>>> BOARD MEMBER BUZZ04. BUZZ
MEMBER SEVEN. BOARD MEMBER
BUZZ08. BOARD MEMBER PETERSON.
BOARD MEMBER BUZZ10. BOARD
MEMBER BUZZ11.
>> PRESENT.
>> BOARD MEMBER BUZZ02.
>> YEAR.
>> BOARD MEMBER PETERSON. I
SEE HIM, I CANNOT HEAR HIM. WE
WILL COME BACK . BOARD PRESIDEN
LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> BOARD MEMBER PETERSON. WE
MIGHT WANT TO HOLD OFF A MINUTE
UNTIL WE GET CONFIRMATION THAT
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. 20, I SEE
HIM.
>> I AM HERE . I COULDN'T HEAR
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I THOUGHT SO.
FIVE PRESENT.
>> SORRY, I CAN HEAR YOU NOW. I
AM HERE.
>> EXCELLENT. BOARD MEMBER
BUZZ07 IS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
MEETING. I WILL ANNOUNCE
ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS AS THE
ENTER THE MEETING. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. AND AS O
APRIL 3rd, 2023 , THESE MINUTES
HAVE BEEN REVIEWED. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION TO THESE MINUTES,
THEY WILL BE SIGNED. HEARING N
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES WILL BE
SIGNED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES. AT THE TIME, WE WILL
OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. THERE ARE NO PEOPLE
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
AM DOING A FINAL PERUSAL OF THE
GALLERY. NO ONE IN THE GALLERY,
INDICATING AN INTEREST IN
COMMENTING. I WILL CLOSE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION. MOVING
ON TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS. WE WIL
NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM ONE.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, RESOLUTION
58, RESOLUTION CHANGING THE
MEETING DATES FOR SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT BOARD MEETING IN 2023.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE JOINED BY
PRESENTER, TRACY, FROM OUR
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF. DO WE
NEED TO HEAR FROM PARKS ON THIS
ITEM?
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> THIS IS TOTALLY OUR BUSINESS
>> GO AHEAD AND CUE IT UP.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU HAVE
RESOLUTION 58 IN FRONT OF YOU
TODAY. VERSION D TO BE MOVED
TO CORRECT A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRO
I INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION.
THERE TIME IS A CHARM,
APPARENTLY, FOR ME. WHAT THIS
RESOLUTION DOES IS IT CHANGES
THE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED MEETIN
OF THE BOARD IN NOVEMBER 21s
, WITH THE FULL COUNSEL, WHERE
YOU ADOPT THE FINAL BUDGET. WE
ARE PROPOSING TO MOVE THAT
MEETING TO MONDAY, THE 20th O
NOVEMBER, RIGHT AFTER THE BUDGE
COMMITTEE TAKES A FINAL VOTE,
AND BASICALLY FEELS THE FINAL
DEAL ON THE 2024 BUDGET. COUNCI
MEMBERS HAVE EXPRESSED TO ME
OVER THE YEARS THAT IT WILL BE
VERY LONG DAY TO MEET AFTER THE
FULL COUNSEL ON TOP OF BUDGET
COMMITTEE. I TALKED WITH LAW,
AND THERE WAS NO REASON THE
PARK COULD NOT MEET AFTER THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE TAKE THAT FINA
VOTE ON THE 2024 BUDGET. THIS
RESOLUTION DOES IS SCHEDULE THE
MEETING AFTER ON THE 20th,
THEREBY FREEING YOU UP AFTER TH
21st ON THE ADOPTION AT FULL
COUNSEL. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, TRACY. AR
THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF THE
BOARD FROM BOARD MEMBERS?
BOARD MEMBER NELSON, DID YOU
RAISE YOUR HAND?
>> KNOW.
>> OKAY. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT.
GIVEN THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
--
>> PLEASE.
>> IT'S HARD TO SEE THAT OFFHAN
ON THE ORANGE BACKGROUND. E.
COLI, CHRISTINA, FOUND AN
ERRANT DATE . IS THAT SOMETHING
WE ARE PREPARED TO ADDRESS
TODAY?
>> CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT THE
MOVEMENT OF D TWO IS TO CORREC
THAT DATE FROM 2013 TO 2023.
THANK YOU TO CHRISTINA FOR
FINDING THAT.
>> YEP, REALLY GOOD.
>> TERRELL LEWIS, JUST WANT TO
LET YOU KNOW I'M HERE.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH
BUT THE RECORD REFLECT THAT
BOARD MEMBER SAWANT HAS JOINED
THE MEETING.
>> OKAY, SEEING NO QUESTIONS
FROM BOARD MEMBERS REGARDING
AGENDA ITEM ONE, I MOVED TO
AMEND RESOLUTION 58, SECTION 1
BY STRIKING THE DATE OF TUESDAY
NOVEMBER 21st , 2023, AND
REPLACING IT WITH TUESDAY --
SORRY TUESDAY 21st 2013, AND
NOVEMBER 21st OF 2023. IS THER
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED . WILL TH
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE WALL.
>> WARD MEMBER JUAREZ. BOARD
MEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> BOARD MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES. BOARD MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED
>> EXCELLENT. THE AMENDMENT
PASSES AND WILL BE INCORPORATED
INTO THE RESOLUTION. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE RESOLUTION -- I SHOULD
FIRST SAY, I MOVE PASSAGE OF
AMENDED RESOLUTION 58 AS
AMENDED. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. WILL LOO
. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION OF
AMENDED.
>> BOARD MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> BOARD MEMBER MORALES.
>> BOARD MEMBER NELSON. BOAR
MEMBER PEDERSEN. BOARD MEMBER
SAWANT. BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS.
BOARD MEMBER HERBOLD . BOARD
PRESIDENT LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AS
AMENDED. THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE RESOLUTION
ON MY BEHALF. I'M BEING ALERTED
BY THE CLERKS THAT THERE WAS
POTENTIALLY A MISTAKE, AND THAT
IT SHOULD BE NOVEMBER 20th, AND
NOT NOVEMBER 21st. IS THIS THE
CASE?
>> NO. NO. WE ARE CHANGING THE
DATE FROM NOVEMBER 21st , WHICH
WAS PUT IN THE RESOLUTION
ERRONEOUSLY AS 2013, NOW
AMENDING IT TO SAY NOVEMBER
21st, 2023, BUT WE ARE CHANGING
THE DATE TO NOVEMBER 20th, THA
PART WAS CORRECT.
>> IT WAS JUST A REFERENCE TO
THE ORIGINAL DATE WAS INCORRECT
RATHER HAVE IT BE INCORRECT BY
10 YEARS ON THE ORIGINAL
RESOLUTION, WE WOULD RATHER IT
BE CORRECT.
>> EXCELLENT, JUST MAKING SURE.
THE AMEND AND WE PASSED DOES
REFLECT WHAT OUR INTENTION WAS
IN THE RESOLUTION. SORRY, THER
WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION
FROM THE CLERKS.
>> NO WORRIES.
>> OR THERE WASN'T, OR I'VE BEE
MISINFORMED. NO WORRIES, FIGURE
SO MUCH. JUST AS LONG AS THE
RESOLUTION REFLECTS WHAT WE
NEEDED TO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NOW MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER TWO.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO, THE 2022
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT
ACTIVITIES AND SPENDING FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THIS IS THE PRESENTATION WE
HAVE FROM OUR PARKS PANEL. WE
ARE JOINED FOR BY CHRISTOPHER
WILLIAMS AND MICHELLE FINNEGAN
AS WELL AS TRACI RATZLIFF AND
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF. WE CAN
GO AHEAD AND START THE
PRESENTATION IF THE PANEL IS
READY.
>> GREAT. OKAY.
>> CHRISTOPHER, IF YOU DON'T
MIND, THE PRESENTATION COVERS
BOTH ITEMS TWO AND THREE. I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO PAUSE
BEFORE WE MOVED TO THE SECOND
PART OF THE PRESENTATION?
>> WOULD YOU PREFER I READ BOTH
ITEMS INTO THE RECORD AND YOU
CAN JUST MOVED TO THE THIRD ONE
>> IF THAT WORKS.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO AND THREE,
THE UPDATE ON 2023 PARK
DISTRICT ACTIVITIES, ALSO FOR
BRIEFING A DISCUSSION.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU, MICHELLE.
GOOD DAY, COUNCIL MEMBERS,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY ,
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YOU ON
WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED IN 2022 ,
AND TO PROVIDE YOU WITH RAMP-UP
UPDATES FOR 2023 ACTIVITIES.
NEXT SLIDE. WE WILL FIRST COVE
SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2022 .
THAT'S THE FIRST PART OF THIS
BRIEFING. THEN WE WILL WANT TO
GET INTO SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM
2023. I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT
THAT THE PARK DISTRIC ANNUAL
REPORT IS AVAILABLE PER THE
LINK YOU SEE BELOW. THAT IS A
VERY INTERESTING REPORT THERE.
NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. A LOT OF YOU
HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE, SO IT
WON'T COME AS A SURPRISE. IN
2022, THE PARK DISTRICT
COMPRISED OF 20% OF THE
DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET. OF THE PAR
DISTRICT FUNDING, 39% SUPPORTE
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, 61%
SUPPORTED OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE. OUR OTHER PRIMARY
FUND SOURCE INCLUDES -- ON THE
CAPITAL SIDE, AND THE GENERAL
FUNGICIDE FOR OPERATING. THE
PARK FUND AND OTHER SMALLER
FUNDING SOURCES MAKE UP THE
REST. THE REST OF THE SLIDE
WILL FOCUS ON PARK DISTRICT
FUNDING VERSUS THE OTHER
CATEGORIES . NEXT SLIDE. OKAY.
OEDIPAL PIE CHART HERE. YOU CA
SEE THAT IN 2022 THE PARK
DISTRICT FUNDING IS BROKEN OUT
BY CYCLE ONE CATEGORIES, WHICH
INCLUDE MAINTAINING PARKS AND
FACILITIES , A FIX ITS FIRST
CATEGORY, AND PROGRAMS FOR
PEOPLE AND BUILDING FOR THE
FUTURE. OKAY. YEAH. JUST
QUICKLY , FIX IT FIRST WAS OUR
COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING OUR
ASSETS AND MAINTAINING PARKS
AND FACILITIES AS OUR BASIC
COMMITMENT TO BASIC
MAINTENANCE. BUILDING FOR THE
FUTURE INCLUDED SOME GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES AND PROPERTY
ACQUISITION. PROGRAMS FOR
PEOPLE AS THE WHOLE PUBLIC
RECREATION AREA PROGRAMMING.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS SLIDE SHOWS
THE 2022 BUDGET IN THE GREEN
BAR, VERSUS OUR ACTUAL SPENDING
CATEGORIZED BY THE BLUE BAR.
THE BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE AND
FIX IT FIRST CATEGORIES,
PRIMARILY HIGHER CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES . CAPITAL SPENDING
OFTEN SPENDS OVER MULTIPLE
YEARS, IT CARRIES FORWARD.
PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY
CARRYFORWARD APPROPRIATION FRO
2022 TO 2023, RANGE FROM
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE WATERFRONT
TO THE PLAY AREA RENOVATION O
SPRUCE STREET MINI PARK, TO OUR
ONGOING PROGRAM FOR ROOF
REPAIRS. OUR NEXT SLIDES WILL
COVER SOME OF THE 2022
ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR EACH OF
THESE CATEGORIES . AS I SAID,
THERE'S MORE DETAIL IN THE
ANNUAL REPORT. NEXT SLIDE.
OKAY. IN ADDITION TO BRINGING
OUR FURTHER THIRD MAINTENANCE
TEAM ONLINE. THIS TEAM WORKS IN
HE EVENING TO RENOVATE
COMMUNITY CENTER SO THE BUILDIN
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE CLOSE TO THE
PUBLIC AND THEY CAN STILL USE
IT. TWO YEARS OF STAFFING
VACANCIES AND DIVERTING
RESOURCES TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE
DURING COVID-19 TOOK A TOLL ON
OU ABILITY TO OPERATE AND
UPKEEP OF OUR PARKS. THE COMIN
OF THE SUMMER OF 2022, THE
DEPARTMENT BEGAN TO STAFF UP. W
HIRED ADDITIONAL STAFF BY JULY
1st. SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED
LEVELS OF SERVICE AND PARKS
THROUGH OUT THE CITY, ESPECIALL
BASIC MAINTENANCE, SUCH AS
MOWING, CLEANING RESTROOMS,
MOVING GRAFFITI, POWER WASHING
AND PICKING UP LITTER AND TRASH
IN ADDITION, WE COMPLETED OFF
LEASH AREA IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
IN WEST CREST PARK IN SEATTLE.
GENESEE PARK AND P PATCH
RENOVATION PROJECT. THE WEST
CREST OFF LEASH AREA SHOWN HER
IMPROVES STORMWATER CONVEYANCE
AS WELL AS IMPROVE THE OFF LEAS
AREA. THIS INCURRED IN D1 IN
WEST SEATTLE. THE BEACON BLUFF
PROJECT SHOWN HERE WAS
SUPPORTED BY THE SEATTLE
CONSERVATION CORPS AND CLEANED
UP SLOPE , A SHADY GARDEN
PLOT, AND ARE WORKING TERRACE
WITH MEETING SPACES. A FOUR BY
SIX SHED AND COMPOST BIN WERE
ADDED. THE NEW TERRACE WITH
SEATING HEIGHT, RETAINING WALL
OVERLOOKING LOWER GARDEN
TERRACE, WITH NATURAL AREAS AS
BACKDROP . THIS PROJECT OCCURRE
IN D2. THAT'S THE PICTURE ON
THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER THERE.
WHILE WE ARE COVERING OFF LEASH
AREAS, I WANTED TO REMIND YOU
THAT WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF AN
OFF LEASH AREA EXPANSION STUDY,
WHICH WILL INFORM THE LOCATION
OF TWO NEW OFF LEASH AREAS
FUNDED IN THE PARK DISTRICT.
MATERIALS AND ONLINE SURVEYS AR
AVAILABLE THROUGH JULY 31st. WE
ENCOURAGE AS MANY PEOPLE AS
POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK
FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR DOGS,
AS APPROPRIATE. THAT
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR
WEBSITE. NEXT SLIDE. AS I
MENTIONED, THE FIX IT FIRST
CATEGORY ASSET MANAGEMENT,
MAJOR MAJOR PROJECTS, THE ZOO,
THE AQUARIUM, AND THE GREEN
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP. 14 MAJOR
MAINTENANCE PROJECTS , INCLUDIN
THE THREE SHOWN HERE. WHAT YOU
SEE HERE IS A BEFORE AND AFTER
OF THE FAIRMONT PLAY AREA
RENOVATION, PICTURED AS BEFORE
AND AFTER. THE SMALLER PICTURE
ON THE RIGHT AND ABOVE IS THE
AFTER PICTURE. THAT OCCURRED IN
D1. HERE WE REPLACE THE OLD
POLES AND INSTALLED MORE
EFFICIENT L.E.D. LIGHTS WITH
LESS SPILLAGE FOR THE NEIGHBORS
THE COMMUNITY CENTER
IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE ELECTRICA
REPAIRS, A.D.A. IMPROVEMENTS,
ELEVATOR INSTALLATION, ROOF
REPAIRS AND MORE. THE LIGHTER
AND BRIGHTER LOBBY IS SHOWN
HERE. WHY DO -- QUITE A
TRANSFORMATION TO WHAT IS A 50
OR 60-YEAR-OLD FACILITY. NEXT
SLIDE. A KEY HIGHLIGHT RELATE
TO THE PROGRAMMING IN 2022 IS
THAT COVID RESTRICTIONS WERE
FINALLY REMOVED IN APRIL, 2022
THIS ALLOWED US TO RESTART
ACTIVITY CAMPS , YOUTH SPORTS
PROGRAMMING, TRANSPORTING TEES
AND SPECIAL EVENTS. INCLUDING
OUR SPRING TRACK PROGRAM AND
FALL BASKETBALL PROGRAMS. THE
BASKETBALL EVENT IS SHOWN HERE.
BY THE WAY, OUR TRACK AND FIELD
PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE LARGEST
YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS IN THE
REGION. LAST SUMMER WE PILOTED
A NEW YOUTH AT WORK PROGRAM IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NAACP AND
THE URBAN LEAGUE AS PART OF THE
PROGRAM. YOU SEE ONE OF OUR
COHORTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.
THE PARK DISTRICT SUSTAINS AN
INCREASE TO THIS PROGRAMMING
CAPACITY GOING FORWARD. THIS
YEAR'S COHORT START JULY 10th
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN
UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF YOUTH
AND TEENS WORKING THROUGHOUT
THE PARK SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF
THE PARK DISTRICT. THE PART
DISTRICT FUNDING CONTINUES TO
SUPPORT SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS AN
LIFELONG RECREATION PROGRAMS.
LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 1500
ENROLLMENTS AND SPECIALIZED
PROGRAMS, 7000 LIFELONG
RECREATION PROGRAMS. ALSO, THE
ABOVE PHOTO HERE IN THE CENTER
IS OUR SUMMER 2022 LIFEGUARD
TRAINING TEAM. IN ADDITION TO
RUNNING THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM
IN 2022, OUR STAFF RAN 21
LIFEGUARD TRAINING CLASSES WITH
161 PARTICIPANTS. AS YOU KNOW
WITH THE LIFEGUARD SHORTAGES,
THIS WORK WAS REALLY IMPORTANT.
NEXT SLIDE. WE WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT BUILDING FOR THE
FUTURE. BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
HIGHLIGHT INCLUDE COMPLETION O
A VOLUNTEER PARKING AT THE
THEATER. A MAJOR PROJECT
CHALLENGE FUND PROJECT. THIS
OCCURRED IN D3. PROGRAM
SUPPORTING PARK ACTIVATION,
SHOWN HERE AS A SUMMER MOVIE
NIGHT AT THE EXPANDED PARK.
THIS IS IN D7. A NEW OPENING
THIS PAST SUMMER. THAT OCCURRE
IN D5. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. WE
WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE CYCLE TWO RAMP-UP. THIS IS
THE FUNDING RECENTLY
APPROPRIATED IN THE CURRENT
TRANCHE OF DISTRICT FUNDING.
PARK RANGERS, COMFORT STATIONS,
TREES IN DEVELOPED PARKS,
DECARBONIZATION, AND THE
EQUITABLE PARK FUND. NEXT
SLIDE. WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT
WE HAVE HIRED AND ON BORDERED
OUR NEW PARK RANGERS. EACH
COMPLETED OUR TRAINING AND ARE
IN THE FIELD WAY AHEAD OF THE
JUNE 30th GOAL. THE TRAINING
ACADEMY CONCLUDED ON JUNE 7th.
IN ADDITION TO THE TRAINING
THEY RECEIVED, THE RANGERS ALSO
RECEIVED INDEPENDENT
CERTIFICATIONS , AND THINGS LIK
CRISIS INTERVENTION , TRAINING
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING,
MANAGEMENT OF AGGRESSIVE
BEHAVIOR. WE REFER TO THAT AS
MOAB. FLAGGING AND DEFENSIVE
DRIVING. TRAINING FROM THE
EVERGREEN SAFETY COUNCIL. THEY
WERE ALL TRAINED IN FEMA'S
INCIDENT COMMAND TRAINING, WHIC
INCLUDED 100, 200, AND 700
LEVEL TRAINING. THAT'S A PICTUR
OF OUR NEW COHORT OF PARK
RANGERS IN THE LOWER LEFT THER
, AND RIGHT. NEXT SLIDE.
CONVERSATIONS HAS BEEN A BIG
FOCUS OF OUR WORK. HERE YOU
CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE WE ARE
EXPANDING SERVICES . WE STARTED
AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.
SEVEN DAY COVERAGE HAS
EXPANDED TO YEAR-ROUND CLEANING
SERVICES. CONVERSATIONS ARE
CLEANING ONE TO THREE TIMES PER
DAY DEPENDING ON SEASON. WE AR
MAKING AN EFFORT TO KEEP OUR
CONVERSATIONS OPEN YEAR-ROUND.
WE ARE ALSO PUSHING TO RENOVAT
MORE COMFORT STATIONS. 19 OF
27 PLANNED CAPITAL RENOVATION
PROJECTS REMAIN AND CONTINUE T
WORK ON IMPROVING OUR COMFORT
STATIONS. NEXT SLIDE. THE TRE
INVENTORY IN SEATTLE HAS BEEN A
HOT TOPIC OF DISCUSSION. ANOTHE
NEW INVESTMENT FOR CYCLE TWO I
TO SUPPORT PLANTING AND
MAINTAINING TREES IN DEVELOPED
PARKS. THE TEAM ASSESSES
PLANNING LOCATIONS, THEY ARE
CONSIDERING EQUITY IMPACTS,
CLIMATE IMPACTS, AND THE HISTOR
OF TREE LOSS ACROSS THE CITY.
WHILE THE FOCUS IS OFTEN ON
TREEPLANTING, IT IS SUSTAINED
FUNDING FOR FIVE YEARS OF TREE
CARE THAT STAFF SAY IS A GAME
CHANGER. THIS INCLUDES FUNDING
FOR WATERING , WHICH WILL BE TH
LARGEST TASK , SO TREES DON'T
JUST GET PLANTED, BUT THEY GET
MAINTAINED, AND AN OPPORTUNITY
TO THRIVE AND SURVIVE. THEY HAV
ALREADY BEEN PLANNING IN
GENESEE, OTHELLO, AND ALONG LAK
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, BUT THE
BULK OF THE PLANTINGS WILL OCCU
IN Q4 AND Q1 OF EACH YEAR.
THAT'S WHEN WE GET MOST OF OUR
RAIN. IT HELPS US DO SAPLINGS
AND HAVE THEM PLANTED DURING TH
COOLER AND WETTER MONTHS. NEXT
SLIDE. DECARBONIZATION . WE
ALSO WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDAT
ON OUR DECARBONIZATION WORK .
THE PARK DISTRICT SET FORTH A
STRONG GOAL OF DECARBONIZATION
HALF OF OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS
FROM CYCLE TWO. IN ADDITION, TH
CITY HAS PUT FORTH STRONG POLIC
-- FLEET VEHICLES AND
EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS LEAF
BLOWERS. THIS IS AN AREA WE AR
LEANING INTO. THE PLANNING TEA
HAS INITIATED TWO STUDIES TO
REFORM CLIMATE RESILIENCY WORK
IN RELATIONSHIP TO OUR PARK
FACILITIES. DECARBONIZATION
RESILIENCY STUDY, WHICH WILL
LOOK AT THE NECESSARY
INFRASTRUCTURE , SPACE
IMPROVEMENTS, CREW HEADQUARTERS
TO ACCOMMODATE THE TRIPLE LIFT
DECARBONIZATION OF EQUIPMENT,
VEHICLE, AND HVAC VISTA
SYSTEMS. SOLAR FEASIBILITY
STUDY , RESOLUTION 51, IT'S BEE
UNDERTAKEN. I WILL IDENTIFY THE
BEST CANDIDATES AMONG CURRENTLY
PLANNED RENOVATION AND
DECARBONIZATION PROJECTS FOR
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOLAR
POWER. THE CONSULTANT SELECTIO
PROCESS STUDIES SHOULD BE
CONCLUDED BY THE END OF JULY.
WE ARE ALSO IMPLEMENTING
DECARBONIZATION PROJECTS OTHER
PLACES, AND EXPANDED COMMUNIT
CENTER THAT JUST REOPENED.
MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS , AND OTHER
OFFICES, HEATED AND COOLED WITH
ELECTRIC HEAT PUMPS IN THIS
LOCATION. THE UPCOMING PROJECT
AT HIAWATHA COMMUNITY CENTER
WILL CONVERT TO FOSSIL FUEL
FREE OPERATIONS . AS WILL SOUT
PARK, WHICH WILL ALSO PROVIDE
HVAC COOLING AS WELL. THOSE
ARE SOME UPDATES ON
DECARBONIZATION. AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, I REALLY WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT WE HAVE TAKEN T
HEART THE RESLUTION TO DO
AWAY WITH GAS POWERED LEAF
BLOWERS. THAT WORK IS UNDERWAY
IN OUR SYSTEM. NEXT SLIDE. WE
ARE RAMPING UP THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT FUND . WE ARE ALSO
TRANSITIONING FROM CYCLE ONE
MAJOR PROJECT CHALLENGE FUND T
ONE WE ARE REFERRING TO AS THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT FUND. AS
YOU WILL RECALL, THE MAJOR
PROJECT CHALLENGE FUND HAD A
MATCHUP TO LIKE $1.6 MILLION,
WHICH VERY FEW COMMUNITIES
COULD GENERATE A MATCH FOR. WE
THOUGHT IT PRUDENT TO GO BACK
AND LOOK AT EQUITY , AND COME U
WITH A GRANT OPPORTUNITY THAT,
DEPENDING ON THE PART OF TOWN
YOU ARE IN, MUST REQUIRE A
MATCH. AS BOARD OF PARK AND
RECREATION BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS HAS A SPECIFIC
RULE TO IDENTIFY IN THE
AGREEMENT , STAFF BRIEFED THE
BOARD EARLIER THIS MONTH .
BASICALLY THE SUMMARY OF THE
PARK OR MEETING WAS THEY AGREE
TO ESTABLISH A SUBCOMMITTEE TO
SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. THE
RECOMMENDED A NAME CHANGE,
CALLING IT THE PARK OF UNITY ,
HIGHLIGHTING UNITY FUND. THEY
ARE RECOMMENDING TWO YEARS OF
FUNDING UP TO $150,000. THEY
AGREED TO EVALUATE THE PROCESS
-- I'M SORRY, LET ME BACK IT
UP. THEY RECOMMENDED TWO TIERS
OF FUNDING UP TO 150,000, AND U
TO $1.5 MILLION . THEY AGREED
TO EVALUATE THE PROCESS AFTER
THE FIRST CYCLE OF AWARDS . THE
NEXT STEPS ARE TO ESTABLIS A
SUBCOMMITTEE TO DO THIS WORK .
THEY ARE GOING TO RECONVENE WIT
STAFF AND DEVELOP EVALUATION
CRITERIA, AND PLAN TO ROLL THI
OUT FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE
FOURTH QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.
OKAY, THAT WAS A LOT OF BREATHS
I THINK THAT BRINGS ME TO A
CONCLUSION. THANK YOU, MICHELLE
FOR WORKING THE CLICKER. I WIL
PAUSE RIGHT THERE TO SEE IF
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH, DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT. I DO HAVE A
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I'M GOING
TO START INITIALLY WITH A
COMMENT. FROM THE 2020 ANNUAL
PORT , REGARDING THE MAINTENANC
YOU ALLUDED TO IN THE FALL ,
LATE SUMMER, EARLY FALL OF 2022
I JUST WANT TO STATE HOW
APPRECIATED THAT MAINTENANCE
CHURCH WAS. I THINK IT WAS VERY
HELPFUL FOR OUR DELIBERATIONS
AND OUR PROCESS IN CRAFTING TH
NEW INVESTMENT CYCLE FOR THE
PARK DISTRICT. IT LED TO
VISIBLE CHANGES THAT WERE
NOTICED , AND FEEDBACK THAT WAS
RELATED BY CONSTITUENCIES WHO
WORK A LOT WITH PARKS. I
CONTINUE TO NOTICE THE INCREASE
TEMPO OF MAINTENANCE BEING DON
BY PARKS PERSONNEL WHEN I AM OU
AND ABOUT IN THE DISTRICTS. AND
INTERACTING WITH PARKS
EMPLOYEES. I JUST WANT TO LIFT
UP THAT WORK THAT WAS
HIGHLIGHTED AND MADE A
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE, AND
CONTINUES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I WANTED TO JUST START BY SAYIN
THAT. YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP I
PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. WHEN YO
WERE IN THE INTERIM LEADERSHIP
RULE AT THE TIME. I JUST WANT
TO START BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WORK
IS CONTINUING. WE LIKE TO
RECOGNIZE THAT NOT EVERYBODY
GOES TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER,
BUT PRETTY MUCH 100% OF THE
PUBLIC AS WELL PARK. IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT THE PARKS LOOK
CARED FOR AND MAINTAINED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GETTING INTO A COUPLE OF
OTHER AREAS, THERE WAS A BRIEF
MENTION OF THE LIFEGUARD
TRAINING TEAM IN THE 2022
REPORTS. I WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT AQUATICS
AND TALK ABOUT LIFEGUARDS HERE
AT THE BEGINNING OF MY
QUESTIONS. IT IS SOMETHING I
DIDN'T REALLY SEE EMPHASIZED IN
THE SCALING UP PORTION. TO DO
SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO BE
STRUGGLE , BOTH HERE AND
NATIONALLY , TO ADEQUATELY STAF
OUR AQUATICS PROGRAMMING. WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF SWIMMING
BEACHES WHO HAVE DELAYED
OPENINGS, OR INDEFINITE CLOSURE
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THERE AR
INCONSISTENT HOURS DUE TO
INCONSISTENT STAFFING. I DO
WANT TO JUST CHECK IN HERE,
SINCE I DON'T REALLY SEE A
COMPLETELY -- WHAT THE
DEPARTMENT PLANS ARE TO RESPOND
AND MITIGATE TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE SOLVING THIS ONGOING
CHALLENGE POST-COVID WITH
AQUATIC STAFFING.
>> THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT.
WE HAVE DONE A COUPLE OF THINGS
IN THE SCENES. I THINK WE
TALKED TO YOU EARLIER THIS YEAR
ABOUT POTENTIALLY GOING TO TH
LABOR COMMITTEE . WE HAD A
SITUATION WHERE WE GOT
AUTHORIZATION TO PAY NEW
INCOMING LIFEGUARDS A HIGHER
WAGE THAN EXISTING LIFEGUARDS.
THAT ACTUALLY HAD A CHILLING
EFFECT ON PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
HERE AS LIFEGUARDS FOR A LONG
TIME. WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE
WITH LOCAL 117 , AND OUR LABOR
PARTNERS , TO BE ABLE TO ELEVAT
A COMPENSATION FOR EXISTING
STAFF SO THAT IT MATCHES WHAT
NEW STAFF ARE BEING PAID . THE
HIGHER RATE THEY WERE RECRUITED
OUT. THAT WAS A BIG HELP.
RETENTION IS A BIG PART OF THIS
EQUATION. THE OTHER THING WE AR
DOING IS, WE ARE TALKING TO KIN
COUNTY, THE CITY OF BELLEVUE,
YMCA , BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB,
OTHER PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY
, AND ASKING AND TRYING TO CLEA
ANY OTHER PARTNER AND WHAT THE
HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS. ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION HAS NOT DONE IS
THAT WE -- WE HAVEN'T HAD A
DROWNING IN A LIFEGUARD AT
BEACH IN YEARS. IT'S PROBABLY
BEEN 50 YEARS. OUR CHALLENGE I
TO MAINTAIN THAT TRACK RECORD
WE CAN PROBABLY HIRE MORE
LIFEGUARDS IF WE LOWERED OUR
STANDARD, FOR WHAT IT TAKES TO
BE A LIFEGUARD IN OPEN WATER. W
ARE KIND OF COMMITTED TO THE
HIGH STANDARD, BUT OUR WORK TO
THIS POINT IS TO RAMP UP THE
LIFEGUARD TRAINING PROGRAM,
BECAUSE THAT INCLUDES 13, 14,
15 YEARS OLD PEOPLE. THAT GETS
THEM IN THE PIPELINE BY THE TIM
THEY ARE 18. THEY HAVE A GREAT
FULL-TIME JOB AS A LIFEGUARD.
WE DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO
DO THAT LIFEGUARD TRAINING
PROGRAM DURING COVID , BUT NOW
THAT WE HAVE RAMP SET UP, WE
ARE BUILDING A PIPELINE OF
FUTURE LIFEGUARDS. WE ARE
HOPEFUL THAT BY NEXT YEAR , OR
THE YEAR AFTER, OR HOPEFULLY
NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BE IN A MUC
BETTER PLACE. I WILL SAY THAT W
ARE NOT IN A WORSE PLACE THAN W
WERE LAST YEAR. WE STILL HAVE
EIGHT PUBLIC SWIM BEACH IS OPEN
THIS YEAR. THAT IS HOW WE ARE
COMING UP TO THE COST . YOUR
POINT IS WELL TAKEN.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.
DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR . HOPEFULLY
IN THE SUMMER OF 2024, WE ARE I
A STRONGER POSITION TO USE AN
APPROPRIATE METAPHOR THAT WE AR
NOT JUST TREADING WATER, BUT WE
ARE ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD IN
CLOSING THIS GAP WE ARE
EXPERIENCING WITH AQUATICS. I
HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION, AND THE
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN
THIS UP TO COLLEAGUES. LAST
QUESTION . WHEN WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE RANGERS , YOU
MENTIONED THEY RECEIVED FLAGGIN
TRAINING? I AM CURIOUS, THE
EXTENT TO WHICH -- FIRST OFF ,
DOES THAT GIVE THEM A
CERTIFICATION AS A RESULT OF
COMPLETING THAT TRAINING AS
FLAGGERS? AND WHAT IS THE EXTEN
OF THEIR ABILITY WITH THAT
FLAGGING TRAINING TO ENGAGE IN
MORE BROAD -- AS REQUIRED
TRAFFIC CONTROL RESPONSIBILITIE
, AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE
CITY.
>> YEAH. THAT'S A GREAT
QUESTION. OF COURSE WE WANTED
THEM TO HAVE THIS TRAINING
BECAUSE INCIDENTAL TO THEIR
WORK, THERE COULD BE THE
OPPORTUNITIES, OR THE NEED TO
MANAGE TRAFFIC IN A
RIGHT-OF-WAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS
ESSENTIAL FOR THEIR SAFETY , AN
FOR THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
PUBLIC , TO HAVE THIS TRAINING.
WITH 12 PEOPLE NOW HAVING FLAG
CERTIFICATION CARDS , THEY ARE
A POOL OF PEOPLE, I SUPPOSE, WH
COULD BE USED. OUR PRIORITY FO
THEM WOULD BE TO HAVE THE
FLAGGING CERTIFICATION BE
INCIDENTAL TO THEIR WORK, FOR
SINKS FORMING THE AMOUNT FOR
FLOGGING OTHER PLACES.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL STAY IN
TOUCH ON THAT FOR SURE. THANKS
FOR THAT UPDATE.
>> YOU BET.
>> WE HAVE TWO BOARD MEMBERS IN
THE QUEUE HERE. BOARD MEMBER
NELSON, AND THEN BOARD MEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANKS FOR BRINGING UP THE
AQUATICS PROGRAM. I DID HAVE A
QUESTION ABOUT THAT. WE DID
DOUBLE THE PARKS DISTRICT
SPENDING PLAN LAST YEAR. LAST
YEAR WE HAD BEACHES THAT WERE
CLOSED FOR LACK OF LIFEGUARDS.
THAT WAS A BIG DEAL. THEN WE
PROVIDED MORE MONEY THIS YEAR.
DO WANT TO KNOW HOW IS THE
SPENDING GOING IN THAT
DEPARTMENT? I UNDERSTAND YOU AR
LOOKING AT BEST PRACTICES FOR
WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING. BU
WHAT I HAVE HEARD IS THAT
PEOPLE HAD TO GO TO A CLASS TO
TAKE TRAINING. I'M NOT TALKING
ABOUT THE YOUTH YOU JUST
MENTIONED. BUT IF SOMEBODY JUST
WANTS TO BE A LIFEGUARD, THEY
HAVE TO TAKE THAT TRAINING FOR
IT. ONE OF MY OTHER QUESTION
WAS HOW ARE WE DOING ON THE
SPENDING PLAN FOR 2023? I WANT
TO KNOW THOSE ANSWERS IF YOU
HAVE THAT INFORMATION HANDY. NO
RIGHT NOW, BUT LATER. WHY DON'
WE JUST PAY FOR PEOPLE'S
TRAINING ? I'M THINKING IF WE
HAVEN'T SPENT THE MONEY, IS THA
A POSSIBILITY TO PROVIDE THAT
TRAINING, OR DO WHATEVER IT
TAKES TO STAFF UP ON
LIFEGUARDS? WE KNOW THIS WAS A
PROBLEM. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR
ME TO PASS THAT THING LAST YEAR
BECAUSE IT WAS A DOUBLING OF TH
TAX BURDEN. I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT AS WE ARE COLLECTING
THIS TAX IT IS BEING USED FOR
WHAT WE IDENTIFIED.
>> RATES.
>> GREEN LAKE IS CLOSED. CALL
ME OUT, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
BUT I THINK THAT'S THE MOST USE
PARK IN THE CITY. GREEN LAKE
USED SWIMMING AREA IS -- I
DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE MOST
USED, BUT IT DOES SERVE A
EXTREMELY DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
IT'S A BIG ONE TO KEEP CLOSED.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
I THINK ON YOUR BROADER QUESTIO
ABOUT THE OVERALL SPENDING
PLAN, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO GET
BACK TO YOU WITH MORE DETAIL
AND INFORMATION ON THAT. I'M
GOING TO ASK MICHELLE TO JUMP I
AND HELP ME HERE. I THINK WE
DID JUST WORK WITH OUR LABOR
PARTNERS TO ALLOW US TO
REIMBURSE PEOPLE FOR LIFEGUARD
TRAINING. IS THAT CORRECT,
MICHELLE?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK ON THA
SPECIFIC PART. I KNOW SOME OF
THESE TRAININGS THAT WE HAVE
OFFERED , THAT WE REFERENCED
EVEN MUSTER, WERE FREE TO
PARTICIPATE. I DON'T KNOW THAT
ALL OF THEM ARE. WE CAN
CERTAINLY GIVE YOU MORE
INFORMATION ON THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. WE WOULD
AGREE THAT RECRUITING AND
TRAINING PEOPLE IS IMPORTANT.
>> I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. DO
UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY THAT THE
REASON WE WEREN'T -- IS THE
LABOR DISPUTE, OR THE LABOR --
IS THE LABOR ISSUE THE REASON
WHY WE DON'T HAVE MORE GUARDS
NOW? I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST
IDENTIFYING DIFFERENCES IN PAY
SCALE FOR EXISTING. BUT
TALKING ABOUT ACTUALLY GETTING
MORE?
>> YEAH. I THINK THAT -- SO TH
LIFEGUARD JOB USED TO BE A VERY
WELL-PAYING JOB FOR 21,
22-YEAR-OLDS , A YOUNG PERSON
WHEN THEY WERE IN SCHOOL. THER
IS THE QUESTION OF COMPENSATION
RIGHT NOW IN THAT BODY OF WORK
THEN THERE ARE OTHER LABOR
ISSUES THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT
IT'S KIND OF A MIXED BAG. WE
THINK THAT THE SALARY RANGE FO
LIFEGUARDS PROBABLY OUGHT TO
CHANGE , WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF OU
PAY GRADE. WE ARE WORKING WITH
THEM ON THAT TO DO A WAGE
COMPENSATION STUDY ON
LIFEGUARDS AROUND THE REGION.
MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE,
CLEARLY, ON HOW WE TRACK
LIFEGUARDS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WILL ASK MY SECOND QUESTIO
LATER. IF YOU CAN GET ME THE
SPENDING PLAN UP TO NOW, BECAUS
ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IS HOW
MUCH WE HAVE NOT SPENT , AND
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH
THAT MONEY? ANYWAY, JUST
PUTTING IT ALL ON THE TABLE.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BOARD MEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VERY
MUCH, FOR THIS UPDATE. I HAVE
QUESTION . I WILL SAY IT'S ABOU
A SPECIFIC PROGRAM , THE SWIM
SEATTLE PROGRAM. FORGIVE ME IF
SHOULD BE ASKING THIS IN THE
CONTEXT OF OUR COMMITTEE
MEETING. WHILE YOU ARE HERE AND
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SUMMERTIME
AND AQUATICS, THE IMPORTANCE O
MAKING SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
HOW TO SWIM AND HOW TO
LIFEGUARD. WE HAVE RECEIVED A
LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM PARENTS ,
PTS A MEMBERS, FROM SOUTH SHORE
ELEMENTARY ABOUT THE SWIM
SEATTLE PROGRAM. FOLKS MAY
REMEMBER THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED
THIS PROGRAM RECENTLY. IT'S AN
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY,
PARTICULARLY FOR KIDS OF COLOR,
TO GET ACCESS TO SWIM LESSONS.
BUT WE ARE HEARING A LOT FROM
FOLKS THAT SIGNING UP FOR THE
PROCESS IS REALLY HARD BECAUSE
IT'S ALL ONLINE, IT'S ALL IN
ENGLISH. A LOT OF THE FAMILIES
PARTICULARLY AT THE SCHOOL, ARE
SOMALI, AND DON'T -- THEY
RECEIVE SOME FINANCIAL AID
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO GET A
SCHOLARSHIP TO THE PROGRAM, AND
THAT WAS IN SOMALI, BUT THEN
THEY ARE DIRECTED TO GO ONLINE
TO REGISTER, AND THAT HAS PROVE
REALLY CHALLENGING. I AM
WONDERING IF YOU ARE
CONTEMPLATING OTHER PROCESSES
FOR GETTING FOLKS SIGNED UP,
PARTICULARLY FOR FOLKS WHO DON'
SPEAK ENGLISH, AND IF THERE IS
SOME ALTERNATIVE WAY FOR PEOPL
TO REGISTER SO THEY CAN DO TH
SUBSEQUENT STEP OF TRYING TO
GET THE SCHOLARSHIPS INTO THE
PROGRAM .
>> THANK YOU. ONE OF THE AREAS
WE RECEIVED FUNDING FOR IN THE
PARK DISTRICT, I BELIEVE, WAS
FOR MORE TRANSLATION SERVICES.
AND MORE STAFF TO GO OUT AND
MAYBE DO SOME TABLING AT A
COMMUNITY CENTER , WHATEVER THE
LANGUAGE S THAT ARE NEEDED TO B
ABLE TO WORK WITH FOLKS. WE
WILL GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK A
WHERE WE HAVE INTEREST, AND SEE
IF WE CAN'T GET -- I'M SORRY,
MICHELLE, DO YOU RECALL WHAT
THOSE POSITIONS WERE CALLED?
>> YES. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
AMBASSADORS.
>> COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
AMBASSADORS . THEY DO
INTERPRETATION SERVICES. THAT'
WHAT THEY WERE CREATED FOR. WE
WILL DEPLOY THEM IN
NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE RAINIER
BEACH, SOUTH PARK, AND OTHER
AREAS WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT SWIM SEATTLE.
>> WILL THAT HELP THEM ACTUALLY
REGISTER? PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF
THE PROGRAM. THAT'S NOT WHAT
THEY NEED. WHAT THEY NEED IS IS
ASSISTANCE TRYING TO GET INTO A
CLASS.
>> YES. ACTUALLY AT THIS POINT
IT WILL HELP THEM GET THEIR NAM
ON THE LIST. WE HAD A FINITE
LEVEL OF SCHOLARSHIP SUBSIDIES
WHEN WE ROLLED THIS PROGRAM
OUT, SO AT THIS POINT, WE CAN
HELP PEOPLE GET ENROLLED AND GE
THEIR NAMES ON THE LIST. KEYPAD
AN EXCESS DEMAND FOR THIS
PROGRAM, MORE THAN WE HAD
FUNDING . WHICH IS A GOOD SIGN.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO FUND RAISE
AND WORK WITH THE PARK
FOUNDATION AND PARK . I AM
THINKING WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
SOME GOOD NEWS ON THE HORIZON
THAT MIGHT RESULT IN AN
INFUSION, AN ADDITIONAL OUTSID
CAPITAL FOR THE SWIM SEATTLE
PROGRAM.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. AS A CITY
SURROUNDED BY WATER , WE MIGHT
NEED TO REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW
WE PRIORITIZE WHERE LIMITED
FUNDING GOES . AND IF WE ARE
FOCUSED ON KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE,
I THINK ACCESS TO LIFEGUARDS AN
SWIM LESSONS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK YOU ARE DOING TO TRY TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE ABLE TO SCALE
UP THE SOURCING FOR THAT WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER
MORALES. ARE THERE OTHER
QUESTIONS? I BELIEVE BOARD
MEMBER NELSON HAD ANOTHER
QUESTION. THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD
TIME, BOARD MET HER ALSO, IF
THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE YOU
WANTED TO ASK THE PANEL?
>> THANK YOU. ARE WE ON TRACK
TO SPEND THE MONEY WE ALLOCATED
FOR 2023? IF NOT, IS THERE --
HAVE WE HIRED ALL THE PEOPLE?
KNOW WE HAD TO STAFF UP TO MEET
THE EXTENDED HOURS OF COMMUNIT
CENTERS. I UNDERSTAND PARK
RANGERS HAVE BEEN HIRED. I AM
WONDERING IF THEY ARE ON BOARD.
I DON'T KNOW IF HIRING IS STIL
GOING ON. THINGS LIKE THAT BUT
I'M JUST WONDERING.
>> REALLY QUICKLY, WE HIRED
ABOUT 50% OF THE PARK RANGERS
I THINK WE WERE FUNDED FOR 28.
WE HAVE ABOUT 14 ON BOARD RIGH
NOW. WE ARE RAMPING UP HIRING
ON THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT SID
OF THE OPERATION. THIS IS ALL O
OUR CAPITAL PROJECT DELIVERY.
COMMUNITY CENTERS , BOY, YOU
NAME IT. ANYTHING ON THE
CONSTRUCTION SIDE, WE ARE STILL
RAMPING UP HIRING IN THAT AREA.
WE ARE SLATED TO MOVE INTO
EXPANDED HOURS OF OPERATION OF
COMMUNITY CENTERS THIS FALL. W
THINK WE ARE MAKING PRETTY GOOD
CROP PROGRESS ON THE 2023
COMMITMENTS , BUT WE WOULD LOVE
TO GET YOU MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BOARD MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. I JUST WANT TO
ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS . AS
A RELATES TO SLIDE FIVE WHERE W
SEE THERE IS A $4 MILLION UNDE
SPEND IN 2022, AND THAT THOSE
$4 MILLION DID GROW WELL OVER
220 23. CAN YOU GIVE US MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT WHICH PROJECT
WERE NOT COMPLETED IN 2022, AND
WHETHER OR NOT YOU ANTICIPATED
ALL OF 2022 WILL BE COMPLETED
IN 2023? THAT'S MIKE, I THINK,
MY MAIN QUESTION. I DO HAVE
OTHER COMMENTS IN THEIR -- I
REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE
RESILIENCY . THE CARBON FREE -
IN DISTRICT ONE COMMUNITY
CENTER WORK THAT IS GOING ON.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WORK ALREAD
HAVING. AT SOUTH PARK AND
HIAWATHA. HIAWATHA HAS BEEN
CLOSED SINCE COVID. IT WOULD B
VERY DIFFICULT TO INCORPORATE
AN ADDITIONAL CLOSURE AFTER TH
PLAN WORK IS DONE . AS YOU HAVE
HEARD ME SAY BEFORE, AS IT
RELATES TO SOUTH PARK, THE
CLOSURE FOR SOUTH PARK COMING U
THIS FALL IS GOING TO BE VERY
CHALLENGING FOR THAT COMMUNITY.
I APPRECIATE YOU ARE RAPPING I
THE CLIMATE INVESTMENTS AS WELL
ALSO I WANT TO THANK YOU AS
WELL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO
WINTERIZING ALL STATIONS BY
2026. THAT WILL HAVE RESTROOM
STAYING OPEN YEAR-ROUND. AS IT
RELATES TO THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT FUND, THAT WE LOOK
AT ALL THE RESOURCES WE HAVE T
DO EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH
AS WE DEVELOP THE PROCESS AND
THE CRITERIA, INCLUDING A PARK
AND REC COMMISSIONER WHO
REPRESENTS DIFFERENT PARTS OF
THE CITY. THIS IS A NEW FUND
SOURCE. IT IS INTENDED TO
ASSIST FOLKS ON FUNDING
PROJECTS, FOLKS WHO ARE LESS
CONNECTED, AND HAVE MAY BE LES
OPPORTUNITY , INHERENTLY, TO
FUND THE PROJECTS . GIVEN OUR
STATED PURPOSE, FOR THESE
FUNDS, I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO
LOOK AT THE -- NOT JUST
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT FUND, BUT
EQUITABLE OUTREACH COMPONENT,
RECOGNIZING WE HAVE TO DO MORE
IN ORDER TO GET THE WORD OUT TO
THE FOLKS WE WANT TO BENEFIT
FROM THESE FUNDS.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THA
QUESTION. MICHELLE FINNEGAN IS
NOT ONLY OUR CLICKER, BUT SHE I
OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
FINANCE AND POLICY HERE AT THE
DEPARTMENT. MICHELLE, CAN YOU
SAY ANYTHING ABOUT WHERE THAT
UNDER SPEND IS IN THE FIX-IT
FIRST CATEGORY?
>> SURE. AS YOU KNOW,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THE
CARRYFORWARD COMES THROUGH THE
COUNSEL PROCESS, SO WE DIDN'T
GET IT IN THE DETAILS. WE CAN
WORK WITH TRACI TO SUMMARIZE
THAT FOR YOU. ANY PARTICULAR
YEAR , WE PROGRAM OUR BUDGET .
ON THE CAPITAL SIDE WE WORK WIT
COUNSEL TO DETERMINE WHAT
CARRIES FORWARD. THE
CARRYFORWARD THAT WE WERE
HIGHLIGHTING TODAY, WERE A
WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT. ABOUT
$3 MILLION THAT CARRYFORWARD
RELATED TO THAT. PLAY AREA
PROJECTS. THERE'S ALSO
CONTINUING APPROPRIATION THAT
GOES FROM PREVIOUS CHALLENGE
FUND AWARDS TO THE SOUTH PARK
PROJECT . THE GREEN LAKE
PROJECT, WHICH IS MIDWAY RIGHT
NOW. IT CAN GET REALLY
COMPLICATED REALLY QUICK, SO WE
TRY TO KEEP IT RELATIVELY HIGH
LEVEL FOR THE ANNUAL REPORTS. W
CAN CERTAINLY DIVE DEEPER INTO
THAT WITH YOU ALL, AND WITH
TRACY AS YOU SEE FIT.
>> A MEMBERS, PAIRED
WITH COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES
FROM ACROSS THE CITY THAT
REPRESENT SOME OF THESE
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND WIL
ALSO SERVE AS PROJECT PROPOSAL
REVIEWERS. ALONG WITH THEIR
BOARD MEMBERS. IT WILL INCLUDE
THINGS LIKE GOING OUT TO
COMMUNITY CENTERS AND COMMUNITY
MEETINGS. ACTUALLY HELPING
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES DEVELOP
AND WRITE GRANT PROPOSALS.
INTERFACING WITH PEOPLE IN A WA
SO THAT THIS WHOLE GRANT
APPLICATION PROCESS IS ABOUT AS
PATIMELINE
FOR GOING THIS DECISION -- AND
SECONDLY, UNDERSTAND THAT LIKE
MANY OF OUR FORWARD FACING CITY
EMPLOYEES, PARK RANGERS ARE ALS
EQUIPPED WITH -- FOR OVERDOSE
REVERSALS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAS BEGUN TO DOCUMENT THAT, AS
HAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I'M
COMMUNITY CENTERS HAVE HAD
ACCESS TO IT FOR A WHILE. WHE
THEY HAVE THAT KIND OF
INTERVENTION , THOSE
INTERVENTIONS ARE DOCUMENTED
THROUGH WHAT WE CALL AN
INCIDENT REPORT. WE HAVE
PROBABLY SEVERAL FILE CABINETS
FULL OF INCIDENT REPORTS. I
CANNOT TELL YOU RIGHT OFF HAND,
THE FREQUENCY OF ITS USE, BUT
IT HAS BEEN USED IN OUR SYSTEM
FEW TIMES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
DOCUMENT THAT USE.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK ONE OF TH
CHALLENGES I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT
FROM WORKING WITH THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, AND THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, IS THAT IT IS
USUALLY IN NOTES. IT IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN QUANTIFY
WITHOUT GOING THROUGH
LABORIOUSLY ALL OF THE THE
INCIDENT REPORTS. IT IS HELPFUL
TO HAVE A CODE OR SOMETHING
THAT IS EASILY SORTABLE.
>> WE WILL GO BACK AND TAKE A
LOOK AT HOW TO DO THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
QUESTION LED TO ANOTHER THING
I THINK I WILL JUST ASK IN THIS
HEARING. IT IS EARLY , BUT I AM
WILLING TO PREDICT THAT OUR
PARK RANGER EXPANSION IS GOING
TO BE POPULAR , AND THAT THE
PARK RANGERS ARE GOING TO
REALLY HAVE A GOOD RAPPORT WITH
PARK PATRONS AND STAKEHOLDERS
IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING OUR
PARKS. PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF THEIR SERVICES AND THEIR
PRESENCE. IN ADDITION TO
EXPANDING SERVICE AREA , I WOUL
BE CURIOUS IN GETTING FROM TH
DEPARTMENT THE SCALABILITY OF
HOW WE MIGHT CONSIDER ADDING
ADDITIONAL RANGERS TO MEET
DEMAND FOR SERVICE. I AM SURE
THAT WHILE THERE IS A LOT WE
CAN DO WITH 28 RANGERS, AND THE
BACKGROUND OF THESE RANGERS , A
PEOPLE CAN TELL FROM THE PICTUR
YOU SHARED EARLIER, WHERE THE
MAYOR AND I ARE WITH THE COHORT
AND WE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEND SOME TIME AND TALK ON THE
DAY OF SERVICE IN MAY , WITH
THIS COHORT OF RANGERS. TO HAV
A VERY DIVERSE ARRAY OF
BACKGROUNDS RELATED TO PARK AN
RECREATION, BUT ALSO LOTS OF
FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
SERVICES, AND PEOPLE WHO WORKED
IN SOCIAL SERVICES. PEOPLE WHO
WORKED IN FAITH-BASED
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND
WHAT HAVE YOU. I IMAGINE THAT
WE ARE GOING TO BE IN A POSITIO
WHERE GOING MORE CITYWIDE, AND
MAKING IT A MORE CONFERENCE OF
SERVICE, IS PROBABLY GOING TO
REQUIRE HAVING MORE THAN 28 .
WOULD BE CURIOUS, IN TERMS OF
GIVEN THE WORK WE HAVE DONE THI
YEAR TO SCALE UP, PRETTY QUICKL
-- I'M VERY IMPRESSED . CORREC
ME IF I'M WRONG WHEN ANSWERING
THIS QUESTION , BUT MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT BY MID
AUGUST ALL 28 RANGERS WILL BE
HIRED, TRAINED, AND DEPLOYED .
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. THAT'S
A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE TURNAROUND
JUST TO HAVE THIS FIRST COHORT
OUT THERE THIS MONTH IN JUNE
FROM WHEN WE STARTED THE
PROGRAM. I WOULD JUST BE
CURIOUS, IN TERMS OF HOW MANY
RANGERS THE DEPARTMENT THINKS
PER HIRING COHORT , IS SCALABLE
WHAT THE COST PER FTE IS
ESTIMATED TO BE GOING FORWARD.
AND WHAT THE DEPARTMENT MIGHT
ANTICIPATE DEMAND FOR
INCREASING THE RANGER SERVICE
MIGHT BE, BASED ON OUR CURRENT
EXPERIENCE. THOSE WOULD BE
REPORT S I WOULD BE INTERESTED
IN FOR THE FUTURE. FOR THE
GENERAL COMMITTEE, ESPECIALLY
AS WE GO INTO BUDGET DISCUSSION
AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THAT'S A
LOT TO POINT OUT THERE TO HANDL
. BUT I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO YOU
ANSWERS FOR THOSE QUESTIONS.
>> REALLY QUICKLY, AND
HIGH-LEVEL. WE HIRED THE FIRST
TRANCHE OF PARK RANGERS, AND I
THINK WE HIRED 14 THIS YEAR . W
WERE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE EN
OF THE YEAR TO REASSESS IF WE
NEEDED MORE FOR DOWNTOWN. WE
THINK 14 FOR DOWNTOWN MAY BE
SUFFICIENT. WE WANT TO GET
EXPERIENCE UNDER OUR BELT BEFOR
WE BRING ON AN ADDITIONAL 14.
THINK THE DEPLOYMENT WE USE FOR
PARK RANGERS, ASSUMING THEY CA
BE DEPLOYED ACROSS THE CITY,
WILL HELP US DECIDE HOW MANY WE
NEED AS SOME OF THE DEPLOYMENT
STRATEGIES MAY INCLUDE EMPHASIS
PATROLS , WHERE WE ARE NOT
TRYING TO STAFF ARRANGER AT
EVERY SINGLE PARK, BUT WE ARE
TRYING TO FIT KNOWN HOTSPOTS.
AGAIN , DEPLOYING RANGERS AND
ZONE FORMAT . CURRENTLY IN
DOWNTOWN WE HAVE RANGERS
DEPLOYED IN A NORTH AND SOUTH
OF ZONE. RECOGNIZING THAT NOT
EVERY SINGLE PARK IN OUR SYSTE
IS A PROBLEM PARK, BUT WHAT I
THE BEST STRATEGY IF WE HAD
MORE RANGERS TO DEPLOY THEM IN
THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY , AND
WAYS THAT MAKE SENSE TO THE
PUBLIC. WE WILL GO THROUGH THA
EXERCISE. I IMAGINE IN EVERY
DISTRICT THERE ARE PARKS THAT
HAVE MORE OF A NEED FOR PARK
RANGERS THAN OTHERS. WE WANT T
ASSESS THAT. WE THINK THIS
PROGRAM IS SCALABLE AND CANNOT
BE RAMPED UP. THE CURRENT
LIMITATION IS WITH AN AGREEMENT
THE CITY MADE A FEW YEARS AGO.
WHICH LIMITS PARK RANGERS TO
WORKING DOWNTOWN. WE WOULD LOV
TO COME BACK AND HAVE MORE
CONVERSATION WITH YOU ABOUT THE
SCALABILITY OF PARK RANGERS.
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT IN A
FUTURE MEETING. I AM SURE IT HA
BEEN NOTED BY TRACY. ME FLOGGIN
MY INTEREST. OKAY. I DON'T HAV
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS . I
APPRECIATE COLLEAGUES BEING SO
GENEROUS WITH THEIR TIME, GIVEN
THIS COMES AFTER BRIEFING. A
COUPLE OF OF EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS. ARE THERE ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS?
OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANY. THAT
PUTS US AT THE END OF TODAY'S
MEETING. IT IS 4:40 P.M., AND
AM GOING TO ADJOURN THE SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT BOARD MEETING.
THANK YOU.
>> BYE-BYE.
>> RECORDING STOPPED.