CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; declaring certain real property rights at the Foy Pump Station property (500 NE 145th St) as being surplus to the City's municipal utility needs; authorizing the sale of 451 square feet of King County Parcel 756870-0780 and 460 square feet of King County Parcel 756870-0775, and granting 1,201 square feet and 453 square feet on the same respective parcels for 3-year term temporary construction easements to the City of Shoreline for the purposes of the 145th Street and I-5 Interchange Project; directing the proceeds therefrom to Seattle Public Utilities' Water Fund; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, the City of Shoreline is constructing the 145th Street and I-5 Interchange Project ("Project") to improve safety and multimodal access along the 145th Street corridor and connect to the Sound Transit Shoreline South/148th Light Rail Station, which is planned to open in 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Project includes construction of the roundabout, which will require the permanent use of a portion of Seattle Public Utilities' (SPU) Foy Pump Station property and temporary use of additional areas for construction purposes; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 29799, adopted in 1998, and most recently amended by Resolution 31837 in 2018, adopted procedures regarding property reuse and disposition of City-owned property (Property Disposition Procedures); and
WHEREAS, SPU's recommendation to transfer the property is based on the City of Shoreline's need to secure the property rights for its transportation project and is distinct from the type of property transfer that would typically be subject to the Property Disposition Procedures; and
WHEREAS, each of the properties being transferred is less than 500 square feet and each is therefore exempt from the public notification requirements described in the Property Disposition Procedures; ...
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