABLISHES A RECREATION SPACE
FOR THE RESIDENTS.
THE ACADEMY WILL RECEIVE SOME
BENEFITS IN TERMS OF THEIR
INVESTMENT.
THEY WILL GET PRIORITIZED TIME
AT THE FIELD.
BUT THE TIME THEY ARE RECEIVING
REPRESENTS 7-1/2% OF THE TOTAL
TIME MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
DONATION.
IN ADDITION ONE THING WE HEAR
FROM THE COMMUNITY IS WHEN WE
BUILD AND THIS SPEAKS TO A
QUESTION, WHEN WE BUILD THESE
BEAUTIFUL NEW AMENITIES OFTEN
THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T GET TO
USE THEM SO ONE OF THE
COMMITMENTS WE ARE MAKING IS TO
MAKE SURE AFTER WE MAKE THE
INVESTMENTS THAT THIS FIELD
WILL NOT BE INCLUDE IN THE
PERMITTING PROCESS FOR UP TO
FIVE YEARS SO IT CREATES
EXCLUSIVE USE FOR THAT
COMMUNITY FOR A WHILE SO THEY
CAN CREATE ACTIVITIES.
I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT
ASPECT OF THIS DEAL THAT WILL
HELP US PROVIDE THIS ACCESS TO
THE COMMUNITY.
>> CAN I PUSH BACK A LITTLE BIT
ON THAT.
I UNDERSTAND 7-1/2% OF THE
HOURS ARE RESERVED FOR THE
ACADEMY.
AND THEN YOU SAID YOU ARE NOT
PUTTING IT INTO THE POOL FOR
THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
DOES THAT MEAN FOR YOUTH SOCCER
OR -- SO IT IS -- YOU HAVE A
LITTLE BIT OF TIME RESERVED FOR
THE ACADEMY AND THE REST IS FOR
PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA?
>> YEAH.
>> FOR INFORMAL PLAY?
>> YEAH.
THE ACADEMY IS COMMITTED TO AND
THE COMMUNITY CENTER STAFF IS
COMMITTED TO THE IDEA OF BEING
ABLE TO CREATE PROGRAMS AND
ACTIVITIES.
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
THE-- THE -- THIS COUNSEL BILL
REPRESENT THE ENTIRETY OF THE
AGREEMENT IN THIS PARTNERSHIP?
>> WHAT YOU HAVE ATTACHED IS
THE KEY TERMS ON WHICH THE
FORMAL AGREEMENT IS DRAFTED.
>> THAT IS ATTACHMENT ONE TO
HE FISCICAL NOTE IS THE
ESSENCE OF THE TERMS OF THE
AGREEMENT.
SO IF APPROVED AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS, THEN THIS
WILL TURN INTO WHAT?
MULTIPLE PAGE AGREEMENT.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
MULTIPLE PAGE AGREEMENT?
DO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
REVIEW THE AGREEMENT TO ENSURE
THAT IT COMPLIES WITH THE
AGREEMENT IN ATTACHMENT ONE?
>> THAT IS NOT NOW ANTICIPATED
BUT I SUPPOSE YOU WOULD NOT
HAVE ANY PROBLEMS -- TO MAKE
SURE WE THINK IT COMPORTS WITH
WHAT THE TERM SEAT INCLUDES.
>> ARE YOU SUGGESTING -- COME
BACK TO A FUTURE COUNSEL
MEETING?
>> I DO.
HISTORICALLY WE TYPICALLY HAVE
THE BENEFIT OF REVIEWING THE
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS AND IN
MANY INSTANCES APPROVING THE
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AS
OPPOSED TO AN OUTLINE OR CHART
OF ANTICIPATED TERMS.
I CAN THINK OF SOME OF THE
SPACES WE RENTED OUT FOR IN
GOLDER GARDENS FOR EXAMPLE.
JEFFERSON PARK.
THERE IS -- THERE ARE MANY
EXPERIENCES, SINCE I HAVE BEEN
ON THE COMMITTEE WHERE WE HAVE
SEEN THE FULL TERMS OF THE
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AS
OPPOSED TO A CHART OF WHAT THE
RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE
GOING TO BE.
AND PART OF THE REASON I AM
FLAGGING THIS IS BECAUSE I
THINK THE ISSUES AROUND THE
PRIORITIZATION OF THE PUBLIC
SPACE GOING TO SEATTLE ACADEMY
OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, 7-1/2% OF
THE TIME, 7-1/2% OF THE TIME
MAY NOT IN TERMS OF HOURS BE A
LOT.
THERE ARE CONCERNS IN MY MIND
ABOUT WHICH HOURS AND DAYS AND
WHICH PERIODS OF TIME.
>> I DON'T SEE THAT --
>> I BELIEVE 3:30 P.M.
TO 5:30 P.M.
>> UNDER FIELD PROGRAMMING.
SECOND COLUMN.
PRIORITY ACCESS FROM 3 P.M.
TO 5:30 P.M.
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
FALL AND SPRING.
SO FALL STARTING WHEN?
>> WHEN DOES FALL SEASON START?
>> LAST WEEK OF AUGUST THROUGH
NOVEMBER AND MARCH THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF MAY.
>> I CAN SEE MY COLLEAGUE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE THIS IN WRITING AND
I AM SURE COUNSEL MEMBER JUAREZ
WILL SAY THE SAME.
>> YEAH.
ABSOLUTELY.
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO BRING THAT
BACK.
I THINK PART OF WHAT WE WANT TO
DO NOW ALSO IS HAVE SOME LEVEL
OF AGREEMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE
TO DO FUND RAISING TO BRING IN
THE $4 MILLION.
>> I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR,
ESPECIALLY FOR YOU FOLKS AT THE
TABLE THAT I AM NOT IN
DISAGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL
CONCEPT AROUND THE PARTNERSHIP
IN THIS SPACE, BUT YOU KNOW,
SOUTH PARK IS HOME AWAY FROM
HOME FOR ME IN A LOT OF WAYS
AND I LIVED ACROSS THE STREET
FROM THIS COMMUNITY CENTER
BEFORE MOVING TO THE JUNCTION
BUT I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN
SOUTH PARK, I AM REALLY
INVESTED IN THIS COMMUNITY AND
I SEE MYSELF IN THIS COMMUNITY
AND I HAVE HEARD TIME AND TIME
AGAIN FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT THE
NEED AND THE DESIRE TO WANT TO
HAVE THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE
SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THEY NEED
MORE ACCESS TO ATHLETIC FIELDS,
TO TIME TO PLAY ON THE FIELD,
ET CETERA, ET CETERA AND SO I
WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE
A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF
UNINTENTIONAL CONSEQUENCES THAT
WOULD EXACERBATE THE ISSUES I
CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM MEMBERS
OF THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY
CENTER.
IF I COULD GET MORE CLARITY
AROUND THAT, THAT WOULD MAKE ME
FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE.
>> YOU WANT TO SEE IT BEFORE
THEY SIGN THE AGREEMENT --
>> LET'S KEEP GOING THROUGH
THIS.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE
PARTNERSHIP CONDITIONS.
I THINK THAT WILL MAYBE ANSWER
YOUR QUESTIONS AND THEN THE
TIMING AND THEN WE CAN TALK
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE RUN
THROUGH YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> SURE.
AND AGAIN, IN TERMS OF THE
CONDITIONS OF THE PARTNERSHIP,
THE ACADEMY WILL DONATE UP TO
$4 MILLION FOR LIGHTS AND THE
FIELD.
THEY WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY
ACCESS FOR FALL AND SPRING
SPORT SEASONS 3 P.M.
TO 5:30 P.M.
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND WE
TALKED ABOUT LEAVING --
RESERVING THIS FIELD FOR THE
COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF THESE
HOURS.
AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT
THE ACADEMY IS COMMITTED TO
PROVIDING ONGOING PROGRAMMING
SUPPORT AT THE COMMUNITY --
MINIMUM OF 25 HOURS TO BUILD ON
THE WORK THEY ARE DOING IN IT
TERMS OF VOLUNTEER COACHING, ET
CETERA.
FOR US, BECAUSE IT IS THE -- WE
ARE SEEKING THIS PARTNERSHIP, IT
WILL BE CRITICAL TO PUT
TOGETHER THIS -- THESE
INVESTMENTS.
THIS DOES ALIGN WITH SOME OF
OUR EXISTING POLICIES AND
PLANS.
WE HAVE OTHER PLACES WHERE WE
ARE DOING THIS TYPE OF
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FIELDS.
SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY.
THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS -- THIS
IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTS SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP
AND NEEDING TO PROVIDE OPEN
SPACE.
THE COMMUNITY IS TELLING US
THIS AS WELL.
ALIGNS WITH OUR OTHER PROJECTS
AND PRIORITIES.
>> IF I COULD SLOW YOU DOWN.
ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE NEXT
TO THE LA BULLET, THE ACADEMY
IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING 25
HOURS ANNUALLY -- 25 HOURS --
IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE NUMBER
OF WEEKS THAT WE HAVE BETWEEN
YOUR SUMMER -- YOUR SPRING AND
YOUR FALL OPERATING TIMES, WHAT
DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR THE
COMMUNITY?
IS THAT ONE HOUR A WEEK, IS
THAT -- HOW DO YOU SEE THAT
ACTUALLY BECOMING REALITY?
>> SURE.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE GOTTEN
INTO THE SPECIFICS.
I WOULD ENVISION PART OF THAT
WOULD BE -- WELL, THAT WOULD BE
ANCHORED IN WORKING WITH THE
COMMUNITY CENTER STAFF AND THE
COMMUNITY THERE TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT ARE THE THINGS THEY NEED
AND WHAT WE CAN DO.
>> ONE OF THE GOALS IS COMMUNITY
DRIVEN AND NOT TO MAKE
ASSUMPTIONS.
WE WOULD -- WE HAVE BEEN IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ABOUT
POTENTIAL S.T.E.M.
PROGRAMS.
SO WE ARE OPEN TO WHAT THE
COMMUNITY WANTS AND NEEDS.
WE WANT THAT TO BE COMMUNITY
DRIVEN.
25 HOURS IS A FLOOR, NOT A
SEALING.
>> A FLOOR?
>> YEAH.
THAT IS A MINIMUM.
THAT IS NOT A GOAL.
THAT IS A MINIMUM.
>> YEAH.
>> HOW DID YOU DECIDE ON THE 25
HOURS BEING THE FLOOR?
>> I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN CLEAR
ABOUT THE THINGS THEY HAVE
ALREADY DONE THERE, THEY ARE
INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY AND
WE ARE JUST TRYING TO LEAVE IT
OPEN SO THAT THE COMMUNITY
COULD SAY WHAT THEY WANT.
IF THEY DON'T WANT MORE THAN
SAY RUNNING FREE SOCCER CAMPS
OR CLINICS OR COACHING, THAT IS
FINE.
IF THEY WANT MORE THAN THAT,
THEY ARE WILLING TO DO THAT AS
WELL.
I THINK WE ARE JUST TRYING TO
MAKE SURE THAT AGAIN WE ARE
LISTENING TO WHAT THE COMMUNITY
WANTS AND RESPONDING TO GAPS
THEY MAY HAVE WHERE THEY COULD
BE HELPFUL.
>> AND THEY ARE GOING TO DO AN
ANNUAL PROPOSAL THAT THE
DEPARTMENT HAS TO AGREE TO AND
THEY HAVE TO DO THE REPORTING
BACK.
THERE WOULD BE THAT OPPORTUNITY
EVERY YEAR TO SEE WHAT DOES THE
COMMUNITY WANT, WHAT CAN WE
PROVIDED.
>> DO WE HAVE A LIST OF BEYOND
THE 25 HOURS, THE LIST OF
PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSED?
>> IN TERMS OF -- AS PART OF
THE DISAGREEMENT, THE
PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS THE $4
MILLION DONATION ARE THE --
>> THE $4 MILLION DONATION
COMES IN OVER WHAT PERIOD OF
TIME?
>> OVER THE PERIOD OF TIME OF
THE CONSTRUCTION.
>> YEAR ONE?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING, IT IS
FACILITATING THE COST OF
BUILDING THE FIELD.
>> OKAY.
>> AND THEY ARE ALSO COMMITTED
TO CONTRIBUTING TO THE ONGOING
RENEWAL OF THE FIELDS.
THE FIELDS HAVE A 10-YEAR LIFE
SPAN.
AFTER 10 YEARS THEY WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO REDOING THE
FIELD.
THE CARPET.
>> DO WE HAVE THESE TYPES OF --
IN TERMS OF THE PARTNERSHIP,
DOES PARKS AND RECREATION HAVE
EXAMPLES OF SIMILAR TYPES OF
RELATIONSHIPS?
>> SURE.
WE HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT
PARTNERSHIPS SPECIFIC TO
ATHLETIC FIELDS.
WE HAVE GROUPS SMALL AND LARGE.
THE ONE SORT OF SIMILAR TO THIS
IS SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
THAT INVESTED IN BUILDING THE
FIELD AND RENEWING.
I THINK THE TERMS ARE ANCHORED
IN THAT AND THAT HAS BEEN A
SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP AS WELL.
THAT ONE WE DID INCORPORATE
IMMEDIATELY INTO THE PERMITTING
SYSTEM AND RESULTED IN LOTS OF
FIELD USE FOR TEAMS ACROSS THE
CITY, PARTICULARLY THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
>> I WAS ASKING THE QUESTION
BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE HOW THE
PUBLIC BENEFITS IS PROPOSED
COMPARED TO PUBLIC BENEFITS WE
AGREED TO IN OTHER SIMILAR
AGREEMENTS.
THE PUBLIC BENEFITS ARE REAL IN
EXCHANGE FOR THESE TYPE OF
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.
IT IS HARD FOR ME TO EVALUATE
BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT I
HAVE, HOW THIS COMPARED TO
OTHER SIMILAR PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENTS.
>> THOSE THOSE CASES, THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION DOESN'T HAVE THE
FUNDING FOR THIS FIELD AND THIS
PROVIDES US OPPORTUNITY.
PARTICULARLY FOR A COMMUNITY
THAT DOESN'T HAVE -- YOU HAVE
SEEN THE FIELDS, IT IS NOT IN
GREAT SHAPE.
WE ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THIS.
DOING IT SOONER RATHER THAN
LATER.
>> I THINK THE CONCEPT OF THE
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AS IT
RELATES TO THE PUBLIC ASSETS
MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO ME BUT
PART OF THAT INCLUDES MAKING
SURE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WELL WITH PARTNERS, AND
MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT DISPLACING
THE ABILITY OF EXISTING
COMMUNITIES TO GET PRIME TIME
USAGE AS WELL.
WHILE I RECOGNIZE IT IS FOR
PRIORITIZATION OF FIELD
ACTIVITY THAT IS OF INTEREST TO
THE ACADEMY, I ALSO -- VERY
CONCH YENS OF WHAT THAT MEANS
TO A COMMUNITY GROUP THAT
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE
AGREEMENT AND WILL PERCEIVE THE
LACK OF ACCESS DURING THE FALL
AND SPRING.
I WANT TO BE REALLY, REALLY
INTENTIONAL IN OUR THINKING
ABOUT HOW WE STRUCTURE THAT
THAT WORKS FOR THE COMMUNITY
WHO HAS HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND
REASONABLE ONGOING USAGE, THAT
IS NOT GOING TO BE RELEGATED OR
FEEL LIKE THEY ARE RELEGATED TO
A PRIVATE INTEREST.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I HEAR YOU CLEARLY.
>> IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE WITH
THE NEXT SLIDE.
>> THE OTHER PIECE IS THAT JUST
ESSENTIALLY ALIGNS WITH THE
OTHER WORK WE ARE LOOKING TO
TRY SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY AND
PROVIDING CONTINUED ACCESS TO
OPEN SPACE.
JUST A VERY QUICK OVERVIEW OF
HOW WE ARE FUNDING THE PROJECT.
THE TOTAL COST IS $10 MILLION.
EVERYTHING WE BID OUT ENDS UP
COSTING MORE THAN WHAT WE HOPE
IT WOULD.
SO GIVES YOU THE RATIOS.
WE HAVE THE CONTRIBUTION FROM
THE ACADEMY AS WELL AS OTHER
FUNDING --
>> THAT IS FIXED?
>> $4 MILLION, YEAH, YEAH.
THERE IS STATE AND COUNTY
GRANTS.
PARK DISTRICT MONEY AND OTHER
CHALLENGES.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS
THAT WAS FORWARDED THROUGH THE
MAJOR CHALLENGE PROJECT FUND,
FUND GRANT, PARK DISTRICT THAT
IS SUPPORTING THIS AS WELL.
THE IDEA OF MAKING SURE THAT
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE
COMMUNITY SUPPORTS IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO US AND WE HAVE HAD
LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE
WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ASK
THEM WHAT THEY WANT AND THE
CONCEPT OF THE SITE, WE HAVE
HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS, OVER 17
EVENTS THAT WE HOSTED OR
ATTENDED AND I THINK WE LOGGED
OVER 700 PEOPLE WE TALKED TO TO
GET INPUT TO THIS CONCEPT
DESIGN THAT WE WILL SHOW YOU IN
A SECOND.
I WILL GO TO THAT.
SOME OF THE GUILTY WAS
TARGETING SOME OF THE USERS.
GOING TO THE LATE NIGHT TEEN
PROGRAM AS WELL AS SUMMER DAY
CAMP, GOING TO THE PLAYGROUND
AND UNDERSTANDING THE USES
THERE AND SPECIAL EVENTS, NOT
JUST AT THE CENTER BUT
THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND SO THE OVERALL DESIGN, IN
ADDITION TO THE STABILIZATION
WORK INSIDE THE COMMUNITY
CENTER, THERE WAS A STUDY FOR
EXAMPLE THAT HIGHLIGHTED
CONCERNS ABOUT THE LOCATION OF
THE PLAYGROUND, SO WE ARE
MOVING THAT TO THE OTHER SIDE,
WHICH I THINK IS REALLY
IMPORTANT PART OF THIS.
MOVING AN INADEQUATE SPRAY
PARK, MOVING IT TO THE
PLAYGROUND AND CREATING THIS
MULTI-SPORT FIELD, THERE WILL
WE AN OUTDOOR FITNESS ZONE,
L.E.D.
LIGHTING.
WHENEVER WE PUT LIGHTS IN
COMMUNITIES THERE IS CONCERNS
THERE, I WILL SAY THE
TECHNOLOGY OF THE LIGHTING
SYSTEMS IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE IN
TERMS OF HOW YOU CONTROL SO IT
DOESN'T POLLUTE.
IT WILL PROVIDE ADA
ACCESSIBILITY.
WE DON'T HAVE A MAP BUT THIS IS
WHAT THE CURRENT MAP LOOKS
LIKE.
WE HAVE WHERE THE COURTS AND
THE OPEN LAWN AREA ARE.
ONCE THIS IS SAID AND DONE THE
CONCEPT THAT WE ENGAGED WITH
THE COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL
SIGNED UP TO-DO WE ARE MOVING
THE PLAYGROUND AND THE SPRAY
PARK TO THE EAST PART OF THE
SITE AND THEN WE HAVE -- WE
COMMITTED TO CONSIDERING --
ANYTIME THERE IS A
REDEVELOPMENT FOR ONE OF THESE
PROJECTS, THIS IS ONE THAT IS
THERE AS POTENTIALLY AN AREA,
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS
SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY WOULD
SUPPORT AND AT THIS MOMENT THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP
AS SOMETHING THEY WOULD
SUPPORT.
THAT IS WHAT THE PLAN WILL LOOK
LIKE.
THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR HEALTH
REASONS AS WELL.
WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT FEED BACK
FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS.
THERE IS QUOTES WE HEARD FROM
THE COMMUNITIES AS TO HOW WE
GET A FIELD THAT IS OPEN YEAR
ROUND, AND GET THE PROGRAMS UP
AND RUNS.
YOU CAN SEE THE QUOTES THERE.
THERE IS AN EXCITEMENT TO MAKE
THIS HAPPEN.
>> I AM PROUD THAT WE ARE GOING
TO GET THAT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE -- MANY
PEOPLE LIKE TO PLAY SOCCER.
IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING SO THE
COMMUNITY COULD GET TOGETHER.
>> SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> NICE.
I THINK THE QUESTION IN FRONT
OF US IS DO YOU WANT TO SEE A
FINAL CONTRACT THAT IS WRITTEN
AND INCLUDES ALL THE TERMS.
>> I WOULD.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE AN
ADDITIONAL CONVERSAION AROUND
TIME AND I WANT TO RESPECT THAT
-- THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
IS NOT PRESENT TODAY AND I HAVE
NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY SPEAK TO
COUNSEL MEMBER JUAREZ DIRECTLY
ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AND
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY SPEAK TO HER ABOUT
THAT.
>> CAN YOU GET A CONTRACT
DRAFTED BETWEEN NOW AND MAY 15,
WHICH IS THE NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING?
>> DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU MEAN BY
DRAFT BECAUSE WE HAVE LAWYERS
THAT HAVE TO LOOK AT THESE
THINGS.
I WOULD BE SHOCKED IF WE COULD
DO SOMETHING THAT QUICKLY.
>> I DON'T WANT TO DELAY THIS.
I HEAR WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT FUND
RAISING AND MOVING FORWARD BUT
THERE ARE ENOUGH QUESTIONS
RAISED HERE TODAY THAT WE WILL
HAVE TO ASK TO PUT THIS FORWARD
FOR AT LEAST ONE MEETING.
IF YOU COULD GET THE BULK OF
THE CONTRACT DRAFTED TO BE
APPROVED.
>> IS THERE A TIME PRESSURE
HERE?
>> I THINK THE TIME PRESSURE IS
WE -- THEY NEED SET OFF ON A
FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN AND WE
NEED THE $4 MILLION TO BOO THAT
PROJECT.
THE THOUGHT WAS THEY COULD GET
A GREEN LIGHT FROM THE COUNSEL
AND THEY COULD DO THAT WITH
CONFIDENCE SO THAT THEY DON'T
SPEND ALL THIS TIME RAISING
MONEY AND THEN AT THE END OF
THE DAY THERE IS NO AGREEMENT.
>> I AM NOT HEARING THAT THERE
IS A DISAGREEMENT ABOUT THE
TERMS.
I THINK THAT IF WHAT YOU ARE
LOOKING FOR IS A GREEN LIGHT
THAT WE LIKE THE IDEA,
DEFINITELY THE ANSWER IS YES.
I THINK THAT FOR THE SAKE OF
HAVING SOMETHING THAT THREE
LAWYERS WANT TO LOOK AT THAT
YOU ARE PROBABLY BETTER OFF TO
COME BACK WITH AT LEAST A DRAFT
CNTRACT AND --
>> AND THOSE ON THE COUNSEL.
>> SURE.
>> I AM GOING TO RECOMMEND
THAT.
YOU CAN TELL YOUR BOARD THAT WE
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT IS
DONE.
I HAVE NO DOUBT WHERE WE WILL
GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE
SUPPORTING THAT BUT I FEEL
RIGHT NOW THERE ARE ENOUGH
DETAILS THAT NEED TO BE
RESOLVED, WE WOULD BE BETTER
PUTTING IT OFF UNTIL THE NEXT
MEETING.
>> SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THERE WAS A HOPE THIS WOULD GET
VOTED AT TODAY AND THERE WOULD
BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FULL
COUNSEL TO VOTE ON THIS ON
MONDAY.
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PLAN,
CORRECT?
>> YES.
>> I THINK THESE PRIORITIZATION
ISSUES CAN BE ADDRESSED OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
I THINK THAT THERE IS AN EASY
FIX TO THE BILL IN TERMS OF A
REPORT BACK ON THE TERMS OF A
DRAFT OR FINAL VERSION OF THE
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTTO ALLOW
THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW THOSE
TERMS AND SO I THINK THERE IS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE
TWO CONCERNS I HAVE WITHOUT
HOLDING UP THE BILL AND
REQUIRING ANOTHER COMMITTEE
HEARING ON THIS.
SO I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH
VOTING THE COUNSEL BILL OUT OF
COMMITTEE TODAY WITH A CAVEAT I
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THE
QUESTIONS THAT I ROSE, YOU
KNOW, THAT I LAUNCHED ON STAFF.
>> SPECIFICALLY WHAT --
>> I THINK I ALREADY
ARTICULATED THAT.
ONE IS THE PRIORITIZATION
ISSUES AND THE SECOND IS WITH
REGARD TO REVIEW OF THE
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
I THINK TRACY HAS TAKEN NOTES
AND I THINK SHE UNDERSTANDS
WHERE I AM COMING FROM AND
THOSE ARE THE TWO LIMITED
ISSUES AND I BELIEVE WE CAN
WORK THROUGH THOSE OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITHOUT
CREATING UNDUE DELAY OF
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL.
>> I THINK WE CAN GET ON THE
RECORD, THERE IS TWO WAYS TO
HAVE THEM BRING BACK A DRAFT
AGREEMENT AFTER YOU APPROVE THE
ORDINANCE WITH THE TERMS,
GETTING THEM TO COME BACK WITH
THE COUNSEL WITH THE DRAFT
AGREEMENT --
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> BEFORE YOU SIGN.
IF WE BELIEVE -- I THINK WE DO,
THEY WILL HONOR THAT, I DON'T
THINK WE NEED TO ADD
LEDGEILATION THAT SAYS BRING
BACK A DRAFT AGREEMENT.
THAT MAY BE TWEAKING TO THE
LANGUAGE.
I THINK.
>> YEAH.
SURE.
GREAT.
>> YEAH.
HAPPY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION
OFF-THE-RECORD AND --
>> AND BEFORE MONDAY.
>> ONCE AGAIN, I WILL REPEAT
MYSELF, YES.
I AM HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE TWO
PARTICULAR CONCERNS WITH ALL OF
YOU OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
BETWEEN NOW AND BEFORE IT IS UP
FOR VOTE AT 2 P.M.
AT FULL COUNSEL THIS MONDAY.
>> YEP.
>> OKAY.
>> YES.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WITH THAT WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE PASS CB
119496.
>> SECOND.
>> I THINK THAT THIS SOUNDS
LIKE IT IS CLEAR.
AND WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH
THAT ON MONDAY ASSUMING THE
QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ROB, THANK YOU.
YOU JUST WENT THROUGH SAUSAGE
MAKING.
I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING
TODAY.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF
THE ORDER?
IF NOT, THE MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.