>>> OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS A MEETING OF A PUBLIC
ASSET AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE.
THE TIME IS 2:00 P.M.
AND I'M JOINED BY COUNCIL 020.
MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
WELCOME TO THE FINAL MEETING OF
THE PUBLIC ASSETS OF NATIVE
COMMUNITY 2020.
WE HAVE 20 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
THE FIRST IS MR. MICHAEL
RITSHERT SENIOR.
AND THE ADVISORY COMMISSION.
HE WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO
SPEAK TO THESE 11 ITEMS.
THE AGENDA WAS POSTED LAST WEEK
SO WE'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE AND
TIME TO REVIEW EACH ITEM OR THE
ACTUAL PACKETS OF THE
APPLICANTS.
THERE WILL BE ONE VOTE ON ALL
11 APPOINTMENTS.
AFTER COMPLETION WE WILL
TRANSITION TO ITEM NUMBER 13
REGARDING SEATTLE CENTER.
WHERE WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
ITEM.
THIS IS A TIME OF COVID-19.
AND FACILITY AND USE OCCUPANCY
AGREEMENT.
AND FINALLY AGENDA ITEM 14.
THE SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT
WILL PRESENT ON COUNCIL BILL
7.2.6.
FOR CONCESSION AGREEMENT,
SUPERINTENDENT JESUS AGUIRRE
WILL PRESENT ON THAT.
I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER
PETERSON WILL PRESENT AN
AMENDMENT WHICH IS ALSO
ATTACHED TO YOUR MATERIALS.
WITH THAT PRESENTATION ON
AGENDA ITEM 14, THERE'S A POWER
POINT.
I'M SURE YOU HAVE ALL HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE
FISCAL NOTE AND SUMMARY AND
AGREEMENT.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE TO
PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO LET'S OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD.
I ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE BE
PATIENT AS WE CONTINUE TO
OPERATE THIS SYSTEM.
IT REMAINS THE STRONG INTENT OF
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY
INCLUDING IN MEETING AGENDA.
HOWEVER WE MAY STOP THIS PUBLIC
COMMENT IF IT IS AFFECTING OUR
MEETING.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES.
THE CLERK WILL CALL ON TWO
SPEAKERS AT A TIME AND IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH YOU REGISTERED
ON TO THE ONLINE SIGN UP LIST.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK BUT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE AT THE
END OF THIS PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD BY GOING TO THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AT
SEATTLE.GOV/COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS ALSO
LISTED ON TODAY'S COMMITTEE
AGENDA.
AS YOU ALL KNOW ONCE THE
SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED THE
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE.
IT'LL BE THE SPEAKERS CUE AND
IT'LL BE TURN FOR THEM TO
SPEAK.
THE SPEAKER MUST USE STAR SIX
TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES AFTER
THEIR NAME IS CALLED.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY SAYING
YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU'RE
ADDRESSING AS A REMINDER,
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO
EACH ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME, WE ASK
THAT YOU BEGIN TO WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENT AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME PROVIDED THE
SPEAKERS MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT WE ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE
AND IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING PLEASE
DO SO VIA THE SEATTLE CHANNEL
OR THE LISTING OPTIONS LISTED
ON THE AGENDA.
I'M SORRY LISTENING OPTIONS
LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BEGIN
PUBLIC COMMENT AND THIS PERIOD
IS NOW OPEN.
WILL YOU CALL ON OUR SPEAKERS
PLEASE.
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE?
>> WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS SIGNED
UP.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
CALL BOTH NAMES AND WE'LL HEAR
FROM THEM.
>> WE HAVE ED BRONSTON AND
EDWARD HAYNES.
ED BRONSTON IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO PRESS STAR SIX AND WE WILL
BEGIN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CAN I BE
HEARD NOW.
>> YES.
>> I HOPE SO.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF
ITEM NUMBER 14 IN GENERAL TERMS
ON THE AGENDA.
I'M ED BRONSTON AND I SERVED AS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE
OUTDOORS FOUNDATION.
MANY OF YOU KNOW BUT OTHERS MAY
NOT THAT OUTDOORS FROL HELPS
CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
I KNOW THE STANDPOINT ADVOCACY
NOT ONLY FOR RESIDENTS IN THE
PARK TO HAVE ACCESS TO PHYSICAL
FITNESS AND PERSONAL CONNECTION
LIKE LEARNING HOW TO PLAY
TENNIS AND WE ALSO HAVE
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS.
COULD BECOME A WELCOME CENTER
FOR THE PARK.
WE WOULD WELCOME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP LEAD OR
COLLABORATE TOWARD THIS GOAL.
PARTICULARLY GIVEN ITS
PROXIMITY TO THE PLAN FOR OUR
NEXT DOOR BUILDING 18 FIRE
HOUSE.
ALSO BASED AT MEGASON PARK A.
GOOD FRIEND OF MINE A U.S. ARMY
VETERAN WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED
IN OUTDOORS BENEFITING FROM OUR
ADAPTIVE AND REHABILITATION
CENTER SAID TO ME, KINDNESS
COUNTS NOTHING.
HE WAS RIGHT.
SO THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND STAFF FOR THE KINDNESS TO
OUR CITY, THANK YOU FOR THE
KINDNESS YOU'RE FOSTERING AND
THANK YOU FOR FOSTERING A
COMMUNITY PLACE WHICH THE PARK
IS TO OUR OVER ALL COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, ED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK
YOU FOR BEING SUCH AN ASSET TO
OUR COMMUNITY.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
WHO'S NEXT?
>> NEXT IS DAVID HAYNES.
HE'S BEEN LISTED AS NONPRESENT
THOUGH I WANT TO CONFIRM WITH
IT.
>> YES WE DO NOT SEE THAT
CALLER.
>> WHICH MEANS THAT WE HAVE NO
OTHER PEOPLE SIGNED UP.
THAT WILL END OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD.
IT'S NOW CLOSED AND WE WILL
MOVE TO ITEM D WHICH IS OUR
ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
NUMBER ONE IS THE I'LL HAVE,
IT'S THE APPOINTMENT, THE
REAPPOINTMENT TO SEATTLE INDIAN
SERVICES COMMISSION MICHAEL
RICHERT CAN YOU READ THAT INTO
THE RECORD.
>> REAPPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL L.
RICHERT INDIAN COMMISSION
GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR RETURN TO
NOVEMBER 30th, 2022.
>> THANK YOU.
I SHALL BEGIN THIS ASSIGNMENT
TODAY.
THIS GOVERNING COUNCIL IS A
PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY A
PDA BETWEEN KING COUNTY AND
SEATTLE MOST FORMED TO CARRY
OUT PROGRAMS TO EXPAND HOUSING
AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
SEATTLE INDIAN SERVICE
COMMISSION IS CURRENTLY
ADMINISTRATING A HOUSING
ASSESSMENT TO IMPROVE OVER ALL
LIVING CONDITIONS OF NATIVE
AMERICANS AND ALASKAN NATIVES.
HE IS EXPERIENCED IN SOCIAL
SERVICES, HOUSING, ADVOCATE
WHICH MAKE HIM AN IDEAL
CANDIDATE TO SERVE IN THIS
COUNCIL.
I'VE KNOWN MR. RICHERT SINCE I
WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
HE'S A GREAT ADVOCATE.
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE'RE
LOOKING TO REAPPOINT MR.
MICHAEL RICHERT SR. BACK TO THE
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMITTEE.
I HAVE A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND.
>> SECONDED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER.
>> AYE.
>> THE VOTE PASSES 0-4.
>> SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS
WE'RE GOING TO READ ITEMS 2 TO
12 INTO THE RECORD THOSE ARE 11
APPOINTMENTS AND THEN WE'LL
MOVE THEM ALL AT ONCE.
THEN WE WILL INVITE DIRECTOR
NELUMS TO SPEAK TO THESE
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
AND WE'LL LET YOU DO THAT
FIRST.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO,
REAPPOINTMENT OF GLORIA CONNERS
AS MEMBER OF THE SEATTLECENTER
FOR TERM TO SEPTEMBER 28, 20202-
1.
AGENDA ITEM THREE, APPOINTMENT
01701 REAPPOINTMENT OF TODD
LEBURG AS SEATTLE ADVISORY
COMMISSION THROUGH SEPTEMBER
2021.
AGENDA ITEM FOUR, APPOINTMENT
01702.
REAPPOINTMENT OF WILL LUDLUM AS
MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE CENTER
ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR A TERM
TO SEPTEMBER 28, 2021.
AGENDA ITEM FIVE, APPOINTMENT
OF MICHAEL GEORGE AS MEMBER OF
THE SEATTLE CENTER ADVISORY
COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022.
AGENDA ITEM 6, APPOINTMENT OF
CORY KOBAYASHI AS MEMBER OF THE
ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR TERM TO
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022.
AGENDA ITEM 1, 01705
REAPPOINTMENT OF MARK F.DEEDER
AS MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE CENTER
ADVISORY COMMISSION OR TERM TO
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022.
AGENDA ITEM 8, APPOINTMENT
01706 REAPPOINTMENT OF DONNA
MOODY AS MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
CENTER ADVISORY COMMISSION TO
TERM SEPTEMBER 28, 2022.
AGENDA ITEM 10, APPOINTMENT
01708 APPOINTMENT OF BRYAN E.
ROBINSON AS MEMBER SEATTLE
CENTER ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR
TERM TO SEPTEMBER 28, 2023.
APPOINTMENT 0709 THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF HOLLY GOLDEN
AS MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE CENTER
ADVISORY COMMISSION TO A TERM
OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2023.
THEN AGENDA ITEM12, APPOINTMENT
01701, REAPPOINTMENT OF SARAH
C. RICH AS MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE CENTER ADVISORY
COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023.
>>> THANK YOU.
DIRECTOR NELUMS CAN YOU PLEASE
SPEAK TO THESE APPOINTMENTS OR
REAPPOINTMENTS AND REINTRODUCE
YOURSELF TO THE APPOINTMENT.
>> IT'S JUST ME FOR THIS
SEGMENT.
I'M HONORED TO BE HERE.
I'M ROBERT NELUMS DIRECTOR OF
SEATTLE CENTER.
AND IT IS A GREAT JOY OF MINE
TO HAVE 11 APPOINTMENTS IN
FRONT OF YOU FOR THE ADVISORY
COMMISSION.
OUR ADVISORY COMMISSION IS A
GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO
PROVIDE DIRECT FEED BACK
ADVICE, CONSULTING AND THEY
ACTUALLY ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES
AND DEAL WITH A LOT OF THE
ISSUES HERE AT SEATTLE CENTER.
THEY ESTABLISHED POLICIES,
GUIDELINES AND A WILL SUBMIT TO
THIS COMMITTEE AND THE CITY
COUNCIL A REGULAR REPORT ON THE
PROGRESS THAT SEATTLE CENTER
IS MAKING.
THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 8
MEMBERS AND THEY'RE BEING
REAPPOINTED IS GREAT BECAUSE
THAT MEANS THEY'RE WILLING TO
CONTINUE HELPING US.
WE HAVE THREE MEMBERS THAT WILL
BRING NEW THOUGHTS AND
EXCITEMENT IF YOU AGREE WITH
THEIR APPOINTMENT.
IF YOU WANT COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ I CAN JUST GO DOWN EACH
ONE AND GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF
BULLET POINTS ON EACH PERSON OR
HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THIS?
>> ACTUALLY THAT WOULD BE KIND
OF NICE.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT HERE AND
I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE SEVEN
REAPPOINTMENTS BUT NOT THE
FOUR.
AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO GO
THROUGH THE PACKETS THIS
MORNING BUT IF YOU WOULD
BRIEFLY WANT TO GO THROUGH THEM
FOR OUR VIEWING PUBLIC AND
COUNCIL.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> LET ME START I WILL JUST GO
DOWN THE LIST WITH THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF DONNA CONNERS.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE
BACKGROUND ON WHY IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT THESE FOLKS ARE
ON THE SEATTLE CENTER ADVISORY
COMMISSION.
BECAUSE WHAT THEY DO IS IN REAL
LIFE IS GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL
TO US AS WE MOVE FORWARD COMING
OUT OF COVID AND STARTING TO
SOCIAL GATHER AND DOING EVENTS
AND SO FORTH AGAIN.
GLORIA CONNERS IS AN EVENT
PRODUCER.
SHE IS SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED
WITH US ON NUMEROUS EVENTS FROM
NEW YEARS EVE TO BUMPER SHOOT
TO OTHER THINGS.
BUT SHE IS SOMEONE WHO
UNDERSTANDS THE BUSINESS AND
THE NEEDS OF OUR PRODUCERS.
WHICH MEANS SHE HELPS US LOOK
AT HOW WE PRESENT TO CAMPUS.
HOW WE SET UP RATES.
HOW WE PROVIDE SUPPORT.
HOW WE DO INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
COULD HELP ENABLE US TO DO
EVENTS.
SHE BRINGS A PERSPECTIVE NO ONE
ELSE IN THE COMMISSION HAS
BECAUSE SHE DOES THIS FOR A
LIVING.
TODD LEIBERT IS AN ASSOCIATE
PRINCIPAL AT THE SENECA GROUP.
HE'S SOMEONE WHO'S CURRENTLY
THE CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE CENTER
ADVISORY COMMISSION.
AND HE NOT ONLY HAS THAT
PROJECT PERSPECTIVE.
AND UNDERSTANDS DEVELOPMENT,
MASTER PLANNING, ALL OF THOSE
TYPE OF THINGS HE'S DOING THOSE
THINGS FOR AMAZON.
HE'S ALSO THE AGENDA CENTER
FOUNDATION.
HE'S THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE
SEATTLE CENTER ADVISORY
COMMISSION AND THE SEATTLE
CENTER FOUNDATION.
HE BRINGS THOSE TWO GROUPS
TOGETHER.
THE CLOSER THEY COME TOGETHER
THE MORE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY
WE HAVE FOR SEATTLE CENTER.
WILL LUDLUM IS PR EXPERT HE'S
THE PRESIDENT OF LEBUR CHADWICK
AND WEST.
HE'S A PHENOMENAL BRAND
DEVELOPER, ETC.
HE HELPS US WITH OUR NOT JUST
OUR MESSAGE, OUR STORY, OUR
BRANDING.
BUT MAKING SURE THAT THAT IS AS
WE'RE DOING THINGS WE'RE DOING
THINGS NOT JUST FOR THE RIGHT
REASONS BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO
TELL THOSE STORIES SO THAT
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE
REASONS MIGHT BE.
AND HE ALSO HELPS US BRING IN
OTHERS TO THE CONVERSATION.
THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL
GEORGE HE WILL BE ONE OF OUR
NEW MEMBERS.
HE'S A COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
CONSULTANT AT KITER MATTHEWS HE
LIVES DOWNTOWN.
HE HAS A COUPLE OF YOUNG KIDS.
AND HE'S THE COFOUNDER OF
PARENTS FOR A BETTER DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE AS WELL AS A MEMBER OF
NUMEROUS BOARDS THROUGHOUT OUR
COMMUNITY.
HE'S SOMEONE WHO CARES DEEPLY
ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY.
HE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT SEATTLE
CENTER AND WHAT IT CAN DO TO
ENHANCE THAT AND HE'LL BE AN
OUTSTANDING NEW MEMBER OF OUR
COMMISSION.
KOBAYASHI.
EXCUSE ME I ALWAYS MESS THAT
UP.
I APOLOGIZE TO KOBAYASHI AGAIN.
BUT HE'S A PHENOMENAL URBAN
DESIGNER AND LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECT.
HE'S DONE PROJECTS ALL OVER THE
WORLD.
HE'S DOING PROJECTS IN THE
U.S., CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW
ZEALAND, CHINA, HONG KONG,
DUBAI, JAPAN.
SO HE'S GOING TO BRING A
CRITICAL EYE TO THE CAMPUS.
AS WE DO CAPITAL PROJECTS,
MAJOR REDEVELOPMENTS AS WE
START TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE
ENHANCE THE CAMPUS HIS EYE AND
HIS EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE
WILL ENABLE HIM TO BRING A LOT
OF GREAT INSIGHT TO HOW WE MOVE
THINGS FORWARD.
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MARK DEDER
HAS BEEN THE HEAD OF THREE
PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS.
HE HAS ROOTS TO GO BACK TO
SEATTLE CENTER ALL THE WAY BACK
TO HIS GRANDFATHER WHO HELPED
BRING THE WORLD'S FAIR HERE.
MARK IS THE VICE CHAIR OF THE
COMMISSION AND SOMEONE WHO IS
JUST, HE SEE THIS IS AS HIS
PLACE THAT HIS FAMILY HELPED
CREATE AND HE HAS A LOT OF
OWNERSHIP IN IT AND HE BRINGS A
LOT TO THE TABLE.
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DONNA
MOODY, I DONNA MOODIE.
I'M SURE YOU ALL KNOW DONNA.
SHE DOES A LOT OF DIFFERENT
THINGS.
SHE'S MY FAVORITE
RESTAURANTEUR.
SHE WAS ON THE COMMITTEE THAT
FORMER MAYOR NICHOLS APPOINTED
WAY BACK WHEN.
EVER SINCE THEN SHE'S BEEN A
MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY
COMMISSION.
SHE CONTINUES TO WANT TO BE A
PART OF SEATTLE CENTER.
SHE SEES SEATTLE CENTER AS A
VERY DEMOCRATIC SPACE.
A SPACE THAT OUR COMMUNITY
NEEDS AND WANTS TO MAKE SURE
IT'S OPEN AND ASSESSABLE TO
EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO
ENJOY THAT.
JOHN OLENSKY.
THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT.
HE'S AN ARCHITECTURE BUILDING
REDEVELOPER.
AS WE DISCUSS AS MAJOR PROJECTS
ON HOW WE ENHANCE THE CAMPUS
THAT WE HAVE AND HOW DO WE MAKE
SURE THAT WE CAN REHABILITATE
THE EXISTING AND HISTORICAL
BUILDINGS ON OUR CAMPUS.
THAT'S WHAT HE DOES FOR A
LIVING AND HE WILL BRING THAT
EXPERTISE TO THE SEATTLE CENTER
COMMISSION.
BRYAN ROBINSON, HE'S A REAL
BRIAN ROBINSON.
HE IS A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER.
HE STARTED THE BUSINESS WITH
HIS DAD.
HE IS A GREAT MEMBER OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
HE STARTED SAVE OUR SONICS WAY
BACK IN 2006.
AND I AM PRETTY SURE THAT
VIRTUALLY EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER
HAS MET BRIAN BECAUSE THAT'S
HOW HE ROLLS.
I'VE BEEN FRIENDS WITH HIM
SINCE WAY BACK WHEN.
I THINK HE BRINGS A PERSPECTIVE
OF THE LARGER COMMUNITY.
HE BRINGS A PERSPECTIVE ABOUT
PEOPLE WHO'S VOICES AREN'T AT
THE TABLE.
YOU LOOK AT HIM AND YOU MAY NOT
RECOGNIZE THAT OR MAY NOT SEE
THAT BUT HE WILL ALWAYS TALK
ABOUT WHO'S NOT HERE.
AND HOW DO WE GET THEIR VOICES
HEARD AND SO I JUST LOVE THE
ENERGY THAT HE WILL BRING.
AND HE WILL BE ON MY CASE AND
ON YOUR CASE UNTIL WE HAVE
SONICS BACK HERE IN SEATTLE.
>> I KNOW BRIAN.
I HOPE HE'S WATCHING.
>> YEAH, HE WILL BE HERE.
HE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
I LOVE HIM TO DEATH.
AND THEN THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
HOLLY GOLDEN.
SHE IS A LAND USE PARTNER AT
HILLIS CLARK, MARTIN AND
PETERSON AN ATTORNEY THERE.
SHE ALSO YOU KNOW, LIVES NEAR
BY.
VISITS SEATTLE CENTER BUT SHE
BRINGS A LAND USE AND LEGAL
PERSPECTIVE TO THE COMMISSION
AS WE THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
HOW WE AS WE START TO NAVIGATE
THINGS LIKE WHAT WILL WE DO
EVENTUALLY WITH THE SITE OR
WHAT WE DO WITH MEMORIAL
STADIUM.
ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE IN THE
WHEEL HOUSE.
SHE BRINGS THAT EXPERTISE TO
THE COMMISSION.
AND THEN THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
SARAH RICH.
SARAH IS A MARKETING PRO.
SHE LIKES TO DOWN PLAY THAT
BECAUSE SHE'S WORKING PART TIME
AS A CONSULTANT BECAUSE SHE'S
REALLY A FULL TIME MOM RIGHT
NOW.
BUT SHE'S BEEN THE MARKETING
MANAGER, MARKETING RETENTION
MANAGER AT THE SEATTLE TIMES.
SHE'S DONE DIGITAL MARKETING
MANAGER AT RATONI.
SHE'S JUST A JOY.
SHE WAS PART OF A STRATEGY THAT
I EMBARKED ON YEARS AGO.
WHEN WE GOT FABULOUS GET ENGAGE
MEMBERS TO COME ON BOARD FOR
THEIR ONE YEAR WITH THE
COMMISSION.
AND THEN, SARAH WAS ONE OF THE
FIRST WE ASKED TO JUST STAY AND
BE A REGULAR COMMISSIONER
BECAUSE SHE BROUGHT THAT MUCH
VALUE TO SEATTLE CENTER.
SO THOSE ARE OUR 11 APPOINTEES.
LIKE I SAID I COULDN'T BE
PROUDER OF THEM.
THEY'RE REALLY GREAT PEOPLE.
>> I'M REALLY GLAD YOU WENT
THROUGH THOSE.
WE WORKED WITH A LOT OF THESE
MEMBERS ON ISSUES.
PARTICULARLY WHEN WE WERE GOING
THROUGH THE REIMAGINING OF THE
SEATTLE CENTER, NHL AND ALL
THESE FOLKS.
A LOT OF THEM LIVE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL.
GREAT.
SO WITH THAT, IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD BEFORE I
ASKED MY COLLEAGUE S IF THEY
HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.
>> NO I JUST COULDN'T BE MORE
PROUDER AND HONORED TO BE
SUBMITTING THESE NOMINEES FOR
APPOINTMENTS.
>> COLLEAGUES.
IS THERE ANYTHING ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO
ANY OF THESE APPOINTMENTS FROM
NUMBER TWO TO 12, 11
APPOINTMENTS.
>> MA'AM CHAIR.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU MA'AM CHAIR.
I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION FOR ALL OF THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WILLING TO
SERVE.
AND ESPECIALLY WANT TO
REITERATE THE COMMENTS MADE
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLKS
WHO ARE CONTINUING TO REUP
THEIR TIME.
AND HOLLY GOLDEN HAS BEEN A
GREAT ASSET TO THIS COUNCIL.
SO THANK YOU PUBLIC.
>> I AM GLAD YOU GAVE A SHOUT
OUT TO HER, I WAS GOING TO BUT
DIDN'T WANT TO PLAY FAVORITES.
I'M GLAD TO SEE HER ON THERE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
ANYONE ELSE.
OKAY HEARING NONE.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF ALL 11 ITEMS
APPOINTMENTS 017700 TO 01710.
>> SECOND.
>> CAN I GET A SECOND.
>> YES, SECOND.
>> OKAY VICE CHAIR.
ARE YOU GIVE AGO SECOND.
>> YES.
>> THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED.
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE ECONOMY ON THE
VOTE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> WE HAVE FOUR YESES.
>> WE CONFIRM ITEM APPOINTMENTS
01700 TO 10710.
>>> AND LET'S MOVE ON.
YOU WANT TO READ INTO THE
RECORD AND THEN I WILL SAY A
FEW WORDS.
>> AGENDA ITEM 13, COUNCIL
MEMBER 119964.
AN ORDNANCE RELATING TO THE
SEATTLE CENTER DEPARTMENT
AUTHORIZING THE SEATTLE CENTER
DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE THIRD
AMENDMENT TO THE FACILITY USE
AND OCCUPANCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATER.
>> I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE OTHER
FOLKS YOU MIGHT WANT TO
INTRODUCE.
YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE
US AWAY.
OH THERE'S BENITA.
>> I'M ROBERT NELUMS DIRECTOR
OF THE SEATTLE CENTER AND A
MEMBER OF OUR TEAM JULIA LOVETE
IS HERE.
JULIA DID ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING
ON THIS.
IF I PRESENT JUST LOOK AT HER
AND SAY THANK YOU.
WE HAVE BENITA FROM SEATTLE
REP.
>> GREAT, SO ARE YOU JUST GOING
TO TAKE US THROUGH THIS POWER
POINT OR WHO'S IN?
GOOD TO SEE YOU JULIA.
>> YOU TOO.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> SO I WON'T SPAN A GREAT DEAL
AMOUNT OF TIME ON THIS.
BUT JUST AS BACKGROUND FOR THE
SEATTLE REP.
YOU KNOW IT'S ONE OF THE OLDEST
THEATERS.
IT IS THE OLDEST THEATER ON THE
CAMPUS.
AND IT'S BEEN HERE SINCE RIGHT
AFTER THE WORLD'S FAIR.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO KNOW THAT IT WAS KIND OF
EVEN THOUGH THE THEATER WAS
HERE.
WHEN THE REP WAS BUILT IT WAS
THE FIRST NEW FACILITY SINCE
THE WORLD'S FAIR.
I KNOW SOMETIMES PEOPLE KIND OF
SAY, PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS.
WITHOUT PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS THERE WOULD BE NO
FACILITIES AT THE CENTER.
EVERYTHING THAT IS HERE OTHER
THAN THE ORIGINAL BUILDING IS A
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
I KIND OF SKIP OVER WHY WE'RE
DOING, YOU KNOW WHY WE'RE DOING
THIS EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS COVID
HAS KIND OF RUN RAMPANT THROUGH
A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT APPROACH
HERE WITH THIS THIRD AMENDMENT
FOR THE SEATTLE REP FACILITY
USE AGREEMENT.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL AUTHORIZE
THE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THIS
AMENDMENT.
AND BASICALLY, WHEN YOU BOIL IT
DOWN, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN.
ONE, THERE'S A FUND THAT HAS
BEEN CREATED THE SRT
REPLACEMENT TRUST FUND.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SAY IS,
OKAY REP YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THAT FUND
IN 2019 OR2020.
THAT FUND HAS OVER $800,000 IN
IT.
IT WILL ALSO ALLOW THE SEATTLE
REPERTORY THEATER TO CALL ON
THAT FUND TO HELP WITH THEIR
OPERATING EXPENSES.
THAT FUND WAS SET UP WAY BACK
WHEN WHEN WE NEGOTIATED THIS
AGREEMENT.
AND ACTUALLY AMENDMENT 1 I
BELIEVE.
IT WAS SOLELY DESIGNATED FOR
REPLACEMENT MAINTENANCE AND
REPAIR OF THE THEATER.
SO IT COULD NOT BE USED FOR
ANYTHING LIKE OPERATING
EXPENSES.
WELL WITH COVID, THE
REPLACEMENT OF THE AND
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE
THEATER WAS KIND OF A SECONDARY
THING.
SURVIVAL IS THE INITIAL AND
MOST IMPORTANT THING.
AND SO, THIS AMENDMENT WILL
ALLOW THE SEATTLE REPERTORY
THEATER TEMPORARY CONDITION
THAT WILL EXTEND THROUGH JUNE
30th OF 2022.
THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO DRAW
ON THAT SEATTLE REPERTORY
THETER.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
A COUPLE OF THINGS.
GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THE TRUST FUND IS THE SEATTLE
REPERTORY THEATER.
IT'S MANAGED BY THEM IN
CORPORATION WITH THE CITY.
THE LEASE BASICALLY SAYS THAT
THEY HAVE TO USE IT FOR CERTAIN
THINGS AND THE CITY HAS TO
APPROVE IT.
AND NO MONEY IS BEING USED IN
THIS, IN THIS AT ALL.
NO CITY MONEY I SHOULD SAY IS
BEING USED AT ALL FOR THIS.
BECAUSE BACK IN 2009 THE CITY
STOPPED MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THIS FUND AS PART OF AMENDMENT
2. AND SO, SEATTLE REPERTORY
THEATER THAT'S PART OF THIS
WILL MAINTAIN A MINIMUM BALANCE
OF $160,000.
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DRAW DOWN
ABOUT $100,000 OF THAT IF THEY
SO CHOOSE.
THEN THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO
DRAW DOWN THE FUNDS AS THEY GO
FORWARD.
AND SO, I THINK THIS IS, IN OUR
WORLD THIS IS KIND OF A WAY OF
USING EXISTING FUNDS IN A
DIFFERENT WAY AND ALLOWING
PEOPLE TO SURVIVE IN A WAY THAT
WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO NOT ONLY
THEM BUT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
BECAUSE THE REP COULD, WILL BE
THERE AND WILL BE STANDING TALL
AGAIN.
AND IN OUR WORLD THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT, BECAUSE THEY
WILL REIMBURSE THE FUND OVER
TIME.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS A WIN-
WIN FOR THE SEATTLE CENTER.
A WIN-WIN FOR THE CITY AND A
WIN-WIN FOR SEATTLE REP.
WITH THAT I WILL ASK JULIA IF I
MISSED ANYTHING AND IF SHE
WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING
BECAUSE LIKE I SAID SHE DID ALL
THE WORK.
>> HI JULIA.
>> THANKS.
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR MY
WINTER ATTIRE.
WE HAVE OUR WINDOWS OCCUPY HERE
IN THE ARMORY FOR AIR
CIRCULATION, IT'S COLD.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT
YOUR HAT.
I'M NOT GOING LIE I WAS LOOKING
AT.
>> ONCE YOU PUT A HOT ON YOU
CAN'T TAKE IT OFF BECAUSE YOUR
HAIR, ANY WAY, PUT A HAT ON YOU
CAN'T TAKE IT OFF BECAUSE YOUR
HAIR, ANY WAY.
ROBERT COVERED EVERYTHING
PRETTY WELL.
I WANTED TO CLARIFY THERE WAS
ONE POINT WHERE HE MENTIONED
THE CITY HAD STOPPED MAKING
CONTRIBUTIONS INTO THE FUND IN
2009.
THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO SEPARATE
FUNDS.
THE CITY HAS A FUND THAT IT
HOLDS EXTRA MONEY AND A
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FUND THAT
HOLDS SEATTLE REP MONEY.
AND THAT'S ALL.
>> YEAH WE STOPPED MAKING
CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY FUND
IN 2009.
SO THANK YOU.
>>> COUNCILMEMBERS OR ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU
GAVE BENITA AN OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK ABOUT SEATTLE REP'S
PERSPECTIVE.
>> SORRY BENITA.
>> NO PROBLEM.
I JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY THANKS
TO ROBERT AND JULIA.
IT'S SO HELPFUL AND SO GRATEFUL
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY PROVIDED
TO US.
AGAIN THIS IS SEATTLE REP FUNDS
THAT HAS BEEN PUT ASIDE FOR THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
I'VE BEEN HERE ONLY A YEAR BUT
MY PREDECESSOR HAS BEEN REALLY
WONDERFUL IN PUTTING THESE
FUNDS ASIDE.
AND THEY WERE SET ASIDE FOR
CAPITAL RELATED PROJECTS.
BUT TODAY IS A DIFFERENT WORLD.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
FIGURING OUT HOW TO PAY OUR
NEXT PAYROLL.
AND I THINK THESE FUNDS WILL BE
EXTREMELY HELPFUL AS WE PLAN TO
NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS CRISIS
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LAST AT
LEAST ANOTHER YEAR FROM TODAY.
WE ARE HOPEFUL IT WILL BE SEVEN
MNTHS OR SO.
BUT WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO
GO.
AND NOW, WE COULDN'T APPRECIATE
MORE YOU ALLOWING US TO DO
THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU BENITA.
>> IS THAT ALL ON YOUR TEAM.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLT WILL
SPEAK.
>> IT ADDRESSES NOT JUST 2020
CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUND BUT
THE PLAN 2019 CONTRIBUTION.
I JUST WANTING TO HEAR A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOTES
THAT AN INDICATOR OF A
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY THAT IS
SEPARATE FROM THE PANDEMIC AND
WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE
CONCERNS THAT, THAT THERE MIGHT
BE AN OUTCOME THAT WOULD HAVE
DELAYED THAT WOULD BE PAID OUT
OF THE FUND.
AND IF SO WHAT MAINTENANCE
MIGHT BE DELAYED.
>> CAN I ASK YOU THE SAME.
DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD.
>> SURE, I CAN ANSWER BOTH
QUESTIONS.
2019 CONTRIBUTION INTO THE FUND
WAS EXPCTED TO HAPPEN JUNE
2020 RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
PANDEMIC.
SO REALLY WE WERE RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE OF A CRISIS ALREADY.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE
PRIOR YEAR.
AS A MATTER OF FACT WE REPORTED
A FISCAL 2020.
NO CONCERNS THERE IN TERMS OF
ISSUES WITH THE FINANCIAL
INSTABILITY OF THE
ORGANIZATION.
WE HAVE $160,000 SET ASIDE FOR
MAINTENANCE OR CAPITAL
PROJECTS.
AND I WENT BACK TO OUR
OPERATIONS TEAM BEFORE JULIAN
AND I PUT THESE NUMBERS
TOGETHER TO DETERMINE WHAT
PROJECTS ARE COMING UP OUR WAY
THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND THAT'S THE GOOD NUMBER THAT
WE COULD COME UP WITH.
SO I DON'T THINK ANYTHING
SERIOUS IS GOING TO BE PUT
ASIDE.
AGAIN I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
THIS IS ONLY IN THE CASE OF,
YOU KNOW WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST
THROUGH OUR FUND RAISING
EFFORTS AND OTHERS TO KEEP US
GOING AND NOT TAPPING INTO
THIS.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR
QUESTION
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER
DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA GO
AHEAD.
>> JUST TO PUT A FINER POINT ON
IT CAN YOU REITERATE FOR THE
SEATTLE REP JUST SO WE HAVE IT
IN CONTEXT FOR THE URGENCY.
>> SURE, SO WE ARE RIGHT NOW,
PLANNING TO, WE ARE IN THE
PROCESS OF BUDGETING FOR OUR
REOPENING.
WE HAVE SEVERAL THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO RELAUNCH.
OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THAT WOULD BE
THROUGH FUND RAISING.
BUT FUND RAISING CASH IS SOME
WHAT UNPREDICTABLE WHICH IS
UNDERSTANDABLE.
SO I WOULD SAY IT'S SOMETHING
THAT WOULD COME IN REALLY HANDY
FOR US OVER THE NEXT SEVEN TO
12 MONTHS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY
COME BACK INTO BUSINESS AND ARE
ABLE TO SELL OUR TICKETS.
>> GREAT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YEAH.
>> THIS IS JUST AN AMENDMENT TO
THE 1996.
>> YES.
>> I'M THINKING THE LAST TWO
CAME OUT OF BUT THEY DIDN'T
THIS IS FROM WAY BACK.
>> AGREEMENTS GO THROUGH 2026
RIGHT NOW.
>> I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THAT
RIGHT NOW.
OKAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FOR MY
COLLEAGUES.
GREAT THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
WORKING WITH THE ARTS
ORGANIZATION.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
DO EVERYTHING WE CAN WHILE ALSO
CONSIDERING THE CITY'S
FINANCIAL OUTLOOK TO ENSURE
THAT THEY COME BACK STRONGER
THAN EVER.
THEY ARE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART
OF OUR REGIONAL ECONOMY AS WELL
AS THE HEART AND SPIRIT OF OUR
CITY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE ARE THANKFUL AND YOU HAVE
NO IDEA HOW MUCH THE ARTISTS
ARE THANKFUL.
WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME VIRTUAL
EVENTS AND WE JUST HAVE TO GET
THROUGH THIS SO THANK YOU.
>> AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AND
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ ALSO.
AND ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR
THE ARTS IN OUR CITY.
I TOLD PEOPLE ALL THE TIME IF
WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE I WOULDN'T
WANT TO LIVE HERE.
SO THANK YOU.
>> BIG SHOUT OUT TO COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD AND FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER NECATA.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE ON THIS
COMMITTEE.
SO THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
NOT THAT YOU'RE NOT IMPORTANT
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
>> YES WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOU
TOO.
>> LET ME DO THIS, THANK YOU TO
EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE APPROVE PASSAGE.
CAN I GET A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
I'M GUESSING THERE'S NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION.
WLL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ THAT'S
4 IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THAT MEANS MOTION PASSES AND
THE ECONOMY RECOMMENDS CITY
COUNCIL PASS COUNCIL BILL
119964.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ARE YOU LEAVING MR. NELUMS.
>> LEAVING WHERE?
OH THIS MEETING.
>> YES.
>> YES, YES, BYE BYE.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO.
>> YOU KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO
STAY I WILL.
>> IT'S GOOD SEEING YOU.
IT'S GOOD SEEING THE GROUP IS
DOING WELL.
>> IT'S GOOD SEEING PEOPLE
SMILE.
SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING SOME
POSITIVE THINGS.
>> WE WANT TO MOVE TO ITEM
NUMBER 14, CB 119746.
CAN YOU READ IT INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 14, COUNCIL BILL
119746 AN ORDNANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO
EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED CONCESSION
AGREEMENT WITH TENNIS CENTER AT
SAND POINT, LLC AT WARREN
G.MAGNUSON PARK.
>> WE HAVE SOME PRESENTERS
HERE.
JESUS YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR
TEAM AND THEN WE WILL MOVE
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
AND THANKS TO ALL THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I HAVE TO SAY IT'S REALLY
REFRESHING CONDUCTING SOME
BUSINESS THAT ISN'T PANDEMIC
RELATED SO I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT OPPORTUNITY.
I WILL KICK US OFF.
BUT WITH ME WE HAVE BRYAN JUDD.
I'M GOING TO KICK IT OFF BUT
THEY WILL ALL PARTICIPATE.
AND THE TENNIS WAS BUILT AND
OPENED IN 2013.
THE TENNIS CENTER AND ASSUMING
MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN BY THERE.
PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES
AND INCLUDING AS WITH ALL OF
OUR OTHER TENANTS PROVIDES
PUBLIC BENEFITS AS PART OF THE
AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO
AMEND.
WE'LL GET INTO MORE DETAIL
THERE WHEN BRIAN AND MR.
MARSHALL GO THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION.
THIS AMENDMENT IS RELATED TO
BUILDING 41 WHICH YOU HEARD MR.
BRONSON TESTIFY AS WELL ON.
THIS IS A FORMER GAS STATION
THAT SORT OF ADJACENT TO THE
TENNIS CENTER PROPERTY AND OF
COURSE ADJACENT TO THE NEW
PROPERTY, NEW BUILDING THAT
THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD.
THIS ORIGINALLY WAS GOING TO BE
A PROSHOP FOR THE TENNIS
CENTER.
SINCE THAT AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED
IN 2010 A LOT HAS CHANGED.
I'VE DISCOVERED THE COST FOR
RENOVATING THAT BUILDING IS
MUCH HIGHER THAN WE EXPECTED.
AND THINGS GOT MUCH MORE
COMPLICATED WHEN THE SAND POINT
HISTORIC DISTRICT WAS
ESTABLISHED JUST A YEAR AFTER
THE ADDITION WAS SIGNED.
WE'VE GOTTEN INTEREST TO
REDEVELOP THAT BUILDING AND
SOME FOLKS WANT US TO REDEVELOP
INTO A VISITOR CENTER.
WE'RE ASKING TO AMEND THE
AGREEMENT TO TAKE THAT BUILDING
OUT OF THE AGREEMENT.
THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO PURSUE
OTHER PLANS.
OTHER OPTION S FOR THAT.
AND WE HAVE AN OPTION FOR AN
ADDITIONAL 5 YEAR EXTENSION TO
THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT THAT WE
HAVE WITH THE TENNIS CENTER.
AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE DONE A
LOT OF, THERE WILL BE SOME
DISCUSSION ABOUT PUBLIC BENEFIT
AND I WILL SAY AND I APPRECIATE
ALL THE WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE
AND HELP SUPPORTING US AND
GUIDING US ON OUR WORK ON
PUBLIC BENEFIT AND WE HAVE A
NEW POLICY IN PLACE.
WE HAVE BETTER REPORTING
MECHANISMS WE'RE MUCH MORE
TRANSPARENT IN TERMS OF THE
PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT COME TO
THE PUBLIC THROUGH THESE
AGREEMENTS.
AND REALLY YOU'RE LOOKING TO
ENSURE THAT WE'RE RESPONSIVE
AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO OUR
COMMITTEE MEMBERING.
SO PART OF THIS YOU WILL SEE
THERE'S FREE AND REDUCED COST.
AND WE'RE POSTING THOSE ON OUR
WEBSITE SO FOLKS UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S AVAILABLE AND WE'RE
HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE
FRANKLY.
I'M NOT PICKING AT ALL ON THE
TENANTS.
WE'VE JUST GOTTEN BETTER TO
MAKE SURE WE'RE HOLDING PEOPLE
ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKE SURE
PEOPLE ARE DOING WHAT THEY
AGREED TO DO.
AND WE WANT TO THANK TRACY
RATCLIFF WHO HAS BEEN REALLY
HELPFUL IN HELPING US WORK
THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
>> BEFORE BRIAN KICKS OFF HERE,
WE HAVE TRACY RATCLIFF WITH US.
AND I'M GUESSING MR. MARSHALL
IS FROM THE TENNIS GROUP.
AND BRIAN WHO WE WORKED WITH
BEFORE IS WALKING US THROUGH
THIS.
AND HATS OFF TO YOU TOO JESUS.
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS YOU
WORKED WITH US AND TRACY YOU
REALLY BOLSTERED US.
IN WE WANT TO PUBLIC BACK IN
PUBLIC.
WHEN WE STARTED BACK IN 2016 TO
WHERE WE ARE NOW WE'VE COME A
LONG WAY.
>> YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE MY SCREEN
HERE.
>> YES.
>> GREAT.
úLET ME JUST PUT IT IN SLIDE
SHOW FORMAT, THERE WE GO.
HI EVERYBODY.
AS JESUS MENTIONED I'M BRIAN
JUDD.
SCOTT MARSHALL IS WITH ME HERE
HE'S THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE
TENNIS CENTER.
WELCOME SCOTT.
AND WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THEIR
CONCESSION AGREEMENTS.
I FIRST WANT TO CENTER
EVERYBODY ABOUT KIND OF WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
SO ON THE LEFT HERE IS THE ZOOM
IN ON THE MAGNUSON PARK MAP.
AND THE GAS STATION IS RIGHT
NEXT DOOR.
THAT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE ON THE
MAP.
I ALSO WANT TO JUST POINT OUT
THE TENNIS CENTER'S LOCATION TO
ALL OF THESE FIELDS HERE.
TO THE RIGHT AND KIND OF DOWN
TO THE SOUTH THERE THAT'S GOING
TO BE A KEY POINT FOR THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT THEY HAVE
OUTLINED IN THEIR AGREEMENT.
AND TO THE RIGHT IS THE
FOOTPRINT OF THE TENNIS CENTER
ITSELF SHOWING THE TWO INDOOR
COURTS.
AND SO JUST SO FOLKS CAN SEE
WHERE IT'S AT ON THE PARK AND
THE RELEVANCE IN TERMS OF THAT
FOOTPRINT.
>> AND TWO INDOOR BUILDINGS,
JUST TO CLARIFY.
>> YES I MEANT TWO INDOOR
BUILDINGS.
>> ARE THE TENANTS PART OF THE
BREGG.
>> THEY ARE PART OF THE BREGG.
THERE'S A FEW TENANTS THERE IN
THE BRIDGE.
YOU WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE
BACKGROUND ON HOW YOU GOT
STARTED WITH PARKS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE INTRO,
BRIAN.
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST WITH
THIS PROJECT.
THERE WAS INTEREST TO BUILD
THIS TENNIS COMMUNITY CENTER 20
YEARS AGO.
ME AND MY PARTNER YOHAN WE GOT
INVOLVED IN THE LATER END OF
THAT PROCESS.
THIS IS 16 YEARS OF INVOLVEMENT
FOR THIS PROJECT FOR YOHAN AND
I. WE STARTED WE MADE A
PROPOSAL TO THE PARKING
DEPARTMENT IN 2005 TO BRING A
TENNIS CENTER TO THE PARK.
AND IT TOOK US EIGHT YEARS FROM
THE TIME OF THAT PROPOSAL TO
ACTUALLY OPEN THE TENNIS CENTER
AND NOW WE'RE IN OUR 8th YEAR
OF OPERATIONS.
CLEARLY THERE WAS A COMMUNITY
NEED FOR THIS.
I MEAN THE DEMAND HAS EXCEEDED
OUR EXPECTATIONS.
WE PROBABLY HAVE ONE OF THE
HIGHEST OCCUPANCY RATES OF ANY
TENNIS CENTER IN THE NATION.
SO IT'S, YOU KNOW I THINK ONE
OF OUR GREATEST CHALLENGES IS
TO YOU KNOW BALANCE ALL THIS
DEMAND AND MAKING SURE WE OFFER
PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES AND SKILL
LEVELS.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A, IT WAS
QUITE A STRUGGLE TO GET THIS
POINT.
I SHOULD MENTION THAT AS PART
OF OUR HISTORY.
YOU KNOW WE OPERATED FOR THREE
YEARS INSIDE OF ONE OF THE
NAVAL HANGERS.
HANGER 30.
>> YEAH.
>> WHERE YOHAN MY BUSINESS
PARTNER WAS DOING A LITTLE BIT
OF EVERYTHING.
FEEDING BALLS, BEING THE GM OF
THAT FACILITY.
SO THAT IT TOOK A LOT OF
COMMUNITY EFFORT AND YOU KNOW
JUST INCREDIBLE HISTORY TO GET
HERE.
WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF WHAT
WE'VE CREATED AND, HOPEFULLY
THAT PROVIDES SOME OF THE
BACKGROUND.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SCOTT VERY MUCH.
HERE WE ARE NOW IN 2020.
A LITTLE BIT OF FURTHER
BACKGROUND ON THE CONCESSION
AGREEMENT ITSELF THAT'S
CURRENTLY EXECUTED.
IT WAS SIGNED AND EXECUTED IN
2010 IT WAS A 20 YEAR
AGREEMENT.
AND AS JESUS MENTIONED BUILDING
41 WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A
PROSHOP.
AND VARIOUS KIND OF DOLLAR
SIGNS AND THE HISTORIC DISTRICT
THAT CAME AFTERWARD MADE THAT A
BIT OF A COMPLICATED EFFORT.
WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT PUBLIC
BENEFIT AS EVERYONE HERE
MENTIONED.
SO WHAT THIS AMENDMENT REALLY
DOES OUTLINE IS FIRST OF ALL,
TRANSFERRING THE MANAGEMENT OF
BUILDING 41 BACK TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION SO THAT WE
COULD OPEN IT UP TO DIFFERENT
KINDS OF DEVELOPMENT.
THERE IS SOME INTEREST IN
HAVING IT BE A VISITOR CENTER
IN THE PARK AMONGST SOME OTHER
IDEAS.
AND THE PUBLIC BENEFIT LANGUAGE
HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED TO ALIGN
WITH OUR CURRENT STANDARDS.
AND EXHIBIT G OUTLINES A PRETTY
CLEAR MENU OF EXAMPLES FOR THE
TENNIS CENTER TO FORM ITS
ANNUAL PUBLIC BENEFIT PLAN.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE
THAT THAT PLAN WILL BE
SUBMITTED AND APPROVED ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS.
WHICH MEANS THAT IT WILL ALLOW
US TO MEET EMERGING NEEDS THAT
WE CAN'T ANTICIPATE TODAY.
AND THAT THE OUTREACH AND THE
EFFORTS TO GET PEOPLE TO ACCESS
THOSE PUBLIC BENEFITS REALLY
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FOCUSED IN
PRIMARILY ON THE RESIDENTS THAT
LIVE IN MAGNUSON PARK AND THAT
IS SPELLED OUT IN THAT EXHIBIT.
AND YOU KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER
PETERSON'S OFFICE ALSO
STRENGTHEN THIS SECTION AS WELL
AS CAPPING IT AT A 20% OFFSET
FROM THE BASE CONCESSION FEE.
ALSO INCLUDED HERE IS A FIVE
TERM.
BEFORE I LET SCOTT CHAT A
LITTLE BIT.
I DO WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT
OF A COMPARISON THAT THE 20%
CAPS THAT OUTLINED IN THE
AGREEMENT IS FAIRLY COMPARABLE
TO WHAT WE PROVIDE TODAY.
IF YOU ARE TO TAKE THE FULL
CONCESSION FEE FOR THIS YEAR
AND 20% IS 18,500 OF PUBLIC
BENEFIT OFFSET THIS YEAR WE
APPROVED ABOUT 14,500.
IT'S A REAL WIN-WIN WITH THE
AMENDMENT.
SCOTT WHY DON'T YOU JUMP RIGHT
IN AND I'LL GIVE THEM A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT YOUR DELIVERY METHOD
AND HOW YOU PLAN TO OUTREACH TO
MAGNUSON PARK TENNIS CENTER.
>> WE'VE OFFERED MORE THAN
WE'VE BEEN GIVEN CREDIT FOR AS
FAR AS A LEASE.
WE'RE DOING THIS A LOT OF THIS
BECAUSE WE THINK IT'S THE RIGHT
THING TO DO.
I MENTION MY BUSINESS PARTNER
YOHAN HE IS THE MANAGER OF THE
FACILITY.
HE'S DONATED HIS TIME EVERY
YEAR TO OFFER FREE CLINICS TO
SOME OF THE KIDS LIVING IN
MAGNUSON PARK.
THAT WAS JUST ONE OF THE MANY
THINGS WE'VE DONE.
I MEAN ED BRONSON WHO DID THE
PUBLIC COMMENT EARLIER, HE
MENTIONED THE ACCESS TENNIS FOR
ALL.
THE WHEELCHAIR TENNIS PROGRAM.
WE'VE OFFERED SUBSIDIZED RATES
FOR WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
PARTICIPANTS.
WE'VE HAD A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
SINCE THE BEGINNING BUT YOU
KNOW BASED ON FEED BACK FROM
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, AND
COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON.
YOU KNOW WE UNDERSTAND THAT,
THAT THE FOLKS LIVING IN THE
PARK REALLY SHOULD BE MORE OF
THE TARGET FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM AND SOME OF THE OTHER
SUBSIDIES WE'RE DOING.
THAT HAS BECOME MORE OF A FOCUS
FOR US GOING FORWARD.
AND WE HAVE RECENTLY DEVELOPED
A PARTNERSHIP WITH A NONPROFIT
GROUP CALLED THE SEATTLE TENNIS
EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
STEFF FOR SHORT.
AND THROUGH THAT PARTNERSHIP
WE'RE HOPING TO OFFER FOR
SCHOLARSHIPS TO KIDS LIVING AT
THE PARK.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE
WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT.
IT'S A FAIRLY NEW PARTNERSHIP.
UNFORTUNATELY THIS YEAR WE HAVE
NOT SEEN IT COME INTO FULL
FRUITION BECAUSE OF THE COVID
SHUT DOWNS.
WE'VE BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR ABOUT
HALF THE YEAR NOW.
HOPEFULLY THAT GIVES YOU
PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN
DOING, A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE OF
WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
>> THE REASON WE PUSH IS
BECAUSE IT'S A PUBLIC ASSET.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE OWN IT AND
THEREFOR THERE HAS TO BE THE
VALUES AND POLICIES THAT WE
HAVE ACROSS THE CITY AND THE
COUNTY AND THAT'S TO RAISE
SOCIAL EQUITY.
KEEPING IT PUBLIC AND OPEN AND
ACCESS IS OUR GUIDING
PRINCIPLE.
NOT JUST TO THE TENNIS CLUB BUT
TO EVERYONE WHO USES THE CITY
ASSETS AND WHEN THEY LEASE THEM
AND WHEN THEY INVEST IN THEM
AND THEY HAVE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND WE HAVE
OFFSETS.
WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY DOING THAT
BALANCING.
WHILE I APPRECIATE YOU'RE THERE
AND WE HAVE A PRIVATE-PUBLIC
PARTNERSHIP IT'S NOT LOST ON
ANYBODY THAT WHEN THE PROPERTY
CAME UP AND WE CHANGED THE
LEASE TO PUT HOUSING.
THOSE ARE THE POLICY ISSUES
THAT THIS CITY AND COUNCIL AND
TAXPAYERS WOULD ASK AND REQUIRE
THAT WE HAVE THE OPEN ACCESS
PUBLIC PIECE.
SO THAT IS MY LITTLE RANT THERE
WHY I REALLY PUSHED HARD TO
EXPAND PUBLIC BENEFITS AND
ASKING FOR VARIABLES AND
NUMBERS AND DELIVERABLES OF THE
TYPE OF PEOPLE AND THE TYPE OF
OUTREACH THAT WE'RE USING TO
ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN SEATTLE
HAS ACCESS TO NOT ONLY MAGNUSON
BUT WE DO THE SAME THING WITH
LAKE WASHINGTON, WE DO THE SAME
THING WITH CONCESSION STANDS
THAT ARE ON PROPERTY.
THIS IS JUST ACROSS THE BOARD
AND YOU WILL FIND THE SAME KIND
OF STANDARDS OBVIOUSLY WITHIN
THE COUNTY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOU AND
YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER FOR THE
WORK YOU'VE DONE AND THE YEARS
YOU PUT IN TO MAKE THIS A
SUCCESS.
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH ED BRONSON
AND THE GROUPS THERE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ON THIS AND MOVING FORWARD
WITH YOU ON THIS.
SO THANK YOU.
>> LIKEWISE, THANK YOU.
>> I KNOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
HAVE MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE
GROUP BEFORE WE MOVE TO MY
COLLEAGUES WHO MAY WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING.
COUNCILMAN PETERSON I KNOW YOU
HAVE SOMETHING ELSE.
I JUST WANT TO WRAP UP THE
DISCUSSION FROM ANY OF THE
OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS INCLUDING
YOURSELF ON THE DISCUSSION OF
THIS PIECE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
COUNCIL SHERIFF.
>> HI.
MA'AM CHAIR THANK YOU SO MUCH.
JUST A QUICK QUESTION, ON
BUILDING 41 I THINK SOME
EXAMPLES OF WHAT THE FUTURE USE
WERE MENTIONED.
BUT IN LIGHT OF THE
CONVERSAION YOU JUST MADE
ABOUT THE NEED TO BE A PUBLIC
SERVING ASSET.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THE STAKE HOLDER PROCESS
FOR WHAT THAT COULD BE.
AND THAT'S MY DAUGHTER.
HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT IF PROCESS
AS WELL.
I WILL START.
>> WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A PLAN
YET.
TYPICALLY WHAT WE WOULD DO IS
AN RFB PROCESS TO ALLOW THEM TO
SELECT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
WE AT THE DEPARTMENT DON'T HAVE
ANY FUNDING AVAILABILITY FOR
ANY OF THIS.
THERE'S BEEN SOME INTEREST WITH
THE DEVELOPMENT CENTER BUT
THAT'S JUST AN IDEA.
BRIAN I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE
HEARD ANYTHING ELSE.
WE WANT TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE
AGREEMENT.
>> JUST FOLLOWING UP ON
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S
QUESTION.
ARE THERE ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS
WITH THAT PROPERTY.
>> I WOULD GUESS YES.
BRIAN PROBABLY KNOWS BETTER.
THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE
PLANNING.
>> YEAH, I THINK WITH MAGNUSON
PARK YOU CAN ALWAYS ASSUME YES.
CONSIDERING IT WAS A GAS
STATION WE BELIEVE SO.
I THINK THAT'S WHY IT WAS SO
COSTLY TO THE TENNIS CENTER
ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO WHEN THEY
WERE LOOKING INTO THE ESTIMATE.
I THINK SCOTT CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG I THINK IT STOPPED WHEN
IT REACHED 650,000 OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT AND YOU HAD NOT EVEN
GOTTEN TO DESIGN.
THAT'S A BIG ASK BUT IT'LL BE
SIGNIFICANT.
>> YEAH I THINK PART OF THE
ISSUE WE DID SOME GEOTYPE WORK
AND FOUND SOME LEVELS OF
BENZINE 14 FEET DOWN.
THERE'S PROBABLY SOME CLEAN UP
WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AS
PART OF THE RENOVATION.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT WHEN
IT'S COMPLETELY RENOVATING THE
BUILDING AND THAT WAS COST
EFFECTIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
IS THERE ANY OTHER.
YOU DIDN'T DO ANY RETROFITTING
ON THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW A LOT
OF CAPITAL COSTS ON
RETROFITTING.
DID YOU DO ANY OF THAT SCOTT?
>> NO, OKAY.
>> TO BE CLEAR THE TENNIS
CENTER WE OPERATED ON WAS BUILT
FROM SCRATCH.
IT WAS NOT AN EXISTING
BUILDING.
ONLY BUILDING 41 WAS EXISTING.
>> OKAY.
>> SO, I'M GOING TO MOVE TO
MOVE AND THEN I'M GOING TO TEE
YOU UP COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON.
I MOVE BILL CB 119746.
DO I HAVE A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON I
UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A MOTION
THAT YOU'RE READY TO PRESENT.
>> YES CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES THIS IS JUST TO
INSERT THE VERSION THAT HAS THE
STRENGTH AND PUBLIC BENEFITS IN
IT.
SO AND THEN I CAN SPEAK TO THAT
A LITTLE BIT.
I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
119746 ATTACHMENT ONE BY
SUBSTITUTING VERSION TWO FOR
VERSION 1 B.
>> OKAY IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION
ON THE MOTION?
>> SECOND.
>> OH SECOND.
SORRY.
THANK YOU.
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
SO, ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT?
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR JUAREZ AND
THANKS TO EVERYBODY AT THE
PARKING DEPARTMENT.
QUESTIONS FOR ME COLLEAGUES
THIS IS ALL SYNCING UP NICELY.
MAGNUSON PARK IS AN AMAZING
REGIONAL ASSET AND IT ALSO
COMES WITH A LOT OF OLD
BUILDINGS AND OTHER CHALLENGES
WE MENTIONED WITH REMEDIATION
THAT NEED ATTENTION AND
INVESTMENT.
REHAB, MAINTENANCE.
THE PARKING DEPARTMENT WORKS
REALLY HARD TO TRY TO BALANCE
THE NEED FOR THE PHYSICAL
ASSETS AND BENEFITS MAXIMIZING
THE BENEFITS TO THE PUBLIC.
FORTUNATELY THE TENNIS CENTER
ITSELF IS A RARE AND NEWER
BUILDING AT MAGNUSON PARK.
TWO OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR
HAVING THIS CONCESSION
AGREEMENT ON OUR AGENDA IS TO
AMEND IT AND EXTEND IT.
THE KEY AMENDMENT THAT WAS
MENTIONED WAS TO FREE UP THIS
SMALLER OLD ADJACENT BUILDING.
BUILDING 41 THAT'S NOT GOING TO
BE RENOVATED BY THE TENNIS
CENTER ORGANIZATION AND MAKING
THIS CHANGE WILL OPEN IT UP TO
BUILDING 41 THE SMALLER
BUILDING UP TO SOME NEW
OPPORTUNITIES.
THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT
MENTIONED.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE
THERE'S A ROBUST COMMUNITY
PROCESS.
BUT GETTING BACK TO THE
CONCESSION AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE
AMENDING.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RE-
EXAMINE AND UPDATE THE BENEFITS
SECTION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE TENNIS CENTER WAS RENOVATED
MANY YEARS AGO.
HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES NOW CALL
MAGNUSON PARK HOME WITH THE
HOUSING PROJECT.
THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE
EXISTING LOW INCOME RESIDENTS.
NOW THERE'S 850 LOW INCOME
RESIDENTS WHO LIVE AT MAGNUSON
PARK.
200 OF WHICH IDENTIFY AS BAGPI.
FOR THESE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS
ARE MY MAIN FOCUS WHEN I LOOK
AT MAGNUSON PARK AND ALL IT HAS
TO OFFER.
I'M REALLY FOCUSED ON THE
COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING THE
OLD COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH IS
NOT EVERYONE PART NOT EVEN
PART OF THIS CENTER.
BUT YOU WILL HEAR ME TALK A LOT
ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY WILL BE
THE MAIN ASSET FOR THE
RESIDENTS WHO LIVE THERE.
SO BACK TO THIS CONCESSION
AGREEMENT.
WE WANTED TO UPDATE AND
STRENGTHEN THE PUBLIC BENEFITS
AND TO EMPHASIZE THE BENEFITS
FOR THE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS OF
BOTH SOLID GROUND AND MERCY
MAGNUSON.
WE WORK WITH CENTRAL STAFF,
PARKS DEPARTMENT.
WE WANT TO THANK SCOTT AT THE
TENNIS CENTER FOR BEING ON THE
VANGUARD OF ALL OF THESE
AGREEMENTS WITH ALL THESE
NONPROFITS AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS.
THIS IS THE FIRST WE'RE ABLE TO
UPDATE AND SAY HEY, YOU NEED TO
FOCUS ON THE 850 RESIDENTS
RIGHT THERE.
LET'S MAKE SURE THERE'S AN
EMPHASIS FOR THEM SO THAT'S
WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES.
THANK YOU CHAIR.
>>> OKAY.
SO WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THIS IS NOT PARTICULAR FOR
THIS AMENDMENT IT'S MORE
GENERAL TO THE QUESTION OF THE
VALUE OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
VERSUS THE CORRESPONDING
PERCENTAGE OF THE OFFSET.
HOW DO WE DETERMINE THAT THE
VALUE OF WHAT WE'RE GETTING IN
SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUCH.
EQUALS THE VALUE OF THE
REDUCTION IN CONCESSION FEES.
IS IT JUST A SIMPLE MATH
QUESTION?
>> I WILL LET, I'LL LET THE
SUPERINTENDENT BUT I HAD SOME
THOUGHTS.
SOME OF IT IS MATH AND I WILL
LET TRACY.
AND SOME IS POLICY AND SOME OF
IT IS JUST US LOOKING AT THESE
AGREEMENTS AND WITH THE
DELIVERABLES HAVE BEEN.
WHAT THE OUTREACH HAS BEEN.
WHAT THE ACCESS HAS BEEN.
AND JUST A QUICK EXAMPLE IN THE
LAST FOUR YEARS WE HAD TO
REALLY STRUGGLE WITH THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT PIECE SURROUNDING SLIPS
IN LAKE WASHINGTON.
VERY INTERESTING BUT I'M GOING
LET THE SUPERINTENDENT ADDRESS
THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE
WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS
ALL THE TIME.
AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT
QUESTION.
>> AND YOU COVERED IT,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD GREAT
QUESTION.
ALL OF THIS COVERS WHETHER ITS
TENNIS LESSONS OR AVAILABILITY.
A LOT OF IT IS MATH.
AND THERE'S EVALUATION OF THE
SERVICE BEING PROVIDED.
MORE AND MORE FRANKLY WE FIND
THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT ON
THE ACCOUNTABILITY SIDE IS
MAKING SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND
CLEARLY WHO FOLKS ARE REACHING
OUT TO.
IN THIS CASE FRANKLY IT'S A
LITTLE EASIER BECAUSE YOU HAVE
ALL OF THE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS
THAT COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON
TALKED ABOUT.
THEY'RE YEARNING FOR THE
SERVICE WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE
AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO DO THAT.
BUT IT IS, IT IS IN MANY WAYS
MATH AND WE LOOK AT WHAT THE
EVALUATION OF WHAT THIS PUBLIC
BENEFIT IS COMPARED TO THE
RENT.
BUT BRYAN I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
WANT TO ADD MORE SPECIFICS TO
THAT.
>> WITH THIS PARTICULAR
AGREEMENT I WOULD SAY THIS IS
INFORMATION THAT SCOTT AND HIS
TEAM HAVE PROVIDED US AND WE'VE
GROUNDED THEM IN THE PRICING
AND PRICING MODEL.
WE DO AFTER DOING DUE DILIGENCE
AND REALLY NAILING DOWN THE
NUMBERS WE BELIEVE IT'S A GOOD
FAITH ESTIMATE OF WHAT'S TO
COME AND THAT ANNUAL APPROVAL
AND REVIEW THAT GOES TO JESUS
EVERY YEAR REALLY ALLOWS US TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THE
INTEGRITY OF IT.
THAT'S REALLY KIND OF OUR
PROCESS.
>> YEAH, I WILL ADD THAT IN THE
LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, AND
TRACY IF YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING.
WE REALLY RAMPED UP THE
ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE ABOUT
PUBLIC AND THE OFFSET.
BECAUSE WHEN WE START LOOKING
AT SOME OF THESE CONCESSION
AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS FOUR
OR FIVE YEARS AGO.
AGAIN A LOT OF IT IS BECAUSE WE
WEREN'T LOOKING AT IT THROUGH A
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE LENS.
WE WEREN'T PUSHING SOME OF
THESE LESSORS AND CONCESSION
OPERATORS TO SHOW US HOW THEY
WERE DOING RESEARCH AND
OUTREACH NOT JUST TO THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD OR GROUP BUT CITY
WIDE.
WE'VE BEEN GETTING THOSE
NUMBERS BACK IN CASES AND TRACY
HAS BEEN AMAZING IN JUST DOING
THE TALLY FOR ME AND SAYING,
THEY DO 300 OUTREACHES,
WORKSHOPS.
THIS IS WOMEN, THIS IS
CHILDREN, THIS IS PEOPLE OF
COLOR.
THIS IS LOW INCOME.
THIS IS PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES.
YOU KNOW, WHAT SCHOOLS ARE
BEING, WERE BEING, THEY WERE
GOING TO SCHOOLS TO RECRUIT FOR
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS.
CONSERVATION CORE.
WE COULD GO ON AND ON.
SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
TRACY DID YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING TO THAT BESIDES WHAT I
JUST RAMBLED ON.
>> THEY'RE ALL THEIR OWN
SPECIAL AGREEMENTS BUT WE HAVE
TRIED TO QUANTIFY I THINK THE
VALUE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED.
I GIVE PARKS A LOT OF CREDIT
FOR WORKING WITH US ON THAT
BECAUSE I THINK THAT WAS THE
THING THAT WAS A LITTLE, LESS
CLEAR AND CONSISTENT AMONG THE
VARIOUS LEASE AGREEMENTS EARLY
ON.
YOU VALUE THAT CLASS OR
OUTREACH ACTIVITY.
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THIS
ONE AND SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATION.
WE KNOW WHAT THE COST IS FOR
THEM TO CLEAN THE RESTROOMS SO
WE CAN QUANTIFY THAT.
THEY GET THE VALUE OF THAT
CLEANING AND THAT REPRESENTS
THE OFFSET.
THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE TENNIS
MEMBERSHIP.
WE KNOW WHAT THE COST OF THAT
TENNIS MEMBERSHIP IS.
SOME OF THESE ARE A LOT EASIER
TO QUANTITY AND SERVICES THEY
PROVIDE.
I THINK OVER ALL I THINK WE
HAVE ALL TRIED TO BE MUCH MORE
RATIONAL ABOUT IT AND
TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT.
AND IN PARTICULAR THE ISSUE
ABOUT OUTREACH AND MAKING SURE
THAT THE PUBLIC ACTUALLY KNOWS
ABOUT THESE PUBLIC BENEFITS
BECAUSE PRIOR TO A FEW YEARS
AGO.
IF YOU WEREN'T REALLY DILIGENT
IN TRYING TO ASK QUESTIONS OF
PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION THAT
MIGHT BE SITTING IN A PARKING
FCILITY YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE
TO ASSESS IT.
NOW I BELIEVE PARKS PUTS UP THE
INFORMATION, JESUS.
WHERE PEOPLE CAN PARTAKE IN
THE.
>> WE REALLY TRIED HARD AND
ENDURING SOME LAWSUITS BUT I
THINK WE'RE OKAY NOW.
>> YES.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER
DISCUSSION FROM THE POTENTIAL
OR MY COLLEAGUES BEFORE I MOVE
THIS.
NO, OKAY I WILL MOVE FORWARD
THEN.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION WE WILL VOTE ON
AMENDING COUNCIL BILL 119746
ATTACHMENT ONE SUBSTITUTING
VERSION ONE FOR 1 B. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE MOVE THE ROLL ON
THE PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE, THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> SO THE MOTION CARRIES AND
THE COUNCIL BILL IS AMENDED AND
WE WILL NOW CONSIDER COUNCIL
BILL 119746 AS AMENDED.
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE VOTE.
I NEED A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
CAN YOU PLEASE CALL VOTE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> GREAT.
>> WITH THAT THE MOTION CARRIES
AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CITY COUNCIL PASS COUNCIL BILL
119746 AS AMENDED.
GREAT SO LET ME JUST WRAP
THINGS UP HERE IF THERE'S ANY
DISCUSSION.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ADJOURN
TK ADJOURNED.
THE NEXT MEETING IS JANUARY
6th.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA IS THERE
ANYBODY YOU WOULD LIKE TO
THANK.
>> JUST YOU MA'AM CHAIR.
>> WITH THAT WE STAND
ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOLKS.
>> BYE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON.
THANK YOU JESUS, THANK YOU
BRIAN, THANK YOU SCOTT.