SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118336

• Record No: CB 118336
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 118336
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 3/2/2015
• Ordinance No: Ord 124729
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the First Hill Streetcar project; authorizing the Director of the Department of Transportation to acquire, accept, and record, on behalf of the City of Seattle, various easements granted to the City of Seattle for a portion of Blocks 5, 6, 11, 12, and 14 of the Town of Seattle, as laid out by D. S. Maynard, Commonly known as D. S. Maynard's Plat of Seattle, and Blocks 138 and 139 of A. A. Denny's Broadway Addition to the City of Seattle, to install, construct, erect, alter, improve, repair, and maintain permanent streetcar cable eyebolts to various buildings or structures; placing such easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain acts.
• Sponsors: Tom Rasmussen
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A: Permanent Easements Map, 3. First Hill Streetcar Easements Presentation, 4. Signed Ord 124729

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/6/2015	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
3/6/2015	1	Mayor	returned
3/6/2015	1	Mayor	Signed
3/6/2015	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council
3/3/2015	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
3/2/2015	1	City Council	passed	Pass
2/24/2015	1	Transportation Committee	pass	Pass
2/23/2015	1	City Council	referred	Pass
2/12/2015	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
2/10/2015	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the First Hill Streetcar project; authorizing the Director of the Department of Transportation to acquire, accept, and record, on behalf of the City of Seattle, various easements granted to the City of Seattle for a portion of Blocks 5, 6, 11, 12, and 14 of the Town of Seattle, as laid out by D. S. Maynard, Commonly known as D. S. Maynard's Plat of Seattle, and Blocks 138 and 139 of A. A. Denny's Broadway Addition to the City of Seattle, to install, construct, erect, alter, improve, repair, and maintain permanent streetcar cable eyebolts to various buildings or structures; placing such easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain acts.
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WHEREAS, the City of Seattle is building a modern low-floor streetcar network that will provide new urban mobility options, support economic growth, and complement King County Metro Transit and Sound Transit Link light rail services; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2008, the Sound Transit Board of Directors adopted Sound Transit 2, A Mass Transit Guide, The Regional Transit System Plan, which includes capital and operating contributions for a streetcar connector line between downtown Seattle, First Hill, and the future Capital Hill Link light rail Station; and
WHEREAS, in December 2008, the City Council adopted Resolution 31091 confirming the City Council's support for developing a streetcar network in the City of Seattle and identifying the most promising streetcar routes, including the First Hill Streetcar; and
WHEREAS, the First Hill Streetcar project (Project) will provide a modern streetcar line linking First Hill employment centers with Sound Transit's regional Link light rail system by connecting the Capitol Hill, First Hill, and Chinatown/International District neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the First Hill Streetcar route will operate p...