The Seattle Park District Board unanimously adopted four resolutions Nov. 21 that approve the Park District’s 2026 budget, authorize the levy of regular property taxes for collection in 2026, set the 2026 tax rate and fix meeting dates for the year.

Board President Joy Hollingsworth moved to adopt Resolutions 75, 76, 77 and 78 together; a second was given and the board voted in favor on a single roll call. Board members Nelson, Rink, Rivera, Saka, Solomon, Strauss and Juarez each recorded affirmative votes and Hollingsworth voted yes; the clerk announced “eight in favor, none opposed” and the motion carried.

Resolution 75 adopts the Park District’s proposed 2026 budget. In the presentation preceding the vote, Superintendent AP Diaz summarized recent SPR accomplishments and noted the proposed 2026 budget is unchanged from the version the board reviewed in October. Diaz said the operating appropriation is supported by about $5,200,000 in one‑time fund balance resources and that the property taxes to be levied in 2026 were shown in the presentation as roughly $131.2 million.

Resolution 76 (the short property tax resolution) authorizes the city to collect the revenue represented in the 2026 proposal. Resolution 77 (the long property tax resolution) sets the 2026 Park District rate at $0.44 per $1,000 of assessed value; Karina Bull, council central staff, said that averages to about $389 annually per typical homeowner in the materials presented to the board.

Resolution 78 sets the Park District Board meeting dates for 2026, including June 16 and Oct. 20, with a third meeting listed on Nov. 20, 2026. Bull said the dates can be revised following the normal notice process.

The board heard a series of performance and program highlights before taking action, including summer events attendance, a summer meals program that served more than 22,000 meals, a staffed restroom pilot at Cal Anderson Park and progress on capital projects. Karina Bull described attachments to Resolution 75 showing the budget by summary level and an updated Cycle 2 (2023–2028) financial plan.

Next steps: the president requested the clerk affix her signature to the adopted resolutions; the board adjourned and listed June 16, 2026 as the next scheduled Park District Board meeting.