Form revised: August 9, 2010

 

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

 

Department:

Contact Person/Phone:

CBO Analyst/Phone:

Seattle Department of Transportation

Beverly Barnett/684-7564

Stephen Barham/733-9084

 

Legislation Title:

AN ORDINANCE vacating the following portions of streets, alleys, and blocks: SW Morgan Street between 15th Avenue SW and Burien Way SW; 12th Avenue SW, 13th Avenue SW, and 14th Avenue SW between SW Morgan Street and SW Holly Street; 11th Place SW between SW Morgan Street and SW Warsaw Street; 11th Avenue SW between SW Morgan Street and 10th Avenue SW; 10th Avenue SW between SW Morgan Street and SW Warsaw Street; SW Warsaw Street between 11th Place SW and 10th Avenue SW; SW Holly Street between 12th Avenue SW and W Marginal Way SW; the alley between 12th Avenue SW and Burien Way SW, north of SW Holly Street; Burien Way SW between the projected north margin of SW Morgan Street from the west to the northern margin of SW Holly Street, as vacated by Ordinance 93969, excepting the northern approximately 50’ of Burien Way SW east of its centerline; approximately 350 feet of 9th Avenue SW from the north margin of SW Holly Street; approximately 340 feet of 8th Avenue SW from the north margin of SW Holly Street; approximately 350 feet of 7th Avenue SW from the north margin of SW Holly Street; Sound Way SW between SW Holly Street and Highland Park Way SW; all of Blocks 1, 2, and 3 in Ewald’s 1st Addition to the City of Seattle; and all of Blocks 6, 7, 8, and 9 and a portion of Block 5 in Melville-Barth Addition to the City of Seattle, together known as the Sound Way properties in the Riverview neighborhood of West Seattle (the “Sound Way Property”), on the petition of the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation (“Parks”); ratifying and confirming an easement; and approving a memorandum of understanding for utility purposes related herein (Clerk File 309972).   

 

Summary of the Legislation:

 

This Council Bill completes the vacation process for the Sound Way Property consisting of streets, alleys, and blocks in and near Blocks 1, 2, and 3 of Ewald’s 1st Addition to the City of Seattle and Blocks 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in Melville-Barth Addition to the City of Seattle, on the petition of the Department of Parks and Recreation (“Parks”),  ratifies and confirms an easement for wastewater purposes from the City to King County; and approves a memorandum of understanding between Parks and Seattle City Light for utility facilities that will remain in the vacated area.     

 
 
 


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

 

In the 1950’s and 1960’s the City of Seattle purchased property in West Seattle and laid it off as right-of-way, the Sound Way Property, in contemplation of the Sound Way project that was to have linked the city of Seattle to Vashon Island by highway and bridge.  The project was subsequently cancelled by the City. 

 

The area proposed for vacation is contained within the City’s largest greenspace, the West Duwamish Greenbelt.   Permanently protecting the Sound Way Property as part of the City’s greenspace system will preserve areas of natural landscape and habitat for wildlife as well as providing opportunities for enhancement of these features.        

 

Once the vacation process is completed, Parks will be able to proceed with design of enhancement projects, the cost of which may be reimbursable by grant funds available from the State Department of Commerce until June 2011.

 

Please check one of the following:

 

____    This legislation does not have any financial implications.  

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

 

Uses and Sources for Operation and Maintenance Costs for the Project:

Estimate cost of one-time startup, operating and maintaining the project over a six year period and identify each fund source available.  Estimate the annual savings of implementing the LEED Silver standard.  Identify key assumptions such as staffing required, assumed utility usage and rates and other potential drivers of the facility’s cost.

 

O&M

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Total

Uses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On-going

 

$3,033

$3,033

$3,033

$17,556

$17,556

$44,211

Sources (itemize)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parks and Recreation Fund

 

$3,033

$3,033

$3,033

$17,556

$17,556

$44,211

 

Operation and Maintenance Notes:

 

The appropriations to support the O&M costs for 2011 are included in the 2011 Proposed Budget for Parks.  The budget for 2012 and beyond will be included in future budgets.  In addition, a Washington State Department of Commerce grant for $500,000 will fund restoration work for the first three years.  For more information, see the 2011-2016 Proposed CIP, Urban Forestry – West Duwamish Restoration project (K72442).

 

Long-term maintenance starting in 2014 consists of watering new plantings, tree maintenance, illegal encampment removal, removing invasive and noxious plants, volunteer project assistance, and clean green tipping fees.   

 

Do positions sunset in the future?  Not applicable.

(If yes, identify sunset date)

 

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.)

 

Initially, the City would forgo up to $500,000 in CIP grant funding from the Department of Commerce grant that has been appropriated for this project.  In addition, incorporating this property into Park’s other West Duwamish Greenbelt properties will allow a more unified and efficient maintenance effort. 

 

Does this legislation affect any departments besides the originating department? 

(If so, please list the affected department(s), the nature of the impact (financial, operational, etc), and indicate which staff members in the other department(s) are aware of the proposed legislation.) 

 

The legislation affects Parks, who has been working closely with the Department of Transportation on this legislation.  The financial impact of this legislation on Parks is reflected in the projected O&M costs above. 

 

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.)

 

There are no reasonable alternatives to this legislation that could achieve the same objective. 

 

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?)

 

A public hearing was held on August 4, 2009. 

 

Other Issues: (Include long-term implications of the legislation.)

 

None.

 

List attachments to the fiscal note below:

 

Attachment 1: Map of Sound Way Property Vacation Area.