A RESOLUTION requesting the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to transfer excess property around the Air Route Surveillance Radar facility at Discovery Park to The City of Seattle for Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) purposes.
Agenda item 14. Resolution 32006. A resolution requesting the Federal Aviation Authority to transfer excess property around the air route surveillance radar facility at Discovery Park to the city of Seattle for Seattle Parks and Recreation Purposes. Thank you so much. I move to adopt resolution 32006 at second I. Thank you. It's been moved and seconded to adopt resolution 32006 member Lewis. As the sponsor of this item, you are recognized in order to address this item. Thank you, Madam President. Pro-Tem, as I mentioned during morning briefing, this is a project that started at the request of friends at Discovery Park, which is a citizen based organization in the Magnolia community. And beyond that advocates for Discovery Park and for enhancing the recreation opportunities at the park. Phil Goebel Sang, who is the president of Friends of Discovery Park, distributed a letter to the council and Parker Dawson on my staff distributed that letter just for about an suspenders to all the council offices this morning and I expressing the interest of friends of Discovery Park in this the acquisition of this parcel of property. In keeping with actions that other communities around the country have taken for some of the excess land around FAA towers that have been integrated for public uses and the enjoyment of the general public primarily into into parks and greenways. The area of Discovery Park where this current parcel sits will be well known to lots of frequent park goers. It occupies a space on top of a prominent vista near the field in the footprint of the old base where a lot of the old army buildings are located. With the removal of this fencing and the access of the parcel, it'll offer great views to general members of the public and will offer additional recreation activities and possibilities for the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation to explore. And it should be noted that this resolution is the culmination of an extensive process of consulting with neighborhood organizations, with the Department of Parks and Recreation, and with the chair of the relevant committee, Councilmember Juarez, who was helpful in crafting the tone and scope of this resolution. It should also be noted that the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation has confirmed that maintenance of this additional acquisition of land, should it be granted from the Federal Aviation Administration, would comment no increase to ongoing maintenance costs and could be absorbed within existing expenses. And I look forward to continuing to work with our congressional delegation, namely Senator Patty Murray and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, both of whom I have been in contact with my office through the pendency of creating this resolution over the past several months. I want to thank Parker Dodson for doing a lot of great work with the stakeholders to move this forward and look forward to eventually having this additional public space for visitors of Discovery Park to enjoy. So with that, I would urge the adoption of the resolution. Thank you. Councilmember Lewis, there any comments or questions for the sponsor of this resolution? I am not seeing any excited or what is being characterized as practically the most impactful change to Discovery Park in decades. So thank you, Councilmember Lewis, for moving this work forward. Will the clerk please call the roll on the adoption of the resolution? So on. Yes. Strauss. Yes. Lewis. Yes. MORALES Yes. Mosquito. I. Peterson, I. Council president pro tem her vote? Yes. Seven in favor, nine opposed. Thank you. The motion carries and the resolution is adopted and the chair will sign it. Please affix my signature to the legislation on my behalf. In moving through to the final items on the agenda items 15 through 19. Will the clerk please read items 15 through 19 into the record?