>> GOOD AFTERNOON. WE ARE READY TO BEGIN. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE FEBRUARY 12, 2025 MEETING OF THE PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 3:03 P.M. I AM JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE >> HERE >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA >> PRESENT >> VICE-CHAIR NELSON >> HERE >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE >> HERE. >> SOME. FIVE HERE. THIS IS OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE PARKS AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE. LAST YEAR WE HAD A LOT OF TECHNICAL STUFF WE HAD TO PASS AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THIS BODY HAD TO DO. THIS YEAR WE HAD A BUNCH OF GREAT AGENDA ITEMS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE ESPECIALLY WITH OUR SEATTLE CENTER AND TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT OF SEATTLE PARKS AND SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO HOW WE ARE JUST GETTING BETTER AT JUST THE INFRASTRUCTURE PIECES WITH OUR SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND ALSO, TECHNOLOGY. WE NEVER WANT TO FORGET ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. WE WERE ABLE TO INTRODUCE A NEW DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR LLOYD, AND HE HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL. WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS ALL THE TIME AND JUST TO HEAR ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS WE ARE DOING WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY IN OUR CITY, PARTICULARLY MY FOCUS HAS BEEN FRONT-FACING ON HOW WE ARE INTERACTING WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS, WITH OUR PEOPLE IN SEATTLE, AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE BEING ABLE TO ACCESS A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THEY NEED. WE ARE A WORLD-CLASS CITY, AND WE SHOULD EXPECT WORLD-CLASS SERVICES IN OUR CITY OF SEATTLE SO REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU ALL HAVE JOINED US TODAY AND WE ARE NEXT GOING TO JUMP INTO THE PUBLIC COMMENT. SORRY, I LOST MY PLACE. THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW I HAVEN'T RUN A MEETING IN A LONG TIME, WHEN I LOSE MY PLACE. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE AGENDA. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING THAT WE ARE NOW GOING TO OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. ITEMS SHOULD BE ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE. >> THE BEST CLERK IN THE WORLD, HOW MANY DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP? >> WE HAVE SEVEN SPEAKERS IN PERSON AND ONE REMOTE. >> SOME. EVERYONE WILL GET TWO MINUTES TODAY. YOU ARE ONE OF THE BEST CLERKS IN THE WORLD AND THAT IS FINE. PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. I WILL: SPEAKERS BY NAME IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED BOTH ON THE COUNCIL WEBSITE AND FROM THE SIGN-UP SHEET AVAILABLE HERE IN CHAMBERS. WILL START WITH IN PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST. IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO SPEAK, BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN-UP BEFORE THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. YOU CAN GO TO COUNSEL'S WEBSITE OR BY SIGNING UP ON THE SIGN IN SHEET IN CHAMBERS. 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 CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE ALLOTTED TIME. IF SPEAKERS DO NOT AND THE COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME, THE MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO: THE NEXT PERSON. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THE FIRST SPEAKER FOR THE IN PERSON, DOES ALEX ZIMMERMAN. >> HELLO, MY BEST FRIEND. I AM ALEX ZIMMERMAN, PRESIDENT OF STANDUP AMERICA FOR TENURE. ALL MY COLLECTION, AND A MAGA MEMBER. >> HOW MANY TIME DO I HAVE, TWO-MINUTE? >> GIVE US A MINUTE TO GET YOUR TIME OF THERE. >> I APPRECIATE. MY EXPERIENCE WITH COMMISSION HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST 40 YEAR AND I COME TO EVERY COMMISSION, A BUNCH OF KIND PEOPLE IN THE SIDE. MY COMMONSENSE OPINION, ALL FREAKING IDIOT. ALL SAME STANDARD, ALL SUPPORT DEMOCRAT. I NEVER HEAR ONE DIFFERENT OPINION. NOT DEMOCRAT. DEMOCRAT NAZI FASCIST MOB. MY POSITION VERY SIMPLE RIGHT NOW. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. AS PEOPLE WILL BE CHOICE. EVERYBODY CAN COME AND SPEAK FOR A MINUTE WITHOUT YOUR CONTROL. IT IS ONLY ONE WAY WE CAN READ PEOPLE LIKE ALEX AND IT MEANT FOR EXAMPLE THAT HAVE DIFFERENT OPINION. THIS EXACTLY WE NEED RIGHT NOW. WE CANNOT HAVE 700,000 COCKROACHES UNDER YOUR COMMAND BUT IT'S ABSURD . I REPEAT AGAIN YOU RIGHT NOW HAVE THREE BLACK PEOPLE AND BLACK PEOPLE MORE THAN EVERYBODY, IT MAY BE MORE THAN JEW HAVE RIGHT TO SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTE WITHOUT YOUR CONTROL. [ INAUDIBLE ] SO, I SPEAK TO YOU, MY COUNSEL. MY COUNSEL, YEAH. DOING SOMETHING, OPEN [ INAUDIBLE ] IN CITY HALL SO NO PEOPLE WITH COMMON SENSE CAN COME AND TALK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN. I AM HERE AS A SEATTLE RESIDENT, AS AN ACTOR AND AS A TREASURE AND BOARD MEMBER FOR THEATER PUGET SOUND. I'M HERE TO REPORT THE NEW DPS CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND SEATTLE CENTER UNDER YOUR CONSIDERATION. BPS HAS MANAGED SPEED AT THE SEATTLE ARTS CENTER, MENSING AFFORDABLE RENTAL SPACE INCLUDING THREE HITTERS. THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS ACTIVELY USE THE SPACE EVERY YEAR. HOWEVER, THE PANDEMIC AND ITS AFTERMATH HAVE BEEN VERY TOUGH ON THE LOCAL ARTIST, THE LOCAL THEATERS AND BPS. BPS ALMOST WENT UNDER IN 2024 AND SURVIVE THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE GENEROUS LOCAL COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THIS EXPECTED CONTRACT NEGOTIATION. THIS NEW CONTRACT , NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND BPS, REFLECTS THE CURRENT ECONOMIC REALITIES. IT ACKNOWLEDGES THE HIGHER OPERATIONAL COSTS FOR RUNNING THE SPACE FOR ARTS PROGRAM. IF APPROVED AND IMPLEMENTED, I EXPECT THAT THE CONTRACT WILL HELP GENERATE MORE REVENUE FOR BOTH BPS AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN THE LONG RUN. IT WILL ENABLE THE LOCAL ART SCENE TO REMAIN ALIVE AND THRIVE. IF NOT APPROVED, IT WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY HINDER THE ABILITY OF BPS TO SURVIVE AS AN ONGOING ENTITY. COUNCILMEMBERS, I REQUEST ENERGY TO APPROVE THIS CONTRACT. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR YES VOTE IN ADVANCE. THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE TERESA THURMAN, BILL FARMER FOLLOWED BY JARED. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS TERESA NEWMAN AND I AM THE FOUNDER AN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF SOUND THEATER COMPANY. WE ARE PROUD TO BE LOOKING TOWARDS OUR 20th YEAR AS A PRODUCING ORGANIZATION . IN 2026. WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO BE A CURRENT TPS , THEATER PUGET SOUND COMPANY AND I'M PROUD TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I'VE BEEN A SUPPORTER OF TPS SINCE I MOVED HERE IN 2001 AS AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST. I'VE BENEFITED AS AN ACTOR, DIRECTOR, TEACHER, PRODUCER AND NOW IS AN ADVOCATE FOR DEAF AND DISABLED ARTISTS. TPS HAS SUPPORTED OUR COMMUNITY IN SO MANY WAYS, MEMBERS OF WHOM ARE INCREASINGLY TARGETED AND OFTEN MANAGING GENERATIONAL AND OTHER KINDS OF TRAUMA. TPS STANDS ALONE IN THEIR EARLY EFFORTS TO CREATE ACCESSIBLE SPACES AND CONTINUE TO BUILD AND ADAPT SPACES SO THEY ARE INCLUSIVE FOR ALL SEATTLEITES. THIS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE PROFOUND CAPACITY BOTH FINANCIALLY AND WITH PROGRAMMATIC VISION, TO CONTINUE TO BE THE CENTER OF THE THEATER COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE. THIS CONTRACT IS HELD OVER FROM PREVIOUS ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE FINANCIAL CAPACITY OF LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. IT HAS BEEN AMAZING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS TO SEE THE SHIFT TO SUPPORTING MIDSIZED AND EMERGING THEATER COMPANIES AND THEIR WORK. THIS CONTRACT SUPPORTS THE THOUSANDS OF LOCAL THEATER AUDIT -- ARTIST AND AUDIENCES THAT FIND THESE EVENTS MEANINGFUL AND TRANSFORMATIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >> BILL FARMER, JARED SLUMAN FOLLOWED BY RYAN ARMSTRONG NEXT. >> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS . BILL FARMER. YOU MAY KNOW ME FROM PLAYFIELD ADVOCACY BUT I'M HERE FOR A DIFFERENT REASON TODAY. THE BUDGET THE MAYOR PROPOSED IN THE COUNCIL APPROVED INCLUDED A $1 MILLION CUT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING PROGRAM, THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM WITHIN THE SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT. THAT INCLUDED HALF OF THEIR BUDGET AND THE ELIMINATION OF ALL QUALIFIED STAFF. WE THOUGHT WE HAD 2025 TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE BUDGET CUT DOES NOT OCCUR UNTIL 2026. HOWEVER, PARKS HAS GIVEN A MUSK ASH OFFER THAT THE TAKE OTHER POSITIONS WITH THEM SPR TO ADD A CLASS IF THEY WANT TO BE GUARANTEED A JOB. THEY DON'T TAKE THAT, NO GUARANTEE OF A JOB AT THE END OF THE YEAR SO RIGHT NOW THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM HAS LOST HALF ITS STAFF. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT YOU HAD BETTER HURRY UP. IT PROBABLY WON'T TAKE EFFECT FOR A FEW MONTHS. HR HAS TO DO ITS THING. SO, COUNSEL HAS BEEN GIVEN NO TIME TO PURSUE OTHER FUNDS. I KNOW A COUPLE OF YOU HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN DOING THAT. NO TIME. STAFF WAS GIVEN UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY TO DECIDE, SO THAT DEADLINE HAS ALREADY PASSED. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM , VERY SUCCESSFUL . I THINK I HAVE SENT YOU THE FLYER. I WILL DO THAT AGAIN. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS RIGHT HERE IN LOCAL PARKS GET OUT ON NATURE HIKES AND OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. ALL THE MEDICAL AND PHYSICAL BENEFITS ARE THERE. WE DON'T NEED NEW PROGRAMS. WE DON'T NEED TO BUILD A NEW CAMP SOMEWHERE ELSE. YOU HAVE A YEAR. IT IS SUCCESSFUL. THERE IS NO PLAN FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP TO TAKE IT OVER SO PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW. >> NEXT, JARED SLUMAN FOLLOWED BY RYAN ARMSTRONG. >> HI. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR HELP OVER IN THE WALLINGFORD GREEN LAKE AREA , AT GREEN LAKE PARK. IT SEEMS NO ONE HAS RAKED UP THE LEAVES , AND THERE ARE HUGE PILES OF LEAVES AND PINE NEEDLES ALL AROUND THE LAKE AND THE DOG PARK AREA. SO, THAT IS A BIG JOB AND AFTER THE WILDFIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA , WE HAVE LEARNED THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT TYPE OF FUEL LAYING ON THE GROUND SO I JUST PROPOSE THIS PROJECT AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD. THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS RYAN ARMSTRONG. I USE THEY THEIR PRONOUNS. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THEATER PUGET SOUND TO SAY THANK YOU. WE CAME TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND NOW HAVE WORKED IN COLLABORATION AND GOTTEN TO THIS AMAZING POINT WHERE TPS CAN HAVE A FUTURE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. I WANT TO THANK ELLEN NORTON. I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR FOSTER. THE COLLABORATION HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE. ANTHONY DEREK FROM JOY'S TEAM HAS BEEN AMAZING. COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE CAME AND LOOKED AT THE THEATER SPACE SURROUNDED BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY AND SAW THE JOY THAT CAN COME FROM THE ARTS. IN 1999 -- 1991 I LIKE THIS FACT. PAUL GIAMATTI WAS PERFORMING ON ANNEX THEATER . IN THE 90s, THE ARTS OR THE PLACE TO DO NEW THINGS, TO INNOVATE, AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO BRING THAT BACK AND I THINK THAT IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES ABOUT OUR CITY ARE IMPORTANT SO I'M HERE TO SAY THANK YOU. SEND SOME FLOWERS. SEND SOME GRATITUDE, AND I HOPE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT ON THE COUNSEL BILL UP BEFORE YOU TODAY. THANK YOU. >> OUR LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKER, BARBARA COLANDER. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS BARBARA CALENDAR AND I AM ALSO HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THEATER PUGET SOUND. I'M A LONGTIME SEATTLE ACTOR. I HAVE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BEEN PART OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR THE LOCAL EQUITY COMMUNITY. I AM A FORMER ARTS COMMISSIONER. I WAS A FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER OF THEATER PUGET SOUND AND I AM NOW BACK ON THE BOARD. SO, I WILL TRY NOT TO REPEAT THINGS THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID BUT I AM HERE TO URGE THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE NEW LICENSING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THEATER PUGET SOUND AND THE SEATTLE CENTER. THIS AGREEMENT IS AT THE CORE OF THE WORK THAT THEATER PUGET SOUND HAS BEEN DOING IN SUPPORT OF THE SEATTLE ARTS COMMUNITY FOR VERY MANY YEARS. THE SPACE FOR ARTS PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SEATTLE CENTER AND TPS WAS FIRST PUT INTO PLACE SOON AFTER TPS WAS FORMED IN 1997 . I KNOW BECAUSE AS I SAID, I WAS A FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN A HUGE ASSET TO THE ARTS COMMUNITY AND THE LAST AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CENTER AND TPS DATES TO 2014 . A LOT HAS HAPPENED IN OUR WORLD SINCE THEN. THE NEW AGREEMENT IS MUCH MORE IN LINE WITH THE NEEDS -- THE ECONOMIC NEEDS OF TODAY, AND I URGE YOU TO APPROVE IT. THANK YOU MUCH. >> WE WILL NOW MOVED TO THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. ONCE I CALL A REMOTE SPEAKER'S NAME, I WILL UNMUTE THE APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT, YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED, IS THE SPEAKER'S Q TO SPEAK. THE SPEAKER MUST THEN PRESS STAR SIX TO BEGIN SPEAKING. DAVID HAYNES, PLEASE EXPRESS STAR SIX. >> YEAH, THIS IS DAVID HAYNES AGAIN UPSET ABOUT [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT IS PASSED THROUGH THE WATERFRONT CHOKING OFF FRESH AIR WITH OVERLOADED COAL CARS AND I'M UPSET ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE TOURISTY POST IN THE WATERFRONT THAT DON'T REALLY EMBRACE RESIDENCE AND LOCALS STILL DON'T HAVE FOUR TO SIX STORY BUILDINGS WITH CAFES ON THE TOP SO YOU CAN ENJOY IT WITHOUT LISTENING TO THE ROAD RAGE PASSING BY OR THE TRAIN HONKING HIS HORN OR TALK TO FIND THE FRESH AIR AND THE THING I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS YOU ARE INVITING ALL THESE INNOCENT PEOPLE TO CHECK OUT THE PEDESTRIAN PASS BECAUSE OF THE TRAIN IT BRINGS YOU TO THE TOURIST DEPOT BUT YET THERE IS A LATINO CARTEL THAT CONTROLS THE WATERFRONT , DRUG PUSHING, PIMPING, KIDNAPPING OPERATION, AND THEY MAKE THEIR WAY ALL THE WAY UP TO FIRST AND SECOND AVENUE AND SOMETIMES HOVER IN THAT ALLEYWAY, BUT THEN WHEN THEY HIT THIRD AND BELL AND OTHER PARTS OF THIRD AVENUE, THERE IS A RING IN TERMS OF BLACK AND BROWN DRUG PUSHERS AND YOU ALL ARE SENDING INNOCENT PEOPLE UNBEKNOWNST WITHOUT THE PROPER CRIME-FIGHTING ABILITIES TO SHUTDOWN THESE PREDATORS WITH TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES LIKE DRONES THAT WOULD FOLLOW BACK THE EVIL CRIMINALS THAT KEEP RESUPPLYING [ INAUDIBLE ] BUT I'M REALLY CALLING TODAY BECAUSE I THINK THAT IN ORDER TO BE A SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY UTILITY OVERSIGHT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME LEGISLATION AND SOME PRIORITY INVESTMENT IN NON-TOXIC ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES THAT ARE INDEPENDENT FROM THE GRID , LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY HIGH WIRES FROM UTILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY GAS BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO DETOXIFY YOUR LIVING SPACE AND YOU HAVE TO COME UP WITH INDEPENDENT FROM THE GRID THAT GOES BEYOND YOUR GENERAL SOLAR NEEDS. WINDMILLS [ INAUDIBLE ] WOULD HELP OFFSET THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HAVING UTILITIES . >> THANK YOU AND IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS WHO SIGNED UP ONLINE OR IN PERSON, WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS. BEFORE WE GO TO OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS REAL QUICK I WANT TO THANK THEATER PUGET SOUND FOR JOINING US TODAY AND GIVING YOUR COMMENTS. IT WAS REALLY JUST AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU ALL AND THE SEATTLE CENTER DIRECTOR FOSTER AND MY OTHER COLLEAGUES, COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE AND STUFF TO HELP IN WHATEVER WAY POSSIBLE SO WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL COMING TODAY. OUR FAVORITE FARMER, THANK YOU, BILL FARMER. NOT MY DAD . MY DAD USED TO BE MY FAVORITE FARMER, NOW YOU ARE AND YOU KNOW MY DAD SO YOU ARE MY FAVORITE FARMER. ALSO TO THE YOUNG MAN WHO CAME TO TELL US ABOUT THE PARK CONDITIONS UP NORTH, THANK YOU. THAT IS A LONG WAY TO COME AND REQUEST SERVICES ON PUBLIC COMMENT SO APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT AND BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE OF THAT AND ELEVATE THAT SO THANK YOU. ALSO, I CAN'T FORGET SHOBIT AND RYE WE ALL RUN AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR DISTRICT THREE SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE THROUGH 12 INTO THE RECORD. >> AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 12, APPOINTMENTS 3053 TO 3064, APPOINTMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS OF ERIC HOWARD, PAMELA QUADROS, KATIE GARROW, SEAN JACKSON, GARY JOHNSON, EDWARD M. LEIGH, JIM ROWE, JOHNNY SHAFER AS MEMBERS TO THE WATER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. PRESENTING WILL BE MARSHALL FOSTER AND TIFFANI MELAKE . >> REAL QUICK, COLLEAGUES, YOU WILL NOTICE THERE ARE 12 APPOINTMENT PACKETS BUT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT A 13th APPOINTEE. THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A CLERICAL ERROR SO -- WITH THE PACKET, SO WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET A CONFIRMATION VOTE . IT WILL OCCUR ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25th, AT FULL COUNSEL SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IF YOU ALL HAD ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CLERICAL ERROR SO THANK YOU. DIRECTOR FOSTER, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND JUMP RIGHT IN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON . IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU ALL AGAIN. MARSHALL FOSTER, SEATTLE CENTER DIRECTOR, AND HERE WITH ME -- >> TIFFANI MELAKE, I AM THE WATERFRONT PARK OPERATIONS MANAGER FROM SEATTLE CENTER. >> IF YOU ARE ALL RIGHT, WE WILL JUST JUMP RIGHT IN. COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU AGAIN. TODAY'S PRESENTATION INVOLVES OUR CENTRAL WATERFRONT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. TIFFANY WILL GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE AND REAPPOINTMENT OF SOME MEMBERS. I WILL JUST SAY THIS GROUP PLAYS A REALLY ESSENTIAL ROLE IN MAKING OUR WATERFRONT SUCCESSFUL. WE HAVE SPENT YEARS AS A CITY WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE DESIGN AND ALL THOSE GREAT THINGS. THIS COMMITTEE IS THE EVOLUTION OF MANY OF OUR PREVIOUS WATERFRONT COMMITTEES WITH THE CENTRAL FOCUS ON THE QUALITY OF OUR MAINTENANCE, PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING SO THEY HELP TO OVERSEE ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES AND HAVING A GREAT GROUP OF APPOINTED COMMITTEE MEMBERS IS KEY TO THEIR SUCCESS. I WILL HAND IT OVER TO TIFFANI MELAKE. >> THANK YOU, MARSHALL. THANK YOU, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBERS FOR CONSIDERING THESE APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TODAY. I REALLY QUICKLY WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH SOME OF OUR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY FOR PARK OPERATIONS THAT INVOLVE THE COMMITTEE. A LOT OF THIS STARTED WAY BACK IN THE DAY, SO 2009, THE FIRST CENTRAL WATERFRONT PARTNERSHIPS COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED. THEY REALLY LOOKED AT LARGE-SCALE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TO REALLY ENVISION WHAT THE WATERFRONT COULD LOOK LIKE. 2017, EXCUSE ME, 2012 WE HAD A WATERFRONT CONCEPT DESIGN THAT WAS ACTUALLY ENDORSED AS WELL, BY THE WATERFRONT COMMITTEE. THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2011, AND 2017, THERE WAS A COMMITMENT FOR FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT PARK TO BE OUR LONG-TERM 501(C)(3) PARTNER LONG-TERM OPERATIONS. 2019 IS ONE WE ACTUALLY HAD ALL OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR OUR O AND M FOR THE WATERFRONT ESTABLISHED. THIS CREATED THE WATERFRONT COMMITTEE WAS 19 MEMBERS. THAT AUTHORIZED THE TWO-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR PIER 62 WITH FRIENDS AND ESTABLISH WHAT OUR FRAMEWORK WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR LONG-TERM AGREEMENTS FOR PARK OPERATIONS. WITH THIS , IT ALSO SUNSET AT THE PREVIOUS TWO COMMITTEES. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER PIECES OF LEGISLATION SINCE 2019 IN RELATION TO PARK OPERATIONS INCLUDING THE DESIGNATION OF THE WATERFRONT AS A PARK BOULEVARD AND TRANSFERRING PARK OPERATIONS TO SEATTLE CENTER. SO, SEATTLE CENTER BECAME THE LEAD OPERATING DEPARTMENT IN 2023 AND IS WORKING WITH OUR NONPROFIT PARTNER, FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT PARK, WITH A DEDICATED CITY MAINTENANCE TEAM. FRIENDS PROVIDES FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS YEAR-ROUND AND WE HAVE A JOINT RESPONSIBILITY FOR >> SAFETY AND OUTREACH AND AS DIRECTOR FOSTER MARSHALL MENTIONED, THIS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS REALLY ENGAGED IN THE WORK THE CITY IS DOING IN TERMS OF PROGRAMMING AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE. THEY DO ANNUAL REPORTING, AS WELL, AND ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE ONGOING PERFORMANCE STANDARD THAT WE HAVE FOR THE PARK. SHOUT OUT TO OUR OPERATIONS TEAM. YOU'LL SEE THEM OUT THERE IN THE PARK IN THE BRIGHT BLUE. THIS TEAM STOOD UP IN 2023 ALONG WITH OUR EMERGENCY SERVICE TEAM THAT HAS A DAILY PRESENCE DOWN ON THE WATERFRONT. THIS IS PART OF OUR AMAZING OVERSIGHT . NOT BACK WE GET THEM DOWN THERE TO A TOUR OF THE WATERFRONT. WE ARE CONTINUING TO MEET ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. YOU WILL SEE THERE ARE QUITE A LOT OF APPOINTMENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE AND I WILL EXPLAIN WHY IN JUST A MINUTE BUT WE DO HAVE 20 MEMBERS THAT ARE ON THE COMMITTEE. SIX OF THEM ARE AT LARGE . EIGHT OF THEM ARE TENANT-OWNERS. FIVE NONPROFIT AND ONE IS [ INAUDIBLE ] SEATTLE. THIS COMMITTEE DEVELOPED A PERFORMANCE STANDARD IN 2021. 2019 LEGISLATION REALLY SCOPED FOR US TO GO AND SAY HOW ARE WE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PARK AT A HIGH LEVEL AND IN OUR PROGRAMMING, MAINTENANCE AND ACTIVATION, SO THIS COMMITTEE REALLY FOCUSES ON THOSE THREE BUCKETS AND THEY GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE YEAR. THEY LOOK AT OUR DATA, OUR METRICS. THEY BUILT THE STANDARD TO REALLY SAY HOW ARE WE PERFORMING AT THIS HIGH LEVEL , PROVIDING THIS AMAZING PARK EXPERIENCE AND THEY DO PROVIDE REPORTS TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND RECOMMENDATIONS, IF THERE ARE ANY, FOR FUTURE YEARS. COMMITTEE WORK STARTED IN 2020 AND THEN COVID HIT, SO IT IMPACTED THEIR ABILITY TO DO ANY WORK IN 2020, AND SO WE CAME BACK IN 2023 AND ASKED TO RESET THEIR TERMS . THEY HAD ALTERNATING TERMS. THEY HAD TWO-YOUR TERMS AND THREE-YOUR TERMS. WE HAVE TO FLUSH THAT OUT AND START OVER WITH FOUR-YEAR TERMS. WE OUT OF THE REPORT, FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT PARK IN SEATTLE CENTER AS WE HAD AT THE TRANSITION TO SEATTLE CENTER SO THESE ARE NOW ON FOUR-YOUR TERMS. WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE LAST YEAR BUT WE WERE WORKING ON FILLING ALL OF OUR VACANCIES, SO WE ARE HERE NOW TO DO ALL OF OUR REAPPOINTMENTS, SO THE FOLKS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, DONNIE STEPHENSON, KATIE GARO, JERRY JOHNSON, JIM ROWE, CRAIG SCHAFER, JOHN JACKSON HAVE ALL SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE SINCE 2019 AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE. WE HAVE THREE NEW APPOINTMENTS. PAMELA QUADROS, LESLIE VELOZ AND RYAN SMITH WHO ARE FILLING VACANCIES THEN ERIC, HOWARD AND MICHELLE RUST HAVE SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE SINCE 2019 BUT THEY SWITCHED FROM A COUNCIL-APPOINTED POSITION TO A MAYOR-APPOINTED POSITION SO THEY ARE A NEW APPOINTMENT. AND, WE DID NOT BRING THEM ALL HERE WITH US TODAY BUT WE WANTED TO REALLY RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING. THEY ARE VERY ACTIVE COMMITTEE. THEY STAY REALLY ENGAGED. THEY MEET QUARTERLY AND THEY ARE DOING THE HARD WORK. THEY WORKED ON THE PARK ROLES IN THE PARK BOULEVARD DESIGNATION AND NOW THEY ARE REALLY WORKING ON THE PERFORMANCE STANDARD IN MAKING SURE THE PARK IS KEPT BEAUTIFUL FOR THE CITY. >> I'M JUST GOING TO ADD ONE THING TO THAT. THAT WAS GREAT . ONE UNIQUE THING ABOUT THIS COMMITTEE, TIFAFNI MENTIONED . THE LARGEST IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN THE PARK LIKE THIS. AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT THERE, THE CITY MADE A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT TO OUR DOWNTOWN PARTNER COMMUNITY TO HAVE THEM REPRESENTED IN THIS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SO YOU MAY REALIZE ON THAT LIST OF NAMES, TIFFANI HAD VERY SPECIFIC POSITIONS ALL COVERED. THAT WAS ALL LAID OUT IN THE AGREEMENT WE APPROVED AS A CITY BACK IN 2019. SOME OF YOU REMEMBER THAT WHEN IT WAS GOING ON IN THE CITY . I JUST WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT BECAUSE IT IS A UNIQUE THING ABOUT THIS COMMITTEE. >> THAT IS ALL WE HAD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS WE CAN ANSWER? WE ARE HAPPY TO DO SO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OVERVIEW. SUPER HELPFUL. WE ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THE COMMITTEE AND THEIR WORK AND WE ASSUME YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS HERE SO I WOULD RECOGNIZE FIRST COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> [ INAUDIBLE ] AS FORMER STAFF FOR COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE'S DISTRICT IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE BOTH OF YOU. TIFFANI, I REMEMBER WORKING CLOSELY WITH YOU AND THE SAME WITH YOU, MARSHALL, DIRECTOR FOSTER, AND THE LIST THAT YOU HAVE HERE IS A CLEAR REPRESENTATION OF THE BALANCE THAT WAS CREATED IN 2019. AS YOU SAID, THESE ARE ALL REAPPOINTMENTS EXCEPT FOR THE TWO THAT ARE SWITCHING SPOTS TECHNICALLY AND YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT DONNIE STEPHENSON AND THE NEED TO GET THE BUILDING UP AND READY AND THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL DELAY AREAS THERE. KATIE GARROW WITH THE LABOR BACKGROUND, GERRY JOHNSON UNDERSTANDING ALL OF THE BITS AND PIECES. I COULD GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. I WILL SAVE US ALL THAT COMMUNAL TIME JUST TO SAY THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BALANCE. THESE ARE THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO KEEP THIS WORK MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE THERE WAS A TIME AND I BELIEVE IT WAS 2007 THAT SOMEBODY TOLD SALLY BACK SHOT SHE COULD NOT BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THIS AND LOOK AT THE WATERFRONT NOW. BACK TO YOU, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH, DIRECTOR FOSTER. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. ACTUALLY, THE ENTIRE SEATTLE CENTER COMMUNITY BUT ON THIS SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT, I WILL SAY BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE IT IS A ROBUST GROUP AND I HEAR FROM THEM. I KNOW A BIG CHUNK OF THEM. FUNNY ENOUGH, MOST OF THEM ARE MAYORAL APPOINTEES BUT I KNOW SOME COUNSEL APPOINTEES, AS WELL, AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO GERRY JOHNSON BECAUSE HE HAS ADVOCATED ON BEHALF OF THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT COMMITTEE WITH ME AND REALLY HAS TAKEN HIS RESPONSIBILITIES QUITE SERIOUSLY AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WORK THAT HE HAS DONE ALONG WITH HIS COLLEAGUES ON THE COMMITTEE SO MY QUESTION IS, CAN YOU PLEASE PASS A THANK YOU TO MR. JOHNSON AND THE OTHERS. >> I CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU. CAN BE MORE TRUE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BUT ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR WORK, DIRECTOR FOSTER AND TIFFANI. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS 3053 THROUGH 3064. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE >> AYE >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA >> AYE >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS >> YES >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON >> AYE >> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH >> YES. >> THERE ARE FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE RECOMMENDATION OF COMMITTEE APPOINTEES WILL BE CONFIRMED SENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE 13th APPOINTEE GOING TO FEBRUARY 26 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THERE WAS A CLERICAL ERROR JUST TO REMIND YOU SO THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ONTO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM 13 INTO THE RECORD. >> COUNSEL BILL 120939, AND ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SEATTLE CENTER DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THEATER PUGET SOUND TO MANAGE AND OPERATE SPACE IN THE SEATTLE CENTER ARMORY FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE. PRESENTING TODAY ARE MARSHALL FOSTER AND ELLEN NORTON. WE ALSO HAVE CRYSTAL YINGLING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THEATER PUGET SOUND. >> WE ARE SO EXCITED. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND JUMP RIGHT IN. >> THANK YOU. MARSHALL FOSTER SEATTLE CENTER DIRECTOR. >> ELLEN NORTON . >> CRYSTAL YINGLING. >> THANK YOU AGAIN. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY. THIS IS A VERY CREATIVE AND VERY TIMELY ADJUSTMENT TO OUR LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP WITH THEATER PUGET SOUND TO HELP SET THEM ON A COURSE FOR SUCCESS AS THEY LOOK FORWARD AND KIND OF RISING OUT OF SOME REAL CHALLENGES WE HAD IN 2023, BUT PERSONALLY, I COULD NOT BE MORE HAPPY WITH WHERE YOU HAVE LANDED WITH WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK THESE TWO INCREDIBLE LEADERS, ELLEN AND KRYSTAL HU PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS FOR SEEING US TODAY. BEFORE I START, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU. JUST TO SUMMARIZE, WHAT WE ARE REVIEWING TODAY IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THEATER PUGET SOUND SO THAT TPS CAN CONTINUE TO MANAGE THIS PROGRAM CALLED SPACE FOR ARTS THAT SEATTLE CENTER HAS HAD IN THE SEATTLE CENTER ARMORY FOR MANY YEARS. SEATTLE CENTER AND TPS BEGAN THIS . THE VERY FIRST AGREEMENT I CAN FIND IN OUR RECORDS IS FROM 1998. THE FIRST LICENSE AGREEMENT I BELIEVE STARTED IN 2000. IN ALL OF THOSE YEARS, WE HAVE HAD A REVENUE SHARE ARRANGEMENT WITH TPS WHERE WE HAVE SHARED REVENUE EARNED IN THAT PROGRAM 50-50 SPLIT IN THE SNOW AGREEMENT HAS A DIFFERENT REVENUE SHARE ARRANGEMENT THAT MAKES THE AGREEMENT MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE AND MUCH MORE FEASIBLE FOR IT TO GO INTO THE FUTURE. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT TPS WAS FORMED AROUND THE SAME TIME THE SPACE FOR ARTS PROGRAM WAS FORMED. THERE WAS SPACE IN THE ARMORY THAT WAS VACANT BECAUSE THE TENANT MOVED OUT AND THE DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE CENTER AT THE TIME WANTED TO MAKE THAT SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THE THEATER COMMUNITY ON THE ARTS COMMUNITY TO HAVE LOW-COST CREATIVE SPACE IN THE ARMORY. IT WAS THE CENTER HOUSE AT THE TIME AND TPS WAS TAPPED TO BE THAT NONPROFIT PARTNER TO HELP US DO THAT. I THINK WE DISCOVERED PRETTY QUICKLY WE WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT BY OURSELVES SO TPS FORM THE SPACE FOR ARTS PROGRAM FORMED, AND THOSE TWO THINGS ARE REALLY CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER AND INTEGRAL TO EACH OTHER. WE ARE HOPING THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS. QUICKLY, JUST SO YOU ARE AWARE OF WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, THE SPACES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FIRST, THERE IS A THEATER COMPLEX ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE ARMORY THAT CONTAINS IN IT THE MAIN AUDITORIUM PLUS THE SMALLER SPACE IN A CONFERENCE ROOM. WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE BLACK BOX AND SEND A THEATER LATER. WE ALSO HAVE THE STUDIOS ON THE FOURTH FLOOR . THERE IS A MINI STUDIO AND THERE ARE STUDIOS A THROUGH I. THE SPACES ON THE FOURTH FLOOR ARE MAINLY REHEARSAL SPACE BUT THERE IS ALSO A PERFORMANCE SPACE THEATER. THESE ARE THE SPACES THAT SEATTLE CENTER AND TPS OVERSEE TOGETHER. TPS MANAGES THE SPACES, AND ALL OF THE THINGS INSIDE THE SPACES THAT ARE DEDICATED TO THE SPACES BEING AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT USES THEM. SEATTLE CENTER MANAGES THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE BUILDING. YOU KNOW, WE SEND OUR CARPENTERS IF THE DOORJAMB BREAKS. WE PAINT THE WALLS AND MAKE SURE THE LIGHTS ARE WORKING, THAT KIND OF THING BUT THEATER PUGET SOUND HAS THE OTHER MANAGEMENT OVER THE SPACES. TO GIVE BACKGROUND ON HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE , WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF RENEGOTIATING THE AGREEMENT THAT WAS NEGOTIATED IN 2014. IT WAS GOING TO EXPIRE IN 2019. THE DIRECTOR OF TPS AT THAT TIME AND STARTED THE CONVERSATION WITH US ABOUT HOW THE REVENUE SHARING MODEL BACK THEN WAS NOT WORKING. IT WAS AN UNSUSTAINABLE MODEL AND WE HAD SPENT SOME TIME DISCUSSING WHAT A NEW MODEL MIGHT LOOK LIKE. WE HAVE GOTTEN AN EXTENSION TO THAT AGREEMENT FOR A YEAR AND WE WERE NEGOTIATING A NEW AGREEMENT WITH A NEW REVENUE SHARE MODEL THAT WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE WE ENDED UP WITH HERE BUT THEN 2020 HAPPENED AND COVID HAPPENED AND EVERYTHING STOPPED. THAT DIRECTOR HAD TO RESIGN. TPS DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY HER. TPS WENT INTO HIBERNATION AT THAT TIME BECAUSE NOBODY WAS REHEARSING IN SMALL SPACES. FAST-FORWARD TO TPS REOPENING, GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS AND HIRING CRYSTAL YINGLING IS THE DIRECTOR. THAT IS WHEN TPS CAME TO US AND SAID THIS MODEL IS NOT GOING TO WORK AND WE NEED A DIFFERENT MODEL OR WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SURVIVE AND ALERTNESS AT THAT TIME THAT THE SPACE FOR HER PROGRAM WAS IN JEOPARDY SO HERE WE ARE AGAIN TODAY. WE HAVE A NEW AGREEMENT AND SPENT SOME TIME FIGURING OUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO SURVIVE TOGETHER. THE NEW AGREEMENT IN THE NEW REVENUE SHARE AGREEMENT PLUS THE NEW ONLINE BOOKING SYSTEM THAT THEATER PUGET SOUND HAS CREATED AND BROUGHT ON BOARD THAT SEATTLE CENTER HAS ASSISTED WITH , SUPPORTED FINANCIALLY, A NEW FEE SCHEDULE, EXPANDED RESIDENT COMPANY PROGRAM , HOPEFULLY -- NOT HOPEFULLY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE THEATER COMPLEX PROGRAM THAT ARE IMMINENT WILL CREATE A SITUATION WHERE MORE REVENUE CAN BE EARNED, TPS CAN BE MORE SUCCESSFUL AND CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM. THE MAIN CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENT, AS I SAID, WE'VE HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH TPS FOR MANY YEARS. THE MAIN CHANGES ARE THE NEW REVENUE SHARE AGREEMENT. WE AGREE THAT TPS CAN DEDUCT THE OPERATIONAL COSTS THEY INCUR THAT ARE DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF SPACE FOR ARTS BEFORE WE HAVE A REVENUE THAT WE SPLIT 50-50 SO THAT WILL COVER THEIR COST OF MANAGING THE PROGRAM. TPS NOW HAS A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY TO RAISE RENTAL RATES. RENTAL RATES WERE RAISED IN 2023 , 2024? JUST RECENTLY. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NINE YEARS RENTS HAD NOT BEEN RAISED SO WE'VE GOT A NEW AGREEMENT IN THE AGREEMENT THAT THEY HAVE A MORE FLEXIBLE PROCESS FOR RAISING RATES. WE STILL HAVE TO APPROVE ANY RATES THAT ARE RAISED OR CHANGED AND SOME NEW DYNAMIC PRICING, A POINTS PROGRAM. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE SET UP TO INCREASE RENTALS , BUT THERE IS A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR TPS TO DO THAT AND ALSO, THERE IS ADDITIONAL SPACE OPENING UP IN THE THEATER CENTER COMPLEX WHEN WE CREATED THIS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. WE WERE NOT NAMING NAMES BUT NOW WE KNOW THAT SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY IS LEAVING SEATTLE CENTER AND MOVING DOWNTOWN OF THOSE SPACES IN THE CENTER THEATER COMPLEX THAT SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY CURRENTLY RESIDES IN WILL BECOME PART OF THE SPACE4ARTS PROGRAM, PART OF WHAT TPS CAN RENT TO ITS USERS AND THAT WILL INCREASE USE IN THE SPACE, VITALITY IN THE SPACE, AND WE ARE EXCITED FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. A COUPLE OF FINANCIAL THINGS TO POINT OUT . THE NEW ARRANGEMENT , WE HAVE ALWAYS SORT OF PROJECTED THAT SEATTLE CENTER WOULD GET ABOUT $100,000 PER YEAR IN REVENUE FROM THE SPACE FOR ARTS PROGRAM. SO, OVER A FIVE-YEAR TERM WOULD BE ABOUT $500,000. WE ANTICIPATE THAT REVENUE FROM THIS PROGRAM IN 2025 AND 26 WILL DIP BELOW $500,000 BUT EVENTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE PROJECTIONS TPS HAS FOR THE FUTURE, WE WILL SURPASS THAT $500,000 AND BY THE END OF THE FIVE-YEAR TERM WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT $660,000 IN REVENUE. ALSO, AN EXCITING ADDITION TO THE FUTURE IS TPS WENT OUT -- WELL, DR. YINGLING WENT OUT AND GOT A $230,000 GRANT TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE THEATER CENTER COMPLEX. THIS WILL MAKE THE TWO SPACES IN THE CENTER THEATER MORE USABLE. WE CAN USE BOTH OF THE SPACES AT THE SAME TIME RATHER THAN ONE OR THE OTHER. SEATTLE CENTER HAD COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THAT EFFORT AND WE ARE WONDERING WHERE WE WERE GOING TO GET THE MONEY FROM AND NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO WONDER ANYMORE BECAUSE TPS WENT OUT AND DID IT. THAT GRANT APPLICATION REQUIRED TPS HAVE A 10-YEAR AGREEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE SPACE SO THAT IS WHY THIS AGREEMENT HAS A FIVE-YEAR TERM WITH AN OPTION FOR A FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION SO THAT IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY. I TALKED REALLY FAST. WE ARE FEELING LIKE WE ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE TPS HAS BEEN SET UP FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK WE HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO IN THE SPACES AND HAVE BEEN DOING. I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO CRYSTAL. >> FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LOVE TO THANK DIRECTOR MARSHALL FOSTER FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THIS AND OUR MANAGER ELLEN NORTON. I'VE BEEN WITH TPS FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW AND CAME ON BOARD ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS MARSHALL DID AND IT HAS JUST BEEN A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY WORKING WITH YOU TO DEVELOP SOMETHING THAT IS BETTER FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE, BETTER FOR TPS AND COULD ENABLE THE LONG TRANSISTOR ABILITY OF THE SPACE FOR ARTS PROGRAM SO THE PICTURE ON THE SCREEN YOU SEE IS THE CENTER THEATER LOBBY WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN IT FOR OUR GREGORY AWARDS, WHICH IS ANOTHER ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS WE RUN FOR THIS AREA. A SPACE FOR'S PROGRAM IS EXCITING. IT IS OUR BIGGEST PROGRAM AND I WANT TO THANK THIS COUNSEL OF COMMITTEE FOR BEING IN CONSIDERATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ALSO FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM AND COMING TO SEE THE SPACES AND THIS LONG-STANDING AGREEMENT. THIS COMMITTEE HAS BE OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR 27 YEARS AND WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE IT CONTINUE FOR 25,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE TO CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE TO ARTISTS. WE HAVE HAD MORE THAN 800 ORGANIZATIONS USE THESE SPACES AND 200 ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY USE THE SPACES ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS. WE ESTIMATE ABOUT $40 MILLION ANNUALLY COME BACK TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH THE USE OF THE SPACES AND IT IS A REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR IT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE IN A WAY THAT MEETS THE ECONOMIC REALITIES OF 2025 AND BEYOND. THE OTHER AGREEMENT WAS UNFORTUNATELY NO LONGER SUSTAINABLE , AS IT IS A VERY DIFFERENT WORLD THAN IT WAS IN 2014 BUT THIS NEW AGREEMENT CREATES GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PROGRAM FOR TPS AND I BELIEVE FOR SEATTLE CENTER, AS WELL, MOVING FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT BACK OVER TO DIRECTOR FOSTER IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL THINGS. >> THAT WAS ALL VERY WELL SAID AND SO I WILL TURN IT BACK TO YOU FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR FOSTER AND CRYSTAL AND ELLEN. REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. AND ALSO, HIGHLIGHTING THE GOOD WORK THAT TPS DOES. I WILL ALWAYS SAY THAT THE ECONOMIC ENGINE TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE NEW ONE, IS GOING TO BE THROUGH THE ARTS. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE THAT. ARTS, CULTURE, COMMUNITY CONNECTION. THAT IS WHAT SEATTLE IS AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF TIMES ARTS IS REALLY UNDERFUNDED AND UNDER-RESOURCED AND IT IS HAPPENING HERE THAT YOU ALL ARE STILL PLUGGING ALONG AND PROVIDING THE SPACE AND CREATING VERY GREAT PROGRAMMING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL, BECAUSE IT IS MUCH-NEEDED, SO THANK YOU AND THEN I WILL PAUSE TO SEE IF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I SEE TWO FOLKS. COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE BUT I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. I KNOW SHE HAS NOT SPOKEN SO COUNCIL PRESIDENT ELSON FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE THEN I WILL THROW IT OVER TO MY LEFT FOR COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> HI. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I AM A FAN AND SUPPORTER OF PETER PUGET SOUND SO I HOPE THAT THIS QUESTION IS NOT TAKEN IN THE WRONG WAY BUT I'M TRYING TO GET SOME CLARITY ON WHAT YOU SAID. YOU INDICATED THAT MAYBE REVENUES BACK TO THE CITY ARE A LITTLE BIT UNDER WHAT WAS PROJECTED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE GRANT, FOR THE IMPACT TO THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO BE -- THERE IS NO IMPACT TO THE CITY IN THE SHORT TERM OR IN THE NEXT BIENNIUM IS THAT CORRECT? >> I THINK THAT IS CORRECT, LOOKING AT THE FIVE-YEAR HORIZON WITH THIS. IT ACTUALLY PUTS THE PART -- DEPARTMENT IN A BETTER POSITION. IS TPS IS GOING THROUGH THIS REBUILDING SPACE BECAUSE WE ARE ALLOWING THEM TO RECOVER OPERATING COSTS FIRST, WE WILL SEE A DIP. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION IF IT WERE NOT FOR TPS, WE WOULD NEED ANOTHER WAY TO OPERATE THE SPACES AND SO TPS PROVIDES A REALLY VITAL SERVICE TO THE LARGER COMMUNITY AND OBVIOUSLY, SEATTLE CENTER IS VERY INVESTED IN THAT ARTS COMMUNITY BUT ALSO TO THE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THEM AS A NONPROFIT PARTNER OPERATING AS PART OF THE ARMORY IS USUALLY VALUABLE TO US. TO SAY NOTHING OF THE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. YES, THANK YOU. JUST LIKE I HAD TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD, THANKS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU , CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. DIRECTOR FOSTER, I THINK YOU AND EVERYONE FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND STARTED HER BIG PICTURE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PROTECTIVENESS YOU KNOW, BEING ON OUR TOES NOT JUST FOR TPS BUT YOU ARE LIKE THE FOURTH OR FIFTH -- I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MEETINGS I'VE HAD WITH OTHER TENANTS . THE IMPORTANCE OF FINANCING, THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF THE DOLLAR AND CENTS OPERATION BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW NONPROFIT DOESN'T MEAN -- YOU KNOW, THEY STILL HAVE THEIR PAYROLL TO MAKE AND ALL THOSE HARD THINGS YOU ARE FACING, MR. ARMSTRONG, AND OTHERS YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF MAKING THINGS WORK AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE -- THIS KIND OF COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH SEATTLE CENTER HAS THE THANK YOU AND FOR TPS YES, I HAVE SEEN THE SPACES. I HAVE SPOKEN TO [ INAUDIBLE ] BEFORE. AND UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP AND YOU KNOW, AND THAT KIND OF, YOU KNOW, HELP TO OTHERS, YOU KNOW, FOR THE COMMUNITY SO IT IS NOT JUST IN ITSELF . IT IS FOR THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS A KEY IMPORTANT PIECE BECAUSE AS YOU NOTED , IF THEY WEREN'T THERE, SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD HAVE TO BE A COLLABORATOR TO MAKE THESE THINGS HAPPEN IN TERMS OF PUTTING ON THE BEST THAT WE CAN IN TERMS OF THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTION, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT . I JUST WANTED TO SAY AS WELL IT'S LIKE YOU MENTIONED MS. NORTON, YOU MENTIONED THE PANDEMIC. THAT TOOK A HIT IN ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN SAYING IN MY GOING AROUND DISTRICT AND SO FORTH IS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO REBUILD COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY REALLY TOOK A HIT IN THE PANDEMIC SO WHETHER IT IS ME GOING TO A SCOUT CEREMONY WHERE I AM GETTING THREE EAGLE SCOUTS NAMED OR TO SOME OTHER GROUP , MAYBE A CHURCH GROUP WERE JUST HAVING A LITTLE LEAGUE PARADE WITH THE STOP AND HAVING THE SEAHAWKS ' DRUM TEAM PLAYING. THESE LITTLE THINGS ARE WHAT BUILD COMMUNITY AND SEATTLE CENTER BUILDS COMMUNITY FOR THE CITY AND THIS IS WHERE TPS COMES IN SO IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY AND AS WE KNOW FOR ALL THE OTHER REASONS WHY ARTS AND CULTURE ARE IMPORTANT BUT SORT OF TALKING ABOUT THE BUSINESS SIDE OF IT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO TALK THE COMMUNITY SIDE OF IT AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT THE ARMORY IS DOING BECAUSE I WENT RECENTLY TO THE SEATTLE CHILDREN'S TRICKS THEATER. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE PRODUCTION BUT IT WAS THE FOUNDATION. HE WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR FROZEN, AND I JUST CAN'T LET THE EXPERIENCE GO AND AFTERWARDS, MY DAUGHTER AND I -- THANK YOU FOR PICKING UP ON THAT POND. THANK YOU. MY DAUGHTER AND I WENT OVER TO THE ARMORY AND IT WAS GREAT, YOU KNOW. THE TRAIN YOU KNOW, SEEING THE TRAIN. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND THEN MY WIFE JOINED US SO THE THREE OF US WERE THERE AND JOINED A MOMENT AT THE ARMORY WHICH IS SO NICE AGAIN WITH THAT MODEL VILLAGE OF THE TRAIN SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING IT IS FANTASTIC AND I CHECKED OUT THE MEAT PIE PLACE. IT IS MY ENGLISH ROOTS, I CAN'T HELP IT AND IT GOES TO THAT COMMUNITY PIECE AND I MISS IT BECAUSE PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC WHEN I WAS STILL A STAY-AT-HOME DAD I WOULD TAKE MY DAUGHTER DOWN THERE ALL THE TIME. WE WOULD GO DOWN THERE BECAUSE BENEATH IS A PLAYGROUND AREA OR OUTSIDE AND WE WOULD ALWAYS STOP IN TO THE ARMORY AND THERE WAS ALWAYS BUSTLING GOING ON SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE ARMORY FUNCTION, TOO, AS BEING A PLACE WHERE COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER FOR SEATTLE SO THAT WAS A VERY LONG, BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO REFLECT NOT JUST -- BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO SAY ARTS AND CULTURE IS NEEDED TO KICKSTART THE DOWNTOWN. TRUST ME, I'VE HAD LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS AND I RECOGNIZE TPS AND WHAT IT IS DOING FOR THE ARTS COMMUNITY NATURALLY IMPORTANT THAN THAT PLUS THE ARMORY AND SEATTLE CENTER AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING ON THE WATERFRONT IT'S REALLY ABOUT RECONNECTING COMMUNITY AFTER THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC SO THAT IS A LONG WAY FOR ME TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU FOR GETTING MY CONNECTION WITH FROZEN. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. THANKS, I WILL TAKE TOO MUCH TIME BECAUSE OUR OTHER COLLEAGUES COVERED MY POINTS. JUST TO SAY DURING THE PANDEMIC I WAS REALLY WORRIED I WOULD NEVER GO TO ANOTHER SHOW AT THE CENTER THEATER. WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN SO I AM JUST REALLY GLAD COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE LIKES TO TALK ABOUT WITH ME BUDGET REFORM. I WOULD CALL THIS REVENUE REFORM BECAUSE IF YOU ARE NOT PROPERLY INVESTING IN THE SPACE AND SETTING EVERYONE UP FOR SUCCESS , WE ARE GOING TO BE LOSING MONEY IN THE LONG RUN AND SO THAT IS WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS CHANGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS AND IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS , COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA, YOU GOOD? >> YOU KNOW ME, I CAN ALWAYS SAY SOMETHING. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATIONS. I AM A BIG FAN OF THE ARTS AND I LOVE THE SEATTLE CENTER. I ATTEND A LOT OF SHOWS THERE AND OVER THE YEARS MY FAMILY AND I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED ALL THE VARIOUS ARTS , EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING AT THE SEATTLE CENTER SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR YOUR QUESTIONS. I HAD THOSE QUESTIONS, AS WELL. IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP, IF YOU WILL, WHERE THE SEATTLE CENTER IS NOT GOING TO BE LOSING MONEY AND THEN WE ARE SUPPORTING THE ARTS AND I APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT GOES THROUGH , AN AGREEMENT THAT GOES THROUGH THE 2029 BECAUSE THEN WE ALWAYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REASSESS, SEE HOW IT IS GOING, SEE HOW THE PROGRAM IS GOING, SEE IF THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO ADD OR CHANGE OR ET CETERA SO AND WE CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE FINANCIALLY, AS WELL, SO I APPRECIATE ALL THAT THOUGHTFULNESS AND THE TERM LIMIT PUT ON IT TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT SO AGAIN REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO PRODUCTIONS THERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA, DIRECTOR FOSTER, CRYSTAL AND ELLEN. REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND LOOKS LIKE IT IS A WIN-WIN SO WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ESPECIALLY FOR THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY. I'M GOING TO NOW MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNSEL BILL 120939. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE BILL. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS AFTER THAT? IT IS NOT REALLY IN MY SCRIPT BUT I SHOULD'VE JUST STOPPED AT ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNCIL PASS COUNSEL BILL 120939. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE >> AYE >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA >> AYE >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS >> YES >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON >> AYE >> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH >> YES. >> FIVE MEMBERS IN FAVOR. >> MOTION CARRIES THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BILL PASS WILL BE SENT TO THE FEBRUARY 18 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS WERE GOING TO MOVE ON. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS WERE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE LAST AGENDA ITEM. CLERK, PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14 INTO THE RECORD. >> AGENDA ITEM 14, SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION STATE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE 2025 GRANT APPLICATIONS. FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. PRESENTING TODAY IS MICHELLE FINNEGAN AND MOSHE HECHT FROM SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW YOU ALL ARE GETTING YOUR -- WE WILL GET YOU ALL SET UP WITH YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY. REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR FROM PARKS REGARDING -- SORRY, FROM PARKS REGARDING SOME OF THE STATE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE, THE GRANT APPLICATIONS. THERE ARE NO VOTES TODAY ON THIS, COLLEAGUES. IT IS JUST FOR US TO GET A REVIEW AND HEAR FROM YOU ALL WHAT YOU ALL ARE WRITING AND COOKING UP IN THE BACK. I HEARD MICHELLE CONTRACT, RIGHT? THAT IS WHAT PARKS DOES, PUT A LITTLE SALT AND PEPPER IN IT, A LITTLE GARLIC, YEAH, THEN OUTCOMES A PARK. OLIVE OIL. >> I AM MOSHE HECHT, GRANT MANAGER FOR SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY. I MICHELLE FINNEGAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICY AND FINANCE PITCHING IN FOR CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS, WHO IS UNDER THE WEATHER TODAY. WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT OUR ANNUAL LEGISLATION TO RECEIVE PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR STATE GRANTS THROUGH THE RECREATION CONSERVATION OFFICE. WE WILL USE OUR CO TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THEM. YOU WILL RECALL THIS COMMITTEE APPROVED SIMILAR LEGISLATION LAST YEAR ALLOWING US TO APPLY FOR A SEPARATE ROUND OF OUR CO GRANTS AND MOSHE HECHT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THIS YEAR'S LATE. THIS LEGISLATION IS REQUIRED BY RCO AS A CONDITION TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING. WE WILL BE BACK TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING LATER BUT THE PROJECTS WE SELECTED A REALLY OPPORTUNISTIC IN TERMS OF WHICH CATEGORIES ARE OPEN IN ANY PARTICULAR YEAR AND WHAT PROJECTS WE HAVE AT THE RIGHT PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT SO MOSHE HECHT AGAIN WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THAT BUT THESE GRANTS ARE CRITICAL FOR US TO MAKE PROGRESS IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN WITHOUT IT REPAIRING AND REPLACING ASSETS WOULD BE MUCH MORE CHALLENGING. THERE IS REALLY FOUR MAIN REASONS WHY WE SEEK GRANTS. TO ADDRESS ESCALATING COST, TO ADD SCOPE TO AN EXISTING PROJECT, TO FUND A NEW PROJECT OR TO LEVERAGE OUTSIDE RESOURCES TO BE MORE EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING OUR CITY RESOURCES. THOSE REASONS ARE ALL IN EFFECT IN THIS SLATE OF PROJECTS SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MOSHE. >> THANK YOU FOR INVITING US HERE TODAY. I WILL GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF RCO AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE GRANTS WE APPLIED FOR LAST ROUND AND WHAT WE WILL BE APPLYING FOR THIS YEAR. RCO WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1964 OF THEIR ROLE IS TO ADMINISTER STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PARKS ACROSS THE STATE. THEY USE A COMPETITIVE PROCESS. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 25 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAT AGENCIES CAN APPLY FOR AND IT REGIONS -- RANGES FROM OUTDOOR CONSERVATION, FORESTRY AND RECREATION. APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ADOPTED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AGENCY TO APPLY AND IT TYPICALLY RANGES FROM $350,000-$2 MILLION AND TYPICALLY THEY REQUIRE A ONE TO ONE MATCH. THIS YEAR, THE NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION -- SORRY, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HAS INCREASED THE MAXIMUM ORLOB FUNDS . THESE ARE THE PROJECTS WE APPLIED FOR LAST YEAR. A GRANT REQUEST WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. IT WAS TOO EARLY IN THE PROCESS AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH AT THE TIME. WE BELIEVE IT IS BETTER SITUATED NOW AND AS YOU WILL SEE, WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO REAPPLY THIS ROUND. FIRST T IS A GOLF YOUTH ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES CLASSES AND CAMPS. BECAUSE THEIR APPLICATION WAS NOT ORIGINAL -- ORIGINALLY INCLUDED OUR 2024 RESOLUTION, RCO IS ALLOWING US TO INCLUDED IN THIS RESOLUTION. FRED HUTCHINSON WAS A HOMETOWN HERO AND BASEBALL RESIDENT WHO MANAGE THE SEATTLE RAIN EARS AND IS THE NAMESAKE OF HUTCHINSON CANDOR -- CANCER CENTER. A LAKE CITY. FLOODPLAIN PARK WAS ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL PROJECT. IT IS THE HIGHEST OF APPLICATIONS. THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE PARTNERSHIP WE DEVELOPED WITH MIDTOWN HISTORIES TO DO THE OUTREACH AND PLANNING IN THE REAL CARE THEY'LL PUT INTO THIS PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH US. THIS FUNDING WILL COVER THE COST OF ALL THE RECREATION ELEMENTS OF THAT PROJECT. SMITH COVE PLAYFIELD WAS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD SET THAT PROJECT AT A DISTANT BANDAGE. RCO HAS PHYSICAL LOCATIONS FOR A PARKING YOU AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE POINTS OR NO POINTS FOR WHERE A PARK IS LOCATED. I THINK THAT WAS OUR BIGGEST BARRIER. >> DO YOU WANT ME TO WAIT UNTIL THE END OR ADDRESS THAT RIGHT NOW. >> GO AHEAD. >> I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE WITH THE CONVERSATION. I'M GOING TO RESPECTFULLY BE VERY UPSET ABOUT SMITH COVE PARK. WE CUT THE RIBBON FOR IT WHEN MAYOR McGINN WAS MAYOR. WHAT YOU OR SOMETHING FROM ME, IT'S NOT EVEN MY DISTRICT, AND IT IS A PLACE THAT WHILE IT IS AT THE BASE OF MAGNOLIA, IT IS ON LIQUEFACTION ZONE THAT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM DOWNTOWN, QUEEN ANNE, MAGNOLIA, BALLARD, MANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE HAVE PLAYFIELD SHORTAGES THAT I KNOW YOU ARE AWARE OF BECAUSE I WORKED WITH YOUR SCHEDULE IS TO TRY TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. THE FACT THAT THE PARK HAD THE RIBBON CUTTING UNDER MAYOR McGINN AND HAS STILL NOT BROKEN GROUND -- I GET THERE IS NO ROOM TO BE ANYTHING BUT SERIOUS ABOUT THIS PARK. I GUESS THAT IS MY FEEDBACK AND MY REACTION IN THE MOMENT. >> THIS IS NOT STOPPING THE PROJECT FROM MOVING FORWARD. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE, I THINK YOU HAD A QUESTION. >> YES, YOU KIND OF ANSWERED THAT BUT I WILL ASK THAT AGAIN JUST FOR THE RECORD BUT I WOULD SAY JUST TO BACKUP MY COLLEAGUE, FROM DISTRICT 6, IS THAT , THAT POINT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A FULCRUM BETWEEN MAGNOLIA, QUEEN ANNE, BALLARD. I HAVE BEEN THERE WITH MY DAUGHTER FOR SOCCER, YOU KNOW. AND BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH SHORTAGES , IT IS A PLACE THAT CAN HANDLE THEM, YOU KNOW, AND HAS THAT ACCESSIBILITY SO THE LOGIC DOES NOT REALLY FIT WITH ME AND SO THAT IS A COMMENT . YOU CAN TAKE THAT BACK TO WHOEVER LIKES TO HEAR IT BUT THE QUESTION , IF YOU CAN ANSWER, IS GIVEN THIS PIECE, CAN YOU GIVE A SUMMARY OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THE SMITH COVE PROJECT? >> WE ARE STILL ON SCHEDULE TO BID THIS YEAR. IN Q2 WAS WHAT I HEARD EARLIER TODAY SO WE ARE STILL MOVING FORWARD. THIS GRANT WILL NOT STOP THAT. >> [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT NATURAL BARRIER AT THE SOUTHERN AND THAT WHOLE PIECE WE'VE BEEN BRIEFED ON BEFORE. THANK YOU. >> SOME OF THESE JUST LIKE IN THE WW RP CATEGORY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR CATEGORIES ACROSS THE STATE I THINK IN THIS LAST ROUND THEY RECEIVED NEARLY 70 APPLICATIONS, THE ONE IN THREE OF THOSE RECEIVED IN AWARD. I SAT ON THAT PANEL. THERE WERE ABOUT 30 APPLICATIONS. SEVEN PROJECTS RECEIVED AWARDS SO SOME OF THESE ARE VERY COMPETITIVE SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE CONTROL OVER HOW THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE SCORES THE PROJECTS. WE JUST TRY TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND SECURE THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING. >> I APPRECIATE THAT POINT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ANSWERS AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAS TAKEN A YOUTH FOR ATHLETIC REASONS, DOWN TO SMITH COVE, I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH THEIR ASSESSMENT ON THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP ON Q2. >> I WILL SAY ON THE OTHER HAND THAT WHILE CUDDLY PLAYFIELD WAS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING TO HELP PAY FOR SYNTHETIC FIELD UPGRADES AND SAFETY NETTING WHICH NEEDS TO GO BEHIND THE SOCCER GOALS ON THAT THOUGH THESE PROJECTS WERE ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING, ALL OF THIS FUNDING IS STILL CONTINGENT ON THE STATE SO THE STATE LEGISLATURE DOES NEED TO VOTE AND APPROVE FUNDING FOR EACH OF THESE PROJECTS. >> HERE YOU CAN SEE THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF SUCCESSFUL AWARDS ACROSS THE CITY . THE BLUE PEN'S MARK PROJECTS THAT HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED AWARDS. THE GOLD ONES ARE THE LOCATIONS BRINGING TO YOU TODAY. >> I THINK WE HAVE A QUESTION IF WE COULD JUST -- WITH COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA WILL QUICK. >> I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A STATE GRANT AND THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT GOT ADMITTED FOR FUNDING AND WHAT YOU ARE PRESENTING AS THE STATE RECOMMENDATIONS, NOT THE CITIES. OBVIOUSLY THE CITIES PRESENTED THESE FOR FUNDING SO THE CITY IS SUPPORTING THESE FORCE -- FOR FUNDING BUT MY QUESTION WILL BE HOW DID YOU SELECT THE PROJECTS TO APPLY FOR THIS LIST OF PROJECTS? >> MOSHE JUST WALKED YOU THROUGH THE PROJECTS YOU APPROVED LAST YEAR. WE'RE JUST TELLING YOU HOW THEY TURNED OUT. THESE GOLD PINS ARE WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING WE APPLY FOR THIS YEAR. THAT IS IN THIS YEAR'S RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU SO THIS WILL BE WHAT WE APPLY FOR AND THEY ARE RATED ONTO THE SCO PROCESS IF YOU CONCUR FOR THE NEXT MEETING. >> I'M ASKING CAN YOU REMIND US HOW YOU SELECTED THE PROJECTS. >> YES, I HAVE A SLIDE ON THAT FOR YOU. >> AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, RCO DOES REQUIRE APPLICANTS SUBMIT THEIR RESOLUTION TO RCO BY THE 17th. THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE EXTENDED. THEY DO REQUIRE THE CITY TO WRITE A MATCH AND PROJECTS MUST BE MAINTAINED IN PERPETUITY FOR WHICH WE HAVE SOUGHT FUNDING. THE 2025 GRANT APPLICATIONS WE ARE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING TO APPLY FOR $24 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING FOR SEVEN PROJECTS. FIVE OF THE PROJECTS ARE IN THE OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WHICH IS FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. ONE OF THEM IS THE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM AND ONE IN THE COMMUNITY RECREATIONAL FACILITIES PROGRAM. ORLP IS A NATIONAL GRANT PROGRAM FOCUSING ON LOW INCOME AREAS WITH LIMITED PARK RESOURCES. APPLICATIONS COMPETE NATIONWIDE AND THEY WILL FUND THE PROJECTS A MINIMUM OF 300,000 UP TO A MINIMUM OF -- MAXIMUM OF 2 MILLION AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. THERE IS A ONE-TO-ONE MATCH AND IT IS FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION BUT IN A MILD CLIMATE IT WILL FUND INDOOR SWIMMING POOLS AND GRANTS ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PROJECT SELECTION, THINGS WE LOOK AT OUR THE NEED AND LOCAL PRIORITIES, THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT , HOW MUCH ENGAGEMENT WE HAVE DONE. SOMETIMES COMMUNITIES COME TO US. HAVE WE REALLY DONE OUR WORK TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND WANTS IN A PARTICULAR PROJECT, HOW SUSTAINABLE THE PROJECTS ARE, COST EFFICIENCIES AND THERE IS ALSO AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE STATEWIDE OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN THAT REALLY DEFINES PRIORITIES FOR THE STATE. SO THE FIRST PROJECT AND BRINGING TO YOU TODAY IS ONE THAT WAS APPLIED FOR BY FIRST TEE. THAT IS ONE OF OUR PROJECTS UP BY BEACON HILL. THEY DO A LOT OF YOUTH PROGRAMMING THERE. THEY WORK HARD TO BRING SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS AVAILABLE SO YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN GOLF PROGRAMMING. THIS WOULD REALLY AFFECT THE NINE-HOLE GOLF COURSE THERE SO THE IDEA IS TO MAKE A COUPLE OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE GOLF COURSE. ONE OF THEM HERE IS TO MOVE THE NINTH HOLE JUST A LITTLE BIT FORWARD SO THEY CAN OPEN UP AND HAVE A PUTTING AREA AND ALSO TO PUT SAFETY NETTING UP THERE SO THEY DON'T HAVE BALLS FLYING INTO THE PUTTING AREA AND THE LAST THING THEY ARE HOPING TO INSTALL IS SECURITY LIGHTING. THIS PROJECT WAS ALSO APPLIED FOR BY FIRST TEE IN 2024 . I NEGOTIATED WITH THE STATE THAT WE WOULD BE A CO-APPLICANT ON THE PROJECT SO WE COULD ACCEPT THE FUNDING. THIS IS WHY WE DID NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL ROUND LAST YEAR, BUT WE ARE INCLUDING IT TODAY. DISCOVERY PARK SOUTH BEACH TRAIL. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE HIKED THAT BUT IT IS A WONDERFUL TRAIL THAT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE WATER. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TRAILS IN THE CITY. IT IS ONE OF FEW TRAILS IN THE CITY WHERE FOLKS CAN IMMERSE THEMSELVES COMPLETELY IN NATURE. THE TRAIL, UNFORTUNATELY, IS IN BAD SHAPE. IT HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED. WE NEED TO REROUTE IT BECAUSE OF BLUFF INSTABILITY, REBUILD THE STAIRS IN A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS TO MAKE IT MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE AND SAFE. WE ARE GOING OUT FOR $150,000 WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM IN THE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM. >> STANDS THERE'S BOAT LAUNCHES THE HOME OF SEAFARER. THIS IS WHERE HYDROPLANE'S LUNCH FROM AND WHERE MANY OF OUR RECREATIONAL BOATERS LIKE TO LAUNCH FROM AND WE HAVE THE ROWING AND SAILING CENTER. THAT SITE HAS BEEN THERE . THE RAMP IN THE PEERS OF BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT 65 YEARS, AND THEY ARE IN DISREPAIR AND WE REALLY NEED TO REPLACE THE ASSETS THERE. THE OTHER THING WE HAVE HEARD IS THAT WE NEED TO ADD BOARDING FLOATS SO THAT FOLKS WHO ARE LAUNCHING FROM THAT SITE, IT IS EASIER AND SAFER FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THEIR BOATS AND PROVIDE OTHER ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SITE. LASTLY, WE WOULD BE REMOVING A NUMBER OF CREOSOTE CONTAMINATED TIMBERS AND PULLING THAT CONTAMINATION OUT OF THE WATER. AS MICHELLE MENTIONED, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH DR. JOSE RIZAL. RIGHT NOW WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE RESTROOM RENOVATION AS PART OF THE APPLICATIONS WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER FOR THIS PROJECT. WE ARE HOPING TO LEVERAGE FUNDING TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE PLAYGROUND WHICH IS ALSO BEING PLAN TO ADD ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS, EXPAND OR IMPROVE THE VIEWPOINT THERE , AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE DONE MORE OUTREACH ON THIS PROJECT SO WE DO HOPE THIS WILL BE MORE COMPETITIVE IN THIS ROUND. JUDKINS PARK IS IN SEATTLE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND THE HOME OF WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE ARE PLANNING AND DESIGNING AND UNIVERSALLY INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND AND SPRAY PARK THERE. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS A UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PLAYSPACE FOR CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES ENSURING ACCESS TO OUTDOOR RECREATION. THE PROJECT ALIGNS WITH SEATTLE CHICKS COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SPACES AND A.D.A. ACCESSIBILITY AND WE ARE SEEKING 3.25 MILLION IN ORLP FUNDING FOR THE PARTNERSHIP. WE ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INCLUSION MATTERS AND OUR GOAL IS TO RAISE A TOTAL OF $7 MILLION FROM MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES TO CREATE A TRULY DYNAMIC PARK HERE. GREEN LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER POOL IS AT THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE AND DESPERATELY NEEDS TO BE RECONSTRUCTED. WHILE ORLP FUNDING IS LIMITED TO OUTDOOR RECREATION PROJECTS, IT DOES FUND INDOOR SWIMMING POOLS IN AREAS THAT HAVE MILD CLIMATES. THE SERVICES PROJECT MIGHT NOT ALIGN IS CLOSELY WITH FUNDING CRITERIA OF SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS NONETHELESS THE POOL HAS BEEN IMPORTANT FOR RESIDENTS IN NORTH SEATTLE, OFFERING FREE SHOWERS TO THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS WHO RECEIVED SHOWERS THERE EACH MONTH, PARTICULARLY OVER COVID. WE HAVE LOTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DROP-IN SWIMMING AND SWIM LESSONS THERE AND OVER 1 MILLION VISITORS THAT VISIT GREEN LAKE EACH YEAR. THOUSAND STOP BY THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR RESPITE. THEY COME INTO THE CENTER SEEKING RESTROOMS, A SNACK, TO GET OUT OF THE HEAT, MAYBE THE COLD, GET DIRECTIONS AND OBVIOUSLY PROGRAMMING AND SWIMMING. THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO BUILD A MUCH LARGER REGIONAL FACILITY WITH A $100 MILLION PRICE TAG. THE PROJECT HAS SINCE BEEN REDUCED IN SCOPE WITH A $59 MILLION BUDGET. CURRENTLY WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IS ENOUGH TO BUILD BOTH THE POOL AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THEREFORE, WE ARE SEEKING ADDITIONAL FUNDING SO WE CAN REALLY BUILD ALL OF THIS ALL AT ONCE. IF SUCCESSFUL WITH THE GRANTS, WE MAY BE ABLE TO BUILD THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE POOL INCLUDING SOME OR ALL OF IT IN THE INITIAL PHASE. WE ARE AWARE THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME PROGRAM RESTRICTIONS FROM THE STATE AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE THAT MIGHT LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO APPLY FOR THE FULL 15 MILLION . WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL, AND WE HOPE TO BE AT 60% DESIGN BY SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR AND START CONSTRUCTION HOPEFULLY LATER IN 2026. THE NORTHWEST NATIVE CANOE CENTER IS IN SOUTH LAKE UNION. IT WILL SERVE AS A VITAL CULTURAL HUB CELEBRATING THE RICH MARITIME TRADITIONS OF SAILORS AND OTHER INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. IT ALIGNS TO HONORING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE, FOSTERING CULTURAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS-LED INITIATIVES. WE ARE WORKING WITH FAS TO LOOK AT THE BIDS THAT HAVE COME IN. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE EXTENDED THE BID TIMELINES ON THAT PROJECT AND WE HAVE INCLUDED THIS PROJECT BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE THE OPTION TO GO OUT FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING IF NEEDED. HERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE PROJECTS WE HOPE TO APPLY FOR FUNDING FOR. AND, A TIMELINE , SO MY GOAL ON THESE PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY THE FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROJECTS IS TO GET THOSE UNDER CONTRACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, HOPEFULLY SOONER THAN SUMMER OF 2026. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU. BEFORE I JUMP INTO MY QUESTIONS, I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES PROBABLY HAVE SOME, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILED INFORMATION AND WALKING US THROUGH THAT AND SO FORTH BUT I WILL DEFER TO -- I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS FIRST, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA THEN COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PRESENTATION AND YOU DID GET TO MY QUESTION. FIRST TEE, IS THAT NOT-FOR-PROFIT THE DOES GOLF LESSONS FOR LOW INCOME AND BIPOC KIDS? IS THAT THE SAME PROGRAM? >> IT OPERATES OUT OF THE BILL RIGHT COMPLEX AT JEFFERSON PARK SO YES, IT DOES, KIND OF LIKE A CLUB SPORT. >> YES, BUT I THINK IT PRIORITIZES LOW INCOME KIDS . THANK YOU. >> IT DOES, AND COUNCIL APPROVED FUNDING, THANK YOU FOR THE. IS A POOR A -- PARTICIPATORY BUDGET TO GO TO FIRST TEE AND FIRST KIDS. >> YES AND A LOT OF BIPOC KIDS NEED THAT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND FOR THE NEW LIST. THE MISSION AFTER HEARING THE NON-RECOMMENDED FOR SMITH COVE IS TO GET A RECOMMENDED FOR THE NORTHWEST NATIVE CANOE CENTER. AS MR. THORPE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE KNOWS, MY TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING WITH VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF PARKS AND WITH THE SOUTH LAKE UNION COMMUNITY AND WAS AS YOU NOTED, UNITED INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES AND OTHERS AND THE NATIVE COMMUNITY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THAT CONNECTION TO OUR PAST AND THAT , SO YOUR MISSION IS TO GET A RECOMMENDED ON THIS ONE. SO NO PRESSURE AFTER THE FAILURE OF SMITH COVE, YOU KNOW. I DO THINK ALL THE VARIOUS ENTITIES WITHIN PARKS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PIECES LIKE THE SOUTH LAKE UNION BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME UNDERLYING UTILITIES. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT MOVING PIECES TO THIS AS RELATES TO THE PARK AND THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE SOUTH LAKE UNION COMMUNITY AND THIS IN DOWNEY PARK AND CASCADE. THESE PARKS ARE SOMETHING WE WANT TO BUILD UP AND THIS IS A FANTASTIC WAY . THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS AND THAT IS YOUR MISSION IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT. >> AWESOME. A COUPLE QUESTIONS I HAD. THE FIRST IS A COMMENT. I'M HAPPY TO HEAR YOU'RE SHORTENING THE NINTH HOLE AT BILL RIGHT COMPLEX. I WAS HIT OVER THE FENCE SO TO HAVE IT SHORT I CAN USE A PITCHING WEDGE AND SON OF MY NINE BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO ASK YOU ALL IS HOW DO YOU -- HOW DID YOU ALL INTEGRATE SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU CHOSE TO WRITE GRANTS FOR WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME OF THE DENSITY IN PROPOSED PLACES WERE GOING TO BE INCREASING, PEOPLE, IS GOING TO INCREASE FOOT TRAFFIC AT PARKS AND SO FORTH. WAS THERE ANY OP CD OR WITH SEATTLE PARKS, ANY TYPE OF COLLABORATION THERE? >> NOT SO MUCH ON THE GRANT SELECTION. I DO LOOK AT THE METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT PLAN VERY CAREFULLY AND GO THROUGH EACH OF THOSE PROJECTS. EVERY NOW AND THEN THERE IS A PROJECT THAT COMES TO US FROM THE COMMUNITY AND BECOMES A PRIORITY IN THE COMMUNITY COMES TO YOU ALL FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THOSE CASES WHERE THOSE DO ELEVATE AND ARE NOT PART OF THE ACTUAL PLAN. YOU KNOW, I WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM TO TRY TO HELP SECURE THAT FUNDING BUT IT REALLY IS LOOKING AT OUR ASSET INVENTORY, LOOKING AT THE TIMING OF THE PROJECTS. TIMING IS REALLY KEY BECAUSE IF YOU APPLY TOO SOON, YOU'RE JUST NOT REALLY READY TO PUT IN THAT SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION. IF YOU APPLY TOO LATE IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR THE WHOLE GRANT PROCESS TO WORK THROUGH AND YOU COULD ACTUALLY PUSH THE PROJECT BACK A YEAR AND A HALF, MAYBE TWO YEARS, YOU END UP GETTING COST ESCALATIONS, SO IT IS A VERY OPPORTUNISTIC PROCESS IF I CAN BE CANDID YOU KNOW, REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON, FIGURING OUT WHAT COULD BE COMPETITIVE, TALKING TO CITY PLANNERS AND PROJECT MANAGERS TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY'RE AT, WHAT KIND OF OUTREACH THEY HAVE DONE, LOOKING AT COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS BECAUSE THAT IS A BIG DEAL FOR A LOT OF OUR FUNDERS. >> I WOULD JUST ADD TO THAT A LITTLE BIT UPSTREAM IS THAT THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PLAN THAT YOU ALL ADOPTED OUR UPDATE LAST YEAR DOES ALIGN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND SO I WOULD SAY MOSHE'S JOB IS MORE THE MATCHMAKER ONCE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED THAT HE IS TRYING TO LEVERAGE THOSE EFFORTS BUT UPSTREAM WE CERTAINLY ALIGN THROUGH THE BASE PLAN AND PARK ELEMENT AND COMP PLAN. >> NICE. NEXT WEEK WE ARE GETTING A PRESENTATION FROM DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS REGARDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE PIECE TO THE CITY AND HOW THAT ALIGNS WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND GROWTH AND HOW CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE PREPARING FOR THAT, AND I WAS CURIOUS OF IT AT ANY COORDINATION, AND IT DOES, SO YOU ALL ARE ON IT. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS AN OLD HAND ? COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A BUNCH OF ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS I WILL SAVE FOR AFTER THE VOTE BECAUSE THE PROJECTS HAVE MERIT. I THINK THE CANOE HOUSE IS ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS BEEN LONG STALLED AND WRAPPED UP AND RCO DRAMA FROM RECEIVING PAST GRANTS AND GREEN LAKE POOL , YOU KNOW, COLLEAGUES, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE THE PLAN RIGHT NOW IS TO PHASE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE GREEN LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH I THINK IS A VERY BAD IDEA . THIS GRANT WOULD ALLOW US TO UNFAZED THAT PROJECT SO WE HAVE THE ECONOMY OF SCALE OF BUILDING THE ENTIRE PLAN AT ONCE RATHER THAN HAVING TO REDEPLOY CONSTRUCTION MULTIPLE TIMES. WE ARE ABOUT $14 MILLION SHORT SO THIS WOULD COVER THAT AND SO I AM SUPPORTIVE HERE BUT I HAVE GOT MORE QUESTIONS AND WILL SAVE THOSE FOR ANOTHER DAY, THOUGH. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I SHOULD HAVE SAID EARLIER, SUPPORT THE PROJECTS HERE, SUPPORT FIRST TEE, SUPPORT THE IMPROVEMENTS AT THAT PARK. I WILL ALSO SAY THAT I WAS JUST WITH SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ AND JACOB THORPE FROM YOUR TEAM, WHO I SEE IN THE AUDIENCE AT OUR PATHWAYS PARK WHICH IS ACTUALLY IN THE DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENT. COLLEAGUES, THAT IS AN AMAZING PARK IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND, PLEASE DO SO AND I AM HAPPY TO SEE THAT THERE IS AN EFFORT TO DO AN INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND. THESE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUNDS PROVIDE ACCESS , WHICH ALL OUR PARKS SHOULD BE MOVING TOWARD , BUT IT IS COSTLY AND SO I AM REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT JUDKINS IS BEING RECOMMENDED OR AT LEAST BY YOU ALL FOR THIS GRANT AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL PREVAIL AT THE STATE LEVEL SO THAT WE CAN ALSO COMPLETE THAT PARK BECAUSE IT IS REALLY AN AMAZING PARK SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT ON THERE, ALONG WITH THE OTHER PROJECTS, SO THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES? REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THE PROJECTS. REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THE GROWTH IN THE CITY. I KNOW OUR PARKS GET USED A LOT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE, AS THEY SHOULD, I WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR TRIPPING OF THE FIELDS IN DIFFERENT PLACES OBVIOUSLY JUST BECAUSE OF THE RAIN THAT WE GET TO AND WANTING TO HAVE LIKE YEAR-ROUND ACCESS AND YOUTH FOR KIDS AND EVERYTHING SO IT -- JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT LIKE TO HEAR ME SAY TURF IN, BUT ONLY CERTAIN PLACES AND THEY USE COURT. THANK YOU ALL AND DEFINITELY THINK MY FAVORITE COUNCIL LIAISON JACOB THORPE BECAUSE I HAVE SOME REQUESTS FOR PARKS FOR YOU. SO YOU'RE MY FAVORITE TODAY. I'M JUST PLAYING. WITH THAT WE HAVE NO OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY AND IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING WILL ADJOURNED. THIS CONCLUDES FEBRUARY 12 MEETING OF PARKS PUBLIC UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR YOUR 26 AT 2:00 P.M. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IT IS 3:31 P.M. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED, THANK YOU.