Record No: CB 120719    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 120719
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 12/12/2023
Ordinance No: Ord 126981
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to grant and convey utility easements under portions of Magnolia Park, Magnolia Boulevard, Ursula Judkins Viewpoint Park, and Smith Cove Park to the King County Wastewater Treatment Division for the purposes of operating a Combined Sewer Overflow pipeline, and to accept payment therefor; and finding that the grant of a permanent subsurface easement meets the requirements of Ordinance 118477, adopting Initiative 42.
Sponsors: Andrew Lewis
Attachments: 1. Att 2 - Utility Easement Agreement for Magnolia Park, Ursula Judkins Viewpoint, and Magnolia Boulevard
Supporting documents: 1. Att 1 - Utility Easement Agreement for Smith Cove Park, 2. Summary and Fiscal Note, 3. Summary Att 1 - Exhibits A-E Smith Cove Park, 4. Summary Att 2 - Exhibits A-E Judkins and Magnolia, 5. Presentation, 6. Signed Ordinance 126981, 7. Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to grant and convey utility easements under portions of Magnolia Park, Magnolia Boulevard, Ursula Judkins Viewpoint Park, and Smith Cove Park to the King County Wastewater Treatment Division for the purposes of operating a Combined Sewer Overflow pipeline, and to accept payment therefor; and finding that the grant of a permanent subsurface easement meets the requirements of Ordinance 118477, adopting Initiative 42.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 124231 authorized the purchase of the West Smith Cove Yard from the Port of Seattle and the conveyance of easement rights for the operation of King County's Combined Sewer Overflow Project; and
WHEREAS, the City and King County Wastewater Treatment Division have agreed on the terms and conditions within the King County Magnolia Pipeline Easement Agreement and fair market value of the utility easement area, which accommodates a sewer line from the Smith Cove Combined Sewer Operation facility, which crosses multiple park and park boulevard properties, to King County's regional wastewater treatment facility at Discovery Park; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has held a public hearing in accordance with the requirements of Section 3 of Ordinance 118477, adopting Initiative 42; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds that the conveyance of permanent utility easements, under portions of Magnolia Park, Magnolia Boulevard, Ursula Judkins Viewpoint Park, and Smith Cove Park, to the King County Wastewater Treatment Division is necessary for the purposes of operating a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) pipeline that was installed in 2017. This was part of a multi-governmental agency agreement and Consent Decree to reduce combined sewer overflow events. The final agreement facilitated the pur...

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