Speaker 5: Every part of the City Council chambers item three Capital 119828 relating to public utilities authorizing the general manager slash CEO of general public utilities or designee to acquire by negotiation or eminent domain or separate pricing subclass and all other necessary property rights. Owned by James Legacy Properties LLC, John approached as his separate property and B and railway company.
Speaker 0: Thank you, Madam Clerk. I will move to pass Council Bill 119828. Is there a second.
Speaker 2: I can.
Speaker 0: Move? The bill has been moved and seconded. I am going to hand it over to Councilmember Peterson, a sponsor of the bill. You are recognized to address this item.
Speaker 2: Thank you. This is certainly less exciting than what we were just talking about. Necessary business on the last. I'm going to read the same remarks I read from council briefing just for the benefit of the viewing public today. So my colleagues sort of tune out a little bit. I won't be offended. So as we know, our city's fortunate to own and operate its own utility enterprises, with Seattle City Light delivering electricity to everyone and with our Seattle Public Utilities not only handling trash, recycling yard waste and sewage, but also protecting and delivering clean water. So when you turn on the lights, Seattle City Light, when you turn on the tap. That's Seattle Public Utilities. So most cities do not own their own utilities. And this ownership comes with additional responsibilities and legislation like the legislation before us. Now, this is Council Bill 119828. It would authorize our Seattle Public Utilities General Manager Maumee to purchase four industrial parcels consolidated to create a single important hub for water infrastructure maintenance materials. ESPNU calls it the South's spoils. Yard spoils are the dirt and debris after completing vital utility repair installation work. The parcels are in an industrial area near our airport, way south and south Spokane Street, just southeast of I-5. Spokane Street Interchange. The spoils yard would provide a place for city crews to store equipment and material needed to install and maintain and repair water infrastructure in Seattle and South Seattle. Pipeline ruptures and other emergencies are disruptive and potentially damaging to Public Street right away, and sidewalks backfill materials to restore the street openings must be available to crews at all hours. This property acquisition would replace a yard at South Main Street of First Avenue South, which has been leasing for over 14 years. There's also a similar hub in North Seattle, as noted in the Central Staff memo. The utility has spent a good part of that time looking for suitable property to buy. That is industrial zone and close to space operation control center in Sodo. The location of the parcels to be acquired minimizes operational impacts to the public like dust, noise, odor and large vehicle movements. The South Spoils Yard Project is in use 2016 to 2021. Strategic business plan and funding for this acquisition is already in the adopted budget. There's some urgency to secure approval of this legislation because we have a purchase and sale agreement or purchase sale agreements for the properties that expire at the end of this month. The purchases are from willing sellers, so thank you for moving and it's been seconded and happy to answer any questions.
Speaker 0: Any questions or comments on the bill? Councilmember Herbold, your recognize.
Speaker 1: Thank you. I note that the the fiscal note references the fact that the provision related to condemnation has been included in the bill at the request of the sellers for tax purposes, but yet we have a purchase and sale agreement for the properties. So I'm just I'm. Curious what under what circumstances would the sellers use the conditions of condemnation for tax purposes if there's not going to be a condemnation?
Speaker 2: This legislation from Seattle Public Utilities had that provision in there. Brian Goodnight from central staff was available today to answer questions. And I'm sorry, that was not answered earlier.
Speaker 1: My apologies.
Speaker 2: It's it's just I think it was put in as additional flexibility, purchase sale agreements moving at the same time the legislation is moving. So it's really there just for that additional flexibility.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Pierson and Councilmember Herbold, are there any other questions or comments about the bill? Hey. Hearing none, I'd ask that the clerk please call the roll on the passage of the bill.
Speaker 5: Lewis.
Speaker 2: I mean. Yes, he.
Speaker 5: Morales. Yes. Mesquita.
Speaker 0: Yes.
Speaker 1: Petersen.
Speaker 2: Yes.
Speaker 1: The what? Yes. Strauss.
Speaker 2: Yes?
Speaker 1: Herbold asked Suarez.
Speaker 5: Yes.
Speaker 0: President Gonzalez. Yes. Nine in favor and unopposed. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The bill passes and the chair will sign it. And as with the clerk, please affix my signature to the legislation. Moving along to agenda item four and asked that the clerk please read item four into the record.
AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities or designee to acquire by negotiation or eminent domain (condemnation) four separate parcels of land and all other necessary property rights owned by JSO Legacy Properties, LLC; John S. Roach as his separate property, and BNSF Railway Company, all located within Blocks 25 and 26 and vacated Court Street of the recorded plat of South Seattle, for water operations general purposes, and to execute, accept, and record deeds and conveyance documents and agreements deemed by the General Manager/CEO to be necessary to this transaction on behalf of the City; placing the conveyed real properties under the jurisdiction of Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing payment of all other costs associated with the acquisition; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.