Seattle Parks Foundation Connections fall 2013

Bringing Inspiration and Action to the Lower Duwamish

After immigrating to the U.S., Ruben Chi Bertoni fell in love with the great parks in . An advocate for environmental justice, he argues that neighborhoods in the Lower Duwamish should have the same kinds of recreational opportunities that are available in the rest of the city.

Can you talk about growing up in Seattle?

I spent my childhood in Bolivia. In 2001, my father took the family to the U.S. for business opportunities, but my parents divorced after we moved here. I went to high school in West Seattle, where my father lives, but over the last couple years have been spending more time in South Park with my mom.

When I was in high school, my mom encouraged me to participate in the Environmental Science Academy. We would go out to parks, take water samples, and learn about nature. To be honest, I never really liked school until then. These field trips inspired me to major in environmental studies at the University of .

How did you get involved with the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/Technical Advisory Group (DRCC/ TAG), and what do you do with them?

My mother, Analia, inspired me to do community work. She started working with Latino community groups when my brother and I were in school. She helped organize the first college fair for

Ruben Chi Bertoni and SPF staffer the Latino community outreach organization Campaña Quetzal. Later, she worked for the Kelly Huang on a boat tour with the South Park Community Center, which currently hosts lots of events in partnership with the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition. DRCC/TAG.

When I was doing a paper on the Duwamish River cleanup project for a class at UW, my mother introduced me to Paulina Lopez, one of DRCC’s community outreach coordinators. I started assisting with community outreach, making phone calls to Latino immigrants, and organizing events such as the annual Duwamish River Festival. My immigrant background and language skills helped me build connection with residents, and through this job I really found my niche working for the environment and the community. Duwamish Clean-up (from front page)

I have also begun working with the Environmental Coalition of South Seattle (ECOSS) on the Powerful Neighborhoods Program. I will be helping Seattle City Light to install light bulbs in low-income households in South Park.

Through your work, what have you learned about the needs of South Park residents?

There is definitely a need for better park infrastructure. At one of EPA’s Duwamish River Superfund Site public meetings, a mother asked, “Why do I have to take my kids to North Seattle or Bellevue for good and safe parks, when we have a river in our neighborhood?”

People need access to the river, but it hasn’t been a safe option for South Park residents. As agencies and community residents focus on the river cleanup, there is a lack of conversation about and planning for parks and green spaces. In a mixed industrial and residential neighborhood, good parks are really important. Growing up, I was lucky to have nearby. I wish kids in South Park could have the same opportunities to connect with nature. Safe access to the shoreline is important to residents of the SPF is working with the South Park Area Redevelopment Committee and a broad array of Lower Duwamish. community organizations and residents on the South Park Green Space Vision Plan, which will identify priorities for improved parklands, open spaces, and recreational facilities in South Park. For more information, contact Becca Aue at 332-9900 x12 or [email protected].

Partner Spotlight: Michael Shiosaki

SPF relies on Michael, the Director of Planning and Development at Seattle Parks and Recreation, for guidance, encouragement, and wise oversight.

“I love my job because I get to have a hand in creating public parks and open spaces that everyone can use and enjoy forever. I feel a great responsibility to continue to expand and improve Seattle’s park system—a system that has come together through the hard work and passion of so many people over so many years.

“Our parks bring great balance to my life. As much as I love living close to the heart of the city, I need my quiet time—running along Interlaken Boulevard and through the Arboretum, and walking our dog, Rory (on leash, of course), at the GAR Cemetery and .” Perspective The Parks Legacy Plan . . . and Beyond

By Brice Maryman

The Parks Legacy Plan was commissioned by the city council and Mayor Mike McGinn in the spring of 2012 to ensure that Seattle’s parks and recreational facilities remain accessible, full of opportunities, and financially and environmentally sustainable. The plan, currently in draft form, includes a detailed assessment of parks operations, recreation programs, and maintenance costs and also reflects public input. It is the guiding document for a Citizens’ Advisory Committee that is researching and recommending funding opportunities for Seattle Parks and Recreation through a proposed 2014 ballot measure.

Brice Maryman is a member of the advisory committee as well as Seattle’s Board of Park Commissioners. He is a landscape architect with SvR Design Company and an ex-officio member of the Seattle Parks Foundation board of directors.

Seattle is pioneering innovative ways to reinvigorate and reinvent parks and open spaces. Some of our parks, like Bell Street Park and Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands, have been made possible by the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy. Other initiatives, such as the Central Waterfront, the neighborhood greenways movement, and the Lake to Bay Loop, are next frontiers in our city’s pursuit of an exceptional, interconnected network of open spaces.

These efforts expand on investments in Seattle parks over several decades and return us, in important ways, to some of the principles that John Charles Olmsted compelled us to consider over a century ago. What follows are three propositions for the future of Seattle’s parks and open space system that are inspired by current discussions. This is by no means comprehensive— rather, it is an opening statement about how our system could be positioned to meet the needs of future generations.

1. Seattle deserves an interconnected, integrated system of parks and open spaces.

In its draft form, the Parks Legacy Plan is an exceptional, data-driven management document. It is not, however, a visionary blueprint for our next generation’s parks and open space network— one that would interweave existing parks, bicycle and pedestrian paths, stormwater concerns, and climate resiliency. In fact, Seattle hasn’t had such a blueprint since the Olmsted Brothers’ visit to our city in 1903.

If we are to consider all the public assets that could be managed as a system of open spaces, we must take into account the interdepartmental partnerships, citywide plans, and evolving environ- mental and regulatory concerns that will require coordination between Seattle Parks and Recre- ation and other entities, both within the city and beywond.

Although no model is perfect, Vancouver, B.C., offers two promising approaches. First, Vancou- ver recently met a 100-year-old goal of completing a public walking and biking path around the downtown peninsula. Second, it has placed the management of its entire urban forest—a critical open space asset—under the auspices of a single agency, the independently elected Parks Board. The board not only maintains living resources in parks but also cares for street trees, provides plants and horticultural expertise to other departments, and facilitates reclamation of various street rights-of-way for new parks.

2. Parks and Recreation should lead the discussion about an open space network.

Current land use discussions give insufficient weight to the role of parks and open spaces as city-making features, and without a comprehensive blueprint the city will have difficulty advancing a substantive vision for interconnected open spaces.

I believe that Seattle Parks and Recreation is uniquely qualified to lead this discussion. There is simply no other agency that better understands open space planning and development. This would require a more expansive and assertive role for the department as a critical agent in shaping our city.

Carved out of an abandoned parking In much the same way that the city’s neighborhood planning efforts established a vision and lot, the Thornton Creek Water Quality led to multi-agency implementation, a new open space vision will need cross-jurisdictional Channel in North Seattle—a multi- agency public space project— buy-in. A process I worked on—Open Space Seattle 2100—and Seattle Parks Foundation’s includes a water treatment facility report provide good frameworks for this vision, but ultimately these efforts and a 2.7-acre urban refuge for the Bands of Green community. Image courtesy SvR. must be articulated and implemented by the city itself. This work is something we can embark on now. The Board of Park Commissioners has reached out to the Planning Commission and is hoping to have a robust, standalone parks and open space element included in the city’s 2015 rewrite of the Comprehensive Plan.

3. We must adopt sound fiscal policies.

The recession forced several rounds of cutbacks at Seattle Parks and Recreation, resulting in demonstrable impact on the way park services were delivered. It is a testament to the creativity and flexibility of the parks staff that so many essential public services and programs were preserved.

As we emerge from the downturn, we should reflect on the lessons learned and establish a strong policy framework that will keep our fiscal house in order in the years to come.

Our priorities might include:

■■ Diversifying revenues. General fund revenues sustain much of our park system, with user fees, capital project reimbursements, and grants providing additional revenue. As SPF’s Sustaining Seattle’s Parks report notes, a number of potential revenue sources re- main untapped, including utility ratepayer fees, development impact fees, and the estab- lishment of a Metropolitan Park District. While none of these options is a silver bullet, continuing to rely so heavily on general fund revenues will only lead to more stress on the system.

■■ Stabilizing revenues for critical programs. When possible, existing programs should be shifted from reliance on general fund revenues to more stable, dedicated rev- enue streams. The Green Seattle Partnership (GSP), currently funded through real estate excise taxes, is the clearest example of this. Advocates for the program have petitioned the mayor and the city council to use the city’s stormwater ratepayer fees as the funding source, in recognition of the valuable stormwater management services that our urban forests provide. Placing GSP on a more stable financial footing would have the benefit of freeing up general fund dollars for other Parks and Recreation needs, such as enhanced maintenance or expanded community center hours.

■■ Implementing transparent capital asset budgeting. Certain park assets—such as ball fields, playgrounds, irrigation systems, docks, and roofs—have known replacement cycles. A transparent capital asset budgeting strategy will help sustain desired levels of service and provide decision-making tools and real-time feedback when the parks de- partment falls behind on its obligations, thus allowing elected officials to take corrective action.

When Seattle’s founding families recruited the Olmsted firm to establish a strong vision for a thriving city on the Sound, they didn’t ask for a building plan, a land use plan, or a highway plan. They sought a comprehensive parks and open space plan. Now is the time to reclaim their legacy: by updating and building on the Olmsted open space plan, empowering our entire community to help implement it, and establishing sound fiscal policies to sustain it for generations to come. Community Partnerships

Yesler Swamp Trail

Seattle Parks Foundation’s newest Community Partner is Friends of Yesler Swamp, a group of volunteers dedicated to developing public access to and through urban wetlands on the north shore of on .

Owned by the and located east of the campus, the 6-acre property was once home to a sawmill and lumber business operated by Henry Yesler, a two-time Seattle mayor and frontier entrepreneur. It is adjacent to the Be Active Together Initiative and is one of Seattle’s last remaining Seattle Parks Foundation is partnering with Neighborhood true swamps—that is, a wetland forest. House to support the organization’s Be Active Together Yesler Swamp is an environmental treasure in the heart (BAT) Initiative. The initiative, which works to address of the city. Within a few yards of major streets and busy health disparities among city residents, includes pilot efforts neighborhoods, it preserves rich wonders of wildlife—a to increase access to Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities beaver dam, eagles and herons, and 100 species of birds. and programs for low-income, immigrant, and refugee residents. Friends of Yesler Swamp was formed to preserve and protect the swamp by removing invasive plants, planting native BAT aims to inform residents about parks programs, species, and constructing a trail, including several hundred revamp some programs to better meet cultural or language feet of boardwalk to make the area accessible to the public. needs of potential participants, and make programs more Boardwalk construction begins this year. affordable for low-income users.

For example, BAT has worked with the city’s swimming pools to accommodating the cultural norms of Muslim women by offering gender-specific swim times. Such changes at several pools have proven popular among Muslim and non-Muslim women alike.

The long-term goal is identify approaches that Seattle Parks and Recreation can adopt on a long-term basis, for the benefit of all Seattle residents. Community Partnerships Bitter Lake Reservoir Park Fitness Zone

Bitter Lake Reservoir Park, located among high-density housing in Northwest Seattle, was upgraded last year with a new children’s play area, a P-Patch, and a walkway around the reservoir. The community had also hoped for new outdoor fitness equipment, but budget constraints kept that element out of the project. Olympic Hills Greenway Park Now, thanks to a successful funding partnership between Seattle Parks and Recreation, MOMentum, the Trust for Public Land, To address a shortage of parks and sidewalks in their and Seattle Parks Foundation, a “fitness zone” consisting of neighborhood, Lake City residents are working to create new eight new pieces of high-quality adult exercise equipment will be pocket parks, community gardens, and greenways—designated installed in November at the playground and along the walkway. safe streets for bikers and walkers of all ages and abilities. The first planned greenway, the Olympic Hills Greenway, will run along Increasingly common in parks across the country, fitness zones 27th Ave NE and will provide an important route to the local are easy to install and help parks contribute to the health of elementary school as well as community services and businesses. the community. They are especially needed in places like King County, where obesity is the second-leading cause of preventable To support the community’s vision, SPF is working with Lake death. Research shows that these free and easy-to-use pieces City Greenways and the Seattle Department of Transportation of equipment provide particular benefit to residents of lower- (SDOT) to create a new pocket park along the greenway. income neighborhoods who lack access to private gym facilities. Olympic Hills Greenway Park will be located at the SDOT- owned street-end right-of-way between 27th Ave NE and 28th Ave NE at NE 133rd. Currently used as a walking passageway and a welcome patch of green in the neighborhood, the site is overgrown with invasive species and needs better pedestrian access to connect adjacent streets to the planned greenway.

Plans for the site include removing and suppressing regrowth of non-native vegetation, improving the walking path with natural materials, restoring the wetland and stream, and installing sitting rocks for the community to enjoy. The site will be an SDOT pilot project in its effort to turn unused and underused rights-of-way into publicly accessible green spaces, parks, and parklets.

Melrose Promenade

Central Seattle Greenways and the Capitol Hill community have completed a design concept plan for transforming the Melrose Avenue corridor on the western edge of Capitol Hill from an underutilized freeway frontage road into a greener, more pedestrian- and bike-friendly corridor with multiple gathering spaces and viewpoints. Berger Partnership was hired to develop the plan following a robust community engagement process. The vibrant and visually stunning promenade will invite Seattleites to enjoy some of our city’s best views of and beyond to the Space Needle and Olympic Mountains. Love Parks Day 2013

With a yoga class to warm everyone up, a delicious lunch to keep them going, and an REI raffle to reward lucky volunteers, Love Parks Day 2013 attracted 267 volunteers on July 26 for a day of habitat restoration at Lincoln Park. Together they provided 811 hours of service, removed 36,767 square feet of invasive plants, and restored 76,188 square feet of parkland. Thanks to everyone who participated and to REI, Seneca Group, Wells Fargo, Safeco, NBBJ, Pacific Continental Bank, Seattle Parks and Recreation, and EarthCorps, whose sponsorship of this event showed that a little love can go a long way.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS LOVE PARKS DAY SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION The Financial Story

Fiscal year 2013 is the 13th consecutive year of positive operating results for Seattle Parks Foundation. During the year we disbursed $1.09 million to park projects and programs around the city. Donors also contributed almost $970,000 for capital campaigns to restore the Volunteer Park Conservatory and create the Rainier Beach Urban Farm.Twenty three Community Partners—such as Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and Volunteer Park Trust— encouraged donors to contribute more than $450,000 to support projects around the city. Finally, we established the Stim Bullitt Park Excellence Fund with a very generous bequest from this beloved philanthropist. In FY2013, the SPF Board designated $335,000 from this fund to five parks projects around the city: 12th Avenue Square Park, McGilvra Place Park; the Lake to Bay Loop; a South Park public space plan; and Rainier Beach Urban Farm.

A complete set of audited financial statements is available for your review on our website.

Revenue July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013

Contributed Bequest 3,704,415 Individual 1,733,801 Corporate and Foundation 116,268 Government 64,391 In-Kind 11,881 Total Contributed 5,630,756

Earned Fees for Service 146,163 Interest, Diviudends, Gains (23,663) Total Earned 122,500

Total Revenue 5,753,256

Expenses %

Projects and Programs 1,095,346 76.3% Fundraising 212,805 14.8% Management 127,454 8.9%

Total Expenses 1,417,604

Fund Summary as of June 30, 2013

Stim Bullitt Park Excellence Fund 5,165,000 Other Program and Project Reserves 1,739,690 Operating Funds 262,140 What will legacy be? Bequests to Seattle Parks Foundation, both large and small, play an important role is helping to shape our city. A bequest costs the giver nothing now and provides the enormous satisfaction of having impact far into the future. You can show your love for Seattle’s great Naming Seattle Parks Foundation in your will is simple and public spaces in a number of ways: straightforward. To learn more, contact Betsey Curran at Donate. Make a one-time gift, a monthly (206) 332-9900 x15 or [email protected]. gift, or a gift in honor or in memory of We honor our Stim Bullitt Legacy Circle members whose someone you love by sending a check or estate plans include gifts to Seattle Parks Foundation: making a gift online. Whether you give $50 or $5,000, your support will help make our city a Sally Bagshaw better place. Kathy and Keith Biever Marjorie Boetter Attend an event. Visit our Events and Lynn Bursten Outings web page. Karen Daubert Barbara Feasey Volunteer. Visit the calendar on our website Brian Giddens and Steve Rovig to learn about volunteer opportunities Roy Hamrick sponsored by our community partners all over Pamela McCabe the city. Rick and Debbie Zajicek Visit seattleparksfoundation.org to learn more.

Thanks!

Laird Norton Company Sponsors Fall Gratitude Event

Cheers to the Laird Norton Company for sponsoring an evening of gratitude at the new Bullitt Center for nearly 100 major donors who have generously supported Seattle’s public spaces over the past year. Featuring locally grown edibles (some from the Rainier Beach Urban Farm), music, and great company, guests enjoyed a lovely harvest celebration. We salute Laird Norton for their generosity and continued commitment to Seattle’s great parklands. The following donors made gifts to Seattle Parks Foundation between July 1, 2012 and August 15, 2013. Thank you! Years Giving (5 years ▲ or 10 years ▲▲)

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John Nesholm Melrose Promenade Roger Nyhus MoMentum Kelly is inspired to work on a wide spectrum of Paul Owen Neighborhood House fundraising, development, and public space projects at Beth Purcell Olympic Hills Greenway Park SPF. “I really like the feeling of engaging volunteers and Doug Raff* Rainer Beach Urban Farm & donors in park projects that make our city a better place,” Myra Tanita Wetlands Chris Towne Riverside Park she says. David Victor Seattle Neighborhood Greenways Huong Vu South Park Green Spaces Since moving to Seattle in 2010, Kelly has been enjoying Doug Walker* South West Queen Anne Green Belt stand-up paddle-boarding at Lake Union Park, swimming Charlie Wright Streissguth Gardens at , and occasionally biking to work along Volunteer Park Conservatory the Loop and through the intimidating Ex-Officio Members Volunteer Park Trust downtown traffic. Christopher Williams Walking on Logs Brice Maryman Waterway 18 Yesler Swamp Trail

Advisory Board Deirdre Black Barbee Crutcher* Barbara Feasey* Hope Garrett Staff C. David Hughbanks Gretchen Hull Becca Aue Bob Ratliffe Thatcher Bailey Scott Redman Betsey Curran Chris Rogers Kelly Huang Stu Rolfe Shava Lawson Maggie Walker Solynn McCurdy Seattle Parks Foundation staff (from left to right) Thatcher Bailey, Betsey Curran, Kelly Huang, and Steve Wood Lee Warnecke Lee Warnecke Jane Yerkes

* Founding Board Member Volunteer Spotlight Yalonda Gill Masundire

Yalonda is a member of Seattle’s Parks Legacy Plan Citizens’ Advisory Committee, which was created by the mayor and the city council to develop a 2014 ballot measure supporting a more sustainable park system. She is also—along with her husband, Peter— a board member of the Friends of Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands, and she serves on the Capital Campaign Leadership Group for the redevelopment of the farm property.

What motivates you to volunteer? My cause is sustainability. Preserving parklands, public space, and recreational activities ensures that Seattle will continue to be a thriving, attractive city. We are fortunate that our founders possessed the foresight and vision to leave us with such a rich legacy. Now it’s time for us to return the favor for future generations.

Why are you so passionate? Growing up in Seattle, I assumed that every city in our nation had beautiful landscapes and places for children and families to play, learn, and experience year-round recreational activities in community centers, outdoor fields, courts, and waterways. But having traveled to cities around the world, I now realize how lucky Seattle is to have what other municipalities don’t—natural habitat, scenic views, beautiful paths, access to waterways, and diverse recreational opportunities all year long.

What do you hope the Parks Legacy Plan Citizens’ Advisory Committee will accomplish? My hope is that the Legacy Committee will identify the best practices and needed financial tools to sustain our remarkable park system for another 100 years. We must ensure that Seattle Parks and Recreation can hire the finest talent, create and maintain the most innovative programs and services, and acquire and maintain new parklands and facilities to meet the needs of a growing and changing population. My vision for our city is that both resident and visitor be afforded the opportunities to take advantage of these remarkable assets.

Why is Rainier Beach Urban Farms and Wetlands so important to you? This is a community-bred and community-led effort that serves neighborhoods, area schools, families, seniors, immigrant and refugee communities, local businesses, and more. Located in one of the most diverse zip codes in the U.S., the Rainier Beach community is ripe for a project that provides new learning opportunities in growing, cooking, and eating healthy food; job skills for youth; creative activities for children; and a hub for volunteering and experiential learning about wetlands and the environment. Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands is a source of community pride for a neighborhood that has been at times marginalized but is now soaring with unlimited possibility. NoNprofit orgaNizatioN Seattle Parks Foundation U.S. poStage paiD Seattle, Wa Connections permit No. 6933 Connecting Seattle through Great Parks, Trails, and Green Space

Kudos! 105 South Main Street, #235 Seattle, Washington 98104 To the 367 donors who contributed so generously seattleparksfoundation.org to the restoration of the Nonprofit Volunteer Park Conservatory. Organization Seattle Parks Foundation U.S. Postage Thanks to you, the campaign PAID is complete and restoration of Seattle, WA this beloved icon will begin in Permit No. 6933 Connectionsthe spring of 2014.

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