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 Finance and Administrative Services to negotiate and execute a real property lease with Neptune III TT, LLC, on behalf of the Human Services Department for its Aging and Disability Services Division; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Human Services Department (HSD) operates as the federal- and state-designated Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for King County and is responsible for providing aging network services to over 50,000 clients across the County, including over 14,000 clients receiving Medicaid long-term care case services, the majority of whom reside in south King County; and
WHEREAS, the Aging and Disability Services Division has had a long-standing presence in south King County and has leased office space since 2004 to better serve its King County clients in a building in a suburban office park known as Time Square, located at 600 Southwest 39th Street, Renton, Washington; and
WHEREAS, the Time Square lease expires on August 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the HSD Aging and Disability Services Division recently determined that the Time Square office space is no longer suitable and has opted to move to a new location that better serves the needs of its clients and staff; and
WHEREAS, the HSD Aging and Disability Services Division retained the Real Estate and Planning Services Division of the Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) to conduct a search for new office space; and
WHEREAS, several lease options were identified by FAS for a decision by HSD, including the option of moving to a new location or staying at its current location, with the goal being to downsize the footprint for HSD to better align with workplace needs and realize cost savings in rent; and
WHEREAS, as a result o...
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