Next Central Waterfront Partnerships Committee Meeting:
NOTE DATE CHANGE
Thursday February 25, 2010
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Bertha Knight Landes Room, Seattle City Hall
600 4th Avenue, Floor 1
Complete meeting schedule.
New! Central Waterfront Partnerships Committee Meeting Materials:
Minutes from January 21, 2010 Meeting
Agenda for January 21, 2010 Meeting
Powerpoint Presentation for January 21, 2010 Meeting
For all meeting materials.
With the removal of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle is poised to reclaim its Central Waterfront and reconnect our city to Elliott Bay. We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a dynamic and inviting waterfront public space that reflects our values as a City.
The City can’t do it alone. It will take an unprecedented partnership between government, local communities and civic groups – working together to identify common principles, develop a thoughtful overall approach, and recommend the tools needed to ensure the waterfront is developed and maintained as a public space for all of Seattle.
To get there, Seattle City Council adopted Ordinance 123142, which created the Central Waterfront Partnerships Committee. The committee will advise the Mayor and Council on effective models for the management, programming and use of new public spaces on the Central Waterfront. It will look at best practices from other cities, the unique challenges and opportunities we face in Seattle, and recommend the partnerships and strategies essential to succeeding with such a complex public project. The committee will not address design issues, but will recommend a process to engage the public in designing new public spaces.
Timeline
| December 2009 | Kick Off |
| March 2010 | Public Open Houses to discuss committee’s work, initial ideas for project principles and scope |
| March – June 2010 | In-depth review of best practices and Seattle precedents |
| July 2010 | Public Open Houses to discuss draft recommendations |
| Sept 2010 | Recommendations to Mayor and Council |
Committee Meetings and Public Open Houses
There will be public open houses in March and again in July 2010 for the public to review and give input on the committee’s work. Meetings of the committee will open to the public to observe. Written comments from the public will be collected at each meeting and reviewed by the committee prior to its next meeting.
Click here for a detailed meeting schedule.
Stay Informed!
This website is your one stop shop for information on the committee’s work, including meeting agendas, minutes and other committee materials. You can also subscribe to our listserv for regular updates and reminders of upcoming meetings.
For more information, please contact Marshall Foster at 206-684-8413 or via email at marshall.foster@seattle.gov.
