SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119345

• Record No: CB 119345
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 119345
• Type: Council Budget Action (CBA)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 9/24/2018
• Ordinance No: Ord 125669
• Title: AN ORDINANCE related to KeyArena; authorizing the renovation of KeyArena into a world-class, multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena at Seattle Center, including its design, construction, lease, financing, and future operation; authorizing the Mayor to execute agreements with Seattle Arena Company, LLC, for the renovation and lease of the Arena, including a lease agreement, a development agreement, an integration agreement, and other related agreements; exempting the renovation and future operation of the Arena from the requirements of Chapter 20.47 of the Seattle Municipal Code; authorizing the Seattle Center Director to execute future joint purchasing agreements with Seattle Arena Company, LLC, notwithstanding Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 20.60; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
• Sponsors: Debora Juarez
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A - Summary and Key Terms, 3. Matrix of Proposed Amendments 1 - 7 (updated; added 9/14/18), 4. Amendment 1: Handouts 1a - 1c, 5. Amendment 2: Handouts 2a - 2c, 6. Revised Amendment 6 (added 9/14/18), 7. Matrix of Proposed Amendments 1 - 7, 8. Signed Ordinance 125669, 9. Affidavit of Publication
• Related files: CB 119344

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/25/2018	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
9/25/2018	1	Mayor	returned
9/25/2018	1	Mayor	Signed
9/25/2018	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
9/24/2018	1	City Council	passed	Pass
9/14/2018	1	Select Committee on Civic Arenas	pass as amended	Pass
9/4/2018	1	City Council	referred
8/30/2018	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
8/29/2018	1	City Clerk	sent for review
8/29/2018	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE related to KeyArena; authorizing the renovation of KeyArena into a world-class, multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena at Seattle Center, including its design, construction, lease, financing, and future operation; authorizing the Mayor to execute agreements with Seattle Arena Company, LLC, for the renovation and lease of the Arena, including a lease agreement, a development agreement, an integration agreement, and other related agreements; exempting the renovation and future operation of the Arena from the requirements of Chapter 20.47 of the Seattle Municipal Code; authorizing the Seattle Center Director to execute future joint purchasing agreements with Seattle Arena Company, LLC, notwithstanding Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 20.60; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, on January 11, 2017, the City's Office of Economic Development released a Request for Proposals ("RFP") for the renovation of KeyArena at Seattle Center; and
WHEREAS, the City's RFP included seven objectives related to the project, summarized as follows: (1) renovate Key Arena into a world-class sports and entertainment facility, (2) integrate with Uptown's Urban Design Framework, (3) include minimal City financial participation in capital development, (4) include minimal City financial participation in ongoing operations, (5) address transportation impacts, (6) treat neighbors and impacted workers equitably, and (7) contribute to Seattle Center's vibrancy; and
WHEREAS, on February 23, 2017, the City formed an advisory body known as the Arena Community Advisory Panel ("Advisory Panel") to provide counsel to the City to consider proposals responding to the RFP, comprised of ten members chosen based on their various areas of expertise, including, but not limited to, music, sports, transportation, neighborhood interests, and design; and
WHEREAS, on April 12, 2017, O...