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City of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Community Services & Safety Committee
FROM: Pete Mayer, Parks & Recreation Director
By: John Dunn, Recreation Superintendent
CC: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: August 22, 2022
SUBJECT: September 17, 2022 3x3 Basketball Festival
ISSUE
Parks & Recreation will be hosting a Basketball Festival at the Community Center on
September 17th for Tukwila youth.
BACKGROUND
The Seattle Sports Commission, in partnership with King County Play Equity Coalition, formed
The Basketball Equity Action Team (BEAT), which brings together voices of community-based
basketball stakeholders throughout the county to identify spaces, people and programs that
have marginal access to basketball opportunities and create more opportunities within a 3-
phase approach:
• Phase 1 — Amplify Existing Basketball Camps and Programs
• Phase 2 — Create community festivals centered around 3x3 format
• Phase 3 — Showcase career opportunities in the sports industry to local high school
students
Tukwila Parks & Recreation has a couple of staff that are members of the King County Play
Equity Coalition and BEAT.
As part of Phase 1, BEAT is sending 25 Tukwila kids to the Storm basketball camp free of
charge. (A $300 camp) This includes transportation from the Community Center to Bellevue.
As part of Phase 2, Tukwila will be hosting 1 of 2 Festivals in King County.
DISCUSSION
This Festival will bring together various organizations to provide information, services, and
activities for youth. This festival is being developed now, but some of the confirmed
organizations that will be involved include Special Olympics and Seattle Adaptive Sports. There
will be both structured and unstructured basketball activities. There will be organized 3x3
games and tournaments along with open hoops to shoot around. The indoor and outdoor
basketball courts will be used along with portable hoops being brought in and set up in the
parking lot.
The target audience is 300 Tukwila youth between 4th and 12th grade, with an emphasis on
middle school.
The Seattle Sports Commission will handle all contracting and payments for any vendors, make
purchases, handle registrations, and provide branding and identity including advertising and
marketing. In addition, they will pay for the Community Center usage and reimburse for Tukwila
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staff labor during the event and for planning time. (Including both extra labor and full time staff)
There is a total of $90,000 they have designated for this 1 event that they are willing to spend.
As the host location, Tukwila Parks & Recreation Staff are heavily involved in the planning
process and are designing the festival to meet the needs and interests of Tukwila. This event
has the potential to be an annual event and are hopeful to see it return to Tukwila next year.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There will be no new financial impact to the budget. This will require Finance to make budget
adjustments to allocate the funding and track expenditures in the proper budget groups within
the Parks & Recreation Budget.
RECOMMENDATION
No action required.
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