Public Assets & Homelessness Committee 21523

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Thank you, son.

So I'm going to go ahead and call this meeting to order.

The February 15th, 2023 meeting of the Seattle City Council's Public Assets and Homelessness Committee will come to order.

It is 2.01 p.m.

I'm Andrew Lewis, chair of the committee.

Will the clerk please call the roll?

Council Member Herbold.

Council President Juarez.

Here.

Council Member Morales.

Here.

Council Member Herbold.

Council Member Herbold.

Council Member Mosqueda.

Chair Lewis.

Present.

Chair, there are three members present.

And Council Member Herbold did indicate that she would be a little late to today's committee meeting.

We will proceed with approval of the agenda.

If there's no objection, the agenda will be adopted.

The clerk will moderate the public comment period in the manner that we have come accustomed to as a council.

Mr. Clerk, how many public commenters do we have both virtually and in person?

Mr. Chair, we have two in-person public commenters and we have three public commenters who've called in.

Okay, we will take the in-person public commenters first, and then the virtual public commenters, public comment time will be set at two minutes.

Our first in-public commenter is Ajanae Smith.

Ajanae, if you would approach the podium, you'll have two minutes to give comment.

Hello.

How are you guys doing today?

I'm really here to talk about homelessness.

I really, I guess I can't say I don't particularly care about public assets.

But I also just want to remind you guys, while you're thinking about your recreational parks and your public assets, maybe publicly make your homeless people assets as well, because your lower class and your people are assets to the city of Seattle as well.

We know that they partake in drugs.

We know that they are not welcome in the parks, they're not welcome in the streets, they're not welcome certain places, and I don't understand why we're talking about recreational parks or admitting somebody to the council about that, or I'm not very sure.

I can't say that that's directly what this is about, but I feel like we need to be talking about something way more important than recreational parks.

You guys have a nice day, thank you, bye.

Thank you.

Our next public commenter in person is Alex Zimmerman.

Alex, you will have two minutes at the podium.

Thank you.

Zeke Heil, my duty, dem Nazi, Gestapo, democracy, fascist, mob, and psychopath.

My name, Alex Zimmerman, and I always stay in here with my red sign in yellow, David.

I want to speak about parks.

Seattle has too many parks, but I don't think parks are good for everybody.

And exactly for people who are in the bottom, you know what I mean?

Homeless too.

It's not only homeless, it's many.

100,000 people who have low income, have a color in everything.

But not too many colors right now in Seattle.

For example, black move out.

Yep, so they cannot use this park and they pay for park for taxes for many years for my understanding.

So how is this possible?

You know what I mean?

They move out right now and you keep their money.

Yeah.

And they asking for compensation for 400 years.

But right now it's very close and I don't understand why.

It's a little bit surprise me.

I'm a Democrat, mafia, fascism.

Controlling average salary in Seattle right now, income is approximately $120,000.

Who can afford to live in Seattle right now when rent approximately jumped 30% only for the last couple of years, 30-plus percentage for the last couple of years?

So my question to you, Consul, not personal to you, this whole nine crooks and idiots who sit in this chamber, what is supposed to be clean?

Totally.

Because by definition, there's a mentalistic psychopath.

When I call this a Nazi pig, you know what this means?

You kill people.

By definition, you are a killer.

Stand up, America, and you clean this chamber from this criminal, from this bandit in killer.

Thank you very much.

I just want to state for the record that Councilmember Herbold has joined the meeting, and Mr. Clerk, it seems like Councilmember Mosqueda, oh, it looks like Councilmember Mosqueda has also...

Councilmember Mosqueda did not receive a correct Zoom link.

She has one now and has joined the meeting.

Thank you.

Sorry about that, Councilmember Mosqueda.

Glad that we were able to get you in here.

So let the record reflect those Councilmembers are in attendance.

We will now move to the virtual public comment session.

Our first virtual public commenter is Jessica Farmer.

Jessica, you will need to press star six to unmute, and then you'll have two minutes.

Okay, can you hear me now?

Yes, we can hear you.

Great, good afternoon, everyone.

My name is Jessica Farmer.

I am the co-chair of the Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners.

And I'm just calling in today to extend a hearty welcome to today's nominees for new and returning members of the board.

Our board is a wonderful group of community members representing a wide variety of ages, identities, and life experiences.

And we bring our professional and our personal perspectives to our volunteer roles as advisors to the department and our elected officials regarding policies for planning, development, and use of the city's parks and recreation facilities as well as the projects and programs and services provided for by the Seattle Park District.

I was so happy to see Pascual Contreras nominated to return for his first full term on the board.

Pascual initially joined us early last year and he took a leadership role in our board's deliberations to offer recommendations for the current six year funding cycle of the Seattle Park District.

Pascual is currently supporting planning efforts to showcase our city and county as we host the Greater Greener Conference next year.

And as well I just want to say I've really appreciated your insightful contributions and your dedication to supporting the work of Seattle Parks and Recreation.

And Andrea and Joshua I am excited to get to know you.

I enjoyed reading your nomination packets and I'm sure that your backgrounds and experience will enrich our board discussions and our contributions to guide the work of the department in the coming years.

So I just want to offer my endorsement here and thank both my fellow board members and the council members for your support of Seattle Parks and Recreation.

Thank you, Jessica.

Our next public commenter is Erica Bigelow.

Erica, you'll need to press star six to speak and then you'll have two minutes.

Yes, I did.

Can you hear me?

Yes, we can hear you.

OK, great.

Hello, my name is Erica Bigelow, and I was calling to comment on the encampment that is located under I-5 in Wallingford.

It's been called the Ship Canal encampment.

It's also been called the Pasadena encampment.

And this has been, I know, a complicated location because it was a little bit murky about who actually owned the property it's on, but I believe it's Washington State property.

And earlier in the fall, last fall, it was authority was given to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority to manage this encampment.

And the word at the time, this was back in October, was that as soon as the Northgate encampment was, they were working on that at the time, as soon as they had finished with that, that they'd be moving to this encampment.

After that, it kind of went radio silence.

There was very little information being shared with the neighborhood.

And there was a lot of bad behavior happening most recently.

A shooting, another shooting, there's been three there.

This is a half a block from John Stanford International School, an elementary school that's had to go on lockdown a number of times because of behavior from this encampment.

The street that this is on, or that the encampment is between, it's between 5th and then there's I-5 and then 7th on the other side.

And there's a lot, with all of the discussion of affordable housing.

One thing that has been quite frustrating about this is that there are mainly rentals alongside both those streets.

And it has been untenable for a lot of people to remain in those houses.

So a lot of the houses on 5th have been empty.

There've been fires lit by squatters in these houses.

And it has felt like because there weren't businesses bordering these neighborhoods.

And so there weren't business owners producing some pressure.

And to get something done that a lot of the concerns of the neighbors were ignored.

And there was not a lot of motion forward on this now recently Como did a piece on this area and I know that there are now.

Thank you, Erica.

Your time has expired.

If you would like to give further public comments, please email the full council at the email address listed on the public comment sign up sheet.

Mr. Chair, our final public commenter is Jacqueline Siska.

Jacqueline, please press star six and then begin speaking when you're ready.

Hello, my name is Jacqueline Siska, and I'm speaking today as a parent of children who attend the John Stanford International Elementary School in Wallingford, a school which is located by the Pasadena encampment on a washout right of way directly under I-5 just north of the Montlake Canal.

Yesterday, I attended the Public Safety Committee meeting and appreciated Councilman Lewis's question to the police chief, pledging his interest in quickly and properly rehousing members of unsafe encampments where violence is prevalent.

Over the last several months there have been fires murders drug dealing all within a stone's throw of our community school.

Several houses on the street have been burned down and on Monday several car windows were smashed.

According to the SPD 2022 crime report this area in particular is one of the more dense spots for gun violence in North Seattle.

The encampment has grown significantly during the last few months from a quoted 6 people in November to 25 to 30 people living there now.

And there is clearly a large amount of illegal dumping happening.

I know that the King County Regional Homelessness Authority is the entity responsible for this encampment using funds provided by the state, and it is in this committee's scope to coordinate with King County Regional Homelessness Authority on their plan.

It's clear that the RHA is unable to fulfill the commitment of their MOU with the state.

I'm asking for the city council to step in with regards to this site.

So far, the city has not taken action due to the encampment being on the Waukesha right-of-way.

It is not acceptable for the city to sit by and watch as this encampment becomes bigger, more dangerous for those inside, those who live in the neighborhood, and the students and staff at John Stanford International School.

Now is not a time for waiting.

It is time for action.

Thank you.

Thank you, Jacqueline.

Mr. Chair, there are no more community members signed up for public comment.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, I mean, Mr. Clerk.

The chair will now close the comment, period, and we'll move on to our items of business.

Will the clerk please read item one into the record?

Item one, appointment 02458, the appointment of Joshua Seyfried as member to the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners for a term to March 31st, 2025.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk.

We are joined by Deputy Director Christopher Williams from Seattle Parks and Recreation to present on the appointment.

Christopher, would you please introduce yourself and then go ahead and introduce the nominee?

Sure.

Thank you so much for allowing us to do this today.

I'm Christopher Williams, Chief of Staff, Seattle Parks and Recreation Department, and we are fortunate to have Joshua Siegfried here with us, expressing interest in becoming a member of the Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners.

This is one of the most, I think, time-consuming commitments for volunteers to be part of the Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners, so we really appreciate Joshua's interest.

Joshua is a landscape architect and urban designer with a passion for transformative projects in the public realm.

He's been instrumental in designing a number of parts as part of his development work.

He previously worked in New York and has been involved in the High Line Project, the 18th Street Plaza, the Detroit West Riverfront Project, as well as projects in Bellevue and Quincy, Washington.

He is now a resident of Seattle, and we are excited to have his extensive landscape design expertise on the board.

Joshua believes that urban parks are critical component to the success of the city and health of its residents.

In his application, he noted that parks are also increasingly evolving their role in cities beyond just places for recreation.

Parks are becoming places for demonstrations, places for community expression, places for safety and refuge, and places for the proliferation of nature and otherwise urban conditions.

He is an ardent user of the Seattle Park System, whether it's cycling through Discovery Park, strolling along the Central Waterfront or Alki Beach, or taking in the city at night from a cop kite hill at Gasworks Park.

So we are pleased to present Joshua, and I will maybe turn it over to Joshua to say a few words about his interest.

Sure, if I can unmute myself.

Thank you, Chris for you.

I'm out of the country right now.

I'm very happy that I can be here with you all and You know, I think just to reiterate something Christopher said one of my, you know, my main interest for being a part of this body is sort of the, the way I've been seeing and we've been seeing in our profession, the evolution of what a park is and what a park means to a city, and just how important that is right that it goes beyond just serving recreational functions.

And so I just look forward to sort of bringing that passion that energy to this board as Seattle sort of, you know, embarks on its sort of next next journey of what parks and recreation means in the city.

Joshua, thank you so much for joining us this afternoon and thank you for your passion for this work and for coming forward to serve in this capacity.

As you take this on and move forward to be part of the city family advising us on this important work.

What's one of the big things you're really looking forward to as a project to move forward in collaboration with us on the council and with Superintendent Williams and our leadership in the department?

Yeah, that's a really good question.

And I'm going to just sort of, I don't know if it's any one project, but I think it's sort of representative of one of the struggles parks is facing.

I live in Ballard, and I'm new there, so I don't know the exact name of every place, but I think it's Ballard Commons, that park by the QFC there, right?

And I think a lot of folks are aware of the struggle that park has gone through, and right now I walk by a fenced off park, right?

And I think that that sends a lot of different messages.

And I think as a parks and rec board, right?

We're not just talking about swings and play anymore.

Like there are very real issues where we're sort of grasping with and figuring out how to unpack these and challenge them.

Like that to me is what's really exciting.

Well, Joshua, thank you, and thank you for lifting up Ballard Commons Park.

That's definitely a priority for the department, priority for the council.

Council Member Strauss is not on this committee, but I'm sure he, somewhere out there in the force, heard your remarks and is grateful for them.

That's something that we're working on together, and I'm sure that his office and ours will welcome that partnership.

Are there any other questions from council colleagues for Joshua?

All right, seeing none, why don't we go ahead and vote on the appointment?

So I'm gonna move that the committee recommend, oh, sorry, Council Member Herbold, did you?

I'm just getting ready.

Okay, all right.

See, Joshua, that's good.

That bodes well here for your chances, okay?

I'm just gonna say that.

So I move the committee recommend passage of appointment 02458. Is there a second?

Second.

Okay, moved and seconded.

Will the clerk please call the roll on the passage of the appointment?

Council Member Herbold?

Yes.

Council President Juarez?

Aye.

Council Member Morales?

Yes.

Council Member Mosqueda?

Aye.

Chair Lewis?

Yes.

Chair, there are five in favor, none opposed.

you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk.

The appointment passes and will be referred to the next full Council meeting Tuesday, February 21st.

Joshua, thank you.

And you don't need to attend that meeting if you don't want to.

You are, of course, welcome to attend it, but it is not mandatory that you come on the 21st.

So thank you for joining us

Item two, appointment 02457, the reappointment of Pascual Contreras as a member to the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners for a term to March 31st, 2026.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk, and we are joined by Chief of Staff Williams for this agenda item as well.

So Chief of Staff Williams, I will hand it over to you to introduce the nominee for reappointment.

All right, and maybe I'll just lead in with Pascual Contreras demonstrated a deep level of engagement when the park board was making recommendations to the department.

In fact, there was one point where I couldn't tell if he was a staff person or a volunteer who was so deeply engaged in the technical nuances of some of the recommendations.

Pascual works at the University of Washington in project management and has a degree in real estate and urban development.

He joined the board in 2022 and soon afterwards he played a critical role in the park district financial plan process chairing one of the funding prioritization subcommittees.

We are excited to have his knowledge, expertise, and contributions on the board for the next three years.

Pasquale grew up in a Mexican-American neighborhood in central California where he found the neighborhood suffered from a lack of investment in open areas and trees.

He and his family would travel great distances to find outdoor areas.

He moved to the Pacific Northwest for the abundance of green space and outdoor activities.

So I'll pause right here and turn it over to Pasquale to say a little bit more about himself.

Oh, you're muted, Pasquale.

Still muted.

Does he have to press star 6 to unmute or something?

Potentially.

Pasquale, if you've called in on your phone, you should try pressing star 6.

Headphones are the issue.

Hey, hey, there you go.

We can hear you.

OK.

So my name is Pasquale.

Thank you all for waiting through the technical issue.

I have been so fortunate to participate in the past few months of the Board of Commissioners as an at-large member, and we have run through so much of the current offerings of the parks department.

And I've been so grateful to participate in some small way in the work that has been completed with over 489 parks.

Really, Seattle is a unique place where you can pretty much find any outdoor activity within the city limits.

And being a part of this group has allowed me to learn so much more about how it functions and also give my thanks to all of the employees who keep the parks available for all.

I'm going to turn it over to you, Pasquale.

that we've been able to move forward together through the work of the commission, and what's something, as you look forward to this next term, that we can build on?

I think that the, it may seem small, but one of my priorities in the last budget cycle process was funding not just new projects, but reinvesting in existing buildings throughout, and setting that priority from the Board of Commissioners I'm really looking forward to continuing to build on

I have a couple of questions.

Seeing none, I'm really excited to reconfirm Mr. Contreras today.

It's been so great working with everybody involved in parks and recreation, especially in that lead up to the metropolitan park district.

The outreach was considerable to the community.

The nominee today can take a to be able to do that.

And I think that's something that we can all take a lot of pride in the result of that collective work.

I'm glad you're going to stick around with us and continue to serve.

Thank you.

I don't see any additional comments or questions so I'm going to go ahead and move passage of appointment 02457. Is there a second?

Council President Juarez.

Aye.

Council Member Morales.

Yes.

Council Member Mosqueda.

Aye.

Chair Lewis.

Yes.

Chair, there are five in favor, none opposed.

The appointment passes and will be referred to the next full council meeting, which is Tuesday, February 21st.

Just as a reminder, as I mentioned in the past appointment, it's not required that you attend that hearing.

you are certainly more than welcome to if you want to.

You're a reappointment so you know the drill on that.

But thank you so much for coming by today and appreciate the ability to re-nominate you and look forward to continuing to work together.

So thank you so much.

All right, will the clerk please read item three into the record?

Item three, appointment 02459, the appointment of Andrea A. Stewart-Lajali as a member to the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners for a term to March 31st, 2025.

And Deputy Director Williams, I will turn it back over to you to introduce our nominee.

Great, thank you, Councilmember, it occurred to me that I may have been remiss and mentioning that Pasquale Contreras would represent District 3, and Joshua Seyfried would be an at-large representative on the Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners.

Now I'd like to introduce Andrea Stewart-Hawley, who will represent D2.

In addition to her position as Chief of Staff to the Chief Safety Officer of Sound Transit, Andrea has served in a variety of roles in music and visual arts in the Pacific Northwest, including on the board of Washington Filmworks and as a director of the Seattle Black Film Festival.

Andrea grew up enjoying the parks and open space in her native Maryland, And during COVID-19 pandemic, she and her family found refuge, respite, love, and joy in the parks and playgrounds of Seattle.

In her application, she noted that Seattle's park spaces are essential to her family and thousands of others in Seattle.

In order to connect, learn, relax, and thrive, as Seattle continues to grow and equity and access for all are continually challenged, and see serving on the board as an opportunity to help ensure equality and improve access to natural spaces and growth experiences for youth and people of all ages.

So with that, I will welcome Andrea and turn the mic over to her to say a few things about herself.

Thank you so much, Christopher, and thank you all very much.

I'm deeply honored to be here today.

And as Christopher pointed out, my background does come more from the mobility space and the cultural arts space, but really passionate about access and equity in our natural spaces.

As a Black person, there is definitely a fraught history of Black people in natural spaces and with the out-of-doors.

And that's something that I have appreciated addressing and speaking to through the cultural access work that I've done and the mobility work.

So I'm really excited about this opportunity to stretch more officially, if we say concretely, into spaces where I can do similar advocacy and activism work about Black and Brown people and having spaces where they can exercise ownership.

over their recreation and over the things that are fulfilling.

So thank you very much for this opportunity.

Thank you so much.

So in your position at Sound Transit, I think that will be an interesting skill set for some of the work that we're doing with parks, one of the things that we routinely get in a lot of the surveys and outreach that we have done and that the commission has been involved in, has indicated that increasingly safety in parks is a big issue for members of the community.

if you have any initial thoughts, strategies, ways we can work together to make progress on those very real concerns community members have and what kind of recommendations you would bring to bear to make progress on that.

Similarly, I'm very excited about the intersection of what my day job, if you will, brings to the table as I speak to a passion for creating access for people and black and brown people in particular.

Safety is a big part of that, because having access to something, if you do not feel that sense of ownership, that it is your space and it is a space where you are safe.

to use that space.

That's definitely an important part of the picture.

In terms of tactics, I believe that there are a number of community conversations that I've been involved in and that our teams are involved in that are not only, I believe the most interesting thing actually to explore is really meeting people in the communities and talking to them about what's unsafe and what do we need to change and how do we change it for you.

the community.

We have a lot of community members that are in the parks.

So just in general speaking, I look forward to exploring and learning more from the communities about what's missing and having community perspectives about how we address safety and security problems that people are experiencing in the parks.

So.

Thank you for that.

We very much look forward to your partnership on those really Seeing none, I'm gonna go ahead and move this appointment.

So I move the committee recommend passage of appointment 02459. Is there a second?

Second.

Moved and seconded.

Will the clerk please call the roll?

Council Member Herbold?

Yes.

Council President Juarez?

Aye.

Council Member Morales?

Yes.

Council Member Mosqueda?

I. Chair Lewis.

Yes.

Chair, there are five in favor, none opposed.

Thank you so much.

Mr. Clerk, the appointment passes and will be referred to the next full council meeting, which is Tuesday, February 21st.

Like the other two appointments we will consider at that meeting, you do not need to attend in person.

You are, of course, more than welcome to attend in person.

and we look forward to that final confirmation and to continuing to work with you in this capacity.

So thank you so much for joining us today.

And with that, we have closed out our appointments portion of the meeting and we'll move on to item four.

Will the clerk please read item four into the record?

Item four, resolution 32084, a resolution relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation authorizing the superintendent of Parks and Recreation to act as the authorized representative slash agent on behalf of the city of Seattle and to legally bind the city of Seattle with respect to certain projects for which the city seeks grant funding assistance managed through the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office for briefing, discussion, and possible vote.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk.

We have some presenters here from the Seattle Parks and Recreation.

And is this going to be a conversation, Christopher, that you're going to kick off as well for the panel?

So I will hand it off to Chief of Staff Christopher Williams to introduce the rest of the panel and walk us through this presentation.

We're also joined by central staff on this item, I believe.

you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you council member.

So again I'm here on behalf of a PBS who couldn't be here today.

Grants are really important to the department we view them as a financially responsible.

Step in managing public funds to at least make an attempt to leverage outside funding against Park district dollars.

major maintenance funding refunding.

So this is part of how we have operating passing will continue to operate.

We're here today because the RCO state and city require us to seek authorization before we submit grant requests.

They want to know that our legislative body is on board with these grants before we apply for them.

And we are seeking a resolution here today.

You're going to hear from Moshe Heck, who works in our grants and contracts section.

The Park Department has been successful over the years of applying for and receiving more than 100 Park Improvement Grants from various sources, mainly through RCO.

These grants have funded millions of dollars in capital redevelopment projects.

We greatly appreciate this connection to outside funding.

It supports our mission.

It supports healthy people, a thriving environment, and vibrant communities for all Seattle residents.

So with that, I will hand it off to Moshe Hecht.

All right, thank you, Christopher.

Can you all hear me all right?

Great, thank you.

So my name is Moshe Hecht, and I'm the grant manager for Seattle Parks and Recreation.

The Recreation Conservation Office has been a longtime financial supporter of Seattle's park system.

Actually, we should probably move to slide two, Doc, in here.

Thank you.

And they provide funding to help us complete capital projects.

Since RCO began in 1964, it has awarded more than $2.6 billion in grants to more than 10,000 projects across the state.

On average, they award 270 competitive grants for $78 million on a biennium cycle.

Each project they invest in must be maintained in perpetuity for the purposes for which funding is sought.

As part of the application process, we are required to submit an adopted resolution authorizing us to apply for funding.

This resolution must be returned to RCO no later than April 21. Next slide, please.

In the spring and summer of 2022, we have submitted 11 grants to RCO.

sorry 11 applications, I'm very proud to say that in the Washington wildlife and recreation program correct category.

Our rainier Beach skate Park application was selected as the best project to invest in out of 59 applications for funding.

And in the field category sound you play field was selected as the best project out of 34 applications.

Although the state Legislature has yet to approve all the funding we expect to receive about 5.8 million dollars in funding from our CEO to help us complete these 5 projects.

Next slide, please.

This cycle of funding opportunities is focused on boating and trail projects.

We submitted four applications, two in the boating facilities program, one in the recreational trails program, and one in the trails non-highway and off-road vehicles activities program.

Next slide, please.

When determining which projects to apply for funding, we typically look at availability of matching funds, location in an equity zone, fit with the grant programs, community support, timeline, conceptual design, if the project is listed in an SPR planning document, and the urgency to replace or repair the asset.

Next slide, please.

Stan Sayers is at the north end of Genesee Park in Southeast Seattle.

It is home to Seattle's iconic seafair hydroplane races and Seattle Parks and Recreation's boating and sailing center.

This park has been used for boating for over 75 years and is crucial to Seattle's vibrant boating community.

The current boat launch is old and in disrepair.

Here you can see a photo of a pothole roughly five, actually it's eight feet wide, preventing people from being able to launch their boats into Lake Washington.

In 2016 we received $200,000 from RCO to help pay for the planning of the project.

Now we are applying for $820,000 to help pay for the repairs.

The project will add boarding floats to existing piers, rebuild the launch apron, make ADA accessibility improvements, and remove creosote-contaminated timbers from the lake.

Next slide, please.

South Leschi is located across from Leschi Park, about a mile north of I-90.

The existing timber pier is at the end of its useful life and needs replacing to maintain public access to the water.

To create a vibrant community and maintain public access, the new design will provide transient moorage at the site, allowing boaters to moor for up to 72 hours.

Boaters will be able to visit the Leschi neighborhood and downtown is just 12 minutes by bus.

Currently, there are no publicly held transient mortgages in Seattle on Lake Washington.

In 2016, we received $200,000 from RCO to help pay for the planning of the project.

Now we are applying for $1 million to help pay for the project, which will install an ADA gangway to waive attenuating floats, install utility poles for transient boaters.

To ensure a thriving environment and keep our waters clean, the old creosote contaminated pier will be removed, and we are installing pump-out station.

Next slide, please.

Discovery Park South Beach is possibly the most popular trail in Seattle.

In 2019, on average, 3,222 hikers passed a nearby eco-counter daily for a total of 1,176,030 annual passes by the counter.

This trail keeps people healthy.

Regrettably, the existing trail is threatened by several irreparable forces, including condemned viewpoints, rotting box steps, failing safety fences, and threats to the trail from possible slides on the bluff.

We have 2 applications in for this project $150,000 in the recreational trails program and $182,111 in the trails non motorized off road vehicles activities program.

This project will reroute the southeast trail improves accessibility restores habitat and install new viewpoints of the future sound.

Next slide please.

Here's a summary of this round's applications.

We are applying for just over $2 million in funding, and SPR is supplying just over $5 million in previously appropriated matching dollars for these projects.

Next slide, please.

And here you can see the dollar value we are applying for in each of the RCO categories.

Next slide, please.

I presented the two boating projects earlier this morning to the Boating Facilities Funding Board, and I will present to the RCO Trail Board later this month.

The RCO Board will approve preliminary rankings on April 1st, and the legislation before you today is due to RCO by April 21st.

And grant awards will be made June 30th.

Thank you very much.

Thank you so much for that presentation.

Tracy, well, first off, is that the entire presentation from parks?

Yes, it is.

Thank you.

Excellent.

Thank you so much.

I'll turn over for a moment here to Tracy on council central staff.

Anything else for central staff to add before we open the conversation up to council colleagues?

I don't really know.

They've done a good job of covering the projects and what the proposals are for each one.

Great, excellent.

Are there questions from council colleagues?

Council Member Herbold.

Just a point of curiosity, and if you covered it, I apologize.

The RCO match that's required, is there a percentage match?

I noticed for some, it wasn't a one-for-one, it was under, and for some, it was double, and just give your guesses to what the rate is, if there is a requirement.

There is a minimum of a 25% match, And depending on how much of a match you get, you actually score higher in your application.

And the maximum request in the boating facilities program is $1 million.

And so for some projects, we just requested the most that we could, for example.

And we actually, because of the total dollar value of the project, we get extra points.

So there's a very good match percentage there.

Thank you.

So that's how it works.

I think that's it.

Thank you.

Any other questions from council members for central staff or for the presentation?

Okay.

I don't see any, I don't really have any additional questions I'm happy to call the question on the resolution and recommend it to the full council at this time, so I'm going to go ahead and move the committee recommend passage of resolution 32084. Is there a second?

Second.

Moved and seconded.

Will the clerk please call the roll on the passage of the resolution?

Councilmember Herbold?

Yes.

Council President Juarez?

Aye.

Councilmember Morales.

Yes.

Councilmember Mosqueda.

Aye.

Chair Lewis.

Yes.

Chair, there are five in favor, none opposed.

Okay.

With that, I will go ahead and say that the resolution passes and we will consider it at the next full council meeting, which will be Tuesday, February 21st.

I would like to make a motion to approve this item.

I'm looking forward to taking that up in the next couple of weeks.

of the work that we've been doing over the last couple of weeks.

And I think we'll be able to potentially make time for a presentation at the next meeting from the Just Care program to go over some of the ongoing research and assessment the University of Washington has been making of that program and to present some of those findings to the being able to get through these matters this afternoon.

Is there anything for the good of the order from colleagues?

Seeing none, I'm going to go ahead and say that this meeting at 247 is adjourned.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Recording stopped.