CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS); authorizing the acquisition of real property identified in King County Records as Parcel Number 766620-2390, commonly known as the Bakun Building, from the Washington State Department of Transportation; authorizing acceptance and recording of deeds for general municipal purposes including, but not limited to, the acquisition of the Bakun Building property; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has designated as surplus the Bakun Building property at 1426 Alaskan Way (“Property”); and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has an outstanding commitment to the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe to provide building space on the Seattle downtown waterfront for a Tribal Interpretive Center, which is a requirement of the Elliott Bay Seawall Project permitting and the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between SDOT and the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe dated October 23, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and SDOT have agreed upon the location for the Tribal Interpretive Center (within the Bakun Building), per the Second Amendment to the MOA for the Elliott Bay Seawall Project; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects (OWCP) team has identified the Bakun Building as an ideal candidate to house the City’s waterfront operations: maintenance, programming, and public safety staff who will need dedicated building space to support their ongoing work on the waterfront; and
WHEREAS, WSDOT, the Property owner, is a willing seller and has agreed to sell the Property according to the Real Property Purchase and Sale Agreement between WSDOT and the City, which is conditioned upon approval by the Mayor and City Council; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle’s 2023-2028 Adopted Capital Improvement Program includes a $13 million project titled “Waterfront Operations and Tribal Interpretive Center” (MC-FA-OWMAINT) in the Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) to acquire the Bakun Building property and to provide tenant improvements to support City staff space needs; and
WHEREAS, Council Budget Action FG-002-A-001-2023 appropriated $500,000 in Finance General to transfer to FAS for the ongoing operating and maintenance costs associated with the Waterfront Operations and Muckleshoot Tribal Interpretive Center; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Director of the Department of Finance and Administrative Services or designee (“Director”) is authorized on behalf of The City of Seattle to acquire the following described real property (“Property”) situated in the City of Seattle, County of King, State of Washington identified by King County Parcel Number 766620-2390, together with all rights, privileges, and other property pertaining thereto, for general municipal purposes including but not limited to the acquisition of the Bakun Building and associated tenant improvement work to support City staff and tenant space needs:
SEATTLE TIDE LDS POR LOTS 1 & 2 BLK 175 LY SWLY OF LN PLW & 142 FT SWLY MEAS AT R/A FR WLY LN WESTERN AVE DAF - BEG MOST NLY COR BLK I AA DENNYS 4TH ADD TH SWLY ALG SLY LN PIKE ST 142 FT TO TPOB TH SELY PLT WLY LN WESTERN AVE 120 FT M/L TO SLY LN SD LOT 2 TH SWLY ALG SD SLY LN 24 FT M/L TO WLY LN BLK 175 TH NWLY ALG SD WLY LN 126 FT M/L TO SLY LN PIKE ST TH NELY ALG SD SLY LN 62 FT M/L TO TPOB LESS ST
Section 2. The Director is authorized, on behalf of The City of Seattle, to purchase the Property pursuant to the Real Property Purchase and Sale Agreement attached to this ordinance as Attachment A, and execute other documents as deemed necessary or desirable to acquire the Property for a purchase price not to exceed $8,668,000.
Section 3. The Director is authorized, on behalf of The City of Seattle, to accept a deed for the Property for general municipal use; and the real property therein is placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance and Administrative Services.
Section 4. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.
Section 5. 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 _________________________, 2023, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this ________ day of _________________________, 2023.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved / returned unsigned / vetoed this _____ day of _________________, 2023.
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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2023.
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Elizabeth M. Adkisson, Interim City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment A - Real Property Purchase and Sale Agreement