SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120260

• Record No: CB 120260
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 120260
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 2/1/2022
• Ordinance No: Ord 126531
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the Department to accept as sole owner of fiber cable and associated facilities previously shared with the University of Washington; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
• Sponsors: Sara Nelson
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Presentation, 3. Signed Ordinance 126531, 4. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/3/2022	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
2/3/2022	1	Mayor	returned
2/3/2022	1	Mayor	Signed
2/3/2022	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
2/1/2022	1	City Council	passed	Pass
1/26/2022	1	Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee	pass	Pass
1/18/2022	1	City Council	referred
9/13/2021	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
8/31/2021	1	City Clerk	sent for review
8/31/2021	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE

ORDINANCE __________________

COUNCIL BILL __________________

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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the Department to accept as sole owner of fiber cable and associated facilities previously shared with the University of Washington; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

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WHEREAS, Ordinance 117981 established a model agreement for fiber sharing agreements and authorized the execution of fiber sharing agreements; and

WHEREAS, the City Light Department (“City Light”) entered into an agreement with the University of Washington to share 144-strand of shared fiber cable installed in 1998 and 1999 starting from the intersection of NE 145^th St. and 37^th Avenue NE, Seattle to the intersection of 228^th St. SE and 29^th Dr. SE, Bothell; and

WHEREAS, this section of shared fiber cable consists of the fiber and associated physical plant, such as sleeve conduit, handholds, and splice boxes mux; and

WHEREAS, the University of Washington no longer has a need for this section of shared fiber cable and wishes to abandon its ownership interest in the jointly owned fiber and associated physical plant; and

WHEREAS, on May 24, 2021, the University of Washington executed a Memorandum of Agreement abandoning its ownership interest in the shared fiber cable and associated physical plant; and

WHEREAS, City Light continues to use this fiber cable; and

WHEREAS, accepting the full ownership interest in fiber cable and associated physical plant previously owned by University of Washington will facilitate maintenance and protect the City’s infrastructure; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The City Light Department (“City Light”) is authorized to accept as sole owner of fiber cable and associated physical plant previously shared with the University of Washington starting from the intersection of NE 145^th St. and 37^th Avenue NE, Seattle to the intersection of 228^th St. SE and 29^th Dr. SE, Bothell pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding attached to this ordinance as Attachment 1.

Section 2. City Light will be responsible for the maintenance of the fiber and associated physical plant.

Section 3. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.

Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2022, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2022.

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President ____________ of the City Council

       Approved /       returned unsigned /       vetoed this _____ day of _________________, 2022.

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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor

Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2022.

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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk

(Seal)

Attachment:

Attachment 1 - Memorandum of Agreement