PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE WILL COME
TO TOGETHER. IT'S 2:01:00 P.M.
AND I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, AND
THE MOST PHENOMENAL CLERK IN THE
WORLD, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE. HELLO TO COLLEGES AND
PEOPLE ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL,
AND TODAY WE WILL WELCOME BACK
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION FOR
THE FUNDING PLAN FOR LANDSCAPE
CONSERVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM FOR SOUTH LAKE UNION IN
TOWN DOWN IN DISTRICT 7, AND
THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES ON A KING
COUNTY PARCEL AND DESIGNATION OF
THE PROCEEDS. THEN WE WILL -- AS
WELL AS SPU'S ACCEPTANCE OF AN
EASEMENT ON A PROPERTY. WE WILL
NOW ADOPT THE AGENDA IF THIS NO
OBJECTIONS AND SEEING NONE, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED AND WE WILL
JUMP INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
FLORIDA, I APOLOGIZE,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS ACCUSED
FROM COMMITTEE. AND PUBLIC
COMMENTS RELATED TO AGENDA AND
CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE
HAVE SIGNED UP?
>> CURRENTLY, TWO IN-PERSON AND
TWO ONLINE.
>> THANK YOU. AND THE PUBLIC
COMMENTING WILL BE CALLED IN
ORDER AS REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEB AND HERE IN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS STARTING WITH
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST. IF YOU
HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO SPEAK OR
WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN GO AHEAD
AND SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE LISTED IN
TODAY'S AGENDA OR SIGNING ON TO
THE SIGNUP SHEET. PLEASE BEGIN
BY SAYING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING. THE SPEAKERS
WILL HEAR A CHIME FOR 10 SECONDS
LEFT. IF THE SPEAKER DOES NOT
STOP IN THE ALLOTTED TIME, THE
SPEAKER'S MIC WILL BE MUTED TO
GO TO THE NEXT PERSON. THE
HYBRID, IN-PERSON PUBLIC SPEAKER
WILL BEGIN NOW WITH THE FIRST
PERSON ON THE LIST.
>> STACY FOLLOWED BY BENNETT.
>> WELCOME, STACY. GIVE US ONE
SECOND. WE WILL GET THE TIMER
UP. AND IS THAT MIC ON? THANK
YOU, BEST CLERK IN THE WORLD.
AWESOME.
>> HI. I AM STACY SEEINGLE AND I
LIVED IN SOUTH LAKE UNION FOR 15
YEARS, A PROUD PROPERTY OWNER
AND SERVE ON THE SOUTH LAKE
UNION COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND TASK
FORCE. AS AN AREA RESIDENT I
VALUE AND APPRECIATE THE PARKS
IN THE AREA AND WOULD LIKE TO
KEEP THEM ACTIVE FOR USE. I AM
HERE REGARDING THE PROPOSED
LANDSCAPE PLAN AND FUNDING
AMENDMENT KNOWN AS LCLIP WHICH
WERE DEVELOPED THROUGH A
COLLABORATIVE PROCESS WITH A
TASK FORCE AS WELL AS MULTIPLE
PUBLIC COMMUNITY MEETINGS. WE
APPRECIATED AN OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SPR AND
THEIR LEADERSHIP WAS INVALUABLE
AS WE NAVIGATE THIS PROCESS AND
IT HAS GOTTEN TO US TO THIS
POINT TODAY WHICH WE APPRECIATE
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE
COLLABORATION WITH THE USE OF
THESE FUNDS. 2.7 MILLION FOR THE
PROJECTS WILL GO A LONG WAY FOR
MUCH-NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS
INCLUDING DENNY, LAKE UNION AND
CASCADE AND SET THE STAGE TO
CONTINUE ENGAGING WITH YOUR
LOCAL NEIGHBORS AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE THE
FUNDS THROUGH ACTIVATION AND
FUNDRAISING EFFORTS GOING
FORWARD. WE WANTED TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE
PROCESS AND WE SUPPORT THE LCLIP
FUNDING PLAN AMENDMENT IN FULL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, STACY.
>> THE FINAL IN-PERSON SPEAKER
IS BENNETT.
>> WELCOME, BENNETT. GOOD TO SEE
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. AT THE SOUTH END
OF THE POOL, THEY HAD SOMETHING
REALLY COOL PAINTED ON -- IT
LOOKS LIKE REALLY INTRICATE PILE
ART WITH HOT RAP SUMMER AT THE
BOTTOM, AND THE PICTURE IS LOW R
ES AND CAN'T TELL IF SOMEONE
PAINTED THAT ON BUT I LOOKED AT
IT AND I THOUGHT THAT IS
SEATTLE. AND A COUPLE OF DAYS
LATER IT WAS GONE AND IT WAS
PAINTED OVER. WHO BENEFITS FROM
THAT? I KIND OF LIKE WHAT WAS
THERE BEFORE. IF YOU PUT UP
ILLEGAL UNOFFICIAL ART, THERE IS
A RISK THAT SOMEONE WILL COME
ALONG LATER AND PUT SOMETHING
ELSE ON TOP IT. BUT NOTHING IS
STOPPING PEOPLE FROM PUTTING
SOMETHING ON TOP OF IT. THIS WAS
WHAT WAS IN THE PARK, THE
PICTURE OF ROSES AND IT SAID
GIVE US YOUR ROSES WHILE WE'RE
STILL HERE AND THEN A FEW DAYS
AGO, SOMEONE PAINTED OVER IT. IT
SEEMS LIKE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY THIS IS
COOL. LET'S LEAVE IT THE WAY IT
IS RATHER THAN HAVING SOMEONE
DRAG THE PAINT CANS OUT AND
BALANCE IT PRECARIOUSLY AND
PAINT OVER IT. YOU CAN SAY THIS
IS COOL AND LET'S JUST LEAVE
IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BENNETT. I AGREE
BUT, I THINK THE ART -- I THINK
THAT WAS A RAT THAT WAS DRAWN
AND OTHER THINGS, AND I WILL
ENGAGE WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT ADDS TO THE
CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS
IN CAPITOL HILL, AND THOSE ARE
FEW THINGS I AGREE WITH YOU ON,
BENNETT. MARK MY WORDS. NO. I'M
JUST PLAYING. I GOT YOU. BUT
HONESTLY, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THAT TO OUR ATTENTION AND I
DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE
BATHROOM HAD GOTTEN PAINTED
OVER. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL MOVE TO REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT. ONCE YOUR NAME IS
CALLED, PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE
AND WE'LL START WITH BILL.
>> HI, BILL. PRESS STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU CAN GO
AT IT WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS.
>> OKAY. I THINK THAT WORKED
THAT TIME. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> ABSOLUTELY. COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, BILL FARMER, A LONG
TIME PARKS ADVOCATE. I WANT TO
START WITH THANKING YOU ALL
AGAIN TO SUPPORT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM WITH
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WITH
AMENDMENT 6 PASSED INTO THE LEVY
SO THAT'S OUR HOPE FOR GETTING
NEW FUNDED AND THE LEVIES
GETTING PASSED SO WE WILL HAVE
WORK TO DO, AND THAT STILL
LEAVES ANY OTHER PROGRAM THAT IS
NOT FAMILY-ORIENTED. THERE ARE A
LOT OF OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE
WERE INVOLVED WITH AND I THINK
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN THE LOW
HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
IN FUNDING NEEDED TO BE
BACKFILLED. AND THAT WILL BE
GONE AS IT STATES THAT 2026, THE
EE PROGRAM WAS TO BE DEFUNDED. I
KNOW IN THE EXECUTIVE REALM
ANYTHING THAT YOU OFTEN DO IS
GET ANSWERS OR FUND THE ENTIRE
PROGRAM. I AM ENCOURAGED. I GOT
AN EMAIL. THERE WILL BE A NEW
POSITION WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRAM THAT WILL BE HOUSED IN
THERE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT. SO WHAT
ELSE? I GUESS WITH THAT SAID,
THE ONE DISCONCERTING THING IS
THE SPR HAS NOT BEEN HOPPING
WITH THE EE COMMUNICATION STAFF
AND MAYBE WE CAN GET THE WORD
OUT --
>> THANK YOU, MR. FARMER. NEXT,
WE HAVE MR. HAYNES, DAVID
HAYNES. GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR
SIX. GO AHEAD AND GIVE US YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> YEAH, HI. THANK YOU. ARE YOU
ALL LIKE GONNA GET RID OF THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT, OR SHOULD
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SHUT
Y'ALL'S RACIST AGENDA DOWN? I
HAVE TO ASK LIKE ANOTHER SLUSH
FUND THAT YOU ARE CREATING TO
GUSSY UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I
WONDER ARE YOU GOING TO HIRE
POLITICALLY-CONNECTED
NON-PROFITS WHO GIVE THEMSELVES
SIX-FIGURE SALARIES AND FIGURE
WILL A THEY ARE DOING BLACK AND
BROWN KIDS A FAVOR HIRING THEM
AT MINIMUM WAGE AND GIVING THEM
A SHOVEL, AND IT'S A GUSSIING
UP OF THE AREA AND I DON'T HAVE
A PROBLEM WITH THAT BUT IT'S
THE RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT IS
LIKE SOCIAL ENGINEERS' RACISM,
LIKE REVERSE RACISM WITH THE
IGNORANT LENS TO LOOK THROUGH
AND I AM THINKING THE LGBT
DEMOCRATS SEE THIS IS ANOTHER
ELECTION YEAR AND WE DON'T WANT
TO UPSET THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
AND DISPLAY IT IN PUBLIC. BUT WE
HAVE EXPERTS OVERSEEING THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND EVIDENTLY,
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
OTHER THAN THAT, IT EMITS THE
QUESTION, YOU KNOW, THE IMPAIRED
JUSTICE OF LANDLORDS WITH A
CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH
FAMILIES WITH AN AGENDA BETWEEN
THE LANDLORD AND THE TENANT THAT
PERMEATES EVERYTHING WITH BAD
POLICIES AND DECISION MAKERS WHO
ARE UNTRUST WORTH TO IMPLEMENT
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT SEEM TO
WANT TO CLEAN UP LIKE ALL THE
DRUG ADDICTS THAT THEY GET TO
USE THE WRAP-AROUND AND MORE
PROFITABILITY OPPORTUNITY TO
FILL THE POCKETS OF THE
RE-ELECTION, AND WE HAVE PEOPLE
WHO SYMPATHIZE WITH THE DEVIL ON
THE COUNCIL WITH THE EVIL,
RACIST, DEVIOUS PERVERTS --
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY MORE
PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> THAT'S THE END OF PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
>> OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED, AND I WANT TO THANK THE
PEOPLE WHO CAME IN PERSON AND
ONLINE TO GIVE US THEIR PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE ARE GOING TO NOW
MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA ITEMS.
WOULD YOU PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER ONE.
>> AGENDA NUMBER ONE, COUNCIL
BILL 121,008, AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE LANDSCAPE
CONSERVATION INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM FUNDING PLAN FOR SOUTH
LAKE UNION AND DOWNTOWN AS
ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 12486,
AMENDING FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON
THIS -- THANK YOU. OH, PLEASE
ENTER -- ANDY, PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELF AND GO AHEAD AND START
FOR THE RECORD. I KNOW WE HAVE
CENTRAL STAFF HERE AS WELL. GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I AM ANDY SHEFFER,
THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SEATTLE PARKS. AND WITH MY IS
JONATHAN GARNER, SENIOR PLANNER
EXTRAORDINAIRE. THE CITY IS
FORTUNATE TO BE ON THE
INNOVATIVE END OF THE FUNDING
STRATEGY TO PROTECT THE
ENVIRONMENT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY
ELEVATE OUR DOWNTOWN
NEIGHBORHOODS MAKING THEM MORE
LIVABLE AND SUSTAINABLE TO
IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE WORKED
DILIGENTLY AND VIGOROUSLY IN
THIS EFFORT. YOU WANT TO TAKE
THIS?
>> THANK YOU, ANDY AND HELLO,
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND WE ARE HERE SO
THAT COUNCILMEMBERS CAN TAKE
ACTION ON A FUNDING PLAN TO
IMPLEMENT SOME REALLY COOL
PROJECTS THAT WILL ENHANCE AND
ACTIVATE PARK SPACES IN SOUTH
LAKE UNION AND THE GREATER
DOWNTOWN AREA. TO UTILIZE --
THERE IS A CONDENSED VERSION OF
LAST WEEK'S PRESENTATION SO I
WILL BUST THROUGH THIS QUICKLY.
TO UTILIZE THIS PROGRAM THE CITY
HAD TO CONSIDER A LOCAL
INFRASTRUCTURE AREA, LIPA AND IN
TURN FUND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS THROUGH A DEVELOPMENT
RIGHTS PROGRAM ESTABLISHED
BETWEEN KING COUNTY AND THE CITY
OF SEATTLE WITH AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT IN 2013. THIS IS A
FULLY VOLUNTARY PROGRAM BOTH FOR
PROPERTY PURCHASERS AND SELLERS
ESTABLISHED IN 2013. THERE IS A
LIST OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE NOW
BEEN COMPLETED, EXCEPT FOR ONE.
AND THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM
HAS ALREADY BEEN INCORPORATED
INTO SPR'S LINE OF BUSINESS FOR
THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO TODAY,
THE RESOLUTION THAT NEEDS TO BE
AMENDED RELATES TO THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. AN
ATTACHMENT OF THE AGREEMENT IS A
LIST OF PROPOSED OPEN-SPACE
INVESTMENTS THAT WILL BE
COMPLETED WITH REVENUE FROM THE
PROGRAM. SINCE 2013 AS
MENTIONED, SPR HAS COMPLETED ALL
THE ORIGINAL LIST OF PROJECTS
EXCEPT FOR ONE AND WE NEED TO
AMEND THE LEGISLATION TO ALLOW
FOR THESE NEW PROJECTS. THE NEW
PROJECT LIST IS INFORMED BY
RIGOROUS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. SPR
KNEW AND ANTICIPATED THAT THIS
FUNDING WOULD BE COMING TO US.
AND WE WORKED WITH OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY THE PROJECT
THAT MEETS THE RCW REQUIREMENTS
OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS WHILE
ALSO ALLOWING TO MEET COMMUNITY
NEEDS AND DESIRES IN THE PARKS.
THE TIMING IS ORGANIZED BY
PROJECT READINESS. THE FIRST
HALF, 2025 THROUGH 2030, THESE
ARE PROJECTS WHO HAVE ALREADY
COMPLETED DESIGN AND ARE SHOVEL
READY OR ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
LIKE THE CARBON CENTER. THE
SECOND HALF, 2030 TO 2035, THOSE
PROJECTS STILL NEED ADDITIONAL
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WE WILL
FOCUS ON THAT WHILE THE
SHOVEL-READY PROJECTS ARE GOING
IN THE GROUND. WITH THAT, I WILL
BACK UP ONE MORE THING. THE LAST
FIVE YEARS OF THE PROGRAM, THE
FUNDING WILL RETURN BACK TO SDOT
TO CONTINUE THE WORK THEY HAVE
BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS
THE FUNDING FOR THE 10 YEARS.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, EXTRAORDINAIRE
JONATHAN. GOT YOUR NAME RIGHT.
TRACI, ANYTHING TO ADD TO
CENTRAL STAFF?
>> I DO NOT.
>> EASY MONEY. THANK YOU. I
DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. I KNOW I WAS BRIEFED
ON THIS AND WAS COMFORTABLE LAST
WEEK TO APPROVE THIS, BUT I KNOW
SOME WANTED EXTRA TIME AND I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. BEING THE
REPRESENTATIVE IN MY PRE-COUNCIL
DAYS, I WAS AWARE OF IT, AND I
DO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF
THE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THAT
WILL BE IMPORTANT IN THE FUTURE
FOR OTHER THINGS THAT WE DON'T
HAVE PLANNED RIGHT NOW BUT WILL
COME UP AND ADDRESS THE
FLEXIBILITY OF THE PARK AND THE
NEW CENTER WILL BE FANTASTIC IN
ADDITION TO THE OTHER ELEMENTS
OF THE PROGRAM. SO THANK YOU,
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS AND I
APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS
GONE INTO IT AND THE OPPORTUNITY
IT PROVIDES US TO ADDRESS THEM.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE WHOLE SOUTH
LAKE UNION CHALLENGE SO THIS
UNLOCKS A LOT OF THINGS. THANK
YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I WILL
PAUSE. AND WANT TO OFFER MEMBERS
THAT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS MY
FAVORITE DAN TO WORK WITH.
>> YOUR FAVORITE STAFF? THE
OTHER TWO DANS ARE PRETTY GREAT
AND I WILL MAKE A STATEMENT AND
I WOULD LOVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU ABOUT PREFONTAINE PLAZA AND
THE NEW CARBON CENTER, THREE
PROJECTS THAT I HAVE BEEN
TRACKING FOR SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS
NOW, AND THE PREFONTAINE PLAZA
AND THE CITY HALL PARK
IMPROVEMENT, I AM EXCITED TO DIG
IN WITH YOU AND A REPRESENTATION
THAT THIS ROUND OF APPROVEMENT
STARTED IN 2018 AND WHEN YOU
HAVE BIG VISIONS LIKE THE
COUNCILMEMBER HAS, IT OFTENTIMES
TAKES A WHILE TO GET THE VISION
REALIZED. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER
STEP IN THE PRESS AND I WANT TO
THANK THE PARKS FOR DOING GREAT
WORK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> YOU MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THIS
IN YOUR COMMENTS BUT I DON'T
WANT SEE IT ADDRESSED IN PRINT
IN YOUR PRESENTATION. BUT IS
THERE ANY PLAN FOR A RESTROOM IN
LAKE UNION PARK AT SOME POINT?
>> YES. THEY WILL HAVE
EXTERNAL-FACING RESTROOMS WHICH
IS WHY THERE WAS LCLIPS -- A
PORTION OF THE LCLIPS PUT IN THE
CARVING CENTER, AND THAT'S
UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. THAT'S
GOOD TO KNOW. I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO THIS PROJECT AND I
JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE
COMMUNITY FOLKS WHO HAVE COME
AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD A FOOTPRINT
WITH THIS PROJECT, I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO IT. SO I AM GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND MIGHT HAVE THAT WE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 121,008. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. MOVED AND SECONDS.
LET THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
PASSING 121,008. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE ROLL?
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE. CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE BILL
WILL BE SENT TO TUESDAY, JULY
15th COUNCIL BILL MEETING. THANK
YOU SO MUCH AND I APPRECIATE ALL
YOUR HELP AND EXTRAORDINAIRE
JONATHAN, THANK YOU, AND THE
INFAMOUS, MR. ANDY SHEFFER. ALL
RIGHT. NEXT, CLERK, PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE AGENDA.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO,
COUNCIL BILL 121,014, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AUTHORIZING A
DIRECT SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
IDENTIFIED IN KING COUNTY
RECORDS AS PARCEL 1622 JUDGE
6-9049-04, A PORTION OF LAKE
YOUNGS AQUEDUCT RIGHT OF WAY IN
KING COUNTY, AND THE
PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE STATE YOUR
NAME, AND YOU CAN JUMP INTO THE
RECOMMENDATION.
>> THANK YOU. I AM GERRY CARUSO,
AND I AM WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES. I AM HERE TO PRESENT
THE SALE --
>> YEAH. NO WORRIES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> TODAY'S ORDINANCE, WE ARE
REQUESTING COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO SELL
A PARCEL OF LAND IN MAPLE VALLEY
THAT IS SURPLUS TO THE CITY AND
SURPLUS TO SPU. THIS PARCEL IS
LOCATED DOWN IN MAPLE VALLEY
OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, AND
IT'S ON MAPLE VALLEY BLACK
DIAMOND ROAD. AS YOU CAN SEE
FROM THE PICTURE UP THERE SP
PARCEL E 2, AND GARY TERRELL IS
THE PROPOSED PURCHASER OF THE
PARCEL. THIS IS -- THIS PARCEL
WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF THE LAKE
YOUNGS AQUEDUCT, AND THE LAKE
YOUNGS AQUEDUCT WAS A PIPELINE
CORRIDOR THAT RAN FROM LAKE
YOUNG DAM-ON LANDSBURG DAM TO
LAKE YOUNGS. AND DECADINGS LATER
AFTER A DIFFERENT PIPELINE WAS
BUILT TO DETERMINE THAT IT WAS
NO LONGER NEEDED AND WE WERE --
IN 1987, THERE WAS A SURPLUS
ORDINANCE TO SURPLUS THE ENTIRE
LAKE YOUNGS PIPELINE AND ALL OF
THOSE PARCELS NOW HAVE BEEN
SOLD. AND THIS IS THE LAST
REMAINING PARCEL ON THE PIPELINE
TO BE SOLD. THIS IS THE LINE IN
RED. TH E MAP IS THE FORMER
LAKE YOUNGS AQUEDUCT THAT WAS
NEVER BUILT. WE HAVE PROPERTY
RIGHTS THROUGH HERE AND THIS
YELLOW IS WHERE THE REMAINING
PARCEL THAT WE ARE SELLING AND
THE BLUE LINES COMES OUT OF THE
CEDAR FALLS WATERSHED AND THE
DAM AND LAKE YOUNGS. THE
RESOLUTION TO SURPLUS THIS
PROPERTY IN 1987 REQUESTED THAT
WE MAKE A DETERMINATION OF FAIR
MARKET VALUE FOR ANY FUTURE
RESOLUTIONS AND WE OFFER THIS
PROPERTY TO THE ABUTTING
PROPERTY OWNERS FIRST FOR FAIR
MARKET VALUE. THIS WAS
CONDUCTED. THE ABUTTING PROPERTY
OWNER APPROACHED US. HE WAS THE
THIRD PROPERTY OWNER TO APPROACH
US OVER THE YEARS AND WE REACHED
TERMS UNDER FAIR MARKET VALUE
AND APPRAISAL AND WE ARE UNDER
AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO COUNCIL
APPROVAL. THE BENEFITS OF THIS
TRANSACTION ARE REDUCING OUR
RISK, OUR LIABILITY AND OUR
MAINTENANCE COST. THIS IS A
QUARTER OF AN ACRE WITH BUSHES
AND TREES. IT COULD PRESENT A
FIRE RISK. IT DIRECTLY ABUTS
KING COUNTY'S TRAIL. IT COULD
PRESENT -- IT COULD ATTRACT
UNAUTHORIZED CAMPING. IT'S A
LIABILITY AND A RISK FOR US TO
HOLD THIS LAND. WE HAVE NO
FUTURE USE FOR IT. AND IT
BECOMES A -- IT -- IT RETURNS
PRODUCTIVE, REVENUE-GENERATING
LAND TO THE TAXPAYERS OF MAPLE
VALLEY. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS .
>> MR. GOODNIGHT?
>> THANK YOU, BRIAN GOODNIGHT.
NO. I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS.
THIS ITEM AND THE NEXT ARE
FAIRLY ROUTINE AND THEY ARE
BEFORE THE COUNCIL BECAUSE THEY
ARE REQUIRED. TO IF THIS
TRANSACTION EXCEEDED $50,000 WE
WOULD HAVE CALLED A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR IT BUT ONE WAS NOT
NEEDED.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION AND THE
PRESENTATION. I SEE THAT THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS HER HAND
UP. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS
COMPLETELY SURPLUS? THAT WAS MY
FIRST QUESTION. AND MY SECOND
WAS YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU HAD
-- THIS IS THE THIRD OFFER TO
PURCHASE. I WANTED TO KNOW WHY
YOU DIDN'TACCEPT THE TWO OTHER
ONES AND HOW BIG IS THE PARCEL?
>> I THINK HE SAID --
>> I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
>> I THINK IT'S 12200 SQUARE
FEET, A LITTLE UNDER A QUARTER
OF AN ACRE. I DON'T HAVE THE
DETAILS OF THE PRIOR OFFERS. I
KNOW FROM THE NOTES AND FROM
EMAILS THAT THERE WERE PRIOR
OFFERS MADE ON THIS FILE BUT
THOSE -- THEY WERE NOT MADE BY
THE RECENT PROPERTY OWNER. THEY
WERE AHEAD BY THE FORMER
PROPERTY OWNERS 10 YEARS AGO.
>> BEING.
>> -- OKAY.
>> WHAT WAS THE THIRD QUESTION?
>> I THINK YOU HAVE THEM IN THE
CLUMP BUT A BONUS QUESTION. WHEN
SPU OR ANYONE SELLS A PROPERTY
-- BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SPU
-- DOES MONEY GO INTO THE
ACCOUNT FOR PROPERTY PURCHASE IN
THE FUTURE OR --
>> NO. THE MONEY GOES BACK IN
THE GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT FOR
BUSINESS AND IN THIS CASE, IT'S
THE WATERLINE OF BUSINESS. WE
HAVE THREE LINES, SOLID WASTE,
WATER AND DRAINAGE. THIS IS JUST
A GENERAL FUND REVENUE, NON-RATE
REVENUE TO THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND I BELIEVE THE LAST
QUESTION, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THAT YOU ASKED, I THINK WE
MISSED IT. IT WAS WHEN DID SPU
DECIDE THIS WAS SURPLUS
PROPERTY?
>> IT WAS IN THE 1980s. AGAIN,
OUR RECORDS ARE NOT THAT
DETAILED. I KNOW THAT THE
RESOLUTION TO SURPLUS THIS WAS
IN 1987. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT IT
WAS, YOU KNOW, A FEW YEARS
BEFORE THAT THIS THE
DETERMINATION WAS MADE TO
SURPLUS THE LAND.
>> GOOD TO KNOW. AWESOME. I
DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. GERRY, I
LOVE SEEING YOU AT COMMITTEE.
CAN I DIG INTO THE MONEY A
LITTLE MORE? YOU SAID THE
GENERAL FUND IS IN THE LINE OF
BUSINESS. IS THIS RATEPAYER
DOLLARS OR GENERAL FUND DOLLARS?
>> GENERAL FUND WAS PROBABLY A
MISSTATEMENT.
>> THAT'S WHY I ASKED.
>> I MEANT THE GENERAL FUND OF
THE WATER DEPARTMENT. YOU HAVE
TAX-BASED DOLLARS HERE. WE HAVE
FUND BASED DOLLARS HERE AND IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, WE
HAVE BOTH RATE AND NON-RATE
REVENUE. THIS WOULD BE NON-RATE
REVENUE, NOT HOPE YOU ARE USING.
THIS IS JUST FROM AN ASSET OF
OURS, AND WE JUST PUT THAT IN A
GENERAL ACCOUNT. I WILL FOLLOW
UP WITH YOU IF YOU NEED MORE
INFORMATION FROM ACCOUNTING, A
MORE DETAILED ANSWER.
>> YOU'RE FINE. TERMS MATTER
AND YOU KNOW, SO YOU ARE TOTALLY
FINE, GERRY. WITH THE DRAINAGE
PROJECT FROM BALLARD TO
WALLINGFORD, THOSE WERE DOLLARS
USED TO CREATE THE PROPERTY. IS
THAT CORRECT? YOU DIDN'T KNOW
THAT THE QUESTION WAS COMING.
>> ALL -- I THINK YOU ARE NOW
GETTING INTO A NUANCE AREA OF --
WE DON'T -- OUR PROPERTY THAT
WE -- REVENUE THAT IS RECEIVED
FROM A PURCHASE, WE DON'T PUT
IT IN A DIFFERENT FUND FROM
ACQUISITIONS -- WE DON'T PUT
THEM IN A FUND FOR ACQUISITIONS.
I AM NOT SURE WHAT ARE ASKING.
>> CAN I JUMP IN, COUNCILMEMBER
?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> ALL THE REVENUES FLOW INTO
ONE OF THE THREE FUNDS OF
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. IN
THIS CASE, IT'S THE WATER FUND.
THOSE FUNDINGS ARE USED FOR A
VARIETY OF PURCHASES, SOMETIMES,
CAPITAL, SOMETIMES, NOT. AND THE
ORIGIN OF THE FUNDS DOESN'T
MATTER TO PUT IT BLUNTLY.
>> OKAY. GREAT. I WILL FOLLOW UP
WITH Y'ALL AFTER THE BILL
BEFORE US AND GREAT WORK, GERRY.
THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON?
>> SO WHAT WAS THE ZONING OF THE
PROPERTY?
>> A RESIDENTIAL -- IT'S A
RESIDENTIALLY-ZONED PROPERTY IN
MAPLE VALLEY, ACCORDING TO THE
MAPLE VALLEY CODE.
>> AND I AM PREPARED -- I
SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION SO I
WILL JUST SAY THAT RIGHT AWAY
AND I SHOULD JUST BE CLEAR OR
COME CLEAN ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF
MY QUESTIONS OR WHAT'S
MOTIVATING ME. OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE
FACING, YOU KNOW, SOME BUDGET
CHALLENGES. AND I AM JUST -- I
ALWAYS WONDER WHY NOW AND NOT
SOME OTHER TIME ARE WE DOING
SOMETHING. AND THIS IS MOTIVATED
BY A NEED TO A LEAVE PRESSURE ON
THE FUNDING NEEDS, ET CETERA, I
CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. AND IT'S A
CHOICE WE HAVE TO MAKE AS A
SURPLUS PIECE OF PROPERTY. I AM
NOT PASSING JUDGMENT. IT'S JUST
THAT I'M WONDERING.
>> THE PROPERTY IS UNUTILIZED
WITH NO FUTURE USE FOR IT AND
IT'S A RISK FOR US AND IT
CREATE A LIABILITY FOR US. WHEN
SOMEONE APPROACHES US WITH
PROPERTY WE SURPLUSSED ALREADY
WE WILL ENTERTAIN AN OFFER AND
ENGAGE WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU, GERRY,
FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND GIVING US
THE PRESENTATION. I FEEL
COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD. I
KNOW THE INDICATION FROM OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE SAID THE
SAME THING. I WILL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 121,014.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECONDED.
>> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL,
RECOMMENDTATION PASS IT COUNCIL
BILL 121,014?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NON OPPOSED.
>> AWESOME. MOTION CARRIES WITH
THE RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE
BILL AND SUNDAY TO THE JULY 15,
2025 COUNCIL MEETING. THE LAST
AGENDA ITEM. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE AGENDA ITEM IN
THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 121,015, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF AN
EASEMENT GRANTED TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND RECORDED AS KING
COUNTY DOCUMENT NUMBER
2022081700046 FOR THE
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF A
DRAINAGE FACILITY ON PROPERTY
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 14100 WEST
ROAD PLACE NORTHEAST, AND
PRESENTATION AND A POSSIBLE
VOTE.
>> AWESOME. PLEASE STATE YOUR
NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS GERRY
CARUSO. I AM A MANAGER OF THE
REAL -- OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, AND I AM HERE TO
PRESENT A DRAINAGE ACQUISITION
REQUEST. THE PURPOSE IS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER TO AUTHORIZE THE
DRAINAGE EASEMENT BY SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES. THE PROPERTY
IS LOCATED IN THE LAKE CITY AREA
OF SEATTLE IN THE NORTHEAST
SECTION OF SEATTLE. AND IT'S
LOCATED ON WESTWOOD PLACE AND
THE DIAGRAM ON THE RIGHT SHOWS
THE EASEMENT AREA GOING THROUGH
A PARCEL DOWNHILL FROM THE TOP
OF THE SLIDE TO THE BOTTOM. AND
NOT CLEARLY IDENTIFIED SIDE 41st
PLACE NORTHEAST AT THE TOP OF
THE SLIDE AND THAT'S WHAT THE
WATER IS RUNNING DOWN. SO THIS
WAS A SITUATION WHERE THERE WAS
A LOT OF FLOODING. IT NEEDED TO
BE ADDRESSED. SO THERE WAS
CONTINUED AND REPEATED FLOODING
IN THE AREA THAT IMPACTED BOTH
THE ROAD AND THE PROPERTY. A
SMALL LANDSLIDE PROJECT TEAM OF
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
MANAGED THIS PROJECT. THEY DID
AN ASSESSMENT AND LOOKED AT THE
PAST FLOODING AND MADE A
DETERMINATION THAT THEY NEEDED
TO INSTALL NEW INFRASTRUCTURE ON
THIS PRIVATE PROPERTY. WE
APPROACHED THE PROPERTY OWNER
WHO WAS REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL.
WE OBTAINED AN APPRAISAL AND
NEGOTIATED TERMS ANDED AGREED ON
A FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE
PURCHASE OF THIS EASEMENT AND
THE TRANSACTION DETAILS, WE PAID
$20,000 APPRAISED VALUE FOR THE
PROPERTY RIGHTS THAT WILL ENABLE
US TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE OUR
RISK AND LIABILITY AND IT IS
EROSION IS CONTINUING AND WE
HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS A
CONTINUING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO
BE ADDRESSED AND THIS WAS MORE
OF A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO US.
WE ARE ASKING FOR ACCEPTANCE OF
THIS ORDINANCE, THE EASEMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, GERRY. LOOKS
STRAIGHTFORWARD. THE EROSION,
WAS THERE A LOT OF DAMAGE
HAPPENING ON THE STREET?
>> BOTH THE STREET AND THE
PRIVATE PROPERTY BUT THE STREET
ABOVE IT IS ONLY PARTIALLY
BUILT. AND IT WAS ERODING THE
CULVERT ALONG THE STREET.
>> GOT IT. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU
FOR THAT. COLLEAGUES, DO YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR GERRY?
AWESOME. WELL, THAT MEANS YOU
DID A GREAT -- OH, MR.
GOODNIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?
>> NOTHING TO ADD. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> AWESOME. I KNOW I HAVE TO
STEP MY GAME UP. I APOLOGIZE. I
AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
COUNCIL BILL 121,015. SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> AWESOME. MOVED AND SECONDED.
THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS BEFORE
WE TAKE A VOTE ON THE BILL?
SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL BILL
121,015?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NON OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES WITH THE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE BILL
WILL BE SENT TO TUESDAY JULY 15,
2025 COUNCIL MEETING. AWESOME.
THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT IS NOT A
RECORD TIME BUT I DON'T KNOW IF
THERE IS -- OH, THANK YOU. I WAS
ABOUT TO JUMP IN THE ENDING.
THANK YOU, GERRY. APPRECIATE YOU
BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU, MR.
BRIAN GOODNIGHT. AND GOOD TO
HEAR YOUR ASSESSMENT AND ANALYZE
THE BILLS COMING TO US AND THANK
YOU, EVERYONE AND WITH THAT, WE
HAVE NO OTHER ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA TODAY. AND I ALSO WANT TO
THANK THE PEOPLE THAT CAME FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT TO TALK ABOUT
PARKS AND HOW WE HAVE BE ARTWORK
IN OUR PARKS. I WILL BE LOOKING
INTO THAT. I WILL LOOK INTO THAT
BECAUSE I KNOW THE BATHROOM AT
CAL ANDERSON AND SOME OF THE
ARTWORK THAT IS AROUND THERE IS
IMPORTANT. I KNOW SOME OF THE
ARTISTS THAT MADE SOME OF THAT.
SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE WILL
FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION THERE. I
KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE
TO ELEVATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH
THE TYPE OF ART THAT'S IN THAT
PARK. THIS CONCLUDES THE JULY 9
MEETING OF THE PARKS, PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY