CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to King County Conservation Futures Levy proceeds; authorizing the Mayor to enter into Amendment 1 to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the King County and the City of Seattle for Conservation Futures-Funded Open Space Acquisition Projects; and authorizing the deposit of 2021, 2022 and 2023 allocations from King County Conservation Futures Levy proceeds into The City of Seattle’s Park and Recreation Fund.
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WHEREAS, King County Conservation Futures Levy (CFL) funds are collected throughout King County as a dedicated portion of property taxes for the acquisition of open space and natural resource lands; and
WHEREAS, in 1990, City Ordinance 114978 authorized the CFL Interlocal Cooperation Agreement (“CFL Interlocal”) with King County to govern the receipt and use of CFL proceeds, and to define the special projects (“Projects”) approved by King County for acquisition using CFL proceeds; and
WHEREAS, each year the City and King County amended the CFL Interlocal to add Projects and to provide for additional allocations of CFL proceeds; and
WHEREAS, on November 13, 2018, the King County Council passed Ordinance 18827, which authorizes the King County Executive to execute a new CFL Interlocal; and
WHEREAS, on November 22, 2021, the City Council passed Ordinance 126477, which authorizes the new Conservation Futures Interlocal Agreement (“Interlocal”), to which was attached the Amendment to the Conservation Futures Interlocal Cooperation Agreement Between King County and the City of Seattle for Open Space Acquisition Projects (“Amendment”); and
WHEREAS, on November 23, 2021 the King County Council passed Ordinance 19364, which reallocated $1,000,000 in 2021 Conservation Futures Levy proceeds to the City of Seattle for the Longfellow Creek Addition, Thornton Creek: North Branch, Turner-Koepf House & Garden projects; and
WHEREAS, on November 23, 2021 the King County Council passed Ordinance 19364, which appropriated a total of $ 7,000,000 in 2022 Conservation Futures Levy proceeds to The City of Seattle for the Duwamish River Shoreline Acq: Unity Electric, East Duwamish Greenbelt: Brick Pits, North Rainier Park Charlestown Addition, and North Rainier Town Center Park projects, and
WHEREAS, on August 16, 2022 the King County Council passed Ordinance 19479, which reallocated $900,000 in 2022 Conservation Futures Levy proceeds to the City of Seattle for the Longfellow Creek Addition and North Rainier Park Charlestown Addition projects; and
WHEREAS, on November 15, 2022 the King County Council passed Ordinance 19546
which appropriated a total of $3,125,000 in 2023 Conservation Futures Levy proceeds to The City of Seattle for the Bitter Lake Park Addition, Cheasty Greenspace-Mt. Baker, Taylor Creek Headwaters, and Willow Creek Natural Area projects; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Mayor or designee is authorized to execute Amendment 1 to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the King County and the City of Seattle for Conservation Futures-Funded Open Space Acquisition Projects (“Amendment 1”) substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this ordinance, to provide for the City’s receipt and use of up to $12,025,000 from the 2021-2022 reallocations and 2022-2023 allocations of King County CFL proceeds. Amendment 1 will be added to the list of approved projects (“Projects”) in the Interlocal, to include the Longfellow Creek Addition, Thornton Creek: North Branch, Turner-Koepf House & Garden, Duwamish River Shoreline Acq: Unity Electric, East Duwamish Greenbelt: Brick Pits, North Rainier Park Charlestown Addition, and North Rainier Town Center Park, Bitter Lake Playfield Addition, Cheasty Greenspace-Mt. Baker, Taylor Creek Headwaters, and Willow Creek Natural Area acquisition projects.
Section 2. Funds received pursuant to the execution of the amendment in Section 1 shall be deposited in the Park and Recreation Fund (10200).
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 _________________________, 2023, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this ________ day of _________________________, 2023.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved / returned unsigned / vetoed this _____ day of _________________, 2023.
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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2023.
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Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
(Seal)
Exhibits:
Exhibit A - Amendment 1 to Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between King County and the City of Seattle for Conservation Futures-Funded Open Space Acquisition Projects