SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120539

• Record No: CB 120539
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 120539
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 4/11/2023
• Ordinance No: Ord 126797
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Finance and Administrative Services (on behalf of Seattle Public Utilities); authorizing the acquisition of real property identified in King County records as Parcel A of City of Seattle Short Subdivision No. 8701076 under recording no. 8706120917, records of King County, Washington (the "Property"); authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services or the Director's designee to execute all documents and take other necessary actions to complete the Property's acquisition, including acceptance and recording of a deed; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
• Sponsors: Alex Pedersen
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Ex A – Map of 10706 35th Avenue NE Property, 3. Presentation, 4. Signed Ordinance 126797, 5. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/20/2023	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
4/20/2023	1	Mayor	returned
4/20/2023	1	Mayor	Signed
4/13/2023	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
4/11/2023	1	City Council	passed	Pass
4/4/2023	1	Transportation and Seattle Public Utilities	pass	Pass
3/28/2023	1	City Council	referred
3/23/2023	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
3/22/2023	1	City Clerk	sent for review
3/22/2023	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 Finance and Administrative Services (on behalf of Seattle Public Utilities); authorizing the acquisition of real property identified in King County records as Parcel A of City of Seattle Short Subdivision No. 8701076 under recording no. 8706120917, records of King County, Washington (the "Property"); authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services or the Director's designee to execute all documents and take other necessary actions to complete the Property's acquisition, including acceptance and recording of a deed; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, the definition of "Property" as set forth in the title of this ordinance is incorporated into these recitals by reference; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Public Utilities owns approximately 490,000 square feet of land in the Meadowbrook Pond Natural Area within the Thornton Creek Watershed in Seattle's Meadowbrook neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, acquiring this 11,211 square foot parcel, improved with a single-family residence, having an address of 10706 35th Avenue NE, is in the public interest; and
WHEREAS, for over a decade Seattle Public Utilities has pursued the acquisition of the Property as part of its Strategic Business Plan and Capital Improvement Plan; and
WHEREAS, most of the Property is located within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodway, and is entirely within the FEMA 100-year floodplain; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Meadowbrook neighborhood is subject to flooding and relies on Seattle Public Utilities' Thornton Confluence Floodplain project and Meadowbrook Pond Stormwater Detention facility for floodwater storage; and
WHEREAS, the Property adjoins the Thornton Confluence Floodplain project on two sides, and thus provides an opportunity to expand the project footprint for floodwater and sediment storage; and
WHEREAS, the Property wa...