AND THE MEETING OF THE PARKS,
PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER .
IT IS TO: 05 P.M. I AM JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
>> PRESENT.
>> FOR MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE ITEM
ON THE AGENDA TODAY. IT IS OUR
PARKS DEPARTMENT OPEN SPACE
PLAN. ONCE THIS IS APPROVED
COME IT GETS SUBMITTED TO THE
CONSERVATION OFFICE. THE PLAN
IS A MENU OF PROJECTS FOR PARKS
, AND THEY WILL EXPLAIN ALL OF
THAT AND WALK US THROUGH IT. WE
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TALKING
ABOUT THE OPEN SPACE PLAN. IF
THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NONE, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
WE WILL NOW GO TO THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT . PUBLIC COMMENT
SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA OR BE WITHIN
THE PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE.
CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE
HAVE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE ONE IN PERSON
SPEAKER.
>> AWESOME. OKAY. EACH SPEAKER
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES . CLERK,
PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THE COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE
MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER. I WILL CALL THE
SPEAKERS NAMES FROM THE WEBSITE
OR FROM THE COUNCIL SHEET. IF
YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU
CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THE
ONLINE LINK IS LISTED ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. PLEASE STATE
YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU'RE
ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR
A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
ON THE ALLOTTED TIME. IF
SPEAKERS DO NOT AND THEIR
COMMENTS , THE MICROPHONE WILL
BE NEEDED TO ALLOW US TO CALL
THE NEXT PERSON. WE WILL BEGIN
WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE
LIST. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS ALEX
TSIMERMAN.
>> THANK YOU. SIEG HEIL, MY
DIRTY [ INAUDIBLE ] WE STOP
AND SPEND $1 MILLION FOR THE
PARK . WE HAVE THREE IN
SEATTLE. IT CAN STAND FOR
ANOTHER COUPLE OF HUNDRED
YEARS. RIGHT NOW AND BECAUSE
WE SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY , $1
MILLION FOR A LONG TIME -- I
WANT TO MAKE A LITTLE
CORRECTION RIGHT NOW. HOMELESS
PEOPLE WHO SLEEP IN THE CITY
CAN BE ARRESTED RIGHT NOW FOR
TRESPASSING. YOU CAN GO IN
JAIL FOR 30 DAYS. MY QUESTION
RIGHT NOW IS VERY SIMPLE, GUYS.
YOU GUYS ARE VERY GOOD. PEOPLE
CAN SLEEP IN THE PARK. IT IS A
CIVILIZED CITY. NO PROBLEM.
10 YEARS AGO, FOR EXAMPLE,
APPROXIMATELY 258 PEOPLE DIED
EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY
DON'T HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY
CAN SLEEP PERIOD . [ INAUDIBLE
] YOU DOUBLE THE RENT . YOU
DOUBLE KILLING EVERYTHING. YOU
ARE SO GOOD. I LIKE YOU. YOU
KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS. PLEASE
DON'T SPEND $1 MILLION FOR THE
PARK. GIVE THEM SOMETHING.
GIVE THEM ROOM. YOU KNOW WHAT
THIS MEANS. SIX SQUARE FEET AND
UP FOR SLEEP IS VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> POINT OF ORDER, EVERY TIME
YOU SAY THAT ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
-- SAYING THAT SALUTE, IT IS
ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR EVERY TIME YOU
COME AND SAY THAT. YOU CAN
CONTINUE TO WALK OUT LIKE YOU
DO AND NOT LISTEN, AND THAT IS
FINE. THANK YOU. OKAY. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM
1 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1. RESOLUTION
32135, A RESOLUTION ADOPTING
THE SEATTLE PERSON REGRESSION
DOESN'T ONLY FOR PARKS
DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AUTHORIZING
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION TO SUBMIT
THE PLAN TO WASHINGTON STATE
RECREATION AND CONSERVATION
OFFICE, SUPERSEDING THE TWO
DOZEN SOMETHING FOR SETTLEMENT
PLAN. THE PRESENTERS ARE
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS AND KEVIN
BERGSRUD FROM PARKS AND
RECREATION, AND TRACI RATZLIFF
FROM TRIG05 -- COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF .
>> I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL
THANK YOU TO PAULA HOFF FOR HER
SERVICE. SHE WAS THE COUNCIL
LIAISON AND WILL COME JACOB
THORPE, OUR NEW COUNCIL LIAISON
FOR SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
THERE IS THE OPEN SPACE PLAN
WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO DISCUSS
THE PROCESS OF THIS. I HAD A
NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS ASK
ABOUT PRODUCTS THEY ARE
PASSIONATE ABOUT, AND THEY KNOW
THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE INPUT
AND SO FORTH. I WOULD LOVE TO
HAVE YOU EXPLAIN THE PROCESS SO
THEY CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT
THE NEXT STEPS, YOU KNOW, FOR
THIS TO MOVE ALONG, AND WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE. I WANT TO
APOLOGIZE TO MY COLLEAGUES
ABOUT THAT. I WAS NOT CLEAR AS
I WAS LEARNING AND
UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THAT. WE
HAVE CENTRAL STAFF, WHO WILL
ALSO EXPLAIN IT.
>> WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, MR.
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER. I'M
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS, CHIEF OF
STAFF FOR SEATTLE PARKS.
>> KEVIN BERGSRUD, SENIOR PARK
PLANNER.
>> AND TRACI RATZLIFF, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> AWESOME. MAYBE I WILL KICK
US OFF HERE. THANK YOU FOR
CONSIDERING THE CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE 2024
PARK AND OPEN SPACE PLAN AND
BASED ON COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S INTRODUCTION,
MAYBE I WILL PROVIDE A LITTLE
MORE BACKGROUND ON THE PURPOSE
FOR WHY WE ARE HERE TO SEEK A
RESOLUTION . WE ARE GOING TO
SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU
TODAY ABOUT PROJECTS THAT WE
ARE LOOKING AT FOR FUTURE
GR. THAT REALLY ISN'T THE
PURPOSE FOR TODAY'S MEETING.
THE PURPOSE FOR THE MEETING
TODAY IS TO SEEK AUTHORIZATION
TO APPLY FOR THESE GRANTS TO
THE STATE . AND MAYBE I WILL
DEVIATE FROM MY ORIGINAL
REMARKS AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE
ASSESS WHETHER PROJECTS ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS. CAPITAL
PROJECTS ARE PART OF THE
DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF AN ASSET
MANAGEMENT PLAN TO IDENTIFY AND
RANK IS AZERI MAJOR
MAINTENANCE PROJECTS BASED ON
SPECIFIC ASSET CLASSES . FOR
EXAMPLE, ROADS, ATHLETIC
FIELDS, PLAY AREAS, SPORTS
COURTS, AND PROJECTS ARE
FURTHER IDENTIFIED THROUGH
ONGOING CONDITION ASSESSMENTS .
THERE IS QUITE A VETTING
PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHICH
PRODUCTS MAKE IT ONTO THE LIST.
SOME OF THOSE VETTING
INCLUDE SEVERAL EXAMPLES THAT
RANGE FROM , IS THERE A CODE
REQUIREMENT THAT THE
DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO LIVE UP
TO? IS IT A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE?
IS THE BUILDING ENVELOPE OR
INTEGRITY AN IMPORTANT PART OF
WHY THIS PROJECT IS BEING
PROPOSED? DOES IT CREATE AN
OPERATING EFFICIENCY ,
SOMETIMES OLDER BUILDINGS COST
MORE TO OPERATE. EQUITY IS A
KEY CONSIDERATION. TIMING, FOR
EXAMPLE, THIS IS A PROJECT WE
ARE PROPOSING TO BE FUNDED.
THEY ARE ALL GOOD IDEAS BUT
UNLESS THE PROJECT IS FUNDED,
IT CAN'T BE ELIGIBLE FOR A
MATCH, SO SEQUENCING FUNDED
PROJECTS -- IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. AND LOTS OF STAFF
ARE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS,
AS WELL AS A COMMUNITY TO
IDENTIFY PROJECTS. I KIND OF
WANTED TO UNPACK SOME OF THAT
WITH YOU . AND GETTING BACK TO
THE FACT THAT WE WERE HERE
MAYBE A MONTH AGO, TO PROVIDE
YOU WITH A PRESENTATION , AND
THE PURPOSE OF THAT
PRESENTATION IS TO GET CITY
COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY
FOR GRANTS THROUGH THE
RECREATION CONSERVATION OFFICE.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AT
THE LAST MEETING RAISED A
QUESTION AND POINTED OUT THAT
SEATTLE IS INCREASINGLY A DENSE
CITY , AND HOW WE HAVE VERY
DENSE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT,
THAT AS YOU KNOW, PROPERTY IN
SEATTLE IS VERY EXPENSIVE, AND
WE HAVE A LIMITED BUDGET FOR
LAND ACQUISITION. ONE OF OUR
APPROPRIATIONS HAS BEEN TO
EXPAND AND LEVERAGE LAND THAT
WE OR OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS
ALREADY OWN TO MAKE PARK IN
GREEN SPACES LARGER. A RECENT
EXAMPLE OF THIS STRATEGY IS THE
PURCHASE OF SEVERAL PARCELS OF
NEW PARKLAND IN THE NORTH
RANIER NEIGHBORHOOD AND
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE. THERE IS
ALSO AN EXAMPLE IN THE WEST
SEATTLE HIGHLAND AREA NEAR
WESTWOOD VILLAGE AND HIGHLAND
PARK. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE WHERE
WE HAVE COMBINED ADJACENT
PROPERTY THAT WE ACQUIRED FROM
VEST.TO PAIR UP WITH
CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES TO
CREATE LARGER SPACES. ANOTHER
STRATEGY IS TO MAXIMIZE AND
INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS TO
EXISTING PARK AND NATURAL
AREAS, EXAMPLES INCLUDE
RESURFACING ATHLETIC FIELDS
WITH SYNTHETIC TURF, TO
INCREASE THE USE OF ATHLETIC
FIELDS AND CREATING A MOUNTAIN
BIKE TRAIL IN THE GREEN SPACE.
FINALLY, I WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HEARD YOU
LOUD AND CLEAR THE LAST TIME WE
WERE HERE. COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU
REQUESTED SEVERAL FUTURE
BRIEFINGS AND WE WANTED TO LET
YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE NOW
SCHEDULED TO BRING THE
COMMITTEE THERE ON MAY 8th. WE
WILL COME BACK ON MAY 8th WITH
A BRIEFING ON OUR TREES AND
GREEN BELTS. FOLLOWING THAT, WE
WILL COME BACK FOR AN ATHLETIC
FIELD SCHEDULING MAINTENANCE ,
AND OPERATIONS BRIEFING THAT
WILL OCCUR ON MAY 22nd, SO
THANK YOU FOR THOSE GREAT
SUGGESTIONS. I JUST WANTED TO
LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE
FOLLOWING UP ON THOSE REQUESTS,
AND WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO THE VERY CAPABLE KEVIN
BERGSRUD.
>> THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER. TWO
SLIDES HERE AND WE WILL GO
THROUGH THEM. AS YOU HEARD FROM
CHRISTOPHER, THE PERSON OPEN
SPACE PLAN, OR THE PARKS AND
RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLAN
-- ARE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE -- THEY DEVELOP THESE
EVERY SIX YEARS. THE PURPOSE,
AS CHRIS SAID, IS TO ALLOW TO
PERMITS TO HAVE ELIGIBILITY TO
APPLY FOR AN OFFICE GRANT,
WHICH THERE ARE MANY GRANTS
MANAGED BY RCO AND I'M TRYING
TO THINK OF SOME ACRONYMS, BUT
THERE ARE MANY OF THOSE. RCO
ALSO HAS PLANNING GUIDELINES
THAT LAYS OUT PRECISELY WHAT
EACH PARK DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE
DOING TO PREPARE THE PLAN AND
SUBMIT A PLAN. AND SO, AS YOU
CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, THE
PARK AND OPEN SPACE PLAN
OBJECTIVES ARE TO CONDUCT
TARGETED ANALYSIS THAT
DESCRIBES EXISTING PARKS AND
OPEN SPACES IN OUR FACILITIES,
WHICH RANGE FROM POOLS TO
COMMUNITY CENTERS. REALLY
IMPORTANT IS RECREATION
PARTICIPATION -- THAT WE CAN
GET THAT INFORMATION FROM OUR
CO AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES. WE
LOOK AT NATIONAL STATS. WE TRY
TO FIGURE OUT PROJECTED DEMAND
WITHIN THESE RECREATION
ACTIVITIES. THE OTHER PART
THAT WE ALSO WORK ON IS
PRIMARILY -- IN PAST YEARS OR
PAST PLANS , FINDING A
SERVICE-LEVEL STANDARD --
DECADES AGO, A LOT OF PARK
DEPARTMENTS WOULD BASE THAT ON
ACRES -- NUMBER OF PARK ACRES
PER 1000 POPULATION. WHILE THAT
WORKED FAIRLY WELL, IT ALSO
KIND OF LEFT THINGS OUT A
LITTLE BIT, AND SO BECAUSE IT
IS TIGHT FOR LAND, WE CAN'T
CONTINUALLY PURCHASE PROPERTY.
THIS PLAN IS LOOKING AT JIS
MAPPING AND THE LEVEL OF
SERVICE STANDARD IS THE
DISTANCE ONE WOULD TAKE TO
WALK FROM A PARK OUTWARDS, SO
IN A SENSE, IT IS MEASURING A
10 MINUTE WALK DISTANCE FOR
AREAS THAT ARE WITHIN 10
MINUTES TO A PARK. THAT IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT WILL BE
USED IN THE PARK ELEMENT IN THE
CITIES SOON TO BE COMPLETED
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO ALONG
WITH THAT, JUST SAYING THAT IT
WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE
CITIES CONFERENCE OF PLANT --
THAT MEANS THAT WE DO WORK WITH
OPCD, AND COORDINATE WITH SDOT
AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
AS CHRIS COVERED, IT DEFINES
OUR CAPITAL SPENDING
PRIORITIES. THE PARK AND OPEN
SPACE PLAN APPROACH THIS TIME
AROUND IS IT IS A LIGHT UPDATE
AND TO EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE
BIT BETTER IS THAT THE PARK AND
OPEN SPACE PLAN, THAT SIX-YEAR
PLANNING WINDOW FOR US WAS THE
END OF AUGUST 2023, AND WHILE
THAT DOESN'T MEAN SO MUCH, BUT
IT DOES MEAN IS THAT IT WASN'T
SYNCED WITH THE MUNICIPAL PARK
DISTRICT PLANNING PROCESS FOR
IDENTIFYING FUTURE PROJECTS. SO
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS THAT
WITH THIS PLAN , TWO YEARS FROM
NOW, PERKS WILL COME BACK AND
INITIATE ANOTHER PLANNING
PROCESS FOR A MORE ROBUST PARK
AND OPEN SPACE PLAN. BUT AT
LEAST FOR THIS PROJECT, OR AT
LEAST THIS PLAN, BUT WE DID WAS
WE COORDINATED WITH OPCD IN
LATE 2022 AND EARLY 2023 ON
PUBLIC MEETINGS AND ALSO GOT
A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT
WE WERE PREPARING, THE PARK
AND OPEN SPACE PLAN COMMENT
HELP PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HELD
ABOUT A HALF-DOZEN IN PERSON
MEETINGS AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY
CENTERS IN MAY, JUNE, AND JULY
OF 2023, AND WE ALSO HAD A
SURVEY OPEN, AND AN ONLINE
ENGAGEMENT HOPE OPEN SO THAT
PEOPLE CAN SUBMIT COMMENTS. BY
THE END OF THIS YEAR, WHEN WE
HAD THE DRAFT READY, THERE WAS
ALSO A PARK AND RECREATION
COMMUNITY HEARING, AND PEOPLE
WERE ALLOWED -- COULD CUT --
SUBMIT COMMENTS AT THAT TIME.
WE HAD MORE THAN 100 COMMENTS
COMMON , AND ALTHOUGH THE
MAJORITY OF THOSE WERE
ADDRESSED TOWARDS PEOPLE'S
SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC GOLF
COURSES, PARTICULARLY JACKSON
GOLF COURSE IN RELATIONSHIP TO
THE LIGHT RAIL STATIONS --
SOME PEOPLE STATED THEY WOULD
LIKE TO SEE THE GOLF COURSE USE
CHANGE OR IN SOME CASES
ELIMINATED FOR HOUSING. SO
THIS LIST HERE SHOWS RECENT
RCO GRANT APPLICATIONS THAT WE
MADE. WE HAVE A VERY GOOD
GRANT ADMINISTRATOR. THEY
ATTENDED PRESENTATION MEETINGS
WITH RCO AND MANAGED THE
GRANTS SO WE GET THEM. WHAT
YOU CAN SEE HERE IS THERE ARE
APPROXIMATELY -- A LITTLE MORE
THAN A HALF-DOZEN PROJECTS --
AND THIS IS SHOWING WHAT TYPE
OF WORK THAT WE ARE PROPOSING
FOR THAT CAPITAL ASSET . THE
PROGRAM THAT IS PART OF RCO --
AND LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF THEM. THE THIRD ONE
DOWN -- I KNOW THAT FOR SURE.
THAT IS THE WATER CONSERVATION
ONE. IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
IT GRANTED 1.5 MILLION FOR THE
RANIER BEACHED SKATE PARK. I
WILL MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ONE
HERE. AS CHRISTOPHER SAID, WE
WILL BE RETURNING LATER TO THE
COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT AND
PRESENT THOSE APPLICATIONS. THE
PROJECTS WE ARE LOOKING AT --
HUDSON PARK IN SOUTHEAST
SEATTLE -- AND OTHER AMENITIES
FOR RENOVATION . SMITH COVE,
WHICH IS IN THE MAGNOLIA
NEIGHBORHOOD. LAKE CITY
FLOODPLAIN PARK, WHICH IS JUST
WEST OF THE MAIN PART OF LAKE
CITY. WHAT HUNDLEY PLAYFIELD,
AND THEN HERRINGS HOUSE PARK,
ALONG THE DUWAMISH. WE ARE
PRESENTING TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
A POSSIBLE VOTE, AND THEN A
FULL COUNCIL VOTE BY APRIL
30th, AND THEN , WHAT WE ARE
LOOKING FOR IS WE HAVE A
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THE APPROVED
PLAN TO RCO BY OR BEFORE MAY
15th. AND SO, IF ANY
QUESTIONS, MYSELF OR
CHRISTOPHER, WE WOULD BE GLAD
TO ANSWER THOSE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW
THAT WE HAVE OUR COUNCIL STAFF
HERE, AS WELL. CENTRAL STAFF.
MY APOLOGIES. CENTRAL STAFF
HERE TO HELP US CLARIFY THE
QUESTIONS. I KNOW SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS, AS
WELL, BUT THE PROCESS AND WHAT
THIS LOOKS LIKE. I WANT TO TURN
TO ANYONE, IF THEY HAVE
QUESTIONS. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. BASED ON OUR
CONVERSATION, I'M CAUGHT UP.
WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. THANK
YOU FOR THE DISCUSSION. I
APPRECIATE IT. AND THANK YOU
FOR THE PRESENTATION. THE
EARLIER BRIEF, AND THE POINTS
THAT YOU JUST MADE EARLIER
ABOUT THE TREES AND THE GREEN
BELTS, WHICH I CAN'T HESITATE
TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE A POINT
ABOUT AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THE
PROCESS, AND SO, I HAVE
REVIEWED THE APPENDICES, AND
THE ONES THAT ARE ON, I
RECOGNIZE THOSE OUR CURRENT
PROJECTS. THANK YOU FOR THOSE.
THOSE ARE IMPORTANT. AS WE MOVE
FORWARD, LET'S ENGAGE ON THE Y
DOING PROPERTY SWAPS AS ANOTHER
LOCATION. THAT IS SOMETHING WE
NEED TO DO FOR PORTAL PARK, AS
I'M CALLING IT RIGHT NOW. I
HAVE ENGAGED THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THIS, TO
GET THE BEGINNING OF THIS
PROCESS. I THINK IT IS A GREAT
THING. I HAVE HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH SDOT. IT IS
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE THAT NEEDS
TO START THAT PROCESS. THAT
COMMUNITY HAS BEEN KIND OF
FOCUSED ON LAND USE, BUT I JUST
WANT TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP,
THEY'RE VERY ORGANIZED AND
VERY SMART, AND VERY WELL
ORGANIZED. NOW, THEY'RE
TURNING THEIR FOCUS TO PARKS. I
SEE THE ONE REGARDING SOUTH
LAKE UNION, AND SPEAKING OF
THE ADDITION OF ADVISORY
COUNCILS, THERE IS THE DUWAMISH
-- THE CANOE CARVING SPOT. I
WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU ON THAT AT SOME POINT IN
THE NEAR FUTURE. BUT, YEAH,
STANDBY FOR SOUTH LAKE UNION.
THEY HAVE THREE PARKS IN THE
CARE ABOUT ALL OF THEM. THEY
ARE GOING TO BE ENGAGED. I
UNDERSTAND BASED ON THE
APPENDICES, TOO, THAT THE OFF
LEASH AREAS, AND I KNOW THE
EAST QUEEN AND PLAYFIELD WAS
NOT SELECTED, BUT THAT IS PART
OF THE PROCESS WITH THE SOUTH
LAKE UNION PLAYFIELD. WE HAVE
TO HAVE THIS. TIED TO THIS
SEPARATELY -- I DON'T KNOW IF
THIS IS APPRECIATED, THE DAVID
ROGERS PARK. LITTLE HOWE COULD
HAVE THAT ALSO . THE LAST THING
ON TO SAY REGARDING DISTRICT 7
IS SOME THINGS ARE NOT YOUR
STEREOTYPICAL -- I DON'T
THINK THIS HAS BEEN ENGAGED --
FOR EXAMPLE, IT HAS A PUBLIC
SAFETY ASPECT TO IT. CAREY
PARK IS SAID TO HAVE A LOT OF
TROUBLES. THERE ARE MAYBE
THINGS WE CAN DESIGN WITH CAREY
PARK IN TERMS OF RACING ON THE
STREET, GOING IN THERE AND
BEING AT THE PARK AT 2:00 A.M.
AND THOSE KINDS OF PIECES THAT
MAY BE FROM A DESIGN POINT OF
VIEW, WE CAN HELP OUT THE
NEIGHBORS IN TERMS OF CAREY
PARK WITH 1:00 AND 2:00 A.M.
AND THOSE ISSUES WE HAVE. I
JUST WANTED TO KNOW, WITH THESE
PLANS, THIS IS A 2-FOR-1 FOR
ME. I HAVE A MAP THAT SHOWS
1891 -- A LOT OF WATER. THIS IS
NOT A PLACE TO BE BUILDING,
EXCEPT FOR THAT DRAINAGE AREA.
IN THE EVENT OF AN EARTHQUAKE,
THE EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI
COMBINATION. INTERBAY IS A
GOOD PLACE FOR A GOLF COURSE. I
JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT
THERE.
>> AND IT HAS ONE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR POINT
>> ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> I WILL RIP OFF THIS FOR A
MINUTE. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT WHERE THE INTERBAY GOLF
COURSE IS TODAY, I KNOW IT USED
TO BE A DUMP, BUT THERE WAS AT
ONE POINT A DISCUSSION OF
MAKING IT A SMALL AIRPORT. HERE
WE ARE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR COMING TO COMMITTEE TWICE
AND BRIEFING US ON THIS. IT IS
MY UNDERSTANDING -- CORRECT ME
IF I'M WRONG HERE. THIS
DOESN'T PROHIBIT US FROM DOING
ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE WITHIN
OUR OWN PARKS SYSTEM. LET'S
SAY NEXT YEAR I DECIDED OUT A
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AT
VALERIE CUMMINS PARK. THIS,
BECAUSE IT IS NOT ON THIS PLAN
-- I'M NOT PROHIBITED FROM
DOING THAT. IS THAT RIGHT?
>> RIGHT.
>> THIS IS, IN A SENSE, US
PREPARING A DOCUMENT FOR THE
STATE, TO COMPLIED WITH STATE
GUIDELINES TO ACCESS THEIR
FUNDS. IS THAT ESSENTIALLY IT?
I HAVE TO SAY IT BECAUSE I SIT
ON ASSOCIATION IN WASHINGTON
CITIES IS WHY I HAVE THIS LEVEL
OF INFORMATION AND IS NOT SO
DIFFERENT -- IN THE OTHER
COMMITTEE, WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE STATEWIDE
INITIATIVES. FOR ME, BECAUSE
THIS DOESN'T LIMIT US -- THIS
EXPANSE US -- I'M REALLY
COMFORTABLE WITH THIS. AND I
WILL ALSO EDITORIALIZE THAT
YOU INCLUDED MY THREE FAVORITE
WORDS. SMITH COVE PARK. CALL!
MICE OF THE RIBBON-CUTTING --
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT,
CHRISTOPHER, BUT YOU LOOK
YOUNGER TODAY THAN YOU DID 10
YEARS AGO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> THAT IS MELANIN. I'M JUST
PLAYING. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
AND INFORMATION AND I'M GLAD
THAT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
CLARIFIED THAT THIS IS
COMPLIANCE. I KNOW A LOT OF
COUNCILMEMBERS WHEN THEY SAW
THIS, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME
PLANS THAT WE HAVE, AND I WANT
TO REITERATE THAT AND I HOPE
YOU ALL CONFIRM THAT YOU WILL
WORK WITH US WHEN WE ARE
ADVOCATING FOR DIFFERENT
PROJECTS , AND, YOU KNOW,
IDENTIFYING THOSE, AND SEEING
IS, YOU KNOW, PARKS DEPARTMENT
CAN, YOU KNOW, ELEVATE THOSE
FOR US. ONE THING I DO WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A NOTE
OF IS THE AMOUNT. WE HAD
GOTTEN SOME EMAILS FROM PARENTS
AND I TALKED TO SOME FOLKS,
TOO, BUT BEING AWARE OF
ENSURING THAT SOME OF THE
PROJECTS THAT WE CAN
POTENTIALLY BE DOING AND
IDENTIFYING -- AND I DON'T
KNOW IF THIS IS THE PARKS OPEN
SPACE PLAN OR THIS FALLS UNDER
SOMETHING ELSE, BUT US ENSURING
THAT OUR SOFTBALL FIELDS ARE
TURFED AS MUCH AS HER BASEBALL
FIELDS. AND, YOU KNOW, THE
GARFIELD GIRLS, THEY GET RAINED
OUT DIRTY PERCENT MORE THAN OUR
BOYS. THE OLDER PEOPLE PLAY ON
THAT FIELD, AS WELL. IT IS
REVENUE-GENERATING, ESPECIALLY
IF IT IS LIT. THERE ARE SO MANY
DIFFERENT THINGS. I JUST WANT
TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. I KNOW
YOU ALL HAVE THAT IN THE BACK
OF YOUR MIND. I WANTED TO BRING
THAT TO THE FRONT FOR THE
FUTURE. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
AT ALL? ON IT. COUNCILMEMBERS,
I NOW MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF
RESOLUTION 32135. DO I HAVE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF RESOLUTION. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS? EASY. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR
THE COMMUNICATION TO CITY
COUNCIL TO PASS THE RESOLUTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> THE RESOLUTION WILL PASS AND
BE SENT TO FULL COUNCIL ON
APRIL 30th. THE 2024 MEETING.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE POINT WITH
THAT, THERE'S NO OTHER ITEM ON
THE AGENDA TODAY. TO ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS
OF BUSINESS? YOU ARE TOO EASY
TODAY. SEEING NONE, THIS
CONCLUDES OUR APRIL 24th 2024
MEETING OF PARKS, PUBLIC
UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY
8th AT 2:00 P.M. IF THERE'S NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING
IS ADJOURNED. IT IS 2:33 P.M.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.