CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE related to the Cheasty Greenspace Trails and Bike Park Pilot Project and amending Section 5 of Ordinance 124546.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 124546, passed in August 2014, requested the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to conduct a public process regarding the design of bike and pedestrian improvements in the Cheasty Greenspace, to establish evaluation criteria for the Cheasty Greenspace Bike and Pedestrian Pilot Project; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to amend Ordinance 124546 to clarify the nature of Council’s limitation on expenditures from the Neighborhood Matching Fund; and
WHEREAS, the contents of Clerk File 314317, including DPR’s report on the Cheasty Greenspace Trails and Bike Park public process and evaluation criteria, satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 5 of Ordinance 124546; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 5 of Ordinance 124546 is amended as follows:
Section 5. Before approving a final plan for the Cheasty Greenspace Trails and Bike Park, which is proposed as a ((three-year)) 15-month pilot project, the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) shall complete a full public process and technical review of the proposed design for a multi-use bike and pedestrian perimeter trail, including review of engineering, environmental, design, and community factors, make necessary revisions to the proposed design, and report to the City Council's Parks, Seattle Center, Libraries and Gender Pay Equity (PSCLGPE) Committee. The report shall include a summary of the public engagement process and a plan outlining the method and criteria for evaluation of the pilot project.
((After DPR completes its review of the proposed design and submits its report, DPR shall file the design with the City Clerk, and submit it for approval to the Committee. After DPR reports to the City Council, and the Council approves and files the final design with the City Clerk, the Department of Neighborhoods will follow Neighborhood Matching Fund standard procedures for project implementation and use of funds for construction.))
After the project is constructed, DPR shall also report quarterly to the PSCLGPE Committee, or the appropriate Council Committee, on the results of each quarterly evaluation of the Cheasty Trails and Bike Park pilot project. After the ((three year pilot)) 15-month period is complete and before any final decision on the future of the perimeter trail, Council expects that DPR will report to the PSCLGPE, or the appropriate Council committee, on the results of the pilot project and expects that any permanent trail will be consistent with citywide greenbelt policies.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2015, and
signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this
_____ day of ___________________, 2015.
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President __________of the City Council
Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2015.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2015.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)