CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; accepting statutory warranty deeds to the Beeson, Brecht, Chen, Crosson, Fresonke, Judd, Marsall, McElfresh (two properties), Metzler and De Llaguno, and Rasmussen properties in Skagit County, Washington, and the Ring Family Limited Partnership property in Snohomish County, all for salmonid habitat protection purposes; declaring certain real property rights surplus and no longer required for providing public utility service or other municipal purposes, and ratifying the grants of Deeds of Right to the State of Washington on the Beeson, Brecht, Chen, Fresonke, Judd, Marblemount LLC, McElfresh properties, and Rasmussen for salmon recovery and conservation purposes; placing said lands under the jurisdiction of the City Light Department; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 121114 authorized the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle City Light, within and subject to appropriation authority and based on appraised market value, to negotiate for and purchase parcels of land in the Skagit River and the Tolt/Snoqualmie River watersheds in furtherance of The City of Seattle's Endangered Species Act Early Action Program for salmon habitat conservation, which was approved by Resolution 29905; and
WHEREAS, under authority of Ordinance 121114, the City Light Department ("City Light") acquired the Beeson, Brecht, Chen, Crosson, Fresonke, Judd, Marsall, McElfresh, Metzler and De Llaguno, and the Ring Family Limited Partnership properties in the Skagit River watershed; and
WHEREAS, City Light's purchase of the Brecht, Chen, Judd, Metzler and De Llaguno, and the Ring Family Limited Partnership properties in the Skagit River watershed were counted as match towards the Salmon Recovery Funding Board ("SRFB") Grants used for purchases under the Early Action Program in 2018, 2019, and 2020; and
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