SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 121295

• Record No: CB 121295
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 121295
• Type: Council Bill (CB)
• Status: Full Council Agenda Ready
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Council
• On agenda: 9/22/2026
• Title: 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 renewal with the United States Army for The City of Seattle’s continued interim use and occupancy of 33.95 acres at the Fort Lawton Army Reserve Center.
• Sponsors: Dionne Foster
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A – Property Map of Fort Lawton Reserve Center

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/15/2026	1	City Council	referred
9/3/2026	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
8/19/2026	1	City Clerk	sent for review
8/19/2026	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

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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 renewal with the United States Army for The City of Seattle’s continued interim use and occupancy of 33.95 acres at the Fort Lawton Army Reserve Center.
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In 2005, the United States Congress authorized the closure of the Fort Lawton Army Reserve Center, located in the Magnolia neighborhood and adjacent to Discovery Park.
The United States Army has determined the Fort Lawton Army Reserve Center is surplus to the United States’ needs in accordance with the Defense Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Act.
Since 2008, The City of Seattle (City) has worked with the Department of Defense, United States Army and federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to consider options for the redevelopment and reuse of the Fort Lawton Army Reserve Center for affordable housing and parkland.
In 2017 and again in 2021, the United States Army and the City executed a five-year lease for the Fort Lawton Army Reserve Center.
In consideration of the lease, the United States Army has required that the City assume all holding and caretaker costs associated with the Fort Lawton Army Reserve Center during the lease term and as further described in the lease.
The existing lease of the Fort Lawton Army Reserve Center expires on December 31, 2026, and both the Army and City find it in their mutual interest to renew the lease with similar lease terms for another five years, extending through December 31, 2031.
City Council authorization is required because the square footage of the leased premises exceeds the limitations under Seattle Municipal Code Section 3.127.020. Therefore,
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