Form revised: December 6, 2011

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	CBO Analyst/Phone:
Seattle Public Utilities	Pree Carpenter/386-9754	Karl Stickel/684-8085

Legislation Title:

AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; declaring property interests that may have been acquired by Seattle Public Utilities surplus to utility needs; and authorizing the exchange of quitclaim deeds between the City of Seattle and King County to clarify the northern boundary line of a portion of Seattle Public Utilities’ Lake Youngs Supplyline right-of way in the Southwest Quarter of Section 5, Township 22 North, Range 6 East, W.M., and in the Southeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 22 North, Range 6 East, W.M., in King County, Washington.

Summary of the Legislation:

This legislation involves property rights that are agreed upon between Seattle Public Utilities and King County but that may not be clear in deeds or assessor’s records.  The legislation authorizes the exchange of quit claim deeds between the City and King County to clarify the boundary between a portion of the City’s Lake Youngs Supplyline and King County’s Peterson Lake Natural Area.  The legislation would declare surplus to the City’s needs any property interest the City arguably owns in the County’s Peterson Lake Natural Area.

Background:  

This ordinance relates to part of the Lake Youngs Supplyline in King County, approximately 1.5  miles east of Lake Youngs Reservation and near the intersection of SE Petrovitsky Road and 196^th Avenue SE.  The City purchased the supplyline right of way in 1898, 1901 and 1940.  In 1950, a 20-foot wide strip adjacent to Lake Youngs Supplyline was sold by King County in a tax sale.  The deed for the 1950 tax sale contained an ambiguous legal description which left it unclear whether the property being sold was north of and separate from the Lake Youngs Supplyline or was the northern 20 feet of the supplyline. 

In 2005, King County purchased the property north of this section of the Lake Youngs Supplyline for its Peterson Lake Natural Area.  King County does not want to own any part of the Lake Youngs Supplyline.  Seattle Public Utilities asked King County for clarification of the property boundary between the City and County properties.  King County and the City have agreed on an exchange of quit claim deeds to establish the legal boundary between the two properties.  The exchange does not alter the physical land currently treated as being under the control and jurisdiction of each party, rather it clarifies title documents.  The considerations for each quit claim deed are mutual benefits to the City and the County, with no money changing hands.

_X__ This legislation does not have any financial implications.

Other Implications:

a) Does the legislation have indirect financial implications, or long-term implications?

No.

b) What is the financial cost of not implementing the legislation?

Unknown.  This amicable exchange of quit claim deeds prevents future misunderstandings that might require litigation.

c) Does this legislation affect any departments besides the originating department? 

No.

d) What are the possible alternatives to the legislation that could achieve the same or similar objectives?  None. 

e) Is a public hearing required for this legislation? 

Yes, a public hearing is required because property rights are being surplussed.  The Council meeting(s) meet the public hearing requirement.    

f) Is publication of notice with The Daily Journal of Commerce and/or The Seattle Times required for this legislation?

No. 

g) Does this legislation affect a piece of property?

Yes.  Please see the Attachment 1 for a map of the affected properties.

h) Other Issues:

None  

List attachments to the fiscal note below:

Attachment 1:  Map of properties subject to this legislation

Attachment 1

Map showing property deeded from City of Seattle to King County and

Property deeded from King County to City of Seattle