[ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> AND FOR THE RECORD
COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS EXCUSED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
THANK YOU FOR NOT OBJECTING
TO THE AGENDA.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS,
THE MEETING OF JUNE
24, 2025, SEATTLE DISTRICT PART
MEETING
ARE APPROVED. NO
OBJECTION. THANK YOU.
THE JUNE
24, 2025, SEATTLE DISTRICT PARK
MEETING MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES.
THANK YOU.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO
THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT 2026 PROPOSED
BUDGET FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> AWESOME.
AND WOULD LOVE FOR OUR PARKS
FOLKS TO COME TOTO TABLE, THE
WONDERFUL TABLE.
CHAIRS ARE WARMED UP.
WE MADE SURE THAT WE DID
WARMING OF THE CHAIRS FOR YOU AS
WELL.
THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT
WE HAVE HERE AT COUNCIL.
-- SEAT WARMERS.
OLD SCHOOL IS AFTER SOMEONE GOT
UP, YOU WOULD JUST SIT
DOWN IN THEIR SPOT, AND THAT
WOULD
BE THE OLD SCHOOL SEAT WARMER,
RIGHT?
JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY YOUR
NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M NICKY DIAZ.
I'M
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE
PARKS AND
RECREATION.
>> MICHELLE FINNEGAN, DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT.
>> CARINE BULL.
>> AND TRACI RATLIFF.
>> THANK YOU, PARK DISTRICT, NT
HOLLINGSWORTH, AND BOARD
MEMBERS
FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. WE
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
PROPOSED 2026 BUDGET.
AS WE WALK THROUGH THE
KEY CHANGES TO THE MPD
TODAY, METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT,
I HOPE YOU WILL SEE THE
EFFORTS MADE TO ADDRESS THE
CITY'S GENERAL FUND SHORTFALL
AND OVERALL PRESSURES OF
ESCALATING COSTS WHILE AIMING TO
PRESERVE
ESSENTIAL PARK RECREATION
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
OUR AGENDA TODAY WILL INCLUDE
A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT STRUCTURE
AND COVER KEY CHANGES TO THE MPD
IN
2026, AND CLOSE WITH A SUMMARY
OF THE BUDGET LEGISLATION
YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING FOR
ADOPTION
ON NOVEMBER
21st. BEFORE JUMPING IN, WE
THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A
GOOD TIME TO PROVIDE A QUICK
OVERVIEW OF THE
MPD GOVERNANCE MODEL AND
RESPECTIVE ROLES INVOLVED FOR
EVERYONE OR ANYONE THAT MIGHT BE
NEW
TO THIS.
AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY
COUNCIL SETS FUNDING LEVELS AND
BROAD POLICY DIRECTION FOR
SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION. THE MAYOR
APPOINTS DEPARTMENT
LEADERSHIP AND PROVIDES
MORE SPECIFIC DIRECTION WITHIN
THE BOUNDS OF THE BUDGET AND BY
COUNCIL.
OWNS AND OPERATING PARKS
ARE RECREATION FACILITIES FOR
THE RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE TO
FURTHER
OUR THREE GOALS OF HEALTHY
PEOPLE, A THRIVING ENVIRONMENT,
AND A STRONG COMMUNITY.
THE PARK DISTRICT
BOARD, WHICH IS REALLY THE
MEMBERS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL WEARING A
DIFFERENT HAT, GOVERNS THE
SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT, THE
TAXING JURISDICTION THAT
ALIGNS WITH THE BROADER CITY OF
SEATTLE GOALS AND EXISTS TO
SUPPORT PARKS AND RECREATION
SERVICES WITHIN ITS BORDERS.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
PARK DISTRICT IS GOVERNED BY
WHAT WE
CALL AN INTER- LOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH KEY PROVISIONS
OUTLINED ON THIS SLIDE.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE
BOARD OF PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSIONERS
COMPRISE
OF 15 RESIDENTS, PROVIDES
CRITICAL OVERSIGHT
AND FEEDBACK OF ALL OF OUR
OPERATIONS AND HAS SPECIFIC
ROLES FOR PARK DISTRICT
PLANNING AND
OVERSIGHT. SO, LET'S GO INTO
THE
2026 PROPOSED BUDGET.
AS SPR'S BUDGET IS SUPPORTED
BY MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES,
THIS
SLIDE PROVIDES AN
OVERVIEW OF OUR OVERALL BUDGET
WITH THE
PARK DISTRICT
HIGHLIGHTED. YOU CAN SEE HERE
THAT
OUR 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET IS
ALMOST $360 MILLION ACROSS ALL
FUNDS WITH A GENERAL FUND AND
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT PROVIDING
ALMOST
EQUAL AMOUNTS AND MAKING UP
OVER 70% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET.
MOVING TO THE CHART ON THE TOP
RIGHT, THE 2026
PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET IS
ABOUT 272
MILLION, 76% OF OUR
TOTAL
BUDGET. THE GENERAL FUND
PROVIDES
ALMOST HALF OF SPR'S OPERATING
BUDGET AT 47% FOLLOWED BY THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT AND PARK
FUND AT
32% AND 19% RESPECTIVELY.
AS A REMINDER,
THE PARK FUND IS WHERE OUR
EARNED REVENUES GO GO
SUPPORT -- AMOUNT EXPENSES.
THE TABLE ON
THE BOTTOM RIGHT SHOWS OUR 2026
PROPOSED
CAPITAL BUDGET, WHICH IS ABOUT
88
MILLION, SUPPORTED BY THE PARK
DISTRICT AND REAL ESTATE
EXCISED
TAXES. ONE QUICK NOTE HERE, THE
TOTAL PARK BUDGET SHOWN
DOES NOT INCLUDE THE
APPROXIMATELY
$7.6
$7.6 MILLION APPROPRIATED FOR
SEATTLE CENTER TO
SUPPORT WATERFRONT OPERATIONS.
THIS SLIDE IS INTENDED
TO PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR
THE PARK DISTRICT REVENUES
WITHIN SPR'S
BUDGET. AS I MENTIONED IN OUR
OVERALL BUDGET PRESENTATION A
FEW WEEKS
AGO, WE BELIEVE PUBLIC
SERVING ORGANIZATIONS WORK BEST
WHEN
THEY ARE PURPOSE DRIVEN
AND GUIDED BY DEFINING
PRINCIPLES.
AS SUCH, SPR HAS ADOPTED
A MISSION AND ORGANIZATIONAL
AFFIRMATIONS TO DRIVE
OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTION
AND ILLUMINATE OUR COMMITMENT TO
BE A SHINING PARK AND
RECREATION SYSTEM FOR ALL
RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS, #SEATTLESHINES.
THESE WERE FRONT AND
CENTER AS WE DEVELOPED OUR
PROPOSED BUDGET AND FRAMED OUR
2026 BUDGET
PRIORITIES.
WITH THIS IN MIND, YOU WILL FIND
THE SAME THEMES WITH THE PARK
DISTRICT CHANGES AS WITH
THE OVERALL BUDGET.
A PEOPLE-FIRST BUDGET THAT
PROVIDES CRITICAL SERVICES,
PROGRAMMING, AND OUR INCREDIBLY
TALENTED STAFF THROUGH A
REPRIORITIZATION OF
PARK RESOURCES AND FUNDING
SOURCES WHILE MAINTAINING THE
THOUGHTFUL INVESTMENTS IN
MAYORAL AND CITY
PRIORITIES.
THE SLIDE YOU NOW SEE IS A
RECAP OF THE MPD CHANGES I
REVIEWED WITH YOU A FEW WEEKS
AGO.
THE KEY CHANGES ARE ON THE
RIGHT, AND A VISUAL OF HOW THOSE
ARE REPRESENTED IN THE
PARK DISTRICT FINANCIAL PLAN ARE
ON
THE LEFT.
AS PREVIOUSLY
DISCUSSED, THE PROPOSED BUDGET
UTILIZES
OUR MOST FLEXIBLE FUNDING
SOURCE, THE PARK DISTRICT, TO
SUSTAIN CORE PROGRAMMING AND
PEOPLE.
MORE SPECIFICALLY THE
PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES A ONE-TIME REALIGNMENT
OF PARK
DISTRICT FUNDING TO COVER 7.5
MILLION OF
CORE SERVICES PLANNED TO
BE SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL FUND
IN
THE 2026 ENDORSED BUDGET.
FIRST, ABOUT $4.0 MILLION
IS ACHIEVED BY SHIFTING PLANNED
DEBT SERVICE FOR FIVE
COMMUNITY CENTER RENOVATION
PROJECTS
FROM 2026 TO 2027,
BRINGING APPROPRIATION IN
LINE WITH PROJECT SCHEDULES.
THE 2026 ENDORSED BUDGET ASSUMED
ISSUANCE OF $151 -- EXCUSE
ME, $151 MILLION IN BOND FUNDING
FOR
THE COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECTS
AND RELATED CONTINGENCY
AND THEREFORE ALSO
ASSUMED APPROXIMATELY 6.7
MILLION IN
APPROPRIATION TO COVER
RELATED
DEBT SERVICE. THE PROPOSED
BUDGET ALLOCATES
$2.7 MILLION DIRECTLY TO GREEN
LAKE EVANS POOL TO
CONTINUE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF
THE PROJECT
IN 2026. THIS APPROACH IS
CONSISTENT WITH
FAS PRACTICES TO LIMIT
DEBT FINANCING OF THE PLANNING
PHASE
OF PROJECTS. THE REMAINING 4.0
MILLION
IS BEING UTILIZED FOR GENERAL
FUND
SAVINGS, AS ALL THE OTHER
PROJECTS HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDING
FOR 2026.
WE ALSO WANT TO NOTE WHILE
NOT A 2026 BUDGET ITEM, THE PARK
PLAN ASSUMES INCREASE IN BOND
FUNDING OF THE GREEN LAKE EVAN
POOLS PROJECT TO ALLOW THIS
PROJECT
TO PROCEED IN ONE PHASE.
THIS IS PRIMARILY FUNDED BY
REALLOCATING DEBT SERVICES
TO SUPPORT PROJECTS ADDRESSING
UNREINFORCED MASONRY. SPR
ASSESSMENTS OF THE U.R.N.
INVENTORY WILL CONTINUE
AND WE ARE IN
PLACE TO COMPLETE THIS WORK BY
THE END OF
CYCLE TWO. THE REMAINING 3.5
MILLION OF GENERAL FUND OFFSET
IS SUPPORTED
BY ONE-TIME REALLOCATION OF
PARK DISTRICT UNDERSPEND,
GENERATED BY A LOWER THAN
FORECASTED AWI
RETROACTIVE PAYMENT LAST YEAR,
ESTIMATED BY THE CEO IN THE
SUMMER OF 2022, COUPLED WITH THE
CITYWIDE HIRING
FREEZE SAVINGS. I WANT TO POINT
OUT THAT
THE PROPOSED BUDGET DOES NOT
CHANGE THE REVENUES ASSUMED IN
THE CYCLE TWO FINANCIAL PLAN,
WHILE THE PROPOSED FUNDING
SWAPS ACHIEVE GENERAL FUND
SAVINGS, THEY DO NOT CHANGE THE
PROPERTY
TAXES ASSUMED DURING CYCLE
TWO, WHICH GOES FROM 2023 TO
2028.
I'LL ALSO NOTE HERE THAT
THE TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION
OF THESE FUNDING SWAPS WAS DONE
IN A GROUND MAINTENANCE LINE OF
BUSINESS, WHICH YOU CAN
SEE IN THE PROPOSED FINANCIAL
PLAN
ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SLIDE.
FINALLY, WE HAVE
TWO BUDGET-NEUTRAL TECHNICAL
CHANGES
IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2026.
ADDITIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES IN
ACCOUNTING STAFFING
CAPACITY FUNDED BY A TRUE APP
BETWEEN
THE FORECASTED CPI ASSUMPTIONS
AND
THE ENDORSED BUDGET AND THE
ACTUAL CPI DATA, AND
RIGHT SIZING OF THE BUDGET
SUPPORTING THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH
FAS'S ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS
TO
HELP SUPPORT OFF- LEASH IN
PARKS.
THIS IS A TECHNICAL CHANGE ONLY
AND DOES NOT IMPACT
SERVICE LEVELS IN ANY WAY.
ON NOVEMBER 21st, YOU'LL
BE VOTING ON THE FOLLOWING FOUR
BUDGET RESOLUTIONS,
INCLUDING THE RESOLUTIONS THAT
ADOPT
THE 2026 BUDGET AND ESTABLISH
THE PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION FOR
2026. KARINA, PLEASE FEEL FREE
TO
CHIME IN WITH ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THIS RESOLUTION.
>> RESOLUTION 78 WILL SET
THE MEETING DATES FOR THE
PARK DISTRICT BOARD IN 2026.
AND THOSE DATES -- THERE
ARE THREE OF THEM.
THEY ARE TUESDAY, JUNE 16,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, AND FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 20.
THESE DATES CAN BE CHANGED.
I BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THE DATES
ARE BEING CHANGED FOR THIS YEAR.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO FORECAST
ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE.
BUT THEY DO NEED TO BE
SCHEDULED WITH VISIBILITY IN
ADVANCE.
SO, THAT'S WHAT THIS
RESOLUTION WOULD ACCOMPLISH.
>> AND THEN IN
RESOLUTION 75, THE STANDARD
BUDGET
RESOLUTION, ADOPTING THE ANNUAL
PARK
DISTRICT BUDGET BY BSL
INCLUDING ATTACHMENT A, THE PARK
DISTRICT
BUDGET, BY BUSINESS LINES OF
SERVICE, AND ATTACHMENT B,
THE PARK DISTRICT FINANCIAL
PLAN, RESOLUTION 76 WILL BE
THE STANDARD BUDGET RESOLUTION
ALSO
REFERRED TO AS THE SHORT
PROPERTY TAX
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A
PROPERTY
TAX INCREASE IN 2026 FOR THE
ADOPTED SIX-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN.
AND FINALLY, RESOLUTION 77, THE
STANDARD BUDGET RESOLUTION,
ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE
LONG PROPERTY TAX RESOLUTION,
WHICH SETS
AND APPROVES THE 2026 TAX RATE.
THE 2026 TAX RATE IS 44 CENTS
WITH THE ESTIMATED HOMEOWNER
IMPACT AT $389 ANNUALLY.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT TAXPAYERS
AND THE
GOVERNING BOARD FOR SUPPORTING A
WIDE VARIETY OF PARK
AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES AND WHICH HAS
ALLOWED
US TO COME BEFORE YOU TODAY
WITH AN OVERALL BUDGET
PACKAGE TO MEET THE GOALS OF
THE CITY. SO, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR
THAT PRESENTATION.
AND CENTRAL STAFF, I WANT
TO JUMP TO YOU ALL IF YOU HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD AT
ALL. NO?
AWESOME. THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, I WILL PAUSE HERE
TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
RIGHT NOW REGARDING
THE PRESENTATION OR AGENDA OR
ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE
ON YOUR MIND.
THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM
DISTRICT SEVEN, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU BOARD PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU
SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ
AND TEAM, AND TO INCLUDE OUR
OWN CENTRAL STAFF TEAM.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU.
A KEY PIECE HERE IS THE
COMMUNICATION.
ACTUALLY, I'LL SAY IN THE
PUBLIC WHAT I SENT IN AN EMAIL
TO
YOU JUST RECENTLY ALONG WITH
DEPUTY
MAYOR FARRELL.
I'LL START
WITH THAT. RECEIVING INPUT FROM
COMMUNITY TALKING ABOUT DAVID
ROGERS PARK. THE INCIDENT WHERE
A TREE
WAS DAMAGED AND THE PARKS CAME
IN AND CLEANED IT UP AND
THE COMMUNITY WAS QUITE HAPPY
ABOUT THAT.
I'LL START WITH THAT
BECAUSE I WAS JUST REMINDED.
THAT, KIND OF, WORKED, BY
THE WAY, MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
IT SHOWS THAT PARKS IS ON IT.
HEY, DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT TO
FIX IT OR ANYTHING.
THEY'RE THERE TAKING CARE
OF
THINGS. THAT REALLY MAKES A
STATEMENT.
SO, THANK YOU.
ALSO MAKING A
STATEMENT PARTICULARLY WITH ME
IS, YOU KNOW, GETTING UPDATES ON
THE VARIOUS PROJECTS.
IT'S ALL ABOUT KEEPING ON
SCHEDULE. AND SO TODAY I
RECEIVED
AN UPDATE ON THE QUEEN ANN
COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND TALKING WITH AN UPDATE ON
THAT AND HOW THINGS HOW STILL
ON TRACK.
AND IT KIND OF REFLECTS -- THE
REASON I RAISED MY HAND
IS BECAUSE IT REFLECTS
HERE WITH THE VARIOUS
HIGHLIGHTED
PIECES RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY
CENTER RENOVATIONS AND
REDEVELOPMENT AND THEN THE DEBT
SERVICES PIECE.
OBVIOUSLY THE QUEEN
ANN COMMUNITY CENTER IS
LISTED
THERE. AND THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
THE COMMUNITY HAS THESE
EXPECTATIONS LIKE,
OH, WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THIS
TIMELINE. THIS IS WHEN IT'S
GOING TO
HAPPEN.
AND I THINK IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEP IT.
SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT
UPDATE THAT I RECEIVED THIS
MORNING
RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
BUT IN GENERAL TO GIVE
THAT FEEDBACK ABOUT HOW
IMPORTANT THAT IS.
SO, APPRECIATE YOU COMING
TODAY FOR THIS
BOARD MEETING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
OH, ARE PEOPLE BOARD MEMBERS
FOR
THIS? DO I HAVE TO SAY BOARD
MEMBER?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER KETTLE.
I WILL GET IT PROPER.
BOARD MEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU BOARD CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH.
THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ
AND TEAM, FOR BEING HERE,
AND CENTRAL STAFF.
I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT
A LINE ITEM IN THE ATTACHMENT B.
AND JUST THE TEEN -- THE TEEN --
NOW I'VE LOST -- THIS WRITING
IS VERY TINY FOR MY OLD EYES --
TEEN PROGRAMMING.
AND WHAT IS INCLUDED UNDER TEEN
PROGRAMMING, WHICH I
IMAGINE INCLUDES TEEN NIGHTS.
BUT CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THAT?
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I
REALLY CARE ABOUT.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT BOARD CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH ALSO CARES ABOUT.
WE'VE WORKED ON THIS IN THE
PAST. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
YOU
ALL HAVE INCLUDED TEEN NIGHT,
AN ONGOING TEEN NIGHT AT
THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THAT AND WHAT ELSE IS
INCLUDED BEYOND TEEN NIGHTS
FOR TEEN
PROGRAMMING? THIS IS REALLY HUGE
ACROSS
THE CITY.
KIDS NEED SAFE PLACES TO GO
AND TO GO TO BE TOGETHER AND TO
GO TO GET -- YOU KNOW, BE ABLE
TO ENGAGE IN POSITIVE
ACTIVITIES.
AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING, LIKE
I SAID, I REALLY CARE ABOUT.
>> HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT.
THE TEEN PROGRAMMING, WHAT
WE CALL DETAILED LINE
OF BUSINESS,
WOULD COVER THE OPERATIONS OF
OUR THREE TEEN LIFE CENTERS
OF MEADOW BROOK, GARFIELD, AND
SOUTHWEST, AS WELL AS LATE
NIGHT SERVICES THAT HAPPEN AT
THOSE
FACILITIES AND THE COMMUNITY
CENTERS THAT OPERATE THEM
AS WELL.
AS YOU MENTIONED,
RANGING FROM -- DOWN SOUTH TO
BITTER LAKE UP NORTH.
SO, THAT WOULD ALL BE IN THERE.
AND THERE'S PROBABLY SOME STUFF
LIKE THE TEEN MUSICAL AND SOME
OTHER SMALLER
PROGRAMS THAT WOULD ALSO BE IN
THAT LINE OF
BUSINESS.
I COULD GET YOU MORE
SPECIFICS.
>> AWESOME.
TEEN MUSICAL IS AWESOME.
SO ARE THE TEEN LIFE CENTERS.
AND ANYONE CAN -- ANY OF
THE TEENS CAN GO TO THE THREE
LIFE
CENTERS, CORRECT?
>>
CORRECT.
>> AND I THINK THAT
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THERE'S
AN
OPPORTUNITY HERE TO DO A
LITTLE MORE OUTREACH TO LET
TEENS
KNOW WHERE THEY CAN GO IF THERE
ISN'T ONE IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY'RE ABLE
TO ACCESS TEEN
CENTER IN A
DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING
THOSE TEEN NIGHTS BECAUSE
THOSE ARE REALLY, REALLY
CRITICAL.
I'VE TALKED TO
CONSTITUENTS THAT HAVE REALLY
ENJOYED THE ABILITY
TO HAVE THAT AT
MAGSON, FOR INSTANCE.
AND I SUPER- APPRECIATE THAT ON
BEHALF OF THE CONSTITUENTS
AND THE TEENS IN MY DISTRICT.
SO, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, BOARD
CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD
MEMBER
RIVERA. I'LL PAUSE HERE TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION OR
UPDATES
OR ANYTHING.
LEFT AND
RIGHT.
I DON'T SEE ANY. JUST SMILING
FACES.
OKAY.
WELL, THANK
YOU ALL. LET ME JUST DO ONE
QUICK LOOK ON
THE SCREEN, MAKE SURE I
DIDN'T
MISS ANYONE.
AWESOME. OKAY.
WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR
THE
UPDATE. IT'S REALLY GOOD TO GET
IT.
I KNOW THAT I TALKED TO YOU
ALL ALL THE TIME BEHIND THE
SCENES, SO I'M ALWAYS UPDATED
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON
AND THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE
GOING IN
AND VERY HAPPY WITH THE
INVESTMENTS THAT
WE'RE MAKING. AND I KNOW THAT
IT'S A LOT
FOR US TO MEET A LOT OF
TIMELINES.
THERE'S CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S A
LOT OF VARIABLES THAT
COME. GOVERNMENT IS MOVING A
BIG SHIPPING THING OUT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN AND JUST
TURNING
IT AND WATCHING IT GO SLOW.
BUT I DO APPRECIATE ALL
THE WORK THAT OUR PARKS
DEPARTMENT
DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND ALSO
THE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE
HAVE
COMING ONLINE. EVERYONE'S
REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT STUFF COMING ONLINE.
SO, ANYWAYS, THANK YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> EASY PEASY.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU ALL MUST BE JUST SWIMMING
IN BUDGET STUFF.
THAT'S WHY EVERYONE'S QUIET
RIGHT NOW, WHICH
IS FINE.
OKAY. I GET IT.
AND WE ALL --
>> NO!
>> OH.
I HEAR
A NO. WAS THAT COUNCILMEMBER
-- WAS THAT BOARD MEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
>> AWESOME. AND EVERYONE GOT A
GOLD STAR
TODAY FROM COUNCIL MEMBER RINK.
SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
FIRST OF ALL, IT WAS
ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE FOR ME AND
Y'ALL
STARTED GETTING MAD ABOUT THE
GOLD STAR.
SO, SHE PASSED IT TO EVERYONE.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT
OUT THERE.
CAN WE READ ITEM AGENDA
NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> A PUBLIC HEARING TO ACCEPT
PUBLIC COMMENT ON
REVENUE
SOURCES FOR THE 2026 OPERATIONAL
AND CAPITAL BUDGET
AND A POTENTIAL PROTRACTION
INCREASE
IN 2026.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER,
I'M GOING TO NOW OPEN THE
PUBLIC
HEARING.
WE WILL CALL ON SPEAKERS IN
THE ORDER OF REGISTRATION,
BEGINNING WITH IN- PERSON
SPEAKERS,
AND THEN MOVING TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
THE RULES APPLY TO THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD, ALSO
APPLY TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> WE HAVE NO PUBLIC
COMMENTERS
FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY.
>> AWESOME.
THERE ARE -- THAT'S NOT
AWESOME.
BUT GREAT.
THANK YOU.
THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.
SO, WE HAVE -- SO, WE
DON'T HAVE ANY LAST SPEAKER.
AND SO NOW THE PUBLIC HEARING
IS NOW CLOSED BECAUSE THERE'S
NONE ONLINE AS WELL?
>> RIGHT.
>> AWESOME.
SO, IF YOU ALL WANT TO COMPLAIN
TO ME, YOU DIDN'T COME DOWN
TO PUBLIC HEARING.
SO, IT'S NOW CLOSED.
THE SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT
BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE
ACTION
ON ADOPTION OF THE
FINAL 2026 SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT
BUDGET.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE NOVEMBER
21st.
NOVEMBER 21, 2025, WE'LL HAVE
OUR SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT BOARD
MEETING.
IS THERE ANYMORE ITEMS FOR
THE GOOD OF THE ORDER?
GREAT CROWD.
THAT CONCLUDES THE MEETING
TODAY. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, THIS BOARD WILL
ADJOURN.
THE NEXT MEETING
IS GOING -- FOR THE SEATTLE --
EXCUSE
ME, SCHEDULED FOR THE SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT BOARD IS
SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON, AS I
SAID,
NOVEMBER 21, 2025.
I WILL TAKE A POINT OF
PRIVILEGE TO THANK OUR SEATTLE
MARINERS,
WHO WERE PHENOMENAL.
SO, WHOEVER'S WATCHING THIS,
YOU ALL GAVE US A PHENOMENAL
RUN.
WE CLAP IT UP FOR OUR MARINERS.
YOU ALL GAVE US A
PHENOMENAL RUN.
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR
SEATTLE, OBVIOUSLY, WITH
OUR MARINERS JUST ALMOST THAT
CLOSE, THE OKLAHOMA THUNDER
WINNING THAT CRAPPY NBA
CHAMPIONSHIP.
AND IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING.
BUT I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE HOPE IN
SEATTLE.
SO, THANK YOU TO THE INERS.
YOU GAVE US A GREAT
SEASON. AND LOOKING FORWARD.
WE ALWAYS STILL HAVE THE STORM.
THEY ALWAYS STILL COME THROUGH.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SEATTLE STORM.
>> WE ARE ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.