GOOD AFTERNOON. JUNE 20 FOR 2025 MEETING OF PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY WILL COME TO ORDER. I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> [ ROLL CALL ] THERE ARE FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. LET THE RECORD REFLECT COUNCIL MEMBERS COULD STRAUSS HAS BEEN EXCUSED FOR TODAY'S MEETING. WELCOME, EVERYONE. WE'RE GOING TO REVISIT THE SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION GOLF OPERATOR AGREEMENT AND LEGISLATION. WE ARE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT THE PARKS FUNDING PLAN FOR LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION, INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN IN SEATTLE GOVERNMENT, WE LIKE TO GIVE EVERYTHING AN ACRONYM. SOUTHLAKE UNION IN DOWNTOWN. LASTLY, THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT PERTAINING TO THE CHINOOK SALMON CONSERVATION PLANS. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE AGENDA. IF THERE ARE NO -- THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. AWESOME. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD BE RELATED TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OR BE WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE. CLERK, HOW MANY BEAUTIFUL SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP TODAY? >> WE HAVE TWO IN PERSON AND TWO ONLINE. >> AWESOME. TWO BEAUTIFUL SPEAKERS IN PERSON AND TWO ONLINE. EACH SPEAKER HAS TWO MINUTES. I WILL READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL END WEBSITE AND THE SIGN UP SHEET AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS STARTING WITH SPEAKERS HERE FIRST. IF YOU'RE NOT REGISTERED TO SPEAK AND WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE COUNCIL WEBSITE. THE LEAK IS LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA. YOU CAN SIGN UP ON THE SIGN-UP SHEET. THIS IS IN FRONT OF THE DAY US. WHEN SPEAKING, PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME, THE ITEM YOU'RE ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE A LOT OF TIME. IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS, THE SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT PERSON. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER? >> FIRST IS ALEX EXAMINER -- ZIMMERMAN. >> YEP. IT'S OPEN. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. MY DIRTY GESTAPO FASCIST PIG. MY NAME ALEX ZIMMERMAN. I LIVE HERE FOR 40 YEARS. SUPPORT TRUMP FROM BEGINNING. I SPEAK IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 5000 TIMES. I HAVE 6000 DAYS OF TRESPASS AND DEMOCRAT PROSECUTE ME FIVE TIMES. TODAY THEY CUT MY STATEMENT FOR ELECTION . VERY NICE. RIGHT NOW, FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I WILL GO FOR ELECTION WITHOUT STATEMENT. THIS IS HOW A PIG OPERATE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT OPINION. IT'S A NIGHTMARE. TODAY $150 MILLION FOR PART, 1000 PEOPLE DIED, 1500 OR 2000 HOMELESS, SOCIAL SECURITY , PEOPLE CANNOT FIND APARTMENT, NOT TO RENT. ABSOLUTELY PIG . YOU OUGHT TO SPEND $350 MILLION , LIKE 350 BOX, FOR PARK SO DOG CAN GO AND EVERY TREE. HUMAN CANNOT IN EVERY TREE. $300 MILLION LOOK VERY GOOD . THOUSAND PEOPLE WORK FOR THE $350 MILLION. HOW ABOUT FOR YOU FOR ONE YEAR TRANSFER THIS TO THOUSAND HOMELESS OR SENIOR CITIZEN. YOU CAN DO THIS ? NO, FOR 25 YEAR YOU ACT LIKE PIG AND BRING SEATTLE AND ALLSTATE WASHINGTON DOWN STATISTICALLY FOR LAST FIVE YEARS FROM NUMBER ONE WE GO TO NUMBER 10. SYSTEM FALL DOWN. IT'S A COLLAPSE. EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED. I SPEAK RIGHT NOW TO SEE . VIVA TRUMP, VIVA NEW AMERICAN REVOLUTION. NOT BELIEVABLE 25 YEARS SAME. >> NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. >> JULIE HOLLAND. >> WELCOME. >> -- TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. >> I REPRESENT THE SOUTHLAKE UNION COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND SOUTHLAKE UNION PARKS TASK FORCE. THE TOPIC THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE IN FOR STRUCTURE PROGRAM FUNDING PLAN AMENDMENT. FIRST, I WILL GIVE A SNAPSHOT OF ONE PROPOSED OPEN SPACE INVESTMENT AND HOW IT WAS DETERMINED. SPECIFICALLY, THE SOUTHLAKE UNION COMMUNITY COUNCIL TASK FORCE LED PROJECTS. IN JANUARY 2024, THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL BEGAN FOCUSING ON THE UPCOMING INVESTMENT TRANSITION FROM SDOT TO SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION. IT DID NOT TAKE LONG TO REALIZE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROGRAM AND ITS VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY. WE KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE A GREAT DEAL TO LEARN. THE FIRST STEP WAS TO FORM THE TASK FORCE IN FEBRUARY 2024, WHOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS REPRESENTATIVE ALL THREE PARTS, LAKE UNION WORKING GROUP AND SOUTHLAKE UNION COMMUNITY COUNCIL. EQUALLY IMPORTANT, SPR'S PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST PARTICIPATED AND HAS BEEN A TIRELESS SOURCE OF PROGRAM INFORMATION THAT KEPT US ON TRACK. IT IS THIS COLLABORATION , THE MULTIPLE COMMUNITY VISIONING SESSIONS, ROBUST ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY PRIORITIES , AND DILIGENT COST ESTIMATING THAT RESULTED IN THE PROPOSED 2.7 MILLION FOR THE SOUTHLAKE UNION TASK FORCE LED PROJECTS. EQUALLY DILIGENT WORK HAS BEEN DONE BY SPR BY THE LOOKING AT, AND AMENDING, THE OUTDATED ORIGINAL 2013 GOVERNING DOCUMENT AND PROJECT LIST. WE ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THE PROPOSED LCLIP FUNDING PLAN AMENDMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS. ONCE YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE PRESS STAR 62 UNMUTE YOURSELF. I KNOW WE HAVE SIGNED UP TWO PEOPLE, ALBERTO ALVAREZ AND DAVID. ALBERTO, I DON'T SEE YOU. WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU. WE WILL GO TO DAVID. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. AND ALBERTO IS ON THE DOCKET. >> HI, THANK YOU. THIS COUNCIL IS TOO AFRAID TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND BE AN NAKED VOYEURISM IN PARK AND ELSEWHERE. IT IS AS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO UPSET THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT IS ANOTHER ELECTION YEAR. IT IS NOT FAIR THAT PEOPLE WANT TO DUMP THEIR PERSONAL LUST INTO THE PUBLIC SPACE WHEN COUNCIL IS STILL LANGUISHING I DOING THE RIGHT THING. ANOTHER TELLTALE SIGN THAT WITH ALL THE IMPAIRED JUDGMENT OF THE COUNCIL'S LANDLORD CONFLICTS OF INTEREST GETS IN THE WAY OF PROPER POLICIES , LIKE SOLVING THE HOMELESS CRISIS, THAT IS ALSO LANGUISHING, BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO DO MUCH ABOUT IT. LET THEM SUFFER DURING THE SUMMERTIME. MAYBE COUNCIL AND PARKS AND REC SHOULD GET A SIGN OUT THAT SAYS, IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE LUST, JUST GO INTO THE LAKE WASHINGTON AND COOL DOWN AND SNAP OUT OF IT. YOU KNOW? TELL THEM -- IT'S NOT FAIR THE COUNCIL WANTS TO IGNORE THAT AND HAVE A HUGE GIVEAWAY TO PREMIER GOLF . THEY HAVE A MONOPOLIZING SHELL SPACE ON EVERYTHING. AS LONG AS THEY PAY THEIR ALCOHOL SALES TAX, THE CITY WILL STILL THEIR MULTITUDE OF MAINTENANCE WORKERS. IS A GREAT DEAL TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE IT. WOULD BE COOL IF PREMIER COULD OFFER A COMPETITION OF TOURNAMENTS THAT WOULD REALLY SHINE A LIGHT ON THE CELEBRATION AND HAVE A AMATEUR QUALIFYING FOR U.S. OPEN OR SOMETHING. ANYWAY, IT'S JUST NOT FAIR THAT THE RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT THAT COUNCIL KEEPS WRONGLY LOOKING THROUGH IN THEIR LANDS OF IGNORANCE, SCORN EXPERIENCES IS GETTING IN THE WAY OF PROPER COMMUNITY ON ALL LEVELS. GET RID OF THE RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT, WHICH IS LIKE SOCIAL ENGINEER RACISM WITH THE REVERSE BACK STABS OF HYPOCRISY. >> THANK YOU. CALLER NUMBER ONE WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT MEANS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD? >> COUNCIL BILL 120999 , AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION; AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION TO ENTER INTO A GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH PREMIER GOLF CENTERS, L.L.C. FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSES LOCATED AT JACKSON PARK GOLF COURSE, BILL WRIGHT GOLF COMPLEX AT JEFFERSON PARK, INTERBAY GOLF CENTER, AND WEST SEATTLE GOLF COURSE AND THEIR RELATED FACILITIES FOR BREATHING, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME. PLEASE -- WELCOME BACK. WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING BACK. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD WE CAN JUMP INTO WHATEVER INTRODUCTION YOU HAVE, AND WE WILL HEAR FROM TRACY, CENTRAL STAFF, AND THEN WE WILL DISCUSS. EASY. >> DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF CAPITAL BRANCH AT SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION REPRESENTING AP DIAZ. TO MY RIGHT AS PATRICK MERRIAM, GOLF DIRECTOR FOR SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION. >> AND COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. >> AWESOME. BETWEEN YOU AND PATRICK, HOW MANY YEARS TOGETHER DO YOU ALL HAVE AT PARKS? >> CLOSE TO 60. >> WOW. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. A LONG TIME. PATRICK IS MY FAVORITE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> GOING TO DO A BRIEF PRESENTATION ABOUT THE LEGISLATION, AND I WILL TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. >> AWESOME. I KNOW WE HAVE TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS BY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. APPRECIATE YOU WORKING THOSE UP. JUMP RIGHT IN. ALL YOURS. >> WONDERFUL. WE ARE HERE TODAY WITH GOLF LEGISLATION THAT WE BRIEFED THE COMMITTEE ON TWO WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE A CONDENSED VERSION OF THE POWERPOINT THAT WAS SHARED AT THAT TIME TO SERVE AS A REMINDER OF WHAT WE ARE ASKING YOU TO VOTE ON TODAY . FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPERB WORK OF OUR FRONTLINE STAFF WHO PROACTIVELY ATTEND TO OUR COURSES, MAKING THEM AMONG THE TOP 10 MUNICIPAL COURSES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. BECAUSE OF THIS , IN PART, OUR GOLF COURSE PROGRAM SUSTAINS ITSELF WITHOUT ANY CITY FINANCIAL SUPPORT. SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION CONTRACTS WITH A VENDOR TO MANAGE OUR FOUR PUBLIC GOLF COURSES. THESE COURSES ARE MANAGED FOR ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RECREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. THEY ARE WIDELY USED BY GOLFERS , BUT THEY ARE NOT JUST USED BY GOLFERS. THEY ARE FREQUENTED BY WALKERS , PEOPLE ENJOY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES THEY PROVIDE, INCLUDING THE TREE CANOPY AND WATER QUALITY. AS PART OF OUR OPERATOR AGREEMENT , SPR PROVIDES MAINTENANCE FOR ALL FOUR GOLF COURSES , AND THE OPERATOR PROVIDES FULL MANAGEMENT OF ALL OTHER OPERATIONS, INCLUDING SCHEDULING, TEETIMES AND DRIVING RANGES , OPERATING THE PRO SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS, MANAGING SPECIAL EVENTS , AND OFFERING LESSONS AND PROGRAMS AND MANAGING OTHER AMENITIES, SUCH AS MINIATURE GOLF. AS A REMINDER, GOLF IS ENTIRELY FINANCIALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT. THIS AGREEMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FINANCIAL POLICIES YOUR PREDECESSORS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION IN 2006. WE CONDUCTED A ROBUST RFP PROCESS FOR THIS NEW GOLF CONTRACT THAT INCLUDED A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND RECEIVED FIVE STRONG PROPOSALS FROM COMPANIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU TODAY WOULD AUTHORIZE SPR , SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION, TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH PREMIER TO CONTINUE OPERATING THE GOLF COURSES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. THE AGREEMENT COVERS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN TERMS OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS , DESCRIBES FINANCIAL AND PUBLIC BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS , AND SETS THE FRAMEWORK FOR REPORTING. WHILE WE GET A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NEW AGREEMENT HAS MINIMAL CHANGES FROM THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENT . AS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING, THE NEW AGREEMENT WILL HAVE A SLIGHTLY LONGER TERM , GOING FROM 10 YEARS TO 15 YEARS, TITER PCI COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS, CREDIT CARDS, AND A SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL INVESTMENT. THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, A CENTRAL ELEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH PREMIER IS THE FORMALIZATION OF PUBLIC BENEFIT PLANNING AND REPORTING. THE AGREEMENT NOW REQUIRES PREMIER TO ESTABLISH ANNUAL TARGET METRICS AND PROVIDE A PUBLIC BENEFIT REPORT WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH PHYSICAL YEAR. IT ALSO REQUIRES ANNUAL REVIEW OF POTENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS TO PUBLIC BENEFITS AND METRICS. THIS IS IMPORTANT, AS THE CITY PRIORITIES WILL EVOLVE , AND THIS ALLOWS SPR TO ENGAGE WITH PREMIER ON OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT THESE EVOLVING PRIORITIES. THIS IS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE AGREEMENTS EXHIBIT D PROVIDES AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPES AND SCALE , PUBLIC BENEFITS ENVISIONED. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE CHART ABOVE, FIRST AND FOREMOST IN EXHIBIT D ARE NON-GOLF USES , PROVIDING HOURS OF ACCESS TO THE WON -- ONE -- 104 OF GOLF COURSES EACH WEEK. WE ARE WORKING WITH PREMIER TO FINALIZE THAT ARRANGEMENT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC. FINALLY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OPERATOR TO GENERATE SUFFICIENT REVENUES TO COVER ALL ASSOCIATED COSTS . WE ASKED THEM TO BE MINDFUL OF THIS AND HONEST WITH US AS THEY PLAN FOR, AND PROPOSE, THEIR ANIMAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. PREMIER HAS DONE THIS WELL OVER THE YEARS, AND THE NEW AGREEMENT FORMALIZES AND INCREASES THE TRANSPARENCY OF THIS PROCESS. I ALSO WANT TO UNDERSCORE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO MANAGE A CONTRACT . A CONTRACT IS ONLY AS GOOD AS IT IS MANAGED. A PARK IS ONLY AS GOOD AS IT IS MAINTAINED. I WANT TO COMPLIMENT PATRICK MERRIAM FOR MANAGING THE CONTRACT AND HAVING A TIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VENDOR TO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT , AND TO BE ALWAYS PUSHING FOR GREATER ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR GOLF COURSES. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION TODAY. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU , ANDY. I DON'T KNOW, PATRICK, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD. >> I THINK ANDY COVERED IT VERY WELL. >> TRACY, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? UNLESS WE GO STRAIGHT TO YOU FOR THE AMENDMENTS. COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS BEFORE WE JUMP INTO SOME OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK, MR. SHEFFER, PATRICK, EVERYBODY. AND CENTRAL STAFF, OF COURSE. APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS. IT IS QUITE EVIDENT . TO THE POINT THAT WAS BEING MADE, IT IS WELL-RUN . FINANCIAL INDEPENDENT, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT THESE DAYS, AS YOU KNOW, WITH HEADLINES RELATED TO THE BUDGET PROCESS. GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED TO INCLUDE HAVING ONE IN DISTRICT 7, THE INTERBAY GOLF COURSE. IS CO-LOCATED, OR ADJACENT TO, THE INTERBAY , BUT ALSO SOME ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. I THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO, WHAT ONCE WAS A MAJOR, THE WHOLE AREA, WATER STILL IS THERE DESPITE WHAT LOOKS LIKE. AND SO, IT HAS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY ENVIRONMENTALLY. FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. THAT IS KIND OF A TIE INTO THE IDEA OF PUBLIC BENEFIT ENVIRONMENTALLY. I THINK YOU WENT INTO DEPTH IN THE PREVIOUS BRIEFING IN TERMS OF THE MANAGEMENT. THIS GOES -- I MEAN, DIFFERENT TYPES OF MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS FINANCIAL BUDGETING , ASBUT THE ST AND CHANGING THE PRACTICE IS FROM YESTERYEAR TO WHAT WE ARE SEEING TODAY. THAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL PEACE. THERE ARE ALSO ITEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE WOEFULLY NOT WHERE WE NEED TO BE REGARDING TREE PANIC THAT'S CANOPY GOALS. OBVIOUSLY, THE COURSES HELP IN THAT RESPECT. I MENTIONED THE LANDS OF INTERBAY. ALL THESE PIECES ARE PUBLIC BENEFITS. THEN YOU ADD TO IT , AND I REALLY DO LIKE THE YOUTH FOCUSED PROGRAMS . THIS IS WHERE THE GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED COURSES REALLY HELPS OUT. THEY ARE IN LOCATIONS, PARTS OF THE CITY, WHERE THERE IS NOT ONLY YOUTH, BUT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. I THINK THE OUTREACH ON THAT FRONT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW ONE PERSON WHO BENEFITED FROM THIS, WHO MAY HAVE GONE TO HIGH SCHOOL AFTERWARDS. AND THEN, LAST, THE IDEA OF OFF-SEASON RECREATIONAL USES , I THINK THAT IS ANOTHER PUBLIC BENEFIT. THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PIECE IS, AS IT RELATES TO THE AGREEMENT , PROPOSED AGREEMENT, I THINK ARE PRETTY SELF-EVIDENT. THAT'S HOW I LOOK AT IT. I AM KIND OF RESTATING, USING THE PREVIOUS BRIEFING, BUT ALSO, YOUR UPDATE. TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING. THAT IS KIND OF WHERE I LAND ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATIONS. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ANYONE ELSE? AWESOME. I WILL MAKE SURE I LOOK ONLINE. ICY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAS YOUR HAND UP. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. GREETINGS FROM THE AWC CONFERENCE. THAT IS WHERE I AM AT. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME JOIN ONLINE. I WANTED TO SAY, AS I SAID LAST TIME, THAT I AM REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS CONTRACT. I REMEMBER A TIME NOT THAT LONG AGO WHERE WE WERE -- THE CITY WAS, I MEAN, STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN THESE GOLF COURSES. IT WAS A REAL CONUNDRUM . YOU KNOW, PARKS HAVING THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH PREMIER HAS REALLY CHANGED THAT AROUND. I AM SO APPRECIATIVE TO PARKS , AND PATRICK SPECIFICALLY. AND THEN, THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH PREMIER, BECAUSE WE HAVE NOW BEEN ABLE TO -- THE COURSES ARE LOOKING GREAT. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE THE SPACE. IN PARTICULAR, MY INTEREST IS ALWAYS TO FIND MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT. I THINK THIS REALLY PROVIDES THAT OPPORTUNITY. GETTING KIDS OUT PLAYING GOLF , IT IS A REAL MENTAL HEALTH PIECE OF THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, AND GETTING MORE YOUTH INVOLVED. I TALKED TO PARKS ABOUT DOING EVEN MORE OUTREACH WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO GET THE YOUTH ENGAGED IN PLAYING GOLF. IT IS REALLY CRITICAL. OF COURSE, WE HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT ENJOY PLAYING GOLF. I KNOW IN YEARS PAST, WHEN WE WERE HAVING CHALLENGES MAINTAINING THE COURSES, SOME RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, WERE VERY CONCERNED THAT OUR COURSES WERE NOT IN A SHAPE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO PLAY. I REMEMBER THAT IN MY TIME IN THE CITY. THIS GOLF PROGRAM HAS TURNED AROUND SIGNIFICANTLY IN THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS THIRD-PARTY WITH PREMIER. I AM REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS . NOT TO MENTION, ALL THE BENEFITS THAT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE , YOU SO FINELY LAID OUT. I REALLY WANTED TO ADD MY VOICE OF SUPPORT AND ADD THE PIECE ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS GOLF PROGRAM HAS BEEN SO CRITICAL, AND THAT THE CITY HAS FOUND A WAY TO MAINTAIN ITS GOLF COURSES, WHICH ARE VERY COSTLY. IF YOU ARE A GOLFER YOU KNOW, IT IS REALLY COSTLY TO MAINTAIN GREENS. REALLY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT IS GONE INTO THIS, AND THE TURNAROUND OF OUR COURSES TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF MANY ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING YOUTH. THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THIS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING THE CITY AT THE ASSOCIATION. OKAY. WE HAVE AMENDMENTS. >> WE WILL MOVE TO THE TWO AMENDMENTS THAT WERE EMAILED TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST ONE IS IN FRONT OF YOU ON THE SCREEN. IT HAS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD AMEND ATTACHMENT ONE, THE GOLF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. IT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO CHANGE, REDUCE OR RELOCATE THE GOLF COURSES IF THE CITY CREATES WALKING PATHS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS WITHIN THE PERIMETER OF THE GOLF COURSES. IT WOULD BE INTENDED THAT SUCH WALKING PATHS WOULD BE BUILT IN SUCH A WAY AS TO NOT IMPACT GOLF OPERATIONS. IF THE CITY CHOSE TO MAKE SUCH A CHANGE, THEY WOULD NEED TO RENEGOTIATE, OR NEGOTIATE AMENDMENTS, TO THE TERMS OF THE OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH PREMIER. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF , PARTS, IF YOU HAD ANY COMMENTS AT ALL. ICY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOUR HAND UP, UNLESS THAT IS AN OLD HAND. >> IT IS A NEW HAND, CHAIR. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> IF WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE WE CAN -- WE ARE READY TO TALK ABOUT THESE AMENDMENTS, UNLESS PARKS HAS SOMETHING THEY WANT TO ADD, I WANT TO ADDRESS THE AMENDMENTS. >> I HAVE TO MOVE THE BILL. MY APOLOGIES. >> GOT IT. >> I HAVE TO MOVE THE BILL FIRST, AND THEN I MOVE THE AMENDMENT. MY APOLOGIES. THANK YOU. SORRY. I AM GOING TO MOVE THE COUNCIL BILL 120999. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND -- THE BILL AS PRESENTED. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE -- EXCUSE ME. THERE WAS A SECOND. MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE BILL. NOW, ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I WILL MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. I AM GOING TO MOVE AMENDMENT COUNCIL BILL 120999 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT ONE. IS THERE A SECOND? CAN I SECOND MYSELF? IS THAT ALLOWED? >> I WILL SECOND. >> CAN WE SECOND FOR DISCUSSION, AT LEAST? >> FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES, YES. >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT ONE. COUNCIL STAFF IS ALREADY PROVIDED THE OVERVIEW. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> SORRY. HAD TROUBLE THERE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THESE AMENDMENTS. YOU'RE ONLY MOVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT, BUT I WILL SPEAK TO BOTH. IT IS FOR THE SAME BILL. I WILL SAY THAT I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT BOTH AMENDMENTS, MAINLY BECAUSE HAVING WALKING PATHS INSIDE OF THE GOLF COURSE IS OF CONCERN. GOLF COURSES ARE NOT PLACES FOR FOLKS THAT ARE NOT PLAYING GOLF TO WALK. THEY ARE A LIABILITY. THERE ARE ALSO WALKING PATHS AROUND , AT LEAST THREE OF THESE COURSES. THEY DEFINITELY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO WALK. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THESE ARE PLACES THAT FOLKS SHOULD BE WALKING WITH THEM. IF YOU ARE A GOLFER, YOU KNOW YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE WALKING WITHIN THESE PAST. LIKE I SAID, THERE IS A LIABILITY PIECE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. I WANTED TO GIVE SOME INFORMATION. I DID ASK CENTRAL STAFF ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SO MANY WALKING PATHS AROUND THE CITY. OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN ALWAYS USE MORE, BUT IN PARTICULAR TO THESE GOLF COURSES, I WONDER ABOUT THE WALKING PIECE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. AND SO, WHAT I LEARNED WAS, SPECIFICALLY, EACH OF THESE COURSES, OR AT LEAST, LIKE I SAID, THE BILL WRIGHT GOLF COURSE HAS JACKSON PARK LITERALLY RIGHT NEXT TO THE PARK. JACKSON PARK HAS MULTIPLE WALKING TRAILS. THE WEST SEATTLE GOLF COURSE NEXT DOOR TO -- HAS CAMP LONG RIGHT NEXT TO IT, WHICH HAS A LOT OF OPEN SPACE AND OPPORTUNITY TO WALK. ALSO, WILL BE HAVING AN OFF LEASH DOG PARK LOCATED SOON THERE. AND THEN, THE JACKSON PARK COURSE HAS AN EXISTING PERIMETER THAT IS A TRAIL THAT RUNS ALMOST THE EIGHT -- ENTIRELY OUTSIDE OF THIS GOLF COURSE. YOU KNOW, THERE AREN'T WALKING PATHS CURRENTLY IN THE GOLF COURSE FOR JUST WALKERS. THEY WOULD ALSO BE VERY COSTLY TO ADD THOSE. IN LIGHT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PAY FOR ON THE CAPITAL SIDE, I THINK THAT THE WITHIN ARE NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT NOW, GIVEN WE HAVE THE OTHER ALTERNATIVES NEAR THESE GOLF COURSES FOR PEOPLE TO WALK. I RECOGNIZE -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. I WAS A LITTLE BIT JUMBLED BACK-AND-FORTH. I WAS TRYING TO TOGGLE BETWEEN MY NOTES ON MY DEVICE, AND ALSO SPEAKING ON MY DEVICE. BUT I THINK I GOT MY POINT ACROSS. TAKE YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE, COLLEAGUES. I DO NOT SUPPORT THESE COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS FOR THIS PURPOSE. I AM REALLY EXCITED, LIKE I SAID EARLIER. IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR US TO GET HERE WITH THESE GOLF COURSES. I THINK THIS PARTNERSHIP IS WORKING GREAT. I THINK THIS WOULD ADD A LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY THAT IS UNNECESSARY, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE AREAS NEARBY WHERE PEOPLE CAN WALK. YOU KNOW, ALSO, GOLF COURSES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. IT IS REALLY HARD IF PEOPLE ARE WORKING INSIDE THE COURSE TO KEEP THEM OFF THE GREENS, WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THESE COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS. BUT I APPRECIATE THE SPIRIT IN WHICH THEY WERE OFFERED . BUT WE DO HAVE THOSE WALKING TRAILS AROUND THESE COURSES. OPEN SPACES, ANYWAY. ANYWAY, THANK YOU. >> A, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. FOR THE RECORD, IF PARKS COULD CONFIRM, CURRENTLY AT EACH GOLF COURSE THERE ARE THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY A WALKING PATH, BUT A CART TRAIL AND PASSING BETWEEN DIFFERENT HOLES, CORRECT? >> YEAH, THERE'S A CART PATH FROM HOLE TO HOLE. >> WHERE PEOPLE WALK OR RIDE THE CAR? >> RIGHT. >> THE GOLFERS DO. TO BE CLEAR. >> ABSOLUTELY. BUT IT IS A DESIGNATED PATH FOR CART. >> YES. >> UNDERSTOOD. >> CHAIR, FOR PEOPLE TO WALK WHEN THEY ARE PLAYING GOLF. EITHER WALK TO THE NEXT WHOLE OR CARDS. BUT IN TERMS OF JUST WALKERS, THERE ARE THOSE OTHER AREAS I LISTED FOR EACH OF THE NEARBY -- THAT ARE NEARBY EACH OF THOSE COURSES THAT PEOPLE CAN WALK. THERE IS OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST WALKING. >> ABSOLUTELY. WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO WAS THAT THERE IS DESIGNATED PATHS IN GOLF COURSES WHERE THERE COULD BE WALKING, OR THERE IS ALREADY , YOU KNOW, A CART PATH THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DESIGNATED. THAT IS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO. >> THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO CREATE NEW ONES? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> THE AMENDMENTS MADE REFERENCE TO THE CREATION OF ONE'S, OR AT LEAST, SOMEWHERE I READ THAT. I WAS TRYING TO SPEAK TO THAT. >> YOUR GOOD. JUST FOR THE RECORD, JUST BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A CREATION OF A WALK PAST, IT DOESN'T MEAN THERE IS NOT AVAILABLE PATHWAYS FOR PEOPLE TO WALK ON THE GOLF COURSE. THAT IS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO. >> YES. I WAS SAYING, AS TO THOSE, WALKING INSIDE THE GOLF COURSE IS OF CONCERN, BECAUSE THERE IS A LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE. ALSO, THE GREENS ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. IT IS HARD TO KEEP PEOPLE OFF THE GREENS IN THAT SCENARIO. THANK YOU, CHAIR , FOR LETTING ME CLARIFY. >> NO WORRIES. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. I WANTED TO ADD, LISTENING TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, TWO THINGS. ONE, INTERBAY GOLF COURSE IS IN THE INTERBAY MARITIME INDUSTRIAL AREA . THERE IS THAT PIECE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE MARITIME PIECE , THE LANDS AND THE IMPACTS OF THOSE. THIS ALSO AFFORDS ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO, BASICALLY, HIGHLIGHT, FOR THOSE WHO DO WANT TO WALK, THE QUEEN ANNE BOULEVARD PARK WHERE YOU CAN GET FOUR MILES OF WALKING AROUND IN THAT AREA. YOU KNOW, THE INTERBAY PIECE IS VERY DIFFERENT. IT IS NOT IN MY DISTRICT, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE MAGNOLIA BOULEVARD AT DISCOVERY PARK AND OTHER LOCATIONS FOR THAT. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE, SPECIFICALLY, TO HIGHLIGHT THE QUEEN ANNE BOULEVARD PARK AS A GREAT OPTION FOR THE NEAR IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE INTERBAY COURSE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO RESEARCH, THE WAY COLLEAGUE RIVERA DID, ABOUT OTHER WALKING OPPORTUNITIES. I THINK IT WAS A WALK ON. I'M NOT SURE WHEN IT CAME. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA MENTIONED SHE APPRECIATES THE SPIRIT IN WHICH THIS WAS PROFFERED. I DON'T KNOW THE SPIRIT IT WAS PROFFERED, BUT I WILL OFFER THAT OVER THE YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN DASHES SEEMS LIKE EVERY SO OFTEN AN ATTEMPT COMES TO EITHER USE THE LAND OF OUR PUBLIC GOLF COURSES FOR HOUSING OR OTHER USES, ET CETERA, AND I UNDERSTAND THE ATTRACTION OF HAVING PEOPLE BE ABLE TO USE THIS OPEN LAND TO WALK, BUT THE REASONS THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA LAID OUT, POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE GREENS , IS ONE REASON WHY I OPPOSE THIS. HERE'S THE THING. I HAVE IT IN MY MIND THAT THESE ATTEMPTS TO ADD USES OR TRANSFORM THAT LAND INTO SOMETHING ELSE COULD BE DRIVEN BY THIS FEELING THAT GOLF IS SOMEHOW ELITIST. I DO NOT PLAY GOLF , FOR MANY REASONS . I AM UNCOORDINATED. BUT MY POINT IS THAT THESE ARE PUBLIC GOLF COURSES. IT IS REALLY GOOD THAT WE HAVE PUBLIC GOLF COURSES, BECAUSE IF GOLF IS A GAME THAT KEEPS PEOPLE , YOU KNOW, IN ISOLATED CIRCLES AND, IN FACT, DO SERVE TO PERPETUATE ELITISM AND INEQUALITY, ET CETERA, THEN WE NEED PUBLIC GOLF COURSES TO PROVIDE THIS BENEFIT TO EVERYBODY . THAT IS WHY THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS FIRST THAT MY FRIEND USED TO DIRECT, WHICH IS DEVOTED TO BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS . FIRST LINE ON THEIR WEBSITE. THEREFORE, I AM UNWILLING TO JEOPARDIZE THE FUTURE OF OUR GOLF COURSES , EITHER THE HEALTH OF THE GREENS OR THEIR FINANCIAL -- WELL, THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STATUS, IF WE WERE EVER TO BE SUED FOR SOME OF THE THAT SOMEBODY GETTING HIT WITH A GOLF BALL THAT WAS FLYING. THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE THIS EFFORT TO PROVIDE BENEFIT TO EVERYBODY IN OUR CITY. I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS. >> THANK YOU , COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. I THINK THAT MY TAKE ON THIS IS THAT I DON'T KNOW THE IMPACT ON WHAT THIS HAS WITH OUR GOLF COURSES FINANCIALLY . I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS , BUT I DO REALLY APPRECIATE THE SPIRIT IN WHICH COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT DIFFERENT PUBLIC ACCESS AS WELL. BUT I KNOW THAT THE GOLF COURSES CURRENTLY HAVE PATHWAYS AS WELL. AND SO, THINKING ABOUT -- I KNOW THERE IS ANOTHER AMENDMENT THAT WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT MIGHT GET TO THIS AS WELL. I WILL NOW CALL THE ROLL FOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO COUNCIL BILL 120999 . AMENDMENT ONE. >> [ ROLL CALL ] THREE OPPOSE, ONE ABSTAIN. >> THE MOTION FAILS. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE IS NOT ADOPTED. I AM GOING TO MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO , COUNCIL BILL 120999, AS PRESENTED . IS THERE A SECOND? COURTESY SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED WILL CENTRAL STAFF PLEASE PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THAT AMENDMENT? >> THIS AMENDMENT WOULD MODIFY THE ANNUAL PUBLIC BENEFIT TABLE, WHICH IS IN EXHIBIT D, TO ATTACHMENT ONE, THE OPERATING AGREEMENT THAT WOULD ADD ONCE A WEEK WALKING ON EACH OF THE 18-HOLE GOLF COURSES IF, AND WHEN, THE OPERATOR DETERMINES IT IS SAFE TO DO SO BASED ON FACILITY CONDITION AND USES. THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE INTENDED TO OCCUR ON SUNDAYS, EITHER BEFORE SUNRISE OR BEFORE DUSK. THIS WOULD REQUIRE THE GOLF COURSES TO CEASE GOLF ROUNDS TO PERMIT THIS ACTIVITY TO OCCUR, RESULTING IN REDUCTION OF GOLF REVENUES. THIS WOULD ALSO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF NON-GOLF USES ON THE COURSES BY THE PUBLIC FROM 500 TO 750 HOURS AND WOULD INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PROVIDED BY THIS ACTIVITY TO $224,000. IT ALSO WOULD ADD DISC GOLF AND GOLF AS ADDITIONAL NON-GOLF USES. >> THANK YOU, TRACY. COULD YOU CLARIFY WHERE DISC GOLF AND NOT AN ADDITIONAL NON-GOLF USE? >> THEY ARE OFFERED AT A NUMBER OF THE COURSES. >> UNDERSTOOD. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE . COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO ? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. THIS AMENDMENT IS SIMILAR, BUT DIFFERENT, FROM THE FIRST ONE. I SUSPECT IT MEANT TO READ BEFORE SUNRISE OR AFTER DUSK OR SUNSET. BUT THIS HAS SOME OF THE SAME CHALLENGES . IN TERMS OF PUBLIC BENEFIT, I HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH , AND IT'S ALSO IN THE PLAN, REGARDING THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO THE CITY , WHICH FOR ALL THE REASONS, ENVIRONMENTAL, THE YOUTH, OFF-SEASON, TREE CANOPY, ALL OF THE ABOVE, I THINK GET US TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE . I AM ALWAYS -- YOU KNOW, THE KISS PRINCIPLE, KEEP IT SIMPLE. NOT TO MAKE LIGHT OF MY FORMER GOLFING STAGE BEFORE MY SHOULDER SURGERY . IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO LOCATE GOLFERS AND WALKERS. I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MY ABILITY TO PLAY GOLF. AGAIN, SHOULDER SURGERY. THAT IS MY EXCUSE, AND I AM STICKING WITH IT. TO BE SERIOUS, THOUGH, THERE IS A GREAT AMOUNT OF PUBLIC BENEFIT . WE TALK ABOUT WELL-RUN AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I THINK IF WE DO KEEP IT SIMPLE, I THINK IT IS BETTER OFF FOR MR. TRUMP 14 , FOUR MR. SHEFFER AND THE PARKS TEAM OVERALL TO ENSURE THAT WE GET, AS A BENEFIT, AS A CITY, ALL THAT HAS BEEN LISTED. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE . KEEP IT SIMPLE AND JUST KEEP THE USE. I DO NOT DOUBT THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC BENEFIT WE'RE GETTING. PARKS HAS CRAFTED THIS VERY CAREFULLY WITH THE THIRD-PARTY PARTNER, PREMIER. I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. THERE ARE SO MANY YOUTH PROGRAMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AS WELL. TO QUOTE MY COLLEAGUE, KEEP IT SIMPLE. I THINK HAVING THIS GOLF USE IS THE BEST WAY, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHER AREAS AND AVENUES FOR PEOPLE TO DO WALKING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CALLED OUT IN THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. I JUST HAD A COUPLE FOR THE RECORD. THE SECOND PARAGRAPH IN THIS, BECAUSE THERE IS POTENTIALLY A RISK OF INJURIES THAT CAN HAPPEN ON A GOLF COURSE, JUST TO CLARIFY, THE SECOND PARAGRAPH WOULD ADDRESS THE OPERATOR ADDRESSING THOSE, MAKE SURE WHATEVER TYPE OF IMPLEMENTATION THEY WOULD WANT TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MINIMIZE THOSE RISKS. IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS. JUST TO CLARIFY THAT. THE SECOND THING I ALSO WANTED TO ASK, AND I SEE HEAD NODS. ON TV, YOU CAN'T SEE. THAT IS A YES. >> THAT'S CORRECT. YES. >> THE SECOND QUESTION I HAD IS, DOES THIS GIVE THE OPERATOR -- DOES IS GIVE THE OPERATOR THE FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO DO IT AS A PILOT PROGRAM TO SEE HOW IT OPERATES AT ONE LOCATION ? >> WELL, IT IS WRITTEN TO INDICATE IT WOULD HAPPEN, BUT IT WOULD BE A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WOULD BE HAPPENING AT EACH OF THE 18 HOLE GOLF COURSES. >> UNDERSTOOD. >> I READ THAT TO MEAN ALL THREE. >> UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT. COLLEAGUES, THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT ALL THREE GOLF COURSES. THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN DESIGNATED AREAS THAT THE OPERATOR WOULD SAY WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR WALKING, DEPENDING ON THE GREENS AND THE CONDITION OF THE FIELDS AND SO FORTH. >> NEVER ON THE GREENS. >> SORRY. >> LIKELY THE CART PATHS THEY WOULD BE WALKING ON. THERE WILL BE INSTRUCTIONS ON WHERE PEOPLE COULD WALK AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS. >> I SAID A BAD WORD. I'M SORRY. EVERYONE IS LIKE, NO. SCARY. BUT IT COULD HAPPEN. ANYWAY. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THE PARKS, IF YOU ALL WANTED TO ANSWER. >> JUST TO ADD , THIS WOULD REPLACE TRAN EIGHT TIMES. THIS IMPACTS THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY TO A CERTAIN DEGREE, WHICH IS WHERE THAT NUMBER COMES FROM , 224,000 , IN PART, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TRAN EIGHT TIMES THAT ARE THEN USED TO SUPPORT MAINTENANCE. WE JUST GOT TO BALANCE THE BOOKS A LITTLE BIT MORE. >> UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. THAT PUTS THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE. I THINK THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT AS WELL ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE GOLF COURSE, AND ALSO, THE REVENUE COMING IN. THE FACT THAT OUR GOLF COURSES ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BE A SELF-SUSTAINING, THEY DON'T TAKE ANY MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND, IS HUGE FOR OUR CITY. ALSO, ALL OF THE OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS WE'RE GETTING WITH OUR KIDS AND YOUTH AND TRAN A TIME AND ALL THE EXTRA PIECES. FOR THAT, COLLEAGUES, I AM GOING TO BE ABSTAINING TO THIS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE IMPACT. I APPRECIATE THE SPIRIT, BUT I AM NOT SURE OF THE FINANCIAL IMPACT. I WANT TO SAY THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE DO WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR GOLF COURSES, LIKE WE ARE FIGURING OUT HOW WE INTEGRATE IT WITH COMMUNITY. I THINK OUR CITY HAS DONE A REALLY, REALLY GREAT, GREAT JOB OF DOING THAT ACCESS. THERE IS DISC GOLF AT A NUMBER OF COURSES. THERE IS DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT PEOPLE USE THE GOLF COURSES FOR AS WELL. A TON OF PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT HAPPEN WITH OUR YOUTH AND KIDS, AND ALSO DISADVANTAGED IN LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL. WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP OUR FEES INCREDIBLY LOW AND AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE TO USE THOSE GOLF COURSES AS WELL . AND SO, I BELIEVE IN THE SPIRIT OF THIS, BUT I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS AMENDMENT, JUST BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE FINANCIAL IMPACT REGARDING THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF REVENUE THAT CONTINUES TO BALANCE OUR BOOKS FOR THE GOLF COURSE. I WILL SAY THAT . IF THERE IS NO OTHER COMMENTS, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS TO A VOTE. CAN WE TAKE THE VOTE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO VERSION 1 FOR COUNCIL BILL 120999? >> [ ROLL CALL ] THREE OPPOSE, ONE ABSTAIN. >> THE MOTION FAILS. EXCUSE ME. THE MOTION FAILS FOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO VERSION 1 ON COUNCIL BILL 120999. I DO WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ON HIS AMENDMENTS. I KNOW HE AND HIS STAFF WORKED REALLY HARD ON THIS. SO DID TRACY. TO GO BACK AND FORTH WITH PREMIER PARKS AND TRY TO FIND A COMMON GROUND. I KNOW WE WILL BE WORKING HARD WITH PREMIER TO FIGURE OUT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN A GREAT ACTOR AND PARTNER WITH OUR CITY SO WE CAN BE ABLE TO FIND DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AND AVENUES FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO USE THE GOLF COURSE, AND ALSO, PATRICK TOLD ME, FOR SURE, HE WILL. JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. PATRICK GAVE ME HIS WORK. I TELL YOU THIS, WHAT YOU GET HIS WORD, IT'S GOOD. YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK. AND ANDY'S WORD. OKAY. CAN WE TAKE THE ROLE ON THE BILL CURRENTLY FOR COUNCIL BILL 120999? >> [ ROLL CALL ] FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES AND WILL BE SENT TO THE COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2025. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU, PARKS, THANK YOU, TRACY. I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS AS WELL. I WILL READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD. I'M SORRY, I AM A LITTLE ALL OVER THE PLACE. I DROP SOME OF MY SCRIPTS. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, COUNCIL BILL 121008, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM FUNDING PLAN FOR SOUTH LAKE UNION AND DOWNTOWN AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 124286. FOR BREATHING, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. PRESENTERS FROM SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION. THANK YOU, AND WELCOME AGAIN. >> THANK YOU . AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE I AM SHARING MY SCREEN. >> YOU'RE ALL GOOD. THANK YOU, AND HE. -- ANDY. WILL DO THE SAME THING WE DID LAST TIME WERE YOU PRESENT YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, AND WE WILL GET STARTED ON YOUR PRESENTATION. >> I AM ANDY SHEFFER WITH SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR PLANNING MANAGER FOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION , ANNIE HINDENLANG , AND SENIOR PLR -- PLANNER, JONATHAN GARDINER, PRESENTING ON LCLIP. IT IS EXCITING. IT SUPPORTS OUR DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN. LCLIP SUPPORTS OUR INCREASE IN RESIDENTS AT DOWNTOWN . I WILL PASS IT TO ANNIE TO TAKE IT FROM HERE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. AS ANDY MENTIONED, WE HAVE EXCITING WORK THAT CAN TAKE PLACE AS A PART OF THIS PROGRAM . THE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM . WE ARE NOT HERE FOREVER. WE CALL IT LCLIP. FIRST WE NEED COUNCIL ACTION IN ORDER TO DO THAT. THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN 2011. THE CITY, ITSELF, STARTED THEIR PROGRAM IN 2013. IT IS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT SMART GROWTH WITHIN THE STATE BETWEEN AREAS THAT WE WILL REFER TO COME AS GOING FORWARD, RECEIVING AREAS, AND AREAS REFERRED TO AS SENDING AREAS . IF YOU READ THE LEGISLATION, YOU WILL SAY IT USES TAX INCREMENT FINANCING A FUTURE GROWTH FROM TDR TO GIVE CITIES A PORTION OF COUNTY PROPERTY TAX REVENUES TO FINANCE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I AM GOING TO BRIEFLY KIND OF EXPLAIN TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO YOU. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS EFFECTUATED PROGRAMS IN OTHER STATES, IT IS COMPLICATED. BESIDES ANDY PATRICK, NONE OF US WERE HERE WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED. I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON HOW THIS WORKS TO EXPLAIN HOW SEATTLE IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT . THE IDEA BEHIND TRANSFER DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS IS THAT, HISTORICALLY, PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN EVALUATED BASED OFF OF WHAT THEIR POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT IS. THAT DEVELOPMENT IS ESTABLISHED BASED OFF OF THE ZONING ASSIGNED TO IT. IF YOU CAN ACHIEVE A CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, OR ACHIEVE A CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, IT HAS A MARKET VALUE. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT MOST NATURAL LANDS OR AGRICULTURAL LANDS DO NOT HAVE AS EASY OF A MECHANISM TO CALCULATE THAT VALUE, THEY ARE OFTEN UNDERVALUED IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY PROVIDE TO A COMMUNITY DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO IT, OR THE REGION AS A WHOLE. THEY ARE OFTEN TARGETED AS CHEAP OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT. IN PLACES LIKE WASHINGTON WHERE THEY HAVE SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES TO UTILIZE TOOLS TO PROTECT THESE VALUABLE RESOURCES, THE CONCEPT OF TRANSFER DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS WAS CREATED. I WILL SAY TDR FROM NOW ON. WHAT IT DOES IS , MARKET VALUE , IF THE ARE AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL LANDS WERE TO BE DEVELOPED, IT IS GIVEN , ASSIGNED A CERTAIN LEVEL OF CREDIT VALUE UNDER THE TDR PROGRAM SO THAT THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM CAN STILL RECEIVE THAT BENEFIT FOR NOT DEVELOPING THAT LAND THROUGH ENTITIES, PRIVATE DEVELOPERS AND RECEIVING AREAS LIKE SEATTLE PURCHASING THAT DEVELOPMENT MARKET OPPORTUNITY TO USE IN PLACES WHERE GROWTH SHOULD OCCUR. THIS IS A FULLY VOLUNTARY PROGRAM. THE COUNTY, KING COUNTY, RUNS A MARKETPLACE THAT PEOPLE CAN GO AND CHECK RIGHT NOW TO PURCHASE TDR RIGHTS. YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS AVAILABLE. DEVELOPERS CAN UTILIZE THOSE RIGHTS TO GET INCREASED DENSITY , ADDITIONAL UNITS, ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE SEATTLE FOCUSES ON ADDITIONAL FLOOR AREA RATIO, WHICH IS HOW MUCH FLOOR YOU COULD HAVE COMPARED TO PARCEL SIZE, AS WELL AS HEIGHT . BUT IT CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH AND DENSITY TO OCCUR WHERE IT SHOULD, AND NOT WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO CONSERVE ARE AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES. THE PROGRAM ITSELF THEN GENERATES , YOU KNOW, THE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THESE AREAS THAT CAN -- CREATES ADDITIONAL REVENUES. ONE OF THE MECHANISMS THAT HELP SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS IS HAVING INFRASTRUCTURE BE FUNDED BY THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE WHOLE PROCESS. THE COUNTY SHARES A PORTION OF THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM THESE TDR UNITS THAT ARE PURCHASED WITH THE CITY TO THEN IMPLEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THIS INCREASED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEMANDS GROWTH MIGHT HAVE ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE. FOR THE LCLIP PROGRAM AND WATCH ATTEND, THE STEPS FOR THIS PROCESSOR DESIGNATING THE LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT AREA, WHICH YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW. THE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING THAT COMES BACK TO THE CITY CAN ONLY BE UTILIZED WITHIN THIS AREA. THIS IS ALSO THE AREA THAT THE CITY PREVIOUSLY REZONED TO ALLOW FOR THE INCENTIVE ZONING AND ADDITIONAL FA ARE AND RATIO AND HEIGHT TO BE UTILIZED AS SUCH, THE FUNDING CAN ONLY COME BACK INTO THOSE AREAS DIRECTLY. THE PROGRAM INITIATED IN 2013, A FEW YEARS OF GETTING THINGS STARTED AND RUNNING. THE FIRST 10 YEARS WERE , THE FUNDING WAS TO GO TO SDOT, THE SECOND COMES TO SPR, IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS BACK TO SDOT. THIS YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO BE RECEIVING IT. WE HAVE ALREADY APPROPRIATED THE FUNDING INTO OUR 2025 -2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN ON ARE READY TO BEGIN THAT WORK. HOWEVER, TO EFFECTUATE THE PROGRAM, WE ADOPTED AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY . ATTACHED TO THAT IS A FUNDING PLAN. THE FUNDING PLAN LISTS OPEN-SPACE INVESTMENTS TO OCCUR WITH THE FUNDING . ONLY WORK IDENTIFIED ON THAT LIST CAN TAKE PLACE. HAPPILY, WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE WORK ON THAT LIST OVER THIS TIME, EXCEPT ONE PROJECT BEING FUNDED FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE. WE NEED A NEW LIST TO OUTLINE WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO SPEND THIS MONEY ON MOVING FORWARD. BUT TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO AMEND THE PLANNED -- PLANET HAVE COUNCIL APPROVAL. THE NEW PROJECT LIST WE PROVIDED TODAY IS BASED ON ASSUMPTIONS FOR FUNDING FOR THE PREVIOUS 10 YEARS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED. THAT PROJECTS WE WILL HAVE ABOUT $40 MILLION OVER A TEN-YEAR PERIOD. WE WILL KNOW EACH YEAR BUT THE ACTUAL WILL BE BASED OFF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S COLLECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WE DISTRIBUTED THE PROJECT BETWEEN SOUTH LAKE UNION AND THE DOWNTOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT BASED OFF OF WHAT HAS BEEN THE BREAKDOWN OF WHERE THE FUNDS ARE COMING FROM . AND SO, THAT IS ALSO A REQUIREMENT OF THE PROJECT. IT IS NOT AN ANNUAL REQUIREMENT, BUT OVER THE ENTIRE 25 YEAR PERIOD. IF 60% OF THE FUNDS CAME FROM SOUTH LAKE UNION, THEN 60% OF THE FUNDS NEED TO BE REUSED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN SOUTH LAKE UNION. THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF AS MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS. AS YOU HEARD FROM ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS EARLIER, WE HAVE BEEN USING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT , EXISTING TARGETED ENGAGEMENT, AS WELL AS THE LARGER COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND PARK DISTRICT PLANNING TO INFORM THE PROJECTS FOR THIS UPDATED LIST OF PROJECTS. THE SOUTH LAKE UNION COMMUNITY GROUP DID AN AMAZING JOB WORKING WITH JONATHAN, THE LEAD FOR THIS PROJECT, TO CREATE A PLAN WITH A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT, YOU KNOW, REALLY SUPPORT AND ENHANCE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AND WE HAVE THAT SEPARATED OFF INTO ITS OWN AREA FOR FUNDING BUT I WILL TALK ABOUT IN A SECOND. THEY MET MONTHLY OVER THE PAST YEAR AND HAVE HAD SOME GREAT PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES THAT WERE VOLUNTEERED AND PRODUCED A LOVELY DOCUMENT AND VERY STRONG PLAN FOR UTILIZING THE FUNDING CONSISTENT WITH THE PROGRAM NEEDS. THE PROJECTS YOU WILL SEE SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT, THOSE ARE SHOVEL READY PROJECTS. THEY ARE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY, YOU KNOW, THE DOWNTOWN REACTIVATION GROUPS, DOWNTOWN INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM, AND SEVERAL OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS THAT BELIEVE THESE PROJECTS ARE KEY TO OUR DOWNTOWN RECOVERY AND STRENGTHENING THE FUTURE. THOSE WERE CALLED OUT SPECIFICALLY . THEY ARE KIND OF READY TO GO . WE WILL BE KICKING OFF LATER THIS YEAR A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT APPROACH BASED OFF OF -- BECAUSE IT WAS A REALLY GREAT WAY , THE SOUTH LAKE UNION EFFORT, FOR THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN AREA FOR THE REMAINING FUNDS. AS I MENTIONED, THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS CALLED OUT OUR FRONT END BECAUSE THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH SHOVEL READY. WE HAVE A VERY CLEAR IDEA OF THE SCOPE OF THOSE AND DESIGNS DEVELOPED. THEY HAVE FUNDING ALREADY TO MATCH THE EFFORTS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE FUNDING PLAN, WE HAVE THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, AND AS WE GET INTO THE SECOND HALF OF OUR 10 YEAR PROGRAM, WE CONTRIBUTE MORE AND MORE TO THE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY LED TASK FORCE PROJECTS. WHILE -- FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE THE SOUTH LAKE UNION PLAN, WE STILL HAVE TO SCOPE THOSE OUT IN MORE DETAIL AND CONFIRM LOCATIONS OF UTILITIES TO SUPPORT THEM AND EVERYTHING IN THE FINAL BUDGET TO KIND OF REFINE THOSE TO GET THE MORE -- TO UNDERSTAND WHEN WE WILL FUND THEM, AND WHEN THEY ARE FEASIBLE TO BE FUNDED. WE HAVE TO DO THE SAME PROCESS FOR THE ADDITIONAL DOWNTOWN AND CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT FUNDING. THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE LEAD TIME. I THINK THAT'S IT. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT PRESENTATION AND ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE. I WANT TO PAUSE HERE. I KNOW THIS IS IN COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S DISTRICT. I KNOW HE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THIS PROJECT. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED? --. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU, MR. SHEFFER FOR BEING HERE AND GIVING THE PRESENTATION. >> I DON'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING WANT TO ADD TO THIS? MY APOLOGIES. >> NOT AT ALL. >> AWESOME. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. OF COURSE, CENTRAL STAFF. YES, I AM WELL AWARE OF LCLIP. VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM. I WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THAT MY DISTRICT, I HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY ARE ALL VERY WELL REPRESENTED WITH SOME VERY CAPABLE, SMART , WELL EDUCATED, MOTIVATED INDIVIDUALS THAT REALLY DIG IN ON THESE ISSUES AND REALLY GET TO UNDERSTAND THEM AND REALLY PUT THEIR SHOULDERS IN AND THE WHOLE NINE YARDS IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE PROGRAMS ARE. DOING IT TO GREAT EFFECT ON THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE . WE ARE ANTICIPATING THIS CHANGE AND MADE THE TRANSITION TO THE PARKS . MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH SOUTH LAKE UNION, PARTICULARLY SOUTHLAKE UNION COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND OTHERS, -- I SHOULD ADD WITH PARKS ITSELF , PARTICULARLY SOUTHLAKE UNION PARK, THE CANOE CARVING CENTER, AND UNDERSTANDING -- I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT POINT. WHICH SLIDE IS IT? THE LAST SLIDE. BASICALLY, THE UTILITIES PART. THE WATER MANAGEMENT OF THIS . SOMETHING NOT OFTEN THOUGHT ABOUT, BUT IF WE START TALKING ABOUT RESTROOMS OR IRRIGATION SYSTEM -- YEAH, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND THE LIKE, IF THESE , YOU KNOW, I INVITE EVERYONE TO GET A BRIEFING FROM MR. SHEFFER ON PUTTING IN AESTHETIC BALL FIELD IN TERMS OF WHAT GOES IN. YOU GO DOWN, AND ALL THE WORK DONE TO REALLY ENSURE THOSE FIELDS ARE SET. IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK. WHAT IS REFLECTED HERE IS WHAT IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO MAKE LAKE UNION PARK THE BEST IT CAN BE . SEPARATELY, ALSO, THE NORTHWEST NATIVE CANOE CARVING CENTER, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK IT IS A STATEMENT. I JUST HAD A MEETING WITH THE NEW REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES. YOU KNOW, IT IS ABOUT INVESTING IN THESE PLACES AND ENGAGING WITH THE NATIVE COMMUNITIES TO INFER WE ARE DOING THIS FOR PARK AS WELL, EARLY. IT'S THE SAME THING HERE WITH THE CANOE CARVING CENTER. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNERS IN THIS , AND ON THE GOVERNMENT SIDE, PARKS AND REC, BUT ALSO, THE COMMUNITY , FOR THEIR WORK. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY, A DECADES WORTH OF OPPORTUNITY, TO INVEST FROM A PARKS PERSPECTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES IN THE LCLIP AREA. ON THAT FRONT TOO, BY THE WAY, I ALSO ATTACH WE HAVE A NEW DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. IT HIGHLIGHTS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF RESIDENTS DOWNTOWN . I AM MAKING THE PUSH. A LITTLE BIT SEPARATE FROM THE BRIEFING. BUT I AM MAKING THE PUSH THAT WE TALK ABOUT THE GREATER DOWNTOWN, BECAUSE SEPARATELY, THERE IS A DOWNTOWN , CAPITAL D DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. WE NEED TO GET AWAY FROM THE COMMERCIAL CORE DESIGNATION ON THE MAPS. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THAT. I WILL HAVE TO ASK COUNCIL PRESIDENT , BUT WE NEED TO GET AWAY FROM THE COMMERCIAL CORE. THAT IS A DEAD TERM. IT IS COMMERCIAL HEAVY, BUT IT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD. SORRY. MOVING OFF FROM SOUTH LAKE UNION FOR MOMENT. WE NEED TO DO THIS FOR A DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK THAT MAKES A STATEMENT TOO. I JUST TALKED ABOUT MAKING A STATEMENT FOR THE NATIVE COMMUNITY. IT ALSO MAKES A STATEMENT TO OUR NEIGHBORS WHO, TRUST MEI HAVE BEEN WITH OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ON A REGULAR BASIS I WAS GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE -- SORRY, CHAIR. A LITTLE BIT OUT OF PARKS, BUT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT POINT THAT WE NEED TO GET RID OF THE COMMERCIAL CORE NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGNATION AND GO DOWNTOWN. FOR THE GREATER BELLTOWN, SOUTH LAKE UNION, YOU KNOW, THE GREATER DOWNTOWN TRIANGLE AND ALL THE LIKE. THANK YOU, MR. SHEFFER FOR WORKING ON THAT TOO. WITH THAT, CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE LCLIP PROCESS. REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR GREATER DOWNTOWN . >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THANK YOU LCLIP FOR ALL THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND ALSO, ALL THE WORK YOU ALL HAVE DONE. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AS WELL. LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THIS GOING AND MOVING IT FORWARD. I BELIEVE TODAY WAS ONLY A PRESENTATION. WE ARE NOT VOTING ON THIS. >> I THINK WE WERE VOTING. >> WE COULD, IF PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE. I COULD SUSPEND THE RULES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE . COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MORE TIME? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES COMMENTS IN THE PRESENTATION. I WOULD APPRECIATE MORE TIME WITH THIS . AS YOU KNOW, I TEND TO GET IN THE WEEDS. I WOULD APPRECIATE MORE TIME. AND THEN, SOMETIME WITH OUR CENTRAL STAFF BEFORE TAKING A VOTE, IF THAT'S OKAY. >> UNDERSTOOD. NO WORRIES AT ALL. WE WILL MOVE THIS FOR ANOTHER MEETING. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING AND PRESENTING. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW A LOT OF WORK WENT BEHIND THE SCENES. WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THIS MOVING. THANK YOU. AWESOME. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ALONG HERE. WE ARE ALMOST AT THE END OF THE AGENDA. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE IS COUNCIL BILL 121002, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER/CEO OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ENTER INTO TWO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CHINOOK SALMON CONSERVATION PLANS FOR THE LAKE WASHINGTON, CEDAR RIVER, SAMMAMISH WATERSHED AND THE GREEN RIVER, DUWAMISH RIVER, AND CENTRAL PUGET SOUND WATERSHED; AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS. PRESENTING OUR OUR WONDERFUL MEMBERS FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND ALSO CENTRAL STAFF. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD. >> I AM MARTHA NEWMAN, SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS. >> -- I AM JOINED BY MY KING COUNTY COLLEAGUES. >> THE TECHNICAL COORDINATOR HERE IN LIEU OF MATT . HE SENDS HIS REGRETS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. SALMON RECOVERY MANAGER FOR THE LAKE WASHINGTON WATERSHED. >> COUNCIL SETTLES THAT. >> WE HAVE BOB IN THE OFFICE WHO IS THE SEATTLE LIAISON WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. READY TO START THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE TWO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS. WHAT YOU HAVE TODAY, THE LEGISLATION TODAY WOULD AUTHORIZE OUR GENERAL MANAGER TO SIGN TWO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS RELATED TO SEATTLE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE REGIONAL SALMON RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR 2026 THROUGH 2035. THE TWO AGREEMENTS, THE LAKE WASHINGTON CEDAR SAMMAMISH WATERSHED AND DUWAMISH AND PUGET SOUND WATERSHED. >> THESE ARE TWO VERY THAT'S THE MOST URBANIZED BASINS IN PUGET SOUND. YOU CAN SEE THE WATER RESOURCE INVENTORY AREA. THIS IS A STATE DESIGNATION OF WATER BOUNDARIES, WATERSHED BOUNDARIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. EVERY WATERSHED DIVISION HAS A NUMBER AND LABEL . THEY GET USED FOR WATER RIGHTS AND OTHER THINGS. BUT THEY ARE USED FOR SALMON RECOVERY DESIGNATIONS. FISH POPULATIONS, AND ALSO FUNDING AND ORGANIZATIONS. WRIA 8, A LAKE CEDAR SAMMAMISH ENCOMPASSES THE UPPER WATERSHEDS WERE THE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY IS . ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH THE VERY URBANIZED EASTSIDE INTO ALL OF NORTH SEATTLE . YOU CAN SEE SOME OF PUGET SOUND. AND WRIA 9 IS THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND, THE GREEN AREA , WHICH IS ABOVE THE HOWARD HANSON DAM. ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH THE HIGHLY INDUSTRIAL AREA ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE DUWAMISH RIVER. A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THESE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS. ONE THING TO NOTE, A VERSION OF THESE HAVE BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2001 THEN -- WHEN THE CHINOOK SALMON WERE LISTED AS A THREATENED SPECIES. THIS WOULD CONTINUE SEATTLE'S LONG PARTICIPATION IN THE REGIONAL COOPERATIVE STRUCTURES. HAVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IN PLACE HELPS WITH IMPLEMENTATION AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WATERSHED PLANS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CAPITAL HABITAT PROJECTS . IT PROVIDES A GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE FOR THE REGIONAL EFFORT, THE REGIONAL JURISDICTIONS, TO WORK TOGETHER. IT PROVIDES A FUNDING MECHANISM AND COST SHARE. THERE IS A WORK PLAN AND BUDGET. WE HAVE TECHNICAL AND REGIONAL COORDINATION , BOTH AT THE LOCAL WATERSHED AREA AND PUGET SOUND LEVEL. SEATTLE PARTICIPATE IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS . WE ARE VERY PRIVILEGED TO HAVE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, WHO ATTENDS AND PARTICIPATES ON WRIA 8 AS A MEMBER. AND WRIA 9 IS REPRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS SOCCER. SEATTLE IS THE STAFF LEAD FOR THE CITY AND VOTING ALTERNATE FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. THAT WOULD BE ME. OUR TECHNICAL STAFF TO DISSIPATE ON A TECHNICAL COMMITTEE AND RENEW GRANTS AND THEN, SEATTLE COORDINATES WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS PARTICULAR SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION, A LARGE SPONSOR OF CAPITAL PROJECTS. FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR, THIS IS THE SLIDE THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT THESE STEEP BLUE LINE. THOSE OF THE PUGET SOUND WILD CHINOOK . STARTING IN 1870 WHEN THE ROAD WILL DISPEL, YOU CAN SEE PUGET SOUND RUNS HAVE DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THEN. THEY ARE PERSISTING, BUT AT A PRETTY -- MUCH LOWER LEVEL THAN IDEAL. THIS IS A REGIONAL PROBLEM. WE NEED A REGIONAL SOLUTION. FISH DO NOT STOP AT BOUNDARIES. QUICK HISTORY. THE CHINOOK SALMON WERE LISTED IN 1999, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION STARTED WORKING TOGETHER IN THE EARLY 2000. IN 2001, THEY SIGNED THESE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS. EACH OF THE WATERSHED BASINS IN PUGET SOUND HAS A RECOVERY PLAN . THOSE WERE FIRST APPROVED IN 2005. THEY HAVE BEEN UPDATED SINCE TO REPRESENT WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED SINCE THEN , AND NEW PROJECTS. THOSE -- ALL OF THESE LOCAL PLANS WILL UP INTO WHAT IS CALLED THE PUGET SOUND RECOVERY PLAN PUGET SOUND WIDE. THESE ARE TWO PIECES IN THE MUCH BIGGER EFFORT TO RECOVER CHINOOK SALMON. A COUPLE OF NOTES ABOUT THE PLANS. EACH WATERSHED IS GUIDED BY A SALMON HABITAT PLAN. EACH OF THEM HAVE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LOCAL CHINOOK STOCKS AND WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THEM, WHAT THEY NEED . IT IS BASED ON THE BEST SCIENCE OF THE TIME. THEY ALL HAVE HAVE A TOTE THAT HABITAT GOALS. AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT GOALS. THE DUWAMISH, THEY HAVE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES FOR RECOVERY. THEY HAVE WHAT PROJECTS NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED, THE HIGHEST PRIORITY . THE MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK. AND ALL SUPPORT MONITORING AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT SO WE ADJUSTED WE GO. BOTH OF THE WATERSHEDS HAVE ANNUAL WORK PLANS. PLEASE PROVIDE A LOT OF COORDINATION ACROSS THE WATERSHED WITH DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS. THERE IS REGIONAL AND STATE COORDINATION, AND ALSO LEGISLATIVE OUTRAGE . WORKING ACROSS WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN PUGET SOUND DOING LEGISLATIVE OUTRAGE, BOTH AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL, PARTICULARLY FOR FUNDING AND POLICIES. PROJECT CORONATION AND IMPLEMENTATION. SOMETIMES ROGERS CROSS JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES, AND WE WANT EVERYBODY LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER. AND THEN, THE ANNUAL MONITORING. HOW IS THE WORK FUNDED? THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS PROVIDE FUNDING. WRIA 8 HAVE A BUDGET OF $760,000 A YEAR. SEATTLE CONTRIBUTES ABOUT $193,716 FOR 2025. WRIA 9 HAS A BUDGET OF AND 157 PROVIDED BY SEATTLE. EVERY JURISDICTION THAT I WILL SAY WRIA 8 HAS 28 JURISDICTIONS AND WRIA 9 HAS 17 . THE COST SHARES ARE BASED ON A FORMULA WITH POPULATION AND ASSESSED VALUE AND LAND AREA. THE GRANT FUNDING COMES FROM STATE AND FEDERAL, SOME LOCAL IT IS PASSED THROUGH THE WATERSHEDS LOOK TOGETHER AT ALL THE PROPOSALS AND FIGURE OUT WHERE MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT. EVERYBODY GET SOME AMOUNT OF MONEY. YOU CAN SEE HERE THE GRANT FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED OVER TIME. IS THIS OVERTIME OR THE LAST YEAR? THIS IS LAST YEAR 'S MONEY. SOME OF THE MONEY COMES THROUGH THE STATE SALMON RECOVERY FUNDING BOARDS. A COUPLE OF NOTES ABOUT WHAT THIS WORK HAS ACCOMPLISHED BY WORKING TOGETHER. WRIA 8 , $38 MILLION AWARDED IN GRANTS SINCE 2016. OVER 200 PROJECTS WITH 22 SPONSORS. FOR SEATTLE, WE HAVE HAD 11 PROJECTS , 11 AWARDS, WITH FOUR PROJECTS AND FIVE.$8 MILLION IN FUNDING. ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROJECTS IS THE REAL ARCH HABITATION ALONG THE CEDAR RIVER. A VERY LARGE PROJECT TO RECONNECT THE FLOODPLAIN, WHICH PROVIDES HABITAT AND FLOOD BENEFITS IN THE CEDAR RIVER. THIS IS KIND OF FAR AWAY, BUT IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE IT, WE WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE. WRIA 9, 200 MILLION OF LEVERAGED INVESTMENTS. B SETBACKS, A LOT OF REVEGETATION, MARINE SHORELINE ARMORING BEING REMOVED FOR HABITAT . SEVEN AWARDS FOR SEATTLE. YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS PICTURE IS AT A SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION PROJECT PROVIDING BEACH ENRICHMENT AND RECONFIGURING THE BEACH HABITAT TO BE FRIENDLY TO FISH. AND THAT IS THE END OF MY FORMAL PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU, MARTHA. FRIENDS FROM KING COUNTY, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? >> I WOULD JUST TAKE A MINUTE AND SAY, THANK YOU TO THE CITY . THE CITY HAS BEEN OUR LARGEST PARTNER SINCE WE STARTED IN 2001. IT HAS BEEN GREAT TO HAVE THE CITY AT THE TABLE HELPING MAKE DECISIONS, AND ALSO BE A PROJECT SPONSOR TO ACCEPT SEVERAL FUNDING AWARDS FOR SOME OF THOSE REALLY EXCITING PROJECTS. REALLY APPRECIATE THE PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN THIS WORK SINCE THE BEGINNING. >> AWESOME. -- I'M SORRY. >> JASON SAID IT BETTER THAN I COULD. I WILL SECOND THAT. >> AWESOME. >> THE ONLY THING I WILL NOTE IS THAT THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION, WHICH MARTHA MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT COMES FROM SPU FUNDS, COMBINATION OF THE . THE CONTRIBUTIONS AREN'T GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. AT ALL LIVES ENTIRELY WITHIN THE UTILITY. >> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE ALL THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH WAS KING COUNTY, AND TO SEE HOW THEY ARE IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY. THAT IS A PRETTY GOOD CHUNK OF FUNDING AND MONEY TO GO INTO SOME OF THE RESTORATIONS. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE , BEFORE HE OPENED UP FOR DISCUSSION, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU ARE THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SALMON RECOVER COUNSEL CEDAR RIVER SAMMAMISH LAKE WASHINGTON WATERSHED. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO GIVE YOUR REMARKS. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. A SHOUT OUT TO MARTHA NEWMAN AND TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE COUNTY , JASON, WHO I'VE GOTTEN THE PLEASURE AND HONOR OF WORKING WITH SINCE I GOT HERE LAST YEAR , AND AS THE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SALMON RECOVERY COUNCIL FOR THE CEDAR, SAMMAMISH, LAKE WASHINGTON WATERSHED. I HAVE LEARNED MORE ABOUT SALMON FROM THESE GREAT FOLKS AT THE TABLE THAN I EVER KNEW . I AM SO HONORED TO BE REPRESENTING THE CITY, TRULY, THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT WORK. YOU KNOW, SEATTLE'S PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP IN THIS REGIONAL EFFORT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I HAVE REALLY HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH SO MANY OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ALSO SIT ON THIS COUNCIL. I AM REALLY, COLLEAGUES, EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION AND THESE TWO AGREEMENTS . AS MARTHA DELINEATED, YOU KNOW, SALMON RECOVERY REQUIRES COLLABORATION, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ACROSS ALL THE JURISDICTIONS. SEATTLE HAS PARTICIPATED FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO. I WANT TO ADD, ALSO, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE ILAS PROVIDE FUNDING, AS YOU SEE, AND YOU KNOW, IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED CUTS , WHICH JEOPARDIZE PACIFIC SALMON HABITAT RESTORATION, THESE KINDS OF EFFORTS BECOME EVER MORE IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN FUNDING. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT , SALMON RECOVERY, TO OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS. AND SO, I CANNOT RECOMMEND MORE, ENCOURAGES MORE, TO SUPPORT THESE. THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOME WORDS. I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING THESE. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO OUR GREAT -- TO MARTHA, OUR GREAT MARTHA, I AM GOING TO CALL HER, BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN SO INSTRUMENTAL IN MY PARTICIPATION ON THE COUNCIL. WE ARE JUST LUCKY TO HAVE MARTHA DOING THIS WORK. SHE REALLY IS PASSIONATE ABOUT THE WORK , AND WE NEED SOMEONE WHO REALLY UNDERSTANDS IT AND REALLY IS GIVING HER ALL TO REALLY HELP WITH SALMON RECOVERY. THANK YOU, MARTHA, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHEN I JOINED THIS. I AM SO GLAD I DID. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. MARTHA IS PHENOMENAL. JUST HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH HER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CANCEL. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. SHOULD I JOIN IN ON THE MS. NEWMAN APPRECIATION CAMPAIGN? YES I USUALLY SEE HER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MR. HENNESSY RELATED TO THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE THAT YOU AND I SERVE ON. THIS LOOKS MORE INTERESTING THAN THAT COMMITTEE . ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR COMING. ALSO, TO , AND FINALLY, OUR OWN FROM CENTRAL STAFF. THANK YOU. I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING BUT I DON'T SIT ON THESE , THE WRIAS, ALTHOUGH I DO HAVE SOME EXPOSURE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. SOMETIMES IT IS JUST THE LITTLE THINGS, LIKE THE GRAPHIC THAT SHOWS THE CHINOOK SALMON RECOVERY TIMELINE. IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS, BUT SEPARATELY, -- AND I KNOW THIS FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, PARTLY FOR THOSE EARLIER TALKING ABOUT ENGAGING WITH THE NATIVE COMMUNITY AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DIVERSIONS OF THE VARIOUS RIVERS IN THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON THE SOUND AND THE IMPACT THEY HAD ON NATIVE COMMUNITIES, IT IS STRIKING. IT IS INTERESTING IN ITS OWN RIGHT WAY. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THIS. IT'S A GREAT REMINDER FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE THAT. SEPARATELY, THE MAPS OF WRIA 9 AND WRIA 8 , IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE PROJECTS AND ALL THE PIECES LISTED. MY QUESTION IS, AND THIS GOES TO WHERE I DO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EXPOSURE, AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF -- I BROUGHT IT UP SEPARATELY HERE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THIS, BUT I AM LOOKING AT A MAP, INTERACTIVE MAP, FROM GREENWAY TRUST THAT I HAVE BEEN ENGAGED WITH OVER THE YEARS FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. EACH YEAR I GO TO THEIR DINNER, AND THEY HAVE AND GO THROUGH THE PROJECTS. MY FAMILY IS THE MIDDLE FORK OF SNOQUALMIE. A LOT OF GREAT WORK BEING DONE THERE. I WAS JUST CURIOUS , AND BY THE WAY, THE AREA HAS BEEN DESIGNATED FEDERALLY AS WELL, AND HOPEFULLY, THAT DOES NOT GET -- I ONCE HE IT. -- WON'T SAY IT. GREAT TO SEE THE CITY AND COUNTY WORK TOGETHER. LOOKING TO DO THE SAME. WE DO THE SAME ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY FRONT, BUT GOOD TO SEE IT IN THIS AREA. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE CITY AND COUNTY AND ITS ENGAGEMENT WITH NONPROFITS? HOW DOES THAT FLOW INTO THE OVERALL GOALS OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, HABITAT RECOVERY AND SALMON RUNS, ET CETERA? >> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE JASON ANSWER THAT. HE IS THE SALMON RECOVERY LEAD. IT IS A BIG -- IT REALLY HELPS THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS WAY AND LET THE COUNTY LEADS , BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BIGGER PICTURE. THEY ARE HOLDING THE BROADER PICTURE. >> IT IS A GREAT QUESTION. THANKS FOR THAT, AND THANKS MARTHA. I GUESS I WOULD SAY THAT THE COUNCIL THAT THE CITY PARTICIPATE DYING, THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA SITS ON FOR WRIA 8, IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CROSS JURISDICTIONAL COLLABORATION. WE ALSO INCLUDE, BEYOND JUST THE JURISDICTIONAL PARTNERS, A WHOLE SUITE OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER PARTNERS AS WELL. THAT INCLUDES NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, SPECIAL-PURPOSE AGENCIES AND WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS, SOME BUSINESS INTERESTS AND OTHERS. IT IS A REALLY BROAD GROUP THAT GETS TOGETHER AND SHARES INFORMATION , RECEIVES THE SCIENCE, MAKES DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE TO FUND AND PRIORITIZE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. AND SO, IT'S A GREAT SPACE FOR EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, HOW THE COUNTY AND CITIES INTEGRATE AND TALK ABOUT, WHERE WE WANT TO DO THESE PROJECTS, WHERE IT MAKES THE MOST SENSE, WHERE WE GET THE BEST BENEFIT, WHERE WE IMPLEMENT OUR RELATIVELY LIMITED RESOURCES TO MAKE THE BEST IMPROVEMENTS FOR FISH. IT HAPPENS AT THAT SCALE, BUT ALSO AT THE GROUND LEVEL TOO. IN PARTICULAR, THE COUNTY AND CITY OF SEATTLE, SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, HAVE WORKED REALLY WELL IN RECENT YEARS IN SEVERAL LARGE-SCALE CAPITAL PROJECTS ON THE CEDAR RIVER WHERE IT IS A COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY, COUNTY PROJECT, BUT THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS PROVIDED CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE PROJECT ITSELF. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT COLLABORATION ON THAT FRONT. AND THEN, THERE'S ALSO THE NONPROFITS THAT COME IN AND HELP THE CITIES, IN MANY CASES, IMPLEMENT SOME OF THE SMALLER SCALE PROJECTS. TYPICALLY, A LOT OF REVEGETATION OR INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT ON PUBLICLY OWNED PROPERTIES HAPPENS BY SEVERAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS . WAS SO, IT'S A GREAT INTEGRATION OF , YOU KNOW, WHICH END OF THESE ARE BEST ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT NEED TO HAPPEN AT THE FULL WATERSHED SCALE. THAT IS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT BOTH WATERSHED AREAS. THE SPACE THAT WE HAVE, PROVIDE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE COLLABORATIONS TO HAPPEN. >> WANT TO ADD ONE PROJECT WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON RIGHT NOW WITH MID-SOUND FISHERIES, A LOCAL FISHERIES ORGANIZATION. THEY WORK ACROSS PUGET SOUND. ONE OF THE KING COUNTY BIOLOGISTS WITHOUT SURVEYING THE RIVER LOOKING TO SEE WHERE FISH WERE. THEY DISCOVERED A CULVERT THAT WAS BLOCKED AND FAILING. BUT HAPPENS TO BE ON SPU PROPERTY ON ONE OF THE CLOSED LANDFILLS. KIND OF OUT OF THE CITY. WILL HAVE A PROJECT MANAGER. IT IS A VERY AWKWARD FIT FOR US TO FIT INTO OUR WORK PLAN. SEATTLE SPU IS PARTNERING WITH MID-SOUND FISHERIES. THEY WROTE THE GRANT, AND WE HELPED THEM. THEY ARE GOING TO LEAD -- THEY ARE IN VERY EARLY DESIGN PHASES TO SEE HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE THIS. WE DO PARTNER WITH NONPROFITS. WE ARE TRYING TO DO THAT MORE AND MORE. >> EXCELLENT. THAT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. I WILL SAY, BEING AT THOSE DINNERS, I'M ALWAYS CHAGRINED THAT THE PROJECTS ARE ALWAYS UPRIVER , FURTHER TO THE EAST. NOTHING IN THE IMMEDIATE SEATTLE AREAS , KING COUNTY, BUT YOU KNOW, NOT IN THE SEATTLE AREA. WE HAVE TO FIND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES IN SEATTLE. >> WE DO HAVE SOME. AS YOU KNOW, THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE IN THE CITY. THEY ARE HARD. THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IN THE DUWAMISH WE ARE WORKING WITH THE NEW WATERWAY PARK EXPANSION. THERE ARE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO INCORPORATE HABITAT. WE ARE STARTING TO LOOK THERE. SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION HAS A PROJECT ALSO ON THE DUWAMISH , WHICH WAS AN EARLY PROJECT ON ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. WE LEARNED A LOT MORE ON HOW TO ENHANCE THAT PROJECT. WE ARE WORKING ON THOSE. >> OF COURSE, YOU GOT ME THINKING OF ALL THE LOWER DUWAMISH PROJECTS, LIKE THE WET WEATHER TREATMENT FACILITY AND THE LIKE. WE WILL MOVE ON FROM THAT. I WON'T GO THERE. >> REAL QUICKLY, WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL SEATTLE PROJECTS IN SOUTHLAKE WASHINGTON AREA AS WELL. NOT THAT FAR AWAY AND IN YOUR JURISDICTION. A SHORELINE PROJECT. SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES HAS DONE, IN SEATTLE PARKS HAS WORKED ON. THERE HAS BEEN GREAT COMMUNITY COLLABORATION WITH SOME OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SUPPORTED. IT IS KIND OF A MULTIVENDOR PROJECT WHERE THEY ARE SUPPORTING A LOT OF THE RECREATION AND PARK AMENITIES, BUT THEY HAVE ALSO ADDED ON SOME OF THE SALMON HABITAT SHORELINE BENEFITS AS PART OF THAT PROJECT. AND SO, IT HAS BEEN A GREAT COLLABORATION. AGAIN, ANOTHER SEATTLE PROJECT THAT IS NOT THAT FAR AWAY. NOT WEIGH UP IN THE COUNTY AREA. >> I WOULD JUST ADD THAT IN THE DUWAMISH AND SHORELINE , WE WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO TAKE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN A FIELD TRIP >> WE LOVE FEEL CHIRPS. COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. BUT I DO TOO. FINDING TIME FOR THEM IS THE CHALLENGE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. NOTHING FURTHER. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. JASON, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT DON'T WE DO SOME WORK AT THE LOCKS WITH, WHAT DO YOU CALL? THE PREDATORS MITIGATION? >> YEAH. THE CITY OF SEATTLE ITSELF DOESN'T DO THAT, BUT WE, AS A WATERSHED GROUP, DO INTERACT WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE ON TRYING TO MANAGE OR DEAL WITH SOME OF THE PREDATION ISSUES HAPPENING AT THE LOCKS WHERE SEA LIONS ARE PRAYING ON THE ADULT SALMON RETURNING AND CAUSING SOME CHALLENGES FOR SALMON RECOVERY. WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOME SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES TO DEAL WITH THAT PROBLEM. BUT CITY OF SEATTLE IS INVOLVED WITH THE SOCKEYE SALMON IN PARTICULAR TO HELP COLLECT SOME OF THE RETURNING ADULTS AND BRING THEM, WORKING WITH DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AND INDIAN TRIBE, TO BRING THEM BACK TO THE HATCHERY ON THE CEDAR RIVER AS A WAY OF TRYING TO PROMOTE AN INCREASE IN THAT SOCKEYE POPULATION, WHICH HAS DWINDLED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LAST DECADE AND A HALF, AND TRY TO REGAIN THAT POPULATION BY GETTING THEM -- INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE SHIP CANAL ON LAKE WASHINGTON WHERE THEY HAVE A LOT OF SURVIVAL ISSUES , TRIED TO GET THEM ALL THE WAY OUT OF THAT AND TRUCK THEM UP TO THE HATCHERY, WHERE THEY SURVIVE MUCH BETTER. THE CITY IS PART OF THAT EFFORT DOWN AT THE LOCKS. THE LOCKS, ITSELF, IS A REALLY KEY SPOT FOR US. I WAS JUST THERE YESTERDAY AND THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANT FEDERAL THERE. KING COUNTY IN CITY OF SEATTLE HAVE A VERY STRONG INTEREST IN THAT SPACE TOO. ONE OF THE BIGGEST TOURIST ATTRACTIONS. PEOPLE GO THERE TO SEE THE SALMON. 1 MILLION VISITORS A YEAR. WE HAVE A REALLY STRONG INTEREST IN MAKING SURE PEOPLE CAN COME BACK AND CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE FISH IN THE VIEWING WINDOW, AND THEY DON'T COME BACK AND SEE NO FISH IN THE WINTER. THAT IS REALLY WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. >> THANK YOU, JASON. WE CONTINUE THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS AS THEY ARE WORKING ON SALMON RECOVERY. COLLEAGUES, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY -- YOU KNOW, THIS IS A FEEL-GOOD EFFORT ALL THE WAY AROUND. THE PARTNERS THAT I SIT ON THE COUNCIL WITH , INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS . EVERYONE IS WORKING REALLY WELL TOGETHER TOWARD THIS COMMON GOAL. OF ALL THE EFFORTS, OR MANY EFFORTS WE SEE, WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE SUCH GREAT COLLABORATION REGIONALLY. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE. EVERYONE IS SO COMMITTED. LIKE I SAID, I FEEL REALLY PROUD AND LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS COUNCIL , IN LARGE PART, BECAUSE EVERYONE IS WORKING SO WELL TOGETHER AND SO COMMITTED TOWARDS THE SALMON RECOVERY EFFORTS. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I FEEL COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THIS TODAY, BUT I WANT TO CHECK IN WITH COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. IF YOU ALL FEEL COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THIS TODAY TO KEEP IT MOVING. >> DEFINITELY. >> OKAY. I WILL MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 121002. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND THE PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL BILL. IF THERE IS NOT ANY MORE COMMENTS, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> [ ROLL CALL ] THREE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. BUT ALSO, THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SENT TO TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2025. AWESOME. THANK YOU ALL. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND HELP WITH THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WITH THAT, THERE ARE NO MORE ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WILL COME TO A CLOSE. THIS CONCLUDES OUR JUNE 26 MEETING OF PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 AT 2:00 THE AND. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.