CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Department of Transportation; authorizing and directing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation to execute interlocal agreements with the Suquamish (suq`?abs?) Tribe and Muckleshoot (b?q?l?ul) Tribe; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, the City is authorized to enter into Interlocal Agreements with the Suquamish (suq`?abs?) Tribe and the Muckleshoot (b?q?l?ul) Tribe (the "Tribes") pursuant to chapter 39.34 of the Revised Code of Washington (the Interlocal Cooperation Act); and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) manages the Fauntleroy Expressway columns located near 47?34'18.9"N 122?21'35.7"W in the County of King, Washington (the "Fauntleroy Expressway columns"); and
WHEREAS, the City agrees to provide the Fauntleroy Expressway columns as the canvas for the Tribes' collective art (the "Column Murals"); and
WHEREAS, the Parties acknowledge that the location of the Fauntleroy Expressway exists on the lands and near the waters that are the ancestral territory of the Tribe's Duwamish ancestors - the original stewards of the land; and
WHEREAS, the Parties concur that the Fauntleroy Expressway columns offer a unique canvas for the Tribes' Art, promoting a deeper sense of connection and belonging to the region while also educating the public about the history and contributions of the Tribe; and
WHEREAS, the Tribes agree to collaborate in the installation of the Column Murals; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation and/or the Director's designee is authorized to execute for and on behalf of The City of Seattle the Interlocal Agreements, substantially in the form attached to this ordinance as Attachments 1 and 2.
Section 2. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance take...
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