>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> BOARD MEMBER PETERSON.
>> BRENT.
>> BOARD MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> BOARD MEMBER WAR RITZ.
>> HERE. BOARD MEMBER MASCARA.
>> PRESENT.
>> AND LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> MOVING ON TO THE APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA. MAYING NO
OBJECTION, THE HEARING IS
ADOPTED. APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES. MY NOTES INDICATE
THERE ARE NO MINUTES TODAY. MAM
MINUTES TODAY. MADAM CHAIR, CAN
YOU CONFIRM WE HAVE NO MINUTES
TO APPROVE. CHAIR NODDING THERE
ARE NO MINUTES TO APPROVE. WE
WILL MOVE ON TO NUMBER ONE ON
THE AGIN DA. LOT CLERK PLEASE
READ CLERIC PROPOSED 2023 BUDGT
2023 BUDGET FOR BRIEFING AND DI.
>> THANK YOU. AND WE ARE JOINED
TODAY BY A PANEL OF PRESENTERSO
PRESENTERS. SO I WANT TO WELCOME
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS, MICHELLE
FINNEGAN AND TRACY RATSLIF FROM
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF FOR PRESN
FOR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. I
WOULD ASK THE BOARD MEMBERS
HOLD THEIR QUESTIONS UNTIL THE
END OF THE PRESENTATION. AFTERE
PRESENTATION. AFTER THE
PRESENTATION WE WILL OPEN A
PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR FROM
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO I
WILL HAND IT OVER TO THE PANEL.
PANEL.
>> GREAT. SO MAYBE I WILL GET
STARTED HERE. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AND PARK
DISTRICT BOARD FOR STAYING LATE
THIS AFTERNOON FOR THIS
PRESENTATION. I JUST WANT TO
COMMENT I HAVE BEEN IN THE PART
FOR 29 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER
SEEN A MORE FAVORABLE BUDGET
SITUATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT. O
DEPARTMENT. SO THANK YOU TO YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS FOR YOUR P
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND TO THE REST
OF THE PARK DISTRICT OVERSIGHT
BOARD. IT MEANS A LOT TO US IN
THE PARK DEPARTMENT. LET'S SEE
HERE. OKAY. SO TODAY'S
PRESENTATION WILL START WITH AN
OVERVIEW OF THE TIMELINE AND
PROCESS THAT GOT US HERE TODAYE
TODAY. WE WILL THEN SUMMARIZE TE
SUMMARIZE THE 2023 PROPOSED
BUDGET BEFORE YOU HOLD THE
PUBLIC HEARING. LET'S GO TO THE
NEXT SLIDE. SO AFTER PLANNING,E
PLANNING, WE START THIS JOURNEY
WAY BACK IN 2015 WHEN THE
VOTERS APPROVED A PARK DISTRICT
AND WE HAVE A SIX-YEAR CYCLE. E
CYCLE. WE WERE -- HAD INTENTION
OF RAMPING UP THE NEXT SIX-YEAR
PLANNING CYCLE IN 2021. HOWEVE,
2021. HOWEVER, THE COST OF THE
PANDEMIC, WE HAD A TWO-YEAR
DELAY, AND THE PARK -- BOARD OF
PARK RECREATION COMMISSIONERS T
COMMISSIONERS MET EARLIER THIS
SPRING TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONSO
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
DEPARTMENT, WHICH WE
TRANSMITTED TO THE MAYOR AND
YOU ULTIMATELY REVIEW AND MADE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTUALLY
ADOPTED A BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER
27TH. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
WORK. NEXT SLIDE HERE. OKAY. TS
HERE. OKAY. THIS SLIDE
SUMMARIZES HOW THE 2023
PROPOSED PARK DISTRICT REVENUES
WILL BE APPROPRIATED BY BUDGETL
BUDGET CONTROL LEVEL, I WILL
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INVESTMENTS IN THE NEXT FEW
SLIDES. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE
HERE, THE GREEN, THAT $67
MILLION WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, INE
MAINTENANCE, INCLUDE AGO NEW BCL
FOR THE SEATTLE CENTER, WHO WIL
WHO WILL BE TAKING OVER THE
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF
THE WATERFRONT. THE BLUE CHARTN
CHART ON YOUR RIGHT SHOWS $51
MILLION IN SUPPORT FOR CAPITAL
PRIMARILY FIX IT FIRST TYPES OF
INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING RATHER
WHICH IS PART OF THE ORIGINAL
INTENT OF THE PARK DISTRICT AND
CONFIRMED IN THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS FOR CYCLE 2T
2. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. THE ADOPTED
SIX-YEAR PLAN INCLUDES
CONTINUATION OF CYCLE 1
SERVICES. THIS IS ROUGHLY $58
MILLION AT THE BASELINE FUNDING
THAT WILL CARRY OVER. AS WE
DISCUSSED BEFORE, YOU CAN SEE
HERE THESE RESOURCES ARE
INTEGRAL TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE
PARK PROGRAM. INCLUDING REGULAR
MAINTENANCE AND MAJOR
MAINTENANCE AND PARK SERVICES
TO KEEP OPEN. REGULAR TREE
PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE WORK,
COMMUNITY CENTER OPERATIONS AND
PROGRAMS, PROGRAMS FOR TEENS,
OLDER ADULTS, YOUTH LEARNING
AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. O
DISABILITIES. ALSO INCLUDED ARE
ACTIVATION OF PARKS DOWNTOWN
AND CITYWIDE. WE HAVE INCLUDED
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ZOO
AND THE AQUARIUM AND THE
FRIENDS AT THE WATERFRONT. AND
THEN OTHER OPERATING SUPPORT
AND SMALLER CAPITAL PROJECTS
ARE INCLUDED HERE TOO, SUCH AS
THE INVESTMENT AND EQUITY FUND,
OFF LEASH AREAS, PEA CATCHES AD
CATCHES AND GREENWAYS. THIS NEXT
SLIDE, SOME OF THE NEW EXPANTED
SERVICES INCLUDE NEW RESOURCES
TO SUPPORT YOUTH MENTOR SHIP
AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, AS WELL
AS EXPANSION OF THE SEATTLE
CONSERVATION CORE PROGRAM. THIS
IS A SECOND-CHANCE PROGRAM. INE
PROGRAM. INCREASE ACCESS AND MAE
ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE AT
COMMUNITY CENTERS, AS WELL AS
INCREASE OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT TO ENSURE
PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES ARE
RELEVANT. ALSO THE
REESTABLISHMENT OF THE PARK
RANGER PROGRAM, COUPLED WITH
INCREASED ACT VASE RESOURCES
FOR BOTH OUR DOWNTOWN AND
NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. THIS
INCLUDES INCREASED ENFORCEMENT
OF OFF LEASH IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH FAS, INCREASED ACCESS AND
MAINTENANCE AT PARK COMFORT
STATIONS AND A NEW DEDICATED TM
DEDICATED TEAM TO REDUCE THE
TIME ASSETS OUT OF SERVICE DUE
TO VANDALISM OR GRAFFITI. ALSOL
GRAFFITI. ALSOS ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES WILL BE ADDED FOR
REFORESTATION, AS WELL AS NEW
RESOURCES NOR PLANTING TREES
AND DEVELOP PARKS. OKAY. HERE
YOU CAN SEE NEW CAPITAL
PROJECTS THAT RECEIVE FUNDING
IN 2023 AND THOSE INCLUDE
THINGS LIKE THE TENNIS, CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS, SUBSTANTIAL
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT QUEEN
ANN GREEN LAKE AND EVANS POOL.R
POOL. OTHER EXAMPLES INCLUDE A
FOCUS ON UNREENFORCED MASONRY
PROJECTS. OFF LEASH AREAS,
CABODA GARDENS AND THESE ARE
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS.D
AREAS. AND THEN HERE ON THIS
NEXT SLIDE YOU CAN SEE AND THE
DRAFT RESOLUTION ASSOCIATED
WITH THE PROPOSED '23 BUDGET. E
INVESTMENTS EQUATE TO A TAX RATE
OF APPROXIMATELY $0.39 FROM A
THOUSAND DOLLARS OF ASSESSED
VALUE. OKAY. I WILL PAUSE HERE
FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> AND BEFORE WE SWITCH TO
QUESTIONS, TRACEY, DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD FROM COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF?
>> I DO NOT.
>> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIOS
FROM BOARD MEMBERS? WE JUST
SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS DISCUSSING
THIS, SO I DON'T HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS MYSELF. IF BOARD
MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SEG
QUESTIONS? SEEING NO QUESTIONS
FROM BOARD MEMBERS, SO THANK
YOU, PANEL. APPRECIATE THE
PRESENTATION AND THE UPDATE AND
APPRECIATE THE INTENSE AMOUNT
OF WORK FROM THE SPRING UNTIL
THE END OF LAST MONTH THAT WENT
INTO THIS AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK ON
IMPLEMENTATION IN 2023. SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
PRESENTATION. SO AT THIS TIME
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE
HYBRID PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS
OUR FIFTH ITEM OF BUSINESS. AND
WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE GENERL
THE GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. SO I'M
GOING TO DISPENSE WITH THE
PUBLIC COMMENT VIDEO. I WILL
GIVE EACH SPEAKER 2 MINUTES TO
SPEAK. MADAM CLERK, HOW MANY
PEOPLE DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK?
>> ONE PERSON.
>> SO I WILL GIVE OUR ONE
SPEAKER, WHO I BELIEVE IS MR.
DAVID MORING TWO MINUTES TO
SPEAK. AND ONCE WE HAVE HIM
CONNECTED, I BELIEVE HE IS
TESTIFYING VIRTUALLY. HE MAY CE
WITH THE TWO MINUTES. .
>> DAVID MORING, PLEASE UNMUTE.
>> YOU MAY HAVE TO HIT STAR SIX
DAVID. WE WILL HOLD THE TIMER
UNTIL WE HEAR YOU, SO DON'T WOY
ABOUT IT. AND YOU MAY NEED TO
PHYSICALLY UNMUTE IN ADDITION O
STAR 6. DAVID, WE STILL CAN'T
HEAR YOU. OH, LOOKS LIKE YOU
JUST CAME OFF MUTE. SAY
SOMETHING SO WE CAN SEE IF WE
CAN HEAR YOU.
>> HELLO.
>> OKAY. GREAT. WE CAN HEAR YOUO
YOU. SO WE WILL START YOUR TIMER
NOW.
>> OKAY. GREAT, DAVID MORING FM
CRICKSHE PECK, A FEW NUMBERS TO
WRITE DOWN. 80, 255, A
THOUSAND, 100,000 AND A
MILLION. HAPPY TO SEE THE
BUDGET IN THERE FOR PARKS. WE
-- THERE IS ROUGHLY 80 TREES
FOR EVERY ACRE OF A TREE CANOPD
CANOPY AND WE HAVE LOST, AS YOU
KNOW, 255 ACRES OF TREE CANOPY
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. ACCORDG
TO OUR COMP PLAN, WHICH WAS
ESTABLISHED IN 2007 FOR THE
TREE CANOPY TO REACH 30%, WE ND
WE NEED A THOUSAND MORE ACRES TO
BE GROWING INTO PLACE BY TO 37O
37. SO 80 TREES PER ACRE, THAT
EQUATES TO ABOUT 80,000 TREES
AND YOU ADD UP FOR THAT FOR
NATURAL TREE LOGS FOR 15 YEARS
IN SURVIVABILITY TREES, THAT'S
100,000 TREES SEATTLE NEEDS TO
PLANT VERY SHORTLY TO GET
RETURN IN 15 YEARS. AND
FINALLY, THE LAST NUMBER, 100
MILLION. ROUGHLY $1,000 PER
TREE, I UNDERSTAND FOR PLANTING
AND MAINTAINING A TREE, THAT'S
A BUDGET OF $100 MILLION THAT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE OR PUBLIC
OR PRIVATE OTHER SERVICES WOULD
NEED TO PROVIDE TO REACH THAT
2007 GOAL FOR 2037. NOW, THERE
IS MY UNDERSTANDING SOME GRANTS
THAT HAVE COME OUT TO FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY FOR URBN
ESPECIALLY FOR URBAN TREES. HOPY
WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF
THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> DAVID, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. AS WE HAVE NO
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS, I AM GOING
TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AD
HEARING. AND THAT LEAS US TO
ITEM 7 ON OUR AGENDA
ADJOURNMENT AND CONCLUDES
TODAY'S MEETING. IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE
PARK DISTRICT BOARD, WE WILL
ADJOURN. THE NEXT SCHEDULED
MEETING OF PARK DISTRICT BOARD
IS ON NOVEMBER 22ND. BUT
COLLEAGUES SHOULD NOTE IT MAY
CHANGE DUE TO FACT IT COINCIDES
WITH THE COUNCIL'S ANTICIPATED
DATE TO ADOPT THE 2023 AND 202.
PLEASE NOTE THIS CHANGE AND AN
APPROPRIATE NOTICE WILL BE
PROVIDED WELL IN ADVANCE AND
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE
ADJOURNED.