Record No: CB 120474    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 120474
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 12/13/2022
Ordinance No: Ord 126736
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; declaring the real property rights relating to a water utility easement as being surplus to City utility needs; authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities to relinquish such easement rights; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Sponsors: Alex Pedersen
Attachments: 1. Att 1 - Legal Description of Relinquished Easement
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Presentation, 3. Signed Ordinance 126736, 4. Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; declaring the real property rights relating to a water utility easement as being surplus to City utility needs; authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities to relinquish such easement rights; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, on December 30, 2003, SPU acquired a watermain easement from John Colasurdo and Elizabeth J. Colasurdo for the installation of a watermain and facilities in connection with a private development project located at 1010 SW 122nd Street in the City of Burien (the "Property"), and
WHEREAS, the project was never completed and the watermain was never installed; and
WHEREAS, in 2019 the current owner of the Property requested that Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) relinquish the easement; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the watermain easement is surplus to the City's needs; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of RCW 35.94.040, and after public hearing, a certain existing easement to construct, maintain, and operate a water mainline facility in the City of Burien, as set forth and legally described in Attachment 1 to this ordinance, is declared no longer required for municipal utility purposes and is surplus to The City of Seattle's utility needs.
Section 2. The General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities, or the General Manager/CEO's designee, is authorized to execute, on behalf of The City of Seattle, the relinquishment of the easement property rights and interests, generally described below, and legally described in Attachment 1 to this ordinance.
A. The watermain easement that the City accepted pursuant to Ordinance 124672, King County Recording 20031230001407; and
Section 3. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken prior to its effective da...

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