AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to purchase certain real property located at 5560 South Holly Street, Seattle, Washington, and to execute, accept and record deeds and convenient
documents and agreements deemed by the Director to be necessary to this transaction on behalf of the City.
WHEREAS, the City of Seattle owns and operates a combined sewer system that overflows during heavy rain events; and
WHEREAS, the combined sewer system overflows (CSOs) are governed by the State of Washington under the terms of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit; and
WHEREAS, the terms of the NPDES permit mandate the City of Seattle limit untreated overflows at each CSO outfall to an average of no more than one per year; and
WHEREAS, based on the volume of overflows and their impact on water quality in Lake Washington, Basin 45 has been identified in the NPDES permit as a priority for CSO reduction, including regulatory milestones for completion of a capital improvement
project; and
WHEREAS, after nearly two years of study and discussions with residents, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has decided to address the neighborhood's ongoing combined sewer overflow issue by pursuing construction of an underground storage tank at 5560 South
Holly Street; and
WHEREAS, the property owners of 5560 South Holly Street have voluntarily offered to sell their property to the City of Seattle and have agreed with SPU to a Purchase and Sale Agreement which is subject to Council approval; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Director of Seattle Public Utilities, or his designee, is hereby authorized to purchase the property at 5560 South Holly Street, legally described in Attachment 1 and depicted in Attachments 2 and 3, for $445,000.00 from Artee F. Young
and John T. Wilson, Jr., and to execute documents, accept or deliver any necessary deeds and to record the same, or take any other actions deemed by the Director to be reasonably necessary to effectuate this ordinance.
Section 2. The Property acquired pursuant to this ordinance shall be placed under the jurisdiction of Seattle Public Utilities.
Section 3. 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 ________________________, 2012, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this
_____ day of ___________________, 2012.
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President __________of the City Council
Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2012.
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Michael McGinn, Mayor
Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2012.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachment 1 -Real Property Legal Description
Attachment 2 -Regional Setting -5560 South Holly Street Purchase
Attachment 3 -Map of Subject Property
Pree Carpenter SPU 5560 Holly Street ORD April 6, 2012 Version #5
Attachment 1
Real Property Legal Description
The east 92 feet of the south 70 feet of Lot 5, Block 13, Brighton Beach Addition, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 6 of Plats, Page 98, in King County, Washington.
Pree Carpenter SPU 5560 Holly Street ATT1 April 6, 2012 Version #2
Attachment 2 Regional Setting 5560 South Holly Street Purchase
Attachment 3 Map of Subject Property