>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING AND
SO NORMALLY WE DO OUR MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY INTO A CLOCK.
TODAY WE WILL START AT NOON.
COUNCILMEMBERS, COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW WILL JOIN US LATER.
THIS IS A MEETING OF THE CIVIC
DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC ASSET AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS
CHAIRING THIS COMMITTEE AND WE
WILL BE JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW AND COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE
AGENDA.
IT WILL BE ADOPTED, THERE ARE
NO OBJECTIONS.
WE HAVE 4 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
TODAY.
WE ARE RUNNING ON A TIGHT
SCHEDULE.
THAT INCLUDES THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION BY OUR PARKS
DEPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY A
PRESENTATION.
OUR FIRST ITEM UP IS A WATERWAY
PARK ACQUISITION WHICH IS CB
119582, WHICH REQUESTS
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PURCHASE
OF A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED
WITHIN THE WATERWAY.
IT IS OWNED BY KING COUNTY.
THIS LAND SITS IN DISTRICT 1.
THE COST IS ABOUT $1 MILLION.
IT IS 1.2 ACRES AND THE ADDRESS
AT THIS PROPERTY IS 7900 10th
AVENUE SOUTH.
WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THAT THE
CITY STAFF PERFORMED DUE
DILIGENCE, WHICH INCLUDED
OBTAINING SAMPLES THAT REVEALS
LOW-LEVEL ARSENIC AND SOIL
BELOW THE GRASS.
HELLO, COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
AT THE NORTH END OF THE SITE,
THE CITY WILL PROMPTLY PERFORM
A REMEDIAL ACTION UPON
ACQUISITION OF THE PARCEL TO
REMOVE THE CONTAMINATION, EVEN
THOUGH THE LOCATION AND
CONCENTRATIONS CURRENTLY DO NOT
PRESENT IMMEDIATE PUBLIC
HAZARD.
WE WILL REDUCE THE PURCHASE
PRICE BY $100,000.
THIS IS COMPLIANT WITH THE
REQUIREMENT TO PAY FAIR MARKET
VALUE FOR THE PROPERTY.
WHILE THE CITY REMAINS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PARK
REMEDIATION COSTS, EXCEEDING
$100,000, THE RESULTS OF THE
DUE DILIGENCE INVESTIGATION
INDICATES THAT EXCEEDING THE
COST ESTIMATE WILL BE UNLIKELY.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LAW
TO PERMIT, THEY NEGOTIATED THAT
KING COUNTY RETAINS ALL
LIABILITY THAT THE
CONTAMINATION MIGHT BE ADMITTED
TO THE WATERWAY SUPERFUND
CLEANUP CAMP.
I KNOW THAT WAS LONG-WINDED.
THANK YOU, NADINE FOR PUTTING
ALL OF THOSE FACT IN THE.
THE SECOND ITEM IS CB 119588.
IT IS CALLED THE SON PARK
DONATION.
SAVING URBAN NATURE.
WELCOME, COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT
AUTHORIZES ACCEPTANCE OF THE
DETONATION OF REAL PROPERTY IN
CASH TO THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS IN THE HEART OF THE YOU
DISTRICT.
NORTHEAST 43rd AND NINTH
AVENUE.
THIS DONATION IS FROM OUR
FRIENDS AT FOUR TERRA
NORTHWEST.
IT IS USED FOR OPEN SPACE PARK,
AND RECREATION PURPOSES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY.
THE CASH DONATION IS ALLOWED
UNDER CURRENT LAW AND RELATING
TO THE PARK ACQUISITION FUND.
LOOKING FOR THE FUTURE.
THE THIRD ITEM IS A BILL THAT
AUTHORIZES THE ACCEPTANCE OF
ANOTHER GIFT FROM FRIENDS OF
CHRISTIE PARK.
PIECES OF ARTWORK TO BE
INSTALLED IN CHRISTIE PARK FOR
PUBLIC USE.
IT IS LOCATED IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF THE ART
PIECES.
FRIENDS OF CHRISTIE PARK ARE
PRESENTED BY A GROUP OF
TAIWANESE AMERICANS AND
REPRESENTS CULTURE AND
FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE PEOPLE
OF SEATTLE AND TAIWAN.
THAT I GET THAT RIGHT ON THE
FIRST ONE?
THE ADDRESS?
YEAH, I DID.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THERE WERE TWO DONATIONS GOING
ON.
AND THE ORDINANCE FOR THE
PROPERTY.
FINAL, WE WILL RECEIVE A BRIEF
PRESENTATION FROM OUTDOORS FOR
ALL.
OUR FRIENDS FROM THE PARK, A
LOCAL PROGRAM DEDICATED TO
ENRICHING THE QUALITY OF LIFE
FOR TILDEN AND ADULTS WITH
DISABILITIES FOR THE
POSSIBILITIES OF OUTDOOR
RECREATION.
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEF CHAIRS
REPORT.
WILL START WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.
IT IS LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES.
SO HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE HAVE
SIGNED UP?
WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP,
IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD AND
STATE YOUR NAME AND SPEAK TO AN
ITEM ON THE AGENDA, YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES AND I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
COME ON UP AND WE WILL START
THE CLOCK WHEN YOU BEGIN
SPEAKING.
>> FIRST, WE HAVE LESLIE RIGHT
AND JANICE CAMP.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO BE
HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE
FOUNDERS OF SON PARK.
DIXIE PORTER.
IT IS THE STEERING COMMITTEE
AND FRANCIS PORTIS.
IT IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF
47th AVENUE AND NORTHEAST 47th
STREET.
IN SEATTLE.
SON STANDS FOR SAVING URBAN
NATURE.
IN 2007, SUN WAS THE VISION,
CREATED TO THE PURCHASE OF A
SMALL CITY CORNER LOT.
FROM A DEVELOPER WHO PLANS TO
REPLACE ONE OLD ORIGINAL
FARMHOUSE IN ITS REMAINING
ORCHARD WITH THREE NEW HOUSES.
FUNDED IN PART BY THE $2000
NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS, NEIGHBORS
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
PARTICIPATED IN A DESIGN
PROCESS AS WELL AS FUNDRAISING.
FROM WHICH A UNIQUE NATIVE
PLANT ARDEN WAS DESIGNED AND
BUILT.
AN OFFICIAL OVERSEER, THE
PROPERTY WAS DEEDED THROUGH AN
AGREEMENT THROUGH CASCADE
CONSERVANCY, NOW FORTERRA.
DID I GET THAT WRONG?
THE ADDRESS?
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
>> I DID CATCH THAT.
I'M SORRY.
I APOLOGIZE, I HAD THEM IN
REVERSE.
>> THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING ME.
>> CASCADE CONSERVANCY, NOW
FORTERRA WITH THE HOPE THAT SON
PARK WOULD BE ACQUIRED BY THE
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.
THAT TIME IS NOW.
IN ADDITION, A SIGNIFICANT
MAINTENANCE FUN OF $100,000 WAS
RAISED BY SON VOLUNTEERS AND IS
BEING OFFERED TO PARKS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF FUTURE ACQUISITIONS.
OVER THE 12 PAST YEARS, THE SUN
TEAM HAS ENVISIONED, BILLS, WE
DID AND REFINED AND NURTURED,
MULCHED AND WE DID SOME MORE.
VOLUNTEERS MET ONCE PER MONTH
TO WEED AND SWEEP, SOME PEOPLE
HAVE MET SEVERAL TIMES PER
MONTH TO WEED AND SWEEP.
TO KEEP THE SCREEN CORNER WELL
MAINTAINED AND VISIBLY CARED
FOR IN AN APPRECIATIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
SON IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE
STREET FROM THAT LAURELHURST
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND TEACHERS
HAVE USED IT AS AN EXTENDED
CLASSROOM, A LABORATORY OF
NATIVE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
PLANTS.
SMALL CHILDREN FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND ITS MANY
CHILDCARE FACILITIES ENJOYED
WANDERING AROUND THIS MANY
GREEN SPACE ON THEIR WALKS.
TEENAGERS WAITING EARLY IN THE
MORNING FOR THE SCHOOL BUS
OFTEN HANG OUT ON THE BENCHES
THERE.
AS DO THE PARENTS AND
GRANDPARENTS WAITING TO PICK UP
KIDS FROM THE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL.
WE ARE SO PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO
MAKE THIS GIFT TO SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION.
FRIENDS OF SON PARK WILL WORK
CLOSELY WITH PARKS TO ENSURE
ITS CONTINUED CARE AND
ENJOYMENT FOR ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
YES, COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF
YOUR WORK.
I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS IN
LAURELHURST HAVE DONE A GREAT
DEAL, NOT JUST ON THAT PARK BUT
OTHERS.
REGARDS AND THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> MY NAME IS JANICE CAMP AND I
AM A MEMBER OF THE STEERING
COMMITTEE FOR THE SON PARK.
I AM SPEAKING WITH REGARDS TO
CB 119588, THE SON PARK
DONATION.
I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE
WHAT LESLIE HAD TO SAY.
THIS HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF
COMMUNITY GATHERING AND
COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR 12
YEARS.
NOT JUST FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE BUT
FOR MANY OTHER PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH PARKS
DENSE TO KEEP THE PARK LOOKING
GOOD OVER THE NEXT FORESEEABLE
FUTURE.
BECAUSE IT IS SO MUCH FUN FOR
US TO WEED AND GO AND MEET
THERE.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
THE PARK.
THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS OVER
THE LAST 12 YEARS, AS LESLIE
HAS MENTIONED, RAISED OVER
$100,000.
IT HAS HELPED US MAINTAIN THE
PARKS.
WE ARE HAPPY AND PROUD TO BE
ABLE TO DONATE THAT TO THE CITY
SO THEY CAN ACQUIRE PARK SPACE
IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS SO THEY
TOO CAN HAVE A COMMUNITY FOR
BUILDING.
WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE
HOPE THE CITY ENJOYS THE PARK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND CLOSE FURTHER COMMENT.
WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST FOLKS
COME ON UP HERE.
THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
THAT IS THE DUWAMISH WATERWAY
ACQUISITION.
I KNOW WE WERE BRIEFED ON THAT.
MY COLLEAGUES PROBABLY WANT TO
HEAR A BIT MORE.
I SHARED A BIT SO I WILL LET
YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND READ
INTO THE RECORD.
YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND READ
IT INTO THE RECORD?
>> WE WILL GO THROUGH YOUR
PRESENTATION.
>> ITEM 1, CB 119582.
AND ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
DEPARTMENTS OF PARKS AND
RECREATION, AUTHORIZING THE
ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERLY
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 7900 10th
AVENUE SOUTH, AUTHORIZING
ACCEPTANCE OF A RECORDING OF
THE DEED FOR OPEN SPACE, PARK
AND RECREATION PURPOSES AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACT'S.
>> THAT AHEAD.
>> TRACI RATZLIFF , COUNSEL
CENTRAL STUFF.
>> 12.
>> LISE WARD.
>> MAX JACOBS, PARKS AND
RECREATION.
>> GREAT.
>> I WILL LET LISE WARD GO
THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
THIS IS AN EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ACQUIRE
THE PARK.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN IT FOR
MORE THAN 30 YEARS.
IN SOUTH PARK.
>> HELLO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
THIS IS, IT IS, WHILE IT IS NOT
ADDING A NEW PARK TO THE CITY,
THIS IS PERMANENTLY PROTECTING
THE PARK THAT HAS BEEN
OPERATING IN SOUTH PARK FOR
OVER 40 YEARS.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT.
THERE IS A PENDING
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT
DROVE THIS PROCESS TO SORT OF
SOLIDIFY OUR OWNERSHIP.
THIS PARK IS 1.38 ACRES IN SIZE
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, ON THE
PICTURE, THE LARGE PORTION OF
I WAS ACTUALLY OWNED BY KING
COUNTY.
ALL OF THESE YEARS WE HAVE BEEN
OPERATING A PUBLIC PARK THERE.
SO THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
DROVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
NEGOTIATE WITH KING COUNTY TO
ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY AND WE ARE
JUST ABOUT THERE.
WE ARE STILL LEARNING HOW TO
USE THIS THING.
SO, IT IS A SIGNIFICANT
ACQUISITION INCISE.
1.26 ACRES.
THE PURCHASE PRICE IS $1
MILLION OF PARK DISTRICT FUNDS.
AS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
DESCRIBED EARLIER, KING COUNTY
REDUCE THE PRICE BY $100,000 TO
COVER THE COST OF SITE
REMEDIATION AND WE WILL BE ABLE
TO CONSOLIDATE OUR OWNERSHIP
FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES FOR THE
DEVELOP PROJECT AND PROVIDE A
PARK TO THE SOUTH PARK
COMMITTEE FOR YEARS TO COME.
>> THAT IS GREAT.
AND THERE IS WATER ACCESS
THERE?
>> YES.
>> THE BEACH IS ON THE BOTTOM
PART OF THE SLIDE THERE AT THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY.
YOU CAN SEE THE SANDY AREA
THERE.
THIS IS JUST KIND OF A
DEVELOPED SCHEMATIC SHOWING
WHAT'S THE COMMUNITY AND
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION AND
PARK STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION HAS
DONE A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO
HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THE
IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS PARK.
>> THEY HAVE ALL OF THE MONEY
FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS?
>> THEY ARE VIRTUALLY THERE,
YES.
>> GREAT.
>> QUESTIONS?
>> THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS
THRILLED.
>> THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED
AND OF COURSE THEY WANT THINGS
TO GO FASTER BUT WE ARE GAINING
THE MOMENTUM NOW AND CERTAINLY
ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY IS GOING
TO BE THE BIG MILESTONE THAT
HELPS DRIVE THINGS.
>> OKAY.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD, MAX?
>> NO THANK YOU.
THAT'S PERFECT.
>> WE WENT THROUGH, ANY
QUESTIONS?
THAT IS THE DUWAMISH WATERWAY
ACQUISITION.
WE WILL MOVE FORWARD ON THAT
ITEM.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE PASS
CB 119582 . ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
SAY AYE DIG.
THOSE OPPOSED KNOW.
THE AYE IS PASSED.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD
WORK TOO.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM
NUMBER 2. I WILL READ IT INTO
THE RECORD.
IT IS CB 119588.
THIS IS THE SON PARK DONATION.
FOR SAVING URBAN NATURE.
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND SAY IT
AGAIN FOR THE RECORD, YOUR NAME
AND WE WILL GO THROUGH YOUR
PRESENTATION ON THIS MATTER.
>> TRACI RATZLIFF, COUNSEL
CENTRAL STUFF.
>> JESUS AGUIRRE, PARKS AND
RECREATION.
>> MAX JACOBS THOMAS SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION.
>> LISE WARD, SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HEARING THIS ITEM TODAY.
AS A COMMUNITY MEMBERS
INTRODUCED THE ITEM, WE ARE
ALL THRILLED TO BE HERE.
THIS IS A GREAT STORY OF
COMMUNITY BUILDING AND
DEVELOPING A SPACE THAT REALLY
HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY GATHERING.
AND IT IS JUST WONDERFUL THAT
NOW WE ARE TURNING IT OVER TO
THE PARK SYSTEM, WHICH WAS
ALWAYS PART OF THE VISION.
IT IS A WELL LOVED COMMUNITY
NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AND AS WE
HAVE TALKED ABOUT, THE
COMMITTEE DID AN AMAZING JOB
GATHERING THE DONATIONS AND
WORKING THROUGH GRANTS TO
ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY IN THE
FIRST PLACE BUT ALSO DEVELOPING
IT IN A REALLY BEAUTIFUL WAY.
WE HAVE A PICTURE HERE OF THEM
DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH IT.
MAINTAINING IT OVER THE YEARS
AND ON TOP OF THAT, DEVELOPING
A SIGNIFICANT WAR CHEST FOR
ORIGINALLY TALKING ABOUT FUTURE
MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK.
ULTIMATELY, WE GOT THE BETTER
USE OF THE MONEY WILL BE TO PUT
IT BACK INTO THE PARK STRICT
ACQUISITION FUND SO WE CAN FUEL
ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO I THINK THAT IS THE ESSENCE
OF THIS TRANSACTION.
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS
THRILLED TO BE TAKING THIS INTO
THE SYSTEM.
IT IS A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR THE
COMMUNITY AND FOR THE LARGER
CITY.
IS A REALLY NICE MODEL.
>> GREAT.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES?
>> I AM THANKFUL TO THE
LAURELHURST NEIGHBORHOOD FOR
DOING THIS.
>> YEAH, I AM SORRY I GOT THE
ADDRESS ONE. I DON'T KNOW WHY I
HAD IT IN MY HEAD THAT THIS IS
NEAR THE VIEW DISTRICT.
IT IS JUST DOWN THE HILL IN
LAURELHURST.
I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE WHO
CAME AND GAVE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND GIVE US INFORMATION.
I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS FOR A WHILE.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WANT TO ADD BEFORE MOVING
FORWARD?
>> SO I'M OF THE COMMITTEE PASS
CB 119588.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
THIS PASSES.
WE ARE GETTING ALL OF THIS LAND
PARK AND MONEY.
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GROW LAND IN
SEATTLE?
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU.
LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 3. GO
AHEAD.
>> CB 119587, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION, AUTHORIZING THE
ACCEPTANCE OF A GIFT OF THREE
ART PIECES, AND ART TILES
ENTITLED "EXPLORER VOYAGE" FROM
THE FRIENDS OF CHRISTIE PARK
TO BE INSTALLED IN KRISTI PARK
FOR PUBLISH, PUBLIC USE.
>> WE WILL READ IT FOR THE
RECORD.
>> TRACI RATZLIFF.
>> JESUS AGUIRRE.
>> KATIE BANG, SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION.
>> THIS IS THE ONE I WAS
LOOKING AT.
THE OTHER ONE WASN'T EXCITING
BUT I WAS THINKING THIS IS
RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE YOU
DISTRICT.
>> I AM EXCITED TO HEAR YOUR
PRESENTATION ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME
TO HEAR THIS PIECE.
THIS IS THE KRISTI PARK ART
DONATION.
AND THIS ART PIECE IS IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE
EXPANSION OF CHRISTIE PARK.
KRISTI PARK IS CURRENTLY, IT IS
IN THE YOU DISTRICT ON THE
FORMER SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
SUBSTATION.
THE PARK DEVELOPMENT IS GOING
TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE
PARK TWOFOLD.
WE HAVE OBTAINED A PARCEL TO
THE SOUTH.
THE ARTWORK IS IN COLLABORATION
WITH THIS DESIGN.
AND SLIGHT YOU KNOW, IT IS ON
MONDAY.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FOR THE
PARK IS CURRENTLY UNDER BID.
THE EXPLORER VOYAGE ART PIECE
IS A CELEBRATION OF THE
TAIWANESE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE A VERY ACTIVE COMMUNITY
HERE AND WE HAVE BEEN REALLY
GREAT WORKING WITH US THROUGH
THIS PARK DEVELOPMENT.
>> WHO IS JAMES CHRISTIE?
>> JAMES CHRISTIE IS THE
NAMESAKE OF THE PARK AS WELL.
HE WAS AN EXPLORER.
THE EXPLORER VOYAGE CONCEPT
COMES FROM THE TAIWANESE
COMMUNITY AND THE BOATS THAT
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH TAIWAN AND
THE WAY THAT THEY TRAVEL.
AND THEN EXPLORING AS WELL,
JAMES CHRISTIE WAS EXPLORER.
THE "EXPLORER VOYAGE" COMES
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AND THE CAMPUS
NEARBY.
THE CONCEPT CAME WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND THE STUDENTS
THAT ARE THERE ARE KIND OF AN
EXPLORATION STAGE OF THEIR
LIFE.
THAT IS THE THREEFOLD PART OF
THE EXPLOITER, EXPLORER VOYAGE
THEME.
>> LOOK AT THESE BEAUTIFUL
CANOES.
ARE THEY GOING TO BE CLAIMABLE
FOR KIDS?
CAN YOU GET IN AND OUT?
>> THEY WILL NOT BE FENCED OFF.
THE IDEA IS THAT THEY ARE
BENCHES THAT ARE COLLABORATIVE
AND USED AS BENCHES FOR THE
PARK.
PAUL IS THE ARTIST IF YOU ARE
FAMILIAR.
HE DID SALMON WAVES AT BALLARD
LOCKS.
HE ALSO DID COFFEEPOT PERGOLA
AND SOME LOCAL ART FOR THE
CITY.
SO HIS MAIN MEDIA IS STAINLESS
STEEL, VERY DURABLE.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY
WITH THE SHOPS AS WELL FOR THIS
DONATION.
>> OKAY.
>> SO THE IDEA OF THE ART, WE
HAVE THESE THREE BOATS AND THEY
ARE CRESCENT-SHAPED AND
REMINISCENCE OF THE BOAT FROM
TAIWAN.
AND THEY HAVE THIS WOULD
SLIDING SO THEY CAN BE
SUITABLE.
BEHIND IT, YOU CAN SEE THESE
WALLS.
THEY WERE CULTURAL
REPRESENTATIONS OF TAIWANESE
CULTURE.
THAT HAS TILING ON THE BACK.
I SHOULD ALSO SAY THAT IT IS A
$50,000 DONATION.
FRIENDS OF CHRISTIE PARK, SHE
WAS THE OWNER OF THE LOT TO THE
SOUTH.
THE REASON WE ARE COMING TO
THIS COUNSEL TODAY, IT IS PART
OF THIS IS THAT IN THE DEED OF
THAT PROPERTY, A DONATION OF
SOME SORT IS IN RELATION TO THE
DEED OF THE SALE OF THIS SOUTH
PARCEL.
SO WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE ART
DONATIONS BUT WE HAVE A
MAINTENANCE ENDOWMENT OF $6000
TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR
MAINTENANCE.
THIS IS SHOWING THE PUBLIC
OUTREACH PROCESS AND THE
COLLABORATION WITH THE YOU
DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP.
THERE THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR
THE DONATION AND MAINTENANCE.
WE HAVE THREE PUBLIC MEETINGS
TO GO OVER THE PARK DESIGN AS
WELL AS THE ART.
LIKE I SAID, IT WAS A
COLLABORATION WITH THE FRIENDS
GROUP AS WELL.
A VERY ACTIVE, GREAT SUPPORT.
AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I THINK WE ARE OKAY.
UNLESS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE A
QUESTION, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
IT LOOKS GOOD.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE POWERPOINT
AND THE PICTURES AND THE PAGE
NUMBERS.
>> WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR
THIS.
>> IT IS AN ONGOING JOKE WE
HAVE GOING HERE.
WITH POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS.
I JUST WANTED PAGE NUMBERS.
LET'S MOVE FORWARD ON THIS.
I'M IS THAT THE COMMITTEE PASS
CB 119587.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
OPPOSED?
IT PASSES AND WE WILL BRING
THIS TO FULL COMMITTEE ON
MONDAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WHILE YOU ARE HERE, ANOTHER
THING.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE GREAT
WORK ON THE CITY HALL PARK.
WE WALKED THROUGH IT AGAIN
TODAY.
SKEWS ME, I AM GOING TO SNEEZE
YET AGAIN.
ALL OF WHAT YOU PROMISED TO DO
IS BEING DONE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU
AND CHRISTOPHER.
IT MIGHT GOING REQUEST IS GOING
TO BE ON THE PREFONTAINE
FOUNTAIN.
ONE OF THE THINGS I SAID
YESTERDAY, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT
SEATTLE CENTER IS DOING AROUND
ONE OF THEIR BIG FOUNTAINS.
THE EFFORT THEY ARE DOING IS
SENDING OUT A SURVEY TO
EVERYBODY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AROUND, SAYING WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO SEE?
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THIS?
IT WOULD BE A GREAT FIRST STEP
WE CAN DO TO START COLLECTING
INFORMATION, THAT ON TOP OF
WHAT WE DID JUST LAST MONTH ON
THE PUBLIC USE SURVEY THAT SDOT
IS DOING.
WHAT TURNED UP IS THAT FROM
PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH,
PUBLIC GOOD, EVERYTHING IS THAT
IF WE CAN MOVE THE FOUNTAIN SO
THAT THE SIGHTLINES ARE
IMPROVED, THAT WOULD BE JUST SO
IMPORTANT.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE US
HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO WHY DO WE HAVE OUR
FRIENDS INTRODUCED THEMSELVES?
ALSO I WILL SAY A FEW WORDS AND
WE WILL START THE PRESENTATION.
>> I AM DUWAMISH EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.
>> AND I AM DUWAMISH TO FOR
THE OUTDOORS FOR ALL
FOUNDATION.
>> THESE ARE OUR FRIENDS ON THE
PARK AND I HAVE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT AND SEE
THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE.
AND TO GET ON THE BIKES.
TO DO A TOUR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I WANTED U.S. TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY
AND THE PUBLIC TO SEE WHAT YOU
DO.
I KNOW IF YOU'VE THE
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE BEEN OUT
THERE AS WELL.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE PAGE NUMBERS ARE ON THE
BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> BUT ARE THEY CORRECT?
>> I HOPE SO.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE JUST A NOTE
TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS.
THE WORK YOU DO IS NOT ALWAYS
EASY.
I KNOW THERE IS STRIFE
SOMETIMES IN OUR CITY.
ALICIA AND I ARE HERE TO TALK
ABOUT GOOD NEWS HAPPENING.
PARTICULARLY THE COLLABORATION
WITH THE CITY.
THE PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
BUT OUTDOORS FOR ALL AGAIN 40
YEARS AGO HERE IN SEATTLE.
WE ARE A NONPROFIT AND THE
MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN
AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
THROUGH RECREATION.
THAT IS WHY BE EXIST.
I, WE STARTED IN 1979.
WE WERE TEACHING SKIING TO
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
BECAUSE THEIR FRIENDS WHO DID
NOT HAVE DISABILITIES HAD
OPPORTUNITIES TO GO SKIING BUT
THE KIDS WITH DISABILITIES DID
NOT.
TO THE ORGANIZATION STARTED AS
THE SKI FOR ALL FOUNDATION.
AT 35 CHILDREN THE FIRST YEAR,
WE HAVE GROWN A LITTLE BIT.
2009, ACTIVE PEOPLE IN OUR
PROGRAMS.
THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE,
DUWAMISH TO WILL REFERENCE, IF
YOU GO SHOPPING AT REI, THOSE
OF A LOT OF THE ACTIVITIES WE
DO.
WE PARTICULARLY APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT WE ARE AT MAGNUSON
PARK WHERE WE OFFER EXPERIENCE,
EXPERTISE AND ENTHUSIASM FOR
THE WORK WE ARE DOING.
EXPERIENCE AND THAT WE HAVE 40
YEARS NOT ONLY HELPING
RECOVERING VETERANS PEOPLE BORN
WITH DISABILITY ENCOUNTER
DISABILITY LATER IN LIFE.
BIT EXPERIENCE THOSE WITH
EXPERTISE FROM FOLKS LIKE
ALECIA McCONNELL HIS A
SPECIALIST.
THERE ARE PHYSICAL THERAPIST,
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST,
RECREATION THERAPIST.
AND WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE
DEDICATED TEAM OF FOLKS WHO ARE
COMMITTED TO DOING THIS WORK.
AND PORTLY, WE HAVE THE
ENTHUSIASM TO DO THIS WORK AS
WELL.
>> OUR PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED
BY OVER 850 VOLUNTEERS EACH
YEAR.
THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUP
MEMBERS THAT COME FROM ALL
DIFFERENT CORNERS OF THE
GREATER SEATTLE REGION.
THE GREATER PUGET SOUND REGION
THAT HELPED TO GIVE THEIR TIME
AND TALENT TO PARTICIPANTS.
WE SEE RETURNING VOLUNTEERS
COMING SEASON AFTER SEASON AND
WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF VOLUNTEERS
THAT OF BEEN WITH OUTDOORS FOR
ALL AND A SKI FOR ALL SINCE OUR
FOUNDATION.
OVER 40 YEARS.
WE SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH ALL
TYPES OF DISABILITIES.
RANGING FROM PHYSICAL
DISABILITY USE EMMA
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AND
SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS.
AN ENTIRE AGE RANGE AS WELL.
THE YOUNGEST PARTICIPANT THIS
YEAR WAS THREE YEARS OLD AND
THE OLDEST HAS BEEN, I BELIEVE
OVER THE AGE OF 90.
IN OUR CYCLING PROGRAM.
>> I WAS ON ONE OF THE SPACE.
THAT IS NOT EASY.
>> YOU WOULD BE HAPPY TO KNOW,
I ACTUALLY GOT ON THE BIKE.
>> I HEARD.
>> WE HAVE A PICTURE.
>> I HEARD THAT YOU ENJOYED
YOURSELF.
>> I WAS VERY TIMID.
>> I AM GLAD YOU ENJOYED
YOURSELF.
>> YOU SAID I AM NOT GETTING ON
ONE OF THE SPICE.
OKAY.
20 MINUTES LATER HE DECIDED TO
TRY IT.
>> I SAID NO BUT THEN ED
CONVINCED ME.
>> YOU DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE IT
ALONE.
>> YEAH.
IT IS A GOOD STRATEGY.
THANK YOU.
>> IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY FUN.
JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE KNOW THIS,
I STRUGGLE WITH MS. I WAS, MY
BALANCE IS BAD.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO GET ON
THE BIKE THAT DAY.
PLUS, YOU HAD SOME OTHER PEOPLE
THERE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH
MUCH MORE DISABILITIES THAN
MYSELF.
THEY WERE WHIZZING BY ME.
I QUIT BEING A BIG FAT BABY.
YOU SHAMED ME INTO IT, PRETTY
MUCH.
IN A GOOD WAY.
>> WHILE OUR PROGRAMS ARE
MOSTLY SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTEERS,
WE DO HAVE A FULL-TIME STAFF OF
TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORT THE
PLANNING PROCESS AND THAT IS
YEAR-ROUND.
WE HAVE 22 STAFF NUMBERS
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
WE ALSO EMPLOY AN ADDITIONAL 20
INDIVIDUALS TO HELP SUPPORT OUR
SUMMER SEASON.
AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE
PHOTO ON THE SCREEN, WHAT YOU
MAY SEE IS JUST A GAL ENJOYING
KAYAKING BUT WHAT YOU DON'T SEE
IS HER DIAGNOSIS.
THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT.
SHE IS ALSO AN OLDER ADULT BUT
IN OUR PROGRAM, THAT IS NOT
WHAT WE FOCUS ON.
WE FOCUS ON FOLKS ABILITIES AND
WHAT THEY CAN DO AND GETTING
OUT ON THE WATER OR GETTING OUT
IN ANY OF THE PROGRAMS WE
OFFER.
IN THIS CASE, SHE IS OUT
KAYAKING.
IT HIGHLIGHTS THE DIVERSITY OF
WHERE OUR PROGRAMS ARE RUN.
THIS IS OUT ON PUGET SOUND.
NEAR NOT JUST IN MAGNUSON PARK.
WE ARE DELIVERING PROGRAMS
THROUGHOUT THE GREATER SEATTLE
REGION AND HOPEFULLY MORE
PLACES THROUGHOUT WESTERN
WASHINGTON FOR THE YEARS TO
COME.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IN OUR 40 YEAR
HISTORY, WE HAVE GROWN
EXPONENTIALLY IN THE LAST FEW
YEARS.
BY THE GRAPH ON THE SCREEN,
THROUGH A NEW CAPITAL CAMPAIGN,
OUR AIM IS TO CONTINUE TO
DOUBLE THESE EXPERIENCES
PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH
ACTIVITIES IN SPORTS LIKE
DOWNHILL SKIING, SNOWBOARDING,
CYCLING, HIKING, KAYAKING, ROCK
CLIMBING AND ANYTHING IN
BETWEEN.
>> I AM IMPRESSED WITH ALL OF
YOUR PARTNERS, 2. I KNOW IT IS
NICE TO SEE IT IN A SLIDE WITH
EVERYBODY.
THE LOGO.
I REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME ABOUT
IT.
HAVING SEATTLE CHILDREN'S THERE
AND SOME OF THE OTHER FOLKS.
CASCADE BIKE OF COURSE.
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
>> IT IS A NICE MIX OF BOTH FOR-
PROFIT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, AND
MUNICIPAL PARTNERS.
I THINK NOT-FOR-PROFIT FOCUS ON
IT AS A BUZZWORD.
WE DON'T THIS AS AN
ORGANIZATION WITHOUT
PARTNERSHIPS WITH SKI RESORT
WHICH STARTED 40 YEARS AGO.
40 YEARS CONSECUTIVELY TO
SUSTAIN THAT PARTNERSHIP AND
FOR MANAGEMENT.
WE ARE IN THEIR DNA.
OUR COLLABORATION WITH SEATTLE
PARKS GOES BACK MORE THAN 30
YEARS.
AND PROGRAM GOES BACK TO THE
EARLY 2000'S.
WHILE WE ARE BASED IN NORTHEAST
SEATTLE, ONLY 10% OF OUR SERVICE
HAPPENED THERE.
THE MAJORITY HAPPENS THROUGHOUT
THE REGION.
IT IS BECAUSE OF THESE
PARTNERS.
WHILE WE WERE WAITING IN THE
AUDIENCE FOR OUR AGENDA ITEM TO
COME UP, I MIGHT ADD WE HAD A
COOL THING HAPPEN.
IT IS WITH RESPECT TO THE
PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE NOT JUST
WITH SEATTLE PARKS BECAUSE WE
ARE RAISING THE CYCLING
PROGRAMS IN THIS ONE HUB
LOCATION.
BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF A
COLLABORATION WE HAVE WITH THE
SEATTLE-TACOMA TO
TRANSPORTATION, WHICH I WILL
LET YOU 22, DON.
>> THROUGH THE PERMIT OF
SEATTLE JUST PETITION, WE ARE
REPRESENTING THE BIKE SHARE
PROGRAM.
WE HAVE 240 DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ADAPTIVE BIKES IN OUR FLEET
THAT ALLOW US TO GET JUST ABOUT
ANYONE WITH AN ADAPTIVE BIKE
NEED OUT PADDLING AND ON THE
ROADWAY.
AS A PARTNER WITH SDOT, WE WERE
AIMING TO SUPPORT 100 UNIQUE
INDIVIDUALS AND OVER 400
CYCLING EXPERIENCES BETWEEN THE
BEGINNING OF MAY AND THE END OF
SEPTEMBER.
WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AS
OF TODAY, WE HAVE HIT THE 400
EXPERIENCE MARK ABOUT TWO
MINUTES AGO.
OUR STAFF SENT US A PHOTO TEXT
STILL TWO MONTHS LEFT IN THE
GRANT PERIOD AND THROUGHOUT THE
REMAINDER OF THE SUMMER.
WE HAVE BLOWN THE GOAL OUT OF
THE WATER BECAUSE THERE IS A
NEED FOR ADAPTIVE BIKING, A
NEED TO GET PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES WITH ADAPTIVE
SPORTS AGREEMENT.
>> WHAT IS THE COST?
>> TO DO A BIKE DATE RENTAL?
>> COMPLETELY FREE THANKS TO
SDOT.
>> THE COST OF THE BIKE IS
DIFFERENT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SDOT.
AND REMIND SDOT HOW IMPORTANT
IT IS THAT WE HAVE THESE
CONNECTED BICYCLE NETWORKS.
IT IS GREAT THE PEOPLE CAN GET
ON THE TRAIL BUT THEY CAN'T GET
OFF.
NOT WITHOUT THE ADAPTIVE
CYCLING UNLESS WE HAVE A SAFE,
SEPARATED SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO
RIDE.
>> ANOTHER POINT OF OUR
PROGRAMMING IS, YES IT DOES
TAKE PLACE AT MAGNUSON PARK.
BUT WE DELIVER ALL THROUGHOUT
THE REGION.
IT WILL BE WITH A SMALL
SAMPLING OF OUR CYCLES.
MAYBE HALF A DOZEN.
HAND CYCLES, TANDEM BIKES, THEY
WILL BE SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 20
COMMUNITY EVENT AT THAT LIVE IN
D5 EVENT.
I AM GLAD TO BE REPRESENTING
BOTH WHERE I LIVE AND ALSO THE
ORGANIZATION AT THAT EVENT.
FREE BIKE RIDES, COME OUT AND
PLAY.
>> YOU HAD A BOOTH LASTER.
>> I DID.
>> I WOULD NOT GET ON A BIKE.
BUT I WOULD DO IT AGAIN THIS
YEAR.
>> WE WILL KEEP YOU BUSY THAT
DAY.
ED WOULDN'T LEAVE ME ALONE.
>> I SAID OKAY, I WILL COME
OVER THERE.
CAN I ADD ONE MORE THING?
I REALLY LIKED AND LEARNED A
LOT ABOUT THE SKIING PROGRAM
YOU HAVE TWO.
THE PICTURES YOU SHOWED ME
SHOWED THAT YOUNG FOLKS AND
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, IT
ENCOURAGES THEM TO GO SKIING,
WHICH IS AMAZING.
>> IT IS AN EXTREMELY
EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE OF US
TO CONQUER A MOUNTAIN OR GO OUT
ON A BIKE PATH AND BE ABLE TO
DO THINGS.
FOR TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES, THE IDEA IS OUT
OF REACH.
THAT IF THERE IS AN
ORGANIZATION THAT HAS THE
EXPERTISE, THAT HAS EXPERIENCE,
THAT HAS EQUIPMENT AND IF THERE
IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS
COMMITTED TO PARTNERSHIPS TO
MAKE THIS KIND OF THING HAPPEN,
WOULDN'T IT BE MAGICAL IF THAT
COULD HAPPEN EVEN MORE?
>> YEAH.
>> ANYWAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PLUG OF
LIVE 55 AUNT SATURDAY, AUGUST
10.
>> I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
LET'S GET MORE RIDERS IN THAT
DAY.
>> CURRENTLY, THE OPERATIONAL
BUDGET IS $2.5 MILLION.
THIS ALLOWS US TO BE INCREDIBLY
ACTIVE IN THE GREATER PUGET
SOND REGION BUT AS WE GROW WE
ARE AIMING TO INCREASE THE
BUDGETS AND DELIVER MORE
PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT SEATTLE AND
MORE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE
REST OF WASHINGTON.
>> LISTEN TO PERCENT OF OUR
BUDGET COMES FROM GOVERNMENTAL
SOURCES.
>> LESS THAN 10.
>> WE HAVE A GRANT WITH THE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS, HELPING RECOVERING
VETERANS.
WE HAVE A GRANT WITH KING
COUNTY METRO FOR ACCESSIBLE
MANY BUSES AND VANS TO HELP US
GET FOLKS AROUND.
AND WE HAVE SUPPORT FROM THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION WHICH IS NEW
THIS YEAR.
WE WELCOME GOVERNMENT FUNDING.
WE DON'T EXPECT IT.
WE RECOGNIZE WHAT WE NEED TO DO
IS HELP PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES TO GET OUT AND
RECREATE.
THIS IS A GRAPHIC EXAMPLE.
THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE
COMMUNITIES THAT WE ARE
DELIVERING OUR COMMUNITIES IN.
WE ARE BASED IN NORTH SEATTLE
BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE
SYSTEMS OF TRAILERS, WE CAN
PACK THE GEAR AND THE KAYAKS
AND THE BIKES, SNOWSHOES,
SKIING, WHATEVER.
WE CAN TAKE IT ALL OF THE
REGION AND DELIVER THE PROGRAMS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND
THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY AND
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
>> WHAT WE HAVE COME TO IS AN
INFLECTION POINT AS AN
ORGANIZATION.
WE KNOW THE COMMITTEE IS
GROWING AND WE KNOW WE HAVE TO
GET MORE PEOPLE OUT AND ACTIVE.
WE KNOW WE HAVE GOT THE RIGHT
EQUIPMENT AS FAR AS WE KNOW.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE WORLD
LARGEST FLEETS OF ADAPTIVE
CYCLES ANYWHERE.
OVER 240 CYCLES IN OUR FLEET.
WE DON'T WANT THEM IN OUR
WAREHOUSE.
WE WANT OUT PEOPLE WRITING
THEM.
WE WANT PEOPLE OUT ROCKCLIMBING
WITH US.
IF YOU ARE HURT I'M VIEW IS
THAT YOU NEED A TWO WHEELED
BIKE TO GO RIDE A BIKE, NO.
THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER
OPTIONS.
WE BEGAN THE CAMPAIGN ALL ABOUT
PEOPLE, PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS
AND PLACES.
IT IS ABOUT PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES FIRST AND
FOREMOST.
WE WANT TO GET THE MORE
OPPORTUNITY.
WE WANT TO GIVE THEM AND THEIR
FAMILIES OPPORTUNITIES TO GET
OUT AND BE ACTIVE.
WE WANT TO USE OUR GRAMS THAT
ARE ALREADY HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE BEEN USING
FOR 40 YEARS ARE A STRATEGY TO
MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
ULTIMATELY, WE WILL HAVE A
PLACE THAT IS WORTHY OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS AS A GATHERING
CENTER TO HAVE THAT TAKE PLACE.
AS ALECIA McCONNELL NOTED, THE
GOAL IS TO DOUBLE EXPERIENCES
IN 2023.
THE WHOLE BY 2017 WAS TO GET TO
8500.
THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN EARLY IN
THAT POINT.
WE REACHED 10,900.
AT THE END OF 2018.
WE ARE ON TRACK TO GET THERE.
BUT WE HAVE A KEY FACTOR THAT
IS GOING TO GET US THERE.
HOPEFULLY I CAN GET THIS VIDEO
TO PLAY.
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>> OUTDOORS FOR ALL ENRICHES
THE LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
MY OLDER SON WAS DIAGNOSED ON
THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AND STARTED
AS A PARTICIPANT.
BUT THEN OVER TIME, HE AND HIS
YOUNGER BROTHER BEGAN TO BE
VOLUNTEERS.
>> WE LOVE OUTDOORS FOR ALL.
IT GIVES KIDS LIKE RAMON THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ACTIVELY
PARTICIPATE IN FUN OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES.
>> THEY GET TO SHOW WHAT THEY
CAN DO.
THEY SURE CAN DO A LOT.
ALL ALONG THE WAY, THE OUTDOORS
FOR ALL STAFF ARE THERE TO
PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EXPERTISE
FOR ALL DISCIPLINES AND FAMILY
MEMBERS.
>> I STARTED OUT THINKING I
WOULD BE HELPING OTHERS.
BUT I THINK I STAYED AS A
VOLUNTEER FOR SO YEARS BECAUSE
OF THE DIFFERENCE OUTDOORS FOR
ALL HAS MADE.
>> WE ALL KIND OF GET TO KNOW
ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN THERE.
THEIR SUCCESS IS REALLY OUR
SUCCESS.
>> DOESN'T EVERYONE DESERVE TO
EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF THE
GREAT OUTDOORS?
>> I AM 21, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE OUTDOORS FOR ALL
FOUNDATION.
SINCE 1979, WE HAVE BEEN
ENRICHING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN
AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
THROUGH DECORATION.
WE HAVE HELPED PEOPLE WITH THIS
ABILITIES ENJOY THE MENTAL AND
PHYSICAL ADVANCE OF AN ACTIVE
LIFESTYLE.
THE EXPERTISE OF OUR STAFF AND
EDUCATION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS HAS
ALLOWED US TO KEEP PACE AND
GROW WITH THE EVER INCREASING
NEED FOR OUR PROGRAMS.
WE HAVE A SMALL ADAPTIVE
PROGRAM CALLED SKI FOR ALL.
REACHING KIDS WITH
DISABILITIES.
THE THOUSANDS OF LIVES WE
ENRICH TODAY, OUTDOORS FOR ALL
THE HAS BECOME AN OUT DOOR
ORGANIZATION THAT DOES SO MUCH
MORE.
THE DIVERSITY OF DISABILITIES
WE SUPPORT MESH WITH THE BEST
CHOICES OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
WE OFFER HAS MADE AS A NATIONAL
LEADER IN ADAPTIVE AND
THERAPEUTIC RECREATION FOR
CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH
DISABILITIES.
>> WE ARE PROUD AND HUMBLED BY
THE IMPACT OF OUR WORK.
WE ARE NOW AT A CRITICAL POINT
OF CAPACITY.
TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF
OUR COMMUNITY, WE ARE EMBARKING
ON THE LAUNCHING POSSIBILITIES
CAMPAIGN WITH A GOAL TO REACH
THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS MORE
CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING WITH
A DISABILITY.
OUR ORGANIZATION IS UNABLE TO
REACH THOUSANDS MORE THE
VISUALS WHO DESERVE TO
EXPERIENCE THE JOYS OF OUTDOOR
RECREATION.
WE HAVE STRETCHED TO MEET THE
NEEDS.
THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE IS
NO LONGER ADEQUATE.
THE CENTRAL OFFICE IS IN A
TERRIFIC LOCATION IN SEATTLE'S
MAGNUSON PARK THAT WE ARE
CRAMMED INTO A FORMER MILITARY
PRISON BUILDING.
WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO
EFFICIENTLY GROW OUR TEAM,
PROGRAMS OR PARTNERSHIPS.
OUR CURRENT SPACE DOES NOT
AUTHOR, OFFER THE WELCOMING
COMMUNITY DESERVES.
ONE FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES.
WE DELIVER PROGRAMS AT THE
REGION BUT WITHOUT MORE SUPPORT
WE CANNOT DELIVER ON THE
REQUEST FROM OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS TO ADD OUTDOORS
FOR ALL TO THEIR PROGRAMS.
WE DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT SPACE
TO TRAIN ARE ESSENTIAL
VOLUNTEERS, WHICH LIMITS THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO MAKE OUR
LIFE ENRICHING WORK POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST
FLEETS OF ADAPTIVE, CYCLISTS
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
WE CANNOT FIT ALL OF THE
AGREEMENT IN OUR FACILITIES,
WHICH CAUSES INEFFICIENCIES
WITH MAINTENANCE AND ACCESS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT, OUTDOORS FOR
ALL WILL REACH THOUSANDS MORE
CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING WITH
DISABILITIES EACH YEAR.
WE WILL DO SO BY CREATING A
DESTINATION OR THE OF OUR
PARTICIPANTS.
WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN SHAVE
A CENTER AROUND THE SPECIFIC
AND DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY.
A SPACE THAT REFLECTS OUR
VALUES, IMPROVES OUR ABILITY TO
DELIVER PROGRAMS ON AND OFF
SITE, A PLACE WITH CURATED
AMENITIES AND DETAILS, OUR NEW
BASE CAMP WILL INCLUDE MULTIPLE
USE RECREATION AND EDUCATION
ROOMS.
IT WILL INCLUDE A STATE-OF-THE-
ART FIRST-RATE ADAPTIVE CYCLING
CENTER.
IT WILL INCORPORATE SENSORY
FROM THE TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS
MICROSOFT SOUNDSCAPE ARE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR
VISUALLY IMPAIRED THROUGH SOUND
CAN RECEIVE DIRECTIONAL
INFORMATION VIA THEIR CELL
PHONES ON HOW TO NEGOTIATE A
PUBLIC SPACE.
WE HAVE BEEN COMPETITIVELY
SELECTED TO RENOVATE AN OLD
U.S. NAVY FIRE HOUSE AT
MAGNUSON PARK.
YOUR SUPPORT WILL HELP US TURN
THIS BUILDING INTO A LAUNCHING
PAD TO TAKE THE RECREATION
PROGRAMS TO SCALE AND ENRICHED
THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OR
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS
THE REGION.
BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP.
OUR GOAL IS TO RAISE $10
MILLION.
WE WILL EXPAND OUR MANY
ADAPTIVE RECREATION PROGRAMS
AND LEVERS ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
OWNERSHIP TO DO SO.
PLUS, WE WILL INVEST IN THE
FIRST-RATE COMMITTEE RECREATION
CENTER FOR PEOPLE WITH AND
WITHOUT DISABILITIES.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DOUBLE OUR IMPACT.
WITHIN THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF
OPENING OUR DOORS, WE WILL
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LIFE
ENRICHING EXPERIENCES WE HAVE
PROVIDED ANNUALLY FOR OVER
70,000.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT, A CHILD WITH
DOWN SYNDROME WILL LEARN TO
RIDE A BIKE.
A PERSON LIVING WITH PARALYSIS
WILL SKI AGAIN.
A VETERAN WITH POSTTRAUMATIC
STRESS WILL CONNECT WITH OTHERS
AND ENRICH THEIR FITNESS AND
GAIN REHABILITATION THROUGH
OUTDOOR RECREATION.
A FAMILY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO
EXTRAORDINARY PROGRAMMING AND
WON'T HAVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS
PREVENTING THEM FROM
PARTICIPATING.
A VOLUNTEER WILL MATCH THE
LIFELONG PASSION WITH HELPING
OHERS.
AND EXPANDED PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE HOSPITAL WILL HELP REACH A
HIGH NEED OF A GRAPHIC OF KIDS
WITH DISABILITIES, LIVING WITH
DEFICIENCIES.
IT WILL PREPARE OUR ABILITY TO
HELP PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.
YOU CAN CREATE THOUSANDS MORE,
LIFE TRANSFORMING EXPERIENCES
TO THE POWER OF OUTDOOR
RECREATION.
>> I FULLY ENDORSE THE
LAUNCHING POSSIBILITIES
CAMPAIGN.
NOW IS THE TIME.
>> NOW IS THE TIME.
>> LET'S DO THIS.
TOGETHER.
>> WE HAVE SEEN THE TRANSPORTER
VERY THIS POWER OF OUR MISSION.
YOU CAN IMPACT MORE LIVES IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
>> LET'S DO THIS TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WELL DONE.
THANK YOU.
>> IT WILL BE SOON.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LITTLE
TWEAKS WE ARE MAKING TO THE
VIDEO BUT, I'M SORRY.
LET ME GET FORWARD.
WE ARE NOT TRYING TO HIDE IT.
WE ARE MAKING FINAL
ADJUSTMENTS.
YOU FOLKS ARE THE FIRST TO SEE
THE VIDEO PUBLICLY.
>> GREAT.
>> WE WANT TO CLOSE WITH
REMARKS IN THE NEXT 90 SECONDS.
IT IS CRITICAL FOR US TO HAVE A
BETTER BASE CAMP.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO CLIMB MOUNT
EVEREST AND, EVEREST, YOU NEED
A GOOD BASE CAMP.
WE HAVE A GREAT TRACK RECORD
WITH THE CITY AND THE PRIVATE
FUNDRAISING WE ARE DOING.
WE ARE LOOKING TO LOBBY THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR SUPPORT FOR
WHAT WE ARE DOING AS WELL.
THIS BUILDING, THE FIREHOUSE,
WE ARE IN LEASE NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
THEY HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE
OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO
ACHIEVE.
IT IS A PUBLIC ASSET THAT HAS
BEEN LEFT TO ALMOST FALL DOWN.
THE CITY WAS ABLE TO SAVE IT IF
YEARS BACK.
IT IS A HISTORIC BUILDING.
IT IS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE TO
FIX BECAUSE OF ASBESTOS AND
LEAD AND EARTHQUAKE ISSUES BUT
IT IS AN INCREDIBLE LOCATION.
WE HOPE TO DO MUCH WHAT THE
MOUNTAINEERS DID.
A BUILDING THAT WAS USED BY THE
NAVY AND TURNED INTO A
REHABILITATION COMMUNITY CENTER
WITH PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT
DISABILITIES.
WE HAVE RAISED TO DATE
SPECIFICALLY TO THE RENOVATIONS
OF THE BUILDING, FOUR AND HALF
MILLION DOLLARS.
$1 MILLION IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, $1 MILLION FROM
KING COUNTY.
WE ARE HOPING TO GET THE CITY
TO STEP UP AND MATCH THOSE
DOLLARS.
AND WE WILL COMPLETE THE REST
OF IT THROUGH FIVE IT DOLLARS.
AS MANY KNOW, THE HISTORY OF
THE PARK IS IMPORTANT.
IT IS AN INCREDIBLE
COLLABORATION CENTER BUT OUR
GOAL IS TO TURN NOT ONLY THIS
SPACE FOR CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES BUT AS A FORMER
MILITARY BASE, TO TURN IT INTO
THE BASE OF REHABILITATION FOR
OUR NATION'S WOUNDED WARRIORS.
>> AS AN ARMY BRAT, I CAN SPEAK
TO THE HIGH NEED OF HELPING
SUPPORT THIS GENERATION OF
VETERANS.
VETERANS TO COME.
REHABILITATING THIS BUILDING TO
SUPPORT VETERANS IS A
CONTINUING PART OF OUR MISSION
AND AND AIM WE HAVE TO CONTINUE
TO ADD STABILITY AND TRANSITION
TO VETERANS ENTERING INTO THE
CIVILIAN WORLD.
>> THERE ARE TWO OTHER THINGS
úWE WILL CLOSE WITH.
ONE IS THAT NOT ALL
DISABILITIES ARE VISIBLE.
AND NUMBER TWO, DISABILITY DOES
NOT MEAN INABILITY.
CASE AND POINT, WHICH OF THESE
TWO WOMEN IS BLIND?
YOU DON'T SEE DISABILITY FIRST
WHEN YOU SEE HANNAH AND HER
MOM, ALLIE.
YOU SEE TWO WOMEN WILL BE OUT
AND ACTIVE.
THIS IS A PHOTO I TOOK IN
JANUARY.
THEY WERE OUT CYCLING ON THAT
BIKE WE GOT COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ TO SIT ON AND EVENTUALLY
PADDLE.
AND THEN SHE SAID, I WANT TO
WRITE A SPIKE.
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS.
UTILIZING RESOURCES THAT ARE IN
PLACE NOW AND BRINGING THEM
FURTHER TO BEAR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS.
WE WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF
EVERYONE'S TIME.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING FROM MY
COLLEAGUES?
ED?
YOU AND I MET ABOUT 20 YEARS
AGO.
I WAS AMAZED WITH YOUR PROGRAM
THAN.
IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE HOW FAR
YOU HAVE COME.
THE IDEA OF GETTING THAT FIRE
STATION RENOVATED AND HAVING
YOU IN IT IS INSPIRING.
I HOPE WE CAN PARTICIPATE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS WANT
THAT.
>> SO ED AND ALICIA, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
I HAVE BEEN OUT THERE A COUPLE
OF TIMES AND I WANTED YOU TO
HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE AT
COMMITTEE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
YOU ARE DOING.
THE EFFORTS YOU HAVE MADE.
THE SUCCESS YOU HAVE MADE.
THE MONEY YOU HAVE RAISED.
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU
HAVE CONNECTED WITH THE PRIVATE
SECTOR IN RAISING MONEY.
YOU HAVE A PHENOMENAL BOARD.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WHAT YOU BRING NOT ONLY TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE BUT WHAT YOU DO
STATEWIDE.
>> THANK YOU.
THE COLLABORATION, I CAN'T THE
SIZE ENOUGH, THAT WE HAVE WITH
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS
SIGNIFICANT.
BOTH JESUS AGUIRRE, THE PARK
MANAGER, FOLKS WANT US TO BE
SUCCESSFUL.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE UNIVERSAL
GOOD KIND OF CONNECTIONS.
ARE SURE DRIVEN TO DRIVE THIS
FORWARD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ANYTHING FROM COLLEAGUES?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, JESUS AGUIRRE.
ALECIA McCONNELL.
I THINK WE HAVE COVERED ALL
FORMATTERS.
BEFORE WE ADJOURN, LET ME SHARE
THAT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
CIVIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC
ASSETS COMMITTEE WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. BUT
THAT, WE STAND ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU GUYS.