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ORDINANCE 120024
AN ORDINANCE relating to additional regular property taxes; providing
for the submission to the qualified electors of the City at a special election
on November 7, 2000, of a proposition authorizing the City to levy regular
property taxes for up to eight (8) years in excess of the limitation on
levies in Chapter 84.55 RCW for the purposes of improving maintenance and
enhancing programming of existing parks, including the Woodland Park Zoo;
acquiring, developing and maintaining new neighborhood parks, green spaces,
playfields, trails, and boulevards; and funding safe out-of-school and
senior activities; providing for interim financing pending tax receipts;
creating a citizens’ levy oversight committee; and creating a new fund.
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation developed a comprehensive
plan (Parks COMPLAN) in 1993; and
WHEREAS, in 1995, the City of Seattle commenced its neighborhood planning
process as part of an overall strategy to manage the City's growth through
the Comprehensive Plan in response to the State’s Growth Management Act;
and
WHEREAS, citizens in 37 designated neighborhood planning areas have
been engaged in a grass roots, collaborative planning process with the
City over the last four years; and
WHEREAS, residents of the Northgate area prepared a neighborhood plan
that was acted upon by the City Council in 1993; and
WHEREAS in Resolution 29984, the City Council directed the Executive
to develop generic cost estimates for neighborhood plan requests in major
categories, prepare a long-term financial strategy for implementation of
neighborhood plan requests and recommend a ballot measure to fund some
of these requests in November 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Executive provided generic cost estimates to the Council
on April 3, 2000, and identified up to $1.3 billion of capital requests
and $35.7 million of operating and maintenance requests made through the
neighborhood planning process, including $219 million in capital for parks
and open space acquisition, development, maintenance and programming; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation submitted, and Council
approved by Resolution 30181, the Seattle Parks and Recreation Plan 2000,
that incorporated many of the parks and open space requests identified
in neighborhood plans and reflected additional priority projects and programs
throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, in Resolution 29386, the City Council endorsed identifying
new governance and funding approaches for the Woodland Park Zoo to meet
future objectives relating to improved animal care, security, fundraising,
and educational programming; and
WHEREAS, in Resolution 29681, the City Council endorsed the 1997 Joint
Athletic Facilities Development Program identifying priority athletic field
and gymnasium improvements on City and Seattle School District property
consistent with applicable adopted plans and the public process conducted
by the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Sportsfield Review Committee;
and
WHEREAS, in Resolution 30063, the City Council adopted the Sand Point/Magnuson
Park Conceptual Design Plan based on the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon
Committee; and
WHEREAS, the City has made a commitment to provide before and after
school programs for the City’s youth and identified the role of community
center youth programs as an important component of these programs through
Project Lift-Off; and
WHEREAS, the recent listing of the Chinook salmon under the Endangered
Species Act confirms the importance of preserving greenbelts in watershed
areas and creating a vibrant urban environment where environmental preservation
and regional ecological health are of primary importance; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor requested and by Resolution 30003 the Council endorsed
the convening by the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation and the Chair
of the Park Board of the PRO Parks 2000 Citizens' Planning Committee to
consider the parks, open space, and recreation recommendations identified
in the neighborhood plans, Sand Point/Magnuson Park Plan, Joint Athletic
Facilities Development Program, Zoo Commission II and Central Waterfront
Master Plans, Arboretum Master Plan, and the Parks COMPLAN and develop
a package of parks, open space, boulevards, and recreation projects and
programs and strategies for funding this package; and
WHEREAS, the current general fund of the City of Seattle does not provide
sufficient resources to implement all of the recommendations called for
in the plans set forth above; and
WHEREAS, the PRO Parks 2000 Citizens’ Planning Committee, after being
duly appointed and after spending many hours in open meetings, receiving
public testimony and deliberating, has adopted a recommendation to the
Mayor and the City Council that includes project criteria, allocations
of funding by categories, a list of individual projects and programs consistent
with the approved criteria, additional property taxes of $200 million (in
1999 dollars) to be raised by a levy lid lift over eight years, and the
creation of an oversight committee; and
WHEREAS, the City will seek to leverage funds through collaboration
with County, State, and Federal sources and with private and non-profit
organizations, including the Seattle Park Foundation, through the development
of partnerships for purposes of enhancing the projects and programs funded
through the levy lid lift; and
WHEREAS, the Executive provided cost estimates for Neighborhood Plans
in 1999 dollars and proposed a levy lid lift of $223 million in nominal
terms plus interest earnings over the next eight years to carry out the
projects and programs as recommended by the PRO Parks 2000 Citizens’ Planning
Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Strategic Capital Agenda adopted by Resolution 30025 in
September 1999 envisioned a neighborhood parks and open space ballot measure
for 2000; and
WHEREAS, the next regular municipal election is not until November 2001
and submittal of this proposition in 2000 is necessary to reduce the effect
of rapidly increasing costs on the projects and programs included in this
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, interim financing may be needed prior to the receipt of tax
receipts from the levy lid lift proposed in this ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Definitions. As used in this ordinance, the following
words shall have the following meanings:
"Green spaces" includes but is not limited to open space, greenspaces
as defined in Resolution 28653 (also known as the Greenspaces Policy Resolution),
and other open areas.
"Neighborhood parks" includes but is not limited to existing parks,
new parks identified in neighborhood plans, new parks identified in the
Parks COMPLAN, and other properties added to the parks system of the City.
"Playfields" includes but is not limited to existing or new athletic
fields, open play spaces, and similar areas, including spectator enhancements
such as seating. Playfields does not include facilities designed for professional
sports organizations.
Section 2. Levy of Additional Regular Property Taxes - Submittal.
The City hereby submits to the qualified electors of the City a proposition
as authorized by RCW 84.55.050 to exceed the levy limitation on regular
property taxes contained in RCW 84.55.010 for property taxes levied in
2000 through 2007 for collection in 2001 through 2008, respectively, for
the sole purpose of raising up to One Hundred Ninety-eight Million Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($198,200,000) in aggregate over a period of up
to eight (8) years to: improve regular and major maintenance and enhance
programming of existing parks, including the Woodland Park Zoo; acquire,
develop, and maintain new neighborhood parks, green spaces, playfields,
trails, and boulevards; and fund out-of-school and senior activities. The
proposition shall be limited so that the City shall not levy more than
Twenty-three Million Dollars ($23,000,000) in the first year, with that
limit increasing annually by three and one-tenth percent (3.1%) compounded
annually, in addition to the maximum amount of regular property taxes it
could have levied consistent with Chapter 84.55 RCW in the absence of this
ordinance. Pursuant to RCW 84.55.050(4), the maximum regular property taxes
that may be levied in 2008 for collection in 2009 and in later years shall
be computed as if the limit on regular property taxes had not been increased
under this ordinance.
Section 3. Use of Funds. Proceeds and interest earnings from
the additional taxes levied pursuant to this ordinance shall be applied
as follows:
A. Categories: There are four major categories for funding: 1)
Acquisition; 2) Development; 3) Acquisition and Development Opportunity
Fund; and 4) Environmental Stewardship, Maintenance and Programming. Up
to Twenty-six Million Dollars ($26,000,000) of the additional taxes authorized
under this ordinance shall be used for the Acquisition category. Up to
One Hundred One Million Five Hundred Eighty-four Thousand Dollars ($101,584,000)
of the additional taxes authorized under this ordinance shall be used for
the Development category. Up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) of the
additional taxes authorized under this ordinance, plus any amounts added
pursuant to subsection 3B2 of this ordinance, shall be used for the Acquisition
and Development Opportunity Fund category. Up to Sixty Million Six Hundred
Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($60,615,000) of the additional taxes authorized
under this ordinance shall be used for the Environmental Stewardship, Maintenance
and Programming category.
B. Subcategories, projects and programs: The categories are subdivided
into subcategories, projects, and programs, as shown in Attachment A. Each
year as part of the annual budget process, the Superintendent of Parks
and Recreation (the "Superintendent") shall submit a proposed spending
plan allocating expected additional taxes and interest earnings among the
categories, subcategories, projects, and programs for the coming year.
Total funding for each subcategory will be consistent with the amounts
identified in Attachment A, unless the City Council by three-fourths (3/4)
vote determines otherwise after considering the recommendations of the
Mayor and the oversight committee established in Section 5.
1. The scope of each project and program will be determined by the Superintendent
after considering the descriptions in City of Seattle Resolution 30185,
public input, and staff recommendations. Projects or programs may be deleted
only by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the City Council after considering
the recommendations of the Mayor and the oversight committee established
in Section 5.
2. Subcategories in the Acquisition category and in the Development
category shall be allocated from the 2000 Parks Levy Fund created by Section
4 up to the amounts shown as the respective subcategory allocations in
Attachment A. The City may seek supplemental, matching or additional funds
from other sources to pay all or part of the cost of a project and, if
successful, may apply such funds to accomplishment thereof or to complement
or enlarge a project. If all of the projects in an Acquisition or Development
subcategory have been completed or deleted, or their estimated levy contributions
shown in Attachment A have been fully expended, and additional taxes collected
under this ordinance (and any interest earnings thereon) that were allocated
to that subcategory according to Attachment A remain unexpended, then those
proceeds and earnings shall be added to the Acquisition and Development
Opportunity Fund category.
3. Funds allocated to the Acquisition and Development Opportunity Fund
category shall be used only as provided in this subsection 3. Of the total
additional taxes collected pursuant to this ordinance, there shall in no
case be allocated over the course of the eight (8) year period for which
the levy lid is lifted less than 5.05% to the Acquisition and Development
Opportunity Fund category.
a. New acquisition projects identified by neighborhood or community
groups may be funded as part of the Acquisition and Development Opportunity
Fund category by ordinance, after City Council consideration of recommendations
of the Superintendent and the oversight committee established in Section
5. High priority will be given to acquisitions in presently underserved
areas of the City as defined in the Seattle Parks and Recreation Plan 2000,
next priority to acquisitions in areas of the City experiencing population
growth, particularly those with expected and actual growth in urban center
and urban village locations, and to acquisitions in Neighborhood Revitalization
Strategy Areas.
b. New development projects identified by neighborhood or community
groups may be funded as part of the Acquisition and Development Opportunity
Fund category by ordinance, after City Council consideration of recommendations
of the Superintendent and the oversight committee established in Section
5. Eligible projects include development of or improvements to new or existing
parks, playfields, parks facilities, green spaces, and trails and boulevards.
High priority will be given to development projects in presently underserved
areas of the City as defined in the Seattle Parks and Recreation Plan 2000,
next priority to development projects in areas of the City experiencing
population growth, particularly those with expected and actual growth in
urban center and urban village locations, and to development projects in
Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas.
4. The Environmental Stewardship, Maintenance and Programming category
is comprised of programs as shown in Attachment A. Program scope and the
expenditures for this category from the 2000 Parks Levy Fund created by
Section 4 will be determined by the Superintendent after considering the
descriptions in City of Seattle Resolution 30185, public input, and staff
recommendations. The City may seek supplemental, matching or additional
funds from other sources to pay all or part of the cost of a program or
any component thereof and, if successful, may apply such funds to accomplishment
thereof or to complement or enlarge any program.
C. Funds and appropriations unexpended at the end of any budget year
shall automatically be carried over to the next budget year.
D. If the additional regular property taxes authorized by this ordinance
are approved by the voters, and unless the City Council by a three-fourths
(3/4) vote determines that a natural or economic disaster requires otherwise,
the City will appropriate annually through 2009 for park and recreation
purposes, from sources other than the additional taxes authorized pursuant
to this ordinance, at least Fifty-five Million, Five Hundred Twenty-nine
Thousand and Forty-four Dollars ($55,529,044), the same dollar amount that
was appropriated from the General Subfund and as a result of Charter mandated
funding for park and recreation purposes in the adopted 2000 budget.
Section 4. Deposit of Proceeds. The additional taxes authorized
under this ordinance shall be deposited into the 2000 Parks Levy Fund,
which is hereby created in the City Treasury. Money in that Fund may be
temporarily deposited or invested in such manner as may be lawful for the
investment of City money and interest and other earnings shall be deposited
in the Fund. The additional taxes and any interest or other earnings from
their deposit or investment shall be applied solely for the projects and
programs authorized pursuant to this ordinance. The Finance Director is
authorized to create other funds, subfunds, or accounts as may be needed
to implement the purposes of this ordinance.
Section 5. Oversight Committee. The Parks and Green Spaces Levy
Oversight Committee ("Oversight Committee") is hereby established to review
the expenditure of the additional tax proceeds and resultant interest earnings,
to advise upon expenditures and allocations for the following year, and
to make recommendations on the implementation of particular projects and
programs and on any reallocations. The Committee will meet bi-monthly with
the Superintendent or his/her designee, beginning in the calendar quarter
following the successful passage of the levy lid lift, unless changed by
a majority of the Committee. The Oversight Committee shall consist of sixteen
(16) members: six (6) residents of the City representing geographic diversity
in a manner to be determined by the City Council by resolution, one (1)
member of the Board of Park Commissioners, initially four (4) PRO Parks
2000 Citizens’ Planning Committee members, and the balance to include representation
from the diverse constituencies served by and interested in the projects
and programs to be funded by the additional taxes raised through this levy
lid lift. Eight members each shall be appointed by the Mayor and the City
Council respectively. The Mayor and Council shall each appoint two members
of PRO Parks Committee to the Oversight Committee. Upon the resignation,
retirement, death, incapacity or removal of an Oversight Committee member,
the authority appointing such member may appoint a replacement for the
balance of the term. All members not appointed by the City Council shall
be subject to confirmation by the City Council. Members shall be appointed
to three (3) year staggered terms subject to reappointment, except that
a third of the body shall be initially appointed for a single year term,
a third for a two (2) year term, and a the remainder for a three (3) year
term. Members shall be subject to removal by their appointing authority
(the Mayor or the City Council) for being absent without good cause from
two (2) consecutive meetings, for moving their residence from Seattle,
and for other cause. Members shall serve without pay, but may be reimbursed
their expenses, including payments for child care while attending meetings.
The Oversight Committee will adopt criteria for making its recommendations
concerning the Acquisition and Development Opportunity Fund category and
will make recommendations to the Superintendent, Mayor, and City Council.
The Oversight Committee may adopt rules for its own procedures, including
quorum requirements and the frequency of meetings. The Oversight Committee
will make annual reports to the Mayor and City Council and will prepare
a mid-point report to the citizens of Seattle. The Department of Parks
and Recreation shall provide staff and logistical support for the Oversight
Committee. The Oversight Committee shall continue in existence through
December 31, 2008, and thereafter if so provided by ordinance.
Section 6. Bond and Notes. To the extent permitted by applicable
law the City may issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness
payable wholly or in part from the proceeds of the additional taxes authorized
under this ordinance, and apply such tax proceeds to the payment of principal
of, interest on, and premium (if any) on such bonds, notes, or other evidences
of indebtedness and to the payment of costs associated with them.
Section 7. Election - Ballot Title. The City Council requests
that the Director of Records and Elections of King County, Washington,
as ex officio Supervisor of Elections, find the existence of an emergency
pursuant to RCW 29.13 and call and conduct a special election in the City
in conjunction with the state general election to be held on November 7,
2000, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City
the proposition set forth below. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to certify the proposition to the King County Director of Records
and Elections in the following form:
THE CITY OF SEATTLE
PROPOSITION NUMBER 1
NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, GREEN SPACES, TRAILS, AND ZOO LEVY
The City of Seattle’s Proposition 1 concerns a neighborhood parks, green
spaces, trails, and zoo levy.
This proposition would fund improved maintenance and programs of existing
parks, including the Zoo; acquisition, development and maintenance of new
neighborhood parks, green spaces, playfields, and trails; and out-of-school
and senior activities; pursuant to Ordinance 120024. It would lift the
RCW 84.55 limit on regular property taxes, allowing $198,200,000 additional
taxes over eight years. Up to $23,000,000 could be collected in 2001, that
limit increasing 3.1% annually. The 2001 total regular tax limit would
be $3.55/$1,000 assessed value. Should this levy lid lift be approved?
Levy, Yes
Levy, No
Those in favor shall vote "Yes"; those opposed shall mark their ballots
"No".
Section 8. Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions
of this ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect any other provision of this ordinance or the levy of the
additional taxes authorized herein, but this ordinance and the authority
to levy those taxes shall be construed and enforced as if such invalid
provisions had not been contained herein; and any provision which shall
for any reason be held by reason of its extent to be invalid shall be deemed
to be in effect to the extent permitted by law.
Section 9. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force immediately upon its approval by the Mayor or, if not approved
and returned by the Mayor within ten (10) days after presentation, then
on the eleventh (11th) day after its presentation to the Mayor
or, if vetoed by the Mayor, then immediately after its passage over his
veto.
Passed by the City Council the 10th day of July, 2000, and
signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____
day of _______________, 2000.
Margaret Pageler
President of the City Council
Approved by me this 17th day of July, 2000.
Paul Schell
Mayor
Filed by me this _____ day of _______________, 2000.
Judith Pippin
City Clerk
Attachment A: Allocations For Subcategories, Projects And Programs
ATTACHMENT A
ALLOCATIONS FOR SUBCATEGORIES, PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
| Levy Lid Lift Proceeds |
$198,200,000
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| Estimated Interest Earnings |
$ 1,980,000
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| TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS |
$200,180,000
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TOTAL USES OF FUNDS
ACQUISITION
The Acquisition category includes acquisition of two types of properties:
specific properties for use as neighborhood parks and specific properties
for use as green spaces.
Neighborhood Park Acquisition: This subcategory includes the
acquisition of properties specifically identified in Neighborhood Plans
and other planning efforts. Such properties would generally be developed
into new neighborhood and community parks as part of the Development category,
described below. Acquisitions include a number of City Light surplussed
substations.
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Allocation
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| Alki Substation-1 Acquisition |
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| Ballard Park Acquisition |
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| Bellevue Substation Acquisition |
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| California Substation Acquisition |
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| Capitol Hill Park Acquisition |
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| Central Area Park Acquisition |
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| Delridge Open Space Acquisitions |
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| First Hill Park Acquisition |
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| Green Lake Open Space Acquisition |
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| Lake City Civic Core Acquisition |
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| Morgan Substation Acquisition |
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| North Open Space Acquisitions |
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| Northgate Park and Ride |
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| Queen Anne Park Acquisition |
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| Smith Cove Acquisition |
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| Sylvan Way Acquisition |
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| Whittier Substation Acquisition |
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| York Substation Acquisition |
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Total Subcategory Allocation
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$16,000,000
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Green Spaces: This subcategory includes acquisition of properties
to fill gaps in the existing public ownership and preserve continuity within
the City's designated Greenspaces (greenbelts and natural areas). Acquisitions
will target critical properties in St. Marks, Longfellow Creek, Thornton
Creek, Leschi, Me-Kwa-Mooks, Duwamish Head, West Duwamish, East Duwamish
and other designated areas. It is anticipated that most of the acquisitions
in this category would be eligible for matching grants from state and county
sources thereby significantly increasing the amount to be spent on Green
Spaces.
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Allocation
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Total Subcategory Allocation
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$10,000,000
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TOTAL FOR ACQUISITION $26,000,000
DEVELOPMENT
The Development category includes four subcategories: development of specific
neighborhood parks acquired through the Acquisition category and certain
other existing Parks properties, development of Major Neighborhood Parks,
restoration and renovation of existing playfields and facilities, and development
of trails and Parks properties adjoining historic boulevards.
Neighborhood Park Development: This subcategory includes development
of specific projects identified in Neighborhood Plans and other planning
efforts including some of the City's current park master plans. It includes
development of most neighborhood park sites expected to be acquired through
the Neighborhood Park Acquisition subcategory.
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Estimated Cost in 2000 Dollars
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| I-5 Open Space |
$1,824,870
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| 37th Avenue S Park |
$515,500
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| 4th and Ward Park Development |
$126,813
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| 7th Ave NE Street End Development |
$185,580
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| Alki Bathhouse Improvements |
$412,400
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| Alki Substation-1 Development |
$127,844
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| Ballard Municipal Center Park Development |
$2,474,400
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| Bellevue Substation Development |
$230,944
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| Bergen Place Park Improvements |
$276,308
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| Bitter Lake Reservoir Open Space Development |
$489,725
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| Boren-Pike-Pine Park Redevelopment |
$824,800
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| Bradner Gardens Improvements |
$222,696
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| Brandon Mini-Park Development |
$515,500
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| Burke Gilman Area Improvements - University |
$103,100
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| California Substation Development |
$587,670
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| Capitol Hill Park Development |
$362,912
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| Carkeek Park Improvements |
$515,500
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| Cascade Playground |
$515,500
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| Central Area Park Development |
$98,976
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| Colman School Parking Lot Development |
$309,300
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| Columbia Park Improvements |
$309,300
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| Cowen Park Improvements |
$618,600
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| Ravenna Creek Daylighting within Cowen Park |
$412,400
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| Crown Hill School Open Space Development |
$902,125
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| Dexter Pit Park Development |
$611,383
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| First Hill Park Development |
$111,348
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| Fremont Park Development |
$395,904
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| Gas Works Park Improvements |
$979,450
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| Georgetown Park Development |
$335,075
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| Georgetown Playfield Improvements |
$1,546,500
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| Golden Gardens Bathhouse Renovation |
$1,721,700
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| Green Lake Open Space Development |
$59,798
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| Green Lake Park- Plaza & Shade Garden
Development |
$360,850
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| Greenwood Greenhouse Site Development |
$1,173,278
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| Greg Davis Park Development |
$67,015
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| Hiawatha Entry Improvements |
$340,230
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| Jefferson Park Pathway Development |
$515,500
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| Jefferson Park Tennis Courts |
$499,004
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| Kubota Gardens |
$1,031,000
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| Lake City Civic Core Development |
$788,715
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| Lake City Mini Park Development |
$319,610
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| Laurelhurst Community Center |
$2,577,500
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| Lincoln Annex Redevelopment |
$257,750
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| Magnolia Elementary Field Improvements |
$1,237,200
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| MLK Park Improvements |
$433,020
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| Montlake Community Center |
$2,989,900
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| Morgan Substation Park Development |
$313,424
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| Myrtle Reservoir Development |
$859,854
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| North Seattle Park Improvements |
$721,700
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| North Teen Life Center |
$515,500
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| Northgate Park Development |
$1,031,000
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| Orchard Street Ravine Improvements |
$154,650
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| Pioneer Square Area Park Improvements |
$893,877
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| Puget Boulevard Commons Development |
$618,600
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| Queen Anne Park Development |
$269,091
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| Rainier Beach Public Plaza |
$163,929
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| Rainier Playfield Improvements |
$67,015
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| Ross Park Shelterhouse Improvements |
$494,880
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| Roxhill Park Wetland Development |
$412,400
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| Sand Point /Magnuson Off Leash Area |
$700,000
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| Sand Point /Magnuson P-Patch |
$118,600
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| Sand Point Building Improvements |
$618,600
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| Schmitz Park Improvements |
$515,500
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| Seward Park Annex Renovation |
$618,600
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| Southwest Community Center Computer Lab |
$103,100
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| Southwest Community Center-Teen Center |
$515,500
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| Spruce and Squire Park Development |
$128,875
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| University Heights Open Space Improvements |
$206,200
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| Wallingford Playfield Improvements |
$824,800
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| Wallingford Steps Development |
$412,400
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| Washington Park Arboretum |
$2,268,200
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| Westcrest Park Improvements |
$515,500
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| Whittier Substation Development |
$84,542
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| York Substation Development |
$103,170
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| Inflation Allowance |
$7,290,000
|
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Total Subcategory Allocation
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$52,854,000
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Major Neighborhood Park Development Projects: This subcategory
includes the following allocation to develop phases of projects at these
major park sites or park facilities, to leverage other funding, and includes
possible acquisition of Seattle Public Utilities properties.
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Estimated Levy Contribution
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| Beacon Reservoir Park Acquisition and/or Development |
$7,100,000
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| Lincoln Reservoir Park Development |
$5,000,000
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| Sand Point/Magnuson – Wetlands |
$3,000,000
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| South Lake Union Park Development |
$5,000,000
|
| Waterfront Connections at Belltown & Lower
Queen
Anne |
$3,000,000
|
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Total Subcategory Allocation
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$23,100,000
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Playfields and Facilities: This subcategory includes restoration
and renovation of existing sportfields and facilities at sites throughout
Seattle consistent with the Seattle School District and Department of Parks
and Recreation Joint Athletic Facilities Development Plan, as it may be
amended from time to time. Fields to be improved are part of a citywide
system serving all of Seattle. A significant athletic field project will
be undertaken at Sand Point.
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Estimated Cost in 2000 Dollars
|
| Genesee Playfield |
$1,206,270
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| Judkins Playfield |
$412,400
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| Loyal Heights Playfield Improvements |
$2,062,000
|
| Meadowbrook Field |
$742,320
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| Sand Point /Magnuson - Athletic Fields |
$9,279,000
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| West Seattle Stadium Improvements |
$1,556,810
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| Inflation Allowance |
$2,613,000
|
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Total Subcategory Allocation
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$17,872,000
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Trails and Boulevards: This subcategory includes an allocation
to improve parklands on historic boulevards, develop key trail links in
Seattle’s urban trails system, and improve Lake Washington Boulevard.
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Estimated Levy Contribution
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| Burke Gilman Trail |
$510,000
|
| Cheasty Boulevard Improvements |
$1,000,000
|
| Chief Sealth Trail |
$2,100,000
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| Lake Union/Ship Canal Trail |
$760,000
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| Lake Washington Boulevard |
$1,000,000
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| Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail |
$100,000
|
| Longfellow Creek Trail |
$250,000
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| Mountain to Sound Greenway |
$2,080,000
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| Potlatch Trail |
$700,000
|
| Queen Anne Boulevard Improvements |
$500,000
|
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Total Subcategory Allocation
|
$9,000,000
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TOTAL FOR DEVELOPMENT: $102,826,000
ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FUND
The Acquisition and Development Opportunity Fund category provides funding
to acquisition and development projects identified by neighborhood and
community groups.
TOTAL FOR ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FUND: $10,000,000
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAMMING
The Environmental Stewardship, Maintenance and Programming category
includes five subcategories: maintenance of new parks and green spaces
acquired and developed through the Acquisition, Development, and Acquisition
and Development Opportunity Fund categories, environmental stewardship
of existing properties, enhanced maintenance of existing properties, increased
recreational programming for youth and seniors, and increased operational
support for the Woodland Park Zoo.
New Park/Green Space Maintenance: This subcategory includes maintenance
of properties acquired and/or developed through the Acquisition and the
Development categories. It could also include maintenance of properties
acquired and/or developed through the Acquisition and Development Opportunity
Fund category. As new park properties are acquired and/or as development
and improvement projects are completed, this subcategory includes increased
maintenance and operations funding thus addressing some of the potential
negative impacts on the City's budget for parks and recreation purposes.
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Allocation In 2000 Dollars
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| New Park/Green Space Maintenance |
$6,273,000
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| Inflation Allowance |
$1,376,000
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Total Subcategory Allocation
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$7,649,000
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Environmental Stewardship: This subcategory includes improvements
to the existing park system and green spaces, including enhancements to
the urban forest and green spaces, and more educational programming and
volunteer opportunities. The total provided below assumes only four months
worth of levy funding in 2001.
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Allocation In 2000 Dollars
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| Environmental Stewardship Programs |
$2,677,000
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| Landscape and Athletic Fields |
$2,420,000
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| Natural Areas |
$1,173,000
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| Trees |
$2,127,000
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| Inflation Allowance |
$1,304,000
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Total Subcategory Allocation
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$9,701,000
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Enhanced Park and Facility Maintenance: This subcategory includes
enhanced service for parks and comfort stations during peak use periods,
and additional community center custodial and pool operator capacity to
handle increased use and hours of operation. The annual allocations in
this subcategory are phased based on the assumption that over the eight
years of the levy, the general fund will assume increasingly greater levels
of support for the park cleaning, peak use maintenance, and recreational
facility cleaning. The total provided below assumes only four months worth
of levy funding in 2001.
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Allocation In 2000 Dollars
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| Recreational Facility Cleaning |
$1,073,000
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| Park Cleaning and Peak Use Maintenance |
$3,642,000
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| Inflation Allowance |
$559,000
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Total Subcategory Allocation
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$5,274,000
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Recreational Programming: This subcategory includes increases
in recreation programming, especially after school and summer youth programs
and senior programs. The subcategory includes providing each community
recreation center with a staff person devoted to teen (middle school and
high school age) programming and each sector of the City with a staff person
devoted to programming for senior adults. During the life of the levy,
it also includes giving every third and fourth grader in Seattle public
schools the opportunity to learn how to swim. The total provided below
assumes only four months worth of levy funding in 2001.
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Allocation In 2000 Dollars
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| Learn to Swim Program |
$1,467,000
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| Out of School and Summer Youth Programs |
$12,100,000
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| Programs for Senior Adults |
$1,100,000
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| Inflation Allowance |
$2,278,000
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Total Subcategory Allocation
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$16,945,000
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Zoo Programming: This subcategory allocates funds to improve
environmental education, animal care, research, and conservation at the
Woodland Park Zoo.
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$2 Million per year in 2000 dollars, subject to inflation,
plus $500,000 each year in nominal uninflated dollars.
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| Major Maintenance |
$3,200,000
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| Animal Care and Health |
$3,800,000
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| Education Programs |
$4,000,000
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Low-Income School Access Admissions/Transportation
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$3,200,000
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| 24 Hour Zoo Security/Emergency Response |
$1,600,000
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| Repair and Maintenance |
$2,000,000
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| Admissions/Cashiers Accounting |
$800,000
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| Website Support/Fiber Optic Network |
$1,400,000
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| Inflation Allowance |
$1,785,000
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Total Subcategory Allocation
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$21,785,000
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TOTAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAMMING:
$61,354,000
TOTAL USES OF FUNDS: $200,180,000
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