COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          7a 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting      October 27, 2020 
DATE:     October 20, 2020 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Christina Billingsley, Sr. Program Manager, Environmental Engagement 
Stephanie Jones Stebbins, Director, Maritime 
Sally del Fierro, Director, Community Engagement 
Sandra Kilroy, Director, Maritime Environment and Sustainability 
Elizabeth Leavitt, Sr. Director, Engineering, Environment and Sustainability 
SUBJECT:  New Names for Duwamish River Parks and Habitat 
Amount of this request:                    $0.00 
Total estimated project cost:                $0.00 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to adopt the new names for six
Port-owned public access and habitat sites along the Duwamish River as determined through the
community engagement project, "Incredible Parks Want Incredible Names." 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The Port and Seattle Parks Foundation launched the "Incredible Parks Want Incredible Names"
community engagement project this summer to rename six Port-owned parks and shoreline
habitat sites along the Duwamish River. The six sites include: Terminal 1 05, Terminal 107,
Terminal 108, 8th Ave South Street End, Turning Basin 3, and the currently under-construction
Terminal 117. After a three-month public nomination and scoring process that engaged over
12,000 unique visitors through the project website, new names will be publicly "revealed" at the
October 27th Commission meeting. Each of the new community-sourced names reflect the
cultural, historical, and environmental significance of each site and satisfy the criteria set forth
by the Commission and community partners at the start of the project. 

JUSTIFICATION 
The "Incredible Parks Want Incredible Names" (IPWIN) project connects Port-ownedpublic
access sites along the Duwamish River to their ecological, cultural, and historical significance
while raising awareness of the Port's Century Agenda goals supporting salmon recovery and river
habitat. Launched during the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, the Port has partnered with the
Seattle Parks Foundation, a well-recognized public parks and greenspace non-profit, to design
and implement the re-naming project with transparency and community involvement. 

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Meeting Date: October 27, 2020 

The six parks, among the last remaining public access sites along the Duwamish River, are
currently named after geographic markers or previous industrial purposes, including: Turning
Basin #3, 8th Ave South Park, Terminal 117, Terminal 107 Park, Terminal 108/Diagonal Street
Public Access, and Terminal 105 Park. The Park Profiles section of the IPWIN website offers
information about each park and explains their connections to these languages and the
communities who speak them. 
The selected names represent the diversity of people and their experience with each park, final 
community-sourced names appear in the English and Lushootseed languages and meet the
community and Commission-supported criteria that it must reflect each site's cultural, historical
and or environmental importance. 
The new names will be shared widely in public signage and Port outreach. In consultation with
tribal historians, the Port will ensure linguistic accuracy, pronunciation and legibility for all names.
A legend on how to read and pronounce the Lushootseed names is available below: 
Lushootseed Name Formatting Guide: 
Example: sbqwa Park & Shoreline Habitat (sbaqwah, "s-bah-qwah," "Great Blue Heron") 
1. Lushootseed in Lushootseed Character Style 
2. Lushootseed in Romanized Character Style 
3. "English Phonetic Pronunciation of Lushootseed" 
4. English translation of Lushootseed 
Former name                              New name 
Terminal 105 Park            tulaltx Village Park & Shoreline Habitat (Toolalt, "t-oo-ah-
lal-too-wx": Herring's House / A description of where herring
live and spawn / Name of an old village site on the west bank
of the Duwamish River) 
Terminal 107 Park             hapus Village Park & Shoreline Habitat (haapoos, "ha-ah-
poos": Name of a small stream draining across a flat on the
west side of Duwamish River) 
Terminal 108 Park/Diagonal   sbqwa Park & Shoreline Habitat (sbaqwah, "s-bah-qwah":
Public Access Site              Great Blue Heron) 
Terminal 117 Public Access    Duwamish River People's Park & Shoreline Habitat 
and Shoreline Habitat 
Turning Basin #3              Salmon Cove Park & Shoreline Habitat 
8th Ave South Street End      tataucid Park and Shoreline Habitat (tathtathootseed, "t-
ahth-t-ahth-oots-eed": Where there is something overhead,
across the path / A description of logs or branches located
above a path or trail) 

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Meeting Date: October 27, 2020 
As part of the announcement ceremony on October 27th, an exclusive weblink will be shared
during the unveiling of the final park names for the video premiere of The Power of Our Stories,
produced by Fern Renville and Roger Fernandes. Storytellers from the Suquamish, Muckleshoot,
and Duwamish communities share Coast Salish stories conveying the importance of community,
culture, the environment and the Duwamish River. These connections and values are shared in
the six new park names. 
Diversity in Contracting 
NA 
DETAILS 
Project Overview: In Spring 2020, Seattle Parks Foundation and Port staff began a planning
process centering inclusion, community voice, and empowerment and convened a Review
Committee to influence the design of the project. In Summer, the project deployed videos,
interactive-3D social media featuring community histories and fun facts of each park,
distributed door-to-door print material in sync with community partner activities, and more to
get out the word. The project collected over 3,500 name nominations from the public, which
were screened for eligibility and then shortlisted by the Review Committee. In Fall, the project
issued a call for public scores and collected rank-choice preferences from over 1,500
participants. Finally, the Review Committee analyzed the public scoring results, selection
criteria, and Commissioner feedback to select final names for each park. Commissioners
provided feedback throughout all three phases of the project and will have the opportunity to
formally adopt the new names through passage of a Motion on October 27th. 
Phase 1  Planning for Inclusive Community Engagement 
From March to July, the Seattle Parks Foundation and Port staff project team designed an
outreach strategy that centers equity. These actions included: 
Convened a Review Committee representing key park user perspectives: environmental
stewards, historians, workers, Tribal and cultural heritage experts, youth, and neighboring
community leaders. The  Review Committee supported  inclusive decision-making
throughout the process. Committee meetings blended group discussion, "progressive
stack" facilitation, with confidential scoring practices to ensure fair and free participation. 
Review Committee informed the name selection process, eligibility criteria, outreach
plans, decision-making strategies, and other project processes. 
Development of racial equity best practices throughout the project. 
Stakeholder mapping and disaggregated census tract data to identify potential park
stakeholders. 
Early consultation and ongoing dialogue with leaders from key community-based
organizations, Indigenous leadership, and coordination with Port leadership. 
Active inclusion of communities of color histories and experiences related to each park or
geographic area. 

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Accessible communications strategy to accommodate access needs for multilingual and
multi-generational park users. 
Phase 2 - Public Nomination Period 
From July to September, the project implemented this strategy with the following actions: 
Deployment of videos and interactive, 3D social media featuring community histories and
fun facts of each park. 
Translation of print materials in 4 languages: Spanish, Khmer, Somali, Vietnamese. 
Door-to-door  drop-offs of nomination materials in synch with community partner
activities. 
Set up of voicemail and text-based nomination options, enabling elders and others with
digital literacy or internet access barriers the opportunity to participate. 
Outreach to industries, businesses, cultural and historical preservation organizations,
environmental and community stakeholders connected to each park. 
Outreach to Port stakeholders including former Port Commissioners, select Employee
Resource Groups, and Duwamish River-related project teams. 
Phase 3  Public Scoring Period 
After an eligibility check, names went through multiple rounds of scoring and evaluation
by the Review Committee to best match the selection criteria (ie: demonstrate each site's
cultural, historical or environmental importance). 
These names were shortlisted to a "top three" list in which the public participated in a
rank-choice scoring opportunity. Over 1,500 people submitted their preferences. 
The Review Committee analyzed the public scoring results, selection criteria, and
Commissioner feedback form to select final names for each park. Commissioners
provided feedback throughout all three phases of the project and will have the
opportunity to formally adopt the new names through passage of Motion 2020-20 on
October 27th. 
FINDINGS: Public Involvement Period 
Significant Public Participation: At the close of the nomination phase on Sept 1st, the project
received 3,366 nominations. Online platforms included names in Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali,
and Khmer languages, 11 were received via voicemail, and 3 nominations were received via text.
During the public scoring period, over 1500 individuals ranked the top three shortlisted names.
Website traffic since the start of the project tracked 23,000 pageviews with over 12,000 unique
visitors from July 24th to September 30th. 
Common Themes for New Names: The majority of nominations were for Duwamish and
Indigenous heritage terms, words, or concepts. Notably, ancestral place names stood out, while
other Lushootseed names depicting cultural, wildlife, and natural features were also popular. In
addition, the following themes showed statistical significance: general northwest flora and fauna
terms; salmon and salmon-related; "transformation" and "change over time" concepts;

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river/spiritual names around the river cleanup; generational heroes; maritime names; and
Spanish and Jewish cultural names. 
Common Themes for Park Value: The nomination form asked the public to describe what they
value about the parks. Responses included themes such as: access to green space; connection to
nature and wildlife (especially birds); connection to Indigenous heritage of the city; rejuvenation,
hope, sense of peace; refuge in the city; appreciation of free and public access year round; loving
the river, access to the river, riverfront, boating; unique, rich history of each site; well maintained;
and the ecological stewardship, cleanup efforts, volunteering opportunities at the parks. 
Common Themes for Park Improvements: The nomination form asked the public to describe
what they would like to see improved at the parks. This request for data was suggested by
Commissioners early in the project design. Responses included themes such as: increased
recognition at the parks regarding Coast Salish Indigenous and Duwamish heritage; returning
land to the Duwamish and Indigenous peoples; more trees and native plants; good maintenance
to improve and continue; better bike, public transit and pedestrian safety; connecting
trails/signage, including a crosswalk to Longhouse at Terminal 107 Park; more signage about
history and Indigenous rights; access to bathrooms that are clean and open all year; amenities
like drinking water access, benches, and picnic tables. 
Scope of Work 
NA 
Schedule 
NA 

ALTERNATIVES AND IMPLICATIONS CONSIDERED 
NA 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
NA 
Annual Budget Status and Source of Funds 
NA 
Financial Analysis and Summary 
NA 


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Meeting Date: October 27, 2020 
Future Revenues and Expenses (Total cost of ownership) 
NA 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
(1)   Motion 2020-20 
(2)   Presentation slides 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
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