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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Seattle Park Board April to Hold Regular Meeting on April 12
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
3/29/2007 9:14:00 AM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dewey Potter (206) 684-7241
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Seattle Park Board April to Hold Regular Meeting on April 12
The Seattle Board of Park Commissioners will hold its next regularly scheduled
meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 12 in the Park Board Room at the Parks Administration
Building, 100 Dexter Ave. N, at the corner of Dexter and Denny in Denny Park.
The agenda includes:
- A staff briefing and public hearing on proposed changes to use guidelines
for downtown parks, an element of Mayor Nickels' Center City Parks Initiative.
The objective of the initiative is to revitalize downtown parks. The Parks
and Recreation Superintendent, under the City's rulemaking authority, adopts
"use guidelines" for some parks to steer decisions on what activities
are appropriate and to establish management practices that minimize adverse
impacts on the park and its surrounding environment.
These guidelines are supplemental to the Park Code, Chapter 18.12 of the Seattle
Municipal Code. There are now guidelines for only three downtown parks - Freeway,
Occidental, Steinbrueck, and Waterfront parks. The proposed guidelines will
cover all downtown parks, including those designated "destination parks"
by the Center City Parks Task Force: City Hall Park, Hing Hay Park, Myrtle
Edwards Park, Pier 62/63, Lake Union
Park, and Westlake Park. To view the proposed guidelines and for more information
on the Center City Parks initiative, please see http://www.seattle.gov/parks/projects/downtown.asp.
- A staff briefing on the federal Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC)
process for closing Ft. Lawton in Magnolia. In 2005, the Department of Defense
slated Ft. Lawton for closure in 2009; the process is governed by federal
law and regulations. The City of Seattle, as the Local Reuse Authority for
the process, is developing a reuse plan, subject to approval by the Department
of Defense and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. For more information
on the process, please see http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/fortlawton/
The Board of Park Commissioners is a seven-member citizen board created by
the City Charter. Three members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by
City Council; three members are appointed by the City Council; and one member
is appointed by the Park Board. The Board meets the second and fourth Thursday
of each month to advise the Parks and Recreation Superintendent, the Mayor,
and the City Council on parks and recreation matters. For more information,
please contact Sandy Brooks at 206-684-5066 or sandy.brooks@seattle.gov.
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