SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 121138

• Record No: CB 121138
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 121138
• Type: Council Bill (CB)
• Status: Full Council Agenda Ready
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Parks, Public Utilities, and Technology Committee
• On agenda: 12/16/2025
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities or designee to acquire by negotiation or eminent domain (condemnation) a parcel of land in Seattle, for utility purposes identified as King County Parcel Number 152504-9010 located at 4000 NE 41st St. and to execute, accept, and record deeds, conveyance documents, and agreements deemed by the General Manager/CEO to be necessary to this transaction on behalf of the City; placing the real property under the jurisdiction of Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing payment of all other costs associated with the acquisition; amending Ordinance 127362, which adopted the 2026 Budget including the 2026-2031 Capital Improvement Program; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
• Sponsors: Joy Hollingsworth
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Ex A - Maps of Property to be Acquired, 3. Summary Ex B - Revised Citywide Programs CIP Project Page, 4. Presentation - SPU Property Acquisition, 5. Certificate of Mailing

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/10/2025	1	Parks, Public Utilities, and Technology Committee	pass	Pass
12/9/2025	1	City Council	referred
11/25/2025	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
11/12/2025	1	City Clerk	sent for review
11/12/2025	1	Mayor	legislation transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities or designee to acquire by negotiation or eminent domain (condemnation) a parcel of land in Seattle, for utility purposes identified as King County Parcel Number 152504-9010 located at 4000 NE 41st St. and to execute, accept, and record deeds, conveyance documents, and agreements deemed by the General Manager/CEO to be necessary to this transaction on behalf of the City; placing the real property under the jurisdiction of Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing payment of all other costs associated with the acquisition; amending Ordinance 127362, which adopted the 2026 Budget including the 2026-2031 Capital Improvement Program; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) owns, maintains, and operates a system of sanitary sewerage, stormwater and surface water drainage as part of its drainage and wastewater system; and
WHEREAS, under the Washington State Hydraulic Code, administered by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), certain types of streams, culverts, and pipe storm drains maintained by SPU must be made fish passable when they are repaired or replaced; and
WHEREAS, SPU owns a pipe storm drain (PSD) located on the privately-owned property that contains a segment of Yesler Creek which does not meet the established WDFW fish passage standard; and
WHEREAS, SPU determined it will need additional property rights to comply with WDFW fish passage requirements; and
WHEREAS, SPU also determined the fee acquisition of this privately-owned property is suitable for, and needed to, construct and operate stormwater control facilities and for other utility or general municipal purposes; and
WHEREAS, following the acquisition of the property, SPU will undertake capital projec...