SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120626

• Record No: CB 120626
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 120626
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 8/8/2023
• Ordinance No: Ord 126874
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, the Director of Finance, and the Director of the Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects to execute an amendment to the Operations and Management Agreement with the Seattle Aquarium Society; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
• Sponsors: Andrew Lewis
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Presentation (7/19/2023), 3. Selected Revised Slides from July 19 Presentation (8/2/2023), 4. Central Staff Presentation (8/2/23), 5. Central Staff Memo, 6. Signed Ordinance 126874, 7. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/8/2023	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
8/8/2023	1	Mayor	returned
8/8/2023	1	Mayor	Signed
8/8/2023	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
8/8/2023	1	City Council	passed	Pass
8/2/2023	1	Public Assets and Homelessness Committee	pass	Pass
7/25/2023	1	City Council	referred
7/20/2023	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
7/19/2023	1	City Clerk	sent for review
7/19/2023	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, the Director of Finance, and the Director of the Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects to execute an amendment to the Operations and Management Agreement with the Seattle Aquarium Society; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, since 1977, the Seattle Aquarium has been a key institution on Seattle's central waterfront, engaging and educating visitors about the wonders of the Salish Sea and our one world ocean; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle ("City") owns the Seattle Aquarium facility ("Aquarium"), located on Piers 59 and 60 along the Seattle Central Waterfront; and
WHEREAS, the Aquarium is renowned for its regional and national standing for scientific research, marine conservation education, civic engagement, and value as a visitor destination; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Aquarium Society (SEAS) has managed aspects of the Aquarium operations since the 1980s under a series of agreements with the City's Seattle Parks and Recreation Department (SPR); and
WHEREAS, in 2009, the City Council passed Ordinance 123205, authorizing SPR to enter into an Operations and Management Agreement (OMA) that enabled SEAS to assume full responsibility for Aquarium operations; and
WHEREAS, in 2019, the City Council passed Ordinance 126015, authorizing the execution of the Ocean Pavilion Funding Agreement and a construction agreement between the City and SEAS with the City contributing $34 million towards a new aquarium facility called the Ocean Pavilion; and
WHEREAS, the City will take ownership of the Ocean Pavilion once construction is complete and a Certificate of Occupancy is issued; and
WHEREAS, this major new exhibit is integrated with Seattle's new Waterfront Park Overlook Walk and will help connect downtown, Pike Place Market, and the waterfro...