CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE related to the City’s response to the 2020 COVID-19 crisis; amending Ordinance 126000, which adopted the 2020 Budget; accepting funding from non-City sources; changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; declaring an emergency; and establishing an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that COVID-19 disease is a global pandemic, which is particularly severe in high risk populations such as people with underlying medical conditions and the elderly, and the WHO has raised the health emergency to the highest level requiring dramatic interventions to disrupt the spread of this disease; and
WHEREAS, on February 29, 2020, Governor Jay Inslee declared a statewide state of emergency in response to outbreaks of the COVID-19 disease in Washington; and
WHEREAS, in response to outbreaks of the COVID-19 disease in Seattle, Mayor Jenny Durkan proclaimed a civil emergency exists in the City of Seattle in the Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency dated March 3, 2020, modified by Resolution 31937; and
WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, the Governor issued a “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order, which, combined with other measures taken to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, effectively closed many businesses in the state of Washington; and
WHEREAS, on April 2, 2020, the Governor extended the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order through May 4, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2020, the Governor extended the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order through May 31, 2020; and
WHEREAS on May 31, 2020, Governor Inslee issued a Proclamation transitioning from “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” to “Safe Start, Stay Healthy,” a county-by-county phased approach to reopening through July 1, 2020; and
WHEREAS, many people in Seattle are struggling with the impacts of the COVID-19 disease and the measures taken to prevent its spread, including unemployment, housing insecurity, food insecurity; and
WHEREAS, local companies have recently reported laying off employees, experiencing substantial revenue losses, dealing with lost business due to fear and stigma, and seeing major declines in foot traffic as tens of thousands of employees are being asked to work from home; and
WHEREAS, these impacts are being felt across all industry sectors, including retail, restaurant, hospitality, transportation, logistics, arts, and culture; and
WHEREAS, many of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn are being felt disproportionately by our communities of color; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic requires additional efforts to protect and address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including expanding and de-intensifying emergency shelter, increasing access to hygiene services and increasing the provision of meals; and
WHEREAS, the economic impact may have long-term, dynamic, and unpredictable local and regional consequences, necessitating the City to act and plan accordingly; and
WHEREAS, a number of City departments have implemented immediate assistance for affected local small businesses and displaced workers; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds and declares that:
A. On February 29, 2020, Governor Inslee proclaimed a State of Emergency for all counties throughout the State of Washington as a result of the confirmed person-to-person spread of COVID-19 in Washington State.
B. The COVID-19 disease, caused by a virus that spreads easily from person to person and which may cause serious injury and death, has spread throughout King County and the City of Seattle.
C. On March 3, 2020, Mayor Durkan issued a Proclamation of Civil Emergency declaring a civil emergency within the City of Seattle based on the confirmed spread of COVID-19 in King County and resulting deaths.
D. In recognition of the danger that hospitals may become overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients unless the spread of the disease is slowed, on March 23, 2020, Governor Inslee imposed a stay-home order throughout Washington State prohibiting all people in the State from leaving their homes or participating in gatherings with only limited exceptions for participating in essential activities or essential business services that was in effect through May 31, 2020.
E. In addition to the paramount public health concerns, the spread of COVID-19 and the necessary measures taken to reduce that spread are causing and will continue to cause severe economic dislocation in the State of Washington, King County, and the City of Seattle. As of April 25, 2020, more than a half million Washingtonians have filed for jobless benefits since the start of the COVID-19 emergency. In addition, governments at all levels, including The City of Seattle, face major reductions in tax revenues even as they face major new emergency expenditures to combat the pandemic.
F. The United States government has taken a number of steps to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people, organizations, and businesses of Seattle, including passing a COVID-19 relief bill in March 2020 which allocated Coronavirus Relief Fund funds to the City.
G. The acceptance and appropriation of these newly available funds as soon as possible is crucial to preserving public health and safety by mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on The City of Seattle and the people and organizations it serves.
Section 2. The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee is authorized to accept the following non-City funding from the grantors listed below; and to execute, deliver, and perform, on behalf of The City of Seattle, agreements for the purposes described below. The funds, when received, shall be deposited in the receiving funds identified below to support the appropriations in Section 3 of this ordinance.
|
Item |
Department |
Grantor |
Purpose |
Fund |
Amount |
|
2.1 |
Department of Neighborhoods (DON) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$156,095 |
|
2.2 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
$1,100,146 |
|
2.3 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
$225 |
|
2.4 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
$2,012 |
|
2.5 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
$2,030,813 |
|
2.6 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
$3,152,737 |
|
2.7 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
$1,676 |
|
2.8 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$204,000 |
|
2.9 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
$1,000 |
|
2.10 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$12,000 |
|
2.11 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
$3,000 |
|
2.12 |
Finance General (FG) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$10,000,000 |
|
2.13 |
Finance General (FG) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$15,351,267 |
|
2.14 |
Human Services Department (HSD) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
$5,483,173 |
|
2.15 |
Human Services Department (HSD) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
$7,814 |
|
2.16 |
Human Services Department (HSD) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
$3,142,290 |
|
2.17 |
Human Services Department (HSD) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
$7,833 |
|
2.18 |
Human Services Department (HSD) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
$6,834 |
|
2.19 |
Seattle Information Technology Department (ITD) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Information Technology Fund (50410) |
$272,188 |
|
2.20 |
Seattle Information Technology Department (ITD) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Information Technology Fund (50410) |
$75,943 |
|
2.21 |
Law Department (LAW) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$1,296 |
|
2.22 |
Executive (Office of Economic Development (OED)) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$28,000 |
|
2.23 |
Executive (Office of Economic Development (OED)) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$30,451 |
|
2.24 |
Executive (Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA)) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$44,058 |
|
2.25 |
Executive (Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD)) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$1,500 |
|
2.26 |
Executive (Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE)) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$201,897 |
|
2.27 |
Seattle Department of Human Resources (SDHR) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$13,109 |
|
2.28 |
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$398,215 |
|
2.29 |
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$1,909 |
|
2.30 |
Seattle Fire Department (SFD) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$2,727,666 |
|
2.31 |
Seattle Municipal Court (SMC) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$68,000 |
|
2.32 |
Seattle Police Department (SPD) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$708,587 |
|
2.33 |
Seattle Police Department (SPD) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$53,782 |
|
2.34 |
Seattle Public Library (SPL) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Library Fund (10410) |
$200,466 |
|
2.35 |
Seattle Parks & Recreation (SPR) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$17,912 |
|
2.36 |
Seattle Parks & Recreation (SPR) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$2,427,269 |
|
2.37 |
Seattle Parks & Recreation (SPR) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$1,081 |
|
2.38 |
Seattle Parks & Recreation (SPR) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$83,330 |
|
2.39 |
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$918,750 |
|
2.40 |
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Water Fund (43000) |
$29,318 |
|
2.41 |
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Drainage and Wastewater Fund (44010) |
$31,728 |
|
2.42 |
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) |
Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund |
COVID-19 response |
Solid Waste Fund (45010) |
$10,107 |
|
2.43 |
Human Services Department (HSD) |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
COVID-19 response |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
$4,000,000 |
|
2.44 |
Executive (Office of Housing (OH)) |
Low-Income Housing Fund (16400) |
COVID-19 response |
Low-Income Housing Fund (16400) |
$4,000,000 |
|
2.45 |
Executive (Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE)) |
General Fund (00100) |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$9,500,000 |
|
2.46 |
Finance General |
General Fund (00100) |
COVID-19 response |
General Fund (00100) |
$65,000,000 |
|
Total |
$131,510,477 |
Section 3. Contingent upon the execution of the grant or other funding agreement authorized in Section 2 of this ordinance, the appropriations for the following items in the 2020 Budget are increased from the funds shown, as follows:
|
Item |
Department |
Fund |
Budget Summary Level/ BCL Code |
Amount |
|
3.1 |
Department of Neighborhoods (DON) |
General Fund (00100) |
Leadership and Administration (BO-DN-I3100) |
$156,095 |
|
3.2 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
Leadership and Administration (BO-FA-BUDCENTR) |
$1,100,146 |
|
3.3 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
City Finance (BO-FA-CITYFINAN) |
$225 |
|
3.4 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
City Services (BO-FA-CITYSVCS) |
$2,012 |
|
3.5 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
City Purchasing & Contracting (BO-FA-CPCS) |
$2,031,813 |
|
3.6 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
Facilities Services (BO-FA-FACILITY) |
$3,152,737 |
|
3.7 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
Fleet Services (BO-FA-FLEETS) |
$1,676 |
|
3.8 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
General Fund (00100) |
Facilities Services (BO-FA-FACILITY) |
$204,000 |
|
3.9 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
Fleet Services (BO-FA-FLEETS) |
$1,000 |
|
3.10 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
General Fund (00100) |
Seattle Animal Shelter (BO-FAS-SAS) |
$12,000 |
|
3.11 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) |
Finance & Administrative Services Fund (50300) |
Leadership and Administration (BO-FA-BUDCENTR) |
$3,000 |
|
3.12 |
Finance General (FG) |
General Fund (00100) |
Appropriation to Special Funds (BO-FG-2QA00) |
$10,000,000 |
|
3.13 |
Finance General (FG) |
General Fund (00100) |
Reserves (BO-FG-2QD00) |
$15,351,267 |
|
3.14 |
Human Services Department (HSD) |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
Supporting Affordability & Livability (BO-HS-H1000) |
$5,483,173 |
|
3.15 |
Human Services Department (HSD) |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
Preparing Youth for Success (BO-HS-H2000) |
$7,814 |
|
3.16 |
Human Services Department (HSD) |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
Addressing Homelessness (BO-HS-H3000) |
$3,042,290 |
|
3.17 |
Human Services Department (HSD) |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
Leadership and Administration (BO-HS-H5000) |
$7,833 |
|
3.18 |
Human Services Department (HSD) |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
Promoting Healthy Aging (BO-HS-H6000) |
$106,834 |
|
3.19 |
Seattle Information Technology Department (ITD) |
Information Technology Fund (50410) |
Leadership and Administration (BO-IT-D0100) |
$272,188 |
|
3.20 |
Seattle Information Technology Department (ITD) |
Information Technology Fund (50410) |
Leadership and Administration (BO-IT-D0100) |
$75,943 |
|
3.21 |
Law Department (LAW) |
General Fund (00100) |
Leadership and Administration (BO-LW-J1100) |
$1,296 |
|
3.22 |
Executive (Office of Economic Development (OED)) |
General Fund (00100) |
Leadership and Administration (BO-ED-ADMIN) |
$28,000 |
|
3.23 |
Executive (Office of Economic Development (OED)) |
General Fund (00100) |
Business Services (BO-ED-X1D00) |
$30,451 |
|
3.24 |
Executive (Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA)) |
General Fund (00100) |
Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (BO-IA-X1N00) |
$44,058 |
|
3.25 |
Executive (Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD)) |
General Fund (00100) |
Planning and Community Development (BO-PC-X2P00) |
$1,500 |
|
3.26 |
Executive (Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE)) |
General Fund (00100) |
Office of Sustainability and Environment (BO-SE-X1000) |
$201,897 |
|
3.27 |
Seattle Department of Human Resources (SDHR) |
General Fund (00100) |
Leadership and Administration (BO-HR-N5000) |
$13,109 |
|
3.28 |
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) |
General Fund (00100) |
Mobility Operations (BO-TR-17003) |
$398,215 |
|
3.29 |
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) |
General Fund (00100) |
Maintenance Operations (BO-TR-17005) |
$1,909 |
|
3.30 |
Seattle Fire Department (SFD) |
General Fund (00100) |
Operations (BO-FD-F3000) |
$2,727,666 |
|
3.31 |
Seattle Municipal Court (SMC) |
General Fund (00100) |
Administration (BO-MC-3000) |
$68,000 |
|
3.32 |
Seattle Police Department (SPD) |
General Fund (00100) |
Leadership and Administration (BO-SP-P1600) |
$708,587 |
|
3.33 |
Seattle Police Department (SPD) |
General Fund (00100) |
Special Operations (BO-SP-P3400) |
$53,782 |
|
3.34 |
Seattle Public Library (SPL) |
Library Fund (10410) |
The Seattle Public Library (BO-PL-SPL) |
$200,466 |
|
3.35 |
Seattle Parks & Recreation (SPR) |
General Fund (00100) |
Cost Center Maintenance and Repairs (BO-PR-10000) |
$17,912 |
|
3.36 |
Seattle Parks & Recreation (SPR) |
General Fund (00100) |
Leadership and Administration (BO-PR-20000) |
$2,427,269 |
|
3.37 |
Seattle Parks & Recreation (SPR) |
General Fund (00100) |
Departmentwide Programs (BO-PR-30000) |
$1,081 |
|
3.38 |
Seattle Parks & Recreation (SPR) |
General Fund (00100) |
Recreation Facility Programs (BO-PR-50000) |
$83,330 |
|
3.39 |
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) |
General Fund (00100) |
Utility Service and Operations (BO-SU-N200B) |
$918,750 |
|
3.40 |
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) |
Water Fund (43000) |
Utility Service and Operations (BO-SU-N200B) |
$29,318 |
|
3.41 |
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) |
Drainage and Wastewater Fund (44010) |
Utility Service and Operations (BO-SU-N200B) |
$31,728 |
|
3.42 |
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) |
Solid Waste Fund (45010) |
Utility Service and Operations (BO-SU-N200B) |
$10,107 |
|
3.43 |
Human Services Department (HSD) |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
Addressing Homelessness (BO-HS-H3000) |
$4,000,000 |
|
3.44 |
Executive (Office of Housing (OH)) |
Low Income Housing Fund (16400) |
Multifamily Housing (BO-HU-3000) |
$4,000,000 |
|
3.45 |
Executive (Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE)) |
General Fund (00100) |
Office of Sustainability and Environment (BO-SE-X1000) |
$9,500,000 |
|
Total |
$66,510,477 |
Unspent funds so appropriated shall carry forward to subsequent fiscal years until they are exhausted or abandoned by ordinance.
Section 4. Of the appropriations in Section 3.16 for the Human Services Department Addressing Homelessness Budget Summary Level (HSD-BO-HS-H3000) in the Human Services Fund (16200), and notwithstanding powers provided to the Mayor by Section 3 of the Proclamation of Civil Emergency dated March 3, 2020, $1,024,716 is appropriated to provide non-congregate shelter, prioritizing the use of hotel rooms combined with support services, for individuals at high-risk for COVID-19 and may be spent for no other purpose.
Section 5. Of the appropriations in the 2020 Budget for the Promoting Healthy Aging Budget Summary Level (BO-HS-H6000) in the Human Services Fund (16200), and notwithstanding powers provided to the Mayor by Section 3 of the Proclamation of Civil Emergency dated March 3, 2020, $100,000 shall be used solely to support programs which reduce senior isolation, including supporting the reopening of senior centers in a manner that is consistent with King County Public Health guidelines and providing wi-fi hotspots at senior centers and senior housing buildings, and may be used for no other purpose.
Section 6. Based on the findings of fact set forth in Section 1 of this ordinance, the Council finds and declares that this ordinance is a public emergency ordinance, which shall take effect immediately and is necessary for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.
Section 7. By reason of the findings set out in Section 1, and the emergency that is declared to exist, this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage by a 3/4 vote of the Council and its approval by the Mayor, as provided in Article 4, subsection 1.I of the Charter of the City.
Passed by a 3/4 vote of all the members of all the members of the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2020, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2020.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2020.
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Jenny A. Durkan, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2020.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)