SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118303

• Record No: CB 118303
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 118303
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 2/23/2015
• Ordinance No: Ord 124723
• Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation to execute an agreement between The City of Seattle and City Investors VII, LLC for a full block reconstruction of 8th Avenue North, between Thomas and Harrison Streets.
• Sponsors: Tom Rasmussen
• Supporting documents: 1. Fiscal Note, 2. Proposed Substitute Att A: Memorandum of Agreement, 3. Signed Ord 124723

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/27/2015	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
2/27/2015	1	Mayor	Signed
2/27/2015	1	Mayor	returned
2/23/2015	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
2/23/2015	1	City Council	passed as amended	Pass
2/10/2015	1	Transportation Committee	pass	Pass
1/12/2015	1	City Council	referred

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation to execute an agreement between The City of Seattle and City Investors VII, LLC for a full block reconstruction of 8th Avenue North, between Thomas and Harrison Streets.
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WHEREAS, by Director's Rule 05-2013, the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation ("SDOT") adopted the South Lake Union ("SLU") Street Concept Plans that solidified a community vision in the SLU Urban Design Framework that encourages enhanced streetscape features to invigorate the pedestrian environment, increases the multimodal functionality of the right-of-way, and results in an environmentally sensitive street design that includes preserving trees and planting significant landscape; and

WHEREAS, since adoption of the SLU Street Concept Plans, SDOT prioritized and advanced the design of 8th Avenue North with an interest to secure funding for implementation; and

WHEREAS, City Investors VII, LLC ("City Investors") applied for Street Improvement Permit (SIP) to install street improvements on the frontage of their development at 300 8th Avenue North as required by the Land Use Code, Title 23, and have plans to submit a SIP for development at 333 8th Avenue North on the opposite side of the block; and

WHEREAS, in collaboration with SDOT and consistent with the vision illustrated in the SLU Street Concept Plans, City Investors proposed to install additional street improvements beyond the code requirements on 8th Avenue North that will help realize the SLU Street Concept Plans in an expeditious and cost-effective way; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of the proposed agreement is to execute an expanded construction agreement between The City of Seattle and City Investors in order to achieve a full block reconstruction on 8th Avenue North, between Thomas and Harrison Streets, in accordance with the SLU Street Co...