SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 121166

• Record No: CB 121166
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 121166
• Type: Council Bill (CB)
• Status: In Committee
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Governance and Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 3/12/2026
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; declaring real property identified as King County Parcel Number 1623049405 located at South 138th St in SeaTac, WA to be surplus to the City's needs; authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities or designee to execute all documents and take other necessary actions for the sale of the property to King County Water District 125; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
• Sponsors: Joy Hollingsworth
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Ex A - Map of Property, 3. Summary Ex B - FAS Final Recommendation Report, 4. Presentation

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/17/2026	1	City Council	referred
2/6/2026	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
2/3/2026	1	City Clerk	sent for review
2/3/2026	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; declaring real property identified as King County Parcel Number 1623049405 located at South 138th St in SeaTac, WA to be surplus to the City's needs; authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities or designee to execute all documents and take other necessary actions for the sale of the property to King County Water District 125; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) acquired a 28,900 square foot parcel of land, identified as King County Parcel Number 1623049405 (subject parcel), in 1986 from the Highline School District for use in connection with the Highline Well Field project; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 126602 authorized the SPU General Manager to accept the deeds and easement rights to the subject parcel to protect the health standards and safety of wells; and
WHEREAS, the subject parcel is associated with a permanent access easement from Highline School District, and a well protection easement; and
WHEREAS, SPU provides water to King County Water District 125, pursuant to an ongoing 60-year wholesale water contract that enables King County Water District 125 to provide drinking water to the residents of SeaTac and the surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, King County Water District 125 approached SPU and asked SPU to increase its water supply and grant it a new connection to SPU's water main along 24th Avenue S SeaTac; and
WHEREAS, to distribute the water supply from this new connection, King County Water District 125 needs to install a pumping station and infrastructure near the connection; and the subject parcel is in proximity to the connection; and
WHEREAS, King County Water District 125 approached SPU and offered to purchase the subject parcel to construct a pumping station and convey the new water supply from the new connection t...