Form revised December 4, 2006

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Seattle Public Utilities	Audrey Hansen / 684-5877	John McCoy / 615-0768

Legislation Title:

AN ORDINANCE relating to the water system of Seattle Public Utilities; declaring as surplus certain subsurface property rights in SPU’s Tolt Pipeline right-of-way and authorizing the conveyance of a subsurface easement for such surplus property rights to King County for the King County Brightwater treatment facility's utility tunnel.

· Summary of the Legislation:

This legislation authorizes a subsurface easement to King County for a utility tunnel approximately 200 feet below the surface of the Tolt Pipeline right-of-way in Lake Forest Park as part of the King County Brightwater wastewater treatment facility. 

· Background:

King County is constructing the Brightwater wastewater treatment facility which will serve portions of King and Snohomish Counties.  The Brightwater conveyance system includes underground pipelines constructed in tunnels, one of which will be constructed below SPU's Tolt Pipeline right-of-way.  Seattle Public Utilities owns the Tolt Pipeline right-of-way in fee and is granting a subsurface easement under a portion of it to King County for their utility tunnel.

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· Please check one of the following:

____ This legislation does not have any financial implications. (Stop here and delete the remainder of this document prior to saving and printing.)

_X___ This legislation has financial implications. (Please complete all relevant sections that follow.)

Appropriations:  This table should reflect appropriations that are a direct result of this legislation.  In the event that the project/ programs associated with this ordinance have appropriations that were, or will be, received because of previous or future legislation or budget actions, please provide details in the Notes section below.

Fund Name and Number	Department	Budget Control Level*	2007 Appropriation	2008 Anticipated Appropriation
TOTAL

*See budget book to obtain the appropriate Budget Control Level for your department.

Notes: 

Anticipated Revenue/Reimbursement: Resulting From This Legislation: This table should reflect revenues/reimbursements that are a direct result of this legislation.  In the event that the issues/projects associated with this ordinance/resolution have revenues or reimbursements that were, or will be, received because of previous or future legislation or budget actions, please provide details in the Notes section below the table.

Fund Name and Number	Department	Revenue Source	2007 Revenue	2008 Revenue
43000	Seattle Public Utilities	King County	$5,000
TOTAL			$5,000

Notes: 

Total Regular Positions Created Or Abrogated Through This Legislation, Including FTE Impact:  This table should only reflect the actual number of positions created by this legislation  In the event that positions have been, or will be, created as a result of previous or future legislation or budget actions, please provide details in the Notes section below the table.

Position Title and Department*		Fund Name	Fund Number	Part-Time/ Full Time	2007 Positions	2007 FTE	2008 Positions**	2008 FTE**
	TOTAL

*   List each position separately

** 2008 positions and FTE are total 2008 position changes resulting from this legislation, not incremental changes.  Therefore, under 2008, please be sure to include any continuing positions from 2007.

Notes:

· Do positions sunset in the future?  (If yes, identify sunset date):

·

Spending/Cash Flow: This table should be completed only in those cases where part or all of the funds authorized by this legislation will be spent in a different year than when they were appropriated (e.g., as in the case of certain grants and capital projects).  Details surrounding spending that will occur in future years should be provided in the Notes section below the table.

Fund Name and Number	Department	Budget Control Level*	2007 Expenditures	2008 Anticipated Expenditures
TOTAL

* See budget book to obtain the appropriate Budget Control Level for your department.

Notes:

· What is the financial cost of not implementing the legislation? (Estimate the costs to the City of not implementing the legislation, including estimated costs to maintain or expand an existing facility or the cost avoidance due to replacement of an existing facility, potential conflicts with regulatory requirements, or other potential costs if the legislation is not implemented.)

The City would end up as a defendant in a law suit with King County.

· What are the possible alternatives to the legislation that could achieve the same or similar objectives? (Include any potential alternatives to the proposed legislation, such as reducing fee-supported activities, identifying outside funding sources for fee-supported activities, etc.)

None

· Is the legislation subject to public hearing requirements:  (If yes, what public hearings have been held to date, and/or what plans are in place to hold a public hearing(s) in the future.)

Yes, fulfilled by City Council review of this legislation.

· Other Issues (including long-term implications of the legislation):

None

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