CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department, authorizing the acceptance of the Statutory Warranty Deed for the "Guse Property" in Skagit County, Washington, placing said land under the jurisdiction of the City Light Department, and ratifying and
confirming certain prior acts.
WHEREAS, in connection with the relicensing of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and pursuant to Resolution 28349, City Light entered into the Settlement Agreement Concerning Wildlife, incorporating by
reference the Wildlife Habitat Protection and Management Plan, (collectively, "Wildlife Agreement"), dated April 1991, with the Washington Department of Wildlife (now, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife); U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs; U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service; Upper Skagit Tribe; Sauk-Suiattle Tribe; Swinomish Indian Tribal Community; and the North Cascades Conservation
Council; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 118226 authorizes the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer to negotiate for and purchase parcels of land pursuant to the principles and procedures of the Wildlife Agreement; and
WHEREAS, under authority of Ordinance 118226, City Light has acquired land known as the "Guse Property" in the Sauk River watershed, said property being consistent with the lands sought under the principles of the Wildlife Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City is able to manage the acquired property in concert with the City's existing wildlife habitat lands in a protected status; and
WHEREAS, this property acquisition adds approximately 20 acres of land to the City's wildlife habitat land holdings in the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project Wildlife Habitat Mitigation Program; and
WHEREAS, this property was acquired using funds from a State of Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board grant administered by the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Statutory Warranty Deed executed by Susan L. Guse on January 11, 2014, as Grantor, recorded under Skagit County Auditor's File Number 201401240088 on January 24, 2014, and legally described in Attachment A, is hereby accepted, and the
real property conveyed therein is placed under the jurisdiction of the City Light Department.
Section 2. The Deed of Right executed by the City of Seattle acting by and through Seattle City Light Department on January 13, 2014, as Grantor, to the State of Washington, acting by and through the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board and
the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office, as Grantee, recorded under Skagit County Auditor's File Number 201401240089 on January 24, 2014, and legally described in Attachment B, is hereby accepted.
Section 3. Any acts pursuant to the authority and prior to the effective date of this ordinance are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 4. 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 ________________________, 2014, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this
_____ day of ___________________, 2014.
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President Burgess of the City Council
Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2014.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2014.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachment A: Statutory Warranty Deed
Attachment B: Deed of Right
Ron Tressler SCL Guse Property Deed Acceptance ORD March 10, 2014 Version 1