SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120690

• Record No: CB 120690
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 120690
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 11/21/2023
• Ordinance No: Ord 126945
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation; authorizing an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Park District.
• Sponsors: Teresa Mosqueda
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Amendment 1 to CB 120690, 3. Signed Ordinance 126945, 4. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/1/2023	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
12/1/2023	1	Mayor	returned
12/1/2023	1	Mayor	Signed
11/29/2023	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
11/21/2023	1	City Council	passed
11/21/2023	1	City Council	passed	Pass
11/14/2023	1	Select Budget Committee	pass as amended	Pass
10/24/2023	1	City Council	referred
10/19/2023	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
10/18/2023	1	City Clerk	sent for review
9/26/2023	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation; authorizing an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Park District.
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WHEREAS, on April 28, 2014, the Seattle City Council approved Ordinance 124468, which authorized the Mayor to sign an interlocal agreement formalizing the relationship between The City of Seattle ("The City") and the Seattle Park District for implementation of park and recreation services and infrastructure in Seattle; and
WHEREAS, voters approved Proposition 1 on August 5, 2014, creating the Seattle Park District ("the District") as permitted under chapter 35.61 RCW; and
WHEREAS, to ensure the ongoing provision of sufficient revenues to Seattle's parks and recreation system, through the interlocal agreement, The City committed to allocate a baseline of General Fund revenues to be appropriated to Seattle Parks and Recreation in each annual budget that is adjusted by the rate of inflation as measured by Consumer Price Index on an annual basis; and
WHEREAS, in the 2024 Proposed Budget the City is retaining and expanding its allocation of General Fund revenues to Seattle Parks and Recreation, but an unprecedentedly high rate of inflation for 2023 hampers the City's ability to do so at the level currently required by the interlocal agreement; and
WHEREAS, both the City and the Seattle Park District have an interest in ensuring the long-term stability of revenues to the park and recreation system, and avoiding unilateral termination of the interlocal agreement during a challenging fiscal environment; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 125722 of the City and Resolution 24 of the District Board, the City and the Seattle Park District agreed to enter into that certain First Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement, (the "First Amendment"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 126199 of the City and Resolution 36 of the Dist...