Record No: CB 118513    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 118513
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 1/11/2016
Ordinance No: Ord 124977
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; declaring certain real property rights surplus to utility needs; authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer to execute an agreement for the City to grant an easement for access purposes over a portion of the City's fee-owned transmission corridor at 14355 Linden Avenue North in Seattle, Washington, and to accept the release of an easement at said address; accepting payment for the true and full value of the easement being granted from Rise Properties (Woodland Pointe) Limited Partnership; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Sponsors: Kshama Sawant
Attachments: 1. Att 1 - Easement Agreement, 2. Att 1 Ex A - Legal Description of Grantor's Property, 3. Att 1 Ex B - Legal Description of Easement Area, 4. Att 1 Ex C - Depiction of Easement Area, 5. Att 1 Ex D - Legal Description of Grantee's Property, 6. Att 2 - Release of Easement
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att 1 - Map of the Easements Being Granted and Released, 3. Signed Ordinance 124977
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; declaring certain real property rights surplus to utility needs; authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer to execute an agreement for the City to grant an easement for access purposes over a portion of the City's fee-owned transmission corridor at 14355 Linden Avenue North in Seattle, Washington, and to accept the release of an easement at said address; accepting payment for the true and full value of the easement being granted from Rise Properties (Woodland Pointe) Limited Partnership; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle (City) owns by recorded deed a transmission corridor in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, W.M., in Seattle, Washington, King County Tax Parcel Number 192604-9163; and
WHEREAS, Rise Properties (Woodland Pointe) Limited Partnership (Rise Properties) owns certain real property adjacent to the City-owned transmission corridor that is commonly known as 14355 Linden Avenue North in Seattle, Washington; and
WHEREAS, Rise Properties has requested that the City grant a permanent easement over a portion of the City-owned transmission corridor to provide vehicular and pedestrian access from Linden Avenue North to the Rise Properties property; and
WHEREAS, Rise Properties is the successor in interest and owner of an easement over a portion of the City-owned transmission corridor that is no longer needed and which Rise Properties has requested to release to the City in partial payment for the requested easement; and
WHEREAS, the City Light Department has determined that the easement requested by Rise Properties is an acceptable use of the transmission corridor in accordance with City Light's real property use standards, will not interfere with City Light operations, and is excess to City u...

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