>>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> THANK YOU.
SO, HOLD ON A MINUTE.
I WILL DO A CALL TO ORDER.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE MEETING.
THE DATE IS AUGUST 3rd, THE
TIME IS 2:03.
I'M COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JAREZ
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER --
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU HAVE AQUARIUM.
>> CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I KNOW YOU HAD A LONG MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I ACCOMPLISH APPRECIATE IT.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL
BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
THE CHAIR'S REPORT, A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF TODAY'S AGENDA
ITEMS.
THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
THE FIRST ITEM WILL BE
HOPEFULLY AN EXCITING
PRESENTATION BY SEATTLE KRAKEN
CEO TODD LEIWEKE.
I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A POWER
POINT TO GO THROUGH.
A BILL FROM STOP FOR THE TOM
STREET TUNNEL.
THAT IS THE UNDERGROUND TUNNEL.
USED FOR TRUCKING AND
COMMERCIAL USE FOR THE CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA.
ITEM NUMBER 3 IS A BILL THAT
WOULD AUTHORIZE SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION TO PURCHASE ONE
ACRE OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE
DUWAMISH PRICE FOR A PRICE
UNDER 3.9 MILLION.
AS I SHARED BEFORE, REX OWNS
THE A JAY SENT LAND.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPAND THE PARK BASE FOR THE
COMMUNITY IN WHICH SEATTLE
PARKS WILL WORK WITH OPCD TO
SEE WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS
ARE AND WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE
DONE WITH THE AREA.
ITEM 4 IS A BILL THAT WOULD
AUTHORIZE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION FOR PURCHASE OF 0.3
ACRES OF LAND IDENTIFIED IN THE
NORTH RAIN NEAR URBAN VILLAGE
FOR A PRICE UNDER 2 MILLION.
AGAIN, THIS IS A TEEN YAGS OF
GROWING GREEN AND PARK SPACE IN
THE NORTH RAINIER URBAN
VILLAGE.
I WILL SAY A FEW WORDS THEN
HAND IT OFF TO OUR CLERK.
AT THIS TIME WE OPEN THE REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
IT'S THE STRONG INTENT OF THE
SEATTLE COUNCIL TO HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT REGULARLY INCLUDED ON
MEETING AGENDAS.
BUT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END
OR ELIMINATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IF WE DEEM THE SYSTEM IS
ABUSED OR UNSUITABLE FOR
ALLOWING THE MEETINGS TO BE
CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND IN A
MANNER TO CONDUCT NECESSARY
BUSINESS.
I WILL MODERATE THE GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
THIS MEETING IS UP TO EIGHT
MINUTES AND PERHAPS MORE.
EACH SPEAKER IS GIVEN TWO
MINUTES.
HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE HAVE
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER, NO ONE HAS
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> WE WILL STILL GIVE THE
INSTRUCTIONS.
SOME PEOPLE CALL IN LATE AND WE
WILL OFFICIAL OPEN IT AND
OFFICIALLY CLOSE IT.
AT THIS POINT, YOU WANT TO GO
AHEAD AND DO THE INSTRUCTIONS
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> SURE.
I AS A CLERK WILL CALL ON TWO
SPEAKERS AT A TIME IN THE ORDER
IN WHICH REGISTERED ON THE
ONLINE SIGN UP LIST.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU
CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BY
GOING TO THE
SEATTLE.GOV/COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS
LISTED ON THE COMMITTEE AGENDA.
ONCE A SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND A
PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMIGHT WILL BE THE SPEAKER'S
CUE THAT YOU ARE TO SPEAK.
YOU MUST UNMUTE YOURSELVES
AFTER YOUR NAME IS CALLED.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE CHIME, WRAP
UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME THE SPEAK'S PHONE
WILL BE MUTED TO CALL ON THE
NEXT SPEAKER.
WE STILL DO NOT HAVE ANYONE
SIGNED UP.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
>> YES, THANK YOU.
SO, WE OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT.
NO ONE IS SIGNED UP FOR THE
FOUR MATTERS IN FRONT OF US
TODAY SO I WILL OFFICIALLY
CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
NOW.
LET'S GO TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
FIRST UP WE HAVE THE CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA CONSTRUCTION
UPDATE.
CAN YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
1 INTO THE RECORD.
PRESENTATION BY CEO SEATTLE
KRAKEN FOR CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA
UPDATE.
>> I BOW LIKE THE CEO OF
SEATTLE KRAKEN TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF FR THE RECORD AND
ANYONE ELSE YOU BROUGHT WITH
YOU.
>> I'M TODD LEIWEKE AND I AM
PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY.
>> GREAT.
I UNDERSTAND MR. LEIWEKE THAT
YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR US.
WE GOT A COPY, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
I BELIEVE THE CLERK WILL WALK
US THROUGH THE POWER POINT AND
ULNAR RATE FOR US?
>> I AM.
>> I WILL PROMPT THIS FORWARD
WHEN I'M DONE BUT WHAT WE
WANTED TO DO WAS PRESENT TODAY
A CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.
IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING JOURNEY.
OUR CITY COUNCIL SHOWED A LOT
OF COURAGE IN SAYING WE CAN
MAKE THIS WORK SOME FOUR YEARS
AGO.
I'M HERE TO TELL YOU TODAY THAT
WE ARE MAKING IT WORK AND WE
ARE ON THE LAST STEPS OF
TURNING THI ARENA INTO ONE OF
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ARENA'S IN
THE WORLD.
ALLOW ME TO GO THROUGH THE
PAGES HERE THEN I WILL MORE
THAN PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
THERE ARE 23 PAGES THAT I WILL
BE VERY RESPECTFUL OF TIME AND
TRY TO MOVE THROUGH THIS WITH
PACE.
THIS IS ONE GROUP.
WE CAN GO TO THE FIRST SLIDE
THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO REMIND
FOLKS AS TO WHAT STATE THIS
ARENA WAS IN.
A STATE OF DECLINE.
THIS IS A SHOT FROM THE SOUTH
SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
IT WAS DYSFUNCTION SHOWNNAL FOR
CONCERTS.
THAT HOLE AT THE SIDE OF THE
BUILDING IS HOW TRUCKS COULD
LOAD IN AND OUT.
TWO TRUCKS AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT
CHALLENGES.
AT ITS CORE THIS WAS A LANDMARK
AND FOR GOOD REASONS AS THE
NEXT SLIDE SHOWS.
THIS BUILDING, IF WE CAN MOVE
TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WENT THROUGH
VARIOUS ITERATIONS.
IN 1962 IT WAS THE WASHINGTON
STATE COLISEUM PAUL THEORY
DESIGNED THE BUILDING, PART OF
A COMPETITION TO DESIGN IT.
THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING WAS
SPECTACULAR.
IT REPLICATED A NATIVE AMERICAN
RAIN ACT AND SERVED THE
COMMUNITY SO WELL FOR MANY
YEARS AND BROUGHT THE NBA HERE.
BROUGHT CONCERTS BUT THEN
BECAUSE OF ECONOMICS AND OTHER
THINGS IT FELT LIKE IT WAS
OBSOLETE AND IN 1995 IT WENT
THROUGH A RENOVATION AND BY
MOST MEASURES IT DIDN'T WORK.
SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE
RENOVATION THAT THE WORD
STARTED TO -- IT STARTED TO BE
DISCUSSED THAT THEY NEEDED A
NEW ARENA IF YOU LOOK AT THIS
RUBIK'S CUBE, THIS COMMUNITY
úSTRUGGLED WITH HAVING A FIRST
CLASS ARENA FOR DECADES.
IT WAS THROUGH THE COURAGE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL AND REVISITING
ONCE AGAIN TO SEE IF THERE
WOULD BE BIDDERS.
BIDDERS DID STEP UP AND THAT
WAS IN 2017.
OKAY VIEW GROUP AND I'M PROUD
THAT THEY WERE LED BY MY
BROTHER TIM, PUT FORWARD A BOLD
PLAN OF NOT ONLY HOLDING THAT
ROOF AND MAINTAINING THE
HISTORIC LANDMARK BUT BUILDING
A NEW ROOF UNDERNEATH.
WE HAVE PEOPLE CALLING IT A
RENOVATION.
IT'S NOT A RENOVATION.
IT'S A SPECTACULAR NEW ARENA
BEING BUILT UNDER THE ROOF.
AS THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS, THESE
RENDERINGS HAVE COME TRUE.
THAT WHICH YOU SAW IN THE SOUTH
SIDE OF THE BUILDING IS NOW
GONE.
WE HAVE A LOADING DOCK PUSHED
UNDERGROUND.
500 PARKING STALLS.
ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT
THE BUILDING, NOT JUST THE
GRAND PLAZA BUT THE IMPACT THAT
THE BUILDING HAS ON SEATTLE
CENTER.
THE IMPACT ON ONE OF THE GREAT
CITY'S TREASURES, THIS
BEAUTIFUL PARK.
SOMETIMES RENDERINGS DON'T
QUITE HOLD TRUE TO WHAT IS
HAPPENING, BUT THIS IS A GOOD
DEPICTION OF WHAT IS HAPPENED.
YOU SEE THE SOUTH END AND THE
ONLY PIECE ADDED ON TO THE
BUILDING WAS A GRAND ATRIUM
THAT CREATES CIRCULATION OF THE
BUILDING.
THAT PARKING LOT THAT BECAME
PART OF THE GRAND PLAZA AND THE
BUILDING IS QUITE SPECTACULAR.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE
WORLD MOST BEAUTIFUL ARENA.
AND WE CAN JUSTIFY THAT IN MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS.
I WILL SHOW YOU.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS AN INTERIOR
SHOT OF THE ARENA.
THESE WERE RENDERINGS BUT THESE
RENDERINGS HAVE COME TRUE.
THOSE STANDS ARE GOING TO BE
FILLED.
THE RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY
HAS BEEN SPECTACULAR.
THE IDEA TWO SCORE BOARDS WHERE
WE WOULDN'T HAVE A JUMBO SQUARE
BOARD IN THE MIDDLE BIFURCATING
THE ARENA BUT TWO PUSHING THE
END, FANTASTIC.
THEY ARE ON THE FLOOR BEING
CONSTRUCTED.
I WILL SHOW YOU A PICTURE OF
THAT IN A MOMENT.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE
BUILDING IS THE REAPPEARANCE OF
THE GLASS ON BOTH ENDS OF THE
BUILDING.
WE ARE LOOKING NORTH HERE.
THAT GLASS WAS PART OF THE
ORIGINAL DESIGN, SPECTACULAR
PART OF THE DESIGN.
IN THE '95 RENOVATION IT
DISAPPEARED.
THE SEATING BOWL WAS PLACED IN
FRONT OF THE GLASS.
IT NOW REAPPEARS AND IT'S ONE
OF THE GREAT PARTS OF THIS
BUILDING.
WHEN PEOPLE WALK IN, THEY WILL
WALK IN FROM THAT UPPER
CONCOURSE.
IT'S LITERALLY FOUR STORIES
DOWN.
PART OF WHAT HAPPENS IS WE
DIDN'T GET GREEDY WITH SUITES,
PUT IN ADDITIONAL LEVELS OF
PREMIUM SEATING.
WE KEPT THE BOWL TIGHT AND
INTIMATE.
THAT'S NOT ONLY WHAT THE FANS
WANT BUT THE PLAYERS AND THE
ARTISTS WANT.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
INTIMATE SEATING BOWLS OF ANY
ARENA IN THE WORLD.
I WILL SHOW YOU ADDITIONAL
PICTURES.
WHAT YOU ARE SEEING ABOVE THE
BOWL IS AN ACOUSTICAL TREATMENT
THAT WILL MAKE THE CONCERT
HALPER EFFECT.
THIS DREAM THAT WE SHOWED YOU
SOME 3 1/2 YEARS AGO HAS COME
TRUE AND ALLOW ME TO SHOW YOU
ADDITIONAL SLIDES OF THE
CURRENT CONDITIONS.
SO, THE DAY THE BUILDING OPENS,
IT WILL OPEN IN A PARK, TREES
WERE PRESERVED AND ONE OF THE
GREATEST ASSETS OF THE BUILDING
IT CONNECTS TO THIS BEAUTIFUL
PARK.
PEOPLE ON THE UPPER DECK WILL
WALK IN.
THEIR SEATS WILL BE 12 ROWS
ABOVE THEM BUT THIS IS WHAT
THEY WALK OUT TO, AN INCREDIBLE
PARK.
IT COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF
THE NAME ON THE BUILDING AND
WHAT IT STANDS FOR.
WE DIDN'T PUT A CORPORATE NAME
ON THE BUILDING.
WE DRAFTED A PARTNERSHIP WITH
AMAZON TO MAKE THIS THE FIRST
ZERO CARBON ARENA IN THE WORLD.
AND THAT'S EASIER SAID THAN
DONE.
WE ELIMINATED ALL FOSSIL FUEL.
WE HAD TO CHANGE THE WAY WE
TIPPED THE BUILDING TO THE ICE
THAT THE PLAYERS SKATE ON WILL
BE RAINWATER COLLECTED FROM
THIS VERY ROOF.
WE ARE SO PROUD AND THIS IS NOW
CREATING A TREND.
IN THE SECOND YEAR OF OUR
OPERATION, NO SINGLE USE
PLASTIC IN THE BUILDING.
AT THE END OF THE EVERY YEAR WE
WILL CERTIFY TO A NOT FOR
PROFIT AGENCY THAT WE ARE,
INDEED, A ZERO CARBON FACILITY
BUILDING.
ON THE FRONT END OF THE
BUILDING ARE SOLAR PANELS.
I WILL SHOW YOU THE NORTHGATE
PROJECT IN A MOMENT.
IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST SOLAR
INSTALLATIONS IN THE ENTIRE
STATE.
THE NAME ON THIS BUILDING GAVE
US INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE
MISSION.
IN FACT, OUR FIRST EVENT WILL
BE A GLOBAL EVENT TO HONOR
SUSTAINABILITY AND SEATTLE
TAKES ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE, THE
CENTER OF SUSTAINABILITY ON A
GLOBAL BASIS AND WE COULDN'T BE
MORE PROUD.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS HOW THE
BUILDING IS COMING ALONG.
THIS IS THE FRONT ENTRY OF THE
ALASKA AIRLINES ATRIUM.
THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS ONE
OF FOUR SNORKLES.
HVAC COULDN'T BE CONNECTED TO
THIS ROOF OR PUNCHED THROUGH SO
WE CREATED FOUR DISTINCT
SNORKELS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE
BUILDING THAT ACT AS INGRESS
AND HE AGREES OPPORTUNITIES FOR
OUR FANS.
I LOVE THE PICTURE ON THE
BOTTOM.
WHERE THERE WAS DIRT AND
CONSTRUCTION IT'S BEING CLEANED
UP.
FLOORS ARE BEING POLISHED AND
WE ARE GETTING READY FOR THE
OPENING OF THE BUILDING WHICH
WILL HAPPEN IN MID-OCTOBER.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS SOME
INTERIOR SPACES THAT ARE BEING
DONE.
THE PICTURE ON THE TOP LEFT IS
THE MOUNT BAKER CLUB, A COOL,
HIP, YOUNG, VIBRANT AREA THAT
FACES THE CONCERT STAGE.
ON THE RIGHT IS ONE OF THE
SUITES AND THE CENTER PICTURE
IS OUR LOCKER ROOM.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE
INTERIOR OF THE BOWL.
THERE ARE TWIN SCORE BOARDS
THAT WE ARE SO EXCITED BY THOSE
AND WHAT THEY REPRESENT.
YOU KNOW, THE SCORE BOARDS WERE
NEEDED FOR THE PEOPLE WITH
CENTER ICE SEATS OR CERTAIN
COURT SEATS BUT FOR PEOPLE ON
THE END AND THAT IS WHAT THIS
DELIVERS.
ON THE UPPER RIGHT THE
ACOUSTICAL TREATMENT.
IT WILL BE CONCERT PERFECT
BECAUSE THERE ARE MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS SPENT ON A BAFFLING
SYSTEM NOT JUST ON THE ROOF BUT
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING.
AND WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IN THE
MIDDLE IS THE PRESS BOX
ACOUSTICAL TREATMENT.
THE BUILDING SEATS 17,000 FOR
HOCKEY, 18,000 FOR STORM
BASKETBALL AND UP TO 19,000 FOR
CONCERTS.
LET ME JUST REPORT, IF WE COULD
GO BACK ONE PAGE I WILL GIVE A
BRIEF REPORT ON OUR HOCKEY TEAM
AND I WILL TALK ABOUT IT IN A
MOMENT, IT'S POISED TO PLAY
HERE AND THE FANS REACTED SO
WELL.
BUT THE CONCERT SIDE OF THE
BUSINESS IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT
WAS PLEDGED TO CITY COUNCIL
FOUR YEARS AGO.
THAT DREAM IS COMING TRUE.
WE BELIEVE IN OUR FIRST YEAR OF
OPERATIONS WE WILL HAVE 70
CONCERTS THAT WILL PLAY IN THIS
BUILDING GIVING EVERY MAN,
WOMAN AND CHILD IN THIS
COMMUNITY A REASON TO COME INTO
THIS BUILDING.
MUSIC OF THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM
AND ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE
WORLD THAT WILL WANT TO PLAY
HERE.
WE ARE SEEING AN AMAZING
RECEPTION.
SUSTAINABILITY HAS BEEN A
CONCERN.
BILLIE EILLISH IS ONCE OF THE
ARTISTS THAT WE WILL PROUDLY
HOST IN THIS BUILDING.
SHE STOPPED TOURING BECAUSE OF
THE IMPACT OF BIG EVENTS ON OUR
WORLD AND THE CLIMATE.
AND, SO, SHE IS THRILLED TO BE
COMING HERE AS ARE SOME OF THE
OTHER ARTISTS.
WE HAVE AN OPENING WEEK PLANNED
WITHOUT REVEALING THE SPECIFIC
DETAILS, OUR FIRST EVENT WILL
BE A PRIVATE CONCERT TO HONOR
THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO BUILT
THIS ARENA, THROUGH COVID AND
THICK AND THIN, THE MEN AND
WOMEN OF THE TRADES THAT BUILT
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ARENA IN THE
WORLD AND THE FIRST EVENT WILL
BE HERE TO HONOR THEM.
ON FRIDAY NIGHT WE WILL OPEN
WITH A GLOBAL CONCERT BROADCAST
THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE BY AMAZON
THAT WILL FOCUS ON
SUSTAINABILITY WITH A WORLD
RENOWNED MUSICAL ARTIST GROUP
AND THEN THAT SATURDAY NIGHT
WILL BE INAUGURAL GAME FOR THE
SEATTLE KRAKEN.
THE BIG PART OF WHEN WE TOOK ON
THE NEXT SLIDES ADDRESS
TRANSPORTATION.
WE WORKED HARD TO BE GOOD
NEIGHBORS AND I'M SO PROUD THAT
WE HAD NO LITIGATION ON THIS
PROJECT.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE CHALLENGE ON
THE IS AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ONE
LEGAL CHALLENGE THROUGHOUT THE
WHOLE PROCESS.
A LOT OF PUNDITS SAID IT WASN'T
POSSIBLE TO BUILD A PROJECT
LIKE THIS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND
NOT HAVE CHALLENGES.
WE HAVE TRIED TO BUILD IN A
SUPER RESPONSIBLE WAY.
WE CARED A LOT ABOUT
TRANSPORTATION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE
DONE WHICH NO TEAM HAS DONE IS
WE EMBEDDED INN ORCA PASS IN
OUR TICKETS.
WHEN YOU BUY A KRAKEN TICKET,
YOU HAVE AN ORCA PASS ON YOUR
DEVICE.
PEOPLE WILL COME, WE HOPE USING
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BUT A
SIGNIFICANT ISSUE FOR US IS THE
MONORAIL.
THE SYSTEM THAT WAS STILL
LARGELY A TOURIST ATTRACTION
THAT DIDN'T EVEN ACCEPT THE
ORCA PASS.
THE NEXT PAGE SHOWS YOU WHAT WE
ARE DOING WITH THE MONORAIL.
WE ENTERED A PARTNERSHIP WITH
TOM AND WERE ABLE TO GO TO THE
CITY AND GAIN AN EXTENSION ON
THE CONCESSION BASED UPON THE
FACT THAT WE WOULD TAKE THE
ORCA PASS AND INVEST DOLLARS TO
REVITALIZE THE WEST SIDE
STATION AND THAT'S A RENDERING
OF THE WEST LAKE STATION.
MODERN AND THE BASEMENT OF THE
STATION IS WHERE SOUND TRANSIT
ARRIVES AND THIS LAST MILE IS
SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR
TRANSIT PLANS.
IT OPENS UP NOT ONLY THOUSANDS
OF PARKING STALLS IN MIDTOWN
BUT CONNECTS US TO OUR TRANSIT
SYSTEM WHICH, BY THE WAY, WHEN
IT'S OPEN, EAST TO WEST WILL BE
AS LARGE AS WASHINGTON, D.C.'S
METRO SYSTEM.
THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING WE
ARE DOING ON TRANSIT.
FROM THIS MONORAIL PLAN TO
TODAY WILL BE PURCHASED 20
PETACAPS AND EVERYTHING IN
BETWEEN.
WE HAVE TAKEN TRANSPORTATION
SERIOUS NOT JUST BECAUSE IT'S
IMPORTANT TO THE ECONOMICS OF
THE BUILDING BUT TO OUR FANS
AND WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT WE
HAVE DONE HERE.
THE OTHER PIECE THAT WE WANT TO
UPDATE THIS GROUP IS ON THE
WORK TO BUILD A TRAINING CENTER
IN THE CITY.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE DID NOT
HAVE ONE SHEET OF ICE.
IF WE WERE SERIOUS ABOUT
BRINGING A PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY
TEAM HERE, WE FELT IT WAS
IMPORTANT THAT WE CREATE A HOME
FOR ICE SPORTS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO BUILD A
TRAINING CENTER IN SOME DISTANT
SUBURB OR A BUSINESS PARK.
WE VERY MUCH WANTED TO BUILD A
TRAINING CENTER IN THE CITY.
IT WAS ACCESSIBLE, WHERE WE
COULD ENCOURAGE DIVERSITY AND
INCLUSION IN THE GAME OF HOCKEY
AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
THE NEXT SLIDES WILL SHOW.
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDES.
SIMPLE FACTS.
WE ARE BUILDING ABOUT 170,000
SQUARE FOOT FACILITY.
WE WILL DRAW MORE PEOPLE TO
THIS FACILITY THAN WE WILL OUR
GAMES.
AND OUR GAMES ARE SOLD OUT.
WE ARE PROGRAMMED FOR 20,000
HOURS OF PROGRAMMING FROM
CURLING TO FIGURE SKATING TO
HOCKEY TO RECREATIONAL SKATING.
WE WILL HAVE AN INCREDIBLE BAR
AND GRILL THAT WILL HONOR THE
GAME AND SPORT.
HOME OF HOCKEY IN SEATTLE AND
HOME OF THE KRAKEN.
I WILL SHARE WITH THIS GROUP
SOMETHING THAT RECENTLY
HAPPENED.
WE ARE IN THE FINAL DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE WOMEN'S U.S. OLYMPIC
TEAM ABOUT MAKING THIS THEIR
HOME BEFORE THEY HEAD TO THE
OLYMPICS.
THE DREAM IS COMING TRUE AND WE
ARE SO PROUD.
WE HOPE THAT FUTURE KRAKEN
PLAYERS THAT TRAIN ON THIS ICE
AND WE HOPE THAT FUTURE YOUNG
MEN AND WOMEN THAT WANT TO
PARTICIPATE IN FIGURE SKATING
AND BE IN THE OLYMPICS WILL
TRAIN HERE.
THIS WAS A BIG BET THAT OUR
OWNERS MADE BUT I'M SUPER PROUD
HOW THIS IS DEVELOPING AS THE
NEXT SLIDES WILL SHOW YOU.
WE ARE PROUD OF OUR PARTNERSHIP
WITH STARBUCKS.
THEY DIDN'T PUT THEIR NAME ON
IT BUT THEIR MUSCLE BEHIND IT
BECAUSE THEY LOVED OUR STORY
ABOUT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
THIS IS A PLACE THAT KIDS WILL
COME NEVER THINKING THAT THEY
COULD PLAY HOCKEY BECAUSE OF
THE BARRIERS, PERCEIVED
BARRIERS AND THIS WILL BE THE
HOME TO TAKE THEIR FIRST STEPS
ON THE ICE.
THE KRAKEN COMMUNITY ICE PLEX
IS SUPPORTED BY STARBUCKS AND
WE WILL HAVE IT ON A STARBUCKS
COMMUNITY STORE WHERE 100% OF
THE NET PROCEEDS FROM THAT
STORE WILL GO BACK TO COMMUNITY
EVEN RUSHMENT INCLUDING GIVING
KIDS THE CHANCE TO PLAY THE
GAME AND FIGURE SKATE.
THE RENDERINGS OF THE EXTERIOR
OF THE BUILDING, A VIRGINIA
MASONRY MEDICAL CLINIC, SERVE
OUR PLAYERS AND THE COMMUNITY.
AND THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE
TERRIFIC EXTERIOR WORK.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY ON
THE INTERIOR BUT REMARKABLE ON
THE EXTERIOR CAPABLE OF BEING A
CENTER PIECE OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHGATE
MALL.
WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT
THAT.
THE LAST SLIDE STARTS TO SHOW
-- THE LAST COUPLE OF SLIDES,
THAT IS THE 32 BAR AND GRILL.
YOU SEE THE LOBBY ON THE UPPER
RIGHT AND THEN RINK ONE, WHICH
WE ARE SO PROUD OF, 1,000
SEATS.
EVERYONE OF THE TEAM PRACTICES
WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND
FREE.
ACCESSIBILITY ON THE NORTHGATE
LIGHT-RAIL LINE AND FREE
PARKING.
NEXT SLIDE SHOWS SOME
ADDITIONAL SHOTS.
THAT IS MY SHADOW TAKING THIS
PICTURE.
THAT IS THE FRONT ENTRYWAY.
THAT IS OUR LOBBY.
NEXT SLIDE.
MORE SHOTS OF THE EXTERIOR,
SHOTS OF THE INTERIOR.
THESE ARE RAILS THAT LOOK IN ON
THE RINK AND THEN THE LAST
SLIDE IS OUR BEAUTIFUL RINK
ONE.
THERE IS THE 1,000 SEATS,
BEAUTIFUL VIDEO.
OUR TEAM OFFICES ARE UP ON THE
RIGHT.
200 PEOPLE MOVING UP TO
NORTHGATE AND THEN THE TEAM
TRAINING FACILITIES ARE JUST
BENEATH THAT.
SPECTACULAR TRAINING
FACILITIES.
WE HAD THE CHANCE TO TAKE SIX
PLAYERS THROUGH DURING THE
EXPANSION DRAFT AND THEY TOLD
ALL THEIR FRIENDS THAT SEATTLE
WAS NOW THE PLACE TO PLAY.
WE ARE EXCITED BY IT.
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE TEAM
AND WE CAN GO RIGHT TO THE
FIRST SLIDE -- GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, WE
UNVEILED OUR TEAM TO THE WORLD
AT AN EVENT AT GAS WORKS PARK,
THE PERFECT PLACE NOT ONLY TO
UNVEIL THE TEAM BUT TELL A
POSITIVE STORY ABOUT OUR CITY.
IT WAS BROADCAST ON ESPN AND
THERE WERE A MILLION VIEWERS OF
THIS HOUR AND A HALF BROADCAST.
WE DIDN'T JUST INTRODUCE OUR
TEAM AND SHARE A VISION.
WE TOLD THE STORY OF SEATTLE
AND WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CITY THIS
WAS.
WE SOT IMAGES AROUND THE CITY.
OUR FRIENDS WERE THE STORM AND
SUE BYRD INTRODUCED THE
PLAYERS.
LET ME PAUSE.
THIS BUILDING IS NOT ONLY HOME
TO THE SEATTLE KRAKEN BUT WE
HAVE A FANTASTIC RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE SEATTLE STORM AND SOON
THE NBA WILL BE COMING BACK TO
SEATTLE AND THIS BUILDING WILL
BE THE PERFECT HOME.
FIRST UP IS OUR HOCKEY TEAM.
SO PROUD TO PULL OUR TEAM
TOGETHER.
ONLY TIME WILL TELL AS TO HOW
WE HAVE DONE.
BUT I THINK WE WILL HAVE A FINE
TEAM WEARING THIS S PROUDLY
ACROSS THEIR CHESTS.
CAMP BEGINS IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.
OUR FIRST PRESEASON GAMES WILL
BE PLAYED AROUND THE STATE.
ONE IN KENT, EVERETT, SPOKANE,
A BENEFIT TO YOUTH HOCKEY AND
GIVING BACK TO THOSE
COMMUNITIES.
AND WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT
THE TEAM, THE TEAM THAT WILL
TAKE THE ICE.
A FEW MORE THINGS THAT WE WANT
TO SHARE EARLY ON.
WE MADE A SERIOUS COMMITMENT TO
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
I HAVE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS
FOR 30 YEARS.
NOT A FRONT OFFICE THAT TRULY
REPRESENTS LIKE WE ARE GOING TO
REPRESENT.
I'M VERY PROUD TO REPORT THAT
45% OF OUR FRONT OFFICE STAFF
REPRESENT GENDER DIVERSITY AND
25% OF OUR STAFF REPRESENT
DIVERSITY INCLUSION.
PLAY BY PLAY, FIRST AFRICAN-
AMERICAN TO CALL GAMES IN THE
HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE.
THE TELEVISION TEAM FEATURES A
COLOR ANALYST WHO IS THE FIRST
AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO DO COLOR ON
A LOCAL BROADCAST AND WE ARE
TRULY PIONEERING WITH OUR TEAM
AND COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS WHY I
CAME BACK TO LEAD THIS PROJECT.
I'M A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST.
I AM PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE
BUT WE WILL BE ACTIVE EVERY
EVENT, EVERY GAME, EVERYDAY.
AND THEN I TALKED A LOT ABOUT
OUR COMMITMENT TO
SUSTAINABILITY.
I'M PROUD TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
I WILL SAY THIS ON
SUSTAINABILITY.
ONE OF THE FEATURES OF THE
ARENA ARE TWO SIGNATURE WALLS
ON THE MAIN CONCOURSE THAT WILL
TELL THE STORY OF THE CLIMATE
PLEDGE.
ONE WALL WILL TELL THE STORY OF
THE CLIMATE PLEDGE.
THE OTHER WILL BE ONE OF THE
LARGEST GREEN WALLS AND, IN
FACT, IT WILL BE THE ONLY ARENA
IN THE WORLD THAT I KNOW OF
THAT WILL HAVE A FULL TIME
HORTICULTURIST ON THE STAFF TO
MAINTAIN THE BEAUTIFUL WALL.
THEY WILL TALK ABOUT
SUSTAINABILITY IN AN INSPIRED
SORT OF WAY.
THAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY.
I MOVED THROUGH THAT QUICKLY.
WE WILL GET THIS OFF TO AN
INCREDIBLE START BUT THEN THE
DREAMS BEGIN.
A CHANCE FOR THE STORM TO PLAY
IN THE BUILDING.
THEY WON TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS
SINCE THEY WERE OUT OF THE
BUILDING.
NOW THEY GET TO CALL THIS THEIR
HOME, I THINK WE WILL CHANGE
THE WNBA BECAUSE OF THE STORM
PLAYING IN THE BUILDING AND
THEIR ECONOMICS AND THEN TRUST
ME, THE NBA IS WATCHING WHAT IS
HAPPENING HERE.
THEY ARE STUDYING THIS ARENA.
THEY ARE WATCHING THE SUCCESS
THAT THE KRAKEN HAD AND THEY
WILL COME BACK TO SEATTLE AND
THIS WILL BE THEIR HOME.
WITH THAT, CHAIRPERSON, I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> BEFORE WE GET STARTED, MR.
LEIWEKE, TODD, THANK YOU.
I KNOW THIS, AS YOU SAID, FOUR
YEARS IN THE MAKING AND I
REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL THAT
STARTED SOME OF THIS
LEGISLATION, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD, SAWANT WERE THERE IN
THE BEGINNING AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
I KNOW WE HAD WORK WITH YOUR
OFFICE ON THE SEATTLE CENTER
BUT THE KRAKEN COMMUNITY ICE
PLEX.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WORK
THAT YOU DID WITH LIGHT-RAIL
AND WORKING WITH SUN TRANSIT,
NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE,
CRAWFORD.
YOU HIRED A GOOD FRIEND OF
OURS, FORMER STATE
REPRESENTATIVE MR. PEDIGREW.
HIS WORK IS GREAT, REACHING OUT
TO US AND THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU HAVE DONE
AND THE WORK THAT WE DID WITH
THE MONORAIL AND THE ORCA CARD
AND WORKING WITH MR. ALBORO.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE KNOW
BEHIND THE SCENES THE WORK WE
ARE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE GET TO THE ARENA, TRYING
TO LOOK AT THE SUSTAINABILITY,
NOT HAVE A CARBON FOOTPRINT,
BRINGING IN THE SPONSORS AND
BEING TRUE TO THE NATURE OF
SEATTLE AND MAINTAINING THE
ORIGINAL ROOF WHICH PEOPLE
THOUGHT WAS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND, OF COURSE, ACCOMMODATING A
MEETING AND WORKING WITH THE
SEATTLE STORM FOLKS.
WE OFTEN MEET WITH THE OWNERS
AND WE ARE EXCITED AS YOU KNOW,
WNBA, SEATTLE STORM, FOUR TIME
NASH 23458 CHAMPIONS AND
HOPEFULLY A FIFTH.
BUT OTHER TEAMS, PARTICULARLY
THE NBA IN OUR GREAT CITY
AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT
PARTNER, YOU AND YOUR BROTHER
AND ALL THE OTHER FOLKS.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD -- THAT
IS A TESTAMENT -- WE HAD SOME
-- WE HAD A LOT OF WORK, NOT A
LOT OF LITIGATION WHICH I'M
HAPPY AND I'M HAPPY THAT WE GOT
THROUGH THE EIS AND ANALYSIS
THAT HAD TO BE DONE THERE AND I
KNOW WE HAVE MORE NEIGHBORHOOD
ISSUES TO TACKLE AND YOU HAVE
BEEN GOOD ABOUT PLEDGING MONEY
TO YOUTH CARE AND OTHER
COMMUNITY GROUPS AND YOU DID
THAT EARLY ON AND A LOT OF WHAT
YOU DID WITHOUT US OR ME ASKING
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
YOU HAVE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS
AND HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE I LEAVE
WE CAN GET A LOT OF THIS STUFF
DONE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD --
I GUESS WE ARE ON TRACK FOR THE
OPENING IN OCTOBER FOR THE
HOCKEY WHEN AND THE OPENING FOR
THE ICE PLEX WILL BE OPENING AT
THE SAME TIME IS LIGHT-RAIL AT
NORTHGATE AS WELL.
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
I WILL ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF ANY
OF THEM, ANYONE HAS ANY
QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY WANT TO
ASK MR. LEIWEKE WHILE WE HAVE
HIM HERE.
OKAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING HERE.
IF YOU WANT TO END ON ANY OTHER
NOTE WE CAN SAY GOOD-BYE AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME COMING
HERE, TODD.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR WORDS.
THE PROW PRIDE IS WHICH WE HAVE
DONE IT I HOPE IS EVIDENT.
THIS IS THE CITY I LOVE.
I BELIEVE THE CITY'S BEST DAYS
ARE IN FRONT OF IT.
WE WILL DO OUR PART.
WE WANT TO WIN GAMES BUT WE
HAVE ULTERIOR MOTIVES.
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
WELL-BEING OF THE CITY, TO LIFT
PEOPLE UP AT EACH AND EVERY
EVENT I TRIED TO DO THAT WHEN I
RAN THE SEAHAWKS FOR CLOSE TO
EIGHT YEARS.
THIS WAS A CHANCE TO DO
SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH.
WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WE SAID
AND DONE IT WITH PRIDE AND I
THINK THE BEST IS YET TO COME.
I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE THIS GROUP
AND OTHERS THROUGH THE BUILDING
AS IT FINISHES IN OCTOBER SO
YOU CAN SEE THE BRILLIANT WORK
OF NOT JUST THE ARCHITECTS AND
ENGINEERS BUT THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE TRADE THAT BUILT THIS
PLACE.
>> I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT I
HAD THAT IN MY NOTES.
I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP.
>> WE DID SEVERAL TOURS AT THE
CLIMATE PLEDGE.
SHOT OUT TO THOSE THAT WORKED
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE
THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND YOU
KEPT THINGS MOVING.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
COUNCILMMBER HERBOLD.
>> JUST WANTING TO ASK FOR A
TOUR INVITATION IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF WEEKS.
PUTTING IT OUT THERE.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE YOU A
TOUR.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> WE HAVE 1200 MEN AND WOMEN
WORKING ON THE PROJECT.
WE WILL CREATE THOUSANDS OF
JOBS.
YOU KNOW WHAT, IN A WORLD WHERE
THERE IS SO MUCH ACRIMONY, WE
HAVE NOT FELT IT.
WE FELT COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
THE FANS BROUGHT THE TICKETS.
MEN AND WOMEN NEVER FAULTED.
THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT BUILT
IT, IF YOU HEAR MY VOICE QUIVER
A LITTLE BIT TALKING ABOUT IT,
IT'S THE ADMIRATION.
FOR MOST PEOPLE, WE A PAUSED,
BUILT THE BEST PROTOCOLS THAT
BECAME INDUSTRY STANDARDS BUT
THE MEN AND WOMEN KEPT SHOWING
UP AND TODAY THEY ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING THE
WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL ARENA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WHEN
YOU COME UP TO THE ICE PLEX I
WILL TAKE YOU OUT TO LUNCH.
>> I WANT TO GO THERE, TOO.
>> I SEE.
THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE?
OKAY.
I THINK WE ARE DONE.
THANK YOU, MR. LEIWEKE.
WE WILL TALK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BYE.
>> I SHOULD ADD FOR MY
COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE BEEN
ORGANIZING TOURS AT THE ICE
PLEX IN SEATTLE CENTER SO WE
REMAIN HERE FOR ANYBODY THAT
WANTS TO WORK WITH OUR OFFICE
AND THEIR STAFF.
WE HAD TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL LEADERSHIP DO THE TOURS
AS WELL.
I THINK THREE OR FOUR TRIBES
HAVE GONE THROUGH AND TRIBAL
COUNCILS HAVE GONE THROUGH TO
SEE THE SEATTLE CENTER AND ICE
PLEX.
WITH THAT, LET'S MOVE ON TO
ITEM 2, THE TERM PERMIT FOR THE
SEATTLE ARENA COMPANY.
CAN YOU READ THAT IN THE
RECORD.
>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND ADD A
NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE ARE
JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOST
QUESTIONED DAY.
COUNCIL BILL 120139, AN
ORDINANCE GRANDING SEATTLE
ARENA COMPANY PERMIT TO
CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE
A TUNNEL UNDER AND ACROSS
THOMAS STREET EAST OF AVENUE
NORTH AND WEST OF WARREN AVENUE
NORTH AND INSTALL PERMANENTLY
TENSIONED TIE BACKS IN PORTIONS
OF THOMAS STREET EAST OF THE
FIRST AVENUE NORTH AND WEST OF
SECOND AVENUE NORTH FOR THE
LIFE OF THE CLIMATE PLEDGE
ARENA.
THIS ITEM IS UP FOR BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> BEFORE WE GET STARTED, GO
AHEAD AND WHY DOESN'T EVERYBODY
INTRODUCE THEM 1E68S FOR THE
RECORD.
I HAVE A FEW WORDS THEN I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO YOU GUYS.
>> LISH WHITSON.
>> AMY GRAY.
>> MARSHALL FOSTER, OFFICE OF
WATERFRONT CITY PROJECTS.
>> MARSHALL, YOU DIDN'T RING IN
QUICK ENOUGH F. THIS WAS
JEOPARDY, YOU WOULD HAVE LOST.
>> I WILL BE FASTER NEXT TIME.
>> I WANT TO SAY THIS, LISH,
THANK YOU FOR THE MEMO THAT YOU
PROVIDED FOR US ON THIS WHOLE
THOMAS UNDERGROUND PEDESTRIAN
TUNNEL.
AND THE REASON WHY WE HAD THE
PRESENTATION WITH MR. LEIWEKE
IS A PRIMER OF WHY WE NEED TO
DO THE TUNNEL UNDER THOMAS TO
MEET THE COMMERCIAL AND
TRUCKING NEEDS.
THANK YOU FOR THE MEMO.
I APPRECIATE YOUR WRITING.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WHO WILL LEAD US OFF HERE ON
WHERE WE ARE AT ON THIS BEFORE
WE GO TO DISCUSSION WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES?
>> I THINK AMY HAS A
PRESENTATION THAT WILL TEE UP
WELL.
>> ALL RIGHT, AMY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU
TODAY.
IF YOU WANT TO MAYBE SKIP TO
THE THIRD SLIDE THAT GETS TO
THE MEET OF WHY WE ARE HERE.
COUNCIL HAS CONCEPTUALLY
APPROVED THE PROJECT THROUGH
TWO RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED IN 2018
AND 2019.
WE ARE HERE FOR THE FINAL STEP
OF GRANTING THE ORDINANCE THAT
BECOME THE PERMIT.
THE TERM PERMIT DEFINES THE
RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
BETWEEN THE ARENA COMPANY AND
THE CITY AND ESTABLISHES TERMS
SUCH AS PROTECTING UTILITIES,
REMOVE AND RESTORATION OF THE
RIGHT AWAY IF NECESSARY,
INSURANCE AND INSPECTION
REPORTS.
AND ANOTHER BIG PIECE OF THE
TERM OFFICER MIGHT ORDINANCE,
BECAUSE THIS IS A CITY OWNED
FACILITIES AND THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH SEATTLE ARENA COMPANY, WE
ARE NOT RECOMMENDING AN ANNUAL
FEE FOR THE PROJECT.
SO, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
MR. LEIWEKE HAD A MUCH BETTER
IMAGE TO SHOW OF THOMAS STREET.
SO, THE RED MARK NOTES THE
TUNNEL, THE VEHICULAR TUNNEL
THAT PROVIDES ACCESS AND
LOADING FACILITIES, ET CETERA.
AND THE YELLOW BAR IS THE
PORTION OF THOMAS WHERE THE
TENSIONED TIE BACKS WILL
REMAIN.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
TERM PERMITS ARE A TWO-STEP
PROCESS.
THE FIRST IS THE RESOLUTION
THAT GRANTS CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL
AND THE SECOND IS THE ORDINANCE
THAT BECOMES THE PERMIT THAT
CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES.
OF SEATTLE ARENA COMPANY HAS
MET THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN
THE TWO CONCEPTUAL APPROVALS
WITH THE RESOLUTION.
SO, WE ARE HERE TODAY SEEKING
FINAL APPROVAL FOR THIS PERMIT.
AND THAT'S IT.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> JUST, LET ME, BEFORE YOU --
WHO ELSE IS GOING TO SPEAK TO
THIS?
I HAVE A FEW FOLLOW-UP ISSUES
BUT I WANT TO HEAR IF THERE IS
ANY FOLLOW-UP AND IF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS
BECAUSE I GUESS SOME WILL.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM YOUR TEAM?
NO.
OKAY.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE
REGARDING COUNCIL BILL 120139,
THE TERM PERMIT ORDINANCE
REGARDING THIS UNDERGROUND
TUNNEL ON THOMAS STREET?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE, QUICKLY, THOUGH,
SO, GOES THE TERM PERMIT
ORDINANCE IS FOR 15 YEARS?
>> SO, THIS ONE IS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT.
WE WILL HAVE THIS PERMIT
ORDINANCE IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRETY OF THE GROUND LEASE
THAT WE HAVE WITH SEATTLE ARENA
COMPANY.
>> WHICH IS 39 YEARS?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
>> WE ARE CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE
THAT WHAT THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE PREVIOUS
AGREEMENTS WERE REFLECTED IN
THE TERM PERMIT ORDINANCE.
>> OKAY.
SO, IT IS A ONE-TIME -- 15 YEAR
TERM WITH A ONE TIME FOR A
TOTAL TERM OF 30 YEARS.
>> THAT'S -- LISH, DID YOU WANT
TO SAY SOMETHING?
>> YEAH, IF THAT'S IN MY MEMO,
I'M SORRY.
THAT IS STANDARD.
THIS ONE, IT'S THE TERM OF THE
LEASE.
>> ALL TERM OF THE LEASE?
>> YEAH.
>> THE WHOLE 39.
>> I'M SORRY.
THAT WAS MY CONFUSION.
I APOLOGIZE.
GOT IT.
OKAY.
>> SO, QUICKLY, VERY QUICKLY,
LISH, IN YOUR MEMO, YOU LISTED
-- I WENT THROUGH THIS, NOT
LINE BY LINE BUT JUST THE PARTS
FROM YOUR MEMO THAT I LINKED
BACK TO THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE.
I SAW THAT KDOT SAID THERE WERE
SIX CONDITIONS THAT THE ARENA
COMPANY HAD TO -- SEATTLE ARENA
COMPANY MET.
THE FIRST FOUR CONDITIONS THEN
THE LAST TWO ITEMS FIVE AND SIX
ARE THE ONES THAT ARE TIED TO
THIS COUNCIL BILL?
>> CORRECT.
>> I'M GUESSING THAT MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE A COPY OF THAT
MEMO AND IT'S ON THE WEBSITE
FOR TODAY'S MEETING SO IF
PEOPLE WANT TO PULL THAT UP.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT
TO ADD TO THAT FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC?
>> NO, IT'S A PRETTY SIMPLE
BILL AND BUILT ON ACTIONS THE
COUNCIL HAS ALREADY MADE.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
>> NOW, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS ONE FOR A WHILE.
IS THIS THE LAST ONE THAT
CLEANS IT UP?
IS THIS THE LAST ONE ON THE
TUNNEL?
>> I BELIEVE SO.
>> GREAT.
>> ARE THERE ANY MORE
QUESTIONS?
ANY COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES?
SEEING NONE, I WILL GO FORWARD
AND LOOKS LIKE WE ARE READY FOR
A VOTE.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
COUNCIL PASCO COUNTY SILL BILL
120139.
IS THERE A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR CONCERNS?
SEEING NONE, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOST
QUESTIONED DAY?
YOU MIGHT BE ON MUTE.
I WILL COME BACK.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> SYSTEM JAREZ.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOST
QUESTIONED DAY.
>> THAT IS FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> SO SORRY MADAM CLERK.
AYE.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
IT PASSES.
>> MOSQUEDA, NOTHING YOU WANT
TO SAY?
ARE YOU OKAY?
I GUESS WE ARE OKAY.
>> I HAVE A SICK KIDDO ON HAND.
THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH ME.
>> I WON'T TEASE YOU TODAY.
OKAY.
THE MOST PASSES.
THE COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND
FULL CITY COUNCIL AS COUNCIL
BILL 120139.
I BELIEVE IT WILL BE ON THE
CALENDAR MONDAY, CORRECT.
>> YES.
>> GOOD, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE YOU LEAVING, BEVERLY?
>> YES.
>> SO, LET'S MOVE TO ITEM THREE
IN WONDERFUL DISTRICT ONE,
COUNCILMEMBER HER BALD.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE PARKS
ACQUISITION AND DUWAMISH.
READ THIS INTO THE RECORD.
120141, ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
AUTHORIZING THE ACCUWEATHER WE
SESSION OF REAL PROPERTY
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1024 SOUTH
ELMGROVE STREET AUTHORIZING
ACCEPTANCE OF THE RECORDING OF
THE DEED FOR OPEN SPACE PARK
AND RECREATION PURPOSES AND RAT
AT THE IDENTIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
IT IS UP FOR BRIEF DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> JESUS, INTRODUCE YOURSELF
FOR THE RECORD AND TEAM AND I
WILL LET EVERYONE INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES.
>> THANK YOU.
JESUS AGUIRRE, SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, LISA WARD,
SEATTLE PARKS, SENIOR ROAD
PROPERTY AGENT.
>> TRACY RATZLIFF, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> OKAY.
IS SHE OPERATING YOUR POWER
POINT?
>> I BELIEVE SO.
>> I WILL LET YOU TAKE IT AWAY,
JESUS.
>> LISA WARD IS HERE TO ANSWER
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND TRACY IS
AN EXPERT ON ALL THINGS PARKS
AND RECREATION.
>> YES, SHE IS.
>> WE ARE HERE SEEKING
AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE AND
ADDITIONAL PAR SELF PROPERTY IN
THE SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
DISTRICT ONE.
THE FIRST SLIDE SHOWS THE PHOTO
ON THE -- IN THE PHOTO TO THE
LEFT, THAT IS THE GREEN SPACE,
THE CURRENT DUWAMISH PARK.
THE SECOND PART IS THE ONE IN
YELLOW WITH THE BUILDINGS
THERE.
THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE TO ADD PARKS AND OPEN
SPACE TO OUR INVENTORY IN THE
SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY.
AND FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, AS
COUNCIL KNOWS, THE DEPARTMENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND
OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING
TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY TO
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY ACTION PLAN.
PART OF THAT ACTION PLAN, ONE
OF THE STRATEGIES THAT -- SOME
STRATEGIES TALK ABOUT OPEN
SPACE AND PARKS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY
AND CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE
WORK OF THE VARIOUS AGENCIES AS
WELL AS THE COMMUNITY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SORRY MY COMPUTER FROZE.
THIS GIVES YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW
OF THE PROPERTY IN RELATION TO
THE OTHER THINGS THAT MULTIPLE
DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING ON.
WE ARE LOOKING TO ALIGN THE
INVESTMENTS FROM OUR
PERSPECTIVE HERE IN THE CENTER
YOU SEE THE -- IN ORANGE, IT'S
THE UNITY ELECTRIC SITE IS WHAT
IT'S REFERRED TO OFTEN.
NEXT TO IT YOU SUE THE DUWAMISH
PARK.
>> BUT THE UNITY ELECTRIC SITE,
THAT IS PRIVATE PROPERTY,
RIGHT?
YOU ARE BUYING THIS FROM A
PRIVATE --
>> YES, YES.
CORRECT.
IT'S ADJACENT TO THE PARK BUT
WE ARE BUYING IT FROM THE
PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO, AGAIN, HERE IS SORT OF
STREET LEVEL VISUAL HERE.
YOU SEE THE CURRENT -- THERE IS
A TENANT ON THE PROPERTY.
SO, IF WE ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE
THE PROPERTY, WE WILL TAKE OVER
THE LEASE THAT IS IN PLACE.
THE TENANT WILL CONTINUE TO PAY
RENT.
THE SIZE, AS YOU SEE ON HERE,
IS ALMOST AN ACRE OF LAND
THERE.
AGAIN ADJACENT TO AN EXISTING
PARK, WHICH IS AN OPPORTUNE
THING.
GIVEN THE PROXIMITY AND OUR --
WHAT IS BECOMING THE STANDARD
PRACTICE, PHASE ONE
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY AS WELL AS
PHASE 2. BOTH ARE COMPLETED.
AS PART OF THE PHASE 2, THERE
WAS SOME FINDINGS FOR HEAVY
METALS FOUND ON SITE.
SO, THAT WENT INTO THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD WITH
THE OWNER TO TRY TO ENSURE THAT
WE HAD A PLAN FOR REMEDIATING
THAT AND THE COST OF THE
PROPERTY AT THIS POINT IS AT
$3.9 MILLION.
>> FOR ONE ACRE.
>> ONE ACRE, YEAH.
AGAIN, WE HAVE, I BELIEVE, SIX
YEARS LEFT IN THE LEASE HERE SO
IT WILL REMAIN OPERATING AS IT
CURRENTLY IS OPERATING WHICH
GIVS US TIME TO CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE
OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO CREATE A
FINAL PLAN.
SO, WE -- THIS IS ALSO A
CULMINATION OF THE WATERWORKS
WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS.
WE REACCEPTED A GRANT
CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER FOLKS
WITH THIS PURCHASE AND LOOKING
FOR ADDITIONAL GRANT SOURCES.
THIS IS A PRETTY ATTRACTIVE
PROJECT FOR THE VARIOUS GRANT
AUTHORITIES THAT WE WORK WITH.
SO, WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE
WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MORE BUT
WE HAVE FUNDING IN OUR PARK
FUND THAT WOULD COVER THIS.
AGAIN, AS I SAID BEFORE, ONCE
THIS IS COMPLETED, THEN WE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OPCD AND
THE COMMUNITY TO LOOK AT A LONG
TERM PLANNING PROCESS.
>> SEATTLE OF CITY IS PUTTING
IN 2.9, THEN?
>> YES.
THAT'S HOW MUCH WE HAVE
ALLOCATED.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO PURSUE
OTHER FUNDINGS FOR THIS.
>> THE COUNTY PUT IN A MILLION.
>> IT WAS A GRANT.
>> GRANT, OKAY, GOOD.
>> SO, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
STRAIGHTFORWARD FOR US.
REALLY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADD TO THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
AVAILABILITY IN THAT COMMUNITY.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
AND AS I SAID, ELISE IS THE
EXPERT AND CAN ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> PROBABLY GOOD FOR ELISE TO
BRIEFLY DISCUSS THE FIFTH
AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT AND
IMPLICATIONS OF THAT SO
EVERYBODY IS WELL AWARE OF WHAT
THAT AGREEMENT SAYS?
>> THANK YOU.
APOLOGIES.
I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT.
SHE CAN CHIME IN AND HELP.
BECAUSE WE IDENTIFIED THESE
HEAVY METALS ON THE SITE AS
PART OF THE PHASE 2, WE HAD
ALREADY -- BECAUSE WE BELIEVE
THERE MIGHT BE SOME SUBSTANCES
THERE, WE NEGOTIATED A $50,000
REDUCTION IN THE PURCHASE PRICE
WITH THE OWNER THAT WOULD THEN
ALLOW US TO USE THE MONEY TO
REMEDIATE.
WHEN WE DID PHASE 2 WE
ESTIMATED HEAVY METALS.
ROUGHLY 80,000 TO COVER THE
COST OF REMOVING THOSE.
THE OWNER WANTED US TO ABSOLVE
THEM OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AT THE
SITE.
WE DID NOT AGREE TO THAT.
WHAT WE AGREED TO DO WAS TO
WAIVE -- ABSOLVE THEM OF
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
SUBSTANCES THAT WE HAVE
ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED.
IF ANYTHING ELSE IS FOUND, THEY
ARE ON THE HOOK BUT WE AGREED
BASED ON SORT OF OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS THERE,
THE REDUCED PURCHASE PRICE TO
ALLOW THEM TO -- TO GIVE THEM A
PASS ON THE STUFF WE FOUND BUT
NOTHING NEW.
I DON'T KNOW ELISE IF YOU WANT
TO ADD ANYTHING.
SORRY IF I DIDN'T COVER
EVERYTHING.
>> THE OWNER IS STILL IN THE
CHAIN OF TITLE IF THERE ARE ANY
ACTIONS BY OUTSIDE PARTIES.
>> SO, WHAT I WANTED TO ASK,
ELISE, DID YOU DRAFT THE
ORDINANCE?
WHO DRAFTED IT?
>> I STARTED.
I HAD HELP.
I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY.
>> I'M NOT TRYING TO BLAME
ANYONE.
WHAT I RECOGNIZE, WHAT I
HAVEN'T SEEN IN VERY MANY -- I
DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE EVER SEEN,
MAYBE IN RESOLUTIONS BUT I
HAVEN'T EVER REALLY SEEN AN
INDIGENOUS TERRITORIAL LAND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT IN RECOGNIZING
DUWAMISH, MUCKLESHOOT.
SO, WHEN I WAS READING THIS, I
WAS LIKE WHO WROTE THIS.
>> IT WAS A COULD LABOR AT THIS
TIME EFFORT WITH OCPD BECAUSE
OF THE DUWAMISH PROGRAM.
I DIDN'T COME UP WITH THAT
MYSELF.
IT SEEMED LIKE A NICE THING TO
PUT IN THERE AT THE TIME.
>> IT IS.
I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
WE TALKED TO SAM BEFORE HE LEFT
ON SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN SOME
OF THE DOCUMENTS AND THE
TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
SO, I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU.
I VERY SELDOM SEE THAT.
I DO APPRECIATE THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS A
QUESTION.
>> I SEE YOUR HAND.
I WAS GOING TO DO THAT.
YOU BEAT ME TO IT.
GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> I WANT TO -- FOR
SUPERINTENDENT, YOU SAID THERE
WAS SIX MONTHS LEFT -- SIX
YEARS LEFT ON THE LEASE
AGREEMENTS.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> CAN YOU GIVE US SORT OF A
SENSE OF THE EXPECTED TIMELINE
FOR THE COMMUNITY PLANNING
PROCESS?
>> YEAH.
WELL, GIVEN THAT WE HAVE A GOOD
BIT OF TIME, WE HAVE TIME.
WHAT WE WILL DO, ONCE THIS
CLOSES, WE WILL WORK WITH OPCD.
THERE IS LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS
ALREADY HAPPENING.
WE WILL WORK CLOSELY.
I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC
TIMELINE BUT WHAT I CAN DO,
ONCE THIS CLOSES, WE CAN GET
TOGETHER WITH THE TEAM AND GIVE
YOU A MORE SPECIFIC PLANNED
SCHEDULE HERE AND ONE OF THE
THINGS -- JUST TO CLARIFY, I
BELIEVE IT'S SIX YEARS THAT ARE
LEFT.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS
TRY TO ENSURE THE FUNDING THAT
IS COLLECTED THROUGH THE LEASE
PAYMENTS WILL BE USED BOTH TO
DEAL WITH THE REMEDIATION OF
THE CONTAMINATION AS WELL AS TO
MAINTAIN THE PROMPTED.
NOW, THE OTHER PIECE HERE THAT
WILL BE IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS
THAT WE DON'T HAVE DEVELOPMENT
MONEY FOR THIS SITE, OF COURSE.
THAT WILL HAVE TO BE PART OF
THE LONGER TERM PROCESS AS WE
ENVISION THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO FLAG THAT WHEREAS I
RECOGNIZE THAT THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS TAKES TIME
AND EVEN MORE SO GETTING THE
DEVELOPMENT FUNDING TAKES TIME,
BUT SHOULD THERE BE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THINGS TO MOVE
MORE QUICKLY, IS THERE A
POSSIBILITY THAT THE CITY COULD
BUY THE CURRENT TENANT OUT OF
THEIR LEASE EARLY?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW, LISE IF YOU HAVE
SPECIFICS ON THE LEASE.
I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION
IN TERMS OF -- OBVIOUSLY WE
WILL TAKE THE EXISTING LEASE
WHEN WE PURCHASE IT BUT I'M NOT
SURE ABOUT THE DETAILS.
>> THERE IS LANGUAGE IN THE
LEASE TO THAT EFFECT BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, THE CITY HAS A
RELOCATION POLICY.
SO, WE COULD LOOK TO THAT AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU, YEAH.
I JUST -- I THINK I WANT THE
FACTORS LIKE THE ENGAGEMENT,
LIKE THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT
TAKES TO GET FUNDING FOR
DEVELOPMENT.
I WOULD LIKE THAT TO DRIVE THE
PROJECT, NOT THE SIX YEARS LEFT
ON THE LEASE IF THAT MAKES
SENSE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
NO, COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER, THAT IS EXACTLY
WHERE THE STARTING POINT IS.
WE WANT TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN
TO BRING MORE PARKS AND OPEN
SPACE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT IS
IN GREAT NEED, PARTICULARLY FOR
OPEN SPACE.
>> LEGALLY, WITH THIS ORDINANCE
AND THE LEASE, THERE IS NOTHING
STOPPING US WITH WHAT COUNCIL
HERBOLD IS BRINGING UP TO GO
BACK IN FOR THE REMAINING SIX.
NOTHING STOPPING US FROM DOING
THAT.
WE COULD ENTERTAIN THAT IN THE
NEXT YEAR OR SO IF NEED BE,
CORRECT, LEGALLY?
RIGHT?
YOU CAN GO BACK AND AMEND A
LEASE, CHANGING CONDITIONS OR
RAISE MORE MONEY OR MORE INPUT
FROM OPCD.
NOTHING WOULD STOP US FROM
THAT?
WE COULD STAY ON TOP OF THAT.
>> SURE.
AND I DON'T KNOW, LISE IF YOU
HAVE ANY INSIGHT INTO THE
CURRENT TENANT IF THEY ARE EVEN
LOOKING TO STAY THERE FOR THE
REMAINDER -- THEY ASSIGNED A
LEASE BUT THEY MAY BE
INTERESTED IN LEAVING EARLIER.
ONCE WE GET THIS UNDER TITLE
THEN WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS.
>> THAT'S ALWAYS A DISCUSSION
THAT COMES UP.
THAT'S WHY I ASKED IF IT WAS
PRIVATE PROPERTY WHEN I LOOKED
AT THE ORDINANCE AND THE MEMO.
IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN IT'S
PRIVATE PROPERTY AS OPPOSED TO
NONPROFIT OR ANOTHER GOVERNMENT
OR S STOP.
WHEN IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY,
THERE IS MORE.
BUT I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT
UP, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> OKAY.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I HAD A FEW WORDS TO SAY
WHEN WE ARE READY TO VOTE.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> I THINK WE ARE WRAPPED UP.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE --
NO.
GO AHEAD.
>> WE WANT TO --
>> I WAS GOING TO SEE IF YOU
HAD ANYTHING TO ADD BEFORE I
WENT TO THE VOTE IF YOU HAD ANY
CLOSING COMMENTS.
>> SURE.
I WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS BEING
BROUGHT TO COUNCIL AND THANK
THE WORK OF SOUTH PARK
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT SHARED
THEIR VISION FOR SHORELINE
ACCESS AND PUBLIC SPACE LARGE
ENOUGH FOR COMMUNITY GATHERINGS
CONSISTENTLY OVER THE YEARS.
THIS PARK IS USED FOR REALLY
IMPORTANT LOCAL AND REGIONAL
FESTIVALS THAT BRING TOGETHER
INDIGINOUS PEOPLE AND SOUTH
PARK'S LATINX AND COME BOD
JANUARY COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THERE IS 5,000 FEET OF DUWAMISH
RIVER SHORELINE WITHIN A FIVE
MINUTE WALK FOR SOUTH PARK
RESIDENTS BUT LESS THAN 400
FEET OF THAT 5,000 FEET ARE
PUBLIC.
ONLY 100 PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE
WATER.
SO, IMPROVED ACCESS TO OPEN
SPACE PARTICULARLY TO THE SUE
WHAM MISH RIVER IS ONE OF THE
HIGHEST COMMUNITY PRIORITIES
FOR SOUTH PARK RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT.
A LOT OF WHAT YOU SHARED, THIS
IS WHAT BROUGHT MY ATTENTION TO
WHAT LISE DRAFTED IN THE ACTUAL
ORDINANCE TALKED ABOUT WHAT YOU
SHARED, ABOUT IMMIGRANT REFUGEE
FAMILIES THAT LIVE, WORK,
WORSHIP ON THE LOWER DUWAMISH
AND EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
AGENDA, SEATTLE'S BLUEPRINT
THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL WORK
IDENTIFIED IN SOUTH PARK AS A
FOCUS AREA.
THAT IS IN THE FIRST PAGE OF
THE ORDINANCE.
>> NOT ORIGINAL THOUGHT E.
>> I KNOW, I'M JUST SAYING THAT
IT'S GLAD WHEN IT'S CODIFIED.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, I SEE -- COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA?
UNMUTE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
SORRY FOR THE DELAY ON MY PART
EARLIER.
I HAVE A SICK KIDDO.
I WANTED TO CHIME IN A FEW
WORDS AS WELL.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION.
I THINK IT MARRIES THE RECENT
LAND ACQUISITION THAT WE
APPROVED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
LED BY DUWAMISH HOUSING WITH
SOME OF THE COMMITMENTS THAT
THE CITY HAS BEEN WANTING TO
EXPAND FOR A WHILE AND
SPECIFICALLY MAKING SURE THAT
THERE IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPED WHERE THERE WILL BE A
CONCENTRATED EFFORT TO COMBAT
DISPLACEMENT IN SOUTH PARK.
WE ARE COUPLING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WITH PRIORITIES,
COMMUNITY SPACED PRIORITIES AND
MAKING THE AREA MORE RESISTANT
TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
EXCITED FOR THE LEGISLATION IN
FRONT OF US AND ENTHUSIASTIC
YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I SHOULD ADD ONE MORE PLUG,
WHOEVER WROTE THE ORDINANCE
THAT THEY REFER TO THE DUWAMISH
VALLEY CUMULATIVE HEALTH ACCESS
IN 2013 INCLUDING 13 YEAR LIFE
EXISTENCE FROM PEOPLE IN SOUTH
PARK AND PEOPLE IN LESS FLEW
INCIDENT EXHIBITS IN THE CITY.
I THINK THIS IS A WELL WRITTEN
ORDINANCE.
THANK YOU.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO MOVE
FORWARD -- TRACY, ANYTHING TO
ADD?
GOOD?
TRACI GOOD THEN WE ARE GOOD.
WITH THAT, LET'S GO TO A VOTE.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
COUNCIL PASCO COUNTY SILL BILL
120141.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS,
DISCUSSIONS, CONCERNS.
SEEING NONE.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE TO
RECOMMEND CITY COUNCIL PASS
120141.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JAR REDS.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
THE MOTION PASSES.
THE CITY WILL RECOMMEND CITY
COUNCIL PASS 120141.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE ON THE LAST ITEM.
ANOTHER GREAT LAND ACT WE
QUESTION SESSION, ITEM NUMBER
4. THIS IS THE PARKS
ACQUISITION IN THE NORTH
RAINIER URBAN VILLAGE.
READ IT INTO THE RECORD.
ITEM 4, COUNCIL BILL 120140,
ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION,
AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF
REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS
3638 34th AVENUE SOUTH,
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A
RECORDING OF THE DEED FOR OPEN
SPACE PARK AND RECREATION
PURPOSES AND RAT AT THE
IDENTIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND WE
WILL GO THROUGH THE ORDINANCE
AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU, JESUS AGUIRRE.
>> LISA WARD, SEAT PARKS AND
RECREATION.
SENIOR PROPERTY.
TRACY RATZLIFF.
>> THANKS FOR PROJECTING THIS
ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER IF I MAY,
THANK YOU FOR THE POINTS ON THE
LEGISLATION.
UP WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE
GREAT EFFORT OF LISE WARD WHO
IS WITH ME TODAY WHO IS AN
AMAZING SORT OF -- AMAZING EYE
FOR THESE PROPERTIES AND IS
ABLE TO STICK WITH THEM AND
CONTINUE TO CONNECT WITH ALL OF
THE VARIOUS OWNERS AND REALLY
ALLOWS US TO HAVE THIS KIND OF
OPPORTUNISTIC ACQUISITION.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO ADD TO AN EXISTING LAND BANK
SITE THAT IS ABOUT TO GO OUT TO
BID FOR REDEVELOPMENT.
I WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK LISE
WITH HER WORK AND STICK WEARING
THE OWNERS TO GET A GOOD DEAL
FOR THE CITY.
THIS IS THE ACQUISITION AS YOU
MENTIONED, COUNCILMEMBER, IN
THE NORTH RAINIER VALLEY IN THE
HUB URBAN VILLAGE.
THE ORANGE SQUARE YOU SEE ON
THE 14R50EUD IS OUR EXISTING
NORTH RAINIER LAND BANK SITE
THAT IS MOVING FORWARD WITH
DEVELOPMENT AND JUST TO TAKE A
STEP BACK AS COUNCIL KNOWS,
WHEN WE WERE REQUIRED TO MAKE
SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL REDUCTIONS
TO THE BUDGET AS A RESULT OF
THE IMPACTS ON THE BUDGET FROM
COVID AND THE PANDEMIC ET
CETERA, WE PUT MOST OF THE LAND
BANK SITES ON HOLD EXCEPT FOR
THIS ONE, THE ONE IN SOUTH PARK
AND THE ONE IN THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT GIVEN
THE FACT THAT THESE WERE
SERVING COMMUNITIES IN GREATER
NEED THAN OTHER AREAS IN THE
CITY.
I'M PROUD THAT WE CAN DO THAT.
NOW WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ADD TO THAT SITE BY INCREASING
IT BY APPROXIMATELY, AGAIN,
JUST A LITTLE UNDER AN ACRE
HERE AND IT'S THE LITTLE
RECTANGLE THAT IS DEMARCATED BY
THAT YELLOW ARROW THAT SHOWS
YOU WHERE THE PROPERTY IS.
NORTH OF THAT YOU WILL SEE IS A
SEED PROJECT, SOUTHEAST
DEVELOPMENT SENIOR HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT.
PART OF THE REASON WHEN LISE
SAW THIS COMMUNITY, WE WANTED
TO JUMP ON THIS, IT ALLOWED US
---YOU WILL SEE IN THE NEXT
SLIDE THERE IS A DELAPIDATED
WAREHOUSE THAT SITS ON THE
PROPERTY.
THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY HAD
ALREADY BEGUN TO LOOK FOR
BUYERS TO BUY SOME -- EXCUSE
ME, BUILD TOWN HOMES AND CREATE
THIS SORT OF BLOCKADE BETWEEN
US, THE PARK AND THEN THIS
LOWER SENIOR HOUSING ET CETERA.
THIS WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.
THIS URBAN VILLAGE HAS, IN OUR
GAP ANALYSIS HAS OPEN NEED FOR
PARK SPACE SO THIS WAS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S LOCATED.
THERE IS THE WAREHOUSE THAT I
MENTIONED.
THE ORIGINAL PROPERTY WAS
APPRAISED ABOUT $1.62 MILLION.
WE WENT BACK AND FORTH AND
WANTED TO GET THE COST DOWN.
WE LANDED ON A 2 MILLION-DOLLAR
ACQUISITION.
WE BELIEVE IT'S A GOOD PRICE
FOR THIS GIVEN THAT THE OWNER
HAS AGREED TO TURN IT OVER TO
US COMPLETELY CLEAN.
SO, THEY WILL DEMOLISH THIS
WAREHOUSE, THEY WILL REMEDIATE
THE SOIL AND MAKE SURE THAT WE
GET IT CLEAN WHICH I THINK IS A
GREAT WAY TO GET THE PROPERTY
BACK.
ALSO, JUST LIKE THE PRIOR
PROPERTY ACQUISITION THAT YOU
AUTHORIZED, WE CONTINUE TO LOOK
FOR A FUNDING GRANT FOR THIS.
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT THE
KING COUNTY FOLKS ARE EXCITED
ABOUT AND ARE LOOKING TO GET
OFFICIAL FUNDING AND BECAUSE
THIS IS AN EQUITY ZONE, THIS
WOULD QUALIFY FOR CTF MONEY
THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE A MATCH.
WE COULD GET THE PROPERTY
WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT IN ANY
MATCHING DOLLARS THERE.
SO, AGAIN, GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR US.
IT ALLOWS US TO CREATE SORT OF
A PUBLIC AREA THERE THAT
ISN'TING TO BE SEPARATED BY
MARKET VALLEY TOWN HOMES AND
ADD TO THE SPACE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THAT FOLKS HAVE.
>> I WANT TO, LIKE YOU SAID,
LISE, WHEN WE HAVE THESE
ORDINANCES THAT WE PASS, LIKE
RESOLUTIONS WHERE YOU PUT IN
THE LANGUAGE ABOUT -- YOU DID
IT AGAIN, AND I APPRECIATE
ABOUT THE NORTH RAINIER HUB AND
THE NEED AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE, IF YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF
DENSITY TO HAVE GREEN AREAS AND
PARKS BECAUSE THERE ARE A LARGE
NUMBER OF FAMILIES AND SENIOR
CITIZENS THAT DESIRE A FUTURE
PARK USE AND THE ABILITY TO GET
OUT AND HAVE GREEN SPACE AND
TREES AND WE SAW WITH THE HEAT
WAVE WHEN YOU HAVE NO TREES AND
IT'S HOT AND CEMENT, YOU SEE
THIS MORE IN THE DENSITY, THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DON'T HAVE
THE BEAUTIFUL GREEN WAYS AND
BOULEVARDS AND TREES AND WATER
SHEDS AND WALK SHEDS.
WHEN WE CREATE GREEN SPACE LIKE
THIS AND PARKS I APPRECIATE
THAT.
WHEN YOU PUT THE ACTUAL
LANGUAGE IN THE INTENT IN THE
ORDINANCE, NOT JUST A
RESOLUTION.
THAT IS POWERFUL.
THANK YOU, LISE AND JESUS,
THANK YOU FOR DOING.
THIS ANYTHING FROM MY
COLLEAGUES THAT THEY MAY WANT
TO ASK REGARDING THIS
ACQUISITION?
>> OKAY.
>> SORRY.
GO AHEAD, COAST GUARD MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MOST OF WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS
REITERATING WHAT YOU SAID.
I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT
WAY FOR US TO EXPAND THE OPEN
SPACE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVE LONG HAD ACCESS TO LOWER
ACCESS TO PARKS AND OPEN
SPACES.
I AGREE THAT BUYING THIS
PROPERTY THAT IS SITUATED NEXT
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
MULTIFAMILY SENIOR HOUSING WILL
MEAN THE KIDDOS, ELDERS AND
FAMILY WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY
TIME TOGETHER OUTSIDE, WHICH
THIS IS A POSITIVE THING FOR
MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL AS
PHYSICAL HEALTH.
AND IT BEARS MENTIONING THAT
THE MAJORITY OF THE PARKLAND
THAT EXISTS IN SEATTLE EXISTS
IN AREAS EXCLUSIVELY CURRENTLY
ZONED FOR SINGLE FAMILY ONLY
DETACHED HOUSING WHICH HAS A
LONG-STANDING EQUITY ISSUE THAT
WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING IN THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE AS WELL.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THIS LEGISLATION TODAY.
I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR WORKING TO
HELP CORRECT THIS INQUARTER
THAT WE SAW ON FULL DISPLAY
WHEN WE LOOKED AT THAT TOOL
KIT, AS WE ARE ANALYZING THE
CURRENT URBAN STRATEGY AND
CONTINUE TO FIGURE OUT THE
MULTIPLE LAYERS AND PUZZLE
PIECES THAT NEED TO COME
TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THESE
INEQUITIES AND RIGHT THE
HISTORIC WRONGS, WE ARE EXCITED
ABOUT LEGISLATION THAT HELPS
OPEN UP ACCESS TO AREAS WHERE
WE CAN BOTH BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND CREATE GREEN SPACE
BECAUSE THESE ARE OUR
BACKYARDS.
THIS IS WHERE FAMILY AND
FRIENDS PLAY.
SO, EXCITED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AGAIN, JESUS AND LISE FOR
WRITING IN THERE.
FOLLOWING UP WHAT YOU SAID,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, THEY
USED THE 2017 PARK PLAN, RACE,
ETHNICITY MAPPING AMONG OTHER
CRITERIA TO IDENTIFY PRIORITY
AREAS FOR THE LONG TERM
ACQUISITION STRATEGY.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON SINCE I HAVE
BEEN IN THIS JOB.
SO, 2016.
SO, TO SEE THIS COME TO
FRUITION IS NICE.
LIKE I SAY, WE CAN'T ALWAYS
GROW SPACE BUT WE CAN RECLAIM
IT AND DO SOMETHING BETTER WITH
IT FOR THE PUBLIC.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
IS THERE -- WHAT IS CONFUSING,
WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
IN PERSON AND A PICTURE.
>> I HAVE YOU ON MY PHONE IN
CASE I HAVE TO RUN UPSTAIRS TO
A SICK BABY BUT SHE PUT HERSELF
BACK DOWN.
>> THERE IS TWO OF YOU.
THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T SEE YOU
RAISE YOUR HAND.
I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR OTHER
FACE.
GOOD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JAREZ, I
BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
HAND IS BEING RAISED.
>> IS SHE?
OR IS THAT AN OLD HAND.
>> IS THAT IS AN OLD HAND,
SORRY.
>> HIGH FIVE, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW
WHOSE HAND IS RAISED.
>> ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO, WE HAVE DONE A
PRESENTATION AND I THINK WE ARE
DONE.
NO MORE QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSION.
MOVE ON.
SO, WE WILL GO TO A VOTE.
SO, I MOVE THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND COUNCIL PASCO COUNTY
SILL BILL 120140.
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> VICE PRESIDENT IS RIGHT ON
IT.
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, CONCERNS OR
DISCUSSIONS?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND KNOWN
OPPOSED.
THE MOTION PASSES.
THE COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND TO
THE FULL CITY COUNCIL THAT THEY
PASS 120140.
WITH THAT, THAT ENDS OUR
BUSINESS.
BUT BEFORE WE ADJOURN --
>> COUNCILMEMBER JAREZ I
APOLOGIZE, COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA RAISED HER HAND.
>> OF COURSE SHE DID.
>> ACTIVE RAISING OF THE HAND
TO SEE IF I COULD GET IN THE
QUEUE FOR ITEMS BEFORE YOU
ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING.
>> THAT'S YOUR MOMENT.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I WANTED TO USE THIS AS A QUICK
CHANCE TO SEE IF WE MIGHT GET
AN UPDATE FROM YOU ON ONE OF
THE BIGGEST ISSUES THAT I KNOW
IS AFFECTING MANY OF THE
FAMILIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN
USING OUR WADING POOLS.
SO MANY HAVE WRITTEN IN WITH
APPRECIATION FOR OPENING THE
WADING POOLS, ESPECIALLY THE
WEEKEND THAT IT WAS SO DANG
HOT.
BUT WANTED TO CHECK IN TO SEE
IF WE HAD ANY UPDATES ON THE
CHLORINE TABLETS AND HOW WE MAY
BE ABLE TO OPEN MORE OF THE
WADING POOLS FOR OUR KIDDOS AND
FAMILIES TO PLAY IN.
>> GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP
BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A CHLORINE
CRUNCH THERE.
I WILL LET THE SUPERINTENDENT
RESPOND TO THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
I'M GLAD THAT OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ENJOY
THE WADING POOLS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE CHLORINE
SPECIFICALLY THAT WE USE IN THE
WADING POOLS, THE SHORTAGE HAS
NOT GOTTEN BETTER.
AT THIS POINT WE FEEL LIKE WE
HAVE ENOUGH CHLORINE TO
MAINTAIN THE OPERATIONS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE SEASON IN THIS
CURTAILED SCHEDULE.
BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY CHANGE SO
FAR.
AT LEAST WE ARE CONFIDENT WE
WON'T HAVE TO CURTAIL THE
OPERATIONS.
>> SO, THAT MEANS THAT THE
POOLS THAT ARE OPEN ARE THE
ONLY ONES THAT WILL REMAIN
OPEN?
NO ADDITIONAL OPENINGS?
>> CORRECT.
WE ARE CROSSING OUR FINGERS TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN KEEP THEM
GOING THROUGH THE END OF THE
SEASON.
>> WHAT ARE OPEN IN WEST
SEATTLE?
>> DELL RIDGE.
>> PARK ELEMENTARY.
I WAS THERE TODAY.
>> WINSTON PARK.
>> OKAY.
>> SO, THREE.
>> I CAN PULL THEM UP.
>> YEAH, I THINK WE HAD SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT WADING POOLS,
TOO BUT WE ANSWERED THEM
THROUGH THE CONSTITUENTS.
COULD YOU PULL THAT UP QUICK
FOR COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I WILL PUT A PLUG IN.
I WENT TO THE SPLASH PARK IN
HIGHLAND PARK.
HOW FUN IS THAT.
>> I WAS YOU CAN TAKING ABOUT
THAT.
I WAS THERE THIS AFTERNOON.
>> AWESOME.
>> I WILL SAY AND WE HAVE A LOT
OF WORK TO DO ACROSS THE CITY.
IF I HAD MY DRUTHERS I WOULD
CONVERT THEM ALL TO SPLASH
PADS.
THE SHEER JOY THAT CHILDREN
EXHIBIT IN THESE SPLASH PADS
ARE GREAT.
>> A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
>> THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAD THE
SEAHAWKS THERE A COUPLE OF
WEEKS AGO AS WELL FOR THEIR
FREE LUNCH DISTRIBUTION.
SO, THAT WAS AWESOME.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SORRY, I'M PULLING THEM UP.
>> I DID LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT
THE NORTH DELL RIDGE WADING
POOL.
IT CLOSED EARLIER THAN THE
OTHER POOLS WHICH WAS A CONCERN
THAT I HEARD ABOUT.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU
ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN EXTRA
LONG CLEANING PROCESS FOR THE
WATER SO THAT IT DOESN'T DRAIN
THE CHEMICALS INTO THE
WATERWAYS AROUND HERE AND THAT
SPECIFIC PARK IS THE REASON IT
CLOSES A LITTLE EARLY.
I KNOW IT'S HARD FOR FAMILIES
THAT ARE GETTING OFF OF WORK AT
5:00 WHEN THE POOL CLOSES AT
5:30 BUT THAT IS THE RATIONAL
AS I UNDERSTOOD IT.
>> SMALLER PIPES.
IT TAKES LONGER.
SO, YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT
IS A FACILITY PIECE THERE.
IN WEST SEATTLE WE HAVE
HIAWATHA.
WE HAVE LINCOLN PARK, WE HAVE
EC HUGHES AND SORRY IT WANT
OPEN UP AND HIGHLAND PARK.
>> THOSE ARE ON THE WEBSITE,
YOUR PARK WEBSITE.
>> WILLOW DELL RIDGE.
>> OKAY.
ANYTHING MORE FROM THE GREAT
DISTRICT'S WEST SEATTLE THAT WE
NEED TO KNOW FOR DISTRICT ONE?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER
JAREZ WE CAN GO ON A SPLASH PAD
TOUR.
>> I HAVE ONE AT MY HOUSE.
YOU CAN COME OVER THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
SPLASH PAD.
OKAY.
SO, WITH THAT, BEFORE WE
ADJOURN, THAT DOES CONCLUDE THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
ALL ITEMS PASSED ON THIS
COMMITTEE WILL BE IN FRONT OF
FULL COUNCIL MONDAY, AUGUST
9th.
THE NEXT PUBLIC ASSETS AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES MEETING IS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th AT 2:00
AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU ALL
FOR SHOWING UP AND THANK YOU
AND WE STAND ADJOURNED.