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SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, September 4, 2012
2:00 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
C. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
D. APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
E. PRESENTATIONS
F. PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public may sign up to address the Council for up to 2 minutes on matters on this agenda; total time allotted to public comment at this meeting is 15 minutes.
G. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR
Introduction and referral to Council committees of Council Bills (C.B.), Resolutions (Res.), and Clerk Files (C.F.) for committee recommendation.
H. PAYMENT OF BILLS
Council Bills 117556, 117557, 1175 70 (These are the only Bills which the City Charter allows to be introduced and passed on the same day.)
I. COMMITTEE REPORTS
Discussion and vote on Bills, Resolutions, and Clerk Files.
PUBLIC SAFETY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE:
1. C.F. 312380 (PDF Version)
Appointment and Oath of Office of Magdaleno M. Leno Rose-Avila as Director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs.
CONFIRM (Harrell, Licata, O'Brien)
2. C.B. 117538 (PDF Version)
Related to cable television; approving the transfer of the controlling interest in WaveDivision Holdings, LLC, par ent company of WaveDivision I, LLC, holder of a nonexclusive Seattle cable franchise, to Oak Hill Capital Partners III, L.P., by a three-fourths vote of the City Council.
PASS AS AMENDED (Harrell, Licata, O'Brien)
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON YESLER TERRACE:
3. C.B. 117536 (PDF Version)
Relating to the redevelopment of Yesler Terrace by the Housing Authority of the City of Seattle; and authorizing t he Mayor to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Seattle.
PASS AS AMENDED (Clark, Bagshaw, Burgess, Conlin, Godden, Harrell, Licata, O'Brien, Rasmussen)
4. C.B. 117541 (PDF Version)
Related to land use and zoning, amending various chapters of Title 23 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) to incor porate new zoning provisions for Yesler Terrace; adding a new SMC Chapter 23.75 to establish use provisions and development standards for the new Master Planned Community -- Yesler Terrace (MPC-YT) zone, including an affordable housing incentive program as authorized by RCW 36.70A.540; amending SMC Section 25.05.800 to establish limits for categorical exemptions from envi ronmental review in the MPC-YT zone; amending the Official Land Use Map, SMC Chapter 23.32, to rezone properties in the Yesler Ter race neighborhood from LR3 and DMR/C 65/65-85 to MPC-YT; approving and adopting Yesler Terrace Master Planned Community Design Guidelines; revising design review and platting procedures for the MPC-YT zone; and revising procedures for project review under a planned action ordinance; all to implement the Comprehensive Pl an and to allow redevelopment of Yesler Terrace to achieve a mix of residential, commercial, and other uses; appropriate urban density; and more affordable housing, environmental sustainability, and publicly accessible open space than would be likely to result from development under existing zoning .
PASS AS AMENDED (Clark, Bagshaw, Burgess, Conlin, Godden, Harrell, Licata, O'Brien, Rasmussen)
5. C.B. 117540 (PDF Version)
Relating to redevelopment at Yesler Terrace, designating certain future proposed projects as planned actions pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act, through use of a Planned Act ion Ordinance, and establishing certain requirements for these planned actions.
PASS (Clark, Bagshaw, Burgess, Conlin, Godden, Harrell, Licata, O'Brien, Rasmussen)
6. Res. 31403 (PDF Version)
Stating the City of Seattle's intent to assist the Friends of Little Saigon and other community members in the Lit tle Saigon Neighborhood to explore the feasibility of a mixed-use project that would serve as a positive catalyst to pre serve and enhance Little Saigon as a social, cultural, and economic hub.
ADOPT AS AMENDED (Clark, Bagshaw, Burgess, Conlin, Godden, Harrell, Licata, O'Brien, Rasmussen)
7. C.F. 311389 (PDF Version)
Petition of Seattle Housing Authority to vacate portions of streets and alleys within the Yesler Terrace Developme nt in the general vicinity bounded by Interstate 5, Alder Street, Boren Avenue, and South Main Street.
GRANT AS CONDITIONED (Clark, Bagshaw, Burgess, Conlin, Godden, Harrell, Licata, O'Brien, Rasmussen)
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE:
8. C.B. 117490 (PDF Version)
Relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of a confirmation agreement with Camp Reed Wind P ark, LLC for the purchase of environmental attributes, which include renewable energy certificates that are necessary or convenient for meeting the requirements of the Washington State Energy Independence Act; and further authorizing the execution of o ther necessary and convenient agreements for the receipt, tracking, transferring, management, and sale of the environmen tal attributes.
PASS (O'Brien, Burgess, Clark)
9. C.B. 117491 (PDF Version)
Relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of a confirmation agreement with Thousand Springs Wind Park, LLC for the purchase of environmental attributes, which include renewable energy certificates that are neces sary or convenient for meeting the requirements of the Washington State Energy Independence Act; and further authorizing the exe cution of other necessary and convenient agreements for the receipt, tracking, transferring, management, and sale of the environmental attributes.
PASS (O'Brien, Burgess, Clark)
10. C.B. 117492 (PDF Version)
Relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of a confirmation agreement with the Oregon Trail Wind Park, LLC for the purchase of environmental attributes, which include renewable energy certificates that are neces sary or convenient for meeting the requirements of the Washington State Energy Independence Act; and further authorizing the exe cution of other necessary and convenient agreements for the receipt, tracking, transferring, management, and sale of the environmental attributes.
PASS (O'Brien, Burgess, Clark)
11. C.B. 117493 (PDF Version)
Relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of a confirmation agreement with Golden Valley Wi nd Park, LLC for the purchase of environmental attributes, which include renewable energy certificates that are necessar y or convenient for meeting the requirements of the Washington State Energy Independence Act; and further authorizing the exe cution of other necessary and convenient agreements for the receipt, tracking, transferring, management, and sale of the environmental attributes.
PASS (O'Brien, Burgess, Clark)
12. C.B. 117494 (PDF Version)
Relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of a confirmation agreement with Tuana Gulch Wind Park, LLC for the purchase of environmental attributes, which include renewable energy certificates that are necessary or convenient for meeting the requirements of the Washington State Energy Independence Act; and further authorizing the execution of o ther necessary and convenient agreements for the receipt, tracking, transferring, management, and sale of the environmen tal attributes.
PASS (O'Brien, Burgess, Clark)
13. C.B. 117495 (PDF Version)
Relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of a confirmation agreement with Salmon Falls Win d Park, LLC for the purchase of environmental attributes, which include renewable energy certificates that are necessary or convenient for meeting the requirements of the Washington State Energy Independence Act; and further authorizing the exe cution of other necessary and convenient agreements for the receipt, tracking, transferring, management, and sale of the environmental attributes.
PASS (O'Brien, Burgess, Clark)
14. C.B. 117551 (PDF Version)
Relating to the City Light Department; declaring certain real property rights surplus to utility needs; authorizin g the Superintendent to grant an easement to The Boeing Company for a stormwater drain pipe over a portion of the City's Georgetown Steam Plant Flume Property; accepting payment for the true and full value of the easement; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
PASS (O'Brien, Burgess, Clark)
15. C.B. 117552 (PDF Version)
Relating to the City Light Department; declaring certain property rights surplus to utility needs; authorizing the Superintendent to execute a long-term ground lease with The Boeing Company for the use and occupancy of a portion of th e City's Georgetown Steam Plant Flume Property; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
PASS (O'Brien, Burgess, Clark)
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE:
16. C.B. 117527 (PDF Version)
Accepting the gift of an automated bicycle counter, a display totem, funding for installation of the counter and t otem, and a website to share resulting counts with the public, and ratifying and confirming prior acts.
PASS (Rasmussen, Godden, Harrell)
17. C.B. 117528 (PDF Version)
Relating to the Burke-Gilman Trail; accepting an Easement Agreement between Inland Properties, Inc., as grantor, a nd the City of Seattle, as grantee, dated March 10, 1992, and an Easement Agreement among Inland Properties, Inc. and Fr emont Dock Company, as grantors, and the City of Seattle, as grantee, dated March 10, 1992; authorizing the Director of Transportat ion to acquire, accept, and record, on behalf of the City of Seattle, a Trail Easement Agreement among Fremont Dock Co., The Quadrant Corporation, Fremont Lake Union Center LLC, Park View Waterside LLC, SMB of Seattle, LLC, Limpopo Properties, LLC, BBK L ake View, LLC, and Quadrant Lake Union Center Owners' Association, as grantors, and the City of Seattle, as grantee; placing the real property interests conveyed by such easement agreements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportati on; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
PASS (Rasmussen, Godden, Harrell)
18. C.B. 117532 (PDF Version)
Granting CCSDC, LLC permission to construct, maintain, and operate a rooftop photovoltaic array over the sidewalk areas of East Madison Street, 15th Avenue, and East Pike Street, and to the centerline of the alley between East Madison Street and East Pike Street, as part of the construction of the new Bullitt Center at 1501 East Madison Street; for a ten-year term , renewable for two successive ten-year terms; specifying the conditions under which this permit is granted; and providi ng for the acceptance of the permit and conditions.
PASS (Rasmussen, Godden, Harrell)
19. Res. 31398 (PDF Version)
Granting conceptual approval to construct, maintain, and operate a skybridge over and across Eastlake Avenue East, north of Aloha Street, as proposed by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
ADOPT AS AMENDED (Rasmussen, Godden, Harrell)
20. C.F. 312319 (PDF Version)
Application of IRIS Holdings, LLC, to vacate a portion of Broad Street between Harrison Street and Sixth Avenue No rth as initiated by Resolution 31374.
GRANT AS CONDITIONED (Rasmussen, Godden, Harrell)
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE:
21. C.B. 117553 (PDF Version)
Relating to City employment commonly referred to as the Second Quarter 2012 Employment Ordinance; establishing new titles and/or salaries; designating positions as exempt from Civil Service status and amending Seattle Municipal Code S ection 4.13.010; returning a position to Civil Service status; and ratifying and confirming prior acts; all by a 2/3 vote of th e City Council.
PASS (Burgess, Clark, Licata, O'Brien)
22. C.F. 312493 (PDF Version)
Appointment of Kendee Yamaguchi as member, Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, for a term of confirmation to December 31, 2012.
CONFIRM (Burgess, Clark, Licata, O'Brien)
23. C.F. 312494 (PDF Version)
Reappointment of Kendee Yamaguchi as member, Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, for a term of confirmation t o December 31, 2015.
CONFIRM (Burgess, Clark, Licata, O'Brien)
24. C.F. 312491 (PDF Version)
Reappointment of Marty Yellam as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term of confirmation to Ju ly 1, 2015.
CONFIRM (Burgess, Clark, Licata, O'Brien)
25. C.F. 312492 (PDF Version)
Reappointment of Karen C. DeVenaro as member, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, for a term of confirmation to July 1, 2015.
CONFIRM (Burgess, Clark, Licata, O'Brien)
PARKS AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE:
26. C.B. 117533 (PDF Version)
Accepting a quit claim deed from King County for real property in South Seattle that has been used for a portion of the Angel Morgan P-Patch; assigning jurisdiction of the property to the Department of Neighborhoods; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
PASS (Bagshaw, Godden)
27. C.B. 117534 (PDF Version)
Relating to the P-Patch Program, authorizing the transfer of jurisdiction over certain city-owned parcels in the R ainier Valley neighborhood from the Department of Finance and Administrative Services and the Seattle Department of Transportation to the Department of Neighborhoods.
PASS (Bagshaw, Godden)
28. C.B. 117554 (PDF Version)
Relating to the City of Seattle's Department of Parks and Recreation and Atlantic City Nursery; authorizing the Su perintendent to enter into a five-year agreement, with options to extend, with Seattle Tilth and the Friends of Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands to operate and provide management of the Atlantic City Nursery located at 5513 S. Cloverdale Street, S eattle, WA 98118.
PASS (Bagshaw, Godden)
J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
K. OTHER BUSINESS
L. ADJOURNMENT
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