>> THE JUNE 16th, 2026 MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER. I AM JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH, TOO PRESIDENT,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> BOARD MEMBER FOSTER?
>> HERE.
>> BOARD MEMBER JUAREZ?
BOARDMEMBER KETTLE ? BOARDMEMBER
LYNN ? BOARDMEMBER LINK? GOOD
MEMBER RIVERA ? BOARDMEMBER SAKA
? BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS ? BOARD
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. WE WILL
NOW PROCEED TO THE ELECTION OF
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE
PARKS DISTRICT BOARD. ARE THERE
ANY NOMINATIONS? I'M GOING TO
NOMINATE THE NAME OF BOARDMEMBER
JUAREZ. I'M GOING TO NOMINATE
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. MY
APOLOGIES. FOR BOARDMEMBER, FOR
PRESIDENT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
NOMINATIONS? SEEING NONE, THE
NAME BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ HAS BEEN
LACED DENOMINATIONS AS
PRESIDENT. HEARING NO FURTHER
NOMINATIONS, NOMINATIONS ARE NOW
CLOSED AND WE WILL PROCEED TO A
VOTE. THOSE IN FAVOR OF ELECTING
BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ AS PRESIDENT,
VOTE AYE, THOSE OPPOSED, VOTE
NO. EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY. I'M
JUST READING THROUGH THIS. THOSE
IN FAVOR OF ELECTING BOARDMEMBER
JUAREZ, PLEASE VOTE AYE.
>> WAIT, DOES THE CLERK CALLED
THE ROLE?
>> I THINK WE WILL TAKE ROLL.
>> I HAVE THIS IN MY SCRIPT AS
AYE AND NAY.
>> I'M SORRY. BOARDMEMBER
FOSTER? BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ?
BOARDMEMBER KETTLE? BOARDMEMBER
RINCK? BOARDMEMBER SAKA?
BOARDMEMBER STRAUSS ? BOARD
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH ?
>> YES.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> AWESOME, THE AYE'S HABIT,
AND BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ IS
ELECTED. FOR THE RECORD,
BOARDMEMBER LIN IS PRESENT. WE
ARE NOW GOING TO PROCEED TO THE
ELECTION OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
FOR THE SEATTLE PARKS DISTRICT.
ARE THERE NOMINATIONS? PAST
PRACTICE HAS BEEN THAT THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE PARSE COMMITTEE
WOULD SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT.
SO I'M GOING TO NOMINATE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS ON THE
FLOOR? AWESOME. BOARDMEMBER
KETTLE HAS BEEN PLACED AS VICE
PRESIDENT. HEARING NO FURTHER
NOMINATIONS, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
BOARDMEMBER KETTLE AS VICE
CHAIR?
>> BOARD MEMBER FOSTER?
BOARDMEMBER JUAREZ? BOARDMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> AYE .
>> BOARDMEMBER RINCK?
BOARDMEMBER SAKA ? BOARDMEMBER
STRAUSS ? BOARDMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> AWESOME, WE HAVE A NEW PARKS
DISTRICT PRESIDENT, BOARDMEMBER
JUAREZ, AND A NEW VICE CHAIR,
BOARDMEMBER KETTLE . ALL I KNOW
IS THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT WANT
TO MOVE INTO THE SEAT, SO SHE
WILL START THE MEETING AND
RUNNING FROM HER CHAIR,
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
FORMER PRESIDENT, NOW THAT I AM
PRESIDENT. I WILL GO AHEAD WITH
THE MEETING. LET'S MOVE ON THE
AGENDA TO APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF THE
NOVEMBER 21st, 2025 SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT MEETING ARE APPROVED.
HEARING AND SEEING NO
OBJECTIONS, THE MINUTES ARE
APPROVED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES? MOVING ON THE PUBLIC
COMMENT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
MADAM CLERK.
>> WE HAVE TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS,
ONLY ONE IS PRESENT, THEN WE
WILL DOUBLE CHECK. RIGHT NOW
THERE IS NO IN PERSON, BUT WE
WILL CHECK AFTER THEREABOUT
SPEAKER.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THE TWO
MINUTES EACH FOR THE TWO REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY, OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS PETER RAY VOGEL .
PETER, ONCE WE ALLOW YOU TO
SPEAK, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX .
YOU CAN NOW PRESS STAR SIX .
>> I DON'T SEE PETER'S TILE.
>> PETER, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE
STILL MUTED. CAN YOU PRESS STAR
SIX? OKAY, WHILE WE ARE WAITING,
I AM GOING TO CHECK OUR IN
PERSON SPEAKERS. WE HAVE NO IN
PERSON SPEAKERS. WE WILL TRY ONE
MORE TIME TO UNMUTE PETER.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T SEE
PETER'S TILE.
>> I THINK I FINALLY GOT IN. DID
I FINALLY GET IN?
>> YES, YOU ARE IN.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT, I WAS
PUNCHING THE WRONG KEYPAD, I
GUESS.
>> GO AHEAD, PETER.
>> YOU GUYS CAN HEAR ME JUST
FINE?
>> TWO MINUTES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF
THE SEATTLE PARKS DISTRICT
BOARD. MY NAME IS PETER BRIAN
VOGEL, AND I AM A RESIDENT OF
THE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD IN SEATTLE.
THE PARTNER PROJECT FOR THE
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION, WE
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT WITH THE DECLARATION
THAT YOU SIGNED AT THE RECENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING I ATTENDED.
I HOPE YOU'LL RECEIVE MY INVITE
TO THE 55th ANNIVERSARY HIKE IN
FOR SEPTEMBER 12. I'M HERE
TODAY TO REMIND THE BOARD THERE
IS A LOCAL AND REGIONAL BICYCLE
FACILITY MANAGED BY THE PARKS
AND RECREATION. ONE OF THE FIRST
TRAIL CONVERSIONS 50 YEARS AGO.
UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS NOT
RECEIVED ADEQUATE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT FUNDING FOR THE
NORTHERNMOST FOUR MILES OF THE
TRAIL. THIS CRITICAL STRETCH
SUFFERS FROM YEARS OF DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE. WE ARE FACING
SEVERE RED INTRUSIONS, CRUMBLING
ASPHALT, AND INADEQUATE
DRAINAGE. THESE ARE NO LONGER
MINOR INCONVENIENCES, THEY ARE
ACTIVE SAFETY HAZARDS. IN THE
WINTER MONTHS, POOR DRAINAGE IS
A DANGEROUS POOLING AND BLACK
EYES, LEAVING THE TRAIL UNSAFE
FOR WHEELED USERS INCLUDING
CHILDREN AND ELDERLY RESIDENTS.
THE CHAIR HANGING OVERRUN BY
VEGETATION IS OFTEN FILLED WITH
WATER. PATCHWORK MAINTENANCE IS
NO LONGER ENOUGH. WE NEED A
CONFERENCE OF CAPITAL UPGRADES,
REPAVING MODERN BARRIERS,
STRUCTURAL FIXES, AND
DEMARCATION. THE SEATTLE PARKS
DISTRICT HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY
AND RESEARCH TO FIND A CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. PLEASE DO
NOT LET THE NORTH END OF THE
TRAIL DETERIORATE FURTHER. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COMMITMENT
TO A SAFER SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S OUR ONLY
SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, THANK
YOU, PETER. WITH THAT BEING
SAID, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW CLOSED, AND THANK YOU,
PETER, FOR CALLING IN. LET'S
MOVE ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT UPDATE. THE 2025
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL
PERFORMANCE FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. WHY DON'T WE HAVE
OUR PRESENTERS COME UP AND I
WILL LET YOU GET YOURSELF
SITUATED AND YOU CAN INTRODUCE
YOURSELF. I'M GOING TO DO A
BRIEF OVERVIEW FOR MY COLLEAGUES
IN THE VIEWING PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT
WE ARE ABOUT TO HEAR TODAY.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA TODAY , THE FIRST ITEM ON
THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION ON
THE 2025 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
OVERVIEW. THIS ITEM IS BROKEN
INTO THREE SECTIONS. THERE IS
THE ANNUAL REPORT OVERVIEW, THE
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW, AND THE
ANNUAL REPORT CONTEST WITH FOUR
SUBCATEGORIES, OR FOUR
SUBSECTIONS. WHICH IS HEALTHY
PEOPLE, THRIVING ENVIRONMENT,
VIBRANT COMMUNITY, AND BUILDING
FOR THE FUTURE. THE SECOND ITEM,
WHICH IS IN YOUR POWERPOINT, I
THINK IT IS 25 PAGES, ON THE
AGENDA, A PRESENTATION OF THE
PROPOSED PARK DISTRICT
RESOLUTION 79. THIS RESOLUTION
INCREASES NON-CAPITAL AND
CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS IN THE
2026 DISTRICT BUDGET FROM THE $3
MILLION UNDERSTAND IN THE 2025
BUDGET. SO THE $3 MILLION
UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND WILL
BREAK IT DOWN TO US INTO CAPITAL
AND PROGRAMMING. AGAIN, AS I
STATED, YOUR PRESENTATION OR
YOUR POWERPOINT IS 25 PAGES.
WITH THAT, I EXPECT A VOTE ON
THE RESOLUTION TODAY. I WILL LET
YOU GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES FOR THE RECORD. GOOD
TO SEE YOU, MICHELLE.
>> MICHELLE FINNEGAN, INTERIM
SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION.
>> I'M JUST A HELLYER, POLICY
ADVISER WITH PARKS AND
RECREATION.
>> AND KARINA, CENTRAL STAFF.
>> WITH THAT, YOU GUYS WANT TO
LET THEM GET THROUGH THEIR
PRESENTATION AND ASK QUESTIONS?
CAN WE DO THAT? OKAY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, THANKS FOR
MAKING TIME FOR US THIS
AFTERNOON. AS BOARD PRESIDENT
JUAREZ SHARED, WE ARE GOING TO
PRESENT SOME INFORMATION ALIGNED
WITH OUR 2025 ANNUAL REPORT,
WHICH WE ACTUALLY HAVE HARD
COPIES FRESH OFF THE PRINTERS
FOR YOU TODAY. THEY ARE ALSO
AVAILABLE ONLINE. I'M GOING TO
DO THE FIRST KIND OF HIGH-LEVEL
SLIDES, THEN JUSTIN IS GOING TO
WALK YOU THROUGH THE ANNUAL
REPORT PART, BECAUSE HE PROJECT
MANAGED THAT FOR OUR DEPARTMENT.
SO WE ARE EXCITED TO HEAR FROM
HIM NEXT. AS PRESIDENT JUAREZ
SAID, ARE TWO AGENDA ITEMS ARE
BRIEFING ON THE FINANCIAL
PERFORMANCE, AND THEN WE WILL GO
ON TO TALK ABOUT THIS
RESOLUTION, 79. NEXT SLIDE. FOR
ITEM ONE, WE ARE GOING TO
PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT ON SPR'S
APPROACH TO REPORTING AND
PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK. WE WILL
THEN SUMMARIZE YEAR-END
FINANCIALS AND PROVIDE
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE 2025 ANNUAL
REPORT. WE WILL END WITH A
REMINDER OF HOW WE STAY
ACCOUNTABLE AND HOW WE ARE
LOOKING AHEAD. BUT BEFORE WE
JUMP IN, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE COVERING
2025, SO REALLY THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS OF DECEMBER
31st, SO WE ARE GOING TO ASK YOU
TO DO A LITTLE TIME TRAVEL BACK
WITH US TO THE END OF LAST YEAR,
AS YOU HEAR PROGRESS, YOU MAY
HAVE HEARD CAPITAL PROJECTS IN
THE DIFFERENT STATE RECENTLY.
BUT WE ARE REALLY TALKING ABOUT
FROM THE 2025 PERSPECTIVE. SO
JUST A HEADS UP ON THAT. NEXT
SLIDE. AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE
REALLY EXCITED AT THE THE HAVE
JUST PUBLISHED OUR ANNUAL
REPORTS . WE HAVE PRODUCED
ANNUAL REPORTS SINCE 2015 . THIS
IS IN PART OF OUR ENHANCED
ACCOUNTABILITY ADOPTED
CONCURRENT WITH THE CREATION OF
THE SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT. THE
REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORTING
IN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE PARK
DISTRICT, BUT RECOGNIZING THE
INTERDEPENDENCIES OF OUR FUNDING
SOURCES WITH THE CYCLE TWO PLAN,
WE MOVED TO REPORTING
COMPETENTLY ACROSS ALL OF OUR
FUNDS AND ALL OF OUR LINE OF
BUSINESS . IN ORDER TO TELL YOU
ABOUT WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED
WITH OUR FULL BUDGET, NOT JUST
WITH PARK DISTRICT DOLLARS. WE
HAVE RELEASED BOTH A NARRATIVE
REPORT DETAILING OUR SUCCESS
STORIES, AND A DETAILED
FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE
APPENDIX THAT REPORTS BUDGET TO
ACTUALS AND KEY PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS VERSUS THEIR GOALS.
OUR PARK , OUR BOARD OF PARKS
AND RECREATION COMMISSIONERS
PLAY KEY ROLE IN REVIEWING
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE, WITH A
SUBCOMMITTEE DEDICATED TO THIS
WORK. WE APPRECIATE THE BOARD
PARTNERSHIP AND THEY HAVE
WRITTEN A LETTER THAT IS
INCLUDED IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT.
SO, THIS ANNUAL REPORT MARKS THE
HALFWAY POINT OF CYCLE TWO, WITH
THAT, WE HAD SOME REVIEW OF OUR
KEY THEMES . AS YOU KNOW, CYCLE
TWO ADDED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES
TO MANY OF OUR LINES OF
BUSINESSES, AND WE ARE COMMITTED
TO EXPANDING THE PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES AS WELL AS OUR CAPITAL
PROJECT DELIVERY. OVERARCHING
WAY THROUGH THIS ANNUAL REVIEW
AND REPORT, WE FOUND THAT WE ARE
DELIVERING AT OR ABOVE OUR
SERVICE GOALS FOR THE MAJORITY
OF OUR OPERATING INVESTMENTS IN
OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS ON TRACK TO
MEET OUR CYCLE TWO, I'M SORRY,
YES, OUR CYCLE TWO GOALS. NEXT
SLIDE. EACH YEAR WE ALSO INCLUDE
A HIGH-LEVEL SUMMARY OF OUR SPR
FINANCIALS. THIS VISUAL
SUMMARIZES THE ADOPTED BUDGET,
WHICH, FOR 2025, IS
APPROXIMATELY 344 MILLION ON
BOTH THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL
SIDE. ABOUT 75% OF THAT IS ON
THE OPERATING SIDE, AND 25% IS
ON THE CAPITAL SIDE. AS WE WILL
SHOW YOU IN THE NEXT SLIDE,
WHERE WE ENDED THE YEAR, BUT
JUST TO BE CLEAR. IN ADDITION TO
OUR GENERAL FUND AND IN PD
RESOURCES, WHICH ARE ALMOST
EQUAL IN TERMS OF THE SUPPORT OF
SERVICES, WE ALSO HAVE THE PARK
FUND ON OUR OPERATING SIDE THAT
HIS PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE,
WHICH IS WHERE OUR EARNED
REVENUES GO. WE HAVE A LIKE
AMOUNT OF EXPENSES AND REVENUES,
ON THAT. AND ON THE CAPITAL
SIDE, OUR OTHER BIG PRIMARY
FUNDING SOURCE. NEXT SLIDE. THIS
IS ARE VERY DETAILED SLIDE . I
AM OUT OF ORDER IN MY NOTES. I
WILL GET THERE. SORRY. THANK
YOU. WITH THE OVERALL BUDGET
CONTEXT IN MIND, THIS SLIDE
TAKES A DEEPER DIVE INTO OUR
2025 YEAR IN , COMPARING THE
REVISED BUDGET TO ACTUAL
SPENDING , WITH OUR OPERATING
LINES OF BUSINESSES AT THE TOP
AND ARE CAPITALIZED BELOW. ON
THE OPERATING SIDE WE SAW A
CONTINUATION OF A CITYWIDE
HIRING FREEZE AND EXPECTATIONS
TO MANAGE AN INTERNAL SAVINGS
GOAL REQUIRED IN 2025. WITH THAT
IN MIND, YOU CAN SEE THE OVERALL
WE ARE ABOUT $263 MILLION SPENT,
OR ABOUT 94% OF OUR TOTAL BUDGET
RESULTING IN ABOUT A $16 MILLION
UNDERSTAND. FOR THE GENERAL
FUND, THE SAVINGS REQUIREMENT I
MENTIONED WAS ABOUT 3.2 MILLION,
WHICH WE ACHIEVED . IN ADDITION,
WE CARRIED FORWARD A LITTLE OVER
$2 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND FOR
SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROGRAM,
THAT IS A MULTIYEAR INVESTMENT,
SO WE PLAN TO CARRY THAT
FORWARD. THAT IS PROVIDING A
PILOT ON RESTROOM ATTENDANCE
PROVIDED BY THE SEATTLE
CONSERVATION CORPS RIGHT NOW AT
CAL ANDERSON PARK. THE REMAINING
1.6 MILLION BACK TO THE GENERAL
FUND, MOSTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE
HIRING FREEZE. FOR THE PARK
FUND, WHERE REVENUE COVERS A
COMMENSURATE AMOUNT OF EXPENSES,
WE ANTICIPATE THE $8 MILLION
REVENUE SHORTFALL, WHICH IS
COVERED BY AN AMOUNT OF EXPENSE
SAVINGS. FINALLY, THE MPD SAW
SIMILAR UNDER SPEND IN OUR
GENERAL FUND, FOR THE SAME
REASONS. WITH THAT, WE ARE
PROPOSING TO UTILIZE THE SAVINGS
IN TWO WAYS. ONE IS TO ADDRESS
AN UPCOMING ANNUAL WAGE INCREASE
RETRO PAYMENT, WHICH IS SIMILAR
TO HOW WE HANDLED THE LAST ONE
IN 2024 , AND THE REMAINING $3
MILLION AS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
REFERENCED, THAT WE ARE
PROPOSING TO RE-APPROPRIATE FOR
CURRENT PRIORITIES. MOVING TO
THE CAPITAL SIDE, AS YOU ALL
KNOW, OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM IS
LARGE AND COMPLEX, WITH MORE
THAN 500 ACTIVE PROJECTS ACROSS
VARIOUS LINES OF BUSINESS. AS
YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE SPENT ABOUT
$93 MILLION IN 2025, LEAVING
APPROXIMATELY 218 MILLION IN
CARRYFORWARD. OF THIS AMOUNT,
THE MPD ACCOUNTS FOR OVER HALF
OF IT, REMAINING AMOUNTS ARE A
MIX OF PARK FUND BACKED BY GREAT
AUTHORITY, THINGS LIKE THAT.
GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY OF OUR CIP,
AND RECOGNIZING THE PROJECTS
SPAN MULTIPLE YEARS ACROSS
FISCAL YEARS, SPR PROVIDES A
DETAILED INFORMATION AND A CIP
CARRYFORWARD MEMO AS PART OF OUR
ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. WE
SUBMITTED THAT THE COUNCIL LAST
WEEK AS PART OF OUR 2026 OPPOSED
BUDGET, AND THAT WILL TRANSIT TO
YOU GUYS IN SEPTEMBER AS PART OF
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL. THIS NEXT
SLIDE DETAILS WHAT YOU WILL
OFFICIALLY CONSIDER IN
RESOLUTION 59, BUT AS WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT CARRYFORWARD, WE
THOUGHT WE WOULD WALK YOU
THROUGH THE DETAILS OF OUR
PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME. YOU WILL
EXPERIENCE THIS PROPOSAL BOTH
WEARING YOUR PARKS DISTRICT HATS
TODAY, AND ON THE CITY COUNCIL
SIDE BEFORE WE WOULD EVER SPEND
THE AUTHORITY THE YOU ARE
CONSIDERING TODAY. SO, OF THE $3
MILLION, ABOUT HALF WE ARE
PROPOSING TO SUPPORT OUR POOL
RENOVATION PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM
HAS HAD TO ABSORB SOME UNPLANNED
EXPENSES TO MAKE STRUCTURAL
REPAIRS TO THE ROOF AT MEDGAR
EVERS POOL, AND TO REPAIR THE
UNDERGROUND PIPING SYSTEM AT
QUEEN ANNE'S POOL, WHICH IS
LEAKING. THIS INVESTMENT MAKES
THE PROGRAM WHOLE, WHICH IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR POOLS ARE
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ARE
AGING. THE NEXT PROPOSAL IS
RELATED TO THE CULTURAL STAGE AT
RAINIER BEACH, WHICH HAS
SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN
LATE NOVEMBER, 2024. THE CYCLONE
STORM WHERE A TREE FELL ON IT
AND DAMAGED THE ROOF. THIS
HAPPENED SOON AFTER IT WAS
BUILT, AND THE LOSS DISRUPTED
THE ENHANCED VISION FOR
COMMUNITY EVENTS AT THE PARK.
THIS FUNDING WOULD SUPPORT A
REPLACEMENT OF THE CULTURAL
STAGE ROOF. THE NEXT PROPOSAL IS
RELATED TO OUR DRAFT RACQUET
SPORTS STRATEGY. WHILE WE
CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH
COMMUNITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THIS STRATEGY, WITH ADDITIONAL
MEETINGS BEING SCHEDULED NEXT
WEEK, THIS PROPOSED INVESTMENT
WOULD SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION
ONCE THE STRATEGY IS FINALIZED.
THAT COULD BE THINGS LIKE MOVING
UPCOURT RESURFACING TO ADDRESS
GOALS OF 2027. THE NEXT PROPOSAL
RELATES TO OUR CHILD CARE
LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. THEY
HAVE BEEN UPDATED BY THE STATE
TO REQUIRE VOICE-ACTIVATED FIRE
SYSTEMS FOR ALL NEW LICENSING
PROGRAMS. FOR SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION, THAT IS BEEN
TRIGGERED WITH OUR IMPROVEMENTS
AT SOME OF OUR RECENT COMMUNITY
CENTERS SUCH AS HIAWATHA AND
SOUTH PARK, AS WELL AS THIS, WE
CONSIDER NEW PROVIDERS SUCH AS
OUR SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AT
YES FOR. FINALLY, IN AN EFFORT
TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO FEE-BASED
PROGRAMS, WE ARE PROPOSING
$200,000 ADDITIONALLY TO SUPPORT
RECREATION SCHOLARSHIPS . THAT
IS ABOUT A 50% INCREASE OVER
WHAT IS AVAILABLE THIS YEAR. AS
I MENTIONED, YOU WOULD CONSIDER
THESE MORE OFFICIALLY AS WE MOVE
AND ITEM TWO, BUT I WANTED TO
WALK YOU THROUGH THAT AS WE ARE
CONSIDERING THIS CARRYFORWARD
TOPIC. WITH THAT, SINCE THERE
ARE NO QUESTIONS, I WILL PASS IT
OVER TO JUSTIN.
>> LET'S HOLD APPEAR, BEFORE WE
MOVE ON. ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS
POINT? NOT SEEING ANY, I DO HAVE
A QUICK QUESTION. ON THE RACQUET
SPORTS , THE 600,000, IS THAT
FOR PICKLE BALL ?
>> IT IS TO SUPPORT
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RACQUET
SPORTS STRATEGY. SO IT COULD DO
SUPPORT RESURFACING FOR PICKLE
BALL, TENNIS, IT COULD BE
IMPROVING FENCING, IT COULD BE
IMPROVING LIGHTING, COULD BE
DOING DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT IT
IS RELATED TO THE STRATEGY.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE OUTDOOR
BASKETBALL COURTS?
>> SO THERE IS A COURT PROGRAM,
THAT IS A REGULAR BASELINE
INVESTMENT. SO THAT CONTINUES,
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY AN
ADDITIONAL AD FOR RACQUET
SPORTS. THE PROPOSED.
>> IC, RACQUET. GOT IT. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE
ON? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAS A
QUESTION. OH, VICE PRESIDENT.
AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, THERE
SHE IS. SORRY ABOUT THAT. GO
AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> VICE PRESIDENT .
>> VICE PRESIDENT.
>> I JUST WANTED TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
THE UPDATE RELATED TO POOL
RESERVATION, RENOVATIONS. AND
RESERVATIONS. WHICH ARE IMPACTED
BY THE NEED FOR RENOVATIONS. THE
QUEEN AND POOL PIECE IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. EVERY DAY, NOT EVERY
DAY, BUT TWO DAYS TO GO IN THE
MORNING AT A COFFEE SHOP, I'M
GETTING ASKED ABOUT THE POOL FOR
A HOST OF REASONS. WITH YOUNG
PEOPLE, PRIMARILY THE KIDS WHO
ARE TAKING LESSONS. SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS BEING ON HERE IN
TERMS OF THE CARRYFORWARD, AND
HAVING IT , TO BE FRANK, AT THE
TOP OF THE LIST. BECAUSE IT IS ,
PARTICULARLY WITH THE MEDGAR
EVERS POOL, SOMETHING THAT
REALLY NEEDS TO BE MOVED
FORWARD. I'M ASSUMING
EVERYTHING IS MAINTAINING ITS
TIMETABLE. OKAY.
>> WE ARE MOVING FORWARD AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE ON THAT
REPAIR.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANTED
TO GO BACK TO SLIDE SEVEN,
PLEASE. OKAY, SORRY, MAYBE IT
WAS SIX. MAYBE I WROTE DOWN THE
WRONG NUMBER. OKAY, I THINK THIS
IS WHERE MAYBE, OH. OKAY. AT
SOME POINT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
THE PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING AND
THE BATHROOMS. I THINK I HAVE
WRITTEN DOWN THE WRONG SLIDE
NUMBER HERE, SO THAT IS MY
POLICY. THANK YOU, HERE WE ARE.
SO, CAN YOU JUST GO BACK TO THAT
A LITTLE BIT, AND SPEAK TO THE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROCESS
, AND JUST HOW YOU GOT OF THE
PRIORITIZATION? I ASK BECAUSE WE
JUST HAD A COMMUNITY GROUP ASK
US , WHO CURRENTLY HAS SOME
SHORT-TERM BUDGETING RESOURCES
FOR BATHROOM MAINTENANCE, AND WE
WERE INQUIRING ABOUT WHETHER
THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE FUNDS
MOVING FORWARD. SO I WANTED TO
HEAR MORE ABOUT THE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING AND
BATHROOM MAINTENANCE IN
PARTICULAR.
>> GREAT QUESTIONS, THANK YOU. I
WILL GET MY YEARS WRONG, BECAUSE
I AM ALWAYS IN BUDGET YEARS,
WHICH IS THE WRONG YEAR. I
BELIEVE 2024 WAS WHEN THE
CURRENT INVESTMENT IN
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING FOR US
WAS PUT IN PLACE IN OUR BUDGET.
AND IT WAS THE ENTIRE AMOUNT,
WHICH IS ABOUT $6 MILLION . YES.
WAS PLACED ON THE OPERATING SIDE
OF OUR BUDGET. EVERY YEAR WE ARE
NOT SPENDING THE ENTIRE AMOUNT.
IT IS LIKE A THREE OR FOUR YOUR
PROGRAM THAT WE ARE PILOTING
PERIODS OF THE DIFFERENTIAL, WE
NEED TO CARRY FORWARD INTO THE
NEXT YEAR. SO, AS WE LOOK AT,
AND THE WAY IT ALIGNS WITH THIS
SLIDE IS IF YOU LOOK ON THE
OPERATING LINES OF BUSINESS
WHERE WE SHOW OUR TOTAL PERCENT
SPENCE, 94%. THAT IS BECAUSE WE
INTENTIONALLY WERE KNOWING THAT
WE WERE GOING TO NEED TO CARRY
FORWARD SOME OF THE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING FUNDS
INTO THE NEXT YEAR. AND WE ARE
CARRYING FORWARD, I HAVE IT IN
MY NOTES , ABOUT $2.1 MILLION OF
THAT. IS CARRIED FORWARD FROM
2025 TO 2026. PRIMARILY WE HAVE
BEEN PILOTING AT CAL ANDERSON
PARK, TO DATE, AND WE PLAN TO
ADD A SECOND SITE WHICH WE OPEN
THIS WEEK AT FREEWAY PARK, WITH
THE EVENTUAL INTENT THAT IT WILL
MOVE WHEN THAT RESTROOM OPENS.
THAT IS OUR PLAN.
>> AND YOU JUST HANDLED MY
QUESTION, ACTUALLY, I WOULD BE
CURIOUS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
HAVING A, AS WELL. BUT DO YOU
ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO
CONTINUE THE SUPPORT FOR FREEWAY
PARK PASS, I WANT TO SAY I
THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SHORT-TERM,
LIKE TO THE END OF THIS YEAR FOR
2026. IS THE CURRENT PLAN TO
HAVE THAT CARRYFORWARD AND
CONTINUE THE BATHROOM SUPPORT AT
FREEWAY PARK IN 2027 AND BEYOND?
>> SO, THE SECOND SITE WE HAD
PLANNED AND HAD BEEN APPROVED IS
THE RESTROOMS THAT ARE NOT YET
OPEN . IT IS A PARTNERSHIP DOWN
THERE TO OPEN THAT SITE. SO WE
ARE, IN THE INTERIM, USING THOSE
FUNDS TO SUPPORT ACCESS AT
FREEWAY PARK. SO IT IS AN
INTERIM STRATEGY.
>> UNDERSTOOD, THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION. SO IT IS THE
FUNDS THAT ARE NOT YET
AVAILABLE, EXCUSE ME, THE FUNDS
THAT ARE NOT BEING APPLIED
BECAUSE THERE IS MORE WORK THAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN SO THERE IS
CURRENTLY APPLYING THOSE FUNDS
TO FREEWAY, SO FUTURE SUPPORT
FOR FREEWAY AS WE GET THE HING
HAY SITE UP AND RUNNING. OKAY,
THANK YOU. I HAVE MORE, BUT I
WILL DO THEM VIA FOLLOW-UP EMAIL
AND COMMUNICATION. SO I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE
PILOT AT FREEWAY, OR THE
TEMPORARY SUPPORT AT FREEWAY.
AND I WANT TO ALSO MAKE SURE
THAT IF THAT IS SUCCESSFUL, THAT
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SUPPORT ITS CONTINUED SUCCESS,
AND CERTAINLY WOULD NEVER WANT
TO TAKE AWAY FROM HING HAY AND
THE RESTROOM ACCESS NEEDED
THERE. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
TALKING ABOUT SOME CREATIVE
OPTIONS.
>> YES, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WELL
WITH THE FRIENDS OF FREEWAY PARK
, TOO, ON THE PLANS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU,
CHAIR, PRESIDENT. APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER .
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> I WANT TO THANK BOARDMEMBER
FOSTER. I WAS AT FREEWAY PARK
LAST WEEK AND I SAW THE
CONSTRUCTION ON THE RESTROOM,
THEY WERE PUTTING UP TEMPORARY
DOORS AND SO FORTH. THERE'S A
LOT OF DIFFERENT PIECES TO
FREEWAY PARK, AND A FEW PIECES
THAT WE WILL LOOK TO FOLLOW UP
WORKING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER EMMA BECAUSE THE 50th
ANNIVERSARY OF JIM ELLIS IS
HISTORIC. ALL OF THE ABOVE. IT
HAS ITS CHALLENGES. SO I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT UP.
BOARDMEMBER FOSTER. AND THE
FOLLOW-UP ON THAT.
>> HAPPY TO. WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT EVENT IN AUGUST,
AS WELL.
>> HEY, MICHELLE, CAN YOU MOVE
YOUR MICROPHONE UP CLOSER? THE
OTHER QUESTION I WANTED ASK YOU,
IF IT TRIGGERS ANY PTSD ABOUT
HING HAY, I, AGAIN, DON'T WANT
TO GO AND HOW LONG I'VE BEEN
HERE, BUT HAVE WE NOT SETTLED
THE ISSUE WITH THE BATHROOM,
WITH SHARING IT WITH THE HING
HAY PARK IN THE BATHROOM?
>> SETTLED IS SETTLED. THEY ARE
FINISHING THEIR CONSTRUCTION, TO
WHICH WE THEN START THE
TENTATIVE IMPROVEMENTS. WHICH IS
WHY IN THE INTERIM WE ARE
REALLOCATING THOSE RESOURCES TO
FREEWAY PARK.
>> THAT IS EIGHT YEARS IN THE
MAKING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WE ARE
ON PAGE 11, CORRECT? THANK YOU
FOR BOLDING THE STUFF THAT YOU
HAVE FEATURED IN TODAY'S
PRESENTATION SO WE CAN --
>> YEAH, I'M EXCITED TO GIVE
YOU A PREVIEW OF OUR 2025 ANNUAL
REPORT. WE ANALYZED IT AROUND
OUR CORE THEMES OF THRIVING
ENVIRONMENT AND A SECTION ON
CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT. AND, AS OUR
PRESIDENT JUST MENTIONED, THE
ITEM, THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE WHOLE
REPORT. ON THE ITEMS THAT ARE
BOLDED , LAWYER TELLING YOU
ABOUT TODAY. A REMINDER OF WHAT
THE SUPERINTENDENT JUST SHARED,
THAT WE ARE REPORTING 2025
PROGRESS, SO GENERALLY ANY DATA
WE ARE SHOWING YOU IS WHAT WE
HAPPENED BETWEEN JANUARY AND
DECEMBER 21st OF LAST YEAR. AND
GIVING YOU THEIR STATUS AS A
LAST YEAR. IN A FEW CASES THERE
IS SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS SINCE
THAT WE WILL POINT OUT TO YOU.
SO, JUST TO GET STARTED, ON OUR
ATHLETIC FIELDS, ALL OVER THE
CITY, SEATTLE RESIDENTS COME
TOGETHER THROUGH SPORTS AND
ATHLETICS, AND OUR FIELDS AND
PROGRAMS ARE A KEY PART OF THAT.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION SCHEDULES BOTH
OUR OWN FIELDS AND ALL OF THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL FIELDS
THROUGH THE A JOINT USE
AGREEMENT. ACROSS THE FIELDS, WE
SCHEDULED MORE THAN 250,000
HOURS OF FIELD TIME IN THE 2025.
FOR MORE THAN 250 GROUPS. THESE
ARE KIND OF OUR OWN YOUTH
ATHLETICS PROGRAMS. SCHOOL TEAMS
AND COMMUNITY USERS, LIKE THE
AGE OF PROGRAM PICTURED HERE. IF
YOU DO THE MATH, THAT REPRESENTS
700 HOURS OF SCHEDULED FIELD
TIME EVERY DAY ACROSS THE CITY,
SO THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING. AND
WE KEEP WORKING ON WAYS TO GET
MORE FOLKS AND NEWLY EMERGING
USERS ON OUR FIELDS. WE UPDATED
OUR FIELD SCHEDULING POLICY, SO
THAT AS NEW FIELD TIME COMES
ONLINE, WE PRIORITIZE NEWLY
EMERGING USERS IN SPORTS. IN
WHICH YOU, AS ALWAYS, WE HAVE
CONTINUED A RECENT TRADITION OF
KEEPING 10 FIELDS UNSCHEDULED
FOR WINTER AND SUMMER, FOR DROP
IN USE AND SPONTANEOUS PLAY. TO
MAKE SURE THESE FIELDS ARE IN
PLAYABLE CONDITION, WE ARE IN A
CONTINUAL CYCLE OF ASSET
MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE SYSTEM. IN
CYCLE TWO, WE SET GOALS AROUND
WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IN TERMS OF
CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND ASSET
MANAGEMENT FOR OUR ATHLETIC
FIELDS. IN THAT 2023 TO 2028
PERIOD. SO WE SET A GOAL TO
REPLACE 8 TO 10 SYNTHETIC TURF
FIELDS, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW,
EVERY 10 OR SO YEARS ARTIFICIAL
TURF FIELD HAS TO UNDERGO MAJOR
RENOVATIONS. SO WE SET A GOAL OF
REPLACING EIGHT TO 10 FIELDS BY
2028. WE COMPLETED THREE OF
THOSE IN 2025 FOR A CYCLE TO
DATE TOTAL OF EIGHT. WE ARE
CONFIDENT IN REACHING THAT GOAL.
WE SET A GOAL TO CONVERT TWO NEW
FIELDS TO ARTIFICIAL TURF, SO
TAKING GRASS FIELDS AND MAKING
THEM ARTIFICIAL TURF FOR THE
FIRST TIME. THOSE ARE GOING TO
BE SOUTHPARK AND SOUNDVIEW, SO
IN THE WORLD OF , IN THE TIME
MACHINE WORLD OF THIS REPORT,
THEY WERE IN CONSTRUCTION. AS
YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE SINCE COME
TO COMPLETION. SO WE ARE HEADING
THAT TARGET AS WELL. AND WE ARE
ALSO COMMITTED TO A NEWLY
ESTABLISHED GOAL, RENOVATING,
CONVERTING SEVEN INFIELDS. THINK
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL INFIELDS.
FOUR ARE DONE SO FAR, TWO OF
THOSE WERE AT BALLARD IN 2025.
AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT
WHEN WE DO THESE KINDS OF FIELD
CONVERSIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS, IT
OPENS UP NEW PLAYTIME THAT WE
DID NOT HAVE BEFORE. SO IF YOU
PUT ARTIFICIAL TURF ON A FIELD,
IT GETS YOU MORE WINTERTIME
PLAY, IF YOU PUT LIGHTS AND
GETTING MORE EVENING PLAY, SO
BOTH AT SOUNDVIEW AND SOUTHPARK,
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK TO TRY
TO CONNECT COMMUNITY USERS AND
NEWLY EMERGING SPORTS TO THAT
FIELD TIME. WE ARE EXCITED TO
TELL YOU ABOUT THAT AS THEY
ROLLOUT IN 2026. LOOKING AT OUR
PROGRAMMING , LIFELONG
RECREATION IS OUR PROGRAMMING
FOR OLDER ADULTS, 50 AND ABOVE.
THE PROGRAM CELEBRATED ITS 50th
YEAR THIS YEAR, SO IT'S FINALLY
OLD ENOUGH TO GO TO ITS OWN
PROGRAMS. AS YOU KNOW, AS PARKS,
WE OPERATE SENIOR CENTERS OR
SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS THE WAY
SOME PARKS AND RECREATION
AGENCIES AROUND THE COUNTRY DO.
THAT IS DONE REALLY WELL BY CITY
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
NONPROFIT PARTNERS, BUT WE
REALLY FOCUS ON KIND OF THE
QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOCIAL
CONNECTIONS PROGRAMMING FOR
OLDER ADULTS. TINGS LIKE ARTS
ACTIVITIES, FITNESS CLASSES,
SOCIAL EVENTS, FIELD TRIPS. SO ,
WE HAVE A GOAL BASED ON OUR
STAFFING LEVEL OF 5000 HOURS OF
PROGRAMMING FOR OLDER ADULTS
EVERY YEAR, FOR THE LAST TWO
YEARS WE HAVE REALLY
ACCOMPLISHED THAT AND BEATEN IT
BY ENOUGH THAT WE ARE TAKING A
LOOK AND PROBABLY GOING TO
INCREASE THAT GOAL. I JUST
WANTED TO SHARE A COUPLE OF
STANDOUT PROGRAMS FROM LAST
YEAR. WITH THE SEATTLE THEATER
GROUP, WE HOSTED THE DANCE FOR
PARKINSON'S AT GARFIELD
COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH IS A
FREE DANCE CLASS, SO IT'S GOOD
EXERCISE, BUT ALSO MOVEMENT
HELPS REDUCE PARKINSON'S
TREMORS. SO IT'S A NICE WAY TO
CONNECT FOLKS TO THEIR BODIES
AND GOOD EXPERIENCES. WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S
MEMORY HUB, WE LEAD EXPERIENCES
IN MOD'S GARDEN, A GREEN SPACE
, WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING
PEOPLE CONNECTING WITH THEIR
CAREGIVERS TO THAT OPEN SPACE.
AND FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
DEMENTIA, SOMETIMES THAT COMES
WITH A LOT OF FRUSTRATION AND
SADNESS, NOT BEING ABLE TO
REMEMBER THE PAST. THIS PROGRAM
IS REALLY GEARED AROUND KEEPING
PEOPLE IN THE MOMENT IN A
BEAUTIFUL AND PEACEFUL PLACE.
MOVING ON TO THE GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP, WHICH IS OUR
INNOVATIVE URBAN FOREST
RESTORATION PROGRAM, IT
CELEBRATED ITS 20th BIRTHDAY
THIS YEAR. AND FOR THOSE TWO
DECADES, JSP HAS NURTURED A
PRETTY UNIQUE NETWORK OF
VOLUNTEERS, PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS, AND RESTORATION
PROFESSIONALS TO USE ECOLOGICAL
RESTORATION AS A TOOL FOR
COMMUNITY HEALTH. IN THAT TIME,
WE'VE PUT MORE THAN 2000 OF OUR
2500 FORESTED ACRES INTO ACTIVE
RESTORATION, IN 120 DIFFERENT
PARKS. AND WE ARE WORKING TOWARD
OUR CYCLE TWO GOALS OF 50,000
NATIVE TREES PLANTED AND 360,000
NATIVE PLANTS INSTALLED. AND
HALF WITH RECYCLED TWO, WE ARE
HALFWAY TO THE GOAL. SO THAT IS
LOOKING GOOD. AND THE JSP ALSO
RELEASED A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN TO
GUIDE FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS. SO
IF YOU LOVE THE PROGRAM AND YOU
ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHERE IT'S
GOING, TAKE A LOOK AT THE
STRATEGIC PLAN. ALSO IN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REALM, IN CYCLE
TWO, WE COMMITTED TO, BECAUSE OF
STRONG COMMUNITY INTEREST, TO
THE CARBONIZED RING OUR
FACILITIES AS PART OF THAT. WE
COMMITTED TO INCLUDING
DECARBONIZATION, THOSE ARE
PROCEEDING WITH THREE SITE
DESIGNS AND ONE IN PLANNING. WE
ANTICIPATE ALL OF THEM TO BEGIN
CONSTRUCTION IN 2027 OR 28, SO
THAT'S A BIG STEP FORWARD AND
ELECTRIFYING AND DECARBONIZING
OUR FACILITIES. WE ALSO VOTED
FOR EIGHT ADDITIONAL FACILITIES,
WITH MAGNUSON COMMUNITY CENTER
COMPLETED IN 2023, AND HIAWATHA
AND SOUTHPARK COMPLETED IN 2026.
WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY THERE. I
WANT TO POINT OUT THAT AS WE
COMPLETE OUR FIRST
DECARBONIZATION PROJECTS AND
DIVE DEEPER INTO THE DESIGN WORK
AND COST , WE ARE LEARNING A LOT
ABOUT WHAT ARE FUNDAMENTALLY
PRETTY NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AND
SEEING HIGHER COSTS THAN WE
ANTICIPATED WHEN WE INITIALLY
ESTIMATED THIS WORK FOR CYCLE
TWO IN 2022. SO WE ARE
CONTINUING TO STUDY FULL
ELECTRIFICATION AT A VARIETY OF
SITES, AND ARE WORKING TO
DECARBONIZE THE IS BASED ON
PROJECT COSTS AND AVAILABLE
RESOURCES. ON TO CHILDCARE. FOR
DECADES, SPR HAS PARTNERED WITH
THE ASSOCIATED RECREATION
COUNCIL TO SERVE AS ONE OF THE
LARGEST PROVIDERS OF LICENSED
CHILDCARE IN WASHINGTON STATE.
SPR HOLDS THE LICENSE, MANAGES
THE RESTORATION PROCESS, AND
MAKE SURE OUR PHYSICAL SPACES
ARE COMPLIANT. OUR RECRUITS
TRAIN AND LEAVE THE PROGRAMS. I
WANT TO CELEBRATE THAT , AS YOU
KNOW, THE PANDEMIC CAUSE A LOT
OF TROUBLE TO THE WHOLE
CHILDCARE MODEL, AND I AM HAPPY
TO SAY THAT ATTENDANCE AND ARE
LICENSED CHILDCARE PROGRAMS ,
BOTH SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER
CAMPS, HAS GROWN EACH YEAR SINCE
THE PANDEMIC. AND IN 2025, WE
ARE SERVING A LITTLE MORE THAN
1100 KIDS DURING THE SCHOOL
YEAR, AND A LITTLE MORE THAN
1000 AND SUMMER CAMPS. IN
SEATTLE, JUST LIKE ANYWHERE ELSE
IN THE COUNTRY, CHILDCARE
PROGRAMS ARE SEEING SOME
CHALLENGES AROUND STAFFING
COSTS, AND INCREASING PROGRAM
FEES THAT ARE A REAL STRAIN ON
WORKING FAMILIES. SO WE
DISTRIBUTE CHILDCARE
SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR TO HELP
BRIDGE THAT GAP , AND I'M ALSO
EXCITED TO SAY, IN 2025, WE
BECAME AN AUTHORIZED PROVIDER
FOR CITY CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM. FOR THE FIRST TIME WE
ARE TAPPING INTO ANOTHER
RESOURCE TO HELP FAMILIES
CONNECT TO CARE. ARTS IN PARKS,
AS YOU KNOW WE CONTINUE OUR
COLLABORATION WITH THE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE, TO PUT ARTS
INSTALLATIONS AND PROGRAMMING
ACROSS PARKS IN OUR CITY. WE DO
A VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS YOU
MIGHT NOT KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT IN
TERMS OF ARTS, WE HOST 35 ARTIST
STUDIOS IN MAGNUSON PARK. SO
PART OF THE WHOLE TRANSITION
FROM MILITARY BASE TO COMMUNITY
ASSET, THERE WAS A VISION TO PUT
ARTIST STUDIOS THERE, SO THAT
HAVE BEEN BUILT OUT AND HAVE
BEEN HOSTING ARTISTS FOR YEARS.
BY POLICY WE CAP OUR FEES AT 75%
OF MARKET VALUE, SO THESE ARE
SOME OF THE MOST AFFORDABLE ART
STUDIOS IN THE CITY. SO,
THINKING ABOUT SOME OF OUR
UPCOMING CAPITAL PROJECTS. IN
CYCLE TWO, WE COMMITTED TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF MORE THAN A DOZEN
NEW PARKS. IN 2025, WE MADE A
LOT OF PROGRESS. I AM EXCITED TO
SAY THAT IN SEPTEMBER, GROUND
WAS FINALLY BROKEN ON THE FIRST
STAGE OF SMITH COVE PARK, THIS
IS THE WESTERN HALF OF THAT
SITE, IT INCLUDES AN ATHLETIC
FIELD, OFF LEASH AREA, PATHS,
BENCHES, AND SOME GREEN
STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. WE
ALSO MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON
OUR LAND SITES. IN THE 2010S WE
USE THE RESOURCES FROM THE PARKS
AND GREEN SPACE LEVIED TO BUY A
VARIETY OF FUTURE PARKS SITES
ACROSS THE CITY AND KEEP THEM AS
LAND SITES, TO BE DEVELOPED INTO
PARKS ONCE RESOURCES WERE
AVAILABLE. SOME OF THESE GOT
DELAYED BY PANDEMIC ERA
FINANCIAL ISSUES, BUT WE
RECOMMITTED TO DEVELOPMENT OF
ALL OF THESE. AND IN 2025, THREE
OF THEM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
CHERYL CHILD PARK IN D2,
SOUTHPARK PLAZA, IN KING QUARTER
IN D3. AND COMMUNITY CENTER
MAJOR MAINTENANCE. WE COMMITTED
IN CYCLE TWO TO HAVE SIX MAJOR
MAINTENANCE PROJECTS COMPLETED.
BY THE END OF 2025 WE FINISHED
TWO PROJECTS, THOSE AT MAGNUSON
AND MAGNOLIA, AND OF COURSE
HIAWATHA AND SOUTHPARK WERE IN
CONSTRUCTION AND HAVE SINCE
FINISHED AND OPENED UP. SMALLER
PROJECTS AT FIVE OTHER SITES ARE
IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PLANNING OR
DESIGN, SO WE ARE CONFIDENT WE
WILL MEET THAT GOAL AS WELL. MY
LAST SUBSTANTIVE TOPIC FOR YOU
IS RESTROOM IMPROVEMENTS. WE
HAVE SOME CYCLE TWO GOALS AROUND
RESTROOM INNOVATIONS. WE ARE
COMMITTED TO RENOVATING OR
REBUILDING 27 OF THOSE RESTROOMS
IN CYCLE TWO. WE COMPLETED EIGHT
IN 2025 FOR A TOTAL OF 12 SO
FAR. WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO
WEATHERIZE NEARLY ALL OF OUR
RESTROOMS FOR YEAR-ROUND USE. WE
HAVE A GOAL OF 60. WE DID AN
ADDITIONAL 10 IN 2025. WHICH,
ALTOGETHER, MEANS THAT 103 OF
OUR 129 RESTROOMS ARE CAPABLE OF
BEING OPEN IN ALL SEASONS. IN
ADDITION TO THOSE CYCLE TWO
GOALS, AS YOU KNOW, THERE WAS AN
AUDIT RELEASED BY THE CITY
AUDITOR IN FEBRUARY OF 2025 THAT
CALLED ON US TO MAKE SOME
CHANGES IN IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR
RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT. SO I JUST
WANTED TO REALLY BRIEFLY UPDATE
YOU ON WHERE WE ARE GOING THERE.
SO, AROUND STRENGTHENING DAILY
MAINTENANCE, WE PILOTED NEW
CLEANING STANDARDS IN 2025 AND
TRAINED 100 FIELD STAFF ON THE.
WE DEPLOYED NEW HOT PRESSURE
WASHING EQUIPMENT FOR FASTER AND
MORE CONSISTENT CLAIMS. IT IS
NOW IN ALL SEVEN MAINTENANCE
DISTRICTS. WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A
CREW CHIEF OR GROUND'S DISTRICT
LEADERSHIP MONITORING PROGRAM,
WHERE OUR CREW CHIEFS OR OTHER
DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ARE OUT IN
PARKS ON AN ONGOING BASIS,
MONITORING THE WORK THAT IS
HAPPENING THERE. AND IN 2025,
CREW CHIEFS AND OTHER LEADS MADE
MORE THAN 300 VISITS TO PARKS TO
MONITOR RESTROOMS AND OTHER
ASSETS. AND OUR PARK INSPECTION
PROGRAM CONTINUES, AND PARK
INSPECTION VOLUNTEERS, THESE ARE
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ALSO
INSPECTING PARKS, THEY ALSO
MONITOR 48 PARKS TO HELP PROVIDE
US INFORMATION ON HOW WE ARE
DOING. LASTLY, OUR DESIGN TEAM
DEVELOPED COMPREHENSIVE NEW
DESIGN STANDARDS FOR PARK
RESTROOMS. THESE ARE REALLY TO
REFLECT LESSONS LEARNED FROM
RECENT PROJECTS AND OPERATIONAL
FEEDBACK , AND REALLY, THESE
UPDATED DESIGN STANDARDS ARE
ABOUT EMPHASIZING VANDALISM
RESISTANT, MATERIAL DURABILITY,
MAINTENANCE , AND OPERATIONAL
SAFETY CONCERNS. LASTLY, AS WE
MENTIONED BEFORE, WE ARE
PILOTING STAFF RESTROOMS TO
GREAT SUCCESS AT CAL ANDERSON
PARK. YOU CAN SEE A PHOTO, AND
THAT WILL EXPAND TO OTHER SITES
IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I JUST WANT
TO, THIS IS A REMINDER, WE
SHOULD DO THIS IN NOVEMBER. BUT
WE HAVE AN ONLINE APP OF ALL OF
THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE
COMPLETE IN CYCLE TWO. SO IF YOU
ARE CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT CAPITAL
PROJECTS WE ARE FINISHING IN
YOUR DISTRICT OR ELSEWHERE, OR
YOU CAN SEARCH BY ASSET TYPES,
RESTROOMS, PLAYGROUNDS, IF
YOU'RE CURIOUS HOW THIS THINGS
ARE GOING. THIS ONLY SHOWS
COMPLETION, SO IT'S NOT GOING
TO SHOW YOU EVERYTHING IN
PLANNING OR DESIGN. BUT IT'S
GOING TO SHOW YOU WHAT HAS BEEN
COMPLETED.
>> YOU KNOW, WE DID LOOK THAT
UP. IT LOOKED GOOD. I WENT TO
THE COUNCIL DISTRICT AND PULLED
IT OUT TODAY. SO GOOD JOB.
>> GREAT. I JUST WANT TO REMIND
YOU, THIS PRETTY REPORT, WHICH
DON'T LET US FORGET TO HAND IT
TO YOU BEFORE WE LEAVE, THE
NARRATIVE REPORT IS RELEASED
TODAY. IN A LITTLE LESS THAN A
WEEK, WE WILL RELEASE THAT VERY
DATA HEAVY APPENDIX, WHICH SHOWS
THE BUDGET ACTUALS OF KPI VERSUS
GOALS ACROSS EVERY PART OF OUR
ORGANIZATION. AND LOOKING AHEAD,
NEXT , THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE
WILL NOT PRESENT AN ANNUAL
REPORT . WE ARE CALLED, BASED ON
THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, TO
PRESENT MIDCYCLE EVALUATIONS TO
YOU. SO, PER THE INTERLOCAL
RELATED TO THE PARK DISTRICT,
FOUR YEARS IN, WE ARE CALLED
UPON TO KIND OF ASSESS PROGRESS
ON THE CYCLE SO FAR, IDENTIFY
CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE IN THE
LAST TWO YEARS OF THE CYCLE, AND
DRAWING LESSONS THAT WOULD
INFORM US ALL IN PLANNING FOR
THE THIRD CYCLE OF THE PRODUCT
DISTRICT.
>> REALLY QUICKLY, WHAT IS THE
TAX NOW, $.31?
>> 34, I'M HEARING. 44, I'M
HEARING.
>> 44 NOW? AND WILL THERE BE ONE
MORE UPDATE FOR THE METROPOLITAN
PARK DISTRICT AFTER BUDGET THIS
YEAR?
>> DURING BUDGET.
>> SO RIGHT AFTER WE DO THE
BUDGET, THEN WE WILL DO THE MPD.
>> WE WILL DO A PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE MPD BUT IN OCTOBER, THEN
COME BACK IN NOVEMBER.
>> SAID THIS POWERPOINT WILL BE
UPDATED, NOT THIS ONE, BUT IT
WILL TELL US WHAT YOU DID FOR
2026?
>> WE CAN GIVE YOU PROGRESS OF
WHERE WE ARE AT THAT TIME, BUT
OBVIOUSLY WILL ONLY BE IN
OCTOBER. SO IT'S REALLY MORE
FOCUSED ON WHERE WE ARE HEADED
FOR 2027.
>> OKAY, BUT WHEN YOU DO THE
BUDGET OR THE MPD,
END-OF-THE-YEAR, RIGHT AFTER
BUDGET OF 2026, AS SOON AS WE
VOTE ON THE BUDGET. THEN WE
SLIDE RIGHT INTO MPD. AND YOU
TELL US WHAT WE ARE AFTER THE
NEXT YEAR. IN THAT PRESENTATION,
I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT YOU HAVE,
SOMETHING THAT WOULD LET US KNOW
WHERE YOU'RE AT ON SOME OF THE
CAPITAL PROJECTS?
>> WE HAVE UPDATES AT THAT TIME,
BUT SINCE WE HAVEN'T COMPLETED
THE AIR WE DON'T HAVE THIS
LEVEL OF DETAIL. BUT YES, WE CAN
GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES.
>> YES, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
GREEN LAKE, LAKE CITY, AND SOME
OTHERS, AS YOU KNOW. WE CAN
ALWAYS BRING IT INTO COMMITTEE,
AS WELL, BUT I WANT TO MAKE
SURE. BECAUSE AFTER THINGS
GIVING HIM OUT. I'M GONE. SO I
WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE ARE ON
TRACK FOR.
>> WE SHOULD BE AT THE COMMITTEE
ON LAKE CITY A COUPLE OF TIMES.
>> I WILL STILL BE LIVING THERE.
>> I MEAN THIS SUMMER, WE SHOULD
BE AT YOUR COMMITTEE.
>> OKAY, GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS, OR
I'M GOING TO LET YOU GUYS WRAP
UP BEFORE WE GOT ITEM TWO. VICE
CHAIR, VICE PRESIDENT KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT OF
JUAREZ. QUICK QUESTION. MY EARS
PERK UP EVERY TIME, SO I HAVE TO
ASK THE DIRECT FOLLOW-UP. ARE I
AM SEEING DIFFERENT PIECES. I AM
NOTING, BECAUSE THERE IS A
SCHEDULE OF ALL THE THINGS THAT
ARE HAPPENING IN DISTRICT SEVEN,
SMITH CO., I DO WANT TO GET OUT
THERE AND CHECK IT OUT. I SEE ON
SLIDE 16, ON BEHALF OF MADAME
PRESIDENT, SAY THANK YOU FOR
HAVING FLIGHT NUMBERS ON THIS
BRIEFING.
>> WE CAN NEVER GO WITHOUT
FLIGHT NUMBERS, WE HAVE LEARNED.
>> ON SLIDE 16, TALKING ABOUT
DECARBONIZATION, AND DECARBONIZE
FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTERS AND
OPEN ELEMENT, AND SO FORTH. SO
IN DESIGN, QUEEN AND IS LISTED
IN DESIGN FOR THE QUEEN AND
COMMUNITY COUNCIL. BUT THEN,
WHEN I CYCLED DOWN, TO SLIDE,
SORRY, THERE IT IS. SLIDE 20.
AND IT TALKS ABOUT SMALLER
COMMUNITY CENTERS AND PLANNING
OR DESIGN. IN FACT, MY ENTIRE
DISTRICT IS BLANK. AND I DON'T
SEE QUEEN AND ON THE SLIDE.
>> SO, WE HAVE THOSE MAJOR
PROJECTS, THERE IS BIG FIVE, IN
WHAT WE CALL OUR CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT LINE OF BUSINESS.
AND THEN KIND OF THESE ARE MAJOR
MAINTENANCE PROJECTS , THAT SIT
IN A DIFFERENT LINE OF BUSINESS.
THAT'S JUST HOW WE REPORT ON
THINGS.
>> OKAY, I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM
THAT. AND JUST LASTLY, ON SLIDE
15 , IN TERMS OF NATURAL AREAS,
I JUST ASK PARKS, IN THE PAST,
EVEN BEFORE I JOINED THE
COUNCIL, WORKING WITH PARKS,
SOME GREAT PEOPLE WHO ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR QUEEN ANNE, FOR
EXAMPLE. WEST QUEEN ANNE AND
EAST QUEEN AND GREENBELT ARC A
CONSTANT CHALLENGE. YOU KNOW, MY
ASK, MY HOPE IS THAT THOSE ARE
STILL PART OF THIS GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP .
>> THEY ARE. I WOULD HAVE TO GET
MORE DETAILS ON WHERE WE ARE ON
THE RESTORATION.
>> WHICH IS AN ONGOING CHALLENGE
BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING
DEGRADATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU , MADAM
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF WE CAN
GO TO SLIDE 17, PLEASE. I WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILD CARE
GRANTS , EXCUSE ME, THE
SCHOLARSHIPS, RATHER. WHAT AMI
THEY ARE DESIGNATED FOR, AND THE
AMOUNTS FOR THOSE. I'M JUST
THINKING ABOUT, OBVIOUSLY THERE
IS SO MUCH NEED IN THE CHILDCARE
SPACE, AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
THE PARKS APPROACH COMPARED TO
SOME OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS
WORKING ON CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES.
>> I THINK IT MIGHT BE BEST IF I
GET YOU THAT OFF-LINE, TO GET
THE DETAILS AND HOW WE HAVE IT
ALL. BUT I DON'T HAVE IT OFF
THE TOP OF MY BRAIN IN TERMS OF
THE ANNUAL SALARIES THAT PEOPLE
NEED TO SHOW. BUT WE HAVE IT
ALL, AND WE ARE ACTUALLY A
PRETTY GENERIC -- GENEROUS OF
THE DIFFERENT VERSIONS. WE
ACCEPT STATE MONEY, THEN WE HAVE
OUR OWN PROGRAM. SO IT'S THE
SAME APPLICATION AND
QUALIFICATIONS YOU WOULD DO IF
YOU ARE GOING TO CHILDCARE OR IF
YOU ARE GOING TO A YOGA CLASS OR
WHATEVER YOU QUALIFY WANTS.
IT'S AVAILABLE.
>> THAT'S FANTASTIC, AND I
WOULD LOVE TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT
THE AMI CUT OFF IS, AS WELL AS
WHAT THE AVERAGE SUBSIDY OR
SCHOLARSHIP IS. PER FAMILY. IF
YOU CAN DO THAT BY FOLLOW-UP, I
WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
>> CHILDCARE WENT UP TO 90%
SUBSIDIES, I WOULD SAY MOST OF
OUR PEOPLE ARE CLOSE TO THE 80
OR 90% LEVEL. BUT WE CAN GET YOU
TO THE DETAILS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND IF WE
CAN GO TO , SORRY TO BE THE
RESTROOMS PERSON TODAY, BUT IF
WE CAN GO BACK TO SLIDE 21.
THANK YOU FOR THIS UPDATE, AND
ALSO FOR BRINGING IN THE REPORT
FROM THE AUDITORS OFFICE. I
JUST, I WANT TO ASK A LITTLE
BIT, DO WE THINK WE ARE ROUGHLY
ON TRACK FOR WHERE WE WANT TO BE
TOWARDS 2028, I REALLY
APPRECIATE SEEING THE 2025
ACTUALS THAT WE'VE GOT , 12
RENOVATIONS DONE, THE GOAL IS
27, CAN YOU SHARE MORE ABOUT DO
WE THINK THERE IS THE CAPACITY
TO GET TO THE REMAINDER OF THOSE
IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS? WE CAN
FOLLOW-UP ABOUT THAT, I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU WANT US
TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS, THE
PROGRESS TO DATE HERE.
>> YES, I THINK WE FEEL
CONFIDENT, AND WE WILL GET TO
THE 27. WE HAVE A FEW PROJECTS
COMING UP NOW, WE DID A FEW
THINGS IN PART OF PLANNING THAT
MADE IT LESS LINEAR , WE DID
SOME GROUPINGS OF BIDDING WITH
CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS IN ORDER
TO HAVE THEM NOT HAVE THE BID
EACH OF THE 27 OUT SEPARATELY.
SO TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO RAMP
UP, BUT WE ARE FEELING CONFIDENT
THAT WE WILL GET HERE IN THE
CYCLE.
>> PERFECT, THAT'S REALLY
HELPFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I
APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION
HERE FROM THE DEPARTMENT. ACTING
SUPERINTENDENT FINNEGAN, REALLY,
ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO CONNECT
WITH YOU , AND THANK YOU FOR
SHARING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
HOW YOU ALL ARE APPROACHING THIS
VITAL, IMPORTANT WORK. I WOULD
LOVE TO TURN, FOR A MOMENT, TO
SLIDE 13 PLEASE. AND WHEN WE
STARTED TALKING ABOUT RESTROOMS,
MY EARS PERKED UP. WHEN WE
STARTED TALKING ABOUT TURF FIELD
CONVERSION PROJECTS, MY EARS
PERKED UP. AND IN A MOMENT I'M
GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE
CURRENT STATUS OF THE INFIELD
TURF CONVERSION PROJECT AT
FAIRMONT PARK PLAYFIELD, BUT IN
A MOMENT, I WILL SHARE MY EARS
PERKED UP BECAUSE AS YOU ALL
ALLUDED TO, THIS IS ULTIMATELY
ABOUT ENHANCED PLAYABILITY. IT
IS ABOUT SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH.
IT IS ABOUT SUPPORTING GENDER
EQUITY IN SPORTS. IT'S ABOUT
DOING SO, ALL THOSE THINGS AND
MORE, AND ONE THING YOU ALL
DIDN'T HARP ON, BUT I WILL BEAT
THE DRUM FOR YOU, DOING ALL
THOSE THINGS IN A VERY
ECO-FRIENDLY, ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY MANNER. THE TYPE OF
CORK OR WHATEVER MATERIAL THAT
WE USE IS THE BEST IN CLASS, THE
MOST , YOU KNOW, THE BEST FOR
OUR ENVIRONMENT. SO WE ARE DOING
THIS VITAL WORK, SUPPORTING OUR
YOUTH, IN SPORTS, AND EMPOWERING
THEM, EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES,
EMPOWERING HEALTHY AND THRIVING
COMMUNITIES AND WORKING FAMILIES
, AND SO MUCH MORE. AND DOING IT
IN AN ECO-FRIENDLY MANNER. I
GUESS FIRST, I WOULD LOVE, SO
ALL THOSE LISTED CYCLE TWO
PROJECTS, EIGHT THROUGH 10,
SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD
REPLACEMENTS, TWO FULL FIELD,
AND SEVEN INFIELD CONVERSIONS, I
WOULD LOVE A LIST OFF-LINE OF
THOSE SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND
LOCATIONS. WE WOULD REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. NOW, WITH
RESPECT TO SOME OF THE INFIELD
TURF CONVERSION PROJECTS, SO, A
COUPLE YEARS AGO THIS COUNCIL
PAST A SET OF APPROPRIATIONS TO
FUND THREE INFIELD TURF
CONVERSION PROJECTS . ONE , I
THINK, GARFIELD . ONE, I
BELIEVE, MAYBE IT WAS WOODLAND
PARK? AND ANOTHER AT FAIRMONT
PARK PLAYFIELD. MY UNDERSTANDING
IS AT LEAST , CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG, BUT CONSTRUCTION AT
EITHER WOODLAND PARK AND/OR
GARFIELD IS ALREADY UNDERWAY OR
ABOUT TO BEGIN SHORTLY. MAYBE ,
AGAIN, CORRECT ME IF MY
UNDERSTANDING IS OFF IN ANY WAY.
CAN YOU HELP US BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT STATUS OF
THE FAIRMONT PARK PLAYFIELD TURF
CONVERSION PROJECT? RELATIVE TO
THOSE OTHER ONES.
>> YOU AND TO SLIDE 13 AND I
SAID OH NO, I DON'T HAVE AN
UPDATE ON FAIRMOUNT PARK. SO
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET YOU
THAT OFF-LINE. I KNOW WE GAVE
YOU AN UPDATE AT OUR LAST
MEETING, BUT I'LL HAVE A
FURTHER UPDATE AT THIS TIME. BUT
I DEFINITELY WILL, I KNOW IT HAS
BEEN A PRIORITY PROJECT FOR US,
SO IT IS NOT FORGOTTEN, FOR
SURE. THE GARFIELD PROJECT AS
PART OF THE GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK
AND LOWER WOODLAND IS JUST
GETTING STARTED. SO I APOLOGIZE
THAT I DID NOT COME PREPARED
WITH THAT FACT, BUT I WILL GET
IT FOR YOU BEFORE TOMORROW.
>> YEAH, MY OFFICE HAS BEEN
ASKING ABOUT THAT OFF-LINE SINCE
YESTERDAY, SO THAT YOUR
DEPARTMENT DID NOT COME PREPARED
FOR IT IS KIND OF DISAPPOINTING,
BUT OKAY, GARFIELD IS PART OF A
BROADER PROJECT . OKAY,
UNDERSTOOD. WOODLAND IS ALREADY
UNDERWAY. AT FAIRMONT IS NOT.
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT MIGHT BE?
>> I THINK LOWER WOODLAND HAD
PARTIAL FUNDING AHEAD OF TIME,
BUT I WILL CHECK AND GET BACK TO
YOU.
>> THEY WERE ALL FUNDED EQUALLY
DURING THE SAME COUNCIL BUDGET
YEAR TWO YEARS AGO.
>> I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T HAVE
THAT INFORMATION.
>> I'M VERY KEEN TO UNDERSTAND
MORE. ABOUT FAIRMONT PARK IN
PARTICULAR.
>> I WILL PROVIDE YOU A WRITTEN
UPDATE TOMORROW.
>> THANK YOU, NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, WE ALSO COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH MY
MOMENT OF GRATITUDE, THEN ASK
ABOUT A COUPLE OF SPECIFIC
PARKS. MOMENT OF GRATITUDE WITH
SMITH COVE, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
DISAGREES WITH ME, BUT I CALL A
DISPUTED TERRITORY BECAUSE WE'VE
BEEN WATCHING AFTER SMITH COVE
FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT YEARS AND
I AM SO HAPPY IT'S UNDERWAY. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
SOUNDVIEW, WHICH USED TO BE IN
DISTRICT 6, AND WAS TAKEN OUT.
JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK
THERE ON SOUNDVIEW, GETTING THAT
UNDERWAY. YOU GOT UP THE BALLARD
COMMUNITY CENTER INFIELD
RENOVATIONS. CAN YOU REMIND ME,
DURING THE PANDEMIC , I BELIEVE
THAT THIS WAS AN ENTIRE FIELD
TURF REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF SOME
OF THE PANDEMIC CHALLENGES, WE
REDUCED IT TO JUST THE INFIELD.
CAN YOU REMIND ME OF WHAT
HAPPENED THERE?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO GET YOU MORE
DETAILS ON THAT. MY RECOLLECTION
IS THAT THE OUTFIELD IS A GRASS
TURF RENOVATION, COUPLED WITH
THE INFIELD SYNTHETIC
CONVERSION. BUT I WILL FAX CHECK
YOUR MEMORY, AS WELL.
>> THAT'S ALL WE CAN JUST GO
OFF OF MEMORY ON THIS. IT WOULD
BE HELPFUL TO FOLLOW-UP, BECAUSE
WE ARE RECEIVING REPORTS THAT
THE INFIELD IMPROVEMENTS ARE
MAKING THE OUTFIELD DRAINAGE
WORSE. SO I JUST WANT TO CHECK
IN ON THAT. THE IS, THE
METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT
CYCLE IS REALLY IMPORTANT,
SIX-YEAR CYCLE, SOMETIMES
UNANTICIPATED ISSUES COME UP.
FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE THE
VISITOR CENTER AT DISCOVERY
PARK, THAT HAD A FLOOD AND TOOK
OUT THE LOGICAL SYSTEM THERE. I
KNOW THAT IT IS ENCLOSED FOR
SOME TIME. YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES
ON WHAT IS REQUIRED, AND THAT
WOULD BE WHEN WE ARE SCHEDULED
TO REOPEN? I KNOW IT'S GOING TO
BE A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT WHAT
ARE YOUR UPDATES THERE?
>> SO, WITH THAT PROJECT, WE ARE
WORKING TOWARDS THE MATERIALS
NEEDED FOR PERMITTING. IT
INCLUDES ELECTRICAL AND HVAC
REPAIRS. WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING
IT IN KIND. AND WE ARE HOPING TO
BE IN CONSTRUCTION IN EARLY
2027.
>> OKAY, THAT'S BETTER NEWS THAN
I THOUGHT. THAT'S A GREAT
UPDATE. AND I WANT TO CHECK-IN
ABOUT A B ERNST PART IN FREMONT.
IT FEELS LIKE IT HAS BEEN ON THE
PERPETUAL CYCLE OF IT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR. DO YOU HAVE
ANY UPDATES ON THAT PARK?
>> CONSTRUCTION IS SUPPOSED TO
START IN JULY. SO WE HAVE THE
CONTRACTORS ON BOARD AND THEY
ARE READY .
>> SO, IN TWO WEEKS? THAT'S
FANTASTIC.
>> WELL, IN JULY.
>> OKAY, THAT'S FAIR. I SEE
WHAT YOU'VE GOT GOING ON THERE.
I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH. AND
IN THE LAST ROUND OF
METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT
FUNDING, THERE WAS, I WOULD JUST
CALL IT A DISAGREEMENT ,
TENSION, MAYBE DIFFERENCE OF
OPINION BETWEEN THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY ABOUT
GREEN LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER.
WHETHER HE SHOULD BE LEAVE THE
COMMUNITY CENTER AS IT IS AND
BUILD THE POOL HOUSE, OR SOME
AMALGAMATION OF THAT. WE PUT IN
THE METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT
FUNDING THAT HAD TO BE A FULL
RENOVATION OR EXPANSION, OR
REBUILT. SINCE THAT TIME, THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED
TALKING ABOUT PHASING, BUT IN
THE BUDGET LAST YEAR, IT WAS
SHARED WITH US THAT THE FUNDING
THAT WAS ADDED IN THE GENERAL
FUND WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO
UNFAZED THAT PROJECT. WHAT IS
THE STATUS OF THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT PERSPECTIVE ON
PHASING OR ON PHASING, ARE WE
ABLE TO LIVE UP TO THE
COMMITMENTS THAT WERE MADE LAST
YEAR?
>> YES. SO, GREEN LAKE , EVANS
POOL, WE HAVE SELECT IT AND ARE
TALKING WITH OUR GCC M
CONTRACTORS, WE ARE REALLY
EXCITED TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF
PARTNER ON THAT PROJECT WITH US.
THEY ARE HELPING US GET MUCH
BETTER ESTIMATES ON THE VARIOUS
OPTIONS, AND I THINK WE ARE
SCHEDULED TO PREVIEW NEXT WEEK
AND THEN GO TO THE PUBLIC IN
JULY. BUT THE INTENT IS TO DO IT
AS ONE PROJECT.
>> SO, NOT HAVING TO FACE THE
POOL HOUSE AND THE COMMUNITY
CENTER.
>> ALL AS ONE PROJECT.
>> FANTASTIC. WELL, I'M JUST
GOING TO COME BACK AND SAY SOME
OF THESE PARKS, LIKE SMITH COVE
PARK, LIKE SOUNDVIEW, MAN, I
KNOW THERE'S A WHOLE LIST OF
OTHER PARKS OUT THERE THAT HAVE
JUST, IT HAS FELT LIKE IT HAS
TAKEN A LONG TIME , AND AS SOON
AS THOSE PROJECTS ARE DONE IT
FELT LIKE WE DID NOT WAIT A
MOMENT. SO I'M GOING TO END ON
THAT POSITIVE MOMENT, THANK YOU
FOR GETTING THESE THINGS DONE,
BECAUSE AS I WENT PAST SOUNDVIEW
THE OTHER DAY, KIDS WERE PLAYING
ON THE FIELD, I TOTALLY FORGOT
ABOUT ALL OF THE YEARS OF
TENSION , AND WE HAVE THE
MOMENTS IN OUR BUDGET WILL WE
SAY WE ARE GOING TO FUND THIS
THING, AND , YOU KNOW, YOU
CAN'T TOUCH IT. YOU CAN'T FEEL
IT, YOU CAN'T SENSE IT. AND
WHEN THAT PROJECT GETS OPEN, IT
JUST MAKES A LOT OF DIFFERENCE
FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. SO I'M
GOING TO END WITH GRATITUDE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS
BEFORE I MAKE SOME FINAL
COMMENTS AND WE MOVE ON ITEM
TWO? OKAY. SO, I THINK YOU HAVE
YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU. WHAT
YOU CAN GET BACK TO US ON,
CERTAINLY WITH, WE HEARD LOUD
AND CLEAR FROM BALLARD AND
DISCOVERY PARK AND GREEN LAKE,
AND THE LAKE CITY, AND THE
BATHROOMS AT KYLE ANDERSON, AND
THE PRE-K, AND THE AMI . AND OF
COURSE, WEST SEATTLE. SO THOSE
ARE A BUNCH OF UPDATES THAT WE
ARE GOING TO NEED, AND IF YOU, I
GUESS YOU ARE TAKING NOTES AND
YOU KNOW WHAT COUNCILMEMBERS
NEED WHITE. IF YOU CAN PROVIDE
THAT , IF YOU DO IT IN A MEMO OR
OVERVIEW, IF YOU COULD COPY ALL
OF US SO WE ALL HAVE IT AND I
HAVE IT, SO THAT WHEN WE TALKED
OTHER COUNSELORS AND PARKS AND
ALSO THE MPD, WE ARE ALL ON THE
SAME PAGE, SO TO SPEAK. BECAUSE
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO
GIVE US AN OVERVIEW, NOT ZERO IN
ON EACH PARTICULAR PROJECT AND
WHAT WE SAID WE WOULD DO AND
WILL BE DONE, IT IS MIDYEAR AND
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD, SO I'M
GOING TO COUNCIL IN THE LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS DID COME
ON A NOTE OF GRATITUDE, YOU HAVE
A LOT OF PROJECTS AND OPERATING
EXPENSES, BUT I AM ALSO HAPPY TO
HEAR THAT YOU ARE WORKING ON THE
PRE-K STUFF. I THINK THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS
DONE THAT, OR IS THAT JUST BEEN
MORE FORMALIZED?
>> SO WE PARTNER WITH THEM IN
MANY WAYS, INCLUDING PARTING THE
SPP PROGRAM, HAVING THE
FACILITIES BE ACCEPTING C CAP
MONEY IS NEW. THAT TOOK A NEW
MOAA, TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE WOULD
MOVE MONEY AROUND HOW WE WOULD
MEET AFTER FOR FAMILIES.
>> I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER
FOSTERS QUESTION WAS A REALLY
GOOD ONE, ON GETTING BACK TO US,
THE PERCENTAGE ON THE AMI, HOW
MANY KIDS ARE BEING SERVED. WE
ARE ALSO UNDER THE MONEY IN THE
PRE-K, AND USING CITY ASSETS,
HOLDING BRICK AND MORTAR
STRUCTURE, AND HOW WE SERVE
DEALS, ALL WORKING TOGETHER.
>> YEAH, WE HAD A GREAT BRIEFING
FOR MY STAFF RECENTLY, I CAN
ENVISION THE POWERPOINT SLIDE IN
MY HEAD, I JUST DON'T HAVE IT.
I DON'T THINK IT WILL TAKE LONG
TO GET A MEMO BACK TO YOU ALL
WITH THESE UPDATES, AND I
APOLOGIZE, WE KNOW WE HAVE
PRIORITY PROJECTS AND WERE NOT
PREPARED TO ANSWER ALL OF THIS.
>> WELL, I KNOW YOU WILL BE AT
ARNIE'S COMMITTEE MEETING, SO
WE WILL BE READY TO GO. I DON'T
SEE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OTHER
HANDS UP, I'M NOT SEEING
ANYTHING ON THE SCREEN. WITH
THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR
SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS, MADAME
CLAIRE, JODY, CAN YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO, RESOLUTION
79, RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE
2026 SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT
BUDGET. FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> GREAT, WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF IS
THE PROPOSED PARK DISTRICT
RESOLUTION 79, AND I HAVE A
CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT IN THE
APPENDIX. THAT CAME WITH IT.
ATTACHMENT A, I UNDERSTAND WHERE
YOU CAME FROM AND THE MONEY. I
WILL LET YOU GO AHEAD WITH YOUR
PRESENTATION AND THEN I WILL ASK
MY COLLEAGUES THAT THEY HAVE
PRESENTATIONS QUESTIONS. IT'S
ONLY ONE PAGE, RIGHT? SWEET. ALL
RIGHT, GO AHEAD, THE FLOOR IS
YOURS.
>> THANK YOU. SO, WE WALKED OR
THE CONTENT OF THIS CARRYFORWARD
EARLIER, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE A FEW REMINDERS. SO THE
PARK DISTRICT -RELATED
LEGISLATION REQUIRES APPROVAL
ACTING AS THE MPD GOVERNING
BOARD AS WELL AS THE CITY
COUNCIL. WE THEREFORE ALSO
INCLUDED THESE ITEMS AND MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET ON THE CITY
SIDE . OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THE CITY SIDE LEGISLATION WILL
BE TRANSMITTED TO COUNCIL
TOMORROW, AND YOU WILL SEE THESE
SAME ITEMS FOR YOUR APPROVAL
WEARING YOUR CITY COUNCIL HATS.
SPR RECOGNIZES WE ARE NOT
AUTHORIZED TO SPEND THESE FUNDS
UNTIL THEY ARE APPROVED BY BOTH
SIDES OF THE HOUSE. WITH THAT,
AND LESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I
WAS NOT PREPARED TO WALK THROUGH
IT AGAIN, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY DO
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE A REMINDER.
>> I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT,
THAT I KNEW EVERYONE CAN READ A
POWERPOINT, BUT FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, AS WELL. THE 2,000,800
IS FOR CAPITAL, AND 200,000 IS,
AS YOU SAID, FOR RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE
OPERATING . SO THAT ADDS UP. I
WAS HOPING THERE WAS MORE UNDER
SPEND THAN 3 MILLION, IS THAT
UNUSUAL?
>> SO, THERE WAS MORE UNDER
SPEND, BUT WE ARE RECOMMENDING
TO HOLD THAT FOR A PLANNED
ANNUAL WAGE INCREASES.
>> THAT WAS IN THE FORMER PAGES
BACK AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE
LINES, BUT THIS IS THE THREE
THAT YOU PULLED OUT, YOU WANTED
TO THE RESOLUTION SO WE CAN
START THAT PROCESS. OKAY. OKAY,
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBERS,
BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING
RESOLUTION , MPD RESOLUTION 79?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THIS FIRST QUESTION IS FOR
KARINA. KARINA, AND LESS I'M
MISSING CONTEXT, THE SHORT ONE
OR TWO PAGE, OR TWO OR THREE
PAGE RESOLUTION 79, I AM LOOKING
AT THE LAST PAGE OF , OR THE
LAST SLIDE, RATHER, OF THE
PRESENTATION FOR PARKS . SLIDE
25. HE SAYS THERE IS A RACQUET
SPORTS STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION,
$600,000 ITEM IN THERE, WHICH IS
NOT SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN
THE RESOLUTION. CAN YOU HELP ME
BETTER UNDERSTAND THAT?
>> SO, THE RESOLUTION IS
DIVIDING, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
THE SECOND PAGE? IS DIVIDING THE
CARRYFORWARD MONEY INTO
OPERATING AND CAPITAL, SO THE
SPORTS RACQUETBALL , RACQUET
SPORTS STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION
IS INCLUDED IN THE CAPITAL FUNDS
.
>> INCLUDED IN THE CAPITAL
FUNDS.
>> YES, SO WE HAVE 200 FOR
OPERATING, AND THAT IS IN THE
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
PROGRAMS. THAT'S FOR THE
SCHOLARSHIPS, EVERYTHING ELSE
FALLS IN THE CAPITAL AND FIX IT
FIRST.
>> OKAY, THE RACQUET SPORTS
STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION, WAS
THAT PREVIOUSLY AND EXPRESS OR
EXPLICIT COUNCIL OR BOARD
AUTHORIZED EXPENSE, OR WAS THAT
JUST SOMETHING , WELL, I WILL
STOP THERE. WOULD IT BE AND
EXPRESS AUTHORIZED EXPENSE
BEFORE?
>> I THINK PARKS IS IN THE BEST
POSITION TO ANSWER THIS. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS PART
OF PARKS'S BROADER BUDGET. SO
THEY HAVE MANY PROGRAMS WITHIN
THAT. SO COUNCIL IS NOT
NECESSARILY GOING TO BE VOTING
ON EVERYTHING A PROGRAM, BECAUSE
THERE'S SO MANY OF THEM. BUT
PARKS WILL ELEVATE CERTAIN ONES.
>> YEAH, SO I GUESS MY QUESTION
TO YOU AND PARKS WOULD BE IF IT
WAS NOT PART OF A, OR WAS IT,
JUST CONFIRM MY UNDERSTANDING,
AND IF IT WASN'T PREVIOUSLY,
AND YOU HAVE FULL DISCRETION TO
DO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, THE
PROGRAM IN FUSION LEVEL, WITHIN
YOUR EXISTING BUDGET, WHY WOULD
WE ELEVATE IT NOW TO
SPECIFICALLY REQUIRE COUNCIL OR
BOARD AUTHORIZATION.
>> SO, WHAT WE WERE PROPOSING,
WE HAVE AN ONGOING PROGRAM FOR
COURT RESURFACING, SO THAT HAS
ABOUT $250,000 A YEAR AND IT,
AND WITH THIS MOMENT IN TIME
WITH THE RACQUET SPORTS
STRATEGY, WE ARE, PARKS IS
PROPOSING TO INCREASE AS A
ONE-TIME AD, SOME ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES TO HELP US IMPLEMENT
THAT STRATEGY ONCE A FINAL IS
ADOPTED. SO IT GOES INTO THE
PROGRAM THAT ALREADY EXISTS IN
OUR CIP, BUT IT WOULD BE
ADDITIONAL FUNDS SIMILAR TO THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE STAGE.
>> GOT IT. SO YOU ALREADY HAVE
ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY AND YOUR
CAPITAL BUDGET DO THIS AND
CAPITAL PROJECTS AS WELL. WHAT
YOU ARE SAYING EXPRESS BOARD
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE
UNANTICIPATED ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS, FOR THIS ONE ITEM, NOT
THE OTHER ITEMS BESIDES THE ONES
SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT.
>> CORRECT.
>> OKAY, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT THIS? BECAUSE
THIS IS A SPICY TOPIC IN WEST
SEATTLE, AS WE KNOW. THE RACQUET
SPORTS STRATEGY, PARKS PROPOSED
RACQUET SPORTS STRATEGY, CAN YOU
TALK MORE ABOUT THE BASES, THE
GENESIS FOR THAT, AND I WILL
JUST SHARE , USE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY POINT OF
VIEW, BECAUSE I'VE HEARD A LOT
FROM CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT
ONE ABOUT THE PLAN AND PROPOSAL
. YOU AND I HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO
SINK OFF-LINE ABOUT THIS IN ONE
OF OUR REGULAR CHATS. AND I
THINK WE HAVE GENERAL ALIGNMENT.
BUT YEAH, IT'S A LOT OF
CONSTITUENTS IN WEST SEATTLE
FEEL LIKE THIS WAS A PROPOSAL
THAT WAS ESSENTIALLY THRUST UPON
THEM. THAT WAS COMPLETELY REDRAW
THE BOUNDARIES AND WHAT IS
ALLOWABLE IN TERMS OF,
ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO
PICKLE BALL, BUT IN WEST
SEATTLE, THERE'S A VERY
VIBRANT, ACTIVE PICKLE BALL
COMMUNITY. BUT ALSO TENNIS
PLAYERS, AS WELL. AND I MET UP
WITH A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS ABOUT
THIS ONE ISSUE, AND DURING ONE
OFFICE HOURS SESSION IN
PARTICULAR, A CONSTITUENT DREW
THIS VERY HELPFUL DIAGRAM THAT
SHOWED , I WISH I WOULD'VE
PRINTED IT OUT, BUT IT SHOWED
THE CURRENT ALLOCATED USES
BETWEEN TENNIS, PICKLE BALL, AND
USE, AND UNDER THE PROPOSED
PLAN, IT BASICALLY LEAVES ONE
AREA, THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE
ESSENTIALLY DELL RIDGE FOR
PICKLE BALL USE AND PRESERVE
BOTH USE . IMPORTANTLY, TAKE
AWAY PICKLE BALL AT A LOT OF
LOCATIONS CURRENTLY IN WEST
SEATTLE, INCLUDING WHERE SOME OF
THE MOST COMPETITIVE TO BALL IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS PLAYED
TODAY. NOT JUST WEST SEATTLE,
BUT AT HIGH POINT. SOME OF THE
MOST COMPETITIVE PICKLE BALL,
COME ON DOWN TO HIGH POINT, AND
AFTER THIS PROCESS I HOPE PEOPLE
CONTINUE TO COME TO HIGH POINT
TO PLAY PICKLE BALL. AND IT
DELINEATED WHAT MUST BE RESERVED
IN ADVANCE VERSUS OPEN PICKUP
GAMES, I WILL SHARE THAT IF
THERE WAS EVER A PLAN TO MAKE OR
REQUIRE PEOPLE TO RESERVE
BASKETBALL COURTS IN ADVANCE,
BEFORE AN ACTUAL PICKUP GAME,
THAT WOULD BE COMPLETELY
UNWORKABLE. AND SO IN ANY EVENT,
THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY
CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW,
UNDERSTANDABLY, GOING ON AROUND
THE PARKS PLAN , ITS IMPACT ON
RACQUETBALL SPORTS IN WEST
SEATTLE , PICKLE BALL IS THE
STATE SPORT , AND I'VE SEEN
FIRSTHAND HOW IT CAN BRING
PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TOGETHER
. VERY INCLUSIVE. BY THE WAY,
I'VE PLAYED BOTH PICKLE BALL
AND TENNIS . MY FAMILY ENJOYS
PLAYING BOTH. BUT CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT
SPECIFIC PLAN, ESPECIALLY GIVEN
THE VERY, THE WAY THE CURRENT
PROPOSAL HAS LANDED?
>> YES. SO WE ARE INTERNALLY
CALLING IT THE APRIL 6th DRAFT,
WHICH IS WHEN IT WAS RELEASED,
AND WE ARE GOING BACK OUT NEXT
WEEK TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY
AND SAY WE HEARD YOU, THE APRIL
6th DRAFT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE
GOING TO TAKE TO THE PARK BOARD
OR ANYBODY ELSE. WE ARE GOING TO
CONFIRM WHAT WE THINK WE HEARD
FROM PEOPLE, WE ARE GOING TO
SHARE SOME ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE
ASKED FOR MORE THAN THE BACKUP.
SO THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
ULTIMATE APPROACH TO RACQUET
SPORTS IS NOT AT ALL DETERMINED.
IT IS NOT THE DRAFT THE PEOPLE
IN SEEN. WILL BE TAKING THIS
ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK, COMING UP
WITH A REVISED DRAFT. MY INTENT
WITH THIS WAS TO HAVE, ONCE WE
HAD A STRATEGY THAT WE HAVE
GENERALLY FELT GOOD ABOUT AND
THE PARK BOARD FELT GOOD ABOUT
RECOMMENDING US MOVING FORWARD
WITH, THAT WE WOULD HAVE SOME
FUNDS TO LEVERAGE TO MAKE SOME
THINGS HAPPEN FOR COMMUNITY. SO,
AS AN EXAMPLE, NOT EVERY SIDE,
BUT AT SOME SITES, BECAUSE OF
THE SIZE OF THE TENNIS COURT,
AND THE AREAS AROUND IT, IF IT
WAS TO BE TRANSITIONED TO A
DEDICATED PICKLE BALL COURT, YOU
COULD ACTUALLY GET FOUR COURTS
IN THAT SAME AREA. AS OPPOSED TO
TWO DUAL STRIPED. SO, IF WE HAD
SOME FUNDING TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE, WE CAN MAYBE PROVIDE
SOME MORE CAPACITY FOR PICKLE
BALL BY DOING SOME EARLY
STRIPING , THAT WE ARE NOT
WAITING FIVE YEARS TO GET THAT
SITE PRIORITIZE. SO THAT WAS THE
INTENT OF PUTTING THIS MONEY,
NOT TO SAY THAT THE PLAN IS
FINALIZED, BUT JUST TO HAVE SOME
RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND THE TIME
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND TO BE
ABLE TO TELL PEOPLE WE THINK WE
COULD DO THESE THINGS EARLIER IF
THERE WAS COMMUNITY AGREEMENT
THAT THE TRANSITION MIGHT BE
BENEFICIAL.
>> GOT IT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR
THAT ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION.
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WHATEVER ,
IF THERE IS A NEED TO REVISIT
THE ALLOCATIONS AMONG RAPID
GROWTH ACROSS THE CITY, I WOULD
SUPPORT THAT EFFORT. AT THE
PRINCIPAL LEVEL, I WOULD WANT
AND EXPECT, AS THIS COMMUNITY ,
ANY OF THOSE DECISIONS THAT
PARKS MADE, TO BE 100% DATA
INFORMED AND DATA DRIVEN. OUT
APPRECIATE A VERY ROBUST
COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. AND , YOU
KNOW, WORKING WITH COMMUNITY TO
DRIVE THOSE CHANGES. TO THAT
END, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
ALL, BECAUSE I BROUGHT UP THESE
SAME POINTS, AND ALSO SOME
LITERATURE FROM SOME OF MY
CONSTITUENTS, WE SHARED IT WITH
YOU ALL IN OUR LAST MEETING
OFF-LINE. BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR
THOUGHTS AND DELIBERATIVE
PROCESS THAT YOU ARE NOW GOING
ABOUT . I THINK WE AGREE , AND
DEFINITELY I APPRECIATE YOUR
REQUEST TO ACCOMMODATE MY
REQUEST FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS TO
ADD A NEW WEST SEATTLE COMMUNITY
LISTENING SESSION. SO, LIVING UP
TO THE ESPOUSED VALUES RIGHT
NOW. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
ENGAGEMENT ON THIS. WHAT CAN ,
WHEN, IN TERMS OF A SPECIFIC
TIMELINE, WHEN CAN PEOPLE EXPECT
FOR THAT, AND FINAL DECISIONS
FROM PARKS AND NEXT STEPS? AND
WITH THIS MONEY ALSO INCLUDE
CAPITAL , SO PRESUMABLY IT
INCLUDES MONEY FOR RESTRIPING,
THERE'S A LOT OF COURTS ACROSS
THE CITY, BUT I CAN SPEAK TO A
FEW IN WEST SEATTLE THAT ARE IN
DIRE NEED OF RESTRIPING AND
RESURFACING. BUT TIMELINE, NEXT
STEPS, AND YOU CAN CLARIFY AT
THAT WOULD INCLUDE RESTRIPING.
>> YES, SO, OUR HOPE IS THAT WE
GET MORE FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY
NEXT WEEK, AND TRY TO TAKE THAT
IN OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, TO
DEVELOP AN UPDATED STRATEGY THAT
WE WOULD BRING BACK TO COMMUNITY
EARLY AFTER SCHOOL STARTS TYPE
OF TIMEFRAME. AND THEN IF WE ARE
FEELING OKAY ABOUT IT, WE WOULD
TAKE HER TO THE PARK BOARD TO
MAKE A RECOMMENDATION , FOR
WHOEVER IS IN THE CHAIR THE TIME
TO ADOPT A STRATEGY.
IMPRECISELY, THE IDEA IS TO HAVE
THIS BE FOR RESTRIPING. IT MAY
VENTING VERY COMFORTABLE,
BECAUSE I KNOW EVERY SITE IS A
SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE. IF YOU HAD A
TELL ME WHAT $600,000 INVESTMENT
COULD GET IN TERMS OF
RESTRIPING, THEY SAID THEY COULD
LIVE WITH ME SAYING ABOUT
$60,000 PER TENNIS COURT AREA .
SO IT WOULD MAYBE GET IS 10
ADDITIONAL SITES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT YOU ARE
PUTTING INTO THIS FOR YOU AND
YOUR DEPARTMENT, AND FOR THE
REVISED APPROACH, COLLABORATION,
LISTENING TO THE PERSPECTIVES
AND FEEDBACK OF MY CONSTITUENTS
, RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU, NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
>> JUST FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC,
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT PAGE 25,
THE FIRST FOUR COLUMNS ARE ON
CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THE LAST
ONE IS OPERATIONS. AS
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HIGHLIGHTED,
THAT KIND OF THREW ME, ANYWAY,
WHEN IT SAID RACQUET SPORTS
STRATEGY, AND WHEN YOU STARTED
TALKING I WENT BACK AND LOOKED
AT IT, IT IS NOT JUST A STRATEGY
ABOUT , IT IS RESURFACING,
RECONFIGURATION, RESTRIPING, SO
I THINK THAT IS WHAT THROUGH
PEOPLE. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS MORE
PROGRAMMING. NOT ACTUAL PHYSICAL
, LIKE I SAID, RESURFACING THE
COURTS, RECONFIGURING IF YOU CAN
MAKE MORE CHORDS, RESTRIPING,
AND THEN GIVING YOURSELF ENOUGH
ROOM, 600,000 AS A CUSHION, IF
INDEED THAT IS WHAT YOU BELIEVE
YOU CAN WORK WITH, WITH WHAT YOU
ALREADY HAVE. SO, THAT'S WHAT I
UNDERSTOOD FROM THE OTHER PLAN,
ANYWAY. CORRECT? OKAY. ALL
RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER
FOSTER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST
WANTED TO ASK, THANK YOU SO
MUCH, SUPERINTENDENT, FOR THE
COMMENTS ABOUT THE PLAN FOR
PICKLE BALL. OH, MY LIGHTING IS
REALLY BAD. I JUST FOR MYSELF. I
JUST WANTED TO ASK IF YOU WOULD
SEND OVER TO OUR OFFICES, I KNOW
YOU ARE DOING A LOT OF FOLLOW-UP
ALREADY, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
JUST THAT UPDATED COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PLAN THAT YOU JUST
WENT OVER. WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT
OF CONSTITUENT EMAILS ABOUT
PICKLE BALL, AND I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE
BACK WHAT YOU JUST SHARED WITH
US, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE SHARE IT CORRECTLY. SO I
WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD
INCLUDE THAT IN YOUR WRITTEN
FOLLOW-UP AS WELL, SO I GET IT
RIGHT.
>> YES. I MIGHT SEND THAT
SEPARATELY, BECAUSE THE MEETINGS
ARE NEXT WEEK. I WILL REPEAT IT
IN THE MEMO, BUT JUST SO YOU
HAVE THAT BLOG POST AND WHERE
THE MEETINGS ARE, IF YOU CAN
HELP US AMPLIFY IT, THAT WOULD
BE APPRECIATED.
>> THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. WE CAN
LET PEOPLE KNOW.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
>> SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
ARE YOU DONE? ARE YOU OKAY? I'M
GOOD, THANK YOU.
>> I'M LOOKING MOBILE HERE,
ANYONE ELSE? I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. WITH
THAT, LET'S SEE. I'M GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND MOVE THIS. I MOVE
THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION 79. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT A
RESOLUTION. WITH THAT, MADAME
CLERK , WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> BOARD MEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> BOARD MEMBER LAND?
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> BOARD MEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> BOARD MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> BOARD PRESIDENT QUARRIES?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> GREAT . THAT MEANS THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT BOARD ADOPTS RESOLUTION
79 . WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE RESOLUTION
ON MY BEHALF. ALL RIGHT, THAT
CONCLUDES TODAY'S MEETING. IF
THERE ARE NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
THE BOARD WILL BE ADJOURNED. THE
NEXT MEETING FOR THE SEATTLE
PARK DISTRICT BOARD. ARE WE NOT
CALLING AT THE METROPOLITAN
BOARD ANYMORE? IT IS SEATTLE
NOW?
>> IT IS SEATTLE BUT NOT SPD .
>> THE SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT
BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON
OCTOBER 20th. THAT'S WHY YOU
ARE SAYING OCTOBER. THAT THREW
ME, NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING. I APOLOGIZE, SHOULD'VE
LOOKED AT THE LAST PAGE ON MY
SCRIPT. WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER
20th, 2026. NO FURTHER BUSINESS
COMING BEFORE THE BOARD, THE
MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU
GUYS. THANK YOU, MICHELLE, THANK
YOU, JUSTIN, THANK YOU GUYS.