>> GOOD EVENING ON A BEAUTIFUL
FALL EVENING. IT'S OCTOBER 15,
2024, MEETING OF THE SEATTLE
PARKS DISTRICT BOARD. WE WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT IS 5:30 P.M.
I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH,
RESIDENT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> BOARD MEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> BOARD MEMBER MOORE.
>> HERE.
>> BOARD MEMBER MORALES . BOARD
MEMBER STRAUSS. BOARD MEMBER
RIVERA. BOARD MEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> BOARD MEMBER WOO.
>> HERE.
>> PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> AND BOARD MEMBER RIVERA.
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED TICKET
THERE'S NO OBJECTION TO THE
MINUTES , IT IS APPROVED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE JUNE
24, 2024 SEATTLE PARKS DISTRICT
MEETING MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES. THANK
YOU. CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM 1
INTO THE AGENDA.
>> ITEM 1, THE SEATTLE PARKS
DISTRICT 2025 PROPOSED BUDGET
FOLLOWED BY ITEM NUMBER TWO,
PUBLIC HEARING.
>> BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING, WE WILL HEAR A SHORT
PRESENTATION FROM THE SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION AND
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. I
APOLOGIZE. IT'S THE END OF THE
DAY AND I'M GETTING TONGUE
TWISTED ON MY WORDS. I KNOW
THAT WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE
A.P. DIAZ HERE AND WE ALSO HAVE
CENTRAL STAFF , TRACI AND
NELSON.
>> HELLO. A.P. DIAZ,
SUPERINTENDENT.
>> MICHELLE FINNEGAN . SEATTLE
PARKS.
>> TRACI RATZLIFF AND KARINA
BULL COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST INTRODUCED
MYSELF AS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SEATTLE. I AM THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROPOSE THE
BUDGET WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
THIS PRESENTATION ALIGNS WITH
OUR PRESENTATION WE PROVIDED ON
THE ENTIRETY OF SPR'S BUDGET
BUT WE WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE
PARK DISTRICT FUNDING SOURCE.
AS WE WALK THROUGH THE KEY
CHANGES TODAY, I HOPE YOU WILL
SEE THE EFFORTS MADE TO ADDRESS
THE GENERAL FUND SHORTFALL AND
OVERALL PRESSURES OF ESCALATING
COST IN THE CITY WHILE ALSO
AIMING TO PRESERVE OUR
ESSENTIAL PARKS AND RECREATION
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, MAKING
THE MOST EFFICIENT USE OF
FLEXIBLE PARK DISTRICT FUNDS.
DOES THE MIKE SOUND OKAY? OUR
AGENDA WILL INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING. A QUICK OVERVIEW OF
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, THE KEY
CHANGES IN 2025. A SUMMARY OF
BUDGET LEGISLATION YOU WILL BE
CONSIDERING FOR ADOPTION ON
NOVEMBER 21. THIS IS A REACH
PETE -- REPEAT OTHER SLIGHTLY
SHARED AT THE JUNE MEETING.
IT'S PROVIDED AS A QUICK
OVERVIEW OF THE GOVERNANCE
MODEL FOR YOU AND THE PEOPLE
PARTICIPATING OR WATCHING THE
PUBLIC HEARING. THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND THE PARK
DISTRICT IS GOVERNED BY AN
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND THE
ROLES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING.
THE CITY COUNCIL SETS FUNDING
LEVELS AND BROAD POLICY
DIRECTION FOR THE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT. THE
MAYOR APPOINTS DEPARTMENT
LEADERSHIP AND PROVIDES MORE
SPECIFIC DIRECTION WITHIN THE
BOUNDS OF THE BUDGET AND THE
POLICY SET BY THE COUNCIL .
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
OWNS AND OPERATES PARKS AND
RECREATION FACILITIES FOR THE
RESIDENCE OF SEATTLE TO FURTHER
OUR GOALS OF HEALTHY PEOPLE, A
THRIVING ENVIRONMENT AND
VIBRANT COMMUNITY. AS MOST OF
OUR LINES OF BUSINESSES ARE
SUPPORTED BY MULTIPLE FUND,
THIS PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF
OUR PROPOSED 20/25 BUDGET WITH
THE PARK DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTED.
THAT SLICE OF THE PIE IS THE
FOCUS OF TONIGHT'S PUBLIC
HEARING. YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR
2025 PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES
BOTH OPERATING AND CAPITAL
FUNDS FOR ABOUT $340 MILLION
ACROSS ALL FUNDS WITHIN THE
GENERAL FUND PROVIDING ALMOST
EQUAL AMOUNTS AND MAKING UP
NEARLY 75% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET.
MOVING TO THE BLUE TABLE ON THE
TOP RIGHT, SHOWING OUR 2025
PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET WHICH
IS ABOUT $259 MILLION OR A 76%
TOTAL. THE PRIMARY FUNDING
SOURCES THE GENERAL FUND WHICH
IS SUPPORTING ABOUT 50% OF THE
OPERATING BUDGET FOLLOWED BY
THE PARKED FUND AT 30%, 18%
RESPECTIVELY. AS A REMINDER,
THIS IS WHERE EARNED REVENUES
GO TO SUPPORT -- I'M GOING TO
SWITCH TO PAPER. GIVE ME ONE
SECOND. JUST BECAUSE I WANT TO
BE ACCURATE ON THE ACTUAL
AMOUNTS. THE INTERLOCAL WE
DISCUSSED ON THE LAST SLIDE
INCLUDES A COMMITMENT TO A BASE
LEVEL OF GENERAL FUND SUPPORT
FOR PARKS AND RECREATION
SERVICES. I WOULD LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT THE PROPOSED
2025 BUDGET DOES MEET THIS
COMMITMENT. THE GREEN TABLE
SHOWN ON THE BOTTOM IS THE 2025
PROPOSED CAPITAL BUDGET WHICH
IS ABOUT $81 MILLION, SUPPORTED
MOSTLY BY THE PARK DISTRICT .
REMINDER, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE
THE FUNDS GOING TO THE SEATTLE
CENTER WHICH IS ABOUT $6
MILLION THAT IS SHOWN ON SLIDE
SIX. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES
CONTEXT WITHIN SPR'S BUDGET.
AS I MENTIONED IN THE OVERALL
BUDGET PRESENTATION A FEAGO,WE
ORGANIZATIONS WORK BEST WHEN
THEY ARE PURPOSE DRIVEN AND
GUIDED BY DIVINING PRINCIPLES.
SPR HAS ADOPTED AN
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFIRMATION TO
DRIVE THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION
AND ELIMINATE THE COMMITMENT TO
BE A SHINING PARK AND
RECREATION SYSTEM FOR ALL
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. THESE
WERE FRONT AND CENTER AS WE
DEVELOPED THE PROPOSED BUDGET
AND FRAMED PRIORITIES. WE ARE
EXCITED THAT THE PROPOSED 2025
BUDGET INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT
RESOURCES TO CONTINUE HELPING
SEATTLE SHINE THROUGH PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES. AS WITH THE
OVERALL BUDGET, YOU WILL FIND
THE SAME THEMES WITHIN THE
PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET. A PEOPLE
FIRST BUDGET THAT PRESERVES
CRITICAL SERVICES, PROGRAMMING
AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED STAFF
THROUGH EVERY PRIORITIZATION OF
RESOURCES AND OTHER FUNDING
RESOURCES WHILE MAINTAINING
THOUGHTFUL INVESTMENTS IN
MAYORAL AND CITY PRIORITIES.
THIS SLIDE HAS A LOT OF
INFORMATION BUT IT IS A RECAP
OF THE CHANGES REVIEWED WITH
YOU A FEW WEEKS AGO IN A VISUAL
FORMAT THAT SHOWS THE KEY
CHANGES BY THREE MAIN
CATEGORIES. THEY INCLUDE IN THE
AQUA COLOR A GENERAL FUND
SAVINGS WHICH IS THE PARK
DISTRICT FLEXIBILITY AROUND
$8.8 MILLION. THIS SOURCE, THE
PARK DISTRICT , THIS IS OUR
MOST FLEXIBLE FUNDING SOURCE
AND THE PARK DISTRICT TO
SUPPORT CORE PROGRAMMING AND
PEOPLE. THIS INCLUDES SOME
CHANGES TO THE CAPITAL PROGRAM.
RESOURCES ARE BEING SHIFTED
FROM SPR'S CAPITAL MAINTENANCE
AND ASSET PRESERVATION PROGRAM
TO SUPPORT CORE DEPARTMENT
SERVICES PREVIOUSLY FUNDED ARE
THE GENERAL FUND. ABOUT $2
MILLION IN THE REDUCTION IS
ONGOING WITH $500,000 IN
REDUCTIONS OCCURRING ONLY IN
2025. AGAIN, WE ARE USING THESE
FUNDS TO HELP MEET OUR
OBJECTIVES. RESOURCES ARE ALSO
SHIFTED FROM THE PARK COMMUNITY
FUND TO THE OPERATING BUDGET TO
SUPPORT CORE SERVICES
PREVIOUSLY FUNDED BY THE
GENERAL FUND. THE COMMUNITY
FUND, PREVIOUSLY CALLED THE
MAJOR PROJECTS CHALLENGE WAS
INCREASED FROM 1.5 MILLION TO
2.5 MILLION IN 2023 AS PART OF
THE CYCLE . THIS CHANGE REMOVES
THAT EXPANSION . HOWEVER,
FUNDING ADDED FOR THE STAFF
POSITIONS TO ENGAGE WITH AND
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
COMMUNITY IN THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND
PROCESSES ARE BEING RETAINED.
ADDITIONALLY, $440,000 IS
SHIFTED AWAY FROM SPR'S PARK
ACQUISITION PROGRAM TO THE
OPERATING BUDGET TO SUPPORT
CORE DEPARTMENT SERVICES
PREVIOUSLY FUNDED BY THE
GENERAL FUND. THE BUDGET
RETAINS $1 MILLION ANNUALLY TO
LEVERAGE ACQUISITION GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT OTHER
LOW-COST ACQUISITIONS SUCH AS
GREEN SPACE ADDITIONS . IN
ADDITION TO THESE ONGOING
CHANGES, THE PROPOSED BUDGET
SHIFTS PLANNED DEBT PAYMENTS TO
ALIGN WITH CURRENT PROJECT
SCHEDULES WHICH IS ABOUT $2.5
MILLION AND INCLUDES A ONE TIME
USE ACCRUED PARK DISTRICT
INCREASED -- INTEREST INCOME
WHICH EQUATES TO $2.4 MILLION.
IN THE GREEN SIDE, OUR GENERAL
FUND SAVINGS EFFICIENCIES AND
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENTS WITH OTHER
FUNDING SOURCES WHICH EQUATE TO
$1.3 MILLION. APPROXIMATELY
846,000 GENERAL FUND SAVINGS IS
ACHIEVED THROUGH SOME STRATEGIC
REALIGNMENTS WITH OTHER CITY
FUNDING SOURCES, THE PAYROLL
TAX AND ADMISSIONS TAX ALLOWING
SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL
GENERATING OPERATING EXPENSES.
THE ARTS IN THE PARKS PROGRAM
WHICH IS ABOUT $436,000 IS
SHIFTED TO THE ADMISSION TAX
REVENUES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM,
ARTISTS ACTIVATE PARK SPACES
THROUGH THE CITY IN A PROCESS
COORDINATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
THE BUDGET ALSO MAKES TWO
CHANGES TO THE CENTER CITY
ACTIVATION PROGRAM WHICH IS
OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
ASSOCIATED RECREATION COUNCIL.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET SHIFTS A
PORTION OF CONCIERGE SERVICES
TO THE PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX FUND
WHICH IS ABOUT $186,000. IT
ALSO SHIFTS THE BUSKER PROGRAM
TO THE ADMISSION TAX REVENUES
WHICH IS ABOUT $224,000. AGAIN,
USING THESE FUNDINGS TO
PRESERVE SOME OF OUR MOST
CRITICAL AND ACTIVATED
PROGRAMS. ANOTHER $454,000 IS
SAVED THROUGH SOME PROGRAMMATIC
CHANGES ON THE OPERATING SIDE.
THE BUDGET REMOVES ONE POSITION
AND A PORTION OF NONLABOR
FUNDING TO ACTIVATE
NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS OUTSIDE OF
THE CENTER CITY. THIS RETURNS
FUNDING BACK TO THE CYCLE ONE
LEVEL . THE PROPOSED BUDGET
CONSOLIDATES TWO COMMUNITY
GRANT PROGRAMS CALLED THE
RECREATION FOR ALL AND GET
MOVING INTO ONE PROGRAM
REDUCING GRANT FUNDING
AVAILABLE FROM -- TO $400,000
FROM $600,000. ON THE BLUE LINE
YOU WILL SEE THE TECHNICAL
ALIGNMENTS. THIS LAST GROUP OF
CHANGES INCLUDES TWO BUDGET
NEUTRAL REALIGNMENTS RELATED TO
TIMING OF COMMUNITY CENTER
PROJECTS. THESE SHIFT RESOURCES
IDENTIFIED THE LAKE CITY
COMMUNITY CENTER IN 2025 TO THE
SOUNDVIEW ATHLETIC VIEW
COMMISSION PROJECT ABOUT A ONE
MILLION-DOLLAR DEBT SERVICE AND
FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER
PROJECT TO THE WEST PLAYFIELD
CONVERSION PROJECT FOR ABOUT
$1.3 MILLION. FINALLY, THE PLAN
INCLUDES A SHIFT OF PLANNED
DEBT CONTINGENCY FUNDING TO THE
COMMUNITY CENTER TO SUPPORT
ONGOING PLANNING WORK AND
RESTORATION OF THE SITE WHICH
IS ABOUT $521,000. FINALLY, WE
WANT TO NOTE THAT THE PROPOSED
BUDGET ALSO REFLECTS THE
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
2025 AWI ACROSS ALL LINES OF
BUSINESSES. THIS IS BUDGET
NEUTRAL AND THE MPD WAS ABLE TO
COVER EXPENSES THROUGH THE
PLANNING RESERVES BUT NOT
NEUTRAL ACROSS THE VARIOUS
OPERATING LINES OF BUSINESS.
YOU WILL SEE ASSOCIATED CHANGES
AT THE LINE OF BUSINESS LEVEL.
ON NOVEMBER 21 YOU WILL BE
VOTING ON THE FOLLOWING SIX
RESOLUTIONS INCLUDING TWO
SUPPLEMENTAL CHANGES TO THE
2024 BUDGET THAT HAVE ALSO BEEN
LEGISLATED ON THE CITY SIDE
ALONG WITH THE RESOLUTIONS THAT
ADOPTED THE 2025 BUDGET AND
ESTABLISH THE PROPERTY TAX
COLLECTION FOR 2025. TRACY,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTIONS
>> RESOLUTION 73 SETS THE DATES
FOR THESE MEETINGS NEXT YEAR.
THOSE STATES WOULD BE JUNE 23,
OCTOBER 20, AND NOVEMBER 20.
>> IN RESOLUTION 68 RELATES TO
THE CARRYFORWARD OF UNSPENT
WATER MAINTENANCE MONEY FROM
2023 ? THIS WAS ALREADY
APPROVED ON THE CITY SIDE. THE
MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAMMING
RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE SEATTLE
CENTER IN 2023 ALONG WITH
ASSOCIATED FUNDING , SEATTLE
CENTER HAD SAVINGS LAST YEAR
AND IS UTILIZING THOSE IN 2024
TO SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS.
RESOLUTION 69, THIS IS A
TECHNICAL RESOLUTION TO SHIFT
FUNDS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF
RETRO PAYMENTS . IT IS MUTUAL
JUST NOT BS ON THE ACTUAL. THIS
IS THE STANDARD BUDGET
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2025
BUDGET AND INCLUDES AN UPDATED
FINANCIAL PLAN AS AN ATTACHMENT
. RESOLUTION 71, THE STANDARD
RESOLUTION KNOWN AS THE SHORT
PROPERTY TAX RESOLUTION SETS
THE 2025 TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE
IS $0.42 WITH THE ESTIMATED
HOMEOWNER IMPACT BEING $341
ANNUALLY. RESOLUTION 72, KNOWN
AS THE LONG PROPERTY TAX
RESOLUTION APPROVES LEVYING THE
TAXES AND CENTRAL STAFF
DISCUSSED RESOLUTION 73. THAT
IS THE SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL
INFORMATION THAT SUPPORTS THE
RECOMMENDATION. IN YOUR
AUTHORITY TONIGHT WE ARE
FOCUSING BECAUSE THAT IS THE
RULES AND PROCEDURES JUST ON
2025 EVEN THOUGH THE OVERALL
BUDGET IS 2025, 2026. WITH THAT
WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING WHICH
SUPERINTENDENT YOU ARE.
>> MY NEIGHBOR CALLS ME THE
SUPER NINTENDO TO HIS KIDS.
MANY TITLES CAN BE USED MANY
WAYS. ANYWAYS, I WOULD LOVE TO
OPEN IT UP TO MY COLLEAGUES .
TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY
QUESTIONS. I WILL PAUSE BECAUSE
I KNOW THERE'S SOME PEOPLE
ONLINE AS WELL THAT MIGHT HAVE
SOME QUESTIONS. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FROM
DISTRICT 5.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST
HAD A CLARIFICATION QUESTION
RELATING TO THE LAKE CITY
COMMUNITY CENTER DEBT. CAN YOU
EXPLAIN HOW THAT IS GOING TO
WORK?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
GIVEN THE CURRENT TIMELINE WITH
THE PROJECT FOR THAT COMMUNITY
CENTER REDEVELOPMENT, WE ARE
NOT AT THE POINT OF THE PROJECT
WHERE WE NEED TO ISSUE DEBT IN
2025. WE ARE MAKING A ONE TIME
SHIFT IN USING THOSE PARK
DISTRICT RESOURCES TO SUPPORT
ANOTHER PROJECT THAT IS
UNDERFUNDED WHICH IS THE
SOUNDVIEW PROJECT. WE BELIEVE
WITH A TRANSFER OF FUNDING WE
CAN GO TO BID ON THAT. WITHOUT
HAVING ANY IMPACT ON THE
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
>> IF I MAY JUST ASK A
FOLLOW-UP, WHERE DOES THE
MONEY, HOW DO YOU REPLENISH
THAT MONEY WHEN YOU NEED IT FOR
THE COMMUNITY CENTER?
>> ONCE THE DEBT IS ISSUED IT
WHAT DRIVES THE PAYMENT OUT ONE
MORE YEAR AT THE END OF THE 20
YEAR IS PROBABLY WHAT WE WILL
DO. IT WILL JUST PUSH IT OUT
ONE MORE YEAR AT THE END OF THE
CYCLE .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I
SEE YOUR HAND IS RAISED. YOU
ARE WRECKING ICED.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
THIS EVENING AND GOING OVER
THIS. I FEEL THE NEED TO ASK. I
KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS BECAUSE
HE JUST GAVE IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE BUT I AM
INTERESTED IN THE QUEEN ANNE
CENTER .
>> WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH
THE COMMUNITY CENTER
STABILIZATION . THAT SAID WE
ARE AT THE POINT IN 2025 THE
BEING READY TO ISSUE FOR THAT
PROJECT. THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS
PROPOSING TO MOVE THAT PLANT
RESOURCE FOR THE CONVERSION
PROJECT THAT IS STILL
UNDERFUNDED
>> CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THAT
IMPACTS THE WEST QUEEN ANNE
CONVERSION PROJECT?
>> THE WEST QUEEN ANNE
DIVERSION PROJECT IS NOT FULLY
FUNDED THAT IT DOES GET US
CLOSER TO FULLY FUNDING AND
ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE SEEKING
GRANTS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
TO MAKE THEM FULLY FUNDED . IT
ALLOWS US TO KEEP IT ON
SCHEDULE.
>> IS IT ON SCHEDULE WITH THE
SCHEDULING I'VE BEEN GIVEN?
>> YES.
>> CAN I ASK TWO QUESTIONS MORE
BROADLY ? IN DISTRICT 7 WITH
THE SLOPES THAT WE HAD .
PREVIOUSLY YEARS AGO I WAS TOLD
THERE WASN'T FUNDS AVAILABLE.
I WAS THINKING REGARDING
NATURAL RESOURCE MAINTENANCE
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT LINE ITEM
IN THE BILL ? IT SEEMS LIKE MY
VOICES ECHOING OR IS IT JUST
THE FACT THAT NOBODY IS HERE .
>> LOOKING AT THE CRAZY SLIDE
WITH ALL OF THE COLORS?
>> YES. SLIDE SIX.
>> THE NATURAL RESOURCES LINE
OF THIS, THE GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP WITH BOTH HAS
FUNDING ON THE OPERATING SIDE
AND THE CAPITAL SIDE SO THAT IS
THE FOREST RESTORATION
PROGRAMMING AND THERE IS SOME
ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE
PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS TRAIL
MAINTENANCE AND OTHER LANDSCAPE
IMPROVEMENTS.
>> WHAT THAT INCLUDE THE
PROJECT ON THE SOUTH SIDE, I
THINK IT IS WHEELER ON 15th
JUST SOUTH OF THE GOLF COURSE ?
WOULD THAT BE IN TERMS OF
RESTORATION AND WHAT WE ARE
LOOKING TO DO AS IT COMES DOWN
TO THE ACCESS ROAD?
>> I BELIEVE THAT IS A FOREST
RESTORATION PROJECT .
>> I THINK THERE IS OTHERS ALSO
LIKE IN AURORA WITH THE
GREENBELT. BOTH ARE GREAT
EXAMPLES AND VITAL AND IT HAS
RIPPLE EFFECTS IN OTHER AREAS
TO INCLUDE PUBLIC SAFETY WHICH
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IS AT THE
FOREFRONT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE'S
THINKING. THAT'S A GREAT
TRANSITION. I AM CURIOUS TO
SPEAKING TO THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT SECURITY SERVICES
LINE ITEM IN THAT SAME SLIDE .
>> THAT ONE IS GREATLY ENHANCED
FOR THE PARK DISTRICT BECAUSE
YOU ALL VOTED TO INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF PARK RANGERS IN WHAT
HAS THEN BECOME A CITYWIDE
PROGRAM THIS YEAR . THAT IS AN
EXCITING INVESTMENT BUT
THERE'S MORE TRADITIONAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING
ON THAT TEAM AS WELL THAT DOES
THINGS LIKE THAT. IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO POINT
OUT TO YOU, CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG. THE THREE PROJECTS THAT
ARE BEING SHIFTED TO 2026, THE
ONES WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH
YOU KEPT THEM IN THE SAME
DISTRICT? I DO NOT KNOW IF I
ASKED THAT QUESTION CORRECTLY,
BUT THE LAKE CITY COMMUNITY
CENTER WILL BE SOUNDVIEW? YOU
KEPT IT IN THE SAME DISTRICT?
THE SAME WITH THE QUEEN ANNE ?
>> YOU ARE SAYING THAT
CORRECTLY .
>> WITH THE CHANGE IN THE
BORDER?
>> IT IS IN FIVE. IT IS IN THE
SAME AREA. YOU KEPT THE
PROJECTS IN THE SAME AREA? I
DID NOT ASK THAT RIGHT. THANK
YOU. WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
ONLINE .
>> I APPRECIATE THIS OVERVIEW .
I HAVE A QUESTION STARTING ON
SLIDE TWO THE OVERVIEW AGENDA
SLIGHT PICKET NOTES THERE IN
THAT SECOND MAJOR SUB BULLET
THE GENERAL FUND SAVINGS AND
CALLS OUT CERTAIN CAPITAL
REALIGNMENTS. I'M JUST
WONDERING, WHAT IS THAT
INTENDED TO CAPTURE AT A HIGH
LEVEL? I'M CROSS-REFERENCING
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED ON
SLIDE SIX WITH THE PROPOSED
TECHNICAL CHANGES . I JUST
WANTED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND,
WHAT IS THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF
THESE PROPOSED REALIGNMENTS?
>> PRIMARILY THIS BOX IT IS
MAINLY TRYING TO REFERENCE WHAT
YOU SEE E SUPERINTENDENT
WALKED THROUGH BASICALLY USING
THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE PARK
DISTRICT TO SUPPORT ONGOING
OPERATIONS. TO DO THAT WE ARE
REDUCING SOME INVESTMENTS ON
THE CAPITAL SIDE OF THE
DISTRICT BUDGET .
>> IT IS THE MAJOR MAINTENANCE
FUNDING, COMMUNITY FUND,
ACQUISITION FUND. THOSE ARE ALL
CAPITAL ACTIVITIES.
>> AND THE PROJECTS WE WERE
JUST TALKING ABOUT LIKE LAKE
CITY. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A
DELAYED PROJECT, NOT
CANCELLATION BUT DELAYED
PROJECTS TO USE FUNDING TO
SUPPORT THE SHORTFALLS THIS
YEAR .
>> ALSO, ON SLIDE TWO IT MAKES
REFERENCE ACROSS THE
PRESENTATION MATERIALS BUT WHAT
IS AWI?
>> SORRY. ANOTHER ACRONYM.
ANNUAL WAGE INCREASES.
>> WHEN IT WENT FOR THE
WORKFORCE WE HAD TO.
>> FINAL QUESTION I HAVE FOR
NOW, PERTAINS TO SLIDE SEVEN .
I HAVE THE PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
PRINTED OUT, BUT I TOOK AN
INITIAL PASS AT THOSE, AT THE
BOTTOM OF THAT SLIDE IT TALKS
ABOUT THE 2025 PROPOSED TAX
RATE AND THE PULMONARY IMPACT
ESTIMATE. I NOTE THAT THE
PROPOSED 20/25 RATE IS , IT
LOOKS LIKE ROUGHLY $.42 PER
$1000 OF ASSESSED VALUE. WHAT
IS HOMEOWNER IMPACT ESTIMATE
MEAN? AND WHY DOES THERE APPEAR
TO BE SOME SORT OF INVERSE
RELATIONSHIP? WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN?
>> THERE ARE MUCH SMARTER
PEOPLE IN THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMICS , BUT THEY CREATE
THIS TAX RATE FOR US TO SAY IN
ORDER TO COLLECT THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY WHAT WOULD BE THE TAX
RATE PER $1000 OF ASSESSED
VALUE NEEDED. THAT IS THE 42%.
BECAUSE THE ASSESSED VALUE
CHANGES FROM YEAR TO YEAR, IT
CAN RESULT IN A DIFFERENT
IMPACT TO THE MEDIAN HOME
VALUES . THE SECOND REFERENCES
FOR A MEDIAN HOME VALUE IN 2025
THE COST OF THE HOMEOWNER WOULD
BE $341.
>> ALSO THE BUDGET GOES UP 4%
EVERY YEAR SO THERE IS PROBABLY
A SLIGHT IMPACT THAT THE AMOUNT
WE ARE COLLECTING THIS YEAR IS
MORE THAN LAST YEAR BECAUSE THE
BUDGET IS SET 4% HIGHER.
>> THANK YOU. JUST CURIOUS
WHERE THE PROPOSED .42% TAX
RATE FOR 25 , AGAIN, NOTING
THAT THAT IS APPROXIMATELY
$0.01 HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR.
HOW THAT COMPARES TO HISTORICAL
AVERAGES. IS THAT TYPICAL IN
LINE WITH HISTORICAL AVERAGES
WE HAVE WHERE WE ARE BEING
CALLED UPON EVERY YEAR TO
CONSIDER ? HOW IS IT SIMILAR?
HOW DOES IT DEPART?
>> I WOULD SAY IT IS PRETTY
SIMILAR MID 2018 2017 THE
ASSESSED VALUE GOING UP SO HIGH
THE TAX RATE WAS GOING DOWN,
BUT THE IMPACT WAS ABOUT
STAYING STEADY .
>> JUST TO ADD TO THAT, CYCLE
ONE WAS HALF THE AMOUNT SO WE
WERE COLLECTING APPROXIMATELY A
LITTLE BIT HIGHER . WE ARE NOW
COLLECTING 127 MILLION. WE
DOUBLED THE AMOUNT BEEN
COLLECTED. WHEN WE STARTED THIS
EXERCISE THE TAX RATE WAS LOWER
BUT ALSO WHAT WE WERE
COLLECTING WAS LOWER. HOWEVER,
THERE WASN'T THE REALITY OF
THE ASSESSED VALUE . THERE IS A
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TAX
RATE AND THE ASSESSED VALUE .
THE BROADER THE BASE YOU
COLLECT LESS FROM EACH
INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER SO THAT IS
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
TAX RATE CHARGED AND THE VALUE.
IT IS ALSO HOW MUCH YOU ARE
COLLECTING EVERY YEAR WHICH IS
DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT THAN IT
WAS IN CYCLE ONE.
>> SO THE TAX RATE IS A FLAT,
FIXED NUMBER. SO WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AMOUNT
OF ASSESSED VALUE WILL LIKELY
INCREASE YEAR-OVER-YEAR, BUT
THE FLAT RATE ITSELF IN THIS
CASE IS $0.01 HIGHER PER $1000.
I GUESS, JUST COMPARING APPLES
TO APPLES, THE ACTUAL RATE , IS
THAT IN LINE WITH WHAT WE HAVE
SEEN ? THE SHEER RATE INCREASE
ITSELF ? IS THAT IN LINE WITH
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN RECENTLY?
>> JUST BROADLY? I'M NOT ARE YO
COMPARE THE TAX RATE LIKE LAST
YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE AND
THE YEAR BEFORE?
>> I THINK WE ARE BEING CALLED
UPON TO CONSIDER AND
POTENTIALLY VOTE ON NEXT TIME .
THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, I JUST
WANT A BETTER BASIS AND
HISTORICAL GROUNDING ON WHAT WE
ARE BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER,
HOW THE ABSOLUTE RATE VARIES TO
RECENT YEARS, I GUESS.
>> MY RECOLLECTION WAS WHEN WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT CYCLE TWO,
INCREASING IT QUITE A BIT WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT GOING TO
ABOUT $0.40. IT WOULD SEEM IF
LAST YEAR WENT TO 41 THAT WAS
$0.01 MORE SO IN THAT WAY I
WOULD SAY IT IS CONSISTENT BUT
IT IS ALL RELATED TO THE
ASSESSED VALUE.
>> HOW IS THAT PROPOSED FIGURE
CALCULATED?
>> IT IS CALCULATED BY THESE
REALLY SMART PEOPLE IN THE
OFFICE. THEY LOOK AT AVN HELP
US CALCULATE WHAT IT WOULD NEED
. IF YOU LOOK AT THE RESOLUTION
THAT HAS THE RIDICULOUSLY SMALL
ATTACHMENT. THEY ARE TELLING US
IN ORDER TO COLLECT
154,000,297, WHATEVER THAT TINY
NUMBER IS, IN ORDER TO COLLECT
THAT NUMBER YOU WOULD NEED THIS
TAX RATE AND THAT WOULD EQUATE
TO THIS .
>> IN OTHER WORDS, IN ORDER TO
ON -- FUND THE THINGS ON THAT
SPREADSHEET THIS IS WHAT THE
TAX AMOUNT SHOULD BE.
>> YES. WE CAN GET YOU THE 2023
WHICH WAS THE FIRST YEAR. I
THINK YOU WANT TO COMPARE
APPLES TO APPLES AND WE CAN GET
YOU A REAFFIRMATION IN TERMS OF
WHAT GOES INTO THE CALCULATION.
IT IS HOW MUCH ARE WE SUPPOSED
TO BE COLLECTING, WHAT IS THE
ASSESSED VALUE AND WHAT IS THE
RATE THAT HAS TO BE ASSESSED TO
GET YOU THAT AMOUNT THAT YOU
WANT TO COLLECT TO FUND THE
SPENDING PLAN. WE ARE ONLY
DOING 2025. WE ONLY ASK FOR
INCREASES ONCE YEAR. WE DON'T
DO A TWO YEAR INCREASE. WE DO
ONE YEAR AT A TIME.
>> GOT IT. NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER
MORALES .
>> I WANTED TO REALLY GET A
SENSE OF THE IMPACT OF WHAT
SOME OF THESE REDUCTIONS IS
GOING TO BE. I AM LOOKING AT
THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE GRANT
PROGRAM. SO IS THAT IN THE GET
MOVING? AND THEN I AM ALSO
LOOKING AT THE REDUCTION IN
TEEN PROGRAMMING AND THE YOUTH
LEARNING AND ACADEMICS . IT
LOOKS , I'M JUST TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE POTENTIAL
IMPACT WOULD BE IN TERMS OF
FEWER PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES
AND FEWER ORGANIZATIONS THAT
MIGHT SERVE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT
WOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN
THESE PROGRAMS.
>> ON THE FIRST QUESTION, YOU
ARE RIGHT. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT DO
DIFFERENT GRANTING
OPPORTUNITIES. WE NEEDED TO
FIND THAT $200,000 TO HELP WITH
ALL OF THE OTHER NECESSARY
REDUCTIONS TO TRY TO BALANCE
OUT THE GENERAL FUND
SHORTCOMINGS . THIS WAS ABOUT
$600,000 IN GRANT FUNDING. WITH
THIS WHAT THE PROPOSED
REDUCTION WITH YOU AND THE
OVERALL IMPACT WOULD BE
$200,000 LESS GRANTING
OPPORTUNITIES IN 2025. THERE
WOULD STILL BE $400,000
AVAILABLE BUT IT WOULD REDUCE
THE AMOUNT BY $200,000.
>> IS THAT TWO ORGANIZATIONS?
ONE ORGANIZATION? HOW MANY
PARTICIPATE IN THE
>>
>> IN 2023 WE ALLOCATED ABOUT
$440,000 OF THAT MONEY SO WE
FEEL LIKE IT WON'T BE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ACROSS THE
BOARD BUT I WOULD SAY
HISTORICALLY PEOPLE APPLY FOR
ABOUT $10,000 GRANT.
>> THE PARK ACTIVATION. YOU
MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT PARKS
OUTSIDE OF THE CENTER OF THE
CITY. WHAT IS THIS LINE ITEM?
>> SO IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY,
THEY PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY
GROUPS, THE LAKE CITY
COLLECTIVE OR KELLY ANDERSON
THEY WILL HELP SUPPORT THOSE
ENTITIES AND TRY TO BUILD THE
ACTIVATION THAT THEY ARE
LEADING. WE DO CAPACITY
BUILDING WITH THEM AND SOME
PROGRAMMING DIRECTLY. WE WILL
BRING MOVIE NIGHTS FOR THAT
SORT OF THING TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE THE PROPOSED INCREASE
AND THAT TAKES IT BACK TO CYCLE
ONE LEVELS.
>> MY LAST QUESTION IS THE
GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LINE ITEM .
MAYBE I AM COLORBLIND OR MAYBE
MY 56-YEAR-OLD I STILL SEE WHAT
THEY USED TO SEE, BUT THESE ALL
WOULD FALL INTO THE AQUA COLOR
FOR ME . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
WAS HERE LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS
AGO . THOSE WERE SHADES OF
ORANGE . I DO NOT KNOW WHAT
COLOR IT IS . MY QUESTION IS,
THAT WHEN IS DRAMATICALLY IN
DIFFERENT AND IT'S AN
INCREASE.
>> GREAT QUESTION. WHEN THE
SUPERINTENDENT MENTIONED THAT
THEY WERE REDUCING THESE THINGS
ON THE CAPITAL SIDE IN ORDER TO
SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED BY
THE GENERAL FUND IN THE PAST,
WE MOVED ALL OF THAT TO GROUNDS
FATE -- MAINTENANCE LINE OF
BUSINESS. SO THAT IS WHAT YOU
ARE ACTUALLY SEEING THE $1
MILLION FROM THE COMMUNITY FUND
GOING UP TO SUPPORT GROUNDS
MAINTENANCE TO GET THAT .
>> SO IT WILL NOT RESULT IN THE
GREATER DEPLOYMENT OF GROUND
CREWS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER
MORALES. I SAW BOARD MEMBER
STRAUSS. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
UNDERSTAND A BSL CHANGE THAT IS
BUDGET NEUTRAL . TO THAT POINT
I WILL BE TAKING A DEEPER
REVIEW . IN OUR OTHER ROLE
PASSING THE BUDGET, WHEN THIS
WILL COME BEFORE US IS ON THE
FINAL PACKAGE WHICH MEANS IF WE
ARE GOING TO MAKE CHANGES ON
THE OTHER ROLE THAT IMPLICATE
THIS MAKE THOSE SUBSEQUENT
CHANGES AS WELL. FOR THE
RECORD, IT DID GET
GERRYMANDERED OUT OF THE
DISTRICT. IT IS ACROSS THE
STREET FROM DISTRICT 6. I AM SO
EXCITED . NOW I GET DISCOVERY
PARK. THAT IS ABOUT IT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER
STRAUSS. I SAW BOARD MEMBER
MOORE, YOUR HAND WAS UP . I
DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN OLD
HAND OR NEW HAND.
>> YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT
OF MY MOUTH. I DID HAVE A QUICK
QUESTION ABOUT THE AQUATIC . IT
LOOKS LIKE A SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTION. CAN YOU GIVE US A
LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT
THAT .
>> ALL OF THE CHANGES, I
TOTALLY HEAR YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES . OUR AGING EYES. ALL
OF THESE, NON-COLORED LINES,
ARE ONLY TECHNICAL CHANGES . WE
HAD JUST ASSUMED A 4% INFLATOR
ACROSS ALL OF THE LINES OF
BUSINESS. WHEN WE WERE ACTUALLY
IMPLEMENTING THE WAGE
INCREASES, THERE'S DIFFERENT
NUMBERS OF HUMANS BEING FUNDED
IN THE DIFFERENT LINE OF
BUSINESS AND THEY MAKE
DIFFERENT WAGES AND THE
CONTRACTS WERE DIFFERENT, IT'S
JUST A TECHNICAL DISTRIBUTION
OF HOW IT WAS SPREAD, BUT IT IS
NOT OUTSIDE OF THE POLICY
CHANGE THAT YOU VOTED ON AS
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS EARLIER .
THERE IS NOTHING ELSE HAPPENING
THERE BESIDES TECHNICAL
DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.
>> I MAY HAVE TO FOLLOW UP.
ATTACHMENT A UNDER THE
OPERATING.
>> BOARD MEMBER MOORE, I DON'T
KNOW IF MY EARS ARE WORKING. IT
IS A LITTLE BIT DISTORTED. OUR
EARS AND EYES ARE STRUGGLING SO
IF YOU JUST SPEAK INTO THE
MICROPHONE
>> WHEREVER THAT MAY BE.
>> IS THAT BETTER?
>> I AM LOOKING AT ATTACHMENT A
TO RESOLUTION 70. IT HAS THIS
CHART TALKING ABOUT
RECREATIONAL OPERATION
AQUATICS. THERE IS QUITE A
REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY GOING TO AQUATICS. I'M
JUST SEEKING CLARIFICATION ON
WHAT THAT MEANS .
>> I DO NOT SEE AQUATICS. IS IT
UNDER THE RECREATION FACILITY
PROGRAMMING?
>> YES. UNDER RECREATION
FACILITY OPERATIONS. IT SAYS
AQUATIC.
>> ARE YOU LOOKING AT 2024 AND
THEN LOOKING AT THE 2025
PROPOSED? LOOKING AT THE $3.1
MILLION UNDER THE 2024 REVISED
AND THEN LOOKING AT THE 2025
PROPOSED?
>> THAT IS PROPOSED --
CRACKDOWN THE 2026.
>> SO YOU SEE THE 1.9 IN 2025
AND 1.2 IN 2026?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> I THINK THAT IS RELATED TO
THE SUBSIDY . AS WE WERE
RAMPING UP FOR COVID, WE HAD
ESTABLISHED A SUBSIDY IN THE
PARK DISTRICT TO HELP US GET
OUR REVENUES BACK AS WE OPEN
POOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS.
THAT WAS ALL BUDGETED IN THE
AQUATICS LINE OF BUSINESS. THAT
SUBSIDY IS GOING AWAY WHICH
MEANS THEY NEED TO EARN MORE
REVENUE WHICH THEY ARE
SCHEDULED TO DO FOR NEXT YEAR
SO THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE SEEING.
IT IS A GREAT QUESTION. THAT IS
WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS THE
DECREASE IN SUBSIDY FOR THAT
COVID WRAP UP.
>> SO DOES THAT MEAN THEY WILL
BE CHARGING MORE FOR SWIM
LESSONS? HOW DO THEY REPLACE
THE SUBSIDY ?
>> TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. I
THINK AS YOU MAY HAVE REMEMBER
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE
WERE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING
THE LIFEGUARDS HIRED AND ON
BOARD IN SO THE PROGRAMMING WAS
NOT QUITE UP TO FULL THROTTLE
AFTER THE PANDEMIC. THIS
SUBSIDY WAS TRYING TO SUPPORT
THAT GROWTH. THAT IS WHAT THIS
WAS FOR. SEPARATELY ON THE CITY
SIDE WE TALKED TO YOU A COUPLE
WEEKS AGO ABOUT PART OF G THE P
ADDRESSING THE COST OF DOING
BUSINESS AS WE PROPOSE FEE
INCREASES IN AQUATICS AND
ATHLETIC FIELDS AND COMMUNITY
CENTER RENTALS AND THOSE SORTS
OF THINGS. THE PIECE OF THE PIE
YOU ARE LOOKING AT TODAY IS NOT
THAT BUT IT IS A GREAT
QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BOARD MEMBER RIVERA, I SAW
YOUR HAND UP . I WILL GIVE A
PAUSE. MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. COMING BACK TO
THE HISTORICAL NATURE. THE
FIRST SIX YEAR CYCLE IS AT ONE
RATE. WE INCREASED THAT WITHIN
THE VOTER APPROVED ALLOWANCE
AND WE STILL HAVE ROOM ON TOP
OF THAT? IF YOU COULD JUST WALK
ME THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF THAT
HISTORY ? THE VOTERS APPROVED A
CEILING TO RAISE THE RATE .
ROUND ONE WAS ABOUT HALF OF
THAT. WE TOOK UP THE MAJORITY
OF THAT THERE IS STILL A LITTLE
GIVE . IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YOU ARE REMEMBERING THAT
CORRECT. WE SIZED THE SPENDING
PLAN ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO
YEAR SIX SO WE HAVE LEFT
OURSELVES A COMFORTABLE BUFFER
SO WE DON'T COME ANYWHERE
CLOSE TO GOING OVER THE AMOUNT
THAT WOULD TRIGGER A VOTE TO
THE PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU. YOUR ANSWER TO
BOARD MEMBER SAKA, THE APPLES
TO APPLES DOESN'T REALLY WORK
BEFORE 2023 AND THEN WE STILL
HAVE SOME ROOM BEFORE WE HIT
THAT VOTER APPROVED LIMIT.
>> I CALLED BOARD MEMBER
STRAUSS THE SECOND FLOOR
HISTORIAN. HE KNOWS EVERYTHING
. HISTORICAL IS ALWAYS GOOD FOR
US TO KNOW. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR. I WILL PAUSE
TO SEE IF THERE'S OTHER
QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE AT ALL .
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD A THIS
MOMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. AS WE MENTIONED,
WE ARE THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL
THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THE
BENEFITS THIS ALLOWS THE PARK
SYSTEM TO DO AND FOR SUCH A
TIME AS THIS WHEN WE ARE FACING
SOME GENERAL FUND CHALLENGES. I
THINK WE PROPOSED A BUDGET THAT
CONTINUES REALLY STRONG
SERVICES AND HOPEFULLY RETAINS
AS MUCH GOOD SERVICE TO THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE THAT RELY ON
THE PARK SYSTEM. WE ARE
THANKFUL FOR YOUR OVERSIGHT AND
GOVERNANCE OF THIS IMPORTANT
FUND .
>> THANK YOU, PARKS
SUPERINTENDENT MICHELLE, TRACI
AND KARINA. THANK YOU. NEXT, AT
THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE TO
PUBLIC HEARING. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
FOR PUBLIC HEARING IF WE HAVE
ANYONE SIGNED UP?
>> WE HAVE ONE REMOTE SPEAKER?
THAT REMOTE SPEAKER WILL BE
GIVEN TWO MINUTES AND WILL HEAR
A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE
LEFT. WHEN WE DO CALL THE
REMOTE SPEAKER WANTS THE PUBLIC
HEARING IS OPEN PLEASE REMEMBER
TO PRESS STAR SIX AFTER YOU
HEAR THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN AN MUTED.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL BEGIN
PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE. I KNOW
IT WILL TAKE A SECOND TICKET
UPLOADED. THANK YOU TO THE
SPEAKER FOR WAITING TO GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> OUR REMOTE SPEAKER IS CESAR
GARCIA. REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX WHEN YOU HEAR YOU HAVE BEEN
AN MUTED.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS
CECIL R GARCIA. I AM CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF APPROVING THE BUDGET
FOR ONE PROGRAM IN PARTICULAR.
THIS IS THE PARK COMMUNITY FUND
. FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE
UNITY. WE ARE ONE OF THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT
PARTICIPATED IN THIS WELL
THOUGHT OUT, INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL PROCESS WHERE THE
PUBLIC AT LARGE HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE AS
WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT
THERE WERE MANY PROJECTS WITH
DIVERSITY AND FACILITIES AND
COMMUNITIES. ONE IN PARTICULAR,
WILL BRING HUGELY NEEDED
PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WITHIN
WALKING DISTANCE OF THE LAST
TWO MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES IN
SEATTLE WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR
AURORA AVENUE NORTH. A
COMMUNITY WE HAVE SUPPORTED FOR
YEARS. DESPITE THIS , IF PARKS
AND RECREATION GETS PROACTIVE
IN ENGAGING WITH THEM, LIKE IT
HAS DONE WITH OTHER PROJECTS,
IT WOULD REALLY BRING
RECREATION JUSTICE TO THESE
COMMUNITIES. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
PLEASE APPROVE THE BUDGET AS
PRESENTED THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR ATTENTION.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS OUR ONLY
SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU,'S SR , FOR
CALLING IN. SEEING AS WE HAVE
NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKER SIGNED UP
NOR REMOTE , THE PUBLIC HEARING
IS CLOSED AND WE WILL MOVE TO
ADJOURN. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE WE
DID HAVE THE DEFINITION OF AWI
BUT MY COACH USED TO SAY
ARIZONA WILDCAT INSTINCTS. THAT
WAS MY ANSWER WHEN I HEARD AWI.
IT IS STILL IN GRADE IN MY
HEAD. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S
MEETING. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS BEFORE THE DISTRICT
BOARD WE WILL ADJOURN. THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
WILL BE NOVEMBER 21. DO NOTE
THAT THE DATE MAY CHANGE TO
COINCIDE WITH THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL ANTICIPATED DATE OF
NOVEMBER 21 THE.THE 2025 TO .
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE
APPROPRIATE NOTICES WILL BE
PROVIDED IN ADVANCE. IS THERE
ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR THE
BOARD TO CONSIDER? HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE
ADJOURNED. THE TIME IS 6:22
P.M. THANK YOU.