CITY OF SEATTLE

ORDINANCE __________________

COUNCIL BILL __________________

AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 126725, which adopted the 2023 Budget, including the 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; revising project allocations for certain projects in the 2023-2028 CIP; creating CIP Projects; creating positions; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The appropriations for the following items in the 2023 Adopted Budget are reduced from the funds shown below:

Section 2. In order to pay for necessary costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred in 2023, but for which insufficient appropriations were made due to causes that could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time of making the 2023 Budget, appropriations for the following items in the 2023 Budget are increased from the funds shown, as follows:

Section 3. In order to pay for necessary costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred in 2023, but for which insufficient appropriations were made due to causes that could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time of making the 2023 Budget, appropriations for the following items in the 2023 Budget, which are backed by revenues, are increased from the funds shown, as follows:

For items 3.3, 3.4, and 3.21, unspent funds so appropriated shall carry forward to subsequent fiscal years until they are exhausted or abandoned by ordinance.

Section 4. The appropriations for the following items in the 2023 Adopted Budget are modified, as follows:

Section 5. The Arboretum North Entry Mitigation (MC-PR-61004) project in the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department, NE 130^th St/NE 125^th Corridor Improvements (MC-TR-C123) project, and Safe Streets and Roads for All (MC-TR-C125) project in the Seattle Department of Transportation, and Facility Projects Planning (MC-FA-FACPRJPLN) in the Department of Finance and Administrative Services are established in the 2023-2028 Adopted Capital Improvement Program, as described in Attachment A to this ordinance.

Section 6. Appropriations in the 2023 Adopted Budget and project allocations in the 2023-2028 Adopted Capital Improvement Program are reduced as follows:

Allocation modifications for the Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle City Light, and Seattle Public Utilities in this section shall operate for the purposes of increasing or decreasing the base for the limit imposed by subsection 4(c) of Ordinance 126725.

Section 7. To pay for necessary capital costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred, but for which insufficient appropriations were made due to causes that could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time the 2023 Budget was adopted, appropriations in the 2023 Adopted Budget and project allocations in the 2023-2028 Adopted Capital Improvement Program are increased as follows:

Allocation modifications for the Seattle Department of Transportation and Seattle Public Utilities in this section shall operate for the purposes of increasing or decreasing the base for the limit imposed by subsection 4(c) of Ordinance 126725.

Section 8. Appropriations in the 2023 Adopted Budget and project allocations in the 2023-2028 Adopted Capital Improvement Program, which are backed by revenues, are modified as follows:

Allocation modifications for the Seattle Department of Transportation in this section shall operate for the purposes of increasing or decreasing the base for the limit imposed by subsection 4(c) of Ordinance 126725.

Section 9. Appropriations in the 2023 Adopted Budget and project allocations in the 2023-2028 Adopted Capital Improvement Program are modified as follows:

Allocation modifications for the Seattle Department of Transportation and Seattle City Light in this section shall operate for the purposes of increasing or decreasing the base for the limit imposed by subsection 4(c) of Ordinance 126725.

Section 10. Council Budget Action SPD-201-A-001-2023, approved in the 2023 Adopted Budget per Ordinance 126725, restricts the appropriations in the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) 2023 Adopted Budget for sworn salary and benefits to only be used to pay SPD’s recruits and sworn officers, unless authorized by future ordinance. This ordinance provides authorization to use the funds restricted by SPD-201-A-001-2023 as follows:

A. Up to $815,000 to develop and integrate into SPD’s new online reporting system a web-based incident form with translation into Seattle’s most commonly spoken languages, including at least Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali, Amharic, Korean, and Tagalog; and

B. To pay for unbudgeted sworn overtime expenses.

For the purposes of this ordinance, the expenditures authorized in subsections 10.A and 10.B are intended to be made from sworn salary savings that were appropriated in the 2023 Adopted Budget, and they are not intended to be offset by any future appropriation.

Section 11. The Office of Arts and Culture is requested to provide a grant to the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) to support SIFF’s opening and operations of the Cinerama where they will provide programs and services intended to contribute to building community through the arts, create opportunities for the public to intersect with artists and their work, and provide art opportunities for youth in and out of school. Any jobs created and maintained by this grant should promote living wages and applicable labor harmony agreements. Furthermore, any grant agreement should not be executed until the Executive has negotiated a public benefit package, developed with input from the Seattle Film Commission. Such package could include, but is not limited to:

A. Jobs created and maintained at living wages, including paid internships, commissioned art on the property, and other workforce development support for the City’s film industry.

B. In-kind goods and services to the community with a focus on racial and social equity, including hosting film screenings and festivals that center Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) filmmakers, as well as offering educational opportunities to BIPOC youth, such as film passes and summer camps.

C. Activation and revitalization of the surrounding neighborhood, including partnering with and highlighting other neighborhood businesses in the area and labor harmony agreements applicable to the Cinerama.

D. Commitment to preserving the Cinerama as an active operational theater and a regional destination for film enthusiasts.

In support of this request, the City Council (Council) finds and declares that:

A. Spending on arts and culture investments, including advancing programs and services at the Cinerama, achieves a clear public purpose in advancing the City’s economic development, improvement of physical and social assets serving communities, education, and other public benefits that advance racial and social equity.

B. Arts and culture is a significant driver of economic development, comprising 10.8 percent of Washington state’s gross domestic product.

C. One of the key objectives of the City’s Downtown Activation Plan is re-envisioning downtown as Seattle’s hub for arts, culture, and entertainment.

D. The direct impact of downtown revitalization on local and state economies is well documented. Investment in downtown revitalization creates jobs, increases property values, and attracts tourists.

E. Cinerama is located within the Downtown Activation Plan (DAP) zone and, once reopened, will attract visitors to downtown throughout the year. As such, when operational, Cinerama will be a strong economic enhancement for the Belltown neighborhood and downtown in general.

F. Preserving Cinerama is in the public interest as there are only three Cinerama-type theaters remaining in the world.

G. Built in 1963, Cinerama has been a Seattle institution for over 50 years, showcasing 70mm films as well as historic three-strip Cinerama films, requiring three projection booths and a special curved screen.

H. Over the course of its history, Cinerama became a beloved destination for moviegoers and was downtown’s only single-screen theater for many years.

I. It is in the public interest to protect Cinerama’s historical significance by preserving the use of the Cinerama as an active operational theater, and not merely the physical shell.

J. It is in the public interest to invest in organizations such as SIFF that offer a comprehensive public benefits package that will provide for living wage jobs and contribute to building an equitable and prosperous community through the arts.

K. The City confirms the public benefit of seeking input from community stakeholders, such as the Seattle Film Commission, in developing and implementing a comprehensive public benefits package that will help keep artists living, working, and creatively challenged in Seattle.

L. It is in the public interest to promote labor harmony agreements at the Cinerama, including, if applicable, a procedure for preventing and responding to disruptive labor actions such as striking, picketing, boycotting, and any other activities that may have a negative impact on downtown revitalization efforts. Section 12. This ordinance imposes a proviso, as follows:

"Of the appropriations in the (Executive) Office of the Arts and Culture in the 2023 budget for the Cultural Space Budget Summary Level (12400-BO-AR-VA170), $950,000 is appropriated solely as a grant for the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) to support SIFF’s opening and operations of the Cinerama, and may be spent for no other purpose.”

Section 12. This ordinance imposes a proviso, as follows:

"Of the appropriations in the (Executive) Office of the Arts and Culture in the 2023 budget for the Cultural Space Budget Summary Level (12400-BO-AR-VA170), $950,000 is appropriated solely as a grant for the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) to support SIFF’s opening and operations of the Cinerama, and may be spent for no other purpose.”

Section 13. Of the appropriations in the Office of Economic Development’s 2023 budget for the General Fund Business Services Budget Control Level (00100-BO-ED-X1D00), $200,000 is appropriated solely for expanded cleaning services as part of the Downtown Activation Plan implementation in the Chinatown/International District neighborhood (C/ID), using culturally specific and responsive service providers that have experience working with community stakeholders in the C/ID, and may be spent for no other purpose.

Section 14. The following positions are created in the following departments:

The Directors of the relevant departments are authorized to fill these positions subject to Seattle Municipal Code Title 4, the City’s Personnel Rules, and applicable employment laws.

Section 15. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.

Section 16. 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 a 3/4 vote of all the members of the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2023, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this ________ day of _________________________, 2023.

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President ____________ of the City Council

  Approved /  returned unsigned /  vetoed this _____ day of _________________, 2023.

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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor

Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2023.

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_________________________, City Clerk

(Seal)