CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ, LET ME KNOW.
I SHOULD RESTART.
SORRY.
THANK YOU MADAM CLERK AND MR.
CLERK.
THE JUNE 15, 2022 MEETING FOR
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC
ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
I AM ANDREW LEWIS, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ
INFORMED ME SHE WILL BE ABSENT
AND IS EXCUSE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
[ ROLL CALL ]
FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT WITH ONE
EXCUSE.
>> THANK YOU.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, IF NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION.
BRIEFLY WILL GIVE AN OVERVIEW
OF THE AGENDA ITEMS FOR TODAY.
WE ARE GOING TO BE HEARING A
COUPLE OF PIECES OF LEGISLATION
THAT WILL BE IN FRONT OF US.
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS
GOING TO BE A BILL FROM SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION
AUTHORIZING A CONCESSION
AGREEMENT WITH COMPASS GROUP USA
FOR DOING BUSINESS IN THE
CANTEEN OF SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HEAR
ANOTHER PIECE OF LEGISLATION
FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
REGARDING AN AGREEMENT WITH
SEATTLE PREPARATORY SCHOOL TO
REPLACE THE MONTLAKE PLAYFIELD
AND CONTINUE THE ONGOING
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MONTLAKE
COMMUNITY AND SEATTLE PREP ON
THE USE OF THAT FIELD.
FINELY, WE ARE GOING TO HEAR A
PRESENTATION FROM THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT ON THE CYCLE ONE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT,
ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOT CONVENED
TODAY AS THE METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT.
WE ARE CONVENED AS THE
COMMITTEE, THE PUBLIC ASSETS
AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE, BUT
I DID EXTEND AN INVITATION FOR
THE RECORD AT COUNCIL BRIEFING
FOR ALL TO ATTEND THIS MEETING.
YOU FOLKS WANT TO JOIN FOR THAT
AGENDA ITEM, I EXPECT
ADDITIONAL COLLEAGUES MAY
ATTEND FOR THAT.
THAT WOULD BE THE REASON, TO
OVERVIEW THAT CRITICAL
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT AS
WE TAKE THAT BUSINESS UP LATER
THIS SUMMER AND INTO THE FALL.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
IT WILL BE A PARKS HEAVY DAY.
WITH THAT OVERVIEW, WE WILL
MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, I
BELIEVE NOW, HAS A VIDEO THAT
PRECEDES IT.
ARE WE GOING TO PLAY THAT?
NO, OKAY.
I AM HAPPY TO DO THE TYPICAL
PRELUDE.
ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD,
THERE WILL BE 20 MINUTES, EACH
SPEAKER IS GIVEN ONE MINUTE TO
SPEAK.
THERE WILL BE PUBLIC COMMENT
ONLINE AND IN PERSON. I BELIEVE
WE DO HAVE SOME IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
DO WE HAVE ONLINE FOLKS?
>> WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC
COMMENTOR, DAVID HAYNES, BUT HE
IS NOT LISTED AS PRESENT.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE CALL IN
NOW, WE ARE READY FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WHY DON'T WE START WITH THE IN
PERSON PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
MR. CLERK, YOU CAN START THE
PROCESS FOR THE IN PERSON LIST.
>> THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENTOR
IS MARGUERITE, FOLLOWED BY ALEX
ZIMMERMAN.
>> WE HEARD SOMEBODY SAY WE PAY
YOUR TAXES, AND WE DON'T COME
UP IN HERE FOR THIS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS SO
IMPORTANT TODAY THAT YOU WOULD
SAY YOU WANT ONE MINUTE FROM
US.
WHAT IS THIS?
AND THEN SOMEONE SAID, OUR
FACES SHOULD BE ON THE SCREEN,
JUST LIKE ALL OF THE TIMES,
UNLESS IN THE PANDEMIC, ALL UP
IN THE SYSTEM AND MECHANISM OF
THINGS.
>> ARE YOU SPEAKING ABOUT AN
ITEM ON THE AGENDA?
>> YOU ARE THE ITEM ON THE
AGENDA.
IS IT YOUR NAME ON HERE?
RIGHT HERE.
DOESN'T IT SAY ANDREW LEWIS?
>> THAT IS AN ATTENUATED
DEFINITION OF THE AGENDA.
>> ONE MINUTE.
THAT IS MY CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHT.
OKAY?
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT FOR ME,
YOU COME RIGHT DOWN HERE AND DO
IT.
COME ON.
>> YOU HAVE FIVE MORE SECONDS.
>> I DON'T CARE WHAT I HAVE.
YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID.
>> ALEX ZIMMERMAN, YOU ARE THE
SECOND COMMENTOR.
>> I AM CRYING.
I AM CRYING.
YOU DON'T SHOW MY FACE.
YOU DON'T SHOW MY SIGN, WHY
PEOPLE LIKE YOU NOT RESPECT ME?
BECAUSE SHE IS BLACK AND I AM
JEW.
PSYCHOPATH.
WHY PEOPLE NOT RESPECT ME, ALEX
ZIMMERMAN.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
>> ARE YOU SPEAKING TO AN ITEM
ON THE AGENDA?
>> SORRY.
I SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA NUMBER
ONE.
YES, ABOUT SEATTLE PARK. WHO IS
THIS IDIOT?
WHO IS THE IDIOT WHO CLOSED THE
PARK TO THE PEOPLE?
WHO DID THIS?
YOU DID THIS?
HE IS A CLOWN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CAN YOU GIVE ME ANOTHER MINUTE?
THERE ARE NO PEOPLE HERE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. ZIMMERMAN.
>> MR. HAYNES IS PRESENT.
YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
YOU CAN BEGIN WHEN READY.
>> THANK YOU.
DAVID HAYNES, DISTRICT 7. IS
CITY COUNCIL GIVING A
MONOPOLIZED SERVICE CONTRACT TO
THE COMPASS GROUP?
IS IT THE SAME COMPANY THAT HAS
UNITED KINGDOM-BASED PARENT
COMPANY WITH A NORTH CAROLINA-
BASED SUBSIDIARY WAS $20
BILLION?
ARE THEY GOING TO BE
MONOPOLIZING THE FOOD AND
BEVERAGE BEING ALLOWED TO BE
PURCHASED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE
SEATTLE PARKS SYSTEM?
IF SO, WHAT ABOUT COMPETITION?
IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.
SECONDLY, IN A SEPARATE
CONCERNING ISSUE ABOUT LOCAL
REALITIES, THE CITY COUNCIL
COULD CORRECT A BAD POLICY, A
WRONG THEY COMMITTED, WHEN THEY
REDIRECTED, I BELIEVE, IS
SOMEWHERE AROUND $120 MILLION
OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS
AWAY FROM SOLVING THE HOMELESS
CRISIS FOR ALL OF THESE
SUFFERING PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO --
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PROPER 21ST-
CENTURY SHELTER TO GO TO.
CITY COUNCIL USED THE MONEY TO
PAY UP, THEY CREATED NONPROFITS
FOR PROTESTERS.
THAT IS TREASONOUS,
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
>> APPRECIATE YOU CALLING IN.
WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD AND MOVE ON TO
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
MR. CLERK, WILL YOU READ ITEM 1
INTO THE RECORD?
>> [ ORDINANCE READ ]
>>
THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.
WE ARE JOINED VIRTUALLY BY OUR
PRESENTERS.
THEY CAN INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE PANEL
MODERATED BY SUPERINTENDENT
WILLIAMS.
>> WE HAVE TERRI BURNS FROM THE
CONTRACT STAFF HERE WITH US
TODAY, WHO WILL MAKE THE BULK
OF THE PRESENTATION.
I CAN GET US STARTED HERE.
FIRST, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DESCRIBE THE
CONCESSION AGREEMENT.
WE WANT TO PROVIDE A FEW POINTS
OF BACKGROUND BEFORE I HANDED
OVER TO TERRI BURNS.
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
PILOTED A HEALTHY FOOD VENDING
MACHINE INITIATIVE BACK IN
2011.
THAT SERVED AS A MODEL FOR
OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS. OUR
GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FOOD
AS PART OF OUR MISSION, AND WE
LOOK TO DO THIS IN OUR VENDING
MACHINES AS PART OF OUR HEALTHY
PEOPLE, A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT,
STRONG COMMUNITIES MODEL FOR
THE DEPARTMENT.
PARTICULARLY, WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT HOW MANY YOUNG PEOPLE GO
TO A COMMUNITY CENTER.
WE WANT TO EXPOSE THEM TO
HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES IN VENDING
MACHINES.
WE HAVE OVER 35 FACILITIES WITH
VENDING MACHINES. MACHINES ARE
LOCATED IN COMMUNITY CENTERS,
LIFELONG LEARNING CENTERS,
CHILDCARE, RENTAL FACILITIES,
AND THE PARK ADMINISTRATION
BUILDINGS.
BASICALLY, WHEREVER PEOPLE SHOW
UP, WE HAVE VENDING MACHINES.
THE VENDING MACHINES ARE
SELLING HEALTHY SNACKS AND ARE
PROVIDED FOR PARK USERS, VERSUS
COMMERCIALIZING THE SYSTEM.
THIS IS A DIRECT BENEFIT TO
PEOPLE WHO USE THE PARK VERSUS,
YOU KNOW, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
THAT HAS NO RELATIONSHIP TO
PARK USERS.
WE CONDUCTED A REQUEST FOR A
PROPOSAL PROCESS PRIOR TO
SELECTING THE NEW LONG-TERM
VENDOR. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD
LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO TERRI
BURNS.
>> THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER.
THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR HAVING US
HERE TODAY.
MY NAME IS TERRI BURNS, THE
PARKS CONCESSIONS COORDINATOR
FOR SEATTLE'S PARKS AND
RECREATION.
THE ORDINANCE PRESENTED TO YOU
TODAY IS A LONG-TERM CONCESSION
AGREEMENT WITH COMPASS GROUP
USA, WHO IS DOING BUSINESS AS
CANTEEN TO PROVIDE FOOD AND
BEVERAGE MACHINE SERVICES TO
SBR FACILITIES.
AS CHRISTOPHER SAID, THERE ARE
35 FACILITIES WITH VENDING
MACHINE SERVICES.
THE MACHINES ARE IN A VARIETY
OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS,
COMMUNITY SECTORS, CHILDCARE
FACILITIES, AND THE
ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A
LITTLE HISTORY.
CANTEEN HAS PROVIDED RELIABLE
VENDING SERVICES SINCE 2011.
CANTEEN HAS AN AGREEMENT THAT
EXPIRED IN JANUARY 2022.
TO ENSURE THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY WAS AWARE THE
OPPORTUNITY SBR CONDUCTED AN
RFP PROCESS IN THE FALL OF 2021.
TO MARKET THE RFP PROCESS, THE
RFP WAS POSTED IN THE DAILY
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, SEATTLE
CHINESE TIMES, AND THE SCANNER.
ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS POSTED ON
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC PARKS AND
RECREATION WEBSITE AND SOCIAL
MEDIA SITES.
IN ADDITION, THE INVITE WAS
SENT TO 77 BUSINESSES WHO
PROVIDED VENDING SERVICES OR
SUPPORTED LOCAL BUSINESS
COMPANIES.
THESE COMPANIES WERE IDENTIFIED
FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES.
VENDING BUSINESSES WHO HAD
REGISTERED ON CITY ONLINE
BUSINESS REGISTRY, COMPANIES
THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY INQUIRED
WITH SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION TO PROVIDE VENDING
MACHINE SERVICES, AS WELL AS A
VENDING MACHINE COMPANY FILED
ONLINE.
AS AN ADDITIONAL WAY TO ENSURE
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WAS
AWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITY, A
COPY OF THE RFP POSTING WAS
SENT TO OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, VENTURES
NONPROFIT, AND WASHINGTON STATE
FOOD TRUCKS.
FROM THIS RFP POSTING, SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION RECEIVED
TWO PROPOSALS WHICH MET THE
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION.
CANTEEN AND SPR.
THE PANEL CONSISTED OF SPR
EMPLOYEES AND A COMMUNITY USE
IT.
THE PANEL RECOMMENDED CANTEEN
BASED ON HEALTHY PRODUCTS,
FINANCIAL TERMS, AND MEETING
VENDING NEEDS.
CURRENTLY, A SPR ENTERED INTO A
ONE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH CANTEEN
TO ENSURE SPR GUESTS AND STAFF
HAD CONTINUED VENDING SERVICE
WHILE OUR STAFF PREPARE THIS
LONG-TERM AGREEMENT AND
LEGISLATED THROUGH CITY
COUNCIL.
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION IS
ASKING THAT WE BE ABLE TO ENTER
INTO A FIVE-YEAR CONCESSION
AGREEMENT WITH AN OPTION TO
EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE
YEAR TERM WITH CANTEEN.
THE COMMISSION AND REVENUE WE
EXPECT TO RECEIVE FROM CANTEEN
FOR SPR IS A PERCENTAGE OF
GROSS SALE, 25% OF BEVERAGES
AND 28% OF FOOD WITH AN ANNUAL
MINIMUM REVENUE OF $25,000 FOR
ALL VENDING MACHINES THAT SERVE
THE PUBLIC.
FOR THE ASPR ADMINISTRATIVE
VENDING MACHINES, CANTEEN IS
REQUIRED TO SET UP A SEPARATE
AGREEMENT WITH CANTEEN TO PAY
COMMISSION PAYMENTS TO
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF
SERVICES FOR THE BLIND.
I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AGREEMENT.
THIS AGREEMENT WITH CANTEEN IS
THAT THEY MUST STOCK ONLY THE
MACHINES WITH ITEMS THAT ARE
CONSIDERED HEALTHIEST OR
HEALTHIER ON KING COUNTY
VENDING ITEMS.
THIS REQUIREMENT IN THE
AGREEMENT EXCEEDS THE ORDINANCE
124128 REQUIREMENT THAT THE
VENDING MACHINES ON CITY
PROPERTY STOCK A MINIMUM OF 50%
HEALTHIER AND HEALTHIEST FOOD
AND BEVERAGE ITEMS.
ANOTHER ITEM WE WOULD LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT IS CANTEEN WILL
REFUND CUSTOMERS DIRECTLY TO
IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE, AS
WELL AS TO REMOVE SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION FROM THE CASH
HANDLING REQUIREMENTS IN THE
REFUND PROCESS.
LASTLY, ALL MACHINES MUST BE
ADA COMPLIANT, ENERGY
EFFICIENT, AND BE ABLE TO TAKE
MULTIPLE PAYMENT TYPES TO SERVE
CUSTOMERS.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT JOE
LUTHER A IS FROM CANTEEN, THE
GENERAL DISTRICT MANAGER, HE IS
ALSO ONLINE TO ANSWER ANY
COMPANY RELATED QUESTIONS.
WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT OVERVIEW,
TERRI.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS CONCESSIONS CONTRACT?
OKAY.
I DON'T SEE ANY.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I
APPRECIATE THE OVERVIEW AND THE
SLIDE DECK OF THE PROCESS AND
OUTREACH FOR THE RFP IN
ADDITION TO ADVERTISING TO
SEVERAL VENDORS PROACTIVELY AND
THE PROCESS THAT NARROWED IT
DOWN TO TWO VENDORS FOR FULL
CONSIDERATION IN THE DILIGENCE
HERE IN REPORTING THE CRITERIA
INSTRUCTIVE FOR THE DEPARTMENT
IN MAKING THIS ULTIMATE
DECISION.
I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS FOR THIS.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS
EITHER.
IF THAT IS THE CASE, I AM FINE
WITH MOVING THIS ITEM FORWARD.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION FROM
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO
TAKING -- COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQEDA, MY APOLOGIES.
>> NO OBJECTION.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SOME
COMMENTS.
THANKS SO MUCH.
MR. CHAIR, I WILL GO AHEAD AND
SECOND THE MOTION.
>> YES, I MOVE COUNCIL BILL
120341. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> HAVING BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN
FOR COMMENTS ON THE BILL IN
FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQEDA .
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
I WANTED TO JUST EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR THIS LEGISLATION
TODAY AND THANK MY OFFICE FOR
REACHING OUT TO GET THEIR
FEEDBACK ON THE LEGISLATION.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR THE
COMPANY HAS A GOOD TRACK RECORD
OF GOOD UNION CONTRACTS AND THE
TEAMSTERS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF
THIS CONCESSION AGREEMENT AS
WELL.
WITH THAT, I AM HAPPY TO GO
AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS AND BE
IN SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATION.
I WANT TO THANK THE DEPARTMENT
AND TEAMSTERS FOR THEIR WORK
AND FOR THE FEEDBACK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQEDA.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL
IN FRONT OF COMMITTEE?
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>>
NONE OPPOSED.
THANK YOU, THE BILL WILL GO
FORWARD TO FULL COUNCIL WITH A
PAST RECOMMENDATION OF FOUR
VOTES IN FAVOR.
MR. CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM TO
CHECK INTO THE AGENDA.
>> [ ORDINANCE READ ]
>>
THANK YOU.
WE ARE JOINED AGAIN BY PANEL
FOR PARKLET BY SUPERINTENDENT
WILLIAMS.
WE ALSO HAVE SAM READ WITH US
FROM SEATTLE PREP.
WHY DON'T I HANDED OVER TO YOU
FIRST, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS,
TO INTRODUCE THE PANEL AND THE
OTHER MEMBERS HERE TO PRESENT
TO THE COMMITTEE.
>> GREAT.
I AM CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS,
ACTING SUPERINTENDENT SEATTLE
PARKS.
WE HAVE CHRISTOPHER POWELL FROM
PARKS STAFF HERE, WHO HAS
WORKED ON THIS CONTRACT.
AND WE HAVE SOME GUESTS FROM
SEATTLE PREP.
SAM READ.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM PREP?
>> WE HAVE A FEW OTHERS JOINING
US TODAY.
WE HAVE THE SCHOOL PRESIDENT,
GEORGE HOFBAUER WITH US TODAY,
AS WELL AS ONE OF THE HEAD
COACHES, SAM BENNETT, AND ONE
OF THE STUDENT ATHLETES THAT
HAS USED THE FIELD AS WELL.
>> GREAT.
AWESOME.
I WILL MAKE SOME INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS IN TURN THIS OVER TO
THE CAPABLE CHRISTOPHER POWELL.
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE TODAY
TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION.
WE ALSO WANT TO START OUT BY
THANKING OUR PARTNERS AT
SEATTLE PREP.
THIS TURNED OUT TO BE MAYBE A
LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED PROCESS
TO GET THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE LEGISLATION AND
NEGOTIATIONS ON THIS.
WE REALLY WANT TO GIVE HATS OFF
TO OUR PARTNERS AT PREP WHO
WERE PATIENT WITH US AS WE DID
OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON THIS.
THIS IS KIND OF A REPEAT.
SEATTLE PREP DID THIS BACK IN
2011 AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE, AND
WE ARE APPROACHING THIS
CONTRACT WITH SIMILAR TERMS AND
CONDITIONS. THE AGREEMENT AS A
PUBLIC BENEFIT REQUIREMENT,
WHICH WE WILL HEAR ABOUT LATER.
SEATTLE PREP WILL BE ABLE TO
CONTINUE TO USE THE PLAYING
FIELD DURING THE TIMES AND
DATES OUTLINED IN THE NEW
AGREEMENT.
THE TERMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH
EXISTING ASPR POLICIES THAT
ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO
ESTABLISH SCHEDULING PRIORITIES
TO PARTICULAR SITES AND RETURN
FOR MAJOR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
FOR OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THE
BENEFIT THE PUBLIC.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE
THAT SEATTLE PREP IS PAYING FOR
THE SYNTHETIC TURF DRUG, AND
THEY WILL ALSO PAY FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE FIELD.
SO YOU KNOW, IT IS A GOOD DEAL
FOR THE CITY AND TAXPAYERS.
THIS BILL IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE
OF THE FIELDS THAT IS PROBABLY
IN LESS DEMAND.
IT IS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR
REGULATION SOCCER. ON ONE SIDE
OF THE FIELD, THERE'S PROBABLY
40 FEET OF PEAT BOG.
THIS IS IN A PART OF LAKE
WASHINGTON, ADJACENT TO LAKE
WASHINGTON, WHICH HAS BECOME
EUTROPHIC, WHICH MEANS THE
FIELD IS ACTUALLY SINKING.
MONTLAKE DOES NOT HAVE LIGHTS
AT THIS LOCATION.
HOWEVER, WE ARE ABLE TO SCHEDULE
THE FIELD YEAR-ROUND, LIMITED
TO SEASONAL DAYTIME HOURS.
THE FIELD SCHEDULE AT MONTLAKE
WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 8:30 AM
TO SUNSET SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
SEATTLE PREP SCHOOL WILL USE
LESS THAN HALF OF THE HOURS
RESERVED. THAT IS ALSO A BIG
BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO HANDED OVER TO
CHRISTOPHER POWELL TO TALK
ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THE
AGREEMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT,
CHRISTOPHER.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
MONTLAKE PLAYFIELD.
RIGHT NOW, IT IS A SYNTHETIC
FIELD LOCATED AT 1618 EAST
CALHOUN STREET . IT IS NEAR THE
MONTLAKE COMMUNITY CENTER. AS
CHRISTOPHER SAID, ONE THING TO
NOTE ABOUT THE SITE IS THAT IT
IS VERY CLOSE TO THE WATER.
BECAUSE OF THAT, NATURE IS NOT
ON OUR SIDE AT THIS SITE.
THERE IS A PEAT BOG IN THE
NORTHEAST CORNER THAT IS
ACTIVELY MOVING.
THE MAIN SPORTS SCHEDULED AT
MONTLAKE WOULD BE LACROSSE,
FOOTBALL, ULTIMATE FRISBEE, AND
FIELD HOCKEY.
FOR THOSE SPORTS, TYPICALLY IN
A CALENDAR YEAR WE WILL
SCHEDULE ABOUT 1300 HRS.
OF USE AT THE PARK. OF THAT,
SEATTLE PREP IS OUR PRIMARY
USER.
THEY ONLY USE ABOUT 38%, WHICH
MEANS THE 62% OF FIELD TIME
LEFT TO US IS WHAT WE ARE ABLE
TO USE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WITH THIS SITE BEING A FORMERLY
GRASS FIELD PRE-2011, BEFORE
THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT, WE WERE
ONLY ABLE TO SCHEDULE THIS
FIELD ABOUT FIVE MONTHS PER
YEAR, WHICH IS LESS THAN THE
OTHER GRAPH SITES.
THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE NATURE
OF THE WETLAND AND THE PEAT BOG.
WITH THE SYNTHETIC GOING IN
THERE, WE ARE ABLE TO RESERVE
THIS FIELD EVERY DAY OF THE
YEAR, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, WHICH
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES USAGE,
AND ALSO LETS THE COMMUNITY GET
ON THAT SITE A LOT MORE FOR
DROP IN USE, AS WELL AS YOUTH
SPORTS.
THREE 2011, MONTLAKE PRE-
PLAYFIELD WAS A GRASS SITE AND
OFTEN MUDDY.
WITH THIS AGREEMENT, BETWEEN
SEATTLE PARKS AND SEATTLE PREP,
A TURF WAS DONATED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO
SEATTLE PREP TO BE INSTALLED AT
THE MONTLAKE PLAYFIELD.
THAT IS WHERE THE ORIGINAL
AGREEMENT CAME FROM AS FAR AS
GETTING THIS FIELD IN PLACE.
THAT IS THE CURRENT TURF WE
HAVE DOWN AT MONTLAKE.
IT IS STILL THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON FIELD.
AT THIS POINT, THAT FIELD IS
OVER 10 YEARS OLD, WHICH IN THE
LIFE OF A SYNTHETIC FIELD,
TYPICALLY MEANS IT NEEDS TO BE
RENOVATED, BUT COMING TO US, IT
WAS ALSO USED BEFORE THAT.
SO THIS FIELD IS NOW WORN DOWN
AND DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE
REPLACED.
SOME OF THE KEY TERMS, THIS IS
AN EXTENSION OF AN AGREEMENT WE
ALREADY HAVE WITH SEATTLE PREP.
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN IN
PLACE THE PAST 10 YEARS.
FOR THIS PROJECT, SEATTLE PREP
WILL BE PAYING FOR ALL OF THE
PLANNING, DESIGN, AND
CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW
SYNTHETIC TURF, WHICH IS WORN
OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
SEATTLE PREP WILL ALSO BE
PAYING FIELD USE FEES FOR ALL
OF THE USAGE, WHICH WE WILL
TOUCH ON IN SUBSEQUENT SLIDES,
AS WELL AS THIS AGREEMENT AS A
PUBLIC BENEFIT COMPONENT THAT
THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT DID NOT
HAVE.
WE WILL GO OVER THAT MORE.
SOME OF THE CONDITIONS HERE.
THIS WOULD BE A 12 YEAR
AGREEMENT WITH AN OPTION TO
EXTEND THAT AN ADDITIONAL 12
YEARS.
AGAIN, SEATTLE PREP IS PAYING
FOR THE FIELD AND ALL THE COSTS
RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION.
ONCE THE FIELD IS INSTALLED AND
EVERYTHING IS READY TO GO AND
OPENED UP, THE CITY WOULD BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
MAINTENANCE, AS WE WOULD OWN
THE SITE AS WELL.
WE WOULD OPERATE ALL OF THE
FIELD SCHEDULING AND GETTING
THE COMMUNITY AND SEATTLE PREP
SCHEDULED.
WHAT SEATTLE PREP GETS OUT OF
THIS, BESIDES THE SYNTHETIC
FIELD, IS PRIORITY USAGE FOR
WHAT EQUATES TO OUR SPRING AND
FALL SEASONS.
THAT IS MARCH 1 THROUGH JUNE
15, AND THEN AGAIN, AUGUST 10
THROUGH NOVEMBER 30.
THEY GET THAT FIELD MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY 3:00 TO 5:30 PM.
THIS IS WHERE SEATTLE PREP DOES
ALMOST HALF OF ALL OF ITS
RESERVATIONS WITH THE CITY, AS
FAR AS THEIR SPORTS.
THEY DO BOTH LACROSSE AND
FOOTBALL AT THIS SITE. THEY ARE
LIMITED TO FOUR JUNIOR VARSITY
GAMES AND FOUR FRESHMAN GAMES.
AGAIN, THE SITE IS ONLY USED
FOR LACROSSE AND FOOTBALL FOR
THEM.
IT IS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR A FULL
REGULATION SOCCER FIELD.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO
HANDED OVER TO SAM TO GO OVER
THE PUBLIC BENEFITS.
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL FOR HEARING
THIS TODAY.
THIS IS MULTIPLE YEARS IN THE
MAKING.
IT IS A BIG DAY FOR US TO BE IN
FRONT OF YOU TODAY.
HOPEFULLY, TO PROVIDE A NEW
FIELD AND NEW SPACE FOR, NOT
ONLY OUR STUDENTS AND STUDENT
ATHLETES, BUT THE COMMUNITY AS
WELL.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE MOST
EXCITED ABOUT IN THIS UPDATED
AGREEMENT IS THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
THAT GOES BEYOND THE DONATION
OF THE TURF AND THE
CONTINUATION OF OUR FEES.
AND INCLUDES WORK WE HAVE
ALREADY BEEN DOING, BUT NOW
FORMALIZING IT AND HOLDING US
ACCOUNTABLE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FITS IN
OUR MISSION IS TO BE ACTIVE IN
THE COMMUNITY, PARTNERING WITH
ORGANIZATIONS, YOUTH IN LOW
INCOME AND MARGINALIZED
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND BEING ABLE
TO EXPOSE THEM TO OPPORTUNITIES
THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN
AVAILABLE TO THEM OTHERWISE.
ONE OF THOSE PRIME EXAMPLES,
AND I WILL PASS IT IN A SECOND,
SOME OF THE WORK WE HAVE DONE
WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED
CHILDREN, EXPOSING THEM TO
LACROSSE.
LACROSSE HAS BEEN TRADITIONALLY
A VERY EXPENSIVE SPORT BUT HAS
NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO ALL
PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
THROUGH SOME OF HER WORK WITH
SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH END
SPECIFICALLY AND THE WORK WITH
COACH BENNETT, WHO IS WITH US
TODAY, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
EXPOSE STUDENTS AND YOUTH TO
THE SPORT OF LACROSSE THROUGH
SOME OF THE CAMPS WE HAVE DONE.
WE HAVE ALSO WORKED AND WOULD
LIKE TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH
MONTLAKE COMMUNITY CENTER,
ALLOWING OUR STUDENTS AT
SEATTLE PREP TO SERVE AND WORK
WITH COMMUNITY YOUTH IN TERMS
OF TUTORING AND ON-FIELD
ACTIVITIES, RECREATIONAL PLAY,
AND NON-SPORT SPECIFIC
ACTIVITIES AS WELL.
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF COVID
TIMES FOR US IS THAT IT FORCED
US TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
INTO DIFFERENT WORK.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE FOUND
IMPORTANT WITH OUR STUDENTS WAS
NON-SPORTS SPECIFIC TRAINING
AND EXERCISE.
AND SO, SOME OF THAT FREE PLAY
WERE, SOME OF THAT
STRENGTHENING AND CONDITIONING,
SPEED AND AGILITY, ALL OF THAT,
WE ARE LOOKING TO BUILD
PROGRAMMING TO ALLOW US TO
BRING IN KIDS FROM AROUND THE
CITY TO FREE UP OPPORTUNITIES
WITH COACHES AND ON THIS FIELD
AT MONTLAKE PLAYFIELD.
I THINK ONE OF THE BENEFITS IS
TO SEE THE WORK IN ACTUALITY.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL PASS IT
OVER TO SAM BENNETT, THE HEAD
LACROSSE COACH, WHO IS ALSO A
TEACHER AT OUR SCHOOL.
WITH HIM IS ONE OF OUR STUDENT
ATHLETES THAT HAS BENEFITED
FROM THIS PROGRAMMING.
>> THANKS.
OVER THE PAST THREE WINTERS, WE
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RUN LACROSSE
CLINICS, WORKING WITH -- I USED
TO TEACH AT SEATTLE NATIVITY
SCHOOL, A SCHOOL THAT
EXCLUSIVELY SERVES LOW INCOME
YOUTH AS A FREE TUITION SCHOOL.
WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE SEATTLE
PREP RESOURCES TO PUT ON CAMPS
OVER THE WINTER TO EXPOSE KIDS
FROM SEATTLE NATIVITY, AS WELL
AS EXPANDING TO OTHER CATHOLIC
MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS
OTHER LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND
HIGH SCHOOLS, TO EXPOSE THEM TO
LACROSSE TRAINING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COACHES FROM
BISHOP BLANCHET.
IT WAS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO
UTILIZE THE MONTLAKE SPACE THIS
FALL AS AN EASY TO GET TO
LOCATION.
WAS AVAILABLE TO US IN THE
WINTER.
NAP IT WAS ABLE TO COACH WITH
US AT A NUMBER OF THESE CAMPS.
WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE EACH YEAR
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 20
KIDS CONSISTENTLY COMING TO
CAMPS THAT LASTED EIGHT WEEKS
FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF OF
PROGRAMMING ON SATURDAY MORNINGS
. IT WAS A COOL OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO EXPOSE LACROSSE TO PEOPLE
WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN EXPOSED.
WE ARE JUST STARTING TO SEE
STUDENTS COME THROUGH THAT
PROGRAM HIS SPENT TIME PLAYING
AT YOUTH LACROSSE PROGRAMS WITH
THE SEATTLE WOLFPACK PLAY A
COUPLE YEARS AT THE WOLFPACK,
AND NOW A NUMBER ARE
MATRICULATING INTO DIFFERENT
HIGH SCHOOLS WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME INTO HIGH
SCHOOL AS EXPERIENCED PLAYERS.
WITH THE PARTNERSHIP, WE WORKED
WITH THE WOLFPACK TO ENSURE
STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO GEAR
THROUGHOUT THE TIME.
LACROSSE CAN BE AN EXPENSIVE
SPORT.
SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK
DONE TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS
FUNDING FOR LACROSSE GEAR FOR
PLAYERS WHO ARE INTERESTED, AND
TO PAY THEIR RECREATIONAL FEES
AS WELL.
THANKS.
>> HOPEFULLY, THAT GIVES A HIGH-
LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC BENEFITS.
AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE 12 YEARS
OF THIS AGREEMENT, WE HOPE TO
CONTINUE TO EXPAND WHAT WE ARE
ABLE TO DO IN THE COMMUNITY,
SPECIFICALLY AT MONTLAKE
PLAYFIELD SITE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU ALSO TO THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT FOR THAT HELPFUL
OVERVIEW.
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PANEL?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALE IS.
>> THANK YOU.
YOU MENTIONED YOU WORK WITH OR
CONNECTED WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
CAN YOU TELL ME SOME OF THE
SCHOOLS AND HOW THAT CONNECTION
HAPPENS?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> SPECIFICALLY, MOST OF OUR
CAMP OFFERINGS ARE OPEN TO AREA
YOUTH IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THERE ARE SOME RULES AND
REGULATIONS IN MY LIFE REGARDING
WHAT SORT OF FORMAL
PARTNERSHIPS WE ARE ABLE TO DO
WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WE HAVE DONE WORK SPECIFICALLY
WITH SOME OF THE PRIVATE
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN OUR AREA,
BUT MOST OF THE CAMPS, SUCH AS
THE ONE THE COACH BENNETT IS
RECOMMENDING ARE TALKING ABOUT
IS OPEN TO THE NATIVITY SCHOOL
POPULATION, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER
AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED
STUDENTS.
IT IS MORE OF AN AGE RANGE THAT
A SPECIFIC SCHOOL.
>> SO YOU WOULD NOT ALLOW
PUBLIC SCHOOLS? BUT OTHER KIDS
CAN COME IF THEY ARE MIDDLE
SCHOOL AGE?
>> OUR ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION,
PRIVATE SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE
RULES AROUND FORMAL
PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC MIDDLE
SCHOOLS. WE CAN OFFER
PROGRAMMING TO STUDENTS WITHIN
THAT AGE RANGE, BUT NOT A
FORMAL PARTNERSHIP WITH A
SPECIFIC SCHOOL.
>> I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND IS, IF THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT WE'RE GETTING IN
EXCHANGE FOR THIS IS, IN PART,
YOU ARE WORKING WITH STUDENTS
FROM PRESUMABLY OUTSIDE THE
MONTLAKE COMMUNITY, HOW ARE YOU
MAKING CONNECTIONS TO STUDENTS
OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE WHO ARE
NOT PART OF THE COMMUNITY?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
A LOT OF IT IS THROUGH SOME OF
OUR -- THE NAME BRAND OF OUR
ATHLETIC PROGRAM, THE WORK WE
HAVE DONE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL
LEVEL, THE EXPOSURE,
SPECIFICALLY, THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH COACH BENNETT AND YOUTH
ORGANIZATIONS.
HE MENTIONED THE SEATTLE
WOLFPACK, HIS PRIOR WORK WITH
THE NATIVITY SCHOOL.
CONNECTIONS WE HAVE BUILT OVER
TIME. NEXT WEEK, FOR EXAMPLE,
WE HAVE YOUTH FOOTBALL CAMPS ON
THAT FIELD, NOT NECESSARILY
PART OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PER
SE, BUT THOSE ARE AVAILABLE FOR
ANYONE TO SIGN UP FOR.
>> I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, IF
THAT IS OKAY.
>> PERFECTLY FINE, THANK YOU.
>> CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE 50 HOURS OF PUBLIC
SERVICE? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK
LIKE, AND HOW IS THAT
DETERMINED?
>> CHRIS POWELL CAN JUMP IN
HERE.
TRADITIONALLY, I THINK THERE IS
A DATE WITHIN THE AGREEMENT
THAT WE PRESENT THE REQUEST FOR
USE BY A CERTAIN TIME WHEN WE
WILL PUT THOSE PUBLIC HOURS IN
PLACE.
AND SO, WE WOULD REQUEST THE
USE OF MONTLAKE PLAYFIELD
WITHIN THAT 50 HOUR ALLOTMENT
FOR THAT EIGHT-WEEK LACROSSE
CAMP, FOR EXAMPLE.
SO THAT EIGHT WEEKS, YOU KNOW,
AN HOUR AND A HALF OF LACROSSE
PLAY SATURDAY MORNINGS WOULD
EFFECTIVELY TALLY THROUGH THAT
50 HOUR PUBLIC BENEFIT.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
FROM THE PARKSIDE, THERE WOULD
BE AN ANNUAL REPORT PROVIDED TO
US SO WE CAN SEE WHAT PROGRAMS
SEATTLE PREP PLANS TO RUN TO
FILL THOSE 50 HOURS FOR THE
UPCOMING YEAR.
>> I ALSO JUMP IN HERE AND SAY
IT, WHENEVER WE WORK WITH A
PARTNER WHO IS OFFERING A
PUBLIC BENEFIT, WE LIKE TO
ADVERTISE THOSE PUBLIC BENEFITS
ON OUR WEBSITE.
>> THAT IS LESS OF AN HOUR A
WEEK FOR SPORTS PROGRAMMING OR
CAMP PROGRAMMING.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE
BENEFIT IS.
I THINK, REALLY, MAYBE THESE
ARE QUESTIONS FOR, I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS IS FOR PARKS OR CENTRAL
STAFF, BUT I WOULD BE
INTERESTED TO KNOW HOW MANY
AGREEMENTS WE HAVE THAT ARE SET
UP IN THIS WAY TO OFFER
RESERVED ACCESS TO THE FIELDS
IN EXCHANGE FOR INVESTMENT.
I WOULD ALSO BE INTERESTED TO
KNOW WHAT ANALYSIS HAS BEEN
DONE ON FIELDS ACROSS THE CITY
TO ASSESS LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD
ACCESS VERSUS THIS PRIORITIZED
ACCESS.
I'M ASKING THIS BECAUSE, I AM
SURE I HAVE SAID THIS IN THIS
COMMITTEE BEFORE, BUT DOWN HERE
IN THE SOUTH END, WE HAVE A LOT
OF LINCOLN STUDENTS, WE HAVE
CHILDREN WHO DON'T HAVE GREAT
ACCESS TO SOME PARKS,
PARTICULARLY, GEORGETOWN, WHO
DON'T GET ACCESS TO THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD PARK BECAUSE WE
HAVE PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE
RESERVED AFTER SCHOOL HOURS AND
SATURDAY MORNING HOURS.
I WILL SAY, I AM A LITTLE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXTENT TO
WHICH THIS IS A NORMAL PRACTICE
. IN OUR PUBLIC PARKS ACROSS
THE CITY, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW
MANY OF THEM ARE RESERVED IN
THE AFTER SCHOOL AND SATURDAY
MORNING HOURS FOR OUTSIDE
STUDENTS TO COME IN EVEN ADULT
SOCCER LEAGUES TO COME IN,
RATHER THAN HAVING OUR LOCAL
KIDS BE ABLE TO PLAY ON A FIELD
AFTER SCHOOL.
I WILL STOP THERE.
I FEEL LIKE I AM BEATING A DEAD
HORSE WITH THIS QUESTION.
BUT I LIKE TO MAYBE PUT IN A
REQUEST FOR THIS INFORMATION TO
BE PROVIDED AT SOME POINT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALE IS.
DOES A REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FIELDS IN
DISTRICT 7 THAT HAVE SIMILAR
RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL
COLLEGES AND PRIVATE
INSTITUTIONS.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
ANALYSIS OF THAT AS WELL.
I'M HAPPY TO REQUEST THAT FROM
PARKS AND FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
PRETTY MUCH THE SAME LINE OF
QUESTIONING, BUT JUST WANTED TO
GET BASELINE UNDERSTANDING OF
THIS PUBLIC BENEFIT AGREEMENT.
IS THIS JUST A CONTINUATION OF
THE CURRENT LEVELS OF PUBLIC
SERVICE UNDER THE CURRENT
SEATTLE PREP SPR AGREEMENT?
OR IS THIS A CHANGE FROM THIS
AGREEMENT?
>> THIS WOULD BE A COMPLETE NEW
ADDITION.
THE CURRENT AGREEMENT DOES NOT
INCLUDE A PUBLIC BENEFIT PIECE.
IT JUST INVOLVES THE FIELD AND
THE PRIORITY RIGHTS FOR SEATTLE
PREP.
SO THIS ENTIRE PUBLIC BENEFITS
PIECE NOW IS IN ADDITION TO THE
AGREEMENT AS WE ARE EXTENDING
IT.
SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING TO GET
MORE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
>> VERY HELPFUL, THANK YOU.
I WANT TO ECHO MY INTEREST ON
THE VALUE PER HOUR ASSOCIATED
WITH THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ANALYSIS
, AND THE DECISION THAT THE
MINIMUM OF 50 PUBLIC SERVICE
HOURS ANNUALLY IS ADEQUATE.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT HOW YOU CONCLUDE
THAT NUMBER.
APPRECIATE THAT.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THIS PUBLIC BENEFIT REQUIREMENT
IS IDENTICAL, OR NEARLY
IDENTICAL, TO WHAT IS REQUIRED
OF SEATTLE ACADEMY, WHICH IS
DOING THE TURF INSTALLATION AT
SOUTH PARK.
I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE USED AS
THE MODEL.
>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
IN FACT, THESE ARE NOT
NECESSARILY COOKIE-CUTTER
AGREEMENTS.
WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE SOUTH
PARK AGREEMENT IS THAT 90% OF
THE HOURS ARE BEING RESERVED
FOR COMMUNITY YOUTH.
WE REALLY TRY TO LOOK AT THE
NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL
COMMUNITIES AND THINK ABOUT
WHAT WORKS BEST IN THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT REGARD FOR THOSE
COMMUNITIES.
THAT SAID, WE WILL BE HAPPY TO
GO BACK AND PROVIDE YOU WITH
THE INFORMATION YOU REQUESTED.
>> THANK YOU.
I DO WANT TO JUST UNDERSCORE, I
THINK THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY
DIFFERENT THAN THE SOUTH PARK
FACILITY, BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU
JUST HIGHLIGHTED,
SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS . IT IS
A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 90%
COMMUNITY USE AND 60% COMMUNITY
USE.
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE
SOME LOGIC OR POLICY RATIONALE
OR VALUE OF THE DOLLAR
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY
INVESTMENT.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES?
JUST TO CLARIFY, I WANT TO
CLARIFY SOMETHING FROM THE
PRESENTATION.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TOUCHED
ON IT.
38% OF THE AVAILABLE HOURS FOR
THE FIELD WOULD BE FOR USE OF
UNIVERSITY PREP UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT.
THAT COMPONENT IS CONSISTENT
WITH WHAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR
THE LAST 10 YEARS, THE NEW
ADDITION IS THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
JUST TO CLARIFY.
IS THAT RIGHT?
OKAY.
THERE WOULDN'T BE THAT CAN
SOMEONE ACTUALLY, FOR THE
RECORD, AFFIRMATIVELY ANSWER
THAT.
>> YES, WE ARE NOT SEEKING ANY
ADDITIONAL HOURS OVER WHAT WE
HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY USING FOR
THE PREVIOUS 10 YEARS OF THE
AGREEMENT.
>> THANKS.
I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT
AND PUT A FINER POINT ON IT.
OTHERWISE, I DON'T THINK I HAVE
ANY OTHER CLARIFYING QUESTIONS
I WANT TO RAISE AT THIS TIME,
UNLESS ANOTHER COMMENT FROM A
COLLEAGUE IS REQUESTED.
I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE LOOKING
TO JUMP IN.
WITH THAT, GIVEN THE
PRESENTATION AND THE QUESTION
AND ANSWER PERIOD WITH THE
PANEL, I WOULD BE INCLINED TO
VOTE ON THIS TODAY. I AM GOING
TO MOVE THE BILL TO PUT IT IN
FRONT OF US.
I MOVE COUNCIL BUILT.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
THE BILL IS IN FRONT OF THE
COMMITTEE.
ANY COMMENTS ON THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE?
I AM SEEING NONE.
MR. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ARE RECOMMENDING THE PASSAGE
TO FULL COUNCIL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>>
THREE IN FAVOR WITH ONE
ABSTENTION.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.
LEGISLATION PASSES.
WE WILL GO FORWARD TO FULL
COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PANEL.
WE WILL BE IN TOUCH AS THIS
CONTINUES TO WORK ITS WAY
THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING
YOURSELVES AVAILABLE TODAY.
SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, DON'T
GO ANYWHERE.
WE'RE MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM
THREE, ANOTHER PARKS PANEL.
MR. CLERK, PLEASE READ AGENDA
ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD.
[ ORDINANCE READ ]
>> AS WE ARE NOW GETTING
STARTED IN EARNEST, THIS WILL
BE THE YEAR WHERE THE COUNCIL,
IN OUR CAPACITY AS THE BOARD OF
THE METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT,
WILL CONSIDER AN ADDITIONAL
CYCLE OF INVESTMENTS WITH THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT.
WE ARE NOW, AS I MENTIONED IN
MY INITIAL REPORT, CONVENED AS
THE PUBLIC ASSETS AND
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE, BUT IN
THAT CAPACITY, WE WILL BE
HAVING SOME BRIEF THINGS ABOUT
SOME COMPONENTS OF THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
INVESTMENTS AS RELATES TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION,
WHICH IS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF
THIS COMMITTEE.
FOR ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE
WILL BE LOOKING AT, AS WE ARE
EARLY IN THE PROCESS STILL, IS
THE CYCLE ONE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FROM THE SEATTLE METROPOLITAN
PARK DISTRICT, WHICH IS A
PROPERTY TAX LEVY SUPPORTED
PARK DISTRICT SUPPLEMENTARY TO
THE GENERAL FUND THAT THE
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
RECEIVED.
WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO DIVING INTO THE SLIDE DECK
HERE, AND THIS PRESENTATION
FROM DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS, AS
AN EARLY PART OF THE PROCESS TO
DIVE INTO THE POTENTIAL OF THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT AND
WHAT WE MIGHT WANT TO DO AND A
SECOND CYCLE.
WITH THAT CONTEXT, I WILL HEAD
OVER TO OUR PANEL, WHICH AGAIN,
WE ARE JOINED BY INTERIM
SUPERINTENDENT CHRISTOPHER
WILLIAMS, AND I BELIEVE MICHELE
FINNEGAN.
SUPERINTENDENT, I WILL HEAD
OVER TO YOU TO INTRODUCE THE
REST OF YOUR PANEL, AND START
THE PRESENTATION.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. WE
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE HERE.
IT IS MYSELF AND THE EXTREMELY
CAPABLE MICHELE FINNEGAN WHO
WILL WALK THROUGH THIS TODAY.
SHE WILL HELP FIELD QUESTIONS
HERE.
I MIGHT TAKE THE LEAD ON THE
PRESENTATION.
A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION ISN'T
GOING TO BE NEW TO MOST OF YOU.
YOU HAVE SEEN, HEARD SOME OF
THIS DURING PRESENTATION WHEN
YOU HAVE YOUR PARK DISTRICT
GOVERNING BODY ON, THIS IS A
REPORT ON THE CYCLE ONE REPORT.
WHEN WE SAY CYCLE ONE, THAT
REFERS TO THE END OF THE SIX
YEAR CYCLE.
WE COVER AN ANNUAL REPORT,
MIDCYCLE, AND IN CYCLE REPORT.
WHAT WE HOPE TO CAPTURE HERE
AND HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU ARE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, LESSONS
LEARNED, THINGS -- WE THOUGHT
THAT WOULD WORK OUT, BUT IT
DIDN'T WORK OUT SO WELL.
SO WE WANT TO PROVIDE THAT
TRANSPARENCY IN THIS
PRESENTATION.
WE ARE IN A UNIQUE, REFLECTIVE
MOMENT.
NORMALLY, WHEN WE WOULD BE
DOING A MIDCYCLE REPORT, YOU
WOULD ALREADY BE CONVENING TO
ADOPT THE NEXT CYCLE, BUT
BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE PAUSES
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THERE IS
THIS UNIQUE REFLECTIVE MOMENT
BEFORE YOU TAKE UP THE ACTUAL
SECOND CYCLE PARK DISTRICT WORK
TO BE REFLECTIVE ON WHAT WE
HAVE LEARNED. WE WENT THROUGH A
PERIOD OF STRATEGIC PLANNING.
WE RECENTLY WORKED WITH THE
BOARD OF PARK AND RECREATION
COMMISSIONERS TO CONCLUDE
ROUGHLY 2 TO 3 MONTHS WORTH OF
WORK TO MAKE A SET OF
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
DEPARTMENT.
WE SUBMITTED THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR,
AND THAT TO HERE PAUSE REALLY
ALLOWED US TO COMPLETE THE IN
CYCLE REPORT AND TO BETTER
INFORM SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE GONE
INTO THE PARK DISTRICT WORK. WE
JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HERE
THAT THIS IS A UNIQUE MOMENT IN
TIME.
TODAY, WE WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT OF THE
CYCLE. LESSONS LEARNED, OF
COURSE. SO THERE WERE A COUPLE
OF CHOICES AT THE BEGINNING.
WERE WE GOING TO DO A LEVY, OR
WERE WE GOING TO DO A PARK
DISTRICT?
HISTORICALLY, THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT HAS DONE LEVIES
WHERE WE GO TO THE VOTERS EVERY
6 TO 8 YEARS AND ASKED FOR
FUNDING FOR NEW SHINY THINGS.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT THE
PARK DISTRICT BALLOT MEASURE IS
THAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO
SUPPLEMENT THE BASIC OPERATING
EFFICIENCY OF THE DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS DESIGNED TO EXTEND THE
LIFE OF OUR ASSETS, TO MEET
PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS FOR THE
AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE HOURS IN
OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS AND PARK
MAINTENANCE, AND IT WAS ALSO
DESIGNED TO INSULATE THE
ORGANIZATION FROM THE EBB AND
FLOW OF THE GENERAL FUND.
ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO BOLSTER
PARTNERSHIPS, AND TO LEVERAGE
THESE DOLLARS WHILE SAVING
TAXPAYER MONEY.
ULTIMATELY, THE COMMITTEE, WHEN
THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE IDEA
OF A PARK DISTRICT VERSUS A
LEVY, THEY ULTIMATELY DECIDED
AND A PARK DISTRICT FOR LOTS OF
REASONS.
THIS WAS SUPPORTED BY THE MAYOR
AND THE COUNCIL.
THERE WERE A LOT OF CONCERNS
RAISED BY A PARK DISTRICT
MODEL.
SOME PEOPLE VIEWED IT AS
WRITING A BLANK CHECK.
THEREFORE, WE ESTABLISHED AN
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH
SEVERAL KEY PROVISIONS.
THOSE PROVISIONS INCLUDE THE
PROVISION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
WOULD SERVE AS THE GOVERNING
BODY FOR THE PARK DISTRICT,
THAT WE WOULD ENGAGE IN A SIX-
YEAR PLANNING CYCLE TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT FOR
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, THAT WE
WOULD ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY
ADVISORY BOARD, AND WE RECENTLY
CONSOLIDATED THAT INTO THE PORT
OF PARK AND RECREATION
COMMISSIONERS, AND THAT WE
WOULD ESTABLISH A GENERAL FUND
COMMITMENT FLOOR TO THE
DEPARTMENT.
BASICALLY, WHAT THE COMMUNITY
WAS SAYING IS, IF WE SUPPORT
THIS, WE DON'T WANT THE CITY TO
SHRINK FROM ITS GENERAL FUND
OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT THE PARK
DEPARTMENT.
THAT IS WHERE THE GENERAL FUND
COMMITMENT CAME IN.
THEM ONCE AGAIN, IT REQUIRED
SOME REGULAR ACCOUNTABILITY
REPORTING WITH AN ANNUAL
REPORT, A MIDCYCLE REPORT, AND
END CYCLE REPORT.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT HERE IS THAT, FOR THE
FIRST SIX YEARS, MORE THAN $250
MILLION WAS INVESTED ACROSS THE
SYSTEM.
THE PLAN ADOPTED ASSUMED 60% OF
THIS WOULD BE CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS.
THERE WERE SOME FUNDING CHANGES
OVER THE CYCLE.
BEFORE
>>> IN THIS SLIDE THIS IS THE
POOL RENOVATION.
THE IDEA IS POOL RENOVATIONS ARE
REALLY EXPENSIVE TO DO.
MAYBE WITHOUT THE PARK DISTRICT,
WHO KNOWS WHEN WE WOULD HAVE
GOTTEN TO THE PROJECT OF THIS
MAGNITUDE.
AT THE TIME WE ADOPTED THE PARK
DISTRICT PROPOSAL OR RATHER
PLAN, A SNAPSHOT OF OUR DEFERRED
CAPITOL MAINTENANCE WAS MORE
THAN $275 MILLION ANNUALLY.
SO NO QUESTION THAT NUMBER HAS
GROWN, BUT THE PARK DISTRICT HAS
PROVIDED US THE CAPACITY TO DO
BIG PROJECTS LIKE THIS.
WE MADE A
COMMITMENT TO DO 120 MAJOR
MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.
WE ACTUALLY COMPLETED 123.
WE IDENTIFIED SIX COMMUNITY
CENTERS THAT NEEDED STRUCTURAL
UPGRADES JUST TO MAKE THEM
DURABLE INTO THE FUTURE.
THESE WEREN'T MAJOR RENOVATIONS,
MORE OR LESS SUSTAINABILITY
PROJECTS TO KEEP THE DOORS
OPEN.
WE ALSO CONTINUED TO INVEST IN
THE ZOO AND THE AQUARIUM EVEN
THOUGH THESE WERE OPERATED BY
NON-PROFITS, THEY ARE STILL PARK
OWNED FACILITIES.
WE APPROVED 21 KEY PATCHES AND
EIGHT OFFLEAF DOG AREAS.
>> CAN WE ACTUALLY PAUSE FOR A
MOMENT ON THIS SLIDE, PLEASE.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF CLARIFYING
QUESTIONS.
AND IF COLLEAGUES DO, I'M HAPPY
TO MAYBE OPEN IT UP HERE AS
WELL.
DO YOU KNOW OFF
THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD THE SIX
COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT RECEIVED
STRUCTURAL AND SYSTEM UPGRADES?
>> YES, SO THOSE WERE LAKE CITY,
GREEN LAKE, SOUTH PARK,
JEFFERSON, QUEEN ANNE, AND
HIAWATHA.
THESE WERE BASICALLY
STABILIZATION PROJECTS THAT
ADDED MORE USEFUL LIFE TO THE
BUILDING.
DID SOME MAJOR REPAIRS.
>> GREAT.
AND ON THE
OFFLEASH AREAS, THIS IS
SOMETHING I CERTAINLY HEAR A LOT
IN MY DISTRICT ABOUT OFFLEASH
AREAS AND THE POPULARITY OF THE
PARKS OFFLEASH AREAS.
WERE ANY NEW OFFLEASH AREAS
FUNDED?
IT SAYS HERE THAT EIGHT WERE
IMPROVED.
BUT DID WE GET ANY EXPANSION OF
OFFLEASH AREAS IN THE CYCLE ONE
IN THE PARK DISTRICT?
>> I BELIEVE WE DID.
UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T RECALL
THEM OFF THE TOP.
SO THIS WAS NOT
ONLY EIGHT OFFLEASH AREA
IMPROVEMENTS AND SOME MIX OF NEW
OFFLEASH AREAS.
I KNOW WE HAVE ONE IN GEORGETOWN
THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON.
THAT ONE COMES TO MIND.
WE ALSO DEVELOPED AN OFFLEASH
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR STRATEGIC
PLAN WITH THE CITIZENS FOR
OFFLEASH AREAS.
SO A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO
THIS WITH THE LOCAL STEWARDSHIP
GROUP THAT STEWARDS ARE SHARING
WITH PARKS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
DO COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ON THIS SLIDE BEFORE
WE CONTINUE?
OKAY, I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
ONES.
GO AHEAD SUPERINTENDENT.
THANK YOU FOR PAUSING THERE.
>> SURE.
OKAY, SO ADDITIONAL FIRST CYCLE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE OPEN
AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
DURING THE DAY.
IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO DO
THINGS LIKE FINISHED GYMNASIUM
FLOORS WITH FUMES AND PAINT
THINNERS, THAT SORT OF THING, SO
WE CREATED A THIRD SHIFT
OVERNIGHT CREW TO DO A LOT OF
THE WORK THAT IS JUST NOT
APPROPRIATE TO DO WHILE THE
PUBLIC IS IN THE BUILDING.
WE ALSO FUNDED
MORE SUPPORT WITH OUR PARTNERS
AND ANIMAL CONTROL.
AND WHILE THERE
IS A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR OFFLEASH
AREAS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR
NUMBER ONE COMPLAINTS BELIEVE IT
OR NOT ARE OFFLEASH AREA DOGS IN
OUR PARKS.
SO WE PARTNERED WITH ANIMAL
CONTROL TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO
ENHANCE ENFORCEMENT IN OUR
PUBLIC PARKS TO ENSURE THEY'RE
LEASHING THEIR DOGS, OBEYING
SCOOP LAWS.
WE ISSUED 300 VERBAL WARNINGS.
>> AND JUST TO CLARIFY YOU JUST
SAID COMPLAINTS ABOUT OFFLEASH
AREAS, DID YOU MEAN ABOUT DOGS
BEING OFFLEASH?
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.
>> I'M SORRY.
THANK YOU FOR
THAT CLARIFICATION.
BUT NO, I WAS SAYING IRONICALLY,
WE JUST TALKED ABOUT OFFLEASH
AREAS.
AND THOSE ARE GREAT, HOWEVER,
ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS WE GET ARE
DOGS OFF LEASH IN DEVELOPED
PARKS.
BECAUSE OF THAT WE DEVELOPED A
PROGRAM WORKING WITH ANIMAL
CONTROL TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
FOLLOW THE DOG LEASH RULES OR TO
USE THE DOG OFFLEASH PARKS.
I WENT ON TO SAY
THAT WE ISSUED 1,650 CITATIONS
AND 300 VERBAL WARNINGS WERE
ISSUED DURING THIS PERIOD OF
TIME.
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS HERE IS WE
ALSO DEVELOPED A PROGRAM TO
ENHANCE RESTROOM CLEANING ACROSS
THE SYSTEM.
WE EXPANDED THE CLEANING AT 41
COMFORT STATIONS IS WHAT WE
REFERRED TO THEM IN OUR PUBLIC
PARKS.
WE'RE SUPPORTING THE REFORCE
STATION AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR
GREEN BELT AND NATURAL AREAS.
WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY ON
TREES, AND I THINK WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO SEE WHEN THE PARK
DISTRICT PROPOSAL COMES TO YOU
AS AN INVESTMENT IN MORE TREES
IN OUR URBAN AREAS.
>> AND JUST TO PAUSE A LITTLE
BIT ON THIS SLIDE TOO.
DO WE KNOW HOW MANY -- I MEAN
I'VE SEEN THE VOLUNTEER HOURS
FOR THE FOREST RESTORATION AND
MAINTENANCE.
DO WE KNOW HOW MANY TREES WERE
PLANTED AS PART OF THESE
EFFORTS?
THAT WOULD BE A GOOD STATISTIC I
THINK TO SHARE WITH FOLKS.
>> YOU KNOW, WE COULD CERTAINLY
GO BACK AND GET THAT METRIC.
I BET MICHELLE COULD PULL IT OUT
AS WE GO THROUGH THIS
PRESENTATION.
>> NOT SPECIFICALLY TREES, BUT
NATIVE PLANTS.
AND WE PLANTED
OVER 600,000 NATIVE PLANTS IN
OUR FORESTED AREAS.
>> AND THAT'S GREAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
ALL RIGHT, WHY
DON'T WE GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
>> ANOTHER EMPHASIS FOR PARK
DISTRICT RESOURCE WAS ON
IMPROVING ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL
SERVICES AND OUR ATTEMPT TO
REACH PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED.
SO WE HAVE A BIG
FOCUS IN THIS ORGANIZATION ON
RACIAL SOCIAL JUSTICE, EQUITY,
AND ACCESS.
WE MADE INVESTMENTS AND NEW
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE ACROSS THE
SYSTEM.
ARE YOU ON SLIDE NUMBER NINE?
YEP, YOU'RE ON SLIDE NUMBER
NINE, OKAY.
WE AWARDED MORE THAN $7 MILLION
IN GRANTS.
WE MADE IMPROVEMENTS --
>>
ALL RIGHT CHRISTOPHER, I MUST BE
ON A DIFFERENT SLIDE THAN YOU.
>> YOU'RE A DIFFERENT SLIDE THAN
ME.
>> SO I THINK THIS ONE WAS I
THINK YOU STARTED THE INCREASED
ACCESS FOR RECREATIONAL
PROGRAMMING INCLUDING WE ADDED A
NEW RECREATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
FUND.
>> OKAY, RIGHT.
>> AND WE HAVE THREE NEW GRANT
PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITY
BRINGING ART INTO OUR PARKS AND
DOING PROGRAMMING THAT FURTHERS
TO GET PEOPLE MOVING IN A
HEALTHY WAY ESPECIALLY THOSE
THAT ARE MOST AT RISK OF HEALTH
RELATED DISPARITY AND THEN A
RECREATION FOR ALL PROGRAMS THAT
BRINGS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
INTO OUR FACILITIES TO BRING
MORE DIVERSE PROGRAMMING, SO WE
HAVE SERVED OVER, SORRY, 50,000
PARTICIPANTS IN THAT ENDEAVOR OF
THIS CYCLE.
AND I THINK YOU'RE ON THIS
ONE.
>> THANK YOU, MICHELLE.
GOOD SAVE AND GOOD CATCH.
I JUMPED AHEAD OF MYSELF HERE.
AGAIN WE MADE INVESTMENTS AND IN
NEW PUBLIC OPEN SPACE.
WE PURCHASED 18 PROPERTIES
TOTALING MORE THAN NINE ACRES.
WE HAVE AWARDED MORE THAN $7
MILLION IN GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY
BASED PROJECTS THROUGH THE MAJOR
PROJECT CHALLENGE FUND.
FIVE OF THE 14
LANDING SITES WERE DEVELOPED.
AND YOU KNOW A LOT OF THIS
WORK IS THE KIND OF WORK THAT
HAS A LOT OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AS A COMPONENT TO
IT.
WE JUST TALKED TO A LOT OF
THE COMMUNITY WHEN THEY CAME TO
US WITH GRANT PROPOSALS AND THE
PARK BOARD WAS HEAVILY ENGAGED
IN THAT WORK AS WAS THE PARK
DISTRICT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
AND THEN CERTAINLY THE PARK
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS HAD HUGE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROPONENTS
TO THEM.
NEXT SLIDE.
OKAY, SO ON
THIS SLIDE CONTINUING WITH
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE FIRST FIVE
CYCLE WENT MORE OR LESS AS
PLANNED.
IN 2020 AS YOU KNOW THE WORLD
CHANGED AND WE WERE REVEALING
THE COVID PANDEMIC DUE TO
COVID.
ALLOWING US THE FLEXIBILITY TO
RESPOND TO THIS MAJOR
UNPRECEDENTED EMERGENCY.
WE'VE PIVOTED OUR MISSION TO E
SEN IS ISSUE FUNCTIONS AND STAFF
BECAME ESSENTIAL WORKERS WITH
MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE WERE
PROVIDED SHELTER IN THREE
COMMUNITY CENTERS ACROSS THE
SYSTEM.
ALMOST A THOUSAND YOUTH WERE
SERVED IN THE ALL-DAY COVID
COMPLIANT CHAIR PROGRAMS.
OUR STAFF ACTED AS SOCIAL
DISTANCING AMBASSADORS, BUSY
PARKS ACROSS THE SYSTEM AND
OTHERS ABOUT THAT, THE SOCIAL
DISTANCE PROGRAM WAS PILOTED
RIGHT HERE IN THE SEATTLE PARK
AND RECREATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
BUT THAT MODEL WOULD BECOME A
NATIONAL MODEL ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES FOR HELPING THE PUBLIC
ENJOY THE PUBLIC PARKS IN A SAFE
WAY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
WE WORK HARD TO KEEP OUR ELDERS
AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
ENGAGED IN OUR PROGRAMS THROUGH
THE OFFERING OF VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
ACROSS THE SYSTEM.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> MORE LESSONS LEARNED HERE.
YOU KNOW WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED IN A
PROCESS OF CONTINUOUS
PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVEMENT WITH
REGARDS TO THE PARK DISTRICT.
AND SOME OF THE
OBSERVATIONS OR LESSONS LEARNED
WE HAD IS THAT THE DECISION TO
CREATE THAT DISTRICT HAS PROVEN
TO BE THE RIGHT DECISION FROM
OUR PERSPECTIVE.
IT HAS HELPED BUILD CRITICAL
RESILIENCY IN THE DEPARTMENT AND
IT HAS HELPED INSULATE THE
DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS FROM
INANTICIPATED SWINGS OF THE
GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE PARK
DISTRICT RESOURCES HAVE ALLOWED
US TO CREATIVELY REPROGRAM
RESOURCES TO MITIGATE GENERAL
FUND AND PARK FUND SHORTFALLS
THROUGH MULTIPLE BUDGET CYCLES
AND MOSTLY AND MOST RECENTLY
DURING THE PERIOD OF
UNPRECEDENTED UNCERTAINTY DUE TO
COVID-19.
OUR 2020 PIVOT PANDEMIC RESPONSE
IS PERHAPS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF
THE ROLE THESE RESOURCES PLAYED,
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE PARK
DISTRICT RESOURCES ARE FUNGIBLE
MEANING WE DON'T MAKE A
DISTINCTION BETWEEN
CAPITAL FUNDING AND OPERATIONS.
IT'S WORTH NOTING THE PARK
DISTRICT WAS ABLE TO STEP IN TO
HELP RELIEVE SOME PRESSURE ON
THE GENERAL FUND.
NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE.
SO WHAT THIS SLIDE IS
ATTEMPTING TO CONVEY IS THAT ON
THE OPERATING SIDE, LET'S TAKE
THAT TIME LINE, ACTIVATION, GET
MOVING, RECREATION FOR ALL ARTS
AND PARKS.
THOSE ARE VARIOUS GRANTS AND THE
PARK DISTRICT FUNDS ABOUT 30% OF
THAT OVERALL EFFORT.
AND LET'S USE GOLF, FOR
EXAMPLE.
THERE ARE NO PARK DISTRICT
DOLLARS THAT GOES INTO THE GOLF
PROGRAM.
IT OPERATES ON THE SELF-RECOVERY
MODEL.
UNDER RECREATIONAL FACILITY
ABOUT 18% OF THE PARK DISTRICT
REVENUES ARE SUPPORTING OUR
COMMUNITY CENTER HOURS AND
COMMUNITY ACCESS.
UNDER CAPITAL ACQUISITION, PARK
DISTRICT REVENUES WERE PROVIDING
50% OF OUR ACQUISITION DOLLARS
AND WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO
ZERO THAT OUT IN THIS NEXT CYCLE
BECAUSE KING COUNTY JUST ADOPTED
A MEASURE WHERE THEY WILL
PROVIDE 100% OF THE FUNDING FOR
PROPERTIES AND IN LOW INCOME
AREAS.
AND SO THAT WAS
GOOD NEWS HERE RECENTLY.
AND ALSO WE DON'T
HAVE ANY CURRENT DEBT SERVICE
ALTHOUGH WE ANTICIPATE THERE
WILL BE SOME DEBT SERVICE IN
THIS NEXT CYCLE OF FUNDING.
OF COURSE, OUR URBAN FORESTRY
PROGRAM, THE PARK DISTRICT IS
PROVIDING 42% OF THE FUNDING.
SO THIS WILL GET INTO KIND OF AN
INTERESTING CONVERSATION BECAUSE
AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PARK
DISTRICT YOU SEE THAT 19% THERE
AT THE BOTTOM.
ONE WOULD BELIEVE THEY WERE
RESPONSIBLE FOR GREATER OVERALL
PERCENTAGE OF OUR $288 MILLION
BUDGET WHEN IN FACT THE PARK
DISTRICT WILL MAKE UP ABOUT
19%.
A SIGNIFICANT 19% OF OUR
BUDGET.
NEXT SLIDE.
OKAY, SO
SOME OF THE LESSONS LEARNED IS
THAT WE THOUGHT WE SHOULD MAYBE
REDO OR REESTABLISH THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS TO ADVISE ON THE
PARK DISTRICT.
WE MADE THAT CHANGE THIS YEAR
AND WHAT DROVE US TO MAKE THAT
CHANGE IS WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO
SERVED ON THE PARK BOARD AND
THEY HAVE A SCOPE OF DECISION
MAKING THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE THE
PARK DISTRICT BECAUSE THERE WAS
A SEPARATE CITIZEN OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
IT SEEMED KIND OF SILLY TO HAVE
THE TWO ADVISORY GROUPS NOT BE
ABLE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT
SOME FAIRLY IMPORTANT ISSUES
CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENTS.
SO WE BROUGHT TO
YOU SOME LEGISLATION THAT
CHANGED HOW THE PARK BOARD IS
ORGANIZED.
WE'VE REALLY NEEDED TO FOCUS ON
CENTERING AND AMENDING THE INNER
LOCAL AGREEMENT TO REFERENCE THE
COMMUNITY RESPONSE FUND VERSES
THE MAJOR PROJECT CHALLENGE
FUND.
AND THIS WAS A
BIG CAPITAL PROJECT CHALLENGE
FUND WHERE YOU COULD RECEIVE UP
TO $1.8 MILLION IN FUNDING MATCH
WHEN MOST COMMUNITIES PROBABLY
CAN'T RAISE THAT LEVEL OF
FUNDING.
SO WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING
THAT COULD MAKE A CHANGE AND
RECOGNIZE, YOU KNOW, A MORIC
TACKABLE ACCESS TO GRANTS IN THE
SYSTEM.
ALSO WE AMENDED THE REPORTING
TIMELINES TO BETTER REFLECT THE
PLANNING.
SO THERE WERE EXAMPLES OF THE
LOCAL AGREEMENT WHERE WE NEEDED
TO BE DELIVERING RECOMMENDATIONS
TO YOU BEFORE WE ACTUALLY
PRESENTED THE IN CYCLE REPORT OR
PRESENTED AN ANNUAL REPORT AND
WE WANTED TO SORT OF TRUE UP
THOSE EXPECTATIONS.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> SUPERINTENDENT, COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD HAS A QUESTION.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ON THE LESSONS LEARNED, THE
NARRATIVE SAYS YOU RENAMED THE
MAJOR PROJECT CHALLENGE FUND TO
A COMMUNITY RESPONSE FUND, BUT
I'M SURE IT'S MORE THAN JUST A
NAME CHANGE.
WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD
ACTUALLY EXPLAIN WHAT THE
DIFFERENCE IS?
>> SURE.
SO THE MAJOR PROJECT FUND WAS
BASICALLY DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE
THAT WE HAD SOME REALLY BIG
FACILITIES LIKE THE GREEN LAKE
CENTER PROJECT, YOU KNOW, AS
SEVERAL MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT
THAT THE ADVISORY COUNCIL HAD
BEEN WORKING ON FOR YEARS.
NOT EVERYBODY ACROSS SEATTLE HAS
A NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT THAT BIG
AND THAT SIZE.
THEY HAD SOME PRETTY CLEAR
PARAMETERS ON YOUR ACCESS TO BE
ABLE TO APPLY FOR A GRANT FOR
THAT FUNDING.
I THINK THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD
WAS A $1.2 MILLION LEVEL OF
APPLICATION FEE JUST TO APPLY
FOR IT ALL THE WAY UP TO $1.8
MILLION.
THAT LEFT OUT A LOT OF COMMUNITY
INITIATIVES AND A LOT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES
THAT MIGHT HAVE JUST WANTED TO
DO A PLAY AREA PROJECT.
WE'VE TAKEN THAT FUNDING AND
CREATED THIS SORT OF EQUITY
CENTER COMMUNITY GRANT
OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL GIVE
COMMUNITIES ALL OVER THE CITY AN
OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR GRANT.
THE OTHER GOOD NEWS, THIS WILL
NOT REQUIRE A MATCH.
>> AND SO NO MATCH IS REQUIRED
AND YOU LOWER THE MINIMUM
THRESHOLD FROM $1.2 TO JUST NO
MINIMUM THRESHOLD?
>> UP TO $750,000.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> MICHELLE, WERE YOU TRYING TO
GET IN THERE?
OH, OKAY.
OKAY.
NEXT SLIDE.
OKAY, ANOTHER
ASPECT OF THE PARK DISTRICT
BEING SO INTEGRAL TO OUR
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IS TALKING
ONLY ABOUT ONE FUND.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S HARD
FOR US IS JUST BY WAY OF EXAMPLE
WE WERE ON THE PHONE HERE A FEW
DAYS AGO WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW THERE WAS DISCUSSION
ABOUT COMING DOWN TO THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT OR RATHER COMING DOWN
TO THE PARK DISTRICT BUILDING,
RIGHT?
THE REALITY IS WE WANT TO BE
ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE PARK
DISTRICT AND THE CONTEXT OF THE
OVERALL MISSION FOR THE
DEPARTMENT.
THE OVERALL
SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.
THE OVERALL WORK THAT WE DO WITH
THE COMMUNITY.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR
THE PARK DISTRICT DOLLARS, BUT
WE WOULD LIKE TO I THINK CHANGE
OUR NARRATIVE IN HOW WE HAVE THE
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY
SINCE 20% OF THE DEPARTMENT'S
BUDGET IS MADE UP OF PARK
DISTRICT RESOURCES.
SO WE'RE NOT
STEPPING AWAY FROM THE OVERALL
ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT WE WOULD
LIKE TO STEP IN TO A MORE
COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION ABOUT
THE GOALS, THE MISSION, THE
PLANNING, AND THE RESOURCES FOR
THE ORGANIZATION IN A MORE
COMPREHENSIVE WAY.
AND THAT IS ONE OF THE BIG
LESSONS LEARNED IN ONE OF THE
TAKEAWAYS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PARK
DISTRICT.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> AND SO CAN WE GO BACK TO
SLIDE 15 FOR JUST A MOMENT,
PLEASE?
>> YOU BET.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE A STRONG PREFERENCE
FOR CONTINUING AT A LEVEL TO
TRACK AT THE INITIATIVE LEVEL
THE METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
ITEMS.
I DON'T HAVE AN
ISSUE WITH THAT DATA ALSO BEING
OR THAT INFORMATION BEING
ACCESSIBLE OR VISIBLE IN AN
OPERATING LINES OF BUSINESS
FORMAT.
I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME
TRANSITIONING COMPLETELY FROM A
PARK DISTRICT INITIATIVE TO
OPERATING LINES OF BUSINESS.
I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT IT I
JUST FIND IT EASIER TO TRACK AND
DO THE WORK OF THE PARK DISTRICT
INITIATIVE ITEMS AS JUST A
PERSONAL PREFERENCE.
I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES WANT TO WEIGH IN ON
THIS CHART AS WELL OR IF CENTRAL
STAFF ALSO HAS CLARIFYING
QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
BUT THIS IS ONE THAT I WANTED TO
FLAG ON THE SIDE DECK FOR SOME
FUTURE DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE
CAN ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THE
INTEREST THAT PARKS IS FLAGGING,
BUT ALSO NOT LOSE TRACK OF --
THE DETAIL OF HAVING PARK
DISTRICT INITIATIVE LEVEL LINE
ITEMS.
I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE WHO
WANTED TO COMMENT ON THIS
SLIDE.
OH COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> SURE.
I WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO SPEND A
LITTLE BIT MORE TIME WITH THIS
SLIDE, BUT I AGREE WITH YOU,
CHAIR LEWIS, THE OBJECTIVE
SHOULD BE TO COMMUNICATE WITH
THE PUBLIC WHAT THEIR PARK
DISTRICT DOLLARS ARE BUYING AND
MAKE THE ACCOUNTABILITY
TRANSPARENCY EASIER.
IT SEEMS TO ME BEING MORE
SPECIFIC ON THE LINES OF
BUSINESS FOR THE PARK DISTRICT
INITIATIVE THAT THAT ACTUALLY
ENHANCES COMMUNICATION,
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
TRANSPARENCY.
I'M NOT OPPOSED TO A SHIFT TO A
DIFFERENT APPROACH.
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT OF
WHAT SORT OF THE OVERALL POLICY
GOALS ARE FOR THE USE OF THE
LINES OF BUSINESS.
>> WE HEAR YOU ON MAINTAINING
THE TRANSPARENCY AND -- I THINK
REPORTING AND VISIBILITY OF THE
INITIATIVES IN THE BUDGET.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> YOU BET.
SO THIS SLIDE IS
ATTEMPTING TO -- SO I'LL TELL A
STORY HERE.
THERE WAS ONCE
UPON A TIME IF YOU WERE TO ASK
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION FOR
ANY PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DATA,
YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN
GOOSE EGG, RIGHT?
OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY
DIFFICULT FOR US TO PROVIDE YOU
THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE WE
DIDN'T HAVE THE SYSTEM SET UP.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE TECHNICAL
TOOLS READILY AVAILABLE TO US.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A DATA INFORMED
DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN THE
DEPARTMENT.
AND WHAT THIS
DASH BOARD REALLY SHOWS IS THAT
WE COUNT EVERYTHING, RIGHT?
THERE WERE SOME
QUESTIONS TODAY ABOUT METRICS.
WELL, I DON'T HAVE THOSE ON THE
TOP OF MY HEAD.
WE HAVE THIS WEBSITE AVAILABLE
ON OUR WEBSITE.
AND WE HAVE LOTS
OF OPERATING BUDGET DATA RELATED
TO THE PARK DISTRICT ON OUR DATA
DASH BOARD.
THAT'S AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO
COULD GO ON AND LOOK AT THAT.
IT IS UP TO DATE.
WE TALK ABOUT
DASH BOARD REPORTING AND DATA
MANAGEMENT.
ALMOST
RELIGIOUSLY IN THIS
ORGANIZATION.
SO I THINK ONE OF THE BIG
LEARNING IN GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE DEPARTMENT RELATED TO
THE PARK DISTRICT HAS BEEN THIS
IMMERSIVE, I THINK COMMITMENT TO
DATA GATHERING COLLECTION, CURE
RATING DATA, AND REPORTING IT
OUT.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO MORE ON THE
CONTINUOUS LEARNING.
I KNOW TRACI WILL REMEMBER
THIS.
WE WERE REQUIRED TO LOOK AT
THREE LINES OF BUSINESS OVER THE
COURSE OF THE SIX-YEAR CYCLE.
THERE WAS A PARK MAINTENANCE
REPORT.
THERE WAS A RECREATION DIVISION
REPORT, AND THERE WAS A PLANNING
AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
REPORT.
AND WE LOOKED AT
HOW TO IMPROVE THE OPERATIONS
AND THESE THREE SPECIFIC AREAS.
UNDER OUR PARK
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM WE
ESTABLISHED A COMPREHENSIVE
ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
WE EVEN HAVE PILOTED A STAGE
GATING PROGRAM CONDUCTED ROUTINE
CONDITION ASSESSMENTS ACROSS THE
SYSTEM.
UNDER OUR
COMMUNITY CENTERS, OUR
RECREATION DIVISION PROGRAM, WE
HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK TO
ENSURE THE SEATTLE PARK AND
RECREATION COUNCIL RELATIONSHIP
IS FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED.
WE WANT TO --
WE'VE WORKED HARD TO INCREASE
DATA COLLECTION AND STRENGTHEN
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND THE
OPERATIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY
CENTERS.
WE USE PUBLIC
DOLLARS AND LOW INCOME
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE EXPECT
MORE REVENUE FROM HIGHER INCOME
NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO CONTINUING TO DOUBLE DOWN ON
THAT.
AND THEN IN OUR PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION WE HAD A
SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF UNDERSPEND
IN THAT DIVISION, UNDERSPEND IN
CAPITAL.
WE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
STRUCTURALLY AND
ORGANIZATIONALLY.
SOME OF IT WAS STAFFING AND
STAFFING CAPACITY CHANGES.
SOME OF IT WAS INTEGRATING A
STAGE GATE PROCESS FOR CAPITAL
PROJECTS.
AND THEN REALLY UPGRADING
OUR TECHNOLOGY AND WORK SYSTEM
WAS A PART OF THAT WORK.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN CYCLE REPORT
UPDATE, YOU CAN SEE THOSE
VARIOUS COLORED DOTS REPRESENT
PROJECTS ACROSS THE SYSTEM.
WE WERE ABLE TO
LEVERAGE 25 PARTNERSHIPS IN
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
IN THE MID CYCLE
PROGRESS WE TREATED 2015 LIKE A
RAMP UP YEAR.
IMPLEMENTED PROGRAMS IN 2016 AND
'17.
WE PROVIDED 62 GRANTS TO
COMMUNITY GROUPS.
>> AND CHRISTOPHER THAT'S JUST
AN EXAMPLE OF THE LEVEL OF
DETAIL IF YOU GET INTO THOSE
REPORTS YOU'LL FIND THAT FOR
EACH OF THE CYCLE ONE
INITIATIVES.
JUST AN EXAMPLE THERE.
ENTICING PEOPLE
TO DIVE IN DEEPER.
>> I DIDN'T ENTER THE DATA.
OKAY.
AND THEN THE NEXT
SLIDE IS JUST A Q&A SLIDE IF YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MICHELLE OR
MYSELF.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING
THE RESOURCES AND THE DASH BOARD
AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I HAVE
UNVEILED MYSELF OF AND COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES HAVE AS WELL.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS NOW THAT
WE'RE THROUGH?
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU.
I'M JUST REVIEWING THE CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO DATED JUNE 10.
I'M TRYING TO ORIENT MYSELF ON
SORT OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE
PLANNING PROCESS AND PENDING
RECOMMENDATIONS.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
ATTACHMENTS AT THE END, AND I
SEE ATTACHMENT ONE, OF COURSE,
CYCLE ONE INITIATIVES FUNDED IN
THE ADOPTED BUDGET.
BUT ATTACHMENT
TWO IS PROPOSED PRECOMMITMENT
PROJECTS.
I'M ASSUMING THESE ARE PROPOSED
BY PARKS AND RECREATION TO THE
BOARD.
AND THEN ATTACHMENT THREE IS
PARK CYCLE INITIATIVE ONE AND
CYCLE TWO PLAN IN 2023 FROM
POSED BUDGET.
CAN YOU JUST GIVE ME A LITTLE
BIT MORE OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF
WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS?
THESE ARE PROPOSALS THAT PARKS
HAVE MADE TO THE BOARD AND THE
BOARD HAS OR HASN'T TAKEN ACTION
YET?
>> THE BOARD OF PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSION DID TAKE
ACTION ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS
BOTH ON -- PRIMARILY ON -- AND
YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THIS ALL NEXT
FRIDAY ON A NEW SET OF
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ABOUT
$30 MILLION OF NEW INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES.
AN AFFIRMATION OF
THOSE PRE-EQUIPMENT PROJECTS AND
THEY'LL GO INTO FURTHER
CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT NEXT
WEEK AS WELL.
AND THEN I ALSO THINK THEY
GAVE A NOD TO OR AFFIRMED THAT
WHAT FPR WAS RECOMMENDING IS
RECOMMENDING, WHICH IS ALL OF
THE INITIATIVES THAT WERE FUNDED
IN CYCLE ONE WOULD, IN FACT, BE
CARRIED FORWARD INTO CYCLE TWO.
SO THAT LIST THAT WE JUST SAW ON
ONE OF THE SLIDES BACK HERE,
LOOK AT ALL THOSE INITIATIVES.
THEY WOULD BE RECOMMENDING THOSE
INITIATIVES ALL BE CARRIED
FORWARD I THINK EXCEPT FOR TWO
OF THEM THAT ACTUALLY IN THE END
GET PICKED UP AS NEW PROPOSALS
IN THE CYCLE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS
FROM THE BOARD OF PARKS AND
REC.
SO WE WILL BE HAVING FURTHER
CONVERSATION ABOUT ALL OF THIS
INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THE PART
THAT YOU HAVE NOT YET SEEN,
THOUGH I HAVE SEVERAL FOLLOWUP
E-MAILS TO GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS
ON THESE 38 NEW INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES THAT PARKS AND REC
COMMISSION ADOPTED AT THEIR MAY
19 MEETING.
>> AND SO WHAT'S HAPPENING NEXT
FRIDAY?
ARE THEY
PRESENTING THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS?
>> THEY WILL BE -- I THINK THE
CO-CHAIRS WILL BE THERE TO GIVE
SOME OPENING REMARKS.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH
EVERY ONE OF THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS.
ERIC MCCONOHE AND I WILL WALK
THOSE ON THE 24th.
>> GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> YEAH, YOU BET.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE
QUESTIONS.
AND FOR THOSE VIEWING AT HOME
THAT WAS AN EXCHANGE ABOUT THE
EARLY PART OF OUR PROCESS ON
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CYCLE TWO.
JUST TO
FORESHADOW A LITTLE BIT, WHICH
IS GREAT.
ACTUALLY RELATED TO THAT
SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, I DON'T
KNOW IF THIS QUESTION IS TOO
PREMATURE, BUT DOES THE
DEPARTMENT AT THIS TIME
ANTICIPATE CARRYING OVER ALL OF
THOSE LINE ITEMS FROM THE
PREVIOUS CYCLE OR PLACES WHERE
THE DEPARTMENT ANTICIPATES
CONSOLIDATIONS AND
REAPPORTIONMENTS IN SOME OF THE
INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU
GUYS WILL SEND DOWN?
AND NOW FEEL FREE TO TELL ME
WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS A
LOT OVER THE SUMMER.
>> YEAH.
I MEAN I COULD SAY HIGH LEVEL,
YOU KNOW, I THINK THE WAY WE
TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CONSIDER
PRECOMMITMENTS INTERNALLY IS
THAT FUNDING AT LEAST TO US
RECOGNIZES THAT FOR THE FIRST
TEN YEARS BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, THE
YEAR 2000 AND WELL I GUESS 14
YEARS, IN 2014 THAT WE HAD TAKEN
SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF BUDGET
CUTS AND REDUCTIONS.
TO THE DEPARTMENT
AND OUR ABILITY TO OPERATE STAFF
COMMUNITY CENTERS, MAINTAIN OUR
PARKS, DO OUR FACILITY
MAINTENANCE.
AND WE HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT
BASELINE AS A WAY TO FACT
FILLING SORT OF ENSURING THAT WE
CONTINUE TO BACK FILL THOSE
REDUCTIONS GOING FORWARD.
AND SO A LOT OF
THE FUNDING ON THE OPERATING
SIDE WOULD MEAN THAT FOR EXAMPLE
IN COMMUNITY CENTERS, YOU MIGHT
REDUCE HOURS AT COMMUNITY
CENTERS, FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT?
OR HAVE SOME
OTHER UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE
ACROSS THE SYSTEM.
THAT'S HOW WE GOT TO KIND OF A
CONCLUSION THAT WE FELT LIKE
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT
DESCRIPTION OF BASELINE WAS
REALLY JUST BOLSTERING THE
DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS FROM
YEARS OF PRIOR BUDGET
REDUCTIONS.
>> OKAY, THAT'S GOOD CONTEXT.
ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COUNCIL QUESTIONS?
OKAY, I DON'T SEE
ANY.
WELL PANEL, THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR MEETING HERE TO
SHARE THAT CYCLE ONE REPORT WITH
THE COMMITTEE.
IT'S A GOOD WAY TO KIND OF KICK
OFF THIS WORK TO HAVE A GOOD
OVERVIEW OF HOW THE FIRST, YOU
KNOW, SIX YEAR PLUS CYCLE HAS
GONE AND WHAT SOME OF THAT WORK
IS AND HOW THAT SETS THE
FOUNDATION FOR MOVING FORWARD
WITH OUR WORK THIS SUMMER AND
FALL ON BUILDING A PLAN FOR
CYCLE TWO.
AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO A LOT MORE OF THESE
DISCUSSIONS AS WE CUE UP THAT
WORK.
SO WITH THAT I THINK WE'RE GOOD
ON THIS ITEM OF BUSINESS, WHICH
WAS OUR LAST ITEM OF BUSINESS.
I DO WANT TO DO ONE LAST SHOUT
OUT WHILE YOU GUYS ARE HERE.
SUPERINTENDENT
WILLIAMS, I APPRECIATE THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT SENDING ALONG TO MY
OFFICE, AND I DISCUSSED THIS AT
COUNCIL BRIEFING.
THE LARGE AMOUNT OF SUMMER
OPPORTUNITIES, AND PARTICULARLY
FOR, YOU KNOW, LIFE GUARDING,
BUT ALSO STAFFING OUR COMMUNITY
CENTERS, STAFFING WADING POOLS,
RECREATION COUNCIL OR
OPPORTUNITIES.
GREAT JOB ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE IN THE CITY WHO ARE
LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY THIS
SUMMER TO MAKE SOME MONEY AND
GET OUTSIDE AND HAVE A JOB OF A
RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD
EXPERIENCE.
AND I AM GOING TO
BE SENDING OUT A NEWSLETTER TO
MY SUBSCRIBER LIST.
YOU KNOW DOING AN
ALL CALL FOR PEOPLE WHO SIGN UP
FOR THOSE JOBS.
I JUST WANT TO
MAKE THAT PLUG ALSO IN PUBLIC
SESSION FOR FOLKS WHO MAY BE
LISTENING OR INVESTED IN OUR
SEATTLE PARKS IN THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT AND
EVERYTHING ELSE.
YOU KNOW THAT
WORK HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY
THE FOLKS WHO DO THESE IMPORTANT
JOBS IN SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION, AND THERE'S A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN THAT
FAMILY AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGE
FOLKS TO REACH OUT TO PARKS AND
REC TO APPLY FOR THOSE JOBS, SO
WE CAN ENJOY THOSE GREAT PUBLIC
ASSETS THIS SUMMER.
WITH THAT IS
THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE BEFORE WE
ADJOURN?
NO ONE IS LOOKING
TO KEEP US HERE, GREAT.
SO WITH THAT IT
IS 3:38 P.M.
AND THE MEETING OF THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE IS HEREBY ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.