CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to execute, for and on behalf of the City, a Use, Occupancy and Maintenance Agreement with Southwest Youth and Family Services to provide family support center programs consistent with Seattle Parks and Recreation purposes.
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WHEREAS, for nearly 40 years Southwest Youth and Family Services (SWYFS) has been providing critical services in significantly under-resourced communities of Southwest Seattle; and
WHEREAS, SWYFS and Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) share long-term vision and goals with respect to the development and delivery of youth and community-based program initiatives to culturally and economically diverse families; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 117950, passed in December 1995, authorized the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation ("Superintendent") to enter into a 20-year Use, Occupancy and Maintenance Agreement ("Prior Agreement," Attachment A to this ordinance) with SWYFS; and
WHEREAS, as systemic racial and economic inequities continue to create significant barriers to communities of color across the nation, SWYFS remains committed to seeing the diverse community of South Seattle thrive; and
WHEREAS, participants in SWYFS programs are predominately children and youth, people of color, immigrants and refugees, and low-income people; and
WHEREAS, the services SWYFS provides fulfill key SPR values in providing programs, resources, and services for youth in a park facility that is integral to the community it serves without cost to the City; and
WHEREAS, SPR is entering a new agreement to replace and update the Expiring Agreement, after reassessing the market rate fees and public benefits to be provided, and will ensure the impact of this action will not significantly affect park and recreation revenue to the City; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF S...
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