WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.820 --> 00:00:17.120 SPR Boardroom: All right. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the May 28th meeting of the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners. I'd like to start, by asking the Commissioners and the staff 2 00:00:17.320 --> 00:00:25.899 SPR Boardroom: In the room and online, just briefly, introduce themselves, and then we'll proceed with the agenda. 3 00:00:26.550 --> 00:00:29.070 SPR Boardroom: James Shunteiper, at Large Commission. 4 00:00:29.340 --> 00:00:34.499 SPR Boardroom: John Flynn, District 3. Ryan Ball, at-large Commissioner Kocher. 5 00:00:34.610 --> 00:00:38.499 SPR Boardroom: I got you. District 7. 6 00:00:39.280 --> 00:00:41.069 SPR Boardroom: And then, Tricia? 7 00:00:43.210 --> 00:00:47.309 Tricia Diamond, PhD, Boards & Commissions Seat (4/4/24-3/31/27): I'm Tricia Diamond, I'm a Boards and Commission Seat Commissioner. 8 00:00:50.000 --> 00:00:50.710 Steve: Hi, everyone. 9 00:00:50.850 --> 00:00:53.169 Steve: Steve Blair, at-large, Commissioner. 10 00:00:55.250 --> 00:00:59.869 SPR Boardroom: Thank you. Dia, perfect timing. Would you like to introduce yourself? 11 00:01:00.010 --> 00:01:00.970 SPR Boardroom: Great point. 12 00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:09.130 SPR Boardroom: Alright. 13 00:01:10.280 --> 00:01:24.219 SPR Boardroom: We will guide you, with the Seattle Parks and Recreation Land Acknowledgement, Seattle Parks and Recreation acknowledges and affirms the Indigenous Coast Salish people as original caretakers of our waters and landscape. 14 00:01:24.530 --> 00:01:25.809 SPR Boardroom: We're nurtured and shaped. 15 00:01:26.020 --> 00:01:40.189 SPR Boardroom: Today is Parkland. We honor their legacy with gratitude and appreciation, and will safeguard their knowledge and stewardship as enduring treasures to promote community welfare, cultivate inclusive expressions of nature and recreation, and commit to land acknowledgement for each ensuing generation. 16 00:01:41.730 --> 00:01:51.730 SPR Boardroom: I'll go back and let the two commissioners join. Apologies for my delay. My train broke down. Oh, no. I'm Elise Chisholm-Clair for District 4. 17 00:01:52.260 --> 00:01:55.109 SPR Boardroom: Diane, are you… Table to hear us? 18 00:01:56.580 --> 00:02:00.059 Daya Zhang: Yeah, hi, this is Dia, I'm sorry, with District 2. 19 00:02:01.320 --> 00:02:15.479 SPR Boardroom: Awesome. Thank you, everyone. Next up on the agenda, we have 3 items on the consent agenda for tonight's meeting. We have our March and April meeting minutes, and today's meeting agenda. 20 00:02:15.620 --> 00:02:23.759 SPR Boardroom: If there are no objections, I would move forward, consent agenda By unanimous acclamation. 21 00:02:24.760 --> 00:02:27.520 SPR Boardroom: Any objections or concerns? Any answers removed? 22 00:02:28.870 --> 00:02:29.790 SPR Boardroom: Right? 23 00:02:30.220 --> 00:02:36.509 SPR Boardroom: Very! Consent agenda is adopted. Our first item of business is public comment. 24 00:02:36.650 --> 00:02:40.029 SPR Boardroom: Will the staff members… 25 00:02:41.190 --> 00:02:56.199 SPR Boardroom: Please introduce the public comment. Yes, so we're going to start public comment, and everybody gets 2 minutes, so I will time you in a little heads up before that ends. And first up on the list is Craig. 26 00:02:56.480 --> 00:03:05.460 SPR Boardroom: Should I go over there or stay here? It picks up much better for the, folks online. Thank you. 27 00:03:08.850 --> 00:03:13.060 SPR Boardroom: So after, I will have Tony. 28 00:03:15.690 --> 00:03:21.160 SPR Boardroom: Some people signed up aren't here yet, so… Yes. 29 00:03:22.590 --> 00:03:38.820 SPR Boardroom: Such a small and quiet meeting. Thank you for your time. My name's Craig Montgomery, I live in the Central District, and even though it's not on your agenda for today, I just wanted to put in a word for tenants, because there's a lot of heat about wrecks. 30 00:03:40.630 --> 00:03:50.070 SPR Boardroom: Tennis players are people, too. We're also part of this community. We're not as online or as organized. We don't have a 501c3 31 00:03:50.230 --> 00:03:58.140 SPR Boardroom: Matching t-shirts, but, seattle's public tennis facilities are very important to us. 32 00:03:58.440 --> 00:04:02.520 SPR Boardroom: Especially the Amy E Tennis Center, which is… 33 00:04:03.320 --> 00:04:07.390 SPR Boardroom: the hub of public tennis for Central and South Seattle. 34 00:04:09.020 --> 00:04:21.989 SPR Boardroom: There are a few myths out there that I'd like to dispel. One is that tennis is an elite sport. It's not. It's played by everyone, all ages, all races, all ability levels, all income levels. 35 00:04:22.260 --> 00:04:26.109 SPR Boardroom: And if you spend any time at the NBA Tennis Center, you can see that. 36 00:04:26.650 --> 00:04:31.019 SPR Boardroom: Another myth is that tennis courts are empty. 37 00:04:31.330 --> 00:04:37.720 SPR Boardroom: They're not empty. If you look at peak demand, when everybody wants to play either tennis or pickleball. 38 00:04:37.880 --> 00:04:39.450 SPR Boardroom: The tennis courts are full. 39 00:04:39.710 --> 00:04:44.999 SPR Boardroom: Yee is full, lower woodland is full, upper woodland is full, any good park. 40 00:04:45.200 --> 00:05:00.120 SPR Boardroom: It's full of tennis players. Whenever that anecdote comes up, I always wonder where and when did you see the empty tennis court? You let me ride around at 1PM on a weekday, I can find you plenty of it. 41 00:05:00.420 --> 00:05:08.810 SPR Boardroom: I know we've been assured multiple times that dual use is never coming to Amygate Tennessee. I just really wanted to thank the city. 42 00:05:08.980 --> 00:05:14.610 SPR Boardroom: For doing that work, and… Understanding where it is is inappropriate. 43 00:05:14.960 --> 00:05:17.890 SPR Boardroom: But, points. Thank you. 44 00:05:19.750 --> 00:05:21.950 SPR Boardroom: Next up. 45 00:05:25.860 --> 00:05:27.939 SPR Boardroom: Tony? 46 00:05:29.720 --> 00:05:36.599 SPR Boardroom: Okay, chanel. Chanel? Ruth's picker. 47 00:05:39.140 --> 00:05:40.010 SPR Boardroom: Hold on. 48 00:05:40.940 --> 00:05:47.809 SPR Boardroom: Amy, I see you now online. I'm gonna give you permission to unmute yourself. 49 00:05:47.920 --> 00:05:52.610 SPR Boardroom: You'll still need to unmute yourself, I can't do that for you, and then you will have 2 minutes to speak. 50 00:06:04.850 --> 00:06:07.129 SPR Boardroom: Amy, you are still muted if you're talking. 51 00:06:13.350 --> 00:06:18.419 SPR Boardroom: Let's keep coming on, we come back. Alright, come back. Amy, we can always come back to you here. 52 00:06:21.070 --> 00:06:26.159 SPR Boardroom: I do not see Tony online or in the room, so Chanel, Christopher? 53 00:06:28.200 --> 00:06:29.430 SPR Boardroom: No? 54 00:06:29.590 --> 00:06:31.630 SPR Boardroom: Sue Nickel? 55 00:06:33.490 --> 00:06:46.550 SPR Boardroom: Okay, sure, yeah. Can we stand up there so we see a time? We all represent friends of Seattle Parks, and we're here… 56 00:06:46.630 --> 00:06:54.299 SPR Boardroom: to, to discuss the school district's athletic field project in Lower Woodman. 57 00:06:54.750 --> 00:06:55.500 SPR Boardroom: First of all. 58 00:06:55.870 --> 00:07:11.090 SPR Boardroom: Orwoodland was designed in 1910 to be an athletic fields, so we are not opposed to athletic fields. We are simply opposed to fields that are too large for the space, and that will kill aged trees. And we are assuming 59 00:07:11.590 --> 00:07:19.689 SPR Boardroom: that, option A will very likely be the, the proposal, of option, which would kill 8. 60 00:07:21.320 --> 00:07:37.139 SPR Boardroom: homestead design, linen trees planted prior to 1907. I have a photo from August 1907 showing the trees that are several years old. So, these are the trees coming out. 61 00:07:37.340 --> 00:07:41.610 SPR Boardroom: Now, the issue we have is there's been no actual 62 00:07:41.810 --> 00:07:48.160 SPR Boardroom: Public, presentation of a survey or actual dimensions of the site. 63 00:07:48.450 --> 00:07:59.600 SPR Boardroom: And, the lower woodland field dimensions listed here are actually not placed on a survey, so it's been very, 64 00:07:59.860 --> 00:08:06.640 SPR Boardroom: Loosey-goosey regarding exactly the impact of these fields on the actual site. 65 00:08:07.010 --> 00:08:14.870 SPR Boardroom: Bruce and I measured the field number 2 a couple days ago, and there's actually 66 00:08:15.060 --> 00:08:20.509 SPR Boardroom: Way more space east to west than what these fields will take. 67 00:08:20.620 --> 00:08:31.200 SPR Boardroom: So, we ask, and this is our proposal and request, that you require the school district designers to actually stake out 68 00:08:31.200 --> 00:08:42.520 SPR Boardroom: The playfields on the site, so that people can really evaluate the true impacts to those historical trees that we're trying to save. 69 00:08:43.260 --> 00:08:44.640 SPR Boardroom: Okay. Okay 70 00:08:44.920 --> 00:08:53.530 SPR Boardroom: So just a few ideas that we have, is that there's… there could be potential adjustments. 71 00:08:53.910 --> 00:09:05.950 SPR Boardroom: In terms of the fields configuration. There really are a couple. One is the actual dimensions of both fields. One of them is 180 foot width, one is 195. I understand from the school district. 72 00:09:06.380 --> 00:09:10.939 SPR Boardroom: Presentation with 180 is… is acceptable. 73 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:19.619 SPR Boardroom: But in this case, one is 180, one is 195, so that can be, considered. The other factor is there's a PMX course. 74 00:09:19.750 --> 00:09:24.240 SPR Boardroom: It's on the west side of the… Sorry. 75 00:09:24.450 --> 00:09:28.390 SPR Boardroom: That is… actually, some of it's encroaching on the service growth. 76 00:09:28.690 --> 00:09:33.149 SPR Boardroom: And it sort of developed organically over… Some period of time. 77 00:09:33.320 --> 00:09:52.299 SPR Boardroom: We think that could be potentially, reconfigured slightly, even on the edge, bringing it in a few more feet. And to put it in perspective, what Sue was suggesting was we measured 387 feet from the, the blank line of the east field. 78 00:09:52.530 --> 00:09:54.590 SPR Boardroom: Correct. The currency, at least. 79 00:09:54.860 --> 00:10:00.540 SPR Boardroom: Side of that, which could be that's either one of the fields set the other way. 80 00:10:00.640 --> 00:10:09.959 SPR Boardroom: And then we measured all the way down to the surface road. That's 387 feet. The combined width of these two fields, as currently, suggested 180 and 195 is 81 00:10:10.070 --> 00:10:27.249 SPR Boardroom: 375, so that's 12 extra feet. What we don't know is what is required for the buffer. We don't know if any adjustments can be made to the service road, which is adjacent to the NX site. Even a few feet might be enough to save the trees. The other point I think worth noting, and I would… 82 00:10:27.610 --> 00:10:44.199 SPR Boardroom: make sure that this gets back to somebody looking at this. When Sue and I were out there, we realized that, if the trees are taken out, that location where the trees are is below the grade of the current field, and so we'll have to copies, that'll have to be filled. 83 00:10:44.760 --> 00:10:49.690 SPR Boardroom: And they have to be a retaining wall. I think that's part of the plan, is to put a retaining wall and then a forfeit fence. 84 00:10:49.930 --> 00:11:07.900 SPR Boardroom: That has to be extremely expensive, so if there's any way to start the field at the curb edge that's currently there today on a flat field, and readjust some of the dimensions, potentially, realigning the service road and part of the site, that could save a lot of money. 85 00:11:12.280 --> 00:11:15.150 SPR Boardroom: I'm Kim Butler, and I, 86 00:11:15.940 --> 00:11:21.009 SPR Boardroom: So, as well as Tree Action Seattle, and I have a different, 87 00:11:21.010 --> 00:11:40.739 SPR Boardroom: perspective on this, in addition to whatsoever shared, and that is that the public school, Tiana Public Schools has already closed the comment period and public input without actually giving the public an opportunity to ask questions. There has been no legitimate meeting in which the public has been allowed to ask questions about these proposals, and there's been a total lack of transparency on 88 00:11:40.740 --> 00:11:47.950 SPR Boardroom: processed, as well as which trees can be removed for Plans A, B, and C. There's more than just Plan A down there off all over them, there's 89 00:11:47.950 --> 00:11:57.730 SPR Boardroom: potential for developing a lot upon existing lot. And right now, there's a lack of clarity altogether as to which trees would be removed for these plants other than Plan A. 90 00:11:57.750 --> 00:12:05.399 SPR Boardroom: And without kind of understanding the logistics of what the plan is, it's very difficult to put, you know, the public in a position for added input. 91 00:12:05.420 --> 00:12:14.789 SPR Boardroom: Two meetings that they've hosted have been in non-neutral territory, both located at Seattle Public Schools instead of a neutral area, in which a facilitator has declared questions. 92 00:12:14.790 --> 00:12:28.440 SPR Boardroom: There has been no opportunity, just presentations, and no opportunity to ask any questions of people involved in this process. When we have emailed, Seattle Public Schools and their project manager, there has been no, no, 93 00:12:28.610 --> 00:12:44.540 SPR Boardroom: like, accountability for which trees are going to be moved. It's a very big, you know, unclear situation. So what I'm asking for is a request, and really, what is also unclear is the process in which parts plays in ultimately determining whether or not Plan A, B, or C is going to be used. 94 00:12:44.690 --> 00:12:48.100 SPR Boardroom: The public comment It's supposed to be used in… 95 00:12:48.140 --> 00:13:07.299 SPR Boardroom: providing input to this decision-making process, and since that is closed, we asked for an extension, given the fact that there was no useful information in allowing the public to make that decision or add public comment. What we asked for was an extension of the comment period. Since they didn't extend it, it is unclear where we're at with this process. What is… I'm asking 96 00:13:07.360 --> 00:13:14.560 SPR Boardroom: from the Parks Department is basically to require another meeting in which the public is involved and questions could be asked. 97 00:13:16.190 --> 00:13:19.469 SPR Boardroom: Thank you. Thank you. 98 00:13:25.430 --> 00:13:29.360 SPR Boardroom: Has anyone else come up that kind of recalled upon us? 99 00:13:35.110 --> 00:13:38.760 SPR Boardroom: Rebecca? Okay. 100 00:13:39.020 --> 00:13:48.120 SPR Boardroom: If you want to give me two more minutes? Justin, you have your hand? Anyone else? 101 00:13:49.240 --> 00:14:03.749 SPR Boardroom: Sorry, go ahead, please. I'm Rebecca Laslow, I live in Denny Triangle, much in this place. And I play pickleball in three different neighborhoods, to which I commute by foot, by e-bike, and by car. 102 00:14:04.130 --> 00:14:12.880 SPR Boardroom: I ask that parks pause the current plan and make an explicit goal to disallow such a drastic reduction in existing pickleball courts. 103 00:14:12.920 --> 00:14:27.409 SPR Boardroom: or to drop to two new locations. Instead, I asked parks to analyze court reservation data and work directly with existing port users to develop a more equitable and balanced plan for all neighborhoods. 104 00:14:27.500 --> 00:14:37.039 SPR Boardroom: Don't favor tennis players over pickleball players, or vice versa. All should be entitled to use Seattle's precious and increasingly rare courts. 105 00:14:37.270 --> 00:14:51.969 SPR Boardroom: I understand that tennis players don't like multi-striped courts, but there are better ways to reformat existing courts to allow for tennis only, pickleball only, and multi-stripe courts to exist, all in the same general locations in virtually all neighborhoods. 106 00:14:52.230 --> 00:15:02.620 SPR Boardroom: And there are ways to multi-strike a single, both-size tennis court into four perpendicular pickleball courts while minimizing confusing line convergence. 107 00:15:02.880 --> 00:15:09.460 SPR Boardroom: And I bought sample photographs for the other day. And, the parks person has this online app. 108 00:15:10.720 --> 00:15:21.339 SPR Boardroom: I encourage involvement with the Seattle Metro Pickleball Association, which I'm a member, I'm not a leader, just a member, as well as the relevant Tennis community association to develop a better plan. 109 00:15:21.560 --> 00:15:29.490 SPR Boardroom: The pickleball courts I regularly use are Fifth and Taylor, yes, that corner over here, Macon Hill Playfield, and Mount Vapor Park. 110 00:15:29.750 --> 00:15:31.820 SPR Boardroom: Thank you. 111 00:15:35.030 --> 00:15:40.960 SPR Boardroom: Amy, I see that you are online, and again, I will certainly pass and give you permission to unmute yourself. 112 00:15:41.390 --> 00:15:45.810 SPR Boardroom: If you are there, you can unmute yourself, and you will have 2 minutes. 113 00:15:52.290 --> 00:15:54.019 Amy Greger: Hi. Can you guys hear me? 114 00:15:54.490 --> 00:15:55.270 SPR Boardroom: Yes. 115 00:15:55.970 --> 00:16:03.979 Amy Greger: Okay, sorry, I actually wasn't prepared to speak, because we thought we were not talking about RSS tonight. 116 00:16:05.520 --> 00:16:06.290 Amy Greger: Are we… 117 00:16:06.290 --> 00:16:08.870 SPR Boardroom: You do not have to if you do not want to. 118 00:16:08.870 --> 00:16:12.500 Amy Greger: Okay, well, we absolutely… 119 00:16:12.710 --> 00:16:24.690 Amy Greger: are interested in the updates from SPR. We, we heard there is going to be an updated plan released tomorrow. We have not had… 120 00:16:25.570 --> 00:16:39.789 Amy Greger: great, communication, from SPR, even though we have been, working on, getting updates. I know Tony has tried, and he was supposed to join, I think he's having some technical difficulties. 121 00:16:39.790 --> 00:16:55.680 Amy Greger: So we are very much interested in finding out the, changes to the original RSS plan, and want to make sure we are not halting any, access to courts until we have a better solution. 122 00:16:57.790 --> 00:16:59.319 SPR Boardroom: Okay, thank you. 123 00:16:59.620 --> 00:17:00.320 Amy Greger: Thank you. 124 00:17:01.180 --> 00:17:03.739 SPR Boardroom: And just confirming before we move on… 125 00:17:04.150 --> 00:17:05.849 SPR Boardroom: Tommy, are you in the room? 126 00:17:07.599 --> 00:17:22.180 SPR Boardroom: All right, and that's it. That includes our public eye? My name's Chanel? Oh, yes, we did. I'm so sorry, I could not figure out how to have access to the first time here. That's fine. Is it too late? No, no, no. Please. 127 00:17:22.810 --> 00:17:38.899 SPR Boardroom: If you just, essentially stand up, just because we have some folks online, and want to make sure that they're able to hear you, and the room mics work best if we're… Oh, that's fine. 128 00:17:39.860 --> 00:17:43.800 SPR Boardroom: Hi, I don't know how many minutes I have, just have a few minutes to, okay. 129 00:17:43.980 --> 00:18:02.660 SPR Boardroom: So my name is Cheryl Christopher, I'm a Seattle resident since 2000, live in the same neighborhoods, and home since 2002, and so I just wanted to represent, the local Cal Anderson community. I've been the host of Seattle Street Dog Well for about 130 00:18:02.930 --> 00:18:09.840 SPR Boardroom: 78 years now, and that organization, as you may know, has been going strong at Cal Anderson. 131 00:18:10.530 --> 00:18:12.310 SPR Boardroom: Sharing space at the tennis. 132 00:18:12.420 --> 00:18:25.560 SPR Boardroom: tour with the multi-use sports that represent all three of those courts. I'd like to point to my fellow tennis, basketball, skateboarding, all manner of roller sports. 133 00:18:25.890 --> 00:18:30.300 SPR Boardroom: And so we also do street outreach there. So what we do is we have 134 00:18:30.430 --> 00:18:36.290 SPR Boardroom: food, water, Narcan. First aid, we offer lots of supplies. 135 00:18:36.410 --> 00:18:41.570 SPR Boardroom: A safe connection, and this is the actual demographic. 136 00:18:41.850 --> 00:18:45.459 SPR Boardroom: of Cal Anderson that we serve. So, we… 137 00:18:46.030 --> 00:18:52.820 SPR Boardroom: We're just on court, both last Sunday and the Sunday before. I want to point out, the Sunday before. 138 00:18:52.970 --> 00:18:55.599 SPR Boardroom: We walked on to court and found the fences. 139 00:18:56.140 --> 00:19:02.269 SPR Boardroom: sorry, the Sunday before, the fences were intact, and then the following day, it began being 140 00:19:02.940 --> 00:19:09.000 SPR Boardroom: ripped from existence. So, I want to point out there's been no Accessible Land Use Survey. 141 00:19:09.260 --> 00:19:11.159 SPR Boardroom: There's been no, 142 00:19:11.910 --> 00:19:22.930 SPR Boardroom: public input process. Nothing accessible to the people, no notices, no large board saying, proposed land use, action. This does affect that footprint, because 143 00:19:23.170 --> 00:19:30.509 SPR Boardroom: Those are fences being removed, lines being redrawn. So we do recognize the city's response right now is 144 00:19:30.670 --> 00:19:35.029 SPR Boardroom: Sorry, the park's response is, oh, we're only replacing fences right now. 145 00:19:35.140 --> 00:19:40.830 SPR Boardroom: So, I just want to point out that I do know of the 2020 aside plan, which calls for 146 00:19:41.400 --> 00:19:46.570 SPR Boardroom: repurposing that court for dedicated pickup law court. So we don't know how that happened without public process. 147 00:19:47.350 --> 00:19:50.020 SPR Boardroom: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. 148 00:19:51.340 --> 00:20:00.000 SPR Boardroom: All right, that concludes our public comment period. Thank you for being able to make it, and appreciate everyone for making their comments. 149 00:20:00.050 --> 00:20:17.749 SPR Boardroom: We had moved the super… we traditionally moved the superintendent's report right after public comment, as sometimes there are updates, that were late, or just to give us a more general overview of what's been going on. We were a little, worried that Michelle was going to be running late, so we had moved it back, but I would like to 150 00:20:17.770 --> 00:20:37.589 SPR Boardroom: adjust the agenda. I can still do the report. No, if you're ready to go for the report. You're ready. I can do whatever you'd like. That would be… that would be great, and we'd adjusted this just purely on risk of the Westlake running late, so… We made it. Thank you. Let's go ahead with the superintendent's report. Okay. Great. 151 00:20:38.890 --> 00:20:46.380 SPR Boardroom: Thank you for pivoting, and we just had a really great, reopening of Press Lake Park. 152 00:20:46.880 --> 00:20:48.330 SPR Boardroom: Jesus, thank you. 153 00:20:48.470 --> 00:20:49.700 SPR Boardroom: Candy was there. 154 00:20:50.330 --> 00:20:58.349 SPR Boardroom: there was a brass band that I didn't get the name of, but Andy and I decided they must be at more of our events. So, 155 00:20:59.680 --> 00:21:00.430 SPR Boardroom: Thanks, Ben. 156 00:21:02.230 --> 00:21:05.109 SPR Boardroom: I didn't bring these notes, but okay, I… 157 00:21:05.820 --> 00:21:11.750 SPR Boardroom: The notes assume that you have had, the annual report and summer readiness. 158 00:21:11.950 --> 00:21:19.500 SPR Boardroom: Before this, so I'm gonna go quick, and get more readiness as you get to the next two. 159 00:21:20.540 --> 00:21:34.849 SPR Boardroom: So we're gonna… a couple updates, it'll be short, then we're gonna… that feedback loop I've been trying to, initiate, and then give you guys some opportunities to engage, and some of that feedback loop relates to the… 160 00:21:35.090 --> 00:21:41.060 SPR Boardroom: comments tonight, so… unless I missed one when I walked in late. So, next slide, Ben. 161 00:21:41.170 --> 00:21:48.269 SPR Boardroom: Just a couple project updates. The removal work has been completed at Gas Works. 162 00:21:48.390 --> 00:21:52.289 SPR Boardroom: park. We're still doing some site cleanup in, 163 00:21:52.570 --> 00:22:00.410 SPR Boardroom: Disposal and that sort of thing, but if you go by, all the appurtenances that will be removed have been removed. 164 00:22:00.700 --> 00:22:09.739 SPR Boardroom: The actual project will probably close out in mid-June as we finish the last elements of that. 165 00:22:09.890 --> 00:22:13.700 SPR Boardroom: In partnership with SDOT, we… 166 00:22:14.260 --> 00:22:22.350 SPR Boardroom: implemented Phase 3, what we call Phase 3 of the Lake Washington Boulevard Safety Enhancement, which is basically more of the speed. 167 00:22:23.240 --> 00:22:25.700 SPR Boardroom: Let's get my word wrong, I think we call them hubs. 168 00:22:26.350 --> 00:22:30.069 SPR Boardroom: I'm old. I think there's speed humps. 169 00:22:30.410 --> 00:22:32.610 SPR Boardroom: Is that right, Andy? Speedhomes? 170 00:22:32.910 --> 00:22:40.910 SPR Boardroom: Okay, so those are going in. We had our kickoff for the bicycle weekends last weekend. 171 00:22:41.160 --> 00:22:42.280 SPR Boardroom: Good crowd. 172 00:22:42.390 --> 00:22:43.670 SPR Boardroom: A nice day. 173 00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:47.060 SPR Boardroom: This picture in the lower… 174 00:22:47.950 --> 00:22:51.710 SPR Boardroom: side shows the Magnuson Park Junior League. 175 00:22:51.890 --> 00:23:09.240 SPR Boardroom: play area that's gonna be closed this summer as we install a new play area there, and you'll probably talk about that a little bit in the asset readiness briefing, and I just wanted to let you know that, next 176 00:23:09.580 --> 00:23:17.780 SPR Boardroom: Thursday, Myrtle Edwards and Centennial Park, which is operated by the port, will reopen to the public. 177 00:23:18.020 --> 00:23:23.659 SPR Boardroom: with, our partners, LA Bay Connections, so we'll be partnering with them on… 178 00:23:23.880 --> 00:23:37.510 SPR Boardroom: warranty work and plant establishment and all sorts of things over the next year or so is, but during that time, it will be open to the public. If you do go out there, you guys, they're baby plants. 179 00:23:37.660 --> 00:23:38.740 SPR Boardroom: So… 180 00:23:39.070 --> 00:23:53.270 SPR Boardroom: It's amazing, and if you just look at the little plants, you'll be, like, a little bit underwhelmed, because they're baby plants, but there are some renderings of what it looks like when it all grows in, and it's pretty amazing, so… 181 00:23:53.820 --> 00:23:55.049 SPR Boardroom: It's not a place… 182 00:23:55.340 --> 00:24:02.269 SPR Boardroom: That we want to have dogs running through the baby plants and all of that, so the more we can do to, text, 183 00:24:02.470 --> 00:24:11.080 SPR Boardroom: It's great, but it's an amazing new revitalized space. I hope you guys can get down there. The Greenway. 184 00:24:14.350 --> 00:24:20.629 SPR Boardroom: Next slide. We are yet again named just one of the top 10 185 00:24:20.830 --> 00:24:26.110 SPR Boardroom: Park and Recreation System by the Trust for Public Lands, and that looks at, 186 00:24:26.480 --> 00:24:31.200 SPR Boardroom: Access for community members, as well as amenities, how many play areas. 187 00:24:32.940 --> 00:24:38.199 SPR Boardroom: Walking distance parks, all of that, so we're proud to be in that top 10 group again. 188 00:24:38.700 --> 00:24:45.730 SPR Boardroom: We have a couple requests for proposals published related to… 189 00:24:46.000 --> 00:24:56.099 SPR Boardroom: Building 41 and 18 at Magnuson Park, and I know if you guys had the test, you would be able to tell us what Building 18 and Building 41 are. 190 00:24:56.340 --> 00:25:09.440 SPR Boardroom: I can't either, Ben, Ben. I'm a friend over there. Tell you everything about him. Yeah, so this is the old fire station and the service station on the corner there, so we're hoping to get some… 191 00:25:09.440 --> 00:25:18.849 SPR Boardroom: partners that want to help us activate… And no community groups in there now? They're just in… No, the old gas station wants our crew quarters reduced. 192 00:25:18.920 --> 00:25:20.299 SPR Boardroom: Get that out of there for a minute. 193 00:25:20.580 --> 00:25:23.950 SPR Boardroom: year, so… If you have anybody in? 194 00:25:24.310 --> 00:25:32.670 SPR Boardroom: That world of public-private partnerships and investing in historic buildings, please send them to our website. 195 00:25:33.500 --> 00:25:37.739 SPR Boardroom: And then this one, I actually need to make a new message. 196 00:25:37.980 --> 00:25:50.980 SPR Boardroom: We have two dog parks that are gonna be closed for not very long, but, for a couple weeks while we do some routine maintenance at Woodland Park and Plymouth Pillars, Woodland Park. 197 00:25:51.100 --> 00:25:57.899 SPR Boardroom: actually reopens tomorrow, which is great, and… oh, Plymouth Pillars is our new… Yeah. 198 00:25:58.100 --> 00:25:59.899 SPR Boardroom: Those are my kind of books. 199 00:26:00.630 --> 00:26:04.719 SPR Boardroom: We didn't scare anybody, I'll get to that in a minute. 200 00:26:06.180 --> 00:26:09.120 SPR Boardroom: Now, in this area, what's happening. 201 00:26:09.680 --> 00:26:13.480 SPR Boardroom: So feedback loop, 202 00:26:13.990 --> 00:26:23.990 SPR Boardroom: We have had some misunderstandings about Queen Fool, so I just wanted to restate that you all heard at our briefing before, but we have… 203 00:26:24.420 --> 00:26:34.680 SPR Boardroom: Some people… Wanting clarification. So, we… Are doing a significant 204 00:26:34.920 --> 00:26:46.739 SPR Boardroom: project in order to address this leak at Queen and Pool. We've had questions about whether or not it can be declared an emergency project. It cannot. 205 00:26:46.920 --> 00:26:50.229 SPR Boardroom: Lily does not fall into that category. 206 00:26:50.360 --> 00:26:56.129 SPR Boardroom: We are on an accelerated schedule, because we already had 207 00:26:56.940 --> 00:27:04.609 SPR Boardroom: Designers, engineers on contract for some other pool work, and we are leveraging that contract, so… 208 00:27:05.130 --> 00:27:12.300 SPR Boardroom: I know it takes longer than anybody would want, and it's actually a relatively quick 209 00:27:12.480 --> 00:27:15.170 SPR Boardroom: Public Works project timeline. 210 00:27:15.520 --> 00:27:21.929 SPR Boardroom: We are increasing programming, and we are seeing that being… 211 00:27:22.170 --> 00:27:35.320 SPR Boardroom: leveraged at Munger in this summer. We have a lot more swimming less in capacity there, expanded their swim league, and we are still working, as we mentioned, about fall to get more 212 00:27:35.430 --> 00:27:37.480 SPR Boardroom: Laps women. 213 00:27:37.650 --> 00:27:42.150 SPR Boardroom: lessons and things at Ballard, Evans, and Meg, or Evers, so… 214 00:27:42.390 --> 00:27:48.239 SPR Boardroom: We do understand this is a huge impact. We are working as hard as we can, and… 215 00:27:49.710 --> 00:27:54.189 SPR Boardroom: Ask for the community's patience while we… while we do that work, so… 216 00:27:57.980 --> 00:28:07.950 SPR Boardroom: I don't want to speak out of turn if it's now fallen behind schedule, but I got an email update that Meg Grevers is scheduled to reopen in late June. I think it was June 20th in the mail? Email? 217 00:28:08.350 --> 00:28:19.589 SPR Boardroom: Yes, I don't have that with me, but yes, it's right around that time. We are not able to offer swim teams this summer, but we are a recreational swimming lesson. 218 00:28:20.020 --> 00:28:21.719 SPR Boardroom: So that'll be great. 219 00:28:23.240 --> 00:28:25.510 SPR Boardroom: We're excited to get back in there, too. 220 00:28:26.230 --> 00:28:29.259 SPR Boardroom: Coleman Playfield, we had a public commenter 221 00:28:29.750 --> 00:28:41.279 SPR Boardroom: a month or two ago, that talked about the Seattle Children's Play Garden, and I was unaware of the connection at that moment, so, 222 00:28:42.240 --> 00:28:50.949 SPR Boardroom: not only have I been educated, but I worked at the Seattle Plant Garden Annual Fundraiser in between here and heard even more about the project, which is very cool. 223 00:28:50.990 --> 00:29:04.630 SPR Boardroom: So they're proposing it's right next to Coleman. Their Seattle Playground is on Park's property, right next to Coleman Playfield. They would like to work with us to design the first, fully inclusive 224 00:29:04.680 --> 00:29:05.950 SPR Boardroom: playfield. 225 00:29:06.240 --> 00:29:14.609 SPR Boardroom: And… Andy's team with Planning and Capital Development is engaged with the community on this idea. We're talking about 226 00:29:15.060 --> 00:29:19.530 SPR Boardroom: The right timeline to approach, Grant? 227 00:29:20.150 --> 00:29:23.570 SPR Boardroom: Funds for different parts of the project. 228 00:29:23.810 --> 00:29:32.699 SPR Boardroom: We are also needing to do community engagement, around it. There was a question raised about the current youth and, 229 00:29:33.000 --> 00:29:47.489 SPR Boardroom: We checked in with our scheduling team. For a grass field about lights, it is almost fully utilized, which, obviously, this would have more capacity if it was synthetic and the things that they're looking at, but right now it is. 230 00:29:47.920 --> 00:29:56.930 SPR Boardroom: Pretty well utilized, you know, if there's some intermittent time that could be scheduled if somebody has a one-off event or something, but if you really want to have a 231 00:29:57.380 --> 00:30:05.200 SPR Boardroom: Tuesday night, Little League, or whenever, you're not gonna have a lot of capacity there, so we will need to try to figure out either how to make it… 232 00:30:05.390 --> 00:30:08.279 SPR Boardroom: Integrated into the… Into them. 233 00:30:09.120 --> 00:30:17.659 SPR Boardroom: project schedule, or figure out if there's other opportunities to… to relocate some of those uses. So, we'll be working through that with… 234 00:30:18.070 --> 00:30:23.560 SPR Boardroom: The user groups and the community and the components over… Next. 235 00:30:25.540 --> 00:30:30.489 SPR Boardroom: Timeline yet to be determined, so just wanted to circle back on… we are engaged. 236 00:30:30.830 --> 00:30:33.449 SPR Boardroom: We find it to be a pretty cool project, so… 237 00:30:34.020 --> 00:30:37.499 SPR Boardroom: More on VATS coming back. 238 00:30:37.580 --> 00:30:56.940 SPR Boardroom: And then just follow up, I think you guys got your first compiled… I'm getting it, I believe it. Okay, so we couldn't figure out a way to actually get you, subscribed, and so the comms team is either going to be sending a weekly roundup, or we'll just do it when they post, and you'll get them… 239 00:30:57.250 --> 00:31:01.529 SPR Boardroom: We do not want to create more work for the very hard-working comms team. 240 00:31:02.130 --> 00:31:03.349 SPR Boardroom: I took it on. 241 00:31:03.700 --> 00:31:11.219 SPR Boardroom: I want you to feel fully informed, so you can go to the grocery store without… It's very helpful. It's very helpful. 242 00:31:11.570 --> 00:31:16.880 SPR Boardroom: We appreciate your volunteerism, and we want you to feel like you have the information. 243 00:31:17.950 --> 00:31:21.979 SPR Boardroom: At least know something went out and you'll need to ask us more about it. 244 00:31:22.630 --> 00:31:24.660 SPR Boardroom: So, if it falls off. 245 00:31:25.060 --> 00:31:26.730 SPR Boardroom: Let's do that in the shot. 246 00:31:26.870 --> 00:31:28.010 SPR Boardroom: I appreciate the effort. 247 00:31:28.570 --> 00:31:34.340 SPR Boardroom: Andy's gonna talk about asset readiness and summer readiness. It's a great precursor to a 248 00:31:35.090 --> 00:31:47.350 SPR Boardroom: a briefing you asked for and you're working on getting into the actual asset management work order system and how Find and Fix It fits into that. So, Andy's not going to touch on that today, but we urge you, and we will be coming back. 249 00:31:47.650 --> 00:31:54.289 SPR Boardroom: We believe the next meeting we will have the kind of park ranger deployment, 250 00:31:55.270 --> 00:31:58.079 SPR Boardroom: Briefing for you all. 251 00:32:00.570 --> 00:32:11.699 SPR Boardroom: we're hoping to go back out on Greenlake Evans in July, and so depending on what this agenda looks like, that may be here in a little bit of time to check in with you guys on what that… 252 00:32:12.000 --> 00:32:14.250 SPR Boardroom: That project is looking like. 253 00:32:14.540 --> 00:32:23.580 SPR Boardroom: Racquet, sports, strategy, we heard lots of great feedback during… 254 00:32:24.020 --> 00:32:35.269 SPR Boardroom: the phase from April 6th until when we kind of close the current engagement hub collection. We are synthesizing all that, and one of the things we decided was we need 255 00:32:35.770 --> 00:32:53.460 SPR Boardroom: to dive deeper with community on some of these issues, and so we are going to schedule a round two engagement. The mailers for that will probably go out next week. We're going to have four additional meetings, but the online 256 00:32:54.110 --> 00:33:00.560 SPR Boardroom: People don't want to go to a meeting, they can still engage online, the portal, and, what? 257 00:33:01.400 --> 00:33:02.889 SPR Boardroom: Things up there in… 258 00:33:03.000 --> 00:33:16.279 SPR Boardroom: In the next week or so, I… we were hoping to be able to announce the locations tonight. We don't have them secured, so there will be a West Seattle site. We heard a lot of that feedback, so I'm just saying that out loud, there will be a West Seattle site. 259 00:33:16.470 --> 00:33:28.429 SPR Boardroom: And what's going to be the topic of that? Is it seeking additional feedback, or is it going to be presenting… It's going to be diver deeper into the feedback we heard, so there'll be things like, let's talk more about 260 00:33:29.020 --> 00:33:36.159 SPR Boardroom: Impact of noise. Are there other approaches to deal with noise other than what we proposed in the last time? If you were to look at 261 00:33:36.380 --> 00:33:39.170 SPR Boardroom: Doing a… a, 262 00:33:40.430 --> 00:33:51.309 SPR Boardroom: I don't know what the right direction is. Ramp up, ramp down. How… how would we communicate that this is dual stripe for this amount of time, but, like, how would we… how would we talk about this in a way that makes sense and… 263 00:33:51.530 --> 00:34:02.849 SPR Boardroom: Over some period of time. So, digging deeper with people that would actually be using, living nearby, experiencing those, those changes. So, they're working on the actual meeting 264 00:34:03.720 --> 00:34:10.040 SPR Boardroom: Structure now, but we wanted… we wanted to get them scheduled before 265 00:34:10.730 --> 00:34:15.589 SPR Boardroom: Peak summer, so that people can feel… I got it. 266 00:34:15.719 --> 00:34:17.379 SPR Boardroom: Say their piece before me. 267 00:34:18.120 --> 00:34:32.640 SPR Boardroom: Everyone looks at the sun on that. Does that mean that, I think there were some changes that were slated to go into effect pretty quickly. Does that mean that the meetings will happen before any of the changes? 268 00:34:33.409 --> 00:34:42.009 SPR Boardroom: So, yes, and, so… There had been a question about, like, when would the soonest this happened be, and… 269 00:34:42.270 --> 00:35:01.659 SPR Boardroom: staff answered that to say, like, if… if we went out on public meetings, and everybody agreed with everything we said, and we went to the park board tonight, and we, you know, like, this would be the soonest it could be implemented, and then people kind of took that data as, you're gonna do this on this date. It's like, no, that's not actually… like, we were just skipping the soonest it could be. 270 00:35:01.730 --> 00:35:08.819 SPR Boardroom: So, nothing's gonna… Nothing official is gonna happen during that time frame. 271 00:35:09.270 --> 00:35:13.739 SPR Boardroom: However, some of the feedback we heard was that 272 00:35:14.200 --> 00:35:23.959 SPR Boardroom: Some of the player groups would like to try a couple things at a couple sites to say, would this address some of the neighbors' concerns? 273 00:35:24.570 --> 00:35:25.830 SPR Boardroom: And so… 274 00:35:26.140 --> 00:35:30.449 SPR Boardroom: part of ramping up to and at those meetings. We're going to be talking about that, so it's… 275 00:35:30.690 --> 00:35:32.890 SPR Boardroom: Two or three sites that we would… 276 00:35:33.360 --> 00:35:40.550 SPR Boardroom: So it's… it's not the Parks Department saying, no shelves, it's, we heard you, and you're willing to try, and so we're gonna… 277 00:35:40.770 --> 00:35:48.920 SPR Boardroom: So it's a yes and. So they're working through how to communicate that, and what that signage might look like, and all of that, so, 278 00:35:49.290 --> 00:35:51.160 SPR Boardroom: So, much more to come on Rapids. 279 00:35:53.280 --> 00:35:54.989 SPR Boardroom: People will be invited. 280 00:35:55.360 --> 00:35:57.309 SPR Boardroom: Have more conversations with us. 281 00:35:57.710 --> 00:36:02.459 SPR Boardroom: Lincoln High School, we met with the school district today. 282 00:36:02.730 --> 00:36:06.100 SPR Boardroom: We were… 283 00:36:07.520 --> 00:36:13.030 SPR Boardroom: wondering if we might be ready to come back to the Park Board on June 11th, and I had some 284 00:36:13.880 --> 00:36:23.849 SPR Boardroom: Today, I would say no. The school district is still completing some compilation of their community engagement. We haven't seen… the Parks Department haven't seen all that come together yet. 285 00:36:24.020 --> 00:36:28.970 SPR Boardroom: There is a meeting at Lincoln high school. 286 00:36:29.780 --> 00:36:36.650 SPR Boardroom: on June 11th, and as part of that, The superintendent may. 287 00:36:37.210 --> 00:36:46.420 SPR Boardroom: share what the school district's interests are, so I don't want this board or anybody, if they hear that, that is not a decision for the greater 288 00:36:47.020 --> 00:36:51.980 SPR Boardroom: effort. This is the school district sharing information with school district. 289 00:36:53.470 --> 00:36:55.180 SPR Boardroom: community, 290 00:36:55.620 --> 00:37:01.380 SPR Boardroom: And then we're gonna try to figure out when we're ready to come back to this group when we have, 291 00:37:01.560 --> 00:37:06.640 SPR Boardroom: That information and pull it together, so… I know it's… 292 00:37:06.960 --> 00:37:14.169 SPR Boardroom: Seems like a long time when you're working through all this, and we want… when we come back together to talk to this group, we want to feel like we're… 293 00:37:14.320 --> 00:37:16.429 SPR Boardroom: Ready to have that conversation with you. 294 00:37:22.830 --> 00:37:25.169 SPR Boardroom: Kale Anderson, which isn't on here. 295 00:37:25.350 --> 00:37:32.410 SPR Boardroom: Cal Anderson is actually a poorly communicated regular maintenance effort. 296 00:37:33.070 --> 00:37:42.290 SPR Boardroom: We… have had many complaints about the actual fences at that court. There's been significant damage. 297 00:37:42.910 --> 00:37:45.500 SPR Boardroom: The facilities team, or… 298 00:37:45.730 --> 00:37:56.759 SPR Boardroom: just do what they do, and they get it done, and they're trying to get ready for summer. Went out and took down the fences and are putting up new fences, but it caused quite a stir that that meant something. 299 00:37:56.920 --> 00:38:01.589 SPR Boardroom: more than repair. We've tried to correct it on social media. 300 00:38:03.230 --> 00:38:14.499 SPR Boardroom: We tried to get some signage out there. I don't know if the signage actually made it out there. We chatted today to try to get the signage out there again. And then, because we knew people couldn't 301 00:38:15.170 --> 00:38:18.729 SPR Boardroom: Clay, because we took down the fences to put new fences up. 302 00:38:19.450 --> 00:38:32.390 SPR Boardroom: we took down the basketball hoops to put up new basketball hoops, but it didn't happen in the same day, and so now everybody's thinking we're trying to send some terrible message about we don't like basketball because it's just basketball hoops now, but that's… 303 00:38:32.600 --> 00:38:43.630 SPR Boardroom: Unfortunately, it is a… Murphy's Law type, cycle of miscommunication. 304 00:38:45.370 --> 00:38:51.099 SPR Boardroom: Begetting more miscommunication, and… So, we are putting the fences back up. 305 00:38:52.320 --> 00:38:54.730 SPR Boardroom: We are putting the basketball boots back up. 306 00:38:55.930 --> 00:39:04.439 SPR Boardroom: hopefully the fences will be better, and the, passable hoops will be fresher. I'm sorry, I don't know the exact date, but… 307 00:39:04.580 --> 00:39:05.610 SPR Boardroom: working. 308 00:39:05.840 --> 00:39:16.230 SPR Boardroom: I'm giving that, and I can talk to you after the meeting if you want to stay, or you can give Ben a phone number or an email, and they can call you after. 309 00:39:16.560 --> 00:39:17.870 SPR Boardroom: Tomorrow. 310 00:39:18.820 --> 00:39:29.480 SPR Boardroom: One thing I would add is I appreciated your comment, and I think if, to the extent that there are impacted place… fields or places in the strategy that aren't 311 00:39:29.610 --> 00:39:37.720 SPR Boardroom: full… they're not known as hubs for racquet sports. We might want to do some extra outreach. So, for instance, Kyle Anderson 312 00:39:37.840 --> 00:39:53.780 SPR Boardroom: it sounds like, and it doesn't surprise me, there is nobody sort of with their eye on a racquet sports strategy for parks, because it's… there's no, like, dedicated group of users there, it's used by six different groups. You know, I represent District 3, and when somebody reached out to me, I was surprised Kyle Anderson was on there, because I just hadn't noticed it. 313 00:39:54.010 --> 00:40:02.749 SPR Boardroom: And then there's a little asterisk that said, change in designated use, so some of those are hard to, you know, discover if you're not fully versed. So. 314 00:40:02.840 --> 00:40:14.949 SPR Boardroom: Just a sensitive… sensitivity to that, and if there are those, you know, kind of hidden… hidden courts that might be impacted, just put up signage, or try to make an effort to reach out to a community room, because that's our public. 315 00:40:15.510 --> 00:40:19.730 SPR Boardroom: Andy and I are both in with Yes. 316 00:40:20.770 --> 00:40:29.819 SPR Boardroom: The next one, a couple partner spotlights we talked about before, the Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, 317 00:40:31.130 --> 00:40:39.019 SPR Boardroom: We actually just did a briefing with them yesterday, it was great, and we want to let you have that information, so, 318 00:40:39.550 --> 00:40:47.089 SPR Boardroom: trying to get done scheduled in the next 1 or so, the 11th or so. So they'll be here next meeting, and then, 319 00:40:47.340 --> 00:40:51.989 SPR Boardroom: our golf program and our contractor premier, we like to bring them in. 320 00:40:52.120 --> 00:40:55.609 SPR Boardroom: share some stuff, and we have friends that have athletic skills go over. 321 00:40:56.490 --> 00:41:06.919 SPR Boardroom: July 9th, so they'll be… Michelle's at Bill's group. That's Bill's group. Craig, you've been asking for a while. Yeah. 322 00:41:07.520 --> 00:41:08.180 SPR Boardroom: Yep. 323 00:41:09.680 --> 00:41:12.690 SPR Boardroom: We've had that date saved with him. He travels a lot, too. 324 00:41:14.340 --> 00:41:16.550 SPR Boardroom: You're set for July 9th. 325 00:41:16.680 --> 00:41:32.850 SPR Boardroom: And the next slide has more on subcommittees, but hopefully this moment I can say out loud that you should have all heard from your staff leads, next steps on your subcommittee. Oops, it's not the next committee. Okay, go back. Well, there you go. 326 00:41:33.060 --> 00:41:34.209 SPR Boardroom: Out of order. 327 00:41:35.120 --> 00:41:38.269 SPR Boardroom: That one. Everybody should have heard from those humans. 328 00:41:38.600 --> 00:41:41.649 SPR Boardroom: I see nodding, that makes me very happy. 329 00:41:41.770 --> 00:41:44.110 SPR Boardroom: Previous slide, Ben. 330 00:41:45.360 --> 00:41:53.029 SPR Boardroom: And opportunities to engage. We have a Beacon Hill Festival, if you have not been to that at least once in your life. 331 00:41:53.460 --> 00:41:56.930 SPR Boardroom: I say must. It's a really great event. 332 00:41:57.560 --> 00:41:59.219 SPR Boardroom: Coming up on June 6th. 333 00:41:59.540 --> 00:42:06.580 SPR Boardroom: The Parks Foundation did some pop-up concerts in the parks last year as part of their 334 00:42:07.810 --> 00:42:11.609 SPR Boardroom: embarrassing myself. 25th anniversary? 335 00:42:12.220 --> 00:42:14.420 SPR Boardroom: I'm gonna go with that, I may be wrong. 336 00:42:14.680 --> 00:42:18.110 SPR Boardroom: 20th, 25th, dating myself, 20? 337 00:42:18.300 --> 00:42:24.939 SPR Boardroom: Anyway, they had such a good time that they're doing it again, so, there's 6 states that… 338 00:42:25.370 --> 00:42:28.360 SPR Boardroom: They're hosting more concerts this summer. 339 00:42:28.480 --> 00:42:29.520 SPR Boardroom: And then… 340 00:42:29.770 --> 00:42:35.439 SPR Boardroom: Just because I was at Westlake Park, and just because we're doing so much with the beautiful games, 341 00:42:35.880 --> 00:42:36.830 SPR Boardroom: Please. 342 00:42:37.630 --> 00:42:40.929 SPR Boardroom: go check those out, and shout out to Whitney, who… 343 00:42:41.810 --> 00:42:44.970 SPR Boardroom: Read the blog post on our beautiful games, and was like. 344 00:42:45.230 --> 00:42:58.459 SPR Boardroom: But I keep getting questions about just general, what does this mean for Seattle, and so our small but mighty comms team facilitated with other Small But Mighty comms teams to develop a Seattle 345 00:42:58.930 --> 00:43:04.629 SPR Boardroom: overarching World Cup website. It's now added to our 346 00:43:05.340 --> 00:43:14.280 SPR Boardroom: blog post, so if you refresh that blog post, you can find it. There's also a broader thing about the Unity Loop and the whole thing, so… 347 00:43:14.750 --> 00:43:16.760 SPR Boardroom: So, cardboard. 348 00:43:16.950 --> 00:43:18.660 SPR Boardroom: Recommendations in action. 349 00:43:20.740 --> 00:43:22.799 SPR Boardroom: Okay, that's a little bit covered. 350 00:43:23.570 --> 00:43:29.170 SPR Boardroom: There's other questions for me that I might hunt and answer right now. 351 00:43:29.340 --> 00:43:30.500 SPR Boardroom: Or we can come back. 352 00:43:31.260 --> 00:43:47.440 SPR Boardroom: I do have one. I know that you said we'll have a park rangers update, but are there going to be, like, extra hours authorized for the park rangers during this sort of FIFA and FIFA time period, or… 353 00:43:47.570 --> 00:43:49.840 SPR Boardroom: How… how are you thinking about that? 354 00:43:50.450 --> 00:43:55.790 SPR Boardroom: Well… There's a balance between letting… 355 00:43:55.910 --> 00:43:59.780 SPR Boardroom: Asking people to work overtime and not burning people out. 356 00:44:00.010 --> 00:44:08.330 SPR Boardroom: Yes, that's not an easy job, so we're more, there probably will be some overtime, but we're more trying to do it by focusing on… 357 00:44:08.590 --> 00:44:13.190 SPR Boardroom: Where and when there are places, so… 358 00:44:13.590 --> 00:44:18.420 SPR Boardroom: But we're upping our maintenance teams and other eyes on the park to also help. 359 00:44:19.580 --> 00:44:20.330 SPR Boardroom: Story. 360 00:44:24.660 --> 00:44:31.350 SPR Boardroom: Yeah, and you'll see them before the whole six weeks starts, so you'll see them fresh. 361 00:44:33.080 --> 00:44:36.720 SPR Boardroom: You, forgot to give yourself kudos. 362 00:44:36.820 --> 00:44:38.619 SPR Boardroom: For that self-heart opener. 363 00:44:39.460 --> 00:44:44.500 SPR Boardroom: Where are we sweating? That one? That was a great opening. 364 00:44:45.470 --> 00:44:47.420 SPR Boardroom: That's a great project. 365 00:44:47.920 --> 00:44:50.679 SPR Boardroom: Another place, if you haven't been to yet. 366 00:44:51.140 --> 00:44:54.650 SPR Boardroom: So nicely redesigned park. Amazing. 367 00:44:55.310 --> 00:44:58.359 SPR Boardroom: Oh, but I will… well, no, Andy's gonna talk about it. See? 368 00:44:58.490 --> 00:45:00.310 SPR Boardroom: I'm already ahead of summary. 369 00:45:00.810 --> 00:45:03.249 SPR Boardroom: Andy will give you an update on that. 370 00:45:03.370 --> 00:45:04.689 SPR Boardroom: Part of the time. 371 00:45:06.510 --> 00:45:09.429 SPR Boardroom: Any other questions from any commissioners online? 372 00:45:14.600 --> 00:45:25.259 SPR Boardroom: Thank you. Yeah, that was helpful to try and answer some of them. I appreciate that. So, on our time schedule, at least. Justin… 373 00:45:25.420 --> 00:45:30.139 SPR Boardroom: I believe you're up presenting the 2025 Annual Report. 374 00:45:42.320 --> 00:45:49.290 SPR Boardroom: Awesome. Well, thank you all for having me. I get to talk to you about our annual report, which is 375 00:45:49.410 --> 00:46:01.790 SPR Boardroom: One of my favorite projects to do all year, because it's both kind of strategically important, but it's also just an opportunity for me to… weeks of my calendar are full of 30-minute appointments with staff. 376 00:46:01.950 --> 00:46:06.160 SPR Boardroom: Saying, sort of, what was the best part of your year? Tell me what your challenges were. 377 00:46:06.290 --> 00:46:12.300 SPR Boardroom: Is there a partner you really want to celebrate? So I get to… just really, 378 00:46:13.050 --> 00:46:15.589 SPR Boardroom: Celebrate our good work, so it's one of my favorite things. 379 00:46:20.420 --> 00:46:28.630 SPR Boardroom: So, what I'll do with you tonight, we'll give you some background on why we do an annual report, and the broader ways we think about accountability and reporting. 380 00:46:28.930 --> 00:46:33.840 SPR Boardroom: I'll tell you about this year's annual report. We'll do some, 381 00:46:34.170 --> 00:46:46.580 SPR Boardroom: some highlights from it, and then, traditionally, the… you all put a letter in front of the report. You should have received last week a draft letter, that your fellow commissioner, Phillip, wrote, so I just want to 382 00:46:46.700 --> 00:46:51.779 SPR Boardroom: It's not… we're not taking a formal vote, but we'll just kind of informally ask if they feel good about, 383 00:46:52.310 --> 00:46:54.950 SPR Boardroom: Do you feel good about that letter representing you all? 384 00:46:55.660 --> 00:46:56.660 SPR Boardroom: in the report. 385 00:46:58.620 --> 00:47:07.080 SPR Boardroom: So, more… and feel free at any time to stop and ask questions, but more broadly, we've got kind of this accountability ecosystem of 386 00:47:07.160 --> 00:47:18.020 SPR Boardroom: You know, the elected mayor, who gets to appoint department leadership and set our priorities, the elected city council, both in their role as city council members and in their role as part of board members. 387 00:47:18.020 --> 00:47:32.519 SPR Boardroom: We'll set our funding levels and general policy guidance. We've got our, resident advisory body, the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, and especially our Performance Oversight Subcommittee, who really work closely with us to track performance. 388 00:47:34.560 --> 00:47:44.419 SPR Boardroom: We've got the city auditor who conducts independent analyses. You know, we're, in the midst of implementing restroom, recommendation 389 00:47:44.790 --> 00:47:45.870 SPR Boardroom: improvements. 390 00:47:46.350 --> 00:47:57.170 SPR Boardroom: So that's kind of the broader ecosystem of who's keeping an eye on our work and how we're accountable. And so, you know, you are… and doing things like this are a critical part of that whole system. 391 00:47:58.080 --> 00:48:08.540 SPR Boardroom: So, our approach to reporting to the public, as a part of the adoption of Cycle 2, we were asked to create a reporting plan, so that's this document here. 392 00:48:08.710 --> 00:48:10.019 SPR Boardroom: that, 393 00:48:10.380 --> 00:48:19.010 SPR Boardroom: That really set across all our lines of business, you know, for how… what are they… what's their funding level, what are they supposed to be producing, and to what level are they supposed… 394 00:48:19.870 --> 00:48:26.340 SPR Boardroom: That was recently updated in the 2025-28 Action Plan that we, in January. 395 00:48:26.450 --> 00:48:28.290 SPR Boardroom: Can you talk to you about? 396 00:48:28.400 --> 00:48:32.530 SPR Boardroom: So, you know, just comprehensive, kind of, performance levels across 397 00:48:33.240 --> 00:48:44.109 SPR Boardroom: We report on those things and our finances in our online dashboards and, other places on a twice-annual basis, and then we put out an annual report 398 00:48:44.250 --> 00:48:49.410 SPR Boardroom: It kind of puts those numbers out, but then also puts them in context for some storytelling. 399 00:48:49.950 --> 00:49:06.339 SPR Boardroom: We also are on the hook for a mid-cycle evaluation, so after 4 years, we'll take a look at how are we doing comprehensively in this period of time, and then we do an end-cycle report as a sort of summative assessment over the 6 years. 400 00:49:08.020 --> 00:49:11.300 SPR Boardroom: So that's kind of the big picture on reporting. So let's… 401 00:49:11.610 --> 00:49:17.210 SPR Boardroom: think about our annual report. So the interlocal agreement, this… reporting. 402 00:49:17.340 --> 00:49:21.760 SPR Boardroom: stems from our park district accountabilities, right? Essentially, it was 403 00:49:21.970 --> 00:49:32.829 SPR Boardroom: When voters and elected officials entrusted us to the whole new revenue source in the form of the Park District, there were stricter accountability requirements around data tracking 404 00:49:33.620 --> 00:49:34.779 SPR Boardroom: And this was one. 405 00:49:34.990 --> 00:49:46.550 SPR Boardroom: So the language in the interlocal agreement that actually called on us to make our annual report says, you know, that we'll do an annual report that assesses our performance measures and tells you how we set the market. 406 00:49:47.400 --> 00:49:52.700 SPR Boardroom: The three, kind of, constituencies we see for this report are, kind of, our elected officials. 407 00:49:52.830 --> 00:49:55.649 SPR Boardroom: You all, and then the general public. 408 00:49:55.800 --> 00:50:02.509 SPR Boardroom: So we're writing this with an eye toward all three of those folks. So it's kind of a mix of celebratory storytelling. 409 00:50:02.790 --> 00:50:09.950 SPR Boardroom: Pointing out challenges and real issues, and just the actual hard data of what we accomplished. We're trying to get all three of those things. 410 00:50:11.050 --> 00:50:29.140 SPR Boardroom: Just to tell you a big picture, we… I sort of just said this, but we do a pretty fun annual report picture, but we also do an appendix that really shows you by each chunk of the organization, you know, so community center operations, grounds maintenance, what was their budget, and how much money did they spend? What were their performance targets, and where did they actually 411 00:50:29.900 --> 00:50:38.389 SPR Boardroom: probably about 15 people who look at that, but we feel good about that. Excellent. 412 00:50:39.910 --> 00:50:41.410 SPR Boardroom: Even though this… 413 00:50:41.930 --> 00:50:52.800 SPR Boardroom: all of these accountabilities came out of our park district work. We use this as an opportunity to really drive better accountability and performance reporting across 414 00:50:52.890 --> 00:50:55.619 SPR Boardroom: the whole organization, right? So we're not just 415 00:50:55.680 --> 00:51:14.870 SPR Boardroom: reporting on the park district investments. You know, something like community centers are 35% funded by the park district, 65% funded by other money. It doesn't make a lot of sense to report on, here, let me tell you about these 35% of community center hours, right? So we really take this opportunity 416 00:51:14.910 --> 00:51:17.080 SPR Boardroom: To, report comprehension. 417 00:51:19.020 --> 00:51:26.959 SPR Boardroom: Yeah, and we put an emphasis on telling… we made a whole variety of commitments around cycles, right? Programs we would expand. 418 00:51:27.080 --> 00:51:29.240 SPR Boardroom: projects we would fund, and so we stayed 419 00:51:29.390 --> 00:51:36.110 SPR Boardroom: While we tell stories about the whole department, we do stay focused on those, sort of, commitments that were important to the public. 420 00:51:38.800 --> 00:51:48.209 SPR Boardroom: So, our Performance Oversight Subcommittee was deeply involved, so over… over the years, they've had an orientation to our budget, our performance indicators. 421 00:51:48.570 --> 00:51:58.009 SPR Boardroom: We spent several meetings doing, kind of detailed budget to actuals and performance against goals based on 2025. We worked with them to identify themes. 422 00:51:58.300 --> 00:52:05.220 SPR Boardroom: They read a draft, and, Helped, helped write a letter. 423 00:52:05.590 --> 00:52:16.160 SPR Boardroom: So, I want to thank our past subcommittee, our subcommittee emeritus, I guess, who helped make this happen. So, Ryan, John, Phillip, and Trisha. 424 00:52:17.240 --> 00:52:18.189 SPR Boardroom: Thank you all. 425 00:52:18.940 --> 00:52:23.520 SPR Boardroom: So, with that said, let's just jump into what, annual 426 00:52:23.630 --> 00:52:28.540 SPR Boardroom: We're having this… we aim to put the annual report out, 427 00:52:28.540 --> 00:52:46.209 SPR Boardroom: concurrent with a meeting that we presented to the City Council. And that meeting is a week earlier this year, so me bringing this to you is several weeks earlier this year, so usually I might have some screenshots of it in full design, and you'll see it's real splendor. I don't have that for you now for a week earlier, but… 428 00:52:46.290 --> 00:52:57.069 SPR Boardroom: I'm pretty sure this will be… Justin, when is that meeting scheduled for? June 16th. Thank you. Yeah, it's one of the three times each year that we present to the City Council Partnership Board, so… 429 00:52:57.310 --> 00:53:03.769 SPR Boardroom: Except they're not on vacation. It'll be all the council members wearing their… and it's kind of our one chance to 430 00:53:03.900 --> 00:53:07.899 SPR Boardroom: You know, we don't have a whole lot of other business there, it's really intended to report on 431 00:53:10.800 --> 00:53:16.730 SPR Boardroom: And if you have copies to bring for us on June 11th, please do so, if you're ready. 432 00:53:16.860 --> 00:53:24.410 SPR Boardroom: Maybe. I understand. I mean, it is really… it's tighter this year. I'm sorry for that meeting's a week ago. 433 00:53:24.920 --> 00:53:32.260 SPR Boardroom: So, one of the things that we do is highlight key staff members and partners in the report. So, I just want to start there, because as our 434 00:53:32.400 --> 00:53:45.350 SPR Boardroom: colleague, Shananica McElroy always says, like, we, you know, the fancy people who do stuff like budget and policy and storytelling, we have jobs, because the public actually values the work that's done by our frontline students. 435 00:53:45.510 --> 00:53:47.679 SPR Boardroom: I just think it's important for us to… 436 00:53:47.800 --> 00:53:52.969 SPR Boardroom: Keep that orientation in mind, and celebrate the hard work that happens to actually make the system greater. 437 00:53:53.470 --> 00:54:00.619 SPR Boardroom: So, I want to introduce you to Alex, who works in our facilities and park maintenance division. 438 00:54:00.930 --> 00:54:14.019 SPR Boardroom: Who's… who is inspired to spend every day making sure park assets like play equipment and park furniture, are clean, safe, and graffiti-free. We'll do this for the community and the kids in the community, making sure parks are safe and welcoming for all. 439 00:54:15.410 --> 00:54:20.180 SPR Boardroom: We've got Nicolasa, who is a naturalist in our Environmental Learning Unit. 440 00:54:20.780 --> 00:54:24.839 SPR Boardroom: One of my favorite parts of this work is watching a connection happening. 441 00:54:25.200 --> 00:54:31.659 SPR Boardroom: Seeing folks notice something in a park they've walked through a hundred times, or watching young people realize they can teach on the others. 442 00:54:33.430 --> 00:54:37.239 SPR Boardroom: And lastly, I'm not sure if she's ever come to… 443 00:54:37.510 --> 00:54:47.049 SPR Boardroom: speak with you, but you have seen many things that she's done. So, Pamela works in our contracts office, helps connect community partners 444 00:54:47.260 --> 00:54:53.029 SPR Boardroom: who occupy spaces. So think about, you know, Seattle Till. Many of the partners you've heard. 445 00:54:53.040 --> 00:55:10.399 SPR Boardroom: Okay, okay. So many of the partners you've heard from, right, we have kind of long-term agreements with them about how they're going to use our spaces, and what we'll provide, what they'll bring, public benefits, all that. So she is the person helping make all that happen, and the contracts have to do that. 446 00:55:10.400 --> 00:55:16.220 SPR Boardroom: She said, I love supporting community groups to operate at their optimal levels, doing what they do at their best. 447 00:55:16.290 --> 00:55:26.860 SPR Boardroom: Groups that grow and educate… grow food and educate the public on how to grow food, that offer life skills learning and connection to those challenges with disabilities, and groups that provide affordable recreation wellness. 448 00:55:27.690 --> 00:55:31.859 SPR Boardroom: So, just wanted to start with a note of celebrating our… 449 00:55:33.080 --> 00:55:46.920 SPR Boardroom: Some… some big themes for this year are that 2025 and the end of it, you know, we plan in big six-year increments, right? Cycle 2 is a six-year plan from 2023 to the end of 2028, and the end of 2025 was the halfway point. 450 00:55:47.030 --> 00:55:56.590 SPR Boardroom: So it's a great, well, we formally do our mid-cycle assessment after 4 years of data, halfway through is a good time to just take a look and see how we're doing. 451 00:55:56.960 --> 00:55:57.880 SPR Boardroom: And… 452 00:55:58.220 --> 00:56:10.119 SPR Boardroom: As you all know, Cycle 2 added a whole lot of resources to our budget. There was a whole lot of, you know, rangers, decarbonization, a wide variety of, kind of, new investments for rebooted or expanded programs. 453 00:56:10.350 --> 00:56:13.300 SPR Boardroom: And by and large, 454 00:56:13.480 --> 00:56:28.459 SPR Boardroom: as of the end of 2025, we are generally delivering on those commitments, because, you know, we said we would expand community center operating hours. We said we would launch a new program to get trees and develop parks. We're generally about where we want to be on all of those things. 455 00:56:28.650 --> 00:56:36.660 SPR Boardroom: And our capital projects, Are generally on track, with a few complex exceptions that you probably already are. 456 00:56:39.690 --> 00:56:59.559 SPR Boardroom: A quote from the letter, that we are encouraged by, from your letter, making sure you feel good about it. We are encouraged by continued progress across the system, maintaining community center hours, robust volunteer participation, improvements to park maintenance, particularly around restrooms, and other steps to make parks cleaner, safer, and more welcome. 457 00:56:59.990 --> 00:57:06.150 SPR Boardroom: I want to say the next sentence in the letter that I didn't put up here, but says, and we're tracking these big, important capital projects. 458 00:57:06.760 --> 00:57:12.220 SPR Boardroom: Right, so I think that's sort of… that's sort of a good message for where we're at in 2015. 459 00:57:14.420 --> 00:57:21.949 SPR Boardroom: So, this is kind of a table of contents, or at least the content of the annual report, and I'm… I have pulled out 460 00:57:22.210 --> 00:57:34.970 SPR Boardroom: And just a few highlights to give you tonight. And this looks similar to a presentation… the presentation we're planning to give to the City Council in the Rollins Park District Reporting. So, getting a little preview. 461 00:57:35.440 --> 00:57:37.289 SPR Boardroom: The items in bold are the ones. 462 00:57:37.560 --> 00:57:38.870 SPR Boardroom: I'll, share with you. 463 00:57:41.840 --> 00:57:45.249 SPR Boardroom: So… athletic field schedule. 464 00:57:45.950 --> 00:57:54.360 SPR Boardroom: As you… Our athletic scheduling team coordinates field use, both on our field and on tailcoats fields. 465 00:57:54.710 --> 00:58:00.190 SPR Boardroom: For all sorts of… both our own teams and the general public. 466 00:58:00.540 --> 00:58:07.099 SPR Boardroom: And our goal is generally that we schedule 250,000 hours of use across all those units off here. 467 00:58:07.210 --> 00:58:11.440 SPR Boardroom: So you can see we've met that goal the last several years. 468 00:58:11.780 --> 00:58:24.240 SPR Boardroom: It… it represents a daily average of 700 hours of sports activity happening on the field. So, every day throughout the city, there's a cumulative of something like 700 hours permitted 469 00:58:25.620 --> 00:58:29.000 SPR Boardroom: And by more than 2180 individual organizations. 470 00:58:30.470 --> 00:58:35.830 SPR Boardroom: This team also updated their field scheduling policy to prioritize newly available 471 00:58:35.990 --> 00:58:40.689 SPR Boardroom: Do you have time for new user groups? You may… some of you would have been a part of that, right? 472 00:58:40.900 --> 00:58:52.670 SPR Boardroom: pretty well filled, and it's hard to add new users to the field, but they've done a lot of work to prioritize when new field time comes online through capital projects. 473 00:58:53.780 --> 00:59:01.500 SPR Boardroom: I don't have time to go into this level of detail on each highlight, so I'll just… We also kind of maintain these 474 00:59:02.300 --> 00:59:11.159 SPR Boardroom: And I will say I added more highlights when you thought, Michelle might be the lady, so… All of them. But, 475 00:59:12.290 --> 00:59:30.899 SPR Boardroom: As we mentioned, we are adding new field time through field improvements, right? So when we turf a field that was grassed before, you can play longer into the wetter parts of the year. When you add lights, you can play later in the evening. So those kind of capital projects help, help expand operating time. 476 00:59:31.550 --> 00:59:51.499 SPR Boardroom: So, you know, we've set some goals that we would do 8 to 10 synthetic turf field replacements, so when you… maybe you know all this, but our usual turf's got to be kind of replaced every 10 to 12 years, something like that, and so you've just sort of constantly got to be in a cycle of replacing and renovating them. 477 00:59:51.560 --> 00:59:55.390 SPR Boardroom: So we aim to create 8 to 10 over the course of this period of time. 478 00:59:57.040 --> 01:00:15.499 SPR Boardroom: We did 3 in 2025, so that gives us 8 altogether. I will also say, all this data is true as of December 31st, 2025. My next question. So there's a… so Soundview, I don't think, is in here. There's a handful… Software's open, right. It is… I think it is now. Don't think it is in this data. 479 01:00:17.870 --> 01:00:23.790 SPR Boardroom: We also were gonna do two full field conversions, so take grass and artificial turf, so… 480 01:00:23.920 --> 01:00:28.049 SPR Boardroom: We don't have any done yet, but as of December 31st, 2025, 481 01:00:28.170 --> 01:00:36.919 SPR Boardroom: between construction. I think South Park was, was one of those. So… And down view of the other. All right, well, there you go. We are… 482 01:00:37.170 --> 01:00:39.420 SPR Boardroom: We are really reaching our cycle 2 goal. 483 01:00:39.560 --> 01:00:47.570 SPR Boardroom: And then sort of an innovation that developed over the course of the cycle is sort of, ball field, infield conversions. 484 01:00:47.680 --> 01:00:58.420 SPR Boardroom: That was not initially… we didn't have a roll around, but as it became important to the community, and we really looked at what we could do, we created a goal to do seven, year 2 in 2025. 485 01:00:58.640 --> 01:00:59.510 SPR Boardroom: Cycles. 486 01:01:01.620 --> 01:01:08.810 SPR Boardroom: There's also a variety of work going on around playability when we do things like this, so better bleachers and, lighting and things like that. 487 01:01:11.350 --> 01:01:16.259 SPR Boardroom: Move a little faster. So, our Lifelong Recreation program. 488 01:01:16.370 --> 01:01:33.439 SPR Boardroom: Celebrating its 50th year this year. And it has blown through its performance goal each of the last few years, so we're going to work with that team about what's behind that, and if you want to increase that goal. 489 01:01:34.250 --> 01:01:40.110 SPR Boardroom: This is them on a field trip to Bassan Island, field trips to Southern Warren. 490 01:01:40.250 --> 01:01:42.090 SPR Boardroom: Part of the things they do. 491 01:01:44.250 --> 01:01:49.010 SPR Boardroom: So, jumping to the environmental side of what we do, one of the big… 492 01:01:49.150 --> 01:01:53.830 SPR Boardroom: critical pieces for Cycle 2 was to decarbonize, 493 01:01:54.010 --> 01:01:57.540 SPR Boardroom: our facilities, right? So to move them from, 494 01:01:57.840 --> 01:02:01.449 SPR Boardroom: From natural gas, heat, to electric. 495 01:02:01.800 --> 01:02:04.430 SPR Boardroom: to reduce fossil fuel emissions. And… 496 01:02:04.910 --> 01:02:20.860 SPR Boardroom: We made a few commitments as a part of that. One is all of the really big community center redevelopments, so Lake City, Greenlight, Queen AM, Royal Heights, all of those, we would include decarbonization and electrification just in the scope of the redevelopment. 497 01:02:21.140 --> 01:02:32.439 SPR Boardroom: And so, while we haven't finished any of those, they see that they are all in planning at the moment, and construction is anticipated to begin sometime in 2017. 498 01:02:34.060 --> 01:02:41.250 SPR Boardroom: We also had resources to decarbonize 8 additional ones. So we decarbonized Magnuson. 499 01:02:41.590 --> 01:02:46.989 SPR Boardroom: Hiawatha and South Park were also, on this list, so… 500 01:02:47.150 --> 01:03:02.950 SPR Boardroom: Well, that number will quickly jump to 3 once you look at it today, but as of December 31st, I want to finish. And then, we also made really big progress. This is a complicated technical thing that we won't go deeply into now, but you can read about it in the report, but… 501 01:03:03.170 --> 01:03:18.380 SPR Boardroom: We were approved to do an innovative procurement method to sort of bring on a general contractor earlier and involve them in design, which helps… just helps, we think, industry practices, helps deliver the projects. 502 01:03:18.560 --> 01:03:36.620 SPR Boardroom: a little cheaper and more reliably, and it took some work for us to get approved to do that kind of procurement, and we got approved and selected that contractor in 2025, and so they're jumping into doing the kind of planning and design work on the additional sites. We expect to see those go into construction. 503 01:03:36.810 --> 01:03:38.069 SPR Boardroom: I didn't miss that call. 504 01:03:41.830 --> 01:03:50.050 SPR Boardroom: The Green Seattle Partnership, which you know and love, I'll just say, you know, they've got a goal of 50,000 native trees planted. 505 01:03:50.250 --> 01:03:54.609 SPR Boardroom: They planted 6,800 last year, and are now at just about 25,000. 506 01:03:54.860 --> 01:04:01.509 SPR Boardroom: Similar story with, Other… the other native plants and shrubs and ground cover and all that. 507 01:04:01.700 --> 01:04:08.970 SPR Boardroom: They also celebrated their 20th anniversary, and as a part of that, reissued a strategic plan to guide their work for the next 10 years. 508 01:04:12.000 --> 01:04:12.850 SPR Boardroom: Huh? 509 01:04:13.370 --> 01:04:27.300 SPR Boardroom: And child care. As you may know, we operate licensed child care programs in collaboration with our partner, Associated Recreation Council. Together, we're, I think, still the biggest child care provider in the state. 510 01:04:28.480 --> 01:04:30.810 SPR Boardroom: And just sort of see, well, we don't have… 511 01:04:31.100 --> 01:04:36.440 SPR Boardroom: specific goals, we do have reportables for how many we're starting. 512 01:04:36.810 --> 01:04:38.300 SPR Boardroom: And so you can see. 513 01:04:38.600 --> 01:04:46.690 SPR Boardroom: what's exciting is if I showed you this data back to the pandemic, it's been growing ever since, right? We had a super robust program pre-pandemic. 514 01:04:46.890 --> 01:05:03.850 SPR Boardroom: pandemic made childcare a whole other story between remote work and COVID compliance and all of that, but we've been steadily growing since the pandemic. And we continue to distribute, all of our scholarship money to help make those programs. 515 01:05:04.670 --> 01:05:06.870 SPR Boardroom: Some other things, 516 01:05:07.010 --> 01:05:14.909 SPR Boardroom: of note are that we became an eligible provider for the state's Child Care Assistance Program. We have our own bucket of money for child care scholarships. 517 01:05:15.130 --> 01:05:29.120 SPR Boardroom: But that bucket hasn't grown in a while. I mean, the child care cost has grown, and need for families has grown. So one of the things we did was work with, other city departments to become an eligible provider for the broader state's child care system. 518 01:05:31.300 --> 01:05:34.000 SPR Boardroom: We're also eligible for the state. That wasn't new. 519 01:05:37.580 --> 01:05:52.509 SPR Boardroom: And then, just to tell you a little bit about, kind of, new park development and where we're at, some of the commitments we made were around developing, kind of, long, long-awaited sites like Smith Cove and, a series of land bank sites. So there were sites that, without boring you too much. 520 01:05:52.690 --> 01:06:02.729 SPR Boardroom: When we had money to buy land, to just sort of grab land that we knew we wanted to build a park at, even if we weren't ready, either funding-wise or planning-wise, to actually develop the park yet. 521 01:06:02.840 --> 01:06:07.280 SPR Boardroom: So we sort of buy those sites and put them in the land bank. 522 01:06:07.500 --> 01:06:12.769 SPR Boardroom: And so part of the commitments that we made in Cycle 2 were to develop those into parks. 523 01:06:12.990 --> 01:06:13.870 SPR Boardroom: And… 524 01:06:14.120 --> 01:06:22.030 SPR Boardroom: We can say that at long last, mid-go Phase 1, our goal is to complete it this cycle, and we feel pretty confident in that. 525 01:06:22.170 --> 01:06:26.829 SPR Boardroom: As, construction's underway, by the fall, it'll be done. 526 01:06:27.930 --> 01:06:30.849 SPR Boardroom: There were 8 sites 527 01:06:31.060 --> 01:06:36.460 SPR Boardroom: that, as a part of Cycle 1 were… was our goal to complete, and during the 528 01:06:36.910 --> 01:06:43.369 SPR Boardroom: chaos of COVID era budgets, those sites were deprioritized and defunded to use that resource elsewhere. 529 01:06:43.470 --> 01:06:57.440 SPR Boardroom: And we refunded them as part of Cycle 2, and have jumped into building them. Three of them are now complete. Our goal is to do 8 of them, 3 are now complete, 4 are in, kind of, early part of construction phase, and 1's in design, so we're pretty confident about 530 01:06:57.880 --> 01:07:00.350 SPR Boardroom: Having those evening parks online. 531 01:07:00.950 --> 01:07:05.359 SPR Boardroom: And then there were a variety of sites funded for the first time as a part of Cycle 2. 532 01:07:05.600 --> 01:07:10.309 SPR Boardroom: One of those has already been completed, two are in design, three are in planning. 533 01:07:10.510 --> 01:07:23.369 SPR Boardroom: Some of those… two of those are pretty complicated, because there's pollution and, writing other issues there, so we're… you know, those may take longer. We hope to make some real progress on them, but those are a longer, more complicated time. 534 01:07:25.360 --> 01:07:40.720 SPR Boardroom: And the last thing I have for you, I think, is, restrooms! Everyone's favorite. So our site or two commitments around it were that we would renovate 27 restrooms, so really kind of take an aging facility and either really renovate it or tear it down and rebuild. 535 01:07:40.830 --> 01:07:51.239 SPR Boardroom: We did 8 of those in 2025, but 12 in the cycle to date, so you can see us going from 0 to 4 to 8, and I think we anticipate a similar level of 536 01:07:52.020 --> 01:07:55.049 SPR Boardroom: Increase over the next few years, because we're, 537 01:07:55.740 --> 01:08:03.730 SPR Boardroom: Our work to do innovative, like, packaging restroom projects together for efficiency takes a little bit more time, but then yields… yields more bang for the buck. 538 01:08:03.930 --> 01:08:05.370 SPR Boardroom: As they emerge. 539 01:08:05.760 --> 01:08:09.649 SPR Boardroom: And then we also committed to weatherizing 540 01:08:09.980 --> 01:08:21.599 SPR Boardroom: About half of our restrooms could not be operated in the coldest months of the year, just based on their design or other reasons, and we committed to weatherizing those so that they could be operated. 541 01:08:22.250 --> 01:08:24.020 SPR Boardroom: So that's 60 of them. 542 01:08:24.279 --> 01:08:28.909 SPR Boardroom: And 10 last year, and 28 total so far. So, kind of well on. 543 01:08:29.479 --> 01:08:37.770 SPR Boardroom: And we also, did some… made some real accomplishments in a few other ways. So we renovated, we developed new design standards for our restaurants. 544 01:08:38.140 --> 01:08:46.270 SPR Boardroom: So as we're building new ones, that we really take lessons around vandalism resistance, material durability, safety, and maintenance into account. 545 01:08:47.080 --> 01:08:51.500 SPR Boardroom: And then, as you probably know, we have piloted some staff restroom left calendars. 546 01:08:53.720 --> 01:08:54.850 SPR Boardroom: And… 547 01:08:55.149 --> 01:09:07.849 SPR Boardroom: Okay, that is all I have, except for… so, the last thing I've got is sort of our frame of business about the letter. Any questions or thoughts, or… Oh, and you know what? I meant to offer our… 548 01:09:08.010 --> 01:09:12.319 SPR Boardroom: Subcommittee members a chance to speak to anything we wanted to say about 549 01:09:13.640 --> 01:09:16.739 SPR Boardroom: Let's, let's do that first, yeah, for the subcommittee members. 550 01:09:18.000 --> 01:09:22.810 SPR Boardroom: You hit on the things that we were talking about as we sort of looked at, okay, what are the themes, and 551 01:09:22.970 --> 01:09:28.179 SPR Boardroom: We kind of rallied around things that are called out in Philippe's letter. 552 01:09:28.300 --> 01:09:46.029 SPR Boardroom: around it being the community's backyard. Parks are where people meet each other, get together spontaneously, plan a party, and I think sort of building on that idea of, you know, park, I think to a lot of people, means, like, maybe a playground or a ball field, but it serves such a broader function. 553 01:09:46.390 --> 01:09:51.199 SPR Boardroom: I think that was a nice emphasis. Hopefully we can just sort of continue to build on that in future years. 554 01:09:53.790 --> 01:09:55.510 SPR Boardroom: And I like Flip Flutter, good job, Flip. 555 01:09:57.320 --> 01:10:03.939 SPR Boardroom: I will say we had vigorous debate among readers on this board and the readers on staff on whether 556 01:10:04.120 --> 01:10:07.099 SPR Boardroom: Things you're talking about, whether we should use the language 557 01:10:07.100 --> 01:10:26.189 SPR Boardroom: third places, or melting the Seattle freeze. Nobody, we have not come to consensus. That was one of the objectives, so yes, I'm aware. Philip, Tricia, anything you want to add? Your experience? And thanks, Philip, for writing the letter as well. I have to sign it, so I really appreciate you doing that. 558 01:10:26.190 --> 01:10:29.979 SPR Boardroom: Like, otherwise, I'd have to write it, so I really appreciate that. 559 01:10:30.000 --> 01:10:32.929 SPR Boardroom: Any other comments from your experience, Phillip or Trisha? 560 01:10:35.320 --> 01:10:49.449 Phillip Meng: No, I would just… just maybe to add that the annual report, it's… it's super interesting. There are a lot of figures. Justin and team have certainly… certainly met the… the subcommittee's wish for lots and lots of metrics about, about 561 01:10:49.860 --> 01:10:53.410 Phillip Meng: And it is really interesting to read. 562 01:10:59.500 --> 01:11:17.859 SPR Boardroom: I appreciate the process of engagement, and it's detailed work, but, I do feel that the subcommittee is clearly meeting the standard that's been set up to, sort of, for oversight. So, thanks to the committee members who have been, and thanks to the committee members who will be serving 563 01:11:17.990 --> 01:11:20.120 SPR Boardroom: For the next. 564 01:11:20.350 --> 01:11:25.790 SPR Boardroom: year on the subcommittee and your oversight. Any other questions in the report? 565 01:11:28.070 --> 01:11:33.329 SPR Boardroom: Awesome. Well, I would, I was… I was comfortable with Letter, I'll say that. I would like Whitney to… 566 01:11:33.580 --> 01:11:50.630 SPR Boardroom: weigh in as well, so I could follow this with her. Yeah. We've got a little time, to do that. I… you got it last week, I have a few copies in case anyone wants to look at it, but with that caveat of Whitney weighing in, informally, in general… 567 01:11:50.960 --> 01:12:09.739 SPR Boardroom: Okay, thank you. And if you have to get a change of heart in the next 6 days, you have a little… And I just want to end by, saying that the work you do with the subcommittee is, would not be possible without 568 01:12:09.750 --> 01:12:12.729 SPR Boardroom: support of Shawnee Mika, my colleague, and at the… 569 01:12:12.920 --> 01:12:19.549 SPR Boardroom: Work of the annual report is huge, right? Like, first and foremost, you have the staff actually doing the thing that we're talking about. 570 01:12:19.760 --> 01:12:39.300 SPR Boardroom: You've got a whole, you know, in each division, there's kind of a beta champion, a person who's sort of that division's budget and performance, lead, and they do a tremendous amount of work making sure all those facts and figures are accurate, the same way we measured it last year, how it relates to the goal, communicating that back to their folks. 571 01:12:39.420 --> 01:12:46.159 SPR Boardroom: there is a whole, ecosystem of people who help make the report possible, and you all are the first part of that, so… 572 01:12:46.490 --> 01:12:59.620 SPR Boardroom: Thanks, and, it will take a look at the City Council, watch the Seattle Channel on June 16th, and as soon as we can, we'll bring you copies. Would you like to have Commissioners? 573 01:13:00.220 --> 01:13:06.529 SPR Boardroom: Oh, if you want, if you want to come and just… Yeah. 574 01:13:07.120 --> 01:13:13.839 SPR Boardroom: And then those meetings are probably well attended, so… Is it an official time, or is it, like, after regular council meetings? 575 01:13:14.130 --> 01:13:17.510 SPR Boardroom: resolution says 4pm. 576 01:13:17.820 --> 01:13:24.020 SPR Boardroom: Okay. But I know sometimes they… They shipped it a little earlier, yeah? Yeah, let me know. 577 01:13:24.890 --> 01:13:34.150 SPR Boardroom: Thank you, Justin. The one person Justin didn't, or the one role that Justin didn't give credit to is having a clear and passionate 578 01:13:34.830 --> 01:13:37.570 SPR Boardroom: Project manager to lead the work. 579 01:13:37.860 --> 01:13:40.459 SPR Boardroom: Justin has been doing that for a number of years, and… 580 01:13:40.610 --> 01:13:44.730 SPR Boardroom: Shows in the output, so thank you. 581 01:13:54.820 --> 01:13:57.449 SPR Boardroom: Can I introduce Andyon? Please? 582 01:13:57.710 --> 01:14:03.290 SPR Boardroom: Yeah, we're done. So, my notes in the back of this, I apologize. 583 01:14:03.460 --> 01:14:06.839 SPR Boardroom: So next up, summer ratings. 584 01:14:07.280 --> 01:14:16.080 SPR Boardroom: So, Andy? Andy took on a challenge from me about 8 weeks ago, where I said. 585 01:14:17.420 --> 01:14:26.909 SPR Boardroom: I'm nervous, and I don't know what's gonna happen this summer, and can you make sure that, like, everybody's paying attention to the… 586 01:14:27.520 --> 01:14:32.020 SPR Boardroom: That the waiting pools are gonna be ready, and the… So… 587 01:14:32.730 --> 01:14:35.189 SPR Boardroom: Fields are gonna reopen, and the… 588 01:14:35.900 --> 01:14:40.490 SPR Boardroom: All of our playgrounds, we know which ones are open and closed, and everybody's… 589 01:14:40.630 --> 01:14:53.529 SPR Boardroom: ready for when a player comes back on the line, and he said, yeah, we'll make a team for that. I'm like, okay, go make a team for that. So Andy's been leading this more from an asset 590 01:14:53.630 --> 01:15:03.329 SPR Boardroom: standpoint, but Daisy Katahi's at the AHRQ Annual General Meeting tonight, so Andy's also going to cover how the 591 01:15:03.490 --> 01:15:11.859 SPR Boardroom: Recreation and operations team is… are bringing those assets to life for the summer, so thank you, Andy, for all your leadership in this space. 592 01:15:11.960 --> 01:15:16.480 SPR Boardroom: Thank you, and, we've got a great team. 593 01:15:18.670 --> 01:15:21.300 SPR Boardroom: And I said, readiness team, ARC, 594 01:15:21.540 --> 01:15:33.659 SPR Boardroom: That is meeting regularly to optimize our assets across lines of business, so that we can more fully support the public. 595 01:15:34.060 --> 01:15:42.860 SPR Boardroom: And I'll also… Discuss programming readiness that has been touched by asset readiness. 596 01:15:44.240 --> 01:15:45.920 SPR Boardroom: -Oh, sorry. 597 01:15:48.210 --> 01:15:56.569 SPR Boardroom: And again, asset readiness is all about optimizing our assets, making sure we're ready 598 01:15:56.690 --> 01:15:58.860 SPR Boardroom: For the, peak season. 599 01:15:59.000 --> 01:16:10.820 SPR Boardroom: The seasons change, so the focus on different aspects change. We've had a big focus on waiting for spring parks, making sure we're ready to open on Memorial Day. 600 01:16:16.340 --> 01:16:24.080 SPR Boardroom: The current landscape. We go over this every meeting, every other week. Where do we stand today? 601 01:16:24.340 --> 01:16:34.149 SPR Boardroom: We have 30 different asset categories. At any given time, there's about 15 that are high priority right now, like I mentioned before. 602 01:16:34.150 --> 01:16:46.369 SPR Boardroom: over all the rating pools, play areas, playfields, diverse asset portfolio that goes from trees. We have an asset management system. 603 01:16:46.890 --> 01:16:52.960 SPR Boardroom: Trees, community centers, to everything in a community center. 604 01:16:53.820 --> 01:17:02.460 SPR Boardroom: Assets support every single line of business. Every single staff member should be plugged into our asset management. 605 01:17:03.080 --> 01:17:11.330 SPR Boardroom: Work order, asset management system, calling in work orders to always tell the public to use the fire defense. 606 01:17:11.810 --> 01:17:15.839 SPR Boardroom: We want to be aware of the condition of our assets. 607 01:17:17.070 --> 01:17:28.789 SPR Boardroom: Core pillars of asset readiness, preventative maintenance, major maintenance. That's asset management. We've talked about asset management in other meetings like this, and I'll briefly go over that. 608 01:17:29.510 --> 01:17:44.329 SPR Boardroom: Coupled with that is strategic resource management. We need to make sure we are resourced for the peak season, from a maintenance standpoint, for staffing, and from a programming standpoint. 609 01:17:45.040 --> 01:17:48.150 SPR Boardroom: Performance monitoring and optimization. 610 01:17:48.290 --> 01:17:56.860 SPR Boardroom: We need to know which assets are being most utilized, which aren't. Are we spending too much money on assets that aren't 611 01:17:57.160 --> 01:17:58.930 SPR Boardroom: fully utilized. 612 01:17:59.090 --> 01:18:09.060 SPR Boardroom: And… You know, the opportunity cost associated with assets that are closed. 613 01:18:09.500 --> 01:18:16.819 SPR Boardroom: Evaluating the number of days that assets are closed down for repair, and how many assets 614 01:18:18.470 --> 01:18:21.989 SPR Boardroom: And that's kind of a test of our asset management system. 615 01:18:22.170 --> 01:18:31.559 SPR Boardroom: So, if we're… When our assets are renewed at industry standard intervals, they shouldn't be routinely closed down, right? 616 01:18:36.820 --> 01:18:41.680 SPR Boardroom: So, the asset meant… the asset readiness cycle 617 01:18:41.980 --> 01:18:50.330 SPR Boardroom: for parts looks something like this. In the spring, we're de-winterizing all of our plumbing systems. 618 01:18:50.620 --> 01:18:59.180 SPR Boardroom: Irrigation systems, wading pools, fountains, domestic water supplies for drinking pandemics. 619 01:19:00.590 --> 01:19:13.980 SPR Boardroom: We are, in doing so, we're testing over 300 double-check valve assemblies. If the double-check valve assembly fails, we're required to rebuild or replace it. 620 01:19:14.110 --> 01:19:26.380 SPR Boardroom: We're cleaning all the public spaces for activation, like all the downtown parks. Landscape care, we're mulching and mowing, starting a big mowing surge. 621 01:19:26.540 --> 01:19:40.239 SPR Boardroom: Irrigation pants, or turning on all these irrigation systems in the outfall, winter, there's a lot of repair needs. And at the same time, we're hiring, we're doing a hiring search for intermittent, 622 01:19:40.270 --> 01:19:46.750 SPR Boardroom: labor for summer months, prepping all this, prepping the beach program, 623 01:19:46.850 --> 01:19:56.180 SPR Boardroom: starting Park Ranger Emphasis Patrol, and every single season, there's capital project readiness for operations. 624 01:19:56.250 --> 01:20:10.980 SPR Boardroom: There's about 30… 15 to 30 capital projects every quarter that are going into operations, which is all part of this. Summer is all customer-focused work, extended hours. 625 01:20:11.050 --> 01:20:18.460 SPR Boardroom: Weekend hours, evening hours, increased litter, garbage pickup. 626 01:20:18.680 --> 01:20:25.339 SPR Boardroom: Vent coverage, picnics, tree watering, beach fire program. 627 01:20:25.490 --> 01:20:29.810 SPR Boardroom: Fall, we're winterizing systems. 628 01:20:30.080 --> 01:20:38.450 SPR Boardroom: Tons of lease management. Recovery of assets is a major work element. They… after the tremendous use. 629 01:20:38.670 --> 01:20:42.000 SPR Boardroom: in the summer, errors. 630 01:20:42.270 --> 01:20:51.450 SPR Boardroom: A lot of both facilities and grounds maintenance attention to just recovering those assets, repainting, assets. 631 01:20:51.870 --> 01:21:02.130 SPR Boardroom: Working on the fields, cleaning roofs, cleaning solar rays, etc. And then catching up in the winter, catching up on hiring. 632 01:21:02.330 --> 01:21:05.330 SPR Boardroom: Doing project-based work. 633 01:21:05.540 --> 01:21:14.540 SPR Boardroom: A lot of the crews come together for a project-based work that also is identified in the asset readiness team. 634 01:21:15.870 --> 01:21:21.280 SPR Boardroom: Asset management system from a capital standpoint. 635 01:21:21.550 --> 01:21:26.049 SPR Boardroom: Starts with assessing the assets and planning. 636 01:21:26.460 --> 01:21:29.770 SPR Boardroom: And, determining the… 637 01:21:29.970 --> 01:21:41.190 SPR Boardroom: Life cycle duration. Like I said, we've got about 30, asset categories for all of our major assets. Irrigation systems. 638 01:21:41.200 --> 01:21:53.329 SPR Boardroom: We have, capital renewal projects at regular intervals, anywhere from 10 years for… A synthetic turf field. 639 01:21:53.520 --> 01:21:59.079 SPR Boardroom: A re-carpeting project, about 26 years for a play area. 640 01:21:59.290 --> 01:22:02.020 SPR Boardroom: We implement the project. 641 01:22:02.270 --> 01:22:12.319 SPR Boardroom: And then we commission the asset, which is testing all the systems, and then putting the operations maintenance data. 642 01:22:12.350 --> 01:22:29.059 SPR Boardroom: From the project into our asset management work order system, which, puts out the preventative maintenance work orders for our shops and ground staff to implement in order to maintain and extend life that asset. 643 01:22:29.200 --> 01:22:34.660 SPR Boardroom: So if it's… if we're putting in a new HVAC system at the end of the project. 644 01:22:35.140 --> 01:22:51.960 SPR Boardroom: Project data goes into our asset management work order systems so our HVAC techs know when to go out and clean the systems, replace filters, flush out, the lines for the heat pump systems, etc. 645 01:22:54.590 --> 01:22:56.720 SPR Boardroom: And then… 646 01:22:57.320 --> 01:23:12.879 SPR Boardroom: I just want to touch on asset evaluation really quickly. Performance metrics are key to ensure that our assets are meeting, service demands, levels of service, 647 01:23:13.910 --> 01:23:16.839 SPR Boardroom: Based on walkability. 648 01:23:16.970 --> 01:23:26.030 SPR Boardroom: surveys of users and used data. We now have used data, we're putting geofencing around all of our assets. 649 01:23:26.090 --> 01:23:41.440 SPR Boardroom: Used and placed your ID, so we know the number of people using different assets. We're kind of gradually coming into that information as we enter on the geofence. There's so many hundreds of assets, it's a lot of time. 650 01:23:41.520 --> 01:23:49.179 SPR Boardroom: Future demand projection, always thinking about current trends, and then risk assessment, 651 01:23:49.690 --> 01:24:03.319 SPR Boardroom: What is our risk exposure to… associated with the condition of some of our grass? A good example is over water structures. It's constantly a topic of conversation. 652 01:24:03.910 --> 01:24:07.379 SPR Boardroom: Evaluation of asset categories really clenched. 653 01:24:07.430 --> 01:24:24.090 SPR Boardroom: This is something we go over in the bi-weekly meetings. We got two outdoor pools, both are open, no, no issues. I think that the screen is live tonight, so if you touch it, you might blow it up. 654 01:24:24.090 --> 01:24:29.380 SPR Boardroom: The dorm pools, 8 of the 10 are open. 655 01:24:29.380 --> 01:24:45.790 SPR Boardroom: Edgar Evers, we're doing carbon, fiber wrap with structural beams. That's complete. There's some facilities work, and that'll get open. Queen and Pool, you're aware, there's the leak. That'll be addressed in the capital project. 656 01:24:46.120 --> 01:25:00.170 SPR Boardroom: In 2027, future closures, in 2027, 2028, Colleen, Madison, Attleboro, Premier, locker room… Mechanical… 657 01:25:00.370 --> 01:25:06.879 SPR Boardroom: some lighting improvements. Those are standard, asset, 658 01:25:07.110 --> 01:25:23.219 SPR Boardroom: Renewal projects. Wading pools, 19 of 19 are open. They're all checked. PGB drains were inspected, all passed. They're currently open. Except for Magdison and Cal Anderson. 659 01:25:23.470 --> 01:25:27.250 SPR Boardroom: Which are in the decommissioning process. 660 01:25:27.500 --> 01:25:32.639 SPR Boardroom: Magnuson, has been closed because of 661 01:25:32.840 --> 01:25:40.050 SPR Boardroom: The unintended use of that facility, And, which disabled 662 01:25:40.330 --> 01:25:48.440 SPR Boardroom: It being able… disabled it from functioning as weighted function. No, there had wildfire viruses. 663 01:25:48.910 --> 01:26:01.399 SPR Boardroom: Cal Anderson, not the right audience. Spray parts, 19 of 21 or over, there's two closed. 664 01:26:02.000 --> 01:26:04.130 SPR Boardroom: One being Beacon Mountain. 665 01:26:04.210 --> 01:26:11.079 SPR Boardroom: The preseason, repair has extended… been extended by a couple weeks, a little more expensive. 666 01:26:11.160 --> 01:26:24.649 SPR Boardroom: And South Park, waiting on inspection, we have an inspection scheduled for June 5th, end of next week, and we are gonna pass on inspection. Turn it on. 667 01:26:24.860 --> 01:26:28.819 SPR Boardroom: Another example, restrooms, 668 01:26:29.050 --> 01:26:36.089 SPR Boardroom: 117 out of 129 are open. We go over the restrooms of people every other week. 669 01:26:36.120 --> 01:26:51.329 SPR Boardroom: We got 3 in repair. Gilman, yes, they're the exterior based in Western Yester. That's a frequent customer for repair. Discovery Beach, that one's got a sewer line that has to be 670 01:26:51.500 --> 01:27:00.389 SPR Boardroom: partially rebuilt. So this will be closed for a little while. Gilman and Yester will open back up. Then, 671 01:27:00.500 --> 01:27:04.109 SPR Boardroom: We've got all these capital projects. 672 01:27:04.300 --> 01:27:09.899 SPR Boardroom: In… in our… these are… all these facilities are closed. 673 01:27:10.000 --> 01:27:26.769 SPR Boardroom: Two, three will start construction next year. Jetkins and Dahl had fires. They're in design now, they go under construction next year. Genesee has structural problems, it's over a landfill. 674 01:27:27.370 --> 01:27:31.700 SPR Boardroom: I advance, sorry. Backwards, backwards. 675 01:27:34.970 --> 01:27:38.449 SPR Boardroom: Let's see. So I think that covers transist rooms. 676 01:27:38.630 --> 01:27:41.979 SPR Boardroom: Not bad, only 3 clothes for repair, honestly. 677 01:27:42.490 --> 01:27:53.860 SPR Boardroom: Play areas, 154 out of, 158, are open… We've got… 678 01:27:53.960 --> 01:27:57.790 SPR Boardroom: A few closed for capital projects. 679 01:27:57.900 --> 01:28:10.989 SPR Boardroom: We've got several more closing later this year for capital projects. We've got two… only two partially closed due to repair. The 2-5 year area 680 01:28:11.110 --> 01:28:23.469 SPR Boardroom: at Ravennaxpin, the 5-12 year old area at North Cape, and both those situations would cause a lot of the road would post arrival, and what happens is 681 01:28:23.770 --> 01:28:25.350 SPR Boardroom: and post. 682 01:28:25.510 --> 01:28:26.380 SPR Boardroom: Awesome. 683 01:28:27.470 --> 01:28:38.519 SPR Boardroom: Again… Another asset category, synthetic turf replacement, shown in a different fashion. This is how all of our 684 01:28:38.630 --> 01:28:54.890 SPR Boardroom: asset categories are depicted in our spreadsheets, showing a timeline for replacement. For synthetic turf, it's typically 10 years. We shoot for 10 years. Now that we've got a shock can do a synthetic turf, we're not 685 01:28:54.980 --> 01:29:14.109 SPR Boardroom: Using the actual infill for fall attenuation, using the shock pad under it when the infill migrates, we're less liable. We can extend it a couple years, so if there's some kind of vandalism, we have a little bit of flexibility, but we're still shooting 686 01:29:14.300 --> 01:29:15.360 SPR Boardroom: Years. 687 01:29:15.580 --> 01:29:22.620 SPR Boardroom: Benefit of an asset-ready approach, enhanced user experience, builds community trust. 688 01:29:23.050 --> 01:29:34.989 SPR Boardroom: That's… that's really the underlying… Doctor, any, questions on… Asset-heady approach. You know. 689 01:29:35.450 --> 01:29:43.859 SPR Boardroom: I'm really proud of the fact and capital that we forecast every quarter, the next four quarters, that forecast 690 01:29:44.060 --> 01:29:54.960 SPR Boardroom: the next four quarters over and over again, because then you can check your forecast. You get better each time, and that's what we wanted here the past. 691 01:29:55.010 --> 01:30:09.640 SPR Boardroom: It's good, people are hyped up. Who's on, I think I mentioned it, it's facilities in the meetings, it's recreation in the meetings, it's a… it's all the lines of business, so those people have a venue 692 01:30:09.700 --> 01:30:11.870 SPR Boardroom: To share what they need. 693 01:30:12.090 --> 01:30:13.610 SPR Boardroom: It's the community center part. 694 01:30:14.360 --> 01:30:19.620 SPR Boardroom: good conversation, and it's a stand-up meeting, you go through the asset categories. 695 01:30:20.080 --> 01:30:36.909 SPR Boardroom: I have one question about the life cycle. Like, you think of a homeowner, they know, okay, in 5 years I have to replace my roof, so I'm going to start putting aside money right now. Are you able, from each budget, to put aside money for future maintenance that you see coming, or does the cycle work just like everything that comes in goes out, and you know you'll have another chance 696 01:30:37.050 --> 01:30:48.939 SPR Boardroom: when that roof needs replacing to ask for the money then? Just curious. We identify funding sources associated with the life cycles. To a certain degree, the life cycles are 697 01:30:49.100 --> 01:30:50.559 SPR Boardroom: far longer. 698 01:30:50.730 --> 01:30:53.530 SPR Boardroom: Then, the climate is safe. 699 01:30:53.630 --> 01:31:03.260 SPR Boardroom: But they inform the funding sectors, like AMP, and we identified specific funding for different assets. 700 01:31:03.410 --> 01:31:09.239 SPR Boardroom: And… We use grants. 701 01:31:09.980 --> 01:31:12.449 SPR Boardroom: And rely more and more. 702 01:31:13.440 --> 01:31:18.900 SPR Boardroom: To shorten life cycles, to get closer and closer to the standard. 703 01:31:19.170 --> 01:31:26.140 SPR Boardroom: And that's something that has really been ramped up in the last years. Now. 704 01:31:26.260 --> 01:31:29.800 SPR Boardroom: We're looking at 14 to 20 million a year. 705 01:31:29.960 --> 01:31:30.900 SPR Boardroom: grants. 706 01:31:31.150 --> 01:31:33.599 SPR Boardroom: So that's pretty… 707 01:31:34.510 --> 01:31:43.490 SPR Boardroom: I would add, before the park district, we did more of what you're saying, because we didn't know that we were going to have a sustained funding source, so we would say. 708 01:31:45.600 --> 01:31:52.520 SPR Boardroom: We got $500,000 of REIT to deal with Gilman, Restroom, and we would… 709 01:31:52.680 --> 01:32:00.439 SPR Boardroom: do a little bit of that planning, even knowing how to design, we kind of bank it, and now that we have the Park District, we're trying to put 710 01:32:01.450 --> 01:32:07.320 SPR Boardroom: 20% of that in this year for design, 30% the next year for… 711 01:32:07.420 --> 01:32:19.660 SPR Boardroom: the next phase, then we get to bidding on the 80% bulk of the month. You know, so we're trying to actually budget a project for the year that we actually think we're going to spend it, so we're not sitting in the money. 712 01:32:19.980 --> 01:32:29.479 SPR Boardroom: And it's important… I believe it's important to use grants to support our asset management plan, because if we use grants. 713 01:32:29.780 --> 01:32:32.849 SPR Boardroom: For new park development. 714 01:32:33.250 --> 01:32:38.719 SPR Boardroom: That, it kind of, you know, we just have to be very thoughtful. 715 01:32:39.430 --> 01:32:47.979 SPR Boardroom: To be able to maintain a sustainable park system. And frankly, really proud that we have enough security as well. 716 01:32:49.420 --> 01:32:54.559 SPR Boardroom: And the community has told us over and over to maintain what you have. Yeah, yeah. 717 01:32:55.030 --> 01:32:57.929 SPR Boardroom: Just real question, what's the… 718 01:32:58.400 --> 01:33:12.849 SPR Boardroom: I was trying to understand the cycle time that you're using for this. It's a quarterly plan for next four quarters for most operational. That's, that's budgeting. Yep. And for housing management, we meet every other week. 719 01:33:13.080 --> 01:33:17.439 SPR Boardroom: And we go through all the permanent, asset categories. 720 01:33:17.570 --> 01:33:20.730 SPR Boardroom: All the facilities, I go through the spreadsheet. 721 01:33:21.070 --> 01:33:28.870 SPR Boardroom: every… like, has every player, has every restaurant. What's the problem? Is there a restroom? We have a restroom dash. 722 01:33:30.060 --> 01:33:39.480 SPR Boardroom: Very proud, though. Yeah, yeah. It's available to the public. It is really cool. 723 01:33:39.620 --> 01:33:47.990 SPR Boardroom: And, Sunday, like, he's gonna have four holographs, so he didn't have the time, just so I could find it all. 724 01:33:48.300 --> 01:33:48.990 SPR Boardroom: Yeah. 725 01:33:51.250 --> 01:34:05.699 SPR Boardroom: Real time is hard. It's a lot of communication, and sometimes we're not perfect at communication. We've heard so much about restaurants and sets that you do that by communicating. 726 01:34:06.700 --> 01:34:20.040 SPR Boardroom: So now we're getting into, recreational programs, summer readiness, outdoor programs, community centers, summers, citywide events programs, aquatics… 727 01:34:21.090 --> 01:34:30.269 SPR Boardroom: Outdoor recreation programs, Most importantly, the summer food service and community. 728 01:34:30.460 --> 01:34:42.380 SPR Boardroom: free lunches, snacks, recreational opportunities in partnership with United Way, HST, Sears Ages, 0… 0 to 18. 729 01:34:42.610 --> 01:34:52.549 SPR Boardroom: 9 outdoor sites, little Beacon Hill, Rocks Hill, Island, Jutkins, Othello, North Hagers. 730 01:34:52.880 --> 01:34:56.049 SPR Boardroom: Super important. You hear a lot from the public. 731 01:34:56.170 --> 01:34:58.740 SPR Boardroom: Demand for this program. 732 01:34:59.100 --> 01:35:16.399 SPR Boardroom: Wrecking the streets is all heard. Wrecking the streets, busy as can be, agile, moving from sites to sites, neighborhood to neighborhood. Neighborhoods include Rainier Beach, South Park, Lake City, they were just as South Park is the… 733 01:35:16.790 --> 01:35:25.940 SPR Boardroom: The spray park wasn't open, so they went there, anticipating folks wanting to use the spray park, and 734 01:35:26.180 --> 01:35:41.710 SPR Boardroom: It was wonderful. It was a breath of fresh air to be able to live right through the streets, in lieu of this great park you can imagine. And we were stressed on this day, and they came through, and will always come through in the 735 01:35:42.260 --> 01:35:47.049 SPR Boardroom: Community centers, summer day camps and activity camps. 736 01:35:47.380 --> 01:35:56.749 SPR Boardroom: Everyone relies on our community-centered camps. School-age camps 5 to 12, activity camps 3 to 10, 737 01:35:56.810 --> 01:36:01.619 SPR Boardroom: Those activity counts in the sports, art, science, math camps. 738 01:36:01.650 --> 01:36:16.840 SPR Boardroom: outdoor education, and more. Up to 30 different activity camps, 15 licensed summer day camps, through widely, geographically distributed across the state. 739 01:36:17.270 --> 01:36:23.810 SPR Boardroom: Summer Safety Recreation programs, this is… Very highly relied upon. 740 01:36:23.930 --> 01:36:29.800 SPR Boardroom: Where the parents, kids out of school, they can go to their local communities, there is something happening. 741 01:36:31.860 --> 01:36:37.929 SPR Boardroom: My… I never thought… I was just amazed. My daughter wants to go to junkers. 742 01:36:38.070 --> 01:36:48.279 SPR Boardroom: It's a Saturday night, there's so many things, I mean, there's so much to do at home. She wants to go to… so much to do. And we were just here while you're… 743 01:36:48.750 --> 01:36:57.430 SPR Boardroom: It's a fun, structured activity. It's supervised… supervised activity at most emerging from these separate locations safe. 744 01:36:57.690 --> 01:37:00.710 SPR Boardroom: And… Interesting. 745 01:37:01.330 --> 01:37:03.479 SPR Boardroom: Citywide events. 746 01:37:04.040 --> 01:37:14.960 SPR Boardroom: Teen Summer Musical, Location to be Determined, 5 shows from August 28th, 30th. 747 01:37:15.210 --> 01:37:18.970 SPR Boardroom: Big day of play is gonna go on this year, August 15th. 748 01:37:19.120 --> 01:37:32.789 SPR Boardroom: Summer City Center events, including dancing, Hold on, Center City Cinema, Wesley, Freeway Park, Cal Anderson, King Hay. 749 01:37:33.010 --> 01:37:36.209 SPR Boardroom: Summer youth employment and Learning. 750 01:37:36.410 --> 01:37:43.599 SPR Boardroom: Programs, internships for youth ages 16 to 24, large number of 751 01:37:43.820 --> 01:37:57.580 SPR Boardroom: youth employed by Seattle Parks. And then, the Vehicle Games series, these events, the watch party events during the club, games were phenomenal. 752 01:37:57.710 --> 01:38:10.090 SPR Boardroom: 7 outdoor watch parties in neighborhoods featuring, match screenings, a lot of family activities, cultural performances. 753 01:38:10.190 --> 01:38:21.169 SPR Boardroom: 12 indoor watch parties at community centers, 2 soccer jamborees at Magnus Bellridge, more than 60 recreational 754 01:38:21.290 --> 01:38:30.699 SPR Boardroom: Recreation programs have been reimagined, with the soccer theme, throughout our system. Aquatics. 755 01:38:31.200 --> 01:38:40.979 SPR Boardroom: Free, free programs at swim beaches, free beach lessons for all kids ages 6 to 16. 756 01:38:41.210 --> 01:38:44.120 SPR Boardroom: And then there's also… 757 01:38:44.250 --> 01:38:56.199 SPR Boardroom: pre-swim lessons through Swim Seattle at swimming pools. Those participants with free swim lessons at the swim pools can also 758 01:38:56.200 --> 01:39:04.660 SPR Boardroom: We've got free swim lessons, swim beaches. We've got two lifeguard training programs, one at Mount Baker. 759 01:39:04.670 --> 01:39:07.129 SPR Boardroom: And one at West Green Lake. 760 01:39:07.260 --> 01:39:19.129 SPR Boardroom: 9 summer lifeguarded beaches. First time since COVID, we've got all 9 back open, we're so excited. The water quality seems good. Yes. 761 01:39:19.340 --> 01:39:25.340 SPR Boardroom: 19 waiting pools, 19 spray parks, 6 indoors. 762 01:39:25.590 --> 01:39:28.619 SPR Boardroom: Tools, and, two… sorry. 763 01:39:28.820 --> 01:39:34.349 SPR Boardroom: to outdoor places. This is probably the most robust soccer season we've had. 764 01:39:35.770 --> 01:39:38.549 SPR Boardroom: Recreation… 765 01:39:38.800 --> 01:39:50.530 SPR Boardroom: So, so I asked the team to highlight this because this was another, public comment that we got as to what was happening this summer at Discovery Park as it related… they were talking about the… 766 01:39:51.000 --> 01:39:53.040 SPR Boardroom: World Cup season, but we just… 767 01:39:53.590 --> 01:40:13.240 SPR Boardroom: that and, agents of Discovery Act is being created for, discovering the Loop Trail with, digital education tour. They'll highlight different modes of interest on the trail, and, provide a, 768 01:40:13.510 --> 01:40:19.699 SPR Boardroom: SPR branded way, for wayfinding centers for us, 769 01:40:20.140 --> 01:40:25.180 SPR Boardroom: Increases educational outreach and visitor engagement. 770 01:40:26.440 --> 01:40:35.940 SPR Boardroom: And then, we're gonna have a visitor information center pop-up tent in the immediate vicinity of the visitor center. 771 01:40:36.280 --> 01:40:41.300 SPR Boardroom: And, which is right there in the lower right-hand corner. 772 01:40:41.440 --> 01:40:48.419 SPR Boardroom: Temporary restrooms, and this is also the location where the, shuttle… 773 01:40:48.750 --> 01:40:54.520 SPR Boardroom: Well, I shuttle folks to the, Come to the lighthouse. 774 01:40:56.110 --> 01:41:00.940 SPR Boardroom: And that shuttle service… It's the weekend. 775 01:41:01.600 --> 01:41:04.530 SPR Boardroom: Just on the weekends. Just on the weekends. 776 01:41:06.090 --> 01:41:06.930 SPR Boardroom: That's it. 777 01:41:07.290 --> 01:41:09.610 SPR Boardroom: Thank you. Thanks, Amy. 778 01:41:11.620 --> 01:41:22.060 SPR Boardroom: Hold on one second, Ann. I was gonna say, there might be a question. Just real quick, yeah. Sorry, there's one online. 779 01:41:22.240 --> 01:41:32.250 Phillip Meng: A very quick, quick one. I'm just out of curiosity. Is that shuttle, like, is it a parks-operated shuttle, or is it… is it some other city agency? 780 01:41:33.370 --> 01:41:36.700 SPR Boardroom: We actually partner with the Associated Recreation Council to do it. 781 01:41:37.520 --> 01:41:38.649 Phillip Meng: Got it, thanks. 782 01:41:39.610 --> 01:41:49.929 SPR Boardroom: I had a quick question about lifeguards. So, I saw at the beaches, we're… we're all set there. About… what about the other… the other pools? Are we feeling like we're fully staffed at other pools and lifeguards now? 783 01:41:50.200 --> 01:41:58.649 SPR Boardroom: Yes, outside of Summer Swim Lake, at Niagara Evers. Hope that was one place that we didn't have enough to fully staff it. 784 01:41:59.370 --> 01:42:02.320 SPR Boardroom: I just wanted to say thanks, Andy, like, I'm fired up. 785 01:42:02.690 --> 01:42:08.980 SPR Boardroom: So we're not. Good job! It's wonderful to hear that they're working with Carlson. 786 01:42:09.380 --> 01:42:10.700 SPR Boardroom: Somebody readiness. 787 01:42:10.970 --> 01:42:14.910 SPR Boardroom: It started. I was down in Alcam. It's on. 788 01:42:15.460 --> 01:42:20.350 SPR Boardroom: And staff are pumped. I mean, that's… this is the season. Yeah. 789 01:42:20.950 --> 01:42:21.810 SPR Boardroom: Right. 790 01:42:26.360 --> 01:42:36.779 SPR Boardroom: I know, I… are there any items, that the commissioners want to… 791 01:42:36.970 --> 01:42:43.140 SPR Boardroom: bring up, either as an old or new business. We have some more, or open questions, or… 792 01:42:43.350 --> 01:42:48.290 SPR Boardroom: as concerning, I've always had this. 793 01:42:58.330 --> 01:43:01.920 SPR Boardroom: I would say that there aren't. We will… During the meeting. 794 01:43:02.190 --> 01:43:11.480 SPR Boardroom: All right, the moment ahead of schedule. Thank you, everyone, for, coming. Thank you for public holidays, and, see you Commissioners in a few weeks.