SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120164

• Record No: CB 120164
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 120164
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 12/13/2021
• Ordinance No: Ord 126511
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to enter into an agreement with the Woodland Park Zoological Society for operation and management of the Woodland Park Zoo.
• Sponsors: Debora Juarez
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A – Key Points of O & M Agreement, 3. Presentation (9/10/2021), 4. Central Staff Memo (dated; 11/23/21 - added; 12/8/21), 5. Central Staff Memo (12/7/21), 6. Proposed Amendment 8, version 4, 7. Proposed Amendment 1 v2 (added; 12/8/21), 8. Proposed Amendment 8 v5 (added; 12/8/21), 9. Proposed Amendment 13 v5 (added; 12/8/21), 10. Signed Ordinance 126511, 11. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/15/2021	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
12/15/2021	2	Mayor	returned
12/15/2021	2	Mayor	Signed
12/15/2021	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
12/13/2021	2	City Council	passed	Pass
12/7/2021	1	Public Assets and Native Communities Committee	pass as amended	Pass
9/10/2021	1	Public Assets and Native Communities Committee	discussed
8/16/2021	1	City Council	referred
8/10/2021	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
8/3/2021	1	City Clerk	sent for review
8/3/2021	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to enter into an agreement with the Woodland Park Zoological Society for operation and management of the Woodland Park Zoo.
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WHEREAS, the City currently owns the public zoological gardens located in Seattle commonly known as the Woodland Park Zoo; and
WHEREAS, the Woodland Park Zoological Society is a nonprofit benefit corporation organized in 1965 for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes for the study and promotion of zoology and wildlife conservation and for the education and recreation of the public; and
WHEREAS, in 2000, the Washington State Legislature adopted Chapter 35.64 of the Revised Code of Washington to authorize certain cities, including The City of Seattle, to enter into contracts with nonprofit corporations or other public organizations to manage and operate their zoos and aquariums; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle and the Woodland Park Zoological Society believe that the proposed Agreement will provide the greatest opportunity for success of the Zoo to continue to fulfill its mission in education, conservation of wildlife, recreation, providing benefits to the residents of Seattle, and developing the Zoo as an important civic asset, cultural resource, and attraction; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. As requested by the Superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation and recommended by the Mayor, the Superintendent is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement ("Agreement"), substantially in the form of Attachment 1 to this ordinance, between The City of Seattle, acting through Seattle Parks and Recreation, and the Woodland Park Zoological Society (WPZS), a nonprofit public benefit corporation in the State of Washington.
Section 2. The Superintendent is authorized to manage the Agreem...