CITY OF SEATTLE

ORDINANCE __________________

COUNCIL BILL __________________

AN ORDINANCE relating to the water system of Seattle Public Utilities; declaring real property in the City of Lake Forest Park known as the Kenmore Reservoir Site to be surplus to The City of Seattle’s needs and authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to sell the property through an open competitive process.

WHEREAS, the Seattle Water Department acquired Lot 31 and a portion of Lot 30, Block 8, First Addition to Lake Forest Park pursuant to Ordinance 97895 and Ordinance 98081 as a water reservoir site; and

WHEREAS, the Seattle Water Department acquired Lots 32 and 33, Block 8, First Addition to Lake Forest Park pursuant to Ordinance 97895 and Ordinance 101069 as a water reservoir site; and

WHEREAS, the need for a water reservoir at the Kenmore Reservoir Site was eliminated by subsequent analysis; and

WHEREAS, the Kenmore Reservoir Site is excess to the needs of Seattle Public Utilities; and

WHEREAS, the City by Resolution 30862 adopted amended Procedures for the Evaluation of the Reuse and Disposal of the City’s Real Property (Procedures), which established a uniform evaluation process for the reuse or disposal of real property the City owns in fee simple; and

WHEREAS, no other City department or other governmental agency proposed a public use for this property; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Finance and Administrative Services recommends in its Final Report and Recommendation that the property be offered for sale through an open competitive process, and the Real Estate Oversight Committee concurs with that recommendation; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Pursuant to provisions of RCW 35.94.040 and after a public hearing, the real property in King County, Washington, known as Seattle Public Utilities’ Kenmore Reservoir site, legally described in Attachment 1 attached hereto, is hereby found and declared to be surplus to the City’s needs and no longer required for providing public utility service.

Section 2. As requested by the Director of Seattle Public Utilities and recommended by the Department of Finance and Administrative Services in the Final Report On Reuse and Disposal of the Seattle Public Utilities Kenmore Reservoir Site PMA 724 dated July 9, 2014, attached hereto as Attachment 2, the Director of Seattle Public Utilities is authorized to offer the surplus property described in Attachment 1 for sale by open competitive process, to accept the best offer for the purchase of the property, and to execute, deliver, and record, for and on behalf of The City of Seattle, all agreements and documents necessary for such conveyance to the purchaser.

  Section 3. Proceeds from the sale authorized herein shall be deposited into Seattle Public Utilities’ Water Fund - 43000.

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on July 1, 2016.

Passed by the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2015, and

signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of ___________________, 2015.

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    President __________of the City Council

  Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2015.

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    Edward B. Murray, Mayor

  Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2015.

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    Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk

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