CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION making a preliminary decision on the University of Washington 2018 Seattle Campus Master Plan.
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WHEREAS, in 1998 the City of Seattle and the University of Washington (UW) entered into an agreement regarding planning for the Seattle campus of the University of Washington, called the "City-University Agreement" (CUA); and
WHEREAS, the CUA was last amended by Ordinance 121688 in 2005; and
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2016, the UW filed a notice of intent to prepare a new Campus Master Plan (CMP) pursuant to the CUA; and
WHEREAS, in 2002, the City granted conditional approval of a ten-year CMP, allowing for the development of up to three million square feet of space on the University of Washington Seattle Campus; and
WHEREAS, the University filed a notice of intent to prepare a new CMP in 2016; and
WHEREAS, the CMP has been reviewed by the City/University Community Advisory Committee (CUCAC), the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections, and the Seattle Hearing Examiner, who recommended approval of the CMP with conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council received petitions for further consideration of the Seattle Hearing Examiner's decision and held a public hearing on the CMP to receive testimony from parties of record; and
WHEREAS, the CUA requires that the City Council prepare a preliminary decision on the CMP; and
WHEREAS, the CUA provides that the University of Washington's Board of Regents, the City-University-Community Advisory Committee (CUCAC), and any petitioning persons may respond to the Council's preliminary decision by providing specific objections, the basis of the objections, and reasonable alternatives to the preliminary decision; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the University's intent to increase access to child care facilities by adding up to 366 child care slots on campus in the next eight years; and
WHEREAS, the City Council encourages the University and the City of...
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