Form revised: August 9, 2010

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	CBO Analyst/Phone:
Seattle Public Utilities	Sheila Strehle/ 684-5846	Karen Grove/ 684-5805

Legislation Title:

AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to enter into an agreement granting a non-exclusive easement for access, ingress and egress over and across a portion of the City of Seattle’s fee-owned Cedar River Pipeline property for the benefit of a single family residence located on adjacent property commonly known as 12660 Beacon Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98178, King County.

Summary of the Legislation:

This legislation would authorize the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to grant an easement over a portion of the City of Seattle’s Cedar River Pipeline right of way located just north of South 128^th Street for access to property commonly known as 12660 Beacon Avenue South in unincorporated King County. 

Background:

The City in 1961 granted King County a road easement on fee-owned SPU right of way, just south of the Seattle city limits. This right of way contains SPU’s three Cedar River pipelines.  The property is not open to through traffic but provides vehicular access to one residence (see attached reference map).  Due to the steep slope and shallow soil cover over SPU’s transmission pipelines in the area and the potential for the adjacent residential property to be subdivided, SPU decided to negotiate an easement agreement limiting access to its property.   The agreement limits access to the existing single family use and prohibits use by additional residences.  King County has agreed to relinquish its road easement in this area.    

Please check one of the following:

__X__ This legislation does not have any financial implications.

List attachments to the fiscal note below:

Exhibit A – Map of subject easement area