SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120522

• Record No: CB 120522
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 120522
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 3/14/2023
• Ordinance No: Ord 126784
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel; authorizing execution of a Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel Transfer and Conveyance Agreement on behalf of The City of Seattle with the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority ("Sound Transit") and King County; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
• Sponsors: Alex Pedersen
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att 1 - King Co-Sound Transit DSTT Transfer Agreement, 3. Central Staff Memo, 4. Signed Ordinance 126784, 5. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/16/2023	1	Mayor	returned
3/16/2023	1	Mayor	Signed
3/16/2023	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
3/14/2023	1	City Council	passed	Pass
3/14/2023	1	City Council	re-referred
3/7/2023	1	City Council	referred
3/2/2023	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
3/1/2023	1	City Clerk	sent for review
3/1/2023	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel; authorizing execution of a Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel Transfer and Conveyance Agreement on behalf of The City of Seattle with the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority ("Sound Transit") and King County; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, in 1990, the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, now merged with King County, completed construction of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel ("DSTT" or "the tunnel"), an approximately 1.3-mile-long pair of transit tunnels that provide an additional right of way for transit vehicles in downtown Seattle; and
WHEREAS, from 2009, when the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority ("Sound Transit") commenced light rail service in the tunnel, to 2019, the tunnel was jointly used by King County buses, Sound Transit buses, and Sound Transit light rail; and
WHEREAS, in March 2019, all bus operations in the tunnel ceased after King County sold its Convention Place Station property, the northern terminus for buses entering and exiting the tunnel, to the Washington State Convention Center for use as the site of a new convention center addition project. Sound Transit continues to operate light rail in and through the tunnel; and
WHEREAS, King County's Metro Transit department and Sound Transit have successfully negotiated an agreement to transfer ownership of the tunnel which includes the following related agreements: Tunnel Assets Transfer and Conveyance Agreement between King County, Sound Transit and the City of Seattle; Quitclaim Deed; Metro Facilities Agreement addressing retained and potential future Metro transit department assets located in the tunnel; and
WHEREAS, the DSTT Transfer and Conveyance Agreement ("Conveyance Agreement") is attached as Exhibit D to the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel Transfer Agreement, which has been approved by bot...