CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to grant funds from the United States Department of Transportation and other non-City sources; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation to accept specified grants and execute related agreements for and on behalf of the City; amending Ordinance 126490, which adopted the 2022 Budget, including the 2022-2027 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations for the Seattle Department of Transportation; and revising allocations and spending plans for certain projects in the 2022-2027 CIP.
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WHEREAS, on November 19, 2021, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced The City of Seattle's (City's) East Marginal Way Corridor Improvement Project (or E Marginal Project) will receive $20 million in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant funds; and
WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle has contributed an additional $5.5 million to the E Marginal Project; and
WHEREAS, the City has been awarded additional grant funds from the Washington Transportation Improvement Board in the amount of $247,000 for the 4th Ave S Walkway, from the S Royal Brougham Way to I 90 off-ramp; and
WHEREAS, these grants require execution of agreements contingent on acceptance of the grants; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35.22.570 and 35A.11.040, the City's legislative body has the power to accept grants; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation is authorized to accept the following non-City funding from the grantors listed below, and to execute, deliver, and perform agreements for the purposes described below. The funds, when received, shall be deposited in the receiving fund identified below to support, or as reimbursement for, the corresponding appropriations set forth in Section 2 of this ordinance.
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