SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118975

• Record No: CB 118975
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 118975
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 6/19/2017
• Ordinance No: Ord 125330
• Title: AN ORDINANCE related to a settlement agreement between the City, the Washington State Department of Transportation, King County, and the Alliance for Pioneer Square related to an appeal of the City's Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Alaskan Way, Promenade, and Overlook Walk projects; approving the agreement and authorizing the Directors of the Office of the Waterfront and the Department of Transportation to implement the terms of the settlement agreement.
• Sponsors: Debora Juarez
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Presentation, 3. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2017	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
6/23/2017	1	Mayor	returned
6/23/2017	1	Mayor	Signed
6/21/2017	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
6/19/2017	1	City Council	passed	Pass
6/15/2017	1	Parks, Seattle Center, Libraries, and Waterfront Committee	pass	Pass
5/15/2017	1	City Council	referred
5/5/2017	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
5/2/2017	1	City Clerk	sent for review
5/2/2017	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE related to a settlement agreement between the City, the Washington State Department of Transportation, King County, and the Alliance for Pioneer Square related to an appeal of the City's Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Alaskan Way, Promenade, and Overlook Walk projects; approving the agreement and authorizing the Directors of the Office of the Waterfront and the Department of Transportation to implement the terms of the settlement agreement.
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WHEREAS, on October 31, 2016, the Seattle Department of Transportation issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Alaskan Way, Promenade, and Overlook Walk projects (FEIS); and
WHEREAS, the Alliance for Pioneer Square ("the Alliance") filed an appeal of the FEIS, related to several aspects of the FEIS; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Transportation and King County intervened in that appeal; and
WHEREAS, the City, the Washington State Department of Transportation, King County, and the Alliance have agreed to settle that litigation and that agreement is in the best interest of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the guiding principles for the Central Waterfront in Resolutions 31399, 30724, and 30664, which included reconnecting downtown neighborhoods like Pioneer Square to the Waterfront, creating a Waterfront for all, and improving access and mobility for people and goods; and
WHEREAS, the City remains committed to the guiding principles and implementing a Central Waterfront design that supports pedestrian mobility and pedestrian-scaled place-making; and
WHEREAS, the settlement agreement is subject to approval by the Seattle City Council and the King County Council; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The "Agreement Regarding AWPOW Between the Alliance for Pioneer Square, The City of Seattle, WSDOT, and King County," attached t...