SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119321

• Record No: CB 119321
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 119321
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 8/6/2018
• Ordinance No: Ord 125645
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; amending Ordinance 125493, which amended the 2018 Budget (Ordinance 125475), including the 2018-2023 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); reallocating funding from the Acquisition Category to the Opportunity Fund Category of the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy; and revising project allocations in the 2018-2023 CIP; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
• Sponsors: Debora Juarez
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A - Map of First Hill Park, 3. Summary Att B – First Hill CIP Project Page, 4. Presentation, 5. Signed Ordinance 125645, 6. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/17/2018	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
8/17/2018	1	Mayor	returned
8/17/2018	1	Mayor	Signed
8/10/2018	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
8/6/2018	1	City Council	passed	Pass
8/1/2018	1	Civic Development, Public Assets, and Native Communities Committee	pass	Pass
7/30/2018	1	City Council	referred
7/24/2018	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
7/24/2018	1	City Clerk	sent for review
7/24/2018	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; amending Ordinance 125493, which amended the 2018 Budget (Ordinance 125475), including the 2018-2023 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); reallocating funding from the Acquisition Category to the Opportunity Fund Category of the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy; and revising project allocations in the 2018-2023 CIP; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, in November 1998, the First Hill Neighborhood Plan called for the improvement of existing parks and for acquisition of additional park sites in the First Hill Hub Urban Village as a result of the projected increase in population; and
WHEREAS, as part of the City's overall park acquisition planning, the Neighborhood Parks, Green Spaces, Trails and Zoo Levy ("2000 Parks Levy") was approved by Seattle voters for the purposes of acquiring, developing, and maintaining new neighborhood parks, greenspaces, playfields, trails, and boulevards; and
WHEREAS, in 2005, the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) developed a First Hill Park Plan that projected significant population growth in First Hill and recommended several strategies to satisfy park needs in the First Hill Urban Village, including upgrading First Hill Park; and
WHEREAS, in 2008, Ordinance 122749 authorized a proposition to Seattle's voters, a Parks and Green Spaces Levy ("2008 Parks Levy"), to levy for up to six years regular property taxes in excess of the limitation on levies in Chapter 84.55 RCW for the purposes of acquiring, developing, or restoring parks, recreation facilities, cultural facilities, greenspaces, playfields, trails, community gardens, and shoreline areas; and
WHEREAS, the 2008 Parks Levy was approved by Seattle voters on November 4, 2008; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 122749 created four major funding categories for 2008 Parks Levy funds: 1) Acquisition; 2) Development; 3) Environment...