Coffee Conversation with Councilmembers Sally J. Clark and Sally Bagshaw next Saturday SEATTLE – City Councilmembers Sally J. Clark and Sally Bagshaw will be at Northeast Branch Public Library in Ravenna-Bryant next Saturday afternoon, October 4, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. The meeting is an opportunity for Seattleites to talk with two identically-first-named Councilmembers about...
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Council and Mayor Seek Candidates for Seattle Park District Community Oversight Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9/18/2014
Council and Mayor Seek Candidates for Seattle Park District Community Oversight Committee
SEATTLE- The City Council and Mayor Ed Murray are seeking candidates to fill seven positions on the Seattle Park District's newly created Community Oversight Committee. The Seattle Park District was approved by Seattle voters in August 2014, creating a sustainable and long-term source of funding for the Seattle parks system.
The Community Oversight Committee will provide advice to the Mayor, City Council and the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, as well as provide oversight of projects, programs and services undertaken by the City and the Seattle Park District. The committee will meet quarterly to:
- Make recommendations on the allocation of the Major Projects Challenge Fund;
- Hold public meetings and make recommendations to update the next spending plan;
- Review the Department of Parks and Recreation Annual Report; and
- Provide the Mayor, City Council and Superintendent of Parks and Recreation with annual reports on the progress of expenditures and projects.
The Committee will be composed of 15 members, seven members of the public (one from each Seattle district), four Board or Commission members to be recommended by Seattle City Boards & Commissions and four members from the Seattle Board of Park Commissioners. Each will serve either a one, two or three year term, to be determined during the selection process. The City seeks to appoint Community Oversight Committee members with a diversity of expertise and perspectives including, but not limited to parks management, public financing, urban horticulture, landscape architecture, contract management and the interests of low-income and communities of color. The Committee's first official meeting will be held in April 2015, but members should be available to meet before this date, in early 2015.
The Council and the Mayor are committed to promoting diversity in the city's Committees. Women, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community and persons of color are highly encouraged to apply.
To be considered, please send a letter of interest indicating which district you represent and resume by October 20, 2014 to Councilmember Jean Godden, jean.godden@seattle.gov. Please title subject line: Oversight Committee Application. Electronic submissions are preferred.
To send a paper submittal, please address to:
Councilmember Jean Godden
PO Box 34025
Seattle, WA 98124
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Council and Mayor Seek Candidates for Seattle Park District Community Oversight Committee
Council and Mayor Seek Candidates for Seattle Park District Community Oversight Committee SEATTLE – The City Council and Mayor Ed Murray are seeking candidates to fill seven positions on the Seattle Park District’s newly created Community Oversight Committee. The Seattle Park District was approved by Seattle voters in August 2014, creating a sustainable and long-term...
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Statement on Parks Proposition 1 from Councilmembers Bagshaw, Godden
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8/7/2014
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Councilmember Jean Godden
Statement on Parks Proposition 1 from Councilmembers Bagshaw, Godden
SEATTLE - Seattle City Councilmembers Jean Godden and Sally Bagshaw released the following joint statement in response to this afternoon’s vote count on the proposed Seattle Park District, in which 'yes' votes lead 53.17% to 46.83%:
"Although the results are not final, they are promising, and we are confident in the success of this measure. Seattleites agree that our parks deserve a stable, long-term funding source. With voters' approval, we can begin catching up on maintenance, restoring community center hours and ensuring equal access to parks throughout the city. Most importantly, this proposal is a sustainable way to address the ever-changing needs of Seattle parks. This is our legacy."
Proposition 1, which all nine Councilmembers support, would create a Metropolitan Parks District run by City Council and overseen by a broad-based citizens advisory committee.
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City Council Approves $15/hour Minimum Wage in Seattle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/2/2014
Councilmember Sally J. Clark
Council President Tim Burgess
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Councilmember Jean Godden
Councilmember Bruce Harrell
Councilmember Nick Licata
Councilmember Mike O'Brie...
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Councilmembers Rasmussen, O’Brien, Bagshaw Pledge to Give Seattle Voters Chance to Save Transit Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 5/9/2014
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Councilmember Mike O'Brien
Councilmember Tom Rasmussen
Councilmembers Rasmussen, O'Brien, Bagshaw Pledge to Give Seattle Voters Chance to Save Transit Service
Seattle - Councilmembers Tom Rasmussen, Mike O'Brien and Sally Bagshaw issued the following statement today:
"Metro bus service is critical to the people of Seattle. It is necessary for those who cannot afford cars and depend on buses to get around. It is essential for our environment that people have multiple options for mobility and it is essential to reducing traffic congestion as well. Too many buses in the city are at capacity, and with ridership at an all-time high we simply cannot afford to lose bus service.
"Seattle voters deserve a chance to preserve bus service in the city and we are committed to giving them that opportunity in November. We are exploring every option available to keep the busses running in Seattle in cooperation with our colleagues on the City Council and Mayor Ed Murray. We are also committed to working with King County Metro and cities in our region to ensure that we preserve and build a strong regional transit system.
"We commend Mayor Murray for his leadership in developing a proposal, which will be released next week. We also commend Keep Seattle Moving for keeping public momentum going to ensure we do not lose the bus service we so critically need in Seattle.
"On Monday, May 19 we will have a briefing in City Council Chambers at 9:30 a.m. to learn more about the impacts of the potential loss of bus service in the City and to learn more about the Mayor's proposal. We will convene additional City Council meetings as needed throughout the summer to develop a proposal to send to the voters for the November ballot."
Editor's note: The City's deadline for submitting a ballot measure to King County Elections for the November election is August 5, 2014.
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Councilmembers Clark, Bagshaw Convene Civics Conversation Monday Night During Happy Hour at Huarachitos
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3/21/2014
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Councilmember Sally J. ClarkCouncilmembers Clark, Bagshaw Convene Civics Conversation Monday Night During Happy Hour at Huarachitos
SEATTLE - City Councilmembers Sally J. Clark an...
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City Hall to host inauguration ceremony for Seattle Mayor, Councilmembers, and City Attorney
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/31/2013
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Councilmember Tim Burgess
Councilmember Sally J. Clark
Councilmember Jean Godden
Councilmember Bruce Harrell
Councilmember Nick Licata
Councilmember Mike O'Brien
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Bagshaw applauds voters for passage of County parks levy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8/7/2013
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Bagshaw applauds voters for passage of County parks levy
SEATTLE -- Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw issued the following statement in response to voter approval of the King County parks levy in the August 2013 election:
"Yesterday voters overwhelming approved the King County Parks Levy. The levy is a six-year property tax levy lid lift that raises revenue for the maintenance and operations of the County’s regional park system, as well as funding for city parks and the Woodland Park Zoo.
"Our voters have once again shown that they deeply value our parks system and we are grateful for the continued support. The King County Parks System is important to kids, families, seniors and Seattle-ites alike. The new levy will help build and preserve ‘Our Big Backyard’ and the connections throughout our region.
"The successful passage of this funding package will generate approximately $360 million over the next six years. This funding will allow the County to continue to invest in our open spaces, improve our trail system, and build recreation opportunities.
"I thank King County Executive Dow Constantine, members of the King County Council, the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, as well as the voters for their leadership and wise actions. The County approached this levy in a thoughtful and purposeful manner. We will follow their example in the upcoming year as the City of Seattle prepares for a potential parks ballot measure for 2014."
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Seattle City Council Votes on Bill to Restore Publicly Financed Elections in Seattle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/24/2013
Council President Sally J. Clark
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Councilmember Tim Burgess
Councilmember Richard Conlin
Councilmember Jean Godden
Councilmember Bruce Harrell
Councilmember Nick Licata
Councilmember Mike O'Brien
Councilmember Tom Rasmussen
Seattle City Council Votes on Bill to Restore
Publicly Financed Elections in Seattle
Proposal to be sent to voters in November
Seattle - City Council voted on legislation today to restore public financing for local elections. Seattle was the first municipality in the country to introduce public financing, also called "voter-owned elections," in 1979, but has not had an operating program since 1992. The proposal will now be sent to Seattle voters on the November ballot.
Public financing is a system in which qualifying campaigns are funded in part with public dollars in order to increase the number of candidates running for office and increase the role of small donors in the electoral process. The Council's public financing proposal would only apply to City Council races and would be instituted in the 2015 elections.
"I'm looking forward to the robust debate about the role of money in politics in the months ahead," said Councilmember Mike O'Brien.
To opt into the program, candidates must first qualify by collecting contributions of $10 or more from at least 600 Seattle residents. Once qualified, donations up to $50 would be matched six-to-one on the first $35,000 raised. Candidates who fully utilize the matching system would receive $210,000 in public funds throughout the entire campaign, split between the primary and general elections. Voters would be asked to approve a 6-year, $9 million property tax levy to finance the program, which would cost an estimated $2 million per year, or about $5.76 for a home valued at $350,000. Candidates would have the option to run for office without participating in the public financing program.
In December 2012, Councilmembers Sally J. Clark, Nick Licata, Mike O'Brien and Tom Rasmussen sent a letter to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission (SEEC) asking the body to recommend a public financing model that meets three goals: (1) increases electoral competitiveness, (2) reduces financial barriers to entry for candidates and (3) increases the role and emphasis of small donors in the electoral process. In March, the SEEC delivered its recommendations to Council for consideration, over which the City Council's Public Campaign Finance Committee has been deliberating since April.
Seattle had partial public financing of campaigns in 1979 and 1981, and from 1987-1991. In 1992, state Initiative 134 passed, prohibiting public financing. In 2008 the State legislature adopted legislation allowing local jurisdictions to establish programs to publicly finance campaigns, if approved by a public vote, and the funding is derived from local sources only.