Record No: CB 119290    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 119290
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 6/25/2018
Ordinance No: Ord 125608
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement project; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation to acquire, accept, and record, on behalf of The City of Seattle, two deeds for street purposes from ARE-1201/1208 Eastlake Avenue, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, located in a portion of Lots 1 and 2, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 9604526, recorded under King County Recording Number 9611060361, and a permanent easement for sidewalk purposes from the Washington State Employees Credit Union, a Washington State chartered credit union, located in a portion of Lot 10, Block 4, Doyle's Addition to the City of Seattle; placing the real property rights and interests conveyed by such deeds and easement under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; laying off the deeds as right-of-way; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Sponsors: Mike O'Brien
Attachments: 1. Att A – Recorded Deed for Street Purposes (Recording Number 20170508000549), 2. Att B – Recorded Deed for Street Purposes (Recording Number 20170508000550), 3. Att C – Recorded Easement for Sidewalk Purposes (Recording Number 20170522000144)
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Ex 1 - Vicinity Map of Acquisition Areas, 3. Presentation, 4. Signed Ordinance 125608, 5. Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement project; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation to acquire, accept, and record, on behalf of The City of Seattle, two deeds for street purposes from ARE-1201/1208 Eastlake Avenue, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, located in a portion of Lots 1 and 2, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 9604526, recorded under King County Recording Number 9611060361, and a permanent easement for sidewalk purposes from the Washington State Employees Credit Union, a Washington State chartered credit union, located in a portion of Lot 10, Block 4, Doyle's Addition to the City of Seattle; placing the real property rights and interests conveyed by such deeds and easement under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; laying off the deeds as right-of-way; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle ("City") is responsible for maintaining the 117 bridges it owns; and
WHEREAS, Fairview Avenue North Bridge ("Fairview Bridge") is located on the southeast shore of Lake Union near the 1200 block of Fairview Avenue North, next to the historic Lake Union Steam Plant building; and
WHEREAS, the oldest portion of the Fairview Bridge was built over 65 years ago, and it is the last timber-supported bridge on a major road in Seattle; and
WHEREAS, the Fairview Bridge is structurally deficient and seismically vulnerable and needs to be replaced; and
WHEREAS, the 2018-2023 Adopted Capital Improvement Program includes funding to construct the replacement of the Fairview Bridge; and
WHEREAS, the Fairview Avenue Bridge Replacement project, under the Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement Program, replaces the existing bridge with a bridge that is designed to be safer for all users and will provide the necessary infrastructure for potential trans...

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