CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to grant funds from non-City sources; authorizing the Directors of the Office of Planning and Community Development and the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections to accept a grant and execute related agreements; amending Ordinance 126490, which adopted the 2022 Budget; changing appropriations to various departments; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, the Office of Planning and Community Development initiated the 130th and 145th station area planning process in the fourth quarter of 2018 to ensure the benefits of future high-capacity transit are equitably distributed and additional investments are equitably leveraged; and
WHEREAS, between March 2019 and October 2020, the Office of Planning and Community Development conducted community outreach and engagement to create a community vision for the station area. The outreach and engagement included interviews with community organizations and institutions, an online survey, an online and in-person open house, an online and in-person community workshop, and four online community conversations; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Planning and Community Development used community input to produce a Draft Plan for the Station Area articulating the community’s vision for a vibrant, walkable, mixed-use neighborhood surrounding light rail and bus rapid transit stations. The plan was released for public review and comment in March 2021; and
WHEREAS, Sound Transit is constructing the Lynwood Link Extension, scheduled to begin revenue service in 2024, that includes the Shoreline South station; and
WHEREAS, Sound Transit is designing the SR 522/NE 145th Stride bus rapid transit service that will connect to Link light rail at Shoreline South/148th and will include a station at NE 145th Street and 15th Avenue NE; and
WHEREAS, following 17 months of discussions and engagement with jurisdictions and stakeholders, the Sound Transit Board adopted a realignment plan on August 5, 2021, that will serve as a framework for delivering agency system expansions as rapidly as possible. The realignment plan includes an infill station for the Lynwood Link Extension at NE 130th Street to be completed by 2025, and SR 522/NE 145th Stride bus rapid transit service to begin service in 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Planning and Community Development staff submitted a grant proposal to the Washington Department of Commerce, Growth Management Services
(GMS) unit to support Transit-Oriented Development and Implementation (TODI) planning and was awarded $250,000 to carry out this work from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections is responsible for implementing Chapter 23.60A of the Seattle Municipal Code, known as the Shoreline Master Program (SMP); and
WHEREAS, Section 23.60A.027 of the Seattle Municipal Code provides for the development of a mitigation program that improves the implementation of the Shoreline Master Program establishing a defensible and transparent permitting tool by which both the impacts to shoreline ecological functions and the mitigation required to offset these impacts can be measured; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections staff submitted a grant proposal to the Washington Department of Ecology, Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program, to support shoreline planning and planning related efforts that, in part, advance local shoreline planning priorities and improve the implementation of SMPs, and was awarded $50,730 to carry out mitigation planning from January 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development, or the Director’s designee, is authorized to accept non-City funding from the Washington Department of Commerce, Growth Management Services (GMS) unit, and to execute, deliver, and perform on behalf of The City of Seattle agreements reasonably deemed necessary for the receipt of GMS funds in an amount up to $250,000 to support Transit-Oriented Development and Implementation (TODI) planning.
Section 2. The Director of the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections, or the Director’s designee, is authorized to accept non-City funding from the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) and to execute, deliver, and perform on behalf of the City of Settle, agreements reasonably deemed necessary for the receipt of DOE funds in an amount up to $50,730 to support the Shoreline Master Program.
Section 3. Contingent upon the execution of the grant or other funding agreement and receipt of the grant funds authorized in Sections 1 and 2 of this Ordinance, the appropriations for the following items in the 2022 Budget are increased as follows:
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Item |
Fund |
Department |
Budget Summary Level |
Amount |
|
3.1 |
General Fund (00100) |
Executive (Office of Planning and Community Development) |
Planning and Community Development (BO-PC-X2P00) |
$250,000 |
|
3.2 |
General Fund (00100) |
Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections |
Government Policy, Safety & Support (BO-CI-U2600) |
$50,730 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
$300,730 |
Section 3. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and 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)
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