CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to grant funds from non-City sources; authorizing the Director of Transportation to accept specified grants and execute related agreements for and on behalf of the City; amending Ordinance 125207, which adopted the 2017 Budget, including the 2017-2022 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to the Seattle Department of Transportation; revising allocations and spending plans for certain projects in the 2017-2022 CIP; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle was awarded funds from the Puget Sound Regional Council Preservation Set-Aside Program for 15th Avenue NE and Pacific Avenue NE Paving Projects; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle was awarded funds from the Puget Sound Regional Council Regional Program and the Federal Transit Administration for the Center City Streetcar Connector Project; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle was awarded funds from the Puget Sound Regional Council Countywide Program for the Center City Gateway Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Project; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle was awarded funds from the Puget Sound Regional Council Non-Motorized Set-Aside Program for the Melrose Protected Bike Lane and Neighborhood Greenway Project; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle was awarded funds from the Washington State Department of Transportation Pedestrian and Bicycle Program for the Rainier Beach All Ages and Abilities Bike Network Design and the Aurora Avenue N (SR 99) Greenlake Drive N/
N 83rd Street Protected Intersections and Multimodal Improvements Projects; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle was awarded funds from the Washington State Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School Program for the Lowell Elementary Neighborhood Greenway, Broadview Elementary School - Laurel Street Pedestrian Project, Hamilton Middle School/Stone Way N and N 41st Street, and Rainier Avenue S and S Graham Street Intersection Safety Improvements; and
WHEREAS, these grant funds require execution of agreements; and
WHEREAS, spending of these grants will begin in 2017; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation 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 forth in Section 2 of this ordinance.
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Item |
Fund |
Grantor |
Purpose |
Amount |
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1.1 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) - Preservation Set-Aside |
15th Avenue NE Paving |
$1,500,000 |
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1.2 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) - Preservation Set-Aside |
Pacific Avenue NE Paving |
$1,500,000 |
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1.3 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) - Regional Program |
Center City Streetcar Connector |
$7,300,000 |
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1.4 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Federal Transit Administration |
Center City Streetcar Connector |
$50,000,000 |
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1.5 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) - Countywide |
Center City Gateway Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) |
$5,555,000 |
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1.6 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) - Non-motorized Set-Aside |
34th Street Protected Bike Lane |
$951,000 |
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1.7 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) - Non-motorized Set-Aside |
Melrose Protected Bike Lane and Neighborhood Greenway |
$3,010,991 |
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1.8 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Washington State Department of Transportation - Pedestrian and Bicycle Program |
Rainier Beach All Ages and Abilities Bike Network Design |
$315,500 |
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1.9 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Washington State Department of Transportation - Pedestrian and Bicycle Program |
Aurora Ave N (SR99) Green Lake Drive N/N 83rd Street Protected Intersections & Multimodal Improvements |
$578,600 |
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1.10 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Washington State Department of Transportation - Safe Routes to School |
Lowell Elementary Neighborhood Greenway |
$442,000 |
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1.11 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Washington State Department of Transportation - Safe Routes to School |
Broadview Elementary School - Laurel Street Pedestrian Project |
$700,000 |
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1.12 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Washington State Department of Transportation - Safe Routes to School |
Hamilton Middle School/Stone Way N and N 41st Street |
$253,700 |
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1.13 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Washington State Department of Transportation - Safe Routes to School |
Rainier Avenue S & S Graham Street Intersection Safety Improvement |
$249,300 |
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1.14 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) - Programmatic |
South Lander Street Grade Separation |
$9,000,000 |
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Total |
$81,356,091 |
Section 2. Contingent upon the execution of grant or other funding agreements and receipt of the grant funds authorized in Section 1 of this ordinance, appropriations in the 2017 Budget and project allocations in the 2017-2022 Adopted Capital Improvement Program for the following items are increased as follows:
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Item |
Fund |
Budget Control Level |
Additional Budget Appropriation |
Project Name |
2017 CIP Allocation (in $000’s) |
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2.1 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Mobility-Capital (19003) |
$7,300,000 |
Center City Streetcar Connector (TC367210) |
(($8,822)) $16,122 |
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2.2 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Major Maintenance/ Replacement (19001) |
$1,336,100 |
Bike Master Plan Implementation (TC366760) |
(($11,415)) $12,751 |
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2.3 |
Transportation Operating Fund (10310) |
Mobility-Capital (19003) |
$1,203,000 |
Pedestrian Master Plan - School Safety (TC367170) |
(($4,892)) $6,095 |
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Net Change |
$9,839,100 |
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$34,968 |
These modifications shall operate for the purposes of decreasing or increasing the basis for the limit imposed by subsection 4(c) of Ordinance 125207.
Section 3. The dollar amounts shown or established in the 2017 spending plan column for the following projects in the 2017-2022 Adopted Capital Improvement Program are modified as follows:
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Item |
Department |
CIP Project Name |
CIP Project ID Code |
2017 Amount (in $000’s) |
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3.1 |
Seattle Dept. of Transportation |
Center City Streetcar Connector |
TC367210 |
(($8,822)) $11,406 |
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3.2 |
Seattle Dept. of Transportation |
Bike Master Plan Implementation |
TC366760 |
(($18,650)) $19,986 |
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3.3 |
Seattle Dept. of Transportation |
Pedestrian Master Plan - School Safety |
TC367170 |
(($4,892)) $6,095 |
These modifications shall operate for the purposes of decreasing or increasing the bases for the limit imposed by subsection 4(c) of Ordinance 125207.
Section 4. The modifications to the 2017-2022 Adopted Capital Improvement Program for the above items are as reflected in Attachments A, B, and C to this ordinance.
Section 5. The Executive will provide a report to Council detailing the financial operating plan for the Center City Streetcar and the projected performance measures (including ridership, fare box recovery ratio, productivity, fare evasion, and reliability) for the first 6 years of Center City Streetcar operations. The report will include projections for the fund balance of the Streetcar Fund and show how the Executive intends to retire the interfund loan for operating the South Lake Union Streetcar. The report will identify contingency strategies and potential funding sources to address the risk of under collecting future operating revenue. The report will identify contingency strategies and potential funding sources to address the risk that future Federal Transit Agency funds are not included in the federal budget to reimburse the capital construction costs of the project. The report will be submitted in writing to members of the City Council no later than September 30, 2017.
Section 6. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 7. 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 _________________________, 2017, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2017.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2017.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2017.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment A - Center City Streetcar Connector
Attachment B - Bike Master Plan Implementation
Attachment C - Pedestrian Master Plan - School Safety