THEY ARE LIVING IN THIS
DILAPIDATED, SHAKING THE
BUILDING. SO PATHETIC.
>> THANK YOU, MR. HAYNES. PUBLIC
COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED AND WE ARE
GOING TO BE MOVING ONTO OUR
ITEMS OF BUSINESS. CLERK, CAN
YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 3
INTO THE AGENDA?
>> 057. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT
TO ACCEPT FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY. SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION.
>> LOOKING FOR TO THIS
PRESENTATION. AND PUBLIC
COMMENTERS, TOBIAS.
>> INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE
RECORD AND I CAN JUMP RIGHT IN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. I AND THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION. WE ARE HERE
TODAY TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER AND
HELP RECOMMEND THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION TODAY TO ENHANCE OUR
PARK SYSTEM AND ENSURE OUR PARKS
ARE WELCOMING AND SAFE FOR ALL
USERS. THE FIRST PIECE OF
LEGISLATION BEFORE YOUR NOW
RELATES TO THE WEST LAKE PARK,
WHICH WE CALLED THE HEART OF
DOWNTOWN. WEST LAKE PARK IS A
GATEWAY TO SEATTLE'S DOWNTOWN
AND A VITAL LINK TO THE CITY'S
MOST ICONIC DESTINATIONS. AS AN
IMPORTANT TRANSIT HUB, THE PARK
SERVES TOURISTS WITH CONNECTIONS
TO THE SEATTLE CENTER, VIA THE
MONORAIL, THE SUMMIT CONVENTION
CENTER, AND THE NEW SEATTLE
WATERFRONT. THE PARK IS AN
IMPORTANT ASSET FOR DOWNTOWN
RESIDENTS. AND OFTEN TOURISTS'
INTRODUCTION TO OUR CITY. IN
THESE ROLES, WEST LAKE PARK WILL
BE A KEY COMPONENT OF SEATTLE'S
PARTICIPATION AS A HOST CITY FOR
THE UPCOMING 2026 WILL COPY FOR
GAMES. THE WAS LIKE PARK
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BEING LED BY
THE IN THE SHORT-TERM, WEST LAKE
WILL BE READY FOR THE ESTIMATED
750,000 VISITORS COMING FOR THE
FIFA GAMES AND IN THE LONG-TERM
SUCCESSFULLY SERVE THE ONGOING
NEEDS OF THE CITY WHILE SETTING
THE STAGE FOR FUTURE
IMPROVEMENTS, PLANS FOR WEST
LAKE DISTRICT. NOW, I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO ANDY SCHEFFLER AND
OUR PROJECT MANAGER BEN TO GIVE
YOU OUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH . I ALSO
WANT TO INTRODUCE BETH HERSELF
FROM THE SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION. SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION HAS BEEN A FABULOUS
PARTNER IN THIS ENDEAVOR AND IN
ALL OF OUR WORK.
>> TECH-SUPPORT.
>> WE WOULD NOT MIND LISTENING
TO UTAH, ANDY.
>> BEN, PROJECT MANAGER. PURPOSE
OF TODAY'S LEGISLATION IS TO
AUTHORIZE PARKS AND RECREATION
TO ACCEPT IMPROVEMENTS TO WEST
LAKE PARK AS A DONATION FROM THE
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION. I WANT
TO GO THROUGH THE PROJECT GOALS
QUICKLY. FIRST AND FOREMOST,
ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY. ADDRESS
SAFETY AND SECURITY NEEDS BUT
ALSO GREATLY ENHANCE
ACCESSIBILITY. AND ADDRESS AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE, AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE BEING THE
FOUNTAIN AND ARCH ABOVE THE
STAGE AS WELL AS RENOVATING THE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS REALLY
SETS THE STAGE FOR FUTURE
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WEST LAKE
DISTRICT. THIS IS ALSO A
CRITICAL PART OF THE MAYOR'S
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN. THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION AND SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION IS VERY SIMILAR TO
OTHER PROJECT AGREEMENTS.
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION WILL BE
GRANTED USE OF WEST LAKE PARK
DURING PROJECT CONSTRUCTION. THE
PARKS FOUNDATION WILL EXECUTE
THE BASELINE SCOPE AND TRANSFER
THE COMPLETED IMPROVEMENTS TO
THE CITY. THE PROJECT WILL BE
COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CITY STANDARDS. IT HAS BEEN
REVIEWED BY SEATTLE PARKS. AND
ASSOCIATED DEPARTMENTS AND SBR
IS PROVIDED FIXED FUNDING FOR
THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS
WITHIN SCOPE, SCHEDULE, AND
BUDGET. AND PARKS FOUNDATION MAY
PURSUE NON- SBR FUNDS AND IS
GOING TO BE AUGMENTING THE
BUDGET WITH THOSE FUNDS. THE
BASELINE SCOPE, AS I HAVE
MENTIONED, INCLUDES REMOVAL OF
THE STAGE, RENOVATION OF THE
FOUNTAIN AND STAGE, TO MAKE THEM
CODE COMPLIANT. REALLY DETRACTS
FROM THEIR ORIGINAL INTENT. THIS
WILL ALSO OPEN THE SITE UP AND
MAKE IT MORE WELCOMING TO THE
PUBLIC AND PROVIDE SPACE FOR
GREENERY, VEGETATION, WHICH WAS
NOTED DURING THE PUBLIC OUTREACH
PROCESS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE
MUCH-NEEDED ELECTRICAL
IMPROVEMENTS. CURRENTLY, THE
ELECTRICAL IS IN A VAULT
BELOWGROUND WHICH HAS REALLY
AFFECTED THE BELOWGROUND VAULT.
HAS A LOT OF WATER IN IT. HAS
REALLY AFFECTED THE EFFICIENCY
OF THAT ELECTRICAL. ALSO
MUCH-NEEDED IS PAVING
RESTORATION. WE ARE GOING TO
SCRUB THE ENTIRE PLAZA OF TRIP
HAZARDS. VEHICLE TRASH. VEHICLE
CRASH PROTECTION. VEHICLE
RAMMING MITIGATION IS ALSO
IMPORTANT. CALLS OUT A COUPLE
MONTHS AGO. IT IS GOING TO BE
IMPORTANT TO PROTECT OUR TOWN
PARKS. AND THEN AS I MENTIONED
BEFORE INSULATION OF PLANTING
FOR A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF $4.8
MILLION. IN THIS DIAGRAM, YOU
SEE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS MAINLY
FOCUSED ON THE NORTH END. THE
VEHICLE MITIGATION IMPROVEMENTS
EXTEND ALONG FOURTH AVENUE, BUT
YOU CAN SEE THE FOUNTAIN
REPLACED BY THOSE RAISED
PLANTERS. THE STAGE, REDUCED TO
THE FIRST TIER. AND AN ACCESS
RAMP TO THAT FIRST TIER SO THAT
IT IS A.D.A. ACCESSIBLE. THE
STAGE REMAINING TO, YOU KNOW,
PROTECT AND PRESERVE FIRST
AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND PROVIDE A
SETTING FOR THAT. THE PLANTERS
INCLUDE AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
WITH WALLS BUT ALSO PROTECT THE
VEGETATION AND AUGMENT
MAINTENANCE. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
WAS EXTENSIVE. AS YOU HEARD IN
THE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM OUR
STAKEHOLDERS, THE CONVERSATIONS
WERE JUST FABULOUS AND IT TOOK A
LOT OF EFFORT TO NARROW THE
SCOPE. THERE IS A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITY THERE AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THE BIGGER VISION
UNFOLDING IN FUTURE YEARS. THE
PARTICIPANTS OF THE PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, INCLUDING
BUSINESSES, A LOT OF RESIDENCE,
AS DOWNTOWN IS BECOMING A
RESIDENTIAL HUB, IN
CONSIDERATION FOR THIS SPACE AS
A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, TOO.
PROPERTY MANAGERS. DOWNTOWN
COMMUNITY COUNCIL. SERVICE
PROVIDERS. AND SO ON. DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN
INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT FROM
THE GET GO. SOUND TRANSIT.
AMAZON, OF COURSE. FRIENDS OF
THE WATERFRONT. AND SO FORTH.
PROJECT SCHEDULE. THE STARTED IN
JULY OF '24. THE FOUNDATION IS
GOING TO BREAK GROUND IN
SEPTEMBER. WITH CONSTRUCTION AND
-- IT WILL BE COMPLETE WELL IN
TIME FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP
GAMES IN 2026. LIKELY, IT WILL
BE FULLY COMPLETE BY APRIL. SO
SUPER EXPEDITED SCHEDULE. AGAIN,
REALLY APPRECIATE THE FOUNDATION
AND THE PARTNERSHIPS THEY HAVE
DEVELOPED WITH PROJECT
MANAGEMENT FIRMS AND
CONSTRUCTION FIRMS. ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, ANDY, AND THANK
YOU, TEAM, FOR THIS GREAT
PRESENTATION. WE KNOW A LOT OF
TIME, LOVE, AND ENERGY WENT INTO
THIS PROJECT. I WILL DEFER TO
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE?
>> I THINK I HAVE BEEN SET UP
THERE A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU,
CHAIR. THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT
DIAZ. TEAM. APPRECIATE HAVING
THE SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION
HERE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO
INCLUDE WEST LAKE BUT ALSO
PORTAL PARK AND SOME OTHERS.
AND, OF COURSE, WE HAVE THAT
HERE, TOO. THANKS. THERE IS A
NUMBER OF PIECES HERE. I WANTED
TO SPEAK TO. LET ME JUST NOTE A
FEW THINGS. ONE IS ON THE
OUTREACH. I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE OUTREACH THAT WAS DONE. I
LOVE, LOVE THE FACT THAT
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL IS ON
THIS LIST. WE DID A LOT OF WORK
TO STAND UP THE DOWNTOWN
COMMUNITY COUNCIL. TO GIVE VOICE
TO THE DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS. YOU
KNOW? NOT THE GREATER DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. NOT C.I.D. , BELLTOWN,
BUT FOR THOSE FOLKS. I THINK
THIS IS A STEP FORWARD. BUT I
ALSO APPRECIATE HAVING BELLTOWN,
WHICH GOES BACK TO PORTAL PARK
AND WHAT FORTH, HAVING THOSE
REPRESENTATIVES THERE. I JUST
WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR
THAT OUTREACH. IT IS IMPORTANT
TO GIVE THE VOICE, TOO. I AM
LOOKING TO BUILD THAT UP AGAIN.
THAT TERM. BECAUSE WE HAVE
CAPITAL D DOWNTOWN. THESE VOICES
NEED TO BE HEARD. THANK YOU. AND
I RECOGNIZE ALL THE OTHERS, TOO.
IN FACT A PICTURE I CAN PRETTY
MUCH RECOMMEND. IT ALSO
HIGHLIGHTS, TOO. ONE OF THE
THINGS I SEE ON A REGULAR BASIS.
I HAVE SAID THIS WITH PORTAL
PARK. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
MAKE SEATTLE UNIQUE, IN ADDITION
TO HAVING TWO MOUNTAIN RANGES
AND THE SEA, IS OUR NATIVE
COMMUNITY. PARTICULARLY EAST
COAST . BUT THEN ALSO THE
EVERGREEN TREES , WHICH MAKES US
UNIQUE. AND SO THANK YOU BECAUSE
I CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE OF THE
OUTREACH MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE. BUT,
ALSO, ON SLIDE 7, THE EVERGREEN
TREE. WE NEED TO BE HIGHLIGHTING
THIS. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE
EVERYWHERE. BUT THIS IS WHAT
MAKES US DIFFERENT. WHEN PEOPLE
COME TO SEATTLE AND SAY, HEY,
THE TREES ARE TALLER. YOU GO TO
THEIR CITIES. THE TREES ARE
SHORT. THERE IS A LOT OF BROWN.
BUT WE NEED TO DO THIS,
PARTICULARLY FROM A YEAR-ROUND
PERSPECTIVE AND THAT IS WHAT
MAKES US UNIQUE. TELL THEIR
FRIENDS TO COME AND ALIKE. SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT PIECE AS
WELL. AND BRINGING IN THEIR
PARKFIELD TO THIS LOCATION WITH
A GREENER THAT YOU DO HAVE
VISUALLY IMPORTANT. AND THEN
OBVIOUSLY, AS CHAIR PUBLIC
SAFETY, I DO NOT WANT TO GO TOO
MUCH INTO IT BUT I APPRECIATE
THOSE ASPECTS OF IT AS WELL IN
TERMS OF MITIGATING ANY
POTENTIAL SUBJECTS -- PUBLIC
SAFETY CHALLENGES. OF COURSE,
FROM A GOOD GOVERNANCE POINT OF
VIEW, IT IS KIND OF LIKE WHEN WE
HAVE ASKED.HERE. TAKING CARE OF
THE UTILITIES AND THE LIKE
BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE ARE
DOING WITH SOUTH LAKE UNION PARK
FOR EXAMPLE. A GREATER DOWNTOWN
PARK THAT WE ARE WORKING ALSO
WAS SOME PARKS FOUNDATION'S
SUPPORT. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE DO THAT. IT IS NOT THE
BRIGHT SHINY THING BUT IN TERMS
OF LONG-TERM, IT REALLY ENABLES.
FOR THE NORTHWEST SHIPS, YOU
KNOW, GETTING A TOUR AND ALL
THAT. YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY ARE
LOOKING TO DO AND HOW IMPORTANT
THOSE UTILITY PIECES ARE TO
THEM, THE GREATER SOUTH LAKE
UNION PARK. SO I JUST WANTED TO
NOTE THOSE POINTS BECAUSE I
THINK THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO
EMPHASIZE. AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT
WE ARE DOING WITH, YOU KNOW, THE
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION ON
THIS. AND THE KEY IS -- TIME IS
FLYING FAST. MAINTAINING THE
SCHEDULE. SO I WILL ASK ONE
QUESTION. ARE YOU CONFIDENT
ABOUT MAINTAINING THE SCHEDULE?
BECAUSE ONCE FIFA COUPLE COMES
HERE AND ARE 250th, THAT IS
GOING TO COME QUICK. BY THE WAY,
A SHOUT OUT. I WAS JUST AT THE
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM. GOING TO BE
DONE BY MAY, IT SHOULD BE. SO
THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF
THINGS HAPPENING. THAT MAD DASH
TO THE FINISH LINE. SO MY
QUESTION IS, ARE YOU GOING TO BE
ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE SCHEDULE TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE DONE? ANDY?
>> A TRIANGLE OF SCOPE,
SCHEDULE, AND BUDGET. ONE OF THE
BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH THE
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION IS THEY
HAVE ALREADY GOT A CONTRACTOR ON
BOARD, VIA THE SIMILAR VCCM
DELIVERY METHOD. SO THEY PRO
VALUE ENGINEERING AS THEY GO
FORWARD IN ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT
CONSTRUCTION START DATE.
>> PARKS IS DOING MANY THINGS TO
SUPPORT THE WORLD CUP. SOME ARE
HERE TODAY. BUT THIS IS ONE OF
OUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES BECAUSE
IT IS SOMETHING DIRECTLY UNDER
OUR CONTROL OF THE PARTNERSHIPS
WE HAVE. WE HAVE BEEN COMMITTED.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR A LONG
TIME TO TRY TO DELIVER THIS
PROJECT BY THE WORLD CUP.
>> THANK YOU. JUST TO GO BACK TO
MY POINT ABOUT WHAT MAKES THIS
UNIQUE, LIKE WITH THE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES. I DO APPRECIATE YOU
SHOWING THE COAT -- COAST
WEAVING PATTERN. THERE IS SOME
THOUGHT BEHIND IT, SO THANK YOU
FOR INCLUDING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE. AND I APOLOGIZE, KARINA.
ANY THOUGHTS FROM CENTRAL STAFF?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY. LAID OUT
ALL THE DETAILS.
>> THANK YOU . COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> I AM GOING TO HOLD MY
QUESTIONS TODAY. WE SPENT MAYBE
45 MINUTES EARLIER THIS WEEK
WHICH IS WHY I KNOW BEN IS
FAMOUS IN MANY CIRCLES IN
SEATTLE. JUST TO SAY THIS IS A
GREAT EXAMPLE OF A
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. IT
IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN
MOVE QUICKLY, DILIGENTLY, AND DO
SO WITH FLEXIBILITY AND
CERTAINTY. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING
US GOING. I WOULD LOVE TO VOTE
ON THIS TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS . I THINK THAT IS THE
VIBE OF ALL OF US UP HERE. THANK
YOU FOR THIS DISCUSSION AND I'M
GOING TO MOVE THAT THE ITEM -- I
AM GOING TO MOVE THAT THE
COMMUNITY RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNSEL BILL 12057. IS THERE A
SECOND? IT HAS BEEN MOVED SECOND
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE
BILL. ARE THERE ANY FINAL
COMMENTS? SEEING AND HEARING
NONE, CLERK, WE YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THREE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
THE BILL PASSED WILL BE SENT TO
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2025,
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU ALL.
YOU ALL ARE HERE FOR THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM AS WELL. SOME PARKS
FOLKS. CLERK, WE YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM 1 INTO THE AGENDA. WE ARE
HOPPING AROUND. WE WILL DO TWO.
GO AHEAD.
>> 121036, AND ORDINANCE
RELATING TO SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION AUTHORIZING THE
SUPERINTENDENT GRANTED THE THAI
CAFE LLC THE RIGHT TO EXCLUSIVE
USE AND OCCUPANCY OF GARDENS
PREMISES. FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND THANK
YOU TO THE FIRST PARKS GROUP.
NOW, WE HAVE PART TWO. THANK
YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. AND PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH. TODAY, OUR SECOND
PIECE OF LEGISLATION IS A
LONG-TERM CONCESSION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN SEATTLE PARKS AND THE
KITE CAFE TO OPERATE THE GOLDEN
GARDENS BATHHOUSE FOOD
CONCESSION. WE GIVE YOU A
PRESENTATION AT THE LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING AND HAVE A
CONDENSED SLIDE DECK TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY AS A REMINDER
WITH SOME ENHANCEMENTS TO THE
AGREEMENT. WITH ME HERE TODAY
ARE MORE STELLAR EMPLOYEES.
GUNTER AND KATHLEEN TO TAKE YOU
THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AND
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE,
AND ARE MATT AND TONY HERE, TOO?
MATT KELLY IS HERE REPRESENTING
HIS PARTNER, TONY MEYER, OWNERS
OF THE KITE CAFE. I WILL JUST
SAY THAT I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE
OF MEETING THEM AT THE BATHHOUSE
AND GOLDEN GARDENS AND REALLY
LOVE THE STORY UP THERE BOTH TO
HOMETOWN LIFELONG FRIENDS FROM
SEATTLE AND GREW UP TOGETHER AND
PLAY SPORTS TOGETHER AND AND NOW
ARE OPERATING A BUSINESS
TOGETHER. ALMOST LIKE BROTHERS
BUT THEY ARE PARTNERS AND
FRIENDS. SO JUST EXCITED FOR
THIS LITTLE LOCAL HOMETOWN
CONCESSION AND WITH THAT I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT
DIAZ. HELLO, AGAIN, TO MEMBERS.
WE ARE ONLY DISCUSSING THE
PORTION OF THE BATHHOUSE WHICH
IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTH END OF
THE BATHHOUSE SEEN FROM THE
SHORE. THE GOLDEN GARDENS
BATHHOUSE IS LOCATED AT 8498
SEAVIEW PLACE ON SEATTLE'S
NORTHWEST SIDE DIRECTLY FACING.
IT IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE URBAN
LANDSCAPE OF BALLARD AND THE
NATURAL SHORELINE. JUST A SHORT
DRIVE FROM SEATTLE CITY CENTER.
TODAY, WE WILL GIVE SOME
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND
AGREEMENT GOALS, A TIMELINE OF
THIS PROPOSAL, THE KEY TERMS OF
THE PROPOSAL, AND ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OUR
GOALS FOR THE LONG-TERM
AGREEMENT WITH THE KITE CAFE ARE
LISTED HERE. WE BELIEVE THIS
AGREEMENT WILL HELP SPR SERVE
THE PUBLIC BY ACTIVATING AND
MAINTAINING THIS HISTORIC
STRUCTURE, ENHANCE PARK VISITORS
' EXPERIENCE BY PROVIDING
HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE
REFRESHMENTS, PROVIDING EYES ON
THE PARK TO HELP CREATE A
WELCOMING AND SAFE SPACE FOR
RECREATION, AND ENABLE A GREAT
SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS TO SUCCEED
AS A PART OF OUR PARK COMMUNITY.
AS A REMINDER, HERE IS OUR
TIMELINE OF A PROCESS STARTING
WITH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
ISSUED IN THE FALL OF 2023. WE
REVIEWED FOUR PROPOSALS AND THE
KITE CAFE WAS THE CLEAR WINNER.
THEY OPENED IN THE SPRING OF
2024 UNDER A ONE-YOUR AGREEMENT
AND THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE SOME
UPGRADES TO THE BUILDING. TODAY,
YOU WERE CONSIDERING A LONG-TERM
AGREEMENT. SOME KEY TERMS. THE
CONTRACT TERM IS AN INITIAL
FIVE-YEAR TERM WITH THE OPTION
TO RENEW FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE
YEARS. ALL UTILITIES ARE PAID
FOR BY THE CONCESSIONAIRE . THE
CONTRACT ALSO ALLOWS FOR
VEHICLES SUCH AS THE ICE CREAM
TRUCK, PROVIDED IT STAYS ON THE
PREMISES AND UNDER AN AWNING.
THE CONCESSION YOU SEE IS BASED
ON FAIR MARKET VALUE, DETERMINED
BY AN APPRAISAL DATED MARCH OF
2023, CONDUCTED PRIOR TO THE RFP
ISSUANCE. THE ANNUAL CONCESSION
USE FEE IS $16,300, AND THAT IS
BASED ON 500 SQUARE FEET OF
LEASE SPACE. ANNUALLY, THE USE
FEE WILL ADJUST FOR INFLATION
BASED ON CPI NOT TO EXCEED 4%
PER YEAR. IN ADDITION, A REVENUE
BASE CONCESSION FEE HAS BEEN
CONTRACTED THAT WILL BE 1% OF
GROSS SALES EXCEEDING $1 MILLION
ANNUALLY. THE KITE CAFE HAS BEEN
A RELIABLE AND FRIENDLY PARTNER
THROUGHOUT THEIR SHORT-TERM
CONTRACT, BEING TIMELY WITH
PAPERWORK , AND RESPONDING TO
MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY ISSUES IN
THE BUILDING AND THE PARK. THAT
IS THE KIND OF COLLABORATION
EVERYONE APPRECIATES. NOW, I
WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR
ANY OF US.
>> AWESOME. BEFORE I FORGET,
KARINA, DO YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT
AT ALL?
>> I WILL BE PRESENTING THREE
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. THAT IS
MY CONTRIBUTION TO THIS
COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY, BUT I
HAVE MET EXTENSIVELY WITH PARKS
ABOUT THIS CONTRACT SO HAVE A
DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF IT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR COMING
BACK. I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
MOVE THE BILL. IF THAT IS OKAY,
I'M GOING TO MOVE THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNSEL
BILL. IS THERE A SECOND? IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS
-- TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE
BILL, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS,
YOUR RECOGNIZE TO MOVE YOUR
AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I DO WANT
TO CHECK IN AND SEE IF MATT
RECOMMENDS ANYTHING?
>> MY NAME IS MATT KELLY. I AM
THE CO-OWNER OF THE KITE CAFE. I
WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. IT IS GOOD TO BE BACK. IT
HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE
WORKING AT GOLDEN GARDENS. TONY
AND I ARE REALLY GRATEFUL TO
HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS IN OUR
COMMUNITY THAT WE WERE BORN AND
RAISED IN AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO SERVE THE GREATER
SEATTLE COMMUNITY.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER.
>> I CALLED YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT 10 MINUTES AGO.
ANYHOW. SO JUST AS A BROAD
OVERVIEW WITH THE THREE
AMENDMENTS, I WILL ADDRESS THEM
GENERALLY AND THEN WE WILL ASK
KARINA TO BRIEF THEM
INDIVIDUALLY AS WE MOVE THEM
INDIVIDUALLY. THIS IS THE LAST
TIME THAT I WILL BRING
AMENDMENTS TO A CONCESSIONAIRE
CONTRACT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT NEGOTIATES
WITH THEIR CLIENTS. THIS IS A
MOMENT WHERE WE NEED TO BE
EXPEDITIOUS. WE NEED TO GET THIS
ACROSS THE FINISH LINE SO KITE
CAFE CAN HAVE CONSISTENCY SO WE
CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE A TENANT
IN FURTHER WINTER AND WE KEEP
MOVING BECAUSE NEXT WEEK IS
RECESS AND THEN WE ARE IN BUDGET
AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW IT IS
2026. SO, IN THE FUTURE, IF THE
TERMS DO NOT MEET MY -- MY
JUDGMENT OF WHAT IS GOOD FOR OUR
CITY, I WILL RETURN IT TO THE
DEPARTMENT FOR REFINEMENTS OR I
WILL VOTE . I AM LAYING THAT OUT
THERE. THIS IS THE LAST TIME. IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE BACK TO
SLIDE 4, SLIDE 4 CLEARLY
DEMONSTRATES -- NEXT ONE.
>> FOUR.
>> THAT ONE.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IMAGE CLEARLY
DESCRIBES ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS,
WHICH IS DEFINING THE PATIO AREA
OUTSIDE OF THE KITE CAFE AND
WHERE THE JEEP CAN OR CANNOT
PARK AS JOANN JUST DESCRIBED.
THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT SAID THE
JEEP HAD TO BE WHERE THE CHAIRS
ARE IN THIS PHOTO AND CANNOT
MOVE. THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HERE IS
THAT THAT MIGHT BE THE ONLY
SHADE ON THE BEACH. AND SO
HAVING FLEXIBILITY TO SAY CAN
THE JEEP MOVE 10-15 FEET OR NOT
I BELIEVE IS GOOD FOR THE PUBLIC
SO THAT IF NEEDED THERE CAN BE
CHAIRS THERE. THE SECOND
AMENDMENT THAT I HAVE IS
REGARDING THE MINIMUM HOURS OF
OPERATION THAT ARE REQUIRED.
WHAT I NOTICED IN THE
CONCESSIONAIRE PERMIT IS IT WAS
NOT EVENLY DISTRIBUTED
THROUGHOUT THE MONTHS . SO WHAT
MY PROPOSAL WAS IS TO CREATE A
BIRTHDAY CAKE WEAR IN THE SUMMER
THERE IS THE MAXIMUM HOURS AND
THEN EACH OF THE SHOULDER MONTH
IT DROPS DOWN IN A CONSISTENT
MANNER RATHER THAN, I BELIEVE,
OCTOBER HAD HIGHER OUR
REQUIREMENTS AND APRIL EVEN
THOUGH THEY ARE IN THE SAME
CADENCE AS WE GET TOWARDS SUMMER
OR AWAY FROM SUMMER IN SOME
SENSES. THEN THE LAST IS
REGARDING THE RATES AND CPI.
JUST BRINGING THIS AGREEMENT IN
LINE WITH THE RFP THAT WAS
DISTRIBUTED. I KNOW THAT YOU
JUST MENTIONED, JoANNE, THE
MARKET ANALYSIS WAS DONE BEFORE
THE RFP, BUT THE AMENDMENT
BRINGS THIS AGREEMENT IN LINE
WITH AN RFP. THIS WILL BE THE
ONLY CONCESSIONAIRE PERMIT THAT
I WILL VOTE TO REDUCE THE FEES.
AND THERE IS A REASON, WHICH IS
EVERY THREE YEARS FOR OVER THE
LAST DECADE, THIS CONCESSIONAIRE
PERMIT HAS TURNED OVER. AND IT
COMES BACK TO -- MATT AND I WERE
TALKING ABOUT -- WE HAVE GOT A
FULL ROOM THIS TIME. HOW MANY
PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM HAVE BEEN TO
GOLDEN GARDENS? OKAY. HOW MANY
HAVE BEEN TO GOLDEN GARDENS IN
THE SUMMER? HOW MANY HAVE BEEN
TO GOLDEN GARDENS IN DECEMBER?
MORE THAN I THOUGHT. OKAY. THAT
DID NOT PROVE MY POINT, CHAIR. I
WILL TRY AGAIN. IT IS THE MIDDLE
OF AUGUST. IT IS AUGUST 13th
RIGHT NOW. WHAT ANYONE WANT TO
GO TO THE BEACH TODAY? I AM NOT
WINNING THIS ARGUMENT. THIS IS A
UNIQUE CONCESSIONAIRE PERMIT
THAT IS NOT SERVED BY THE BUS.
YOU CAN ONLY GET THERE BY BIKING
OR DRIVING IF YOU WILL. THE
WEATHER IS VERY HARSH IN THE
WINTER WITH A LOT OF WIND AND
RAIN AND THAT IS WHY IT IS A
PUBLIC BENEFIT IN MY OPINION
THAT WE PROVIDE THESE TERMS
WITHIN THE CONCESSIONAIRE PERMIT
TO MAKE SURE THE BUSINESS CAN
SURVIVE THE HARSH WINTER, EVEN
THOUGH SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS
ROOM -- I'M GOING TO HOLD
EVERYONE TO IT. GO DOWN AS THE
KITE CAFE. SO THAT IS A SUMMARY
OF ALL THE AMENDMENTS AND WHY I
AM MAKING CHANGES TODAY AND WHY
I WILL NOT BE MAKING CHANGES IN
THE FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS. SO HOW IT WILL GO, YOU
WILL MOVE THE AMENDMENT, WE WILL
PASS IT TO KARINA, AND THEN OPEN
IT UP FROM THERE. ANOTHER
PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I MOVE.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED FOR AMENDMENT NUMBER
ONE. I AM TOTALLY OFF SCRIPT,
BUT, KARINA, WILL YOU GIVE US
THE REVIEW OF AMENDMENT NUMBER
ONE.
>> YES. WHAT ALLOW THE
CONCESSIONAIRE, KITE CAFE, TO
EXPAND THE USE OF THE JEEP
SELLING MILKSHAKES AND ICE CREAM
BEYOND THE PATIO AREA. AS
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
INDICATED, THE PATIO AREA IS NOW
CURRENTLY DEFINED IN THE
AGREEMENT AS THE FOOTPRINT OF
THE PATIO AWNING AT THE SOUTH
END OF THE GOLDEN GARDENS
BATHHOUSE. SO THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD EXPAND THE ABILITY TO USE
THE JEEP IN TWO WAYS. FIRST, IT
WOULD INCREASE THE PATIO AREA TO
ALSO INCLUDE THE HEART SKIPPING
THAT IS BORDERED BY SEVERAL
LOW-LEVEL CONCRETE WALLS. THE
CONCESSIONAIRE WOULD HAVE AN
AUTOMATIC RIGHT TO USE THE JEEP
IN THIS AREA. NEXT, SUBJECT TO
SPR'S APPROVAL, KITE CAFE CAN
ALSO USE THE JEEP IN A NON-PATIO
AREA, WHICH WOULD BASICALLY BE
THE REST OF THE PARK, PROVIDED
THAT SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION, IN GIVING OR
CONSIDERING THE REQUEST WOULD
NOT DELETE, CONDITION, LIMIT, OR
WITHHOLD UNREASONABLY. THIS IS
NOT INFREQUENT OR UNCOMMON THAT
IS SEEKING TO RECOGNIZE THE
PERKS OF DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY
AND ALSO THE EXPECTATIONS AND
NEEDS OF THE CONCESSIONAIRE. AND
THE EXPANDED USE OF THE
NON-PATIO AREA COULD INCLUDE
PLACING THE JEEP IN A DIFFERENT
STATIONARY LOCATION OR OPERATING
IT ON A MOBILE ROUTE. AND AS
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
INDICATED, THIS EXPEND VENDING
OPPORTUNITIES AND ALLOW THE
PUBLIC TO USE THE PATIO AREA FOR
SHADE.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, KARINA.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS YOUR
AMENDMENT.
>> CAN YOU SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM?
THERE IS AN IMAGE THAT HELPS
REPRESENT WHAT WE ARE
DISCUSSING. THIS FLEXIBLE
PARKING WITHIN THAT CONCRETE
SECTION, WHICH FOR EVERY OTHER
HUMAN BEING OUT THERE, I THINK
WE ALL UNDERSTOOD THIS TO BE THE
PATIO, EVEN THOUGH IN THE
ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IT JUST SAID
UNDER THE SHADED AWNING. ANY
MOVEMENT OUTSIDE OF THIS AREA
WOULD REQUIRE APPROVAL BY THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT.
>> AWESOME. THAT SEEMS PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. I DON'T WANT
TO SAY SIMPLE, BUT
STRAIGHTFORWARD. THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS?
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE OR ANYONE
ELSE? IS THAT A YES? ARE YOU
MOVING YOUR MICROPHONE? OKAY.
THERE IS A COMMENT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO THANK
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS FOR HIS
AMENDMENTS. I APPRECIATE THE
APPROACH AND THE POINTS MADE,
AND I RECOGNIZE THE GOAL OF
TRYING TO CREATE SOME STABILITY
AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I
RECOGNIZE THE EXECUTIVES DOING
ITS PART, TOO. BUT, SOMETIMES, I
THINK IN PARTICULAR WITH LOCAL
INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE.
ALTHOUGH I DO WANT TO KNOW IF
YOU PADDLEBOARD TO THIS LOCATION
AS WELL. YOU MENTIONED KAYAKING
BUT NOT PADDLEBOARDING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE. I DO NOT PADDLEBOARD. I
AM A KAYAKER.
>> OH, OKAY.
>> BUT YOU ARE TOUCHING A LINE
ON THE PADDLEBOARD CLUB. SORRY.
WE ARE DISTRACTING FROM THE BAR
BEFORE US RIGHT NOW.
>> SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS TO
ENSURE THAT WE DO HAVE THAT
STABILITY. I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THE THREE AMENDMENTS.
>> AWESOME. ME, AS WELL. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, FOR
YOUR WORK ON THIS. AND WILL THE
COURT PLEASE CALL -- IF THERE IS
NO OTHER COMMENTS, WILLOW PARK
-- CLERC PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] .
>> THREE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO MOVE
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVE AMENDMENT
TWO VERSION 1 1210 6 3.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED 121036. STAFF . KARINA,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO GIVE YOUR
FEEDBACK.
>> WOULD REDUCE MINIMUM TOTAL
HOURS OF OPERATION IN MARCH,
OCTOBER, AND NOVEMBER 12 KITE
CAFE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN
DETERMINING THEIR HOURS OF
OPERATION DURING POTENTIALLY
SLOWER TIMES OF BUSINESS. IN
MARCH, THE HOURS WOULD BE
REDUCED FROM EIGHT HOURS TO FOUR
HOURS ON THE WEEKENDS. IN
OCTOBER, THE WEEK -- HOURS
WOULD BE ORDERS FROM EIGHT HOURS
TO FOUR HOURS ON WEEKDAYS AND
THEN LAST IN NOVEMBER THE HOURS
WILL BE REDUCED, AGAIN, ON THE
WEEKENDS FROM EIGHT TO FOUR
HOURS.
>> AWESOME. COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
ADDRESS AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
>> THANK YOU. CONSISTENT WITHIN
THIS CHART, WE ARE CREATING A
BIRTHDAY CAKE TOWARDS THE SUMMER
OUT OF REQUIRED HOURS, AND THESE
ARE MINIMUM HOURS. IF EVERYONE
IN THIS ROOM IS OUT IN GOLDEN
GARDENS PARK IN DECEMBER, I AM
SURE MATT WILL OPEN THE DOORS
FOR YOU BUT THAT MEANS EVERYONE
HAS TO SHOW UP AT THE SAME TIME.
>> BIRTHDAY CAKE. I LIKE THAT.
THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD ANALOGY.
ALSO, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
AROUND AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO?
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE? AWESOME.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
THREE IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IS ADOPTED.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO MOVE AMENDMENT
NUMBER THREE.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVE 121036.
>> IT HAS BEEN SECONDED. 121036.
>> AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE WOULD
CHANGE THE BASE FEE WHICH IS
FUNCTIONING ESSENTIALLY LIKE
RENT AS FOLLOWS. IT WOULD REDUCE
IT FROM $16,300 ANNUALLY TO
$16,000 ANNUALLY TO ALIGN WITH
THE AMOUNT LISTED IN THE 2023
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND WOULD
ALSO REMOVE THE AND ONE
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT WHICH
CURRENTLY HAS IT INCREASED NO
MORE THAN 4% EVERY YEAR BASED ON
THE CPI . OVER THE COURSE OF THE
FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT, THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD DEFINITELY
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OWED BY $1500
AND POTENTIALLY UP TO ABOUT
$8300, AND TOTAL.
>> THANK YOU, KARINA. COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS YOUR
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. BRINGS IN LINE
WITH THE 2023 RFP AND IS
CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CONCESSION
PERMITS THAT WE HAVE PASSED
RECENTLY. AND I WILL JUST ALSO
SAY THIS ALL LOOKS AND FEELS
SIMPLE AND THAT IS ONLY BECAUSE
OF HOW MUCH WORK KARINA HAS
DONE. AND, I KNOW, JoANNE, YOU
HAVE BEEN IN THE MIX. AND, MATT,
THIS WHOLE PROCESS HAS PROBABLY
GIVEN YOU A BIT OF HEART
PALPITATIONS. IT LOOKS SIMPLE
TODAY BECAUSE SO MUCH WORK HAS
GONE INTO IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ABOUT AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE?
CLERK, LEAH PLEASE CALL ROLE FOR
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER
THREE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] THREE
IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED.
>> AMENDMENT THREE IS ADOPTED.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND, THANK
YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, FOR
ALL YOUR WORK AS WELL. I DON'T
KNOW IF THERE IS ANY OTHER FINAL
COMMENTS FROM OUR PANELISTS. NOT
PANELISTS. BUT OUR STAFF. AND,
MATT, IF THERE'S NOT ANY OTHER
COMMENTS, I AM LOOKING AT YOUR
FACES FOR FACIAL CUES THAN WE
ARE GOING. COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS, ANY FINAL COMMENTS
BEFORE WE VOTE?
>> LOOKING FOR TO VOTING ON IT
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE RECLAMATION
TO PASS THE BILL AS AMENDED ?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 'S
THREE IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES. IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE
SENT TO TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2nd,
2025 TO COUNCIL MEETING AFTER
THE COUNCIL RECESS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF
YOUR HARD WORK. APPRECIATE ALL
OF YOU. THUMBS UP. ALL MY
NUMBERS ARE MIXED UP. ITEM
NUMBER TWO, INTO THE AGENDA.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO. 056.
AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
MAGNUSON BREWING LLC FOR
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE,
AND THAT MAGNUS PROPRIETOR IS
HERE AS A PANELIST ON ZOOM.
>> THANK YOU. I LIKE HOW THE TWO
DO NOT CHANGE. JUST PLAYING.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I
KNOW WE ARE GOING TO GET YOU SET
UP WITH SOME I.T. STUFF. WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
PRESENTATION. THIS IS OUR THIRD
AGENDA ITEM BUT THIS IS NUMBER
TWO READ INTO THE RECORD BECAUSE
THREE SWITCHED WITH ONE. DOES
THAT MAKE SENSE? AWESOME. I KNOW
IT IS A LOT FOR TODAY. I'M
SORRY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU,
COMMITTEE CHAIR. THANK YOU,
COMMITTEE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. I
THINK I CALLED YOUR PRESIDENT
BEFORE. OUR FINAL PIECE OF
LEGISLATION WE ARE BRINGING
BEFORE YOU TODAY IS ANOTHER
PIECE OF CONTRACT LEGISLATION.
VERY SIMILAR TO THE GOLDEN
GARDENS LEGISLATION YOU JUST
PAST. THIS IS A LONG-TERM
CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR A CAFE
AND BREWERY AT MAGNUSON PARK.
THE LEGISLATION TAKES THE FORM
OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ME
AS THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SIGN A
AGREEMENT WITH MAGNUSON BREWING
LLC TO OCCUPY AND USE A PORTION
OF THE NORTH SHORE RECREATION
AREA AND BUILDINGS 11 AND 20 AT
RANJI MAGNUSON PARK TO CONTINUE
TO PROVIDE FOOD AND BEVERAGE
CONCESSION FOR 15 YEARS. LIKE
OUR LAST CONCESSIONAIRE PARTNER,
WE HAVE HAD A GREAT PARTNERSHIP
WITH OUR CONCESSIONAIRE, WHO IS
ONLINE. CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
>> YES. ALSO PROVIDES A VERY
UNIQUE SERVICE. FOR ANY WHO HAVE
BEEN TO MAGNUSON, YOU CAN GET
FOOD AND CAN GET AN ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE IN THE PARK. IT IS WELL
USED AND LOVED AND CHERISHED
WITHIN THE PARK. AN EXAMPLE OF
US CONTINUING TO OFFER UNIQUE
AMENITIES TO OUR PUBLIC. SO IT
IS MY PLEASURE TO TURN IT OVER
TO MY COLLEAGUE JoANNE WHO WILL
NOW GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION AND
WE WILL ALL HEAR TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU. AND ALSO JOINED BY
MY COLLEAGUE BEN WHO IS GOING TO
OPERATE THE POWERPOINT FOR ME.
WE ARE GOING TO GO OVER THE
AGREEMENT GOALS TODAY FOR THIS
ORDINANCE, WHICH IS, AGAIN,
AUTHORIZING MAGNUSON BREWERY LLC
TWO OCCUPIES PORTION OF THE
RECREATION AREA IN BUILDINGS 11
AND 20 AT MAGNUSON PARK . AND WE
DO HAVE THE CAFE OWNER
ONLINE.'S SLIDE 3 OUTLINE THE
PRIMARY GOALS FOR THIS AGREEMENT
WHICH ARE TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE
PRESENCE IN MAGNUSON'S MILITIA
RECREATION AREA. THE RESTAURANT
WAS IMMEDIATELY EMBRACED AS A
COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE AND
REMAIN SO TODAY AND PROVIDES
GREAT ACTIVATION IN THE NORTH
SHORE AREA. WE ALSO WANT TO
PROVIDE FULL QUALITY RESTAURANT
SERVICE FOR VISITORS. ATTRACT
PEOPLE TO THE PARK AND ENCOURAGE
VISITORS TO SPEND MORE TIME AT
THE PARK. THE AGREEMENT INCLUDES
AN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO
CONVERT BREWERY EQUIPMENT TO
ELECTRIC POWER BY 2033, WHICH IS
COMPLIANT WITH THE CITY'S
DECARBONIZATION GOALS AT IT
GENERATES REVENUES. THE MAGNUSON
CAFE AND BREWERY IS A BUSY
RESTAURANT DESTINATION WITHIN
MAGNUSON PARK . TYPICAL OF A
SUNNY DAY IN SEATTLE, SUMMER OR
WINTER. AND I ALSO WANT TO SHARE
THAT MUCH OF THIS SPACE,
BASICALLY EVERYTHING OUTSIDE THE
FENCE ON THE LEFT IS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU
ARE A RESTAURANT PATRON OR NOT.
SLIDE 4 SHOWS A BRIEF HISTORY OF
THIS AREA. MAGNUSON PARK BECAME
PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
VIA THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S
FEDERAL LANDS TO PARKS PROGRAM
IN THE LATE '90S, WITH THE
FINAL TRANSFER IN APRIL, '99.
THIS INCLUDED BUILDINGS 11 AND
20 AT THE NORTH SHORE AREA.
THESE BUILDINGS ARE FOR A FORMER
NAVY WORKSHOP AND STORAGE
BUILDINGS IN THE 1940S THAT
RELATE ARE UNIFIED INTO A SINGLE
BUILDING.'S -- SO WE ARE
REALLY TALKING ABOUT A SINGLE
STRUCTURE. THE 2012 MAGNUSON
PARK STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
IDENTIFIED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
RESTAURANTS AND OTHER FOOD
SERVICE AS A KEY PRIORITY AND
BUILDING 20'S LOCATION MADE IT
AN IDEAL FIT. AS SPR SEARCHED
FOR TENANTS, BACK IN THAT
DECADE, FOR BOTH MEETING THE
SPACE AND PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS, WE
ALSO INVESTED IN BUILDING
MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES. THIS
INCLUDED SOME MAJOR PROJECTS IN
2013 TO UPGRADE THE UTILITY
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROOF OF
BUILDING 11 AND IN 2017 TO
RETROFIT THE BUILDING FOR
COMPLIANCE. MORE RECENTLY, WE
ALSO COMPLETED A PROJECT EARLIER
THIS YEAR TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
WITH TITLE 2 OF THE A.D.A. ACT.
THAT WAS FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE
RESTAURANT. IN 2014, SPR SEEKING
TO IDENTIFY AND SELECT A
FOOD-SERVICE TENANT TO OCCUPY
COMPLETE RESTORATION OF BUILDING
20. THE RFP WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND
DID NOT YIELD ANY INTEREST. IN
2017, WE THEN ISSUED A
EXPRESSION FOR INTEREST WHICH
YIELDED THREE PROPOSALS,
INCLUDING ONE FROM THE GROUP
THAT WOULD BECOME MAGNUSON CAFE
AND BREWERY. BEFORE WE MOVE ON
FROM THE SLIDE I WANT TO NOTE
THE BLUE LINE SHOWS THE EASIEST
PATH TO ACCESS BUILDING 11.
MAGNUSON BREWERY AND BREWERY
DOES NOT HAVE STREET VISIBILITY,
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE
PICTURE IT IS STILL A POPULAR
DESTINATION WITHIN THE PARK. I
AM GOING TO TRY TO GO QUICK HERE
OVER THE TIMELINE. SLIDE 5 LAYS
OUT THE TIMELINE OF THE EVENTS
FROM INCEPTION TO TODAY. THE
CAFE WAS SELECTED IN 2017
THROUGH THIS EXPRESSION OF
INTEREST PROCESS I JUST
MENTIONED AND WE EXECUTED AN
ADDITIONAL CONTRACT IN JANUARY
2018. CONSTRUCTION OF THE
RESTAURANT AND OUTDOOR DECK
STARTED RIGHT AWAY. THIS PHOTO
SHOWS HOW DIFFERENT THE BUILDING
LOOKED AT THAT TIME. THE
RESTAURANT HAS DONE A GREAT JOB
OF MAKING THIS SPACE MORE
ATTRACTIVE AND WELCOMING. THE
RESTAURANT OFFICIALLY OPENED IN
JULY 2018. THE CITY'S GROWTH
REVENUE WAS A LITTLE OVER
$370,000 AND ABOUT 85% OF THAT
WAS ABSORBED INTO A CONFESSION
FEE OFFSET FOR TENANT
IMPROVEMENTS. THAT OFFSET GOT US
A FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT IN
MAGNUSON PARK. IN 2022, WE BEGAN
NEGOTIATIONS WITH MAGNUSON CAFE
& BREWERY FOR A 10 YEAR
AGREEMENT THAT WILL COMMENCE IN
AUGUST 2023 AND NEGOTIATIONS
REACHED A FAIRLY ADVANCED POINT
BUT IN 2023, SPR RECEIVED AN
A.D.A. COMPLAINT REGARDING THE
PREMISES AND A LONG-TERM
AGREEMENT WAS PUT ON HOLD
TEMPORARILY WHILE THE A.D.A.
AGREEMENT BARRIER WAS ADDRESSED.
TWO-YOUR EXTENSION AGREEMENT
WHILE THE A.D.A. PROJECT WAS
COMPLETED. IT IS NOW COMPLETED
AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE NEXT PHASE. EXCUSE ME. SLIDE
SIX OUTLINES THE KEY TERMS FOR
THIS AGREEMENT. IT IS FOR 10
YEARS WITH ONE FIVE-YEAR
EXTENDED TERM EXERCISED ON
MUTUAL AGREEMENT. 15 YEARS WOULD
KEEP THE BREWERY IN THE PARK
THROUGH JULY 2040. IN SUM, THE
TOTAL FEE IS ROUGHLY $970,000
FOR THE FIRST 10 YEARS AND
APPROXIMATELY $1.74 MILLION,
INCLUDING THE EXTENDED TERM . IN
THE FIRST YOUR OF THE NEW
AGREEMENT, THE CONFESSION FEES
COLLECTED WILL TOTAL $60,000 OR
$5000 PER MONTH. A DETAILED
BREAKDOWN OF THE FEE SCHEDULE IS
COMING ON THE NEXT SLIDE. THERE
IS ADDITIONAL PERCENTAGE FEE OF
3% DUE ON ALL RESTAURANT AND
BREWERY SALES EXCEEDING $3.5
MILLION PER YEAR. SPR RECEIVES
AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT TO
DETERMINE WHETHER THIS FEE
APPLIES. SO FAR THIS FEE HAS NOT
BEEN TRIGGERED . THEN WILL HAS
PEAKED AROUND $2.6 MILLION.
FINALLY, THIS AGREEMENT IT
INCLUDES A REQUIRED TENANT
IMPROVEMENT PERIOD. WANTS
ELECTRIC CONVERSION PROJECT
COMMENCES, AND LASTLY THE TENANT
HAS COMMITTED TO $25,000 IN
SERVICE AND DIRECT DONATIONS.
SLIDE 7 SHOWS HOW THE 15 YEARS
OF FEES ARE COLLECTED IN THIS
AGREEMENT AND IF YOU LOOK AT
THEM CLOSE, THEY MIGHT LOOK A
LITTLE ODD TO YOU. THE FIRST
EIGHT YEARS WERE LAID OUT BY THE
CONCESSIONAIRE TO ACCOMMODATE
THE REMAINDER OF A LOAN THAT THE
BUSINESS HAS THE DID THE INITIAL
BUILDUP. SO IT LOOKS A LITTLE
ATYPICAL BUT OVER THE COURSE OF
15 YEARS IT ALL COMES TOGETHER.
AND IT SHOWS THE FEE REVENUE TO
THE CITY AS $1.738 MILLION.
LASTLY ON SLIDE 8? THIS CONTRACT
INCLUDES A REQUIRED TENANT
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THAT IS TO
THE CARBONIZED THE RESTAURANT
AND BREWERY OPERATIONS,
CONVERTING ALL THE KITCHEN AND
BREWING EQUIPMENT TO ELECTRIC
UTILITY AND SET OF GAS, IN
COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER
2021-09 DRIVING ACCELERATED
ACTION. THE TOTAL COST OF THE
DECARBONIZATION MARK IS
ESTIMATED TO BE $710,000 AS
SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE. THE CITY IS
OFFERING TO OFFSET MAGNUSON CAFE
& BREWERY'S FEE UP TO PERCENT
OF THE KITCHEN PORTION OF THE
THERE IS ANTICIPATED THE SLIDE,
MAGNUSON CAFE CONTRIBUTION.
THERE IS NO OFF SET FOR PUBLIC
BENEFIT IN THIS AGREEMENT. THIS
REST ROOM SERVES THE RESTAURANT
USERS AND GENERAL PARK IN THE
NORTHSHORE AREA THERE IS GREAT
VALUE TO YOU. ANYONE IN THE PARK
OR ANYONE THAT NEEDS TO DO A
FUNDRAISER, THE CAFE AND BREWERY
IS ALWAYS THERE AND NEED $1 BEER
IS DONATED TO THAT NONPROFIT,
REALLY A GREAT PARTNER IN THE
PARK. AND EVERYONE IN THE
COMMUNITY ENJOYS THEM. THAT
BRINGS US TO SLIDE 9, IT HAS A
GREAT BACON CHEESEBURGER ON IT
AND ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I AM VEGAN SO IT LOOKS
DISGUSTING TO ME. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I AM SERIOUS. NO, JUST FINE.
IT LOOKS GOOD TO OTHER FOLKS.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THAT
PRESENTATION, I WILL, BEFORE I
GO TO KARINA I WILL GO TO CODY.
WE LIVE NEXT TO MADISON PARK AND
EXPERIENCE THE PARK EVERY DAY.
AND, MY KIDS GO TO THE LOCAL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND MY DAUGHTER
GRADUATED FROM ROOSEVELT, MY SON
IS ABOUT TO START THERE. SO, WE
ARE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE FEEL
LIKE MAGNUSON IS PART OF IT AND
LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT 15
YEARS OF HAVING MAGNUSON.
>> AWESOME. NICE TO HEAR WE HAVE
ROUGHRIDERS IN THE HOUSE. I KNOW
T IS NOT WELCOMED BY OUR
RAIDERS? PATRIOTS? OKAY. YEAH.
YES.
>> THEY HAVE NOT FIGURED IT OUT
YET, UNDERSTOOD.
>> THE PATRIOTS. YES, THANK YOU,
CODY FOR THAT. AND, YEAH, IT WAS
REALLY GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT IT. I
KNOW YOUR BREWERY AND JUST
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
TIME AND ATTENTION AND OBVIOUSLY
THE CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY
THAT, THAT YOU GIVE. I WANT TO
JUMP OVER TO KARINA TO HAVE
INSIGHTS FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
>> I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING
ADDITIONAL TO AD.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, I WANT TO
OPEN IT UP TO YOU IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL?
>> SURE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, I WILL NOT ASK
PLANE QUESTIONS OTHER THAN,
HELPING TO PUT ON THE PARADE IN
BALLARD EVERY YEAR AND BIG FAN
OVER HERE. JUST, JUST, KNOW YOUR
AUDIENCE. YOU HAVE A VEGAN CHAIR
AND NATHAN HALE GRAD. CODY I
APPRECIATE THE SHOUTOUT. [
LAUGHTER ]
>> YES. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, AND CHAIR, THANK YOU,
I WANTED TO ADD THROW AVOCADO
SLICES ON TOP AND I AM OKAY. [
LAUGHTER ]
>> IS THAT YOURS?
>> THAT IS ALL. THE FRIES ARE
VEGAN I HEARD. PEANUT OIL THEY
ARE COOKED IN. OKAY, AWESOME.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I DID NOT CHECK
IN WITH YOU BUT, ARE YOU ALL
COMFORTABLE?
>> YES, AWESOME. JUST, LOOKED
LEFT AND RIGHT. SO I AM GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 121056, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECOND TO RECOMMEND
THE PASSAGE OF THIS COUNCIL
BILL. ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS
ABOUT THE BACON CHEESEBURGER?
NO. OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL? [ ROLL BEING
CALLED ] MOTION CARRIES IN
COUNCIL BILL 121056 SENT TO
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2025
MEETING. A LOADED AGENDA FOR ME
ON SEPTEMBER 2nd. AWESOME. THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE, THANK
YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CODY,
APPRECIATE YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
THANK YOU CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FOR MAKING DECISIONS
TODAY THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR
PARKS AND PUBLIC PARKS, ALL OF
THE DECISIONS WE MAKE TODAY ARE
MAKING EVERLASTING IMPACTS FOR
OUR RESIDENTS TO ENJOY AND USE
SPACES AND LOVE DELIVERING THE
SERVICES AND APPRECIATE YOUR
PARTNERSHIP IN DOING THAT FOR
SEATTLE AND OUR DEPARTMENT,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU DIRECTOR
DIAZ.
>> WE ARE BACK IN THE FLOW. ITEM
NUMBER 4 INTO THE AGENDA COUNCIL
BILL 1010025, UPDATING AND
CLARIFYING WASTE STORAGE,
STAGING AREAS AND ACCESS FOR
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT, BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WELCOME BACK THANK YOU.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
DISCUSSION TODAY. YOU DON'T
HAVE A NEW PRESENTATION FOR US
TODAY? JUST GOING OVER THE
THINGS LAST TIME. I KNOW YOU
WILL GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF THE
LEGISLATION AND WE HAVE MR.
GOODNIGHT HERE AND GIVE US
THOUGHTS AS WELL, NO.
>> OKAY, AWESOME.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I CAN
PROVIDE BRIEF COMMENTS.
>> PLEASE, DO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO, CENTRAL STAFF, AS YOU
KNOW, THERE IS THE SECOND
DISCUSSION OF COUNCIL BILL
121005 RELATING TO UPDATING THE
SOLID WASTE STORAGE AND LAND USE
CODE AT THE COMMITTEE'S
PREVIOUS MEETING ON JULY 23rd,
THE COMMITTEE HELD A PUBLIC
HEARING AND RECEIVED A
PRESENTATION FROM EXECUTIVE
STAFF WHO ARE HERE TODAY ON THE
PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENTS,
BRIEFLY UPDATES CONTAINED WITHIN
THE BILL ARE INTENDED AMONG
OTHER THINGS CODIFIY STANDARDS
TO MATCH SOLID WASTE AND
REQUIREMENTS, SO, THOSE ARE
THINGS SUCH AS CLARENCE HEIGHTS
FOR COLLECTION TRUCKS AND
STAGING AND MAXIMUM SLOPES FOR
THE REPLACEMENT OF DUMPSTERS,
TWO, TO ADDRESS SOLID WASTE
STORAGE AND ACCESS IN
NEIGHBORHOODS IMPACTED WITH
INCREASING HOUSING DENSITIES AND
THIRD, TO IMPROVE SAFETY FOR
PEDESTRIANS, CONTRACTORS,
BUILDING MAINTENANCE STAFF, I
THINK THAT CONCLUDES MY BRIEF
REMARKS. AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE
STAFF FROM BOTH TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
>> AWESOME. AND, WOULD YOU ALL
LIKE TO HAVE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS AS WELL? ANYTHING?
THANK YOU FOR THAT OVERVIEW. I
DID NOT MEAN TO SKIRT OVER YOU.
>> HAPPY TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH KETTLE'S STAFF AND
STRAUSS'STAFF TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS OR GIVE RESPONSES TO
THE QUESTIONS YOU BROUGHT UP AT
THAT TIME. AND, WE HOPE THAT WE
WERE AIM TO MEET YOUR NEEDS AND
WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER FINAL
THOUGHTS.
>> WE COULD NOT MEET. OUR
SCHEDULES DID NOT ALIGN. I LOOK
FORWARD TO A FUTURE ENGAGEMENT
TO TALK THROUGH HOW THIS IS A
LAYER ON TOP OF MANY DIFFERENT
LAYERS REQUIRED WHEN BUILDING
HOUSING AND HOW ALL OF THE
LAYERS INTERACT TO CREATE EASIER
PATHWAY TOWARDS BUILDING MORE
HOUSING OR MORE DIFFICULT
PATHWAY. I AM NOT GOING TO SIT
UP HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY
PACKED AGENDA. I LOOK FORWARD TO
TALKING TO YOU IN THE FUTURE.
>> OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE ENGAGEMENT,
REALLY, THANKFUL, I APPRECIATE
SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE
HAD RELATED TO YOU KNOW, THE
COLLECTION AND IT GOES TO SOME
OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD AND
IT IS HELPFUL TO ME AND MY TEAM.
AND, I WILL CLOSE BY SAYING, YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR
THE LOGISTICS FOR LIFE HERE IN
OUR CITY. THIS GOES TO HOW YOU
COLLECT IT. IT GOES TO THE
POINTS OF LOADING DOCKS, IF WE
DON'T ACCOUNT FOR THIS, THIS
ALL GETS PUSHED ON TO OUR
STREETS WHICH THEN CREATES A
WHOLE OTHER PROBLEM: IT GOES TO
THE ALLEY QUESTION THAT WE
TALKED ABOUT. WE NEED TO ENSURE
THOSE PIECES OF SET. IN THE LONG
RUN, IT WILL HELP US. IF WE GET
JAMMED, HOW IT WORKS, THE
OPERATIONS OF IT, IT WILL HAVE A
LOT OF RIPPLE EFFECTS. I
APPRECIATE THE INPUT AND THE
COMMUNITY TO MAKE THE PLUG, ONCE
AGAIN. KEEP DOING IT UNTIL THE
END, THANK YOU, C CHAIR.
>> AWESOME. I APPRECIATE IT. WE
THIS PRESENTATION AND THEN I MET
WITH A DEVELOPMENT THAT IS
HAPPENING IN OUR CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND THEY WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE UTILITIES PIECE OF IT.
I FELT LIKE I KNEW MORE WHEN
THEY WERE DISCUSSING IT BECAUSE
WE THIS PRESENTATION AND THEY
WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY WERE
GOING TO NAVIGATE AND PUT IT IN
A CERTAIN AREA AND THE HEIGHT
AND THE GARAGE AND, YOU KNOW,
ALL OF THREE DIFFERENT
COMPONENTS THAT I DON'T THINK A
LOT OF PEOPLE UNDERSTAND ABOUT
ALL OF THE GUTS AND NUTS AND
BOLTS THAT HAPPEN IN OUR CITY
EVERY SINGLE DAY. THEY ONLY SEE
A LOT OF THE SURFACE LEVEL. WE
AS COUNCILMEMBERS GET TO SEE,
YOU KNOW, HOW A LOT OF THE CITY
FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS AND
JUST IT REMINDS ME OF JUST BASIC
FUNDAMENTALS, EVERYONE LIKES TO
SEE SOMEONE MAKE A SHOT BUT THEY
DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE MECHANICS
OR THE PRACTICE OR THE HOURS OR
ALL OF THE THINGS IN THE
BACKGROUND. ANY WHO, I CAN
RELATE ANYTHING TO BASKETBALL.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. I AM
COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THIS
TODAY. DO A QUICK CHECK, LEFT
AND RIGHT. AWESOME. I WILL MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 121005.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU, TWO SECONDS AND
MOVED. ANY FINAL COMMENTS.
SEEING NONE, CLERK CAN YOU CALL
THE ROLL? [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THREE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
THE BILL PASSED WILL BE SENT TO,
AGAIN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd,
2025 MEETING. THANK YOU ALL FOR
BEING HERE. REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME AND ENERGY ON THIS
BILL. AWESOME. AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING THE IMPACTS
OF IT. I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WILL BE HAVING MEETINGS.
CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER 5-10 INTO THE AGENDA FOR
THE RECORD. 5-10 ARE 3270
THROUGH 3275. HOWARD, RICHER,
AND SWARTZ AS MEMBERS TO THE
SEATTLE UTILITIES FOR A TERM TO
JULY 31st, 2028. A BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. WE ALL WANT TO BE A PART
OF THE CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL.
THIS IS AWESOME, DIRECTOR LEE
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. WE ARE LOOKING
FOR SIX PROPOSED APPOINTMENTS,
AS YOU MAY KNOW THIS PANEL
ADVISES THE LEADERSHIP AND MAKES
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL ON STRATEGIC
BUSINESS PLAN THAT FOCUSES OUR
WORK TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF
CUSTOMERS AND THE COMMUNITIES
THE PLAN PROVIDES CUSTOMERS WITH
A PREDICTABLE THREE-YEAR RATE
PATH AND PROJECTION FOR THE
SUBSEQUENT THREE YEARS. THESE
APPOINTEES CONTINUE THE CUSTOMER
REVIEW PANEL OF STRONG
REPRESENTATION AND TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE. INCLUDING MORE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND HEAR VOICES
THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY
UNDER REPRESENTED. I WILL HAND
IT OVER TO JUSTIN CHAN FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THESE
QUALIFIED NOMINEES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS. SO, QUICK
OVERVIEW OF THE CUSTOMER REVIEW
PANEL. SO, IT WAS FORMED IN
2013. CAME A BODY IN 2018. THE
PANEL ADVISES THE MAYOR, CITY
COUNCIL AND SPUs PLAN AND RATES.
PANEL INCLUDES 11 MEMBERS FROM
PRIVATE, PUBLIC, NONPROFIT
SECTORS, UTILITY EXPERTS AND
REPS FOR CHP MEMBERS STARTING IN
AUGUST OF 2022, FINISHED FIRST
TERMS THIS YEAR AND ASKED TO BE
REAPPOINTED. AND TWO CRP MEMBERS
TURNED OUT THIS YEAR THAT OPENED
UP TWO SEATS. AS YOU CAN SEE
HERE, I HAVE WITH ME, SAM STORK.
WE HAD A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP
WITH PARTNER OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO
HAVE A JOINT RECRUITMENT, USING
A SINGLE APPLICATION TO
STREAMLINE OUTREACH AND MAXIMIZE
IMPACT. THE GOAL WAS TO HAVE A
LARGE CANDIDATE TO SHOW HOW
DIVERSE SEATTLE IS. AS YOU CAN
SEE HERE, WE USE A HUGE, I WOULD
SAY A DIVERSE ARRAY OF
RECRUITMENT CHANNEL ITS. AS A
RESULT WE HAVE HAD, WE INCREASED
DIVERSITY OF THE PANEL. SAM CAN
ATTEST TO THIS. BRINGING A WIDE
RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES AND LIVED
EXPERIENCES TO GUIDE OUR WORK.
SO, WE RECEIVED 13 HIGHLY
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR THE TWO
AVAILABLE SEATS. WE ARE ONLY
ABLE TO CHOOSE JUST TWO OUT OF
THE 13. ONE FOR THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE FOR APPROVAL AND ONE FOR
CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL. SO, WE
ARE DELIGHTED TO REAPPOINT FOUR
MEMBERS FRAZIER, RICHARD AND
SWARTZ. EBONY IS A COORDINATOR,
AFRICAN TOWN BOARD MEMBER,
PASSIONATE ANTI-RACIST ADVOCATE,
SUPPORTING EQUITY ACROSS OUR
CITY. RAZ IS RETIRED MANAGER.
AMANDA IS A DISPLACEMENT
CONSULTANT, NATIONAL HOMELESS
SPEAKER AND ARTIST AND ROBIN IS
A ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVOCATE
FOCUSED ON CLIMATE. WE ARE
EXCITED TO RECOMMEND THE
FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS FOR
COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. JEREMY
FEBUS. CIVIL ENGINEER FOR 25
YEARS, BRINGS INSIGHTS,
EXPERIENCE IN CITY
INFRASTRUCTURE, STORM WATER,
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND DEEPLY
ENGAGED PROFESSIONAL AND A
CUSTOMER. AND, RITA HOWARD, WHO
IS A RETIRED TECHNICAL WRITER,
TEACHER, COMMUNITY ADVOCATE WITH
DEEP CONNECTIONS WITH OLDER
ADULTS, WORKING FAMILIES. OUR
NEXT STEPS ARE FOR CONSIDERATION
FULL COUNCIL CONSIDERATION VOTE
AND THE NEXT CRP MEETING WILL BE
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8th.
>> AWE SOME I KNOW JEREMY IS
HERE. WOULD LOVE IF HE HAD A FEW
WORDS TO SAY. I DON'T WANT TO
PUT YOU ON THE SPOT BUT YOU ARE
HERE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS AND
CHAIR PERSON. I I AM A CIVIL
ENGINEER, BUT, I AM PASSIONATE
ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WORKS
FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS
SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT AND
PUTS PEOPLE FIRST AND I AM
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PUT MY
EXPERIENCE TO WORK HELPING
UTILITY LOOK FORWARD TO SERVICES
HONORED TO BE CONSIDERED.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU.
>> AND, BEFORE I ASK MY
COLLEAGUES IF THEY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS JUST WANTED TO THANK
YOU TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE BEING REAPPOINTED AND ARE
NEW APPOINTEES AS WELL. WE KNOW
IT IS VOLUNTEER WORK, REALLY
IMPRESSED WITH YOUR BACKGROUND,
BOTH YOU AND RITA'S BACKGROUND
WHETHER I WAS REVIEWING STUFF, I
KNOW THAT OUR OFFICE WAS VERY
INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION
PROCESS AND THERE WERE MANY
GREAT CANDIDATES, I THINK IT
SPEAKS TO THE IMPORTANT WORK
THAT WE ARE DOING. DID NOT
REALIZE THERE WOULD BE SO MANY
CANDIDATES FOR THIS, FOR THIS
WORK THAT IS GREAT. AND, JUST
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF
YOUR DEDICATION AS WELL. I THINK
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE TO
HEAR WHEN CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE
TRYING TO GET BETTER IS HAVING A
REVIEW PANEL. ESPECIALLY THE
CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS WINS AND SO,
JUST THE CONSTANT ABILITY OF
GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY IT IS
SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY GOOD
AND STRIVE TO BE. SO, I WILL
PAUSE THERE AND JUST LOOK TO THE
LEFT TO RIGHT TO SEE IF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AS SOMEONE
WHO USED TO VOLUNTEER IN
COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT WAYS IN
THE CITY I REALLY THE TIME AND
COMMITMENT AND IMPACTS ON
YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY. I WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE
THAT PUT THEIR NAMES FORWARD FOR
APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> I AM SO SORRY, I DID NOT
CATCH YOUR INTRODUCTION.
>> I AM SAMANTHA STORK, I
SUPPORT SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
>> THAT IS WHY I DID NOT CATCH
IT, I WAS LOOKING FOR THE NAMES
ON THE APPOINTMENT PACKET.
TYPICALLY I ASK PEOPLE THAT COME
FOR QUESTIONS, JEREMY WE HAVE A
LOT ON THE AGENDA, I WILL SHARE
WHAT I LIKED ABOUT YOUR
APPLICATION. I FIND THAT I AM
QUOTING FROM YOUR APPLICATION, I
WILL MAKE SURE IT IS YOURS, YES,
IT IS. IN MY EXPERIENCE AS A
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WORKING ON
NEW HOUSING I FIND EXISTING
POLICIES OFTEN WORK AGAINST NEW
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY OR
IMPROVED MOBILITY AND
ACCESSIBILITY AND OTHER
SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INTERESTS IN
THE NAME OF PROTECTING
RATEPAYERS OR -- I AM GOING TO
STOP THERE BECAUSE I LOVE THE
REST OF THIS STATEMENT. SO, I
JUST, I AM SHARING WITH YOU I AM
EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ON AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE.
THESE ANSWERS REALLY NAILED WHY
I BELIEVE WHY YOU SHOULD BE ON
THIS PANEL, THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WITH THAT BEING SAID I WILL MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
320-75. WILL THE CLERK CALL THE
ROLL? [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> MOTION CARRIES, COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SENT TO
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 5th, SORRY,
SEPTEMBER 2nd, THANK YOU,
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. AND NOW ITEM
NUMBER 11 INTO THE RECORD. JUST
FOR A TIME CHECK, COUNCILMEMBERS
WE HAVE 13 AGENDA ITEMS, NO, I
LIED. 14 AGENDA ITEMS, WE ARE
NUMBER 11.
>> AGENDA ITEM 11 IS COUNCIL
BILL 121051. RELATING TO THE
SOLID WASTE SYSTEM OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, REVISING RATES
AND CHARGES FOR SOLID WASTE
SERVICES, REVISING CREDITS TO
LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS FOR SOLID
WASTE SERVICES, ADDING SOLID
WASTE SERVICE CATEGORIES AND
AMENDING SECTIONS 21.36.010.
>> .
>> THANK YOU.
>> FOR READ ONLY AND POSSIBLE
VOTE.
>> ANDREWLY, MARIA COE.
>> NEXT PRESENTATION COVERS
2026-2028 SOLID WASTE RATE
PROPOSAL. AS YOU KNOW THE SOLID
WASTE FUND IS SUPPORTED ALMOST
ENTIRELY BY UTILITY FEE REVENUE.
AND, SOLID WASTE CUSTOMERS ARE
BILLED BY SPU IN THE CASE OF
RESIDENTIAL OR BY COLLECTION
CONTRACTORS IN THE CASE OF
COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS. I WILL
KIND OF FAST FORWARD TO THE
PUNCH LINE WHICH IS THE PROPOSED
RATE INCREASES FOR THE SOLID
WASTE RATES ARE CONSISTENT WITH
THE AVERAGE OVERALL RATE PATH OF
4.7% FOR YEAR AS WAS APPROVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN APPROVED
LAST SUMMER IN 2024. THE RATE
PACKAGE ALSO EXPANDS OUR UTILITY
OFFERS AND GOAL OF DIVERTING
ITEMS FROM OUR LANDFILL AND
INTRODUCING A NEW SPECIAL ITEM
PICK UP SERVICE. THE SPECIAL
ITEMS WILL INCLUDE A BATTERY
BAG, SPECIAL ITEMS BOX FOR
SMALLER ELECTRICS AND THE
ABILITY TO INCLUDE LARGE AND
BULKY ITEMS ALL WITHIN OUR
CUSTOMERS EXISTING RATE. THE
LEGISLATION WILL ADJUST CREDITS
FOR LOW-END CUSTOMERS THROUGH
THE UTILITY CUSTOMER PROGRAM. I
WILL HAND THINGS OVER TO MARIA
COE WHO WILL LEAD US THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, ANDREW AND
COUNCILMEMBERS. SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES HAS THREE LINES OF
BUSINESS. WE SET RATES FOR THOSE
LINES OF BUSINESSES EVERY THREE
YEARS, ONE RATE STUDY A YEAR.
THIS YEAR IT IS TIME FOR SOLID
WASTE. THIS WILL SET RATES FOR
2026-2028. AS ANDREW MENTIONED
IT IS IN LINE WITH THE STRATEGIC
BUSINESS PLAN ADOPTED LAST YEAR.
THE OVERALL 6-YEAR AVERAGE
REMAINS AT 3.1% AND THE ANNUAL
AVERAGE INCREASE FOR EACH YEAR
IS 4.7%. COMPARED TO THE
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN THE RATE
PATH HAS BEEN SMOOTHED A BIT.
YOU CAN SEE WE WERE ABLE TO
ELIMINATE THE SPIKE IN 2029 AND
MOVE THAT DOWN TO 3.2 AND 3.5
AND 3.5% IN EACH YEAR. THE SOLID
WASTE TRANSFER STATION RATES ARE
INCREASING A LITTLE BIT MORE AT
5-2% ABOVE THAT AVERAGE DUE TO A
CHANGE IN THE DEMAND FORECAST
THAT IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE.
OUR SOLID RATE BILLS, THERE IS
WHAT OUR SINGLE FAMILY,
MULTIFAMILY, SMALL BUSINESSES
ARE EXPECTED TO SEE. NOTE THAT
THE TRANSFER STATION RATES AS
WELL. AND RESIDENTIAL BILL
COMPARISON. SO, THERE IS LOOKING
AT COMBINED PACKAGES, SEATTLE
SINGLE FAMILY HAS A 96 GALLON,
SORRY, 32 GALLON GARBAGE CART,
96 GALLON YARD WASTE AND
RECYCLING CARTS AS WELL.
RECYCLES IS EVERY OTHER WEEK.
CHALLENGING, OFTENTIMES, TO
COMPARE SOLID WASTE AS SERVICES
AND FREQUENCY CHANGES.
COMPARISON FOR SAN FRANCISCO IS
CLOSEST, TACOMA AND PORTLAND,
THE BILLS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO
ACCOUNT FOR COLLECTION EVERY
OTHER WEEK INSTEAD OF TO BE
SIMILAR TO OUR EVERY WEEK
COLLECTIONS. NEXT WE WILL LOOK
AT THE SOLID WASTE SYSTEM. THIS
SLIDE SLOWS HOW SOLID WASTE IS
COLLECTED AND PROCESSED WITHIN
THE CITY. THE MAJORITY OF THE
SOLID WASTE SERVICES ARE
CONTRACTED OUT TO A NUMBER OF
COMPANIES. CITY STAFF IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATIONS
OF OUR TWO TRANSFER STATIONS AS
WELL AS POLICY AND PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT. SOLID WASTE IS
COLLECTED BY CONTRACTORS OR
SELF--HAULED TO THE TRANSFER
STATIONS. GARBAGE, ORGANICS,
RECYCLES CARTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY
AND MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD AND
COMMERCIAL GARBAGE COLLECTIONS
AS WELL AS LIMITED, SORRY,
DUMPSTERS AS WELL AS LIMITED
RECYCLING REQUESTED. OUR
CUSTOMERS ARE PREDOMINANTLY
SINGLE FAMILY. MAKING UP THE
MAJORITY OF THE ACCOUNTS.
MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL.
MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL ARE
DUMPSTERS AS I JUST MENTIONED
AND CARTS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL.
THE TWO PREDOMINANT, WE HAVE TWO
COLLECTION PROVIDERS, WASTE
MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY. THE
CONTRACTS WERE NEGOTIATED IN
2017, 2018 AND WENT INTO EFFECT
IN 2019. THEY CURRENTLY RUN
THROUGH 2029 WITH THE OPTION FOR
EXTENSIONS FOR 2031 OR 2033. OUR
PROCESSING AND DISPOSAL IS DONE
BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMPANIES
DEPENDING ON THE WASTE.
RECYCLING IS HAULED DIRECTLY TO
FACILITIES IN SEATTLE. ORGANICS
TRANSPORTED TO THE TWO
PROCESSING FACILITIES AND
GARBAGE TRANSPORTED BY RAIL TO
THE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN OREGON.
NEXT, WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM AND
WHERE IT GOES. IF YOU REMEMBER
FROM THE CUSTOMER ACCOUNT SLIDE,
RESIDENTIAL ARE LARGE SHARE AND
INCLUDES SINGLE FAMILY AND
MULTIFAMILY. COMMERCIAL IS THE
NEXT LARGEST. TRANSFER STATIONS
WHERE PEOPLE AND COMPANIES CAN
TAKE TRASH AS GROWING PARTS OF
THE REVENUE STREAM. OTHER
REVENUE STREAMS INCLUDE
REVENUES, SALE OF RECYCLABLES
AND PROCESSORS AND DIRECT TO
RAIL REVENUE, NONCONTRACT
COMMERCIAL WASTE THAT COMES BY
PRIVATE TRANSFER IN SOUTH
SEATTLE. FOR EXPENSES, SOLID
WASTE CONTRACTS THAT ARE THE
PIECES OF THE PIE THAT ARE
COLLECTIONS, PROCESSING AND
DISPOSAL, BY FAR THE LARGEST
PIECES CONSISTING OF 56% OF THE
TOTAL EXPENDITURES, TAXES FOR
CITY AND STATE ACCOUNT FOR 16%.
THE OTHER O&M OR OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE FEES CONSIST OF THE
EXPENSES THAT WE CONTROL. AS YOU
WILL NOTE, THE $50 MILLION
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVENUE AND
EXPENSES IS USED TO PAY DOWN
DEBT AND REMAIN FINANCIAL
POLICIES. WHICH SEGUES TO THE
NEXT SLIDE. SO, OUR FINANCIAL
POLICIES ARE THE KEY FINANCIAL
METRICS WE USE TO MONITOR AND
MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF THE SOLID
WASTE FUND. NET INCOME SHOULD BE
POSITIVE, DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE
IS A RATIO BETWEEN THE OPERATING
MARGIN AND DEBT SERVICE. THEY
LOOK AT THERE WITH AND WITHOUT
TAXES AND OUR INTERNAL CASH
BALANCE OF 45 DAYS IS HIGHER TO
RECOGNIZE DISRUPTION OF SERVICES
COULD IMPACT CONTRACT EXPENSE.
THE IS MORE IN LINE WITH PURE
AGENCIES. CASH FINANCING OF
CAPITAL, NOW AT 100% CASH, NO
LONGER BOND FINANCE WHEN WE DID
BOND FINANCE, DOING 10% OR
GREATER OF OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM
WAS ESSENTIALLY A DOWN PAYMENT
ON THOSE PROJECTS AND HELPED US
PREVENT RAPID INCREASES AND DEBT
SERVICE AND THE BURDEN. AS
ANDREW MENTIONED ALSO WE ARE
EXCITED TO OFFER A NEW PHASING
IN OF A SPECIAL ITEM PICK UP.
THE SLIDE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL
DETAILS. THE GOAL IS TO DIVERT
ITEMS FROM THE LANDFILL AND
FORCE E-WASTE AND BATTERY BANS
AND IMPROVE OUR SOLID WASTE
OFFERINGS, PHASED IN DUE TO THE
NEED FOR OUT REACH, BILLING
UPDATES AND CONTRACTOR CAPACITY
PLANNING N2026, A SPECIAL ITEMS
BOX AND A BATTERY BAG WILL BE
OFFERED AND IN 2027-2028, ONE
BULKY OR ELECTRIC ITEM WILL BE
INCLUDED IN ADDITION TO THE BAG
AND BATTERY BAG. THE NEXT STEPS.
WE ARE HERE TODAY AND SEPTEMBER
10th, NOT SEPTEMBER 2nd, FOR
CONSIDERATION AND A POSSIBLE
VOTE. AND THEN HOPEFULLY FULL
CONSIDERATION ON THE 16th WITH
RATES GOING INTO EFFECT APRIL
1st, 2026. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. WE ARE OPEN TO ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND, I WILL KICK IT OVER TO
BRIAN GOODNIGHT FOR ASSESSMENT
FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I AM DIVING
IN RIGHT NOW TO EVERYYEAR WHEN
THEY HAVE RATE PACKAGE THEY HAVE
A RATE STUDY THAT CAN BE FOUND
AS AN ATTACHMENT. I WILL BE
DIVING IN NOW AND WHEN IT COMES
BACK I WILL HAVE A MEME BOW FOR
THE COMMITTEE AND COMMENTS AT
THAT TIME.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. I HAD MY
FIRST BRIEFING WHERE I ASKED A
BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AND WE ALL
TALKED ABOUT IT, I THINK FROM
ALL OF THE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
AS WELL AS THE AFFORDABILITY
PIECE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT,
IT IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE WHEN WE
UNDERSTAND RATES ARE INCREASING
BUT ALSO THE INFRASTRUCTURE, US
GROWING AS A CITY. I WILL STOP
AND SEE IF OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
HAVE QUESTIONS, I DO ENCOURAGE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO GET BRIEFINGS
NOT TELLING YOU ALL WHAT TO DO
BUT TELLING WHAT YOU TO DO. [
LAUGHTER ]
>> THANK YOU. I WILL GET MY MIC
STAND FIXED. THANK YOU, CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU,
DIRECTOR LEE TO BE HERE
APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. OF
COURSE, THANK YOU. I HAVE
EXPOSURE AND EXPERIENCE WITH
WASTE WATER. IT IS A WHOLE OTHER
SUBJECT. BUT IT KIND OF GOES TO
WHAT CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH IS
SAYING AFFORDABILITY PART. IT IS
INTERESTING IN THE SENSE OF THE
CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING BUT
PART OF THIS IS TRYING TO DO IT
PROPERLY TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
THERE IS THAT PART. AND I
APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU DO IT.
THE THREE YEAR, AS I HAVE
LEARNED NOT EVERYBODY DOES THAT.
SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT AND
SETTING THE EXAMPLES. I AM
CONCERNED MOVING FORWARD SOME
WHAT BECAUSE I AM ANTICIPATING
ANOTHER ROUND OF INFLATION DUE
TO WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON
TARIFFS AND THE LIKE. I THINK
THAT IS GOING TO RIPPLE THROUGH
AND THAT IS GOING TO START
JAMMING US AGAIN. ONE THING THAT
I HAVE COME TO REALIZE IN THIS
JOB, I HAVE KNOWN IT BUT THIS
JOB IS SO MUCH MORE ACUTE THE
IMPACT FROM FED RATES AND HAVE
THAT LOW IS SO IMPORTANT. THAT
IS BEING THROWN OUT OF THE
WINDOW NOWADAYS. THAT IS ONE
CONCERN IN TERMS OF HOW IT PLAYS
OUT. AND THAT IS, THAT IS SOUGHT
OF OUR CONTROL IN THAT SENSE. A
LOT OF THE QUESTION THAT I HAD,
BY THE WAY, CAN I FIRST GO BACK
TO THE PREVIOUS TWO OR THREE
AGENDA ITEMS. YOU KNOW, IN TERMS
OF PICK UP AND ALIKE. I WANT TO
COMMEND THE DRIVERS. WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE
ABILITY TO GET IN, DEALING WITH
THE SLOPES AND THE LIKE. PLEASE
PASS MY THANKS TO THEIR ABILITY
TO GET AROUND THE CITY AND
PARTICULARLY, I WILL NOT SAY
WHERE I LIVE BUT FOR THOSE GUY
THAT WERE ABLE TO BACK INTO MY
DEAD END ALLEY, COMING OFF OF A
SLOPE THAT IS, THAT IS SKILL.
AND, THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I
JUST WANTED TO PASS A THANK YOU
FOR EACH WEEK COMING FOR THE
YARD WASTE AND EVERY OTHER WEEK
RECYCLING THAT LEADS ME TO A
QUESTION THAT IS LOOKING AT IT
AND WE ARE COVERED NOW BUT I
ALSO HAVE HAD DIFFERENT
EXPOSURES OR EXPERIENCE IN THIS
JOB RELATED TO RECYCLING. HAVING
A RECYCLER WHO COULD NOT AFFORD
TO BE DOWN SOUTH AND LOOKING TO
RELOCATE IN TERMS OF DEALING
WITH INDUSTRIAL WASTE. IT WAS SO
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT AND
ANOTHER THAT WAS DOING, I THINK,
BOTTLE RECYCLING, THE COMPANY
THAT WAS BOUGHT OUT BY A FRENCH
COMPANY AND THEN THE FRENCH
COMPANY DECIDES BECAUSE OF SOME,
YOU KNOW, DECISIONS THAT HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MISSION
IN TERMS OF RECYCLING HERE IN
SEATTLE TO CLOSE IT. AND, MY
QUESTION IS, PARTICULARLY
RECYCLING BUT THE STABILITY OF
THE SUPPLIERS, THE STABILITY TO
HAVE THE CAPACITY AND THE
CAPABILITY AND THE CAPACITY TO
WORK THESE AREAS IN PARTICULAR
TO RECYCLING CAN YOU SPEAK TO
THAT?
>> YEAH, THERE IS, THERE IS, THE
RECYCLING MARKETS ARE VARIABLE.
ABSOLUTELY. WE SAW IT WITH GLASS
RECYCLING RECENTLY WHERE OUR
MAJOR SORT OF GLASS REPSYCHE
RECYCLER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS.
WITH THAT BEING SAID WE WORKED
WITH THAT RECYCLING MARKETS TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE ACTIVELY
DIVERSIFYING. THE RECYCLING
MARKETS WHETHER YOU LOOK BROADLY
ACROSS THE WEST COAST ARE FA%RLY
STRONG.
>> OKAY.
>> SO, IN THE GLASS IN
PARTICULAR THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RECYCLING
MARKETS DOWN SOUTH IN CALIFORNIA
AREA. AND, NOT RELY SINGLY ON A
PARTICULAR MARKET SAY THE WINE
INDUSTRY FOR EXAMPLE. AND, THE
DIVERSIFICATION I THINK IT IS
ALWAYS AN ADVANTAGE TO US. IT
ENSURES THEY WILL GO TO
RECYCLING AS OPPOSED TO OTHER
USES. I THINK WE ARE SEEING IT
ACROSS THE BOARD THAT THERE IS
CONTINUED TO BE CHANGING IN THE
MARKET. BUT, AGAIN, WHEREVER THE
CHANGES OCCUR WE HAVE STRONG
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE RECYCLING
MARKET. THE END USERS IN A SENSE
AND USE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO
MAKE SURE OUR MARKETS ARE
STRONG. I WILL ADD ONE OTHER
THING TO THIS. WHICH IS, WE,
RECENTLY AT THE STATE LEVEL,
STATE LEGISLATURE WE PASSED THE
RECYCLING REFORM ACT FOR PAPER
PRODUCTS AND PACKAGING. WE ARE
HEADED TOWARDS A SITUATION IN
SEVERAL YEARS WHERE THE
PRODUCERS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO
BE PAYING FOR RECYCLING COSTS.
AND, THEY WILL ALSO KIND OF HELP
TO DICTATE THE MARKET ON THAT.
THAT IS ACTUALLY, WE BELIEVE, IT
WILL BE A BIG BENEFIT TO OUR
RATEPAYERS AND GENERAL MARKET.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AT THE
END OF THE DAY WE NEED TO BE
HAVING THIS ABILITY TO RECYCLE
HOWEVER IT IS DONE. I AM GLAD TO
HEAR, THE GLASS IS THE ONE THAT
I WAS REFERRING TO. THE FRENCH
COMPANY BUYING IT OUT AND THEN
DECIDING -- THANK YOU FOR THAT.
RECYCLING IT IS FOR THE PUBLIC
GOOD AND OUR ENVIRONMENT AND THE
LIKE. AND, AND, AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT I WANT TO
SAY THAT COUNCILMEMBERS TO
INCLUDE MYSELF, CLEAN THE
RECYCLING TO ENSURE NO FOG GETS
INTO THE PIPES. EVEN TODAY,
ACTUALLY, THIS MORNING I CLEANED
WITH PAPER TOWEL TO AVOID FOG
CHALLENGES IN DISTRICT 7.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MY COLLEAGUES MAY LAUGH BUT
IT IS IMPORTANT, AM I RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. [
LAUGHTER ]
>> WE ARE LAUGHING. YOU ARE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, DID YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. TO BE
BRIEF, I OBSERVED EXTRA TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FOR YOUR REQUEST. I WILL SAY
MY QUESTIONS, I WILL ASK FOR A
BRIEFING TO THE SIDE. I KNOW IN
THE AREA THE AMENDITY AREA FOR
GARBAGE I DID NOT GET A CHANCE
TO MEET WITH ANGELA IN BETWEEN
WITH THE MEETINGS AND I WAS OKAY
VOTING THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR
THIS. I WILL NOT BE VOTING ON
THIS WITHOUT TIME DEDICATED. I
CAN TELL YOU I SCHEDULING FOR
OCTOBER. GETTING TIME ON MY
CALENDAR NOW IS CRITICAL. I
THINK WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE
IS A BACK UP OF DEPARTMENTS
ACROSS THE CITY TRYING TO GET
THEIR LEGISLATION THROUGH
COUNCIL BEFORE WE GO TO BUDGET.
MY REQUEST TO ALL DEPARTMENTS,
ANDREW YOU ARE SITTING FOR ME
RIGHT NOW, GET YOUR LEGISLATION
IN BEFORE THIS. BECAUSE THIS IS
HAPPENING ACROSS THE BOARD. SO,
YOU ARE SEEING 17 BILLS IN
TODAY. WE HAD SEVEN BILLS ON
BUDGET LAST WEEK. YOU ARE NOT
THE ONLY ONE. THIS IS A MESSAGE
TO ALL DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS. DO
NOT WAIT LIKE THIS. IT IS REALLY
DIRECT. A POTENTIAL, WE DON'T
HAVE TIME TO MEET BETWEEN NOW
AND SEPTEMBER. ALSO MENTIONING
MARIA COE IS ONE OF OUR BOARD
MEMBERS FOR THE SEATTLE CITY
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO,
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK,
YOUR SERVICE TO MAKE SURE THAT
ALL OF US CAN RETIRE. [ LAUGHTER
]
>> THANK YOU, FOR THAT. AS WELL,
THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE
DIRECTOR LEE AND I ALSO KNOW, I
KNOW COLLEAGUES YOU WILL ALL GET
YOUR BRIEFING AS WELL AND I
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
STATING THAT. IT IS IMPORTANT. I
ALSO BROUGHT UP UTILITY DISCOUNT
PROGRAMS AND THE THRESHOLD AND
THAT BEING A CONCERN WE NEED TO
ADDRESS THE THRESHOLD AS WE ARE
CONTINUING TO RAISE PRICES AND
SO FORTH THAT I THINK OUR
THRESHOLD NEEDS A GOOD DEEP DIVE
AS WELL. SO, ANY WAYS, THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE AND WE WILL
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION.
AWESOME. CLERK, READY TO MOVE ON
TO ITEM NUMBER 12.
>> AGENDA 12 IS 121043 RELATING
TO THE HARSH OAR ISLAND
SUPERFUND SITE AUTHORIZING
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO AGREE TO
ORDERS ISSUED BY THE UNITED
STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY REGARDING REMEDIATION OF
CONTAMINATION AT THE EAST
WATERWAY OPERABLE UNIT AT THE
HARBOR ISLAND SUPERFUND SITE,
AND FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> AWESOME, DIRECTOR LEE, TAKE
IT AWAY.
>> LAST APRIL THE COMMITTEE
APPROVED SPU AND SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT TO HAVE CLEANUP OF THE
SUPERFUND SITE ACCORDING TO THE
TERMS OF A FEDERAL CONSENT
DECREE. TODAY WE HAVE SIMILAR
LEGISLATION THAT ADDRESSES
SENTIMENT CLEANUP EAST WATERWAY.
IT IS A MILE LONG, 157 ACRE PART
OF HARBOR ISLAND. THEY ARE
CONTAMINATED WITH HISTORICAL
POLLUTION FROM INDUSTRIAL AND
URBAN USE. THE LEGISLATION WE
ARE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER WOULD
AUTHORIZE ENTERING AGREED ORDERS
WITH THE EPA TO CLEANUP
CONCAMINATION AT THE SITE ON
CONTAMINATION AT THE SITE AND TO
SHARE THE COST OF IMPLEMENTING
THE AGREED ORDERS. WITH ME
TODAY, I HAVE DAVE SCHUCHARDT
THAT WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAIL AS
WELL AS LAURA WISHIK TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE ATTORNEYS
OFFICE.
>> AWESOME, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, ANDREW.
>>> SO, THE EAST WATERWAY IS ONE
OF OUR, IT IS OUR SECOND LARGEST
CLEANUP SITE. THE OTHERS ARE
TERMINAL 108, A LAND-BASED SITE
ON THE WATERWAY BANKS AND GAS
WORKS PARK. THE EAST WATERWAY IS
PART OF A SEPARATE SUPERFUND
SITE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
ALL RECOGNIZE THAT KIND OF
ADMINISTRATIVELY. WE WORK WITH
THE COMMUNITY AND WITH EPA TO
CLEAN THESE WATERWAYS AS ONE
RIVER. ADMINISTRATIVELY, THE
SITE IS PART OF THE HARBOR
ISLAND SUPERFUND SITE. SEVEN
UNITS, EAST WATERWAY IS THE LAST
OPERABLE UNIT ADDRESSED BY THE
EPA. THE CITY BECAME INVOLVED IN
2006. WE HAVE A, UP UNTIL TODAY,
WE HAVE AN OPERATING MEMORANDUM
AGREEMENT WITH PORT, KING COUNTY
AND THE CITY TO FUND AND CONDUCT
THE STUDY NEEDED. DURING ALL OF
THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE PORT HAS
BEEN THE SOUL SIGNATURETORY OF
THE EPA ORDER. IN ADDITION TO
COMPLETING ALL OF THE SITE
CLEANUP STUDIES, FINALIZED IN
2019, WE HAVE DONE SOME WORK AND
LAURA CAN SPEAK FURTHER IF YOU
HAVE INTEREST OF THE LIABLE
PARTIES THAT MIGHT OF
CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONTAMINATION
BE SIDES THESE THREE PARTIES.
BUT IN 2024, EPA CONSIDERED ALL
OF THE STUDIES AND BASED ON
PUBLIC COMMENT AND INPUT ON
THEIR PROPOSED PLAN THEY ISSUED
THEIR INTERIM RECORD OF DECISION
THAT DEFINES THE CLEANUP ACTIONS
THAT ARE NEEDED AT THE SITE. AS
WE WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS WE
WILL BE NEEDING A NEW MEMORANDUM
AGREEMENT AS WE WORK WITH THEM
TO ACCOMPLISH THE NEXT MAJOR
PHASE IN THE CLEANUP THAT WILL
BE THE ENGINEERING DESIGN. THAT
WILL BE COVERED UNDER A NEW
ORDER WITH EPA. THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED
ARE BOTH SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
AND WE INTERNALLY SHARE COSTS
AND HAVE BUDGETED FOR THE
CLEANUP EXPENSES THROUGHOUT THIS
PROGRAM. THE EPA'S CLEANUP
DECISION INVOLVE PRIMARILY
DREDGING OF THE WATERWAY TO
ACCOMMODATE THE HEAVY USES BY
THE LARGE INDUSTRIAL
CONTAINERSHIPS THAT COME IN AND
OUT OF THE WATERWAY. AND THE
MAIN CHANNEL OF THE WATERWAY,
FEDERAL NAVIGATION CHANNEL
AUTHORIZED DEPTH. THAT LIMITS
OUR APPROACHES THAT CAN BE USED
FOR EXAMPLE. PUT IN THE PATH
THAT WOULD RAISE THE BOTTOM
ELEVATION OF THE NAVIGATION
CHANNEL. EPA ESTIMATED COST FOR
THE CLEANUP IS $401 MILLION.
THAT IS $24. SO, THE NEXT STEP,
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
EPA TO NEGOTIATE THE NEXT ORDER
OR LAURA CAN TELL YOU, WHICH
WILL COVER THE ENGINEERING
DESIGN THAT IS ABOUT A FOUR-YEAR
EFFORT FROM 2025-2029. WE
ESTIMATE THAT THIS DESIGN PHASE
WILL COST $20 MILLION BY BEING A
SIGNATORY ALLOWING STATE GRANTS
MATCHING FUNDS. AND JUST FOR
YOU, WE SEQUENCED AND TIMED THAT
NEGOTIATION WITH EPA TO MEET THE
COUNCIL'S APPROVAL SCHEDULE
BECAUSE THE CITY'S COUNCIL
APPROVAL IS THE FINAL STEP IN
MAKING THIS ORDER COME TOGETHER.
AGAIN, THE PERFORMING PARTIES
WILL STILL BE THE CITY, THE PORT
AND THE COUNTY. WE WILL HAVE A
NEW MOA THAT WE ARE NEGOTIATING
WITH THEM. THE MAIN POINTS OF
THIS WILL BE AN INTERIM COST
SHARE OF EQUAL SHARES,
CONSENSOUS DECISION MAKING AND
HOLDING THE DESIGN CONTRACT FOR
THIS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
STAFF ADMINISTERING THE DESIGN
CONTRACT. SO, THE REQUEST AND
THE ORDINANCE IS TO AUTHORIZE
THE DEPARTMENT, SPEND MONEY IN
THE AMOUNTS AND YEARS THAT ARE
NECESSARY AND MAY EXTEND BEYOND
THE BUDGET CYCLE. THE CITY
ATTORNEY DOES HAVE THE AUTHORITY
TO SIGN THE EPA ORDER BUT OUR
BUDGETARY NEEDS ARE FOR THE,
COVERED BY THE ORDINANCE. PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT IS KEY IN ALL OF
THESE SUPERFUND CLEANUP PROJECTS
AND THE EAST WATERWAY IS NO
DIFFERENT. EXTENSIVE PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT IN THE EPA'S
PROPOSAL FOR THE CLEANUP IN 2023
AND THEY RESPONDED TO THOSE,
THAT INPUT AND THOSE COMMENTS.
AND, THROUGHOUT THE CLEANUP AS
WE DO WITH THE WATERWAY, EPA
UNDER THE SUPERFUND PROGRAM IS
THE LEADER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT BOTH
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. PART OF
OUR WORK IN RESPONDING TO THE
EPA'S ORDER WILL BE LEADING OR
EXECUTING MOST OF THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT. ACTUAL WORK THAT
HAS TO HAPPEN SO THERE WILL BE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLANS AND
WORKING CLOSELY WITH NATURAL
TRUSTEES AS THE DESIGN IS
DEVELOPED. ALSO, OUR LEADERSHIP
OF ALL THREE RESPONDING AGENCIES
REGULARLY MEETING WITH THE RIVER
CLEANUP COALITION FOR
COORDINATION. SO, THERE YEAR WE
EXPECT TO EXECUTE THE DESIGN
ORDER WITH EPA AND EXECUTE MOA
WITH OUR PARTNERS THAT WILL
ALLOW THE PORT TO PROCEED WITH
PRO CURING THE DESIGN,
ENGINEERING CONSULTANT. AGAIN,
IT WILL BE ABOUT A FOUR YEAR
EFFORT TO COMPLETE THE
ENGINEERING DESIGN. WE EXPECT
AROUND 2028 THE DESIGN WILL BE
COMPLETE AND IT WILL BE TIME FOR
A CONSENT DECREE WITH EPA AND
THE IT WILL GO FURTHER IN
REQUIRING US TO NOT ONLY
IMPLEMENT THE CONSTRUCTION BUT
THE ENTIRE LONG-TERM
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REMEDY
INTO THE FUTURE INCLUDING
LONG-TERM MONITORING. THAT WILL
LIKELY REQUIRE, YET, ANOTHER
CITY ORDINANCE. WE EXPECT
CONSTRUCTION WILL START AS EARLY
AS 2029. WITH THAT, IF THERE IS
ANY GENERAL DISCUSSION OR LEGAL
QUESTIONS WITHY CAN TAKE THOSE
QUESTIONS.
>> LAURA AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY
ANYTHING .
>> THANK YOU, DAVE FOR THAT AND
THEN BEFORE, AFTER THAT AND THEN
I WILL JUMP TO BRIAN GOODNIGHT.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING UNLESS
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> AWESOME, OKAY. AWESOME.
BRIAN?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING THAT DAVE
DID SAY IS ALL OF THE COSTS
INVOLVED IN CLEANUP ARE FROM
UTILITY FUNDS SPU FUNDS AND FROM
SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS FUNDS, DOES
NOT IMPACT THE GENERAL FUND AND
TYPICALLY WHAT WE TALK ABOUT
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS AND
THEY HAVE BEEN PLANNING FOR THE
COSTS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, I
JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
POINT.
>> SAW SOME, THANK YOU FOR THAT
INSIGHT. I WILL PAUSE HERE TO
SEE IF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, NO QUESTIONS AT
THERE TIME BECAUSE WE THIS -- WE
THIS SAME BODY OF WORK BEFORE
THIS COMMITTEE A FEW MONTHS AGO.
>> NO, WHAT YOU HAD WAS FOR
LOWER .
>> AND THIS IS THE EAST
WATERWAY.
>> THIS IS WHY I LOVE LAURA. [
LAUGHTER ] IT IS ALL A SUPER
FUND CLEANUP IN THE EYES OF THE
CITY N. THAT PROCESS, LAURA, I
WAS REALLY HUMBLED AND HONORED
TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK
YOU SO MANY QUESTIONS AND REALLY
GET INTO THE MUD, THE MUCK,
HOWEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. I
DON'T HAVE, JUST IN THE
INTEREST OF TIME TODAY I WILL
NOT ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BEFORE.
AND WHAT I LOVE IS THAT, THIS
BODY OF WORK AND LAURA CORRECTED
ME THAT WAS THE OTHER SIDE OF
HARBOR ISLAND. ALL LEFT TO SAY,
DAVE, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT
THERE IS A STATUE OF LAURA
SOMEWHERE ALONG THIS WATERWAY. [
LAUGHTER ] SERIOUSLY. I MEAN
BECAUSE YOU, YOU HAVE SHEPHERDED
THIS WORK IN SO MANY WAYS, I
DON'T WANT TO SAY FROM START, I
WILL NOT SAY TO FINISH BUT
REALLY WITHOUT YOU, LAURA, IT
WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> I WILL SECOND THAT? I HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH LAURA NOW FOR
ALMOST 20 YEARS. IT HAS BEEN A
JOY.
>> YEAH. I THINK THAT STATUE CAN
BE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS WITH
THE BUDGET CHAIR. AWESOME, PUT
YOU ON THE SPOT THERE.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU. I SECOND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'POINT.
FIELDING THE AUTHORING AND THE
PROCLAMATION. JUST A QUICK
QUESTION,, I UNDERSTAND DYNAMICS
HERE. I HAVE BEEN IN THE AREA. I
THINK SCHEDULED DISCUSSIONS FROM
THE WATER TOUR THIS AREA ONE
QUICK QUESTION, SEPARATE BUT
RELATED. THE WATER TREATMENT
FACILITY TIME LINE IS THAT STILL
ON TRACK? HOW DOES THAT -- DOES
THAT HAVE ANY IMPACT? INFLUENCE
EACH OTHER WITH THE SCHEDULE
SOMETHING.
>> TWO PROJECTS THERE IS THE
KING COUNTY, THE WET WEATHER
TREATMENT PLANT THAT IS LOOKING
TO BUILD THEY ARE ON SEPARATE
TRACKS SO NOT DEPENDING ON EACH
OTHER BUT THAT PROJECT IS ON
TRACK RIGHT NOW FROM OUR
UNDERSTANDING.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND I SEE
ON HERE THAT WE ARE VOTING ON
THIS? OKAY. I WILL MOVE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, DAVE,
LAURA, THANK YOU, YOU ARE THE
BEST. I AM GOING TO MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF COUNCIL BILL 101403 IS THERE
A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> I MOVE MOVED AND SECOND.
CLERK, -- I WILL CALL THE ROLL.
[ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BILL
PASSED WILL BE SENT TO TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2025 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. WE APPRECIATE IT. WE DID A
DEEP DIVE ON THE OTHER RIVER
CLEANUP, THERE IS THE OTHER
SIDE. WE KNOW IT IS A BIG SITE,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> ITEM NUMBER 13 INTO THE
RECORD COUNCIL BILL -- I WILL
READ IS T INTO THE RECORD.
121050. RELATING TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AUTHORIZING THE
GENERAL MANAGER CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO EXECUTE THE FIRST
AMENDED AND RESTATED CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
ITS LONG-TERM, FULL AND PARTIAL
REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT HOLDERS TO
THE SUPPLY FOR WATER,
AUTHORIZING THE WITHDRAWAL OF
FUNDS FROM WATER FUNDS. IT IS
FOR A POSSIBLE VOTE. DIRECTOR
LEE?
>> THANK YOU FOR DEALING WITH
THE MARATHON OF ITEMS.
>> NO WORRIES.
>> THIS ITEM REALLY TALKS, IT
REALLY CONCERNS OUR REGIONAL
DRINKING WATER RESPONSIBILITIES.
DRINKING WATER TO 700,000 PEOPLE
IN THE BROADER KING COUNTY AREA.
THEY ARE WHOLESALE WATER PROVIDE
TO. THIS NEXT PROPOSED ORDINANCE
WOULD AUTHORIZE SPU TO EXECUTE
AMENDED CONTRACTS WITH 16 CITIES
AND WATER DISTRICTS THAT WE
SERVE. NOW, I DO WANT TO PAUSE
HERE AND SAY THAT WHEREVER YOU
HAVE A REGIONAL CONTRACT LIKE
THIS, THAT INCLUDES 16 DIFFERENT
PARTNERS IT IS INCREDIBLY
CHALLENGING. A MULTI-YEAR
EFFORT. A TESTAMENT TO THE
STRONG TEAM THAT WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO ACHIEVE 100% FROM ALL 16
CITIES AND DISTRICTS ON AN
EXTENSION FOR OUR 40 YEAR
CONTRACT. WITH THAT, I WOULD
LIKE TO HAND IT OFF TO ALEX CHEN
WHO WILL MAKE THIS BRIEFING
>> THANK YOU, ANDREW.
>> TODAY, A LITTLE BIT OF A
BACKGROUND. REVIEW OF THE
WHOLESALE CONTRACTS AS WELL AS
SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS BEING
PROPOSED TODAY ON WHICH SUBSET
OF THE CONTRACTS AND GOES
THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF THE
DETAILS, SO, THIS GRAPHIC HERE
SLOWS SOME OF THE COMPLEXITY
INVOLVED WHEN WE SAY WE SERVE
1.6 MILLION PEOPLE, ALMOST HALF
OF THOSE ARE REPRESENTED BY
PEOPLE NOT LIVING IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. AND, SO, VALUE THE
RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH THE
PEOPLE, RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES IN
SEATTLE, EQUAL VALUE IN THE
RELATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING
OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE, DELIVERING
SEATTLE WATER TO THEM. AND, SO,
THIS MAP SHOWS LOTS OF DIFFERENT
COLORS HERE, WE ARE GOING TO
FOCUS IN 16 CITIES AND WATER
DISTRICTS THAT ARE CALLED THE
FULL OR PARTIAL WATER CUSTOMERS.
THEY ARE SHOWN HERE IN THIS
ORANGE COLOR. AND, THOSE CITIES
AND DISTRICTS ARE CALLED FULL
AND PARTIAL CUSTOMERS BECAUSE
WE, SEATTLE, PROVIDE EITHER
FULL, 100% OF THEIR CURRENT AND
FUTURE WATER NEEDS OR PARTIAL.
THEY HAVE SOME WATER INDEPENDENT
AND WE PROVIDE THE REST. THE
FULL AND PARTIAL CUSTOMERS THE
REVENUE IS ABOUT $30 MILLION A
YEAR. LIKE ANDREW SAID THE
RELATIONSHIPS MATTER QUITE A
BIT. FOR ALL OF THE CUSTOMERS ON
THIS LIST HERE, WE HAVE MONTHLY
MEETINGS TO DISCUSS ISSUES OF
IMPORTANCE, UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY
VIEW AS IMPORTANT. LOOK AT
TRANSPARENCY AND PROVIDE THEM
WITH THE INFORMATION AND ANSWER
THEIR QUESTIONS. WE HAVE DONE A
GOOD JOB OF THAT. 60 OR 70 YEARS
AGO WHETHER CONTRACTS FIRST
STARTED THAT WAS NOT ALWAYS THE
CASE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE
HAVE FOCUSED ON AND WORKED ON
FOR THE LAST 10 OR 20 YEARS TO
IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIPS TO THE
POINT THEY ARE AT NOW. LIKE
ANDREW SAID IT HAS BEEN A LONG
JOURNEY TO GET TO THIS POINT
WHERE WE ARE READY TO SIGN
CONTRACT AMENDMENTS HERE. FULL
AND PARTIAL CONTRACTS THAT WERE
SIGNED 25 YEARS AGO, THEY ARE 60
YEAR CONTRACTS EXPIRING IN 2062.
AND THOSE CONTRACTS AT THE TIME
OF SIGNATURE HAD A PROVISION TO
LOOK EVERY 20 YEARS AT POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS HERE. THAT FIRST
AMENDMENT OPENER BEGAN FIVE
YEARS AGO. RIGHT AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC. AND,
SO, BETWEEN THE PANDEMIC AND
DEALING WITH 16 INDIVIDUAL WATER
DISTRICTS AND CITIES WITH
INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS, NEEDS,
QUESTIONS, IT HAS TAKEN US THAT
LONG, FIVE YEARS TO GET TO THIS
POINT. PRETTY CONFIDENT ALL 16
CUSTOMERS FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS
RELATIONSHIP AND THE PLACE THAT
WE HAVE GOTTEN TO AND WE ARE
READY TO SIGN AMENDMENTS. NOW,
THERE ARE THREE GENERAL
CATEGORIES OF THE AMENDMENTS
THAT WE TRIED TO FOCUS ON. ONE
IS, ADMINISTRATIVE, BRINGING THE
CONTRACTS INTO 2025, WE WILL
SPEND MORE TIME TALKING ABOUT
THE MAJOR PROVISIONS, CONTRACT
EXTENSIONS AND STRANDED COSTS
AND BILLING CREDITS THAT I WILL
DEFINE IN A MINUTE. AND THEN
SOME OF THE FINANCES. SO, IN
TERMS OF THE SUBTIVE PROVISIONS,
THE CONTRACT TERM, LIKE I SAID,
IT WAS A SET OF 60 YEAR
CONTRACTS. WHEN WE SELL
MUNICIPAL BONDS FOR CAPITAL
PRODUCTS THEY ARE ALL
INTERESTED. DO YOU HAVE REVENUE
COMING IN FROM RETAIL AND
WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS. HOW
RELIABLE IS THAT. WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO SAY WE HAVE 60 YEAR
CONTRACTS WITH WHOLE SALE
CUSTOMERS. STARTING, 2032, WE
WILL BE ABLE TO SAY WE HAVE 30
YEARS MORE REMAINING. WE DON'T
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN
AFTER THAT BECAUSE THE CONTRACTS
ARE NOT SPECIFIC. WE RECOMMEND
AUTOMATIC 10 YEAR EXTENSIONS
GIVING SEATTLE AND THE WHOLESALE
CUSTOMER BETTER SENSE OF
CERTAINTY WITH THINGS LIKE BOND
RATING AGENCIES, FUTURE WATER
SUPPLY, GREATER CERTAINTY AS WE
GET CLOSER TO 2032, MOVING
TOWARDS THE END OF THE CONTRACT
IN 2062. AUTOMATIC 10 YEAR
EXTENSIONS. I WOULD SAY BY FAR
THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL
PROVISIONS WE WANTED TO DISCUSS
IN THIS CONTRACT IS THE RETURN
OF WHAT IS CALLED STRANDED COSTS
PROTECTIONS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS,
WITH STRANDED COST PROTECTIONS
IT MEANS WHOLE SALE CUSTOMER
WANTED TO LEAVE SEATTLE SYSTEM
THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEIR WAY
OUT OF THE SYSTEM. SO THAT THEIR
COSTS WOULD NOT BE GIVEN OVER TO
REMAINING CONTRACT HOLDERS IN
SEATTLE. THOSE WERE IN PLACE IN
THE 60 OR 70 YEARS AGO HOW DID
THAT CHANGE? SEATTLE ACTUALLY
WAS WORKING WITH IT RENEGOTIATED
THE CONTRACTS IN THE TIME FRAME
OF, LOOKING AT, THERE IS A LOT
OF POPULATION GROWTH. WE WERE
LOOKING, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD RUN
OUT OF WATER. STARTING AN
AGGRESSIVE WATER CONSERVATION
PROGRAM. WE WERE NOT SURE HOW,
HOW FAR THAT WAS GOING TO TAKE
US. WE WERE SEEING THEM AS A
IMPEDIMENT. LOOKING TO
INCENTIVIZE THEM OR REMOVING
THEM FROM LEAVING AT THE TIME.
NOW, OF COURSE, 25 YEARS LATER
IN THE FUTURE WE WILL SAY THAT
PROBABLY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT
WE WOULD BE DOING NOW BECAUSE
THE CONSERVATION PROGRAM HAS
BEEN SUCCESSFUL. 30% OF THE
SYSTEM IS UNUSED. WE HAVE
CAPACITY IN THE SYSTEM. WE WOULD
LIKE TO CONVERT IT BACK TO THE
SYSTEM. IT IS A FAIRWAY OF
DEALING WITH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
LEAVE. SOME OF THE CUSTOMERS
HAVE CHOICES. THEY COULD BE
GETTING WATER FROM OTHER PLACES.
IF THEY WERE TO LEAVE OUR SYSTEM
THERE WOULD BE A FINANCIAL
RAMIFICATIONS FOR SEATTLE AND
THE REST OF THE CONTRACT
HOLDERS. FOR EVERYONE'S
BENEFIT, THE RETURN OF THE
STRANDED CONTRACTS, AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE CONTRACT HOLDERS DID NOT
REALLY LIKE THAT IDEA. DID NOT
WANT TO BE SUBJECT TO STRANDED
COST PROVISIONS AS AN INDIVIDUAL
IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE THE SEATTLE
REGIONAL SYSTEM YOU DON'T WANT
TO HAVE TO PAY A PENALTY IN
THEIR EYES. BUT, IF YOU LOOK AT
THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE AS WE
TRIED TO DO WITH OUR CONTRACT
HOLDERS IT IS A BENEFIT TO THE
SYSTEM BECAUSE IT ALLOWS PEOPLE
TO HAVE SOME CERTAINTY WITH
COSTS EVEN IF OTHERS LEAVE. IT
WAS A SET OF DISCUSSION AND ONE
EVER THE REASONS THEY HAVE A 5%
STRANDED COST SEATTLE PAYS FOR
PROVISION IS PART OF OUR
CONCESSION TO DEAL WITH SOME OF
THESE FEELINGS FROM THE WHOLE
SALE CUSTOMERS, WE WENT THROUGH
THE DISCUSSIONS HERE. ANOTHER
IDEA WE CAME UP WITH, THAT WAS,
IT TOOK THE STING OUT OF THE
STRANDED COST PROVISIONS
RETURNING WAS IN THE FUTURE. AT
SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE WE WILL
NEED TO DEVELOP NEW WATER
SUPPLIES. WE THINK IT IS NOT FOR
ANOTHER 40 OR 50 YEARS. AT THAT
TIME WE COULD WORK WITH
CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE NEW WATER
SUPPLIES. THERE ARE A FEW OUT
THERE AND POTENTIALLY LOOK AT A
SYSTEM WHERE WE COULD REDUCE
THEIR BILLS, GIVE THEM BILL
CREDITS TO HAVE WATER SUPPLIES
THAT WILL EXPAND THE WATER
SUPPLY SCENARIOS FOR ALL OF THE
WHOLE REGION HERE. SO, RETURN OF
STRANDED COSTS PROVISIONS,
INTRODUCTION OF FUTURE BILLING
CREDITS WHEN WATER SUPPLIES ARE
NEEDED IN THE FUTURE WAS WHERE
WE LANDED. AND ALL 16 CUSTOMERS
SEEM TO FEEL LIKE IT IS AN
ACCEPTABLE APPROACH. IN TERMS OF
FINANCIALS, BECAUSE THE
CONTRACTS ARE NEARLY 25 YEARS
FROM THE TIME THEY WERE DESIGNED
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS AND TERMS,
ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS HAVE GONE
OUT-OF-DATE. THERE ARE A FEW
AREAS WHERE WE ARE NOT ABLE TO
FULLY CHARGE FOR THE WORK THAT
WE DO AND WE WANT TO PROVIDE
INCREASED FLEXIBILITY TO FAIRLY
ALLOCATE COSTS FROM, TO THE
REGION. SO, THAT IS ONE
PROVISION. THE OTHER IS THAT THE
CONTRACTS ARE CURRENTLY PRETTY
PERSCRIPTIVE. WE SET RATES,
LET'S SAY, THREE YEARS AT A
TIME. AND, IF WE SET RATES A BIT
TOO HIGH WE END UP HAVING OVER
PAYMENTS FROM OUR WHOLE SALE
CUSTOMERS AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO
PAY THEM ALL BACK NOT AS WE GO
BUT THE AT THE END OF EACH RATE
CYCLE. WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE
MORE FLEXIBILITY TO THE
CONTRACTS ON HOW POTENTIAL
COLLECTIONS ON OUR PART ARE
DEATH PENALTY WITH. AS IT IS, WE
HAVE NOT DONE A RATE STUDY ON
THE WHOLESALE SYSTEM FOR SEVERAL
YEARS. IT IS FAIRLY UNUSUAL.
PART OF IT IS DUE TO PANDEMIC.
PART OF IT IS DUE TO US
COLLECTIVELY WITH THE WHOLE
CUSTOMERS SAYING CAN WE WAIT TO
DO THE NEXT RATE STUDY UNTIL WE
FINISH THE CONTRACT DISCUSSIONS?
AND THE CONTRACT DISCUSSIONS
TOOK SEVERAL YEARS LONGER THAN
ANTICIPATED. IT HAS BEEN SEARCH
PLUS YEARS SINCE THE LAST RATE
STUDY AND WE HAVE ACCUMULATED
OVER COLLECTIONS FROM THE
WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS WE NEED TO
RETURN TO THEM. AND TURNING THE
COLLECTIONS TO THEM VIA A DIRECT
PAYMENT. WE HAVE BUDGET FOR
THAT. THAT WOULD COME OUT OF
BUDGET REVENUE STABILIZATION
FUND. WE WORK WITH CITY BUDGET
OFFICE AND COUNCIL STAFF TO LOOK
AT THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS. AND
PROPOSE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE TO
LOOK AT SEPTEMBER THROUGH
DECEMBER FOR GETTING COUNCIL
APPROVAL SIGNING THESE CONTRACTS
WORKING WITH THE 16 CUSTOMERS
AND THEIR OWN ELECTED BOARDS TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE
WITH THE PROVISIONS AND HAVE
THESE AMENDMENTS DONE BY THE END
OF THE YEAR. I KNOW I WENT
THROUGH A LOT OF DETAIL. FIVE
YEARS, FAIRLY QUICKLY. ARE THERE
QUESTIONS?
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY ASSESSMENTS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> IN ADDITION TO THE AGREEMENT,
THE BUDGET BILL, SORRY, THE BILL
DOES AMEND THE 2025 BUDGET UP TO
$27 MILLION FOR THE OVERPAYMENT
RETURNS AS DESCRIBED.
INTERESTINGLY AND APPROPRIATELY
THE BILL HAS A PROVISO. FUNDS
CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE. THEY COME OUT OF THE
WATER FUND STABILIZATION
ACCOUNT. BUT THE RETURNS WOULD
LANE AFTER ALL OF THE UTILITIES
OR CITIES HAVE SIGNED THE
AGREEMENT, THE AUTOMATIC CARRY
FORWARD IN 2026. THAT IS WHEN
THE FUNDS WILL BE DISBURSED AND
BECAUSE OF ALL OF THAT BUDGET A
PLENDMENTS THE BILL WOULD
REQUIRE 3/4S OF APPROVAL AT FULL
COUNCIL WHETHER IT GETS THERE.
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS SUPER
HELPFUL. IT WAS A LOT. NOT GOING
TO LIE. THANKS FOR RECOGNIZING
THAT. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> STATEMENT BEFORE, WE NEED TO
MEET AND DISCUSS THIS BEFORE I
AM COMFORTABLE VOTING.
>> AWESOME.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. DOING A TIME CHECK. I
ASKED BOTH OF YOU TO PUT MORE
TIME, APPRECIATE YOU ALL
AMENDING YOUR SCHEDULES AND
BEING SUPER FLEXIBLE. WE HAVE
ONE MORE PRESENTATION.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I
RECOGNIZE THE LONG-TERM PIECES
HERE. DOING RATES, WE JUST
TALKED ABOUT THAT WITH REFERENCE
TO THE WASTE WATER. ALWAYS
BETTER EVEN IF IT IS IN HOUSE.
MY QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW,
TALKING ABOUT CAPACITY AND WHAT
HAD ME THINKING ABOUT, IT IS
FUNNY HOW WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
GET MY CALENDAR TO WORK. PARTLY
BECAUSE EVER THE DINNER
CONVERSATIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE
TALKING ABOUT WATER AND THEY ARE
SURPRISED AND WE HAVE A
DIFFERENT SYSTEM COMPARED TO
MOST OF THE COUNTRY. WE ARE
UNIQUE AND LUCKY. IT LEADS ME TO
THE QUESTION, THESE ARE
LONG-TERM. WE ARE IN A NEW WORLD
NOW WHERE THINGS ARE HAPPENING
QUICKER, CLIMATE CHANGE. THINGS
ARE CHANGING. AND, ARE WE
ACCOUNTING FOR THAT IN TERMS OF,
YOU KNOW, THESE LONG-TERM PIECES
WE COULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, THESE
IMPACTS HAPPENING AT A QUICKER
RATE. YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO
FLEX. I AM HAPPY TO HEAR WE HAVE
THE CAPACITY BUT DO WE WANT TO
JUST RIDE THAT OR DO WE WANT TO,
YOU KNOW, BE MINDFUL OF THESE
DRAMATIC CHANGES HAPPENING WITH
CLIMATE CHANGE HOW IT MAY
IMPACT. WHICH I HAVE NO CLUE BUT
I SEE TWO PIECES AND THEY ARE
NOT CONGRUENT.
>> IT IS A GOOD QUESTION. WE
HAVE BEEN STUDIES CLIMATE IMPACT
FOR 25 YEARS NOW. GOING THROUGH
STUDIES WITH COMPUTER MODELS
GETTING BETTER AND BETTER. THE
HIGH-LEVEL ANSWER IS THAT THE
30% EXCESS CAPACITY IN THE
SYSTEM THERE IS SOME DEGREE TO
WHICH WE SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT
THAT OVER THE NEXT 40 OR 50
YEARS. THAT BEING SAID, THE LAST
COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF MODEL
RESULTS SHOW THAT BY IMPROVED
OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY WE CAN
COVER THE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
BUT, WE STILL SHOULD BE WORRIED
ABOUT THAT AND STILL SHOULD
CONTINUE STUDYING THOSE IMPACTS
SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE
OUT THERE AND THEY ARE WORTH
WORRYING ABOUT SO THAT, YOU
KNOW, 30% NOW, WILL IT BE 20-15%
IN THE FUTURE? WHAT POINT WILL
IT HIT? WE TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. I
DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER FOR
YOU BECAUSE OF THE PLODELS THEY
ARE NOT SUPER PREDICTIVE. THEY
ARE NOT, YOU KNOW, SO PRECISE WE
CAN SAY AS OF THIS YEAR WE LOSE
THIS MUCH CAPACITY. WE TRY TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT IT MEANS IN
TERMS OF OUR FUTURE PLANNING
>> THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWER.
>> IF I MAY, BRIEFLY, I WILL
ADD, REGARDLESS OF ANY WORLD, WE
ARE STILL WORKING QUITE A BIT OF
CONSERVATION. WE ARE DOING
ADDITIONAL STUDIES RIGHT NOW ON
CONSERVATION POTENTIAL AND THERE
MAY BE ADDITIONALS TO SAVE. IN
ADDITIONING TO THAT STUDYING
SUPPLY ALTERNATIVES. SO, EVEN
THOUGH WE BELIEVE WE HAVE GOOD
SUPPLY FOR THE NEXT 40, 50, 60
YEARS WE ARE STILL DOING THAT
WORK TO POTENTIALLY LOOK AT WHAT
SUPPLIES WE SHOULD BE PURSUING,
BOTH OF THOSE THINGS ARE ONGOING
EFFORTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I THINK THE KEYWORD ISSUE THE
KEY THING IS FOR US NOT TO BE
COMPLAISANT. APPRECIATE THE
WORK. SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE ON TOP
OF IT. I JUST WANTED TO ASK THE
QUESTION AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
ANSWER. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. I WILL
HOLD MY QUESTIONS FOR US TO HAVE
WHEN WE DO ONE-ON-ONE AND A
BRIEFING. I HAVE A TON. WE WILL
NAVIGATE THAT TOGETHER. THANK
YOU. SO MUCH. AWESOME. OKAY. SO,
WE ARE GOING TO, THE SLUGFEST
CONTINUES, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14
LAST ONE.
>> PUBLIC SAFETY MEET SOMETHING.
>> THIS IS
>> AGENDA ITEM 1210 THRERCH,
RELATING TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, UPDATING SIDE SEWER
REGULATIONS TO CONFORM TO
CURRENT STANDARDS CLARIFY
EXISTING REQUIREMENTS AND ALLOW
SIDES SEWER FEES TO BE CREATED
BY DIRECTOR RULE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION.
>> I WILL LAND IT OFF
>> THANK YOU, COMMITTEE CHAIR.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ASK STRAUSS
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I AM KEVIN
BURRELL, SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITY
AS A SENIOR ADVISORY. THIS
CHANGE IS TO DO A COUPLE OF
THINGS. PURPOSE OF THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF YOU
TODAY IS TO MAKE A FEW SMALL
CHANGES THAT REFLECTS THE RECENT
SHIFT OF MOVING THROUGH
PERMITTING PROGRAM, WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON IT FOR A BETTER PART
OF A YEAR OR SO, THE SECOND PART
IS ABOUT MOVING THE FEES THAT
COME FROM PERMITS OUT OF THE
CODE.
>> YOU GOT TO GET CLOSER TO THE
MICROPHONE.
>> MOVING THE FEES OUTSIDE OF
THE CODE AND TO SPU'S EXISTING
DIRECTOR ROLE WHERE WE STORE
OTHER FEES RELATED TO
CONSTRUCTION. I WILL WORK
THROUGH THIS AND HOPE YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS.
>> SO, LET US NOT FORGET FOR
PUBLIC VIEWING AUDIENCE WHAT IT
IS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE
JOINED ONLINE, SIDE SEWERS ARE
THE PIPES THAT CUSTOMERS FROM
HOMES AND BUSINESSES CONVEY
WASTE WATER OR DRAINAGE TO THE
MAIN LINES IN THE CENTER OF THE
STREET. SPU OPERATES 1400 MILES
OF SEWER REMAINS AND CUSTOMERS
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 4500 MILES
OF PRIVATE PIPES. SO, THEY ARE A
PART OF THE COLLECTIVE STORY.
HELPING PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENT. HELPING SPU
MEET OUR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
AND MAKING SURE WE ARE KEEPING
THE PRODUCT IN THE PIPE AS THE
CREWS LIKE TO SAY. SO, A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THE SITES PERMITTING
PROGRAM. WHAT IT DOES, SIMPLY,
REGULATES NEW DEVELOPMENT. IT
DESCRIBES THE NATURE AND
LOCATION OF HOW PEOPLE RELATE TO
OUR SYSTEM AND OVERSIGHT OF
REPAIRS FOR EXISTING SITE
SEWERS, I WANT TO CLARIFY,
MAJORITY OF PERMITS ISSUED EACH
YEAR, ABOUT 4,000 OF THEM. ARE
FOR EXISTING SITES THAT ARE IN
THE GROUND. YOU MAY KNOW OR
HEARD, MANY ARE 100 YEARS OLD.
THE AVERAGE IS NORTH OF 90 YEARS
TODAY FOR THE CITY. AND, THE
PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES OVERSIGHT
FOR REPAIRS OF EXISTING SITE
SEWERS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND
IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. SO, AGAIN,
GOING BACK TO THE PURPOSE OF THE
LEGISLATION. SPU DELICATED THE
CODE AUTHORITY. WE MANAGE AND
MAINTAIN THE WASTE WATER
COLLECTION SYSTEM. WE ARE
HARMONIZING THE DEPARTMENTS
HERE. SO, WE ASSUMED THE SITES
ARE PERMITTING FUNCTION TO KIND
OF ALIGN OUR PURPOSE AND
MISSION. YOU MIGHT THINK OF
ABOUT IT IN GEOLOGICAL TERMS.
NEW SITE SEWER AND THEN SPU
HOLDS THE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE
NEXT CENTURY. THEY NEAR THE
GROUND FOR THAT LONG. THIS IS
RESOURCE, ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. TO DO THIS WE
NEED TO CHANGE THE AUTHORITY IN
THE CODE. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE
RIGHT IS ACTUALLY FOR THE NEXT
SLIDE. THERE IS ACTUALLY. SPU'S
MAIN LINES FILLED WITH CONCRETE
BY A BAD MARKET ACTOR. SO WE
WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT WE WILL DO
ABOUT RESOLVING THAT MOVING
FORWARD. I WANT TO CLARIFY THE
DIRECTOR'S AUTHORITY. PERMITTING
WILL BE DONE BY SPU. IT HAS
BEGUN. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT
NOTICE A CHANGE IN OPERATIONS AT
ALL TO OUR SERVICE. WE ARE GOING
TO RESTART THE REGISTERED SITES
FOR THE CONTRACTOR PROGRAM.
IMPORTANT FOR THE CONTRACTORS
DOING WORK IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
TO HAVE BASELINE LEVEL OF
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT SP
REQUIRES TO DO WORK IN THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR BOTH PUBLIC
HEALTH AND PROTECTION OF WORKERS
AND NOT TO DAMAGE OUR PIPES AS I
NOTED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. BAD
MARKET ACTOR DID SOMETHING TO
OUR PIPE BY FILLING IT WITH
CONCRETE. THAT WILL START UP
AGAIN HERE IN THE NEXT YEAR OR
SO. THEN, JUST TO CLOSE THE LAST
THING, AS WE MENTIONED, RELOCATE
THE SITE AND HAVING SOME
CONSISTENCY. AND CONSTRUCTION IN
A DIRECTOR'S ROLE. MOVING IT TO
THAT DIRECTOR'S ROLE. IT WILL
GIVE OUR STAFF AT SPU AND
FINANCIAL RATES A CHANCE TO
UPDATE THEM AS NEEDED. WE DON'T
HAVE ANY THING THEY DON'T KNOW.
SO, THAT IS IT FOR THIS QUICK
SURGICAL UPDATE TO THE CODE IN
ORDER TO COMPLETE THE TRANSITION
OF THE SITES PERMITTING PROGRAM.
THANK YOU.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
BREAKING THAT DOWN FOR US. I
WILL PAUSE HERE. OPEN IT UP TO
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS. FOR MY
UNDERSTANDING THIS IS SOMETHING
WE ARE CONSIDERING SEPTEMBER
10th MEETING. MR. GOODNIGHT.
>> THAT IS OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> IN TERMS OF CONSIDERATION IT
IS UP TO THE COMFORT LEVEL OF
THE MEMBERS IT WAS LISTED AS A
POSSIBLE VOTE IF YOU WANT TO
TAKE ACTION. THE ONE COMMENT I
WANTED TO MAKE, IT IS CONSISTENT
WITH DECISIONS THAT THE COUNCIL
MADE DURING THE BETWEEN25
ADOPTED BUDGET PROCESS. AT THAT
TIME, 10 STAFF WERE TRANSFER
FRIDAY TO SPU AND THE BUDGET
ADDED 8FTE TO PERFORM THIS WORK.
PART OF THAT IS FOR THE
REGISTERED SITES FOR THE
CONTRACTOR PROGRAM. I WANTED TO
LET YOU KNOW IT TIES BACK TO THE
DECISIONS THAT COUNCIL HAS MADE.
>> THANK YOU, BRIAN. I WILL LOOK
TO MY LEFT AND RIGHT TO SEE IF
WE HAVE QUESTIONS. I AM NOT
COMFORTABLE AND WOULD LIKE TO
PUNT IT TO SEPTEMBER 10th
MEETING TO MAKE SURE ALL
COMMITTEE MEMBERS GET BRIEFINGS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> I HAVE A LOT OF BUDGET
QUESTIONS FOR YOU. YOU MADE
REFERENCES TO FEES GOING INTO
DIRECTOR'S RULES, I THINK THAT
IS COMMON LANGUAGE WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT THAT DOES NOT
TRANSFER INTO BUDGET WORLD. SO,
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I DO NEED
TO HAVE A MEETING BEFORE FEELING
COMFORTABLE VOTING ON DESPITE US
TAKING PREVIOUS BUDGET ACES. IF
YOU ARE ABLE TO GO BACK TO SLIDE
TWO I HAVE A TRICK QUESTION FOR
YOU. WHERE DOES IT BEGIN?
>> EDGE OF THE BUILDING.
>> FOR THE BUILDING IT IS
PLUMBING, PLUMBING CODE.
>> THAT IS NOT MY UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT THE CODE SAYS. SO, THIS
DOES REQUIRE MUCH -- SO, SO,
LET'S DIVE INTO THIS A LITTLE
MORE DEEPLY. I DO WANT TO
CONFIRM THAT THIS IS TO REPLACE
OR REPAIR AN EXISTING SIDE
SEWER. IS IT ALSO TO PUT IN A
NEW SIDE SEWER?
>> CORRECT. UPDATING THE SIDE
SEWER CODE. NOT CHANGING ANY OF
THE LANGUAGE ABOUT POLICY AND
WHAT THE CODE CURRENTLY PROVIDES
FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION,
REDEVELOPMENT. SIMPLY PUT, IT IS
BACK. NO CHANGE THERE. CUSTOMERS
WILL NOTICE A DIFFERENCE. NO
POLICY CHANGE AT ALL
>> COPY. DEFINITELY NEED A
LONGER DISCUSSION, I APPRECIATE
ALL OF THERE WORK BECAUSE IT
DOES MAKE MORE SENSE TO HAVE IT
IN SPU. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE BEEN
GOING ON THERE LONG ARK FOR A
LONG TIME. FEELING JAMMED BY NOT
BY ALL 39 WONDERFUL AND AMAZING
DEPARTMENTS. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> I APPRECIATE WHAT WE ARE
DOING HERE. IT IS ABOUT CLEANING
UP THE LINES. A LOT OF LITTLE
AREAS WE ARE DOING THERE AND
NOTED THE BUDGET IN LINE. AND AS
MY COLLEAGUE JUST SAID, CROSS
THE TEES AND DOT THE EYES,
OVERALL, I AM IN SUPPORT OF IT,
THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO GETS
BRIEFS BEHIND THE SCENES TO
ANSWERING QUESTIONS. I LEARNED
ALL OF THE WORK THAT PUBLIC
UTILITY DOES. WASTE WATER, CLEAN
WATER, EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN,
SOLID WASTE. THAT IS A LOT. ALL
RIGHT. SO, REALLY APPRECIATE ALL
OF YOUR HELP AND TIME AND THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. Y'ALL
HAD A LOT OF AGENDA ITEMS. [
LAUGHTER ] A LOT. THAT IS OKAY.
OKAY. SO, WE ARE AT 4:20, MY
FAVORITE TIME RIGHT NOW. [
LAUGHTER ]
>> IT IS 4:20. I SEE THAT CLOCK.
OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. SO,
REAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE, REALLY
QUICK. MY MOM IS WATCHING,
CONGRATULATIONS, LEADERSHIP
ANNIVERSARY. MY PARENTS HAVE
BEEN MARRIED FOR 42 YEARS TODAY.
SO, PEOPLE ARE CLAPPING FOR YOU.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> DAD, GOD BLESS YOU, YOU MADE
IT, DAD, WITH MOM. AND SECOND, I
HAVE IN THE AUDIENCE, I WENT TO
SCHOOL WITH MY GUY RONALD HE IS
IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY AND WITH
HIS FRIEND DONALD AS WELL. AND
JUST REALLY APPRECIATE HIM BEING
HERE AND HAD GREAT TIMES WITH
HIM IN COLLEGE. SO, THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE MY FRIEND. LOVE
YOU. WITH THAT, THANK YOU,
EVERYONE FOR, THANK YOU TO THE
COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES FOR ALL OF
YOUR WORK TODAY W. THAT WE HAVE
NORTH OTHER ITEMS OF AGENDA
TODAY. IF THERE IS NO OTHER
BUSINESS THIS MEETING WILL
ADJOURN AND OUR NEXT MEETING
AFTER COUNCIL RECESS IS
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10th AT 2:00
P.M. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.