CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to grant funds from non-City sources; authorizing the Director of Transportation to accept specified grants and execute related agreements for and on behalf of the City; amending Ordinance 126955, which adopted the 2024 Budget; changing appropriations to the Seattle Department of Transportation and various Budget Control Levels, and from various funds in the Budget; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, on February 28, 2024, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources awarded 2024 Community Forestry Assistance Grant funding to one City of Seattle ("City") project; and
WHEREAS, on March 28, 2024, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) awarded Multimodal Transportation Account - State Appropriation funding to one City project; and
WHEREAS, these grants require immediate execution of agreements contingent on acceptance of the grants on an expedited schedule in order to deliver on grant obligations by state imposed deadlines for spending the funds or reporting back to the State Legislature; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35.22.570 and 35A.11.040, the City's legislative body has the power to accept grants; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation is authorized to accept the following non-City funding from the grantors listed below, and to execute, deliver, and perform agreements for the purposes described. The funding, when received, shall be deposited in the receiving fund identified below to support, or as reimbursement for, the corresponding appropriations set forth in Section 2 of this ordinance.
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Department
Fund
Grantor
Purpose
Accept
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Seattle Department of Transportation
Transportation Fund (13000)
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WA-DNR)
This grant funds the identification of opportun...
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