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Seattle City Council Meeting Agenda
Monday, November 23, 2009
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. REFERRAL CALENDAR
Introduction and referral to Council committees of Council Bills (CB), Resolutions (Res) and Clerk Files (CF) for committee.
H. PAYMENT OF BILLS
(These are the only bills which the City Charter allows to be introduced and passed on the same day.)
I. COMMITTEE REPORTS/FINAL VOTE ON LEGISLATION
Discussion and vote on Bills, Resolutions and Clerk Files.
BUDGET COMMITTEE:
1. C.B. 116714
Amending the 2009 Adopted Budget, including the 2009-2014 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; creating a new Budget Control Level; adding a new project and revising project allocations for certain projects in the 2009-2014 CIP; making cash transfers between funds; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts, all by a three-fourths vote of the City Council.
PASS AS AMENDED
(Godden, Burgess, Clark, Conlin, Drago, Harrell, Licata, McIver, Rasmussen)
2. C.F. 310221
2010 Proposed Budget.
3. C.F. 310222
2010-2015 Proposed Capital Improvement Program.
4. C.B. 116686
Relating to contracting indebtedness; authorizing and providing for the issuance and sale of limited tax general obligation bonds to pay all or part of the cost of financing elements of the City's capital improvement program, issuing and selling the bonds, and other City purposes approved by ordinance; providing for terms and sale of the bonds; creating a project fund; amending Ordinance 122848; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
PASS AS AMENDED
(Godden, Burgess, Clark, Conlin, Drago, Harrell, Licata, McIver, Rasmussen)
5. C.B. 116687
Related to funding from non-City sources; authorizing City Department Heads and certain Directors governed by SMC Chapter 3.14 to accept certain grants in amounts not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars, to negotiate and execute contracts and agreements in order to receive funding under those grants and make associated expenditures in accordance with the terms of the applicable grants; and creating a new chapter 5.33 in the Seattle Municipal Code.
PASS AS AMENDED
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, Licata, McIver, Rasmussen)
6. C.B. 116688
Relating to jail services; authorizing the Mayor to execute with the City of Bellevue a proceeds distribution and hold harmless agreement for Seattle's share of real property sale proceeds to be used to facilitate the reduction of Seattle's jail population housed by King County; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, McIver, Rasmussen)
7. C.B. 116702
Relating to the Seattle Center Department; modifying the Director's authority to negotiate, execute, and amend rental agreements; and amending Sections 17.16.010, 17.16.030, and 17.16.033 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, McIver, Rasmussen)
8. C.B. 116689
Relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; establishing the 2010 fee schedule for the use of park properties and other park and recreation facilities and services; superseding previous park and recreation fee schedules; and amending Section 18.28.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
PASS AS AMENDED
(Godden, Burgess, Conlin, Drago, Harrell, Licata, McIver, Rasmussen)
9. C.B. 116685
Relating to the Admission Tax, increasing the set-aside of certain Admission Tax proceeds for arts purposes beginning in January 2010, and amending Section 5.40.120 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
DIVIDED REPORT
PASS
(Godden, Clark,Conlin, Harrell, Licata, Rasmussen)
DO NOT PASS
(McIver)
10. C.B. 116684
Relating to the Animal Fee Ordinance; adjusting spaying and neutering fees at the Municipal Spay and Neuter Clinic; and amending Subsection 9.26.060 A of the Seattle Municipal Code.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, McIver, Rasmussen)
11. C.B. 116683
Relating to pet licensing; adjusting dog license fees and amending Section 9.26.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, McIver, Rasmussen)
12. C.B. 116682
Relating to business licenses; amending sections 5.55.030 and 5.55.230 of the Seattle Municipal Code relating to the renewal of business licenses; and adding a new Section 5.55.125 providing for an amnesty program relating to the late payment of business license tax to increase City revenues.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, McIver, Rasmussen)
13. C.B. 116690
Relating to regulatory business licensing; amending Sections 6.02.270, 6.02.290, 6.202.230, 6.202.260, 6.202.270, and 6.202.330 of the Seattle Municipal Code relating to the revocation and renewal of regulatory licenses, adding a new Section 6.02.285 and amending section 6.202.240 of the Seattle Municipal Code relating to summary suspensions, and adding new sections 6.02.340 and 6.202.510 of the Seattle Municipal Code providing for an amnesty program relating to the late payment of regulatory fees to increase City revenues.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, McIver, Rasmussen)
14. C.B. 116691
Related to penalties for parking infractions; establishing the base monetary penalties for violation of various provisions of the Seattle Municipal Code effective January 1, 2010, and amending Sections 11.23.400, 11.31.121, and 11.72.065 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
DIVIDED REPORT
PASS AS AMENDED
(Godden, Burgess
Clark, Conlin, Harrell,
Licata, McIver,
Rasmussen)
DO NOT PASS
(Drago)
15. C.B. 116701
Relating to traffic infractions; and amending Seattle Municipal Code Sections 11.31.020 and 11.31.090 and Seattle Municipal Code subsection 11.31.120.C to provide that Seattle Municipal Code Section 11.52.040 may be enforced through the use of evidence detected by an automated traffic safety camera and provide for penalties for such camera- detected violations.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, Licata, McIver, Rasmussen)
16. C.B. 116692
Related to authorizing and collecting fees under the Traffic Code; amending Seattle Municipal Code Section 11.23.420 to authorize curb space parking permits in limited circumstances; amending Section 11.23.440 to allow parking privileges for car sharing activities; amending Section 11.72.054 to clarify which vehicles are authorized to park in car sharing zones; adding a new Section 11.23.150 to codify car sharing permit fees; and amending Sections 11.16.315 and 11.16.319 to establish a maximum limit and a fee for single-day use guest permits for parking in restricted parking zones.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Drago, Harrell, Licata, McIver, Rasmussen)
17. C.B. 116693
Relating to the Seattle Department of Transportation's financing of certain capital activities for street paving purposes; and amending Ordinance 122641 to extend the term of an interfund loan.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, Licata, McIver, Rasmussen)
18. C.B. 116694
Relating to the financing of the South Lake Union Streetcar project; amending Ordinance
122603 to extend the term of an interfund loan.
DIVIDED REPORT
PASS
(Godden, Burgess, Conlin, Drago, Harrell, Rasmussen)
DO NOT PASS
(Licata, McIver)
19. C.B. 116592
Repealing Chapter 5.37 of the Seattle Municipal Code (Employee Hours Tax), effective January 1, 2010.
DIVIDED REPORT
PASS
(Godden, Burgess, Clark, Conlin, Drago, Harrell, Licata, Rasmussen)
DO NOT PASS
(McIver)
20. C.B. 116695
Relating to City employment; authorizing the Mayor to sign and execute a memorandum of understanding between the City of Seattle and certain City unions, and a memorandum of understanding between the City of Seattle and the Seattle Municipal Court and certain City unions, both memoranda establishing a furlough program in 2010; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, McIver, Rasmussen)
21. C.B. 116696
Relating to City employment; establishing a 2010 furlough program for certain employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements; extending the time employees laid off in 2009 and 2010 would be in Project Hire and on reinstatement lists from one year to two; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, McIver, Rasmussen)
22. C.B. 116713
Relating to City employment; authorizing the Mayor to execute a memorandum of understanding between the City of Seattle and certain individual unions in the Coalition of City Unions, a memorandum of understanding between the City of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, and a memorandum of understanding between the City of Seattle and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge 160, Local 289, all amending collective bargaining agreements expiring December 31, 2010.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, McIver, Rasmussen)
23. C.B. 116712
Relating to compensation for certain City officers and employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements; and providing salary increases effective January 5, 2011.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, McIver, Rasmussen)
24. C.B. 116724
Relating to the Citizens' Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board; reducing the number of its members; and amending Seattle Municipal Code Section 21.60.060.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Harrell, Licata, McIver, Rasmussen)
25. C.B. 116697
Relating to Seattle Public Utilities drainage services; amending Chapter 21.33 of the Seattle Municipal Code to update the definition of "highly infiltrative pervious surface" to include additional pervious surface types.
PASS AS AMENDED
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Drago, Harrell, Licata, McIver, Rasmussen)
26. C.B. 116698
Relating to taxation, establishing a new rate for the tax levied upon total gross income from the wastewater charges provided for under City ordinances; and amending Section 5.48.050 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
DIVIDED REPORT
PASS
(Harrell, McIver)
DO NOT PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Drago, Licata, Rasmussen)
27. C.B. 116699
Relating to the municipal water system of The City of Seattle; adopting a system or plan of additions or betterments to or extensions of the existing municipal water system; authorizing the issuance and sale of water system revenue bonds, in one or more series, for the purposes of paying part of the cost of carrying out that system or plan, providing a bond reserve and paying the costs of issuing and selling the bonds; providing for the terms, conditions, covenants and manner of sale of those bonds; describing the lien of the bonds; creating certain accounts of the City relating to those bonds; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Drago, Harrell, Licata, McIver, Rasmussen)
28. Res. 31165
Requesting Seattle Public Utilities to prepare an annual report on City implementation of the September 2009 performance audit by the Washington State Auditor's Office.
ADOPT
(McIver, Clark, Conlin, Drago, Harrell, Licata, Rasmussen)
29. C.B. 116708
Relating to drainage and wastewater services of Seattle Public Utilities; amending Section 21.28.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code to adjust wastewater rates; amending Section 21.33.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code to adjust drainage rates; and amending Section 21.76.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code to adjust credits to low-income drainage and wastewater customers.
DIVIDED REPORT
PASS
(Harrell, McIver)
DO NOT PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Drago, Licata, Rasmussen)
30. C.B. 116707
Relating to drainage and wastewater services of Seattle Public Utilities; amending Section 21.28.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code to adjust wastewater rates; amending Section 21.33.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code to adjust drainage rates; and amending Section 21.76.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code to adjust credits to low-income drainage and wastewater customers.
DIVIDED REPORT
PASS
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Drago, Licata, Rasmussen)
DO NOT PASS
(Harrell, McIver)
31. C.B. 116721
Relating to the rates, terms and conditions for the use and sale of electricity supplied by the City Light Department; and amending Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 21.49 in connection therewith.
DIVIDED REPORT
PASS AS AMENDED
(Godden, Burgess, Clark, Conlin, Licata)
DO NOT PASS
(Drago, Harrell, McIver, Rasmussen)
32. C.B. 116700
Relating to the electric system of The City of Seattle; authorizing the issuance and sale of municipal light and power revenue bonds for the purposes of providing funds for certain additions and betterments to and extensions of the existing municipal light and power plant and system of the City, capitalizing interest on and paying the costs of issuing and selling those bonds and providing for the reserve fund requirement; providing for the terms, conditions, covenants and manner of sale of those bonds; describing the lien of those bonds; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
PASS
(Godden, Burgess, Clark, Conlin, Drago, Harrell, Licata, McIver, Rasmussen)
33. Res. 31166
Requesting that the Mayor include rate information and projections for the City's utilities with future proposed budgets and fiscal notes, and superseding Resolution 31022.
ADOPT
(Godden, Clark, Conlin, Drago, Harrell, Licata, McIver, Rasmussen)
34. C.B. 116725
Abolishing the Office of Policy and Management; transferring to the Department of Neighborhoods the responsibility to provide staff and meeting space for the Immigrant and Refugee Advisory Board; repealing Sections 3.14.502 through 3.14.530 of the Seattle Municipal Code; renumbering, recodifying, and amending Section 3.14.540; renumbering and recodifying Sections 3.14.550 through 3.14.570; and amending Section 4.13.010.
PASS
(Godden, Burgess, Clark, Conlin, Drago, Harrell, Licata, McIver, Rasmussen)
35. C.F. 310223
City Council Changes to the 2010 Proposed Budget and the 2010-2015 Proposed Capital Improvement Program.
36. C.B. 116716
Adopting a budget, including a capital improvement program and position modifications, for the City of Seattle for 2010; creating a barrier fund; creating positions exempt from civil service; and finding that 2010 General Fund contributions to the Park and Recreation Fund exceed the requirements set forth under Article XI, Section 3 of the City Charter; all by a two-thirds vote of the City Council.
37. C.B. 116723
Relating to the levy of property taxes; fixing the rates and/or amounts of taxes to be levied, and levying the same upon all taxable property, both real and personal, in the City of Seattle, to finance the departments and activities of City government and to provide for the general obligation bond interest and redemption requirements for the year beginning on the first day of January 2010; ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; and by a vote of a majority plus one of the Seattle City Council, finding a substantial need to use, and providing for the use of, 101% as the regular property tax limit factor.
38. C.B. 116722
Authorizing the levy of regular property taxes by the City of Seattle for collection in 2010, representing an increase above the regular property taxes levied for collection in 2009; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
FULL COUNCIL:
39. C.B. 116733
Relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to collect a franchise fee from retail customers in the City of Lake Forest Park, revising water rates and charges and amending Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 21.04 in connection therewith, repealing Ordinance No. 123112, and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
INTRODUCED
November 16, 2009
(Conlin)
40. C.B. 116734
Relating to child prostitution, establishing a "Prostituted Children Rescue Subfund" in the General Donations and Gift Trust Fund; adding a Prostituted Children Rescue Program to the Gift Catalogue established under Chapter 5.78 of the Seattle Municipal Code and approving the Program as eligible to receive donations through the Gift Catalogue; authorizing acceptance of certain donations for deposit into the Subfund, specifying the use to which those donations will be put, and authorizing expenditures from the Subfund; and adding a new Section 5.78.210 to the Seattle Municipal Code.
INTRODUCED
November 16, 2009
(Burgess)
41. Res. 31164
Affirming the City's race and social justice work and directing City Departments to use available tools to assist in the elimination of racial and social disparities across key indicators of success, including health, education, criminal justice, the environment, employment and the economy; and to promote equity within the City workplace and in the delivery of City services.
INTRODUCED
October 26, 2009
(Conlin)
PUBLIC SAFETY, HUMAN SERVICES AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE:
42. C.B. 116627
Relating to the Harbor Code; updating a provision concerning the reporting of accidents; and amending Section 16.24.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
PASS
(Burgess, Harrell)
43. C.F. 310100
October 2008 Report of the Police Intelligence Auditor, filed pursuant to Ordinance 108333 (Seattle Municipal Code 14.12).
FILE
(Burgess, Harrell)
44. C.F. 310101
May 2009 Report of the Police Intelligence Auditor, filed pursuant to Ordinance 108333 (Seattle Municipal Code 14.12).
FILE
(Burgess, Harrell)
45. C.F. 310102
Response of the Police Chief to the October 2008 and May 2009 Reports of the Police Intelligence Auditor, filed pursuant to Ordinance 108333 (Seattle Municipal Code 14.12).
FILE
(Burgess, Harrell)
46. C.F. 310145
Chief of Police Audit Report of select police files obtained through the Police Department's membership in the Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit (LEIU) and the Western States Information Network (WSIN), maintained exclusively for confidential information; dated August 6, 2009, in accordance with Ordinance 108333 (Seattle Municipal Code 14.12).
FILE
(Burgess, Harrell)
PLANNING, LAND USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE:
47. C.B. 116715
Relating to land use and zoning and the six year MUP expiration, reconciling conflicts in the amendments made to the same section of the Seattle Municipal Code (23.76.032) by both Ordinance 123034 and Ordinance 123072, by repealing Ordinance 123072, amending Section 23.76.032 as amended by Ordinance 123034 to reflect the amendments intended by Ordinance 123072, and ratifying any actions taken pursuant to Ordinance 123072.
PASS
(Clark, Burgess, Godden)
48. C.B. 116642
Related to land use and zoning; amending Section 23.40.006 of the Seattle Municipal Code, to allow issuance of a permit for demolition of a residential use in a Single Family zone without first establishing a new use for a lot.
PASS AS AMENDED
(Clark, Burgess, Godden, Licata, Rasmussen)
J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS
K. OTHER BUSINESS
L. ADJOURNMENT
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