CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the State Route 520 Bridge Replacement and High Occupancy Vehicle Program; authorizing execution of an amendment to General Maintenance Agreement GMB 1094 between The City of Seattle and the State of Washington, to add the Portage Bay Bridge and Roanoke Lid Project.
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WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is reconstructing segments of State Route 520 (“SR 520”) through its SR 520 Bridge Replacement and High Occupancy Vehicle Program (“Program”); and
WHEREAS, the Program will construct, reconstruct, and install infrastructure and landscaping within, crossing over, adjacent to and near SR 520 (“Improvements”) within the incorporated limits of Seattle; and
WHEREAS, WSDOT is planning design, construction, and operation of the SR 520: Portage Bay Bridge and Roanoke Lid Project (“Project”), extending from approximately Mile Post 0.12 to Mile Post 1.12; and
WHEREAS, the Project went through an extensive public engagement process in 2019 to solicit community feedback on conceptual designs, and was also reviewed and endorsed by the Seattle Design Commission; and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington (“State”) and the City entered into Freeway Agreement GM 359 (“GM 359”) on July 20, 1965, to document their respective maintenance responsibilities for infrastructure along the Interstate 5 (“I-5”) corridor, between South Ryan Street and Northeast 145th Street; and
WHEREAS, the State and the City determined that GM 359 did not provide sufficient guidance relative to their respective obligations for maintenance and operation of the Improvements due to the unique features constructed as part of the Improvements; and
WHEREAS, the State and the City agreed to enter into a separate agreement to provide for the unique features not previously addressed in GM 359; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 125754, passed in January 2019, authorized execution of General Maintenance Agreement GMB 1094 (“Agreement”) to document the State’s and the City’s operation and maintenance responsibilities related to the SR 520: Montlake to Lake Washington - Interchange and Bridge Replacement Project, and to establish a method of reimbursement of costs, where applicable, for such maintenance responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of Section 18 of the Agreement allow for changes to the original Agreement, provided they are mutually agreed upon by the State and the City in writing, and also allow for future phases of the SR 520 Program to be addressed by amendment to the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the State and the City now wish to amend GMB 1094 for the addition of operation and maintenance responsibilities related to the SR 520: Portage Bay Bridge and Roanoke Lid Project; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Mayor, or designee, is hereby authorized to execute, for and on behalf of The City of Seattle, Amendment No. 1 to General Maintenance Agreement GMB 1094 with the State of Washington, related to the SR 520 Corridor, substantially in the form attached hereto as Attachment 1.
Section 2. 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 _________________________, 2022, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2022.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved / returned unsigned / vetoed this _____ day of _________________, 2022.
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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2022.
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Elizabeth M. Adkisson,, Interim City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - GMB 1094, Amendment No. 1, General Maintenance Agreement, City of Seattle and Washington State Department of Transportation, SR 520 Corridor
Exhibit A: SR 520 Vicinity Map
Exhibit B1/B2: Agreement Area Map Key and Table for Portage Bay Bridge
Exhibit C1/C2: Wall Maintenance Map Key and Table for Portage Bay Bridge
Exhibit D: Montlake and Roanoke Lids and Bike/Pedestrian Crossings Section
Exhibit E: Wall Tieback Graphic