>>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON
EVERYONE. THE DATE IS MARCH 27,
2024. THIS IS THE MEETING OF
THE PARKS PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE. AND I AM
JOY HOLLINGSWORTH. I'M CALLING
THE MEETING TO ORDER. IT IS --
LET ME BANG THE GAVEL. MEETING
TO ORDER. IT IS TECHNICALLY
2:02. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO WE
HAVE THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
TODAY. SUPER EXCITED ABOUT
THAT. FIRST WE'LL HAVE A
PREINTRODUCTORY BRIEFING ON THE
2024 OPEN SPACES BY OUR SEATTLE
PARKS DEPARTMENT, PARKS AND
RECREATION. AND THEN NEXT WE'LL
HAVE PRESENTATION ON AGENDA
ITEMS NUMBER TWO AND THREE.
THESE ARE THE SRI FOR THE
HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION
RESPECTFULLY, AND SO THOSE WILL
COINCIDE BACK TO BACK. WE WILL
NOW CONSIDER THE AGENDA. IF
THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
AWESOME, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO
ACTUALLY OPEN UP OPEN COMMENT
-- OPEN UP THE HYBRID COMMENT
PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD
BE RELATED TO THE ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA WITHIN THE PER
VIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE. CLERK,
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> ONE IN PERSON AND ONE
REMOTE.
>> OKAY. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE
GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO BE ABLE TO
GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. I WILL CALL
ON SPEAKERS BY NAME, BOTH ON
THE WEBSITE OR FROM THE SIGN-UP
SHEET AVAILABLE HERE IN COUNCIL
CAME BEST. WE'LL START WITH
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST. IF
YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK, YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE
THE END OF THE COMMENT PERIOD.
WHEN SPEAKING, PLEASE BEGIN BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU'RE ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS
WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN TEN
SECONDS OR LEFT OF THE ALLOTTED
TIME. IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END
THEIR COMMENTS, THE MICROPHONE
WILL BE MUTED TO CALL ON THE
NEXT PERSON. PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE'LL
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST PERSON ON
THE LIST. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS
ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
>> MY NAME IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN,
AND I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT
NUMBER FIVE AND NUMBER SIX.
NUMBER FIVE, PARK, I HAVE COME
HERE FOR MANY YEARS AS YOU
SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
SEATTLE PARK IS GOOD, SO STOP
SPENDING MILLIONS. RELAX FOR
TWO, THREE YEARS. IT'S ENOUGH
CLEANING, THAT'S IT. SECOND
ABOUT THE PROGRAM. MY
EXPERIENCE IS TO EDUCATE MEN.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? NO
ONE PROGRAM HAS MADE IDIOTS
SMARTER. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED.
SO THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE RIGHT
NOW DOES NOT MEAN THE
DEPARTMENT WILL BE SMARTER.
WHAT I SEE RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW
WHAT THIS MEAN? WHO IS A VERY
LOW CLASS PROFESSIONAL. WHAT
DOES THIS MEAN? DOES IT MEAN
ALL DEPARTMENT? NOT SO GOOD.
WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT,
NOBODY LISTENED TO ME. I HAVE
EXPERIENCE TO MANY MEET
DIFFERENCES. TWO DIFFERENT
POLICE DEPARTMENT. ANOTHER
POLITICAL POLICE AND WHAT WE
CALL THIS IN SEATTLE. MY
OPINION IS STRAIGHT WHEN YOU
DON'T HIRE SMART PEOPLE WHO
KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING FOR
THE CITY THAT IT WOULD BE
CHANGED. BUT THE DEPARTMENT IS
CRITICAL. THEY WERE NEVER THAT
GOOD. THEY NEED TO BE SMART,
INTELLIGENT, EDUCATE. ONLY ONE
CHANCE. STAND UP, AMERICA. MAKE
AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. ONCE I
CALL THE REMOTE SPEAKER'S NAME,
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE. IT WILL
BE YOUR CHANCE TO SPEAK AND
SPEAKERS MUST PRESS STAR SIX TO
BEGIN SPEAKING. THE NEXT
COMMENTER IS RUTH WILLIAMS.
>> MS WILLIAMS WILL PROBABLY
HAVE TO PRESS STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF. WE DO NOT HEAR
YOU.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> NOW WE CAN, YES.
>> OH, OKAY, THANK YOU. I'M
SORRY. YES, I'M RUTH WILLIAMS.
I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE OPEN
SPACE PLAN TODAY. I'M SPEAKING
ON BEHALF OF THORNTON CREEK
ALLIANCE BASED IN DISTRICT
FIVE. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. YOU HAVE
REACH RECEIVED A LETTER ON THE
OPEN SPACE PLAN. WE NOTICED
EFFICIENTLY INCLUDING
DIMINISHING TREE CANOPY. AND
DESPITE THE TACT IT IS INCLUDED
IF THE MAYOR'S DRAFT. EVEN
THOUGH THEY ARE A FAVORITE
PLACE TO GO AND OBSERVE
WILDLIFE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
RAISE THE ISSUES OF THE GRAPH
DISCUSSION IN THE SEPA
CHECKLIST. AS A COST SAVINGS,
A FORMULA WOULD BE ADOPTED
WHERE CURRENT RECREATION VALUE
IS ASSESSED AND A POTENTIAL
RECREATIONAL VALUE FOR PART.
AND THEN A RAPIDLY CHANGING
SEATTLE, UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES CAN OCCUR. PLEASE
PROCEED WITH GREAT CAUTION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYMORE
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS? YOU
HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT IF YOU WANTED TO GIVE A
PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M JUST
ADDRESSING YOU, SIR, IN THE
AUDIENCE. BUT YOU HAVE TO SIGN
UP.
>> WE WILL ALLOW, GO AHEAD,
CLERK, SORRY.
>> NEXT SPEAKER IS ONORIO
MENDEZ.
>> HELLO, SIR. THIS IS MY FIRST
TIME. I WANTED TO ADDRESS
SOMETHING. I GOT ARRESTED.
>> PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MIC,
SIR. SPEAK INTO THE MIC. YOU
CAN PULL IT TOWARDS YOU.
>> I WAS ARRESTED MAYBE A WEEK
AGO, AND I'VE GOT CONCERNS FOR
NUMBER TWO. IT WAS THE NASTY
EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD IN MY
LIFE. IT'S LIKE COME ON, GUYS,
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU
HAVE A LOT OF MONEY. BUT THAT
DAY I WAS LIKE WHAT'S WRONG
WITH THESE PEOPLE? IT'S BEEN
FIVE DAYS, AND THE GUYS WERE
GOING THROUGH THE WINDOW --
>> HATE, YOU HAVE TO SPEAK
ABOUT A COMMENT THAT'S RELATED
TO SOMETHING.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.
THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO
YOU THAT THERE IS A LOT OF
STUFF GOING ON IN THE CITY THAT
NO ONE HAS PAID ATTENTION TO.
AND THE MAYOR, COME ON, HIS
SALARY, ABOUT HIS PEOPLE. THAT
IS WHAT BOTHERS ME BECAUSE I
HAVE TO SEND AN E-MAIL AND THEY
NEVER REPLY BACK. I PICK UP THE
GARBAGE BECAUSE I RESPECT THE
DEAD PEOPLE. AND ALL THOSE
PEOPLE WHO LIVE AROUND THE
CEMETERY THAT ARE HOMELESS, I
BELIEVE NUMBER EIGHT. I'M
ASKING YOU A QUESTION.
>> WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
RESPOND.
>> WHY NOT ALLOW THE WAY TO
SPEAK THE WAY.
>> YOU CAN SPEAK, AND WE CAN
RESPOND LATER AT ANOTHER TIME
OR YOU CAN MAKE A MEETING.
>> I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY. I
DON'T KNOW WHO REPRESENTS
SOUTH SEATTLE, NORTH SEATTLE, I
DON'T KNOW. MY QUESTION HERE
IS WHAT I SEE. YOU NEED TO FIX
NUMBER TWO. THEY PUT ME IN THE
HOLE FOR TWO WEEKS. AND I HAVE
NOTHING AGAINST THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. THEY ARE DOING
THEIR JOB. NOTHING AGAINST
YOU GUYS. BUT THIS IS WHAT
BOTHERS ME. EVERYBODY IS THE
SAME WAY. I'M SORRY THAT I
HAVE TO GO, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF
STUFF TO TALK.
>> NO WORRIES. THANK YOU, SIR.
>> ARE THERE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE
THAT HAVE SIGNED UP? NO
ADDITIONAL PEOPLE SIGNED UP
ONLINE, WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO
OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
ONE TO THE RECORD.
>> CHAIR, JUST APOLOGIES FOR
BEING LATE.
>> NO WORRIES. PLEASE NOTE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS HERE.
ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1, 2024
PARKS OPEN SPACE PLAN
PRESENTATION FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION. THE PRESENTERS ARE
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS AND KEVIN
BERGSRUD FROM PARKS AND
RECREATION.
>> AWESOME. PLEASE NOTE I SAID
ONE OF MY FAVORITES FOR
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TODAY.
SUPER HAPPY TO HAVE OUR PARKS
DEPARTMENT HERE TO TALK ABOUT
THE OPEN SPACE PLAN. WE KNOW
THIS YEAR WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT
WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS ON THE
DOCKET, OUR MOVE LEVY,
TRANSPORTATION PLAN. WE HAVE
OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. BUT WE
ALSO HAVE OUR OPEN SPACES AND
OUR PARKS PLAN THAT ALSO PLANS
TO KEEP THEM ACCESSIBLE TO
PEOPLE. SO VERY HAPPY TO HAVE
MR. CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS AND
KEVIN BERGSRUD, I APOLOGIZE FOR
BUTCHERING YOUR LAST NAME.
BERGSRUD.
>> BERGSRUD.
>> THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE.
THANK YOU.
>> WILL YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, AND
THEN YOU CAN START YOUR
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> SURE, I'M CHRISTOPHER
WILLIAMS, CHIEF OF STAFF,
SEATTLE PARKS.
>> KEVIN BERGSRUD, SENIOR PARK
PLANNER.
>> SO MAYBE I WILL KICK US OFF
HERE. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO PRESENT
THE 2024 PARK OPEN SPACE PLAN.
THE PLAN WAS LAST UPDATED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL IN 2017.
TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS AN
EXAMPLE OF SOME VERY TECHNICAL
WORK THAT THE PARK DEPARTMENT
DOES BEHIND THE SCENES TO
MAINTAIN A WELL-RUN PARK
SYSTEM. AND THEY ASSOCIATE THE
SYSTEM WITH ALL THE FUN STUFF,
AND WE'RE A FUN ORGANIZATION.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF
COMPREHENSIVE TECHNICAL WORK IN
THE BACKGROUND THAT WE DO. AND
TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS AN
EXAMPLE OF THAT WORK. THE PARK
OPEN SPACE PLAN IS HOW THE PARK
DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATES IN THE
CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE
OPEN SPACE PLAN INFORMS HOW THE
PARK DEPARTMENT WILL PRIORITIZE
FUNDING FOR PARK DEPARTMENT AND
ASSET MAINTENANCE. THE OPEN
SPACE PLAN SERVES TO DOCUMENT
OUR LANDS AND FACILITIES. WE
LOOK AT DEMOGRAPHICS AND
RECREATION PARTICIPATION AND
NEEDS ACROSS THE SYSTEM. WE TRY
TO DEFINE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE
STANDARD. THE PLAN IS ALSO
REQUIRED BY THE WASHINGTON
STATE RECREATION AND
CONSERVATION OFFICE OR RCO.
THIS REQUIREMENT ALLOWS US TO
VIEW YO ADOPT A RESOLUTION THAT
WILL MAKE US ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE STATE FUNDING FOR THE
PARKS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
WE'RE HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE'RE
LEADING UP TO THE NEXT GRANT
CYCLE HERE. THE RCO GRANTS ARE
A PRIMARY SOURCE OF STATE MATCH
FOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS. THE RCO PLAN IS
REQUIRED AGAIN TO BE ADOPTED BY
RESOLUTION. TODAY WE'RE GOING
TO PRESENT KIND OF A LIGHT
PRESENTATION. WE ARE GOING TO
COME BACK HERE ON APRIL 24 TO
THIS MEETING WHERE YOU'LL
DISCUSS WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD
HERE TODAY AND APPROVE OR ADOPT
THE RESOLUTION. RECALLING THE
2024 VERSION OF THE PLAN, THE
LIGHT UPDATE. FOR THAT PARK
OPEN SPACE PLAN AND THE SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT PLAN, THOSE TWO
PLANS ARE NOT IN SYNC, AND WE
WANT TO USE 2025 TO HAVE THE
PARK DISTRICT PLAN AND THE PLAN
SYNC UP WITH EACH OTHER, SO WE
WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR. AND
THAT IS ONE OF THE COMMENTERS
THAT WOULD COMMENT ABOUT A
CHANGE IN THE APPROACH. THE
OVERALL PLAN WE'RE PROPOSING TO
REDEFINE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE
PROVIDED FOR PEOPLE IN SEATTLE.
INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ACREAGE PER
CAPITA, WE LIKE TO FOCUS ON
ENSURING PARK AND PARK
FACILITIES ARE WITHIN A
10-MINUTE WALK FOR EVERY
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE. AND THAT
IS AN ASPIRATIONAL GOAL. WE'RE
ALMOST THERE WITH A DIFFERENT
GOAL OF A FIVE-MINUTE WALK. BUT
PROPERTY IS NOT CHEAP IN
SEATTLE AND THAT WILL REQUIRE
MORE PROPERTY AND SOMETHING WE
CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH. I'LL
TURN IT OVER TO KEVIN BERGSRUD.
>> TANK, CHRISTOPHER. HE'S
COVERED MOST OF THE THINGS
YOU'LL SEE TODAY. HOPEFULLY
I'LL KEEP IT SHORT, BUT YOU
WILL SEE MORE GRAPHICS. AND SO
AS CHRISTOPHER DESCRIBED THE
PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PLAN
THAT'S REQUIRED TO RECEIVE
GRANTS FROM THE OFFICE. SEATTLE
PARKS RELIES ON A LOT OF GRANTS
AND WHO COORDINATES THAT AND
THAT IS HOW MANY PARKS WE HAVE,
OPEN SPACES, FACILITIES. WE
WILL CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF THE
CITY DEMOGRAPHICS, RECREATION
AND PROJECTED DEMAND. AS WE
JUST TALKED ABOUT, A LEVEL OF
SERVICE STANDARD. WE HAVE ALSO
COORDINATED WITH OPCD ON EARLY
PLANNING FOR THE ONE SEATTLE
PLAN. THEN WE'LL BE
COORDINATING WITH THEM EVEN
MORE THROUGH THE DRAFT PLAN ON
THE PARK ELEMENT. ALL IN ALL,
THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PLAN
WILL HELP WITH SPENDING
PRIORITIES. AS CHRISTOPHER SAID
THAT WILL REQUIRE THE PLAN THAT
WILL REQUIRE ADOPTION BY
COUNCIL RESOLUTION. AND AS
CHRISTOPHER MENTIONED, THE LAST
PLAN WAS APPROVED IN 2017 AND
THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PLAN
GUIDES LONG-TERM PLANNING,
CAPITAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT,
ASSET MANAGEMENT, WHICH MEANS
BOTH MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF
CAPITAL FACILITIES, LAND
ACQUISITION, WHICH AS THE PLAN
DESCRIBES RIGHT NOW, SEATTLE IS
IN AN OPPORTUNISTIC MODE OF
LAND ACQUISITION WHEN SOMEBODY
OFFERS, SAYING WE'VE GOT THIS
PROPERTY. WOULD YOU BE
INTERESTED? OUR PARKS REAL
ESTATE SECTION WILL CHECK THAT
OUT. THEN AS MENTIONED EARLIER,
THAT ALL THESE ITEMS ABOVE, WE
WILL PRIORITIZE THOSE FOR
FUNDING. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT LIKE
MANY CITY PROJECTS THAT WE WILL
TRY TO BE INCLUSIVE. OUR PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT STARTED OUT IN LATE
2022 AND LATE 2023 WHEN THEY
BEGAN THEIR ONE SEATTLE PUBLIC
MEETINGS. AND THEN IF WE MOVE
ON TO MID-MAY OF 2023, THAT'S
WHEN THE FIRST OPEN SPACE PLAN,
PUBLIC MEETING WAS HELD
VIRTUALLY. AND THEN RIGHT AFTER
THAT, WE CREATED AN ONLINE
ENGAGEMENT HUB WITH A LOT OF
COMMENT AND INTEREST AND THEN
LATER ON IN MAY AND THROUGH
JUNE AND JULY, WE WOULD HELD
SIX IN-PERSON MEETINGS AT
VARIOUS COMMUNITY CENTERS. THE
PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED
INCLUDED MORE THAN 60 THEMES
AND MORE THAN A DOZEN
CATEGORIES. SO AFTER THE PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT EFFORT, WE WERE
WORKING ON THE PLAN THROUGH
AUGUST, LATE FALL, THEN EARLY
WINTER, AND A DRAFT PLAN CAME
TOGETHER AND THAT IS WHEN WE
TOOK IT TO THE BOARD OF PARKS,
LATE FEBRUARY 2024 AND THEY
REVIEWED IT AND THEY HELD A
PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC
COMMENT AND AGAIN MORE COMMENTS
WERE RECEIVED. AND NOW WE'RE
HERE TODAY, PRESENTING THE
PLAN, LOOKING FORWARD TO CITY
COUNCIL APPROVAL. AS I SAID,
WE DO A LOT OF PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT. A PART OF THAT IS
TRYING TO REACH OUT TO
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. WE DO
THAT THROUGH VARIOUS WAYS. ONE
IS COMPENSATING COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP US WITH
OUTREACH OR MORE PRECISE
OUTREACH. WE ALSO TRANSLATED
FLYERS AND PRESS RELEASES INTO
EACH OF THE SEVEN CITIES,
DESIGNATED LANGUAGES, AND YOU
CAN SEE THE EXAMPLES OF THAT ON
THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE
SLIDE WITH THE TRANSLATION TO
THE VIETNAMESE AND THEN
SPANISH. WE ALSO PURCHASED
ADVERTISING IN NORTHWEST WEEKLY
OF THE UPCOMING PUBLIC
MEETINGS. AND THEN AT SITES
THAT WE KNEW HAD HIRED
ADVERSITY, WE WOULD HIRE
INTERPRETERS, ENDING UP THERE.
AND YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE THAT
THIS PLAN IS A LIGHT UP DATE.
OF COURSE, WE'RE DOING THIS
MAINLY IN ORDER TO GET THE
PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PLAN AND
PARKS DISTRICT PLANNING IN
SYNC. WE WOULD LOOK AT THAT TO
TAKE CARE OF DUPLICATE
PROCESSES, HOPEFULLY TO MAKE IT
MORE UNDERSTANDING TO THE
PUBLIC AND TO COME OUT WITH A
BETTER RESULT. AND SO THIS PARK
LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARD THAT
WE MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES, THE
PREVIOUS PARK LEVEL OF SERVICE
STANDARD WAS THE NUMBER OF
ACRES PER A THOUSAND PEOPLE.
THAT WAS AN INTERESTING ONE FOR
US TO HANDLE. WE WOULD LOOK AT
IT FROM THE CITY SIZE, THE
NUMBER OF PARKS ACRES PER
POPULATION. AND IT WAS ACTUALLY
QUITE LOW ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THE 60s. IT WAS ONLY THROUGH
THE 80s WHEN MORE CONSISTENT
PARK FUNDING CAME TO SEATTLE
PARKS. SOME OF THAT WAS
ACTUALLY FUNDING FOR GREEN BELT
AND THAT INCREASED THE PARK
ACREAGE QUITE A BIT. THEN WE
WOULD COME TO THE LATE 1990s
AND THE EARLY 2000s, AND WE'RE
IN A PRETTY HIGH RATIO OR ACRES
PER THOUSAND. IT WAS A LITTLE
OVER EIGHT, BUT WE COULD SEE
THE RAPID INCREASE OF
POPULATION THAT WE WERE NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE
ASPIRATION OF TEN ACRES PER
THOUSAND. WITH THAT AND WANTING
TO BE MORE EQUITABLE IS HOW WE
STARTED TO LOOK AT WALK ABILITY
OR WALK SHEDS. WHEN WE WOULD
SEE THAT WALK SHED AS MORE OF A
MEANINGFUL MEASURE OF HOW
PEOPLE ARRIVE TO A PARK. HOW
FAR AWAY THEY ARE FROM A PARK.
IN FACT SOMETHING THAT WE MAY
WANT TO CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE
THAT ONE OTHER COMMUNITY IN THE
REGION, LYNNWOOD, THAT THEIR
LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARD WAS
BASED ON AVAILABILITY AND
CONDITION OF SIDEWALKS TO
PARKS. I DON'T THINK THAT WE
ARE QUITE READY FOR THAT YET
BECAUSE THAT WILL INVOLVE A
HUGE COMMITMENT FROM SDOT. BUT
THE OTHER PARKS DEPARTMENT SAY
THEY WERE CREATIVE ON FINDING
THE LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS.
THE WALK SHED, OF COURSE,
ALIGNS WITH OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS, AND SDOT AND THE
FIVE-MINUTE WALK SHED IS
APPLIED WITHIN THE URBAN CENTER
AND THE URBAN BOUNDARIES, AND
THE TEN-MINUTE WALK SHED IS
APPLIED OUTSIDE THE URBAN
CENTER BOUNDARIES. THE
GRAPHICS HERE SHOW ON THE FAR
RIGHT-HAND SIDE IS THE ENTIRE
CITY, WITH THE DIFFERENT WALK
SHED LEVELS, THEN THE PURPLE
BOUNDARY AREAS ARE THE VARIOUS
URBAN CENTERS. AND THEN THE
GRAPHIC IN THE CENTER OR ON THE
LEFT-HAND SIDE IS A CLOSE UP
AROUND RAINIER BEACH. SO WHAT
YOU CAN SEE IS THE VERY DARK
AREAS ARE PARK PROPERTIES. THE
NEXT DARKEST GREEN IS THE
FIVE-MINUTE WALK SHEDS. THE
LIGHTEST GREEN IS THE 10-MINUTE
WALK SHEDS. THEN WE'LL GO TO
THAT NEXT GRAPHIC AND A HINT
HERE THIS AREA WITH NO GREEN IS
A GAP.
>> AND I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS HAS A QUESTION. I'D
LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HIM.
>> IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO
THE LAST SLIDE. IT IS NOT EVEN
IN MY DISTRICT. IT USED TO BE,
BUT I'M SORRY, THE ONE WITH
THE MAP SEE IF I COULD GO BACK
THERE. AND THE NORTH SIDE OF
THE PARK, I BELIEVE THERE ARE
ACCESS POINTS FROM THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT WAS NOT
COLORED WITHIN THE WALK SHED.
SORRY, THAT'S MY QUESTION.
>> I'M SO SORRY, I HAVE TAKEN
US DOWN A RABBIT HOLE.
>> NO, THAT'S FINE. WE'LL
FIGURE IT OUT. MAYBE I NEED
SOME TECHNICAL HELP HERE.
>> NO WORRIES.
>> IF MY WIFE WAS HERE, SHE'D
BE THE ONE.
>> WHILE WE TAKE THIS TIME,
WE'VE GOT THE PRESENTATION UP.
OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU.
LOGAN, YOU'RE THE BEST.
>> I DID SOMETHING WITH THE
PREVIOUS ONE. I KNOW YOU WERE
POINTING OUT. BUT IF YOU LOOK
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE IF YOU
CAN SEE THE CURSOR UP THERE.
AND THAT THERE IS A GAP RIGHT
HERE AND THAT WOULD BE KIND OF
THE BLUE RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD,
AND THEN THE OTHER LARGE GAP IS
MORE BROADVIEW AND SOUTH OF
BITTER LAKE.
>> AND SO MY QUESTION WAS I
BELIEVE THERE ARE NORTHERN
ENTRANCES TO THE PARK?
>> YES.
>> AND IN BROADVIEW?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> SO YOU'RE NOT GIVING
YOURSELF CREDIT IS ALL I'M
SAYING.
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING
OF.
>> THAT'S TRUE. A LOT OF THE
DATA HERE WAS UTILIZED FROM THE
2017 PLAN AND UPDATED. PERHAPS
THIS IS AN ERROR.
>> ALREADY EXCEEDING
EXPECTATIONS. I LOVE IT.
>> SO AS MENTIONED, GOALS AND
POLICIES ARE IN THE SAME AS THE
2017 PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PLAN,
AND THEY COVER MOSTLY ABOUT
PROVIDING VARIETY OF OUTDOOR
INDOOR SPACES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR ALL PEOPLE. A VARIETY OF
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES,
PROVIDING SAFE AND WELCOMING
PLACES. MAINTAINING THE PARKS,
SO WE WOULD ATTRACT MORE PARK
USERS, VISITORS. AND THEN THE
ONE AT LEAST IN THAT DIVISION I
AM IN, WE WOULD WORK HARD TO
ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO
FIND SPECIFIC ITEMS OF INTEREST
AND TO BETTER SERVE THEIR PARK
AS NEEDS. THIS IS ONE OF THE
GRAPHICS HERE AND THE RIGHT IS
SHOWING ALL THE SPORTS FIELD IN
THE CITY. AND THEY ARE COLOR
CODED TO SHOW IF THEY WERE
DELIGHTED OR NOT. ON THE
LEFT-HAND SIDE, IT'S SHOWING
BY CATEGORY THE NUMBER OF
FACILITIES THAT WE WOULD HAVE,
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE
QUITE A FEW. I WOULD SAY FROM
WORKING ON THE OPEN SPACE PLAN,
THIS DOESN'T QUITE EXACTLY
SHOW ALL THE STRUCTURES THAT
SEATTLE PARKS OWNS AND
MAINTAINS, WHICH IS MORE THAN
600 STRUCTURES. THE LAST SLIDE
IS SHOWING THE RECREATIONAL
TRENDS AND NEEDS, WORKING WITH
THE CONSULTANT, THEY WOULD USE
WASHINGTON STATE RECREATION
CONSERVATION OFFICE. THEY
COMPLETE SURVEYS EVERY TWO
YEARS. SO THE GRAPH ON THE
LEFT IS ACTUALLY SHOWING
PERCENT OF PEOPLE IDENTIFYING
WHAT ACTIVITY THEY ARE USING.
SO THIS IS ONLY A PORTION OF
THE WHOLE LIST. THERE'S ABOUT
40 OR 50 DIFFERENT RECREATION
ACTIVITIES SHOWN. FOR THIS ONE,
IT'S SHOWING THE HIGHEST WAS
FOR PEOPLE WALKING OR USING
MOBILITY DEVICES ON THE ROADS
AND SIDEWALKS. THE ONE THING
THAT HAD I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE
ABOUT IF THAT IS GETTING TO IT
A PARK OR ALSO WITHIN A PARK.
BUT STILL IT IS VERY HIGH. IF
WE LOOK ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE FROM RCO
AND THIS IS MEASURING THE USER
DAYS. SO HOW MANY USED TO PARK
ON THE DAY OVER A YEAR. AND
THAT IS WHY YOU'RE SEEING
THESE VERY HIGH NUMBERS. SO
2020 IS THE BLUE LINE. YOU CAN
SEE THAT WALKING IS ONE OF THE
HIGHEST WALKING OR USING
MOBILITY ON TRAILS IS ONE OF
THE HIGHEST. BUT THEN YOU LOOK
AT 2050 AND BOTH WALKING,
DEPENDING ON THE MODE YOU'RE
USING, IT IS STILL VERY HIGH.
LIKE WE SAID, THE ONE ON THE
LEFT, THERE ARE MORE ACTIVITIES
THAT WE WOULD TRACK. SO THIS IS
THE LAST SLIDE EXCEPT FOR THIS
ONE, AND IT'S ALSO MENTIONING
THAT WE'LL BE BACK ON APRIL
24. OUR GOAL IS TO SUBMIT THE
FINAL PLAN TO THE STATE
RECREATION CONSERVATION OFFICE.
SO THANKS FOR LISTENING. IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN
ADDRESS THOSE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION. I KNOW WE HAVE
COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LOVE
TO ASK QUESTIONS. I SAW
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAD HIS
VIRTUAL HAND UP FIRST. I'D
LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. YES, I HAVE A
FEW QUESTIONS. REGARDING PARKS
AND OPEN SPACE. IT'S BEEN AN
ISSUE FOR DISTRICT SEVEN AND
PARTICULARLY MY EXPERIENCE WITH
QUEEN ANNE IS THE QUESTION OF
GREEN BELTS. WE'VE HAD SOME
MAJOR CHALLENGES WITH THE WEST
AND EAST QUEEN ANNE GREEN
BELTS. THEY'VE BEEN DEGRADED
AND HIT. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN
MAINTAINED IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE
IN THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL. I HAD
A PARK SAFETY MEETING WHERE THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT BRIEFER SAID
THAT GREEN BELTS WERE NOT
ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS. THERE WAS NO MONEY FOR
GREEN BELTS. CAN YOU ANSWER
WHERE WE ARE WITH GREEN BELTS
IN TERMS OF BUDGET? AND TWO,
YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE WEST,
EAST QUEEN ANNE GREEN BELTS?
>> WELL, I THINK THAT WE WOULD
AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT SOME OF
THE HISTORIC CONDITIONS IN THE
WEST QUEEN ANNE GREEN BELT.
THAT SITUATION IS IMPROVING. A
LOT OF IT WAS THE RESULT OF THE
HOUSE POPULATION IN THAT PARK.
RECENTLY, AS RECENT AS FOUR,
FIVE YEARS AGO, MAYBE EVEN
LONGER. WE ADOPTED THE GREEN
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP PLAN, WHICH
IS A PARTNERSHIP TO RESTORE OUR
GREEN BELT NATURAL AREAS. WE
ADDED $4 MILLION IN THE FUNDING
PLAN TO PLANT TREES ACROSS THE
CITY AND TO RESTORE THEM. I
THINK THE RESPONSE TO THAT, WE
ARE NOW FUNDING THEM
HISTORICALLY. THAT CHANGE IS
HAPPENING, AND IT IS WITH HOPE
THAT YOU'LL BEGIN TO SEE GREEN
BELTS VERSES PLACES YOU
WOULDN'T WANT TO TAKE YOUR
FAMILY INTO.
>> THAT'S TRUE. WHAT'S BEEN
THE PARTNERSHIP? IT IS IN MY
MIND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A
PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP. THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE SHOULD KNOW
HOW MUCH GARBAGE WAS PULLED OUT
OF THE GREEN BELT BY WE HEART
SEATTLE. TENS AND TENS AND TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS WAS
PULLED OUT OF THE EAST GREEN
BELT. JUST INCREDIBLE.
>> YES.
>> AND SEPARATELY THE PARK,
WHICH IS ADJACENT. THE
VOLUNTEERS, AND I HAVE WALKED
WITH THEM AND BEEN WITH THEM.
IT IS INCREDIBLE WHAT THEY DO
ON THE REGULAR BASIS WITH THE
PARK, WHICH IS THERE ON THE
EAST SIDE. NOT TO MENTION ON
THE WEST AS WELL, WHICH IS A
SIMILAR AMOUNT OF WORK. BUT
WHAT'S BEEN THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH THOSE GROUPS? YOU KNOW, IN
YOUR APPROACH TO WORKING WITH
THOSE GROUPS?
>> WELL, WE LOVE I HEART
SEATTLE. THEY DO GREAT WORK.
AND WE HAVE TRIED TO MAINTAIN
AN OPEN COMMUNICATIVE
RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. WHEN
THEY ARE DOING CLEANS, WE WILL
TAKE DUMP RUNS OF DEBRIS TO THE
DUMP. WE TRY TO FACILITATE
THEIR WORK AS MUCH AS WE CAN
WITHIN THE STANDARDS OF OUR UCT
TEAM REQUIREMENTS FOR HOW WE
WORK WITH ENCAMPMENTS AND
REMOVE DEBRIS. BUT THEY'RE A
FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. WE
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THEY DO
ACROSS THE SYSTEM, AND WE HAVE
A GOOD PARTNERSHIP WITH ANDREA.
>> THAT'S GOOD AND I'VE BEEN
IN THE WEST UP AND DOWN. BY THE
WAY, THERE IS ONE STRUCTURE
THAT'S GOT BLACK MOLD THAT
NEEDS TO COME OUT. JUST PUT
THAT ON YOUR LIST. THE OTHER
THING IN TERMS OF BEING
CONNECTED TO THIS IN TERMS OF
OUR URBAN FOREST AND THE GREEN
BELT. BUT ALSO THE GOALS THAT
WE WOULD HAVE REGARDING CANOPY
HERE IN SEATTLE. I'M PROBABLY
THE ONLY COUNCIL MEMBER EVER
TESTIFIED IN FRONT OF THE
SEATTLE URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION AS RELATED TO THE
PROJECT IN QUEEN ANNE. HOW DO
YOU SEE THE CANOPY GOALS AND
THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
SEATTLE URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION?
>> GREAT QUESTION. WE REALLY
DOUBLED DOWN ON THE TREE LOTS
OCCURRING ACROSS THE SYSTEM IN
THE LAST TWO, THREE YEARS THAT
THEY HAVE LOST A HUGE NUMBER OF
TREES, TREE CANOPY. THE LATEST
PARK FUNDING DISTRICT ADDED
ROUGHLY $4 MILLION TO RESTORE
TREES ACROSS THE SYSTEM. WE
CURRENTLY HAVE A TWO TO ONE
TREE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM RIGHT
NOW. TREES ARE A BIG DEAL. THEY
MAKE THE CITY LIVABLE. AND WE
ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
GROUPS, ANY NUMBER OF GROUPS
THAT SUPPORT RESTORING OUR
URBAN FORESTRY OR AT OUR URBAN
TREE CANOPY ACROSS THE SYSTEM.
>> AND MY LAST QUESTION, BY THE
WAY, I WOULD LOVE TO WALK
THROUGH THE PLAN. BUT MY LAST
QUESTION, THIS IS A CHANCE TO
YOUR POINT YOU MADE IN TERMS OF
INCREASING THE CANOPY AND SO
FORTH, AND TO BE A HERO AMONGST
THE PEOPLE OF BELLTOWN, WHICH
DOES NOT HAVE A PARK. WE ARE
WORKING WITH THE PARKS. I HAVE
ENGAGED IN AN ADVISORY COUNCIL
BECAUSE BELLTOWN NEEDS A PARK.
IT NEEDS TO COME AND IT'S IN
THE CHANCE TO GET SOME
EVERGREENS TO INCREASE THE
GREEN CANOPY RIGHT THERE IN
BELLTOWN BY THE OLD BATTERY
STREET PORTAL. TO KICK OFF THE
PROCESS, WE SDOT AND SEATTLE
LIGHTS TO LINE THIS UP. IT'S A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GREEN ALL
ABOVE.
>> I COULD HAPPILY REPORT THAT
WE'RE ENGAGED IN THE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE BELL
STREET PORTAL PARK OPPORTUNITY.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU. THE
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
AND THEN COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU CHRISTOPHER AND
KEVIN FOR BEING HERE TODAY TO
WALK US THROUGH THIS. AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WE HAVE
FRIENDS WHO ARE ALSO PARTNERS
IN THE PARK CLEANUP. I WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR AT A LATER TIME
HOW THE CITY GOES ABOUT
PARTNERING WITH THESE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO A LOT OF
WORK ACROSS THE CITY. I DO WANT
TO CALL THAT OUT. WE WOULD LOVE
TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT HOW WE PARTNER WITH THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS. I DID WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT ON THE SPORTS FIELDS,
I HER FROM CONSTITUENTS, AT
LEAST ONE SCHOOL IN THE D4 DOES
NOT HAVE A FIELD, SO THEY RELY
ON PARKING FIELD TO PLAY THEIR
SPORTS. I HAVE HEARD FROM
CONSTITUENTS AND THE ONES WHO
NEED MAINTENANCE WILL NOT BE
THE ONES THAT'S NEEDED. I HAVE
A QUESTIONABLE WHERE THEY STAND
AND PRIORITIZATION OF THE
YOWSAGES, BUT WE FOE WE HAVE A
LOT OF GREENUPS THAT WILL
UTILIZE THE PLAN BECAUSE YOU
PLAN COED TEAMS. BUT THE NEED
TO HAVE ADEQUATE FIELDS. WE
WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THE
MAINTENANCE PLANS FOR IT. FOR
INSTANCE LOWER WOODLAND, I HEAR
NEEDS SOME WORK. AND ALSO THERE
IS SOME PRIORITIZATION ISSUES
BECAUSE IT'S VERY POPULAR.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
THAT QUESTION. YOU ARE READ
INTO A VERY NUANCE AREA OF OUR
WORK. ATHLETIC FIELD
AVAILABILITY IS A BIG ISSUE
ACROSS THE CITY. WE'VE GOT TWO
TYPES OF FIELDS, SYNTHETIC
FIELDS AND GRASS TURF FIELDS.
THEY REQUIRE DIFFERENT THINGS.
WE SET ASIDE $30 MILLION
TOWARDS THE REPLACEMENT OF
SYNTHETIC TURF FIELDS OVER THE
NEXT, OH MAYBE 10 YEARS. WE
STARTED THAT PROGRAM PROBABLY
TWO TO THREE YEARS AGO. THE RUG
NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON THE
ROUGHLY TEN-YEAR CYCLE. GRASS
FIELDS ARE ANOTHER SET OF
CHALLENGES FOR THE DEPARTMENT
BECAUSE WITH THE RAINY WEATHER,
THE GRASS FIELD COULD BECOME
UNUSABLE VERY QUICKLY THAT WILL
NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN AND
RESTORED. ONE OF OUR CONSTANT
CHALLENGES IS FINDING AVAILABLE
PRACTICE TIME AND GAME TIME ON
OUR ATHLETIC FIELDS. THIS GET
HARDER DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR
WHEN IT IS WET A LOT. WE HAVE
FEWER OPTIONS TO BE ABLE TO
MOVE TEAMS TO BECAUSE THE
FIELDS ARE WET. THIS IS
SOMETHING WE NEED TO
PRIORITIZE. THAT'S ONE OF THE
THINGS YOU NEED TO DO THAT
WE'RE INTERESTED IN, THAT WE
NEED TO HOST THE SUMMIT
MEETING. MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW
BILL FARMER WHO WILL RUN THE
FRIENDS OF ATHLETIC FIELDS.
THIS FALL, WE WILL BE HOSTING
AN ATHLETIC FILL SUMMIT MEETING
TO HEAR FROM ALL THE USER
GROUPS WHO WILL CARE ABOUT
THESE ISSUES. WE WANT TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN FIND MORE
ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY. BUT
MAINTENANCE IS A TOP PRIORITY.
>> THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER. IS
THAT IN PREPARATION FOR THE
NEXT PARK LEVY? IS THAT IN
PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT PARKS
DISTRICT LEVY OR PRIOR TO?
>> SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT
WE'LL TRY TO DO ON THE ANNUAL
BASIS. AND YOU KNOW, A PART OF
IT IS INVENTORYING THEIR NEEDS
WITH A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS ON
THEM ON WHERE TO CREATE NEW
TURF FIELDS OR NEW
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SYNTHETIC
TURF FIELDS WITH LIGHTS. THAT
WILL PROVIDE US THE MAXIMUM USE
AND AVAILABILITY TO THE
PUBLICS. SO WE'RE GOING TO
EXPLORE THOSE IDEAS, AND WE ARE
HAPPY TO HAVE YOU SHOW UP AT
THAT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
>> VERY INTERESTED IN ATTENDING
THE SUMMIT AND ALSO JUST HAVING
A ROBUST CONVERSATION IN
PARTICULAR ABOUT THE STUDENTS
AND HOW WE ACCOMMODATE STUDENT
NEEDS ACROSS THE CITY GIVEN THE
CIRCUMSTANCES. SO WOULD
APPRECIATE MEETING ON THAT.
THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER.
>> WE WILL KEEP YOU IN MIND.
>> AWESOME. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> FIRST I JUST WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA AND KETTLE FOR
MENTIONING THE IMPORTANCE OF
VOLUNTEER WORK ON BEHALF OF
RESIDENTS FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR
GREEN SPACES. BECAUSE REALLY
THEY ARE UNSUNG HEROES IN A WAY
AND THANK YOU FOR THE SHOUT OUT
AS WE HEART SEATTLE. AND THEY
ARE ALSO EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE IN
PERFORMING OUTREACH FUNCTIONS,
GETTING PEOPLE HOUSED. AND
IT IS HOPEFULLY WHATEVER
PARTNERSHIPS CAN BE FORMALIZED
WITH WE HEART SEATTLE GOING
FORWARD. MY QUESTION IS I
DIDN'T REALIZE THAT
COMPLIANCE, THAT DOING A PARKS
AND OPEN SPACE PLAN, AND WAS
KIND OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE
STATE OR AT LEAST FOR RECEIPT
OF GRAND FUNDING. SO COULD YOU
-- I'M EMBARRASSED TO SAY THAT
I HAVE NOT READ THAT REPORT.
CAN YOU QUANTIFY ON HOW MUCH
I'VE RECEIVED GRANTS FOR? DID
I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY?
>> YES.
>> SO PERHAPS I'LL TAKE THE
FIRST PART OF THAT QUESTION. SO
THE STATE REQUIRES THAT OUR
LEGISLATIVE BODY, THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL APPROVE OR ADOPT A
PLAN. THAT IS A REQUIREMENT
BEFORE THEY WILL GIVE US GRANT
FUNDS.
>> RIGHT.
>> AS TO SORT OF AN
AUTHORIZATION THAT WE WILL
PROVIDE A MATCH TO THOSE FUNDS.
AND SO THE SECOND PART OF
YOUR QUESTION WAS REALLY AROUND
>> HOW MUCH HAVE WE GOTTEN?
SORT OF HELP QUANTIFY IN THE
PAST?
>> YES.
>> AND IT IS HIT RALLY MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS THAT WE RECEIVED
FROM THE RECREATION
CONSERVATION OBJECT. THIS IS
THE NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF MATCH
FOR CAPITAL PROWRECKS. DO YOU
HAVE A NUMBER FOR THAT, KEVIN?
>> I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
OUR GRANT SPECIALIST SENT OUT A
NUMBER YESTERDAY. IT SEEMS THAT
FOR UPCOMING TWO TO THREE
YEARS, IT'S PROBABLY IN THE $5
TO $6 MILLION RANGE.
>> IT'S A LOT OF MONEY WE'LL
RECEIVE FROM THE STATE THROUGH
THIS PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THEN I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE WITH HIS HAND.
>> THE YEAH, NOT A QUESTION,
BUT A THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU KNOW,
JOGGED MY MEMORY. I JUST WANTED
TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE TEAM,
ESPECIALLY PAULA OUR LIAISON
AND ANDY SCHEFFLER. HE A GREAT
BIG THING FOR GETTING THIS INTO
THE PLAN. THIS SOOT EXAMPLE
BECAUSE THIS IS HOW THE PLAY
FIELD IS. BUT THERE'S A
SMALLER AREA IN QUEEN ANNE,
ANOTHER VERSION TO UPGRADE THE
BASEBALL LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD
OF, YOU KNOW, CAPACITY THERE
TOO. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
ENGAGEMENT OF THE TEAM. WE HAD
A MEETING WITH QUEEN ANNE
LITTLE LEAGUE AND THE
COMMUNITIES COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THEY WERE ON IT. THEY HAD ALL
THE POINTS. ANDY WAS ON IT. SO
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
ENGAGEMENT. PLEASE PASS MY
THANKS. IS
>> I WILL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANKS, CHAIR. THIS IS THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT I'M GOING TO
TAKE TO ALSO SHARE WITH THE
VIEWING PUBLIC. EVERYONE WHO IS
WATCHING AT HOME RIGHT NOW,
THEY TOO CAN DONATE LAND TO THE
PARKS DAYS.
>> YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO LAND
BANK AND PEOPLE AT LEAST IN
DISTRICT SIX HAVE PUT THEIR
LAND IN THEIR WILL. IT IS
HARDER TO MEET THAT GOAL THAT
YOU SHARED. I KNOW PARKS BY
THEIR LOCATION AND NOT BY THEIR
NAME. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT
IS BIG OR LITTLE, BUT WE
CHANGED SOME OF THEIR NAMES.
>> YOU TALKED ABOUT BOTH.
>> RIGHT. IT REALLY SPEAKS TO
HOW MANY PEOPLE I KNOW. CHAIR
WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS WHEN SHE
WAS BEING SWORN IN. WE ALL
EXPERIENCED THE PARKS AND THAT
IS WHERE WE HAVE OUR BEST
MEMORIES. TO HAVE THAT
ASPIRATIONAL GOAL WITHIN TEN
MINUTES OF EVERYONE WHO IS
LIVING HERE IS REALLY
INCREDIBLE. IT'S FORWARD
THINKING. IT'S IMPORTANT AND
IT BUILDS UPON THE STEWARDSHIP.
SO THANK YOU FOR STEWARDING
THEIR LEGACY. AND I
APPRECIATE THE DUE DILIGENT,
LOOKING AT GRANTS. THE THINGS
THAT ARE ATTACHED TO IT IS A
LARGER DETRIMENT TO ATTACK THAT
GRANT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT IS ENCUMBERING
LARGE SWATHS OF CITY PROPERTY
FOR $50,000, WHICH CAN REPLACE
ALL THESE RESTRICTIONS ON THE
PROPERTY. WE HAVE BECOME MORE
STRATEGIC ABOUT HOW WE THINK
ABOUT THAT. AND THE IDEA IS
THAT PUBLIC OPEN SPACE NEEDS TO
REMAIN IN PERFECT GRATUITY. BUT
WE MIGHT NEED TO INSTALL THE
SOCCER FIELD TO MAKE SOME
CHANGE, AND I THINK THAT WE
WILL NEED TO WEIGH SOME TIME
AGAINST THE ABILITY TO USE THAT
PARKLAND FOR ADVERSE RANGE OF
USES.
>> AND JUST TO CONTINUE THIS
CONVERSATION, WHAT I FOUND IS
THAT THE STATE, THEIR
CONSERVATION ASPECT OF THESE
GRANTS IS DIFFERENTLY ALIGNED
THAN WHAT OUR CITIES NEED.
>> THEY WOULD TALK ABOUT THE
SOCCER FIELD OR WHAT TYPE OF
BOAT CAN LAND HERE.
>> RIGHT.
>> IT IS WITHIN THE SEATTLE
LIGHTS OPINION CONSERVATION. IT
IS RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE,
BUT NOT IN THE DEFINED TERMS
FROM A STATE. SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR DUE DILIGENCE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. I HAVE A COUPLE
QUESTIONS MYSELF REAL QUICK.
THE FIRST ONE WAS TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT CRITERIA DO YOU
USE TO LIKE DETERMINE WHICH
CAPITAL PROJECTS -- WHICH
CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE INCLUDED
IN THE PLAN THAT ARE AVAILABLE
FOR RCO FUNDING?
>> SO WE DO TWO THINGS. LEADING
UP TO THIS LAST ROUND OF THE
PARKS DISTRICT FUNDING, WE WENT
THROUGH PROBABLY A TWO AND A
HALF YEAR STRATEGIC PLANNING
WITH THE COMMUNITY. OUT OF THAT
PROCESS EMERGED A LIST OF
CAPITAL IDEAS, IMPROVEMENTS, SO
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY
CENTERS ON QUEEN ANNE AND GREEN
LAKE. SO THERE IS THAT PROCESS.
WE ALSO HAVE A NORMAL CIP
PROGRAM, WHICH IS A MAJOR
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. AND SO IF
THAT ROOF NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED,
THAT'S A PART OF THE
PRIORITIZED NEEDS. AND WE NEED
TO FIX THEM AS THE LANDOWNER.
SO A PART OF IT IS THE
STRATEGIC PLAN THAT'S DRIVEN
BY A LOT OF COMMUNITY INPUT.
THE OTHER IS A BASIC CIP OR
MAJOR MAINTENANCE APPROACH TO
MAINTENANCE.
>> UNDERSTOOD. AND THEN THE
OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE JUST
GOING WHEN I'M THINKING OF
DIFFERENT PARKS IN SEATTLE. ONE
OF THEM IS THAT THEY PLAYED ON,
BUT ALSO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT,
RIGHT? AND SO HOW DO YOU ALL
PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
FIELDS THAT ARE IN SEATTLE? AND
THERE IS GOING TO BE A MASSIVE
AMOUNT OF UNITS THAT WILL BE ON
BOTH SIDES OF I-90, RIGHT?
SOUTH ON RAINIER OR THAT'S THE
23rd, EXCUSE ME. NO, THAT'S
RAINIER AND THEN JUST NORTH.
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT 2,000 TO
3,000 UNITS THAT WILL BE PUT
THERE. SOME COMING ONLINE IN A
COUPLE OF YEARS. IT WILL BE
USED SIGNIFICANTLY, THAT LID,
THAT SCHOOL, THAT DOG PARK AND
THOSE TENNIS. YOU KNOW, HOW DO
YOU PRIORITIZE UNDERSTANDING
WHERE THE DENSITY IS GOING IN
OUR CITY AND UNDERSTANDING LIKE
HEY, WE PROBABLY NEED TO START
INVESTING IN THIS AREA?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
WE WILL MEET WITH HIS TEAM ON
THE REGULAR BASIS. EXAMPLES OF
WHERE WE HAVE PRIORITIZED AND
SHARED RECENTLY AS THE
CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL FIELD. A
PART OF THAT WAS OWNED BY THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT. THE OTHER
HALF WAS OWNED BY THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT. AND WE DEVELOPED A
PROJECT AND MADE THAT WORK.
THEY REQUIRE KIND OF A LONG
LEAD TIME TO CREATE FUNDING FOR
LARGE CAPITAL PROJECTS. NOW IS
REALLY THE RIGHT TIME FOR US TO
BEGIN TO ENGAGE IN THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND A DISCUSSION ABOUT
THEIR PARKS DISTRICT BALLOT
MEASURE THAT'S COMING UP IN
2028. SO WE WILL BEGIN
HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS
BECAUSE THE MORE PLANNING TIME
WE WOULD GIVE OURSELVES, THE
MORE OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE
ON FUTURE SUCCESS WE'LL HAVE.
>> THAT'S GREAT. THIS IS A
SHAMELESS PLUG FOR SYNTHETIC
FIELDS. AND THAT IT USED TO BE
RUBBER, BUT NOW IT'S CORK.
WHEN THOSE ARE LIT, I KNOW THAT
THEY WOULD CREATE THREE TIMES
MORE REVENUE AS LIT FIELDS AND
YOU CAN USE THEM YEAR ROUND.
THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT.
>> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH BEFORE
YOU MOVE ON FROM THAT. JUST
WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT JENKINS
PLAY FIELDS ARE IN THE
RESOLUTION. I GOT THEM IN THERE
AS A PRIORITY, IF AND WHEN,
THERE IS EVER AN AGREEMENT AND
IT COMES UP IN THE SPENDING
PLAN. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> AND THAT'S HUGE. WE LOVE
THE PANTHERS. THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
>> WELL, I JUST THINK THIS IS A
GREAT ENTRANCE TO ALL OF US AS
WE HAVE SCHOOLS IN ALL THE
DISTRICTS. SO I WOULD RECOMMEND
PERHAPS PARKS COULD COME BACK
AND WE CAN HAVE THEM PRESENT
JUST ON THIS TOPIC OF SCHOOLS
AND FIELDS AND NOT JUST WHAT
WILL BE COMING UP, BUT HOW THEY
CURRENTLY MAKE THE DECISIONS
ABOUT THE PRIORITIZATION OF
USAGE OF THE FIELDS?
>> FOR SURE. ABSOLUTELY. MY
LAST QUESTION, I'LL BE SUPER
QUICK. I WAS READING THROUGH
THE REPORT AND I SAW ONE NUMBER
THAT STUCK OUT THE MOST IS THE
POPULATION GROWTH BY 2050.
THREE NUMBERS THAT WERE KEY
THAT A LARGE PERCENT OF OUR
POPULATION WILL BE OVER THE AGE
OF 75. THOSE ARE THE THREE
BIGGEST CATEGORIES FROM 75 TO
79 HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF
GROWTH. 80 TO 84 RANGE IS GOING
FROM 11,000 TO 3,300. HOW DOES
ACCESSIBILITY IN A PARK, YOU
KNOW, PLAY INTO THE STRATEGIC
PLAN FOR OUR SPACE SPACES.
>> SO ADA ACCESSIBILITY IS A
BIG PART OF ALL OF THOSE IN OUR
CITY. SO THAT MEANS HAVING ADA
ACCESSIBLE RESTAURANTS AND
BATHROOMS ACROSS THE SYSTEM,
NOT TAKING THE NEED FOR
RAILINGS, AND EVEN THE
DISTANCE, TOILET PAPER IS
INSTALLED IN THE CONVERSATIONS
AND THE RESTROOMS. SO IT IS A
BIG PART OF THE NORMAL ROUTINE
WORK THAT WE WOULD DO, AND WE
ARE ALWAYS MAKING EFFORT TO
DOUBLE DOWN ON OUR ADA
COMMITMENT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. THOSE
ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT I
WOULD HAVE. THANK YOU ALL FOR
BEING HERE AND PRESENTING.
ANYMORE QUESTIONS AT ALL? ALL
RIGHT, AWESOME. THANK YOU BOTH.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM, OR AGENDA ITEMS TWO AND
THREE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS TWO AND THREE,
TWO, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY,
IMPLEMENTATION, AUTHORIZING
APPROVAL OF USE AND ACCEPTING
THE 2023 SURVEILLANCE IMPACT
REPORT AND 2023 EXECUTIVE
OVERVIEW FOR THE SEATTLE USE OF
CALLYO. NUMBER 3, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION,
AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF USES
AND ACCEPTING THE 2023
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT AND
2023 EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW FOR THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
USE OF HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION
THROW PHONE. PRESENTERS FOR
BOTH ITEMS, JAMES BRITT FROM
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
SARAH CARRIER, ELEONOR BOUNDS,
AND GINGER ARMBRUSTER FROM THE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT. AND TAMASO JOHNSON
AND GREG DOSS FROM COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU EVERYONE
FOR BEING HERE TODAY. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. LOOKING
FORWARD TO THIS DISCUSSION.
WILL YOU PLEASE BE ABLE TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF?
>> HI, EVERYONE, I'M SARAH
CARRIER, THE CITY'S PROGRAM
MANAGER WITHIN SEATTLE I.T.,
HELPING SUPPORT THE I.T. LEG OF
THIS COMPLIANCE PROCESS IS. I
BELIEVE WE HAVE GINGER ONLINE,
BUT I'LL LET THESE FOLKS GO
FIRST AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
>> I'M CAPTAIN JAMES BRITT
WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. I OVERSEE
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOR
THE DEPARTMENT.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ELEONOR
BOUNDS, AND I WORK ON SARAH'S
TEAM ON PRIVACY, SURVEILLANCE,
AND RESPONSIBILITY A.I.
>> AND ONLINE, HI, I'M GINGER
ARMBRUSTER, I MET YOU ALL OR AT
LEAST MOST OF YOU A COUPLE
WEEKS AGO WHEN WE CAME BY. AND
SARAH AND ELEONOR ARE ON MY
TEAM.
>> AND JUST A HEADS UP FOR MY
COLLEAGUES. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A
PRESENTATION BY OUR CENTRAL
STAFF ABOUT THESE AS WELL, SO
JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS
UP. THAT'LL BE AT THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WE WILL
HAVE A BRIEFING FROM OUR
CENTRAL STAFF. GO RIGHT AHEAD.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY TO
TALK ABOUT THE LAST
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS
THAT WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU
GUYS AS A PART OF THE
RETROACTIVE TECHNOLOGY ESCIENCE
ARE VIEWS. I BELIEVE THAT
GINGER ARMBRUSTER, JIM LOEDER
WERE HERE TO KIND OF DISCUSS,
PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW
OF THE PROCESS. WE WILL BRIEFLY
TALK ABOUT WITH A THE
SURVEILLANCE PROCESS IS. WHAT
THE REPORT CONTAINS, AND KIND
OF A RECAP OF THE PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT FOR CALLYO AND
HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION THROW
FUNDS. SO THE SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT PROCESS IS
ESSENTIALLY A PROCESS THAT
INVOLVES A LARGE REPORT ON A
SPECIFIED TECHNOLOGY IN THIS
CASE CALLYO AND HOSTAGE
NEGOTIATION THROW PHONES FOR
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE REPORT CONTAINS SEVERAL
COMPONENTS THAT ARE LISTED HERE
IN THE SLIDE DECK. SO THERE IS
A SECTION THAT DISCUSSES THE
PRIVACY IMPACTS, FINANCIAL
INFORMATION, ADAPTATION OF THE
TOOL KIT. A SECTION FOR PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT. A WORKING GROUP
REPORT THAT'S CALLED THE
PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
IMPACT ASSESSMENT. EXCUSE ME. A
CTO RESPONSE PORTION, AND THEN
ANY SUPPORTING APPENDIXES AND
DOCUMENTATIONS. THAT'S KIND OF
ALL BUNDLED TOGETHER IN THE
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT
THAT'S CREATED BY IN THIS CASE
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH SOME
PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FROM
THE I.T. SIDE. THAT'S WHY
WE'RE HERE TODAY. SO IN TERMS
OF THE PROCESS OVERALL. WE
FIRST DRAFT THE REPORT OR
RATHER THE DEPARTMENT DOES. IT
GOES INTO A PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. WE KIND OF BUNDLED
THOSE EXCEPTS UP, HAND THE
REPORT OVER O THE ADVISORY
GROUP AND THEY HAVE SIX TO
EIGHT WEEKS TO PROVIDE THEIR
IMPACT ASSESSMENT. THE CEO HAS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS ANY
CONCERNS RAISED AND AS A PART
OF THAT REVIEW, WE HELP PRESENT
IT TO ORDINANCE TO YOU ALL AND
THAT IS ULTIMATELY THE PROCESS.
SO QUICK HIGH LEVEL RECAP FOR
THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. THANK
YOU. FOR THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
FOR HIGH SCHOOL TAN NEGOTIATION
HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION THROW
PHONES, CALLYO. IT HAPPENED IN
THE JUNE, JULY TIME FRAME. YOU
CAN SEE SOME OF THE STATISTICS
FOR THE TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS IN
THE AMOUNT OF ONLINE COMMENTS.
ABOUT 13 ONLINE COMMENTS AND IN
TOTAL 5, WHICH WE RECEIVED
LETTER THROUGH E-MAIL. WHEN YOU
HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF
APPROXIMATE NUMBERS OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE JOINED THE
PUBLIC MEETINGS AND ATTEND
THOSE. FOR CALLYO, WE HAVE A
TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 28.
ABOUT 15 PUBLIC COMMENTS
INCLUDING THOSE LET ORS AND
AROUND EIGHT FORMAL QUESTIONS
THAT WERE A PART OF THE PUBLIC
PROCESS. FOR HOSTAGE
NEGOTIATION THROW PHONES, THAT
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAPPENED
IN 2023. THE TWO MEETINGS WERE
HELD APRIL 18 AND 28th. AND
WE HAD 21 PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
TOTAL. AND APPROXIMATELY
SEVEN FOLKS PARTICIPATING IN
EITHER PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT
OR ATTENDING THE PUBLIC EVENTS
THAT WE HAVE FOR THAT. AS A
PART OF THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
FOR THE OPEN COMMENT PERIODS,
WE DO POST, NOT ONLY TO SERVE
FOR FOLKS TO REVIEW AND TO READ
THROUGH, BUT ALSO A HIGH LEVEL
OVERVIEW THAT WE WOULD CALL A
ONE PAGE KIND OF FLYER.
IT'S A QUICK LOOK AT SOME OF
THE KEY POINTS THAT ARE IN THE
VERY LONG AND E DETAILED
REPORT. AND THOSE ARE ALSO
TRANSLATED INTO THE SEVEN TIER
ONE LANGUAGES TO TRY TO MAKE
THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE. SO
THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT. I'M
GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO
CAPTAIN BRITT.
>> THANK YOU. AS WITH ALL
THINGS WE WILL START WITH THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE
THE LAW AND SUPPORT QUALITY
PUBLIC SAFETY BY THE
PROFESSIONAL AND DEPENDABLE
POLICE SERVICES. THE TWO
PRESENTATIONS I'M ABOUT TO
GIVE TODAY ARE BROKEN OFF INTO
CATEGORIES. GIVE ME A MOMENT TO
GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND
HOPEFULLY WE WILL ADDRESS IT.
WE WILL START WITH WHAT THE
TECHNOLOGY IS AND THEN MOVE TO
USE IT AND WE WILL SPEAK ABOUT
WHAT THE DATA COLLECTED AND
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. WHAT
PROTECTIONS ARE IN PLACE
RELATED TO PEOPLE'S PRIVACY.
WHAT RELATED POLICIES AND LAWS
ARE IN PLACE. THE HOSTAGE
NEGOTIATION THROW PHONE, WHICH
IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. THE
HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION THROW PHONE
IS A PART OF A COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM THAT IS USED TO
NEGOTIATE WITH SUBJECT IN
HOSTAGE OR CRISIS SITUATIONS.
THE PHONE CASE INCLUDES
MICROPHONES AND SPEAKERS IN A
COVERT MANNER THAT WILL SUPPORT
THREAT AND TACTICAL
ASSESSMENTS. WE USE THIS
TECHNOLOGY AS STANDARD
EQUIPMENT AND IT IS STANDARD
ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR VARIOUS
HOSTAGE AND CRISIS NEGOTIATION
TEAMS. IT'S CONSIDERED AN
INTEGRAL PART OF MAKING SURE WE
CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THE PEOPLE
WE ARE DEALING WITH. AT TIMES
THERE ARE NO OTHER MEANS AND
THIS WILL FILL THAT VOID. IT
WILL ENSURE THE SAFETY RELATED
TO INFORMATION THAT IS RELATED.
THE MOST CRITICAL PIECE IS, IN
FACT, COMMUNICATION. IF WE ARE
NOT ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE
WE'RE DEALING WITH, IT IS VERY
DIFFICULT TO FACILITATE THE
PHONE THAT'S A CRITICAL
COMPONENT TO THE ESCALATION
EFFORTS. SORRY, I WENT OFF
TRACK THERE. SO THANKS FOR
GETTING BACK. THE DELIVERY OF
THE PHONE IS PRENEGOTIATED WITH
THE SUBJECT WHERE WE MEAN WE
USE A LOUD SPEAKER OR WE WILL
JUST SHOUT REAL LOUD TO LET
THEM KNOW IT'S COMING. IT'S
MONITORED BY THE HOSTAGE
NEGOTIATION TEAM OR S.W.A.T.
TEAM PERSONNEL EITHER FROM THE
TRUCK VIA A SYSTEM LAPTOP OR
THROUGH A REMOTE VIEW
APPLICATION. THE VIDEO
RECORDED ON THE SYSTEM HARD
DRIVE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY
MEMBERS WHO HAVE CONTROLLED
ACCESS EITHER BY PASSWORD OR BY
PERMISSION GRANTED FROM THE
COMPUTER RUNNING THE SOFTWARE.
SO IT IS A VERY FAR E ROW BAND
OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACCESS TO
THE INFORMATION THAT'S COMING
THROUGH THE SYSTEM. NOW THE
IMPORTANT PART, THE
PROTECTIONS. DEPLOYMENT INTO
THE PROTECTED AREA WILL REQUIRE
AN AUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO THE
AREA BY THE WARRANT OR WARRANT
EXCEPTION. THOSE WARRANT
EXCEPTIONS CAN INCLUDE CONSENT,
CIRCUMSTANCES, OR COMMUNITY
CARE TAKING SITUATION.
DEPLOYMENT OF THE THROW FUND
SYSTEM DURING THE INCIDENT WILL
INVOLVE THE AUTHORIZATION OF
THE SUPERVISOR, INCIDENT
COMMANDER, AND THE SWATH
COMMANDER IF S.W.A.T. IS ON
SCENE. RCW9.73030 EXPRESSLY
PROVIDES AN EXCEPTION TO THE
CONSENT RULE FOR THE MONITORING
AND RECORDING OF THE CALLS WITH
THE HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION OR
BARRICADED PERSON. THIS IS
CRITICAL TO MAKING SURE WE CAN
COMMUNICATE AND DOCUMENT THE
COMMUNICATION THAT WILL OCCUR
DURING THOSE TIMES. AND THE
NEXT SLIDE IS A DRIVE AND VERY
IMPORTANT AND COVERS THE
RELATED POLICIES AND THE
RELATED LAWS THAT WILL COME IN
TO PLAY WHEN DEALING WITH THE
TECHNOLOGY. THERE IS VARIOUS
DIFFERENT POLICIES, WHICH WILL
INCLUDE THE STANDARDS AND
DUTIES. RESPONSIBILITIES AND
EMPLOYEES CONCERNING THE
ALLEGED POLICY VIOLATIONS, AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES,
SUBMITTING EVIDENCE, DEPARTMENT
OWNED COMPUTER DEVICES AND
SOFTWARE. JUSTICE INFORMATION
SYSTEMS, DEPARTMENT RECORDS,
ACCESS, INSPECTION, USE OF
DEPARTMENT E-MAIL AND INTERNET
SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS THE
WASHINGTON PRIVACY ACT. WE
CAN MOVE ON NOW TO CALLYO.
>> CHAIR?
>> NO, YOU'RE ALL GOOD.
>> ON SLIDE 11, DID YOU RECITE
THAT OFF OF MEMORY?
>> NO, SIR. IT WAS ON MY
THING.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
>> IT LOOKED LIKE IT AND
IMPRESSED ME EITHER WAY. I
APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND RELATED TO CALLYO.
CALLYO IS A CELL PHONE
IDENTIFICATION MASKING AND
RECORDING TECHNOLOGY. CALLYO IS
INSTALLED ON THE CELL PHONE AND
CAN DISGUISE THE IDENTITY OF
THE OFFICE'S PHONE BY MASKING
A PHONE NUMBER, RECORD PHONE
CONVERSATIONS, AND GPS LOCATE
IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE UNAWARE OF THE OPERATION.
AGAIN, WE'LL GET INTO THE
PROTECTIONS HERE IN A MOMENT
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT COULD MAKE
PEOPLE NERVOUS. WHY WE USE THE
TECHNOLOGY. IT ALLOWS TO MASK
THE TECHNOLOGY OF A WILLING
PARTICIPANT IN AN UNDERCOVER
INVESTIGATION, AND RECORD
CONVERSATIONS AND LOCATIONS OF
SUSPECTS. THE HIGH RISK VICTIMS
UNIT USES IT TO MASK PHONE
NUMBERS, BUT DOES NOT UTILIZE
THE RECORDING FEATURES. THE
AUDIO RECORDING MASKING,
CONTRIBUTE TO CRIME REDUCTION
BY INSISTING AND COLLECTING
EVIDENCE RELATED TO SERIOUS OR
VIOLENT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AS
PART OF THE INVESTIGATION OF
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THE DATA
COLLECTED BY CALLYO. WHEN
CALLYO IS UTILIZED TO RECORD,
IT RECORDS CONVERSATIONS AND
SOUNDS OF INDIVIDUALS RELATED
TO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
DATA COLLECTED BY CALLYO IS
PROVIDED TO THE REQUESTING
OFFICER OR DETECTIVE FOR
INCLUSION IN THE INVESTIGATIVE
FILE. AFTER HAVING ESTABLISHED
PROBABLE CAUSE, OFFICERS MAKE A
VERBAL REQUEST, WHICH WILL
STAND FOR TECHNICAL, ELECTRONIC
SUPPORT UNIT, FOR DEPLOYMENT OF
CALLYO. THEY DOCUMENT THE
EQUIPMENT REQUEST, THE LEGAL
AUTHORITY, AND THE CASE NUMBER.
NOW FOR THE PROTECTIONS. AUDIO
RECORDING DEVICES ARE UTILIZED
ONLY AFTER LEGAL STANDARDS OF
CONSENT AND/OR COURT ISSUED
WARRANTS HAVE BEEN MET. AS
REQUIRED BY THE WASHINGTON
PRIVACY ACT, CHAPTER 9.73.
DEPLOYMENT OF AUDIO RECORDING
DEVICES IS CONSTRAINED TO THE
CONDITIONS STIPULATED BY
CONSENT AND/OR COURT ORDERED,
PROVIDING THE LEGAL AUTHORITY
AND THE SCOPE OF COLLECTION.
AND ALL DEPLOYMENT OF AUDIO
RECORDING DEVICES ARE
DOCUMENTED BY IT AND SUBJECT TO
AUDIT BY THE OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THE
FEDERAL MONITOR AT ANY TIME.
ONCE AGAIN THE RELATED POLICY
INCLUDES THE PRIVACY ACT OF
CHAPTER 9.73 AND VARIOUS
POLICIES, WHICH INCLUDES
STANDARDS AND DUTIES,
RESPONSIBILITIES AND EMPLOYEES,
CONCERNING THE ALLEGED POLICY
VIOLATIONS, BIAS FREE POLICING,
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES,
SUBMITTING EVIDENCE, DEPARTMENT
OWNED COMPUTERS, DEVICES, AND
SOFTWARE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS. DEPARTMENT
RECORDS, ACCESS INSPECTION AND
DISSEMINATION, AND USE OF CLOUD
STORAGE SERVICES. AND THAT IS
ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY, BUT
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THAT PRESENTATION. I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. I WOULD LOVE TO
OPEN IT UP TO MY COUNCIL
MEMBERS. TO MY COLLEAGUES.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION. WELL FIRST OF ALL
HOW OFTEN IS THE HOSTAGE
NEGOTIATION THROW PHONE USED?
IS THIS USED OFTEN?
>> IT IS NOT TO IMPLY THE
SITUATIONS THAT WE'RE DEALING
WITH WILL INVOLVE THE HOSTAGE.
IT'S TO SPEAK TO A PERSON WHO
MAY BE IN CRISIS, BUT WE WILL
DEVELOP THE BARRICADED
SITUATION, WHERE WE CANNOT
PHYSICALLY ENCOUNTER THAT
PERSON. AND SO WE WANT TO
COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AND THE
HOSTAGE NEGOTIATORS, YOU KNOW,
VERY RARELY DO WE HAVE AN
ACTUAL HOSTAGE SITUATION, BUT
WE WILL UTILIZE THOSE SKILLS
ANY TIME WE NEED TO TALK A
PERSON OUT OF THE SITUATION OR
TRY TO RELIEVE THE BARRICADED
SUSPECT AND TRY TO GET TO A
PEACEFUL RESOLUTION. IT IS NOT
FREQUENT, BUT IT'S VERY
NEEDED.
>> AND CAN YOU GIVE ME AN
EXAMPLE?
>> I CAN GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE AS
WE HAD SOMEONE IN CRISIS,
TAKING A HATCHET TO THE FRONT
DOOR OF HIS APARTMENT BUILDING.
HE FLED INTO HIS APARTMENT,
CLOSED AND LOCKED THE DOOR,
MOVING THE REFRIGERATOR TO THE
DOOR. THIS PERSON STARTED
HACKING AT THE GAS LINE TO
CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING OR
INFLICT OTHER HARM. WHILE ALONE
IN THE BUILDING, THERE WAS
STILL A DANGER AND A CONCERN,
SO WE HAD TO EVACUATE THE
BUILDING. THIS PERSON DID NOT
HAVE A CELL PHONE IN THE ROOM.
THIS IS MANY YEARS AGO. AND
FROM THE APARTMENT ABOVE INTO
THAT PERSON'S APARTMENT, TO
HAVE DIRECT COMMUNICATION. WHAT
COMES WITH DEALING WITH THE
PERSON IN CRISIS, IF YOU DON'T
HAVE THAT ABILITY TO
COMMUNICATE LIKE WE ARE RIGHT
NOW AND YOU HAVE TO YELL
THROUGH A WALL, THE VERY ACTIVE
YELLING COULD OFTENTIMES
ESCALATE THE SITUATION. THE
ABILITY TO HAVE A NORMAL TONED
CONVERSATION WITH THE PERSON,
WHICH THESE PHONES ENABLE US TO
DO CAN OFTENTIMES LEAD TO AN
EFFORT.
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
PROTECTIONS THAT WOULD BE USED
IN SUCH A CASE? AND THAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THINGS AS THE
REAL WORLD EXAMPLE?
>> ABSOLUTELY. SO IN A CASE
LIKE THIS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THERE ARE SOME THINGS TO THE
ONES I JUST DESCRIBED BECAUSE
OF THE DANGER TO THE PERSON AND
THE BUILDING INSIDE. SORRY
ABOUT THAT. BUT IN MOST
CASES WHERE WE WILL BE
DEPLOYING SOMETHING ALONG THESE
LINES, WE MENTIONED CONSENT AND
A WARRANT. WHAT WE WOULD SAY IS
HEY, I'M HAVING DIFFICULTY
HEARING YOU. WOULD IT BE OKAY
IF I SENT IN OUR PHONE OR A
DEVICE THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO
COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER?
WHEN THE PERSON SAYS YES, WE
NOW HAVE MET THE LEGAL STATUTE
FOR CONSENT, AND WE CAN SEND
THAT IN. IF WE DON'T HAVE
CONSENT AND WE NEED TO PROCEED
WITH A WARRANT, WE ARE USUALLY
GETTING A JUDGE ON THE PHONE,
WRITING THINGS RIGHT THERE IN
THE PATROL CAR ON SCENE OR
SOMEBODY BACK IN AN OFFICE,
WRITING IT UP. WE'LL SEND IT
TO A JUDGE TO SIGN. AS
MENTIONED ESPECIALLY IN THE
CALLYO SECTION, WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT THERE, THE JUDGE
COULD LIMIT THE SCOPE OF THE
WARRANT, VERY, VERY STRICTLY.
SO WE CAN'T WRITE THIS ASK SAY
I WANT TO USE THIS ANY TIME IN
THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF. THE
JUDGE WOULD OFTENTIMES SAY NO,
NO, NO, YOU HAVE TEN DAYS, 20
DAYS, JUST THIS DATE IF THERE
IS A SPECIFIC OPERATION IN
PLACE. SO THERE IS A LOT OF
JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT INTO HOW
THIS TECHNOLOGY IS PARTICULARLY
USED. JUST WHEN THE WARRANT IS
ISSUED, DOESN'T ACTUALLY
CONCLUDE THAT OVERSIGHT BECAUSE
ONCE WE ACTUALLY GO TO TRIAL ON
A PERSON THAT'S BEING CHARGED
WITH THE CRIME. THE NATURE OF
THE WARRANT AND THE APPROVAL OF
THE WARRANT AND HOW WE APPLY
THE WARRANT ARE ALSO BROUGHT IN
TO SCRUTINY DURING THE PRETRIAL
EFFORTS AS WELL. THERE'S A LOT
OF OVERSIGHT THAT WILL GO INTO
HOW THESE TECHNOLOGY AND
EXCEPTIONS ARE USED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. AND OFFICER BRITT,
WHAT IS YOUR OFFICIAL TITLE, SO
I MAKE SURE I RECOGNIZE YOU
CORRECTLY?
>> I'M A CAPTAIN, BUT PEOPLE
CALL ME JIM.
>> CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN BRITT, MY
MOTHER TAUGHT ME TO ADDRESS
PEOPLE BY THEIR TITLE. THANK
YOU, CAPTAIN. AND I ALSO SEE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH, AND I RECOGNIZE
THE COLLAR DEVICE. THAT GIVES
IT AWAY TOO. IT'S INTERESTING.
WELL FIRST CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH,
I LOVE THE FACT OUR COMMITTEE
HAS TURNED INTO A PUBLIC SAFETY
MEETING. I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT.
>> EVERYTHING IS PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> TRUE.
>> AND OBVIOUSLY TECHNOLOGY AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT IS OF GRAVE
INTEREST TO ME WITH MY
BACKGROUND PREVIOUSLY. AND I
KNOW IT IS OF INTEREST. AND I
THINK THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
TO DO THAT OUTREACH TO EXPRESS
THEIR OPINIONS ON LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY.
GIVEN THE VOLUME I RECEIVED, I
HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION. I'M
A LITTLE BIT SHOCKED BECAUSE
THE VOLUME IS VERY DIFFERENT.
YOU KNOW, THE PARTICIPATION IN
THE COMMENTS ON THE PUBLIC, YOU
KNOW, CAMPAIGN HERE FOR THESE
TWO PROGRAMS, LET'S JUST SAY A
SMALL FRACTION OF THE E-MAILS I
RECEIVE IN MY INBOX. I'M LIKE
WHY IS THAT? IS THERE ANY
EXPLANATION IN TERMS OF PUBLIC
FEEDBACK AND ALIKE?
>> YEAH. I WILL TAKE THAT ONE.
YEAH. SO IT CAN BE
CHALLENGING. I THINK
OFTENTIMES -- IT HAS BEEN
TYPICAL TO HAVE A LOWER VOLUME
THAN WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY
EXPERIENCING THAT YOU MIGHT BE
GETTING ESCIENCE MAILS ABOUT
RIGHT NOW. BUT HISTORICALLY IT
HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT
CHALLENGING TO ENGAGE THE
COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT
SPECIFIC AROUND THE PARTICULAR
TECHNOLOGY AND OFTENTIMES THE
DESIRE TO HAVE A BROADER
CONVERSATION. AND JUST TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE MEETING THE LETTER
OF THE LAW AND WHAT THE
ORDINANCE WILL REQUIRE IN TERMS
OF LET'S JUST DISCUSS THE
SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY AND GET
COMMENT ON HOW THIS PARTICULAR
TECHNOLOGY IS USED. I THINK IT
HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE. BUT
TYPICALLY WHEN WE OPEN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND WE
WOULD TRY TO DO THE
COMMUNICATIONS TO GET FOLKS TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE DO
RUN TO THE BEST OF OUR
ABILITIES THROUGH OUR TYPICAL
COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL. SO WE
WOULD HAVE BLOG POSTS THAT WE
PUT OUT. WE NOTIFY THE WORKING
GROUP TO ACTIVATE THEIR
CHANNELS TO INFORM PEOPLE THAT
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
OPENING. WE DO SOCIAL MEDIA,
KIND OF BLASTS IN THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD THAT'S OPEN. WE
WOULD TRY TO ACTIVATE THE
CHANNELS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
US. TYPICALLY IT'S BEEN A
RELATIVELY LOW PUBLIC COMMENT
TURNOUT HISTORICALLY FOR A LOT
OF THE TECHNOLOGIES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. WE LOOK TO
SUPPORT THAT EFFORT AS CHAIR OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AS
DISTRICT SEVEN REPRESENTATIVES,
I'LL USE MY OWN DISTRICT
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL TO DO SOME
OUTREACH.
>> AWESOME.
>> I SEE GINGER HAS HER HAND
UP. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU
FOR LETTING ME JUST CHIME IN.
SARAH ANSWERED THAT VERY
COMPLETELY. I'VE HAD A LITTLE
MORE EXPERIENCE THAN SHE HAS.
THIS HAS BEEN PRETTY TYPICAL
FOR A SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY
REVIEW WITH MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC. THROW PHONES MAY BE OF
INTEREST, BUT MAYBE FOLKS WANT
TO TALK ABOUT SURVEILLANCE OF A
DIFFERENT KIND. THE WAY THE LAW
IS WRITTEN, WE MUST FOCUS THE
CONVERSATION ON THE TECHNOLOGY
BEING REVIEWED. SO IT REALLY
DOES NOT LEND ITSELF TO A
BROODIER CONVERSATION IF THAT
MAKES ANY SENSE. THAT'S
SOMETHING WE COULD CERTAINLY
TALK ABOUT MORE AT ANOTHER
TIME. I WANTED TO JUST
EMPHASIZE THAT'S BEEN THE CASE
FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE
ORDINANCE THAT WE'VE BEEN
MANAGING.
>> THANK YOU. AND I APOLOGIZE.
I THINK I DID A BAD JOB OF
FACILITATING QUESTIONS. I KNOW
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS, THE
HOSTAGE THROW PHONE AND CALLYO.
I THINK WE'VE HAD QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE HOSTAGE THROW PHONES.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE
SEPARATED THEM. DID ANYONE HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE HOSTAGE THROW
PHONES AT ALL? OKAY. DO WE
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT CALLYO
FROM MY COLLEAGUES?
>> CHAIR. JUST FOR OUR
COLLEAGUES. WE'VE HAD THESE
BEFORE THE COUNCIL BEFORE. IS
THAT CORRECT? OR AM I JUST
HAVING DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN?
>> THESE PARTICULAR
TECHNOLOGIES?
>> NO.
>> CALLYO HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE,
NO? IT CAME UP LAST YEAR.
>> THAT MIGHT SEEM FAMILIAR
BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT WAS THE
WORKING GROUP THAT ASKED FOR AN
EXTENSION BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT
ABLE TO DO THEIR REVIEW OF IT
AND GET THEIR COMMENTS IN. SO
YOU'VE HEARD THAT BRAND NAME
BEFORE BECAUSE THE REPORT WAS,
THE DEADLINE WAS EXTENDED.
>> GOTCHA. AT THAT TIME I DID
MORE RESEARCH, AND I DON'T HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> AND AWESOME, FOR THE RECORD,
CAN YOU SAY HOW LONG THIS HAS
BEEN IN USE WITH OUR SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, CALLYO?
>> HONESTLY, I CAN'T. BUT WHEN
THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE WAS
PASSED IN 2017, IT WAS ON THE
MASTER LIST. IT'S BEEN IN USE
SINCE THEN.
>> UNDERSTOOD. AND THEN LAST,
BUT NOT LEAST. DOES SPD HAVE
ANY CONTRACTS WITH MOTOROLA AND
CALLYO RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY?
>> I BELIEVE SO, YES, MA'AM.
>> OKAY, AWESOME. I ONLY HAD
THOSE TWO QUESTIONS. ANYONE?
OKAY. WELL THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU, CAPTAIN. THANK YOU ALL FOR
BEING HERE AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, ALL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE NOW TOWARDS THE END
OF OUR MEETING. DO ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE MORE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS? SEEING NONE, THIS
CONCLUDES OUR MEETING, MARCH
27. MEETING OF PARKS, PUBLIC
UTILITIES, AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT MEETING
WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10. IT WILL BE
AT 2:00 P.M. IF THERE'S NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL
ADJOURN. THE TIME IS 3:20 P.M.
THANK YOU.