CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Finance and Administrative Services; authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and Administrative Services or the Director’s designee to negotiate and execute a real property lease with PTL Property Limited Partnership, on behalf of the Seattle Fire Department; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, PTL Property Limited Partnership (“Landlord”) owns the premises located at 220 Third Avenue South, Seattle, Washington (“Third and Main Building”); and
WHEREAS, the Third and Main Building consists of approximately 31,587 square feet, of which 9,462 square feet of office space is currently occupied by the Fire Marshal’s Office of the Seattle Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 118967, adopted in 1998, authorized a predecessor department to the Department of Finance and Administrative Services to lease office space for the Seattle Fire Department Fire Marshal’s Office at the Third and Main Building; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 122662, adopted in 2008, amended and extended the term of the original lease for the Third and Main Building; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 124315, adopted in 2014, amended and restated the lease at the Third and Main Building, and extended the term through 2018, with an option to extend through May 31, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the location continues to meet the operational needs of the Seattle Fire Department Fire Marshal’s Office, in terms of proximity to Fire Headquarters, public access requirements, and parking for fleet vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the Landlord has agreed to extend the lease of the Property to the City for a five-year lease term with one five-year renewal option beginning June 1, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the authority of the Director of Finance and Administrative Services under Seattle Municipal Code Section 3.127.020 is limited to negotiating and executing leases, for and on behalf of the City, that do not exceed a lease term of five years and that do not consist of leased office space greater than 5,000 square feet; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Director of Finance and Administrative Services (“Director”) or the Director’s designee is authorized to negotiate and execute, for and on behalf of The City of Seattle (“City”), a lease, with the PTL Property, Limited Partnership, substantially in the form of Attachment A to this ordinance and identified as the Fifth Amendment to the Original Lease (“Fifth Amendment”), providing for the City’s continued use and occupancy of the real property known as the Third and Main Building in Seattle.
Section 2. The lease payments contemplated by the terms of the Fifth Amendment shall be charged to the appropriate Budget Control Level in the Finance and Administrative Services Fund and charged back to the appropriate Budget Control Level in the Seattle Fire Department.
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 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)
Attachments:
Attachment A - Fifth Amendment of Lease - 220 Third Avenue South, Seattle