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Department: Parks and Recreation |
Contact
Person/Phone: Donald Harris 684-8018 or Bill Blair 684-7786 |
DOF Analyst/Phone: Marilynne Gardner 233-5109 |
Legislation Title: AN
ORDINANCE relating to Conservation Futures Levy proceeds; authorizing the Mayor
to amend the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between The City of Seattle and
King County that was authorized by City Ordinance 114978, and authorizing
deposit into the City’s General Subfund and 2000 Parks Levy Fund of 2000 and
2001 allocations from King County Conservation Futures Levy proceeds.
Summary of the
Legislation: The legislation would authorize two amendments of an existing
interlocal agreement with King County, adding nine projects to the list of King
County-approved acquisition projects and governing reimbursements totaling
$3,600,000 allocated by King County to the City in 2000 and 2001 from proceeds
of the Conservation Futures Levy (CFL).
$500,000 of the reimbursements would be deposited in the General Subfund
(00100) for expenditures on the Hitt’s Hill acquisition project. The balance would be deposited in the 2000
Parks Levy Fund (33850).
Background (Include
justification for the legislation and funding history, if applicable):
Amendment O, authorized in September 2001 by King County Ordinances 14212 and 14213, adds the Delridge Open Space, Leschi Natural Area Addition, Me-Kwa-Mooks Natural Area Additions, Thornton Creek Natural Area Additions, Fremont Peak Park, Hitt’s Hill, Linden Orchard, and Northgate Park Projects to the list of Projects in the CFL Interlocal Agreement, with grant funding totaling $3,400,000; $300,000 of this is for the Hitt’s Hill Project.
Amendment P, authorized in December 2000 and May 2002 by King County Ordinances 14018 and 14369 respectively, adds the Hitt’s Hill Project to the list of Projects in the CFL Interlocal Agreement, with grant funding of $200,000; this amount is in addition to the amount awarded in 2001.
In adopting the 2001 Budget, the City Council allocated
$700,000 from the General Fund to take advantage of a time-sensitive
opportunity to acquire the Hitt’s Hill property, a 3-˝ acre parcel that was the
largest undeveloped green space in Columbia City. The Council’s expectation was that the General Fund would be
reimbursed during 2001 and 2002 by a number of sources including the
Conservation Futures Tax allocated by King County (2001-2002 City Council
Budget Action Green Sheet #24). At this
time, however, because the Citywide Review Committee rejected the Hitt’s Hill
acquisition for a Neighborhood Matching Fund grant due to the fact that the
property had already been acquired prior to the request for funding and because
an allocation from the Parks Levy Opportunity
Fund was not recommended for the same reason, it is unclear if or when the
remaining $200,000 will be reimbursed.
Public Private
Partnership Review Status:
Is the project referenced in the legislation subject to P4 review? If yes, identify P4 review to date.
Not applicable.
Is the legislation subject to public hearing requirements? If yes, what public hearings have been held to date?
Not applicable.
Fiscal Sustainability
Issues (related to grant awards):
Not applicable.
Estimated Expenditure Impacts:
|
FUND (List
# and/or Account) |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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TOTAL |
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|
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|
One-time $ |
0 |
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On-going $ |
0 |
Estimated Revenue Impacts:
|
FUND (List
# and/or Account) |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
General Subfund (00100) |
$500,000 |
|
|
|
2000 Parks Levy Fund
(33850) |
$3,100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
$3,600,000 |
|
|
|
One-time $ |
3,600,000 |
|
On-going $ |
0 |
Estimated FTE Impacts:
|
FUND (List
# and/or Account) |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
None |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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TOTAL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
# Full Time |
0 |
|
# Part Time |
0 |
|
# TES |
0 |
Do positions sunset
in the future? If yes, identify sunset
date?
Not applicable.
Other Issues
(including long-term implications of the legislation):
Not applicable.