GOOD AFTERNOON. JUNE 20 FOR 2025
MEETING OF PARKS, PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY WILL
COME TO ORDER. I AM JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
THERE ARE FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. LET THE
RECORD REFLECT COUNCIL MEMBERS
COULD STRAUSS HAS BEEN EXCUSED
FOR TODAY'S MEETING. WELCOME,
EVERYONE. WE'RE GOING TO
REVISIT THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION GOLF OPERATOR
AGREEMENT AND LEGISLATION. WE
ARE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT THE
PARKS FUNDING PLAN FOR LANDSCAPE
CONSERVATION, INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN IN SEATTLE
GOVERNMENT, WE LIKE TO GIVE
EVERYTHING AN ACRONYM. SOUTHLAKE
UNION IN DOWNTOWN. LASTLY, THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT PERTAINING
TO THE CHINOOK SALMON
CONSERVATION PLANS. WE WILL NOW
CONSIDER THE AGENDA. IF THERE
ARE NO -- THERE ARE NO
OBJECTIONS, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. AWESOME. THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD BE
RELATED TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
OR BE WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE
COMMITTEE. CLERK, HOW MANY
BEAUTIFUL SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE TWO IN PERSON AND TWO
ONLINE.
>> AWESOME. TWO BEAUTIFUL
SPEAKERS IN PERSON AND TWO
ONLINE. EACH SPEAKER HAS TWO
MINUTES. I WILL READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN ORDER IN WHICH THEY
ARE REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL
END WEBSITE AND THE SIGN UP
SHEET AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS
STARTING WITH SPEAKERS HERE
FIRST. IF YOU'RE NOT REGISTERED
TO SPEAK AND WOULD LIKE TO, YOU
CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE
COUNCIL WEBSITE. THE LEAK IS
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA. YOU
CAN SIGN UP ON THE SIGN-UP
SHEET. THIS IS IN FRONT OF THE
DAY US. WHEN SPEAKING, PLEASE
BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME, THE
ITEM YOU'RE ADDRESSING.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE A LOT
OF TIME. IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END
THEIR COMMENTS, THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
PERSON. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN. WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN
WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE FIRST
SPEAKER?
>> FIRST IS ALEX EXAMINER --
ZIMMERMAN.
>> YEP. IT'S OPEN. ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY. MY DIRTY GESTAPO FASCIST
PIG. MY NAME ALEX ZIMMERMAN. I
LIVE HERE FOR 40 YEARS. SUPPORT
TRUMP FROM BEGINNING. I SPEAK IN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS 5000 TIMES. I
HAVE 6000 DAYS OF TRESPASS AND
DEMOCRAT PROSECUTE ME FIVE
TIMES. TODAY THEY CUT MY
STATEMENT FOR ELECTION . VERY
NICE. RIGHT NOW, FIRST TIME IN
MY LIFE, I WILL GO FOR ELECTION
WITHOUT STATEMENT. THIS IS HOW A
PIG OPERATE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE
DIFFERENT OPINION. IT'S A
NIGHTMARE. TODAY $150 MILLION
FOR PART, 1000 PEOPLE DIED, 1500
OR 2000 HOMELESS, SOCIAL
SECURITY , PEOPLE CANNOT FIND
APARTMENT, NOT TO RENT.
ABSOLUTELY PIG . YOU OUGHT TO
SPEND $350 MILLION , LIKE 350
BOX, FOR PARK SO DOG CAN GO AND
EVERY TREE. HUMAN CANNOT IN
EVERY TREE. $300 MILLION LOOK
VERY GOOD . THOUSAND PEOPLE WORK
FOR THE $350 MILLION. HOW ABOUT
FOR YOU FOR ONE YEAR TRANSFER
THIS TO THOUSAND HOMELESS OR
SENIOR CITIZEN. YOU CAN DO THIS
? NO, FOR 25 YEAR YOU ACT LIKE
PIG AND BRING SEATTLE AND
ALLSTATE WASHINGTON DOWN
STATISTICALLY FOR LAST FIVE
YEARS FROM NUMBER ONE WE GO TO
NUMBER 10. SYSTEM FALL DOWN.
IT'S A COLLAPSE. EXACTLY WHAT
HAS HAPPENED. I SPEAK RIGHT NOW
TO SEE . VIVA TRUMP, VIVA NEW
AMERICAN REVOLUTION. NOT
BELIEVABLE 25 YEARS SAME.
>> NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
>> JULIE HOLLAND.
>> WELCOME.
>> -- TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW.
>> I REPRESENT THE SOUTHLAKE
UNION COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND
SOUTHLAKE UNION PARKS TASK
FORCE. THE TOPIC THE PROPOSED
LANDSCAPE IN FOR STRUCTURE
PROGRAM FUNDING PLAN AMENDMENT.
FIRST, I WILL GIVE A SNAPSHOT OF
ONE PROPOSED OPEN SPACE
INVESTMENT AND HOW IT WAS
DETERMINED. SPECIFICALLY, THE
SOUTHLAKE UNION COMMUNITY
COUNCIL TASK FORCE LED PROJECTS.
IN JANUARY 2024, THE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL BEGAN FOCUSING ON THE
UPCOMING INVESTMENT TRANSITION
FROM SDOT TO SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION. IT DID NOT TAKE LONG
TO REALIZE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE
PROGRAM AND ITS VALUE TO THE
COMMUNITY. WE KNEW THERE WAS
GOING TO BE A GREAT DEAL TO
LEARN. THE FIRST STEP WAS TO
FORM THE TASK FORCE IN FEBRUARY
2024, WHOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
REPRESENTATIVE ALL THREE PARTS,
LAKE UNION WORKING GROUP AND
SOUTHLAKE UNION COMMUNITY
COUNCIL. EQUALLY IMPORTANT,
SPR'S PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
SPECIALIST PARTICIPATED AND HAS
BEEN A TIRELESS SOURCE OF
PROGRAM INFORMATION THAT KEPT US
ON TRACK. IT IS THIS
COLLABORATION , THE MULTIPLE
COMMUNITY VISIONING SESSIONS,
ROBUST ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY
PRIORITIES , AND DILIGENT COST
ESTIMATING THAT RESULTED IN THE
PROPOSED 2.7 MILLION FOR THE
SOUTHLAKE UNION TASK FORCE LED
PROJECTS. EQUALLY DILIGENT WORK
HAS BEEN DONE BY SPR BY THE
LOOKING AT, AND AMENDING, THE
OUTDATED ORIGINAL 2013 GOVERNING
DOCUMENT AND PROJECT LIST. WE
ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THE
PROPOSED LCLIP FUNDING PLAN
AMENDMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT,
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENTERS. ONCE YOUR
NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE PRESS
STAR 62 UNMUTE YOURSELF. I KNOW
WE HAVE SIGNED UP TWO PEOPLE,
ALBERTO ALVAREZ AND DAVID.
ALBERTO, I DON'T SEE YOU. WE
WILL COME BACK TO YOU. WE WILL
GO TO DAVID. PLEASE PRESS STAR
SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. AND
ALBERTO IS ON THE DOCKET.
>> HI, THANK YOU. THIS COUNCIL
IS TOO AFRAID TO DO THE RIGHT
THING AND BE AN NAKED VOYEURISM
IN PARK AND ELSEWHERE. IT IS AS
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO UPSET THE
LGBTQ COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT IS
ANOTHER ELECTION YEAR. IT IS NOT
FAIR THAT PEOPLE WANT TO DUMP
THEIR PERSONAL LUST INTO THE
PUBLIC SPACE WHEN COUNCIL IS
STILL LANGUISHING I DOING THE
RIGHT THING. ANOTHER TELLTALE
SIGN THAT WITH ALL THE IMPAIRED
JUDGMENT OF THE COUNCIL'S
LANDLORD CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
GETS IN THE WAY OF PROPER
POLICIES , LIKE SOLVING THE
HOMELESS CRISIS, THAT IS ALSO
LANGUISHING, BECAUSE NOBODY
WANTS TO DO MUCH ABOUT IT. LET
THEM SUFFER DURING THE
SUMMERTIME. MAYBE COUNCIL AND
PARKS AND REC SHOULD GET A SIGN
OUT THAT SAYS, IF YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU WERE IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE
LUST, JUST GO INTO THE LAKE
WASHINGTON AND COOL DOWN AND
SNAP OUT OF IT. YOU KNOW? TELL
THEM -- IT'S NOT FAIR THE
COUNCIL WANTS TO IGNORE THAT AND
HAVE A HUGE GIVEAWAY TO PREMIER
GOLF . THEY HAVE A MONOPOLIZING
SHELL SPACE ON EVERYTHING. AS
LONG AS THEY PAY THEIR ALCOHOL
SALES TAX, THE CITY WILL STILL
THEIR MULTITUDE OF MAINTENANCE
WORKERS. IS A GREAT DEAL TO BE
ABLE TO MANAGE IT. WOULD BE COOL
IF PREMIER COULD OFFER A
COMPETITION OF TOURNAMENTS THAT
WOULD REALLY SHINE A LIGHT ON
THE CELEBRATION AND HAVE A
AMATEUR QUALIFYING FOR U.S. OPEN
OR SOMETHING. ANYWAY, IT'S JUST
NOT FAIR THAT THE RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT THAT COUNCIL KEEPS
WRONGLY LOOKING THROUGH IN THEIR
LANDS OF IGNORANCE, SCORN
EXPERIENCES IS GETTING IN THE
WAY OF PROPER COMMUNITY ON ALL
LEVELS. GET RID OF THE RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT, WHICH IS LIKE
SOCIAL ENGINEER RACISM WITH THE
REVERSE BACK STABS OF HYPOCRISY.
>> THANK YOU. CALLER NUMBER ONE
WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN
PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT MEANS THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO
THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120999 , AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION;
AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
TO ENTER INTO A GOLF COURSE
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH
PREMIER GOLF CENTERS, L.L.C. FOR
THE OPERATION OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S MUNICIPAL GOLF
COURSES LOCATED AT JACKSON PARK
GOLF COURSE, BILL WRIGHT GOLF
COMPLEX AT JEFFERSON PARK,
INTERBAY GOLF CENTER, AND WEST
SEATTLE GOLF COURSE AND THEIR
RELATED FACILITIES FOR
BREATHING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME.
PLEASE -- WELCOME BACK. WE
APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING BACK.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE
RECORD WE CAN JUMP INTO WHATEVER
INTRODUCTION YOU HAVE, AND WE
WILL HEAR FROM TRACY, CENTRAL
STAFF, AND THEN WE WILL DISCUSS.
EASY.
>> DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
CAPITAL BRANCH AT SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION REPRESENTING AP
DIAZ. TO MY RIGHT AS PATRICK
MERRIAM, GOLF DIRECTOR FOR
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
>> AND COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> AWESOME. BETWEEN YOU AND
PATRICK, HOW MANY YEARS TOGETHER
DO YOU ALL HAVE AT PARKS?
>> CLOSE TO 60.
>> WOW. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. A
LONG TIME. PATRICK IS MY
FAVORITE. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> GOING TO DO A BRIEF
PRESENTATION ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION, AND I WILL TALK
ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
>> AWESOME. I KNOW WE HAVE TWO
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
APPRECIATE YOU WORKING THOSE UP.
JUMP RIGHT IN. ALL YOURS.
>> WONDERFUL. WE ARE HERE TODAY
WITH GOLF LEGISLATION THAT WE
BRIEFED THE COMMITTEE ON TWO
WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE A CONDENSED
VERSION OF THE POWERPOINT THAT
WAS SHARED AT THAT TIME TO SERVE
AS A REMINDER OF WHAT WE ARE
ASKING YOU TO VOTE ON TODAY .
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPERB WORK OF
OUR FRONTLINE STAFF WHO
PROACTIVELY ATTEND TO OUR
COURSES, MAKING THEM AMONG THE
TOP 10 MUNICIPAL COURSES IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. BECAUSE OF
THIS , IN PART, OUR GOLF COURSE
PROGRAM SUSTAINS ITSELF WITHOUT
ANY CITY FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
CONTRACTS WITH A VENDOR TO
MANAGE OUR FOUR PUBLIC GOLF
COURSES. THESE COURSES ARE
MANAGED FOR ACTIVE AND PASSIVE
RECREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES. THEY ARE WIDELY USED
BY GOLFERS , BUT THEY ARE NOT
JUST USED BY GOLFERS. THEY ARE
FREQUENTED BY WALKERS , PEOPLE
ENJOY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
THEY PROVIDE, INCLUDING THE TREE
CANOPY AND WATER QUALITY. AS
PART OF OUR OPERATOR AGREEMENT ,
SPR PROVIDES MAINTENANCE FOR ALL
FOUR GOLF COURSES , AND THE
OPERATOR PROVIDES FULL
MANAGEMENT OF ALL OTHER
OPERATIONS, INCLUDING
SCHEDULING, TEETIMES AND DRIVING
RANGES , OPERATING THE PRO SHOPS
AND RESTAURANTS, MANAGING
SPECIAL EVENTS , AND OFFERING
LESSONS AND PROGRAMS AND
MANAGING OTHER AMENITIES, SUCH
AS MINIATURE GOLF. AS A
REMINDER, GOLF IS ENTIRELY
FINANCIALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT.
THIS AGREEMENT IS CONSISTENT
WITH THE FINANCIAL POLICIES YOUR
PREDECESSORS ADOPTED BY
RESOLUTION IN 2006. WE CONDUCTED
A ROBUST RFP PROCESS FOR THIS
NEW GOLF CONTRACT THAT INCLUDED
A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
AND RECEIVED FIVE STRONG
PROPOSALS FROM COMPANIES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY. THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE YOU TODAY WOULD AUTHORIZE
SPR , SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION, TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH PREMIER TO
CONTINUE OPERATING THE GOLF
COURSES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
THE AGREEMENT COVERS ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES IN TERMS OF
SERVICES AND PROGRAMS ,
DESCRIBES FINANCIAL AND PUBLIC
BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS , AND SETS
THE FRAMEWORK FOR REPORTING.
WHILE WE GET A LITTLE MORE
SPECIFIC ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NEW
AGREEMENT HAS MINIMAL CHANGES
FROM THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENT .
AS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST
MEETING, THE NEW AGREEMENT WILL
HAVE A SLIGHTLY LONGER TERM ,
GOING FROM 10 YEARS TO 15 YEARS,
TITER PCI COMPLIANCE
REQUIREMENTS, CREDIT CARDS, AND
A SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL
INVESTMENT. THE CAPITAL
INVESTMENT IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT
OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN AND
SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS.
ADDITIONALLY, A CENTRAL ELEMENT
OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH PREMIER
IS THE FORMALIZATION OF PUBLIC
BENEFIT PLANNING AND REPORTING.
THE AGREEMENT NOW REQUIRES
PREMIER TO ESTABLISH ANNUAL
TARGET METRICS AND PROVIDE A
PUBLIC BENEFIT REPORT WITHIN 60
DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH
PHYSICAL YEAR. IT ALSO REQUIRES
ANNUAL REVIEW OF POTENTIAL
ADJUSTMENTS TO PUBLIC BENEFITS
AND METRICS. THIS IS IMPORTANT,
AS THE CITY PRIORITIES WILL
EVOLVE , AND THIS ALLOWS SPR TO
ENGAGE WITH PREMIER ON
OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT THESE
EVOLVING PRIORITIES. THIS IS
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
ACCORDINGLY, THE AGREEMENTS
EXHIBIT D PROVIDES AN EXAMPLE OF
THE TYPES AND SCALE , PUBLIC
BENEFITS ENVISIONED. AS YOU CAN
SEE IN THE CHART ABOVE, FIRST
AND FOREMOST IN EXHIBIT D ARE
NON-GOLF USES , PROVIDING HOURS
OF ACCESS TO THE WON -- ONE --
104 OF GOLF COURSES EACH WEEK.
WE ARE WORKING WITH PREMIER TO
FINALIZE THAT ARRANGEMENT IN THE
BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC.
FINALLY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
OPERATOR TO GENERATE SUFFICIENT
REVENUES TO COVER ALL ASSOCIATED
COSTS . WE ASKED THEM TO BE
MINDFUL OF THIS AND HONEST WITH
US AS THEY PLAN FOR, AND
PROPOSE, THEIR ANIMAL PUBLIC
BENEFITS. PREMIER HAS DONE THIS
WELL OVER THE YEARS, AND THE NEW
AGREEMENT FORMALIZES AND
INCREASES THE TRANSPARENCY OF
THIS PROCESS. I ALSO WANT TO
UNDERSCORE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO MANAGE A CONTRACT . A
CONTRACT IS ONLY AS GOOD AS IT
IS MANAGED. A PARK IS ONLY AS
GOOD AS IT IS MAINTAINED. I WANT
TO COMPLIMENT PATRICK MERRIAM
FOR MANAGING THE CONTRACT AND
HAVING A TIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE VENDOR TO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT , AND TO BE ALWAYS
PUSHING FOR GREATER
ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR GOLF
COURSES. THAT CONCLUDES OUR
PRESENTATION TODAY.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU , ANDY. I
DON'T KNOW, PATRICK, IF YOU
HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD.
>> I THINK ANDY COVERED IT VERY
WELL.
>> TRACY, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
ADD? UNLESS WE GO STRAIGHT TO
YOU FOR THE AMENDMENTS.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS BEFORE WE JUMP INTO SOME OF
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU FOR
COMING BACK, MR. SHEFFER,
PATRICK, EVERYBODY. AND CENTRAL
STAFF, OF COURSE. APPRECIATE THE
WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS. IT
IS QUITE EVIDENT . TO THE POINT
THAT WAS BEING MADE, IT IS
WELL-RUN . FINANCIAL
INDEPENDENT, WHICH IS REALLY
IMPORTANT THESE DAYS, AS YOU
KNOW, WITH HEADLINES RELATED TO
THE BUDGET PROCESS.
GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED TO
INCLUDE HAVING ONE IN DISTRICT
7, THE INTERBAY GOLF COURSE. IS
CO-LOCATED, OR ADJACENT TO, THE
INTERBAY , BUT ALSO SOME
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS.
I THINK THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO, WHAT ONCE WAS A
MAJOR, THE WHOLE AREA, WATER
STILL IS THERE DESPITE WHAT
LOOKS LIKE. AND SO, IT HAS A
VERY IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY
ENVIRONMENTALLY. FROM THAT
PERSPECTIVE. THAT IS KIND OF A
TIE INTO THE IDEA OF PUBLIC
BENEFIT ENVIRONMENTALLY. I THINK
YOU WENT INTO DEPTH IN THE
PREVIOUS BRIEFING IN TERMS OF
THE MANAGEMENT. THIS GOES -- I
MEAN, DIFFERENT TYPES OF
MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS,
FINANCIAL BUDGETING , ASBUT THE
ST AND
CHANGING THE PRACTICE IS FROM
YESTERYEAR TO WHAT WE ARE SEEING
TODAY. THAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL
PEACE. THERE ARE ALSO ITEMS
LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE WOEFULLY
NOT WHERE WE NEED TO BE
REGARDING TREE PANIC THAT'S
CANOPY GOALS. OBVIOUSLY, THE
COURSES HELP IN THAT RESPECT. I
MENTIONED THE LANDS OF INTERBAY.
ALL THESE PIECES ARE PUBLIC
BENEFITS. THEN YOU ADD TO IT ,
AND I REALLY DO LIKE THE YOUTH
FOCUSED PROGRAMS . THIS IS WHERE
THE GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED
COURSES REALLY HELPS OUT. THEY
ARE IN LOCATIONS, PARTS OF THE
CITY, WHERE THERE IS NOT ONLY
YOUTH, BUT UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES. I THINK THE
OUTREACH ON THAT FRONT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW
ONE PERSON WHO BENEFITED FROM
THIS, WHO MAY HAVE GONE TO HIGH
SCHOOL AFTERWARDS. AND THEN,
LAST, THE IDEA OF OFF-SEASON
RECREATIONAL USES , I THINK THAT
IS ANOTHER PUBLIC BENEFIT. THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT PIECE IS, AS IT
RELATES TO THE AGREEMENT ,
PROPOSED AGREEMENT, I THINK ARE
PRETTY SELF-EVIDENT. THAT'S HOW
I LOOK AT IT. I AM KIND OF
RESTATING, USING THE PREVIOUS
BRIEFING, BUT ALSO, YOUR UPDATE.
TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING. THAT
IS KIND OF WHERE I LAND ON THIS
BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THE PRESENTATIONS.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, ANYONE ELSE? AWESOME.
I WILL MAKE SURE I LOOK ONLINE.
ICY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAS
YOUR HAND UP.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. GREETINGS FROM
THE AWC CONFERENCE. THAT IS
WHERE I AM AT. THANK YOU FOR
LETTING ME JOIN ONLINE. I WANTED
TO SAY, AS I SAID LAST TIME,
THAT I AM REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF
THIS CONTRACT. I REMEMBER A TIME
NOT THAT LONG AGO WHERE WE WERE
-- THE CITY WAS, I MEAN,
STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN THESE
GOLF COURSES. IT WAS A REAL
CONUNDRUM . YOU KNOW, PARKS
HAVING THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH
PREMIER HAS REALLY CHANGED THAT
AROUND. I AM SO APPRECIATIVE TO
PARKS , AND PATRICK
SPECIFICALLY. AND THEN, THIS
PARTNERSHIP WITH PREMIER,
BECAUSE WE HAVE NOW BEEN ABLE TO
-- THE COURSES ARE LOOKING
GREAT. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
UTILIZE THE SPACE. IN
PARTICULAR, MY INTEREST IS
ALWAYS TO FIND MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT. I THINK THIS
REALLY PROVIDES THAT
OPPORTUNITY. GETTING KIDS OUT
PLAYING GOLF , IT IS A REAL
MENTAL HEALTH PIECE OF THAT IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, AND
GETTING MORE YOUTH INVOLVED. I
TALKED TO PARKS ABOUT DOING EVEN
MORE OUTREACH WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO GET THE YOUTH
ENGAGED IN PLAYING GOLF. IT IS
REALLY CRITICAL. OF COURSE, WE
HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT
ENJOY PLAYING GOLF. I KNOW IN
YEARS PAST, WHEN WE WERE HAVING
CHALLENGES MAINTAINING THE
COURSES, SOME RESIDENTS, YOU
KNOW, WERE VERY CONCERNED THAT
OUR COURSES WERE NOT IN A SHAPE
FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO PLAY. I
REMEMBER THAT IN MY TIME IN THE
CITY. THIS GOLF PROGRAM HAS
TURNED AROUND SIGNIFICANTLY IN
THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS
THIRD-PARTY WITH PREMIER. I AM
REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS . NOT
TO MENTION, ALL THE BENEFITS
THAT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE , YOU
SO FINELY LAID OUT. I REALLY
WANTED TO ADD MY VOICE OF
SUPPORT AND ADD THE PIECE ABOUT
THE FACT THAT THIS GOLF PROGRAM
HAS BEEN SO CRITICAL, AND THAT
THE CITY HAS FOUND A WAY TO
MAINTAIN ITS GOLF COURSES, WHICH
ARE VERY COSTLY. IF YOU ARE A
GOLFER YOU KNOW, IT IS REALLY
COSTLY TO MAINTAIN GREENS.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP THAT IS GONE INTO
THIS, AND THE TURNAROUND OF OUR
COURSES TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEM
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MANY ACROSS
OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING YOUTH.
THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. THANK YOU FOR
REPRESENTING THE CITY AT THE
ASSOCIATION. OKAY. WE HAVE
AMENDMENTS.
>> WE WILL MOVE TO THE TWO
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE EMAILED TO
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON. THE FIRST ONE IS IN
FRONT OF YOU ON THE SCREEN. IT
HAS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
AMEND ATTACHMENT ONE, THE GOLF
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. IT WOULD
AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO CHANGE,
REDUCE OR RELOCATE THE GOLF
COURSES IF THE CITY CREATES
WALKING PATHS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS
WITHIN THE PERIMETER OF THE GOLF
COURSES. IT WOULD BE INTENDED
THAT SUCH WALKING PATHS WOULD BE
BUILT IN SUCH A WAY AS TO NOT
IMPACT GOLF OPERATIONS. IF THE
CITY CHOSE TO MAKE SUCH A
CHANGE, THEY WOULD NEED TO
RENEGOTIATE, OR NEGOTIATE
AMENDMENTS, TO THE TERMS OF THE
OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH
PREMIER.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF , PARTS, IF YOU
HAD ANY COMMENTS AT ALL. ICY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOUR HAND
UP, UNLESS THAT IS AN OLD HAND.
>> IT IS A NEW HAND, CHAIR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> IF WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE
WE CAN -- WE ARE READY TO TALK
ABOUT THESE AMENDMENTS, UNLESS
PARKS HAS SOMETHING THEY WANT TO
ADD, I WANT TO ADDRESS THE
AMENDMENTS.
>> I HAVE TO MOVE THE BILL. MY
APOLOGIES.
>> GOT IT.
>> I HAVE TO MOVE THE BILL
FIRST, AND THEN I MOVE THE
AMENDMENT. MY APOLOGIES. THANK
YOU. SORRY. I AM GOING TO MOVE
THE COUNCIL BILL 120999. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND
-- THE BILL AS PRESENTED.
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE -- EXCUSE
ME. THERE WAS A SECOND. MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE BILL. NOW, ON
BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
I WILL MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER
ONE. I AM GOING TO MOVE
AMENDMENT COUNCIL BILL 120999 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT ONE. IS
THERE A SECOND? CAN I SECOND
MYSELF? IS THAT ALLOWED?
>> I WILL SECOND.
>> CAN WE SECOND FOR DISCUSSION,
AT LEAST?
>> FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES, YES.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND
THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT ONE. COUNCIL STAFF IS
ALREADY PROVIDED THE OVERVIEW.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> SORRY. HAD TROUBLE THERE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TO THESE AMENDMENTS.
YOU'RE ONLY MOVING THE FIRST
AMENDMENT, BUT I WILL SPEAK TO
BOTH. IT IS FOR THE SAME BILL. I
WILL SAY THAT I HAVE CONCERNS
ABOUT BOTH AMENDMENTS, MAINLY
BECAUSE HAVING WALKING PATHS
INSIDE OF THE GOLF COURSE IS OF
CONCERN. GOLF COURSES ARE NOT
PLACES FOR FOLKS THAT ARE NOT
PLAYING GOLF TO WALK. THEY ARE A
LIABILITY. THERE ARE ALSO
WALKING PATHS AROUND , AT LEAST
THREE OF THESE COURSES. THEY
DEFINITELY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY
FOR FOLKS TO WALK. I DON'T
BELIEVE THAT THESE ARE PLACES
THAT FOLKS SHOULD BE WALKING
WITH THEM. IF YOU ARE A GOLFER,
YOU KNOW YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE
WALKING WITHIN THESE PAST. LIKE
I SAID, THERE IS A LIABILITY
PIECE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. I
WANTED TO GIVE SOME INFORMATION.
I DID ASK CENTRAL STAFF ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SO MANY
WALKING PATHS AROUND THE CITY.
OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN ALWAYS USE
MORE, BUT IN PARTICULAR TO THESE
GOLF COURSES, I WONDER ABOUT THE
WALKING PIECE ASSOCIATED WITH
THEM. AND SO, WHAT I LEARNED
WAS, SPECIFICALLY, EACH OF THESE
COURSES, OR AT LEAST, LIKE I
SAID, THE BILL WRIGHT GOLF
COURSE HAS JACKSON PARK
LITERALLY RIGHT NEXT TO THE
PARK. JACKSON PARK HAS MULTIPLE
WALKING TRAILS. THE WEST SEATTLE
GOLF COURSE NEXT DOOR TO -- HAS
CAMP LONG RIGHT NEXT TO IT,
WHICH HAS A LOT OF OPEN SPACE
AND OPPORTUNITY TO WALK. ALSO,
WILL BE HAVING AN OFF LEASH DOG
PARK LOCATED SOON THERE. AND
THEN, THE JACKSON PARK COURSE
HAS AN EXISTING PERIMETER THAT
IS A TRAIL THAT RUNS ALMOST THE
EIGHT -- ENTIRELY OUTSIDE OF
THIS GOLF COURSE. YOU KNOW,
THERE AREN'T WALKING PATHS
CURRENTLY IN THE GOLF COURSE FOR
JUST WALKERS. THEY WOULD ALSO BE
VERY COSTLY TO ADD THOSE. IN
LIGHT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE
NEED TO PAY FOR ON THE CAPITAL
SIDE, I THINK THAT THE WITHIN
ARE NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE
LOOKING AT NOW, GIVEN WE HAVE
THE OTHER ALTERNATIVES NEAR
THESE GOLF COURSES FOR PEOPLE TO
WALK. I RECOGNIZE -- THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE. I WAS A
LITTLE BIT JUMBLED
BACK-AND-FORTH. I WAS TRYING TO
TOGGLE BETWEEN MY NOTES ON MY
DEVICE, AND ALSO SPEAKING ON MY
DEVICE. BUT I THINK I GOT MY
POINT ACROSS. TAKE YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE, COLLEAGUES. I DO NOT
SUPPORT THESE COUPLE OF
AMENDMENTS FOR THIS PURPOSE. I
AM REALLY EXCITED, LIKE I SAID
EARLIER. IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR
US TO GET HERE WITH THESE GOLF
COURSES. I THINK THIS
PARTNERSHIP IS WORKING GREAT. I
THINK THIS WOULD ADD A LEVEL OF
COMPLEXITY THAT IS UNNECESSARY,
BECAUSE WE HAVE THE AREAS NEARBY
WHERE PEOPLE CAN WALK. YOU KNOW,
ALSO, GOLF COURSES ARE VERY
EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. IT IS
REALLY HARD IF PEOPLE ARE
WORKING INSIDE THE COURSE TO
KEEP THEM OFF THE GREENS, WHICH
ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN.
FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, I WON'T
BE SUPPORTING THESE COUPLE OF
AMENDMENTS. BUT I APPRECIATE THE
SPIRIT IN WHICH THEY WERE
OFFERED . BUT WE DO HAVE THOSE
WALKING TRAILS AROUND THESE
COURSES. OPEN SPACES, ANYWAY.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU.
>> A, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. FOR
THE RECORD, IF PARKS COULD
CONFIRM, CURRENTLY AT EACH GOLF
COURSE THERE ARE THAT'S NOT
NECESSARILY A WALKING PATH, BUT
A CART TRAIL AND PASSING BETWEEN
DIFFERENT HOLES, CORRECT?
>> YEAH, THERE'S A CART PATH
FROM HOLE TO HOLE.
>> WHERE PEOPLE WALK OR RIDE THE
CAR?
>> RIGHT.
>> THE GOLFERS DO. TO BE CLEAR.
>> ABSOLUTELY. BUT IT IS A
DESIGNATED PATH FOR CART.
>> YES.
>> UNDERSTOOD.
>> CHAIR, FOR PEOPLE TO WALK
WHEN THEY ARE PLAYING GOLF.
EITHER WALK TO THE NEXT WHOLE OR
CARDS. BUT IN TERMS OF JUST
WALKERS, THERE ARE THOSE OTHER
AREAS I LISTED FOR EACH OF THE
NEARBY -- THAT ARE NEARBY EACH
OF THOSE COURSES THAT PEOPLE CAN
WALK. THERE IS OPPORTUNITY FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST WALKING.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WHAT I WAS TRYING
TO GET TO WAS THAT THERE IS
DESIGNATED PATHS IN GOLF COURSES
WHERE THERE COULD BE WALKING, OR
THERE IS ALREADY , YOU KNOW, A
CART PATH THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN
DESIGNATED. THAT IS WHAT I WAS
TRYING TO GET TO.
>> THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO
CREATE NEW ONES?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THE AMENDMENTS MADE REFERENCE
TO THE CREATION OF ONE'S, OR AT
LEAST, SOMEWHERE I READ THAT. I
WAS TRYING TO SPEAK TO THAT.
>> YOUR GOOD. JUST FOR THE
RECORD, JUST BECAUSE THERE IS
NOT A CREATION OF A WALK PAST,
IT DOESN'T MEAN THERE IS NOT
AVAILABLE PATHWAYS FOR PEOPLE TO
WALK ON THE GOLF COURSE. THAT IS
WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO.
>> YES. I WAS SAYING, AS TO
THOSE, WALKING INSIDE THE GOLF
COURSE IS OF CONCERN, BECAUSE
THERE IS A LIABILITY ASSOCIATED
WITH THE. ALSO, THE GREENS ARE
REALLY EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. IT
IS HARD TO KEEP PEOPLE OFF THE
GREENS IN THAT SCENARIO. THANK
YOU, CHAIR , FOR LETTING ME
CLARIFY.
>> NO WORRIES. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. I WANTED TO ADD,
LISTENING TO COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, TWO THINGS. ONE,
INTERBAY GOLF COURSE IS IN THE
INTERBAY MARITIME INDUSTRIAL
AREA . THERE IS THAT PIECE. WE
TALKED ABOUT THE MARITIME PIECE
, THE LANDS AND THE IMPACTS OF
THOSE. THIS ALSO AFFORDS ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO, BASICALLY,
HIGHLIGHT, FOR THOSE WHO DO WANT
TO WALK, THE QUEEN ANNE
BOULEVARD PARK WHERE YOU CAN GET
FOUR MILES OF WALKING AROUND IN
THAT AREA. YOU KNOW, THE
INTERBAY PIECE IS VERY
DIFFERENT. IT IS NOT IN MY
DISTRICT, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE
MAGNOLIA BOULEVARD AT DISCOVERY
PARK AND OTHER LOCATIONS FOR
THAT. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE, SPECIFICALLY, TO
HIGHLIGHT THE QUEEN ANNE
BOULEVARD PARK AS A GREAT OPTION
FOR THE NEAR IMMEDIATE AREA OF
THE INTERBAY COURSE. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO
RESEARCH, THE WAY COLLEAGUE
RIVERA DID, ABOUT OTHER WALKING
OPPORTUNITIES. I THINK IT WAS A
WALK ON. I'M NOT SURE WHEN IT
CAME. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
MENTIONED SHE APPRECIATES THE
SPIRIT IN WHICH THIS WAS
PROFFERED. I DON'T KNOW THE
SPIRIT IT WAS PROFFERED, BUT I
WILL OFFER THAT OVER THE YEARS,
THERE HAVE BEEN DASHES SEEMS
LIKE EVERY SO OFTEN AN ATTEMPT
COMES TO EITHER USE THE LAND OF
OUR PUBLIC GOLF COURSES FOR
HOUSING OR OTHER USES, ET
CETERA, AND I UNDERSTAND THE
ATTRACTION OF HAVING PEOPLE BE
ABLE TO USE THIS OPEN LAND TO
WALK, BUT THE REASONS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA LAID OUT,
POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE GREENS ,
IS ONE REASON WHY I OPPOSE THIS.
HERE'S THE THING. I HAVE IT IN
MY MIND THAT THESE ATTEMPTS TO
ADD USES OR TRANSFORM THAT LAND
INTO SOMETHING ELSE COULD BE
DRIVEN BY THIS FEELING THAT GOLF
IS SOMEHOW ELITIST. I DO NOT
PLAY GOLF , FOR MANY REASONS . I
AM UNCOORDINATED. BUT MY POINT
IS THAT THESE ARE PUBLIC GOLF
COURSES. IT IS REALLY GOOD THAT
WE HAVE PUBLIC GOLF COURSES,
BECAUSE IF GOLF IS A GAME THAT
KEEPS PEOPLE , YOU KNOW, IN
ISOLATED CIRCLES AND, IN FACT,
DO SERVE TO PERPETUATE ELITISM
AND INEQUALITY, ET CETERA, THEN
WE NEED PUBLIC GOLF COURSES TO
PROVIDE THIS BENEFIT TO
EVERYBODY . THAT IS WHY THERE
ARE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS FIRST
THAT MY FRIEND USED TO DIRECT,
WHICH IS DEVOTED TO BREAKING
DOWN BARRIERS . FIRST LINE ON
THEIR WEBSITE. THEREFORE, I AM
UNWILLING TO JEOPARDIZE THE
FUTURE OF OUR GOLF COURSES ,
EITHER THE HEALTH OF THE GREENS
OR THEIR FINANCIAL -- WELL, THE
CITY'S FINANCIAL STATUS, IF WE
WERE EVER TO BE SUED FOR SOME OF
THE THAT SOMEBODY GETTING HIT
WITH A GOLF BALL THAT WAS
FLYING. THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE
THIS EFFORT TO PROVIDE BENEFIT
TO EVERYBODY IN OUR CITY. I WILL
BE VOTING AGAINST THIS.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON. I THINK THAT MY TAKE ON
THIS IS THAT I DON'T KNOW THE
IMPACT ON WHAT THIS HAS WITH OUR
GOLF COURSES FINANCIALLY . I
WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS ,
BUT I DO REALLY APPRECIATE THE
SPIRIT IN WHICH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
DIFFERENT PUBLIC ACCESS AS WELL.
BUT I KNOW THAT THE GOLF COURSES
CURRENTLY HAVE PATHWAYS AS WELL.
AND SO, THINKING ABOUT -- I KNOW
THERE IS ANOTHER AMENDMENT THAT
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT
MIGHT GET TO THIS AS WELL. I
WILL NOW CALL THE ROLL FOR
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO COUNCIL
BILL 120999 . AMENDMENT ONE.
>> [ ROLL CALL ] THREE OPPOSE,
ONE ABSTAIN.
>> THE MOTION FAILS. AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE IS NOT ADOPTED. I AM
GOING TO MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER
TWO , COUNCIL BILL 120999, AS
PRESENTED . IS THERE A SECOND?
COURTESY SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. MOVED AND SECONDED
TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED
WILL CENTRAL STAFF PLEASE
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THAT
AMENDMENT?
>> THIS AMENDMENT WOULD MODIFY
THE ANNUAL PUBLIC BENEFIT TABLE,
WHICH IS IN EXHIBIT D, TO
ATTACHMENT ONE, THE OPERATING
AGREEMENT THAT WOULD ADD ONCE A
WEEK WALKING ON EACH OF THE
18-HOLE GOLF COURSES IF, AND
WHEN, THE OPERATOR DETERMINES IT
IS SAFE TO DO SO BASED ON
FACILITY CONDITION AND USES.
THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE INTENDED
TO OCCUR ON SUNDAYS, EITHER
BEFORE SUNRISE OR BEFORE DUSK.
THIS WOULD REQUIRE THE GOLF
COURSES TO CEASE GOLF ROUNDS TO
PERMIT THIS ACTIVITY TO OCCUR,
RESULTING IN REDUCTION OF GOLF
REVENUES. THIS WOULD ALSO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
NON-GOLF USES ON THE COURSES BY
THE PUBLIC FROM 500 TO 750 HOURS
AND WOULD INCREASE THE VALUE OF
THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PROVIDED BY
THIS ACTIVITY TO $224,000. IT
ALSO WOULD ADD DISC GOLF AND
GOLF AS ADDITIONAL NON-GOLF
USES.
>> THANK YOU, TRACY. COULD YOU
CLARIFY WHERE DISC GOLF AND NOT
AN ADDITIONAL NON-GOLF USE?
>> THEY ARE OFFERED AT A NUMBER
OF THE COURSES.
>> UNDERSTOOD. JUST WANTED TO
MAKE SURE . COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS REGARDING AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO ? COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. THIS AMENDMENT IS
SIMILAR, BUT DIFFERENT, FROM THE
FIRST ONE. I SUSPECT IT MEANT TO
READ BEFORE SUNRISE OR AFTER
DUSK OR SUNSET. BUT THIS HAS
SOME OF THE SAME CHALLENGES . IN
TERMS OF PUBLIC BENEFIT, I HAVE
ALREADY GONE THROUGH , AND IT'S
ALSO IN THE PLAN, REGARDING THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT TO THE CITY ,
WHICH FOR ALL THE REASONS,
ENVIRONMENTAL, THE YOUTH,
OFF-SEASON, TREE CANOPY, ALL OF
THE ABOVE, I THINK GET US TO
WHERE WE NEED TO BE . I AM
ALWAYS -- YOU KNOW, THE KISS
PRINCIPLE, KEEP IT SIMPLE. NOT
TO MAKE LIGHT OF MY FORMER
GOLFING STAGE BEFORE MY SHOULDER
SURGERY . IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS
TO LOCATE GOLFERS AND WALKERS. I
DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT MY ABILITY TO PLAY GOLF.
AGAIN, SHOULDER SURGERY. THAT IS
MY EXCUSE, AND I AM STICKING
WITH IT. TO BE SERIOUS, THOUGH,
THERE IS A GREAT AMOUNT OF
PUBLIC BENEFIT . WE TALK ABOUT
WELL-RUN AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I
THINK IF WE DO KEEP IT SIMPLE, I
THINK IT IS BETTER OFF FOR MR.
TRUMP 14 , FOUR MR. SHEFFER AND
THE PARKS TEAM OVERALL TO ENSURE
THAT WE GET, AS A BENEFIT, AS A
CITY, ALL THAT HAS BEEN LISTED.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I AGREE
WITH MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE . KEEP IT SIMPLE AND JUST
KEEP THE USE. I DO NOT DOUBT THE
AMOUNT OF PUBLIC BENEFIT WE'RE
GETTING. PARKS HAS CRAFTED THIS
VERY CAREFULLY WITH THE
THIRD-PARTY PARTNER, PREMIER. I
AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT. THERE ARE SO
MANY YOUTH PROGRAMS ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS AS WELL. TO QUOTE MY
COLLEAGUE, KEEP IT SIMPLE. I
THINK HAVING THIS GOLF USE IS
THE BEST WAY, PARTICULARLY
BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHER AREAS AND
AVENUES FOR PEOPLE TO DO WALKING
AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT ARE
CALLED OUT IN THIS AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. I JUST HAD
A COUPLE FOR THE RECORD. THE
SECOND PARAGRAPH IN THIS,
BECAUSE THERE IS POTENTIALLY A
RISK OF INJURIES THAT CAN HAPPEN
ON A GOLF COURSE, JUST TO
CLARIFY, THE SECOND PARAGRAPH
WOULD ADDRESS THE OPERATOR
ADDRESSING THOSE, MAKE SURE
WHATEVER TYPE OF IMPLEMENTATION
THEY WOULD WANT TO DO TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE MINIMIZE THOSE
RISKS. IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT THINGS. JUST TO
CLARIFY THAT. THE SECOND THING I
ALSO WANTED TO ASK, AND I SEE
HEAD NODS. ON TV, YOU CAN'T SEE.
THAT IS A YES.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. YES.
>> THE SECOND QUESTION I HAD IS,
DOES THIS GIVE THE OPERATOR --
DOES IS GIVE THE OPERATOR THE
FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO DO IT
AS A PILOT PROGRAM TO SEE HOW IT
OPERATES AT ONE LOCATION ?
>> WELL, IT IS WRITTEN TO
INDICATE IT WOULD HAPPEN, BUT IT
WOULD BE A PILOT PROGRAM THAT
WOULD BE HAPPENING AT EACH OF
THE 18 HOLE GOLF COURSES.
>> UNDERSTOOD.
>> I READ THAT TO MEAN ALL
THREE.
>> UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU FOR
THAT. COLLEAGUES, THIS WOULD
HAPPEN AT ALL THREE GOLF
COURSES. THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN
DESIGNATED AREAS THAT THE
OPERATOR WOULD SAY WOULD BE
AVAILABLE FOR WALKING, DEPENDING
ON THE GREENS AND THE CONDITION
OF THE FIELDS AND SO FORTH.
>> NEVER ON THE GREENS.
>> SORRY.
>> LIKELY THE CART PATHS THEY
WOULD BE WALKING ON. THERE WILL
BE INSTRUCTIONS ON WHERE PEOPLE
COULD WALK AND UNDER WHAT
CONDITIONS.
>> I SAID A BAD WORD. I'M
SORRY. EVERYONE IS LIKE, NO.
SCARY. BUT IT COULD HAPPEN.
ANYWAY. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF
THE PARKS, IF YOU ALL WANTED TO
ANSWER.
>> JUST TO ADD , THIS WOULD
REPLACE TRAN EIGHT TIMES. THIS
IMPACTS THE FINANCIAL
SUSTAINABILITY TO A CERTAIN
DEGREE, WHICH IS WHERE THAT
NUMBER COMES FROM , 224,000 , IN
PART, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TRAN
EIGHT TIMES THAT ARE THEN USED
TO SUPPORT MAINTENANCE. WE JUST
GOT TO BALANCE THE BOOKS A
LITTLE BIT MORE.
>> UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. THAT PUTS
THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE. I THINK
THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT AS
WELL ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF
THE GOLF COURSE, AND ALSO, THE
REVENUE COMING IN. THE FACT THAT
OUR GOLF COURSES ARE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BE A
SELF-SUSTAINING, THEY DON'T
TAKE ANY MONEY FROM THE GENERAL
FUND, IS HUGE FOR OUR CITY.
ALSO, ALL OF THE OTHER PUBLIC
BENEFITS WE'RE GETTING WITH OUR
KIDS AND YOUTH AND TRAN A TIME
AND ALL THE EXTRA PIECES. FOR
THAT, COLLEAGUES, I AM GOING TO
BE ABSTAINING TO THIS BECAUSE I
DON'T KNOW THE IMPACT. I
APPRECIATE THE SPIRIT, BUT I AM
NOT SURE OF THE FINANCIAL
IMPACT. I WANT TO SAY THAT I
UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE DO WANT
TO ENSURE THAT OUR GOLF COURSES,
LIKE WE ARE FIGURING OUT HOW WE
INTEGRATE IT WITH COMMUNITY. I
THINK OUR CITY HAS DONE A
REALLY, REALLY GREAT, GREAT JOB
OF DOING THAT ACCESS. THERE IS
DISC GOLF AT A NUMBER OF
COURSES. THERE IS DIFFERENT
OPPORTUNITIES THAT PEOPLE USE
THE GOLF COURSES FOR AS WELL. A
TON OF PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT
HAPPEN WITH OUR YOUTH AND KIDS,
AND ALSO DISADVANTAGED IN LOW
INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL. WE
ARE ABLE TO KEEP OUR FEES
INCREDIBLY LOW AND AFFORDABLE
FOR EVERYONE TO USE THOSE GOLF
COURSES AS WELL . AND SO, I
BELIEVE IN THE SPIRIT OF THIS,
BUT I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM
THIS AMENDMENT, JUST BECAUSE I
DON'T KNOW THE FINANCIAL IMPACT
REGARDING THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF
REVENUE THAT CONTINUES TO
BALANCE OUR BOOKS FOR THE GOLF
COURSE. I WILL SAY THAT . IF
THERE IS NO OTHER COMMENTS, I'M
GOING TO CALL THIS TO A VOTE.
CAN WE TAKE THE VOTE ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO VERSION 1
FOR COUNCIL BILL 120999?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] THREE OPPOSE,
ONE ABSTAIN.
>> THE MOTION FAILS. EXCUSE ME.
THE MOTION FAILS FOR AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO VERSION 1 ON COUNCIL
BILL 120999. I DO WANT TO TAKE
THIS MOMENT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ON HIS
AMENDMENTS. I KNOW HE AND HIS
STAFF WORKED REALLY HARD ON
THIS. SO DID TRACY. TO GO BACK
AND FORTH WITH PREMIER PARKS AND
TRY TO FIND A COMMON GROUND. I
KNOW WE WILL BE WORKING HARD
WITH PREMIER TO FIGURE OUT OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES. I KNOW THEY HAVE
BEEN A GREAT ACTOR AND PARTNER
WITH OUR CITY SO WE CAN BE ABLE
TO FIND DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES
AND AVENUES FOR PEOPLE TO BE
ABLE TO USE THE GOLF COURSE, AND
ALSO, PATRICK TOLD ME, FOR SURE,
HE WILL. JUST LETTING YOU KNOW.
PATRICK GAVE ME HIS WORK. I TELL
YOU THIS, WHAT YOU GET HIS WORD,
IT'S GOOD. YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO
THE BANK. AND ANDY'S WORD.
OKAY. CAN WE TAKE THE ROLE ON
THE BILL CURRENTLY FOR COUNCIL
BILL 120999?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] FOUR IN FAVOR,
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES
AND WILL BE SENT TO THE COUNCIL
MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2025.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, THANK
YOU, PARKS, THANK YOU, TRACY. I
APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS
AS WELL. I WILL READ AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD. I'M
SORRY, I AM A LITTLE ALL OVER
THE PLACE. I DROP SOME OF MY
SCRIPTS. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO,
COUNCIL BILL 121008, AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LANDSCAPE
CONSERVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM FUNDING PLAN FOR SOUTH
LAKE UNION AND DOWNTOWN AS
ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 124286. FOR
BREATHING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE. PRESENTERS FROM
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
THANK YOU, AND WELCOME AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU . AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE WHILE I AM SHARING
MY SCREEN.
>> YOU'RE ALL GOOD. THANK YOU,
AND HE. -- ANDY. WILL DO THE
SAME THING WE DID LAST TIME WERE
YOU PRESENT YOURSELF FOR THE
RECORD, AND WE WILL GET STARTED
ON YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> I AM ANDY SHEFFER WITH
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION. I
WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR
PLANNING MANAGER FOR CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION , ANNIE
HINDENLANG , AND SENIOR PLR --
PLANNER, JONATHAN GARDINER,
PRESENTING ON LCLIP. IT IS
EXCITING. IT SUPPORTS OUR
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN. LCLIP
SUPPORTS OUR INCREASE IN
RESIDENTS AT DOWNTOWN . I WILL
PASS IT TO ANNIE TO TAKE IT FROM
HERE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US HERE TODAY. AS ANDY
MENTIONED, WE HAVE EXCITING WORK
THAT CAN TAKE PLACE AS A PART OF
THIS PROGRAM . THE LANDSCAPE
CONSERVATION AND LOCAL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM . WE ARE
NOT HERE FOREVER. WE CALL IT
LCLIP. FIRST WE NEED COUNCIL
ACTION IN ORDER TO DO THAT. THE
PROGRAM WAS CREATED BY THE STATE
LEGISLATURE IN 2011. THE CITY,
ITSELF, STARTED THEIR PROGRAM IN
2013. IT IS ESTABLISHED TO
SUPPORT SMART GROWTH WITHIN THE
STATE BETWEEN AREAS THAT WE WILL
REFER TO COME AS GOING FORWARD,
RECEIVING AREAS, AND AREAS
REFERRED TO AS SENDING AREAS .
IF YOU READ THE LEGISLATION, YOU
WILL SAY IT USES TAX INCREMENT
FINANCING A FUTURE GROWTH FROM
TDR TO GIVE CITIES A PORTION OF
COUNTY PROPERTY TAX REVENUES TO
FINANCE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I AM GOING
TO BRIEFLY KIND OF EXPLAIN
TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
TO YOU. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS
EFFECTUATED PROGRAMS IN OTHER
STATES, IT IS COMPLICATED.
BESIDES ANDY PATRICK, NONE OF US
WERE HERE WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS
ORIGINALLY ADOPTED. I WANT TO
GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON HOW
THIS WORKS TO EXPLAIN HOW
SEATTLE IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
IT . THE IDEA BEHIND TRANSFER
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS IS THAT,
HISTORICALLY, PROPERTIES HAVE
BEEN EVALUATED BASED OFF OF WHAT
THEIR POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT
IS. THAT DEVELOPMENT IS
ESTABLISHED BASED OFF OF THE
ZONING ASSIGNED TO IT. IF YOU
CAN ACHIEVE A CERTAIN COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT, OR ACHIEVE A
CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT,
IT HAS A MARKET VALUE.
UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE
FACT THAT MOST NATURAL LANDS OR
AGRICULTURAL LANDS DO NOT HAVE
AS EASY OF A MECHANISM TO
CALCULATE THAT VALUE, THEY ARE
OFTEN UNDERVALUED IN TERMS OF
WHAT THEY PROVIDE TO A COMMUNITY
DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO IT, OR THE
REGION AS A WHOLE. THEY ARE
OFTEN TARGETED AS CHEAP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT.
IN PLACES LIKE WASHINGTON WHERE
THEY HAVE SMART GROWTH
PRINCIPLES TO UTILIZE TOOLS TO
PROTECT THESE VALUABLE
RESOURCES, THE CONCEPT OF
TRANSFER DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS WAS
CREATED. I WILL SAY TDR FROM NOW
ON. WHAT IT DOES IS , MARKET
VALUE , IF THE ARE AGRICULTURAL
AND NATURAL LANDS WERE TO BE
DEVELOPED, IT IS GIVEN ,
ASSIGNED A CERTAIN LEVEL OF
CREDIT VALUE UNDER THE TDR
PROGRAM SO THAT THE PARTICIPANTS
IN THE PROGRAM CAN STILL RECEIVE
THAT BENEFIT FOR NOT DEVELOPING
THAT LAND THROUGH ENTITIES,
PRIVATE DEVELOPERS AND RECEIVING
AREAS LIKE SEATTLE PURCHASING
THAT DEVELOPMENT MARKET
OPPORTUNITY TO USE IN PLACES
WHERE GROWTH SHOULD OCCUR. THIS
IS A FULLY VOLUNTARY PROGRAM.
THE COUNTY, KING COUNTY, RUNS A
MARKETPLACE THAT PEOPLE CAN GO
AND CHECK RIGHT NOW TO PURCHASE
TDR RIGHTS. YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS
AVAILABLE. DEVELOPERS CAN
UTILIZE THOSE RIGHTS TO GET
INCREASED DENSITY , ADDITIONAL
UNITS, ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE
SEATTLE FOCUSES ON ADDITIONAL
FLOOR AREA RATIO, WHICH IS HOW
MUCH FLOOR YOU COULD HAVE
COMPARED TO PARCEL SIZE, AS WELL
AS HEIGHT . BUT IT CREATES AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH AND
DENSITY TO OCCUR WHERE IT
SHOULD, AND NOT WHERE WE WOULD
LIKE TO CONSERVE ARE
AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL
RESOURCES. THE PROGRAM ITSELF
THEN GENERATES , YOU KNOW, THE
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THESE
AREAS THAT CAN -- CREATES
ADDITIONAL REVENUES. ONE OF THE
MECHANISMS THAT HELP SUPPORT
THESE PROGRAMS IS HAVING
INFRASTRUCTURE BE FUNDED BY THE
REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE WHOLE
PROCESS. THE COUNTY SHARES A
PORTION OF THE REVENUE GENERATED
FROM THESE TDR UNITS THAT ARE
PURCHASED WITH THE CITY TO THEN
IMPLEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THIS
INCREASED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
DEMANDS GROWTH MIGHT HAVE ON THE
INFRASTRUCTURE. FOR THE LCLIP
PROGRAM AND WATCH ATTEND, THE
STEPS FOR THIS PROCESSOR
DESIGNATING THE LOCAL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT AREA,
WHICH YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW. THE
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING THAT
COMES BACK TO THE CITY CAN ONLY
BE UTILIZED WITHIN THIS AREA.
THIS IS ALSO THE AREA THAT THE
CITY PREVIOUSLY REZONED TO ALLOW
FOR THE INCENTIVE ZONING AND
ADDITIONAL FA ARE AND RATIO AND
HEIGHT TO BE UTILIZED AS SUCH,
THE FUNDING CAN ONLY COME BACK
INTO THOSE AREAS DIRECTLY. THE
PROGRAM INITIATED IN 2013, A FEW
YEARS OF GETTING THINGS STARTED
AND RUNNING. THE FIRST 10 YEARS
WERE , THE FUNDING WAS TO GO TO
SDOT, THE SECOND COMES TO SPR,
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS BACK TO
SDOT. THIS YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO
BE RECEIVING IT. WE HAVE ALREADY
APPROPRIATED THE FUNDING INTO
OUR 2025 -2030 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PLAN ON ARE READY TO
BEGIN THAT WORK. HOWEVER, TO
EFFECTUATE THE PROGRAM, WE
ADOPTED AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
WITH KING COUNTY . ATTACHED TO
THAT IS A FUNDING PLAN. THE
FUNDING PLAN LISTS OPEN-SPACE
INVESTMENTS TO OCCUR WITH THE
FUNDING . ONLY WORK IDENTIFIED
ON THAT LIST CAN TAKE PLACE.
HAPPILY, WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL
THE WORK ON THAT LIST OVER THIS
TIME, EXCEPT ONE PROJECT BEING
FUNDED FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE.
WE NEED A NEW LIST TO OUTLINE
WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO SPEND THIS
MONEY ON MOVING FORWARD. BUT TO
DO THAT, WE HAVE TO AMEND THE
PLANNED -- PLANET HAVE COUNCIL
APPROVAL. THE NEW PROJECT LIST
WE PROVIDED TODAY IS BASED ON
ASSUMPTIONS FOR FUNDING FOR THE
PREVIOUS 10 YEARS THAT WE HAVE
ALREADY EXPERIENCED. THAT
PROJECTS WE WILL HAVE ABOUT $40
MILLION OVER A TEN-YEAR PERIOD.
WE WILL KNOW EACH YEAR BUT THE
ACTUAL WILL BE BASED OFF THE
PREVIOUS YEAR'S COLLECTIONS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE DISTRIBUTED THE
PROJECT BETWEEN SOUTH LAKE UNION
AND THE DOWNTOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT BASED OFF OF WHAT HAS
BEEN THE BREAKDOWN OF WHERE THE
FUNDS ARE COMING FROM . AND SO,
THAT IS ALSO A REQUIREMENT OF
THE PROJECT. IT IS NOT AN ANNUAL
REQUIREMENT, BUT OVER THE ENTIRE
25 YEAR PERIOD. IF 60% OF THE
FUNDS CAME FROM SOUTH LAKE
UNION, THEN 60% OF THE FUNDS
NEED TO BE REUSED FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN SOUTH
LAKE UNION. THAT IS SOMETHING WE
HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF AS MOVING
THROUGH THE PROCESS. AS YOU
HEARD FROM ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS EARLIER, WE HAVE BEEN
USING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ,
EXISTING TARGETED ENGAGEMENT, AS
WELL AS THE LARGER COMPREHENSIVE
PLANNING AND PARK DISTRICT
PLANNING TO INFORM THE PROJECTS
FOR THIS UPDATED LIST OF
PROJECTS. THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
COMMUNITY GROUP DID AN AMAZING
JOB WORKING WITH JONATHAN, THE
LEAD FOR THIS PROJECT, TO CREATE
A PLAN WITH A LIST OF PROJECTS
THAT, YOU KNOW, REALLY SUPPORT
AND ENHANCE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE
TO SEE, AND WE HAVE THAT
SEPARATED OFF INTO ITS OWN AREA
FOR FUNDING BUT I WILL TALK
ABOUT IN A SECOND. THEY MET
MONTHLY OVER THE PAST YEAR AND
HAVE HAD SOME GREAT PROFESSIONAL
RESOURCES THAT WERE VOLUNTEERED
AND PRODUCED A LOVELY DOCUMENT
AND VERY STRONG PLAN FOR
UTILIZING THE FUNDING CONSISTENT
WITH THE PROGRAM NEEDS. THE
PROJECTS YOU WILL SEE
SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT, THOSE
ARE SHOVEL READY PROJECTS. THEY
ARE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED BY, YOU KNOW, THE
DOWNTOWN REACTIVATION GROUPS,
DOWNTOWN INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM,
AND SEVERAL OTHER COMMUNITY
GROUPS AND PARTNERS AND
STAKEHOLDERS THAT BELIEVE THESE
PROJECTS ARE KEY TO OUR DOWNTOWN
RECOVERY AND STRENGTHENING THE
FUTURE. THOSE WERE CALLED OUT
SPECIFICALLY . THEY ARE KIND OF
READY TO GO . WE WILL BE KICKING
OFF LATER THIS YEAR A COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT APPROACH BASED OFF OF
-- BECAUSE IT WAS A REALLY GREAT
WAY , THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
EFFORT, FOR THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT IN
DOWNTOWN AREA FOR THE REMAINING
FUNDS. AS I MENTIONED, THE
SPECIFIC PROJECTS CALLED OUT OUR
FRONT END BECAUSE THEY ARE
PRETTY MUCH SHOVEL READY. WE
HAVE A VERY CLEAR IDEA OF THE
SCOPE OF THOSE AND DESIGNS
DEVELOPED. THEY HAVE FUNDING
ALREADY TO MATCH THE EFFORTS. IF
YOU LOOK AT THE FUNDING PLAN, WE
HAVE THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE
FIRST FIVE YEARS, AND AS WE GET
INTO THE SECOND HALF OF OUR 10
YEAR PROGRAM, WE CONTRIBUTE MORE
AND MORE TO THE SPECIFIC
COMMUNITY LED TASK FORCE
PROJECTS. WHILE -- FOR EXAMPLE,
WE HAVE THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
PLAN, WE STILL HAVE TO SCOPE
THOSE OUT IN MORE DETAIL AND
CONFIRM LOCATIONS OF UTILITIES
TO SUPPORT THEM AND EVERYTHING
IN THE FINAL BUDGET TO KIND OF
REFINE THOSE TO GET THE MORE --
TO UNDERSTAND WHEN WE WILL FUND
THEM, AND WHEN THEY ARE FEASIBLE
TO BE FUNDED. WE HAVE TO DO THE
SAME PROCESS FOR THE ADDITIONAL
DOWNTOWN AND CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT FUNDING.
THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE
BIT MORE LEAD TIME. I THINK
THAT'S IT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT
GREAT PRESENTATION AND ALL THE
WORK YOU HAVE DONE. I WANT TO
PAUSE HERE. I KNOW THIS IS IN
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S
DISTRICT. I KNOW HE KNOWS A LOT
ABOUT THIS PROJECT. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED? --.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU, MR.
SHEFFER FOR BEING HERE AND
GIVING THE PRESENTATION.
>> I DON'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING WANT TO ADD
TO THIS? MY APOLOGIES.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> AWESOME. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. OF
COURSE, CENTRAL STAFF. YES, I AM
WELL AWARE OF LCLIP. VERY
IMPORTANT PROGRAM. I WILL TAKE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT MY DISTRICT, I HAVE A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY ARE ALL VERY
WELL REPRESENTED WITH SOME VERY
CAPABLE, SMART , WELL EDUCATED,
MOTIVATED INDIVIDUALS THAT
REALLY DIG IN ON THESE ISSUES
AND REALLY GET TO UNDERSTAND
THEM AND REALLY PUT THEIR
SHOULDERS IN AND THE WHOLE NINE
YARDS IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH THE PROGRAMS ARE. DOING IT
TO GREAT EFFECT ON THE
TRANSPORTATION SIDE . WE ARE
ANTICIPATING THIS CHANGE AND
MADE THE TRANSITION TO THE PARKS
. MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH SOUTH LAKE UNION,
PARTICULARLY SOUTHLAKE UNION
COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND OTHERS, --
I SHOULD ADD WITH PARKS ITSELF ,
PARTICULARLY SOUTHLAKE UNION
PARK, THE CANOE CARVING CENTER,
AND UNDERSTANDING -- I THINK
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT POINT.
WHICH SLIDE IS IT? THE LAST
SLIDE. BASICALLY, THE UTILITIES
PART. THE WATER MANAGEMENT OF
THIS . SOMETHING NOT OFTEN
THOUGHT ABOUT, BUT IF WE START
TALKING ABOUT RESTROOMS OR
IRRIGATION SYSTEM -- YEAH,
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND THE LIKE,
IF THESE , YOU KNOW, I INVITE
EVERYONE TO GET A BRIEFING FROM
MR. SHEFFER ON PUTTING IN
AESTHETIC BALL FIELD IN TERMS OF
WHAT GOES IN. YOU GO DOWN, AND
ALL THE WORK DONE TO REALLY
ENSURE THOSE FIELDS ARE SET. IT
TAKES A LOT OF WORK. WHAT IS
REFLECTED HERE IS WHAT IS NEEDED
IN ORDER TO MAKE LAKE UNION PARK
THE BEST IT CAN BE . SEPARATELY,
ALSO, THE NORTHWEST NATIVE CANOE
CARVING CENTER, WHICH I THINK IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK IT IS
A STATEMENT. I JUST HAD A
MEETING WITH THE NEW
REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES. YOU KNOW, IT IS
ABOUT INVESTING IN THESE PLACES
AND ENGAGING WITH THE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES TO INFER WE ARE
DOING THIS FOR PARK AS WELL,
EARLY. IT'S THE SAME THING HERE
WITH THE CANOE CARVING CENTER. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNERS
IN THIS , AND ON THE GOVERNMENT
SIDE, PARKS AND REC, BUT ALSO,
THE COMMUNITY , FOR THEIR WORK.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THIS IS
AN OPPORTUNITY, A DECADES WORTH
OF OPPORTUNITY, TO INVEST FROM A
PARKS PERSPECTIVE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES IN THE LCLIP AREA.
ON THAT FRONT TOO, BY THE WAY, I
ALSO ATTACH WE HAVE A NEW
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. IT
HIGHLIGHTS THAT THERE ARE A LOT
OF RESIDENTS DOWNTOWN . I AM
MAKING THE PUSH. A LITTLE BIT
SEPARATE FROM THE BRIEFING. BUT
I AM MAKING THE PUSH THAT WE
TALK ABOUT THE GREATER DOWNTOWN,
BECAUSE SEPARATELY, THERE IS A
DOWNTOWN , CAPITAL D DOWNTOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD. WE NEED TO GET
AWAY FROM THE COMMERCIAL CORE
DESIGNATION ON THE MAPS. I
DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THAT. I
WILL HAVE TO ASK COUNCIL
PRESIDENT , BUT WE NEED TO GET
AWAY FROM THE COMMERCIAL CORE.
THAT IS A DEAD TERM. IT IS
COMMERCIAL HEAVY, BUT IT IS A
NEIGHBORHOOD. SORRY. MOVING OFF
FROM SOUTH LAKE UNION FOR
MOMENT. WE NEED TO DO THIS FOR A
DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK
THAT MAKES A STATEMENT TOO. I
JUST TALKED ABOUT MAKING A
STATEMENT FOR THE NATIVE
COMMUNITY. IT ALSO MAKES A
STATEMENT TO OUR NEIGHBORS WHO,
TRUST MEI HAVE BEEN WITH OUR
NEIGHBORS IN THE DOWNTOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD ON A REGULAR BASIS
I WAS GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE --
SORRY, CHAIR. A LITTLE BIT OUT
OF PARKS, BUT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
POINT THAT WE NEED TO GET RID OF
THE COMMERCIAL CORE NEIGHBORHOOD
DESIGNATION AND GO DOWNTOWN. FOR
THE GREATER BELLTOWN, SOUTH LAKE
UNION, YOU KNOW, THE GREATER
DOWNTOWN TRIANGLE AND ALL THE
LIKE. THANK YOU, MR. SHEFFER FOR
WORKING ON THAT TOO. WITH THAT,
CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE LCLIP
PROCESS. REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
OUR GREATER DOWNTOWN .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. THANK YOU LCLIP FOR ALL
THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND
ALSO, ALL THE WORK YOU ALL HAVE
DONE. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A
LABOR OF LOVE. REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION AS WELL. LOOKING
FORWARD TO GETTING THIS GOING
AND MOVING IT FORWARD. I BELIEVE
TODAY WAS ONLY A PRESENTATION.
WE ARE NOT VOTING ON THIS.
>> I THINK WE WERE VOTING.
>> WE COULD, IF PEOPLE FEEL
COMFORTABLE. I COULD SUSPEND THE
RULES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU FEEL
COMFORTABLE, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE . COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON
THIS? WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MORE
TIME?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I
APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES
COMMENTS IN THE PRESENTATION. I
WOULD APPRECIATE MORE TIME WITH
THIS . AS YOU KNOW, I TEND TO
GET IN THE WEEDS. I WOULD
APPRECIATE MORE TIME. AND THEN,
SOMETIME WITH OUR CENTRAL STAFF
BEFORE TAKING A VOTE, IF THAT'S
OKAY.
>> UNDERSTOOD. NO WORRIES AT
ALL. WE WILL MOVE THIS FOR
ANOTHER MEETING. THANK YOU ALL
SO MUCH FOR COMING AND
PRESENTING. REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. I KNOW A LOT OF WORK WENT
BEHIND THE SCENES. WERE LOOKING
FORWARD TO GETTING THIS MOVING.
THANK YOU. AWESOME. WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE ALONG HERE. WE ARE
ALMOST AT THE END OF THE AGENDA.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE IS
COUNCIL BILL 121002, AN
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
GENERAL MANAGER/CEO OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ENTER INTO
TWO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS TO
PROVIDE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF CHINOOK SALMON CONSERVATION
PLANS FOR THE LAKE WASHINGTON,
CEDAR RIVER, SAMMAMISH WATERSHED
AND THE GREEN RIVER, DUWAMISH
RIVER, AND CENTRAL PUGET SOUND
WATERSHED; AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
PRESENTING OUR OUR WONDERFUL
MEMBERS FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, AND ALSO CENTRAL
STAFF. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF
FOR THE RECORD.
>> I AM MARTHA NEWMAN, SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE
AFFAIRS.
>> -- I AM JOINED BY MY KING
COUNTY COLLEAGUES.
>> THE TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
HERE IN LIEU OF MATT . HE SENDS
HIS REGRETS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. SALMON
RECOVERY MANAGER FOR THE LAKE
WASHINGTON WATERSHED.
>> COUNCIL SETTLES THAT.
>> WE HAVE BOB IN THE OFFICE WHO
IS THE SEATTLE LIAISON WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. READY
TO START THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HAVING US TODAY TO TALK ABOUT
THE TWO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS.
WHAT YOU HAVE TODAY, THE
LEGISLATION TODAY WOULD
AUTHORIZE OUR GENERAL MANAGER TO
SIGN TWO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS
RELATED TO SEATTLE'S
PARTICIPATION IN THE REGIONAL
SALMON RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR 2026
THROUGH 2035. THE TWO
AGREEMENTS, THE LAKE WASHINGTON
CEDAR SAMMAMISH WATERSHED AND
DUWAMISH AND PUGET SOUND
WATERSHED.
>> THESE ARE TWO VERY THAT'S THE
MOST URBANIZED BASINS IN PUGET
SOUND. YOU CAN SEE THE WATER
RESOURCE INVENTORY AREA. THIS IS
A STATE DESIGNATION OF WATER
BOUNDARIES, WATERSHED BOUNDARIES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. EVERY
WATERSHED DIVISION HAS A NUMBER
AND LABEL . THEY GET USED FOR
WATER RIGHTS AND OTHER THINGS.
BUT THEY ARE USED FOR SALMON
RECOVERY DESIGNATIONS. FISH
POPULATIONS, AND ALSO FUNDING
AND ORGANIZATIONS. WRIA 8, A
LAKE CEDAR SAMMAMISH ENCOMPASSES
THE UPPER WATERSHEDS WERE THE
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY IS . ALL
THE WAY DOWN THROUGH THE VERY
URBANIZED EASTSIDE INTO ALL OF
NORTH SEATTLE . YOU CAN SEE SOME
OF PUGET SOUND. AND WRIA 9 IS
THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND, THE
GREEN AREA , WHICH IS ABOVE THE
HOWARD HANSON DAM. ALL THE WAY
DOWN THROUGH THE HIGHLY
INDUSTRIAL AREA ALL THE WAY
THROUGH THE DUWAMISH RIVER. A
COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THESE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS. ONE THING
TO NOTE, A VERSION OF THESE HAVE
BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2001 THEN --
WHEN THE CHINOOK SALMON WERE
LISTED AS A THREATENED SPECIES.
THIS WOULD CONTINUE SEATTLE'S
LONG PARTICIPATION IN THE
REGIONAL COOPERATIVE STRUCTURES.
HAVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
IN PLACE HELPS WITH
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADAPTIVE
MANAGEMENT AS WE LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE WATERSHED PLANS AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF CAPITAL
HABITAT PROJECTS . IT PROVIDES A
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE FOR THE
REGIONAL EFFORT, THE REGIONAL
JURISDICTIONS, TO WORK TOGETHER.
IT PROVIDES A FUNDING MECHANISM
AND COST SHARE. THERE IS A WORK
PLAN AND BUDGET. WE HAVE
TECHNICAL AND REGIONAL
COORDINATION , BOTH AT THE LOCAL
WATERSHED AREA AND PUGET SOUND
LEVEL. SEATTLE PARTICIPATE IN A
COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS . WE
ARE VERY PRIVILEGED TO HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, WHO
ATTENDS AND PARTICIPATES ON WRIA
8 AS A MEMBER. AND WRIA 9 IS
REPRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
SOCCER. SEATTLE IS THE STAFF
LEAD FOR THE CITY AND VOTING
ALTERNATE FOR THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THAT WOULD BE ME. OUR
TECHNICAL STAFF TO DISSIPATE ON
A TECHNICAL COMMITTEE AND RENEW
GRANTS AND THEN, SEATTLE
COORDINATES WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS, PARTICULAR, SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION, A LARGE
SPONSOR OF CAPITAL PROJECTS. FOR
THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR, THIS
IS THE SLIDE THAT YOU CAN LOOK
AT THESE STEEP BLUE LINE. THOSE
OF THE PUGET SOUND WILD CHINOOK
. STARTING IN 1870 WHEN THE ROAD
WILL DISPEL, YOU CAN SEE PUGET
SOUND RUNS HAVE DECLINED
SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THEN. THEY
ARE PERSISTING, BUT AT A PRETTY
-- MUCH LOWER LEVEL THAN IDEAL.
THIS IS A REGIONAL PROBLEM. WE
NEED A REGIONAL SOLUTION. FISH
DO NOT STOP AT BOUNDARIES. QUICK
HISTORY. THE CHINOOK SALMON WERE
LISTED IN 1999, AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT THE
REGION STARTED WORKING TOGETHER
IN THE EARLY 2000. IN 2001, THEY
SIGNED THESE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENTS. EACH OF THE
WATERSHED BASINS IN PUGET SOUND
HAS A RECOVERY PLAN . THOSE WERE
FIRST APPROVED IN 2005. THEY
HAVE BEEN UPDATED SINCE TO
REPRESENT WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED
SINCE THEN , AND NEW PROJECTS.
THOSE -- ALL OF THESE LOCAL
PLANS WILL UP INTO WHAT IS
CALLED THE PUGET SOUND RECOVERY
PLAN PUGET SOUND WIDE. THESE ARE
TWO PIECES IN THE MUCH BIGGER
EFFORT TO RECOVER CHINOOK
SALMON. A COUPLE OF NOTES ABOUT
THE PLANS. EACH WATERSHED IS
GUIDED BY A SALMON HABITAT PLAN.
EACH OF THEM HAVE AN ASSESSMENT
OF THE LOCAL CHINOOK STOCKS AND
WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THEM,
WHAT THEY NEED . IT IS BASED ON
THE BEST SCIENCE OF THE TIME.
THEY ALL HAVE HAVE A TOTE THAT
HABITAT GOALS. AS YOU MIGHT
IMAGINE, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT
GOALS. THE DUWAMISH, THEY HAVE
SPECIFIC STRATEGIES FOR
RECOVERY. THEY HAVE WHAT
PROJECTS NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED,
THE HIGHEST PRIORITY . THE MOST
BANG FOR THE BUCK. AND ALL
SUPPORT MONITORING AND ADAPTIVE
MANAGEMENT SO WE ADJUSTED WE GO.
BOTH OF THE WATERSHEDS HAVE
ANNUAL WORK PLANS. PLEASE
PROVIDE A LOT OF COORDINATION
ACROSS THE WATERSHED WITH
DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS. THERE
IS REGIONAL AND STATE
COORDINATION, AND ALSO
LEGISLATIVE OUTRAGE . WORKING
ACROSS WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS
IN PUGET SOUND DOING LEGISLATIVE
OUTRAGE, BOTH AT THE STATE AND
FEDERAL LEVEL, PARTICULARLY FOR
FUNDING AND POLICIES. PROJECT
CORONATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.
SOMETIMES ROGERS CROSS
JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES, AND
WE WANT EVERYBODY LEARNING FROM
EACH OTHER. AND THEN, THE ANNUAL
MONITORING. HOW IS THE WORK
FUNDED? THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENTS PROVIDE FUNDING. WRIA
8 HAVE A BUDGET OF $760,000 A
YEAR. SEATTLE CONTRIBUTES ABOUT
$193,716 FOR 2025. WRIA 9 HAS A
BUDGET OF AND 157 PROVIDED BY
SEATTLE. EVERY JURISDICTION THAT
I WILL SAY WRIA 8 HAS 28
JURISDICTIONS AND WRIA 9 HAS 17
. THE COST SHARES ARE BASED ON A
FORMULA WITH POPULATION AND
ASSESSED VALUE AND LAND AREA.
THE GRANT FUNDING COMES FROM
STATE AND FEDERAL, SOME LOCAL IT
IS PASSED THROUGH THE WATERSHEDS
LOOK TOGETHER AT ALL THE
PROPOSALS AND FIGURE OUT WHERE
MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT. EVERYBODY
GET SOME AMOUNT OF MONEY. YOU
CAN SEE HERE THE GRANT FUNDING
THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED OVER
TIME. IS THIS OVERTIME OR THE
LAST YEAR? THIS IS LAST YEAR 'S
MONEY. SOME OF THE MONEY COMES
THROUGH THE STATE SALMON
RECOVERY FUNDING BOARDS. A
COUPLE OF NOTES ABOUT WHAT THIS
WORK HAS ACCOMPLISHED BY WORKING
TOGETHER. WRIA 8 , $38 MILLION
AWARDED IN GRANTS SINCE 2016.
OVER 200 PROJECTS WITH 22
SPONSORS. FOR SEATTLE, WE HAVE
HAD 11 PROJECTS , 11 AWARDS,
WITH FOUR PROJECTS AND FIVE.$8
MILLION IN FUNDING. ONE OF THE
BIGGEST PROJECTS IS THE REAL
ARCH HABITATION ALONG THE CEDAR
RIVER. A VERY LARGE PROJECT TO
RECONNECT THE FLOODPLAIN, WHICH
PROVIDES HABITAT AND FLOOD
BENEFITS IN THE CEDAR RIVER.
THIS IS KIND OF FAR AWAY, BUT IF
ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE IT, WE WILL
BE HAPPY TO TAKE COUNCIL MEMBERS
THERE. WRIA 9, 200 MILLION OF
LEVERAGED INVESTMENTS. B
SETBACKS, A LOT OF REVEGETATION,
MARINE SHORELINE ARMORING BEING
REMOVED FOR HABITAT . SEVEN
AWARDS FOR SEATTLE. YOU CAN SEE
HERE, THIS PICTURE IS AT A
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
PROJECT PROVIDING BEACH
ENRICHMENT AND RECONFIGURING THE
BEACH HABITAT TO BE FRIENDLY TO
FISH. AND THAT IS THE END OF MY
FORMAL PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, MARTHA. FRIENDS
FROM KING COUNTY, DID YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> I WOULD JUST TAKE A MINUTE
AND SAY, THANK YOU TO THE CITY .
THE CITY HAS BEEN OUR LARGEST
PARTNER SINCE WE STARTED IN
2001. IT HAS BEEN GREAT TO HAVE
THE CITY AT THE TABLE HELPING
MAKE DECISIONS, AND ALSO BE A
PROJECT SPONSOR TO ACCEPT
SEVERAL FUNDING AWARDS FOR SOME
OF THOSE REALLY EXCITING
PROJECTS. REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN
THIS WORK SINCE THE BEGINNING.
>> AWESOME. -- I'M SORRY.
>> JASON SAID IT BETTER THAN I
COULD. I WILL SECOND THAT.
>> AWESOME.
>> THE ONLY THING I WILL NOTE IS
THAT THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION,
WHICH MARTHA MENTIONED EARLIER,
THAT COMES FROM SPU FUNDS,
COMBINATION OF THE . THE
CONTRIBUTIONS AREN'T GENERAL
FUND DOLLARS. AT ALL LIVES
ENTIRELY WITHIN THE UTILITY.
>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE ALL
THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE
PARTNERED WITH WAS KING COUNTY,
AND TO SEE HOW THEY ARE
IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY. THAT IS
A PRETTY GOOD CHUNK OF FUNDING
AND MONEY TO GO INTO SOME OF THE
RESTORATIONS. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE
, BEFORE HE OPENED UP FOR
DISCUSSION, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, YOU ARE THE CITY'S
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SALMON
RECOVER COUNSEL CEDAR RIVER
SAMMAMISH LAKE WASHINGTON
WATERSHED. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
GIVE YOUR REMARKS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. A SHOUT OUT
TO MARTHA NEWMAN AND TO OUR
PARTNERS AT THE COUNTY , JASON,
WHO I'VE GOTTEN THE PLEASURE
AND HONOR OF WORKING WITH SINCE
I GOT HERE LAST YEAR , AND AS
THE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SALMON
RECOVERY COUNCIL FOR THE CEDAR,
SAMMAMISH, LAKE WASHINGTON
WATERSHED. I HAVE LEARNED MORE
ABOUT SALMON FROM THESE GREAT
FOLKS AT THE TABLE THAN I EVER
KNEW . I AM SO HONORED TO BE
REPRESENTING THE CITY, TRULY,
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT WORK.
YOU KNOW, SEATTLE'S
PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP IN
THIS REGIONAL EFFORT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. I HAVE REALLY HAD THE
PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH SO MANY
OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ALSO
SIT ON THIS COUNCIL. I AM
REALLY, COLLEAGUES, EXCITED TO
SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION AND
THESE TWO AGREEMENTS . AS MARTHA
DELINEATED, YOU KNOW, SALMON
RECOVERY REQUIRES COLLABORATION,
AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ACROSS ALL
THE JURISDICTIONS. SEATTLE HAS
PARTICIPATED FOR NEARLY 25
YEARS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE
SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO. I WANT TO
ADD, ALSO, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE
ILAS PROVIDE FUNDING, AS YOU
SEE, AND YOU KNOW, IN LIGHT OF
THE FACT THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED CUTS ,
WHICH JEOPARDIZE PACIFIC SALMON
HABITAT RESTORATION, THESE KINDS
OF EFFORTS BECOME EVER MORE
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
MAINTAIN FUNDING. THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT , SALMON RECOVERY, TO
OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS. AND SO, I
CANNOT RECOMMEND MORE,
ENCOURAGES MORE, TO SUPPORT
THESE. THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR
GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY
SOME WORDS. I REALLY ENCOURAGE
YOU TO JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING
THESE. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO OUR
GREAT -- TO MARTHA, OUR GREAT
MARTHA, I AM GOING TO CALL HER,
BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN SO
INSTRUMENTAL IN MY PARTICIPATION
ON THE COUNCIL. WE ARE JUST
LUCKY TO HAVE MARTHA DOING THIS
WORK. SHE REALLY IS PASSIONATE
ABOUT THE WORK , AND WE NEED
SOMEONE WHO REALLY UNDERSTANDS
IT AND REALLY IS GIVING HER ALL
TO REALLY HELP WITH SALMON
RECOVERY. THANK YOU, MARTHA,
FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART,
BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I
DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHEN I JOINED
THIS. I AM SO GLAD I DID. THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. MARTHA IS PHENOMENAL.
JUST HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING
WITH HER THE LAST 18 MONTHS.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CANCEL.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. SHOULD I JOIN IN
ON THE MS. NEWMAN APPRECIATION
CAMPAIGN? YES I USUALLY SEE HER
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MR. HENNESSY
RELATED TO THE REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY COMMITTEE THAT YOU AND I
SERVE ON. THIS LOOKS MORE
INTERESTING THAN THAT COMMITTEE
. ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
ALSO, TO , AND FINALLY, OUR OWN
FROM CENTRAL STAFF. THANK YOU. I
FIND IT VERY INTERESTING BUT I
DON'T SIT ON THESE , THE WRIAS,
ALTHOUGH I DO HAVE SOME
EXPOSURE. I WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SOMETIMES IT IS JUST THE LITTLE
THINGS, LIKE THE GRAPHIC THAT
SHOWS THE CHINOOK SALMON
RECOVERY TIMELINE. IN TERMS OF
THE NUMBERS, BUT SEPARATELY, --
AND I KNOW THIS FOR DIFFERENT
REASONS, PARTLY FOR THOSE
EARLIER TALKING ABOUT ENGAGING
WITH THE NATIVE COMMUNITY AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. WHEN YOU
LOOK AT THE DIVERSIONS OF THE
VARIOUS RIVERS IN THE IMPACT
THEY HAVE ON THE SOUND AND THE
IMPACT THEY HAD ON NATIVE
COMMUNITIES, IT IS STRIKING. IT
IS INTERESTING IN ITS OWN RIGHT
WAY. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING
THIS. IT'S A GREAT REMINDER FOR
EVERYONE TO HAVE THAT.
SEPARATELY, THE MAPS OF WRIA 9
AND WRIA 8 , IT'S GREAT TO SEE
THE PROJECTS AND ALL THE PIECES
LISTED. MY QUESTION IS, AND THIS
GOES TO WHERE I DO HAVE A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EXPOSURE, AND
THAT IS BECAUSE OF -- I BROUGHT
IT UP SEPARATELY HERE, YOU WILL
BE ABLE TO SEE THIS, BUT I AM
LOOKING AT A MAP, INTERACTIVE
MAP, FROM GREENWAY TRUST THAT I
HAVE BEEN ENGAGED WITH OVER THE
YEARS FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.
EACH YEAR I GO TO THEIR DINNER,
AND THEY HAVE AND GO THROUGH THE
PROJECTS. MY FAMILY IS THE
MIDDLE FORK OF SNOQUALMIE. A LOT
OF GREAT WORK BEING DONE THERE.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS , AND BY THE
WAY, THE AREA HAS BEEN
DESIGNATED FEDERALLY AS WELL,
AND HOPEFULLY, THAT DOES NOT GET
-- I ONCE HE IT. -- WON'T SAY
IT. GREAT TO SEE THE CITY AND
COUNTY WORK TOGETHER. LOOKING TO
DO THE SAME. WE DO THE SAME ON
THE PUBLIC SAFETY FRONT, BUT
GOOD TO SEE IT IN THIS AREA. CAN
YOU SPEAK TO THE CITY AND COUNTY
AND ITS ENGAGEMENT WITH
NONPROFITS? HOW DOES THAT FLOW
INTO THE OVERALL GOALS OF WHAT
WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IN
TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, HABITAT
RECOVERY AND SALMON RUNS, ET
CETERA?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE JASON
ANSWER THAT. HE IS THE SALMON
RECOVERY LEAD. IT IS A BIG -- IT
REALLY HELPS THE CITY TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS WAY AND LET
THE COUNTY LEADS , BECAUSE THEY
HAVE A BIGGER PICTURE. THEY ARE
HOLDING THE BROADER PICTURE.
>> IT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
THANKS FOR THAT, AND THANKS
MARTHA. I GUESS I WOULD SAY THAT
THE COUNCIL THAT THE CITY
PARTICIPATE DYING, THAT
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA SITS ON FOR
WRIA 8, IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE CROSS JURISDICTIONAL
COLLABORATION. WE ALSO INCLUDE,
BEYOND JUST THE JURISDICTIONAL
PARTNERS, A WHOLE SUITE OF
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER PARTNERS
AS WELL. THAT INCLUDES NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS, STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, SPECIAL-PURPOSE
AGENCIES AND WATER AND SEWER
DISTRICTS, SOME BUSINESS
INTERESTS AND OTHERS. IT IS A
REALLY BROAD GROUP THAT GETS
TOGETHER AND SHARES INFORMATION
, RECEIVES THE SCIENCE, MAKES
DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE TO FUND
AND PRIORITIZE PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION. AND SO, IT'S A
GREAT SPACE FOR EXACTLY WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, HOW THE
COUNTY AND CITIES INTEGRATE AND
TALK ABOUT, WHERE WE WANT TO DO
THESE PROJECTS, WHERE IT MAKES
THE MOST SENSE, WHERE WE GET THE
BEST BENEFIT, WHERE WE IMPLEMENT
OUR RELATIVELY LIMITED RESOURCES
TO MAKE THE BEST IMPROVEMENTS
FOR FISH. IT HAPPENS AT THAT
SCALE, BUT ALSO AT THE GROUND
LEVEL TOO. IN PARTICULAR, THE
COUNTY AND CITY OF SEATTLE,
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, HAVE
WORKED REALLY WELL IN RECENT
YEARS IN SEVERAL LARGE-SCALE
CAPITAL PROJECTS ON THE CEDAR
RIVER WHERE IT IS A COUNTY OWNED
PROPERTY, COUNTY PROJECT, BUT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS PROVIDED
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
FOR THE PROJECT ITSELF. IT HAS
BEEN A GREAT COLLABORATION ON
THAT FRONT. AND THEN, THERE'S
ALSO THE NONPROFITS THAT COME IN
AND HELP THE CITIES, IN MANY
CASES, IMPLEMENT SOME OF THE
SMALLER SCALE PROJECTS.
TYPICALLY, A LOT OF REVEGETATION
OR INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT
ON PUBLICLY OWNED PROPERTIES
HAPPENS BY SEVERAL NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS . WAS SO, IT'S A
GREAT INTEGRATION OF , YOU KNOW,
WHICH END OF THESE ARE BEST ABLE
TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT NEED TO
HAPPEN AT THE FULL WATERSHED
SCALE. THAT IS HAPPENING
THROUGHOUT BOTH WATERSHED AREAS.
THE SPACE THAT WE HAVE, PROVIDE
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE
COLLABORATIONS TO HAPPEN.
>> WANT TO ADD ONE PROJECT WE
ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON RIGHT
NOW WITH MID-SOUND FISHERIES, A
LOCAL FISHERIES ORGANIZATION.
THEY WORK ACROSS PUGET SOUND.
ONE OF THE KING COUNTY
BIOLOGISTS WITHOUT SURVEYING THE
RIVER LOOKING TO SEE WHERE FISH
WERE. THEY DISCOVERED A CULVERT
THAT WAS BLOCKED AND FAILING.
BUT HAPPENS TO BE ON SPU
PROPERTY ON ONE OF THE CLOSED
LANDFILLS. KIND OF OUT OF THE
CITY. WILL HAVE A PROJECT
MANAGER. IT IS A VERY AWKWARD
FIT FOR US TO FIT INTO OUR WORK
PLAN. SEATTLE SPU IS PARTNERING
WITH MID-SOUND FISHERIES. THEY
WROTE THE GRANT, AND WE HELPED
THEM. THEY ARE GOING TO LEAD --
THEY ARE IN VERY EARLY DESIGN
PHASES TO SEE HOW TO SAFELY
REMOVE THIS. WE DO PARTNER WITH
NONPROFITS. WE ARE TRYING TO DO
THAT MORE AND MORE.
>> EXCELLENT. THAT IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE. I WILL SAY, BEING AT
THOSE DINNERS, I'M ALWAYS
CHAGRINED THAT THE PROJECTS ARE
ALWAYS UPRIVER , FURTHER TO THE
EAST. NOTHING IN THE IMMEDIATE
SEATTLE AREAS , KING COUNTY, BUT
YOU KNOW, NOT IN THE SEATTLE
AREA. WE HAVE TO FIND THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES IN SEATTLE.
>> WE DO HAVE SOME. AS YOU KNOW,
THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE IN THE
CITY. THEY ARE HARD. THEY MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. IN THE DUWAMISH WE
ARE WORKING WITH THE NEW
WATERWAY PARK EXPANSION. THERE
ARE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO
INCORPORATE HABITAT. WE ARE
STARTING TO LOOK THERE. SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION HAS A
PROJECT ALSO ON THE DUWAMISH ,
WHICH WAS AN EARLY PROJECT ON
ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. WE LEARNED A
LOT MORE ON HOW TO ENHANCE THAT
PROJECT. WE ARE WORKING ON
THOSE.
>> OF COURSE, YOU GOT ME
THINKING OF ALL THE LOWER
DUWAMISH PROJECTS, LIKE THE WET
WEATHER TREATMENT FACILITY AND
THE LIKE. WE WILL MOVE ON FROM
THAT. I WON'T GO THERE.
>> REAL QUICKLY, WE ALSO HAVE
SEVERAL SEATTLE PROJECTS IN
SOUTHLAKE WASHINGTON AREA AS
WELL. NOT THAT FAR AWAY AND IN
YOUR JURISDICTION. A SHORELINE
PROJECT. SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES HAS DONE, IN SEATTLE
PARKS HAS WORKED ON. THERE HAS
BEEN GREAT COMMUNITY
COLLABORATION WITH SOME OF THE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT
HAVE SUPPORTED. IT IS KIND OF A
MULTIVENDOR PROJECT WHERE THEY
ARE SUPPORTING A LOT OF THE
RECREATION AND PARK AMENITIES,
BUT THEY HAVE ALSO ADDED ON SOME
OF THE SALMON HABITAT SHORELINE
BENEFITS AS PART OF THAT
PROJECT. AND SO, IT HAS BEEN A
GREAT COLLABORATION. AGAIN,
ANOTHER SEATTLE PROJECT THAT IS
NOT THAT FAR AWAY. NOT WEIGH UP
IN THE COUNTY AREA.
>> I WOULD JUST ADD THAT IN THE
DUWAMISH AND SHORELINE , WE WILL
BE VERY HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN A FIELD TRIP
>> WE LOVE FEEL CHIRPS. COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE. BUT I DO TOO.
FINDING TIME FOR THEM IS THE
CHALLENGE. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
NOTHING FURTHER.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. JASON,
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT
DON'T WE DO SOME WORK AT THE
LOCKS WITH, WHAT DO YOU CALL?
THE PREDATORS MITIGATION?
>> YEAH. THE CITY OF SEATTLE
ITSELF DOESN'T DO THAT, BUT WE,
AS A WATERSHED GROUP, DO
INTERACT WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS AND DEPARTMENT OF FISH
AND WILDLIFE ON TRYING TO MANAGE
OR DEAL WITH SOME OF THE
PREDATION ISSUES HAPPENING AT
THE LOCKS WHERE SEA LIONS ARE
PRAYING ON THE ADULT SALMON
RETURNING AND CAUSING SOME
CHALLENGES FOR SALMON RECOVERY.
WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOME
SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES TO DEAL
WITH THAT PROBLEM. BUT CITY OF
SEATTLE IS INVOLVED WITH THE
SOCKEYE SALMON IN PARTICULAR TO
HELP COLLECT SOME OF THE
RETURNING ADULTS AND BRING THEM,
WORKING WITH DEPARTMENT OF FISH
AND WILDLIFE AND INDIAN TRIBE,
TO BRING THEM BACK TO THE
HATCHERY ON THE CEDAR RIVER AS A
WAY OF TRYING TO PROMOTE AN
INCREASE IN THAT SOCKEYE
POPULATION, WHICH HAS DWINDLED
SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LAST DECADE
AND A HALF, AND TRY TO REGAIN
THAT POPULATION BY GETTING THEM
-- INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO
THROUGH THE SHIP CANAL ON LAKE
WASHINGTON WHERE THEY HAVE A LOT
OF SURVIVAL ISSUES , TRIED TO
GET THEM ALL THE WAY OUT OF THAT
AND TRUCK THEM UP TO THE
HATCHERY, WHERE THEY SURVIVE
MUCH BETTER. THE CITY IS PART OF
THAT EFFORT DOWN AT THE LOCKS.
THE LOCKS, ITSELF, IS A REALLY
KEY SPOT FOR US. I WAS JUST
THERE YESTERDAY AND THE ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND TALKING
ABOUT THE IMPORTANT FEDERAL
THERE. KING COUNTY IN CITY OF
SEATTLE HAVE A VERY STRONG
INTEREST IN THAT SPACE TOO. ONE
OF THE BIGGEST TOURIST
ATTRACTIONS. PEOPLE GO THERE TO
SEE THE SALMON. 1 MILLION
VISITORS A YEAR. WE HAVE A
REALLY STRONG INTEREST IN MAKING
SURE PEOPLE CAN COME BACK AND
CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE FISH IN
THE VIEWING WINDOW, AND THEY
DON'T COME BACK AND SEE NO FISH
IN THE WINTER. THAT IS REALLY
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.
>> THANK YOU, JASON. WE CONTINUE
THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR TRIBAL
PARTNERS AS THEY ARE WORKING ON
SALMON RECOVERY. COLLEAGUES,
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY --
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A FEEL-GOOD
EFFORT ALL THE WAY AROUND. THE
PARTNERS THAT I SIT ON THE
COUNCIL WITH , INCLUDING THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS . EVERYONE IS
WORKING REALLY WELL TOGETHER
TOWARD THIS COMMON GOAL. OF ALL
THE EFFORTS, OR MANY EFFORTS WE
SEE, WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE SUCH
GREAT COLLABORATION REGIONALLY.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE. EVERYONE
IS SO COMMITTED. LIKE I SAID, I
FEEL REALLY PROUD AND LUCKY TO
BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS
COUNCIL , IN LARGE PART, BECAUSE
EVERYONE IS WORKING SO WELL
TOGETHER AND SO COMMITTED
TOWARDS THE SALMON RECOVERY
EFFORTS. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I FEEL
COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THIS
TODAY, BUT I WANT TO CHECK IN
WITH COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. IF YOU
ALL FEEL COMFORTABLE VOTING ON
THIS TODAY TO KEEP IT MOVING.
>> DEFINITELY.
>> OKAY. I WILL MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 121002. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND THE PASSAGE OF THE
COUNCIL BILL. IF THERE IS NOT
ANY MORE COMMENTS, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] THREE IN FAVOR,
NONE OPPOSED. BUT ALSO, THE
MOTION CARRIES AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SENT TO
TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2025. AWESOME.
THANK YOU ALL. REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME AND HELP WITH THIS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
WITH THAT, THERE ARE NO MORE
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. IF
THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
THE MEETING WILL COME TO A
CLOSE. THIS CONCLUDES OUR JUNE
26 MEETING OF PARKS, PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. THE
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 9
AT 2:00 THE AND. HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING
IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.