CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to grant funds from non-City sources; authorizing the Director of the Office of Economic Development to accept specified grants and execute related agreements for and on behalf of the City; amending Ordinance 126955, which adopted the 2024 Budget; changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, on September 14, 2023, the Wing Luke Museum sustained significant property damage in an act of vandalism that was an apparent hate crime; and
WHEREAS, the Wing Luke Museum is a significant and unique cultural asset in Seattle as the only pan-Asian Pacific American community-based museum in the United States, in addition to being a National Park Service Affiliated Area and a Smithsonian affiliate; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Washington State Department of Commerce have jointly committed $100,000 to the Museum assist with repairs; and
WHEREAS, the City, having an existing contractual relationship with the Museum, will serve as the entity to reimburse the Museum for these repairs, up to $100,000; and
WHEREAS, the share of funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce requires execution of an interlocal agreement contingent on acceptance of this funding as a grant; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35.22.570 and 35A.11.040, the City's legislative body has the power to accept grants; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Director of the Office of Economic Development is authorized to accept the following non-City funding from the grantor listed below, and to execute, deliver, and perform agreements for the purposes described below. The funds, when received, shall be deposited in the receiving fund identified below to support, or as reimbursement for, the corresponding appropriations set fort...
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