AN ORDINANCE approving a Master Plan for the development of wetlands and wildlife habitat and an athletic field complex at Magnuson Park; superceding Resolutions 30063 and 30293 as they pertain to the wetland and wildlife habitat and athletic field complex; and authorizing expenditure of appropriations in the 2004 Adopted Budget for athletic field renovation and wetlands development projects at Magnuson Park.

WHEREAS, in November 1999 the City Council adopted Resolution 30063 approving the Magnuson Park Concept Design; and

WHEREAS, in April 2001 the City Council adopted Resolution 30293 amending the Magnuson Park Concept Design; and

WHEREAS, Resolution 30063 and Resolution 30293 reflected the City Council's preferences for the future development of Magnuson Park; recommended development priorities including the development of an athletic field complex; and indicated that the Executive should develop a phasing plan and environmental review; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) hosted a series of public meetings including a wetland design forum in June 2001, workshops in August 2001, public design workshops in March and September 2001, athletic field lighting education forums and displays in October and November 2001, and a public design workshop in March 2002; and

WHEREAS, DPR mailed newsletters to over 15,000 households describing the proposal and giving notice for public input opportunities in Spring and Fall 2001 and Winter and Summer 2002; and

WHEREAS, DPR issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement in July 2002, issued a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement in May 2003, and issued an addendum to the Final and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement in December 2003; and

WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 30530, which included a section stating that the Council may want to impose unique conditions on the development of the athletic fields when approving changes to the Sand Point/Magnuson Park Master Plan, separate from consideration of the Joint Athletic Fields Development Program; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Park Commissioners held a public hearing on the development of a wetland and habitat complex, and athletic fields, at Magnuson Park and made recommendations in October 2003; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to a 2004 Budget Proviso, the City Council stipulated that a total of no more than $100,000 appropriated for DPR's Capital Improvement Program can be spent to pay for either the Sand Point/Magnuson Park Athletic Field Renovation Project or the Sand Point/Magnuson Park Wetlands Development Project until authorized by future ordinance; and

WHEREAS, the aforementioned Budget Proviso anticipated that the City Council will authorize additional expenditures after receiving, reviewing, and approving the proposed Master Plan for Sand Point/Magnuson Park; and

WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on the Sand Point/Magnuson Park Master Plan on April 21, 2004; and

WHEREAS, the Council finds that fully funding the wetlands and upland habitat and removal of the Commissary and its parking lots are a high priority and encourages DPR to complete as much of this work as feasible in phases 1 and 2 of the improvements; and

WHEREAS, the Council encourages DPR to consider opportunities and seek funding for facilities for individual and small group activities in the Park; and

WHEREAS, on October 7, 2002 the Council adopted Resolution 30530 stating in part that "Parks should distribute field improvements throughout the City to the extent possible and install improvements in areas of the City that lack adequate field capacity relative to other areas," and the Council now reaffirms this in relation to Sand Point/Magnuson sportsfield planning, the Council requests that DPR propose annual budgets and CIP that balance investments in field capacity at Sand Point/Magnuson Park with investments in field capacity elsewhere in the City, especially in those areas of the City that are relatively deficient in field capacity;

NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Master Plan. The Magnuson Park Wetland / Habitat and Athletic Field Complex Master Plan (Master Plan) substantially in the form of Attachment 1 to this ordinance and as supplemented by Sections 1 through 5 of this ordinance, is hereby approved. This Master Plan supercedes Resolutions 30063 and 30293 as they pertain to the wetland / habitat and athletic field complex. Prior to commencing construction beyond that included as part of phase 1 in section 5 a below, the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) shall submit to the Council an overlay map showing the extent and nature of habitat types (including an inventory of plants by species) for the proposed wetland/natural area of the Park. The Council anticipates adopting the overlay map as a part of this Master Plan.

Section 2. Multi-Purpose Activity and Sports Meadow Master Plan Element. The Council approves the Multi-Purpose Activity and Sports Meadow element of the Master Plan in the location shown on Attachment 1 with the condition that the Multi-Purpose Activity and Sports Meadow has a grass surface and no field lighting or permanent sportsfield structures, including but not limited to bleachers, base path cutouts, backstops, and goal cages.

Section 3. Sportsfields Outside the Multi-Purpose Activity and Sports Meadow Master Plan Element. The Council conditionally approves a maximum of 7 lit fields and a maximum of 2 unlit fields, or a total of no more than 9 fields, outside the Multi-Purpose Activity and Sports Meadow as shown in Attachment 1. As many of the lit fields may be equipped with all-weather, synthetic playing surfaces as is financially feasible, at the discretion of DPR. In order to mitigate the impacts of field lighting, approval is conditioned as follows: 1) on Monday through Saturday, the field lights shall be turned off no later than 10 PM on all fields; and 2) no field lighting shall be used on Sundays. Further conditions may be imposed on the Council's final land use approval of field lighting pole heights at Sand Pont/Magnuson Park following consideration by the Council's Urban Development and Planning Committee.

Section 4. Wetland/natural Area Master Plan Element.

a. The Council approves a wetland/natural area element of the Master Plan as shown on Attachment 1.

b. Prior to commencing construction beyond that included as part of phase 1 in Section 5 a. below, DPR shall submit to the Council for review and possible adoption as a part of this Master Plan, a Wetland/natural area Monitoring and Adaptive Management Plan. For each created wetland and natural area, the monitoring and reporting shall cover a period of three years from the completion of planting. The Plan shall provide for monitoring and reporting progress at key stages of creating new wetlands and natural areas, including designing and plant selection, grading, soil deconsolidation and amendment, planting, and mulching, irrigating and weeding new plantings until established. The Plan shall include an adaptive management strategy to remedy any problems that might compromise the functioning of the new wetlands and natural areas.

Section 5. Phasing and Use of Improvements. It is the Council's intent that user fees and facility and field scheduling policies and practices at the Magnuson Park wetland / habitat and athletic field complex be consistent with Citywide policies and practices.

a. Phase 1: The rehabilitation of the Multi-Purpose Activity and Sports Meadow, or that portion of it that can proceed without an Army Corps of Engineers wetland permit, shall begin and be completed as soon as possible. Also, as part of phase 1, DPR shall undertake, to the extent feasible, to improve upland habitat in the area to the south and east of the Multi-Purpose Activity and Sports Meadow.

b. Phase 2: Prior to commencing construction of phase 2 improvements, but no later than March 2006, DPR shall report back to the Council regarding what additional parts of the Master Plan it proposes to accomplish as phase 2. The report shall clearly specify the extent of removal of the Commissary and surrounding parking lots to be accomplished; the extent of wetland and natural area work; and which sports fields are to be constructed; and give a complete description of the amounts, sources and any conditions attached to funding sources to be used in phase 2. DPR shall have identified adequate funds to fully implement the proposed phase 2 improvements at the time of the report to the Council. It is the Council's intent that any external funding for phase 2 Magnuson Park wetland / habitat and athletic field complex improvements not constrain the City's ability to determine the scope, nature, sequencing or timing of 1) any improvements other than those funded by the external source and any required matching funds or 2) operation and maintenance expenditures at Sand Point/Magnuson Park.

c. Phase 3 and later phases. Before commencing construction on any improvements beyond those comprising phases 1 and 2 above, DPR shall satisfy the following condition: DPR shall submit to the Council for its consideration and approval a funding plan showing both the capital cost and the on-going operations and maintenance cost for all improvements proposed as part of that phase and proposing specific sources of funding adequate to fully cover costs. The funding plan shall also include provision for remedying any problems with sportsfields, wetlands and natural areas, or other facilities built in prior phases. Identification of any problems in the wetlands or natural areas will be based on the wetland/natural area monitoring and adaptive management reports covering a period of three years as called for in Section 4 b. . It is the Council's intent that any City funding appropriated or proposed to be appropriated leverage significant external funding. It is also the Council's intent that any external funding for phase 3 or later Magnuson Park wetland / habitat and athletic field complex improvements not constrain the City's ability to determine the scope, nature, sequencing or timing of 1) any improvements other than those funded by the external source and any required matching funds or 2) operation and maintenance expenditures at Sand Point/Magnuson Park.

Section 6. Annual Sportsfield Report to the Council. DPR shall submit an annual sportsfield report to the Council concurrent with the Executive's proposed budget beginning in 2004, providing the information similar to that requested in Council Resolution 30530 adopted in 2002, to inform future Council decisions on City sportsfields. The report should include:

a. A spreadsheet showing for each field scheduled by DPR (i.e., City fields and School District fields), the number of hours scheduled the previous calendar year a) by sport and whether youth or adult play and b) whether unlit or lit play. The table should note any special circumstances that limited the scheduling of a field in the current year (see Exhibit 1).

b. A table showing for each field, the condition of the field, a description of any improvements completed or to be completed in the current year along with the expected expansion of field capacity to be provided by any improvements (expressed in annual field hours) and a description of any improvements proposed for the following biennium, their cost and the expected increase in capacity (see Exhibit 1).

Section 7. The restrictions imposed by the following budget proviso which limit spending on the following projects are lifted because the conditions set forth in the proviso have been satisfied:

Department Green Sheet Proviso Description Project 2004 # ID(s) Amount ($)

Parks and #020-1-A Limits amount of spending on K733140 $700,000 Recreation Sand Point/Magnuson Park Athletic Field Renovation Project

Parks and #020-1-A Limits amount of spending on K733133 $750,000 Recreation Sand Point/Magnuson Park Wetlands Development Project

Section 8. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after Council passage of this ordinance is hereby ratified and confirmed.

Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten (10) days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.

Passed by the City Council the ____ day of _________, 2004, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of __________, 2004. _________________________________ President __________of the City Council

Approved by me this ____ day of _________, 2004. _________________________________ Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor

Filed by me this ____ day of _________, 2004. ____________________________________ City Clerk

Attachment 1: Magnuson Park Wetland/Habitat & Athletic Field Complex Master Plan

Exhibit 1: Example of Annual Sportsfield Report to the Council June 14, 2004 ta version #9

Attachment 1: Magnuson Park Wetland/Habitat & Athletic Field Complex Master Plan

Exhibit 1: Example of Annual Sportsfield Report to Council

A. Field Use Section

Field & 2003 Hours of Unlit 2003 Hours of Lit Sport-user group Play Scheduled Play Scheduled

Seward Park #2

Soccer youth 789 654

Soccer adult 539 342

Rugby youth 76 123

Rugby adult 0 0

Total 1,404 1,119

B. Field Condition and Improvements Section

Field/Condition 2004 Improvements Field 2005-6 Proposed Cost Field Hours Improvements Hours Added Added

Seward Park #2 None 0 Convert Grass $953,200 600 (Good To Synthetic condition)

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