>>> SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT
BOARD, COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 4:00 P.M.
I'M ANDREW LEWIS, PRESIDENT OF
THE BOARD.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>>?
MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> BOARD MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> BOARD MEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> BOARD MEMBER PEDERSEN?
BOARD MEMBER SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT .
>> BOARD MEMBER HER BOLD?
>> --
>> PRESIDENT LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> SIX PEASANT.
>> AND WE WILL NOTE THE
ATTENDANCE OF ADDITIONAL BOARD
MEMBERS, AS THEY TRICKLE IN
THROUGHOUT THE EARLY PORTION OF
THE MEETING.
SO, FIRST, APPROVAL OF THE
AGENDA.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES.
THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER
15th 2022 DISTRICT BOARD
MEETING HAVE BEEN REVIEWED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THOSE
MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THOSE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THOSE MINUTES?
PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL NOW BEGIN THE PUBLIC
COMMENT SESSION.
BUT FIRST, MADAM CLERK, HOW
MANY PUBLIC COMMENTERS DO WE
HAVE SIGNED UP IN PERSON AND
VIRTUALLY?
>> WE HAVE TWO SIGNED UP IN
PERSON, AND WE HAVE SEVEN
VIRTUALLY, WITH ONLY THREE OF
THOSE PRESENT SO FAR.
>> OKAY.
WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND START
WITH ALL IN-PERSON COMMENTERS,
AND THEN MOVE ON TO ALL VIRTUAL
COMMENTERS.
THAT'LL GIVE A FEW MORE
MINUTES.
IF YOU ARE A VIRTUAL COMMENTOR
THAT IS NOT PRESENT, YOU HAVE A
FEW MORE MINUTES TO JUMP IN.
MADAM CLERK, I DON'T THINK WE
NEED TO DO THE VIDEO FOR THE
PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION.
I WILL JUST VERY BRIEFLY STATE
THE RULES FOR THE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WHEN YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THE
PUBLIC COMMENT BY THE CLERK,
WILL PRESIDE OVER THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD, YOU WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK TO AN ITEM
THAT IS ON TODAY'S METROPOLITAN
BOARD MEETING, PART OF OUR
AGENDA.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME TO
BEGIN SPEAKING, PRESS STAR SIX
TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT NEEDED
FOR GUESTS COMING IN VIRTUALLY.
YOU WILL HEAR A CHIME WITH 10
SECONDS REMAINING TO GIVE YOU A
WARNING THAT YOUR TIME IS ABOUT
TO EXPIRE.
SO, WHEN YOU HEAR THE CHIME,
AND DO PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR
COMMENTS BEFORE THE CONCLUSION
OF THE TWO-MINUTE PERIOD.
SO, WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO MADAM CLERK TO PRESIDE
OVER THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD,
STARTING WITH IN-PERSON
COMMENTERS.
>> OKAY.
OUR FIRST IN-PERSON COMMENTOR,
PUBLIC COMMENTOR, ERICA BUSH.
ERICA, YOU'RE WELCOME TO USE IN
THE THE MICS.
IT'S ME.
EXCUSE ME.
ALL RIGHT.
>> HI.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> OKAY
>> HI, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
I'M ERICA BUSH FROM THE PUBLIC
ALLIANCE FOR PIONEER SQUARE.
I AM PROVIDING COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF THE PARK DISTRICT
BUDGET PROPOSAL $3.6 MILLION
INVESTMENT.
PARKS ARE A CRITICAL INVESTMENT
TO OUR COMMITTEE.
2/3 OF OUR VOTERS' SUPPORT
CONTINUEDIN THE PARKS.
IN ORDER FOR PARKS TO CONTINUE
TO BEST SERVE THE COMMUNITY,
THEY NEED THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
. THE MPD BUDGET PROPOSAL
PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT FUNDING TO
RESTORE AND REOPEN SEATTLE
PARKS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC, AND
ALSO ADDRESS SOME KEY ISSUES
FOR PARKS IDENTIFIED BY THE
COMMUNITY.
PUBLIC SAFETY IS A PARTICULAR
INTEREST FOR THE PIONEER SQUARE
COMMUNITY, AND BEYOND.
THE SURVEY COMPLETED BY THE
PARK'S FOUNDATION IN THE SPRING
VALIDATED THAT 81% OF VOTERS
FELT SAFETY WAS AN IMPORTANT
NEED IN OUR PARKS.
THIS INVESTMENT IS A CRITICAL
MEANS OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
PROGRAMS AND THE NEED FOR
SAFETY WITHIN THE PARKS.
WE ENCOURAGE THIS PROGRAM TO
FOCUS ON AREAS OF THE CITY WITH
THE GREATEST NEED AND WE
SPECIFICALLY BELIEVE THERE
NEEDS TO BE DEDICATED RANGERS
IN PIONEER SQUARE AND OTHER
PARKS.
THE WATERFRONT, AND OTHER
AREAS, WHERE THOSE HAVE BEEN
CHALLENGED BY COVID.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THOSE
WHO WORK IN THESE SPACES ARE
ABLE TO INTEGRATE INTO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, CULTURE , AND BE
SUPPORTED BY COMMUNITY
PARTNERS.
THANK YOU TO THE PARK BOARD FOR
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STEP UP,
YOUR LEADERSHIP TO ENSURE
SEATTLE NEEDS THE COUNTRY AND
PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACE FUNDING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER, REBECCA BARE.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS REBECCA BARE.
I'M HERE IN SUPPORT FOR THE
PARK BOARD RESIDENT BOARD A
PROPOSAL, AND WOULD LIKE TO
THANK MR. LEWIS AND MAYOR
HARRELL FOR THEIR EXPANDED
PROPOSAL, WHICH INCLUDES THE
PARK, RANIER BEACH, SKATE PARK,
AND WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE
INVESTMENT IN OUR CITY'S TREES
AND THE EQUITY FUND.
IN FEBRUARY 2022, SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION DID A SURVEY OF
RESIDENTS THAT FOUND PUBLIC
SAFETY CONCERNS, CLAIMING?
AND MAINTENANCE CAN WEIGH HEAVY
ON PEOPLE'S PERCEPTIONS OF
PARKS.
IN THE SURVEY, 40% OF VOTERS
GIVE THE CITY A "D" OR CAPITAL
F, WITH THE CITY A FAILING
GRADE.
BY COMPARISON, IN 2016, ONLY
12% OF CITIZENS GAVE THE CITY A
FAILING GRADE.
SEATTLE PARKS ADDITION DID A
FOLLOW-UP SURVEY IN APRIL AND
ABILITY TO THESE CONCERNS.
81% OF THOSE SURVEYED SAID,
SAFETY WAS IMPORTANT OR
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN OUR
PARKS.
THE PARK DISTRICT BUDGET GOES A
LONG WAY TO ADDRESSING PEOPLE'S
CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY
MAINTENANCE FUNDING, AND PARK
RANGERS CAN ALSO PLAY A PART IN
SOLVING SAFETY CONCERNS.
THEY ARE A FRIENDLY PLACE,
PROVIDING FROM THE SERVICE AND
CONNECTED TO THE SUPPORT
SERVICES AND CAN EVEN PROVIDE
INTERPRETIVE SERVICES TO THE
COMMUNITY.
LAW ENFORCEMENT -- PARK
ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT IS A VERY
SMALL PART OF THEIR JOB.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN PORTLAND, WHERE
THERE IS A ROBUST MAJOR
PROGRAM, THEY HAVE HAD 1000
WARNINGS.
OF THEM, ONLY 2% WERE REFERRED
TO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
90% WERE RESOLVED.
WHAT IS 6000 POSITIVE
ENGAGEMENTS.
PARK RANGERS HAVE THE ABILITY
TO CULTIVATE STEWARDSHIP AND
CONSERVE OUR CULTURAL AND
NATURAL RESOURCES, EDUCATE THE
PUBLIC, AND BE A FRIENDLY FACE
IN OUR PARKS.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR PARK RANGER
PROGRAM, SIMILAR TO THOSE IN
NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, BOSTON,
PORTLAND, AND MANY OTHER CITIES
AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
MAKING THINGS ARE IN-PERSON
SPEAKERS.
WE NOW MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC
COMMENTERS.
A REMINDER, WHEN WE CALL YOUR
NAME AND IT SAYS, YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED, YOU STILL NEED TO
PRESS STAR SIX IN ORDER FOR US
TO HEAR YOU.
SO, OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS
GOING TO BE BETH PURCELL.
I'M SORRY, BETH IS NOT PRESENT.
OUR SECOND SPEAKER WILL BE
BRETT GRABER SOME.
AND, BRAD, YOU MAY NEED TO JUST
HIT STAR SIX.
THERE YOU GO.
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> SHOULD BE MAYBE MOVE TO AN
ADDITIONAL SPEAKER?
>> OKAY.
WE WILL MOVE ON.
WE'LL SEE IF BRAD'S ABLE TO GET
CONNECTED.
>> CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME?
>> YEAH.
>> OH.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I KEPT HITTING STAR SIX, BUT
NOTHING WAS HAPPENING.
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
START YOUR TWO MINUTES NOW, IF
THAT IS OKAY.
>> PERFECT.YEAH.
I DON'T NEED VERY MUCH OF YOUR
TIME.
SO, HELLO.
I LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING
TIME TODAY TO HEAR MY CONCERNS.
MY NAME IS BRAD.
I LIVE NEAR ANY LAYING PARK THE
PARK HAS, UNFORTUNATELY,
TRANSITIONED FROM A VERY FAMILY-
FRIENDLY PLACE MY WIFE AND I
USED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OUT TWO
CHILDREN TO. IT HAS NOW BECOME
A CLOTHING-OPTIONAL PARK, NOT
SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN.
THE NUDITY IN THE PARK, THE
ADJOINING STREETS AND THE
CENTER ISLAND IS NO PLACE FOR
FAMILIES WITH KIDS.
THERE'S OPEN ALCOHOL
CONSUMPTION, AS WELL AS OPEN
SEX ACTS.
COUPLES AND KNOWLEDGE IS NOT
TRYING TO BE FUNNY -- BUT IT'S
TRUE.
THE PADDLEBOARDING IS NAKED, AS
WELL.
ALL OF THIS HAS MADE THE PARK
UNUSABLE FOR FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN, LIKE MY OWN.
THE ONLY WAY TO GET CONSISTENT
CONTROL OF THIS ISSUE IS
THROUGH ENFORCEMENT.
SO, ADDING A 26-PARK RANGERS
WOULD CERTAINLY BE UPHELD.
I KNOW THE PARK RANGERS WERE
SET TO BE DOWNTOWN, BUT IT
WOULD BE GREAT IF ONE OR TWO
COULD BE ALLOCATED TO OUTSIDE
OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
SO, I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
ADDITION OF THE PARK RANGERS.
SO, PLEASE HELP RETURN OUR
LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK,
NATURE AND STREAMS, BACK TO A
FAMILY-FRIENDLY PLEASE WE CAN
ALL USE AND BE PROUD OF.
THAT'S IT JUST THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR ALL YOUR TIME,
EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER WILL BE
BETH PURCELL.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS BETH PURCELL.
I HAVE WORKED WITH THE
COMMUNITY FOR THE PARK AND
STATE PROJECTS FOR THE PAST 30
YEARS.
I ALSO ASSIST ON THE BOARD.
THE SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT, IN
LIEU OF CONTINUED LEVIES, TO
PROVIDE MORE RELIABLE RESOURCES
FOR OUR PARKS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
YOU ARE IN A POSITION NOW TO DO
JUST THAT YOU HAVE LISTENED TO
HOURS AND HOURS OF TESTIMONY
FROM THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
I URGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT
PEOPLE WHO WE ARE NOT HEARING
FROM TODAY.
THERE ARE MANY COMMUNITIES WHO
ARE UNDERSERVED AND UNDER
RESOURCED WHO DO NOT HAVE THE
ABILITY TO COME TO THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS OR SIT ON THE PHONE
UNTIL THEY CAN BE HEARD.
I URGE YOU TO NOT BASE YOUR
DECISIONS ON WHO IS HEARD LAST
AND LOUDEST ON ANY ONE CAUSE,
BUT LOOK AT THE PROJECTS AND
THE COMMUNITIES IN NEED.
FOUNDATIONS, NONPROFITS AND
COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE WORKING
TIRELESSLY TO RAISE FUNDS TO
PURSUE GRANTS AND HELP
COMMUNITIES WHO ARE
HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED.
IN MANY CASES, WE HAVE NEEDS OF
THE CITY TO PROVIDE MATCHING
DOLLARS FOR THE GRANTS THEY ARE
PURSUING.
SO, WHILE YOU MIGHT NOT HEAR
FROM DOZENS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
FOLLOWING PROJECTS, THAT
DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE LEFT
SERVING FUNDS AND
IMPLEMENTATIONS.
MANY OF THESE HAVE BEEN WAITING
FOR YEARS AND YEARS FOR
FUNDING.
OBJECTS INCLUDE PAINTING
CORNERS, SUPERBIKES,
PLAYGROUNDS, GATEWAY PARKING
GARAGES, WATERPARK STATIONS,
KUBOTA PARKING LOT EXPANSIONS,
JUST TO NAME A FEW.
IN ADDITION, I URGE YOU TO
FULLY FUND THE PARK RANGER
PROGRAM, AS IT HAS BEEN
PROPOSED.
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN
INVALUABLE IN OUR DOWNTOWN
PARKS, AND SHOULD BE EXPANDED,
AS OF THE PARKS AND COMMUNITIES
WHO ARE ALSO IN NEED OF THIS
UNIQUE PROGRAM, FOR OUR PARKS
AND OUR COMMUNITIES, BOTH
INCLUSIVE AND SAFE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CARRIE
CHRISTIANSEN.
KERRY?
>> CAREY, LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST
NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX ONCE.
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO.
>> OKAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS CARRIE CHRISTIANSEN.
I'M ASKING FOR YOU TO APPROVE
THE FINDING FOR MORE PARK
RANGERS.
I WORK FIVE DAYS A WEEK IN THE
LANE PARK AREA, AND HAVE FOR
SEVERAL YEARS.
úI HAVE SEEN IT PROGRESS, OR
SHOULD I SAY, REGRESS, INTO
WHAT IT IS TODAY.
STREET PARKING IS A MESS.
UNLESS PARKING ENFORCEMENT IS
ON SITE, WHICH HAS ONLY
RECENTLY OCCURRED, AS THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT HAS LIMITED
RESOURCES, WHICH HAS DONE A
VERY GOOD JOB.
SAFETY IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR
PEOPLE IN THE PARK, AS WELL AS
THE NEIGHBORS.
THE STREETS ARE SO BLOCKED WITH
CARS PARKING ON WELL-SIGNED RED-
CURBED, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
COULD POSSIBLY TASK.
IT'S JUST NOT SAFE.
THE BEHAVIOR OF PARK VISITORS
IS UNBELIEVABLE.
WALKING DOWN LAKE WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD NAKED, NAKED IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE LANE PARK, IN
TREES, NAKED, DISPLAYING
THEMSELVES NAKED ON THE LOW
WALLS IN THE PARK.
THERE WERE NAKED PEOPLE
SWIMMING, PADDLEBOARDING,
LAYING ON THE GRASS, ET CETRA.
I'VE SEEN VARIOUS MEN MORE THAN
ONCE IN THE PARK, WITH PARKED
CARS AT THE PARK.
I'VE HAD A MAN APPROACHED ME
NAKED AND ASK IF I WANTED TO
TOUCH HIS . 911 WAS CALLED.
THE SAME MAN RETURNED TO THE
PARK LATER, THE SAME DAY.
NO ALCOHOL OR CLOTHES WERE
REQUIRED.FROM 6:00 A.M.
UNTIL 10:00 P.M., NO CAMPING.
WE MUST HAVE ENFORCEMENT OF
PARK BILLS.
WHETHER IT'S PARK RANGERS,
PARK, SITTERS, OR SOMEONE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CLERK, SEPARATE
>> MOMENT BUT I WANTED TO SAY,
FOR THE PUBLIC, WE'VE BEEN
JOINED BY BOARD NUMBER
PEDERSEN.
I JUST WANTED TO REFLECT THAT
INTO THE RECORD.
SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION.
CONTINUE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DONALD
HARRIS.
DONALD?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS DONALD HARRIS.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO THANK
YOU FOR THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL
AND PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE
APPLIED TO YOUR KEY PROCESS FOR
ALLOCATION OF PARK DISTRICT
FUNDING.
YOU HAVE FOLLOWED THIS PROCESS.
SINCE ITS INCEPTION, I WAS
INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGN TO GET
IT APPROVED.
I SEE NOTHING AS DILIGENT AS
THE WORK YOU HAVE ALL DONE.
I CAME HERE TODAY WITH THE
INTENT OF TELLING YOU THE MONEY
ALLOCATED FOR OUR COMMUNITIES
IN THE PARKS IS FAR FROM
ADEQUATE, NECESSARY TO AVOID A
NET LOSS IN ACHIEVING OUR
GOALS.
THE PROPOSALS PUT FORWARD THIS
MORNING THAT INCLUDES $ONE
HUNDRED MILLION IS A GOOD
START.
AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF SEATTLE
IS PREPARED TO TRY TO MATCH
THAT MONEY WITH PRIVATE
DONATIONS, AND WE HAVE ALREADY
HAD A GOOD START ON THAT.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HOPE THIS HAS SUSTAINED THE
REST OF THE PROCESS, AND IT
WILL BE MONEY WELL-SPENT WITH
ALL THE ISSUES OF CLIMATE
CHANGE, AND THE ENJOYMENT OF
OUR PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS, ALL THE
PARKS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MADDEN CLERC, SORRY.
I ALSO WANTED TO INDICATE A
BOARD MEMBER, HERBOLD, IS ALSO
HERE.
I APOLOGIZE, BOARD MEMBER
HERBOLD, FOR NOT ANNOUNCING
YOUR PRESENCE SOONER.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT AND OUR
LAST SPEAKER IS MILLIE
HETHERINGTON.
BILLY, LOOKS ON MY END LIKE YOU
JUST NEED TO HIT STAR SIX ONCE.
THERE WE GO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES.
>> NOW, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN
>> OKAY.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS BILLY HETHERINGTON,
A MEMBER OF UNION 242.
I HAVE THE HONOR OF ATTENDING
COUNCILMEMBER PHILLIPS BOARD
PRESIDENT LEWIS' ANNOUNCEMENTS
THIS MORNING ON THE MORNING'S
PLANS.
IT WAS A REALLY GOOD COALITION
OF FINANCIAL POLICIES AND
UNIONS.
THAT WAS A GREAT SHOWING THERE.
I WANTED TO FIRST SPEAK TO THE
MONEY GOING INTO THE CLIMATE
RESILIENCY HUB AND THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT THOSE JOBS
WILL CREATE THROUGH SEATTLE'S
PRIORITY TO HIRE.
FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND
SEATTLE, THE ACCESS TO THE
PROGRAMS THAT THEY WILL PROVIDE
TO THE SEATTLE RESIDENCE, AS
WELL.
SECONDLY, THE EXPANDING
COMMUNITY CENTER HOURS, AND THE
IMPACT THAT WILL HAVE FOR
SEATTLE RESIDENCE COMING OUT OF
THE TREND IS PANDEMIC TO THE
SERVICES AND AFTERSCHOOL
PROGRAMS FOR THE YOUTH.
IT'S A GREAT THING.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
LASTLY, AS WE CAN SPOKE ABOUT
BEFORE, THE PROPER FUNDING FOR
THE PARK RANGERS AND PROPER
STAFF LEVELS.
SO, THE RESIDENCE AND VENDORS
FOR THE SEATTLE PARKS CAN HAVE
A SAFE AND QUALITY EXPERIENCE.
SO, AGAIN, I WANTED TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF ALL OF THAT AND
THANK THE BOARD PRESIDENT,
LOUIS AND MAYOR HARRELL FOR
THEIR WORK ON THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC
COMMENTERS TODAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAME
CLERK.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE ITEMS
ON OUR AGENDA.
SO, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM ONE AND TWO OF THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, DISCUSSION
OF PRESIDENT LEWIS' PROPOSED
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT SIX-YEAR
FUNDING PLAN FOR 2023 THROUGH
2028.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE ARE NOW JOINED BY TRACY
RATLIFF AND ERIC, HE FROM OUR
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF.THEY WILL
GO THROUGH SOME OF THE CHANGES
THAT WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF
AND THE EXECUTIVE IN MY OFFICE
HAS MADE IN THE INITIAL
PROPOSAL THAT WAS SENT TO THE
COUNCIL.
TOMORROW, IT WILL HAVE BEEN TWO
WEEKS AGO.
ABOUT 13 DAYS AGO.IT BUILDS ON
THE INITIAL WORK THAT WE HAVE
DONE SINCE THE SPRING IN
COLLABORATION WITH MAYOR
HARRELL.
I DO JUST WANT TO STATE, AT THE
TOP, IT HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT
TO WORK WITH A BROAD COALITION
OF PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY
PRIORITIES, AND BE ABLE TO PUT
THIS TOGETHER.
I WILL FLANK THAT THERE IS SOME
REMAINING CAPACITY IN THIS
LEVY, WHICH WILL BE PART OF THE
DISCUSSION FOR CENTRAL STAFF.
IF THERE ARE OUTSTANDING
PRIORITIES THAT WERE NUMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS AND
PURSUE, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO
ASK IS THAT BOARD MEMBERS HOLD
THEIR QUESTIONS UNTIL THE
CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENTATION,
AND THEN WE WILL ACCORDINGLY
WORK THROUGH THE POSSIBLE AREAS
OR A LITTLE MORE DETAIL, WHICH
WOULD BE HELPFUL FROM STAFF.
SO, WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND HANDED OVER TO PAM.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT LEWIS.
THE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS,
TRACY RATLIFF FROM THE CENTRAL
STAFF, JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE.
>> ERIC McCONAUGHEY.
ALSO THE CENTRAL STAFF.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> ALSO TODAY, WE WILL WALK
THROUGH PRESIDENT LEWIS'
PROPOSED FUNDING PLAN.
THAT PLANT DOES BEGIN WITH THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSAL FOR THE SIX-
YEAR FUNDING PLAN WITH SOME
NOTIFICATIONS THAT WE WILL GO
THROUGH.
IT ADDS NEW FUNDING ELEMENTS
THAT WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS IN
MORE DETAIL IT ADDS FUNDING
RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDED IN THE
RESOLUTION 51 THAT ADOPTS THE
SPENDING PLAN.
WE WILL ALSO WALK THROUGH, AND
FINALLY, AND ESTIMATES OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT ALSO
INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION 51
THAT WE WILL WALK THROUGH IN
DETAIL.
SO, THIS IS THE TERM WE
ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH IN QUITE
A BIT OF DETAIL LAST FRIDAY.
IT'S A SUMMARY OF THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED FUNDING PLAN ELEMENTS
USING 2023 AS A BASE YEAR. YOU
SEE THERE, HIS PLAN INCLUDES
CONTINUATION OF THE FUNDING
CYCLE ONE INITIATIVES IN 2023.
THAT'S A 58.2 MILLION LEVEL OF
SPENDING.
IT INCLUDES CYCLE TWO
INVESTMENTS THAT WERE
REGIMENTED BY THE BRC AS
MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR,
INCLUDING 34 INVESTMENTS, SIX
OF WHICH HE HAS DEFIED, AS WE
AGAIN DISCUSSED ON FRIDAY.
IT INCLUDED NEW PROPOSED
INVESTMENTS, FIVE NEW
PROPOSALS, TOTALING $11 MILLION
PER YEAR THAT INCLUDES THESE
OPPORTUNITY FUNDS, THE PARK
RANGERS, THE NEW SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP, JUST TO NAME A
FEW.
INCLUDED THE PRECOMMITMENT
PROJECTS, THE CAPITAL FUNDING,
ABOUT $12 MILLION IN CASH, AND
ON AVERAGE, ABOUT 4 TO $11
MILLION ANNUALLY IN DEBT
SERVICES.
OF COURSE, THAT THE SERVICE A
CRUISE LATER IN THE CYCLE AND
INCLUDES THE PRECOMMITMENT
OFFERING FOR SEATTLE MINUTES
THAT IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE
SEVERAL OF THOSE NEW
FACILITIES, LINKED TO THE CITY
COMMUNITY CENTER, IN
PARTICULAR, AND IN THE MERCER
COMMITTEE CENTER, PRICE TAG OF
$2.3 TO 2.5 MILLION LATER IN
THE CYCLE.
IT INCLUDES COVID RECOVERY
RESERVE OF $3.1 MILLION IN
2023, DROPPING DOWN TO $1.8
MILLION IN 2024, AND $900,000
IN 2024, INCLUDING THE NEW
PROPOSED PARK FUNDS
STABILIZATION RESERVE THAT WAS
SET UP WITH AN AMOUNT OF
$735,000 IN 2023, AND AN
INCREASING IN 2024 THROUGH
2028.
SOME MODIFICATION THAT YOU WILL
SEE INCLUDED IN COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS' PROPOSAL.
FINALLY, INCLUDED A FEW MORE
TIMES, RUNNING BACK WITH $TO
DISCUSS 6 MILLION, FOR A TOTAL
OF $114.7 MILLION.
MOVING TO BOARD PRESIDENT
LEWIS' PROPOSED NEW FUNDING
ELEMENTS, $3.3 MILLION IN
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE
GRAND PROGRAM OVER THE 6-YEAR
PERIOD INCREASED TO $500,000 A
YEAR, INCLUDED EVERY YEAR BY
ABOUT 4%.
$2 MILLION IN CASH, NIL 16.9
MILLION FOR PLANNING AND
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE
QUEEN AND ITS COMMUNITY CENTER.
$1.3 MILLION FOR ADDITIONAL
PRODUCT ACTIVATION AND PARKS
OUTSIDE OF TOWN, EQUATING TO
ABOUT $200,000 A YEAR.
$3.6 MILLION OVER 6 YEARS,
UPGRADING TO ABOUT $900,000 A
YEAR FOR THE FIRST 40 YEARS OF
THE CYCLE.
$4.2 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR TREATMENT PLACES
AND OF ELEMENTS IN PARKS, GOING
TO ABOUT $637,000 ANNUALLY.
$3.4 MILLION FOR PLANNING AND
CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NEW OFF-LEASH
AREAS.
ONE IN SOUTH SEATTLE, AND ONE
IN A LOCATIONS DETERMINED BY
SEATTLE PARK AND REX, AND THOSE
COSTS ARE OVER THE SIX-YEAR
PERIOD.
MODIFICATION OF NON-REINFORCED
MUNICIPAL TORY RESOURCES, AN
INVESTMENT PROPOSAL RECOMMENDED
TO BE CASH FINEST IN THE
PROPOSAL BUT FOR RESIDENT
LEWIS, WHICH WOULD HAVE THAT
REMOVED PREDOMINANTLY FOR THE
BOND FINANCING, WITH ABOUT
$900,000 IN CASH TO ACTUALLY BE
FUNDED TO THE FIRST THREE
DIGITS TO HELP FACILITATE THIS.
THIS COULD HAVE ASSESSMENTS
BEFORE THE IMPROVEMENTS WITH
THE BOND FINANCING.
$2 MILLION FOR RANIER BEACH
ESCAPE PROJECT, INCLUDING
$252,000 FOR THE PARK
INSTALLATION, INCLUDING $1
MILLION FOR THE BROKEN PARK
RENOVATION, INCLUDES $4 MILLION
OF CASH, AND $18.3 MILLION IN
BOND FINANCING, AND ADDITIONAL
FINANCING FOR THE CLIMATE
COACHES BUILDINGS.
THIS IS SPREAD BY $2 MILLION IN
2024, $2 MILLION IN 2025, AND
THE $18.3 MILLION BEING ISSUED
IN 2027.
THEN, FINALLY, $5 MILLION IN
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE
WATERFRONT PARK AND
MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS
ACCOMPLISHED BY REDUCING THE
PARK FUNDING FEE STABILIZATION
RESERVE BY ABOUT $2.5 MILLION
OVER THE 60S-YOUR PERIOD AND
USING SOME OF THAT UNRESERVED
BALANCE TO HELP PAY FOR THAT
AMOUNT, WHICH EQUALS ABOUT $1.2
MILLION ANNUALLY BEGINNING IN
2025, AND THE REMAINDER FOR THE
CYCLE.
RESOLUTION 51 WOULD IMPOSE THE
FOLLOWING SPENDING
RESTRICTIONS.FUNDING PROVIDED
FOR COMMUNITY CENTER PLANNING
AND RENOVATION USED FOR A
CLEANER COMMITTEE CENTER.
FUNDING PROVIDED TO PLAN THREE
NEW OFF-LEASH AREAS AND DEVELOP
ONE NEW OFF-LEASH -- SORRY CAN
DEVELOP TWO OFF-LEASH SEATTLE,
IN WEST SEATTLE, AND NO FUNDS
USED FOR PARK REGISTER BUT IS
ABATING THE AND CABINETS, AND
PARK RANGERS WILL CONTINUE TO
USE THE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY
CONSISTENT WITH THE PARK'S
POLICY.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A SLIGHT
CHANGE THAT WE WILL MAKE IN THE
LEGISLATION WHERE WE CITE THE
ACTUAL POLICY NUMBER, AS IT
RELATES TO THE TRESPASS
ORDINANCE ISSUED BY THE PARK
RANGERS' POLICY NUMBER G-760-
1751.
ALSO, SHOULD THOSE PARTICLES BE
MODIFIED , LEADING TO THIS
ENFORCEMENT OF AUTHORITY.
MOVING TO STATEMENTS OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT, THERE ARE
SEVERAL RELATED TO TURF
INSULATION.
ONE AT THE INNOVATIVE ATHLETIC
COMPLEX.
REQUESTS FOR THESE INDIVIDUAL
STATEMENTS OF BUDGETING TO BE
REQUESTED FOR THE SEATTLE PARKS
AND REC TO WORK WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE
FEASIBILITY OF EACH OF THESE
PROJECTS AND REPORT TO PARK
DISTRICT BY JUNE 1 OF 2023.
TO EXTEND THE ALLOCATION OF THE
PARK DISTRICT IF AVAILABLE
AND/OR TO PURSUE OTHER FUNDS TO
SUPPORT THESE PROJECTS IF
DEEMED FEASIBLE.
STATE WOULD ALSO REQUEST SBR TO
WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT ON DEVELOPMENT OF
RESILIENT HELP STRATEGY.
ALSO REQUESTING FOR SPR, AFTER
COMPLETING THE CONSTRUCTION OF
SMITH GROVE PARK PHASE ONE TO
PROVIDE A PROPOSED REPORT ON
THE COST ESTIMATE FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SMITH PARK
RAISED TWO.
THE STATEMENT WOULD ALSO STATE
THE INTENT THAT PARK FUNDING IN
COMBINATION WITH FUNDING FROM
THE GREEN NEW DEAL AND OTHER
SOURCES WILL BE USED TO THE
CARBONIZED AND PRIORITIZE A
LIST OF COMMUNITY CENTERS,
INCLUDING HIGH POINT, RANIER,
AND GARFIELD NEW CENTERS AND
STATE THE GOAL OF DECOLONIZING
HALF OF SPR'S COMMUNITY CENTERS
BY THE END OF 2028, RECOGNIZING
THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
THOSE SOURCES WOULD BE REQUIRED
TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL THERE
WOULD ALSO BE A SENTIMENT TO
REQUEST SPR TO PROVIDE DETAILED
DESIGN AND COST ESTIMATES FOR
ANY PROJECT NOT FINANCED AND
TO SUBMIT THE INFORMATION IN
ADVANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S
APPROVAL OF LEGISLATION TO
AUTHORIZE SUCH PROJECTS.
>> THIS SLIDE WE SEE, A
COMPARISON BETWEEN PRESIDENT
LEWIS' PROPOSED PLAN IN THE
GREEN TONES ACROSS THE TOP AND
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED PLAN.
THESE ARE THE SAME NUMBERS AND
SAME -- THAT YOU SEE IN THE
VARIOUS FEW WEEKS, AND ALSO,
THEY ROLL UP THE NUMBERS FROM
HERE TO DESCRIBE THE DETAIL OF
WHAT THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN IS.
OVERALL, THE THING THAT I WANT
TO ORIENT YOU TO ON THIS PAGE
OF THE TWO LINES.
THIS IS A PERCENT PER THOUSAND.
THIS IS HOW THE LEVY IS ENDED
UP FOR EACH FOLK.
IN THE IMPACT FOR THE MEDIUM
RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT VALUE,
BOTH ASSESSED PER THOUSAND AND
THE IMPACT FOR THAT MEDIAN
VALUE, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT
THEY RANGE FROM THE PRESENT
PLAN IN 2023 FROM ABOUT 339 TWO
$340 MILLION ANNUALLY TO $446
BETWEEN '23 AND '28.
THEN, THE COMPARISON FROM THE
VERY BOTTOM.
YOU SEE THAT THE RANGE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WHAT THE
MAYOR HAS PROPOSED, THE LEVY
RANGE FROM ABOUT $9.32 FROM A
LOW TO A NEARLY $18.73 FOR THE
HIGH ACROSS THE YEARS.
BUT THE AVERAGE, OF COURSE, IS
LESS THAN THAT ACROSS THOSE.
WE CAN TALK TO COUNCILMEMBERS,
PARK DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO TALK IN DETAIL
ABOUT THESE THINGS, BUT WE'RE
SHARING THESE NUMBERS IN THE
SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY.
ALSO, TO MEET WITH THE
CONCERNS, IN THE INTEREST OF
THE PARK DISTRICT NUMBER TWO
HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN
SEEING THESE IN THIS KIND OF
DETAILED YEAR-BY-YEAR.
>> SO, FINALLY JUST WANT TO
TALK ABOUT SOME HOUSEKEEPING
THINGS, AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THE
POTENTIAL OF A VOTE ON AND
ADOPTION OF THE SECURE FUNDING
PLANS.
SO, WE WILL HAVE RESOLUTION 51
THAT WILL ADOPT A 60S-YEAR
FUNDING PLAN FOR THE DETAILED
LINE OF BUSINESS.
YOU SAW A VERSION OF THIS THAT
WAS SENT OUT THIS MORNING IN
EMAIL.
IT IS ATTACHED -- WILL BE
ATTACHED -- TO THE AGENDA,
CALLED ATTACHMENT ONE BUT IT
SHOWS THE ADDITIONS THAT HAVE
BEEN MADE TO THAT DETAILED LINE
OF BUSINESS, ATTACHMENT ONE,
SENT TO US BY THE MAYOR.
WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF
TIME FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS
TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF
INITIATIVES THOSE INITIATIVES
ROLL, ACTUALLY, INTO LINES --
DETAILED LINES -- A BUSINESS.
THEY DON'T EXACTLY QUIT ONE FOR
ONE WITH THE SAME TITLES.
SO, WHEN HE CAME TO THE
BUDGETING PROCESS, WE STARTED
TO HAVE TO ALIGN THOSE SHIFTS
INTO DETAILED LINES OF
BUSINESS.
YOU BEGIN TO SEE THOSE IN THE
DOCUMENTS WE HAD SENT LAST
WEEK, WHEN WE SENT TO THE LEFT
AND THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
INITIATIVES, AS WELL AS BPC
INITIATIVES.
WE SHOW TO THEM BY DETAILED
LINE OF BUSINESS, AND THAT
ATTACHMENT ONE BEGINS TO SHOW
THAT WE CALLED, SPECIFICALLY,
COUNSEL AND PRESIDENT LEWIS'
ATTENTION TO DETAIL TO THAT
LINE OF BUSINESS.
WE WILL LIKELY DO SOME SLIGHT
MODIFICATION TO CATEGORIZE AND
MAKE SURE WE HAVE THEM IN THE
DETAILED LINE OF BUSINESS.
THAT IS FOR ILLUSTRATION
PURPOSES.
WE WANT YOU TO SEE HOW THAT
WILL LOOK.
THE ATTACHMENT, THAT WILL, IN
FACT, BE ADOPTED.
RESOLUTION 51 WILL ALSO CLAIM,
INDICATING, IT INCLUDES
SPENDING REDUCTIONS WE HAVE
WELCOME TO TODAY AND ANY
ADDITIONAL ONES THAT WILL COME
OFF.
IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE POST
STATEMENTS OF INTENT THERE WILL
ALSO BE A CLERK FILE THAT WILL
INCLUDE THE BPRC AND THE
MAYOR'S RECOMMENDED --
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPENDING AT
THE INITIATIVE LEVEL, AND WILL
ALSO INCLUDE A SPREADSHEET
THAT SHOWS WHAT THE COUNCIL'S
RECOMMENDATION WAS AT THE
INITIATIVE LEVEL THAT ALL WILL
RESIDE IN A CLERK FILE THAT
WILL BE CONNECTED TO RESOLUTION
51.
WE WANTED TO HAVE THAT AS THE
RECORD FOR ALL FOLKS, SO THAT
AS WE MADE THE TRANSITION FROM
INITIATIVES TO THE DETAILED
LINE OF BUSINESS THAT WE ALL
KNEW WHAT THE HISTORY WAS, IN
TERMS OF ACTION AND THE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THAT
INITIAL LEVEL.
ALSO, WHEN IT COMES TO THE
ACTUAL ADOPTION OF THE SIX-YEAR
FUNDING PLAN FOR THE DETAILED
LINE OF BUSINESS.
WE ARE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
>> TRACY, THANK YOU.
THE FIRST THING I WANT TO DO, I
THINK, WE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A
BIT OF AN EXTENDED DISCUSSION
OF A FRONTIER ABOUT PARK
RANGERS, SINCE THERE'S BEEN A
LOT OF COMMUNITY CONCERN RAISED
ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.
COULD WE GO BACK TO PAGE FIVE
OF YOUR PRESENTATION, WHICH
INCLUDED SOME OF THAT LANGUAGE?
SO, THIS SECTION 3 HERE,
DISCUSSING THE SPENDING
RESTRICTIONS, AND THIS HAS BEEN
A DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD
SINCE THERE WAS WIDESPREAD
COMMUNITY CONCERN RAISED ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF PARK
RANGERS.
WE WORKED WITH THE HERALD
ADMINISTRATION OVER THE LAST
WEEK AND HAVE TO GATHER SOME
INFORMATION AND RESPOND TO THE
CONCERNS, WHICH CAME WITH THESE
COMMITMENTS AROUND COLLEGE IN
THE CURRENT POLICY, WHICH WERE
NUMBER HERBOLD GAVE A PRETTY
EXTENSIVE REPRESENTATION OF THE
HISTORY, AND THE PROCESS THAT
GREETED THE CURRENT POLICY, AND
THIS IS A LINK TO WHERE THE
POLICY LIVES.
SO, IT CAN BE CITED OR
REFERENCED BY THE COMMUNITY AND
BY BOARD MEMBERS.
WE PUT IN A -- FOR NOW -- A
REQUIREMENT THAT THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT GIVE NOTICE TO THE
CITY COUNCIL IF THE POLICY IS
POTENTIALLY GOING TO GET
EXCEPTION TO CHANGE.
AGAIN, THIS IS A POLICY THAT'S
BEEN IN PLACE FOR DECADES THERE
IS NO INDICATION OF ANY
INTEREST IN CHANGING THE
POLICY.
IT ALSO GETS A PRETTY
UNEQUIVOCAL COMMITMENT FROM THE
EXECUTIVE THAT WOULD BE
ENFORCEABLE, NOW, BY THE
SPENDING RESTRICTIONS THAT
RANGES CANNOT BE USED TO BUT IS
UP EIGHT AND THE GROWING IN
COMMENCE.
SO, I DID JUST WANT TO MAYBE
TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP
THIS UP FIRST.
BOARD MEMBERS WANTED TO FOCUS
QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR
AREA, AND TALK TO CENTRAL STAFF
AND GET SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS
ANSWERED.
SO, THEN THERE'S CLARITY ON THE
INTENT OF THE ROLLAROUND PARK
RANGERS.
HOPEFULLY, THAT'S AN
INVITATION, TOO, TO SOLICIT
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ON THOSE
UPDATES, AS WE CONTINUE THESE
DELIBERATIONS.
SO, I'D LIKE TO QUEUE UP THAT
INITIAL DISCUSSION, IF THAT'S
ALL RIGHT.
IF COLLEAGUES DO HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS THAT I DON'T SEE ANY
RAISED HANDS FOR, SO WE MAY BE
ABLE TO JUST MOVE PAST THAT.
SO, WITH THAT ISSUE, THEN,
DISPENSED UP, I WILL OPEN THIS
UP A LITTLE BIT BROADER.
ONE QUESTION THAT I DID WANT TO
ESTABLISH ON KIND OF JUST
BUILDINGS, I DID WANT US TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE ATTACHMENT --
THE APPENDIX B -- TO THE
MATERIALS TRANSMITTED BY MAYOR
HARRELL, JUST TO PUT INTO THE
RECORD HERE, TOO, WHEN YOU SORT
OF MERGE ALL OF THESE NUMBERS
TOGETHER, THERE'S A FAIRLY
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY IN
'23 AND 2024 THAT WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR CLIMATE
CONVERSION.
AND JUST WANTED US TO PUT, INTO
THE RECORD, THE GREEN AND RENEW
DEAL MONEY, IF CENTRAL STAFF
CAN REMIND ME FOR 2023 AND
2024, WHICH HAS BEEN INDICATED,
WHICH WILL BE IN THE MAYOR'S
PACKAGE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK
WHEN THEY PRESENT THE BUDGET!
JUST SO WE ALSO DID THAT
CONTEXT FOR THE PRESENTATION.
>> THE GREEN NEW DEAL, I
BELIEVE, IS $3.5 MILLION IN
2023.
I BELIEVE THE COMMUNITY CENTER
RENOVATION FUNDING -- IF THAT'S
WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO -- IN
TERMS OF THE REFUNDING -- I
BELIEVE $4 MILLION IN 2023 AND
$2.7 MILLION IN 2024.
I DON'T KNOW, CHRISTOPHER
WILLIAMS IS ON THE LINE?
CAN YOU CHECK ME ON THAT?
I THINK THOSE WERE THE
APPROXIMATE AMOUNTS OF THE
COMMUNITY CENTER.
>> ON THE RIGHT TRACK, TRACY.
THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE.
>> THAT WAS GRACIOUS OF YOU.
CLOSE.
>> SO, I BELIEVE THEN, MAYBE
CHRISTOPHER CAN CONFIRM -- I
BELIEVE IT'S $4.3 MILLION FOR
2023, $2.7 MILLION AGREED FOR
2024, AND $3.5 MILLION OF GREEN
NEW DEAL APPROVED FOR 2023, NO
INDICATED NEW GREEN AND DEAL
COMMITMENT AT THIS TIME FOR
2024.
ARE THOSE THE CONFIRMED
NUMBERS?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
GREAT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE
ALSO HAD THAT CONTEXT ON THE
BROADER PRESENTATION.
WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, I WILL
OPEN IT UP FOR SOME BROADER --
SORRY.
I HAD ONE MORE THING HERE.
ERIC, YOU DIDN'T INDICATE
OUTSTANDING CAPACITY IN THE
LEVY IN THAT FINAL SLIDE.
AND I WANTED -- I THINK THAT
WOULD BE RELEVANT INFORMATION
FOR THE BOARD TO HEAR NOW.
I THINK ALL THE OTHER CONTEXT
INFORMATION IS PRESENT, BUT I
DON'T SEE AN INDICATION OF IF
BOARD MEMBERS DID WANT TO SEEK
FURTHER RATE INCREASE OR
ADDITIONAL LINE ITEMS.
I DON'T SEE THE ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY IDENTIFIED.
>> WE DO HAVE THOSE NUMBERS.
WE SHARED THOSE NUMBERS WITHOUT
DISTRICT MEMBERS IN ONE OF THE
DOCUMENTS THAT WE SENT OUT.
THERE WAS A SLIDE.
I CAN JUMP TO THAT.
A COLLEAGUE, TRACY, WE WILL SEE
IF SHE DOES.
>> I DO, YEAH.
>> WE WILL MAYBE HAVE
IRRELEVANCE JUMPING FROM THIS
TO THE OTHER DOCUMENTS.
>> SO, IN 2023, THERE IS $1.1
MILLION WORTH OF CAPACITY.
2024, THERE'S
>> 1.7 MILLION OF OPACITY.
IN 2025, THERE'S $1.6 MILLION
OF CAPACITY.
IN 2026, THERE'S $2.7 MILLION
OF CAPACITY.
IN 2027, THERE'S $1.7 MILLION
OF CAPACITY.
IN 2028, THERE'S $1.8 MILLION
IN CAPACITY.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
THAT WAS THE LAST PIECE OF
INFORMATION THAT I THOUGHT
WOULD BE GOOD TO GET OUT THERE
BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP TO BROADER
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS.
OKAY.
WITH THAT, LET'S OPEN IT UP
MORE BROADLY.
ARE THERE ANY BOARD MEMBERS
WITH QUESTIONS SEEKING TO BE
RECOGNIZED?
BOARD MEMBER HER BOLD?
>> THANKS.
A FEW THINGS COME TO MIND.
ONE, THE PAGE THAT TALKS ABOUT
THE RESOLUTION AND THE ITEMS
THAT ARE IN THE RESOLUTION
RELATED TO PLANNING FOR
RESILIENCY.
>> SORRY.
>> ANY RESTRICTION OR EXPANDING
ANY LEGISLATIVE --
>> THERE WE GO.
YEP.
>> THANK YOU.
NUMBER TWO.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT WE
ALSO INCLUDE THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, BECAUSE
THEY ARE WORKING ON ALL
HAZARDS, MITIGATIONS PLANT, AND
THE COUNCIL VOTED TO ASK THE
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
TO INCLUDE PREPARATION FOR
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AS PART
OF THAT PLANNING.
AND SO, SINCE THEY'RE DOING THE
PLANNING, THEY'RE GOING TO BE
MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS, TOO,
FOR HOW WE GET PREPARED FOR
THOSE SORTS OF EVENTS.
SO, I JUST THINK THAT THEY ARE
AN IMPORTANT INPUT TO THIS
CRITICAL RESILIENCE HUB
STRATEGY WORK.
AND THEN, THE OTHER QUESTION I
HAVE RELATES TO THE ADDED LIST
OF PROJECTS FOR FUNDING, AS
RELATES TO THE EQUITY FUND.
IT LOOKS TO ME THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAS ADDED
HIGH-PARITY PROJECTS OF
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT MAY HAVE
BEEN FLAGGED FOR HIM.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THESE ARE
NOT, YOU KNOW, THE PARKS FOR
THE SKATE PARK.
THAT ONE.
SO, THESE LOCATIONS -- AS I
UNDERSTAND IT -- ARE LOCATIONS
THAT COULD BE EQUITY-FUND
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS, BUT YOU
AREN'T OPPOSING TO FUND THEM
THROUGH THE EQUITY -- OR
THROUGH THE EQUITY FUND.
YOU ARE PROPOSING OUT RIGHT TO
FUND THEM.
I JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT I
HAVE HAD A HIGH PRIORITY PART
THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS, AND
IT'S THE -- THERE ARE TWO
THERE'S THE LARGER PHASE-TWO
PLANNING FOR FARMERS AT
HOME.THEN, THERE'S THAT PART OF
THE PHASE-TWO PLANNING.
THERE'S THE SMALLER ELEMENT,
WHICH IS JUST THE PLAYGROUND
CONSTRUCTION.
I RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT
THOSE ARE PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR
THE EQUITY FUND, BUT I GUESS MY
QUESTION IS IF WE ARE
IDENTIFYING PROJECTS NOW,
OUTSIDE OF THE FAA FUND, THAT
OTHER TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT
THE EQUITY FUND MIGHT CONSIDER,
I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO
CONSIDER NOT JUST PRIORITIZING
THE PLAYGROUND FROM OUR PARK
THROUGH THE EQUITY FUND, BUT
FUNDING IT, PUTTING THAT OUT
THERE.
>> I WILL RESPOND TO THAT
FIRST, BOARD MEMBER HER BOLD,
THEN I'M HAPPY TO HEAR FROM
CENTRAL STAFF.
SO, A COUPLE OF CENTRAL AREAS
OF HOW THESE INTERACT WITH THE
EQUITY FUND.
I THINK IT'S BEST TO THINK OF
THESE ADS AS ONE-TIME
CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2024 TO THE
EQUITY FUND THAT ARE ABLE TO
STRETCH THE ONGOING ANNUAL
CONTRIBUTION FURTHER.
SO, THE EQUITY FUND WILL BE $3
MILLION EVERY YEAR UNDER THIS
PROPOSAL, BUT IN 2024, WE ADD
SEVERAL MILLION ADDITIONAL ONE-
TIME DOLLARS TO COVER SOME OF
THESE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN
BIG PRIORITIES, AND CERTAINLY,
WOULD FIT IN WELL ON THAT LIST.
SO, I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT HOW
WE MIGHT WORK WITH THAT ON SOME
OF THE EXISTING CAPACITY THAT
IS STILL IN THE LEVY.
BUT THE OTHER THING I WOULD
SAY, IS BY REMOVING SOME OF
THESE FROM THAT LIST, WE FREE
UP ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO MAKE
SURE THINGS THAT REMAIN ON THE
EQUITY FUND LIST ARE THEN
FUNDED MORE QUICKLY OR HAVE
LESS COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES.
SO, LIKE ON BOTH ENDS, I THINK
THAT INCREASES THE VIABILITY
FOR INVESTMENT FOR THEM, AND
I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE
MIGHT WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE
SURE THAT IS REFLECTED HERE.
SO, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
SEND IT OR STAFF, DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT?
>> NO.
>> GREAT.
THEN, BOARD MEMBER HERBOLD,
MAYBE YOU CAN FOLLOW UP, THEN,
ON THAT?
>> I DO NOT.
>> OKAY.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM BOARD
MEMBERS, ASKING FOR ANY BOARD
MEMBER WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE
RECOGNIZED.
BOARD MEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOARD
PRESIDENT.
YOU JUST MADE A NOTE OF
HIGHLIGHTING SOURCES OF
FUNDING, LIKE GREEN NEW DEAL
FUNDING THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
THE DECARBONIZATION ITEMS IN
HERE.
AND SO, DO I UNDERSTAND
CORRECTLY THAT THAT MONEY IS
NOT REFLECTED IN THE LINE ITEM
FOR THOSE INVESTMENTS?
SO, THEY ARE TAKEN OUT OF THESE
LINE ITEMS, YOU KNOW, AND WE
NEED TO CONSIDER THAT WHAT THIS
SPENDING PLAN PROPOSES AND DOES
NOT INCLUDE THAT.IT'S BASICALLY
WHAT WILL SUPPLEMENT THOSE
EXISTING FUNDS?
>> YOU ARE CORRECT,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
THEY ARE NOT RELATED FUNDS WERE
DEFLECTED IN THE SPENDING PLAN,
WHICH IS ONLY THE FD FUNDS.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
EARLIER TODAY, WE TALKED ABOUT
-- BOARD PRESIDENT -- IN OUR
OIR BRIEFING ON FEDERAL FUNDING
FOR SOME OF THESE PRIORITIES,
THERE ARE SOME MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS THAT COULD BE GREAT
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE
THINGS.
SO, HOW DO WE ADJUST THIS
SPENDING PLAN OVER TIME TO
ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE
FUNDING?
AND ARE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS,
PERHAPS, REFLECTED IN THE
AMOUNT PER THOUSANDS DOLLARS OF
VALUE THAT PEOPLE ARE CHARGED?
I GUESS I'M JUST ASKING ABOUT
THE MECHANICS OF ACCOMMODATING
ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING,
AND ALSO, AS I'VE ALREADY
NOTED, THE FACT THAT PARKS
MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SPEND ALL
THE MONEY IN THE FIRST YEAR,
BECAUSE IT RAMPED UP, YOU KNOW,
NEEDS.
>> WELL, WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW
MUCH MONEY WE'RE GOING TO GET,
NOR WHEN THAT MONEY MIGHT
ARRIVE AT THE CITY.
>> RIGHT.
>> SO, I THINK THERE'S THAT
BIG, HUGE, QUESTION, FRANKLY.
WHAT WE DO KNOW IS WE HAVE A
LONGER ESTIMATE OF $3 MILLION-
$7 MILLION TO BE CARBONIZED THE
COMMUNITY CENTER.
THERE'S NOT THAT MUCH MONEY
THAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED IN THIS
SPENDING PLAN ON THE BASELINE
THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE THE GOAL
OF WANTING TO TRY TO DECOLONIZE
HALF THE COMMUNITY CENTERS.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I CAN
SAY ABOUT THAT, COUNCILMEMBER.
IF PRESIDENT LEWIS HAS ANYTHING
TO ADD?
>> I MEAN, A COUPLE OF OTHER
AREAS OF CONTEXT TO THAT WOULD
BE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING BY
ANNUAL BUDGETING, WHICH IS
GREAT.AND SO, WE HAVE AN
INDICATION FOR THE NEXT BIANNUAL
FOR OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.
THIS COULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR
THE PERENNIAL REMINDER OF THE
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE
PARK'S FUNDING COMES FROM OTHER
SOURCES THAN THE MPD, ALTHOUGH
THE MPD IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT
SOURCE OF PARK RESOURCES.
IT IS FAR FROM THE ONLY SOURCE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT I WOULD
HOPE IS TWO CONSIDERATIONS ON
THE CLIMATE CONVERSION, AND WE
DO HAVE SLIDES IN THIS PROPOSAL
TO STAY ON TOP OF THOSE
CONSIDERATIONS.
THE FIRST IS WE WILL BE IN A
POSITION TO CONTINUE TO BUDGET
THROUGHOUT SEVERAL DIFFERENT
BIANNUAL BUDGETS OVER THE
COURSE OF THE LIFE OF THIS MPD
TO CONTINUE TO PUT IN GREEN NEW
DEAL AND MONEY FROM THE
EXECUTIVE AND GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD.
I WOULD IMAGINE THOSE WILL
CONTINUE TO BE PRIORITIES FOR
THOSE ENTITIES TO HAVE SOME
SUPPORT IN EACH BIANNUAL BUDGET
GOING FORWARD.
SO, THAT'S THE FIRST
CONSIDERATION.
SECOND CONSIDERATION IS WE
SHOULD START GETTING MORE
CLARITY FROM OUR FEDERAL
PARTNERS, REGARDING THE MONEY
THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH
TE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT.
WE DISCUSSED SOME POTENTIAL
FUNDING SOURCES TODAY WITH OUR
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
FOLKS ABOUT THAT PROCESS, WHICH
IS STILL REALLY, REALLY EARLY
AT THIS POINT, BUT A LOT OF THEM
LOOK QUITE RESPONSIVE TO THE
WORK THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
ANOTHER AREA THAT I HADN'T
REALLY BEEN CONSIDERING, BUT IS
WITHIN THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE
MPD IS TREEPLANTING.
I DIDN'T ACTUALLY REALIZE THERE
WAS MONEY IN THE INFLATION
REDUCTION ACT TO ALSO SUPPORT
OUR EFFORTS AROUND TREEPLANTING
AT PARKS.
WE DID SEE THERE WAS A LINE
ITEM IN RESPONSE FOR THE
FEDERAL PROGRAM TODAY.
SO, I'M GONNA BE CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO
MAKE SURE WE'RE REALLY
AGGRESSIVE ON PUTTING IN THOSE
RESOURCES, AND WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS ON THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD,
AND OUR PARTNERS IN THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE ON THE GREEN NEW
DETAILS.
THE IMPORTANT THING WE ARE
DOING HERE IS MAKING AN
IMPORTANT AND SUBSTANTIAL MPD
AMOUNT OF NETWORK, WHICH WILL
BEGIN TO UNLOCK THAT MONEY.
SO, ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO
THAT, TRACI?
>> THAT WAS GOOD
>> THANKS.
AND, BOARD MEMBER NELSON, DID
YOU HAVE A FOLLOW-UP?
>> JUST THAT WE'RE PASSING A
SPENDING PLAN.
I'D LIKE TO ACCURATELY REFLECT
WHAT WE'RE SPENDING, YEAR-TO-
YEAR.
SO, BECAUSE THERE ARE
CARRYOVERS IN 2017.
THERE WAS A 4% CARRY OVER IN
2017.
A 7% CARRYOVER.
I CAN JUST, AS THE BOARD MOVES
OFF-LINE -- TO FIGURE OUT HOW
WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT
JUST CHARGING THE SAME, YOU
KNOW, WANT TO REDUCE WHAT WE
ARE CHARGING OUR PROPERTY
OWNERS, INCLUDING PROFIT
HOUSING PROVIDERS, ET CETRA,
AND HOW THAT CAN BE ADJUSTED AS
NEW MONEY COMES IN,
POTENTIALLY, AND ALSO
DIFFICULTY SPENDING WHILE WE'RE
ALREADY ALLOCATING IN THIS
RESOLUTION.
SO, I CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
HOW THAT MIGHT WORK TO
ACCOMMODATE.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT LINE OF
QUESTIONING.
IT ECHOES A LOT OF THE SAME
SENTIMENTS I RAISED WITH OUR
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
PEOPLE EARLIER, BECAUSE IT IS
JUST SO CRITICAL THAT WE, AS A
CITY, DON'T LEAVE MONEY ON THE
TABLE WHEN IT'S POSSIBLE THAT
FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS CAN HELP
WITH THE PROJECTS WE'RE TRYING
TO DELIVER, IN ADDITION TO OUR
OWN EFFORTS TO RAISE RESOURCES
ONLINE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM BOARD
MEMBERS?
OKAY, SEE NONE, AS I STATED IN
COUNSEL BRIEFING TODAY, WE DID
RESPOND TO BOARD MEMBERS'
REQUEST FOR MORE TIME TO
CONSIDER THIS PACKAGE.
AND AS TRACI INDICATED, THERE
IS ADDITIONAL CAPACITY.
THERE'S CERTAINLY SOME
ADDITIONAL PRIORITIES THAT
WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED TODAY, FROM
TALKING TO SOME BOARD MEMBERS
ABOUT SOME ADDITIONAL AREAS OF
POTENTIAL FOCUS.
AND THOSE AMENDMENTS, IF
THERE'S ARMAMENTS, PEOPLE ARE
SEEKING THEM, WHICH ARE DUE ON
THURSDAY, THE 22nd.
AS I INDICATED, I AM PLANNING
TO KEEP THE SCHEDULED MPD
MEETING FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
THAT'S THE 23rd.
IT CAN POTENTIALLY BE A WORK
SESSION WITHOUT VOTES TO TALK
ABOUT POTENTIAL AREAS OF COMMON
INTEREST AROUND AMENDMENT, OR
THE UNIVERSE OF AMENDMENTS TO
POTENTIALLY WORKSHOP SOME AREAS
WHERE THERE MIGHT BE A CONSENT
PACKAGE WHEN WE RECONVENE ON
THE 27th, AFTER FULL COUNSEL TO
DO THE FINAL VOTE ON THE MPD
BEFORE WE GET ANOTHER BUDGET
PROCESS.
I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT IF
THERE'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF AMENDMENTS, YOU KNOW,
OR IF THERE'S A SMALL AMOUNT OF
AMENDMENT, THAT WE CAN
DISTRIBUTE THEM TO BOARD
MEMBERS, AND JUST TAKE CARE OF
IT ALL ON THE 27th.
IT'S POSSIBLETHAT MEETING ON
THE 23rd WILL BE CANCELED.
SO, WITH THAT, I'LL ALSO JUST
FLAG MY INTEREST IN CONTINUING
TO MEET WITH BOARD MEMBERS
THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK ON
CONVERSATIONS AROUND ADDITIONAL
DISTRICT PRIORITIES, OR
LANGUAGE IN THE RESOLUTION,
REGARDING ADDITIONAL SLIDES AND
REQUESTS FOR MORE INFORMATION,
OR OTHER POLICY CONSIDERATIONS.
YOU KNOW, AND HOPEFULLY, BE IN
A GOOD POSITION TO CLEAN THIS
WORK A WEEK FROM TOMORROW.
WITH THAT, I DO SEE THAT BOARD
MEMBER STRAUSS HAS RAISED HIS
HAND.
SO, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
LOUIS.
MY APOLOGIES.
I DROPPED MY CONNECTION THERE
FOR A MOMENT.
SO, YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDRESSED
THIS, BUT I LOOKED THROUGH YOUR
PROPOSAL A NUMBER OF TIMES,
SEARCHING BACKWARDS AND
FORWARDS, LOOKING TO SEE IF YOU
INCREASED IN THE AMOUNT OF
FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY
CENTER.
I HADN'T SEEN IT.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK DID I MISS
SOMETHING?
OR IS GREEN LAKE JUST FUNDED
FROM THAT EFFORT?
>> YEAH.
SO, THE WAY THAT THIS CURRENT
PROPOSAL SITS, THERE IS NOT AN
INCREASE FROM THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT OR THE MAYORAL
RECOMMENDATION FOR THE MPD
CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREEN LAKE
COMMUNITY CENTER TO BE $50
MILLION.
THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE
COULDN'T BE AN INCREASE IN THE
CONTRIBUTION.
IT WOULD PROBABLY BE REFLECTED
IN AN AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE
DEBT ISSUANCE GIVEN THE SIZE OF
THE PROJECT, BUT IT'S ALSO
IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT, AS I
MENTIONED BEFORE, AND AS WE
TALKED IN THESE SESSIONS, THAT
IN ALL OF THESE CASES, WHAT
WE'RE DISCUSSING IS NOT
NECESSARILY FULLY FUNDING A
GIVEN PROJECT, BUT WHAT THE MPD
CONTRIBUTION TO THAT PROJECT'S
COMPLETION WILL BE.
YOU KNOW, AT $50 MILLION, GREEN
LAKE IS THE LARGEST SINGLE
CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THIS
PROPOSAL.
TOTALLY UNDERSTAND, IT'S A VERY
CAPITAL, INTENSIVE PROJECT THAT
IS GOING TO REQUIRE SEEKING
FEDERAL MONEY, AND SEEKING
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH OUR
BUDGET PROCESS AND OTHER
CAPITAL SOURCES.
BUT I HAVE NOT DEFERRED IT FROM
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL OR THE
BPRC.
I'M HAPPY TO TALK MORE ABOUT
WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE
BEFORE THE FINAL VOTE A WEEK
FROM TOMORROW.
IN TERMS OF POTENTIALLY
REVISING THE GREEN LAKE LEVEL.
IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO CONSIDER
THAT WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ON WHAT
THEY WOULD ADVISE AS A SUITABLE
ADDITIONAL LEVEL, AS THE SEEK
ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING
TO FINISH AND PUT A FULL LID ON
THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT FOR THAT
PROJECT.
BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS, DO YOU
HAVE A FOLLOW-UP?
>> I GUESS JUST THAT I'M SORRY
TO HEAR THAT.
WHEN I WAS INVESTIGATING WHAT
OUR ABILITY IS TO ISSUE MORE
DEBT, AS REQUIRED WITH SIGNING
CASH AS A BUFFER FOR US TO MAKE
PAYMENTS TOWARDS THAT BOND,
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
DELTA COMMUNITY WOULD PROPOSE
THIS, WITH THE THRESHOLD TO GO
BACK TO THE VOTERS, WHICH IS SO
SMALL THAT IF I WAS HOPING TO
RAISE IT FOR GREEN LAKE, THAT
WOULD ALMOST BE NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE.
IS THAT ALSO YOUR
UNDERSTANDING?
>> IT'S NOT LIKELY YOU WOULD BE
ABLE TO GET ANOTHER $50
MILLION, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT
AGAIN, I THINK PART OF IT COMES
DOWN TO WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE
MPD CONTRIBUTION, AND IS THERE
A WAY FOR SOME OF THE
ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO SUPPORT
A LITTLE BIT MORE DEBT TO GET
PARKS CLOSER TO WHAT THEIR
IDEAL CONTRIBUTION FROM THE MPD
WOULD BE.
THE RATIO THAT, FOR THE MOST
PART, -- AND I DON'T KNOW,
TRACI OR ERIC , IF YOU WOULD BE
BETTER SITUATED TO ANSWER THIS
QUESTION, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE
ABOUT -- WELL -- IF YOU WOULD
ANSWER THE BEST QUESTION, IN
TERMS OF CASH FLOW, TO DEBT,
TRACI, IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW,
PER $500,000 OF SERVICE, FOR
EXAMPLE, HOW MUCH DEBT THAT
WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT, THAT
MIGHT BE ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE
QUESTION BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS
IS ASKING.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I DID DO A LITTLE BIT OF WORK
THERE.
I GUESS THE QUESTION THAT I
HAVE IS THIS.
YOU KNOW, GREEN LAKE AMENITY
CENTER HAS BEEN A GREAT
COMMUNITY SINCE BEFORE 2016.
WHAT WAS DESCRIBED EARLIER THIS
YEAR AS A $120 MILLION PROJECT,
THE GREEN LAKE SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND
MYSELF WILL RECOGNIZE WAS TOO
MUCH.
AND WHEN THE PROPOSAL CAME TO
THE COMMISSION MEMBERS, IT WAS
DESCRIBED AS A LEVEL OF WORK
LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT WITH
ALTERATION, SO THAT WE DID NOT
NEED TO MEET THE NEW ONES.
AND THAT IS FRANKLY
UNACCEPTABLE.
I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED
ANOTHER 50 OR 120.
YOU KNOW, I GUESS WHAT IS
STRIKING TO ME IS THAT THE
CURRENT LEVEL OF SUPPORT IS
DESIGNED TO BE LESS THAN THE
SIGNIFICANT ALTERATION WHEN THE
CONVERSATION WAS INITIALLY
ABOUT A REPLACEMENT.
AND THAT'S THE TROUBLE THAT I'M
HAVING TODAY.
AND SO, WE DON'T NEED TO GO
BACK AND FORTH WITH THIS.
I'M HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU OFF-
LINE, BUT IT WAS UNFORTUNATE TO
NOT SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
CONTRIBUTION.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER
STRAUSS.
WERE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FROM BOARD MEMBERS?
OR QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND BE ABLE TO ADJOURN AT 5:00,
IT LOOKS LIKE, TODAY.
SO, REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S QUESTIONS FOR TAKING
THIS OFF ON THE FINAL STRETCH.
WE WILL COME BACK HERE,
POTENTIALLY, ON FRIDAY, TO
DISCUSS POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS.
AGAIN, REALLY WANT TO THANK
ERIC AND TRACI FOR THEIR WORK
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS ,
AND DIFFERENTLY WANT TO THANK
MAYOR HARRELL AND HIS TEAM,
DANNY AND KRISTIN VALDEZ, ALONG
WITH SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS,
WHO'S ON THE LINE HERE TODAY,
FOR THEIR WORK AND PROVIDING
INFORMATION AND BEING VERY
COLLABORATIVE TO REALLY SHAPING
A PRACTICAL POLICY THAT IS
INFORMED BY WHAT THE EXECUTIVE
CAN AND IS MOTIVATED TO
IMPLEMENT FOR THE LEVEL OF
GOVERNMENT COLLABORATION THAT
WE ALL EXPECT TO SEE.
ALSO, LOOK FORWARD TO WRAPPING
THAT WORK UP A WEEK FROM
TOMORROW.
WITH THAT, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD
AND SAY, IT IS 5:00 P.M., AND
THIS MEETING FOR THE PARK
DISTRICT IS HEREBY ADJOURNED.