>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THE
SEPTEMBER 27th 2022 MEETING OF
THE SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT BOARD
WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS FOR:13
FOR:13 P.M., I AM ANDREW LEWIS,
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, WILL THE
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> BOARD PETERSON. BOARD MEMBER
PETERSON? BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> BOARD MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> PRESENT.
>> EXCUSE ME. BOARD MEMBER
MORALE IS?
>> HERE.
>> BOARD MEMBER JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, I WILL ANNOUNCE
THE PRESENT,
>> SORRY, THIS IS FOR BOARD
MEMBER SAWANT.
>> BOARD MEMBER PETERSON IS NOT,
IS THAT CORRECT? I WILL ANNOUNCE
ANNOUNCE HIS PRESENCE WHEN HE
GETS TO THE MEETING. IF THERE IS
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 15th
AND 19th SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT
BOARD MEETINGS HAVE BEEN
REVIEWED, IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION THOSE MINUTES WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THOSE MINUTES? PUBLIC COMMENT. T
THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, AS
AS I'M SURE MOST OF YOU JUST
WATCHED OUR FULL COUNCIL MEETING
MEETING THERE FAMILIAR WITH THE
RULES THAT WE ASSIGNED TO THE PC
COMMENT PERIOD, MADAM CLERK, HOW
HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP
IN PERSON AND REMOTELY? OF COUR.
OF COURSE.
>> WE HAVE SEVEN SIGNED UP REMO,
AND FIVE SIGNED UP IN PERSON.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL GO AHEAD
AND TAKE THE IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTERS FIRST, AND WE WILL
GIVE A ONE MINUTE SPEAKING TIME.
TIME. IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE
MODERATE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD,
WE CAN COMMENCE.
>> THE FIRST IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENT OR IS RENAISSANCE.
>> TESTING. TESTING. GOOD? TEST.
GOOD? TESTING. MY NAME IS
RENAISSANCE, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
OF CAMPAIGNS AT 350 SEATTLE ANDE
BEEN WORKING ON, TODAY I DON'T
WANT TO GO INTO FURTHER DETAILS
ABOUT ALL THE GOALS OF THE
CAMPAIGN WHICH WE HAVE SAID AD
NAUSEAM HERE, WHAT I'D LIKE TO
DO IS BEEN MY TIME DEVOTED TO
SAYING THANK YOU. TO ALL THE
WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE AND ALL
OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND
ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE
WORKED TIRELESSLY THROUGHOUT
THIS PROCESS BECAUSE THE GOALS
THAT WE ARE AFTER OUR VITAL AND
IMPORTANT. AND WE ARE CHARTERED
IN A WAY FORWARDING A PATH TO
CLIMATE JUSTICE AND CLIMATE
RESILIENCE IN A WAY THAT WILL BE
BE HISTORIC FOR A CITY WHILE WE
ARE BUILDING OUT THESE CLIMATE
RESILIENCY HUBS, I WANT TO
APPLAUD EVERYONE FOR HELPING
THAT, AND WITH THE REMAINDER OFY
TIME I HAVE OUR COMMUNITY
ENDORSEMENT LETTER THAT I'VE
BROUGHT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO
SUBMIT TO OFFICIAL RECORD FOR
THIS MEETING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JEANNIE .
JEANNIE IANNUCCI.
>> THAT WAS A GREAT SPEECH. AM I
AM I ON? YES. THANK YOU ALL, I
THAT WAS WONDERFUL. WE SEE THAT
WONDERFUL, THANK YOU. I AM SPEAG
IN SUPPORT OF THE PARK DISTRICT,
DISTRICT, AND ALSO SPECIFICALLY
IN SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER
MURILLO'S AMENDMENT, NUMBER
THREE TO THE PARK BUDGET PLAN.
IN THE HOPES THAT THAT WILL
FURTHER PROVIDE ACCESS FOR PEOPE
OF ALL SORTS, FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND SO ON TO
EXPERIENCE LIKE WASHINGTON, FORE
THREE MILES BETWEEN [
INDISCERNIBLE. ] IN A WAY THAT'S
THAT'S SAFE, AND LEARNING TO
RIDE BIKES AND ROLLERSKATE AND
DO THOSE WONDERFUL THINGS. SO,
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN VERY MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TERRY HO.
TERRY HONE.
>> YES, HELLO, THANK YOU, IT IS
SO GREAT TO BE HERE IN PERSON. I
I SERVED ON THE BOARD OF PARK
COMMISSIONERS FOR 9 YEARS, I
HAVE A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN
THE PARK DISTRICT ISSUE AND I
WORKED ON THE CAMPAIGN. AND
HELPED FORM THAT INITIATIVE TO
THE BALLOT. I'M VERY MUCH IN
SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION 51, I
WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THE
INCREASE LEVY THAT YOU ARE
PROPOSING ON THIS, I FELT IT WAS
WAS UNDERUTILIZED UP UNTIL NOW,
AND I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THAT. I
ALSO AM HERE TO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER MURILLO'S IS 3.3.
I WANT TO THANK THE PARK BOARD
FOR THE WORK THEY DID IS THE
COMMITTEE THAT FORMED THE
RESOLUTION 51. WE HAVE A FUND
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, THIS
WOULD BE A KEEP MOVING MOTION ON
ON THE PART OF THE CITY COUNCILO
KEEP THIS GOING. WE WANT TO
PRIORITIZE LAKE WASHINGTON AS A
PARK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STEVE ST.
STEVE STELLA.
>> FORMERLY KNOWN AS DICTATOR OF
OF GREEN LAKE WHEN I WAS
CHAIRMAN OF THE GREENLAKE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MANY YEARS
AGO. I CAN SAY THERE IS A NEED
FOR MORE TO BE DONE TO CLEAN UP
THE PARK AND TO KEEP THEM
UP-TO-DATE. ONE THING YOU SHOULD
SHOULD CONSIDER IS THERE'S NO
USE IN PUTTING A LOT OF MONEY
AND IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KEEP
THEM FOR PUBLIC USE, IF YOU MAKE
MAKE THEM SIMPLY INTO
ENCAMPMENTS AND ABANDON THEM TO
WHOEVER WANTS TO VANDALIZE THEM,
THEM, THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM.
GREEN LAKE HAS A VERY, VERY OLD
BUILDING WHICH YOU MAY HAVE TO
DECIDE WHETHER IT'S WORTH
REMODELING OR REPLACING. BUT,
YOU DON'T PUT TOO MUCH THERE,
BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY OVERUSED.
THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE WANTING TO
TO BE THERE THAN THERE IS SPACES
SPACES FOR PEOPLE. SO, I WOULD
HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER
WISELY USING THE MONEY, AND
MAKING SURE THAT PARKS ARE
AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSE FOR
WHICH THE PARK WAS BUILT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, I
WANT TO RECOGNIZE I BELIEVE
BOARD MEMBER PETERSON HAS JOINED
JOINED THE MEETING. AND CHAIR, K
WE WERE SERVED TO STEVE AS THE
BENEVOLENT LEADER OF GREEN LAKE.
LAKE. NOT DICTATOR. [ LAUGHTER ]
]
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THAT
SHOULD BE YOUR TITLE, YOU REPRET
DISTRICT 6. IN ANY EVENT, I
WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
RECOGNIZE FOR MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC THAT BOARD MEMBER
PETERSON IS IN THE MEETING.
BOARD MEMBER PETERSON, CAN YOU
CONFIRM THAT THAT'S THE CASE.
MAYBE HE ISN'T YET. MY
APOLOGIES. YOU CAN CONTINUE THE
PUBLIC SESSION, PUBLIC COMMENT
SECTION,
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR IS
A W ALEXANDER.
>> I, TOO, AM HERE ABOUT THE
GREENLAKE INITIATIVE. AT THIS
PRESENT TIME, THE COMMUNITY
CENTER IS BEING OVERUSED. OUR
ESTIMATE IS AT LEAST 750,000
ANNUALLY. BUT, OUR RECREATION
CENTER IS SCHEDULED TO BE
REMODELED. $70 MILLION-$80
MILLION ONCE THEY GO IN THERE,
WE HAVE ASBESTOS, WE HAVE A
FOUNDATIONAL PROBLEM, RIGHT NOW,
NOW, WE HAVE METHANE GAS THAT
COMES THROUGH THE ELEVATOR, WITH
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE
LOOKING AT THE SIMPLE FACT, TWOS
OF JUST COMPLETED THIS PAST
SUMMER. THERE ARE THREE CRANES N
THE AIR, MORE APARTMENTS, GOING
UP IN THE GREENLAKE COMMUNITY.
OUR FACILITY IS JUST NOT
FITTING, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE
FUTURE AND LOOK AT IT WELL. I
HOPE WE CAN FIND PRIVATE-SECTOR
MONEY. THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR, I AM PRESENT. SORRY, I
I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY
MICROPHONE.
>> NOT A PROBLEM, THANK YOU SO
MUCH BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN.
CLERK, YOU MAY CONTINUE PUBLIC
COMMENT, THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT. OUR FIRST
SPEAKER IS ANDREW ECCLES.
>> HI. MY NAME IS ANDREW ECCLES.
ECCLES. I'M A SEATTLE RESIDENT
AND SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF LEWIS'S
LEWIS'S AMENDMENT, THE PLAN
BEING PUT FORTH, WE ARE REALLY
HAPPY TO SEE FUNDING FOR
UPGRADES FOR 13 SENIOR CENTERS O
BE RESILIENCE HUBS, AND I HOPE
THE FULL COUNSEL WILL SUPPORT
THIS. ALSO WANT TO SPEAK TO HOW
IMPORTANT THIS DECISION ENSURING
ENSURING THE MICRA GRID SOLAR
LIKE THE PROJECT GETS BUILT ON
THESE COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE
HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THAT AS
MUCH, WE KNOW FOR BOTH CLIMATE
EVENTS AND ALSO THE BIG EARTHQU,
HAVING SOMETHING THAT CAN KEEP
THE POWER ON IN AN EMERGENCY IS
CRITICAL AS WELL AS COMMUNITY
GATHERING POINTS, IN A BIG
EMERGENCY LIKE POWER OUTAGES,
ESPECIALLY DURING A BIG
EARTHQUAKE. WE ARE REALLY
EXCITED TO SEE THIS VISION COME
TO FRUITION, AND GET TO SEE
THESE UPGRADES IN OUR COMMUNITY
AND THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE, SO
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PENNY O'.
PENNY O'GRADY.
>> HI, I'M IN SEATTLE IN
DISTRICT 6, I CELEBRATE CLIMATEE
HUBS, HOWEVER, I'M CONCERNED BY
INCREASING PARK RANGERS, THERE'S
THERE'S A MISTAKE ABOUT WHAT THE
THE ARTICLE ALTERNATIVE MEANS,
IT DOESN'T MEAN HIRING MORE
PEOPLE TO ENFORCE RULES, IT
MEANS YOU NEED ONGOING ACTION
AFTER THE POLICE MURDER OF
GEORGE FLOYD TO PRIORITIZE
INVESTMENTS AND A SYSTEM OF CARN
RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. A
YOUNG FRIEND RETURNED TO SEATTLE
SEATTLE AFTER WEEKS IN EUROPE, G
HOME ON LIGHT RAIL HE WAS
OVERWHELMED BY THE SMELL OF
URINE, THE SAD FACES OF RIDERS
IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, THE
OBVIOUS LACK OF CARE, RESPECT,
AND NURTURE FOR THE PEOPLE HERE,
HERE, A STARK CONTRAST TO WHERE
HE'D BEEN. DIFFERENCE IS
BASICALLY THAT THEY TAKE CARE OF
OF THEIR PEOPLE, HE SAID. STAFF
ARE SAYING THESE ARE THE RULES
AND YOU AREN'T FOLLOWING THEM,
THAT'S INVESTING IN CONTROL AND
SURVEILLANCE, POLICING BY
ANOTHER NAME. INVESTING IN REAL
POLICE ALTERNATIVES MEANS STAFF
SAY HOW CAN I HELP YOU.
ALTERNATIVES INCLUDE INVESTING
IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE HUBS WITH
MICRA GRID SOLAR. THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR HER
WORK TO LIMIT THE PARK RANGERS
SCOPE OF DUTIES, WE WILL BE
WATCHING.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOY ARE.
>> HELLO. HIGH THERE, I'M A
COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO HAS
WITNESSED THE MULTITUDE OF INCOE
AND REMOVALS OR RAID SWEEPS THAT
THAT HAVE AT LEAST DOUBLED UNDER
UNDER MAYOR HARRELL, I WON'T GO
THROUGH THE CHAOS AND TRAUMA I
WITNESSED OF HUMANS BEING SWEPT
LIKE GARBAGE, BUT I WILL SAY A
SIGNIFICANT FIGURE THAT'S BEEN
PART OF MANY OF THOSE SWEEPS HAS
HAS BEEN A PARK RANGER. SO WHEN
I HEARD THAT THE PARKS LEVY WILG
IN ANOTHER 26 PARK RANGERS TO PE
CITY PARKS, I AM FEARFUL AND
HORRIFIED FOR THE MANY UN-HOUSED
UN-HOUSED PEOPLE WHO ALREADY
FACE A MULTITUDE OF POLICE, WHEN
WHEN PARK RANGERS SUPERVISORS
CALLED THEM INTO SURROUND AND
FORCE A PERSON OUT. THERE'S BEEN
BEEN CONFUSION LATELY BETWEEN
WHAT'S BEEN REPORTED THE COUNCIT
NO PARK RANGERS HAVE BEEN
PARTICIPATING IN SWEEPS
RECENTLY. WHAT'S ACTUALLY
HAPPENING THAT WE WITNESSED AS
RECENTLY AS SEPTEMBER 13th WHERE
WHERE A CITY EMPLOYEE WEARING
CLOTHING CLOTHING MARKED RANGER
IS PER DISSIPATING IN SWEEPS.
FUNDING ANOTHER 26 PARK RANGERS
SHOULD NOT BE DONE WHEN THERE'S
EVIDENT CONFUSION AND LACK OF
RARITY OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION OR
OR SPECIFIC DUTIES, OR WHERE THY
WILL BE DEPLOYED.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALICE LO.
ALICE LOCKHART.
>> PARKS BOARD, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
ME?
>> YES, WE CAN.
>> THANK YOU, HELLO, PARKS
BOARD, I'M ALICE LOCKHART, AND S
A VOLUNTEER WITH 350 SEATTLE I
WAS A MEMBER OF THE SMALL TEAM
WHO DID THE INITIAL RESEARCH FOT
LATER BECAME OUR HEALTHY
CAMPAIGN, IT'S SO GREAT TO BE
HERE TODAY TO SAY THANK YOU TO
COMMUNITY AND PARTICULARLY TO
THE BOARD. FOR ALL YOUR WORK IN
MAKING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE HUBS
HUBS A REALITY. THANK YOU ALL SO
SO MUCH. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MN
THAT IN THE EARLY RESEARCH WE
WERE PARTICULARLY INSPIRED BY
THE MILLER COMMUNITY CENTER
MICRA GRID PROJECT WHICH IT WAS
A PILOT COLLABORATION WITH
SEATTLE CITY THAT WILL ENSURE
THAT MILLER WILL HELP KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE EVEN THOUGH HEAT AND
AND SMOKE CAUSED POWER OUTAGES.
THIS IS IMPORTANT, GOVERNOR
INSLEE CALLED MILLER THE
BEGINNING OF A REVOLUTION THAT
WOULD BE THE FIRST OF HUNDREDS F
SUCH PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
REVOLUTIONARY WORK TODAY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROBIN
BRIGGS.
>> HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, PARKS BOARD MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TK
ABOUT THE PARKS LEVY, I WANTED
TO URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE CLIME
RESILIENCE HUBS THAT MANY OTHER
CALLERS HAVE REFERENCED, DAYS LE
TODAY WHEN IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT
THAT WE NEED THE SMOKE AND HEAT
SHELTERS, I ALSO WANTED TO URGE
YOU TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL TO
OPEN LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
FOR PEOPLE ROLLING AND WALKING
FROM MOUNT BAKER TO SEWARD PARK,
PARK, THIS IS WHAT LIVING IN
SEATTLE IS ABOUT, GETTING OUT, G
THE LAKE AND MOUNTAINS AND SINK
HIS LEARNING TO RIDE BIKES,
PEOPLE GETTING EXERCISE, THIS IS
IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED MORE OF,
OF, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOY OKA .
OKA SAKE. JOY OKA SAKE? ARE YOU?
YOU AVAILABLE?
>> HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M
THE BOARD PRESIDENT AT THE
KUBOTA GARDEN FOUNDATION. SINCE
1989 THE FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERD
WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THL
COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE KUBOTA
GARDENS, A GORGEOUS 20 ACRE
JAPANESE GARDEN THAT PROVIDES
ACCESS TO THE GREEN SPACE IN AN
AREA IDENTIFIED BY THE CITY AS
UNDERSERVED IN PARKS AND OPEN
SPACE. VISITOR SHIP HAS
CONSISTENTLY INCREASED FROM OVER
OVER 56,000 IN 2014 TO OVER
126,020 21. THANKS TO THE PARKS
DISTRICT THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED
RECEIVED A PROJECT CHALLENGE IN
2018 TO COMPLETE THE WALLS
AROUND THE GARDEN AND START THE
DESIGN OF THE PARKING LOT EXTEN.
THE DESIGN EXPANSION WOULD
DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF STALLS FOR
ACCESSIBLE PARKING IMPROVE PICK
UP AND DROP OFF, AND TREAT THE
STORMWATER ON-SITE. THE BUDGET D
DID NOT INCLUDE FUNDING FOR THE
EXPANDED PARKING LOT, COUNCILMER
MIRELES PROPOSED AN ADDENDUM TOE
BUDGET ADDING $200,000 FOR
FURTHERING THE DESIGN OF THE
EXPANSION. THAT IS GREAT, BUT IS
SHORT OF THE ADDITIONAL $3
MILLION REQUIRED.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AND AS
I'VE ARTS.
>> AND AS I'VE ARTS?
>> WE CAN MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT
SPEAKER, [ INDISCERNIBLE. ]
>> THIS IS ANNA, I'M UNMUTED
NOW, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU, THANK YOU.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT, I'M A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT TWO, FIRST
OF ALL A SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE WK
THAT COMMITTEE GROUPS HAVE DONED
THE SMOKE AND HEAT, THAT'S
REALLY AWESOME, WE SUPPORT THAT
WORK, BUT ALSO WANTED TO SHOUT
OUT IN PARTICULAR TO
COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES AMENDMENT
FOR THE FUNDING FOR ACCESSIBLE
SIDEWALKS AND ACCESS ALONG LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD. THIS IS
CRITICAL FOR PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF
WHO CAN'T DRIVE AND NEED
ACCESSIBLE OPEN SPACE IN THE SOH
END THAT WE CAN WALK OR ROLL OR
TAKE TRANSIT, SO I HOPE THAT
AMENDMENT PASSES. THANK YOU.
>> OUR
NEXT SPEAKER IS YARN TOWEL.
>> HIGH, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> OKAY. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR OF AMENDMENT THREE TO
RESOLUTION 51 WHICH WOULD CREATE
CREATE A PROTECTIVE PATH ON LAKE
ON LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD.
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD IS
WIDELY KNOWN TO BE DUE TO
AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS, I DEFINITELY
DEFINITELY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS
THIS PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY THATI
WRITE ON LAKE WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD, YOU GET PEOPLE
HONKING EVEN IF YOU ARE
FOLLOWING THE RULES OF THE ROAD,
ROAD, OR PEOPLE DOING A PUNISH S
WHERE THEY WILL PASS WITHIN
INCHES OF YOU. AND THERE'S NO
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ANY OF THAT.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE CLUB AND WE
REGULARLY HOLD BEGINNER FRIENDLY
BEGINNER FRIENDLY RIDES, BUT
WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM GROUP
LEADERS IS THAT THEY WOULD NEVER
NEVER HOLD A RIDE ON LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD BECAUSE IT
IS SO UNSAFE. I THINK WE HAVE TO
TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE WANT LAKE
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD TO BE.
BE. WE WANT LAKE WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD TO BE A HIGHWAY, OR DO
DO WE WANT IT TO BE PARK SPACE
THAT IS ASSESSABLE FOR PEOPLE?
THE SIDEWALKS FRANK WE ARE IN SH
BAD CONDITION THAT I DON'T THINK
THINK ANYBODY ROLLING CAN
ACTUALLY GO THROUGH IT.
>> THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC
COMMENTERS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAME CL.
MADAME CLERK. WE WILL NOW MOVE
ON TO OUR AGENDA ITEMS OF
BUSINESS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ AGENDA ITEM 1 AND THE
RECORD?
>> RESOLUTION 51, RESOLUTION IN
THE SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT 6 YEAR
YEAR FUNDING PLAN FOR 2023 320
28, FOR A BRIEF DISCUSSION ON A
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WE HAVE OUR PRESENTERS FROM
CENTRAL STAFF, WHO ARE HERE, SO,
SO, WHY DON'T WE GET TO
RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US.
UNLESS CENTRAL STAFF, DO YOU
HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY?
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE IT IN
FRONT OF US. I'M GOING TO MOVE
THE METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
BOARD RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION 51. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION, BOARD MEMBERS, THE
PROCESS FOR CONSIDERING PROPOSED
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
RESOLUTION WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.
CENTRAL STAFF WILL WALK US THROH
EACH AMENDMENT, AND I WILL THEN
MOVE EACH AMENDMENT AFTER A
SECOND. THIS SPONSOR WILL
ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT, AND
COUNCILMEMBERS CAN ASK QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS OF CENTRAL STAFF OR
THE SPONSOR AND FINALLY WE WILL
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT AFTER
THOSE COMMENTS. THE STEPS WILL
BE REPEATED FOR ALL PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS ON THE PROCESS? SEEIN,
PROCESS? SEEING, BOARDMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, DO YOU HAVE A
QUESTION?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
FOR YOUR OUTLINE OF THE PROCESS,
PROCESS, I WANTED TO THANK YOU,
MISTER BOARD PRESIDENT, AND
CENTRAL STAFF AS WE WALK THROUGE
AMENDMENTS THERE HAVE BEEN
NUMEROUS EMAILS BACK AND FORTH
ON VARIOUS PROPOSALS, AND I WANT
WANT TO THANK YOU AND CENTRAL
STAFF FOR BEING AVAILABLE AROUND
AROUND THE CLOCK TO HELP ANSWER
THESE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN
BROUGHT UP. AS WE WALK THROUGH
PLEASE NOTE FOR THE COMMUNITY
MANY MORE IDEAS WERE GOING BACK
AND FORTH, IF NOT THE EXPERTISE
OF THE PRESIDENT, AND THE
CENTRAL STAFF, THEY WOULD PROBAY
BE MANY MORE OUT OF ORDER TODAY,
TODAY, SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE
GREAT IDEAS. AND CENTRAL STAFF.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND IN
THAT SPIRIT, LET'S GO AHEAD ANDE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT AVAILABILITY
OF CENTRAL STAFF TO START
WORKING THROUGH OUR 11
AMENDMENTS TODAY. SO, CENTRAL
STAFF PROCEDURALLY, IS
BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD GOING TO
TAKE CARE OF THE SUBSTITUTION ,
WHEN WE QUEUE THAT UP? OR DO I
HAVE TO DO ANYTHING BEFORE I
HANDED OVER TO YOU?
>> WE DON'T, WE HAVE A FEW
THINGS TO START WITH IN TERMS OF
OF THE CONTEXT FOR THOSE
AMENDMENTS. SO WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND DO THAT AND WE WILL GET AS
QUICKLY AS WE CAN TO THOSE
AMENDMENTS, BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU
ARE READY TO TAKE MOVEMENT ON
THIS.
>> I'LL JUST JUMP RIGHT IN. THE
SLIDE BEFORE YOU, THIS TABLE
REMIND EVERYBODY OF WHERE WE ARE
ARE TODAY, THESE ARE THE NUMBERS
NUMBERS BEHIND THE SPENDING PLAN
PLAN AS IT STOOD THE LAST DAY WE
WE MET, THERE ARE AMENDMENTS
TODAY, AND WE SHOW THE NUMBERS
FROM 2023 THROUGH 2028, RANGING
FROM 117 92 143 THREE, IN 2028.
AND THEN THE RELATED, ANNUAL
IMPACT FOR THE VALUE SHOWN HERE.
HERE. THIS IS MOSTLY A REFERENCE
REFERENCE SLIDE REFERRING TO IT,
IT, TO THE DISCUSSION, BUT THE
PRESENTATION.
>> YOU WILL BE CONSIDERING
AMENDMENTS AND VOTING ON RESOLUN
51 WHICH WILL ADOPT THE SIX YEAR
YEAR FUNDING PLAN AND THE
DETAILED LINE OF BUSINESS, THAT
IS ATTACHMENT ONE THAT WE SENT
OUT TO YOU IN A COUPLE OF
VERSIONS, IT SHOWS US THE
CHANGES IN TRACK CHANGES SO TO
SPEAK AND ONE A CLEAN VERSION
THAT ROLLS UP INTO FINAL TOTALS
FOR EACH ONE OF THE LINES OF BU.
OF BUSINESS. RESOLUTION 51
INCLUDES PROPOSED SPENDING REST,
INCLUDES PROPOSED STATEMENTS OF
INTENT, AND IT INCLUDES
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES, AND WE
WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN A
MOMENT. YOU WILL ALSO BE VOTING
TO AMEND CLERK FILE NUMBER ONE
AND THIS WILL INCLUDE THE
INITIATIVE LEVEL RECOMMENDATIONF
THE PARK DISTRICT BOARD, AS YOU
MIGHT AMEND THEM TODAY IT WILL
INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
THE MAYOR, AND THIS IS TO HAVE A
A HISTORICAL RECORD FOR EVERYONE
EVERYONE THAT HAS STATING WHAT
WE DID, WHAT THE DISTRICT BOARD
AND IN ADDITION TO THE MAYOR AT
THAT INITIATIVE LEVEL OF
RECOMMENDATION. AT LAST WEEK'S
MEETING I NEGLECTED TO DESCRIBE
WHAT THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF
RESOLUTION 51, THOSE PROVISIONS
THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THAT
RESOLUTION RELATED TO
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. I'M NOT
NOT GOING TO SPEND TIME ON THIS,
THIS, THESE MEASURES, THEY HAVE
BEEN IN THE DOCUMENT YOU WILL
RECEIVE MIDDLE OF LAST WEEK, BUT
WEEK, BUT THE HIGHLIGHT A FEW
PARKS AND REC TO SUBMIT PROPOSED
PROPOSED PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR
FOR EACH OF THE INITIATIVES
IMPROVED INCLUDED IN THE FUNDINN
AND WE'VE ASKED THEM TO DO THAT
BY THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER
OF 2023. IT DOES INCLUDE
SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR
MEASUREMENTS RELATING TO
BATHROOM AND PARK CLEANING AS
WELL AS RENOVATIONS OF EXISTING
PARKS INFRASTRUCTURE AND
COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL BEST
PRACTICE BENCHMARKS IN THAT
REGARD. IT STATES THE DISTRICT S
INTENT TO REVIEW THE ANNUAL
REPORT ON NDIDI FUNDING PLAN,
AND TO CONSIDER MODIFICATIONS TO
TO THE SIX YEAR PLAN BASED ON
PERFORMANCE INCLUDING
CONSIDERING THAT WHETHER OR NOT
TO AMEND THE PLAN TO REDUCE AND
REALLOCATE TOTAL SPENDING IN
LIGHT OF ANY IN THE PRIOR YEAR.
IT ALSO WILL REQUEST SPR TO
REPORT ON THE LIMITATIONS OF
RECOMMENDATIONS READ BY BURKE
AND ASSOCIATES IN 2022
EVALUATION OF THE CAPITAL
PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION, WE WILL TALK ABOUT
THAT PARTICULAR PROVISION IN A
FEW MOMENTS, AND FINALLY IT
STATES THE INTENT TO REQUEST THE
THE CITY TO CONDUCT DIFFERENT PE
AUDITS, ONE RELATED TO THE
CLEANING OF BATHROOMS AND THE
OTHER RELATED TO THE CLEANING
AND MAINTENANCE OF PARKS. MOVING
MOVING ON, WE'VE SEEN THERE WERE
WERE A FEW NONCONTROVERSIAL
CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO SOME
OF THE STATEMENTS OF INTENT
BETTER IN RESOLUTION 51.
BRIEFLY, ONE STATEMENT OF INTENT
INTENT THAT WAS CHANGED WAS TO
ADD THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT TO THOSE AT PARKS AND
AND REC IN THE OFFICE OF SUSTAIY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL WORK WITH ON
THE HUB STRATEGY. A SECOND HAS
TO DO WITH MODIFYING THE
LANGUAGE REGARDING THE
CARBONIZATION OF COMMITTEE
CENTERS TO INCLUDE A SPECIFIC
REQUEST THAT PARKS AND REST
INCORPORATING ON-SITE SOLAR
PANELS FOR ALL CLIMATE CONSCIOUS
CONSCIOUS CONVERSIONS. AND THEN
IT ADDS A NEW STATEMENT OF
INTENT REQUESTING PARKS AND RECO
PROVIDE REPORTS TO THE PARK
DISTRICT BOARD, COMPLETION OF
PHASE 1, AND INCLUDE A REPORT
THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE AND COST
ESTIMATES PHASE 2. NOW THAT I MD
TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, THE
RESOLUTION 51 AND WHERE
APPROPRIATE, AMENDMENTS TO
ATTACH ONE OF WHICH AGAIN IS THE
THE SIX YEAR FUNDING PLAN.
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WHICH IS
NEW VERSION 1A, AMENDMENT
REVISED AMENDMENT SENT TO YOU
VIA EMAIL TO AND A HALF HOURS
AGO, IT WAS PROPOSED BY
BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD AND IT ADDS
A SPINNING RESEARCH AND REQUIRIG
THE AFFORDABLE PART OF ELEMENT
FUNDING IN 2023 TO BE DESIGNATED
DESIGNATED TO SUPPORT TO THE
SUPERBLOCK PROJECT AND TO BUILD
A PLATE AREA AT THE PARK. AS
CALLED FOR IN PHASE 2 OF THE
LONG-RANGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
>> THANK YOU, TRACY. I MOVE
AMENDMENT 1A, IS THERE A SECOND?
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. I WILL HAND IT OFF
OFF TO THE SPONSOR TO SPEAK TO
THE AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO
SPEAK TO MY APPRECIATION FOR THE
THE BOARD OF PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSIONERS WHO NOT
WHO NOT ONLY HELPED CONCEIVE OF
THE EQUITY FUND ITSELF BUT ALSO
IDENTIFIED FOUR PROJECTS AS
EXCELLENT CANDIDATES FOR FUNDING
FUNDING WITHIN THE FIRST YEARS.
THOSE PROJECTS INCLUDE GARFIELD
SUPERBLOCK PROJECT, THE LITTLE
BROOK RENOVATION, THE PLAY AREA,
AREA, AND RAINIER BEACH SKATE
PARK. TWO OF THOSE PROJECTS,
LIMBRICK PARK AND THE SKATE
PARK, HAVE SPECIFIC DOLLARS
DEDICATED TO THEM IN 2024 IN THE
THE PROPOSED PACKAGE. I HAD BEEN
BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THE PARK
PLAY AREA TO BE AN EARLY
RECIPIENT OF EQUITY FUNDING,
SINCE COMMISSIONERS FIRST APPROD
THE WORK BACK IN 2006, AND
BECAUSE THE PROJECT WILL SERVE
SOUTH PARK WHICH HAS THE HIGHEST
HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF KIDS OF
OF ANY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY.
CITY. WITH THE LEAST ACCESS TO
GREEN SPACE. THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
COUNCIL MEMBERS STAFF REACHED
OUT YESTERDAY TO EXPLORE WHETHER
NOT THERE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT
FUNDING FOR THE GARFIELD
SUPERBLOCK, THE LAST PROJECT
LEFT UNADDRESSED ON THE COMMISSS
LIST OF FOUR. IN 2003. WITH A
TOTAL OF $3 MILLION AVAILABLE
ANNUALLY, THE EQUITY FUND WILL
BE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE
MEANINGFUL FUNDING TO BOTH
PROJECTS, IN 2023, AND I'M
REALLY HAPPY TO OFFER THIS
REVISED AMENDMENT, AMENDMENT 1A,
1A, THE LANGUAGE OF WHICH WAS
CIRCULATED BY MY OFFICE TODAY,
AT 1:53, THAT THIS AMENDMENT
MAKES BOTH PRIORITIES POSSIBLE.
MANY THANKS TO AARON HOUSE, AND
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OFFICE FOR
WORKING WITH MY STAFF, THANK YOU
YOU TO CHRISTINA AS WELL. AND
WORKING ON THIS CHANGE, THANK
YOU AS WELL TO EMILIO SANCHEZ,
OR DEPUTY CLERK FOR ADVISING ONE
PROCEDURE TODAY. AND TRACY RADCE
AND ERIC McCONAGHY ON COUNSEL
CENTRAL STAFF FOR SUPPORTING THE
THE DEVELOPMENT, BOTH OF THE
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE AND THE
COMPROMISE LANGUAGE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA. THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I MISSPOKE, IT
IT SHOULD BE UP TO $3 MILLION,
NOT $2 MILLION.
>> I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN READING
READING IT AS SUCH. UP TO $3
MILLION.
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR, I
WANT TO FOLLOW-UP AND EXPRESS MY
MY APPRECIATION TO COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR HER
TEAM AT HER STAFF'S WILLINGNESS
TO WORK WITH US ON THIS
AMENDMENT I WANT TO THANK
CHRISTINA FOR THEIR JOINT
EFFORTS HERE, BETWEEN OUR
OFFICES, THIS AMENDMENT LIFTS UP
UP THE IMPORTANT PROJECT, WE
KNOW THIS IS ABOUT INVESTING IN
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
UNDERSERVED, AND HAVE
HISTORICALLY NOT SEEN AS MUCH IT
IN GREEN SPACES. THE EXPERIENCE
DISPROPORTIONATE ENVIRONMENTAL
INJUSTICE AND THE IMPACT OF
CLIMATE CHANGE HIGHER DUE TO
AIR-QUALITY FLOODING FREQUENCY
AND LIKELIHOOD THAT FLOODS CAN
OCCUR THERE AND HIRE HEAT DURING
DURING OUR EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNINGS. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AGAIN FOR
HELPING TO BROADEN THE AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE THE
SUPERBLOCK AS NEEDED IN 2023,
ANOTHER IMPORTANT PROJECT THAT
WILL INCREASE PARK EQUITY, AND
ACCESS TO REALIZED COMMUNITY
VISION FOR ARTS AND OPEN PUBLIC
SPACE IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT,
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS PACKAGE
OVERALL AND I'M EXCITED THAT
THIS AMENDMENT HELPS GET US NEAR
NEAR $3 MILLION PER YEAR FOR
IMPORTANT PRODUCT THAT WILL HELE
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPARITIES,
CREATE COMMUNITY SPACE, AND
INVEST IN COMMUNITY CAPACITY IN
AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN
HISTORICALLY UNDER INVESTED IN
AND TO HELP TRY TO CLOSE SOME OF
OF THOSE RACIAL DISPARITIES ANDE
ACCESS TO PARK FOR EVERYONE AND
ESPECIALLY UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES. BY INCLUDING
GRFIELD SUPERBLOCK AGAIN IN ONE
ONE OF THE COUNCIL BUDGET
PRIORITIES, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT THAT REALLY HELPS TO
ENSURE THAT THE PROJECTS
IDENTIFIED AS CURRENT POTENTIALS
FOR THE EQUITY FUND WILL BE
PROVIDED FUNDING THROUGH THIS
PACKAGE, AND THERE WILL BE
ADDITIONAL ANNUAL FUNDING FOR
NEW COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT COME
COME ONLINE IN THE FUTURE YEARS.
YEARS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE
COLLABORATION HERE, AND TO THE
COMMUNITY WHO HAS CALLED FOR
THIS ACTION TODAY.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT
LEWIS. I AM VOTING YES ON THIS
AMENDMENT, THE SUPERBLOCK HAS BN
A GRASSROOTS EFFORT TO CREATE A
VITAL CIVIC SPACE THAT HONORS
AND TELLS THE STORY THROUGH ART
AND CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS OF
THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED HERE
OVER THE MILLENNIA. THE GARFIELD
GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK WORKING WITH
WITH STAFF FROM THE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT AIMS TO EE
THE AREA AROUND THE COMMUNITY
CENTER, AND GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOOL WITH ART THAT IS THE
AREA'S HISTORY. NEW TREES AND
WALKWAYS TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR
ALL, NEW, SAFE PUBLICLY
ACCESSIBLE BATHROOM FACILITIES
OF WHICH WE NEED ALL ACROSS THE,
THE CITY, AND OTHER URGENTLY
NEEDED COMMUNITY AMENITIES, AND
IT WILL BE A GEM FOR THE
COMMUNITY AS I'VE SAID
REPEATEDLY LAST YEAR. MY OFFICE
HAS PROUDLY WORKED FOR THE
GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK ALONGSIDE
CENTRAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. LAST YEAR HE MET WITH
THE ACTIVISTS MULTIPLE TIMES,
AND LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY
PETITION THAT GARNERED OVER 600,
WE SENT FOUR MASS EMAILS
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SPEAK IN
PUBLIC AND I THINK ALL THE PEOPE
WHO DID, IN EXPLAINING WHY THE
GSP WOULD BE A WONDERFUL PROJECT
PROJECT FOR CENTRAL DISTRICT
COMMUNITY. I ALSO HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THE GSP
EVENT OUTSIDE THE GARFIELD
COMMUNITY CENTER LAST SUMMER,
WHILE THE COMMITTEE ORGANIZERS
FROM MY OFFICE TALKED TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABOUT GETTING
ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE PUSH
FOR GSP FUNDING. LAST YEARS THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET CAMPAIGNED FROM
MY OFFICE IN MANY ACTIVIST
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY, ONE
ONE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR THE
GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK TO PREPARE
THE DESIGNS FOR THE PROJECT,
THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLES BUDGET
BUDGET ACTIVISTS IN THE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO ADVOCATED
FOR IT LAST YEAR. ACCORDING TO
CENTRAL STAFF, THE GARFIELD
SUPERBLOCK WAS ALREADY ON TRACK
TO BE THE TOP PROJECT WITH
FUNDING FROM THIS EQUITABLE PARK
PARK DEVELOPMENT FUNDING, BUT IO
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT TO CODIFY
CODIFY THAT. AS I'VE EXPLAINED
IN THE PAST, THE SYSTEM AND THE
POLITICIANS WHO UPHOLD THIS
SYSTEM PIT WORKING-CLASS
COMMUNITIES AGAINST EACH OTHER,
ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL,
FORCING WORKING PEOPLE AND
COMMUNITIES TO COMPETE OVER
INADEQUATE FUNDS. LET'S NOT
FORGET THAT THE FUNDS IN THIS
CASE ARE PROPERTY TAX LEVY ARE
BEING RAISED THROUGH REGRESSIVE
PROPERTY TAXES WHICH
DISPROPORTIONATELY TARGET THE
SAME WORKING PEOPLE, AND IN
REALITY TARGETS THE LOWEST
INCOME PEOPLE THE MOST. THIS ISN
A CITY WITH SOME OF THE MOST
WEALTHY PEOPLE AND CORPORATIONS.
CORPORATIONS. I'M VERY HAPPY TO
ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING AT THE PARK
PARK AND GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK,
AND ALL THE EXTREMELY WORTHY AND
AND NECESSARY PROJECTS THAT WE
NEED ALL ACROSS THE CITY,
ESPECIALLY TO SERVE OUR MOST
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. AT THE
THE SAME TIME, IT'S EXTREMELY I,
AND MY OFFICE THINKS IT'S REALLY
REALLY IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO
FIGHT FOR ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR
EVERY SUCH PROJECT. THIS $3
MILLION FUND WILL NOT BE ENOUGH
TO FULLY FUND THESE PROJECTS,
NEVERMIND THE PROJECTS THAT ARE
NEEDED ACROSS THE CITY.
ULTIMATELY, THIS SHOWS THAT WE
NEED TO EXPAND THE AMAZON TAX
WORKING PEOPLE ONE IN 2020 TO
ADEQUATELY FUND ALL OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS, NOT TO MENTION
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT IS
PUBLICLY OWNED, AND I URGE ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS TO VOTE YES ON A
BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT I WILL BE
BE RINGING FORWARD FROM THE
BUDGET THIS FALL, BUT FOR NOW, I
I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BOARDMEMBER
SAWANT. BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT
LEWIS. THESE 11 NEWER AMENDMENTS
AMENDMENTS GENERATED A PRACTICAL
A PRACTICAL QUESTION ON WHETHER
WHETHER COUNCILMEMBERS MAY
ABSTAIN ON AMENDMENTS TO THE
RESOLUTION, AND THE ANSWER IS
YES. ACCORDING TO RULE 5A, SINCE
SINCE WE THE PARKS DISTRICT
ADOPTS THE RULES OF THE FULL
COUNSEL. I CONFIRMED THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL ON THIS, I BELIEVE
THAT I'M CONSISTENT WITH MY VOTN
THE FINAL AMENDED BILL, I MAY BE
BE ABSTAINING FROM SOME OF THESE
THESE AMENDMENTS THAT SPECIFY
FUNDING AMOUNTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BOARDMEMBER
PEDERSEN. I DO NOT SEE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, SO,
BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO GIVE THE CLOSING REMARKS
REMARKS ON THE AMENDMENT BEFORE
BEFORE WE CALL FOR A VOTE?
>> I HAVE NO CLOSING REMARKS,
BUT I DO URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED, I THINK ALL
THAT'S LEFT IS TO ASK THE CLERKS
CLERKS TO CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT ONE A TO RESOLUTION
51.
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> ABSTAIN.
ú>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES..
>> THE AMENDMENT DOES PASS, [
INDISCERNIBLE -- AUDIO CUTTING
IN AND OUT ] CENTRAL STAFF, WILL
WILL YOU WALK US THROUGH
AMENDMENT TO?
>> AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO,
SPONSORED BY BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD
HERBOLD WOULD MODIFY RESOLUTION
51, A STATEMENT OF INTENT
INDICATING THAT FUNDING
ALLOCATED FOR ACCESSIBILITY AREA
AREA REMOVAL MAY BE USED TO
PURCHASE AND INSTALL HEARING
LOOPS IN PARK FACILITIES.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVE AMENDMENT
TWO TO RESOLUTION 51. IS THERE A
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD,
PLEASE SPEAK TO YOUR AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS I'VE MD
PREVIOUSLY, HEARING LOOPS ARE A
TYPE OF ASSISTIVE LISTENING
SYSTEM THAT TRANSMITS SOUND
DIRECTLY TO LISTENER. THE
COMMISSION FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES HAS LONG ADVOCATEDR
INCREASING ACCESS TO PUBLIC
MEETINGS AND PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. WE HAVE WORKED
HERE ON THE COUNCIL TO ADD
HEARING LOOPS HERE TO OUR
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AS WELL AS TO
THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION ROOMS
DOWNSTAIRS, ADVOCATES CONTINUE
TO REMIND ME THAT OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ALSO HAVE PUBLIC MEETING
MEETING ROOMS, WHICH COULD BE ME
MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE IF HEARINGS
WERE AVAILABLE. THIS IS A SIMPLE
SIMPLE AMENDMENT TO ENSURE THE
PARK DISTRICT FUNDS DEDICATED TO
TO ACCESSIBILITY MAY BE USED TO
PURCHASE AND INSTALL HEARING
LOOPS IN PARK FACILITIES, IT
DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY SPECIFIC
EXPENDITURE. THE STEP IS
NCESSARY BECAUSE HEARING LOOPS
ARE NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED ON
THE CITYWIDE BARRIER REMOVAL
SCHEDULE. WE SHOULD GET ON THATT
IN THE INTERIM, AND AMENDMENT
LIKE THIS WILL PERMIT FUNDS TO
BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED AMENDM?
PROPOSED AMENDMENT? SEEING NONE,
NONE, WILL THE KIRK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT TWO?
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE..
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
ú>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> WILL CENTRAL STAFF PLEASE
QUEUE UP AMENDMENT THREE?
>> MOVING ONTO AMENDMENT NUMBER,
SPONSOR IS COUNCILMEMBER
MIRELES, THE FIRST PART OF THE
AMENDMENT WOULD ADD $202,000 IN
2023, AND 2000 $2000 IN 2024, TO
TO THE ATTACHMENT ONE SIX-YEAR
SPENDING PLAN, THIS FUNDING
WOULD BE USED FOR PREDICTED PATH
PATH ON SPR PROPERTY THAT WOULD
ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE USING
MOBILITY DEVICES, RIDING
BICYCLES AND WALKING ALONG LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD FROM MOUNT
BAKER BEACH TO SEWARD PARK. IN
ADDITION THE SECOND PORTION OF
THE AMENDMENT WOULD MODIFY
RESOLUTION 51 TO IMPOSE A
SPINNING RESTRICTION OF THESE
FUNDS.
>> THANK YOU, TRACY. I MOVE
AMENDMENT THREE TO RESOLUTION
51, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY, MOVED AND SECONDED,
BOARDMEMBER MORALES, PLEASE
SPEAK TO YOUR AMENDMENT.
>> THANK
YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS, AS
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
DISABILITIES ESPECIALLY, IT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE WE HEARD LAST
WEEK FROM DISABILITY RIGHTS
WASHINGTON DURING THEIR WEEK
WITHOUT DRIVING, THAT ONE IN
FOUR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY
CANNOT DRIVE. SO, THAT INCLUDES
CHILDREN AND ELDERS, AND PEOPLE
WHO CAN'T AFFORD THE COST OF
OWNING A CAR. AND, PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES THAT PREVENT THEM
FROM BEING ABLE TO DRIVE. SO
THESE ARE FOLKS WHO DON'T HAVE S
TO MOST OF THE ALMOST 4000 MILES
4000 MILES OF STREET IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. INCLUDING THE THREE
MILES ON LAKE WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD. THIS FUNDING WILL
HELP ALLOW ALL USERS TO ENJOY
THE BOULEVARD. THIS IS REALLY B,
THIS PROPERTY IS BUILT ON THE
PARKS PROPERTY, THE BOULEVARD IT
ON PARK PROPERTY. AND THIS IS A
FOLLOW-UP TO THE BUDGET ITEM
THAT WE GOT IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET TO DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH,
OUTREACH, FOR LAKE WASHINGTON B,
THE IDEA IS FOR THE FUNDING TO
BE USED TO CONSTRUC THE OPTION
THAT'S CHOSEN THROUGH THE
PROCESS, WHICH IS IN PLACE RIGHT
RIGHT NOW. LAKE WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD WILL LOOK DIFFERENT IN
IN THE FUTURE, THIS MONEY
ENSURES THAT ALL PEOPLE WILL BE
ABLE TO USE THE BOULEVARD
SAFELY, REGARDLESS OF THEIR AGE
ABILITY OR THE MOBILITY OPTIONS,
OPTIONS, AND FROM WHAT WE HAVE
SEEN IN THE OPTIONS PROVIDED,
WILL ALSO ALLOW FOLKS TO DRIVE
DOWN THE BOULEVARD. THIS IS IN E
INTENT TO EXCLUDE ANYONE, IT IS
TO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE CAN'T
DRIVE ALSO CAN USE THE BOULEVARD
BOULEVARD AND DO SO SAFELY. I
WANT TO THANK MY STAFF WHO HAS
BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH
COMMUNITY ADVOCATES AND WITH
S.TO MAKE SURE THE PROCESS
CONTINUES.
>> THANK YOU, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED AMENDM?
PROPOSED AMENDMENT? I DON'T SEE
ANY, THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER
MIRELES FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. WE KNOW THERE'S BEEN A
LOT OF PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE WALKING AND G
THROUGH THE CORRIDOR THAT THIS
CRITICAL PUBLIC SAFETY
INVESTMENT CAN HELP TO MAKE SURE
SURE THAT THIS IS A SAFER
CORRIDOR IN OUR CITY. BOARD
MEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO I
REALLY LIKE THIS PROJECT, BUT
I'LL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS
AMENDMENT AS WELL AS FIVE AND
SIX FOR THE SAME REASONS, SO
ALLSTATE MY REASON FOR ALL THRE.
ALL THREE. VOTERS APPROVED THE
FORMATION OF THIS NEW TAXING
AUTHORITY THE MUNICIPAL PARK
DISTRICT IN 2014, BEFORE THE
CHANGE TO DISTRICT ELECTIONS.
AND THAT CHANGED THE ELECTION
SET UP A DYNAMIC THAT IS
REFLECTED HERE AND THROUGHOUT
OUR DELIBERATIONS ON THIS
PACKAGE. WHICH CHANGED THE WAY
WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT WEREN'T
FOR SEEN WHEN WE PASSED, WHEN
THE DISTRICT WAS APPROVED.
INSTEAD OF NINE COUNCILMEMBERS G
TO CONSIDER THE BENEFITS AND
OPPORTUNITY COST OF FUNDING
PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY,
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES ARE
RIGHTLY FOCUSED ON ADVOCATING
FOR INVESTMENTS THAT DIRECTLY
BENEFIT THEIR CONSTITUENTS. AS A
A CITYWIDE COUNCILMEMBER, I
DON'T HAVE A DISTRICT TO BRING
PROJECTS HOME TO, BUT I HAVE TO
CONSIDER CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE
ACROSS THE CITY THAT WANT TO SEE
SEE FAIRNESS AND EQUITY AS WE
DETERMINE OUR INVESTMENTS. SO,
FROM THE MAP,, FROM THE MAP THAT
THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED PAST
PROJECTS, PRE-COMMITTED PROJECTS
PROJECTS AND NEW PROJECTS, IT
SEEMS AS THOUGH GEOGRAPHIC
EQUITY IS REALLY CENTRAL TO OUR
PLANNING, AND I'M ALREADY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE SIZE OF THIS
THIS PACKAGE AND I DON'T WANT TO
TO ADD ANOTHER PROJECT, ANYWAY,
I DON'T WANT TO ADD TO THAT IN
THIS PROJECT, NOR DO I WANT TO
PUT SOME PROJECTS IN THE FRONT
OF THE LINE, WITHOUT INPUT FROM
PARTS AND THE DEPARTMENT ON HOW
THEY STACK UP AGAINST OTHER
PRIORITY PROJECTS. I WILL JUST
BE SAYING NO TO THIS. IT'S NO
REFLECTION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF
THESE PROJECTS, I JUST FEEL LIKE
NEED TO KEEP SOME FLEXIBILITY
AVAILABLE TO US, BECAUSE WE
DON'T KNOW THE COST OF THESE
PRODUCTS IN THE FUTURE WITH
INFLATION, AND BECAUSE WE
HAVEN'T DONE DETAILED DESIGN,
AND ENGINEERING ON THEM. I WANT
TO PRESERVE SOME FLEX ABILITY
FOR THOSE NEEDS IN THE FUTURE.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER
NELSON. BOARD MEMBER MIRELES, I
DON'T SEE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. I
I APOLOGIZE, BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ.
JUAREZ.
>> I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT IT WAS,
I APOLOGIZE. I WANT TO MAKE A
COMMENT TO COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
NELSON. ALL DUE RESPECT, I DO HE
TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR YOU, AS
WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
BEING ELECTED CITYWIDE, HOWEVER,
HOWEVER, I THINK EVERY DISTRICT
HONOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR DISTRI,
THEIR DISTRICT, BUT REPRESENT
THE CITY, AS YOU DO CITYWIDE.
THAT'S WHY THERE'S NINE OF US.
THAT'S WHY WE ALSO DO THAT, IN
OUR CITY AND COUNTY AND OTHER
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS. SO, I
THINK IT'S A BIT UNFORTUNATE,
BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S YOUR VOTE, TO
TO VOTE NO ON ITEMS THREE, FOUR,
FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX. BUT, I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT
OUT THAT, AGAIN, WE DO TRY TO
HONOR THE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT,
DISTRICT, BUT MY VOTE WEIGHS
JUST AS MUCH IS YOUR VOTE WHICH
WEIGHS JUST AS MUCH AS
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA OR ANY
OTHER COUNCILMEMBER. I WOULDN'T
NECESSARILY AGREE WITH YOUR
STATEMENT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A
DISTRICT, THAT IS WHY WE HAVE
SEVEN DISTRICTS IN WHICH WE TALK
TALK TO YOU AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA ABOUT WHAT OUR INTERESS
ARE CITYWIDE. BUT AT THE END OF
THE DAY, ALL NINE OF US
REPRESENT THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
AND THE METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT AND WHAT THE VOTERS
WANTED WHEN THEY PASSED THIS IN
2014 AND UNDER NOW COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S
LEADERSHIP, HE'S DONE A GOOD JOB
JOB OF ADDRESSING WHAT THOSE
NEEDS ARE FOR THOSE PARTICULAR,
THIS PARTICULAR, THESE
PARTICULAR FUNDS. THIS SECOND
SIX YEAR CYCLE WHICH WAS NOT
EASY TO DO BECAUSE COVID SHUT
THINGS DOWN. WITH THAT, I WILL
BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT AND
AND PROBABLY THE REST OF THEM.
THANK YOU.
>> IS THAT AN OLD HAND, BOARD
MEMBER NELSON? OKAY. BOARDMEMBER
BOARDMEMBER MORALES, DO YOU WANT
WANT TO CLOSE OUT YOUR
AMENDMENT, AND WE CAN GO TO A
VOTE?
>> SURE. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
MORE TO ADD, EXCEPT THAT I THINK
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
CONTEMPLATE AS WE ARE LOOKING AT
AT THIS ENTIRE BUDGET PROCESS,
PROCESSES, THAT WE ARE
CONSIDERING THE NOTION OF
TARGETED UNIVERSALISM. WHICH IS
THAT THOSE AREAS, THOSE PEOPLE
IN OUR COMMUNITY, OUR NEIGHBOR
WHO HAVE BEEN THE LEAST INVESTED
INVESTED IN FOR GENERATIONS DO
GET PRIORITIZATION, AS WE ARE
STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD. THAT'S
THAT'S HOW WE START TO SHIFT
CULTURE IN THE CITY AND HOW WE
START TO REPAIR THE HARM DONE TO
TO THESE COMMUNIIES, AND I
CERTAINLY THINK THAT, I AM EAGER
EAGER FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPT
THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER
MIRELES, ALWAYS CRITICAL TO VOTE
TO VOTE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND FOR
FOR STRUCTURE. CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
AMENDMENT?
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE..
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> NO..
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>>
>> YES..
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES..
>> THAT IS SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE
OPPOSED, ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THANK YOU. THE AMENDMENT
PASSES AND IS INCORPORATED INTO
RESOLUTION 51. CENTRAL STAFF,
WILL YOU PLEASE GIVE US THE
OVERVIEW ON AMENDMENT FOUR?
>> AMENDMENT FOUR? SPONSORED BY
BOARD MEMBER MIRELES, WOULD
MODIFY ATTACHMENT ONE TO ADD
$50,000 IN 2023 FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF OF BUOYS IN
ANDREWS BAY, IN ADDITION IT
WOULD MODIFY RESOLUTION 51 TO
IMPOSE SPENDING RESTRICTION.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED AMENDMENT
FOUR, TWO RESOLUTION 51, IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED, BOARD
MEMBER MIRELES, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SPEAK TO YOUR AMENDMENT?
>> YES, THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
I'M SURE WE'VE ALL HEARD OF THE
WORK THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT
ANDREWS BAY, MY OFFICE HAS BEEN
WORKING WITH THE VOTING ASSOCIAN
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, TO TRY TO
ADDRESS BOATING AND RECREATIONAL
RECREATIONAL SAFETY IN ANDREWS
BAY, AS YOU MAY KNOW IT IS THE
ONLY PLACE ON LAKE WASHINGTON
WHERE PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO DROP
DROP ANCHOR OVERNIGHT. SO THIS
CREATES CROWDED CONDITIONS IN
THE SUMMERTIME, IT'S FUN, TO
HEAR FOLKS HAVING A GOOD TIME IN
IN THE SUMMER, BUT, WE HAVE OVER
OVER THE COUPLE OF YEARS RECEIVE
RECEIVE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS
RELATED TO NOISE, RELATED TO
CONCERNS ABOUT UNSAFE
RECREATION, AND WE DO HAVE
MULTIPLE DROWNINGS IN THE AREA
EVERY YEAR. AS WELL AS EROSION
TO THE SHORELINE. SO, THIS IS A
MODEST INVESTMENT IN BUOYS AND
SIGNAGE THAT WOULD PROVIDE RULES
RULES AND GUIDANCE TO THOSE WHO
ARE USING THE WATERWAY. THIS
IDEA ACTUALLY CAME FROM THE
RECREATIONAL BOATING ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION WHEN THEY INVITED ME
ME TO GO OUT ON THE BAY WITH
THEM LAST SUMMER AND TALK TO
BOATERS. SO I WANT TO NOTE, THAT
THAT IS THE REQUEST HERE, TO
INVEST IN BUOYS THAT ARE BIGGER
AND OFFER BETTER SIGNAGE SO
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RULES
RULES ARE. I WANT TO NOTE THAT
DUE TO LABOR ISSUES, WELL THE
BUOYS ARE PARKS, HARVARD PATROL
MUST INSTALL THE BUOYS, AND SO
MY OFFICE WILL BE WORKING TO
ADDRESS THE FUNDING FOR
INSTALLATION DURING THE UPCOMING
UPCOMING BUDGET DELIBERATIONS. I
I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE THANKS TO
TRACY, TO MY STAFF, WHO HAVE
BEEN IN REGULAR COMMUNICATION
WITH FOLKS ABOUT HOW WE CAN MOVE
MOVE FORWARD HERE. THANK YOU.
>>
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER
MIRELES, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
FROM BOARD MEMBERS? SEEING DONE,
DONE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL
THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.
>> BOARDMEMBER
MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES..
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>>
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES..
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THAT AMENDMENT
PASSES AND IT WILL BE ADOPTED
INTO RESOLUTION 51. CENTRAL
STAFF, WILL YOU PLEASE READ AMET
FIVE INTO THE RECORD, AND GIVE
US THE OVERVIEW.
>>, NUMBER FIVE SPONSORED BY
BOARD MEMBER MIRELES, IT WOULD
MODIFY ATTACHMENT ONE TO ADD
$200,000 IN 2023 FOR THE DESIGN
AND NONCONSTRUCTION
IMPROVEMENTS, IT WOULD MODIFY
RESOLUTION 51 TO OPPOSE THE
SPENDING RESTRICTION.
>> THANK YOU, I WILL MOVE
AMENDMENT 52 RESOLUTION 51, IS
THERE A SECOND? HAVING BEEN
MOVED IN SECOND IN THE AMENDMENT
THE AMENDMENT IS IN FRONT OF THE
THE BOARD, COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES
MIRELES WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO
THEIR AMENDMENT? SPANK [
INDISCERNIBLE. ] THE CURRENT
DESIGN PROCESS HERE WAS
PARTIALLY FUNDED IN THE MAJOR
PARKS, MAJOR PROJECTS CHALLENGE
FUND, IN THE FIRST PARKS DISTRIT
FUNDING CYCLE, THE BALANCE OF
PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION
DOCUMENTS AND THE CONSTRUCTION
ITSELF IS NOT FUNDED. BUT DOES
INCLUDE THE GATHERING PLAZA THAT
THAT IS OUTSIDE THE ENTRY GATE
OF KUBOTA GARDEN AND IF YOU
HAVEN'T BEEN TO KUBOTA GARDEN,
COME DOWN TO THE SOUTH AND THEN
CHECK IT OUT, IT'S STUNNING. SO,
SO, THIS IS TO HELP WITH THE
GATHERING PLAZA OUTSIDE, AND THE
THE STONE RAMPART RETAINING WALL
WALL AT THE SOUTH END OF A
PARKING LOT THAT THEY ARE TRYING
TRYING TO EXPAND. THE PROJECT
DOES ADDRESS STORMWATER
IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO
IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE CR,
AND THE PONDS OF THE GARDEN, AND
AND IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY AND
AND ADA ACCESSIBILITY. SO,
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DOD
LOOK FORWARD TO MY COLLEAGUES
SUPPORT FOR THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER
MIRELES. BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>>
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND WE
WANTED TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MIRELES FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD, AS PER COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S WORDS JUST NOW WE
HAVE TO ALSO BE SERVING THE
ENTIRE CITY AND WHILE KUBOTA
GARDENS TAKES ME FASTER AMOUNT
OF TIME TO GET TO EVERETT FROM
MY HOME THEN TO THE GARDENS,
THIS IS A COMPLETELY UNIQUE PARK
PARK FOR OUR CITY, AND THE IMPRS
YOU ARE DISCUSSING REALLY ARE
NOT ONLY IMPORTANT, THEY ARE
CRITICAL FOR THE PARK,
MAINTAINING THE IMPORTANT
CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS THAT IT PROVIDES OUR C.
OUR CITY. I WANT TO TAKE THIS MT
TO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, I
WILL BE SUPPORTING YOU IN THIS
WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL REMARKS FROM
BOARD MEMBERS? OKAY, SEEING
DONE, MADAME CLERK, LET'S GO
AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL ON THE
AMENDMENT.
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> NO.
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES..
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED,
ONE ABSTAIN.
>> THE AMENDMENT PASSES AND WILL
WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO
RESOLUTION 51. CENTRAL STAFF,
WILL YOU PLEASE QUEUE UP
AMENDMENT 62 RESOLUTION 51.
>> MOVING
TO AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX,
SPONSORED BY BOARDMEMBER
STRAUSS, THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
MODIFY RESOLUTION 51 TO ADD A
SPENDING RESTRICTIONS REQUIRING
FUNDING OF UP TO $2 MILLION OF
THE BATHROOM RENOVATION FUNDINGO
BE USED TO FUND RENOVATIONS OF
THE GILMAN FIELD BATHROOM AND
THE SALMON BAY BATHROOM.
>> THANK YOU, I WILL MOVE
AMENDMENT SIX, TWO RESOLUTION
51, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOUR AMENDMENT?
AMENDMENT?
>> THANK YOU, THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSAL FOR THE METROPOLITAN
PARKS DISTRICT INCLUDED 24
RESTROOM RENOVATIONS, OR REPLAC.
OR REPLACEMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS ADDED ANOTHER FOUR, TOTALG
28 RESTROOM RENOVATIONS OVER SIX
SIX YEARS. THIS FAR EXCEEDS THE
10 POTENTIAL EARLY PRODUCT
CANDIDATES IDENTIFIED BY THE B ,
B PRC, AMENDMENT SIX SIGMA
SIMPLY ALLOCATES FUNDING FOR 2
OUT OF THOSE 29 BATHROOMS,
RESTROOMS, AND I GUESS I'LL BE
CANDID, I HAVE TO SAY, THESE
BATHROOMS ARE ALREADY OLD WHEN I
I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND
PLAYED LITTLE LEAGUE AT GILMAN
FIELD. WE ALL KNOW CONDITIONS
HAVE NOT GOTTEN BETTER. SINCE
THEN. GILMAN FIELDS RESTROOMS
ARE IN A BRICK BUILDING, THE
INTERIORS ARE IN DEEP NEED OF
RENOVATION, AND THAT IS BETTER
THAN SALMON BAY FIELD, WHICH IS
A CINDERBLOCK BUILDING WITH
CONCRETE FILLED IN IN BETWEEN, I
I WILL SPARE YOU THE VISUAL
IMAGE IT OF INSIDE THE
RESTROOMS. SO, WITH THAT, THESE
RESTROOMS ARE IN SERIOUS NEED OF
OF RENOVATION, I'M NOT SAYING
THESE RESTROOMS NEED ATTENTION
OVER OTHERS OR OTHER PLACES IN
THE CITY, JUST SAYING THAT THESE
THESE RESTROOMS NEED THE
ATTENTION, WE HAVE THE ROOM IN
THIS PLAN TO DO SO AS WE HAVE
MORE FUNDING THAN RESTROOMS
IDENTIFIED, THIS AMENDMENT LISTS
LISTS UP TO $2 MILLION IN AN
OVEREMPHASIS OF CAUTION BECAUSE
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES WITH
UNEXPECTED ESCALATING COSTS, AND
AND I'M HOPING THAT IT'S NOT
GOING TO COST THAT MUCH. CHAIR?
THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER
STRAUSS. I CAN SPEAK TO THE
SALMON BAY COMFORT STATION,
SIMILARLY, I WENT TO ELEMENTARY
AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SALMON BAY,
úBAY, IN THE BALLARD NEIGHBORHOD
A LOT OF THE PROGRAMMING WE DID
GROWING UP AT SCHOOL TOOK PLACE
AT SALMON BAY, AND I CAN ALSO
ATTEST THAT DECADES AGO, THE
CONDITION OF THE SALMON BAY
COMFORT STATION WAS MUCH THE
SAME AS IT IS TODAY, AND I KNOW
THAT THAT COMFORT STATION IS
FREQUENTLY CLOSE AND NOT
WELL-MAINTAINED. I CAN SPEAK TO
THAT, THAT SAME NEED. I WOULD
NOTE, BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS, WE
ARE BOTH ABOUT THE SAME AGE AS
THE CURRENT AVERAGE REPLACEMENTR
RENOVATION FOR CONVERSATIONS, SO
SO MAYBE THEY HAD BEEN RENOVATED
RENOVATED RIGHT AROUND WHEN WE
WERE BORN FOR THE FIRST TIME.
IT'S TIME FOR US TO CATCH UP
WITH THIS, AND I SUPPORT YOUR
AMENDMENT. BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MISTER
PRESIDENT, AND THANKS TO THE
BOARD MEMBER, THE PRIME SPONSOR
BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS. I ALSO
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT, I WANT TO LIFT UP THE
THE WHY, I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT
INTENT IS TO LIFT UP THE NEED
FOR BATHROOM RENOVATIONS, AND
úTHIS IS SPECIFIC TO ONE
DISTRICT, I ALSO AGREE THAT ALL
OF US, BUT ESPECIALLY CITYWIDE,
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO APPLY AN
EQUITY LENS ACROSS OUR CITY TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE CONVERSATIONS
CONVERSATIONS WE ARE USING A
CROSS RENEWAL AND THE PARKS LEVY
LEVY NOT ONLY INCREASE EQUITY
BUT ADDRESS PAST INEQUITIES WITN
OUR SYSTEMS, WITHIN MANY OF THE
DISTRICT AROUND THE CITY, AND TO
TO MAKE SURE THAT PARKS
INVESTMENTS HELP ADDRESS THOSE
PAST INEQUITIES. I WANT TO THANK
THANK THE SPONSOR FOR PROVIDINGN
TO MY OFFICE FOR YOUR WORK WITH
ERRON HOUSE AND OUR TEAM TO MAKE
MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THE
IMPACT OF THIS AMENDMENT ON
AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR OTHER POTL
BATHROOM RENOVATIONS. AND
PROJECT ACROSS THE CITY
PARTICULARLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED. GIVEN THE
INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED, I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT. I THINK IT CONTINUES
TO ALLOW FOR US TO INVEST
CITYWIDE IN OTHER BATHROOMS AS .
AS WELL. WE USE CENTRAL STAFF TO
TO CLARIFY WITH HER OFFICE THAT
THE AMENDMENT LEAVES FUNDING FOR
FUNDING FOR THE 10 IDENTIFIED
PROJECTS INTACT AND DOES NOT
IMPACT OTHER RENOVATION PROJECTS
PROJECTS THAT MAY BE NEEDED.
AMENDMENT SIX LISTS UP TO 2
MILLION IN EMPHASIS BECAUSE WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS
EXPERIENCE WITH SCALING UP
CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND THAT WE
ARE LOOKING AT SUPPORTING THESER
ITEMS AS WELL. I'M PLEASED WITH
THE ANSWER THERE, LOOKING
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL
INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS, NEEDS AS
WE ALSO APPLY THE CITYWIDE
EQUITY LENS. AND OVERALL I WANT
TO THANK THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR
FOR ADDING AND EMPHASIZING THE
SUPPORT FOR ROBUST FUNDING FOR
BATHROOM RENOVATIONS, AS THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE NOTED THIS
PACKAGE INCLUDES WEATHERIZATION,
WEATHERIZATION, WINTERIZATION
AND CLEANING FUNDING TO ENSURE
ALL 129 BATHROOMS IN THE PARK
SYSTEM ARE OPEN YEAR-ROUND.
WHICH WE KNOW IS CURRENTLY
REPORTING THAT ONLY ABOUT HALF
OF THOSE BATHROOMS ARE CURRENTLY
CURRENTLY OPEN YEAR-ROUND. I
LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT WE CAN DO
HERE, AND IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET
BUDGET TO MAKE SURE THAT MORE
PEOPLE AROUND THE CITY WHETHER
OR NOT THEY ARE VISITING OR
RESIDENCE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO
GO TO THE BATHROOM WHEN NEEDED
AND WASH THEIR HANDS IN THE
MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC. WITH OTHR
OMMUNICABLE DISEASES ON THE
RISE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANKS
FOR THE REAL FOCUS ON HEALTH AND
AND SANITATION.
>> THANK YOU, BOARDMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, WITH THAT I'M NOT
SEEING OTHER BOARD MEMBERS
WANTING TO WEIGH IN ON THIS
AMENDMENT. SO WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT?
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> NO.
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED,
ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THE AMENDMENT PASSES AND WILL
WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO
RESOLUTION 51. WILL CENTRAL
STAFF PLEASE GIVE THE OVERVIEW
FOR AMENDMENT SEVEN?
>> MOVING TO AMENDMENT NUMBER
SEVEN SPONSORED BY BOARDMEMBER
STRAUSS, WOULD MODIFY RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION 51 TO ADD A
STATEMENT OF INTENT RECOGNIZING
THE COMMUNITY CENTER EXPANSION
AND REBUILD HAS BEEN IN PLANNING
PLANNING SINCE 2016. AND
RENOVATIONS COMPLETED DURING
CYCLE ONE OF PART DISTRICT HAVE
NOT MET THE NEEDS OF THE
BUILDING AND INDICATING THE PART
PART DISTRICT CONTEND THAT THE
FUNDING INCLUDED IN THE CYCLE
FUNDING PLAN WILL BE USED FOR AN
AN EXPANSION OR REBUILD OF THE Y
CENTER IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER
WITH OTHER ALLOCATED FUNDING,
UNDERSTANDING FURTHER ANALYSIS S
NEEDED TO ASSESS THE TOTAL COST
OF THE PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU FOR QUEUING THAT
UP, TRACY, I WILL MOVE AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT SEVEN TWO RESOLUTION
51, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED, WOULD YOU
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOUR
AMENDMENT?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR LEWIS,
CANDIDLY SPEAKING THIS PACKAGE
HAS PUT A FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY
IN THE BUDGET FOR GREENLIGHT
COMMUNITY CENTER. GREEN LAKE IS
AS HEARD IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND
AND I WILL SAY AGAIN TODAY, IT
IS THE MOST HEAVILY USED PARK IN
IN SEATTLE AND POSSIBLY THE
REGION. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE
COMMUNITY CENTER HAS BEEN
DISCUSSED FOR A LONG TIME. THE
MOST RECENT CONVERSATION WAS IT
WAS CONSIDERED TO BE REPLACED
DURING CYCLE ONE OF THE
METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT, AND
AND INSTEAD THE DECISION TO
RENOVATE THE BUILDING WAS MADE
AT THAT TIME. THE RENOVATIONS
WERE DEPLETED, THE RENOVATIONS
HAVE NOT MET THE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THAT'S NOE
THE RENOVATIONS AREN'T GOOD, OR
BECAUSE THE RENOVATIONS ARE DONE
DONE TO THE BEST STANDARDS
POSSIBLE, IT'S BECAUSE THE
BUILDING IS THAT OLD. AT THIS
TIME WE NEED A REPLACEMENT, A
REPLACEMENT OR EXPANSION OF THE
COMMUNITY CENTER. DURING THE
METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT,
PROCESS, THERE WAS A PUBLIC
DISCUSSION FROM THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT THAT WE ONLY HAVE
MONEY ENOUGH MONEY FOR A
RENOVATION. WHAT I DISCOVERED
DURING THIS PROCESS IS WE DO NOT
NOT KNOW THE TOTAL COST NEEDED
FOR A REPLACEMENT. $60 MILLION
IS A LOT OF MONEY. RAINIER BEACH
BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER WAS
REPLACED WITH $35 MILLION. I
UNDERSTAND THE GREEN LAKE
COMMUNITY CENTER HAS UNIQUE
CHALLENGES AS IT IS BUILT ON
UNSTABLE SOIL BECAUSE, TO CREATE
CREATE GREEN LAKE AS A PARK, THE
THE LAKE, THE LEVEL OF THE LAKE
WAS LOWERED, AND THE COMMUNITY
CENTER WAS BUILT ON THE FORMER
LAKEBED, AND THERE'S ASPECT OF
THE BUILDING THAT ARE
HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED, AND
FRANKLY THE BUILDING IS JUST
VERY, VERY OLD. WHAT I DO KNOW
AT THIS TIME IS THAT RENOVATING
THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS NOT
FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. WE NEED TO
TO RECEIVE A TOTAL COST OF
REPLACEMENT OR EXPANSION
PROJECT, AND IF THE TOTAL COST
IS MORE THAN $60 MILLION, WE
WILL FIND THE FUNDING SOURCES
FOR THAT DELTA. THE AMENDMENT
BEFORE YOU TODAY REALLY
HIGHLIGHTS THE FACT THAT IF WE
CONTINUE TO RENOVATE THE
COMMUNITY CENTER, WE WILL BE
THROWING GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD.
WE'VE HAD THE DISCUSSIONS OF
RENOVATIONS BEFORE, WE'VE DONE E
RENOVATIONS AND THEY HAVE NOT
MET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY
CENTER OR THE NEEDS OF THE
BUILDING. OR THE COMMUNITY THAT
SURROUNDS IT, AND WE'VE HEARD
FROM PUBLIC TESTIMONY TODAY
ABOUT THE GROWTH THAT IS
HAPPENING, THE FACT OF THIS
COMMUNITY CENTER IS CENTRALLY NO
CENTRALLY NO KIT LOCATED IN THE
NORTH END, IT'S THE CROSSROADS
FROM DISTRICT 5, DISTRICT 4,
DISTRICT 6, AND I BET PEOPLE
FROM DISTRICT 7, PIER, SO ALL
THAT TO SAY THE AMENDMENT TODAY
BEFORE YOU HIGHLIGHTS THE
IMPORTANT DECISION WE HAVE TO
MAKE TODAY THAT WE NEED TO
REPLACE OR EXPAND THE COMMUNITY
CENTER. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, BOARDMEMBER STRAU,
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. WE DEFINITELY WANT TO
DO A LOT OF WORK ON GETTING
COMPREHENSIVE FUNDING FOR A
REBUILD, OR EXPANSION OF THE
GREEN LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND
THAT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION H
OUR OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATION, FEDERAL FOLKS AS A
FOLLOW-UP TO THEIR PRESENTATION
THE OTHER DAY. SPECIFICALLY
MENTIONED THIS PROJECT, AS A
PROMISING LEAD FOR FEDERAL
INFRASTRUCTURE MONEY. I'M HAPPY
TO WORK WITH YOU ON BUILDING
THAT REGIONAL COALITION AROUND
THAT IS ENVISIONED BY THIS
AMENDMENT. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THIS TODAY. BOARD MEMBER NELSON.
NELSON.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU,
BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS, BECAUSE
YOU HAVE BEEN DOGGED AND
CONSISTENT ON WANTING A REBUILD,
REBUILD, AND THAT'S THE RIGHT TG
TO DO. THIS IS A PRECOMMITMENT
PROJECT, AND WE DO KNOW THAT
RENOVATIONS OF OLD BUILDINGS
OFTEN COST MORE THAN REBUILDS. I
I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS IN THE
THE FOLLOW-UP.
>> ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, WILL E
KIRK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT SEVEN?
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES..
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE AMENDMENT
PASSES AND WILL BE INCORPORATED
INTO RESOLUTION 51. CENTRAL
STAFF, WILL YOU PLEASE QUEUE UPT
NUMBER EIGHT?
>> IF SO, THIS IS SPONSORED BY D
MEMBER STRAUSS, IT WOULD MODIFY
RESOLUTION 51 AND SPECIFICALLY
MODIFY AN EXISTING STATEMENT OF
COMMUNITY CENTERS, IT WOULD BE
RECOGNIZED IN THE PROJECTS INCLG
PROJECTS INCLUDING UNITY CENTER
GREEN LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER
EXPANSION AND REBUILD, AT LAKE
CITY COMMUNITY CENTER, WHEN COM.
WHEN COMPLETED. AND THOSE
COMMUNITY CENTERS WOULD COUNT
TOWARDS THE GOAL OF HALF OF
SPR'S COMMUNITY BEING CARBONIZED
CARBONIZED BY THE END OF 2028.
>> THANK YOU, TRACY, I WILL MOVE
MOVE AMENDMENT EIGHT, TWO
RESOLUTION 51. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED,
BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS, WILL YOU
PLEASE SPEAK TO YOUR AMENDMENT?
>> THANK YOU. THIS AMENDMENT IS
IS SIMPLE IN NATURE, WE FURTHER
THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING
CLIMATE THROUGH HEAT AND SMOKE
CAMPAIGNS, THIS AMENDMENT SIMPLS
THAT ARE REMODELED OR WORKPLACE
TO THESE CLIMATE RESILIENT RE TO
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AND, I'M HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT, I THINK
IN A SENSE IT'S PART OF OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY METRICS THAT WE E
INCLUDING TWO BS SPECIFIC AS
POSSIBLE. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THIS. AND APPRECIATE THE
SPONSORSHIP. ARE THERE OTHER
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDMENT? SEEING NONE, MADAM
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THEL
ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT
EIGHT?
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES..
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE AMENDMENT PASS
AND IS INCORPORATED INTO
RESOLUTION 51. WILL CENTRAL
STAFF PLEASE QUEUE UP AMENDMENT
NINE?
>> AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE,
SPONSORED BY BOARD PRESIDENT
LEWIS, IT WOULD MODIFY
RESOLUTION 51 TO ADD AN
ADDITIONAL REQUEST THAT THE CITY
CITY ON A REPLACEMENT OR
RENOVATION OF PLAYGROUNDS
COMMITTEE CENTERS CONVERSATIONS,
CONVERSATIONS, WADING POOLS AND
SWIMMING POOLS, AND TO MEASURE
PROGRESS IN COMPLETING SUCH
REPLACEMENT OR RENOVATIONS
CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL BEST
PRACTICES AND TIMELINES FOR SUCH
SUCH REPLACEMENT OR RENOVATIONS.
RENOVATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, TRACY, I WILL MOVE
MOVE AMENDMENT NINE, IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED, I WILL
SPEAK TO THIS. IN THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT, THE
OTHER DAY, WE TALKED ABOUT THE
PERFORMANCE METRICS WITH SEATTLS
AND RECREATION, ONE OF THE
THINGS WE DRILLED INTO WAS
IDENTIFYING WHAT THE NATIONAL BT
PRACTICE STANDARD IS TO REPLACE
A GIVEN PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OR
CAPITAL FACILITY, AND THEN WHAT
IS THE CURRENT TIMELINE OR
EXPECTATION SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC HAS TO REPLACE THE
PARTICULAR PIECE OF
INFRASTRUCTURE. THROUGHOUT THE E
OF THE METROPOLITAN PARKS
DISTRICT, THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER
OF THINGS WHERE WE HAVE HEARD,
WHAT THE NATIONAL EXPECTATION ID
WHAT OUR CURRENT PRACTICE IS.
AND IN MANY CASES, WE ARE OFF
THE MARK BUT WE ARE GETTING
CLOSER WITH INVESTMENTS WE ARE
MAKING THROUGH THE MPD, TO
REALIZE THE STANDARD. I THOUGHT
FROM REVIEWING WITH CENTRAL
STAFF AND HAVING DISCUSSED THAT
IN OPEN SESSION, IT WOULD BE
ANOTHER GOOD AREA TO ADD TO OUR
LIST OF REQUESTED PERFORMANCE
AUDITS TO CONTINUE TO ASSESS THE
THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING AS A
CITY, IN MEETING OR EXCEEDING
THE REPLACEMENT TIMELINES FOR
SOME OF THESE PIECES OF
INFRASTRUCTURE, LARGE AND SMALL.
SMALL. THAT IS WHAT THIS
AMENDMENT REQUEST TO DO. SO,
WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY BOARD
MEMBERS WHO WANT TO SPEAK ON THE
THE AMENDMENT,, I DON'T SEE ANY.
ANY. SO, MADAM CLERK WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NINE?
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES..
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED AND
INCORPORATED INTO RESOLUTION 51.
51. CENTRAL STAFF, WILL YOU
PLEASE QUEUE UP AMENDMENT 10.
TRACY? YOU MIGHT BE MUTED.
>> SORRY. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, SO
THE NEXT ONE IS, THE NEXT MOMENT
MOMENT IS SPONSORED BY
BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
WOODMONT MODIFY RESOLUTION 51
TO ADD A COUPLE DIFFERENT
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. THE
FIRST SET OF REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS WHICH BOTH RELATE
TO THE PARK RANGER PROGRAM WOULD
WOULD REQUEST SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON TE
RECRUITMENT STRATEGY FOR HIRING
THE NEW PARK RANGERS THAT ARE GG
TO BE FUNDED WITH THE MPD
FUNDING, TO INCLUDE INFORMATION
REGARDING THE SPECIFIC DUTIES OF
OF THE PARK RANGERS, AND ALSO A
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRAINING
PROTOCOLS THAT WILL BE USED FOR
NEW PARK RANGERS. PARKS AND REC
AS REQUESTED TO SOME OF THIS
INFORMATION BY JANUARY 30th OF
2023. THE SECOND PART OF THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE SPR TO
PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS
BEGINNING APRIL 120 23 ON THE
PARK RANGER PROGRAM INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING
FOLLOWING INFORMATION. THE
NUMBER OF VERBAL WARNINGS
ISSUED, THE NUMBER OF WRITTEN
WARNINGS OR CITATIONS ISSUED AND
AND REASONS FOR ISSUANCE OF
WRITTEN WARNINGS OR CITATIONS,
AND THE NUMBER THAT LED TO A CRL
TRESPASS ARREST. UPDATE ON THE R
OF PARK RANGERS HIRED AND
LOCATIONS WHERE PARK RANGERS ARE
ARE BEING DEPLOYED.
>> THANK YOU, TRACY, I WILL MOVE
WILL MOVE AMENDMENT 10.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOUR AMENDMENT?
TO YOUR AMENDMENT?
>> THANK YOU MISTER PRESIDENT.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF
OF THE COMMUNITY THAT SUGGESTED
WE NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE GROWING
GROWING RULE OF RANGERS, I WANT
TO THANK LOCAL 242 FOR THEIR
SUPPORT FOR THE LANGUAGE THAT
ALLOWS FOR US ALL TO HAVE A
BETTER PICTURE OF WHAT RANGERS
WILL BE DOING. I THINK THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT EFFORT THAT WE ARE
PUTTING FORWARD IN THIS
AMENDMENT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
INCORPORATING THE COMMUNITY AND
LABOR FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE HEARD
THIS REQUEST, AND I WANT TO
THANK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT FOR
FOR THIS APPROACH. THE AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT WE ARE PROPOSING FOR Y
OFFICE IS COMING FORWARD BECAUSE
BECAUSE WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS TRYING
TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
OF WHAT THE LIMITATIONS ARE ON
RANGERS. I WANT TO THANK BOARD
MEMBER HERBOLD WHO IN COMMITTEE
AT TWO HOURS AND 35 MINUTES INTO
INTO A MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO
SPENT A LOT OF TIME EXPLAINING
HOW THE CURRENT POLICY CAME TO
BE. WE'VE HEARD A LOT FROM
CENTRAL STAFF OVER THE LAST FEWS
ABOUT WHAT RANGERS WON'T BE
DOING. THE COMMUNITY QUESTION
REMAINS ABOUT HOW THESE NEW NOW
TOTAL 28 RANGERS WHAT THEY WILL
BE DOING IN THEIR LIMITED
DOWNTOWN GEOGRAPHIC AREA. IN
TALKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF WITH
PRESIDENT LEWIS, AND THANKS
AGAIN TO PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR
HERBOLD FOR ELABORATING ON WHAT
THE PAST AND CURRENT PRACTICES
ARE, WE NOW HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE
LIMITED CAPACITY RANGERS ARE,
BUT ALSO I HAVE A BETTER UNDERSG
OF WHAT WE AS PARK DISTRICT BOAD
MEMBERS CAN DO IN THIS MOMENT.
VERSUS WHAT WE CAN DO WEARING
OUR CITY COUNCIL HAD. I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH PARKS
AND RECREATION TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL DETAILS, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED IN ITS LANGUAGE.
LANGUAGE. WE WILL FLESH OUT MORE
MORE ABOUT WHAT THE METRICS
COULD BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
COMMUNITY, LABOR, AND SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION'S. IN TERMS
TERMS OF WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM
CENTRAL STAFF ABOUT WHAT RANGERS
RANGERS WON'T BE DOING, IT'S
IMPORTANT TO LIFT UP A FEW
PIECES OF INFORMATION WE'VE
HEARD FROM CENTRAL STAFF,
NOTABLY, THE SPR STAFF WHO ARE
INVOLVED IN ENCAMPMENT CLEANUPS
ARE FUNDED ENTIRELY WITH GENERAL
GENERAL FUNDS, THIS IS A
SPECIALIZED CREW THAT IS
INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT, NOT
GENERAL SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION'S, MAINTENANCE
WORKERS THE METROPOLITAN PARKS
DISTRICT PROPOSED FUNDING FOR
BATHROOM AND PARK CLEANING, IS
FOR BATHROOM CLEANINGS AND
GARBAGE AND LITTER ETC. THIS IS
ENTIRELY SEPARATE FROM GENERAL
FUND CLEANING AND CAM AND WORK
THAT THE OTHER CITY BUDGET
FUNDS. ADDITIONALLY, PARK
RANGERS ARE FUNDED WITH PARK
DISTRICT FUNDS, AND THEY DO NOT
PARTICIPATE IN ENCAMPMENT
REMOVALS. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER AND BOARD
PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
FOR THE LANGUAGE THEY'VE
INCLUDED IN RESOLUTION 51, WHICH
WHICH NOTES EXPLICITLY NO PARK T
FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR PARK
RANGERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
WORK OF REMOVING ENCAMPMENT'S.
THIS IS HELPFUL IN ADDITION TO
THE LANGUAGE IN SECTION 33.2, OF
OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
RELATED TO PARK EMPLOYEES.
NOTHING IN THE SECTION AFFECTS
THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY TO
IMPLEMENT PROJECTS PROGRAMS OR
SERVICES FUNDED BY THE SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT AS IT DEEMS
APPROPRIATE. THERE'S ADDITIONAL
WORK TO DO, AS CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS. TODAY, AS PARK
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, THIS ISA
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
INCLUDE A REQUEST FOR REGULAR
QUARTERLY REPORTS, AND OUTSIDE
OF THESE MEETINGS TO WORK IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH FOLKS WHO WORK
ON THIS ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME,
AND COMMUNITY AND LABOR, I WOULD
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WEE
TO EVOLVE THE LANGUAGE HERE, SO
THAT WE ARE INCLUDING LANGUAGE
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THESE
NEW PARK RANGERS ARE BETTER EQUD
TO SUPPORT HARM REDUCTION
EFFORTS. TO PROVIDE REFERRALS,
TO PROBLEM SOLVE LITTER AND
SANITATION ISSUES. I'M LOOKING D
TO HELPING REFINE THESE METRICS
WITH PARKS TO GET REPORTS ON
WHAT TACTICS ARE BEING USED, AND
AND THE LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE,
TO ENSURE VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE
WITH PARK RULES AND WHAT
ACTIVITIES RANGERS ARE
PARTICIPATING IN SINCE WE NOW
KNOW AND IT'S CODIFIED, THAT
RANGERS WILL NOT BE
PARTICIPATING IN SWEEPS OR
REFERRING PEOPLE FOR RECIPES ON
TRESPASS WARNINGS AS CLARIFIED Y
CENTRAL STAFF. WE HAVE A LOT
MORE WORK TO DO AS CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS AROUND THE ISSUES OF
SWEEPS, WE HAVE SEEN VERY
PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIOR THAT THE
COMMUNITY HAS LIFTED UP ON
BEHALF OF ONE EMPLOYEE, I AM
GLAD TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE
SPECIFIC SIDEBOARDS ON WHAT RANS
DO, AND THAT THE PROBLEMATIC
ACTIVITY ON BEHALF OF ONE
EMPLOYEE WAS INDEED NOT A PARK
RANGER. THE UNDERLYING ISSUES
STILL REMAINS FOR US, WEARING A
HAT OUTSIDE OF THE MEETING, THAT
THAT WE HAVE SEEN FOOTAGE AND WE
WE HAVE SEEN REPORTS, AND
TESTIMONY THAT DESTRUCTION OF
PROPERTY CONTINUES TO HAPPEN
DESPITE A POLICY THAT DOES NOT W
FOR THAT FROM THE INCOMING TEAM.
TEAM. WE'VE HEARD CONCERNS ABOUT
ABOUT LANGUAGE THAT'S BEEN USED
TOWARDS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND
EVEN IF THIS IS THIS PERSON IS
NOT A PARK RANGER WHICH THEY ARE
ARE NOT, WE SHOULD NOT BE
ACCEPTING THE BEHAVIOR ON BEHALF
BEHALF OF ANYBODY WHO IS
REPRESENTING THE CITY. I WANT TO
TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF
US HAVING A CONVERSATION THAT'S
OUTSIDE OF PARK BOARD MEETINGS
SINCE THIS IS NOT SPECIFIC TO
ANY ENCAMPMENT CLEANING EFFORTS.
EFFORTS. OUR OWN HOUSE NEIGHBORS
NEIGHBORS THE FOLKS WHO WORK
WITH FOLKS KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT
IT IS FOR MEDICATIONS AND ID
CARDS TO BE PRESERVED, AS
REFERRED FROM OUR TEAM, WHAT MAY
MAY APPEAR TO, LET ME APPEAR AS
TRASH TO SOMEONE CAN BE AN
ESSENTIAL ITEM TO SOMEONE WHO
ESPECIALLY HAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
HEALTH CHALLENGES. THIS ISSUE
WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADDRESSED,
I'M COMFORTED THAT IN THE SHORT
TERM WE'VE BEEN ASSURED THAT
THESE CLEANERS FUNDED THROUGH
THE LEVY WILL HAVE NO PRESENCE
AT OR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
SWEEPS, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE
A DEDICATED AND SEPARATELY
TRAINED CLEAN TEAM, I UNDERSTAND
UNDERSTAND WE ARE LIMITED IN
CAPACITY TODAY AS BOARD MEMBERS
AND THE COUNCILMEMBER I LOOK
FORWARD TO LOOK WORKING WITH ALL
ALL OF YOU, THE COMMUNITY AND LR
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CONTINUING
TO MONITOR THE GROWING WORK OF
RANGERS, AND HELP MAKE SURE THAT
THAT THIS IS A REFERRAL SYSTEM
THAT CAN HELP GET FOLKS IN NEED
INTO CARE, AND WE HAVE A
COORDINATED SYSTEM FOR LETTER
AND ADDITIONAL NEEDS WITHIN THE
PARKS THAT THE RANGERS MAY SEE.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF DOING THIS AND
SUPPORT WITH COMMUNITY, AND
LABOR AND APPRECIATE THAT
SEPARATELY I HAD CONVERSATION
WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT MY CONCERN,
CONCERN, THE NEW RANGERS SHOULD
NOT BE COMING FROM A POOL OF
APPLICANTS WITHIN POLICE OR
CORRECTIONS AND I APPRECIATE
THAT THE MAYOR HAS ARTICULATED A
A VISION OF TRYING TO PROMOTE
HIRING FROM WITHIN COMMUNITY, LG
AT COMMUNITY HIRING APPROACH, I
KNOW THAT SOMETHING THAT OUR
LABOR PARTNERS HAVE ACTIVELY
SUPPORTED, SO WITH OUR COUNSEL,
I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THAT VISION OF HOW HIRING CAN
HAPPEN. THANKS AGAIN TO THE
BOARD PRESIDENT, FOR ALLOWING ME
ALLOWING ME TO ADD THIS
POTENTIAL AMENDMENT WITH OUR
COLLEAGUE SUPPORT, AND PUBLIC
SAFETY CHAIR FOR ALL THE WORK
SHE'S DONE IN THE PAST AND TO
TRY TO ARTICULATE THE
LIMITATIONS CURRENTLY IN PLACE
RECOGNIZING MORE CONVERSATIONS
WOULD NEED TO BE DONE ABOUT THE
EXISTING EXCLUSION ORDINANCE
UNDERLYING MANY OF THESE
CONCERNS AND I WILL LOOK FORWARD
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH CENTRAL
STAFF WEARING OUR COUNSEL HAT,
AS WE CONSIDER ADDITIONAL POLICY
POLICY CHANGES IN THE FUTURE.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE
TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY AND LOCAL
LOCAL 242 MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES
AT ALL OF YOU, IN TRYING TO FIND
FIND OUT HOW WE CAN GET
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AND DATA
DATA METRICS ON THESE ADDITIONAL
ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS. AS WE
SEEK TO ANSWER AND RESPOND TO
CONCERNS WE'VE HEARD. THANKS TO
MELANIE CRAIG IN MY OFFICE FOR
WORK OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS ON
CENTRAL STAFF. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER MOSQ,
I WILL MAKE COMMENTS AND HANDED
OVER TO BOARD MEMBER HERBOLD,
THEN GO DOWN THE LIST
ACCORDINGLY IF ANY OTHER BOARD
MEMBERS SEEKING TO BE
RECOGNIZED. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT, I
LIKE DATA REPORTING AND
TRANSPARENCY, I LIKE THE
CHECK-IN TIMELINE AS INDICATED
HERE AND OUR ABILITY TO OVERTIME
OVERTIME CONSULT WITH THE RANGE,
RANGER PROGRAM, TO MODIFY,
ADVISE, AND CONSENT AS NEEDED IN
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO CLARIFY A
COUPLE OF THINGS, THERE'S BEEN
CONFUSION FOR MULTIPLE DIFFERENT
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES IN THE
COMMUNITY, I WANT TO CLARIFY A
COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE
IMPORTANT. ON THE ONE HAND,
RANGERS ARE NOT INVOLVED IN
SWEEPS, HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED N
SWEEPS, THEY ARE NOT TRAINED, TO
TO DO REMOVAL WORK, ENCAMPMENT
OUTREACH WORK. THAT IS NOT THE E
FOR THE RANGER PROGRAM, AND IT R
HAS BEEN. THAT HAS LED TO SOME
CONFUSION, ALSO FROM OTHER FOLKS
FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE
READ SOME OF THE THINGS IN THE
RESOLUTION AS HAMSTRINGING OR A
POLICY SHIFT TOWARD THE RANGERS.
RANGERS. I WANT TO CLARIFY,
THERE IS NO CHANGE IN POLICY
THAT IS REFLECTED IN WHAT WE ARE
ARE BRINGING FORWARD TODAY, AND
MAYBE BOARD MEMBER HERBOLD WILL
SPEAK TO THIS. AND BOARDMEMBER
HERBOLD DID SPEAK A FEW WEEKS AO
LAYING OUT THE HISTORY THAT LED
TO A MEETING OF MINDS IN 2012
THAT CAME UP WITH THE CURRENT
AND IN PRACTICE STANDING POLICY
OF HOW THE RANGER PROGRAM
OPERATES, WHICH EMPHASIZED
OUTREACH, DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE,
SEEKING TO GET COMPLIANCE WITH
PARK RULES, IN NONCOERCIVE WAYS,
WAYS, JUST HER EDUCATION AND
OUTREACH AND BEING A FRIENDLY
AND PHYSICAL PRESENCE IN A PARK.
PARK. AND IT HAS BEEN THE ROLE
AND THE PURPOSE OF THE PARK
RANGERS THAT DOES NOT MEAN, TO
BE CLEAR THAT THE HERALD
ADMINISTRATION'S POLICY, OR
INDEED THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S
GENERAL POLICY ON RESOLUTIONS OF
OF AND CABINS AND PARKS IS NOT
GOING TO SOMEONE'S RESULTS IN
REMOVALS. BUT THAT PROCESS
OCCURS THROUGH THE THE
MULTIDEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATIVE
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, THERE ARE
SPECIAL TEAMS OF PEOPLE WHO DO
IN CAMERA RESOLUTION WORK, IN
COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN LAWS AND
AND REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES
THAT RANGERS ARE NOT TRAINED TO
PARTICIPATE IN, THAT'S A WHOLE
DISCUSSION THAT WE WILL HAVE
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, BUT
I WANTED TO CLARIFY TO ALL
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH
THE LAY OF THE LAND, THAT'S NOT
THE INTENTION OF RANGERS TO BE
AN ADDENDUM OR PART OF THAT
PROCESS, THEY NEVER HAVE BEEN TY
AREN'T INTENDED TO BE, IT'S A
SEPARATE BODY OF WORK DONE BY AE
GROUP OF PEOPLE, AND IT'S WORK
THAT'S ONGOING, AND YOUR
PERSPECTIVE WILL BE DIFFERENT ON
ON THAT, BASED ON HOW YOU'RE
ENGAGING WITH THIS ISSUE. BUT
I'M PROVIDING INFORMATION TO
CLARIFY CONFUSION IN THE
COMMUNITY, AND CUBA DISCUSSION
THAT WE ARE NO DOUBT GOING TO
HAVE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS. SO I
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO DO
THAT. TODAY. IN OPEN SESSION. I
WOULD ALSO AS ONE LAST THING
SAY, PART OF WHAT WAS REALLY
INSTRUCTIVE FOR ME TO ANSWER A
LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT I'VE HAD,
I'VE HAD SIMILAR QUESTIONS,
MONTHS IN ADVANCE WHEN WE WERE
WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, SIMILAR
QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED
BY FOLKS IN COMMUNITY ABOUT THE
RANGERS AND WHAT WAS INSTRUCTIVE
INSTRUCTIVE TO ANSWER THOSE WAS
TO GO ON A RIDE ALONG, WITH ONE
OF OUR CURRENT RANGERS. FOR AN
ENTIRE MORNING WITH A MEMBER OF
MY STAFF, IN EARLY AUGUST. GOT
TOGETHER AND DID A RIDE ALONG
WITH THE RANGER, SPENT SEVERAL
HOURS WITH THE RANGER GOING TO
SEVERAL LOCATIONS ASKING LOTS OF
OF QUESTIONS, AND WATCHING THEIR
THEIR RAPPORT WITH THE COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY AND EVERYTHING ELSE,
AND I WOULD SAY THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT ANY COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER THAT WANTS TO CAN
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, AND MY OFFICE
OFFICE IS HAPPY TO ASSIST IF
PARKS AND REC IS NOT REALLY
PROVIDING THAT OPPORTUNITY, BUT
A RIDE ALONG WITH THE RANGER CAN
CAN BE INSTRUCTIVE TO SEE THE
UTILITY AND THE ROLE THAT THEY
PLAY, AND HAVE AN ABILITY TO ASK
ASK PRACTICAL ON HAND QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE DAY TODAY. THINGS THEY
THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE DOING. AND
AND THINGS THAT THEY CURRENTLY
DO AS PART OF THEIR DUTIES. I
WOULD GIVE A PLUG FOR THAT IF
PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IT WAS A
GOOD EXPERIENCE AND I WANT TO DO
TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO RANGER
SANDY, REALLY APPRECIATE THE DAY
DAY YOU SPENT WITH CAMILLE AND
I, AND LOOK FORWARD TO BEING
ABLE TO DO MORE OF THAT WORK.
SO, WITH THAT I'M GOING TO
RECOGNIZE BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST A
COUPLE OF QUICK WORDS TO SAY I
APPRECIATE THIS AMENDMENT, MY OE
LIKE MANY OF OUR OFFICES HAVE
BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ADVOCATES
WHO HAVE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
THE PARKS RANGER PROGRAM AND
THIS PARTICULAR EXPANSION. AND I
I THINK IT'S USEFUL TO BRING
MORE DAYLIGHT TO A PROGRAM THAT
SCHEDULED FOR SIGNIFICANT
EXPANSION VIA THE PARK DISTRICT
FUNDING. AS MENTIONED, BY BOTH
BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS AND BOARD
MEMBER MOSQUEDA, WE'VE INCLUDED
LANGUAGE IN RESOLUTION 51, IN
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION AT THE
URGING OF ADVOCATES TO ENSURE
THAT RANGERS WILL NOT
PARTICIPATE IN REMOVING
ENCAMPMENT MOVING FORWARD, AND
WILL ONLY USE THEIR ENFORCEMENTY
AS THEY HAVE BEEN DOING, SINCE
2012, CONSISTENT WITH PARKS
REGARDING THE PARKS POLICY
REGARDING THE PARKS TRESPASS
WARNING, AGAIN, THE PARKS POLICY
POLICY ITSELF CONSTRAINS THE
PARKS RANGERS FROM USING THE
FULL AUTHORITY GRANTED TO IT IN
THE PARKS EXCLUSION ORDINANCE,
AND ORDINANCE, AND UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF CHRISTOPHER
WILLIAMS IN 2012, REAFFIRMED IN
2016, AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
OF ADVOCATES, AND ATTORNEYS ARE
PLANNING THEIR CLIENTS, THEY WOK
TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT SOME
SOME OF US WERE WORKING TO
ACCOMPLISH LEGISLATIVELY IN 1999
1999 WITH AMENDMENTS TO THE
PARKS EXCLUSION ORDINANCE. THIS
IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE
FANTASTIC WORK THAT HAS REALLY
PRODUCED AN INTERFACE BETWEEN
THE PARKS RANGERS AND MEMBERS OF
OF THE PUBLIC THAT IS FOCUSED ON
ON REDUCING HARM. I UNDERSTAND
HE COMMUNITY MEMBERS STS
ABOUT WHAT RANGERS WILL DO,
WE'VE HEARD INTEREST IN ENSURING
ENSURING THAT RANGERS CARRY
NALOXONE, COORDINATE VERBAL
BAGS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS SAFELY
DISPOSE OF SHARPS, ALL SERVICES
THAT WOULD BENEFIT EVERYONE
USING THE PARKS WITHOUT EXPOSING
EXPOSING PARK USERS, AND THIS IS
IS THE INTEREST IN WHAT PARKS
RANGERS DO AND WILL DO LEADS MEO
HAVE INTEREST IN SHARING THAT IN
IN A RECENT RESPONSE TO DISTRICT
DISTRICT ONE CONSTITUENT,
WRITING TO ME TO PRAISE PARK
CONCIERGE WORKERS, PRAISING THE
CONCIERGE WORKERS FOR
SUCCESSFULLY REVERSING AN
OVERDOSE WITH NARCAN, PARKS
DEPARTMENT LIAISON COUNSEL WROTE
WROTE TO MYSELF, CONSTITUENT,
THE SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATIOS
PROVIDING PUBLIC FACING STAFF,
CONCIERGE, LIFEGUARDS, RANGERS,
ETC. WITH NARCAN, NALOXONE, THE
CAN PROVIDED TO ANYONE WHO ASKS
FOR IT OR IS IN DISTRESS AND
NEEDS OUR STAFF TO MINISTER IT,
THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE SIMPLE
MAKING IT EASY FOR ANYONE TO
ADMINISTER IN AN EMERGENCY, THE
NARCAN PRODUCTS WE USE DO NOT
REQUIRE SPECIAL TRAINING, AND
PARKS RANGERS ALL RECEIVE CRISIS
CRISIS INTERVENTION MANAGEMENT
OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS AND
FIRST AID TRAINING,
ADDITIONALLY, MANY HAVE MENTAL
HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING. SO I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
GET MORE INFORMATION, AND SHARE
IT WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE
WORK THE RANGERS ARE DOING. BUT,
BUT, I THINK THIS IS A SNAPSHOT
INTO IN SOME CASES LIFE-SAVING
WORK THAT THESE PUBLIC SERVANTS
ARE DOING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER
NELSON.
>> SO WE ARE ABOUT TO DOUBLE THE
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PEOPLE ARE
USING, ARE GOING TO PAY TO USE,
SO, WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THE
PEOPLE FEEL SAFE USING THEM. THE
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT CLOSED
GOLDEN GARDENS AND ALKI BEACH AT
AT AN EARLIER HOUR LAST SUMMER,
BECAUSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS. CLEARLY THERE ARE
PROBLEMS IN PARKS THAT CALL FOR
SOME SORT OF INCREASED OFFICIAL
PRESENCE. RANGERS ALSO RENDER
ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE. NARCAN,
WAYFINDING, ETC. WE ARE NOT CALG
FOR A REPORTING OF THE POSITIVE
INTERACTIONS IF WE WANT TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY DO. AND I
DON'T WANT TO CALL FOR THAT
BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE A LOT OF
WORK. ANYWAY, THE PREMISE OF
THIS AMENDMENT SEEMS TO BE BASED
BASED ON THE IDEA THAT GIVING
CITATIONS TO PEOPLE BREAKING THE
THE RULES IS BAD, AND I THAT
SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE SO I'LL
BE VOTING AGAINST IT.
>> THANK YOU, BOARDMEMBER
NELSON. LET ME SEE, BOARDMEMBER
BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA IF THERE
WAS ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO BE
RECOGNIZED AND YOU CAN CLOSE US
OUT IF THAT CASE. AND
BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA, YOUR
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, MISTER PRESIDENT,I
CLARIFICATION IS NECESSARY, AND
WELCOME CENTRAL STAFF TO ADD OR
CLARIFY ANYTHING. WHAT WE HAVE
DONE IS IDENTIFY A HANDFUL OF
METRICS THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE AT
THE READY, AND HAVE INCLUDED
LANGUAGE TO INDICATE THAT WE ARG
TO BE WORKING WITH SEATTLE PARKS
PARKS ON IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL
METRICS. THIS IS LIMITED TO,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
THE FOLLOWING METRICS. WE'VE
IDENTIFIED THESE BECAUSETHESE
ARE SOME OF THE KEY INDICATORS
THAT HAVE NUMBERS ASSOCIATED
THEY CAN BE REPORTED ON A
QUARTERLY BASIS. AS I SAID, I'VE
I'VE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM
PARTNERS AND WORKING WITH LABOR
AS WELL THAT THERE IS A JOINT
INTEREST IN LIFTING UP SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT WE HEAR PARK
RANGERS WILL DO. THE ENTIRE
PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WILL BE
DOING, SINCE WE TALKED A LOT
ABOUT WHAT THEY WON'T BE DOING.
SOME OF THE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES
THAT WE HAD BRAINSTORMED BUT ARE
ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE
CAN INCLUDE IN THE PARKS BOARD
DISTRICT DISCUSSION IS TO WORK
WITH THE SEATTLE PARKS
DEPARTMENT WEARING OUR CITY
COUNCIL HAD OUTSIDE OF THESE
MEETINGS TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL
METRICS AND MAKE SURE THAT AS I
SAID BEFORE, I WILL QUOTE MYSELF
MYSELF THAT NEW PARK RANGERS ARE
ARE EQUIPPED TO SUPPORT HARM
REDUCTION EFFORTS, TO PROVIDE
REFERRALS, TO HELP PROBLEM SOLVE
SOLVE LETTER AND SANITATION
ISSUES AND TO HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEY ARE
HELPING INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTARILY
COMPLY WITH PARK RULES. THESE
ARE POSITIVE ASPECTS THAT WE
HAVE DISCUSSED WITH CENTRAL STUF
INCLUDING ADDITIONAL METRICS BUT
METRICS BUT ARE TRULY BEYOND THE
THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE COULD ASK
FOR IN THIS DOCUMENT, THAT NEEDS
THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED IN
DETAIL WITH PARKS BUT IS
ABSOLUTELY PART OF THE
CONVERSATION HERE. WE WILL BE
ADDING TO THIS A BETTER HOLISTIC
HOLISTIC VIEW OF THOSE POSITIVE
THINGS THAT FOLKS ARE INTERESTED
INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW IF AND
AND HOW THEY ARE ENGAGING IN
THESE EFFORTS SO WE CAN DO
THINGS LIKE HARM REDUCTION
EFFORTS, PROVIDE REFERRALS AND
PROBLEM SOLVE. AMONG OTHER
ITEMS. MISTER CHAIR, I'VE SPENT
A LOT OF TIME AND I KNOW YOU'RET
THE END OF YOUR AMENDMENTS, SO I
I WILL HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT
THIS OBVIOUSLY WITH MANY MORE
CONVERSATIONS TO COME. IN THE
UPCOMING POLICY AND BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS THE CITY COUNCIL
WILL HAVE OUTSIDE OF THE PARKS
BOARD MEETING.
>> THANK YOU, BOARDMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT?
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> NO.
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES..
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED,
ONE ABSTENTION.
>> Reporter: THANK YOU, THE
AMENDMENT PASSES AND WILL BE
INCORPORATED INTO RESOLUTION 51.
51. AND WE HAVE ONE MORE
AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US. WILL
CENTRAL STAFF PLEASE GIVE US AN
OVERVIEW OF AMENDMENT 11?
>> THIS
IS THE FINAL AMENDMENT TO
RESOLUTION 51. IT IS SPONSORED
BY BOARD MEMBER NELSON. IT WOULD
WOULD MODIFY AN EXISTING
STATEMENT OF INTENT, ESSENTIALLY
ESSENTIALLY IN THE
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES SECTION
RELATED TO THE BIRT CONSULTANT
RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADD LANGUAGE
RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL OF
REQUESTING FURTHER WORK BE DONE
BY MERCK OR ANOTHER CONSULTANT
REGARDING SPR PROJECT DELIVERY
CAPACITY AND EFFICIENCY IN DELIG
CAPITAL PROJECTS. IT ALSO ADDS
IN LANGUAGE HIGHLIGHTING THE
PROCESS THAT THE COUNCIL NOW HAS
HAS THE PARK DISTRICT
PARTICIPATES IN WHICH IS A
REVIEW OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
HEIGHTENED OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW
OF SPR, IN ADDITION TO THAT
REPORT APPLIES TO ALL CITY
DEPARTMENTS, AND IT WILL HELP US
US AS A RELATES TO THE CAPITAL
PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE NPD AND
OTHER SOURCES.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVE AMENDMENT
11 TO RESOLUTION 51, IS THERE A?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED,
BOARDMEMBER NELSON, PLEASE SPEAK
SPEAK TO YOUR AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. BOARD PRESIDENT
LEWIS AND I WORKED WITH CENTRAL
STAFF TO CLARIFY THE ORIGINAL
LANGUAGE ADDICT KNOWS THE WORK
WE ARE DOING TO TRACK CAPITAL
PROJECTS. PER RESOLUTION 3247,
32047, ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS.
THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE IN THIS
RESOLUTION ASKED FOR AN UPDATE
ON THE PROGRESS OF
IMPLEMENTATION AND RECOMMENDATIS
MADE BY BURKE, TO DETERMINE TO
DETERMINE IF FURTHER REVIEW IS
NEEDED. THIS AMENDMENT EXPLAINS
THAT THE WORK WAS SUSPENDED
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. AND A
MIX OF SPECIFIC REQUESTS THAT
PCR REENGAGED WITH WORK, IN MY
OPINION BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY
INVESTED IN THAT BODY OF WORK,
AND THE WHOLE GOAL FOR ME, IS TO
TO ENSURE, BASICALLY TO GIVE ME
MORE CONFIDENCE THAT SPR WILL
GET THE PROJECTS WE ARE PAYING
FOR OUT THE DOOR TO THIS CYCLE,
BECAUSE, THIS WORK WILL GIVE US
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MAYBE
WHY SOME OF THE PROJECTS WERE
DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT BEYOND
JUST THE PANDEMIC, AND THIS WILL
WILL HELP OVERALL MAINTAIN THE
TRUST OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
COUNTING ON US TO DELIVER.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER
NELSON. I APPRECIATE THIS
AMENDMENT AND WILL BE SUPPORTING
SUPPORTING IT. I GET CLARIFIES
AND STRENGTHENS SOME OF THE
LANGUAGE IN THE RESOLUTION, AND
THIS IS A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY LANGUAGE TO MAKE
SURE THAT THESE PROJECTS GO FROM
FROM PAPER TO REALITY. AND
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS ON BOARD MEMBER
NELSON'S AMENDMENT? OKAY, SEEING
SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ADOPTION
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT?
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS? TREND
12.
>>
>> NO.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ, ABSTAIN.
ABSTAIN. NO, JUST GETTING.
>> AYE..
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES..
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT I WONDER IF
IF THAT'S THE ORIGIN OF OUR NO
ABSTENTION APPLE COUNSEL RULE. [
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> IT IS. [ LAUGHTER ] ALL
RIGHT. THE AMENDMENT PASSES AND
IS ADOPTED, AND THAT WAS THE
FINAL AMENDMENT TO BE CONSIDERED
CONSIDERED FOR THE ENTIRE
PACKAGE. SO, LET'S WALK THROUGH
THE NEXT STEPS. SO, ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS NOW ON THE AMENDED
RESOLUTION THAT IS BEFORE THE
CITY COUNCIL? BEFORE, SORRY THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT BOAR?
DISTRICT BOARD? BOARDMEMBER
PEDERSEN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT
LEWIS, I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE
YOUR SKILL, ELOQUENCE, AND
PATIENCE. IN HANDLING ALL THE
MOVING PIECES WITH THIS
FLUCTUATING FUNDING PACKAGE, AND
AND FOR PROVIDING AMPLE TIME OVR
THE PAST FEW WEEKS FOR PUBLIC
INPUT. COLLEAGUES, AS I'VE
MENTIONED CONSISTENTLY
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, MANY OF
MY CONSTITUENTS ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT CITY HALL DOUBLING THE
PARKS DISTRICT PORTION OF THEIR
PROPERTY TAXES, INCREASES IN
PROPERTY TAXES AS WE KNOW CAN BE
BE PASSED ALONG TO RENTERS, AND
>> BOARD MEMBER PEDERSEN, MY
APOLOGIES. THE TIME FOR OUR
FINAL REMARKS WILL BE FOLLOWING
THE CLERK FILE. IT SOUNDS LIKE
YOU'RE GETTING READY TO MAKE
FINAL REMARKS ON THE PACKAGE. WE
WE ARE GOING TO DISPENSE WITH
THE RESOLUTION AND THE MOST
APPROPRIATE TIME FOR REMARKS, AS
AS I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY CLERKS
AND GOING OVER PROCEDURE, I'M
SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE SAID THIS
AT THE FRONT WHENI ASKED FOR
COMMENTS, IS THEY SHOULD MAKE
FINAL COMMENTS ON THE MPD SPEND
PLAN WHEN WE AMEND THE CLERK
FILE, WHICH WILL BE IN A COUPLE
MORE TURNS OF THE PROCESS. I
APOLOGIZE, I SET YOU UP TO
START, BUT WE WILL HEAR YOUR
REMARKS SOON ENOUGH. SORRY, WITH
WITH THAT ADMONITION, ARE THERE
COMMENTS ON THE RESOLUTION,
SEEING NO COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDED RESOLUTION WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED
RESOLUTION.
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> I LIKE THAT PROMOTION. I WILL
WILL STILL VOTE
>> AYE., MISTER PRESIDENT.
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> NO.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE..
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE., YES.
>> THANK YOU. BOARDMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES..
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AS AMENDED
AS AMENDED AND THE PRESIDENT
SIGN IT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA
ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, CLERK FILE ONE
ONE ADOPTED SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT BOARD FUNDING PLAN AT
THE INITIATIVE LEVEL, INCLUDIN
THE MAYORS AND BORDER PARKS AND
RECREATION'S COMMISSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PARK
DISTRICT 6 YEAR FUNDING PLAN AT
THE INITIATIVE LEVEL. FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO FILE
CLERK FILE ONE, IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED, TO FILE K
FILE ONE. BOARD MEMBERS, I HAVE
ONE AMENDMENT TO THIS ITEM. I
MOVED TO AMEND CLERK FILE ONE TO
TO INCLUDE THE ADOPTED SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT BOARDS FUNDING
PLAN AT THE INITIATIVE LEVEL, IS
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED, IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
TO ADOPT AMENDMENT ONE, BEFORE E
MY REMARKS, CAN TRACY AND ERIC
PLEASE WALK US THROUGH THE
AMENDMENT?
>> WHICH YOU HAVE HAD IN FRONT
OF YOU FOR ABOUT A WEEK, DISPLAY
DISPLAY THE INITIATIVE LEVEL OF
FUNDING, AS YOU NOW HAVE JUST
AMENDED WITH ACTIONS TODAY. IT
WILL SHOW YOUR PARK DISTRICT DES
AS A RELATES TO THE FUNDING
PROPOSALS JUST AS IT WILL SHOW
IN THE CLERK FILE ALREADY, THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD OF
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
AND THE MAYOR ALSO WITH THE
INITIATIVE LEVEL OF FUNDING AND
WE ARE DOING THIS SO THERE IS A
HISTORICAL DOCUMENT THAT SHOWS
HOW THE VARIOUS PARTIES VOTED
FOR THE NEXT SIX YEAR SPENDING
PLAN AT THAT INITIATIVE LEVEL OF
OF FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU, TRACY. ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS FOR TRACY OR ERIC
BEFORE WE MOVE TO THIS FINAL
ROUND OF VOTES AND MAKE OUR
FINAL STATEMENTS ON THIS SPEND
PLAN? OKAY, SEEING NONE, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL N
THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT ONE?
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> NO.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES..
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDED CLERK FILE, AND THIS IS
THE TIME FOR EVERYONE TO MAKE
THEIR BIG SPEECH. I WILL GO
AHEAD AND GET US STARTED, AND
SAY AT THE TOP THAT IT HAS BEEN
GREAT TO WORK WITH COUNSEL
CENTRAL STAFF WITH TRACY AND
ERIC OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
MONTHS, IN PUTTING THIS
TOGETHER, AND ALSO WITH OUR
EXECUTIVE PARTNERS IN THE HERALD
HERALD ADMINISTRATION, ADAM
EMERY, OF COURSE, DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT AND NOW ACTING
SUPERINTENDENT CHRISTOPHER
WILLIAMS, AND ALL OF HIS STAFF
AT PARKS, WE REALLY WERE ABLE TO
TO COME TOGETHER, TALK ABOUT
DIFFERENT IDEAS AND DO A LOT OF
OUTREACH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE BOARD OF PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSIONERS WHO SUD
THEIR FIRST PLAN IN THE SPRING,
WHICH WAS THEN THE LAUNCHING PAD
PAD FOR OUR PROCESS LEADING TO
MAYOR HARRELL ANNOUNCING HIS
PROPOSAL IN LATE AUGUST, AND
THEN A WEEK AGO TODAY, SOME
FINAL SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT,
THAT PLAN, FROM MYSELF, AND THEF
COURSE THIS AMENDMENT PROCESS
TODAY, WITH BOARD MEMBERS
PRESENT HERE MAKING FINAL
ADDITIONS, IMPACTING INVESTMENTS
IMPACTING INVESTMENTS AND
POLICY, IMPACTING THE
POSSIBILITY OF WHAT WE ARE GOING
GOING TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE AS A
A COMMUNITY, THROUGH A SECOND
CYCLE, A CYCLE TO SPEND PLAN OF
THE METROPOLITAN PARK. FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THIS PLAN IN
FRONT OF US, AS I ANNOUNCED LAST
LAST MONDAY, REPRESENTATIVES
FROM BUSINESS FROM LABOR, FROM
THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY AND
THE NONPROFIT WORLD, OFF LEASH
AREA ADVOCATES FROM WEST
SEATTLE, A VERY LARGE COALITION
OF PEOPLE REALLY SEEKING TO BUID
OUR RECOVERY COMING OUT OF
COVID, BY REINVESTING,
REINVIGORATING, REACTIVATING,
OUR PARKS AND OPEN SPACES. IN
SEATTLE WE LOVE OUR PARKS, WE'VE
WE'VE LOVED THEM EVER SINCE
WORKING WITH THE BROTHERS TO
CREATE AN UNPRECEDENTED AND
DYNAMIC INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED
RENOWNED SYSTEM OF PARKS AND
OPEN SPACES. COVID HAS TESTED
THE RESILIENCY OF THOSE SPACES,
AND THIS IS A PLAN TO PROTECT,
PRESERVE, AND ENHANCE SPACES FOR
FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY.
ENJOY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS
I SAID I WANTED TO HAVE A
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT BOARD
BOARD PLAN THAT'S GOING TO MAKE
OUR PARKS CLEAN, SAFE, AND OPEN.
OPEN. OVERTIME THAT WAS ABLE TO
EVOLVE TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL
TERMS TO THOSE CRITICAL
INVESTMENTS, TO MAKE SURE SPACES
SPACES ARE ACCESSIBLE. TO MAKE
SURE THAT SPACES ARE GREEN, NOT
JUST IN TERMS OF THE
TREEPLANTING, AND THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT OF OUR PARKS, BUT
ALSO MAKING SURE THAT THE
CAPITAL STRUCTURES MAKING SURE
OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS, MAKING
SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING THE
INVESTMENTS TO PUT REAL TANGIBLE
TANGIBLE RESOURCES BEHIND OUR
COMMITMENT TO THE CARBONIZED THS
BY 2035. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE MAKING THEM HUBS OF CLIMATE
RESILIENCY, PUTTING THE
INVESTMENTS NECESSARY SO ON DAYS
DAYS LIKE THE DAY TODAY THAT WE
ARE VOTING ON THIS, WHERE THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AIR QUALITY IS
SUFFERING FROM WILDFIRE SMOKE,
WE HAVE PLACES THAT CAN BE A
REFUGE IN THOSE TIMES, AND
PLACES THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING
TOWARDS OUR GOAL OF BEING A
CARBON NEUTRAL SUSTAINABLE CITY.
CITY. IT'S MAKING SURE THAT WE
ARE PUTTING INVESTMENTS INTO OUR
OUR PARTNERSHIPS TO ACTIVATE
SPACES AND LEAN INTO OUR
PARTNERSHIPS WITH GROUPS LIKE
THE VARIOUS FRIENDS OF
ORGANIZATIONS FOR OUR PARKS,
LIKE DISCOVERY PARK, CAL
ANDERSON PARK, IT'S MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE BUILDING ON ACTIVATG
THE NEW MARQUEE SEATTLE
WATERFRONT PARK WHICH WILL BE
ONE OF THE DEFINING OPEN PUBLIC
SPACES ON THE ENTIRE WEST COAST
OF THE UNITED STATES. IT'S
MAKING SURE WE ARE
REINVIGORATING THE PRESENCE OF
THE CITY IN OUR PARKS, BY HAVING
HAVING A ROBUST AND ACCOUNTABLE
AND ADEQUATELY RESOURCED PARK
RANGER PROGRAM TO HAVE A A
DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN THE PARK
SPACES, TO ASSIST WITH PARK
RULES, TO MAKE SURE THERE'S
WAYFINDING, TO MAKE SURE THERE'S
THERE'S OUTREACH, TO MAKE SURE
THAT IN WORST-CASE SCENARIOS
THERE IS SOMEONE WHO CAN
ADMINISTER LIFE-SAVING MEASURES
LIKE THE APPLICATION OF NARCAN
TO SAVE SOMEONE PERISHING FROM A
A POTENTIAL OVERDOSE. IT'S
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
REINVIGORATING OUR COMMITMENT TO
TO TREAT CANOPY, WHICH WE
DISCUSSED, FOR A PORTION OF OUR
FULL COUNCIL MEETING EARLIER
THIS AFTERNOON. TO MAKE SURE WE
DON'T HAVE A NET LOSS OF TREES
IN OUR PARKS OVER THE COURSE OF
THE NEXT SIX YEARS TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE AT LEAST REPLACING TREE
FOR TREE OR THAT WE ARE
HOPEFULLY INCREASING OUR TREE
CANOPY AND DEVELOPED PARKS.
THESE INVESTMENTS AND MORE ARE
PRESENT IN THIS PACKAGE, AND I
APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP AND
WORK OF THE HERALD
ADMINISTRATION, I GREATLY
APPRECIATE MAYOR HARRELL SUPPORT
SUPPORT FOR THIS PROGRAM THAT WE
WE ARE PASSING TODAY, AND I LOOK
LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING ONTO THE
BUDGET, WHERE AS WE KNOW, THE
MAJORITY OF THE RESOURCES FOR
PARKS DEPARTMENT RESIDE AND
WHERE I HOPE WE CAN BUILD ON
THESE INVESTMENTS, TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT, PRIORITIES ARE ALSO
WELL SUPPORTED AS PART OF OUR
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS, AND THAT
WE CAN BUILD ON THIS PROGRESS TO
TO MAKE OPEN SPACES AND PARK
FACILITIES IN OUR CITY THAT ARE
CLEAN GREEN AND ACCESSIBLE TO
ALL. WITH THAT I'M GOING TO OPEN
OPEN IT UP TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR
THEIR REMARKS, BOARD MEMBERS
WISHING TO BE RECOGNIZED, PLEASE
PLEASE SIGNAL AND BOARDMEMBER
PEDERSEN, I WILL PUT YOU IN LINE
LINE 1st SINCE YOU STARTED YOUR
YOUR REMARKS EARLIER AND I
APOLOGIZE AGAIN FOR THE FALSE
START. LOOKING FORWARD TO
HEARING YOUR REMARKS, AND
APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. SO
BOARD MEMBER PEDERSEN FIRST.
>>
>> THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT
LEWIS. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOUR
SKILL AND ELOQUENCE AND PATIENCE
PATIENCE IN HANDLING THE MOVING
PIECES WITH THIS FLUCTUATING
FUNDING PACKAGE, AND PROVIDING
AMPLE TIME OVER THE PAST FEW
WEEKS FOR PUBLIC INPUT.
COLLEAGUES AS I'VE MENTIONED
CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THIS
PROCESS MANY OF MY CONSTITUENTS
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT CITY HALL
DOUBLING THE PARKS DISTRICT
PORTION OF THEIR PROPERTY TAXES,
TAXES, INCREASES IN PROPERTY
TAXES AS WE KNOW CAN BE PASSED
ALONG TO RENTERS, AND WE HAVE
SEVERAL ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX
LEVIES COMING. SUCH AS INCREASES
INCREASES FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, FOR TRANSPORTATION, FOR
FOR EDUCATION, AND AN IMPORTANT
NEW TAX FOR MENTAL HEALTH
PROGRAMS. TO SUPPORT OUR PARKS,
I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE VOTED FOR
FOR A REASONABLE BACK TO BASICS
APPROACH TO SUSTAIN EXISTING
CORE PROGRAMS, AND FUND NEW
CAPITAL PROJECTS WE'VE ALREADY
PROMISED, TO UPGRADE AND CONVERT
CONVERT SEVERAL COMMUNITY
CENTERS IN A CLIMATE RESILIENT
HUBS IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE
CHANGE, AND TO INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF PARK RANGERS TO
IMPROVE SAFETY. THOSE REASONABLE
REASONABLE INVESTMENTS WOULD
HAVE RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY A
A 50% INCREASE OR SO, BUT NOT A
100% INCREASE IN HIS PROPERTY
TAX. THE PRICE TAG FOR THE PARKS
PARKS TAX IS JUST TOO STEEP TO
EARN MY VOTE TODAY, WHEN
CONSIDERING THE CUMULATIVE
IMPACT OF SO MANY OTHER TAX
INCREASES FOR IMPORTANT PROGRAMS
IMPORTANT PROGRAMS ON THE
HORIZON. SO I WILL BE VOTING NO.
NO. AS WE KNOW, THE PARK
DISTRICT PROVIDES ONE THIRD OF
THE TRIPLE FUNDING FOR A PARKS
DEPARTMENT SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU ALL TO REVIEW
SEQUEIRA CITY BUDGET PROPOSAL
TODAY, WHICH CONTAINS THE OTHER
TWO THIRDS FOR OUR PARKS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OTHER BOARD
MEMBERS WISHING TO BE
RECOGNIZED? SEEING NONE, BOARD
MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> MISTER CHAIR, IT WOULD BE OUT
OUT OF CHARACTER IF I DIDN'T
THANK YOU. [ LAUGHTER ] I WAS
WAITING. COUNSEL, EXCUSE ME,
BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS, I WANT TO
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
STEWARDSHIP OF THIS PROCESS, I'M
I'M EXCITED ABOUT MANY OF THE
ELEMENTS IN THE LEVY, RENEWAL
EVER THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF
US, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT THAT
THIS PACKAGE WILL DELIVER FOR
OUR COMMUNITY, IN THE MIDST OF
OUR EFFORTS TO TRY TO RECOVER
FROM COVID, IN THE MIDST OF THE
PANDEMIC THAT'S ONGOING, SOCIAL
COHESION COULD NOT BE MORE
IMPORTANT, INVESTIGATING IN
RESILIENCY AND EQUITY OF OUR
CITY COULD NOT BE MORE
IMPORTANT. ACCESS TO HEALTHY
SPACES, OUTDOOR PLAY AND
ACTIVITY IS CRITICAL TO
IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR CIT,
AND THE HEALTH OF ITS RESIDENTS.
RESIDENTS. THE INVESTMENTS AND
SUPPORT THAT YOU, THE COLLEAGUES
COLLEAGUES ON COUNSEL, THE
EXECUTIVE AND INITIAL PROPOSAL
THE COMMUNITY THROUGH YOUR
AMENDMENTS, THE INVESTMENTS WE
ARE WAITING TODAY IN THE
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF OR
COMMUNITY IS EMBODIED IN WHAT WE
WHAT WE ARE VOTING ON BY
SUPPORTING THE PARKS LEVY. WE
ARE PROMOTING AND PROVIDING
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO BE ACTIVE
AND RELAXED. WE ARE CREATING A
PLACE FOR HABITAT AND WILDLIFE
TO GROW AND FLOURISH. WE ARE
PROTECTING COMMUNITIES,
COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE BEEN HARMED
HARMED BY THE PAST PUBLIC
POLICIES THAT HAVE DIVESTED FROM
FROM CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND
WE ARE INVESTING IN THIS PACKAGE
PACKAGE IN FRONT OF US TO
PREVENT AGAINST HEAT WAVES AND
FLOODING. I'M EXCITED THAT THE
PROPOSAL THAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETR
TODAY INVESTS IN THE EDUCATIONAL
EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY
PROVIDING SPACE FOR EARLY
LEARNING AND CHILD CARE, FOR
PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AND
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. AND
THAT THE SUPPORT WILL BOOST OUR
LOCAL ECONOMY, IT WILL HELP
ACTIVATE SPACES THAT ARE GOOD
FOR WORKERS AND BUSINESSES. IT
PROVIDES SPACES FOR OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES TO GROW AND THRIVE,
AND AS WE CREATE DENSER LIVING
OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS OUR CITY,
IT WILL CREATE BACKYARDS FOR
PEOPLE IN OUR PUBLIC PARKS. I'M
VERY EXCITED ABOUT OVERALL THE
INVESTMENT IN GOOD JOBS AS WELL.
WELL. I THINK THIS WILL PROMOTE
JOBS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS
PEOPLE CONTINUE TO COME HERE FOR
FOR MORE GREEN SPACES AND PLACES
PLACES TO LIVE, AS THEY SEEK
CLIMATE REFUGEE, AS CLIMATE
REFUGEES COME HERE AS PEOPLE COE
HERE FOR GOOD JOBS AND TO CREATE
CREATE YOUR GOVERNORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE
INVESTMENTS IN THESE PACKAGE
ITSELF, CREATE GOOD UNION JOBS.
I WANTED TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT HOW
HOW THIS PROPOSAL INVESTS IN
THREE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WE CAN
CAN ALL WALK AWAY FROM AND BE
PROUD. THIS PROPOSAL INVESTING
CLIMATE RESILIENCE, INCLUDING
FUNDING TO THE CARBONITE OUR
COMMUNITY CENTERS TRANSITIONING
THESE BUILDINGS TO GREEN ENERGY
INCLUDING SOLAR AND I WANT TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU ON
THOSE AMENDMENTS, THE WARNING
WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WE KNOW THAT
THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF OUR
COMMITMENT TO THE GREEN NEW DEAL
DEAL INVESTMENTS EMBODIED IN
JUMPSTART SEATTLE'S PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE, THAT THIS IS A
CONTINUATION OF OUR CITY'S
COMMITMENT THAT WHILE WE ARE
PROMOTING DENSITY WE ARE ALSO
PLANTING ADDITIONAL TREES ACROSS
ACROSS THE PARK SYSTEM. THANKS
TO THE CLIMATE ACTIVISTS, FOLKS
FROM 350 SEATTLE FOR RECOGNIZING
RECOGNIZING THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO THE BROAD
COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE ADVOCATES WHO CALLED ON
US TO EXPAND GREEN NEW DEAL
EFFORTS, AND I'M EXCITED THAT
THE GREEN NEW DEAL INVESTMENTS
CELEBRATED IN THE STATUTE,
THROUGH THE JUMPSTART PROGRAM.
THIS WEEK. SECONDLY, THIS [
INDISCERNIBLE - MULTIPLE
SPEAKERS ] THE IN EQUITY FUND
SAYS SPECIFICALLY THE INCREASED
EQUITY AND PROVIDE FUNDING TO
INCREASED PARK ACCESS IN
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
HISTORICALLY UNDER INVESTED. THE
THE FUNDS TO SUPPORT AMAZING PRS
LIKE THE ONE WE HIGHLIGHTED
TODAY, THE SUPERBLOCK IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND SO MANY
MORE. IDEAS THAT CAME FROM, AND
THE MOST HARMED BY THE
INVESTMENT, MOST HARMED BY
CLIMATE INJUSTICE ARE AT THE
FOREFRONT OF RECEIVING FUNDING
IN THE PROPOSAL. AT AS I NOTED,
IN THE UPCOMING PARKS LEVY, FROM
FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
PERSPECTIVE FROM OUR
HUMANITARIAN PERSPECTIVE, FROM A
A PERSPECTIVE THAT WANTS TO SUPT
WORKERS BUSINESSES AND VISITORS,
VISITORS, I WANTED TO SEE 128
BATHROOMS OPEN THROUGH THE
FUNDING, AND ARE EXCITED AND
THANKS TO THE SUPPORT WE HAVE
ENHANCED FUNDING FOR CLEANING,
MAINTAINING AND UPGRADING PART
BATHROOMS TO GET A 128 BATHROOMS
128 BATHROOMS OPEN YEAR-ROUND.
WE CAN HAVE A CLEAN ACCESSIBLE
OUTFIT FOR PLACES TO USE THE
BATHROOM. AS A MOM AND A TODDLER
TODDLER WHO HAS LEARNED TO USE
THE POTTY, HAVING ACCESS TO
OPEN, CLEAN BATHROOMS IS
ESSENTIAL FOR WORKING FAMILIES T
AS IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THOSE WHO
WHO ARE TRAVELING AND VISITING,
AND THOSE WHO ARE HOUSED AND UND
AROUND OUR CITY. ACCORDING TO
THE UN STANDARD PUBLIC BATHROOM
ACCESS SEATTLE SHOULD HAVE AT
LEAST 224 PUBLIC BATHROOMS TO
MEET OUR NEEDS OF OUR POPULATIOD
THAT WAS IN 2019. WE ARE MAKING
AN IMPORTANT INVESTMENT HERE TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE 128
RESTROOMS ARE OPEN AND THAT WE
DO OUR PART TO OPEN NEAR HALF OF
OF THE BATHROOMS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY CLOSED THAT NEED UPGR.
NEED UPGRADES. I'M EXCITED ABOUS
PACKAGE, THOSE THREE PIECES ARE
WHAT I WANTED TO LIFT UP, MISTER
MISTER PRESIDENT, AND THANKS
AGAIN TO MY STAFF, MELODY, AND
CHIEF OF STAFF FOR ALL OF THE
WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THIS, ANDY
ERIN AND MELANIE FOR THEIR
COMMITMENT TO GETTING INTO THE
DETAILS WITH US OVER THE LAST
TWO WEEKS, AND TO THE PRESIDENT
ALONG WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND THE
THE PARKS BOARD OF RECREATIONS
COMMISSIONERS AND THE CITY PARKS
PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE
EXECUTIVE. THERE IS MORE TO
THANK, MISTER PRESIDENT AS WELL
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT BUT I WILL
AND THERE, THANKS FOR PUSHING
THIS PACKAGE FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOARD
MEMBER MOSQUEDA. BOARDMEMBER
NELSON?
>> THIS IS THE HARDEST VOTE I
HAVE TO TAKE SO FAR. EVEN UP TO
THIS MORNING I WAS VACILLATING
FOR 3 MAIN REASONS, AND
BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN MENTIONED
ONE OF THEM WHICH IS THAT THIS
DOUBLES THE AMOUNT THAT PEOPLE
WILL HAVE TO PAY, AND I'M
ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY
STRUGGLING WITH THE COST OF
HOUSING. HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS
ALIKE. I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAE
VOTERS HAD IN MIND WHEN THEY
VOTED FOR THE PARKS DISTRICT WAG
IN THE SECOND CYCLE. SOME PEOPLE
PEOPLE SAY THAT, THE INCREASE,
THE AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE IN
COST FROM 155 TO 343 IN THE FIRT
YEAR ISN'T MUCH WHEN WE SPREAD
IT OUT OVER THE COURSE OF A
WHOLE YEAR, BUT, EVERY
INCREMENTAL INCREASE WE MAKE AND
AND ADD TO PEOPLE'S PROPERTY
TAXES DOES MATTER. SECOND, IT
SHIPS THE COST OF DELIVERING A
BASIC SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS.
CURRENTLY, THE PARKS DISTRICT
LEVY MAKES UP 20% OF THE OVERALL
OVERALL PARKS DEPARTMENT BUDGET,
AND THE CITY KICKS IN 80%. THIS
THIS SQUEEZES MORE OUT OF OUR
RESIDENTS, INCREASING THE
CONTRIBUTION TO 30%, AND
PROPORTIONATELY LOWERING THE
CITY'S PORTION, AND WE DON'T
REALLY KNOW YET, I DON'T, WHAT
KIND OF CUTS THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE
IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET. FINALLY,
I'VE BEEN QUESTIONING IF IT'S RC
IT'S REALISTIC THAT THE
DEPARTMENT WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLO
SPEND ALL THE MONEY THAT WE ARE
GIVING IN THE FIRST COUPLE
YEARS, IN THIS PLAN. BECAUSE
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT THEY
WILL BE ABLE TO STAFF UP ALL THE
THE NEW FTES FOR THE NEW
INITIATIVES AND THE EXPANDED
INITIATIVES. SO, THOSE ARE THE
NEGATIVES. ALL THAT SAID, PARKS
ARE OUR COMMONS. THEY ARE A
BASIC SERVICE, AND THE PEOPLE
WANT THEIR PARKS BACK. SO,
SAYING NO TO THIS PACKAGE WOULD
MEAN SAYING NO TO CLEANER AND
BETTER BATHROOMS, NO TO FIXING
AND MAINTAINING FACILITIES MORE,
NO TO COMPLETING PROMISE
PROJECTS, AND NOTED FEELING
SAFER USING THE PARKS AND
COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT WE ARE
PAYING FOR. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE
WANT, AND THAT'S WHAT I WANTED
GOING INTO ALL OF THESE
DELIBERATIONS. AS PRESENTED IN
THE MEETING ON JULY 25th. SO, I
HAVE TO SAY I WOULD HAVE LIKED
TO SMALLER PACKAGES DESCRIBED BY
BY BOARD MEMBER PEDERSEN BUT
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'VE GOT RIGHT
NOW. THE KICKER IS THERE WAS NO
NO ORGANIZED OPPOSITION TO THIS.
THIS. SO I FEEL THAT PEOPLE
REALLY WANT THIS PACKAGE, SO,
THERE ARE SAFEGUARDS IN HERE FOR
FOR ME, AROUND ACCOUNTABILITY, E
PASSED THAT AMENDMENT EARLIER,
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THE
LANGUAGE IN SECTION 2B ALLOWS
FOR, AND I QUOTE, CONSIDERING
BASED ON THE REPORT THAT WE DID,
DID, CONSIDERING WHETHER TO
AMEND THE PLAN TO REDUCE OR
REALLOCATE TOTAL SPENDING IN
LIGHT OF UNDER SPEND IN THE
PRIOR YEAR, THAT HELPS ME. MAYBE
MAYBE IT COULD FUND THE TRIPPINF
THE PARK, ALSO, I CALLED FOR
MORE DETAILED DESIGN AND COST
ESTIMATES BEFORE WE ACTUALLY PUT
PUT ANYTHING, BEFORE WE ISSUED
BONDS, AND THAT LANGUAGE IS IN
SECTION 1B, SUBSECTION 6. SO, IN
IN THE END, I'M SUPPORTING THIS
BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS DOES
DELIVER WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE
IN THEIR PARKS RIGHT NOW. I'LL
CONTINUE TO WATCH, AND I WILL
TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
RESPONSIBLY STEWARDING TAXPAYER,
TAXPAYER RESOURCES, BUT, INSTEAD
INSTEAD OF SAYING NO, I'M SAYING
SAYING YES TO PARKS AND YES TO
THIS RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU, BOARDMEMBER
NELSON, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
BOARD MEMBERS? SEEING NO
COMMENTS, WILL THE KURT CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE FILG
OF THE AMENDED CLERK FILE.
>> BOARDMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> NO.
>> BOARDMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> VOTES YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> BOARDMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES..
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. WITH
THAT, WITH THE END OF TODAY'S
MEETING OF THE METROPOLITAN PARK
PARK DISTRICT, AND THERE'S NO
FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT, SO
WE WILL ADJOURN. THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF
THE PARK DISTRICT BOARD IS ON
OCTOBER 17th AT 5:30 P.M.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE