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 a new Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between The City of Seattle and King County to allow for the acceptance of Conservation Futures Levy funds; authorizing the deposit of 2020 and 2021 allocations from King County Conservation Futures Levy proceeds into The City of Seattle’s Parks 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 specific 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, in order to add language for the use of bond proceeds, make consistent with King County Code, and other technical details, on November 13, 2018, the King County Council passed Ordinance 18827, which authorizes the County Executive to execute a new CFL Interlocal (Attachment A to this ordinance); and
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2019, the King County Council passed Ordinance 19021, which appropriated a total of $3,225,000 in 2020 Conservation Futures Levy proceeds to The City of Seattle for the Bitter Lake Urban Village Park, Duwamish River Shoreline Acquisition: Unity Electric award, Duwamish River Shoreline Acquisition: Silver Bay award, Terry Pettus Park Addition, Thornton Creek: North Branch, and Thornton Creek: South Branch projects; and
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2019, the King County Council passed Ordinance 19021, which reallocated $558,076 to The City of Seattle for the South Park Plaza and the North Rainier Town Center Park projects; and
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2020, the King County Council passed Ordinance 19210, which appropriated a total of $2,937,700 in 2021 Conservation Futures Levy proceeds to The City of Seattle for the East Duwamish Greenbelt: Brick Pits, Lakeridge Park Addition, and East Duwamish Greenbelt: South Chicago Street projects, and the Turner-Koepf House and Garden Conservation Easement; and
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2020, the King County Council passed Ordinance 19210, which reallocated $265,000 to The City of Seattle for the Duwamish River Shoreline Acquisition: Unity Electric Award, and North Beach Natural Area Projects; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee is authorized to execute a new Conservation Futures Interlocal Agreement (“Interlocal”) with King County, substantially in the form of Attachment A to this ordinance, to provide for the City’s receipt and use of up to $3,225,000 from the 2020 allocations of King County CFL proceeds and the reallocation of up to $558,076; and up to $2,937,700 from the 2021 allocations of King County CFL proceeds and the reallocation of up to $265,000.
Section 2. Funds received pursuant to the Interlocal shall be deposited as follows:
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Fund |
Department |
Budget Control Level/ Capital Improvement Program |
Amount (Up To) |
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Parks Fund (33860) |
Seattle Parks and Recreation |
Metropolitan Park District (PRK730306) |
$6,985,776 |
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 _________________________, 2021, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2021.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved / returned unsigned / vetoed this ________ day of _________________, 2021.
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Jenny A. Durkan, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2021.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment A - Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between King County and The City of Seattle for Conservation Futures-Funded Open Space Acquisition Projects
Exhibit A - 2019 and 2020 Reallocation, 2020 and 2021 Allocation
Exhibit B - Tax Covenants
Exhibit C - CFT Interlocal Amendment Template