ORDINANCE NO. 119564
AN ORDINANCE submitting a proposition to the qualified electors of the City of Seattle, at the general election to be held on November 2, 1999, to delete Article II; delete Article V, Section 12; and delete Article IX of the Charter of the City of Seattle; and to change the headings of Article VII and Article VIII of said charter; and to amend Article XVII, Section 1 of said charter; all in order to eliminate obsolete references therein to the City territory and boundary, the City Planner, the City Public Health Department and the City Board of Public Works, and the original salaries of elective officers; ratifying and confirming prior acts; calling on the City Clerk to certify the proposed amendments to the Director of Records and Elections of King County and directing such Director to submit the proposition to City voters; and providing for the publication of such proposed amendments.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subject to the approval of a proposition by a majority of the qualified electors casting votes thereon, Article II; Article V, Section 12; and Article IX of the Charter of the City of Seattle are hereby deleted; the headings of Article VII and Article VIII of said charter are hereby changed; and Article XVII, Section 1 of said charter is hereby amended, all as follows:
ARTICLE II(( Territory and Boundary))Reserved.
((Section 1. The City of Seattle shall include in its limits the following lands and territory, to-wit: (As of October 1, 1945.)
Territory
A portion of Section 34, Township 26 North, Range 3 East, W.M.
Portions of Sections 32 and 33, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, W.M.
Sections 1, 2, 15, and 24, fractional Sections 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 22, 23, 25, and 36, together with the Donation Land Claims of Ira W. Utter, H.A. Smith, E.M. Smithers, D.T. Denny, and W.N. Bell, in Township 25 North, Range 3 East, W.M.
Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, fractional Sections 11,15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, and 34, portions of Sections 2 and 3, the Donation Land Claims of Thomas Mercer, D.T. Denny, W.N. Bell, J.H. Nagle, A.A. Denny, C.D. Boren, and H.L. Yesler, in Township 25 North, Range 4 East, W.M.
Sections 14, 23, 24, 25, 36, fractional Sections 2, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 22, 26, 27, 34, and 35, Township 24 North, Range 3 East, W.M.
Section 31, fractional Sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,20,21,22,23,26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, and 35, Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, of Section 24; together with the Donation Land Claims of H.L. Yesler, D.S. Maynard, John C. Holgate, E. Hanford, J.J. Moss, Eli Maples, L.M. Collins, S. Maples, George Holt, A. Hograve, H. Van Asselt, Francis McNatt, a portion of the Donation Land Claims of John Buckley and T. Crow, in Township 24 North, Range 4 East, W.M.
Boundary
The North Boundary of The City of Seattle shall be as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Puget Sound with the north line extended west of Block 24, Ballard Tide Lands; thence along said extended line east to the Meander Line of Puget Sound; thence northerly along said Meander Line to the north line of the south 1,326.00 feet of Government Lot 1 in Section 34, Township 26 North, Range 3 East, W.M.; thence east along said north line to the west line of the right of way of the Great Northern Railway (formerly the Seattle and Montana Railway); thence southerly to the intersection of the easterly line of said right of way with the west line of V Street, as platted in Loyal Heights Addition; thence southerly along the westerly line of V Street and of Golden Avenue, as platted in said addition, to the north line of Township 25 North, Range 3 East, W.M., excepting therefrom the right of way of the said Great Northern Railroad that lies north of the said north line of Township 25 North; thence east along the north line of said township to the center line of Latona Avenue; thence north along the center line of Third Avenue Northeast (Latona Avenue), being the west line of Weaver's 2nd Addition to Green Lake, and the same produced, to the south line of J.W. Denny's 5th Addition; thence east along said south line following East 91st Street to the center line of Fifth Avenue Northeast, being the west line of "A" Street as platted in Maple Leaf Addition to Green Lake Circle; thence along the center lines of certain streets or avenues as platted in the said Maple Leaf Addition to Green Lake Circle as follows: north along the center line of Fifth Avenue Northeast (formerly "A" Street) to the center line of vacated East 96th Street (formerly Jamestown Avenue); thence east along said last named center line to the center line of Eighth Avenue Northeast (formerly "B" Street); thence south along the last named center line to the east and west center line of Block 50, The Maple Leaf Addition to Green Lake Circle; thence east on the east and west center line of Blocks 50, 51, and 52, of said addition to the center line of 15th Avenue Northeast (formerly "E" Street); thence south along the last named center line to the center line of East 86th Street (formerly Boston Avenue); thence east along the last named center line to the center line of 20th Avenue Northeast (formerly "G" Street); thence south on the last named center line to the north line of Section 4, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, W.M.; thence east along the north line of Sections 4 and 3 of said township and range to the northeast corner of the northwest one-quarter of said Section 3; thence south along the north and south center line of Section 3 (45th Avenue Northeast) to the center of said section; thence east along the east and west center line of Sections 3 and 2 (East 75th Street) of said township and range to the east line of Sand Point Way (formerly County Roads §1283 and §2208); thence south along the east line of said Sand Point Way to the south line of said Section 2; thence east on the said south line and the same produced to the middle line of Lake Washington.
The East Boundary of The City of Seattle shall be as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the south line extended east of Section 2, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, W.M., with the center line of Lake Washington; thence along the said center line southerly to an intersection with the east and west center line of Section 1, Township 23 North, Range 4 East, W.M., extended east.
The South Boundary of The City of Seattle shall be as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Lake Washington with the extended east and west center line of Section 1, Township 23 North, Range 4 East, W.M.; thence west along said center line to an intersection with the easterly line of Kinnear's First Addition to Rainier Beach; thence southeasterly along the easterly line of said addition to the south line thereof; thence west along the said south line to an intersection with the west line of Section 1, Township 23 North, Range 4 East, W.M.; thence south along said west line to the south line of said section; thence west along the south line of Section 2, Township 23 North, Range 4 East, W.M., to an intersection with the north and south center line of said Section 2; thence south along the north and south center line of Section 11, Township 23 North, Range 4 East, W.M., to the east and west center line of said Section 11; thence west along the said center line to an intersection with the west line of said section; thence north along said west line and the west line of Section 2, Township 23 North, Range 4 East, W.M., to the east and west center line of Section 3, Township 23 North, Range 4 East, W.M.; thence west along said center line to the west line of said Section 3; thence north along the west line of Section 3, Township 23 North, Range 4 East, W.M., to the east and west center line of Section 33, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, W.M.; thence west along the said center line to the center line of the Abandoned Bed of the Duwamish River; thence northerly and northwesterly along said center line to the intersection of the south line of Section 28, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, W.M.; thence west along said south line and the south line of Section 29, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, W.M., to the east line of River Park Addition; thence south along the east line of River Park Addition to the north line of South Park Addition; thence east along said north line to the northeast corner of South Park Addition; thence south along the east line of said addition to the County Road (also known as Dallas Avenue); thence following the County Road in a southeasterly direction to a point on said road directly east of the southeast corner of South Park Addition; thence west along the south line of said addition and the south line produced to the northeast corner of Excelsior Acre Tracts No. 2; thence south to the southeast corner thereof; thence west along the south line of Excelsior Acre Tracts No. 2 and Excelsior Acre Tracts to the southwest corner of last named tracts; thence north to an intersection with the north line of the south one-half of the south one-half of Section 32, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, W.M.; thence west to the west line of Section 32, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, W.M.; thence south to the south line of said section; thence west on the south line of Township 24 North, Range 4 East, W.M., and continuing west on the south line of Township 24 North, Range 3 East, W.M., and said south line produced to the middle of Puget Sound.
The West Boundary of The City of Seattle shall be as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the south line produced west of Township 24 North, Range 3 East, W.M., with the center line of Puget Sound; thence along said center line north to the north line produced west of Block 24, Ballard Tide Lands, as platted by the Commissioner of Public Lands of the State of Washington.))
ARTICLE V
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Sec. 12. ((CITY PLANNER:)) Reserved. ((The Legislative Authority may create by ordinance the position of City Planner, to be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by a majority of the City Council; and he may be removed by the Mayor upon filing a statement of his reasons therefor with the City Council. The City Planner shall have an educational background and practical experience commensurate with the responsibility of the position.
The City Planner shall assist the Mayor, City Council, and the Planning Commission as a technical advisor regarding the City's comprehensive plan, zoning, and capital improvements; prepare reports and recommendations relative to annexation review and urban renewal plans and projects; and review public improvement projects proposed for construction by the City and advise of their consistency with the comprehensive plan and he shall have such further powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance. The City Planner shall be directly responsible to the Mayor or such other department head as may be designated by ordinance and may serve as executive secretary of and technical advisor to the Planning Commission.))
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ARTICLE IX ((Public Health Department ))Reserved.
((Section 1. DIRECTOR; QUALIFICATIONS, DUTIES, ETC.: There shall be a Director of Public Health, to be appointed by the Mayor, such appointment to be effective only upon confirmation of the City Council passed by a majority of all its members, and he may be removed by the Mayor upon filing a statement of his reasons therefor with the City Council. He shall have been a graduate of a recognized school of medicine at least five years prior to appointment and shall hold the degree of Doctor of Medicine, and shall hold the degree of Master of Public Health and shall have had at least three years practical experience in public health administrative work. He shall not engage in the private practice of medicine during his tenure of office.
The Director of Public Health shall have supervision and control of all matters appertaining to the health and sanitation affairs of the City, including such hospitals and like institutions maintained by the City. He shall be the head of the Public Health Department and see that all laws relating to the health and sanitation of the City are enforced, and shall prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government and control of the Department.
He shall appoint and may remove, subject to civil service laws where applicable, all assistants and employees in said Department, and shall have such further powers and duties as may be prescribed by law.))
ARTICLE VII (( Board of Public Works))Contracting Requirements
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ARTICLE VIII ((Department of Finance))Financial and Clerical
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Article XVII Salaries and Bonds
Section 1. SALARIES: No officer of employee of the City shall receive any compensation for his or her service as such except by salary, which shall be fixed and paid as prescribed by ordinance((; Provided, that the annual salaries of the elective officers of the City shall be: Mayor, $10,000.00; Councilmen, $4,800.00; Corporation Counsel, $7,500.00; City Comptroller, $6,000.00; City Treasurer, $6,000.00; until changed by ordinance passed by vote of not less than two-thirds of all members of the City Council)). The salary of no officer shall be increased or diminished during his or her term of office.
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Section 2. The King County Director of Records and Elections, as ex officio supervisor of elections, is hereby directed to submit to the qualified electors of the City the proposition set forth below at the City general election on November 2, 1999.
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:
Proposed City Charter Amendment No. ____
Shall the Seattle City Charter be amended to eliminate obsolete references therein to the City territory and boundary, the City Planner, the City Public Health Department, the City Board of Public Works and the original salaries of elective officers; to delete Article II; Article V, Section 12; and Article IX of said charter; to change the headings of Article VII and Article VIII; and to amend Article XVII, Section 1 of said charter, accordingly?
Yes ____ No ____
Every qualified voter at the election desiring to ratify the proposition shall mark his or her ballot "Yes." Every qualified voter desiring to reject the proposition shall mark his or her ballot "No."
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the Director of the Department of Records and Elections of King County as Supervisor of Elections the charter amendments proposed herein in the form of a ballot title conforming to the foregoing statement of the same, and shall certify a copy of the proposed charter amendments, and the same shall be published by the City Clerk in two daily newspapers in the City for at least thirty (30) days prior to such election, and as required by RCW 35.22.170.
Section 4. Certification of the charter amendments proposed herein by the City Clerk to the Director of Records and Elections and any other act pursuant to the authority and prior to the effective date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon 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 upon its passage over his veto.
Passed by the City Council the 19 day of July, 1999, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this 19 day of July, 1999.
Sue Donaldson, President of the City Council
Approved by me this 19 day of July, 1999.
Paul Schell, Mayor
Filed by me this 23 day of July, 1999.
Ernie Dornfeld, Acting City Clerk
Filed by me this 26 day of July, 1999.
(Seal)