CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Central Waterfront Project, authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Agreement concerning funding for the Parks Central Waterfront Piers Rehabilitation project (K732493) between The City of Seattle and the Friends of Waterfront Seattle; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation to accept non-City funds on behalf of the City; amending Ordinance 124927, which adopted the 2016 Budget, including the 2016-2021 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to the Seattle Department of Transportation and the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation; revising allocations for certain projects in the 2016-2021 CIP; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, on August 13, 2012, the City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 31399 ("the Resolution"), expressing support for the Central Waterfront Strategic Plan ("the Strategic Plan"), which included a funding plan for long-term development of the Waterfront and the Concept Design and Framework Plan which established a program of public parks and transportation improvements as well as a long-term vision for the post-Viaduct waterfront; and
WHEREAS, the Resolution directed staff to "identify 'early win' projects, i.e., projects that can be implemented prior to Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition" to produce visible progress on the Waterfront Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the Resolution also supported the formation of the not-for-profit Friends of the Waterfront Seattle to help implement the Strategic Plan, recognizing that other cities have partnered with non-profit organizations to provide consistent, strong leadership to realize visionary plans for complex, urban public spaces; and
WHEREAS, the 2016-2021 Adopted Capital Improvement Program includes the Parks and Recreation Central Waterfront Piers Rehabilitation project (K732493) and the Alaskan Wa...
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