CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Cedar River Watershed; authorizing two years of ecological thinning, in accordance with the Cedar River Watershed Habitat Conservation Plan, in Sections 8 and 9, Township 22, North, Range 8, East, W.M., Sections 3, 4, and 10, Township 21, North, Range 10, East, W.M., and Section 33, Township 22, North, Range 10, East, W.M.; declaring the logs resulting from ecological thinning to be surplus to the City's needs; authorizing the sale of such logs pursuant to applicable City contracting and surplus property sale procedures; and directing deposit of the proceeds therefrom to the Water Fund for the purposes of the Habitat Conservation Plan implementation.
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WHEREAS, in 1999, following several years of technical studies, negotiations with federal and state agencies, and review by public groups and individuals, the City Council adopted Resolution 29977, authorizing the Mayor to submit the Final Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and other related documents for federal review and issuance of an "incidental take permit" under the federal Endangered Species Act, and to execute, on behalf of The City of Seattle ("City"), the HCP and related agreements, which together establish the City's long-term commitments regarding watershed habitat protection and mitigation for impacts resulting from the presence and operation of certain City-owned facilities; and
WHEREAS, the HCP describes the City's planned forest management practices, including the use of ecological thinning on 2,000 acres of second-growth forests to accelerate development of old-growth conditions, improve habitat for species dependent on older forest, and control risks of catastrophic events in certain existing densely stocked second-growth stands; and
WHEREAS, in 2000, the City received the incidental take permit and executed the HCP and related agreements; and
WHEREAS, in 2002, the City Council passed ...
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