SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119604

• Record No: CB 119604
• Version: 3
• Council Bill No: CB 119604
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 9/16/2019
• Ordinance No: Ord 125926
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Green New Deal for Seattle; establishing the Green New Deal Oversight Board; providing compensation for those who incur a financial hardship by their participation on the Board; requesting that the Office of Sustainability and Environment create an interdepartmental team to advance the Green New Deal for Seattle; amending Section 3.14.970 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding a new Section 3.14.979 to the Seattle Municipal Code.
• Sponsors: Mike O'Brien
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note v1, 2. Central Staff Memo (8/6/19), 3. Central Staff Memo (9/6/19), 4. Proposed Substitute (added; 9/9/19), 5. Proposed Amendment 1 (added; 9/17/19), 6. Proposed Amendment 2 (added; 9/17/19), 7. Signed Ordinance 125926

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/20/2019	3	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
9/20/2019	3	Mayor	returned
9/20/2019	3	Mayor	Signed
9/18/2019	3	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
9/16/2019	2	City Council	passed as amended	Pass
9/6/2019	1	Sustainability and Transportation Committee	pass as amended	Pass
8/9/2019	1	Sustainability and Transportation Committee	discussed
8/6/2019	1	Sustainability and Transportation Committee	discussed
8/5/2019	1	City Council	referred
8/5/2019	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
8/5/2019	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Green New Deal for Seattle; establishing the Green New Deal Oversight Board; providing compensation for those who incur a financial hardship by their participation on the Board; requesting that the Office of Sustainability and Environment create an interdepartmental team to advance the Green New Deal for Seattle; amending Section 3.14.970 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding a new Section 3.14.979 to the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, concurrently with this ordinance, The City of Seattle ("City") is considering a resolution affirming support for the federal Green New Deal and identifying goals and actions for a Green New Deal for Seattle; and
WHEREAS, within that resolution is a commitment to creating new revenues to implement some of the necessary actions to achieve the goals of the Green New Deal for Seattle; and
WHEREAS, in addition to aligning the City's current investments to support the Green New Deal for Seattle, resources above and beyond dedicated revenues for a Green New Deal for Seattle will be necessary to achieve the City's goals; and
WHEREAS, a Green New Deal Oversight Board ("Board") will offer insight and perspective from those communities most impacted by economic, racial, and environmental injustice, supported by individuals with various areas of expertise in the issue areas outlined in the Green New Deal for Seattle resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Board is intended to hold the City and other stakeholders accountable to their commitments to implementing equitable policies, programs, and projects that realize the vision laid out in the Green New Deal for Seattle; and
WHEREAS, the Board will ensure that racial equity is centered in all City policies, programs, and investments related to the Green New Deal for Seattle by engaging Black, Indigenous, and people of color and advancing their priorities; and
WHEREAS, it may be a fin...