BOLD
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS A
MEETING OF THE CIVIC DEVELOPMENT
OF PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE.
THE DEET
IS MARCH SIXTH OF THE IT'S 2:00
PM.
I'M COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ,
THE CHAIR.
AND JOINED BY MY
COLLEAGUES AND COUNCIL MEMBERS,
BAGSHAW AND GONZCEZ.
THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE.
THE FIRST BEING THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. ROBERT
NELLAMS, FOLLOWED BY FOUR
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
CENTER ADVISORY COMMISSION.
>> UPON COMPLETION, I WILL
INVITE THE FOUR CANDIDATES TO
JOIN US AT THE TABLE.
>> AND PLEASE LIMIT YOUR
COMMENTS TO TWO MINUTES.
AND YOU
WANT TO GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR
FIRST NAMES?
>> WE NOW HAVE FOUR PEOPLE
SIGNED UP.
>> OKAY.
>> ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OH,
MICROPHONE NOT WORKING?
>> NO, IT'S WORKING.
>> IT'S WORKING?
WELL, I DON'T
HEAR IT.
HI.
THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
MY LOVELY COUNCILS.
IT'S
OKAY.
I WON'T SPEAK ABOUT NO.
1,
ABOUT APPOINT THIS NICE MAN, AND
I LIKE HIM.
WHO WORK AS ASSET
DIRECTOR FOR 20 YEARS.
AND I
SPOKE TO HIM.
FOR 20 YEARS, HE
NEVER HAD ONE Q&A.
IS THAT
EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPEN RIGHT
NOW.
COUPLE DAYS AGO, SPEAK
EXACTLY IN SIMILAR SITUATION.
SO
WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, OF COURSE WE
CHANGE THIS RULE.
AND ECONOMY TO
THIS PLACE HUNDRED TIMES AND
TALK ABOT THIS.
WE NEED Q&A IN
EVERY DIRECTOR.
BECAUSE EVERY
DIRECTOR DON'T MAKE A CHANGES.
WHO THIS IS GUY AND HOW THIS IS
WORKING?
ONLY DWSHGS&A CAN
CHANGE THE SITUATION.
AND
EXACTLY RIGHT NOW.
BECAUSE
SITUATION RIGHT NOW, SO UNIQUE.
RIGHT NOW, ALL AMERICA FROM EAST
COAST TO WEST COAST RECOGNIZES
THIS IS NO.
1 SEAT IN AMERICA.
THIS IS VERY INTERESTING
SITUATION.
EXACTLY WHAT I AM
TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR TEN YEAR,
HERE 2,200 TIMES.
AND NO.
2, WE
HAVE RIGHT NOW COUNCIL WHAT IS
IN COURT.
WHAT IS CONSTITUTION,
WHAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPEN.
IN THIS SITUATION, FOR EXAMPLE,
WE ALLAYED CONSTITUTION FIVE
TIMES.
SO WE NEED CHANGE
SITUATION.
HOW?
WHEN THIS, WHO
WILL BE A DIRECTOR, I DEMAND
EVERY DIRECTOR HAVE Q&A EVERY
MONTH LIKE ALL BUSINESSES DO..
IN WHICH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
NEXT WE HAVE LISA
HOWARD.
>> HI.
MY NAME'S LISA HOWARD.
I'M THE SECURE DIRECTOR OF THE
ALLIANCE FOR PIONEER SQUARE.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US MAKE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
AS MANY OF
YOU KNOW, FROM BEING IN OUR
PARK,OX DENTAL IS THE HEART OF
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE ALLIANCE
HAS WORKED A REALLY LONG TIME TO
DO IMPROVEMENTS OVER TIME TO
OCCIDENTAL TO MAKE IT A SAFER
AND MORE ACCESSIBLE PLACE FOR
ALL.
ONE OF THE KEYS TO THIS
IMPROVEMENT IS OUR PARTNERSHIP.
WE'VE WORKED FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS NOW WITH THE PARKS
FOUNDATION, CSA, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, AND THE WATERFRONT TO
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THIS IS A
REALLY EXCITING TIME AS WE COME
HERE TODAY, AND YOU VOTE IN
ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF THE
PAVILION.
IT'S A REALLY EXCITING
ASSET TO ADD TO OCCIDENTAL.
SO
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION AND YOUR ROLE IN
MAKING THIS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FOR ALL
THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE
LEADING THE ALLIANCE.
I THINK
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD FIRST
STEP.
AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE
WORKED FOR YEARS, NOT ONLY TO
BRING THIS, POTENTIALLY, AT SOME
POINT GETTING A COURTROOM LOU OR
SOMETHING IN THAT NECK OF THE
WOOD.
I REALIZE THERE'S STILL
CONFLICT BUT I'D LOVE TO TALK
ABOUT THAT.
>> WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.
THANK
YOU.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, JENNIFER CASSILLAS.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY
NAME IS JENNIFER CASILLAS.
THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION.
I
OVERSEE OPERATIONS OVER THE
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WE HAVE
WITH THE CITY.
WE'RE VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF THOSE AT THE
CITY, THE MPV BOARD, AND SEATTLE
PARKS AND REC TO SUPPORT THIS
OPEN PARKS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
OVER THE PAST THREE-PLUS YEARS,
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO
DOWNTOWN PARKS IN TERMS OF
STAFFING AND PROGRAMMING,
ACTIVATIONS, EVENT, SAFETY.
AND
WE'RE THRILLED WITH THE ADDITION
OF A NEW PAVILION THAT WILL
ANCHOR OCCIDENTAL SQUARE.
OFFERING A WELCOMING BEACON FOR
VISITORS.
ALSO IT WILL BE MUCH
SAFER, CLEAN, AND AN INVITING
SPACE FOR OUR STAFFING.
OUR PARK
AMBASSADORS WHO ARE THERE ON A
DAILY BASIS.
THANKS TO YOU FOR
CONSIDERING THIS PROJECT.
THE
SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL, THE MPV
BOARD AND THE CITY FOR
SUPPORTING THIS AND ALL THE
OTHER WORK IN THE PARK.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
YOU'VE BEEN GREAT.
>> AND LAST WE HAVE RYAN SPARKS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS
RYAN SPARKS.
I WORK FOR THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION AS
WELL IN OCCIDENTAL SQUARE, AS
WELL AS WEST LAKE PARK.
I JUST
WANTED TO UNDERSCORE SOME OF THE
THINGS MS. CASILLAS JUST
MENTIONED IN REGARDS TO THE NEW
PAVILION.
I THINK I SPEAK FOR
OUR WHOLE TEAM WHEN I SAY THAT
IT WOULD BE A HUGE ASSET FOR US
MOVING FORWARD.
CURRENTLY THE
SPACE WE WORK OUT OF, THE
CURRENT KIOSK IS SMALL, DARK,
AND IN DISREPAIR.
AND THIS NEW
PAVILION, IN ADDITION TO BEING
SAFER JUST FOR TO US WORK OUT
OF, IT WILL BE MUCH MORE
WELCOMING TO THE PUBLIC.
AND I
FIND THAT JUST OVERALL, IT
ACCENTS WHAT'S IN THE PARK
ALREADY, AS WELL AS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE DESIGN I THINK
IS REALLY WELL THOUGHT OUT.
AND
IT WILL BE MORE WELCOMING TO THE
PUBLIC.
IN ADDITION IT PROVIDES
ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR THE
ACTIVATIONS WE PUT ON IN THE
PARK SPACE, AND I THINK TELL
ENHANCE THEIR SUCCESSFUL OVERALL
I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
CONSIDERING THIS PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT
úAND GO ON TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
NO.
1, YOU WANT TO READ THAT
INTO THE RECORD?
>> APPOINTMENT 01260.
APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT NELLAMS AS
A DIRECTOR, SEATTLE TERM TO
JANUARY 21ST, 2023.
>> MR. NELLAMS AND MR. MOSLEY
ARE HERE.
WE'LL LET YOU SPEAK
AND TAKE A VOTE.
I DON'T KNOW,
IT'S GONNA BE CLOSE.
I'M
TRYING.
BAGSHAW'S NOT ON YOUR
TEAM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I'M DAVID MOSLEY,
DEPUTY MAYOR OF SEATTLE.
AND AS
YOU AM, AS YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL
HAS A PROCESS OF RECONFIRMING OR
NOT FOLKS THAT HAVE SERVED OF
THEIR TERM.
ROBERT NELLAMS' TERM
AS SEATTLE CENTER DIRECTOR
EXPIRES ON MARCH 23RD.
AND MAYOR
DURKIN IS EXTREMELY PLEASED TO
SUPPORT ROBERT IN CONTINUING IN
THIS ROLE.
THIS DECISION BY THE
MAYOR WAS REALLY A NO-BRAINER.
ROBERT IS SYNONYMOUS WITH
SEATTLE CENTER.
HE HAS BEEN THE
DIRECTOR SINCE 2006.
SPENT MORE
THAN 20 YEARS AT SEATTLE CENTER
IN TOTAL.
AND HE'S PROVIDED
GREAT LEADERSHIP IN A TERM OF
WAYS WITH THE RZ AT SEATTLE
CENTER, IN TERMS OF
COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC.
ESIDENTS AT
SEATTLE CENTER, IN TERMS OF
COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC.
>> WE HAD A LITTLE SOMETHING TO
DO WITH THAT.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD A LOT OF
HANDS ON THAT.
AND WE APPRECIATE
THAT.
IN FACT, I WAS AT SEATTLE
CENTER THURSDAY, AND SPENT A
GOOD PART OF THE MORNING THERE
WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEMBERS.
AND THE SE
FOUNDATION MEMBERS.
AND FOLKS
WERE TALKING ABOUT KIND OF THE
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES AND
WHAT WE NEED TO DO GOING FORWARD
AT SEATTLE CENTER.
AND WHEN IT
CAME MY TURN TO COMMENT ON THAT,
I SAID, WELL, I THINK THE FIRST
PART WE NEED TO DO IS RECOGNIZE
THE TREASURE THAT WE HAVE AT
SEATTLE CENTER.
WHICH IS ROBERT
NELLAMS.
AND THAT MAY BE THE
FIRST STANDING OVATION I GOT
SINCE BEING DEPUTY MAYOR.
>> WOW.
>> WE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE
FUTURE OF SEATTLE CENTER IS IN
VERY GOOD HANDS WITH ROBERT.
AND
WE ASK THE COUNCIL TO RECONFIRM
ROBERT AS DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE
CENTER.
>> I'LL START AND THEN I'LL LET
MY COLLEAGUES SPEAK.
THANK YOU
FOR REAPPLYING FOR THIS JOB.
AND
THANK YOU FOR THE MAYOR'S
CONFIDENCE IN MR. NELLAMS IN
THIS APPOINTMENT.
YOU'VE BEEN
THERE FOR 20 YEARS.
I CAN'T
THINK OF A BETTER PERSON TO BE
AT THE HELM WITH ALL THE CHANGE
IN FRONT OF US.
I'M GONNA TURN
IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW, AND COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZCEZ AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN A REAL
PLEASURE.
AND I LIKE TO THINK
BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF MY
FIRST TERM.
SO ONE OF THE ISSUES
THAT I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN IS
HOW WE DEAL WITH MEMORIAL
STADIUM.
AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE
HAD TWO AGREEMENTS WITH OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICT.
YOU'VE BEEN AT
THE HELM IN THE CENTER OF ALL OF
THIS.
AND NOW THAT WE HAVE THE
RAIN LEAVE, WHAT I HEARD WAS
THEY LEFT IN SMALL PART BECAUSE
THE MEMORIAL STADIUM WAS IN
TOTAL DISREPAIR, ACCORDING TO
THEM.
SO I'M WONDERING WHAT DO
WE DO WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT?
WE WANT TO BE PARTNERS.
WE'VE
SENT THAT SIGNAL AT LEAST 50
TIMES EACH TO SAY WE'RE HERE TO
BE WORKING BUT, NOT AGAINST YOU.
WE WANT YOU TO GET THE REVENUES
AND MORE.
WHAT DO YOU SEE WE
NEED TO DO TO MAKE THAT MOVE?
>> WELL, AS YOU KNOW.
>> AN EASY QUESTION.
>> OF COURSE.
SOFTBALL.
AS YOU
KNOW, OUR STYLE IS BASICALLY TO
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND
PARTNERSHIPS.
THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT ON MEMORIAL STADIUM OR
ANYTHING ELSE IS TO HAVE THE
RIGHT RELATIONSHIP AND THE RIGHT
PARTNERSHIP, AND THE RIGHT DEAL
IN FRONT OF US.
SO WHAT WE'RE
DOING IS NOW WE'RE WORKING STAFF
TO STAFF ON TRYING TO COME TO
SOME TERMS THAT WE CAN TAKE TO
ELECTED OFFICIALS.
THE MAYOR AND
THE COUNCIL.
OKAY, MAYBE THIS IS
STAGE 1 OR STEP 3, THIS IS HOW
WE GET THERE.
AND WE ARE
OPTIMISTIC.
I'M PLEASANTLY
OPTIMISTIC.
I'VE SPENT A LOT OF
MY TIME TRYING TO MAKE THIS
HAPPEN.
SO IF YOU'D HAVE TALKED
TO ME 18 MONTHS AGO, I WOULD
HAVE SAID NO, WE'RE NOT DOING
ANYTHING.
BUT I ACTUALLY BELIEVE
WE'RE GONNA GET TO SOMETHING
THAT WE CAN ALL TALK ABOUT AND
ACTUALLY VOTE ON.
AND THE WAY
THAT HAPPENS IS NOT BY SAYING
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO HAVE.
IT'S REALLY TO BUILD THAT
RELATIONSHIP TO SAY OKAY, THIS
IS WHAT COULD ENHANCE WHAT WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
AND WHAT H IS
WHAT COULD ADDRESS YOUR NEEDS
AND WHAT YOU NEED.
AND COME TO
AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT ON HOW WE PROCEED WITH
THAT ON A TIMELINE THAT MAKES
SENSE TO THEM.
THEY ALSO TELL US
THEIR PRIMARY FUNCTION IS
EDUCATING KIDS.
AND WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT IS SOMETHING THAT
IS ANCILLARY TO THAT.
SO WE HAVE
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TIMING AND
THE WAY WE APPROACH THEM ALLOWS
THEM THE SPACE AND THE OPTIONS
AND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SAY YES
SO WE CAN WORK ON THIS TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL M
GONZCEZ?
OH, SORRY.
>> I WAS JUST GONNA POINT OUT
THAT AT THE TREAT THEY WAS AT,
IT WAS INTERESTING TO HAVE TO
YOUR QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW, IT WAS INTERESTING THAT
THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, PEDESTA,
WHO WE ALL KNOW, SPENT THE
ENTIRE DAY AT THE RETREAT.
AND I
THINK 03 AN OPPORTUNITY WORKING
WITH HIM AND OTHERS.
SO I THINK
THERE'S A REASON FOR ROBERT'S
CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM EARLIER THAT
WE MAY HAVE A NEW CONVERSATION
THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZCEZ.
>> I HAVE A COMMENT IN BEFORE WE
GO TO A VOTE.
AND YOU KNEW I WAS
GONNA BRING THIS UP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS WHAT I'M CONCERNED
ABOUT.
WE'RE GONNA GO RIGHT INTO
THE POTENTIAL APPOINTMENTS FOR
THE ADVISORY COMMISSION WHICH IS
A 16-MEMBER BOARD.
AND WE
CURRENTLY HAVE NINE PEOPLE
SERVING.
AND IF WE PASS TODAY'S
FOUR APPOINTMENTS, WE'LL BE UP
TO 13.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON FROM
DISTRICT 1, TWO PEOPLE FROM
DISTRICT 2, ONE PERSON FROM
DISTRICT 3, ONE PERSON FROM
DISTRICT 4. THERE'S NO ONE FROM
DISTRICT 5. THERE ARE TEN PEOPLE
FROM DISTRICT 6. AND THERE ARE
NO PEOPLE IN DISTRICT SEVEN.
SO
I'M CONCERNED THAT, NOTHING
WRONG WITH DISTRICT 6, I
UNDERSTAND.
BUT IF YOU HAVE TEN
MEMBERS AND NOW WE'RE AT A
13-MEMBER BOARD, WE HAVEN'T GONE
TO SCENE, I'M CONCERNED.
WHEN I
GO BACK AND HEAD WHAT THE
SEATTLE ADVISORY COMMISSION, IT
SAYS "SHALL REPRESENT THE
INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE BY ADVISING THE STAFF,
AND THE CITY COUNCIL ON POLICY
MATTERS THAT MAY AFFECT SEATTLE
CENTER.
SHALL PROVIDE THE STAFF,
THE MAYOR, AND THE CITY COUNCIL
AN ONGOING ASSESSMENT OF
OPERATIONS, PERFORMANCES, PLAN,
POLICIES OF THE SEATTLE CENTER
DEPARTMENT."
I BRING THIS UP NOT
JUST FOR THE SAKE OF DISTRICT
REPRESENTATION.
AND IT IS
GLARING THAT THERE ARE TEN
PEOPLE FROM D6 ON THE
COMMISSION.
WE HAVE STRIVED IN
THIS COMMITTEE, AS YOU KNOW, AND
CERTAINLY THROUGH ALL THE
PROCESSES WITH REVAMPING,
REBUILDING SEATTLE CENTER, THAT
THE SEATTLE CENTER IS
EVERYBODY'S PUBLIC PROPERTY.
IT
IS FOR ALL OF SEATTLE.
WHETHER
YOU LIVE IN NORTHGATE, WHETHER
YOU LIVE IN RAINIER BEACH,
LAURELHURST, CROWN HILL.
AND I'M
NOT SEEING THAT REPRESENTATION
HERE.
AND I DON'T ALWAYS PITCH
REPRESENTATION JUST TO PITCH.
I
ONLY PICK WHERE I THINK YOU NEED
DISTRICT REPRESENTATION,
PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT, IF IT
WERE UP TO 1.2 BUILDING IN
REVAMPING SEATTLE CENTER.
$1.2
BILLION.
SO I'M CONCERNED AND I
WANTED TO RAISE IT FOR MY
COLLEAGUES.
PARTICULARLY SINCE
THERE'S NO ONE FROM DISTRICT 7,
THAT WE HAVE, IT'S PROPORTIONAL.
THAT WE ADDRESS ANY KIND OF
DISPARITIES.
BECAUSE WE KNOW AS
WE MOVE FORWARD, THERE'S GONNA
BE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES AND I
WOULD MORE DIVERSIFICATION OF
VOICES.
CAN YOU RESPOND TO THAT
FOR ME?
>> SURE.
I THINK THAT AS FAR AS
THE COMMISSION GOES, THEY'RE
SPLIT INTO THREE-YEAR TERMS OVER
THREE CYCLES.
OF PEOPLE.
MAYBE
FOUR CYCLES OF PEOPLE THE WAY IT
ACTUALLY WORKS.
SO A LOT OF THE
STRUCTURE, AND A LOT OF THE
PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN
THIS WERE MEMBERS OR HAD BEEN ON
THE COMMISSION PRIOR TO US GOING
INTO DISTRICTS.
SO THAT'S ONE
THING.
>> I KNOW FIVE PEOPLE WERE UP IN
2019.
>> YEAH.
SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS
WE'VE HISTORICALLY FOCUSED ON
MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMISSION
WAS REFLECTIVE FROM A SOCIAL
JUSTICE, ECONOMICAL, AND RACIAL
MAKEUP.
GENDER MAKEUP, ETC.
WE
HAVE RECENTY ADDED A FILTER TO
LOOK AT DISTRICT PARTICIPATION.
SO AS WE GO FORWARD, WE DON'T
FIELD EVERYTHING.
WE ACTUALLY
NEED SOME HELP FROM PEOPLE TO
SAY OKAY, WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SEE FROM DISTRICT 5? OR WHO
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE FROM
DISTRICT 7? BECAUSE THE PEOPLE
THAT EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BEING
A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE CENTER
ADVISORY COMMISSION, WE DON'T
NECESSARILY START BY SAYING
OKAY, WHICH DISTRICT ARE YOU
FROM?
IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE
PASSION THAT THEY BRING.
THE
EXPERTISE THAT THEY BRING.
AND
THE WAY THEY CAN HELP US THINK
THROUGH THE LARGER ISSUES OF THE
CITY.
>> RIGHT.
I AGREE WITH YOU.
>> I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5. SO YOU
HAVE A MEMBER THERE.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
I AGREE WITH YOU
ON THAT PART.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING.
YOU CERTAINLY
WANT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE TO
BE A FACTOR.
I GET THAT.
BUT
WHEN YOU JUST HAVE TEN PEOPLE
FROM ONE DISTRICT, THAT'S A
VOTING BLOCK, AND MAKING MAJOR
DECISIONS.
THAT'S WHERE I GET
CONCERNED.
THAT'S ALL.
>> YEAH, LIKE I SAID.
>> AND YOU DON'T ALWAYS DO WHAT
I SAY, BY THE WAY.
>> NO, BUT I TRY TO PLEASE.
WE
HAVE NEVER LOOKED AT WHERE
PEOPLE LIVE AND HOW THEY WOULD
SERVE OR WHAT THEY WOULD
OR WHO THEY WOULD REPRESENT
OTHER THAN THE LARGER CITY IN
LOOKING AT THIS.
WE'RE HAVING TO
LOOK AT THAT FILTER NOW.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
MOVE
FORWARD?
OKAY.
>> WE ARE GONNA GO TO A VOTE.
IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO
ADD?
>> NO.
UNLESS YOU'RE GONNA VOTE
NO.
>> WELL, I HAD TO TALK HER OUT
OF IT.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE PASS
THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. ROBERT
NELLAMS WHICH IS APPOINTMENT NO.
01260.
>> SECOND.
>> THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
AYE.
THE AYES HAVE IT.
WE'LL
TRANSFER THIS TO FULL COUNCIL
MONDAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU BE HERE MONDAY?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE GONNA STICK AROUND FOR
THE OTHERS?
GREAT.
WHY DON'T WE
HAVE OUR OTHER APPOINTEES COME
UP?
>> I'M SORRY.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA
DO IS GO AHEAD AND READ IT INTO
THE RECORD.
>> APPOINTMENT OF DANIEL
TAM-CLAIBORNE AS MEMBER SEATTLE
CENTER ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR
TERM SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2020.
AND
APPOINTMENT 01241, APPOINTMENT
OF JANA LAMON, AS MEMBER TO
2019.
APPOINTMENT OF EL
FARDELLA FOR A TERM TO SEPTEMBER
28TH.
2020.
AND APPOINTMENT,
RACQUEL RUSSELL AS MEMBER,
SEATTLE CENTER VOIGZ COMMISSION,
FOR A TERM, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020.
>> THANK YOU.
I COULDN'T BE MORE
PLEASED ABOUT WILL 4 ARE FOUR
POTENTIAL MEMBERS OF THE
COMMISSION THAT SIT BEFORE YOU.
THEY BRING A GREAT DIVERSE SET
OF SKILLS AND A PASSION FOR
SEATTLE CENTER THAT IS KIND OF
THE FIRST HURDLE IS THAT THEY
HAVE TO GET OVER.
BUT WE HAVE
PEOPLE WHO ARE COMMITTED TO
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DO THIS FOR A
LIVING.
WE HAVE FORMER SCHOOL,
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS THAT
ARE NOW DIRECTORS OF EXTENSIVE
PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
WE HAVE THE FORMER
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE SEATTLE
TIMES.
AND WE HAVE THE CURRENT
VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
FROM THE ZILLOW GROUP.
SO I
THINK THAT THIS IS AN
OUTSTANDING GROUP OF APPOINTEES,
OF POTENTIAL APPOINTEES FOR THE
SEATTLE CENTER ADVISORY
COMMISSION.
AND I WILL JUST SAY
THAT I DO YOU KNOW BE MORE
PLEASED SITTING HERE AND LETTING
YOU SEE THE KIND AND CALIBER OF
PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE
ENGAGED AND INVOLVED IN THE
FUTURE OF SEATTLE CENTER.
>> IF WE COULD HAVE EVERYONE
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND SAY A
FEW WORDS, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE
FORWARD?
>> HELLO, I'M RACQUEL RUSSELL. I
SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT FOR
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLIC
AFFAIRS FOR ZILLOW GROUP HERE IN
SEATTLE.
I MOVED TO SEATTLE FIVE
YEARS AGO.
WAS PROBABLY ONE OF
THE NEWER SEATTLEITES THAT WILL
HOPEFULLY BE SERVING ON THE
COMMISSION.
I LIKE TO SAY THAT
AS A RECENT TRANSPLANT, I THINK
MY STORY IS QUITE DIFFERENT THAN
A LOT OF OTHER TRANSPLANTS.
I
DID NOT MOVE HERE FOR A JOB.
I
MOVE HERE BECAUSE I FELL IN LOVE
WITH SEATTLE.
AND I WANTED TO
LIVE HERE.
AND THE SEATTLE
COMMISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN
EXTENSION OF MY APARTMENT.
AND
MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY VISIT ME
OFTEN.
AND ONE OF THE STOPS WE
ALWAYS TAKE IS THE SEATTLE
CENTER.
THEY HAVE YOUNG KIDS,
ABLE TO PLAY ON THE GROUND,
VISIT THE ATTRACTIONS WE HAVE AT
THE SEATTLE CENTER.
IT'S
CONSTANTLY FOR THE LAST FIVE
YEARS, OR CONSISTENTLY BEEN AN
EXTENSION OF WHAT I CONSIDER MY
HOME HERE IN SEATTLE.
SO REALLY
EXCITED TO HOPEFULLY SERVE THE
ADVISORY COMMISSION AND HELP IT
MOVE INTO THE FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HELLO.
I'M JANA LAMON.
I'M A
SEATTLE NATIVE, BORN AND RAISED
HERE IN SEATTLE.
I WAS A PUBLIC
SCHOOL TEACHER IN THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR EIGHT YEARS
AND NOW AM DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AT THE
ROBINSON CENTER AT UDUB.
SO I'M
WORKING TO GET UNDERSERVED YOUTH
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE AN
SEATTLE AREA AT LARGE INTO
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AT UDUB.
I
GREW UP GOING TO THE SEATTLE
CENTER MY ENTIRE LIFE.
IT WAS A
FAMILY TRADITION TO ATTEND THE
NUTCRACKER AND SPEND WIFRNT FEST
THERE.
SOME OF MY EARLIEST
MEMORIES WERE OF THE SEATTLE
CENTER.
AND THE TIME I SPENT
THERE AS A FAMILY.
SO I'M
HONORED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
THIS AND TAKE PART.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS DAN
TAM-CLAIBORNE.
IT'S A PLEASURE
TO BE HERE.
I WORK AS A
CONSULTANT AT A SMALL FIRM
CALLED FORUM SOLUTIONS.
WE FOCUS
EXCLUSIVELY ON SEATTLE CLIENTS.
WORKING TO IMPROVE THE
TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE, AND
NONPROFIT SECTORS HERE IN
SEATTLE.
I'VE BEEN VERY
FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT
FOLKS FROM A TON OF DIFFERENT
INDUSTRIES.
I TOO MOVED TO
SEATTLE RELATIVELY RECENTLY.
AND
ALSO MOVED NOT FOR A JOB BUT
BECAUSE OF REALLY THE QUALITY OF
LIFE AND THE AMAZING TUNES
AFFORDED BY SEATTLE.
I THINK
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE WAY TO LEARN
A CITY.
I'VE COME TO APPRECIATE
ALL THE MORE, SEATTLE CENTER
CERTAINLY.
I'VE BEEN GRATEFUL
FOR THE WORK THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE
TO PARTICIPATE IN SO FAR.
AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO MORE.
MORE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M ELAINE FARDELLA.
DELIGHTED TO BE HERE TODAY.
I
ALSO CAME HERE NOT FOR A JOB BUT
FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
I CAME
FOR A VISIT AND STAYED.
I WAS
BORN AND RAISED IN CALIFORNIA.
SO WE WEREN'T QUITE SURE WHEN WE
CAME WHETHER THIS WOULD BE OUR
HOME, OUR FINAL HOME.
AND IT WAS
NOT TOO SOON BEFORE 9/11.
AND AS
WE WALKED THROUGH THE CITY, WE
ENDED UP AT THE FOUNTAIN.
AND
ALL THE FLOWERS AROUND THE
FOUNTAIN.
AND MY HUSBAND AND I
LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, AND I
STARTED TO CRY.
AND HE HAD A
COUPLE OF TEARS COMING AS WELL.
AND SAID YES, WE HAVE FOUND
HOME.
IT WAS SUCH AN EMBRACING
MOMENT.
WE ALSO LIVE ON QUEEN
ANNE.
AND I'M JUST PASSIONATE
ABOUT CHANGE.
AND THIS IS A
MOMENT OF CHANGE.
NOT ONLY FOR
SEATTLE CENTER BUT FOR OUR CITY.
AND I'M JUST DESPERATE TO BE
PARTICIPATING IN HOW DO ENSURE
THAT WE KEEP THE HEART IN
SEATTLE CENTER WITH ALL THE
CHANGES THAT WE'LL BE SEEING IN
THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
MY COLLEAGUES?
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE, WE'VE GOT SOME REAL
HIGH-OCTANE PEOPLE HERE.
THANK
YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS, I
BELIEVE.
AND ALL YOUR WORK AT
SEATTLE TIMES.
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO DO THIS.
IF
I COULD ASK ONE QUESTION WHICH
IS NEXT YEAR, IF WE WERE SITTING
AT THIS TABLE, AND WE SAID, WHAT
HAVE YOU ACCOMPLISHED, THAT YOU
WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH, WHAT WOULD
YOU SEE?
>> I THINK FOR ME, FOR ME, IT
WOULD BE THAT WITH ALL THE
CHANGE HAPPENING AT THE SEATTLE
CENTER, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP
THE CHARACTER AND THE
INCLUSIVITY OF THE SEATTLE
CENTER THERE.
AS WE GO THROUGH
THAT CHANGE BUT ALSO ARE ABLE
TO, IN KEEPING THAT CHARACTER, I
DON'T THINK THESE ARE MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE, ALSO BE ABLE TO TAKE
THE SEATTLE CENTER TO THE NEXT
LEVEL.
AND IN ALL THE WAYS WE
TALK ABOUT BRINGING THE 21ST
CENTURY AND BRINGING IT INTO THE
21ST CENTURY.
WE HAVE HAD THOSE
CONVERSATIONS.
ROBERT AND I AND
OTHER OF THE APPOINTISE.
SO FOR
ME, IT WOULD BE HAVING THOSE TWO
PARALLEL TRACKS.
BOTH KEEPING
THE CHARACTER SPECIFIC WITH
INCLUSIVITY, AS WELL AS MAKING
SURE THAT THE SEATTLE CENTER IS
ABLE TO GROW INTO THE 21ST
CENTURY ALONGSIDE SOME OF THE
NEWER PROJECTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THURSDAY AT THE RETREAT WAS
AN AWESOME DAY.
WITH ALL THE
GROUPS TOGETHER.
AND BEING IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND NOW
MY KIDS ARE IN SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, I AM REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION AROUND
MEMORIAL STADIUM.
AND I AM ALSO
OPTIMISTIC.
AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO BEING PART OF THE
CONVERSATION AND PART OF THE
PROGRESS THAT I THINK WILL COME.
>> THANK YOU.
DAN?
>> I WOULD SAY TWO THINGS.
THE
FIRST IS I THINK THE ARENA
REPRESENTS AN AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SEATTLE
CENTER.
BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO A
POTENTIAL THREAT TO THE SEATTLE
CENTER MIGHT GET OVERSHADOWED BY
IT.
BUT JUST MAKE SUGAR THAT THE
SEATTLE CENTER WANTS TO RETAIN
ITS IDENTITY AND FULL PROMINENCE
THROUGHOUT THE CHANGE PROCESS IN
THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS.
AND
SECONDLY I WOULD SAY IS GETTING
THE MONORAIL ON SOUND TRANSIT
WOULD BE AN INCREDIBLE THING TO
WORK TOWARD AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THERE'S BEEN A
COUPLE OF REFERENCES TO
THURSDAY'S RETREAT AND WHAT WAS
SO AMAZING TO ME AND IMPRESSIVE
WAS THE HIGH-OCTANE, TO USE YOUR
PHRASE, OF THE FOLKS IN THAT
ROOM BETWEEN THE SEATTLE
FOUNDATION, THE STAFF OF SEATTLE
CENTER, AND THE COMMISSIONERS.
AND I CAN'T IMAGINE THERE'S MUCH
THAT GROUP OF 27 PEOPLE KANE
ACCOMPLISH.
AND TO SEE AT THE
END OF THE DAY, THIS GROUP OF
PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER AND
SAYING WE REALLY WANT TO GO
FORWARD TO, KEEP THE HEART.
TO
ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE
PUBLIC ACCESS TO OPEN SPACE.
AND
THE VIBRANCY OF SEATTLE CENTER.
NOT ONLY WHEN THE ARENA IS
COMPLETED BUT FROM HERE TO
THERE.
FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS
WELL AS LOOKING AT HOW WE THINK
ABOUT THIS BEING A SUSTAINABLE
FINANCIAL MODEL THROUGHOUT.
SO
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS
PRESERVED AS A GEM OF THIS CITY.
>> THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD?
>> THEY'RE IMPRESSIVE, AREN'T
THEY?
>> YES, THEY ARE.
AND COUNCIL
MEMBER BAGSHAW IS CORRECT.
IT
WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE YOUR
RESUMES AND THE SCHOOL.
AND YOU
CAME FROM DC, WORKED FOR THE
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
I
UNDERSTAND YOU PUBLISHED A BOOK.
I COULD GO ON AND ON.
BUT YOU'RE
RIGHT.
IT'S A GREAT GROUP.
NO
ONE'S DOUBTING THAT.
>> DID ELAINE MENTION SHE HIKED
107 MILES IN SCOTLAND?
>> BEAUTIFUL.
IT REALLY WAS
AMAZING.
MY WHOLE CAREER, I
WORKED FOR 50 YEARS.
MY WHOLE
CAREER HAS BEEN MENTAL
CHALLENGES.
SO MY FIRST YEAR OF
RETIREMENT, I WANTED A PHYSICAL
CHALLENGE.
AND SO WE DID IT
ANOTHER COUPLE, AND IT WAS
GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> SO SHE CAN DO THAT.
WE'RE GONNA GET MEMORIAL STADIUM
DONE.
GREAT.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
UP THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
MEMORIAL STADIUM.
>> AND WE LOVE THEM.
AND WE
APPRECIATE HOW LONG EVERYBODY
NEEDS TO COME TO THE TABLE.
AND
I WOULD REALLY HOPE THAT
SOMETIME THIS MY LIFETIME, I'M
GOING TO SEE THAT WORK.
I
BELIEVE IN YOU.
>> YOU AND ME BOTH.
>> WE WILL MOVE FOR A VOTE THEN.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE PASS ALL
FOR APPOINTMENTS.
CAN I JUST SAY
ALL FOUR APPOINTMENTS?
OKAY.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> AYE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
WE WILL
TRANSFER THIS TO FULL COUNCIL ON
MONDAY.
WILL YOU ALL BE
ATTENDING MONDAY?
>> ILBE THERE.
I'LL BE THERE.
I
TOLD THEM THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO.
>> THAT'S FINE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
>> NEXT ITEM, NO.
6, THE
WATERFRONT, 2019 WORK PLAN.
>>> LET'S HAVE INTRODUCTIONS AND
LOOK AT THIS ONE MAP ON PAGE 2
ONE MORE TIME.
>> LET'S DO IT.
ONE MORE TIME.
>> GO AHEAD AND MAKE
INTRODUCTIONS AND WE'LL START
WITH YOUR, SEVEN-PAGE SLIDE?
>> WE TRIED TO KEEP IT SHORT.
>> MARSHALL FOSTER, DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE OF WATERFRONT AND
CIVIC PROJECTS.
>> FINANCE MANAGER FOR THE
OFFICE OF WATERFRONT AND CIVIC
PROJECTS.
>> FLOOR IS YOURS, SIR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR JUAREZ
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
IT'S
GREAT TO BE BACK.
WHAT WE'D LIKE
TO DO TODAY, FIRST OFF, JUST A
QUICK REPRISE OF WHAT HAPPENED
IN 2018 AND THE FIRST PART OF
THIS YEAR.
THEN WE'RE GONNA TALK
ABOUT WHAT 2019 BRINGS AND THE
START OF MAJOR CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITY TO DELIVER ON THE
VISION FOR THE NEW WATERFRONT.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE DONE
EVERY YEAR.
OUR WORKPLAN
ACCESSM.
AND WE'RE GONNA
IDENTIFY WHERE YOU'RE GONNA SEE
LEGISLATION COMING BACK TO THIS
COMMITTEE AS WELL.
HERE'S THE
MAP THAT YOU KNOW AND LOVE.
>> I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IT FOR
THREE YEARS.
>> OF ALL THE WATERFRONT
ELEMENTS.
POIGNANT FOR US AT
THIS POINT IS THAT WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THIS PLAN, THE
VISION FOR A LONG TIME.
THIS IS
NOW THE PICTURE OF A FULLY
FUNDED AND NOW MOVING INTO
CONSTRUCTION CAPITAL PROJECT.
SO
WE ARE OPERATING OUT OF OUR
CONSTRUCTION OFFICE.
WATCHING
THE VIADUCT COME DOWN OUTSIDE
OUR FRONT WINDOWS.
YOU'RE
WELCOME TO COME DOWN AND VISIT
AND TAKE IT IN.
AND WE'LL BE
STARTING CONSTRUCTION OVER THE
NEXT PERIOD OF MONTHS.
THEY HAVE
NOT CHANGED IN A FUNDAMENTAL
WAY.
WITH THE EXCEPTION O
ADOPTION I.D., THESE ARE PART OF
THE CAPITAL PLAN THAT WILL MOVE
FORWARD.
JUST TO RECAP, WE
EXECUTED A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SEATTLE
AQUARIUM SOCIETY TO ADVANCE THE
OCEAN PAVILION PROJECT.
THAT'S
AN INTEGRATED ELEMENT WITH THE
OVERLOOK WALK.
AND WE WILL
OBVIOUSLY CONTINUE OUR WORK WITH
THEM INTO THIS YEAR AND NEXT.
WE
COMPLETED PLANNING FOR THE MAIN
CORRIDOR.
WHEN WE SAY MAIN
CORRIDOR, THAT MEANS THE
REPLACEMENT OF ALASKAN WAY.
THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW SURFACE
STREET CONNECTION UP TO BELL
TOWN.
ALSO THE PROBABLE
PROMENADE ALONG THE WATERFRONT
AND SEVERAL OF THE KIND OF MOST
DIRECT EAST-WEST STREET
CONNECTIONS.
COLUMN YEAH,
SENECA.
>> THANK YOU.
BEFORE YOU MOVE
ON, WITH THE AQUARIUM, I WANT TO
BRING THIS UP ONE MORE TIME
THAT.
WE HAVE COMMITTED TO $34
MILLION TO ASSIST THE AQUARIUM.
WE PUT THAT IN THE BUDGET.
AT
LEAST MADE SURE THAT IT WAS
REALLY CLEAR.
AND I'M FEELING
MAYBE I'VE GOT SHORT TIMER
PROBLEMS BUT I DON'T WANT TO
LOSE SIGHT OF THAT.
I BELIEVE
WE'VE MADE THAT COMMITMENT TO
THE AQUARIUM, TO THE FOLKS THAT
ARE RAISING MONEY FOR THE
AQUARIUM.
I JUST WANT TO ONE
MORE TIME UNDERSCORE THAT WE'VE
GOT A COMMITMENT FROM THE CITY
OF $34 MILLION TO THE AQUARIUM
AS PART OF THIS PROJECT.
>> YES, THANK YOU, COUNSEL
MEMBER.
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY THE
CASE.
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET NOT
ONLY ADVANCED DESIGN FUNDING FOR
THE PAVILION, FOR OUR PORTION OF
THE PAVILION DESIGN.
BUT ALSO
IT'S PART OF THE BUDGET THAT YOU
ADOPTED, PUT IN PLACE A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THAT $34
MILLION COMMITMENT IN TERMS OF A
REAL HARD-DOLLAR COMMITMENTS IN
PARTICULAR YEARS.
AND WE'LL BE
TALKING ABOUT A NEXT STEP WITH
THEM, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT.
MUCH LIKE WHAT WE DID
WITH THE PIKE PLACE MARKET AT
THE MARKET FUND.
THAT WILL
FORMALIZE ALL THE FINAL FUNDING
AS WELL.
>> WILL WE DO THAT THIS YEAR?
>> THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED OVER
THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR.
WE'RE
STILL WORKING OUT THE EXACT
TIMING FOR IT TO COME TO
COUNCIL.
AS PART OF THE MAIN
CORRIDOR PLANS, BIDS FINALIZED,
ADVISED IN NOVEMBER.
BID OPENING
IS HAPPENING THIS WEEK.
SO WE'LL
BE OPENING BIDS ON THAT CRITICAL
FIRST PHASE OF WORK.
RIGHT AWAY
ACQUISITIONS AND PERMITTING, THE
MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE IN PLACE.
WE DID HAVE SOME PERMANENT
ACQUISITIONS, AS WELL AS SOME
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS
THAT WERE COMPLETED AND ARE
NECESSARY FOR THE ROADWAY
CONSTRUCTION.
KEY EARLY
CONSTRUCTION WAS ADVANCED AND
COMPLETED ON TIME AND ON BUDGET
THIS YEAR.
THIS IS STUFF THAT
FRANKLY HAPPENED RELATIVELY
QUIETLY.
SO I KIND OF TAKE A NO
NEWS IS GOOD NEWS APPROACH WITH
THIS.
BECAUSE OUR TEAM DELIVERED
THIS SMOOTHLY AND SUCCESSFULLY.
EARLY WORKS, UTILITY RELOCATIONS
AND AREA WAY MODIFICATIONS.
WE
PULLED UTILTS OFF THE VIA,
UTILITIES OFF THE VIADUCT
STRUCTURE.
WE IMPROVED SOME AREA
WAYS THAT WERE AT RISK, ON
COLUMBIA STREET PRIMARILY.
AT
THE FOOT OF WASHINGTON STREET.
THOSE ARE SOME EXCITING
MILESTONES WE'VE HIT.
WE FORMED
A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH
SEATTLE PARKS AND FRIEND OF
WATERFRONT SEATTLE TO ADVANCE
OUR OWN PARTNERSHIP.
AND THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR THE HUGE AMOUNT OF
LEADERSHIP THIS COMMITTEE
PROVIDED IN DOING THAT.
WE
ANTICIPATE LATE JULY, EARLY
AUGUST, THAT WE WILL BE IN
FULL-SCALE, FULL-SWING
CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN
CORRIDOR.
ONE OF THE KEYS
THINGS, THIS ISN'T A HUGE ISSUE.
BUT WE JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR
ABOUT IT, IS THAT AS PART OF THE
FINAL SCHEDULE WITH THE VIADUCT
DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR, THERE'S A
LOT OF DETAILS THAT WERE WORKED
OUT FROM THE ORIGINAL PLANS WE
MADE WITH WASHDOT, AND THE
AGREEMENTS WE MADE TO THE FINAL
CONTRACT WITH HEWITT WHO'S DOING
THAT WORK.
WE'RE ESSENTIALLY
STARTING ABOUT THREE MONTHS
LATER THAN WAS ORIGINALLY
ENVISIONED ON THE CONSTRUCTION
WORK.
THAT WILL HAVE NOT A
SIGNIFICANT BUT A MODEST
TRICKLE-DOWN IMPACT ON OUR
DELIVERY SCHEDULE.
AND I'M GONNA
SHOW YOU IT IN A MOMENT.
WE
ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED STARTING
IN MAY.
AND WE'RE NOT GONNA BE
ABLE TO START QUITE AS EARLY AS
WE ANTICIPATED.
>> AND WHAT WILL WE BE HEARING
FROM THE WATERFRONT BUSINESSES?
>> WELL, THIS IS ACTUALLY FROM
THEIR PERSPECTIVE, A BENEFIT IN
A LOT OF WAYS.
BECAUSE IT MEANS
OUR WORK, WHICH IS HEAVY, A LOT
OF EQUIPMENT MOBILIZATION,
CLOSURES, WILL BE HAPPENING
AFTER THE SUMMER MONTHS
PRIMARILY.
THE ISSUE FOR US IS
WE NEED THOSE GOOD WEATHER WORK
WINDOWS TO DELIVER.
WE ALSO ARE
VERY SENSITIVE TO FISH WINDOW ON
THE INWATER WORK.
AND WE'RE
SENSITIVE TO THE PORT OF
SEATTLE'S CRUISE SHIP SEASON.
AND WHEN THEY HAVE ALL THEIR
PROVISIONING OF THE SHIPS.
SO
OUR SCHEDULE HAS A LOT OF
DELICATE PIECES TO IT.
AND THAT
WILL BE THE INDIVIDUAL
ASSESSMENT HEARING PROCESS WHERE
WE'LL TALK ABOUT IF THERE'S ANY
APPEAL OR RECONSIDERATION OF AN
INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY'S ACCESSM.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME DESIGN WORK.
WE'RE HARD AT WORK IN THE
PIONEER SQUARE COMMUNITY.
I SAW
LISA HERE WITH SOME OF OUR
COLLEAGUES EARLIER ON THE DESIGN
OF SEVERAL EAST-WEST STREET
CONNECTIONS IN PIONEER SQUARE.
MAY AND WASHINGTON.
AND WE'RE
CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION
TO IMPROVE PIKE AND PINE
STREETS.
TO IMPROVE THOSE FROM
FIRST AVENUE TO THE FREEWA
CAPITOL HILL.
COMPLETION OF THE
60% DESIGN OF THE OVERLOOK WATER
IS A CRITICAL ELEMENT.
THAT IS
STARTING UP LITERALLY AS WE
SPEAK.
AS WELL AS MIGHT HAVE
BEEN FORWARD ON THE PILOT
AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDS FOR THE
MANAGEMENT OF PIER 62.
AND THAT
WILL BE SOMETHING WE'LL BE
COMING TO BRIEF YOU ON LATER
THIS YEAR.
>> SO LATER THIS YEAR, OR THIRD
QUARTER, FOURTH QUARTER?
>> I WANT TO SAY THIRD QUARTER
IS WHEN WE PLAN TO DO THAT.
>>> THE PROJECT IS TO BE
COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE
YEAR.
WE'LL COME TO YOU WELL
AHEAD OF THAT OPENING WITH THE
PILOT AGREEMENT.
>> OKAY.
>> WE'RE ALREADY IN THE PRIVACY
DEVELOPING IT.
SO LET ME TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
CONSTRUCTION SIDE.
THIS IS A
SCHEDULE YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE AS
WELL.
IT'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE.
YOU'RE STILL GONNA SEE
THE SURFACE STREET.
OPEN IN
2020.
THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT
MILESTONE WITH THE SEATTLE
SQUEEZE TRAFFIC CONSTRAINTS.
OPENING THE NEW SURFACE ALASKAN
WAY IS A RELIEF VALVE FOR OUR
DOWNTOWN STREETS.
THAT WILL OPEN
IN 2021.
THEN YOU WILL SEE THE
FULL WATERFRONT PARK COMPLETION
MID-2023.
WHAT ARE SOME OF OUR
CORE VALUES THAT WE BRING TO
THIS?
IN TERMS OF HOW WE
ORGANIZE FOR CONSTRUCTION.
ENSURING ACCESS FOR BUSINESSES
AND RESIDENTS.
THINKING ABOUT
ALL MODES OF TRAVEL ON THE
WATERFRONT AND IN THE ADJACENT
COMMUNITY.
WE'RE A VERY HANDS-ON
TEAM IN OUR OFFICE BECAUSE WE
HAVE THE BENEFIT OF BEING A
DEDICATED GROUP THAT THINKS
ABOUT NOTHING BUT THE
WATERFRONT.
WE SUPPORT THE
OPERATIONS OF OUR MAJOR AGENCY
PARTNERS.
ONE THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO US IS PNSF, AND THE
RAILROAD LINE OPERATION.
WE WILL
BE CONSTRUCTING OVER THE BNSF
MAIN LINE, THIS CH IS A CRITICAL
AND CAREFUL ACTIVITY FOR US, AS
WELL AS THE PORT'S CRUISE SHIP
OPERATIONS AND THE COLEMAN DOCK
DAY TO DAY FERRY OPERATIONS.
SO
WE NEED TO COORDINATE ON A DAILY
BASIS.
MAJOR UTILITY SERVICES
HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED.
MUCH LIKE
WITH THE SEAWALL CONSTRUCTION.
THAT'S A CRITICAL ELEMENT.
SUPPORTING ACCESS TO NOT ONLY
PARKING BUT ALSO TRANSIT.
ACCESS
TO THE WATERFRONT.
THINGS LIKE
EXTENDING OUR VERY SUCCESSFUL
WATERFRONT SHUTTLE SYSTEM THAT
HAS BEEN A PILOT HERE OVER THE
LAST FEW MONTHS, OR RATHER OVER
THE LAST YEAR, TO CONTINUE TO
SERVE THE WARFRONT DURING
CONSTRUCTION.
AS YOU KNOW WE'VE
MADE A NUMBER OF COMMITMENTS TO
LOW-RATE PARKING WHERE WE'RE
INVESTING IN SOME ADJACENT
PARKING LOTS AND STRUCTURES TO
BUY DOWN THOSE PARKING RATES.
PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TO SHOP OR
USE THE WATERFRONT CAN ACCESS
PARKING.
BUT WHEREVER WE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE
CONSTRUCTION ZONE ITSELF, IF
THERE'S SPACE NOT BEING USED BY
THE CONTRACTOR, IF IT'S
REASONABLE WE'LL TRY TO MAKE
SOME OF THAT AVAILABLE FOR
SHORT-TERM PARKING TO SUPPORT
úTHE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
>> HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
>> TWO QUESTIONS.
ARE YOU ALMOST
DONE?
WITH YOUR REMARKS ON THIS
PARTICULAR SLIDE?
>> GO FOR IT.
>> OKAY.
ON THE FIRST BULLET
POINT AROUND ENSURING ACCESS FOR
BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND ALL
MODES OF TRAVEL, WHAT MODES OF
TRAVEL ARE YOU REFERRING TO
THERE?
>> THE BIG ONE, THE HEAVY USERS
IN TERMS OF RIDERSHIP, TRANSIT
OPERATION.
SO WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT KING COUNTY, ALL OF THEIR
RAPID RIDE OPERATION.
ALL OF
THEIR FUNCTIONALITY FOR WEST
SEATTLE.
TRAFFIC TO DOWNTOWN IS
PRIORITY TO GET COLUMBIA AND
ALASKAN WAY OPEN FOR THAT.
WHICH
IS GONNA BE A SIGNIFICANT
ENHANCEMENT OVER THE CURRENT
TEMPORARY CONDITION THAT PEOPLE
ARE OPERATING UNDER.
CONTINUOUS
SURFACE STREET CONNECTION.
TWO
LANES OF TRAFFIC IN EACH
DIRECTION TO PROVIDE LOADING
SURFACE VEHICLE ACCESS.
AND THEN
THE CONTINUOUS BIKE CONNECTIONS
ON THE WATERFRONT.
THERE ARE
CONSIDERATIONS BUT THOSE OTHER
BIG ONES FOR US.
>> I THINK WE CONTINUE TO HEAR A
LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT
CONSTRUCTION AND THE IMPACTS ON
THE ABILITY TO WALK AROUND.
SO
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.
IS THAT
SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE
ACCOMMODATING AS PART OF YOUR
PLANS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> DOES THAT INCLUDE A LENS OF
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE
ACCOMMODATING THOSE WHO
DISABILITIES OR OTHER MOBILITY
ISSUES?
>> THAT'S ABSOLUTELY A CRITICAL
PRIORITY.
WE WORKED HARD WITH
THE STATE TO ENSURE THAT THE WAY
THAT NOT ONLY OUR WORK BUT ALSO
DEMOLITION IS DONE IS TO ENSURE
THAT WE DON'T CLOSE THE ENTIRE
EXTENT OF THE ALASKAN WAY
VIADUCT AND BREAK IT UP INTO
SEGMENTS.
AND WE KEEP SAFE,
PREDICTABLE PATHWAYS FOR ALL
USEERS AND ABILITIES THROUGHOUT
THE DISTRICT.
WE'RE USING VERY
MUCH THE SAME PRIORITY.
SO
ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS THE PIKE
STREET CLIMB AND THE UNION
STREET KEKSZ.
THE TWO BIG
PATHWAYS FOR PDZS THAT GET USED.
TRYING NOT TO CLOSE BOTH OF
THOSE AT THE SAME TIME.
SO LOTS
OF KIND OF ON THE GROUND WORK.
AS WELL AS A LOT OF WAY-FINDING
THAT WE'VE DONE THROUGH SEAWALL
CONSTRUCTION.
WE LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT LAYING DOWN WHAT WE CALL
THE BLUE CARPET, WHICH IS A BLUE
PATHWAY WE'VE USED TO MOVE
PEOPLE COMFORTABLY AROUND
CONSTRUCTION.
THAT'S NOT ONLY
FOR THE ABLE-BODIED BUT FOR
EVERYONE ELSE, IN TERMS OF ALL
USERS AND ALL ABILITIES.
AS WELL
AS THE TOURIST COMMUNIT
DON'T KNOW OUR CITY AS WELL AND
NEED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND
IN THE WATERFRONT.
SO WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT ALL THOSE THINGS.
>> OKAY, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL.
I SPEND A LOT OF TIME DOWN THERE
BECAUSE I'M ONE OF THESE WEST
SEATTLE COMMUTERS.
I'LL MAKE
SURE TO SEND YOU PECULIARS IF
IT'S NOT DOING WELL.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> THE LAST ISSUE THEY WANTED TO
BRING UP IS YOU HAVE SPENT A LOT
OF TIME TALKING ABOUT PARKING
AND FACILITATING PARKING AND
SUBSIDIZING PARKING.
AND I JUST
REALLY AM INTERESTED IN HEARING
HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE
SIMILAR BENEFITS TO THOSE WHO
ARE USING TRANSIT TO GET INTO
THIS CORRIDOR.
>> THE TWO KEY THINGS FROM ALL
OF OUR COMMUNITY WORK AND WORK
WITH AGENCY PARTNERS AND OTHERS,
ARE THE WATERFRONT SHUTTLE
SERVICE.
THAT'S BEEN BASICALLY
AN EXPERIMENT.
A BITE THAT WE
DID INITIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE
STATE.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT
DOING IS EXTENDING THAT SERVICE.
IT'S A LOW-FLOOR PEOPLE-MOVER.
IT CONNECTS SEATTLE CENTER, THE
WATERFRONT, PIONEER SQUARE WITH
OUR DISTRICT AND THE TRANSIT
ACCESS AT THOSE LOCATIONS.
SO
IT'S KIND OF WHAT WE CALL A
LAST-MILE SOLUTION TO HELP
CONNECT PEOPLE TO REGIONAL
TRANSIT.
THAT SERVICE IS
SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING WITH DSA
AT HOW IT CAN SUPPORT US DURING
CONSTRUCTION.
WE'VE WORKED
CLOSELY WITH KING COUNTY METRO
ON HOW TO ACCELERATE ALL THE
CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH
GETTING A TRANSIT CORRIDOR
OPERATING ON THE WATERFRONT.
THAT'S LITERALLY THE FIRST ORDER
OF BUSINESS FOR US WITH KING
COUNTY METRO IS GETTING THAT
RAPID RIDE PATHWAY THROUGH
ALASKAN WAY AND COLUMBIA.
>> I GUESS MY POINT IS THAT
WE'RE SUBSIDIZING PEOPLE'S
ABILITY TO DRIVE INTO THIS AREA.
SO WE'RE INCIDENT VISING PEOPLE
TO DRIVE INTO THE AREA.
BUT
WE'RE NOT OFFERING THE SAME AT
LEAST FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR
PEOPLE TO NOT DRIVE A SINGLE
OCCUPANCY VEHICLE INTO THIS
AREA.
>> WELL, I GUESS TWO THINGS.
THAT'S A FAIR POINT.
THE
WATERFRONT SHUTTLE SUPPORT, THAT
IS A DIRECT, SOMETHING WE'RE
PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THOSE
TYPES OF TRANSIT OPERATIONS.
>> AT LEAST FOR THE LAST MILE.
>> CORRECT.
IN TERM WAS MAIN
LINE TRANSIT FINANCING, WE'RE
NOT DOING ANYTHING THERE.
THE
OTHER ISSUE WITH PARKING IS BEAR
IN MIND, THIS IS FOCUSED ON
SOMETHING I THINK IS NOT UNUSUAL
TO DO, FOCUSED ON SHORT-TERM
ESSENTIALLY PARKING ASSOCIATED
WITH GETTING TO THE DISTRICT,
GETTING TO THE MARKET, GETTING
TO BUSINESSES.
WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT COMMUTER PARKING, WE'RE
NOT TALKING ABOUT RESIDENTIAL
PARKING.
THIS IS THE KIND OF
PARKING WE TEND TO BE SUPPORTIVE
OF.
IT TENDS TO SUPPORT BUSINESS
DISTRICTS, PEOPLE GETTING IN AND
OUT ON A SHORT-TERM BASIS
COMMUTE DIGNITY WHICH IS
DRIVES A LOT OF OUR CONCERNS.
>> SORRY, I'M NOT TRYING TO
ARGUE THE POINT.
>> NO, I KNOW.
I JUST THINK THAT
WE MISS OPPORTUNITIES TO
INCIDENT VISE FOLKS TO GET OUT
OF SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE FIST
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE IN ONE.
OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY HAS
DIFFERENT ABILITIES AND BASED ON
THOSE ABILITIES, YOU SHOULD
ABSOLUTELY USE THE MODE THAT YOU
WANT TO, THAT YOU NEED TO USE IN
ORDER TO MOVE AROUND IN THE
CITY.
I JUST GET REALLY
CONCERNED WHEN WE CONTINUE TO
JUST SUBSIDIZE PEOPLE'S ABILITY
TO DRIVE INTO THESE HIGH-TRAFFIC
CORRIDORS ALREADY.
AND IT SEEMS
TO ME WE'RE TAKING THIS APPROACH
ALSO IN A MOMENT WHERE WE KNOW
WE'RE GOING TO BE EXPERIENCING
AN INCREDIBLE BURDEN ON OUR
SURFACE STREETS BECAUSE OF THE
VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
THAT ARE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT
THE CITY.
SO I JUST WANT TO
CHALLENGE US A LITTLE BIT MORE
TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN
úINCIDENT VISE MORE PEOPLE TO UE
PUBLIC TRANSIT.
ENTIVIZE MORE PEOPLE TO USE
PUBLIC TRANSIT.
IT'S PEOPLE FROM
ALL OVER THE CITY WHO GO DOWN TO
ENJOY THE WATERFRONT.
I THINK WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
BOARDS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF
FOLKS WHO ARE OUTSIDE OF THE
MAIN CORE.
SO I JUST THINK IT'S
A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO NOT
THINK ABOUT IT MORE CREATIVELY
IN THAT SENSE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZCEZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> I WANT TO FLIP THAT A LITTLE
BIT AND GIVE YOU A GOOD NEWS
STORY.
A COLLEAGUE OF MINE LIVES
IN WEST SEATTLE.
NOT FAR AWAY
FROM MY COLLEAGUE TO MY RIGHT.
AND HE IS, UNFORTUNATELY,
AFFLICTED WITH A DISEASE THAT
PUTS HIM IN A MOTORIZED
WHEELCHAIR.
AND HE'S IN ABOUT
HIS MID-20s.
HE CALLED ME
BECAUSE HE WASSING DIFFI,
HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH
THE WATER TAXI.
THERE WAS AN
AREA WHERE HE COULDN'T GET HIS
CHAIR IN HIS WATER TAXI.
TO HAVE
THAT FIXED WITHIN THE NEXT DAY.
AND WHEN HE WAS OVER ON THIS
SIDE OF THINGS, ONE OF THE
SHUTTLES CAME AROUND.
THE LIFT
WASN'T WORKING.
AND SO AS WE ARE
REALLY FOCUSED ON ALL AGES AND
ABILITIES AND CONTINUAL ACCESS,
HAVING THE SHUTTLE SHOW UP AND
NOT HAVING THE LIFT TO GET HIM
INTO THE PARTICULAR SHUTTLE, IT
WAS A BAD NEWS DAY FOR HIM.
THE
GOOD NEWS WAS HE CALLED ME.
I
WAS ABLE TO GET A HOLD OF DSA.
AND THEY GOT ME TO THE RIGHT
PEOPLE.
THEY SENT ANOTHER
SHUTTLE OVER, GOT HIM PICKED UP,
FIXED THAT.
SO THE NEXT DAY HE
DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS.
BUT WHAT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
IS THE FACT BECAUSE WE HAD TWICE
THE NUMBER OF WATER TAXI, PEOPLE
WERE REALLY RESPONSE TESTIFY
HIM.
THEY GOT HIM WHERE HEED
MEED TO GO.
IF WE CAN CONTINUE
THAT FOCUS ON ALL AGES AND
ABLES, IT'S REALLY GONNA HELP
US.
I TRIED TO SAY THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE WHO WENT OUT OF THEIR
WAY BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW
THAT PUBLICLY, I APPRECIATED IT.
>> WE RAISED WITH THE TEAM
RUNNING THAT SYSTEM, WHO HAS
BEEN EXCELLENT.
THE PROSPECT OF
LOW-FLOOR VEHICLES, WHICH KIND
OF GETS RID OF THAT WHOLE
BARRIER, IF YOU WILL.
IN OUR
OUTREACH WITH PEOPLE IN TERMS OF
WHAT KEEPS THEM FROM USING
TRANSIT TO ACCESS THE
WATERFRONT, WHAT WE'VE HEARD
CONSISTENTLY, AND WE HAVE A
RELATIVELY ROBUST REGIONAL
SYSTEM, WAYS TO GET DOW
JEAN.
IT'S THE TOPOGRAPHY.
IT IS
QUITE AN OBSTACLE TO A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
THERE'S GREAT DATA
THAT'S COME FROM DSA ABOUT THE
SHUTTLE SYSTEM.
AND THEY'RE
SEEING FAR MORE RIDERSHIP THAN
THEY ANTICIPATED BECAUSE PEOPLE
SEE IT AS A WAY TO CONNECT WITH
THE LARGER SYSTEM.
AND
ACCESSIBILITY IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT PART OF DELIVERING ON
THE VISION OF THAT.
>> THANKS.
THANK YOU MARSHALL.
>> SO LAST SLIDE.
JUST ON
CONSTRUCTION AS WE MOVE IN.
SOME
OF THE TOOLS WE'RE USING, TO
MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE
KNOWS WHAT'S HAPPENING.
ONE OF
THE NO.
1 THINGS IS CONFUSION
OUT THERE WE HAVE A LOT OF
PEOPLE WORKING ON THE
WATERFRONT.
WE HAVE STATE,
PRIVATE ENTITIES.
WE HAVE OUR
úTEAM.
WE HAVE A WHOLE SET OF
THINGS WE DO.
FIRST IS EARLY
BRIEFINGS TO ALL THE MOST
AFFECTED FOLKS.
THE FOLKS WHO
ARE HAVING ACCESS AFFECTED.
FOLKS WHOSE BUSINESSES ARE
AFFECTED.
FOLKS WHO ARE TAKING
TRANSIT OR OTHER MEANS THROUGH
THE DISTRICT.
THE WATER TAXI.
SOMETHING UNIQUE WE STARTED WITH
THE SEAWALL AND W
CONTINUING, WE HAVE THE STREET
TEAM WHO ARE ON THE GROUND ON A
DAILY BASIS.
YOU CAN CALL THEM.
THERE'S A 24 SOLE NUMBER FOR
ISSUES WITH THINGS ON THE
GROUND.
IT COULD BE SOMEONE
AFFECTING A PROPERTY, SOMEONE
WALKING OR BIKING AND THERE'S A
CONDITION ON THE BIKE TRAIL.
WE
DEALT WITH A SITUATION LIKE THAT
NOT TOO LONG AGO.
AND THEY'RE
LITERALLY WEARING A JACKET OF A
SINGLE COLOR AND THEY CAN DEAL
WITH THINGS WITH A CONTRACTOR IN
REAL-TIME.
>> OH, GOOD.
>> SO WE SAW THAT WORK REALLY
WELL WITH SEAWALL AND WE'RE
GONNA CONTINUE THAT.
AND THE
LAST THING IS WE DEVELOPED A
MULTIAGENCY PORTAL WHICH GIVES
YOU ALL THE INFORMATION
WATERFRONT CONSTRUCTION.
BASICALLY IT'S A CLEARING HOUSE.
IF YOU'RE WONDERING, I WENT
THROUGH WESTERN AND COLUMBIA.
WHAT'S GOING ON, WHO'S DOING IT.
I WASN'T HAPPY WITH WHAT I SAW
AT THE CROSSWALK THERE.
YOU CAN
FIND OUT WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR
THAT.
>> WAS THAT A PERSON?
SORRY,
THERE'S A WEBSITE?
>> THERE'S A WEBSITE, AS WELL AS
YOU CAN GO DIRECTLY TO OUR 24
HOTLINE LINE.
SO WE'RE COVERING
THOSE BASES IN A COUPLE
DIFFERENT WAYS.
AND IT'S BEEN
WORKING QUITE WELL.
>> WHAT'S THE NUMBER FOR THE
HOTLINE?
>> I DON'T HAVE IT OFF THE TOP
OF MY HEAD.
>> WE COULD GET IT.
>> I SHOULD HAVE IT TATTOOED ON
MY ARM.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER GONZCEZ IS
GONNA BE NEEDING THAT HOTLINE
WHEN SHE GETS OFF HER WATER
TAXI.
>> I'M GONNA GUESS, IT'LL
PROBABLY BE TEXTED TO MY PHONE
HERE.
>> 206-199-8040.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> 499-8040.
WAIT TILL YOU HEAR
MY SPANISH.
>> THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.
>> THAT'S A QUICK SUMMARY OF
WHAT WE HAVE AHEAD.
OBVIOUSLY
WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE MOVING
ONTO CONSTRUCTION.
SO THANK YOU
FOR ALL THE SUPPORT OVER MANY,
MANY YEARS.
>> THANK YOU.
AND DORI, YOU GUYS
DID A PHENOMENAL
>> GO AHEAD.
>> ABOUT THE WEBSITE, I WAS
GONNA ADD, I WENT ON IT BECAUSE
I WANTED TO SEE IF THIS WAS IN
ANY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS JUST A
FEATURE OF ME USING GOOGLE OR IF
YOU PUT THIS WIDGET IN HERE BUT
THERE IS A TRANSLAYING FEATURE.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> JUST SO FOLKS ARE AWARE S. SO
INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE FOR
THOSE WHO DON'T SPEA
ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
THERE'S A
FUNCTION TO TRANSLATE IT INTO
JUST ABOUT EVERY LANGUAGE THAT
EXISTS ON THE PLANET.
THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> MAYBE ONLINE.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> THANK YOU MARSHALL.
WE'LL SEE
YOU AGAIN SOON.
WE SEE YOU ALL
THE TIME.
I BELIEVE OUR NEXT
MATTER, ORDINANCE SHOULD BE READ
INTO THE RECORD.
AND WE'LL HAVE
THE PEOPLE COME ON UP.
>> COUNCIL BILL 11 NINETY-NINE
460.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE 2008 PARKS AND GREEN SPACES
LEVY.
THE RESOURCES PROVIDED BY
THE TAX PAYERS WITHIN THE
DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
SUBCATEGORY.
INCRE
APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN THE
2019 ADOPTED BUDGET, AND
AMENDING THE 2019, 2024 ADOPTED
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR
INTRODUCTIONS.
I'LL MAKE A FEW
COMMENTS AND WE'LL JUST LAUNCH
RIGHT INTO IT AND GET IT DONE.
>> CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS.
SEATTLE
PARKS.
>> SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
>> WE'RE GONNA SEEK
AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE ROUGHLY
$2.4 MILLION FROM THE PARK AND
GREEN SPACES LEVY PASSED BY THE
VOTERS IN ROUGHLY 2008.
THIS HAS
BEEN THE GIFT THAT HAS KEPT ON
GIVING OVER YEARS.
AND BY THAT
WE MEAN THAT IT CONTINUES TO
BENEFIT PROJECTS.
AND MICHAEL
HAS A GREAT PRESENTATION THAT
HE'S GONNA WALK THROUGH.
BUT THE
SPENDING WILL HELP A LOT OF
THESE PROJECTS.
>> GREAT, GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE.
>> HI, MICHAEL.
>> JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND.
THE
2008 PARKS AND GREEN SPACES
LEVY, WISELY CONTAIND AN
INFLATION CONTINGENCY, AN AMOUNT
OF MONEY IN THREE OF THE FOUR
CATEGORIES.
THAT INCLUDED
DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION, AND THE
ENVIRONMENT CATEGORIES.
THIS IS
$2.4 MILLION OF REMAINING MONEY
IN THE DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY.
AND
TYPICALLY I'D SAY THIS WOULD
HAVE BEEN WRAPPED INTO THE WHOLE
BUDGET PROCESS.
THERE WERE SOME
ISSUES WITH PROJECTS.
STOW
DOESN'T GO INTO THE BUDGET
PROCESS.
THAT'S WHY THERE IS A
SEPARATE PIECE OF LEGISLATION
BEFORE TODAY.
LET'S SEE.
LET ME
JUST SAY, SO THERE WAS $14
MILLION IN THIS CONTINGENCY POT
THERE IS $2.4 MILLION REMAINING.
OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, THERE
HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT
CONSTRUCTION INFLATION.
WE JUST
HAVE A HANDFUL OF REMAINING
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO
COMPLETE.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF
EXAMPLES ON THE SLIDE BEFORE
YOU.
AN EXAMPLE OF ONE THAT WE
RECENTLY COMPLETED IS THE
GASWORKS PARK PLAY AREA.
THAT
PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S A HISTORIC
SITE, LANDMARK, THERE WERE MANY
ADDITIONAL COVES THAT CAME UP
THAT WEREN'T ANTICIPATED WHEN
THE DOLL 1.4 MILLION BUDGET WAS
DEVELOPED.
AND THAT WAS PROBABLY
DONE IN 2007.
A COUPLE PROJECTS
THAT WERE ABOUT TO GET OUT TO
DED ARE MARA DESMONI IN SOUTH
PARK.
AND ONE I THINK YOU KNOW
WELL ABOUT IS VICTOR STEINBROOK
PARK IS ANOTHER 1 ONE OF THOSE
REMAINING LEVY PROJECTS.
JUST A
HAND TO FEEL COMPLETE.
IN MOST
CASES, THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN
ANTICIPATED.
11 OR 12 YEARS AGO.
>> IN THE 2008 LEVY, I KNOW WE
HAD THE FOUR MAJOR FUNDING
CATEGORIES.
SO WE USED THEM ON
ACQUISITIONS, RIGHT?
>> CORRECT.
>> AND ENVIRONMENT?
BUT NOT
THE OPPORTUNITY FUND.
SO WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS JUST THE
DEVELOPMENT FUND.
>> CORRECT.
>> DID WE BUILD AN INFLATION
CONTINGENCY IN ALL THESE
AGREEMENTS?
>> GO AHEAD, CHRISTOPHER.
>> I WAS GONNA SAY, THE PARK
DISTRICT BALLOT MEASURE FOR THE
NEW PROJECTS DOES NOT HAVE THIS.
>> OKAY.
>> COULD YOU ASK THAT QUESTION
AGAIN?
I'M SORRY.
>> THE INFLATION CONTINGENCY.
BASICALLY WE SPENT IT ALL EXCEPT
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PIECE.
AND
THAT'S WHAT THE REMAINDER IS.
>> CORRECT.
THE ACQUISITION POT
IS CLOSED OUT AS IS THE
ENVIRONMENT POT.
THE OPPORTUNITY
FUNDS, THERE'S STILL A FEW
PRACTICALS LEFT TO COMPLETE.
BUT
THERE IS NOT AN INFLATION
CONTINGENCY AMOUNT IN THAT
CATEGORY.
>> THAT'S WHAT I OF GETTING AT.
THANK YOU.
>> YOU MENTIONED VICTOR
STEINBERG.
IS THERE ENOUGH IN
THIS DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY TO PAY
FOR THE COSTS OF VICTOR
STEINBROOK?
>> I THINK WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT
THE CONTINGENCY POT ULTIMATELY
ALIGNS WITH WHAT WE NEED IN
THESE HANDFUL OF REMAINING
PROJECTS. HOPEFULLY THE SCOPE
MEETS THE BUDGET BUT THERE ARE
ONLY A HANDFUL OF PROJECTS.
AND
THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
>> AND ON VICTOR STEINBROOK IN
THIS MINUTE, IF THE CONTINGENCY
DOESN'T COVER IT, WHICH RESOURCE
DO YOU HAVE MONEYS IN THE PARK
BUDGET CURRENTLY TO COMPLETE?
WILL YOU BE COMING BACK FOR
GENERAL FUND REQUESTS?
OR DO YOU
KNOW YET?
>> WE DON'T KNOW ALL THAT
QUESTION.
TYPICALLY WE WOULD DO
SOME VALUE ENGINEERING.
WE WOULD
LOOK AT SURPLUSES TO SEE WHERE
WE HAVE SURPLUSES FROM OTHER
CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT COULD BE
MOVED IN.
IT REALLY DEPENDS ON
THE SIZE OF THE GAP.
>> SOMETIME BEFORE OCTOBER?
>> WELL, I DON'T THINK THE
PROJECT WILL BE BID BEFORE
OCTOBER.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LEAVING THAT ONE
UP TO YOU.
>> OKAY.
YEAH, THAT'S MORE WHAT
YOU DID.
THERE'S MORE WORK TO DO
THERE.
THANK YOU.
I START
LOOKING AT WHAT I'M GONNA BE
ABLE TO FINISH AND WHAT'S GONNA
GO ON THE NEXT ONE.
SO THAT'S
REALLY OF INTEREST TO ME.
>> WE KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZCEZ WILL BE HERE FOR SURE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES?
MICHAEL, YOU ARE
WRAPPING UP?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT W.
THAT, TRACY, YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING?
NOPE.
>> LET'S GO.
>> I MOVE THE COMMITTEE PANEL,
COUNCIL BILL 119460.
>> SECOND.
>> AYE.
>> THE AYES HAVE IT.
THE MOTION
PASSES AND WE WILL FORWARD THIS
TO THE FULL COUNCIL ON MONDAY.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I
APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU
TOOK TO DO THE POWERPOINT AND
THE ORDINANCE.
>> CAN I SAY ONE MORE THING?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON CITY
HALL PARK.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT
YOU GOT ME SOMETHING A COUPLE OF
WEEKS AGO.
SO WE'RE LOOKINGA AT
CITY HALL PARK.
THE WORK ON
PREFONTAINE FOUNTAIN.
THANK YOU.
I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE MOVING
AHEAD.
>> GREAT.
>> THANKS.
>> GREAT.
>> ONE MORE MATTER COMING IN.
OUR ORDINANCE ON OUR TIMBER
PAVILION CONSTRUCTION.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119466.
AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION, THURSDAYING THE
ACCEPTANCE OF THE GIFT OF A
TIMBER PAVILION STRUCTURE TO BE
INSTALLED IN OCCIDENTAL SQUARE
PARK FOR PUBLIC USE.
>> WE HAVE MR. SACHER WITH US.
>> THATCHER BAILEY, HOW ARE YOU,
SIR?
>> GOOD, THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE THE ORDINANCE IN
FRONT OF US.
BUT ALSO THANK YOU
FOR PROVIDING THE JULY 2018
LETTER FROM THE SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE
HARD WORK, DSA, ALLIANCE FOR
PIONEER SQUARE.
ALL THOSE FOLKS.
I'M GONNA LET YOU TAKE IT FROM
THERE, CHRISTOPHER.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
>> AS CUSTOMARY, WE COME HERE TO
SEEK AUTHORIZATION.
VALUE AT
ABOUT $2 MILLION.
IT'S A GIFT
FROM THE SEATTLE PARK FOUNDATION
AND THE ALLIANCE FOR PIONEER
SQUARE.
AND IT IS AN ELEGANT
TIMBER PAVILION.
WE'LL HAVE
WONDERFUL DRAWINGS FOR YOU TO
SEE.
THE PAVILION WILL BE SITED
AT OCCIDENTAL SQUARE PARK AND
PROVIDE INDOOR SPACES FOR
ENHANCED PARK ACTIVATION.
AND
I'D LIKE TO ASK THATCHER TO SAY
A FEW WORDS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND IN
PART, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A
SIMPLE TRANSACTION HERE.
BUT I
WANT TO JUST BACK UP A LITTLE
BIT.
AND REITERATE SOME OF
WHAT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE ABOUT
THE REMARKABLE PARTNERSHIP THAT
ACTUALLY WAS AUTHORIZED THROUGH
THE COUNCIL BACK IN THE
BEGINNINGS.
OUR DISTRICT KIND OF
MAKE THIS WHOLE THING HAPPEN.
AMAZING WORKING RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
REC.
THE COUNCIL WITH THE
ALLIANCE.
DSA, FRIENDS OF THE
WATER41.
EXPERIMENTING ON
OCCIDENTAL, HOW DO YOU TURN
NO-GO ZONES INTO PLACES THAT
WERE ACTIVE FOR PARKS FOR ALL?
IT HAD ITS OWN SET OF
CHALLENGES.
I POINT TO IT AS THE
PLACE THAT HAS WORKED REALLY
WELL.
YOU HAVE FOLKS IN SOCIAL
SERVICES, FOLKS PLAYING
BASKETBALL, AND FOLKS WHO WORK
ON EAST SECOND STREET.
EXACTLY
WHAT OUR PARK SHOULD BE.
AND
WHEN WE STARTED THIS WHOLE
PROJECT OUT, WE BROUGHT IN SOME
EXPERTISE.
HOW DO YOU DO THIS?
AND HIS WHOLE THING IS WELL,
THERE'S SOME FORMULAS HERE.
BUT
YOU GOTTA TEST THINGS OUT, SEE
WHAT WORKS.
SEE WHAT DOESN'T
WORK.
SO WE ENDED UP PROPOSING
SUCH CAPITAL INVESTMENTS UNTIL
DSA FIGURED OUT THE PROGRAM AND
FIGURED OUT WHAT MADE PEOPLE
FEEL WELCOME AND SAFE IN THIS
SPACE.
AND IT'S BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL.
TOO SUCCESSFUL IN
SOME WAYS.
THERE ARE TENTS
EVERYWHERE, GAMES EVERYWHERE.
THE SPACE HAS BECOME A LITTLE
CLUTTERED.
THE INFORMATION BOOTH
IS TOO SMALL.
ALL KIND OF GOOD
NEWS.
SO THIS PAVILION HAS BEEN
DESIGNED NOT ONLY TOED ME THE
NEEDS OF OF EVER EVER-EXPANDING
PROGRAM HAPPENING AT THE PARK
AND TO TAKE CARE OF FOLKS ON A
RAINY DIE WHO MIGHT WANT TO BE
SITTING THERE WHO DON'T NEED TO
SIT UNDER TEMPORARY TENTS.
BUT
IT ALSO HAS BEEN VERY CAREFUL TO
GET IN WITH THE HISTORIC
ARCHITECTURE, REFERENCING THE
LINES OF THAT ARCHITECTURE, AND
THE SCALE OF THE ARCHITECTURE.
AND WE'RE IN CONSTANT
CONVERSATION WITH PIONEER SQUARE
PRESERVATION BOARD TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE CROSSING ALL THE T'S AND
DOTTING THE I'S ON THAT.
SO IT'S
REALLY A FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION
THING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PUBLIC
OUTREACH BACK IN 2018.
THROUGH
ONLINE SURVEYS, FACE-TO-FACE
DISCUSSIONS.
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
AND OUTREACH TO RESIDENTS AND
NEARBY BUSINESSES.
AGAIN PIONEER
SQUARE PRESERVATION BOARD HAD
FIVE DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS.
AND WE'VE GOT PROBABLY A COUPLE
MORE.
DETAILED CONSTRUCTION
DOCUMENTS.
A LOT OF VETTING
THROUGH PARKS DEPARTMENT.
GETTING GOOD ADVICE FROM THE
MAINTENANCE CREW ABOUT HOW TO
GET TAKE OF THIS FACILITY.
WHICH
IS CALLED A TIMBER PAVILION
BECAUSE IT IS LARGELY TIMBER.
WITH A GLASS ROOF ON.
IT BUT
>> AN INFORMATION BOOTH.
IT'S
REALLY BEEN SIZED TO FIT
ELEGANTLY WITHIN THE EXISTING
PARK.
>> DID YOU HELP DRAFT THE
ORDINANCE?
>> I CANNOT TAKE CREDIT FOR
THAT.
>> THE ORDINANCES WHERE THEY USE
THE WORD GRACEFULLY AND
BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S ALWAYS LEGAL.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS
CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER?
>> ONE OF THE THINGS IS TO TEST
OUT THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY WITH
TIMBER AND DEMONSTRATE WHAT IS
POSSIBLE.
>> NICE.
>> SO THIS IS ONE OF THESE
HORSES THAT MAY BE DEAD, YOU CAN
TELL ME TO GET OFF.
SERIOUSLY,
FOR THE LAST NINE OR TEN YEARS.
WHEN LESLEY SMITH WAS THERE, AND
GARY JOHNSON WAS WITH US, I
CANNOT TELLUT NUMBER OF MEETINGS
I'VE HAD ABOUT PEOPLE SAYING WE
WANT TO HAVE A PUBLIC RESTROOM,
SOMETHING DOWN THERE.
RIGHT?
IF
YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU'RE NOT
GONNA DO IT, IT'S TOO MUCH
TROUBLE, LET ME KNOW.
BECAUSE I
KEEP ASKING THE QUESTIONS. IT
WAS WHAT PEOPLE WANTED.
NOW I'M
NOT SURE.
IF THIS EQUINE IS
DECEASED AND YOU DON'T WANT TO
DO IT, LET ME KNOW.
JUT TELL
ME.
>> THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A
GRANDIOSE THING WITH BATHROOMS
AND A CAFE.
AND WE STARTED TO
VET THIS OUT IN TERMS OF WHAT
WOULD BE FEASIBLE.
THE CAFE
WENT.
AND THEN I THINK WE
STARTED HAVING CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THE BATHROOM IN THE OLD
FIRE STATION BEING MAYBE A MORE
APPROPRIATE SITE.
SO WE ACTUALLY
DID NOT INCLUDE A BATHROOM IN
THIS DESIGN BECAUSE THERE WAS AN
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF NERVOUSNESS
ABOUT HOW SUCCESSFUL WE WOULD BE
IN MAINTAINING THE HIGH-QUALITY
OF THAT SPACE AND IF WE COULDN'T
DO THAT, THEN THE WHOLE PROJECT
WOULD LOOK LIKE A FAILURE.
>> I GETCHA.
BUT IT'S NOT
COMPLETELY OFF THE TABLE.
>> WELL, IT IS HERE.
>> NO, IT'S NOT.
>> FOR NOW.
>> IT'S NOT IN THIS DESIGN.
>> IT'S NOT.
>> AND IF YOU WANT TO DO
SOMETHING, WE STILL HAVE THE
FIRE STATION AS A POSSIBILITY.
I
HEAR FROM BUSINESSES ON GAME
DAYS.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> IF IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S
A PRIORITY NOW, I'M CONSIDERING
MYSELF OFF THAT HORSE.
>> I DEFER TO PARKS ON THAT.
THE
COMPLICATIONS OF BATHROOMS IN
PARKS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN
SPEAK TO MORE ELKWENLY THAN I.
>> BASICALLY WE WENT THROUGH THE
APP, AUTOMATIC PAY TOILET, THAT
WASN'T VERY SUCCESSFUL.
AND I
THINK THE BUSINESS OWNERS AT THE
TIME SAID WE WOULD RATHER HAVE
OUR BUSINESS BATHROOMS BE
AVAILABLE THAN TO HAVE MORE
TOILETS IN THE PARK.
SO WE KIND
OF WANED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN
THAT SPACE.
>> WE ALSO KNOW IN PORTLAND THAT
THEY'RE FINDING THESE PORTLAND
LOOS TO BE QUITE SUCCESSFUL.
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THEM UP IN
OUR PARKS.
>> RIGHT.
ONE IN RAINIER BEACH,
BALLARD.
>> GENESY PARK?
>> RAINIER BEACH.
>> SO I JUST THINK THAT IT'S
BETTER TO DO SOMETHING PUBLICLY
THAN HAVE PEOPLE PEEING AND
DOING OTHER THINGS IN THE ALLEY.
>> YEAH.
>> BUT I'M OFFICIALLY OFF THIS
HORSE FOR NOW.
>> I'M GONNA GALLOP ALL I CAN.
I
DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD GIVE
UP ON THE PROBLEM SIMPLY BECAUSE
IT'S COMPLICATED.
MY HOPE IS
THAT WE CAN LOOK AT SOME OF THE
MODELS IN SIMILARLY SITUATEDED
AREAS TO OCCIDENTAL PARK THAT
COULD HELP US TROUBLE SHOOT FOR
THIS.
SO BALLARD PARK HAS
SIMILAR ISSUES.
SO I THINK WE
SHOULD CREATE A LEARNING
OPPORTUNITY FROM THAT INVESTMENT
THAT HOPEFULLY WILL OCCUR THIS
SUMMER.
AND REALLY FIGURE OUT
WHAT WE CAN EXTRAPOLATE FROM
THAT EXAMPLE THAT WE COULD SHARE
WITH YOU ALL IN PIONEER SQUARE
TO SEE IF IT'S ADAPTABLE TO THE
NEEDS OF THAT PARTICULAR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I RECOGNIZE THAT
ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT PARKS
LOCATED WITHIN THE DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE DIFFERENT
NEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND A
ONE SIZE FIS ALL APPROACH MAY
NOT BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
BUT I THINK THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO ADAPT.
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD, WE'VE
BEEN ACTIVATING PARKS,
OCCIDENTAL, WEST LAKE.
WE'VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT RESTROOMS.
AND I'M THINKING THAT WITH
ACTIVATION COUPLED WITH JUST THE
BASIC NEED FOR, YOU KNOW,
THATCHER, THIS IS UP FOR YOU
GUYS TOO.
I DON'T SEE THIS GOING
AWAY.
I SEE THE SHAPE OF THINGS
TO COME IS THAT WE DO HAVE TOILS
IN PUBLIC SPACES AND THAT PARK
SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT.
WASHING HANDS, USING THE
RESTROOM.
THAT IT'S NOT JUST A
MERE AMENITY.
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY
AN ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENTAL
FUNCTION.
AN ESSENTIAL
GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE.
AND THAT
CONVERSATION IS NOT GONNA GO
AWAY.
SO WE WILL KEEP PUSHING
FOR THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZCEZ WILL CONTINUE IF WE'RE
NOT HERE.
BUT THAT'S MY POINT.
IT'S NOT GOING AWAY.
NOR SHOULD
IT.
>> I THINK ON THE RECENT AUDIT
OF THE NAVIGATIONAL TEAM,
HIGHLIGHTED THE COMPLETE LACK OF
APPROPRIATE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE TO TOILET.
AND THAT IS A PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSUE.
>> SURE.
>> AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW
WE ADDRESS IT.
>> YEAH.
>> WE DID PUT MONEY IN THE
BUDGET THIS LAST YEAR FOR
HAND-WASHING FACILITIES.
AND
THAT MAY BE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH
PARKS.
BUT THIS WHOLE IDEA.
IT
SHOULDN'T BE ON YOUR SHOULDERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, THE WORK THEY
DID, THAT WAS THEIR EQUIVALENT
OF SPU.
>> WE'LL CERTAINLY LOOK AT THIS.
AT CRESCENT PARK.
IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND TRY
SOME OF THESE MORE INNOVATIVE
APPROACHES AT A PARK WHERE WE
KNOW WE HAVE FUNDING AT LEAST
FOR DESIGN.
>> IF YOU WERE TO SPEND $2.4
MILLION, I'M NOT ASKING FOR A $2
MILLION TOILET.
IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE OPEN EVERY DAY.
BUT
SOMETHING AT SOME POINT.
>> I AM A HUGE TOILET ADVOCATE.
>> OH, GOOD.
>> I DO THINK THERE'S EYE
SOLUTION.
AND IT IS THAT UNUSED
BACK PART OF THE FIRE STATION
THAT IS ACTUALLY A PLUMBED
RESTROOM.
THERE WAS JUST NO CITY
MONEY THAT HELPED BRING THAT TO
THE FOREFRONT.
>> ACTUALLY, I THINK THERE IS
CITY MONEY.
AND CHIEF SKOGINS IS
GREAT ABOUT SAYING HE'D BE
WILLING TO OPEN THE DOORS.
I
THINK THE CONCERN IS HOW LONG
THAT BUILDING IS GONNA BE THERE.
BUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THEY
WERE LOOKING TO RETROFIT THAT,
WAS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
>> RIGHT.
>> IT JUST FELL FLAT.
AND WE
NEED A LEADER ON THIS.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO SAY.
THAT'S
RIDICULOUS, I'M SORRY, THAT
THERE'S AN ACTUAL FACILITY THAT
CAN'T BE ACCESSED.
AND IT'S A
HALF A BLOCK FROM THE PARK.
>> OKAY.
SO THATCHER, WE WILL
END THIS CONVERSATION.
AND YOU
WILL BE OUR TOILET CZAR.
WE'LL
REEVE IT AT THAT AND MOVE TO A
VOTE, OKAY?
WHEW.
WOW.
OKAY.
I
MOVE THE COMMITTEE PASS COUNCIL
BILL 119466.
>> SECOND.
>> AYE.
>> THOSE OPPOSED?
NO.
THE AYES
HAVE IT.
THE MOTION PASSES.
WE'LL FORWARD THIS TO FULL
COUNCIL.
THANK YOU, MR. BAILEY
FOR BEING HERE FOR EVERYTHING.
AND YOUR HARD WORK.
AND GO
FORTHWITH YOUR NEW TITLE.
DO US
PROUD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M VERY EXCITED.
>> IT'S LIKE A TOILET PLUNGER.
IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TRACY.
SO LET'S,
OH, THIS IS GONNA BE EXCITING.
SO GO AHEAD AND READ THE NEXT
ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND WE'LL
GO THROUGH THE POWERPOINT.
>> I WILL LET YOU INTRODUCE YOUR
FOLKS AND WE'LL LAUNCH RIGHT IN.
>> CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS.
>> JUSTIN HELLYER WITH THE
RECREATION DIVISION.
>> MOSHE HEKT.
>> JUSTIN CUTLER.
DIVISION
DIRECTOR.
>> I WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS
ABOUT JUSTIN WHO JUST JOINED OUR
TEAM.
HE HAILS FROM COLORADO BY
WAY OF ISSAQUAH.
HE'S THE NEW
DRIGZ DWSHTH FOR THE SEATTLE
PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
AND HE COMES WITH A HUGE DEPTH
AND BREATH OF KNOWLEDGE AROUND
RECREATIONAL, LEISURE, SCIENCE,
AND WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM
JOIN OUR TEAM.
WE'RE HERE TODAY
TO MAKE A PRESENTATION ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY
CENTER STRATEGIC PLAN.
I WANTED
TO THANK COUNCIL CHAIR JUAREZ
FOR EXTENDING OUR ABILITY TO
COME BACK HERE.
IT GAVE US TIME
TO POLISH THIS PRESENTATION AND
COME BACK WITH WHAT WE THINK IS
A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PRNG.
SO WE
APPRECIATE THAT EXTRA TIME.
IN
THE PAST WE'VE EXAMINED AND
ANALYZED DATA AND REVIEWED BEST
PRACTICES AND SOLICITED INPUT ON
OUR RECREATION PROGRAMMING.
WE'VE DONE THAT WITH A VERY THIN
MARGIN OF ANALYTICAL CAPACITY.
WE NOW HAVE STAFF WHO ARE REALLY
DEDICATED TO THAT ANALYTICAL
PIECE OF THE WORK.
AND YOU'RE
GONNA MEET THEM HERE SHORTLY.
BUT THE PARK DISTRICT HAS GIVEN
US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST PILOT,
TRY OUT NEW THINGS.
AND PART OF
THIS REPORT IS TO SHARE SOME OF
THE EXPERIMENTATION AND THE
RESULTS OF WHERE WE THINK WE'VE
BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
WHERE WE THINK
WE NEED TO DO MORE WORK.
AND HOW
WE OVERALL ARE IMPLEMENTING THE
RECREATION STRATEGIC PLAN
WONDERFUL THAT, I'LL TURN ON
TURNOVER JUSTIN.
>> THANK YOU.
YEAH, THANKS FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT.
JUST
TO TELL YOU WHERE WE'RE
THINKING, WHERE WE'RE HEADED
TODAY.
WE ARE GONNA START BY
GIVING YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE
STRATEGIC PLAN ITSELF.
WHERE IT
CAME FROM AND THE DELIBERATION
THAT WENT ON.
AND WE'LL JUMP
INTO SOME UPDATES ON EXACTLY
WHAT WE DID.
IMPLEMENTATION
UPDATEDS ON EXPANDED OPERATING
HOURS.
THE FOCUS WILL BE ON ONE
PARTICULAR INNOVATION THROUGH
HUB PROGRAMMING.
WHILE OUR
TRADITIONAL AND MAINSTREAM MODEL
FOR HOW WE DO COMMUNITY CENTER
OPERATIONS DOES A LOT OF GREAT
WORK, THERE'S GAPS IN SERVICE.
AND THE HUB INNOVATION WAS A WAY
TO LOOK AT HOW CAN WE TAYLOR OUR
SERVICES, WHETHER GEGRAPHICALLY
OR IN SPECIFIC COMMUNE, IS USE
INNOVATION TO FILL THOSE GAPS?
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE FOCUSED
TODAY.
I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO
GIVE YOU THE BIGGER CONTEXT.
AND
LARGE PARTS OF THAT PLAN WERE
ADOPTED FOR THE 2017 BUDGET.
AND
MOST OF THAT FUNDING IS STILL IN
OUR OPERATING BUDGET TODAY.
SO
THE PLAN ITSELF LOOKED INTO A
LOT OF OUR HISTORY, HOW WE GOT
WHERE WE ARE.
AND ENDED UP WITH
THESE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR WHERE TO GO FROM HERE.
ADDING STAFFING IN ORDER TO ADD
OPERATING HOURS.
WE HAD A SERIES
OF INNOVATIONS ON PILOT PROJECTS
THAT WE PROPOSED AROUND REALLY
MAKING SURE WE'VE GOT FREE
PROGRAMMING IN PLACE FOR
LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY, EXPANDING
PARTNERSHIPS.
SOME OF THEM
FINANCIAL WITHOUT BRINGING IN
RESOURCES FROM THE OUTSIDE.
SOME
OF THEM PROGRAMMING TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE REALLY HAVING GREAT
COLLABORATION AND BETTER
PROGRAMS THROUGH COLLABORATION.
SOME OF THEM WHICH WE'LL FOCUS
ON TODAY, THAT HUB PROGRAMMING
OF HOW WE TAYLOR OUR SERVICES.
THEN FINALLY SOME SYSTEM-WIDE
IMPROVEMENTS.
THE FIRST IS JUST
MAKING IT EASIER FOR FOLKS TO
COME INTO THE CENTER AND HAVE
FUN.
SIMPLIFYING THE SCHOLARSHIP
PROCESS.
AND STRENGTHENING SOME
OF OUR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT,
OUR ABILITY TO REALLY UNDERSTAND
OUR IMPACT AND PLAN WITH DATA.
AND THEN STRENGTHENING STAFF
PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOPING AS
WELL.
SO I GET TO TELL YOU ABOUT
A FEW OF THOSE BIG-PICTURE
UPDATES.
SO ONE OF THE FIRST AND
BIGGEST THINGS WE DID WAS ADD
STAFFING IN ORDER TO EXPAND
OPERATING HOURS.
AND THIS
HAPPENED AT SIX SITES. SO WE
MADE AN INVESTMENT THROUGH THE
STRATEGIC PLAN OF 6.5 FTE.
AND
FOR THE MOST PART, THAT WAS
TAKING A FRONT DESK ATTENDANT
WHOSE POSITION WAS .75 AND
GIVING
THEM UP TO KEEP THEM ON LONGER.
SO AT THESE SITES, BUT ADDED
THAT IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE
AVERAGE OPERATING WEEKLY HOURS.
IN SOME OF THOSE CASES, IT'S A
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.
WHEN WE MAKE INVESTMENTS LIKE
THIS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
MEASURE IMPACT.
THE THIRD COLUMN
IS REALLY LOOKING AT COMMUNITY
UTILIZATION.
ONE OF THE WAYS WE
MEASURE UTILIZATION IS PEOPLE
COUNTERS.
SO THE TECHNOLOGY THAT
MEASURES FOLKS COMING IN THE
DOOR OF THE BUILDIN THEY
MIGHT BE COMING IN FOR A
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, I DON'T GO
ATO PLAY BASKETBALL OR SIGN UP
FOR A SCHOLARSHIP.
ANY OF THOSE
THINGS THAT WE CONSIDER
LEGITIMATE USES THAT WE'RE OPEN
FOR.
SYSTEM-WIDE, EACH OF THOSE
GREW 2%.
THEN IT GREW
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THAT.
DOUBLE-DIGITS FOR ALL OF THEM.
WHICH TO US WAS AN INDICATION
THAT THERE WAS A COMMUNITY NEED
FOR THESE HOURS.
>> HOW DID YOU PICK THOSE SIX?
>> YEAH, SO THERE WAS THE THREE,
FOUR FILTERS AROUND SOCIAL
EQUITY.
SO THAT WAS AROUND
NEIGHBORHOOD INCOME AND
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AT
THOSE SITES.
AND THEN SAFETY AND
CUSTOMER SERVICE.
SO IN THE
STRATEGIC PLAN, IT SORT OF LAYS
OUT EXACTLY HOW EACH SITE CAME
TO BE IN THE TOP-SIX.
I THINK
THERE'S A VARIETY OF SECOND-TIER
SITES WE WANTED TO ADD HOURS TO.
>> SO WHEN WILL WE GET THE 2018?
>> GOOD QUESTION.
AND I WISH
THAT I COULD BRING IT TO YOU
TODAY.
THE TECHNOLOGY WAS
INSTALLED IN 2011.
WITH THE HELP
OF SOME OF THE FOLKS AT THE
TABLE.
AND IT'S ACTUALLY SINCE
THEN KIND OF BECOME PRETTY OLD.
AND OVER THE PAST TWO QUARTERS
OF THIS YEAR, IT SORT OF STARTED
FALLING APART.
SO IT'S A CAMERA
IN THE DOOR THAT CATCHES FOLKS
AS THEY COME IN.
STARTING LATE
SUMMER LAST NEAR, IT LET US KNOW
THAT THEY CAN'T PURCHASE THOSE
SENSORS ANYMORE.
SO ONCE IT GOES
OUT, THAT CAMERA IS DOWN FOR
GOOD.
WE KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN
AT SOME POINT IN WHICH 2019
BUDGET, THERE'S FUNDING TO
REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
AND
WE'RE DOING THAT NOW.
SO A
LITTLE LATER THIS YEAR, WE'LL
HAVE THAT DATA BACK UP AND
RUNNING.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> I WILL SAY, SYSTEM-WIDE, THE
NUMBERS HAVE GONE UP EACH YEAR
THAT WE'VE BEEN MEASURING.
AND
I'M SORRY I CAN'T GIVE YOU
NUMBERS.
>> I FIGURED THAT'S WHAT WAS
GOING OF THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
SO TO ME THAT'S A SIGN
THAT INCREASING OPERATING HOURS,
WE PUT THOSE IN THE RIGHT SPOT,
AND THERE WAS REALLY A COMMUNITY
NEED FOR THEM.
WE HAVE DROPIN
ACTIVITIES SO YOU CAN COME IN
AND PLAY BASKETBALL, BRING YOUR
KID TO A TOT GYM.
PLAY A CARD
GAME.
-IN
ACTIVITIES SO YOU CAN COME IN
AND PLAY BASKETBALL, BRING YOUR
KID TO A TOT GYM.
PLAY A CARD
GAME.
DURING THE RECESSION, WE
ADDED NOMINAL FEES TO THESE
THINGS.
WE FOUND THAT WAS A COST
BARRIER TO SOME FOLK.
AND IT WAS
ALSO JUST A PSYCHOLOGICAL
BARRIER.
THE IDEA TO COME IN AND
PLAY A GAME WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS,
YOU HAD TO PAY MONEY.
SO IT WAS
A HIGH PRIORITY OF OURS TO
ELIMINATE THIS.
SO THAT'S ONE
THING WE DID.
SO THAT CREATED,
AFTER DOING THAT, WE SAW A 10%
INCREASE IN DROP-IN ATTENDANCE.
AND THAT'S MEASURED BY KIND OF A
POINT OF SALE BUTTON IN OUR
REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
SO NOT A
GUEST.
NOT A GUESS.
TH
TRACKING OF FOLKS COMING IN FOR
THOSE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES.
I
WOULD LOVE TO GIVE YOU 2018
NUMBERS.
BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE
PLACED OUR REG STRAYING SYSTEM
THAT YEAR.
REGISTRATION S.
AND IT COUNTS THESE NUMBERS IN
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WAYS.
WE SIMPLIFIED THE
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION AND
DOUBLED DOWN ON THAT COMMITMENT
TO MULTILINGUAL OUTREACH.
AND WE
ALSO WORKED WITH OTHER PARS OF
THE CITY TO HONOR THE
DISCOUNT PROGRAM.
AND TO GIVE
YOU A SENSE OF WHAT OUR
SCHOLARSHIP PICTURE LOOKS LIKE,
IN 2017, WE HAD ABOUT 4,300
PEOPLE RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS.
GENERAL MONEY ALLOCATED FOR
HUMAN CARE SCHOLARSHIPS.
$400,000 IS PARK DISTRICT
RECREATIONAL PROGRAM
SCHOLARSHIPS.
YOU ALSO ADDED
SOME SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX TO.
AND WE RECEIVED SUPPLEMENTAL
DONATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO ABOUT ANOTHER $200,000.
>> QUICK MATH HERE.
4,000
PEOPLE, AND $2 MILLION.
IS THAT
$500, THAT YOU'RE COUNTING,
APIECE FOR THE VALUE?
>> I'LL SAY THERE AR BIG
BUCKETS WHICH IS CHILDCARE,
WHICH IS REALLY EXPENSIVE.
WHAT
THEY'RE GETTING A SCHOLARSHIP
FOR IS SORT OF FOUR, FIVE DAYS A
WEEK OF CARE OVER MONTHS.
SO
THAT COULD BE SEVERAL THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
AS OPPOSED TO SOMEONE
GETTING A SCHOLARSHIP TO THEIR
$100 BALLET CLASS, RIGHT?
SO I
WOULDN'T DO THE EXACT AVERAGE BY
DEVISING.
>> THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL.
THANK
YOU.
THAT'S GREAT.
AND I'M SURE
THE THREE OF US WILL BRING UP
HOW IMPORTANT CHILDCARE IS.
THANK YOU.
THE MORE THE BETTER.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW, ALSO
JUST SORT OF REMIND US HERE THAT
THIS IS EXACTLY THE STUFF WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING IN 2011
WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS
OF HAVING TO REDUCE HOURS AND
COME UP WITH NEW OPERATING
MODELS AND NEW APPROACHES TO HOW
WE RUN COMMUNITY CENTERS.
WE
DIDN'T HAVE THE STAFF CAPACITY
AT THE TIME.
TO DO THE WORK THAT
JUSTIN AND MOSHE ARE DOING
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER.
>> NOW I GET TO PASS IT OVER.
JUST TO SET THE STAGE, ONE OF
THE INNOVATIONS THAT WE TALKED
ABOUT WAS KIND OF REALIZING THAT
OUR TRADITIONAL MAINSTREAM WAY
OF DOING PROGRAMMING REALLY DOES
A LOT OF WORK FOR THIS
COMMUNITY, BUT THERE'S GAPS.
THAT INVESTMENT WAS TWO
POSITIONS.
TWO HIGHER LEVEL
POSITIONS FOR US.
FOLKS WHOSE
DAY TO DAY JOB WAS NOT GOING TO
BE TO MANAGE THE BURDEN.
BUT WHO
COULD STEP BACK DO, SOME OF THE
DATA ANALYSIS PLANNING AND
INCUBATION OF THESE INNOVATIONS.
THAT'S WHAT THE HUB INVESTMENT
úWAS.
THESE TWO POSITIONS, NO
OTHER FUNDING.
AND THIS IS KIND
OF MY COLLEAGUE MO GETS TO
REPORT ON EXACTLY HOW WE WENT
BAB THAT WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
BAP
>> THE FIRST THING WE DID IS
TOOK THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT
JUSTIN REFERENCED AND WE WANTED
TO COME UP WITH SOME GOALS FOR
THE HUBS THAT WE WERE GONNA WORK
ON.
AND THEN WE DID A BUNCH OF
RESEARCH LOOKING AT DIFFERENT
PARK DISTRICTS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
WE LOOKED AT SOME PARK
DISTRICTS IN AUSTRALIA TO SEE
WHAT KINDS OF MODELS DIFFERENT
DISTRICTS ARE USING TO PROVIDE
SERVES FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
SPECIFICALLY TAILORED SERVES.
THEN WE REALLY LOOKED AT OUR
PROGRAMIDATA.
CENSUS DATA.
DATA
FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.
WE
INTERVIEWED MOST OF THE
RECREATION DIVISION TO PUT
TOGETHER A NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND
GAP ANALYSIS.
THE FIRST ONE WAS
FOCUSED ON A PARTNERSHIP MODEL.
THE SECOND ONE IS A SPECIALTY
PROGRAMMING HUB MODEL AT
GARFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH
IS SUPPORTING ACTIVITY CAMPS.
WHAT WE CALL OUR DESTINATION
SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM.
AND THE
MATRIX HUB MODEL WHICH IS
FOCUSED ON ADULT SPORT INFORM
2018, WE REALLY FOCUSED ON
PICKLE BALL.
>> YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE A
QUESTION.
>> AS MANY OF YOU MIGHT KNOW
THERE, IS A SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR
PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES FOR
SENIORS AND TEENS IN THAT
COMMUNITY.
>> CAN I JUST INTERRUPT FOR A
SECOND?
>> SURE.
>> QUEEN OF D5 DOWN HERE.
>> I KNOW.
YEAH.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WERE A
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK.
I JUST
WANTED TO ALERT YOU.
ANY TIME
YOU SAY D5, YOU GET EXTRA POINTS
AROUND HERE.
>> I ACTUALLY MET YOU UP THERE
IN LAKE CITY WHEN WE OPENED IT.
THAT WAS GREAT FUN.
SO THE
UNIQUE THING THAT WE DID UP
THERE ACTUALLY, IN THE
RECREATIONAL DIVISION, WE'VE
ACTUALLY BEEN PILOTING THE USE
OF PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTNERSHIPS
AT THAT COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND
THIS IS SOMETHING, THANK YOU,
THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN OTHER
PARTS OF OUR DIVISION.
BUT THIS
IS REALLY THE FIRST TIME THAT
WE'VE TRIED TO DO THIS IN
RECREATION.
SO THIS IS REALLY
SOMETHING NEW TUS, AND WE'RE
REALLY LOOKING AT UTILIZING
THESE PARTNERSHIPS TO SEE WHAT
WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM.
>> AND GENERATIONS HAVE BEEN
PHENOMENAL.
COMING IN AND
FEEDING OUR ELDERS.
THE HEALTH
PIECE.
AND ALSO THE LAKEVIEW
LIONS HAD ALREADY BEEN DOING IT.
BUT TO GIVE THEM THAT
RECOGNITION WAS REALLY, REALLY
PERSON.
SO THANK YOU.
>> OH, SURE.
MY PLEASURE.
IT'S
BEEN REALLY FUN WORKING WITH
THEM.
>> AND ONE OF THE THINGS,
BECAUSE I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET WITH THESE FOLKS AS WELL AS
THEY WERE DOING THE WORK.
AND
ONE OF THINGS THAT I FOUND
REALLY UNIQUE, PARTICULARLY WITH
SEA MAR, THEY DO A LOT OF
GENERATIONAL WORK.
IT'S REALLY
ALL THE LITERATURE OF HOW
SPECTACULAR INTERGENERATIONAL
MODELS ARE.
BOTH FOR THE SENIORS
AND FOR YOUTH TO HAVE BETTER
HEALTH OUTCOMES.
>> RIGHT.
ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS.
>> OH, YEAH.
AND I WOULD SAY
THAT ONE OF THINGS THAT HELPED
MAKE THIS POSSIBLE WAS THAT LAKE
CITY IS SORT OF A UNIQUE
COMMUNITY CENTER FOR US.
AND
SOME OF YOU HAVE MENTIONED THOSE
PARTNERS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A
LONG TIME.
REALLY MADE SENSE FOR
US TO REALLY ENGAGE WITH THEM IN
PROACTIVE WAYS IN ORDER TO
SUPPORT THE WORK THEY'RE DOING.
WITH THAT 25 HOURS A WORK THAT
WERE FUNDED, WE'RE OPERATING
THAT AS A COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO
WE'RE DOING OUR TRADITIONAL
PROGRAMS THAT WE DO.
SENIOR
FITNESS CLASSES.
MENTOR FRIENDLY
PROGRAMS.
>> WE HAVE SALSA DANCING NOW.
>> WE HAVE THE SPECIAL EVENT,
THE LUCHA LIBRE WHICH YOU HELPED
FUND.
THAT WAS AMAZING.
>> YEP.
THAT WAS ME IN THE RING.
>> SORRY I MISSED IT.
WE BROUGHT
IN A FULL ARENA.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU CALL IT.
>> IT WAS GREAT.
>> BUT THEN THROUGH THESE
PARTNERSHIPS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
OPEN UP THAT FACILITY AN
ADDITIONAL 19 HOURS A WEEK ON
AVERAGE.
AND THAT'S THE SOUND
GENERATION THAT IS OPENING THE
DOOR AND WORKING WITH THE OTHER
PARTNERS.
THE LAKE CITY LIONS
ARE CONTINUING TO DO THE
FUNDRAISING.
AND THE FLEA
MARKETS THAT THEY DO.
THROUGH
THOSE PARTNERSHIPS, HUNGER
INTERVENTION SERVED OVER 10,000
MEAL LAST YEAR.
>> RIGHT.
THEY'RE PHENOMENAL.
ALL THOSE FOLKS.
>> THAT'S SOME OF THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT THAT WE'RE QUANTIFYING
AND WORKING WITH AND LEARNING
HOW DOES THIS PROCESS WORK.
HOW
DO WE CAPTURE THAT VALUE THAT
THEY BRING TO THE COMMUNITY AND
US.
>> AND YOU'VE ALSO CAPTURED ALL
THAT TRAFFIC.
BECAUSE THE NEW
LAKE CITY LIBRARY IS NEXT DOOR.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> EVERYBODY GOES THERE.
>> IN FACT, WHEN THEY CLOSE, WE
WORKED WITH THEM TO DO THE TEAM
PROGRAMMING THERE AT THE
COMMUNITY CENTER SO THEY COULD
CONTINUE TO DO THEIR TUTORING
THERE.
IT'S REALLY BEEN FUN TO
OPERATE HACOMMUNITY CENTER.
SO
THANK YOU.
>> I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT
SOME OF THE CORE VALUES OF THE
RECREATIONAL DIVISION, WHICH IS
REALLY THAT WE'RE REALLY HERE
FOR YOUTH.
AND WE KNOW THAT THE
RECREATION PROGRAMMING THAT WE
DO REALLY HAS THE POWER TO
CHANGE LIVES BY SUPPORTING YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT.
AND WE'RE ALSO
COMMITTED TO EQUITY.
THAT IT
REALLY SHOULD NOT MATTER YOUR
RACE, GENDER, YOUR FLECHED YOU
LIVE IN, YOUR WEALTH.
ALL YOUTH
IN OUR CITY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS
TO AND BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN
OUR PROGRAMMING.
LAST SUMMER
ALONE, WE HAD OVER 37,000
REGISTRATIONS IN OUR YOUTH
PROGRAMPARTICIPATE IN OUR
PROGRAMMING.
LAST SUMMER ALONE, WE HAD OVER
37,000 REGISTRATIONS IN OUR
YOUTH PROGRAMS.
EACH OF THOSE
PROGRAMS HAD OVER 10,000
REGISTRATIONS.
OUR LICENSED
CHILDCARE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED
BY $1.5 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS.
AND BECAUSE IT IS LICENSED, WE
CAN ALSO ACCEPT DSHS FAMILIES
WHICH MEANS IT DOESN'T MATTER
HOW MUCH MONEY YOU INVOLVE YOU
CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.
OUR ACTIVITY CAMPS ARE NOT
LICENSED.
THEY ARE TYPICALLY
HALF-DAY WITH A MORNING OPTION
AND AN AFTERNOON OPTION.
CHILDREN CAN REGISTER FOR
PROGRAMS LIKE GEOCACHING,
SCIENCE, LACROSSE, NATURE, CLAY,
ALL KINDS OF PROGRAMS THAT WE
OFFER IN THAT PROGRAM.
AND
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL
SCIENCE FOUNDATION, PROGRAMS
LIKE THESE REALLY HELP TO CURB
THE SUMMER LEARNING SLIDE WHICH
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.
WHEN WE DID
THE PROGRAM ANALYSIS AND WE SAW
THE LACK OF REGISTRATIONS IN THE
SOUTHEAST GEOGR DISTRICT,
WE KNEW WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENTLY.
WE HAVE REALLY
STRUGGLED TO GET ENOUGH
INFORMATION IN THOSE PROGRAMS TO
MAKE THEM SUSTAINABLE.
OUR
OPERATING THEORY IS THAT MONEY
IS A BARRIER.
THAT FAMILIES
SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO REGISTER
FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. SO WE
SELECTED A SITE IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
WE LOCATED IT AT THE
COMMUNITY CENTER THAT
TRADITIONALLY HAS NOT HAD
ACTIVITY CAMPS.
WE LEVERAGED
FUNDING FROM OUR STRATEGIC
PROGRAMMING PARTNER.
AND WE ALSO
HIGHLIGHTED OUR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
FAMILIES WHO QUALIFIED FOR 80%
OR GREATER OF FULL SCHOLARSHIP
INTO THE PROGRAM.
WE DIRECTLY
MARKETED THE PROGRAM TO FAMILIES
THAT WERE WAIT-LISTED FOR SUMMER
DAYCAMP WHO DID NOT RECEIVE
FUNDING.
WE ALSO USED
TRADITIONAL AND ETHNIC MEDIA
SOURCES TO TARGET COMMUNITY AND
REALLY GET THE WORD OUT.
AND WE
OFFERED FREE LUNCH AND SNACKS TO
KIDS WHO FOR MANY OF WHOM, THIS
MIGHT BE THEIR ONLY MEAL OF THE
DAY.
>> WHO'S HELPING YOU WITH THE
MEALS AND SNACKS?
>> THIS IS PART OF OUR SUMMER
SACK LUNCH PROGRAM.
AND WE
SUPPLEMENTED THAT WITH
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE FOOD AVAILABLE.
SO
THE OUTCOME.
IMPACT WAS THAT WE
HAD 40 SEPARATE CAMPS THAT WE
OFFERED THERE AT GARFIELD.
80%
OF THE FAMILIES THAT
PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM
RECEIVED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP.
REGISTRATIONS OF THE POPULATION
INCREASED MORE THAN FIVE FOLD.
AND FROM THIS DATA, WE FEEL LIKE
WE KNOW THAT WE CAN MAKE AN
IMPACT.
YET WE'RE STILL NOT
THERE.
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT,
HOW CAN WE LEVEL THE PLAYING
FIELD ACROSS THE WHOLE DIVISION
SO EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO THIS
PROGRAM.
>> THIS NEXT HUB IS REALLY
ROOTED IN A MATRIX MO
RECREATION IS A LARGE
DEPARTMENT.
FROM THE RECREATION
STUDY THAT WE DID A FEW YEARS
AGO, WE KNOW THERE'S A GROWING
DEMAND FOR ADULT RECREATION IN
OUR CITY.
AND THERE'S A GROWING
POPULATION OF YOUNG ADULTS
THAT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO GROW IN
THE CITY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
THIS GROWING DEMAND IS NOT
LIMITED TO TRADITIONAL SPORTS.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF
NONTRADITIONAL RECREATION SPORTS
THAT ARE FLOURISHING.
THERE'S
COMPETING DEMAND FOR GYMS,
PARTICULARLY AT PEAK TIMES.
SO
FOR EXAMPLE DURING BASKETBALL
SEASON.
WE KICK OUT A LOT OF
PROGRAMS SO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE CAN
ACTUALLY PRACTICE AND PREPARE
FOR BASKETBALL GAMES.
OUR
COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE TYPICALLY
RUN BY A COORDINATOR.
WE HAVE
MANAGERS WORKING INTO OUR
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICTS.
WE HAVE
SPECIALIZED WORK UNITS AND
DIFFERENT DIVISIONS.
A
RECREATION DIVISION, A
FACILITIES DIVISION.
AND THE GAP
IN THE PROGRAMMING IS REALLY WE
HAD NUMEROUS PEOPLE,
PARTICULARLY FROM PICKLE BALL
REQUESTING MORE ACCESS TO
DROP-IN TIME.
IN 2010 I
ESTIMATED WE HAD ABOUT 20 HOUR A
WEEK OF DROP-IN PICKLEBALL AT
TWO LOCATIONS.
AND WE HAVE
CHALLENGES MANAGING LEVE
PLAY NOW.
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN BEGINNING.
SEASONED PLAYERS WHO CAN BE ON
THE NATIONAL SCENE.
THESE GROUPS
DON'T WANT TO PLAY TOGETHER.
AND
SOMETIMES OUR DROP-IN TIME,
THERE ARE CHALLENGES.
HOW DO WE
REGULATE THE PLAY.
>> WHO DOESN'T WANT TO PLAY
TOGETHER?
>> PEOPLE COMPETING ON THE
NATIONAL TEAM.
AND THEN THE
FOLKS WHO ARE JUST LEARNING.
THAT'S ONE OF THE GROUPS
THAT ORGANIZED THE COMP THERE.
THE COMPETITION THERE.
SO WE
WORKED TO STRIPE THE OUTDOOR
COURTS.
SO THIS GROUP DID A
COMPETITION OUT THERE.
>> I HAVE TO TELL YOU HOW FUNNY
THIS IS TO ME.
BECAUSE GOODNESS
KNOW, WE HAVE COMPETITION IN
EVERYTHING.
WHEN WE TRY TO DO
SPACE, WE HAD OUR OUTDOOR
VOLLEYBALL FOLKS COME AND SAY
THEY WANTED SPACE FOR NINE
DIFFERENT WHATEVER THE PITCH IS
CALLED IN VOLLEYBALL.
AND I'M
LOOKING AT THEM SAYING YOU MIGHT
GET ONE OR TWO, BUT NINE?
>> RIGHT.
>> BUT I'VE READ A LOT OF
COMPETITION.
BUT NOT WITH ADULT
PICKLEBALL.
>> I COULD PROBABLY TELL YOU
SOME STORIES.
>> SO AS I MENTIONED, THE
INNOVATION, WE IDENTIFIED SOME
ADDITIONAL TIMES AT COMMUNITY
CENTERS FOR DROP-IN PLAY.
BECAUSE WE MADE EVERYTHING FREE,
WE ACTUALLY SURVEYED
PARTICIPANTS TO SEE, WOULD THEY
BE WILLING TO PAY A LITTLE MONEY
TO PARTICIPATE OUTSIDE OF OUR
OPERATING HOURS TO COVER THE
COST FOR THE STAFF TO OPEN THE
BUILDING.
WE PILOTED THAT AT TWO
LOCATIONS.
ONE OF THE LOCATIONS
HAD ENOUGH INTEREST TO SUPPORT
THAT FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN
INTEREST SLOWLY WANED.
AND I
THINK THEY JUST PROBABLY WENT
BACK TO THE FREE DROP-IN.
SO
THAT MODEL PROVED TO NOT BE SO
SUCCESSFUL.
PUTHINGS LIKE
STRIPING THE OUTDOOR COURT, WE
ACTUALLY ISSUED OUR COMMUNITY
CENTERS. CHECK OUT THAT
PICKLEBALL NET, GO OUTSIDE AND
PLAY ON A SUNNY DAY.
EASY IF I
CANS LIKE THAT ARE.
>> SO MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE
GONNA CONTINUE TO BE THE
INCUBATION OF CHANGE AND LOOK AT
WAYS THAT WE CAN BE MORE
EFFECTIVE, MORE EFFICIENT, AND
ADDRESS EQUITY ISSUES IN OUR
DIVISION.
AT LAKE CITY, WE'RE
GONNA CONTINUE THE SUPPORT AND
LEARN FROM THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
CONTRACTS.
OUR TEAM LEADER UP
THERE RECENTLY RECEIVED SOME
FUNDING FROM ARC AND FROM
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATING
THAT'S DEDICATED TO HELP
SUPPORTING THE TEAM PROGRAM UP
THERE AT LAKE CITY.
FOR ACTIVITY
CAMPS, WE'RE GONNA RUN OUR
PROGRAMS AGAIN THIS YEAR.
WE'RE
GONNA CONTINUE TO TRY AND LEARN
FROM THEM.
BE MORE EFFICIENT.
SEE IF WE CAN EXPAND THE
PROGRAM.
AND WE REALLY WANT TO
FIGURE OUT, HOW DO WE SOLVE THIS
PROBLEM?
HOW DO WE EXPAND THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO ALL YOUTH ACROSS
THE CITY?
AND AT MAGNUSON
COMMUNITY CENTER, THE FIRST
RESIDENTS WILL BE MOVING IN THIS
MAY.
SO WE'RE DEVELOPING A
STRATEGIC IMPACT COALITION IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, MERCY HOUSING, SOLID
GROUND, YMC A. AND A NUMBER OF
OTHER PARTNERS TO WORK AS A
REALLY TEAM.
TO FIGURE OUT HOW
DO WE REALLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS
OF THE RESIDENTS LIVING ON
CAMPUS.
BUT NOT FORGETTING THE
RESIDENTS OF THE WHOLE GREATER
COMMUNITY.
SO HOW CAN WE WORK
TOGETHER TO SOLVE ALL OF THOSE
NEEDS AND DEMANDS OF THE PARK.
>> IT'S GONNA BE REALLY
EXCITING.
WE'VE BEEN DEALING
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON,
THAT'S HIS DISTRICT.
I'VE BEEN
DEALING WITH IT AS THE CHAIR.
THE SOCIAL ECONOMIC NEED COMES
DOWN TO MAGNUSON PARK.
FROM
PROFIT TO NONPROFIT, EVERYTHING.
RECREATION.
SO I'M GONNA BE VERY
EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS THIS
SPRING.
>> YEAH, ME TOO.
>> OKAY.
>> JUST IN CLOSING, LESSONS WE
LEARNED FROM THIS COUPLE YEARS
OF INNOVATION.
MANY OF OUR
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DEMAND
THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE
COMMUNITY EXCEEDS OUR CAPACITY.
THINKS THROUGH THINGS LIKE THE
SCHOLARSHIP FUND THAT WE SPENT
EVERY YEAR THINKING ABOUT KIND
OF WHERE TO SLOT IN THOSE
AGGRESSIVE PAIK PAIGE PLAYERS.
AND WE
FOUND OVER THE COURSE OF THIS
WORK WITH A REAL FOCUS ON
INFORMATION, WE CAN DO THINGS
AND ACHIEVE RESULTS.
WE SORT OF
KNEW THIS INTUITIVELY, BUT WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO LOOK AT IT IN A
MUCH MORE GRANULAR WAY.
OUR
FEE-BASED MODEL, OUR PAY TO PLAY
MODEL DOES A LOT TO SUSTAIN
SIGNIFICANT PROGRAMMING ALL OVER
THE CITY.
BUT ON ITS OWN, IT'S
NOT GONNA DELIVER EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION.
AND THERE'S GONNA
BE GAPS IN WHO WE SERVE.
WE'VE
ALWAYS KNOWN THAT.
THE CAPACITY
TO HAVE THIS EXTRA ANALYTICAL
STAFF WHO CAN DIVE INTO NUMBERS,
FIND WHERE THE WORST DISPARITIES
AND GAPS ARE, AND START TO COME
UP WITH A PLAN TO REMEDY THAT
HAS BEEN REALLY WONDERFUL.
>> PEOPLE STILL PAY TO SWIM
THOUGH, RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> THAT ONE HASN'T, OKAY.
>> THEN WE THINK THERE ARE
MOMENTS AND CONTINUED
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION IN
THE SYSTEM.
BUT IT'S A
COMPLICATED SYSTEM.
AND IT TAKES
A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS.
AND IT
TAKES SOME REALLY THOUG
ANALYSIS AND PLANNING.
AND WE'VE
LEARNED THAT CAN'T COME FROM, WE
WANT TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY
CENTER COORDINATORS AND
ASSISTANT COORDINATORS REALLY
FOCUSED ON RUNNING AN AMAZING
BUILDING WITH A GREAT SET OF
PROGRAMS IN IT, RIGHT?
SO WE
NEED THAT EXTRA LITTLE BIT OF
STAFFING TO HELP US DO THAT MORE
COMPLICATED ANALYTICAL WORK AND
FUNDING.
AND THAT'S WHAT THESE
HUB INVESTMENTS HAVE GIVEN US.
>> I WANT TO ADD ONTO THIS, PART
OF THIS APPROACH HAS BEEN TO BE
INNOVATIVORS AND BORROWERS OF
INNOVATION.
I TO THINK THAT END,
WE'VE ASKED JUSTIN TO LOOK AT
HOW THESE TRENDS ARE TRACKING
FOR PUBLIC RECREATION.
PUBLIC
RECREATION PARTICIPATION FOR
YOUTH, ADULTS, SENIORS.
AND
WHERE THE TRENDS ARE TAKING US
FOR THE NEXT PARK DISTRICT
FUNDING.
WE WOULD LIKE TO AT
SOME TIME COME BACK WI
EXPOSAY ON WHAT WE'VE LEARNED.
>> CHRISTOPHER, THIS IS OUR TECH
YEAR WORKING TOGETHER.
AND I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOW FAR
WE'VE COME.
AND AS OUR CITY HAS
GROWN AS FAST AS IT HAS, 100,000
MORE PEOPLE DURING THIS DECADE
PLUS, WE KNOW THAT THE PARKS AND
THE ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY
CENTERS IS MORE CRITICAL THAN
EVER.
AND THANK YOU JUSTIN AND
MO.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY A COUPLE
SPECIAL THANK YOUS.
GARFIELD IN
THE SNOW, YOU WORKED ON THAT SO
HARD AND FAST.
I HEARD TODAY
FROM SOME FOLKS THAT WERE
WORKING WITH MARY'S PLACE THAT
COULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT WITHOUT
YOU.
A LOT OF PEOPLE STEPPED UP.
AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
AND SAY THANK YOU.
THE SIX ACRES
THAT IS GOING TO BE AN ACTIVE
PLAYFIELD UP AT FORT LAUGHTON,
IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE FEW
THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN POINT TO
THAT THEY AGREE UP THERE.
WE'RE
GONNA GET HOUSING UP THERE.
AND
THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT THAT SIX
ACRES HAS MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
AND ALSO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE SUPPORT WE'VE GIVEN MARK.
THAT MAN HAS RAISED A MILLION
DOLLARS HIMSELF.
AND WILL NEXT
OBJECT SIEVE TO HELP FIGURE OUT
HOW DO WE MAINTAIN THAT GOING
FORWARD.
BUT HE JUST SANG YOUR
PRAISES.
AND I WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU MYSELF.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WITH THAT, ANYTHING ELSE?
OKAY.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
WE'LL SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.
THANK
YOU, CHRISTOPHER.
ALL I
SHOULD KNOW YOUR NAMES BY NOW.
MO, JUSTIN.
THANK YOU GUYS.
OKAY.
SO WITH THAT, BEFORE WE
ADJOURN, ONE MORE ANNOUNCEMENT.
THEN WE WILL ADJOURN.
THE NEXT
MEETING OF THE CIVIC DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC ASSETS AND USE COMMITTEE
WILL BE WEDNESDAY MARCH 20TH AT
2:00.
AND WITH THAT, WE STAND
ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW AND
GONZCEZ.