>>> THIS IS A SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT BOARD CALL TO ORDER
TODAY IS NOVEMBER 25, SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT BOARD WILL COME
TO ORDER, IT IS 5:19, I'M
DEBORAH JUAREZ, PRESIDENT OF
THE BOARD.
ROLL CALL PLEASE?
>> BOARD MEMBER BACK SHOP.
>> GONZALEZ.
HARRELL?
HERBOLD?
ESCADA?
O'BRIEN?
PACHECO, SAWANT?
AND, PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
PRESENCE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA, IF NO OBJECTION,
>> EXCUSE ME .6 PRESENT.
>> OH, SIX, SORRY.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE MY WINGMEN.
OKAY, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION OBJECTION
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED, WE WILL
GO BRIEFLY THROUGH THE CHAIRS
REPORT, I THINK YOU ALL SHOULD
HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU AND ORCHID
SHEET OF PAPER AS WELL WE WILL
BE REFERRING TO THAT IN A
LITTLE BIT.
LAST WEEK WE RECEIVED A
BRIEFING ON THE 2019 PRACTICED
ACTIVITIES AND FINANCIALS BY
SUPERINTENDENT I GOT A AND
CHASSIS TRACY RADCLIFFE.
CENTRAL STAFF.
THIS IS FOLLOWED BY HEARING TO
RECEIVE SOURCES FOR THE 2020
OPERATING BUDGET, THE CITY
AUTHORIZED THE FIRST SIX YEARS
SPENDING PLAN IN 2014 WHICH
ENCOMPASSES THE YEARS 2015
THROUGH 2020.
WITH AN ESTIMATED PROPERTY TAX
RATE FOR THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT, THE DISTRICT BOARD
WILL ANNUALLY REVIEW AND
APPROVE A FINAL SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT BUDGET.
THIS IS TO ACCOMMODATE THE FACT
THAT COUNSEL WILL NOT KNOW THE
ACTUAL PROPERTY TAX VALUE IN
THE COMING YEARS.
EVER SINCE THE YEAR 2014, WE
HAVE HELD PUBLIC HEARINGS AND
VOTE ON FINAL APPROPRIATIONS
MID-NOVEMBER.
PARALLEL TO THE CITY BUDGET
PROCESS AND THE TIMELINE AS
REQUIRED BY STATE LAW AND CITY
LAW.
EACH ANNUAL BUDGET MAKES FINAL
APPROPRIATIONS SUFFICIENT TO
FUND OUR SPENDING PLAN.
MY UNDERSTANDING THESE SPENDING
PLAN FOR 2020 IS ABOUT $53
MILLION.
OUR NEXT SIX YEARS SPENDING
PLAN, 2021, 26, WILL BEGIN HIS
OFFICIAL PROCESS NEXT YEAR.
FIVE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
RELATED TO THE 2020 BUDGET.
I UNDERSTAND TRACY WILL WALK
YOU THROUGH THE AGENDA ITEMS
TWO THROUGH SIX WITH A
PRESENTATION FOLLOWING THE
PRESENTATION WILL BE A
DISCUSSION, AND LEAD US TO A
VOTE ON EACH ONE ONCE THE BOARD
IS READY.
THERE ARE FIVE RESOLUTIONS AND
VERY BRIEFLY, THANK YOU I HAD A
NAGGING PREPARE FOR US WHAT I
WOULD PREPARE THE ORCHID CHEAT
SHEET.
WHAT IT IS IS A CONDENSED
VERSION OF THE POWERPOINT, AND
WHAT EACH RESOLUTION WILL BE
DOING, RESOLUTION 30 IS A
BUDGET ADOPTION RESOLUTION 31
AUTHORIZES THE ELECTION OF
PROPERTY TAXES, RESOLUTION 32
SETS THE TAX RATE, RESOLUTION
33 IS SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATION AND RESOLUTION 34
ESTABLISHES BOARD MEETING
DATES.
YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE THAT IN
FRONT OF YOU.
SO, THEREFORE, LET'S SEE,
LEGISLATION BOARD AUTHORIZES US
TO COLLECT MORE REVENUE IN 2022
MATCH THE SPENDING PLAN OF 20
MILLION FOR 2020.
THE RATE WILL BE CHARGED FOR
THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNER
WHICH IS THE RATE CHARGED IN
2019.
THEREFORE, FOR UNANTICIPATED
INTEREST EARNINGS THAT WILL
COVER THE PARK DISTRICT PORTION
OF THE ANNUAL WAGE INCREASE
INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED CITY
LABOR AGREEMENTS, COVERED
DURING THE PARKS AND
RECREATION'S 2020 THE PROPOSED
BUDGET CHANGES.
THAT IS THE COMPLETE FOR THE
CHAIRS REPORT I WILL GO TO THE
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, THE
MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 18, 2019
SEATTLE PRACTICE TO WARD MAY
HAVE REVIEWED IF THERE HAD IS
NO OBJECTION, HEARING NO
OBJECTION THE MINUTES WILL BE
SIGNED, PUBLIC COMMENT, I
UNDERSTAND WE HAVE NOBODY FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
SIGNED.
NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT, PUBLIC COMMENT IS
CLOSED.
WE GO RIGHT TO OUR
PRESENTATION.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND JODY,
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER ONE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEM ONE DISCUSSION OF THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED 2021 PARK
DISTRICT BUDGET.
>> GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES AND LET'S KICK THIS
OFF.
>> SURE, JESUS,
>> DONNIE,
>> TRACY RUSSELL COUNSEL
CENTRAL STAFF POINT
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WAR AS A
STAFF.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> AS YOU STATED, PRESIDENT
JUAREZ WE WILL DO A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF OUR 2020 BUDGET
FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS
WE WOULD ASK SUPPORT HIM.
DONNIE WILL GO OVER THE
PRESENTATION FOR THE BUDGET.
>> OKAY.
PRACTICED FUNDING WAS APPROVED
BY VOTERS IN 2015, PARKS AND
RECREATION BUDGET, IN 2020, THE
PARK DISTRICT BUDGET IS 50 MORE
-- 54 MILLION, AND RESENTS 21%
OF THE TOTAL BUDGET, WHICH IS
262 MILLION.
OF THE TOTAL 54 MILLION, IN THE
2020 PROPOSED PARK DISTRICT
BUDGET, AND A QUICK -- THAT
2019 SHOULD BE 2020.
28 MILLION OR 52% IS FOR
OPERATING INITIATIVES IN 26
MILLION OR 48% IS FOR CAPITAL.
OKAY, THE NEXT SLIDE REPRESENTS
A SNAPSHOT OF THE ENTIRE
BUDGET.
SEATTLE PARKS BUDGET FOR 2020.
OUR BUDGET AGAIN IS 262
MILLION, AND IT IS COMPRISED OF
THE PARK DISTRICT GENERAL FUND
AND OTHER FUNDS, SUCH AS THE
PARK FUND, WHERE WE RECEIVE THE
FEES AND REVENUES.
AND OTHER CAPITAL FUNDS, SUCH AS
REED, CENTRAL WATERFRONT
IMPROVEMENT FUND AND COUNTY
LEVY FUNDS.
IN 2020 AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE
SLIDE THE PARK DISTRICT SHARE
OF THE TOTAL IS 21%, WHICH IS
16% OPERATING AND 29% CAPITAL.
THIS SLIDE DRILLS DOWN FURTHER
ON THE 2020 PARK DISTRICT
CAPITAL BUDGET WHICH TOTALS
25.6 MILLION IN 2020.
AS YOU CAN SEE, FIX IT FIRST IS
ALLERGIC LARGEST CATEGORY
FUNDED AT 17.5 MILLION OR 68%
OF THE TOTAL, AND AGAIN, THIS
CATEGORY INCLUDES MAJOR
MAINTENANCE AND ASSET
MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE, BUILDING
FOR THE FUTURE IS THE SECOND
LARGEST CATEGORY FUNDED AT 7.8
MILLION OR ABOUT 31% OF THE
TOTAL AND THIS CATEGORY
INCLUDES DEVELOPING LAND SITES
AND MAJOR PROJECTS CHALLENGE
FUND.
MAINTAINING PARKS AND
FACILITIES IS THE SMALLEST
CATEGORY AT 338,000, OR 1%, AND
THAT INCLUDES P PADS,
REJUVENATION, AND OFF LEASH DOG
AREAS.
ON THE OPERATING SIDE, PROGRAMS
FOR PEOPLE IS THE LARGEST
CATEGORY, 38% OF THE $28.4
MILLION TOTAL INCLUDES
IMPROVING CUSTOMER SERVICE AT
COMMUNITY CENTERS, ANNUAL
SCHOLARSHIPS, PUTTING ARTS IN
THE PARKS, GET MOVING, AND
PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS.
MAINTAINING PARKS AND
FACILITIES IS A 7.8 MILLION OR
SET 27% OF THE TOTAL WHICH
INCLUDES PREVENTATIVE
MAINTENANCE, THIRD SHIFT AND
LANDSCAPING TREE WORK.
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE IS 5.1
MILLION OR 18% OF THE TOTAL,
AND IT INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT AND
MAINTENANCE OF NEWLY DEVELOPED
LAND SITES, AND FIX IT FIRST IS
4.7 MILLION, OR 17%, AND THIS
INCLUDES SAVING OUR CITY
FOURTH, AQUARIUM, THE
MAINTENANCE AND OUR ASSET
MANAGEMENT WORK ORDER SHIP
SYSTEM.
>> OKAY, MOVING ON TO ACTUAL
LEGISLATION, IF YOU HAVE NO
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
PRESENTATION, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND MOVE THROUGH THE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION.
RESOLUTION 30 WOULD ADOPT THE
2020 PARK DISTRICT BUDGET OF
$54.1 MILLION.
>> OKAY.
WE WILL JUST GO THROUGH,
REDOING THE WHOLE PRESENTATION
OR RESOLUTION, HOW DO YOU WANT
THAT?
>> I WOULD START WITH
RESOLUTIONS.
SORRY, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER TWO I BELIEVE.
>> ITEM 2 RESOLUTION 30
ADOPTING THE 2020 PARK DISTRICT
BUDGET.
OKAY, SO THAT IS RESOLUTION
NUMBER 30, I MOVED TO ADOPT
RESOLUTION 30.
ANY SECOND OR COMMENTS?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF
RESOLUTION SAY I AS OPPOSED TO
SAY NO?
RESOLUTION PASSES AND I WILL
SIGN IT.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE SECOND ONE
MOVING BACK TO THE RECORD?
OR WILL WE GO TO THE
PRESENTATION.
>> AGENDA ITEM 3 RESOLUTION 31
AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF REGULAR
PROPERTY TAXES BY THE SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT FOR COLLECTION IN
2020, RESENTING AN INCREASE
ABOVE THE REGULAR PROPERTY
TAXES LEVIED FOR COLLECTION IN
2019.
THIS ONE DOES EXACTLY WHAT THE
TITLE SAYS IT AUTHORIZES THE
COLLECTION OF PROPERTY TAX OF
$53.3 MILLION OR 2.4% INCREASE
FROM THE 2019 BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU TRACY MOVED TO
ADOPT RESOLUTION 31, WE HAVE A
SECOND, ANY COMMENTS?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
RESOLUTION PASSES AND I WILL
SIGN IT.
>> ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 32 INTO
THE RECORD PRETTY
>> AGENDA ITEM FOR RESOLUTION
32 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE
PROPERTY TAXES FIXING THE RATES
AND AMOUNTS OF TAXES TO BE
LEVIED AND LEVYING THE SAME ON
ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY, BOTH REAL
AND PERSONAL IN THE SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT.
TO FINANCE THE ACTIVITY OF THE
DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING
JANUARY 2020.
THIS RESOLUTION WOULD IMPOSE AN
ESTIMATED TAX RATE OF $.21 PER
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THAT WOULD GENERATE $53.3
MILLION, WHICH IS AN INCREASE
OF 1.220 MILLION DOLLARS OVER
2019 PARKS BUDGET POINT
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 32?
DO I HAVE A SECOND?
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
AS OPPOSED?
RESOLUTION PASSES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION
NUMBER 33 POINT
>> AGENDA ITEM 5 RESOLUTION 33
A RESOLUTION OF AMENDING THE
2019 BUDGET BY INCREASING
APPROPRIATIONS.
THIS RESOLUTION DOES TWO
THINGS, IT APPROPRIATES ACCRUED
PARK DISTRICT EARNING THAT WILL
PAY THE PARKS AND REC 2019
ANNUAL WAGE INFLATION ESTIMATED
COST OF $564,000 AND IT ALSO
MAKES A BUDGET NEUTRAL TRANSFER
INTO BUDGET SUMMARY LEVELS TO
ENABLE CONCEPT DESIGN FOR THE
NEW PARK ON BATTERY STREET
TUNNEL PORTAL SITE.
>> THANK YOU TRACY.
MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
NUMBER 33.
A SECOND, ANY COMMENTS?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
THOSE OPPOSED?
RESOLUTION PASSES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION
NUMBER 34.
>> AGENDA ITEM 6 RESOLUTION 34,
RESOLUTION SENDING THE SEATTLE
PARK TO THE BOARD REGULAR
MEETING DATES FOR 2020 THIS
RESOLUTION SETS THE DATES FOR
PARK DISTRICT DATE OF JUNE, OF
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, SIMILAR
TIME IN NOVEMBER FOR THE FINAL
ADOPTION.
AS A NOTE IN RESPONSE TO
CONSENT SOME CONCERNS RAISED BY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE LAST
MEETING, ABOUT THE TIMING OF
THAT PUBLIC HEARING WE HAVE
ACTUALLY NOW MOVED THE PUBLIC
HEARING, NEXT YEAR, TO OCTOBER,
SO THAT IT ISN'T WELL IN
ADVANCE OF WHEN WE WILL TAKE A
FINAL VOTE ON THE PARK BUDGET
DISTRICT BUDGET SO THAT PEOPLE
HAVE A CHANCE TO PROVIDE
COMMENTS.
A BIT IN ADVANCE OF WHEN YOU
ACTUALLY VOTE.
>> THANK YOU TRACY, THAT WAS
SOME OF THE CONCERNS AND
COMPLAINT WE GOT THAT WE WERE
DOING THIS BUDGET THIS WORK IN
THE MIDDLE OF BUDGET WHICH WAS
NOT GIVING PEOPLE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT RESPOND
ON THIS PARTICULARLY FOR NEXT
YEAR WITH A SIX YEAR PLAN.
I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 34?
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND,
ANY COMMENTS?
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
ALL THOSE OPPOSED?
RESOLUTION 34 PASSES AND I WILL
SIGN IT.
ANYTHING ELSE?
THAT IS IT.
>> GREAT.
WITH THAT EVERYBODY, THANK YOU
-- OH, SHOULD WE ALSO NOTE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN SHOWED
UP.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL.
>> WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.