Form revised June 11, 2010

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Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Legislative	Mike Fong/5-1675	N/A

Legislation Title:  AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2010 budget, lifting provisos and imposing a proviso restricting the use of appropriations for developing the Seattle Transit Master Plan.

· Summary of the Legislation:

This legislation lifts 12 provisos put in place via Ordinance 123325 that restricted the Executive from implementing work associated with developing a Transit Master Plan (TMP).  The legislation authorizes the Seattle Department of Transportation to proceed with phase one of the TMP project and spend up to $300,000 for consulting services.  The legislation also imposes a new proviso on spending by SDOT, limiting expenditures to $300,000 for consulting services until Council takes further legislative action. 

· Background:

In June, Council passed Ordinance 123325 imposing spending restrictions on SDOT related to planning and development of a TMP.  Council enacted this legislation in order to provide the Executive and Council the opportunity to discuss and develop a more detailed scope of work and agree to a vision and set of goals for the TMP.  Resolution 31238 reflects the agreed upon elements for proceeding.  As a result, with this legislation, Council is authorizing phase one of the TMP project to begin.  Upon reviewing the deliverables from phase one, Council will consider authorizing funding and allowing the Executive to advance to phase two.

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_X__ This legislation has financial implications.

This legislation does not change SDOT appropriation authority.  It lifts an existing proviso on funding that currently exists within SDOT’s appropriations from the 2010 budget.  The legislation imposes a new proviso by limiting expenditures for consulting services to $300,000 for developing the TMP until additional funding is authorized by Council ordinance.