CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the water system of Seattle Public Utilities; declaring real property in the City of Lake Forest Park known as the Kenmore Reservoir Site to be surplus to The City of Seattle's needs and authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to sell the property through an open competitive process.
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WHEREAS, the Seattle Water Department acquired Lot 31 and a portion of Lot 30, Block 8, First Addition to Lake Forest Park pursuant to Ordinance 97895 and Ordinance 98081 as a water reservoir site; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Water Department acquired Lots 32 and 33, Block 8, First Addition to Lake Forest Park pursuant to Ordinance 97895 and Ordinance 101069 as a water reservoir site; and
WHEREAS, the need for a water reservoir at the Kenmore Reservoir Site was eliminated by subsequent analysis; and
WHEREAS, the Kenmore Reservoir Site is excess to the needs of Seattle Public Utilities; and
WHEREAS, the City by Resolution 30862 adopted amended Procedures for the Evaluation of the Reuse and Disposal of the City's Real Property (Procedures), which established a uniform evaluation process for the reuse or disposal of real property the City owns in fee simple; and
WHEREAS, no other City department or other governmental agency proposed a public use for this property; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Finance and Administrative Services recommends in its Final Report and Recommendation that the property be offered for sale through an open competitive process, and the Real Estate Oversight Committee concurs with that recommendation; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to provisions of RCW 35.94.040 and after a public hearing, the real property in King County, Washington, known as Seattle Public Utilities' Kenmore Reservoir site, legally described in Attachment 1 attached hereto, is hereby found and decl...
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