>> THE DECEMBER 620 23 MEETING
OF THE AYE COMMITTEE WILL COME
TO ORDER AT 2:00 PM. I AM CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE. THE CLERK
WILL NOT THAT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT DEBORA JUAREZ IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S COMMITTEE
MEETING. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
OF THE REMAINING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS.
>> [ ROLL CALL ] THERE ARE
THREE MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> I WILL NOTIFY THE COMMITTEE
IF COUNCILMEMBER JOINS US.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS MODERATED AND WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC
COMMENTERS SIGNED UP. HOW MANY
FOLKS IN PERSON TO WE HAVE
SIGNED UP? WE HAVE ROUGHLY 9
PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR VIRTUAL
PUBLIC COMMENT. MONTH LET'S DO
ALL NINE VIRTUAL COMMENTERS
FIRST AND THEN THE FOUR FOUR
PERSON COMMENTERS. GIVEN THE
PACKED AGENDA AND PEOPLE SHOULD
DIRECT THEIR REMARKS TO THE
AGENDA ITEM AND OTHERWISE KEEP
THEIR COMMENTS CONCISE AND
POLITE AND RESPECTFUL. WITH
THAT, THE CLERK WILL MODERATE
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD,
BEGINNING FOR VIRTUAL
COMMENTERS.
>> THE FIRST VIRTUAL COMMENTERS
SOPHIE DEBS. YOU WILL NEED TO
PRESS STAR SIX AND THEN HE WILL
HAVE ONE MINUTE.
>> AND MY AUDIBLE?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM WITH
THIS INITIATIVE REPORT SURE.
SPECIFICALLY WE HAVE CONCERNS
AROUND ANOTHER EQUITY PROJECT.
THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION
IS CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING. I
REALLY CHARGE THE SPACE THAT WE
PROVIDE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
HAVE PLANS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
FAMILIES WHO DON'T WANT TO
ENCOUNTER NUDITY WHO HAVE BEEN
USING BEACHGOERS IN THE WAY IT
HAS BEEN USE DATING BACK TO THE
1960s. I'M REALLY CONCERNED
WITH THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
IN THE PROJECT. HE WILL
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR AND
REQUESTING LITERALLY ANY SINGLE
DOCUMENT THAT HAS THE LONERS
NAME ON IT WITH THE REQUEST
POSSIBLE AND IT WOULD TAKE
UNTIL MONTH FEBRUARY. TO
PROVIDE A SINGLE PIECE OF
INFORMATION FOR THOSE IN THE
COMMITTEE. WE CAN PROVIDE THIS
INFORMATION PROMPTLY AND
SQUASHED THE PLAN.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT PUBLIC
COMMENT OR IS NICOLE. IS PRESS
STAR SIX AND YOU HAVE ONE
MINUTE. HELLO, EVERYONE. YOU
ABLE TO HEAR ME? GUESS, WE CAN
HEAR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M
HERE TO VOICE CONCERN THAT
SEATTLE'S PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT INCLUDING SETTLES
PARKS AND RECREATION IS
SLIPPING AWAY FROM EQUITY AND
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
PRINCIPLES STATED IN THE
MISSION STATEMENT. THIS
PRIORITIZES PAY THAT ERASES
CLEAR COMMUNITY WHILE
SIMULTANEOUSLY WEAPON AMAZING
CHILDREN'S AS A MEANS OF SOCIAL
WARFARE. LATER TODAY THERE'S A
MEETING TO DISCUSS THE SET
PARKS AND PROPOSAL THAT WE JUST
SPOKE TO. WE HIGHLIGHT THAT
MONEY WENT WITH OUTSIDE
INTERESTS SPENDING MORE THAN $1
MILLION ON SEVERAL CITY COUNCIL
RACES WITH THE MAJORITY OF
FUNDS COMING FROM BUSINESS
UNREALISTIC GROUPS SUPPORTING
CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES. ADDING
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE PUBLIC
SUPPORT AND RESPONSE TO NOT
BUILDING A PLAYGROUND. RECENT
AWARD-WINNING TRAVEL BRAND NAME
THIS ONE OF THE TOP 25
INTERNATIONAL CITIES TO VISIT
IN 2024. I WOULD LOVE FOR
PEOPLE TO VISIT A LANDMARK AND
CLOTHING OPTIONAL AND CLEAR
HISTORY SPOT ON THE BEACH AND I
HOPE THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL
SUPPORT US WHEN THE TIME COMES
FOR THE LANDMARK DESIGNATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU AND NOW FOR NEXT
PUBLIC COMMENTERS. PLEASE
UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> HELLO. I HAVE GRADUATED
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON OF THE MASTERS
DEGREE IN MATERNAL AND CHILD
HEALTH IN 2013. I WAS A 2019
AND I'M ALSO VOLUNTEER
LIFEGUARD AS PART OF THE
INITIATIVE. WATER AND SAFETY
WITH PARTICULAR JUSTIFYING BUT
THE CHILDREN'S PLAY STRUCTURE
THAT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF
CHILDREN IN THE PARK WHICH
CURRENTLY HAS AN ACTIVE AND
COMMUNITY OF AND NUDIST
ATTENDEES. THE HEIGHT OF THESE
TERRACES MEANS THAT EACH LEVEL
IS NOT VISIBLE TO THE OTHERS.
THIS IS A NIGHTMARE SET UP FOR
CHILDREN AND WATER SAFETY. TO
BE ABLE TO CLEARLY SEE WHO IS
IN THE WATER IS ONE OF THE
FIRST TENANTS OF WATER SAFETY.
A PARENT OR CAREGIVER BRINGING
THE CHILD TO ANY NEW PROPOSED
PLAY STRUCTURE WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO QUICKLY FIND WITH HER
CHILD THIS. SORRY. I THINK I
WAS PERHAPS CUT OFF. NOAH
PERMITTED BATHROOMS. AND I ALSO
GOT A QUOTE FROM FREDERICK
RIVERA, WHO IS A CHILDREN'S
INJURY SAFETY RESEARCHER
POINTED OUT IN THE SPIRIT OF
EQUITY THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE
HIGHEST INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN
THE CITY WITH MULTIMILLION
DOLLAR STRENGTH COACH. THERE
LOW INCOME CHILDREN.
>> THANK YOU BUT WE HAVE TO CUT
YOU OFF. NOW FOR NEXT PUBLIC
COMMENTOR, TREY LaMONT. PLEASE
PRESS STAR SIX AND YOU HAVE ONE
MINUTE.
>> HELLO COUNSEL. MY NAME IS
TREY LaMONT. I'M SPEAKING TO
YOU ON BEHALF OF THIS AGENDA
TO GUARANTEE THE SPACE WITH
COMMERCIAL TENANTS AND
LANDLORDS IN SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON. I PERSONALLY WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK AND LET YOU GUYS
KNOW THAT COMMERCIAL
BUSINESSES HAD STARTED UP A
SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE MINE AND
WE GUARANTEE SAFETY FOR THE
FULL DURATION OF TENANCY.
THERE SHOULD BE LIMITATIONS TO
HOW LONG A PERSON IS
IMPLEMENTED. SO THAT OUR
PERSONAL EFFECTS AND OUR
RESOURCES AND OUR WEALTH , SUCH
AS MY HOME OR MY LIVELIHOOD
IS PROTECTED AS AN LLC. WE
CANNOT GO OUT THERE AS A
PANDEMIC THAT HITS OUR CITY. I
THINK WE NEED TO REALLY RETHINK
HOW PERSONAL GUARANTEES ARE
AFFECTING BUSINESSES IN NEW
YORK CITY. AND HOW WE HAVE
DESTROYED THE WHOLE ECONOMY.
>> THANK YOU AND OUR NEXT
PUBLIC COMMENTOR IS LISTED AS
ERIC BUT ERIC IS NOT PRESENT.
IF YOU CALL ANNOUNCE THE
APPROPRIATE TIME TO GIVE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND WE WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR FROM YOU. OUR NEXT PRESENT
PUBLIC COMMENTERS TODD AND YOU
HAVE ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHERE
HER WITH THE LOCAL COMMERCIAL
UNIT IN OUR COMMUNITY. TODAY
ASHTON FORWARD TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR TOPICS WITH SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS AND LANDLORDS
ALIKE. AS SOMEONE THAT
NAVIGATED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
FOR 20 YEARS AND WE CLEARLY
HAD IMPLICATIONS WITH THE SALE.
IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS
OWNERSHIP IS AT A CROSSROADS.
TO FOSTER ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
PRINTERS TO ENCOURAGE
DIVERSITY. AND THE LANDSCAPE
OF THIS IS DAUNTING WITH RISING
COST WITH UTILITIES AND TAXES
ON CRIME. WITH ASSETS FOR
HOMES. THIS PIVOTS THE
DYNAMIC FOR MORE SYNERGETIC'S
PARTNERSHIPS. NOW IF OUR NEXT
PUBLIC COMMENTOR IF YOU COULD
PRESS STAR SIX YOU WILL HAVE
ONE MINUTE.
>> HELLO., DISTRICT 4. THIS
WITH PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS
DONATING MONEY. WE WILL LOSE
ONE OF THE FEW PLACES WE FEEL
WELCOME. PLEASE BLOCK THE
PLACEMENT OF THE PLAYGROUND AND
THANK YOU.
>> ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU ARE
LISTENING, YOU COULD CALL INTO
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR COMMENT.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR IS
ASTRA FORWARD. PLEASE PRESS
STAR SIX AND YOU HAVE ONE
MINUTE.
>> HELLO. I'M COMMENTING ON
THE PARK. I AM A TRANS-WOMAN
AND LIKE SEVERAL OTHER
COMMENTERS HERE, I'M REALLY
CONCERNED THAT OUR PRIOR DONOR
IS TRYING TO SPEND HALF $1
MILLION ON A PROJECT TO REPLAY
THIS. AND TO DRAG US OUT OF
ONE OF OUR FEW COMMUNITY SAFE
SPACES. SO I TRIED TO FIGURE
OUT BECAUSE I'M REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE
TRANSPARENCY HERE. HOW THEY
COULD SPEND HALF $1 MILLION.
THE NATURE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE
THE MONEY IS COMING FROM. AND
LET'S SEE. PARKS AND REX . I
CALLED THE PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT THAT DIRECTED ME TO
THE COMMISSIONERS WHO SAID THEY
WOULD FUNDED THROUGH THE
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION. THEN
I CALLED THE SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION AND THEY RELEASED
THEIR INVOLVEMENT. SO I'M NOT
SURE WHETHER.
>> THANK YOU AND OUR NEXT
PUBLIC COMMENTOR. PLEASE PRESS
STAR SIX AND YOU HAVE ONE
MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> HELLO. I'M A RESIDENT OF
CAPITOL HILL I WANT TO EXPRESS
MY OPPOSITION TO THIS PROPOSAL.
HAD SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL VALUE
FOR ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND AND WE
HAVE VISITED FREQUENTLY BASED
BASED ON PROXIMITY TO THE
BEACH. THIS IS A UNIQUE PLACE
WHERE I CAN SWIM WITHOUT FEAR
OF A BATHING SUIT OR PUBLIC
REACTION IS A SAFE AND FREE
SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
REGARDING THE PLAYGROUND
PROPOSAL, I DON'T THINK IT'S
BEEN DONE AND FREE FAITH. THIS
IS A COMMUNITY BEACH WITH
EXCELLENT HOMES BUT THEY'RE
LABELING IT AS LOW PRIORITY.
THE PLAYGROUND AS A MEANS TO
EXCLUDE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE
BEACH AND USING CHILDREN'S AS
LEVERAGE. IT APPEARS TO BE
TIED TO DINNIA PLAN. THE
PLAYGROUND MAY HARM TERRIBLE
STEREOTYPES WITH FALSE
NARRATIVES ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
GETTING TRACTION WITH TRANS
COMMUNITY INCREASING SCRUTINY.
FACING A PLAGUE ON HERE IS THE
POTENTIALLY LEADING TO
UNDERSTANDINGS AND POLICE
INTERVENTIONS DUE TO THE NUDITY
LAWS. I BELIEVE THAT MANY WILL
BE TOO COMFORTABLE OR SCARED TO
CONTINUE USING THE PIECE IF THE
PLAYGROUND WERE TO BE
INSTALLED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT PUBLIC
COMMENTOR IS GABRIEL NEWMAN.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AND YOU
HAVE ONE MINUTE.
>> HELLO . I'M A GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS MANAGER WITH
WASHINGTON B2 TO Q PLUS. --
LGBTQIA+. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THE MINIMUM GUARANTEE BILL. AS
A LGBTQIA+ CHAMBER WE HAVE THE
POLLUTED MEETING HUNDREDS OF
SMALL MINORITY BUSINESSES WITH
THE CREATIVITY AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP. HOWEVER,
STARTING A BUSINESS IT IS AN
EXPENSIVE PROCESS AND WE CANNOT
COME UP WITH FUNDS BUT THEY'RE
UNABLE TO TAKE THE FINAL STEP
TOWARDS PHYSICAL LOCATIONS.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE TO
HELP MEET THE FINANCIAL BURDEN
WITH OWNERSHIP FOR MANY IF NOT
ALL MANY ENTREPRENEURS WHO
WOULD OTHERWISE BE EXCLUDED
FROM THE REALIZATION OF THE
TRAINING ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS
WILL FLOURISH. WE ARE HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THIS AND THANK YOU.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR ONLINE
PUBLIC COMMENTERS THAT ARE
PRESENT. ERIC TANAKA, IF
YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE CALL IN AND
WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR
COMMENT. FOR NOW, WE MOVED TO
IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
THE FIRST IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTERS STEVE HOOPER.
>> AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SEATTLE RESTAURANT ALLIANCE AND
WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT
LEGISLATION. I WOULD LIKE TO
THINK COUNCILMEMBER ANDREW
LEWIS FOR THIS POST PANDEMIC
WITH THIS FIRST OF THE NATION
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WILL
ASK YOU DO GOOD WORK BALANCING
EQUITY EQUATION BETWEEN
LANDLORDS AND TENANTS. AS A
WHITE MALE WITH THE MBA I WAS
ABLE TO GUARANTEE FIRST
GRANTEES FROM THE FIRST LISA
EVERSON. THE VAST MAJORITY OF
PEOPLE WHO SIGNED LEASES IN THE
CITY DON'T KNOW THEY CAN DO
THAT. THEY GUARANTEE THEIR
ENTIRE FAMILY AND LIFESAVING
AGAINST THE BUSINESS
SUCCEEDING WHICH IS COMPLETELY
NOT THE WAY THESE THINGS HAVE
BEEN PRIOR TO 20 YEARS AGO.
THIS HELPS PUT THE PLAYING
FIELD FROM A BUSINESS HONESTY,
TWIN CITY AND BE PART OF THE
ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION THAT WE
ARE HOPING TO SEE. THEIR
ARGUMENTS ABOUT NOT GETTING
LOANS. BUT THEY WILL BE
LEASING LARGE BUSINESSES THAT
ARE NOT BEATING DOWN THE DOOR
TO COME INTO OUR CITY ANYWAY.
TO SEE THIS FOR WHAT IT IS. A
GREAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT
IS FIRST IN THE NATION AND WILL
MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> HELLO. I'M HERE IN SEATTLE
AS A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
RESTAURANT ALLIANCE AS WELL AS
THE GSP A. THIS CAPS THE
PERSONAL GUARANTEE LAWS WITH
THE NEW COMMERCIAL LEASES OF
THE SUMMA TWO IS A BASEMENT
PLUS THE TOTAL COST OF TENANT
IMPROVEMENTS. AND ANYONE THAT
IS WILLING TO RISK STARTING A
SMALL BUSINESS SHOULD NOT HAVE
TO WORRY IF THE BUSINESS FAILS
THAT THERE ALSO AT RISK FOR
LOSING THE HOME AND THEIR
PERSONAL ASSETS. ANTHEM, THE
CITY OF SEATTLE PROHIBITED
LIMITS FROM SEIZING SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS PROPERTY IN THE
EVENT OF A LEAST DEFAULT. THIS
WAS A CRITICAL STEP FOR
MAINTAINING THE VIABILITY OF
CHELIS SMALL BUSINESS CLIMATE
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. I
GUARANTEEING LEASES ROUTE TO
LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AND
ALLOW SMALL BUSINESSES TO
THRIVE. THIS WILL ENSURE THIS
VIBRANCY ACROSS THE CITY TO
ADVANCE EQUITY FOR OPERATORS.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING FORTH
THIS PROPOSAL AND ENCOURAGE ALL
OF YOU TO SUPPORT IT EXPERIMENT
THANK YOU AND NOW FOR NEXT
PUBLIC COMMENTOR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK
YOU. I'M A CO-OWNER OF A SUSHI
RESTAURANT IN BROWARD AND
MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
RESTAURANT ALLIANCE. I'M HERE
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS
ALLIANCE WHICH HAS PERSONAL
GUARANTEES. I SPEAK FROM
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THE
UNLIMITED PERSONAL GUARANTEES
ARE HUGE BURDEN FOR NEW AND
ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS. IN MY
PERSONAL CASE, I HAD TO
PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THE LEASE
BUT OUR LANDLORD REFUSED TO
RELEASE THE SELLER THE BUSINESS
FROM HIS OWN GUARANTEE. WHICH
ENDED UP BECOMING A MAJOR POINT
OF CONTENTION IN OUR PURCHASE
AGREEMENT AND ALMOST DERAILED
THE SALE OF THE BUSINESS. I
THINK IT WAS VERY JUSTIFIED IN
NOT CONSENT TO BE PERSONALLY
LIABLE FOR BUSINESS THAT YOU
WOULD NO LONGER HAVE
ASSOCIATION WITH BUT SOMEHOW HE
WOULD STILL HAVE A PERSONAL
LIABILITY BASED ON MY SUCCESS
OR FAILURE TO RUN A BUSINESS TO
THE TUNE OF NEARLY HALF $1
MILLION OVER THE COURSE OF THE
LEASE AND THAT'S JUST FOR
SINGLE BUSINESS. SMALL
BUSINESSES ARE THE BACKBONE OF
ANY MUNICIPAL ECONOMY AND
GUARANTEES ARE HUGE BURDEN OF
ENTRY FOR UNDERREPRESENTED
COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO DON'T
HAVE LARGE CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
TO SUPPORT PERSONAL GUARANTEES
IN WHICH THEY MAY BE ON THE
CHECK FOR YEARS AFTER THE
BUSINESS. WE APPRECIATE THE
SUPPORT AND THE INTRODUCTION TO
THIS LEGISLATION AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
>> THANK YOU. FINAL IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENTERS TRAVIS
ROSENTHAL
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TRAVIS
ROSENTHAL AND THEM WITH THE
PIKE'S PEAK HOSPITALITY GROUP.
FOR STUFF TO THINK
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA
FOR HER HOUSE AND WE PER SE
USE THE GUARANTEE CLAUSE IN THE
LEASE BY FORCING ME TO
PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THE
ADDITIONAL 10 YEARS OF THE
LEASE FOR THEY WOULD REFUSE TO
PROVE THE SALE OF THE
RESTAURANT THAT ISLAND. MY
LAWYER SAID I COULD HAVE SPENT
A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY AND
PROBABLY COULD HAVE ONE. THE
LANDLORD IMMEDIATELY, AND,
AFTER MY PERSONAL ASSETS WHICH
FORCED ME TO DEMAND PAYMENT
FROM THE TENANT. HAD TO BE THE
DEBT COLLECTOR OR FACE
PERSONAL RUIN FOR BUSINESS I
WAS NO ASSOCIATED WITH.
LANDLORDS ARE WELL-VERSED TO
HAD TO WEAPON IS THE PERSONAL
GUARANTEES TO THEM FOR 10 TO
15 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS USE
PAYMENTS. MEET THE LEGISLATION
TO HELP BALANCE THE PLAYING
FIELD BETWEEN LANDLORDS AND
TENANTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES
ALL OF HER IN PERSON AND ONLINE
PUBLIC COMMENTERS. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC ALWAYS ENCOURAGED TO
PROVIDE, BY EMAILING COUNSEL
WITH COUNSEL AT SEATTLE.GOV.
>> THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY. IN PERSON AND REMOTELY
FOR THE RECORD, COUNCILMEMBER
LISA HERBOLD HAS JOINED THE
COMMITTEE MEETING. THAT IT
REFLECT THAT COUNCILMEMBER LISA
HERBOLD IS IN ATTENDANCE. WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR THAT IS IN FRONT OF
THE COMMITTEE. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS COMPOSED OF
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR
DECEMBER 20th OF 2026 . WANT TO
FLOG FOR THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AND START REAPPOINTMENTS. IT
IS OUR CHOICE OR MY PREROGATIVE
HIS CHAIR TO OFFER THE
REAPPOINTMENTS OF THE CONSENT
AGENDA.'S ADJUSTER EXPLAINED
BY THE HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN
NOT PART OF OUR GENDER. I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO THE CHAIR OF
THE CLERK OF THE COMMITTEE TO
READ THIS APPOINTMENT INTO THE
RECORD.
>> 0.628702688 AND THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF STACY AND
02680 WITH THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
JON OF IN AND ZERO POINT 6291.
ALL OF THE NUMBERS FOR THE
SEATTLE ADVISORY COMMISSION TO
SEPTEMBER 20th OF 2026.
>> THANK YOU ANOTHER ANY
REAPPOINTMENT TO AFFECT REMOVED
FROM TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I
MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR'S. IS THERE A SECOND?
MOVED AND SECONDED. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE APPOINTMENTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> FOUR IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE
SENT TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL
CONFIRMATION. IF ANY OF THE
REAPPOINTED COMMISSIONERS ARE
WATCHING, THANK YOU FOR
SERVICE. YOU DON'T NEED TO
ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING NEXT
WEEK BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO IF
YOU SO CHOOSE. MOVING ON TO
ITEMS OF BUSINESS AND AGENDA
ITEM 60s. WILL THE COMMITTEE
CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM 6
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 6 TO JUST
COUNTABLE 16 2043 RELATING TO
COMMERCIAL TENDENCIES AND
ESTABLISHING LIMITS ON THE
MAXIMUM PERSONAL GUARANTEE THAT
MAY BE INCLUDED IN OUR AS A
CONDITION OF COMMERCIAL LEASES
AND ESTABLISHING LIMITS ON THE
VALUE THE COMMERCIAL LEASES
RECORDS ERIC KENNEDY DEPOSIT
AND THE LETTERS OF CREDIT AND
ADDING A CHAPTER TO THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT.
>> WE HEARD YOU EXTENSIVELY
ABOUT THIS ITEM IN PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY AND THANKS TO THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO MADE
THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO SPEAK
TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
LEGISLATION. I WILL MOVE TO GET
IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE AND
THEN WE CAN OPEN IT UP FOR
SOME ADDITIONAL REMARKS. I
BELIEVE WE ARE JOINED BY ANN
GORMAN FROM CENTRAL STAFF
STAFF THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION
AND HAS WRITTEN A MEMO FOR THE
COMMITTEE AND THERE ARE COUPLE
OF AMENDMENTS THAT I
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA
WILL SPEAK TO. BEFORE WE MOVE
TO THAT, I MOVED THAT THE
COUNTY MOVE THE CONSTABLE
6.0.1.4.3. IS THERE SECOND?
MOVED AND SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD.
THIS THE FIRST LEGISLATION OF
KIND OF UNITED STATES RELATING
TO COMMERCIAL GUARANTEES.
COMPONENTS OF THE TENANT TO THE
HAS GOTTEN ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY
AND ATTENTION DURING COVID-19.
DUE TO ACCIDENT PUBLIC HEALTH
AND SAFETY DEMANDS BROUGHT ON
BY THE PANDEMIC, THE GOVERNMENT
HAD TO PURSUE THE EXTRAORDINARY
CIRCUMSTANCE OF ESSENTIALLY
SHUTTING DOWN THE ECONOMY FOR
LARGE PERIODS OF TIME IN 2020
AND RESTARTED IN FITS AND
STARTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF YEARS. TO A CERTAIN EXTENT
WE'RE STILL IN THE SHADOW OF
ADOPTING TO THAT POST COVID-19
ENVIRONMENT WITH US A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON FOLKS ON
THE FRONT LINES OF OUR
RESTAURANT AND RETAIL
BUSINESSES. ONE OF THE HURDLES
COMING OUT OF THE PERIOD THAT I
HEARD EXTENSIVELY FROM
COMMUNITY WAS THE IMPACT OF THE
PERSONAL GUARANTEE. NOT JUST
IN TERMS OF THE PRESSURES ON
ANXIETY OF THAT LOOMING
PERSONAL GUARANTEE OVER THE
HEADS OF PARTICULARLY A LOT OF
OUR RESTAURANT TOURS IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. DURING
COVID-19 AND THE POSSIBILITY IT
WILL BE IN THE INABILITY TO
MAKE THEIR BUSINESS VIABLE,
GIVEN THE SHUTDOWNS AND GIVEN
THE UNCERTAINTY. THAT ANXIETY
REALLY PUT FRONT AND CENTER THE
LONG-TERM CHALLENGES POSED BY
COMMERCIAL GUARANTEES AND
REALLY THE OVERARCHING EXTENT
AND EXUBERANT REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED BY MANY STANDARD
PERSONAL GUARANTEES. LOTS OF
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT
REALLY WERE WORTH THE HAD
SIGNED UP TO HER AGREED TO.
UNTIL THEY WERE FACING IT
STRAIGHT IN THE FACE POST
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN AN
ENVIRONMENT WHICH WOULD BE VERY
DIFFICULT TO SQUARE THAT
PERSONAL GUARANTEE IN THE FACE
OF EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
THE LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US
WOULD NOT BAN OR ELIMINATE
PERSONAL GUARANTEES BUT WOULD
RATHER PUT SOME SIDEBARS ON
PERSONAL GUARANTEES TO LIMIT
THE SCOPE TO TWO YEARS OF THE
RENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL
TENDENCIES. PLUS TENANT
IMPROVEMENTS. THIS
ACCOMPLISHES OUR STATED PUBLIC
POLICY GOAL OF MAKING SURE
THAT PEOPLE WHO ENTER INTO
COMMERCIAL LEASES ARE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE FOR HONORING THE
TERMS OF THEIR LEASE. AND FOR
THE EXPENSE THAT IS OFTEN BORNE
BY THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
OWNER FOR MAJOR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS LIKE A TENANT
IMPROVEMENT. SO MAKE SURE THAT
THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT IS HELD
ACCOUNTABLE AND HAS SIGNIFICANT
SKIN IN THE GAME WITH THE
REQUIREMENT OF TWO YEARS FOR
COMMERCIAL RENT. BUT COULD
TELL THE ABILITY FOR THE
PERSONAL GUARANTEES TO EXTEND
OUT TO THE POINT OF MUCH MORE
SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE FOR
SEVERAL MORE YEARS OF
ADDITIONAL RENT REQUIREMENT .
OR EVEN AS WERE HURT IN PUBLIC,
WITH PERSONAL GUARANTEES THAT
ARE SO LARGE AND SIGNIFICANT
THAT IN ESSENCE THE CAN BE
PASSED ON FROM TENANCY TO
TENANCY. MAKING A FUTURE
TENANT POTENTIALLY HAVE TO
PERFORM TO PREVENT A PREVIOUS
TENANT FROM INCURRING
ENFORCEMENT OF THE PERSONAL
GUARANTEE. SO THESE TENANTS
MAINTAIN THE LIABILITY AND MAKE
SURE THE TENANTS ARE ABLE TO
PURSUE THEIR OWN LENDING AND
THEIR OWN INTERESTS IN THE
PROPERTY BUT TO MAKE SURE
POTENTIAL FINANCIAL DISASTER
DOES NOT FALL ON THE SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER WHO IS STARTING
TO SET UP A SMALL BUSINESS INTO
IT WITH THE PEACE OF MIND.
THERE'S ANOTHER COMPONENT TO
THE LEGISLATION THAT THE FIRST
MONTH AND LAST MONTH RENT
WOULD BE THE MAXIMUM TOTAL
VALUE OF THE SECURITY DEPOSIT
UNDER THIS NEW LEGISLATION TOOK
THOSE OF THE SUBSTANTIVE
COMPONENTS. WERE NOT TO
ELIMINATE PERSONAL GUARANTEES.
WE ARE NOT TRYING TO DO
SOMETHING REVOLUTIONARY. JUST
TRYING TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS
FAIR AND SOMETHING THAT MAKES
US A MORE EQUITABLE EXCHANGE
BETWEEN THE SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS THAT WE ALL KNOW AND
LOVE AND ALSO MAKING SURE WE
ARE DULY RESPECTING THE RIGHTS
OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS
TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE THIS TOOL
FOR THE REASONS THAT THEY NEED
TO PURSUE IT. WITH THAT, JUST
GETTING EVERYBODY UP TO SPEED
AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
AMENDMENTS. WE DO WANT TO GIVE
THE OPPORTUNITY IF THERE'S
ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO
ADD AT THE FRONT HERE BEFORE
WE GO INTO DISCUSSING
AMENDMENTS. OR OF COUNSEL
CALLING SOME BETTER QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE OVERALL LEGISLATION.
SINCE WE REVIEWED IT IN
SEPTEMBER. I WANT TO TAKE
ASIDE TO ALLOW AND RESPOND TO
THOSE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION TO
LEGISLATION. THE ONLY FURTHER
DETAIL I WOULD PROVIDE IS THAT
THE BILL CREATES A REGULATORY
STRUCTURE AROUND LIMITATIONS
YOU DISCUSSED. INCLUDING
MANDATORY TENANTS I THE
ISSUANCE OF CITATIONS BY THE
CITY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
SHOULD THIS BE FOUND IN
VIOLATION? THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL
CALLING FOR CENTRAL STOP FOR
MYSELF BEFORE WE DISCUSS THE
AMENDMENTS? SEEING NONE, THERE
TWO AMENDMENTS DISTRIBUTED AS
THE CHAIR PREROGATIVE. I WILL
IDENTIFY THE AMENDMENT
DISTRIBUTED PICK UP THORPE ON
MY STAFF AT 1:31 PM IS
AMENDMENT 1 FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THE AGENDA. THAT AMENDMENT WAS
DISTRIBUTED AND IT IS SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT FROM AN AMENDMENT
THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED EARLIER
TODAY. ONCE REMOVED IT, WE CAN
GET INTO THE DETAILS OF THE
AMENDMENT. I COUNCILMEMBER
TERESA MOSQUEDA'S AMENDMENT IS
AMENDMENT 2. WE WILL MOVE
AMENDMENT 1 FIRST. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> THANK YOU. MOVED AND
SECONDED. WE WILL SPEAK
BRIEFLY TO AMENDMENT ONE. AND
ON THIS LEGISLATION, IT WAS
NOT NECESSARILY CLEAR THAT
LIFE-SCIENCES WOULD BE EXCLUDED
WITH A CLEAR EXEMPTION FOR
OFFICE SPACE AND OTHER
BUSINESSES. THAT ARE OUTSIDE
THE SCOPE OF WHAT OUR INTENT IS
AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY TO PUT
SAFEGUARDS ON. THIS REALLY IS
LEGISLATION GEARED TOWARDS
RESTAURANTS AND RELATED
BUSINESSES. AND NOT TO OFFICES
ON THIS CASE LIFE-SCIENCES
RESEARCH AND LABS. AS
COLLEAGUES ARE PROBABLY VERY
WELL AWARE, THE BUSINESSES
THAT MAKE UP LIFE-SCIENCES AND
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ARE
VERY CAPITAL-INTENSIVE AND
INVOLVE A COMPLICATED EXPENSIVE
BUILD OUTS. THEIR PERSONAL
GUARANTEE REGIMES THAT MAKES
MORE SENSE IN THE CONTEXT FOR
THAT KIND OF BUSINESS THEN
WOULD NECESSARILY RELATE TO A
RESTAURANT OR THE TYPES OF
BUSINESSES THAT ARE ENVISIONED
OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY.
THE FOCUS OF THIS LEGISLATION.
SO THIS AMENDMENT HAVE THIS
LANGUAGE THAT IS UNDERLINED AS
OFFICE SPACE. AS RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY SPACE .
AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT
IS CLEAR IN THE LEGISLATION
THAT THOSE TYPES OF BUILDOUT
BUSINESSES ARE OUTSIDE OF THE
SCOPE OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO
DO HERE. I WILL OPEN UP TO
COLLEAGUES IF THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS
AMENDMENT. I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
ADD TO MY DESCRIPTION OF THE
AMENDMENT.
>> NOTHING TO ADD AND THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> SEEING A QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES, WITH
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
IN THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT
ONE?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] FOUR IN FAVOR
AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> INC. YOU, MR. CLERK. THE
AMENDMENT PASSES AND IT WILL BE
ADOPTED INTO THE CANCEL BILL
AND WE HAVE ANOTHER AMENDMENT
AND I WILL MOVE THE AMENDMENT.
IS THERE SECOND?
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. OUR
HANDED OVER TO YOU TO SPEAK TO
YOUR AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.
CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING
THE AMENDMENT UP ON THE SCREEN.
THIS WAS CIRCULATED WITH THE
UPDATED VERSION WITH THE FINAL
EDITS THAT WERE SENT TO YOU AND
YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT IN YOUR
INBOX. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THE AMENDMENT WE JUST PASSED
AND I THINK IT ADDRESSES A
CONCERN WE DID HERE WITH THE
NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS SO WE
ARE HAPPY TO HAVE VOTED ON THAT
AMENDMENT. SIMILARLY, THE
AMENDMENT IS BROUGHT FORWARD
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR MOTION TO
CONSIDER THIS A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT . IT'S BUILT ON THE
CONVERSATIONS WHEN I HAVE BEEN
HAVING SO FAR WITH VARIOUS
STAKEHOLDERS AND BROADENING OUT
THE STAKEHOLDER PROCESS TO
INCLUDE AN EVALUATION OF THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE
LEGISLATION. WE HAVE DONE THIS
AND MANY OTHER FORMS AS WE HAVE
ENSURED THE SINGLE PROCESS IS
ONGOING TO PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE
AMENDMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTS TO
LEGISLATIONS. THIS INCLUDES
BRINGING IN KEY STAKEHOLDERS
FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS THAT
PERHAPS THOUGHT THE LEGISLATION
WAS NOT MOVING FORWARD. BUT
WHEN WE HEARD IT WAS MOVING
FORWARD, THERE WERE A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND
HOW IT CAN LIFT UP THE INTENT
OF THE LEGISLATION AND THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF IT. THIS
INCLUDES THE RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION DOWNTOWN AND SMALL
BUSINESS OPERATORS AND
HOTELIERS AS WELL AS OTHERS.
VERY BROAD GROUP OF
STAKEHOLDERS OF THE LAST FEW
DAYS AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH FOLKS AS WELL TO PROVIDE
UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THIS IS FOR THE STAKEHOLDER
GROUP TO PROVIDE THE INITIAL
REPORT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
AND ANNUALLY AFTER THAT WITH
LANGUAGE THAT WE BORROWED FROM
THE LAND DISPOSITION POLICIES
TO INCLUDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
REVIEW THE LEGISLATION AND HOLD
WITHIN THREE YEARS. WE DID
THIS IN THE 2018 THAT WE PASSED
TO BE CERTAIN FURTHER REVIEW
OF THE POLICY TO ENSURE THAT
WERE MEETING OBJECTIVES AND
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY FOR
FUTURE AMENDMENTS AND
REFLECTING ON WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
FOR THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE POLICY. I THINK IT'S A
GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY IT
HERE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE
NOVELTY OF THE POLICY AND
ENSURING WE ARE INCLUDING ANY
ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS OR
TWEAKS TO ENSURE THE POLICY IS
FUNCTIONING WELL AND THAT WE
HAVE INCLUDED VARIOUS
STAKEHOLDER EXPERIENCES AS WE
ANALYZE THE POLICY. THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR YOUR POTENTIAL
SUPPORT ON THE AMENDMENT WITH
TWO COMPONENTS TO . AND
APOLOGIES AS WELL THAT WE DID
NOT ALLOW FOR THE STAFF TO
COMMENT ON THE IF YOU WOULD
LIKE ADDITIONAL WALK-THROUGH ON
THAT.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD
TO THE DESCRIPTION?
>> NOTHING TO ADD AS STATED.
THE STAKEHOLDER PROCESS AS
DESCRIBED IN THE AMENDMENT IS
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE CITY
HAS DONE MANY TIMES IN THE
PAST. AND THE LANGUAGE ABOUT
OUR REVIEW PERIOD IS INDEED
CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY REVIEW
POLICIES.
>> I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE
AMENDMENT TO BRING IT FORWARD
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS
BEING INCORPORATED IN THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION THIS IS
SUPPORTIVE OF THE AMENDMENT AS
WELL. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR REMARKS?
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES .
>> I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE
UNDERLYING INTENT HERE TO HAVE
A STAKEHOLDER PROCESS AND TO
HAVE REGULAR EVALUATION OF THE
IMPACT OF THE LEGISLATION. I'M
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION AS WELL.
I WAS HAPPY TO COSPONSOR WITH
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD, THE
PROTECTIONS DURING COVID-19
AND I THINK THIS WILL BE A
REALLY IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. I THINK
WHAT IS MISSING FOR ME IN THIS
AMENDMENT AND I DON'T KNOW IF I
APOLOGIZE HE DITCHES THIS. WHAT
IS MISSING FOR ME ARE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SMALL BUSINESSES.
I APPRECIATE THAT THE
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION IS HERE
AND SOME OF THESE LARGER
REPRESENTATIVES. IN MY
DISTRICT, WE HAVE A LOT OF
SMALL MOM-AND-POP SHOPS. VERY
SMALL RETAILERS AND RESTAURANTS
THAT ARE OWNED BY REFUGEE AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND I DON'T
SEE ANY REPRESENTATION OF THE
LIST ON STAKEHOLDERS. I WONDER
IF WE CAN CONCLUDE FOR EXAMPLE
THE COLUMBIA CITY BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION OR SOME OF THESE
SMALLER NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUSED
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS IN THE
STAKEHOLDER LIST AND I DON'T
KNOW IF I AM ASKING FOR AN
AMENDMENT ON THE FLY THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE MUCH SMALLER BUSINESSES
HAVE INCLUSION IN THE PROCESS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER TERESA
MOSQUEDA, I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS
ON THAT AS WELL AND WE WILL
TURN IT OVER TO FIRST AS THE
MOVER OF THE AMENDMENT .
>> IT'S A POINT WELL TAKEN.
SMALLER BIAS A NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS COULD BE
A GOOD VALUE ADD. I DON'T HAVE
THE SPECIFIC CATCHALL LANGUAGE.
BUT IF WE WANTED TO DO A
LOWERCASE BUSINESS
ASSOCIATIONS. PERHAPS IT COULD
BE ENOUGH. COULD ALSO SAY
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO. I
KNOW AND HAS BEEN DOING A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DRAFTING
TODAY ON THIS. I'M HAPPY TO
HAVE THAT IS A VERBAL AMENDMENT
IS SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES
WOULD BE AMENABLE TO THE
CONVERSATION. WITH THE IDEA
THAT YOU JUST HEATED UP. WITH
THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW TO MAKE
THE FOLD INTO THIS POTENTIAL
HERE.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO GET
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES'S
TAKE ON THIS. I AGREE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA.
ON WHAT THE PHRASING OF THE
ADDITION TO THIS AMENDMENT
COULD BE. TO MORE BROADLY
RECOGNIZE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
AREAS. AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
THAT REPRESENT SMALL BUSINESSES
AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHAMBERS AND
LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. I
THINK THERE MAY BE TWO OPTIONS
HERE. I COULD SPEND A MINUTE
COMING UP WITH A VERBAL
AMENDMENT THAT COULD BE
INSERTED I THINK FAIRLY EASILY
INTO THIS LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS.
AND WE CAN INCORPORATE THEM
HERE. MY PREFERENCE WOULD
PROBABLY BE NOT THE
CONTROVERSIAL ADDITION. THAT WE
BRING THIS AMENDMENT TO FULL
COUNSEL. IF THIS PASSES WITH A
UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION. AND
JUST INCORPORATE IT WHEN WE
CONSIDER THE LEGISLATION AT
FULL COUNSEL. GIVEN THAT I
DON'T IMAGINE ANYONE WOULD BE
OPPOSED TO THE SMALL CHAMBERS
OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT BEING CONSULTED.
>> I AM HAPPY TO WORK ON THAT
IF THAT IS THE PREFERENCE. THE
LAST COMMENT THAT WOULD MAKE IS
THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE BIA AND
CHAMBERS. AT LEAST NOT IN MY
DISTRICT SO I WOULD NOT WANT TO
EXCEED EXCLUDE THE ACTUAL
ORGANIZATIONS DOWN HERE BUT I'M
HAPPY TO WORK WITH AND TO DRAFT
SOMETHING THAT SEEMS
APPROPRIATE. AS A GENERAL RULE
I DON'T LIKE MAKING VERBAL
AMENDMENTS ON THE FLY. WE
COULD WORK ON ADDING A COUPLE
MORE STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE THIS
COMPREHENSIVE IN ANTICIPATION
FOR THE SPRING IN FULL COUNSEL
NEXT WEEK. IS IT AGREEABLE?
>> JUST GOING TO JUMP ON THIS
AMENDMENT FOR FULL COUNSEL TO
SEE IF I CAN GET AN ADDITIONAL
CONCEPT AGREED-UPON TO LOOK AT.
WE DEVELOPED THE AMENDMENT
WORKING AT THE WASHINGTON
HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION THAT
WOULD ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF
BUSINESSES WERE SHORT-TERM
LEASES OF SHORT-TERM UNLESS AND
CREATING A CAP ON THE PERSONAL
GUARANTEE OF 20%. ALONG WITH
SHORTER LEASES LESS THAN TWO
YEAR LEASES. IF THAT IS YOUR
PREFERRED COURSE OF ACTION.
I'M HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU THIS
WEEK ABOUT HOW WE MAY FREEZE
SOMETHING HE ON THESE LINES.
ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS
AMENDMENT OR ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WITH
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
AND ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT 2?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] FOUR IN FAVOR
AND UNOPPOSED. THIS WILL BE
INCORPORATED INTO THE COUNSEL
BILL. THE BILL AS AMENDED IS
IN FRONT OF US . AND THEIR NO
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO BE
CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE.
ARE THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR
REMARKS? BEFORE WE DO THE
FINAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
VOTE ON THIS LEGISLATION.
SEEING NONE, IT HAS ALREADY
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
SEEING NONE, WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE
LEGISLATION TO THE NEXT FULL
COUNCIL MEETING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD.
>> [ ROLL CALL ] FOUR IN FAVOR
AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. THE
PROPOSED ORDINANCE HAS BEEN
RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE
AND WILL BE REFERRED TO THE
NEXT COUNCIL MEETING FOR
CONSIDERATION . WE CAN MOVE
ONTO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. WITH
THE CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER 7 INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE ORDINANCE WITH SECTION
125761 TO ESTABLISH NEW
APPOINTMENT TERMS FOR THE
CENTRAL WATERFRONT OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AND ADDITIONAL
POSITIONS ON THE COMMITTEE TO
EXPAND THE REPRESENTATION
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.
CLERK. DIRECTOR FOSTER, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOUR
PANEL AND BEGIN THE
PRESENTATION? OF IT'S GREAT TO
BE BACK WITH THE.
>> I'M THE OPERATIONS MANAGER
FROM SEATTLE CENTER. WE WOULD
JUST JUMP RIGHT INTO THIS.
THERE IS A LOT OF LEGISLATIVE
HISTORY AND BUILDING BLOCKS
THAT WE HAVE HAD THAT HAVE
GOTTEN US TO WHERE WE WERE WITH
OUR COMMITTEE. AND WHERE WE
ARE IN ADDING AND EXPENDING
COMMUNITY RULES. WE DEVELOPED
THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT
COMMUNITY WITH CERTAIN
POSITIONS THAT WILL SERVE THREE
YEARS AND OTHER POSITIONS THAT
WILL SERVE TWO YEARS. AND THEN
THIS REALLY UNEXPECTED THING
HAPPEN IN 2021 WITH COVID-19
AND WE PUT A LOT OF OUR WORK ON
HOLD TO MOTHER COMMITTEE WORK.
SO AT THAT TIME I ASKED IF WE
COULD JUST CONSIDER AMENDING
WHAT EVERYONE'S ASSIGNMENTS
WERE IN TERMS OF TERMS. WE ARE
COMING DOWN TO THE TABLE TO
ACTUALLY MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS
TO PEOPLE'S TERMS FOR I WANTED
TO QUICK SHOWCASE AND SAY THANK
YOU. THIS COMMITTEE HAS PUT A
LOT OF WORK AND WHERE WE ARE TO
WATERFRONT OPERATIONS AT THIS
POINT. FROM 2022 2023 WE HAVE
HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT
LEGISLATIVE BILLS DONE. I WANT
TO QUICKLY SHOW YOU ON OUR
NEXT LIGHT HERE THAT WE
DELEGATED IT TO SEATTLE CENTER
FOR THE OPERATIONS AND
MANAGEMENT OF WATERFRONT PARK,
WHICH STARTED IN JULY. THIS IS
COMING TO LIFE ANNOUNCED ON
JULY 1st WE TOOK OVER
OPERATIONS AT SEATTLE CENTER
WITH THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
THAT HAS BEEN OUT AND DOWN ON
THE WATERFRONT AND EXPRESSING
DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THE PARK
IF IT IS OPEN AND WE NEED THE
DEDICATED TEAM WE STARTED
HIRING THAT THE COMMITTEE
REALLY SUPPORTED WITH A
DEDICATED TEAM COMING OUT OF
THE SEATTLE CENTER TO PROVIDE
A HOLISTIC VIEW OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE PARK. NEXT SLIDE WE
HAVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM
WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF
THE OPERATIONS MODEL FOR THE
WATERFRONT TETHERED OFF THE
SUCCESS THAT THE SEATTLE CENTER
HAS WITH EMERGENCY SERVICE UNIT
AT SEATTLE CENTER CAMPUS. WE
HAVE SEEN AN INCREDIBLE AND
POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM THE
COMMUNITY WITH A LOT OF
COMMUNITY INTERACTION AND
ENGAGEMENT FROM THE TEAM. I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL
YOUR SUPPORT TO THIS POINT
THAT IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR
THE CITY AND THE REVITALIZATION
OF DOWNTOWN AND WILL CONTINUE
TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM AT THE
PARK. JUST TO FOCUS ON THE
LEGISLATIVE PIECE THAT WE HAVE
IN FRONT OF YOU A 2019, WE
HAVE THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
WITH 19 MEMBERS ON IT. WE HAD
SIX AT-LARGE THAT WERE EIGHT
THAT WERE TENANT PROPERTY
OWNERS AND FIVE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE REALLY
INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT ON THE WATERFRONT.
THE PRIMARY ROLE IS FOR
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY WATERFRONT.
THEY WERE FIRST TEST TWO YEARS
WITH DEVELOPING A PERFORMANCE
STANDARD WHICH THE CANCELED
2019 OUTLINE FOR A SPECIFIC
METRICS THAT THEY WANTED
MEASURED FOR PARK PERFORMANCE
WITH EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN
PUBLIC SAFETY. SO THE CENTRAL
WATERFRONT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
SPENT TWO IS DOING A BIG
NATIONAL DEEP DIVE INTO HOW
OTHER PARKS OPERATED AND CAME
UP WITH THE PERFORMANCE
STANDARD AND THEN PROVIDE AN
ANNUAL REPORT TO MAYOR AND
COUNCIL ON PARK OPERATIONS.
STARTING 2024 THEY WILL
INCORPORATE THE PERFORMANCE
STANDARD INTO THE ANNUAL
REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE AND
COUNSEL FOR THE MAYOR. WE
PAUSED FOR COVID-19 AND IT HAD
AN IMPACT FOR A YEAR TO
PROGRESS WORK FORWARD. WE HAD
TODAY'S WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION
THAT HAPPENED AT THE TIMES
THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A
PAUSE. THIS IS WHY WE ARE
COMING TO REQUEST AT THIS TIME
TO AMEND THE TERMS THAT WE HAD
AND I 2019 LEGISLATION. SO IT
IS EXTENDING THE ORIGINAL TERMS
TO THE INITIAL FOUR YEARS.
2019 INTO THE END OF 2023 AND
THEN CHANGING TERMS TO TWO
YEARS. FOLLOWING AFTER THAT WE
WOULD DO TWO YEARS ON A BASIS
TO RESET EVERYBODY SO THEY ARE
BACK ON A CADENCE AND SCHEDULE
OF WHEN WE DO RENEW US. AND
WILL LOOK AT CREATING A NEW
POSITION FOR THE PORT OF
SEATTLE. THEY'RE VERY KEY
GOVERNMENTAL PARTNER FOR US AND
REALLY WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO
HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE AS WE
CONTINUE TO WORK ON HOW
WATERFRONT OPERATIONS IMPACT
SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND HOW WE
COME TOGETHER IN PARTNERSHIP.
IT CREATES POSITIONS FOR THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS
OF WATERFRONT SEATTLE. WITH
THE SWITCH TO SEATTLE CENTER
FOR OPERATIONS AND BEING A KEY
PARTNER ON PARK OPERATIONS.
REALLY HAVING THEM ENGAGE WITH
THE COMMITTEE WORK IS IMPORTANT
WITH US. WE ARE PROPOSING THE
ADDITION OF THE CENTER DIRECTOR
AND THE FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT
SEATTLE. AND THAT WILL BE
MARSHALL FOSTER CURRENTLY. AND
FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT ALONG
WITH JERRY POOR IS A NEW
PERMANENT SEAT FOR THE BOARD OF
SEATTLE. THAT IS A SEAT THAT
AUTHORIZED THE AUTHORITY AS THE
PORTS . THAT IS A PERMANENT
POSITION. WE ANTICIPATE COMING
BACK IN THE NEW YEAR WITH
RENEWALS WITH THE CONSIDERATION
FOR THE COUNCIL BILL TO BE AT
THE COMMITTEE AND IS VOTED ON
AND PASSED FOR THE BILL TO
COME INTO EFFECT BEFORE WE DO
REAPPOINTMENTS. AND WE HAVE THE
FULL COMMITTEE THAT IS
CONTINUING TO SERVE IN OUR
COMMITTEE.
>> I WANT TO RECOGNIZE BEFORE
WE MOVE INTO QUESTIONS THAT
THIS IS BEEN A VERY EFFECTIVE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE CITY
AND WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR
THEIR WORK. I FORGED A LOT OF
COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES OF
THE YEARS AND THIS PARTICULAR
GROUP HAS WITH A DEDICATED
ITSELF TO BOTH DESIGNING THE
PERFORMANCE STANDARD AND
WORKING HAND IN GLOVE WITH
TIFFANY AS WELL AS THE SEATTLE
TEAM AS WE PUT THE PERFORMANCE
STANDARD INTO PRACTICE WITH THE
ACTUAL OPERATIONS OF THE
WATERFRONT. A UNIQUE THING
ABOUT IT THAT REALLY HELPS IS
HAVING THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH
RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS
AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS CITY
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS ALL
SITTING TOGETHER AND WORKING AS
A COLLABORATIVE TEAM ON HOW WE
SOLVE PROBLEMS. I JUST WANT TO
GIVE OUT A SHOUT OUT TO THE
COMMITMENT OF THIS GROUP .
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM COLLEAGUES BASED ON THE
PRESENTATION? COUNCILMEMBER
TERESA MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
WANTED TO ASK AS WE HAVE IN THE
COMMITTEE AGAIN AND WE KNOW
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
PARTICIPATION THEY HAVE ENGAGED
IN AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COUNCIL AS WELL FOR INVOLVING
MORE OF OUR LABOR PARTNERS.
GIVEN THEIR ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION HELPING TO REVIVE
THE WATERFRONT AND CONSTRUCTED
AND ALSO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
THAT WILL BE INVOLVED IN
MAINTENANCE AND REGULAR SERVICE
ALONG THE WATERFRONT. ALL
KINDS OF LABOR INVOLVED HERE
AND I DON'T SEE REFLECTED IN
THE PRESENTATION MATERIALS. CAN
HE SPEAK ABOUT THE LABOR
REPRESENTATION ON THE CENTRAL
WATERFRONT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE?
OTHER DEDICATED POSITIONS FOR
LABOR AND CURRENT MEMBERS OF
THE LABOR COMMUNITY SERVING ON
THE BOARD OR IN OTHER WAYS?
>> THANK YOU FOR FLAGGING THAT
. THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT
POSITION ON OUR COMMITTEE. WE
HAVE ONE POSITION DEDICATED TO
MY TWO LABOR REPRESENTATIONS.
AND WE HAVE MLK LABOR CURRENTLY
SERVING IN THAT SEAT. AND IS
INTERESTED IN CONTINUING TO
SERVE IN THAT SEAT AND WE WILL
ADD ANYTHING IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO.
>> I WOULD JUST ADD THAT THE
RECENT AGREEMENT OF THE
AGREEMENT IS THE EXAMPLE OF
HAVING A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP
AND THIS AWARENESS AND
EXPERIENCE OF THE WATERFRONT
TO FACILITATE EXPENDING A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THEY WERE TO
FRIENDS IN AN EFFECTIVE WAY.
GIVEN THE HISTORY OF THE ROLE
SHE HAD ON THE COMMITTEE. WE
ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THAT
PART OF THE COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU AND IT WAS REALLY
GREAT EARLIER THIS YEAR TO
REACH A LABOR HARMONY AGREEMENT
WITH A LOT OF ACTIVITIES ON THE
WATERFRONT AND TO HAVE A
WELL-EARNED CELEBRATION OF
THAT MOMENT. REALLY CENTERING
TO BRING THE WATERFRONT BACK TO
CENTER THE WORK AND ELEVATE THE
WORK AND THINGS FOR THE
LEADERSHIP OF THEM ON HERE TO
BRING THAT ABOUT I DON'T
REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE LEGISLATION. I WANT TO SAY
THAT I THINK THE LEADERSHIP OF
THE SEATTLE CENTER AND THE
PARTNERS OF THE WATERFRONT HAS
REALLY WARRANTED A LOT OF
TRUST IN DIFFERENCE FROM THIS
COMMITTEE AND FROM THE COUNCIL
IN TERMS OF THE DELIVERY. WITH
HURDLE AFTER HURDLE THAT HAS
BEEN THROWN IN THE WAY OF
COMPLETING THESE PROJECTS. AND
GETTING THE SPACES ACTIVATED.
THE TEAMS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE
REALLY GET IT DONE AND I THINK
THE PRESENTATION AND SOME OF
THE OTHER ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING THE WORK
OF THE DEPARTMENT, HAS REALLY
SHOWN THE WISDOM AND THE
ACTIVATION FROM THE SPACE
COMING FROM SOME THE SERVICES
THAT REALLY COME FROM THE
SEATTLE CENTER IN THE HISTORY
OF PLACE MAKING AND THAT
DEFINITIVE CIVIC CAMPUS IN THE
CENTER OF THE CITY AND
EXTENDING THAT TO WHAT IS IN
ESSENCE GOING TO BE AN
ADDITIONAL BIG CIVIC CAMPUS
THAT IS PROGRAMMED IN A FAIRLY
SIMILAR WAY. REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT FIRING ON ALL
CYLINDERS AND BEING IN A
POSITION WHERE THE CRANES ARE
GONE AND THE SCAFFOLDING IS
GONE AND IT IS THE PARK THAT
WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR FOR A
LONG TIME. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE I
MOVE THIS FOR VOTE? SEEING
NONE, I'M OF COUNTABLE 12072 .
IS THERE A SECOND? MOVED AND
SECONDED. WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION?
>> YES. [ ROLL CALL ] THERE
ARE FOUR IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE COMMITTEE HAS
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THE
LEGISLATION BE REFERRED TO THE
NEXT FULL COUNCIL MEETING.
ITEM NUMBER 8. WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 8 INTO
THE AGENDA?
>> ITEM 8 IS SEATTLE CENTER
2022-2023 RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.
CLERK. STICKING WITH HER
PARTNERS AT THE SEATTLE
CENTER, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
THE RSJI REPORT. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
LEADERSHIP ON WHERE WE ARE IN
2022-2023 AND WHAT IT WILL LOOK
LIKE MOVING INTO THE FUTURE.
WITH THAT, LET'S HAND IT OVER
FIRST TWO DIRECTOR FOSTER AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO THE
PRESENTATION.
>> GREAT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH,
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE 13 TO
TALK TO BETTER WORK ON RSJI.
>> THANK YOU BOTH AND OUT ALSO
LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
RECOGNIZE OUR TEAM IS OUR OTHER
COCHAIR, WHO IS NOT ABLE TO BE
WITH US TODAY BUT IS HERE WITH
US IN SPIRIT . WHAT WILL DO,
IF WE COULD GET THE NEXT SLIDE.
WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH A QUICK
SUMMARY OF WHERE WE ARE WITH
OUR COMMITMENTS TO RSJI AND
RACIAL EQUITY WORK TODAY. WE
WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME KEY PROGRAM
AREAS WERE RECEIVED THIS COMING
TO LIFE AND AREAS WHERE WE CAN
FOCUS ACROSS THE WORK OF THE
ORGANIZATION AND HIRING CAMPUS
IMPROVEMENTS IN DEPARTMENTWIDE
SERVICES. AND THEN WE WILL IN
WITH A FEW KEY AREAS WERE WILL
BE CENTERING THE WORK AS WE
MOVE FORWARD. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. OVERALL, A COUPLE OF
THEMES THAT PUT ON THE TABLE AS
WE START TO WORK YOUR WORK IN
THE AREA. KIND OF PART OF OUR
FUNDAMENTAL VISIONWARE SEATTLE
SEES ITSELF REALLY MOVING THE
NEEDLE ON RACIAL EQUITY. BY
INTEGRATING INTO OUR CORE WORK.
I'M RELATIVELY NEW IN MY ROLE
AT THE CENTER AND I'M LEARNING
ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE
SHOW UP IN THIS WORK. ONE THING
THAT REALLY EXCITES ME AND I
THINK IS UNIQUE IS THE
DIRECTORIES WE SERVE THE
COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS. OBVIOUSLY
THROUGH THE EVENT TO KNOW AND
HAVE EXPERIENCED THE IN COUNTY
CLINIC THAT WE WILL TALK MORE
ABOUT. WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY, BECAUSE WE ARE SO
PUBLIC FACING, TO ENGAGE PEOPLE
AND FOCUS ON THE WAY WE INVEST
OUR TIME AND ENERGY AND DOLLARS
AS AN ORGANIZATION. THIS CAN
REALLY IMPACT PEOPLE AND
BENEFIT THEM DIRECTLY IF WE CAN
USE THIS APPROACH IN THE CORE
OF WHAT WE DO. WE ARE IN A
MOMENT OF TRANSITION, AS I HAVE
TALKED IN THE PAST, SEATTLE
CENTER IS CHANGING AND GRANTOR
WORK POST PANDEMIC AND WITH
DOWNTOWN RECOVERY. WERE
BRINGING IN NEW STAFF AND
SEEING TRANSITION. WE'RE REALLY
LOOKING TO RECOMMIT AND TO
BUILD UP OUR COMMITMENT TO
RSJI AND TO REBUILD AND BRING
MORE ENERGY INTO HER CHANGE AS
PART OF THAT AS WELL. THE LAST
THING I WANT TO EMPHASIZE IS
THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BE VERY
REAL ABOUT THIS WORK. WE ARE
GAINING EXPERIENCE AND WE HAVE
NOT PERFECTED ANYTHING. WE ARE
CONTINUING TO LEARN AS WE GO.
PART OF OUR CULTURE THAT WE
ASPIRE TO IS TO NOT BE AFRAID
TO EXPERIMENT AND SEE WHERE WE
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND
RECOGNIZE REMEMBER IT HAS NOT
WORKED THE WAY WE WANTED AND
THEN PIVOT TO TRY OTHER THINGS.
WERE TRYING TO BE VERY HUMBLE
AND REAL ABOUT HOW WE DO THIS
WORK. WITH OTTAWA TURN OVER TO
CHELSEA TO TALK ABOUT PROGRAMS
AND EVENTS.
>> FIRST ON OUR LIST IS THE
SEATTLE SENSOR -- CENTER KING
COUNTY CLINIC. WE ARE NOT GOING
INTO OUR NINTH YEAR OF THE
DEFENDANT THAT WAS FORMED AS A
TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO SUPPORT
PEOPLE STUDYING WITHOUT
SECURING THE BASIC NEEDS OF
HEALTHCARE. TO DATE IT HAS
SERVED OVER 30,000 PEOPLE HAVE
RECEIVED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
IN-KIND SUPPORT. AND NOT
POPULATION INCLUDES HOMEOWNERS
AND SENIOR CITIZENS AND
STUDENTS AND WORKING CLASS WHO
ARE UNDERINSURED. A GENEROUS
SECTOR OF THE POPULATION COMES
FROM VARIOUS ZIP CODES WITHIN
OUR STATE. WHAT WE ARE SEEING
IS A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE
THAT ARE COMING FROM OUTSIDE
OF WASHINGTON STATE AND MAKING
IT A POINT TO TRAVEL HERE FOR
THOSE SERVICES. MANY OF OUR
CLIENTS SHARE WITH US THAT IT
IS THE ONLY TIME IN THE FIRST
TIME FOR MANY THAT HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE INSIDE
OF OUR BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS. AND
HE WILL SEE FROM THE SLIDE HERE
THAT THIS YEAR, WE SERVED OVER
3000 PEOPLE. THEY RECEIVED A
LITTLE OVER $2.5 MILLION IN
DIRECT COSTS. AND WE CONTINUE
TO GROW OUR PARTNERSHIPS. AS IT
STANDS RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 80+
PARTNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT
SUPPORT THE CLINIC.
>> THIS IS ONE OF OUR AMAZING
FESTIVALS THAT WE ARE COULD BE
INCREDIBLY PROUD OF AND THIS
YEAR WE CELEBRATED THE 50th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BUMBERSHOOT
FESTIVAL. IT IS INCREDIBLY
SUCCESSFUL AS WE SAW OVER
36,000 ATTENDEES. WE WERE ABLE
TO CLOSE 700 ARTISTS AND 68
LIVE BANDS. AND WE
ADDITIONALLY DISTRIBUTED OVER
5000 TICKETS FOR NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE FROM
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. THE
OTHER THING THAT I'M REALLY
PROUD OF AND I CONTINUE TO
SHARE OUTWARDLY IS THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
THAT IS ALSO PART OF
BUMBERSHOOT. WE HAVE SEEN 16
YEARS WHO WERE PLACED INTO THE
WORKFORCE PROGRAM . THROUGH A
COMPETITIVE APPLICATION
PROCESS. 75% OF THOSE YOUNG
PEOPLE THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS
LGBTQIA+ AND BIPOC. IDIOT
PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS CAME
FROM HOUSEHOLDS EARNING LESS
THAN $70,000. THE HUGE WIN
WITH THIS WORKFORCE PROGRAM IS
THAT 90% OF THOSE STUDENTS WERE
PLACED IN FULL-TIME POSITIONS
AS A RESULT OF WORKING IN THE
WORKFORCE PROGRAM. LOCAL
BUSINESSES ADDITIONALLY SAW A
RECORD-BREAKING FOOD AND
BEVERAGE NUMBERS AND NOTED
THAT THEY RECEIVED MORE
VISIBILITY AND SUPPORT AS A
SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR.
NEXT SLIDE. THE NATURALIZATION
CEREMONY. HAVE SO MANY THINGS
THAT WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT.
THE NATURALIZATION CEREMONY IS
ONE OF THOSE THINGS . IT IS
INTO ITS 30th YEAR AND BEING
HOSTED ON THE CAMPUS. THIS
YEAR WE SOLVER 500 PEOPLE
RECEIVING CITIZENSHIP.
REPRESENTING OVER 80 COUNTRIES
AROUND THE GLOBE. SOME OF OUR
NEW PROGRAMS AND NOT SO NEW
PROGRAMS. BUT CERTAINLY THE
HAVE PROVEN TO BE A SUCCESS.
THIS YEAR WE HOSTED OUR PREMIER
CONCERT IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON. WE SOUGHT WAS
NOTED AND CALLED THE LAST
NEST. AND WE SAW OVER 4000
PEOPLE ON A CAMPUS. AND 3.8
MILLION ACCOUNTS WERE REACHED
ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS. SOCIAL AS
WELL AS DIGITAL. 58% OF THE
ATTENDEES WERE BASED HERE IN
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. THE
REMAINDER OF THE ATTENDEES CAME
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AS WELL
AS ALL OF THE COUNTRY AS WELL
AS ALL OF THE WORLD. WE SAW
PEOPLE FROM BARCELONA, MADRID,
AS WELL AS AFRICA. WE TAPPED
INTO A DEMOGRAPHIC THAT IS
IMPORTANT FOR CITY. 20 48% WERE
JANCEY AND 41% THAT ATTENDED
WERE MILLENNIALS. THE OTHER
PILOT THAT WE ARE WORKING ON
AND THAT WE STARTED THIS YEAR
IS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH
DAYBREAK STAR RADIO WHICH IS A
STREAMING RADIO NETWORK. THAT
WAS PRIMARILY DEVELOPED TO
SUPPORT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.
WE WORK WITH SEVEN PEOPLE IN
THE DEVELOPED MUSIC PLAYLISTS
THAT WE SHARE INSIDE THE
ARMORY HERE ON CAMPUS. AND
WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT WITH
THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
ALONGSIDE PROFESSIONALS HERE ON
CAMPUS ARE ALSO TECHNICIANS
IN STATES AS WELL AS VIDEO AND
SOUND. ARTIST AT THE CENTER IS
ANOTHER ONE OF OUR BIG SUCCESS
STORIES THAT WE ARE PROUD OF
THIS YEAR. WE HAD 26 OF WHAT IS
APPRECIATE AND PARTICIPATE IN
PROJECTS AT THE CENTER. 19 OF
THE 26 AWARDEES WERE BIPOC.
AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DISPLAY
THEIR ARTISTRY AND THEIR
TALENTS TO MORE THAN 4000
PATRONS THAT WERE ON OUR
CAMPUS. AND WE HAVE THREE OF
THE ARTISTS PARTICIPATE THIS
YEAR IN THE WINTERFEST PROGRAM
AND THAT WAS BY SPECIAL
REQUEST TO HAVE THE RETURN.
NEXT SLIDE , PLEASE THIS IS
ANOTHER ONE OF OUR FLAGSHIP
PROGRAMS THAT WE HOST HERE ON
CAMPUS. IT IS THE CULTURAL
FESTIVAL THAT WE HAVE HERE ON
CAMPUS THIS YEAR. WE SAW
ALMOST 200,000 PEOPLE GRACING
OUR CAMPUS TO ATTEND AND
PARTICIPATE IN THE SERIES. AND
LASTLY, AS WELL AS THE CLINIC.
BOTH OF THESE FESTIVALS WE USE
THE RSJI TOOLKIT IN DIFFERENT
PORTIONS AND AREAS OF THE
PROGRAM . WE LOOK AT THE
SERIES AS BEING A SHINING
EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE
POSSIBILITIES ARE OF WHEN YOU
LOOK AT THINGS THROUGH THE
RSJI LENS. NEXT SLIDE. AND I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUE, JACKIE KAREN.
>> SEATTLE CENTERS USING A
VARIETY OF APPROACHES TO
DIVERSIFY HIRING AND INCREASE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIPOC
EMPLOYEES TO ADVANCE THEIR
CAREERS. A GOOD EXAMPLE IS A
NEW HIRING MODEL FOR A SENIOR
POSITION THAT WE USE THAT
RESULTED IN AN INCREASE AND
BIPOC APPLICANT'S UP FROM 16%
TO 31%. NEXT SLIDE. RACIAL
EQUITY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF
CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS. WE'RE
UPGRADING THE ADA ACCESSIBLE
ON THE CAMPUS WITH A FOCUS ON
UNIVERSAL DESIGN THAT MAKES
FACILITIES MORE ACCESSIBLE TO
EVERYONE. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT
A MAJOR $23,000,000.88 UPGRADE
TO THE MONORAIL PLATFORMS WITH
ESTIMATED $23 MILLION WITH
FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS. THIS
IS GOING TO MAKE A DRAMATIC
IMPROVEMENT TO THE PLATFORMS
OVERALL. AND ESPECIALLY TO
ACCESS FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT.
LINE FOR MANY DEPARTMENTWIDE
SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIPS, THE
COUPLE I WILL CALL OUT ARE VERY
IMPORTANT ME. PARTICULARLY
THIS TIME OF YEAR THE SHADOW
CENTER PROVIDES SERVICES DURING
EXTREME WEATHER. ALSO DURING
UNSAFE AIR-QUALITY BOUTS IN THE
SUMMER. THIS HAPPENS AT HER
EXHIBITION HALL AND THE ARMORY
AND FISHER PAVILION. AND ALSO
THE ARMORY SERVES AS A DAYTIME
SHELTER. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR
COLLABORATION WITH SEATTLE ARTS
AND CULTURE WITH SEATTLE
ANTIRACISM. WHICH IS A GROUP
THAT INVOLVES MANY OF SEATTLE
CENTERS RESIDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
THE LEADER OF THE GROUP COMES
TO REMOVE THE RESIDENT
ORGANIZATION MEETINGS AND I
HAVE SOME VERY ROBUST
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE
BARRIERS AND INCREASE RACIAL
EQUITY AND ALL OF OUR
ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS. AND
FINALLY, CUSTOMER SERVICE DOES
A VARIETY OF THINGS. THEY
PROVIDE LANGUAGE SERVICES FOR
FOREIGN VISITORS AND FOR
IMMIGRANTS AND RESIDENTS WITH
LIMITED ENGLISH SKILLS. AND
ALSO PEOPLE WHO ARE HARD OF
HEARING. WITH THAT, I WILL
TURN IT BACK TO MARSHALL.
>> THANK YOU, CHELSEA AND
JACKIE, FOR WALKING US THROUGH
SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE
RSJI PROGRAM. IF YOU COULD GO
TO THE NEXT SLIDE. IN CLOSING,
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW AREAS
THAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT, AS
WE LOOK AHEAD. AS THE BEGINNING
FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT IS
CONTINUING TO BUILD UP OUR
CAPACITY FOR THIS RSJI WORK AS
WE CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE THAT
THIS IS HARD WORK. IT TAKES
TIME AND RESOURCES. I DO WE
REALLY WANT TO DEEPEN MY
COMMITMENT TO THE . WE ARE
LOOKING AT HOW THIS COULD HELP
US DRIVE IMPACT. WHAT I MEAN BY
THAT IS, IF YOU LOOK AT SOME
OF THE PROGRAMS WE JUST
HIGHLIGHTED IN SOME OF THOSE
GREAT MOMENTS THAT YOU KNOW THE
SEATTLE CENTER FOR, THOSE ARE
SOME OF OUR LEAST FUNDED
ELEMENTS. THE CLINIC IS
ACTUALLY SOMETHING WE PUT
TOGETHER AND IT WAS A STAFF
INITIATIVE THAT WAS GROWN OVER
MULTIPLE YEARS. IT IS ENTIRELY
PHILANTHROPIC LEAVE FUNDED AT
THE MOMENT WITHOUT DEDICATED
DEPARTMENT RESOURCES, BELIEVE
IT OR NOT. WE WANT TO WORK TO
CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE PATH
TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.
THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS ARE
GREAT CANDIDATES. NOT ONLY TO
INVEST CITY RESOURCES BUT ALSO
TO LEVERAGE PHILANTHROPY AND
OTHER RESOURCES. TO BE ABLE TO
EXPAND WHAT WE DO IN WORKING
WITH COMMUNITY THROUGH THE
PROGRAM. A SECOND EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY AS WE ARE EXCITED
TO EMBARK ON A NEW FUTURE PLAN
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE CENTER.
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE PUT
TOGETHER BUT THE FOUNDATION FOR
FOR 2024 AND WE SEE IT AS
DEFINING THE FUTURE OF THE
ORGANIZATION FOR THE NEXT 10
YEARS. RACIAL EQUITY NEEDS TO
BE THE BEATING HEART OF THE
EFFORT AND THE CENTER THAT WE
ORGANIZE THE WHOLE PROCESS
AROUND. AND IT NEEDS TO ASK
HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW NOT ON
THE WE CELEBRATE THINGS WE'RE
DOING NOW BUT HOW WE GO DEEPER
IN THE COMMITMENT AND WHO IS AT
THE TABLE TO HELP DESIGN THE
COMMITMENT FOR THE SEATTLE
CENTER. ON TO PUT A FLAG DOWN
THAT THIS IS SOMETHING VERY
IMPORTANT FOR HOW WE DO OUR
RSJI WORK GOING FORWARD. AND
LASTLY, THE COUNCIL IS AWARE OF
OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE MEMORIAL
STADIUM. WE ARE MAKING GREAT
PROGRESS TOGETHER WITH THEM AND
OUR PARTNERSHIP. FOR HOW THIS
AMAZING PROJECT WILL COME
TOGETHER FOR THE RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT TOGETHER WITH THE
PARTNERS AROUND HOW THE PROJECT
HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED
AND HOW IT IS OPERATED WITH
THE PRESENCE OF STUDENT
PERSPECTIVES AT THE CENTER OF
HOW WE CAN SEE AND EXECUTE THE
PROJECT. STILL VERY MUCH IN THE
FORMATIVE STAGES WE ARE GOING
TO BE TOGETHER WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT TOGETHER TO DO THAT
WORK. WE WILL STOP THERE AND
INVESTORS ANYTHING ELSE FROM
THE GROUP HERE, I WILL OPEN IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
THOROUGH PRESENTATION AND IT'S
GREAT TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE
PARTICIPATED DIRECTLY IN. AND
ONE OF THE EARLY SLIDES IN THE
PRESENTATION, THE CLINIC WAS
MENTIONED, WHICH IS ALWAYS A
BIG HIGHLIGHT. I NEVER HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OF TOURING THE
CLINIC WHEN IT WAS IN THE KEY
ARENA. WITH MY TIME ON THE
COUNCIL AND THE CLIMATE PLEDGE
WAS EITHER OPEN OR UNDER
CONSTRUCTION. IT HAS BEEN GREAT
TO SEE THE TRADITION OF ALL AND
TAKE ON A NEW IDENTITY AND A
DIFFERENT SET OF BUILDINGS. BUT
IN A WAY THAT HAS ALLOWED IT TO
EXPAND AND TO THRIVE AND TO
CONTINUE TO HAVE A BIG IMPACT
ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IT IS
ALWAYS AN INSPIRING
OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND VISIT THE
CLINIC WHEN IT IS OPEN. THANK
YOU TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO
TO PUT THAT ON AND TO CONTINUE
TO BE THE HOST OF THE
INDISPENSABLE SERVICE. ALSO,
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
POTENTIAL COLLABORATIONS OF ONE
ROOF AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE
VIGOROUS BIDDING PROCESS THAT
PRODUCE SOMETHING THAT IS TRUE
TO THE SPIRIT OF WHAT WE WANT
MEMORIAL STADIUM TO NOT JUST
CONTINUE TO DO BUT IN TERMS OF
ITS PAST SERVICE TO THE
COMMUNITY AND HOW CAN BE
ENHANCED AND EXPANDED GOING
FORWARD. THIS IS CLEARLY WHAT
HAS BEEN TAKEN ON BY ONE OF OUR
FOUNDATIONS. WITH THE, WE WILL
TURN IT OVER TO COLLEAGUES IF
THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS OR
RESPONSES FROM THIS
PRESENTATION. SEEING NONE, I
AM APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYONE AT
THE SEATTLE CENTER WITH NO
DEPARTMENT LIKE THIS THAT I'M
AWARE OF IN ANY OTHER CITY IN
THE COUNTRY THAT IS THIS CIVIC
PROGRAMMING AND FESTIVAL SPACE
THAT WE HAVE ELEVATED TO THE
CABINET LEVEL POSITION. IT IS
REALLY A UNIQUE SEATTLE
TRADITION SOMETHING THAT
CONTINUES TO BRING A LOT OF JOY
TO ME PERSONALLY SOMEONE WHO
SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THE
CAMPUS IS A GRADUATE OF THE
CENTER SCHOOL. I SAW COUNCIL
MEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA COME OFF
CAMERA FOR A MOMENT. DO YOU
HAVE A QUESTION? OKAY, VERY
GOOD. WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR
HANGING WITH US HERE, SEATTLE
CENTER TEAM, THROUGH TWO AGENDA
ITEMS TODAY. A REALLY GREAT
PLEASURE TO SEE YOU. AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO FUTURE
PRONOUNCEMENT AND SUCCESSES AT
OUR PREMIER SEATTLE CENTER
CAMPUS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR,
GREAT TO BE WITH YOU ALL.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA NUMBER AT NINE DIG INTO
THE RECORD.
>> SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
2022-2023 RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WE ARE
JOINED IN CHAMBERS PREFERENCE
FROM THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY. FOR THOSE WATCHING
REMOTELY, THE CITY CLERK IS
ASSISTING THE LIBRARY PANEL UP
TO THE BRIEFING TABLE. I WOULD
JUST GIVE THEM A MOMENT TO GET
SETTLED.
>> WERE JOINED BY THE CHIEF
LIBRARIAN. I WILL TURN IT OVER
YOU TO INTRODUCE YOUR PANEL AND
GIVE YOUR PRESENTATION READY.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. THINGS FOR
HAVING US TODAY. I AM THE CHIEF
LIBRARIAN OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY. WITH ME TODAY IS THE
HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AT THE
LIBRARY AS WELL AS OUR
EXECUTIVE SPONSOR FROM THE
LIBRARY'S RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE CHANGE TEAM. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. OF COURSE,
BEFORE I START, I WOULD NOTE
THAT WE ARE GIVING THIS TALK
ON THE LAND OF THE COAST
SERVICEPEOPLE. NEXT SLIDE WE
WILL BE COVERING -- COAST
SALISH PEOPLE. NEXT SLIDE WE
WILL BE COVERING AND UPDATING
YOU ON OUR WORK. THERE ARE A
LOT OF EXCITING THINGS
HAPPENING FOCUSED ON EQUITY
AND EXCITING PROJECTS AT THE
LIBRARY. TODAY WE ONLY HAVE
TIME TO GO THROUGH A FEW OF THE
PROJECTS BUT WE HAVE SUBMITTED
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FREE
REVIEW WERE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AS WE
COVER THEM HERE TODAY. LAURA
AND I WILL TAKE TURNS COMING
THE NEXT FEW SLIDES AND ON AND
THE NEXT ONE OVER TO LAURA.
>> ON MAY 25th OF 2023, THE
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FORMALLY ADOPTED IN A STATEMENT
ON EQUITY, RACE, AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE. THIS PUBLIC STATEMENT
LOOK AT THE WORK OF THE ENTIRE
ORGANIZATION. COMMITTING
LIBRARY STAFF AND
ADMINISTRATION TO IDENTIFY AND
REMOVE BARRIERS TO ACCESS FOR
LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
PARTICULARLY THOSE BIRDS THAT
RESULT FROM RACIAL OR SOCIAL
ECONOMIC OPPRESSION. WHILE THE
BOARD OF THE LABOR BOARD
ADOPTED THE POLICY VOTE IN 20
10, WE FELT WAS IMPORTANT TO
MAKE A MORE PERMANENT PUBLIC
STATEMENT ABOUT COMMITMENTS FOR
TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. OF COURSE THE
STATEMENT IS ONLY AS GOOD AS
THE ACTION YOU PUT BEHIND IT.
WE HAVE SHARED THIS STATEMENT,
ALONG WITH THE LIBRARY'S
EQUITY PRIORITIES AND EXAMPLES
OF HOW WE PUT THIS INTO
PRACTICE. SOME OF THE WORK
WERE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS
REFLECTED ON THE PAGE BUT
THERE'S MUCH MORE TO EXPLORE.
WILL UPDATE THE PAGE OF YOUR TO
UPDATE THE MANY WAYS THAT ARE
STAFF REFLECT ON LIBRARY
SERVICE DELIVERY TO ENSURE
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
ACCESSIBLE AND TRULY
REPRESENTATIVE OF COMMUNITY
IDENTITY AND NEED. NEXT SLIDE.
THIS NEXT I WANT TO SHARE IS
THE LIBRARY COLLECTION
DIVERSITY AUDIT. I'M PROUD OF
THIS WORK ON OUR COLLECTION AND
SELECTION WITH THE TEAM OF
LIBRARIANS. THE LIBRARY AND
SELECTION TEAM BEGAN CONDUCTING
THE AUDIT IN 2022 AND WELL INTO
2023. TO ENSURE OUR COLLECTIONS
AFFECT THE RICHNESS AND
DIVERSITY OF THE HUMAN
EXPERIENCE. THE LIBRARY WORKED
WITH THREE PRIMARY BOOK VENDORS
ON THIS AUDIT. INGRAM AND
BAKER AND TAYLOR FOR PRINT
BOOKS AND TAYLOR FOR E-BOOKS.
THE LIBRARY HOLDINGS WERE
COMPARED TO TITLES AND AND FIVE
AS DIVERSE. WE WERE THEN
PROVIDED WITH THE REPORT
INDICATING THE DIVERSITY OF OUR
COLLECTION AND A LIST OF TITLES
THAT WERE NOT IN OUR COLLECTION
THAT WE CONSIDER DIVERSE. ALL
VENDORS REPORTED THAT THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY RANKED
AMONG THE TOP FOR DIVERSITY IN
COLLECTIONS. INGRAM FOR EXAMPLE
NOTED THAT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY RANKS IN THE TOP 10% OF
LIBRARIES IN NORTH AMERICA, NOT
JUST THE UNITED STATES. THIS
AFFIRMED THE DIVERSITY OF OUR
COLLECTION PRIOR TO THE AUDIT.
BOOKS BY AND ABOUT BIPOC AND
PEOPLE ARE ALSO ADDED TO THE
COLLECTION EVERY DAY. TITLES WE
DID NOT HAVE IN OUR COLLECTION
WE THEN REVIEWED BY SELECTION
SERVICES LIBRARIANS. THANKS TO
THE WORK AND FUNDING FROM THE
2019 LIBRARY LEVY, THEY HAVE
ADDED MORE THAN 1500 TITLES AND
WITHIN 4700 COPY STORE PRINT
AND DIGITAL COLLECTIONS. THIS
WORK HELPS TO AMPLIFY THE
VOICES OF HISTORICALLY
MARGINALIZED AND
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. THE
VERY PEOPLE WHOSE VOICES ARE
BEING SILENCED BOOK BENDS
NATIONWIDE AND WHY THE LIBRARY
OR THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
IS INVOLVED IN THE STATE TO
MAKE SURE THE RESOURCES ARE
AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE IN THE
UNITED STATES AND ITS
TERRITORIES.
>> WITH A ROLE IN INCREASING
DIGITAL INCLUSION. THIS THE
WORK OF A CROSS DIVISIONAL
LEVER WORK GROUP FORMED IN 2022
TO ASSESS THE LIBRARY'S
POSITION AND ROLE IN DIGITAL
EQUITY AND DIGITAL INCLUSION.
THIS IMPORTANT WORK AS WE KNOW
FROM THE CITY OF ST. SEATTLE'S
TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION STUDY LAST
PRODUCED IN 2018. IT SHOWS THAT
FOLKS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY ARE
FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY NOT TO
HAVE INTERNET ACCESS. PEOPLE
LIVING WITH DISABILITIES ARE
THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR, OLDER ADULTS,
AND PEOPLES WHO PRIMARY
LANGUAGE IS SOMETHING OTHER
THAN ENGLISH OR TWO TIMES MORE
LIKELY NOT HAVE INTERNET
ACCESS. LIBRARY STUFF UNLESS
THE CITY'S REPORT ALONG WITH
HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS ABOUT
DIGITAL INCLUSION FROM LIBRARY
AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.
INCLUDING COMMUNITY OUTREACH
CONDUCTED FOR FUTURE OF THE
LIBRARY AND STRATEGIC FORESIGHT
STUDIES THAT INCLUDED DOZENS
OF COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. SERVING
MARGINALIZED COMMITTEES AND
COMMENTS FROM PATRONS WHO USE
THE LIBRARY'S HOTSPOTS OR EQUAL
ACCESS PROGRAMS AND FEEDBACK
RECEIVED DURING LIBRARY
LISTENING SESSIONS AND
PARTNERSHIPS IN 2018 WITH THE
ORGANIZATIONS AND GRANT
APPLICATIONS FOR THE SEATTLE
AND KING COUNTY WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT DIGITAL DIGITAL
NAVIGATOR PROGRAM. USE THE
REPORT FRAMED BY THE
COMPONENTS OF DIGITAL
CONCLUSION AS OUTLINED BY THE
NATIONAL DIGITAL INCLUSION
ALLIANT AND THE REPORT PROVIDES
RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP ADDRESS
QUESTIONS OF OPPORTUNITY,
COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP, AND THE
ROLE OF THE LIBRARY AND
INCREASING DIGITAL INCLUSION IN
THE COMMUNITY. THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE
ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT
BUILD EQUITY IN DIGITAL ACCESS
AND PARTICIPATION. DESIGNING A
LIBRARY PROGRAM AND SERVICE
THROUGH COMMUNITY INFORMED
PROCESS THAT ADVANCES COMMUNITY
PRIORITIES. SUPPORT LIBRARY
STAFF TO WORK WITH WITH
COMMUNITY FOREST ORGANIZATIONS
IN SUPPORT OF GOALS AND TO
PROMOTE AVAILABLE COMMUNITY
TECHS TECH SUPPORT OPTIONS VIA
A MORE SOPHISTICATED
JUST-IN-TIME SUPPORT MODEL.
AND FINALLY, CREATE AN ACCESS
PLAN FOR THOSE WHO NEED SUPPORT
TO DISSIPATE IN THE LIBRARY'S
VIRTUAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
THERE ARE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
AS WELL. THE COMPLETE REPORT
HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO WITH
OTHER MATERIALS OF THIS REPORT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVALUATING
THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN 2024 AND
BUILDING A MULTIYEAR
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE
WORK. NEXT, PLEASE. NEXT I
WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO UPDATE
YOU AND 2024 WE WILL BE
REPORTING ON SOME VERY EXCITING
PROJECTS THAT WE ARE WORKING
ON. AS YOU ALL PROBABLY KNOW
BY NOW WE HAVE BEEN IN THE
MIDDLE OF OUR STRATEGIC
PLANNING PROCESS AND WE STARTED
THAT WITH THE FUTURE OF THE
LIBRARY FORESIGHT PROCESS AS
WELL TO LOOK OUT ABOUT 10
YEARS. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE WORK NOW AND IT'S BEYOND
THE MESSY MIDDLE BUT WE ARE
DOWN TO THE NITTY-GRITTY AND WE
ARE WORKING THROUGH ALL OF
THAT. BUT AS POINTED OUT BY
MARSHALL FOSTER, ONE THING
BAKED INTO THIS AT EVERY LEVEL
IS RACIAL EQUITY AND ALSO RACE
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT . WE WANT
TO HOPE THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION
IS EMBEDDING THIS FOR
EVERYTHING THAT WE WILL DO AND
CREATE. WE ARE EXCITED TO
SHARE DRAFT WITH THE PUBLIC
ONCE IT'S LATER THIS YEAR TO
IMPLEMENT THE FINAL DRAFT IN
2024. WERE ALSO TRACKING THE
PROGRESS OF THE CITIES
CONFERENCE A PLAN AND
IDENTIFYING WITH THE
INTERSECTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES
TO CONNECT. EARLY LEARNING AND
THE YOUTH AND FAMILY LEARNING
SERVICES FRAMEWORK AND
FOLLOWING SOME IS A PANDEMIC
DISRUPTION, WERE MADE A RETURN
THIS YEAR TO IN PERSONS TOREE
THOMPSON IN PERSON KALEIDOSCOPE
PLAY AND LEARN AND IN STORY
COMMITTEE SESSIONS AT PARTNER
SITES. THE YOUTH AND FAMILY
SERVICES HAS DEVELOPED A NEW
SERVICE FRAMEWORK FOR
COMPREHENSIVELY SERVING
CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM
PRENATAL TO YOUNG ADULTHOOD AS
WELL AS OF THEIR CAREGIVERS AND
FAMILIES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
SHARING MORE ABOUT THAT THIS
YEAR AND WE ARE DEVELOPING A
NEW LIBRARY APP. WERE IN THE
PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A NEW
MOBILE APP TO INCREASE ACCESS
TO LIBRARY SERVICES AND
ENHANCED ONLINE PAYTON
EXPERIENCE AND ATTRACT NEW
PATRONS. TO ENSURE IT IS
USEFUL FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
MUST SUPPORT ACCESSIBILITY
FEATURES OF MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
AND REPRESENT THE NEEDS OF OUR
DIVERSE COMMUNITY. THIS IS NOW
OUT THE RFP STAGE AND LOOK
FORWARD TO THE BUILDOUT NEXT
YEAR. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE
AVAILABLE US RETURN TO THE
FIRST PART OF THE. WE ARE ALSO
LOOKING AT THE RULES OF
CONDUCT. AND THE MATERIALS YOU
WILL FIND INFORMATION ABOUT A
REVIEW AND FUTURE REVISIONS OF
OUR RULES OF CONDUCT. THE
PRIMARY GOAL OF THE. IS TO
ELIMINATE RACIAL DISPARITIES
THAT MAY EXIST IN LIBRARY
INCLUSIONS THROUGH
DE-ESCALATION AND TRAUMA AND
FARM PRACTICES AND OTHER
CULTURALLY RELEVANT STRATEGIES.
THE REVISED RULES OF CONDUCT
ARE EXPECTED EARLY NEXT YEAR.
LASTLY, CAUCUS OPPORTUNITIES
HAVE BEEN ASKED FOR BY LIBRARY
STAFF FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW .
THE TEAM HAS BEEN A LEADER IN
GETTING THIS EFFORT OFF THE
GROUND AT US AND WE HAVE
SEVERAL STAFF VOLUNTEERS
TRAINED AS FACILITATORS TO HOST
OFF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TOPICS
IMPORTANT TO LIBRARY STAFF AND
WORKS AT ITS LAUNCH THE PROGRAM
IN 2024 AND REPORT BACK TO
NEXT TO MANY THINK STORE
CONSULTING PARTNER FOR THEIR
SUPPORT. THAT COVERS OUR
PRESENTATION FOR TODAY AND WERE
HAPPY TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND
ANYTHING WE CANNOT ANSWER
TODAY, WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF
LIBRARIAN. REALLY, LOTS OF
DEPARTMENTS, TO THE PUBLIC
ASSETS COMMITTEE AND I DO THINK
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS
THE MOST UNIQUE. AND THAT
THERE ARE SOME SEMI-INDEPENDENT
STRUCTURES. WE DO NOT CONFIRM
YOU , CHIEF LIBRARIAN, THE
LIBRARY BOARD DOES. WITH THAT,
I THINK THERE COMES A LITTLE
BIT MORE LEEWAY. IT'S ALWAYS A
GREAT PLEASURE TO GET UPDATES
ON INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS
THAT THE LIBRARIES ENGAGED IN.
I THINK THAT THIS RSJI REPORT
IS VERY UNIQUE BECAUSE I'M
HARD-PRESSED TO FIND OTHER
DEPARTMENTS WORKING AT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE THAT HAVE SUCH A BIG
ROLE. SUPPORTING SO MANY OTHER
INSTITUTIONS IN THE CITY AND
SUPPORTING THE HIGHER
EDUCATION SYSTEM AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. AND ALL OF THE
OTHER SYSTEMS THAT YOU RELY ON
INFORMATION I REALLY THINK THAT
UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP THAT WE
HAVE SEEN LEANING INTO
ENHANCING THE COMPONENTS OF
PROGRAMMING FOR ENGLISH OF
EARLY LEARNING OR ADDITIONAL
LITERACY. ALL THAT ARE SO
IMPORTANT TO THE BROADER EQUITY
GOES TO RICHARD TO REALIZE IS A
COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE THAT
THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE
PRESENTATION TODAY. I ALSO
APPRECIATE THE LAST YEAR AND A
HALF, THE LIBRARY EXPANDING THE
MISSION BEYOND THE BORDERS OF
THE CITY TO MAKE OUR DIGITAL
COLLECTIONS AVAILABLE TO PARTS
OF THE COUNTRY AND PARTS OF
THIS WORLD THAT HAVE MATERIALS
THAT ARE CENSORED OR DON'T EVEN
HAVE MATERIALS AVAILABLE FROM
THE BROADER DISSEMINATION
INFORMATION AND TO MAKING
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS AVAILABLE
AND LIBRARY CARD AND SPECIAL
LIBRARY CARDS AVAILABLE TO
PEOPLE BEYOND THE BORDERS OF
THE CITY I REALLY DO THINK AS
FAR AS US AS A BOARD.
SCRUTINIZING THE RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK OF A GIVEN
DEPARTMENT. AM SO GRATEFUL TO
THE ROLE THAT SETTLED PUBLIC
LIBRARIES DOING TO EXPAND AND
ENHANCE EQUITY IN OUR
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND
EXPANDING EQUITY AND ACCESS TO
INFORMATION BEYOND HER
COMMUNITY. WITH THAT, ARE
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES ON
THE PRESENTATION? SEEING AND
HEARING NONE, I'LL GIVE THE
LAST WORD TO THE PANEL THEN WE
MOVE ONTO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
BUT THANK YOU SO FOR MUCH FOR
REPORTING BACK AND LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING MORE ABOUT THE
STRATEGIC PLAN IN PARTICULAR
WHEN THAT BECOMES FINALIZED.
BUT I WILL GIVE YOU THE LAST
WORD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR LEWIS AND
THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS.
ON BEHALF OF THE 705 STAFF
MEMBERS ON THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AND
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU
TO THIS COMMITTEE. YOU HAVE
BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE
LIBRARY AND ALL THE INITIATIVES
THAT WE OFTEN HEAR ABOUT. I
ACTUALLY GET TO REPRESENT THEM.
BUT WE NEVER REPRESENT THE
QUALITY OF THE WORK THAT IS
BEING PRODUCED EVERY DAY. SO
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE
TIME TO DO SO.
>> OKAY, PLEASE READ ITEM 10
INTO THE RECORD.
>> SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
2022-2023 RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. THIS
IS OUR FINAL RSJI REPORT TODAY
BEFORE WE MOVE INTO OUR FINAL
PIECE OF LEGISLATION. IT'S OUR
FRIENDS FROM SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION THAT ARE JOINING US
REMOTELY. ARE YOU LEADING THE
PANEL HERE?
>> I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU
AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU. I
KNOW WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK
ABOUT THIS YEAR AND IT HAS BEEN
A GREAT YEAR FOR THE DEPARTMENT
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A LOT OF
YOUR INITIATIVES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COME BEFORE YOU TO SURE RACE
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR PERRY
2022-2023. TODAY WE WILL
HIGHLIGHT A SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF
OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND I WOULD
SAY BEFORE WE GET INTO THE
PRESENTATION THAT WE ARE A VERY
PUBLIC FACING DEPARTMENT WITH
NEARLY EVERY SERVICE AND
PROGRAM THAT WE PROVIDE THE HAS
A RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
IMPERATIVE TO IT. WE
FREQUENTLY SEE IF THE CITY HAD
NOT LAUNCHED A RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE 20 YEARS
AGO, THAT FUNDAMENTALLY THIS
WOULD BE THE WORK THAT WE ARE
DOING FOR RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE WORK EVEN WITHOUT AN
INITIATIVE. BEFORE WE GET INTO
THE PRESENTATION, I WOULD LIKE
TO TAKE A MINUTE TO INTRODUCE
MY COLLEAGUES HERE AT SEATTLE
PARKS WILL BE PART OF THE
PRESENTATION AND MAY BE IN THIS
ORDER WE WILL ASK PEARL AND
TRICIA AND DONNA AND MICHELLE
AND DARRELL TO INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M THE RACIAL
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE COACH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE
STRATEGIC ADVISER.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> OKAY. I AM DONNA BROWN AND
I'M THE EQUITY ENGAGEMENT
ADVISER HERE IN THE FACILITIES
WITH PLANNING AND CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT BRANCH. THANK YOU
>> ALL RIGHT AND THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE THANK YOU FOR
INTRODUCING YOURSELF. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. ARE
DEPARTMENTS COMMITMENT TO RACE
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IS BROAD AND
DEEP AND HISTORICAL. THE
SEATTLE RECREATION DEPARTMENT
WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PROGRAMS
TO PILOT THE DIP OF RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE CHANGE TEAM.
THIS OCCURRED ALMOST 20 YEARS
AGO AND THEN HER PRACTICE AND
COMMITMENT TO EQUITY HAS
DEEPENED AND BECOME STRONGER
AND STRONGER. WE REALLY LIVE
AND BREATHE THE EQUITY OF
ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECREATION
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND
IMPERATIVE. WE HEARD SOME OF
THAT IN THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY
TODAY AND WE TRULY BELIEVE
THAT. THERE ARE FAR-REACHING
EXAMPLES THAT YOU WILL HEAR
ABOUT RELATED TO OUR COMMITMENT
TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION PARK
SCHOLARSHIP STOMACH RECREATION
PROGRAMS ACCESSIBLE TO
SEATTLE'S FAMILIES. EXPENDED
COMMUNITY CENTER HOURS THAT ARE
FUNDED AT THE PARK DISTRICT TO
CREATE HOURS FOR EVERYBODY AND
ALL PARTS OF THE CITY TO
COMMUNITY CENTERS. MANUAL HEAR
ABOUT A VARIETY OF GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES THAT KEEP US AS A
MATCH. THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT
MODIFIED THE VISION STATEMENT
TO REALLY DOUBLE DOWN ON HER
ASPIRATION TO REALLY LIVE INTO
THE WIDER AND BROADER
COMMITMENT TO RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE HERE. I WANT TO READ IT
TO BUT IT IS INTENDED TO BE A
DYNAMIC AND EVOLVING VISION
THAT I THINK IS TANGIBLE OVER
TIME. BUT REALLY INDIANS INTO
THIS IDEA THAT WE NEED TO
CONSTANTLY BE SHARPENING OUR
TOOLKIT IN THIS AREA. WITH
THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUE , WHO WILL DO THE
MAJORITY OF THE PRESENTATION.
AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM
WHO ARE ON THE CALL, WHO WILL
SERVE THE SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTS.
>> THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER. NEXT
TO SLIDE. WE BELIEVE IN
PROVIDING EQUITABLE PROGRAMS ON
SERVICE AND ACCESS AND WE MUST
START BY INVITING EQUITY IN
SOME OF THE WORK WITHIN THE
MASTERS DEVELOPING EQUITABLE
TOOLS TO PERFORM EQUITY
ANALYSIS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
CITYWIDE EQUITABLE BUDGET
PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE
EQUITABLE BUDGET CONTINUING TO
MAKE ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS.
THIS IS UNDERWAY FOR THE
CONDITIONS AND PARTICULARLY
THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES OF
SEATTLE PART AND WE'RE
INCREASING DIVERSITY OF
APPLICANTS WITH COMMUNITY REACH
AND HOW. WITH CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT AND TURNING IS ONE
WAY WE GET THERE WITH THE
ANNUAL EMPLOYEE TRAINING
BEGINNING IN 2018. DECIDUOUS
EVERY YEAR TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
THE STAFF. FOR 2020 AND 20
BEFORE WE DECIDED TO THE SIX
PART SPEAKER SERIES ABOUT
TRAUMA AND HEALING AND
RESILIENCY. NEXT SLIDE. AT
PARKS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO
DEDICATED STAFF THAT HELPS US
ENGAGE IN THE RSJI WORK. THE
PRIMARY GOALS FOR 2023 HAD
TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES
TOGETHER IN SPACES TO ENHANCE
LEARNING WITH AND FOR THE
WORKFORCE. TODAY, WE HAVE 11
MEMBERS INCLUDING TWO NEW
COLLEAGUES AND EXECUTIVE
SPONSORS. THE LARGE NUMBER OF
NEW CHANGE TO MEMBERS REQUIRED
TRAINING BECOME A PARTY. WE
CONTRACTED WITH THE PEOPLE'S
INSTITUTE FOR SURVIVAL AND
BEYOND TO CONDUCT A THREE-DAY
UNDER DOING INSTITUTIONAL
RACISM WORKSHOP OF THE TEAM AND
STAFF. THE PEOPLE'S INSTITUTE
HAS A LONG HISTORY WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND THIS WAS
PARTIALLY DERIVED FROM THE
TRAINING. WE THOUGHT THIS
WOULD BE GREAT TRAINING FOR A
TEAM TO HAVE ALIGNMENT WITH THE
CITY. NEXT SLIDE. MOVING OVER
TO THE SERVICE AND ACCESS WORK.
SUSTAINABLE TREES IS A BIG
PART OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
WE BELIEVE ALL NEIGHBORHOODS
DESERVE ACCESS TO TREES AND
SHADE. FIRST WE HAVE THE NEW
TREE CANOPY PROJECT FOCUSED ON
EXISTING HIGHLANDS. AS
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE
AND SUMMER MONTHS, IT'S
IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE RESPITE
WITH 80% OF THE 500 NEW TREES
PLANTED THIS YEAR PLACED IN THE
TOP TWO HIGHEST EQUITY PRIORITY
ZONES AS IDENTIFIED IN THE LEFT
OF THE SCREEN. THE PROGRAM
FUNDED BY THE NUTRI ORDINANCES
SPECIFICALLY FOR TREES PLACED
IN AREAS WITH 25% OR LESS
EXISTING TREE COVERAGE ANOTHER
TREE PROJECT UNDERWAY SHONEN
CENTER IS THE URBAN ORCHARD
PARK WE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT
AND MAINTAIN THE ORCHARD AS
WELL AS HARVEST AND DISSEMINATE
THE FRUITS. NEXT SLIDE.
REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU LIVE,
EVERYONE DESERVES TO ENJOY THE
NUMBER ONE PARK ACTIVITY, A
WALK IN THE PARK. AND THE NEED
TO BUILD TO DO THAT IN A
SAFEWAY. REMAKE TRAILS MORE
WILL COMMAND SAY FOR THE
COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING IMPROVED
ACCESS IN CONNECTION TO OTHER
AREAS SUCH AS BUS LINES,
SCHOOLS AND THEIR CASE,
RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, STORES
AND OTHER HIGH USE NEEDS. ON
THE SLIDE HE COULD SEE FOUR
BEFORE-AND-AFTER PHOTOS, WHICH
ARE EXAMPLES OF THE TRAILS
HUNTER HAD RENOVATIONS DONE
THIS YEAR IN THE HIGHEST EQUITY
PRIORITY ZONES. NEXT SLIDE.
MOVING OVER TO OUR FACILITIES
IN PLANNING A CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, WE HAVE
ELEVATE. THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION INITIATIVE ELEVATES
THE PLATFORM FOR EVERYONE.
ELEVATE AIMS TO STRENGTHEN THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN DESIGNS AND
THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. BY
REWARDING VISION OF PURPOSE AND
CREATING SUPPORT THROUGH VITAL
NEW PARKS DESIGN. THIS
ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF TREATMENT
OFFERED TO DESIGN OPPORTUNITY
TO LAUNCH THE RENOVATION
PROJECT IN THE HISTORICAL
FILIPINO COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE ASKED TO
COMMIT THE STATEMENT OF
INTEREST AND PARTNERING WITH
THE DESIGN PROFESSIONALS FOR
THE PARK RENOVATION. THIS IS
THE FINAL COMMUNITY MEMBER
IDENTIFIED AS FILIPINO AND
AMERICAN INDIAN. WORKS ONE OF
THE EXPENDED PROCESS TO
ANOTHER CAPITAL PROJECT IS
RESOURCES AND TIMELINES
ALLOWED. NEXT LIGHT -- SLIDE.
THE PARK MAY FIND GIVES
COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW
FOR PARK GROUNDS WITHOUT THE
REQUIREMENT TO MATCH THE GRANT
FUNDS. WE DEVELOP THE FRAMEWORK
AFTER MEETING WITH 50 COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO HELPED
THE PROGRAM PROCESS AND
ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS A COMMUNITY
PROJECT FUND FOCUSED ON
FRONT-LINE COMMUNITIES NOT
AIMING TO ADVANCE PARK EQUITY.
OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED
WITH THE PROJECT IN SEATTLE
CONDUCTED IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
AND INCLUDING A GREAT
PARTNERSHIP. THE DIVISION ALSO
HELPED WITH STAFF ENGAGEMENT
THIS. ARBITRATION VISION ACROSS
THE OUR PROGRAMS EXPAND TO
SERVING OUR CAN IS TO THE
MOBILE RECREATION OFFERINGS. WE
SPECIFICALLY GO TO WHAT WE CALL
PLAY DESSERTS. WE OFFER
SERVICES TO THOSE AWAY FROM
PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES. WE WOULD LIKE TO
SPOTLIGHT FOR YOU TODAY THE
SUPERINTENDENT AND MAYOR
HOSTING A KICK OFF EVENT AND
LAUNCHING A CITYWIDE INITIATIVE
FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND WILLIAMS
HERE WOULD PROVIDE THREE SWIM
LESSONS TO PREVENT TRAINING
INCIDENTS. THIS CAME WITH A
FOCUS ON USING COMMITTEE A
COLOR BECAUSE INCIDENTS OF
DROWNING DISPROPORTIONAL
IMPACTS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
SINCE THEN, THE RECREATION
DIVISION REPURPOSE THE FUND TO
DISTRIBUTE 350 FREE SWIMMING
LESSONS TO USE BETWEEN THE AGES
OF SIX AND 18 AND 1472
SCHOLARSHIPS WITH UP TO 90% OF
USES RECOVERED. RUSSELL PILOTED
A HUGE CHANGE WE OFFERED EARLY
ACCESS FRUSTRATION TO ALL OF
THE SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBLE
FAMILIES. WITH SAW OPERATIVE
80% OF ALL SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBLE
FAMILIES WHO REGISTERED FOR
SWIM LESSONS UTILIZE THE EARLY
REGISTRATION PERIOD TO SECURE
THEMSELVES A SPOT IN OUR
LESSONS. NEXT SLIDE. LASTLY WE
WANT TO SHARE THE EQUITY
TOOLKIT PROCESS IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE NONPROFIT PARTNERS
WITH COUNSEL . CURRENTLY, OUR
DIVISION IS LISTING THE MANY
ACTIVITIES THAT WE OFFER WITH
THE DESIRE TO REDUCE PRINT
WASTE, AS WELL AS INCREASED
MARKETING RANGE. WE SET A GOAL
TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO
ELIMINATE BARRIERS AND
INFORMATION TO EQUITY SEEKING
GROUPS. SOME THE GROUPS WERE
MOVING FORWARD WITH INCLUDE
MOVING IMPROVING THE MEDIAN
EFFORTS LIKE THE TRANSITION OF
SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT AND
IMPROVING WHICH ACCESS AND
TRANSLATION OF MATERIALS AND
UTILIZING OUR IN-HOUSE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AMBASSADOR
PROGRAM TO SUPPORT BRINGING
INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE. NEXT
SLIDE. ON BEHALF OF SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION WE WOULD
LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
AND ASK IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THIS
OVERVIEW. GOING TO
SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS
COMMENTS EARLIER. ABOUT THE
STRONG COMMITMENT IN PARKS AND
RECREATION EQUITY. IN EARNEST
WE WERE COMING TOGETHER IN 2022
TO SHAPE THE PRIORITIES FOR THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT. MY
INTERACTIONS WITH THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT ALWAYS STARTED IN
TERMS OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FROM
THAT STANDPOINT OF HOW WILL THE
INVESTMENT INVESTOR GOALS
AROUND EQUITY? I THINK THE
FINAL PACKAGE THAT WE PRODUCED,
WHERE WE DRAMATICALLY EXPANDED
THE EQUITY FUND AND WHERE WE
TOOK OUT DESERVING PROJECTS AND
FUNDED THEM SEPARATELY. TO
STRETCH EVEN FURTHER THE IMPACT
OF THE EQUITY FUND. IT SPEAKS
VERY HIGHLY TO THE COMMITMENT
FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THE GUIDANCE
AND THE ASSISTANCE OF PRODUCING
A PACKAGE THAT WILL LEAD INTO
THAT MISSION FOR ALL THE
PEOPLE OF THE CITY TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
PROGRAMMING CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND EVERYTHING
THAT PARKS DOES AS PART OF ITS
PORTFOLIO. THE VALUES IN THIS
PRESENTATION INTO THE WORK THAT
WE HAVE DONE TOGETHER IS
SOMETHING THAT ARE VERY MUCH
APPRECIATED DURING MY TIME ON
THE CITY COUNCIL. DO THE
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS BASED ON THE
PRESENTATION? OR ANY COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, I
REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE
COMING HERE AND GIVING THIS
UPDATE. WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING WHAT WE'RE DOING TO
MOVE THE BALL FORWARD IN OUR
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WORKING
WITH EVERYONE HERE ON ADVANCING
THOSE PRIORITIES. THANK YOU FOR
ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING HERE
WITH SOME REALLY GREAT UPDATES.
AND DEMONSTRATING THAT
COMMITMENT THAT RUNS THROUGH
EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WILL NOW
MOVE TO OUR LAST AGENDA ITEM.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM 11 INTO THE RECORD?
NEW ITEM 11. COUNTABLE 120719.
THE ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO
GRANT AND CONVEY UTILITY
EASEMENTS AND THE PORTIONS OF
MAGNOLIA PARK, MAGNOLIA
BOULEVARD, URSULA JUDKINS
VIEWPOINT PARK, N SMITH COVE.
TO THE KING COUNTY WASTEWATER
TREATMENT DIVISION FOR THE
PURPOSES OF OPERATING COMBINED
STORE OVERFLOW PIPE LAID , AND
TO ACCEPT PAYMENT THEREFORE,
AND FINDING THAT THE GRANT OF A
PERMANENT SUBSURFACE EASEMENT
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
ORDINANCE 118477, ADOPTING
INITIATIVE 42.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.
CLERK. LOOKS LIKE TRACY WILL BE
A PERSON FOR THIS. SHOULD JUST
CAME ON CAMERA. TRACY, WHY
DON'T I HANDED OVER TO YOU HERE
FOR AN OVERVIEW. I WANT TO NOTE
THAT WE WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE
PROCESS OF SETTING UP A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. SO AFTER TRACY'S
PRESENTATION, I WILL GO AND SAY
THE NECESSARY WORDS AND WE WILL
HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND
THEN MOVE ON TO CONSIDER THE
BILL. BUT FIRST, LET'S PASS IT
OVER TO TRACY TO GET AN
OVERVIEW OF THIS LEGISLATION.
>> I WILL GO ACTUALLY GOING TO
PASS IT OVER TO PARKS. I AM
ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE THEM GO
TO THEIR PRESENTATION. IT IS
VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD
LEGISLATION IN THE LATE HOUR I
DON'T THINK YOU NEED ME TO ADD
WHAT EXACTLY THEY WILL BE WITH
A FEW COMMENTS TO MAKE ABOUT
THIS ORDINANCE. AGAIN, IT IS
PRETTY SIMPLE AND
STRAIGHTFORWARD SO I WILL PASS
IT OVER TO CHRISTOPHER AND
RICHARD TO GO AHEAD AND TALK
ABOUT THE LIMITED DETAILS ABOUT
THE LEGISLATION.
>> GO-AHEAD, DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, TRACY AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THIS
PRESENTATION. WHENEVER WE SEEK
AN EASEMENT WE ARE REQUIRED TO
BRING LEGISLATION BEFORE THE
CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND
APPROVAL. AS WITH ALL SUCH
LEGISLATION, WE MAKE SURE WE
ARE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
INITIATIVE 42. WHICH IS THE
LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRES THE
USE OF PARKLAND FOR PARKS AND
RECREATION PURPOSES. IF WE ARE
GOING TO SUSPEND THAT, THEN WE
NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.
WHICH IS WHAT YOU HAD MENTIONED
HERE A FEW MOMENTS AGO. THIS
IS A CASE WHERE THE UNDERGROUND
PIPELINES ARE GOING TO BE
INSTALLED. IN MAGNOLIA PARK
AND WE THINK THAT THIS USE IS
CONSISTENT AND ALLOWABLE WITH
INITIATIVE 42. WITH THAT, I
WILL TURN OVER THE BULK OF THE
PRESENTATION TO OUR SENIOR REAL
PROPERTY AGENT.
>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS FOR
THAT INTRODUCTION. I WORK WITH
PROPERTY AND ACQUISITION
SERVICES AT PARKS AND
RECREATION AND I'M A SENIOR
REAL PROPERTY AGENT AND WE
HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS
PROJECT FOR SOME TIME. I DO
WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THE
PIPELINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND
FUNCTIONING. IT WAS INSTALLED
ROUGHLY IN 2013 AND THAT WAS
AFTER FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE
PRIOR TO REDUCING THE SEWERAGE
OVERFLOW. TO PROTECT PUBLIC
HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE AGREEMENT REACHED INVOLVE
SEVERAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
KING COUNTY IN THE PORT OF
SEATTLE. TO CONSTRUCT THE
PIPELINE IN THIS CASE, KING
COUNTY. THIS FACILITATED THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT EXPANDING THE
PARK IN COORDINATION WITH THE
OTHER GROUPS. IT WAS A
COORDINATED EFFORT. THE CITY
COUNCIL POUNDS PASSED THE
RESOLUTION IN 2013 AND RENT THE
CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL OF THE
PIPELINE. SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION PROVIDED THE USE
FOR THE PERMIT CONSTRUCTION.
CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED
AND IT SERVES TO REDUCE THE
OVERFLOW. THAT HAS HAPPENED IN
THE PAST. NEXT SLIDE. THIS
MAP SHOWS IN THE COURSE OF THE
PIPELINE IN THE AREAS THAT IT
OCCUPIES AND THE PURPLE LINE
REPRESENTS THE ACTUAL EASEMENT
WITH THE PIPELINE THAT IS
CONTINGENT THAT. YOU LOOK AT
THE RIGHT IT IS KING COUNTY
WITH THE NON-PROPERTY WITH THE
PLAYGROUND. AND IT FLOWS TO
THE LEFT WITH THIS DIRECTION.
AND THE PARKS THAT ARE IMPACTED
OR INVOLVED WITH THE PIPELINE
ARE SHADED IN THE ORANGE.
EXCEPT FOR MAGNOLIA BOULEVARD.
AND THIS PORTION OF THE
PIPELINE IS UNDER THE PAVEMENT
PART. THE PIPELINE IT'S 140
FEET DEEP. IN MOST PLACES. AS
IT CONTINUES WEST , IT GOES TO
20 FEET. BUT IT IS WELL BELOW
GROUND. SO IT DOES NOT IMPACT
OR IMPAIR OR AFFECT THE USE OF
PRIVATE PROPERTY. AND WE DON'T
FORESEE ANY FUTURE ISSUES WITH
IT. TODAY'S LEGISLATION WILL
AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THIS
UTILITY EASEMENT FOR THE PARK
PROPERTY FOR MAGNOLIA
BOULEVARD. AND THE PIPELINE
UTILITY HAS BEEN PRAISED. AND
IT WAS REVIEWED BY THE CITY
APPRAISER. WE WILL BE PAID
$330,000 FROM KING COUNTY FOR
THE CONVEYANCE OF THE EASEMENT.
AND OUR FINANCE TEAM HAS
SHARED THE 330,000 AS WELL.
AND THAT WE ANTICIPATE THE
CONTINUED SHORTFALL IN
COMMUNITY CENTERS INTO THE
CLOSURES. AND THE CONTINUED
RAMP-UP OF FACILITY RENTALS
WHICH IS NOT RETURN TO
PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. WE HEARD
THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATIONS
HOW THE PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED
BASICALLY THE WORLD. THIS IS
ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT IS
TIMELY AND VERY WELL NEEDED.
AND I OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. TO
COUNSEL COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
PRESENTATION FROM PARKS?
OKAY, SEEING NONE. I WAS SEE IF
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO AN
OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING. BEFORE
WE FORMALLY MOVE THE
LEGISLATION, WE NEED TO HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS
LEGISLATION. AS PRESIDING
OFFICER, I AM NOW OPENING THE
PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNTABLE
120719. RELATING TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION. ARE
THERE ANY SPEAKERS WHO WISH TO
SPEAK ON COUNTABLE 120719?
EITHER ONLINE OR IN PERSON?
>> THERE NO SPEAKER SET UP
ONLINE OR IN PERSON TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. IT IS
ALSO THE CHAIR'S OBSERVATION
THAT THE GALLERY AT CITY HALL
IS CURRENTLY EMPTY . AS THERE
ARE NO SPEAKERS OR MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC REMOTELY OR
PHYSICALLY PRESENT FOR THIS
PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNTABLE
120719, THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS
NOW CLOSED. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION COME THE COUNCIL
RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO
ALLOW THE COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON
THE BILL ON THE SAME DAY THAT
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNSEL RULE IS SUSPENDED AND
THE COMMITTEE WILL PROCEED WITH
THE BILL. I MOVE COUNTABLE
120719. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF PENCIL
BILL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] THERE ARE
FOUR IN FAVOR AND LINEUP POST.
>> THE AYE'S HAVE IT AND THE
UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FOR
THE LEGISLATION WILL BE BROUGHT
FORWARD TO THE NEXT SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING .
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR HELPING US GET THROUGH VERY
PACKED AGENDA A LITTLE EARLIER
THAN I ANTICIPATED THAT WE
WOULD. IS THERE ANYTHING FOR
THE GOOD OF THE ORDER FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS? SEEING AND
HEARING NONE, IT IS FOR 6 PM
AND THIS MEETING IS HEREBY
ADJOURNED.