>>> IS JODY THERE?
I DON'T SEE JODY.
>> I'M HERE.
>> JODY.
>> WE'RE READY.
WE HAVE A QUORUM.
>> LET'S DO IT.
CALL IT TO ORDER.
LET'S GO.
>> YOU CAN BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY.
>> GOOD.
CALL TO ORDER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
THE MONDAY, OCTOBER 19th, 2020.
MEETING OF THE SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT BOARD WILL COME TO
ORDER.
IT IS 5:31.
I'M DEBORA JUAREZ, PRESIDENT OF
THE BOARD.
HOPEFULLY I'M RE-ELECTED
TONIGHT.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> BOARD MEMBER SAWANT.
BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> BOARD MEMBER HERBOLD.
BOARD MEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> BOARD MEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> BOARD MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> BOARD MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> GREAT.
OKAY.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
LET'S GO TO THE FIRST PART OF
THIS.
ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT BOARD.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO PROCEED TO
THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT
AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT BOARD.
THESE ROLLS FUNCTION SIMILARLY
TO THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF
THE PUBLIC ASSET COMMUNITY.
ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR
PRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT?
>> SOMEONE HAS TO NOMINATE.
>> I NOMINATE BOARD MEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> SECOND.
>> OH, THANK YOU, ANDREW.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS.
OKAY.
SO THE NOMINATION.
I DEBORA JUAREZ HAVE BEEN
NOMINATED AS PRESIDENT OF THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> SECOND, GREAT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER
NOMINATIONS?
HEARING NONE, THE NOMINATIONS
ARE CLOSED.
WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO VOTE ON
THE NOMINATION.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE NOMINATION?
>> BOARD MEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
BOARD MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
BOARD MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR.
>> MADAME PRESIDENT, YES.
>> THANK YOU.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT WORRIED
THERE.
YOU CAME IN UNDER THE WIRE.
THANK YOU.
>> I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS ON
MUTE.
YES, YES, YES.
>> I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT AND HERBOLD FOR
JOINING US AS WELL AS COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THAT WAS A PRETTY TENSE MOMENT
THERE.
GLAD I CINCHED THE PRESIDENCY.
WE'LL PROCEED TO THE VICE
PRESIDENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE BOARD
MEMBER PEDERSEN AS VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER
NOMINATIONS?
HEARING NONE, THE NOMINATIONS
ARE CLOSED.
WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO VOTE ON
THE NOMINATION.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE NOMINATION?
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
HERBOLD?
>> SHE'S TRYING TO SAY YES.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> ALEX, LANDSLIDE COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN.
WELL DONE.
LET'S GO TO APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES.
WAY.
THE AYES HAVE IT AND PEDERSEN
IS ELECTED AS PRESIDENT VICE.
[ NO AUDIO ]
>> FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> NO, THERE'S NO PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> OKAY.
SO THEN DO I JUST CLOSE PUBLIC
COMMENT?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
THAT WILL TAKE THREE PAGES
AWAY.
SO WE WILL SAY OKAY.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WAS OPEN.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP
TONIGHT.
WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING
LATER ON, THOUGH.
SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY, WE
WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED.
>> PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> I BELIEVE I MIGHT NOT HAVE
PUT IT ON YOUR SCRIPT.
BUT APPROVAL OF MINUTES, IT MAY
BE ON PAGE NUMBER 4. I BELIEVE
WE NEED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES
BEFORE THE PRESENTATION.
>> I THOUGHT I JUST DID THAT.
I DID THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
I FORGOT TO WRITE IT DOWN.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
I AM THE PRESIDENT.
SO I'M KIND OF RIGHT.
I'M JUST HAVING TOO MUCH FUN.
I APOLOGIZE, YOU GUYS.
IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
LET'S MOVE FORWARD HERE.
WE CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO, YEAH,
ITEM NUMBER ONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, SEATTLE
PARKS DISTRICT PROPOSED 2021
BUDGET FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
AND WE HAVE SUPERINTENDENT
AGUIRRE HERE.
SO JESUS, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE
A POWERPOINT FOR US AND THEN
WE'LL DISCUSS A COUPLE OF
RESOLUTIONS AND POSSIBLY VOTE
ON THEM.
AND THEN WE HAVE TRACI HERE
FROM CENTRAL STAFF TO WALK US
THROUGH SOME OF THE ISSUES.
I'M GUESSING ON YOUR END,
YOU'VE TEED UP YOUR POWERPOINT?
>> YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
EXCUSE ME, BOARD PRESIDENT.
I'M GOING TO SHARE HERE MY
SCREEN I THINK.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN SEE THAT.
>> YEAH.
CAN YOU DO INTRODUCTIONS FOR
YOU GUYS, FOR YOU AND YOUR
STAFF?
>> YEP.
SO JESUS AGUIRRE.
I HAVE MICHELE FINNEGAN FIN,
OUR POLICY DIRECTOR.
AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH OUR
PRESENTATION AS YOU STATED.
AND WE CAN EITHER DO QUESTIONS
AS WE GO THROUGH OR WE CAN WAIT
TO THE END, HOWEVER YOU'D LIKE
TO DO THAT.
I CAN JUST JUMP RIGHT IN IF WE
CAN.
IT WORKED.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND.
WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
2021 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT.
FOR BACKGROUND FOR PEOPLE WHO
MIGHT BE NEAR TO THIS.
BACK IN 2014, SEATTLE APPROVED
THE CREATION OF THE
METROPOLITAN SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT.
IT'S THE TAXING DISTRICT THAT
ALLOWS US AT SEATTLE PARK
IMMIGRATION TO MANAGE, CONTROL,
IMPROVE, AND MAINTAIN AND
ACQUIRE MORE PARKS, BOULEVARD,
AND RECREATIN ALPHA SILTIES.
THE PROPERTY TAXES COLLECTED
PROVIDE FUNDING TO PARKS AND
RECREATION SERVICES INCLUDING
MAINTAINING PARKLANDS AND
FACILITIES, OPERATING COMMUNITY
CENTERS, RECREATION PROGRAMS,
AND DEVELOPING NEW NEIGHBORHOOD
PARKS ON SITES THAT REQUIRE
USING PRIOR FUNDING.
THE PARK DISTRICT IS GOVERNED
BY YOU ALL AS THE MEMBERS OF
THE PARK DISTRICT BOARD.
AND THERE IS AN ESTABLISHED
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
PARK DISTRIBUTE ARE RICKET.
AND SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION PROVIDES SERVICES ON
BEHALF OF THE PARK DISTRICT.
ALLOWS FOR OVERSIGHT AND PUBLIC
REVIEW OF -- [ NO AUDIO ] --
ENDED IN 2020.
AND THEN EVERY SIX YEARS
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
WOULD PROPOSE TO THE GOVERNING
BOARD WITH SIGNIFICANT
COMMUNITY INPUT THE NEXT SIX-
YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN.
THE FIRST YEAR, AS I SAID, OF
THE FINANCIAL PLAN ENDS THIS
YEAR.
AND WE'RE PROPOSING THAT 2021
SERVE AS A BRIDGE YEAR TO THE
NEXT SIX-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
THIS PARK DISTRICT FUNDING IS
FLEXIBLE AND NIMBLE AS YOU'LL
SEE IN THE SLIDES AND WE'LL
DISCUSS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR
OVERALL BUDGET TO ALLOW US TO
WEATHER SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT
FINANCIAL CHALLENGES WE'VE HAD
BOTH WITH OUR GENERAL FUND AS
WELL AS OUR OWN PARK FUND FOR
2020 AND 2021.
A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE
CATEGORIES ON THE SCREEN.
THE INITIAL SIX-YEAR PLAN FOR
THE PARK DISTRICT IDENTIFIED
INITIATIVES IN THESE FOUR
CATEGORIES.
THE PEOPLE CATEGORY FUNDS
COMMUNITY CENTER ACTIVITIES
WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY CENTER
GROUPING WE HAVE THINGS LIKE
ELIMINATING DROP-IN FEES FOR
SOME PROGRAMS, SPENDING HOURS
IN STAFFING AT COMMUNITY
CENTERS, ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE
COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM SUCH AS
RECREATION FOR ALL AND GET
MOVING.
AND ALSO PROVIDES ADDITIONAL
PROGRAMMING FOR TEENS, SENIORS,
AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS AS
SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.
EXCUSE ME.
THE FIX IT FIRST TO THE RIGHT
THERE CATEGORY PROVIDES MAJOR
MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS
ESSENTIALLY OUR ASSET
MANAGEMENT PLAN.
REALLY HELPS US MAINTAIN WHAT
IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR SYSTEM
WITH ON GOING PROGRAMS LIKE
PLAY AREA RENOVATIONS,
RENOVATIONS OF OUR COMFORT
STATIONS, SOME ADA WORK, BALL
FIELD TURF REPLACEMENTS, ROOF
REPAIRS, ETC.
AND ALSO PROVIDE SOME FUNDING
FOR THE RESTORATION OF OUR
URBAN FOREST.
THE BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
ALLOWS US BOTH TO SUPPORT THE
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT AS WELL
AS ON GOING PARKS AND OPEN
SPACE ACQUISITION.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LANDBANK
SITE WE PURCHASED WITH PREVIOUS
LEVY FUNDING AND ALSO PROVIDED
FOR MAJOR PROJECTS CHALLENGE
FUND.
AND FINALLY, THE MAINTAINING
PARKS AND FACILITIES CATEGORY
OF FUNDING WAS REALLY ABOUT
ROUTINE PARK MAINTENANCE,
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE,
MAINTAINING THOSE LAND BANK
SITES THAT WERE FUNDED FOR
DEVELOPMENT, AND ALSO PROVIDED
FOR SUPPORT AND ONGOING
UTILITIES COSTS.
I WENT THE WRONG WAY.
APOLOGIES.
EXCUSE ME.
JUST IN TERMS OF OUR 2020
BUDGET, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY WE
LANDED ON A PAUSE FOR THE PARK
DISTRICT AS PROPOSED HERE.
YOU MAY RECALL PRIOR TO THE
PANDEMIC, WE JUST FINISHED
ADOPTING THIS STRATEGIC PLAN,
WHICH WAS VERY EXCITING FOR US.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN WAS GOING TO
LEAD TO THE CREATION OF THE
NEXT SIX-YEAR FUNDING PLAN FOR
THE PARK DISTRICT.
AND IN FACT, WE HELD OUR FIRST
MEETING TO LOOK AT THE FUNDING,
TO BEGIN THOSE CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE
FUNDING PLAN.
LIKE EVERYONE AND LIKE WE
DISCUSSED WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT
OUR OVERALL BUDGET, 2020 WHEN
THE PANDEMIC CAME IN, WE
SHIFTED OUR OPERATIONS TO COVER
THE ITEMS THAT YOU SEE ON THE
SCREEN HERE.
WE CONTINUE WITH COMMUNITY
SHOWERS.
WE OPERATED SHELTERS.
WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDING
DAYCARE INITIALLY FOR CENTRAL
SERVICE WORKERS.
AND NOW WITH THE SCHOOL BACK IN
REGULAR YEAR OPERATIONS BUT
OBVIOUSLY NOT NORMAL, WE'RE
CONTINUING TO PROVIDE SCHOOL-
AGED CHILDCARE AND SUPPORT FOR
TEENAGERS TO CONNECT TO THE
SERVICES THEY'RE GETTING FROM
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
CONTINUING WITH THE WORK ON
CLEANING OUR FACILITIES AND
RESTROOMS.
THEY'RE REALLY WORKING ON
TRYING TO KEEP OUR PARKS OPEN
WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF SAFETY
GUIDELINES, INCLUDING SOME
VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING THAT WAS
REALLY AIMED AT OUR MOST
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS FOR OUR
SENIORS AND SPECIALIZED
POPULATIONS.
NOW, OF COURSE, THE PARK
DISTRICT HAS ALLOWED US TO
WEATHER THESE SIGNIFICANT
FINANCIAL IMPACTS THAT WERE
PART OF THE COVID-19 IMPACT ON
US.
IF AUGUST, YOU APPROVED SOME
GENERAL FUND REALIGNMENT AS
PART OF THE PARK DISTRICT IN
LINE WITH WHEN WE SUBMITTED OUR
2021 PROPOSED BUDGET, WE
PROPOSED A SUPPLEMENTAL THAT
WILL ADDRESS SOME OF THE
IMPACTS TO OUR PARK FUND.
OUR APPROACH TO BOTH OF THESE
HAVE BEEN TO LOOK AT CAPTURING
OUR SAVINGS INTERNALLY WITH
VACANCY EXPENDITURES AND
MITIGATING SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES ALSO WITH PARK
DISTRICT FUNDING.
EXCUSE ME.
AND SO BEFORE I JUMP INTO THE
FINANCIAL PIECE, I TALKED A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS WHEN WE
TALKED ABOUT OUR OVERALL
BUDGET.
THE SPECIFIC FINANCIAL PLAN WE
WERE FOCUSED ON RETAINING OUR
RESOURCES TO SERVE OUR MOST
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND THEN
MAKING DECISIONS ON THE
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES REALLY
WITH EQUITY IN MIND, ESPECIALLY
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE
CAPITAL PLANNING PROJECTS WE'RE
PLANNING TO DELAY OR DEFER.
REALLY FOCUSING ON EQUITY AS
ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS THERE.
ALSO KEEPING IN MIND SINCE
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FACILITIES
AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, SOME
OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES AROUND
THE FACILITY INTEGRITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFICIENCIES,
CODE REQUIREMENTS, ETC.
YES?
>> I JUST WANTED TO JUST, I
KNOW YOU'RE KIND OF CLIPPING
ALONG.
JUST REAL QUICK, THOUGH.
I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND YOUR
STAFF WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH
SDOT ON THE HEALTHY STREETS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATED THAT.
PARTICULARLY EVERYWHERE.
WE GOT NOTHING BUT GREAT
FEEDBACK FROM, WELL, MOSTLY I'D
SAY 99% WERE HAPPY THAT THOSE
STREETS WERE CLOSED WHEN PARKS
WERE CLOSED SO THEY COULD
ACTUALLY GET OUT.
THANK UH YO FOR DOING THAT IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH SDOT.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK THEY WERE VERY
SUCCESSFUL.
APPRECIATE IT.
I'LL MOVE ON.
TO GIVE YOU JUST BROAD CONTEXT
OF OUR BUDGET, THE CIRCLES ON
THE LEFT SHOW YOU THE PARK
DISTRICT PART OF OUR TOTAL
BUDGET IS ABOUT 21%.
WE RECEIVE ABOUT 40% OF OUR
FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
20% AS PART OF OUR PARK AND
RECREATION FUND, AND THEN
ANOTHER 17% AS PART OF THE RATE
FUNDING.
THE TWO CIRCLES ON THE RIGHT
BREAK IT DOWN OPERATING VERSUS
CAPITAL.
ON THE OPERATING SIDE, MOST OF
OUR OPERATIONS ARE BY THE
GENERAL FUND.
OUR PARK DISTRICT REVENUE FUNDS
ABOUT 16% OF THAT.
ON THE CAPITAL SIDE, RATE FUNDS
52% OF OUR BUDGET.
AND THE PARK DISTRICT, AROUND
30% OF THAT.
THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
FOR OPERATING AS WELL AS
CAPITAL.
>> JESUS, CAN YOU HOLD IT ONE
MINUTE?
COLLEAGUES, IS THERE ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE QUICKLY
MOVE BEYOND THE THREE CIRCLES
HERE?
I KIND OF KNOW THIS STUFF.
BUT IS THERE ANYTHING FROM
ANYONE?
OR IS EVERYBODY OKAY?
OKAY.
LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY'S OKAY.
OH, WAIT.
>> PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YEAH.
GO AHEAD, COUNSELOR PEDERSEN.
>> SUPERINTENDENT, HOW MUCH OF
THIS IS FOR THE -- ACTUALLY,
I'LL GET BACK IT TO LATER WHEN
WE GET TO 2021.
NEVERMIND.
>> OKAY.
SHALL I GO ON?
I KEEP GOING THE WRONG WAY.
I APOLOGIZE.
THIS SLIDE GIVES YOU AN
OVERVIEW OF 2020 AND 2021
CHANGES TO THE PARK DISTRICT
FUNDING.
I'LL GO INTO SOME OF THE SLIDES
IN MORE DETAIL LATER.
THERE MIGHT BE QUESTIONS THERE.
HERE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
SLIDE, OUR 2020 ADOPTED BUDGET
INCLUDES CAPITAL CARRY FORWARD.
SO THAT SHOWS THE BOTTOM LINE
THERE FOR BOTH THE ADOPTED AND
THE REVISED IS HIGHER THAN OUR
NORMAL PARK DISTRICT BUDGET.
AND THEN THE Q3 CHANGES THAT
ARE GOING TO BE COVERED IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES ARE
RELATED MOSTLY TO 2020
REALIGNMENTS FOR BOTH THE
GENERAL FUND AND THE PARK
DISTRICT, SIMILARLY TO WHAT WE
DID IN TO 20.
THE 2021 BASELINE REFLECTS OUR
ADOPTED BUDGET WITHOUT THE
CARRY FORWARD JUST TO SHOW YOU
WHAT THE PARK DISTRICT IS.
IT INCLUDES A 2.5% INFLATION
RATE, WHICH IS WHAT WE DID FOR
THE FIRST SIX YEARS PER THE
INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT.
YOU'LL SEE THAT ON THE TOP LINE
FROM $53.3 MILLION TO $54.6
MILLION FOR THE BASELINE.
IN TERMS OF THE REVENUES,
EXCUSE ME, IT INCLUDES AN
APPROPRIATION FOR INTEREST ON
THE EARNINGS OF THE PARK
DISTRICT FUNDING.
AND WE'RE PROPOSING IN OUR 2021
BUDGET TO USE THAT $1.375 SHOWN
THERE ESSENTIALLY TO FUND OUR
ANNUAL WAGE INCREASES FOR 20
THE 21, WHICH IS EXCLUDING
EXECUTIVE LEVEL EMPLOYEES.
THIS ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN THE
TAX RATE AT THE LEVEL.
I'LL GO THROUGH THAT IN SOME OF
THE SUBSEQUENT SLIDES.
THE 20221 PROPOSED BUDGET
REFLECTS SEVERAL CHANGES
INCLUDING THE FUNDING
REALIGNMENT AND A FEW TECHNICAL
ADJUSTS.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE OPERATING
EXPENSES IN THE MAIN CATEGORIES
THERE, THE MAIN THING ARE PARKS
AND FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR
PEOPLE.
YOU'LL SEE MORE THAN A $10
MILLION INCREASE ON THE
OPERATIONS SIDE.
AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE ON
THE CAPITAL EXPENSES, YOU'LL
SEE THEY GO DOWN BY A SIMILAR
AMOUNT.
THAT REFLECTS THE SHIFTS IN
MOVING FROM CAPITAL TO UPRIGHT.
AGAIN, I'LL GO THROUGH THOSE IN
MORE DETAIL IN SUBSEQUENT
SLIDES.
>> SUPERINTENDENT?
MADAME CHAIR, MAY I ASK A
QUESTION?
PRESIDENT JUAREZ, CAN I ASK A
QUESTION?
SHE MIGHT BE, HI.
CAN I ASK A QUESTION?
>> HOW ABOUT WE DO THIS, GUYS.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, JUST
ASK.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK ME.
JUST GO AHEAD AND ASK THE
SUPERINTENDENT.
SORRY.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR BEING
TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE ANNUAL
WAGE INCREASE TAKING UP THAT
$1.3 MILLION.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THAT $1.3
MILLION IS INTEREST EARNED OVER
THE LAST SIX YEARS.
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> I BELIEVE THAT'S ONE YEAR.
THAT'S A ONE-YEAR SHARE OF THAT
INTEREST.
>> OKAY.
SO THE $1.3 MILLION IS GOING
FOR AN ANNUAL WAGE INCREASE FOR
EXISTING PARKS AND REC
EMPLOYEES, BUT PARKS DEPARTMENT
IS CUTTING CERTAIN PROJECTS AND
PROGRAMS OR PAUSING CERTAIN
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AS I
RECALL FROM THE BUDGET
PRESENTATION WE RECEIVED FROM
DIRECTOR BEN NOBLE WHERE HE HAD
A SPECIAL SLIDE FOR PARKS JUST
SHOWING HOW DEEP SOME OF THE
CUTS WERE.
AND SO I GUESS I'M TRYING TO
RECONCILE PROVIDING THE SALARY
INCREASES AT A TIME WHEN WE'RE
CUTTING PARKS PROGRAMS THAT ARE
DIRECT SERVICES TO RESIDENTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENT ON THAT.
>> NO.
AND I WILL SAY, THESE ARE FOR
REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYEES THAT
ARE PART OF THE AGREEMENTS WE
HAVE WITH THEM.
OUR EXECUTIVE LEVEL EMPLOYEES
ARE BEING HELD.
THERE ARE NO INCREASES FOR
THOSE EMPLOYEES.
SO THIS IS JUST TO HELP US MEET
OUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE
AGREEMENT.
>> OKAY.
SO IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A LABOR
CONTRACT THAT'S IN PLACE?
AL BE IT THE LABOR CONTRACT
NEGOTIATED DURING REALLY GOOD
TIMES AND NOW WE HAVE BACK TO
BACK DEFICITS AND A RECESSION.
SO IT'S A CHOICE WE'RE MAKING.
I APPRECIATE YOU AT LEAST
DAYLIGHTING THAT.
THAT'S HELPFUL.
SOMETIMES THE WAGE INCREASES
GET LOST IN THE OVERALL BUDGET
AND IT'S HELPFUL TO TEASE THAT
OUT FOR THE PUBLIC.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
I'LL CONTINUE IF THERE ARE NO
MORE QUESTIONS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS
SLIDE?
BUT FROM A BIG-PICTURE
STANDPOINT WHEN WE LOOKED AT
BOTH THE 2020 AS WELL AS 2021,
SPECIFICALLY 2020 WE'RE LOOKING
AT THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19.
AGAIN, OUR PARK DISTRICT
PARETICALLY WITH THE CAPITAL
PROJECTS ALLOWS THIS NIMBLE
SOURCE OF FUNDING THAT HAS
ALLOWED US TO, FRANKLY, MAKE
THE TYPES OF MITIGATE THE TYPES
OF LOSSES THAT WE'RE GOING
THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
BUT ALSO INCLUDING THAT WE'VE
MADE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS ON
OUR EXPENDITURES.
130 VACANCIES RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE BEEN ESSENTIALLY IN A
SPENDING FREEZE FOR QUITE SOME
TIME.
WE'RE REDUCING OUR USE OF
TEMPORARY LABOR, AGAIN, TO TRY
TO CUT THE BUDGET AS MUCH AS WE
CAN WHILE STILL TRYING TO
MAINTAIN OUR OPERATIONS AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE AND MAINTAINING OUR
STAFF.
THAT'S BEEN OUR APPROACH FOR
2020 AS WELL AS 2021.
>> JESUS, WE'VE ONLY LAID OFF
ONE PERSON, RIGHT?
DID I GET THAT WRONG?
>> NO.
NO.
THAT'S CORRECT.
WE P HAVEN'T LAID OFF ANYONE.
THE ONE FTE THAT WE REDUCED, WE
PROPOSED REDUCTION WAS A VACANT
POSITION WE WERE PROPOSING.
>> THEY'RE DEPLOYED IN OTHER
AREAS, THINGS WE DIDN'T
CONTEMPLATE, AND THE SALARY
WERE BAKED INTO OUR COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENTS WITH THE
UNIONS, CORRECT?
>> CORRECT, YEAH.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
THE WAY WE'VE APPROACHED THESE
REDUCTIONS IS WE KNOW AT SOME
POINT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
RAMP BACK UP.
DEPENDING ON THE HELP GUIDANCE,
WE KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITIES
NEEDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE JUST
AS COVID CONTINUES TO MAKE
THOSE NEEDS EVEN GREATER.
SO WE WANT TO BE READY TO
RESPOND.
AS YOU SAID, COUNCIL MEMBER,
MOST OF OUR STAFF HAS BEEN
REDEPLOYED TO THE SHELTERING,
THE CHILDCARE, ALL OF THE OTHER
PROGRAMMING THAT WE'RE DOING.
EXCUSE ME.
SO IN TERMS OF OUR 2020
REBALANCING, THIS IS THE
SUPPLEMENTAL FOR QUARTER THREE.
AND WHEN WE PUT TOGETHER A 2020
BUDGET, WE ESTIMATED OUR PARK
FUND WOULD BRING IN ABOUT $40
MILLION IN REVENUE.
THESE ARE THE REVENUES THAT
COME FROM PERMITS, PROGRAM
FEES, ETC.
AT THIS POINT, WE'RE ESTIMATING
THERE'S GOING TO BE A SHORTFALL
OF ABOUT $19.2 MILLION TO THAT
PARK FUND.
THE WAY WE'RE PROPOSING TO MEET
THAT GAP IS A COUPLE DIFFERENT
WAYS.
ONE IS BY THE ONGOING
EXPENDITURE SAVINGS.
AND THAT'S, AGAIN, THE
VACANCIES, REDUCTION IN USE OF
OUR LABOR AND NON-LABOR COSTS.
WE ALSO RECEIVED $2 MILLION OF
FEDERAL CARE DOLLARS TO SUPPORT
OUR SOCIAL DISTANCE AMBASSADOR
PROGRAM.
AND WE RECEIVED A $7 MILLION
GENERAL FUND SUPPORT
ALLOCATION.
THE BULK OF IT WHICH LEAVES
JUST UNDER $7 MILLION, WE WOULD
PROPOSE BY REDUCING SOME OF THE
PROJECTS YOU SEE HERE.
OUR MAJOR MAINTENANCE BY $2.5
MILLION.
PUTTING A HOLD ON OUR SMITH
COVE REDEVELOPMENT, WHICH AGAIN
IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE DID
IN OUR 2020 REVISED BUDGET
REALLY FOCUSING ON THOSE LAND
BANK SITES.
TRYING TO MAINTAIN OR FOCUSING
ON COMMUNITIES AND KEEPING THE
PROJECTS THAT WERE IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES MOVING WHILE
PUTTING OTHERS ON HOLD.
SAVING OUR FOREST, YOU DO HAVE
A SLIDE THAT WE SUBMITTED THAT
GIVES MORE BACKGROUND ON OUR
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP RELATED TO
THIS.
THE REST OF THE PROGRAMS, I
WILL SAY THIS IS ONE TIME 2020
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR,
NONE OF THESE ZERO OUT.
THESE PROGRAMS.
MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE FUN
ACTIVITIES WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO DO GIVEN THE PANDEMIC.
WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BRING
PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH THE
COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAMS OR THE
URBAN PARK PARTNERSHIPS.
WE'RE PROPOSING TO UTILIZE
THOSE SAVINGS TO MEET THE REST
OF THE REVENUE SHORTFALL FOR
2020.
>> SORRY.
I'M MUTED.
I SEE.
THANK YOU.
TALKING ABOUT SMITH PARK FOR A
MOMENT, SMITH COVE PARK, I
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S OTHER
MONEY FROM KING COUNTY AND SOME
OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
COULD WEIGH IN ON THIS AS WELL
HAVING WORKED WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER BACKSHAW ON THIS.
DOES THE DELAY OF THAT PROJECT
IMPERIL ANY OF THAT MONEY
COMING FROM THOSE OTHER
GOVERNMENT SOURCES?
AND IS THAT ANOTHER
CONSIDERATION TOO IN TERMS OH
OF THE FREEZING OR DELAYING OF
CERTAIN PROJECTS IN TERMS OF
LOOKING AT PROJECTS THAT DO
INVOLVE FUNDING FROM OTHER
JURISDICTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS?
IS THAT A CONSIDERATION IN
WHETHER TO DELAY CERTAIN THINGS
OR TO KEEP THEM ON THE CURRENT
TRAJECTORY?
>> IT IS.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR
FUNDING PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY
WHETHER THAT MONEY IS AT RISK,
AND WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF WE
CAN DELAY THAT GRANT WAS
RECEIVED OR TRANSFER IT TO A
DIFFERENT PROJECT.
>> I'D APPRECIATE STAYING IN
TOUCH ON THAT OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE WEEKS HERE AND MAYBE IF
YOU AND YOUR STAFF COULD FIND
SOME TIME TO ARRANGE A BRIEFING
WITH MY OFFICE ON THAT, I'D
APPRECIATE LEARNING A FEW MORE
DETAILS.
>> SURE.
THANK YOU.
>> AND COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS
ALSO, THIS PROJECT IS [
INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> I DO REMEMBER OUR EFFORTS TO
ADD IT TO THAT WATCH LIST
EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
SO I APPRECIATE THE REMINDER ON
THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR
EFFORTS.
>> THANK YOU.
EXCUSE ME.
I'LL CONTINUE ON THE SLIDES
HERE.
SORRY.
YOU THINK BY THE END OF THE
PRESENTATION I'LL GO THE RIGHT
DIRECTION HERE, BUT.
SO THAT WAS 2020.
QUARTER THREE SUPPLEMENTAL.
AS WE LOOK AT 2021, WE'RE
ESSENTIALLY LOOKING AT THE SAME
APPROACH.
WE'RE EXPECTING TO CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND COVID-
19 RESPONSE.
WE EXPECT TO CONTINUE THE
PROVISION OF THE ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS WHETHER IT'S THE
SHOWERS, THE EMERGENCY
CHILDCARE, THE SCHOOL-AGED
CHILDCARE, ETC.
WE CONTINUE TO MAKE THESE
DECISIONS, REALLY UTILIZING AN
EQUITY LENS.
AS YOU SAID, COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT
PRESERVING OUR WORK FORCE SO WE
CAN BE RESPONSIVE WHEN WE BEGIN
TO OPEN BACK UP.
2020 PRESENTED SOME ONGOING
CHANGES IN TERMS OF A GENERAL
FUND AND OUR REDUCTIONS, WHICH
WE'RE PROPOSING TO ADDRESS
THOSE THROUGH CAPTURING SAVINGS
AND USING PARK DISTRICT FUNDING
TO MITIGATE THE CHANGES WE
CAN'T DO THROUGH SAVINGS.
AS WELL AS ON THE ONE-TIME
SIDE, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY
RELATED TO OUR PARK FUND
REVENUE.
SAME APPROACH, ONE-TIME
SAVINGS, AND THEN LOOKING TO
MITIGATE USING PARK DISTRICT.
SO TO HELP ADDRESS AS SEVERAL
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE STATED
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL
CHALLENGES TO OUR BUDGET A AT
PARKS AND RECREATION.
AS I SAID AT THE BEGINNING,
WE'RE PROPOSING A ONE-YEAR
BRIDGE FOR THE PARK DISTRICT
FINANCIAL PLAN.
SO WE'RE OPERATING, NORMALLY WE
OPERATE IN SIX-YEAR CYCLES.
THE FIRST SIX-YEAR CYCLE WAS
SCHEDULED TO END AT THE END OF
2020.
WE WERE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN WITH
A NEW SIX-YEAR CYCLE IN 2021.
WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THE
PLANNING BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC FOR 2021 AND BEYOND
CYCLE.
WE'RE PROPOSING A ONE-YEAR
SPENDING PLAN.
THIS ONE-YEAR SPENDING PLAN ON
THE REVENUE SIDE MAINTAINS THE
SAME 2.5% INFLATION INCREASE
THAT WE DID IN EACH OF THE
FIRST SIX YEARS OF THE FUNDING.
THAT SETS THE TAX RATE AT 21.34-
CENTS PER MILL, WHICH IS A
SLIGHT INCREASE FROM THIS YEAR.
WE'RE AT 20.7-CENTS.
AND THEN AGAIN, WE'RE PROPOSING
AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER THAT
THE SAVINGS BE ADDED AS WE'VE
DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
IN THIS CASE, WE'RE PROPOSING
TO ADD IT TO WAGE INFLATION
COSTS.
ANOTHER ASPECT OF OUR 2021
REVENUES, WE'RE PROPOSING A
PAUSE ON THE LOAN PAYBACK THAT
WAS DUE TO COVER THE ADDITIONAL
INFLATION THERE.
AND THIS WAS A LOAN ESSENTIALLY
THAT WAS TAKEN ON WHEN THE PARK
DISTRICT WAS FIRST APPROVED IN
2014.
WENT INTO ACTION IN 2015.
WE WEREN'T ABLE TO COLLECT
TAXES UNTIL 2016.
THAT LOAN WAS TO COVER THE
FIRST YEAR OF GRANT ACTIVITIES.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO PAY THAT
BACK.
ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, WE'RE
INCREASING THOSE EXPENDITURES
BY 2.5%.
SAME AS WE'VE DONE IN PREVIOUS
YEARS AND WE'RE PROPOSING
TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS THERE.
AGAIN, FOR 2021 TO MITIGATE THE
LOSSES ON THE GENERAL FUND
WHICH ARE ONGOING, WE'RE
PROPOSING A $9 MILLION
REALIGNMENT.
FOR THE PARK FUND ONE TIME JUST
FOR 2021 WE'RE PROPOSING A $4
MILLION REALIGNMENT.
I'LL GO DETAIL IN THE NEXT FEW
SLIDES THERE.
OVERALL FOR 2021, WE'VE HAD AN
$11.4 MILLION REDUCTION TO OUR
GENERAL FUND.
AND THAT, EXCUSE ME, THE WAY
THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ADDRESS
THAT IS $2.5 MILLION FROM
SAVINGS FUNDED BY THE GENERAL
FUND THAT INCLUDES VACANCIES,
TEMPORARY LABOR, OTHER NON-
LABOR COSTS AS WELL AS $1.2
MILLION MOVING OVER TO COVER IT
INSTEAD.
THAT LEAVES AN $8.9 MILLION GAP
THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED.
THE WAY WE'RE PROPOSING THAT IS
AGAIN DOING SOME SAVINGS ON THE
LAND BANK SITES.
THIS IS THE
OPERATIONS/MANAGEMENT SIDE ON
OF THE LAND BANK SITE PUT ON
HOLD SINCE THOSE PARKS ARE NOT
OPEN AND WE'RE SAVING THE
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.
ON THE LAND ACQUISITION SIDE,
IT CHANGES OUR FOCUS TO LOOK AT
GREEN BELT ACQUISITIONS, WHICH
ARE LESS EXPENSIVE.
IT DOES LEAVE STAFFING IN PLACE
TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO BE
READY FOR OUR ACQUISITION.
IN MANY CASES, THESE
ACQUISITIONS COME FROM YEARS
AND YEARS OF RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING WITH LANDOWNERS WHO
ARE INTERESTED IN SELLING.
AND THEN WE SORT OF HAVE TO BE
OPPORTUNISTIC.
THAT ALLOWS US TO KEEP THE
STAFF IN PLACE.
WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING THE
ELIMINATION OF THE MAJOR
PROJECTS CHALLENGE FUND FOR
2021.
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WAS
ALREADY BEING REVISED AND
REVAMPED.
SO WHEN WE GO BACK TO THE NEXT
SIX-YEAR FINANCIAL CYCLE, WE'LL
HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
THE MAJOR PROJECTS CHALLENGE
FUND.
THE BULK OF THE SAVINGS HERE
COME FROM REDUCTIONS IN THE
MAJOR MAINTENANCE BACKLOG
FUNDING.
AND ALL OF THESE WILL HELP
SHIFT THE GENERAL FUND SUPPORT
FOR THE ZOO AND SOME OF THE
SUPPORT FOR OUR AQUATICS
PROGRAMS TO MEET THAT
REDUCTION.
THOSE WERE THE GENERAL FUND.
MANY TERMS OF THE ONE-TIME PARK
FUND REMEDY SHORTFALL, AND
AGAIN THE PARK FUND IS CREATED
BY THESE PROGRAM FEES, ETC.
AND JUST LIKE IN 2020, WE HAD A
SIGNIFICANT GAP.
WE PROPOSE THAT FOR 2021 THERE
WILL BE A $10.5 MILLION REVENUE
SHORTFALL.
THIS WAS BUILT ON ASSUMING IN
2021 WE WOULD BE IN PHASE
THREE.
HOPING IF WE MOVE BEYOND PHASE
THREE INTO PHASE FOUR, THE
NUMBERS WOULD GET BETTER.
PART OF THE THE CHALLENGE NOW
IS THE PHASE THREE CRITERIA PUT
IN PLACE WHEN WE BUILT THE
BUDGET HAVE NOW CHANGED.
WHEN WE GET INTO PHASE THREE,
WE'LL REDUCE OUR ABILITY IN
TERMS OF GATHERING, IN TERMS OF
CAPACITY BUILDING.
SO WE ANTICIPATE THERE MIGHT BE
ADDITIONAL PARK FUND REVENUE
SHORTFALLS IN 2021 DEPENDING ON
THE STATE OF THE PANDEMIC.
THE WAY WE'RE MITIGATING THESE
ONE-TIME COSTS.
AGAIN, $6.4 MILLION OF THAT
WE'RE HOLDING VACANCIES, ETC.
SAME APPROACH AS WE'VE DONE IN
THE OTHER SCENARIOS.
AND WE'RE PROPOSING A $4.1
MILLION SAVINGS FROM THE PARK
DISTRICT.
THAT INCLUDES THE BULK OF THAT
IS FROM THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT,
WHICH ACTUALLY IS BEING FULLY
BACKED BY OTHER FUNDING
SOURCES.
THAT FREES UP $3.2 MILLION FOR
US TO USE ON THE PARK FUND.
AND THEN AGAIN, SOME SAVINGS ON
THE SAVE OUR FOREST FROM THE
PARKS AND SOME OF THESE OTHER
PROGRAMS.
THIS IS FOR 2021.
AGAIN, ASSUMING THAT THE
PANDEMIC WILL NOT ALLOW US TO
OPERATE IN THE SAME WE WOULD
HAVE OPERATED AT LEAST FOR PART
OF THE YEAR.
THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT ZEROED
OUT.
MAINLY, IT'S VACANCY HOLDINGS
AND WILL STILL ALLOW US TO DO
PROGRAMMING WHEN AND IF WE'RE
ABLE TO COME BACK TO THAT.
AND THESE ARE THE LINES
SUPPORTED BY THE BUSINESSES IN
THESE REDUCTIONS.
SO THAT'S OUR 2021 PARK
DISTRICT BUDGET.
I THINK IN TERMS OF WHAT'S NEXT
AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER
TO TRACI IN A MINUTE HERE.
BUT BUT TONIGHT, TRACI WILL
WALK YOU THROUGH THE
RESOLUTIONS ALLOWING FOR THIS
ONE-YEAR PAUSE.
COME NOVEMBER 23rdRD, YOU'LL
HAVE SOME OTHER ACTIONS TO TAKE
WHICH INCLUDE SUSPENDING THE
GENERAL FUND FLOOR AS WELL AS
OUR 2020 REVISED BUDGET, WHICH
INCLUDES SOME PARK FUND
REALIGNMENTS.
AND HOPEFULLY ADOPTING OUR 2021
BUDGET.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO TRACI.
I VERY QUICKLY WANT TO EXPRESS
MY GRATITUDE TO TRACI AND ALL
HER WORK AND SUPPORT AS WE GO
THROUGH THIS BUDGET PROCESS.
IT'S BEEN ONE LIKE NO OTHER.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN
DECIPHERING ALL OF THIS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, JESUS.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, TRACI, WE WILL
HAVE THE CLERK READ ITEMS TWO
AND THREE INTO THE RECORD.
AND SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS
THE CLERK WILL READ TWO AND
THREE INTO THE RECORD, AND THEN
WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSION, AND
WE'LL VOTE ON THEM SEPARATELY.
TRACI, YOU JUST WANT TO GO THE
FROM THERE?
YES?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
>> THE CLERK WANTS TO READ IT
INTO THE RECORD.
>> YEAH, I KNOW.
>> OKAY.
AGENDA ITEMS TWO AND THREE.
RESOLUTION 36 AUTHORIZING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE ENTRY LOCAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND PARKS DISTRICT AND
AGENDA ITEM 3, NUMBER 37
DELAYING THE SIX-YEAR PLANNING
CYCLE OF THE SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT.
BOTH FOR DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, JODY.
SO RESOLUTION 36 IS ACTUALLY
THE COMPANION TO THE ORDINANCE
THAT YOU ADOPTED THIS
AFTERNOON, ORDINANCE 11987 THAT
WOULD AUTHORIZE A ONE-YEAR
DELAY IN SIX-YEAR SPENDING PLAN
FOR THE PARK DISTRICT.
IN THE EVENT OF A NATURAL
DISASTER, ECONOMIC
CIRCUMSTANCE, OR OTHER
EMERGENCY.
THAT CAN BE DELAYED FOR A YEAR
IF THE BOARD APPROVES SUCH A
CHANGE.
AND THAT IS, I THINK THAT
DESCRIBES THAT RESOLUTION
FULLY.
RESOLUTION 37 CONSISTENT WITH
RESOLUTION 36, THAT RESOLUTION
WOULD AUTHORIZE A ONE-YEAR
DEPLAY IN THE START OF THE NEXT
SIX-YEAR SPENDING PLAN
SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON JANUARY
1, 2021 TO COMMENCE ON JANUARY
1, 2022.
YOU'RE ON MUTE.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
SHE'S A STAGE MOM.
I'M JUST GOING TO STAY IT.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THESE
TWO RESOLUTIONS AND AMENDING
THE ILA AND MOVING FORWARD TO
DELAY OBVIOUSLY THE SIX-YEAR
PLANNING CYCLE, WHICH WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE A BIG THING FOR
US THIS YEAR.
JESUS, WE'RE ALL READY TO GO.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE
COMMUNITY MEETINGS, LOOK AT THE
CAPITAL PROJECTS, PROGRAMMING,
AND COVID-19 HAPPENED AND WE
COULDN'T GET PEOPLE TOGETHER.
NO ONE ANTICIPATED THAT THIS
WOULD BE THESE CIRCUMSTANCES
BUT HERE WE ARE.
SO WE'RE MAKING THE BEST OF IT.
THANK YOU, TRACI.
SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
SEE IF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ON EITHER RESOLUTION
36 OR 37.
AND THEN I'LL PAUSE AND WE CAN
GO RIGHT TO TAKING THE VOTE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES ON RESOLUTION 36 OR
37?
OKAY.
NO QUESTIONS.
SO WE WILL MOVE TO A VOTE.
AND WE'LL CONSIDER RESOLUTION
36 FIRST.
I MOVE THE BOARD ADOPT
RESOLUTION 36.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION?
I SEE NONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> GREAT.
THE MOTION PASSES, AND THE
BOARD ADOPTS RESOLUTION 36.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE RESOLUTION ON
MY BEHALF?
THANK YOU.
LET'S MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 3,
WHICH IS RESOLUTION 37.
A RESOLUTION DELAYING THE SIX-
YEAR PLANNING CYCLE OF THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT.
I MOVE THE BOARD ADOPT
RESOLUTION 37.
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION PASSES.
THE SEATTLE PARKS DISTRICT
BOARD ADOPTS RESOLUTION 37.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE RESOLUTION ON
MY BEHALF?
SO WITH THAT, EVERYBODY, WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE INTO A PUBLIC
HEARING, WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 4. MY UNDERSTANDING IS
DOES THE CLERK READ THIS INTO
THE RECORD?
YOU DO, DON'T YOU?
YES, NUMBER 4 TO THE RECORD.
>> YES, CHAIR.
AGENDA ITEM 4. PUBLIC HEARING.
THE SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT WILL
HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO ACCEPT
COMMENTS ON REVENUE SOURCES FOR
THE 2021 OPERATIONS AND BUDGET
AND A POTENTIAL PROPERTY TAX
INCREASE IN 2021.
>> SO JODY, I UNDERSTAND DO WE
HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR THE
PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT?
>> WE DO NOT.
YOU STILL WANT TO OPEN THE
PUBLIC HEARING AND OFFICIALLY
CLOSE IT SO WE'VE HELD IT.
>> IT'S OPEN NOW.
WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS.
SO NOW I OFFICIALLY HAVE CLOSED
IT?
>> DUALLY NOTED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY.
SO WE ARE DONE.
I CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.
LET'S SEE.
IS THAT IT?
APPARENTLY I DID NOT GET THE
SCRIPT CORRECT HERE.
AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT HAVE
ANYONE REMOTELY PRESENT TO
SPEAK.
WILL STAFF PLEASE CONFIRM THERE
IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
IN THE CUE BEFORE CLOSING THE
PUBLIC HEARING?
>> NO PRESIDENT JUAREZ, THERE
IS NOT.
>> BEING THERE'S NOT A MEMBER
OF THE PUBLIC REMOTELY PRESENT
FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING, THE
PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
OKAY.
SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO
THANK YOU ALL FOR VOTING FOR ME
FOR PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR VOTING FOR
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN TO BE
VICE PRESIDENT.
WE TAKE THIS OATH SERIOUSLY.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT.
ANYWAY, LET'S SEE.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE SEAT L
PARK DISTRICTS BOARD WILL BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 23rd.
THAT'S THE DAY THAT MOSQUEDA
LEADS US ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
WITH BUDGET.
AND BIG THANK YOU TO JESUS
AGUIRRE AND TRACI AND EVERYBODY
AND MICHELLE AND FOLKS WERE
GETTING US HERE.
THERE BE NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
WE STAND ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.