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Council authorizes small Seattle Public Utilities property sale and drainage easement acceptance
Summary
The council approved the direct sale of a small surplus Seattle Public Utilities parcel in Maple Valley to a private developer and accepted a drainage easement in Lake City to mitigate flooding, both passed unanimously.
The Seattle City Council on July 15 approved two Seattle Public Utilities measures: council bill 121014 authorizing the direct sale of a surplus SPU parcel (King County Parcel 12162206904904) to Cheryl Development LLC, and council bill 121015 authorizing acceptance of a drainage easement recorded as King County document number 2202208170000046 for property commonly known as 14100 Westwood Place NE.
Council member Hollingsworth, chairing the Parks, Public Utilities and Technology Committee, said the SPU sale is for a parcel just under 12,000 square feet (about a quarter of an acre) in Maple Valley that SPU deemed surplus; the sale price was below the $50,000 public hearing threshold so no hearing was required. The revenue will return to the water fund line of business.
The drainage easement for the Lake City Westwood Place area was presented as a flood-mitigation measure for a location that has experienced repeated flooding. Hollingsworth said the acquisition will help mitigate risk and liability tied to the area's flooding.
Both measures passed on unanimous roll calls at full council. Council members said SPU and department staff had engaged neighborhoods and stakeholders where appropriate, and that these are routine property transactions designed to address utility needs and flooding mitigation.
Ending: The bills were passed and the chairs will sign the legislation; SPU will proceed with the sale and the easement acceptance per the ordinances' terms.
