>>> WELCOME BACK EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING. TODAY IS WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 26TH. THE TIME IS 2:01
P.M. I AM TERESA MOSQUEDA,
CHAIR OF THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT .
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON .
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT .
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE .
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> I SEEK COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ ON THE LINE. SO WE WANT
TO NOTE HER PARTICIPATION AS
WELL. WE WILL RECONVENE THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL SELECT
BUDGET MEETING. WE WERE ON THE
AGENDA FOR TODAY FOR AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER NINE WHICH GETS US
INTO THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION. MADAME CLERK, CAN
YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
NINE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM NINE, SEATTLE
PARK AND RECREATION FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> TRACY, AS IF WE HAVE NOT
HAD ENOUGH CONVERSATION THE
LAST FEW MONTHS ABOUT PARKS,
THANKS TO YOU IN COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS FOR LEADING THE
DISCUSSION ON THE MUNICIPAL
PARKS DISTRICT INVESTMENTS. WE
ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT MORE
INVESTMENTS FOR PARKS. SO TAKE
US AWAY.
>> WE ARE. FOR THE RECORD.
SO THAT WE DON'T --
(INDISCERNIBLE) LET'S GET INTO
THE EIGHT SET SPR BUDGET
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS. THE FIRST IS
SPR2A1. THIS WOULD ADD $193,000
OF GENERAL FUND IN 2023 ONLY TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION TO
FIND AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FOR
RESETTLED AND IMMIGRANT
CHILDREN FOR PROBLEM A LITTLE
LOW INCOME AND SUBS AS HOUSING.
THE COUNCIL PROVED ONE TIME
FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM IN
2022. COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
IS THE PRIMARY SPONSOR. WITH
ADDITIONAL SPONSORS,
COUNCILMEMBERS LEWIS AND
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M
GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA
AND THANKS TO THE INITIAL
COSPONSORS, COUNCILMEMBERS
LEWIS AND SAWANT. COLLEAGUES,
THIS AMENDMENT PROVIDES
ONE-TIME FUNDING TO SUSTAIN A
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM THAT
PROVIDES ENGAGING, AFTERSCHOOL
ACTIVITIES FOR IMMIGRANT AND
LOW INCOME CHILDREN RESIDING
PRIMARILY AT THE SUBSIDIZED LOW
INCOME HOUSING WITHIN MAGNETS
PARK. THE COUNCIL PROVISION OF
MONEY LAST YEAR WAS SUCH A
SUCCESS THAT KING COUNTY WILL
BE CONTRIBUTING SOME FUNDS.
BUT NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO SUPPORT
THE NUMBER OF KIDS FROM LAST
YEAR. AND THE HOPE FOR
YEAR-ROUND EXPANSION. THE
PROGRAM IS EXCITED TO SERVE 40
CHILDREN IN THE SPRING AND FALL
AND THEN EXPAND TO 80 CHILDREN
IN THE SUMMER. COLLEAGUES, AS
YOU KNOW, 850 LOW INCOME
NEIGHBORS RESIDE AT THE
APARTMENTS INSIDE MAGNUSON PARK
INCLUDING 350 CHILDREN. THE
COMMUNITY CENTER HAS BEEN
CLOSED FOR TWO YEARS AND WON'T
OPEN AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
WHILE THERE IS AN EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER
PROGRAM FOR OLDER YOUTH, THERE
IS NOT MUCH AVAILABLE FOR
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN.
PARTICULARLY THOSE KIDS THAT
RESIDE AT THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING AT MAGNUSON PARK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. I'M NOT SEEING ANY
HANDS ON THIS ITEM. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ, DID YOU HAVE
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD ON
THIS ONE?
>> NO. BUT I AM BACK. THANK
YOU.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> I SAW YOU ON THE SCREEN.
I NOTED YOUR ATTENDANCE.
>> WE GOT YOU. THANK YOU.
>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE
ON TO THE NEXT ONE. ZERO ZERO
THREE.
>> SPR 3A1. THIS WOULD ADD
$200,000 OF GENERAL FUND IN
2023 AND $150,000 OF GENERAL
FUND IN 2024 TO SEATTLE PARKS
AND REC TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY
PLANNING COSTS FOR THE GARFIELD
SUPERBLOCK PROJECT. THIS IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ TEAM WITH COUNCILMEMBERS
SAWANT AND COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS ISSUE
A NUMBER OF TIMES. THE
GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK HAS BEEN A
GRASSROOTS EFFORT TO CREATE A
VITAL CIVIC SPACE THAT HONORS
AND TELLS THE STORY THROUGH OUR
ART AND CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS
OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED
HERE OVER MILLENNIA FROM THE DO
WARMISH PEOPLE TO BLACK
AMERICANS TODAY. THE GARFIELD
SUPERBLOCK WORKING WITH OUR
STAFF FROM THE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT AIMS TO
ENHANCE THE AREA AROUND THE
GARFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER AND
THE GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WITH
ART THAT CELEBRATE THE AREA'S
HISTORY, NEW TREES AND WALKWAYS
TO ENSURE ACCESS TO ALL SAFE
AND ACCESSIBLE BATHROOM
FACILITIES AND OTHER URGENTLY
NEEDED AMENITIES. WHEN IT IS
DONE AND READY, IT WILL
UNDOUBTEDLY BE A GEM FOR THE
COMMUNITY. MY OFFICE HAS BEEN
HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE GARFIELD
SUPERBLOCK ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. LAST YEAR, WE MET
WITH ACTIVISTS MULTIPLE TIMES.
MY OFFICE LAUNCHED A COMMUNITY
PETITION THAT GARNERED OVER 600
SIGNATURES. WE SENT MAS
E-MAILS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO
SPEAK AND EXPLAIN WHY THE
SUPERBLOCK WOULD BE A WONDERFUL
PROJECT FOR THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT COMMUNITY. I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT A GSP
EVENT OUTSIDE THE GARFIELD
COMMUNITY CENTER LAST SUMMER
WHILE COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS FROM
MY OFFICE WERE TALKING TO
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT GETTING
ACTIVELY INVOLVED FOR THE FUNDS
NEEDED. LESSER THE PEOPLE'S
BUDGET CAMPAIGN WON
PREDEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR THE
GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK FOR THE
DESIGNS OF THE PROJECT, THANKS
TO THE ACTIVISTS IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT RESIDENTS WHO HELPED
WITH THIS, THIS MONTH ON
OCTOBER 11th. THE GARFIELD
SUPERBLOCK MET WITH THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT AND HAD THEIR
DESIGNS FOR THE PROJECT
APPROVED. THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
WILL PARTIALLY FUND THE PROJECT
AND IT IS EXPECTED TO BE
COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2024.
THEY HAVE RECEIVED OR HAVE A
PLAN TO RECEIVE ALMOST ALL THE
FUNDING THEY NEED TO COMPLETE
THE PROJECT INCLUDING
METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT
FUNDING. THE BUDGET AMENDMENT
WILL FILL ONE SMALL REMAINING
UNFUNDED NEED. IT AS $200,000
IN 2023 AND $150,000 IN 2024 TO
FINISH SUPPORT FOR THE PLANNING
COSTS OF THE SUPERBLOCK AND THE
FUNDS WILL ALLOW THE GARFIELD
SCHOOL BLOCK STAFF TO CONTINUE
THE PLANNING WORK LEADING TO
THE CONSTRUCTION, SPECIFICALLY
FOR ARTIST SELECTION INCLUDING
SIPHONS AND A HOSTING A PUBLIC
ART HOSTING OUTREACH EVENTS TO
MAINTAIN COMMUNITY EXCITEMENT,
FUNDRAISING AND ADVOCACY FOR
CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT
MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION
WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND
THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS? I
WILL ADD TO IT. EXCUSE ME,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. I WILL
GO AFTER YOU.
>> A QUICK QUESTION. DIDN'T
WE JUST ADD FUNDS FOR THIS IN
THE MPD PACKAGE?
>> WE ADDED, I THINK WHAT
PEOPLE THOUGHT WOULD BE CAPITAL
DOLLARS FOR THE PROJECT . THE
LANGUAGE IN THE SPENDING PLAN
DOES SAY, FOR SUPPORT OF THE
GARFIELD SUPER PROJECT. SO IT
IS POSSIBLE THAT THAT COULD
ALSO BE USED TO FUND THIS. BUT
RECOGNIZING THAT IT WOULD TAKE
FUNDS POTENTIALLY AWAY FROM THE
CAPITAL COSTS OF THAT PROJECT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> I WANTED TO ADD IN, --
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I
APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FOR THIS
PROJECT THAT HAS WIDE SUPPORT
FROM COUNCIL. AND I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
YOUR SUPPORT WITH THIS
PROVISION IN THE MPD NO PACKAGE
TO FUND THE PROJECT IN 2023.
IT WAS A VERY APPRECIATED
EFFORT THAT WE PARTICIPATED IN
WITH YOU THROUGH THE EQUITY
FUND ALONGSIDE THE PARK PROJECT
IN SOUTH PARK. I AM WONDERING
, TRACY, IF THIS CAN ALSO BE
FUNDED WITH THE 3 MILLION
EQUITY FUND WE JUST PASSED.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT THIS IS
SEPARATE. THAT WAS CAPITAL AND
THIS IS SEPARATE?
>> NO. THE 3 MILLION-DOLLAR
FUNDING INCLUDES CAPITAL BUT IT
ALSO INCLUDES POTENTIAL FUNDING
TO HELP WITH COMMUNITY
PLANNING, OUTREACH ACTIVITIES,
FEASIBILITY STUDIES. THE
POLICIES FOR THE MONEY FOR
THAT SET ASIDE $500,000 WILL BE
DEVELOPED BY THE BOARD PARKS
NONRECOGNITION. THEY HAVE NOT
BEEN DEVELOPED YET. IT
PROBABLY WAS NOT ENVISIONED TO
BE USED TO FUND THE ONGOING
STAFF OR STAFFING LIKE THIS.
BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE
POLICIES HAVE NOT YET BEEN
CREATED AND SO THE COUNCIL
MIGHT HAVE THE ABILITY TO
DIRECT THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS.
AGAIN, IT WOULD BE THE ENTIRE
3 MILLION-DOLLAR PLOT FOR 2023
AND PART TARGETED TO BE USED
FOR THE CAPITAL COST OF THOSE
TWO PROJECTS AS WELL. SO IT
MAY HAVE AN IMPACT TO THE
CAPITAL FUNDING THAT WOULD BE
AVAILABLE FOR THOSE TWO
PROJECTS, TO BE VERY CLEAR.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS?
>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE
ON .
>> MOVING ON TO SPR 4A1.
THIS WOULD ADD $200,000 OF
GENERAL FUND IN 2023 AND
$200,000 OF GENERAL FUND IN
2024 TO THE SEATTLE PARKS TO
PURCHASE ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWERS
AND IT IMPOSES A PROVISO ON THE
FUNDS TO BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE. THE PRIMARY SPONSOR
IS COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN WITH
COSPONSORS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
AND COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
AND IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING,
IT MIGHT BE MOST EFFICIENT IF I
CAN ALSO SPEAK ABOUT THE
RELATED STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT WHICH IS
SPR 300A ON PAGE 20 OF TODAY'S
AGENDA. I COULD JUST SPEAK TO
BOTH ITEMS NOW IF THAT'S OKAY.
>> WHEN YOU GO AHEAD AND DO
THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WAS HEAVY SPEAK TO BOTH
OF THEM AND THEN WE CAN CIRCLE
BACK IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION NEEDED FROM STAFF.
>> THANK YOU TO THE INITIAL
COSPONSORS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ AND COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. COLLEAGUES, BRINGING
THIS BROAD COALITION OF SUPPORT
FOR PRACTICAL YET PROFOUND
ACTION THAT WE CAN TAKE TO
BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT,
WORKERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH. OUR
CITY'S OVERDUE TRANSITION AWAY
FROM HARMFUL GAFFES POWERED
LEAF BLOWERS. TOGETHER, WE
ADOPTED RESOLUTION 32064 TO
PHASE OUT THE POLLUTING AND
TOXIC FOSSIL FUEL MACHINES.
THIS BUDGET ACTION ENABLES US
TO STAND BY OUR RESOLUTION AND
MAKE IT REAL. WITH THESE
MODEST INVESTMENTS, THE CITY
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO
CONVERT COMPLETELY FROM GAS
POWER TO ELECTRIC POWER.
ESPECIALLY AS THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT, A LARGE USER OF
LEAF BLOWERS, IMPLEMENTS THE
REST OF THE RESOLUTION WHICH
INCLUDES EXPLORING
OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE OUR
RELIANCE ON THESE MACHINES WHEN
THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS. SO
COLLEAGUES, REGARDING THE
LEGISLATIVE INTENT RELATED TO
THE COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION, WE
-- IT IS REALLY MEANT TO GET
A REPORT BACK SO THAT WE KNOW
THAT THEY ARE REDUCING AND WHEN
AND WHERE THEY ARE USING LEAF
BLOWERS AND THAT WILL MAKE IT
EVEN MORE AFFORDABLE AND THEN
WE CAN ALSO DECIDE HOW BEST TO
ALLOCATE THE MONEY IN 2024 THAT
WE ARE SETTING ASIDE NOW IN THE
2024 PORTION OF THE BUDGET. THE
200,000 IS TO ACCELERATE THE
CONVERSION SO WE CAN MEET THE
TIMELINES AND RESOLUTION 32064.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD
MYSELF TO THIS ONE, MADAM
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
11. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ADDING
HIMSELF TO NAY ZERO ZERO FOUR.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, LET'S MOVE ON.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> TRACY, YOU ARE ON MUTE TO.
>> SPR 105A1 WOULD ADD
$200,000 IN 2023 FOR WEEK ONE
TO THE SEATTLE PARKS AND TO
FUND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND COST
FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BALLARD
COMMONS SKATE PARK. THE
PRIMARY SPONSOR OF THIS
PROPOSAL IS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS JOINED BY COSPONSORS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AD
NELSON.
>> EXCELLENT. PLEASE GO AHEAD
COUNILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AS --
LAST YEAR, COLLEAGUES, YOU
HELPED ME FUND THE CHILDREN'S
PLAYGROUND AT BALLARD COMMONS
PARK. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS
THAT WHEN THE PARK WAS FIRST
BUILT, IT WAS BUILT WITH THE
LOT OF SPACE BECAUSE THE D A
COMMUNITY REALIZED IN NEW AT
THE TIME THE INCREMENTAL
ADDITIONS WOULD NEED TO OCCUR
OVER THE DECADES. I CAN TELL
YOU THAT SINCE THE FIRST
BASELINE INFRASTRUCTURE WAS PUT
IN, THE INCREMENTAL
IMPROVEMENTS HAVE NOT HAPPENED
AS FAST AS WE THOUGHT THEY
WOULD. WHAT WE HAVE NOW, RIGHT
NOW AT THE PARK, IS THE SPRAY
PARK THAT IS GOOD FOR KIDS THAT
ARE 0-5. AND WE HAD A STAPLE
FEATURE ACCESSIBLE FOR KIDS
THAT SKATE OVER 17 YEARS OLD.
WITH THE ADDITION OF THE
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, WE WILL
HAVE A PLACE FOR KIDS THAT
OUR-12 PICK THAT WILL BE
REALLY GREAT. AND THAT STILL
LEAVES A GAP FROM 12-17. WHAT
WE KNOW FROM WHEN THE PARK IS
TO BE A SAFEWAY, THE FIRST
ITERATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY
SPACE WAS A STREET SKATE AREA
THAT WAS REALLY ACCESSIBLE FOR
KIDS OF ALL AGES, WHETHER THEY
WERE LEARNING AT AGE FIVE OR
PARTITIONING AT AGE 17. WHAT WE
HAVE RIGHT NOW IS A DEEP BOWL
THAT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR MOST
PEOPLE LEARNING HOW TO SKATE.
WHAT I'M ASKING FOR HERE IS NOT
THE FULL FUNDING TO REMAKE THE
SKATE PARK. AGAIN, WE ARE
COMING AT THIS FROM AN
INCREMENTAL APPROACH. WHAT I
AM ASKING FOR TODAY IS PHONES
FOR CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND COST
ESTIMATE ABOUT ADDING
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KIDS AGES 5-15
AT THE BALLARD COMMONS SKATE
PARK. THIS WORK WILL HELP
ENSURE THE PARK IS WELCOMING
AND ACCESSIBLE FOR CHILDREN OF
ALL AGES. AND WITH THE
EXISTING COME WITH THE
INCREMENTAL APPROACHES WE ARE
ADDING TO THE CHILDREN'S
PLAYGROUND AND OTHER AMENITIES,
THIS WILL DOVETAIL IN VERY
NICELY. WHAT I'M ASKING FOR
TODAY IS SIMPLY THE FUNDS TO
GET THE COST ESTIMATE AND THE
DESIGN SO THAT I CAN COME BACK
WITH A MORE ROBUST AND DIALED
AND REQUEST. THIS IS BY REQUEST
OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
BALLARD THRASHERS STATE SKATE
BOARD CLUB AND PARENTS FOR
SKATE PARKS AND THE SKATE PARK
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTSON THIS
ONE? I'M NOT SEEING ANY. LET'S
KEEP SCOOTING .
>> DOES THAT WORK RELATED TO
SKATE PARKS?
>> SCOOTING.
>> WE ARE GOING TO KICK PUSH.
>> MOVING ON .
>> NAY FOR 106A1 WOULD ADD
$500,000 IN 2023 TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION TO FUND
THE RESTORATION OF THE BELL
STREET COTTAGES. THE COTTAGES
ARE LOCATED IN THE BELLTOWN
COLLEGE PARK DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
THEY ARE VACANT AND IN NEED OF
IMPROVEMENTS. BUT NO ACTUAL
ASSESSMENT OF WHAT THE COST OF
THE ASSESSMENTS WOULD BE HAS
BEEN DONE. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
IS A PRIME SPONSOR OF THIS
PROPOSAL WITH ADDITIONAL
SPONSORS OF COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR AND THANK YOU FOR THE
SUMMARY, TRACY. THESE COTTAGES
HAVE BEEN SITTING ON THIS
PROPERTY FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
THEY ARE SOME OF THE LAST
REMAINING EXAMPLES OF A TYPE OF
BUILDING THAT USED TO BE VERY
COMMON IN THE BELLTOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD. FROM WAY BACK TO
THE TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY,
MEANING 1800-1900S, TO BE MORE
SPECIFIC. THIS PARCEL WAS
ACQUIRED BY THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT AROUND THE YEAR
2000 WITH THE INTENT OF
EVENTUALLY TRANSFERRING THESE
COTTAGES TO HISTORIC SEATTLE ,
TO BE ACTIVATED, MAINTAINED AND
USED AS A COMMUNITY SPACE. THE
REST OF THE PARCEL IS USED BY
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION AS
A SMALL COMMUNITY GARDEN. AND
THAT USE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE
TRANSFER. FOR THE LAST 20
YEARS, THIS INTENT HAS NOT BEEN
REALIZED AND HISTORIC SEATTLE
ESTIMATES THEY NEED ABOUT
$500,000 AS PART OF THE
TRANSFER TO RESTORE THE
COTTAGES AS ENVISIONED. THIS
IS A REQUEST NOT ONLY FROM
HISTORIC SEATTLE BUT ALSO FROM
THE BELLTOWN COMMUNITY. THE
BELLTOWN COMMUNITY HAS NOT HAD
AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR
THE LAST FIVE YEARS , NOR ARE
THERE VERY MANY PARK AMENITIES
IN THE BELLTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
ITSELF BEYOND BELL STREET PARK.
IN THE SCULPTURE PARK, WHICH
IS NOT A CITY OF SEATTLE PARK,
BUT AN INSTALLATION OWNED BY
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM. SO THIS
WOULD BE A WAY TO CREATE SOME
NEW SPACE FOR UNITY GATHERING
AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING AND
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BELLTOWN
UNITED, THE BELLTOWN COMMUNITY
COUNCIL AND HISTORIC SEATTLE .
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE
READ THE DETAIL ON THIS. WHO
OWNS THEM RIGHT NOW?
>> SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION OWNS THIS PARCEL .
BUT WHEN THEY ACQUIRED IT, IT
WAS WITH THE INTENT TO
EVENTUALLY DO THIS TRANSFER. I
DON'T THINK IT WAS ENVISIONED
THAT IT WOULD TAKE AS LONG AS
IT HAS TAKEN TO DO THE
TRANSFER. BUT PARKS DOES NOT ,
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, AND TEND TO
HANG ON TO ACTIVATING THIS
ASSET. THEY WANT TO ENGAGE IN
A PARTNERSHIP SIMILAR TO THE
LEGISLATION WE RECENTLY
APPROVED BETWEEN HISTORIC
SEATTLE AND A PARCEL AT BEACON
HILL THAT WE RECENTLY
CONSIDERED. WHERE HISTORIC
SEATTLE WOULD OWN AND PRESERVE
THE BUILDINGS. THAT THE
SURROUNDING LAND WOULD STILL BE
USED FOR THE COMMUNITY GARDEN
ACTIVATION THAT THE PARKS IS
CURRENTLY USING FOR THE SPACE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CAN YOU ADD TO THAT?
>> NO.
>> I THINK WE ARE READY TO
MOVE ON.
>> NAY FOR 107A1. THIS WOULD
ADD $10 MILLION IN WEEK ONE TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION TO
INSTALL SYNTHETIC TURF AT THE
SOFTBALL FIELD THAT ENTER BAY
STADIUM. THE PRIME SPONSOR OF
THIS AMENDMENT IS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS JOINED BY COSPONSORS,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> COLLEAGUES, YOU MAY
REMEMBER THIS CONVERSATION FROM
THE METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT
LEVY WHERE FRIENDS OF ENTER
BAY, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION
BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW IS
LOOKING AT EXPANDING STADIUM
SEATING AT THE INTERFACE SOCCER
FACILITY. THEY WERE ABLE TO
BREAK DOWN THE IMPROVEMENTS
INTO THREE PHASES. THE SECOND
AND THE THIRD PHASE ARE THE
PHASES THAT WOULD TOUCH THE
SOCCER STADIUM TODAY. THAT
CONVERSATION NEEDS TO HAVE
STAKEHOLDERS FROM ALL ENTITIES
PARTICIPATE. AND WHILE THAT
WORK IS UNDERWAY TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION, WE ARE NOT READY
TO TAKE ANY POSITIONS ON THAT
WORK YET. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS
THAT PHASE 1 OF THE PROPOSAL
SITS ENTIRELY ON THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT LAND AND IS RE-
TURFING WITH SYNTHETIC TURF,
THE SOFTBALL FIELDS, SO THAT IT
CAN BE MULTI SPORT, INCLUDING
SOFTBALL AND THAT IT WOULD
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FIELD
SPACE THAT IS ABLE TO BE USED,
WHICH INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF
FIELD TIME THE SEATTLE PARKS
DEPARTMENT CAN SCHEDULE. WE ALL
KNOW WE ARE IN A DEFICIT AT
THIS MOMENT. THE THINGS THAT
ARE INTERESTING ABOUT THIS
PROJECT, THE FIELD ISLIT SO IT
HAS LIGHTS. WHAT WE KNOW IS
THAT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT
EXPANDING THE FIELD ACCESS
ACROSS THE CITY, THE FIRST
THING WE LOOK AT IS IF THE
FIELD ALREADY HAS TURF, PUT
LIGHTS ON. IF IT HAS LIGHTS,
PUT TURF ON IT. WHAT I CAN
TELL YOU ABOUT THE ENTER BAY
SOFTBALL FIELDS, THESE ARE SOME
OF THE MOST REINED IN THE CITY
AND THEY ALREADY HAVE LIGHTS.
SO TO PROVIDE US ADDITIONAL
FIELD TIME, NOT ONLY TO STOP
HAVING THESE GAMES RAINED OUT
AND NOT ONLY TO HELP BEGIN AND
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT
STADIUM EXPANSION AHEAD OF THE
WORLD CUP, I HAVE OUTPOURED
THIS PROPOSAL ABOUT PROVIDING
SYNTHETIC TURF. SO THIS WILL
REPLACE THE ATHLETIC COMPLEX
FIELD TURF WITH THE SYNTHETIC
TURF. THE SOFTBALL AND SOCCER
FIELDS ALREADY HAVE LIGHTING
AND THE IMPROVEMENT WOULD
EXTEND THE AMOUNT OF PLAYTIME
AVAILABLE. AS I SAID BEFORE,
THESE FIELDS ARE SOME OF THE
MOST REINED OUT IN THE PARK
NETWORK. THIS AND PERMIT WILL
BENEFIT MANY SPORTS, MANY AGES,
MANY LEAGUES AND OUR PARTNERS
AT SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? I'M NOT
SEEING ANY, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT ONE.
>> SPR 108A1. THIS WOULD
HAVE $50,000 IN 2023 TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION TO ADDRESS
POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS
ESCALATION FOR THE ENTER BAY
STADIUM, THE AMERICANS WITH ACT
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT MIGHT
BE GENERATED IN TERMS OF THE
COST ESCALATIONS IF, IN FACT,
THE SCHEDULED IMPROVEMENTS ARE
DELAYED IN TERMS OF THE START
OF THAT PROJECT UNTIL THE 4th
QUARTER OF 2023 WHICH COULD
HAPPEN IN THE SCHEDULING OF THE
ATHLETIC FACILITY INTERRUPTING
THE ABILITY FOR THE PROJECT TO
BEGIN CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND JOINED BY SPONSORS
COUNCILMEMBERS LEWIS AND
NELSON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AS I WAS
JUST DISCUSSING ABOUT ENTER BAY
STADIUM, THIS IS THE ONLY
STADIUM AND OUR NETWORK
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR
SOCCER. WE ALL KNOW THAT
SOCCER IS BECOMING MORE POPULAR
AND WE DON'T HAVE A DEDICATED
SPACE FOR IT. WE ALSO KNOW THE
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE MADE TO
THIS FIELD, WHICH ALLOW FOR THE
STADIUM SEATING IN THE FIRST
PLACE, WERE FIRST OF ITS KIND
IN THE CITY. AND IT WAS ALSO
BUILT BELOW THE CAPACITY WE ARE
NOW EXPERIENCING AND THERE WERE
ISSUES WE HAD TO FIX SUCH AS
THE ADA IMPROVEMENTS AND WHAT
IS, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE OCCURRING
RIGHT NOW IS THE POTENTIAL COST
ESCALATIONS AND WITH INCREASED
DESIRE FOR SOCCER SPECIFIC
FACILITIES. THIS IS THE ONLY
SOCCER SPECIFIC FACILITY IN OUR
CITY. AND THE SCHEDULING OF
BOTH DIFFERENT LEAGUES AND
SCHOOLS AND THE CONSTRUCTION
MAY POTENTIALLY HAVE CONFLICTS
WHICH IS I AM REQUESTING
$50,000 IN CASE THERE ARE COST
ESCALATIONS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE
THERE QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE?
>> SPR 108. NOT SEEING ANY,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. LET'S
CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> MOVING TO THE FINAL
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE .
300A-001. THIS WOULD REQUESTED
APARTMENT OF PARKS AND WRECKED
TO REPORT ON THE CURRENT
PRACTICES RELATED TO LEAF
BLOWERS AND THE USE OF FUNDS
BUDGET ACTION NAY FOR 4A001.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN WITH
COSPONSORS SAWANT AND JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA. I SPOKE TO THIS
EARLIER. IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED
TO ADDING THE FUNDING FOR PARKS
TO CONVERT FROM GAS POWERED
LEAF BLOWERS TO ELECTRIC. THIS
HASN'T COME BACK A YEAR FROM
NOW TO LET US KNOW HOW IT IS
GOING.
>> WONDERFUL. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS' HAND
RAISED.
>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE
ADDED TO THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AT
HIS NAME AS WELL TO SPR 300.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
ADDED HIS NAME IS COSPONSOR.
THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF
PARKS, CORRECT.
>> WE ASKED ABOUT FUNDING
STREAMS FOR VARIOUS AMENDMENTS.
REMINDING US OF WHERE WE ARE
IN THE PROCESS AND NOT NEEDING
TO IDENTIFY AT THIS POINT.
GIVEN THE LAST CONVERSATION
LAST MONTH ABOUT PARKS, IT
MIGHT BE HELPFUL, TRACY TO HAVE
A CROSS WALK ON THE PARKS
WHETHER THERE IS ANY
CORRESPONDING FUNDING AND THE
DISTRICT FUND OR IF THERE IS
ANY RELATION TO ANYTHING WE
JUST PAST. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO
BE RIGHT NOW. IF YOU HAVE A
SHORT ANSWER, THAT IS GREAT. IF
YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH US,
THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TOO.
>> I WOULD TELL YOU THAT THE
ONE AND ONLY AMENDMENT, WHAT
YOU ARE SPEAKING TO ARE THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT BROUGHT
FORTH BY YOUR COLLEAGUES.
REALLY THE ONLY ONE THAT ALIGNS
IN PART WITH WHAT YOU ALL HAVE
JUST DONE IN TERMS OF ADOPTING
THE PLAN IS THE ONE RELATED TO
THE GARFIELD SUPER PROJECT.
>> OKAY, GREAT. GOOD TO
KNOW. THAT WAS A QUICK ANSWER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, TRACY.
>> WE ARE AT THE END OF THE
DEPARTMENTS FOR THE DAY AND WE
WILL WRAP WITH A DISCUSSION
ABOUT SOME TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR US TO LOOK AT BUDGET
IMPROVEMENT POLICIES THAT COULD
BE FOLDED INTO THE BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS THIS GO AROUND.
WE REALLY WANT TO THANK CENTRAL
STAFF FOR THIS ITEM. LET'S GO
RIGHT INTO IT. IF YOU CAN READ
ITEM NUMBER 10 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 10. BUDGET
IMPROVEMENTS AND TECHNICAL
CHANGES FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. ON THIS SET
OF SLIDES, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO DIRECT YOUR HANDY AND I
ASSUME AS WELL, YOUR TEAM. BUT
THANK YOU, DOCTOR, FOR BEING
HERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. ESTHER
HANDY, CHAIR OF CENTRAL STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING A FEW
MINUTES TO ADD THIS TO THE
AGENDA THIS AFTERNOON. AS
CENTRAL STAFF HAS SPENT MORE
TIME TO UNDERSTAND THE PROPOSED
BUDGET OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS,
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A FEW BUDGET
AMENDMENT OPTIONS FOR
CONSIDERATION AS THE CHAIR
DEVELOPS THE INITIAL BALANCING
PACKAGE AND FOR YOU ALL TO
CONSIDER. THESE ARE NOT
DRAFTED AMENDMENTS BUT TWO
SHORT CATEGORIES OF ITEMS THAT
WE WANT TO BRIEF THE COMMITTEE
ON FOR YOUR AWARENESS. THE
FIRST ONES I WILL TALK ABOUT
BUILD ON THE DISCUSSION FROM
OUR FIRST DAY OF ISSUE I KEPT
ALL CAPS ON GENERAL FUND
BALANCING ON OCTOBER 11th AND
ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO
RESERVES IN THE FINANCIAL PLAN
FOR THE GENERAL FUND. THE
SECOND GROUP ARE A HANDFUL OF
ERRORS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET
THAT HAVEN'T BEEN IDENTIFIED
EITHER BY CENTRAL STAFF OR THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE THAT MAY
HAVE SOME POLICY IMPLICATIONS.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
BRIEFING THE COMMITTEE ON THAT.
SO WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE. I WILL JUST REMIND
FOLKS ABOUT PLANNING RESERVES.
THESE ARE UNAPPROPRIATED
BALANCES REFLECTED IN THE
FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE GENERAL
FUND. WE OFTEN CALL THEM PART
OF OUR UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE.
DUE TO SENSITIVE ITEMS THAT
ARE GENERALLY IN THESE PLANNING
RESERVES LIKE ESTIMATED COST
FOR LABOR AGREEMENTS THAT ARE
UNDER NEGOTIATION OR POTENTIAL
LEGAL COSTS FOR SETTLEMENTS.
THEY ARE NOT FORMALLY
APPROPRIATED OR DISCUSSED
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
THEY ARE HOWEVER CONSIDERED
PART OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET
WHEN YOU DETERMINE WHETHER THE
BUDGET IS BALANCED. THE
FINALIZED MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET, THERE WERE SEVERAL
LATEBREAKING ITEMS NOT RELATED
TO SENSITIVE LABOR NEGOTIATIONS
OR SETTLEMENTS THAT DIDN'T HAVE
TIME TO BE MADE AS AN
APPROPRIATION AND ARE INSTEAD
ASSUMED IN THE TOTAL PLANNING
PRESERVE AMOUNT. I WILL WALK
THROUGH THESE FOR THE CENTRAL
STAFF RECOMMENDING THAT WE GIVE
THE COUNCIL OPTIONS ON THESE
FOUR ITEMS. THE FIRST IS THAT
THERE IS NUMBER MILLION
DOLLARS, STARTING IN 2024 TO
STAND UP A FOURTH PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENT. THE EXECUTIVES
SHARED IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE THAT
THEY ARE EXPECTED TO PROPOSE
SAID DEPARTMENT NEXT YEAR
FOLLOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
PAPER ON THIS TOPIC. THIS ITEM
COULD BE HELD FOR 20 2024 WITH
RESERVES. IT COULD BE
APPROPRIATED IN THE FINANCE
GENERAL INTO AN APPROPRIATE
RESERVE OR COULD BE REMOVED
FROM THE BUDGET UNTIL A MORE
DETAILED PROPOSAL IS MADE .
>> THE SECOND ITEM IS A HALF
MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR RESERVED
FOR FLUCTUATION IN ELECTION
POSTAGE COST. SO THE CITY PAYS
POSTAGE COSTS FOR THE BALLOTS.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO WHAT
HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR ELECTION
COSTS ANNUALLY IN THE BUDGET.
CENTRAL STAFF THINKS IT IS
PRUDENT TO RETAIN THIS RESERVE.
OR MOVE IT INTO AN APPROPRIATE
RESERVE AND FINANCE GENERAL.
IN EITHER CASE, WHEN IT IS
NEEDED, IT CAN BE APPROPRIATED
AND RELEASED THROUGH
SUPPLEMENTAL. THE THIRD IS,
HALF MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR
OPERATING A MAINTENANCE COST
FOR PROPOSED INTERPRETIVE
CENTER ON THE WATERFRONT. THIS
HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE
BUDGET BECAUSE THERE IS $13
MILLION OF CAPITAL COST IN THE
2023CIP FOR THIS PROJECT AND
THE EXECUTIVE IS WISELY MAKING
A PLACEHOLDER AND WE WILL NEED
TO OPERATE THIS. THERE WILL BE
SOME OPERATING COSTS IF WE
BUILD IT. SO THE CHOICES HERE
ARE THE HOLDING IN THE PLANNING
RESERVE AND APPROPRIATED TO THE
FINANCE GENERAL. AND THEN
THERE IS $5 MILLION IN
UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE THAT IS
ASSUMED COULD BE APPROPRIATED
FOR SPECIFIC COUNCIL PRIORITIES
IN THE BUDGET THROUGH THIS
PROCESS YOU ARE UNDERGOING. SO
WE ASSUME THAT THAT WILL GET
SPENT EITHER IN THE BALANCING
PACKAGE OR BY COUNCILMEMBERS.
FOR QUESTIONS, I WILL SAY THAT
CENTRAL STAFF CONTINUES TO WORK
CLOSELY WITH THE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE AND WITH OUR
PARTNERS IN THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE, TO DETERMINE THE NEXT
STEPS WE CAN TAKE TO CONTINUE
TO IMPROVE THE BUDGETING AND
FINANCIAL PLANNING PROCESS, TO
INCREASE TRANSPARENCY ON ITEMS
LIKE THESE. WITH THAT IN MIND,
THE CHAIR MAY INCLUDE A SLIDE
IN THE PACKAGE STATING THE
COUNCIL'S INTENT TO REFRESH AND
PROVIDES EXECUTIVE ON BUDGET
DEVELOPMENT. COUNCILMEMBERS
CURRENTLY DO THAT THE
RESOLUTION WITH THE HOPES OF
STRENGTHENING OUR COLLABORATION
BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE
COUNCIL ON OUR WORK TO INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY ON THE BUDGET EACH
YEAR.
>> HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS
ON THESE AND THEN I CAN MOVE TO
THE TECHNICAL PART.
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR. I
WANT TO APPRECIATE THE
COLLABORATION, AS WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT BEFORE A NUMBER OF
TIMES. BETWEEN CENTRAL STAFF
AND THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE, TO
GET THIS LEVEL OF DETAIL. I
THINK AS WE HAVE TALKED WITH
DIRECTOR JULIA DINGLEY FROM CDO
AT THE TABLE, SHE HAS A NUMBER
OF POLICY APPROACHES SHE IS
TRYING TO PUT INTO PLACE TO
HAVE GREATER TRANSPARENCY INTO
THE BUDGET MAKING PROCESS FROM
CBO, ONE OF WHICH ALIGNS WITH
SOME OF THE STRATEGIES OUTLINED
HERE TO REALLY LIFT UP SOME
THINGS THAT ARE BELOW THE LINE
ITEMS THAT AREN'T INCLUDED AS
LINE ITEMS IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET THAT ARE CLEARLY PART OF
ONGOING COSTS WE NEED TO PLAN
FOR OR IN THIS CASE, AS
IDENTIFIED HERE, SOME SUGGESTED
NEW INVESTMENTS AS WELL.
LIFTING THESE UP AND MAKING
THIS PART OF THE APPROACH GOING
FORWARD IS SOMETHING WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THE BUDGET OFFICE ON. AS WELL
AS GETTING INFORMATION ON, FOR
EXAMPLE, UNDERSTAND. UNDERSTAND
IN REALTIME IS SOMETHING THE
DIRECTOR TALKED ABOUT AS WELL.
SO I WANTED TO AGAIN THANK
THEM AND CENTRAL STAFF
SPECIFICALLY . DIRECTOR HANDY
AS WELL AS ALIE AND TOM FROM
CENTRAL STAFF FOR THEIR GOOD
WORK ON THE ANALYSIS HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MORALES
-- MOSQUEDA AND WE APPRECIATE
YOUR REMARKS AND CENTRAL STAFF
DIGGING INTO THIS AND
DAYLIGHTING THIS. THE ITEM WITH
THE $5 MILLION, IS A
POTENTIALLY TEMPERED BY THE
FACT THAT WE WILL BE GETTING A
REVENUE FORECAST SOON THAT MAY
END UP NOT BEING FAVORABLE AND
SO THEREFORE WE MIGHT NEED TO
DEAL WITH THAT AS WELL ?
>> YOU ARE SPOT ON,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, IF THE
REVENUE FORECAST RECEIVED NEXT
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, IS A
NEGATIVE ONE, AS WE EXPECT IT
WOULD BE, THIS 5 MILLION COULD
BE THE FIRST PLACE BEFORE THE
COUNCIL BEGINS MAKING CUTS TO
THE PROPOSED BUDGET OF
APPROPRIATED ITEMS. THIS COULD
SOME OF THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON THIS ? LET'S MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT.
>> ITEMS LISTED ON THE NEXT
SLIDE ARE ERRORS THAT STAFF
HAVE IDENTIFIED IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET AND OPTIONS TO ADDRESS
THEM. I WANT TO KNOW THAT OUR
COLLEAGUES IN THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE HAVE IDENTIFIED SOME OF
THESE AS (INDISCERNIBLE)
CHANGES AND TRANSMITTED THOSE
CHANGES IN THE IRATA
LEGISLATION BECAUSE SOME HAVE
ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED ISSUE I
DID VACATION. I WANTED TO MAKE
SURE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE AWARE OF
EACH OF THESE TOPICS. FIRST
TWO RELATE TO THE JUMPSTART
FUND POLICIES AND WERE
ADDRESSED IN THE RELATED FUND
POLICIES PAPER. SO WE WANT TO
SPEAK TO THE RESOLUTION ON
THESE. THE FIRST IS JUMPSTART
HOUSING AND SERVICES. SO THE
FUND POLICIES REQUIRE THAT 62%
OF PROCEEDS FROM JUMPSTART ARE
ALLOCATED FOR INVESTMENTS IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SERVICES
AND IT BREAKS IT DOWN INTO
SUBCATEGORIES THAT YOU ARE
FAMILIAR WITH. 82% FOR
ACQUISITION DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE RENTAL. 13% FOR
ACQUISITION DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE RENTAL AND AREAS AT
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT AND 5% FOR
INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND AREAS AT RISK
OF DISPLACEMENT. THE PROPOSED
BUDGET DID NOT ACCURATELY MAKE
THE ALLOCATION . WE UNDERSTAND
THAT WAS BY ERROR AND NOT
INTENDED POLICY CHANGE. SO YOU
CAN EXPECT A TECHNICAL UPDATE
SO THE HOUSING INVESTMENTS ARE
ALIGNED TO CURRENT POLICY.
THE SECOND IS, ONE OF THE
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE
JUMPSTART FUND POLICIES WAS
TRANSMITTED WITH THE BUDGET
WOULD CHANGE THE PRIORITIZATION
OF FUNDING SERVING HOUSEHOLDS
WITH INCOMES AT OR BELOW 30% OF
AMI AN INCREASE THAT TO 60%
AMI. AFTER WE HAD FURTHER
DISCUSSION WITH THE EXECUTIVE,
THEY HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT
THAT POLICY CHANGE IS NOT
NECESSARY. SO THAT WILL EITHER
BE CHANGED THROUGH A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT OR IF THE ALTERNATIVE
LEGISLATION ABOUT JUMPSTART
REALIGNMENT PROPOSED IN CBO2A1
MOVES FORWARD, IT WOULD ADDRESS
THIS.
>> ITEMS THREE AND FOUR
REPRESENT ERRORS AND HOW 2022
APPROPRIATIONS WERE TREATED AS
AT ONE TIME WERE ONGOING. THE
FIRST IS FUNDING IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING.
THE PARENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING FOR MENTAL
HEALTH AND BIPOC GIRLS. THE
PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDED
$875,000 OF ONGOING INVESTMENT
AT THE EXECUTIVE INTENDED TO BE
ONE TIME. BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN
A PRIORITY OF THE COUNCIL,
UNLESS THEY COUNCILMEMBER
PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT TO REMOVE
THIS, IT IS LIKELY TO REMAIN IN
THE BUDGET AS AN ONGOING ADD,
AS IS. NUMBER FOUR WAS
ARRESTED ITT1A1 WHICH HE
DISCUSSED IN COMMITTEE
YESTERDAY. A CBA DISCUSSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN. FUNDING
FOR TWO -- ALL INVESTMENTS
LAST YEAR. ONE FOR DIGITAL
NAVIGATORS AND ONE FOR THE
TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND. THEY
WERE DESCRIBED AS ONGOING BUT
ALLOCATED IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET
IS ONE TIME SO THEY WERE
INCLUDED IN THE BASE FOR 23 OR
24. SO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD ADD
THESE TO THE BASIS OF THE
ONGOING INVESTMENT.
>> THE LAST ONE HERE IS AN
ITEM THAT IS NOT REALLY
OPTIONAL UNLESS YOU INTEND TO
RECONVENE THE METROPOLITAN
PARKS DISTRICT BOARD TO AMEND
THE SIX YEAR SPEND PLAN. AS
YOU KNOW, THE EXECUTIVE
TRANSMITTED THE BUDGET ON
SEPTEMBER 27 THE PROPOSED
BUDGET INCLUDED FUNDING BASED
ON THE MAYOR'S INITIAL PROPOSAL
. LATER THAT AFTERNOON, THE
METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT
CONVENED AN UPDATED THE SPEND
PLAN. SO A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
WOULD REALIGN THE FUNDING AND
THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO WITH THE
PARKS DISTRICT HAS ADAPTED.
>> AS I MENTIONED, SOME OF
THESE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE
IRATA AND SOME WILL BE CENTRAL
STAFF. WANTED TO BRIEF THE
COMMITTEE ON THEM BEFORE WE
WENT INTO BALANCING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> NUMBER FIVE, CAN YOU
EXPLAIN HOW THE REALIGNMENT
WOULD HAPPEN? I DON'T QUITE
GET IT. I UNDERSTAND THE
DIFFERENCE BECAUSE THE TWO HAVE
BEEN ON THE SAME DATE BUT DOES
THE MONEY HAVE TO GO FROM
SOMEWHERE THAT IS ALREADY IN
EXISTENCE AND DOES THAT REQUIRE
CHANGING THE RATE TO THE MPD?
>> NO. ALL IT DOES IS TO
APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS TO THE
RIGHT BLS'S AND THE ACTUAL CITY
BUDGET DOCUMENT WHICH YOU
ADOPTED AS THE SIX YEAR
SPENDING FOR THE PARK DISTRICT.
WHAT WE NOW NEED TO DO THEN IS
O HAVE THOSE CHANGES RE
IN THE ACTUAL CITY BUDGET WHICH
IS AGAIN, ONLY ABOUT THE PARK
DISTRICT FUNDING BECAUSE THAT
IS ALL WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
HERE. THE SPENDING PLAN AND
CHANGES MADE TO THE PLAN. THE
AMOUNT IS NOT CHANGED.
SPENDING CATEGORIES OF THE
SAME. YOU WILL SEE CBA. BUT
THE DETAILS, THE TRANSACTION IS
VERY MUCH MAPPED TO THE CHANGES
YOU ALL SPECIFICALLY MADE AND
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THOSE
IN THE CBA.
>> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
>> ALL RIGHT. DIRECTOR HANDY,
I'M NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS. ANY CLOSING THOUGHTS
HERE?
>> NO. I JUST WANT TO THANK
YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADD THIS INTO THIS WEEK AS WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE BEING
TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE PROCESS,
EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NOT
FORMAL AMENDMENTS DRAFTED AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE
TALKING ABOUT THESE PIECES AS
WE MOVE INTO BALANCING.
>> WONDERFUL. ANY COMMENTS?
WE ARE AT THE END OF THE
AGENDA. THAT GETS US THROUGH
ITEM NUMBER 10 ON THE AGENDA.
AND AS A REMINDER, TOMORROW, WE
HAVE ONLY FOUR DEPARTMENTS.
BUT A NUMBER AMENDMENTS. SO WE
WILL HAVE THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
AND MEDICATION CENTER SECTION,
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
TRANSPORTATION AND THEN WE WILL
CONCLUDE WITH THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND AGAIN,
TOMORROW IS PROBABLY GOING TO
BE A LONG DAY. WE ENDED A
LITTLE EARLY THE LAST TWO DAYS
SO PLAN ON BEING HERE UNTIL AT
LEAST 5:00 P.M. AND GIVE
YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT OF OFFER
BECAUSE WE MIGHT GO LONG. WE
WILL BE SURE TO HAVE A ONE HOUR
BREAK FOR LUNCH AND TO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO END BY
5:00 P.M. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PROFOUND THOUGHTS AND YOUR AND
CREDIBLE COMMITMENT TO THE
CITY, COLLEAGUES, AS WE TALK
ABOUT AREAS WHERE WE MAY HAVE
DISAGREEMENTS. BUT WE KNOW THAT
EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED IN
SERVING OUR CITY AND MAKING OUR
MOST VULNERABLE, THE PRIORITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR STEPS YOU
HAVE SUBMITTED AND LET'S WRAP
THIS UP TOMORROW WITH A ROBUST
DISCUSSION. TAKE CARE EVERYONE
PICKED THE MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. WE WILL SEE YOU
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:30 A.M.