>> THE APRIL 3rd, 2023 MEETING
OF THE SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT
BOARD WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS
3:16 P.M. I AM ANDREW LEWIS,
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. WITH TH
CLERK CALLED THE ROLE?
>> BOARD MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> BOARD MEMBER NELSON.
>> HERE, IN CHAMBERS. PRESENT.
>> BOARD MEMBER PETER SEN.
>> HERE.
>> BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> ORD PRESIDENT LEWIS.
>> RESIDENT.
>> FIVE PRESENT.
>> BOARD MEMBER HERBOLD AND
BOARD MEMBER SAWANT ARE
REPRESENTING THE COUNCIL AT THE
REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE AND
ARE EXCUSED. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALE IS AND JUAREZ ARE ALSO
EXCUSED FOR -- THEY ARE
PRE-NOTICE OF BEING UNAVAILABL
FOR THE MEETING. I JUST WANTED
TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. HEARIN
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES. THE MINUTES OF THE
SEPTEMBER 7th 2022 NOVEMBER 29t
2022 SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT BOAR
MEETINGS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED. HEARIN
NO OBJECTIONS, THE MINUTES WILL
BE SIGNED. WITH THE CLERK PLEAS
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES? PUBLIC COMMENT. AT
THIS TIME WE OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THE
DISTRICT BOARD RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO END OR ELIMINATE PUBLI
COMMENT PERIODS IF WE DEEM THE
SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR IS
UNSUITABLE FOR ALLOWING OUR
MEETINGS TO BE CONDUCTED
EFFICIENTLY. I DON'T SEE ANYON
IN CHAMBERS WHO SIGNED UP. DO W
HAVE ANY REMOTE PUBLIC?
>> WE DO HAVE TWO PEOPLE
REMOTELY SIGNED UP BUT THEY
ARE NOT PRESENT. I COULD MONITO
THAT AND GO BACK SINCE WE GOT
QUICKER START THAN EXPECTED ON
STARTING THE PARK DISTRICT
MEETING?
>> SURE.
>> OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE , I CAN
PLAY THE INTRODUCTORY VIDEO AND
THAT WOULD GIVE US A FEW
MINUTES.
>> THAT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD
COMPROMISE. WHY DON'T WE PLAY
THE VIDEO AND I WILL HOLD THE
PUBLIC COMMENT AREA OPEN TO
GIVE SOME TIME FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO SIGNED UP REMOTELY TO CALL
IN IF YOU ARE WATCHING THE
MEETING.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. OUR ADVERTISED
START TIME WAS 3:00 OR
FOLLOWING BRIEFING SO WE ARE NO
THAT MUCH AHEAD OF TIME. THANK
YOU.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE. WE ARE THE
EMERALD CITY . THE CITY OF
FLOWERS IN THE CITY OF GOODWILL
BUILT ON INDIGENOUS LAND FOR
TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE
PEOPLES. THE SEATTLE COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A
SPEAKER AND PROVIDE A VERBAL
PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU MAY REGISTE
TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING
VIA THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE. HERE IS SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT MEETINGS. SPEAKERS ARE
CALLED UPON IN THE ORDER ON
WHICH THEY REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTERED ONLINE AND USED THE
MEETING I.D. AND PASSCODE THAT
WAS EMAILED UPON CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOU
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS.
REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING
I.D. IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING I.D
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA. ONCE A
SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED, THE
SPEAKERS MICROPHONE WILL BE ON
MUTED AND AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT
WILL SAY, THE HOST WOULD LIKE
YOU TO UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE.
THAT IS YOUR QUEUE THAT IT IS
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK. AT THAT
TIME, YOU MUST PRESS ÷6. YOU
WILL THEN HEAR A PROMPT OF, YOU
ARE ON MUTED. BE SURE YOUR PHON
IS UNMUTE IT ON YOUR END SO THA
YOU WILL BE HEARD. AS A
SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND ITEM YOU
ARE ADDRESSING. A CHIME WILL
SOUND WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
IN YOUR ALLOTTED TIME. AS A
GENTLE REMINDER TO WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THE END OF
THE ALLOTTED TIME YOUR
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED AND TH
NEXT SPEAKER REGISTERED WILL BE
CALLED. ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE
COMPLETED PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND JOI
US BY FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA
SEATTLE BROADCAST OR THROUGH
THE LISTENING LINE OPTION LISTE
ON THE AGENDA. THE COUNCIL
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ELIMINATE
PUBLIC COMMENT IF THE SYSTEM I
BEING ABUSED OR IF THE PROCESS
IMPEDES THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY
TO CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS ON
BEHALF OF RESIDENTS OF THE CITY
ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THE PROCEEDINGS O
THAT IS NOT FOCUSED ON AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS SPECIFIED
IN COUNCIL RULES MAY LEAD TO
THE SPEAKER BEING MUTED BY THE
PRESIDING OFFICER. OUR HOPE IS
TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS THAT WIL
ASSIST OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATIO
OF ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NO
OPEN. AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS ÷6
AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT, YOU
HAVE BEEN ON MUTED. THANK YOU,
SEATTLE.
>> OKAY. BOARD PRESIDENT, WE
HAVE NO CITIZENS IN CHAMBERS T
SPEAK AND WE HAVE NO CITIZENS
SIGNED UP REMOTELY TO SPEAK FO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> OKAY. IF THE FOLKS WHO SIGNE
UP REMOTELY HAD INTENDED TO BUT
US GETTING GOING 15 MINUTES
LATER THAN INITIALLY PLANNED HA
GOTTEN IN THE WAY OF THAT, DO
PLEASE EMAIL US YOUR REMARKS .
WE DO WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AND
WE APOLOGIZE THAT WE WEREN'T
ABLE TO HEAR FROM YOU THIS
AFTERNOON. I WILL NOW CLOSE TH
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. AND WE
WILL MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLISHED
AGENDA ITEMS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE RESOLUTION 5
, CORRECTING THE MEETING DATES
FOR A SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT
BOARD MEETING IN 2023.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE JOINED BY
TRACI RATCLIFF FROM OUR COUNSE
CENTRAL STAFF TO GO OVER THIS
RESOLUTION. TRACI, I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A SIMPLE
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT JUST
CORRECTS AN ERROR IN THE YEAR
OF THE MEETING DATE THAT WE ARE
SUPPOSED TO HAVE IN OCTOBER FRO
OCTOBER 2022 TO OCTOBER 2023.
APOLOGIES FOR THE TYPOGRAPHICAL
ERROR AND IN THAT RESOLUTION
THAT WE PASSED IN NOVEMBER.
>> GREAT. YOU COLLEAGUES HAVE
ANY COMMENTS ON THE RESOLUTION
SEEING NO COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, I MOVE AGENDA ITEM
ONE , THE RESOLUTION, FOR BOAR
ACTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THERE IS A SECOND THAT WE
VOTE ON CONFIRMING RESOLUTION
56. WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON RESOLUTION 56?
>> BOARD MEMBER MOSQUEDA? BOAR
MEMBER MOSQUEDA? I WILL COME
BACK TO HER. BOARD MEMBER
NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> BOARD MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> AND BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED
THANK YOU, THE VOTE HAS FIVE
AFFIRMATIVE VOTES AND THE
RESOLUTION PASSES AND WILL BE
ADOPTED. LET'S GO AHEAD TO THE
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA , ITEM
TWO, RESOLUTION 57. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO RESOLUTION
57 AMENDING THE BYLAWS OF THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT TO MODIFY
THE RULES REGARDING VOTING ON
PARK DISTRICT RESOLUTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE ALSO JOINE
BY TRACI RATZLIFF ON THIS ITEM
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. YO
ARE MUTED, TRACI.
>> THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION
ESSENTIALLY MAKES THE BYLAWS
CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNCIL
RULES AS IT RELATES TO THE
ABILITY FOR COUNCILMEMBERS OR
COMMISSIONERS TO ABSTAIN FROM
LEGISLATION VOTED ON BY THE
NBD. YOUR MIND COUNCILMEMBERS,
FOR STATE LAW, THE NBD ACTUALL
TAKES ACTION ONLY VIA
RESOLUTIONS. THE BYLAWS ACTUALL
TALK ABOUT WHEN YOU TAKE VOTES
ON RESOLUTIONS, WHAT IS
PERMITTED OR NOT. IN THIS CASE
WE ARE SILENT ABOUT THE ABILITY
TO ABSTAIN BUT BECAUSE OF SOME
OTHER CHANGES THAT TOOK LACE
THIS PAST YEAR RELATED TO CITY
COUNCIL ACTION ON ORDINANCES AN
RESOLUTION, I BELIEVE THE
PRESIDENT DESIRE TO HAVE THE
BYLAWS MIRROR WHAT THOSE RULES
SAY AS IT RELATES TO THE
ABILITY OF COMMISSIONERS TO
ABSTAIN FROM LEGISLATIVE VOTES
AND IN THIS CASE IT WOULD ALL B
ABOUT RESOLUTION. THE BYLAWS
WOULD ALLOW FOR COMMISSIONERS
TO ABSTAIN FROM RESOLUTIONS.
ONLY THOSE THAT RELATE TO A
STATEMENT ABOUT THE BOARD'S
OPINION. ANY OTHER PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT ACTUALLY
IMPROVE THE BUDGET OR BYLAW
CHANGE OR POLICY CHANGES WOULD
NOT ALLOW FOR MEMBERS TO
ABSTAIN FROM THOSE VOTES. HAPP
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE
THEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS FOR TRACI ON THE
ITEM IN FRONT OF US? SEEING
DONE, I MOVE PASSAGE OF
RESOLUTION 57
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 57?
>> BOARD MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> BOARD MEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> BOARD MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> ABSTAIN. JUST KIDDING. YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> AND BOARD PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AN
THE PRESIDENT WILL SIGN. BOARD
MEMBER PEDERSEN, WITH ALL OF TH
DAD JOKES TODAY, I NEED TO TAKE
NOTES. I NEED TO THE NOTES ON
THAT. I'M IN THE DAD JOKE
MARKET NOW. WE WILL MOVE ON TO
ITEM THREE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE RIDE READ ITEM THREE
INTO THE RECORD?
>> REPORT ON THE PROPOSED
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS FOR TH
2023 THROUGH 2028 PARK DISTRIC
SPENDING PLAN FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. WE
ARE JOINED NOW BY PANEL FROM
PARKS IN A -- IN IT LOOKS LIKE
THE BOARD ROOM AT THE PARKS
BUILDING. AND, WHY DON'T YOU
GUYS GO AHEAD AND COME OFF MUTE
AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND WE
WILL GET INTO THE PRESENTATION.
>> EXCELLENT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR. PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBERS. WE WOULD LIKE
TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY OUR PAR
DISTRICT RAMP UP PLAN
CONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN YOU AL
PASSED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR
I AM PLEASED TO BE JOINED TODAY
BY MY COLLEAGUES AND
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE BECOMING
VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO ME AND
THEY ARE THE DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENTS FOR OUR PARKS
AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. I AM
JOINED BY OUR CHIEF OF STAFF AN
THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT,
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS, JOINED BY
OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT,
MICHELLE FINNEGAN.
SUPERINTENDENT ANDY SHEFFER,
AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT, MIKE
-- DO YOU WANT ME TO START
THERE ONE MORE TIME ?
>> YOU ARE COMING IN A LITTLE
BIT GARBLED. I CAN HEAR IT
MOSTLY CLEARLY BUT IT KIND OF
SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE TALKING
THROUGH A RADIO.
>> APOLOGIES. HOW DOES IT SOUND
NOW?
>> I THINK THAT IS FINE. BUT
WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION , JUST
BEFORE WE HAD THIS? WAS IT IF
YOU SHOULD JUST START THE
CONVERSATION OR PRESENTATION
RATHER?
>> CORRECT.
>> YES. I THINK THAT IS THE
COURSE OF ACTION WE SHOULD TAKE
>> THANK YOU, SIR. BEFORE WE
GET STARTED DISCUSSING THE
DELIVERABLES I JUST WANT TO
THANK THIS ENTIRE BOARD FOR YOU
HARD WORK IN THE PAST. THE PAS
SEVERAL YEARS BUT PARTICULARLY
IN 2022 TO PASS AND IMPLEMENT
THIS LEGISLATION AND PARK
DISTRICT FUNDING . I HAVE HAD A
REAL JOY AND PLEASURE IN BEING
ABLE TO -- THE OPPORTUNITY
THAT YOUR ACTION AND THE
CITIZENS OF SEATTLE HAVE MADE
OUR CITY AMONG THE MOST FUNDED
PARK AGENCIES PER CAPITA THAN
ANY OTHER CITY IN NORTH AMERICA
AND WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTAN
MAGNITUDE OF THIS INVESTMENT
AND LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING
OUR PLAN WITH YOU AS WE BEGIN
THE IMPLEMENTATION FOR CYCLE
TWO. I, ALONGSIDE ALL OF OUR
PARK AND RECREATION STAFF AM
EAGER TO GET STARTED ON THE
PLAN AND ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AN
BEGIN IMPLEMENTING THESE
EXPANDED PROJECTS AND THE NEXT
PHASES OF PROGRAMS TO BETTER
SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. WE WANT TO CONTINU
TO SERVE THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY
AS WE COMMIT TO SHARING OUR
REFRESHED VISION , MISSION,
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, AND EQUITY
STATEMENTS THAT FOCUS ON HEALTH
PEOPLE, A THRIVING ENVIRONMENT
AND A VIBRANT COMMUNITY
INDICATIVE OF THE CITY'S
COMMITMENT TO BE A LEADER IN
INCLUSION, PRIVATE ACTION AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. STARTING
OUT TODAY, I WANTED TO ANNOUNC
WITH YOU ALL AND SHARE WITH YOU
THAT WE HAVE NOW ORGANIZED OUR
DEPARTMENT INTO THREE MAIN
BRANCHES AND AMONG OUR NEWEST
BRANCH IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF OU
PLANNING AND CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT BRANCH WHICH IS
BEING HEADED BY OUR INTERIM
SUPERINTENDENT , MIKE, WHO WIL
BE PRESENTING A LITTLE BIT LATE
OR ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS AND
I AM PROUD TO BE SUPPORTED BY
THEM AND PROUD TO HAVE A NEW
FOCUS GOING FORWARD AND AT THIS
TIME I'M GOING TO PASSOVER OUR
PRESENTATION TO OUR DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT, MICHELE FINNEGA
BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN
THANK HER AND HER AMAZING TEAM
WHO HAVE BEEN REALLY WORKING
HARD TO COALESCE ALL OF THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN THE
RAMP-UP PLAN THAT WE WERE ABLE
TO TRANSMIT TO YOU ALL LAST
FRIDAY AND EXCITED TO GET INTO
OUR PRESENTATION AND BE
AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS
THAT MEMBERS MIGHT HAVE. AT THI
TIME, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
MICHELE.
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE INTERRUPT
IF YOU NEED TO BECAUSE THE WA
WE ARE SHARING SCREENS I HAD A
LITTLE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY
SIGNING AND SO WE CAN'T ACTUALL
SEE WHILE WE ARE PRESENTING .
LET US KNOW IF THERE ARE HANDS
OR ANYTHING. THANK YOU FOR THA
CONTEXT, AP. WE ARE PLEASED TO
BE WITH YOU TODAY. YOU
REQUESTED AS YOU ADOPTED THE
CYCLE TWO FUNDING PLAN,
SPECIFICALLY IN RESOLUTION 51,
YOU REQUESTED PERFORMANCE
METRICS FOR BOTH NEW AND
CONTINUING INITIATIVES AT THE
DETAILED LINE OF BUSINESS LEVEL
AND THAT IS OUR NEW ALL FUND -
ALL OF OUR FUNDS REPORTING
STRUCTURE. SO, IMPLEMENTING
AND PREPARING THIS DELIVERABLE
FOR YOU, WE WANTED TO BE
MINDFUL ABOUT ARTICULATING TO
THE PUBLIC THE SERVICES WE ARE
EXPECTED TO DELIVER. SET CLEAR
EXPECTATIONS ABOUT OUR APPROACH
TO RAMP UP SERVICE DELIVERY IN
2023 SPECIFICALLY AND ESTABLISH
ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGHOUT
CYCLE TWO. IN ORDER TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS WE SENT OVER
THREE DELIVERABLES ON FRIDAY.
OUR REPORTING PLAN ANSWERS THE
SPECIFIC RESOLUTION OF 51
REQUESTS. I DO WANT TO POINT
OUT, AS YOU REVIEW IT, THAT
WHILE THERE IS A TON OF WORK AN
HOPE YOU WILL SEE A TON OF
GREAT WORK IN THAT PRODUCT, WE
ARE CONTINUING TO ADOPT A
CONTINUOUS LEARNING APPROACH TO
OUR METRICS AND WE HOPE TO GROW
OUT CYCLE AS WE DID IN CYCLE.
WE ALSO SUBMITTED A RAMP-UP PLA
WHICH IS REALLY FOCUSED ON
TRANSPARENCY ON HOW WE ARE
RAMPING UP SERVICES AND PRODUC
DELIVERY IN 2023 AND BEYOND AND
FINALLY, WE SENT OVER A FEW
APPENDICES THAT OUTLINE OUR
PLANS TO ADDRESS OTHER POLICY
DIRECTION AND REQUESTS INCLUDE
IN RESOLUTION 51, RECOGNIZING
THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE TO
PROVIDE MORE CONTEXT INTO OUR
CAPITAL DELIVERY APPROACH FOR
CYCLE TWO. AS WE KNOW, IT CAN
TAKE GREAT FOCUS GETTING THAT
WORK ACCOMPLISHED AND THAT IS
INFORMED BY AN EVALUATION --
THAT IS ALSO GOOD. SO, WE ARE
GOING TO DIVE INTO EACH OF THOS
SECTIONS. FIRST WITH THE
REPORTING PLAN AS IT IS AN ITE
YOU SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED AND
I'M SURE , SINCE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON YOU HAVE ALL SPENT A
LOT OF TIME GOING THROUGH THIS
DOCUMENT. ONE OF THE PRIMARY
LESSONS WE LEARNED IN CYCLE ONE
WAS REPORTING ON ONE FUNDING
SOURCE DOES NOT TELL THE FULL
STORY OF THE PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES SO IN ALMOST ALL
CASES, THE PARKS DISTRICT
RESOURCES AMPLIFY OUR BASE
BUDGET AND TRULY UNDERSTANDING
THOSE REQUIRE A COMPREHENSIVE
LENS. WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL AS
A PARTICIPANT FOR GROWING WITH
US IN THIS ENDEAVOR TO LOOK AT
LINES OF BUSINESS AND WHAT WE
ARE CALLING DETAILED LINES OF
BUSINESS. WE WILL GO THROUGH AN
EXAMPLE IN A MINUTES, BUT USIN
THE ACTIVATION LINE OF BUSINESS
BUT AS YOU REVIEW THE PLAN, YOU
WILL SEE EACH DETAILED LINE OF
BUSINESS INCLUDES THE TOTAL 202
BUDGET . THE PERFORMANCE METRIC
THAT WE ARE PROPOSING . OUR
PLAN OF APPROACH , BOTH
RECOGNIZING WHICH ITEMS WOULD B
INCLUDED ON OUR FINANCIAL AND
PERFORMANCE DASHBOARDS AND
ADDITIONAL METRICS THAT ARE
TRACKED IN ORDER TO INCLUDE IN
BLOGS AND ANNUAL REPORTS AND
OTHER COMMUNICATIONS VIDEO
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE
IDENTIFY TARGETS WHEN
APPLICABLE. WE CLARIFY WHICH
ONES ARE CYCLE ONE METRICS THA
WE ARE CONTINUING OR NEW CYCLE
ONE OR CYCLE TWO METRICS AND
SOME AREN'T ACTUALLY APPLICABLE
BUT WE STILL WANTED TO INCLUDE
THEM. WE ALSO WANT TO PROVIDE
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO
STAY MORE INVOLVED AND ENGAGED
IN EACH LINE OF BUSINESS. THIS
IS ONE EXAMPLE. WE INCLUDED A
SUMMARY OF WHAT THAT LINE OF
BUSINESS MEANS TO US AND MORE
SPECIFICALLY THE DETAILED LINE
OF BUSINESS. THE PERFORMANCE
METRICS . YOU WILL SEE ONE OF
THESE ON OUR DASHBOARD AND
OTHERS WE WILL BE TRACKING
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HOW THE
RELATE TO THE CYCLE. FINALLY,
AT THE BOTTOM, YOU WILL SEE THA
THERE IS A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO
STAY ENGAGED AND LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE EVENTS HAPPENING.
WITH THAT, SOME OF OUR OTHER
HIGHLIGHTS AND EXAMPLES IS TH
DISTRICT FUNDS ARE ALLOWING US
TO PROVIDE 60,000 HOURS OF
PUBLIC OUTBREAK HOURS AT OUR
DISTRICTS EACH YEAR, THANKS TO
THE PARKS DISTRICT, THAT IS AN
8% INCREASE OVER 2022 LEVELS.
NOT SPECIFIC TO EITHER CYCLES
BUT OUR INSPECTION PROGRAM .
WE'VE COME TO THE COUNCIL A FEW
TIMES TO TALK ABOUT THAT
PROGRAM. THAT PROVIDES A METRIC
IN TERMS OF HOW MAINTENANCE
RESONATES FOR PEOPLE ACTUALLY
UTILIZING OUR PARKS. PLAY
AREAS. HOPING AT LEAST 80% OF
THOSE ASSETS ARE OUR GOALS .
>> CAN I JUMP IN ON THIS SLIDE
FOR JUST A MOMENT IF THAT'S
POSSIBLE? IS THERE GOING TO BE
FURTHER CONTEXT AS WE GO
THROUGH THE SLIDE DECK ? I
UNDERSTAND THIS IS SORT OF A
BROADENING OF METRICS TO SHOW
A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS. I DO JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SETTIN
AN EXPECTATION THAT THE
ULTIMATE REPORT BACK ON THE
METRICS WILL INCLUDE SOME
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT. IT WOULD B
GOOD TO KNOW WITH OUR TREE
PLANTING WHAT THE NET GAIN OF
TREES IS RATHER THAN JUST THE
RAW NUMBER OF TREES PLANTED. W
ALSO NEED TO MEASURE THAT
AGAINST TREES THAT HAVE HAD TO
BE REMOVED FROM PARKS BECAUSE
THEY ARE SICK OR DAMAGED OR
WHATEVER THE ISSUE MIGHT BE.
SIMILARLY, WITH THE GRAFFITI
WORK ORDERS, I DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH INFORMATION FROM LOOKIN
AT THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE TO
KNOW WHAT REMEDIATING GRAFFITI
WITHIN SIX WORKING DAYS IS
RELEVANT TO A NATIONAL BEST
PRACTICE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
. I THINK THAT ADDITIONAL LEVEL
OF CONTEXT FOR SOME OF THESE
CATEGORIES WOULD BE VALUABLE O
CONTEXT ON THE COMMUNITY
CENTERS. AN 8% INCREASE IS
GREAT, BUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIK
ON THE CONSUMER END OF THE
COMMUNITY CENTER. WHAT ARE THE
AVERAGE DAILY OPERATING HOURS
AND WHAT IS THE VARIETY OF
ACTIVITIES THAT LEVEL OF
PROGRAMMING LETS US REALIZE.
JUST PUTTING OUT THERE THAT
CONTEXT OF THESE METRICS IS
IMPORTANT FOR MYSELF AND THE
BOARD NUMBERS TO KNOW HOW THE
ARE MAKING PROGRESS IN ALL
THESE CATEGORIES.
>> YOU ASKED A LOT OF GREAT
QUESTIONS THERE. I CAN SAY THE
METRICS IN THE REPORTING PLAN ,
WE ARE TRYING TO CONTEXTUALIZE
THOSE AND MORE ON THE PLANS I
BLOGS AND THINGS. SO, IT'S A
YES.
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
KNOW AND WHAT YOU ARE ALLUDING
TO, MR. PRESIDENT ARE THE
BASELINES THAT WE ARE STARTING
TO WORK OFF OF IN THE CYCLE TO
RAMP UP TO BE ABLE TO REPORT
BACK AND UNDERSTAND WHEN WE SA
90% OF WORK ORDERS. SOME OF I
IS IN THE APPENDICES, BUT I
THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. ALS
FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OUR
GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE
ABLE TO ACCESS
SO THE POINT IS WELL TAKEN AND
SOMETHING YOU WILL SEE IN OUR
REPORT.
>> GREAT.
>> WHICH IS A GREAT SEGUE TO OU
APPROACH ON ONGOING REPORTING,
AS JUST DISCUSSED, WE WILL BE
UTILIZING MULTIPLE METRICS. IT'
KIND OF OUTLINED IN THE MIDDLE,
AND THAT'S ONLINE TO PEOPLE TO
TRY TO LOOK AT THE FINANCIALS
WITH THESE METRICS. WE ALSO HAD
ANNUAL REPORTS THAT ARE BROAD
BASED AND MORE SPECIFIC LIKE
THIS ENVIRONMENT REPORT. AND
THEN WE DO A LOT OF STORIES AND
CON WALLIZING THIS IN WEBSITE
BLOGS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
>> AND I WOULD ADD IN CONTEXT
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT SLID
FOR US IN CITY GOVERNMENT, BUT
ALSO FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THIS IS A HUGE INVESTMENT ALSO
FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
FACING A EMPHASIS ON THIS ERA
AND WORKING REALLY HARD TO GIVE
DIRECTION TO CONTINUE TO BUILD
OUT, YOU KNOW, DASHBOARDS THAT
ARE FORWARD FACING, THAT ARE
EASY TO ACCESS THAT HAD
INFORMATION , TIMELY UPDATED
WITH ACCURACY AND ANNUAL REPORT
AND THE WEBSITES CLAUSE WITH
SOCIAL MEDIA. WITH THE GOAL THE
WILL BE COMPREHENSIVE, BUT ALSO
EASY, RIGHT, NO ONE WANTS THEM
TO BE DIFFICULT AND CONFUSING.
SO WE ARE REALLY LEANING INTO
BEING TRANSPARENT IN THE NEXT 6
YEARS AND PROVIDING SOMETHING
AND THAT CAN BE ADAPTABLE. I CA
SAY WE WILL LEAVE IT TO YOU AND
YOUR STAFF SO WE CAN CONTINUE T
IMPROVE ON DEVELOPING THESE. OU
BASELINE OVERALL APPROACH IS TO
REALLY BE INFORMATIVE AND SIMPL
AND ENGAGING.
>> YEAH, JUST TO JUMP IN FOR A
SECOND THERE, SUPERINTENDENT
DIAZ, OR I GUESS I SHOULD STILL
SAY FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS INTERI
SUPERINTENDENT, BUT WE ARE
GETTING CLOSE TO TAKING CARE OF
THAT. I THINK THIS IS GREAT AND
I LIKE US BEING VERY PUBLIC
FACING AND TRANSPARENT ABOUT TH
METRICS. BUT THE ONE THING I DO
WANT TO LIFT UP ON MY DAILY
COMMUTE WHEN I COME DOWNTOWN AN
GO PAST BELL STREET PARK, IT'S
BEEN VERY NOTICEABLE TO MYSELF
AND CONSTITUENTS IN THE BELLTOW
NEIGHBORHOOD OVER THE PAST 2
MONTHS THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE
IN MAINTENANCE AND ATTENTION AT
THAT SITE. AND I ONLY HIGHLIGHT
THAT BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW,
THE BEST WAY TO RESTORE PUBLIC
CONFIDENT AND OUR ABILITY AS A
CITY TO DELIVER ESSENTIAL
SERVICES AS TO REALLY GET OUT
THERE AND BE VISIBLE AND THAT
DELIVERY, AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST
-- SOMETIMES I HESITATE THAT WE
OVERRELY ON A CITY OF SHOWING
THE METRICS OF THE WORK WE'VE
DONE. BUT IF THAT WORK ISN'T
VISIBLE AND TANGIBLE AND
SOMETHING PEOPLE CAN FEEL, IT
DOESN'T -- IT DOESN'T HELP AS
MUCH IN RESTORING PUBLIC
CONFIDENCE IN OUR PERFORMANCE.
SO I DO JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I
THINK IN THE REINVIGORATED
MAINTENANCE THAT PARKS HAS BEEN
UNDERGOING HAS REALLY BEEN BEIN
NOTICED AND APPRECIATED IN THE
COMMUNITY AND I WANTED TO PASS
ALONG THAT FEEDBACK AND ALSO
SAY, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER WE CAN
DO TO MAKE SURE THAT REMAINS TH
ONGOING CADENCE OF THAT WORK AN
HOW WE CAN BUILD AND EXPAND ON
THAT IS SOMETHING I'M VERY
EXCITED ABOUT SEEING REPRESENTE
IN THESE DASHBOARDS AS WE GO
úFORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> A GREAT SEGWAY TO OUR RAMP U
PLAN BECAUSE YOU ARE SEEING
SUCCESS OF THE MAINTENANCE TEAM
BEING ABLE TO HIRE SOME MORE
STAFF AND GET THEM ON BOARD AND
DOING A LOT OF GREAT WORK OUT
THERE. SO OUR RAMP UP PLAN WE
THOUGHT ONCE YOU GOT OUR
REPORTING PLAN, YOU MIGHT HAVE
MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THINGS
ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING ON THE
GROUND, AND SO WE ALSO SENT OVE
ON FRIDAY A RAMP-UP PLAN, WHICH
IS ALSO BY OUR SAME LINE OF
BUSINESS AND DETAILED LINES OF
BUSINESS AND FOR THOSE DETAILED
LINES OF BUSINESS, I GOT
ADDITIONAL CYCLE TWO
INVESTMENTS. WE DECIDE WHAT THA
INVESTMENT IS AND SHARE OUR
APPROACH TO GETTING TO
FULL-SERVICE OPERATIONS FOR EAC
OF THOSE AND MOST CASES THAT
REALLY DOES RELATE TO CYCLE 2
INVESTMENTS, SOME OF OUR LINES
OF BUSINESS ARE STILL RECOVERIN
FROM THE PANDEMIC IMPACTS TO
SERVICE. AND SO WE TRY TO
REFLECT THOSE AS WELL WHERE
APPLICABLE. AND THEN WE INCLUDE
MILESTONES, WHICH I WILL GIVE A
FEW EXAMPLES IN A MINUTE, WHEN
YOU WILL SEE THAT FULL-SERVICE
DELIVERY OR IN THE CAPITAL
REALM, WHICH IS EASY TO SEE IN
12-MONTH CYCLE KIND OF WITHIN
THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF THE CYCLE
WHAT TO EXPECT AND SECOND 3
YEARS OF THE CYCLE. YOU HAVE
SEEN AN EXAMPLE THAT IS NEAR AN
DEAR TO EVERYONE'S HEART LAST
FALL AS WE WERE TALKING TO THE
DISTRICT INVESTMENTS, AS YOU
RECALL ONE OF THE INVESTMENTS
WAS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO
WINTERIZE OUR COMFORT STATIONS
IN ORDER TO HAVE THEM BE FOR US
YEAR ROUND AND THERE WAS A
COMPANION INVESTMENT TO INCREAS
MAINTENANCE STAFFING SO THAT WA
ALSO AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND. THE
TEAM WORKED REALLY HARD AND
HAVING HEARD YOUR INTEREST IN
THIS AND THE COMMUNITY'S
INTEREST IN ORDER TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO DO THAT AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE, WE WERE TALKING LAST
FALL WE WERE SHARING THAT IT
WOULD TAKE THE FULL 6 YEARS TO
GET THE COMFORT STATIONS SET UP
THAT DO CLOSE SEASONALLY
AVAILABLE AND THE TEAM IS
WORKING ON AN APPROACH THAT WIL
GET US THERE BY THE END OF 2026
SO 2 YEARS AND ALSO TRYING TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LOOKING A
OUR EQUITIES AND GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION AS THEY DEVELOP
THAT CYCLE. SO THAT'S ONE
EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE IMPORTAN
WORK PEOPLE HAVE DONE IN RAMP-U
PLANNING. AND IN ADDITION YOU
WILL HEAR IN A FEW MINUTES MORE
ABOUT OUR PARK RANGER RAMP-UP
PLAN. WE WON'T GO THROUGH THAT
HERE. TAKE AP CENTER A LITTLE
BIT. BY THE END OF JUNE, WE
SHOULD HAVE OUR PHASE 1 PARK
RANGER EXPANSION PROGRAM
OPERATIONAL. WE ARE ALSO WORKIN
TOWARDS HAVING OUR EXPANDED
COMMUNITY CENTER AND TEEN CENTE
HOURS LAUNCHED WITH THE
BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
NEXT YEAR. I'M SURE WE WILL HAV
ANOTHER BUSY SUMMER AT OUR
FACILITIES, WHICH WILL INCLUDE
THE FULL YEAR OF OUR YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, BRINGING 80
KIDS IN OVER THE SUMMER. AND
THAT PROGRAM WILL HAVE OUR
VANDALISM TEAM FULLY OPERATIONA
AND SOME NEW METRICS IN THE
FALL. AND ONE I WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO HIGHLIGHT, I THINK YOU ALL
RECALL SOME OF OUR CYCLE 1S GOT
PAUSED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND
RELATED TO EMERGENCY RECOVERY.
AND WE HAVE THOSE RELAUNCHED AN
THE TEAM IS WANTING TO GET THOS
PARKS OPEN TO THOSE COMMUNITIES
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AT LEAST B
THE END OF 2026 THEY BELIEVE
THOSE WILL ALL BE WORKING. AND
THEN WE GAVE, YOU KNOW, REPORTS
PROPERLY SUBMITTED, BASED ON MY
PUBLIC POLICY SITE. SO WE
INCLUDED A COUPLE APPENDICES,
ONE RELATED TO RESOLUTION 51,
YOU HAD PUT FORTH A NUMBER OF
STUDIES, STATEMENTS OF INTENTS
AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES, AN
WE DID A CROSSWALK OF THAT TO
TRY TO EXPLAIN HOW WE PLANNED T
ADHERE TO THOSE -- THAT POLICY
DIRECTION EITHER DIRECTLY
IMPLEMENTING CAPITAL PROJECTS A
A NUMBER OF THOSE RELATE TO
CERTAIN CAPITAL PROJECTS,
REPORTS BACK TO THE PARK
DISTRICT BOARD, SUCH AS THE ONE
WE SENT YOU ON FRIDAY. AND THEN
SOME OF THE UPDATES MAY HAPPEN
THROUGH AN ANNUAL BUDGET
PROCESS. ONE SPECIFIC EXAMPLE I
THERE WAS A REQUEST TO PROVIDE
MORE FUNDING TO THE WATERFRONT
IN 2025, I BELIEVE. SO YOU WILL
SEE A BUDGET ASK RELATED TO THA
AND ANY OTHER KIND OF IMPACTS
FROM MULTI-FUNDED CHANGES, WE
WILL TRY TO REFLECT HOW IT
RELATES TO THESE METRICS AND
RAMP-UP PROGRAM, REGULAR BUDGET
PROCESS. AND IN ADDITION TO
THAT, WE HAVE A CAPITAL DELIVER
STRATEGY. WE RECOGNIZE THE
IMPORTANCE IN THE LEVEL OF
FUNDING THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US
TO PROVIDE A LOT OF CAPITAL
PROJECTS AND NEW DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS TO THE COMMUNITY. SO
PREPARATION FOR THAT, THE TEAM
HAS BEEN REFLECTED ON LESSONS
LEARNED AND IS PURSUING A
PROJECT DELIVERY APPROACH THAT
WE HOPE YOU WILL AGREE WITH AND
INSTILL CONFIDENCE IN THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOCUS ON
BEING TIMELY IN THE PROJECT
DELIVERY. THIS APPROACH
INCORPORATES FINDING
RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS
RESULTING FROM THE 2020
EVALUATION, AS WELL AS SOME
ADDITIONAL OUTREACH AND SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTISE THAT WE ENGAGE
WITH SINCE THAT TIME. AND I
THINK PROBABLY WANT TO BE
TALKING TO MORE OF THE COUNCIL
COMMITTEE MORE ABOUT THIS
APPROACH, BUT IT'S -- IT LOOKS
AT HOW WE ARE PRIORITIZING AND
PACKAGING PROJECTS TO BE MOST
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT. IT ALS
EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE APPROACHE
TO DESIGN FIT BUILD IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH FAS THAT HELPS
US ACTUALLY GET OUT THOSE
PROJECTS. AND WE ARE ALSO
ASSESSING NUMEROUS OTHER IDEAS
FOR EFFICIENCIES IN CLOSE
COORDINATION WITH OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND OUTSIDE
PERMITTING AGENCIES, AS WELL AS
LOOKING AT THE FINAL SLATE OF
INVESTMENTS AND IF THERE IS ANY
ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED TO OUR
STAFFING AND FINALLY, AGAIN,
LOOKING AT OUR PERFORMANCE
METRICS LIFE CYCLE COST -- OR
LIFE CYCLE METRICS DISCUSSED
WITH THE PRESIDENT AND WE ARE
EVEN LOOKING FORWARD TO PURSUIN
A MAT-BASED PROJECT BOARD TO
HELP MEMBERS LOOK MORE CLOSELY
ON IN OUR PROJECTS. AND THEN
FINALLY, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE
THAT WHILE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
DILIGENTLY, WE DO NEED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NOT EVERY
ASPECT OF IMPLEMENTATION IS
FINALIZED. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK THROUGH SOME STRATEGIES ON
SOME CRITICAL AREAS, WHETHER
THAT BE OUR NEW PROGRAMS PEOPLE
AND WE DEVELOP METRICS ON THOSE
THERE IS A LOT OF DEPARTMENTAL
WORK AND THAT IS WITH OSC AND
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AND THAT WILL BE A LONGER-TERM
COORDINATION, BUT WE ARE
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE
PROCESS WHILE THAT'S HAPPENING
CURRENTLY. AND THEN WORKING WIT
SOME COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON SOME
OTHER PROJECTS, EQUITABLE PARK
DEVELOPMENT, AS YOU KNOW THAT'S
A STRONG RULE FOR OUR
COMMISSIONERS. SO WE WILL BE
ENGAGING THEM NEXT MONTH TO TRY
TO WORK ON CRITERIA APPROACH TO
THAT WORK. AND WITH THAT, I CAN
PAUSE FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THAT PRESENTATON, AND REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS ENGAGEMENT WITH
THE BOARD TO GET FEEDBACK ON
THESE PERFORMANCE METRICS. I
ASKED SOME QUESTIONS DURING THE
INITIAL PRESENTATION, SO I'M
HAPPY TO HAND IT OVER TO OTHER
BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE I GET INTO
SOME OF THE OTHER DETAILS. ARE
THERE ANY BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAV
QUESTIONS FOR THE PARKS PANEL?
WE ARE GOING TO PIVOT ON THE
RANGERS AFTER THIS.
>> YES.
>> WE ARE GOING TO HOLD
QUESTIONS ON THE RANGERS UNTIL
THAT AGENDA ITEM. BUT ESPECIALL
SOME OF THE INITIATIVES IN THE
PRESENTATION REGARDING VANDALIS
AND REMEDIATING VANDALISM, THER
WAS A QUARTER THREE OF THIS YEA
BEING THE DEADLINE TO STAND UP
FOR THE VANDALISM MITIGATION
TEAM. CAN WE TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT THE VISION IS IN THE
DEPARTMENT FOR HOW TO STRUCTURE
THAT, HOW THAT TEAM CAN BE
ACTIVATED BY CITIZEN COMPLAINT?
HOW SHOULD WE ENGAGE WITH
CONSTITUENTS FOR THE REMEDIATIO
SERVICE.
>> SURE. I'M ANDY SHUFER. WE
RECENTLY INTEGRATED THE FINER
THINGS WITH SOME OF OUR WORK
ORDER SYSTEM, SO ALL INQUIRIES
THAT ARE ENTERED INTO THAT FIX
IT UP GO DIRECTLY TO THE
SPECIFIC CREWS AND VANDALISM
RESPONSE IS A COMBINATION OF TH
TRADES AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO
REACT A LOT QUICKER USING THE
FIND IT, FIX IT APP AS THE MAIN
LINE OF COMMUNICATION. IS .
>> REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
CLARIFICATION. THIS IS REALLY
EXCITING STUFF, GUYS. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU AR
PUTTING TOGETHER ON THIS. AND I
THERE IS OTHER FEEDBACK THE
BOARD MEMBERS WANT TO SUBMIT,
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DEADLINES
TO FINALIZE SOME OF THESE
CONSIDERATIONS?
>> THAT THERE IS REALLY NO
DEADLINE. WE ARE HAPPY TO -- WE
MET YOUR DEADLINE AND WIR HAPPY
TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU AN
YOUR STAFF FOR SIMPLE SERVICES
ON HOW YOU COULD ADD THINGS.
ALSO I SHOULD SAY TO BE ONGOING
WORK PRODUCT WITH YOU ALL AS
OVER SIGHT COUNCIL MEMBERS IN
THE COMMUNITY AS WE BUILD OUT
SOME OF THE REPORTING MECHANISM
BACK TO IT. BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO
DO THAT ANY TIME. AND OUTSIDE O
-- I KNOW THERE WILL BE NORMAL
REPORTING SCHEDULES AND MANDATE
OUR STAFF WILL KEEP US ORGANIZE
ON. WE ARE HAPPY TO MEET WITH
YOU OR ANY OF YOUR COLLEAGUES O
STAFF AT ANY TIME THROUGHOUT TH
PROCESS, AS ISSUES EMERGE DAY T
DAY.
>> WE WILL ALSO BE TAKING THIS
TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS A
THE END OF THE MONTH AS WELL.
>> EXCELLENT. I DO THINK IT
WOULD ALSO BE A USEFUL -- A GOO
USE OF TIME TO WORK WITH THE
OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR ON
LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE
PERFORMANCE METRICS TO GET
FEEDBACK AS WE SHAPE THEM TO
LOOK AT HOW WE EVALUATE AS WE G
FORWARD. BUT ON THE WHOLE, IPG
THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD
START AND THE DEPARTMENT TO BE
PROACTIVE. TRACY.
>> AS SAID, THERE WAS A BIG
PACKET OF INFORMATION ON FRIDAY
BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT ONE PAR
WHICH IS APPENDIX 1 AND INCLUDE
RESPONSES TO THE NUMBER OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND EXPANDIN
THAT WE APPROVED IN 51, THAT WE
ADOPTED NEXT YEAR'S SPENDING
PLAN. I WANT TO CALL OUT THAT
PART OF THE MATERIALS BECAUSE I
DOES PROVIDE SOME OF THE
RESPONSES BACK ON SOME OF THOSE
ITEMS RELATED TO THINGS LIKE
TURF AT JENKINS PARK THAT I KNO
COMMISSIONER NELSON HAD AN
INTEREST IN. I KNOW YOU HAD SOM
INTEREST IN SOME OF THE BENCH
PARKING CITY STANDARDS. THERE I
SOME INFORMATION THERE ABOUT
NATIONAL STANDARDS ON THE MARCH
FORWARD WITH THE PARK
ACTIVITIES. I JUST WANTED TO
CALL THAT SPECIFIC DOCUMENT OUT
FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. I DON'T
THINK THE PARKS IS GOING TO GO
THROUGH THAT TODAY, BUT I WANT
YOU TO KNOW IT'S THERE AND THEY
ARE IN THAT EFFORT MAKING A
RESPONSE TO THOSE REQUIREMENTS
THAT WERE IN RESOLUTION 51.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? SEEIN
NONE, I THINK WE WILL CLOSE OUT
THE AGENDA ITEM AND WE ARE
KEEPING THE SAME PANEL, BUT
PIVOTING TO ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM
AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM 4 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 4, HIRING AND
ACTIVITIES FOR PARK READ AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CLERK. AND WE ARE STILL HERE
WITH OUR PARKS PANEL. SO WHY
DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND JUMP INTO
THIS PRESENTATION ON THE PARK
RANGERS. SGLP
>> EXCELLENT. AND THANK YOU. AN
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RANGER
PARK PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN
IMPORTANT AND NEAR AND DEAR TO
ALL OUR CITY LEADERS AND
INDICATIVE OF THE INVESTMENT
THAT, AGAIN, WAS MADE THROUGH
THE PARK DISTRICT FUNDING, WHIC
RECENTLY PASSED. SO WE PRESENTE
THAT, OUR REPORT TO YOU JANUARY
31ST OF THIS YEAR, DISCUSSING
OUR PARK RANGER JOB DUTIES,
RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES AND
TRAINING. SO I'M PLEASED TO WAL
YOU THROUGH OUR APPROACH TO
THIS, PARTICULARLY WITH AN
EMPHASIS OF 2023 GOING FORWARD
AND BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. SO JUST AS A REMINDE
THE STRATEGY WAS THE ALLOCATION
OF $3 MILLION, WHICH ADDS UP TO
26 RANGERS FOR A TOTAL OF 28.
CURRENTLY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
HAS TWO FULL-TIME RANGERS. AND
THE PURPOSE OF THE RANGER
PROGRAM AND GENERATION AND
GROWTH WILL BE TO PROMOTE SAFET
AND COMPLIANCE OF THE PARK RULE
THROUGHOUT OUR DOWNTOWN CITY
PARKS RIGHT NOW IS WHERE IT IS
FOCUSED AND AUTHORIZED TO DO
WORK AND WITH THE POTENTIAL TO
EXPAND TO OTHER PARTS OF THE
CITY SUBJECT TO SOME LABOR
NEGOTIATIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
PENDING. THE PROGRAM IS OVERALL
STRUCTURED TO SUPPORT OUR ONE
SEATTLE MISSION OF THE THRIVING
HEALTHY CITY AND ALSO TO CREATE
A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN. AND
PARTICULARLY COMING OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC, I JUST WANT TO NOTE
THAT PARKS CONTINUE TO PROVE
THEMSELVES TO BE ESSENTIAL
INFRASTRUCTURE. THEY HAVE SEEN
US THROUGH IN AND OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC. THAT ONE PLACE THAT W
COULD ALL GO TO AND BE PART OF
WHEN THE ENTIRE WORLD WAS
SHELTERED. AND SO WE HAVE A DUT
AND A RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTINU
TO PROVIDE HEALTHY PARK SPACES
TO BUILD UP THE SENSE OF
COMMUNITY PRIDE, BUT THE HEALTH
AND WELL PS THE PARKS PROVIDE.
WE WANT OUR CITIZENS TO BE
UTILIZING OUR PARKS, IN OUR
PARKS AND BEGIN TO FILL THIS
SEMBLANCE OF SAFETY AND
WELCOMENESS. I WANT TO ALSO
EXPAND ON A POINT HERE THAT IN
THE PARK RANGER PROGRAM, WE WIL
BE IMPLEMENTING THIS NO WRONG
DOOR APPROACH TO CITY SERVICE,
AND IT'S ALSO A WAY -- WHAT THA
MEANS IS ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES,
BUT PARTICULARLY OUR PARK
RANGERS WILL BE WORKING
ALONGSIDE THE COMMUNITY,
ALONGSIDE OUR STAFF DAY IN AND
DAY OUT IN OUR PARKS AS VISIBLE
MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF
OUR CITY GOVERNMENT WILL BE
TRAINED TO ENSURE CITIZENS ARE
AFFORDED THE RIGHT ANSWERS, THE
RIGHT CONNECTIONS AND THE RIGHT
ABILITY TO FIND RESULTS AND
SOLUTIONS TO THEIR PROBLEM. AND
QUITE SIMPLY IN GOVERNMENT WE
TEND TO DO FINGER POINTING.
THAT'S NOT MY JURISDICTION.
THAT'S X, Y, Z DEPARTMENT. WE
DON'T HANDLE THAT. YOU HAVE TO
CALL HERE. AND MY EXPERIENCE WA
A FEELING OF DISSATISFACTION AN
REALLY DON'T, YOU KNOW, CARE IF
THE TREE WAS OTHERS ACCESS. WE
ARE LEADING ON THAT EFFORT TO
MAKE SURE OUR STAFF IS TRAINED
TO GIVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS THE
RIGHT INFORMATION TO DO OUR OWN
SELF-REPORTING TO OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS. WE ARE BEGINNING T
BUILD MORE ALLIANCES WITH OUR
OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS AND I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND THAT
WILL BE PART OF OUR RANGER
PROGRAM. THE PARK RANGER DUTIES
ARE GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON WHAT
WE ARE CALLING THE THREE ES,
EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND
ENFORCEMENT. AND THE EDUCATION
PRONG OF A PARK RANGER'S DUTY I
TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBER
AND OUR VISITORS ABOUT OUR PARK
PROGRAM AND CITY RESOURCES THAT
GO INTO MAINTAINING OUR NEAR
500-PARK SITES THAT WE HAVE HER
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. WE ALSO
WILL BE DOING ENGAGEMENT.
BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE COMMUNITY
IN OUR PARKS WE WANT OUR RANGER
TO BE VISIBLE AMBASSADORS. THEY
WILL NOT BE THERE JUST TO WALK
AROUND AND NOT TALK TO PEOPLE
AND NOT INTERACT, BUT TO THE
CONTRARY, THEY ARE GOING TO BE
TRAINED AND THEY ARE GOING TO B
RECRUITED BASED UPON THEIR
DESIRE TO BE COMMUNITY STEWARDS
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A DESIRE T
IMPORT A SENSE OF WELCOMENESS
AND ATTRACT PEOPLE INTO THE PAR
AND TO PROVIDE THEM INFORMATION
TEACH THEM ABOUT OUR PARK SYSTE
HERE IN SEATTLE AND ABOUT THE
PRESERVATION OF OUR NATURAL
RESOURCE AND HOW WE ARE
ESTABLISHING OURSELVES AS A
MODEL CITY FOR PARKS. SO WE
REALLY WANT THEM TO BE ENGAGED,
TO BE GOING UP TO PEOPLE,
TALKING TO THEM, SEEING IF THEY
NEED HELP, BEING USEFUL WHERE
THEY CAN AND AGAIN, THIS
CONTINUOUS ADVANCEMENT OF A SAF
AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. AND
OF COURSE AS PARK RANGERS, THEY
ARE ALSO GOING TO BE REQUIRED T
DO ENFORCEMENTS. SO SUPPORT AND
COMPLIANCE WITH OUR REGULATIONS
IS REALLY IMPORTANT, ISSUING
WARNINGS OR CITATIONS. THEY WIL
BE TRAINED ON HOW TO CONFRONT
AND APPROACH CERTAIN AREAS IN A
CITY SYSTEM LIKE OURS. AND THEY
ALSO WILL BE TRAINED ON HOW TO
ACT AND WHEN THEY ARE NOT TO AC
AND OTHER AVAILABLE SAFETY
PARTNERS IN THE CITY, SHOULD WE
NEED SERVICES FROM OUR PARTNERS
LIKE THE POLICE OR PARAMEDICS O
OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT OR SOME OF
OUR UNIFIED CARE RESPONSE TEAMS
SO IT WILL BE THIS OVERARCHING
APPROACH TO REALLY DELIVER A
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT'S
MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR
CITIZENS AND CITY GOVERNMENT ON
MULTIPLE LEVELS.
>> SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ, CAN I
JUMP IN FOR A SECOND ON THIS
SLIDE BEFORE WE GO FORWARD? IS
THE DEPARTMENT ENVISIONING AN
EXPANSION OF THE ROLE OF THE
PARK RANGERS? THESE THINGS LIKE
LIKE THEY ARE IN THE CONFINES O
HOW THE RANGER PROGRAM HAS
HISTORICALLY OPERATED, BUT I
WANTED TO CONFIRM SINCE THAT WA
A MATTER OF DISCUSSION WHEN WE
DID THE METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT RENEWAL. I JUST WANT T
MAKE SURE THAT IS A CURRENT --
THAT WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED IS
NOT NECESSARILY AN EXPANSION OF
THE CURRENT PARAMETERS OF THE
DUTIES OF THE PARK RANGERS.
>> THAT'S CORRECT, SIR. THERE I
NO DEVIATION FROM THE ENVISIONE
MODEL THAT YOU JUST SPOKE TO AN
WHAT WAS KEY AMONG THE MEMBERS
IN YOUR COLLECTIVE APPROVAL OF
THIS PROGRAM. THIS IS SIMPLY A
TAKING THE PROGRAM AND PREPARIN
IT FOR EXPANSION, EXPANSION IN
TERMS OF HIRING, AND ALSO A
FOCUS ON THE DUTIES THAT WERE
THERE AND REALLY FOCUSING ON
THREE SORT OF MAIN AREAS. SO
NOTHING IS EXPANDING OR
DEVIATING FROM THE CURRENT
AUTHORIZATIONS OR THE WAY THAT
WE BELIEVE YOU ALL ENVISION THI
PROGRAM. BUT THIS IS OUR -- NOW
TAKING THAT AND PUTTING IT INTO
A PROGRAM THAT WE CAN THEN GROW
AND EXPAND UPON IN THE YEAR TO
COME THAT WILL BEST SERVE THOSE
NEEDS.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT PARK
RANGER RECRUITMENT, WHICH IS
REALLY VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF
THIS PROGRAM. THERE ARE -- IT'S
A CONCERTED EFFORT BEING PLACED
RIGHT NOW, AND I JUST WANT ALL
THE MEMBERS TO REALLY FEEL
COMFORTABLE AND AWARE OF HOW WE
ARE APPROACHING THE TYPES OF
INDIVIDUALS THAT WE ARE
RECRUITING INTO OUR PARK RANGER
PROGRAM. FIRST AND FOREMOST,
THEY HAVE TO BE COMMUNITY-ORIEN
ED. THEY HAVE TO HAVE A DESIRE
TO BE AMONG THE COMMUNITY, AMON
THE CITY AND BEING SORT OF THAT
AS I KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS
AMBASSADOR, REPRESENTING THE
BEST OF OUR CITY, ENSURING THAT
THEY ARE COMMUNITY FACING, THAT
THEY HAVE A REAL UNDERSTANDING
OF HOW OUR COMMUNITY WORKS IN
SEATTLE AND THE UNIQUE
CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE. SO YOU
REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE A PASSION
AND DESIRE TO DO THAT WORK, AS
WELL AS A PASSION AND DESIRE TO
BE PART OF OUR AMAZING PARKS
SYSTEM AND TO BE SORT OF -- HAV
THAT NATIONAL -- OR EXCUSE ME -
THAT LOCAL LOVE OF PARKS THE WA
SOME OF OUR NATIONAL PARK
RANGERS HAVE OF THE NATIONAL
PARK SYSTEM. WE ARE BLESSED TO
BE THIS EVERGREEN, YOU KNOW,
STATE AND THIS EMERALD CITY AND
THERE IS MUCH PRIDE THERE. SO W
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THAT SORT
OF SWEET COMBINATION OF BOTH AN
DESIRE TO IMPROVE THE PARK
SYSTEM. AMONG THE MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE A 1 YEAR
EXPERIENCE IN PARKS OR
RECREATION OR SOME RELATED FIEL
OF SECURITY THAT THEN COMBINED
WITH EDUCATION OR TRAINING
EXPERIENCE THAT PROVIDES
EQUIVALENT BACKGROUND REQUIRED
TO PERFORM THIS TYPE OF WORK.
THEY NEED TO BE COMMITTED TO
PUBLIC SAFETY APPROACHES AT
LEVELS, THERE IS NO ONE APPROAC
AS WE KNOW. BUT IT IS IMPORTANT
OUR RANGERS ARE TRAIN AND
RECRUITED TO UNDERSTAND THE
NUANCES AND UNDERSTAND THE BEST
PRACTICES TO ENSURE OUR CITY IS
ADVANCING THOSE IN THE MOST
SOCIALLY JUST WAY THAT WE CAN.
AS I MENTIONED, EXCELLENT
CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS. WE WAN
THEM TO BE INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU
ALL AND YOUR STAFF AND YOUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL GET TO
KNOW AND CAN CALL ON AND THAT
WILL BE RELIABLE TO MEET YOUR
NEEDS, JUST AS MANY OF YOU RELY
ON SOME OF OUR EXCELLENT PARK
AND RECREATION STAFF THAT WE
HAVE WORKING AT OUR COMMUNITY
CENTERS IN OUR PARKS AND IN OUR
NATIONAL -- REGIONAL PARK
SYSTEMS. THEY WILL BE AN
EXTENSION OF THAT MODELING
EXCELLENCE AT ALL LEVELS OF
THEIR WORK. AND THERE WILL BE A
EDUCATION FIRST APPROACH WITH
ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY ARE
DOING. AND, AGAIN, THEY WILL
NEED TO BE ALSO ABLE TO PASS
BACKGROUND CHECKS SO THEY CAN B
THERE TO DO THE WORK THAT'S
NEEDED OF A PARK RANGER. AND I
JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU
JUST A SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE
WORKING WITH. WE HAVE PARTNERED
WITH A CONSULTING FIRM TO REALL
GET OUT AND ENSURE THAT OUR
APPROACH IS WIDE, VARIED AND
BROAD AND BRINGING US A DIVERSE
SET OF CANDIDATES. ON PARK
RANGER TRAINING, SO ONCE WE HAV
SELECTED THE FIRST TRAUNCH OF
PARK RANGERS -- AND I SHOULD
REPORT AS OF TODAY WE HAVE OVER
100, IF NOT MORE, APPLICATIONS
FROM THAT RECRUITMENT THAT WE
HAVE BEEN DOING. I WAS PLEASED
TO PARTICIPATE IN A TOWN HALL
RECRUITMENT EVENT WITH SOME OF
OUR STAFF ABOUT A WEEK AND A
HALF AGO TO ANSWER COMMUNITY
QUESTIONS AND TO BETTER LEAN
INTO THAT AND THE RESULT HAS
BEEN REALLY, REALLY POSITIVE. S
JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT WE
ARE ON TRACK AND WE FEEL
COMFORTABLE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD
PADRE OF PEOPLE APPLYING. ONCE
THEY ARE HIRED,S THEY WILL GO T
A 6-WEEK TRAINING ACADEMY, WHIC
IS A COMBINATION OF CLASSROOM
AND FIELD WORK. THEY WILL BE
TRAINED BY OUR INDIVIDUAL STAFF
MEMBERS, AS WELL AS THE PARK
AGENCIES WHO HAVE STEPPED UP TO
DO THIS EFFORT WITH US. AMONG
THEM ARE SP COMMUNICATIONS
CENTER, THE WASHINGTON STATE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING
COMMISSION AND PORTLAND'S PARKS
AND RECS, GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
THE NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH WHO
HAS A WONDERFUL PARK RANGER
PROGRAM AND OUR STAFF HAS BEEN
IN COMMUNICATION WITH THEM AND
THEY ARE COMMITTED TO HELP US
BUILD OUT THIS PROGRAM, WHICH I
REALLY EXCITING. AND ALSO WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION
CENTER TRAINING, IT'S REALLY SO
THE RANGERS HAVE DIRECT LINES O
COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE
INDIVIDUALS IN OUR CITY THAT MA
LEAD TO PARK SITUATION OR A LIF
AND SAFETY HEALTH MATTER. THEY
WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO
THAT. PRIMARY CURRICULUM WILL B
WELCOMING AND ON BOARDING
STRATEGIES, HOW TO WORK BEST
WITH THE PUBLIC KNOWING THE CIT
OF SEATTLE, KNOWING OUR
COMMUNITIES, UNDERSTANDING
SAFETY, FIRST AID, AND EMERGENC
RESPONSE, ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOLS
IS REALLY IMPORTANT, HOW TO
EFFECTIVELY PROPERLY, LAWFULLY,
AND JUSTLY ENGAGE WITH THE
COMMUNITY RESPECTFUL OF ALL
MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY AND WILL
BE TRAINED IN DEESCALATION AND
WILL REALLY BE TRAIN ON WHAT WE
CAN DO AND WHAT YOU DO NOT DO A
A PARK RANGER AND THE SORT OF
DEEP OR DIE IS THE EVOLUTION OF
THINGS AND ISSUES THAT THERE IS
THERE IS A THINGS THAT COME UP
EVERY DAY. WE WANT THEM TO BE
TRAIN AND CONNECTED WITH EVERY
PART OF OUR WORKING OPERATION S
THEY CAN ALSO BE SORT OF THE
EYES AND EARS AND LETTING US
KNOW ABOUT CONSTRUCTION PROBLEM
OR VANDALISM OR GRAFFITI OR AIR
AND WATER SYSTEM. THEY CAN DEEP
DIVE INTO THAT AND BE PROBLEM
SOLVING, SOLUTION ORIENTED IN
THAT APPROACH. SO THIS IS IN A
NUTSHELL IS OUR RAMP-UP PROGRAM
AND I KNEW THERE WERE MORE
SLIDES HERE. TRAINING AND
ACCOUNTABILITY CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT WE JUST STATED TO YOU
EARLIER ABOUT THE CYCLE TO RAMP
UP. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE
TRANSPARENT TO THE COMMUNITY AN
WORK WITH THE PARK DISTRICT, AS
WELL AS OUR PARK COMMISSIONERS
ON REPORTING OUT ON THE WORK
THAT IS BEING DONE. SO SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT YOU-ALL ASKED
FOR AND FOR US TO REPORT ON ARE
THE NUMBER OF VERBAL WARNING
ISSUES AND THE REASONS WHY. SO
WE WILL BE TRAINING AND TRACKIN
THOSE POSITIONS. ALSO THE NUMBE
OF WRITTEN WARNINGS AND
CITATIONS THAT ARE ISSUED AND
WHY AND THINGS THAT PERHAPS HAV
BEEN REFERRED OVER TO A POLICE
DEPARTMENT, AND WE WOULD BE
HAVING METRICS FOR THAT. WE ALS
WILL BE -- WILL ALSO BE ASKING
OUR RANGERS TO REPORT ON
POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH THE
COMMUNITIES AS WELL. AND I
ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF WHAT WE
CALL POSITIVE INTERACTIONS. BUT
YOU KNOW, REALLY BEING HELPFUL
AND PROBLEM SOLVING AND
CONNECTING PEOPLE IN THAT
SPIRIT. SO WE ARE GOING TO SORT
OF TRACK THAT INTERNALLY. AND I
YOU-ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT,
WE WILL TRACK THAT BACK WITH YO
AS WELL. AND THEN CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH YOU ON THE NUMBER OF
PARK RANGERS THAT WE ARE HIRING
AND WHERE THEY ARE BEING
DEPLOYED. AND THEN THE
ADDITIONAL METRIC WILL BE AN
ANNUAL PARK RANGER APP OF
VIOLATIONS THAT CAN BE REPORTED
THROUGH OUR PARK CODE, BUT
ONLINE, BUT CONSISTENT WITH
OTHER WAYS THAT CONTINUE TO BE
FORWARD FACING. AND THEN I JUST
SORT OF WANT TO END OR TALK
ABOUT INITIAL DEPLOYMENT HERE
AND SOME OF THE MEMBERS HAVE
ASKED QUESTIONS, SO I JUST WANT
TO CLARIFY HERE. YOU SAW THIS O
OUR REPORT BACK. THE INITIAL
EMPLOYMENT WILL FOCUS ON 21
DOWNTOWN PARKS. THAT'S OVER 46
ACRES. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE ON
THE MAP SOME OF THE PARKS THAT
WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN OUR
DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY WIL
WORK 7 DAYS A WEEK FROM 6:00 IN
THE MORNING UNTIL 9:00 P.M. AT
NIGHT. THEY WILL WORK AND ROTAT
IN THREE DAILY TEAMS AND COHORT
OF TWO. THERE SHOULD NEVER --
AND IDEALLY THAT SHOULD BE TWO
RANGERS WORKING TOGETHER IN THE
DOWNTOWN AREAS. AND THERE WILL
ALSO BE AN ADDITIONAL EMPHASIS
CONSISTENT ON YOUR INTERACTION
AT KELL ANDERSON PARK, WHICH YO
KNOW HAS GONE THROUGH GREAT
RENOVATION AND DONE A WALK THER
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND HAVE BEEN
THERE SEVERAL TIMES AT NIGHT,
AND IT IS SO WELL ACTIVATED AND
THRIVING IN MANY WAYS. WE WANT
TO CONTINUE THAT SENSE OF
ACTIVATION. AND WE ALSO IN THE
EMERGENCE OF CITY HALL PARK,
WHICH I KNOW YOU ARE ALL
TRACKING AND WE ARE WORKING HAR
ON A PLAN TO REOPEN THIS SPRING
WE DO WANT TO HAVE A DEDICATED
CREW PROVIDING EMPHASIS THROUGH
OUR PARK RANGERS THROUGH CITY
HALL PARK. AND DEPLOYMENT
CONSIDERATIONS WILL BE SHAPED B
THE FOLLOWING FACTORS. SOMETIME
THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL EVENT
GOING ON IN OUR CITY,
PROPRIETARY OR A PARTICULAR
EVENT THAT WE KNOW IS GOING ON
AND WE WANT ADDITIONAL RANGERS
TO SUPPORT THAT PARK TO ENSURE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND ASSISTANCE IS
BEING GIVEN AS NEEDED. THERE
COULD BE INCIDENTS TELLING US
ABOUT PARTICULAR LOCATIONS OR W
SEE AN UP TICK IN CRIME OR UP
TICK IN REPORTED VANDALISM. SO
WE MIGHT DEPLOY RANGERS TO WORK
IN THOSE PARTICULAR PARKS AND
EASING BACK TO OTHERS FROM TIME
TO TIME. WE ARE GETTING
INFORMATION FROM YOUR STAFF, AS
WELL AS THE COMMUNITY, SO WE CA
DEVELOP A STRATEGY OF WHERE WE
SHOULD BE FOCUSED. THE PARK COD
VIOLATIONS, GRAFFITI, VANDALISM
AND HOT SPOTS, WANT TO KEEP A
CONCERTED EFFORT WE ARE MEETING
THOSE AND REDUCING THE NUMBER O
THOSE ACTIVITIES BEFORE WE FOCU
ON OTHER AREAS IN THE SYSTEM.
AND ALSO BEGIN COMMUNICATION
WITH OUR EXISTING CONCIERGE
TEAMS, SUPPORTING THEM IN THEIR
WORK SO THEY CAN FEEL EQUIPPEDE
TO DO THEIR WORK AND REALLY FEE
SAFE TOGETHER. SO THIS WILL VER
MUCH BE A COLLECTIVE TEAM
APPROACH TO THE WORK IN THE
COMMUNITY. AND HERE IS OUR
EXPANSION TIMELINE, FOCUSING ON
2023. SO IN JANUARY WE BEGAN
PHASE 1 AND DID OUR RECRUITMENT
AND ON BOARDING WITH THE GOAL O
HIRING 13 MAIN PARK RANGERS AND
THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE EXISTING
SO WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THAT
PHASE RIGHT NOW FROM JANUARY TO
APRIL. AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE
VERY MUCH INTO THE IMPROVEMENT
PROCESS NOW AND REQUIRING THE
APPLICATIONS. WE WILL BE DOING
THE VETTING AND SCREENING. AND
THEN IN THE MID-MAY TO JULY, WE
WILL BE FOCUSING ON OUR TRAININ
AND GET INTO THOSE INDIVIDUALS
ON BOARDED AND TRAINED UP, AND
THEN TOWARDS Q 3 WE WILL LOOK A
BEGINNING OUR FIRST DEPLOYMENT
OF PHASE 1 OF THE RANGER
EXPANSION PROGRAM WITH THAT
7-DAY COVERAGE. AND THEN AT THE
END OF THE YEAR WE WILL THEN
EVALUATE HOW WE WILL GO INTO
PHASE 2, RAMPING UP TO THE 28
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS, BEING
SHAPED BY WHAT WE LEARNED ALSO
IN PHASE 1. SO WE HAVE KIND OF
SET UP THIS TIMELINE, REALLY
THANKS TO OUR STAFF WHO IS
WORKING REALLY HARD TO DELIVER
OUR MODEL PROGRAM, THAT WE ARE
ON TRACK, MEETING OUR GOALS AND
FEELING REALLY CONFIDENT IN
SPEAKING WITH YOU TODAY THAT
THIS TIMELINE SHOULD WORK WITH
THE CAVEAT THAT WE HAVE TO GO
THROUGH OBVIOUSLY THE HIRING
PROCESS AND AS YOU ALL KNOW,
THAT CAN TAKE TIME TO ENSURE
THAT WE GET THE PROPER
APPLICANTS IN PLACE, THAT THEY
FILL OUT THEIR FORMS CORRECTLY,
THAT WE DO THE BACKGROUND
CHECKS, THAT WE FIND THE RIGHT
CANDIDATES. I WANT TO POINT OUT
ALTHOUGH WE FEEL CONFIDENT ABOU
THAT, WE MIGHT NEED TO ADJUST
THAT A LITTLE BIT, BUT HOPING
NOT TO. AND WITH THAT, THAT IS
OUR REPORT. AND JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR BEING SO
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. THIS, PLUS
THE CYCLE 2 RAMP UP IS PART OF
THE CYCLE 2 CAMP UP, BUT THIS
FOR THE CAPITAL IN THE PARK
SYSTEM IS REALLY GOING TO BE A
POSITIVE FOR THE CITY OF SEATTL
AND OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AND I'
SO PLEASED COMING IN AT A
PIVOTAL TIME WITH YOUR DIRECTIO
AND PROVIDING ME AND OUR ENTIRE
TEAM HERE THE ABILITY TO DELIVE
GREAT THINGS FOR OUR PARKS. JUS
WANT TO THANK YOU ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I SEE THA
COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON HAS A
QUESTION. I'M GOING TO ASK MAYB
A BRIEF QUESTION FIRST AND THEN
HAND IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER
PETERSON. CAN WE GO BACK,
SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ TO THE SLID
WHERE WE ARE DISCUSSING THE
TRAINING? YES. HOW MUCH OF THIS
CURRENT REGIME THAT THE
DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN USING TO
TRAIN AND RETAIN OUR CURRENT
RANGER SERVICE?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE TWO PARK RANGERS NOW. S
WITH THE GOAL OF RAMPING UP TO
'28, THIS IS AN ENHANCED PERKUL
I WOULD SAY. WE HAVE MORE PEOPL
WORKING TOGETHER. SO, AGAIN, I
WANT TO POINT OUT IT'S NOT
DEVIATING OR CHANGING, BUT I
REALLY SEE IT AS EXPANDING MORE
ON WHAT OUR KURNT RANGERS ARE
DOING NOW. SO THOSE INDIVIDUALS
ARE WELL TRAINED ALONG WITH OUR
SECURITY SERVICES TEAMS ON DOIN
THIS WORK, BUT I REALLY WANT TO
EMPHASIZE WITH MY TENURE HERE
AND DREKS OF THE PROGRAM IS TO
FOCUS ON THESE THREE THINGS, BU
REALLY AN ENHANCED FOCUS ON
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, REALLY
FORWARD-FACING INTERACTION
THAT'S POSITIVE AND BUILDING
CONNECTIONS AND ALLIANCES MORE
WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT. I HAVE HAD REALLY
GREAT CONVERSATIONS WITH MY
FELLOW DIRECTORS WITH THE CHIEF
OF POLICE AND CHIEF OF THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT ARE ALSO COMMITTED T
MAKING THIS PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL
SO IF THE RANGERS NEED EMERGENC
OR FIRST AID RESPONSE, THEY ARE
GOING TO HAVE DIRECT LINES OF
COMMUNICATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS
IN THOSE DEPARTMENTS TO BE
RESPONSIVE AND ALSO WE ARE
REALLY GOING TO BE TEACHING OUR
RANGERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
CITY DEPARTMENT. NOTHING IS
REALLY DEVIATING OR DIFFERENT,
BUT I WOULD SAY IT'S MUCH MORE
HEIGHTENED, MUCH MORE
SOPHISTICATED AND REALLY
EXPANSIVE IN THE SENSE THAT
WITHIN THE CITY IT'S ONE SEATTL
DIVISION WE TALK ABOUT, BUT PAR
RANGERS WILL ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL
IF SUPPORTED BY ALL OUR OTHER
CITY PARTNERS TO DO THEIR WORK.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. BOARD
MEMBER PETERSON?
>> THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT
LEWIS AND THANK YOU
SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ AND YOUR
TEAM THERE. LOOK FORWARD TO YOU
UPCOMING CONFIRMATION AS WELL.
AND THANK YOU FOR THESE
PRESENTATIONS. MY QUESTION IS
ABOUT THE -- I BELIEVE SLIDE 8
THAT HAS THE MAP OF THE CITY.
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT. M
CONCERN HERE IS IT'S FOCUSED
JUST ON DOWNTOWN. AND I KNOW
THAT THAT WAS SOME SORT OF
INFORMAL RANKMENT TO ROLL OUT
THE EXPANSION, BUT I JUST WANT
TO MAKE A NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW,
THERE ARE PARKS THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM
THE RANGERS. I KNOW WHEN THERE
ARE ISSUES CROP UP IN PARKS IN
MY DISTRICT, LIKE GAS WORKS PAR
THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, THE
EXECUTIVE WILL SAY FEAR NOT, WE
HAVE PARK RANGERS. WE ARE
EXPANDING THE PROGRAM AND WHEN
LOOK INTO IT FURTHER, THERE IS
THIS CAVEAT OF IT BEING
DOWNTOWN. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT
OF A MIXED MESSAGE TO MY
CONSTITUENTS AND PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO I JUST
WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE SOONER
THERE CAN BE FLEXIBILITY AND CA
BE STRATEGICALLY DEPLOYED WHERE
THEY ARE MOST NEEDED TO HAVE
EYES ON THE TRAIL, SO TO SPEAK.
I THINK THAT WILL BE HELPFUL
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT SPD IS NOT
ABLE TO RESPOND TO CERTAIN
CALLS, THAT THERE IS JUST
SOMETHING GOING ON THAT'S NOT
CRIMINAL IN NATURE, BUT THERE
NEEDS TO BE A CITY EMPLOYEE TO
LOOK AFTER THE SITUATION. THE
PARK RANGERS WOULD BE AN OBVIOU
CHOICE FOR THAT. SO I WOULD
ENCOURAGE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBL
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THAT
FLEXIBILITY TO HAVE A MORE
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT CITYWIDE.
THANK YOU. THAT'S JUST A
COMMENT.
>> YEAH. AND BOARD MEMBER
PETERSON. THANK YOU. I WANT TO
GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO RESPOND,
BUT WE ARE CURRENTLY HAMSTRUNG
BY BARGAINING CONSTRAINTS THE
DEPARTMENT IS CRYING TO FIX TO
GIVE US THAT FLEXIBILITY AND I'
SUPPORTIVE OF US GETTING THAT
FLEXIBILITY, BUT I WILL GIVE TH
DEPARTMENT A MOMENT TO RESPOND
TO THAT QUESTION.
>> I WANT TO SAY FIRST AND
FOREMOST THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE
NEED TO BE RESPONSIVE, SAFE, AN
WELCOMING IN ALL PARTS OF OUR
CITY, RIGHT, IN EVERY SINGLE
COUNCIL DISTRICT AND EVERY
SEATTLE PARK. SO NO ONE PARK IS
MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER I
OUR OPINION, AND THE RESIDENTS
HAVE A RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE IN
EVERY SINGLE PARK. AND SO WE
CONCUR WE WANT TO WORK THROUGH
THE PROPER CHANNELS. THERE IS A
EXISTING LABOR CONTRACT IN PLAC
THAT RESTRICTS THE PARK RANGERS
TO THE DOWNTOWN CORE AND THAT I
WHY THE PROGRAM IS BUILT OUT AS
SUCH AND WE WILL BE WORKING WIT
THE EXECUTIVE AND ASKING THEM T
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE LABOR
NEGOTIATION TEAMS TO SEE IF
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY TO EXPAN
THE PROGRAM. BUT I WILL POINT
OUT THAT WE ARE READY TO ADAPT
THE PROGRAM TO GROW OUT AND
BUILD OUT BASED UPON THE MODEL
THAT WAS JUST SHOWN IN SLIDE
SEVEN. SO SOME OF THOSE INFORME
DECISIONS THAT WILL GO TO THE
DOWNTOWN AREA, AS WE TALK ABOUT
SPECIAL PERMITS AS AN EXAMPLE,
OR SPECIAL ACTIVITY OR A CRIME,
A HOT SPOT, AN AREA THAT HAS
MORE VANDALISM. THAT MODEL CAN
BE APPLIED TO ANY PARK IN THE
CITY SHOULD WE BE AUTHORIZED OR
EXPAND FURTHER. WE WILL USE THI
MODEL TO GROW THAT PROGRAM
WHEREVER WE SEE FIT. SO IT'S
BUILDING THIS PROGRAM NOW,
RECOGNIZING WE ARE UNDER THE
CONSTRAINT OF DOWNTOWN, BUT
HOPING TO REALLY LEARN THE BEST
PRACTICES OF THAT WITH THE GOAL
OF THE -- AS YOU MENTIONED,
BEING REACHABLE AND SERVICEABLE
TO ALL PARTS OF OUR CITY. SO
THAT IS OUR APPROACH. THAT IS
OUR GOAL. AND WE HOPE TO BE ABL
TO REALIZE SOME OF THAT.
>> BOARD MEMBER PETERSON?
>> YEAH, JUST TO -- I KNOW
BARGAINING HAS BEEN MENTIONED.
SINCE SOME OF US ARE ON THE
LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COMMITTEE, I WILL LOOK FORWARD
INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT. I HAVE
HEARD THAT WORD, BUT NOT SEEN I
WRITING WHERE THERE IS THIS
RESTRICTION. I WILL BE -- I WIL
SORT OF CONFIRM THAT WHEN WE
HAVE SOME BANDWIDTH TO DO THAT
SOON. SO THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER BOARD
MEMBERS WITH QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? OKAY. SEE ING ING
NONE, WELL, THANK YOU TO OUR
PARKS PANEL. REALLY APPRECIATED
THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN UPDAT
ON SOME OF THESE TOPICS FROM
LAST FALL AND CHECK IN ON HOW
THEY ARE COMING ALONG AND THE
IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINES. WE
WILL, OF COURSE, CONTINUE TO BE
ENGAGED AS A BOARD AND AS A
COUNCIL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE PROMISES FOR THE SIX-YEAR
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT, AND
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO IN
PARTNERSHIP AND ALMOST CERTAINL
DISCUSS SOME OF THESE THEMES AN
TOPICS, SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ,
DURING YOUR CONFIRMATION
HEARINGS WEDNESDAY. I DON'T HAV
ANY OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS FOR
THIS AFTERNOON'S CHECK IN. SO I
THERE IS NOTHING FOR THE GOOD O
THE ORDER, I'M GOING TO GO AHEA
AND ADD ADJOURN THE METROPOLITA
BOARD. THE NEXT MEETING IS JUNE
26, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00
P.M. THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER
BUSINESS AND WE STAND ADJOURNED