CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities to enter into two interlocal agreements to provide for the implementation of Chinook salmon conservation plans for the Lake Washington, Cedar River, Sammamish Watershed and the Green River, Duwamish River, and Central Puget Sound Watershed; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, Puget Sound Chinook salmon were listed as a threatened species in 1999 under the federal Endangered Species Act; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle and other local governments in the Lake Washington, Cedar River, Sammamish Watershed (Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 8) and the Green River, Duwamish River, and Central Puget Sound Watershed (WRIA 9) are working proactively to improve and restore Puget Sound Chinook populations, and have shared interests and responsibilities for addressing long-term watershed planning and conservation of the aquatic ecosystems and floodplains and wish to collectively provide for planning, funding, and implementation of various activities and projects; and
WHEREAS, the WRIA 8 Salmon Conservation Plan and WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan that contribute to the federally approved Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan were developed through interlocal agreements and were previously ratified by Council; and
WHEREAS, the City and other jurisdictions have participated in similar interlocal agreements for salmon recovery since 2001; and
WHEREAS, the City has a strong interest in participating in regional salmon recovery efforts which provide other benefits to the residents of Seattle such as but not limited to flood plain management, stormwater management, improved open space, recreation, improved stream water quality, and habitat for other species; and
WHEREAS, implementation of the Chinook salmon conservation plans in WRIA 8 and WRIA 9 are a cornerstone of regional efforts to restore the health of the Puget Sound ecosystem; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities is authorized to execute, for and on behalf of The City of Seattle, an agreement with King County substantially in the form attached to this ordinance as Attachment 1.
Section 2. The General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities is authorized to execute, for and on behalf of The City of Seattle, an agreement with King County substantially in the form attached to this ordinance as Attachment 2.
Section 3. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.
Section 4. 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 _________________________, 2025, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this ________ day of _________________________, 2025.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved / returned unsigned / vetoed this ____day of _______________, 2025.
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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2025.
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Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Interlocal Agreement for Chinook Salmon Conservation Planning for the Watershed Basins within Water Resource Inventory Area 8
Attachment 2 - Interlocal Agreement for the Green River, Duwamish River, and Central Puget Sound Watersheds within the geographic planning area of Water Resource Inventory Area 9 (which includes portions of Water Resource Inventory Areas 8, 10, and 15)