>> WE HAVE STARTED. MY
APOLOGIES. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. THE MAY 14th 2025
PARKS UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER
THEM ALSO KNOWN AS PUT. I AM JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH, YOUR FAVORITE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> AWESOME. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO
PUBLIC COMMENT, I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
. HAVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. IT IS A POINT OF
PRIVILEGE. PEOPLE ON THIS DAIS
WEAR MANY HATS OR MANY COVERS.
WITH THAT SEGUE, JUST WANTED TO
EXTEND A SPECIAL WELCOME TO OUR
OWN BALLARD EAGLES AND VFW 3063
COMMANDER . WELCOME . I JUST
WANT TO --
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> I'M ALSO A LIFETIME MEMBER
OF VFW. THAT IS MY POST TOO. AS
I SAID, WE ALL WEAR MANY HATS .
THANK YOU, CHAIR. IT'S BEEN
AWESOME.
>> WELCOME, ALLIE. ALWAYS GREAT
TO SEE YOU. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE TRYING TO
ANNEX DISTRICT SIX.
>> POINT TAKEN FOR THE RECORD.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. BEFORE WE JUMP INTO
PUBLIC COMMENT , WE ARE GOING TO
GO OVER THE AGENDA. SO WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE OUR SEATTLE I.T.
DEPARTMENT. WE WILL TALK ABOUT
OUR CITY'S FORMAL CABLE
FRANCHISES, RENEWAL PROCEEDINGS,
AND THEN ALSO SPU IS BACK TO
DISCUSS THEIR THREE ORDINANCE
PACKAGES OF LEGISLATION TO
INCREASE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
CHARGES, ALSO KNOWN AS UTILITY
CONNECTION FEES AND THE INTENT
TO USE THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE
COST SHARE IN THE UTILITY
PROJECTS . DON'T WORRY,
COLLEAGUES. THERE IS NO VOTE
TODAY. WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE
ANOTHER DISCUSSION SO WE CAN BE
MORE INFORMED. LASTLY, WE WILL
HAVE A BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION
ON THE NEW MEMORIAL STADIUM AT
THE SEATTLE CENTER. SO WE HAVE A
PACKED AGENDA AND WE ARE GOING
TO NOW CONSIDER THAT AGENDA. IF
THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED DURING
HEARING ON, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. MY RECORD IS PERFECT ON
THE AGENDA NEVER BEING ANY
OBJECTIONS. THANK YOU, ALL. WITH
THAT, WE'RE GOING TO NOW OPEN
THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD
RELATE TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA OR WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF
THE COMMITTEE. HOW MANY SPEAKERS
DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP TODAY? WE
HAVE EIGHT PEOPLE IN PERSON
SIGNED UP. HOW MANY ONLINE ?
>> FIVE OUR PRESENT ONLINE.
>> AWESOME. SO WE ARE GOING TO
GO IN PERSON FIRST AND THEN WE
ARE GOING TO GO ONLINE. EVERYONE
IS GOING TO GET TWO MINUTES. AND
WE WILL START WITH OUR IN PERSON
SPEAKERS. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
READ THE IN PERSON -- WILL YOU
PLEASE READ THE RULES FOR THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE CHAIR WILL
CALL ON SPEAKERS BY NAME IN THE
ORDER THEY HAVE REGISTERED BOTH
ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE OR
FROM THE SIGN-UP SHEET AVAILABLE
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 ON 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 SPEAKING YOUR
NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME . IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END
THEIR COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME, THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL THE NEXT
PERSON.
>> THANK YOU, PHENOMENAL KIRK --
CLERK. WE WILL START WITH JOSHUA
MORRIS, TIM , AND IF I SAY YOUR
LAST NAME WRONG, I APOLOGIZE.
AND PAUL .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THIS WEEK TO FOLLOW UP
ON SOME CONCERNS WE RAISED ABOUT
[ INAUDIBLE ] PROJECT. IN 2023
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD BE ADDING
COURTS NEXT TO A DESIGNATED
PRIORITY OVER HABITAT AREA.
WILDLIFE NATURE ACCESS [
INAUDIBLE ] DROP THAT PROJECT.
UNFORTUNATELY PARKS IS REPEATING
THE SAME MISTAKE ON A MUCH
LARGER SCALE. THEY ARE PLANNING
TO BUILD SEATTLE'S LARGEST
OUTDOOR FACILITY WITH 25 COURTS
COVERING 80,000 SQUARE FEET
DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO SENSITIVE
WETLANDS. THE FACILITY WOULD BE
AS LOUD AS FREEWAY TRAFFIC.
MITIGATION OPTIONS. NOTHING THEY
HAVE PRESENTED IS CONVINCING. IT
IS FRUSTRATING THE CONVERSATION
IS STARTING WITH MITIGATING THE
HARM. HOW ABOUT NOT INFLICTING
IT IN THE FIRST PLACE? PARKS
WILL ASK THIS COUNCIL TO APPROVE
AN AMENDMENT TO ALLOW THIS
PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD. NEARLY
2000 RESIDENTS AND 20 LOCAL
NONPROFITS HAVE ALREADY SIGNED A
PETITION URGING YOU NOT TO
APPROVE IT. FOLLOW UP WITH THE
LATEST DRAFT OF THAT PETITION
AND INVITATION FOR YOU TO JOIN
ME ON A WALK AT THE SITE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JOSHUA. NEXT WE
HAVE 10. THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US.
>> MY NAME IS 10 -- TIM. THANKS
FOR THE CHANCE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENTS ON THE PARK
DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSED
DEVELOPMENT OF 25 COURT
PICKLEBALL COMPLEX ADJACENT TO
WETLANDS IN THE SOUTHERNMOST
PARKING LOT . I AM HERE TO SPEAK
AS A PICKLEBALL ENTHUSIAST AND
AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONCERNED
RESIDENT. YOU HAVE HEARD ALREADY
MULTIPLE COMMENTS WHY THIS
PROJECT LOCATION IS NOT OPTIMAL
PROTECTING EXISTING WETLAND
HABITAT . THE CITY AND COUNTY
FUNDED 20 YEARS AGO. I SUPPORT
THESE COMMENTS AND WOULD LIKE TO
ADD A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW THE
INTERESTS OF PICKLEBALL
RECREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION CAN BE APPROACHED TO
PROVIDE A WIN FOR BOTH INTERESTS
. I BELIEVE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY [
INAUDIBLE ] THE CITY AND ITS
CITIZENS ESTABLISHED WHEN THEY
FUNDED CREATION AND ENHANCEMENT
OF THOSE [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THE
PUBLIC. AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES
ARE BITING , WE EXPECT YOU TO
BRING THAT DECISION WE MADE THIS
SPRING AND SUMMER [ INAUDIBLE ]
SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT AND ANY
PROPOSALS [ INAUDIBLE ] PARK
MASTER PLAN. MAKING A THOUGHTFUL
DECISION ON THIS PROJECT.
HEARING THE THINKING OF THE
DECISION-MAKERS AND THE DATA ON
WHICH THEY BASE IT AND
PERSPECTIVES OF THE PUBLIC ,
THAT SEEMS TO NOT HAVE BEEN
ADEQUATELY [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THE
REST OF THE PROCESS NEEDS TO BE
MORE TRANSPARENT AND INVITING TO
STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION BEYOND
JUST PICKLEBALL COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, TIM. NEXT WE HAVE
ANNIE FOLLOWED BY DONNA. PLEASE
SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE AS
MUCH AS YOU CAN.
>> LAST TIME IT CUT ME OFF. SO
ANYWAY. I SUBMITTED MY THING AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS AND PAUL. I AM A
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE. THE
WETLANDS THAT'S MAGNUSON PARK
COST SEATTLE TAXPAYERS LIKENESS
OF MORE THAN $3 MILLION TO BUILD
AND ARE A MAJOR INVESTMENT . THE
MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS TO THE
PARK MUSKY RECENT SURVEY
OVERWHELMINGLY SIDE ENJOYMENT OF
NATURE, GREEN SPACE, AND
FORESTED AREAS AS THE MAIN
REASON. FOR STAKEHOLDERS LIKE
MYSELF WE SEE PARK SPACES THAT
ALLOW QUIET AND THE POSSIBILITY
TO HEAR AND OBSERVE WILDLIFE.
THE WETLANDS ARE A VISIBLE TO
OUR PRIORITIES AND ENABLE US TO
ACTIVELY ENJOY MAGNUSON PARK.
THE FACT THAT THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT HAS KNOWLEDGE OF
THEIR OWN SURVEY NUMBERS YET DID
NOT INCLUDE THE COMPLETE
COMMUNITY OF STAKEHOLDERS WHEN
THEY FIRST BEGAN DISCUSSIONS IS
INDEED UNFORTUNATE. THE FATE OF
THIS SITE WAS DISCUSSED IN
ADVANCE FOR TWO YEARS USING ONLY
A BASE OF IDEAS AND PREFERENCES
OF PADDLE BALL AND TENNIS
ENTHUSIASTS RATHER THAN THE
BROADER COMMUNITY OF PARK USERS.
THIS HAS RESULTED IN
POLARIZATION THAT COULD HAVE
BEEN AVOIDED . EVEN THE MOST
LIMITED FOOTPRINT OF PICKLEBALL
COURTS AT THIS PARTICULAR
LOCATION WITHIN THE PARK WILL
IMPACT THIS WETLAND . BOTH THE
WILDLIFE THAT LIVE THERE AND
THOSE OF US THAT SEEK TO SEE
WILDLIFE. WE NEED CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND THE
SITUATION AND HELP PARKS
REDIRECT THEIR EFFORTS IN ORDER
TO PROPERLY PLACE PICKLEBALL
COURTS ELSEWHERE. THE SITE NEED
NOT BE A PARKING LOT, THOUGH
THAT HAS BEEN RECENTLY A GOOD
SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT. BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE
A PICKLEBALL FACILITY AS THE
UNIQUE SOUND LEVELS OF
PICKLEBALL DISTINGUISH IT FROM
THE OTHER SPORT CURRENTLY
ADJACENT TO THE WETLAND. I HOPE
THE COUNCIL RECOGNIZES ORIGINAL
INVESTMENT IN THE WETLAND AND
ITS SUCCESS . THE MASTER PLAN
WITH REGARD TO THIS SITE. THANK
YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE DONNA FOLLOWED
BY ALEX ZIMMERMAN FOLLOWED BY
JACKIE .
>> JUST A SIDE NOTE BEFORE I
START. TWO WATER HYDRANTS OUT
HERE. THEY ARE AWFUL. YOU CANNOT
GET ANY WATER OUT EITHER ONE OF
THOSE . MAYBE GET MAINTENANCE TO
WORK ON THAT. MY NAME IS DONNA .
I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER. I OWN
DONNA AND ASSOCIATES . A SMALL
COMPANY. I HAVE THREE EMPLOYEES.
LAND-USE CONSULTANTS AND CIVIL
ENGINEERING. MOST OF OUR CLIENTS
ARE SMALL DEVELOPERS THAT HAVE
BEEN HIT BY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
REQUIREMENTS AND PROJECTS CRASH
AND BURN. THEY DON'T HAVE THE
CAPACITY , THE ECONOMY OF SCALE
TO PUT IN A $150,000 VALVE TO DO
A MILLION-DOLLAR WATER MAIN
EXTENSION. OR TO REPLACE
SUBSTANDARD PIPES THAT ARE TWO
INCH, FOUR INCH, OR SIX INCH.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGE
PROPOSAL. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
YOU ASKED APRIL 23rd ABOUT
STAKEHOLDERS . THE ANSWER FROM
KERI BURCHARD-JUAREZ WAS THAT
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES HAD
GONE INTO THEIR DATABASE, WHICH
IS A HUGE DATABASE OF EXISTING
PEOPLE THAT HAVE CONNECTED INTO
THE SYSTEM. THAT IS INCREDIBLY
BIASED. THEY DID NOT GO TO THE
DATABASE OF THOSE THAT DID NOT
CONNECT TO THE SYSTEM THAT
CRASHED AND BURNED. I'VE GOT
PARTIAL LISTS OF WATER
AVAILABILITY CERTIFICATES NOT
APPROVED. PERHAPS YOU COULD ASK
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
INCLUDE NUMEROUS ONES OF THESE
IN THEIR DATABASE. WHY? WHAT
WOULD THE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
CHARGES HELP ? ALSO, THERE'S
200 PER YEAR THAT GET A
REQUIREMENT . OF THE 300, HOW
MANY WOULD THE SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT CHARGE HELP ? MAYBE
30?
>> THANK YOU, DONNA. I WAS GOING
TO SAY, YOU CAN PUT YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN THERE AS WELL. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. MR. ZIMMERMAN. THIS
IS A QUICK WARNING. WE ARE NOT
DOING SALUTES OR ANY
ANTI-SEMITIC REMARKS TODAY.
>> NO PROBLEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO. THAT
IS CONSIDERED --
>> YOU TOLD ME NOT TO SALUTE
RIGHT HAND.
>> MR. ZIMMERMAN, THAT IS
CONSIDERED HATE SPEECH. I'M NOT
HAVING THE RACIST REMARKS TODAY.
I HAVE BEEN A TARGET OF RACIST
REMARKS FROM PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT OTHER
PEOPLE FEEL, ESPECIALLY OUR
JEWISH COUNCILMEMBERS, WHEN YOU
DO THIS EVERY TIME. I'M NOT
GOING TO ALLOW THAT. I'M NOT
GOING TO TOLERATE THAT IN MY
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] I'M PRESIDENT
OF STAND UP AMERICA TRUMP AND
MAGA SUPPORTER. I WANT TO SPEAK
ABOUT CABLE. I SPOKE ABOUT CABLE
FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. EVERY
CITY HAVE CONTRACT WITH COMCAST.
SO I TRY TO UNDERSTAND. 100
TIMES I SPOKE ABOUT THIS. WHY
COMCAST'S CHARGE TOO MUCH. IN
SEATTLE RIGHT NOW IN ALL
AMERICA. MANY COMPANY CHARGE $10
FOR EVERYBODY. COMCAST CAN
CHARGE $10 FOR EVERYBODY. FOR
CORPORATIONS . THEY CAN CHARGE
MORE. FOR MYSELF, I AM NOT $1
BILLION. [ INAUDIBLE ] BECAUSE
YOU ARE MAFIA. RACKETEERING.
GIVE $10,000 FOR EVERYBODY. FOR
20 YEARS TALKING ABOUT
EVERYWHERE. 50 PERCENTAGE GO TO
ARIZONA CORPORATION. SAME
SITUATION . COMCAST. YOU
UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MEANS? YOU
KILLED THE 700,000 . FOR SERVICE
FOR INTERNET . EVERY CIVILIZED
COUNTRY IN AMERICA IN SEATTLE .
STAND UP, AMERICA. STAND UP FOR
DONALD TRUMP . NEW AMERICAN
REVOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU , MR. ZIMMERMAN. WE
WILL ALWAYS PROTECT THE RIGHT
FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT. IS MY MICROPHONE ON?
THANK YOU. JUST A REMINDER, WE
WILL ALWAYS PROTECT PEOPLE'S
RIGHT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE
WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY HATE
SPEECH NOR RACIST REMARKS HERE
AT CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. HI, MS. JACKIE. WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM JACKIE
KERN, AND UNTIL RECENTLY I WAS A
LONGTIME CITY EMPLOYEE AND
PROJECT MANAGER ON THE SEATTLE
MEMORIAL STADIUM PROJECT TEAM. I
AM HERE TO GIVE MY ENTHUSIASTIC
SUPPORT FOR THE UNPRECEDENTED
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS , THE STADIUM
PARTNERSHIP IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE THAT WILL GIVE RISE TO
MAGNIFICENT NEW MEMORIAL STADIUM
AT SEATTLE CENTER. IT IS BEING
SAID THE NEW MEMORIAL STADIUM
WILL BE A LEGACY FOR STUDENTS,
YOUTH, AND COMMUNITY AND WILL
TRANSFORM THE HEART OF SEATTLE
CENTER AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE
OWNED BY SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND BUILT ON LAND. THE NEW
STADIUM WILL PROVIDE AN
UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITY FOR
STUDENTS AND YOUTH NOT ONLY AS
IT HAS TRADITIONALLY FOR SPORTS
BUT ALSO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES
THROUGH ARTS, CULTURE, AND
ENTERTAINMENT. IT WILL BE
INTEGRAL TO SEATTLE CENTER --
THAN THE VIBRANT REINCARNATION
OF THE CAMPUS LANDSCAPE. TODAY
MARKS A MOMENTOUS ACHIEVEMENT
AFTER DECADES OF VARIOUS MAJOR
EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A SUCCESSFUL
PLAN TO REPLACE THE EXISTING
STADIUM. I WOULD MARK THE
BEGINNING OF TODAY'S SUCCESSFUL
PARTNERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016
WITH THE GATHERING OF OVER 100
DIVERSE COMMUNITY
REPRESENTATIVES CALLED SEATTLE
CENTER WHAT'S NEXT THAT
INSPIRED CREATIVITY AND
COLLABORATION . IT IS UNIQUELY
CHALLENGING TO DEVELOP A NEW
STADIUM VENUE TO SERVE STUDENTS
AND YOUTH THAT SERVES A DUAL
DUTY AS AN ICONIC PUBLIC SPACE
FOR SEATTLE CENTER. THESE
INHERENT CHALLENGES HAVE ONLY
BEEN OVERCOME THROUGH THE
FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
THESE THREE PARTIES. THE PROJECT
DESIGN TEAM THAT WAS LED BY
STUDIOS AND SWIFT AND COMPANY.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO KNOWLEDGE
SEATTLE AND POPULACE IN KANSAS
CITY. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU, JACKIE. SORRY. I
DON'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF. YOU
CAN PUT YOUR COUPLE -- PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN THERE AS WELL. POST
COMMANDER ALLISON FOLLOWED BY
MATT .
>> HELLO , CHAIRMAN
HOLLINGSWORTH RETHINK YOU FOR
THE SPECIAL INTRODUCTION TO
COUNCILMEMBER AND VFW MEMBER
ROBERT KETTLE. THANK YOU ALSO ,
COUNCIL MEMBER CITY OF SEATTLE
SIX. MY NAME IS ALLISON TETER,
AND I SERVE AS COMMANDER OF
POST- 3063, AND I'M HERE TODAY
ON BEHALF OF OUR POST AND THE
BROADER VETERAN COMMUNITY TO
EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT FOR
COUNCIL BILL 120982, THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF MEMORIAL
STADIUM , ESPECIALLY THE
RESTORATION OF THE MEMORIAL WALL
. THE MEMORIAL WALL IS SACRED
GROUND , AND IT HONORS HUNDREDS
OF SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
WORLD WAR II . BUT TODAY THE
SITE IS STILL NEGLECTED. YOU CAN
PARK THE CAR RIGHT NEXT TO IT.
THERE IS NO SPACE FOR
REFLECTION. THERE IS NO SHELTER
FROM THE NOISE. JUST ASPHALT ,
CARS , AND SOME LITTER. FOR
THOSE OF US WHO HAVE SERVED AND
FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN,
IT IS A PAINFUL SITE TO SEE AS
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE NOSE. AND
IT IS NOT WORTHY OF THEIR
SACRIFICE. THE BILL OFFERS A
REAL AND LONG-OVERDUE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO BETTER BY
AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND THE MEMORIAL STADIUM
REDEVELOPMENT, THE PROJECT WILL
NOT ONLY DELIVER A NEW STADIUM
BUT WILL ALSO RESTORE DIGNITY TO
THE MEMORIAL WALL . IT PRESERVES
THE WALL'S HISTORIC
SIGNIFICANCE WHILE CREATING
SPACE WHERE STUDENTS, VETERANS,
AND FAMILIES CAN REFLECT AND
REMEMBER . AND THIS IS MORE THAN
JUST A CAPITAL PROJECT. IT IS A
CHANCE TO HONOR THE PAST WHILE
BUILDING THE FUTURE. SO ON
BEHALF OF VFW POST 3063 AND
SEATTLE'S VETERANS, I URGE YOUR
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR
COMMITMENT TO THE CITY'S HISTORY
AND ITS PEOPLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE
YOU BEING HERE. NEXT WE HAVE
MATT. OUR LAST IN-PERSON
SPEAKER. WE WILL JUMP ONLINE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD TODAY. MY NAME IS
MATT HANNA. I'M CHAIR OF THE
SEATTLE FOUNDATION BOARD. OUR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MET WITH A
NUMBER OF YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE
STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN THAT IS
UNDERWAY AT SEATTLE CENTER,
WHICH IS WELL UNDERWAY. I'M
HERE TODAY ALSO TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A NEW MEMORIAL
STADIUM. THE FOUNDATION HAD AN
IMPORTANT ROLE IN PUTTING
TOGETHER THE PARTNERSHIP AMONG
THE CITY AND ONE ROOF FOUNDATION
IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ARE
SO EXCITED TO SEE THE
POSSIBILITY OF THIS 30-YOUR
DREAM COMING TO FRUITION AND
BEING STRONGLY SUPPORTED . AS
JACKIE MENTIONED, NEW MEMORIAL
STADIUM IS COMMUNITY ACCESS,
SUPPORT STUDENT ATHLETES , LOCAL
SPORTS, PERFORMING ARTS, A NEW
GREEN SPACE, AND REALLY THE
KICKOFF OF THE REVITALIZATION OF
THE SEATTLE CENTER AS A KEY
ASPECT OF THE REVITALIZATION OF
DOWNTOWN. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO CONSIDER THIS
MATTER . STRONGLY SUPPORT IT AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTES
IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION WHEN
YOU CONSIDER IT LATER TODAY IN
YOUR AGENDAS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> WE ARE GOING TO SWITCH TO
ONLINE. WE HAVE FIVE REGISTERED
SPEAKERS. FIRST WE HAVE TONYA
ANDERSON FOLLOWED BY ADRIAN.
TONYA, PRESS STAR SIX AND GO
AHEAD WITH YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS TONYA ANDERSON. I'M A
RESIDENT . [ INAUDIBLE ] HERE
ALSO TO DISCUSS MY CONCERNS FOR
THE SEATTLE PARKS [ INAUDIBLE ]
PICKLEBALL COURT ADJACENT TO THE
WETLANDS. MEDICINE PARK IS ONE
OF THE CITY'S PREMIER HURTING
DESTINATIONS. THIS PROPOSAL
SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD IN THE
WATER. [ INAUDIBLE ] FRESHWATER
WETLANDS ARE A RESOURCE OF
SPECIAL VALUE . BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY . ALSO HIGHLY
ATTRACTIVE TO DEVELOPERS. DON'T
REPEAT THE SAME MISTAKE ALL OVER
KING COUNTY WITH THESE WETLANDS
THE TAXPAYERS HAVE PAID TO
RESTORE. WHAT MAKES MAGNUSON SO
SPECIAL IS THAT IT LEAVES SPACE
FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT AND IT
LEAVES SPACE TO LISTEN.
BIRDSONG, BIRD CALLS. METHOD
USED BY BIRDS TO AVOID PREDATORS
, AND MIGRATE. IT IS HAPPENING
AROUND THEM EVERY DAY. IN ORDER
TO HEAR THAT, YOU HAVE TO BE
QUIET. NOISE AND INCREASED
ACTIVITY FROM THE PROPOSED CABAL
DEVELOPMENT WOULD DEGRADE THE
WETLAND HABITAT FOR SENSITIVE
SPECIES AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
PILGRIMAGE THERE TO EXPERIENCE
NATURE AND A GREEN SPACE THAT
WAS SET ASIDE SPECIFICALLY FOR
THAT PURPOSE. I URGE YOU TO
REJECT ANY MAGNUSON PARK MASTER
PLAN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD
APPROVE THIS PROJECT . THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT PERSON.
ADRIAN FOLLOWED BY LUCAS. PRESS
STAR SIX.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. MY NAME
IS ADRIAN. I LIVE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE. BEFORE
I START, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU
FOR NOT TOLERATING ANY HATE
SPEECH IN YOUR MEETINGS. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I ALSO
AM COMMENTING AND URGING YOU TO
HALT THE PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THE OUTDOOR
PICKLEBALL COURT ADJACENT TO THE
RESTORED WETLANDS THAT MAGNUSON
PARK. THERE ARE MORE SUITABLE
LOCATIONS WITHIN THE PARK THAT
EXIST FOR THIS PROJECT . THE
NOISE AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT
NIGHT FROM THE COURTS WILL
DEGRADE THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT
AND WILDLIFE HABITAT AND
ACCESSIBLE NATURE EXPERIENCE. I
REGULARLY VISIT THE WETLANDS TO
ENJOY THE WILDLIFE THAT INHABIT
THE AREA WHERE THE WETLAND IS
ONE OF THE FEW QUIET, PEACEFUL
AREAS , AND NEVER EVER
CROWDED AND NOISY SEATTLE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> NEXT WE HAVE LUCAS FOLLOWED
BY PATRICIA. LUCAS, JUST PRESS
STAR SIX.
LUCAS, CAN YOU HEAR US ? YOU ARE
GOING TO PRESS STAR SIX. IF NOT,
WE WILL COME BACK. OKAY. WE WILL
COME BACK. PATRICIA , PLEASE
PRESS STAR SIX, AND YOU CAN GO
AHEAD AND SPEAK. HI, PATRICIA.
GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR SIX. WE
SEE THAT YOU ARE PRESENT ONLINE.
GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF. ALL RIGHT. IF
NOT, WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU .
DAVID HAYNES. I KNOW YOU KNOW
HOW TO PRESS STAR SIX.
>> THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF MULTI
USE COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER PICKUPS
IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS
NEEDS TO BE REIMAGINED WITH A
ROBUST BUILDOUT WITH HIGHER
LEVELS TO GIVE PEOPLE A 21st
CENTURY QUALITY BUILDOUT AND A
REPRIEVE WITH A BETTER LOCATION
FOR THE DUMPSTER PICKUPS AT A
NORMAL TIME. THAT SAID, EVEN IF
YOU ARE THE LGBTQ LEADER, YOU
STILL HAVE TO OUTLAW THE NAKED
BEACH THAT PARK, ESPECIALLY IF
YOU ARE SHUTTING DOWN OTHER
PARKS AFTER 10:00 BECAUSE TOO
MANY PEOPLE RUIN IT FOR
EVERYBODY ELSE, AND WE DON'T
HAVE PROPER LEADERSHIP AT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, PARK RANGERS, AND
COUNCIL STILL NEEDING POLICIES
AND LAWS TO MAKE IT SAFE. IT
DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE FOR A
LEADER TO PURPOSELY REPEAT
OFFENDERS AND/OR VOYEURISTIC
PERVERTS WHO WANT TO GET NAKED
AND DISPLAY THEMSELVES AND THEIR
SEXUALITY IN FRONT OF INNOCENT
CHILDREN AND UNINTERESTED ADULTS
GETTING CHEAP THRILLS LIKE
PEDOPHILE GROOMING PASSIVE
AGGRESSIVE PREDATORS DISPLAYING
THEIR PRIVATES IN PUBLIC IN PARK
BECAUSE THEY ARE LISTED AS A
CERTAIN VOTING BLOCK THAT
DEMOCRATS DON'T WANT TO UPSET ,
FEARFUL OF CAUSING AN
OVERDRAMATIC DRAMA QUEEN TEMPER
TANTRUM IN CHAMBERS. COUNCIL
SEEMS TO STILL BOW DOWN TO
DEVILS ADVOCATE POLICIES TO THE
POINT THAT HAVE RUINED IT FOR
EVERYONE ELSE, PERMEATING BAD
IDEAS IN CITY GOVERNMENT,
JUSTIFYING ENFORCEMENT OF NO
MORE NAKEDNESS PURPOSELY
DISPLAYED AT DENNY PARK. THE
RIGHT DECISION FOR THE WHOLE
COMMUNITY. INSTEAD, INTERFERENCE
FOR A SPECIAL INTEREST FAVOR
DOING THE BIDDING OF PERVERTS.
MAYBE WE NEED THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE TO INVESTIGATE CITY
HALL. RESIGNATIONS. COUNCIL
LEADERSHIP ALLOWING THIS TO
CONTINUE BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME
THAT IF YOU ARE A NOBLE LEADER
WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF THE
COMMUNITY, SUGGEST A LAW THAT
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE NAKED
IN THE PARK [ INAUDIBLE ] ON THE
INNOCENT CHILDREN OR SELLING
DRUGS GETTING IN GUNFIGHTS,
RUBBING OTHER DRUG DEALERS. IF
YOU KEEP SUPPORTING THIS, THERE
SHOULD BE RESTRICTION AND TYPE
OF PROTECTION.
>> THANK YOU, MR. HAYNES. OKAY.
WE WILL GO BACK TO THE TWO
PEOPLE TO SEE IF WE CAN STILL
PRESS STAR SIX. WE HAVE LUCAS.
PRESS STAR SIX. THERE YOU GO.
>> HELLO. FINALLY GOT IT. HOW
ARE YOU DOING? THANK YOU FOR
LETTING ME PROVIDE PUBLIC,
TODAY. IT IS ABOUT THE CHARGES
PROPOSED BY SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES. MY NAME IS LUCAS . I
WORK AT BLUEPRINT CAPITAL
SERVICES. WE ARE A LEADING
INFILL DEVELOPER IN SEATTLE. I
WAS PART OF THE STAKEHOLDER
GROUP. AND WE DISAGREED WITH
THEM THEN AND WE DISAGREE WITH
THEM NOW. CONTRARY TO WHAT THEY
PUT IN THE PRESENTATIONS, THESE
WOULD BE UPWARDS OF $30-$40,000
FOR A FOUR-UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS UNDER HOUSING
1110. SHARED METERS ARE NOT A
MARKET DESIRE AND WILL FORCE
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS ON SMALL
PROJECTS IN BOTH LOWRISE AND
ZONES. THIS MAKES THESE PROJECTS
LESS DESIRABLE AND LESS
FEASIBLE. FROM A HIGH-LEVEL,
THIS TAKES MONEY FROM DESIRED
SMALL INFILL PROJECTS THAT WOULD
BE BILLED UNDER HOUSING BILL
1110 AND PROVIDES THAT MONEY
SUBSIDIES FOR LARGER PROJECTS,
LIKELY APARTMENT PROJECTS THAT
HAVE HIGHER BUDGETS AND BUILDING
TYPES THAT NO ONE IS BUILDING
RIGHT NOW. IT TAKES MONEY FROM
THE SMALL TO GIVE TO THE BIG. IT
IS A GAME OF CHICKEN THAT WE
DON'T BELIEVE WILL PLAY OUT AS
PRESENTS. TOWNHOMES AND ZONES.
THE DIFFERENCE HERE IS THERE IS
NO BENEFIT FOR THE PROJECTS
PAYING THE FEE. A FACT THAT
SEEMS TO BE LOST IN ANALYSIS IS
THAT SINGLE-FAMILY PROJECTS WITH
280 YOUS DO NOT REQUIRE -- THE
MONEY WILL NOT BE THERE TO
SUPPORT THESE BIGGER PROJECTS.
FROM A FEASIBILITY STANDPOINT,
IT WON'T BE ABLE TO FULFILL
HOUSING BILL 1110. THIS BECOMES
EVEN CLEARER WHEN WE LOOK AT
MANDATE FOR UNDERGROUND POWER.
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES MAY
ACTUALLY DOOM PROJECTS. THIS
WILL PUT TOWNHOUSES CLOSER TO
EXTINCTION THAN THEY ALREADY
ARE. WE WILL BE FORCED TO KEEP
BUILDING SINGLE-FAMILY ADU
PROJECTS . THE BOTTOM LINE IS ,
IS THIS REALLY A RISK WORTH
TAKING AT THIS POINT IN TIME AND
RISK THE SUCCESS OF HB 1110 AND
1637?
>> THANK YOU, LUCAS. LAST WE
HAVE PATRICIA. GO AHEAD AND
PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF. STAR SIX.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON . CAN YOU HEAR
ME?
>> YES.
>> OKAY. GREAT. THANKS.
PATRICIA. I AM HERE TO SPEAK
AGAIN ABOUT THE MAGNUSON
WETLANDS. I WAS HERE LAST
MEETING. I JUST WANT TO
FOLLOW-UP ON COMMENTS I MADE
THEN ABOUT THE PROCESS . OVER
THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS I HAVE
WALKED 2 TO 3 SQUARE-MILE AREA
AROUND MY HOME AND DISTRIBUTED
THE INFORMATIONAL CARDS .
PROBABLY TO 75 PEOPLE. NOT ONE
OF THEM KNEW ABOUT THE PROJECT [
INAUDIBLE ] THIS IS AN INFORMAL
SURVEY, BUT I THINK IT SUPPORTS
WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE
FAILURE OF DUE PROCESS IN THIS
PARTICULAR CASE. IT SEEMS TO ME
THE PARKS HAS DEVELOPED ITS PLAN
IN AN ECHO CHAMBER OR PERHAPS A
STAR CHAMBER IS A BETTER
METAPHOR. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
POINT OUT THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS WITHDRAWING
PROTECTION FROM WETLANDS. LOCAL
GOVERNMENT . PROTECT VALUABLE
RESOURCES. CANNOT MOVE THE
WETLANDS. BUT YOU CAN PICKLEBALL
COURTS ELSEWHERE. ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE. I DON'T KNOW HOW
COUNCIL ALLOCATES FUNDS IN
SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. PERHAPS
TALKING ABOUT PARKS ONLY.
WHETHER THE MONEY IS RESTRICTED
TO PARKS OR NOT FROM THE START,
I HAVE WONDERED ABOUT THIS
PROJECT RATHER THAN INCREASING
TREE CANOPY IN AREAS OF SEATTLE
THAT DESPERATELY NEED THE RELIEF
FROM SEVERE WEATHER THAT TREE
CANOPIES PROVIDE. QUESTIONS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND THE
CITY'S OBLIGATION TO PROTECT
ALL ITS RESIDENTS . I DON'T
KNOW HOW THE BUDGET WORKS, BUT
EVEN IF WE ARE TALKING JUST
PARKS OR TREES CAN BE PLANTED IN
PARKS. SHOWN TO BE A REFUGE [
INAUDIBLE ] CONSIDER THIS ISSUE
AS WELL.
>> AWESOME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
ATTENTION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WITH THAT,
THAT IS GOING TO CLOSE OUR
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE WANT
TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME TO
PUBLIC COMMENT. MAGNUSON FOLKS
FOR THE WETLANDS TO THE MEMORIAL
STADIUM TO THE PEOPLE WHO ALSO
COMMENTED ABOUT SBU AS WELL.
THANK YOU, ALL, FOR COMING
TODAY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME. CAN THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE THROUGH
THREE IN THE RECORD ? READ ALL
OF THE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NUMBER
ONE INTO THE RECORD AND THEN WE
WILL INVITE THOSE PEOPLE TO THE
TABLE.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE. COMMENCE A
-- ASTOUND CABLE FRANCHISE
RENEWAL .
>> AND PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO
THE TABLE . THANK YOU, ALL, SO
MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE . ALSO WE
ALSO HAVE A FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER, ROB JOHNSON, IN
THE HOUSE AS WELL. AND ONE OF MY
FAVORITE AS WELL. DEPUTY MAYOR.
COUNCILMEMBER ROB JOHNSON
POINTED AT YOU, SO I HAD TO
RECOGNIZE MY FAVORITE DEPUTY
MAYOR. OKAY. ROB JOHNSON. I SAW
BOTH OF Y'ALL.
>> POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE JACKIE
KERN, WHO IS A FORMER -- WELL,
ONE OF MY FORMER NEIGHBORS BUT
ALSO A LONG TIME EMPLOYEE AT THE
CITY FOR HER YEARS OF SERVICE
PARTICULARLY ON THIS PROJECT. SO
REALLY WANT TO THANK HER FOR THE
MANY YEARS THAT SHE PUT IN. AND
THERE WERE MANY ON THIS MEMORIAL
STADIUM PROJECT. THANKS FOR
BEING HERE AND SUPPORTING THE
PROJECT, JACKIE.
>> THANK YOU, JACKIE. PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD,
AND YOU CAN JUMP IN WITH YOUR
PRESENTATION.
>> I AM JON MORRISON WINTERS,
DIGITAL EQUITY PROGRAM MANAGER
AT SEATTLE I.T., AND I ALSO
MANAGE THE OFFICE OF CABLE
COMMUNICATIONS. COMMITTEE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HAVING ME TODAY. MY PRESENTATION
TODAY IS BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
FOR COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO
COMMENCE ASTOUND CABLE FRANCHISE
RENEWAL. SEE IF I CAN ADVANCE
THE SLIDES.
>> YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PRESS NUMB
THERE YOU GO.
>> FIRST BEFORE I GET INTO A
BACKGROUND IN EXPEDITION OF
CABLE FRANCHISE , THE RESOLUTION
ITSELF. THIS DOES COMMENCE THE
FORMAL CABLE FRANCHISE RENEWAL
PROCEEDINGS WITH US DOWNED AND
ALSO THE PROCESSES TO ENABLE THE
CITY TO COMPLY WITH ALL OF ITS
OBLIGATIONS UNDER FEDERAL LAW
AND THE CABLE ACT OF 1984 .
OTHER FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LAW, THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
OF 1996 AND OTHER FEDERAL LAWS.
THE -- OUR FRANCHISE WITH
ASTOUND IS EXPIRING NOVEMBER
11th, 2027, AND THE RENEWAL
PROCESS TYPICALLY TAKES ABOUT
THREE YEARS, SO WE ARE ON
SCHEDULE . AND HERE IS THE
SCHEDULE AS WELL FOR THE
RESOLUTION ITSELF TODAY. JUST A
BRIEFING. AND THEN VOTE
SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING. ON THE BACKGROUND AND
CABLE FRANCHISES.
>> CABLE FRANCHISES ARE GOVERNED
BY FEDERAL LAW, SO IT IS A
FAIRLY PRESCRIBED PROCESS IN
TERMS OF WHAT WE CAN DO, BUT AS
THE LOCAL FRANCHISE AUTHORITY
FOR CABLE TELEVISION, WE DO HAVE
SOME FLEXIBILITY, AND WE HAVE
ENSHRINED POWER APPROACH TO THE
CITY'S APPROACH TO CABLE
FRANCHISING IN THE SEATTLE CABLE
CODE, AND SO WHAT WE ARE ALLOWED
TO DO IS TO ESTABLISH OUR
STANDARDS FOR TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS, CUSTOMER SERVICE
STANDARDS AND PRIVACY STANDARDS
, AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE DOES
HAVE OUR CABLE CUSTOMER BILL OF
RIGHTS AS WELL UNDER OUR CABLE
CODE . CURRENTLY WE HAVE TWO
CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISES IN
THE CITY. WE HAVE A FRANCHISE
WITH COMCAST AND A FRANCHISE
WITH ASTOUND, FORMERLY KNOWN AS
WAVE. CURRENTLY ASTOUND
BROADBAND. THEY STILL HAVE A
CABLE FRANCHISE THAT PROVIDES
CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES IN THE
CITY. THE CITY OF SEATTLE CABLE
FRANCHISE S TYPICALLY LAST FOR
10 YEARS. THE RENEWAL PERIOD AS
I MENTIONED BEGINS THREE YEARS
PRIOR TO EXPIRATION . THE NEXT
SLIDE TALKS A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT PROCESS, BUT THE THING TO
KNOW IS THAT THERE IS A FORMAL
PROCESS THAT IS ESTABLISHED IN
FEDERAL LAW IN THE CABLE ACT ,
AND THERE IS ALSO THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROCEED WITH AN
INFORMAL PROCESS, AND THESE
PROCESSES RUN CONCURRENTLY. WE
RETAIN THE RIGHT TO ENGAGE IN
THE FORMAL RENEWAL PROCESS AND
ASTOUND RETAINS THAT RIGHT AS
WELL TO TRIGGER A FORMAL PROCESS
FOR THE LARGE MAJORITY OF
FRANCHISES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
ARE RENEWED VIA INFORMAL
PROCESS. SO IT IS A NEGOTIATION
PROCESS WITH THE CABLE
PROVIDERS. OF COURSE AS WE ARE
MOVING FORWARD WITH BOTH OF
THESE PROCESSES CONCURRENTLY, WE
HAVE TO REMAIN MINDFUL MAKING
SURE WE ARE COMPLYING WITH OUR
REQUIREMENTS. AND WE EXPECT
ASTOUND TO AS WELL. ONE OF OUR
REQUIREMENTS IS TO COMMENCE WITH
PROCEEDINGS WITHIN SIX MONTHS
AFTER RECEIVING A RENEWAL NOTICE
FROM THE CABLE PROVIDER. AND SO
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PROCESS
FLOW FOR A CABLE FRANCHISE
RENEWALS. IF YOU'LL NOTICE,
AFTER THE PROCESS BEGINS, STEP
ONE IS COMMENCING THE PROCEEDING
AND COMMENCING WITH AN
ASCERTAINMENT PROCESS. AND SO
THAT IS BOTH REVIEWING THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE CABLE
OPERATOR AS WELL AS DOING
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO ENGAGE
THE CABLE RELATED NEEDS AND
INTERESTS OF SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
AND THEN FROM THERE IF YOU
NOTICE ON THE SLIDE, THERE IS A
BIFURCATION WE CAN WORK IN AN
INFORMAL WAY WITH THE CABLE
OPERATOR AS PART OF THE INFORMAL
PROCESS OR IF THE FORMAL PROCESS
IS TRIGGERED, THERE ARE SEVERAL
STEPS IN THE PROCESS THERE IN
TERMS OF GOING THROUGH AN RFP
AND DECISION AND IF THE DECISION
IS DENIED , THEN AN
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. AGAIN,
THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL ACROSS
THE COUNTRY. TYPICALLY WE ARE
ABLE TO REACH AGREEMENT VIA THE
INFORMAL PROCESS. SO AGAIN, THE
PURPOSE OF THE RESOLUTION IS TO
COMMENCE WITH PROCEEDINGS .
FEDERAL LAW DOES NOT ACTUALLY
PROVIDE SPECIFICS ON WHAT IS
REQUIRED AND WHAT CONSTITUTES AN
ACTION TO COMMENCE A PROCEEDING
. SO IN THE PAST WHEN WE HAVE
GONE THROUGH THESE CABLE
FRANCHISE RENEWALS MOST RECENTLY
10 YEARS AGO WITH ASTOUND , WE
HAVE COME TO COUNCIL FOR A
RESOLUTION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE MEETING OUR REQUIREMENTS TO
COMMENCE THE PROCEEDING AND ALSO
TO CLARIFY OUR INTENT AND ALSO
IT DOES PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE
PUBLIC AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CABLE
FRANCHISE RENEWAL. SO THIS IS MY
LAST SLIDE, AND IT IS JUST A BIT
OF A TIMELINE ON THE PROCESS. I
ALSO AM DISPLAYING HERE THE
TIMELINE FOR ASTOUND AS WELL AS
FOR COMCAST. SO I DID COME
BEFORE A COUNCIL COMMITTEE BACK
IN 2023 , AND WE MOVED FORWARD
WITH COMMENCING THE PROCEEDINGS
WITH COMCAST . AND SO THEY ARE
AT THIS STAGE TO WHERE WE ARE
PROCEEDING WITH NEGOTIATION AND
WILL BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL
WITH A FRANCHISE RENEWAL
PROPOSAL SOMETIME LATER THIS
YEAR . SO I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO
JOIN YOU ALL LATER THIS YEAR FOR
THAT PROCESS. BUT THE RESOLUTION
FOR TODAY IS FOR ASTOUND AND
THEN IF ALL GOES AS PLANNED,
THAT WILL PROCEED AND THEN
SOMETIME IN 2027 I WILL BE BACK
WITH THE PROPOSAL FOR RENEWED
ASTOUND FRANCHISE. SO THAT IS
ALL I HAVE TODAY IN TERMS OF THE
PRESENTATION AND AGAIN LOOK
FORWARD TO MOVING FORWARD WITH
THIS PROCESS AND WORKING WITH
ALL OF YOU ON THIS.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT
PRESENTATION AND ALL THE WORK
YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT HAVE
DONE. I ALSO KNOW SHE PROBABLY
DOESN'T WANT ME TO PUT ON
BLAST, BUT I KNOW YOU HAVE MS.
BRENDA TATE HERE AS WELL.
LONGTIME I.T. EMPLOYEE. HOW MANY
YEARS, MS. BRENDA? 30 YEARS.
AMAZING. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES , NOW COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. JUST CHECKING IN
OPERATIONALLY. WHO IS OUR
CENTRAL STAFFER ON THIS ? CAN
YOU GIVE ME -- I UNDERSTAND I
SEE MR. GOOD NIGHT BRING IN THE
AUDIENCE. CONNECT WITH YOU.
SOMETIMES STATE LAW WE DON'T
HAVE OPPORTUNITIES. IT IS JUST
APPROVED OR DENIED. TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS COUNCIL'S
ROLE .
>> GABBARD YOU WANT ME TO SPEAK
TO COUNCIL'S ROLE IN THE
PROCESS? YEAH. SO WITH THE
COMMENCING PROCEEDINGS THAT
REALLY KICKS OFF THE
ASCERTAINMENT AND THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AND REVIEW
PROCESS, WHICH WILL LEAD WITH
ENOUGH MEDICATIONS AND
PARTNERSHIP WITH CONSULTANTS AND
WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH THE
CITY AUDITOR ON REVIEW IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE CABLE
CUSTOMER BILL OF RIGHTS AND SORT
OF THE OUTCOME OF THAT IS A
DRAFT PROPOSAL. AND WE WILL
BEGIN DISCUSSION OF THAT WITH
THE CABLE OPERATOR, BUT COUNCIL
DOES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
INPUT AND IS ASKED TO -- PART OF
THE PROCESS IS APPROVAL OF THE
FRANCHISE WHEN THAT COMES UP. IT
WILL BE ABOUT THREE YEARS.
>> OKAY. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE
ACTION WE HAVE TO TAKE BY THE
END OF THIS YEAR. CAN YOU HELP
ME DIG INTO THAT? WHAT DO WE
NEED TO DO? DO WE HAVE AGENCY TO
MAKE CHANGES OR IS THIS AN UPPER
BOUND?
>> THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE CHANGES. I WOULD BE HAPPY
TO FOLLOW UP WITH MORE DETAIL
DESCRIPTION OF THAT PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU ,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON
THIS AND OUR TEAM AND ALSO
CENTRAL STAFF AND BRIAN
GOODNIGHT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
THE BEST OUTCOMES AND WHAT IS
WORKING WELL AND WHAT IS NOT AND
ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. ARE THERE
OTHER COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE OR
QUESTIONS , COUNCIL MEMBERS?
SEEING ON -- OKAY. GREAT FIRST
STEP. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THAT.
THANK YOU, JOHN.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
>> THE FIRST MEETING I.T. -- WE
HAVE HAD ON OUR COMMITTEE. I
APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT. WE WILL
HAVE YOU BACK MORE. THANK YOU.
WILL THE NEXT -- WE READ THE
NEXT AGENDA ITEMS, TWO, THREE,
FOUR INTO THE RECORD AND WE WILL
BRING UP SBU.
>> AGENDA ITEMS 234 120-9663.
ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES REVISING
CONSOLIDATING AND ENACTING
PROVISIONS RELATED TO SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR WATER,
SEWER, AND DRAINAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE . AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AUTHORIZING THE
GENERAL MANAGER CEO OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO DEVELOP
MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENT. BILLET
AUTHORITY ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE 127156, WHICH ADOPTED
THE 2025 BUDGET, INCLUDING THE
2025-2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION PRESENTING IS GENERAL
MANAGER AND CEO . AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AS WELL AS
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. BIG
GROUP. WELCOME . PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE
RECORD AND WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
JUMP IN. THANK YOU.
>> GENERAL MANAGER.
>> ALEX. DEPUTY DIRECTOR. SPU.
DRINKING WATER.
>> DEPUTY DIRECTOR. DRAINAGE
WASTEWATER.
>> CARRY WORSE. DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
PROJECT DELIVERY .
>> BRIAN GOODNIGHT WITH COUNCIL
-- COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
PRESENTATION. NUMBER TWO.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH , AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. WE ARE HERE TO
FOLLOW-UP ON OUR PREVIOUS
PRESENTATION PROPOSAL REGARDING
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES. TO
COLLECT REVENUE FROM DEVELOPERS
THAT WOULD THEN BE APPLIED TO
COST-SHARING ON WATER, SEWER,
AND STORMWATER MAINLINE
EXTENSIONS THAT WOULD SUPPORT
GROWTH AND REDEVELOPMENT IN OUR
CITY. AT THE LAST MEETING, THERE
WERE QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT WHERE
WE HAVE MISSING WATER, SEWER,
AND STORMWATER PIPES IN OUR CITY
AND MORE SPECIFICALLY WE WERE
ASKED TO BRING EXAMPLES OF
PROJECTS THIS NEW PROPOSAL WOULD
IMPACT. TODAY WE HAVE ALEX CHEN,
ARE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR DRINKING
WATER, ALEC STEWART TO RESPOND
TO THOSE QUESTIONS. I'M ALSO
GOING TO ASK KERI
BURCHARD-JUAREZ TO RESPOND TO A
COUPLE OF THE COMMENTS THAT CAME
UP EARLIER DURING THE COMMENT
PERIOD. BEFORE HANDING IT OFF TO
THEM, I WANT TO BRIEFLY CENTER
US ON THE PROBLEM WE ARE TRYING
TO ADDRESS WITH THIS
LEGISLATION. THROUGHOUT OUR
CITY, WE HAVE MANY BLOCKS
WITHOUT OR WITH EXISTING WATER
STORMWATER PIPES AND PROPERTY
OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS WHO WANT
TO DEVELOP THOSE PARCELS ON
THOSE BLOCKS THAT HAVE THE
PIPES, AND THEY PAY RELATIVELY
SMALL CONNECTION CHARGES TO HOOK
UP TO UTILITIES. HOWEVER, THERE
ARE ALSO BLOCKS THAT DON'T HAVE
ONE OR MORE OF THOSE UTILITY
WIPES. WHEN THOSE PROPERTY
OWNERS OR DEVELOPERS WANT TO
REDEVELOP THOSE PROPERTIES, THE
COSTS CAN BE SIGNIFICANT. AND
OFTEN ON THE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE
OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS EVEN UP TO $1 MILLION IN
SOME CASES TO INSTALL A NEW PIPE
IN THE STREET TO CONNECT TO. AT
ITS HEART, THIS LEGISLATION IS
DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE INEQUITY
THAT IS CREATED BY THIS SYSTEM
DISCREPANCY. LAST WEEK CHIEF
OPERATING OFFICER FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE SUMMARIZE THE
LEGISLATION VERY WELL. HE SAID
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION
ADDRESSES THIS INEQUITY BY
CHARGING EVERYONE WHO'D
RE-DEVELOPS OR MAKES A
CONNECTION TO OUR WATER SYSTEM
OR WASTEWATER STORMWATER SO
LITTLE THAT THOSE PROPERTIES
THAT CURRENTLY NEED TO DO THOSE
MAINLINE EXTENSIONS WILL END UP
PAYING MUCH LESS. THE END RESULT
IS THAT COSTS ARE MORE
PREDICTABLE FOR ALL DEVELOPMENTS
IN THE CITY AND PROPERTIES THAT
ARE CURRENTLY REALLY CANNOT
REDEVELOP ARE MADE MORE
FINANCIALLY VIABLE FOR
REDEVELOPMENT. THE NEXT SLIDE.
THIS SLIDE THAT YOU SEE HERE IS
AN ATTEMPT TO SHOW THE PROBLEM
WE HAVE GRAPHICALLY . AS YOU CAN
SEE ON THIS MAP, THERE ARE WATER
MAINS ON THE TWO STREETS THAT
ARE RUNNING. IF YOU ARE ASSUMING
NORTH IS UP AND SOUTH IS DOWN
THAT ARE RUNNING EAST-WEST ON
THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM OF THE
MAP. THE EXISTING WATER MAINS
ARE SHOWN IN THE DARK BLUE
LINES. AGAIN, THE NORTH STREET
TO THE SOUTH STREET THAT RUN
EAST-WEST. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO
WATER MAIN RUNNING ON THAT
NORTH-SOUTH STREET, AND THERE IS
ALSO NO WATER MAIN IN THE SHORT
A BLOCK THAT IS EAST-WEST IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE MAP. IN THE PAST
WE UNFORTUNATELY ALLOWED THE
INTERIOR PROPERTIES TO DEVELOP
WITH LONG SPAGHETTI WATER
SURFACES , WHICH ARE SHOWN IN
THOSE ORANGE OR REDDISH LINES .
THAT POLICY UNFORTUNATELY WAS
NOT A GOOD ONE PRIMARILY FOR
HOMEOWNERS BECAUSE AS YOU MAY
ALREADY BE AWARE , WHEN NO
SERVICE LINES NEED TO BE
REPLACED BECAUSE OF FAILURE ,
THE HOMEOWNER WOULD ALL OF A
SUDDEN FIND OUT THEY NEED TO PAY
MAYBE $60,000 , $80,000 -- EVEN
$100,000 OR MORE TO REPLACE A
LONG SERVICE LINE AS OPPOSED TO
ONLY HAVING TO PAY AROUND $5000.
AND I CAN RECOUNT PERSONALLY A
NUMBER OF HORROR STORIES WHERE
HOMEOWNERS WERE IN THIS
TREMENDOUSLY DIFFICULT SITUATION
BECAUSE I SIMPLY COULD NOT
AFFORD TO PAY FOR EXPENSIVE
REPAIRS OF THE SPAGHETTI SEWER
LINES OR WATER LINES. SINCE THE
EARLY 2000s, WE STOPPED ALLOWING
SPAGHETTI LINES TO PROTECT
EXISTING HOMEOWNERS AND HAVE
BEEN REQUIRING WATERMEN
EXTENSIONS WHEN NECESSARY FOR
REDEVELOPMENT. WHICH MEANS THAT
TO REDEVELOP ANY OF THOSE
PARCELS THAT ARE SHOWN IN THE
MIDDLE OF THIS MAP WOULD REQUIRE
A WATER MAIN AND IN SOME CASES
THOSE WATER MAINS CAN BE UPWARDS
OF SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS OR MORE. AS A RESULT,
MANY OF THOSE INTERIOR
PROPERTIES NEVER END UP GETTING
REDEVELOPED AND IN ADDITION THE
WATER MAINS NEVER END UP GETTING
BUILT. AND SO NO ONE BENEFITS IN
THAT SITUATION. WHICH BRINGS US
TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IS THE
PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL. AS I
NOTED BEFORE UNDER THIS PROPOSAL
BEFORE YOU SHOWING THE BLUE
CIRCLE, ALL DEVELOPMENT THAT
WOULD CONNECT OR HAVE A NEW
SERVICE CONNECTION WOULD HAVE AN
INCREASED SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
CHARGE. EVERYONE PAYS A LITTLE.
AND THE BENEFIT OF THAT IS THOSE
DEVELOPMENT WOULD REQUIRE
MAINLINE EXTENSION INSTEAD OF
HAVING TO PAY THE FULL FREIGHT
ON THOSE MAIN EXTENSIONS WOULD
NOW PAY A LOT LESS. AND SO THAT
IS PROGRAM FOR MAIL-IN
EXTENSIONS FUNDED BY REVENUE.
THE BENEFITS OF THOSE AT THIS
LEGISLATION ARE SHOWN IN THOSE
FIVE BOTTOM BULLETS . MORE
HOUSING BECOMES FEASIBLE.
CONNECTIONS PAY A LITTLE MORE.
MAINLINE EXTENSIONS PAY
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS. THE PROJECT
COSTS ARE WAY MORE PREDICTABLE
UP FRONT . AND THEN THE BENEFITS
TO THE SYSTEM ARE ALSO THERE.
THE UTILITY SYSTEMS BECOME MORE
RESILIENT AS A RESULT OF HAVING
THOSE MAIN LINES IN THOSE AREAS
WHERE THEY CURRENTLY DON'T
EXIST. AND THE FUTURE HOMEOWNERS
WOULD BENEFIT BY REDUCING THOSE
LONG SERVICE LINES THAT ARE
REALLY EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN AND
REPAIR. NEXT SLIDE. FROM THE
APRIL 23rd COMMITTEE, WE HAD A
FEW QUESTIONS . GOING TO PASS IT
OFF IN A FEW MINUTES TO ALEX AND
ELLEN, WHO ARE GOING TO DIVE
INTO A SAMPLING OF THOSE BLOCKS
MISSING THOSE MAINS. BEFORE I DO
THAT, DID WANT TO ASK KERI TO
RESPOND SOME OF THE COMMENTS
THAT CAME UP EARLIER.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD A LITTLE
INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE
ISSUES THAT CAME UP DURING
PUBLIC COMMENT. ONE OF THEM WAS
RELATED TO THE STAKEHOLDER
OUTREACH . SO THE STAKEHOLDERS
IN OUR DATABASE OR ANYONE WHO
HAS EVER DONE ANY BUSINESS WITH
THE DSO FOR ANY REASON ,
INCLUDING ANY APPLICANTS FOR
WATER AVAILABILITY CERTIFICATES.
SO FOR PROJECTS THAT CONTACTED
THE DSO FOR POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL
SERVICE BUT THEN WERE GIVEN A
REQUIREMENT FOR WATER MAIN
EXTENSION THAT POTENTIALLY
PREVENTED THAT PROJECT FROM
GOING FORWARD , THEY ARE STILL
IN OUR CUSTOMER DATABASE BECAUSE
THEY MADE THAT APPLICATION AND
SO THEY WERE STILL PART OF OUR
OUTREACH WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO -- I WANTED
TO CLARIFY THAT. WE HAVE ABOUT
1500 CUSTOMERS AND ACTIVE
CUSTOMERS IN THE DATABASE. SO
THAT IS WHO THAT OUTREACH WENT
TO. I ALSO WANTED TO TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT LUCAS WAS
MENTIONING WITH REGARD TO
TOWNHOMES. LUCAS AND I HAVE
TALKED ABOUT THIS QUITE A BIT.
SO I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO
SPEAK FOR HIM, BUT I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHAT HE WAS
REFERRING TO IS THAT WHEN A
DEVELOPER BUILDS TOWNHOMES,
THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO
SERVE THEM WITH WATER SERVICE.
THEY CAN EACH HAVE THEIR
INDIVIDUAL WATER SERVICE, OR
THEY CAN BE SERVED OFF OF A
MASTER METER. AND THE EXAMPLE
THAT WE PROVIDED IN THE
PRESENTATION AT THE PREVIOUS
COMMITTEE MEETING SHOWED AN
ADDITIONAL SERVICE AND THEN
SERVING A 12 PACK OF TOWNHOMES
WITH A MASTER METER. SO THE STC
FOR THAT MATT I THINK WAS AROUND
$35,000, AND I THINK THE POINT
THAT LUCAS WAS MAKING IS THAT
MOST DEVELOPERS PREFER TO SERVE
TOWNHOMES WITH INDIVIDUAL
SERVICE LINES , AND IF THEY DO
THAT, THEY ARE GOING TO PAY AN
SDC FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE. AND
SO IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE NEW
SDC OR THE PROPOSED STC, WHICH
IS ABOUT 13,000 TIMES THE NUMBER
OF SERVICES . AND THAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE THERE THAT HE WAS
REFERRING TO. AND SO I JUST
WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT
IS CORRECT . THAT THAT IS A
DIFFERENT WAY OF SERVING
TOWNHOMES THAN WHAT WE SHOWED IN
OUR PRESENTATION. YOU KNOW,
THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS LAST
TIME ABOUT THE FEEDBACK WE GOT
FROM STAKEHOLDERS , AND THERE
ARE SOME LEGITIMATE POLICY
DISAGREEMENTS ABOUT SDCS AND
COST-SHARING AND HOW TO PAY FOR
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SERVES
A DEVELOPMENT. AND THAT IS -- WE
HONOR AND RESPECT THAT AND HAVE
LISTENED TO THAT, AND SO WE
DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THEM
BRINGING THEIR VIEWS TO THIS
DISCUSSION, AND WE JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE UNDERSTAND
THEM. SO WITH THAT, I WILL HAND
IT OFF TO ALEX.
>> ALREADY. THANK YOU. THE LAST
COUNCIL SESSION, THERE WERE SOME
QUESTIONS IN ADDITION TO THE
QUESTION ABOUT FEEDBACK. THERE
WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EXTENT
TO WHICH MAINS WERE NOT . WE TRY
TO PROVIDE SOME ILLUSTRATIVE
EXAMPLES. WE ALSO TRY TO GET
DOWN TO THE PARCEL LEVEL TO SHOW
SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT THE STATUS
QUO IS ON POLICY VERSUS WHAT
INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPERS OF VERY
DIFFERENT TYPES MIGHT EXPERIENCE
WITH THIS PROPOSAL HERE. SO I
WILL START ON THE WATER SYSTEM
HERE . WE PICKED A COUPLE OF
AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY HERE
JUST TO ORIENT YOU. SAME COLOR
SCHEME. IT SHOWS STREETS AND THE
WATER MAINS IN THE STREETS ARE
SHOWN IN BLUE. AND THE PRIVATELY
OWNED SERVICE LINES ARE SHOWN IN
RED. SO IN THIS EXAMPLE IN
BALLARD, FOR EXAMPLE, WE STARTED
WITH THE OBSERVATION THAT BEST
PRACTICE FOR DRINKING WATER
SYSTEM IS TO HAVE MAINS ON EVERY
STREET -- NORTH, SOUTH, EAST,
WEST. THE REASON FOR THAT IS
BOTH TECHNICAL AND CUSTOMER
ORIENTED. TECHNICAL BECAUSE THE
MORE YOU HAVE IN WATER MAINS,
THE BETTER THE WATER QUALITY IS
BECAUSE THE WATER TAKES LESS
TIME TO GET TO ITS DESIRED
ENDPOINT, BETTER FOR RESILIENCY
AND FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE IF ONE
MAIN BREAKS, THERE ARE MULTIPLE
WAYS TO SERVE EACH BLOCK. SO
THAT IS A BEST PRACTICE AND VERY
TYPICAL FOR MOST CITIES.
ALTHOUGH FOR OLDER CITIES LIKE
SEATTLE , IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE
CASE. HERE IN BALLARD YOU CAN
SEE CLEARLY NORTH SOUTH WATER
MAINS , EAST-WEST MAINS ON 80th
. 77th ARE MISSING. AND YOU CAN
SEE SOME OF THE IMPACTS OF THAT
MOST NOTABLY IN THESE LONG RED
SERVICE LINES LIKE ON THE
INTERSECTION OF 80th STREET ,
NORTHWEST 80th, AND MARY AVENUE
. SEVERAL HOMEOWNERS THAT HAVE
LONG SERVICE LINES THAT THEY
WILL NEED TO MAINTAIN ON BUSY
STREETS. SO THAT IS JUST AN
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE ON BALLARD.
I WILL SHOW YOU ON THE NEXT
SLIDE TWO OTHER AREAS OF THE
CITY. VIEW RIDGE AND BRYANT.
SAME COLOR SCHEME. SAME KIND OF
IDEA THAT IN BOTH OF THESE AREAS
THERE ARE MAINS EVERY BLOCK
NORTH-SOUTH AND VERY -- THERE'S
GAPS IN THE MAIN COVERAGE ON
EAST AND WEST HERE . SO YOU CAN
SEE THE PRESENCE OF SOME OF
THESE LONG RED SERVICE LINES
THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE
HAVING TO MAINTAIN AS THE
BALANCING OF NOT REQUIRING MAINS
GOING EAST AND WEST. SO THAT IS
AN ILLUSTRATION ON THE DRINKING
WATER SIDE . AND ELLEN WILL TELL
YOU MORE ABOUT THE DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER SIDE.
>> SO HERE WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. THIS
REALLY HIGHLIGHTS DEVELOPMENT
PATTERN OVER TIME AND OVER OUR
CITY'S GROWTH. SO THE CITY AND
DEVELOPERS INVESTED IN
WASTEWATER MAINS GOING
NORTH-SOUTH AND DRAINAGE GOING
EAST-WEST BUT NOT BOTH AT THE
SAME TIME. TO ALEX'S POINT,
THAT GRIDDED SYSTEM. GENERALLY
WE SEE THEM GOING EITHER NORTH
OR SOUTH, OR EAST-WEST, BUT NOT
BOTH. SO THIS PARTICULAR GRAPHIC
HIGHLIGHTS HOW MANY NORTH-SOUTH
STREETS DO NOT HAVE A DRAINAGE
MAINLINE FRONTING THEIR
PROPERTY. AND THIS COULD RESULT
IN MAINLINE EXTENSIONS DEPENDING
UPON WHERE THE PROJECT IS
LOCATED EITHER MIDBLOCK AND THE
AMOUNT OF NEW OR REPLACED HARD
SERVICE THAT THEY HAVE GOING ON
IN THEIR PROJECT. THIS PATTERN
IS REALLY COMMON IN MANY AREAS
OF THE CITY, AND I WILL SHOW YOU
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS ON THE
NEXT SLIDE IS IN BALLARD. THIS
ALSO SHOWS HOW DEVELOPMENT
INVESTED IN WASTEWATER MAINS
GOING IN THE EAST-WEST DIRECTION
AND DRAINAGE MAINLINE'S GOING
IN THE NORTH-SOUTH DIRECTION. SO
THIS TYPE OF PATTERN LEAVES GAPS
FOR PROJECTS ON EAST-WEST
STREETS WHO NEED TO DISCHARGE
STORM WATER AND DON'T HAVE
ACCESS TO A MAINLINE THERE.
THESE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
PATTERNS -- THESE ARE WHAT WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT FINANCIAL INEQUITIES AMONG
NEIGHBORS. SO WHEN YOU HAVE
NEIGHBORS THAT ARE JUST A FEW
BLOCKS APART WHO ARE PAYING
SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT PRICES
ARE VERY SIMILAR DEVELOPMENTS
JUST BECAUSE OF WHERE AND HOW WE
HAVE HISTORICALLY GROWN THE
NETWORK . AND I THINK I'M
TOSSING IT BACK DOWN TO ALEX.
>> JUST AS A REMINDER, WE
MENTIONED TO THE COMMITTEE LAST
TIME FOR EXAMPLE HOW MANY --
WHAT PERCENT OF THE WATER SYSTEM
IS MISSING IN THESE MAINS. IT IS
ABOUT 25% IF YOU LOOK AT NORTH,
SOUTH, EAST-WEST RATING. ROUND
NUMBERS. ABOUT 1600 MILES OF
WATER MAINS ACROSS INSIDE THE
CITY LIMITS. TO ABOUT 400 MILES
OF STREETS ARE MISSING THESE
WATER MAINS. AND THAT IS AN
ARTIFACT OF THE LONG HISTORY OF
SEATTLE WATER , AND WE ARE IN
THIS CURRENT CONDITION LOOKING
FORWARD ON HOW TO ADDRESS THE
SITUATION MOST EQUITABLY. SO
SPEAKING OF EQUITY, WE THOUGHT
MAYBE IT WOULD BE GOOD TO PICK A
FEW EXAMPLES . PICK AN AREA OF
TOWN AND JUST SHOW WHAT THAT
REALLY MEANT FOR INDIVIDUAL
HOMEOWNERS ON INDIVIDUAL BLOCKS.
HOMEOWNERS, DEVELOPERS , AND
GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY WITH OUR
DEVELOPER COMMUNITY, ARE
INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO ADD ON
TO THEIR HOUSES WITH ADUs, WE
PICKED A FEW EXAMPLES IN THE
HOPES THEY WOULD BE
REPRESENTATIVE. THE IDEA IS TO
GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE IMPACT.
SO WE WILL START WITH WATER. AND
HERE WE PICKED AN AREA IN BEACON
HILL . AS YOU CAN SEE AGAIN,
WATER MAINS HERE. THERE IS WATER
MAINS THAT GO NORTH-SOUTH .
MISSING SOME AREAS GOING EAST TO
WEST. SO CIRCLED IN GREEN ARE
SOME OF THE MISSING AREAS . IF
YOU ARE A HOMEOWNER WHO LIVES IN
THIS AREA MARKED A, YOU WOULD BE
PRETTY FORTUNATE IN THAT THERE
ARE WATER MAINS RIGHT IN FRONT
OF YOUR HOUSE. IF YOU WANTED TO
ADD ON TO YOUR PROPERTY.
SUBDIVIDE . BUILD FOUR UNITS ON
YOUR PROPERTY. THERE IS A WATER
MAIN RIGHT IN FRONT TO CONNECT
TO. SO THAT IS PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD . BUT YOU MOVE A
BLOCK OR TWO DOWN SOUTH TO THE
AREA SHOWN IN B, AND THERE IS
NOT A WATER MAIN IN FRONT OF
THOSE PROPERTIES. SO EVEN THOUGH
YOU ARE CLOSE TO THE PARCEL A ,
THERE IS NO WATER MAIN TO
CONNECT TO. AND SO THE CURRENT
SITUATION IS YOU HAVE THESE LONG
SERVICE LINES THAT HAVE TO BE
PRIVATELY MAINTAINED , AND THEN
AS UTILITY, WE HAVE TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO DELIVER THAT WATER
SERVICE VIA FUTURE MAINS . HOW
SHOULD THAT BE PAID FOR? SO WE
WILL GO THROUGH THREE QUICK
EXAMPLES WHAT THAT MEANS TO
HOMEOWNERS IN A VERSUS B. THE
FIRST IS THE SIMPLEST. WE
THOUGHT WE WOULD START AND WORK
OUR WAY UP. LET'S SAY IF IN
BOTH PARCELS WE HAD RETIREES
LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME AND
THEY WANT TO REMODEL INTERIOR TO
MAKE ROOM FOR SOMEONE TO LIVE
THERE -- A FAMILY MEMBER. IT IS
PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. IN BOTH
CASES, WHAT WE SEE IS FOR
PROPERTY A AND PROPERTY B, IN
THE STATUS QUO, WHAT WOULD THEY
PAY FOR WATER SERVICE CONNECTION
CAPACITY CHARGE? AND WHAT WOULD
THEY PAY WITH THIS PROPOSAL? FOR
THIS ONE, IT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD.
IN THE STATUS QUO, THERE IS NO
PAYMENT REQUIRED BECAUSE THERE
IS NO INFRASTRUCTURE
REQUIREMENT. BECAUSE WE WOULD
ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE USING THE
EXISTING WATER SERVICE DRAINAGE
SEWER. WITH OUR PROPOSAL ,
AGAIN, NO IMPACTS. SO AGAIN,
THIS IS THE EASY EXAMPLE. AS WE
START TO LOOK AT PEOPLE WHO WANT
TO BUILD OUT IN THEIR
PROPERTIES, THAT IS WHERE THINGS
BECOME MORE COMPLICATED. AND THE
SAME EXAMPLE. WE ARE CHANGING
THE TERMS TO HAVE OWNERS WHO ARE
LOOKING TO BUILD A BACKYARD
COTTAGE WHO WOULD BE ADDING TO
THE SURFACE BUT OTHERWISE NOT
MAKING THAT MANY CHANGES. AND SO
IN THIS CASE IN PROPERTY A AND
PROPERTY B UNDER THE STATUS QUO
, THERE WOULD BE NO SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT CHARGE . AND THEN
WITH THE PROPOSAL , THE ONLY
CHANGE HERE IS BECAUSE THE
BACKYARD COTTAGE WOULD ADD
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE. THERE WOULD
BE A DRAINAGE CHARGE, WHICH THEN
GOES TO LOOKING AT HOW WE DEAL
WITH IMPERVIOUS SURFACE ACROSS
THE CITY. THAT WOULD BE THE
PURPOSE OF THAT CHARGE. SO IT IS
FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD. AND THEN
THE THIRD EXAMPLE IS WHERE WE
GET INTO SOME OF THE MAJOR
DIFFERENCES AND SPEAK TO THE
EQUITY ISSUES THAT CAN BE RAISED
. SO WITH THESE IDENTICAL
PROPERTIES , IF WE START TO DO
SOMETHING WHERE OWNERS ARE
EXCITED ABOUT THIS HOUSE BILL
1110 AND THEY WANT TO START
SUBDIVIDING THEIR PROPERTY SO
THEY CAN BUILD INDIVIDUAL HOUSES
AND SELL THOSE PROPERTIES AND
HOUSES , THEN WE GET INTO THIS
DISCUSSION HERE. FOR PROPERTY A
UNDER THE STATUS QUO, THEY HAVE
A WATER MAIN RIGHT IN FRONT OF
THEIR PROPERTY. SO THERE IS NO
MAINLINE EXTENSION REQUIRED. FOR
PROPERTY B , THAT IS WHERE WE
GET MUCH OF THE DISCUSSION WITH
THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY HERE
BECAUSE THERE IS NO WATER
EXTENSION -- BECAUSE THERE IS NO
WATER MAIN. THERE WOULD BE A
WATER MAIN EXTENSION REQUIRED ,
AND IT COULD BE VERY COSTLY
RELATIVE TO THE COST OF THE
BUILDINGS. IN THIS CASE, LET'S
SAY IF IT WAS ALMOST $400,000
COST TO EXTEND THAT WATER MAIN .
THAT IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT COST
ON TOP OF ALL THE OTHER BUILDING
TO DO TO SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTY.
NOW THIS APPROACH IS VERY
TYPICAL OF UTILITIES ACROSS THE
STATE. MOST UTILITIES TAKE THIS
APPROACH. HOWEVER, BECAUSE WE
ARE DEALING WITH ABOUT 25% OF
THE SYSTEM MISSING THESE MAINS ,
WE IN SEATTLE ARE FACED WITH
THESE ISSUES MORE FREQUENTLY
THAN SOME OF THE OTHER
UTILITIES. BUT OTHER UTILITIES
TAKE A SIMILAR APPROACH YEAR.
AND WITH THIS, YOU CAN SEE THERE
IS A VERY BIG DIFFERENCE IN WHAT
A PROPERTY OWNER WOULD HAVE TO
PAY TO UPGRADE THE WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE JUST BASED ON
WHICH BLOCKS THEY HAPPEN TO LIVE
ON IN BEACON HILL. SO THIS IS
SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN DEALING
WITH FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.
AND WITH THIS PROPOSAL THEN, THE
EQUITY IN THIS BECOMES MORE
PREDICTABILITY AND MORE
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN WHAT
PROPERTIES ARE REQUIRED TO DO
NOT JUST RANDOMLY BASED ON WHERE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY HAPPEN
TO LIVE. SO WITH THE PROPOSAL
FOR PROPERTY A, THERE IS NO
MAINLINE EXTENSION REQUIRED
BECAUSE THERE IS A MAN IN FRONT
OF THAT PROPERTY. WITH THE
PROPOSAL THEN , THE SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT CHARGE WOULD GO UP
SON FOR EACH PROPERTY WITH THE
OVERALL CHANGE GOING FROM 4800
TO 21,450. SO THAT IS AN
INCREMENTAL CHANGE IN WHAT THE
PROPERTY OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY
IN ORDER TO HOOK UP WATER. WITH
PROPERTY B , WITH THIS PROPOSAL
THEN INSTEAD OF PAYING A FULL
WATER MAINLINE EXTENSION OF
NEARLY $400,000, THAT PROPERTY
WOULD PAY ABOUT $45,000 HERE. SO
THAT IS REALLY OUR ATTEMPT TO
TRY TO PUT PEOPLE ON EQUAL
FOOTING NO MATTER WHERE IN THE
CITY THEY HAPPEN TO LIVE
RELATIVE TO THEIR WATER MAINS.
>> ALL RIGHT. AND NOW FOR A
FINAL EXAMPLE WE WILL LOOK AT
CAPITOL HILL AND WASTEWATER . SO
HERE WE HAVE PROPERTY A AND
PROPERTY B. AND YOU WILL SEE ON
THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF PROPERTY
BE WE'VE GOT SANITARY SEWER
MAINS THAT ARE MISSING FROM THE
NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTATION . SO
THIS PROPERTY B IS LOOKING TO
DEVELOP MIDBLOCK , AND ON THE
NEXT SLIDE, I'M GOING TO BE
WALKING THROUGH TWO SCENARIOS
WITH THE PROPOSED STCS LOOKING
AT THOSE TWO LOCATIONS. AND JUST
LOOKING AT HOW THAT DEVELOPMENT
IN THOSE TWO LOCATIONS LOOK
AGAINST RSD SKIS . OKAY. SO HERE
UNDER THIS PROPOSAL WE HAVE ACME
DEVELOPMENT AND THEY ARE LOOKING
TO BUILD A LOW RISE APARTMENT
BUILDING BY ASSEMBLING PARCELS
IN CAPITOL HILL. THEY ARE GOING
TO BE ADDING A TWO-INCH WATER
METER IN 2000 SQUARE FEET OF
HARD SURFACE, AND THEY ARE GOING
TO BE RETIRING THREE
THREE-QUARTER INCH WATER
SURFACES. SO FOR PROPERTY A, NO
MAINLINE IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED
FOR EITHER DRAINAGE OR
WASTEWATER. THEY CAN CONNECT TO
THE EXISTING MAINS ON THE FRONT
OF THE PROPERTY . BOTH THOMAS
AND 18th. AND THEY DON'T NEED
AN UPGRADED WATER SERVICE FOR
THIS DEVELOPMENT. UNDER OUR
CURRENT POLICY, THEY WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO PAY 5500 20 BASED ON
THE 22-INCH WATER METER AND
NOTHING WOULD BE PAID FOR EITHER
DRAINAGE OR WASTEWATER. UNDER
THE NEW PROPOSAL, IT WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO PAY ALL THREE STCS
FOR WATER DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER, AND THAT WOULD TOTAL
24,300 . AND THEN FOR PROPERTY B
JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY, THERE IS
NO SANITARY SEWER TO CONNECT TO
ON 12th AVENUE . IT WOULD
REQUIRE 100 LINEAL FEET OF
MAINLINE EXTENSION TO GET TO
EITHER REPUBLICAN OR HARRISON
DEPENDING ON WHICH DIRECTION
LOOKS LIKE IT IS PROBABLY
DIRECTIONAL FLOW TO THE SOUTH.
UNDER THE CURRENT POLICY, THEY
WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY WATER
STC AND INSTALL WASTEWATER
MAINLINE EXTENSION, WHICH WOULD
COST ROUGHLY $155,520. UNDER THE
NEW PROPOSAL, THE WASTEWATER
MAINLINE EXTENSION WOULD BE
30,000 . AND THE WATER AND
DRAINAGE WOULD BE ABOUT 18,320
FOR A TOTAL OF 48,000 320 . AND
THEN WE WOULD FUND $120,000 OF
THAT MAINLINE EXTENSION. SO
THOSE ARE OUR EXAMPLES.
>> THANK YOU. VERY TECHNICAL.
SORRY. VERY TECHNICAL. AND A LOT
FOR US TO ABSORB. BUT I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU ALL BREAKING IT
DOWN. I KNOW WE HAVE CENTRAL
STAFF HERE. WOULD LOVE TO GIVE
THEM OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT
ABOUT IT AS WELL.
>> AT AFTERNOON. BRIAN
GOODNIGHT. CENTRAL CANCEL STAFF.
PACKAGE OF LEGISLATION . I HAVE
BROUGHT ALONG TWO OF MY FRIENDS
HERE WHO KNOW MORE ABOUT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND LAND-USE
ISSUES. IF ANY QUESTIONS COME UP
, THE THREE OF US CAN TRY TO
RESPOND TO THOSE. ATTACHED TO
TODAY'S AGENDA EMAILED OUT TO
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THIS WEEK
A STAFF MEMBER THAT WAS
PRIMARILY DESCRIPTIVE BUT ALSO
ATTEMPTED TO SUMMARIZE THE
PROPOSAL AND HIGHLIGHT THE
INTERSECTION WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND THE COUNCIL'S
ONGOING REVIEW OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN . SO WE ARE
HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS BUT
JUST BRIEFLY I THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE HELPFUL FOR US TO DESCRIBE
QUICKLY HOW THE PROPOSAL FITS
INTO THE THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION, AND THEN I WILL
DESCRIBE ONE POTENTIAL AMENDMENT
THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA
FOR THE FIRST BILL, COUNCIL BILL
120966 IS THE BILL THAT WOULD
ACTUALLY DO THE STC WORK. IT
WOULD REVISE AND INCREASE THE
WATER STC AND ESTABLISHED THE
NEW STC FOR BOTH DRAINAGE AND
FOR WASTEWATER. AND THEN IT
WOULD CONSOLIDATE ALL OF THOSE
CODE INTO A NEW SUBTITLE SIX OF
TITLE 21 OF OUR SADDLE MUNICIPAL
CODE. THE SECOND BILL, 120967 ,
RELATES TO THE LATECOMER
AGREEMENTS AND AUTHORIZES TO
CREATE MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENT
REIMBURSEMENT AREAS . THIS NEW
AUTHORITY WOULD ALLOW THEM TO
UNDERTAKE PROJECTS INDEPENDENTLY
AND COLLECT PAYMENTS FROM
PARCELS GENERALLY IN THE SAME
MANNER THAT HAS BEEN ASCRIBED
FOR DEVELOPER PROJECTS IN WHICH
SPU WOULD COST SHARE. THE THIRD
BILL, COUNCIL BILL 100968 WOULD
AMEND THE ADOPTED BUDGET TO ADD
SIX NEW POSITIONS AND A TOTAL OF
$950,000 IN APPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY TO SPU'S BUDGET FOR
TWO OF THEIR FUNDS. WATER FUND
AND THE DRAINAGE WASTEWATER
FUND. ACCORDING TO THE
INFORMATION PROVIDED, THOSE
ADDITIONAL STAFF ARE NEEDED TO
MANAGE THE ENGINEERING
CONTRACTUAL ADMINISTRATIVE
ASPECTS OF THE COST SHARING
PROGRAM . THOSE POSITION COSTS
WILL BE FUNDED BY THE
ANTICIPATED STC REVENUES .
LASTLY, THERE IS ONE TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT ATTACHED TO THE
AGENDA. IT IS REALLY RELATED TO
THE FIRST BILL. AFTER THE BILL
WAS INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL, WE
IDENTIFIED ONE DRAFTING ERROR
THAT WAS CONTAINED IN THE BILL
OR THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.
IT IS IN SECTION 5. IT WOULD
RELATE TO MODIFYING SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT 21 .465. AND I
THINK THAT IS IT. HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I WILL PAUSE HERE. I KNOW IT
WAS A LOT. THANK YOU FOR THAT,
MR. GOOD NIGHT. AND I KNOW THAT
WAS A LOT FOR US TO TAKE IN, BUT
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BREAKING
DOWN THE EXAMPLES. JUST MAKING
IT EASIER FOR US TO UNDERSTAND.
I WILL BE HONEST. IF I AM IN
PROPERTY A GROUP, THAT IS -- I
AM A LITTLE ANGRY. NO, I'M JUST
PLAYING. JUST THE INCREASE. THE
EXAMPLE YOU GAVE ON CAPITOL
HILL. ABOUT A 69% DECREASE. 155.
155,000 DOWN TO 48,000 , BUT IF
I'M PROPERTY A, THAT IS ALMOST
A 500% INCREASE . YOU KNOW. JUST
THINKING ABOUT THOSE FOLKS. ANY
WHO. I DON'T KNOW IF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I
KNOW WE WILL WORK ON THIS ON THE
BACKEND AND YOU ALL HAVE BEEN
GREAT WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR
OFFICES DOING THE BRIEFINGS.
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA AND A
BUNCH OF FOLKS. JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT I KNOW THAT A LOT
OF WORK WENT BEHIND THE SCENES.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> SO I'M GIVING MORE
INFORMATION . I'M GETTING
CLOSER TO UNDERSTANDING THE
RATIONALE AND ALSO ACCEPTING IT.
ON THIS SLIDE ON THE NEW
APARTMENT BUILDING, ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT KEEPS COMING BACK TO
ME IS WE ARE ADDING THIS
LEGISLATION ADDS DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER. SO WHO IS PAYING FOR
THAT ALREADY INTO THE CURRENT
SYSTEM? IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE
REFERRING TO AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE MEETING WHEN YOU SAID THE
INEQUITIES OF WHAT ONE HOMEOWNER
WOULD PAY VERSUS ANOTHER ONE
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE ONE HAS
DRAINAGE OR AT LEAST SURFACE
WATER RUNOFF AND THE OTHER ONE
DOESN'T , SO THE ONE PAYING FOR
THE PIPE PAYS MORE ON THEIR
MONTHLY BILL? IS THAT TRUE?
>> YEAH. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES OR
CONNECTION FEES FOR EITHER
WASTEWATER OR DRAINAGE. SO NO
ONE -- NO NEW DEVELOPMENT IS
PLAYING IN A NEW FEES. WHEN IT
COMES TO MAINLINE EXTENSIONS,
HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT
REQUIRES A MAINLINE EXTENSION
SETTLES THE FULL COST . SO THERE
IS NO COST SHARING FOR THEM.
GENERALLY SPEAKING WHAT THAT HAS
MEANT PRIMARILY FOR DRAINAGE IS
THAT THOSE PROPERTIES DON'T GET
REDEVELOPED.
>> OKAY. SO THE MAINLINE. I WAS
UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT
DOES CARRY DRINKING WATER .
>> THREE DIFFERENT PIPELINES.
>> THREE DIFFERENT PIPELINES AND
ONE MAINLINE.
>> WATER MAINLINES, SEWER
MAINLINES, AND THEN THERE IS
DRAINAGE MAINLINES. THREE
DIFFERENT PIPES.
>> OKAY. THREE DIFFERENT PIPES.
RIGHT NOW IF YOU HAVE EXCLUDING
DRINKING WATER , SPU JUST PAYS
FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND THE
INSTALLATION OF NEW DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER LINES AS THEY ARE
NEEDED, RIGHT?
>> WE PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT OF
EXISTING ASSETS WHEN THEY REACH
THEIR END-OF-LIFE . OR IN SOME
CASES FOR CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS
. BUT AGAIN, WHEN A NEW
DEVELOPMENT IS TRIGGERING A NEW
DRAINAGE OR A NEW WASTEWATER
MAINLINE, WE DON'T PAY FOR
THAT. THAT IS ENTIRELY BORNE BY
THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO IS
TRIGGERING THE NEED FOR THE
EXTENSION.
>> OKAY.
>> YEAH.
>> SO I UNDERSTAND.
>> THEY PAY FOR 100% OF THOSE
COSTS. AND SO IN THIS CASE, FOR
EXAMPLE, THEY WOULD PAY THE
$155,000 FOR THE WASTEWATER
MAINLINE EXTENSION AND THEN IN
THIS NEW FORMAT , THIS NEW
PROPOSAL WE WOULD COST SHARE ON
THAT. SO THAT PROPERTY THAT
TRIGGERS THE MAINLINE EXTENSION
. THEIR COST WOULD GO DOWN
SIGNIFICANTLY.
>> I'M UNDERSTANDING THE COST
SHARE PART IS NEW. I WAS JUST
MISUNDERSTANDING BECAUSE I
THOUGHT THAT A NEW DEVELOPMENT
IN THE CURRENT SYSTEM THE
DEVELOPER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR
THE EXTENSION OF THE MAINLINE,
WHICH I THOUGHT WAS WATER, BUT I
WASN'T UNDERSTANDING THAT
INSIDE THAT MAINLINE IS ALSO
DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER. SO IT
IS NOT NECESSARILY A NEW CHARGE.
IT IS JUST THAT IT IS COMBINED
WITH .
>> YEAH. THREE SEPARATE PIPES
AND THEN ALSO THREE SEPARATE
CHARGES.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY.
>> AWESOME. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
-- THANK YOU FOR THAT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS WE HAVE? I KNOW WE ARE
GOING TO TAKE THIS IN AND ABSORB
IT. I'M SURE THERE WILL BE
QUESTIONS DURING MORE BRIEFINGS.
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. I AM JUST -- I
CONTINUE TO HAVE QUESTIONS AND
CONCERNS, BUT I WILL SAY THAT I
ACTUALLY MET WITH GENERAL
MANAGER LEIGH , WHO I REALLY
APPRECIATED HIS TIME IN TAKING
ME THROUGH SOME OF THIS . AND I
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE TEAM
TO GET MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND
TO SEE IF THERE WAS A WAY TO
MITIGATE FOR FOLKS THAT -- YOU
KNOW , FOR -- WHO I MOST
CONCERNED ABOUT ARE THE RETIREES
WHO MIGHT BE . YOU DID A
SCENARIO. THANK YOU. WHO MIGHT
BE BUILDING A BACK COTTAGE TO
LIVE IN SO THEY CAN STAY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THEIR FRIENDS
AND/OR FAMILY MEMBERS . AND THEN
THEY ARE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW ,
RENTING THEIR MAIN HOUSE, ET
CETERA, AND JUST MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE NOT DISPLACING THAT
TYPE OF PERSON WHO MIGHT NOT BE
ABLE TO AFFORD THE NEW
INCREASES. SO ANYWAY, CONTINUING
THE CONVERSATION ON WHAT WE CAN
DO THERE BUT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT
I'M HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS
WITH SPU. THEY HAVE BEEN
RESPONSIVE TO MY QUESTIONS AND
TO THE SCENARIO I POSED. AND I
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER RIVERA. SPU IS PRETTY
PHENOMENAL. THANK YOU. AND I SAY
THAT WITH ALL OF JUST BECAUSE OF
THE AMOUNT OF DETAIL AND
ATTENTION THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO
OUR CITY AND BUILDING AND THE
COMMITMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1110 .
THANK YOU, ALL. AND THEN THE
PROTECTION YOU DO FOR OUR
RESOURCES . THE BEST TASTING
WATER IN THE COUNTRY. I WILL SAY
THAT. I HAVE BEEN AROUND THE
WORLD. I HAVE TASTED THE SAME
COMPARABLE. JUST PLAYING.
COUNCILMEMBER 26.
>> THANK YOU TO THE TEAM FOR
COMING AND MEETING WITH ME.
WALKING THROUGH THE MAPS. I WAS
ASTONISHED TO FIND OUT HOW MANY
STREETS ARE NOT -- DO NOT HAVE
THIS INFRASTRUCTURE. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THESE MAPS THAT YOU
HAVE PROVIDED US REGARDING ALL
QUADRANTS OF OUR CITIES SHOWING
US THE PARCELS THAT THIS PROBLEM
-- WHERE THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE
ARE TRYING TO CORRECT. I WOULD
BE COMFORTABLE VOTING ON IT
TODAY. I KNOW YOU SAID THAT WE
ARE NOT. BUT I'M FEELING
COMFORTABLE AFTER THE EXTENSIVE
CONVERSATION WE HAD. JUST
INDICATING THAT THIS IS A GOOD
PROGRAM . READY TO GO. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
AWESOME. THANK YOU, ALL, FOR
BEING HERE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
ENGAGE IN THE CONVERSATION. LOOK
FORWARD TO THE NEXT COUNCIL
MEETING SO WE CAN GET TO A VOTE.
THANK YOU, ALL. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM -- THE FINAL
ITEM INTO THE AGENDA?
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS MEMORIAL
STADIUM AT SEATTLE CENTER
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE
AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH
SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER
ONE FOR THE JOINT REDEVELOPMENT
OF MEMORIAL STADIUM AND
ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS
BENEFITING THE SEATTLE CENTER
CAMPUS. FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION , PRESENTERS FROM
SEATTLE CENTER ONE ROOF STADIUM
PARTNERSHIP AND COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, ALL, FOR
BEING HERE. REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU ALL MAKING THE TIME TO COME
DOWN TO COUNCIL. I KNOW THAT WE
HAVE A COUPLE HEART STOPS, SO
BEFORE PEOPLE HAVE TO LEAVE, I
WANT TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS TO MAKE SOME OPENING
COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WAS JUST
EXPECTING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF
THE PRESENTATION FIRST .
>> ALL, MY APOLOGIES.
>> YOU ARE FINE. I'VE GOT IT
READY TO GO. I WAS LOOKING IN
THE AUDIENCE. SHE CAME AND GAVE
TWO-MINUTE PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT
OVER A DECADE'S WORTH OF HER
WORK. WANTED TO THANK HER FOR
EVERYTHING SHE HAS DONE. I SEE
FORMER COUNCIL PRESIDENT TIM
BURGESS OUT HERE . FORMER
COUNCIL MEMBER ROB JOHNSON.
WHERE'S THE REST OF YOUR
CAUCUS? WHERE IS DEBORA JUAREZ?
REALLY IS GIVING ME GREAT JOY TO
SEE EVERYONE HERE AROUND THE
TABLE AGAIN. THOSE DAYS , YOU
ARE WORKING ON THE WATERFRONT
AND NOW YOU ARE DOING BOTH. HOW
ABOUT THAT? I'M JUST SO EXCITED
TO GET THIS PROJECT ACROSS THE
FINISH LINE. THANK YOU, ALL, FOR
THE OVER DECADES WORTH OF WORK
YOU PUT INTO GETTING US HERE
TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. AND I WILL STILL
CALL YOU FIRST TOO AFTER THE
PRESIDENT. I APOLOGIZE. THANK
YOU, ALL, FOR BEING HERE. PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE
RECORD. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND
JUMP IN.
>> ARE A PRETTY GOOD AFTERNOON,
CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. COUNCIL
MEMBERS. PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
SEATTLE CENTER DIRECTOR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. DAVID
KUNSELMAN. I'M PROJECT DIRECTOR
AT SEATTLE CENTER.
>> WITH MEMORIAL CITY.
REDEVELOPMENT TEAM.
>> BRIAN GOODNIGHT.
>> WE WILL JUST JUMP RIGHT IN.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE KIND WORDS ,
COUNCIL NUMBER STRAUSS. I WAS
ALSO GOING TO SAY SOMETHING
ABOUT JACKIE KERN LATER. THANK
YOU FOR SHARING THAT. COUNCIL
MEMBERS, I CANNOT OVERSTATE HOW
EXCITED WE ARE TO BE WITH YOU
TODAY TO TALK ABOUT A PROJECT
THAT HAS BEEN LITERALLY AT LEAST
A DECADE IN THE MAKING. MANY OF
YOU HAVE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS
WITH MEMORIAL STADIUM . SO MANY
PEOPLE IN OUR CITY HAVE HAD
INCREDIBLE MOMENTS IN THIS
BUILDING. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO
HAVE IT AS PART OF THE SEATTLE
CITY CAMPUS AND PART OF OUR
CULTURE AT SEATTLE CENTER IS A
DEEP PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
WITH THAT BUILDING. AS MANY OF
YOU KNOW, SEATTLE ACTUALLY
NEEDED MEMORIAL STADIUM THROUGH
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR AN
ATHLETIC STADIUM . IT WAS
SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE .
AND THAT REALLY SET OFF AN
INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP AND
LITERALLY DECADES OF GREAT
MOMENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN
THAT BUILDING. A LOT OF THAT
REALLY CULMINATED IN THE
INCREDIBLE PROGRAMS AND
EXHIBITIONS THAT TOOK PLACE AT
MEMORIAL STADIUM DURING THE 1962
WORLD'S FAIR. IN SOME WAYS WHAT
IS MOST REMARKABLE ABOUT THAT
BUILDING IS THAT IT IS STILL
SERVING OUR COMMUNITY TODAY. IT
HAS HAD AN INCREDIBLE LIFE. BUT
I THINK WE CAN ALL PROBABLY
AGREE IT IS READY FOR
REINVESTMENT . IT IS READY FOR A
REINVESTMENT THAT WILL HELP TO
FRANKLY KIND OF TURN A PAGE AND
START A NEW CHAPTER IN HIS LIFE
IN TERMS OF HOW IT SUPPORTS OUR
COMMUNITY . WHEN WE LOOK FORWARD
AND WITH THE PRESENTATION WE ARE
GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY,
WHAT I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO
SEE IS A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART
WORLD-CLASS FACILITY DESIGNED
AROUND STUDENTS AND DESIGNED
AROUND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHAT IS REALLY UNIQUE ABOUT
HOW WE ARE GETTING TO THAT
VISION OF COMMUNITY IS THAT IT
IS A THREE-WAY PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE ,
THE SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND
THE ONE ROOF STADIUM PARTNERSHIP
, WHICH YOU WILL LEARN A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT HERE IN JUST A
MOMENT. JUST TO PROVIDE YOU A
LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND IN
POLICY CONTEXT, THIS IS NOT YOUR
FIRST TIME DISCUSSING MEMORIAL
STADIUM. WE HAVE BEEN HERE MANY
A TIME OVER MANY YEARS AS WE
HAVE KIND OF MARCHED DOWN THIS
PATH TOGETHER. THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE CITY
ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIP IN 2017
WITH A LOT OF LEADERSHIP FROM
THIS GROUP . FROM THEN MAYOR
BURGESS, WHO WAS PART OF THAT AS
WELL. IN 2017. A LETTER OF
INTENT IN OCTOBER 2021 .
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, ALL OF
WHICH SET THE STAGE FOR
PARTNERING ON THE REDEVELOPMENT
OF THE STADIUM . IN ADDITION TO
SIGNIFICANT FUNDS THROUGH THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT LEVY SYSTEM --
WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING A DIRECT
SUPPORT FROM THE CITY. CITY
COUNCIL HAS SUPPORTED THAT IN
THE FORM OF A CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PLAN ON MULTIPLE
OCCASIONS. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF
$400 MILLION, WHICH IS
ESTABLISHED AS OF THE 2025
BUDGET. YOU CAN SEE THE MAJOR
ELEMENTS OF THAT COMMITMENT. SO
EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
TODAY IS REALLY BUILDING ON THAT
FOUNDATION AS WE GO FORWARD. I
MENTIONED PUBLIC PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP . IN JUNE OF 2023 ,
THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SELECTED THE ONE ROOF STADIUM
PARTNERSHIP TO BE OUR
DEVELOPMENT PARTNER AND OUR
OPERATING PARTNER . A KEY
ELEMENT HERE IS THAT WAS DONE
THROUGH A PUBLIC RFP PROCESS. SO
WE CONSIDERED ALTERNATIVES. WE
LAID OUT PUBLIC OBJECTIVES FOR
THE REDEVELOPMENT OF MEMORIAL
STADIUM AND WE SOUGHT A PARTNER
WHO COULD ACHIEVE THOSE
OBJECTIVES. AND ONE ROOF STADIUM
OWNERSHIP WAS SELECTED BECAUSE
THEY BROUGHT A GREAT PROPOSAL TO
THE TABLE IN TERMS OF HOW THEY
WOULD HELP BOTH THE CITY AND THE
DISTRICT ACHIEVE ITS GOALS. SO
ON THAT NOTE, I'M GOING TO HAND
IT OVER TO JOHNSON TO TALK MORE
ABOUT THAT PARTNERSHIP.
>> MARSHALL, IT IS A COMMONLY
ASKED QUESTION OF US WHY WOULD
WE DO THIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT. AND OUR CEO AND MY
BOSS LIKES TO REJOINDER WITH,
HOW COULD WE NOT? THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP KICKSTART A
PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN FOUR YEARS
IN THE MAKING. THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SERVE MORE THAN 47,000
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
-- THOUGH STUDENT ATHLETES.
THOSE CITIBANK PLAYERS. ALL OF
THOSE GRADUATIONS . IT IS A
PLACE WHERE SO MANY BURGEONING
PROFESSIONALS WOULD GET A CHANCE
TO CALL THIS PLACE HOME TO TAKE
BACK 11 ACRES OF THE 74 ACRE
CAMPUS AND CREATE THIS
INCREDIBLY DYNAMIC AND
INTERSTITIAL THROUGH CAMPUS TO
HONOR THE STUDENTS WHOSE LIVES
AND SACRIFICES ARE INSCRIBED ON
THE WALL . ALL WITHIN ONE OF THE
GREATEST CITY PARKS IN THE
UNITED STATES. HOW COULD WE NOT
BE A PART OF THAT SOLUTION? SO
WE HAVE COME TO THIS HUMBLY WITH
A PRETTY GREAT VISION WITH A
PRETTY GREAT TEAM LED BY
GENERATOR STUDIOS ARCHITECT AND
CONSTRUCTION. HE'S GOT DECADES
WORTH OF EXPERIENCE ON THE
SEATTLE CAMPUS. OUR OBJECTIVE IS
TO RAISE AND CONTRIBUTE IN
ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC FINANCING
$30 MILLION IN PRIVATE
PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING. AND THEN
TO OPERATE THE BUILDING FOR THE
FIRST FIVE YEARS AS A
NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY, WHICH WE
WILL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT
LATER. WE STAND READY TO REALLY
KICK THIS PROJECT INTO GEAR. I
THINK DAVID KUNSELMAN IS GOING
TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
LOGISTICS OF WHAT THAT LOOKS
LIKE BEFORE WE WRAP IT UP.
>> THANK YOU, ROB . MY
APOLOGIES. MY SLIDES HAVE NO
PICTURES. BUT THEY ARE VERY
IMPORTANT. A LARGE CAST OF
CHARACTERS WORKING ON THESE
IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENTS. MANY
BELOVED ATTORNEYS WHO ARE NOT IN
THE ROOM RIGHT NOW . I SHARE
SOME OF THE POINTS THAT ARE LAID
OUT IN THESE SLIDES. SO WE HAVE
TWO AGREEMENTS THAT WE ARE
BRINGING FORWARD . IMPLEMENT
AGREEMENTS INCLUDING INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AGAIN, IS THE PROPERTY
OWNER FOR THIS AGREEMENT ALLOWS
THE CITY THEN TO ACT ON THEIR
BEHALF AS THEIR AGENT, IF YOU
WILL, IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCES
HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU HERE THAT IT
LAYS OUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S
ABILITY TO CONTINUE IN THE
PROCESS WITH US AS DEVELOPER
ALLOWING THEM ALL THE RIGHTS TO
REUSE APPROVALS AS DETAILED . IT
DOES LAY OUT SCHOOL
DISTRICT. THAT OF COURSE IS
IMPORTANT AS MENTIONED . A HEFTY
SUM IN TERMS OF OUR CAPITAL
DOLLARS. THE CITY WILL HAVE THE
USE OF SHOPS AND WAREHOUSE SPACE
WE WILL TALK ABOUT LATER WITH
THE PICTURE. BUT WE ARE MOVING
OUR SHOPS AND WAREHOUSE SPACE
INTO THIS NEW BUILDING. THE
CURRENT BUILDING -- CURRENT
STADIUM IN THE NORTH END DOES
HAVE OUR WAREHOUSE SPACE, WHICH
INCLUDES ALL OF THE VARIOUS
ELEMENTS YOU SEE COMING OUT FOR
FESTIVALS AND OTHER LARGE EVENTS
ON CAMPUS. THOSE ARE STORED
THERE. WE WILL ALSO BE MOVING
OUR SHOPS FACILITIES THERE ,
WHICH ARE PRIMARILY OFF-SITE
CURRENTLY SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO
BRING THEM ON-SITE AND BRING
THEM TOGETHER WITH OTHER SHOPS
TO BE ABLE TO CREATE A MUCH MORE
EFFICIENT CAMPUS . THESE
AGREEMENTS ALSO LAY OUT OUR
ABILITY TO USE THE STADIUM. IN
THE PAST , I'M SURE YOU ARE
AWARE THAT WE WOULD USE THE
STADIUM FOR EVENTS LIKE
BUMBERSHOOT. THAT HAS BECOME
PROBLEMATIC OVER THE YEARS GIVEN
THE CONDITIONS OF THE FACILITY.
SO THIS REINSTATES OUR ABILITY
TO REUSE THAT FACILITY FOR
CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS,
INCLUDING LARGE EVENTS LIKE
BUMBERSHOOT. AND THEN FINALLY WE
WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE IN A
BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE
OPERATIONAL SPACES THAT ARE
GOING TO SURROUND THE STADIUM
WHERE SEATTLE CENTER HAS THE
RIGHT TO OPERATE THOSE CONGRUENT
WITH MANY OF THE EVENTS WE HAVE.
THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS THE
SECOND ONE . IT GOES INTO GREAT
DETAIL ABOUT HOW WE THE CITY
WILL WORK WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT
PARTNER IN THIS PUBLIC PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP , AND IT REALLY GETS
DOWN INTO THE DETAILS. THE
FUNDING OBLIGATIONS, WHICH WE
WILL SPEAK TO, AND THAT INCLUDES
THE PROJECT SCOPE OF WHAT THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT NEEDS TO GET OUT
OF THIS FACILITY AS WELL AS WHAT
THE CITY IS LOOKING FOR IN THE
DEVELOPMENT. A COUPLE KEY
ELEMENTS THAT I WANT TO SHARE
WITH YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP , AND WE
HAVE BOUND INTO THE TERMS OF
THIS THE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD
SEE TYPICAL -- TYPICALLY IN OUR
PUBLICS WORKS PROJECTS. SO
THINGS LIKE PREVAILING WAGES AND
THE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE
AGREEMENT , WHICH IN THIS CASE
WE ARE USING A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THEY HAVE A STUDENT COMMUNITY
WORKFORCE AGREEMENT. ALL OF
THOSE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS THAT
YOU WOULD OTHERWISE SEE IN A
CITY PROJECT ARE IN FACT
INCLUDED IN THIS ONE. AND THEY
ARE ALL BEING ADMINISTERED BY
THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES. SO THAT IS ALL BOUND
IN -- THAT IS ALL TIED INTO
SELLING CONSTRUCTION DELIVERY
METHODOLOGY. ALSO WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING THAT ROB
SHARED, WHICH WE CANNOT
UNDERSCORE ENOUGH THAT THIS IS A
FIVE-YEAR OPERATING AND
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT. SO AS WE
KNOW, MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN AN
ISSUE WITH THE EXISTING FACILITY
, SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT NOT
ONLY WE ARE ABLE TO BUILD
SOMETHING NEW BUT WE ARE ABLE TO
MAINTAIN IT IN A PROPER MANNER
AND ALSO PROVIDE SOME FUNDING
FOR MAINTENANCE IN THE FUTURE.
SO I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.
WE DO HAVE AN OPERATING
AGREEMENT, WHICH WILL FOLLOW,
AND WE HAVE LAID OUT SOME KEY
TERMS OF WHAT WILL BE INCLUDED
IN THAT AGREEMENT BOTH ABOUT
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. BUT
AS I MENTIONED, IMPORTANTLY ,
ABOUT REVENUE THAT WE NOTE THAT
WE BREAK EVEN BUT ALSO HAVE A
WATERFALL THAT CONTRIBUTES TO
MAINTENANCE AND IDEALLY CAPITAL
IN THE FUTURE. AND THEN WE ARE
GOING TO LOOK AT SOME PICTURES
AND TALK ABOUT THE INTEGRATION
OF THE STADIUM . SO JUST WANT TO
TALK FOR A SECOND ABOUT THE
HISTORY AS ALLIE TEETER NOTED ,
THIS FACILITY IS NAMED AFTER
THIS ELEMENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF
MEMORIAL WALL . SHE DESCRIBED IN
GREAT DETAIL THE CONDITION OF IT
TODAY. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE
COMING FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT
THAT RESTORES IT, IF YOU WILL,
BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL INTENT .
AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS
OFFERED A SLICE OF THEIR PARKING
LOT , WHICH IS ON THE EAST SIDE
OF THE PROJECT. THE PARKING LOT
IS NOT A PART OF THIS PROJECT,
BUT WE ARE DOING A LOT OF
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT TO ADD SOME
MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT GIVES
PROPER COURT TO THE MEMORIAL
WALL. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS
DRAWING , WE ARE OFFERING A
LANDSCAPE BUFFER AS WELL AS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR REFLECTION AND
CEREMONIES THAT MIGHT TAKE PLACE
THERE. AS IS NOTED, THIS IS NOW
A LANDMARK . SEATTLE LANDMARK.
AND WE WILL BE RETURNING TO THE
LANDMARKS BOARD LATER THIS
MONTH. NEXT WEEK, IN FACT, TO
PURSUE OUR CERTIFICATE OF
APPROVAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE RESTORATION AND
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE WALL. THIS
PROJECT ALSO GOES TO THE DESIGN
COMMISSION. AS NOTED, WE HAVE
BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS HERE,
INCLUDING APPROVAL OF OUR DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT. WE WILL RETURN TO
THEM AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY TO
CHECK IN WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE
ON A COUPLE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
. I REALLY WANTED TO USE THIS
SLIDE TO START TALKING ABOUT
SOME OF THE CITY'S OTHER
INTERESTS IN REDEVELOPING THIS.
AND THIS IS A GREAT IMAGE TO DO
THAT . THIS IS AN AREA JUST
NORTH OF HARRISON STREET. SO TO
ORIENT YOU, THAT IS THE ARMORY
ON THE LEFT . HARRISON IS
CURRENTLY ONE OF OUR MAJOR
ENTRANCES INTO CAMPUS. THAT WILL
BE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT WHEN
TRANSIT BRINGS THE NEW STATION
VERY CLOSE OVER ON SEVENTH. BUT
THIS REALLY EXPANDS THAT
PEDESTRIAN OPPORTUNITY. IT
CREATES SOME ADDITIONAL SPACE
OUTSIDE THE FENCE, IF YOU WILL ,
WHICH IS WHAT YOU ARE SEEING
RENDERED HERE. SORT OF A SALMON
COLORED PAVEMENT. IT ALSO
DEMONSTRATES THE TRANSPARENCY
THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE INTO
THE NEW FACILITY . OF COURSE FOR
THOSE WHO KNOW THE CURRENT
BUILDING IS SURROUNDED BY A VERY
LARGE CONCRETE WALL THAT WILL GO
AWAY. WE DO NEED A SECURE ZONE .
THAT WILL BE IN THE FUTURE THIS
FENCE LINE THAT YOU ARE SEEING
JUST ON THE RIGHT OF THIS IMAGE.
SO WITH THE SITE PLAN HERE,
FIRST I JUST WANT TO ORIENT YOU.
THE CIRCLE TO THE LEFT IS THE
MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN. AND TO THE
BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN WOULD BE
THE ARMORY OVER IN THE LOWER
RIGHT . THE FIELD ITSELF IS
LOCATED IN VIRTUALLY THE SAME
LOCATION AT THE SAME ELEVATION .
THAT IS PRIMARILY A FINANCIAL
DECISION. WE ARE CREATING A
CONCOURSE THAT SURROUNDS. MUCH
MORE MODERN WAY YOU WILL BE ABLE
TO MOVE THE WHOLE WAY AROUND
EACH OF THE FOUR CORNERS WILL BE
ANCHORED WITH THE RESTROOM AND
CONCESSION BUILDING. OUR PRIMARY
SEATING LOCATIONS ARE ON THE
NORTH, SOUTH, AND EAST , AND WE
DO HAVE WHAT IS TITLED HERE AS
SEEDING OVER ON THE WEST, WHICH
OFFERS MORE . WE DO GAIN SOME
ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE ON
CAMPUS. THAT IS IMPORTANT TO
NOTE. WE SAW IN THE LAST IMAGE
THAT HARRISON STREET IT'S A
LITTLE WIDER. OPENS UP SOME
SPACE THAT IS ALSO TRUE ON THE
WEST SIDE OF THE OF THE STADIUM.
THOSE TWO SITES. THAT WILL MOVE
IN, IF YOU WILL. MOVED TO THE
NORTH FROM HARRISON AND MOVED TO
THE EAST . THAT GIVES US JUST
SHY OF AN ACRE STILL SPS OWN
PROPERTY . LANDSCAPING HEART
SKIPPING CONGRUENT WITH THE
CURRENT CAMPUS. SO THAT WILL
ALLOW USERS OF SEATTLE CENTER TO
ENJOY IT IN A PASSIVE WAY ON
DAYS LIKE TODAY WHERE THERE
ISN'T AN EVENT . BUT IT ALSO
ALLOWS US TO USE THAT
SIGNIFICANTLY FOR EVENTS LIKE
THE MANY THAT YOU KNOW SUCH AS
RIGHT OF SEATTLE. THIS SPACE
WILL ALSO BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT
THE STADIUM WHEN THERE MIGHT BE
A LARGE EVENT THERE. SO WE HAVE
WAYS TO BE ABLE TO , FOR
EXAMPLE, BRING FOOD TRUCKS TO
THE AREA ON HARRISON . AND THEN
JUST AN ITEM OF NOTE. WE DID
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
SHOPS AND WAREHOUSE SPACE. THAT
IS IN THE NORTH CONCOURSE TO THE
TOP OF THE SCREEN THAT IS IN THE
TWO FLOORS THAT ARE BELOW THAT.
SO THIS IMAGE I THINK IS VERY
INSTRUCTIVE OF THE NEW FACILITY
. THE TRANSPARENCY YOU CAN SEE
HERE NOT ONLY BECAUSE THE WALL
HAS COME DOWN BUT ALSO BECAUSE
THE SEATING WILL CHANGE. UNLIKE
THE CURRENT SEEDING, WHICH RISES
FAIRLY HIGH IN SOME FAIRLY STEEP
GRANDSTANDS, HERE WE ARE GOING
TO BE BRINGING THE SEATING DOWN
TO THE BOWL INTO THE BOWL, WHICH
IS MUCH MORE MODERN APPROACH TO
A SOCCER PITCH OR IN THIS CASE
TO A FOOTBALL FIELD. MUCH MORE
INTIMATE SETTING FOR THOSE WHO
ARE ATTENDING SPORTING EVENTS .
AND AS IS SEEN HERE GIVES A VERY
DRAMATIC FUSE, THAT I THINK
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY EXCITING
ONCE THOSE WALLS COME DOWN. IT
WILL START TO BECOME VISIBLE NOT
ONLY WHAT YOU CAN SEE INTO THE
FACILITY BUT WHAT THOSE DRAMATIC
VIEWS ARE GOING TO BE AS YOU
LOOK OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITY.
AND THIS FINAL IMAGE THAT I WILL
SHARE WITH YOU HELPS YOU TO
UNDERSTAND SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE FOUNTAIN AND HOW IT
COMES TO THE WESTSIDE HERE. I DO
WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE ARE
CREATING A NEW WESTGATE.
CURRENTLY IN THE FACILITY THE
TWO GATES THAT ARE PRIMARILY
USED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT PARKING LOT
SIDE. THOSE WILL REMAIN. OVER
HERE ON THE WEST SIDE. CERTAINLY
BE DRAMATIC IN ITS CHARACTER .
CERTAINLY WITH THAT TRANSPARENCY
OFFER A REAL PEDESTRIAN
EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE
COMING THROUGH WHETHER YOU ARE
ATTENDING AN EVENT THERE OR NOT.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> ALMOST THERE, FRIENDS. YOU
ARE DOING GREAT. HANG IN THERE
WITH US. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO
THE CITY FOR YOUR PREVIOUS
COMMITMENTS TO HELP SUPPORT THIS
PROJECT. IT WAS TO HELP SUPPORT
THIS VISION. IN DOING SO WE WERE
ABLE TO RAISE $30 MILLION IN
PRIVATE PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING
FOR EXISTING PUBLIC FUNDING
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT. NOT
JUST THAT, BUT THE TOTAL PROJECT
IS GOING TO BE EFFECTIVELY
DE-RISKED FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR
BY HAVING MEMORIAL LLC TAKEN
100% OF THE CONSTRUCTION RISK.
THOSE PUBLIC SECTOR DOLLARS ARE
PROTECTED. WE ARE THE ONES ON
THE HOOK IF ANY TARIFF ISSUES OR
ANY UNSURPRISING LAST-MINUTE
ADDITIONS ARISE . THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF US TO HELP
FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THAT
WORK. WE ALSO EXPECT THAT WHEN
WE ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO
OPERATE THIS FACILITY, WE ARE
GOING TO OPERATE IT AS A NOT FOR
PROFIT. THOSE DOLLARS THAT MAY
RISE ABOVE WHAT IT COSTS TO
OPERATE THE FACILITY WOULD GO
FIRST INTO A NEAR-TERM OPERATING
AND MAINTENANCE FUND AND THEN
SECONDARILY TOWARDS KINDS OF
PROJECTS WE THINK WOULD REALLY
BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE
HOPE THIS NEW STADIUM WILL
SERVE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
PROJECTS LIKE ELIMINATING FEES
FOR TITLE I STUDENTS OR
SUPPORTING THE KING COUNTY
COALITION TO HAVE SPORTS
SAMPLING CAMPS HERE . OR
SUBSIDIZING ALL CITY BAND EVENTS
THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN INSIDE
THE STADIUM. THOSE ARE THE KINDS
OF THINGS WE WOULD REALLY LOVE
TO SEE . THE STADIUM USED MORE
OF IN THE FUTURE. AND THE IDEA
THAT THIS BECOMES A REALLY
IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ASSET NOT
JUST FOR STUDENT ATHLETES BUT
FOR STUDENTS OF ALL INTERESTS
INSIDE THE NEW STADIUM. SO WE
ARE THRILLED. WE ARE UNDER A
LITTLE BIT OF A TIME CRUNCH,
WHICH I THINK MARSHALL IS GOING
TO TALK ABOUT NEXT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, ROB. I
WILL BRING US HOME HERE. NEXT
STEPS. CRITICAL AS ROB MENTIONED
THAT WE KIND OF FINISH UP OUR
AGREEMENTS AND LET THIS PROJECT
REALLY GET READY TO BREAK
GROUND. YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE OUR
MEETING TODAY AS WELL AS ANOTHER
MEETING SCHEDULED WITH THE
COMMITTEE ON MAY 28 GRADE AND
THEN FULL COUNCIL ON JUNE 3rd
FOR A POTENTIAL VOTE. WHAT IS
INTERESTING ABOUT THIS PROJECT
IS WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING IN
TANDEM WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD, SO
YOU CAN SEE THE SCHOOL BOARD IS
ACTUALLY INTRODUCING THE SAME
AGREEMENTS FOR LEGISLATION TODAY
AND ANTICIPATES A FINAL ACTION
ON JUNE 4th . I WILL MENTION AT
OUR MAY 28th MEETING WE WILL BE
JOINED BY FRED FROM THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT AS WELL, WHO WILL OFFER
SOME OF THEIR OBSERVATIONS ON
THE AGREEMENTS. IF WE CAN GET
THROUGH THE PROCESS, WE ARE
EXCITED TO HAVE GROUNDBREAKING
OPEN HOUSE EVENT ON JUNE 26.
THAT WILL BE A REALLY COOL EVENT
BECAUSE IT WILL NOT ONLY BE
GROUNDBREAKING BUT A CHANCE TO
LET THE COMMUNITY COME BACK AND
REMEMBER MEMORIAL STADIUM AND
HONOR ALL THE INCREDIBLE MOMENTS
WE HAVE HAD IN THE BUILDING. WE
WILL MOVE RIGHT INTO DEMOLITION
AND THE START OF CONSTRUCTION IN
THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR THIS
SUMMER WITH THE GOAL OF
COMPLETING THE NEW STADIUM BY
THE END OF '27 . REALLY OUR
GOAL IS TO GET IT DONE FOR THE
FALL SPORTS SEASON OF 2027. SO
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE FALL
FOOTBALL TAKE PLACE IN MEMORIAL
STADIUM IN 2027. SO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE. A COUPLE OF
THINGS I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY
EMPHASIZE. LET'S JUST HAVE
QUESTIONS. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS
TO THE CITY? WHAT IS THIS
PROJECT MATTER? FIRST AND
FOREMOST, I HOPE YOU SEE IN WHAT
DAVID SHARED A BEAUTIFUL NEW
STADIUM THAT IS WELL INTEGRATED
WITH SEATTLE CENTER. THIS
BUILDING HAS BEEN A BIT OF A
FORTRESS ON OUR CAMPUS FOR
YEARS. HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY
NOT ONLY TO HAVE GREEN SPACES
BUT ALSO A GORGEOUS NEW EVENT
SPACES WHERE WE CAN EXPAND OUR
PROGRAMMING WITH THINGS LIKE
BITE OF SEATTLE BUMBERSHOOT.
HUGE BENEFIT TO THE CITY .
SECOND, THE NEW OPERATION SPACE.
WE ARE INVESTING JUST LIKE WE
WOULD IN ALL OF OUR OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS SPACE NEEDS IN A
STATE-OF-THE-ART OPERATION
CENTER THAT SUPPORTS SEATTLE
CENTER'S WORK. WE ARE A 24/7
365 DAY A YEAR CAMPUS IN TERMS
OF ALL THE ACTIVITY WE RELY ON
GREAT FACILITIES THAT SUPPORT
CARPENTRY, PAINTING, PLUMBING,
MANAGING TRASH AND RECYCLING,
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING. ALL OF
THAT STUFF IS SPREAD AROUND THE
CAMPUS LARGE PART IN MEMORIAL
STADIUM. WE WILL BE ABLE TO
INTEGRATE THAT ONTO ONE NEW
FACILITY. HUGELY VALUABLE.
LASTLY IS WITH THE NEW STADIUM
AND THIS INCREDIBLE NEW
DEEPENING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE WILL
HAVE A PROFESSIONAL OPERATOR.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
FOCUS ON REALLY LEVELING UP THE
QUALITY OF THE DAY-TO-DAY
EXPERIENCE WHETHER YOU ARE GOING
THERE FOR A FOOTBALL GAME OR AN
ALL CITY BAND EVENT OR YOU ARE
THERE TO SEE AN INCREDIBLE NIGHT
OF MUSIC . YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
A GREAT TEAM WHO KNOWS HOW TO
OPERATE A STADIUM LIKE THIS AND
HELP MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GETS
THE MOST OUT OF IT. SO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND LETTING US
WALK THROUGH ALL THAT. AND NOW
WE WOULD LOVE TO OPEN IT UP AND
HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOUR
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. BEFORE WE JUMP TO
QUESTIONS, THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION. WOULD LIKE TO GIVE
MR. GOODNIGHT AN OPPORTUNITY TO
GIVE HIS OBSERVATIONS.
>> ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY
COMMENTS TODAY THAT ARE
SUBSTANTIVE. AS YOU KNOW, WE GOT
THE MATERIALS RELATIVELY
RECENTLY FOR OUR TIMELINES , SO
I'M STILL DIGGING THROUGH THEM
RIGHT NOW. ASK ANY QUESTIONS AND
HAVE ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL
OF THESE PEOPLE HERE. THEY HAVE
BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN ANSWERING
MY QUESTIONS.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, MR.
GOODNIGHT. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS IF YOU
HAVE ANY FOLLOW-UP REMARKS
BEFORE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. ALL OF MY
QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. I
KNOW TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. IT
IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO STAY
IN CONCERT WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND FOR US ALL TO GET
THIS DONE. I BELIEVE WHEN TIM
BURGESS WAS MAYOR, YOU SIGNED AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER REGARDING THIS.
SO WHEN YOU SAID, WHAT IS THE
NEXT TIMELINE -- SAID WE ARE
ALMOST THERE. OH, MY GOSH.
ANOTHER 10 YEARS. LET'S GO.
I'M READY WITH MR. GOODNIGHT'S
ANALYSIS I WILL BE READY AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMAN STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE , FOR
YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY. REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS . DISTRICT
SIX. HOME OF VFW . GET THAT OUT
OF THE WAY. ALSO A TRANSITION TO
SAY THANK YOU FOR BASICALLY ALL
ORGANIZATIONS . I HAVE WORKED
WITH MR. MacARTHUR FROM THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT . THEIR
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE VETERAN
SERVICE. BEST REPRESENTED BY OR
MOST REPRESENTED BY VFW POST .
IT IS SO IMPORTANT. I THINK IN
SLIDE EIGHT AND THE CHANGES THAT
ARE ENVISIONED WITH THIS. SO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT .
COLONEL TETER HERE TODAY. AND
THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW EVERYBODY
BY NAME. I KNOW OF THE
ENGAGEMENT. IT IS NOT JUST HERE.
SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT.
OBSERVATIONS . I HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED ON THIS. BUT IT IS
ALWAYS INTERESTING. LIKE ON
SLIDE NINE. HARRISON STREET
EXAMPLE. TRYING TO IMAGINE THAT
DURING OUR TOUR , MR. JOHNSON,
WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS GOING TO
BE. AT THE SAME TIME, AS SOMEONE
WHO WAS AT THE IGNITE LAUNCH
WITH DIRECTOR FOSTER YESTERDAY,
I'M STRUCK BY -- AND I'M NOT
SURE IF THIS IS EXACTLY HOW
IT'S GOING TO BE, BUT IT KIND
OF EVOKES THE PACIFIC SCIENCE
CENTER ON THE OTHER END OF THE
SEATTLE CENTER OF THE OVERHANG
HERE ON HARRISON STREET. I
DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS
PURPOSELY DONE, BUT IN MY MIND
IT INVOKES THESE OTHER ELEMENTS
OF THE BROADER COMMUNITY . AND
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT IS IT. I JUST WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE VARIOUS
ELEMENTS. AND I'VE DONE THIS IN
OTHER VENUES AS WELL. THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT. IN MY CASE, MR.
McCARTHY. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
BEST REPRESENTED BY A DEPUTY
MAYOR BURGESS BEHIND YOU .
SEATTLE CENTER DIRECTOR . NOW
DIRECTOR FOSTER. OF COURSE THE
ONE ROOF FOUNDATION. MS.
HOLLOWAY AND OTHERS FROM THAT
COMMUNITY AS WELL. THANK YOU. I
HAVE NO QUESTIONS BECAUSE I HAVE
BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS QUITE A BIT
ALREADY. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> SO I HAVE BEEN -- THANK YOU
FOR THE PRESENTATION. I HAVE
BEEN BRIEFED ABOUT THIS PROJECT
A COUPLE TIMES. I HAVE BEEN
INSIDE MEMORIAL STADIUM TWICE.
ONCE WAS FOR THE MOST RECENT
TIME WAS FOR THE GRADUATION
CEREMONY OF MY NEIGHBOR'S SON .
AND I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MANY
YEARS AGO THAT WAS. THE FIRST
TIME WAS FOR THE BIG , HUGE
RALLY . THE LABOR. CAME
TOGETHER. THAT PLACE WAS PACKED
WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT UNIONS
AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THEN WHEN THAT WAS OVER,
PEOPLE STARTED THEIR LITTLE
PROMENADE DOWNTOWN . THAT IS
ACTUALLY WHERE I MET MY HUSBAND.
BUT MY POINT IS THAT, YEAH, I
MET HIM DOWNTOWN . THAT WAS
NOVEMBER 30th OR 29th, 1999. MY
POINT IS, WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS
DESIGN IS THAT PEOPLE WILL KNOW
THERE IS A STADIUM THERE BECAUSE
RIGHT NOW AS IT IS, IT IS SO
WALLED OFF THAT ONE DOESN'T
EVEN -- IF YOU ARE A PARENT
TAKING YOUR KIDS THROUGH THE
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND YOU PARK
IN A BIG PARKING LOT, YOU CAN
MISS THE FACT THAT THERE IS A
STADIUM THERE, LET ALONE A
MEMORIAL WALL. SO THAT IS JUST
ONE OF THE MANY COMPONENTS AND
CHARACTERISTICS THAT I LIKE
ABOUT THIS PROJECT, TO SAY
NOTHING FOR THE FACT THAT IT IS
REALLY PHENOMENAL THAT AFTER ALL
THIS TIME, TWO ENTITIES,
JURISDICTIONS, SEATTLE SCHOOLS
AND CITY OF SEATTLE , WITH
EVER-CHANGING BOARDS OF
DIRECTORS , RIGHT? WE ARE ABLE
TO GET TO THIS POINT. SO I
UNDERSTAND NOW IS NOT THE TIME
TO BRING UP NIGGLING THINGS THAT
NEED CHANGES BECAUSE THIS HAS
ALL BEEN HIRED -- IT HAS NOT ALL
BEEN IRONED OUT. WE HAVE
DISCRETION TO PUT FORWARD
AMENDMENTS, BUT IT IS NO SMALL
FEAT TO GET HERE. SO MY QUESTION
IS -- HAS TO DO WITH THE
FINANCING. AND I REMEMBER I WAS
READING THE FISCAL NOTE, AND IT
SAYS THAT SEATTLE'S
CONTRIBUTION IS 40 MILLION. I
REMEMBERED THERE WAS TWO OR
THREE BUDGET CYCLES AGO BECAUSE
OF THE DECLINE OF FUND REVENUE.
THE CITY CONTRIBUTION WAS CUT IN
HALF. SO WAS IT ORIGINALLY 80
MILLION AND THEN IT WAS CUT TO
40 MILLION AND THEN WE PAID THAT
IN TWO CHUNKS, 20 AND 20? OR DID
WE NEVER GET BACK TO WHAT THE
ORIGINAL THINKING WAS, WHICH WAS
80 AND WE CAN ONLY DO 40?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
GOOD MEMORY OF THE PROCESS WE
WENT THROUGH. SO WE ACTUALLY ARE
WHERE WE HAD HOPED TO BE NOW. AT
THE TIME WE HAD REDUCED IT AND
MADE A COMMITMENT TO ADD BACK
THE ADDITIONAL HALF, WHICH IS
THE 19. SO THAT 21 AND THEN THE
19 GOT US TO THE TOTAL CITY
COMMITMENT THAT WE NEEDED TO
MAKE.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME.
>> THANK YOU. AND THEN WENT TO
GIVE COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA AN
OPPORTUNITY. I KNOW YOU JUST
JUMPED IN. I DON'T WANT TO PUT
YOU ON THE SPOT.
>> NO, NO. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.
FULLY SUPPORTIVE. SO HAPPY THIS
IS FINALLY MOVING FORWARD.
>> AWESOME.
>> LIKE I SAID EARLIER WITH
JACKIE, SHE HAD BEEN WORKING ON
THIS FOR MANY YEARS. SO IT HAS
BEEN A LONG TIME COMING . SO
HAPPY TO FINALLY BE HERE AND
HAVE A GOOD PARTNER AND REALLY
MAKE THIS HAPPEN . WE WILL
BENEFIT OUR KIDS. SO THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND OUR
OFFICE HAS BEEN BRIEFED ABOUT
THIS. THANK YOU, ALL, FOR YOUR
WORK. I KNOW IT IS A LOT TO HAVE
TO WORK WITH CITY COUNCIL AND
THEN ALSO THE SCHOOL BOARD IN
TANDEM TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE. I
APPRECIATE CENTRAL STAFF BEING
SO FLEXIBLE AS WELL AND
EXPEDITING THIS. AND OBVIOUSLY
THANK YOU . MY FAVORITE DEPUTY.
LET ME LOOK IN THE CAMERA. MY
FAVORITE DEPUTY MAYOR, TIM
BURGESS. I JUST HAD TO SAY THAT.
I HAVE A RUNNING JOKE. WHOEVER I
COME INTO CONTACT WITH, THEY ARE
MY FAVORITE AT THAT TIME. THEY
ARE MY FAVORITE. I SEE COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE . IS THAT AN OLD
HAND ?
>> YES AND NO. YES, IT IS AN OLD
HAND, BUT KNEW JUST TO GET THE
OPPORTUNITY . YOUR FAVORITE
COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU.
>> NO COMMENT. THANK YOU, ALL,
FOR BEING HERE. ONE QUESTION I
HAD I JUST WANTED YOU ALL FOR
THE RECORD -- WHAT ARE THE
FINANCIAL RISKS FOR THE CITY IN
THIS PROJECT? I THINK FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER ROB JOHNSON IS
GOING TO SAY MY FAVORITE ANSWER.
>> I WILL SAY A LITTLE AND ASK.
THE WAY THESE AGREEMENTS ARE
STRUCTURED IS BASICALLY THE
DEVELOPMENT PARTNER. ONE ROOF
STADIUM PARTNERSHIP IS TAKING ON
THE DEVELOPMENT RISK. THAT IS NO
SMALL ELEMENT FOR THEM. WE ALL
KNOW THE ENVIRONMENT WE ARE IN
RIGHT NOW AND THE DEVELOPMENT
CONTEXT THAT WE ARE IN. THAT IS
SIGNIFICANT. SO FOR US WHEN WE
LOOK AT THE COST OF BUILDING OUT
THE FACILITIES THAT I DESCRIBED
THE OPERATING CENTER FOR SEATTLE
CENTER, THIS IS A VERY -- HAVING
A PARTNER WHO CAN EXECUTE THAT
AND MEET ALL OF THE CITY'S
PREVAILING WAGE COMMUNITY
WORKFORCE AGREEMENT. ALL THOSE
COMMITMENTS ON OUR BEHALF IS
VERY APPEALING AT THIS MOMENT.
PERSONALLY, I DON'T SEE
SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL RISK FOR
THE CITY IN HAVING A PARTNER
DEVELOP THAT. A VERY GOOD
OUTCOME AND WELCOME OTHERS TO
JUMP IN AS WELL.
>> THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD
ADD IS WE FEEL LIKE NOT ONLY
BEING PROJECT OPERANT EXPERTISE,
BUT IN ADDITION TO PROGRAMMATIC
ELEMENTS THAT WOULDN'T HAVE
BEEN POSSIBLE IF NOT FOR THE
CITY JOINING FORCES WITH SCHOOL
DISTRICT, ONLY GETS MULTIPLIED
EVEN GREATER WITH OUR
PHILANTHROPIC COMMITMENTS. SO
THE SUM HERE TRULY IS GREATER
THAN THE INDIVIDUAL PARTS WOULD
HAVE BEEN . AND WE ARE PROUD TO
BE YOUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNER AND
WE ARE PROUD TO TAKE THAT RISK.
WE FEEL CONFIDENT IN THE BUDGETS
WE HAVE TODAY. WE FEEL CONFIDENT
WE ARE GOING TO DELIVER
WORLD-CLASS STADIUM THAT IS
GOING TO BE HOME FOR A
COMMUNITY, AND WE WILL BE
THRILLED TO BE BACK HERE WITH
YOU AGAIN IN A COUPLE WEEKS TO
TALK WITH YOU MORE.
>> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, COULD YOU
ALSO REMIND US ABOUT THE
BENEFITS OF AN OPERATOR LIKE YOU
ALL VERSUS THE CITY DOING IT OR
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WHY THAT
IS IMPORTANT?
>> SURE. IN ADDITION TO THE
PORTFOLIO OF VENUES THE
ORGANIZATION I REPRESENT
OPERATES NOT JUST HERE IN
SEATTLE BUT ALL THROUGHOUT NORTH
AMERICA, WE BELIEVE WE SIT AT A
REALLY INTERESTING FULCRUM POINT
WHERE IF THIS WERE A FACILITY
PRIMARILY OPERATED BY THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, YOU MIGHT HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT
COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE STADIUM
OR VICE VERSA IF THIS WERE
PRIMARILY OPERATED BY THE CITY,
MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE AS MANY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO GET
ACCESS. HAVING A THIRD PARTY
OPERATE IT GIVES US THE ABILITY
TO PLAY THAT UNIQUE FULCRUM ROLE
BECAUSE WE WILL REPORT OUT TO A
BOARD THAT WILL INCLUDE BOTH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY
AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT . IT
WILL ALLOW US TO SAY, YES, TOO
MANY OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. WE
ARE ALSO SAYING YES TO MANY
REVENUE-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES
AS WELL TO PROVIDE THAT
FINANCIAL FOOTING THAT WILL
REQUIRE PUBLIC SUBSIDIES EITHER
FOR ADDITIONAL CAPITAL RESOURCES
OR FOR ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL
THINGS THAT MAY COME DOWN THE
LINE. SO WE FEEL REALLY
FORTUNATE TO BE ASKED TO PLAY
BOTH OF THESE ROLES AS THE
DEVELOPER PARTNER AND TO OPERATE
THE FACILITY BECAUSE WE REALLY
DO HAVE A VISION THAT THIS IS IN
PLACE .
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING THAT
AND WALKING US THROUGH THAT.
THANK YOU, ALL, FOR BEING HERE
AND WAITING UNTIL THE END TO
GIVE THIS PRESENTATION. AND I
CAN TOTALLY TELL SLIDE SIX AND
SEVEN WAS TOTALLY MADE BY A
LAWYER. IT IS JUST ALL WORDS.
ALL WORDS. NO PICTURES. PUTTING
US TO SLEEP . NO. JUST PLAYING.
JUST KIDDING. THEN YOU GOT
PICTURES IN THERE. OKAY. WELL.
COMMITTEE AND FOLKS, THAT IS
GOING TO CONCLUDE OUR MAY 14th
MEETING OF THE PARKS PUBLIC
UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE.
IS THERE ANY BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY?
SEEING ON AND HEARING NONE, OUR
NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, AT 2:00 P.M.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING ALL
THE STUFF ON OUR AGENDA AND
GETTING THIS POWER THROUGH.
HEARING NONE, IT IS 4:00 P.M. ON
THE DOT. THANK YOU. THIS MEETING
IS ADJOURNED.