A RESOLUTION adopting Seattle Parks and Recreation 2017 Parks Development Plan (hereafter referred to as the 2017 Parks and Open Space Plan); and authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to submit the plan to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office.
Agenda item 13 resolution 31763. Adopting a set of Parks and Recreation 2017 Parks Development Plan and authorizing the Department of Parks. Creation to submit the plan to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office. The committee recommends that the resolution be adopted. That's been worse. Thank you. This is a little bit more lengthy, so I'm going to ask you to bear with me only because we had this in committee a few times. And I want to thank my my my colleagues, Councilmember Bagshaw and Councilmember Harrell, for making significant changes and having to go back to the department. So this resolution approves the adoption of the 2017 Parks and Open Space Plan. The department released their draft in May. They came to council briefing in June and attended two committee meetings where we discussed the plan and potential changes. I'll take a moment to share some significant changes. Number one, this plan has a more significant emphasis on physical accessibility of park space for residents. The plan not only takes into account the distance between the residents and their nearest park, but also takes into account physical barriers. Given our gap analysis, a more realistic view of how residents can access their parks. This new Gap analysis was also done through an equity lens to ensure we are prioritizing acquisition in park developments in communities most underserved by our current park system. The level of service commitment for the amount of park space per residents was increased from 3.3 acres per 1000 residents to eight acres per 1000 residents. This is a significant goal that commits the city to acquiring approximately 13.5 acres over the next six years to keep up with population growth and trends. This this plan also establishes goals for developing greenways for the first time. A Greenway strategy was not in the previous plan. Now there's a goal to enhance connections and access to parks through coordination with the Seattle Department of Transportation. There are many other great goals in this plan and a list of projects by priority. Priority, I'm sorry, in the appendix. We have a lot of great work to do over the next six years, and I want to thank the department for all the research, outreach and planning they have done to bring this plan to fruition. Once it's approved by council, it will be submitted to the state and used to help the city apply for grant funding to continue to enhance our parks and open spaces. Thank you. Thank you very much. Any questions or concerns? Councilmember Herbold. Thank you. I do have a question related to the open space plan. When if this is the same plan that you brought to briefings for council to get up to speed on it? I believe that we had a shared request that we had made to the Parks Department to do the analysis without the golf courses, and we never received that information. I don't know if this is maybe a different body of work and I might be confusing it. This is a different body of work. This is separate from you talk about when we do the Metropolitan Park District where we have our park hats on. That's what you're talking about, right? This is this is within the department. This is separate than the. Okay. I recall that we had a briefing, a monday morning briefings meeting separate from the MPD, but I might be I'll have to go back and check my notes. The concern was, is that in doing the open space gap analysis, there are properties that are, for the most part, they may be public in in definition, but in reality they're single use open spaces that only people who wish to golf can use. And so that we had looked at. I remember now I'm sorry, because we remember what you were talking about here, but what you did not want and we shouldn't count golf courses is a park in a green space. Right. And they were counting that. And I will get back to you on that. Thank you. But thank you. Very good. Any further questions or comments? If not, please, those in favor of adopting the resolution, please vote i. I. So week i. Those in favor of death. Religion. Please vote i. I. Okay. Those oppose. Vote no. The motion carries a resolution is adopted. And Cheryl, sign it. I got a motivator. We were going a little tired here saying, okay, please read the next agenda item. The report, the planning land use and Zoning Committee Agenda Item 14 Council Bill 118 985 relating to landing since only many sections 23.70 6.00, 4.0 22 and 23.80 8.0 22. A master code to provide that interpretation by the director and Seattle Department of Construction and inspections are not administrative remedies that must be exhausted prior to seeking judicial