CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the University District Parking and Business Improvement Area; modifying the process for selecting a program manager; modifying the requirements governing the composition of the BIA Advisory Board; and amending Ordinance 126093.
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WHEREAS, in 2020, through Ordinance 126093, the City established the current University District Parking and Business Improvement Area (PBIA) to provide services and amenities for ratepayers paid through a levy of special assessments; and
WHEREAS, the University District Partnership, the program manager of the PBIA, has proposed to amend its ordinance to: 1) remove the requirement that the Office of Economic Development conduct a competitive process to identify a new program manager every five years; and 2) revise certain criteria for the composition of the BIA Advisory Board so that they are more realistic for the organization to achieve while maintaining the intent for the Board to be representative of the ratepayers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that removing the requirement for a competitive process to select the program manager and revising the criteria for the composition of the BIA Advisory Board is in the best interest of the PBIA's ratepayers; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6 of Ordinance 126093 is amended as follows:
Section 6. The Director of the Office of Economic Development ("OED Director") is authorized to contract with any local non-profit entity to act as the Program Manager. The Program Manager's duties, subject to the approval of the ratepayers at each annual meeting, will be to manage the day-to-day operations of the U. District BIA and to administer the projects and activities.
The OED Director shall contract with the U District Partnership or other local non-profit entity to serve as the initial Program Manager.
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