>>> GOOD AFTERNOON THIS IS THE
MEETING OF THE PUBLIC ASSETS
AND NEEDED COMMITTEE.
I AM COUNCILMEMBER WATERS AND I
SHARE THIS MANY, WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
THERE IS FOUR PRESENT.
>> WE HAVE DONE OUR CALL TO
ORDER AND WE WILL MOVE TO THE
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, AND
THEN WE HAVE SIX ITEMS OF
BUSINESS.
SO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA,
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, IT WILL
BE ADOPTED.
THAT IS ADOPTED HEARING NO
OBJECTION, I WILL NOW DO THE
CHAIRS REPORT.
WE HAVE SIX ITEMS ON THE VENDOR
AGENDA, THREE APPOINTMENTS IN
LEGISLATION RELATED TO PARKS.
FOR THOSE EFFORT BY THE
COMMENT, IF YOU ARE REPAIRED TO
DISCUSS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
FOUR, PLEASE BE SURE YOU SIGNED
UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING WHICH
WE WILL CONDUCT DURING AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD, WE WILL WELCOME OUR
GUEST TO PRESENT THREE ITEMS
FOR AGENDA ITEMS ONE, TWO AND
THREE.
TODAY WE HAVE THE SEATTLE CITY
INDIAN COMMISSION.
WE HAVE TVS FROM THE PUBLIC
FACILITIES AND WE HAVE RUN FOR
THE REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF
TRUSTEES.
IN REGARDS TO AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER FOUR, THAT REQUIRES A
PUBLIC HEARING, ALL REQUIRED
PUBLIC NOTICES REGARDING THIS
LEGISLATION HAVE BEEN POSTED
AND ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AHEAD
OF THIS MEETING.
WE WILL CONDUCT THIS HEARING
FIRST UNDER AGENDA ITEM FOUR,
AND ONCE WE'VE EXHAUSTED THE
SIGN-UP SHEET WE WILL HAVE THE
PRESENTERS LEAD US THROUGH THE
LEGISLATION FOR THE DISCUSSION
OF POSSIBLE VOTE.
SO ON THE RED BARN RANCH BILL,
WE WILL DO THE PUBLIC HEARING
AND THEN THE PRESENTATION.
A REMINDER TO MY COLLEAGUES AND
THE PUBLIC, THE LEGISLATION
DOES NOT ASSESS A FINAL PLAN
FOR THE USE OF THE RED BARN
RANCH NOR DOES IT ASSESS NEW
OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY.
IT IS A TECHNICAL STEP BY
SIMPLY REMOVING THE COVENANT ON
THE PROPERTY FOR FUTURE
DISCUSSION OF USE AND
OWNERSHIP.
I'M GLAD TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE
HAVE WRITTEN TO US ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF THIS PROPERTY.
THEN, FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
FIVE WE WILL HEAR A
PRESENTATION FROM THE
SUPERINTENDENT ON THE
RECIPROCAL RIGHT OF INJURY
LICENSE AGREEMENT CONCERNING
THE POOL AND THE SOUTHWEST TEAM
LIFE CENTER POLE.
AND LASTLY, ON AGENDA ITEM SIX
WE WILL HEAR A PRESENTATION BY
THE PARKS AND THE SOUTHWEST
YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES TEAM
ABOUT AN AGREEMENT RENEWAL AND
I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS A REALLY
GOOD POWERPOINT BY THE WAY
REALLY GOOD SECTION ON PUBLIC
BENEFITS.
SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO LOOK
AT THAT.
AND SO WITH THAT, LET'S GO TO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
I NEED TO READ WHAT THE RULES
ARE HERE.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT REED, IT
REMAINS IN STRONG ATTENDANCE TO
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY
INCLUDED ON MEETING AGENDAS.
HOWEVER WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO
END THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
AT ANY POINT IF WE DEEM THE
SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED ARE
UNSUITABLE FOR OUR MEETINGS TO
BE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND IN
A MANNER WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO
CONDUCT THIS AZERI BUSINESS.
I WILL MODERATE IN THE
FOLLOWING MATTER, IT'S UP TO 20
MINUTES AND EACH SPEAKER WILL
BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THE CLERK WILL: TWO SPEAKERS AT
A TIME IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
REGISTERED ON THE ONLINE SITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU
CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF
THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BY
GOING TO THE WEBSITE.
THE COMMENT LINK IS ALSO ON THE
AGENDA.
ONCE THE SPEAKER'S NAME IS
CALLED, STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT OF YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTE IT WITH THE
SPEAKERS QUEUE THAT IT'S THEIR
TURN TO SPEAK.
THE SPEAKER MUST ALSO TOUCH
STAR SIX, PRESS STAR SIX ON THE
PHONE TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES
AFTER THEIR NAME IS CALLED.
SO HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SIGNED
UP?
>> WE HAVE SIX FOLKS SIGNED UP.
>> SIX SPEAKERS, TWO MINUTES
APIECE.
PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING YOUR
NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
YOU WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME WE ASK
THAT YOU BEGIN TO WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT AND THEIR
COMMENTS AT THE END OF THEIR
ALLOTTED TIME PROVIDED, THEIR
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL UP THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC
COMMENT WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE.
AND IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING PLEASE
DO SO ON OUR SEATTLE CHANNEL OR
ONE OF THE OPTIONS LISTED ON
THE AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS ON THE
LIST.
CAN YOU START CALLING OUR
SPEAKERS?
>> FIRST WE WILL HAVE ISAAC JOY
FOLLOWED BY 9:00.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> DON'T FORGET TO PRESS STAR
SIX.
SO UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE
LINE FOR ISAAC LET'S GO TO THE
NEXT PERSON, NAME OF CLARK.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> IS THIS ISAAC?
>> THIS IS ISAAC.
I JUST WANTED TO CALL IN TO
VOICE SUPPORT, IS THIS A GOOD
TIME TO SPEAK?
>> IT IS GOOD, YOU'VE GOT TWO
MINUTES.
>> I JUST WANTED TO CALL ON THE
COUNCIL TODAY TO SUPPORT THE
TRANSFER OF THE RED BARN RANCH.
I THINK FOR CITY COUNCIL THAT
HAS NO LACK REPRESENTATION IT'S
IMPERATIVE FOR THE COUNCIL TO
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO
DIRECTLY INVEST IN THE BLACK
COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE VERY LITTLE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAKE AS MUCH
SENSE AS IMMEDIATELY
TRANSFERRING RED BARN RANCH TO
NURTURING ROOTS AND BLACK
FARMERS PROSPECTIVELY.
THIS IS 40 ACRES THAT HAS A
HISTORY OF BEING GIFTED TO THE
CITY BY A BLACK INDIVIDUAL, IT
IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND IS
BEING UNDERUTILIZED IN THE CITY
COUNCIL HAS DONE FAR TOO LITTLE
2020 AND 2021 IN TERMS OF
ACTUALLY DOING REAL INVESTMENTS
FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
AND IT ACTUALLY FALLS ON THE
POLICY DECISIONS AND ACTIONS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL.
YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY RIGHT
NOW TO SUPERSEDE THE SEATTLE
PARKS DEPARTMENT AND TRANSFER
THIS PARTY OVER TO NURTURING
ROOTS WHO HAS BEEN ADVOCATING
FOR THIS LAND FOR OVER A YEAR
AND HAS HAD THOUSANDS UPON
THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.
SO THE QUESTION IS REALLY ON
CITY COUNCIL TO BE ON THEIR
CONSCIENCE, WHY NOT MAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS RIGHT NOW TO
TRANSFER THIS PROPERTY TO
NURTURING ROOTS AND BLACK
FARMERS, VIA REMOVING THE
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.
WHEN YOU THINK OF BLACK WEALTH
BEING ZERO, THESE FOCUSES THAT
ARE ON THE COUNCIL, YOU ALL
BEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY AND
REALITY I HOPE YOU ALL DO THE
RIGHT THING.
>> SIR, I DID NOT WANT TO STOP
YOU, MAYBE YOU DID NOT HEAR THE
EGINNING OF THE INSTRUCTIONS.
YOUR COMMENTS REGARDING THE RED
BARN RANCH SHOULD ACTUALLY COME
UP WHEN WE GET TO ITEM NUMBER
FOUR AND WE HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO
CALL BACK, MAYBE THAT CLERK CAN
ADVISE US IF WE TAKE NOTE OF
THAT.
AND TODAY, WE ARE JUST LIFTING
THE RECREATIONAL COVENANT.
THERE IS NO BOAT ABOUT A
TRANSFER OF THE LAND OR
OWNERSHIP OR USE YET.
THAT IS WAY DOWN THE LINE.
SO HOW DO WE DO THIS CLERK?
DO WE HAVE THE GENTLEMAN CALL
BACK AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME
PER THE INSTRUCTIONS I STATED
ON THE OUTSET OR DO WE JUST
NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT HE
MADE THE COMMENTS NOW IN
REGARDS TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
>> WE CAN NOTE THAT HE SPOKE
RIGHT NOW, IF HE WANTS TO HOLD
ON THE LINE UNTIL THE PUBLIC
HEARING COMES UP, HE IS WELCOME
TO DO THAT BUT DOES NOT HAVE
TO.
>> SIR, DID YOU HEAR THOSE
INSTRUCTIONS?
OKAY WELL THEN WE WILL JUST
KEEP GOING THEN.
>> YES.
WE HAD GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE RED
BARN RANCH WHEN WE GET TO ITEM
NUMBER FOUR, BUT THAT IS NOT
WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE JUST DOING PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE REST OF THE
AGENDA.
SO WE CAN TAKE YOUR COMMENTS
NOW OR YOU CAN CALL BACK IF YOU
WANT TO AGAIN WE GET TO ITEM
NUMBER FOUR.
BUT THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
>> NEXT WE HAVE NAME OF CLARK
AND PLEASE SPEAK TO THE GENERAL
COMMENTS ON THE AGENDA WHEN
YOUR TIME STARTS.
>> THANK YOU, MAY I BEGIN?
>> YES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T SEE
ANYONE, MY NAME IS NAIMA CLARK
AND I AM A COMMUNITY MEMBER
LOCATED IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON.
I WAS BORN IN SOUTH SEATTLE,
AND THERE WAS A LARGE
OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT OF
RECREATION BUT NOT A LOT OF
RECREATION ACTIVITIES FOR
FARMING.
MY SPECIFIC REASON FOR CALLING
IN IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE
AMBITIONS OF COMMUNITY TO GET
BEHIND THIS PROCESS.
I WOULD LOVE FOR THE CITY OR
COUNCILMEMBERS TO PERHAPS DWELL
UPON THE FACT THAT A LOT OF
COMMUNITY CALLED IN AND
EMAILED, OVER 1000 EMAILS IN
ORDER TO SUPPORT THE
ACQUISITION OF THE RED BARN.
THIS FIRST STEP OF THAT IS THE
COVENANT.
SO I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT
THIS HAS COME TO COUNCIL HILL.
I WANT TO LIFT UP THE VOICES OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ACTUALLY
IDENTIFY WITH THIS COVENANT
BEING TRANSFERRED IS A VIABLE
SOLUTION TO THE LAND BEING
RESTORED.
A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT
HAS GONE INTO ADVOCATING AND
CALLING.
THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF FOLKS,
CHRISTOPHER, MAX, SELENA, THAT
WE HAVE TALKED TO ABOUT THE
IDEA OF THIS COVENANT COMING
AWAY OR BEING TRANSFERRED TO A
NEW PARCEL.
A LOT OF THAT RIGHT NOW SEEMS
TO BENEFIT PARKS IN THE CITY.
I BELIEVE THE COMMUNITY IS
BEING LEFT OFF IS ALMOST
NONEXISTENT IN THE PROCESS.
OR BEING SILENCED IN A WAY THAT
DOESN'T NECESSARILY STAND
BEHIND THE ORIGINAL VOICES THAT
PERPETUATED THIS MOTION OF THE
COVENANT BEING TRANSFERRED.
THE CITY COUNCIL, PARKS
DEPARTMENT HAS NOT DONE
ANYTHING WITH THIS LAND FOR
YEARS.
NOW THAT THERE IS A NEW PARCEL
OF HIGHER VALUE THAT CAN BE
GOVERNED BY THE CITY, WE ARE
HOPING THAT A RURAL AREA YOU
WILL CONSIDER AS A VIABLE
SOLUTION TO OUR ASK.
I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE COVENANT
BEING TRANSFERRED WITH, AGAIN,
THE INSTITUTIONAL GRACE OLIVIA
ASKED FOR WHEN WE SPOKE TO
CHRISTOPHER.
>> MAYBE I WAS NOT CLEAR IN MY
OPENING COMMENTS AND DIRECTION.
WE ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE RED
BARN RANCH DURING PUBLIC
COMMENT RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE RED BARN RANCH WHEN WE
GET TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WE
WILL HAVE AN OFFICIAL PUBLIC
HEARING.
AS THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE, I
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORD SO WE
WILL JUST NOTE THAT YOUR
COMMENTS WERE TO ITEM NUMBER
FOUR, BUT I CAUTION THE OTHER
CALLERS ON THE LINE, IF YOU ARE
CALLING ABOUT THE RED BARN
RANCH, THIS IS NOT THE TIME.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE OTHER
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
BUT WHEN WE GET TO ITEM NUMBER
FOUR, WHICH IS THE OFFICIAL
PUBLIC HEARING ON RED BARN
RANCH, THAT'S WHEN WE NEED YOUR
COMMENTS.
I UNDERSTAND MAYBE THERE HAS
BEEN SOME CONFUSION.
SO CLERK WE WILL DO THE SAME
THING AGAIN AS WE DID WITH
CALLER NUMBER ONE.
WE WILL NOTE IT FOR THE RECORD.
IF YOU WANT TO STAY ON THE LINE
AND SPEAK AGAIN WHEN WE GET TO
ITEM NUMBER FOUR ARE THE
OFFICIAL PUBLIC HEARING, YOU
ARE WELCOME TO DO THAT.
WITH THAT, AGAIN, PLEASE, IF
YOU ARE CALLING ABOUT THE RED
BARN RANCH, WAIT UNTIL WE GET
TO ITEM NUMBER NEW FOUR, AND
TODAY WE ARE NOT TRANSFERRING
ANY LAND.
ALL WE ARE DOING IS LIFTING THE
RECREATIONAL COVENANT.
WE ARE NOT DISCUSSING THE USE,
THAT IS WAY DOWN THE LINE.
CAN YOU CALL THE NEXT TWO
NAMES?
>> I HAVE NOTED THE FIRST TWO
CALLERS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO
THE PUBLIC HEARING LIST.
THE NEXT ITEM FOR THE GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, WE HAVE
DAVID HAYNES.
DAVID, ARE YOU ON?
>> YES, THANK YOU.
CITY COUNCIL, I FIND IT HIGHLY
SUSPECT IN THE OFFENSIVE THAT
THE CITY COUNCIL SARCASTICALLY
TELLS THE COMMUNITY HOW MUCH
WAS TRASH IS PICKED UP EVERY
WEEK.
PLEASE STOP ANNOUNCING THAT
CITY COUNCIL, BECAUSE THOSE
NEEDLES ARE PASSED OUT BY A
CHURCH CHARGES RENT.
SO ANYONE WHO DROPS OF THAT
DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, RIGHT NEXT
TO THE CHILDRENS SHELTER.
WE NEED BETTER RESOURCE AND
OUTREACH.
I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT THAT
LAND YOU ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT
AND TRYING TO GRAB AGAIN THAT
WAS MEANT SPECIFICALLY FOR
PARTICULAR PURPOSES OF THE
PUBLIC IS NOT SUPPOSED TO GO
INTO PRIVATE HANDS.
WE NEED THAT FOR THE HOMELESS A
CRISIS WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH,
SERVICE OFFICERS ON SITE WITH
24/7 OUTREACH.
GET PEOPLE ON THE PROPER PATH.
YOU TO STOP PUSHING THE DRUG
PUSHERS, BUT PLEASE STOP
ANNOUNCING HOW MUCH TRASH YOU
PICKED UP.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST HAVE THE
UNIONS SHOW UP WITH TRASH
SERVICE EVERY WEEK INSTEAD OF
BLAMING AND JUDGING THE
HOMELESS.
YOU ACT LIKE WE ARE THE
CRIMINALS AND WE THROW ALL THAT
TREASURE INSTEAD OF JUNKIES
MAKING A MESS OF EVERYTHING.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME
WEEKLY TRASH PICKUP THAT YOU
HAVE FOR THE REST OF THE
COMMUNITY WITHOUT MAKING
ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT IT.
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, WHO IS NEXT?
>> HERMAN STEIN SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT BUT IS NOT
PRESENT.
THEN WE HAVE DARNELL HIBLER
THAT IS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT IN THE PRESENT.
A MERE NEW ARE SIGNED UP BUT
NOT PRESENT.
WE HAVE COMPLETED THE LIST FOR
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
>> SO FOR THOSE OF YOU, WHEN WE
GET TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WE
WILL HAVE THE OFFICIAL, ON
RECORD COMMENT TO THE LIFTING
OF THE RECREATIONAL COVENANT.
WE ARE NOT VOTING ON THE USE OR
TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.
WITH THAT, I THINK EVERYBODY
FOR CALLING IN.
I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE
TIME TO CALL CITY HALL AND
GIVING US YOUR OPINIONS AND
VIEWS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
WE WILL GO TO THE ITEMS OF THIS
>> I WILL NOTE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HER BOLT DID
ATTEMPT THE MEETING.
>> APPOINTMENT OF MISHA AVRIL
AS A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
INDIAN SERVICES COMMISSION FOR
A TERM TO JUNE 30th 2023.
>> DO WE HAVE SENATOR KAUFMAN
AVAILABLE.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE
CHAIR OF THE INDIAN SERVICE
COMMISSION TO SPEAK TO THIS
APPOINTMENT.
CAN YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF
>> THANK YOU CHAIRWOMAN JUAREZ.
I AM A MEMBER OF THE NASCAR'S
TRIBE.
AND WE ARE CHARGED WITH WORKING
AND CONVENING AND PROVIDING
OPPORTUNITY FOR ASSETS WITHIN
THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY,
WE CURRENTLY HAVE PROPERTIES ON
12th AND WELLER.
WE ARE SO EXCITED AND HAPPY TO
HAVE MISHA AVERILL JOINED THE
SEATTLE SERVICES INDIAN
COMMISSION.
SHE COMES TO US WITH A WEALTH
OF EXPERIENCE IN REAL ESTATE AS
WELL IS A VERY ACTIVE AND
GENEROUS COMMUNITY MEMBER OF
THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
>> WITH THAT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SHARE A LITTLE BIT, I GOT YOUR
APPOINTMENT PACKET, SO I
ALREADY KNOW THAT YOU ARE A
MEMBER OF THE COHORT GROUP.
SO I WILL GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO
TALK ABOUT WHY YOU WOULD LIKE
TO BE ON THE SERVICE
COMMISSION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM
ENROLLED MEMBER OF THE NAVAJO
NATION AND I GREW UP IN THE
SOUTHWEST AND WORKING
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE RIGHT
NOW.
WHAT IS EXCITING TO ME IS BEING
A PART OF THIS COMMISSION
ALLOWS ME TO GIVE BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY AND THE FUTURE OF OUR
COMMUNITY AND THE YOUTH AND
THOSE IN NEED.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO OFFER MY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES AS
WELL AS KIND OF A PASSION
PROJECT TO BE PART OF AND BE
EXCITED ABOUT.
>> I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE YOU.
AND THANK YOU SENATOR KAUFMAN I
KNOW THAT YOU HAVE STARTED THE
IN ACTION NETWORK AND MICHAUD
WAS ONE OF THE MANY COHORTS, SO
IT IS VERY SPECIAL FOR ME TO
SEE YOU HERE TODAY AND YOU
GETTING INVOLVED.
THE WHOLE REASON WHY YOU
CREATED THE NATIVE ACTION
NETWORK FOR YOUNG NATIVE
AMERICAN WOMEN TO BE IN
POLITICS, SO THANK YOU, IT IS
AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU.
>> IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT
MIGHT COLLEAGUES MAY WANT TO
ASK?
OKAY, WITH THE THAT, I WILL
MOVE THE COMMITTEE AND
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 01874, MISHA AVRIL.
>> SECOND.
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE ?
CLERK?
>> CORRECT.
>> OKAY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED?
NONE.
THE APPOINTMENT WILL PROCEED
FORWARD AND PROCEED TO OUR CITY
COUNCIL, THIS COMING MONDAY?
IT WILL BE ON THE CALENDAR, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DATE IS.
MAY 10th IN FRONT OF BOTH
COUNSEL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND I'M GLAD YOU ARE HERE
TODAY.
MOTION PASSES.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> YES MIGHT NAVAJO SISTER.
THANK YOU.
SHE LIKE TO READ THE NEXT ONE
IN?
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO APPOINTMENT
01875.
APPOINTMENT OF DENISE AS A
MEMBER, WASHINGTON STATE
CONVECTION CENTER.
FOR A TERM TO JULY 30th 2024.
>> THIS IS ANOTHER MAYORAL
REAPPOINTMENT.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE CEO AND
PRESIDENT OF THE WASHINGTON
CONVENTION CENTER.
JEFF WASSON WAS HERE TODAY.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF SHE IS HERE
WITH US TODAY.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR JUAREZ,
UNFORTUNATELY DENISE APOLOGIZES
AND CANNOT BE HERE TODAY.
I'M TRYING TO DO THE BEST I CAN
TO STAND IN FOR HER.
THE DISTRICT IS HERE IN SUPPORT
IN THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DENISE
WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW
FACILITY IN THE SUMMER OF 2022
AS WELL AS ISSUES SURROUNDING
OUR REOPENING FOR BUSINESS DUE
TO COVID.
HAVING A CONTINUITY FOR OUR
LEADERSHIP IS VERY IMPORTANT
FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD.
DENISE IS OUR OUTREACH
COMMITTEE WHICH IS OVERSEEING
OUR GOALS FOR THE PROJECT.
AS WELL AS THE APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.
AND I'M GLAD TO REPORT THAT ALL
SURPASSING GOALS ESTABLISHED AT
THIS TIME.
SHE ALSO SITS ON THE FINANCE
AND MARKETING COMMITTEE AND HAS
BEEN INTEGRAL IN NAVIGATING
THESE DIFFICULT TIMES AS WELL
AS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE
ADDITION PROJECT ART SELECTION
WHICH INCLUDES FIVE NATIVE
AMERICAN ARTISTS WHO WILL BE
DISPLAYED UP TO TWO ENTRANCES
IN THE NEW BUILDING.
THE COMMENTS AND APPLICATION IS
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY
AND REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN
FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT AND
PEOPLE COMING BACK DOWNTOWN TO
ENJOY EVERYTHING THAT DOWNTOWN
HAS TO OFFER.
SHE WAS TO BE A MAJOR PART OF
THIS REBOUND AND WANTS TO WORK
CLOSELY WITH THE CITY COUNCIL
TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AS A BOARD
MEMBER.
WE SUPPORT THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
DENISE TO OUR BOARD AND ASK FOR
YOUR POSITIVE VOTE IN THIS
APPOINTMENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> WE'VE ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REVIEW THE APPOINTMENT
PACET.
WE'VE LOOKED AT HER RESUME
BEFORE AND SHE IS A CEO AND HAS
BEEN VERY INVOLVED WITH THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND
CERTAINLY HAS BEEN HERE AT
PUBLIC COMMENT MANY TIMES.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT
MAY COLLEAGUES MAY HAVE?
SEEING NONE, OKAY, I MOVED THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND APPOINTMENT
NUMBER 01875, THIS DENISE
MIRROR GUCCI.
THE MOTION IS MOVED AND
SECONDED, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE,
THE APPOINTMENT PASSES, NONE
OPPOSE.
AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO FULL
COUNCIL ON MONDAY MAY 10th.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR COMING JEFF.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
THREE.
>> APPOINTMENT 01876
REAPPOINTMENT OF RON SHE WAS
MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR A
TERM TO APRIL 1st 2026.
>> THIS AGAIN IS ANOTHER
REAPPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR WHO
HAS BEEN AROUND AND GREAT TO
US.
SO I WILL KNOW INVITE THE
INTERIM LIBRARY AND TO SPEAK TO
THE APPOINTMENT.
CAN YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR
THE RECORD?
>> YES, THANK YOU TO YOUR CHAIR
JUAREZ, I'M HAPPY TO INTRODUCE
RON'S PEDIGREE AND REASON FOR
APPOINTMENT TODAY.
RON WAS INITIALLY APPOINTED TO
THE LIBRARY BOARD FOR MAYOR ED
MURRAY IN 2016 AND SERVED ON
THE BOARD FOR 4 1/2 YEARS.
IN THAT TIME HE HAS SERVED AS
VICE PRESIDENT DURING THE YEARS
OF 2019 AND 2020.
DURING HIS TENURE ON THE
LIBRARY BOARD, HE HAS BEEN
FOCUSED ON A NUMBER OF
PRIORITIES INCLUDING ELEVATED
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CREATING AND
ESTABLISHING SOCIAL JUSTICE
POLICIES.
DURING THIS PERIOD, THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS EARNED A
NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ITS
EQUITY WORK AND WAS NAMED
LIBRARY OF THE YEAR IN 2020 BY
úTHE GAIL LIBRARY JOURNAL.
SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO JOINING
THE BOARD MR. CHEW ALSO SERVED
ON THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
FOUNDATION BOARD DURING THE
LIBRARY'S FOR ALL CAMPAIGN.
TO REBUILD AND RENEW EVERY
LIBRARY IN OUR SYSTEM.
MR. CHEW IS A THIRD GENERATION
SEATTLEITE AND HAS GONE TO
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL, HE
RECENTLY RETIRED FROM 10 YEARS
AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION
WHERE HE HELPED RAISE MONEY TO
SUPPORT A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY
CLINICS SERVING ASIAN PACIFIC
AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES AND OTHER UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS.
HE SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF THE
ASIAN MUSEUM FROM 1991 TO 2007
AND SERVED FOR MORE THAN 13
YEARS AS EDITOR OF THE
INTERNATIONAL EXAMINER.
THE OLDEST AND LARGEST NONPROFIT
COMMUNICATION IN THE NORTHWEST.
HE DOCUMENTS LOCAL COMMUNITY
HISTORY THROUGH ORAL HISTORY
MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS.
MR. CHEW'S BOOK WAS PUBLISHED
IN 2020 AND DOCUMENTS A
PERSONALIZED HISTORY OF THE
ASIAN COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE.
MR. CHEW AMENDMENTS TO THE
COMMUNITY MAKE THEM A SOLID
ADDITION TO THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND
THE BOARD SUPPORTS HIS
REAPPOINTMENT.
MR. CHEW REGRETS THAT HE COULD
NOT ATTEND TODAY BUT DID SEND
HIS BEST WISHES TO THE
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU TOM.
THIS IS HIS SECOND TERM.
THESE ARE FIVE-YEAR TERMS,
RIGHT?
>> CORRECT.
>> THIS IS THE SECOND MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT.
AND WE WORK WITH MR. CHEW AND
ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT
INTRODUCTION.
WE'VE ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
LOOK AT THE POINTMAN PACKET AS
WELL . ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE FOR
MR. FAY?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAVE
YOU RAISED YOUR HAND?
>> I HAVE NOT.
>> SORRY ABOUT THE
INTERRUPTION.
>> WITH THAT, I MOVED THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT FOR
01876 MR. RON CHEW . MOTION HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, NONE OPPOSED.
APPOINTMENT PASSES AND WILL GO
TO FULL COUNCIL ON MONDAY MAY
10th.
NOW WE ARE AT NUMBER FOUR, THE
RED BARN RANCH.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ NUMBER
FOUR INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNSEL BILL 120048,
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY
OWNED REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS
THE RED BARN RANCH INTO THE
FEATURED NORTH REGNIER PARK.
AUTHORS IN THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO
EXECUTE DOCUMENTS, REMOVING
RECREATIONAL COVENANTS FROM THE
RED BARN RANCH AND PLACING
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT ON THE
DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH PUBLIC
HEARING FOLLOWED BY BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND A POSSIBLE BOAT
VOTE.
>> WE WILL NOW OPEN PUBLIC
HEARING, HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE
HAVE SIGNED UP BESIDES THE
OTHER TWO THAT ALREADY SPOKE?
>> WE HAVE SIX PEOPLE SIGNED
UP.
>> OKAY SO SIX PEOPLE SIGNED UP
FOR THIS HEARING.
WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED YOU
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO
ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
YOU WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN YOU
HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT.
ONCE THE SPEAKERS NAME IS
CALLED, STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND THAT
WILL BE THE SPEAKER'S CUE THAT
IT'S THEIR TURN TO SPEAK.
THEY MUST ALSO PRESS STAR SIX
ON THEIR PHONE TO UNMUTE
THEMSELVES AFTER THEIR NAME HAS
BEEN CALLED.
BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR COMMENTS
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE
RECORD.
WITH THAT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO
AHEAD AND START CALLING THE
NAMES?
>> SURE, FIRST ON THE LIST IS
NATHANIEL.
>> NATHANIEL, ARE YOU WITH US?
>> YES, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME
TODAY.
TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SPOKEN ON
THEIR ISSUES TODAY, THERE IS SO
MUCH IMPORTANT WORK GOING ON IN
THIS CITY.
I JUST WANTED TO BE HERE IN
THIS SPACE WITH YOU ALL TODAY.
AS FAR AS RED BARN RANCH, I'VE
BEEN INVOLVED IN CONVERSATIONS
WITH NURTURING ROOTS FOR SOME
TIME NOW, SINCE LAST YEAR.
I WANTED TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK.
I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE AN
AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR BLACK
FOLKS, FOLKS IN AUBURN.
WE REALLY WANT TO CONNECT WITH
THE DRIVE AROUND TOWN TO
TRANSFORM THAT UNDERUTILIZED
LAND INTO A SPACE THAT CAN COME
ALIVE AND SUPPORT FEUD
SECURITY, NOT JUST HUNGER, BUT
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.
IN THE SPACE FOR ALL KINDS OF
MARGINALIZED FOLKS TO BE ABLE
TO BE TOGETHER, HEAL AND LEARN
TOGETHER.
AND TO GET IN TOUCH WITH FOOD
AND LAND.
AS FAR AS THE COVENANT GOES,
GETTING RID OF THE COVENANT
WILL GIVE THEM MORE FLEXIBILITY
TO BE MANAGED, TRANSFERS CAN
HAPPEN.
AS LONG AS NURTURING ROOTS IS
PRIORITIZED IN HELPING TO MOVE
THE PROJECT FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU SIR.
>> NEXT WE HAVE ISAAC JOY.
ARE YOU ON?
>> THE CALLER HAS LEFT.
>> OKAY, NAIMA CLARK?
>> THANK YOU.
YES.
MY NAME IS NAIMA WITH
NURTURING ROOTS, I'M CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF THE COVENANT BEING
TRANSFERRED TO A NEW LANDSCAPE
IN SOUTH SEATTLE.
I WANT THE RECORD TO SHOW THAT
THIS COVENANT TRANSFER WAS
INITIATED BY THOUSANDS OF
COMMENTS, CALLS AND EMAILS FROM
COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS.
AND THOSE SUPPORTERS, THEY WANT
THE COVENANT TRANSFERRED SO
THAT IT REMOVES ANY BARRIERS SO
THAT THEY CAN ACCESS THE RED
BARN COUNSEL.
I'VE SPOKEN TO COUNTY, PARKS
AND REC, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
SEEMS VERY ADAMANT ABOUT
FINDING A WAY TO GET COMMUNITY
ON THAT LAND.
ONE STEP WAS THIS COVENANT.
SO I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO
SHOW THAT ONCE AGAIN COMMUNITY
HAS CREATED A TIDAL WAVE THAT
THE CITY WILL BENEFIT FROM BY
RECEIVING A NEW LANDSCAPE IN
THE CITY OF HIGHER VALUE.
BUT, HOW WILL IT BENEFIT THE
COMMUNITY THAT ACTUALLY STARTED
THIS MOVEMENT, I WANT TO LIFT
UP ALL THE VOICES THAT HAVE
TRIGGERED THIS, AND I HOPE THAT
A LOT OF CITY OFFICIALS, BOTH
COUNTY AND IN PARKS WILL
IDENTIFY WHY THIS WAS
TRIGGERED.
AND IN FAVOR OF MOVING THE
COVENANT, IN HOPES FOR THE
COMMUNITY TO RECEIVE ACCESS ON
THE RED BARN LAND.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT.
>> NEXT IS DAVID HAYNES.
OKAY DAVID HAYNES IS NOT HERE.
MR. HOLLIDAY, DON'T FORGET TO
PRESS STAR SIX.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I
FULLY SUPPORT REMOVING THIS
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT THAT IS
NOT ALLOWING FOR THIS PROPERTY
TO BE TRANSFERRED TO SUCH AN
AMAZING COMMUNITY EFFORT AS
NURTURING ROOTS.
AND TRANSFORMING THIS INTO RED
BARN RANCH.
I ECHO SO MUCH, ALL OF NAIMA'S
COMMENTS IN REGARD TO HOW WE
NEED TO HAVE A COMMUNITY
APPROACH TOWARD FOOD,
STABILITY, FOOD SUSTAINABILITY
AND NURTURING ROOTS HAS PROVEN
THAT THEY HAVE A DIRECT MODEL
AND DIRECT CONNECTION TO
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND
GROUPS TO HELP BRING A
MULTITUDE OF SERVICES AND
RESOURCES TO THIS BASE.
SO I FULLY SUPPORT UPLIFTING
THIS RESTRICTIVE COVENANT THAT
UNFORTUNATELY MEANS THERE IS
SOME TYPE OF LAYERS OF
BUREAUCRACY THAT NURTURING
ROOTS WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH
IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GET THIS
PROPERTY.
I THINK SEATTLE AS A CITY HAS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD WITH
THESE KINDS OF DIRECT ACTIONS
THAT MEAN DIRECT COMMUNITY.
AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IT BEING
IN YOUR HANDS, THIS IS ONE
ACTION YOU CAN TAKE AS A
COLLECTIVE COUNSEL TO SAY YOU
KNOW WHAT, WE UNDERSTAND THE
NEED FOR THIS IN THE COMMUNITY
AND WE OBLIGE THAT NEED.
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO FIND
INNOVATIVE WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD
FROM SO MUCH RESTRICTIVE
COVENANTS LIKE THIS ONE THAT
WOULD KEEP
>> I SUPPORT THE PREVIOUS
SPEAKERS, I HAVE BEEN IN
COMMUNITY WITH THOSE SPEAKERS
AND I KNOW THE WORK OF THAT
NURTURING ROOTS AND BLACK
FARMERS COLLECTIVE.
I BELIEVE THEY ARE IDEAL
CANDIDATES TO HAVE PROPERTY
TRANSFERRED OVER TO THEM.
IT IS THE BEST WAY TO ACTIVATE
AN INACTIVE SPACE.
I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF
REMOVING THE RESTRICTIVE
COVENANT.
ONE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO
ADD, THAT THE AGENDA THAT WAS
PUBLISHED FOR THIS PARTICULAR
MEETING HAD ONLY ONE ITEM, SO I
WOULD ASK THE COMMITTEE STAFF,
THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA, THEN THE PUBLIC SHOULD
BE ABLE TO SEE THOSE FOUR
ITEMS.
BUT I SUPPORT AND APPROVE THIS
WORK.
I THINK IT IS THE RIGHT WAY FOR
THE COUNCIL TO GO.
AND I WOULD HOPE THAT FUTURE
BUREAUCRACY RELATED TO THE
TRANSFER OF THIS LAND,
NURTURING ROOTS AND BLACK
FARMERS COLLECTIVE IT BE
EXPEDITED, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT IS THE END OF OUR LIST.
>> STANDBY WE HAVE ONE THAT
JUST CAME IN.
>> OKAY, WE HAVE ANOTHER
CALLER.
SOMEONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
ON THE RED BARN RANCH.
>> WAS IT ON YOUR LIST, I DON'T
SEE IT ONLINE.
>> NUMBER NINE.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE YOU AVAILABLE?
>> HELLO.
HI, I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN
REGARDS TO THE RED BARN RANCH.
I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE
COMMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THAT I'M CLOSE WITH
THAT SPOKE ON THE CALL.
I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH
REMOVING THE RESTRICTIVE
COVENANT.
THE WORK THAT RED BARN RANCH
HAS DONE SO FAR IN OUR
COMMUNITY HAS BEEN LIFE-
CHANGING AND INSPIRING.
AND FOR LAND TO BE NOT OF ANY
USE, THIS IS THE PERFECT
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO DO
SOMETHING FORWARD IN THE
COMMUNITY AND PUT IT INTO USE.
I JUST WANT TO UPLIFT ALL THE
SENTIMENTS THAT WERE SAID BY
COMMUNITY MEMBERS I CARE ABOUT
SO MUCH AND TOOK THE TIME TO BE
ON THIS CALL TO INFORM YOU ALL
THAT THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
PROJECT WE CONSIDER.
THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
CALLING IN.
ANYMORE CALLERS?
OKAY.
>> I BELIEVE WE ARE DONE.
>> AT THIS POINT WE WILL
OFFICIALLY CLOSE OUR COMMENTS
FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH
IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON THE RED
BARN RANCH.
SO WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE
FORWARD AND HEAR A PRESENTATION
BY THE SEATTLE PARKS AND READ
RECREATION ON THE LEGISLATION
AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR
PRESENTERS AND I ASK EVERYONE
TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES BEFORE
THE RECORD.
SUPERINTENDENT IS HERE AND HE
HAS AN EIGHT PAGE POWERPOINT
AND IS GOING TO WALK US THROUGH
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO TODAY
REGARDING THE RED BARN RANCH
AND NORTH REGNIER PROPERTY.
SO WE ARE WORKING TODAY TO LOOK
AT REMOVING THE RECREATIONAL
COVENANT FROM THE RED BARN
RANCH, WHICH IS RANCH LOCATED
OUTSIDE OF AUBURN, NOT IN THE
CITY LIMITS.
IT'S ABOUT 39 ACRES.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT PLACING
A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT ON THE
NORTH REGNIER LAND BANK SITE
WHICH IN THE FUTURE WILL BE A
NEW NEIGHBORHOOD PARK IN THE
SOUTH END.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL HAND US
OFF TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.
AND YOU CAN MAKE INTRODUCTIONS
AND GO THROUGH THE POWERPOINT.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR JUAREZ,
WE'VE GOT SEVERAL FOLKS FROM
PARKS AND RECREATION HERE SO I
WILL LET THE TWO FOLKS THAT
WILL HELP ME OUT WITH THE FIRST
ITEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
WE WILL INTRODUCE THE OTHERS AS
WE GO ALONG.
SELENA WE WILL START WITH YOU.
>> HI EVERYONE, I'M PART OF THE
POLICY TEAM.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAX JACOB
FROM THE SEATTLE PARKS AND REC
REAL ESTATE.
>> I'M LOOKING AT THE HISTORY
ON THIS JESUS, IT LOOKS LIKE
THE CITY BUT THIS WAY BACK IN
1970.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
OKAY, CAN FOLKS SEE THE SCREEN?
>> OKAY, WELL THANK YOU AGAIN,
AS WE GET STARTED I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE FOLKS
WHO CAME TO TESTIFY TODAY AND
ALL THE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF OF A
NEW USE FOR THIS PROPERTY.
PARTICULARLY FOR NURTURING
ROOTS.
AND REALLY, APPRECIATE THE
ADVOCACY THAT THEY ARE SHARING
IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING BLACK
FORMING AND INVESTING IN THE
COMMUNITY.
OBVIOUSLY THIS REALLY HELPS US
AND PUSHES US TO EXPLORE
DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES FOR THE
SITE AND REALLY ABOUT CREATIVE
USES.
WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
AND AS YOU SAID, THE IDEA HERE
IS OBVIOUSLY PROCEDURAL TO SOME
EXTENT, TO CLEAR THE WAY SO WE
CAN BEGIN WITH SOME MORE
CREATIVE THINKING.
THE NEXT STEPS FOR THIS
PROPERTY HAVE NOT BEEN
IDENTIFIED.
BUT AGAIN WE DO APPRECIATE THE
ONGOING ADVOCACY AND
COLLABORATION.
JUST TO GIVE FOLKS A LITTLE BIT
OF A GEOGRAPHIC AWARENESS, THIS
IS A PROPERTY JUST UNDER 40
ACRES.
SOUTH EAST OF SEATTLE NEAR
AUBURN, ABOUT 30 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SEATTLE.
ON THE MAP YOU CAN SEE, IT
SHOULD'VE SHOW YOU, YOU CAN SEE
THAT WHITE SQUARE, THERE ARE
SOME STRUCTURES IN THE TOP LEFT
AND THEN THERE IS SOME FORESTED
LAND AND WETLAND AREAS, SO IT
IS A BITTY PRETTY BIG PIECE OF
PROPERTY.
IT IS LARGELY AN OPEN SPACE.
IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE
HISTORICAL CONTEXT, AS YOU SAID
COUNCILMEMBER, THE CITY DID IN
FACT PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY IN
1970.
AND THAT IS PART OF THE REASON
WHY WE ARE HERE.
THE WAY IN WHICH THE CITY
ACQUIRED THIS PROPERTY WAS
UTILIZING FUNDING FROM THE
ACQUISITION OFFICE.
WHENEVER WE PURCHASE LAND WE
ACCEPT THESE GRANTS WITH THE
REQUIREMENT OF PLACING
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS ON THE
PROPERTY AS BEING PURCHASED.
THOSE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
REQUIRE US TO KEEP THE LANDING
USE FOR PARKS AND RECREATION
AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
ACCESS.
SO THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN WITH
US FOR MANY YEARS AND HAS BEEN
USING VARIOUS DIFFERENT WAYS.
MOST RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN
CAMPS ON THE PROPERTY.
AND THEN THEY VACATED BACK IN
2018.
SO THEN WE TRY TO IDENTIFY WHAT
WE CAN DO WITH THIS PROPERTY.
SOME VERY PRACTICAL AND
PRAGMATIC CHALLENGES IS WHERE
THE PROPERTY IS AND HOW MUCH
WORK IS REQUIRED.
THEN WE BEGAN THE CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE CONSERVATION OFFICE
ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE
PROPERTY.
CONVERSATION STARTED WAY BACK
IN 2018.
IN THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN VACANT
SINCE THEN.
JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW, THIS
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT COMES WITH
A FUNDING SOURCE.
THEREFORE, IN ORDER FOR US TO
DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT WITH THIS
PROPERTY, WE WOULD HAVE TO
REMOVE THE COVENANT.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ASKING
FOR APPROVAL.
IF WE DON'T REMOVE THE
COVENANTS, THE WHAT WE CAN DO
ON THIS PROPERTY IS VERY
MINIMAL.
WITHOUT IT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE
TO DO ANYTHING.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT IN ADDITION TO THESE
COVENANTS STRICT IN THE USE
CURRENTLY, ANOTHER STEP AS PART
OF THIS PROCESS WOULD BE TO
TAKE A LOOK AT INITIATIVE 42,
WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU
SHOULD KNOW, BUT FOR THE
PUBLIC, IT IS AN INITIATIVE
THAT REQUIRES ANY PROPERTY
WITHIN THE PARKS AND RECREATION
TO BE UTILIZED FOR PARKS AND
RECREATION USAGE.
IF THE PROPERTY IS TO BE
DISPOSED OF, THERE IS SOME VERY
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS
OF REPLACEMENT.
SO THERE ARE LOTS OF REASONS
WHY, WE WILL GET INTO IT MORE
DEEPLY.
SO THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY
PROPOSITION 42 DOES NOT REALLY
WORK.
WE EXPECTED TO BE COMING BACK
TO YOU ALL TO ADDRESS THAT.
AND THEN BE ABLE TO MOVE
FORWARD TO SET MISSIONS FOR
THIS.
BUT MORE TO COME ON THAT.
AND SO PART OF THE PROCESS TO
REMOVE THE COVENANT WAS FIRST
GETTING APPROVAL FROM THE
RECREATION CONSERVATION OFFICE.
WE STARTED THIS BACK IN 2018.
IN JANUARY WE WERE ABLE TO GET
APPROVAL FROM THE RCL BOARD TO
REMOVE THOSE COVENANTS.
BUT IN ORDER TO REMOVE THEM WE
HAVE TO PUT THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND THAT IS WHERE THE NORTH
REGNIER LAND BAKES COME INTO
PLAY.
IT HAS TO BE A PIECE OF
PROPERTY THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN
DEVELOPED AND THERE ARE VERY
FEW THAT QUALIFY FOR THIS.
THE NORTH REGNIER PROPERTY IS
REALLY THE ONLY ONE.
WE HAVE ONE OTHER BUT THAT HAS
BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR OTHER
COVENANTS SO THE OTHER REASON
WHY THIS PROPERTY, THE NORTH
RAINIER SITE MAKES SENSE, IT
IS A SITE WE ARE READY SEEKING
ADDITIONAL RCL MONEY FOR, SO
THERE WILL BE COVENANTS ON THAT
PROPERTY.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
SO WE ARE GOING TO ASK YOU TO
RELEASE THE EXISTING COVENANT
DEED ON THE RED BARN PROPERTY
AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NORTH
RAINIER PROPERTY.
THE TIMING ON THIS IS
IMPORTANT.
IN ORDER TO TRANSFER THE
COVENANTS TO A NEW PROPERTY,
THAT CANNOT YET BE DEVELOPED.
THE NORTH RAINIER IS ONE OF OUR
PROPERTIES THAT IS MOVING
FORWARD.
AND THEY PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT THIS
SUMMER.
SO WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE
COVENANTS OVER SO WE DON'T SLOW
THAT DOWN.
TO BACK UP JUST A TINY BIT, TO
SHOW FOLKS WHERE THE EARTH
REGNIER PROPERTY IS, THIS IS
SORT OF LIKE AN ACQUISITION WE
MADE, AND WILL BUILD A PARK
ABOUT 38,000 SQUARE FEET.
>> THAT IS AN ACRE, RIGHT?
>> YES, JUST UNDER AN ACRE.
NEXT SLIDE.
AND AS WE STATED SEVERAL TIMES,
THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP IN
ORDER FOR US TO CREATE SOME
FLEXIBILITY TO DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT WITH THE RED BARN
RANCH PROPERTY.
ONCE WE REMOVE THE COVENANTS,
WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN ENGAGING TO
HELP UNDERSTAND WHAT NEEDS TO
BE DONE WITH THIS PROPERTY FOR
FUTURE USE.
SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A BETTER
SENSE OF WHAT THE FUTURE USE
IS.
ULTIMATELY, WE WOULD PLAN ON
DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING THIS
COMMUNITY ENVISIONED PROCESS
THAT WOULD IDENTIFY LONG TERM
USE AND WORK WITH A CONSULTANT
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN
WITH THE PROPERTY.
AGAIN WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MOVE
FORWARD.
AND I MENTIONED WITH INITIATIVE
42, THERE ARE ALSO FURTHER
RESOURCES THAT CAN BE INVESTED.
FOR EXAMPLE IF WE NEEDED TO
INVEST FROM THE PARK DISTRICT,
FOR EXAMPLE.
SO SOME LEGAL ANALYSIS AND
LEGAL WORK STILL HAS TO HAPPEN.
BUT THIS IS THE FIRST STEP WE
ARE ASKING FOR TODAY.
AND ON THE LAST SLIDE, JUST
ASKING YOU ALL TO HELP US
TRANSFER THIS COVENANT FROM RED
BARN RANCH TO THE NORTH RAINIER
SITE ALLOWS US TO HAVE MORE
OPTIONS AND ALLOWS US TO
CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT FOR
THE NORTH RAINIER SITE.
I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
POWERPOINT, I ALSO HAD A CHANCE
TO GO THROUGH THE SUMMARY AND
THE FISCAL LEGISLATION.
AND I DO APPRECIATE IT, WE'VE
GOT MANY LETTERS THAT ADVOCATE
IN THE USE OF THIS PROPERTY IN
THE FUTURE SO I KNOW YOU'RE
POWERPOINT HAS SHOWN THAT THE
CITY HAS BOUGHT THIS IN 1970
AND IT WAS JUST ANOTHER
TECHNICAL PIECE IN REMOVING THE
COVENANT.
SO, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE
FLOOR AND SEE IF THERE'S
ANYTHING ELSE FOR MY COLLEAGUES
ARE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO SHARE
INFORMATION OR ASK ANY
QUESTIONS OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT, SELENA OR MAX.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I HEARD
FOLKS SPEAK TO IN THE PUBLIC
HEARING IS A DESIRE AND DESIRE
FOR THERE TO BE A REFLECTION IN
THE PUBLIC RECORD.
I THINK WHAT I WAS HEARING SORT
OF REFLECTION NOT JUST IN THE
PUBLIC RECORD BUT IN THE
TESTIMONY AND IN OUR ACTIONS WE
ARE TAKNG ABOUT THE INTEREST
IN TRANSFERRING THE PROPERTY TO
NURTURING ROOTS.
SPECIFICALLY SUPPORTING THE
VISION FOR CREATING A SPACE FOR
BLACK FARMING, A HEALING SPACE
AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT ON THE
PROPERTY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK
THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING AT
NURTURING ROOTS, AND IN MEETING
WITH PARKS AND RECREATION
REGULARLY SINCE LAST YEAR.
WE'VE RECEIVED HUNDREDS, MAYBE
THOUSANDS OF EMAILS ENCOURAGING
THIS TRANSFER.
I'M JUST WONDERING, IS THERE A
WAY THAT WE CAN MEMORIALIZE
THIS INTEREST IN OUR
LEGISLATIVE ACTION?
JUST, IN ORDER TO RESPECT AND
HONOR THE ENGAGEMENT AND
EFFORTS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
AND THEIR WORK TO REALLY HAVE
BROUGHT US AS FAR AS WE HAVE.
>> I CAN ANSWER THAT AS A
LAWYER BUT I WILL LET THE
SUPERINTENDENT.
TODAY IS JUST TECHNICALLY TO
REMOVE THE COVENANT.
I ASSUME FROM THE POWERPOINT IN
MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT, WE HAVE A LONG
PUBLIC PROCESS AHEAD OF US AND
WE CAN CERTAINLY DISCUSS
RESOLUTIONS HONORING AND
VOICING THE CONCERNS AND
INTEREST OF THE GROUP.
AND YOU ARE RIGHT, WE HAVE
RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF LETTERS
FROM THE NURTURING ROOTS
ORGANIZATION AND OTHER FOLKS.
BUT I SHOULD BE CANDOR, THERE
ARE OTHER GROUPS INTERESTED IN
THIS PROPERTY AS WELL,
INCLUDING SOME TRIBES.
I GUESS THIS IS WHY WE HAVE
THIS, THIS IS JUST THE FIRST
STEP.
SO NOW IT'S FREE AND OPEN.
ANSWER INITIATIVE 42 ISSUES
THAT WE HAVE TO DO AND THEN WE
WILL START THE PROCESS, THE
WHOLE PUBLIC PROCESS WITH THE
PERSON THAT JESUS AND THEM
HIRED.
YOU HIRED A THIRD-PARTY TO COME
IN, AND THAT WE WON'T START THE
PUBLIC PROCESS THERE.
AND I THINK THERE WILL BE
PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
ENTERTAIN RESOLUTIONS FOR
RETICULAR GROUPS AND ADDRESS
SOME OF THE ISSUES YOU SAID, TO
HONOR THE VOICES AND ABOUT
THEIR MAIN CONCERNS.
BUT WE ARE NOT DOING THAT TODAY
ABOUT USE.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE BEING VERY
CLEAR ABOUT IT.
RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST ABOUT
LIFTING THE COVENANT.
ANYTHING WANT TO ADD
SUPERINTENDENT?
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE
CONSULTANT WE ENGAGED WITH IS
ONLY ON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTY
ITSELF IN TERMS OF WHAT WORK
NEEDS TO BE DONE.
WE HAVE NOT HAD DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT FUTURE USE.
WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF DISCUSSION
WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO HELP US
UNDERSTAND THE LEGAL HURDLES AS
WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR
COMMUNITY AND VISIONING PROCESS
. THAT WILL GET US TO START
ASKING THOSE NEXT SERIES OF
QUESTIONS.
>> WHEN WILL THE CONSULTANT BE
ABLE TO GET BACK TO US?
WHAT IS THE DELIVERABLE FROM
YOUR CONSULTANT?
>> WE'VE HAD ONE CONSULTANT
THAT ENGAGED AND LOOKED AT THE
EXISTING BUILDINGS TO GIVE US
INFORMATION, BUT WHAT USEFUL
LIFE IS LEFT IN ANY OF THESE
BUILDINGS, SOME OF THEM THEY
ARE CLEARLY RECOMMENDING THEY
BE DEMOLISHED.
THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE IS THAT
WE HAVE THAT DATA BUT WE NEED
ANOTHER ROUND.
THAT SECOND ROUND OF
INFORMATION REALLY IS DEPENDENT
ON WHAT WE ANTICIPATE THE NEXT
USED TO BE.
SO WE SORT OF HAVE TO DO THESE
TWO THINGS TOGETHER.
AND THEN WE CAN BRING THE
CONSULTANT ON AS WE GET TO
THAT.
SO I DON'T HAVE A DELIVERABLE
ANYMORE.
THE REPORT IN HAND WILL GIVE US
SOME VERY FACILITY SPECIFIC
ITEMS TO DO.
AND THAT WAS REALLY IF WE HAVE
THIS PROPERTY OURSELVES, WHAT
WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN TO MAKE IT
SAFE AND VIABLE TO KEEP THE
PROPERTY.
>> WE'VE HAD THESE ISSUES
BEFORE WHERE WE'VE GOTTEN
ROPERTY AND THERE HAS BEEN
STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY.
IN THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN
VACANT FOR THREE YEARS.
THERE WILL BE SOME STRUCTURAL
ISSUES, SOME SAFETY ISSUES,
LIKE WE'VE DONE BEFORE.
WE HAD FLOODING ISSUES AND
OTHER PIECES OF PROPERTY WHERE
PEOPLE SAID WHY CAN'T YOU JUST
GIVE IT TO US.
WE CAN JUST DO THAT, THERE'S
LIABILITY ISSUES AND YOU CAN
JUST BUILD HOUSING THERE.
THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF OTHER
ACTS IN LAWS.
THIS WAS BOUGHT IN 1970 FOR A
PURPOSE, I'M GUESSING THAT IT
OUTGREW THAT PURPOSE.
LOOKS LIKE THE COUNTY DIDN'T
WANT IT.
KING COUNTY.
SO THIS IS WHY WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD JUST TO REMOVE THE
COVENANT.
BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOUR
SENTIMENTS AND WHAT YOU ARE
TRYING TO ESTABLISH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, AND
THERE CERTAINLY WILL BE TIME
FOR THAT.
>> I WASN'T SUGGESTING ANY
AMENDMENTS TO THE LEGISLATION
THAT PREDETERMINED ANY USE OF
THE PROPERTY.
I RECOGNIZE WE WOULD NOT BE
DISCUSSING LIFTING THE COVENANT
IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE INTEREST
OF THE COMMUNITY IN THIS PIECE
OF PROPERTY.
>> THERE IS A RECITAL IN THE
ORDINANCE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE
CITY EXPLORING THE OPTIONS FOR
THE FUTURE USE OF THE RED BARN
PROPERTY INCLUDING THE
POTENTIAL TRANSFER TO AN
OUTSIDE ENTITY.
SO I THINK THERE IS A NODDED
THEIR AND THAT VERY BROAD AND
VAGUE LANGUAGE AND THE FACT
THAT THEY WILL LOOK AT A
POTENTIAL TRANSFER.
BUT AGAIN, NOT AT THE SPECIFIC
LEVEL.
BUT PERHAPS IT IS PREDETERMINED
AT THIS POINT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR JUAREZ.
THIS QUESTION IS EITHER FOR
PARKS OR CENTRAL STAFF.
DOES THE STATE LAW OR AGREEMENT
WHEN YOU ARE GETTING RID OF THE
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS FOR
RECREATION AND WE HAVE A 38
ACRE PROPERTY CURRENTLY HERE
AND THEN TRANSFERRING IT TO
ABOUT ONE ACRE.
IS THERE ANY SORT OF
EQUIVALENCY REQUIREMENT?
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
ABIDING BY WHAT THE STATE
REQUIRES.
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION,
THERE IS A CONSIDERATION FOR
VALUE.
AND WHAT HAPPENS HERE IS THAT
WE HAVE 40 ACRES THAT ARE IN
KING COUNTY, NOT IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THE NORTH RAINIER SITE IS MUCH
MRE VALUABLE.
SO THAT'S WHY WE WENT TO THE
RECREATION OFFICE.
ONCE THEY AGREE TO IT, THEN WE
WILL BE FINE.
THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE TO TELL
US.
WHETHER IT'S A COMPARABLE
EXCHANGE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS
YOUR QUESTION.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, WE CAN MOVE TO A
VOTE.
IN ORDER TO VOTE ON A FINAL
RECOMMENDATION WE FIRST NEED TO
SUSPEND THAT COUNSEL ROLE
RELATING TO VOTING A
REGISTRATION ON THE SAME DAY OF
PUBLIC HEARING IS HELD.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THAT
COUNSEL WILL RELATE TO FINAL
RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SAME
DAYS PUBLIC HEARING IS
SUSPENDED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE RULE
IS SUSPENDED.
WE WILL NOW PROCEED WITH THE
VOTE.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNSEL
BILL 120048.
THERE HAS BEEN A SECOND, ANY
MORE COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] FIVE IN FAVOR,
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THAT PASSES AND THE
COMMITTEE'S ACTION WILL GO TO
FULL COUNCIL ON MONDAY.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE INTO ITEM NUMBER
FIVE, SEATTLE, I'M SORRY, THIS
IS ALL ABOUT PARKING.
PARKS AND REC AND PUBLIC SCHOOL
BUT WHY DON'T YOU READ IT INTO
THE RECORD.
>> BILL 120033, AUTHORIZING THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION TO EXECUTE ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, OF
RIGHT OF ENTRY LICENSE
AGREEMENT CONCERNING HELEN
MEDICINE PULL IN THE LIFE TEEN
CENTER AND POOL.
>> SO I'M GUESSING WE HAVE THE
SAME PRESENTERS, IF THEY CAN
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES BEFORE YOU
BEGIN THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU.
IN THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
>> FOR THIS WE WILL HAVE LISA
WARD AS WELL.
>> THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING
POWERPOINT, I JUST WANT TO LET
YOU KNOW.
THERE ARE SIX PAGES OF RIVETING
INFORMATION.
>> I WILL JUMP IN, AND THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR SHARING THE
PRESENTATION.
THIS IS EXCITING, IT IS
CERTAINLY IMPORTANT TO US AND
EXCITING TO THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
BUT AS YOU STATED, WE ARE HERE
TO REQUEST APPROVAL FOR A
LICENSE THAT ALLOWS US TO SHARE
PARKING WITH THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
AND AS YOU KNOW COUNCIL
MEMBERS, WE DO A LOT OF
FACILITY SHARING WITH THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT ACROSS THE
CITY WITH FIELDS AND BUILDINGS.
THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT
BECAUSE IT DOES NOT FALL WITHIN
THE AGREEMENT BECAUSE IT IS
MUCH MORE ABOUT OUR OWN
FACILITY OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRES A
DIFFERENT MODEL.
THE FIRST SLIDE, THIS SORT OF
CAPTURES THE OVERVIEW, WE HAVE
A SITUATION THAT ON THE NORTH
PART OF TOWN THE MEDICINE POOL
HAS PARKING ADJACENT TO INGRAM
HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS LIMITED TO
NO PARKING.
THEN WE HAVE THE SOUTHWEST TEEN
LIFE CENTER POOL WITH NO
PARKING AND THEN THE COMPOUND
WITH LOTS OF PARKING.
SO THEY SHARE THESE FACILITIES
AND WE'VE DONE SO FOR I BELIEVE
DECADES AT THIS POINT.
THIS IS JUST A RENEWAL OF AN
EXISTING RELATIONSHIP.
ON THE NORTH END, INGRAM HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS WOULD USE THE
MEDICINE POOL PARKING LOT
DURING THE SCHOOL DAYS.
AND THEN THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF
THE CITY WOULD USE THE POOL
PARKING.
THINK FLAKES NO WHERE THEY ARE.
THIS SHOWS THE RELATION BETWEEN
INGRAHAM AND MEDICINE.
IT IS PRETTY COMPACT, AND THE
LITTLE INVERTEDL THERE IS THE
PARKING LOT THAT BELONGS TO
PARKS AND RECREATION THAT IS
ATTACHED TO THE MEDICINE POOL.
ON THE RIGHT YOU SEE THE
PARKING LOT IN THE PICTURE.
THERE IS 128 STALLS AND THIS
AGREEMENT ALLOWS THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY STUDENTS
AND STAFF TO UTILIZE THOSE 128
STALLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
IN THE PARKS AND REC WE UTILIZE
ANY REMAINING STALLS THERE.
NEXT SLIDE.
AND THEN, A LITTLE DIFFERENT
HERE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS
ALL THE PARKING.
AND THE MIDDLE LEFT IS WHERE
THE SOUTHWEST TEEN LIFE CENTER
AND POOL, AND TO THE RIGHT IS
THE FIELD FOR THE SCHOOL AND AT
THE TOP IS THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THE YELLOW BOX REPRESENTS THE
PARKING STALLS THAT ARE SUBJECT
OF THIS AGREEMENT.
WE HAVE ACCESS TO 85 STALLS AND
USE THEM AT ALL HOURS ALIGNED
WITH OUR PROGRAM.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME
NEGOTIATED DAYS.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THE STADIUM
HAS MANY EVENTS.
AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE TO DO
DUE DILIGENCE, WE WENT THROUGH
AND HAD AN APPRAISAL OF THE
PROPERTY OF THE STALLS BEING
SHARED.
AND FOR THE PARKING SPACES, THE
STALLS THERE HAVE A LITTLE MORE
HIGHER VALUE THAN THE STALLS
OVER AT MEDICINE.
SO ESSENTIALLY IT WOULD BE AN
EVEN SWAP.
AND WE THINK THIS MAKES A LOT
OF SENSE BOTH OPERATIONALLY AND
IT HELPS US TO HELP THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT MEET OUR PARKING NEEDS.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS TO OUR
PRESENTERS HERE TODAY?
AND I KNOW THAT YOU DID THE
SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE, THANK
YOU.
I HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE
LEGISLATION AS WELL.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE?
BASICALLY A RENEWAL OF AN
AGREEMENT TO SHARE PARKING.
PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
WITH THAT, I MOVE IT FORWARD.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE PASS
COUNSEL BILL 120033.
IT HAS BEEN SECONDED, NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]. FIVE IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> LET'S READ ITEM NUMBER SIX
INTO THE RECORD WHICH IS THE
SOUTHWEST YOUTH AND FAMILY
SERVICES USE AND OCCUPANCY
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120050.
RELATING TO SEATTLE BRAXTON
PARR CREATION TO PROVIDE FAMILY
SUPPORT CONSISTENT WITH SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION PURPOSES.
THEY WILL BE A BRIEF DISCUSSION
OF POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THIS WAS THE ONE WHERE YOU
HAVE YOUR EIGHT-PAGE
POWERPOINT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE I
REALLY LIKE THE PUBLIC BENEFITS
PIECE IT'S A REALLY GOOD
EXAMPLE TO LAYOUT THE BENEFIT,
DESCRIPTION AND VALUE.
BUT WELL DONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL AGAIN INTRODUCE MYSELF
FOR THE RECORD.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION.
WE ALSO HAVE THE CEO OF THE
SOUTHWEST YOUTH AND FAMILY
SERVICES WHO WILL ALSO BE
PARTICIPATING IN THE
PRESENTATION.
>> I'M THE MANAGER PARKS AND
CONCESSIONS.
WE ALSO HAVE BOB WARNER HERE.
IF HE JUMPS ON.
>> I'M BOB WARNER AND I'M ALSO
WITH PARKS AND RECREATION.
>> I SEE THAT JoANNE DID THE
SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE.
>> IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE PARKS AND REC SERVICES.
>> WE WILL ASK AGAIN FOR YOU TO
SHARE THE SLIDES, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR HELP.
AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, THIS IS
THE RENEWAL OF A 20 YEAR
AGREEMENT THAT HAS BEEN IN
PLACE BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION IN THE
SOUTHWEST YOUTH CENTER.
REALLY TO CONTINUE THE
PARTNERSHIP THAT ALIGNS WITH
THEIR VISION IN SUPPORTING
COMMUNITY.
SO WE WILL GO INTO SOME OF THE
WONDERFUL SERVICES THAT STEVE
AND THE TEAM DO.
THIS HAS EXPIRED IN 2015 AND WE
HAVE BEEN RENEWING IT YEAR
AFTER YEAR AS WE NAVIGATE OUR
WAY THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.
BUT ALSO THE WHOLE PUBLIC
ASPECT OF THIS.
THIS WAS A PARTNERSHIP THAT
STARTED BACK, OBVIOUSLY 25
YEARS AGO NOW, WITH THE INTENT
THAT IT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR SOUTHWEST YOUTH AND FAMILY
úSERVICES TO BE IN THIS BUILDIN
AND NO COST IN EXCHANGE FOR
THEIR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE REALLY WORKED WITH STEVE
AND HIS TEAM TO QUANTIFY IT IN
A WAY THAT MAKES SENSE FOR US
IN TERMS OF THE NEW FRAMEWORK
AND BENEFITS INCLUDING THE
REPORTING.
SO THAT IS WHAT THIS AGREEMENT
IS ALL ABOUT.
THE NEXT SLIDE JUST SHOWS YOU
WHERE THE FACILITY IS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THIS
IS THE OLD, FORMER DELL RIDGE
COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATION THAT
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THE NEW COMMUNITY CENTER, JUST
NORTH OF THE PICTURE ON THE TOP
RIGHT.
AND THIS IS A LOCATION THAT IS
WELL ALIGNED WITH THE MISSION
AND WORK OF THE SOUTHWEST YOUTH
AND FAMILY SERVICES IN TERMS OF
REALLY LOOKING INTO WORKING
WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT
THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
THIS IS A LONG-STANDING
PARTNERSHIP, WE ARE REALLY
PLEASED TO CONTINUE THIS.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT
THE SITES TO SEE THE GREAT WORK
THEY ARE DOING.
úBUT BACK IN 92, THE CITY, AS W
ENTER THIS PARTNERSHIP, REALLY
ALLOWED THE SOUTHWEST YOUTH AND
FAMILY SERVICES CENTER TO
DEVELOP AND BUILD A NEW
FACILITY THERE, IN EXCHANGE FOR
THEIR INVESTMENT THAT THEY
RAISE $2 MILLION TO DO THAT,
THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE
BUILDING, FREE OF RENT.
SO AS I HAVE STATED THEY HAVE
BEEN A VALUABLE PARTNER
PROVIDING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT,
FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, TO OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE MOST
UNDERSERVED HERE IN SEATTLE.
NEXT SLIDE, AND THEN I THINK I
WILL TURN IT OVER AFTER THIS.
AGAIN, THIS IS, WE ARE RENEWING
A RELEASE THAT WAS IN PLACE FOR
20 YEARS.
WE ARE PROPOSING A 10 YEAR
EXTENSION WITH AN OPTION TO
HAVE ANOTHER 10 YEAR EXTENSION
UNDER MUTUAL AGREEMENT.
WE'VE DONE THE ANALYSIS IN
TERMS OF WHAT THE MARKET RATE
GRANT WILL BE WHICH IS JUST
UNDER $200,000 A YEAR.
AND AS I SAID IN THE BEGINNING,
OUR INTENT FROM THE BEGINNING
WAS TO CONTINUE THIS LONG-
STANDING PARTNERSHIP TO WORK
WITH THE SOUTHWEST YOUTH AND
FAMILY SERVICES CENTER TO BE IN
THE BUILDING WITHOUT HAVING TO
PAY RENT AND CHANGE FOR THE
GREAT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
THAT ARE OFFERED TO THE
COMMUNITY.
ANOTHER THING TO NOTE HERE IS
THAT SOUTHWEST YOUTH AND FAMILY
SERVICES TAKES CARE OF ALL OF
THE BUILDING ITSELF, THEY DO
ALL THE MAJOR AND MINOR
MAINTENANCE.
SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THAT BUILDING, AND WE CAN
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE SPECIFIC
THINGS.
AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE TO TURN
IT OVER TO STEVE FOR THE NEXT
SLIDE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I DON'T OFTEN GET A CHANCE TO
TALK ABOUT THE SOUTHWEST YOUTH
AND FAMILY SERVICES.
JUST A BRIEF HISTORY.
THE POLICY BOARD WAS CREATED IN
1979 AS A FUNCTION OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
SO WE WERE ACTUALLY PART OF THE
CITY WHEN WE WERE FOUNDED.
TO RESPOND PRIMARILY TO THE
ACCOUNTABILITY CORDS THAT WERE
PUT TOGETHER AT THAT TIME.
FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE GETTING
INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE
TO REFER THEM TO.
SO THEY CREATED THE FOUR OF US,
AND AT THE TIME, AND OVER THOSE
LAST YEARS WE'VE DEVELOPED
PROGRAMMING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH,
HAVE A LICENSED HEALTH AGENCY
AND PROVIDE A VARIETY OF
SUPPORTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND
THEIR FAMILIES.
INCLUDING ANTIVIOLENCE WORK AND
CASE MANAGEMENT, YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT WE HAVE AN
EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR KIDS WHO
HAVE BEEN KICKED OUT OR DROPPED
OUT OF SCHOOL.
AND WE DO THE SUMMER WRITERS
WORKSHOP THAT ALLOWS FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN
A WAY THAT THEY SEE FIT, IT IS
JUST A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A FAMILY ADVOCACY
RESOURCE CENTER THAT WAS
INITIALLY STARTED BY THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
WE SUPPORT FAMILIES TO ACCESS
RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS.
IT IS ALSO THE HOME OF OUR
PARENT CHILD PLUS PROGRAM.
AND THEN WE HAVE YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT, WHERE WE DO SOME
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WORK IN
SEATTLE.
MOST OF THAT CAME AS A RESULT
OF A MERGER OF OUR 13
FACILITIES IN SEVERAL COUNTIES.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATIONS
BUDGET, WE HAVE A $6 MILLION
BUDGET.
WE ARE ROUGHLY DIVIDED 60%
PUBLIC AND 40% PRIVATE.
FOR THE TOTAL BUDGET, ABOUT 20%
IS FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
SO THE MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET
IS FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE OF CITY
FUNDING.
AND AS JESUS SAID, ALL OF THE
FUNDS WILL BE USED FROM SOURCES
OTHER THAN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR BEING ABLE
TO USE THIS FACILITY.
I HAVE BEEN THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR ALMOST 33 YEARS.
I GOT TO NEGOTIATE THE ORIGINAL
LEASE.
AND I'M HERE 20 YEARS LATER
FACILITATING THE SECOND LEASE
EXTENSION.
OTHER THAN THAT I WILL TURN IT
BACK TO JESUS.
>> THANK YOU STEVE.
AND I APPRECIATE THE FISH
BEHIND YOUR HEAD.
>> SO TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL,
STEVE, CERTAINLY FEEL FREE TO
CHIME IN, BUT THIS JUST GIVES
AN OUTLINE OF THE VARIOUS
PROGRAMS.
I THINK THE KEY POINT HERE IS
THAT, PART OF THE REASON WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE OUTLINE
THIS VERY SPECIFICALLY AS TO
ENSURE THAT WHATEVER WE ARE
GIVING SOUTHWEST CREDIT FOR IN
TERMS OF PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE
NOT OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
BEING FUNDED.
SO THAT IS WHAT YOU SEE HERE.
OBVIOUSLY THIS DOESN'T CAPTURE
THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF WORK THAT
THE SOUTHWEST YOUTH & FAMILY
SERVICES DOES BUT IT GIVES YOU
AN IDEA.
>> IT LETS THE PUBLIC SEE HOW
IT'S OFFSET.
AND THAT IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT.
AND WHEN WE FOCUS ON PUBLIC
BENEFIT, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
CITY-OWNED MATERIAL OR ASSETS,
YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN THIS IS HOW
IT BALANCES OUT.
THEY PROVIDE THIS PUBLIC IN A
FIT AND THERE IS A NUMBER
ATTACHED TO IT.
THIS IS WHY THEY DON'T PAY
RENT, OR WHATEVER.
THAT'S WHY I WAS LAMENTING THE
STAFF POWERPOINT ON THIS IN
PARTICULAR.
THE USE PUBLIC ASSETS FOR
PROGRAMS BECAUSE THEY ARE
CONTRIBUTING OF PUBLIC BENEFIT.
THEY ARE KEEPING THE PUBLIC IN
THE INSTITUTION ITSELF, SO
THANK YOU.
>> TO THAT END, IN ADDITION TO
THE $1.2 MILLION THAT ALREADY
HAS BEEN INVESTED IN THE
BUILDING ITSELF, THE SOUTHWEST
YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES
INVESTS ROUGHLY $384,000 A YEAR
OF NON-CITY DOLLARS SERVING THE
RESIDENTS AND FOLKS IN THE
AREA.
SO THIS GIVES YOU A BREAKDOWN.
THE NEXT SLIDE GIVES YOU
INFORMATION ABOUT POGROMS AND
SCHOLARSHIPS AND OUTREACH.
AND AGAIN, STEVE FEEL FREE TO
CHIME IN.
THIS IS YOUR WORK AND IT'S
REALLY WONDERFUL.
SO YOU I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS, WE REALLY WOULD
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT IN
EXTENDING THIS AGREEMENT
FURTHER AND GIVING US THE
OPTION FOR SECOND 10 YEAR
EXTENSION.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT
TO ADD MR. DASCHLE?
>> NO, I THINK THE SLIDES HAVE
DONE A WONDERFUL JOB
REPRESENTING OUR WORK.
I THINK, GIVEN THAT MUCH OF OUR
WORK IS FOCUSED ON THE
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, I THINK
WE ARE FACILITATING PUBLIC
POLICY IN THE WORK WE DO.
I OFTEN SAY THE NONPROFIT
SECTOR IS UNDER THE LIMITATION
OF PUBLIC POLICY.
AND I THINK WE ARE AN EXAMPLE
úOF THE WORK WE DO TOGETHER TO
BETTER SERVE.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS WE
WANT TO ASK OF OUR PRESENTERS?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> NOT A QUESTION, JUST A
STATEMENT , APPRECIATION AND
THANKS.
I WANT TO THANK THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT FOR WORKING WITH
SOUTHWEST YOUTH AND FAMILY
SERVICES, HISTORICALLY IN
CREATING THIS PARTNERSHIP THAT
I THINK IS, AS STEVE SAYS, SO
IMPORTANT FOR DRIVING, NOT JUST
OUR INVESTMENTS BUT FOR DRIVING
PUBLIC POLICY AND APPRECIATE
THE REMINDER FROM STEVE HOWE
CUTTING EDGE YOUR ORGANIZATION
WAS AROUND THE CONVERSATION WE
ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE TODAY
WHICH IS ABOUT ALTERNATIVES.
I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL
THE WORK YOU DO.
>> IT LOOKS WHEN YOU LAST
NEGOTIATED THIS IN 1986, 25
YEARS OF CONTRIBUTING AND BEING
AN EXAMPLE, AND THE ISSUE WE
HAVE FOR THE CITY TO HAVE IS
NOT PROFIT GROUPS OUT THERE,
SUCH AS THANK YOU I KNOW YOU DO
SOME REALLY GOOD WORK.
AND I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IS VERY PROUD THAT IT'S
IN HER DISTRICT.
>> IT'S MY DISTRICT, TOO, AND
IT'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT TIME
FROM A FEW YEARS AGO.
>> OKAY, WITH THAT FOLKS, IF WE
HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I AM
GOING TO MOVE THE COMMITTEE TO
PASS COUNCIL BILL 120050.
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]. FIVE IN
FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> GREAT, THE MOTION PASSES.
THE COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND
THIS TO FULL COUNCIL ON MONDAY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR SHOWING UP
AND DOING THIS GREAT WORK.
I WILL USE YOUR PUBLIC BENEFITS
TEMPLATE FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS
THAT ARE NOT SO GOOD ON THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT PIECE.
SO I WILL USE THIS AS AN
EXAMPLE.
>> AND THE SUMMARY FISCAL NOTE
AS WELL.
THAT'S ALWAYS REALLY IMPORTANT,
THANK YOU
OKAY THAT WILL GO TO FULL
COUNCIL ON MONDAY , THE 10th I
BELIEVE.
WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO
ADJOURNMENT.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS.
ALL ITEMS PASSED OUT OF THIS
COMMITTEE WILL BE FORWARDED TO
THE MAY 10th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING FOR FINAL ACTION.
THE NEXT PUBLIC ASSET MEETING
IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY JUNE
4th AT 2:00 READ THAT IS ALSO
THE DAY MY DAUGHTER TURNS 30.
WITH THAT, WE STAND ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.