CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the execution of an Agreement for Activation and Programming of Westlake Park and Occidental Square Park; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation (Department), through its Deputy Superintendent, entered into Agreement Number CC15-2571-008 with DBIA Services (DBIA), a Washington non-profit corporation, to conduct a pilot project for the Activation and Programming of Westlake Park and Occidental Square Park (the Pilot Agreement); and
WHEREAS, although the Department executed the Pilot Agreement as a consultant contract within the parameters of Chapter 20.50 of the Seattle Municipal Code, the Department requests the approval and execution authority from City Council for the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to enter into a substitution and replacement Agreement for Activation and Programming of Westlake Park and Occidental Square Park, which covers the same subject matter, obligations, and responsibilities between The City of Seattle and DBIA for the activation and programming services of Westlake Park and Occidental Square Park and continues the collaborative partnership and pilot project between the Department and DBIA that began on May 5, 2015 and ends on April 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Department believes that the pilot project has been operating successfully and anticipates seeking the approval of the City Council for continued and future use of third party activation and programming services and events in Westlake Park and Occidental Square Park in a future agreement; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, or the Superintendent’s designee, is authorized to execute the Activation and Programming Agreement of Westlake Park and Occidental Square Park between the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation and DBIA Services, a Washington non-profit corporation, a copy of which is attached to this ordinance as Attachment A.
Section 2. Any acts consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of this ordinance are hereby ratified and confirmed.
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 the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2015, and
signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this
_____ day of ___________________, 2015.
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President __________of the City Council
Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2015.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2015.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachment A: Activation and Programming Agreement for Westlake Park and Occidental Square Park Between The City of Seattle and DBIA Services