CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
title
AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities to execute an interagency agreement with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to operate the Cedar River Hatchery; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
body
WHEREAS, several legal agreements (e.g., the Landsburg Mitigation Agreement and the Muckleshoot Settlement Agreement) and long-term plans (e.g., Sockeye Hatchery Adaptive Management Plan and Hatchery Strategic Plan) commit Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) to fund the operation of the Cedar River Hatchery and the required Monitoring and Research/Evaluation Program until 2050; and
WHEREAS, for the past 25 years, SPU has held agreements with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to operate the hatchery; and
WHEREAS, WDFW has demonstrated the necessary expertise and experience to operate the hatchery program on time and within budget and agrees to continue this support under a longer-term interagency agreement; 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 an interagency agreement between the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and The City of Seattle, Seattle Public Utilities to operate the Cedar River Hatchery, substantially in the form attached to this ordinance as Attachment 1.
Section 2. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.
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 _________________________, 2022, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2022.
____________________________________
President ____________ of the City Council
Approved / returned unsigned / vetoed this _____ day of _________________, 2022.
____________________________________
Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2022.
____________________________________
Elizabeth M. Adkisson, Interim City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - SPU Agreement No. 22-048-A