Record No: CB 118467    Version: Council Bill No: CB 118467
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 11/30/2015
Ordinance No: Ord 124935
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Pike Place Market Historical Commission; amending Section 25.24.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code to revise the number, categories, and appointing authority for Commission positions; and making technical corrections.
Sponsors: Sally Bagshaw
Supporting documents: 1. Proposed Amendment (11/30/15), 2. Summary and Fiscal Note, 3. Historical Commission Changes 2015 (9/15/15), 4. Proposed Amendment (9/15/15), 5. Proposed Changes to the Pike Place Market Historical Commission (11/16/15), 6. Proposed Changes to the Pike Place Market Historical Commission (9/15/15), 7. Commission Challenges (11/16/15), 8. Amendments to CB 118467 (11/19/15), 9. Central Staff Memo RE: Finalized Amendments (11/19/15), 10. Signed Ord 124935
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL 118467
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Pike Place Market Historical Commission; amending Section 25.24.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code to revise the number, categories, and appointing authority for Commission positions; and making technical corrections.
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WHEREAS, the Pike Place Market Historical District and its Commission were created after an affirmative vote of the people approving Seattle Initiative 270105, which was enacted as Ordinance 100475; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 100475 was codified as Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 25.24; and
WHEREAS, Section 25.24.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code provides that the Commission be composed of two representatives each from the Friends of the Market, Inc., Allied Arts of Seattle, Inc., and the Seattle Chapter of the American Institute of Architects; and two owners of property within the Historical District, two merchants of the Market, and two residents of the Historical District;
WHEREAS, it is necessary and appropriate to clarify definitions of merchants of the Market and residents of the Historical District and to revise the number, categories, and appointing authority for Commission positions; and to adopt for the Commission the City's Race and Social Justice goals; and
WHEREAS, the Commission can benefit from considering at-large members drawn from but not limited to the Pike Place Market Constituency, the Market's population, and the greater Seattle area; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Transitory provisions. The membership of the Pike Place Market Historical Commission established pursuant to Section 25.24.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code shall be changed as follows:
A. One position is created that shall be appointed without regard to occupation or affiliation, and as defined by the Pike Place Market Historical Commission Guidelines;
B. The two positions occupied by r...

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