CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Council requests for information from Executive departments; adjusting timing of reports provisions and removing obsolete reports; amending Section 5.73.130 of the Seattle Municipal Code, Ordinances 122424, 125602, and 126854, and Resolution 31971; repealing Section 5 of Ordinance 125556; and rescinding Section 2 of Resolution 31863, subsection 2.G of Resolution 31902, and Sections 2 and 3 of Resolution 31914.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 5.73.130 of the Seattle Municipal Code, enacted by Ordinance 125932, is amended as follows:
5.73.130 Annual report
A. Annually in ((March)) June, the Office of Housing will report on MFTE applications, including project types, sizes, locations, unit mixes, and MFTE set asides, and will analyze rent data for both market-rate and MFTE Units in multifamily housing for which a Final Certificate is issued. The Director will also annually report on the value of the tax exemption granted, changes in the housing market, and changes to State law related to the MFTE program and labor standards. The Director may recommend changes to the program based on report findings, as appropriate, prior to the expiration of the program.
((B. Semiannually in September, the Office of Housing will report on MFTE applications, including project types, sizes, locations, unit mixes, and MFTE set asides.
C.)) B. The Executive shall collect labor-related data on projects participating in the MFTE program to advance labor equity outcomes, including payment of prevailing wages, in housing development in Seattle. This data shall include, but not be limited to: construction wage information, apprentice utilization, number of workers graduating from pre-apprenticeship programs, and the number of workers who participated in mentoring and other training programs. The Office of Housing shall include the requested data in the annual report required by Section 5.73.130. The Office of Housing shall work with MFTE developers, labor unions, and executive agencies to identify ways to comply with and minimize the administrative costs associated with this data collection and submittal process. The Office of Housing shall have the authority, including rule-making authority, to require an owner to provide the data as part of the owner's annual project certification under Section 5.73.100.
Section 2. Section 2 of Ordinance 122424, last amended by Ordinance 124946, is amended as follows:
Section 2. The Seattle Department of Transportation shall report at least ((bi-)) annually on the operations of all operating streetcar lines. The report shall include both performance metrics and financial metrics; and will include data for the past 5 years, estimates for the current year, and projections for the next 5 years. Performance metrics shall include ridership, farebox recovery ratio, productivity (riders per revenue hour), fare evasion, and reliability. Financial metrics shall include costs, including operating payments to King County, SDOT direct costs and contingency, and major maintenance expenditures; revenues, including farebox recovery, sponsorships and donations, grants and intergovernmental revenues; and actual use of funds from the Consolidated (Residual) Cash Pool for interim financing. Financial reporting shall identify variances from financial projections included in the Adopted Budget. The report shall include a narrative to describe any significant operational policy changes and explain any significant variation from budgeted projections. SDOT may adjust the performance and financial metrics with the written concurrence of the Chair of the Transportation Committee, to reflect changes to reporting methods from King County or other sources of data. The report shall be submitted in writing to the Chair of the Transportation Committee.
Section 3. Section 2 of Ordinance 125602 is amended as follows:
Section 2. The Seattle Police Department shall report to the City Council on the locations of citations, demographic information regarding citations, and disposition of citations. Reporting shall occur on at least ((a quarterly)) an annual basis to the Chair and membership of the committee with oversight of public safety, beginning no later than January 31, 2019.
Section 4. Section 2 of Ordinance 126854 is amended as follows:
Section 2. The Council approves the following work plan for the development of permanent regulations to address the matters in this ordinance, as well as other design review-related matters as appropriate:
WORK PLAN:
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Outreach on proposed permanent legislation |
January 2, 2024 - February 12, ((2024)) 2025 |
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Draft permanent legislation and conduct SEPA review on draft permanent legislation |
February 12, 2024 - April 15, ((2024)) 2025 |
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Mayor Transmits Legislation to Council |
April 17, ((2024)) 2025 |
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Council Deliberations and Public Hearing on Proposed Legislation |
May ((2024)) 2025 |
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Legislation Effective |
By August 12, ((2024)) 2025 |
Section 5. Section 3 of Resolution 31971 is amended as follows:
Section 3. City Light shall submit an annual report to the Mayor and City Council on progress of implementation and further development of the overall Transportation Electrification Strategic Investment Plan. ((City Light will continue to review and update the Transportation Electrification Strategic Investment Plan at least every four years.))
Section 6. The following sections of ordinances and resolutions that requested reports are repealed or rescinded:
Ordinance 125556, Section 5;
Resolution 31863, Section 2;
Resolution 31902, subsection 2.G; and
Resolution 31914, Sections 2 and 3.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Sections 1.04.020 and 1.04.070.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2024, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this ________ day of _________________________, 2024.
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President ____________ of the City Council
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Approved / |
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returned unsigned / |
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vetoed this _____ day of _________________, 2024. |
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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2024.
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Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
(Seal)