THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE FEBRUARY 26th 2022 MEETING
OF PUBLIC ASSETS AND
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
>> IT SEEMS AS THOUGH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA IS NOT
PRESENT.
AND CHAIR LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK.
AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, THAT'S
PARKER DAWSON FILLING IN FOR
JACOB THORPE WHO IS ON A WELL
EARNED VACATION.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
CHAIR'S REPORT, I WILL JUST
GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW HERE OF
THE AGENDA.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
PRESENTATION FROM CLIMATE
PLEDGE.
WE HAVE A PANEL HERE WHO IS
PREPARED TO GIVE THAT
PRESENTATION.
WE'RE THEN GOING TO HEAR FROM
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ON THE
RECOMMENDATION OF A COUPLE OF
NEW COMMISSIONERS FOR THE
COMMITTEE'S CONSIDERATION.
SO IT SHOULD BE A FAIRLY QUICK
COMMITTEE MEETING.
BY SOME OF THE STANDARDS OF THE
PAST COMMITTEE MEETINGS THAT
HAVE BEEN HEAVY, PARTICULARLY
ON HOMELESSNESS AGENDA ITEMS.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TO
DRILL INTO A GREAT NEW PUBLIC
ASSET THAT THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN
MONITORING FOR SEVERAL YEARS
AD THEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
MONTHS AS VERY MUCH ACTIVATED
THE CORE OF DISTRICT 7 AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
CONSIDERATION OF FILLING UP
SOME OF OUR BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS WHICH WE KNOW IS
VERY PRESSING AFTER THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS OF HAVING FEWER
NOMINEES TO CONSIDER.
SO THOSE ARE GOING TO BE THE
AGENDA ITEMS.
AND WITH THAT, WE'LL GO TO
PUBLIC COMMENT TO HEAR WHAT
FOLKS HAVE TO SAY ON THOSE
AGENDA ITEMS.
SO I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER.
THE COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS
MEETING WILL BE 20 MINUTES.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN ONE
MINUTE TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON EACH SPEAKER BY
NAME AND IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY ARE REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTE WILLED BE THE CUE
IT'S THEIR TURN TO SPEAK.
YOU MUST PRESS STAR SIX AND
BEGIN SPEAKING.
STATE YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
NUMBER YOUR ADDRESSING.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR
ALLOTTED TIME.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE
AND IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THE MEETING, PLEASE
DO SO THE SEATTLE CHANNEL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PARKER, WHO IS THE FIRST PERSON
ON THE LIST TODAY?
>> MR. CHAIR, THE FIRST PERSON
ON THE LIST IS THERESA BARKER.
>> AND DO WE STILL ONLY HAVE
TWO REGISTERED SPEAKERSERS ?
THERE HAS BEEN A THIRD ADDED TO
THE LIST.
>> OKAY, EXCELLENT.
THEN WE WILL BEGIN -- COULD I
GET THE NAMES ACTUALLY JUST OF
THE OTHER TWO AT THE TOP HERE
BEFORE I CALL.
>> OF COURSE, THE SECOND PERSON
IS DAVID HAYNES, ALTHOUGH THEY
ARE NOT YET PRESENT.
AND THE THIRD IS JOHN GRANT
WHO, IS PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, PARKER, SO WITH
THAT, WE WILL NOW RECOGNIZE
THERESA.
THERESA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
ONE MINUTE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR LEWIS.
AND I HAVE IN MY COMMUNICATION
THAT THERE WAS TWO MINUTES
ALLOWED.
BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST
LEAVE MY PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS THERESA BARKER.
I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON PARKS
AND HOMELESSNESS.
AS YOU KNOW I'M AN ORGANIZER OF
A GROUP OF NEIGHBORS.
AND AS YOU KNOW, OUR PARK HAS
BEEN IMPACTED REPEATEDLY AND
OFTEN DISASTEROUSLY BY THE
CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS IN OUR
CITY.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE
SCHOOLS USE OUR PARKS DAILY, WE
HAVE MOMS AND DADS WITH THEIR
KIDS AT THE PLAYGROUND AND ON
THE TRAILS, YOUNG PEOPLE AND
SENIORS IN THE PARK AT
DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY.
AND WE JUST NEED PARKS AS A
REFUGE AND A PLACE OF
RESTORATION AND RECREATION.
AND WE NEED MEANINGFUL AND
EFFECTIVENESS HOMELESSNESS
ASSISTANCE.
AND WE NEED THE CONTINUED
COMMITMENT OF THE CITY AND THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
AS YOU KNOW, IN OUR -- WE'RE
JUST APPRECIATIVE OF THE
COMMITMENT OF THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
AND OF THE CITY AS HAS BEEN
LISTED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
MEETINGS.
AND WE JUST NEED PARKS TO STAY
OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL
YOUTH IN OUR CITY.
AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND SEED THE
REST OF MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU, THE NEXT SPEAKER
IS DAVID HAYNES.
ARE THEY SHOWING PRESENT,
PARKER?
>> THEY ARE STILL NOT PRESENT.
>> OKAY.
SEEING THAT MR. HAYNES IS NOT
PRESENT, WE WILL PROCEED TO OUR
THIRD SPEAKER, JOHN GRANT.
JOHN GRANT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR ONE MINUTE.
>>
>> MY NAME IS JOHN GRANT THE
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER WITH THE
LOW INCOME HOUSING INDUSTRY.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME
TODAY.
I WANTED TO GIVE GOOD NEWS ON
THE 2021 OUTCOMES FOR OUR TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE PROGRAM.
AND THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL
FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAMTO
HELP GET FOLKS OFF THE STREET.
WE HAD OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE
PROGRAM, SINCE WE LAUNCHED IN
ú2015, OVER 2500 PEOPLE
SHELTERED IN TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
IN 2021, WE SERVED 745
UNDUPLICATED FOLKS TO GET OFF
THE STREET AND GET CONNECTED TO
SHELTER AND SERVICES AND
EVENTUALLY A HOME.
56% OF THE FOLKS THAT WE SERVE
FOUND PERMANENT HOUSING OR
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
50% BEING PERMANENT.
SO THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY
SUCCESSFUL MODEL WHERE
TYPICALLY YOU SEE A MAT ON THE
FLOOR TYPE SHELTER HAS A MUCH
LOWER SUCCESS RATE.
65% OF FOLKS MOVE OUT WITHIN
SIX MONTHS.
ABOUT 114 DAYS IS THE MEDIAN
STAY IN THE PROGRAM.
SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THOSE
REALLY GREAT NUMBERS AND THANKS
TO THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL,
THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE PROGRAM
CONTINUES TO BE A SUCCESS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH
MORE INFORMATION.
>>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
IS MR. HAYNES NOW PRESENT?
PARKER?
>> MR. HAYNES IS NOT PRESENT.
>> OKAY.
WELL, MR. HAYNES, DO PLEASE
SEND IN YOUR WRITTEN COMMENT,
SORRY WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET
TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON.
PROCEEDING ON THEN TO ITEM ONE
ON OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS,
PARKER, WILL YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEM ONE, CLIMATE PLEDGE
ARENA PRESENTATION BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, BEFORE WE
BEGIN THE PRESENTATION, CAN WE
DO A QUICK ROUND OF
INTRODUCTIONS FROM THE PANEL BY
STATING NAME AND ROLE?
AND TODD, WHY DON'T WE BEGIN
WITH YOU, AND ONCE YOU HAVE
INTRODUCED YOURSELF, MAYBE
POPCORN IT OFF TO THE NEXT
PERSON ON THE PANEL SO WE CAN
KEEP IT ROLLING HERE.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CHAIRPERSON, THANKS FOR
HAVING US TODAY.
I'M THE CEO OF SEATTLE KRAKEN.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY
BROTHER, TIM.
>> HELLO CHAIRPERSON, AND
FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS, GOOD TO
SEE EVERYBODY AGAIN.
I'M TIM, I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF
OVG.
>> THANK YOU, TIM, HELLO
CHAIRPERSON AND EVERYBODY,
STEVE MADSON.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND
GENERAL MANAGER FOR CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA.
>> GREAT.
AND I WANT TO JUST STATE FOR
THE RECORD BEFORE THE
PRESENTATION THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA HAS JOINED THE
COMMITTEE.
AND PARKER, IF YOU'LL LET THE
RECORD REFLECT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA IS NOW
PRESENT.
SO WITH THAT, I DON'T KNOW HOW
YOU GUYS HAVE ORGANIZED THE
PRESENTATION.
BUT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
AND WE ASK THAT COMMITTEE
MEMBERS HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL
THE CONCLUSION OF THE
PRESENTATION.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
AN UPDATE.
I'LL TAKE THE CHAIR'S
PREROGATIVE HERE AT THE
BEGINNING AND SAY I'VE BEEN NOW
TO CLIMATE PLENL ARENA ON THREE
SEPARATE OCCASIONS.
IT'S A GREAT ASSET AT SEATTLE
CENTER CAMPUS.
I'VE HAD A GREAT TIME EVERY
TIME I'VE BEEN THERE.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
MORE ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE GOING
AND WHAT THE FUTURE MIGHT HAVE
IN STORE.
SO I'LL HAND IT OVER TO THE
PANEL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
SO LET ME SPEAK BRIEFLY BEFORE
WE PUT UP THE PRESENTATION.
SO I JUST WANT TO START BY
THANKING MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
WHO ARE ON THIS CALL WHO HELPED
GIVE LIFE TO THIS DREAM.
THIS WAS A LONG TIME COMING AND
THIS COMMUNITY REALLY WRESTLED
FOR A LONG TIME WITH HOW WE
WERE GOING TO FIX THIS.
I WAS HERE IN SEATTLE FOR MANY
YEARS, I RAN THE SEAHAWKS AND
THEN LEFT.
MY BROTHER CONVINCED ME THAT WE
COULD FIX THAT ARENA.
AND CONVINCED ME TO COME BACK
HOME.
AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST
FOUR YEARS IS A DREAM COME
TRUE.
THROUGH THE COURAGE OF A LOT OF
PEOPLE, MY BROTHER INCLUDED,
BUT CERTAINLY THIS CITY
COUNCIL, AND DEBRA JUAREZ, YOU
DID SOMETHING NOT MANY OTHER
PEOPLE HAVE EVER DONE, AND THAT
IS YOU READ EVERY SINGLE PAGE
OF A VERY COMPLICATED THREE-
PARTY AGREEMENT.
SO WE'RE JUST VERY
APPRECIATIVE.
WE WANT TO BE SUPER RESPECTFUL
OF TIME.
BUT YOU KNOW, IN THESE TIMES,
WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF DIVISION
AND SOME ACCRA MOHNEY WE HAVE A
GREAT STORY TO TELL.
WE WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT WE
WOULD EMBARK ON THIS KNOWING WE
WERE GOING TO WALK INTO A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC BUT BIG IDEAS
SUSTAIN THEMSELVES EVEN IN THE
TOUGHEST OF TIMES AND THAT'S
WHAT WE'VE DONE.
THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY TO
START OUT IS THAT WE KNOW THAT
THERE'S NOT ANYTHING WE CAN'T
DO SUBSTANTIALLY BETTER.
AND THAT TRULY OUR BEST DAYS
ARE IN FRONT OF US.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADIEU, WE
WANT TO JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK
OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'VE DONE AND
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO START
ON SOMETHING WE'RE SO PROUD OF,
WHICH IS SUSTAINABILITY, AND
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THAT SLIDE
NOW, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER TO MY BROTHER, TIM.
>> SO AS EVERYONE KNOWS, MOSTLY
BECAUSE YOU ENCOURAGED US, YOU
INSPIRED US, AND YOU PUSHED US,
WE ARE THE FIRST CARBON NEUTRAL
ARENA IN THE HISTORY OF PLANET
EARTH.
VERY PROUD OF THE COMMITMENT
WE'VE MADE TOWARDS TRYING TO
SAVE OUR GLOBE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE
INTEGRATED REALLY ENTERERSING
MOMENTS OF TRUTH FOR EVERYBODY
TO EXPERIENCE AS PART OF
WALKING THROUGH AND BEING AT AN
EVENT AT CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA.
SO IT IS AMAZING, THE STEPS
WE'VE TAKEN TO THE BE THE
GREENEST ARENA IN THE WORLD, AS
IT SHOULD BE IN SEATTLE.
EVERYTHING WE SET OUT TO DO AND
GOALS AND AMBITIONS WE HAVE TO
BE DECLARED CARBON NEUTRAL.
WE'RE ON TRACK, WE'RE HITTING
ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT METERS,
AND SO AT THIS POINT, THE LAST
MAJOR STEP FOR STEVE MADSON AND
HIS TEAM IS THE ELIMINATION OF
SINGLE-USE PLASTIC.
AND WE'VE COMMITTED TO THAT BY
2024.
SO AMAZING STEP FORWARD FOR THE
PLANET.
AND ABSOLUTELY THE RIGHT PLACE
TO START THIS MOVEMENT HERE IN
SEATTLE.
>> STEVE, ANY FURTHER COMMENT
ON THAT?
>> I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD TO
BE A LEADER IN THIS.
WE DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW.
WE WANT TO BE A LEADER AND WE
ARE.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS OBVIOUSLY
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE
BUILT.
BUT WE'RE ALSO SUPER PROUD OF
HOW WE BUILT IT.
AND THE NEXT PAGE REALLY SHOWS
THAT WHOLE PROCESS.
LED BY OVG, WE SET GOALS AND
SOME SET THE GOAL OF $136
MILLION IN GAUGING MINORITY
OWNED BUSINESSES AND
CONTRACTORS MIGHT BE AN
OUTLIER.
BUT IN FACT, BECAUSE OF OUR
COMMITMENT TO THE MEN AND WOMEN
IN THE UNIONS AND LABOR, WE'VE
EXCEEDED THAT GOAL.
AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD.
AND I'LL LET ME BROTHER COMMENT
ON THAT.
>> AGAIN, WE MADE A COMMITMENT
EARLY ON, IN PARTICULAR,
INFLUENCE AND I WOULD SAY
GENTLY PUSHED BY DEBRA.
ON MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE OF
THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND
FOR THE PEOPLE.
AND THIS WAS TRUE LAY SEATTLE
PROJECT.
NOT ONLY WERE WE VERY PROUD OF
THE FACT THAT THE UNION TRADES
BUILT THIS ARENA.
BUT OUR COMMITMENT TO WMBE WAS
AT $179 MILLION AND IN
PARTICULAR, WE HAD 88 DIFFERENT
FIRMS FROM SEATTLE THAT
ULTIMATELY PARTICIPATED IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PARTICULAR
ARENA THAT WERE MINORITY OWNED
OR ARE IN PARTICULAR QUALIFYING
IN THE WNBA STANDARDS.
SO SURPASSED IT.
AS MY BROTHER WILL NOW TELL
YOU.
WE HAVE CONTINUED THIS
COMMITMENT BASED ON OUR HIRING
OF OUR FULL-TIME AND PART TIME
EMPLOYEES.
>> SO WE WANTED TO BE
DIFFERENT.
WE ARE DIFFERENT.
WE'RE IN SEATTLE.
WE CAN DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
AND SO ANOTHER THING WE'RE
SUPER PROUD OF IS THE
ORGANIZATION THAT'S BEEN PUT
TOGETHER TO RUN THIS
ENTERPRISE.
AN ARENA AND A HOCKEY TEAM THAT
REALLY SET GOALS TO BE ONE OF
THE MOST DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS
IN SPORTS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA.
AND WE'VE ACHIEVED IT.
BUT WE'RE NOT DONE.
BUT SOME QUICK STATISTICS CLOSE
TO 45% OF OUR STAFF REPRESENT
GENDER DIVERSITY.
25% OF OUR STAFF REPRESENT
BIPOC DIVERSITY.
WE PLACE GREAT EMPHASIS ON
THIS.
AND I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY
COMMENT THAT TOMORROW NIGHT OUR
HOCKEY TEAM PLAYS IN WINNIPEG.
AND TOMORROW NIGHT WE MAKE
HISTORY.
AS THE PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER
FOR YOUR SEATTLE KRAKEN AND THE
COLOR ANALYSTS ARE BOTH AFRICAN
AMERICANS.
IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE IN SPORTS.
AND IT HASN'T BEEN DONE
CERTAINLY IN THE NHL.
AND WE'RE ONLY ON THE FRONT END
OF THIS.
THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF
WHO WE ARE IN OUR DNA AND WE'RE
GOING TO KEEP PUSHING.
WE WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT COMMUNITY.
AND AT THE RISK OF READING
WORDS WHICH I WAS TOLD NEVER TO
DO IN A PRESENTATION I'M GOING
TO READ A FEW WORDS HERE IF WE
CAN GO TO THE NEXT PAGE.
WE TOOK THE ARENA AND TEAM AND
PUSHED THEM TOGETHER TO CREATE
THE ONE ROOF FOUNDATION.
AND WE REALLY THINK ABOUT OUR
WORLD AND OUR COMMUNITY A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
THE WELL BEING OF AN
INDIVIDUAL'S CONNECTION TO WELL
BEING OF EVERY OTHER
INDIVIDUAL.
HOMELESSNESS, RACISM, INEQUITY,
DON'T AFFECT JUST THOSE.
THEY AFFECT ALL OF US.
THEY AFFECT ALL OF US IN THE
COMMUNITY.
THE HEALTH OF HUMANITY IS TIED
INEXTRICABLY TO OUR PLANET.
AND WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER,
THE ONE ROOF.
WE JUST STARTED.
AND I'M SO PROUD OF THE WORK
THAT WE'VE DONE ALL READY IN
THE COMMUNITY.
WE'VE CAST PARTNERSHIPS WITH
YOUTH CARE.
WE'VE RAISED MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS ALL READY FOR YOUTH
CARE.
AND THERE WERE EXPECTATIONS SET
FORTH OF WHAT WE WOULD DO,
WE'VE TRIED TO BEAT THOSE
EXPECTATIONS AT EVERY TURN.
FOR INSTANCE, WHEN WE LAUNCH
THE TEAM NAME, 100% OF THE
PROCEEDS FROM THE INITIAL
MERCHANDISE THAT WENT ON SALE
WENT TO OUR FRIENDS AT YOUTH
CARE.
BUT IT'S MORE THAN YOUTH CARE,
IT'S OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT
FIT THE MISSION I JUST TALKED
ABOUT.
IT'S COMMUNITY PASSAGE WAYS.
IT'S THE URBAN LEAGUE.
IT'S THE REFUGE WOMEN'S
ALLIANCE.
IT'S THE DAWANISH RIVER RIVER
CLEAN UP EFFORTS.
IT'S A BIG PROJECT WE'RE DOING
IN SOUTH PARK.
IT WAS A PROJECT MY BROTHER PUT
TOGETHER TO OPEN THE BUILDING
WITH COLD PLAY.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A
MOMENT.
WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN.
WE HAVE THE ARENA WITH US.
I'M HERE ALT D 5 AT OUR
BEAUTIFUL KRAKEN COMMITTEE ICE
PLEACHES.
EVERYDAY IN THIS COMMUNITY,
SOMETHING GOOD IS ON HAPPENING
FOR THE COMMUNITY BY THE
ORGANIZATION.
THAT'S REALLY HOW WE'VE BEEN
CHARTERED.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE SET
UP.
BUT ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT
PEOPLE ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT
WAS TRANSPORTATION.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK STEVE TO
TALK ABOUT HOW WE FOCUSED ON
TRANSPORTATION, HOW WE WORKED
HARD FOR LITERALLY YEARS IN
ADVANCE AND SOME OF THE IS
SUCCESS WE'VE HAD.
>> THANK YOU, TODD.
AS OF YESTERDAY, WE'VE BEEN
OPEN 120 DAYS SINCE OCTOBER
19th.
THAT'S 53 EVENTS AND OVER
600,000 PEOPLE.
WE KNEW GOING INTO THIS, ONE OF
OUR STIGMAS WAS GOING TO BE
TRANSIT TRANSPORTATION.
GETTING PEOPLE TO AND FROM AND
NOT DISRUPTING.
BUT AS WE CHECK DOWN SOME OF
THOSE BIGGEST ISSUES, WE
COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD IN THIS
AREA.
WHERE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING
PEOPLE TO AND FROM LARGELY
THROUGH PUBLIC TRANSIT.
OUR ROLE IN THE MONO RAIL IS A
BIG PART OF THAT.
WHERE WE'VE HAD UP TO 5000 TO
6000 KRAKEN FANS ON A 17,000
SELL OUT COMING THROUGH THE
MONO RAIL.
WE THINK IT'S OUR FUTURE THAT
GETS LESS VEHICLES OFF THE
ROAD.
IT'S PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO
THE CLIMATE PLEDGE.
AND IT'S WORKING.
>> THIS IS LITERALLY A SCREEN
SHOT FROM OUR APP.
AND WE GIVE PEOPLE CHOICES.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT DRIVING
AND PARKING IS DOWN THE WAY
HERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID TO
ENCOURAGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
IS WE LITERALLY EMBEDDED A PASS
IN EVERY TICKET SOLD BY THE
HOCKEY TEAM.
AND WE THINK THE FIRST
ORGANIZATION TO DO IT.
THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN AWESOME.
SO DAN, YOU KNOW, ANDREW, THE
SUCCESS WE'VE HAD IN YOUR
DISTRICT IN KEEPING PEOPLE FROM
ALL DRIVING, AND REALLY IT WAS
VIEWED AS ONE OF OUR MOST
CHALLENGING ISSUES, BUT IN FACT
WE'RE SO PROUD OF WHAT'S
HAPPENED IN TRANSPORTATION AND
HOW WE'VE BEEN RESPECTFUL TO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE MADE A 7 MILLION-DOLLAR
INVESTMENT IN THE MONO RAIL.
AND IT'S WORKED.
AND THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE
DONE THERE.
BUT THE INITIAL RESULTS ARE
ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC.
AND ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT.
ANY GIVEN HOCKEY GAME.
25% OF THE PEOPLE ARE TAKING
THE MONO RAIL, THE LAST MILE.
AND WHEN EAST AND WEST CONNECTS
ON SOUND TRANSIT, THIS IS GOING
TO BE AN IDEA WHOSE TIME REALLY
CAME.
>> WE WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT EVENTS.
AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER
TO MY BROTHER TIM, AND WE START
WITH A SLIDE ON COVID.
BECAUSE WE'VE HAD GREAT PLANS.
BUT SOMETHING BIG HAPPENED
ALONG THE WAY.
AND SO WE PAID GREAT ATTENTION
TO THIS AND BUILT BEST
PRACTICES, TIM.
>> WE LED THE CHARGE ON TRYING
TO IMPLEMENT STANDARDS THAT
WERE IMPORTANT TO THE HEALTH
AND WELLNESS OF NOT ONLY OUR
EMPLOYEES AND OUR PART TIME
EMPLOYEES BUT ALL OF OUR
CUSTOMERS.
WE WERE THE FIRST ORGANIZATION
IN THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
INDUSTRY TO GO MANDATORY ON
VACS PACE THATS.
EVERY ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES,
EVERY PART TIME EMPLOYEES,
EVERY VENDOR, AND EVERY ONE OF
THEIR EMPLOYEES, WE REQUIRED
VACCINATION EARLY ON.
AMAZINGLY, VERY LITTLE KICK
BACK.
SO WE WERE PROUD OF THAT.
WE'VE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB
WITH OUR COMPLIMENT TO CLEAR.
AND USING CLEAR PATH TO VERIFY
VACCINATION OF ALL CUSTOMERS
THAT ARE COMING INTO THE
BUILDING AND FINALLY, WE HAVE
SEEN ZERO CASES WITHIN OUR FULL-
TIME STAFF AND OUR PART TIME
STAFF OF ANY OUTBREAKS.
AND SO, IF YOU TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION THE ROUGHLY $50
MILLION WE SPENT ON A NEW AIR
VENTILATION SYSTEM, THAT
ULTIMATELY IS STATE OF THE ART
FOR HOW WE CLEANSE OUR AIR AND
HOW WE TRAP GERMS WITHIN OUR
BUILDING.
IT'S A REVOLUTIONARY BUILDING
AS TO THE STANDARDS THAT WE
CREATED TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.
VERY PROUD THAT WE OPENED THE
BUILDING FIRST WITH THE
HOMETOWN HEROES, FU FIGHTERS
WHO CAME IN AND DID AN AMAZING
SHOW.
PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE MADE
A HALF MILLION DOLLAR FOR
CHARITIES THAT BOTH THE FU
FIGHTERS AND US WILL DONATE
BACK TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL
CHARITIES, AND IN PARTICULAR, A
HEAVY EMPHASIS ON CHARITIES
THAT ARE GREEN FOCUSED.
AND THEN WE HAD LITERALLY
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TUNE INTO
THE OPENING OF CLIMATE PLEDGE
ARENA FROM AROUND THE WORLD ON
AMAZON PRIME FOR THE OPENING OF
COLD PLAY.
IT WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST
STREAMED LIVE CONCERTS IN THE
HISTORY OF THE INDUSTRY.
SHINNING A BRIGHT LIGHT NOT
JUST ON SEATTLE, SEATTLE
CENTER, BUT OUR COMMITMENT TO
CARBON NEUTRAL.
>> STEVE, THIS NEXT PAGE IS
JUST SHOWS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
AND STEVE IS GOING TO SHARE
THAT WE HAVEN'T HIT OUR SHOW
NUMBERS YET.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO.
IN LARGE PART BECAUSE ARTISTS
ARE ANXIOUS TO PLAY IN THIS
BUILDING.
WE THINK THE DARK CLOUD OF
COVID IS LIFTING, STEVE.
>> WE WERE BLESSED TO OPEN TO
FULL CAPACITY.
THAT WAS DONE ONLY UNDER THESE
STRINGENT RULES AND WE'VE DONE
IT NOW OVER 600,000 PEOPLE.
WE'RE 27 GAMES INTO THE KRAKEN
SEASON.
WE'RE 14 CONCERTS IN.
WE'VE HOSTED SEATTLE U AND
OTHER BASKETBALL.
AND PROUD TO SHOW THE
VERSATILITY OF THIS VENUE.
THAT I THINK WE'RE SEEING JUST
HOW HUNGRY THIS COMMUNITY WAS.
FOR A NEW MODERN ARENA.
THAT THE REGION NEEDED IT.
AND WE'RE DELIVERING IT.
>> A HOCKEY TEAM HAS HAD AN
AMAZING RECEPTION.
TIM, DID YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING?
>> YEAH, I'LL JUST ADD LOOK,
YOU KNOW, AT THE END, WE'LL
TALK TO YOU ABOUT PROBLEMS THAT
WE'RE STILL SOLVING, AND
PROBLEMS THAT WE NEED TO
OVERCOME.
THE LARGEST ISSUE WE HAVE IS
WE'RE 40 EVENTS SHORT OF WHERE
WE PROJECTED TO BE.
AND SO THAT WILL PROBABLY TURN
OUT TO BE ABOUT A 35 MILLION-
DOLLAR HIT YEAR ONE.
BECAUSE OF COVID.
>> AND THIS CERTAINLY HASN'T
BEEN FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.
BUT WE'VE HAD THE FANS WITH US.
AND I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT OUR HOCKEY TEAM HERE.
THE RECEPTION HAS BEEN
INCREDIBLE.
THIS NEXT PICTURE, IMAGE REALLY
SHOWS THAT PEOPLE HAVE STOOD
AND CHEERED DESPITE THE
CHALLENGES, DESPITE THE
INTREPIDATION OF BEING IN
PUBLIC PLACES, OUR SUPPORT HAS
JUST BEEN AWESOME.
AND SOMETHING GREAT THAT'S
HAPPENED FOR US IS OUR PLAYERS
ARE PROUD TO PULL THAT JERSEY
ON.
THEY'RE PROUD TO WEAR THE S ON
THEIR CHEST.
AND OUR JERSEY IS NOT ONLY ONE
OF -- IS THE BEST SELLING IN
THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE.
IT'S ONE OF BEST SELLING
JERSEYS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE DON'T
RETAIN ALL OF THAT REVENUE, IT
GOES TO A LEAGUE WIDE POT.
BUT WE'RE SO PROUD, ANY WHERE
WE TRAVEL, THERE'S KRAKEN FANS
IN THE COMMUNITY WEARING OUR
GEAR AND CHEERING THE TEAM ON.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY'VE
SHOWED UP AT OUR ARENA AND
CREATED A GREAT PLACE FOR OUR
TEAM TO PLAY.
WE'VE NOW WON AS MANY GAMES AS
WE WON THE FIRST HALF OF THE
SEASON.
WE LOST 17 GAMES BY A GOAL OR
LESS BUT BY A GOAL.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THIS
TEAM THE RIGHT WAY.
WE'RE GOING TO BUILD IT THROUGH
THE DRAFT.
WE'RE GOING TO BUILD IT IN A
VERY SMART WAY.
WE DON'T WANT TO BE ONE THAT
WONDERS.
WE WANT TO BUILD A TEAM THAT
CAN WIN HERE LONG-TERM.
AND WE'RE DOING ENTHUSIASM I'LL
JUST PAUSE AND SAY THIS PAST
WEEKEND, WE DID SOMETHING THAT
NO OTHER TEAM IN THE LEAGUE HAD
DONE.
AND THAT IS WE INVITED FANS TO
A SKILLS COMPETITION.
10,000 FANS SHOWED UP TO SEE
WHO COULD SHOOT THE FASTEST
PUCK.
WHO COULD TAPE THEIR STICK THE
FASTEST.
WE DID ALL SORTS OF WONDERFUL
THINGS.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE
DID IS WE TOOK 100% OF THE
TICKET PROCEEDS.
$100,000 AND PUT IT BACK TO
WORK THROUGH THE ONE ROOF
FOUNDATION.
E WHEN WE STOOD UP IN FRONT OF
YOU AND MADE PROMISES ABOUT
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY,
WE MEANT IT.
AND WE'RE LIVING IT.
AND THEN THE LAST SLIDE WE HAVE
BEFORE WE CAN OPEN THIS UP TO
QUESTIONS IS WE'VE ALSO BUILT
SOMETHING PRETTY FANTASTIC IN D
5. WE FELT THAT IF WE WERE
GOING TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS,
AND SERIOUS ABOUT GIVING BACK
TO COMMUNITY, WE COULDN'T PUT
OUR TRAINING FACILITY IN SOME
REMOTE SUBURBAN LOCATION OR IN
A BUSINESS PARK.
SO THIS WAS AS AMBITIOUS AS
ANYTHING WE'VE DONE.
WE BUILT 165,000 SQUARE FOOT
FACILITY RIGHT HERE.
IT'S THE CENTERPIECE OF THE
REMAKE OF THE NORTH GATE MALL.
THIS YEAR ON A CALENDAR BASIS,
AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE
WILL ATTRACT 1 MILLION PEOPLE
THROUGH OUR DOORS.
THREE SHEETS OF ICE, A MEDICAL
CLINIC, A FULL ON STARBUCKS
WHERE 100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO
BACK TO COMMUNITY AND A
FANTASTIC BAR AND GRILL, THE 32
BAR AND GRILL.
AGAIN, DOING ALL OF THIS IN A
VERY, VERY DARK AND CHALLENGING
TIME.
AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS DARK
CLOUD LIFTS, OUR BEST DAYS ARE
GOING TO BE IN FRONT OF US.
SO CHAIRPERSON, LEWIS, WE ARE
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS,
I WANT TO ACTUALLY TURN IT BACK
OVER TO MY BROTHER AND SEE IF
HE HAD ANY ADDITIONAL REMARKS?
>> JUST, CHAIRPERSON, BEFORE
QUESTIONS, I'D ADD TWO
ADDITIONAL THINGS.
THE CLOUD IS LIFTING.
WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE
CITY AND THE STATE AND THE WAY
YOU'VE HANDLED TRYING TO GUIDE
US THROUGH THIS VIRUS.
AND THIS CRISIS THAT IS
PROBABLY THE LARGEST ANY OF US
WILL FACE IN OUR TIME.
WE'RE PROUD THAT DURING ALL OF
THIS, THIS TEAM WAS JUST NAMED
AS THE BEST NEW ARENA IN ALL OF
THE WORLD.
SO AN AMAZING COMPLIMENT BACK
TO SEATTLE.
WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT COMING THIS FRIDAY
ON I THINK THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
ARTIST TO PLAY THE BUILDING
SINCE WE'VE OPENED THAT WILL
CREATE A 60 YEAR LOOP AND
CONNECT THE DOTS AND BE
SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY.
WE STILL HAVE ISSUES AND
PROBLEMS.
I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE WE'LL
HAVE GOING FORWARD NOW IS
WORKING AND ASKING FOR THE HELP
OF THE STATE, CITY, AND COUNTY
ON -- WE'RE DOING SOMETHING
THAT'S FAIRLY UNIQUE,
CHAIRPERSON, AND THAT IS WE'RE
PAYING TAXES.
AND SO ONE OF THE PIECES WE HAD
TO WORK THROUGH IS THE
VALUATION OF THE BUILDING IN
WHICH WE'LL PAY TAXES ON.
AND ASKING FOR SOME HELP TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T GET
TAXED ON THINGS LIKE COVID
MITIGATION, OUR COMMITMENT TO
CLIMATE PLEDGE, OUR COMMITMENT
TO PRESERVING THE ROOF, SO WE
STILL HAVE WORK TO DO.
BUT I WOULD SAY OVER ALL,
CONSIDERING EVERYTHING WE DEALT
WITH, GETTING THIS BUILDING
OPEN, HAVING THE ACCOLADES FOR
SEATTLE THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
GARNER AND ON BEHALF OF YOU,
OUR COMMITMENT TO THE SEATTLE
CENTER CAMPUS.
OUR COMMITMENT TO BEING A
MIRROR IMAGE OF THE COMMUNITY
THAT WE REPRESENT.
AND WITH A PLATFORM THAT
ULTIMATELY HELPS THOSE THAT
HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THE SAFETY
NET.
WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE YOUR
PARTNER.
AND WE THANK YOU PROFUSELY FOR
GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY.
>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THAT PRESENTATION.
I MEAN, I'LL JUST START OFF ON
ONE OF THE POINTS THAT WAS JUST
MENTIONED AT THE TAIL END
AROUND THE IMPRESSIVE PUBLIC
HEALTH MEASURES AND COVID
MITIGATION MEASURES THAT WERE
MADE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE
DEFINITELY NOTICED.
YOU KNOW, ANECDOTALLY.
AND MY VISITS HAVE BEEN VERY
IMPRESSED BY, WITH THE CLEAR
APP AND ALL THE OTHER
PRECAUTIONS THAT THE ARENA HAS
BEEN TAKING.
AND REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
MODELING OF HOW TO DO BIG
INDOOR EVENTS IN A WAY
COGNIZANT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
GUIDANCE, IT MAKES OUR JOBS A
LOT EASIER, SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS AND
THEN I'LL OPEN IT UP TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
THE FIRST ONE, THE SLIDE WENT
BY A LITTLE QUICKLY.
BUT DO YOU FACTOR INTO THE
SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT SOME OF
YOUR TRANSPORTATION MITIGATION
MEASURES ? I DIDN'T NECESSARILY
SEE IF THAT WAS INCORPORATED ON
THE SLIDE.
BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE
DOING BE RIGHT BACK WELL, I
MEAN I KNOW YOU'RE DOING REALLY
GREAT WORK THAT WE COVERED IN
THE SLIDE ON THE MONO RAIL AND
EVERYTHING ELSE.
I'D BE CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT THE
IMPACT OF THAT HAS BEEN
RELATIVE TO AN ARENA THATS HAS
NOT MITIGATED WHAT WOULD
OTHERWISE BE A LARGE VOLUME OF
SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE TRIPS
THAT ARE JUST BEING TAKEN OUT
OF CONTENTION BECAUSE OF THE
SOUPING UP OF THE MONO RAIL.
THE TRANSIT PASSES BEING SOLD
ALONG WITH THE TICKETS AND THE
SEASONS PASSES.
AND I WONDER IF THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN LOOKED
INTO IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT
RELATIVE TO AN OTHERWISE
SITUATED ARENA THAT'S NOT DOING
THAT TRANSPORTATION MITIGATION
WORK.
>> VERY GOOD QUESTION,
CHAIRPERSON.
SO HERE'S ONE WAY OF PUTTING
IT.
WE'RE SO OVERWHELMED WITH HOW
WELL WE'VE DONE ON MITIGATION
MEASURES.
OUR PARKING NUMBERS ARE HALF OF
WHAT WE PROJECTED DAY ONE.
GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS, FOR YOU
AND US SINCE WE SHARE THE
PARKING REVENUE WITH THE CITY.
AT THE END OF THE DAY WE'RE
SHOCKED WITH HOW MANY PEOPLE
HAVE GROWN ACCUSTOMED WITH THE
MONO RAIL.
IN USING LIGHT RAIL TO GET TO
THE MONO RAIL STATION.
AND TAKE THAT INTO THE SEATTLE
CENTER CAMPUS.
WE'VE NOT HAD THE TRAFFIC
ACCIDENT OR CONGESTION THAT
EVERYBODY WARNED WOULD HAPPEN.
THAT HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE.
I THINK THE THIS ONLY GETS
BETTER AS TIME GOES ALONG, BUT
YES, EVERY TRIP COUNT, EVERY
CAR THAT COMES TO OUR BUILDING
AND PARKS FOR ONE OF OUR
EVENTS, COUNCIL PERSON, WE THEN
PUT THAT BACK INTO OUR
MITIGATION MEMBERS AND OUR
EMISSION STANDARDS THAT WE THEN
HAVE TO GO BALANCE OUT WITH
EITHER ACTIVITIES IN THE
BUILDING THAT ELIMINATE CARBON
OR CARBON CREDITS THAT WE HAVE
TO THEN ACQUIRE IN ORDER TO PAY
FOR THE EMISSIONS THAT ARE
BEING CREATED FROM THE CARS
THAT PARK.
WE GO AS FAR AS A CARBON GREEN
TAX.
THAT STEVE PUTS ON EVERY EVENT
FOR EVERY TRUCK THAT COMES INTO
THAT BUILDING ON BEHALF OF AN
ARTIST.
AND A COMMITMENT THEY MAKE FOR
MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE
EQUALLY AS COMMITTED AS WE ARE
FOR CREATING EITHER CARBON
CREDITS OR CARBON STANDARDS TO
BALANCE OUT THE EMISSIONS
CREATED BY WHATEVER THEY USE TO
GET TO SEATTLE AND THE
PRODUCTION TRUCKS THAT THEY
USED IN ORDER TO CARRY THEIR
EQUIPMENT.
SO WE ARE TO THE CAR ADDING
THAT INTO OUR EQUATION AND
TRYING TO MAKE THAT PARTLY OF
WHAT WE NEED TO OVERCOME TO GET
TO CARBON NEUTRAL BY THE END OF
THIS YEAR.
>> WE'RE MEASURED EVERY YEAR BY
THE FUTURE, THE LIVING FUTURE
INSTITUTE.
EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO PRODUCE
RESULTS.
WE'RE MEASURING EVENT BY EVENT.
I'D ALSO ADD THAT ONE OF THE
LARGEST SOLAR FARMS IN THE
ENTIRE STATE IS ON TOP OF THE
ROOF ON THE BUILDING NOW.
WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY ICE
PLEX.
>> GREAT.
THANKS FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
CAN I ASK THEN, IF IT'S HALF OF
THE ANTICIPATED PARKING, WHICH
IS THAT IN REAL NUMBERS.
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?
WHAT WAS ANTICIPATED IN TERMS
OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SINGLE
VEHICLE TRIPS ?
>> COUNCILPERSON, I DON'T KNOW
THE EXACT NUMBER OF CARS OFF
THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I CAN TELL YOU IT'S ABOUT A 5
MILLION-DOLLAR MISS ON WHAT WE
PROJECTED IN PARKING REVENUE
FOR THE CITY AND US COMPARED TO
WHAT ACTUALLY OCCURRED.
AGAIN, FAIRLY GOOD NEWS STORY.
I TELL MY BROTHER, I GET MAD AT
HIM OCCASION.
HE'S DONE TOO GOOD A JOB ON THE
MONO RAIL.
BUT LOOK, THESE ARE THE THINGS
WE HAVE TO LEARN IN OUR
INDUSTRY AND LIVE WITHOUT.
AND AS MUCH AS I WILL TELL YOU,
WE MISS THAT REVENUE THIS YEAR,
BECAUSE OF COVID.
AND THE NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT
HAVE DISAPPEARED ON US.
I WILL TELL YOU WE ARE GOING TO
LEARN TO LIVE WITHOUT PARKING
REVENUE IF WE HAVE TO.
BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY TO BE
CARBON NEUTRAL WITHOUT THAT
COMMITMENT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
ADJUST GOING FORWARD AND
UNDERSTAND WE HAVE DONE A GOOD
JOB OF CONVINCING PEOPLE TO
TAKE THE MONO RAIL TO COME TO
THE CAMPUS.
I DON'T THINK EVERY YEAR WILL
BE 5 MILLION MISS FOR US AND
YOU.
BUT I THINK WHAT WE ARE
LEARNING IS THERE'S BEEN A
TREMENDOUS PATTERN THAT'S BEEN
ESTABLISHED BY THE KRAKEN AND
THE CONCERTS OF TRYING TO
CONVINCE WHAT IS ABOUT 4500 OF
OUR CUSTOMERS TO USE THE MONO
RAIL ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT.
WHICH IS JUST AN AMAZING
NUMBER.
>> ANDREW, WE'RE SO EXCITED, WE
ARE THINKING ABOUT ADDING A
DINING CAR ON THE MONO RAIL.
JUST KIDDING.
YOU GOT ME ALL EXCITED THERE,
TODD.
THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REALLY
QUICK.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ALL
MICROWAVEABLE FOOD.
AND POPCORN, REALLY FAST.
>> IT WOULD BE POPCORN THAT WAS
PREPOPPED.
>> YEAH.
COOKED IN ADVANCE.
YEAH.
AND THE MICROWAVE WOULD BE
AROUND VIRGINIA.
BY THAT POINT, YOU'RE ABOUT A
QUARTER DONE WITH THE RIDE.
>> SO EXIELTING.
THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF ANOTHER
BUILDING AND WHAT PEOPLE SAID
IS WELL, YOU CAN'T SAY BUILDING
KILLS TRANSPORTATION.
WHEN SOUND TRANSIT CONNECTS
EAST TO WEST.
THE HUB OF THAT IS IN BASEMENT
OF THE MONO RAIL.
THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE
MOST ACCESSIBLE BUILDINGS IN
THE ENTIRE WORLD.
AND IT'S ONE THING TO SAY IT'S
ACCESSIBLE.
IT'S ANOTHER THING FOR THE FANS
TO PROVE THAT IT IS.
AND TO USE THE EMBEDDED ORCA
PASS INSIDE EVERY TICKET AND
COME TO THE GAMES BY USING
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
IT'S SUPER EXCITING.
>> EXCELLENT.
WELL, I WILL NOW OPEN IT UP TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
HAS RAISED HER HAND.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
WAS IN FRONT OF ME.
IN CASE YOU'D LIKE ME TO WAIT,
I'M HAPPY TO HOLD BACK.
>> I APOLOGIZE.
I DIDN'T SEE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD HAD RAISED HER HAND.
BUT OF COURSE I'LL TAKE YOUR
WORD FOR IT.
IF SHE WAS FIRST, SHE WAS
FIRST.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
DON'T CARE THE ORDER IN WHICH
I'M CALLED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
BUT REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY'S KINDNESS HERE.
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING
ON CAM RASM AND THERE'S SO MUCH
TO BE SO EXCITED ABOUT HERE IN
THIS PRESENTATION.
THIS IS JUST, YOU KNOW, A
WONDERFUL PROJECT WHERE WE HAVE
SO MUCH TO BE PROUD OF.
I APPRECIATE THE VISION AS WELL
AS THE STEWARDSHIP AND THE
CITY'S ROLE IN MAKING ALL THIS
HAPPEN.
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT IN MY QUESTIONS, WE DON'T
LOSE SIGHT OF THAT.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS IN
CAPACITY AS CHAIR OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE ALL
THE FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS IS
THAT THA THIS PROJECT IS MAKE
INTOOG SO MANY SOCIAL SAFETY
NET PROGRAMS.
I RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT DUE
TO THE LOSS OF DATES AT THE
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA AND THE
INABILITY TO FIND ALTERNATE
OPTIONS THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE
A SEATTLE KING COUNTY HEALTH
CLINIC THIS YEAR.
AND I KNOW OVER THE LAST SIX
YEARS THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO
PROVIDE $20 MILLION IN DENTAL,
VISION, MEDICAL, AND SOCIAL
SERVICES TO OVER 23,000
PARTICIPANTS.
I KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO
TRY TO REPLICATE THE VISION
CLINIC.
BUT IS IT TRUE THE CLINIC CAN'T
BE ACCOMMODATED ANY TIME DURING
THE CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA.
THIS IS SUCH AN AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY.
I PROMOTE IT ON ALL MY SOCIAL
MEDIA EVERY YEAR.
AND I KNOW IT'S REALLY
SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY
LOVES.
AND I THINK I HOLD SOME
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILING TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR AGREEMENTS
HAS POTENTIAL DISPLACEMENT.
I ASSUME THAT'S THE CASE.
BUT THAT'S MY PRIMARY QUESTION.
AND THEN I HAVE A MUCH SHORTER
ONE.
>> OKAY, STEVE, DO YOU WANT TO
ANSWER THAT?
OR I'M HAPPY TO.
>> GO AHEAD, TODD, I'LL ADD ON.
>> WE WORK EVERYDAY WITH
ROBERT, A GREAT STEWARD OF WHAT
WE'RE DOING.
SOME OF IT IS WORKING THROUGH
DATES.
ONE OF THE COMPLICATIONS IS WE
HAVE A LOT OF WNBA PLAYOFF
DATES.
I'M GOING TO PAUSE AND SAY WE
HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE
STORM.
AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT SAID
MAYBE THAT'S NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN.
MAYBE PEOPLE COMING IN WITH ALL
THE PRESSURES WON'T HAVE A
GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
STORM.
IT'S AS GREAT A RELATIONSHIP AS
ONE COULD HAVE.
AND WE TRULY CONSIDER THEM
PARTNERS AND THEY HAVE A
SPECIAL SEASON COMING UP.
PART OF THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN
WORKING THROUGH DATES, WORKING
THROUGH THEIR PLAYOFF DATES.
WE'RE COMMITTED TO MAKING IT
HAPPEN.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT
ALTERNATIVES RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU
SPECIFICALLY ON THIS ISSUE.
AND I PLENL TO GET BACK TO YOU
SOME TIME IN THE NEXT COUPLE
WEEKS AS WE SORT THIS THROUGH.
WE'RE WORKING ON IT RIGHT NOW
THOUGH.
>> THAT'S SO IMREAT TO HEAR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> MY OTHER TWO ADDITIONAL VERY
SHORT QUESTIONS, ON PAGE TEN,
THE PAGE THAT'S DEVOTED TO YOUR
COVID PROTOCOLS, IT LOOKS LIKE
EVERYBODY'S MASKED.
BUT ON PAGE 18, IT'S A HUGE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT AREN'T
WEARING MASKS.
AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN
TALK MORE ABOUT -- NOT SO MUCH
WHAT HAPPENS TO GET INTO THE
FACILITY BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
YOU SEE PEOPLE NOT WEARING
THEIR MASKS DURING THE EVENT.
AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION, I'M
GOING TO GET IT OUT THERE NOW.
RELATES TO THE STAFFING.
THOSE ARE GREAT NUMBERS FOR
WOMEN AND BIPOC STAFFING
PERCENTAGES.
I'M WONDERING IF THEY APPLY TO
FULL-TIME OR PART TIME OR BOTH?
AND IF YOU DO BREAK THEM DOWN,
ACCORDING TO FULL-TIME AND PART
TIME EMPLOYEES, COTHEY HOLD
ABOUT THE SAME PERCENTAGES ?
THANKS.
SPHEEK SO
>> SO LET ME TAKE THE
EMPLOYEES.
CERTAINLY WE'RE REFERRING TO
FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE TS.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THREE WHITE
GUY S HERE.
BUT WE'RE PROUD OF OUR
RETENTION OF GREAT PEOPLE.
WE HAVE A REPUTATION WHERE
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WANT TO
COME AND TAKE FOLKS FROM US.
AND PEOPLE WANT TO SAY BECAUSE
WE'RE BUILDING SOMETHING
DIFFERENT HERE.
I'LL LET STEVE COMMENT ON THAT.
I'M LOOKING AT THIS PICTURE,
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EARLY IN
THE SEASON, BECAUSE OUR
COMPLIANCE ON MASKS HAS BEEN AS
GOOD AS ANY ARENA IN THE WORLD.
WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING IN AND
WATCHING EVERY GAME.
AND OUR COME PLAINS --
COMPLIANCE HAS BEEN TERRIFIC.
I'LL CHECK ON THAT.
AND I OWE YOU A SECOND
RESPONSE.
>> THE MASKS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
YOU CAN SEE FROM TEX THE
EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE EVENT.
YOU'LL SEE PANELS UP TO REMIND
PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS, IT'S
SUPPLEMENTED WITH LED
THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
IT'S NOT A SWAT TEAM BUT
REINFORCED REGULARLY AT THIS
POINT.
WE'RE PROUD OF HOW WE'VE BEEN
ABLE TO HAVE THAT NOT BECOME
CONFRONTATIONAL.
I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR FULL-TIME
STAFF.
INTO THE 45% FEMALE.
25% DIVERSE.
ON THE PART TIME STAFF, THAT
APPROXIMATE 900 STAPH.
I CAN'T TELL YOU THE EXACT
PERCENTAGES THERE BUT ONE OF
OUR CITY OBLIGATIONS WE'RE
PROUD OF IS THE FULL AND PART
TIME WORKERS THAT WORKED AT KEY
ARENA PREVIOUSLY.
THAT WE HAD A WORKER RETENTION
PROGRAM WITH.
MANY OF WHICH HAVE JOINED US IN
THE RANKS OF THE ARENA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH BOTH OF
YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> IT WAS THE QUESTION I HAD AS
WELL ABOUT THE HEALTH CLINICS.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO GETTING BACK TO
US ON WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S A
DATE AVAILABLE BEYOND WANTING
TO SUPPORT IT.
I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY
NEED IT.
AND THAT SHOULD NOT BE ON
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA TO SOLVE
FOR LACK OF ACCESS TO HEALTH
CARE.
THIS IS ONE SAFETY NET ELEMENT.
BUT I WISH IT WASN'T NEEDED.
AND WE WILL WORK TO MAKE SURE
IT'S NOT NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.
WE'LL CONTINUE THAT EFFORT.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THANKS FOR
CONTINUING TO TRY TO FIND DAYS
FOR THAT IMPORTANT EVENT FOR
FOLKS WHO DO RELY ON IT FOR
MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE.
THE SECOND THING I WANT TO
RAISE IS ALSO RELATED TO THE
VACCINATIONS AND THE GREAT WORK
THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE STRINGENT
RULES THAT YOU HAVE WITHIN THE
ARENA.
AND HOW THOSE HAVE BEEN WIDELY
ADOPTED BY BOTH PATRONS AND
STAFF.
AND I THINK THAT'S JUST SO
IMPORTANT TO LIFT UP.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK THAT
YOU'VE DONE.
AND FOR THE STRONG PUBLIC
HEALTH POLICIES AND COMMITMENT
TO HELPING ADDRESS OUR
POPULATION'S HEALTH THROUGH THE
POLICIES AT THE ARENA WHILE
ALSO MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR
FOLKS TO ENJOY THE EVENTS
THERE.
WITH THE NEWS TODAY, FROM KING
COUNTY THAT THE VACCINE
REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACES LIKE
RESTAURANTS IS GOING TO GO
AWAY, I HAVE HEARD A NUMBER OF
FOLKS ALL READY CALLED ME AND
SAID WE WANTED THOSE IN PLACE.
IT'S HELPFUL FOR WORKERS TO
KNOW THERE'S A BACKSTOP.
SO IF PEOPLE ARE COMING IN AND
THEY DO TAKE OFF THEIR MASKS TO
EAT FOR EXAMPLE OR IN THE RARE
OCCASION THAT MAYBE THEY'RE AT
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA AND EATING
IN THE STANDS THERE.
WORKERS KNOW THAT FOLK IT IS A
ARE THERE ARE VACCINATED.
THAT'S IMPORTANT TOO FOR THE
PLAYERS.
MYSELF, I HAVE A TWO-YEAR-OLD,
AND SHE'S NOT YET ELIGIBLE FOR
VACCINES SO KNOWING I'M GOING
INSIDE SOMEWHERE.
AND THEY'VE VERIFIED FOR
VACCINES IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
ME.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF
THERE'S ANY EFFORT OR
POSSIBILITY TO STILL REQUIRE
VACCINE VERIFICATION FOR
PATRONS AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO KEEP IT IN PLACE
FOR A WHILE, YOUR VACCINATION
REQUIREMENTS AND THE PROCESSES
YOU'VE PUT INTO PLACE?
>> SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THAT
RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE PROUD OF THE WORK WE'VE
DONE.
THE ADOPTION OF OUR APP WAS
INCREDIBLE.
AND IT WASN'T EASY.
BECAUSE THERE'S DIFFERENT --
EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD IN
THIS COMMUNITY HAS A REASON TO
COME TO THE BUILDING.
AND IT MEANS THERE'S A LOT OF
DIVERSE PEOPLE COMING WITH A
LOT OF DIVERSE OPINIONS.
BUT WE WERE STEADFAST IN
VACCINE VERIFICATION.
AND IT WASN'T EASY.
AND THERE WAS TENSION IN THE
PLAZA AT TIMES BUT WE HELD TRUE
TO WHAT WE BELIEVE.
AND THAT WAS FOLLOWING
GOVERNMENT POLICY AND BEING
FULLY COMPLIANT TO WHAT OUR
ELECTED LEADERS FEELS IS THE
RIGHT THING IF OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE'LL ALWAYS FOLLOW THE
GOVERNMENT'S DIRECTION HERE.
AND WE FOLLOWED THE COUNTY.
SO NOW THEY'VE GIVEN NEW EDICT.
WE HAVE TO DO EXAMINATION ON
WHETHER POLICIES ARE FOR OUR
OWN EMPLOYEES, WHAT THEY ARE
FOR WORKERS IN THE BUILDING.
AND GIVE US A LITTLE TIME.
WE JUST READ THIS AS WELL.
AND IT'S WORK IN PROGRESS.
>> ONE THING TO ADD ON THE
FIRST POINT, COUNCIL PERSON, WE
ARE COMMITTED TO THE HEALTH
CLINIC.
AND IT'S JUST TRYING TO -- THE
GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS IS ALL THE
DATES THAT DISAPPEARED FOR THE
FIRST FISCAL YEAR HAVE ALL
MOVED TO THE NEXT YEAR, AND
WE'RE UNDER SIEGE ON DATES.
WE'RE CURRENTLY -- WE HAVE SOME
IDEAS ON SOME THINGS WITH AN
NBA TEAM POSSIBLY COMING TO THE
BUILDING AND HAVING A FEW DAYS
IN THE BUILDING.
SO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THAT
WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE OUT.
WHAT WE DID DO, MUCH TO THE
CREDIT OF MY BROTHER, IS WHEN
PEOPLE STARTED FALLING THROUGH
THE CRACKS DURING COVID, AND
THE UNITED WAY WENT OUT AND
RAISED MONEY TO PUT MEALS ON
THE TABLE FOR PEOPLE THAT
COULDN'T AFFORD IT, AND AGAIN,
WE'RE LITERALLY STARVING.
WE DONATED A MILLION DOLLARS.
AND SO WE ARE VERY
CONSCIENTIOUS OF, AS YOU SAID,
THOSE IN NEED.
AND WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THE
PLATFORM THAT THAT CLINIC
SERVES FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN'T
AFFORD TO GET REGULAR HEALTH
CARE OR HEALTH CHECK UPS.
SO WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.
AND IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO COME UP
WITH A SOLUTION FOR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, DO
YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
IN
>> NO, THANKS ON BOTH FRONTS.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING A
LEADER IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH
ARENA.
AND FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE
DONE DURING COVID.
BECAUSE I THINK IT REALLY
SHOWED PEOPLE WHAT'S POSSIBLE.
AND THESE LARGE CROWDS THAT ARE
GATHERING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE
SAYING THERE HASN'T BEEN AN
INFECTION AMONG THE TEAM,
THAT'S GREAT EVIDENCE TO BRING
TO OTHER CITIES,AND I THINK IT
JUST CONTINUES TO SHOW OUR
LEADERSHIP IN THIS CORNER OF
THE COUNTRY.
AND DEBRA JUAREZ, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, SHE INVITED ME TO
COME TO A KRAKEN GAME.
I'M STILL WAITING FOR THAT
TICKET.
I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN YET.
>> BY THE WAY, TODD,
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE ONLY
PLACE WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAD TO
DEAL WITH A COVID OUTBREAK WAS
ACTUALLY THE TEAM.
AND IT WAS ON THE ROAD.
>> YEAH.
>> WE, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO
SAY THAT WE'RE BRIMMING WITH
ENTHUSIASM.
AND WE HAVE SOME VERY, VERY
INTERESTING AND POWER.
ANNOUNCEMENTS WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE IN THE COMING WEEKS, THE
NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, WE HAVE A
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ON FRIDAY.
SO THIS ONLY, YOU KNOW, A I
SAID, IF WE CAN TAKE THE SHOT
THAT THE LAST TWO YEARS HAS
BROUGHT, I WOULD HAVE NEVER
THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD LAUNCH
SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
MY BROTHERS FORTITUDE OF
HANGING IN THERE, NEVER CUTTING
A CORNER.
IT'S A CREDIT TO LBG.
IT'S A CREDIT TO DAVID AND THE
OWNERSHIP OF THE KRAKEN.
WE SIGNED UP TO BE GREAT
PARTNERS.
WE'RE GOING TO ENDEAVOR TO DO
THAT EVERYDAY.
WATCH OUR NEWS, WE'RE GOING TO
ANNOUNCE SOME THINGS THAT
REINFORCE MUCH OF WHAT WE
TALKED ABOUT TODAY IN THE
COMING WEEKS.
>> GREAT.
I HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS,
BUT BEFORE I DO.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE NO OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING?
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY DO.
SO I HAVE TWO MORE QUESTIONS
BEFORE YOU GUYS LEAVE.
THE FIRST ONE IS I'VE NOTICED A
BIG UPTICK IN OBVIOUSLY IN
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE UPTOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD.
SINCE YOU GUYS STARTED HAVING
GAMES.
48 HOME GAME AS YEAR AS I
RECALL IS NO SMALL AMOUNT OF
GATHERING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'VE HEARD ANECDOTALLY AND SEEN
EVIDENCE THAT BACKS THIS UP
THAT A LOT OF RESTAURANT OWNERS
AND SMALL BUSINESSES, AND YOU
KNOW, THE BOOKSTORE ON MERCER
STREET, LIKE A LOT OF THESE
PLACES ARE GETTING A LOT OF
RENEWED FOOT TRAFFIC AND
BUSINESS.
DUE TO THIS.
I WONDER IF OAK VIEW GROUP,
GIVEN THE A SINGLE ASIDUOUS
AMOUNT OF DATA YOU'VE BEEN
TRACKING.
THAT SEEMS TO BE MAKING A VERY
BIG DIFFERENCE TO A
NEIGHBORHOOD SUFFERING
THROUGHOUT COVID.
>> AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE ACTUAL
STATISTICS BUT I ULTIMATELY,
YOU KNOW, I WALK.
MY BROTHER GIVES ME A LOT OF
GRIEF.
I WALK BACK AND FORTH FROM THE
HOTEL.
I ACTUALLY LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR
SIX WEEKS, I WON'T TELL YOU
WHICH COUNCIL DISTRICTS SO I
AVOID A FIGHT.
BUT I SAW THE UPTICK.
IT BROKE MY HEART A LITTLE BIT
IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.
BECAUSE I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW
MANY RESTAURANTS HAD CLOSED
DOWN.
IT WAS REALLY TELLING.
BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY
STORE FRONTS THAT WERE EMPTY OR
VACANT.
AND SO MANY RESTAURANTS THAT
JUST NEVER OPENED THEIR DOOR.
I WAS THERE MONDAY NIGHT.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICED
IS HOW DIFFERENT IT IS THAT THE
SMALL RESTAURANTS AND BARS ARE
ALL COMING BACK.
AND I THINK IT'S PRETTY COOL
THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET
PEOPLE TO COME TO GAMES AND
HAVE DINNER BEFORE SOMEWHERE IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HAVE A DRINK AFTER WORDS
SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE ON LIGHT
RAIL.
I THINK THAT HAS TO BE AN EVEN
HIGHER PRIORITY.
I WILL TELL YOU, SOME OF THE
ANNOUNCEMENTS MY BROTHER IS
REFERRING TO ARE REALLY GEARED
TOWARDS TOURISM.
SO WE'RE WORKING ON THREE OR
FOUR BIG EVENTS NEXT YEAR WITH
THE TOURISM AND THOSE THAT ARE
TRYING TO FILL UP HOTEL ROOMS
AND RESTAURANTS AND BARS.
WE HAVE SOME BIG IDEAS AND SOME
BIG EVENTS WE'RE CHASING.
BECAUSE TO YOUR POINT, THAT'S
WHAT REALLY DRIVES THE ECONOMY
AND GETS RESTAURANTS BACK ON
THEIR FEET.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, I CAN JUST
TELL YOU, I MEAN EVEN AS FAR AS
BELL TOWN.
PEOPLE CREDITING A RETURN TO
GAME DAYS.
AND PEOPLE GOING TO DINNER
BEFORE THE GAME.
I MEAN, IT'S REALLY A MASSIVE
DIFFERENCE.
AND --
>> AND ANDREW, PART OF IT IS
WHERE THIS ARENA IS LOCATED.
IT'S IN A NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND IT MADE CONSTRUCTION
SUBSTANTIALLY MORE EXPENSIVE,
REALLY CHALLENGING.
BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY
CHALLENGES.
WE DID IT IN THE MOST
RESPONSIBLE WAY POSSIBLE.
WE HAULED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF SQUARE FEET OF DIRT OUT OF
THE CAMPUS AT NIGHT WITHOUT
DISRUPTION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND WE'VE TRIED TO FOLLOW A
NEIGHBORHOOD FIRST POLICY.
WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS.
AND WE'RE PROUD TO SEE
RESTAURANTS, BARS, AND BOOK
SHOPS FILLED UP AS A RESULT OF
THIS DREAM.
>> THAT'S A GOOD SEGWAY TO MY
NEXT QUESTION.
AND COUNCILMEMBER MORALES HAS
HER HAND RAISED SO SHE CAN
CLOSE THIS OUT.
BUT I DID WANT TO ASK, THE ONLY
COMPLAINT THAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT
CLIMATE PLEDGE.
HAS BEEN THAT SOME RESIDENTS ON
THE WEST EDGE OF THE ARENA
WHERE THERE'S LARGE
CONCENTRATIONS OF VERY BRIGHT
LIGHTING.
HAVE COMPLAINS ABOUT SOME OF
THE EFFECTS, THE LEVEL OF
BRIGHTNESS IN THE LIGHTING.
AND I COWONDER WHAT THE PLANS
ARE GOING FORWARD TO MITIGATE
AS THOSE COMPLAINTS COME.
IT'S FORESEEABLE THAT KIND OF
THAT LIGHT ELEMENT IS SOMETHING
THAT COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON
LIVABILITY.
SO I'M CURIOUS WHAT -- WHAT WE
CAN DO GOING FORWARD TO HELP
SOME OF THOSE CONSTITUENTS
MITIGATE THAT.
AND WHAT THE ARENA'S ACTIONS
HAVE BEEN SO FAR.
>> YEAH.
OUR ACTIONS WERE TO DIM THE
LIGHTS, TO TURN THEM OFF
EARLIER THAN WE ACTUALLY HAD
THE RIGHT TO.
AND WE WILL ALWAYS LISTEN.
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S ONE TENANT
IN THAT BUILDING ACROSS THE
STREET WHO CONTINUES TO NOT BE
HAPPY.
THAT'S PROBABLY ONE TOO MANY
FOR US.
AND WE'LL TRY TO DO THE BEST WE
CAN.
BUT WE'VE BEEN SUPER
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.
WE'RE GOOD LISTENERS.
WE ACT UPON THINGS.
I'VE -- I'LL WRITE THAT DOWN AS
MY THIRD TAKE AWAY HERE AND BE
BACK TO YOU, SIR.
>> GO AHEAD, TIM, I'M SORRY.
GO AHEAD.
>> SORRY, CHAIRPERSON, ONE
OTHER ISSUE, JUST SO WE'RE NOT
MAKING EXCUSES HERE.
OUR DIMMER SWITCHES FOR OUR --
A LOT OF OUR LIGHTING PANELS ON
THE CAMPUS HAVEN'T COME IN YET.
SO LIKE EVERYTHING, THEY GOT
STUCK IN SHIPPING.
AND WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR
THEM TO COME IN.
AND WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT'S A
PART OF THE SOLUTION GOING
FORWARD.
>> WELL, I MEAN, IT'S
ENCOURAGING TO HEAR THAT, THAT
THERE'S A TECHNOLOGY COMPONENT
THAT'S NOT INSTALLED YET THAT
MIGHT BE ABLE TO MITIGATE THE
IMPACT.
SO YEAH, NO, THAT'S GREAT.
LET'S STAY IN TOUCH.
YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST SAY THAT IN
WORKING THROUGH THIS ISSUE, OAK
VIEW GROUP AND THE ARENA HAVE
BEEN REALLY GOOD AND RESPONSIVE
PARTNERS IN TRYING TO SOLVE
THESE ISSUES.
BEYOND WHAT YOU'RE LEGALLY
OBLIGATED TO DO.
BUT FILLETING WITH YOUR
COMMITMENT TO BE A GOOD
NEIGHBOR.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR THAT DISCUSSION AND
APPRECIATE YOUR ENGAGEMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOUR
QUESTION?
>> THANK YOU.
CHAIR LEWIS, GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY.
I WOULD LOVE TO GET YOUR
THOUGHTS ABOUT OUR SEATTLE
JUNIOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION.
I'M SURE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH,
WE HAVE QUITE A ROBUST SYSTEM,
YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT LEAGUES
HERE.
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY
EXCITED ABOUT HOCKEY.
AND THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, IN THE
PAST, AND STILL, PRACTICED AT
MANY RINKS THAT ARE SORT OF
LOCALLY OWNED.
SO I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU
PLAN TO LEVERAGE YOUR POSITION
AND YOU KNOW, WORK WITH THE
EXISTING LEAGUES.
AND PARTICULARLY WITH THE YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
HOCKEY TO DEVELOP, I DON'T
KNOW.
A COLLABORATIVE.
DEVELOPMENTPIPELINE MAYBE FOR
THE KRAKEN AND JUST HOW YOU'RE
WORKING WITH OR PLAN TO WORK
WITH SOME OF THE LOCAL HOCKEY
LEAGUES, PARTICULARLY THE YOUNG
PEOPLE.
>> LET ME JUST PAUSE.
I'M HERE AT NORTH GATE.
AND THERE'S YOUNG SKATERS RIGHT
HERE LEARNING TO PLAY THE GAME.
WE'VE SEEN AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF
INTEREST IN THE GAME.
NOT JUST HERE AT OUR THREE
SHEETS BUT ACROSS THE REGION.
AND WHAT'S BEEN AMAZING, THERE
WAS AN INITIAL CONCERN THAT WE
MIGHT DRAIN SOME OF THE
INTEREST FROM THE OTHER
FACILITIES, THE SNOW KING
FACILITIES IN RENTON, BELLVIEW,
OR SNOQUALMIE.
OR DOWN IN TACOMA.
IT HASN'T HAPPENED.
EVERYONE'S BUSINESS IS BETTER.
AND THE ACTIVITY WE'VE HAD IN
THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN
SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND MOST ALL FROM
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DRAWING
POTENTIALLY A MILLION PEOPLE
THROUGH THE DOORS HERE, MOST OF
THOSE PEOPLE, THEY'LL BE REPEAT
CUSTOMERS.
THOSE AREN'T UNIQUE VISITS BUT
MOST OF THOSE VISITORS WILL
COME FROM THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE'RE JUST THRILLED.
BECAUSE WE WANT TO GROW THE
SPORT.
AND IT'S NOT JUST HOCKEY, IT'S
FIGURE SKATING.
WE HAVE A YOUNG MAN WHO'S
ACTUALLY MADE IT TO THE WORLD
REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS FOR FIGURE
SKATING.
AND OUR DREAM ISN'T JUST THAT
SOMEBODY HERE TODAY ON THIS ICE
THAT I'M LOOKING AT MAKES IT TO
THE KRAKEN BUT SOMEDAY,
SOMEBODY ON THIS ICE MAKES IT
TO THE OLYMPICS.
AND THOSE ARE REALLY COOL
THINGS THAT DO MOTIVATE US.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION
VERY MUCH.
>> TODD, I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC
THAT THE COUNCIL PERSON WAS
GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO SLIGHTLY
ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET SOME MORE
SCORES.
[ LAUGHTER ].
>> THAT'S AN OUTSIDE QUESTION.
THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE
GREATEST HALF HOURS OF MY WEEK.
WE NEED A COUPLE MORE SCORERS
ON OUR SEATTLE KRAKEN.
BUT WE'RE VERY -- IF YOU HAVE
IDEAS, WE'D BE WIDE OPEN TO
HEARING FROM YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
I WILL TELL YOU THE SECOND YOU
STARTED ANSWERING MY QUESTION,
I GOT KICKED OFF MY COMPUTER,
AGAIN, SO MAYBE I'LL FOLLOW UP
WITH YOU BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY
TO HEAR THAT THERE'S AN ANSWER
úAND WE'LL BE IN TOUCH, THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE CAN -- WE'LL REVIEW YOUR
EXCELLENT ANSWERS ON OUR AWARD
WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL LATER.
THAT WAS GREAT.
SO OKAY.
WE WILL CLOSE OUT THIS AGENDA
ITEM.
I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ASK
ONE MORE THING.
ARE WE GOING TO GET AN NBA TEAM
AT CLIMATE PLEDGE?
>> WE LITERALLY ARE WORKING ON
IT EVERYDAY.
>> AND I'D ADD -- BECAUSE IT
DOESN'T GET A LOT OF MENTION,
I'LL GIVE MY BROTHER A LOT OF
CREDIT, WE'RE ALSO WORKING, I
THINK SEATTLE WOULD BE A
WONDERFUL PLACE FOR A WOMEN'S
PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
TEAM.
IF THAT LEAGUE STARTS BACK UP
GAIN, I THINK WE OWE IT TO
BALANCE THAT OUT.
SO WE UNDERSTAND BOTH.
AND WE'RE FOCUSED ON BOTH.
>> WELL THANK YOU --
>> EVERY TEAM THAT PLAYS IN OUR
BUILDING WILL PLAY IN A BUILD
WITH A FIVE-TIME CHAMP SEATTLE
STORM.
WE'RE SO PROUD THEY'RE IN OUR
BUILDING AND THEIR ECONOMIC
FORTUNES HAVE CHANGED BECAUSE
OF THIS ARENA AND HOPEFULLY
THEY'RE GOING TO CHANGE FOR THE
WNBA BECAUSE OF WHAT WE BUILT
HERE IN SEATTLE.
úWE'RE REALLY, REALLY SUPER
PROUD OF THAT.
>> EXCELLENT.
WELL, PANEL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU JOINING
US.
AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT
AGENDA ITEM.
MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEMS TWO THROUGH FOUR
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS TWO, THREE, AND
FIVE.
APPOINTMENTS 02101.
02102.
AND 02103.
APOLOGIES IF I GET THE NAMES
WRONG.
DAVON THOMAS, JUSTIN, AND
STAFFORD MAYES FOR BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, PARKER, WITH US
WE HAVE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT,
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS FROM THE
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU SIR FOR JOINING US
TODAY.
AND WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELF, JOIN US AT THE
VIRTUAL TABLE, AND INTRODUCE
THE APPOINTMENTS.
>> YOU BET.
THANK YOU AND BEFORE I GET
STARTED, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
KRAKEN.
AND THE SEATTLE CENTER CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA IS JUST
MAGNIFICENT.
I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN THERE.
AND WAS FAIRLY BLOWN AWAY.
SO THIS TOPIC IS ONE THAT IS
GOING TO KIND OF SET A LOT OF
WHEELS IN MOTION FOR US AS WE
APPOINT NEW MEMBERS TO A
REDEFINED BOARD OF PARK
COMMISSIONERS.
AS MANY OF YOU WERE ALL READY
AWARE, HISTORICALLY, WE'VE HAD
A SEPARATE BOARD OF PARK
COMMISSIONERS AND A SEPARATE
PARK DISTRICT OVER SIGHT
COMMITTEE.
THIS CITIZEN OVER SIGHT
COMMITTEE FOR THE PARK DISTRICT
HAD OVER SIGHT OBVIOUSLY,
ENSURING THAT WE HAD SOME
TRANSPARENT ACCOUNTABILITY TO
THE PARK DISTRICT.
WE ESSENTIALLY HAD TWO CITIZEN
GROUPS FUNCTIONING AT A HIGH
LEVEL, ADVISING THE PARK
DEPARTMENT ON A VARIETY OF
ISSUES.
WE WERE HOWEVER CONSTRAINED BY
THE ABILITY TO HAVE BROAD
DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE THE SCOPE
OF THE PARK DISTRICT OVER SIGHT
COMMITTEE WAS LIMITED TO KIND
OF THE SCOPE OF THE PARK
DISTRICT GOVERNANCE AND OVER
SIGHT.
AND THE BROADER PARK BOARD
DEALT WITH A WHOLE UNIVERSE OF
PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION
ISSUES.
SO LAST YEAR, THE COUNCIL
PASSED LEGISLATION TO RENAME
THE BOARD, EXPAND ITS ROLE,
CREATING A BOARD OF PARK AND
RECREATION COMMISSIONERS.
CAPTURING OUR UNDERLINING
RECREATION MISSION.
AND THAT NAME CHANGE.
SO WE'RE CALLING IT THE DPRC.
AND THIS COMBINES THE PARK
COMMISSION, AND THE PDOC.
OR THE PARK DISTRICT OVER SIGHT
COMMITTEE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC
ACCOUNTABILITY.
DIVERSITY OF REPRESENTATION,
AND KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEERS IN AN EFFICIENT
MANNER TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE
USES OF OUR VOLUNTEER ENERGY.
IT ALLOWS THE BOARD TO CONSIDER
RESOURCES IN THE FULL CONTEXT
OF THE DEPARTMENT'S OVER ALL
MISSION.
FUNDING, POLICIES, AND JUST A
WHOLE VARIETY OF NEEDS.
SO THE BOARD RETAINS THE
REPRESENTATION OF THE 15 MEMBER
STRUCTURE OF THE FORMER PARK
DISTRICT OVER SIGHT COMMITTEE.
AND THIS BODY WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRADITIONAL
DUTIES OF THE PARK BOARD AND
OVER SIGHT OF PROGRAMS,
POLICIES, AND REPORTING ON
SPECIFIC PARK DISTRICT ISSUES.
SO TODAY, WE'RE HERE TO ADD
THREE NEW MEMBERS TO THE NEW
BOARD.
AND I WILL INTRODUCE THE FIRST
MEMBER, THAT IS JUSTIN UMAGOT.
HE'S A D ONE REPRESENTATIVE.
JUSTIN, AS A LIFELONG
PARTICIPANT AND ADVOCATE FOR
SEATTLE PARK AND RECREATION
PROGRAMMING, HE'S SPENT
NUMEROUS YEARS COACHING OUT OF
DELL RICH COMMUNITY CENTER AND
SERVES ON THE BOARD OF
ASSOCIATED RECREATION COUNCIL
OR BETTER KNOWN AS A RRKC.
HE MADE LOCAL TRAVEL DREAMS A
REALITY FOR THE COUNTY.
HIS LIFELONG PASSION FOR
PROFESSIONALISM, MANAGEMENT,
EXPERIENCE, PUBLIC SPACE, AND
DESIRE TO MAKE THE WORLD A MORE
EQUITABLE PLACE FOR HIMSELF AND
FUTURE GENERATIONS, INCLUDING
HIS DAUGHTER, MOTIVATES HIM TO
MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES WHERE HE
CAN.
SO THAT'S JUSTIN UMAGOT.
AND THEN THE SECOND CANDIDATE
WE HAVE, IS STAFFORD MAYES.
STAFFORD IS A DISTRICT SEVEN
REPRESENTATIVE.
STAFFORD WORKED AT MICROSOFT
FOR 20 PLUS YEARS.
HIS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDES
MANAGING PR EFFORTS FOR
MICROSOFT'S GLOBAL DIVERSITY
AND INCLUSION TEAM.
HE WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR
EXTERNAL PR IN MEDIA AND ONLINE
PRINT.
IN ADDITION, HE FOCUSED ON
EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH
CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN SERVICE
ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS K 12
AND MINORITY COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITY.
HE PROVIDED PROGRAMS THAT
PROVIDED EQUAL ACCESS TO
TECHNOLOGY TO UNDER SERVED
COMMUNITIES, THESE EFFORTS
DELIVERED MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY,
TEACHER PREPAREDNESS, TRAINING
AND ACCESS FOR MINORITY
STUDENTS, PRIOR TO JOINING
MICROSOFT, STAFFORD EARNED A
SCHOLARSHIP AND PLAYED FOOTBALL
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
STAFFORD WAS DRAFTED AS A
DEFENSIVE LINE MAN FOR THE ST.
LOUIS CARDINALS AND MINNESOTA
VIKINGS FROM 1980 THROUGH 1989.
STAFFORD SERVED AS A -- SERVED
ON LOCAL BOARDS OF SEVERAL
NONPROFITS AND SPEAKS TO VERY K
12 SCHOOLS ABOUT ACADEMICS AND
TECHNOLOGY.
HE'S CURRENTLY ON THE BOARD OF
ODAY HIGH SCHOOL.
AND U POWER ORG.
SO YOU'LL HEAR FROM STAFFORD.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'D
LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO DAVON THOMAS.
DAVON IS AN MPA STUDENT AT THE
EVANS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY
AND GOVERNANCE AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
THROUGH LIVED EXPERIENCE, HE
REALIZED THE IMPORTANT ROLE
PARKS AND RECREATION PLAYS IN
THE COMMUNITY.
AS A CHILD, HIS NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMUNITY CENTER TAUGHT SENIORS
HOW TO USE LAPTOPS, PROVIDE
REENTRY WORKSHOPS FOR FORMER
FELONS SPH SO MUCH MORE.
HE KNOWS THAT RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES SERVE AS THE BEDROCK
OF COMMUNITIES NO MATTER ONE'S
AGE, ETHNICITY OR BACKGROUND.
AS A FORMER STUDENT LEADER AND
COMMISSIONER, HE BRINGS
EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC POLICY,
YOUTH ENRICHMENT AND WORKING TO
ENSURE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HELPS
COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.
UNFORTUNATELY, DAVON WAS UNABLE
TO JOIN US TODAY DUE TO A
SCHEDULING CONFLICT.
WE WILL HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL
APPOINTEES COMING BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE.
HOPEFULLY AT THE NEXT MEETING,
WHICH WILL ENABLE THE BOARD TO
START THEIR PARK DISTRICT WORK
WITH BOARD MEMBERS FROM EVERY
COUNCIL DISTRICT.
SO AGAIN, OUR GOAL HERE IS TO
HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH
COUNCIL DISTRICT AND I THINK
WHAT YOU'LL HEAR TODAY IS THAT
THESE APPOINTEES HAVE A BROAD
PASSION FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
AND ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT
STEWARDING THEIR COMMUNITY PARK
AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS.
SO I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO
THE CHAIR.
>> SUPERINTENDENT, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
AND IT'S REALLY GREAT TO BE
JOINED BY THESE NOMINEES TODAY
AS SOMEONE WHO SERVED ON A CITY
COMMISSION A DECADE AGO.
AND I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES ON THIS COMMITTEE IS
ALSO A FORMER CITY
COMMISSIONER.
IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR FROM
PEOPLE STEPPING FORWARD TO JOIN
US IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND HELP
THE CITY IN THIS WAY.
SO I WILL CALL ON FOLKS IN THE
AGENDA ORDER AND WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHAT
FOLKS HOPE TO DO ON THE
COMMISSION.
AND WHETHER PASSIONS FOR PARKS
AND OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION
CAN FROM AND WHY DON'T WE START
OFF WITH DAVON THOMAS.
AND THEN I'LL PROCEED ALONG TO
THE OTHER NOMINEES.
SO DAVON, PLEASE, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> AND DAVON WAS NOT ABLE TO
JOIN US TODAY.
>> OH I'M SORRY.
THANKS, PARKER.
SO THAT WILL TAKE US THEN TO
JUSTIN.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
REALLY EXCITED TO JOIN THE B
BPPRC.
I GREW UP BORN AND RAISED IN
SEATTLE.
PLAYED BASKETBALL IN THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE END OF
THE PROGRAM, SELFISHLY I WANTED
MORE HOOP TIME.
SO I STARTED VOLUNTEERING AND
COACHING THROUGH THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
AND THEN I REALIZED A LOT OF
FOLKS ARE VOLUNTEERING TIME TO
MAKE THE COMMUNITY GREAT.
THAT INSPIRED ME TO CONTINUE TO
DO THAT.
COACHED SEATTLE PARKS AND REC
FOR 15 YEARS BEFORE JOINING THE
ARK BOARD.
AND REALLY SAW THE INEQUITIES
THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM.
WHICH INSPIRED ME TO MAKE A
SUSTAINABLE AND POSITIVE IMPACT
ON THE COMMUNITY THAT I SERVE.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I DO
OUTSIDE OF WORK AND FOR WORK.
I SPENT MOST OF MY CAREER AT
SOUND TRANSIT.
I'M AT KING COUNTY METRO NOW
DOING A LOT OF PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION WORK.
AND IT'S JUST REALLY
INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT'S BEST
FOR THE PUBLIC AND HOW IT
STREAMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND
ALL THE DIFFERENT LEVERS THAT
YOU CAN PUSH AND PULL TO HELP
MAKE THE PLACE BETTER.
SO I'M EXCITED TO BE PART OF
THIS COMMISSION.
AND I'M EXCITED TO REPRESENT
THE COMMUNITY HAS THE I SERVE
AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT I GREW
UP IN.
>> JUSTIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING FORWARD.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING
HERE TODAY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU WORDS.
STAFFORD?
YOU'RE UP.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I'M ALSO A COACH AT ODAY HIGH
SCHOOL.
SO WE HAVE OUR PRACTICES DOWN
ON GENESEE.
SO I GET TO SEE THE PARKS AND
GET TO SEE WHO'S USING THE
PARKS AND I JUST THINK IF I CAN
ADD ANY VALUE TO THIS COMMITTEE
AT ALL, AND IDEAS, NEW FRESH
IDEAS POSSIBLY, THAT'S WHAT I
WANT TO DO.
I'M ALSO A PERSON THAT GREW UP
IN THE PARKS AND PLAYED
BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL AND TAG
AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
DOWN IN TACOMA.
SO I'M ALL IN.
>> STAFFORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL NOW OPEN THIS UP TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR
OUR NOMINEES TODAY.
OKAY.
I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS.
SO THAT'S GOOD.
>> SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
I THINK IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT
ON CAMERA FOR SOME REASON,
YOU'RE NOT POPPING UP WHEN YOUR
HAND IS UP.
[ LAUGHTER ] COUNCILMEMBER,
HERBOLD, GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, AND AGAIN, FOR
THE PANELISTS WHO HAVEN'T HEARD
ME APOLOGIZE, EARLIER, I
APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ON
SCREEN.
AND ALL THAT CREATES FOR
EVERYBODY.
REALLY, NOT A QUESTION BUT JUST
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
AND I WANT A SPECIAL THANKS TO
OUR DISTRICT ONE NOMINEE,
JUSTIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR THE
DISTRICT, YOUR MANY YEARS
COACHING OUT OF DELRIDGE
COMMUNITY CENTER AND I REALLY,
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMITMENT TO WEST SEATTLE.
AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT REACHED
OUT TO ME WHEN THEY WERE
CONSIDERING PUTTING IT FORWARD,
TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAD ANY
FEEDBACK.
AND WE WERE ALL JUST SO EXCITED
ABOUT YOUR INTEREST IN SERVING,
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE KIND
WORDS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER,
HERBOLD.
WE WILL NOW MOVE FORWARD HERE
ON A VOTE ON THE NOMINEES.
SO COUNCILMEMBERS, I MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
1945 TSH WAIT HOLD ON, I'M
SORRY.
THAT DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT TO ME.
CLERK, I ONLY HAVE TWO
APPOINTMENT NUMBERS IN MY NOTES
HERE.
WE'RE DOING THREE APPOINTMENTS
TODAY, YES?
>> THAT IS CORRECT, MR. CHAIR.
>> YEAH, CAN I GET THE MISSING
APPOINTMENT NUMBER?
>> THE MISSING APPOINTMENT
NUMBER WOULD BE 02 -- SORRY,
02104.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
02101, 02102, AND 02104.
>> 03 YOU MEAN?
>> 02103, YES.
>> OKAY.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
MOTION?
HEARING NO COMMENTS, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> AND CHAIR LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, PARKER.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
THE APPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRM
WILLED BE SENT TO THE FEBRUARY
22nd CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION
IN MAKING THE MOTION.
THERE WAS A LAST-MINUTE
WITHDRAWAL OF A NOMINEE.
AND AS A RESULT, THEY'VE NOT
COMPLETELY CAUGHT UP WITH THAT
ADJUSTMENT.
SO THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT
FOR JOINING US.
THANK YOU TO OUR NEW
COMMISSIONERS.
OR NEW NOMINATED COMMISSIONERS.
AND WE WILL CONSIDER YOUR
APPOINTMENT AT A FUTURE FULL
COUNCIL MEETING.
YOU NEED NOT BE PRESENT AT THAT
MEETING.
BUT OF COURSE, YOU ARE MORE
THAN WELCOME TO COME, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO.
AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
STEPPING FORWARD TO SERVE, SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBERS, THAT IS OUR
FINAL AGENDA ITEM TODAY.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE,
WE ARE ADJOURNED.