>> HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON. THE DECEMBER 11th, 2024 MEETING OF PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND TECHNOLOGY WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 2:04 P.M. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO SAY CHAIR. THANK YOU, CLARK. PLEASE NOTE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS EXCUSED FOR TODAY. WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THIS IS LAST-MINUTE -- NOT LISTED -- LAST-MINUTE BUT ENDED THE YEAR STUFF WE HAVE TO ADDRESS. WE HAVE INTRODUCTION TO MOSS ADAMS OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. SECOND WE WILL DISCUSS AND VOTE ON THE EXECUTION OF A WIRELESS NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE AGREEMENT WITH VERIZON WIRELESS ON THE SEATTLE CENTER CAMPUS. THIRD, FOLLOWING WE WILL VOTE ON THE RENEWAL OF THE GARDEN AND GLASS EXHIBIT AT THE SEATTLE CENTER. AFTER THAT, WE WILL VOTE ON THE ACQUISITION OF TWO PARCELS OF FUTURE PARKLAND ON BEACON HILL TO MEET THE GREEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR URBAN VILLAGES. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WILL LOOK TO AMEND THE CONSERVATION FEATURES LEGISLATION TO PURCHASE BEACON HILL ACQUISITION AND REIMBURSE A RECENT ACQUISITION . THAT WAS A LOT OF ACQUISITION WORDS. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTIONS, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. SEEING AND HEARING NONE, THERE IS NO OBJECTION. THE OBJECTION -- AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. NOW WE GET TO MOVE INTO OUR FAVORITE PART. PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ARE GOING TO OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE. CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY? >> CURRENTLY WE HAVE THREE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS AND THREE REMOTE SPEAKERS. >> JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU SAID THREE? >> THREE IN PERSON, THREE REMOTE. SPIT -- >> THREE IN PERSON, THREE REMOTE. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. CLERK, PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THE COMP -- PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MONITORED. I WILL CALL ON SPEAKERS AND THE ORDER AND WITH A REGISTERED BOTH ON THE WEBSITE OR THE SIGN UP SHEET AVAILABLE HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE WILL START WITH A IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST. IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. JUST GO TO THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE OR BY SIGNING UP ON THE SIGN UP SHEET NEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT MICROPHONE. THE ONLINE LINK IS LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA. WHEN SPEAKING, PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT AT THE ALLOTTED TIME. IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME PROVIDED THE SPEAKERS MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED AND ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT PERSON. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST WHO IS CHRISTIAN. >> HI, CHRISTIAN. GOOD TO SEE YOU, AGAIN. >> YOU CAN GO EITHER ONE. YOU CAN GO THAT WANT TO PULL A DOWNER THAT ONE AS WELL. >> THAT'S OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. >> MY NAME IS CHRISTIAN. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MOTOR VESSEL FOUNDATION AT THE SEATTLE SOUTH LAKE UNION PARK. HISTORIC CHEFS FOUR. AND I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE COMMENT ON THE CURRENT ISSUE AT THE HISTORIC THERE AT LAKE UNION PARK. IT IS A WONDERFUL ATTRACTION THAT IS THE ONLY LIVING MUSEUM TO SEATTLE'S MARITIME HISTORY. WE ARE SIX SHIPS ALL WASHINGTON STATE KNOWN PROFITS. OUR NONPROFIT FOUNDATION, AS I MIGHT'VE ALREADY SAID, OPERATES THE BEAUTIFUL 1909 CRAFTSMAN STYLES BUILT IN SEATTLE 93 FOOT YACHT. NAMED LOTUS AND WE HAVE BEEN WARD IN THAT FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS. DURING THE PAST MONTHS FEW MONTHS ANYWAY, ALL OF THE HISTORIC SHIPS HAVE HAD A BRIEF DISCUSSION. SOME HAVE HAD ACTUAL MEETINGS ON SITE AND OTHER SHIPS HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO EXCHANGE EMAILS WITH THE SEATTLE PARK AND RECREATION FOLKS AND OR [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THAT WAS TO VERIFY OUR NECESSARY STATE AND LOCAL CREDENTIALS AND INSURANCE AND WITH NO FURTHER EXPLANATION, WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY EMAIL THAT WE MUST VACATE THE HISTORIC SHIPS A WHARF AS OF JANUARY 2nd, 2025. ALL THE SHIPS GOT THAT NOTICE. JOY HOLLINGSWORTH VISITED WITH SOME OF THE SHIPS LAST WEEK AND WE WOULD SO WELCOME YOUR VISIT, MR. CADDELL, TO THE SHIPS AND ESPECIALLY TO LOTUS. WE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THE REASONS FOR CONCERN MAY LIE WITH THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL RESOURCES. YOU ARE PERHAPS AWARE OF THIS BUT IN CASE YOU WEREN'T WE WANTED TO CLARIFY THIS POINT WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND CLARIFICATION ON THIS ISSUE WITH SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION. ALL OF THE SIX SHIPS ON THE HISTORIC SHIPS WHARF ARE PART OF THE NEW MARITIME WASHINGTON NATIONAL MARITIME AREA AND I BELIEVE -- [ INAUDIBLE ]. >> TIMES UP. NO WORRIES. YOU CAN ALWAYS WRITE US, THE COUNCIL AS WELL. YOU CAN WRITE US AT THE COUNCIL. YOU CAN WRITE IN YOUR COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR FULL COMMENTS SO WE ALL HAVE THEM. IT IS. YES. TIME IS UP. NO WORRIES. AND I DID VISIT AND YOU ALL SERVE THE BEST TEA ON SOUTH LAKE UNION. YES. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> NEXT IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN FOLLOWED BY ANDREW. >> MR. ZIMMERMAN, BEFORE YOU START, PLEASE, LISTEN CAREFULLY, CAN YOU REFRAIN FROM NOT CALLING ANYONE NAMES OR JUST INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE, JUST SO WE CAN JUST KEEP IT CLEAN TODAY, PLEASE. THIS IS MY LAST MEETING. THIS IS MY LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR. CAN YOU HELP ME OUT, FOR CHRISTMAS? >> OH. FORGIVE ME. I'VE READ THIS ANIMAL FARM FROM AMERICAN WRITING. >> UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO START THE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'RE GOING TO START THE COMMENT -- TIMER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. YOU KNOW I'VE ASKED VERY NICELY. YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. TWO MINUTES. GO AHEAD. >> BECAUSE I READ THE AMERICAN WRITER BOOK ANIMAL FARM FOR 50 YEARS. 50 YEAR AGO YOU ARE LIKE A SIX-YEAR-OLD OR SEVEN-YEAR-OLD. IT'S COME TO MY BRAIN. [ INAUDIBLE ]. SO, FORGIVE ME , I'M AN OLD STUPID MAN. FORGIVE ME. YEAH, BUT, I'M ALWAYS NICE HERE. I'M ALWAYS NICE. I'M ALWAYS NICE. YEAH, I'M ALWAYS NICE. I TRIED TO BE NICE. I WILL BE NICE. WHEN YOU STOP INTERRUPTING ME. SO, HUMOR ME. [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ], MY LOVELY SEATTLE, COCKROACHES. [ INAUDIBLE ] AMERICA IN -- I LIKE PARK. THIS LOOKS LIKE A BIG, NICE, BEAUTIFUL PARK. MAYBE. SIMILAR TO THE SEATTLE ZOO OR SOMETHING. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? INSIDE THIS PARK I SEE TOO MANY ANIMAL BUT IT MAKES LIFE MISERABLE FOR OUR PEOPLE. MAYBE FOR BOSSES IT'S DIFFERENT FOR UNITED PEOPLE I SEE TOO MANY COCKROACHES AROUND. THIS MAKES LIFE MISERABLE. MY PROPOSITION, HOW WE CAN CLEANSE US PARK AND MAKE LESS COCKROACHES IN SIGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. YES. MY PROPOSITION IS VERY SIMPLE, YOU KNOW? WE NEED SOMETHING DOING ABOUT THIS. FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS VERY IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WHEN YOU CAN COMMUNICATE MAY BE DIFFERENT LIKE EXAMPLE -- DIFFERENT OPINION [ INAUDIBLE ]. MAYBE START BY OPEN [ INAUDIBLE ]. PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT OPINIONS CAN COME AND TALK. TRUMP. TRUMP IDIOT. [ INAUDIBLE ]. >> NEXT SPEAKER. >> NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT OR IS ANDREW. >> HI, ANDREW. WELCOME. THANK YOU. >> HI. SO, YEAH, MY NAME IS ANDREW. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS FOR ITEMS C, B1 -- SORRY. 120922 RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY 17th AVENUE SOUTH AND SOUTH WALKER STREET. I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA. WE WORKED REALLY HARD OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS NOW TO GET THAT PLOT OF LAND PRESERVED AND MADE ACCESSIBLE AS A PARK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENCE AND ALSO OF SEATTLE. THE AREA THAT WE ARE IN IS UNDERSERVED BY PARKS. THERE IS A LACK OF ACCESSIBLE PARKS AND IT REALLY AFFECTS PEOPLE WITH SMALL CHILDREN AND MOBILITY ISSUES AND WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF IN THE MEANTIME, SO, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE IN TERMS OF HAVING ACCESSIBLE PARKS. IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE HAD RAPID DENSIFICATION. JUST ON MY BLOCK ALONE , 6000 OR EIGHT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. DENSITY IS GREAT. IT'S FANTASTIC. I THINK WE REALLY NEED IT FOR THE CITY BUT WE ALSO NEED PARKS FOR THE PRIMARY POPULATION. SO, I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF ACQUISITION AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, ANDREW. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK DURING THIS PROCESS AS WELL. 15 YEARS IS A LONG TIME. SO, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO TO ONLINE. >> YET. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. ONCE I CALL REMOTE SPEAKERS NAME, STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT OF YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED WILL BE THE SPEAKER SKU THAT IT IS THEIR TURN TO SPEAK. THEN THE SPEAKER MUST PRESS STAR SIX TO BEGIN SPEAKING. OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS A SIMON. APOLOGIES ON THE LAST NAME. >> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING US REMOTELY TODAY. I AM ALSO -- I'M SORRY. MY NAME IS SIMON. HE/AND PRONOUNS. AND I SERVE ON THE BEACON HILL COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND I'M AN NEIGHBOR OF THE 17th AND WALKER PROPERTY THAT ANDREW JUST SPOKE ABOUT AND I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND HIS REMARKS. I AM ALSO CALLING IN SUPPORT OF CB 120922 . WE REALLY ARE IN A PARKS DESERT OVER IN THIS CORNER OF BEACON HILL PARTIALLY BECAUSE WE ARE ON SUCH DEEP SLOPES. EVEN IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT AN AERIAL MAP IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE CLOSER TO PARKS THAN WE FUNCTIONALLY ARE BECAUSE OF THE STEEP HILLS, GOING UPSTAIRS, AND ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT WITH STROLLERS AND BIKES AND THAT SORT OF THING. SO, HAVING A PARK HERE IN OUR CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE WOULD REALLY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR A LOT OF NEIGHBORS. THIS PROPERTY IS VERY UNIQUE. THERE IS A HOUSE, A GARAGE, AN OUTBUILDING WITH THE GRASSY YARD AREA BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY IS PHIL OF MATURE TREES AND HASN'T BEEN DEVELOPED. IT'S A WHOLE CITY BLOCK WITH ONLY ONE U BIODIVERSITY THAT IS THERE INCLUDING A LOT OF NATIVE SPECIES THAT WE DON'T SEE MUCH OF IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INCLUDING [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE SEE BIRDS OF PREY COMING AND GOING FROM THE PROPERTY AND THERE ARE THREE SCHOOLS IN OUR IMMEDIATE AREA PLUS THE CHILDCARE PROGRAM. SO, IN ADDITION TO THE RESIDENCE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, A LOT OF KIDS WILL BE ABLE TO COME AS PART OF THEIR SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO LEARN ABOUT THE PLANS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OR TO HAVE RECREATION THERE. AND IT IS ALSO ON A NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY. BIKERS. VERY MUCH. PLEASE VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THE ACQUISITION AND THE RELATED ITEMS. THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, SIMON. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID HAYNES. >> K, MR. HAYNES. YOUR TIME STARTS WHEN YOU CAN TALK. >> HI. THANK YOU. DAVID HAYNES. I WOULD LIKE COUNCIL TO ADDRESS THAT THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGARDING THE DUMPSTER PICKUPS NEEDS TO NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT SO MUCH AS IT IS BECAUSE THERE IS TOO MANY DAYS AND TOO MANY DIFFERENT DISCOMBOBULATED HOURS EARLY MORNINGS, LATE. UNSUSPECTING IN THE AFTERNOONS. OR THERE IS TRASH PICKUP AND SOME OF IT DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES ARE REVVING THE ENGINE'S TOO MUCH AND THEN THEY ARE SHIFTING THE SHANK AND BENDING AND CLANGING OF THE DUMPSTERS WAY TOO MANY TIMES AND IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE, LIKE, RESIDENTIAL UNITS, LIKE, ECHOING ACROSS, YOU KNOW, THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND STARTLINGLY WAKING PEOPLE UP TOO EARLY. IT'S A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE, LIKE, SOMETIMES, LIKE, 20th CENTURY WATERED-DOWN INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDING CODES THAT MAKE US HAVE TO HEAR THAT BUT ALSO WE HAVE A BAD INFRASTRUCTURAL DESIGN AND INTERPRETATION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH, VERSUS THE GOVERNMENT TELLING YOU THAT YOU HAVE SERVICE ROAD RUNNING IN BETWEEN EVERY BUILDING JUSTIFYING GOING HIGHER IN THE LEVELS AND MAKING IT MORE LIVABLE WITHIN THE, LIKE, AREA THAT YOU ARE LIVING IN THAT HAS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, A REPRIEVE FROM CUTTING DOWN ANY MORE TREES COULD EVEN GO HIGHER TO GET AWAY FROM IT BUT WITHOUT THE DUMPSTER BEING RIGHT NEXT TO THE WRONG AREA WHERE, LIKE, THE TRASH GETS PICKED UP ON MONDAY. THE RECYCLING GETS PICKED UP ON TUESDAY AND THEN ON WEDNESDAY THE COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE SITE GETS PICKED UP ONLY ON THE RECYCLING AND THEN ON THURSDAY THERE IS, YOU KNOW, COMMERCIAL SIDE OF THE TRASH PICKUP AT FRIDAY HAVE TO START BACK OVER WITH THE RESIDENTIAL TRASH PICKUP. A FIVE DAY A WEEK TIME WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE DOMINANT REMINDER OF THE BINDER OF HAVING TO WORK FROM HOME AND, YOU KNOW, ENJOY AND GET A REPRIEVE FROM THE FIVE DAY WORK WEEK NEGATIVE IMPACT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES DUMPSTERS, VIOLATIONS OF THE NOISE ORDINANCES. >> ALSO APPEARED FINAL SPEAKER. >> OUR LAST SPEAKER IS DENISE . IS DENISE PRESENT? LOOKS LIKE DENISE IS NOT PRESENT AND THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL NOW THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS CLOSED AND WE ARE GOING TO JUMP INTO HER ITEMS OF BUSINESS. WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE TO THE TABLE AND THE PRESENTERS, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE TABLE. >> AGENDA ITEM ONE IS A MOSS ADAMS AUDIT INTRODUCTION FOR BRIEFING AND DESTRUCTION. -- DISCUSSION. >> THANK YOU, ALL, FOR COMING. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY AND WE WILL GET YOU ALL SET UP WITH THE PRESENTATION AND PLEASE GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD AND THEN YOU CAN JUMP IN WHENEVER YOU ARE READY. ALSO, TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY REGARDING PARKS AND THE LOTUS AND EVERYONE WHO CAME TO SPEAK ABOUT ISSUES WITH OUR COMMUNITY. >> OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. SO, WE ARE HERE IS THE EXTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDITORS FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND IN CASE SOME OF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT, WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE STATE AUDITOR. THE STATE AUDITOR IS THE AUDITOR FOR THE CITY FINANCIAL STATE AS A WHOLE. SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ROLL UP INTO THOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS COMPONENT UNITS BUT THEY DO RECEIVE THEIR OWN SEPARATE AUDITS. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT AN EXTERNAL CPA FIRM IS ENGAGED TO PERFORM THAT AUDIT IS THAT OUR REPORTS IS INCLUDED IN THE BOND ISSUANCES FOR THE UTILITY. SO, WE ARE ABLE TO GET IN AND CONDUCT OUR AUDIT AND ISSUE OUR REPORTS BEFORE THE STATE AUDIT DOES FINISH THEIR OWN CITYWIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BUT I DID WANT TO ASSURE YOU THERE IS NO DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS. WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM AND SHARE OUR WORKPAPERS AND ACTUALLY WE RELY ON THEM TO AUDIT THE CASH BALANCES AND THEN WE GET INFORMATION FROM THEM. SO, IT IS A VERY SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP. SO, WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE AUDIT PLAN AND TO LEARN IF ANY OF YOU HAVE AREAS OF CONCERN OR ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO COMMENT ON REGARDING THE AUDIT PLAN BECAUSE YOU ARE THE GROUP CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE OVER THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES MANAGEMENT. SO, WE DO HAVE A DUTY AS AUDITORS TO REPORT TO YOU. AGAIN, MY NAME IS LORI. I'M A PARTNER FOR THE ENGAGEMENT. TO MY RIGHT IS CASSIDY. SHE IS IN CHARGE OF RUNNING THE FIELD WORK WHEN WE ARE CONDUCTING OUR AUDIT AS WELL AS A SUPERVISING OUR STAFF. SO, I WILL START BY EXPLAINING OUR SCOPE OF SERVICES. WE WILL BE ISSUING SEPARATE AUDIT REPORTS ON THE WATER FUND, THE DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER FUND AND THE SOLID WASTE FUND. AND THOSE REPORTS WILL INDICATE THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PRESENTED FAIRLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. NOW, BECAUSE WE ALSO PERFORM THE AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT STANDARDS, YOU WILL GET AN ADDITIONAL REPORT ON THE INTERNAL CONTROLS, SO, THAT DOES REQUIRE US TO DO ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES LOOKING AT THE INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS GOVERNING EACH OF THE UTILITIES. SO, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT COMPLIANCE AND CONTROLS RELATED TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AND THEN, THE LAST ITEM, WE ARE GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU IN LATE APRIL, EARLY MAY, AFTER OUR REPORTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND WE WILL REPORT OUT TO YOU THE RESULTS OF OUR AUDIT AND ANY FINDINGS THAT WE MAY HAVE. ONE THING I AM REQUIRED TO EXPLAIN IS WHAT AN AUDIT IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT. WE WILL BE FORMING AND EXPRESSING AN OPINION ON WHETHER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, ARE PREPARED AND REPORTED IN CONFORMITY WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO COMMUNICATE THAT. IN AUDIT -- AND AUDIT IS DESIGNED SOLELY TO PRESENT ON THE FAIRNESS OF PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WE ARE NOT DOING A FORENSIC AUDIT. WE ARE NOT IN THERE ACTUALLY TESTING AND PINING ON INTERNAL CONTROLS BUT RATHER THAT FOCUS ON THE FAIRNESS OF PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF I'M TURN IT OVER TO CASSIDY NOW. SHE IS GOING TO EXPLAIN THE AUDIT TIMELINE, SOME THE AREAS WE SPEND THE MOST TIME ON IN THE AUDIT AND THEN WE WILL GET BACK TO SOME OF THE COMMUNICATIONS. >> THANK YOU, LORI. HERE WE HAVE A HIGH LEVEL TIMELINE OF OUR AUDIT STARTING FROM OCTOBER WHEN WE DO OUR AUDIT PLANNING ALL THE WAY UP INTO OUR ISSUANCE OF AUDIT REPORTS AND OUR EXIT TO MEETINGS. PRIOR TO THIS POINT, IN DECEMBER, WE ARE DOING OUR ENTRANCE CONFERENCE BUT PRIOR TO THIS POINT WE'VE CONDUCTED OUR AUDIT PLANNING WHICH CONSISTS OF SENDING MATERIALITY, FORMING RISK ASSESSMENT OF OUR MAJOR ACCOUNTS AND THEN WE ALSO PARTNER WITH OUR I.T. TEAM AND THEY PERFORM TESTING OVER SPU SYSTEMS, GENERAL COMPUTER CONTROLS AND THEN OUR TEAM SPECIFICALLY GOES IN AND WALKS THROUGH TEST OF CONTROLS WITH PERSONNEL AND COMPLETE TESTING OVER THE OPERATING EFFECTIVENESS OF THOSE CONTROLS AND AFTER THIS POINT WILL COME BACK IN MARCH AND APRIL. WE WILL PERFORM OUR FINAL PROCEDURES. THIS IS WHERE WE WILL PERFORM OUR PROCEDURES INCLUDING TESTS OF DETAILS OR ANALYTICAL REVIEW. WE WILL OBTAIN THE FINANCIALS, PERFORM A REVENUE OVER THOSE AND THEN ISSUE BY APRIL 30th AND THEN WE WILL SEE YOU BACK IN MAY AS WE EXPLAIN OUR CLOSING COMMENTS AND ANY AUDIT FINDINGS. ALL RIGHT. AND BRING IT BACK TO OUR AUDIT PLANNING. WE ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM RISK ASSESSMENT OVER AUDIT ACCOUNTS AND THESE ARE A LIST OF SEVERAL AREAS WHERE WE HAVE DEEMED THEM TO BE SIGNIFICANT RISKS. THESE ARE WHERE WE WILL BE FOCUSING A MAJORITY OF OUR TIME AND PLACING A LOT OF EMPHASIS. SO, JUST TO NAME A FEW FIRST IS UTILITY PLANT AND CONSTRUCTION AND PROGRESS. UTILITY HAS VERY SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS ON GOING OVER MULTIPLE YEARS. A LOT OF COST ROLLED UP INTO THOSE. SO, WE PERFORM TESTING DIRECTLY OVER THOSE COSTS AS WELL AS MEETING WITH THE PROJECT MANAGERS DIRECTLY TO ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON THEIR PROJECT ACCURATELY IS REFLECTED IN THE ACCOUNTING BOOKS. IF THERE HAS BEEN A PROJECT COMPLETED, MAKING SURE THAT IS NO LONGER SITTING IN CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS. SO, MULTIPLE PROCEDURES PERFORMED THERE TO ENSURE THE BALANCE IS ACCURATE. THE UTILITY ALSO HAS ON SPIRIT WE PERFORM PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT THE BOND BALANCE IS ACCURATELY STATED. IF THERE AT THE NEW ISSUANCES OR PAYOFFS, WE ANALYZE THOSE AND MAKE SURE SPU HAS PERFORMED THEIR CALCULATIONS CORRECTLY. THE UTILITY IS ALSO PARTY TO SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SITES. SO, WE MAKE USE OF THE ATTORNEY. WE REVIEW ANY NEW FINDINGS OR NEW CIRCUMSTANCES DURING THE YEAR OR ANY EPA ESTIMATES TOO, KIND OF, COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT THE LIABILITIES ARE REASONABLY SATED -- STATED. WE ALSO PERFORM PROCEDURES OF REGULATORY ACCOUNTS. THIS IS A DEFERRAL OF INCOME OR EXPENSE TO A FUTURE PERIOD. CAPITALIZED INTEREST ON BONDS, BONDS FEES THAT THE UTILITY HAS CHOSEN TO AMORTIZE. YOU WILL LOOK AT THE ACTIVITY OF THOSE AND THEN WE ALSO LOOK AT OPERATING REVENUES SEVERAL TYPES OF EXPENSES AND THEN TO REITERATE OUR I.T. TEAM DOES COME IN AND PERFORM PROCEDURES FOR GENERAL CONTROLS. SO, ALL TO SAY OUR AUDIT PLAN IS VERY FLUID. DEFINITELY DEPENDS ON THE RESULT OF THESE PROCEDURES BUT THESE ARE WHAT WE HAVE DEEMED AS SIGNIFICANT RIGHT NOW. AND THEN, TO BRING IT BACK TO OUR AUDIT RESPONSIBILITY , WE ARE PROVIDING REASONABLE ASSURANCE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THEIR FREE FROM MATERIAL STATEMENT WHETHER CAUSED BY FRAUD OR ERROR. THE KEY HERE IS REASONABLE. WE ARE NOT GIVING ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE. I'M NOT A FORENSIC AUDIT BUT WE DO DESIGN PROCEDURES TO AT LEAST CONSIDER FRAUD. WE PERFORM ENGAGEMENT TEAM DISCUSSIONS TO MAKE SURE IT IS RISK-BASED. JUST TO NAME A FEW COMMON PROCEDURES WE PERFORMED JOURNAL ENTRY SCANS FOR ANYTHING UNUSUAL. ANY MAJOR MANUAL ENTRIES THAT MANAGEMENT HAS RECORDED. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE ARE INHERENT LIMITATIONS AS WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE TRANSACTION. THERE'S A RISK THAT SOME MATERIAL STATEMENTS MAY NOT BE DETECTED BUT WE DO DESIGN TO AT LEAST CONSIDER THE RISK. >> CASSIDY MENTIONED MATERIALITY A FEW TIMES WHEN SHE WAS SPEAKING AND I WANTED TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT WHAT THAT MEANS. IT MEANS WE ARE NOT DOING 100% TESTING OF EVERY TRANSACTION THAT HAS OCCURRED DURING THE YEAR. WE DO FOCUS, AS CASSIDY MENTIONED, ON RISKS AND THE ACCOUNTS THAT SEEM TO POSSESS THE MOST RISK. WE ALSO SET DOUR -- DOLLAR AMOUNT THRESHOLDS WHERE WE LOOK INTO CERTAIN ITEMS WHEN THEY EXCEED THE DOLLAR AMOUNT BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN TO MY PUBLIC SECTOR CLIENTS IS ESPECIALLY FOR YOU, IT IS NOT JUST A QUESTION OF WHAT IS THE DOLLAR THRESHOLD THAT YOU COULD ABSORB , A JOURNAL ENTRY THAT COULD MAYBE BE POSTED NEXT YEAR INSTEAD OF THIS YEAR BUT WE ALSO LOOK AT QUALITATIVE FACTORS BECAUSE , AS A PUBLIC UTILITY, YOUR RATEPAYERS, THE CITIZENS OF SEATTLE ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND THEY MAY HOLD DIFFERENT VIEWS ON WHAT IS IMPORTANT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. SO, WE DO MAKE SURE WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT THE ACCOUNTS FROM A QUALITATIVE ASPECT AS WELL. WHAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO A GREAT PAYER? WHAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO A TAXPAYER? WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THE BONDHOLDERS? SO, THE UTILITIES HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AND WE REALLY SPENT QUITE A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT EACH ACCOUNT SAYING, ALL RIGHT, THE BOND ACCOUNTS ARE GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT TO THOSE BOND STAKEHOLDERS. CERTAIN OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENSE ACCOUNTS ARE GOING TO BE IMPORTANT TO THE RATEPAYERS. SO, WE DO TAKE SOME TIME TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT IS IMPORTANT FROM A QUALITATIVE STANDPOINT. YOUR BOND COVENANTS, YOUR EXPECTATION OF YOUR STAKEHOLDERS AND OTHER INDUSTRY FACTORS THAT WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IN THE UTILITY INDUSTRY. SO, I JUST WANT TO ASSURE YOU, IT IS NOT A MAGIC NUMBER THAT IS APPLIED. IT IS REALLY A COMBINATION OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE FACTORS. ANOTHER AREA THAT WE WANTED TO ADDRESS IS IF THERE ARE OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT CONTAIN OUR AUDIT REPORT WE DO REQUEST AND IT IS REQUIRED UNDER AUDITING STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE A CHANCE TO READ THAT DOCUMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OPINION THAT WE HAVE GIVEN IS APPROPRIATE TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT DOCUMENT AND I CAN GIVE YOU THE MAIN EXAMPLE THAT WE RUN ACROSS THIS AT SEATTLE UTILITIES AND THAT IS THE BOND ISSUANCES. SO, WHEN THERE IS A NEW BOND, TYPICALLY OUR OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED WITH THAT BONDS ARE IN THE APPENDIX. SO, WE DO GET AN ADVANCED COPY OF THE BOND OFFICIAL STATEMENT. WE DO READ IT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOTHING THAT WOULD BE CONTRARY TO WHAT HAVE BEEN IN OUR OPINION TYPICALLY THAT WOULD'VE BEEN ISSUED MONTHS BEFORE. SO, WE DO A CHECK ON THAT BEFORE THE BOND ISSUANCE GOES OUT WITH OUR OPINION INCLUDED. THAT IS THE MAIN EXAMPLE. SOMETIMES ENTITIES HAVE ANNUAL REPORTS OR OTHER TYPES OF POPULAR REPORTS THAT THEY ISSUE THAT WOULD CONTAIN THAT BUT I WOULD SAY IN RECENT YEARS IT HAS TRULY JUST BEEN THE BOND ISSUANCES WHERE WE SEE THE SITUATION WHERE OUR AUDIT OPINION IS INCLUDED. WE ARE GOING TO CONCLUDE, I KNOW YOU PROBABLY DON'T CARE, BUT WE ARE GOING TO CONCLUDE BY TALKING ABOUT THE RECENT ACCOUNTING PRINTOUTS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED. JUST SO YOU ARE WELL VERSED ON THAT. THERE ONLY TWO THAT ARE EFFECTIVE FOR THE CURRENT YEAR THAT WE ARE IN THAT WE ARE AUDITING AND THE FIRST ONE LIKELY WILL HAVE NO IMPACT BECAUSE IT REALLY JUST ADDRESSES IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNTING CHANGE OR CORRECTION OF A PRIOR PERIOD STATEMENT. WE ARE NOT EXPECTING TO SEE THIS ONE. THE SECOND ONE, GAS PEDAL 101. GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD. THEY SET THE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THERE IS A NEW ONE CALLED COMPENSATED ABSENCES. I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO HAVE A BIG IMPACT BECAUSE THE CITY AND THE UTILITIES HAVE BEEN ACCRUING FOR THE COMPENSATED ABSENCES AND THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NO DISCLOSURE BUT THIS STANDARD, KIND OFKS TO HOW THE T I KNOW THAT SPU MANAGEMENT IS WORKING WITH THE CITYWIDE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT THOSE TWEAKS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE OVERALL CITYWIDE COMPENSATED ABSENCES WHICH IS WHERE THEY DRAW THEIR DOLLAR AMOUNT FROM. SO, I THINK THEY ARE WELL ON THEIR WAY TO GETTING THIS IMPLEMENTED. WE WILL BE CHECKING IT PROBABLY EVEN BEFORE WE COME BACK IN MARCH BUT I DON'T ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE MUCH CHANGE DOLLARWISE OR EVEN DISCLOSURE WISE ON THIS ONE. THEN, IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THERE ARE A FEW MORE. I WON'T GO THROUGH THEM IN DETAIL. THEY REALLY, ALL THREE OF THEM, RELATE TO CLARIFYING EXISTING STANDARDS AND IN SOME CASES, ADDING SOME MORE TWEAKS TO THE FOOTNOTE DISCLOSURES. WE ARE HOPING THAT THE 103 THERE IN THE MIDDLE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO REDUCE SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS. THAT HAS GROWN INTO SOMETHING VERY LARGE AND HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE MORE CLARITY AND MORE CONCISE AND THE LAST ONE THE SAME THING. JUST SOME TWEAKS ON HOW THE DISCLOSURES AROUND THOSE CAPITAL ASSETS ARE LISTED IN THE FOOTNOTES. I DON'T ANTICIPATE THERE IS GOING TO BE MAJOR CHANGES EVEN GOING INTO '25 AND '26 FOR THIS BUT THERE WILL BE SOME TWEAKS TO THE NOTES TO THE FINANCIALS AND THE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION THAT PRECEDES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SO, NOW WE JUST WANTED TO OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS AND ALSO TO GET ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS HERE FOR YOU AS FAR AS DO YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS OF CONCERN THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO BAKE INTO OUR AUDIT APPROACH. DO YOU HAVE ANY DIFFERENT VIEWS OR OBJECTIVES OR AREAS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE US BE AWARE OF RELATED TO THE INTERNAL CONTROL STRUCTURE OR TO THE RISK THAT WE ASSESS DURING OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES? >> THANK YOU, LORI AND CASSIDY. REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. SUPER HELPFUL. I KNOW WE HAVE RECEIVED WHEN YOU ARE PRESENTED ABOUT THE 2023 -- WAS A 2023 AUDIT? YES. OKAY. AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT. I WILL PAUSE HERE AND ASKED MY COLLEAGUES IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND YOU CAN EITHER GIVE ME A NOD OR THROW YOUR YELLOW HAND UP ON THE ZOOM. WHATEVER IS BEST. YEAH. OKAY. AWESOME. COUNCIL PRESIDENT? NELSON? >> I USED TO CHAIR CITY LIGHT AND I ASKED THIS QUESTION FOLLOWING THE FIRES ON MAUI BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN COMMENTS OR THERE HAD BEEN CONCERN THAT PUBLIC UTILITY -- I DON'T KNOW IF HIS PUBLIC UTILITY. THE UTILITIES FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE WAS COMING AT THE EXPENSE OF BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE RAPIDITY OF THE FIRE SPREADING. SO, WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW IS YOUR -- DOES YOUR AUDIT LOOK AT HOW RESOURCES SHIFT FROM ONE LINE OF BUSINESS TO ANOTHER AND DO YOU EVER NOTICE TRENDS. NOT JUST WITH THIS UTILITY, BUT WITH OTHERS? BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS URGENT AND YET THERE IS THE DAY-TO-DAY RUNNING OF THE UTILITIES AND THE BASICS THAT HAVE TO GET DONE ALL OF THE TIME AS WELL. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I WILL TAKE IT FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE REALLY OPERATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT MANAGERS BUT WE DO TAKE THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND THOSE OPERATIONAL MATTERS AND THOSE RISKS THAT ARE BEHIND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SO, REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE INDUSTRY. WE DO STAFF OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT SERVE OTHER UTILITIES, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT SERVE OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES SO THAT WE HAVE GOT THAT INDUSTRY EXPERTISE AND A LOT OF WHAT YOU WERE SPEAKING OF THOSE ROLLUP INTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN THE FORM OF AS CASSIDY MENTIONED THE ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY SECTION OR JUST PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE THAT WILL BE COMING IN THE FUTURE. SO, THOSE ARE OFTEN CAPITALIZED EVEN BEFORE THEY BECOME PROJECTS BECAUSE THEY DO THE PLANNING FOR THOSE. WE DO TAKE THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE MANAGEMENT POSITION IS, WHAT OPERATIONS ARE, BUT WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT IT FROM IS EVERYTHING ACCOUNTED FOR PROPERLY? WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO BE JUDGE MENTAL OR ABLE TO EVALUATE IF IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE UTILITY TO DO THAT OR NOT, BUT WE WILL ENSURE AN AUDIT THAT THOSE COSTS ARE BEING ACCUMULATED IN THE APPROPRIATE BUCKET. THEY'RE BEING LABELED APPROPRIATELY IN THE FINANCIALS AND, AS NECESSARY, DISCLOSED IN THE NOTES SO THAT THE READER CAN SEE WHAT THOSE ACCOUNTS ARE COMPRISED OF. >> THANK YOU. AND I SHOULD KNOW, FOR THE PUBLIC, IN THE RECORD THAT I WAS SATISFIED WITH THE ANSWERS THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE CITY ON THAT QUESTION. I DON'T THINK IT APPLIES TO OUR PUBLIC UTILITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION. >> AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BUT I KNOW IF I DO I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ALL DIRECTLY WITH ANY CONCERNS. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR THOROUGHNESS AND KEEPING US ABREAST OF WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO FOR 2025. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE THE TIME TODAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO IS COUNSEL BILL 120917. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SADDLE CENTER DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A WIRELESS NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH VERIZON WIRELESS TO DESIGN, INSTALL OPERATE MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AT SEATTLE CENTER. THIS IS FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. PRESENTING TODAY, OUR DIRECTOR MARSHALL FOSTER AND MARK JONES FROM SEATTLE CENTER AND AT THE TABLE WE ALSO HAVE ERIC FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR FOSTER AND MARK AND THEN OUR PHENOMENAL CENTRAL STAFF. ONE OF MY FAVORITES. ERIC? I SAID ONE. I WOULD MAKE ANYONE MAD. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT -- OF COURSE. I'M LOOKING FOR TO -- WOULD YOU ALLSTATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND JUMP RIGHT INTO THE PRESENTATION? THANK YOU. >> DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE CENTER. >> MARK JONES. DIRECTOR OF MARKETING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. >> ERIC, COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF AND FOR THE RECORD THE CHAIRS FAVORITE. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> PRETTY SURE WE ARE THE FAVORITE DEPARTMENT. MAYBE. >> PARKS YEAR. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK WITH YOU. WE HAVE TWO PIECES OF IMPORTANT BUSINESS FOR SEATTLE CENTER TODAY. BOOFHE HAVE THEM IN FRONT OF YOU. THE FIRST ITEM IS A VERIZON WIRELESS NETWORK AGREEMENT . THIS WILL, IN A NUTSHELL, ALLOW US TO EXTEND A 5G WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY TO OUR ENTIRE 74 ACRE CAMPUS WHICH WILL BE A TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT IN WIRELESS ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR OUR PATRONS AND FOR ALL OF THE GREAT CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE SERVE. MARK JONES, OUR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IS GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH A SUMMARY OF THE AGREEMENT. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. WE ARE EXCITED TO JUMP IN AND RUN THROUGH SOME OF THE HIGH POINTS OF THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION. MARSHALL ALREADY SET UP SOME OF THE AREAS PAID OF EASILY THE BIGGEST IS IMPROVING THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AT SEATTLE CENTER. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE VISITING THE CAMPUS AND THEY ARE ABLE TO GET ONLINE, SHARE THEIR IMAGES, AND FUN ACTIVITIES, UPLOAD THEIR VIDEOS WHEN THEY ARE THERE. WHO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ENHANCE THE CENTER'S INFRASTRUCTURE FROM A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT. NOT ONLY 5G BUT WHAT IS THE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FROM WIRELESS CONDUCTIVITY ON CAMPUS? SO, THIS WILL ALSO SET US UP FOR FUTURE PROOFING SOME OF THOSE NEEDS FOR OUR BIG EVENTS THAT ARE COMING, GETTING PREPARED, OF COURSE, FOR THINGS LIKE THE FAN CELEBRATION WHICH IS COMING IN 2026. SO, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. I WILL STEP TO THE NEXT PIECE. SOME OF THE KEY TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. THE REASON WE NEED TO COME TO YOU TODAY. THE DIRECTOR ONLY HAS AUTHORITY FOR FIVE YEAR AGREEMENTS. THIS ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER SO WE GET THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT THAT VERIZON IS MAKING INTO THE CAMPUS. WE WILL HAVE AN INITIAL 12 YEAR TERM AND I WILL BE WALKING THROUGH SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF THAT AND THERE IS ADDITIONAL TOO, FOR YOUR OPTIONS FOR RENEWAL. SO, OTHER KEY ELEMENTS. VERIZON IS COVERING ALL OF THE COSTS TO DESIGN AND MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM. IT IS ALSO GOING TO BE A CARRIER NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT. SO, VERIZON IS TAKING THE LEAD TO BUILD OUT THE SYSTEM FOR BOTH AT&T, T-MOBILE WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN THROUGH PARTNERSHIP IN THE REGIONS THAT THEY HAVE AND NEGOTIATIONS THEY WILL BE ENTERING ON OUR BEHALF. SO, GOING THROUGH, OBVIOUSLY, ONE OF THE BIG BENEFITS OF SEATTLE CENTER WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH THE VALUE OF THE 12 MILLION VISITORS THAT COME EVERY YEAR. IT DOES INCREASE THE VALUE OF HAVING A SYSTEM LIKE THIS ON CAMPUS. WE ARE ABLE TO CHARGE LAND RENTS THROUGHOUT THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT WHICH IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT THAT COMES BACK TO SEATTLE CENTER OF ABOUT $6 MILLION OVER THE FIRST 12 YEAR TERM. GENERAL BENEFITS, OBVIOUSLY, THE ENHANCED CONNECTIVITY WE ARE TALKING OUT TO BUILD OUT AND IT'S INTENDED TO SERVE THE 5G IN THE FUTURE NEEDS OF THE WIRELESS. ALSO, OTHER OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES THAT COME WITH VERIZON TAKING THE LEAD. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WITH ALL OF THE CARRIERS. WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY EXPERTS IN THIS FIELD AND THIS WILL HELP OUR STAFF CREATE THOSE EFFICIENCIES AND WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE REVENUE GENERATION BUT ALSO THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT FROM VERIZON TO BUILD OUT THE SYSTEM ON THE CAMPUS THAT IS AT THEIR COST ALSO. SO, JUMPING, KIND OF, INTO WHAT IS THIS GOING TO LOOK LIKE . THIS SLIDE IS ACTUALLY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ANTENNA IN HERE AND THAT IS A GOOD THING. WE WANT TO HAVE THESE ANTENNAS OBSCURED AND PART OF THE NETWORKS OF SYSTEMS THAT YOU JUST DON'T REALLY NOTICE. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A LIGHT POLE THAT WE ARE GOING TO RECONFIGURE TO HAVE THE ANTENNA ON BASICALLY THE TOP PORTION OF THE WHOLE POLL. WE WILL HOUSE WHAT IS NEEDED TO DELIVER THE SIGNAL ON CAMPUS. THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING ON THE CAMPUS. AND OVERALL, ONCE WE HOPEFULLY GET YOUR SUPPORT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD AND GET THE LEGISLATION APPROVED WE ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE. VERIZON WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. OBVIOUSLY, THEY ARE GOING TO BE FOLLOWING ALL THE LOCAL STATE LAWS, ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ISSUES. AS I MENTIONED, NOT ONLY ARE THEY GOING TO DEVELOP AND BUILD THE SYSTEM, THEY ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND UPGRADE IT AND AGAIN, THE ENGAGEMENT REQUIRED WITH OTHER CARRIERS WAS IMPORTANT TO MAKING SURE ALL OF OUR VISITORS HAVE ACCESS TO A GOOD, STRONG, WIRELESS NETWORK. SO, ONCE WE ARE ABLE TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT WE WILL GO QUICKLY INTO THE DESIGN PROCESS PERMITTING INSTALLATION AND THEN AND THERE WILL BE ONGOING COORDINATION WITH VERIZON ON THE MAINTENANCE OF THE NETWORK AND REPORTING BACK ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE. SO, THERE IS A LITTLE URGENCY AS I MENTIONED WITH FIFA COMING UP. OUR PLAN IS TO HIT THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY ON FINALIZING DESIGN AND START THE CONSTRUCTION AND HAVE IT HOPEFULLY COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE YEAR IN TIME FOR THE BIG FAN CELEBRATIONS. SO, IN CONCLUSION, WE ARE HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO GIVE US THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT SO WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THE ENHANCEMENTS OF THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP. >> I'LL JUST OFFER ONE OR TWO QUICK COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MARK. YEARS IN THE MAKING. THIS IS A VERY EXCITING INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE FOR US FOR A BUNCH OF REASONS. WE HAVE ABOUT 12 MILLION ANNUAL VISITORS NOW TO SEATTLE CENTER. IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST DESTINATIONS IN THE CITY AND IN THE STATE AS A WHOLE AND, AS YOU KNOW, THIS TYPE OF CONNECTIVITY IS INCREASINGLY A BASELINE STANDARD FOR THE PUBLIC EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENT PRODUCERS WHO USE SEATTLE CENTER, WHETHER IS FOLKLIFE OR BUMBERSHOOT OR ONE OF OUR COMMERCIAL PARTNERS AND THEIR OFTEN BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL WI-FI INFRA STRUCTURE, WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF EVERYONE STREAMING LIVE VIDEO, POSTING LIVE VIDEO TO THE VARIOUS PLATFORMS. SO, THIS IS VERY MUCH ABOUT SERVING THE PUBLIC. IT IS ABOUT ENHANCING AND MAINTAINING OUR COMPETITIVENESS AS AN EVENTS DESTINATION AND, THIRD, WHICH I REALLY THANK MARK FOR HIS NEGOTIATING OVER SEVERAL YEARS WITH OUR PARTNER, GREAT REVENUE ENHANCEMENT FOR SEATTLE CENTER. ABOUT 70% SELF-FUNDED THROUGH EARNED REVENUE THAT WE BRING IN FROM THE CAMPUS WHICH KEEPS PRESSURE OFF THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THIS TO KEEP THAT REVENUE IN THE PICTURE. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANY QUESTIONS. >> I JUST WANTED TO SHOUT OUT TO OUR FRIENDS AT VERIZON IN THE AUDIENCE HERE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH AND THINK ALL THE CITY STAFF THAT WORKED ON THIS, ATTORNEYS AND ALL OF OUR TEAM, IT WAS A LOT OF WORK TO GET THIS IN PLACE. SO, JUST WANTED TO THANK THEM. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, VERIZON, FOR BEING HERE. I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT MY CELL SERVICE AFTER THE MEETING. ERIC FROM CENTRAL STAFF, MY FAVORITE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US YOUR COMMENT? >> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OTHER THAN I WANTED TO NOTE THAT THIS IS BEFORE YOU BECAUSE THE CENTER , THEY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THIS FOR FIVE YEARS. THIS IS A 12 YEAR AGREEMENTS. IN THAT PATTERN, THAT IS FROM STRUCTURE IN THE CITY'S CODE. IT'S PRETTY COMMON FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS TO BE ABLE TO DO FIVE YEAR AGREEMENTS AND NEED PERMISSION FOR LONGER LEASES. SO, HAVING FLAGGED THAT, I WILL LEAVE IT TO ALL TO ASK QUESTIONS. I'M HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU ALL TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE DEPARTMENT. IF THERE'S ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT I CAN HELP WITH, OTHERWISE, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO ADD. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THIS. I KNOW I HAD GOTTEN A BRIEFING ABOUT THIS BEFORE THE MEETING. SO, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND I DID MY DUE DILIGENCE AND RESEARCH AND ASK QUESTIONS BUT IT WAS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD TO ME. I'M GOING TO PAUSE HERE AND SEE IF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. I LIKE CHAIR GOT THE PRE- BRIEF THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, GREAT TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY AND THE CAPABILITIES OF SEATTLE CENTER. I WAS CURIOUS, BY THE WAY, I DO APPRECIATE THE CARRIER NEUTRALITY. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TOO. SO, I APPRECIATE YOU , VERIZON, IN TERMS OF THE KEY TERMS OF THE AGREEMENTS, THOSE PIECES, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. SO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE SEATTLE CENTER. I WAS CURIOUS IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S A LONGER-TERM, AND I RECOGNIZE THE TIMELINES ARE STILL LIKE ST3, YOU KNOW, DOING THIS, IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION RELATED TO S3 FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW AND , YOU KNOW, DOES THAT PLAY INTO PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS AT ALL? OR IS IT INDEPENDENT? >> THIS PROJECT IS NOT DEPENDENT ON THAT AND WE ARE SETTING IT UP IN A WAY THAT IT WILL HOPEFULLY NOT INTERFERE WITH THAT BUT IF WE DO HAVE TO MAKE A RELOCATION OF AN ANTENNA, THAT'S ALL BUILT INTO THE AGREEMENT AND WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING GOING IN IF THERE'S GOING TO BE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION BUT WE ARE GOING TO THE DESIGN PROCESS, THE BEGINNING OF IT, TO LOCATE THE POLLS . RIGHT NOW THE ANTENNAS AND WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THE PATHWAY. FOR EXAMPLE, MEMORIAL STADIUM CONSTRUCTION IS COMING UP SO WE ARE TRYING TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT IS NOT IMPEDED BY ANY OF THE SITE LOCATIONS. >> YOU BEAT ME TO MY SECOND QUESTION. I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT MEMORIAL STADIUM MR. FOSTER IS WELL AWARE, SO, I APPRECIATE THAT AND YOU KNOW, THE LAST ONE TOO IS BECAUSE OF THE GREAT WORK SEATTLE CENTER HAS DONE RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY, AND YOU THINK OF SEATTLE CENTER, YOU DON'T NECESSARILY THINK OF THE CURRENT MEMORIAL STADIUM AND YOU ALSO DON'T THINK OF MERCER BUT THIS CAPACITY IS NOT GEO-FENCED IN SUCH A WAY, I MEAN, IT'S PART OF A BROADER SEATTLE CENTER ENVELOPE, BASICALLY, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THE GOAL IS TO HIT THE PUBLIC OUTDOOR SPACES OF THE 74 ACRE CAMPUS. BASICALLY WHERE WE SEE THE BIG PEAKS FOR FESTIVALS AND SUCH BUT ALSO WE WILL BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE OPEN PUBLIC SPACES LIKE THE FOOD AND EVENT HALL, THERE WILL BE IMPROVEMENTS THERE. FISHER PAVILION, EXHIBITION HALL, SO, ANYWHERE WHERE THE PUBLIC GATHERS. EVEN SOME OF THE ENTRANCES TO OUR PARKING GARAGES FOR FUTURE PROOFING SYSTEM NEEDS WE MAY HAVE IN THERE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE. SO, THAT IS, KIND OF, THE MAIN CORE OF IT. YOU KNOW, THE CLIMATE PLEDGE ALSO HAS A VERIZON LED HIS SYSTEM IN IT THAT WAS DONE AS PART OF THE PROJECTS. WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THEM ALREADY THROUGH THAT PARTNERSHIP AND THE WE SAID HOW SUCCESSFUL THEY WERE THERE. >> AHEAD. >> ONE OTHER THING IS GOING TO ADD. SEATTLE CENTER, IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR DISASTER AND WHETHER IT IS EXTREME HEAT, EXTREME COOL, WE PROVIDE A SHELTERING LOCATION. A CITY PRIMARY SHELTERING LOCATION IN THE EVENT OF AN EARTHQUAKE, A MUCH LARGER SCALE TRIAGE AND RESPONSE. HAVING THIS TYPE OF WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE, RELIABLE BUILT-IN STATE-OF-THE-ART. IT REALLY SUPPORTS OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE. YOU KNOW, ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT WE USE, THAT THE PUBLIC IS USING TO REPORT INFORMATION TO FIND LOVED ONES AND THEY ARE ALL RELIANT ON THAT NETWORK. THIS ALLOWS US TO HAVE A STATE-OF-THE-ART SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THOSE MOMENTS AS WELL AS THE FUN MOMENTS ON OUR CAMPUS. >> EXACTLY. I HAVE THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN MY MIND AND SEATTLE CHANNEL BEING THE LEADER WITHIN THE CITY GOVERNMENT PLUG FOR THE CITY , MR. MAHER AND IT BEGS THE QUESTION, LIKE, WHERE ELSE CAN WE LOOK TO REPLICATE THIS CAPACITY, YOU KNOW, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY AND I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S ANY VERSION OF THAT, LIKE, AN EARLIER GENERATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THIS BEGS THE QUESTION , WATERFRONT. >> WE DID ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THIS ON THE WATERFRONT. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED A WHOLE ARRAY OF NEW POLLS ON THE WATERFRONT. I WILL SAY IT'S IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS GETS COMPLEX BUT WE HAVE THE BENEFIT AT SEATTLE CENTER THAT WE ARE ABLE TO INTEGRATE THEM ALL INTO ONE SYSTEM UNDER VERIZON WITH THE CARRIER NEUTRALITY. OTHER PLACES, YOU KNOW, WE ARE REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW TO ESSENTIALLY ACCOMMODATE EACH CARRIER SEPARATELY WHICH TAKES UP A LOT MORE SPACE AND A LOT MORE INFRASTRUCTURE. I THINK WITH SEATTLE CENTER WE ARE GETTING A STREAMLINED INFRASTRUCTURE WHERE IT IS NOT GOING TO BE TOO MUCH CLUTTER. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE TOO VISUALLY APPARENT AND WE ARE ABLE TO GET ALL THE CARRIERS COVERED UNDER THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH VERIZON. WHETHER YOU ARE USING T-MOBILE OR WHICHEVER CARRIER YOU WILL HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THE 5G. >> YOU CAN ONLY MENTION LOCAL ONES. >> I WAS NOT GOING TO NAME THEM ALL BUT. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> AWESOME. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? YES, COUNCILMEMBER RIVE THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, SEATTLE CENTER. AND, SORRY, HAD TO STEP OUT FOR A SECOND SO I MISSED THE FIRST PART. APOLOGIES IF YOU ADDRESS THIS BUT I MISSED IT, IF SO, SO, I'M GOING TO ASK IT AGAIN. SO, HOW DID YOU -- I GUESS I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. ONE, WHAT DOES VERIZON GET THIS FOR THIS ARRANGEMENT AND WHY VERIZON VERSUS A DIFFERENT CARRIER? AND THEN, ERIC, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, PRE-COVID I KNOW THERE HAD BEEN A CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF THE CARRIERS ABOUT PROVIDING SERVICE AT THE SEATTLE CENTER AND THERE WAS SOME BACK AND FORTH AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THAT AND IF YOU DON'T, WE CAN TAKE THAT PART OFF-LINE BUT I FEEL LIKE IT IS A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS IT. I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONSIDERATION AT THE TIME AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHETHER THOSE OF GOTTEN ADDRESSED, IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM THAT? OR THE SAME? WERE WE ABLE TO WORK OUT WHATEVER THE ISSUES WERE AT THE TIME? >> I THINK FOR THIS SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE WE DID A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND. WE DID A COMPETITIVE RFP PROCESS TO SELECT THAT VERIZON WAS THE WINNER OF THE RFP BUT IT WAS AN OPEN COMPETITIVE PROCESS WHERE WE HAD MULTIPLE BIDS. IT WAS AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE WERE FINDING THE BEST PARTNER TO BE THE NEUTRAL PARTNER MOVING FORWARD AND IT IS NOT UNIQUE FOR THE CARRIERS TO GO INTO DIFFERENT AGREEMENTS. SOMETIMES AT&T LEADS, SOMETIMES T-MOBILE DOES, SOMETIMES VERIZON DOES LIKE I SAID ABOUT THAT OTHER PROJECT. SO, WE DID GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS TO MAKE SURE IT WAS FAIR AND EQUITABLE AND WE WERE MAKING SURE WHAT WAS FAIR FOR US AND SEATTLE CENTER AND FEAR FOR THE CITIZENS. SO, IT WAS A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PROCESS THAT LED TO THE EVENTUAL NEGOTIATIONS AND THE AGREEMENT. SO, I DON'T KNOW THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION EXACTLY. >> I WILL ADD TO THAT. FUNDAMENTALLY THE THINGS WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW IMPACTFUL WOULD IT BE TO THE CAMPUS, THEY WERE ON THAT PIECE. THE LEVEL OF SERVICE. CARRIER NEUTRALITY WAS VERY IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT THOSE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS WOULD BE SERVED BY THIS 5G AND ULTIMATELY, AND THIS IS IMPORTANT, THE REVENUE. VERIZON HAD THE MOST APPEALING REVENUE PACKAGE TO SEATTLE CENTER. I THINK YOU SAW THOSE NUMBERS EARLIER IN TERMS OF THE REVENUE THAT IT BRINGS. AND YOUR OTHER QUESTION IN TERMS OF WHAT IS THE VALUE TO THEM, SO, I THINK IT'S A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OFF, THIS LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS IS VERY ATTRACTIVE AND INCREASINGLY, LIKE I WAS SAYING, THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE EXPECT IN TERMS OF THE LEVEL OF SPEED WITH WHICH THEY CAN USE THEIR DEVICES. THE SECOND IS IT IS A REVENUE STREAM TO THEM FROM THE OTHER CARRIERS. THE OTHER CARRIERS WILL PAY VERIZON FOR ACCESS TO THIS HIGHER-LEVEL 5G SERVICE. SO, THERE IS A REVENUE CENTER FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU, MARSHALL. AND WHAT IS THE REVENUE STREAM THAT THEY GET VERSUS WHAT WE ARE GETTING? I SEE WE ARE GETTING $5 MILLION, IT LOOKS LIKE, A YEAR. IS THAT RIGHT? NO. TOTAL. $5.9 MILLION BETWEEN '24 AND PETE 35. WHAT IS -- WHAT ARE THEY GETTING? >> SO, TWO PARTS. ONE IS WHAT MARSHALL EXPLAINED ABOUT THEIR TICKET ONTO THE SYSTEM. VERIZON IS MAKING A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT TO BUILD UP THE SYSTEM. SO, THEY NEED A LONGER TERM. THEY NEED THE RENT ALSO TO CHARGE THROUGH TO THE OTHER CARRIERS. THEY'RE GETTING THAT PLUS, AGAIN, THE SERVICE LEVER WHICH WE ARE ALL PAYING FOR INDEPENDENTLY TRAIN THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERS -- CARRIERS. THEY'RE GETTING THE CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GETTING OUT OF IT. THE EXPECTATION IS MARSHALL SAID THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE ARE PAYING FOR. I'VE AT&T. YOU KNOW, I PAY MY ANNUAL THING. I HAVE AN EXPECTATION WHEN I GO TO SEATTLE CENTER IT'S GOING TO WORK. THE SYSTEM WILL BENEFIT ALL OF THE CARRIERS FROM THAT STANDPOINT TO PROVIDE SERVICE BUT ALSO TO GET THE REVENUE FROM THEM AS CUSTOMERS. >> ARE THE CARRIERS PAYING THEM FOR THIS ADDITIONAL SERVICE? >> I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD MY RECOLLECTION REVIEWED, THE AGREEMENT DOES NOT ENCOMPASS THE FEES PAID FROM OTHER CARRIERS TO VERIZON. >> YEAH. THAT IS PROPRIETARY BETWEEN THOSE COMPANIES. WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO WHAT THEIR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS ARE. >> SO, WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THEY'RE GETTING VERSUS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO GET? >> CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. I WILL FOLLOW UP. I MORE QUESTIONS BUT I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU. THANK YOU. >> YES. SORRY DON'T HAVE THE PRE-COVID HISTORY INFORMATION HANDY BUT WE CAN TALK, FOR SURE. YEAH. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> FOR MY BRIEFING EARLIER THIS WEEK OR LAST WEEK, I CAN REMEMBER BUT ONE OF THE IMPRESSIONS THAT I CAME AWAY WITH IS THAT THIS AGREEMENTS IS UNIQUE BECAUSE THE DESIGN AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE INSTALLATION OF THESE TOWERS IS BEING PAID BY THE CARRIER AND NOT THE CITY WHEREAS WHEN WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN THE PUBLIC REALM IT IS OFTEN ON LIGHT POLES AND OTHER THINGS THAT THE CITY ALREADY OWNS AND MAINTAINS AND PUTS IN AND SWITCHES OUT AND ALL THAT STUFF. IS THAT THE CASE? >> YEAH, THAT IS CORRECT AND ACTUALLY IT IS A LOT CHEAPER FOR THE CARRIERS TO ACCESS THOSE POLES DUE TO THEM BEING IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND THE FEDERAL RULES AROUND THAT USE. >> RIGHT. >> THIS IS MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE TO SEATTLE CENTER. >> RIGHT. AND BECAUSE YOU ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE SHORTER POLES PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE. SO, THEREFORE, THEY MIGHT NEED TO BE MORE. SO, THAT IS A COST AND ALSO THEY HAVE TO BE SUPERIOR LOOKING. ET CETERA ET CETERA. >> EXACTLY. AND THE UNIQUENESS OF TRYING TO CREATE AN ANTENNA THAT CAN HOUSE ALL THE CARRIERS INTO ONE VERSUS EVERYONE HAVING THEIR OWN. THAT COULD CREATE A PROLIFERATION OF ANTENNAS AND POLLS WHICH WE ARE TRYING TO AVOID. >> RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. I DON'T SEE ANYMORE -- I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL PUTTING TIME AND ATTENTION AND TAIL INTO THIS. I KNOW IT WAS HARD AND JUST TO CLARIFY, IT WAS AN RFP PROCESS WITH WHOEVER COULD PROVIDE THIS SERVICE AND THE BEST PERSON WAS CHOSEN . SORRY. THE BEST COMPANY WAS CHOSEN. AND FOR THE PACKAGE. SO, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL. LOOKING FORWARD TO PROVIDING THE SERVICE TO PEOPLE. ONE THING I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TOO IS THAT THE SEATTLE CENTER, THE COUNTY CLINIC AND I SAW DURING THAT TIME A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF WIRELESS SERVICE NEEDED DURING THE MEDICAL EXAMS OR DOCTORS UPLOADING INFORMATION OR PEOPLE WERE MAKING, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD MAKE A CROWN , RIGHT? THEY NEEDED MORE OF THE SERVICE. IT WAS THE CRAZIEST, COOLEST THING EVER. JUST TO SEE HOW MUCH TECHNOLOGY IS NEEDED FOR THESE MASSIVE, BIG EVENTS AND HOW MANY IT BRINGS TO THE SEATTLE CENTER. I COULD TOTALLY SEE WHY UPGRADING OUR WIRELESS NETWORK IN SEATTLE IS NEEDED. US BEING THE TECHNOLOGY HUB, IT WOULD BE A SHAME IF WE WERE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS TRAGIC IN SO MANY WAYS. I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> JUST AS A FOLLOW-UP, I THINK ACCESS TO THE SERVICES IMPORTANT AND FOLKS BEING AT THE CENTER AND BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THE INTERNET IS REALLY CRITICAL. AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT THE CITY IS GETTING INCONSIDERATION IS, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE ADVANTAGE THAT A CELLULAR COMPANY WILL GET BY BEING AT THE CENTER IS A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TO US IN A ROBUST WAY, OBVIOUSLY. >> TOTALLY GRAY. FULLY AGREE. OKAY, I NOW MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNSEL BILL 120917. TO HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, TO RECOMMEND THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND COUNSEL BILL 120197. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] FOR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. NONE OF STAINED. >> MOTION CARRIES. COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND THE BILL PASSED BE SENT TO DECEMBER 17th, 2024 COUNCIL MEETING. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE INTO THE RECORD. >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. COUNSEL BILL 120918. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SEATTLE CENTER GLASS AND GARDENS EXHIBITION LEASE. AUTHORIZING THE SEATTLE CENTER DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CENTER ART LLC AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO PROVIDE THE TENANT ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO EXTEND THE LEASE TERM AND ADJUSTING RENT AND OTHER LEASE PROVISIONS. THIS IS FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. STILL AT THE TABLE WE HAVE DIRECTOR MARSHALL FOSTER AND MARC JONES FROM SEATTLE CENTER AS WELL AS ERIC FROM COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. I REALIZE THERE IS NO SHORT TITLE TO THAT. APPRECIATE IT. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> WELCOME BACK. STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND JUMP RIGHT IN. >> MARSHALL FOSTER DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE CENTER. >> MARK JONES. DIRECTOR OF MARKETING. >> ERIC. COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US TODAY. OUR SECOND ITEM, AN AMENDMENT TO OUR EXISTING LEASE FOR THE SEATTLE CENTER GLASS AND GARDENS EXHIBIT. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS PROPOSAL TO YOU. THIS WOULD EXTEND THE TERMS OF THE EXISTING EXHIBIT. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE, THIS DOES NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT GARDENS AND GLASS. WHAT IT DOES IS DEEPEN OUR PARTNERSHIP AND EXTEND WHAT HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP BOTH TO SEATTLE CENTER IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC'S ENJOYMENT AND USE, THE REVENUE THAT IT GENERATES FOR SEATTLE CENTER, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VALUE FRANKLY THAT THE NAME BRINGS TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND ALLOWS US TO EXTEND THAT AGREEMENT FROM 2040 TO 2072 AND PART OF WHY WE ARE DOING THAT IS TO PROVIDE CLARITY THAT THAT YOU TRULY COLLECTION, THIS IS A VERY VALUABLE COLLECTION OF GLASS AT THE EXHIBIT AND IT WILL HAVE A VERY LONG-TERM, BORDERING ON CALLING IT PERMANENT HOME AT SEATTLE CENTER AS PART OF THESE AMENDMENTS. SO, IT PROVIDE CERTAINTY TO ALL PARTNERS THAT IT WILL REMAIN A MUCH LOVED PART OF SEATTLE CENTER AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MARK. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO JUMP IN A LITTLE BIT. SUMMARY BACKGROUND. DARN GLASS EXECUTED THE LEASE IN 2011. OPEN SOON AFTER IN 2012. WE HAVE HAD THAT SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL ATTRACTION RINGING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ANNUALLY. THEY'VE BEEN AN AMAZING PARTNER AND THE UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS THAT THEY BRING TO THE COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ALL THAT. AS MARSHALL SAID, ALL THAT WE WOULD WANT TO CONTINUE ALL OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS IN THE CURRENT LEASE. THE OTHER BIG PIECE IS EXTENDING THE TERMS AND ADJUSTING SOME OF THE FINANCIAL TERMS TO BENEFIT SEATTLE CENTER BUT ALSO THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT BACK INTO THE OPERATION AND THE FACILITY AND THE SEATTLE CENTER GROUNDS. SO, JUST JUMPING RIGHT INTO THAT, OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A THEME WITH US TODAY BUT ONE OF THE BIG PIECES HERE IS THE INCREASED REVENUE FROM RENT. I ALSO MENTIONED THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL GO THROUGH A BREAKDOWN ON AND IN GENERAL, THE GOAL, AS MARSHALL SAID, TO RETAIN THE GARDEN EXHIBIT FOR A LONG TIME TO COME. SO, SOME OF THE KEY PROVISIONS. SO, THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR THREE SUCCESSIVE TENURE EXTENSIONS BEYOND THE INITIAL TERM. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT EACH OF THOSE 10 YEAR TERMS TO DO A FAIR MARKET VALUATION OF THE LEASE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE GETTING THE SUBSTANTIAL VALUE OR THE MARKET -- FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THAT. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CPI CAPS THROUGHOUT THE TERM. THERE ARE SOME INCREASES THERE AND WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL RENT STARTING IN 2025. SO, ANOTHER REASON WHY WE ARE HAPPY YOU INVITED US TO THIS LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR BECAUSE THIS IS A BUDGET DEPENDENT ITEM FOR US IN THE '25 '26 BUDGET AND BEYOND. FINALLY, WILL GET INTO MORE DETAIL BUT THERE IS IMMEDIATE CAPITAL REINVESTMENT THAT HAPPENS. CENTER ART LLC WAS WORKING WITH US TO NOT ONLY HAVE SOME DEDICATED FUNDING , THIS IS ASSUMING THAT ALL THE EXTENSIONS HAPPEN BUT 21 MILLION IN CAPITAL THAT COULD BE USED FOR THE EXHIBIT ITSELF BUT ALSO DIRECTED BY THE SEATTLE CENTER TO THE SEATTLE CENTER GROUNDS. SO, A BIG NUMBER HERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN BETWEEN THE CAPITAL ON THAT PIECE. AND THEN, ADDITIONAL RENT. THIS IS ALSO A TOTAL THAT ASSUMES ALL THE OPTIONS EXTEND THROUGHOUT THE TERMS. WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT 18+ MILLION DOLLARS OF ADDITIONAL RENT THROUGH THE TWO IMPROVEMENTS, THE THREE DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS THAT I TALKED ABOUT IN THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. AGAIN, THE CULTURAL IMPACT I THINK, IT'S ONE OF THE TOP ATTRACTIONS IN THE CITY. THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS THAT WE HAVE JUST OUTLINED ALSO JUST BACK TO THE ADMISSION TAX AND OTHER BENEFITS TO THE CITY WE MAINTAIN THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE FACILITY ITSELF. THIS WILL HELP US TO MAINTAIN THAT AND HELP THEM MAINTAIN THROUGH THE COMMITMENTS THAT THEY ARE MAKING IN THE FACILITY ON THE GROUNDS AROUND SEATTLE CENTER. AGAIN, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT THEY DO SO WELL AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT THEY BRING TO THE CAMPUS WITH ALL THE RESIDENT ORCS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY BRING INCLUDING THEIR DEDICATION TO BRING A BUNCH OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS EVERY YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, DOWN TO THE EXHIBIT. SO, ALSO, NEXT STEPS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL NEED AUTHORITY BECAUSE IT GOES BEYOND DIRECTORS AUTHORITY AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER WITH THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT WE DISCUSSED. WE HAVE A WHOLE PROCESS FOR THE NOTIFICATION OF THE EXTENSIONS WHICH WE EXPECT WOULD CONTINUE AND HAPPEN. WE ALSO ARE WORKING ON THE PLANNING TO LOOK AT THE FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AND THEN THEY WILL BE ONGOING FINANCIAL REPORTING ABOUT THE TICKET SALES FROM WHICH BENEFIT THE CITY. SO, IN CONCLUSION, WE ARE BRINGING THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECURE THIS EXHIBIT AND THE LEGACY THAT IS HERE WHICH HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT ASSET TO SEATTLE CENTER AND ALL THE OTHER GREAT BENEFITS FOR THE CITY. >> I CAN'T RESIST JUST ADDING A COUPLE OF EXCLAMATION POINTS ON A FEW THINGS. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS AMENDMENT , IN TERMS OF THE VALUE FOR SEATTLE CENTER, WE HAVE AN ASSET HERE WHICH HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HIGH PERFORMING ALREADY IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC'S ENJOYMENT, THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN TERMS OF FREE ACCESS TO THE EXHIBIT THAT IT PROVIDES, GARDENS AND GLASS IS ALREADY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL REINVESTMENT IN THE MUSEUM BUILDINGS ITSELF. THEY HAVE BEEN A GREAT TENANT TO THE DEPARTMENT. WITH THIS AMENDMENT, WE ARE ADDING A $21 MILLION CAPITAL FUND THAT WILL SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT IN THE MUSEUM. 50-50 WHICH DOES NOT EXIST TODAY. THEY CONTINUE TO PAY THE EXISTING TERMS OF THE LEASE AND THEN $18 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL RENT THAT THEY WILL PAY WHICH WILL START NOW. SO, WE ARE NOT WAITING FOR THE FIRST EXTENSION IN 2042. THAT WOULD START NOW. IN ADDITION, WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS TO DO A FAIR MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT. IF THE VALUE OF THE MUSEUM HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY , SEATTLE CENTER WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. THIS IS THE ENTREPRENEURIAL APPROACH TO LEVERAGING THESE PARTNERSHIPS THAT HELPS US FUND OUR PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. IT HELPS US KEEP THE CAMPUS GROUNDS IMMACULATE. IT HELPS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY AT SEATTLE CENTER AND WATERFRONTS. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MOVES WE ARE MAKING TO HELP FEED THAT WHOLE CYCLE OF HOW WE DO WHAT WE DO AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BRING SIGNIFICANT REVENUE TO THE CENTER. >> ERIC, DO YOU HAVE ANY -- CENTRAL STAFF? >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE DIFFERENT HISTORIES BUT WITH THE SEATTLE REP THERE IS A SIMILAR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CENTER AND THE REP TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CAPITAL FACILITY. THERE ARE SOME PARALLELS ON CAMPUS WITH OTHER LONG-STANDING TENANTS TO DO THAT SORT OF THING. SO, I'M JUST RECOGNIZING THEM AS A PARALLEL STRUCTURE THERE. IT'S OF INTEREST. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AGAIN, I HAD GOTTEN THIS BRIEFING AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND ALSO, MORE REVENUE FOR OUR CITY AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE, I DO APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE POINT OF WANTING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE BEST CONTRACT FOR THE CITY AND DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BEST BENEFIT FOR THE CITY AND THAT ACCOUNTABILITY AND THAT GOOD GOVERNANCE, OKAY? I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. ANYWAYS. I WILL PAUSE HERE. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAS A QUESTION AND WHATEVER, COLLEAGUES, JUMP IN. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID, YOU ALLUDED TO THIS, BUT JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OF THE OTHER TENANTS ON THE CAMPUS THAT THERE WON'T BE -- THIS IS A SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT OR THAT FOLKS WON'T FEEL LIKE , SOMEHOW, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS GENERALLY BUT JUST MAKING SURE FOLKS AREN'T FEELING LIKE SOMEHOW THE MUSEUM IS GETTING SOMETHING . I'M JUST MINDFUL THERE ARE A LOT OF TENANTS ON YOUR CAMPUS AND I -- OBVIOUSLY. >> WE HAVE 33 RESIDENT ORGANIZATIONS ON OUR CAMPUS. OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL OF THEM ARE VERY DIFFERENT. THIS ONE IS UNIQUE IN THAT THIS IS ONE OF OUR COMMERCIAL PARTNERS. SO, SOME OF THE FOCUS YOU ARE HEARING FROM US ON REVENUE IS UNIQUE. WE DON'T APPROACH OUR NONPROFIT PERFORMING ARTS TENANTS IN THE SAME WAY BUT WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT LEVERAGING. WE CAN LEVERAGE THIS PARTNERSHIP AND I WILL SAY I WANT TO GIVE GARDENS AND GLASS AND THEIR LEADERSHIP SOME KUDOS. THEY HAVE BEEN WILLING PARTNERS. THIS IS NOT BEEN AN EASY NEGOTIATION. WE HAVE ALL STRETCHED OUR COMFORT ZONE BUT THEY BELIEVE IN SEATTLE CENTER AND PART OF HOW THEY GOT SUPPORTIVE OF SOME OF THESE NUMBERS WAS KNOWING THAT THEY WERE REINVESTING IN THOSE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. TO YOUR POINT, WE DO NOT HAVE THESE REVENUE EXPECTATIONS OF ALL OF OUR PARTNERS. THIS IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT IS A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE. SO, VERY DIFFERENT FOR THE SEATTLE WRAPPER THE SEATTLE OPERA OR SKATE LIKE A GIRL OR THEATER PUGET SOUND. THAT'S PART OF WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT SEATTLE CENTER. ALL OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS PEOPLE SUPPORT THE PLACE. >> SUPPORT EACH OTHER. >> EXACTLY. SUPPORT EACH OTHER. >> AND IT IS LOCAL. SO, THAT IS NICE TOO. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. COLLEAGUES, I LOOKED TO MY RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. AWESOME. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THIS ICONIC ATTRACTION, OBVIOUSLY, AT THE SEATTLE CENTER WE BELIEVE IN THE SEATTLE CENTER WE THINK IT IS GREAT AND WE ARE GLAD THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THESE PARTNERSHIPS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS AND INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY IS PHENOMENAL. SO, I'M GOING TO NOW MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF COUNSEL BILL 120918. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE BILL. ARE THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, CLEAR, WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE PASSAGE OF COUNSEL THERE 120918. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] FOR IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. NO EXTENSIONS. >> THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THE BILL PASSES BE SENT TO DECEMBER 17 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE MOVED TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR AND FIVE. THANK YOU, ALL. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. I WANT TO THANK PARKES FOR WAITING FOR SO LONG. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. PLEASE READ BOTH AGENDA ITEMS, NUMBER FOUR AND FIVE INTO THE RECORD AND WE WILL BE VOTING ON EACH BILL SEPARATELY. >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS COUNSEL BILL 120922 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 17th AVENUE SOUTH AND SOUTH WALKER STREET SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A RECORDING OF THE DEED FOR OPEN SPACE PARK AND RECREATION PURPOSES AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS. FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS CONSTABLE 120921 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO KING COUNTY CONSERVATION FUTURES LEVY PROCEEDS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AMENDMENT FIVE TO THE CONSERVATION FUTURES INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN KING COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR OPEN SPACE ACQUISITION PROJECTS. THIS IS ALSO FOR BREATHING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. PRESENTING TODAY ARE CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS AND WARD FROM SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION AS WELL AS BRIAN GOODNIGHT FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. >> OKAY. THEY HAVE LEFT. SOME OF MY FAVORITE CITY DEPARTMENT AND MY FAVORITE CENTRAL STAFF. PERSON. GOOD NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANYWAYS. GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND START. THANK YOU. I THINK YOUR MICROPHONE NEEDS TO BE ON, CHRISTOPHER. >> OKAY. CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. CHIEF OF STAFF. SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION. >> INTERAGENCY ADVISORY SEATTLE PARKS. >> BRIAN GOODNIGHT. I'M PINCHHITTING FOR MY COLLEAGUE. >> CHAIR. QUICK QUESTION. >> YES. ABSOLUTELY. >> CHAIR, WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE LEGISLATIVE LIAISON FROM THE DEPARTMENTS? >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> NO,. THANK YOU. >> SOFTBALL. >> I'M JUST PLAYING. OBVIOUSLY, JACOB IS. HE CAME IN A SUIT TODAY. LOOKING DAPPER. THANK YOU, MY FRIEND. JACOB IS. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TODAY TO STICK WITH US. WE ARE HERE TO PROPOSE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION WHICH ARE INTERTWINED. ONE A.I.D.S. AND ABETS THE OTHER. THE FIRST PART OF THE LEGISLATION IS TO GET AUTHORIZATION TO ACQUIRE THE 17th AND WALKER PROPERTY . YOU HAVE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY ABOUT THE ACUTE NEED FOR A PUBLIC OPEN SPACE IN THE BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS SUCH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY THAT ONCE YOU HEAR AFTER YOU GET A BRIEFING ON THE GRANT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ESSENTIALLY GETTING 10 PARCELS OF PROPERTY FREE. JUST WASHING OUT THE KEY COUNTY CONSERVATION FUTURES GRANT. THE OTHER PART OF THE LEGISLATION TODAY IS TO AUTHORIZE US TO ACCEPT THE KING COUNTY FUTURE TAXES GRANT TO ACTUALLY PAY FOR THESE TRANSACTIONS. LISA IS GOING TO WALK US THROUGH IT AND WE CAN PROBABLY DO IT IN LESS THAN THE 15 MINUTES WE HAVE ALLOCATED FOR EACH PIECE OF LEGISLATION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. I WANT TO START OUT BY SAYING WHAT I'M PRESENTING IS THE RESULT OF A LOT OF STAFF EFFORT, NOT JUST ME. THERE IS A WHOLE PROPERTY TEAM BACK IN THE OFFICE PROBABLY WATCHING THIS PRESENTATION RIGHT NOW. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO SEND A SHOUT OUT TO THEM AND THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THEIR HELP. IT HAS BEEN A LONG ODYSSEY AND WE ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH THIS TEAM TODAY. THERE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION. SO, THE OVERVIEW HERE IS THE OBJECTIVE IS TO COMPLETE A LAND ACQUISITION, HOPEFULLY IN EARLY 2025, FOR A HUGE PARK AT 17th AVENUE SOUTH WALKER STREET. CHRISTOPHER MENTIONED 10 PARCELS. OUR TYPICAL MINIMUM PARK SIZE IS 10,000 SQUARE FEET. THIS IS AN ENTIRE BLOCK TOTALING 1.3 ACRES AND PLUS OR MINUS 60,000 SQUARE FEET. IT IS SIX TIMES THE TYPICAL SIZE AND WE ARE REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE IT. SO, IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ACQUISITION, WE HAVE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU. THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION AND AN ORDINANCE AMENDING OUR KING COUNTY CONSERVATION FUTURES TAX AND OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH AMENDMENT FIVE WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THIS ACQUISITION. IF THE CFT ORDINANCE LANGUAGE SOUNDS FAMILIAR, IT'S BECAUSE WE WERE HERE IN SEPTEMBER FOR AMENDMENTS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR AND NOW WE ARE COMING BEFORE YOU WITH AMENDMENT FIVE. PURCHASING THIS PROPERTY WOULD ADDRESS HUGE GAPS IN THE BEACON HILL NORTH AREA AND I LIKE TO SAY WE ARE GETTING A BIGGER BANG FOR THE BUCK HERE. ONE PARK SITE WILL FILL SIGNIFICANT SERVICE GAPS IN TWO ADJOINING URBAN VILLAGES. NORTH BEACON HILL AND NORTH RAINIER. SO, IN SPEAKING ABOUT THE ACQUISITION ORDINANCE, AGAIN, THIS IS A 1.38 ACRE PROPERTY. AN ENTIRE BLOCK AT THE JUNCTION OF ADJOINING URBAN VILLAGES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP MAP THERE, THE RED STAR DESIGNATES THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION. YOU CAN SEE SEWER PARK. THE GREEN FIGURE STICKING OUT AT THE BOTTOM. THIS IS NORTH OF THAT. AGAIN, IN THE BEACON HILL, NORTH RAINIER AREA. A MAP BELOW IS FROM OUR 2024 PARK AND OPEN SPACE PLAN GAP MAP AND YOU CAN SEE THE OUTLINES OF THE TWO URBAN VILLAGES. THE YELLOW CIRCLE IS THE APPROXIMATE AREA OF THE SITE. THE LARGER RED CIRCLE ARE -- IT'S THE APPROXIMATE BOUNDARY OF THE FIVE MINUTE WALKING DISTANCE WITHIN URBAN VILLAGES, OUR SERVICE IS SOMEONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WALK TO A PARK WITHIN FIVE MINUTES INSIDE AN URBAN VILLAGE. SO, THE ORANGE REPRESENTS SERVICE GAP AREAS. THIS ACQUISITION WOULD GO FAR IN GETTING RID OF THE ORANGE THERE ON THAT MAP. BOTH URBAN VILLAGES ARE THE SECOND HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR HEALTH AND EQUITY GOALS AND FIRST PRIORITY FOR POPULATION DENSITY . I WILL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER BUT BECAUSE OF THESE DEMOGRAPHICS, WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY FOR CONSERVATION FUTURES FUNDING WITH A MATCH WAIVER MEANING THERE IS NO MATCH REQUIRED AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE ESSENTIALLY GETTING A FREE PARK HERE. SO, THE PICTURE WILL COME LATER BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIT IT ALL IN ONE SLIDE. [ LAUGHTER ] THE BLOCK IS COMPRISED OF 10 LOTS BIFURCATED BY 16 FOOT ALLEY. SEVEN OF THE LOTS ARE VACANT WITH CANOPY COVER. THERE'S ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON THE SITE WITH -- ON THE THREE ADDITIONAL LOTS IT IS ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH SOME OUTBUILDINGS . THE SITE HAD BEEN PURCHASED SEVERAL YEARS AGO BY A DEVELOPER WHO SOUGHT PERMITS FOR 44 UNITS AND THE STORY IS THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY BROUGHT THE SITE TO OUR ATTENTION AND THE FIRST TIME WE APPROACHED THE SELLER THERE WAS NOT A WILLINGNESS TO SELL. WE THOUGHT OH, DARN. AND THEN, LATER ON, THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE CHANGED IN 2023 AND THE SELLER SUDDENLY BECAME WILLING TO SELL. SO, WE WERE ABLE TO START OUR ACQUISITION PROCESS AND GET TO THESE POINTED TODAY. THE PURCHASE PRICE IS $5.5 MILLION WHICH IS A SLIGHT VARIATION OF THE APPRAISED VALUE OF $5.3 MILLION. HOWEVER, IT IS WITHIN ACQUISITION GUIDELINES. WE HAVE STARTED DUE DILIGENCE. WE HAVE A SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT. WE ARE ALMOST FINISHED WITH THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND HOPE TO FINALIZE THE ACQUISITION IN EARLY 2025. SO, THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE SITE. SO, YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE BLOCK THERE WITH THE PARCELS . THE WEST HALF IS VIRTUALLY VACANT WITH SIGNIFICANT TREE COVER AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER WITH THE OUTBUILDINGS AND THE OTHER TWO LOTS ON TOP OF THAT. CLOSE-UP OF THE HOUSE AND THE GROUNDS. OUR PLAN WOULD BE TO GET THE HOUSE REMOVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER CLOSING TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND NOT REALLY IN A POSITION TO BE RENTED AT THIS TIME. SO, WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND REMOVE IT TO PROVIDE A BLANK CANVAS TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT FOLKS SO THEY CAN EVENTUALLY START THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR THE PARK. THE COMMUNITY THAT GENERATED THIS PROPOSAL , SIGNIFICANT BEACON HILL COUNSEL. YOU HEARD FROM ANDREW EARLIER FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. RIDGE IMPROVEMENT COMMUNITY, BUSINESS ALLIANCE AT 17th AND WALKER . THEY HELPED US WITH THE GRANT APPLICATION TO THE COUNTY. THE ORGANIZATION SUBMITTED . THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN VERY INTERESTED AND PARTICIPATORY IN THE ACQUISITION PROCESS . IN TERMS OF PARK DEVELOPMENT, THE CURRENT CANOPY COVERAGE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOREST RESTORATION . THERE IS, KIND OF, A SEA OF HOUSES AROUND THIS SITE. SO, IT COULD PROVIDE A LOT OF RESPITES AND QUIET SPACE. SO, IT IS A GOOD SITE TO LAND BANK WHILE WE ARE PURSUING DEVELOPMENT OF FUNDS, COMMUNITY WANTS TO COLLABORATE ON PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE CONNECTIONS, WAYFINDING TO THE BEACON HILL LIGHT RAIL STATION, ET CETERA. IT IS A SLIGHTLY UPSLOPE OF THE PROTECTED BIKE LANES ON 15th AVENUE SOUTH. THE SECOND ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE CFT AMENDMENT TO THE LOCAL ORDINANCE THAT WILL FUND THIS ACQUISITION AND IT ACTUALLY CONTAINS FUNDING FOR TWO SITES. ONE WE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023. I'M SORRY. THE WRONG YEAR APPEARED THERE. IN WEST SEATTLE. JUST NORTH OF ROXBURY. IT'S IN THE WESTWOOD HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTIAL URBAN VILLAGE AND THAT REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNTS TO $3.25 MILLION AND, AGAIN, THE GRANT AMOUNT OF THE 17th AND WALKER ACQUISITION WAS $5.5 MILLION. SO, THIS IS THE CHART FROM THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ORDINANCE. IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT FUNNY DUE TO KING COUNTY SEPARATING OUT BONDED FUNDS VERSUS NON-BONDED FUNDS BUT IT TOTALS $8,750,000 FOR TWO PARK SITES THAT EACH RECEIVED MATCH WAIVERS. SO, ESSENTIALLY GOT TWO FREE PARKS. THANKS TO SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO KING COUNTY FOR CONSERVATION FUTURES FUNDING. QUESTIONS? >> BRIAN, CENTRAL STAFF, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. SORRY. I'M JUST JUMPING IN. MR. GOOD NIGHT? >> THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY SUPERSENSITIVE COMMENTS. I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT WE WERE INFORMED EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT KING COUNTY DID APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. THE SLIDE MENTIONS , THAT DID OCCUR. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND I'M GOING TO PAUSE BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE BEEN GIVEN THIS PRESENTATION AHEAD OF TIME. SO, I WANT TO TOSS TO MY COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ACQUISITION. I WILL SAY THAT I LOVE A COMMUNITY SUPPORT BEHIND THE ACQUISITIONS. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS, I KNOW IT'S SUPER HELPFUL BECAUSE WE ARE ADDING MORE PARKS AND SOMETIMES MAINTENANCE, LIKE, I KNOW THAT IS, LIKE, SOME OF THE BASELINE THINGS FOR FOLKS, I LOVE WHEN WE HAVE PARENS OF BLANK PARK, YOU KNOW? BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB OF MAINTAINING THE PARKS AND STUFF. WITH THIS PARK POTENTIALLY, SOME OF THE COMMUNITY ADVOCACY, WOULD PARKS BE ABLE TO HELP FORM SOME TYPE OF FRIENDS OF WHATEVER THIS PARK NAME IS GOING TO BE TO HELP, YOU KNOW, JUST STEWARD -- I THINK STEWARDING THE PARK AND SOME OF THE BEST WAYS TO START TAKING CARE OF OUR PARKS AND OUR COMMUNITY. ANYWAYS, JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. IT HAS A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT. >> WE HAVE A GREAT BASE OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS THAT HAVE HELPED SHEPHERD THIS ACQUISITION ALONG AND I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR A WHILE AND SEE IT THROUGH TO THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARK AND BEYOND. THE NEIGHBORHOOD GETS A LOT OF TRAFFIC . I'M CONFIDENT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF EYES ON THE SITE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> IT WOULD BECOME A COMMUNITY TREASURE. >> IT WILL. AND I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN THAT AREA AND A LOT OF APARTMENTS COMING UP. IT'S JUST GREAT TO HAVE MORE GREEN SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO PLAY. I WILL PAUSE HERE AND STOP TALKING. THE SUN IS COMING IN. FOR THE SUNSET, I WILL PAUSE TO SEE IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. NOT A QUESTION, BUT WE HAVE HEARD ALL YEAR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THE IMPORTANCE OF MORE GREEN SPACES ON THE SOUTH END OF THE CITY AND, DEFINITELY, WE ARE LACKING TREE CANOPY , YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE CITY BUT ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH END AND WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT THAT. SO, THIS IS SUCH A GREAT WAY TO ADDRESS THAT AND, SO, YOU KNOW, IN FULL SUPPORT. I'M NOT SURPRISED. COMMUNITY IS SUPPORTIVE OF IT. SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER THIS TO COMMUNITY. SO, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE GREAT WORK AT PARKS THAT HAS GONE ON IN THIS ACQUISITION AND TO EVERYONE INVOLVED. TO THE PARK STAFF WHO ARE WATCHING AT THE SEATTLE CHANNEL, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. REALLY, AND FOR THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS EFFORT BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE A VILLAGE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. BUT THE INTENTION AND THE PRIVATIZATION OF THIS IS REALLY CRITICAL. SO, I REALLY AM GRATEFUL TO OUR PARKS STAFF INTO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS A REALITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> ANOTHER COMMENT, IT WAS CLEAR THAT THIS IS BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR A LONG TIME AND, SO, IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THIS COME TO FRUITION. I ALSO REALIZE THAT SOMETIMES THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAPPEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THAT THERE IS LAND THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO ACQUIRE FOR VARIOUS REASONS, YOU KNOW, BY PARKS AND I AM WONDERING, AND YOU CAN ANSWER THIS OFF-LINE, BUT, I SEEM TO REMEMBER THAT THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT OR AN ACTION BY COUNSEL THAT -- AND PERHAPS THIS WAS A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT BUT THAT REALLOCATED FUNDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NEW SPACE. AM I REMEMBERING CORRECTLY? >> THAT WAS LAST SEPTEMBER AND THE CFT AMENDMENTS TWO, THREE, FOUR, I FORGOT IT WAS TWO, THREE, OR FOUR BUT, TYPICALLY, IN THE ANNUAL KING COUNTY APPLICATION PROCESS PRIOR PROJECTS ARE REVIEWED AND FOR VARIOUS REASONS THE MONEY IS NOT USED. EITHER THE APPRAISAL CAME IN LOW OR THE DEAL DIED OR SOMETHING HAPPENS AND KING COUNTY COUNCIL HAS CREATED , WELL, THE CFT COMMITTEE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL CREATED A PROCESS FOR REALLOCATING FUNDS TO OTHER ESTABLISHED PROJECTS WITHIN THE GRANT POOL. SO, SOMEBODY'S APPRAISAL CAME IN LOW, OTHER JURISDICTIONS, THE APPRAISAL CAME IN HIGH, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF SHUFFLING THERE. SO, KING COUNTY ULTIMATELY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN SEEING THE GRANTS THAT IT HAS APPROVED COME TO FRUITION IN THE FORM OF PROPERTY ACQUISITION. >> I WOULD ALSO ADD TO THAT THAT WE GENERALLY TAKE AN OPPORTUNISTIC APPROACH TO LAND AND PROPERTY ACQUISITION BUT WE HAVE A FOCUS ON CLOSING THE GAP AND ACCESS TO PARK AND FOCUS ON OUR OWN VILLAGES. WE WILL NOT ALLOW AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LANCE TO LAPSE. >> THERE ARE SEVERAL. IN AMENDMENT FIVE, THE OTHER PARCEL IN AMENDMENT FIVE WAS THAT OPPORTUNITY. BECAUSE OF THE ACQUISITION IN 2023 WHEN THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE CHANGED AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS ONE OF OUR QUICKEST ACQUISITIONS EVER. IN THE SPACE OF JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE AUTHORITY THAT WE WERE GIVEN TO BE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND GET THAT PROPERTY WE FEEL FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BACKFILL THAT IN THE CFT GRANT. >> THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU, PARKS. THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE WATCHING FROM ACQUISITIONS AND LAND. THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU TO MY FAVORITE CENTRAL STAFF PERSON AT 332 AND THANK YOU TO MY FAVORITE COUNCIL LIAISON, JACOB THORPE IN THE FRESH SUIT TODAY. THANK YOU. SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'M GOING TO MOVE -- SORRY. I LOST MY PLACE. I NOW MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE NUMBER COUNSEL BILL 120922. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED. OTHER ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU. SEEING ON, CLERK, WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR RECOMMENDATION OF COUNSEL BILL 120922? >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH? >> AYE. >> FOR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED, NO ABSTENTION. >> MOTION CARRIES. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION, THAT IT WILL PASS WILL BE SENT TO DECEMBER 17th 2024 COUNCIL MEETING. ALSO, EXCUSE ME. YEAH. I SAID THAT RIGHT. I ALSO MOVE THAT THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF COUNSEL BILL 120291. NO. 120921. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE. I, NUMBERS MIXED UP. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE BILL. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PASS 120921. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> OTTOMAN RIVERA? CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH? FOR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. NO ABSTENTION'S. >> MOTION CARRIES. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION COUNSEL BILL 120921 WILL BE SENT TO DECEMBER 17th 2024. BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I WANT TO GIVE PARKS A SHOT UP AND I WENT TO THE PARKS COMMUNITY FUND OFFENSE. I MISSED THE LATE-NIGHT AWARDS EVENT AND I APOLOGIZE BUT THE COMMUNITY FUND EVENT TO SEE THE PROJECTS, PHENOMENAL AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THOSE PROJECTS COME TO FRUITION. JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF EXCITED PEOPLE. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WITH THAT, THERE ARE NO FURTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WILL ADJOURN AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR DECEMBER 11th MEETING. PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS 3:34 -- WELL, WHEN WE FINISH OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8th AT 2:00 P.M. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT OUR COMMITTEE HAS DONE THIS YEAR AND FROM MY COLLEAGUES, YOUR QUESTIONS FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT, YOUR CONNECTION TO MAKING SURE THAT OUR COMMITTEE IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS PARKS TECHNOLOGY THANK YOU, ALL, FOR BEING GREAT STEWARDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SERVICES. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT AND, ALWAYS, HI, MOM, YOU ARE THE PERSON THAT WATCHES THAT SEATTLE CHANNEL. ALL RIGHT. SO, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING. IT IS 3:35 P.M. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.