CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION regarding the operation of a Council District Fund/District Project Fund as provided in the 2025 Adopted Budget and 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program through Council Budget Action SDOT 003-A-1.
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WHEREAS, the Mayor's initial proposal for the 2024 Transportation Levy included a District Project Fund to provide funds to address emergent safety concerns and requests; and
WHEREAS, the final language of the 2024 Transportation Levy (Ordinance 127053) as approved by voters did not include funding for a District Project Fund; and
WHEREAS, in the 2025 Adopted Budget (Ordinance 127156), the City Council established a Council District Fund for the purpose of funding neighborhood-scale traffic safety improvements and other district transportation priorities at the direction of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Council District Fund provides dedicated funding to address these transportation priorities as a budgeted program, rather than rely on earmarked funding in the annual budget process; and
WHEREAS, the 2025 Adopted Budget and 2026 Endorsed Budget identify a total of $14 million ($7 million in 2025 and $7 million in 2026) for the Council District Fund; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 127156 imposed a proviso prohibiting spending on the Council District Fund until authorized by future City Council action; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has worked with the Executive on a proposal to implement the program as described in this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is considering separate legislation to lift the proviso on the Council District Fund and to rename the Council District Fund to the District Project Fund; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE MAYOR CONCURRING, THAT:
Section 1. The following principles and expectations are established for the District Project Fund:
A. Program funding. Total program expenditures are intended to be equal between C...
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