CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to execute an interagency agreement with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for provision of long-term monitoring and evaluation activities for the Cedar River Hatchery Program; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.
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WHEREAS, several legal agreements (e.g., the Landsburg Mitigation Agreement and the Muckleshoot Settlement Agreement) and long-term plans (e.g., Sockeye Hatchery Adaptive Management Plan and Hatchery Strategic Plan) commit Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) to fund the operation of the Cedar River Hatchery and the required Monitoring and Research/Evaluation Program until 2050; and
WHEREAS, historically, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has provided regular, annual monitoring and evaluation activities for the hatchery program for SPU under multiple, separate, annual agreements, an approach that has been time-consuming and has added considerable soft costs to the program; and
WHEREAS, WDFW has demonstrated the necessary expertise and experience to perform the monitoring and evaluation activities for the hatchery program on time and within budget and agrees to continue this support under a longer-term interagency agreement; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Director of Seattle Public Utilities is authorized to execute an interagency agreement for provision of monitoring and evaluation activities between the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and The City of Seattle, Seattle Public Utilities, substantially in the form attached to this ordinance as Attachment 1.
Section 2. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2015, and
signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this
_____ day of ___________________, 2015.
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President __________of the City Council
Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2015.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2015.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments: Attachment 1 - Interagency Agreement (SPU Agreement #14-185-A) Between Seattle Public Utilities and Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife for Sockeye Hatchery Program Monitoring and Evaluation Services