PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE WILL COME TO TOGETHER. IT'S 2:01:00 P.M. AND I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, AND THE MOST PHENOMENAL CLERK IN THE WORLD, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> PRESENT. >> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH? >> HERE. HELLO TO COLLEGES AND PEOPLE ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL, AND TODAY WE WILL WELCOME BACK SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE FUNDING PLAN FOR LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM FOR SOUTH LAKE UNION IN TOWN DOWN IN DISTRICT 7, AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES ON A KING COUNTY PARCEL AND DESIGNATION OF THE PROCEEDS. THEN WE WILL -- AS WELL AS SPU'S ACCEPTANCE OF AN EASEMENT ON A PROPERTY. WE WILL NOW ADOPT THE AGENDA IF THIS NO OBJECTIONS AND SEEING NONE, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED AND WE WILL JUMP INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND FLORIDA, I APOLOGIZE, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS ACCUSED FROM COMMITTEE. AND PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO AGENDA AND CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP? >> CURRENTLY, TWO IN-PERSON AND TWO ONLINE. >> THANK YOU. AND THE PUBLIC COMMENTING WILL BE CALLED IN ORDER AS REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL'S WEB AND HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS STARTING WITH IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST. IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO SPEAK OR WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON COUNCIL'S WEBSITE LISTED IN TODAY'S AGENDA OR SIGNING ON TO THE SIGNUP SHEET. PLEASE BEGIN BY SAYING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING. THE SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME FOR 10 SECONDS LEFT. IF THE SPEAKER DOES NOT STOP IN THE ALLOTTED TIME, THE SPEAKER'S MIC WILL BE MUTED TO GO TO THE NEXT PERSON. THE HYBRID, IN-PERSON PUBLIC SPEAKER WILL BEGIN NOW WITH THE FIRST PERSON ON THE LIST. >> STACY FOLLOWED BY BENNETT. >> WELCOME, STACY. GIVE US ONE SECOND. WE WILL GET THE TIMER UP. AND IS THAT MIC ON? THANK YOU, BEST CLERK IN THE WORLD. AWESOME. >> HI. I AM STACY SEEINGLE AND I LIVED IN SOUTH LAKE UNION FOR 15 YEARS, A PROUD PROPERTY OWNER AND SERVE ON THE SOUTH LAKE UNION COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND TASK FORCE. AS AN AREA RESIDENT I VALUE AND APPRECIATE THE PARKS IN THE AREA AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THEM ACTIVE FOR USE. I AM HERE REGARDING THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN AND FUNDING AMENDMENT KNOWN AS LCLIP WHICH WERE DEVELOPED THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS WITH A TASK FORCE AS WELL AS MULTIPLE PUBLIC COMMUNITY MEETINGS. WE APPRECIATED AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SPR AND THEIR LEADERSHIP WAS INVALUABLE AS WE NAVIGATE THIS PROCESS AND IT HAS GOTTEN TO US TO THIS POINT TODAY WHICH WE APPRECIATE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE COLLABORATION WITH THE USE OF THESE FUNDS. 2.7 MILLION FOR THE PROJECTS WILL GO A LONG WAY FOR MUCH-NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING DENNY, LAKE UNION AND CASCADE AND SET THE STAGE TO CONTINUE ENGAGING WITH YOUR LOCAL NEIGHBORS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE THE FUNDS THROUGH ACTIVATION AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS GOING FORWARD. WE WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE PROCESS AND WE SUPPORT THE LCLIP FUNDING PLAN AMENDMENT IN FULL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, STACY. >> THE FINAL IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS BENNETT. >> WELCOME, BENNETT. GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. AT THE SOUTH END OF THE POOL, THEY HAD SOMETHING REALLY COOL PAINTED ON -- IT LOOKS LIKE REALLY INTRICATE PILE ART WITH HOT RAP SUMMER AT THE BOTTOM, AND THE PICTURE IS LOW R ES AND CAN'T TELL IF SOMEONE PAINTED THAT ON BUT I LOOKED AT IT AND I THOUGHT THAT IS SEATTLE. AND A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER IT WAS GONE AND IT WAS PAINTED OVER. WHO BENEFITS FROM THAT? I KIND OF LIKE WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE. IF YOU PUT UP ILLEGAL UNOFFICIAL ART, THERE IS A RISK THAT SOMEONE WILL COME ALONG LATER AND PUT SOMETHING ELSE ON TOP IT. BUT NOTHING IS STOPPING PEOPLE FROM PUTTING SOMETHING ON TOP OF IT. THIS WAS WHAT WAS IN THE PARK, THE PICTURE OF ROSES AND IT SAID GIVE US YOUR ROSES WHILE WE'RE STILL HERE AND THEN A FEW DAYS AGO, SOMEONE PAINTED OVER IT. IT SEEMS LIKE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY THIS IS COOL. LET'S LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS RATHER THAN HAVING SOMEONE DRAG THE PAINT CANS OUT AND BALANCE IT PRECARIOUSLY AND PAINT OVER IT. YOU CAN SAY THIS IS COOL AND LET'S JUST LEAVE IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, BENNETT. I AGREE BUT, I THINK THE ART -- I THINK THAT WAS A RAT THAT WAS DRAWN AND OTHER THINGS, AND I WILL ENGAGE WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT ADDS TO THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS IN CAPITOL HILL, AND THOSE ARE FEW THINGS I AGREE WITH YOU ON, BENNETT. MARK MY WORDS. NO. I'M JUST PLAYING. I GOT YOU. BUT HONESTLY, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE BATHROOM HAD GOTTEN PAINTED OVER. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU. >> WE WILL MOVE TO REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. ONCE YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE AND WE'LL START WITH BILL. >> HI, BILL. PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU CAN GO AT IT WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS. >> OKAY. I THINK THAT WORKED THAT TIME. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> ABSOLUTELY. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, BILL FARMER, A LONG TIME PARKS ADVOCATE. I WANT TO START WITH THANKING YOU ALL AGAIN TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM WITH SEATTLE PARKS AND REC. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WITH AMENDMENT 6 PASSED INTO THE LEVY SO THAT'S OUR HOPE FOR GETTING NEW FUNDED AND THE LEVIES GETTING PASSED SO WE WILL HAVE WORK TO DO, AND THAT STILL LEAVES ANY OTHER PROGRAM THAT IS NOT FAMILY-ORIENTED. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE WERE INVOLVED WITH AND I THINK WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN THE LOW HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDING NEEDED TO BE BACKFILLED. AND THAT WILL BE GONE AS IT STATES THAT 2026, THE EE PROGRAM WAS TO BE DEFUNDED. I KNOW IN THE EXECUTIVE REALM ANYTHING THAT YOU OFTEN DO IS GET ANSWERS OR FUND THE ENTIRE PROGRAM. I AM ENCOURAGED. I GOT AN EMAIL. THERE WILL BE A NEW POSITION WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM THAT WILL BE HOUSED IN THERE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT. SO WHAT ELSE? I GUESS WITH THAT SAID, THE ONE DISCONCERTING THING IS THE SPR HAS NOT BEEN HOPPING WITH THE EE COMMUNICATION STAFF AND MAYBE WE CAN GET THE WORD OUT -- >> THANK YOU, MR. FARMER. NEXT, WE HAVE MR. HAYNES, DAVID HAYNES. GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR SIX. GO AHEAD AND GIVE US YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> YEAH, HI. THANK YOU. ARE YOU ALL LIKE GONNA GET RID OF THE RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT, OR SHOULD THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SHUT Y'ALL'S RACIST AGENDA DOWN? I HAVE TO ASK LIKE ANOTHER SLUSH FUND THAT YOU ARE CREATING TO GUSSY UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I WONDER ARE YOU GOING TO HIRE POLITICALLY-CONNECTED NON-PROFITS WHO GIVE THEMSELVES SIX-FIGURE SALARIES AND FIGURE WILL A THEY ARE DOING BLACK AND BROWN KIDS A FAVOR HIRING THEM AT MINIMUM WAGE AND GIVING THEM A SHOVEL, AND IT'S A GUSSIING UP OF THE AREA AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT BUT IT'S THE RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT IS LIKE SOCIAL ENGINEERS' RACISM, LIKE REVERSE RACISM WITH THE IGNORANT LENS TO LOOK THROUGH AND I AM THINKING THE LGBT DEMOCRATS SEE THIS IS ANOTHER ELECTION YEAR AND WE DON'T WANT TO UPSET THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND DISPLAY IT IN PUBLIC. BUT WE HAVE EXPERTS OVERSEEING THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND EVIDENTLY, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. OTHER THAN THAT, IT EMITS THE QUESTION, YOU KNOW, THE IMPAIRED JUSTICE OF LANDLORDS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH FAMILIES WITH AN AGENDA BETWEEN THE LANDLORD AND THE TENANT THAT PERMEATES EVERYTHING WITH BAD POLICIES AND DECISION MAKERS WHO ARE UNTRUST WORTH TO IMPLEMENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT SEEM TO WANT TO CLEAN UP LIKE ALL THE DRUG ADDICTS THAT THEY GET TO USE THE WRAP-AROUND AND MORE PROFITABILITY OPPORTUNITY TO FILL THE POCKETS OF THE RE-ELECTION, AND WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO SYMPATHIZE WITH THE DEVIL ON THE COUNCIL WITH THE EVIL, RACIST, DEVIOUS PERVERTS -- >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS? >> THAT'S THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENTS. >> OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED, AND I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE WHO CAME IN PERSON AND ONLINE TO GIVE US THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ARE GOING TO NOW MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA ITEMS. WOULD YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER ONE. >> AGENDA NUMBER ONE, COUNCIL BILL 121,008, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM FUNDING PLAN FOR SOUTH LAKE UNION AND DOWNTOWN AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 12486, AMENDING FUNDING. >> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON THIS -- THANK YOU. OH, PLEASE ENTER -- ANDY, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND GO AHEAD AND START FOR THE RECORD. I KNOW WE HAVE CENTRAL STAFF HERE AS WELL. GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. I AM ANDY SHEFFER, THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE PARKS. AND WITH MY IS JONATHAN GARNER, SENIOR PLANNER EXTRAORDINAIRE. THE CITY IS FORTUNATE TO BE ON THE INNOVATIVE END OF THE FUNDING STRATEGY TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ELEVATE OUR DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS MAKING THEM MORE LIVABLE AND SUSTAINABLE TO IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY AND VIGOROUSLY IN THIS EFFORT. YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS? >> THANK YOU, ANDY AND HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WE ARE HERE SO THAT COUNCILMEMBERS CAN TAKE ACTION ON A FUNDING PLAN TO IMPLEMENT SOME REALLY COOL PROJECTS THAT WILL ENHANCE AND ACTIVATE PARK SPACES IN SOUTH LAKE UNION AND THE GREATER DOWNTOWN AREA. TO UTILIZE -- THERE IS A CONDENSED VERSION OF LAST WEEK'S PRESENTATION SO I WILL BUST THROUGH THIS QUICKLY. TO UTILIZE THIS PROGRAM THE CITY HAD TO CONSIDER A LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE AREA, LIPA AND IN TURN FUND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THROUGH A DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BETWEEN KING COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE WITH AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IN 2013. THIS IS A FULLY VOLUNTARY PROGRAM BOTH FOR PROPERTY PURCHASERS AND SELLERS ESTABLISHED IN 2013. THERE IS A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE NOW BEEN COMPLETED, EXCEPT FOR ONE. AND THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS ALREADY BEEN INCORPORATED INTO SPR'S LINE OF BUSINESS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO TODAY, THE RESOLUTION THAT NEEDS TO BE AMENDED RELATES TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. AN ATTACHMENT OF THE AGREEMENT IS A LIST OF PROPOSED OPEN-SPACE INVESTMENTS THAT WILL BE COMPLETED WITH REVENUE FROM THE PROGRAM. SINCE 2013 AS MENTIONED, SPR HAS COMPLETED ALL THE ORIGINAL LIST OF PROJECTS EXCEPT FOR ONE AND WE NEED TO AMEND THE LEGISLATION TO ALLOW FOR THESE NEW PROJECTS. THE NEW PROJECT LIST IS INFORMED BY RIGOROUS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. SPR KNEW AND ANTICIPATED THAT THIS FUNDING WOULD BE COMING TO US. AND WE WORKED WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY THE PROJECT THAT MEETS THE RCW REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS WHILE ALSO ALLOWING TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS AND DESIRES IN THE PARKS. THE TIMING IS ORGANIZED BY PROJECT READINESS. THE FIRST HALF, 2025 THROUGH 2030, THESE ARE PROJECTS WHO HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED DESIGN AND ARE SHOVEL READY OR ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION LIKE THE CARBON CENTER. THE SECOND HALF, 2030 TO 2035, THOSE PROJECTS STILL NEED ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WE WILL FOCUS ON THAT WHILE THE SHOVEL-READY PROJECTS ARE GOING IN THE GROUND. WITH THAT, I WILL BACK UP ONE MORE THING. THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF THE PROGRAM, THE FUNDING WILL RETURN BACK TO SDOT TO CONTINUE THE WORK THEY HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS THE FUNDING FOR THE 10 YEARS. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, EXTRAORDINAIRE JONATHAN. GOT YOUR NAME RIGHT. TRACI, ANYTHING TO ADD TO CENTRAL STAFF? >> I DO NOT. >> EASY MONEY. THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS THAT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I KNOW I WAS BRIEFED ON THIS AND WAS COMFORTABLE LAST WEEK TO APPROVE THIS, BUT I KNOW SOME WANTED EXTRA TIME AND I SEE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. BEING THE REPRESENTATIVE IN MY PRE-COUNCIL DAYS, I WAS AWARE OF IT, AND I DO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THAT WILL BE IMPORTANT IN THE FUTURE FOR OTHER THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE PLANNED RIGHT NOW BUT WILL COME UP AND ADDRESS THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE PARK AND THE NEW CENTER WILL BE FANTASTIC IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM. SO THANK YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO IT AND THE OPPORTUNITY IT PROVIDES US TO ADDRESS THEM. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE WHOLE SOUTH LAKE UNION CHALLENGE SO THIS UNLOCKS A LOT OF THINGS. THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I WILL PAUSE. AND WANT TO OFFER MEMBERS THAT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS MY FAVORITE DAN TO WORK WITH. >> YOUR FAVORITE STAFF? THE OTHER TWO DANS ARE PRETTY GREAT AND I WILL MAKE A STATEMENT AND I WOULD LOVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ABOUT PREFONTAINE PLAZA AND THE NEW CARBON CENTER, THREE PROJECTS THAT I HAVE BEEN TRACKING FOR SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS NOW, AND THE PREFONTAINE PLAZA AND THE CITY HALL PARK IMPROVEMENT, I AM EXCITED TO DIG IN WITH YOU AND A REPRESENTATION THAT THIS ROUND OF APPROVEMENT STARTED IN 2018 AND WHEN YOU HAVE BIG VISIONS LIKE THE COUNCILMEMBER HAS, IT OFTENTIMES TAKES A WHILE TO GET THE VISION REALIZED. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER STEP IN THE PRESS AND I WANT TO THANK THE PARKS FOR DOING GREAT WORK. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> YOU MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THIS IN YOUR COMMENTS BUT I DON'T WANT SEE IT ADDRESSED IN PRINT IN YOUR PRESENTATION. BUT IS THERE ANY PLAN FOR A RESTROOM IN LAKE UNION PARK AT SOME POINT? >> YES. THEY WILL HAVE EXTERNAL-FACING RESTROOMS WHICH IS WHY THERE WAS LCLIPS -- A PORTION OF THE LCLIPS PUT IN THE CARVING CENTER, AND THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW. >> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PROJECT AND I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE COMMUNITY FOLKS WHO HAVE COME AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD A FOOTPRINT WITH THIS PROJECT, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. SO I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MIGHT HAVE THAT WE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 121,008. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. MOVED AND SECONDS. LET THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSING 121,008. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE ROLL? CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> AYE. CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE BILL WILL BE SENT TO TUESDAY, JULY 15th COUNCIL BILL MEETING. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP AND EXTRAORDINAIRE JONATHAN, THANK YOU, AND THE INFAMOUS, MR. ANDY SHEFFER. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE AGENDA. >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, COUNCIL BILL 121,014, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AUTHORIZING A DIRECT SALE OF REAL PROPERTY IDENTIFIED IN KING COUNTY RECORDS AS PARCEL 1622 JUDGE 6-9049-04, A PORTION OF LAKE YOUNGS AQUEDUCT RIGHT OF WAY IN KING COUNTY, AND THE PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. >> THANK YOU. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, AND YOU CAN JUMP INTO THE RECOMMENDATION. >> THANK YOU. I AM GERRY CARUSO, AND I AM WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE SALE -- >> YEAH. NO WORRIES. >> THANK YOU. >> TODAY'S ORDINANCE, WE ARE REQUESTING COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO SELL A PARCEL OF LAND IN MAPLE VALLEY THAT IS SURPLUS TO THE CITY AND SURPLUS TO SPU. THIS PARCEL IS LOCATED DOWN IN MAPLE VALLEY OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, AND IT'S ON MAPLE VALLEY BLACK DIAMOND ROAD. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE UP THERE SP PARCEL E 2, AND GARY TERRELL IS THE PROPOSED PURCHASER OF THE PARCEL. THIS IS -- THIS PARCEL WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF THE LAKE YOUNGS AQUEDUCT, AND THE LAKE YOUNGS AQUEDUCT WAS A PIPELINE CORRIDOR THAT RAN FROM LAKE YOUNG DAM-ON LANDSBURG DAM TO LAKE YOUNGS. AND DECADINGS LATER AFTER A DIFFERENT PIPELINE WAS BUILT TO DETERMINE THAT IT WAS NO LONGER NEEDED AND WE WERE -- IN 1987, THERE WAS A SURPLUS ORDINANCE TO SURPLUS THE ENTIRE LAKE YOUNGS PIPELINE AND ALL OF THOSE PARCELS NOW HAVE BEEN SOLD. AND THIS IS THE LAST REMAINING PARCEL ON THE PIPELINE TO BE SOLD. THIS IS THE LINE IN RED. TH E MAP IS THE FORMER LAKE YOUNGS AQUEDUCT THAT WAS NEVER BUILT. WE HAVE PROPERTY RIGHTS THROUGH HERE AND THIS YELLOW IS WHERE THE REMAINING PARCEL THAT WE ARE SELLING AND THE BLUE LINES COMES OUT OF THE CEDAR FALLS WATERSHED AND THE DAM AND LAKE YOUNGS. THE RESOLUTION TO SURPLUS THIS PROPERTY IN 1987 REQUESTED THAT WE MAKE A DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR ANY FUTURE RESOLUTIONS AND WE OFFER THIS PROPERTY TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS FIRST FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE. THIS WAS CONDUCTED. THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER APPROACHED US. HE WAS THE THIRD PROPERTY OWNER TO APPROACH US OVER THE YEARS AND WE REACHED TERMS UNDER FAIR MARKET VALUE AND APPRAISAL AND WE ARE UNDER AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL. THE BENEFITS OF THIS TRANSACTION ARE REDUCING OUR RISK, OUR LIABILITY AND OUR MAINTENANCE COST. THIS IS A QUARTER OF AN ACRE WITH BUSHES AND TREES. IT COULD PRESENT A FIRE RISK. IT DIRECTLY ABUTS KING COUNTY'S TRAIL. IT COULD PRESENT -- IT COULD ATTRACT UNAUTHORIZED CAMPING. IT'S A LIABILITY AND A RISK FOR US TO HOLD THIS LAND. WE HAVE NO FUTURE USE FOR IT. AND IT BECOMES A -- IT -- IT RETURNS PRODUCTIVE, REVENUE-GENERATING LAND TO THE TAXPAYERS OF MAPLE VALLEY. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS . >> MR. GOODNIGHT? >> THANK YOU, BRIAN GOODNIGHT. NO. I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS. THIS ITEM AND THE NEXT ARE FAIRLY ROUTINE AND THEY ARE BEFORE THE COUNCIL BECAUSE THEY ARE REQUIRED. TO IF THIS TRANSACTION EXCEEDED $50,000 WE WOULD HAVE CALLED A PUBLIC HEARING FOR IT BUT ONE WAS NOT NEEDED. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION AND THE PRESENTATION. I SEE THAT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS HER HAND UP. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY SURPLUS? THAT WAS MY FIRST QUESTION. AND MY SECOND WAS YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU HAD -- THIS IS THE THIRD OFFER TO PURCHASE. I WANTED TO KNOW WHY YOU DIDN'TACCEPT THE TWO OTHER ONES AND HOW BIG IS THE PARCEL? >> I THINK HE SAID -- >> I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. >> I THINK IT'S 12200 SQUARE FEET, A LITTLE UNDER A QUARTER OF AN ACRE. I DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS OF THE PRIOR OFFERS. I KNOW FROM THE NOTES AND FROM EMAILS THAT THERE WERE PRIOR OFFERS MADE ON THIS FILE BUT THOSE -- THEY WERE NOT MADE BY THE RECENT PROPERTY OWNER. THEY WERE AHEAD BY THE FORMER PROPERTY OWNERS 10 YEARS AGO. >> BEING. >> -- OKAY. >> WHAT WAS THE THIRD QUESTION? >> I THINK YOU HAVE THEM IN THE CLUMP BUT A BONUS QUESTION. WHEN SPU OR ANYONE SELLS A PROPERTY -- BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SPU -- DOES MONEY GO INTO THE ACCOUNT FOR PROPERTY PURCHASE IN THE FUTURE OR -- >> NO. THE MONEY GOES BACK IN THE GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT FOR BUSINESS AND IN THIS CASE, IT'S THE WATERLINE OF BUSINESS. WE HAVE THREE LINES, SOLID WASTE, WATER AND DRAINAGE. THIS IS JUST A GENERAL FUND REVENUE, NON-RATE REVENUE TO THE WATER DEPARTMENT. >> THANK YOU. >> AND I BELIEVE THE LAST QUESTION, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THAT YOU ASKED, I THINK WE MISSED IT. IT WAS WHEN DID SPU DECIDE THIS WAS SURPLUS PROPERTY? >> IT WAS IN THE 1980s. AGAIN, OUR RECORDS ARE NOT THAT DETAILED. I KNOW THAT THE RESOLUTION TO SURPLUS THIS WAS IN 1987. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, A FEW YEARS BEFORE THAT THIS THE DETERMINATION WAS MADE TO SURPLUS THE LAND. >> GOOD TO KNOW. AWESOME. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. GERRY, I LOVE SEEING YOU AT COMMITTEE. CAN I DIG INTO THE MONEY A LITTLE MORE? YOU SAID THE GENERAL FUND IS IN THE LINE OF BUSINESS. IS THIS RATEPAYER DOLLARS OR GENERAL FUND DOLLARS? >> GENERAL FUND WAS PROBABLY A MISSTATEMENT. >> THAT'S WHY I ASKED. >> I MEANT THE GENERAL FUND OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT. YOU HAVE TAX-BASED DOLLARS HERE. WE HAVE FUND BASED DOLLARS HERE AND IN SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, WE HAVE BOTH RATE AND NON-RATE REVENUE. THIS WOULD BE NON-RATE REVENUE, NOT HOPE YOU ARE USING. THIS IS JUST FROM AN ASSET OF OURS, AND WE JUST PUT THAT IN A GENERAL ACCOUNT. I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION FROM ACCOUNTING, A MORE DETAILED ANSWER. >> YOU'RE FINE. TERMS MATTER AND YOU KNOW, SO YOU ARE TOTALLY FINE, GERRY. WITH THE DRAINAGE PROJECT FROM BALLARD TO WALLINGFORD, THOSE WERE DOLLARS USED TO CREATE THE PROPERTY. IS THAT CORRECT? YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE QUESTION WAS COMING. >> ALL -- I THINK YOU ARE NOW GETTING INTO A NUANCE AREA OF -- WE DON'T -- OUR PROPERTY THAT WE -- REVENUE THAT IS RECEIVED FROM A PURCHASE, WE DON'T PUT IT IN A DIFFERENT FUND FROM ACQUISITIONS -- WE DON'T PUT THEM IN A FUND FOR ACQUISITIONS. I AM NOT SURE WHAT ARE ASKING. >> CAN I JUMP IN, COUNCILMEMBER ? >> YES, PLEASE. >> ALL THE REVENUES FLOW INTO ONE OF THE THREE FUNDS OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. IN THIS CASE, IT'S THE WATER FUND. THOSE FUNDINGS ARE USED FOR A VARIETY OF PURCHASES, SOMETIMES, CAPITAL, SOMETIMES, NOT. AND THE ORIGIN OF THE FUNDS DOESN'T MATTER TO PUT IT BLUNTLY. >> OKAY. GREAT. I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH Y'ALL AFTER THE BILL BEFORE US AND GREAT WORK, GERRY. THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> SO WHAT WAS THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY? >> A RESIDENTIAL -- IT'S A RESIDENTIALLY-ZONED PROPERTY IN MAPLE VALLEY, ACCORDING TO THE MAPLE VALLEY CODE. >> AND I AM PREPARED -- I SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION SO I WILL JUST SAY THAT RIGHT AWAY AND I SHOULD JUST BE CLEAR OR COME CLEAN ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF MY QUESTIONS OR WHAT'S MOTIVATING ME. OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE FACING, YOU KNOW, SOME BUDGET CHALLENGES. AND I AM JUST -- I ALWAYS WONDER WHY NOW AND NOT SOME OTHER TIME ARE WE DOING SOMETHING. AND THIS IS MOTIVATED BY A NEED TO A LEAVE PRESSURE ON THE FUNDING NEEDS, ET CETERA, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. AND IT'S A CHOICE WE HAVE TO MAKE AS A SURPLUS PIECE OF PROPERTY. I AM NOT PASSING JUDGMENT. IT'S JUST THAT I'M WONDERING. >> THE PROPERTY IS UNUTILIZED WITH NO FUTURE USE FOR IT AND IT'S A RISK FOR US AND IT CREATE A LIABILITY FOR US. WHEN SOMEONE APPROACHES US WITH PROPERTY WE SURPLUSSED ALREADY WE WILL ENTERTAIN AN OFFER AND ENGAGE WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS. >> THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU, GERRY, FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND GIVING US THE PRESENTATION. I FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD. I KNOW THE INDICATION FROM OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE SAID THE SAME THING. I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 121,014. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECONDED. >> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, RECOMMENDTATION PASS IT COUNCIL BILL 121,014? >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> AYE. >> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> FOUR IN FAVOR, NON OPPOSED. >> AWESOME. MOTION CARRIES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE BILL AND SUNDAY TO THE JULY 15, 2025 COUNCIL MEETING. THE LAST AGENDA ITEM. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE AGENDA ITEM IN THE RECORD? >> COUNCIL BILL 121,015, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF AN EASEMENT GRANTED TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND RECORDED AS KING COUNTY DOCUMENT NUMBER 2022081700046 FOR THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF A DRAINAGE FACILITY ON PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 14100 WEST ROAD PLACE NORTHEAST, AND PRESENTATION AND A POSSIBLE VOTE. >> AWESOME. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS GERRY CARUSO. I AM A MANAGER OF THE REAL -- OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND I AM HERE TO PRESENT A DRAINAGE ACQUISITION REQUEST. THE PURPOSE IS FOR COUNCILMEMBER TO AUTHORIZE THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT BY SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE LAKE CITY AREA OF SEATTLE IN THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF SEATTLE. AND IT'S LOCATED ON WESTWOOD PLACE AND THE DIAGRAM ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THE EASEMENT AREA GOING THROUGH A PARCEL DOWNHILL FROM THE TOP OF THE SLIDE TO THE BOTTOM. AND NOT CLEARLY IDENTIFIED SIDE 41st PLACE NORTHEAST AT THE TOP OF THE SLIDE AND THAT'S WHAT THE WATER IS RUNNING DOWN. SO THIS WAS A SITUATION WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF FLOODING. IT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. SO THERE WAS CONTINUED AND REPEATED FLOODING IN THE AREA THAT IMPACTED BOTH THE ROAD AND THE PROPERTY. A SMALL LANDSLIDE PROJECT TEAM OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES MANAGED THIS PROJECT. THEY DID AN ASSESSMENT AND LOOKED AT THE PAST FLOODING AND MADE A DETERMINATION THAT THEY NEEDED TO INSTALL NEW INFRASTRUCTURE ON THIS PRIVATE PROPERTY. WE APPROACHED THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO WAS REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL. WE OBTAINED AN APPRAISAL AND NEGOTIATED TERMS ANDED AGREED ON A FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS EASEMENT AND THE TRANSACTION DETAILS, WE PAID $20,000 APPRAISED VALUE FOR THE PROPERTY RIGHTS THAT WILL ENABLE US TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE OUR RISK AND LIABILITY AND IT IS EROSION IS CONTINUING AND WE HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS A CONTINUING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND THIS WAS MORE OF A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO US. WE ARE ASKING FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE, THE EASEMENT. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, GERRY. LOOKS STRAIGHTFORWARD. THE EROSION, WAS THERE A LOT OF DAMAGE HAPPENING ON THE STREET? >> BOTH THE STREET AND THE PRIVATE PROPERTY BUT THE STREET ABOVE IT IS ONLY PARTIALLY BUILT. AND IT WAS ERODING THE CULVERT ALONG THE STREET. >> GOT IT. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT. COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR GERRY? AWESOME. WELL, THAT MEANS YOU DID A GREAT -- OH, MR. GOODNIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? >> NOTHING TO ADD. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> AWESOME. I KNOW I HAVE TO STEP MY GAME UP. I APOLOGIZE. I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND COUNCIL BILL 121,015. SECOND? >> SECOND. >> AWESOME. MOVED AND SECONDED. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE ON THE BILL? SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL BILL 121,015? >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. >> YES. >> FOUR IN FAVOR, NON OPPOSED. >> MOTION CARRIES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE BILL WILL BE SENT TO TUESDAY JULY 15, 2025 COUNCIL MEETING. AWESOME. THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT IS NOT A RECORD TIME BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS -- OH, THANK YOU. I WAS ABOUT TO JUMP IN THE ENDING. THANK YOU, GERRY. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU, MR. BRIAN GOODNIGHT. AND GOOD TO HEAR YOUR ASSESSMENT AND ANALYZE THE BILLS COMING TO US AND THANK YOU, EVERYONE AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE NO OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT CAME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TO TALK ABOUT PARKS AND HOW WE HAVE BE ARTWORK IN OUR PARKS. I WILL BE LOOKING INTO THAT. I WILL LOOK INTO THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THE BATHROOM AT CAL ANDERSON AND SOME OF THE ARTWORK THAT IS AROUND THERE IS IMPORTANT. I KNOW SOME OF THE ARTISTS THAT MADE SOME OF THAT. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE WILL FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION THERE. I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO ELEVATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE TYPE OF ART THAT'S IN THAT PARK. THIS CONCLUDES THE JULY 9 MEETING OF THE PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY