SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118460

• Record No: CB 118460
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 118460
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 8/10/2015
• Ordinance No: Ord 124830
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the coordination of regional green business programs; authorizing the Directors of the Office of Economic Development, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Office of Sustainability and Environment, and the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the City Light Department, or their respective designees, to execute a memorandum of agreement between The City of Seattle, King County, by its Department of Natural Resources and Parks, the City of Bellevue, the City of Kirkland, Snohomish County, Puget Sound Energy, and Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington to establish a regional green business program that coordinates and provides information about environmental sustainability services offered by all parties to the memorandum of agreement; authorizing the Director of the Office of Economic Development to accept funds under the memorandum of agreement, and appropriating and authorizing the disbursement of such funds in support of the regio...
• Sponsors: John Okamoto
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Regional Green Business Presentation, 3. Signed Ord 124830

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/14/2015	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
8/14/2015	1	Mayor	Signed
8/14/2015	1	Mayor	returned
8/11/2015	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
8/10/2015	1	City Council	passed	Pass
8/6/2015	1	Committee on Housing Affordability, Human Services, and Economic Resiliency	pass	Pass
8/3/2015	1	City Council	referred
7/23/2015	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
7/21/2015	1	City Clerk	sent for review
7/21/2015	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the coordination of regional green business programs; authorizing the Directors of the Office of Economic Development, Seattle Public Utilities, and the Office of Sustainability and Environment, and the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the City Light Department, or their respective designees, to execute a memorandum of agreement between The City of Seattle, King County, by its Department of Natural Resources and Parks, the City of Bellevue, the City of Kirkland, Snohomish County, Puget Sound Energy, and Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington to establish a regional green business program that coordinates and provides information about environmental sustainability services offered by all parties to the memorandum of agreement; authorizing the Director of the Office of Economic Development to accept funds under the memorandum of agreement, and appropriating and authorizing the disbursement of such funds in support of the regional green business program; increasing appropriations in the 2015 Adopted Budget for The City of Seattle's Office of Economic Development; and ratifying and confirming prior acts, all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, multiple governmental entities and public utilities in the Seattle region provide a broad range of environmental sustainability services and programs to encourage businesses to reduce waste and operating costs, conserve resources, seek and gain community recognition, and increase their positive impacts on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the number and variety of decentralized green business services and programs offered across the region can be overwhelming and confusing to Seattle businesses and can preclude interest, engagement, and participation; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle (the "City") wishes to participate in a collaborative effort among governmental ent...