Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/23/2015 2:00 PM  
Meeting location: Council Chamber, City Hall 600 Fourth Avenue Seattle, WA 98104
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Record NoVer.Agenda #Name:TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsSeattle Channel
IRC 40 1  Introduction & Referral Calendar (IRC)November 23, 2015adoptedPass Action details
CB 118573 1 CB 118573Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof.passedPass Action details
CB 118531 11.CB 118531Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE authorizing, in 2015, acceptance of funding from non-City sources; authorizing the heads of the Human Services Department, Seattle Fire Department, Seattle Police Department and the Department of Finance and Administrative Services to accept specified grants, private funding and donations and to execute, deliver, and perform corresponding agreements; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.passed as amendedPass Action details
CB 118530 12.CB 118530Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2015 Budget; amending Ordinance 124648, which adopted the 2015 Budget, including the 2015-2020 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; adding new projects; revising project allocations for certain projects in the 2015-2020 CIP; creating both exempt and nonexempt positions; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.passed as amendedPass Action details
CF 314332 13. Clerk File (CF)2016 Proposed Budget.filedPass Action details
CF 314333 14. Clerk File (CF)2016-2021 Proposed Capital Improvement Program.filedPass Action details
CB 118533 15.CB 118533Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the annual budget of the Office of Arts and Culture; amending Section 5.40.120 of the Seattle Municipal Code.passedPass Action details
CB 118558 16.CB 118558Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE related to exemption from admission tax; amending Section 5.40.028 of the Seattle Municipal Code.passedPass Action details
CB 118557 17.CB 118557Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE related to exemption from admission tax; amending Section 5.40.085 of the Seattle Municipal Code.passedPass Action details
CB 118532 18.CB 118532Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the financing of the Mercer West project; authorizing the loan of funds from the City’s Consolidated (Residual) Cash Pool, or its participating funds, to the Transportation Master Fund; and providing for the repayment thereof.passedPass Action details
CB 118546 19.CB 118546Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to street and sidewalk use; amending the Street Use Permit Fee Schedule authorized by Section 15.04.074 of the Seattle Municipal Code.passedPass Action details
Res 31627 110. Resolution (Res)A RESOLUTION adopting new principles to guide the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Street Use Division and the City Budget Office in preparing and authorizing budget contingencies to meet demand for services in excess of the level planned in the biennial budget for the Street Use Division.adoptedPass Action details
CB 118553 111.CB 118553Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the annual budget of the Office of Arts and Culture; amending Section 5.40.120 of the Seattle Municipal Code.passedPass Action details
CB 118560 112.CB 118560Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to automated fixed camera revenue; renaming the School Zone Fixed Automated Cameras Fund; providing for the deposit of revenues generated by automated traffic safety cameras; and adopting financial policies for The City of Seattle governing the fund; amending Ordinance 124230; and adding a new Chapter 5.82 to the Seattle Municipal Code.passed as amendedPass Action details
CB 118545 113.CB 118545Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the Central Waterfront Project, authorizing amendment of the “Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Renovation and Expansion of the Seattle Aquarium and Development of the Central Waterfront” between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Aquarium Society.passedPass Action details
CB 118534 114.CB 118534Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the Smith Cove project in the Department of Parks and Recreation; and authorizing the loan of funds from the City’s Consolidated (Residual) Cash Pool, or its participating funds, in the amount of $560,000, to the Parks Capital Fund for bridge financing of the Smith Cove project.passedPass Action details
Res 31628 115. Resolution (Res)A RESOLUTION relating to the Seattle Center Department; expressing support for a $5,000,000 payment to the Seattle Opera for enhancements or other public benefits to the renovation or replacement of the Mercer Arena.adoptedPass Action details
CB 118547 116.CB 118547Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE related to ending the square footage business tax for periods after December 31, 2015; and amending Section 5.46.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code.passedPass Action details
CB 118528 117.CB 118528Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the Transfer Tax and Collection Tax; repealing Ordinance 122199 relating to the General Fund, Parks Fund, and Solid Waste Fund.passedPass Action details
CB 118537 118.CB 118537Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to taxation of utilities in The City of Seattle; amending Section 5.48.050 of the Seattle Municipal Code.passedPass Action details
CB 118542 119.CB 118542Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the solid waste system of The City of Seattle; adopting a system or plan of additions and betterments to and extensions of the solid waste system; authorizing the issuance and sale of solid waste system revenue bonds, in one or more series, for the purposes of paying part of the cost of carrying out that system or plan, providing for the reserve requirement and paying the costs of issuance of the bonds; providing for certain terms, conditions, covenants and the manner of sale of the bonds; describing the lien of the bonds; creating certain accounts of the City relating to the bonds; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.passedPass Action details
CB 118543 120.CB 118543Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the drainage and wastewater system of The City of Seattle; adopting a system or plan of additions and betterments to and extensions of the existing drainage and wastewater system; authorizing the issuance and sale of drainage and wastewater revenue bonds, in one or more series, for the purposes of paying part of the cost of carrying out that system or plan, providing for the reserve requirement, and paying the costs of issuance of the bonds; providing for certain terms, conditions, covenants and the manner of sale of the bonds; describing the lien of the bonds; creating certain accounts of the City relating to the bonds; ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; and amending certain definitions set forth in the Omnibus Refunding Bond Ordinance relating to drainage and wastewater refunding revenue bonds.passedPass Action details
CB 118544 121.CB 118544Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the solid waste system of The City of Seattle; amending Ordinance 121940, as amended by Ordinance 122498, to conform Ordinance 121940 to reflect changes recently made by the City to update its standard form of bond ordinance; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.passedPass Action details
CB 118541 122.CB 118541Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the electric system of The City of Seattle; authorizing the issuance and sale of municipal light and power revenue bonds for the purposes of providing funds for certain additions and betterments to and extensions of the existing municipal light and power plant and system of the City, paying the costs of issuance of those bonds and providing for the reserve fund requirement; providing for the terms, conditions, covenants and manner of sale of those bonds; describing the lien of those bonds; ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; and amending certain definitions set forth in the Omnibus Refunding Bond Ordinance relating to municipal light and power revenue bonds.passedPass Action details
CB 118559 123.CB 118559Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; declaring the former Ambaum, Andover, Dakota, Delridge, Dumar, Fauntleroy, Glendale, and White Center Substation properties as surplus to the City’s needs and no longer required for providing public utility service or other municipal purpose; authorizing the sale of the former White Center Substation to King County, the sale of the former Ambaum Substation to the City of Burien, and the sale of the former Andover, Dakota, Delridge, Dumar, Fauntleroy, and Glendale Substations for fair market value through negotiated or brokered sales to be managed by the Department of Finance and Administrative Services or the City Light Department; and authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the City Light Department to execute all necessary documents to accomplish such property sales and to deposit the proceeds in the City Light Fund.passedPass Action details
CB 118538 124.CB 118538Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE related to fees and charges for permits and activities of the Department of Planning and Development; amending Seattle Municipal Code Sections 22.900B.010 and 22.900C.010.passedPass Action details
CB 118556 125.CB 118556Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE establishing a new Office of Planning and Community Development and a new Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections; abolishing the Department of Planning and Development; and amending the Seattle Municipal Code to implement those organizational changes and make technical revisions; all by a 2/3 vote of the City Council.passedPass Action details
CB 118529 126.CB 118529Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to certain functions of the executive branch of City government; creating a Seattle Information Technology Department; establishing the powers and duties of the new department; abolishing the Department of Information Technology and transferring functions currently performed by that department; transferring functions currently performed by other departments in the executive branch; making provisions for transition; adding Chapter 3.23; repealing Chapters 3.22 and 18.14; and amending Sections 3.39.020, 4.13.010, 5.09.020, 10.02.060, 15.32.300, and 21.60.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code.passedPass Action details
CB 118527 127.CB 118527Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to financial management practices; amending Section 5.08.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code and repealing Section 5.08.025 and Chapter 5.33 of the Seattle Municipal Code.passedPass Action details
CB 118504 128.CB 118504Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to jail services; authorizing the Mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Snohomish County for the provision of Jail Services; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.passedPass Action details
CB 118539 129.CB 118539Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to pet licensing; adjusting cat and dog license fees; and amending Section 9.26.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code.passedPass Action details
CB 118540 130.CB 118540Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to contracting indebtedness; authorizing and providing for the issuance and sale of limited tax general obligation bonds to pay all or part of the costs of various elements of the City’s capital improvement program and other City purposes approved by ordinance, to provide a contribution to the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority for the financing of certain improvements, and to pay the costs of issuance of the bonds; providing for certain terms, conditions and covenants and the manner of sale of the bonds; amending Ordinance 123480 (as previously amended by Ordinance 124341 and Ordinance 124637); and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.passedPass Action details
CB 118535 131.CB 118535Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the Haller Lake Improvements project in the Department of Finance and Administrative Services; establishing the 2017 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Fund; authorizing the loan of funds from the City’s Consolidated (Residual) Cash Pool, or its participating funds, in the amount of $1,500,000, to the 2017 Multipurpose LTGO Bond Fund for bridge financing of the Haller Lake Improvements project; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.passedPass Action details
CB 118536 132.CB 118536Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the Joint Training Facility Project; amending Ordinance 121179, as last amended by Ordinance 124638, to change the terms of the outstanding interfund loan.passedPass Action details
CB 118552 133.CB 118552Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE adopting a budget, including a capital improvement program and position modifications, for The City of Seattle for 2016; and creating positions exempt from civil service; all by a two-thirds vote of the City Council.passed as amendedPass Action details
CF 314334 134. Clerk File (CF)City Council Changes to the 2016 Proposed Budget and the 2016-2021 Proposed Capital Improvement Program.filedPass Action details
CB 118569 135.CB 118569Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE related to publicly financed elections creating a fund for election vouchers.passedPass Action details
CB 118567 136.CB 118567Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE relating to the levy of property taxes; fixing the rates and/or amounts of taxes to be levied, and levying the same upon all taxable property, both real and personal, in The City of Seattle, to finance the departments and activities of City government and to provide for the general obligation bond interest and redemption requirements for the year beginning on the first day of January 2016; ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; and, by a vote of a majority plus one of the Seattle City Council, finding a substantial need to use, and providing for the use of, 101% as the regular property tax limit factor.passedPass Action details
CB 118568 137.CB 118568Ordinance (Ord)AN ORDINANCE authorizing the levy of regular property taxes by The City of Seattle for collection in 2016, representing an increase above the regular property taxes levied for collection in 2015; and ratifying and confirming certain prior actspassedPass Action details