When the Parks District Levy passed in the fall of 2014, the City Council committed to investing in a performance review and management of the Department of Parks and Recreation to ensure that levy funds would be spent well. They allocated $317,000 in the 2015 budget, and in the fall of 2015 Matrix Consulting was hired to perform a review. Last Thursday, Matrix delivered their draft report to the Council’s Parks, Seattle Center, Libraries and Waterfront Committee. (presentation here)
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This week: I hope you caught up on your sleep this weekend
For the past several weeks the Monday afternoon Full Council meetings have been pretty tame affairs, with not a lot of legislation of substance up for approval. That streak ends tomorrow. Oh, and the committee meetings this week are equally full of important legislation and presentations.
Continue readingNews roundup: Myers Way, district councils, secure scheduling and police reform
Happy Friday! Today’s news is mostly a continuation of yesterday’s.
Continue readingMayor decides to retain Myers Way properties
The Mayor announced yesterday that the city will retain the Myers Way parcels in Southwest Seattle that it had been looking to sell.
Continue readingThis week: long-term planning
Several long-term planning efforts get airtime this week in Council Chamber.
Continue readingNews roundup: Tenant protections and Mayoral texts
Yesterday’s vote on tenant protections tops the news this morning. Plus we found out that the Mayor should text when he’s jet-lagged.
Continue readingNotes from this morning’s Council Briefing: Seafair!
A handful of interesting notes from this morning’s Council Briefing, which featured a presentation on Seafair.
Continue readingThis week in Council Chamber: housing!
Despite the Monday federal holiday, there’s still a lot going on this week; much of it relates to housing.
Continue readingComprehensive Plan getting comprehensive Council review
The 2035 Comprehensive Plan final draft has been published by the Mayor’s Office, and is about to go through an extensive review process both as a public process and by the City Council. Yesterday the Planning, Land Use and Zoning Committee got a high-level overview of the changes in the plan and the process the Council will use to review it.
Continue readingWaterfront redevelopment plan wrestles with two issues
This morning the Parks, Seattle Center, Libraries and Waterfront Committee was briefed on two ongoing sticking points with the plan for redeveloping the Seattle Waterfront. One is a thorny problem, and the other is an opportunity to do something really cool.
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