CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE related to the appropriations for Seattle Center; amending Ordinance 124648, which adopted the 2015 Budget; amending Ordinance 124349, which adopted the 2014 Budget; lifting a proviso; and changing appropriations within the Seattle Center Department.
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WHEREAS, the 2014-2019 Adopted Capital Improvement Plan Budget included $270,000 of REET I funding in the Seattle Center Long Range Investment Plan Project (S0703) in Seattle Center within the Campuswide Improvements and Repairs Budget Control Level; and
WHEREAS, this funding was intended to develop a Memorial Stadium Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, Council adopted a proviso on this funding that no funding could be spent until authorized by future ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Council anticipated that authority would not be granted until the Libraries, Utilities, and Center Committee had reviewed and approved the proposed consultant scope of work for the development of a Memorial Stadium Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Center has determined that this funding would more appropriately be used for a Strategic Parking Study and Real Estate consultant to continue discussions around the future use of Memorial Stadium and other Seattle Center spaces; and
WHEREAS, REET I is not an eligible funding source for this type of work but can be swapped for funding with other Capital Projects within Seattle Center to accomplish this objective without changing the overall funding authority within Seattle Center; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The restrictions imposed by the following budget proviso, which limit spending on the following items, are removed.
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Department
2014
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Proviso
Budget Control Level
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Seattle Center
#55-1-A-1
None of the money appropriated in the 2014 budget for Seattle Center's Campuswide Improvements and Repairs BCL may be spent for the ...
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