Form revised November 15, 2007

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Seattle Department of  Transportation	Larry Huggins/684-5001	Stephen Barham/733-9084

Legislation Title:

 AN ORDINANCE accepting deeds for street and/or alley purposes and easements for sidewalk purposes; establishing, laying off, and widening portions of the following rights-of-way: the alley in Block 17, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 97, D.T. Denny’s 5^th Addition to North Seattle; the alley in Block 2, Sparkman & McLean’s 1^st Addition to West Seattle; the alley in Block 6, Pettit’s University Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 78, D.T. Denny’s Park Addition to North Seattle; the alley in Block 5, University Heights; the alley in Block 19, Hill Tract Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 158, Gilman Park Addition; Prospect Street and Eastlake Avenue E abutting Block 12, East Park Addition; the alley in Block 27, North Seattle; the alley in Block 36, Bell & Denny’s 2^nd Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 72, Terry’s First Addition to the Town of Seattle; the alley in Block 54, Terry’s First Addition to the Town of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Lot 6, Block 16, Walker’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 9, Claremont Addition; the alley in Block 1, Scenic Park; the alley in Block 18, H.E. Nelson Addition to the City of Seattle; Bayview Avenue S abutting Block 16, Walker’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 54, Terry’s First Addition to the Town of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining a portion of Lot 1, Block 54, Terry’s First Addition to the Town of Seattle; and placing the real property conveyed by said deeds and easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT).

· Summary of the Legislation:

Council Bill accepts 18 deeds for street/alley purposes and 2 easements for sidewalk purposes and places those deeds and easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation.

· Background: (Include brief description of the purpose and context of legislation and include record of previous legislation and funding history, if applicable):

The City of Seattle Land Use Code (Chapter 23.53 of the Seattle Municipal Code) requires that street/alleys and sidewalks adjacent and leading to lots being created, developed, or redeveloped, be improved or brought up to the minimum conditions specified in the Land Use Code and the Seattle Right-of-Way Improvements Manual.  The Seattle Department of Transportation obtained, on behalf of the City, the necessary rights-of-way from specific property owners for and in fulfillment of that land use code requirement.  The power to grant the authority to a designated City official to accept, on behalf of the City, any real property rights, is vested in the City Council.  This legislation accepts the real property interests conveyed by such deeds and easements and places them under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation.

· Please check one of the following:

__X__ This legislation has financial implications.

There are costs associated with implementing this ordinance (e.g., maintenance for newly acquired rights-of-way), but they have already been anticipated in the department’s appropriations and revenues for 2008.

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

None.

Attachment 1:  Maps of Properties being Conveyed to SDOT for Street, Alley, or Sidewalk Purposes.