>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. IT
IS AUGUST 14, 2024 . THE
MEETING OF PARKS, PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:03. I AM JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH, THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCILMEMBER TRAN 21?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE 11 ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA TODAY. ONE
THROUGH 6, WE HAVE ONE
APPOINTMENT AND FIVE
REAPPOINTMENTS TO OUR WONDERFUL
SEATTLE CENTER ADVISORY
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE SOME OF
THOSE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE
TODAY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
THE APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS. FOLLOWING THAT,
WE WILL CONSIDER SEATTLE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS
TO APPOINT DIRECTOR ROB LLOYD
AS THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY
DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. AFTER THAT, WE WILL
LOOK TO VOTE ON SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES 2025 THROUGH 2030
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN. 9
THROUGH 10, WE WILL LOOK TO
VOTE ON THE DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER RATE ADJUSTMENTS
FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND FINALLY, WE WILL LOOK TO
AUTHORIZE ELISE WITH THE
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSIDER THE AGENDA IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL
BE ADOPTED. HEARING ON AND
SEEING NONE ON ZOOM FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IN HIS
DISTRICT OFFICE, THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. WITH THAT, WE
WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS
COULD BE RELATED TO THE ITEMS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA, OR BE
WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE
COMMITTEE. CLERK, HOWDY
SPEAKERS WE HAVE SIGNED UP
TODAY?
>> WE HAVE THREE IN PERSON AND
TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> AWESOME. EACH SPEAKER WILL
GET TWO AND ITS. CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. I WILL CALL
SPEAKERS BY NAME IN THE ORDER
IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED BOTH
ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE OR
FROM THE SIGN-UP SHEET HERE IN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE WILL START
WITH IN PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU
CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. JUST
GO TO THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE OR
BY SIGNING UP ON THE SIGN-UP
SHEET NEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENT
MICROPHONE. THE ONLINE LINK IS
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING YOUR
NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING. IF SPEAKERS CANNOT
READ THEIR COMMENTS IN THE TIME
ALLOTTED, THE MICROPHONE WILL
BE NEEDED TO ALLOW THE CALLING
OF THE NEXT PERSON.
>> AWESOME. WE WILL START WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER IN PERSON.
>> THE FIRST SPEAKER IS CAROLYN
MALONE.
>> CAROLYN MALONE, SENIOR
HOUSING. THIS IS A HOUSING AND
POLICE ISSUE, ONGOING. EACH
TIME I HAVE EXERCISED MY
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PROTEST
IN FRONT OF THE BUNKER AND 50
PACK -- 5th AND CAREY, I AM
RETALIATED BY THIS MALE
SOLICITING ON ME. THIS MORNING,
WHEN I CAME OUT OF MY HOUSING
AND 9th AND MIRIAM, HE APPEARED
AND SPAT ON ME AGAIN TWICE. I
THROUGH A BOTTLE OF WATER AT
HIM. HE RIDES ON THE BUS WITH
ME. I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME BUT
POLICE HAVE ENLISTED HIM TO
FOLLOW ME AROUND TO ATTACK ME
WITH HIS SPIT AND I AM AFRAID
HE IS GOING TO ESCALATE BECAUSE
I PROTEST AGAINST POLICE IN MY
SENIOR HOUSING. I AM GOING TO
CONTINUE TO GO TO 5th AND CARRY
TO PROTEST BECAUSE POLICE HAVE
NO RIGHT TO INTIMIDATE ME OR
HAVE OTHERS VIOLATE ME, A
WOMAN, BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT
THEM IN MY SENIOR HOUSING AT
910 MIRIAM. THIS IS ONE OF THE
POLICE OFFICERS WHO LIVES THERE
UNDERCOVER. THIS IS THE PERSON
TRYING TO FIT IN. EACH TIME WE
HAVE A CONFRONTATION OR COME
FACE TO FACE, THIS GUY SHOWS UP
AT BUS STOPS RIGHT ACROSS FROM
MY HOUSING. HE SPITS ON ME AND
POLICE MUST STOP. I KNOW YOU
ARE POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING OR
WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT
I HAVE A RIGHT TO AND I WILL
CONTINUE TO BUT NOTIFYING THE
PUBLIC THAT THESE ROGUE COPS,
PARTICULARLY MALES MAKE, ARE
CONSTANTLY VIOLATING ME WILL
KEEP ME ON THE STREETS. BY THE
WAY, IN RELATION TO TECHNOLOGY,
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THAT POLICE
MAY HAVE INSTALLED THE
RANSOMWARE IN THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY?
>> THANK YOU MRS. MALONE. FOR
THE RECORD , JUST TO CLARIFY,
WE HAVE IN ATTENDANCE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA JOINING
US. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DWIGHT
JONES.
>> MRS. ALONE, IF I COULD SAY
SOMETHING, JUST TO CLARIFY,
COMING TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
MEETINGS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE
AS WELL TO BE ABLE TO
ARTICULATE SOME OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE
AS WELL. THIS IS THE PARKS
COMMITTEE BUT I JUST WANTED TO
THROW THAT OUT THERE AS WELL.
>> YOU WON'T DO ANYTHING
ANYWAY.
>> I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> MY NAME IS DWIGHT JONES. I
AM COMMENTING ABOUT SEATTLE
PARKS AND THEIR LEASES WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES. MY NAME IS DWIGHT
JONES AND I AM ONE OF THE
OWNERS WHO MANAGES EIGHT
MARINAS IN WESTERN WASHINGTON.
IN 2017 WE ENTERED INTO A
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE
SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO
MANAGE A CITY OWNED MARINA AT
LESCHI. PART OF THAT REQUIRED
US TO REBUILD THE MARINA . BOTH
THE LESCHI NORTH AND SOUTH WERE
BUILT IN THE 1950s AND THE
MODEST IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN
MADE OVER TIME . BOTH MARINAS
ARE WELL BEYOND THEIR LIFE
EXPECTANCY WITH LARGE SECTIONS
UNUSABLE. IMMEDIATELY UPON
SIGNING THE CONTRACT WITH
SEATTLE PARKS IN OCTOBER 2017,
MARINA MANAGEMENT BEGAN THE
PERMITTING AND APPROVAL
PROCESS. ONCE APPROVED, MARINA
MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCTED AND
CONTRACTUALLY HAD IMPROVEMENTS
INCLUDING A COMPLETELY NEW
MARINA AT SOUTH TRUNK AT THE
END A RENOVATION OF LESCHI
NORTH. THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED
IN DECEMBER OF 2022. SPD IS
ALSO REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT A
NEW DOCK TO REPLACE A STRUCTURE
TO PROTECT THE MARINA . AT THIS
TIME, WE ARE UNAWARE OF ANY
STEPS TAKEN TO ACCOMPLISH THIS.
MARINA MANAGEMENT HAS NOT BEEN
ABLE TO SECURE PERMANENT
FINANCING BECAUSE SEATTLE PARKS
DOES NOT HAVE A LONG-TERM
LEASE. THE CURRENT LEASE
EXPIRED IN 2022. FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS ARE WILLING TO
MAKE LOANS AGAINST UNSECURED
ASSETS. WE URGE THIS COMMITTEE
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH APPROVING
AND SIGNING THE DNR LEASES. THE
INABILITY TO SECURE FINANCING
HAD A SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE
IMPACT ON MARINA MANAGEMENT AND
ADVERSELY IMPACTS OUR ABILITY
TO OPERATE AND CONTEMPLATE
FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS. THE
SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE
DOCUMENTS WILL COME TO YOU
LATER THIS AFTERNOON IS WELL
DONE AND ACCURATELY DESCRIBED
THE LEGISLATION AND ITS IMPACT
OF THE CITY. I WANT TO REVIEW
QUESTIONS OR NEED
CLARIFICATIONS, PLEASE DO NOT
HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO ME.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COMMENT.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BILL
SCHREIER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL.
>> HELLO.
>> MY NAME IS BILL SCHREIER AND
I AM HERE TO COMMENT ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF ROB LLOYD AS
THE CITY'S CHIEF TECHNOLOGY
OFFICER. I WAS THE CITY'S
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER FROM
2003 UNTIL 2012 UNDER MAYORS
NICHOLS AND McGINN . I HAVE
ALSO WORKED SINCE THEN AND A
COUPLE OF OTHER CAPACITIES. I
WAS THE CHIEF INFORMATION
OFFICER FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IN 2015 TO 2016 AND
HELPED CHIEF AMY SMITH CREATE A
CARE DEPARTMENT OUT OF THE 911
CENTER IN 2021 TO 2023 AND I
HAVE KNOWN ROB SINCE 2010 WHEN
HE WAS CIO, CHIEF INFORMATION
OFFICER IN AVONDALE. SEATTLE
I.T. HAS GOT SOME GREAT
STRENGTH LIKE THE QUALITY OF
ITS PEOPLE. IT HAS ALSO GOT
SOME GLARING WEAKNESSES. FOR
EXAMPLE, IT'S INABILITY TO GET
PROJECTS DONE ON TIME AND
WITHIN BUDGET. I HONESTLY
DON'T KNOW IF THOSE PROBLEMS
ARE FIXABLE BUT IF THERE IS
SOMEBODY WHO CAN FIX THEM, IT
IS ROB LLOYD AND I URGE YOU TO
CONFIRM HIM AS THE CITY'S NEXT
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR
ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE FOR
OUR CITY. HOW MUCH DID MR.
LLOYD PAY YOU TO -- I'M JUST
PLAYING. APPRECIATE ALL OF
THOSE WORDS. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL
IN-PERSON SPEAKER, JAY ELDER.
>> YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SPEAK
WHATEVER PERTAINS TO THE
COMMITTEE.
>> WHAT WE WILL DO IS WE WILL
GO TO OUR ONLINE SPEAKERS AND
COME BACK TO YOU TO GIVE YOU
SOME TIME.
>> ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD.
>> ONCE WE CALLED THE
SPEAKER'S NAMES, STAFF WILL
UNMUTE THE APPROPRIATE
MICROPHONE. A PROMPT WILL ALLOW
THE SPEAKER THAT IS THEIR TURN
TO SPEAK. THE SPEAKER MUST
PRESS *6 TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CYNTHIA
SPIETH.
>> HI. I AM CYNTHIA SPIETH . I
SEE THAT A NUMBER OF
APPOINTMENTS ARE ON THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER, NONE OF THEM ARE TO
FILL THE VACANCY IN THE
COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE WORKING
GROUP. SUCH AN APPOINTMENT HAS
NOT BEEN PROPOSED. I WANTED TO
MAKE SURE YOU ALL WERE AWARE
THAT THE SEATTLE ORDINANCE,
CHAPTER 14.18 SECTION A ITEM 3
IS, QUOTE, FOR EVERY FIVE
MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP
SHALL REPRESENT ORGANIZATIONS
SERVING OR PROTECTING THE RIGHT
TO COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS
DISPROPORTIONATE SURVEILLANCE
INCLUDING SEATTLE'S DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, RELIGIOUS
MINORITIES AND GROUPS CONCERNED
WITH PRIVACY AND PROTEST.
CURRENTLY THERE ARE ONLY FOUR
MEMBERS THAT SUPPOSEDLY
REPRESENT THE ORGANIZATION.
THIS IS BELOW THE MINIMUM OF
FIVE REQUIRED BY THE LAW. IT
ALSO MEANS THAT THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND THE WORKING GROUP
WILL PRODUCE THE PRIVACY AND
CIVIL LIBERTIES IMPACTING
WITHOUT THE MINIMUM REQUIRED
STAFFING OF THE WORKGROUP AS IT
CURRENTLY STANDS, THE WORKING
GROUPS IS OVERLY REPRESENTED BY
THE LAWYERS. WHERE IS ONE OF
THE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES,
IT IS ENTIRELY WITHIN YOUR
HANDS TO CORRECT AND RAISE
BACKUP THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS,
THE VACANCY DOES A COUNCIL
APPOINTMENT. PLEASE DO THE BARE
MINIMUM ON THE WORKING GROUP.
THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SABRA
SCHNEIDER.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES. GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
THE TIME TODAY TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF ROB LLOYD'S
APPOINTMENT . MY NAME IS SABRA
SCHNEIDER AND I AM CURRENTLY
THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
FOR THE CITY OF BELLEVUE.
BEFORE JOINING BELLEVUE NINE
YEARS AGO, I WAS THE DIRECTOR
OF DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE
SEATTLE I.T. DEPARTMENT SERVING
UNDER ONE OF YOUR FORMER
SPEAKERS AND SERVED A SHORT
STINT AS INTERIM CEO AS WELL. I
HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF
WORKING WITH ROB FOR MORE THAN
FIVE YEARS NOW. WE HAVE SERVED
ON PROFESSIONAL BOARDS
TOGETHER. HE HAS BEEN A TRUSTED
ADVISOR AND COLLABORATOR ACROSS
ALL THINGS INNOVATION, PROCESS
IMPROVEMENT, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP AND A LOT OF OTHER
CIVIC TECHNOLOGY MATTERS. ROB
HAS A VERY UNIQUE SET OF SKILLS
THAT I THINK MAKE HIM STAND OUT
IN THIS ROLL AND CERTAINLY IN
THIS REGION. FIRST IS ABOUT
PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING SKILLS , WHICH, AS YOU
WELL KNOW, IS NOT ALWAYS A
STRENGTH OF TECHNOLOGISTS.
SECOND, HIS EXCEPTIONAL
BUSINESS AND POLITICAL ACUMEN
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, HIS
TECHNOLOGY E
ALSO VERY
KNOWLEDGE AND TIME. HE VALUES
PARTNERSHIP BOTH ACROSS
GOVERNMENT AND IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR AND I BELIEVE HE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK ON ALIGNING
THE SERVICES OF SEATTLE I.T.
WITH THE GROWING DEMANDS OF THE
HIGH-TECH CITY. HE HAS
PARTNERED WITH MANY OF US
ACROSS THE NATION TO HELP
DELIVER BETTER TECHNOLOGY TO
THE COMMUNITIES WE ALL SERVE
AND THRILLED TO FIND US IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO A CONTINUED
PARTNERSHIP FROM ACROSS THE
LAKE. I STRONGLY SUPPORT HIS
APPOINTMENT AND WOULD BE HAPPY
TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER
INFORMATION
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> WE LIKE TO HAVE A PUBLIC
COMMENT WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF
THE COMMITTEE. I JUST WANT TO
RESPECT THAT FOR WHATEVER
PUBLIC COMMENTS
>> CAN YOU PLEASE DO THE
MICROPHONE .
>> I WANT TO ADDRESS ONE POLICE
BRUTALITY HERE AND I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU GUYS READ MY COMMENTS
FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING BUT
AS FAR AS I KNOW, SPD TRAINED
WITH MILITARY WITHIN THE LAST
FEW DECADES. WE ALL KNOW WHAT
IS GOING ON IN PALESTINE. FOR
EXAMPLE, THESE ARE ALL -- THE
DETECTIVE GAVE ME THEIR CARD AT
PRIDE. THESE ARE ALL FROM THE
LAST WEEK. THIS WAS ME BEING
HELD AT GUNPOINT IN PIONEER
SQUARE. THIS WAS OFFICERS
FORCING ME TO REPORT IN PERSON.
THIS WAS YOUR CARD BECAUSE MY
WAS YOUR JURISDICTION AND SO
DID I. I HAVE BEEN RAPED 53
TIMES HERE IN A SIX-YEAR
PERIOD. I WAS A SERVICE
INDUSTRY WORKER AND THEY WORKED
THE NIGHTLIFE. I WAS
TECHNICALLY TRAFFICKED THROUGH
A LOT OF SERVICE INDUSTRY JOBS.
IF YOU GOT HER DRUNK OR GOT HER
HIGH, WEED AND ALCOHOL ARE
LEGAL. HOW MANY SECURITY GUARDS
ARE STEALING? WHO OWNED REBAR?
WAS IT A FRONT? WHO OWNS
SUPERNOVA? ZACHARY HAS BEEN
CAUGHT UP IN MULTIPLE ISSUES
INCLUDING, AS FAR AS WE KNOW, A
DEATH WITH HIS WEED OPERATION.
SARA NELSON OWNS SHARES IN
FREMONT BREWERY. I ADDRESSED
THIS YESTERDAY . I REPORT TO
911 WHEN I AM IN AN ESTIMATED
ISSUE BUT THE OFFICERS HERE DO
NOT KNOW HOW TO DE-ESCALATE AND
SEEING SOMEONE IN UNIFORM
TRIGGERS A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE
ME WHO PEACEFULLY PROTESTED IN
2020 AND WAS HOSPITALIZED,
MISDIAGNOSED MULTIPLE TIMES
AGAINST MY WILL . THE LAST HIT
COMMENT ABOUT FENTANYL WAS RICH
CONSIDERING SHE HAS A BREWERY
WHICH IS A LEGAL CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE. NONETHELESS,
PROBATION PROVED -- I AM
RUNNING OUT OF TIME AGAIN.
ANYWAY, I HAVE ANOTHER REPORT
THAT SAYS I'M HAVING A CRISIS
WHEN I AM REPORTING ANOTHER
RAPIST AND THAT IS HOW THIS
SYSTEM WORKS. IT DOESN'T.
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO
ADDITIONAL PEOPLE SIGNED UP, WE
WILL NOW PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS
OF BUSINESS. OFFICIALLY PUBLIC
COMMENT IS CLOSED. WE HAVE A
NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS BEFORE
US WHICH WE ARE REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT. I AM GOING TO CONSIDER
ALL APPOINTMENTS TO THE
COMMITTEE AT ONCE. I KNOW THAT
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN
THE AUDIENCE THAT ARE HERE SO I
WOULD LOVE TO INVITE YOU ALL,
IF YOU ARE BEING APPOINTED OR
REAPPOINTED TO THE TABLE .
WHILE WE ARE DOING THAT, WE
WILL BE THE ITEMS INTO THE
AGENDA BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE
HAVE TO DO. THANK YOU.
>> AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH
SIX, APPOINTMENTS 2939 THROUGH
2934, THE APPOINTMENT OF SALLY
BAGSHAW AS A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE CENTER ADVISORY
COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO
SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 AND THE
REAPPOINTMENTS OF LARA MAE D.
CHOLLETTE , GLORIA ALVAREZ
CONNORS , WILL LUDLAM , MATT
MEAD AND KAMALA SAXTON AS
MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE CENTER
ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR A TERM
TO SEPTEMBER 28, 20 27th HER
BREATHING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE. SPEAKING TODAY
IS MARSHALL FOSTER, DIRECTOR OF
THE SEATTLE CENTER.
>> DIRECTOR FOSTER, THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US. I WOULD LOVE
FOR YOU TO SAY YOUR NAME FOR
THE RECORD AND THE FLOOR IS
YOURS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH, IT IS GREAT TO
BE HERE. MARSHALL FOSTER,
DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE CENTER. I
AM NOT GOING TO SAY A LOT
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE A VERY
FULL AGENDA BUT I AM JUST GOING
TO SAY THAT I WANT TO EXTEND MY
PERSONAL EXCITEMENT TO HAVE A
GREAT NEW COMMISSION, OVER THE
LAST YEAR. YOU MAY RECALL -- A
LOT OF YOU WERE NOT HERE AT THE
TIME BUT LAST YEAR WE BROUGHT
IN A SIGNIFICANT NEW SLATE OF
COMMISSIONERS WHICH HAS BEEN A
GREAT SHOT IN THE ARM FOR THE
SEATTLE CENTER AND THE WORK
THAT WE DO AND WE ARE EXCITED
TODAY TO BOTH BE RENEWING A
WHOLE GROUP OF THOSE
COMMISSIONERS, NEW AND SOME WHO
HAVE BEEN ON IT FOR A
LONGER-TERM AS WELL AS TO
INTRODUCE A NEW COMMISSIONER,
FORMER COUNCILMEMBER SALLY
BAGSHAW . I JUST WANT TO SAY, I
AM SURE YOU ALL KNOW SALLY BUT
SHE HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE
CIVIC LEADER IN THIS COMMUNITY
FOR YEARS AND YEARS. SHE HAS
MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL POLICY,
POLITICS, LAW, CIVIC LEADERSHIP
. I HAVE HAD THE BENEFIT AS
STAFF TO WORK WITH SALLY WHEN
SHE WAS A COUNCILMEMBER ON
NUMEROUS CIVIC INITIATIVES,
WHETHER IT WAS THE WATERFRONT,
SEATTLE CENTER RAND SHE IS A
FORCE OF GOOD AND A FORCE OF
NATURE TOGETHER AT THE SAME
TIME. WE COULD NOT BE MORE
HAPPY TO HAVE SALLY JOINING THE
SEATTLE CENTER ADVISORY
COMMISSION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> AWESOME. WE ALSO HAVE A --
LET ME JUST SAY THAT A FORMER
CITY COUNCILMEMBER SALLY
BAGSHAW, HOW YOUR RESUME IS
AMAZING AND I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TALKS SO
HIGHLY OF YOU ALL THE TIME. THE
ONLY MISTAKE YOU MADE ON YOUR
RESUME, YOU DID GO TO STANFORD
AND I KNOW A LOT OF US DON'T
LIKE STANFORD BUT BECAUSE YOU
WENT THERE, I WILL RECONSIDER
LOVING YOU IN THE CARDINAL AND
THE DANCING TREE.
>> THE DANCING TREE IS BAD. I
AGREE WITH YOU.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU
OPEN THE FLOOR TO SAY A FEW
WORDS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBERS HERE AND CITY
HALL, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I
AM JUST DELIGHTED AND REALLY
PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO WORK MORE
WITH MARSHALL FOSTER AND THE
ADVISORY BOARD . I WAS ON
COUNCIL FROM 2010 TO 2020 AND
ALL DURING THOSE 10 YEARS, I
HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING
WITH SEATTLE CENTER. OF COURSE,
THE WATERFRONT IS NEAR AND DEAR
TO MY HEART. WHAT IS EXCITING
TO ME IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED AT
THE CENTER. MANY OF YOU KNOW
THAT IT WAS NOT WHAT IT IS
TODAY . WE HAD TO TAKE SOME
SIGNIFICANT VOTES TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GO FORWARD
WITH WHAT BECAME THE CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA AND I REALLY WANT
TO THINK MARSHALL'S GOOD WORK,
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS VESTED
WITH ME WHEN WE DECIDED THAT
PRESERVING SEATTLE CENTER MEANT
NOT HAVING AN EASEMENT AND A
WHOLE NEW ENTERTAINMENT
FACILITY IN OUR INDUSTRIAL
AREA. WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH
-- YOU THINK OF TODD AND PAMELA
AND FRANCESCA AS WELL FROM LOS
ANGELES. ALL THE PEOPLE THAT
WORK SO HARD TO GET THAT OPENED
UP SO THAT THE PUCK COULD DROP
ON SCHEDULE BUT THINK ABOUT THE
WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE WITH
SEATTLE CENTER OVERALL, WHETHER
IT WAS THE SCIENCE CENTER, THE
OPERA, CHILDREN'S THEATER,
EVEN REDOING THE ARMORY . THESE
ARE ALL THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN A
DELIGHT BUT WE HAVE ALSO WORKED
WITH THE SEATTLE SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND I WANT TO SAY HUGE
THANKS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING SO HARD
TO MAKE SURE MEMORIAL STADIUM
IS JUST REBUILT IN A WAY THAT
IS SOMETHING THAT HONORS
SEATTLE CENTER AND THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY. SO, THANK YOU FOR
INCLUDING ME. I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH MARSHALL AND I
TOLD HIM, IT IS TRUE. PART OF
THE REAL DROP ON THIS COMMITTEE
FOR ME IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH YOU, MARSHALL. MANY
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. I KNOW WE ARE
LUCKY TO HAVE YOUR EXPERIENCE,
TO BE GOING FROM COUNCIL AND
ALL OF THE EXPERIENCE THAT YOU
HAD WORKING IN OUR CITY AND
BEING ABLE TO OFFER THAT
PURVIEW ON THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE IS -- I COULD NOT
THINK OF A BETTER PERSON. THANK
YOU.
>> I WILL JUST ADD, IT IS AN
EXCITING TIME TO BE JOINING THE
COMMISSION. LARA MAE D.
CHOLLETTE IS ONE OF OUR NEWER
RECRUITS THAT I WAS MENTIONING
BEFORE AND WE HAVE A PRETTY
FULL AGENDA RIGHT NOW. MEMORIAL
STADIUM PROJECT WILL BE COMING
BEFORE THE COUNCIL WE HOPE
LATER THIS YEAR . WE HAVE
GROWING BUSINESS ON THE
FESTIVAL SIDE WITH AN
INCREDIBLE RESURGENCE OF ALL OF
OUR FESTIVAL EVENT SAND WE ARE
JUST IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES
OF A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE
FUTURE OF SEATTLE CENTER WHICH
IS LOOKING OUT AT THE NEXT 10
YEARS AND HOW WE REINVEST IN
OUR CORE VISION AT THE CULTURAL
HEART OF THE NORTHWEST AND HELP
PUT THE CENTER ON A MORE
SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL FOOTING
IN POSITION TO BE SUCCESSFUL
FOR THE NEXT 60 YEARS. WE ARE
VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THE
COMMISSIONERS WE HAVE, LARA MAE
BEING A GREAT EXAMPLE AS WELL
AS A NEW COMMISSIONER IN SALLY
BAGSHAW.
>> THANK YOU. I KNOW WE HAVE A
COUPLE OF COMMENTS. I DO WANT
TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT LARA
MAE. I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO KNOW LARA MAE FOR OVER 20
YEARS . HER UNCLE WAS MY
BASKETBALL COACH GROWING UP ,
WHICH IS PRETTY COOL. I HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW HER AND
HER FAMILY AND I HAVE WORKED
WITH HER A LONG TIME AND AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH AND
KIDS AND I KNOW THAT IS CLOSE
TO HER HEART AND ATHLETICS AND
YOUTH AND ENRICHMENT. JUST
SUPER LUCKY TO KNOW BOTH OF YOU
ALL AND THEN OBVIOUSLY LARA MAE
FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO YOUR CONTINUED
SERVICE. I DID NOT KNOW IF YOU
WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON THAT
I WILL OPEN UP TO MY COLLEAGUES
FOR COMMENTS.
>> LAST YEAR I WAS COMING IN.
GETTING REAPPOINTED FOR A FULL
TERM IS AN HONOR TO SERVE. I
LOVE THE COMMUNITY. GREW UP ON
SEATTLE CENTER GROUNDS WHETHER
IT IS PLAYING SOCCER AT
MEMORIAL STADIUM, YOUTH
ACTIVITIES OR BEING ON STAFF.
IT IS FULL CIRCLE FOR ME TO BE
ABLE TO SERVE AND GET BACK.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. WE DO
HAVE TWO COMMENTS HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND LET THE
RECORD REFLECT THAT YOU KNOW
EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. I JUST WANT TO SPEAK
TO COUNCILMEMBER SALLY
BAGSHAW'S APPOINTMENT WITH THE
COMMITTEE. IT WAS A PRIVILEGE
AND AN HONOR TO GET TO WORK ON
BEHALF OF HER ON THE SEATTLE
CITY CAMPUS WORK. WE DID IT
RIGHT AT THE TAIL END OF TAKING
OVER FOR ROBERTA BLACK, ALSO IN
THE CITY FAMILY. COUNCIL MEMBER
BANK SHOT, AM I CORRECT THAT
THIS IS THE FIRST OFFICIAL ROLL
WITH THE CITY?
>> LET'S SAY OFFICIAL, YES.
>> MY QUESTION IS, WHAT TOOK
YOU SO LONG?
>> A FEW OTHER THINGS WERE
HAPPENING, DAN.
>> SOMETHING THAT HAS ALSO
INSPIRED ME ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER
SALLY BAGSHAW IS YOUR VISION
AND I THINK IT MAY HAVE COME TO
YOU WHEN YOU WERE SAILING IN
THE SOUTH PACIFIC WITH BRAD AND
REALIZING THAT THE WATERFRONT
NEEDED TO BE A BETTER CIVIC
CAMPUS AND THEN COMING BACK,
RUNNING FOR OFFICE, SEEING THAT
COMING THROUGH AND DOING IT
AGAIN AT SEATTLE CENTER IN
PARTNERSHIMARSHALL
FOSTER. NOW THAT WE ARE
EMBARKING ON A STRATEGIC PLAN
FOR THE CENTER, YOU ARE THE
RIGHT MIND AT THE RIGHT TIME
AND IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND I AM
SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER
SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, HOLLINGSWORTH .
DIRECTOR FOSTER, I JUST WANTED
TO SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING AND
TO MAKE SURE THE ADVISORY
COMMISSION IS A STRONG.
OBVIOUSLY IT IS A VOLUNTEER
KIND OF EVOLUTION AND IT TAKES
TIME AND EFFORT FOR EVERYONE TO
DO SO. FOR EVERYBODY, THOSE WHO
ARE NOT HERE, OUR THANKS AS
SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN A CIVIC
WANT TEAR HIMSELF. I RECOGNIZE
THAT IT IS A TIME COMMITMENT .
MONEY, OFTEN TIMES. THERE IS A
LOT OF CHALLENGES THAT COME
WITH THAT AND THEY PRESS
THROUGH. GENERAL THANK YOU TO
EVERYBODY. OF COURSE, I LIKE
THE APPOINTMENT THE MY
PREDECESSOR TIMES TWO HERE IN
DISTRICT 7 AND IT IS GREAT TO
WELCOME BACK COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW . SINCE YOU MENTIONED
THE CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA, I
JUST WANTED TO SAY FORMALLY
THANK YOU AND THE OTHER WOMEN
WHO VOTED FOR THE ARENA TO MAKE
IT WHAT IT IS TODAY, IT WAS THE
RIGHT DECISION AND I SAY THAT
WHOLEHEARTEDLY. I ALSO SAY IT
BECAUSE IT IS A GOAL OF MINE,
THE MISSION OF MINE TO ENSURE
THAT WE HAVE A PORT THAT IS
VIABLE 100 YEARS FROM NOW AND
THAT MEANS WE NEED TO ENSURE
THAT IT HAS THE INFRASTRUCTURE
, THE FREIGHT PIECES, THE
ELECTRIFICATION, UTILITIES, ALL
OF THE ABOVE AND THAT DEMANDS
THAT WE HAVE SUPPORT THROUGHOUT
DISTRICT 7, WHETHER IT IS
INTERBAY OR DOWN INTO DISTRICT
1. WHAT YOU HAVE DONE RELATED
TO THE CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA IS
FANTASTIC AND I WOULD ALSO NOTE
THAT CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA'S
FANTASTIC. AS FOSTER KNOWS,
QUICKLY SAY STORM. WE NEED TO
CELEBRATE OUR SEATTLE STORM,
FOUR TIME CHAMPIONS. MANY LIT
THE CHAMPIONS NOW TOO. WE
SHOULD NOTE THAT. AND/OR BRONZE
MEDALISTS. THE AUSTRALIAN
CONNECTION IS STRONG. I WILL
SAY, THIS IS TOTALLY UNOFFICIAL
BUT IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF IF,
BUT WHEN. WE WILL MOVE ON.
MEMORIAL STADIUM, SO IMPORTANT.
ANOTHER AREA THAT DIRECTOR
FOSTER KNOWS I HAVE BEEN
PUSHING ON. WE HAVE TO DO RIGHT
BY MEMORIAL STADIUM, AND
PARTICULARLY THE MEMORIAL WALL.
I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE PLANS
RELATED TO MEMORIAL WALL AND
THE STADIUM OVERALL AND WE NEED
TO PRESS THROUGH FOR THAT AND I
AM REALLY HAPPY BECAUSE I DO
HAVE MY SOURCES THAT SOON YOU
WILL BE MEETING WITH SOME OF
THE VETERAN SERVICE
ORGANIZATIONS, OR AT LEAST ONE,
TO UPDATE THEM. THANK YOU. I
CAN'T REALLY DO THAT ANYMORE
GIVEN MY NEW ROLL . THEN, ONE
OF THE THINGS I HAVE BEEN DOING
A LOT LATELY IS MEETING WITH
SMALL GROUPS, BUILDING
COMMUNITIES. IT COULD BE SCOUT
TROOPS, A CHURCH GROUP, ACROSS
THE BOARD. THEY ARE BUILDING
COMMUNITY IN A POST-PANDEMIC .
WE HAVE BEEN IN THE JET WASH OF
THAT FOR A WHILE AND WE NEED TO
STEP OUT AND BUILD COMMUNITY.
VERSE SEATTLE CENTER, IT IS
KEY. WE NEED TO DO THAT WHETHER
IT IS ALL ELEMENTS OF THE
SEATTLE CENTER, WE TALKED ABOUT
ENSURING THAT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE, THE BUILDING ,
ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF PIECES,
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE
SEATTLE CENTER ARE STRONG.
OBVIOUSLY THE PACIFIC SCIENCE
CENTER IS OUTSIDE. THAT
PARTNERSHIP IS KEY. ME TO
ENSURE THAT THOSE PIECES -- THE
ARMORY AND ALL OF THAT --
BUILDING THIS COMMUNITY IS VERY
IMPORTANT. BIG WAYS AND LITTLE
WAYS OF DOING THAT. I ALWAYS
WANT TO KEEP THE SENIOR DANCE
OPTION OPEN. YOU KNEW THAT WAS
COMING. MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME
VOLUNTEERS SO IT DOES NOT COST
MUCH AND WE CAN BUILD THAT KIND
OF COMMUNITY FOR OUR SENIORS TO
COME BACK THE WAY THEY DANCED
THE NIGHT AWAY PRE-PANDEMIC.
YOU KNEW IT WAS COMING. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> THANK YOU. THIS MIGHT BE
YOUR FIRST OFFICIAL
COMMISSIONER ASSIGNMENT OR
LIAISON WITH THE CITY BUT I SEE
YOU ALL THE TIME OUT AND ABOUT.
YOU ARE ENGAGED IN EVERYTHING
FROM HOUSING TO GOOD GOVERNANCE
ISSUES AND YOU JUST WANTED TO
SAY -- THANK YOU FOR REMAINING
ENGAGED. YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT
IS GOING ON IN SO MANY
DIFFERENT FACETS OF OUR CITY
AND YOU HAVE THE HISTORICAL
KNOWLEDGE TO REALLY BE ABLE TO
HAVE A SUPER HIGH VALUE ON THIS
PROJECT. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE
FOR THE RECORD THAT YOU AND
RICHARD, MY OLD BOSS, WERE
NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBORS RIGHT DOWN
THE HALL AND IN ADDITION TO THE
DETAILED ANALYSIS YOU WOULD
ALWAYS DEVOTE TO EVERY SINGLE
TOPIC, EVEN WHETHER IT BE
CONTROVERSIAL OR NOT, YOU WERE
ALWAYS THERE AND ALSO, STAFF
TALKS. WARM AND FAIR AND
GOODHEARTED AND KIND PERSON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> I AM GOING TO ECHO -- HI. SO
NICE TO SEE YOU. I'M GOING TO
ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY
COLLEAGUES HERE. WE ARE SO
LUCKY TO HAVE FOLKS WHO LEAVE
THE CITY AND THEN WANT TO COME
BACK AND VOLUNTEER. SO SUPRA
TREE SHOULD HAVE OF YOUR
EFFORTS WHILE YOU WERE AT THE
CITY AND NOW SO LUCKY TO HAVE
YOU BACK HELPING US ON AN
ADVISORY CAPACITY WITH ALL OF
YOUR WEALTH AND KNOWLEDGE THAT
YOU AMASSED WHEN YOU WERE HERE
AND ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS YOU
HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT YOUR
CAREER. THANK YOU FOR STEPPING
UP TO BE A VOLUNTEER AND NOT
GOING OFF INTO RETIREMENT
WITHOUT WANTING TO CONTINUE TO
PARTNER WITH US TO MAKE THE
CITY BETTER. ALL OF OUR
VOLUNTEER, WE ALWAYS SAY THAT,
ALL OF OUR FOLKS WHO VOLUNTEER
TO TAKE ON THESE ROLES AND AN
ADVISORY CAPACITY, UNPAID, THAT
WE CAN'T DO THIS WORK WITH OUR
FOLKS THAT SIT ON ALL THE
VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
IT IS SUCH A HUGE CONTRIBUTION
TO THE CITY AND WE WANT TO
ALWAYS RECOGNIZE THAT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, AFTER
OUR COMMENTS, I NOW MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
2939 TO 2944 TWO THE SEATTLE
CENTER ADVISORY COMMISSION . IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED AND THIRD AND FOURTH.
THE CONFIRMATION OF THESE SIX
APPOINTMENTS. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> I DID NOT MEAN TO OVERLOOK
THE CONTINUING CONTRIBUTION. I
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING
WILLING TO STEP UP. IT SAYS
REAPPOINTMENT AND YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU ARE GETTING INTO BUT THANK
YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> SHE IS A FIERCE COMPETITOR.
I SHOULD ALSO SAY THAT TOO.
VERY COMPETITIVE. I KNOW THAT
FIRSTHAND. CLERK, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> NELSON?
>> YES.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF LARA MAE D.
CHOLLETTE, GLORIA, WILL LUDLAM,
MATT AND KAMALA SAXTON TO BE
CONFIRMED. IT WILL HAPPEN
SEPTEMBER 3 AT THE 2020 FOURTH
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU WILL BEING HERE,
DIRECTOR FOSTER AND MS.
BAGSHAW. I WILL CALL YOU LARA
MAE BECAUSE I KNOW YOU. ANYWAY,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN
PERSON AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE TOO. DIRECTOR FOSTER,
YOU HAVE BEEN DOING A
PHENOMENAL JOB WITH THE SEATTLE
CENTER. I RODE THROUGH ON MY
BIKE THE OTHER DAY AND IT IS
GORGEOUS. THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL LOVE STANFORD ONE
DAY OR ANOTHER.
>> CLERK, WILL YOU READ AGENDA
ITEM 7 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 7, APPOINTMENT
OF ROB LLOYD AS CHIEF
TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, SEATTLE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT, FOR A TERM OF
AUGUST 1, 2028 . PRESENTING
TODAY IS ROB LLOYD AND MARCO
LOWE , THE CITY'S CHIEF
OPERATING OFFICERS.
>> WE ARE SO EXCITED. I FORGOT
THAT MR. LLOYD IS FROM THE BAY
AREA SO HE COULD BE A STANFORD
FAN. HE COULD BE A SAN JOSE
FAN. YOU COULD BE A SAINT
MARY'S FAN JUST ACROSS THE WAY
. SANTA CLARA BEARS? YOU COULD
BE BERKELEY. YOU COULD BE A LOT
OF THINGS. JUST DOES A
STANFORD.
>> DO YOU WANT HIM ON THE
RECORD TO ANSWER THAT BEFORE I
START?
>> GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. MY NAME IS MARCO
LOWE AND I'M THE CHIEF
OPERATING OFFICER PRESENTED BY
MAYOR HARRELL. I CAN'T TOP
WHAT HREIER SAID EARLIER
BUT I WILL DO MY BEST. I WILL
BE LONGER AND LESS EFFECTIVE.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE
YOU TODAY TO INTRODUCE MAYOR
HARRELL 'S NOMINEE FOR THE
DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE'S
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT, ROB LLOYD. SEATTLE
I.T. IS THE BACKBONE THAT
PROVIDES SECURE, RELIABLE
TECHNOLOGY AND LEADERSHIP TO
THE CITY DEPARTMENT AND TO
ENSURE THESE DEPARTMENTS CAN DO
THEIR JOB EFFECTIVELY. THE
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER HAS
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
VISION, STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP
OF THE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS A
ROLL THAT REQUIRES INTENSE
COLLABORATIVE TALENTS AS I.T.
TOUCHES SO MANY DEPARTMENTS IN
THE WORK THAT THEY DO. THIS
ROLL ALSO SERVES AS ADVISORY TO
EXECUTIVE LEADERS ON POLICY
ISSUES AND DECISIONS INCLUDING
THE SELECTION AND EFFECTIVE
IMPLEMENTATION OF LARGE
APPLICATIONS . THE MAYOR
SELECTED ROB FOLLOWING AN
EXTENSIVE COMPETITIVE NATIONAL
SEARCH THAT WAS OVERSEEN AND
INFORMED BY A STAKEHOLDER
COMMITTEE FEATURING
REPRESENTATIVES FROM CHAIR'S
OFFICE AND OUR OWN CITY
DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO THANK THE SEARCH
COMMITTEE AND ALL OF THEIR WORK
. IT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO LEAD
US TO ROB. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE
A MOMENT TO TAKE JIM WHO LED
I.T. FOR THREE YEARS IN THE
INTERIM. IS EFFECTIVE WORK WAS
ABLE TO GET US TO THE GREAT
PLACE WE ARE TODAY THAT ROBERT
WILL STEP INTO. ROB HAS HIT THE
GROUND RUNNING, ALREADY WORKING
ON THE BUDGET THAT WAS
SUBMITTED AND ALSO PRESENTING
YESTERDAY AT A CABINET MEETING
ON THE CITY'S ADHERENCE TO THE
ADA ON OUR OUTWARD FACING
WEBSITE. I KNOW YOU EACH HAVE A
COMMITMENT TO GOOD GOVERNANCE
AND CARRYING EXPECTATION OF
EXCELLENCE WHEN IT COMES TO
EFFECTIVELY OPERATING IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. AFTER SPENDING TIME
WITH ROB, I HOPE YOU RECOGNIZE
THE TALENT AND CAPABILITY THAT
WILL EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS
ANSWER FROM IN THIS ROLL. LET
YOU TURN THINGS OVER TO ROB TO
OFFER HIS INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> PRESS THE BUTTON AND IT
SHOULD GO GREEN.
>> I'VE GOT IT NOW. THAT WAS
HARDWARE. GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE
CHAIR NELSON AND ESTEEMED
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. THE
SEATTLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
TEAM, CITY DEPARTMENTS AND OUR
PARTNERS HAVE WELCOMED ME WITH
WARMTH. MY FAMILY AND I ARE
TRULY GRATEFUL TO HAVE FOUND
SUCH A VIBRANT AND SUPPORTIVE
COMMUNITY TO CALL OUR HOME. I
WAS DRAWN TO SEATTLE BY THE ONE
SEATTLE VISION IN MY PREVIOUS
EXPERIENCES WITH SEATTLE
COLLEAGUES LIKE BILL. THE
VISION OF TACKLING THE TOUGHEST
CHALLENGES OF LARGE CITIES,
PUBLIC SAFETY, HOMELESSNESS,
BLIGHT, EQUITY, TRANSPORTATION,
CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY ALL
HEAD ON THROUGH PARTNERSHIP
WITH HONEST DATA AND USING THE
POWER OF TECHNOLOGY AND
TRANSFORMATION MATCHES MY
CAREERS WORK. IT IS A MISSION
I'M EAGER TO CONTRIBUTE TO AND
HELP ACHIEVE. MY ENCOUNTERS
WITH SEATTLE COLLEAGUES AND
FRIENDS OVER THE YEARS HAVE
CONSISTENTLY REINFORCED THAT
HERE OUR PEERS WHO HELP LEAD
THE WAY ON THE NATION'S
CRITICAL ISSUES. SINCE MY
ARRIVAL, I HAVE NOW MET WITH
OVER 250 SEATTLE TEAMMATES,
DEPARTMENT COLLEAGUES AND
COUNCILMEMBERS. IT IS CLEAR TO
ME THAT WE HAVE BOTH THE
FOUNDATION AND THE INSPIRATION
TO DO REMARKABLE WORK TOGETHER,
BUILDING ON SUCCESSES OF THE
PAST. I HAVE SHARED WITH THE
SEATTLE TEAM THAT WE HAVE
759,915 SEATTLEITES COUNTING ON
US, GIVING US A COME TILING
REASON TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE
EVERY SINGLE DAY. OUR MISSION
WILL BE REALIZED BY UNLEASHING
THE BRILLIANCE OF 13,000 CITY
EMPLOYEES INCLUDING THE CITY
SEATTLE I.T. TEAM AS WELL AS
OUR COMMUNITY. OUR FOCUS WILL
BE ON EMPOWERING OUR PARTNERS
AND DEPARTMENTS TO DELIVER
EXCEPTIONAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES
AND ACHIEVE THE MAYOR'S AND
CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION AS
RESOURCES BECOME LIMITED AND
EXPECTATIONS CONTINUE TO RISE.
TECHNOLOGY WILL BE THE BRIDGE
FOR THAT GAP . SO FAR, I HAVE
HEARD AND SEEN OPPORTUNITIES TO
IMPROVE THE EASE OF CUSTOMER
FACING PROCESSES FOR CUSTOMERS
AND STAFF THOMAS INDIVIDUALLY
ENHANCING OUR PROJECT
EFFECTIVENESS AND REMAPPING,
CONTINUING OUR CYBER SECURITY
AND RESILIENCE WORK AND
OPTIMIZING OUR TECHNOLOGY
ARCHITECTURE AND COSTS. OUR
STAFF AND PARTNERS ARE ALIGNED
ON THESE PRIORITIES WHICH WILL
DRIVE A CULTURE OF I.T. POWERED
BY PEEP WILL. OUR CULTURE AND
MY COMMITMENT TO YOU AND TO THE
COMMUNITY IS THAT YOU WILL
ALWAYS HAVE AN I.T. PARTNER
THAT WOULD ACT WITH INTEGRITY,
COLLABORATES EFFECTIVELY IN THE
MASTERFULLY LEVIED RIDGE
TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION TO
UNLOCK THE FULL POTENTIAL OF
SEATTLE'S PEOPLE. I AM
GENUINELY EXCITED BY THE FUTURE
THAT WE WILL BUILD TOGETHER.
TAKING A MOMENT, I WOULD LIKE
TO RECOGNIZE MY COMMENT --
COLLEAGUE AS INTERIM CEO. HE
GUIDED SEATTLE I.T. WITH CARE
WHEN IT WAS NEEDED AND HE
DESERVES A WORLD OF CREDIT FOR
THAT. FINALLY, A SPECIAL THANK
YOU TO MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS
AND IN-LAWS WHO HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATING FOR OUR MOVE TO
SEATTLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. MY
WIFE EVEN BOUGHT HOCKEY GEAR
BEFORE SHE KNEW WHAT SPORT THEY
PLAYED. KUDOS TO YOUR MARKETERS
FOR THAT. I AM INCREDIBLY
FORTUNATE TO HAVE A LOVING AND
SUPPORTIVE FAMILY WHO
UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH THE PUBLIC
COMMISSION MEANS TO ME AND MY
PASSION FOR TAKING ON BIG
CHALLENGES TO HELP COMMUNITIES.
IT IS A GIFT TO HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE SEATTLE
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO
COO LOWE FOR BEING HERE AND
OBVIOUSLY OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR,
LLOYD, FOR BEING HERE. I'M
GOING TO OPEN UP MY COLLEAGUES
BEFORE I MAKE MY COMMENTS AND
WE WILL LOOK DOWN TO MY RIGHT,
IF ANYONE HAS ANY COMMENTS.
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK
HOLLINGSWORTH AND THANK YOU COO
LOWE AND ALSO MR. LLOYD. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. WE HAD
A CONVERSATION TALKING ABOUT
THE ELEMENTS OF SEATTLE I.T.
AND ONE AREA OF INTEREST FOR ME
IS WITHIN THE PUBLIC SAFETY
SIDE OF THINGS. OBVIOUSLY WE
TALKED ABOUT THE ROLLOUT WITH
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT AND THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, HOW TO
DO THINGS TO BETTER ENSURE WE
ARE ALL SET BUT I ALSO TALKED
ABOUT THAT WE ARE IN A NEW ERA
WHERE WE ARE BRINGING THAT
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE. WE HAVE
THE CARE DEPARTMENT LEFT BY --
LED BY CHIEF BARDEN. I AM
PROBABLY SAYING THAT FOR THE
FIRST TIME OFFICIALLY. I FEEL
SAFE SAYING THAT BUT CHIEF
BARDEN NOW LEAVES THE CARE
DEPARTMENT. WITH THE 911 CALL
CENTER, BRINGING IN DIFFERENT
PIECES. I HAVE BEEN ONE TO SAY,
AS SOMEONE WHO HAS GONE TO
THESE PROCESSES, THEY WILL BE
SOME MAJOR COURSE CORRECTIONS,
NO DOUBT OVER THE NEXT FEW
YEARS. I.T. WILL BE CENTRAL TO
THAT. TWO THINGS. ONE, I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO MEET WITH HER
AND SECONDLY, DO YOU HAVE ANY
THOUGHTS ON THAT SPECIFIC AREA?
>> WE HAVE ALREADY MET. WE
TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF
THINGS. LET ME CATEGORIZE THEM
INTO THREE DIFFERENT AREAS. ONE
IS, YOU HAVE DONE THE HARD PART
ALREADY BY TAKING THE BOLD MOVE
TO SAY WE CAN TRY SOMETHING
DIFFERENT. THE PUBLIC SAFETY
ANSWERING POINT MODEL HAS BEEN
PRETTY ENTRENCHED FOR A LONG
TIME BUT THE ABILITY TO HAVE
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, TO TAKE
THE ALTERNATIVE, ACUITY
RESPONSE MODEL, IT IS RIGHT.
YOU ARE RIGHT THAT THAT WILL
MEAN WE MIGHT GET SOME THINGS
WRONG BUT WE ARE GOING TO GET A
LOT OF THINGS RIGHT. THE
DIRECTOR AND I HAVE TALKED
ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS IN TERMS
OF THE CALL SYSTEMS, CALL
HANDLING ANALYTICS AND WHAT WE
HAVE TO DO IN TERMS OF
INVESTING INTO THE RECORDS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE
ANALYTICS WE WANT TO PUT IN
FROM HIS HANDS. IN AREA TWO, IT
IS WHAT THAT ROADMAP LOOKS
LIKE. THE STRATEGIC WORK THAT
I.T. NEEDS TO DO ACROSS POLICE,
FIRE, AND CARE. WHAT IS THE
PRIORITY LIST OF WHAT MAKES
THEM BETTER OFF ON THE
LONG-TERM ROADMAP AND HOW WE
NEED TO LIST THAT OUT FOR THE
ORGANIZATION AND WHAT COUNCIL
NEEDS TO SEE IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS. THAT WILL BE THAT
ROADMAP AND INVESTMENT PATH.
THE LAST IS HOW THAT CONNECTS
WITH OTHER THINGS THAT THE CITY
NEEDS TO DO. BLICK SAFETY --
YOU WILL HEAR ME SAY THIS A
LOT. THERE WAS A TIME WHERE
THERE WERE SWIM LANES AND
GOVERNMENT. THERE WAS JUST
POLICING ISSUES. THERE WAS JUST
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. THAT HAS
PASSED. NOW, WE HAVE WATER POLO
. GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT SINGLE
GOALS WHERE WE ALL SWARM AND
WORK TOGETHER AND IF YOU TALK
ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, YOU TALK
ABOUT EQUITY, IF YOU TALK ABOUT
THE VISION ZERO GOAL THAT WE
HAVE, IT REQUIRES AN ALL HANDS
APPROACH AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
TO PLAY THAT ROLL BECAUSE WE
CAN CONNECT INFORMATION AND
SYSTEMS AND ACTION AND THAT IS
THE ROLL WE HAVE TO PLAY
HEADING FORWARD. THAT
INTERCONNECTEDNESS, THE
SYSTEMS, THE WORK MANAGEMENT,
THE INTELLIGENTHE
ANALYTICS, THAT IS HOW I CAN
SEE OUR ROLL-PLAYING HEADING
FORWARD.
>> GREAT. WHEN YOU SAY WATER
POLO, NOW THE FIRST THING THAT
COMES TO MY MIND IS FLAVOR FLAV
BUT I AM GOING BACK TO THE
OLYMPICS. I HAVE THREE
QUESTIONS. THE SECOND ONE IS, I
A. TWO WEEKS AGO NOW, I WAS OUT
AT REDMOND AND I WILL BE HAVING
A UP IN THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
WITH ANOTHER MAJOR TECH
COMPANY. IA HAS THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO SOME REAL BIG CHANGES. I
THINK IT RELATES TO GOOD
GOVERNANCE. YOU MENTIONED A
LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF THE
CUSTOMER FACING -- I CAN'T
REMEMBER HOW YOU PHRASED IT.
CAN YOU SPEAK ABOUT HOW I A CAN
LEAD TO GOOD GOVERNANCE AND HOW
WE CAN HAVE A BETTER CUSTOMER
CLIENT RELATIONSHIP IN TERMS OF
THE CONSTITUENTS HERE IN
SEATTLE?
>> I THINK THE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE IS THE ROAD THAT
YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT, THE
ANALYTICS AND THE ABILITY TO DO
MANAGEMENT AND WHERE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE IS AN UMBRELLA
THAT CAN DO MACHINE LEARNING,
GENERATIVE, LARGE LANGUAGE
MODELS AND THEY CAN TAKE US
DOWN A NUMBER OF PATHS. WHERE
IT HAS A LOT OF PROMISE IS TWO
AREAS. WE WILL EXPLORE MORE.
ONE IS CONFRONTING THE BARRIERS
OF LANGUAGE AND ACCESSIBILITY.
AND, GETTING RID OF THE LONG
LIST OF NUMBERS AND THE LONG
WAIT. IT HAS A LOT OF PROMISE
THERE. IF WE WORK WITH OUR 911,
311 AND CUSTOMER SERVICE BUREAU
PARTNERS, WE CAN MAKE IT EASIER
FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO GET A HOLD
OF US AND GET THE ANSWERS AND
STATUS UPDATES ON THE REQUEST
FOR HELP. ON INTERNAL ROUTING
AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT,
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HAS A
LOT OF PROMISE THERE AS WELL.
IN REDMOND AND IN SEATTLE,
THERE WAS A LOT OF PARTNERS
THAT WE HAVE THAT HAS PROMISE
TO BE GOOD PARTNERS AND WE ARE
STRUCTURING -- WE JUST HAD SOME
MEETINGS THIS MORNING ABOUT HOW
WE STRUCTURE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS
AND AGREEMENTS. SEATTLE CAN BE
A LEADER IN THE SPACE AND HOW
WE CAN TAP THE BRILLIANCE OF
SEATTLE AND NATIONAL PARTNERS
TO USE THESE TECHNOLOGIES INTO
SMART WAYS AND WITH SOME GOOD
SIDE FORKS TO PROTECT AND HAVE
RESPONSIBLE USE AND TO SHOW
SOME LEADERSHIP ABOUT HOW WE
CAN YIELD GREAT EFFICIENCIES
AND ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE USE
MODELS FOR OTHER CITIES TO COPY
TOO. LOTS OF PROMISE ON
ACCESSIBILITY AND ALSO
EFFICIENCIES AND ONE OF THE
DREAMS I HAVE IS TO MAKE AN
EASE OF ASKING FOR HELP EASIER
FOR THE COMMUNITY AND YOUR OWN
STAFF.
>> THANK YOU. YES, A.I. I HAVE
TOO MANY ACRONYMS IN MY HEAD
RIGHT NOW. I WROTE TOO MANY
DOWN TOO. THIS LEADS ME TO MY
NEXT QUESTION BECAUSE I SAW IT
IN YOUR BACKGROUND, CHIEF
SECURITY OFFICER. I USED TO BE
AN SFO, SPECIAL SECURITY
OFFICER. I USED TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE
TOP-SECRET INFORMATION SYSTEMS,
PERSONAL ISSUES FOR AN AIRCRAFT
CARRIER. ONE OF THAT IS, IN THE
MILITARY SENSE, IT IS ONE THING
BUT I THINK ABOUT OUR LIBRARY
SYSTEM. THESE RANSOMWARE TAX
AND ALL THE LIKE, THAT IS A
BIGGER AND BIGGER PROBLEM. IT
IS GOING INTO HEALTHCARE NOW.
HOW DO WE KEEP OUR CITY I.T.
SAFE AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO
AVOID CHALLENGES TO WHAT WE
FACE?
>> I THINK THE CALL TO ACTION
IS THAT IT WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY
HARDER. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL
WHAT WE SAY IN PUBLIC ALWAYS
BECAUSE OF THE CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE NATURE BUT THE
GOAL, I WILL SAY, IS WE CAN
LEAVE OUR INCIDENCES FEW AND
SMALL. THAT IS ONE OF THOSE
THINGS THAT WE CAN NO LONGER
SAY -- WE HAVE TO TRUST AND
VERIFY AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE
COORDINATED ACTION AND THAT WE
CAN ALWAYS PROVE THAT THERE IS
INTENTIONAL SECURITY AT EVERY
LEVEL. FROM OUR BONDS TO OUR
INSURANCE TO OUR AUDITORS,
THERE IS NO REPRESENTATION THAT
THEY REQUIRE FOR MATERIALITY
THAT WE VERIFY SECURITY AS
ABSOLUTELY ADDRESSED AND
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR WILL HAVE
TO SEE AND HEAR MORE OF THAT ON
A CONSISTENT BASIS AND OUR
PARTNERS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
FROM HOMELAND SECURITY TO THE
CYBER SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE
AND SECURITY AGENCY, WE HAVE
VERY CLOSE OWNERSHIPS WITH THEM
AND THEY ARE EXTENDING INTO THE
STATE LEVEL AND THE LOCAL
AGENCIES. THE SECRETARY AND
DIRECTOR HAVE MADE THE LOCAL
LEVEL AND DISTRICT AND
UTILITIES A PRIORITY FOR THE
EXACT REASON THAT YOU
MENTIONED. THE RISKS ARE NOW
GROWING AND ALMOST
INSURMOUNTABLE FOR SOME LOCAL
AGENCIES BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN
UNADDRESSED FOR TOO LONG AND WE
INHERIT SOME OF THAT RISK BY
ASSOCIATION. SEATTLE HAS A VERY
MATURE APPROACH AND I WILL BE
VERY CAREFUL WHAT I SAY IN
PUBLIC BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE
RELENTLESS ON SECURITY AND
RESILIENCE FRONT. DIRECTOR
CURRY AND I HAVE HAD THOSE
CONVERSATIONS INCLUDING DRILLS
AND EXERCISES. YOU WILL SEE A
LOT OF ACTIVITY ON THAT FRONT
FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THAT
LAST PART. OAM IS VERY
IMPORTANT BUT NOT REALLY
APPRECIATED IN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY ARENA AND ACROSS CITY
GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. THAT IS
A GREAT TIE IN. I APPRECIATE
THAT POINT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> YOU HAD ME WITH BILL
SCHREIER'S COMMENTS BUT THAT
IS A STRONG ENDORSEMENT. MY
QUESTION IS, HAS SEATTLE EVER
HAD -- HAS THE DEPARTMENT EVER
HAD A STRATEGIC PLAN? I NOTICED
THAT IS ONE OF YOUR PRIORITIES
IN YOUR QUESTION AND ANSWER.
>> IT HAS HAD STRATEGIC
DIRECTIONS. FROM WHAT I HAVE
SEEN, THERE HAS BEEN -- LET ME
ANSWER THIS IN A SHARP WAY.
THERE HAS BEEN STRATEGIC
DIRECTION DOCUMENTS AND I WILL
SAY THAT I AM WORKING ON A
STRATEGIC PLAN NOW IN THE
STRATEGIC DIRECTION YOU WILL
SEE FROM ME IS ONE THAT WE WILL
MAINTAIN EVERY THREE YEARS. IT
INVOLVES LISTENING AND WORKING
VERY CLOSELY WITH DEPARTMENTS
TO SET AN I.T. ARCHITECTURE
WHERE WE SAY EVERY THREE YEARS
WE ARE SAYING WHAT DEPARTMENTS
ARE HEADING ON ON A FIVE-YEAR
ROADMAP AND THE REASON FOR THAT
IS WHEN I LOOK AT THE I.T.
ARCHITECTURE FOR THE CITY, IT
IS VERY DIFFUSED. WE HAVE A
CONSOLIDATED I.T. DEPARTMENT
BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EVERYTHING.
WE HAVE FIVE TO SIX C RNS, A
NUMBER OF DATABASE PLATFORMS, A
NUMBER OF ANALYTICS PLATFORMS.
WHEN WE TRY TO DO CUSTOMER
SERVICE, WHEN WE TRY TO DO
UNIFIED DIRECTION, IT IS REALLY
HARD BECAUSE WE HAVE 6000
INTEGRATION POINTS INSTEAD OF
600. THE PLAN IS WHEN WE SEE
CONSISTENCIES ACROSS
DEPARTMENTS, OUR JOB AS A
STRATEGIC IS TO MARRY UP THAT
IN ONE DIRECTION AND MAKE
EXCEPTIONS FROM THERE RATHER
THAN BUYING A COUPLE OF
EVERYTHING. THAT MAKES IT
EASIER FOR US TO MANAGE, EASIER
FOR US TO SECURE AND EASIER TO
DELIVER SERVICES. THERE HAS
BEEN STRATEGIC DIRECTION SET
BUT NOT IN A STRONG, UNIFIED
WAY THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE
ORGANIZATION BUT I WILL BE
BRINGING THAT TO YOU.
>> IT DOES SEEM THAT THAT WOULD
ADDRESS WHAT WAS HINTED AT IN
PUBLIC COMMENT. WE SOMETIMES
HEAR FROM DEPARTMENTS THAT COME
TO US TO TALK ABOUT THE
DIFFICULTY OF THE SLOWNESS OF A
ROLLOUT OF A TECHNOLOGY AND
THEN IT SEEMS TO ME THAT
TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING SO FAST,
THOSE PROJECTS CAN TAKE SO LONG
THAT WE ARE BEHIND THE PACE OF
TECHNOLOGY WHEN IT COMES TO
WHAT WILL WORK MOST EFFICIENTLY
IN THE COST EFFECTIVE WAY. I AM
SURE YOU WILL START LOOKING AT
THAT. AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE
HAVE INTERNAL CHALLENGES, IT
ALSO APPEARS TO ME THAT WE HAVE
A LOT OF EXTERNAL
OPPORTUNITIES. WE DO LIVE IN A
TECH TOWN. THERE ARE SO MANY
COMPANIES AND SO MANY SMART
PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT THINK, IN
THEIR MINDS, WHY DON'T THEY DO
THIS? WHY DON'T THEY DO THAT,
MEANING THE CITY. NOT TO SET
YOU UP AS A SITTING DUCK FOR A
WHOLE BUNCH OF VENDORS OUT
THERE BUT I AM WONDERING IF IN
DEVELOPING YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN,
DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT
ASKING FOR -- I DON'T KNOW,
MEETING SOME OF OUR LEADERS WHO
HAVE WATCHED THE CITY STRUGGLE
IN CERTAIN AREAS IN TECHNOLOGY
IMPLEMENTATION ? WERE YOU
THINKING ABOUT LOOKING
EXTERNALLY FOR -- NOT
NECESSARILY ADVICE BUT TO
BRIDGE THAT GAP BETWEEN CITY
HALL AND TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE
THAT EXISTS OUT THERE?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THAT IS WHERE I
HAVE KNOWN BILL, IS THAT PUBLIC
PARTNERSHIP MODEL. WE CAN TELL
THE VENDOR COMMUNITY HERE IS
WHERE I AM HEADING IF
HELP SOLVE SOLUTIONS , WE ARE
READY FOR YOU. HERE IS WHAT WE
NEED AND WHEN WE NEED IT AND
BRING YOUR BEST IDEAS AND THEN
WE ALSO CAN DEVELOP WHAT I CALL
A PORTFOLIO PROJECT OFFICE THAT
IS EXCEPTIONAL ABOUT DELIVERING
YOUR PROCESS WHAT WE DO IS WHO
WE ARE. WOULD WE INVEST IN IS
WHO WE ARE TRYING TO BE. WE
HAVE TO MAINTAIN A HIGH RATIO
TO MAINTAIN TRUST IN THE
ORGANIZATION FROM COUNCIL TO
DEPARTMENTS. IF WE FAIL ON MANY
PROJECTS, THE ORGANIZATION GETS
HESITANT SAYING WHY DO WE
INVEST IF WE DON'T GET FULL
VALUE? MY LINE IS, I WANT 80%
OF OUR PROJECTS TO BE
SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED ON
SCOPE, ON A SCHEDULE WITH THE
BUSINESS VALUE THAT WE AIMED
FOR. THAT 80% MEANS SO MUCH
HIGHER. WE GAVE OURSELVES TOO
MANY SOFTBALLS. TOO MUCH LOWER
AND WE ARE WASTING TOO MANY
RESOURCES. IF WE MAINTAIN THAT
ROUGH 80% EQUILIBRIUM, THE
ORGANIZATION WILL CONTINUE TO
INVEST. WE WILL GET A COUPLE OF
THINGS WRONG BUT WE WILL KEEP
ON CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING AND
USING TECHNOLOGY TO THE FULL
VALUE. THAT IS ALSO A SIGNAL TO
THE COMMUNITY AND THAT IS WHERE
I HAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH ZOOM,
FOR EXAMPLE. WE HELPED WITH
SOME OF THE MEETING TECHNOLOGY
AND THEN WHEN COVID HIT, WE HAD
THAT PARTNERSHIP AND IT TURNED
INTO A $30 BILLION COMPANY AND
WE WORKED WITH SECURITY WHEN
THEY INVENTED TECHNOLOGY AND
THEY BECAME A HUGE ACQUISITION.
WE WORKED THROUGH THE FIRST
COMPANY, A LARGE LANGUAGE
MODEL. NO NUMBER, NO CHAT. WE
HAD THESE DIFFERENT
CYBERSECURITY AND FOR A WHILE,
WE WERE IMMUNE TO THE PHISHING
ATTACKS. YOU CAN WORK WITH A
VENDOR COMMUNITY IF YOU HAVE A
GREAT STRATEGY, INTENTIONALITY
BECAUSE YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT
YOU ARE DOING AND WHEN YOU ARE
TRYING TO DO IT AND YOU KNOW
HOW TO INTERFACE WITH THE
COMPANIES THAT ARE OUT THERE SO
YOU KNOW HOW TO EXECUTE AND YOU
REALLY WANT TO WORK WITH THEM
AS A STRATEGIC PARTNER BECAUSE
THEY KNOW YOU ARE GREAT TEAM TO
WORK WITH AND YOU CAN DELIVER
ON STRATEGIC VALUE FOR THEM
TOO. YOU CAN PROVE WHAT THEY
ARE TRYING TO DO. YOU CAN BOTH
OWN THAT WIN. THEY DON'T LOOK
AT YOU AS A SALES TARGET, WHICH
I HATE, BUT THEY LOOK AT YOU AS
A STRATEGIC PARTNER AND THEY
ARE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT AND BETTER AND
SEATTLE HAS A TREASURE TROVE OF
POTENTIAL RELATIONSHIPS. WE
HAVE TO BE A GOOD PARTNER IN
OUR OWN RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
PERSPECTIVE. HAD NOT THOUGHT
ABOUT THAT. SO MANY CHALLENGES.
PERMITTING BEING ONE,
ADDRESSING THE ANSWER.
>> HOMELESSNESS, FOR EXAMPLE.
SOMEBODY SAID WHY DON'T WE
HAVE REAL-TIME MENUS OF HOUSING
UNITS THAT ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW?
THE LIST GOES ON. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. TRYING TO
RECOGNIZE OTHER COLLEAGUES IF
THEY HAVE COMMENTS BEFORE I
MAKE MY FINAL COMMENT. SEEING
NONE --
>> I WILL BE QUICK. I WILL JUST
SAY THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR EARLIER IN THE WEEK. I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET WITH FOLKS AHEAD OF TIME
SO THAT WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS
AND QUESTIONS ANSWERED. I
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE,
APPRECIATE YOU FOR BEING HERE
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING
THE VOTE. THANK YOU.
>> ALSO, I WANT TO THANK -- THE
FORMER CTO , THE AMOUNT OF TIME
I GOT TO KNOW HIM A SHORT TIME
FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW HAS
BEEN VERY DELIGHTFUL. ALSO, I
CAN SEE WHY THE EXECUTIVES AND
THE TEAM -- I KNOW THAT OUR
OFFICE WAS INVOLVED WITH THE
SEARCH COMMITTEE. ROB HAS BEEN
A GREAT. INTERIM CEO ROB LLOYD.
MEETING YOU, ONE OF THE BEST
THINGS THAT US CONNECTING YOUR
VISION FOR WHERE WE WANT THE
DEPARTMENT -- WE HAVE A
WORLD-CLASS CITY. PEOPLE EXPECT
WORLD-CLASS SERVICES AND THEY
WANT A WORLD-CLASS I.T.
DEPARTMENT. IT IS IMPORTANT
WITH HOW THEY INTERFACE IN OUR
COMMUNITY, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE
TO MAKE TRANSPARENT ACCESS FOR
FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE
OUR CITY WEBSITE, HOW THEY ARE
PAYING BILLS OR CONTACTING
OFFICES. WHATEVER MAKES IT
EASIER FOR THAT PIECE. THAT IS
ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALK
ABOUT. IT IS JUST YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY MAKING THE MOVE TO
SEATTLE AND HOPEFULLY YOU ENJOY
YOUR TIME HERE AND WE WILL MAKE
SURE YOU ENJOY YOUR TIME HERE.
WITH THAT, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT OF
ROB LLOYD AS A CHIEF TECHNOLOGY
OFFICER OF SEATTLE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY. DO WE HAVE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
FINAL COMMENTS FOR MY
COLLEAGUES? AWESOME. LAST
COMMENT, REALLY IMPORTANT
BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE. ARE YOU
A STANFORD FAN?
>> I DID DO A PROGRAM AT
STANFORD, YES.
>> THAT IS GOING TO WAIVER MY
VOTE.
>> IT IS AN UGLY TREE BUT IT IS
FUNNY.
>> I AM JUST PLAYING. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> IVAN WEBER, NONE OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES. THE
APPOINTMENT WILL BE CONFIRMED
AND IT WILL BE SENT SEPTEMBER
3, 2024 FOR THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
AT OUR COUNCIL MEETING. THANK
YOU COO LOWE FOR YOUR WORDS AND
COMMENTS AND I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE I.T. DEPARTMENT.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 8,
RESOLUTION 32136. A RESOLUTION
RELATED TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES ADOPTING A 2025 TO
2030 STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN
AND ENDORSING A THREE-YEAR RATE
PATH AND SUBSEQUENT THREE-YEAR
RATE FORECAST TO SUPPORT THE
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU. WE ALWAYS
APPRECIATE WHEN BRIAN GOODNIGHT
COMES YOU TO GIVE US EXPERTISE
ON THE BUSINESS PLAN. I KNOW
THAT WE DO HAVE SPU IN THE
AUDIENCE. WE DEFINITELY WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE .
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE
RECORD AND JUMP RIGHT IN.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.
BRIAN GOODNIGHT FROM COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF . THIS IS THE
COMMITTEE'S THIRD DISCUSSION
OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
PROPOSED 2025 TO 20 2030
STRATEGIC THIS PLAN. THE
COMMITTEE RECEIVED A
PRESENTATION FROM SPU AND ITS
JUNE 26 MEETING AND RECEIVED A
PRESENTATION FROM THE CHAIR OF
THE SPU'S CUSTOMER REVIEW
PANEL AND FROM CENTRAL STAFF ON
JULY 10. AS A BRIEF REMINDER,
EVERY FEW YEARS, SPU ENGAGES IN
A PLANNING PROCESS FOR ALL
UTILITIES AND THAT IS DRAINAGE
OF WASTEWATER, SOLID WASTE AND
WATER. THE PLANNING PROCESS
GIVES US A CHANCE FOR LARA MAE
READ LOOK AT ITS AUTHORITIES
AND IT IS A CHANCE FOR COUNCIL
TO WEIGH-IN ON THE PROPOSED
DIRECTION. AS YOU HAVE HEARD AT
THE PRIOR MEETINGS, THE
COMBINED AVERAGE RATE INCREASE
OVER THE SIX-YEAR PERIOD IS
COVERED BY THE PROPOSED PLAN
FOR ALL THREE OF THE UTILITIES.
IT IS 4.7%. THE THREE PRIMARY
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THOSE
INCREASES ARE HIGHER THAN
EXPECTED IN WASTEWATER
TREATMENT COSTS, INCREASING
OPERATING EXPENSES DUE TO
INFLATION AND INCREASING
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES DUE TO
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE . THAT IS ALL I
HAVE TODAY IS A BRIEF SUMMARY
BUT AS YOU MENTIONED, I AM
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AND
WE CAN BRING THEM UP TO THE
TABLE AS WELL.
>> COLLEAGUES, I FORGOT TO SET
THE TABLE. MY APOLOGIES. WE
HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF BRIEFINGS.
WE HAVE HAD TWO BRIEFINGS, I
BELIEVE, ABOUT THE PLAN AND WE
JUST WANTED TO OPEN UP TO ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT
HAVE ABOUT THIS. I WILL LOOK ON
THE SCREEN TO SEE IF
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS ANY
QUESTIONS BUT WE DO HAVE THE
DIRECTOR HERE IN THE AUDIENCE
IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
SPU. I WILL LOOK DOWN. OKAY.
>> I HAVE ONE.
>> THE CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL
COMMENT LETTER, IS THAT
SIMILAR? CITY LIGHT HAS A RATE
REVIEW PANEL. DOES SPU?
>> YES. IT IS VERY SIMILAR IN
STRUCTURE.
>> THE CHAIR IS IN THE AUDIENCE
AS WELL. HE CAME TO THE
COMMITTEE MEETING AND PROVIDED
A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE
COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU , CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. I JUST WANT TO
THINK A MOMENT AND APPRECIATE
CHAIR CENTRAL STAFF MEMBER
BRIAN GOODNIGHT AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR TAKING THE NUMBER
OF MEETINGS REGARDING THE RATE
PATH, THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS I
HELD IN MY OFFICE HAVE BEEN
VERY HELPFUL TO GET ME TO A
PLACE OF SUPPORTING THE PATH
AND VOTING YESTERDAY. I JUST
WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE
EVERYONE'S HARD WORK BECAUSE I
KNOW THAT NOT ALL OF MY
QUESTIONS -- APPRECIATE YOU
ALL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR BACKGROUND,
THE MEMO AND THE LIKE . GOOD
SUMMARY, VERY HELPFUL. I JUST
WANTED TO THANK YOU, THE SPU
TEAM FOR THE BRIEFINGS AND ALSO
THE ABILITY TO DO THE SHIP
CANAL, WATER PROJECT AND SEEING
THINGS FIRSTHAND, GETTING
BRIEFINGS FROM DIFFERENT
PEOPLE, DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
IS VERY HELPFUL AND I RECOGNIZE
THE CHALLENGES ARE GREAT. I
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WILL BE
INCREASES IN THE RATES. IT WILL
BE A CHALLENGE, ESPECIALLY WHEN
THERE ARE OTHER PARTS OF THE
SYSTEM THAT WILL BE COMPOUNDING
THIS. I RECOGNIZE THAT WE NEED
TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN WHAT
WE ARE DOING AND ENSURE THAT WE
ARE IN A GOOD PLACE NOT
RELATING TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE SPU
TEAM. APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU. GLAD YOU BROUGHT
THAT UP. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
TALK ABOUT RATES AND WE HAVE A
REALLY GREAT DISCOUNT PROGRAM
AS WELL AND I WANT TO CONTINUE
TO HELP ELEVATE A LOT OF THE
PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY SO
PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THOSE AS
WELL. I KNOW THAT IS THE NUMBER
ONE CONCERN, AFFORDABILITY. I
DON'T SEE ANY PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> I APPRECIATE THAT THE
DIRECTOR IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS AND HE IS
ALWAYS SO RESPONSIVE. WE HAD A
CONVERSATION. I AM AWARE THAT
SPU AND CITY LIGHT ARE WORKING
AT THE PROGRAM. WE TALKED ABOUT
THIS AT THE LAST TWO
PRESENTATIONS, LOOKING AT , IS
THERE A POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF
THE PROGRAM AND WHAT THAT WOULD
LOOK LIKE? THIS IS THE
CONTINUING CONVERSATION.
DIRECTOR LEE AND HIS TEAM AND
WE ALL HERE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
THE RISING COST FOR RESIDENTS.
IT CONTINUES TO BE A SOURCE OF
CONVERSATION AND SOMETHING WE
WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT. I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
AWARENESS AND JUST ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THAT IS HAPPENING AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE I SAY MY FINAL
COMMENTS, I REALLY APPRECIATE
SPU. I HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW
THE CEDAR RIVER WATERSHED THIS
PAST LAST WEEKEND TO SEE THE
STRATEGY AND INTENTIONALITY,
TIME, TAKING CARE OF OUR ASSETS
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE
CLEAN DRINKING WATER AND MAKING
SURE THAT OUR ENVIRONMENT IS
PROTECTED IN ALL OF THESE
DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ENCOMPASS
OUR SPU HAS REALLY BEEN EYE
OPENING AND THE DEPARTMENT
TECHNOLOGY LEFT SO I CAN SAY
THIS. SPU IS MY FAVORITE
DEPARTMENT TODAY AND THEN WHEN
TECHNOLOGY COMES BACK, HOW WE
DO IT. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT
THE AMOUNT OF CARE THAT IS PUT
INTO OUR PUBLIC UTILITIES, WE
HAVE THE BEST PUBLIC UTILITY
DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY. I
KNOW WE DO JUST FROM LEADERSHIP
THAT WE HAVE AND ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO THE ASSETS WE ARE
PROTECTING. I JUST WANT TO
THANK THE POLICY AND
LEGISLATIVE PEACE BEING BROUGHT
INTO THE CONVERSATION AS WELL.
THERE IS NO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
FOR THIS ITEM. AND AM OF THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION
OF RESOLUTION 32136. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> THE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE
SENT TO CITY COUNCIL, ADOPTION
FOR RESOLUTION 32136. THE
MOTION CARRIES AND THIS WILL BE
PRESENTED SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 AT
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. NOW WE WILL MOVE
ON TO AGENDA ITEMS 9 AND 10.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
ITEMS, SHORT TITLE INTO THE
AGENDA?
>> COUNCIL BILL AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 9, COUNCIL THE 120819,
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
DRAINAGE SERVICES OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, ADJUSTING
DRAINAGE RATES AND AMENDING
SECTIONS 21.33 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO REFLECT
ADJUSTED RATES . AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 10, COUNCIL 120820, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO
WASTEWATER SERVICES OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, ADJUSTING
WASTEWATER RATES, AMENDING
SECTION 21.28 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO REFLECT
ADJUSTED RATES. FOR BREATHING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
PRESENTING IS BRIAN GOODNIGHT
FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> COLLEAGUES, YOU MAY RECALL
SPU PRESENTED ON THIS LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING. BRIAN
GOODNIGHT HAS CREATED A MEMO ON
THE TOPIC. PLEASE REINTRODUCE
YOURSELF AND YOU CAN JUMP RIGHT
INTO YOUR COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STILL
BRIAN GOODNIGHT FROM COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF. AS YOU
MENTIONED, SPU BRIEFED ON THIS
IN JULY. THE TWO BILLS ARE
DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RATE
PATH CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN. AGAIN,
THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT
UTILITIES AND ALTHOUGH THE
COMMITTEE JUST VOTED TO ENDORSE
THE RATE PATH FOR THE NEXT SIX
YEARS, THE COUNCIL, THE WAY YOU
IMPLEMENT THE RATES IS VIA
ORDINANCE. THE COUNCIL
TYPICALLY CONSIDERS RATE
SETTING LEGISLATION FOR ONE OF
THE THREE UTILITIES PER YEAR
AND THEY ARE SET FOR A
THREE-YEAR PERIOD OF TIME. 2024
IS THE YEAR FOR DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER UTILITIES AND THERE
ARE TWO SEPARATE BILLS BECAUSE
ONE IS REQUIRED FOR THE
DRAINAGE AND ONE IS REQUIRED
FOR THE WASTEWATER LINE OF
BUSINESS. THE BILL BEFORE YOU
WITH RATES FOR 2025 THROUGH
2027. PRIOR TO THIS, THE MOST
RECENT UPDATE WAS IN SEPTEMBER
2021 AND THAT ESTABLISHED RATES
FOR THE 2021 THROUGH 2024. IN
TERMS OF THE PROPOSED RATES, AS
PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED, THE
PROPOSED RATES FOR DRAINAGE ARE
5.0% FOR BOTH 2025 AND 2026. IT
SLIGHTLY GOES UP TO 5.1% IN
2027 AND THEN FOR WASTEWATER,
THE RATE IS 5% FOR THREE YEARS.
TO HELP DETERMINE THE PROPOSED
RATES, EACH TIME THEY COME UP
WITH ONE OF THESE CYCLES
PREPARE DID DETAILED RATE
STUDY. IT PROJECTS CUSTOMER
DEMAND, DETERMINES THE LEVEL OF
RESOURCES THAT THE DEPARTMENT
REQUIRES TO MEET ALL OF THE
NATURAL POLICIES AND AND ALSO
CALCULATES THE REVENUE
REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH ONE OF
THE SYSTEMS. AS A NOTE, FOR
REFERENCE, THAT DETAILED RATE
STUDY IS ATTACHED TO THE FISCAL
NOTE FOR EACH BILL.
>> THE LAST BILL FOR 120829 IS
ONE TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. THAT
WAS PREPARED AT THE REQUEST OF
SPU. IT IS POSTED TO THE AGENDA
AS AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE AND IT
WOULD REVISE THE DEFINITION OF
A HIGHLY PERMEATED SURFACE. THE
LEGISLATION INADVERTENTLY
INCLUDED LANGUAGE RELATED TO
THE PREVIOUS ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LOW-IMPACT
DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD CORRECT THAT
ERROR. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY,
STAFF IS IN THE AUDIENCE IN
CASE WE NEED TO BRING IT UP.
>> NO WORRIES. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ANALYSIS. I WILL PAUSE
BEFORE I MAKE MY COMMENTS TO
SEE IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES.
>> I DID NOT REALIZE THERE IS A
NEXUS BETWEEN THE
ACCOMPLISHMENT RATE AND THE
RATE PATH. IF THE DEPARTMENT
OVER PERFORMS ON
ACCOMPLISHMENT, THAT COULD
REQUIRE AN INCREASE IN RATES
THAT WE HAD ACCELERATED MORE
THAN NORMAL. ARE THE CHANGES IN
ACCOMPLISHMENT RATES DECIDED IN
ORDER TO SLOW THE RATE OF
INCREASE OR IS IT A FUNCTION OF
SOMETHING HAPPENING.
>> TYPICALLY, WHAT THEY EXPECT
IS MORE RELATED TO THE
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN BUT
THEY TRIED TO RIGHT SIZE IT
BASED ON HISTORICAL
PERFORMANCE. THERE WAS A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RESOURCES IF
SUPPLIES ARE NOT PREPARED.
OBVIOUSLY THE PANDEMIC HAD A
BIG IMPACT IN TERMS OF THE
PERFORMANCE. IT IS NOT A
STRATEGY TO UNDERPERFORM BUT
WHERE THEY SET THE RATE AND
ADJUST OVER TIME IS TO TRY TO
RIGHT SIZE THAT BASED ON
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE. IF THEY
WERE OVER PERFORMING, THEY
COULD COME BACK AND PROPOSE
INCREASED RATES OR THEY COULD
CHOOSE TO DELAY PROJECTS IN THE
FUTURE YEARS TO MEET THAT
BUDGETARY RESTRICTION.
>> OKAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. FIRST, I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR MEMO
AGAIN. IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE
IT IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT. THIS
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I NOTE THE
POINTS MADE ABOUT THAT AND WHAT
WE ARE LOOKING TO DO ON THIS
FRONT. I AM MINDFUL TOO THAT WE
HAVE OVERALL GOALS IN TERMS OF
THE TREE CANOPY. A LOT OF WAYS
WE ARE FAILING. WE ARE PLANTING
TREES, PARTICULARLY EVERGREEN
TREES. IT IS AN ALL HANDS ON
DECK EFFORT. IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. WILL THERE BE A
MAJOR PROVIDER OF TREES AS WE
LOOK TO PERFORM OUR TREE
CANOPY? WE THINK ABOUT THE
WATERFRONT PROJECT COMPARED TO
THE VIADUCT, COMPARED TO THAT
STEP FORWARD AS WELL. I NOTE IN
THE SLIDES IN THE BACKGROUND
TALKING ABOUT INCREASED
PERVIOUS NETS, INCREASED
CHARGES. THIS IS ANOTHER AREA
IN TERMS OF WHAT CAN WE DO TO
CAPTURE -- THIS GOES TO THE
AMENDMENT, TO CAPTURE THAT
RAINWATER, TO NOT HAVE IT GO
INTO THE SOUND OR ANOTHER WATER
BODY. THAT IS SOMETHING WE
SHOULD LOOK TO HIGHLIGHT AND TO
PARTNER. I KNOW IT IS DONE TO A
CERTAIN DEGREE. REALLY DO IT IN
A WAY THAT IT IS NOT JUST THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY. IT IS
EVERY DEPARTMENT. I LIKE HAVING
THIS IN HERE, HIGHLIGHTING HOW
THIS CAN PLAY INTO OUR TREE
CANOPY GOALS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT
WHERE WE NEED TO BE. I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. THE ONLY THING I
WOULD ASK FUTURE EDITIONS OF
THE TREES IS THAT WE DO NOT USE
-- WE PUT OUR EVERGREEN TREES
AND THERE. THIS IS WHAT MAKES
SEATTLE UNIQUE. THIS IS WHAT
MAKES SEATTLE THE EVERGREEN
STATE. PLEASE, SOME EVERGREEN
TREES NEXT TIME. THANK YOU.
>> THAT IS SO IMPORTANT. YOU
ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
>> OVER TO YOU, CHAIR.
>> YOU ARE GOOD. COLLEAGUES, WE
HAVE READ BOTH ITEMS INTO THE
RECORD AND WE WILL HAVE EACH
VOTE SEPARATELY. I JUST WANT TO
PAUSE TO SEE IF THERE ARE MORE
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS REGARDING
THIS. WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER
COUNCIL BILL 120819 FIRST AND
THEN COUNCIL BILL 120820 . I
APOLOGIZE. BRIAN, THANK YOU FOR
THE MEMO. IT WAS SUPER HELPFUL
AND IT HELPS GET ACROSS SOME OF
THE INFORMATION THAT MY
COLLEAGUES HAD. IT BETTER
EDUCATED US TO FEEL
COMFORTABLE. THANK YOU.
>> WE DO HAVE ONE AMENDMENT,
LIKE BRIAN SAID, MAKING A
TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO THE
BILL ON 120829. BEFORE WE
CONSIDER THIS AMENDMENT, WE
WILL PLACE THE BILL BEFORE US.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120829 IS THERE A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF THE BILL. WE WILL NOW
PROCEED WITH THE CONSIDERATION
OF THE TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. I
MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
120819 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT ONE ON THE AGENDA. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT AMENDMENT
ONE. THIS AMENDMENT FIXES THE
DEFINITION OF -- I CAN'T EVEN
-- HIGHLY INFILTRATED SURFACE.
I NEED GLASSES, APPARENTLY.
WOULD OUR COLLEAGUES FROM SPU
LIKE TO COME UP AND COMMENT
BRIEFLY ON THIS CHANGE? DO WE
NEED THEM TO COME UP? DOES
EVERYONE FEEL COMFORTABLE?
>> I SEE HEADS SHAKING YES AND
NO. THANK YOU. TO ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE VOTE?
>> OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLON ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT ONE?
>> KETTLE?
>> AI.
>> RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND IT
HAS BEEN AMENDED TO REFLECT
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. WE WILL
NOW VOTE ON THE DRAINAGE RATE
BILL. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON
THE AMENDED BILLS? SEEING NONE,
I MOVED TO RECOMMEND COUNCIL
BILL 120819 AS AMENDED. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. I KNOW THERE WAS
A LOT OF TECHNICAL SO I
APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEARING WITH
ME. THE MOTION CARRIES ON THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
BILL PASSES AS AMENDED AND WILL
BE SENT TO SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WILL
NOT VOTE ON THE WASTEWATER
RATES . I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120820. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. WE RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE BILL. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE,
OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR.
>> MOTION CARRIES. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION PASSES
AND WILL BE SENT TO THE
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. GREAT. NOW WE ARE
MOVING ON. THANK YOU, BRIAN
GOODNIGHT. YOU ARE THE BEST.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM 11 INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120837, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION,
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
REQUIRED HEART RELEASES WITH
THE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE NORTH
AND SOUTH LESCHI MORTGAGES AND
THE LESCHI SOUTH PUBLIC
MORTGAGE AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ASK
FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE. PRESENTING TODAY ARE
MICHELLE -- MICHELE FINNEGAN
AND LISE WARD.
>> HERE IS MY FAVORITE CITY
DEPARTMENT.
>> SPU IS GONE. I AM JUST
PLAYING. THANK YOU ALL FOR
BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE YOU
BEARING WITH US AND BEING THE
LAST ON THE AGENDA. I
APPRECIATE. PLEASE, WHILE WE
ARE GETTING THE PRESENTATION
LOADED UP, PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD AND
THEN YOU CAN JUMP RIGHT INTO
YOUR PRESENTATION WITH MY
FAVORITE CITY DEPARTMENT. THANK
YOU.
>> I WILL KICK IT OFF BECAUSE I
NEED TO PHONE A FRIEND AND ASK
ANOTHER PARTICIPANT TODAY. I AM
MICHELE FINNEGAN, DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICY AND
FINANCE FOR PARKS AND
RECREATION.
>> I AM LISE WARD, PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT INTERAGENCY ADVISOR
FOR SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION.
>> I WILL KICK US OFF,
COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US HERE. WE ARE EXCITED
TO BE HERE TODAY TO MEET ONE OF
THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN
OUR 2017 CONTRACT WITH MARINA
MANAGEMENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT,
MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF
OUR MOORAGES ON LAKE WASHINGTON
AND THAT REQUIREMENT IS TO MAKE
A SAFE EFFORT TO EXECUTE AND
EXTEND THE DNR LEASES OF THOSE
PROPERTIES. FUN FACT, I
REALIZED IN PREPARING FOR TODAY
THAT THE CONTACT WAS ACTUALLY
PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL ON THIS
DAY IN 2017. IT EXTENDS THE
PASSAGE AND THE CONTRACT WAS
EXECUTED. DWIGHT JONES AND HIS
TEAM AT MARINA MANAGEMENT HAVE
BEEN EXCELLENT PARTNERS AND
OPERATORS OF THESE FACILITIES
AND WE APPRECIATE HIS PATIENTS
AND ADVOCACY TO ENSURE THAT WE
END THE STAFF AT DNR PRIORITIZE
THIS IMPORTANT WORK THAT GOT A
BIT STYMIED DURING THE
PANDEMIC. WE ALSO APPRECIATE
YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR
CONSIDERING THIS LEGISLATION AS
ITEM NUMBER 11 ON YOUR AGENDA
TODAY. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO LISE WARD TO
CONTINUE OUR PRESENTATION.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION HAS HAD A
LONG HISTORY OF MOORAGES AND
LESCHI STARTING WITH THE PORT
OF SEATTLE HAD JURISDICTION OF
THE WATERS AND LATER BY STATE
LAW THAT JURISDICTION WAS
TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
DNR. WE LAST ENTERED INTO THESE
30 YEAR LEASES WITH DNR AND
NORTH AND SOUTH LESCHI IN 1992.
THE LEASE TERMS HAVE ENDED WERE
HOLDOVER STATUS . WE HAVE A
CONCESSION CONTRACT WITH MARINA
MANAGEMENT. THAT CONTRACT
STIPULATES THAT WE ENTER INTO
THESE RENEWED LEASES WITH DNR.
WE ARE FULFILLING OUR
OBLIGATION UNDERNEATH THE ARENA
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. -- MARINA
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.
>> THIS LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION TO
ENTER INTO THE RENEWALS OF THE
230 YEAR LEASE AGREEMENTS THAT
NORTH AND SOUTH LESCHI
MOORAGES. IT ALSO REQUESTS THE
APPROVAL OF A NEW LEASE WITH
DNR FOR PARK CONSTRUCTION OF A
SOUTHWEST TRANSIENT PUBLIC
MOORAGE FACILITY . THIS
LEGISLATION REQUESTS YOUR
APPROVAL FOR THREE SEPARATE
DOCUMENTS. AND, JUST MAYBE A
MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT
DEFINITION. THE TWO EXISTING
LEASES FOR NORTH AND SOUTH
LESCHI ARE CALLED INNER HARBOR
LEASES. THEY GO FROM THE POINT
WHERE THE PARKS PROPERTY ENDS
TO A LINE DRAWN IN THE WATER
THAT IS CALLED THE OUTER HARBOR
LINE AND THEN THE INNER HARBOR
GOES BEYOND THAT LINE. THE TWO
N. AND SOUTH LEASES ARE INNER
HARBOR LEASES AND THE TRANSIENT
LEASE IS CALLED THE OUTER
HARBOR LEASE. DNR CAN ONLY
GRANT THOSE TWO OTHER
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. TO SORT OF
CLARIFY WHAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT HERE, THE PHOTO ON THE
NORTH OUTLINES THE NORTH LESCHI
LEASE AREA OF THE NORTHWEST
LESCHI MARINA IN YELLOW AND IT
STOPS AT THAT OUTER HARBOR LINE
THAT I WAS DESCRIBING. THE
SMALL RECTANGLE IS THE RENEWAL
OF THE SOUTH MARINA LEASE,
INNER HARBOR AREA. THE
BACKWARDS LETTER AL IS THE NEW
LEASE FOR THE PUBLIC TRANSIENT
ABILITY AS WELL AS RESTORATION
AND REPLACEMENT OF THE WAVE OF
ATTENUATORS THAT YOU CAN SEE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THAT. IT GETS
BATTERED A LOT BY THE WAVES AND
WIND AND HELPS PROTECT THE
INVESTMENT BEHIND THEM.
>> THE TWO EXISTING LEASES THAT
ARE BEING RENEWED WERE REQUIRED
TO PAY FOR THOSE. WE NEGOTIATE
WITH THE STATE TO ESTABLISH A
FAIR MARKET RATE FOR THOSE
LEASES BECAUSE THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT PAYS THE RENT AND
THEN REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT
FROM OUR MANAGEMENT WHICH COMES
FROM THE MOORAGE FEES CHARGED
FOR THE FACILITIES. THE THIRD
NEW LEASE IS A NO FEE LEASE DUE
TO THE NATURE OF IT BEING A
TRANSIENT PUBLIC MOORAGE
FACILITY THAT IS AVAILABLE IN
THE FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED
BASIS AT LARGE.
>> THIS IS HELPFUL. I HAVE BEEN
WORKING A LONG TIME AND LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THESE
AGREEMENTS. IN ADDITION TO THE
RENEWAL OF THE AGREEMENTS AND
THE ISSUANCE OF THE NEW LEASE
FOR THE NEW FACILITY COMING UP
IN THE FUTURE, THIS WILL LEAD
TO THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT MARINA
MANAGEMENT WANTS TO MAKE TO THE
FACILITY AND THE UPGRADED WAY
WILL PROTECT THAT INVESTMENT.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE BOTH
LONG-TERM MOORAGE AND TRANSIENT
RECREATIONAL BOATERS AT THESE
FACILITIES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THIS ASSOCIATION
WITH THEIR APPROVAL.
>> AWESOME.
>> THIS IS THE MAGIC QUESTION
SLIDE IF ANYONE HAS ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> EVERYONE'S FAVORITE SLIDE.
>> BEFORE I MAKE MY COMMENTS, I
WILL PAUSE TO SEE. I KNOW THIS
IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO OUR
CITY AND WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE
PART'S . I KNOW LESCHI
COMMUNITY VERY WELL. THEY HAVE
SPENT A LOT OF TIME DOWN IN
THAT AREA ALONG THE DOCK. IT
HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS. WE CAN GO
DOWN THERE ON THE DOCK. I WOULD
LOVE TO OPEN IT UP TO ANY
QUESTIONS IF ANYONE HAS
ANYTHING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> BOTTOM LINE. WE SUBLEASED
THIS TO MARINA MANAGEMENT. IS
THERE ANY COST INVOLVED TO US?
CAN WE GET A SUBLEASE WITH
MARINA?
>> IT IS MORE OF A CONCESSION
AGREEMENT. IF WE HAD THE
APPROPRIATE STEPS, WE COULD RUN
THE MARINA BUT IT IS NOT A PARK
SPECIALTY, PER SE. WE PUT OUT
AN RFP AND HIRED A NATIONAL
COMPANY TO MANAGE THE MARINA'S.
DWIGHT IS BRINGING A LOT TO THE
TABLE IN TERMS OF IMPROVING THE
MARINA BOTH FOR THE FUN AND
ENJOYMENT OF THE USERS AND TO
BRING IT TO A CLASS A STATUS
AND BRING IN COMPETITIVE
REVENUE , PART OF WHICH WE PAID
TO THE STATE AND THE REST IS
PARKS' REVENUE, JUST AS IF WE
MANAGED THE MARINA. WE WOULD
HAVE OUR OPERATING COSTS,
IMPROVEMENT COSTS TO MAINTAIN
THE MARINA AND KEEP IT UP TO
CLASS A STATUS.
>> WE PAY MARINA MANAGEMENT TO
MANAGE IT?
>> WE DON'T PAY MARINA
MANAGEMENT. THAT CONTRACT, THEY
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REIMBURSING
US THE AMOUNT OF THE DNR LEASE.
THEY ALSO PAY ANY EXCISE TASK
RELATED TO THE OPERATION AND WE
GET 3% OF THEIR REVENUE COMING
BACK INTO THE PARK FUND TO
SUPPORT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND
OTHER SERVICES.
>> SO COMMON THAT 02 US?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> ANYONE ELSE?
>> I DON'T SEE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS ON THERE. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND
EVERYTHING . I WAS DOING MY OWN
RESEARCH AND I DID NOT HAVE
ANYTHING. I SPOKE WITH OUR
STAFF AND IT SEEMED PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. HOW LONG IS
THE LEASE USUALLY?
>> 30 YEARS.
>> THIS HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR
30 YEARS AND NOW IT IS UP. IT
WILL BE ANOTHER LEASE 30 YEARS.
>> MY CHILD WAS BORN AND
GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE.
>> AMAZING
>> THE REASON WHY IT IS A
SHORTLY NOT LONGER?
>> IT IS A PROCESS FOR BOTH US
AND DNR AND UNLESS WE THINK
SOMETHING WILL CHANGE, IT
FORCES YOU ASIAN.
>> UNDERSTOOD. THAT IS GOOD TO
KNOW.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHO IS IN
CHARGE OF THAT DOCK DOWN THERE
BUT THAT IS BEING FIXED NICELY.
>> VERY EXCITED. YOU WILL LOVE
IT.
>> IT IS JUST A NICE DOCK. IT
IS GREAT. IT IS NEXT TO THE
WATER BISTRO. IT IS PERFECT. WE
HAVE KIDS. USED TO GO DOWN
THERE ALL THE TIME. IT HAS SEEN
BETTER DAYS BUT IT STILL GIVES
THAT SEATTLE VIBE. WE ALL KNOW
IT IS THE DOCK ON LESCHI.
>> WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE A PARKS
COMMITTEE MEETING THERE.
>> THAT WOULD BE NICE.
>> AT THE WATER BISTRO OR THE
DOCK?
>> START AT THE DOCK AND THEN
RETIRE TO THE BISTRO.
>> I GOT YOU. SHOUT OUT TO THE
OWNER OF THE BLUE WATER BISTRO.
>> CHAIR?
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> MY APOLOGIES . AS YOU WERE
TALKING, I WANTED A QUICK
QUESTION. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YEAR
LESCHI WAS ANNEXED INTO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE?
>> I DO NOT KNOW.
>> ANSWER, 1907, SAME YEAR AS
WEST SEATTLE AND BALLARD.
>> THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW. I LOVE
MR. FAX. THANK YOU. THAT IS A
GOOD YEAR, 1907.
>> NOW, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120837. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. WE RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE BILL. ARE THERE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FOR
THIS? SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR
RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120837?
>> KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> NELSON?
>> ONE -- AYE.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> AWESOME. THE MOTION CARRIES
IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
OF THE BILL PASSED WILL BE SENT
TO SEPTEMBER 23 -- SEPTEMBER 3,
2024 COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU
ALL FOR BEING HERE AND HANGING
IN UNTIL THE VERY END OF THE
MEETING. HEAVY AGENDA BUT
APPRECIATE YOU ALL , ALWAYS.
>> YOU ARE MY DAD'S FAVORITE
DEPARTMENT, OKAY? MIND TOO. IF
HE HEARD ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT
WAS MY FAVORITE, HE WOULD BE
VERY ANGRY. ANYWAY, SEATTLE
PARKS DEPARTMENT. WITH THAT,
THERE WAS NO OTHER ITEM ON THE
AGENDA. TO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE ANY OTHER EMS OF
BUSINESS FOR THE COMMITTEE?
SEEING NONE, THAT CONCLUDES OUR
AUGUST 14 2024 MEETING OF THE
PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
TECHNOLOGY MEETING. THAT WAS
THE FIRST TIME WHERE WE HAD ALL
THREE DEPARTMENTS PRESENT AT
OUR MEETING WHICH IS KIND OF
COOL. WE HAD PARKS, PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND WE ALSO HAD
TECHNOLOGY. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
AT 2:00 P.M. IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING
IS ADJOURNED. THE TIME IS 3:40
P.M. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
MEETING ADJOURNED.