Record No: CB 118880    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 118880
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 1/3/2017
Ordinance No: Ord 125240
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the acquisition of real property commonly known as 4451 33rd Avenue W; authorizing acceptance and recording of the deed for open space, park, and recreation purposes; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Sponsors: Debora Juarez
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A - Map of Kiwanis Ravine Acquisition, 3. Presentation, 4. Signed Ord 125240, 5. Affidavit of Publication

CITY OF SEATTLE

ORDINANCE __________________

COUNCIL BILL __________________

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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the acquisition of real property commonly known as 4451 33rd Avenue W; authorizing acceptance and recording of the deed for open space, park, and recreation purposes; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

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WHEREAS, the City Council passed Ordinance 124468 in 2014 authorizing the interlocal agreement between the City of Seattle and the Seattle Park District, which included the Seattle Park District Financial Plan: 2015-2020; and

WHEREAS, the Seattle Park District Financial Plan: 2015-2020 included the Park Land Acquisition and Leverage Fund, which is to be used to acquire park lands, including acquisition of properties to fill gaps in existing public ownership and preserve continuity within the City's greenspaces; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation has determined the Kiwanis Ravine Natural Area provides significant open space benefits including wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, buffer between the industrial and residential land-use and the area is, therefore, a priority area for additional acquisitions for parks and open space; and

WHEREAS, the City has been trying to acquire the property at 4451 33rd Avenue W for over a decade and its acquisition will fill an important gap in the Kiwanis Ravine Natural Area; and

WHEREAS, funding for the acquisition is available from the Park Land Acquisition and Leverage Fund and has been appropriated by Ordinance 124927, which adopted the budget for The City of Seattle for 2016; NOW THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Superintendent of Parks and Recreation (“Superintendent”), or the Superintendent’s designee, is authorized, on behalf of The City of Seattle, to acquire the following described real property, situated in the City of Seattle, County of King, State of Washington, and commonly known as the property at 4451 33rd Avenue W (“Property”), together with all rights, privileges, and other property pertaining thereto, for open space, park, and recreation purposes:

LOT 6, BLOCK 2, LAWTON HEIGHTS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 16 OF PLATS, PAGE 94, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON.

 

Section 2. The Superintendent, or the Superintendent’s designee, is authorized, on behalf of The City of Seattle, to negotiate and enter into an agreement to acquire the Property for a purchase price of $158,000, and to accept a deed for the Property for open space, park and recreation purposes by attaching to the deed the Superintendent’s written acceptance thereof, and recording the same. 

Section 3.  The Property shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Section 4.  Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.

 

Section 5.  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 _________________________, 2017, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2017.

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President ____________ of the City Council

Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2017.

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Edward B. Murray, Mayor

Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2017.

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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk

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