SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119823

• Record No: CB 119823
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 119823
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 8/10/2020
• Ordinance No: Ord 126129
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2018 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy; amending the levy implementation and evaluation plan adopted by Ordinance 125807; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
• Sponsors: Teresa Mosqueda
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Signed Ordinance 126129, 3. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/21/2020	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
8/21/2020	1	Mayor	returned
8/21/2020	1	Mayor	Signed
8/14/2020	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
8/10/2020	1	City Council	passed	Pass
8/5/2020	1	Select Budget Committee	pass	Pass
7/6/2020	1	City Council	referred
6/25/2020	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
6/23/2020	1	City Clerk	sent for review
6/23/2020	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2018 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy; amending the levy implementation and evaluation plan adopted by Ordinance 125807; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that COVID-19 disease is a global pandemic, which is particularly severe in high risk populations such as people with underlying medical conditions and the elderly, and the WHO has raised the health emergency to the highest level requiring dramatic interventions to disrupt the spread of this disease; and
WHEREAS, on February 29, 2020, Governor Jay Inslee declared a statewide state of emergency in response to new cases of the COVID-19 disease in Washington; and
WHEREAS, on March 3, 2020, Mayor Jenny Durkan issued a proclamation of civil emergency, in response to new cases of the COVID-19 disease, authorizing the Mayor to exercise the emergency powers necessary for the protection of the public peace, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, the Governor issued an order closing schools in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties, and the next day he expanded the order to require the statewide closure of K-12 public and private schools until April 24, 2020; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 125604, The City of Seattle (City) placed before voters a proposition to lift the limit on regular property taxes under chapter 84.55 RCW and authorize the City to levy additional taxes for up to seven years for the purpose of providing education support services designed to improve access to early learning and high-quality preschool, K-12 school and community-based investments, K-12 school health, and post-secondary and job readiness opportunities for Seattle students; and
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2018, the City's voters approved the proposition and the property tax levy, also known as the Families, Education, Preschool, and...