>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE JANUARY 2nd, 2022 MEETING
OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL'S
PUBLIC ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:02 P.M.
I'M ANDREW LEWIS, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> HE HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER POOR RAILS.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FIRST MATTER ON THE AGENDA,
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
CHAIR'S REPORT, FORTUNATELY WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE A FAIRLY
SHORT COMMITTEE THIS AFTERNOON,
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE A GROUP OF FOLKS
HERE FROM PARKS TO DISCUSS SOME
LEGISLATION THAT IS ON OUR WORK
PLAN AND THAT COULD PROBABLY BE
DEALT WITH FAIRLY EASILY HERE
IN THE EARLIER PART OF THE
YEAR, SO I APPRECIATION PARKS'
FLEXIBILITY IN BEING ABLE TO
MOVE UP THIS AND HAVE A HEARING
TODAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CANDICE EXPENSE WITH SOME OF
THESE LEGISLATIVE MATTERS EARLY
IN THE CALENDAR AND EARLY IN
THE WORK PLAN, AND SINCE THAT'S
OUR ONLY THING ON THE AGENDA,
SHOULD BE A FAIRLY SHORT
MEETING.
WE'RE GOING TO START OFF, AS
ALWAYS WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.
CAN I ASK IF WE HAVE ANYONE
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> YES, WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC
COMMENTS REGISTRANTS, BUT ONLY
ONE AVAILABLE.
>> GREAT.
SO I WILL START THE PUBLIC
COMMENT SESSION, AND I WILL
MODERATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS GOING
TO BE 20 MINUTES.
SOUNDS LAKE WE WON'T USE THE
ENTIRE THING.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I'M GOING TO CALL ON EACH
SPEAKER BY NAME AND IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED
ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
ONCE I CALL THE SPEAKER'S
NAMES, STAFF LUNE MUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE, AND
THEN AUTOMATIC PROMPT IF YOU
HAVE BUT IN MUTED WILL BE THE
CUE THAT IT IS YOUR TURN TO.
PRESS STAR 6 TO BEGIN SPEAKING.
SO WITH THAT I AM GOING TO HAND
IT OVER TO OUR FIRST SPEAKER.
WHO IS OUR FIRST SPEAKER WHO
HAS SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> THE FIRST AND ONLY CALLER
ONLINE IS DAVID HANES.
>> DAVID HANES, YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES AND ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> HI, THANK YOU.
DAVID HANES, DISTRICT 7. AFTER
SEEING THE ARTICLE IN THE
NEWSPAPER TODAY, IT'S OBVIOUS
THAT WE NEED AN INVESTIGATION
OF THE SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO HE
REPEATEDLY GET RAISES WHILE
NEVER BOTHERING TO SHOW UP FOR
WORK, WHILE GOVERNMENT ACTS
LIKE THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL
GETTING THROUGH ANOTHER WINTER,
PATTING THEMSELVES ON THE BACK
FOR A FEW DAYS OF WORK.
YET RECENTLY IT WEPT BELOW
FREEZING WITH LACK OF SHELTER
WHILE CORRUPT NONPROFITS DON'T
EVEN HAVE PROPER BUILDINGS
DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PROPER
SHELTERS.
IT'S OBVIOUS DEMOCRATS SPREAD
SOCIAL WELFARE MONEY TO HELP
THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND THEIR BIG
DONORS AND OWNERS OF RUNDOWN,
OBSOLETE FLAWED REAL ESTATE ILL
SUITED FOR THE TASK AT HAND.
AS NONPROFITS ARE PADDING THE
COST, FINANCING THEIR OWN
RUNDOWN REMORTGAGED REAL
ESTATE, USING HOMELESS FOR A
LIFELONG CAREER, TAINTED WITH
SKIN-COLORED DISCRIMINATION.
WHY IS CITY COUNCIL REFUSING TO
SOLVE THE HOMELESS CRISIS GOING
ON A THIRD WINTER OF COVID
WHILE REPORTS OF FAILURE AND
PRIORITIZING REPEAT OFFENDERS
WHO AREN'T MAKING REAL EFFORT
HAS PROVEN THEY ARE ONLY
HELPING CERTAIN PEOPLE WOULD
BOTHER OTHERS AND YET GET
PRIORITY OVER INNOCENT FOR SEEN
HOMELESS RACISTLY DISCRIMINATED
AGAINST BASED ON SKIN COLOR
PRIORITY INSIDE RACIST CITY
HALL AND OFFICE OF HOUSING
POLICY.
ADMIT IT, COUNCIL.
THE ONLY THING YOU'VE MANAGED
TO ENSURE IS BUYING OFF THE
ACTIVIST ORGANIZERS AND
PROTESTERS HIDING WITHIN THE
NONPROFITS WHO TRADE ELECTION
SUPPORT AS LONG AS THEY NEVER
GET JUT UNITED STATES OR
INVESTIGATED.
I THINK 178 PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO
HELP WITH THE LAST WINTER STORM
SHELTER, YET ONLY SOMETHING
LIKE 18 SHOWED UP, WAIL THE
SAME PEOPLE ARE GUARANTEED
RAISES EACH YEAR WHO ARE ON
RECORD AS COMPLAINING THEY
DON'T WANT TO SOLVE THE CRISIS
OF INNOCENT HOMELESS SUFFERING
BECAUSE THEY'RE WORRIED THEY
WON'T HAVE A JOB SO THEY
PURPOSELY DON'T MAKE A REAL
EFFORT, CHEATING INNOCENT
CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS WHO
STILL RUN INTERFERENCE FOR DRUG
PUSHERS COMMITTING CRIMES
AGAINST HUMANITY.
>> THANK YOU.
YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
DO WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSON
SIGNED IN NOW?
>> YES.
>> I SEE ALEXANDER.
>> THE SECOND CALLER IS SIGNED
IN.
>> EXCELLENT.
AND IS THAT ALEXANDER LOMAS?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> OKAY.
ALEXANDER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR TWO MINUTES, AND ONCE YOU
HEAR THE CHIME, HIT STAR 6 AND
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HI.
SO I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE
AGENDA ITEM ABOUT THE PARKING
PERMITS.
ESSENTIAL ALL I WANT TO SAY IS
THAT IF THE PARKING PERMITS DO
COST MONEY AND FOR THAT FEE TO
BE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE FOR IT TO
RUNNY EFFICIENTLY, AND IF THERE
ARE ANY PROFITS THAT ARE
DERIVED FROM THE ADMINISTRATION
OF THESE PERMITS, I WOULD LIKE
TO IMPLORE THE COMMITTEE TO USE
THAT MONEY TO DEVELOP, OR
FURTHER DEVELOP THE PARK SYSTEM
IN THE SEATTLE AREA,
SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON THOSE
IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
ESPECIALLY.
I THINK THAT BY DOING -- BY
KIND OF HAVING THIS PROCESS YOU
CAN HAVE A PRETTY SELF-
SUFFICIENT INCOME THAT'S ABLE
TO HELP SUPPORT OUR UNDERSERVED
PARK SYSTEM AND OVER TIME AS
THESE UNDERSERVED PARKS BECOME
BETTER FACILITATED AND BETTER
UPKEEP GENERALLY, THOSE SPACES
COULD ALSO BE PRIVY TO PEOPLE
WANTING TO START THEIR
BUSINESSES WITHIN THOSE AREAS
AND START DEVELOPING THOSE
AREAS EVEN FURTHER WHICH CAN
HELP BUILD GREATER COMMUNITY
BONDS.
SO I DEFINITELY THINK THAT THIS
PERMIT SYSTEM IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR SEATTLE PARKS
AND IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
ALL OF SEATTLE AS OUR PARKS ARE
SOME OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT
PUBLIC SPACES.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE THEM
FURTHER DEVELOPED AND
SUPPORTED.
WITH THAT, I CE DERKZ THE REST
OF MY TIME.
>> OKAY.
AND WITH THAT WE WILL CLOSE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION AND MOVE
ON TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
ITEM NUMBER 1, MR. CLERK WILL
YOU PLEASE READ THE ITEM INTO
THE RECORD.
>> ITEM NUMBER 1, COUNCIL BILL
120264, AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO PERMITS IN PARKS, STATING A
MAXIMUM TERM FOR PERMITS IN
PARKS, CLARIFYING THE NATURE OF
PERMISSIBLE COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITIES IN PARKS, AND
AMENDING SECTIONS 18.12.030,
18.12.042, AND 18.12.160 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> EXCELLENT.
BEFORE WE BEGIN THE
PRESENTATION ON THIS PROPOSED
ORDINANCE A, CAN WE DO A QUICK
ROUND OF INTRODUCTION FROM OUR
PARKS DEPARTMENT PRESENTERS.
>> GREAT.
MAYBE I'LL START.
I'M CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS,
ACTING SUPERINTENDENT, SEATTLE
PARKS.
>> AMY HAMAKER, SEATTLE PARKS &
RECREATION, AND I'M A PARKS
CONCESSION COORDINATOR.
>> JOANNE.
>> JOANNE RUSUCCI, SEATTLE
PARKS & RECREATION.
>> DONNIE.
>> I'M DONNIE GREW BOW SKI,
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
DIRECTOR FOR PARKS &
RECREATION.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US
THIS AFTERNOON.
INTERIM DIRECTOR WILLIAMS,
SHOULD I TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO
BEGIN THE PRESENTATION?
>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR
GETTING THIS ON THE AGENDA
TODAY, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO
ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE.
SO SECTION 18.12 OF THE SNC IS
KNOWN AS THE PARK CODE.
THIS IS WHERE RULES GOVERNING
VARIOUS BEHAVIORS AND PUBLIC
PARKS ARE COVERED.
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PROPOSE
CHANGES INTENDED TO CLARIFY
RULES RELATED TO COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITY IN PARKS.
ON ONE HAND, WE HAVE INITIATIVE
42 THAT EXPRESSLY PROHIBITS
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN PARKS
EXCEPT WHERE EXPRESSLY AUTHOR
RINDS WRITING BY THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS, OR HIS
DESIGNEE OR HER DESIGNEE.
SEATTLE PARKS & RECREATION IS
PROPOSING CHANGES TO THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AS IT
RELATES TO COMMERCIAL USE.
THE INTENT OF THESE CHANGES IS
TO PROVIDE CLEARER LANGUAGE
MATCHING -- RATHER MATCHING
WITH EXISTING CONCESSION
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND
THEN CONTINUING TO ALLOW PARK
ACTIVATION THAT'S CONSISTENT
WITH OUR VALUES.
AND I THINK ALL OF THIS, TO THE
EXTENT THAT VENDING IS AND
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN PARKS
HAS A DIRECT BENEFIT TO PARK
USERS I THINK IS WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE.
I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT REVENUES
FROM VENDING AND CONCESSIONS
CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE
OVERALL PARK BUDGET.
SO AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ASK
AMY HAMAKER ON OUR STAFF WHO
HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WORKING ON
THIS ISSUE, TO COME FORWARD AND
LEAD YOU IN A PRESENTATION.
>> THANK SO YOU ARE VERY MUCH,
CHRISTOPHER, AND THANK YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY.
I'M SORRY, I CANNOT SHARE MY
VIDEO BECAUSE IT IMPACT MY
BANDWIDTH.
I'M KEEPING IT OFF FOR NOW, AND
I APOLOGIZE FOR.
SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO ADDRESS
THREE SECTIONS OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE AS IT RELATES TO
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN PARKS.
SO TODAY I'LL PROVIDE WITH YOU
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND
ABOUT VENDING UNPARKS.
I'LL EXPLAIN THE PROPOSED
CHANGES AND WHY THEY ARE
NECESSARY, AND I'LL ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
AND SO IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT
THE SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE FROM THE
PHOTOS THIS REPRESENTS SOME OF
THE DIVERSE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
THAT YOU MIGHT FIND IN PARKS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO FOR MANY YEARS, SEATTLE
PARKS & RECREATION HAS
ACTIVATED PARKS AND ENHANCED
PARK GOERS' EXPERIENCE THROUGH
THE SEASONAL CONCESSION
PERMITTING PROGRAM.
SO WE ISSUE SHORT-TERM
CONCESSION USE PERMITS THROUGH
A COMPETITIVE RFP PROCESS.
SO WE OPEN IN THAT JANUARY
EVERY YEAR AND RUN IT FOR ABOUT
TBHONTS FOR PEOPLE TO APPLY.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR INTERESTING
BUSINESS COLLABORATIONS THAT
COMPLIMENT AND ENHANCE PARKS.
WE DO HAVE SET CRITERIA FOR
WHAT IS ALLOWED AND WHERE IT IS
ALLOWED.
SO WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO
DO WITH OUR CONCESSION
PERMITTING PROGRAM IS MATCH
PARK VALUES, AVOID CONFLICTING
USE OF SPACE.
YOU CAN SEE HE FROM THE SLIDE
THAT 80% OF OUR SEASONAL
CONCESSION VENDORS SELF-
IDENTIFY AS WMBE.
NUMBER HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT
FIVE YEARS.
ONE OF THE POSITIVE OUTCOMES IS
IS WE DO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES
TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.
WE REACH OUT, WE CONDUCT
OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY BLOGS,
SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WORD OF MOUTH
IS VERY POWERFUL.
WE HAVE FLYERS THAT WE SEND TO
LIBRARIES TO BE POSTED AT
COMMUNITY CENTER, AND WE ALSO
WORK WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AND
OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH
YOU THREE PILOT PROGRAMS THAT
WE HAVE DONE TO TRY TO ACTIVATE
UNDERUTILIZED PARKS.
LAST YEAR IN 2021 BE HAD FEE
WAIVERS AT SOUTH PARK PLAZA, A
PARK THAT'S IN PRECONSTRUCTION
PLANNING SO WE HAD FEE WAIVERS
FOR TWO FOOD AND MARKET
VENDORS.
THEY ACTIVATED THE SPACE IN A
POSITIVE MANNER.
SECONDLY, MOBILE VENDING IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE.
THE PURPOSE WAS, WE HAVE SOME
PARKS IN SOUTHEAST SEATTLE THAT
FOR SOME REASON PEOPLE AREN'T
BIDDING ON THROUGH OUR REQUEST
FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS, AND THERE
AREN'T NECESSARILY I AM MEN
TEES NEARBY SO WE'RE TRYING TO
HAD A VENDORS TO THOSE
PARTICULAR LOCATIONS.
AND THEN THE THIRD PILOT
PROGRAM --
>> CAN I JUMP IN FOR JUST ONE
MOMENT?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS A
QUESTION.
I REALIZED AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE PRESENTATION I DIDN'T
INDICATE WOULD MY PREFERENCE
WOULD BE TO ACCOMMODATED
QUESTIONS DURING THE
PRESENTATION.
MAYBE I WOULD JUST ASK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, IS IT A
QUESTION GERMANE TO SOMETHING
IN A RECENT SLIDE THAT WOULD BE
GOOD TO ADDRESS AT THIS TIME,
OR COULD IT WAIT UNTIL THE END
OF THE PRESENTATION?
>> JUST REAL QUICKLY IT IS
ABOUT INFORMATION ON THIS
SLIDE.
JUST WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT
THE FEE WAIVER FOR THE
COMMUNITY FOOD AND MARKET
VENDORS AT SOUTH PARK ARE
PLANNED TO BE CONTINUED FOR
2022.
THANKS.
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY
GOOD QUESTION.
ACTUALLY, THE CONSTRUCTION AT
SOUTH PARK PLAZA IS SCHEDULED
TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH.
SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE
ACTIVATION THERE DURING THE
CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE
PARKS.
HOWEVER, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING
TO DO FEE WAIVERS OR ACTIVATION
AT OTHER PARKS.
SO IT'S POSSIBLE IN 2022 WE
MIGHT LOOK AT A DIFFERENT
LOCATION.
PRITCHARD BEACH IS ONE EXAMPLE
WHERE WE'RE USUALLY TRYING TO
PLACE SOMEBODY, SO WE MIGHT TRY
TO DO A FEE WAIVER PROGRAM
THERE.
>> THANKS.
BUT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AT
SOUTH PARK PLAZA AND ALSO THE
CLOSURE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER
IN SOUTH PARK, IT'S JUST
GATHERING PLACES ARE AT A
PREMIUM, AND THERE AREN'T VERY
MANY.
SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WE COULD
WORK TO TRY TO CREATE MORE OF
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS
TO GATHER.
>> REALLY GREAT POINT.
AND I HAVE TO REALLY SHOUT OUT
TO THE VENDORS WE HAD AT SOUTH
PARK THIS LAST YEAR BECAUSE
THEY TAKE A RISK BY COMING IN,
BY TRYING SOMETHING NEW IN AN
AREA THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE PARK
ITSELF WAS PRETTY BASIC AND
BARE, SO THEY TOOK A RISK BY
SHOWING UP.
YES, DEFINITELY.
SO NEXT SLIDE.
ALL RIGHT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THREE VENDORS THAT REFLECT
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PERMITTED
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN THE
PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THESE ARE VENDORS THAT PROVIDE
AMENITIES CONSISTENT WITH PARK
VALUES.
SO ON THE LEFT, YOU SEE LATOYA.
SHE CAME TO US A FEW YEARS AGO
WITH THIS #KWR-D OF OPERATING A
MOBILE ICE CREAM VEHICLE.
AND SO WE WORKED WITH HER, AND
SHE IDENTIFIED SEWARD PARK,
IT'S HER COMMUNITY, HER
NEIGHBORHOOD SO HE SHE APPLIED
THROUGH THE REQUEST FOR A
PROPOSAL AND RECEIVED A PERMIT.
SHE'S BEEN A GREAT ADDITION.
SHE IS VERY ENGAGED IN THE
COMMUNITY.
IN THE MIDDLE, YOU SEE SARING
MIKE.
HE IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE FIRST
PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO
OPERATE FITNESS CLASS IN THE
PARK.
SO THIS WAS MANY YEARS AGO.
AND HE REALLY TOOK PRIDE IN
KIND OF BEING A STEWARD IN THE
PARK.
HE MADE RELATIONSSHIPS WITH
GROUNDS AND MAINTENANCE, REALLY
POSITIVE EARLY MORNING
PRESENCE.
IF HE SAW A LIGHT OUT OR A
PROBLEM, HE WOULD NOTIFY PARK
STAFF.
AND THEN ON THE RIGHT IS PRIEST
WICK WHO OPERATES AT MAGNUSON
PARK.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO ARENA
SPORTS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED HIS
FOOD TRUCK OUTSIDE THERE.
HE'S VERY WELL-KNOWN IN THE
COMMUNITY.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ABOUT
HIM, BEFORE THE PANDEMIC IF
THERE WAS AN EVENT AT MAGNUSON
PEOPLE WOULD REACH OUT TO ME
AND SAY, CAN I GET PRIEST
WICK'S INFORMATION?
I THINK PEOPLE ASSOCIATE HIM
WITH MAGNUSON PARK.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES
OF THE VENDORS WE'VE WORKED
WITH OVER THE YEARS.
NEXT SLIDE.
WE'RE REQUESTING THREE CHANGES
TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
NUMBER ONE, SECTION 18.12.30 IS
WE'RE ADDING A DEFINITION OF
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY.
WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THAT
DEFINITION IN THE CODE.
SECTION 18.12.42, PERMIT
SYSTEM, WE HAVE EXISTING
LANGUAGE THAT STATES THAT A
PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY.
WE'RE JUST ADDING CLARIFYING
LANGUAGE THAT WOULD INCLUDE A
SERVICE, PRODUCT, OR ACTIVITY.
WE'VE ALSO ADDED SOME LANGUAGE
THAT PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED FOR
UP TO A YEAR BECAUSE THE
PURPOSE OF THE SHORT-TERM
VENDING PROGRAM IS TO CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES.
WE EXPECT PEOPLE TO APPLY
YEARLY THROUGH THE REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL PROCESS.
WE DON'T WANT THEM TO COME AND
SAY I WANT TO BE AT MAGNUSON
FOR TWO YEARS.
IT'S REALLY AN OPEN PROCESS.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE APPLYING ARE
APPLYING FOR THE SEASONAL
MONTHS OF MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH
LABOR DAY.
AND THEN THE LAST CHANGE,
18.12.160, WE'RE JUST UPDATING
THE LANGUAGE TO BE CONSISTENT
WITH THE DEFINITION AND ALSO
18.12.42.
IF YOU SEE THE CURRENT CODE,
IT'S TITLED SALES OF
MERCHANDISE, CONCESSION
CONTRACT REQUIRE.
WE'RE REMOVING SOME UNCLEAR
LANGUAGE IN THERE ABOUT RIGHTS,
PRIVILEGE, TANGIBLE, OR
INTANGIBLE, AND UPDATING IT TO
SAY ANY COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY,
WHICH INCLUDES A SERVICE,
PRODUCT, OR ACTIVITY REQUIRES A
PERMIT IN THE PARK.
SO NEXT SLIDE.
SO WHY ARE THE CHANGES NEEDED?
WHY ARE WE HERE TODAY TO
DISCUSS THIS?
WE FEEL THAT THESE CHANGES WILL
RESULT IN CLEARERRING LANGUAGE,
IT WILL MATCH THE LANGUAGE WITH
OUR EXISTING CONCESSION
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND IT
WILL ALLOW US TO THE TO
ACTIVATE PARKS IN A POSITIVE
MANNER THAT YOU SAW FROM THE
EARLIER SLIDES.
INTEREST IN VENDING IN PARK HAS
REALLY INCREASED OVER THE LAST
TEN YEARS.
INDEED WITH THE PAP DEEMIC
WE'VE DEFINITELY SEEN MORE
BUSINESSES SEEKING TO OPERATE
WITHIN THE PARK.
AND THE NATURE OF THE REQUEST
HAS CHANGED.
SO TEN YEARS AGO PEOPLE WERE
ASKING TO HAVE THEIR FOOD TRUCK
IN THE PARK OR VENDING KAYAKS.
NOW WE'RE SEEING A DEFINITE
INCREASE IN EDUCATION, NATURE,
ART, OR FITNESS CLASSES.
SO THESE CODE CHANGES REALLY
ADDRESS THE CHANGING NATURE OF
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY REQUESTS
AND JUST CLARIFY THAT INCLUDES
SERVICE, PRODUCTS, OR ACTIVITY.
WE ALREADY HAVE A ROBUST AND
YOU KNOW INCLUDESSIVE PROCESS
THAT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL, AND
OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE WORKED
REALLY HARD TO MAKE AN EFFORT
TO MAKE OUR INTERNAL PROCESS
CLEARER AND EASIER TO
UNDERSTAND.
YEARS AGO, OUR RFP WAS 20-PLUS
PAGES AND HAD TO BE HANDWRITTEN
AND FILLED IN AND SENT IN, IN
MULTIPLE COPIES.
NOW WE ALLOW PEOPLE TO FILL IT
OUT ONLINE.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE CLEARER.
AND I THINK YEAR TO YEAR WE'VE
SEEN AN INCREASE IN PERMITTING.
SO I THINK THAT EXISTED.
THE CLEARER THAT WE ARE, THE
MORE ACCESS I BELIEVE THE
PROGRAM IS TO ALL PEOPLE IN THE
PARK.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SLIDES,
WE'RE WORKING WITH A VARIETY OF
PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT
BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES.
SO JUST TO WRAP IT UP, THE
PURPOSE OF THESE CHANGES IS TO
CLARIFY AND UPDATE.
WE'RE NOT AMENDIN OR ADDING
THUNDERSTORM.
WE FEEL IT'S GOOD GOVERNANCE TO
MAKE THE LAW ACCESS CYBILL AND
EASILY UNDERSTAND AFTERNOON.
WE FEEL THAT THIS CLARIFICATION
ALLOWS FOR GREATER
TRANSPARENCY, CONSISTENCY.
SO THE PERMIT PROCESS WILL
REMAIN ROBUST AND INCLUSIVE.
NEXT SLIDE.
PLEASE.
AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO
SHOWCASE AGAIN TWO VENDORS THAT
WERE NEW TO THE PARKS IN 2021.
BOTH WMBE -- BOTH WE RECEIVED
VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHEN WE
POSTED ABOUT IT ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
THESE TWO VENDORS KIND OF
HIGHLIGHT HOW WE TRY TO
ACTIVATE PARK SPACE WHILE
PROVIDING PARK GOERS WITH
AMENITIES.
THE ONE ON THE LEFT, MADRONA
BEACH CONCESSION STAND REALLY
TRIED TO CREATE A WELCOMING
SPACE AND PROVIDE AFFORDABLE
OPTIONS AND CREATE A SENSE OF
COMMUNITY.
AND ON THE RIGHT THAT WAS ONE
OF THE VENDORS WE HAD AT SOUTH
PARK, JUMPIN' JAMBALAYA, A
BRAND-NEW BUSINESS OWNER.
AS A RESULT OF HER
PARTICIPATION IN THAT SHE HAS
BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND HER
BUSINESS AND GROW.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
PRESENTATION.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF JUST QUICK
QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE
THINGS IN THE DEFINITION
INCLUDED IN THIS NEW SECTION 6,
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY DEFINITION
THAT IS IN THE ORDINANCE.
AND THEN I'M HAPPY TO OPEN IT
UP TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
I AM CURIOUS, TOWARDS THE END
OF THE DEFINITION, WHERE IT
INDICATES AN EXCEPTION WOULD BE
SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED
PURSUANT TO A CONCESSION
AGREEMENT OR AGREEMENT FOR
SERVICES.
AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD
JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE
PERMITTED COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
HERE AND HOW THAT MIGHT BE
DIFFERENT FROM A CONCESSION
AGREEMENT OR AGREEMENT FOR
SERVICES WHICH WOULDN'T FALL
UNDER THIS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
DEFINITION.
>> DEFINITELY.
THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
SO THESE CHANGES ARE ADDRESSING
SOME OF OUR SHORT-TERM
PERMITTING, LIKE THESE VENDORS
CAN OPERATE FOR A FEW MONTHS.
THE CONCESSION AGREEMENTS ARE
USUALLY LONG-TERM AGREEMENTS,
AND YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH
MARY'S HAD A GOLDEN GARDENS WHO
HAVE A LONG-TERM FIVE- TO TEN-
YEAR CONCESSION AGREEMENTS, AND
THAT IS LEGISLATIVE THROUGH
CITY COUNCIL.
SO THOSE ARE SEPARATE TYPE OF
AGREEMENTS THAT FALL OUTSIDE OF
THIS PROCESS.
AND SO, I DON'T KNOW, IS THAT
ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION?
>> YEAH.
NO, IT TOTALLY DOES.
THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE
DISCUSSING TODAY ARE VENDOR
PERMITTING DECISIONS THE
DEPARTMENT CAN JUST MAKE, ON
THIS LEGISLATION, WHERE AS SOME
OF THESE LONG-TERM THINGS THAT
THE COUNCIL ITSELF WOULD HAVE
TO APPROVE ARE CATEGORICALLY
DISTINCT.
THAT IS TOTALLY CLEAR TO ME.
CAN YOU PROVIDE A GOOD EXAMPLE,
MAYBE, OF SOME OF THING LONG-
TERM CONCESSIONS WE CURRENTLY
HAVE ACTIVE IN SOME OF OUR
PARKS?
>> DEFINITELY.
LONG-TERM CONCESSIONS, SO
THERE'S MARY'S, THAT'S LOCATED
AT GOLDEN GARDENS.
MARINATION AT SEACREST PARK.
MAGNUSON BREWERY AT MAGNUSON
PARK.
JEFFERSON PARK LAWN BOWLING.
LAWN BOWLING ON BEACON HILL.
WOODLAND PARK.
THERE'S GREEN LAKE PITCH AND
PUTT, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO
HICKORY LAKE PARK.
ALL OF THOSE LONGER TERM
AGREEMENTS GO THROUGH AN RFP
PROCESS AS WELL AND THEN LEGS
LATE AND APPROVED THROUGH THE
CONCESSION AGREEMENT -- I'M
SORRY, APPROVED THROUGH CITY
COUNCIL, AND THEN A LONG-TERM
AGREEMENT IS ESTABLISHED.
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE SOME FURTHER
ILLUSTRATION OF THE POINT,
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE
KIND OF HEARD FROM SOME FOLKS
IN THE COMMUNITY GENERALLY
ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION IS
THERE'S ALWAYS A BIT OF
ATTENTION, OR NOT ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION IN PARTICULAR, BUT
THE GENERAL CONCEPT OF
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN PUBLIC
PARKS IS THAT THERE'S ALWAYS
SORT OF ATTENTION BETWEEN WHAT
THE PURPOSE FOR PARK IS AND
WANTING TO MAKE SURE IT
PRIMARILY STAYS FOR LEISURE,
CONTEMPLATION, RECREATION, FOR
THE PUBLICG AND CONCERN ABOUT
AN OVERCOMMERCIALIZATION OF OUR
SPACES.
IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO MAKE
THAT ILL STRAGS THAT LARGE KIND
OF BRICK-AND-MORTAR ONGOING
KINDS OF THINGS, LIKE THE
THINGS YOU JUST ILLUSTRATED,
WOULD FALL INTO A MORE INVOLVED
COUNCIL PROCESS WITH MORE
DELIBERATION VERSUS, LIKE,
SEASON AL POP-UP THINGS, WHICH
THIS IS SEEKING TO DISCUSS.
I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON
MY COMMITMENT TO SOME COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THAT POINT
WAS WELL ILLUSTRATED IN OUR
DISCUSSION.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU SORT OF
EXPANDING ON THAT AND MAKING
THAT DISTINCTION.
SO WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
COLLEAGUES?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I APPRECIATE MAKING THE
DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE SHORT-
TERM LEASE AGREEMENTS AND THE
LONGER TERM LEASE AGREEMENTS.
BUT STILL, IN THAT SAME VEIN,
AS IT RELATES TO THESE SHORT-
TERM LEASE AGREEMENTS, I AM
REALLY INTERESTED TO KNOW
WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT AND
ARE PLANNING FOR AN INCREASED
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, AND IF
SO, DO YOU EXPECT TO APPROVE AN
INCREASED NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS AND GRANT MORE
PERMITS.
>> I'M GOING TO GO OFF CAMERA
AGAIN, BECAUSE IT SLOWS MY
BANDWIDTH.
ACTUALLY, I'M NOT EXPECTING AN
INCREASE FROM THIS CHANGE,
BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY -- THE
RULES ARE ALREADY IN THE PARKS
CODE.
WE'RE JUST CLARIFYING HERE.
BUT I WILL BE HONEST, WE HAVE
SEEP AN INCREASE DUE TO THE
PANDEMIC, OF THESE TYPE OF
FITNESS, BOOT CAMPS.
SO I DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE AN
INCREASE, BUT JUST MORE OF AN
INCREASE BECAUSE OF OUR
CHANGING TIMES AND WE ARE VERY
DELIBERATE ABOUT WHERE WE PLACE
THINGS.
SO IF WE HAVE REQUESTS FOR
CERTAIN PARK LOCATIONS, WE'RE
NOT LOOKING TO PLACE FOOD
VENDOR AT GREEN LAKE WHERE WE
ALREADY HAVE AN EXISTING LONG-
TERM CONCESSIONAIRE.
WE'RE TRYING TO UTILIZE SPACES
THAT DON'T HAVE AMENITIES
NEARBY.
IN THE EVENT OF A FITNESS
GROUP, WE TRY TO PLACE THEM IN
PARKS THAT ARE LESS BUSY.
WE'RE VERY DELIBERATE ABOUT.
WE DON'T WANT TO PLACE SOMEBODY
NEXT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE
SLEEPING IN APARTMENTS.
A 6:00 A.M.
FITNESS CLASS ISN'T A GOOD
MOVEMENT WE'RE PRETTY
DELIBERATE ABOUT THAT.
THE PUBLIC REALLY ARE INVOLVED.
WE GET A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS
ABOUT SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES
IN THE PARK.
WE ALSO GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT
UNPERMITTED VENDING.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE REALLY TRY
TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS IN A
CAREFUL AND DELIBERATE WAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SORRY, INTERIM DIRECTOR
WILLIAMS -- INTERIM
SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, DO YOU
HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD?
>> I WOULD KIND OF ADD TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
QUESTION THAT BENDING AND SOME
LEVEL OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH OUR
MISSION GREATLY ENHANCES AND
OFFSETS SORT OF ILLEGITIMATE
USE AND CREATES LEGITIMATE
POSITIVE RECREATIONAL USES.
SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN
ADD MORE CON SAYS, BECAUSE THEY
PROMOTE AND LEGITIMIZE USES OF
PARKS IN A MANNER THAT'S
CONSISTENT WITH PUBLIC
RECREATION USES, WE WOULD
ABSOLUTELY SEEK TO DO THAT,
PARTICULARLY IN UNDERUTILIZED
SPACES.
>> SO I HAVE A QUESTION THAT IS
MAYBE SOMEWHAT RELATED ABOUT
JUST at what point IS SOMETHING
SUFFICIENTLY DE MINIMIS THAT
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT
EXPECT IT TO BE PERMITTED?
AND AN EXAMPLE I MIGHT RAISE
THAT I JUST KIND OF SEE
OCCASIONALLY, AND KIND OF
READING THE DEFINITION OF
SOMETHING THAT'S ASSOCIATED
WITH ANY TRADE, OCCUPATION,
PROFESSION, BUSINESS, OR
FRANCHISE, OR OFFER TO PROMOTE
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, I DO KNOW
IT'S LIKE FAIRLY COMMON FOR
PEOPLE TO MAYBE GO AND SHOOT
MAYBE LIKE A PROMOTIONAL
ADVERTISEMENT IN A PUBLIC PARK
THAT MIGHT BE FOR A SMALL LOCAL
LABEL OR SOMEONE'S STORE THAT
THEY MIGHT USE FOR INSISTER-IN-
LAW ADVERTISING THE OR MAYBE
PUTTING IN LOCAL DIGITAL ADDS
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BUT THEY
FILM IT IN A PARK OR THEY TAKE
A PICTURE IN A PARK, OR MAYBE
CERTAIN POLITICIANS RUNNING FOR
CERTAIN LOCAL OFFICES WHO MIGHT
ON OCCASION USE A PARK WITH
THEIR POLITICAL CONSULTANT TO
SHOOT AN AD WHERE PARTS OF IT
MIGHT OCCUR IN A PARK.
I WONDER AT WHAT POINT IS
ACTIVITY LIKE THAT KIND OF DE
MANIPULATE.
♪, AND AT WHAT POINT WOULD
THERE BE AN EXPECTATION THAT IT
WOULD BE PERMITTED IN TERMS OF
HOW THE DEPARTMENT IS SORT OF
ENVISIONING THAT ACTIVITY, AND
LIKE WHERE DOES KIND OF THE
WATER'S EDGE GO GIVEN THAT AT A
CERTAIN LEVEL, WE'RE ALL KIND
OF ENTITLED TO A LITTLE BIT OF
DE MINIMIS USE OF OUR PARKS FOR
PURPOSES THAT KIND OF FALL INTO
THOSE GRAY AREAS.
JUST KIND OF CURIOUS HOW THE
DEPARTMENT KIND OF ENVISIONS
THAT KIND OF WORK.
>> WE DO HAVE PEOPLE REACH OUT
TO DO VIDEOS OR SHOOTS, AND WE
USUALLY REFER THEM TO THE
OFFICE OF FILM AND MUSIC.
I HOPE I HAVE THAT TITLE RIGHT.
BUT THEY DO THE PERMITTING FOR
THAT TYPE OF USE FOR THEIR
OFFICE.
AND THEY COORDINATE WITH A
PERSON AT THE PARKS TO RECEIVE
A PERMIT FOR THE FILM USE.
CHRISTOPHER.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, THERE IS AN
AWFUL LOT OF PASSES THAT KIND
OF GET BY US BECAUSE WE'RE NOT
STAFFED 24 HOURS A DAY.
AND WE JUST DON'T SEE A LOT OF
STUFF.
I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
DISCOURAGE IS THE OUTRIGHT
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY THAT
HAPPENS OVER A LONG ARC OF
TIME, BUT, SURE, PEOPLE WILL GO
TO A PARKS AND THERE'S NO ONE
THERE, AND NO ONE COMPLAINS
ABOUT IT, AND IT WAS A ONE OR
TWO-DAY THING, AND THOSE KIND
OF THINGS GET BY US.
AND WE'RE NOT OUT THERE TRYING
TO TRACK THEM DOWN OR CHASE
THEM DOWN.
BUT I THINK THE INTENT OF
SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS FAR
DIFFERENT THAN THE ONGOING
BUSINESS OPERATION IN A PUBLIC
PARK IN IN A PERMITTED MANNER.
>> YEAH.
NO, I APPRECIATE THOSE
CLARIFICATIONS IN KIND OF
READING -- AND I KNOW WHAT THE
INTENT OF THE DEPARTMENT WOULD
BE, CERTAINLY BASED ON THOSE
RESPONSES.
BUT JUST FROM READING THE
DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITY, SOME OF IT SEEMS LIKE
IT COULD BE -- IT COULD KIND OF
FALL INTO CERTAIN DE MINIMIS
ACTIVITIES.
JUST KIND OF WONDERING -- I
DON'T KNOW, IT DOESN'T LOOK TO
BE LIKE A MAJOR ISSUE, AND I
TRUST THE DEPARTMENT TO BE
DISCREET.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FROM COLLEAGUES ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I GUESS NOT SPECIFIC TO THE
LEGISLATION BUT SINCE WE HAVE
YOU CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT HOW WE ENGAGE MAYBE
WITH KING COUNTY AND THE PORT
UNTRYING TO INCREASE AND
MAINTAIN COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATION IN OUR FOOD
VENDORS?
SADLY, WE HAD HAD AN AMAZING
FOOD VENDOR WHO WAS OUT OF THE
PORT PROPERTY JUST NORTH OF A
PARK, AND DO YOU REMEMBER HIM?
OKAY, I'M SEEING THAT.
ROD WAS HIS NAME.
HE WAS AN AMAZING COMMUNITY
MEMBER AND JUST A REAL ASSET TO
CREATING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
AND CULTURE.
HE UNFORTUNATELY WASN'T ABLE TO
STAY THERE WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION THAT WAS TAKING
PLACE, THEN COVID HIT AND A LOT
OF CHANGES HAPPENED.
I GUESS I BRING THAT UP AS AN
EXAMPLE TO SAY THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT PAINED ME TO SP
WATCH IT HAPPEN.
I KNOW IT WASN'T PART OF OUR
CITY FAMILY WHO HAD OVERSEEN
THAT SPECIFIC LOCATION.
BUT IN THE WAKE OF COVID AS WE
THINK ABOUT MAKING SURE PEOPLE
HAVE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES ON OUR
PUBLIC LANDS, CAN YOU TALK
ABOUT ANY, MAYBE, STRATEGIES
THAT YOU ARE THINKING OF TO
INCREASE PEOPLE COMING IN AND
HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE
VENDORS ON OUR PUBLIC LANDS AND
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS IN THE AREA?
>> YOU WANT ME TO JUMP IN
FIRST?
>> SURE.
>> THANK YOU.
GREAT QUESTION.
NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE
PANDEMIC, WE DID TRY A COUPLE
OF PILOT PROGRAMS PARTNERING
WITH S-DOT TO REALLY MAKE SURE
THAT OUR TWO DEPARTMENTS WERE
ALIGNED WHEN -- IF SOMEBODY
CAME TO US, BUT WHAT THEY
REALLY WERE LOOKING FOR WAS A
STREET LOCATION, WE MADE SURE
THEY GOT IN TOUCH, AND VICE
VERSA.
WE ALSO PROVIDED S-DOT WITH A
LIST OF PARKS THAT COULD
ACCOMMODATE FOOD TRUCKS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT FOR MAYBE
ADJACENT TO THE PARK BECAUSE
THEY WERE NOT BIG ENOUGH.
ANYWAY, WE HAD SOME PLANNING
GOING ON WITH TO MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY SEEKING A PERMIT WAS
PERMITTED.
WE DON'T THAT HAVE RAM WITH
KING COUNTY OR THE PORT OF
SEATTLE, BUT THAT'S DEFINITELY
SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK INTO.
WE COULD TALK TO THEIR REAL
PROPERTY FOLKS AND THEIR
PERMITTING FOLKS AND SEE.
I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY
CONFLICTS OR -- WHERE OUR
PROPERTIES TOUCH OR SOMETHING
AND WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
AN OPPORTUNITY THAT THE PORT OR
THE COUNTY COULDN'T.
BUT WE COULD LOOK INTO THAT AND
SEE WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE OUT
THERE.
>> AND I WOULD JUST ADD TO
THAT, THAT WE ABSOLUTELY
RECOGNIZE THAT THESE SMALL
VENDING CONTRACTS ARE
DEFINITELY AN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STIMULATOR FOR THE
COMMUNITY, AND WE REGULARLY PUT
OUT RFPS ENCOURAGING VENDORS
AND CONCESSIONAIRES TO APPLY.
SO WE COULD EVEN REACH OUT TO
THAT PERSON AND LET THEM KNOW
THAT WE HAVE THESE PROCESSES
THAT ARE ONGO AND GIVE THEM
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE
TIMELINE.
>> I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT WE DO
WORK -- JOANNE MENTIONED S-
DOTS, AND THAT'S TRUE, BUT WE
ALSO HAVE WORKED WITH THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WE RECEIVE A LOT OF INQUIRIES
FROM NEW BUSINESS OWNERS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF RESOURCES
THAT WE SHARE WITH PEOPLE,
INCLUDING WASHINGTON STATE FOOD
TRUCK ASSOCIATION AND SEATTLE
FOOD TRUCK.
WE WORK WITH THEM AS WELL.
AND THE LIBRARY ALSO HAD A
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC THAT WE WOULD
OFTEN REFER PEOPLE TO TRY TO
CONNECT THEM TO RESOURCES.
SO I THINK YOUR POINT IS WELL
TAKEN, IF WE JUST CONTINUE TO
EXPLORE DIFFERENT AVENUES TO
CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO PEOPLE.
>> I DO HAVE A FOLLOW-UP.
>> QUICK FOLLOW-UP.
THANKS FOR THAT ANSWER.
I'M GLAD TO KNOW ABOUT THE
CONNECTION WITHIN THE CITY
FAMILY AMONG DEPARTMENTS.
YES WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT THE ONGOING CONNECTION
WITH KING COUNTY THAT YOU ARE
NOTING EXPANDING ON OR CREATING
IN THE PORT.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARK HAPPENS
TO BE JACK BLACK PARK.
BUT NOBODY REALLY GOES IN
DECIDING WHO IS THE MANAGER OF
THIS PARK.
THEY JUST GO IN FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY.
SO THANKS FOR PROMOTING PARK
ACCESS.
ALSO, FOR OUR PANEL AND VIEWING
PUBLIC THANKS TO THIS COUNCIL
AND THE WORK WE DID IN THE
PAST, BUT TO PRESERVE IT, AND
IN LAST YEAR'S 2022 BUDGET WE
HAVE NEARLY $20 MILLION THAT IS
SET ASIDE WITHIN JUMP STARTS,
TOTAL ALOTMENT THAT IS GOING TO
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE.
WE DID NOT GET A SPEND PLAN
LAST YEAR OR A PLAN SPECIFIC TO
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE.
YOU PROBABLY THINK, THAT HAS TO
DO WITH OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AND IT DOES IN
PART.
BUT AS THE COUNCIL WORKED ON
THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT IS
CODIFIED, WE WERE REALLY
EXPLICIT THAT WE WANTED PART OF
THOSE FUNDS TO GO TO PARK
ACTIVATION, CREATING CULTURAL
SPACE FOR FOLKS TO SELL FOOD
AND ITEMS, GOODIES, AND SO WE
ARE VERY HOPEFUL THAT THE
FUNDING IN THE NOVEMBER BUDGET
LAST YEAR ALLOCATED FOR THE
NEXT ADMINISTRATION TO COME UP
WITH ADVISERS PULLED TOGETHER,
STAKEHOLDERS, WE WILL BE ABLE
TO AFTER 2023 PLAN THAT GETS US
OVER INTO THE NEXT 18 YEARS OR
SO ALLOWS FOR US TO PULL
TOGETHER THE FUNDING FROM JUMP
START AND REALLY ACTIVATE PARKS
AND CREATE MORE FOOD VEND
OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH IS
SOMETHING WE EXPLICITLY TALKED
ABOUT.
JUST WANT TO FLAG THAT.
SOME EXCITING WORK TO COME WITH
THE NEW CONSULT APARTMENT THAT
WILL BE COMING ONBOARD.
AS YOU MENTIONED, ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES TO HELP MAKE THAT
VISION POSSIBLE.
>> EXCELLENT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FROM COLLEAGUES, OR QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE, I THINK THAT WE
CAN SAFELY MOVE FORWARD AND
DISCUSS THE BILL.
WELL, FIRST I WANT TO THANK OUR
PANEL FOR COMING HERE AND FOR
GIVING US A RUNDOWN AND
ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS THAT
THE COMMITTEE HAD.
IT HAD BEEN MY INTENTION TO
BRING THE BILL FORWARD FOR A
VOTE, AND I THINK WE'RE IN A
POSITION TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
I DIDN'T REALLY HEAR ANY
POTENTIAL ISSUES GET RAISED FOR
FURTHER DIB RACING OR POTENTIAL
AMENDMENT, SO I FEEL
COMFORTABLE CALLING FOR A VOTE
AND REPORTING THIS BILL OUT.
SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, AND
WE'RE MOVING ON FROM THE
PRESENTATION, ARE PANELISTS
HERE -- OUR PANELISTS ARE EX
DISCUSSED.
THANK YOU FOR COMING BY.
CERTAINLY WELCOME TO STICK
AROUND BUT I THINK WE'RE READY
TO MOVE FORWARD AND CONSIDER
THE ORDINANCE AND THEN ADJOURN
THE COMMITTEE.
WITH THAT I WILL MOVE THE
ORDINANCE TO PUT IN FRONT OF
US.
SO I MOVE COUNCIL BILL 120264.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
AND THAT WAS SECONDED, I
BELIEVE, BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
THE COUNCIL BILL IS NOW IN
FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
STATEMENTS REGARDING THE
COUNCIL BILL FROM COLLEAGUES?
SEEING NONE, I FEEL COME
FORTABLE JUST GOING AHEAD AND
CALLING FOR A RECOMMENDATION OF
DUE PASS TO THE FULL COUNCIL SO
I WILL SO MOVE THAT MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S AN AWKWARD WAY TO
PHRASE IT.
I'M SORRY.
SO HEARING A SAID, MR. CLERKL
YOU CALL THE ROLE ON THE FINAL
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120264
TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR
ADOPTION AT THE FULL COUNCIL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> EYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO FULL
COUNCIL.
LOOK FORWARD TO CONSIDERING
THAT AT SOME FUTURE DATE W.
THAT THERE'S NO MORE BUSINESS
IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE.
IS THERE ANYTHING FOR THE GOOD
OF THE ORDER BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
SEEING NOTHING, THIS COMMITTEE
IS HERE BY ADJOURNED.
SO THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.