PARKS PRESERVATION
WORK GROUP

About The Work Group

Mayor Mike McGinn and City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw have formed the Parks Preservation Work Group, charged with advising the Mayor, City Council and Parks and Recreation on a range of options for generating more revenue and finding efficiencies that could reduce costs in the 2013 operating budget and beyond.

The group is scheduled to meet four times, on April 20 and 27 and May 4 and 11 at 7:30 a.m. in the Park Board Room at the Parks Administration Building at 100 Dexter Ave. N. At the conclusion of the meetings, Parks staff will prepare a summary document that identifies options, highlights potential revenue increases and/or cost savings, and describes a process for public review and possible implementation for each option.

Documents:

• Charter
• News release
• Enterprise Framework for developing revenue ideas
• Parks Concession Contracts Briefing (presented to the Council Parks committee in 2006)
• 2011 Public Benefits Report (on public benefits provided by partners per their agreements with Parks)
• Recommendations Letter

Related documents:

• 2012 Budget PowerPoint
• Sustaining Seattle’s Parks

Policies:

• Sponsorship Policy - 2011
• Fee Setting Policy - 2010
• Partnerships Policy - 2010

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