Executive Committee Meeting Agenda

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1 Executive Committee Meeting Agenda Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Time: 4:30 p.m. 5:45 p.m. Location: Goodwin Library (Economy Building) Committee Members: Rico Quirindongo (Chair), Betty Halfon (Vice Chair), Matt Hanna, Ray Ishii, Colleen Bowman, and David Ghoddousi 4:30pm I. Administrative: A. Approval of Agenda B. Approval of the July 18 th, 2018 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Chair 4:35pm II. Announcements and/or Community Comments Chair 4:40pm III. Council Chair Report Chair 4:50pm IV. Committee Chair s Report A. Market Connections B. Market Programs C. Finance & Asset Management Colleen Bowman Betty Halfon Devin McComb 5:00pm V. Executive Director s Report Mary Bacarella 5:10pm VI. Discussion Items A. Council Retreat Topics Chair 5:20pm VII. Closed Session A. Discuss Potential Litigation with Counsel, RCW (i) Mary Bacarella and Gerry Johnson 5:35pm VIII. Public Comment Chair 5:40pm IX. Concerns of Committee Members Chair 5:45pm X. Adjournment Chair Pike Place Market Preservation & Development Authority (PDA) info@pikeplacemarket.org pikeplacemarket.org P: F: Pike Street, Room 500 Seattle, WA 98101

2 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Wednesday, July 18 th, :30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Goodwin Library Committee Members Present: Rico Quirindongo, David Ghoddousi, Ray Ishii, Betty Halfon and Gloria Skouge Other Council Members Present: Mark Brady Staff Present: Mary Bacarella, Karin Moughamer, Matthew Holland Others Present: Howard Aller The meeting was called to order at 4:36 p.m. by Rico Quirindongo, Vice Chair. I. Administration A. Approval of the Agenda The agenda was approved by Acclamation. Approval of the June 20 th, 2018 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes The June 20 th, 2018 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes were approved by Acclamation. II. III. Announcements and Community Comments Howard Aller commented that he has reached out to a lot of people regarding the inclusion of side-by-side elevators at the Overlook Walk, but he also wonders if it could be advantageous to the negotiation of the management and maintenance agreement of the Overlook Walk that side-by-side elevators be included in order for the agreement to move forward. Council Chair s Report Rico Quirindongo noted that as vice chair he is not going to provide a report. Anecdotally, as part of conversations related to Overlook Walk there are two discussions: 1) the potential opportunity for an Operations and Maintenance Agreement with Friends of the Waterfront and Office of the Waterfront, and 2) the design of Overlook Walk and how that relates to ADA compliance, providing redundant systems, security and safety issues and how the design relates to the use agreement. Rico continued that the other component is that Friends, Pike Place Market, and Friends of the Waterfront are in conversations together and starting to frame how a partnership is presented to City Council. Rico Quirindongo acknowledged there was a special PDA council meeting, procedures were followed regarding the meeting and followed the correct noticing procedure which were reviewed in the Bylaws. In addition, there was a good discussion in closed session in moving forward with the ad hoc committee board nominations and engaging full council in that discussion. Pike Place Market Preservation & Development Authority (PDA) info@pikeplacemarket.org pikeplacemarket.org P: F: Pike Street, Room 500 Seattle, WA 98101

3 Ray Ishii asked with regards to Overlook Walk, is there a Plan B if the decision is made that some other organization is awarded the Operations and Maintenance agreement. Mary Bacarella responded the conversations have been positive and additional meetings need to occur before addressing Plan B. Rico Quirindongo explained his process for negotiating contracts and does not believe coming up with a fabricated scenario of what that would look like is worth pursing at this time. Ray Ishii asked if key issues have been identified that would need to be addressed with regards to security and maintenance. Rico responded there are two pages of issues and questions identified that is being reviewed with all parties. Those issues don t change regardless of who is operating the Overlook Walk and they are being addressed during design conversations. Mary Bacarella noted that included in conversation is the discussion of how many hours the MarketFront will be open. Rico added it s been clarified that MarketFront will not be open 24 hours a day. Betty Halfon asked for clarification on the conversations regarding open hours. Mary Bacarella responded the operating hours of Victor Steinbrueck Park, Overlook Walk, and MarketFront are part of the conversation. IV. Committee Chair s Report A. Market Connections The Market Connections meeting was cancelled. The Seattle Aquarium had asked to give their presentation in August. B. Market Programs Betty Halfon reviewed the meeting which included an overview of press received over the last month, including a great article in the Seattle Met. There was an overview of social media posts, geo-fencing, Merlino provided an overview of the spring campaign and David Dickinson reviewed the status of the Hildt-Licata agreement. Mary Bacarella added the community is pushing back on the inclusion of the MarketFront and Pavilion. There will be an update at the July council meeting. Betty Halfon continued that the small business incubation report was provided and will be presented at full council. Betty added the plan includes how to help marginal businesses and the evaluation of the plan. C. Finance & Asset Management Ray Ishii reported that Sabina reviewed the June financial statements, highlighting the 5 Year Actuals for January June. The big driver is the performance of the garage and expenses were under budget, which could be due to open positions and seasonality. The first six months of 2018 have been really good for the market. Sabina also presented an informative education piece on the LaSalle Low Income Tax Credit exit. There will be some decisions to be made and all of the tax credits have been delivered and that ended in One open question is the initial financial projections are not showing a $1.3M loss, which was originally anticipated at the start of the project as it over performed. The project is very healthy and there is over a $1M in the reserves and with the investors approval will spend that down on improvements. The hope is

4 the Market will take back the property at the close-out in % of the debt is owed from LaSalle LLC to the PDA. Ray Ishii noted that Brady Morrison provided an overview of Capital Projects. There was one action item, the Lease Proposal, and that passed unanimously and was placed on the Consent Agenda. Rico Quirindongo commented, that in reviewing the 5 Year Actuals, it s amazing that it s almost $1M higher than ever before, operating expenses are lower, and Capital Reserve contribution is highest it s been in six years. Ray Ishii responded that some of the operating expenses savings will disappear as the year goes on. Same for the Capital Reserve. Mary Bacarella added that in 2017 parking revenue picked up after June so the delta between 2017 and 2018 won t be as large. V. Executive Director s Report Mary Bacarella began by noting there are no updates on the various meetings with the City, SDOT, and WSDOT other than meetings continue. She finalized the easement agreement to receive compensation during the garage access closure during viaduct demolition and is reviewing the MOA for the design of the garage entrance for the new Alaskan Way. The summer is going well. The pedestrian counts are showing increased traffic. Parking revenue for July 1-15 th is $197,000 (2017 was $179,000) and tickets pulled for that same time period in 2018 is 16,031 (14,956 in 2017). Regarding the Hildt-Licata, there will be a response to the community this Friday followed by a comment period and another public meeting on July 31 st. Included in the council packet will be a calendar of next steps. Mary notes the process has been positive but there is a lot of concern about the MarketFront space. Amy Wallsmith has been hired as the new Director of Marketing and Program Development. She has a lot of marketing experience and great ideas, including adding re-targeting of Pike Place Market on the internet. There is one opening in security and she is starting to look at adding a security assistant manager. Mary Bacarella continued that the final chapter of the digital book is in progress and will be completed over the next few months. She will share the final version. Mary thanked 4Culture for the grant but no launch date has been selected. Rico Quirindongo would like to see a presentation, maybe an assessment of the marketing departments, at Council from the new Director of Marketing once she s settled in. Mark Brady asked if there is a clause in her agreement that she can t jump ship. Mary Bacarella responded she s not under contract but she will talk with Amy about that. David Ghoddousi noted that he has talked to a lot of people about having the MarketFront Pavilion under the Hildt-Licata. He provided the example of a farmer who is concerned with another vendor selling ice cream on MarketFront when they sell on Pike Place. Mary Bacarella responded staff has been looking at the programming aspect and seniority is not being removed

5 from the Daystall rules. David clarified that the community would like the MarketFront to be added to the Hildt Licata. Rico Quirindongo commented that the original plan was never to add MarketFront to the Hildt Licata or Daystall rules. David Ghoddousi responded that in the north pavilion experimental demonstrations was part of the discussions and that would be done by members of the community but there is a lot of feedback especially to include the MarketFront. Mary Bacarella explained her understanding of the planning conversations for MarketFront and a lot of ideas were tossed out, including crafts community, programming, and events. The crafts community is a big part of the MarketFront. Betty Halfon asked if the MarketFront is in the historic district. Mary Bacarella responded yes. Betty added she has also heard from the community and a concern is artists from outside the Market community are being brought in for demonstrations. Mary responded currently all sorts of programming ideas are being tested right now. Rico Quirindongo asked if Executive Committee members are clear on the processes by which the Hildt Licata agreement gets renegotiated. Betty Halfon and Rico Quirindongo responded they do not. Mary Bacarella provided an overview of the process which included 10 years ago no changes were made to the agreement due to the negotiations associated with the renovation. In 1998 the process was contentious. Currently, PDA staff have put forth recommendations and have provided time for community meetings and feedback. During the two community meetings 50 people and 25 people have attended. David read the nine staff recommendations at the last Market Programs meeting and feedback from the community has focused on the MarketFront. This Friday will be further recommendations. Mary read the calendar that was included in the Market Programs packet. David Ghoddousi asked how data collected from the community has been quantified. Mary Bacarella responded David Dickinson has a book of all the comments and she has been engaged in smaller conversations with the members of the craft community. Mary feels that if programming cannot take place on the MarketFront the Market cannot move forward and get locals back to the Market which is so important. Mark Brady hears from the community they are concerned with not having a say in the programming. Mary Bacarella feels certain members of the community are not speaking up. VI. Closed Session The Committee Vice Chair stated that the committee would go into closed session at 5:24 p.m. to review the lease proposal for Pike Place Chowder and discuss the PDA Council candidate recommendations and return into open session at approximately 5:40 p.m. The committee entered into closed session at 5:25 p.m.

6 A. Review of Lease Proposal, Pike Place Chowder Co., 1530 Post Alley Suite 11 RCW (c) B. PDA Council Candidate Recommendations & Discussion, RCW (g)(h) The committee entered into open session at 5:39 p.m. The committee did not discuss the lease summary for Pike Place Chowder but did talk about PDA Council seat nominations and mayoral-seat recommendation during the closed session. VII. VIII. Public Comment None. Concerns of Committee Members Betty Halfon recommended a mentor program for onboarding new councilmembers. She does not know what that looks like but is important to the process. Secondly, last night was the Constituency meeting and elections have started. On Friday is the second day of voting from 9 am 5 pm on Flower Row. Rico Quirindongo noted his conversation with Mary regarding the Downtown Seattle Association shuttle that will be running from Pioneer Square to Seattle Center. He also has spoken with the president of the Seattle Center who was not aware of it. There is an issue for the Market to sort out, as the route goas along Alaskan Way and there is no stop at the Market. This is launched as a pilot program to mediate impacts from the viaduct coming down. He feels strongly the Market should be represented along that route. Mary Bacarella added that she has spoken with John Scholes at the DSA. The Market name and logo are now on the trolley. It will start July 25 to October 1 st using money from the State. She has voiced her concern four times. There are five trolleys and they will run along Alaskan Way from Pioneer Square to Seattle Center, with a stop at the base of the Hillclimb. Rico Quirindongo recommends northbound should go up Western and southbound go along Alaskan Way. And northbound should stop in front of the Downunder entrance. Rico Quirindongo asked if it will be discussed at Council and if Jon knows Rico s route recommendation. Mary responded Don knows there are a lot of different routes. Rico would like Mary to include this as a line-item in her council report and convene a meeting with Jon and Kevin to discuss the route. Ray Ishii believes that a year ago Ben was exploring having a traffic flagger at the intersection on Western. Mary Bacarella has been talking about this along with other issues along Western Avenue. There is a grant the Market could apply for to cover paying a flagger. Another idea is a walk all way intersection. Ray Ishii re-asked his question to know if a flagger could be hired rather than an off-duty police officer. Mary Bacarella read an she pulled up on her phone regarding the safety of this intersection. Rico Quirindongo asked Mary to pull together a framework for the retreat, which will include improvements along Western Avenue. Safety concerns is part of that discussion.

7 Rico Quirindongo concluded by noting the next community meeting regarding the Hildt Licata is on July 31 st from 5:30-6:30 pm. IX. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 5:53 p.m. by Rico Quirindongo, Vice Chair. Meeting minutes submitted by: Karin Moughamer, Executive Administrator