SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120507

• Record No: CB 120507
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 120507
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 2/14/2023
• Ordinance No: Ord 126766
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to City streets; designating the name of a new street constructed as part of the Central Waterfront project, connecting Alaskan Way with Elliott and Western Avenues, between Pike and Bell Streets, as "Elliott Way"; truncating use of the Elliott Avenue name at Western Avenue; superseding prior ordinances to the extent inconsistent; and?ratifying and?confirming certain prior acts.
• Sponsors: Debora Juarez, Andrew Lewis, Alex Pedersen
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A – Alaskan Way and New Elliott Way, 3. Summary Att B - Alaskan Way from Union to Pine, 4. Summary Att C - Elliott Way from Pine to Virginia, 5. Summary Att D – Undeveloped Elliott Way RR Franchise, 6. Summary Att E – Elliott Way from Virginia to Blanchard, 7. Summary Att F – Elliott Way from Blanchard to Western, 8. Summary Att G – Elliott Ave at Western, 9. Central Staff Memo, 10. Presentation, 11. Signed Ordinance 126766, 12. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/22/2023	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
2/22/2023	1	Mayor	returned
2/22/2023	1	Mayor	Signed
2/16/2023	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
2/14/2023	1	City Council	passed	Pass
2/7/2023	1	Transportation and Seattle Public Utilities	pass	Pass
1/31/2023	1	City Council	referred
1/25/2023	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
1/18/2023	1	City Clerk	sent for review
1/18/2023	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to City streets; designating the name of a new street constructed as part of the Central Waterfront project, connecting Alaskan Way with Elliott and Western Avenues, between Pike and Bell Streets, as "Elliott Way"; truncating use of the Elliott Avenue name at Western Avenue; superseding prior ordinances to the extent inconsistent; and?ratifying and?confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, in 2008, the State of Washington determined it would replace the State Route 99 Viaduct with a subterranean tunnel, allowing The City of Seattle to commence a citywide planning and design process to reimagine the city's Central Waterfront, marked by passage of Ordinance 123142 and appointment of a Central Waterfronts Partnerships Committee (CWPC) to guide the citywide planning and design effort; and
WHEREAS, in 2012, the Council and Mayor endorsed the Waterfront Seattle Framework and Concept plans, funding environmental analysis and full design of the James Corner concept plan as recommended by the CWPC; and
WHEREAS, the Central Waterfront Concept Design and Framework Plan, as endorsed by Council in Resolution 31399, includes rebuilding Alaskan Way from S King Street to Pike Street, and building a new street connecting Alaskan Way at Pike Street north to Bell Street where it will connect with the existing Western Avenue and Elliott Avenue couplet; and
WHEREAS, the new connector street has been identified in Central Waterfront plans as "Elliott Way" going back to the Waterfront Seattle Framework and Concept plans published in July 2012 and in subsequent environmental documentation, including the Draft and October 2016 Final Environmental Impact Statement; and
WHEREAS, the unofficial "Elliott Way" connector roadway has been under construction since December 2019 and is now nearing completion; and
WHEREAS, a staff working group that includes Office of the Waterfront and SD...