SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118774

• Record No: CB 118774
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 118774
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 9/26/2016
• Ordinance No: Ord 125140
• Title: AN ORDINANCE related to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with the Port of Seattle to serve as an operating agreement between Seattle Public Utilities and the Port of Seattle Drainage Utility including code modifications to exclude all Port-owned properties from the requirement to pay City stormwater and drainage fees; terminating the 1997 stormwater credit from the City to the Port; accepting a settlement payment from the Port of Seattle; containing details related to ownership and maintenance of infrastructure, authorities and responsibilities, system interconnections, access, coordination and dispute resolution; amending Section 21.33.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
• Sponsors: Lisa Herbold
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Presentation, 3. Central Staff Memo, 4. Signed Ord 125140, 5. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/29/2016	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
9/29/2016	1	Mayor	returned
9/29/2016	1	Mayor	Signed
9/28/2016	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
9/26/2016	1	City Council	passed	Pass
9/16/2016	1	Civil Rights, Utilities, Economic Development, and Arts Committee	pass	Pass
9/6/2016	1	City Council	referred
8/5/2016	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
8/2/2016	1	City Clerk	sent for review
8/2/2016	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE related to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with the Port of Seattle to serve as an operating agreement between Seattle Public Utilities and the Port of Seattle Drainage Utility including code modifications to exclude all Port-owned properties from the requirement to pay City stormwater and drainage fees; terminating the 1997 stormwater credit from the City to the Port; accepting a settlement payment from the Port of Seattle; containing details related to ownership and maintenance of infrastructure, authorities and responsibilities, system interconnections, access, coordination and dispute resolution; amending Section 21.33.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, on January 1, 2015, the Port of Seattle (Port) established a stormwater utility for Port-owned land within Seattle city limits as defined in the Port Stormwater Utility Charter; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle (City) must modify subsection 21.33.030.A of the Seattle Municipal Code to exclude all Port-owned property from the requirement to pay City stormwater and drainage fees; and
WHEREAS, in consideration for the City's release of claims against the Port for the creation and existence of the Port's Stormwater Utility, the Port will pay Seattle Public Utilities $3.99 million; and
WHEREAS, the City and Port have agreed to terminate a $100,000 credit from a January 1997 Interlocal Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City passed Ordinance 124912 to include the Port-owned stormwater utility under utility taxes; and
WHEREAS, the City and Port recognize a need for ongoing cooperation and coordination related to operating separate but interconnected drainage utilities, and as Permittees under the Phase I Municipal Stormwater Permit have a duty to coordinate stormwater-related poli...