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  "text": "GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE\nJULY 23, 2025 MEETING OF PARKS,\nPUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY\nCOMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.\nALSO KNOWN AS THE COMMITTEE. I\nAM JOYCE HOLLINGSWORTH, CHAIR OF\nTHE COMMITTEE. PLEASE CALL THE\nROLL.\n[ ROLL CALL ] THERE ARE FOUR\nCOUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU ,\nCOUNCILMEMBER RIVERA CAME IN HOT\nTODAY. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,\nTODAY WE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC\nHEARING ON THE SEATTLE PUBLIC\nUTILITIES , LAND USE AND ZONING\nFOR SOLID WASTE. WE ARE ALSO\nGOING TO HEAR FROM OUR\nPHENOMENAL SEATTLE PUBLIC\nUTILITIES. I DON'T WANT ANYONE\nFIGHTING BETWEEN PUBLIC\nUTILITIES AND PARKS. LAND USE\nAND ZONING. ALSO, THE PHENOMENAL\nPARKS DEPARTMENT ABOUT TWO\nDIFFERENT CONCESSION AGREEMENTS.\nWE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE AGENDA.\nTHERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE\nAGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. THE\nAGENDA IS ADOPTED. WITH THAT, WE\nARE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT INTO THE\nHYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.\nPUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD BE RELATED\nTO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA OR\nBE WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE\nCOMMITTEE. AGAIN, THERE IS A\nPUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM NUMBER\nONE, WHICH IS COUNCIL BILL\n121005, AND THAT PUBLIC HEARING\nWILL BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER THE\nPUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IF YOUR\nCOMMENTS RELATE TO ITEM 1 ,\nPLEASE HOLD YOUR COMMENTS UNTIL\nWE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.\nCLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE\nHAVE SIGNED UP TODAY?\nCURRENTLY, TWO IN PERSON AND\nONE REMOTE SPEAKER.\nAWESOME. EVERYONE WILL GET\nTWO ME NUTS. -- MINUTES.\nTHE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD\nWILL STARTING WITH IN SPEAKERS\nFIRST. IF YOU HAVE NOT\nREGISTERED TO SPEAK BUT WOULD\nLIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE\nTHE END OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD\nON THE COUNCIL WEBSITE. THE LINK\nIS LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA, OR\nBY SIGNING UP ON THE SIGN-UP\nSHEET AT THE FRONT OF CHAMBERS.\nWHEN SPEAKING BEGIN BY STATING\nYOUR NAME IN THE ITEM YOU ARE\nADDRESSING. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A\nCHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT.\nIF SPEAKERS DO NOT END COMMENTS\nAT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME,\nTHE SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE WILL\nBE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL AND\nTHE NEXT PERSON.\nLET THE RECORD REFLECT WE ARE\nJOINED TO PRISON BY\nCOUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WE ARE\nREADY FOR THE FIRST SPEAKER.\nTHE FIRST SPEAKER FOR IN\nPERSON PUBLIC, IS MAGGIE\nJOHNSON, FOLLOWED BY ALEX\nZIMMERMAN.\nHELLO, AND THANK YOU FOR THIS\nOPPORTUNITY. I AM MAGGIE\nJOHNSON. I AM A VOLUNTEER FOR\nTHE URBAN NATURE GUIDE FOR\nSEATTLE PARKS ENVIRONMENTAL\nEDUCATION PROGRAM . FIRST OF\nALL, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO YOU,\nTHE COUNCIL, AND TO THE MAYOR'S\nOFFICE FOR DECIDING OUR PROGRAM\nIS PRETTY -- CRITICALLY\nIMPORTANT FOR THE YOUTH OF OUR\nCITY AND MUST BE SAVED. YOU\nINCLUDED FUNDING FOR MAINTAINING\nOUR STAFF POSITIONS, NINE STAFF\nPOSITIONS IN THE SCHOOL LEVY.\nBUT WE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO\nKNOW THAT OUR PARKS\nADMINISTRATION DOESN'T SEEM TO\nBE ON BOARD. WE UNDERSTAND THAT\nOUR CURRENT PROGRAM MANAGER HAS\nBEEN INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A WORK\nPLAN FOR NEXT YEAR FOR ONLY FOUR\nPOSITIONS. IT APPEARS THAT PARKS\nIS PLANNING TO DIVERT FUNDING\nFOR THE FIVE POSITIONS THAT WERE\nSPONSORED, APPROVED BY YOU IN\nCOUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S LEVY\nAMENDMENT FOR OTHER PURPOSES.\nWHILE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS\nASSURED US THAT PARKS SUPPORTS\nITS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION\nPROGRAM, IN FACT, PARKS\nCONTINUES TO TRY TO DISMANTLE\nIT. PARTS HAS NEVER SHARED WHAT\nTHEIR ATTITUDE OR PLANS ARE FOR\nENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION , NOT\nWITH YOU, THE COUNCIL, NOR WITH\nAFFECTED STAFF, VOLUNTEERS,\nIMMUNITY PARTNERS AND TENS OF\nTHOUSANDS OF PROGRAM\nPARTICIPANTS. I HAVE A REQUEST.\nI UNDERSTAND YOU DON'T HAVE\nDIRECT CONTROL OVER PARKS\nOPERATIONS, BUT COULD THIS\nCOMMITTEE REQUEST A PRESENTATION\nFROM PARKS ABOUT THEIR PLANS FOR\nENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ?\nSPECIFICALLY, WHAT THEY PLAN TO\nDO WITH THE LEVY BUDGET SHOULD\nIT PASS. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, WE\nHAVE MR. ALEX ZIMMERMAN.\nVERY APPRECIATE YOU. I AM\nREADY. MY DIRTY NASTY GESTAPO\nPIG. ALEX MILLER. I WANT TO\nSPEAK AGENDA NUMBER TWO ABOUT\nPARK . FOR MANY YEARS, MANY\nYEARS, I TALK SPENDS MONEY FOR\nPARKS. THEY SPENT $1 BILLION FOR\nPARK. WHY? WHY SPEND BILLION\nDOLLARS FOR PARK AND THOUSAND\nEMPLOYEE? 1000 EMPLOYEE WHO\nWORKED FOR PARK? WHY? TOO MUCH\nMONEY? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. IT\nDOESN'T CHANGE. I SAY, WHY\nDOESN'T CHANGE? BEFORE WE NOT\nFIRE MAYOR, NOTHING WILL BE\nCHANGED. VERY CRITICAL. IT IS\nABSOLUTELY NEED MONEY FOR EVERY\nPROBLEM . HOMELESS , SOCIAL\nSECURITY, DISABLE LIKE ME. WE\nNEED MONEY FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT\nFOR THE TREE. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS\nMEAN? I AM CONFUSED ABOUT THE\nRULES. IT IS A PURE\nDISCRIMINATORY. IT IS VERY\nIMPORTANT. BEFORE WE DON'T\nCLAIM US GOVERNMENT FROM PEOPLE.\nYOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?\nCITIZENS ASSEMBLE FOR 16 YEARS\nAND BRING SEATTLE TO TOTAL\nCOLLAPSE. TOTAL COLLAPSE. I LIVE\nHERE FOR 40 YEARS. I SPEAK HERE\nFOR 30 YEARS. ANYWAYS. WHO CARE\nABOUT WE NEED CLEAN CITY\nTOTALLY. WE HAVE TOO MANY\nPROBLEMS. MAYOR HARRELL FOR 16\nYEARS AND 40 YEARS. AFTER LAST\nWEEK , CAN COUNTRY TAKE AS\nCONSTITUTION AND GARBAGE. MUCH\nHARDER WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.\nVIVA\nREPORTER: , VIVA NEW AMERICAN\nREVOLUTION, VIVA COMMON SENSE.\nWE ARE NOT IDIOT. THANK YOU VERY\nMUCH.\nNEXT, WE'RE GOING TO GO\nSTRAIGHT INTO THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC\nCOMMENTERS. PLEASE, WHEN YOU'RE\nOFF MUTE, PRESS STAR 62 UNMUTE\nYOURSELF. YOU CAN GO AHEAD WITH\nYOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. FIRST, WE\nHAVE ADRIAN, FOLLOWED BY ALBERTO\nALVAREZ. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING\nHERE. WHEN YOU START TALKING,\nTHE TIMER WILL START.\nGOOD AFTERNOON, SEATTLE CITY\nCOUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR\nTHE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE\nPUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. MY NAME IS\nADRIAN. I LIVE IN THE\nNEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE. I'M\nHERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO PROTECT\nTHE MAGNUSON PARK WETLANDS FOR\nTHE WILDLIFE THAT RELY ON THEM,\nAND THE PEOPLE WHO ENJOY THE\nPEACE AND QUIET THEY OFFER. THE\nPLAN TO BUILD NOISY PICKLEBALL\nCOURSE ADJACENT TO A BELOVED\nWETLAND CREATIVE WITH PUBLIC TAX\nDOLLARS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.\nPLEASE FIND ANOTHER MORE\nSUITABLE LOCATION FOR THE\nPICKLEBALL COURTS. IN ADDITION,\nI JUST WANT TO MENTION I AM A\nFORMER URBAN NATURE WITH THE\nPARKS DEPARTMENT AND HAVE SEEN\nFIRSTHAND HOW IMPORTANT AND IN\n-- ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IS TO\nCOMMUNITY MEMBERS. I HOPE YOU\nWILL FIND THE ENVIRONMENTAL\nEDUCATION FUND , SUPPORT THE\nFUNDING OF THE ENVIRONMENT\nEDUCATION PROGRAMS OF THE PARKS\nDEPARTMENT. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU, ADRIAN. NEXT UP WE\nHAVE ALBERTO ALVAREZ. ONCE YOU\nGET PROMOTED, PLEASE PRESS STAR\nSIX, AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND\nSTART WITH YOUR COMMENT. THANK\nYOU.\nTHANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER\nHOLLINGSWORTH, GOLF NEAR SARAH\nNELSON'S MILLION-DOLLAR HOME IS\nIMPORTANT, BUT FOR OVER 18\nMONTHS, CATHY MOORE, DIRECTOR OF\nFULLY STAFFED RENTERS COMMISSION\n. PROTECTING A GOLF COURSE FOR\nTHE WEALTHY ON 145th STREET WAS\nSO WORRIED ABOUT. SURE. BUT\nTHOUSANDS OF RENTERS LIKE ME ARE\nSILENCED, AND EVEN THREATENED,\nWITH A ROLLBACK. BUSINESS GROUPS\nGET ALL THE ATTENTION THEY NEED\nTO RUN A CONCESSION STAND ON THE\nBEACH FOR THE TWO MONTHS OF\nSUMMER WE HAVE IN THIS REGION.\nTODAY WHEN THE COUNCIL WAS SET\nTO VOTE AND TAKE ACTION TO\nSECURE FUNDING FOR HOUSING AND\nAPPOINT THE MUCH-NEEDED RENTER\nCOMMISSION, SARAH NELSON AND ROB\nDECLINED TO ATTEND. WE DEMAND AN\nAPOLOGY FROM BOTH . A FULL\nEXPLANATION FROM NELSON AND\nSAKA. A FAST-TRACK CORRECTION TO\nTHIS BETRAYAL. THIS WEEK, TODAY,\nNOW, WOULD BE EVEN BETTER. TAKE\nACTION , YOU IGNORANT AND LAZY .\nTHANK YOU FOR PUBLIC COMMENT\nTODAY. THAT'S GOING TO CONCLUDE\nOUR PUBLIC COMMENT . AND NOW, WE\nWILL MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.\nCOUNCIL BILL 121005, -- I HAVE\nTO ASK THE CLERK. I AM READING.\nI WILL READ AGENDA NUMBER ONE\nINTO THE RECORD. AN ORDINANCE\nRELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING;\nUPDATING AND CLARIFYING\nREQUIREMENTS FOR SOLID WASTE\nSTORAGE, STAGING AREAS, AND\nACCESS FOR RESIDENTIAL,\nCOMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL\nDEVELOPMENT FOR PUBLIC HEARING,\nBREATHING, DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE\nVOTE . AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I\nAM NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC\nHEARING ON COUNCIL BILL 121005.\nHOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE\nSIGNED UP TODAY?\nWE HAVE ONE PERSON SPEAKER\nAND ONE REMOTE SPEAKER.\nAWESOME. OKAY. PLEASE READ\nTHE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC\nHEARING.\nSPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN\nTHE ORDER OF REGISTRATION. THE\nPUBLIC HEARING REGISTRATION WILL\nREMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE CONCLUSION\nOF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. THE SAME\nPUBLIC COMMENT RULES APPLY TO\nTHIS PUBLIC HEARING. A 10 SECOND\nCHIME WILL BE NOTICE IT IS TIME\nTO WRAP UP COMMENTS. SPEAKERS\nMICS WILL BE AT THE A LOT OF\nTIME. PUBLIC COMMENT RELATED TO\nCOUNCIL BILL 121005 IS ONLY\nBEING ACCEPTED AT THIS PUBLIC\nHEARING. SPEAKERS ASKED TO BEGIN\nCOMMENTS BY STATING THEIR NAME,\nAND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE\nPROVIDED TWO MINUTES. IN PERSON\nSPEAKER IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN.\nI AM READY. MY DIRTY NASTY\nGESTAPO PIG. MY NAME ALEX\nZIMMERMAN. I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT\nZONING. I COME TO THIS PLACE FOR\nMANY YEARS , SPEAK THOUSAND TIME\n. AND NOTHING CHANGED. YOU\nDON'T KNOW HOW ZONING WITH\nLAND. IT WORSE. EXACTLY WHAT\nHAPPENED. WE NEED CLEAN THIS\nCHAMBER FROM EVERYBODY LIKE\nMAYOR HARRELL, WHO 16 YEARS\nDOING NOTHING.\nSTOP THE TIME. YOU HAVE TO\nDIRECT COMMENTS AT THE PUBLIC\nHEARING WE'RE HAVING FOR THE\nSOLID WASTE RIGHT NOW.\nIT IS LAND USE.\nTHIS IS PUBLIC HEARING FOR\nTHE SOLID WASTE BILL THAT WE ARE\nDOING.\nI'M SORRY. YOU TOLD ME\nNUMBER ONE.\nIT IS NOT ABOUT ZONING.\nLAND AND ZONING. IT IS ABOUT\nSOLID WASTE, STAGING AREAS AND\nCLARIFY REQUIREMENTS.\nNO, LAND AND ZONING .\nMR. ZIMMERMAN, YOU HAVE 90\nSECONDS TO STAY ON TRACK.\nI DO UNDERSTAND. SHE TOLD ME.\nIT DOESN'T MATTER. I AM THE\nCHAIR, AND I AM TELLING YOU WHAT\nIT IS ABOUT. YOU'RE GOING TO\nTALK ABOUT SOLID WASTE. I'M NOT\nGOING TO LISTEN TO YOU ABOUT THE\nMAYOR AND 16 YEARS AND ALL THAT\nSTUFF.\nIT'S ABOUT WHAT HE DOING.\nKEEP HIS TIME RUNNING,\nPLEASE.\nBOSS NUMBER ONE. NOTHING\nHAPPEN . SEATTLE LIFE WORSE AND\nWORSE. WHO RESPONSIBLE NUMBER\nONE? MAYOR. EVERYBODY KNOWS\nTHIS. LOOK TRUMP. HE NOT A\nMILLIONAIRE, HE'S A\nBILLIONAIRE, BUT HE IS THINKING\nABOUT PEOPLE. FOR 16 YOUR I KNOW\nHIM.\nSTOP TIME. STOPPED THE TIME.\nOKAY.\nTHERE IS NO PROBLEM.\nNO PROBLEM. FORGOT ABOUT HIM.\nGIVE ME ONE MINUTE. I WILL\nSPEAK. ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. I\nEXPLAINED TO YOU WHY. LAST WEEK\nCOUNCIL MAKE A DECISION ABOUT\nREFUGE.\nWE ARE DONE. YOU ARE ALL OVER\nTHE PLACE. WE ARE DONE. [\nOVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] YOU HAVE\nBEEN WARNED. PLEASE CUT HIS MIC\nOFF.\nTOO MANY PROBLEMS: TOO MANY PROBLEMS.\nYOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. NOW\nI'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE.\nYOU'RE NOT ON SUBJECT. I CAN\nSTAY IN THE GUIDELINES. I CAN\nLISTEN TO YOU STAY STUFF. BUT\nSTAY IN THE GUIDELINES. THANK\nYOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.\nBROUGHT S. -- GRACIAS. DO WE\nHAVE ANYMORE PUBLIC COMMENTERS?\nREMOTE SPEAKERS ARE NOT\nPRESENT.\nANYONE ONLINE? OKAY. AWESOME.\nTHANK YOU. SO NOW, THAT\nCONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC HEARING.\nTHANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND\nHAVING TO NAVIGATE THAT WITH ME.\nTHERE IS NOT -- EXCUSE ME. NOW\nTHE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW\nCLOSED. THANK YOU, AND WELCOME\nGUESTS. LET'S PLEASE HAVE OUR\nFIRST PRESENTATION COME UP TO\nTHE TABLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.\nALWAYS GOOD TIMES IN CHAMBERS.\nWE HAVE FUN IN HERE. YES. YOU\nCAN INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE\nRECORD AND BEGIN.\nI AM ANDREY LEE, GENERAL\nMANAGER CEO FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC\nUTILITIES.\nANGELA WALLACE, DEVELOPMENT\nREVIEW SUPERVISOR SPU SOLID\nWASTE.\nGORDON, SDCI LAND USE\nCODEVELOPMENT.\nCOUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF: COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.\nWE ARE READY.\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH.\nWE WILL GET A LITTLE HELP\nHERE WITH THE PRESENTATION. NO\nWORRIES.\nI WILL LEAD OFF. THANK YOU,\nCHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH AND MEMBERS\nOF THE COMMITTEE. TODAY WE ARE\nHERE TO DISCUSS THE STORAGE\nREQUIREMENTS FOR GARBAGE,\nRECYCLING AND FOOD AND YARD\nWASTE CONTAINERS, WHICH TO\nRESIDE IN THE CITY'S LAND USE\nCODE. THESE PROVISIONS EXIST TO\nENSURE THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT\nAND APPROPRIATE ON-SITE STORAGE\nOF GARBAGE AND RECYCLING\nCONTAINERS , AND EFFICIENT\nCOLLECTION SERVICES FOR NEW\nBUILDINGS. THESE REQUIREMENTS\nHAVE NOT BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY\nUPDATED IN MORE THAN A DOZEN\nYEARS, AND AS YOU KNOW, IN THE\nLAST 12 YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN\nCONSIDERABLE CHANGE AND GROWTH\nIN MULTIFAMILY AND TOWNHOME\nHOUSING. WE ARE GOING TO\nCONTINUE TO SEE THAT CHANGE\nOCCURRING IN THE CITY. WE ARE\nHERE TODAY WITH LEGISLATION THAT\nWOULD UPDATE THE SOLID WASTE\nORIGIN ACCESS REGULATIONS FOR\nTHE CITY. WITH ME TODAY IS\nANGELA WALLACE, OUR DEVELOPMENT\nREVIEW SUPERVISOR AND SPU SOLID\nWASTE PLANNING PROGRAM\nMANAGEMENT DIVISION. GORDON FROM\nLAND USE DIVISION TO BRIEF YOU\nON THE LEGISLATION. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU, EVERYONE. LIKE TO\nSEE SOME OF YOU IN PRISON.\nTHANKS FOR REPRESENTING US AS\nANDREW STATED, WE SEEK TO UPDATE\nTHIS CODE SO THAT WE CAN MEET A\nFEW IMPORTANT NEEDS IN THE CITY\n. THE CITY IS GROWING. WE HAVE\nDEVELOPMENT PATTERNS CHANGING ,\nAND UPDATING THE SECTION OF LAND\nUSE CODE WILL MAKE SURE WE CAN\nFIT THE CONTAINERS WE NEED FOR\nTOWNHOMES, MENTAL HOUSING,\nMULTIFAMILY HOUSING AND MORE,\nAND MAKE SURE OUR COLLECTION\nVEHICLES CAN SUCCESSFULLY GET TO\nTHOSE PLACES. EVEN, PERHAPS,\nMORE IMPORTANTLY IN SOME WAYS,\nTHIS UPDATE WILL PROVIDE A GREAT\nDEAL MORE CLARITY FOR ARCHITECTS\nAND DEVELOPERS AS THEY PLAN\nEARLY AND OFTEN FOR SOLID WASTE,\nAS I LIKE TO TELL THEM. WE WILL\nGO THROUGH SOME EXAMPLES TODAY\nOF HOW WE'RE CLARIFYING THIS\nVERY OUTDATED CODE SECTION.\nFINALLY, WE ARE PROPOSING TO\nIMPLEMENT SOME VERY IMPORTANT\nSAFETY STANDARDS FOR THE SOLID\nWASTE INDUSTRY THAT WE HAVE HAD\nPRETTY GOOD COMPLIANCE WITHIN\nTHE CITY, BUT THEY NEED TO BE\nCLEAR FOR DEVELOPERS AS THEY\nPLAN THEIR BUILDINGS. THIS IS\nTHE PARKS PUBLIC UTILITIES\nTECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, NOT THE\nLAND USE COMMITTEE. I WILL\nGESTATE FOR EVERYONE'S BENEFIT\nWHAT THIS CODE SECTION IS. SMC\n23.54.040 IS LAND USE CODE. MY\nTRUSTEE LAND USE EXPERT HERE,\nGORDON, WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER\nQUESTIONS ABOUT THAT AS WELL.\nTHIS IS THE CODE SECTION THAT\nSAYS, HEY, YOU'VE GOT SOLID\nWASTE NEEDS ON YOUR PROPERTY,\nAND HERE IS HOW MUCH STORAGE\nAREA NEED AND HOW WE CAN GET\nYOUR CONTAINERS. IT IS GOVERNED\nBY DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION\nAND INSPECTIONS, BUT SPU SOLID\nWASTE PROVIDES MEANINGFUL AND\nPRETTY EXTENSIVE SUBJECT MATTER\nREVIEW OF NEW PERMITS FOR NEW\nBUILDINGS AND BUILDINGS BEING\nSIGNIFICANTLY RENOVATED. -- SO\nWE CAN MAKE SURE ALL OF THE\nPROPERTIES ARE MET FOR SOLID\nWASTE, INCLUDING REVIEW OF TYPE\nONE DECISIONS. WE WILL TALK A\nLITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. BUT THERE\nARE OPPORTUNITIES TO MODIFY THE\nCODE. THOSE REMAIN IN THE CODE\nPROPOSAL. WE ARE THE PRIMARY\nGUIDANCE TO SDCI ON ALLOWING\nMODIFICATIONS TO BE FLEXIBLE.\nOKAY. A COUPLE MORE ITEMS ABOUT\nBACKGROUND BEFORE WE DIVE INTO\nTHE CONTENT. BECAUSE THIS IS AN\nIMPORTANT LAND USE ISSUE, IT IS\nVERY IMPORTANT TO COMMUNITY\nDEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY AND\nARCHITECTS. WE INTERVIEWED SEVEN\nSEATTLE-BASED ARCHITECTURAL AND\nDESIGN FIRMS OVER THE PAST\nCOUPLE OF YEARS. THESE ARE LARGE\nAND MEDIUM DEVELOPERS , LOTS OF\nNAMES YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD\nOF, AND WE TOOK THEIR INPUT AND\nCORRECT -- INCORPORATED A LOT TO\nTHIS CODE. WE ALSO BRIEFLY\nMAYOR'S HOUSING SUBCABINET, OH,\nGOSH, I JUST FORGOT, THE HOUSING\nWORKGROUP. I THINK I SAID THAT\nWRONG. APOLOGIES. MASTER\nBUILDERS ASSOCIATION A COUPLE OF\nTIMES. WE HAVE ALSO OFFERED\nBRIEFINGS TO THE OTHER GROUPS\nLISTED ON THE SCREEN WHO JUST\nHAPPENED TO NOT TAKE US UP ON\nTHAT OFFER AT THAT TIME. IN\nADDITION, WE PUBLISHED FOR NAIOP\nFOR NOTICE IN MARCH AND RECEIVED\nNO COMMENTS. FINALLY, WE SHARED\nA VERY LATE COMPLETE DRAFT OF\nTHIS ORDINANCE WITH THE\nDEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY , ABOUT 25\nDIFFERENT MEMBERS FROM DIFFERENT\nORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY,\nAND RECEIVED SOME QUESTIONS BACK\nAND RESOLVE THOSE QUESTIONS WITH\nDEVELOPERS. WE THEN RECEIVED\nTHEIR SUPPORT FOR THIS ORDINANCE\n, OR WE RECEIVE SORT OF NEUTRAL\nCOMMENTS, LOOKS GOOD, OR IN MOST\nCASES, OF THIS 25 FOLKS WE\nREACHED OUT TO, JUST NO COMMENT.\nOKAY. NOW THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED\nYOU WITH BACKGROUND, WE CAN DIVE\nINTO ACTUALLY THE TOPICS WE ARE\nHOPING TO IMPACT. THIS FIRST\nCATEGORY IS REALLY SUPPORTING\nCHANGES IN ZONING AND HOUSING\nDENSITY , IN PARTICULAR, IN\nSEATTLE. WE KNOW WE HAVE MIDDLE\nHOUSING HERE NOW , AND COMING\nMORE, HOPEFULLY, AS REBUILD THE\nHOUSE AND WE NEED. ONE OF THE\nIMPORTANT THINGS THIS CODE MM IT\nWILL DO IS GIVE US THE PROPER\nAMOUNT OF SPACE ON PRIVATE\nPROPERTY TO ACTUALLY STORE THE\nRECYCLE CONTAINER. YOU SHOULD\nALL JUST THINK ABOUT YOUR\nBELOVED BIG BLUE BEEN AT YOUR\nHOUSE THAT YOU SEE IN THIS\nIMAGE. THE CODE HAS BEEN\nINCORRECT FOR 16 YEARS , AND IT\nIS SAID WE ONLY NEED A LITTLE\nTWO FOOT BY SIX FOOT SPOT TO PUT\nTHESE CONTAINERS. BEAR WITH ME.\nI KNOW THIS IS GETTING INTO THE\nWEEDS. IT IS REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE\nOF US FIXING THE CODE. THAT\nRECYCLE CONTAINER IS LARGER THAN\nTWO FEET IN BOTH DIMENSIONS. IT\nNEEDS TO HAVE FEET, APPEAR\nMINIMUM, TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT\nA DENSE TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT,\nROWHOUSE ARE MIDDLE HOUSING CAN\nACTUALLY FIT THEY NEED. WE HAVE\nPROPOSED THE ADDITIONAL SIX\nINCHES, WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT\nCOMMUNITY SUPPORT AFTER A LOT OF\nDISCUSSION WITH THEM. I'M PROUD\nTO BRING THAT LITTLE FIXED TO\nTHE CODE. SECONDLY, WE ARE\nINCLUDING ALL ZONES IN THIS\nCODE. PREVIOUSLY, SOME\nRESIDENTIAL ZONES AND INDUSTRIAL\nZONES WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE\nCODE. THAT MAKES NO SENSE. WE\nSHOULD HAVE EQUITY ACROSS ZONES\nAND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY CAN\nSTORE SOLID WASTE CARDS REQUIRED\nBY SOLID WASTE CODE. SO WE\nPROPOSED ALL ZONES BE INCLUDED.\nTHIRD, I MENTIONED WE HAVE ADDED\nTHAT ADDITIONAL SIX INCHES OF\nSPACE. THAT DOES NOT MEAN\nTHERE'S NOT FLEXIBILITY. WE DO\nHAVE FLEXIBILITY. WE\nSPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN THIS\nREVISION OF THE CODE THAT DENSE\nDEVELOPMENTS LIKE MIDDLE\nHOUSING, LIKE TOWNHOMES, CAN\nCHOOSE TO CONSOLIDATE THEIR\nSOLID WASTE STORAGE AREA. AND\nTHAT, SPU WORKS WITH THEM TO\nCHANGE UP THE SIZE AND QUANTITY\nOF CARTS TO GET ALL THE VOLUME\nNEEDS MET, BUT TO DO SO IN A\nMORE EFFICIENT WAY. SO\nDEVELOPERS CAN ACTUALLY NOW VERY\nCLEARLY WITHIN THE CODE REQUEST\nUS TO REVIEW A SHARED SOLID\nWASTE STORAGE AREA FOR THESE\nDENSE TOWNHOME AND OTHER TYPES\nOF DEVELOPMENTS. AND FINALLY, ON\nTHIS SLIDE, AGAIN, GETTING TO\nTHE IMAGE YOU ARE SEEING, THIS\nCODE WILL HELP US FURTHER\nPREVENT ANY KIND OF RIGHT-OF-WAY\nCONFLICTS WITH SETTING OUT\nCARDS, IN PARTICULAR. AND ALSO,\nDUMPSTERS. CARDS ARE THE PLASTIC\nCONTAINERS YOU SEE. YOU SEE\nTHERE KIND OF SPILLING OVER ONTO\nTHE SIDEWALK. WE DON'T WANT\nTHAT. THIS CODE CLARIFIES THE\nRELATIONSHIP THAT SPU, SDCI AND\nSDOT HAVE TOGETHER TO REVIEW\nWHEN CARTS NEED TO BE STAGED OUT\nIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LIKE THAT.\nIN PARTICULAR, THAT ALSO\nPROTECTS STREET TREES. WE KNOW\nWE ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE STREET\nTREES IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.\nWILL WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE\nPLANNING REALLY WELL WITH THOSE\nSTREET TREES, CARTS, TEMPORARY\nBIKE PARKING AND ALL THE OTHER\nDEMANDS ON OUR PLANTING STRIPS,\nESSENTIALLY. OKAY. FINAL CONTENT\nSLIDE. WE ARE CLARIFYING THE\nCODE. ONE PRIMARY WAY WE ARE\nDOING THAT IS ACTUALLY TO\nPROVIDE DEFINITIONS. THERE WERE\nA LOT OF TERMS THROWN AROUND IN\nTHIS CODE WITH NO DEFINITIONS.\nWE HAVE NOW PROVIDED DEFINITIONS\nFOR THINGS LIKE A COLLECTION\nAREA. A LOT OF CONFUSION ON THE\nOUTSET FOR DESIGNERS ABOUT WHAT\nA COLLECTION LOCATION MIGHT BE\nVERSUS A STAGING AREA. WE HAVE\nCLARIFIES THOSE. WE ALSO\nCLARIFIED WHEN THEY CAN BE THE\nSAME THING, WHICH HELPS FOLKS\nOUT IN THEIR DESIGN. WE PROVIDED\nREALLY GOOD DEFINITIONS. THOSE\nDEFINITIONS ALSO ALIGN WITH\nSOLID WASTE CODE. BUT IT IS\nIMPORTANT TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE\nLAND USE CODE, BECAUSE THAT IS\nWHERE DESIGNERS GO TO BUILD\nBUILDINGS. THEY DON'T GO TO\nSOLID WASTE CODE TO BUILD THEIR\nBONUS. SECONDLY, I MENTIONED\nEARLIER, WE HAVE SAFETY\nPARAMETERS WE HAVE BEEN\nIMPLEMENTING FOR YEARS AND YEARS\nASKING OF DEVELOPERS FOR YEARS\nAND YEARS, BUT NOW WE HAVE MADE\nIT CLEAR BY PUTTING THEM IN THE\nCODE. TRUCK ACCESS IS ONE.\nANOTHER INSTANCE OF WHERE THE\nCODE WAS INCORRECT BECAUSE OF HE\nONLY NEEDED 10 FEET OF, THE\nTRUCKS ARE OVER 10 FEET WIDE.\nTRULY THE PYRAMID. THESE TRUCKS\nAND DRIVERS A SKILL, BUT THEY\nNEED AT LEAST 12 FEET TO GET A\nVEHICLE THROUGH AN APPROACHING\nTHINGS LIKE DUMPSTERS. SO WE\nPROPOSED TO FIX THAT. PEDESTRIAN\nAND DRIVER SAFETY. THE BIG THING\nHERE WAS THAT THE CODE WAS\nCONFUSING ABOUT THE KIND OF\nGRADE OR SLOPE YOU CAN PLACE,\nSAY, A HEAVY DUMPSTER ON. WE\nHAVE CLARIFIED THAT. NOW IT IS\nCRYSTAL CLEAR. IF IT IS A SMALL\nTWO ARE DUNSTER, IT CAN GO ON UP\nTO 6% RATE. BASICALLY ANYTHING\nOTHER THAN THAT, NEEDS TO BE ON\nCLOSE TO LEVEL GRADE. WE HAVE\nGIVEN OPPORTUNITY FOR UP TO 2%\nIN THE CODE. WE KNOW SEATTLE IS\nA HILLY PLACE. AND THAT, THIS\nPICTURE, I THINK THIS IS KIND OF\nFUN. WHAT IS SHOWING YOU IS A\nBIG ROLL OFF DUMPSTER. THAT IS\nANOTHER DEFINITION WE PROVIDED\nIN THE CODE. SO EVERYBODY KNOWS\nWHAT THAT IS. THIS IS SHOWING A\nVERY SKILLED DRIVER TRYING TO\nSERVICE THIS VERY TALL, LARGE,\nHEAVY COMPACTED DUMPSTER IN JUST\n13 FEET OF OVERHEAD CLEARANCE.\nOUR TRUCKS, THAT TRUCK YOU WERE\nSEEING THERE, IT REALLY DOES\nREQUIRE 14 FEET OVERHEAD\nMINIMUM. THIS DRIVER FINDS A WAY\nTO DO IT, BUT IT IS INEFFICIENT\nAND TAKES MORE TIME AND IS NOT\nSAFE. YOU CAN SEE THE WINDOWS\nRIGHT ABOUT THAT OVERHEAD\nCLEARANCE BANNER ON THE ROLLUP\nDOOR. THAT IS A UNIT. WE WANT TO\nMAKE SURE THAT DRIVER HAS THE\nSPACE THEY NEED TO DO THIS\nPROPERLY AND NOT CAUSE ANY KIND\nOF DAMAGE. THEY ARE VERY GOOD.\nDON'T GET ME WRONG. THEY ARE\nWONDERFUL, BUT WE NEED TO GIVE\nPROPER SPACE FOR THINGS LIKE\nSOLID WASTE TRUCKS. OKAY. WITH\nTHAT, MY FINAL INFORMATION FOR\nYOU IS THAT, NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE\nDEVELOPERS ' SUPPORT, WE HAVE D\nSUPPORT FROM SDCI. WE PARTNERED\nUP AND DOWN WITH ALL THE RIGHT\nGROUPS AND SDCI, AS WELL AS\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION .\nWE ARE PROUD TO BRING THIS TO\nYOU TODAY AND HOPE WE HAVE YOUR\nSUPPORT. HAPPY TO ANSWER\nQUESTIONS NOW. THANK YOU.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU. I WOULD\nLIKE TO DEFER -- THANK YOU FOR\nTHE PRESENTATION. DEFERRED TO\nCENTRAL STAFF.\nTHEY CAN INTERPRET AS WE HAVE\nANY COMMENTS TODAY. CENTRAL\nSTAFF HAS REVIEWED IT. I WORKED\nWITH THE TEAM TO HAVE THEM TAKE\nA PEEK AT IT AS WELL. NO ISSUES\nTO BRING TO YOUR CONCERN TODAY.\nTHANK YOU.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU. WOULD\nLOVE TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS\nFROM COLLEAGUES. IF YOU HAVE ANY\nQUESTIONS, I SEE COUNCILMEMBER\nKETTLE, YOU ARE FIRST, FOLLOWED\nBY COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.\nTHANK YOU , EVERYONE . OF\nCOURSE, OUR OWN MR. GOOD NIGHT.\nVICKI SO MUCH FOR COMING IN THE\nPRESENTATION. I JUST HAVE A FEW\nQUESTIONS AS WE WENT THROUGH THE\nBRIEFING. ONE, YOU MENTIONED THE\nOUTRAGE AND DEVELOPMENT\nCOMMUNITY TO INCLUDE ARCHITECTS\nAND DESIGN AS WELL. WAS THERE\nANY OUTREACH DONE TO THE\nRESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES TO GET\nTHEIR PERSPECTIVE ON SOME OF THE\nCHALLENGES THAT MAY EXIST NOW,\nOR AS YOU NOTED IN YOUR\nBREATHING, WHICH IS REALLY\nIMPORTANT AS WE MOVE FORWARD\nWITH THE COMPANY HAS A PLAN?\nYEAH, NO DIRECT OUTREACH TO\nRESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES. WE\nPOSTED THE LEGISLATION ON OUR\nWEBSITE, SPU . WE ALSO, MY BOSS\n, IS THE MANAGER OF OUR SOLID\nWASTE INSPECTION STEAM. WE SEE\nFIRST-HAND EVERY DAY COMMENTS\nFROM CUSTOMERS ABOUT WHAT THEY\nNEED. I THINK ALL THE FIXES WE\nPROPOSED WILL BENEFIT RESIDENTS,\nAS WELL AS THE CITY AND OUR\nCOLLECTION CONTRACTORS AND\nDEVELOPERS UPFRONT AS THEY BUILD\n. BUT NO DIRECT OUTREACH TO\nRESIDENTS. OKAY. --\nOKAY. THE COMPLAINTS AND SO\nFORTH IS A DIFFERENT WAY OF\nTACKLING THAT. I WAS GOING TO\nOFFER -- I HAVE MY DISTRICT 7\nNEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL, WHICH IS A\nCOUNCIL OF WITH A GREAT AMOUNT\nOF OUTREACH. THEY ARE VERY QUICK\nTO PROVIDE INPUT ON A WHOLE HOST\nOF ISSUES. IF WE WERE TO GO OUT\nTO THEM ON A QUESTION RELATED TO\nTHIS, I'M SURE YOU WILL GET\nSOME INTERESTING FEEDBACK, IF\nYOU NEED IT IN ADDITION TO THE\nVARIOUS ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT\nUP DURING THE COURSE OF REGULAR\nSERVICE.\nTHANK YOU.\nI WILL MENTION THE COMP PLAN.\nI HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS\nINDEPENDENT OF THIS BRIEFING AS\nPART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.\nNOW, THERE WILL BE AN AMENDMENT\nTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLED\nPUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT. ONE OF\nTHE PARTS OF THAT IS, IN\nADDITION TO GROWING OUR PUBLIC\nSAFETY ELEMENT, YOU KNOW, FIRE\nTHE PERMIT, POLICE DEPARTMENT AS\nWE GROW AS A CITY, ANOTHER\nPIECE, PARTICULARLY FOR FIRE\nWITH LADDER TRUCKS AND FIRE\nENGINE, IS THE ABILITY TO\nMANEUVER IN OUR CITY IN THE\nSTATE STREETS AND THE ALLEYS IN\nTHIS CONVERSATION, I'VE OFTEN\nBROUGHT UP, BECAUSE I SEE\nGARBAGE TRUCK, ICY -- I SEE A\nCOMPOST TRUCK AND RECYCLING\nTRUCK , TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.\nTHOSE VEHICLES, AS YOU NOTED,\nNEED SPACE. DO YOU FIND OUR\nALLEYS ARE SUFFICIENT ? THE\nSECOND PART OF THE QUESTION IS,\nAND I'VE TALKED ABOUT, AS PART\nOF THE COMPANY HAS A PLAN, OF\nHAVING , LIKE, SIDE YARD\nADJUSTMENTS, FLEX ABILITY IN\nTERMS OF THE SETBACKS FOR THE\nCOMPANY THE PLAN. I HAVE\nMENTIONED THE BACKYARD , ONLY AS\nIT RELATES TO NOT CROWDING THE\nALLEY. THEREFORE, NOT CROWDING\nTHE SPU TRUCKS. BY THE WAY, FIRE\nENGINES AND LADDER TRUCKS\nBECAUSE THAT SOMETHING YOU HAVE\nLOOKED AT? IS THAT SOMETHING YOU\nHAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH\nOTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY?\nGENERALLY, THE ALLEYS ARE\nSUFFICIENT IN THE CITY. THERE\nARE MANY EXAMPLES OF TROUBLESOME\nALLEYS AS WELL. ALLEY WIDTH IS\nNOT TYPICALLY THE CHALLENGE . IF\nTHE FIRE TRUCK TO GET THROUGH,\nWE CAN GET THROUGH. SO THAT'S\nGREAT. WE LIKE THAT. SPU WOULD\nHAPPILY SUPPORT , I WOULD SAY,\nOR PARTNER OR EDITING, LET'S\nENTERTAIN, SINCE MY GENERAL\nMANAGER IS SITTING HERE, THE\nIDEA OF ALLEYS BEING BETTER\nMAINTAINED IN THE CITY.\nTO INCLUDE TREES THAT\nBETTER MAINTAINED TO ALLOW\nACCESS AND BE PAVED OR ASPHALT.\nPAVED. OKAY. SUMMER NOT.\nCORRECT.\nI WILL ADMIT I ANNUALLY PRUNE\nOUR LILAC SO IT DOESN'T IMPACT\nTHE DRIVERS.\nTHANK YOU. MY BOSS'S TEAM\nWILL SEND YOU A TRIP YOUR ALLEY\nTREES LETTER IF YOU DON'T. I\nHAVE GOTTEN THEM IN THE PAST.\nONE OR TWO. THAT'S IT.\nCOUNCILMEMBER, IF I MAY ADD,\nALLEYS TO POSE AN ISSUE FOR US.\nI'M LOOKING AT COUNCILMEMBER\nRIVERA BECAUSE THE U DISTRICT IS\nPRIMARY ON OUR ARREST. FROM AND\nACCESS -- OUR LIST. FROM AN AXIS\nPERSPECTIVE, WE GENERALLY TRY TO\nFIND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK IF\nTHERE ACCESS RESTRICTIONS. WE\nHAVE THINGS CALLED STICKER\nSERVICES FOR THE COLLECTION\nCOMPANY WILL ACTUALLY HAVE A\nSMALLER VEHICLE THAT WILL GO AND\nCOLLECT AND BRING IT TO THE\nLARGER VEHICLE, IN A SENSE, OR\nDIRECTLY TO THE TRANSFER\nSTATION. THAT IS NOT OUR\nPREFERENCE, BECAUSE IT IS NOT\nEFFICIENT. HAVING STANDARDS IS\nREALLY, REALLY HELPFUL. THIS\nLEGISLATION, UNFORTUNATELY,\nDOESN'T DEAL WITH THAT. ARE\nPRIMARILY DEALS WITH ON THE\nSITE, LIKE IN TERMS OF THE\nACTUAL BUILDING, ACCESS AND\nENTRY POINTS. BUT IT IS\nSOMETHING WE ARE CONSTANTLY\nMINDFUL OF.\nYOU KNOW, BY THE WAY, NOT\nONLY AS CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH THE\nCHAIR THIS COMMITTEE, SHE IS\nALSO THE CHAIR OF THE SPECIAL\nSELECT COMMITTEE ON THE\nCOMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IF THERE IS\nOPPORTUNITY STASH MY OFFICE WILL\nBE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HEAR FROM\nYOU REGARDING, HEY, IF THERE'S\nANYTHING TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE\n-- IT'S ALL ABOUT HAVING A\nFUNCTIONAL CITY GOVERNMENT,\nFUNCTIONAL CITY. WHAT I DON'T\nWANT TO HAVE HAPPEN, AND I\nUSUALLY COME AT THIS FROM A\nPUBLIC SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, BUT I\nALSO KNOW IT IS POTENTIALLY AN\nISSUE FOR SPU, THE ABILITY FOR\nTHEIR TRUCKS TO GET IN. THIS\nALSO INCLUDES THE SLOPE PIECE.\nTHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I WILL\nADD THAT I AM ON THE LAST HIGH\nGROUND WHERE I LIVE. I SEE THE\nTRUCKS NAVIGATE THE SLOPE TO MY\nAND HOW THEY BACK IN. I MEAN, IT\nIS A FEAT OF EXTREME SKILL FOR\nTHEM TO GET THESE TRUCKS BACK\nINTO WHAT IS, MY CASE, A\nDEAD-END ALLEY. I WANT TO\nCOMMEND THEM, WHOEVER MAYBE\nHERE, FOR THAT TOO. AND THE\nSLOPES PIECE IS REALLY\nIMPORTANT. THAT NEEDS TO BE\nADDRESSED. MY LAST QUESTION IS,\nWE PASSED A BILL EARLIER THIS\nYEAR . IN SOME WAYS, THIS\nQUESTION IS TOO LATE. I PUT IN\nAN AMENDMENT RELATED TO DESIGN\nRECENT VIEW HOLIDAY FOR\nDOWNTOWN. I WANTED TO BRING UP\nDOWNTOWN. DOWNTOWN IS VERY\nDIFFERENT FROM THE\nMID-RESIDENTIAL AREAS. WE ARE A\nREGIONAL CENTER HERE. WE HAVE\nTHREE REGIONAL CENTERS, PLUS 4.\nIS SO, IT IS VERY DIFFERENT\nTHERE COMPARED TO NEIGHBORHOOD\nAREAS LIKE QUEEN ANNE AND\nMAGNOLIA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE\nCITY. WE HAVE THIS DESIGN REVIEW\nHOLIDAY FOR DOWNTOWN. IN THERE,\nI HAD AN AMENDMENT THAT PULLED\nOUT LOADING DOCKS. WE HAVE TO\nENSURE THE LOADING DOCKS ARE TO\nCODE AND DONE FOR COMMERCIAL AND\nRESIDENTIAL LOADING DOCKS. AND\nSO, I SEE YOUR SLY -- YOUR SEPA\nON, AND WONDERING IF IT HAS 14\nFEET OF CLEARANCE VERSUS 13 FEE.\nI CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION.\nIS THIS A CONCERN FOR YOU IN\nTERMS OF NOT THINKING ABOUT THE\nRESIDENTIAL AREAS, BUT FOR THE\nRESIDENTIAL AREAS OF DOWNTOWN,\nUPTOWN, SOUTH LAKE UNION,\nBELLTOWN . HOW DOES THAT PLAY IN\nYOUR ABILITY ? MAYBE THIS IS\nSOMETHING WE CAN DO WITH THE\nCOMPREHENSIVE PLAN.\nI SHOULD'VE CLARIFIED WHEN I\nSAID THIS OPTION OF AN OVERHEAD\nCLEARANCE FOR A SOLID WASTE\nDUMPSTER IS PURELY AN OPTION FOR\nDEVELOPERS IF THEY CHOOSE THIS\nSTYLE OF SERVICE WHERE WE BACK\nINTO THE PROPERTY. IF THEY WERE\nTO CHOOSE THAT, OUR SOLID WASTE\nACCESS WOULD NEED THAT MINIMUM\n14 OVERHEAD CLEAR. WITH REGARD\nTO ZONING AND LOADING DOCK\nREQUIREMENTS, I WOULD HAVE TO\nDEFER TO SDCI.\nI THINK THE MAIN POINT WOULD\nBE THAT THERE IS LOADING DOCK\nAREA REQUIREMENTS, AND THEN\nSOLID WASTE AREA REQUIREMENTS\nSEPARATELY. BOTH WOULD NEED TO\nBE FULFILLED. I TAKE YOUR POINT\nABOUT SPECIFICATIONS, BUT THEY\nWOULD PROBABLY GO WITH THE\nHIGHER CEILING HEIGHT FOR THE\nCOMBO OF LOADING AND WASTE THAT\nWOULD BE PREFERRED. I BRING THIS\nUP BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF\nTHE FOCUS IS THE RESIDENTIAL\nAREAS AND SO FORTH. EVEN WITH\nTHE MIDDLE HOUSING, THAT IS\nBASICALLY THE NEIGHBORHOOD\nRESIDENTIAL AREAS. BUT WE HAVE A\nLOT OF RESIDENTS NOW IN A\nSTRAIGHT UP URBAN ENVIRONMENT,\nWHETHER DOWNTOWN, BELLTOWN,\nUPTOWN, SOUTH LAKE UNION AND SO\nFORTH. WE NEED TO ENSURE.\nBECAUSE OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED\nTODAY, WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE\nCONSEQUENCES FOR DECADES. THE\nLIFECYCLE OF THAT BUILDING. THIS\nIS WHY I BROUGHT IN THE LOADING\nDOCK AMENDMENT. WE WOULD HAVE TO\nLIVE WITH THAT. THE DEVELOPERS\nWANTED TO A LITTLE BIT, YOU\nKNOW, I DON'T WANT TO USE THE\nWORD CHEAP, BUT SIMPLE OR NOT\nACCOUNT FOR THAT, WE WOULD, AS A\nCITY, BE LIVING WITH IT. THAT\nLOGISTICS WOULD BE THROWN ONTO\nTHE STREET, AND THEN YOUR SDOT\nCOLLEAGUE , DIRECTOR EMIRATE\nWOULD BE LIKE, HEY, WHAT'S\nHAPPENING HERE. I SEE SIMILAR\nTHINGS HERE. LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE\nEXAMPLE OF THIS PICTURE BUT I\nNOTED YOUR UPDATE, BUT STILL,\nFOR SDCI I THINK THIS IS\nSOMETHING WE NEED TO BE MENTALLY\nTHINKING OF IN THE URBAN CENTER\nIN A WAY WE DIDN'T THINK ABOUT\n20, 30 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE SO\nMANY RESIDENTS HERE AND NOW THAT\nWE DIDN'T HAVE EARLIER\nGENERATION. THANK YOU. THANK\nYOU, CHAIR.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER\nKETTLE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nNELSON, FOLLOWED BY\nCOUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.\nTHANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY EARS\nPICKED UP WHEN YOU NOTED YOUR\nPRESENTERS HOW MANY YEARS IT HAS\nBEEN SINCE REVISION OF THE CODES\nAROUND SOLID WASTE. DID YOU SAY\n25?\n16.\nABOUT 16. THAT JUST BROUGHT\nTO MIND A LITTLE WALK DOWN\nMEMORY LANE. IT WAS MY OLD BOSS\nWHO IS THE PERSON WHO BASICALLY\nPUT IN PLACE THE FIRST MANDATORY\nRULES ABOUT COMPOSTING AND\nRECYCLING. I KNOW THAT THAT --\nTHAT ANY REVISION IS DIFFICULT.\nGARBAGE TOUCHES EVERYBODY. THE\nEND-USERS ARE SO VARIED. YOU\nHAVE RESIDENTS IN MULTIFAMILY,\nTRASH HAULERS, NOT THAT IT\nPICKED UP AT CURBSIDE, THEN\nREGULAR CONTRACTED GARBAGE\nTRUCKS, ET CETERA. I HAVE TO\nHAND IT TO YOU THAT THIS IS A\nHARD PROCESS, AND IT TAKES A LOT\nOF WORK TO UPDATE AND GET IT\nRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR\nTHAT. I MEAN, THAT WAS A WHOLE\nREVISION OF THE SOLID WASTE\nMASTER PLAN WAY BACK WHEN. IT IS\nREALLY IMPORTANT TO UPDATE IT,\nBECAUSE THE POPULATION OF THE\nCITY IS GROWING WHAT I WANTED TO\nKNOW, MY QUESTION IS ABOUT WHAT\nIS THE LAST PHOTOS YOU SHOWED\nWITH THE SMALL OPENING TO GET\nOUT THAT BIG COMPRESS OR. I\nTHINK YOU SAID THE IDEA WOULD BE\n14 FEET HIGH , AND WHAT WE WERE\nSEEING WAS ONLY 13 FEET. I COULD\nBE WRONG. DOES THAT MEAN THAT\nTHE DOORS, GARAGE DOORS, HAVE TO\nBE OPEN , HAVE TO BE ABLE TO\nOPEN 14 FEET? OR IS THAT A\nMINIMUM ROOF HEIGHT TO BE ABLE\nTO TILT UP THE COMPRESSOR? CAN\nYOU EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THAT? I\nAM SURE WHATEVER YOU TALK ABOUT\nTAKING FEET AWAY FROM LIVING\nSPACE, THAT DOES PRODUCE SOME\nDISCUSSION AMONGST PERHAPS,\nARCHITECTS, DEVELOPERS, ET\nCETERA.\nSURE. THANK YOU FOR THE\nQUESTION, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.\nTHIS IS, AGAIN, AN OPTIONAL\nSTYLE OF SERVICE FOR LARGE\nMULTIFAMILY OR MIXED-USE\nBUILDINGS. THIS IS NOT AN SPU OR\nSDCI MANDATE. THEY CHOSE THAT\nTHEY NEEDED TO CONTACT THE\nCELEBES BECAUSE IT IS 200 UNITS\nAND SO MUCH SOLID WASTE , THEY\nWOULD SAVE $30,000 A YEAR IN\nSOLID WASTE CAUSE, THE WAIT FOR\nTHIS DUMPSTER, THEN YES, THE\nNEED TO PROVIDE 14 FEET OVERHEAD\nCLEAR INSIDE THE BUILDING. NOT\nJUST THE ENTRY PLACE FOR THE\nTRUCK, BUT ALSO IN THE PICTURE\nYOU SEE HERE, THE INSULATION.\nTHERE COULD BE NO PIPES HANGING\nDOWN, NO FIRE SPRINKLERS BELOW\n14 FEET. DOES THAT ANSWER THE\nQUESTION?\nYES. SO WOULD THAT BE EASY\nFOR A LOT OF EXISTING BUILDINGS\nTO IMPLEMENT? OR WOULD THIS BE\nREQUIRED GOING FORWARD AND THEN\nA DEVELOPER COULD DECIDE, OR\nARCHITECT WHEN DEFINING THE\nBUILDING THAT WOULD BE A SERVICE\nTHAT WOULD MAKE SENSE, AND\nTHEREFORE, NEEDS EXTRA HEIGHT?\nTHIS CODE APPLIES ONLY TO NEW\nCONSTRUCTION OR SUBSTANTIALLY\nCHANGED BUILDINGS, CHANGES IN\nUSE OVER 10,000 SQUARE FEET.\nTHIS IS NOT RETROACTIVE TO ANY\nBUILDING IN THE CITY UNLESS THEY\nARE DOING A MASSIVE CHANGE OF\nUSE.\n-- IT IS VERY MUCH A CHOICE.\nIT IS ONLY CHOSEN BY A SELECT\nFEW MEDIUM, LARGE, EXTRA-LARGE\nBUILDINGS, TOWERS, ET CETERA.\nGOT IT. THANK YOU.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL\nPRESIDENT NELSON. COUNCILMEMBER\nRIVERA.\nTHANK YOU CHAIR, AND THANK\nYOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. JUST TO\nUNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR\nCITY IS GROWING, AND WE NEED TO\nUPDATE AND MAKE CHANGES TO THE\nCODE AS WE ARE ADDING DENSITY\nAND BUILDINGS TO THE CITY. I\nAPPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.\nI HAD THE SAME IDEAS ABOUT THE\nCOMP PLAN AND ENSURING RIGHT\nHAND, LEFT HAND, THAT THE SISTER\nCITY DEPARTMENTS THAT ALSO TOUCH\nUPON SOLID WASTE, LIKE FIRE, WHO\nHAVE TO DEAL WITH DUMPSTER\nFIRES, LITERAL DUMPSTER FIRES.\nAND MAKING SURE WE ARE ALL\nALIGNED AS WE ARE MOVING\nFORWARD. AND THEN, GENERAL\nMANAGER LEE, YOU BEAT ME TO THE\nPUNCH. I KNOW WE'RE NOT TALKING\nABOUT ISSUES RELATED TO THAT\nACTUAL DUMPSTERS WITH THEY ARE,\nYOU KNOW, THAT ARE CURRENTLY\nSITUATED , AND WE ARE CERTAINLY\nADDING TO IT, BUT JUST ENSURING\nWE ARE ALSO GIVING ATTENTION TO\nDEALING WITH THE IMPACTS OF\nTHESE DUMPSTERS, PEOPLE ADDING\nTRASH . THEY ARE CAUSING, IN\nSOME INSTANCES, DUMPSTER FIRES\nTHAT ARE REALLY PROBLEMATIC .\nALL THE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE\nCITY, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE\nALSO LOOKING AT THAT AND FINDING\nWAYS TO MITIGATE FOR THAT,\nBECAUSE IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN\nTHE U DISTRICT, AND I SUSPECT,\nNOT JUST IN THE U DISTRICT. SO\nMAKING SURE WE ARE ALSO GIVING\nATTENTION TO THAT AND WHAT WE'RE\nGOING TO DO ABOUT THAT. THANK\nYOU, CHAIR.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU,\nCOUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I DON'T\nKNOW IF THERE IS ANY OTHER\nCOMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER\nSTRAUSS.\nTHANK YOU, FRIENDS. IF WE ARE\nPLANNING TO VOTE ON THIS TODAY,\nI'M GOING TO ABSTAIN, BECAUSE\nWE HAVE TIME TO GET INTO A LOT\nOF DETAILS. EVERYONE IS BUSY. NO\nPROBLEM TO. I JUST NEED TO GO A\nLITTLE BIT DEEPER THAN WE HAVE\nTIME FOR IN COMMITTEE TODAY.\nI'M GOING TO START -- I SEE\nWHERE NOT VOTING TODAY. SOUNDS\nLIKE WE WILL GET ANOTHER\nOPPORTUNITY. JUST TO DO SOME\nLEVEL SETTING HERE. THIS BILL\nWOULD NOW APPLY TO NEIGHBORHOOD\nRESIDENTIAL LOWRISE,\nNEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, AND\nMULTIFAMILY?\nI BELIEVE IT ALREADY APPLY TO\nALL THOSE ZONES, EXCEPT FOR\nNEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL.\nTHANK YOU. COLLIES, LAND USE\nZONE HERE, THIS BILL HAS ALREADY\nBEEN IN PRACTICE IN LOWRISE, SO\nTOWNHOMES, ET CETERA. ANY\nMULTIFAMILY HIGH-RISE,\nNEIGHBORHOOD, COMMERCIAL ON UP.\nTHE LARGEST PART OF THIS IS THAT\nWE ARE EXPANDING IT, AND AGAIN,\nFRIENDS, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME\nHEARING THIS PRESENTATION. WE\nARE JUST DIVING HIM. TELL ME IF\nI AM WRONG ON ANY OF THIS. WE\nARE NOW GOING INTO NEIGHBORHOOD\nRESIDENTIAL. IN PART, I ASSUME,\nBECAUSE WE WILL HAVE MULTIFAMILY\nUNITS OR MULTIPLE UNITS ON WHAT\nHAS TRADITIONALLY JUST BEEN A\nSINGLE-FAMILY LOT. WE ARE NOW\nNEEDING TO APPLY SOME OF THE\nSIMILAR STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE\nSEEN IN LOWRISE THAT WILL SOON\nBE EXPERIENCED IN NEIGHBORHOOD\nRESIDENTIAL. AM I PICKING UP ON\nTHE FACTORS CORRECTLY? THANK\nYOU. FOLKS, NOW I'M GOING TO\nTALK ABOUT THE TREE ORDINANCE.\nDIDN'T EXPECT TO GO THERE\nTODAY, DID WE? ONE OF THE HARD\nPARTS ABOUT THE TREE ORDINANCE\nIS THAT THE CITY PUTS A LOT OF\nREQUIREMENTS ON WHAT GOES INTO A\nLOWRISE ZONE . AND SO, DURING\nTHE TREE ORDINANCE, AN ISSUE\nCAME UP ABOUT HOW MUCH COVERAGE\nCOULD A BUILDING HAVE IN\nLOWRISE. WE WERE NOT TALKING\nABOUT SINGLE FAMILY. SINGLE\nFAMILY STILL HAS A 35% LOT\nCOVERAGE. WE WILL BRING THAT UP\nIN THE COMP PLAN. ONE OF THE\nREASONS WHY 85% LOT COVERAGE WAS\nCHOSEN FOR LOWRISE AND LOWRISE\nONLY, NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMERCIAL\nAND UP, IT'S 100% LOT COVERAGE,\nBECAUSE YOU CAN PUT TREES ON THE\nROOFS. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO\nBUILD A SIX-STORY BUILDING AND\nCARVE OUT A CORNER. THESE ARE\nSOME OF THE TRADE-OFFS WE MAKE\nWITH DENSITY. ONE OF THE\nCHALLENGES IS THAT , BEYOND JUST\nTRASH, WE ALSO REQUIRE COMMON\nAREAS, WALKWAYS . GORDON, DO YOU\nWANT TO REMIND ME OF THE OTHER\nAMENITY AREAS? I BELIEVE IN SOME\nCASES WE EVEN REQUIRE BIKE\nSTORAGE BUT I THINK WE ALSO\nREQUIRE PLANTING OF SHRUBS AND\nBUSHES. WHAT OTHER AMENITIES TO\nBE REQUIRED BY\nI THINK COVERED THE MAIN\nONES. AMENITY AREA IS SORT OF A\nRECREATIONAL OUTDOOR SPACE FOR\nUNITS.\nFOR LOWRISE. SO BEFORE THE\nTREE ORDINANCE, PEOPLE COULD BE\nREQUIRED TO CUT DOWN A TREE\nBECAUSE THEY WERE REQUIRED TO\nPLANT A BUSH. I AM NOT KIDDING\nYOU. WE HAVE MADE CHANGES\nTHROUGH THAT 2023 TREE ORDINANCE\nTHAT ALLOWS FOR RETAINING A TREE\nTO COUNT TOWARDS THEIR\nLANDSCAPING GOAL , FOR INSTANCE,\nWHICH IS IMPORTANT. ONE OF THE\nHARD PARTS WAS TRASH. FUNNILY\nENOUGH. WE ARE REQUIRING THE\nBUILDER TO SET ASIDE AN AMOUNT\nOF SPACE FOR TRASH , AND THAT\nCAN CAUSE FRICTION WITH HAVING\nTO CUT DOWN A TREE, BECAUSE WE\nDON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE ON THE\nLOT. DURING THE TREE ORDINANCE,\nWE LOWERED , WE PROVIDED\nFLEXIBILITY IN AMENITY AREAS.\nWITH SETBACKS, WAS TRASH,\nWALKING. WE FIXED THE TREES. WE\nALLOWED FOR FLEXIBILITY, I\nBELIEVE, UP TO 50%. AGAIN, THIS\nIS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.\nDON'T QUOTE ME ON SOME OF THESE\nNUMBERS. WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE\nALLOWED FOR 100% FLEXIBILITY\nTHERE, BECAUSE WE PROBABLY NEED\nTO GIVE BUILDERS MORE\nFLEXIBILITY TO SAVE THESE TREES.\nBUT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF , WE\nTAKE THIS AS A ONE OFF ISSUE .\nTHERE ARE MANY OTHER THINGS THAT\nTHE CITY IS REQUIRING OF\nBUILDERS THAT ADD UP TO 85% LOT\nCOVERAGE IN LOWRISE, 100% LOT\nCOVERAGE IN NEIGHBORHOOD\nCOMMERCIAL ON UP. AND SO, I JUST\nWANT TO FLAG THAT FOR EVERYONE.\nREQUIRING THE SPACE MIGHT BE\nIMPORTANT TO DO SO IN A CERTAIN\nWAY. ACTUALLY, IT IS IMPORTANT\nTO DO SO IN A CERTAIN WAY. IT\nTROUBLES ME THAT WE WOULD CUT\nDOWN, WE WOULD REQUIRE CUTTING\nDOWN A TREE TO SET THE TRASH\nCANS IN A CERTAIN WAY. THAT IS\nMY OVERARCHING -- AND WE CAN DIG\nINTO WHAT SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS\nMIGHT BE. IT MIGHT NOT BE IN\nTHIS CODE. YOU MIGHT BE IN THE\nCODE THAT GOVERNS TREES AND\nTHOSE LAND USE ASPECTS\nOTHERWISE. BUT I DO THINK IT IS\nIMPORTANT THAT WE RIGHT SIZE HOW\nMUCH SPACE WE ARE REQUESTING,\nBECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, THE\nRECYCLE BINS ARE MORE THAN TWO\nFEET BY TWO FEET IN EITHER\nDIRECTION. AND SO, IF WE ARE\nREQUIRING ONLY TWO FEET TO BE\nSET ASIDE, WE ARE NOT DOING IT\nRIGHT. I WANTED TO FLAG THIS,\nCOLLEAGUES, THAT WE ARE\nCOMPOUNDING ISSUES HERE, AND\nTHAT CHANGES MIGHT NEED TO BE\nMADE AT A MORE BROAD SCALE TO\nPROTECT TREES.\nMAYOR RESPOND WITH SOME\nBENEFITS THAT MIGHT HELP YOUR\nTHINKING OR FILL OUT SOME OF\nWHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE , WHAT WE\nHAVE DONE IN THIS CODE? FIRST OF\nALL, THERE IS ALWAYS\nFLEXIBILITY. THERE IS A TYPE ONE\nDECISION THAT IS AVAILABLE IN\nTHE CURRENT CODE VERSION, AND\nREMAINS AVAILABLE IN OUR\nPROPOSED CHANGES TO THIS. SECOND\nOF ALL, SPU PLANTS A GREAT DEAL\nOF TREES IN THE CITY IN THE\nRIGHT-OF-WAY. OUR SOLID WASTE\nTEAM ALWAYS PUTS TREES FIRST.\nTHIS IS THE FIRST I'VE EVER\nHEARD OF A TREE AND SOLID WASTE\nSPACE COMING INTO CONFLICT. I'VE\nEVER HEARD THAT. IT SADDENS ME\nIF THAT IS THE CASE. MY TEAM\nLEADS REVIEW, AND WE ALWAYS\nREFER TO SDOT URBAN FORESTRY\nENTRÉES AND MAKE SURE TREES\nCOME FIRST. WE WILL FIND A WAY\nTO HANDLE SOLID WASTE . ONE OF\nTHE ADDITIONAL THINGS WE CAN DO\nTO REDUCE THE SPACE REQUIRED ON\nPRIVATE PROPERTY IS SOMETHING\nCALLED HYBRID SERVICE, WHICH IS\nA SERVICE WE AND A COLLEAGUE\nLITERALLY MADE UP SIX YEARS AGO\nIN RESPONSE TO TOWNHOME\nDEVELOPMENT WHERE WE HAVE , SAY,\nEIGHT TOWNHOMES SHARE THE\nRECYCLING CARDS. INSTEAD OF\nHAVING EIGHT OF THEM TAKING UP\nALL THAT MUCH MORE SPACE ON THE\nPROPERTY, THEY HAVE FOUR. AND WE\nSERVICE THAT EVERY OTHER WEEK\nUNDER A MULTIFAMILY STYLE\nSERVICE. WE WILL COME OUT AND\nGET THOSE CONTAINERS EVERY WEEK\nAND SET UP EVERY TWO WEEKS. THAT\nIS A SUPER IMPORTANT WAY THAT WE\nCAN PARTNER WITH DEVELOPERS\nRIGHT UP FRONT TO MAKE SURE THAT\nWE ARE NOT LOSING TREES , AND\nHOPEFULLY, NOT LOSING ANY KIND\nOF AMENITY SPACE. WE KNOW\nAMENITY SPACE IS VIEWED AS\nSACRED IN MANY CIRCLES, AND\nGOSH, I JUST DON'T SEE THAT\nBECOMING A PROBLEM GOING FORWARD\nWITH THIS AMENDMENT TO THE CODE,\nOR OUR PRACTICES AS A UTILITY\nWITH REGARD TO TREES.\nI ADD THAT DEFINITELY THIS\nFLEXIBILITY PROVISION THAT WE\nARE PUTTING A LITTLE MORE DETAIL\nINTO WITH THE INTENT TO BE , TO\nHAVE THE POSSIBILITY APPLY WHERE\nIT NEEDS TO, MAKE IT MORE CLEAR\nTHAT WAY. AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOU\nHAVE A VERY RELEVANT COMMENT IN\nOUR ZONES ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF\nSPACE AND REQUIREMENTS AND\nALLOCATIONS AND NEW NUMBERS OF\nUNITS. WE TRY TO ACCOUNT WITH\nTHAT WITH SOME REALLY\nFINE-GRAINED DISCUSSION IN SDCI\nABOUT MORE THE REQUIREMENTS UP\nFRONT FOR SPACE AND THE ABILITY\nTO SHARE STORAGE AREAS IN UNIT\nLOT SUBDIVISIONS, FOR EXAMPLE ,\nPUTTING MORE SPECIFICS INTO THAT\nSO THAT ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENTS\nARE POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT ALL\nWORK. YEAH, IT MAY BE A\nCHALLENGE, STILL, FOR DESIGNERS,\nBUT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO\nBUILD OUT THAT, THOSE DETAILS.\nTHANK YOU. THE HYBRID\nSERVICE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR\nMAKING THAT HAPPEN. THAT IS\nSOMETHING THAT IS ACTUAL THAT WE\nCAN DO TODAY TO REDUCE THIS\nFOOTPRINT. THE REASON YOU HAVE\nPROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF THE\nTRASH ZONE BEING THE FINAL THING\nIS BECAUSE, I'M TRYING TO PAINT\nTHIS PICTURE FOR ALL OF US HERE,\nWHICH IS THAT IT IS THE TRASH\nAND RECYCLE, PLUS THE WALKWAYS,\nPLUS THE COMMON SPACE, PLUS THE\nBUILDING FOOTPRINT. THAT IS WHAT\nADDS UP TO THE HARD SCAPE. IT\nFEELS LIKE IT IS TOO MUCH, BUT\nWHEN YOU START ADDING UP ALL THE\nCITY REQUIREMENTS, IT BECOMES\n85%. I DO WANT TO SIT IN ON TYPE\nONE DECISION, THOUGH. GENERALLY\n-- IF THESE ARE QUESTIONS YOU\nNEED TO COME BACK TO ME WITH,\nTYPE ONE DECISIONS, I ACTUALLY\nHEAR IT ADDS TIME AND COST TO\nPROJECTS.\nWE ARE WELL WITHIN SDCI\nPERMIT TIMELINES. SOLID WASTE\nIS, PERHAPS, ONE TIME IN THE\nSEVEN YEARS I HAVE BEEN RUNNING\nTHIS PROGRAM, ANY SORT OF DELAY\nON A PERMANENT. WE COME SO EARLY\n. WE ARE SO EARLY ON IN THE\nPERMIT REVIEW THAT THEY ARE DONE\nWITH US WAY BEFORE THEY GO WANT\nTO EVEN CORRECTION CYCLE TWO. WE\nDO NOT, IN MY OPINION, DELAY AT\nALL THE DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE OR\nDESIGN TIMELINE. ERROR CODE\nBEING CLEAR, AND OUR GUIDANCE ON\nHER WEBSITE AND THE FREE ADVICE\nWE GIVE TO DEVELOPERS, MAKES IT\nREALLY EASY TO GET DONE QUICKLY.\nIT IS NOT DELAY PERMITTING.\nLET ME RESTATE THAT. IT ADDS\nTIME .\nOVERALL, THE CODE WILL REDUCE\nTHEIR TIME, BECAUSE NOW IT IS\nCLEAR. BEFORE THEY HAD TO ASK SO\nMANY QUESTIONS. WHAT DOES IT\nMEAN? WHAT IS IT 6%? CAN MY\nCOMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL SHARE\nA SOLID WASTE ROOM? NOW WE HAVE\nCLARIFIED IT, BECAUSE IT IS\nSUPER CONFUSING IN THE CURRENT\nVERSION. WE HOPE WE ARE ACTUALLY\nREDUCING THE AMOUNT OF CONFUSION\nAND TIME EARLY ON. AGAIN, WE ARE\nNOT THE HANGUP IN THE PERMITTING\nCYCLE.\nYES, I AM GIVING YOU THAT\nCREDIT. YOU'RE NOT THE HANGUP.\nYOU ARE GETTING IT DONE QUICK.\nI'M JUST SAYING THAT IF THE\nRELIEF, THE PATHWAY FOR RELIEF\nIS A TYPE ONE DECISION , THEN A\nTYPE ONE DECISION TAKES MORE\nTIME THAN JUST GOING AND HAVING\nIT CLEARING CODE.\nI CAN CLARIFY THAT FOR YOU.\nIN ANY GIVEN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT\nREVIEW, WE MAY GIVE THE SDCI\nDIRECTOR DISCRETION TO GRANT\nSOME FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE\nCONTEXT OF THE SINGLE PERMIT\nDECISION TO WAIVER -- WAY FOR\nJUST REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE\nTYPE ONE DECISION. TYPE ONE IS\nJUST ROLLED INTO THE FULL PERMIT\nREVIEW OF THE PROJECT. IT IS NOT\nNECESSARILY ANY WASTED TIME.\nBUT IT IS ADDED TIME.\nI WOULDN'T NECESSARILY --\nLET'S TAKE THIS OFF-LINE.\nYOU ALL ARE DOING GREAT WORK.\nTHIS IS A GOOD BILL. LET ME DIG\nINTO IT MORE DEEPLY WITH THE.\nBUT THIS IS A CONVERSATION WE\nARE HAVING IN THE CITY. HOW MUCH\nTIME DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD THE\nHOUSING THAT WE ARE ALREADY\nUNDERSUPPLIED? AND WHETHER IT IS\nA DEFINITIONAL DELAY WITHIN OUR\nPERMIT TIMELINES, WHICH I DON'T,\nAGAIN, BELIEVE WE'RE HITTING\nOUR PERMIT TIMELINES IN A WAY I\nTHINK WE SHOULD THAT IS A\nPERSONAL , PROFESSIONAL OPINION\nOVER HERE. ALL THAT TO SAY, THE\nMORE TIME WE ARE ADDING INTO\nTHESE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES,\nTHE HARDER IT BECOMES TO CREATE\nAND PROVIDE THE HOUSING WE ARE\nSO UNDERSUPPLIED WITH. THAT IS A\nPERSONAL STATEMENT OVER HERE. I\nJUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR\nMAKING THE CODE WERE CLEAN. I'M\nLOOKING FORWARD TO DIGGING INTO\nTHIS MORE DEEPLY WITH YOU.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL\nMEMBER STRAUSS. I THOUGHT\nCOUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAD A,. MY\nAPOLOGIES. YOU DID? NO. OKAY.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU OFFER\nCLARIFYING. I KNOW WE WILL DO\nMORE OF A DEEP DIVE. LOOKING\nFORWARD TO THAT REPORT , COUNCIL\nMEMBER STRAUSS, WE SAID WE COULD\nHAVE TAKEN DOWNED TREES TO\nREPLACE FOR A BUSH.\nWE CHANGE THAT ALREADY. IF\nYOU PRESERVE A TREE TODAY,\nCOUNTS TOWARD YOUR LANDSCAPING\nBUT\nUNDERSTOOD.\nTHAT WAS NOT THE CASE IN\n2022.\nOKAY. THANK YOU FOR\nCLARIFYING THAT BUT I WAS LIKE,\nTHAT WOULD BE VERY THAT\nSTUPID.\nYOU SAID IT, NOT ME. I AM\nCONCURRING WITH YOU. THANK YOU,\nALL. I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL\nFOLLOW-UP JUST TO GET MORE\nINFORMATION AND CLARITY INTO A\nDEEPER DIVE. THANK YOU ALL FOR\nPUTTING THIS FORWARD. I THINK IT\nIS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ALL\nHAVE THIS, ESPECIALLY AS WE\nNAVIGATE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN\nBUT IT'S REALLY INTERESTING, A\nLOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW\nTHE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS TO COME\nALONG AS WE ARE BUILDING STUFF.\nI HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT\nALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN OUR\nDISTRICT. I ASKED THE CAPITAL\nHILL FIRE DEPARTMENT WHAT HAS\nCHANGED AND WHAT WAS DIFFERENT.\nONE OF THE THINGS THEY TALKED\nABOUT WAS THE WIDTH OF THEIR\nLADDERS HAD TO GET SKINNIER\nBECAUSE THE BUILDINGS ARE LITTLE\nBIT DIFFERENT. THEY HAD TO ORDER\nNEW LADDERS. SO THEY CAN BE\nNIBBLE THROUGH BUILDINGS. I\nTHOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY\nINTERESTING TO HEAR BECAUSE OF\nTHE ARCHITECTURE AND\nINFRASTRUCTURE HAS CHANGED\nSIGNIFICANTLY IN SEATTLE. I SEE\nTHIS ALONG THE LINES, AS WE ARE\nCHANGE WITH THE TIMES AND TRYING\nTO FIGURE OUT BETTER WAYS TO\nACCOMMODATE MORE PEOPLE, BE MORE\nEFFICIENT, STILL BEING ABLE TO\nMOVE AROUND THE CITY, AND ALSO\nFOR DRIVERS TO BE SAFE AS WELL\nWHY THEY ARE PICKING UP TRASH.\nTAKE YOU ALL FOR THIS.\nTHANK YOU.\nAWESOME. OKAY. WITH THAT\nBEING SAID, WE ARE READY FOR A\nJET HIM EITHER -- AGENDA ITEM\nNUMBER TWO. CLERK, PLEASE READ\nIT. I'M SORRY.\nAGENDA ITEM 2, COUNCIL BILL\n121036, ORDINATES RELATED TO\nSEATTLE PARKS IMMIGRATION\nAUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT\nTO EXECUTE A CONCESSION\nAGREEMENT GRANTING THE KITE CAFE\nLLC THE RIGHT TO EXCLUSIVE USE\nAND OCCUPANCY OF THE KITE CAFE\n-- GOLDEN GARDENS BATHHOUSE\nCONCESSION PREMISES FOR\nBRIEFING, A POSSIBLE VOTE.\nI DIDN'T SAY MY SEATTLE\nUTILITIES JOKE. YOU WANT TO HEAR\nMY JOKES? WHY DID THE FAUCET\nBREAKUP WITH THE SINK? BECAUSE\nTHEY FELT THE RELATIONSHIP WAS\nGOING DOWN THE DRAIN. REALLY\nGOOD. THAT WAS GOOD. SHE IS GOT\nMORE.\nI GOT MORE. WASN'T THAT\nGOOD?\nIT WAS GOOD.\nTHANK YOU. THAT WAS A GOOD\nFAUCET AND SINK IN A\nRELATIONSHIP, AND THEY BROKE UP\nBECAUSE IT WAS GOING DOWN THE\nDRAIN. WE ARE READY FOR THE\nPARKS DEPARTMENT. I HAVE A PARKS\nJOKE TOO. IS COMING AFTER THE\nPRESENTATION.\nMAYBE I WILL START OUT WITH\nAN INTRODUCTION AND GO DOWN THE\nLINE. I'M CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS,\nCHIEF OF STAFF, SEATTLE PARKS\nAND RECREATION.\nKATHLEEN GANTZ, CONTRACT\nMANAGER FOR SEATTLE PARKS AND\nRECREATION.\nPARKS CONCESSION COORDINATOR: PARKS CONCESSION COORDINATOR\nFOR SEATTLE PARKS AND\nRECREATION.\nI AM WITH THE KITE CAFE.\nGREAT. I WILL START OFF HERE.\nTHANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE\nOPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THIS\nPRESENTATION TODAY I AM JOINED\nHERE BY TWO VERY CAPABLE SEATTLE\nPARK AND RECREATION STAFF THAT\nYOU JUST MET. WE ARE ALSO JOINED\nBY MATT KELLY AND TONY MEYER .\nTHEY OPERATE THE CONCESSION AT\nGOLDEN GARDENS. I HAD A CHANCE\nTO MEET THEM IN THE HALLWAY AS\nWE WERE WAITING TO COME UP HERE.\nI WAS IMPRESSED BY THEIR ENERGY,\nTHEIR ENTHUSIASM. I HEAR THAT\nTONY MAKES A GREAT SUBWAY\nSANDWICH. IF YOU ARE IN THE\nVICINITY OF GOLDEN GARDENS, STOP\nBY AND TAKE THAT IN ONE OF THE\nTHINGS I WANT TO SAY ABOUT\nCONCESSIONS IN GENERAL , YOU\nHEARD ABOUT OUR GOLF CONCESSION\nNOT TOO LONG AGO. WE BROUGHT\nTHAT CONTRACT HERE. THAT IS ON\nONE END OF THE SPECTRUM WHERE WE\nENGAGE CONTRACTOR TO OPERATE\nHUGE GOLF COMPLEXES. 596 ACRES\nOF GOLF COURSES ACROSS THE CITY.\nAT THE OTHER END OF THAT\nSPECTRUM WE CONTRACT WITH\nVENDORS TO OPERATE ICE CREAM\nTRUCKS IN OUR PARKS. SOMEWHERE\nIN BETWEEN, WE CONTRACT WITH\nFOLKS LIKE MATTHEW AND TONY TO\nOPERATE THE CONCESSION AT GOLDEN\nGARDENS PARK. THE CONCESSION HAS\nBROAD BENEFITS . IT IS KIND OF\nTHE PARK DEPARTMENT'S ECONOMIC\nDEVELOPMENT JOURNEY. WE HAVE\nSMALL PLACES ACROSS THE CITY\nTHAT WE ENGAGE PRIVATE\nCONTRACTORS AND CONCESSION\nCONTRACTS . THIS PROVIDES AN\nECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY\n. IT PROVIDES EYES ON THE PARK.\nAND IT PROVIDES A DIRECT BENEFIT\nTO PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION\nUSERS. THEY'RE NOT JUST IN\nBUSINESS, BUT THEY ARE ACTIVELY\nENGAGING IN STEWARDSHIP BY\nOPERATING THE CONCESSION AT\nGOLDEN GARDENS PARK. WITH THAT,\nI WILL TURN IT OVER TO KATHLEEN\nOR JoANNE .\nTHANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER, FOR\nYOUR KIND INTRODUCTION. AND\nTHANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER\nSTRAUSS, RIVERA, HOLLINGSWORTH\nAND KETTLE FOR YOUR TIME AND\nATTENTION TODAY. WE ARE HERE\nTODAY FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN\nORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PARKS\nSUPERINTENDENT TO EXECUTE A\nLONG-TERM FOOD CONCESSION\nAGREEMENT WITH THE KITE CAFE.\nTHIS GRANTS THE KITE CAFE\nEXCLUSIVE USE AND OCCUPANCY OF\nTHE CONCESSION PREMISES AT\nGOLDEN GARDENS BATHHOUSE. THE\nGOLDEN GARDENS BATHHOUSE IS\nLOCATED IN NORTHWEST SEATTLE\nDIRECTLY FACING THE SOUND IN THE\nBALLARD NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WILL BE\nDISCUSSING THE FOOD CONCESSIONS\n, WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTH\nEND OF THE BATHHOUSE, AS SEEN IN\nTHE PICTURE FROM THE SHORE.\nWE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY\nTHE AGREEMENT GOALS, THE\nBACKGROUND INFORMATION, TIMELINE\n, KEY TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT,\nAND ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS YOU\nMAY HAVE AFTERWARDS. WE HAVE\nSOME LONG-TERM AGREEMENT GOALS .\nOUR SHARED LONG-TERM GOALS\nINCLUDE POSITIVE ACTIVATION OF\nTHE HISTORIC GOLDEN GARDENS\nBUILDING AND THE PARK ,\nENHANCING THE GOLDEN GARDENS\nEXPERIENCE BY PROVIDING HIGH\nQUALITY, AFFORDABLE , HEALTHY\nFOOD OPTIONS USING LOCAL\nPRODUCERS WHERE POSSIBLE.\nGENERATING REVENUE TO SUPPORT\nSPR OPERATIONS, THUS, ENABLING\nSMALL BUSINESS TO SUCCEED. THERE\nIS ALSO THE BENEFIT OF PROVIDING\nEYES ON THE PARK AND BUILDING TO\nENHANCE SAFETY AND A WELCOMING\nFEELING. LASTLY, PARTICIPATION\nIN BEACH CLEANUP IS ALWAYS GOOD\nFOR ALL OF US. WE WANT TO\nHIGHLIGHT A FEW HISTORICAL\nEVENTS AT GOLDEN GUARDS --\nGARDENS PARK. IN 1923, THE CITY\nOF SEATTLE PURCHASED 52 ACRES OF\nLAND FOR $37,000 AND ESTABLISHED\nGOLDEN GARDENS PARK. IN JULY\n1929, A BATHHOUSE WAS\nCONSTRUCTED AND OPENED TO\nSUPPORT SALTWATER SWIMMING. FROM\nTHE LATE '20s THROUGH '60s\nNUMEROUS IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE\nTO THE FACILITY, INCLUDING THE\nADDITION OF AN OPEN AIR\nCONCESSION STAND IN THE 1950s.\nIN 1974, SADLY, THE BATHHOUSE\nWAS CLOSE FOR OVER TWO DECADES.\nAND THEN, THE 2000 PARKS LEVY\nALLOWED FOR RENOVATIONS, AND AS\nA RESULT, THE BUILDING WAS\nREPURPOSED AS AN AFFORDABLE\nWATERFRONT REVENUE-GENERATING\nSPECIAL EVENTS VENUE HOSTING\nWEDDINGS, MEMORIALS AND OFFICE\nGATHERINGS. IN 2004, RENOVATIONS\nWERE MADE TO THE CONCESSION\nSPACE , AND FINALLY, IN 2006, WE\nHAD OUR FIRST LONG-TERM FOOD\nCONCESSIONAIRE SELECTED THROUGH\nA FORMAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ,\nAND ANOTHER WAS DONE IN 2016. IN\nTHE FALL OF 2023, SEATTLE PARKS\nAND RECREATION FACILITATED\nANOTHER FORMAL PUBLIC PROCESS TO\nSOLICIT PROPOSALS THROUGH AN\nRFP. WE RECEIVED FOUR PROPOSALS\nTHAT WERE SCORED AND INTERVIEWED\nBY THREE SPR STAFF AND THREE\nCOMMUNITY MEMBERS. ON JANUARY\n31, 2020 FOR THE SELECTED\nVENDOR, THE KITE CAFE, WAS\nAWARDED A SHORT-TERM CONTRACT TO\nENSURE THAT FOOD CONCESSIONS AND\nOPERATIONS COULD CONTINUE AT\nGOLDEN GARDENS WHY WE NEGOTIATED\nA LONG-TERM CONTRACT. IN THE\nSPRING OF 2024, MID-MAY, THE\nKITE CAFE OPENED UNDER A\nONE-YEAR AGREEMENT. TENANT\nIMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING NEW\nPAINT, ELECTRICAL UPGRADES, AS\nWELL AS PERMANENT SHELVING. IN\n2024, THE NET REVENUE RECEIVED\nWAS $38,300. WE ARE HERE NOW IN\nTHE SUMMER OF 2025 FOR COUNCIL\nCONSIDERATION OF A LONG-TERM\nAGREEMENT. THE PREMISES CONSIST\nOF 480 SQUARE FEET OF CAFÉ\nSPACE, AND A 20 SQUARE-FOOT\nSTORAGE CLOSET. REGARDING THE\nVEHICLES, THE ICE CREAM JEEP\nMUST REMAIN ON PREMISES AND\nFULLY UNDER THE AWNING DURING\nBUSINESS HOURS AND IS PERMITTED\nUSE FROM THURSDAYS THROUGH\nSUNDAYS. THE KITE CAFE WAS\nAWARDED AN INITIAL FIVE-YEAR\nTERM WITH THE OPTION OF A\nFIVE-YEAR EXTENSION WITH MUTUAL\nAGREEMENT . THEY PAY THE FULL\nFAIR MARKET VALUE AND CASH\nTOTALING $16,300 ANNUALLY, WHICH\nIS PAID IN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS.\nTHEY WILL HAVE A CPI INCREASE OF\nNO MORE THAN 4% ANNUALLY. THE\nINITIAL FIVE-YEAR TERM\nCONCESSION FEE WILL TOTAL\n$81,500, PLUS CPI, WITH A\nFIVE-YEAR EXTENSION HAVING THE\nSAME TERMS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY\nWILL PAY A 1% CONCESSION FEE OF\nSALES OVER $1 MILLION, AND THEY\nHAVE NOT YET REACHED THIS\nTHRESHOLD. REGARDING THE\nUTILITIES, THE KITE CAFE IS\nSEPARATED , HAS SEPARATE METERS\nFOR ELECTRICITY, WHICH THEY PAY.\nTHEY ALSO WILL PAY A\nPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE\nSHARED GAS METER . SPR BILLS FOR\nTHAT ONCE A YEAR. THE PREVIOUS\nVENDOR PAID ABOUT $100 ANNUALLY\nFOR THAT GAS. THE WATER AND\nSEWER IS PAID FOR BY SPR AS THE\nRESTROOMS ARE NOT PART OF THEIR\nPREMISE. SPR ALSO IS RESPONSIBLE\nFOR THE BUILDING ENVELOPE . I\nJUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE\n$16,300 IS NOT A GIVEAWAY. THIS\nIS LARGELY A SEASONAL BUSINESS,\nAND WE REQUIRE THEM TO BE HERE\nYEAR-ROUND. WE KNOW THAT THEY\nOPERATE AT A LOSS DURING THE\nWINTER MONTHS. WE MENTIONED\nEARLIER THEY PAY $38,300 LAST\nYEAR. THIS INTERIM AGREEMENT\nASSUMES THE MINIMAL FAIR MARKET\nRENT OF 50% RECEIVES --\nRECEIPTS. THAT WAS DEEMED\nUNSUSTAINABLE. THEREFORE, THE\nPROPOSED LEGISLATION HAS A FAIR\nMARKET VALUE FLAT FREE RATE, AND\nSPR HAS ALREADY APPROVED THE\nCHANGE FROM A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF\nSALES TO FAIR MARKET VALUE GOING\nFORWARD IN THIS LONG-TERM\nAGREEMENT. OUR SHARED GOALS THAT\nWE MENTIONED EARLIER\nDEMONSTRATES SOME OF THE\nINTANGIBLE BENEFITS THAT COME\nWITH THE YEAR-ROUND\nCONCESSIONAIRE THAT KEEPS EYES\nON THE PARKS. AT THE KITE CAFE,\nTHEY'RE PROUD TO SUPPORT AND\nCOLLABORATE WITH LOCAL FARMS AND\nSMALL BUSINESSES RIGHT HERE IN\nTHE SEATTLE AREA. THE KITE CAFE\nSUPPORTS LOCALLY GROWN FOOD FROM\nPRODUCERS AND OFFERS A DIVERSE\nMENU WITH COST-CONSCIOUS, LOCAL\nAND HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS. THIS\nPAST SEASON THEY PARTNER WITH\nINCREDIBLE GROWERS LIKE PEYTON\nFARMS, COLLINS FAMILY ORCHARDS\nAND MANY OTHERS. THE KITE CAFE\nALSO PROBABLY SERVES SEATTLE\nPOPS. IT IS A WOMEN OWNED AND\nOPERATED COMPANY BASED IN NORTH\nSEATTLE CRAFTING ALL NATURAL,\nHYPER LOCAL ORGANIC POPSICLES\nPERFECT FOR EVERY SEASON. THE\nKITE CAFE IS ALSO HONORED TO BE\nAN AUTHORIZED RETAILER OF PRISM\nKITE TECHNOLOGY, A SEATTLE-BASED\nKITE DESIGNER AND MANUFACTURER\nLOCATED IN FISHERMAN'S\nTERMINAL. OF COURSE, THEY LOVE\nGIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY BY\nSPONSORING A LOCAL LITTLE LEAGUE\nTEAM. CALLED HANDSPUN PEACH\nMILKSHAKES ON A HOT SUMMER DAY,\nCOUNT ME IN. THAT SOUNDS\nABSOLUTELY DELIGHTFUL. THE ICE\nCREAM JEEP VIBRANT REALLY AS A\nFUN, NOSTALGIC TOUCH TO THE\nEXPERIENCE. I JUST WANT TO SAY,\nTONY AND MATT HAVE BEEN SUCH A\nWONDERFUL, RELIABLE AND FRIENDLY\nPARTNERS THROUGHOUT THEIR\nCONTRACT , TIMELY WITH\nPAPERWORK, A PARTNER IN THE CARE\nAND MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF\nTHIS BEAUTIFUL BUILDING IN THE\nCITY, AND THEY CONTINUE TO\nSUPPORT THE MISSION AND VALUES A\nSEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION IN\nTHEIR OFFERINGS TO THE\nCOMMUNITY. THEY EMBRACE MANY OF\nSPR'S VALUES OF CREATING WARM\nAND WELCOMING SPACES , CREATING\nCOMMUNITY, PROVIDING JOBS AND\nTRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR\nYOUTH. THAT IS THE KIND OF\nCOLLABORATION EVERYONE\nAPPRECIATES. ARE YOU THINKING OF\nVISITING SOONER MAYBE SHARING\nTHIS WITH YOUR TEAM? THEY ARE\nOPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK DURING\nHIGH SEASON. COME ON DOWN AND\nHAVE A SANDWICH AND A SHAKE.\nNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE\nFLOOR TO ANYONE WHO HAS\nQUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FOR ANY OF\nUS.\nTHANK YOU. THAT WAS A GREAT\nPRESENTATION BUT IT MADE ME\nSUPER -- IT ALL SOUNDED GREAT. I\nDON'T KNOW IF FROM KITE CAFE,\nIF YOU HAD ANYTHING TO ADD. THAT\nI WILL DEFER TO COUNCILMEMBER\nWHOSE DISTRICT THIS IS IN FOR\nFIRST COMMENTS. DO YOU HAVE\nANYTHING TO ADD? DID I WOULD\nJUST SAY THAT IT IS BEEN A REAL\nPLEASURE BEING AT GOLDEN GARDENS\nTHIS LAST YEAR. WE REALLY\nENJOYED WORKING WITH THE PARKS\nTEAM. THEY HAVE BEEN REALLY\nSUPPORTIVE HELPING US GET OPEN .\nWE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO\nSERVE THE BEACH.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU.\nCOLLEAGUES, THIS WILL BE THE\nMOMENT FOR QUESTIONS. I WILL\nDEFER TO COUNCILMEMBER D4.\nTHANK YOU, G HOLLINGSWORTH,\nAND THANK YOU TO THE PARKS TEAM\nFOR PUTTING THIS AGREEMENT\nTOGETHER. MATT AND TONY, THANK\nYOU FOR CREATING AN OPEN SPACE\nTHAT PEOPLE CAN GET TO. GOLDEN\nGARDENS PARK IS DIFFERENT,\nESPECIALLY THIS KITE CAFE , IS\nDIFFERENT THAN PRETTY MUCH ANY\nOTHER FACILITY WE HAVE IN THE\nPARKS SYSTEM. CHRISTOPHER\nWILLIAMS SET IT WELL. THE GOLF\nCOURSES ARE 596 ACRES. THE SPACE\nIS LESS THAN 596 SQUARE FEET. I\nMEAN, TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE\n. TO GIVE EVERYONE REFERENCE\nPOINTS, TO THE NORTH OF THE\nBATHHOUSE IS METAL., THE COAST\nGUARD'S DESIGNATION. INTO THE\nSOUTH IS SHOAL BAY BETWEEN\nGOLDEN GARDENS AND DISCOVERY\nPARK . CHAIR, WE DID RECEIVE A\nREPORT TODAY THAT THIS EAGLES\nHAVE STOPPED FLYING OVER THE\nBAY. YOU KNOW WHY? THEY WOULD BE\nBAGELS. BAD JOKES. HERS WAS\nFUNNIER. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS,\nTHIS LOCATION HAS BEEN HARD .\nTHIS LOCATION HAS BEEN HARD\nBECAUSE, IN THE SUMMERTIME,\nBUSINESS IS BOOMING ALL FOUR\nDAYS OF SUMMER. AND THEN, IN THE\nREST OF THE YEAR, IT IS ONE OF\nTHE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE PLACES TO\nBE IN THE CITY. THE REASON THAT\nI CHOOSE TO GO TO THE ELKS\nSPEECH INSTEAD OF GOLDEN GARDENS\nIS BECAUSE THERE IS NO WIND IT\nIS WITHIN A MILE OF EACH OTHER.\nTHE WIND FACTOR, THE RAIN\nFACTOR, THE DREARINESS FACTOR.\nIT IS ALL SO DIFFICULT FOR THE\nBATHHOUSE AND CAFÉ SPACE THAT I\nHAVE WATCHED BUSINESSES LAST\nABOUT 3 1/2 YEARS . SO IT HAS\nBEEN THESE FIVE-YEAR CONTRACTS\nTHAT WE DON'T EVEN GET TO THE\nEND OF THE CONTRACT. COLLEAGUES,\nI HAVE REQUESTED SOME AMENDMENTS\nTO THIS CONTRACT. I WILL\nCONTINUE WORKING WITH . I KNOW\nTHIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW\nI BROUGHT AN AMENDMENT TO A\nCONTRACT. I'M LETTING EVERYONE\nKNOW AND STATING ON THE RECORD,\nESPECIALLY FOR THE LAW OFFICE,\nTHIS IS THE LAST TIME I WILL\nBRING AMENDMENTS TO A CONTRACT\nFROM HERE ON OUT. I WILL EITHER\nJUST REJECT THEM OR SEND THEM\nBACK. I AM SERIOUS. I'M NOT\nHERE TO GET IN THE MIDDLE OF\nYOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR\nCONCESSIONAIRES. BUT I'M ALSO\nHERE NOT AS A RUBBER STAMP. I'M\nHERE TO MAKE SURE IT IS A FINAL\nCHECK BEFORE AN AGREEMENT\nBECOMES AN ORDINANCE. AND SO,\nCOLLEAGUES, TO GIVE YOU A FLAVOR\nADDRESSED SOME OF THESE\nAMENDMENTS AND WHAT -- I WILL\nSHARE WITH EVERYONE RIGHT NOW.\nIF THESE ARE NOT WELCOME, I'M\nNOT GOING TO DO THEM. LIKE, WE\nARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. I WANT\nYOU ALL TO BE IN CONTROL OF YOUR\nOWN DESTINY AS A BUSINESS. I\nALSO NOTE THAT BECAUSE\nBUSINESSES HAVE HAD A RECORD OF,\nLIKE, A RECORD EVERY TIME OF\nFEELING IN THREE AND HALF YEARS\nFOR THE PAST, I THINK, THREE OR\nFOUR CYCLES, THAT THIS IS NOT --\nTHERE IS PRECEDENT AS TO WHY\nSOME OF THESE CHANGES NEED TO BE\nMADE. JUST LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW,\nTHE COST, I THINK THE COST IN\nTHE CONTRACT BEFORE US IS HIGHER\nTHAN THE RFP. LOOKING AT THAT,\nTHE JEEP REQUIRED IT IS TO STAY\nUNDER THE AWNING, THE AWNING IS\nA PUBLIC BENEFIT OF SHADE. THE\nJEEP COULD GET PARKED ON THE\nSIDE OF THE BUILDING. THESE ARE\nSOME OF THE SMALL ISSUES OF\nALLOWING FOR FLEX ABILITY AND\nNOT PUTTING ADDITIONAL\nREQUIREMENTS ON MATT AND TONY.\nBECAUSE WHEN THE ROOM WAS MORE\nFULL, I WAS GOING TO TAKE A POLL\nOF HOW MANY PEOPLE UP INTO\nGOLDEN GARDENS IN THE SUMMER AND\nHOW MANY IN THE WINTER. AND\nEVERYONE'S HAND GOES DOWN. WE\nARE REQUIRING THEM TO BE OPEN IN\nTHE WINTER. THAT IS SOMETHING I\nTHINK WE ALL NEED TO BE AWARE\nOF, BECAUSE THEY ARE PROVIDING\n-- THIS IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE\nPARTNERSHIP IN THE SENSE THE\nPUBLIC IS GETTING A BENEFIT OF\nNOT BEING STRANDED ON A COLD\nRAINY BEACH BECAUSE THERE IS THE\nKITE CAFE TO KEEP THEM WARM FOR\nA COUPLE OF MINUTES . BUT IF WE\nARE NOT SETTING THEM UP FOR\nSUCCESS, THEN WE ARE DOING\nOURSELVES HARM. THAT IS\nGENERALLY -- I MEAN, WE COULD\nWALK THROUGH SOME OF THIS. WILL\nALSO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO THE\nPARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE TEAM\nAND CHAIR , I WILL HAVE THIS\nDONE BY THE NEXT COMMITTEE TO\nGET VOTED OUT OF THE NEXT\nCOMMITTEE SO THAT THERE IS NOT,\nWE ARE NOT GETTING DELAYED INTO\nBUDGET INTO DECEMBER BUT I WANT\nTO KEEP US ON THIS PATH. THAT IS\nWHAT I GOT.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER\nSTRAUSS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I\nKNOW, OBVIOUSLY, THIS WILL COME\nTO THE NEXT MEETING. WE WILL BE\nABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE AMENDMENTS\nAND WORK ON THEM . YOU WILL WORK\nON THEM. CENTRAL STAFF AND YOU.\nWE WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR THOSE\nOUT. YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO\nSHARE THEM?\nI THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL\nTO HAVE LAW REVIEW THEM. I SEE\nKARINA IN THE AUDIENCE. WE WERE\nACTUALLY GOING OVER THESE\nAMENDMENTS. THAT IS PART OF WHY\nI WAS LATE TO COMMITTEE TODAY\nBUT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN\nOPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEM WITH\nPARKS AND KITE CAFE. AHEAD OF\nPRESENTING THEM A COMMITTEE TO\nMAKE SURE WE ARE ON THE SAME\nPAGE. AGAIN, EVERYONE HAS VETO\nPOWER. I JUST SEE THIS AS BEING\nSO DIFFERENT THAN ALL OTHER\nAGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE\nCITY, BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER\nLOCATION THAT IS THIS\nGEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED, THIS\nENVIRONMENTALLY ISOLATED, AND\nALSO, I WOULD LOVE TO EXPLORE\nHOW CAN THE KITE CAFE BETTER\nPARTNER WITH THE REST OF THE\nBATHHOUSE, WHICH IS A RENTAL\nFACILITY. I SEE THE CATERING\nTRUCKS COME IN ALL THE TIME I\nWILL LEAVE IT THERE BEFORE I\nOPEN PANDORA'S BOX AGAIN. ALSO,\nPOINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE ,\nMATT AND TONY, YOU DO INCREDIBLE\nCIVIC WORK THROUGH YOUR PRIVATE\nCOMPANY WITH THE QUEEN AND\nFARMERS MARKET , AND THEN, YOU\nKNOW, WITH THE SERVICES YOU\nPROVIDE , BALLARD FC . I THINK\nYOU MAY KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO\nBE ABLE TO BE AT THE PLAYOFF\nGAME ON FRIDAY. PLEASE SHOUT FOR\nME. THOSE ARE MY PERSONAL\nPRIVILEGE IS TODAY. WE CAN\nCOORDINATE PERCENT OF YOUR TIME\nIS PRECIOUS. IF WE ALL COME TO\nAGREEMENT AND YOU DON'T FEEL\nLIKE YOU NEED COME BACK TO\nCOMMITTEE, I'M HAPPY TO CURE\nYOUR WATER. BUT ALSO, IF YOU\nWANT TO BE HERE. I WANT TO\nRESPECT YOUR TIME AS WELL.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU,\nCOUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR ANY\nOTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU ALL.\nLOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. IS\nACTUALLY ONLINE LOOKING AT YOUR\nMENU. NUMBER ONE. I THINK IT IS\nPHENOMENAL YOUR REVIEWS ARE\n4.IT. THAT IS SUPERHIGH,\nESPECIALLY IN RESTAURANTS\nNOWADAYS . I THOUGHT THAT WAS\nREALLY COOL TO GO DOWN THE LINE\nAND LOOK AT ALL THE GREAT\nCOMMENTS THAT PEOPLE HAD FOR YOU\nALL. AND THEN, I'M GOING TO GET\nTHE GREENWICH SANDWICH. THAT IS\nVEGAN. THERE'S NOTHING BETTER\nTHAN A GOOD, NICE HOAGIE\nSANDWICH. I NEED OIL AND\nVINEGAR. A LITTLE PEPPER. YOU\nGOT ME? I AM COMING.\nOKAY.\nI HAVE BEEN TO GOLDEN GARDENS\nIN THE WINTER, COUNCILMEMBER\nSTRAUSS.\nHOW WAS IT?\nNOT, YOU KNOW. NOT LIKE THE\nSUMMER. [ LAUGHTER ] I HAD BEEN\nTHERE. IT IS NOT LIKE THE\nSUMMER. AND I CAN'T REMEMBER,\nTHERE IS A DOG PARK\nWHICH IS MORE PROTECTED FROM\nTHE WIND THEN THE BEACH.\nIT IS. I'VE NEVER GOTTEN\nCOLD THERE WITH MY DOG, SANTANA.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING\nHERE. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I\nDON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY LAST\nCOMMENTS AT ALL.\nTHANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE\nTIME.\nEASY. AWESOME. THANK YOU ALL\nFOR BEING HERE. WE WILL SEE YOU\nBACK NEXT COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.\nCOLLEAGUES, A HEADS UP, -- HERE\nIS THE DAD JOKE. DAD PARKS JOKE.\nWHY DOES , NOT COUNCILMEMBER\nSTRAUSS, GET LOST IN A PARK?\nBECAUSE OF THE FRIENDS OF\nDISCOVERY PARK MADE A MAP.\nNO, BECAUSE YOU LEAVE A BUNCH\nOF BAD DAD JOKES BEHIND. ANYWAY.\nWHATEVER. ITEM NUMBER THREE. I\nTHOUGHT THAT WAS GOOD.\nFRIENDS OF DISCOVERY PARK\nDOES MAKE A GOOD HOT DOG.\nOKAY.\nAGENDA ITEM 3, COUNCIL BILL\n121038, ORDINANCE RELATED TO\nSEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION\nAUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT\nTO ENTER INTO A FIVE-YEAR\nAGREEMENT WITH OPTIONS TO EXTEND\nWITH LOST EVENING TO OPERATE AND\nPROVIDE MANAGEMENT OF THE GREEN\nLAKE PITCH & PUTT AT GREEN LAKE\nPARK.\nPLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO\nTHE BUCKET. I THOUGHT THAT WAS\nEND OF OUR MEETING. I WAS GOING\nTO CLOSE A MEETING. I FORGOT\nAGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE.\nAPOLOGIZE. PLEASE JUMP INTO YOUR\nPRESENTATION.\nYOU BET. CHRISTOPHER\nWILLIAMS, AGAIN, JOINED BY\nKATHLEEN GANTZ AND AMY FAULKNER\nFROM LOST EVENINGS, WHO IS THE\nBUSINESS OWNER. SHE HAD PLANNED\nTO JOIN US VIRTUALLY. I DON'T\nKNOW IF SHE IS ONLINE.\nWE WILL DOUBLE CHECK.\nAWESOME. WE CAN STILL MOVE\nFORWARD. THE GREEN LAKE PITCH &\nPUTT IS A CHERISHED 70-YEAR-OLD\nFACILITY. LOTS OF HISTORY THERE.\nI HAVE BEEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD\nFOR A LONG TIME. A LOT OF YOUNG\nPEOPLE DEVELOP THEIR INTEREST IN\nGOLF BY PLAYING AND PRACTICING\nAT THE PITCH & PUTT . WE HAVE\nHAD ONE OPERATOR FOR, LIKE, THE\nPAST 14 OR 15 YEARS . WE WILL\nEASILY WENT THROUGH AN RFP\nPROCESS. AMY AND LOST EVENINGS\nWERE THE SUCCESSFUL AWARDEE .\nAMY BRINGS LOTS OF ENERGY AND\nNEW IDEAS TO THE PITCH & PUTT.\nAS YOU DRIVE BY, YOU WILL SEE\nLOTS OF LITTLE CHANGES THAT ARE\nKIND OF AN INVITATION TO THE\nPUBLIC TO COME IN AND SEE WHAT\nIS HAPPENING. WE ARE EXCITED TO\nBE PARTNERING WITH AMY AND LOST\nEVENINGS ON THE PITCH & PUTT.\nRIGHT NOW, I WILL ASK KATHLEEN\nTO TALK YOU THROUGH THE\nSIGNIFICANT ELEMENTS OF THIS\nAGREEMENT.\nTHANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER. THANK\nYOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY TO\nTALK ABOUT THE GREEN LAKE PITCH\n& PUTT AND OUR PROPOSED\nCONCESSIONS AGREEMENT WITH LOST\nEVENINGS LLC FOR THE MANAGEMENT\nAND OPERATION OF THIS SITE. AS\nCHRISTOPHER SAID, PITCH & PUTT\nIS A SHORTER, LESS FORMAL\nVERSION OF GOLF FOR THE COURSE\nHAS SHORTER AND TAKES ONLY AN\nHOUR OR TWO TO COMPLETE A ROUND.\nTHIS PRESENTATION WE'RE GOING\nTO COVER FOUR KEY AREAS, THE\nBACKGROUND ON THE GREEN LAKE\nPITCH & PUTT, THE REQUEST FOR\nPROPOSAL OR RFP PROCESS, ERIC\nLEE CONDITIONS OF THE PROPOSED\nAGREEMENT, AND THE COMMUNITY\nSUPPORT AND PROGRAMMING PLANS.\nTHE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS\nTHE CONSIDERATION OF AN\nORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE\nSUPERINTENDENT TO ENTER INTO A\nFIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH OPTIONS\nTO EXTEND WITH LOST EVENINGS TO\nACTIVATE AND MAINTAIN THIS\nBELOVED COMMUNITY ASSET. OUR\nGOALS FOR THIS LONG-TERM\nAGREEMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS. FIRST,\nWE WANT TO SUSTAIN THE SEASONAL\nACTIVATION OF THE PITCH & PUTT,\nWHICH PROVIDES A VIBRANT\nRECREATIONAL OPTION AT GREEN\nLAKE.\nSECOND, WE HAVE TO THAT YOU\nWANT TO HAVE A CONSISTENT\nOPERATOR PROVIDING EYES ON THE\nPARK PROVIDING SAFETY AND\nSTEWARDSHIP. THIRD, WE ARE\nEXCITED TO WORK WITH AN OPERATOR\nWHO BRINGS SUCH ENTHUSIASM A\nVISION AND A COMMITMENT TO\nINCLUSION AND COMMUNITY\nENGAGEMENT. AND FINALLY, THIS\nAGREEMENT HELPS US GENERATE\nREVENUE TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS\nAND TACKLE LONG-OVERDUE FACILITY\nIMPROVEMENTS. THIS COURSE HAS\nDEEP ROOTS IN THE COMMUNITY. IT\nWAS DEVELOPED IN 1947, IN THE\nORIGINAL BUILDING DATES BACK TO\n1948. SINCE 1953, THE CITY HAS\nOWNED THE COURSE, AND FOR OVER\n40 YEARS, A SINGLE FAMILY\nOPERATED THE CONCESSION UNTIL\nTHE MOST RECENT CONTRACT EXPIRED\nIN NOVEMBER 2024. IT HAS LONG\nSERVED AS AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRY\nPOINT TO GOLF, AND IT CONTINUES\nTO BE CHERISHED BY LOCALS. HERE\nIS A QUICK TIMELINE OF OUR\nRECENT DEVELOPMENTS. IN THE\nSPRING OF 2024 WE INITIATED A\nCOMPETITIVE RFP PROCESS ,\nRECEIVING SIX PROPOSALS. WE HAD\nA VERY DIVERSE PANEL CONSISTING\nOF DIFFERENT RACES AND GENDERS\nWITH AGES RANGING FROM A HIGH\nSCHOOL STUDENT TO A SENIOR\nCOUPLE TO CITY OF SEATTLE STAFF\nMEMBERS AND FOUR COMMUNITY\nREPRESENTATIVES. ONE OF WHOM IS\nA GOLF PROFESSIONAL. WITH THEIR\nCOMBINED SCORING, THEY SELECTED\nGILLY WAGON, NOW OPERATING AS\nLOST EVENINGS. IN THE WINTER OF\n2024 AND 2025 WE DID SITE\nUPGRADES DURING THEIR REGULAR\nSEASONAL CLOSURE. LOST EVENINGS\nBEGAN OPERATING THE SPRING, AND\nWE ARE NOW BRINGING FORWARD THIS\nLONG-TERM AGREEMENT FOR COUNCIL\nCONSIDERATION. THE KEY TERMS OF\nTHE PROPOSED AGREEMENT ARE THAT\nTHIS AGREEMENT COVERS THE NINE\nHOLE PAR THREE COURSE AT THE\nSOUTH END THAT SOUTH END, EACH\nHOLE DESIGNED TO BE COMPLETED IN\nTHREE STROKES BY A SKILLED\nPLAYER. THE SEASON RUNS FROM\nMARCH TO OCTOBER. INCLUDES\nINITIAL FIVE-YEAR TERM WITH TWO\nOPTIONAL FIVE-YEAR EXTENSIONS.\nTHE CONCESSIONAIRE WILL PAY 10%\nOF REVENUE MONTHLY WITH A\nGUARANTEED MINIMUM OF $26,000\nANNUALLY, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 300\nAND UTILITIES MONTHLY. EVENTS\nARE ALLOWED WITH SPR'S APPROVAL\nWITH 10% OF EVENT REVENUE GOING\nTO SPR. LOST EVENINGS IS\nRESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY TODAY\nMAINTENANCE WHILE SPR HANDLES\nMAJOR MAINTENANCE. AND BY YEAR\nTHREE, THE OPERATOR WILL INSTALL\nOR UPGRADE THE RESTROOM TO MEET\nADA STANDARDS. WE ARE\nPARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT LOST\nEVENINGS CAPOTE -- PROPOSED\nPROGRAMMING BEYOND TRADITIONAL\nGOLF OFFERINGS BUT SOME INCLUDE\nKIDS GOLF CAMP, BUSINESS LEAGUE\nPLAY, LGBTQ INCLUSIVE SOCIAL\nSCRAMBLES, CALL FOR NON-GOLFERS,\nTHEMES COMMUNITY GATHERINGS LIKE\nDONUT DAYS AND TEE DAYS AND LIVE\nPERFORMANCE AND OTHER EVENTS\nSUBJECT TO APPROVAL. THESE\nOFFERINGS WILL MAKE THE SPACE\nMORE WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE FOR\nA BROAD RANGE OF RESIDENTS. THIS\nPARTNERSHIP ENSURES THE GREEN\nLAKE PITCH & PUTT REMAINS A\nWELCOMING, ACCESSIBLE AND\nWELL-MAINTAINED COMMUNITY SPACE.\nWE ARE CONFIDENT THIS AGREEMENT\nSTRENGTHENS OUR LONG-TERM GOALS\nFOR EQUITY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT\nAND STEWARDSHIP OF OUR PARK\nRESOURCES. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE\nANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT\nTHIS TIME.\nTHANK YOU, KATHLEEN. I DON'T\nKNOW IF CHRISTOPHER HAS ANYTHING\nAS WELL.\nI THINK KATHLEEN NAILED IT.\nAWESOME. YOU DID. I ALSO\nWANTED TO DEFER TO COUNCILMEMBER\nSTRAUSS. THIS IS IN YOUR\nDISTRICT. I GOT THE BOUNDARIES\nRIGHT.\nINDEED. LOVE PITCH & PUTT ,\nINCORRECTLY CALLED PUTT PUTT\nDURING THE GOLF DISCUSSIONS.\nCOLLEAGUES, I WANT TO SHARE,\nCOMPARED TO THE LAST CONCESSION\nAGREEMENT WE SAW JUST A COUPLE\nMINUTES AGO THE DID HAVE A CPI ,\nTHIS ONE DOES NOT. I AM OKAY\nWITH THAT. I AM FLACKING THAT\nFOR YOU AS WE GET INTO THE\nDISCUSSIONS ABOUT AMENDMENTS AT\nTHE NEXT COMMITTEE. I THINK THIS\nIS A FAIR AGREEMENT. COLLEAGUES,\nSOMETHING HE MAY ALSO NOT KNOW\nIS THAT WHEN I TOOK OFFICE,\nTHERE WAS NOT A WALKING PATH\nAROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE PITCH\n& PUTT. AND SO, WE WERE FORCING\nPEOPLE TO WALK IN AND\nUNMAINTAINED SHOULDER OF THE\nROAD TO GET FROM THE PARKING LOT\nTO THE FRONT DOOR OF PITCH &\nPUTT. WITH THE HELP OF PARKS\nDEPARTMENT AND SDOT, WE WERE\nABLE TO CREATE THAT BOUNDARY\nWALKWAY ALL AROUND -- ALL THE\nWAY AROUND THE PITCH & PUTT.\nYES, THERE'S ALREADY A\nWALKABOUT PASS FOR GREENLEE, BUT\nFOR THE SPECIFIC PITCH & PUTT,\nWE WERE ABLE TO CREATE THAT\nWALKING PATH. JUST WANT TO SAY\nTHINGS. I'M READY TO VOTE ON\nTHIS, IF YOU WANT TO BRING IT TO\nVOTE TODAY. I GUESS MY ONLY -- I\nDON'T THINK YOU WERE INTENDING\nTO SAY I WAS AN UNSKILLED\nGOLFER, BUT [ OVERLAPPING\nSPEAKERS ]\nGIVE ME A GOLF CLUB. I AM NOT\nSURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN.\nBACK TO YOU, SHARE.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL\nMEMBER STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER\nRIVERA? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ,\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON, IF YOU\nHAVE QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER\nKETTLE.\nNO QUESTIONS. ALTHOUGH I\nAPPRECIATE THE INVITATION TO\nSWING BY. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE\nONE LAST THING. I WILL SAVE IT\nFOR THE OTHER BUSINESS.\nTHANK YOU. COMMITTEE MEMBERS,\nI DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL FEEL\nCOMFORTABLE WITH VOTING ON THIS\n. I DO. I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER\nSTRAUSS DOES. I'M GETTING\nTHUMBS UP. AWESOME. GREAT. I AM\nGOING TO MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE\nRECOMMENDS ADOPTING COUNCIL BILL\n12100 -- 12103 IT. IS THERE A\nSECOND QUEST SECOND.\nMOVED AND SECONDED TO\nRECOMMEND THE PASSAGE OF THE\nBILL. THERE THAT I DON'T KNOW\nIF THERE ARE FURTHER COMMENTS. I\nWILL STOP AND LOOK. WE ARE GOOD.\nAWESOME. WE CAN GO AHEAD. PLEASE\nCALL THE ROLL.\nPUTT PUTT -- [ ROLL CALL ]\nFOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.\nAWESOME. THE MOTION CARRIES.\nTHE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION\nWILL BE SENT TO TUESDAY, JULY\n29, 2025 . THANK YOU, KATHLEEN,\nTHANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS.\nREALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING\nHERE. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?\nTHANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST\nWANTED TO NOTE BEFORE OUR GUESTS\nLEAVE THAT , AS YOU KNOW, IT\nALWAYS COMES BACK TO PUBLIC\nSAFETY FOR ME. I WAS GOING TO\nASK A QUESTION ABOUT GOLDEN\nGARDENS, BUT THAT IS ONE TYPE OF\nPUBLIC SAFETY. THERE IS ANOTHER\nPART OF PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED TO\nPARKS. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS,\nWHY WAS LETTER A AND AFRAID TO\nGO TO THE PARK?\nI AM STUMPED.\nBECAUSE HE THOUGHT B WAS\nFOLLOWING IT.\nDON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB.\nOKAY. THANK YOU,\nCOUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THANK YOU,\nKATHLEEN AND CHRISTOPHER. PEOPLE\nON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL ARE\nPROBABLY LIKE, GET THEM OFF THE\nSTAGE. WHERE IS THE SANDMAN\nCOMING AT THE APOLLO THEATER\nWITH THE LINE AND HOOK? THANK\nYOU, EVERYONE. WITH THAT, WE\nHAVE NO OTHER ITEMS FOR TODAY'S\nAGENDA. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER\nBUSINESS FOR THE MEETING, WE\nWILL ADJOURN. THIS IS GOING TO\nCONCLUDE OUR JULY 23 MEETING OF\nPARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES,\nTECHNOLOGY. THE NEXT MEETING,\nJUST FOR YOUR AWARENESS, AND LET\nYOUR OFFICE KNOW, WE HAVE A\nPRETTY HEFTY AGENDA FOR AUGUST\n13 AT 2:00 P.M. BEFORE WE GO\nINTO COUNCIL RECESS. IT WILL BE\nPRETTY JAMPACKED."
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