CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; declaring certain real property rights as being surplus to the City’s municipal utility needs; granting easements to the City of Renton, for public roadway, Renton-owned utilities, storm drainage, and devices for traffic control purposes, for the improvement of Rainier Avenue South, over, under and across a portion of City's Cedar River Pipeline right of way, in the East ½ Section 18, Township 23 North, Range 5 East, W.M., in King County, Washington.
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WHEREAS, the City of Renton desires to make improvements to Rainier Avenue South, thereby enhancing traffic safety and convenience; and
WHEREAS, to make said improvements the City of Renton has requested that The City of Seattle grant it certain property rights in the form of one temporary easement and one permanent easement; and
WHEREAS, the property rights requested are surplus to The City of Seattle’s needs;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of RCW 35.94.040 and after a public hearing, certain property rights within the City of Seattle’s Cedar River Water Transmission Pipeline right of way located in King County, Washington, and legally described in Attachments 1 and 2 to this ordinance, are declared to be no longer required for providing public utility service and to be surplus to the City’s municipal utility needs.
Section 2. Upon receipt of payment in the amount of $454,600, the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities or designee is authorized to execute for and on behalf of The City of Seattle two easement agreements with The City of Renton, substantially in the form of: (1) the Temporary Construction Easement in, on, over, through and across the City’s real property legally described in Attachment 1; and (2) a non-exclusive permanent Easement Agreement for public roadway, Renton-owned utilities, storm drainage, and devices for traffic control purposes under, over, and across the City’s real property legally described in Attachment 2.
Section 3. 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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Elizabeth M. Adkisson, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Temporary Construction Easement
Attachment 2 - Easement Agreement (Permanent Road and Utilities)