CITY OF SEATTLE

ORDINANCE __________________

COUNCIL BILL __________________

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Neighborhoods; authorizing implementation of certain Neighborhood Matching Fund projects in 2016, and specifying that 2016 appropriations for the Neighborhood Matching Subfund shall carry forward automatically to future budget years.

WHEREAS, Resolution 27709 established a Neighborhood Planning and Assistance Program, including a Neighborhood Matching Fund and a Citywide Review Team, to provide support for neighborhood improvement activities, leveraging citizen contributions and volunteer hours for a variety of neighborhood-based planning, development, and improvement projects; and

WHEREAS, Resolution 27965, and subsequent revisions, set forth The City of Seattle’s Neighborhood Matching Fund Application and Review Guidelines; and

WHEREAS, in the 2016 budget $4,777,542 were appropriated for the Neighborhood Matching Subfund, including $2,244,512 for the Large Projects Fund; and

WHEREAS, in the 2016 budget $700,000 were appropriated for Participatory Budgeting in the Neighborhood Matching Subfund in the Large Projects Fund; and

WHEREAS, the remaining amount of $1,544,512 was appropriated for Large Projects; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Citywide Review Team are recommending identical Neighborhood Matching Fund Large Projects for funding; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Department of Neighborhoods (hereinafter “Department”) is hereby authorized to proceed with implementation of the following Large Projects as provided below:

  Expenditures may be made for the above projects upon vouchers drawn by the Department Director from funds allocated for the Neighborhood Matching Subfund. The Department can encumber funds in the amounts allocated.

Section 2. The Department shall have the authority to administer the City’s public works contracting process and execute contracts for any Neighborhood Matching Fund public works projects to which funds are allocated by this ordinance. Any public works contracts must comply with state and local law requirements. The Department is authorized to enter into agreements with public and private entities to implement the projects listed in Section 1 of this ordinance. In the case of an agreement with a private entity, the agreement shall specifically describe the public benefit received by the City.

Section 3. The Department is hereby authorized to reallocate funds in the Neighborhood Matching Fund Subfund allocated above among the projects identified in Section 1 of this ordinance as necessary, provided that the sum of such changes shall not exceed $150,000, and further provided that the Mayor or his designee notify in writing the Chair of the Affordable Housing, Neighborhoods and Finance Committee of the City Council of the nature of and reasons for the reallocation.

Section 4. Appropriations made from the Neighborhood Matching Subfund shall not lapse and shall be carried over each year until fully expended, abandoned, or reappropriated to other authorized activities.

Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.

Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2016, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2016.

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President ____________ of the City Council

Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2016.

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Edward B. Murray, Mayor

Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2016.

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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk

(Seal)