SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119169

• Record No: CB 119169
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 119169
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 1/2/2018
• Ordinance No: Ord 125507
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the acquisition of real property commonly known as 5104 SW Orleans Street; and authorizing acceptance and recording of the deed for open space, park, and recreation purposes.
• Sponsors: Lisa Herbold
• Supporting documents: 1. Att A - Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property, 2. Summary and Fiscal Note, 3. Summary Att A - Map of Schmitz Preserve Park Acquisition, 4. Signed Ordinance 125507, 5. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/5/2018	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
1/5/2018	1	Mayor	returned
1/5/2018	1	Mayor	Signed
1/3/2018	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
1/2/2018	1	City Council	passed	Pass
12/12/2017	1	Civil Rights, Utilities, Economic Development, and Arts Committee	pass	Pass
12/11/2017	1	City Council	referred
12/11/2017	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
12/11/2017	1	City Clerk	sent for review
12/8/2017	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

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 5104 SW Orleans Street; and authorizing acceptance and recording of the deed for open space, park, and recreation purposes.
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WHEREAS, the City Council passed Ordinance 124468 in 2014, authorizing the interlocal agreement between The City of Seattle (City) 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 Schmitz Preserve Park provides significant open space benefits including wildlife habitat and recreational opportunities, and the area is, therefore, a priority area for additional acquisitions for parks and open space; and
WHEREAS, the owner of the property at 5104 SW Orleans Street has offered to sell his property to the City while retaining a life estate, which will allow him to live out his life in his house, and this acquisition will fill a gap in Schmitz Preserve Park; and
WHEREAS, funding for the acquisition is available from the Park Land Acquisition and Leverage Fund and has been appropriated by Ordinance 124927; 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, subject to a reservation of life estate measured by the life of William B. Stotler, situated in the City of Seattle, County of King, State of Washingto...