CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to adjusting the nine-year Move Seattle Levy appropriation amounts for Levy core categories established by Ordinance 124796, the Levy to Move Seattle; all by a ¾ vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, in 2015, Ordinance 124796 submitted to the qualified electors of the City a property tax levy for the purpose of raising up to $930,000,000 over nine years for transportation improvement purposes; and
WHEREAS, Section 6 of Ordinance 124796 established aggregate nine-year Levy proceeds appropriation amounts for each Levy core category; and
WHEREAS, Section 6 of Ordinance 124796 states, “The nine-year appropriation amounts of Levy Proceeds for each core category established in this Section 6 may be changed by up to ten percent of the amount listed for each core category by separate ordinance, after the Levy Oversight Committee has been given an opportunity to comment”; and
WHEREAS, Section 6 further states, “The nine-year appropriations amount of Levy Proceeds for each core category established in this Section 6 may be changed by more than ten percent of the amount listed for each core category by a 3/4 vote of City Council;” and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic and associated decline in revenues have resulted in the need for significant shifts across the Seattle Department of Transportation budgets; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Seattle Department of Transportation is authorized to make the following proposed appropriation changes across Move Seattle Levy (“Levy”) categories:
(a) Safe Routes category.
a. Original nine-year appropriation amount: $207,000,000
b. Proposed nine-year appropriation amount: $240,821,530
c. Percent change in appropriation: +16.3%
(b) Congestion Relief category.
a. Original nine-year appropriation amount: $303,000,000
b. Proposed nine-year appropriation amount: $285,669,270
c. Percent change in appropriation: -5.7%
(c) Maintenance and Repair category.
a. Original nine-year appropriation amount: $420,000,000
b. Proposed nine-year appropriation amount: $397,774,822
c. Percent change in appropriation: -5.3%
Section 2. The appropriation changes to the three Levy core categories listed in Section 1 of this ordinance are reflected in the SDOT 2021 Proposed Budget and the 2021-2026 Proposed Capital Improvement Program.
Section 3. 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 a 3/4 vote of all the members of the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2020, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2020.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2020.
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Jenny A. Durkan, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2020.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)