The Seattle City Council Parks Committee approved an ordinance that would authorize an appropriation of an additional $5 million for the Parks and Green Spaces Levy that was passed by voters last fall.

Before this proposal, an initial $24.4 million was appropriated for the levy.

If approved by the full council, the additional funding would be divided as $1.4 million for neighborhood parks and playgrounds; $650,000 for forest and stream restoration; $2.3 million for major parks (i.e development of Jefferson Park); $100,000 for shoreline access acquisition; and $1 million for P-Patch development.

Richard Conlin, city council president, became in favor of funding for P-Patches after a review revealed a possible 500 to 600 locations.

“A lot of it will be on existing city property instead of acquiring property, which would eat up a lot of city funds, so I’m really happy about this,” Conlin said.

If additional funding is approved, renovation of the play area at Golden Gardens would be one of a number of projects that would benefit from the $5 million.

The ordinance is scheduled for a full council vote on June 8.