SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119460

• Record No: CB 119460
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 119460
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 3/11/2019
• Ordinance No: Ord 125786
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy; utilizing the resources provided by the taxpayers within the Development Category Inflation Adjustment and the Neighborhood Parks and Playgrounds subcategory; increasing appropriations to the Department of Parks and Recreation in the 2019 Adopted Budget; and amending the 2019-2024 Adopted Capital Improvement Program; all by a three-fourths vote of the City Council.
• Sponsors: Debora Juarez
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Presentation, 3. Signed Ordinance 125786, 4. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/15/2019	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
3/15/2019	1	Mayor	returned
3/15/2019	1	Mayor	Signed
3/14/2019	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
3/11/2019	1	City Council	passed	Pass
3/6/2019	1	Civic Development, Public Assets, and Native Communities Committee	pass	Pass
2/19/2019	1	City Council	referred
2/5/2019	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
1/29/2019	1	City Clerk	sent for review
1/29/2019	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy; utilizing the resources provided by the taxpayers within the Development Category Inflation Adjustment and the Neighborhood Parks and Playgrounds subcategory; increasing appropriations to the Department of Parks and Recreation in the 2019 Adopted Budget; and amending the 2019-2024 Adopted Capital Improvement Program; all by a three-fourths vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 122749 authorized a proposition to be submitted to Seattle's voters that would levy for up to six years regular property taxes in excess of the limitation on levies in Chapter 84.55 RCW, for the purposes of acquiring, developing, or restoring parks, recreation facilities, cultural facilities, green spaces, playfields, trails, community gardens, and shoreline areas; and
WHEREAS, the proposed 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy ("Parks Levy") was approved by Seattle voters on November 4, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Parks Levy program created four major funding categories for levy funds: 1) Acquisitions, 2) Development, 3) Environment, and 4) Opportunity Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Green Spaces Levy included a $14 million inflation contingency to cover escalating costs on construction and improvement projects in future years in the Development Category; and
WHEREAS, $11,594,000 of the inflation contingency has been appropriated year to date; and
WHEREAS, Parks Levy projects have experienced inflation to date and have experienced a very challenging bid climate due to the recent economic boom; and
WHEREAS, the remaining $2,408,000 of levy inflation adjustment dollars will be used to support the remaining projects within the Development Category as intended; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that appropriations for the recommended projects will be included in the 2019-2024 Capital Improvement Program; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CIT...