THANK YOU.
WE ARE GOING TO DO A CALL TO
ORDER.
IT AFTERNOON
THIS IS THE PUBLIC ASSETS IN
NATIVE COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE.
THE DATE IS MARCH 3 AND THE
TIME IS TO A 6 PM.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I AM COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
WE WILL START WITH THE APPROVAL
OF AGENDA.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
I WILL GO RIGHT TO THE CHAIRS
REPORT.
TODAY WE WILL DISCUSS THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF KELLY
McCAFFREY TO THE SEATTLE PARKS
DISTRICT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE,
FOLLOWING THIS A PRESENTATION
BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ON THE
SIX YEAR SPENDING PLAN IN THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
STRATEGIC PLAN.
WHERE JUST JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
TAKE YOU FOR JOINING US.
AT THIS TIME I AM DONE WITH THE
CHAIRS REPORT.
WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WILL HAVE YOU READ OUT THE
NAMES.
AGAIN, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO
THE TWO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA,
WHICH ARE THE REAPPOINTMENT AND
THE SIX-YEAR PARK DEPARTMENT
PRESENTATION.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, MAKE SURE TO
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
HOW MANY PEOPLE TO BE HAVE
SIGNED UP?
>> THREE PEOPLE.
>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL
THOSE PEOPLE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM CHAIR OF THE LIFELONG
RECREATION ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THAT IS PART OF THE ASSOCIATED
RECREATION COUNSEL. WE ADVOCATE
FOR SENIORS PROGRAMS. I HAVE
TWO REQUESTS FOR THE PARK
DISTRICT FUNDING COMING UP.
WE NEED MORE HOURS. THE
COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE OPEN TO
ADDRESS THE FACT THAT BY
DECREASING THE HOURS LAST FALL
AND ACTUALLY 10 YEARS AGO IT
PUTS SENIORS INTO CONFLICTS
WITH PROGRAMS FOR TOTS.
SO IF WE HAD MORE HOURS, WE
COULD SERVE EVERYBODY.
AND CONSEQUENTLY, TO BE ABLE TO
KEEP THE COMMUNITY CENTERS
OPEN, WE NEED MORE STAFFING,
BOTH TO DO PROGRAMMING, TO
REACH OUT TO DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES AND TO WRITE GRANTS
AND OTHER THINGS THAT MAKE
PROGRAMMING FOR SENIORS HAPPEN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU JOYCE.
THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH US
THIS MORNING.
NEXT IS AND BRONSTED.
>>
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
TO THE STAFF AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
YOU GUYS HAVE A TOUGH JOB.
WE KNOW YOU'RE WORKING HARD AND
WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE
DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I DON'T THINK YOU ALWAYS GET
THE RECOGNITION.
THANK YOU.
BUT SPECIFICALLY -- I AM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE
OUTDOORS FOR ALL FOUNDATION
LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT OF
COUNCILMAN PEDERSEN, WE SERVE
NOT ONLY THE ENTIRE CITY, BUT
THE ENTIRE REGION ENRICHING THE
LIVES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS
WITH DISABILITIES.
SPECIFIC TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN,
I ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC ASSETS.
ONE OF THE PUBLIC ASSETS THE
CITY COORDINATS WITH IS
COLLABORATION WITH A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT NONPROFITS AND OTHER
PROGRAMS.
I WANT TO CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE
THAT WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER
AND WANT TO WORK WITH THE CITY
AND CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THOSE
PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION
IS A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE WAY TO
GET THINGS DONE.
THE CITY CAN'T BE ALL THINGS TO
ALL PEOPLE.
OUTDOORS FOR ALL WAS DEDICATED
TO THE VISION THE PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES DESERVE THE SAME
KIND OF ACCESS AS OTHERS.
TO RECREATION.
WE ARE ALL ABOUT THAT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
WHETHER IT IS OUTDOORS FOR ALL,
A TENNIS CENTER, LIFELONG
RECREATION, WHATEVER THE
ROGRAM IS, THERE ARE A LOT OF
GREAT PARTNERS IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
I THINK THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
CAN LEANING TOWARDS THOSE
PARTNERSHIPS TO BE MORE
EFFECTIVE IN SERVING ITS
MISSION AND OUR COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK
YOU ARE ALL DOING.
NUDGES YOU WITH A STABLE, BUT
FOLKS BEHIND THE SCENES AS
WELL.
PARK STAFF, WE APPRECIATE YOU.
OUR COMMUNITY IS A BETTER PLACE
BECAUSE OF THE WORK YOU DO.
>> THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING.
YOU HAVE BEEN A GOOD COMMUNITY
MEMBER.
LAST IS DAVID HAYNES.
>> IS THERE ANY PARK DISTRICT
MONEY FOR POLICE, MORE MONEY TO
PROP UP CORPORATE REAL ESTATE
SPECULATORS?
I HEAR THE DECREASE IN HOURS
WITH ABUSIVE GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED
ON ALL LEVELS CAUSE SUCH AS
SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE LIBRARY
EVEN.
THIS COUNSEL, IS THIS COUNSEL
AWARE THAT THE LIBRARIES ARE
CLOSE DOWN TODAY FOR A PAID
STAFF MEETING?
GIVEN THE BAD TECHNOLOGY AT
CENTRAL LIBRARY, YOU CAN'T EVEN
RETURN A BOOK BECAUSE OF THE
LOUD CONVEYOR BELT NOT WORKING
PROPERLY.
WHY IS IT THE CITY COUNCIL IS
REFUSING TO KEEP THE CHIEF
LABORING HONEST.
WE STILL DON'T HAVE 21ST-
CENTURY TIMES THAT ANY LIBRARY,
YET OUT OF ALL THE MILLIONS OF
LIBRARY GIFTS, THE ONLY OPENED
UP CERTAIN SMALLER LIBRARIES
EVER OPENING UP AT 1 PM, ACTING
LIKE THEY'RE ADDING AN HOUR
WHEN THERE NOW OPENING UP AT
NOON.
BUT THEY'RE STILL CLOSING AT 5
PM.
THAT IS NOT EVEN A FULL DAY.
ALL THE LIGHTS ARE ON AT THE
CENTRAL LIBRARY, YET THERE IS
NO SERVICE.
THE LIBRARIES ARE GETTING PAID
IN FULL DAY JUST LIKE ON
SUNDAYS, YET THE PATRONS DO NOT
GET FULL SERVICE.
I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE
HALFHEARTED EFFORT FROM THE
HOMELESS OUTREACH IS NOT THERE
TODAY.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
ALL THE HOMELESS ARE LINGERING
OUTSIDE.
THE THING IS, THE CITY COUNCIL
AND YOUR OVERSIGHT OF THE
PUBLIC ASSETS REALLY NEEDS TO
TAKE A HARD, SOBER LOOK AT THE
KEY ARENAS HANGING ROOFTOP. SO
UNSAFE AND VERIFYING WE ARE
LIVING IN A MODERN THIRD WORLD
WITH THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE NHL TEAM
MET 21ST-CENTURY THAT WAS SAFE
AND EARTHQUAKE PRONE TO LET IT
BE KNOWN YOU CANNOT CUT AWAY
ALL THE FOUNDATION OF AN UNSAFE
SIX-YEAR-OLD CONCRETE ROOFTOP
AND EXPECTED TO BE SAFE WHILE
COSMETICALLY SWEDES IN THE
LUXURY SECTION TO TRICK AND
DECEIVE PEOPLE INTO BELIEVING
THAT IS A QUALITATIVE 21st
CENTURY WORLD-CLASS ARENA.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THEM TEAR DOWN
THE WHOLE ROOFTOP.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU.
THOSE OF YOU WHO SHOWED UP
TODAY AND GAVE US PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WITH THAT WE MOVED TO ITEMS OF
BUSINESS.
CAN I HAVE THE FOLKS COME UP TO
THE TABLE.
IS TRACY COMING?
OKAY.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
WE WILL READ INTO THE RECORD
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FIRST
TACKLE.
>> APPOINTMENT 01487,
REAPPOINTMENT OF KELLY
McCAFFREY AS MEMBER, SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT COMMUNITY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR A TERM
TO MARCH 31, 2022.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST-IN-TIME.
>> TRACY RATLIFF, CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> KATHLEEN CONNER, SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION.
>> JESUS O'GARA.
>> WE ARE HERE FOR A
REAPPOINTMENT I GUESS.
IS THIS A REAPPOINTMENT?
I WILL LET YOU GO AHEAD AND
MAKE HER STATEMENT.
>> I AM VERY PLEASED TO PRESENT
THE NOMINATION FOR KELLY
McCAFFREY AS A REAPPOINTMENT.
SHE HAS BEEN A VITAL AND
DILIGENT MEMBER AND SERVES AS A
COCHAIR. IN ADDITION TO THAT,
SHE HAS A DUAL ROLE AS A VALUED
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PARK
COMMISSIONERS AND IS VERY
DEDICATED TO THE WORK WE DO.
KELLY IS A MEMBER ALWAYS WELL
PREPARED, DOES HER HOMEWORK,
ASK GREAT CRITICAL QUESTIONS OF
OUR DEPARTMENT AND PRESENTERS.
SHE ALSO HAS WORKED TO
SPEARHEAD THE CORRESPONDENCE TO
THE DEPARTMENT TO FERRIS
ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE CITY.
SHE HOLDS A MASTERS DEGREE IN
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND IS
INTERESTED IN PARKS AND THE
ENVIRONMENT.
SHE VIEWS ISSUES THROUGH THE
LENS OF A MOTHER, A DOG OWNER
AND A DISABLED PARK USER AND
BICYCLIST.
I AM VERY PLEASED TO ASK YOU TO
RECONSIDER HER REAPPOINTMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> LET ME JUST SAY THIS,
THOUGH, WE MET WITH KELLY
McCAFFREY A FEW TIMES ON A FEW
MATTERS.
IS SHE THE ONLY ONE ON THE
COMMISSION THAT HAS THE DUAL
ROLE?
>> NO.
THERE ARE FOR MEMBERS OF SERVE
ON THE PARK BOARD ALSO.
>> OKAY.
SO SHE IS NOT JOINING US TODAY?
AND WILL NOT BE WITH US MONDAY?
>> I AM NOT SURE IF HE CAN IF
SHE CAN BE HERE MONDAY.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
OKAY.
WITH IT, WE READ THAT INTO THE
RECORD.
THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS OR
CONCERNS.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE PAST
APPOINTMENT 01487 OF KELLY
McCAFFREY.
>> SECOND.
>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
I SAW THAT.
I WAS WONDERING HOW LONG IT
WOULD TAKE YOU.
I ACTUALLY THOUGHT SHE WAS --
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR THE
APPOINTMENT OF KELLY McCAFFREY
SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
CAN YOU SHARE THAT WE WILL
RECOMMEND THIS APPOINTMENT TO
THE FULL COUNCIL ON MONDAY?
>> THANK YOU.
LET'S GO TO THE SECOND ITEM.
>> OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIC PLAN
AND SIX-YEAR PARK DISTRICT
SPENDING PLAN.
>> SO AS YOU KNOW JESUS, WE'VE
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE.
I KNOW THIS IS JUST THE FIRST
OF MANY AND YOU'VE ALREADY
STARTED COMMUNITY MEETINGS ON
THIS SIX YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.
AS WE GET FURTHER DOWN THE
ROAD, WE WILL GET CLOSER TO
ACTUAL SPENDING PLANS, AND YOU
WILL WALK US THROUGH YOUR
POWERPOINT.
AT THE WE HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
WHAT WE CAN DO IS, IF YOU HAVE
A QUESTION, FEEL FREE TO GO
AHEAD.
JUST GO AHEAD AND RAISE YOUR
HAND OR WHATEVER.
WE CAN BE CONVERSATIONAL HERE.
I JUST WANT TO GET THROUGH HIS
THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL GO THROUGH THE SLIDES
BUT OF COURSE AM HAPPY TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> STOP.
I AM GLAD YOU CAN JOIN US.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQEDA.
JESUS WAS GOING TO KICK US OFF
ON THE SIX-YEAR SPENDING PLAN.
>> IT IS ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN
ACTUALLY.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> SPENDING PLAN IS THE NEXT
PHASE.
>> I AM EXCITED.
>> I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS
WHO PRESENTED. JOYCE WAS AT OUR
MEETING LAST NIGHT AT DEL
RIDGE.
WE HAD ABOUT 100 PEOPLE GIVE US
INITIAL FEEDBACK ON THE
SPENDING PLAN.
AND THE THEMES THAT CAME UP
THERE VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH
HER COMMENTS AROUND SENIOR
PROGRAMS.
I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS
AND PARTNERSHIPS.
I WAS GLAD TO SEE HIM HERE
TALKING ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE
PARTNERSHIP.
I WANT TO GO THROUGH AND GIVE
YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE
STRATEGIC PLAN WE JUST COMPLETD
. THIS IS A PLAN THAT IS
LITERALLY AT THE PRINTERS NOW
AND WILL GET HARDCOPIES TO YOU
IN VARIOUS FORMS AS SOON AS IT
COMES BACK.
WHAT WE WILL GO THROUGH TODAY
IN THE SLIDES IS HIGHLIGHT THE
VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN,
AND THEN I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
TOWARDS THE ENDS OF THE
PRESENTATION, I WILL RECAP
AGAIN WITH THE PROCESSES FOR
THE NEXT FINANCIAL PLANNING
CYCLE FOR THE PARK DISTRICT.
PARKS AND RECREATION, WE
COMPLETED WHAT ESSENTIALLY HAS
BEEN A TWO-YEAR PLANNING
PROCESS.
IT REALLY RAMPED UP THIS
SUMMER.
IT WAS DESIGNED TO CREATE A
STRATEGIC PLAN.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS FOR THE
ENTIRE WORK OF PARKS AND
RECREATION, NOT JUST THE PARK
DISTRICT.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT.
THIS WAS TO PROVIDE US WITH
CLEAR POLICY DIRECTION FOR OUR
WORK OVER THE NEXT 12 YEARS IS
THE TIME HORIZON WE SELECTED.
THE REASON WE SELECTED 12 YEARS
IS WE REALLY WANT TO THINK MORE
LONG-TERM OBVIOUSLY ABOUT THE
WORK WE ARE DOING, BUT IT ALSO
ALIGNS WITH SEVERAL OTHER
PLANNING PROCESSES IN PLACE.
SPECIFICALLY, THE SIX-YEAR, THE
TWO SIX-YEAR PLANNING CYCLES
FOR THE PARK DISTRICT AS WELL
AS PENDING PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
PLAN COMING UP AS WELL AS THE
COMP PLANS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE
PLANNING HORIZON IS ALIGNED
WITH THOSE.
>> I'M GOING TO STOP YOU
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING FAST.
WE HAVE A SIX-YEAR SPENDING
PLAN, DOWN THE ROAD, BUT YOU
ARE SAYING YOU'RE LOOKING AT A
12 YEAR SPECTRUM.
>> WRITES.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO COVER
THE 12 YEAR CYCLE, EXCUSE ME,
12 YEAR PLANNING HORIZON FOR
ALL OF OUR WORK.
AS YOU RECALL, THE PARK
DISTRICT IS JUST A PORTION OF
EVERYTHING WE DO.
THIS PLANNING IS FOR
EVERYTHING.
BUT WE WANT TO ALIGN OBVIOUSLY
WITH THE PARK DISTRICT.
THAT IS WHY IT IS 12 YEARS.
WE HAVE TWO SIX-YEAR CYCLES
WITHIN THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE FIRST SLIDE, AND THESE
ARE ACTUAL COMPONENTS FROM THE
STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE WILL GET
TO YOU AS SOON AS IT IS DONE,
BUT IS ANCHORED REALLY IN THIS
ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK WITH
OUR VISION, VALUES ADMISSION.
REALLY FOCUSED ON THE THREE
CATEGORIES, HEALTHY PEOPLE,
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, STRONG
COMMUNITIES.
I WILL GO INTO THESE IN MORE
DETAIL.
WE ADDED A FOURTH PILLAR THAT
IS AROUND ORGANIZATIONAL
EXCELLENCE AND MAKING SURE WE
CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO DO THE
BEST WORK WE CAN POSSIBLY DO.
AND THE OTHER PIECE I WILL
HIGHLIGHT THAT WE ADDED AS PART
OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN SPEAKS TO
EQUITY.
WE CREATED A PATHWAY TO EQUITY
THAT TOUCHES ON ALL OF THESE
PILLARS AND ARTICULATES THE WAY
WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS OUR
COMMITMENT ON EQUITY IN THE
WORK WE DO.
SOME OF THE INFORMATION ON THE
SLIDE REALLY MAKES IT PRETTY
CLEAR ABOUT WHY WE ARE PLANNING.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS CHANGED
DRAMATICALLY AND CONTINUES TO
CHANGE.
WE KNOW THAT FOR EXAMPLE SINCE
OUR LAST PLAN, THE LEGACY PLAN
PILEATED THAT IT LED TO THE
CREATION OF THE PARK DISTRICT
AND 2015, THE POPULATION HAS
GROWN BY OVER 100,000
RESIDENTS, WHICH IS ACTUALLY
ALMOST SURPASSING THE ORIGINAL
TWENTY-YEAR PRODUCTION
PROJECTION.
WE HAVE DONE THAT IN THE FIRST
FIVE YEARS.
AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE
PLAN IT WAS PROJECTED WITHIN
THE 12 YEAR HORIZON FOR OUR
PLAN, THEY EXPECT ANOTHER
50,000 RESIDENTS TO MOVE INTO
THE CITY.
AGAIN, WE CAN SEE THAT SOME OF
THAT MIGHT EVEN BE GOING
FURTHER THAN THAT.
IN ADDITION TO THE GROSS, THERE
ARE OTHER CHALLENGES THAT WE
FEEL LIKE IT IS OUR
RESPONSIBILITY AS WE SERVE THE
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE RESPONSIVE TO THESE
THINGS.
INCLUDING THE POPULATION
GROWTH, TREMENDOUS DROP GROWTH,
AND ALSO THIS GROWING WEALTH
GAP THAT REALLY FACES THE
RESIDENTS WE SERVE.
>> CAN I SLOW YOU DOWN FOR A
MINUTE?
ON THE SUPPORT SOLUTIONS, IS
THAT WHERE YOU'RE PLUGGING IN
THE HOMELESSNESS ISSUE?
>> EXACTLY.
THE BULLET AT THE BOTTOM IS THE
PRINCIPLES, THE FOUNDATIONAL
PRINCIPLES FOR PLANNING.
WE WENT OUT AND MET WITH FOLKS
DURING THE PLANNING PROCESS AND
ANCHORED THE CONVERSATION IN
THESE CONCEPTS.
SO THAT FOLKS KNOW THIS IS WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT AND THINKING
ABOUT AS WE DO OUR PLANNING,
AND WE HOPE FOLKS THINK ABOUT
THEM AS WELL.
CERTAINLY THE SUPPORTING
SOLUTIONS TO CITYWIDE
CHALLENGES IS ABOUT THE FACT
THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A
CLEAR MISSION, WE ALSO DON'T
WORK IN ISOLATION IN THE CITY.
WE ARE PART OF THAT.
>> MY CONCERN IS IF WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE A BULLET POINT
FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, WHICH IS
WAY OUT THERE TOO, THAT MAYBE
WE HAVE A BULLET POINT AND MAKE
THAT AN ACTUAL LINE ITEM, THE
HOMELESSNESS ISSUE.
BECAUSE THAT COMES UP FOR PARKS
WHETHER WE ARE TALKING IN
CABINS, ENCAMPMENTS, RESPONSE
WITH THE SNOW.
AT LEAST FOR THIS COUNSEL THAT,
I KNOW THIS WILL COME UP AGAIN
IN BUDGET.
SANITARY PURPOSES.
WE HAVE 27 COMMUNITY CENTERS --
>> 26.
>> AND 27 PARKS?
>> 480 PARKS.
OVER 480 INDIVIDUAL PARKS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AS
A BULLET POINT TO RESPOND TO.
NOT AS A SIDE NOTE IF YOU WELL.
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT FRAMING
THIS CONVERSATION APPROPRIATELY.
WHAT I'M HOPING TO DO IS WALK
YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS WE HAVE
GONE THROUGH AND THEN I WILL
SHARE SOME OF THE STRATEGIES WE
HAVE IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE
PROCESS.
THOSE STRATEGIES ARE STILL HIGH
ENOUGH LEVEL AND WE ARE IN THE
MIDDLE NOW OF MEETING WITH ALL
THE DIVISIONS TO CREATE
WORKPLAN ITEMS THAT ARE DRIVEN
BY THESE STRATEGIES.
FOR EXAMPLE, AS WE ARE DOING
OUR PLANNING, UNDERSTANDING WE
ARE PART OF CITYWIDE SOLUTIONS
INCLUDING HOMELESSNESS OF
COURSE, BUT FOR EXAMPLE
PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE AND
OTHER THINGS THAT FALL INTO
THIS.
SUPPORTING EDUCATION, SUPPORTING
HEALTH AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
ALL OF THOSE HE WILL SEE AS WE
GO THROUGH THIS.
HOPEFULLY YOU WILL FIND ALL OF
THOSE INCORPORATED IN THE
STRATEGIES.
WHEN WE DO OUR WORKPLAN ITEMS
FROM THESE, THERE ARE VERY
SPECIFIC ITEMS FOR EXAMPLE IN
OUR FINANCIAL PLAN AROUND
THINGS LIKE NAVIGATION, THINGS
LIKE REFERENCED ROOMS
RESTROOMS.
THIS IS WHAT GUIDES US.
>> THE PURPOSES OF COMMUNITY
AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING AND
CERTAINLY FROM THIS COUNCIL IS
THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE A 12
YEAR HORIZON, EVERY SIX YOUR
SPENDING PLAN COMING UP, AND IN
THE SPENDING PLAN THOSE ARE
GOING TO BE SOME OF THE MEAT
AND POTATOES ON WHAT THE BUDGET
IS GOING TO BE ASKING FOR.
I'M JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE
NOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
FOR SURE.
A COUPLE OTHER THINGS WE REMIND
PEOPLE AS WE THINK ABOUT THAT
IS THAT FOR EXAMPLE, EVEN
THOUGH WE BUILD AND IMPROVE AND
MAINTAIN AND ACTIVATE SPACES
AND BUILDINGS, WE DO THAT TO
SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE
RESIDENTS.
WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF WHAT
THOSE NEEDS ARE.
WE DO IT WITH EQUITY AT THE
FOREFRONT AND UNDERSTANDING WE
ARE SERVING THE POPULATIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN MIS-SERVED.
WE'RE LOOKING TO SERVE THEM
FIRST.
WE ALSO BIG ABOUT THE FACT THAT
ALL OF THE THINGS, THE WAY WE
HAVE DONE THINGS OF THE PAST
AREN'T NECESSARILY THE WAYS WE
NEED TO DO THEM NOW AND IN THE
FUTURE BECAUSE THE WORLD HAS
CHANGED.
WE HAVE TO RETRAIN OURSELVES
AND SET EXPECTATIONS IN THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW WE DO OUR
WORK.
A COUPLE OF OTHERS, CLIMATE
CHANGE.
YOU WILL SEE THAT THROUGHOUT
THE PLAN AS WELL, VERY SPECIFIC
ITEMS THAT RESPOND TO THE IDEA
THAT BECAUSE OF OUR FOOTPRINT
IN THE CITY AND THE CONNECTION
WE HAVE TO RESIDENTS IN TERMS
OF EDUCATION, WE ABSOLUTELY
HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE CLIMATE
CHANGES AT THE FOREFRONT FOR
US.
ALREADY MITIGATING THOSE
CHANGES.
AND IN THE LAST ONE ON
EXCELLENT SERVICE, MAKING SURE
WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THE
WORK WE ARE BEING CHARGED TO DO.
I WILL GO THROUGH THESE.
I MENTIONED IN ADDITION TO THE
PILLARS OF HEALTHY PEOPLE,
HEALTHY AVERMENT, STRONG
COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL
EXCELLENCE, WE ALSO CREATED A
NEW PATHWAY TO EQUITY THAT
UNDERSTANDS THAT WE ARE STILL
LEARNING, STILL GROWING BUT
MAKING SURE EVERY ASPECT OF
WHAT WE DO IS ANCHORED IN
EQUITY.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE PLAY A
ROLE AS AN INSTITUTION THAT IS
ART OF THE SYSTEMIC RACISM.
WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO
UNDO THAT IN THE WORK WE DO.
SO AS WE GO THROUGH THE
PLANNING AND THE ARTICULATION
OF THESE INITIATIVES, WE ARE
RETHINKING OUR ENGAGEMENT.
FOR EXAMPLE, OUR OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE WILL HAVE SOME
GUIDANCE THROUGH AN EQUITY
SCORECARD AND FRAMEWORK DRIVEN
BY THE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED
THE MOST FIRST.
AND THEN WE ARE COMMITTED TO
MAKING SURE OUR STAFF IS
TRAINED AND UNDERSTANDS THE
ISSUES.
REALLY PLAYING OUT IN
EVERYTHING WE DO, EVERY POLICY,
EVERY PROGRAM, EVERY INVESTMENT
WE DO.
SO AS WE GO THROUGH THESE, I
WILL TRY TO GO THROUGH THESE
RELATIVELY QUICKLY.
WE FRAMED THESE FOUR BASIC
PILLARS.
WE ESTABLISHED A VISION.
SO FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE, WE
ENVISION A CITY, PARKS AND
RECREATION AGENCY WHERE THE
FOLKS THAT WE INTERACT WITH
HAVE ACCESS TO RECREATION.
THAT THEY FEEL SAFE AND
CONNECTED AND ACTIVE.
THAT THEY PARTICIPATE IN
PROGRAMS THAT HELP THEM BUILD
HEALTHY HABITS.
OF COURSE THERE ABLE TO DO IT
AND PARKS DESIGNED TO HELP THEM
FEEL INCLUDED, WELL-DESIGNED
WELL-MAINTAINED AND CONNECTED.
THIS IS FOR ALL PEOPLE.
NOTICE WE DON'T TALK ABOUT
SPECIFIC POPULATIONS, THIS IS
FOR ALL THE WORK WE DO DRIVEN
BY THIS VISION.
WE CREATED STRATEGIES OF THE
COME FROM THAT VISION.
SO FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE, SOME OF
THE STRATEGIES WE ARE GOING TO
BUILD WORKPLAN ITEMS AROUND IS
FOCUSING ON EQUITABLE AND
HEALTHY PROGRAMS, AGAIN, FOR
ALL FOLKS.
INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY AND
AFFORDABILITY.
MAINTAINING THE HIGH QUALITY
SYSTEM OF SPACES.
I WILL HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THEM.
WE HEARD FOR EXAMPLE EVEN IN
THE MEETING LAST NIGHT HOW IT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ENHANCE
THE AWARENESS AROUND WHAT WE
OFFER TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND
HOW THEY CAN PARTICIPATE AND
ENGAGE IN TELL US WHAT THEY
NEED.
REALLY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO
NATURE.
ONE OF THE PUBLIC TESTIMONIES
TODAY TALKED ABOUT COMMUNITY
CENTERS AND HOW MANY HOURS.
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT
RETHINKING OUR COMMUNITIES FOR
THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS AND
DOING IT IN A WAY THAT RESPOND
TO THE GROWTH.
>> HOLD ON A MOMENT.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHEN YOU
SAY RETHINKING THE COMMUNITY
CENTER MODEL?
>> A COUPLE OF THINGS.
THE BROAD VISION IS THAT WE
HAVE 26 COMMUNITY CENTERS.
IT IS DIFFICULT TO ADD MORE
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
ALTHOUGH WE ARE ADDING ONE IN
MERCER, BUT THOSE DON'T COME
VERY OFTEN.
WE HAVE TO RETHINK THE WAY WE
PROGRAM THESE COMMUNITY
CENTERS, MAKING SURE EVERY
COMMUNITY HAS A CERTAIN LEVEL
OF SERVICE WHERE WE PROVIDE
PROGRAMMING AND HOURS
TRANSPARENT, THAT EVERYBODY HAS
A BASIC LEVEL OF SERVICE.
WE WANT TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT
THOSE HOURS ARE AT A TIME WHEN
RESIDENTS CAN USE THEM.
O ON THE WEEKENDS AND EVENI
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE ALSO WANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT
, WANT TO SHIFT THE FACT THAT
RECREATION DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN
IN THE COMMUNITY CENTERS, IT
CAN HAPPEN IN THE PARKS
ADJACENT OR OTHER PARKS AND
OPEN SPACES AROUND THOSE.
REALLY IT IS THE STOOL APPROACH
TO STANDARDIZING THE HOURS OF
OPERATION, BUT REALLY THINK
ABOUT WHAT WE ARE OFFERING AND
WHERE WE ARE OFFERING IT.
AS WE DIG MORE INTO THIS, WE
ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO PROVIDE
EVERY SINGLE RECREATIONAL
PROGRAM IN EVERY SINGLE
COMMUNITY CENTER THAT EVERYBODY
WANTS.
SO WE WILL FOCUS ON A CORE
SERVICE THAT WE OFFER AND
SELECT, THE CAPACITY TO CREATE
THESE HUBS THAT HAVE ADDITIONAL
PROGRAMMING THE FOLKS -- IF
THEY WANT THEIR REGULAR
PROGRAMMING, THEY WILL GO TO
THE ONE THEY NORMALLY GO TO,
BUT THEN THEY CAN GO TO A HUB
IF THEY WANTED THAT PROGRAMMING
BUT
>> THAT IS NOT A PROGRAMMING
APPROACH WE CURRENTLY USE?
THEY DON'T ALL HAVE A CERTAIN
BASIC LEVEL OF SERVICE?
>> IT IS NOT STANDARDIZED.
WE HAVE VARIOUS TIERS OF
COMMUNITY CENTERS IN TERMS OF
THE HOURS, AND WE HAVE CREATED
A SYSTEM UNFORTUNATELY WHERE
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE, THAT
HAVE MORE RESOURCES TO PAY FOR
PROGRAMMING HAVE MORE PROGRAMS
BECAUSE IT IS A PAY FOR PLAY
MODEL.
WE ALSO HAVE OTHER SITUATIONS
WHERE COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE
RESOURCES CAN PAY FOR BUILDING
MONITOR FOR EXAMPLE TO ADD
HOURS TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
I THINK THOSE WERE WAS
ACCEPTABLE RESPONSES, BUT I
THINK WE NEED TO MOVE BEYOND
THAT AND STANDARDIZE. WE START
WITH SORT OF AN EQUAL PLAYING
FIELD AND THEN ENHANCE AS
NECESSARY.
>> QUICK QUESTION.
HP 9. WHAT DOES HP STAND FOR?
FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE STRATEGY
NUMBER NINE.
>> WHY DO YOU HAVE GROWN RICHER
HEALTHY FOOD?
>> WE WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THE P
PATCH PROGRAM.
WE HAVE SOME ON HER PROPERTY
AND ALSO HAVE THE FOOD
PROGRAMS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF MAINLY
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SOME
OF HER COMMUNITY CENTERS WERE
STAFF WORK WITH PARTICIPANTS ON
GROWING AND PREPARING HEALTHY
FOOD.
>> MORE PREPARATION, THOUGH.
>> YES.
>> WE ALSO HAVE ORCHARDS AND
PRODUCED MANY POUNDS OF APPLES
AND OTHER THINGS PICK
>> WE HAVE ORCHARDS?
I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
>> WE DO A LOT, VERY BROAD
PORTFOLIO.
MOVING ON TO THE SECOND PILLAR,
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.
OUR VISION HERE IS PARKS AND
RECREATION SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS
A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM, CONTINUES
TO SUPPORT A HEALTHY URBAN
FOREST, RESILIENT GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE WORK WE
DO.
THAT WE MOVE TO BECOME CARBON
NEUTRAL AND ON OUR EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMING CONTINUING TO PUSH
THE IDEA OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE.
ALSO WE THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
TO CONTRIBUTE AS MUCH AS WE CAN
TO A HEALTHY MARINE
ENVIRONMENT.
AND THEN WE HEARD THIS A LOT
DURING THE ENGAGEMENT ABOUT THE
BALANCE BETWEEN PASSIVE
RECREATION SPACES AS WELL AS
ACTIVE.
PEOPLE WANT TO BE OUT AND BE
ABLE TO ALSO APPRECIATE THE
PASSIVE SIDE OF THINGS.
>> YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP.
ARE YOU SURE?
>> THAT WAS A VISION FOR
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND SOME OF
THE STRATEGIES WE SELECTED HERE
IN TERMS OF WE ARE GOING TO BE
WORKING ON.
CONTINUING TO STEWARD OUR WATER
AND URBAN FOREST. REALLY WORK
TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
AND OBVIOUSLY COMPLYING WITH
THE MAYOR IS GREEN NEW DEAL
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
AND REALLY WE WANT TO BE A
LEADER ON CHANGE MITIGATION.
>> THE QUESTION AGAIN.
HOW IS PARKS, WHAT IS YOUR
PARTICIPATION IN THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL NEW GREEN NEW DEAL
COMMISSION AND ALL THAT?
WHAT KIND OF ROLE ARE YOU
PLAYING?
>> A COUPLE THINGS.
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS CREATING
A SUB CAP SYSTEM THAT WE WILL
PARTICIPATE IN.
WE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
AND THEN SPECIFIC TO THE THINGS
IN THE GREEN NEW DEAL, WE ARE
DOING IT AND FIGURING OUT WHAT
IT WILL TAKE FOR ANY NEW
BUILDING OR SUBSTANTIALLY
RENOVATED BUILDING TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE COMPLIANT WITH THAT
IN TERMS OF BEING CARBON
NEUTRAL.
WE HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES LIKE
LAKE CITY AND GREEN LAKE IN THE
PIPELINE AND ALSO OTHERS.
>> SO WE WANT TO BUILD GREEN
AND WE'RE NOT USING NATURAL
GAS?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
WE DO HAVE SOME CHALLENGES.
THE SWIMMING POOLS FOR EXAMPLE
ARE TREMENDOUSLY INEFFICIENT
AND USE A LOT OF ENERGY.
THOSE ARE SORT OF OPPORTUNITIES
FOR US AS WE THINK ABOUT THE
PLANNING CYCLE TO ADDRESS
THOSE.
>> I HAVE COUNCILPERSON MOSQEDA
AND THEN COUNCILPERSON SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
AS SOMEBODY WHO IS AN ACTIVE
SOCCER PLAYER, I KNOW YOU WENT
THROUGH A BIG PROCESS TO TRY TO
CONVERT ALL OF OUR OLD DIRT AND
SAND FIELDS TO THE RUBBER
CHIPS.
>> YES.
>> ASTROTURF.
ARE WE MONITORING THE RUNOFF
FROM THOSE FIELDS AS WELL GIVEN
THE RUBBER THAT IS USED?
>> A COUPLE OF STUDIES HAVE
BEEN DONE LOOKING AT THE
CONDITIONS ON ALL OF OUR FIELDS
FOR GRASS AND THE SYNTHETIC
TURF.
WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT, WE
LOOKED AT A PILOT PROJECT USING
NEW MATERIAL, COURIC INSTEAD OF
THE RUBBER.
WE WERE ABLE TO SEE FROM THE
BASELINE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE
IT WAS BUILT WHAT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WERE.
THEN WE CHANGED AND LOOK AT
THEM AFTERWARDS AND THINGS ARE
BETTER.
>> THINGS ARE BETTER WITH
COURT?
>> YES.
>> IS IT SOMETHING YOU ALL ARE
RECOMMENDING WE TRANSITION AWAY
FROM THE RUBBER ASTROTUR TO
COURT?
>> YES.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE APPROACHING IT
AS WE RENOVATE THEM.
ABOUT EVERY 10 YEARS WE WILL BE
GOING THROUGH THEM AND
REPLACING IT WITH A DIFFERENT
KIND OF MATERIAL.
>> IS AN URGENT SITUATION?
>> NONE OF THE DATA WE HAVE
SEEN IS RECOMMENDING WE MOVE TO
THAT.
WE DECIDED EVEN THOUGH THERE IS
AN SORT OF ANY DATA THAT
CLEARLY SAYS THAT WE SHOULD NOT
BE DOING THIS, WE ARE MOVING
AWAY FROM THAT ANYWAY.
ANY NEW FIELD WILL YOU
SOMETHING DIFFERENT ANYTIME WE
REPLACE THE CARPETS WE WILL USE
A DIFFERENT MATERIAL.
>> I AM THINKING ABOUT THE
FIELD NEXT TO MY HOUSE, WHICH
IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE PARK WHERE
WE HAVE SALMON. LONGFELLOW
CREEK.
RIGHT NEXT TO THE CREEK.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HARM THE
SALMON.
THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE IS
RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTIONS.
WE KNOW THERE IS A NUMBER OF
PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THE
HAVE COMMITTED TO HAVING
PESTICIDE FREE PARKS.
I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER
OF CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY UP IN
THE DISTRICT OF COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
THE PARK ON CAPITOL HILL IS
SUPPOSED TO BE PESTICIDE FREE.
WHEN I DID A TOUR WITH SOME OF
THE FOLKS WHO WORK IN THAT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE THEY
HAD CONCERNS ABOUT HOW IT WAS
BEING MAINTAINED WHETHER OR NOT
PESTICIDES FREE CHEMICALS WERE
BEING USED.
CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE?
>> SURE.
THE AGENCYWIDE COMMITMENT IS TO
MOVE AWAY FROM ANY GLYCOSIDES.
WE ALSO WORK WITH THE WORKING
GROUP AROUND -- I AM SPACING
OUT IN THE NAME OF THIS GROUP.
IT IS ABOUT THE CITY ZONE WORK
AROUND PESTICIDES AND OTHER
CHEMICALS.
ANY TIME THERE IS A DECISION OR
PROPOSAL TO USE PESTICIDES, WE
GO BEFORE THAT GROUP AND SEEK
AN EXEMPTION.
MOVING FORWARD -- LIKE A SAY.
THE ROUNDUP ESSENTIALLY.
>> I THINK THE FACT THAT THE
CITY HAS A VIRTUAL BAN ON
GLYCOSIDES IS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT THAN THE MAYBE MORE
ASPIRATIONAL GOAL OF EXPANDING
THAT TO OTHER PESTICIDES.
AND FOR INSTANCE, I KNOW THAT
THERE IS THE INTEREST IN MOVING
SOME OF OUR GOLF COURSES TO
THE, I THINK IT IS THE AUDUBON
MODEL OF GOLF COURSES.
IT IS MORE EXPANSIVE THAN JUST
BEING ABOUT PESTICIDES.
IT IS ABOUT WATER USE, AND OTHER
ASSET MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
THAT ARE CONSIDERED GREEN
PRINCIPLES.
ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, AND
THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT
HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE AND IS NO
LONGER AN ISSUE.
BUT I SEEM TO RECALL THERE IS
ALSO AN EFFORT TO MOVE AWAY FROM
GAS POWERED ENGINES AS IT
RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO THE
EQUIPMENT THAT THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT USES TO MAINTAIN
PARK PROPERTY.
JUST WONDERING WHERE THAT IS
AT.
>> WE'RE DEFINITELY WORKING ON
THAT.
WE ARE DOING PILOTING AND
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THINKING
ABOUT IT, OUR CONCERN WAS THAT
THE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS
AVAILABLE WASN'T QUITE ENOUGH
FOR COMMERCIAL USE.
IT IS OKAY FOR RESIDENTIAL USE,
BUT NOT FOR THE EIGHT HOUR
SHIFTS.
THAT HAS GOTTEN BETTER.
I AM ALSO HAPPY TO REPORT THAT
FOR EXAMPLE AS WE ROLLOUT THE
MAINTENANCE PLAN, THE WATERFRONT
PARK WILL BE ALL ELECTRIC.
WE ARE WORKING TO DO MUCH MORE
OF THAT AS OPPORTUNITIES ARISE.
>> IT IS GREAT THAT THAT IS THE
COMMITMENT FOR THE WATERFRONT
PARK, BUT IS THERE A GOAL AND
TIMELINE FOR THE ENTIRE PARKS
SYSTEM?
>> THERE IS A GOAL TO MOVE AWAY
ON THE SMALL ENGINES, THE
BLOWERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE ARE PILOTING THAT NOW AND
WE'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
IT WILL TAKE TO MOVE TO THAT.
PART OF IT IS GETTING THE RIGHT
EQUIPMENT AND PART IS MAKING
SURE THERE'S THE RIGHT
INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE PARK SO
THINGS CAN GET PLUGGED IN AND
CHARGE.
I DO HAVE A TIMELINE AT, BUT
WE'RE MOVING PRETTY
AGGRESSIVELY.
IT IS PART OF THE GREEN NEW
DEAL ORDER AS WELL.
WE HAVE MANY VEHICLES AS WELL.
WE ARE LOOKING TO ELECTRIFY AS
MANY OF THOSE LOOKING AT OUR
OPERATIONS TO MAKE SURE WE
REDUCE THE MILES OF TRUCKS
NEEDS TO DRIVE.
>>
>> ARE WE USING GREAT WATER ON
GOLF COURSES AND SOCCER FIELDS?
>> I AM NOT SURE THE ANSWER TO
THAT QUESTION.
I DON'T THINK WE ARE.
>> ON FIELDS.
>> WE NEED THE IRRIGATION
QUESTION ANSWER.
EILER BEFORE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT
THE INDUSTRIAL, BUSINESS AND
INDIVIDUAL HOME MODELS HOW MUCH
ELECTRICITY IS USED.
I REMEMBER WHEN SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT CAME THEY BROKE DOWN HOW
MUCH INDUSTRIAL, BUSINESS AND
COMMERCIAL.
THIS IS HOW MUCH -- WAS IS IT
FOR HOMES?
RESIDENTIAL.
TO WE HAVE A NUMBER FOR PARKS?
>> I DON'T HAVE IT OFF THE TOP
OF MY HEAD.
WE HAVE LOTS OF DATA ON THE
USAGE ACROSS BUILDINGS BOTH
FROM THE ELECTRICAL SIDE AS
WELL AS WATER.
I GET THESE CHARTS AND GRAPHS
ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT I DON'T
HAVE THOSE NUMBERS.
>> CAN WE GET APPROXIMATION ON
THAT, PARTICULARLY WHEN WE
STARTED BEFORE THE BUDGET
CYCLE?
>> SURE.
>> IF WE CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT
THAT IS GREAT.
I DO HAVE A BASELINE TO WORK
FROM.
>> YES.
>> I SHOULD'VE BROUGHT THIS UP
A WHILE AGO, BUT IT KEPT
SLIPPING MY MIND.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD BROUGHT
IT TO MY ATTENTION.
>> PART OF IT IS WHY IT IS
IMPORTANT TO MOVE TOWARD
SHIFTING THESE OLDER BUILDINGS.
WE HAVE OLDER BUILDINGS THAT
ARE NOT EFFICIENT.
OUR POOLS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY OLD
. SO YES, THE EFFICIENCY IS NOT
WHERE WE WANTED.
>> THAT IS THE PERENNIAL ISSUE
WE COME BACK TO MY CONSTITUENTS
AND MY COLLIES COME FORWARD, WE
HAVE A LOT OF BUILDINGS THAT
ARE INEFFICIENT IN ENERGY AND
USE, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF
BUILDINGS THAT ARE JUST NEED TO
BE RETROFITTED.
THE BRICK-AND-MORTAR PIECE, WE
CAN'T KEEP THROWING GOOD MONEY,
I DON'T KNOW THE SAYING, WE
CAN'T BE THROWING MONEY AT
STUFF THAT DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE.
IF IT WERE UP TO ME I WOULD
BULLDOZE IT ALL AND BUILD ALL
BRANDED STUFF.
I LIKE TO BUILD BIG STUFF.
THEY WON'T LET ME.
THAT IS WHY I'M TRYING TO GET A
BASELINE WELL BEFORE BUDGET.
I ACTUALLY HAVE SPOKEN TO THE
EXECUTIVE ABOUT THIS.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU, WE HAVE
HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS.
WHAT I'M SHARING IS NOT
COMPLETELY BRAND NEW.
BUT WE HAVE NEVER GOTTEN THEY
GRASP FROM PARKS JUST ON THE
BRICK-AND-MORTAR THAT WE OWN,
INCLUDING GOLF COURSES AND
FIELD.
HOW MUCH OF IT IS, HOW GREEN IF
WE HAD A SPECTRUM.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT.
IF WE CAN START LOOKING AT THAT
AND MAYBE THAT IS PART OF OUR
SIX YEAR PLANNING, MAYBE THAT
CAN BECOME A PIECE OF THAT.
A DATA POINT THAT YOU REPORT ON
TO US.
PARTICULARLY NOW THAT WE ARE IN
DISTRICTS AND PEOPLE WANT TO
KNOW HOW MANY COMMUNITY CENTERS
ARE IN THEIR DISTRICT, HOW MANY
PARKS, WHAT IS EFFICIENT AND
WHAT IS NOT BECAUSE A LOT OF
TIMES WE HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE
NO.
IT IS HARD TO SAY YES OR NO
WHEN I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
INFORMATION.
>> WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO RAISE THIS IN THE
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT SECTION
BECAUSE I THINK IT CAN FIT
NICELY IN THERE.
WE MENTIONED GOLF COURSES
ALREADY.
THERE ARE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS I
KNOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE
ABOUT THE USE OF GOLF COURSES.
I WILL DIRECT THIS TO TRYING TO
EXPAND HOW WE INCREASE THE
PUBLICS USE OF THE SPACE.
CHAMBERS BAY ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE
TO WALK AROUND THE GOLF COURSE
AND USE AS A RUNNING FACILITY,
WALKING FACILITY.
I'M GOING TO SET ASIDE THE
QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
MORE OF THE LAND THAT IS
CURRENTLY USED FOR GOLF COURSES
SHOULD BE USED FOR THINGS LIKE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
CHILDCARE.
I WILL PUT THAT ASIDE.
I WILL NOW SAY OF THE LAND
CURRENTLY BEING USED, WE
ALREADY HAVE PATHS THAT ARE
EMBEDDED INTO OUR GOLF COURSES.
IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF WE HAD
NOT FENCES, BUT DOORS THAT
ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND
WALK AROUND THE FACILITIES.
THERE IS A GOLF COURSE RIGHT
BEHIND MY NEW HOUSE AND I CAN
SEE THE PATH IN THE TREES AND
THE GREEN SPACE.
I CAN'T GET TO IT.
SO WHAT HAS THE CONVERSATION
BEEN ABOUT OPENING THOSE GOLF
COURSES?
I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A
LIABILITY QUESTION THAT WOULD
BE RAISED ABOUT GOLF BALLS
HITTING PEOPLE ON THE HEAD OR
SOMETHING.
BUT OF CHAMBERS BAY CAN FIGURE
IT OUT, WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
>> THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT WE
ALSO ARE VERY FOCUSED ON IN
DIVERSIFYING ACTIVITIES.
WALKING, DISC GOLF, TRACK MEETS
WITH THE STATE AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
BUT WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB
OF BALANCING THE REGULAR GOLF
OPERATIONS WITH ADDITIONAL
ACTIVITIES.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE
LOOKING AT.
>> WHEN YOU SAY WE NEED TO DO A
BETTER JOB, HOW DO WE DO THAT?
>> THE COMMUNITY IN THE
JUNCTION HAS REALLY WANTED TO
HAVE MORE MULTIPLE USES FOR
VERY LONG TIME.
YOU KNOW HOW FRUSTRATED THEY
ARE THE BACK OFF COURSE COUNTS
AS, AGAIN, AS THEIR OPEN SPACE
ANYTIME WE TALK ABOUT ADDING
NEW OPEN SPACE TO THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
PEOPLE POINT TO THE GOLF COURSE
AND SAY THAT IS YOUR SHARE AND
ACCOUNTS AGAINST, PUTS YOU LOWER
ON THE LIST OF PRIORITIES OF
OTHER COMMUNITIES WHO ALSO
DESERVEDLY NEED OPEN SPACE.
WE CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.
IT CAN'T BE AN EXCLUSIVE USE
FOR GOLF, AND WE STILL TELL THE
COMMUNITY WE CAN'T CONSIDER
OTHER MULTIUSE OPEN SPACES.
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO
MAKE THAT SPACE MULTIUSE.
>> I AGREE.
THIS MIGHT BE A FRUSTRATING
ANSWER, BUT PART OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT, AND WE HAVE
DONE A COUPLE OF STUDIES TO GET
AT THAT ANSWER BECAUSE
UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF THIS IS
DRIVEN BY FINANCES AND THE
MODEL WE CREATED FOR GOLF AND
EXPECTING TO PAY BACK SOME OF
THE DEBTS AND LOOKING AT THE
VERY SPECIFIC MODELS.
SOME OF THAT WE ACTUALLY ARE
REQUIRED BY COUNSEL ACTION TO DO
CERTAIN FISCAL POLICIES THAT
MAKE IT HARDER FOR US TO BRING
IN ACTIVITIES THAT OUR MEETING
REVENUE GOALS.
SO PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE PILOT
SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE CAN DO
AND THEN COME BACK TO COUNSEL
AND CHASE THOSE POLICIES SO WE
ARE NOT AS RELIANT ON HAVING TO
OPERATE UNDER A CERTAIN FISCAL
MODEL.
AND SO THAT IS PART OF THE
PROCESS.
AND THEN JUST WORKING WITH THE
OPERATORS OF THE GOLF COURSES
TO MAKE SURE WE CAN FIND THE
RIGHT -- BECAUSE THERE TALK
ABOUT LIABILITY, HOW DO WE DO
THAT.
IT IS DRIVEN A LOT BY THE
FINANCING MODEL, BUT WE WANT TO
PILOT SOME THINGS TO GET AWAY
FROM THAT MODEL SO WE CAN DO
MORE.
>> THANK YOU.
I FEEL LIKE THIS CONVERSATION
HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR LONGER
THAN I HAVE BEEN HERE.
I APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS ALSO
A FISCAL GENERATING REQUEST
THAT CAME OUT OF THIS COUNSEL.
BUT YOU WOULD ALSO IMAGINE THAT
IT WOULD BE A FINANCIAL BENEFIT
TO HAVE LET'S SAY ONE
INDIVIDUAL FROM A FAMILY OUT
THERE GOLFING BY THE OTHER
INDIVIDUAL FROM THAT FAMILY
GOES FOR A WALK AROUND THE GOLF
COURSE.
I CAN SEE THAT GENERATING MORE
INTEREST AND USAGE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE GREEN
SPACE THAT WE HAVE.
AS WE CREATE A DENSER CITY, THE
GREEN SPACES ARE THE BACKYARD
FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I DON'T HAVE A BACKYARD AND
WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO WALK
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
LONGFELLOW CREEK FOR EXAMPLE
HAS GREAT WALKING PATHS THAT
AND THAT THE GOLF COURSE.
I CAN'T GO INTO THE GOLF
COURSE.
HAVE TO GO ABOUT A MILE AROUND
AND THEN PICK UP THE TRAIL
AGAIN.
THAT MAKES NO SENSE.
I KNOW THE SAME IS TRUE IN A
NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
THIS IS NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT
IS IN JUST ONE.
I'M HEARING WHAT WE NEED IS
ACTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
USE OF THAT GOLF SPACE WAS NOT
SORT OF PREVENTED FROM BEING
USED BECAUSE IT IS NOT REVENUE-
GENERATING.
I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH THIS
COUNSEL TO SEE IF WE CAN GET
MORE FOLKS OUT THERE USING IT
AS A WALKING OR RUNNING SPACE.
I AM JEALOUS OF OUR FRIENDS IN
TACOMA WHO CAN GO TO CHAMBERS
BAY AND WALK AROUND AND HAVE
THAT BEAUTIFUL PUBLIC SPACE.
I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT.
>> CONSIDER IT DONE.
WE ARE ON IT.
>> MOVING ON TO THE THIRD
PILLAR, STRONG COMMUNITIES.
AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT PARKS
AND RECREATIONS THAT SUPPORT
CITYWIDE PRIORITIES. WE WILL
TALK ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT OF COURSE.
BUT ALSO CONTINUING TO PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE AND CULTURALLY
RELEVANT SERVICES FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES.
WE DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY
BUILDING BY JUST BRINGING
EVENTS TOGETHER, EITHER PARKS
AND READ REC. COHESION AND
LIFELONG LEARNING, INCLUDING
ELIMINATING SOCIAL ISOLATION
WITH SOME OF THE SENIOR
POPULATIONS.
AND FOCUSING ON THAT GATHERING
SPACE MODEL WE DO IN CONNECTING
YOUTH TO THE WORK.
THAT IS THE VISION.
IN TERMS OF THE STRATEGIES.
>> ON THE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY
GATHERINGS SPACES PIECE, I KNOW
THAT THE LATE NIGHT PROGRAMS
RECENTLY CELEBRATED ITS 30th?
>> 40th.
>> A BIG PROGRAM ON FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHTS AND MOST
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
THERE STILL A COUPLE ON FRIDAY
NIGHTS.
BUT I RECENTLY MET WITH A
PERSON WHO HAS BEEN REALLY
INVOLVED IN CIVIC LIFE IN THE
CITY FOR MANY YEARS.
AND A DEPUTY MAYOR.
HE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT
THERE WAS ONCE UPON A TIME A
VISION FOR LATE NIGHT TO HAVE A
LATE NIGHT 2 AND THAT IT NOT BE
FOCUSED AWAY FROM RECREATION,
BUT A BE FOCUSED ON THE THINGS
THAT KIDS STILL WOULD ENJOY
DOING ON A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY
NIGHT BECAUSE THE PRIORITY IS
GETTING FOLKS TO GO, KIDS TO GO
TO A COMMUNITY CENTER ON A
FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT THEN
BEING ELSEWHERE. SO YOU WANT TO
MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT
PROGRAMMING IT IN A WAY THAT
MAKES IT NOT COOL..
TALK ABOUT THE KINDS OF SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT THINGS THAT KIDS
LIKE TO DO.
I SEE THAT THERE IS A GREAT
NIGHT PROGRAM AT ONE OF YOUR
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS ONLY AT
JEFFERSON.
IT IS ON SATURDAY NIGHTS.
IT IS FOCUSED ON I THINK A
LITTLE BIT OF AN OLDER AGE
DEMOGRAPHIC.
BUT IT HAS TO FOCUS ON JOB AND
LIFE SKILLS.
SO THE QUESTION WAS, WHATEVER
HAPPENED TO THAT LATE NIGHT
PHASE 2 IDEA FOR PROGRAMMING?
THAT IS STILL FUN AND COOL BUT
ALSO USEFUL.
AND JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE ANY
THOUGHTS ABOUT DOING THAT AND
WHETHER TRANSFORMING A SPACE
INTO A RECORDING STUDIO OR THAT
SORT OF THING.
>> BACK TO YOUR QUESTION
ORIGINALLY ABOUT HOW WE ARE
SHIFTING COMMUNITY CENTER
OPERATIONS IN GENERAL.
THERE IS A LOT OF THAT
PROGRAMMING THAT WAS CONCURRENT
TO THIS PLANNING IN THE PARK
DISTRICT FINANCIAL PLANNING.
THE RECREATION DIVISION IS ALSO
DOING A LOT OF RETHINKING OF
THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS.
REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE TYPES
OF PROGRAMS THAT WE WILL OFFER
FOR EACH OF THE AGE GROUPS AND
CERTAINLY THE TEAMS TEENAGERS
AND ADULTS IS A BIG PART.
HAD WE GO FROM SOMETHING
SUCCESSFUL LIKE LATE NIGHT
PROGRAMS, HOW DO WE BUILD ON
THOSE?
THROUGH SOME OF THESE OTHER
STRATEGIES AROUND JOB SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT.
CERTAINLY ALL OF THE STEM AND
TECHNOLOGY PIECES.
MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
THAT IS WHAT THAT TEAM IS ALSO
PUTTING TOGETHER TO CONTINUE TO
GROW THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE
OTHER STRATEGIES HERE.
WE TALKED ABOUT YOUTH
ENRICHMENT AND OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES.
LOOKING FOR OTHER WAYS TO
LEVERAGE SOME OF THE AMENITIES
WE HAVE FOR THINGS LIKE
PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE THAT WE
ALREADY DO.
ACTUALLY THE MAJORITY OF OUR
COMMUNITY CENTERS, I HAVE SOME
VERSION OF PRESCHOOL CHILD CARE
OR OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROVIDED
THERE.
WE THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
AS WE BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES
TO CONTINUE OUR FOCUS ON FOR
YOUR LOW-COST PROGRAMMING AND
CREATING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SCHOLARSHIPS.
A BIG PART OF THIS PIECE IS
JUST SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES IN
WHATEVER THEY NEED.
OUT OF SCHOOL TIME, PUBLIC
SAFETY COME IN TERMS OF
CLEANLINESS AND FACILITIES.
JOB READINESS EMPLOYMENT.
ALL THESE PIECES THAT REALLY
SUPPORT WHAT OUR COMMUNITIES
NEED.
>> CAN I MAKE ANOTHER
SUGGESTION?
I KNOW WE HAVE THE YOUTH
ENRICHMENT IN THE PRESCHOOL.
I THINK WE DO NEED TO HAVE AND
KEEP REMINDING YOU ABOUT BEING
AGE FRIENDLY IN OUR ELDER
SERVICES.
I AM NOT SEEING IT ANYWHERE ON
THE POWERPOINT.
I'M NOT TRYING TO BE CRITICAL.
I'M JUST TRYING TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT BESIDES PARKS WE ALL WORK
HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
ELDER COMMUNITY CAN AGE IN
PLACE ACROSS THE BOARD.
ALL THE COMMITTEES.
THE DISABLED COMMUNITY.
SO THAT WHEN THAT IS NOT ON
THEIR.
I KNOW THAT YOU CARE ABOUT
THOSE THINGS BECAUSE WE HAVE
WORKED ON A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES
TOGETHER.
SO AGAIN.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE A PLACE FOR THAT AND THAT
IS A COMMITMENT WE HAVE IN YOUR
STRATEGIES AND YOUR OVERALL 12
YOUR GOAL AND PLAN.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I WILL SAY AS AN EXAMPLE.
THIS POWERPOINT IS TRYING TO
SUMMARIZE THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT.
MANY MORE WORDS THAT ARE IN
HERE THAT SPECIFICALLY DEAL
WITH ALL THOSE ISSUES.
INCLUDING A FOCUS ON OUR
SENIORS AND COMBATING THINGS
LIKE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT IS IN THE PLAN.
I APOLOGIZE THAT IT IS NOT
FRONT AND CENTER.
>> IT IS NOT SO MUCH FRONT AND
CENTER, I'M SURE THE OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT REPRESENT
DISTRICTS GET THIS.
I KNOW WITH OUR COMMUNITY
CENTERS THEY'RE NOT JUST PLACES
WHERE PEOPLE GO TO PLAY
BASKETBALL.
WE FEEL IT FEED OUR ELDERS FOUR
DAYS A WEEK.
YOU KNOW.
IT IS IMPORTANT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I COMPLETELY AGREE.
THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQEDA.
>> ON ITEM NUMBER TWO, PROVIDE
PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE, THIS
IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO MAKE SURE
FOLKS GET INTO COMMUNITY
CENTERS.
CAN YOU REMIND ME HOW THE
MANAGEMENT IS DONE.
IS A CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS WE
CONTRACT WITH?
>> WE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT
THINGS THAT HAPPEN.
WE HAVE FOR EXAMPLE OUR
PROGRAMMING PARTNER RUNNING
SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS.
WE HAVE SOME OF HER OWN OUT OF
SCHOOL TIME OPPORTUNITIES THAT
WE DO THROUGH 21st CENTURY
LEARNING CENTER, FUNDING THAT
WE GET.
AND WE ALSO HAVE OTHER
FACILITIES LIKE THE MILLER
ANNEX WHERE WE HAVE A THIRD-
PARTY PROVIDER WHO COMES IN AND
OPERATES THE PRESCHOOL.
IN OUR 26 CENTERS, I BELIEVE 23
HAVE SOME VERSION OF
PROGRAMMING, AND WE HAVE LOTS
OF DIFFERENT MODELS.
WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS
THAT ARE PART OF THE SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL, SO PART OF WHAT
WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS NOT
NECESSARILY BECOME EXPERTS IN
PRESCHOOL, BUT WORKING WITH OUR
PARTNERS THAT DEAL TO MAKE SURE
THEY HELP US IDENTIFY THE
PROVIDERS.
ANOTHER ONE THAT YOU PROBABLY
KNOW ABOUT AS WELL, FOR
EXAMPLE, IS THE TINY TREES
PRESCHOOL THAT IS OUTDOORS.
THERE REALLY CREATIVE AND
INNOVATIVE IN WORKING WITH US
TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO LOW
SINCE PROGRAMS OUTDOORS.
THEY WORK WITH THE STATE TO GET
THE RULES CHANGE.
THERE ARE ALL THESE THINGS
HAPPENING.
>> SO RECOGNIZING THE
PARTNERSHIP MODEL THAT WE HAVE
WITH SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY
PROVIDERS FOR CHILD CARE AND
PRESCHOOL, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT IS COME UP IN RELATION TO
THE CORONAVIRUS HAS BEEN A
NUMBER OF ENTITIES,
ORGANIZATIONS, SERVICE
PROVIDERS HAVE PROACTIVELY
DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN FOR THE
DAY TO DO SANITIZING ACTIVITIES
OR OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF
CAUTION IF THERE'S ANY CONCERN
AROUND MAY BE A POTENTIAL
FAMILY MEMBER THAT YOU JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO
VIRUS TRANSMITTED IN THE
ORGANIZATION.
WE APPLAUD THEM FOR THAT WORK.
WE WANT TO BE EXTRA VIGILANT,
ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE NOT TRANSMITTING ANY
DISEASES, ESPECIALLY IN PLACES
WHERE WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
ATTENDING.
IN DOING SO, WE ALSO RECOGNIZE
THAT OUR SIX LEAVE SICK LEAVE
POLICY DOESN'T CURRENTLY
PROVIDE FOR PARENTS TO BE ABLE
TO ACCESS PAID SICK DAYS WHEN A
CHILD CARE FACILITY FOR EXAMPLE
CLOSES DOWN OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE
OF CAUTION AND NOT AT THE
DIRECTION OF AN ELECTED OFFICIAL
OR PUBLIC OFFICIAL.
FOR EXAMPLE.
IF A SCHOOL WERE TO CLOSE
BECAUSE THE SUPERINTENDENT OR
MAYOR OR COUNTY DECIDED IT WAS
REALLY IMPORTANT OUT OF PUBLIC
HEALTH CONCERNS TO CLOSE IT,
PARENTS CAN AXIS SICK LEAVE TO
MAKE SURE THE DAYS WAGES PAID,
BUT FOR SOME CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS, INCLUDING THOSE
WORKING OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY
CENTERS RIGHT NOW, THE CURRENT
STATUTE DOES NOT SAY THAT THOSE
PARENTS CAN ACCESS PAID SICK
LEAVE.
OUR OFFICE IS WORKING ON A
LEGISLATIVE FIX THAT WOULD MAKE
IT SO THAT IF ANY ORGANIZATION
WERE TO CLOSE ITS DOORS, IT
DOESN'T REQUIRE A PUBLIC
OFFICIAL MAKING THAT CLOSURE.
ONE OF OUR GREAT ORGANIZATIONS
COULD DECIDE, OUT OF AN
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, THEY
WANTED TO CLOSE IT DOWN FOR
CLEANING OR HEALTH RELATED
CONCERNS.
THAT WOULD BE A QUALIFYING
EVENT FOR ANY OF OUR PARENTS TO
AXIS SICK LEAVE.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL TALK
TO THE COLLEAGUES ABOUT.
BUT IT DOES RELATE TO PARKS IN
TERMS OF YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH
THOSE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT NO
PARENT FEARS THAT THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO EARN A DAYS WAGE AND
THAT THEY CAN ACCESS THOSE SIX
LEAVES, IT IS A SMALL TWEAK
WERE MAKING IN THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS.
>> THANK YOU.
I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 30 MORE
SLIDES HERE.
I WILL KEEP GOING QUICKLY.
THE LAST PIECE HERE IS ON
ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE.
AGAIN, THIS IS A RECOGNITION
THAT AS WE DO THE WORK REALLY
FOCUSED ON THE VISION THAT WE
HAVE THE EXPERTISE, THE
CAPACITY AND RESOURCES TO DO
THE WORK.
SO WE ENVISION OUR AGENCY AS WE
ACHIEVE THIS TO MAKING
DECISIONS GROUNDED IN EQUITY,
CONTINUING TO ENGAGE WITH
COMMUNITIES, HAVING RECRUITED
THE BEST TEAM POSSIBLE,
TRAINING, MAINTAINING AND
DEVELOPING THEM.
ALSO WORKING ON DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS INCLUSIVE SO THE FOLKS
ON THE GROUND AND FRONTLINES
ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN
THESE REALLY IMPORTANT
DECISIONS.
THAT ARTICULATES THE VISION WE
HAVE.
SOME OF THOSE STRATEGIES AROUND
THIS PIECE.
I HAVE TALKED ABOUT EQUITY AND
DOING THIS EQUITY ANALYSIS AND
SCORECARD WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO PURSUE A
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION THROUGH
THE NATIONAL PARKS AND
RECREATION ASSOCIATION TO
ENSURE THAT AT A MINIMUM WE ARE
MEETING THE STANDARDS OF PARKS
AND RECREATION AGENCIES.
WE WILL OF COURSE DO THAT
THROUGH ADDING AN EQUITY
COMPONENT.
BUT THINGS LIKE THE SYSTEMS AND
TECHNOLOGIES.
WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK AROUND
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, MAKE
SURE THAT BECOMES PART OF OUR
PRACTICE. AND THE OTHER PIECE
IS ON THE CONTINUING
ENGAGEMENT.
AS WE WORK TO SERVE PEOPLE, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CREATE THIS GREAT PLAN AND
PUBLISH IT AND ROLL IT OUT, BUT
IT DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD IF WE
DON'T GO BACK TO OUR
COMMUNITIES AND ASKED HIM AGAIN
TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT THEY
TOLD US IS WHAT WE ARE DOING
AND STILL WHAT THEY NEED FOR US
TO DO.
I FORGOT TO MENTION EACH OF
THESE STRATEGIES, EACH OF THOSE
COMPONENTS HAVING COMMITMENT TO
EQUITY CALLOUT.
FOR EXAMPLE, ON THIS ONE IT
WOULD BE IMPORTANT IF WE ARE
MAKING THESE DECISIONS AND
INVESTMENTS THAT WE ARE DOING
IT THROUGH RACIAL EQUITY
FRAMEWORK AND WE THINK ABOUT
CONTINUING TO TRAIN OUR
WORKFORCE ON THESE ISSUES.
>> IMPRESSIVE.
I WENT OVER THE VISION AND
STRATEGIES.
TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND
ON HOW WE GOT TO THIS PLAN AND
HOW IT IS GOING TO LEAD INTO
THE PARK DISTRICT 6 YOUR
FINANCIAL PLAN.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT WITH
ENGAGEMENT.
A TWO-YEAR ENGAGEMENT PROCESS.
REALLY RAMPED UP HERE OVER THE
SUMMER, BUT WE HAVE DONE
EVERYTHING FROM LOOKING AT ALL
THE PLANS WE HAVE DONE OVER THE
LAST FIVE YEARS, THE LEGACY
PLAN, THE COMMUNITY CENTER,
PARKS AND OPEN SPACES PLAN, WE
HAVE A LOT OF PLANS. SPOKEN A
LOT WITH THEIR OWN STAFF ABOUT
WHAT THEY SEE HAPPENING, THE
BEST PRACTICES.
OF COURSE OUR TWO ADVISORY
BOARD, THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
IN THE PARK FOR.
AS WELL AS LOTS OF ENGAGEMENT
WITH THE COMMUNITY.
THAT REALLY RAMPED UP THE
SUMMER WITH ONLINE AS WELL AS
EVENT PARTICIPATION AND
CITYWIDE EVENTS AND WE HELD TWO
PARKS AND REC FESTS TO HELP
FOLKS UNDERSTAND WHAT WE DO.
WE DID LOTS OF SURVEYING ACROSS
THE CITY, WE DID A
STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY THAT
REPRESENTS A DEMOGRAPHIC OF THE
CITY BUT ALSO LOTS OF SMALLER
SURVEYS, DOOR-TO-DOOR SURVEYS,
SURVEYS IN OUR COMMUNITY
CENTERS AND DID EVERYTHING WE
COULD TO HEAR FROM FOLKS.
AND THE BLUE COMPONENTS TALK
ABOUT THE TASKFORCES.
IN ADDITIONAL TO THE GENERAL
PLANNING WE HAVE FOLKS WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN VARIOUS ITEMS
LIKE STAKEHOLDERS AROUND
VIEWPOINTS AND HOMESTEADS AND
TRAILS. THEY DID WORK AND COME
BACK AND DIVIDE PROVIDE SOME
GUIDANCE.
>> SLOW DOWN.
YOU'VE DONE TO COMMUNITY
MEETINGS.
>> WE HAVE DONE ONE SO FAR.
>> WHERE IS THAT?
I AM SORRY.
FOR THE PARK DISTRICT.
YES.
THAT WAS A STRATEGIC PLANNING
PROCESS.
IN TERMS OF, WE WILL GET TO
THAT.
THIS GIVES YOU THE VERY SORT OF
TIME LIMIT WE ARE ON HERE.
THE BUBBLE ON THE LEFT TELLS
YOU EVERYTHING WE HAVE DONE IN
THE PAST TO LEAD UP TO THIS.
IT REALLY BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND
MAY IS WHEN THE WORK OF THE
PARK DISTRICT OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE REALLY RAMPED UP IN
TERMS OF THEM LISTENING TO THE
PUBLIC, DIGESTING ALL THE
THINGS WE LEARNED AND HAVE BEEN
SHARING ALONG THE WAY, AND THEN
MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO US.
I WILL NOTE WE HAVE ALSO BEEN
MEETING WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED
WITH OTHERS TO HEAR FROM THEM.
FEEDBACK FROM WHAT YOU HAVE
BEEN HEARING AS WELL AS WELL AS
ANY INPUT YOU HAVE ON THE NEXT
SIX YEAR CYCLE.
>> WILL YOU BE IN LAKE CITY
THURSDAY.
>> YES.
AND THEN WE WILL BE ON SATURDAY.
THESE MEETINGS WILL HAPPEN IN
MARCH.
BETWEEN MARCH AND MAY THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WILL TAKE
ALL OF THAT AND BEGIN TO PUT
TOGETHER SOME PROPOSALS.
CONCURRENT TO THIS WE ARE ALSO
WORKING WITH THE MAYOR AND HER
OFFICE TO IDENTIFY HER
PRIORITIES AND MAKE SURE WE ARE
THINKING ABOUT WHAT IS NEXT.
ONCE ALL THAT WORK IS DONE, THE
MAYOR WILL TRANSMIT TO YOU ALL
IN YOUR ROLE AS THE GOVERNING
BOARD FOR THE PARK DISTRICT IN
AUGUST, SO THE NEXT SIX YOUR
FINANCIAL PLAN.
THAN YOU ALL WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO SCHEDULE
THAT WILL BEFORE THE RECESS.
SO WE'RE NOT JAMMED LIKE LAST
TIME.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL BECAUSE IT
IS A SIX YEAR SPENDING.
PUSHING THE EXECUTIVE TO GET
THE NUMBERS AND A LOT OF THE
DETAIL WILL BEFORE THE RECESS.
SO I CAN SHARE SOME OF IT AND
START TALKING TO MY COLLEAGUES
AND WHAT THE NEEDS ARE FOR THE
LIBRARY LEVY, HOW MUCH ROOM WE
HAVE HERE OR THERE. BASED ON
THE INFORMATION YOU BRING BACK
TO US FROM COMMITTEE.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO SCHEDULE A
COUPLE OF MEETINGS BEFORE
BUDGET.
>> YES.
AFTER THE MAYOR SUBMITS HER
RECOMMENDATION IN AUGUST OR
LATE AUGUST, WE ACTUALLY WILL
SCHEDULED TWO PARK DISTRICT
MEETINGS.
ONE THAT I FIRST -- ONE ON THE
10th AND ONE ON THE 24th.
WE WILL ACTUALLY TAKE UP THE
SPENDING PLAN AND HAVE
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT POTENTIAL
MODIFICATIONS.
WE ALSO WILL HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING HERE IN CHAMBERS THE
WEEK OF 14 SEPTEMBER.
THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE THE
ABILITY TO COME AND WEIGH IN ON
THE MAYORS PROPOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE THE PARK
DISTRICT TAKES ANY ACTION ON
THAT SPENDING PLAN, WHICH WILL
HAPPEN TECHNICALLY AS WE ADOPT
THE BUDGET AT THE END OF
NOVEMBER.
YOU CAN BEGIN TO MAKE DECISIONS
AS EARLY AS THE END OF
SEPTEMBER.
>> AM I DOING THE PUBLIC
HEARING HERE?
>> YES.
>> I WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, EVERYONE IS
ANXIOUS ABOUT THE SIX YEAR
SPENDING PLAN THAT I'M TRYING
TO GET A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
SO WE DON'T SLIDE INTO BUDGET
BECAUSE SHE IS GOING TO HAVE
HER HANDS FULL.
LIKE THE LAST YEARS, WE ALWAYS
SEEM TO HAVE THESE PARK
MEETINGS WHERE WE VOTE ON THE
BUDGET IN THE MIDDLE OF BUDGET,
AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT
THIS YEAR.
>> TO MAKE THE WORK EVEN MORE
COMPLICATED AND GIVE YOU MORE
TO DO, PART OF THE CREATING A
SIX YOUR FINANCIAL PLAN
OBVIOUSLY INCLUDES OUR REGULAR
BIANNUAL BUDGET.
WE WILL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.
WE HAVE GOT TO DO THAT BUDGETING
WORK AT THE SAME TIME AS WE'RE
DOING THIS BECAUSE IT ALL HAS
TO ALIGN AND SUPPORT THE SAME
PROGRAMS.
>> I THINK THE DIFFERENCE IS
KEEPING EVERYONE, REMINDING
THEM WHAT THE VOTERS PASSED IN
2014.
WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO ON
THE METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
SIDE.
KEEPING THOSE SEPARATE, BUT
KNOWING THAT THE MONEY IS PART
OF THE PARK DISTRICT MONEY.
THAT HAS BEEN THE AREA WHERE
PEOPLE GET LOST.
QUITE FRANKLY, IF I DID NOT
HAVE A FLOWCHART, I WOULD GET
LOST TOO.
WE JUST WANT TO BE AHEAD OF
THAT.
SO THANK YOU.
>> AS YOU MENTIONED, WE HAVE
TWO ADDITIONAL MEETINGS THIS
WEEK.
SORT OF IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF
THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
PEOPLE SHARED WITH US AROUND
PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC
MEETINGS.
WE WILL ALSO SET UP AN
ELECTRONIC TOWN HALL NEXT WEEK
FOR FOLKS WHO DON'T WANT TO
COME TO A MEETING BUT STILL
WANT TO SHARE INFORMATION.
THEN WE WILL DO A SIMILAR TYPE
OF TOWNHALL FOR OUR STAFF TO
MAKE SURE WE GET ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY.
THEN ALL OF THAT INFORMATION
WILL BE SHARED WITH THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
THESE MEETINGS ARE STRUCTURED
SO THE PARK DISTRICT AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR DID THERE
LEADING THE DISCUSSION,
LISTENING, REALLY GETTING A
CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM THEM AS WELL.
>> ON SLIDE -- EXCUSE ME.
ON SLIDE 19 THERE IS ALSO A WEB
ADDRESS.
SO YOU CAN WRITE TO US AT ANY
TIME AS WELL.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THAT
WITH EVERYBODY.
>> THERE IS A SURVEY.
ETHICALLY ALREADY HAS 700
PEOPLE PARTICIPATE.
THERE IS ALSO AN ONLINE SURVEY
WE ENCOURAGE FOLKS, EVEN IF
THEY COME TO THESE MEETINGS,
HEY CAN ALSO TAKE THE S
AND GIVE US MORE.
WE'RE DOCUMENTING ALL OF THIS.
AND WE WILL PUBLISH IT TO MAKE
SURE FOLKS HAVE THAT, KNOW WHAT
THE COMMITTEES ARE ASKING FOR.
>> WHEN YOU PICK THESE
LOCATIONS, OR ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES, CAN THEY ASK TO
HAVE SOME OF THESE COMMUNITY
MEETINGS IN THEIR COMMUNITY?
HOW ARE YOU SPREADING THIS
AROUND?
>> THE INTENT, THESE ARE
MEETINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY PART
DISTRICT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
MEETINGS.
NOT NECESSARILY MEETINGS WHEN I
GO OUT IN COMMUNITIES.
NORMALLY THESE MEETINGS ALL
HAPPEN DOWNTOWN IN OUR OFFICE
AND BOARDROOM.
SO RATHER THAN DO THAT, WE
WANTED TO AT LEAST GET OUT INTO
THE COMMUNITIES AND GET FOLKS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.
SO IN TERMS OF COMING OUT TO
OTHER MEETINGS, I AM HAPPY TO
COME OUT AND BRING MY STAFF
OUT.
WHAT I CAN'T COMMIT TO IS
HAVING THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
CONVENE A MEETING IN OTHER
COMMUNITIES.
BUT I WILL ALSO SAY THAT AS I
HAVE TRIED TO CONVEY AS FAR AS
THE PRESENTATION, WE'VE HAD
LOTS AND LOTS OF ROBUST
ENGAGEMENT.
PEOPLE TOLD US, PEOPLE ARE AWARE
OF THE PARK DISTRICT AND SHARED
A LOT OF THINGS THEY WANTED TO
SEE AS PART OF THE PARK
DISTRICT ALREADY.
WE HAVE ALL THAT DOCUMENTATION
AND HAVE BEEN SHARING THAT WITH
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE DONE A
PRETTY GOOD JOB OF GETTING SOME
PRETTY ROBUST ENGAGEMENT.
AGAIN, THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT
I AM ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO MEET
ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISTRICT TO
TALK ABOUT THIS WORK.
I JUST, YOU KNOW, THERE WILL
NOT BE THE OFFICIAL PARK
DISTRICT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
MEETINGS, BUT WE WILL SHARE THE
INFORMATION.
>> I WILL BE CANDID.
SOME OF THE SAME PEOPLE COME TO
THE SAME MEETINGS AND KNOW
ABOUT THIS STUFF, AND SO IF
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON SAID
MADISON PARK OR I SAID BITTERLY,
COULD YOU DO ONE ON A SATURDAY?
TO GET A BETTER TURNOUT QUITE
FRANKLY?
WHAT I'VE LEARNED IN THE LAST
FOUR YEARS OF CHAIRING THIS
COMMITTEE IS OFTEN WE GET THE
SAME PEOPLE AND THE SAME VOICES
AND THAT ENDS UP WITH THE SAME
ISSUES AND THE SAME I WANT
THIS.
NOTHING AGAINST GOLF AND PICKLE
BALL, OR SOCCER, BUT THERE ARE
OTHER THINGS ABOUT HAVING THE
COMMUNITY CENTERS OPEN AT NIGHT.
A LOT OF THE THINGS WE KNOW ARE
MORE ANECDOTAL AND HEALING FROM
CONSTITUENTS.
SO IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SAY WE CAN DO THAT.
I CAN SAY CAN YOU DO A MEETING
ON A SATURDAY AT BITTER LAKE
AT MADISON PARK OR WEST
SEATTLE.
WE CAN DO THAT.
>> I AM HAPPY TO COME OUT AND
MEET WITH ANYBODY.
JUST TO REITERATE, THESE
MEETINGS AREN'T, WE'VE GOT A
PRETTY COMPRESSED TIMELINE BUT
WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT
NOT TO SAY THAT WE CAN'T GET
MORE.
TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE SAME
PEOPLE COMING TO THE SAME
MEETINGS.
WE'VE WORKED HARD TO TRY TO DO
THINGS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENTLY.
FOR EXAPLE, FOR THE MEETINGS
THIS WEEK, WE HAD BEEN
CONTACTING COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY
AND ASKING THEM TO MAKE SURE
THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE
HAVING THESE MEETINGS AND
GETTING THEM TO COME OUT.
WE HAVE TRANSLATORS AVAILABLE.
WE WILL HAVE THEM AT EACH
MEETING.
AS PART OF ENGAGEMENT FOR THE
STRATEGIC PLAN WE DID DOOR-TO-
DOOR SURVEYS FOR FOLKS IN UP TO
12 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES TO TRY
TO MAKE SURE WE GO OUT TO THE
FOLKS THAT DON'T ALWAYS COME
OUT TO US.
THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT IF WE
CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDITIONAL
GROUPS I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THEM.
>> AS A LOOK AT THE SIX YEAR
PLAN HERE, ONE OF THE THINGS I
WOULD LOVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
IS WHETHER OR NOT THE FINANCIAL
PLANNING NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED
TO ADDRESS ANY NEW WORKFORCE
CHALLENGES.
I AM THINKING OF SAFETY FOR THE
WORKERS IN THE PARKS.
I AM TAKING ABOUT MOMENTS LIKE
THIS WHERE WE HAVE AN OUTBREAK
AND PERHAPS WORKERS NEED
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS TO FEEL
SAFE, CLEANING JUNGLE GYMS AND
MAYBE PARK ACCESS POINTS.
WHAT KIND OF NEW WORKFORCE
CHALLENGES HAVE WE SEEN GIVEN
MAY BE CHANGING PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
ALSO CHANGING WORKFORCE DYNAMIC
SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO RECRUIT
AND KEEP, RETAIN A ROBUST
WORKFORCE FOR OUR PARKS?
I KNOW IT IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE
BEEN A CHAMPION OF IN THE PAST.
IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT OUR
FINANCIAL PLANNING NEEDS TO
ADDRESS HOW WE FUND SPECIFIC
ACTIVITIES FOR WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND RETAINING FOLKS
I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT
ASPECT.
>> IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
ANOTHER THING THAT IS HAPPENING
CONCURRENT ALL OF THIS IS ALL
OF OUR DIVISIONS INTERNALLY
HAVE BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER
PROPOSALS ON SOME OF THEIR
PRIORITIES, AND PARTICULARLY
AROUND THIS ORGANIZATIONAL
EXCELLENCE PIECE. THIS IDEA OF
HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STAFF
HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED.
HAD A MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE
RIGHT LEVEL OF STAFFING FOR THE
WORK WE ARE DOING AND MAKING
SURE THAT THEY ARE PREPARED FOR
THESE NEW ISSUES, WHETHER IT IS
MEMBERS OF THE NAVIGATION TEAM
OR WHETHER WE HAVE THE RIGHT
NUMBER OF FOLKS DOING THAT,
WHETHER THE FOLKS THAT ARE
CLEANING OUR COMFORT STATIONS
AND EVEN JUST BASIC THINGS LIKE
SITUATIONS WHERE WE HAVE
MANAGING OF A WHOLE LOT OF
PEOPLE.
WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE IN PLACE.
AND THEN, THE OTHER SET OF
PROPOSALS AND REQUESTS WE'RE
GETTING FROM OUR WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT TEAM, HR TEAM TO
MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS SOME OF
THE CHALLENGES.
HOW TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT KIND
OF DEVELOPMENT.
WHERE WE SET UP A PLACE TO
PROVIDE ACCESS FOR ALL OF OUR
FOLKS.
THE FOLKS OUT IN THE TRUCKS AND
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
A LOT OF WORK THERE AND WE ARE
REALLY LOOKING TO TRY TO BUILD
ON WHAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE
DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
MY INBOX IS GETTING FULL OF
EMAILS.
THERE IS A NEW ROUND OF
ADVOCACY AROUND MYERS WAY AS
PERIODICALLY HAPPENS.
I BEEN ASKED NEXT TIME I MEET
WITH YOU TO TALK ABOUT MYERS
WAY.
WE TOUCHED UPON IT THE OTHER
DAY.
I WANT TO GET SPECIFIC IF I
COULD.
IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WANTED
TO USE YOUR EFFORTS TO SOLICIT
INPUT ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN ON
THE SIX-YEAR PARK SPENDING PLAN,
THEY WANT TO USE THAT AS A
VEHICLE FOR THEIR ADVOCACY,
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE
THEM.
>> I WOULD SAY TO KEEP DOING
WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING AND
CERTAINLY SPEAKING TO YOU, AND
YOU HAVE BEEN CONVEYING THOSE.
SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE AT THE
COMMITTEE MEETING LAST NIGHT
AND EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THAT
AS WELL.
WE'VE HAD FOLKS THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR SINCE THIS BECAME AN ISSUE
TESTIFY IN FRONT OF OUR PARK
DISTRICT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
AND THE BOARD OF PARK
COMMISSIONERS.
AND THEN ALSO HAVE LOTS OF
FOLKS WHO PRESENT INFORMATION,
LOTS OF THOSE THINGS IN MY
INBOX AS WELL.
THE RESULT OF THAT IS CERTAINLY
THAT IT IS ABSOLUTELY AN ISSUE
THAT IS ON OUR RADAR, ON THE
LIST THE THINGS WE KNOW THAT
EVENTUALLY CAN BECOME A
CHALLENGE OR SOMETHING THAT WE
NEED TO SOLVE.
SO AS PART OF THIS PLANNING
PROCESS, THE BOARD, EXCUSE ME,
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WILL
KNOW THAT IS ONE OF THE
PROPERTIES THAT CERTAINLY WE
HAVE INTERESTING GIVEN OUR
GOALS.
AND WHAT, HOW DO WE START TO
MOVE THE PROCESS FORWARD.
AND IF THAT PROPERTY BECOMES
UNDER THE DACHSHUNDS
>> WHAT IS THE PUBLIC ASK OF
YOU AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY
TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE
SPENDING PLAN.
WHAT SHOULD THE PUBLIC ASK YOU
TO DO.
PUT IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
>> SURE.
I THINK IT IS WHAT THEY HAVE
ASKED.
THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS PROPERTY BECOMES A PARKS
AND REC. THAT IS SOMETHING I
DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER.
THE NEXT STEP IS WHEN AND IF
THAT HAPPENS TO PUT SOME MONEY
INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT
PARK.
THAT IS THE ONE WHERE I HAVE
HEARD THAT ASK AND THAT IS
DOCUMENTED IS SOMETHING WE ARE
CONSIDERING AND ULTIMATELY THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WILL NEED
TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.
I SPOKE TO A COMMUNITY MEMBER
LAST NIGHT WHERE THEY ARE ALSO
TALKING ABOUT DO WE HAVE TO
TREAT THIS AS AN ALL OR NOTHING
PARCEL.
THERE ARE SEVERAL PORTIONS.
ONE PORTION THAT HAS LIMITED
DEVELOPMENT VALUE, UNDER POWER
LINES AND HAS LOTS OF STEEP
GRADES.
IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
TREAT THAT DIFFERENTLY.
THOSE ARE THE ASKS THAT I HAVE
BEEN DOCUMENTING THAT I AM
AWARE OF.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT
THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT IS REALLY ALL I HAVE.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
IT CERTAINLY INVITE ALL THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC
WATCHING TO PARTICIPATE IN
THESE MEETINGS, TO EMAIL US
WITH ANY THOUGHTS THEY HAVE OR
TO TAKE OUR SURVEY.
WE REALLY WANT TO HEAR FROM
FOLKS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
I HAVE A QUICK UPDATE ON PICKLE
BALL COURTS.
>> HE DOES NOT.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT PICKLE
BALL IS.
I AM KIDDING.
I APOLOGIZE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GET TONS OF
EMAILS.
>> I WAS KIDDING.
I ACTUALLY HAD JOINED A GROUP
OF PICKLE BALL PLAYERS A COUPLE
OF YEARS AGO WHERE THEY TAUGHT
ME HOW TO PLAY. IT WAS VERY
EXCITING.
THEY DID MUCH BETTER THAN I
DID.
IN TERMS OF PICKLE BALL, THAT
IS SOMETHING THAT IS ON TRACK.
WE'VE ALREADY DONE A LOT OF
WORK.
ONE OF THE PLANNING PROCESSES,
WE DID A PICKLE BALL PLAN THAT
REALLY LOOKED AT HOW WE STRIPE
ADDITIONAL CORDS AND LOOK AT
THE COMMUNITY CENTER TIME.
SO IT IS ABSOLUTELY ON OUR
LIST.
WE ARE LOOKING WHENEVER WE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE MORE
ACCESS WE WILL.
WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT EVEN LAST
NIGHT WAS THAT THE IDEAS, WE
STILL HAVE A FINITE NUMBER OF
COMMUNITY CENTER HOURS. WE HAVE
TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE.
THIS HAS BEEN SHARED WITH ME,
SOME FOLKS IN THE PICKLE BALL
COMMUNITY WANT US TO DO ALL THE
TENNIS COURTS AS PICKLE BALL.
WE HAVE TO FIND THE RIGHT
BALANCE.
I DON'T THINK THAT IS SOMETHING
WE CAN DO.
BUT WE WANT TO FIND THE BEST
WAY TO HAVE THIS SHARED USE.
>> AND YOU WILL SHARE WITH US
THE NUMBER AND GOALS.
>> ANY OF THE NEW STRIPES, AND
RESURFACING THE COURSE, WE
INCLUDING PICKLE BALL LINES AS
WELL.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THREE
COURTS TWO YEARS AGO TO ABOUT
26 THAT WE HAVE.
WE UNDERSTAND IT IS A VERY
SOCIAL SPORT.
I KNOW IT WAS GREEN LAKE WE ONLY
STRIPED ONE TO GET A FLAVOR TO
SEE IF PEOPLE WERE, WE DID NOT
KNOW HOW THE TENNIS PLAYERS
WOULD REACT.
IT HAS BEEN QUITE A GOOD
SITUATION.
IT IS WORKED OUT WELL.
I THINK WE DO HAVE PLANS TO
STRIPE THOSE CORDS, AT LEAST
TWO MORE OF THOSE COURTS.
>> TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE NEED
TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
PROGRAMMING FOR SENIORS AND
OLDER ADULTS, I THINK THIS IS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
WE ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE.
WE ARE JUST LOOKING TO FIND THE
RIGHT BALANCE.
>> WE WILL AND ON THE PICKLE
BALL PLAN NOTE AND WILL GET
THAT BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQEDA ASAP.
STAY SEATED FOR A MINUTE.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TORTURING,
BUT BEFORE I DO THAT I WANT TO
NOTE THAT THE NEXT MEETING OF
THE PUBLIC ASSET IN NATIVE
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE WILL BE
TUESDAY, APRIL 7 AT 2 PM.
WE ALSO WORKING WITH THE TRIBES
THAT WILL COME AND PRESENT,
THIS NICOLE MARKER, SUQUAMISH,
AND PRESENT YOUR IN COMMITTEE OR
IN THE BIRTH OF NIGHT.
WE ARE GOING TO DO A SERIES
BECAUSE WE HAVE A GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH
TRIBES AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES AND HOUSING AND
EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE
ISSUES.
THEY CERTAINLY WANT TO WORK
WITH US.
THAT WILL BE EXCITING.
WITH IT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.