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P I K E P L a C E M a R K PDA Council Meeting Agenda Date: Thursday, January 25th, 2018 Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00p.m. Location: The Classroom Committee Members: Matt Hanna (Chair), Rico Quirindongo (Vice-Chair), Gloria Skouge, David Ghoddousi, James Savitt, Betty Halfon, Patrice Barrentine, Ray Ishii, Colleen Bowman, Paul Neal, Devin McComb, and Mark Brady 4:00pm I. Administrative: Chair A. Approval of Agenda B. Approval of the PDA Council Meeting Minutes for December 21st, 2017 4:05pm II. Public Comment Including the Market Community 4:15pm III. Programs and Information Items A. Council Chair Report Chair B. Director Report Mary Bacarella C. Committee Chair Report D. Other Reports 4:45pm IV. Key Issues Presentation and Discussion Items A. Market Foundation Board Representative Chair B. Review of Sammamish Farm Proposal John Turnbull 5:15pm V. Resolutions and Other Action Items (Old and New Business) A. Consent Agenda i. Proposed Resolution 18-01: Approval to Add New Chair Signer on PPMPDA Bank Accounts ii. Proposed Resolution 18-02: Lease Proposals – January 2018 B. New Business i. Proposed Resolution 18-03: Authorization for Contract Mary Bacarella Authority – Additional Project Management Services from Shiels Obletz Johnsen ii. Proposed Resolution 18-04: Authorization for Non- Mary Bacarella Exclusive Trademark Licensing Agreement with Starbucks Coffee Company 5:45pm VI. Further Public Comment Chair 5:50pm VII. Concerns of Committee Members Chair 6:00pm VIII. Adjournment Chair Pike Place Market Preservation & Development Authority (PDA) · [email protected] · pikeplacemarket.org P: 206.682.7453 · F: 206.625.0646 · 85 Pike Street, Room 500 · Seattle, WA 98101 PDA Council Meeting Minutes Thursday, December 21, 2017 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Classroom Committee Members Present: Matt Hanna, Rico Quirindongo, Gloria Skouge, David Ghoddousi, Colleen Bowman, Ray Ishii, Devin McComb, Patrice Barrentine, Mark Brady Staff/Consultants Present: Lillian Sherman, Emily Crawford, John Turnbull, Karin Moughamer, Jennifer Maietta, Scott Rabinowitz, Scott Davies, Kalyn Kinomoto, Aliya Lewis Others Present: Howard Aller, Bob Messina, Chris Scott, Peter Bassiri, Joan Paulson, Nick Setten The meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m.by Matt Hanna, Chair I. Administrative A. Approval of the Agenda The agenda was approved by acclamation. B. Approval of the November 30, 2017 PDA Council Meeting Minutes The November 30, 2017 PDA Council Meeting Minutes were approved by acclamation. C. Approval of the December 13, 2017 PDA Council Special Meeting Minutes The December 13, 2017 PDA Council Special Meeting Minutes were approved by acclamation. II. Public Comment Including the Market Community Howard Aller wished the council happy holidays and thanked them for their service over the last year. He continued by noting the use of First Avenue sidewalk space by tenants with fencing and furniture, some bolted into the sidewalk, restricting access to the covered awnings. With the removal of the regulation by the State liquor control board for steel fencing he is hoping to have more temporary furniture like what is used by Le Pichet. Howard noted the proposed resolution for the five year lease agreement with the Old Stove Space which he assumes would include the fencing and permanent furniture. He brought up the topic at FAM and was told that it would be too much trouble and expense to have the tenant remove those items but the topic could be discussed in the future. Howard requested the Council make a modification to the lease and to not approve the five year lease. Peter Bassiri brought up the issues facing Seattle Cutlery. The Starbucks line continues to be a problem and he’s been told by the PDA that some remedies were going to put in place but he has not seen any action taken. Since the last Council meeting he hasn’t heard anything from PDA management. The second issue he mentioned were the bathrooms built for the Pink Door. He had objected due to the sewage pipes that would go through Seattle Cutlery and there have been several leaks since. The pipes created a safety hazard to access their mezzanine storage. Pike Place Market Preservation & Development Authority (PDA) · [email protected] · pikeplacemarket.org P: 206.682.7453 · F: 206.625.0646 · 85 Pike Street, Room 500 · Seattle, WA 98101 He brought it up to PDA management and they agreed to providing storage within the building. That was six months ago and nothing has been done. Peter noted he has paid $84,000 in rent over the last year and PDA management does not take care of their commitments and that is detrimental to their business. He asked the Council to get involved to ensure management sticks to their commitments. Joan Paulson commented on the Sammamish Farm management proposal noting that it allows the PDA to operate outside the Historical District. Joan asked the Council to publicly state they are going outside the Historical District with this proposal. III. Programs and Information Items A. Council Chair Report Matt Hanna began by noting the proposed resolution for the hiring of an Executive director will identify Mary Bacarella and authorize Matt to enter into an employment agreement with her, effective January 8. He thanked Rico Quirindongo for his work in ensuring a very robust, well thought out and well executed search process. He thanked the Executive Director Hiring Committee as well. Matt has talked with Ben Franz-Knight about the option for a consulting agreement during the transition and he is drafting a proposal. Matt continued by noting the Sammamish River Farm proposal is being enriched since the presentation at FAM. The Council’s dealings have been quiet due to the holidays. With respect to Overlook Walk and the PDA’s role he believes that conversation will pick back up again in the New Year. Matt Hanna asked the lease proposal for Old Stove be removed from the Consent Agenda to be considered separately during a closed session. B. Department Director Reports Emily Crawford began by noting that the holiday campaign is going really well. The gift guide website is averaging about 500 hits per day which is really huge given the narrow audience it was advertised to. She mentioned that Devin McComb has forwarded the gift guide to his coworkers and received positive feedback. She shared the ad that was placed in City Arts and noted it was also placed in the Seattle Times print and digital as well as billboards that will reach 5 million people in terms of impressions. Emily continued by mentioning the great event on December 8th with the Smithsonian that was hosted in the Atrium. It featured Old Stove, Pike Brewing, Pico Brew, and Dick Cantwell in a panel discussion. Lastly she hopes the Council will check out the newest Carrot and Strawberry video featuring the parking garage. Matt Hanna asked what Marketing will be up to that’s different in the New Year. Emily responded the team is really excited about an annual campaign that will be run through the entire year that’s focused on the essential values of local, fresh, and Seattle and claiming those values. New and current locals will be embraced in the campaign. It’s being outlined right now and it will be discussed at the January programs meeting. In Erica Bates absence John Turnbull began with a quick update on Human Resources noting there will be a few job openings in Commercial, Maintenance, and Facilities and the Employee of the Year is Daniel Redick, the night supervisor for facilities. John Turnbull continued with an update on projects he’s picked up since Ben’s departure. He is helping to assemble documents to conduct the MarketFront closeout. SOJ will need to send the full files and Jennifer and Brady have been involved in walk-throughs, including the leak issue. Until that is resolved a significant amount of the retainage is being withheld. Matt Hanna asked for a quick overview of the waterproofing issue. John Turnbull responded the issue is the building deck is sloped. It’s built on a wood frame, with a waterproofing layer, then a lot of conduit, some of which goes through the layers, then a layer of insulation, then a layer of concrete with steel, then another waterproofing coat and maybe a surface toping. Water that makes it through the concrete is supposed to be picked up to a drain mat and funneled to the lowest point or drains. Water seems to be getting through where conduit has been placed for lighting and other things buried inside the deck. Determining the source of water is difficult on a sloped surface. He is working with Sellen to identify the leak and believes there will be a third party to provide additional review. The warranty deadline for housing is end of January and the rest of the building is end of May [sic]. David Ghoddousi asked if all floors of the garage are finished. John responded yes, noting the upper half floor has been used as staging for some tenants. Mark Brady noted the warranty deadline for commercial is March. Matt Hanna asked to keep a close eye on what legal recourse the PDA might have if it comes to that. David Ghoddousi asked for clarification on the third party consultant. John responded there is currently a waterproofing consultant that has been under contract with the PDA to do observations through the course of this work. Rico Quirindongo added with regards to the closeout, he and John will be reviewing the short list of items before sending the list to Sellen/SOJ. Patrice Barrentine asked when Little Fish would come on line. John responded construction will begin in January and the PDA has agreed to delay their lease term by four months and add on four months at the end.
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