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CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
AN ORDINANCE relating to acceptance of funding from non-City sources; authorizing the heads of various departments to accept and authorize the expenditure of specified grants, private funding, and subsidized loans and to execute, deliver, and perform
corresponding agreements; amending Ordinance 127156, which adopted the 2025 Budget, including the 2025-2030 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 2025-2030 CIP; creating positions; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. For each item in the following table, the head of the listed department is authorized to accept non-City funding from the listed sources below; and to execute, deliver, and perform, on behalf of The City of Seattle, agreements for the
purposes described. The funding, when received, shall be deposited in the receiving fund identified to support, or as reimbursement for, either the appropriations set forth in Section 2 of this ordinance or existing appropriations in the receiving
department.
Item |
Department |
Source |
Purpose |
Fund |
Accept ($) |
1.1 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services |
Washington State Department of Commerce |
This grant will fund energy efficient upgrades at Seattle Center, Magnuson Park, and Woodland Park Zoo. |
General Fund (00100) |
309,464 |
1.2 |
Executive (Office of Emergency Management) |
Washington State Military Department (Federal Emergency Management Agency) |
This Building Resilience in Communities hazard mitigation grant provides funding to develop cost-effectiveness analysis tools to support the grant application process for Unreinforced Masonry buildings seismic retrofit
projects. |
General Fund (00100) |
7,781 |
1.3 |
Executive (Office of Emergency Management) |
Washington State Military Department, Emergency Management Division |
This grant supports the enhancement, sustainment, and improvement of the emergency management program by partially funding two full-time emergency management positions. |
General Fund (00100) |
365,791 |
1.4 |
Executive (Office of Housing) |
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development |
This grant supports pre-development and capital development costs for the Henderson Street affordable housing project. |
Low Income Housing Fund (16400) |
1,666,279 |
1.5 |
Executive (Office of Housing) |
Puget Sound Energy |
This funding agreement supports implementation of energy efficiency improvements for qualifying low-income homeowners. |
Low Income Housing Fund (16400) |
610,381 |
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|
Office of Housing Fund (16600) |
222,369 |
1.6 |
Executive (Office of Sustainability and Environment) |
Environmental Defense Fund |
This grant supports the placement of an Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps fellow at OSE. |
General Fund (00100) |
15,400 |
1.7 |
Executive (Office of Sustainability and Environment) |
Washington State Department of Ecology |
This grant funds outreach and engagement work with communities that are historically overburdened with health, social, and environmental inequities and are highly impacted by air pollution. |
General Fund (00100) |
665,746 |
1.8 |
Law Department |
Federal Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women |
The Enhancing Investigations and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Project is targeted at improving prosecutors' ability to effectively investigate and/or prosecute domestic
violence while supporting victim safety and autonomy, hold offenders accountable, and promote trust within the surrounding community. |
General Fund (00100) |
500,000 |
1.9 |
Seattle Center |
Federal Transit Administration / Puget Sound Regional Council |
This grant funds modifications to the Seattle Center Monorail station to increase accessibility; add automated passenger gates; make the station main entrance ADA accessible; improve visibility; make improvements to
station platform to create level boarding; update and cover queuing area layouts; and improve passenger signage, wayfinding, and regional transit information to include universal symbols. |
Seattle Center Fund (11410) |
3,051,546 |
1.10 |
Seattle City Light |
United States Department of Energy |
This grant supports the HVAC and Reroofing project at Diablo Powerhouse in Rockport, Washington which will repair deficiencies in the existing powerhouse roof, replace damaged and nonoperational HVAC equipment, improve
indoor air quality for building occupants and components, provide redundancy for critical systems, and prepare the facility for continued operation. |
Light Fund (41000) |
2,587,500 |
1.11 |
Seattle City Light |
United States Department of the Interior |
This grant supports collection of aerial LiDAR data to monitor for changes in debris flow potential, flooding, and fuel accumulations in the area burned by the 2023 Sourdough fire. |
Light Fund (41000) |
223,055 |
1.12 |
Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections |
Washington State Military Department and Federal Emergency Management Agency |
This grant supports the development of Unreinforced Masonry (URM) benefit cost analysis tools to evaluate the cost effectiveness of seismic retrofits combined with heat pump conversions. The analysis focuses on four URM
building types representing the highest structural and socioeconomic vulnerability in the Pioneer Square and Chinatown/International District neighborhoods of Seattle. |
General Fund (00100) |
142,333 |
1.13 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
King County Metro |
This agreement supported the Project Initiation Phase of the RapidRide R Line project to upgrade the Route 7 to a RapidRide Line. The project upgrades roadway, signal, trolley, and station infrastructure on over 8 miles
of streets in Seattle. SDOT will plan, design, and deliver the RapidRide R Line project on King County Metro’s behalf based on agreed terms. |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
1,000,000 |
1.14 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Washington State Department of Transportation |
This partnership supports and coordinates the City's Revive I-5 efforts. |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
299,767 |
1.15 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Washington State Department of Transportation |
This partnership agreement with WSDOT is to design and implement low-cost pedestrian crossing and speed reduction improvements to improve pedestrian safety. |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
450,000 |
1.16 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Federal Highway Administration |
The grant supports the design of non-motorized access improvements to four new Link light rail stations, as planned by Sound Transit’s West Seattle Link Extension project. Station access improvements may include new
sidewalks (including ADA ramps), protected bike lanes and neighborhood greenways (including pavement repair and replacement), enhanced crossings, pedestrian plazas, multi-use trail enhancements, and other safety measures and amenities. Potential
rechannelization along a segment of Alaska Street (minor arterial) to provide bus-only lanes will be evaluated. |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
5,465,000 |
1.17 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Federal Highway Administration |
The project will install Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI) and No Turn on Red (NTOR) Restrictions. |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
1,978,000 |
1.18 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Federal Highway Administration |
This project will construct a new transit corridor within and between the Uptown and South Lake Union Regional Growth Centers, providing direct transit access to the future SLU Light Rail Station. Improvements may include
trolley wire infrastructure, bus lanes, lane markings, pavement restoration, signal optimization for transit, bus stops and bus amenities, and improvements to the public realm that will facilitate a transit- and pedestrian-prioritized
street. |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
8,200,000 |
1.19 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Federal Highway Administration |
This grant funds the design phase of a project to construct a protected bike lane from S Spokane Street to S Alaska Street and new shared use path in the center median park from S Alaska Street to Columbian Way S.
|
Transportation Fund (13000) |
818,133 |
1.20 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Federal Highway Administration |
This project will install fiber to interconnect upgraded traffic signals, adding leading pedestrian intervals, and optimizing corridor signal timing. The project will model and analyze options for removing split phase
signal operation on NW 85th St approaching 8th Ave NE and 3rd Ave NW. The project will construct new curb ramps and sidewalk upgrades and Accessible Pedestrian Signals. |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
3,000,000 |
1.21 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
City of Minneapolis; Federal Department of Transportation |
This grant funds SDOT's Commercial Vehicle Permit (CVP) policies and implementation of a digital CVP. |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
6,476,550 |
1.22 |
Seattle Police Department |
Federal Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance |
This grant provides funding to support the continued investigation and prosecution of unsolved sexual assault cases. These efforts will utilize advanced DNA analysis, new research methodologies, and innovative
investigative tools to identify and bring to justice violent sex offenders. |
General Fund (00100) |
1,500,000 |
1.23 |
Seattle Police Department |
Federal Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime |
This grant provides funding for continuation of the Human Trafficking Task Force. Funding will supplement existing efforts, and leverage trafficking victim services that are being provided by victim services providers,
refugee resettlement agencies, and other social service organizations, particularly those receiving funds from the Office for Victims of Crime. |
General Fund (00100) |
490,183 |
1.24 |
Seattle Police Department |
Federal Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs |
This grant provides funding for the full-scale implementation and process evaluation of an Intelligent Risk Management (IRM) system for 911 call triage. This project aims to enhance the accuracy of risk assessments for
incoming emergency calls, facilitating more effective use of alternative responses, such as dispatching co-responders for mental health crises. |
General Fund (00100) |
690,400 |
1.25 |
Seattle Police Department |
Washington State Attorney General's Office |
This grant provides funding to assist local law enforcement agencies with promoting firearms safety, combatting gun violence, and supporting victims of gun violence. |
General Fund (00100) |
343,310 |
1.26 |
Seattle Police Department |
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
This annual grant assists in providing boating safety in the waters in and around Seattle. |
General Fund (00100) |
41,727 |
1.27 |
Seattle Police Department |
Washington Traffic Safety Commission |
This item provides funding for overtime related to supplemental traffic enforcement with special emphasis on impaired and distracted driving, seat belt, and motorcycle safety. |
General Fund (00100) |
50,000 |
1.28 |
Seattle Police Department |
Washington Traffic Safety Commission |
This item provides funding for the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) to work with local law enforcement agencies to develop and implement statewide initiatives focusing on traffic safety education and culture
change at the local level. |
General Fund (00100) |
5,000 |
1.29 |
Seattle Public Utilities |
Washington State Department of Commerce |
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is applying on behalf of Watershed Community Development, which is building the Elements, the first of five buildings of a live/work district in the Georgetown neighborhood. The building
will have 158 units, specifically for people earning 40-80% AMI with some preferentially offered to artist-residents. |
Drainage and Wastewater Fund (44010) |
375,688 |
|
|
|
|
Water Fund (43000) |
375,688 |
1.30 |
Seattle Public Utilities |
King County Flood Control District |
This grant provides funding for SPU to reduce recurrent street and property flooding in a residential area surrounding 17th Avenue NW and NW 87th Street. SPU will build so-called "green" and "gray"
infrastructure, such as upsizing pipes and promoting shallow and deep infiltration, to improve drainage capacity in the area. |
Drainage and Wastewater Fund (44010) |
1,000,000 |
1.31 |
Seattle Public Utilities |
Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office |
This funding will support completion of final designs and permitting for the replacement of a fish passage barrier on Fauntleroy Creek at 45th Ave SW. |
Drainage and Wastewater Fund (44010) |
700,000 |
1.32 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Federal Highway Administration |
This project will construct new bus stops and bus stop amenities, which may include upgraded sidewalks, protected bike lanes, new and upgraded pedestrian crossings, pavement restoration, signal improvements, updated
channelization and lane marking, storm water drainage improvements, pedestrian lighting, street trees, and landscaping. |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
1,192,835 |
1.33 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Federal Highway Administration |
This project will construct new bus stops and bus stop amenities, which may include upgraded sidewalks, protected bike lanes, new and upgraded pedestrian crossings, pavement restoration, signal improvements, updated
channelization and lane marking, storm water drainage improvements, pedestrian lighting, street trees, and landscaping. |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
2,560,000 |
TOTAL |
47,379,926 |
Section 2. Contingent upon the execution of grant or other funding agreements and receipt of the funds authorized in Section 1 of this ordinance, the appropriations in the 2025 Budget for the following items are increased from the funds shown, as
follows:
Item |
Department |
Fund |
Budget Summary Level/BCL Code |
CIP Project/ID |
Amount ($) |
2.1 |
Department of Finance and Administrative Services |
General Fund (00100) |
FAS Oversight-External Projects (00100-BC-FA-EXTPROJ) |
Energy Efficiency for Municipal Buildings (MC-FA-ENEFFMBLD) |
309,464 |
2.2 |
Executive (Office of Emergency Management) |
General Fund (00100) |
Office of Emergency Management (00100-BO-EP-10000) |
|
7,781 |
2.3 |
Executive (Office of Emergency Management) |
General Fund (00100) |
Office of Emergency Management (00100-BO-EP-10000) |
|
365,791 |
2.4 |
Executive (Office of Housing) |
Low Income Housing Fund (16400) |
Multifamily Housing (16400-BO-HU-3000) |
|
1,666,279 |
2.5 |
Executive (Office of Housing) |
Low Income Housing Fund (16400) |
Homeownership & Sustainability (16400-BO-HU-2000) |
|
610,381 |
|
|
Office of Housing Fund (16600) |
Homeownership & Sustainability (16600-BO-HU-2000) |
|
222,369 |
2.6 |
Executive (Office of Sustainability and Environment) |
General Fund (00100) |
Office of Sustainability and Environment (00100-BO-SE-X1000) |
|
15,400 |
2.7 |
Executive (Office of Sustainability and Environment) |
General Fund (00100) |
Office of Sustainability and Environment (00100-BO-SE-X1000) |
|
665,746 |
2.8 |
Law Department |
General Fund (00100) |
Criminal (00100-BO-LW-J1500) |
|
500,000 |
2.9 |
Seattle Center |
Seattle Center Fund (11410) |
Monorail Rehabilitation (11410-BC-SC-S9403) |
Monorail Improvements (MC-SC-S9403) |
3,051,546 |
2.10 |
Seattle City Light |
Light Fund (41000) |
Power Supply - CIP (41000-BC-CL-X) |
Skagit Facilities Plan (MC-CL-XS6520) |
2,587,500 |
2.11 |
Seattle City Light |
Light Fund (41000) |
Utility Operations O&M (41000-BO-CL-UTILOPS) |
|
223,055 |
2.12 |
Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections |
General Fund (00100) |
Government Policy, Safety & Support (00100-BO-CI-U2600) |
|
142,333 |
2.13 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
Mobility-Capital (13000-BC-TR-19003) |
RapidRide R Line (MC-TR-C150) |
1,000,000 |
2.14 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
Mobility-Capital (13000-BC-TR-19003) |
Revive I-5 Project Support (MC-TR-C124) |
299,767 |
2.15 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
Mobility-Capital (13000-BC-TR-19003) |
Vision Zero (MC-TR-C064) |
450,000 |
2.16 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
Mobility-Capital (13000-BC-TR-19003) |
Sound Transit 3 (MC-TR-C088) |
5,465,000 |
2.17 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
Mobility-Capital (13000-BC-TR-19003) |
Vision Zero (MC-TR-C064) |
1,978,000 |
2.18 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
Mobility-Capital (13000-BC-TR-19003) |
Harrison St Transit Corridor (MC-TR-C119) |
1,000,000 |
2.19 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
Mobility-Capital (13000-BC-TR-19003) |
Bike Master Plan - Protected Bike Lanes (MC-TR-C062) |
409,067 |
2.20 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
Mobility-Capital (13000-BC-TR-19003) |
Next Generation Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) (MC-TR-C021) |
3,000,000 |
2.21 |
Seattle Department of Transportation |
Transportation Fund (13000) |
Mobility Operations (13000-BO-TR-17003) |
|
6,476,550 |
2.22 |
Seattle Police Department |
General Fund (00100) |
Criminal Investigations (00100-BO-SP-P7000) |
|
1,500,000 |
2.23 |
Seattle Police Department |
General Fund (00100) |
Criminal Investigations (00100-BO-SP-P7000) |
|
490,183 |
2.24 |
Seattle Police Department |
General Fund (00100) |
Chief of Police (00100-BO-SP-P1000) |
|
690,400 |
2.25 |
Seattle Police Department |
General Fund (00100) |
Collaborative Policing (00100-BO-SP-P4000) |
|
223,310 |
|
|
|
Technical Services (00100-BO-SP-P8000) |
|
120,000 |
2.26 |
Seattle Police Department |
General Fund (00100) |
Special Operations (00100-BO-SP-P3400) |
|
41,727 |
2.27 |
Seattle Police Department |
General Fund (00100) |
Special Operations (00100-BO-SP-P3400) |
|
50,000 |
2.28 |
Seattle Police Department |
General Fund (00100) |
Special Operations (00100-BO-SP-P3400) |
|
5,000 |
2.29 |
Seattle Public Utilities |
Drainage and Wastewater Fund (44010) |
Leadership and Administration (44010-BO-SU-N100B) |
|
375,688 |
|
|
Water Fund (43000) |
Leadership and Administration (43000-BO-SU-N100B) |
|
375,688 |
Total |
34,318,025 |
Unspent funds so appropriated shall carry forward to subsequent fiscal years until they are exhausted or abandoned by ordinance, except for items 2.5 and 2.6. Additionally, on December 31 annually, for each appropriation in this section, if the
remaining funds are $1.00 or less, that appropriation is abandoned.
Section 3. The following positions are created in the following departments:
Item |
Department |
Position Title |
Position Status |
Number |
3.1 |
Seattle Police Department |
Plng&Dev Spec,Sr-BU (@ 96683 - 034) |
Full-time |
1.0 |
Total |
1.0 |
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 4. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Sections 1.04.020 and 1.04.070.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2025, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2025.
____________________________________
President ____________ of the City Council
Approved / returned unsigned / vetoed this _____ day of _________________, 2025.
____________________________________
Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2025.
____________________________________
Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
(Seal)
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