SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118999

• Record No: CB 118999
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 118999
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 6/14/2017
• Ordinance No: Ord 125328
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the appropriations for the Seattle Department of Transportation; amending Ordinance 125207, which adopted the 2017 Budget; and imposing a proviso.
• Sponsors: Tim Burgess, Bruce Harrell
• Supporting documents: 1. Proposed Substitute (added; 7/19/17), 2. Summary and Fiscal Note, 3. Signed Ordinance 125328, 4. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2017	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
6/23/2017	2	Mayor	returned
6/23/2017	2	Mayor	Signed
6/15/2017	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
6/14/2017	1	City Council	passed as amended	Pass
6/12/2017	1	City Council	referred
6/12/2017	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
6/12/2017	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the appropriations for the Seattle Department of Transportation; amending Ordinance 125207, which adopted the 2017 Budget; and imposing a proviso.
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WHEREAS, The American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that secondary school students start school after 8:30 a.m.; and
WHEREAS, beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, as a result of this recommendation, Seattle School District No. 1 ("Seattle Public Schools") switched the start times for elementary and secondary students, which has resulted in elementary schools starting before 8:00 a.m., creating challenges for young children going to school in darkness; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee (which includes representatives from the Seattle Department of Transportation, Cascade Bicycle Club, Seattle Police Department, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, and Seattle Public Schools Transportation Department) has stated that elementary schools should start no earlier than 8:00 a.m. in order to maximize student safety while walking to school; and
WHEREAS, the three-tier bus and bell schedule has resulted in three different school start times, creating challenges for parents with children at multiple grade levels; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Public Schools parents have asked the District to move from a three-tier bus and bell schedule to a two-tier schedule; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Public Schools has made a formal request to the City to provide up to $2.3 million in transportation expenses to implement this change; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Public Schools expects to secure future funding from the State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for these transportation costs; and
WHEREAS, the proviso imposed by this ordinance would allow for one-time funding to be provided from the Seattle Department of Transportation to enable Seattle Public Schools t...