Still time to send your Email to the Seattle City Council. The following is my message.
Caleb
To:
[email protected] (Tom Rasmussen),
[email protected] (Richard Conlin),
[email protected] (Jan Drago),
[email protected] (Tim Burgess),
[email protected] (Sally Clark),
[email protected] (Jean Godden),
[email protected] (Bruce Harrell),
[email protected] (Richard Mciver),
[email protected] (Nick Licatta)
Subject:Building 11 at Magnuson Park
Date:Monday, July 21, 2008 2:43:41 PM
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Dear Seattle Parks Commission members and Seattle City Council members:
We request that you consider the proposal for Building 11, and approve it for the best interests of the Community and the City of Seattle.
In August, 2005, The City of Seattle Department of Parks & Recreation Enterprise Division issued a Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for development of several buildings at Magnuson Park. On behalf of Sail Sand Point, a non profit 501(c) 3 Corporation, operating a Community Sailing Center on the north shore of Magnuson Park, I was pleased to submit a response to the RFQ, along with TRF Pacific, the proposed Developer. The Qualifications were accepted, and Building 11 LLC was formed to respond to the Request For Proposal (RFP) issued in Feb, 2006. Building 11 LLC was selected as the successful proposal, and negotiations were started.
After two years of review and negotiations, the final proposal was set to go to the Seattle City Council for approval. We request that this proposal be accepted.
A similar Proposal was submitted by The Mountaineers for Building 67. The lease proposal was accepted and the remodel is nearly completed, with occupancy expected later this year.
Many have written to you with their support for the Building 11 LLC proposal, including reports of their experience at Sail Sand Point, Seattle's Community Sailing Center. Another example of the Community Outreach Free Sailing programs that have been offered by Sail Sand Point is the "Fast and Fun" program see
http://www.ussailing.org/multihull/fast&fun.htm As noted in the Seattle articles, the program started a Magnuson Park in 2002, and continues today. The specific target for this program is the youth that would not normally have access to water activities with emphasis on minority and disadvantaged groups.
The Seattle Parks and Recreation, Sand Point Magnuson Park recognized this program with the "Certificate Of Appreciation" on Neighbor Appreciation Day, Feb. 8, 2003.
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Caleb Tarleton
Magnuson North Shore Recreational Area Project Advisory Team
Sail Sand Point Board, Past President
