I am feeling especially grateful today for those in our city who make positive contributions to their neighborhoods. Despite the gathering commercial enthusiasm of this time of year, such as Black Friday and lately, heaven help us, CyberMonday, I am especially glad we formally set aside some hours for expressing, celebrating, and reflecting on actions [...]
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November 16, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
7 outstanding Parks volunteers: The Denny Awards
It’s time once again to celebrate the winners of the Denny Awards, Seattle Parks and Recreation’s annual awards for outstanding volunteer stewardship. In the words of the very fine press release from Parks: The winners are a cross-section of Seattle’s most tenacious, creative and hard-working volunteers who donate precious time and energy to improving Seattle’s [...]
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November 15, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Coming up in committee: Reviewing Large Project Fund Recommendations
While it’s been wonderful to be in New York and focused on being a grandmother, I find I’m already itching to get home and back to the office. Now that budget is almost wrapped up, we can get back to Committee work. In fact, PaN has a special meeting on Tuesday, November 20th. We have [...]
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November 9, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Godden, Councilmember Harrell, Councilmember Licata, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Rasmussen, News Releases
City Council Budget Committee refocuses 2013 budget on urgent, immediate needs
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The Seattle City Council's Budget Committee today voted unanimously on a balanced 2013 budget for city operations and endorsed a spending plan for 2014.
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November 8, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Toward the long-awaited renovation of Building 9
At the upcoming special November 20, 11 a.m. Parks and Neighborhoods Committee meeting, we will discuss proposed legislation – a council bill and a resolution – that address the Sand Point Overlay. While the legislation is specific to Subarea C (see map), Building 9 will be discussed because it falls within this area. Building 9’s [...]
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November 6, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Godden, Councilmember Harrell, Councilmember Licata, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Rasmussen, News Releases
Seattle City Council statement on likely passage of Seawall proposition
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Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, chair of the Council's Transportation Committee, released the following statement on the likely passage of Proposition No. 1 for General Obligation Bonds for the Alaskan Way Seawall:
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November 1, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Budget discussions about the Department of Neighborhoods
At this morning’s Budget Committee, we discussed some items relating to our very important Department of Neighborhoods (DON). Today, we addressed four items: historic preservation staffing, administrative staff, Neighborhood Matching Fund, and the People’s Academy of Community Engagement (PACE). Three of these items were relatively minor, though obviously important in their own right. A Green Sheet – [...]
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October 31, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember O'Brien, News Releases
You have questions, we have answers
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Do you have questions for the City Council? What changes has the Council made to the mayor’s proposed budget? How does the Council determine its budget priorities? Why was the Yellow Pages ban deemed unconstitutional and what does that mean for Seattleites? Hear election night predictions and join the conversation by submitting your questions now.
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October 26, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Parks issues now under discussion during City Council budget review
As you may know, with the changing of the leaves comes the City Council review of the Mayor’s proposed budget, and we are well into it now. We have heard the Department Presentations, and we are currently in the stage of “Issue Identification.” (Download a PDF of the budget review schedule.) In Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), at [...]
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October 23, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
A SLI maneuver: Navigating the City budget for parks and arts
Let me state the obvious — Council’s 8-week review of the city’s proposed budget is a busy time. The city’s budget is about $4B. The General Subfund is roughly $950M. City Council is presented the proposed budget in late September, in this case September 24th to be exact, and we spend the next seven or [...]