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Committee moves leasing authority to speed shelter site development; expands FAS signatory limits
Summary
The committee recommended passage of CB121184 to expand the Finance & Administrative Services director's authority to execute leases for transitional encampments — raising the square‑footage threshold from 18,000 to 65,000 and removing a per‑square‑foot cap to allow market negotiation — and forwarded the ordinance to the full Council.
The Seattle City Council committee voted 3–0 on April 7 to recommend council bill CB121184, an ordinance that would expand the Finance & Administrative Services (FAS) director’s authority to execute leases for land used for transitional encampments and related shelter purposes.
Under current code city staff said the FAS director cannot sign leases for properties whose footprint exceeds 18,000 square…
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