>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS JUNE 21 AND IS THE
MEETING OF THE SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT BOARD.
IT IS 3:50.
I AM COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND I
AM JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES.
ROLL CALL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ .
HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
HERE.
LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES . HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
PRESENT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT .
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
PRESENT. PRESIDENT WAREZ.
HERE.
EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CLERK.
I AM TRYING TO FIX MY HAIR.
>> THERE IS NINE COUNCILMEMBERS
LOGGED IN.
>> I AM SURE THEY WILL SHOW UP.
>> WE WILL GO TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE AGENDA.
IF NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
WILL BE OF ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 23,
2020 SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT
BOARD MEETING HAVE BEEN
REVIEWED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING AND SEEING NO
OBJECTION.
THE MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
THE CLERK CAN AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE TO
PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL GIVE A
BRIEF OVERVIEW AND THEN ALL
HANDED OVER TO THE CLERK.
WE WILL OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD.
PLEASE BE PATIENT AS WE LEARN
TO OPERATE THE NEW SYSTEM.
WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT
REGULARLY INCLUDING ON MEETING
AGENDAS.
BUT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO AND
OR ELIMINATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
DURING ANY POINT IF WE DEEM THE
SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR
UNSUITABLE FOR ALLOWING OUR
NEEDS TO BE CONDUCTED
SUFFICIENTLY.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS UP TO 20
MINUTES.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAVE
FIVE SPEAKERS.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS SIGNED
UP. THE CLERK WILL CALL ON TWO
SPEAKERS AT A TIME AND IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH REGISTERED ON
THE ONLINE SIGN-UP SHEET.
IF YOU'RE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THE
END OF THIS PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD BY GOING TO THE COUNCIL
WEBSITE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
YOU WILL HAVE DIRECTIONS
EXPLAINED AND THEN I WILL
RETURN AND START THE ACTUAL
HEARING.
>> ONCE THE SPEAKERS NAME IS
CALLED, I WILL ON MUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT TO BE UNMUTED
WILL BE THE SPEAKER SKU IT IS
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
START 6 TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
SETTING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
IT SHOULD RELATE TO AN ITEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
STICKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME AND
WE ASK YOU BEGIN TO WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF YOU DO NOT AND YOUR COMMENT,
THE MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED.
WHAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, DISCONNECT FROM
THE LINE.
YOU CAN FOLLOW ON THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
OPENED. AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS.
WE HAVE SUSAN LISTED FIRST.
AND ELIZABETH LISTED SECOND.
SUSAN, ARE YOU ONLINE?
>> YES.
>> I AM ADDRESSING SEATTLE
PARKS CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION.
I AM HERE TODAY TO REQUEST
FUNDING. PARKS AND RECREATION
AS INDICATED FACILITY -- SPENT
$1 MILLION TO REPLACE THE
BOILERS AND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS
WILL LAST FOR NINE YEARS.
IN 2019 WE WERE ALLOCATED $1
MILLION FOR THE FIRST DESIGN
PHASE WHICH IS NOW COMPLETED.
THE RESULTS ARE ON THE VIRTUAL
OPEN HOUSE.
ACCORDING TO DAVID GRAVES WHO
OVERSAW THE DESIGN PHASE, WE
NEED $5 MILLION MORE TO
COMPLETE THE SECOND DESIGN PHASE
. BRINGING THE PROJECT TO BE
SHOVEL READY.
WE REQUEST THE BOARD APPROVE
MONEY FOR THIS PURPOSE IN THE
BUDGET.
WE REQUEST THAT THESE BUILDINGS
BE REPLACED SOONER RATHER THAN
LATER.
WITH THE HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY
FLOWING IN FROM THE HOUSES
BEING SOLD, WE THINK THERE
SHOULD BE ENOUGH AVAILABLE TO
REPLACE THOSE AREAS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SUSAN.
NEXT WE HAVE ELIZABETH.
WHO IS LISTED AS NOT PRESENT.
IF YOU COULD TRY TO REVIEW THE
EMAIL THAT IT SENT TO SIGN BACK
IN. UNTIL THAT TIME, TIM IS
NEXT.
ARE YOU ON THE LINE?
>> I AM.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I AM HERE AT THE MEETING AS
A CONCERNED RESIDENT ABOUT THE
$5 MILLION OF FUNDING NEEDED
FOR THE AGING COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE PROJECT IS A PROJECT TO BE
FUNDED IN THE 2022 ARC DISTRICT
BUDGET.
THIS IS A DECISION APPROVED BY
THE MAYOR, BUDGET OFFICE AND
CITY COUNCIL.
THE ALLOCATION WILL NOT INCREASE
WHAT THEY FELT WAS THE CURRENT
CITY COMMITMENT.
WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE
FUNDING THE ALLOCATION
COMMITMENT WILL BE REDUCED.
THIS REDUCTION CAN BE
DEVASTATING.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PARK
DISTRICT IS NOT UNTIL OCTOBER
18.
I AM HERE TO GET THE WHEELS
ROLLING SO STAFF INVOLVED IN
COMPARING THE DRAFT -- I AM
AWARE THAT THIS WILL RAISE
CONCERNS ABOUT 2020 IMPACT.
THERE ARE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE
INCREASING.
THAT THE INFLATION RATE IS USED,
WITH NO OTHER ADDITIONS,
PROPERTY VALUES MAY DECREASE.
IT IS A ONE TIME EXPENSE. THIS
INCREASE WOULD CAUSE THE OWNER
OF A HOUSE ABOUT $12.
THERE IS A DESIRE NOT TO
INCREASE THE TAX RATE AND SOME
COST COULD BE INCLUDED AS PART
OF FUNDING FOR THE CAPITAL
PROJECTS IN THE BUDGET.
I LIKE TO ADD A COMMENT RELATED
TO -- ON PAGE 15.
TO CONSIDER ADDING MAJOR -- I
WANT TO THANK THE PARK DISTRICT
BOARD.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS ARE
REBECCA FOLLOWED BY MIKE.
REBECCA, ARE YOU ON THE LINE?
>> I AM HERE.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I AM THE NEW CEO AND
PRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION.
AND THE MISSION OF THE PARKS
FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT AND
BRING TOGETHER COMMUNITY
LEADERS AND PUBLIC PARTNERS TO
CREATE A THRIVING AND
ACCESSIBLE SYSTEM --
>> REBECCA. WE CAN NO LONGER
HEAR YOU.
THAT WAS EITHER AN ACCIDENT OR
YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR COMMENTS
. I WILL GIVE YOU A SECOND TO
TRY TO SPEAK AGAIN.
>> WE HAVE LOST THE CALLER.
>> WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND IF
REBECCA CAN CALL BACK IN, WE
CAN GIVE HER THAT TIME BACK.
THE NEXT SPEAKERS WE HAVE MIKE
FOLLOWED BY ELIZABETH.
MIKE, ARE YOU ON THE LINE?
>> YES.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
OTHER PARK FACILITIES. WE
PRESENTED MANY TIMES OVER THE
LAST SIX YEARS.
THE PRIMARY REASON FOR TODAY'S
MEETING, THIS COULD BE THE
FINAL OPPORTUNITY.
IMAGINE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
CAME TO YOU WITH A SIMPLE
PROPOSAL.
THEY SECURED FUNDING TO COVER
OVER 85% OF THE COST TO REPLACE
A HEAVILY USED COMMUNITY
CENTER.
NO STRINGS ATTACHED. WOULD YOU
TAKE IT?
WHAT IF THEY HAD ALL THE
MEETINGS WERE COMPLETE? WHAT IF
THEY HAD THE STRONG BACKING OF
THE STATE? AND WHAT IF THEY
TOLD YOU THEY NEVER TURN ANY
YOUTH AWAY BUT THEY PROVIDE 13%
OF YOUTH PARTICIPANTS WITH
FINANCIAL AID AND 43%
IDENTIFIED AS BIPOC?
WHAT IF THEY HAD NO BATHROOMS?
AND THEY HAD TO CHANGE IN
PUBLIC RESTROOMS IN THE PARK.
WHAT IF THEY SAID THE COMMUNITY
CENTER FAILS THOSE WITH
PHYSICAL CHALLENGES AND WITH
THIS FUNDING THEY CAN OFFER
PROGRAMS TO REACH ALL YOUTH.
WHAT IF THEY SAID THEY NEEDED
AN ANSWER IN 30 DAYS?
WE ARE COMPELLED TO ASK THE
QUESTIONS BECAUSE THE FUNDING
WE PUT TOGETHER TO REPLACE THE
AQUATIC FACILITY IS COMING
UNDER FIRE FROM PRIVATE DONORS.
WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
IF YOU ANSWERED YES, YOU
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF
MEETING THE CITY'S OBLIGATIONS
TO PRIVATE PARTNERS. IF YOUR
ANSWER IS NO, THINK ABOUT THE
MESSAGE TO THE DONORS AND THE
YOUTH OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE ELIZABETH ON
THE LINE.
IF YOU CAN PRESS STAR 6, YOU
CAN BEGIN.
ARE YOU ON THE LINE?
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS ELIZABETH.
IN 2017 I WAS A COFOUNDER OF
SAVE EVANS POOL AND GREENWAY
COMMUNITY CENTER.
WITH THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS.
WE WANT TO ADDRESS THE NEXT SIX
YEAR BUDGET CYCLE OF THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT.
WE REQUEST $5 MILLION TOTAL,
DIVIDED INTO 2022 AND 2023 TO
COMPLETE THE DESIGN PROJECT
MANAGEMENT AND PERMITS FOR THIS
PROJECT.
IN 2020, SEATTLE PARKS HELD
THREE ONLINE PUBLIC OUTREACH
EVENTS TO ASK OUR COMMUNITY
ABOUT LOCATION AND ACTIVITIES
IN THE NEW FACILITY.
THESE OUTREAC EVENTS WERE
ENORMOUSLY SUCCESSFUL WITH
STRONG PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND
ENTHUSIASM.
WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT
MOMENTUM.
ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF OUR NEW
FACILITY COULD START LATER IN
THE BUDGET CYCLE, AS THE
ECONOMY RECOVERS.
HOWEVER, WE WOULD LIKE THE
DESIGN PROCESS TO BE COMPLETED
FOR PROJECT READY.
FINALLY, WE WOULD LIKE, WE ARE
PROUD TO OFFER A HOMELESS
HYGIENE CENTER CURRENTLY. AND
WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO DO SO.
IN THE FUTURE, WE HOPE TO OFFER
A CLEAN AIR AND COOLING CENTER
FOR HEAT WAVES AND FOREST FIRES.
THAT COULD SERVE AS A VACCINE
CENTER. AND IS A LOCAL
EARTHQUAKE A SUPPORT CENTER.
IN THE SEVERE EARTHQUAKES WE
EXPECT THE BUILDING TO FALL
DOWN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I SAVE MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE LAST PERSON LISTED IS,
REBECCA.
BUT LISTED AS NOT PRESENT.
I WILL FLY BACK.
SHE SENT AN EMAIL WITH THE
WRITTEN TESTIMONY ON FRIDAY OF
LAST WEEK.
WE HAVE CONCLUDED THE PUBLIC
COMMENT LIST.
>> WELCOME AND THANK YOU.
TWO ITEMS.
WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
WE DID RECEIVE ON FRIDAY, JUNE
18 A THREE PAGE LETTER FROM
REBECCA, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF
THE SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION.
WE ALSO RECEIVED ON SUNDAY,
JUNE 20, SUPERINTENDENT
RESPONSE TO THE LETTER.
I WILL LET THE SUPERINTENDENT
RESPOND TO SOME OF THE ISSUES
RAISED, WHEN HE DOES HIS
PRESENTATION.
WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
TODAY.
CLARK, WHAT WE WILL DO TODAY IS
WE HAVE A PRESENTATION IN TWO
RESOLUTIONS. 42 AND 43.
I WILL HAVE THAT READ INTO THE
RECORD, TO THE PRESENTATION AND
THEN WE WILL VOTE ON EACH
RESOLUTION SEPARATELY.
>> I WILL TRANSFER THAT OVER.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1. SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT 2015 THROUGH 2020
CYCLE AND 2020 UPDATE FOR
BREATHING AND DISCUSSION.
AGENDA ITEM 2, RESOLUTION 42,
RESOLUTION DELAYING THE SIX-
YEAR PLANNING CYCLE OF THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT FOR
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
AND AGENDA ITEM 3, RESOLUTION
43, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND
AMENDMENT THROUGH THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT FOR
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE WILL HAVE THE PRESENTATION
AND I UNDERSTAND IT IS A LARGE
POWERPOINT THAT THE
SUPERINTENDENT WILL WALK US
THROUGH.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, CAN I
ASKED THE PRESENTERS TO
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES FOR THE
RECORD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM HERE WITH SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION.
>> MICHELLE WITH SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION.
>> CENTRAL STAFF.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU
HAVE A 22 PAGE POWERPOINT WHICH
WE WILL REVIEW.
AND ALSO REGARDING RESOLUTION
42 IS DELAYING THE SIX-YEAR
PLANNING CYCLE WE DID IN
OCTOBER 2020.
AND THE SECOND ITEM, 43, IS A
DSSOLUTION OF THE PARK
DISTRICT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
AND COMBINING WITH THE BOARD OF
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
, WHICH I UNDERSTAND THE GROUPS
WORK TOGETHER TO BRING IT TO
THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ATTENTION.
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS FEEL
FREE TO PUT THEM TO THE
SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF.
TRACY IS HERE FOR ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL GO
THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. THERE
IS A LOT OF INFORMATION SO I
WILL GO RELATIVELY QUICKLY AND
HIGHLIGHT KEY POINTS. WHAT WE
ARE HOPING TO DO TODAY IS
PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE, THE END
OF CYCLE UPDATE FOR THE PARK
DISTRICT. WE FINISHED THE FIRST
YEAR CYCLE. AND WE WORK
TOGETHER TO PROVIDE ANNUAL
REPORTS AS WELL AS A MIDCYCLE
REPORT AND ALSO THE FINAL
REPORT.
ALL OF THIS IS STIPULATED IN
THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT.
CAN YOU CLICK IT TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
>> OF COURSE IT IS NOT WORKING.
I APOLOGIZE YOUR.
>> WE HAVE QUITE A FEW SLIDES.
IN THE NEXT DOZEN OR SO SLIDES
WE WILL SUMMARIZE CONTENT. WE
WILL GO OVER A TIMELINE.
THE REPORT WILL START WITH
PROVIDING BACKGROUND
INFORMATION.
BY WAY OF CONTEXT, JUST TO LET
YOU KNOW HOW WE GOT HERE AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THE REPORTING AND
THE ANALYSIS DONE PREVIOUSLY.
THE METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
WAS CREATED IN 2014.
WHEN VOTERS APPROVED
PROPOSITION ONE IT APPROVED A
PARK DISTRICT THAT COLLECTS
PROPERTY TAXES TO FUND PARKS
AND RECREATION SERVICES. WE DO
THAT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THIS
BOARD AS WELL AS A PARK
DISTRICT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE,
WHICH WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN A
FEW MINUTES.
OF THE INITIAL SIX YEAR CYCLE
WAS FROM 2015 UNTIL 2020.
AND PRIOR TO THE END OF CYCLE
REPORT RECEIVE THIS FALL, WE
PROVIDED AN ANNUAL REPORT AS
WELL AS A MIDCYCLE REPORT THAT
COVERED THE FIRST THREE YEARS.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> I AM HAVING A HECK OF A
TIME.
IT ALWAYS WORKS IN PRACTICE.
I APOLOGIZE.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS SLIDE GIVES YOU A HIGH
LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL
ASPECTS OF THE FIRST SIX YEAR
CYCLE.
IT SHOWS YOU OUR INITIAL
ADOPTED BUDGET. AND A PLAN FOR
THIS WAS TO SPEND ABOUT 62% OF
RESOURCES THAT CAME IN THROUGH
THE PARK DISTRICT ON PAR
OBJECTS AND 38% TO SUPPORT THE
OPERATIONS INCLUDING PROGRAMS.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE REVISED
BUDGET, AS WOULD HAPPENS WITH
BUDGETS, THERE WERE REVISIONS
THE FINAL BUDGET INVESTED 56%
AND N 44% ON OPERATING.
AS WE TALKED SEVERAL TIMES, THE
SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS THAT
HAPPENED WERE ENDEMIC RELATED.
WE WILL COME BACK TO SOME OF
THESE AS WE GO OVER IT.
WE COLLECTED $267 MILLION. AS
WE GO THROUGH, THE INITIAL SIX
YEAR CYCLE HAD SEVERAL BROAD
CATEGORIES.
THE IRST WAS MAJOR MAINTENANCE.
I WILL HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THESE.
ONE OF THOSE WAS ABOUT
RESTORING THE URBAN FOREST AND
AS A RESULT OF FUNDING, WE
BROUGHT IN MORE THAN 540 ACRES
OF CITY URBAN FOREST INTO
RESTORATION.
THEY HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS TO
BE RESTORED.
WE LAUNCHED OVER, OR COMPLETED
OVER 120 MAJOR MAINTENANCE
PROJECTS.
SIX COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE
RECEIVING STRUCTURAL AND SYSTEM
UPGRADES TO STABILIZE AND
EXTEND THEIR LIFE.
AND THIS MONEY INCLUDED MAJOR
MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR THE ZOO
AND AQUARIUM FACILITIES.
THE NEXT BROAD CATEGORY WAS
MAINTAINING PARKS AND
FACILITIES.
A COUPLE OF KEY HIGHLIGHTS. WE
CREATED A THIRD SHIFT OF STAFF
THAT WERE ABLE TO GO INTO THE
COMMUNITY CENTERS AND DO THE
WORK AND MAINTENANCE THAT NEEDS
TO HAPPEN.
THEY WERE ABLE TO DO IT
OVERNIGHT. WHICH MITIGATED ANY
PROGRAMMATIC IMPACTS AND ALLOWED
FOR US TO DO A BUNCH OF THE
WORK AT ONCE WITHOUT HAVING TO
COME BACK SEVERAL TIMES.
THIS WAS AN EFFICIENT AND
EFFECTIVE WAY TO BRING BACK OUR
FACILITIES TO DEAL WITH SOME OF
THE DEFERRED MAJOR MAINTENANCE.
WE DOUBLED THE CLEANING OF OUR
HIGH-VOLUME RESTROOMS AND WE
PARTNERED WITH ANIMAL CONTROL
TO INCREASE PATROLS AND
CITATIONS FOR FOLKS WHO ARE NOT
OBEYING THE CITY'S LEASH LAWS
OR SCOOP LAWS.
ONE ASPECT FUNDED IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE P PATCHES THAT ARE
OPERATED ON PARKS AND
RECREATION AS WELL AS OTHER
LAND.
IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
OFFERED BY RECREATION DIVISION
WAS EMPHASIZED ON IMPROVING
ACCESS.
WE ADDED $1 MILLION TO INCREASE
PROGRAM ACCESS FOR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO NOT AFFORDED.
WE CREATED THREE GRANT PROGRAMS
. ARTS IN THE PARK AND GET
MOVING AND IT INCREASED
PARTICIPATION AND WE ARE
FOCUSED ON REACHING MEMBERS WHO
WERE NOT NECESSARILY ACCESSING
OUR SERVICES.
WE ARE EXCITED BY THE RESULTS
OF THAT SPECIFIC INITIATIVE.
AND WE ADDED ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS
FOR CONSTITUENTS WITH
DISABILITIES AS WELL AS OLDER
ADULT.
ON THE BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE,
THIS IS FOCUSED ON A COUPLE OF
PIECES. INCLUDED LAND
ACQUISITION AS WELL AS PARK
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THROUGH
THE FUNDING. WE PURCHASED 18
PROPERTIES THAT TOTAL NINE
ACRES OF LAND.
WE COMPLETED FIVE OF THE 14
LAND BANK SITES.
THE LAND BANK SITES WERE
PROPERTIES PURCHASED WITH PRIOR
LEVEE FUNDS AND THE DEVELOPMENT
BEGAN THROUGH THE FIRST CYCLE
OF THE PARK DISTRICT.
AND WE AWARDED OVER $7 MILLION
IN GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED
PROJECTS.
THE FIRST FIVE-YEAR OF THE PARK
DISTRICT, WENT MORE OR LESS AS
PLANNED.
BUT 2020 FORCED US TO GIVE IT.
IT WAS A DIFFERENT YEAR. WE
WILL TOUCH ON SOME OF THE
DETAILS LATER IN THE
PRESENTATION.
THE PARK DISTRICT FUNDING GAVE
US FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND TO
THIS SET OF UNPRECEDENTED
EMERGENCIES. WE MOVED FROM
REGULAR PARKS AND RECREATION
ACTIVITIES TO MISSION ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS AND STAFF BECAME
ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WERE
NOT TYPICAL SERVICES WE WERE
ABLE TO PROVIDE INCLUDED
EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND MITIGATE
KEVIN SPREAD IN THE HOMELESS
POPULATION.
WE PROVIDED CHILDCARE FOR
ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
WE CLEANED AND MAINTAIN THE
PARK TO BE SAFE. WE SUPPORTED
FOOD DISTRIBUTION, VACCINATIONS
AND WE ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO
SOCIAL DISTANCE WHILE IN OUR
PARKS AND WEAR MASKS.
AND WE FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUALS
WHO COULD NOT COME OUT, WE
PROVIDED VIRTUAL PROGRAMS.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE YOU WILL SEE
--
>> MY COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU.
WE TALK A LOT AND I WANT TO
THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR
THE INFORMATION YOU GAVE US
FRIDAY TO GIVE COLLEAGUES AND
UPDATE. ALONG WITH THE HELP OF
OTHERS.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW HOW MUCH WORK YOU PUT
INTO THAT AND INTO THE PARKS
AND DOING DEEP CLEANING.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE MY
COLLEAGUES TO KEEP SENDING US
INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS AND
CONCERNS IN YOUR DISTRICT.
ABOUT IF WE NEED TO DO MORE
INTENSE CLEANING OR PICKUP OR
GARBAGE OR HANDWASHING STATIONS
, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A SUCCESS
. THANK YOU.
A BIG THANK YOU TO YOUR STAFF.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE
GREAT WORK OF OUR STAFF. A
PANDEMIC ALLOWED OUR STAFF TO
SHOW THEIR TRUE COLORS.
THEY BECAME ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
IN THE PHOTOS YOU SEE SOME OF
OUR OPERATIONS THAT WERE NOT
NORMAL OPERATIONS. INCLUDING
STANDING UP SHELTERS FOR ON
HOUSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
PROVIDING CHILDCARE.
AND SOCIAL DISTANCE AMBASSADOR
PROGRAM.
TO MAKE SURE WE CAN KEEP OUR
OUTDOOR SPACES SAFE FOR THE
COMMUNITIES.
>> I WANT TO PLUG.
YOU ALSO DID A GOOD JOB OF NOT
HAVING TO LET PEOPLE GO DURING
THE PANDEMIC.
YOU WERE ABLE TO KEEP PEOPLE
WORKING.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE
THAT YOU MAY BE THE SECOND
LARGEST CITY DEPARTMENT OR THE
LARGEST.
I APPRECIATE WE WORK REALLY
HARD AND WORK WITH THE UNIONS
TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR JOBS
DURING THIS PANDEMIC. WE WERE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO IS AN
ESSENTIAL WORKER AND SOME
PEOPLE MAY HAVE HAD
DISAGREEMENT.
YOU STEPPED UP DURING THE
EVENINGS AND ON WEEKENDS TO
CALL ME AND FIGURE THIS STUFF
OUT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND THE YOU HAVE SOME MORE
SLIDES.
ARE YOU GOING TO BRING UP THE
THING ABOUT THE POOLS IN THE
CHLORINE TABLETS? IF WE COULD
GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY
AND THEN MOVE FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
HIGHLIGHTING THE GREAT WORK OF
OUR STAFF. WE WERE FORTUNATE
AND DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF
FUNDING TO MITIGATE A
SIGNIFICANT SET OF REDUCTIONS
IN OUR BUDGET BOTH FROM THE
GENERAL FUNDS AS WELL AS OUR
OWN PARK FIND RESOURCES.
MUCH OF OUR BUDGET COMES IN
FROM THE FEES WE CHARGE FOR THE
PROGRAMS.
I AM PROUD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
PUT TOGETHER REVISED BUDGETS
WITH SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS AND
DID NOT LAY OFF STAFF.
PART OF WHAT WE DID DO, WE DID
NOT LAY OFF FULL-TIME STAFF BUT
WE REDUCED RELIANCE ON
TEMPORARY AND SEASONAL STAFF.
WHICH IS CREATING CHALLENGES IN
BRINGING BACK OPERATIONS FOR
THE POOLS.
RELATED TO THE ISSUE YOU
BROUGHT UP, WE WILL HAVE
REDUCED OPERATIONS IN THE
SUMMER AS WE EMERGE BECAUSE WE
ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING
STAFF TO BE IN OUR FACILITIES.
A QUICK PLUG FOR THE PUBLIC FOR
ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED.
WE HAVE LOTS OF JOBS AVAILABLE.
INCLUDING YOUNG FOLKS.
ANOTHER PIECE THAT IS IMPACTING
US, IN ADDITION, THERE IS A
CHLORINE SHORTAGE ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
WE ARE LIKELY GOING TO HAVE TO
MODIFY THE WADING POOL
OPERATIONS AND OTHER OPERATIONS
DURING THE SUMMER.
JUST AS THE SUPPLY CONTINUES TO
CATCH UP TO THE DEMAND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA HAS A
QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAST
RESPONSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR WORK.
WE ARE ALL SO EXCITED ABOUT THE
WATER PARKS IN THE SWIMMING
AREAS.
SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE
BEEN SAYING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO HAVE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
GLOBAL WARMING.
MIGHT YOU BE ABLE TO COMMENT.
I HEARD FROM FOLKS IN DISTRICT 1
THAT THERE WAS CONCERN THEY
THOUGHT THE WADING POOL AREA
WAS CLOSED ON THE WEEKEND.
AND IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS A
DISPARITY, I GUESS, IN ONLY
DELL RIDG BEING CLOSED ON THE
WEEKEND AND NOT OTHER AREAS.
IS THAT ACCURATE?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFICS. I
CAN PROVIDE THE OVERALL SCHEDULE
. THE WAY WE ARE APPROACHING
THIS, IN RESPONSE TO THE
STAFFING CHALLENGES AS WELL AS
THE CHLORINE ISSUE, WE ARE
TRYING TO OPEN AS MANY AS WE
CAN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
AS WE GET MORE STAFF WE WILL
ADD OPERATIONS.
GIVEN THE CHLORINE SHORTAGE, WE
ARE REDUCING OPERATIONS UNTIL
THE SUPPLY CATCHES UP AND THEN
WE WILL GO BACK TO WHAT WE
ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR THE
SUMMER.
I CAN SEND YOU THE SCHEDULE.
I APOLOGIZE THAT I DO NOT HAVE
THAT IN MY BRAIN RIGHT NOW.
>> I WAS LOOKING AT THAT THE
OTHER DAY.
IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE
DISPARITIES IN TERMS OF HOURS,
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW.
SINCE I HAVE THE FLOOR, I WILL
THROW IN MY OTHER QUESTIONS.
APOLOGIES IF YOU'RE GETTING TO
THIS.
THE OTHER QUESTIOS I HAD,
COULD YOU GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF
THE GENERAL FUND AND REDUCTIONS
TO COVER THE SHORTFALL IN THE
2021 BUDGET? GIVING CONCERNS
ABOUT THIS BEING PRECEDENT-
SETTING.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE DID SIMILAR
EFFORTS IN 2021.
ARE THERE ANY PROJECTIONS AT
THIS POINT ABOUT SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION REVENUE RECOVERY
AND OUTLOOK FOR THE 2022 BUDGET
? SO WE CAN ANTICIPATE
ADDITIONAL REVENUE ON THE
HORIZON AS FOLKS PARTICIPATE IN
THE REACTIVATED PARKS AND
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
>> I WILL START WITH THE SECOND
ASPECT.
THE REVENUE PROJECTION PIECE IS
ALWAYS A CHALLENGE.
FOR HISTORIC USE AND WE PLAN
OUR BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.
AS WE GO THROUGH THE SUMMER AND
INTO THE FALL, WE ARE PLANNING
PROJECTIONS AND HAVE SOME
EXPECTATION OF INCREASED
REVENUE COMING IN. THAT WOULD
BE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET WE
SUBMIT TO THE MAYOR.
THE CHALLENGES GOING TO BE
UNCERTAINTY AROUND THE PANDEMIC.
THE ISSUES I MENTIONED EARLIER.
THE STAFFING AND AVAILABILITY
IS GOING TO CREATE ADDITIONAL
CHALLENGES.
BUT WHEN WE MADE DECISIONS
ABOUT 2021 AND TOOK REDUCTIONS,
WE MADE DECISIONS ABOUT
FACILITY CLOSURES AND OPERATIONS
. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WILL BE
SEVERAL COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT
WILL NOT BE OPEN DURING THE
WALL AND INTO NEXT YEAR. THOSE
OF THE COMMUNITY CENTERS
UNDERGOING CIP PROJECTS.
WE RECOUP THOSE SAVINGS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE INDOOR POOLS,
WE WERE NOT PLANNING ON OPENING
ALL OF THEM AGAIN.
DEALING WITH THE BUDGET REVENUE
AND HOW TO MEET THE SHORTFALLS.
EVEN THOUGH THE PANDEMIC PIECE
IS GETTING BETTER AND THE
REVENUES ARE GETTING BETTER,
THERE WILL BE HISTORICL
DECISIONS WE MADE THAT WE HAVE
TO DEAL WITH AS WE EMERGE FROM
THIS.
IN 2020 WE HAD A $10 MILLION
GENERAL FUND, ONE TIME
REDUCTION.
IN 2021 WE HAD A $9 MILLION
GENERAL FUND ONE TIME
REDUCTION.
ONGOING WE HAD $5.39 AND 2020
AND $4.1 MILLION IN 2021.
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS.
WE FOCUSED ON PEOPLE FIRST
BUDGET. TRYING TO ELIMINATE
FULL-TIME STAFF REDUCTIONS.
WHICH IMPACTED THE OPERATIONS
THAT REMAINED.
WE PUSHED FOLKS TO SAVE ON
VACANCIES.
BUT IN NECESSITATED THE PAUSE
OF SEVERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR
QUESTION.
THANK YOU.
SHALL WE CONTINUE? THIS
HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE THINGS
OUR STAFF WAS ABLE TO DEAL.
THIS SLIDE, I AM PROUD AND
IMPRESSED BY OUR STAFF.
BUT THIS ALLOWED THEM TO SHINE.
WE QUICKLY LEARNED HOW TO DO
VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING AND WE HAD
OVER 2700 PARTICIPANTS. WE HAD
HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF PROGRAMS
POSTED AND AVAILABLE.
WE ENHANCE THE WAY WE CLEANED
OUR FACILITIES AND OUR PARKS.
AS WE LEARNED ABOUT THE PANDEMIC
, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE
KEPT IT CLEAN AND SAFE. AND THE
STAFF STEPPED UP TO DO GREAT
WORK.
NEXT SLIDE.
WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
REPORT THAT WE ARE GOING TO
PROVIDE TO YOU AS PART OF THE
FINAL DELIVERY. YOU CANNOT READ
THE TEXT BUT IT SHOULD SHOW YOU
WHAT THE REPORT WILL LOOK LIKE.
IT WILL HAVE A DESCRIPTION OF
THE INITIATIVES.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
FINANCIAL SUMMARY.
GIVE YOU INFORMATION ON
MIDCYCLE PROGRESS FOR THE
INITIATIVES. AND RESULTS BY THE
END OF THE CYCLE.
IN THE SITUATIONS WHERE WE HAVE
HAD TO MAKE SOME PIVOTS FOR
2020 AROUND CAPITAL PROJECTS
THAT WERE DELAYED OR PROGRAMS
OR OPERATIONS THAT WERE DELAYED
OR ELIMINATED BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC. THAT WILL BE NOTED IN
THE REPORT AS WELL.
ANOTHER KEY ASPECT OF THE REPORT
, WE WILL TALK ABOUT SOME OF
THE LESSONS WE HAVE LEARNED
THROUGHOUT THE SIX YEAR PROGRAM.
THE PARK DISTRICT WAS BRAND-NEW
FOR US AND WE LEARNED A LOT
THROUGH THE PROCESS. I COULD
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED BY
ONE OF OUR KEY PARTNERS.
ONE OF THE LESSONS WE LEARNED
WAS AROUND THE WAY THE PARK
DISTRICT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
INTERACTED WITH THE PARK BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS AND THIS BOARD.
FROM BOTH THE PARK DISTRICT
OVERSIGHT AND BOARD OF PARK
COMMISSIONERS, OFTEN THE WORK
WAS CONFUSIG AS THEY WORKED
TOGETHER.
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAD A
SPECIFIC SET OF DELIVERABLES
AROUND REPORTING AND ADVISING
ON THE MAJOR PROJECT CHALLENGE
FUN AS WELL AS ON OVERALL
ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON
THE FINANCIAL PLAN.
WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING, THAT WE
WILL TALK ABOUT LATER, TAKE THE
PARK DISTRICT OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE WITH ITS EXISTING
OVERSIGHT EXPECTATIONS AND
BRING THAT INTO THE BOARD OF
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
WE WILL HAVE ONE LARGE BOARD.
>> CAN I STOP YOU BRIEFLY?
WE DID HAVE REBECCA AND WE
RECEIVED YOUR LETTER ON THE
RECORD.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE PARK BOARD.
SHE WROTE A THREE-PAGE LETTER.
I KNOW YOU GOT IT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SOME POINTS
AND IF YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT.
PEOPLE HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE
CONSOLIDATION.
YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
FOR MONTHS TO JOIN THE TWO
GROUPS. THERE WILL BE NO
REDUCTION IN OVERSIGHT.
IT WILL INCREASE OVERSIGHT AND
TRANSPARENCY.
THE PDOC AND PARK BOARD MADE
THIS A REQUEST TO CONSOLIDATE
BECAUSE THERE IS OVERLAPPING
AND SOME OF THE SAME 15 MEMBERS
WERE ON EACH BOARD OR
COMMISSION.
AND YOU WILL SHARE THE SAME
OVERSIGHT DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES. I AM TRYING
TO GET MY COLLEAGUES UP TO SPEED
. THIS IS A GOOD THING TO
COMBINE THEM.
AND IT MAKES SENSE.
IT WILL REMAIN A 15 MEMBER
BOARD THAT WILL PROVIDE
CRITICAL INSIGHT AND GUIDANCE
TO YOU AND TO US.
IS THAT FAIR TO SAY?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK YOU COVERED IT ALL.
>> OKAY.
>> THERE IS ANOTHER SLIDE THAT
GIVES A LITTLE MORE.
BUT I CAN HOLD OFF.
ONE OF THE LESSONS WE LEARNED
IS ABOUT GOVERNANCE.
WE THINK THE FUNDAMENTAL
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OUTLINED
IN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
WORKS AND IS SOUND.
DURING THE FIRST CYCLE WE
LEARNED A BIT.
IN THE FIRST ISSUE IS LOOKING
TO CREATE CLEAR COMMUNITY
OVERSIGHT WITH THE TWO BOARDS.
ONE EXAMPLE I WOULD GIVE YOU,
WE WOULD HAVE JOINT MEETINGS
BETWEEN THE PARK BOARD AND THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
WE WANTED TO KEEP ALL OF THEM
INFORMED AND PARTICULARLY WHEN
WE DO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING
PROCESS, WE WANTED TO KEEP ALL
OF THEM INFORMED.
AND OFTEN PEOPLE WOULD BE
FRUSTRATED.
DEPENDING ON WHICH BOARD
MEETING IT WAS, IT CREATED A LOT
OF FRUSTRATION.
AND SOME LACK OF CLARITY TO THE
PUBLIC YOU WERE PARTICIPATING
IN THESE MEETINGS. THAT IS ONE
LESS AND LEARNED.
WE ALSO HAVE BEEN ANALYZING
THIS AND WE BELIEVE IT IS THE
BEST PATH FORWARD.
ANOTHER ASPECT THAT WAS
ADDRESSED IN THE LETTER FROM
THE PARKS FOUNDATION BOARD IS
AROUND THE MAJOR PROJECTS
CHALLENGE FUND.
THIS WAS A SPECIFIC ITEM OF
OVERSIGHT THAT THE PARK
DISTRICT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
HAD.
DEVELOPING THIS AND HELPING US
SELECT THE FOLKS WHO RECEIVED
THEM.
WE FOUND THAT IT CREATED A
CHALLENGE FOR THE COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING TO
RAISE MONEY.
THEY WERE LARGER PROJECTS.
WHICH LIMITED THE NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD APPLY.
IT MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO
SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS.
WE WILL KEEP SOME VERSION.
BUT TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT IS
FOCUSED ON EQUITY AND REMOVE
THE MAJOR PART SO IT DOES NOT
HAVE TO BE A $2 MILLION PROJECT.
AND NOT MAKE IT A CHALLENGE.
HOW DO WE HIGHLIGHT THE PLACES
WHERE WE NEED ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT?
THAT IS ANOTHER LESS AND
LEARNED.
AND WE ARE LOOKING TO SHIFT THE
TIMING ON THE REPORTING SO WE
KEEP DOING REPORTS, BUT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE
ARE PLANNING FOR THE NEXT CYCLE.
SO WE HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR YOU.
>> WE ONLY HAVE ONE LOCAL
AGREEMENT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> YOU WILL SEE MORE OF THIS,
WHEN WE BRING YOU THE REPORT.
ANOTHER KEY ASPECT --
>> I HATE TO STOP YOU AGAIN.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS A
QUESTION.
AND SO DOES COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> ON THE OVERSIGHT.
I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR.
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE
PARK DISTRICT OVERSIGHT BOARD
AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON
THE PARK BOARD ARE SIMPLY GOING
TO MEET TOGETHER.
IS THAT CORRECT?
WHEN YOU SAY CONSOLIDATE.
>> CORRECT.
>> THE TWO BODIES WILL MEET
TOGETHER ON A REGULAR BASIS.
IT IS NOT LIKE ONE BODY IS
TAKING OVER THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OTHER
BODY OR ONLY SOME PEOPLE WILL
BE PART OF A NEW ENTITY.
THESE TWO GROUPS THAT EXIST
WILL JOINTLY MEET ON A REGULAR
BASIS
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
LET ME CLARIFY.
WE ARE TAKING THE INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE ON THESE BOARDS AND
HAVE TERMS THAT WILL NOT
EXPIRE, THEY WILL BE FOLDED IN.
IT WILL BE A NEW BOARD. WE ARE
TAKING THE PARK DISTRICT
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND BOARD
OF PARK COMMISSIONERS AND
TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND
CREATING A NEW BOARD WHICH WILL
BE THE BOARD OF PARKS AND
RECREATION.
WHICH ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING
>> UNDERSTAND.
EVERYBODY PARTICIPATING NOW
WILL CONTINUE. THEY WILL BE ON
A NEW ENTITY.
IT IS NOT THE TWO EXISTING
ENTITIES.
THANK YOU.
ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUR
REQUESTS FOR US TO CONSIDER
FROM THE PARKS FOUNDATION, WAS
WE EXPLICITLY REQUEST THERE BE
PUBLIC MEETINGS AT LEAST
QUARTERLY TO REVIEW THE
SPENDING AND ACTIVITIES OF THE
PARK DISTRICT FOR THIS NEW
ENTITY.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WILL BE
HELPFUL OR IS IT DUPLICATIVE OF
THE EXPECTATION FOR THIS NEW
ENTITY?
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE FINE.
THIS IS THE WORK WE DO
REGULARLY.
IN TERMS OF BOTH THE REPORTING
THAT WE DO TO YOU ALL, ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS.
BUT ALSO WITH THE BOARD OF PARK
COMMISSIONERS.
IS REGULAR WORK THAT WE MEET
WITH THEM.
WE NORMALLY WORK WITH AN
EXECUTIVE TEAM THAT HELPS US
CRAP THE AGENDA.
AND WE RESPOND TO THAT.
IF THEY WOULD LIKE US TO DO
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL UPDATES, WE
ARE HAPPY TO DO THAT AS WELL.
THE ONLY CHALLENGE I WANT TO
MAKE SURE, THIS IS THE SLIDE
WHICH WAS THE NEXT SLIDE.
MOST OF THE WORK WE DO GETS
FUNDING FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT
SOURCES.
WHEN WE REPORT ON THE PARK
DISTRICT, IT WAS A SLIVER AND A
DID NOT ALLOW US TO SHOW HOW WE
WERE PROGRESSING.
WE ARE MOVING TO A LINE OF
BUSINESS REPORTING THAT TAKES
THOSE INITIATIVES AND INSTEAD
OF THIS LITTLE PIECE AND THIS
LITTLE PIECE, WE SAY HERE IS
EVERYTHING THAT PAYS FOR
AQUATICS AND HEAR US HOW WE CAN
REPORT ON THAT.
I THINK THIS CREATES BETTER
TRANSPARENCY AND BETTER
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ALLOWS US TO
TELL THE STORY OF THE MULTIPLE
FUNDING SOURCES.
>> I PROBABLY CONFUSED FOLKS
WHEN I USE THE WORD,
CONSOLIDATION.
IT IS CREATING A NEW BOARD.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
I CAN SAVE THESE COMMENTS BUT I
WILL MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
[ AUDIO NOT UNDERSTANDABLE ] TO
LOOK FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF
FUNDING FOR THE PARK DISTRICT.
AND YOU HAVE BEEN HELPFUL WITH
THIS CENTER REDEVELOPMENT.
ABOUT $1 MILLION FROM BEING
FULLY COMPLETED.
THEY HAVE THEIR PERMITS AND
DESIGNS.
WHILE THIS FUNDING MAY NOT BE
FAST ENOUGH FOR THEM, I MAKE
THESE STATEMENTS TO LET YOU
KNOW I AM WORKING TO HELP THEM
CLOSE THE LAST FUNDING GAP.
I AM RAISING THOSE ITEMS.
>> THANK YOU.
SHALL WE CONTINUE?
>> YES.
>> WE ARE WRAPPING UP.
I APPRECIATE THE TIME.
THERE ARE A LOT OF SLIDES.
IN THE VEIN OF CONTINUOUS
LEARNING, THERE ARE THINGS THAT
WERE FUNDED. WE HAVE HAD THREE
EVALUATIONS THAT WERE CONDUCTED.
THE FIRST TWO WE HAVE PRESENTED
TO THE BOARD.
ONE WAS ON THE OVERALL PARKS
MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES AND
IMPLEMENTATION.
WE HAVE FINDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN
PUT INTO ACTION.
THINGS LIKE ADDITIONAL RESTROOM
CLEANING. WE HAD ANOTHER
EVALUATION OF THE RECREATION
DIVISION.
WHICH LOOK AT THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH HOW WE MAXIMIZE WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN BUILDINGS AND
LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN FURTHER
SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES.
THE THIRD EVALUATION THAT
úLOOKED THAT PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION IN TERMS
OF HOW WE PLAN, DEVELOP AND
DELIVER MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
I WAS GOING TO SPEND A COUPLE
OF MINUTES ON THIS ONE. THIS
SHOWS YOU THE TIMELINE.
PART OF THE REASON WE ARE
PRESENTING THIS NOW IS A DRAFT,
WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT THE CITY
IMPLEMENTED A FREEZE ON ALL
SPENDING.
WE PUT THIS ON HOLD.
IT IS NOT QUITE FINISHED.
THE KEY MESSAGE FOR US IS THAT,
THE EVALUATION WAS FANTASTIC.
THESE WERE ISSUES THAT WE HAD
ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON.
AND THOSE WERE THINGS ABOUT
LOOKING AT THE OVERALL STRUCTURE
AND LOOKING AT THE RESOURCING
AND STAFFING AND TRAINING.
AND HOW WE DEVELOP PROJECTS.
TO DO A BETTER JOB OF TRACKING.
ON THE PEOPLE SIDE, WHAT IS THE
STRUCTURE AND HOW DO WE SUPPORT
OUR STAFF?
HOW CAN WE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
TRAINING?
HOW DO WE DELIVER PROJECTS?
WE ARE SEEING GREAT RESULTS.
AND INCREASING THE TECHNOLOGY.
IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE
OTHER SYSTEMS THAT WERE FUNDED
FOR MAINTENANCE, WE LAUNCH A
NEW PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEM.
IT IS -- THE TECHNOLOGY IS
GETTING BETTER. TO GIVE YOU AN
EXAMPLE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT ARE IN THE DRAFT
EVALUATION, 34 DRAFT
RECOMMENDATIONS. WE HAVE FULLY
IMPLEMENTED 21.
THIS EVALUATION WAS ALIGNED
WITH EFFORTS WE WERE ALREADY
WORKING ON.
IGHT OF THESE ARE IN PROGRESS.
AND WE HAVE TWO THAT WE ARE
CONSIDERING THAT WILL BE PART
OF THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE
NEXT ROUND. INCLUDING THE MAJOR
PROJECT CHALLENGE FUND. AND
CREATING NEW MECHANISMS TO
INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW WE
DELIVER PROJECTS.
AND THREE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
AFFECTED OTHER AGENCIES.
THESE ARE NOT NECESSARILY OUR
WORK.
WE HAVE TO WORK WITH OTHER
AGENCIES.
WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT THE
IMPLEMENTATION WILL IMPROVE THE
WORK WE ARE DOING.
ON TIME AND ON BUDGET.
IN TERMS OF -- NEXT SLIDE.
BACK TO THE CYCLE AND REPORT
FOR THE FIRST SIX YEAR CYCLE.
WE ARE PRESENTING THIS
OVERVIEW.
IN JULY WE WILL SHARE A DRAFT
WITH THE COMBINED BOARD.
AND GET INPUT AND MAKE
REVISIONS IN AUGUST AND UPDATE
THOSE BASED ON THE DELIVERY OF
THE PROJECTS. AND SEPTEMBER,
OCTOBER WE WILL HAVE A FINAL
PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT.
I KNOW YOU HAD QUESTIONS.
I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS OR I CAN PASS IT OVER
TO TRACY FOR THE ACTUAL
LEGISLATION.
>> I AM SORRY.
I WAS ON MUTE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES?
I DO NOT SEE ANY.
DO YOU WANT TO TAKE IT AWAY,
TRACY?
>> THERE ARE TWO RESOLUTIONS.
THE FIRST IS RESOLUTION 42.
THIS RESOLUTION WAS SIMPLY
DELAYING THE NEXT SIX YEAR
FUNDING CYCLE OF THE SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT BY ONE YEAR AND
HAVING IT BEGAN IN JANUARY ONE
OF 2022 TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR
2023 THROUGH 2028. THIS IS DUE
TO THE DELAY IN BEING ABLE TO
DO ROBUST PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.
>> DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT 3?
>> RESOLUTION 43, FUNDAMENTALLY
THE BIGGEST CHANGES THAT IT
DOES COMBINE THE PARK BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS BOARD WITH THE
PARK DISTRICT OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
AND MAKES OTHER MINOR CHANGES
ON THE REPORTING THAT IS
PROVIDED TO THE PARK DISTRICT
BOARD THAT IS MORE CONSISTENT
WITH WHEN BODIES OF WORK ARE
DONE AND WHEN IT MAKES SENSE TO
REPORT ON THEM.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
BEFORE WE MOVED TO A VOTE, IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE?
>> THANK YOU.
I HEARD COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
ASK A QUESTION THAT I HAD.
I MAY HAVE MISSED IT.
I DID NOT HEAR THE ANSWER.
I REQUEST WE INCLUDE LANGUAGE
AND RESOLUTION 42 THAT THE PARK
DISTRICT BOARD IS COMMITTED TO
RETURNING THE GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES TO THE GENERAL FUND
ONCE THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION
IS LISTED.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
ASKED FOR A REDUCTION. I THINK
IT RELATES TO THIS COMMENT WE
RECEIVED. I AM WONDERING
WHETHER OR NOT IN A MEMO LIKE
THAT, AND ASPIRATIONAL
AMENDMENTS SIGNALING A GOAL
SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE
SOMETHING TO INCLUDE AND
RESOLUTION 42?
>> I AM AFRAID IT WOULD BE
OUTSIDE THE TITLE.
THE TITLE IS A RESOLUTION
DELAYING THE SIX YEAR FUNDING
CYCLE OF THE SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT.
FUNDAMENTALLY IT IS ABOUT
DELAYING THE NEXT SIX YEAR PLAN.
IT IS NOT ABOUT WHAT WILL THE
COUNCIL DO IN THE 2022 BUDGET
PROCESS.
I THINK IT MIGHT REQUIRE -- I
WONDER -- NO.
I DON'T THINK IT WORKS FOR
RESOLUTION 42.
MAYBE IT CAN WORK FOR
RESOLUTION 43.
>> I WILL BE STRAIGHTFORWARD.
I WOULD NOT ENTERTAIN AND
AMENDMENT FOR THAT BECAUSE WE
ARE WORKING ON THE DELAY, NOT A
FISCAL COMMITMENT.
WE WILL MEET AGAIN IN OCTOBER.
IF WE MEET IN OCTOBER, WE COULD
ENTERTAIN MUCH MORE THAN
ASPIRATIONAL.
SOME FISCAL DIRECTIVES AND THAT
COMES DOWN FROM THE EXECUTIVE.
WOULD THAT BE MORE PERTINENT
AND GIVE COLLEAGUES MORE TIME?
>> I WAS NOT PLANNING ON
INTRODUCING AND AMENDMENT FROM
THE FLOOR.
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE- OVERLAPPING
SPEAKERS ]
>> I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID.
I KNOW SOMETIMES IT SEEMS PRO
FORMA WHEN WE DO THIS.
AND NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE
THESE ROBUST COMMUNITY PLANS.
EVERYONE WAS EXCITED.
AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAD
HIS BUDDIES HERE FOR GREEN
LAKE.
I WANT TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY
MEETINGS . IT WAS SO WONDERFUL
THAT PEOPLE CAME IN AND
EVALUATED THE EXECUTIVE TEAM.
WE HAD TO ADJUST THE BUDGET.
THAT IS STUFF WE WILL LOOK AT.
I AM GAME FOR ALL THIS
AMENDMENTS WHEN WE GET IT FROM
THE EXECUTIVE.
YOU ARE NOT DOING THAT FROM THE
FLOOR TODAY.
DID I FIX THAT?
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> NO.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE
SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT THE
PROJECTIONS.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL
INQUIRY.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE
QUESTION.
IS IT ABOUT WHAT THE
ANTICIPATION IS IN TERMS OF
PROJECTIONS AND WHETHER WE CAN
BACKFILL?
OKAY.
WE ARE WORKING WITH CBO.
THE BUDGET TOOK THE BIGGEST HIT
. NOT JUST FOR 21 AND 22.
WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
CAPITAL PROJECTS BUT WE ARE
WORKING ON THAT.
>> MORE TO COME.
>> YES. MORE TO COME.
>> IN SEPTEMBER I SUSPECT.
>> WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE IN
AUGUST.
THAT WILL HELP.
>> ONE THING I WANT TO SAY, HE
SENT US A GOOD MEMO FOR TODAY
ABOUT THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION
FOR CONSIDERATION.
THAT BROKE DOWN BOTH
RESOLUTIONS AND THE ANALYSIS.
I AM GUESSING WE WILL GET THE
SAME THING TO FOR ANOTHER ONE
IN AUGUST. AND THEN WE CAN
FINALIZE SOME OF THE NUMBERS ON
THE CAPITAL AND OPERATIONAL
SIDE BEFORE THE OCTOBER MEETING
.
>> I WOULD NOT EXPECT THAT
SUPERINTENDENT WILL GIVE AN
OPINION AFTER THE REVENUE
UPDATE.
THAT IS WHAT YOU GET FROM THE
BUDGET OFFICE.
THAT WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA.
IS THIS GOING BACK TO PRIOR
PANDEMIC LEVELS?
THAT MAY GIVE US MORE
FLEXIBILITY WHERE THE FUNDS GO.
OR WILL THERE BE OTHER
PRIORITIES?
>> OKAY.
>> MORE TO COME.
>> MOSTLY, ON THE PARKSIDE, I
WOULD EXPECT, WHEN THE BUDGET
IS DELIVERED ON THE BUDGET
OFFICE SIDE.
>> OKAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
SUPERINTENDENT THAT YOU WANT TO
ADD BEFORE I SAY A FEW CLOSING
COMMENTS AND THEN WE MOVED TO A
VOTE?
>> NO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> ANYTHING ELSE FROM MY
COLLEAGUES?
WE CAN DO COMMENTS NOW OR ME
FORWARD AND I WILL DO THE BOAT.
ANYTHING ELSE?
LET ME ADD TO THIS.
I AM EXCITED THAT WE GET TO
RESOLUTION 42 AND HAVE THOUGH
ONE YEAR DELAY.
AND WE NEED THE ROBUST PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR A LOT OF OUTSTANDING
ISSUES.
I AM HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
ALSO ABOUT DISSOLVING THE PDOC
AND COMBINING WITH A NEW BOARD.
IT IS GENIUS.
I AM GLAD WE GOT THIS DONE.
IT WAS CONFUSING FOR ME.
I REMEMBER TRACY DOING A FLOW
CHART AND EXPLAINING THE
DIFFERENT BOARDS.
THE BOARDS ARE VOLUNTEERS AND
VERY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.
I WANT TO THANK THEM.
I WILL GO TO AGENDA ITEM 2.
WHICH IS RESOLUTION 42.
DELAYING THE SIX YEAR PLANNING
CYCLE OF THE SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
I WAS GOING TO MOVE THAT THE
BOARD ADOPT RESOLUTION 42.
THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
CAN THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
YES . COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
YES.
LEWIS.
YES. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
YES. COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
YES . COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
YES . PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
YES.
NINE IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
RESOLUTION 42 IS ADOPTED.
PLEASE AFFECT MY SIGNATURE TO
THE RESOLUTION ON MY BEHALF.
LET'S GO ON TO AGENDA ITEM 3.
WHICH IS RESOLUTION 43.
AUTHORIZING AND AMENDMENT TO
THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
THE SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT.
AMONG OTHER THINGS MERGES,
COMBINES, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO
SAY IT, CREATES BETWEEN THE
PDOC, PARK DISTRICT OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE WITH THE PARKS ABOARD
COMMISSIONERS AND MODIFIES THE
TIMING OF THE PARK DISTRICT AND
RELATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT
RESOLUTION 43.
>> SECOND.
>> THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED.
WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
YES . COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
YES . LEWIS.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
YES.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS . YES.
PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
YES.
MINE IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT BOARD
ADOPT RESOLUTION 43.
WILL THE CLERK AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE RESOLUTION ON
MY BEHALF.
BEFORE WE ADJOURN, LET ME SHARE
OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING, OF
THE SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT BOARD
WILL BE ON OCTOBER 18, 2021.
IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER
BUSINESS?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AS
ANOTHER VOTE ON THE SCREEN.
I DON'T SEE ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS.
WE WILL BE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.