CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; declaring certain real property rights at the Foy Pump Station property (500 NE 145th St) as being surplus to the City’s municipal utility needs; authorizing the sale of 451 square feet of King County Parcel 756870-0780 and 460 square feet of King County Parcel 756870-0775, and granting 1,201 square feet and 453 square feet on the same respective parcels for 3-year term temporary construction easements to the City of Shoreline for the purposes of the 145th Street and I-5 Interchange Project; directing the proceeds therefrom to Seattle Public Utilities’ Water Fund; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, the City of Shoreline is constructing the 145th Street and I-5 Interchange Project (“Project”) to improve safety and multimodal access along the 145th Street corridor and connect to the Sound Transit Shoreline South/148th Light Rail Station, which is planned to open in 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Project includes construction of the roundabout, which will require the permanent use of a portion of Seattle Public Utilities’ (SPU) Foy Pump Station property and temporary use of additional areas for construction purposes; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 29799, adopted in 1998, and most recently amended by Resolution 31837 in 2018, adopted procedures regarding property reuse and disposition of City-owned property (Property Disposition Procedures); and
WHEREAS, SPU’s recommendation to transfer the property is based on the City of Shoreline’s need to secure the property rights for its transportation project and is distinct from the type of property transfer that would typically be subject to the Property Disposition Procedures; and
WHEREAS, each of the properties being transferred is less than 500 square feet and each is therefore exempt from the public notification requirements described in the Property Disposition Procedures; and
WHEREAS, the property interests to be conveyed to Shoreline are consistent with municipal purposes and due to their small size the properties are determined exempt from the Property Disposition Procedures; and
WHEREAS, the transfer of these property rights would not negatively affect SPU water operations; and
WHEREAS, SPU and the City of Shoreline have agreed on the terms and fair market value for the property acquisition and temporary easements; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 35.94.040 and after a public hearing, the property described in Attachment 1 to this ordinance is no longer required for municipal utility purposes and is surplus to The City of Seattle’s utility needs.
Section 2. Upon receipt of payment in the amount of $211,100, 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 quitclaim deeds to the City of Shoreline of approximately 451 square feet of King County Parcel No. 756870-0780 and 460 square feet of King County Parcel No. 756870-0775, described in Attachment 1 to this ordinance, and two temporary construction easements under the agreed terms and conditions, for a three-year duration, in, on, over, through, and across the City’s real property legally described in Attachment 2 to this ordinance.
Section 3. The proceeds of the sale shall be deposited into Seattle Public Utilities’ Water Fund (43000).
Section 4. Any action 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 1 - Legal Description of Fee Acquisitions
Attachment 2 - Legal Description of Temporary Easements