SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120032

• Record No: CB 120032
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 120032
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 6/14/2021
• Ordinance No: Ord 126366
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to Woodland Park; transferring jurisdiction of a portion of Whitman Avenue N from the Seattle Department of Transportation to Seattle Parks and Recreation for open space, park, and recreation purposes; transferring a portion of Woodland Park adjacent to East Green Lake Way N from Seattle Parks and Recreation to the Seattle Department of Transportation for transportation purposes; and finding, after a public hearing, that the exchange of property meets the requirements of Ordinance 118477, which adopted Initiative 42.
• Sponsors: Debora Juarez
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Proposed Substitute Bill, 3. Proposed Substitute Ex A - Whitman Ave N Transfer Map D2, 4. Presentation, 5. Signed Ordinance 126366, 6. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/18/2021	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
6/18/2021	1	Mayor	returned
6/18/2021	1	Mayor	Signed
6/16/2021	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
6/14/2021	1	City Council	passed	Pass
6/4/2021	1	Public Assets and Native Communities Committee	pass as amended	Pass
4/12/2021	1	City Council	referred
2/11/2021	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
2/9/2021	1	City Clerk	sent for review
2/9/2021	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Woodland Park; transferring jurisdiction of a portion of Whitman Avenue N from the Seattle Department of Transportation to Seattle Parks and Recreation for open space, park, and recreation purposes; transferring a portion of Woodland Park adjacent to East Green Lake Way N from Seattle Parks and Recreation to the Seattle Department of Transportation for transportation purposes; and finding, after a public hearing, that the exchange of property meets the requirements of Ordinance 118477, which adopted Initiative 42.
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WHEREAS, this portion of Whitman Avenue N right-of-way provides access to Seattle Parks and Recreation's Woodland Park from Aurora Avenue N and includes an existing paved parking lot and a vegetated median; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Parks and Recreation has maintained this site and has an interest in managing this portion of Whitman Avenue N under Seattle Municipal Code Title 18 for the purposes of public safety, facility maintenance, and event management; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Department of Transportation and Seattle Parks and Recreation executed a Memorandum of Agreement on August 30, 2018, providing for Seattle Parks and Recreation to install two gates and maintain this portion of Whitman Avenue N; and
WHEREAS, this portion of Whitman Avenue N is not currently required for transportation purposes; and
WHEREAS, transfer of jurisdiction of this portion of Whitman Avenue N to Seattle Parks and Recreation, subject to the conditions in this ordinance, is a desirable public use supported by the Director of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, this portion of Woodland Park adjacent to East Green Lake Way N is needed by the Seattle Department of Transportation to build a protected bicycle lane; and
WHEREAS, this portion of Woodland Park is currently a grass median between the parking lot and East Green Lake Way N, and its transfer will not negatively imp...