>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD
MORNING RATHER, HIS SPECIAL OF
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CIVIC
ARENAS, IT IS MONDAY, JULY 15,
I AM COUNCIL PRESIDENT BRUCE
HARRELL, MY COCHAIR DEBORA
JUAREZ MY LEFT, JOINED BY
2.04.300 , LORENA GONZALEZ, AND
ABEL PACHECO, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
NO OBJECTION. WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, ONE
ON ONE OF THE MATTERS, ITEM
NUMBER 1 DEALING WITH THE
SIGNAGE -- SIGN OVERLAY ISSUE,
GENERAL COMMENT AS WELL THAT WE
WILL LISTEN TO NOW, WE WILL TAKE
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, WE HAVE
THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP, I WILL
CALL THEM UP IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH YOU SIGNED UP.
WE HAVE SCOTT, FOLLOWED BY JAMES
LOBB AND CHRIS AND
EVERYTHING.>>> I AM THE
DIRECTOR OF PARENTS FOR SKATE
PARKS, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN
THE MOVEMENT TO BUILD PUBLIC
SKATE PARK SINCE THE 2004
BALLARD BULL CAMPAIGN, WITH
REGARD TO THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN,
I AM A MEMBER OF THE COALITION.
I LOOK THROUGH MY OLD EMAILS
AND FOUND THAT MY COLLEAGUES
AND I FIRST MET WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SALLY BAGSHAW ON
NOVEMBER 1, 2017.
SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE WORKED
WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND SEATTLE
CENTER STAFF TO IDENTIFY A
REPLACEMENT SITE FOR THE STATE
PARK, WE HAVE HIRED A QUALIFIED
TEAM FOR THE SPACE AROUND IT, I
WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR ITS
CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR A SKATE
PARK AT SEATTLE CENTER, THIS IS
THE FIFTH TIME IT WILL BE BUILT,
I AM PERSONALLY THANKFUL THAT
THERE WAS 2.2 MILLION DOLLARS
AVAILABLE FROM OAKVIEW GROUP IN
THE SEATTLE BUDGET TO REBUILD
AT THIS TIME.
PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR IMPORTANT
WORK WITH SEATTLE CENTER TO
RELOCATE THE SKATE PARK AT THE
BROAD STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY
LOCATION, AND VOTE YES ON THE
TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION
LEGISLATION THAT WILL ADDED TO
THE SEATTLE CENTER CAMPUS.
IT WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO TURN
A NEGLECTED FORMER STREET INTO
AN ACTIVE AND EXCITING SPACE
THAT SKATEBOARDERS AND
úSPECTATORS WILL ENJOY
ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER SALLY BAGSHAW IS
TO BUILD A ROOF DACHSHUND TEND
TO BUILD THIS PART. IT WILL
ENSURE THE FUTURE OF THE
SKATEBOARDING COMMUNITY, THE
OLYMPIC EVENT IN 2020.
>>> I AM JAMES LOBB, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME IN, I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE
COUNCIL, AND THE GROUP, WE ARE
THRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS
GREAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, OUR
CLASSES ARE FULL, WE HAVE
RECORD ATTENDANCE FOR A LOT OF
OUR EVENTS.
WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL THAT WE
HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.
I JUST WANT TO REPORT FROM THE
COMMUNITY COORDINATION
COMMITTEE, ABOUT THE SIGNAGE,
IT IS RARE THAT WE GO TO THESE
MEETINGS AND THERE IS NO
DISSENT OR OPPOSITION,
EVERYBODY UNANIMOUS THAT THE
SIGNAGE PLAN IS TASTEFUL AND
WELL CONSIDERED, AND WE THINK
IT IS GOING TO BE GREAT, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> THE LAST GENERAL COMMON
>> IS KRISTIN EBERLING.
>> I JUST GET IT OVER HERE IN
THE RAIN, PRETTY FUN, I MADE IT
HERE SAFELY, MY NAME IS KRISTIN
EBERLING, IT'S GETTING SINCE I
WAS 12, I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF SKATE LIKE A GIRL, SERVING
7000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR,
INCLUDING SKATE CLASSES AND
COMMUNITY BUILDING IN
UNDERSERVED AREAS, INCLUDING
GENDER NONCONFORMING FOLKS, AND
PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE EAST AFRICAN
COMMUNITY SERVICES, MARY'S
PLACE, AND MAKE SURE THAT KIDS
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY
SKATEBOARDING.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE SKATE
COALITION, I WANTED TO EXPRESS
MY GRATITUDE FOR THE SUPPORT SO
FAR CONTINUING TO BE AT THE
SEATTLE CAMPUS, I'M EXCITED
ABOUT THE DIRECTION THE PARK IS
GOING IN AS IT CENTERS THE
UNDERSERVED SKATE COMMUNITIES
THAT I MENTIONED, A WIDE OPEN
SPACE, THERE ARE GOING TO BE
LIGHTS FOR ALL HOURS OF AXIS,
AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A ROOF
THAT WILL PROVIDE EQUITY, AS I
SEE IT, AND THE SKATE COMMUNITY,
YOU CAN'T SKATE IN THE RAIN, IT
PROVIDES A PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE
WHO WANT TO SKATE ALL YEAR,
THERE IS CURRENTLY ONE SKATE
PARK IN THE NORTH END, THE
POTENTIAL FOR COVERAGE, ALL THE
I -- AXIS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, FOR
ALL KIDS, REGARDLESS OF INCOME,
THEY CAN COME TO THE CITY
CENTER OF SEATTLE, AND BUILD
THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER, I AM
EXCITED AND PASSIONATE ABOUT
MAKING IT HAPPEN FOR THE YOUNG
PEOPLE IN THE CITY.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU.>>> THAT WILL
CONCLUDE THE GENERAL COMMENT
SESSION, READING NUMBER 1 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> 119543, AN IT'S RELATING TO
LAND USE AND ZONING AMENDING
SEATTL MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS
23.55 .002, 003, 005, 23.848,
.036, IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTIONS 23.55, .052, POINT 054,
.056, .057, .0 5A, AND 23.55
.60, TO ASSIGN A OVERLAY SIGN
DISTRICT, FOR THE SEATTLE
CENTER, INCLUDING REGULATIONS
WERE SUBAREAS INCLUDING THE
SEATTLE CITY ARENA AND BLOCK.>>
THANK YOU.
BEFORE WE HAVE INTRODUCTIONS OF
THE TABLE, THERE IS A PUBLIC
HEARING REQUIREMENT THAT WE
WILL COMPLY WITH, WE WILL OPEN
PUBLIC HEARING TO TAKE COMMENT
ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1 THAT
WAS JUST READ INTO THE RECORD,
119543 THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK
OR PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, IF
YOU ARE STILL HERE, DIDN'T SIGN
UP, WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE THAT
SIGNED UP ON THIS PARTICULAR
AGENDA ITEM, ELLEN, PAULA AND
TODD.
>>> I LIVE AT 724 15th AVENUE
IN SEATTLE, I'VE BEEN LIVING IN
SEATTLE FOR 30 YEARS, I'M THE
FORMER VICE CHAIR OF THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION,
MEMBER OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE
PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY CITIZEN ADVISORY,
AND ALSO THE FORMER DIRECTOR,
WHEN IT WAS CALLED THE SEATTLE
ARTS COMMISSION.
I AM HERE TODAY TO OPPOSE THIS
ORDINANCE.
AS A PUBLIC SPACE, THE SEATTLE
CENTER IS THE CITY'S COLLECTIVE
LIVING ROOM, AND SHOULD BE A
SANCTUARY FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF
CIVIC LIFE, AND AS SUCH THE
VISUAL BLIGHT THAT IS PROPOSED
THROUGH THIS ORDINANCE FLIES IN
THE FACE OF ALL THAT.
OVER 15,000 SQUARE FEET OF
LIGHTED, PULSING, ILLUMINATING
AND DIGITAL SIGNAGE, MOVING
SIGNAGE, WILL OVERWHELM THE
CENTER, AND CREATE A PULSING
INFRINGEMENT ON THE PUBLIC'S
ENJOYMENT OF SPACE.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THAT.
THE ALLOWANCE OF THE SIGNS
MEANS THE PUBLIC SPACE WILL BE
COMMANDEERED FOR PRIVATE GAME.
NOT DONE IN OUR PUBLIC SPACES.
WE HAVE NO ADVERTISING AND
PUBLIC.
IT'S IT'S A PRECEDENCE FOR
OTHER USES, ESPECIALLY THE
FOOTBALL STADIUM WERE SUCH USES
ARE NOT ALLOWED AND IT WILL BE
DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO SAY THEY
SHOULDN'T HAVE SUCH A THING,
CAUSING THE PROLIFERATION SIDE.
USING AN EIS TO MEASURE THIS IS
LIKE TAKING TEMPERATURE, IMPORT
-- INAPPROPRIATE.
SCREEN TIME ON CHILDREN, AND
THE ROBBING OF THE AUTHENTIC
EXPERIENCE OF LIFE LIVED THROUGH
LIVING AND INTERACTION WITH
OTHER PEOPLE, IS THE WRONG
DIRECTION.
FOR SEATTLE TO BE GOING.
>>> FINALLY, THE FACT THAT THE
COUNCIL APPROVED A LEASE THAT
INCLUDED THIS LANGUAGE THAT THE
ORDINANCE BE CHANGED, IF NOT
ILLEGAL, IT IS HIGHLY
UNETHICAL.
THESE WRAP UP
>> THE PUBLIC'S TRUST IN THE
CITY COUNCIL AS THAT -- IS AT
AN ALL-TIME LOW, AM DOING THIS
DOESN'T HELP.
>> THE NEXT
>> IS PAULA FOLLOWED BY TODD.>>
MY NAME IS PAULA REESE, I'M NOT
SURE IF YOU'RE AWARE, THE SITE
HAS NOT BEEN COMPREHENSIVELY
REVIEWED SINCE 1974, I LIVE
WITH IT EVERY DAY WITH MY
CLIENTS, INCLUDING PEOPLE LIKE
NORDSTROM, ETC., AND I KNOW
THIS, IN THE MID-90s, JAN ASKED
A BUNCH OF US TO HELP THE SIGN
CODE GET IMPROVED AND NOTHING
HAS HAPPENED SINCE.
MY BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN FOR 40
YEARS, WE WORK IN CREATING GREAT
PUBLIC SPACES FROM BARCELONA TO
SUNSET BOULEVARD I BEGAN IN
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS PROMOTION
AND STADIUM DESIGN, LOCALLY OUR
WORK HAS INCLUDED THE SEATTLE
CENTER, UNIVERSITY VILLAGE,
PORT OF SEATTLE, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, AND THE SIGNED TRANSIT
SYSTEM FROM EVERETT TO TACOMA.
FIVE SERVED AS THE PAST
PRESIDENT FOR A GROUP THAT
HELPS CITIES DEFINE THE SIGN
CODES OF WHAT SHOULD BE
HAPPENING AND HOW THEY SEE
THEMSELVES.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE
VOTE AGAINST THIS ORDINANCE,
THE REASON IS BECAUSE AS A
PROFESSIONAL, REACHING OUT TO A
COMMUNITY, NOBODY KNEW ABOUT
THIS.
I'M CURIOUS IF FATHER LYLE
ACROSS THE STREET AT SACRED
HEART KNOWS THAT THE WOMEN
SHELTER AND PRESCHOOL AND HIS
CHURCH WILL BE ACROSS FROM A
2400 SQUARE FOOT L.E.D.
SIGN, THE OWNER OF THE SPORTS
TEAMS WOULD WANT TO BE
SENSITIVE TO THEIR COMMUNITY,
THE SIGNS PROPOSED ARE TOO
MUCH, TOO BIG, TOO TALL, TOO
ACTIVE, AND THEY ARE TOO
BRIGHT, AND MY SAY TO GREG, THE
DIRECTOR'S REPORT SAID THIS WAS
500 NITS, IT'S IS 500 UNITS, IS
THAT BANANAS, OR WHAT?
THE CODE IS TERRIBLE.
THE LIGHT SPOOL WILL BE A
SHOCKING UNEXPECTED, I'M ASKING
YOU TO DO -- TO DO THIS WITH
PROFESSIONAL TERMINOLOGY, IT IS
ABOUT LUMINANCE, NOT ILLUMINANCE
, WE HAVE TO DO THAT AND NOT
MAKE IT A PUZZLE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT.
THE LAST YEAR IS TODD LEWICKY.
>> I STAND BEFORE YOU TO
QUICKLY PROGRESS ON THE ARENA,
IT IS PRESENTING ITSELF, WHAT
WE BELIEVE WE HAVE IS GOING TO
BE ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
ARENAS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, NOT
JUST ON THE INTERIOR OF THE
BUILDING, BUT THE EXTERIOR, I'M
SO PROUD OF THE IMPACT THIS IS
GOING TO HAVE ON ALL OF SEATTLE
CENTER.
THIS IS A PROVISION THAT HAS
BEEN NEGOTIATED AND BEEN
NEGOTIATED SINCE THE ORIGIN OF
THIS DISCUSSION IN 2017, WE
HAVE BEEN THOUGHTFUL, WE HAVE
DONE THIS IN A CONSISTENT WAY
IN WHICH WE'VE DONE OTHER
OUTREACH, STOOD BEFORE YOU LAST
SEPTEMBER AS ONE OF THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS IN THE
úRECENT HISTORY OF THE CITY
WITHOUT ONE CHALLENGE, WE HAVE
TRAVELED THAT SAME PATH ON
SIGNAGE, BUILDING CONSENSUS IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD, TALKING TO
EXPERTS, IT IS NOT ONLY
TASTEFUL, IT IS GOING TO
WELCOME FANS, GUESTS AND OTHERS
TO THE BUILDING, AND
ADDITIONALLY, CONSISTENT WITH
EVERYTHING ELSE WE ARE DOING,
WE ARE GOING TO TURN SOME OF
THE SIGNAGE IN MARQUEE MOMENTS
TO THE NOT FOR PROFITS IN THE
COMMUNITY, WHAT WE ARE BUILDING
IS TRUE COMMUNITY, I APPLAUD
THIS COMMITTEE FOR HAVING THE
COURAGE THAT YOU DID, IN
RETROSPECT YOU NOT ONLY CAUSED
THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS
BUILDING AT A SUBSTANTIALLY
HIGHER COST THAN WHAT WE MIGHT
HAVE THOUGHT, THE TEAM IS
COMING, IT WILL BE HUGELY
SUCCESSFUL, A PROJECT IN
NORTHGATE, ALL OF THIS TIED
TOGETHER, IT STARTED HERE WITH
THE COURAGE OF THE COMMUNITY TO
SAY WE ARE GOING TO FIX IT AND
FIX IT ONCE FOR ALL.
THE SIGNAGE PLAN SHOWS
RESTRAINT, IN FACT SELF-
RESTRAINT, IN FACT IT IS YOU
ARE SIGNS THAN WHAT WAS
INITIALLY AGREED TO, WE HAVE
THEM ELIMINATED -- WE HAVE
ELIMINATED HALF OF THE POOL
BANNERS, AND IT IS CONSISTENT
WITH WHAT COULD BE THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL ARENA IN THE ENTIRE
WORLD.>> THANK YOU, THERE ARE
NO FURTHER SPEAKERS ON THE SIGN-
UP SHEET, WE WILL CLOSE THE
PUBLIC HEARING, I DON'T SEE
ANYONE RUSHING TO THE
MICROPHONE, AT THIS POINT OUR
PRESENTERS ARE AT THE TABLE,
LET'S START WITH INTRODUCTIONS.
THEN I WILL LOOP BACK AFTER THE
INTRODUCTIONS.
>> COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> MIKE VENESKY, DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS.
>> SEATTLE CENTER.
>> MARSHA FOSTER, CIVIC
PROJECTS.
>> GORDON, DEPARTMENT OF
INSPECTION STICKER I WANT TO
MAKE IT CLEAR TO MY COLLEAGUES
IN THE VIEWING PUBLIC, WE HAVE
THREE ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION,
ARE IDEAS TO VOTE ON ALL THREE,
I WILL LET THE PRESENTERS
PRESENT IN ANY WAY THEY LIKE.
>> THANK YOU, I WILL LET THE
EXECUTIVE STAFF PRESENT THE
PURSUES -- THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION, AND THEY HAVE SOME
ILLUSTRATIONS, AND REFERENCED
IN PUBLIC COMMENT, IT ISN'T
LAMENTING -- IT IS IMPLEMENTING
THE ORIGINAL SIGN PLAN THAT WAS
NEGOTIATED IN THE LEASE
AGREEMENT, SOME MODIFICATIONS
HAVE BEEN MADE AS HIGHLIGHTED
IN THE EXECUTIVE REPORTS, I
WOULD REMIND THE COMMITTEE THAT
IF YOU DECIDE TO TAKE ACTION
TODAY, NEED TO SUSPEND THE RULE
TO VOTE ON THE LEGISLATION THE
SAME DAY AS A PUBLIC HEARING.
>> I WAS PREPARED FOR THAT
RULE, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING
THAT AGAIN, I DID WANT TO SAY
THAT AS COMMENTS UNFOLD, WE DID
RECEIVE, IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC
COMMENTS, THE LETTER FROM THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION, I
THINK ALMOST ALL OF OUR
COLLEAGUES HAVE READ IT
THOROUGHLY, AND WE HAVE
RESPONSES FROM THE DIRECTOR AND
ANOTHER RESPONSE, I CAN'T
REMEMBER THE AUTHOR, WE HAVE
BEEN APPRISED OF THE ISSUES, I
CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THE
DISCUSSIONS THAT EVOLVE
ORGANICALLY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GOOD
MORNING, MARSHALL FOSTER WITH
THE OFFICE OF WATERFRONT AND
CIVIC PROJECTS.
WE HAVE ENJOYED THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK WITH ROBERT CUT HIS
TEAM, THE OAKVIEW GROUP, THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARENA PLAN
FROM EARLY ON, ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE ARE HAPPY TO
BRING FORWARD TODAY IS THE
SIGNAGE CODE AMENDMENT, WHICH
ALLOWS US TO FULFILL WHAT WAS
REALLY CALLED FOR IN THE
PACKAGE OF TRANSACTION
DOCUMENTS LAST FALL.
YOU WILL RECALL THE WHOLE
PROCESS WE'VE HAD HERE STARTED
WITH AN RFQ PROCESS BY THE CITY
TO SELECT A PARTNER,
DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSALS, ONCE
A TEAM WAS SELECTED, WE
DEVELOPED A WHOLE PROCESS WITH
THE COMMUNITY TO ADVANCE THE
PROJECT AS A WHOLE.
FROM THE EARLY STAGES, AS WAS
MENTIONED, THE PLAN ANTICIPATED
SIGNAGE AND SPONSORSHIP
RECOGNITION AS AN ELEMENT ON
THE SITE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE
VERY CLEAR ON THAT POINT, THAT
HAS BEEN UNDERSTOOD AND
ANTICIPATED FROM THE CITY AS
WELL AS ITS PARTNERS FROM DAY
ONE OF THIS PROJECT.
IT IS ALSO HISTORICAL CONTEXT
FOR THE ARENA.
IT HAS LONG BEEN A HOME OF
SPORTS, IT HAS HAD SIGNAGE AND
SPONSORSHIPS ASSOCIATED WITH
THOSE EVENTS FOR QUITE A LONG
TIME, AND SOMETHING THAT THE
PUBLIC IS QUITE FAMILIAR WITH,
AND ASSOCIATES WITH THE ARENA
SITE.
>>> THIS PROPOSAL WAS ANALYZED
IN OUR DOCUMENTS, A LITTLE BIT
OF ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE BEYOND
WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED NOW,
THAT WAS SUBJECT TO ALL THE
STEPS WE GO THROUGH UNDER SEPA,
AND IT WAS ADOPTED FROM OTHER
AGREEMENTS LAST SMALL, WHAT WE
ARE BRINGING TO YOU LAST FALL
REPRESENTS SEVERAL MONTHS OF
INTENSE WORK WITH OAKVIEW
GROUP, COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE
AFFECTED COMMUNITIES, UPTOWN,
SOUTH LAKE UNION, QUEEN ANNE,
ABOUT THE SUBSTANCE OF THE
PROPOSAL, AND THIS IS A
REDUCTION FROM WHAT WAS
APPROVED LAST FALL.
>>> IN TERMS OF THE CONTEXT,
THERE IS NOTHING THAT REPLACES
THE ABILITY TO SEE THE PICTURES
AND SEE WHAT IS GOING TO LOOK
LIKE, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO GO
THROUGH NEXT IS TO TAKE YOU
THROUGH A SET OF IMAGES OF WHAT
IT WILL FEEL LIKE.
I'M GOING TO START ON THE WEST
SIDE OF THE ARENA, THE IMAGE ON
THE SCREEN IS LOOKING ACROSS
FIRST AVENUE AT HARRISON STREET.
THIS IS A VIEW THAT EVERY
SEATTLEITE KNOWS OF THE
FACILITY, WHAT YOU SEE ARE A
SERIES OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS
THAT ARE PART OF THE LARGER
PUBLIC SPACE THAT THE OAKVIEW
GROUP IS PROVIDING, I WILL GO
FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, AND CALL
OUT SOME OF THE DIFFERENT
ELEMENTS, THIS IS A MECHANICAL
STRUCTURE, PROVIDING
VENTILATION, AND EGRESS FOR THE
PUBLIC AROUND EVENTS, ON THE
FIRST AVENUE FRONTAGE, YOU SEE
A CHANGING IMAGE SIGN, THE
PORTION IN BLACK, AND A VIDEO
ELEMENT, THE PORTION WHERE YOU
SEE A COLORED IMAGE THERE, A
PORTION OF BOTH CHANGING DESIGN
AND VIDEO.
WHEN I SAY CHANGING SIGN, WHAT
I MEAN IS THAT YOU HAVE A STILL
IMAGE, IT IS ON A L.E.D.
SCREEN, ELIMINATED, THAT IMAGE
IS BASICALLY STATIC, AND THEY
CAN CHANGE ON A CERTAIN
INTERVAL OF TIME, BUT IT IS NOT
A DIGITAL VIDEO IMAGE, IT'S NOT
MOVING.
THE PORTION ON THE LEFT WOULD
MOVE.
AS WAS MENTIONED IN SOME OF THE
PUBLIC COMMENT, FROM THE EARLY
DAYS WE ENVISIONED A WHOLE SET
OF POLE BANNERS ALONG EVERY
FACDE OF THE ARENA, THESE ARE
TYPICAL OF ARENA FACILITIES,
THE ORIGINAL PLAN OF -- ALLOWED
430 POLE BANNERS AROUND THE
BUILDING -- ALLOWED FOR 30 OF
THEM.
WE THEN REALIZED IT FELT
CLUTTERED, IT FELT LIKE A LOT
OF PHYSICAL ELEMENTS IN BETWEEN
THE PUBLIC AND THE FACDE OF
THE BUILDING, SO WE CAME UP
WITH A STRATEGY TO
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THAT FROM
30 TO 12 TOTAL POLE BANNERS
WHICH WILL SEE IN THE IMAGES.
YOU CAN SEE FOR THEM ALONG THE
WEST FACDE HERE, THEY HAVE A
DIGITAL BOARD ON THE WHICH HAS H
-- A CHANGING IMAGE, YOU WILL
SEE SPONSORSHIP RECOGNITION,
TONIGHT'S HOCKEY GAME BROUGHT
TO YOU BY ALASKA AIRLINES, FOR
EXAMPLE, IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY
INDUCEMENT TO BUY A PRODUCT OR
SERVICE, IT WOULD NOT BE
ADVERTISING IN THE SENSE OF AN
OFF PREMISES ADVERTISING.
I WILL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE
SPONSORSHIP IMAGES, WE HAVE
THEM ALL OVER THE SEATTLE CITY
CENTER TODAY, IT IS PART OF HOW
WE MANAGE AND SUPPORT THE
PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT TODAY, BUT
SOMETHING SIGNIFICANTLY NEW FOR
THE PUBLIC.
>>> THIS IS AN IMAGE ALONG
FIRST AVENUE, A LITTLE BIT
SOUTH, THE MECHANICAL EGRESS
BUILDING, THE FOREGROUND, THE
CHANGING IMAGE ELEMENT, AS WELL
AS THE VIDEO ELEMENT, AS WAS
MENTIONED IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT,
IN ADDITION TO RECOGNIZING
SPONSORS, THE OAKVIEW GROUP
WILL PROVIDE TIME FOR
RECOGNIZING THE RESIDENT
ORGANIZATIONS ON THE CAMPUS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE
WITH THE READER BOARDS WHICH
ARE OPERATED BY CL CENTER,
PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET, COME
ENJOY THE OTHER GREAT
ORGANIZATIONS ON THE CAMPUS IN
ADDITION TO THE ACTIVITIES,
THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
BENEFIT.
>>> THIS VERSION IS SHOWING YOU
WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU
SEE A SPONSORSHIP MESSAGE,
ALASKA IS NOT AN ACTUAL
SPONSOR, BUT JUST GIVING YOU AN
IDEA OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK
AND FEEL LIKE THEY ARE AN
EXISTING SPONSOR ON THE
CAMPUS.>> SOME CONTEXT, I LOSE
MY BEARINGS WILL BE, THE ALASKA
EXAMPLE, WHAT IS THAT?
WEAKER THE ASTRO -- >> THE
ASTRO APARTMENTS.
THIS IS JUST NORTH OF THOMAS
STREET.
THIS IS A RENDERING ACTUALLY AT
THE THOMAS STREET AND 1st
AVENUE INTERSECTION, ONE OF THE
MOST PROMINENT NEW ENTRIES TO
THE ARENA, IN THE PAST, THERE
WAS BASICALLY A LARGE BUILDING
ON THIS CORNER THAT WAS USED
FOR STORAGE, SO YOU CAN SEE NOW
THE PUBLIC PLAZA THAT REPLACES
IT AND ALL THESE FEATURES, AND
YOU WILL NOTICE THE ORANGE
ELEMENTS, THOSE ARE BASICALLY
STATIC SIGNS THAT NEVER CHANGE.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE FOREGROUND
SEATTLE CENTER ARENA, THAT IS A
PLACE MARKER SIGNAGE, AND THE
ROOF SIGN THAT ALREADY EXISTS
ON THE ARENA WILL CONTINUE,
THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A
ROOF SIGN ON THE FACILITY AGAIN,
THE FACT THAT THESE ARE
RESIDENCES ACROSS THE STREET ON
THOMAS STREET, HOW DO YOU DEAL
WITH THE ISSUE OF SOMEBODY
TRYING TO SLEEP AT 2 AM, AND
YOU HAVE THIS ILLUMINATION
OCCURRING?
>> IT IS 10 PM, THE LATEST, OR
ONE HOUR AFTER AN EVENT.
>>> MOVING AROUND THE BUILDING,
THIS IS ON THE SOUTH, ON WARREN
STREET, THE FIRST AVENUE GARAGE
IS ON YOUR LEFT, WE ARE LOOKING
AT THE SOUTH FACE OF THE NEW
ARENA, KEEP IN MIND THIS
FRONTAGE OF THE ARENA AS WE'VE
KNOWN IT IS BASICALLY A LOADING
DOCK AND A CHAIN-LINK FENCE, THE
POOL SIGN ELEMENTS, THE
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE
TOTAL NUMBER.
PROVIDING WAYFINDING, MESSAGES
ABOUT SPONSORS AS WELL.
IN AND OUT OF THE PARKING
STRUCTURE IN AND OUT OF THE
ARENA.
ASSUMING THESE AMENDMENTS MOVE
FORWARD, EVERYTHING HERE IS
GOING THROUGH REVIEW BY THE
LANDMARKS BOARD, WHICH HASN'T
TAKEN PLACE YET, IT WILL
INCLUDE MORE REVIEW OF THE
DETAILS, MATERIALS, ALL OF
THOSE KIND OF ELEMENTS AS A
RELATES TO THE HISTORIC
RESOURCE.>>> THIS IS MOVING
EAST ALONG THOMAS, THOMAS AND
2nd AVENUE, THE SKATE PARK, IT
USED TO BE RIGHT ON THE SITE,
YOU CAN GET A FEEL FOR SOME OF
THE SIGN ELEMENTS, THESE ARE
THE POLE SIGNS THAT YOU THERE,
THERE IS ONE ELEMENT HERE THAT
WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN A MOMENT,
WHICH FACES EAST INTO SEATTLE
CENTER.
AND THEN YOU SEE HERE THE EAST
FACDE, LOOKING FROM THE
FOUNTAIN LONG INTO THE ARENA.
THIS PARTICULAR IMAGE, THE
EARLIER VERSION AS WAS APPROVED
AT COUNCIL, WITH THE 30 SIGNS,
A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE
NUMBER, THAT YOU WOULD SEE
ALONG THERE, A BIT OF A FLAVOR
FOR WHAT THOSE WOULD LOOK LIKE,
I MENTIONED IN THE EARLIER
SLIDE, THERE ARE SOME ELEMENTS
THAT ARE OUT -- AT GROUND LEVEL
AS WELL.
>>> THEY'RE NOT BUILDING ENTRY
SIGNS, THERE ARE L.E.D.
ELEMENTS, I WILL GO BACK ONE
SLIDE TO CALL IT OUT, THERE ARE
ELEMENTS OF THE INTERIOR OF THE
BUILDING, WHICH ARE NOT IN THE
PUBLIC ELEMENTS OF THE
BUILDING, THE PURPLE COLOR, THE
ATRIUM LOBBY, OF THE BUILDING,
A STATIC SHINE -- STATIC SIGN
IN YELLOW OVER THE BUILDING.>>>
THAT GIVES YOU A FLAVOR FOR THE
WHOLE PACKAGE, WE FEEL REALLY
GOOD ABOUT WHAT WE ARE BRINGING
YOU, THIS WAS A LOT OF CAREFUL
THOUGHT, NEGOTIATING BACK AND
FORTH BETWEEN US AND THE
OAKVIEW TEAM TO MAKE THIS
TASTEFUL, REFLECT THE CONTEXT
OF SEATTLE CENTER, BUT ALSO TO
RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS AN
ACTIVE, VIBRANT, DYNAMIC SITE
THAT HAS HAD SPONSORSHIPS AND
EVENTS, MAJOR SPORTS, FOR MADE
-- MANY DECADES, CARRYING THAT
THROUGH.
I THINK I WILL STOP THERE AND
SEE IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT?
WEAKER MARSHALL LAID OUT WELL,
A COUPLE OF THINGS I WOULD LIKE
TO MENTION THAT WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT DIGITAL SIGNAGE, IT'S
THERE WERE THREE BOARDS AND
SEATTLE CENTER, REPRESENTING
THE ARENA, AND PROVIDING
SIGNAGE TO THE HEARING OFFENSE
ETC., THERE ARE 2 FOUR REMAIN
AT SEATTLE CENTER.
AND THOSE READER BOARDS PROVIDE
SPONSORS' INFORMATION, RESIDENT
INFORMATION, ORGANIZATION
INFORMATION, THIS LEGISLATION
IS ACTUALLY REALIZING THINGS
THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT OF
SITES AT SEATTLE CENTER FOR A
LONG TIME.
>>> THE LAST THING THAT I WOULD
SAY, WE HAVE USED SIGNAGE AS A
REVENUE STREAM FOR SEATTLE
CENTER, AS PART OF THE ROOT --
DOCUMENTS, ESTIMATED AT $1
MILLION PER YEAR, MAJOR SIGNAGE,
BEING THE TWO PRIMARY ONES, AND
FIND THOSE ON POLE BANNERS
ACROSS THE CAMPUS, ADVERTISING
THAT, ON THE TOWERS, OR THE
ELEVATOR TOWERS AT FISHER
PAVILION, ETC.,
TO BE BRUTALLY FRANK AND
HONEST, WE ONLY HAD THE MEANS
TO DO POLE BANNERS, STATIC
SIGNS ETC., IF WE HAD THE MEANS
TO DO WITH THIS PROPOSAL IS
SUGGESTED WE WOULD HAVE FAR
FEWER SIGNS AND WE WOULD BE
USING THESE TYPES OF SIGNS ON
OUR CAMPUS AS WELL.
>> MARSHALL?
WE COULD THE LAST COMMENT I
WILL MAKE IS TO BEAR IN MIND,
BUT THIS LEGISLATION DOES IS
CREATE A SPECIFIC OVERLAY,
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE LEASEHOLD
OF YOU, THE ARENA FACILITY IN
THE PROPERTY SOUTH OF THOMAS,
IT WAS MENTIONED, BROADER
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CITY, THIS
DOES NOT CREATE A NEW CATEGORY
FOR THIS OVERALL ANY CITY, BUT
SIFT -- SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS
PUBLICLY OWNED SITE.
>>> DOES THAT INCLUDE YOUR
PRESENTATION?
>> IT DOES.
>> I WOULD JUST TEED OFF,
NUMBER 1, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY
THANKS FOR BOTH ELLEN AND
PAULA, IF I CAN USE YOUR FIRST
NAMES, THE COMMENTS FROM THE
DESIGN COMMISSION, THE RESPONSE
BACK, EVERYONE STARTED DOING
THEIR JOB IN A SENSE, THE
DESIGN COMMISSION'S JOB IS TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT
TURNING OUR CITY WERE AREAS OF
OUR CITY INTO, I WAS TO CALL IT
A BLADE RUNNER CITY, OR LAS
VEGAS, THE CONCEPT OF BRINGING
VIBRANCY AND APPEAL AND
EXCITEMENT TO THIS CAMPUS IS
PART OF THE PACKAGE, AND THE
SPONSORSHIPS ARE, IN MY
OPINION, A VITAL PART OF MAKING
THE -- MAKING SURE THE
TAXPAYERS ARE NOT PAYING FOR
THIS HUGE CAPITAL PROJECT.
IN MY OPINION AT LEAST, ONLY
ONE VOTE OF SEVERAL.
WE HAVE REACHED THE RIGHT
BALANCE IN TERMS OF LOWERING
THE NUMBER OF SIGNS AND THE
SQUARE FOOTAGE, I THINK I READ
IN ONE OF THE DESCRIPTIONS, THE
TIME THAT THE SIGNS CHANGE, IT
IS NOT NONSTOP UNCONTROLLED
ACTIVITY, WE'VE REACHED THE
RIGHT BALANCE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHIME IN?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU
EVERYONE AT THE TABLE FOR YOUR
PRESENTATIONS TODAY, I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND THINK THE
DESIGN COMMISSION FOR THE
RECOMMENDATIONS, AND GIVING YOU
THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.
AND I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE
WORKED FOR 10 YEARS ON VARIOUS
THINGS AT SEATTLE CENTER, MANY
OF YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN A
STICKLER ABOUT THE SIGN CODE
OVER THE YEARS, I PARTICULARLY
DISLIKE THINGS THAT WERE
FLASHING, DISRUPTIVE, THE GREAT
WHEEL ON THE WATERFRONT IS AN
EXAMPLE, WE REACHED A REALLY
GOOD COMPROMISE, IT GOES OFF IT
10:00, THEY'VE STOPPED FLASHING,
IT IS COLORFUL, BUT IT IS NOT
ANNOYING TO THOSE WHO LIVE
AROUND IT, I REALLY WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE, AND TODD, FOR THE DONE
WITH COMMUNITY, YOUR OUTREACH
HAS AN UNPARALLELED DISTRICT 7,
I MEET REGULARLY WITH SOUTH
LAKE UNION MEMBERS, I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE,
ASKING THEM TO COME TO THE
TABLE, AND DOING THAT IN -- ON
A CONSISTENT BASIS, IT HAS MADE
A BIG DIFFERENCE.
I KNOW, TOO, THAT THE
SPONSORSHIP REVENUE STREAM IS
PART OF MAKING THIS WORK,
TAXPAYERS ARE NOT PAYING FOR
THIS, THE REVENUE STREAM, I
THAT, I APPRECIATE THE BALANCE
OF THE CARE THAT YOU HAVE
TAKEN, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT
THIS, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AGAIN,
REACHING OUT TO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS ABOUT THE ART AND
CULTURE OVERLAY FOR UPTOWN, BUT
YOU HAVE INVESTED IN, WHETHER
IT IS THE NORTH DOWNTOWN
MOBILITY ACTION PLAN, AND THANK
YOU FOR REPRESENTING SEATTLE
CENTER, AND WHAT WE NEED TO
ACCOMPLISH, THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH SOMETHING THAT IS
GOING TO BE SPECTACULAR.
LIKE YOU HAVE SAID, THIS IS
GOING TO BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL,
DATED ARENA THAT OUR COUNTRY
HAS EVER SEEN, HAVING DONE IT
WITH PRIVATE MONEY, IT MAKES A
BIG DIFFERENCE TO ME.
I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT YOU SAID
IT'S NOT GOING TO INCLUDE
ADVERTISING, WE ARE NOT GOING
TO SAY BY MARV ROSE, WE ARE
GOING TO SEE THAT, THE NAMES OF
THE DASHWOOD OF -- WHETHER IT
IS THE HOCKEY TEAM, AND THIS
ORDINANCE IS RIGHT, AT THE
RIGHT TIME TO GO, AS LONG AS
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE
FLASHING SIGNS, I AM ALL IN.
>> ANY COMMENTS ON THIS SIGN
LEGISLATION, IF WE ARE GOOD TO
GO, I DID WANT TO ASK,
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ HAS
BEEN A CHIEF NEGOTIATOR, IS
THERE ANY TRUTH TO THE RUMOR
THAT HER FACE WILL BE APPEARING
ON THE SIGNAGE?>> NOT FLASHING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THIS BILL IS LISTED ON THE
AGENDA WITH A PUBLIC HEARING,
AND A POSSIBLE VOTE FOR THE
SAME MEETING, THE COUNCIL RULES
UNLESS THE RULE IS SUSPENDED, -
THEREFORE I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE
COUNCIL RULES RELATED TO VOTING
ON LEGISLATION ON THE SAME DAY
A PUBLIC HEARING IS HELD, IN
ORDER TO ALLOW US TO VOTE ON
ONE 19543.
>> SECOND.
>> ANY COMMENTS?
>> THOSE IN FAVOR OF SUSPENDING
THE COUNCIL RULE VOTE I -- AYE.
ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION TO THE
CITY COUNCIL, THE RECOMMENDED
PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL BILL
119543, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
RECOMMENDATION, THAT THE
COUNCIL PASS 119543, PLEASE
VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES, 119543 WILL
BE FORWARDED TO THE JULY 22
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> WE WILL MOVE TO THE SECOND
AGENDA ITEM.>> COUNCIL BILL 111
-- 119549, AN ORDINANCE RELATED
TO THE SEATTLE CENTER, THE
FACILITY USE AGREEMENT WITH --
LLC, 125323, FOR USE AND THE
OCCUPANCY OF KEY ARENA, A --
WERE PLAYING PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAMES.
>> ANY PRESENTERS?
PLEASE COME TO THE TABLE.
WE WILL DESCRIBE THE
LEGISLATION A LITTLE BIT.
>>> WHAT WE DO SIMPLE
INTRODUCTIONS, AND I TURN IT
OVER.
>> BRIAN GOOD NIGHT, COUNCIL
STAFF.
>> CFO FOR THE SEATTLE STORM.
>> ONE OF THE OWNERS OF SEATTLE
STORM.
>> CITY BUDGET DIRECTOR.
>> BRIAN, WHAT DO WE HAVE THIS
MORNING?
>> MAY 2017, THE COUNCIL PASSED
125323, AUTHORIZING A
FACILITIES AGREEMENT THROUGH
DECEMBER 2028, THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE YOU TODAY PROPOSES AN
AMENDMENT TO THAT AGREEMENT, IN
SHORT, THE AMENDMENT WOULD
REPLACE THE PORTION OF THE
AGREEMENT THAT RELATES TO THE
PURSE SEASON AND PER PLAYOFF
GAME RELOCATION PAYMENTS THAT
THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
PAYING TO THE STORM DURING THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF KEY ARENA.
AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
PROVIDE MORE DETAIL.>> I CAN BE
RELATIVELY BRIEF, WE PROVIDED
YOU A SUMMARY ABOUT A MONTH AGO,
AS DESCRIBED, WE HAD AN
EXISTING AGREEMENT, PROPOSING
SOME MODIFICATIONS, THEY ARE
THE RESULT OF THE WORK THE
STORM HAVE DONE TO IDENTIFY
LOCATION HERE IN SEATTLE, IN
PARTICULAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, TO PLAY PORTION OF
THEIR HOME GAMES THIS YEAR, AND
HOPEFULLY NEXT AS WELL.
WHEN WE ORIGINALLY NEGOTIATED
THE AGREEMENT AND THE
COMPENSATION FROM THE CITY,
ANTICIPATED -- WE WERE TRYING
TO MAKE UP FOR TWO THINGS, THE
INCREASED COSTS FROM HAVING TO
LEASE THE NEW FACILITY OR
RENTED FOR THEIR GAMES, AND
ALSO TO MAKE UP FOR THE FACT
THAT WE EXPECTED THAT THEY
WOULD ACHIEVE LOWER ATTENDANCE,
BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THEY WOULD
END UP OUT OF THE CITY LIMITS,
POTENTIALLY SOME DISTANCE AWAY.
AND AS I DESCRIBED HOW THEY
HAVE FOR SOME GAMES.
WHEN WE FIRST NEGOTIATED THE
TERMS, WE ANTICIPATED THAT
COSTS, RATHER THAN LOST
REVENUES, COULD BE THE BIGGEST
FINANCIAL IMPACT EXCUSE ME, THE
OTHER WAY AROUND, OR I SAID
THIS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME,
GETTING MYSELF CONFUSED, WE
THOUGHT THAT LOST REVENUE THE
REVENUE.
THEY WOULD BE FORCED TO PLAY
OUT OF THE CITY, BUT WHAT WE
DISCOVERED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY
THAT THEY'VE HAD, THEY EXPECT TO
FACE HIGHER INCREASED COSTS,
BUT MITIGATE THEIR ATTENDANCE
LOSSES BY PLAYING GAMES HERE IN
THE CITY, SO ORIGINALLY WE HAD
SEPARATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
PAYMENTS OF COSTS AND REVENUES,
AND PUT A BIGGER EMPHASIS ON
THE REVENUES.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES POOL THE
TOTAL EXPOSURE, AND DON'T HAVE
SEPARATE PAYMENTS FOR REVENUES
LOST AND FOR COSTS, RATHER
CONCLUDED AS ONE OVERALL SOME,
BUT WE HAVEN'T PRIEST THE TOTAL
MAXIMUM OF THE CITY'S EXPOSURE,
$2.6 MILLION PER YEAR, WE HAVE
AN INCREASED FINANCIAL EXPOSURE,
BUT WE'VE GIVEN THE STORE MORE
FLEXIBILITY IN MAKING DECISIONS
ABOUT WHERE TO PLAY, AND
RECOGNIZE THAT THEY MAY FACE
INCREASED COSTS AS A BIGGER
ISSUE RATHER THAN LOST REVENUES.
THAT IS WHAT IS PROPOSED, TO
CHANGE THE CENTRAL TERMS OF THE
COMPENSATION BUT NOT THE TOTAL
AMOUNT.
>> VERY GOOD, FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, WE WENT IN DEPTH ON
THIS POTENTIAL AMENDMENT AT THE
LAST MEETING, I DIDN'T WANT TO
HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL
AGAIN.
DID TRICIA OR JENNY, DID YOU
HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, WE KNOW
THIS HAS BEEN A NEGOTIATED
ARRANGEMENT, AND IT SEEMS
ACCEPTABLE BY ALL PARTIES, BUT
I DIDN'T WANT TO DENY YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CHIME IN.
FIRST OF ALL, OUR MOST
IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIP AS
SEATTLE STORM IS OUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY, WE
ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT,
NOT JUST FINANCIALLY, BUT THE
CIVIC COMMITMENT TO THE TEAM.
WHEN WE NEGOTIATED THE LEASE
TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAD NO IDEA
WHAT WAS GOING TO TAKE TO MOVE
A TEAM FOR OVER TWO YEARS, TWO
ARENAS, THERE WAS A LOT THAT WE
DIDN'T KNOW BACK THEN, AND WE
ALSO DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE WERE
GOING TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP
LAST YEAR, THAT WAS NOT IN THE
PLAN.
BUT WE ARE HAPPY ABOUT THAT, WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY
IS WILLING TO WORK WITH US,
BECAUSE THE COSTS OF MOVING ARE
REALLY UNPRECEDENTED, QUITE
ASTRONOMICAL, AND WE APPRECIATE
ALSO WHAT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON HAS DONE TO PARTNER
WITH US.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA?
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR
TEAM, AND THE EFFORT TO
CONTINUE TO ELEVATE WOMEN IN
THIS FIELD, I'VE HEARD A LOT OF
PEOPLE SAYING THEY ARE EXCITED
TO TAKE THE LIGHT RAIL TO THE
GAMES, I THINK IT IS A GREAT
WAY TO INTRODUCE MORE PEOPLE TO
THE SPORT, AND JUST WANTING TO
FLAG FOR FOLKS, IF PEOPLE ARE
INTERESTED IN TAKING LIGHT RAIL
TO THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT,
PERHAPS THERE IS MORE THAT WE
CAN DO AS A JOINT EFFORT TO
EXPEDITE THE CREATION OF THE
LIGHT RAIL TO THE KEY ARENA
AREA, SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GO
AT THE SAME TIME, AND OUR NEW
FRIENDS AND FANS, CURRENT AND
NEW COMERS, AND THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN THERE FOR VERY LONG TIME,
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT
TYPE OF ACCESS.
I THINK WE ARE GOING TO
REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS TO
EXPEDITE THE PROCESS, IS SHUT
OUT TO OUR FRIENDS IN THE
REGION.
WHO ARE ON SOUND TRANSIT
OPTIONS, GETTING MORE RIDERS
AND PARTICIPANTS IN THE SPORT.
IN TERMS OF VIEWERS AND FANS,
SO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO
IN WORKING WITH US ON THIS, AND
HOPING THAT MORE PEOPLE
CONTINUE TO GET TO THOSE GAMES
ON LIGHT RAIL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE REMARKS,
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY AS A
SPORTS BUFF, THESE INJURIES ARE
KILLING THE CITY, BUT GREAT JOB
DESPITE THAT, I THINK THAT THE A
-- THE 3 ON 3, AN OLYMPIC EVENT,
I WATCHED A PRACTICE A WEEK
AGO, I LOVE THE ACTIVITY, AND
THE VIBRANCY THAT YOUR
ORGANIZATION BRINGS TO THE
CITY, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WITHOUT ANY FEWER QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ?
>> A THANK YOU TO JENNY, I WANT
TO SEND YOU AND THE OWNERS, IS
NOTHING BETTER THAN HAVING A
HOMETOWN TEAM THAT IS LOCALLY
OWNED THAT WINS, KEEPS THE TEAM
HERE IN SEATTLE, THE SEATTLE
STORM, I CAN'T BE PROUDER THAT
IT IS LOCALLY OWNED, THREE-TIME
WNBA CHAMPIONS, AND WE
ANTICIPATE A FOURTH, SO THANK
YOU.
>> DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH.
[ LAUGHTER ] NOT THIS YEAR.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>>> I WILL MOVE TO PASS 119549.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PASSING
119549, PLEASE SAY AYE.
WE WILL PRESENT THIS TO THE
FULL COUNCIL.
>>> PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> 119566, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO BROAD STREET,
TRANSFERRING JURISDICTION OVER
THE PORTION OF BROAD STREET
BETWEEN THOMAS STREET AND
TAYLOR AVENUE NORTH, FROM THIS
IS THAT SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, FOR THE
PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING A
PUBLIC SKATE PLAZA.
>> THIS WILL BE OUR LAST AGENDA
ITEM.
STILL BRINE?
YOU CAN START FROM THERE, JUST
HAVE INTRODUCTIONS FIRST?
>> SEATTLE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE.
>> DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
>> SEATTLE CENTER.
>> WHO WOULD LIKE TO KICK US
OFF?
>> I WILL, FIRST OF ALL, THIS
IS A VERY EXCITING MOMENT FOR
US AT SEATTLE CENTER, AS YOU
HEARD EARLIER IN PUBLIC
COMMENTS, THIS WILL BE THE
FIFTH MOVE OF THE SKATEBOARD
PARK, THAT GOES INTO MULTIPLE
DIRECTIONS, BUT THE DIRECTION I
LIKE TO GO AND IS THAT SEATTLE
CENTER HAS BEEN AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A HUGE PROPONENT
OF SKATEBOARDING IN OUR CITY,
THIS ORDINANCE WILL ALLOW US TO
CREATE A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT AND
SKATEBOARD PARK THAT HAS THE
ABILITY TO BE HERE FOR THE LONG
TERM, AND HOPEFULLY WON'T NEED
TO BE MOVED AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE
TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE
SKATE PARK, COMMITTEE, WE'VE
REVIEWED MULTIPLE SITES, WE
CAME TO HIM UNDERSTANDING, THIS
IS THE PREFERRED SITE, AND THE
CITY TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN
TRANSFER JURISDICTION SO THE
SEATTLE CENTER CANNOT JUST BE
RESPONSIBLE, AND OWN AND
MAINTAIN THE SITE, AS PART OF
THE CAMPUS, AND THE RULES ETC.
WILL BE APPLICABLE, WE CAN DO
WHAT WE DO, THAT SHOWS
SKATEBOARDING THROUGHOUT OUR
REGION IN SEATTLE CENTER.
I WOULD JUST TURN IT OVER AND
LET HER WALK YOU THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS
TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.
>>> THANK YOU, THIS ORDINANCE
TRANSFERS PARTIAL JURISDICTION
OF THE PORTION OF BROAD STREET
BETWEEN TAYLOR AVENUE NORTH,
AND THOMAS STREET, TO SEATTLE
CENTER, SO THAT SEATTLE CENTER
CAN CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE IN
MAINTAIN A PUBLIC SKATE PLAZA.
IT WAS AMONG THE FACILITIES AS
PART OF THE SEATTLE CENTER RENO
RENOVATION, AND SEATTLE CENTER
HAS LONG BEEN HOME TO HIS SKATE
PARK, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE COMMUNITY TO
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A FUTURE
SKATE PARK, THE 2019 ADOPTED
AND ENDORSED BUDGET INCLUDES
FUNDING TO RELOCATE AND REPLACE
THE SEATTLE CENTER SKATE PARK,
AND THE PORTION OF THE PROJECT,
WAS CLOSED TO VEHICULAR
TRAFFIC, AS PART OF THE WEST
PHASE, BEVERLY WILL WALK YOU
THROUGH THE PARTICULARS OF THE
SITE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.>> ON
THE MAP, THE RED SHAPE IS THE
PORTION OF BROAD STREET THAT IS
PROPOSED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO
THE SEAT -- SEATTLE CENTER, WAS
AT AN ANGLE, AS YOU CAN SEE
FROM THE MAP, CREATING
NONSTANDARD SHAPES OF ADJACENT
PROPERTY THAT CAN SOMETIMES
LIMIT THE USE OF THE PROPERTY.
SO IN 1955, THE CITY
CONSTRUCTED IMPROVEMENTS THAT
SEPARATED THE -- BROAD STREET
FROM HER AVENUE, DEXTER AVENUE
NORTH, BY LOWERING BROAD STREET
WERE CROSS THE STREET, ALL OF
THAT CHANGED IN 2014, CLOSE --
SDOT CLOSED IT TO SUPPORT THE
MERCER CORRIDOR PROJECT,
CONNECTING THE STREET GRID
BETWEEN SOUTH LAKE UNION AND
THE UPTOWN URBAN CENTERS,
MERCER WAS CONVERTED AND WIDENED
TO FOUR-LANE, ONE-WAY STREET,
TO A SEVEN LINGCOD TWO-WAY
STREET, THAT WORK HAS BEEN
COMPLETED, AND BROAD STREET HAS
BEEN CLOSED SINCE 2014.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS SEEN
CHANGES IN BROAD STREET, THERE
HAVE BEEN THREE VACATIONS
PROPOSED ON BROAD STREET, THE
GATES FOUNDATION HAD VACATION
AND PROPERTY EXCHANGE IN ABOUT
2012, RIGHT BEFORE THE MAJOR
CHANGES AT MERCER STREET, AND
2017, THE CITY COUNCIL
SUPPORTED THE TEARDROP SITE AT
MERCER AND BROAD STREET, AND
LAST DECEMBER IN 2018, THE CITY
COUNCIL SUPPORTED THE VACATION
OF THE TRIANGULAR PORTION OF
BROAD STREET, AT HARRISON,
SUPPORTING A SMALL EXPANSION AT
THE BROAD STREET SUBSTATION,
BROAD STREET HAS BEEN CLOSED
PERMANENTLY FOR MORE
TRADITIONAL TRAFFIC PURPOSES
SINCE 2014, AND THERE ARE NO
CURRENT TRANSPORTATION USES
WITHIN THE STREET.
>>> MOVING ON TO SOME OF THE
FINER TERMS OF THE ORDINANCE,
SEATTLE CENTER SHALL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS OF
THE SKATE PLAZA, SEATTLE CENTER
SHALL BE THE REGULATORY
AUTHORITY FOR PLANNING,
CONSTRUCTING AND PLANNING THE
SKATE PLAZA, AND SDOT FOR ALL
ACTIVITIES INVOLVING UTILITIES.
BECAUSE IT REMAINS RIGHT-OF-
WAY, INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE
PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY, VEHICULAR
ACCESS FOR THE BROAD ANNEX
SHALL REMAIN AS LONG AS IT
REQUIRES THE AXIS, WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THEM, SBL, TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE DESIGNING TO
MAKE SURE IT WORKS FOR THEIR
FACILITY, VEHICULAR ACCESS
THROUGH THE SKATE PLAZA WILL
PROVIDE FOR ALLEY ACCESS AND
SERVICE NEEDS OF THE BLOCK TO
THE NORTH OF THE SKATE PLAZA
UNTIL AXIS IS NO LONGER
REQUIRED.>> VERY GOOD.
>> ME I JUST ASK A? QUESTION
FOR BEVERLY AND JULIA ON THAT,
I KNOW THERE IS BEEN A LOT OF
CONVERSATION AROUND CAN WE
VACATE THE NORTH/SOUTH PARCEL,
SO THE SKATE PARK CAN BE
AFFECTED, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT
THE PLANS, I UNDERSTAND THERE
IS A PHASE 1 AND THE PHASE 2?>>
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT VACATING
THE BROAD STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY OR
DATA
>> FOR THE SKATE PARK,
CONVERSATIONS WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT, THEY ARE THE ENTITY MOST
INTERESTED, BUT WHAT CAN BE
DONE IN THE LONG-TERM ABOUT
CONNECTING BOTH PHASES FOR THE
SKATE PARK TO EXTEND?
MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF YOU'RE
LOOKING AT THAT BLOCK, ON THE
SOUTHWEST SIDE, THAT IS THE
FIRST PHASE, AND THE SECOND ONE
IS THE NORTHEAST PART OF THAT,
THE TRAPDOOR -- TRAPEZOID IN
RED.
IF YOU CAN DISCUSS THAT AND
TELL US WHAT THE TIMING IS?
>> BECAUSE THE SEATTLE CENTER
IS NOT AN ABUTTING PROPERTY,
THEY CAN'T ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY
THROUGH THE VACATIONING
PROCESS, THE ORDINANCE DOES
GIVE THEM PERMANENT AUTHORITY
TO MANAGE AND USE THE STREET
RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THE SKATE
PLAZA PURPOSES, SO THE BEST
TOOL TO ACCOMMODATE SEATTLE
CENTERS PURPOSES IS THE
TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION
ORDINANCE.
WHERE THE VACATION WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE IS IF THEY OWN BOTH
SIDES OF THE STREET, AND
CLEARLY THE PROCESS WOULD
SUPPORT THEIR NEEDS, BUT THE
TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION
ORDINANCE WILL WORK HERE.
>> OKAY, AND TO YOUR POINT
ABOUT THE ALLEY ACCESS, WHAT
YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT, WE ARE
DESIGNING IT WITH SORT OF A
NUMBER OF OPTIONS, SO THAT WE
DESIGN A PARK THAT WE OPEN ON
DAY ONE AND CAN BE SAFE AND
USEFUL, IT ALSO PROVIDE FOR THE
AXIS THAT IS CURRENTLY
IMPORTANT TO THE USERS IN THE
BLOCK FOR SERVICE AND ACCESS
INTO THEIR PROPERTY THAT WAS
CLOSED, AND BROAD STREET WAS
CLOSED.
SO WE WORKED WITH OUR DESIGN
TEAM, THE COMMUNITY, AND THE
NEIGHBORS, TO COME TO A
COMPROMISE DESIGN THAT KEEPS
EVERYONE SAFE FROM DAY ONE,
ALLOWING THE SKATE PARKS TO GET
BETTER AND BETTER IN FUTURE
PHASES, WE FEEL THERE'S A GOOD
CHANCE THAT THE BLOCK TO THE
NORTH, THE USE MAY CHANGE, IT
MIGHT REDEVELOP IN THE NEW
ZONING, THAT NOW AFFECTS THAT
SITE.
SO WE ARE PREPARED FOR THAT DAY
MAY BE COMING, AND THEN BEING
ABLE TO RENEW BOTH SIDES
TOGETHER, AND YOU HAVE AN EVEN
BETTER PARK AT THAT TIME.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE
TABLE OR THE DAIS,
COUNCILMEMBER?
>> ANY MORE COMMENTS FROM THE
TABLE?
ANY MORE COMMENTS FROM THE
TABLE, ARE WE GOOD?
OKAY, SO THOSE IN FAVOR -- LET
ME MOVE THIS FIRST, DO YOU WANT
TO MAKE A, BEFORE, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU SCOTT AND YOUR
COLLEAGUES, THE ORGANIZED SKATE
PARK FAMILY STEPPING UP,
SKIDDING LIKE A GIRL, THEY HAVE
LEFT, THEY TO HAVE OPEN PEOPLES
EYES TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
NOT AS A SPORT, BUT AS A
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITY AS WELL, I WANT TO
UNDERSCORE AND SAY THANKS TO
YOU, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW
IMPORTANT THAT IS, YOU WILL BE
HEARING MORE ABOUT THIS, PART
OF THE DESIGN THEY CAME OUT WAS
TO SPILL OUT ONTO THOMAS FROM
THE SKATE PARK USING THE GRID
-- GREAT WORK THAT SEATTLE HAS
DONE AROUND DIGITAL ART, THOMAS
STREET, COMING TO SEATTLE
CENTER, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
BEING WELCOMED INTO SEATTLE
CENTER, FEELING REALLY
COMFORTABLE GOING DOWN, WE WILL
HAVE THE SKATE PARK, PEOPLE CAN
OBSERVE, BUT ALSO HAVING THAT
SENSE OF BEING SAFE ALL THE WAY
DOWN THOMAS STREET, THANK YOU,
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THIS IS
A MAJOR PART -- PART OF THE
PUBLIC IN A FIT THAT WE HAD
AGREED UPON, AND THANK YOU FOR
MAKING IT HAPPEN.>> THANK YOU
FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
WE WILL HAVE A FEW MOMENTS TO
SAY ANY CLOSING COMMENTS, ANY
OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS
PARTICULAR LEGISLATION?
I WILL MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL
BILL 119566.
>> SECOND.
>> THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
RECOMMENDATION, TO PASS THIS,
PLEASE VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, VOTE NO, THE
MOTION CARRIES, 119566 WILL BE
FORWARDED TO THE JULY 22 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
>>> THAT CONCLUDES THE THREE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION, PART OF
A MONUMENTAL PROJECT, THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE.
ANY CLOSING COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ?
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN
DOING THIS WORK WITH US, THANK
YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRELL,
WHO HAS BEEN OUR COCHAIR, I
WILL BE VERY BRIEF, WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON THIS IN SPRING
2016, WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY,
WE HAVE PLAY THE LONG GAME, WE
KEPT MARCHING FORWARD, WE
WORKED WITH COMMUNITIES, WE GOT
THROUGH LAWSUITS, BUSINESS,
LABOR, SMALL BUSINESS, WE
WELCOME TO THE NHL, WE CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT THE SEATTLE STORM,
AND OUR NEXT GOAL IS TO BRING
BACK OUR SONICS, AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND I WERE TALKING
ABOUT THIS, A SECRET PLAN, THE
TRIPLE S PLAN, I WANT TO THANK
YOU GUYS, I KNOW THIS HAS NOT
BEEN EASY, WE HAVE ALL BEEN
WORKING WITH THIS, AND THIS HAS
BEEN GOING ON, SOMETIMES IT
WASN'T VERY PLEASANT, SOMETIMES
IT WAS, THIS IS ALL THE HARD
WORK THIS COUNCIL HAS PUT INTO
BUILDING AND WORKING WITH OBG
AND THE NHL, RECONSTRUCTING,
REIMAGINING, REBUILDING TO THE
TUNE OF $1.6 MILLION, AND I'M
PERSONALLY VERY PROUD OF THIS,
I'M HOPING WHEN I'M IN MY 70s,
WHICH IS DECADES FROM NOW, I
CAN POINT AT THIS AND SAY I WAS
PART OF SOMETHING THAT MADE
THIS CITY, REGION, COUNTY,
STATE, GREAT, BECAUSE WE KNOW
WE HAVE OVER 12 MILLION
VISITORS THAT COME TO SEATTLE
CENTER TO SEE THE SPACE NEEDLE,
AND THIS JUST REVITALIZES OUR
GREAT CITY.
THANK YOU.>> ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS?
EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT DAY, WE
WILL STAND ADJOURNED, AND THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE.