Council Agenda
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SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE*
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
9:30 a.m.
PUBLIC HEARING
Members:
Tim Burgess, Chair
Nick Licata, Vice-Chair
Sally J. Clark, Member
Mike O'Brien, Alternate
Staff:
Tobias Pulliam, Legislative Assistant
Nate Van Duzer, Legislative Assistant
Location:
Council Chamber, City Hall
600 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
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Telephone:206-684-8806
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*This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the Full Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business.
A. Call to Order
B. Public Comment (15 minutes)
C. Items of Business
1. C.B. 117548
Relating to campaign contribution limits; amending Sections 2.04.370, 2.04.375, and 2.04.480 of the Seattle Municipa l Code; and mandating that the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission Director report on the effect of this ordinance.
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE (30 minutes, to 10:15 a.m.)
Presenters: Esther Handy, Office of Councilmember Mike O'Brien; Wayne Barnett and Bill Sherman, Seattle Ethics a nd Elections Commission; Vanessa Lund and Chuck Sloane, Municipal League of King County; Jeff Slayton, Office of City Attorney; Ben Noble, Council Central Staff
Supporting Documents:
a. Central Staff Memo to Council
b. Clark / Burgess / O'Brien Memo to Ethics and Elections
c. Supplemental Charts of Historical Campaign Fundraising
d. Seattle Ethics and Elections Letter to Council on Potential Reforms
e. Elections Presentation from the Office of Councilmember Mike O'Brien
f. Municipal League Foundation Recommendation on Campaign Finance
2. C.B. 117561
Relating to the University District Parking and Business Improvement Area; increasing the assessment rates; and amen ding Ordinance 118412, as previously amended by Ordinance 120304 and by Ordinance 122212, in accordance therewith.
PUBLIC HEARING, BRIEFING, AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes, to 10:30 a.m.)
Presenters: Teri Allen, Finance and Administrative Services; Martha Lester, Council Central Staff
Supporting Document for Items 3 and 4:
a. Presentation on East Precinct Parking / 12th Ave Arts Project
3. C.B. 117558
Relating to economic and community development; authorizing a loan of federal Section 108 loan proceeds to finance d evelopment of the 12th Avenue Arts project at 12th Avenue and E. Pine Street; authorizing loan documents, amendments, re placements and related documents and actions; authorizing amendments to the City's 2009-2012 Consolidated Plan to reflect the trans actions contemplated by this ordinance; designating the Pike/Pine neighborhood as a local economic zone for New Markets Tax Credit investments; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.
PUBLIC HEARING, BRIEFING, AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes, to 10:45 a.m.)
Presenters: Ketil Freeman and Traci Ratzliff, Council Central Staff; Bill Craven and Chris Potter, Department of Finance and Administrative Services; Ken Takahashi and Steve Johnson, Office of Economic Development; Rick Hooper, Offi ce of Housing; David Dologite, Capitol Hill Housing
4. C.B. 117559
Relating to certain City-owned property located at 1620 12th Avenue East, commonly known as the East Precinct Parkin g Facility; authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services to execute and record certain documents, inc luding a Condominium Declaration, Survey Map and Plans, a Purchase and Sale Agreement, a Quit Claim Deed, a Ground Lease, a Suble ase, and other agreements and documents in consideration of the development by Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program of a six-story mixed-use facility with underground parking for the Seattle Police Department, commercial, retail and arts spa ce, as well as affordable housing; and increasing appropriations in the 2012 Adopted Budget for certain activities of the Finance and Administrative Services Budget; all by a three-fourths vote of the City Council.
PUBLIC HEARING, BRIEFING, AND DISCUSSION
5. Res. 31406
Approving interest rates set by the Seattle City Employees' Retirement System (SCERS) Board of Administration for 20 13.
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE (15 minutes, to 11:00 a.m.)
Presenters: John McCoy, Council Central Staff; Cecelia Carter, SCERS
6. Res. 31404
Relating to the City of Seattle's budget planning, establishing general standards for the measurement of program per formance and program evaluation, and stating the Council's intent to begin applying these standards in its review of the 2013 Proposed Budget.
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE (15 minutes, to 11:15 a.m.)
Presenters: Peter Harris and Ben Noble, Council Central Staff
Supporting Document:
a. Central Staff Memo to Committee on Performance Measurement
7. Progress Report on Performance Outcomes and Program Evaluation -- Nurse Family Partnership
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes, to 11:30 a.m.)
Presenters: Lois Schipper, Public Health -- Seattle and King County; Peter Harris, Council Central Staff
8. Families and Education Levy Update: Race & Social Justice Outcomes -- Office for Education
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes, to 11:45 a.m.)
Presenters: Holly Miller, Office for Education; Patricia Lee, Council Central Staff
Supporting Documents:
a. 2012-2013 School Year Levy Plan Summaries for Schools Awarded RFIs
b. Update on Families and Education Levy Request for Investment (RFI) Process
c. Schools Comparison Charts
d. WMBE Spending Summary
D. Adjournment
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