>>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE JUNE
7, 2023 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:00 P.M. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL ROLE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR LEWIS?
>> PRESENT. CHAIR, THERE ARE
FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE CLER
WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC COMMEN
PERIOD. I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE
PUBLIC COMMENT ARE SIGNED UP
ONLINE AND PRESUMABLY A COUPLE
IN CHAMBERS.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. I BELIEVE
WE HAVE FOUR SIGNED UP IN
CHAMBERS AND ONE ONLINE.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> WE WILL FIRST HEAR PUBLIC
COMMENT FROM THOSE HERE IN
CHAMBERS. THE FIRST PUBLIC
COMMENT OR IS GUILLERMO. I AM
SORRY --
YOU MAY BEGIN. WE WILL START
YOUR TWO MINUTES WHENEVER YOU
ARE READY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM WITH
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 117. TODAY I AM
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF A
LABOR HARMONY AGREEMENT AT THE
WATERFRONT ARC. THE 2026 WORLD
CUP WILL BRING A LOT OF FOOT
TRAFFIC TO OUR CITY, WHICH MEAN
THERE WILL BE A LOT OF JOBS AT
THE PARK. THEREFORE, WE NEED T
ENSURE THAT THE INJUSTICES THAT
TOOK PLACE IN THE 2022 WORLD CU
DO NOT OCCUR HERE AT HOME IN
SEATTLE. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH
THIS BY HAVING THE HIGHEST
POSSIBLE LABOR STANDARDS IN THI
PARK, WHICH SITS ON PUBLIC
LAND. THE WORKERS THAT ARE GOIN
TO MAKE THE PARK WORK NEED A
COMMITMENT FROM THEIR EMPLOYER
TO STAY NEUTRAL, AND ALLOW THE
TO FREELY DECIDE TO ORGANIZE
THEIR UNION WITHOUT HAVING TO
DEAL WITH HARASSMENT AND
RETALIATION FROM THEIR EMPLOYER
ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN
PROGRESS MADE AT WATERFRONT
PARK, OUR COALITION ASKS THAT
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL NOT
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MANAGEMEN
AGREEMENT UNTIL FRIENDS OF
WATERFRONT ENTERS INTO A LABOR
HARMONY AGREEMENT WITH MLK
FLAVOR. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT IS JENNIFER BACON.
PLEASE APPROACH THE DAIS. YOU
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK
WHENEVER YOU ARE READY.
>> I AM PRESIDENT OF IATSE
LOCAL 15 REPRESENTING LIVE EVEN
TECHNICIANS AND WESTERN
WASHINGTON. I ALSO WANT TO
URGE THE COUNCIL TO ENSURE THA
THERE IS HARMONY FOR THESE
WORKERS AT THE WATERFRONT.
THERE ARE MANY EVENTS THAT TAKE
PLACE ON THE WATERFRONT. THESE
WORKERS WHO ARE ENSURING THAT
THE PUBLIC HAS A SAFE PLACE TO
COME AND SEE ENTERTAINMENT AND
THAT THOSE ENTERTAINERS ARE
SUPPORTED, THOSE WORKERS ALSO
DESERVE FAIR JOBS WITH BENEFITS
MANY OF THESE WORKERS WORK
FOR MULTIPLE EMPLOYERS TO MAKE
LIVING IN THEIR TRADE. HAVING
LABOR HARMONY ALLOWS THEM TO
ENSURE THAT THEIR RIGHT TO
ORGANIZE IS SUPPORTED. AND
THAT THEY CAN CHOOSE
REPRESENTATION, AND THEY CAN
BENEFIT FROM MULTIEMPLOYER
TRUSTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAV
HEALTH INSURANCE AS WELL AS
RETIREMENT ASSURED, AND CAN
HAVE A LONG CAREER , SUCCESSFUL
CAREER DOING THEIR TRADE OF
CHOICE. THANK YOU.
>> OUR FINAL IN-PERSON COMMENTO
IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
>> MY NAME IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN .
I AM STAYING HERE WITH MY SIGN
AND YOU NEVER SAW MY FACE FOR
ALMOST 10 OR 15 MONTHS RIGHT NO
OR 14 MONTHS. IT IS VERY
TERRIBLE. I NEVER SAW THIS
BEFORE, BUT HOW ABOUT WATERFRON
PARK? IT IS WATERFRONT PARK IS
A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF FASCISM,
WHEN GOVERNMENT TAKES
CORPORATION WITH FATCAT YOU KNO
WHAT HAS BEEN DOING EVERYTHING
AND MY NAME FROM US. DON'T KNO
WHAT COST $6 BILLION RIGHT NOW
IN DEBT THE COUNTRY $50 MILLION
EVERY YEAR. SO WHY DID IT NOT
START IN THE FIRST PLACE AND 55
OF SEATTLE IDIOT BOUGHT FOR THI
TURNOUT? WHO LIVE IN FRONT OF
WATERFRONT PARK ? SO HOW IS
APARTMENT COMPLEX A CODA JUMPE
TO HER THREE TIMES BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE AN AQUEDUCT ? SO MY
SITUATION RIGHT NOW IS VERY
SIMPLE. WHERE DOES THE 700,050
YOU KNOW WHO LIVES IN THE CITY
THEY SUPPORT GOVERNMENT FOR
EVERY THING THAT IS GOVERNMENT
AND CORPORATION DO IT. IN
GOVERNMENT WITH CORPORATION IS
CLASSIC FASCIST. NOT SO
DIFFERENT FROM GERMANY,
PORTUGAL OR SPAIN. DO YOU
UNDERSTAND YOU FREAKING IDIOT.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AMAZON
CLASSIC EXAMPLE TOO. SO RIGHT
NOW I SPEAK TO EVERYBODY WHO HA
LITTLE BIT BRAIN IN THEIR HEART
OR THEIR HEAD YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I MEAN. STAND UP AMERICA
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
FASCISM AND FATCAT GOVERNMENTS
SUCK BLOOD AND MONEY WITH US
TOGETHER WITH THIS FATCAT. THAN
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR IN-PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE ONE
PERSON WHO CALLED IN FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT. YOU HAVE BEEN IN
MUTED. IF YOU PRESS÷SIX HE
WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK WHEN
READY. YOU WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON LEWIS AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. INTERFAITH TASK FORC
ON HOMELESSNESS AND A MEMBER OF
THE SUBCOMMITTEE KING COUNTY
ORIGINAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
VEHICLE RESIDENCY WORK GROUP.
WE ARE DRESSING VEHICLES IN
SEATTLE SPECIFICALLY. WE HAVE
MET WITH SEVERAL OF YOU
SEPARATELY. I FORWARDED TO ALL
OF YOU A LETTER THAT WE WROTE
TO SOME OF YOU WITH A NEW
ADDENDUM GIVING A DESCRIPTION O
WHAT SOME OF OUR MUTUAL EFFORT
MIGHT PRODUCE. OUR GROUP IS A
PARTNERSHIP THAT INCLUDES
PROVIDERS, ADVOCATES IN THE
BUSINESS SECTOR. WE FEEL OUR
EXPERIENCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE CITY CAN PRODUCE BETTER
RESPONSES, MORE POSITIVE AND
RESPECTFUL TO THOSE HOMELESS
THEN THE REMEDIATION'S AND THE
REMOVAL AND THE RELOCATIONS.
WE MET WITH THE EXECUTIVE'S
OFFICE FOUR WEEKS AGO AND WE
AWAIT THEIR RESPONSE. I MET
WITH DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON IN
MAY 2022 GOING OVER A PORTION O
WHAT IS PRESENTED TO YOU. WE
HAVE MET SEVERAL TIMES WITH HST
STAFF MEMBERS. WE WOULD LIKE
TO PRESENT TO THIS COMMITTEE AS
A PANEL IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE
THE SOONER THE BETTER IN FACT T
OUTLINE THE INNOVATIVE PROPOSAL
TO ADDRESS FURTHER QUESTIONS
AND IDEAS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AND
TO GAIN A BETTER GRASP OF HOW
WE CAN BE WORKING TOGETHER ON
THE VEHICLE RESIDENCY. RECALL
WE ARE STILL UNDER THE 2015
DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY. OU
SUBCOMMITTEE WORK IS UNDER THE
UMBRELLA OF THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
DESPITE THE CONVERSATIONS I HAV
NOTED, NOTHING HAS REALLY
CHANGED ON THE STREETS TO
ADDRESS THE AND SHELTERED
LIVING IN VEHICLES. PLEASE BE
IN TOUCH SOON AS TO WHEN WE CAN
PRESENT THESE FOR YOU AND
DISCUSS BETTER PATHWAYS. I'M
PRETTY SURE YOU HAVE THE
CONTACTS OF OUR WORKING GROUP,
SO THANK YOU.
>> MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE NO MORE
PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CLARK. WE WIL
NOW PROCEED WITH OUR AGENDA.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITE
1?
>> COUNSEL WILL CB 120590,
RELATED TO THE WATERFRONT PARK
IN PUBLIC SPACES AUTHORIZING TH
SUPERINTENDENT AND THE DIRECTO
OF THE SEATTLE CENTER TO EXECUT
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IN AGREEMENT WITH
FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT SEATTLE
FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE O
WATERFRONT PARK AND PUBLIC
SPACES IN RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN ACTS, FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. WHILE WE HAVE TH
LEGISLATION BEFORE US, WE ARE
ONLY HEARING A PRESENTATION
TODAY ON THIS LEGISLATION. WE
WILL PLAN TO HOLD A VOTE AT A
LATER COMMITTEE MEETING. OUR
PRESENTERS ARE HERE VIRTUALLY
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CENTRAL
STAFF WHO JOINS US IN'S
CHAMBERS. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AN
START WITH MARSHALL FOR THE
INTRODUCTIONS. MARSHALL, WHY
DON'T YOU POPCORN THE INTRO
OFF TO THE NEXT PERSON ON YOUR
TEAM AFTER SAYING HELLO.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US BACK. IN THE INTERIM
DIRECTOR AT THE CENTER.
>> HELLO, TIFFANI MELAKE. I A
THE WATERFRONT MANAGER. I WILL
HAND IT OVER TO JOY SHIGAKI.
>> I WILL PASS IT ON TO ELDON
TAM.
>> HELLO, ELDON TAM --
>> GREAT. YOU, GO AHEAD,
SORRY. CENTRAL STAFF, GOOD
AFTERNOON.
>> GREAT.
WITH THAT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND
JUMP INTO THE PRESENTATION.
>> EXCELLENT. WE ARE GLAD TO
BE BACK WITH YOU TODAY. THIS IS
A CONTINUATION OF THE BRIEFING
WE GAVE DURING LAST MONTH ON
OUR OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT. YOU WILL SEE SOME
COMMON ELEMENTS. THE KEY THING
TODAY IS TO HELP ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY HAVE
BEFORE WE BRING THIS FORWARD FO
A POTENTIAL VOTE LATER THIS
MONTH. AND SO , ONE ELEMENT
THAT WE WILL TOUCH ON IN THE
PRESENTATION IS THE QUETION OF
LABOR HARMONY WHICH CAME UP IN
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE WILL BE
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THAT. I THINK THAT I
WILL TURN IT TO YOU, TIFFANY.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU, MARSHALL.
YEAH, TO BE BACK ON THAT, WE
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
LAST MONTH TO BRING YOU ALL ON
THIS COMING FORWARD AND WE WIL
DO A RECAP OF THAT INFORMATION
AND CONTINUE WITH ANY QUESTION
THAT YOU MAY HAVE. NEXT SLIDE
SO WATERFRONT PARK AND PUBLIC
SPACES, THE AREA IN PINK IS
WHAT IS GOING TO BE COVERED
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THAT
WOULD BE FOR OPERATIONS AND
MANAGEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AN
FRIENDS. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS
IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BU
THERE ARE PORTIONS OF IT THAT
ARE OPEN NOW AND ARE CONTINUING
TO OPEN IN PHASES BETWEEN NOW
AND 2025. THE AGREEMENT REALLY
SPECIFIES HOW WE UPSCALE THIS
AND GET OUR OPERATIONS IN PLACE
ON A BASE TIMELINE. NEXT SLIDE
OUR MODEL WITH FRIENDS, MORE
OPERATIONS IS REALLY WHAT IS
GOING TO DRIVE OUR SUCCESS FOR
OPERATIONS . WE ARE , WE HAVE
BEEN IN THE PILOT AGREEMENT
WITH FRIENDS FOR THE LAST TWO
YEARS FOR OPERATIONS ON YOUR 6
AND WE TOOK THE GUIDING
PRINCIPLES AND ORDINANCE FOR O
AND M, AND REALLY BOTH THE
PARTNERSHIP AND RELATIONSHIP OF
OF THAT AND THE MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT IS ALSO REFLECTIVE OF
EVERYTHING THAT WAS SPECIFIED
IN 2019 THAT THE COUNCIL WANTED
TO SEE INCLUDED IN THIS
AGREEMENT AS WELL AS SOME
ADAPTATIONS TO LESSONS LEARNED
FROM LAST YEARS OF OPERATING.
FRIENDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
PROVIDING FREE PUBLIC
PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS ALL YEAR
THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE TO HAV
A DEDICATED MAINTENANCE TEAM AN
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE W
HAVE BEEN HIRING OVER THE LAST
COUPLE MONTHS AND WE ARE READY
FOR THAT TEAM TO TAKE ON THE
WATERFRONT.
AND THEN WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF
WORK IN TOGETHER OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS ON WHAT PUBLIC
SAFETY AND OUTREACH IS GOING TO
LOOK LIKE ON THE WATERFRONT. WE
ARE REALLY EXCITED BETWEEN
FRIENDS IN THE CITY TO BE HAVIN
OUR FOUR TIERED SYSTEM THAT IS
REALLY PEOPLE CENTRIC, PEOPLE
FOCUS, AND WILL START WITH
OUTREACH SERVICES FOR ANYONE O
THE WATERFRONT. AND THEN IN
2019 WE CREATED OUR OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN
HELPING TO DRIVE THIS WORK. W
HAVE SOLIDIFIED OUR PERFORMANCE
STANDARD AND SOME OF OUR KEY
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE HA
THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.
AND I AM GOING TO LET JOY TAL
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RECAPPING
THE AMAZING THINGS THAT FRIENDS
HAVE BEEN DOING IN THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS ON THE WATERFRONT
AND A GLIMPSE OF WHAT IS TO COM
BETWEEN NOW AND 2028.
>> THANKS, STEPHANIE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. WE
HAVE BEEN REALLY PLEASED TO
ACTIVATE 62 WHICH OPENED IN
2020 AND REALLY DEVELOPING PLAC
MAKING IN THIS NEW INCREDIBLE
NEW CIVIC SPACE FOR SEATTLE.
THIS SORT OF GIVES YOU A GLIMPS
OF SOME OF THE PROGRAMMING THAT
HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN. WE HAV
SEEN CLOSE TO 750,000 PEOPLE WH
HAVE COME TO THE PIER AND
ENJOYED THE BEAUTY OF THAT
SPACE. AND WE HAVE SEEN
PROBABLY 130,000 PEOPLE WHO HAV
COME SPECIFICALLY FOR
PROGRAMMING. THIS SUMMER WE
ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
ANOTHER 100 ACTIVATIONS, SO
THAT IS ART, CULTURE, EDUCATION
AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING T
BRING THE PUBLIC DOWN AND FIND
THE SENSE OF CONNECTION TO PLAC
ON PIER 62 AND CONNECTED TO TH
NEW 20 ACRE PARK THAT WILL OPEN
IN ITS ENTIRETY AND 2025. BUT
IN THE CENTER OF ALL OF THIS IS
REALLY HOW WE WORK IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY AND
CODESIGN AND ENSURE THAT FOLKS
WHO HAVE NOT FEEL THAT SENSE OF
CONNECTION, BLOGGING AND SAFETY
REALLY ARE GROUNDED IN THAT
THROUGH ALL OF THIS AMAZING
PROGRAMMING WHERE COMMUNITIES
SEE THEMSELVES IN THIS PUBLIC
SPACE. THAT IS PART OF THE
COMMITMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH
WORKING WITH THE CITY AND
WORKING REALLY CLOSELY AND IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS. AND I THINK THAT FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DOWN
THERE, YOU GET A SENSE OF BOTH
THE JOY AND THE EXCITEMENT AND
AND HOW WE ARE BRINGING THAT TO
DOWNTOWN, BUT ALSO REALLY
INVITING PEOPLE TO BEGIN TO GET
EXCITED FOR WHAT WATERFRONT PAR
WILL BE FOR OUR CITY AND REGION
AND NATIONALLY.
THIS IS A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF SOM
OF OUR PROGRAMMING FROM LAST
YEAR. AGAIN, WE SAW 163
PROGRAMS. YOU CAN SEE THE
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE NUMBERS. WE
HAVE SEEN 50 PEOPLE WHO COME,
BUT THEN SOME OF THE LARGEST
EVENTS A TRACK ABOUT 5000
PEOPLE. AND RELEVANCE OF
PROGRAMMING. WE ARE REALLY
PLEASED ABOUT THE DIVERSITY OF
ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS THAT ARE
COMING INTO WATERFRONT PARK TO
MAKE THAT CONNECTION AND BE ABL
TO HAVE A PLATFORM TO REALLY
ELEVATE TALENT AND A
DEMONSTRATION OF DIVERSE TALENT
AND A WAY TO REALLY GIVE HONOR
AND CELEBRATE WHAT SEATTLE
REALLY OFFERS AND THEN WE HAVE
OVER 55 ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS
. 80% OF OUR ARTISTS,
PERFORMERS AND PROGRAM PARTNERS
CONTINUE TO BE A COMMITMENT
THAT FRIENDS LEADS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AND AS WE ARE THINKIN
ABOUT CREATING BELONGING AND
CONNECTION AND INCLUSION OF THI
PUBLIC SPACE, THIS IS WHAT WE
WANT THIS PLACE TO BE AS WE LEA
UP TO OPENING IN 2025. AS WE
LOOK TO PROGRAMMING AFTER 28, A
YOU KNOW, FRIENDS WILL BE THE
NONPROFIT THAT CONTINUES TO FUN
RAISE AND STEWART AND ACTIVATE
THE SPACE. IT WILL BE AN
EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE. WE
ARE SEEING A SLICE OF IT ON PIE
62. THE PARK WILL BE THE
EXPERIENCE, AND SO WE REALLY
SEE PROGRAMMING ACTIVATION AS
AN ENHANCEMENT. BEGINNING NEXT
YEAR WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN
DOING AN OPEN CALL PROCESS TO
REALLY ALLOW FOR THE COMMUNITY
TO BE WEIGHING IN ON THE
PROGRAMMING THAT WE WANT TO SEE
BETWEEN NOW AND POST OPENING.
WE WILL BE SEEING A LOT MORE
SPOTLIGHT ON THE WATERFRONT
SERIES. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
COME DOWN ON THURSDAYS BETWEEN
5:00 AND 7:00, IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COME DOWN AND
EXPERIENCE VISUAL PERFORMACES.
THERE WILL BE A LOT OF POP-UP
PLATFORMS FOR LOCAL ARTISTS AND
REALLY BRINGING THIS
INTRODUCTION TO DANCE, ARTS AND
CULTURE TO A LOT OF NEW
AUDIENCES WHO MAY OR MAY NOT
HAVE BEEN COMING DOWN TO
WATERFRONT PARK AND THEN WE KIN
OF EXPERIENCE A LOT OF
SPONTANEITY FOR PEOPLE TO POP I
AND ENJOY WHAT IS HAPPENING AND
THEN BE ABLE TO CONTINUE ON
THEIR EXPERIENCE ON THE
WATERFRONT. WE EXPECT TO SEE
MORE TEMPORARY ART INSTALLATION
ALONG WATERFRONT PARK. AND THA
HOSTING ONE TIME AMAZING GLOBA
MOMENTS. WHAT WAS MENTIONED,
YOU KNOW, WORLD CUP IS COMING I
26. THE PRIDE PARADE WE EXPECT
TO BE DOWN AT WATERFRONT PARK
WHICH IS EXCITING AND THEN A
NUMBER OF ONGOING PROGRAMS THAT
REALLY CENTER ON INDIGENOUS
PROGRAMMING AND CONNECTION TO
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND THAT
WILL INCLUDE THE FESTIVAL IN
THE MONTH OF JUNE BUT THAT WILL
BE A CONTINUAL LOCATION AT
WATERFRONT PARK AS WELL AS
HOMECOMING WHICH CELEBRATED
THEIR 30th ANNIVERSARY AND A
REAL PART OF I THINK OUR
CONNECTION TO THAT CELEBRATION
LOCALLY FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
AND I WILL PASS IT BACK TO
TIFFANY, THANK YOU.
>> SO JUST REALLY HIGH-LEVEL
KIND OF WANTED TO HIT AGAIN THE
POINTS OF -- THE HIGHLIGHTS OF
OUR AGREEMENT THAT IS BEFORE
YOU. WE HAVE ALIGNED THE
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
WITH THE SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT
FUNDING, WHICH IS THE FUNDING
THAT SUPPORTS THE CITY
DEDICATED TEAM FOR THE
WATERFRONT AND THE MLA WHICH
FOLLOWS THE TRANSFER OF THE
DELEGATION OF OPERATIONS FROM
SPR TO THE SEATTLE CENTER. WE
ARE LOOKING AT A TERM THAT WILL
LOOK AT THIS AS A WHOLE PACKAGE
TOGETHER IN 27 420 29.
WE HAVE INTEGRATED THE
PERFORMANCE STANDARD, SO WE
SPENT A LOT OF TIME OVER THE
LAST COUPLE YEARS WITH THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND REALLY
DID A DEEP DIVE RESEARCH ON TH
NATIONAL CARE PARKS THAT ASKED
US TO LOOK AT IN TERMS OF THEIR
OPERATION MODEL AND WE CAME
BACK AND BUILT OUT SOME
SUBCOMMITTEES AND THAT HAS BEE
INTEGRATED INTO THIS AGREEMENT
. WE HAVE OUR PARK USE. IT IS
ESSENTIALLY A PARKING PERMIT
FOR EVERYTHING YOU SAW IN PINK
ON THAT MAP THAT ANY AGREEMENT
THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE FOR
OPERATIONS THAT WE HAVE WITH
PARTNERS WILL , FRIENDS WILL
ALIGN WITH ALL OF THOSE ROLES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND WE
HAVE A COUPLE AGREEMENTS THAT
ARE STILL TO COME. SO WE WILL
LOOK AT HOW WE WORK WITH OUR
PARTNERS, WITH FRIENDS AND HOW
WE OPERATE THAT SPACE TOGETHER.
WE DO HAVE RENTAL ZONES THAT
HAVE BECOME REALLY APPARENT IN
THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE
POPULARITY OF PIER 62 AND THER
WILL BE A NEED TO HAVE POCKETS
OF RENTAL ZONES BUT REALLY
KEEPING FREE PUBLIC ACCESS AT
THE FOREFRONT AND PRIORITY OF
THE PARK. WE ARE JUST IN
SPECIFICS ZONES WITH THE FEE
SCHEDULE. AND THEN ONE THING
WE HEARD IT WAS REALLY IMPORTAN
AS WE WERE BUILDING THIS OUT,
WAS THAT OUR STAKEHOLDER
COORDINATION WAS KEPT AT THE
FOREFRONT OF THIS AND SO WE HAV
BUILT THAT INTO THE AGREEMENT
ALONG WITH OUR PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS . AGAIN, THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT BEING OUR MAIN FOCUS O
FREE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMMING FOR
WATERFRONT FOR ALL VISION AND W
HAVE PUT IN ALL THESE DIFFERENT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING
MECHANISMS. WE HAVE REALLY
TAILORED THIS OFF OF KIND OF
WHAT WE HAD WITH THE LICENSE
AGREEMENT IN TERMS OF AN ANNUAL
REPORT TO COUNSEL AS WELL AS
THE PERFORMANCE STANDARD THAT
HAS ALLOWED THE DATA COLLECTION
POINTS THAT WE WILL BE DOING
WITH THAT. AND LABOR HARMONY
HAS BEEN KIND OF AT THE
FOREFRONT OF THIS CONVERSATION
AS WE HEARD PUBLIC COMMENT. WE
WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT BRIEFLY
AS WE GO OVER THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO IN 2019 IN THE ORDINANCE
THAT WE HAD, WE DID HAVE LABOR
HARMONY FOR THE CALLS THAT WERE
OUTLINED FOR US IN TERMS OF HO
WE WOULD STRUCTURE BOTH OUR
LICENSE AGREEMENT AND THE
LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
WITH FRIENDS. AND WE HAVE DONE
WHAT COUNSEL HAS ASKED AND PU
THOSE IN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT
AS WELL AS THE OPERATION
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND THERE
WAS REALLY ANY CITY FUNDING THA
WAS GOING TO ANYTHING THAT WAS
HAPPENING IN THE PARK WOULD
INCLUDE LABOR HARMONY AT THIS
TIME. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY FUNDS
THAT ARE COMING FROM THE CITY.
TWO SUPPORT ANY OF THEIR
OPERATIONS. FRIENDS IS HELPIN
US SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY. AND W
DO HAVE 43 NEW POSITIONS WE AR
CREATING, CITY POSITIONS FROM
THE CITY SIDE WITH OUR
OPERATIONS MODEL THAT ARE
COMING ON LINE BETWEEN NOW AND
2025. FRIENDS HAS BEEN DOING
LOT OF WORK WITH THE LABOR
HARMONY AND I WILL LET JOEY
SPEAK OUT ON WHERE THEY ARE AT
WITH THAT RIGHT NOW.
>> SO FOR FRIENDS SPECULATION
HUMAN LABOR HAVE BEEN PRODUCTIV
IF THE EVER SINCE SCHEDULING
APPLICATIONS OVER THE LAST
COUPLE WEEKS WHICH WE ONLY HAD
ONE CYCLE WHICH FROM BOTH SIDE
ABLE TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT. BU
IN THE FIRST TO BE ABLE TO
RESOLVE THE MAJORITY OF THE
COMMENTS AND CONCERNS . SO FAR
THE HOPE IS TO MEET IN THE NEXT
WEEK WITH ALL THE PARTIES AND
RESOLVE THE FINAL ISSUE. SO IF
CURRENT DELAY IS MOSTLY JUST
SCHEDULING OUT IN VARIOUS
REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH SIDES
BUT FRIENDS VOICE SUPPORTS
EMPLOYEES BEEN ABLE TO CHOOSE
WHO REPRESENTS THEM AND ALSO
MAKING AN INITIAL STANCE TOWARD
ORGANIZED EFFORTS OF OUR STAFF
AND OUR OBJECTIVES.
>> IS THAT THE CONCLUSION OF TH
PRESENTATION?
>> THE NEXT SLIDE IS A QUESTION
SLIDE.
>> THERE YOU GO, PERFECT.
>> EXCUSE ME, CHAIR. I WANTED T
MAKE ONE BRIEF COMMENT IN
CLOSING. YOU KNOW, THIS ENTIRE
APPROACH WE ARE VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF KIND OF THE
PARTNERSHIP OVER MULTIPLE,
QUITE A LONG TIME NOW, MANY
YEARS TO LAY OUT THIS APPROACH,
INCREDIBLE PROGRAMMING,
PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH FRIEND
IS REALLY LOOKING FOR THIS
CERTAINTY AND CLARITY TO HAVE A
MULTIPLE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH TH
CITY SO THAT WE CAN PUT THE
RESOURCES IN PLACE ON BOTH THE
CITY SIDE AND THE FRIENDS SIDE
TO NOT ONLY DO WHAT YOU SAW WIT
THE INCREDIBLE PROGRAMMING, BU
TO BE ABLE TO GO EVEN FURTHER
WITH -- AND THEN THE LAST NOTE
ON THE LABOR HARMONY. I WANTED
TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR
BOTH SIDES OF THAT DISCUSSION
WITH THE FRIENDS TEAM AND MLK
LABOR. I THINK THAT FRIENDS IS
GOING JUST TO BE CLEAR, THEY'RE
GOING BEYOND WHAT WAS ORIGINALL
ASKED OF THEM. THIS IS
FUNDAMENTALLY A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION WHERE EVERY SINGL
DOLLAR THEY RAISE IS COMMITTED
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
AND THEY'RE GOING FURTHER IN
TERMS OF COMMITMENT TO LABOR
HARMONY BEYOND WHAT THEY HAD
ASKED. JUST GRATITUDE TO
FRIENDS FOR GOING THERE.
THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME
THERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THER
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE? COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA?
>> THANKS FOR THE UPDATE ON
LABOR HARMONY CONVERSATIONS.
AND OF COURSE THE LIBERATIONS
TAKE LONGER THAN WE THINK, BUT
WE WILL SIT TIGHT AND HOPE FOR
THE BEST AND APPRECIATE THAT
THERE HAS BEEN GOOD
CONVERSATIONS. I THINK THAT FO
US , I WILL SPEAK FOR MYSELF,
FOR MYSELF, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT WHEN THE PUBLIC DOLLA
IS INVOLVED THAT WE CONTINUE TO
INVEST IN THE PUBLIC GOOD, AND
WE KNOW THAT INVESTMENTS IN THE
STRONG LEADER IMPROVES THE
HEALTH OF ALL WORKERS AND THE
LOCAL ECONOMY. SO I THINK IS A
REALLY GOOD WAY FOR US TO
CONTINUE TO SHOW THE PUBLIC
VALUE OF HAVING THAT LABOR
HARMONY CONVERSATION COME TO
FRUITION, AND APPRECIATE THE
NONPROFIT STATUS OBVIOUSLY AND
WE WORK WITH THE LEAGUE IN THE
PAST HAVE WORKED WITH I HAVE
WORKED WITH A HANDFUL OF
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAV
BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE CITY
THAT WE HEAR ALSO CONTRACT WIT
A NUMBER OF NONPROFIT ENTITIES
TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THINGS
LIKE HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDER
CONTRACTS WITHIN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND ACROSS OUR CITY FOR
SERVING THE VULNERABLE
POPULATION. YOU ARE IN GOOD
COMPANY WITH OTHER NONPROFITS
WHO SIMILARLY HAVE LABOR HARMON
AGREEMENTS AS WELL. SO THANKS
FOR THAT UPDATE AND WE WILL STA
FOCUSED OR WE WILL , WE WILL
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE
OUTCOME OF THAT. I DO HAVE ONE
QUESTION, MR. CHAIR, IF I MIGHT
CONTINUE.
>> YES.
>> THANKS SO MUCH. AND I
BELIEVE THAT CENTRAL STAFF IS
SITTING AT THE TABLE, BUT GIVEN
THE HYBRID MODEL, I CANNOT QUIT
TELL WHO IS IN THE ROOM. SO I
THINK THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION
FOR CENTRAL STAFF BUT OF OURS,
FOR ANYBODY FROM FRIENDS OR
WITHIN THE CITY FAMILY, FEEL
FREE TO CHIME IN AS WELL. AS W
HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE
LEGISLATION, ONE OF THE AREAS
THAT STOOD OUT WAS THE
IMPLICATIONS FOR PROTECTED FREE
SPEECH. COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE
FUNCTION AND IMPLICATIONS OF
THIS SECTION RELATED TO FREE
SPEECH PERMITS IN LICENSED
AREAS? DOES THAT MEAN THAT
THERE ARE AREAS ALONG THE
WATERFRONT WHERE FREE SPEECH,
I.E. PROTESTS, ARE NOT GOING TO
BE ALLOWED?
>> THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO, BUT
BECAUSE OF THESE DETAILS AND
FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THE AGREEMENT WITH REGARDS TO
FREE SPEECH ARE PRESENT, I WOUL
LIKE TO DO FOR THAT TO MAYBE
TIFFANY TO SPEAK TO THAT. THER
IS A SPECIFIC SECTION IN THE
AGREEMENT THAT REGARDS FREE
SPEECH. MAYBE SOMEBODY FROM TH
OFFICE OF THE WATERFRONT WOULD
LIKE TO TAKE A SHOT AT IT.
>> I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THAT
QUESTION COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
SO, NO. FREE SPEECH IS NOT
BEING RESTRICTED AT ALL ON THE
WATERFRONT. BUT WHAT WE ARE
REALLY SAYING IN THE AGREEMENT
IS THAT IT REQUIRES A PERMIT
THAT IT WILL GO TO THE CITY
AND IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT DOE
NOT REACH THAT THRESHOLD FOR A
PERMIT AND FRIENDS IS ALREADY
DOING AN EVENT AND THERE IS ANY
KIND OF FREE-SPEECH ACTIVITY
THAT DOES NOT REACH A PERMITTIN
THE CITY LEVEL, FRIENDS WILL
HAVE THE ABILITY TO COURT DATE
WITH US AND LET US KNOW WHAT IS
HAPPENING.
>> OKAY I THINK --
>> THAT IS ALL RIGHT, JUST
BECAUSE THE WORD PERMITTED WAS
USED IN CONTEXT, NOT PERMITTED
MEANING NOT AN OFFICIAL PERMIT
FROM THE CITY FROM SEATTLE FORC
FREE-SPEECH ACTIVITY. THERE I
NOT A LIMITATION OF FREE-SPEECH
AT THE WATERFRONT, CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. I WILL AD
INCOME I THINK IT IS CONSISTENT
WITH WHAT YOU SEE WITH OTHER
PARKS AND SEATTLE CENTER SPACES
YOU KNOW, SMALL-SCALE
FREE-SPEECH EVENTS HAPPEN EVERY
DAY AND ARE PART OF THE NATURA
LIFE OF THOSE SPACES. WHEN
SOMETHING REQUIRES A PERMIT, S
IT IS AT A SCALE WHERE THERE IS
A LEVEL OF GATHERING WHERE WE
HAVE TO MANAGE IT, THERE IS
ESSENTIALLY A FREE-SPEECH
PERMITTING PROCESS. WE WILL
HAVE THE SAME PROCESS AT THE
WATERFRONT THAT WE WOULD FOR AN
OTHER. THE LANGUAGE IS JUST
CLARIFYING IT IS FRIENDS AND
THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
TRYING TO DO THAT. THAT MOVES
TO THE CITY AND TO ENSURE THAT
EVENT IS, IS HANDLED
APPROPRIATELY AND FRANKLY,
CONSISTENTLY WITH OTHER CITY
PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES.
>> CAN I ASK FOLLOW-UP
QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> GREAT, THANKS SO MUCH. OKAY,
SO IS IT EXACTLY SIMILAR TO
WHAT THE OTHER PARKS POLICY IS,
LIKE IN TERMS OF WHO ISSUES TH
PERMIT, AND DO WE HAVE A BETTER
SENSE OF THE TIMELINE FOR
ACQUIRING A PERMIT? IS THERE A
PAYMENT THAT IS NECESSARY, LIKE
IS IT THE EXACT LANGUAGE THAT W
ARE MIRRORING HERE FOR THE
WATERFRONT?
>> TIFFANY YOU HAD --
>> YES, WE ARE NOT CHANGING ANY
ANY CITY POLICY OR PROCESS.
>> OKAY. NOT CHANGING A CITY
POLICY OR PROCESS, BUT YOU ARE
MIRRORING THE SAME APPROACH
THAT WE WOULD USE IN PUBLIC
PARKS?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, GREAT. AS IT RELATES
TO THE SIDEWALKS, GIVEN THE
LARGE SIDEWALKS DOWN THERE, AND
AS YOU MENTIONED, I THINK
CORRECTLY, DR. FOSTER, LIKE
SOMETIMES FREE-SPEECH
ACTIVITIES HAPPEN AS A DAILY
OCCURRENCE ACROSS OUR CITY BUT
WHAT IS THE THRESHOLD? YOU
MENTIONED AT A CERTAIN SCALE OR
AT A CERTAIN LEVEL, WHAT WOULD
BE THAT SCALE OR LEVEL THAT
WOULD THEN REQUIRE A PERSON OR
ENTITY TO GET A PERMIT?
>> SO TIFFANY, YOU MAY HAVE TO
PULL THE AGREEMENT FROM THAT
ONE. IT IS A FAIR QUESTION. I
KNOW THAT THE WAY THAT WE
STRUCTURED IT IS THAT IT WOULD
BE THE SAME THRESHOLD WITH CIT
PARKS BUT I CANNOT QUOTE YOU TH
NUMBER.
>> THANKS, MARSHALL. IT IS THE
EXACT SAME THAT SEATTLE CENTER
PARKS DOES AND I WAS JUST
DESCRIBING THAT DOCUMENT BECAUS
THERE IS A THRESHOLD OF HOW MAN
PEOPLE WILL PER DAY AND WHERE
THEY ACTUALLY NEED TO HAVE A
PERMIT. SO, WE CAN GET YOU
THAT INFORMATION. IT IS ALIGNED
WITH WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN
PLACE.
>> I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS FOR THE PANEL? OKAY,
HEARING NONE, THIS IS I THINK
OUR SECOND HEARING ON THIS
TOPIC. THE FIRST ONE IN
COMMITTEE. I'M NOT SURE IF
CENTRAL STAFF HAS ANYTHING TO
ADD.
>> NO THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT, I THINK THAT WE
CAN CALL IT GOOD ON THIS
PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM AND
APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR JOINING
US THIS AFTERNOON. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO
>> ITEM 2, THE BUMBERSHOOT
FESTIVAL AGREEMENT.
>> WE ARE JOINED BY A SIMILAR
PANEL, SO I WILL HAND IT OVER T
MARSHALL FOSTER TO GET US
STARTED.
>> I AM JOINED BY NONE OTHER
THAN --
>> MARK JONES, DIRECTOR OF
BUSINESS INTEGRATION AT SEATTLE
CENTER.
>> AND IS JOY STILL WITH US FOR
THIS ONE? OKAY, GREAT. WHO
WANTS TO TAKE IT AWAY FOR THE
PRESENTATION?
>> I WILL SAY BRIEFLY, THANK
YOU. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE
HERE WITH IMPORTANT SEATTLE
CENTER BUSINESS. WE ARE EXCITED
TO BE RETURNING THE BUMBERSHOOT
FESTIVAL THIS LABOR DAY AND
HAVE A GREAT TEAM OF PARTNERS
WHO I KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT
THROUGH THE MEDIA AND PAST
DISCUSSIONS HERE. MARK WILL WAL
YOU THROUGH THE KEY ELEMENTS O
OUR FACILITY USE AGREEMENT,
WHICH IS A KEY ELEMENT FOR WHAT
WE PUT INTO PLACE FOR EVERY
FESTIVAL LIKE THIS. IT WILL
CREATE A LONG-TERM PATH FOR US
TO HELP THE NEW ORGANIZATION
REBUILD THE BUMBERSHOOT FESTIVA
OVER THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS FO
INVITING US HERE TODAY. I'M
EXCITED TO BE BRIEFING YOU ON
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATED
TO THE SEATTLE CENTER DEPARTMEN
AND THE BUMBERSHOOT FESTIVAL.
THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE ORDINANCE AND
SIGNIFICANCE TO THE CITY. THE
GOOD NEWS IS THAT BUMBERSHOOT
IS BACK AFTER, YOU KNOW, NOT
HAPPENING SINCE 2019. IT WILL B
ON LABOR DAY WITH NEW PRODUCING
PARTNERS WITH ENHANCED ARTS
LENS AND MANY PUBLIC BENEFITS.
SO NEXT SLIDE. A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF
BUMBERSHOOT. MOST FOLKS ARE VER
FAMILIAR, BUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE
NOT, IT IS ONE OF SEATTLE'S
LONGEST-RUNNING MUSIC AND ARTS
FESTIVALS. IT SERVES AS A
CENTERPIECE FOR TOURISM AND
CREATIVITY AND HELPED DEVELOP
SEATTLE'S BRAND SINCE THE 70s
WITH 40 YEARS OF INNOVATION.
ANOTHER INTERESTING PIECE IS TH
CITY OWNS THE TRADEMARK OF
BUMBERSHOOT. IT IS TRULY THE
CITY'S FESTIVAL AND PART OF
THIS PROCESS WAS TO BRING THAT
BACK AND ASSOCIATE IT WITH THE
ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL. WE HAVE
ENTERED INTO AGREEMENTS WITH
ORDINANCES , PREVIOUS
ORDINANCES, HOWEVER, THE CITY
HAS MUTUALLY AGREED TO TERMINAT
THE CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP.
PART OF THAT TERMINATION IN THE
AGREEMENT WAS TO FIND A NEW
PRODUCING PARTNER THROUGH AN
RFP PROCESS. SO WE PARTNERED
WITH THEM AND THE COMMITTEE TO
BASICALLY ENSURE THE CONTINUITY
OF THE FESTIVAL AND TO LOOK AT
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF YOU KNOW,
BUMBERSHOOT 2022 AND BEYOND.
SO THE RFP SAW PROPOSALS THAT
WOULD REINVIGORATE THE
BUMBERSHOOT FESTIVAL. NEW
RISING SUN WAS THE SUCCESSFUL
PROPOSER BASED ON THEIR VISION
FOR THE FESTIVAL REALLY MEETING
OUR OBJECTIVES THAT WE SET FOR
THE CITY. THE NEXT SLIDE. SO
THE NEW AGREEMENT WITH RISING
SUN, IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE TH
LEGISLATION THAT AUTHORIZES A 1
YEAR AGREEMENT WITH A FIVE YEAR
OPTION BETWEEN THE CITY AND NE
RISING SUN TO PRODUCE THE
FESTIVAL. NEW RISING SUN IS A
COALITION OF SEATTLE-BASED ARTS
ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL
LEADERS AND OUR REIMAGINING AN
REVITALIZING THE FESTIVAL.
THEY ARE PART OF A SOCIAL
PURPOSE CORPORATION AND THEY AR
PARTNERING WITH A NONPROFIT TO
PRESENT THE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR.
SO THIS AGREEMENT WILL ENSURE
THE CONTINUATION OF THE
HISTORIC BUMBERSHOOT FESTIVAL
AND BEING A SHOWCASE OF
NATIONAL , LOCAL AND WORLDWIDE
PERFORMERS AND ALIGNING WITH TH
BASIC ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS
THAT WERE DEVELOPED SINCE THE
FESTIVAL LAUNCHED IN THE 70s
WHICH INCLUDES POPULAR
ENTERTAINMENT, LOCAL
ENTERTAINMENT AND ALSO ARTS
WITH VISUAL ART, PERFORMNG
ARTS, LITERARY, MUSIC, COMEDY
AND FILM. SO , ONE OF THE OTHER
BIG BENEFITS OF THIS
RELATIONSHIP IS THAT THEY ARE
REALLY TAKING ALL THE RISK. THE
WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING
THE ASSOCIATED COSTS OF PERMITS
AND CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTED
SERVICES BY THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS. NEXT UP, NEXT
SLIDE TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN THIS
TRANSFORMATION. WE REALLY WANTE
TO BRING IT BACK TO KIND OF A
CITY OWNED ARTS FOCUSED LENS.
WE ALSO WANTED A SUSTAINABLE
BUSINESS MODEL THAT COULD LIVE
ON FOR THE NEXT 15 YEARS. SO
THEY HAD PROPOSE TO TRANSFORM
THE FESTIVAL INTO YEAR-ROUND
EVENTS. AS I TALKED ABOUT, STIL
ALIGNED WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC
THAT I MENTIONED. A NEW RISIN
SUN WILL ENSURE THAT THIS
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL
REALLY WORKS FOR THE FESTIVAL,
NOT RELYING ON DIRECT CITY
FUNDING. THEY WILL COVER DIREC
COST AT THE CITY CENTER AND IN
FUTURE YEARS THEY WILL PROVIDE
DIFFERENT REVENUE STREAMS BACK
TO SEATTLE CENTER WITH A PER
TICKET FEE AND THEY WILL ALSO
PROVIDE ANNUAL ADJUSTED TICKET
REVENUE RECEIPTS AND OTHER
REVENUES FROM MERCHANDISE AND
OTHER OUTSIDE LABOR DAY WEEKEND
EVENTS , ONE DOLLAR PER TICKET.
SO THIS IS REALLY EXCITING
BECAUSE THIS DOES HELP CREATE A
LONG-TERM FUTURE FOR BUMBERSHOO
WITH MEASURABLE GOALS THAT WE
WANT TO RETAIN THE CULTURE IN
THE FACE OF ALL THE GROWTH AND
CHANGE OF THE CITY AND KEEP
SEATTLE SPECIAL SO THEY ALSO
SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AN
REVITALIZATION OF THE CITY
FOCUSING ON THE AFFORDABLE
ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS AND YEAR
ROUND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
THE NEXT SLIDE , PART OF THE
OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS WHICH I
WOULD LIKE TO WALK THROUGH,
THERE FOCUSED ON SEVERAL
DIFFERENT AREAS AROUND
EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
ACCESSIBILITY, AND THE ARTS
FIRST LENS. ONE OF THE BIG
BENEFITS IS A LOWER-COST TICKET
PRICE, WHICH THEY LAUNCHED WITH
A TWO DAY TICKET THAT YOU CAN
PURCHASE FOR ABOUT $85. A $50
ONE DAY TICKET. THERE ARE ALSO
LOW COST ACCESS TO BUMBERSHOOT
IN GENERAL AND PROGRAMS
DISTRIBUTING OVER 5000 FREE
TICKETS TO FAMILIES FROM LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES. THIS WILL
BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE
NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND THAT
WHOLE PROCESS IS UNDER
DEVELOPMENT AS THEY ARE
JUMPSTARTING THIS FIRST-YEAR
FESTIVAL. THEY ARE GOING TO
CREATE THE BUMBERSHOOT
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. I WANT TO
THANK THE COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
THEIR SUPPORT AND ADDITIONAL
FUNDING TO HELP KICKSTART THAT
PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS
ALREADY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR INTERNS TO ENGAGE WITH THE
WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND
PEOPLE IN THE CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES AND FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT PARTNERSHIPS WITH
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA AND MANY
MORE. I THINK CHAIR LEWIS IS
INVOLVED IN THAT PROGRAM AND
PROVIDING HIS KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY AND
THROUGH THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
NEW RISING SUN ALSO COMMITS TO
PROVIDING YOU KNOW, UPLIFTING
DIVERSE PROGRAMMING . WE ARE
ACTIVELY WORKING WITH
COMMUNITIES AND OTHER
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES THROUG
THE BUMBERSHOOT WORKS PROGRAM
BUT ALSO THE ARTISTS THEY SELEC
ARE REQUIRING THAT THEY HAVE A
GOAL OF 25% OR MORE FOR THE
FESTIVAL AND THEY HAVE A HUGE
FOCUS ON ADA LANGUAGE ACCESS AN
AN EXAMPLE IS THEY'RE OFFERING
FREE ENTRY TO CAREGIVERS
ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES AND THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
HAVING A BIG IMPACT IN MAKING
THAT A STANDARD PRACTICE WITH
LOTS OF ORGANIZATIONS. I WANT
TO THANK HER FOR THAT WORK.
ALSO A LITTLE ABOUT THE DETAILS
WE, THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR TO
EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT WITH NEW
RISING SUN. IT WOULD BASICALLY
BE AUTHORIZING DIRECTOR
MARSHALL TO ENTER INTO FACILITY
USE AGREEMENT THAT IS A STANDAR
PRACTICE FOR THE OTHER
FESTIVALS, BUT SINCE IT IS
LONGER THAN A FIVE YEAR
AGREEMENT AND WE NEED TO
AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE
BUMBERSHOOT MARKET, WE NEED TO
HAVE THE LICENSE AGREEMENT ALSO
AND THAT REQUIRES ORDINANCE.
AND THEN WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CLEANED UP THE
ORDINANCES THAT HAVE SUPERSEDED
THIS RELATED TO THE RESOLUTIONS
FOR THE FORMER BUMBERSHOOT
AGREEMENT. ALL OF THAT WILL BE
TAKEN CARE OF THROUGH THIS
PROCESS TOO. SO THE TIMELINE
HERE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE STARTING
THAT REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCES
AND YOU KNOW, SEEKING THE
COUNCIL'S APPROVAL THROUGHOUT
JUNE THROUGH COMMITTEE MEETING
AND BRIEFINGS LIKE THIS, AND WE
WILL BE HOPEFULLY PUSHING THIS
FORWARD TO HAVE IT TAKE EFFECT
JUST IN TIME FOR THE BUMBERSHOO
FESTIVAL, WHICH IS BACK IN
SEPTEMBER 2 AND THIRD OVER LABO
DAY WEEKEND AT SEATTLE CENTER.
IN CONCLUSION, WE ARE REALLY
EXCITED TO BE AT THIS POINT TO
HAVE THE RETURN OF THESE
FESTIVALS TO SEATTLE CENTER AS
WE CONTINUE THE REVITALIZATION.
IT IS REALLY A SYMBOL OF HOPE
FOR NOT ONLY SEATTLE CENTER BUS
DOWNTOWN AND THE ARTS AND
CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT IN
GENERAL, WHICH IS SUCH A
SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF OUR
RECOVERY AND IT HAS BEEN
CHARGING AND LEADING THE WAY.
WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK
YOU TO MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY
TASK FORCE AND THE RFP
COMMITTEE. SOME OF THIS WORK I
THIS VISION WAS STARTED IN 2014
AND WHAT WE WANTED AS A CITY AN
CITY LEADERS. IT IS GREAT TO
SEE THIS FINALLY COME TO LIFE
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL TH
SEATTLE CENTER TEAM FOR HELPING
US AND HOPE THAT WE SEE ALL OF
YOU OUT ON LABOR DAY.
AT SEATTLE CENTER. THAT IS MY
CONCLUSION AND I WILL OPEN UP
FOR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS? THIS IS A PRETTY FUN
AGENDA ITEM.
I DON'T SEE ANY RIGHT NOW. COUL
YOU EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
SOME OF THE -- SORRY,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> SORRY, I AM A LITTLE SLOW
GETTING IN THE QUEUE HERE.
REALLY APPRECIATE THIS NEW
VISION OF RETURNING BUMBERSHOOT
TO ITS LOCAL ROOTS ,
AFFORDABILITY AND SHOWCASING
ARTS AND ARTISTS WHO REFLECT
OUR COMMUNITY. I'M REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THIS VISION AND
THINK YOU FOR TAKING SOME TIME
TO BRIEF ME IN ADVANCE OF
TODAY'S MEETING. I JUST WANTED
TO LIFT UP SOME OF THE
INFORMATION I HAD ARRESTED WHEN
WE DID MEET, WHICH IS HOW
REDUCED AND FREE PASSES WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED AND HOW YOU WILL
MEASURE THAT THEY ARE GETTING T
THE RIGHT PEOPLE, AND HOW YOU
SELECT NONPROFITS TO WORK WITH
IN GETTING FREE PASSES OUT. THI
IS AN ISSUE. IT MAY SEEM LIKE
IT WILL BE EASY, NO PROBLEM, BU
WE HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE
A PUBLIC IN A FIT OF FREE
PASSES, HEARING THAT THEY GO
UNUSED, SO IT WILL BE GOOD TO
HEAR WHAT YOUR DISTRIBUTION
PLAN IS, AND THEN WE ALSO TALKE
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FREE PASSES
AND ADMISSION FOR CAREGIVERS.
WE DID FIND SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT OTHER CULTURAL
INSTITUTIONS THAT OFFER THIS
BENEFIT. I'M HAPPY TO SHARE IT
WITH YOU IF THAT WOULD HELP AND
THEN LASTLY, JUST WONDERING WHA
YOU EXPECT THE METRICS WILL B
FOR THE BUMPER WORKS PROGRAM
AND HOW YOU WILL SHARE THOSE
AMAZING SUCCESSES WITH COUNSE
WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING TO
SHARE, THANKS.
>> I MIGHT NEED YOU TO REMIND
ME OF ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS BU
I THINK THE MAIN POINT, WE ARE
WORKING, NEW RISING SUN IS
WORKING WITH THE NONPROFIT
WHICH IS WORKING ON THE
DISTRIBUTION AND THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR IS THE ONE THAT IS
DEVELOPING THAT DISTRIBUTION
PROGRAM. SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY
HANDLING THAT ON OUR BEHALF AS
PART OF THE AGREEMENT. HE DID
INDICATE, AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, THAT THEY HAVE OVER
5000 TICKETS. PART OF, YOU
KNOW, ANOTHER PART OF YOUR
QUESTION WAS HOW ARE WE GOING T
MEASURE THE RESULTS? SO IN THE
AGREEMENT, THERE ARE
EXPECTATIONS OF, BEFORE THEY
ACTUALLY RELEASE THE $100,000 I
FUNDING FOR THE KICKSTART THE
YOU DID, THAT IS BUILT INTO THI
SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THAT
PAYMENT. THERE ARE CHECKS AND
POINTS THAT THEY NEED TO
PROVIDE A PRESENTATION IN
ADVANCE AND THEN A REPORT OUT.
SO WE HAVE OUTLINED SOME OF
THOSE DETAILS IN THE
PRESENTATION WHICH WE CAN SHARE
AND FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU ON, SO
THERE ARE CHECKS AND BALANCES O
THAT PIECE. AND THEN I THINK
JUST GETTING A BRIEFING SET UP
WITH YOU KNOW, JAMES AND THE
CREW AT NEW RISING SUN MIGHT BE
A GOOD NEXT STEP TO DIG INTO
THAT DISTRIBUTION ISSUE. IT DID
NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO KIND OF
BARREL IN AS THEY ARE
DEVELOPING IT. IMAGINE A
FIRST-YEAR FESTIVAL. THEY ARE
IN STARTUP MODE IT IS ALL HAND
ON DECK. THEY ARE DEFINITELY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT DISTRIBUTION
AND GETTING INPUT, SO I THINK
THAT WE CAN FOLLOW THAT UP AS A
NEXT STEP. WHAT WAS THE OTHER -
>> TICKETS.
>> SO THE CAREGIVER PIECE TOO,
WE DID CONFIRM THAT THERE ARE
SEVERAL AREAS OF THE AGREEMENT
OUTLINING REQUIREMENTS AND
EXPECTATIONS ON ADA ACCESS IN
GENERAL AND WE DID CONFIRM THEY
ARE FOLLOWING THE MODEL THAT
YOU HAVE HELPED TO PUSH FORWARD
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE WORK
YOU HAVE DONE. THEY'RE GOING T
PROVIDE ACCESS TO CAREGIVERS AN
FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES THAT
NEED HELP AND GUIDANCE AROUND
THE GROUNDS.
>> I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU PUSHING ON
THAT TOO. IT IS GOOD TO HEAR
THEY WERE ALREADY DOING THAT.
WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO ASK THEM.
SO, AND I THINK THAT I ¿ I
THINK THAT I --
>> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTION
OR COMMENTS ON THE PRESENTATION
>> WHILE WE ARE HERE, I DO WANT
TO RECOGNIZE MARK AND THEIR
TEAM. THEY HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY
TENACIOUS AND PASSIONATE IN
WORKING WITH NEW RISING SUN AND
THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION TO BRIN
THIS TO LIFE. IT IS NOT BEEN
EASY. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
TIRELESSLY . THE WHOLE TEAM HAS
A HUGE PASSION FOR ALL OF OUR
FESTIVAL PARTNERS AND I THINK
BUMBERSHOOT BECAUSE OF ITS
HISTORY, THERE IS A SPECIAL
RELATIONSHIP THERE. I JUST WAN
TO SHARE MY GRATITUDE.
>> THAT IS GREAT. WE ARE REALL
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
TRADITION COMING BACK TO THE
CAMPUS.
>> GREAT.
>> ANYTHING FROM CENTRAL STAFF?
>> NOT AT THIS TIME. IF FOLKS
WANT TO REACH OUT TO ME ON THE
COMMITTEE, I CAN HELP TO
COORDINATE WITH MARK BUT I'M
HAPPY TO HELP OUT THERE AND MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS WILL GO
BACK TO COMMITTEE FOR
CONSIDERATION.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU. WELL, I
APPRECIATE EVERYONE MAKING
THEMSELVES AVAILABLE FOR THE
PRESENTATION, THANK YOU SO MUCH
>>> THANK YOU.
>>> OKAY, AND WITH THAT, I THIN
THAT IS THE END OF THIS
AFTERNOON'S COMMITTEE MEETING.
IT IS 2:49, AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED.
[ EVENT CONCLUDED ]