>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING . I AM
THE VICE CHAIR. THIS IS THE
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESS SERVICES
AND PUBLIC ASSETS. IT IS
DECEMBER 7, 2022. I AM SERVING
AS CHAIR . I AM VICE CHAIR IN
THE PLACE OF OUR CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THANK YOU. THE GOOD CHAIR I
EXCUSED. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES,
FOR JOINING US. WE HAVE A
TRUNCATED AGENDA FOR TODAY. IF
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL B
ADOPTED. HEARING NONE, TODAY'S
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE AGENDA
DOES INCLUDE ITEMS, APPT 02418
AND APPT 02419 WITH THE
DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
BEING PRESENT WITH US, GAEL
TARLETON AS WELL AS SIERRA
HOWLETT BROWNE . IT ALSO
INCLUDES AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
THREE, WHICH IS CB 120467. TH
PARKS DIRECTOR IS HERE, ALONG
WITH THEIR TEAM TO PRESENT ON
THAT ITEM. AGAIN, THE AGENDA
WAS ADOPTED. THANK YOU. I
UNDERSTAND WE HAVE FOLKS TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
MR. CLERK, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO YOU TO READ THE ITEM OF THE
PERSON WITH US REMOTELY INTO TH
RECORD. YOU ARE WELCOME TO GIVE
THEM TWO MINUTES. ANYONE IN
PERSON, WE WILL GO THERE. IF
FOLKS WILL REMEMBER, ONLINE, YO
NEED TO DIAL IN WITH THE SAME
NUMBER YOU REGISTERED AND YOU
NEED TO HIT ÷6 WHEN YOUR NAME
IS CALLED. YOU WILL HEAR A TIME
WHEN YOUR TWO MINUTES ARE
CLOSED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SUBMIT ANY PUBLIC COMMENT YOU
DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO OR WERE
NOT ABLE TO DIAL IN TODAY, YOU
CAN EMAIL US. MR. CLERK, BACK T
YOU TO READ THE NAME OF THE
PUBLIC COMMENT HER FIRST.
>> WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP
JONATHAN CARTER.
>> WELCOME, JONATHAN. YOU ARE
STILL MUTED. HIT ÷6 TO UNMUTE.
MR. CLERK, GO AHEAD.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I CAN, THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS JONATHAN CARTER.
I LIVE ON THE CORNER OF EAST
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD AND
24th AVENUE EAST. RIGHT ACROSS
FROM THE 520 PROJECT. I
APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO
ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ABOUT ITEM
NUMBER THREE ON YOUR AGENDA,
WHICH , AS I UNDERSTAND IT, TH
CONTINUATION OF THE WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WAS NOT PENINSULA AT THE NORT
END [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW
VOLUME ]. I AM ONE OF MANY
NEIGHBORS WHO VEHEMENTLY OPPOS
THE CONTINUED USE OF THAT
PENINSULA BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION . THE FACT THAT
I AM THE ONLY PARTICIPANT ON
THIS CALL, THE ONLY PUBLIC
COMMENT HER ON THIS CALL SAYS A
LOT ABOUT THE TRANSPARENCY OF
THIS PROCESS. THERE HAS BEEN
ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION
PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC , THE
NEIGHBORS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON RELATIVE
TO ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THIS
AGENDA. I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGES
THAT COUNCIL DELAY ADOPTION O
ANY ACTION ON ITEM NUMBER THRE
UNTIL THE PUBLIC IS FULLY
BRIEFED AND HAS AN JIK
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT. I CAN'
-- I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD -- I
FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS MEETING
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. NOBODY IN TH
NEIGHBORHOOD KNOWS ABOUT THIS O
WHAT IS GOING ON. THAT
PENINSULA IS PART OF THE
ARBORETUM AND IT SHOULD
CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THE
ARBORETUM AND USE OF THAT
PENINSULA SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED
BACK TO THE PARKS AND USED AS
AN ARBORETUM AND NOT AS A
TRANSFER SITE, AN OFFICER IS
SITE AND A PARKING AREA FOR
WSDOT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> HELLO?
>> I AM STILL HERE. PLEASE GO
AHEAD AND CONCLUDE YOUR
COMMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I SEE YOU WITH BACK ON
MUTE. DID YOU HAVE A SEMI
COMMENT? ICU OFF MUTE. DO YOU
HAVE A SUMMARY TO THAT?
>> HOPEFULLY THERE IS STRONG
OPPOSITION FROM ALL THE
NEIGHBORS . IT NEEDS TO BE
RETURNED, PARTICULARLY FOR
ANOTHER EIGHT YEARS IT HAS BEE
USED BY WSDOT FOR YEARS ALREADY
IT IS RIDICULOUS. THEY CAN GO
HAVE THEIR OFFICES AND PARKING
FACILITY SOMEWHERE ELSE. NOT I
THE ARBORETUM .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
DIALING IN TODAY. THAT DOES
CONCLUDE THE INDIVIDUALS SIGNED
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REMOTELY.
I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM, MR.
CLERK, IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE
ROOM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY?
>> THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS
FOR THE ROOM.
>> THAT DOES CONCLUDE THE PUBLI
COMMENTS SECTION. WOULD YOU REA
NUMBERS ITEM 1 AND TWO .
>> WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? I
WANT TO SPEAK.
>> ALEX ZIMMERMAN, IF YOU DO NO
SUBMIT YOUR NAME, WE WILL
CONTINUE.
>> ARE YOU SICK? LOOK --
>> THERE IS NO NEED FOR THAT
SORT OF SHOUTING.
>> YOU SEE THIS?
>> OKAY. ONE SECOND, ALEX.
>> MY APOLOGIES.
>> NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE, MR.
CLERK. ALEX, YOU WILL WAIT TO
BE CALLED ON . YOU KNOW THE
RULES, ALEX. THE RULES ARE NO
OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE AND NO
OFFENSIVE GESTURES. I WANT THA
TO BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD . MR.
CLERK, IF YOU FEEL THERE IS ANY
NEED TO CUT OFF THE MICROPHONE
IF YOU ARE BEING INSULTED, AS
WELL, THAT IS OKAY. I WILL WAIT
FOR YOU TO PUT UP THE TWO MINUT
TIMER.
>> IT IS NOT WORKING.
>> ALEX, I CAN HEAR YOU. HOLD O
A MINUTE, PLEASE.
>> WHEN YOU'RE READY, ALEX, I
WANT TO TELL YOU ONE MORE TIME,
MR. ZIMMERMAN, NO OFFENSIVE
LANGUAGE AND NO OFFENSIVE
GESTURES. YOUR TIME HAS BEGUN.
YOUR TIME HAS BEGUN.
>> OKAY, NOW , THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MY LOVELY COUNCIL --
>> I SAID NO OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
>> WHAT?
>> NO OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE.
>> I LOVE YOU. I LOVE THE
COUNCIL. THE AGGRESSIVE
GESTAPO PSYCHOPATH. MY NAME IS
ALEX ZIMMERMAN. I WANT TO SPEAK
ABOUT AGENDA NUMBER ONE. YOU
APPROVE PEOPLE FOR COMMISSION,
YOU KNOW B THESE PEOPLE FOR
COMMISSION LOOK TO ME LIKE A
BLIND PUPPY. WHY, BECAUSE A
DIFFERENT COMMISSION IS ALL
IDENTICAL. ARE THEY STUPID?
PRIMITIVE, COPY LIKE YOU,
NOTHING DIFFERENT. FOR EXAMPLE,
I GIVE YOU CLASSIC EXAMPLE. SO
MANY COMMISSION , INCLUDING THI
COMMISSION AND EVERYBODY WHO
TALKING ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS IN
SEATTLE, YOU LIKE HUMAN RIGHTS,
NOBODY TALKING ABOUT IN PEOPLE
FACES. 100 PEOPLE HERE AND NO
ONE COMMISSIONER FROM DOZEN
COMMISSION FROM HUNDRED PEOPLE
COME HERE AND ASK YOU WHY YOU
DON'T SHOW FACES? YOU ONLY ONE
IN AMERICA WHO DO THIS. I SPEAK
AROUND A DOZEN TIMES EVERY WEEK
. EVERYBODY SHOWS FACES. WHY D
THIS FOR SEVEN MONTHS. I
COMPLAIN TO EVERYBODY TO CLEAR
TO YOU, TO THE COUNCIL AND
NOBODY ATTACKS THIS PROBLEM.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? IT IS
NOT LEGAL. I ASKED YOU A DOZEN
TIMES WHY. GIVE ME ANSWER WHY.
NOBODY GIVE ME ANSWER. NOBODY.
YOU ARE SCARED. MAKE THIS LEGAL
YOU ARE SICK NAZI PSYCHOPATHS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH .
>> THANK YOU, ALEX. YOUR TIME
HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU TO THE
CLERK, APOLOGIES FOR THAT, MR.
CLERK. WE ARE READY WHEN YOU AR
TO GO ON TO ITEMS NUMBERS ONE
AND TWO.
>> AGENDA ITEMS NUMBERS ONE AND
TWO, APPT 02418 AND APPT 02419
REAPPOINTMENT OF ROBERT J.
FLOWERS AND KATIE GARROW FOR
THE CENTER PUBLIC FACILITIES
JULY 30th , 2026 TERM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM
VERY EXCITED TO HAVE WITH US
TODAY THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFIC
OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH
US, DIRECTOR CHARLTON. I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO YOU AND IF YOU
HAVE OTHERS FROM YOUR TEAM YOU
WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE, WELCOM
THEM, AS WELL. GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, MADAM CHAIR
THANK YOU TO YOU AND THE OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE
COMMITTEE TODAY ON A VERY
IMPORTANT AND, OBVIOUSLY, NOT
WELL KNOWN, TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE
GIVEN SO MUCH PUBLIC SERVICE TO
OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE . WE ARE
THRILLED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNIT
TO WELCOME MR. BOB FLOWERS AND
KATIE GARROW AS RECOMMENDATION
TO BE APPOINTED TO THE
WASHINGTON STATE CONVENTION
CENTER PUBLIC FACILITIES
DISTRICT BOARD. FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE CITY FOR A
LONG AS THE CONVENTION CENTER
HAS BEEN HERE, IT IS NOW KNOWN
AS THE SEATTLE CONVENTION
CENTER. BUT MR. FLOWERS AND
KATIE GARROW HAVE AGREED TO
SERVE ON WHAT IS THE PUBLIC
FACILITIES DISTRICT BOARD FOR
WHAT IS STILL CALLED THE
WASHINGTON STATE CONVENTION
CENTER PUBLIC FACILITIES
DISTRICT. AND WE ARE THRILLED T
BRING FORWARD THEIR NAMES, MADA
CHAIR, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
INTRODUCE EACH OF THEM BRIEFLY
AND GIVE BOTH OF THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A COUPLE OF
MINUTES OF COMMENTS, BUT BOB
FLOWERS, GREAT TO SEE YOU .
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING U
TODAY. BOB WAS FIRST APPOINTED
TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES
DISTRICT BOARD IN 2010. PRIOR T
THAT, HE SERVED ON THE
CONVENTION CENTER'S NONPROFIT
BOARD SINCE 1996. I THINK ALL O
US CAN AGREE THAT WE ARE REAL
DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO BOB FOR
HIS EXTRAORDINARY COMMUNITY
SERVICE, NOT JUST TO THE
CONVENTION CENTER, YEARS AND
YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND
LEADERSHIP ON MANY LOCAL
NONPROFIT BOARDS , ADVANCING TH
CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL AND
PHILANTHROPIC STRENGTH AND
VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. I
STRONGLY URGE THAT HE BE
CONFIRMED TO THE BOARD OF THE
PUBLIC FACILITY DISTRICT. KATI
GARROW, SHE USES SHE AND HER
PRONOUNS. SHE WAS RECENTLY
APPOINTED TO THE PUBLIC
FACILITIES DISTRICT BOARD, BUT
SHE IS NOT NEW TO THE CITY. SHE
HAS SERVED IN HER DAY JOB AS
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/TREASURER
OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND BEFORE
THAT THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY BUT SHE HAS BEEN
ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN OUR
COMMUNITY ON POLITICAL AND UNIO
ORGANIZING AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING EFFORTS . SHE BRINGS
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
UNDERSTANDING THE PEOPLE WHO
BUILT THE CONVENTION CENTER, TH
PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE
CONVENTION CENTER, HOW THAT
CONVENTION CENTER CONNECTS OUR
COMMUNITIES TO THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY AND TO THE WORLD. AND
KATIE WAS BORN IN GRAYS HARBOR,
STRONG LABOR ROOTS, A WORKING
FAMILY. SHE IS EDUCATED AT
PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, SO
SHE UNDERSTANDS OUR REGION. WE
STRONGLY RECOMMEND KATIE'S
APPOINTMENT AND CONFIRMATION TO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTION --
DIRECTORS FOR THE PUBLIC
FACILITIES DISTRICT. NOW, MADAM
CHAIR, WITH YOUR OKAY, I WOULD
LOVE TO TURN IT OVER FIRST TO
BOB AND THEN TO KATIE TO SHARE
WHY THEY ARE SO WILLING TO SERV
OUR COMMUNITY. BOB, WELCOME AND
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THA
NICE INTRODUCTION. LITTLE BIT
ABOUT ME VERY BRIEFLY, I.E. M
VIRGINIA MASON, GRADUATED FROM
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, GRADUATED
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON WITH A MASTERS OF
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. I SERVED
34 YEARS IN BANKING, THE LAST
FIVE YEARS OF MY CAREER I WAS
THE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL
RELATIONS IN LOS ANGELES. I
RETURNED TO SEATTLE IN 2005 AND
RETIRED. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME,
AS INDICATED, WORKING WITH
NONPROFITS DURING MY CAREER . A
WASHINGTON MUTUAL, I WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER $1 BILLION
IN AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMILY LOANS
AND TAX CREDIT INVESTMENTS SO I
WAS VERY FAMILIAR WORKING WITH
NONPROFITS. MY EXPERIENCE AT
WASHINGTON STATE, NOW THE
SEATTLE CONVENTION CENTER, HAS
BEEN VERY POSITIVE. WE ARE
EXCITED ABOUT IT OPENING WITH
THE ADDITION NEXT MONTH, WHICH
WILL DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE
SEATTLE CONVENTION CENTER AND
MAKE IT ONE OF THE MOST
ATTRACTIVE CONVENTION CENTERS
IN THE NATION. OBVIOUSLY, WE
CAN'T COMPETE WITH SAN DIEGO IN
THE OCEAN, BUT OTHER THAN THAT,
I THINK WE PROBABLY HAVE THE
MOST ATTRACTIVE CONVENTION
CENTER FOR MEETINGS. I SERVED A
CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
CLOSING OUT THE CONSTRUCTION
BUDGET AND GOING TO A NEW
OPERATING BUDGET THAT WILL
INCLUDE THE SPACE THAT DOUBLES
THE SIZE OF THE CONVENTION SPAC
. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
REAPPOINTED AND SERVING ANOTHER
TERM ON THE CONVENTION CENTER
BOARD. THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL. IT IS GREAT TO SE
YOU AGAIN. I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO , I BELIEVE DIRECTOR KATIE
GARROW CANNOT JOIN US TODAY.
THERE IS ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIK
TO ADD ABOUT THESE APPOINTEES,
INCLUDING KATIE, WHO CAN'T BE
HERE TODAY, YOU'RE WELCOME TO
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
UPDATES, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR
THIS. SPENT THANK YOU, VICE
CHAIR MOSQUEDA. KATIE IS OUT
OF TOWN ON BUSINESS. I WOULD
LIKE TO REITERATE A LOT OF THE
COMMENTS GAEL MADE. RELATIVE T
ALL OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING
HOW THE BUILDING IS
CONSTRUCTED, THE PROJECT AND IS
ALSO ON THE COMMITTEE THAT HAS
BEEN ONE OF THE VERY GOOD, I
THINK, AND VALUABLE PIECES OF
THE ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY I
RELATION TO THE ALMOST $10
MILLION WORTH OF ART THAT WILL
BE IN THE NEW CONVENTION CENTER
FACILITY. SHE HAS BEEN ON THE
COMMITTEE TO HELP WITH THAT, A
LOT OF DIVERSITY IN THE ART
PROGRAM, BOTH AT THE SUMMIT
BUILDING AND THE ARTS BUILDING.
KATIE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN
THAT AS WELL AS HELPING US OUT
ON THE UNION SIDE. HAVING HER
INPUT HAS BEEN VERY VALUABLE TO
STAFF FOR MAKING SURE WE ARE
ABLE TO DO THE VERY IMPORTANT
WORK WE DO WITH OUR TEAMS. WE
WOULD WHOLLY RECOMMEND, AGAIN,
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF KATIE. SHE
HAS FILLED THE GRANT POSITION
FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. NOW WE ARE
ASKING FOR HER TO BE REAPPOINTE
FOR A SECOND TERM TO HELP US
MOVING FORWARD AND OPENING UP
THE NEW BUILDING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. DIRECTOR
CHARLESTON, IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> WE ARE THRILLED WE HAVE TWO
PEOPLE WHO WERE SO COMPLETELY
DEDICATED TO HELPING FILL REALL
IMPORTANT VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
ON THESE BOARDS AND WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE TIME OF THE
COMMITTEE AND THE COUNCILMEMBER
INDIVIDUALLY WHO SPEND SO MUCH
TIME MAKING SURE THESE PUBLIC
PROJECTS AND THESE PUBLIC
FACILITIES ARE IN GOOD HANDS AN
I THINK IT WOULD BE TERRIFIC T
CONTINUE TO HAVE BOB AND KATIE
ON THE BOARD.
>> WELCOME. I AGREE. I WILL MOV
TO GET THESE APPOINTMENTS IN
FRONT OF US AND SEE IF THERE IS
ANY ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRMATIONS OF ROBERT J.
FLOWERS AND KATIE GARROW, APPT
02418 AND APPT 02419. IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ADDITIONA
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ITEMS YOU
WOULD LIKE TO RAISE FOR THESE
TWO REAPPOINTMENTS? NOT HEARIN
ANY, FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK YOU, MR. FLOWERS AND MS.
KATIE GARROW, THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE. I
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH YOU AND I AM THANKFUL
YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AND
THANK YOU TO THE DIRECTOR AND
JEFF FOR YOUR OVERVIEW OF THE
GOOD WORK ALREADY DONE AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH
YOU TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD
ON THE NEXT PHASE OF THE
CONVENTION CENTER. ALL RIGHT.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND THE CONFIRMATION O
THESE REAPPOINTMENTS. HEARING N
ADDITIONAL REMARKS, MR. CLARK,
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL O
THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
REAPPOINTMENTS.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS MR. FLOWERS AN
KATIE GARROW, AS WELL. THE
MOTION CARRIES AND THE COMMITTE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
REAPPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED,
THAT THE REAPPOINTMENTS WILL BE
CONFIRMED BE SENT TO THE
DECEMBER 13th SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. AGAIN,
CONGRATULATIONS. YOU DO NOT HAV
TO BE PRESENT WITH US AT THE
DECEMBER 13th MEETING. WE WILL
BE SURE TO SING YOUR PRAISES
THERE. THANK YOU FOR MEETING
WITH US HERE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, MR. CLARK, WOULD
YOU FREE PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBE
THREE INTO THE RECORD.
>> IT IS AGENDA ITEM THREE, CB
120467, ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION FOR THE EXECUTION OF
THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH
THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE
A LARGE PANEL HERE WITH US
TODAY. I WILL DO MY BEST TO REA
INTO THE RECORD TO IS HERE. IF
MISS ANYONE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW
I BELIEVE, FROM OUR OWN CENTRAL
STAFF WE HAVE CALVIN CHOW AND W
WILL ALSO BE JOINED BY
POTENTIALLY TRACY ROSS CLIFF AN
BRIAN GOODMAN, AS WELL. PERHAP
YOU ARE STANDING IN FOR
EVERYBODY. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. I SEE WITH US
DIRECTOR AP DIAZ, THE
SUPERINTENDENT FOR PARKS AND
RECREATION, OUR INTERN
SUPERINTENDENT, GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN. ALSO FROM PARKS AND REC,
DAVID GRAVES AND WITH US FROM
THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION IS DAWN
YUANKAUSKAS . I LOOK FORWARD T
YOU CORRECTING MY
PRONUNCIATION. THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE WITH US. JANE
STONECIPHER, ALSO THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR , THANK YOU FOR BEING
WITH US FROM THE ARBORETUM
FOUNDATION. CHRISTINA OWING, TH
DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON BOTANICAL GARDENS.
DID I MISS ANYONE ON THIS LIST?
HELLO. CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. I
SEE YOU ALSO ON MUTE. PERHAPS
WILL TURN IT DIRECTLY OVER TO
CENTRAL STAFF AND THEY CAN TURN
IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I THINK THERE
IS A LOT TO GET INTO. MAYBE I
WILL SAVE MY PROBLEM COMMENTS
UNTIL WE GET THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION A PARKS START OFF.
>> WONDERFUL. I WILL TURN IT
RIGHT BACK OVER.
>> THANK YOU , MADAM VICE CHAIR
THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL COMMITTEE. THIS IS
ACTUALLY MY FIRST SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING SO IT IS A
PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU HERE
TODAY, AS WELL AS MY COLLEAGUES
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS AND DAVID
GRAVES, WHO WILL BE TALKING MOR
IN DEPTH ABOUT THE AGREEMENT BU
I WANTED TO START OFF BY SAYING
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE
TODAY. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING A
LONG TIME ON THE SR 520 SEATTLE
PARKS ARBORETUM NORTH ENTRY AND
PROPERTY TRANSFER AGREEMENT FOR
THE UPCOMING PORTAGE BAY BRIDGE
AND ROANOKE PROJECT WHICH IS
RELATED TO HAVING A FEW MORE
YEARS TO COMPLETING THAT
PROJECT. THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN
OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION HAS HAD A LOT OF
INTRICACIES AND A LOT OF WORK.
WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF
MEMBERS FROM BOTH AGENCIES WHO
HAVE WORKED TO COME TOGETHER ON
AGREEMENT AND COLLABORATION ON
ISSUES AND TO PRESENT THIS
PACKAGE TO THE COUNCIL FOR
CONSIDERATION TO ACHIEVE OUR
MUTUAL GOALS. THE AGREEMENT IS
REALLY CRITICAL TO THE
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION'S ABILITY TO MOV
FORWARD WITH THE PORTAGE BAY
BRIDGE AND ROANOKE LID PROJECT
WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDIN
A GREAT BENEFIT TO SEATTLE
RESIDENTS BY SUPPORTING
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ARBORETUM
PENINSULA AND, REALLY, SORT OF
SHORING UP INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDE
THERE FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND
ACCESS TO THE VALUABLE SITES
AROUND THERE. WE ARE HAPPY TO
HAVE REACHED THIS AGREEMENT.
THIS IS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL AN
WE ARE GOING TO WALK YOU THROUG
SOME OF THE KEY POINTS AND BE
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. I WILL NOT NOW TURN
IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE, DAVID
GRAVES.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS DAVID GRAVES, I AM A
STRATEGIC ADVISOR IN THE
PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND
MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT HERE. I
AM JOINED BY DAWN YUANKAUSKAS,
THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR FOR
THE SR 520 AND THE PROGRAM. FO
SOME BRIEF CONTEXT, WE HAVE
BEEN COORDINATING FOR OVER A
DECADE AND A HALF ON SR 520 ,
THE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. IN
2021, SPR AND WSDOT NEGOTIATE
A FRAMEWORK BY WHICH THEY COUL
COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER FOR THE
NECESSARY PROPERTY TRANSACTION
AND PROPERTY RIGHTS WSDOT NEEDS
TO PROCEED WITH THE PORTAGE BA
BRIDGE AND ROANOKE LID PROJECT.
OF THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON TERM
FOR THAT AGREEMENT. THIS
AGREEMENT IS CRITICAL TO THE
ABILITY FOR WSDOT TO PROCEED
WITH THE PORTAGE BAY BRIDGE AND
THE ROANOKE LID PROJECT, WHICH
RECEIVED 4 MILLION IN THE LAST
LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO STAY ON
SCHEDULE. WE ARE HAPPY TO SAY W
REACHED AN AGREEMENT WE BELIEV
IS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL AND WE
ARE HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU MOVE
IT FOR. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
DAWN YUANKAUSKAS SO SHE CAN GIV
YOU BRIEF CONTEXT ABOUT THE
PROGRAM.
>> I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK.
DAWN, IS YOUR AUDIO WORKING?
>> OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
WAIT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANKS,
DAVID. HELLO, CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS DAW
YUANKAUSKAS. I AM THE DEPUTY
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE
520 M WP PROGRAM. BEFORE WE
DISCUSSED THE TRANSFER AGREEMEN
AND THE ROANOKE LID PROJECT, I
WANT TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE 520 PROGRAM AN
WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED OVER
THE PAST DECADE AND WHAT WE HAV
LEFT MOVING FORWARD. AS YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE REBUILT THE
HIGHWAYS BETWEEN 405 IN LAKE
WASHINGTON. WE HAVE REPLACED
THE FLOATING BRIDGE AND
COMPLETED THE FIRST OF TWO
APPROACH BRIDGES OVER UNION BAY
NOW WE ARE DELIVERING WHAT WE
CALL THE REST OF THE WEST. THIS
SLIDE SHOWS THE PROJECTS THAT
MAKE UP THE REST OF THE WEST.
THE FIRST ONE IS IN ORANGE. YO
HAVE LIKELY EXPERIENCED THIS
CONSTRUCTION. THE PROJECT IS
GOING TO BE ENDING IN EARLY
2024. THE I-5 EXPRESS LANE,
WHICH IS IN TURQUOISE, IS
SLATED TO END IN EARLY 2024, AS
WELL. THE ROANOKE LID PROJECT
IN DARK BLUE IS THE PROGRAM'S
LAST PROJECT BEING CONSTRUCTED
ON THE 520 CORRIDOR. FOR
REFERENCE, THIS PROJECT IS
SLATED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN
2024 AND LAST APPROXIMATELY SIX
YEARS. THE PROJECT 'S BASE $400
MILLION SHORTFALL LAST YEAR, AS
DAVE MENTIONED, THE THE
GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE REALIZ
THE SAFETY NEEDS AND PUT THE
MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO GET THE
PROJECT MOVING FORWARD AND ON
SCHEDULE. IT PROVIDES MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROJECT
IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDE. THIS IS
OUTLINED IN GREEN, THAT PROJECT
IS NOT CURRENTLY FUNDED. LET'
MOVE ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE . OKAY
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE KEY
FEATURES OF PORTAGE BAY
PROJECT. AS YOU ARE LIKELY
AWARE, THE CURRENT PORTAGE BAY
BRIDGE IS AT RISK OF COLLAPSE
IN A SEVERE EARTHQUAKE . TO MAK
IT MORE SECURE, WE WILL REPLACE
THE OLD BRIDGE AND BUILD TWO NE
BRIDGES TO MODERN CODE . IN
ADDITION TO THE NEW BRIDGES, TH
PROJECT HAS SEVERAL THOUGH THE
KEY FEATURES WITH 13 YEARS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL COLLABORATION AND
THE COMMUNITY. THE SEATTLE
DESIGN COMMISSION AND OTHER CIT
PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WERE
INCLUDED. TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF
THESE KEY FEATURES, WE ARE
CREATING THREE ACRES OF
ACCESSIBLE OPEN SPACE, WHICH IS
LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF ROANOKE
PARK ON THE NEW ROANOKE LID WIT
FOUR VIEWPOINTS. ONE OF THOSE
VIEWPOINTS IS ACTUAL RELOCATION
OF THE VIEWPOINT ONTO THE LID.
WE ARE ALSO EXTENDING THE 14
FOOT WIDE TRAIL AT THE MONTLAKE
BRIDGE TO THE ROANOKE LID AND
PROVIDING NONMOTORIZED
CONNECTIONS TO THE SYSTEMS OF
PARKS, SUCH AS A DIRECT
CONNECTION TO THE EAST MONTLAKE
PLAYFIELD. WE ALSO HAVE THE
TRAILS ON THE ROANOKE LID TO TH
NETWORK. BOTH IN THE VICINITY
OF THE LID AND WEST OF THE
VICINITY OF I-5 AND ALSO ON TH
EAST SIDE OF RIDGE BAY. MANY O
THESE IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRE
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY, PARK
PROPERTY FROM ROANOKE AND EAS
MONTLAKE PLAYFIELD PARKS. ON
THE PORTAGE BAY ROANOKE LID
PROJECT, THE PROGRAM'S LAST
PROJECT WILL BE A PROJECT
THAT MEANS THE CONTRACTOR WILL
FINALIZE THE PROJECT DESIGN AN
START THE PROJECT. WE PUBLISHED
THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
THIS NOVEMBER. THE RFP WILL GO
WELL TO ADMIN IN JANUARY 2023.
THEN WE WILL PLAN THE CONTRACT
IN SOME RELATE 2023 AND BEGIN
CONSTRUCTION IN 2024 AND
COMPLETE THE PROJECT SOMETIME I
2030, 2031. THIS AGREEMENT IS
WITH SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION AND IS ESSENTIAL FOR
THE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD. I
INCLUDES THE COMPLETION OF ALL
THE PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS WITH
SEATTLE PARKS THAT IS NECESSARY
TO BUILD THE PROJECT. IT WILL
FINISH UP ALL THE PROJECTS, AS
I MENTIONED. BEFORE I TURN IT
OVER TO DAVID, JUST WANTED TO
MENTION ONE OF THE REALLY
IMPORTANT ITEMS THAT WE WILL GE
INTO MORE DETAIL, DAVID WELL,
THAT IS PART OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IT IS THE TRANSFER OF THE WSDO
PENINSULA TO SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION AND BEING ABLE TO
RESTORE THAT TO BE PART OF THE
ARBORETUM . THERE HAVE BEEN SOM
CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY THE
COMMUNITY. I THINK YOU HAVE
HEARD ONE HERE. IT IS ABOUT TH
CONTINUED USE OF THE PENINSULA'
STAGING AREA. THIS HAS ALWAYS
BEEN PLANNED AND HAS BEEN PART
OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT
DATING BACK TO 2021. WE HAVE
PROVIDED THIS INFORMATION
THROUGH EMAILS AND OTHER WAYS
OF COMMUNICATING. I JUST WANT
THAT TO BE CLEAR. TO FOLKS THA
THIS HAS BEEN PLANNED, LONG TIM
IN THE WORKS, WE HAVE MADE GREA
PROGRESS WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
INCLUDING GOING FORWARD. WITH
THAT, I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND
HAND IT BACK TO DAVID AND HE CA
PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. %
>> THANK YOU , DAWN . THERE W
GO. IN BROAD STROKES, THE SR
520 PROPERTY TRANSFER REMAINS
PART OF THE KEY ELEMENTS, FIRS
IS PROPERTY TRANSFERS
ASSOCIATED WITH PARKS, YOU CAN
SEE THOSE IN GREEN . I AM SORRY
IN BLUE. THOSE AMOUNT TO 4 1/2
ACRES, MOSTLY AQUATIC AND SOME
UPLAND PARCELS. THEY INCLUDE
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION
EASEMENTS, PERMANENT
ACQUISITIONS FROM SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION TO WSDOT TO
CONSTRUCT THE BAY BRIDGE AND TH
ROANOKE LID PROJECT. THE BIG
PIECE, THE TRANSFER OF THE WSDO
PENINSULA TO WHAT EVERYONE CALL
THE WSDOT PENINSULA TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION, THIS HAS
BEEN SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON AND HAS BEEN IN THE
VISION SINCE 2011. I HAVE BEEN
WORKING TOWARDS THIS, THIS IS
REALLY EXCITING FOR US . AND IN
THE TRANSFER, WSDOT RETAINS
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION STAGING
EASEMENTS TO MAINTAIN
REQUIREMENTS AND ESTABLISH
PLANTING AND ENABLES THEM TO
USE A PORTION OF THE PENINSULA
FOR A STAGING AREA AS THEY
COMPLETE THE PROGRAM. IT IS A
REALLY CONSTRAINED AREA THEY
ACTUALLY OWN TO STAGE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT .
THIRD, ALSO, SUPER IMPORTANT FO
US, IS A CONTRIBUTION FROM
WSDOT TO SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION TO ENABLE US TO
CONSTRUCT THE NORTH END OF THE
PROJECT. AS MENTIONED, AS DAWN
JUST MENTIONED, WSDOT PLANS TO
ADVERTISE IN JANUARY THE
AUTHORIZATION OF PROPERTY
TRANSFERS EARLY IN JANUARY IN
ORDER FOR THE PROJECT TO BE
AUTHORIZED . THE ADVERTISEMENT,
THAT IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT
FOR THIS AGREEMENT TO PASS IN
FULL COUNCIL ACTION IN EARLY
DECEMBER. THIS IS JUST FOLKS
ON THE AREA , THE FIRST TWO IS
THE WSDOT PENINSULA JUST TO THE
EAST OF THE ARBORETUM TODAY.
THIS GRAPH IT DEPICTS THE PLAN
TO TRANSFER APPROXIMATELY 27
ACRES AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT
WITH US . IT IS ALMOST 16 ACRE
OF UPLAND AND A LITTLE OVER 11
ACRES OF AQUATIC LANDS. WSDOT
WILL RETAIN A TEMPORARY
CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT OVER A
PROXIMALLY SIX ACRES SHOWN IN
THAT AREA FOR CONSTRUCTION
STAGING THROUGHOUT THE DURATIO
OF THE PORTAGE BAY BRIDGE
PROJECT . THEY WILL ALSO RETAIN
AN ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY
CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT OF A
PROXIMALLY FIVE ACRES IN GREEN
ON YOUR SCREEN FOR REPAIRING
SHORELINE RESTORATION. THAT IS
ESTIMATED TO BE DONE BY THE 202
TIME FRAME. AT THE BOTTOM THERE
IF FOLKS CAN SEE MY CURSOR,
THERE IS AN AREA THAT WILL BE
TURNED OVER TO US, SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION AFTER THE
MONTLAKE PHASE IS COMPLETED IN
2024, WHICH INCLUDES THIS SO W
HAVE ACCESS TO IT EARLY ON IN
THE PROCESS. THAT IS IN
ADDITION TO GET, WE HAVE TURNED
ORIENTATION, NORTH IS TO
EVERYONE'S LEFT. YOU CAN SEE TH
PORTAGE BAY BRIDGE TO THE LEFT
ON YOUR SCREEN. THIS IS SOME
EARLY CONCEPT WORK FOR WHAT WAS
DONE FOR THE NORTH ENTRY PROJEC
IN 2012, 2013. IT IS SEPARATE
FROM THIS LAND TRANSFER. WSDOT
AND THE ARBORETUM COMMITTEE,
THE THREE ENTITIES THAT MANAGE
THE ARBORETUM ITSELF , WE ALL
ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT IN
2013 KNOWN AS GCB 1182, THE
INFLAMMATION OF THE MITIGATION
PLAN PROJECT, THE EARLY
MITIGATION FOR 528 IMPACTS THE
ARBORETUM, THAT INCLUDES THE
WSDOT COMMITMENT TO FUND THE
ARBORETUM AND NORTH ENTRY
PROJECT. THE VALUE AT THE TIME
IN 2012 IN DOLLARS 12.58
MILLION. THE PARTIES HAVE
MUTUALLY AGREED TO A MITIGATION
PAYMENT OF $26 MILLION AS PART
OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH IS
BASED ON AN ESCALATION OF THE
ESTIMATION OF THE $12.58 MILLIO
TO $20.31 MILLION. YOU CAN SEE
THE RENDERING OF THE NORTH ENTR
PROJECT THROUGHOUT 2012 IN
COORDINATION WITH THE COMMITTEE
OF THE ARBORETUM COMMITTEE. TH
KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NORTH
ENTRY INCLUDE A CONNECTION TO
THE MULTIUSE TRAIL THROUGH THE
ARBORETUM, ALSO A CONNECTION
NORTH TO THE NEW PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGE OVER 520 THAT WSDOT IS
CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING, THE
TRAILS AND THE DAYLIGHTING OF
ARBORETUM CREEK. AND SO THIS
BRINGS US TO THE FINANCIAL
BREAKDOWN FOR THE PROPERTY
TRANSFERS. WSDOT HAS AGREED TO
PAY US 26 MILLION FOR THE NORTH
ENTRY PROJECT AND WE HAVE
AGREED TO PAY WSDOT 3.75 MILLIO
FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN VALUE
BETWEEN OUR PROPERTIES AND THE
WSDOT PENINSULA SET OUT IN TH
APPRAISAL BY WSDOT. THERE IS
ALSO A COMMITMENT FROM US TO
PRIORITIZE . THERE IS A
REMAINING ALMOST $6 MILLION FO
DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH ENTRY WE
WILL PRIORITIZE IN THE NEXT MP
CYCLE. WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY
WITH OUR PARTNERS AND THE
FOUNDATION AND UW. I KNOW THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS HERE AND
WILL TURN IT OVER TO HER TO SAY
A FEW WORDS.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I AM JANE
STONECIPHER, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE ARBORETUM
FOUNDATION, THE CONDUIT FOR
ENGAGEMENT AT THE ARBORETUM, AS
WELL AS FUNDRAISING AND
ADVOCACY. STARTING ALMOST 15
YEARS AGO, WE HAVE BEEN AT THE
TABLE WITH OUR ARBORETUM
PARTNERS AT UW AND PARKS WORKIN
WITH WSDOT ON HOW TO MINIMIZE
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TH
520 PROJECT, AS WELL AS HOW TO
BEST PROVIDE MITIGATION
BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE
AGREEMENT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU
TODAY REFLECTS MANY YEARS OF
COLLABORATION AND OUR SHARED
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE 27
ACRES CURRENTLY UNDER WSDOT
CONTROL CAN BEST BE
REINCORPORATED INTO OUR STAY'S
ARBORETUM LATER IN THIS DECADE.
THE ACCOMPANYING MITIGATION
DOLLARS, WE SEE THAT AS BEING
CRUCIAL IN ALLOWING THE LAND TO
BE RESTORED FOR PUBLIC USE WITH
GREAT ATTENTION AND RESPECT FOR
ITS NATIVE ORIGINS . WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION AN
THE MOST RECENT ROUND OF
NEGOTIATIONS, AS WELL AS A
WILLINGNESS TO PRIORITIZE THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING OF THE LAND
VALUE IN FUTURE PARKS DISTRICT
CYCLES. THE ARBORETUM FOUNDATIO
BELIEVES THIS TRANSACTION
REPRESENTS THE GENERATIONAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY AND AS
THE COMMUNITY ARM OF THE
ARBORETUM PARTNERSHIP, WE
REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE
AGREEMENT. THANK YOU. I WILL NO
HANDED OFF TO MY COLLEAGU, DR.
CHRISTINA OWENS AND DIRECTOR OF
UW BOTANIC GARDENS.
>> THANK YOU, JANE. THANK YOU
ALL. THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON BOTANIC GARDENS, WE
MANAGE THE OPERATORY HIM
COLLECTIONS AND PROVIDE OUTREAC
PROGRAM FOR ALL AGES THERE. WIT
OUR PARTNERS, WE ARE WORKING TO
REALLY TRY TO BRING PLANTS AND
PEOPLE TOGETHER TO CULTIVATE A
MORE SUSTAINABLE, INSPIRED AND
ADJUSTED COMMUNITY. THE ADDITIO
OF THE PENINSULA TO THE
ARBORETUM AND THE ACCOMPANYING
MITIGATION FUNDS IS A TREMENDOU
STEP FORWARD. RESEARCH FROM HER
ROOM FACULTY AT UW CLEARLY
DEMONSTRATES THE MYRIAD OF
BENEFITS THAT THE ADDITIONAL
SPACE PROVIDES TO OUR
COMMITTEE, THE ADDITIONAL GREEN
SPACE DOES. WHEN I THINK ABOUT
OUR ROLE IN COASTAL FLOODING
THIS LAND, I FIRST THINK ABOUT
HOW WE CAN BEST HONOR ITS
ORIGINAL INHABITANTS. I THINK
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
LEARNING THROUGH RESEARCH ON
RESTORATION, ECOLOGY AND
HABITATION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE,
PARTICULARLY GREEN SPACES. I
THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN SHARE
THAT LEARNING WITH THE PUBLIC
BROADLY THROUGH OUR ENGAGEMENT
WORK. ALSO THINK ABOUT HOW THIS
ADDITIONALLY PROVIDES NEW
GEOGRAPHICAL CONTINUITY FOR THE
BOTANIC GARDENS. WE WILL HAVE
MANAGE GREEN SPACE FOR THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT ALL THE WAY
DOWN. AS JEAN MENTIONED, THIS
AGREEMENT HAS REALLY BEEN THE
PRODUCT OF STRONG AND ACTIVE
PARTNERSHIPS. LIKE OUR PARTNERS
UW BOTANIC GARDENS SEE THIS AS
A PROFOUND GIFT TO THE PUBLIC.
WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US WITH
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I WIL
TURN IT BACK TO COUNCILMEMBERS
WE ARE ALL HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. I CAN CLICK BACK
THROUGH ANY OF THE SLIDES FOLKS
WANT TO SEE AGAIN, TOO.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CHRIS WILLIAMS, DID YOU HAVE
ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> SURE. I WOULD JUST MAYBE
REEMPHASIZE THAT OUR INTENT 1
YEARS AGO WAS TO HAVE 100% O
THE PROCEEDS FROM THE LAND
TRANSACTION BE DIRECTED TOWARDS
THE MITIGATION AND THE FUTURE
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ARBORETUM
PENINSULA. AT THE TIME OF THIS
TRANSACTION, WE HAD NOT
IDENTIFIED THE $3.75 MILLION
TO COMPLETE THE LAND
TRANSACTIONS. AS NOT TO DEPRIV
THE PROJECT OF THE FULL $26
MILLION, WE ARE MAKING A
COMMITMENT OVER THE NEXT SIX
YEARS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
RESTORE THAT $3.75 MILLION.
THAT COULD COME FROM PARK FUND
BALANCE, IT COULD COME FROM
REVENUES AND, IN THE WORST CASE
SCENARIO, IT COULD BE INCLUDED
IN THE NEXT PROJECT PARK
DISTRICT PRIOR TO HER
EUTHANIZATION. PRIORITIZATION.
THAT IS HOW WE GOT HERE WITH
THAT AMENDMENT.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS,
COLLEAGUES? THUMBS UP , THAT I
GREAT. ANYTHING FROM THE
PANELISTS? DIRECTOR DIAZ,
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> NO. THANK YOU.
>> SUPERINTENDENT, EXCUSE ME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER?
>> YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I HAVE ONE MORE POINT WE
WANTED TO MAKE. WE WANTED TO AS
FOR A RATIFIED CONFIRM SO WE CA
BEGIN IMMEDIATELY WORKING WITH
WSDOT TO TRANSFER THIS PROPERTY
>> GREAT. I DO SEE AN ACTION IN
FRONT OF US TODAY. I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO CALVIN TO EXPLAIN TH
ACTION AND HOW THAT TIES IN .
CALVIN?
>> YES. I BELIEVE, I WILL CHECK
RIGHT NOW, BUT I BELIEVE
RATIFIED CONFIRM IS IN THE
LEGISLATION ALREADY IN FRONT OF
YOU.
>> FANTASTIC. WHY DON'T I GO
AHEAD AND MOVE THAT SO IT IS IN
FRONT OF US. YOU CAN ASK
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THAT.
COLLEAGUES, ITEM NUMBER THREE O
THE AGENDA IS IN FRONT OF US.
THE PARTICIPANTS ON THE PANEL,
I WILL MOVE THE ITEM IN FRONT O
US FOR THE PURPOSES OF
CONSIDERING THE LEGISLATION AND
THE REQUEST FOR ACTION AS NOTE
BY PARKS, AS WELL, CHRISTOPHER
WEIGH-INS. COLLEAGUES, I MOVE
THE COMMITTEE RECOGNIZES THE
PACKAGE OF CB 120467, IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. ARE THERE ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ? CALVIN, WOULD YOU
LIE TO AND ANYTHING ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION?
>> SECTION 9 DOES ALLOW FOR
THIS.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONA
HANDS. I DON'T SEE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. THE GOOD
CHAIR HAS LET US KNOW HE IS VER
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS, AS WELL, AN
EXCITED TO SEE THIS MOVE
FORWARD. AS HIS STAND IN, I WIL
ALSO SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION
TODAY. IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONA
COMMENTS, MR. CLERK, WE YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT CB 120467
PASSES?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
MOTION CARRIES. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BILL
PASSES. THIS WILL BE SET FOR TH
DECEMBER 13th FULL CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. I DON'T SEE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS,
UNLESS CALVIN HAS A NEW HAND.
>> NO, SORRY.
>> NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU ALL FO
THE PRESENTATION AND MANY, MAN
MEETINGS WORTH OF WORK AND YEAR
ON THIS TOPIC. THANK YOU. NOT
SEEING ANYTHING ELSE , THANK YO
AGAIN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
THIS CONCLUDES THE DECEMBER 7,
2022 MEETING OF THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE . THANK YOU FOR
ATTENDING THIS DISCUSSION TODAY
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE
SOMETIME IN JANUARY. HAPPY NEW
YEAR, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK THIS YEAR,
COLLEAGUES.