Form revised February 6, 2008

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Parks and Recreation	Donald Harris/ 684-8018	Jennifer Devore/ 615- 1328

Legislation Title:

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; accepting deeds for real property acquired during the Open Space and Trails Bond Program in St. Mark’s Greenbelt, Harrison Ridge Greenbelt, Duwamish Head Greenbelt, West Duwamish Greenbelt, East Duwamish Greenbelt, Piper’s Creek Natural Area, Thornton Creek Natural Area, Leschi Natural Area, Longfellow Creek Greenspace, Arroyos Natural Area, Maple School Ravine Natural Area, Llandover Woods Greenspace; and as additions to Dearborn Park and Fairview Park; and for creation of Ernst Park and Hitt’s Hill Park, all for open space, park and recreation purposes.

· Summary of the Legislation:

This ordinance accepts 30 deeds (29 fee acquisitions and one conservation easement) for open space, park and recreation purposes and places the properties under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR).

· Background

Previous ordinances approved the purchase of, and appropriated funding for, the properties described in this proposed ordinance. The purpose of this legislation is to formally accept the deeds to the previously acquired properties, as required by City Charter.  Acquisition authority was provided as follows:

• The Open Space and Trails Bond Program and the authority to purchase open space properties were created by Ordinance 114900, in accordance with the voters’ approval of the King County open space acquisition and trails bond issue in the election of November 7, 1989.

• The authority to purchase properties funded by the Regional Conservation Futures Acquisition Program was authorized under Ordinances 116908, 117070 and 118212.

The deeds referenced in the legislation include 30 properties (29 fee acquisitions and one easement) in 18 project areas.  These acquisitions added 73.23 acres of open space located in natural areas, greenspaces, park additions and other project areas.  The previous deed acceptance ordinances for the Open Space Program include Ordinances: 115856, 116063, 116177, 116788, 116892, 116894, 116961, 11708, 117122, 117224, 117272, 117336, 117343, 117344, 117347, 117377, 117442, 117561, 117634, 117637, 117639, 117719, 117849, 118070, 118073, 118151, 118306, 118335, 118543, 118763, and 118867.

The Seattle City charter requires that all acquisition of property be done by ordinance.  The properties included in this legislation were the final ones acquired during the Open Space and Trails program and were never accepted by ordinance. 

· Please check one of the following:

___X_ This legislation does not have any financial implications

All financial responsibilities were included in previous legislation.