The following is a summation of Council actions at today’s 2:00 p.m. Full Council meeting.

 Councilmember Mike O’Brien Excused.
 

PLANNING, LAND USE, AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE:
1. Clerk File 312596 CONFIRMED (8 – 0)
Reappointment of Gordon Bradley as member, Urban Forestry Commission, for a term of confirmation to December 1, 2015.           

 2. Clerk File 312602 CONFIRMED (8 – 0)
Reappointment of Jeff Reibman as member, Urban Forestry Commission, for a term of confirmation to December 1, 2015.           

 3. Clerk File 312623 CONFIRMED (8 – 0)
Reappointment of Matthew M. Mega as member, Seattle Urban Forestry Commission, for a term of confirmation to December 1, 2015.           

 PARKS AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE:
4. Council Bill 117605 PASSED (8 – 0)
Relating to the Sand Point Overlay District, amending Seattle Municipal Code Section 23.72.010 to exempt dwelling units established in the Lowrise 3 zone within a contributing building in the Naval Station Puget Sound Sand Point Historic District from the 200 dwelling unit maximum for the Sand Point Overlay District. 

5. Resolution 31412 ADOPTED (8 – 0)
Amending the Physical Development Management Plan for Sand Point, as adopted by Resolution 29429 and amended by Resolution 30063 and Resolution 31223.

 6. Clerk File 312562 CONFIRMED (8 – 0)
Appointment of Caitlin M. McKee as member, Board of Park Commissioners, for a term of confirmation to September 1, 2013.   

 7. Clerk File 312563 CONFIRMED (8 – 0)
Appointment of Kenan S. Block as member, Arboretum and Botanical Garden Committee, for a term of confirmation to December 31, 2017.

The following is a summation of Council actions at today’s 2:00 p.m. Full Council meeting.

Councilmember Sally Bagshaw excused.

FULL COUNCIL:

1. Clerk File 312571 CONFIRMED (8 – 0)

Appointment of Robert R. Foxcurran as member, Landmarks Preservation Board, for a term of confirmation to September 1, 2013.   

2. Clerk File 312572 CONFIRMED (8 – 0)

Appointment of Jennifer Tippins as member, Pioneer Square Preservation Board, for a term of confirmation to September 1, 2013.

PLANNING, LAND USE, AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE:

3. Clerk File 311694 CONFIRMED (8 – 0)

Application of Gregory N. Nalbandian on behalf of John W. Lash for approval of a contract rezone of land at 10001 Lake City Way NE from Single Family 5000 (SF 5000) to Commercial 1 (C1-40), for future construction of an 800 sq. ft. accessory structure to an existing warehouse in an environmentally critical area (Project No. 3012420, Type IV).        

4. Council Bill 117650 PASSED (8 – 0)

Relating to land use and zoning; amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at page 30 of the Official Land Use Map to rezone property located at 10001 Lake City Way N.E. from Single Family 5000 (SF 5000) and Commercial 1 with a 40 foot height limit (C1-40) to Commercial 1 with a 30 foot height limit (C1-30) and C1- 40 (Application of John Nalbandian for John Lash, C.F. 311694, Project No. 3012420, Type IV.) 

5. Clerk File 312119 GRANTED (8 – 0)

Council land use action to allow a new 19,800 square foot two-story clubhouse and driving range structure, a new 4,100 square foot cart storage structure and 20,000 square feet of paving improvements, including a request to waive development standards to allow field lighting up to 90 feet in height and netting and net poles up to 140 feet in height (Project No 3012845, Type V).

The following is a summation of Council actions at today’s 2:00 p.m. Full Council meeting.

No absences.  

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE:

1. Clerk File 312260 Granted as Conditioned (9 – 0)

Petition for Clise Properties, Inc. on behalf of Acorn Development LLC (Amazon project), to vacate the alley in Block 14, Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s Addition to Seattle.   

 2. Clerk File 312261 Granted as Conditioned (9 – 0)

Petition for Clise Properties, Inc. on behalf of Acorn Development LLC (Amazon project), to vacate the alley in Block 19, Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s Second Addition to Seattle.   

 3. Clerk File 312262 Granted as Conditioned (9 – 0)

Petition for Clise Properties, Inc. on behalf of Acorn Development LLC (Amazon project), to vacate the alley in Block 20, Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s Second Addition to Seattle.   

PLANNING, LAND USE, AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE:

4. Clerk File 311240 Granted as Conditioned (9 – 0)

Application of Northgate Plaza L.L.C and T&M Jenn L.P. to rezone 365,040 sq. ft. of land at 11200 1st Avenue Northeast from Midrise (MR) to Neighborhood Commercial 3 with an 85 foot height limit (NC3 85) (Project No. 3006101, Type IV).

5. Council Bill 117639 Passed as Amended (9 – 0)

Relating to land use and zoning; amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at page 15 of the Official Land Use Map to rezone property located at 11200 1st Avenue Northeast from Midrise (MR) to Neighborhood Commercial 3 with an 85 foot height limit (NC3-85), and accepting a Property Use and Development Agreement in connection therewith. (Petition by Northgate Plaza LLC and T&M Jenn LP, C.F. 311240, DPD Project 3006101)       

6. Clerk File 312559 Confirmed (9 – 0)

Appointment of Seth Geiser as member, Seattle Design Commission, for a term of confirmation to September 1, 2013.   

7. Clerk File 312601 Confirmed (9 – 0)

Appointment of T. Ellen Sollod as member, Seattle Design Commission, for a term of confirmation to Mach 1, 2014.      

8. Clerk File 312560 Confirmed (9 – 0)

Appointment of Magdalena Celinska as member, Seattle Design Review Board, for a term of confirmation to September 1, 2013.    

9. Clerk File 312561 Confirmed (9 – 0)

Appointment of Grace Cho as member, Seattle Planning Commission, for a term of confirmation to September 1, 2013.

The following is a summation of Council actions at today’s 2:00 p.m. Full Council meeting.

 

No absences.

1. Council Bill 117577 Passed (9 – 0)

Relating to shoreline land use regulations; amending the Seattle Shoreline Master Program; Chapter 23.60 of the Seattle Municipal Code to allow certain utility uses for treating and storing stormwater and/or combined sewage in a CR Environment area.

The following is a summation of Council actions at today’s 2:00 p.m. Full Council meeting.

FULL COUNCIL:

1. Clerk File 312598 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Fred Podesta as member, Indian Services Commission Governing Council, for a term of confirmation to October 2, 2016.          

PUBLIC SAFETY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE:

2. Council Bill 117608 PASSED AS AMENDED (9 – 0)

Relating to effective and constitutional policing, creating the Community Police Commission and establishing functions and prescribing duties consistent with the settlement agreement and memorandum of understanding entered into between the United States and the City of Seattle.

3. Resolution 31414 ADOPTED (8 – 1, O’Brien Opposed)

A RESOLUTION selecting a Monitor pursuant to the Consent Decree entered by the United States District Court in United States v. City of Seattle, United States District Court, Western District of Washington, Case No. 2:12-cv-01282-JLR.

The following is a summation of Council actions at today’s 2:00 p.m. Full Council meeting.

No absences.

 GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE:

1. Council Bill 117548 PASSED (7 – 2, Clark, Rasmussen Opposed)

Relating to campaign contribution limits; amending Sections 2.04.370, 2.04.375, and 2.04.480 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and mandating that the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission Director report on the effect of this ordinance. 

 FULL COUNCIL:

2. Council Bill 117609 PASSED AS AMENDED (7 – 2 Conlin, Licata Opposed)

Related to a new multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility; authorizing the Mayor to execute a memorandum of understanding with King County and ArenaCo; to execute an interlocal agreement with the County; and superseding the authority provided by ordinance 123979.

The following is a summation of Council actions at today’s 2:00 p.m. Full Council meeting.

Councilmember Tom Rasmussen and Councilmember Richard Conlin excused.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE:

1. Council Bill 117599 PASSED (7 – 0)

Vacating a portion of Westlake Avenue between Pine Street and 4th Avenue, on the petition of the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation; accepting quit claim deeds from abutting property owners for their property interests in the portion of Westlake Avenue being vacated; authorizing egress easement agreements with abutting property owners; approving agreements between the Department of Parks and Recreation and Seattle Public Utilities and between the Department of Parks and Recreation and Seattle City Light concerning utility infrastructure, as reflected in Clerk File 311670; designating the vacated portion of Westlake Avenue as an addition to Westlake Park and placing it under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.     

 2. Council Bill 117555 PASSED (7 – 0)

Relating to a passenger boat moorage and loading facility located over and across Vine Street, west of Alaskan Way, amending Ordinance 115972, as amended by Ordinance 121855, updating the insurance and bond requirements, and amending the annual fee and other terms and conditions of the permit; renewing the term of the permit to the Port of Seattle; providing for the acceptance of the permit and conditions; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.           

 3. Clerk File 312557 CONFIRMED (7 – 0)

Appointment of Katherine Casseday as member, Seattle Freight Advisory Board, for a term of confirmation to December 13, 2013.   

 4. Clerk File 312523 CONFIRMED (7 – 0)

Appointment of David B. Mendoza as member, Seattle Freight Advisory Board, for a term of confirmation to December 13, 2012.   

 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE:

5. Council Bill 117574 PASSED (7 – 0)

Relating to the City Light Department, declaring the former Chelsea, Hawthorne, Hill, Sand Point, View Ridge, and Wedgwood 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 said properties for fair market value through negotiated sale or an open and competitive process; and authorizing the Superintendent of the City Light Department to execute all necessary documents to accomplish such property sales.           

 HOUSING, HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH, AND CULTURE COMMITTEE:

6. Council Bill 117569 PASSED (5 – 0, Councilmembers Harrell and O’Brien Disqualified)

Relating to rental housing registration and inspection; adding a new Chapter 22.214 to the Seattle Municipal Code; retitling portions of Chapter 6.440 as Chapter 22.214; amending portions of the retitled Chapter 6.440; and repealing portions of Chapter 6.440.  

 7. Council Bill 117602 PASSED (7 – 0)

Relating to a grant from the United States Department of Defense to the Office of Housing to update analyses and assumptions used in preparing the 2008 Redevelopment Plan for the Fort Lawton U.S. Army Reserve Center, authorizing the Director of Housing or designees to accept the grant and to execute corresponding agreements, and ratifying and confirming prior acts.        

 8. Resolution 31408 ADOPTED AS AMENDED (7 – 0)

Relating to the Seattle Indian Services Commission; making findings regarding the need for City intervention into the Commission’s affairs; and authorizing the Mayor to undertake such intervention, all following a public hearing held with notice to the Commission.      

 9. Clerk File 312569 CONFIRMED (7 – 0)

Appointment of Terri Hiroshima as member, Seattle Arts Commission, for a term of confirmation to December 31, 2012.  

 10. Clerk File 312570 CONFIRMED (7 – 0)

Appointment of Philmon Haile as member, Seattle Arts Commission, for a term of confirmation to September 1, 2013.    

 11. Clerk File 312513 CONFIRMED (7 – 0)

Reappointment of Jennifer G. Kelty as member, Burke-Gilman Public Place Development Authority Board, for a term of confirmation to June 1, 2014.    

 

The Council’s Chambers and offices are physically accessible; Print and communications access provided on request. Call 206-684-8888 (TDD: 206-233-0025) for further information.            

The following is a summation of Council actions at today’s 2:00 p.m. Full Council meeting.

Councilmember Tom Rasmussen excused.

FULL COUNCIL:

1. Council Bill 117595 PASSED (8 – 0)

Authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services to execute and deliver a building separation easement and restrictive covenant agreement granting an air rights easement over portions of the West Precinct / 911 Communication Center, and to accept payment therefor.

 2. Council Bill 117598 PASSED (8 – 0)

Related to cable television; amending Ordinance 123954, which approved the transfer of the controlling interest in WaveDivision Holdings, LLC to Oak Hill Capital Partners III, L.P., to correct clerical errors in that legislation.         

 GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE:

3. Council Bill 117480 PASSED AS AMENDED (6 – 2, LICATA & CONLIN)

Related to a new multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility; authorizing the Mayor to execute a memorandum of understanding with King County and ArenaCo; and to execute an interlocal agreement with the County.    

 4. Council Bill 117568 PASSED AS AMENDED (8 – 0)

Relating to the regulation of the tow industry; revising tow industry regulations; repealing Sections 6.214.010, 6.214.020, 6.214.030, 6.214.040, 6.214.050, 6.214.060, 6.214.070, 6.214.080, 6.214.090, 6.214.100, 6.214.110, 6.214.120, 6.214.130, 6.214.140, 6.214.150, 6.214.160, 6.214.170, and 6.214.180 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding new sections to chapter 6.214; and amending the 2012 budget, Ordinance 123758, to appropriate funds and create a new position; all by a three-fourths vote of the City Council.

 5. Council Bill 117592 PASSED (8 – 0)

Relating to City employment; amending Sections 4.20.300, 4.21.040, 4.24.010, 4.24.030, 4.24.035, and 4.24.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code; authorizing a memorandum of understanding between the City of Seattle and City labor unions; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.         

 6. Council Bill 117593 PASSED (8 – 0)

Relating to City employment; authorizing execution of a collective bargaining agreement between the City of Seattle and the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 27 to be effective January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014; providing payment therefor; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.          

 7. Council Bill 117594 PASSED (8 – 0)

Relating to City employment; authorizing execution of a collective bargaining agreement between the City of Seattle and the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, Local 21C to be effective January 1, 2011 through January 31, 2014; providing payment therefor; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.          

 8. Council Bill 117596 PASSED (8 – 0)

Relating to certain appointments; directing the City Clerk to establish and manage a registry of appointments to certain City positions and constituent committees; directing the Clerk to monitor and make public the status of all such appointments; and directing the Clerk to notify the Mayor and Council of pending and actual expirations of such appointments.

 9. Council Bill 117597 PASSED (8 – 0)

Relating to the filing of consultant contracts; amending Section 20.50.070 of the Seattle Municipal Code to establish a date by which contracts must be filed with the City Clerk.       

 10. Council Bill 117559 PASSED (8 – 0)

Relating to certain City-owned property located at 1620 12th Avenue East, commonly known as the East Precinct Parking Facility; authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services to execute and record certain documents, including a Condominium Declaration, Survey Map and Plans, a Purchase and Sale Agreement, a Quit Claim Deed, a Ground Lease, a Sublease, and other agreements and documents in consideration of the development by Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program of a six-story mixed-use facility with underground parking for the Seattle Police Department, commercial, retail and arts space, as well as affordable housing; and increasing appropriations in the 2012 Adopted Budget for certain activities of the Finance and Administrative Services Budget; all by a three-fourths vote of the City Council.   

 11. Council Bill 117561 PASSED (8 – 0)

Relating to the University District Parking and Business Improvement Area; increasing the assessment rates; and amending Ordinance 118412, as previously amended by Ordinance 120304 and by Ordinance 122212, in accordance therewith.       

 12. Council Bill 117558 PASSED (8 – 0)

Relating to economic and community development; authorizing a loan of federal Section 108 loan proceeds to finance development of the 12th Avenue Arts project at 12th Avenue and E. Pine Street; authorizing loan documents, amendments, replacements and related documents and actions; authorizing amendments to the City’s 2009- 2012 Consolidated Plan to reflect the transactions contemplated by this ordinance; designating the Pike/Pine neighborhood as a local economic zone for New Markets Tax Credit investments; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.      

 13. Resolution 31410 ADOPTED (8 – 0)

Appointing two members to the Seattle-King County Taxicab Advisory Commission to advise and make recommendations on taxicab regulations to the City of Seattle and King County.         

 PLANNING, LAND USE, AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE:

14. Clerk File 312266 GRANTED (8 – 0)

Council land use action to allow poles and netting up to 140 feet in height for a new driving range at Jackson Park Golf Course, located at 1000 NE 135th Street (Project No. 3012923, Type V). 

 PUBLIC SAFETY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE:

15. Clerk File 312547 CONFIRMED (8 – 0)

Appointment of Tara Henriksen as member, Seattle Fire Code Advisory Board, for a term of confirmation to August 31, 2015.           

 16. Clerk File 312548 FILED (8 – 0)

July 2012 Report of the Police Intelligence Auditor, filed pursuant to Ordinance 108333(Seattle Municipal Code 14.12).

 17. Clerk File 312549 FILED (8 – 0)

Response of the Police Chief to the July 2012 Report of the Police Intelligence Auditor, filed pursuant to Ordinance 108333 (Seattle Municipal Code 14.12). 

 LIBRARIES, UTILITIES, AND CENTER COMMITTEE:

18. Council Bill 117582 PASSED (8 – 0)

Relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the sale of certain real property at the North Transfer Station and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.     

 19. Council Bill 117588 PASSED (8 – 0)

Authorizing Seattle Public Utilities and Seattle Parks and Recreation to enter into a Settlement, Release and Cost Allocation Agreement with Puget Sound Energy, Inc.(PSE) for remediation of the combined Gas Works Park uplands and North Lake Union sediments; to enter into an Agreed Order or Consent Decree with the Washington State Department of Ecology or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and PSE to undertake additional work at the Site consistent with the Agreement; and to seek and accept state Remedial Action Grants for cleanup work related to the Site.     

 20. Council Bill 117591 PASSED (8 – 0)

Relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the sale of approximately 148 acres located in Section 36, Township 23 North, Range 7 East W.M, in King County to the State of Washington Department of Natural Resources and the acceptance of a conservation easement on the same property; and declaring said property to be surplus to the City’s needs and not required for continued utility needs.

 21. Clerk File 312534 CONFIRMED (8 – 0)

Appointment of Kristi England as member, Seattle Public Library Board of Trustees, for a term of confirmation to April 1, 2017.   

 22. Clerk File 312555 CONFIRMED (8 – 0)

Appointment of Sarah C. Rich as member, Seattle Center Advisory Board, for a term of confirmation to September 1, 2013.           

 PARKS AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE:

23. Council Bill 117562 PASSED (8 – 0)

Authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services to execute a seven-year lease agreement between the City and Fu Quan, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, for a portion of the property located at 800 Maynard Avenue South, commonly known as the RDA Building.

 24. Council Bill 117586 PASSED (8 – 0)

Relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the acquisition of real property commonly known as 6311 California Avenue Southwest; authorizing acceptance and recording of the deed for open space, park, and recreation purposes; and authorizing acquisition by condemnation.

 25. Council Bill 117579 PASSED (8 – 0)

Relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation and Seattle Public Utilities; transferring partial jurisdiction of a portion of the property formerly known as the Sound Way Property, in the West Duwamish Greenbelt, from the Department of Parks and Recreation to Seattle Public Utilities for maintenance, repair and operation of existing drainage facilities. 

 26. Resolution 31384 ADOPTED (8 – 0)

Approving the composition of the Major Institution Citizens Advisory Committee for Swedish Medical Center’s Cherry Hill Campus.          

 SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SR 520 PROJECT:

27. Resolution 31411 ADOPTED (8 – 0)

Relating to the State Route 520, Interstate 5 to Medina Bridge Replacement and High Occupancy Vehicle Project; recognizing the completion of a technical report on the conditions under which the Washington State Department of Transportation should consider building a second bascule bridge over the Montlake Cut, and making recommendations on actions to be taken by the State and the City based on the findings of the report.

The following is a summation of Council actions at today’s 2:00 p.m. Full Council meeting.

 

No absences.   

FULL COUNCIL:

1. Clerk File 312426 FILED AS AMENDED (9 – 0)

Report of the Office of Professional Accountability Review Board (OPARB) on recommendations regarding civilian oversight of the Seattle Police Department.          

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC RESILIENCY AND REGIONAL RELATIONS:

2. Clerk File 312482 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Valerie E. Porter as member, Landmarks Preservation Board, for a term of confirmation to August 15, 2014.           

GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE:

3. Council Bill 117546 PASSED (9 – 0)

Related to the Street Vacation Fund; authorizing the loan of funds from the City’s Consolidated (Residual) Cash Pool, or its participating funds, to the Street Vacation Subaccount residing within the Cumulative Reserve Subfund; and providing for the repayment thereof.       

4. Council Bill 117530 PASSED (9 – 0)

Authorizing, in 2012, acceptance of funding from non-City sources; authorizing the heads of the Office of Sustainability and Environment, Seattle Fire Department, Seattle Police Department, Department of Parks and Recreation, Human Services Department, Seattle City Light, and Seattle Public Utilities to accept specified grants and private funding and to execute, deliver, and perform corresponding agreements; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.  

5. Council Bill 117531 PASSED (9 – 0)

Related to the 2012 Budget; amending Ordinance 123758, which adopted the 2012 Budget, including the 2012-2017 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; making cash transfers between various City funds; adding new projects; revising project allocations for certain projects in the 2012-2017 CIP; revising project descriptions; creating exempt positions; creating new positions; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.   

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE:

6. Council Bill 117575 PASSED AMENDED (9 – 0)

Relating to energy use benchmarking in buildings; modifying the penalty system, administrative review and appeal process for failure to timely submit energy benchmarking reports and performance ratings; authorizing the establishment of grace periods; creating an exemption for buildings used in industrial manufacturing; authorizing the delegation of enforcement authority; amending Sections 22.920.010, 22.920.020, 22.920.030, 22.920.040, 22.920.060, 22.920.100, 22.920.110, 22.920.120, 22.920.130, 22.920.150, 22.920.160, 22.920.170, 22.920.180, and 22.920.190 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding new Sections 22.920.125, 22.920.155 and 22.920.195; and repealing Section 22.920.140. 

7. Council Bill 117549 PASSED AS AMENDED (9 – 0)

Relating to the rates, terms and conditions for the use and sale of electricity supplied by the City Light Department; and amending Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 21.49 in connection therewith.

8. Council Bill 117550 PASSED (9 – 0)

Relating to the City Light Department; amending subsection 21.49.086.D of the Seattle Municipal Code to change Net Wholesale Revenue targets for 2013 and 2014 to those assumed in the City Light Strategic Plan adopted by Resolution 31383. 

9. Council Bill 117505 PASSED (9 – 0)

Relating to the City Light Department; authorizing execution of a 20-year agreement with WM Renewable Energy, LLC for the purchase of renewable power and environmental attributes from the expansion of the Columbia Ridge landfill gas generating facility that are necessary or convenient for reliably meeting load growth and meeting the requirements of the Washington State Energy Independence Act; and further authorizing the execution of other necessary and convenient agreements for the receipt, tracking, transmitting, transferring, management and sale of power and environmental attributes from the Columbia Ridge landfill gas generating facility expansion. 

 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE:

10. Council Bill 117571 PASSED (9 – 0)

Vacating a portion of Broad Street between Taylor Avenue North and 6th Avenue North, initiated by Resolution 31374 and as reflected in Clerk File 312319; accepting a Deed for Street Purposes from an escrow account for a portion of Block 73, D.T. Denny’s Home Addition to the City of Seattle, from IRIS Holdings, LLC, to widen and extend 6th Avenue North, placing it under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation and designating it for transportation purposes; accepting an Easement Agreement from an escrow account for the City of Seattle’s continued use of the vacated portion of Broad Street until the completion of the Mercer Corridor Project West Phase and the Alaskan Way Viaduct & Seawall Replacement project; accepting a Property Use and Development Agreement; accepting a Utility Easement on behalf of Seattle City Light; and accepting a Utility Easement on behalf of Seattle Public Utilities.           

11. Council Bill 117563 PASSED (9 – 0)

Granting Equilon Enterprises LLC dba Shell Oil Products US permission to maintain and operate a pipeline system in, under, along, and across 13th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Florida Street for a twenty-year term, renewable for two successive ten-year terms; specifying the conditions under which this permit is granted; providing for the acceptance of the permit and conditions; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.         

12. Council Bill 117564 PASSED (9 – 0)

Relating to a grant from the United States Department of Transportation for the construction of the Mercer Corridor Project West Phase; authorizing the Director of Transportation to accept a $14,000,000 grant and to execute grant-related agreements for and on behalf of the City; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.

13. Council Bill 117565 PASSED (9 – 0)

Relating to the Mercer Corridor Project West Phase; removing a proviso in the 2012 Adopted Budget to authorize the Seattle Department of Transportation to spend appropriated funds for construction of the Mercer Corridor Project West Phase.  

 14. Resolution 31409 ADOPTED (9 – 0)

Granting conceptual approval to construct, maintain, and operate a greywater infiltration system in the east side planting strip area of 15th Avenue, between East Madison Street and East Pike Street, as part of the construction of the new Bullitt Center at 1501 East Madison Street, as proposed by CCSDC, LLC.      

 15. Clerk File 312518 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Alfonso Lopez as member, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, for a term of confirmation to August 31, 2014.           

 16. Clerk File 312519 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Dylan S. Ahearn as member, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, for a term of confirmation to August 31, 2014.           

 17. Clerk File 312520 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Kristi Rennebohm Franz as member, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, for a term of confirmation to August 31, 2014.   

 18. Clerk File 312521 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Jessica Szelag as member, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, for a term of confirmation to August 31, 2014.           

19. Clerk File 312522 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Reappointment of Jodi M. Connolly as member, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, for a term of confirmation to August 31, 2014.   

HOUSING, HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH, AND CULTURE COMMITTEE:

20. Council Bill 117578 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Relating to housing for low-income households, amending housing policies in the 2012-2013 Administrative and Financial Plan for 2009 Housing Levy Programs, which also apply to other funds used for housing, and in the 2009-2012 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.          

 21. Clerk File 312514 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Fred Podesta as member, Benaroya Hall Music Center Board.

 PLANNING, LAND USE, AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE:

22. Council Bill 117535 PASSED (9 – 0)

Relating to land use and zoning, amending Section 23.50.012 of the Seattle Municipal Code to allow water- dependent or water-related research and education facilities of colleges and universities, in new and existing buildings in the Ballard/Interbay Northend Manufacturing & Industrial Center.

The Council’s Chambers and offices are physically accessible; Print and communications access provided on request. Call 206-684-8888 (TDD: 206-233-0025) for further information.            

Contact: Meg Coppersmith

Communications Director

(206) 615-0061

or e-mail: meg.coppersmith@seattle.gov

The following is a summation of Council actions at today’s 2:00 p.m. Full Council meeting.

 FULL COUNCIL:

1. Council Bill 117572 PASSED AS AMENDED (9 – 0)

Relating to land use and zoning; amending Sections 23.44.010 and 23.44.012 of the Seattle Municipal Code to adopt interim development regulations to prohibit incompatible buildings on undersized single-family-zoned lots; and declaring an emergency requiring a three-fourths vote of the City Council so that the ordinance may take effect immediately.   

 GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE:

2. Resolution 31404 ADOPTED (9 – 0)

Relating to the City of Seattle’s budget planning, establishing general standards for the measurement of program performance and program evaluation, and stating the Council’s intent to begin applying these standards in its review of the 2013 Proposed Budget.

 3. Resolution 31406 ADOPTED (9 – 0)

Approving interest rates set by the Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System (SCERS) Board of Administration for 2013.

 PUBLIC SAFETY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE:

4. Clerk File 312450 FILED (9 – 0)

2012 Second Quarter Progress Report of the Chief of Police.    

 5. Clerk File 312507 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Paloma Andazola-Reza as member, Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities, for a term of confirmation to April 30, 2014.  

 6. Clerk File 312508 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Steve Ferreira as member, Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities, for a term of confirmation to April 30, 2014.          

 7. Clerk File 312509 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Reappointment of Deborah Witmer as member, Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities, for a term of confirmation to April 30, 2014.

 8. Clerk File 312510 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Reappointment of Vickie Foster as member, Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities, for a term of confirmation to April 30, 2014.  

 9. Clerk File 312503 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Katherine Beckett as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term of confirmation to July 22, 2014.           

 10. Clerk File 312504 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Isabel Bussarakum as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term of confirmation to July 22, 2014.   

 11. Clerk File 312505 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Catherine Moore as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term of confirmation to July 22, 2014.           

 12. Clerk File 312506 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Christina M. Ygona as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term of confirmation to July 22, 2014.   

 13. Clerk File 312512 CONFIRMED (9 – 0)

Appointment of Alejandra Gonza as member, Seattle Human Rights Commission, for a term of confirmation to July 22, 2013.           

 LIBRARIES, UTILITIES, AND CENTER COMMITTEE:

14. Resolution 31407 ADOPTED (9 – 0)

Providing an honorary designation of 1499 SW Spokane Street as “Tribal Elder Bernice White Place.”