AN ORDINANCE relating to the Mercer Arena; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Center Department to execute a third amendment to the Mercer Arena Ground Lease between the City of Seattle and Seattle Opera; and lifting a budget proviso.
Bill passed and the chair will sign it. Report the Park, Shell Center, Libraries and Waterfront Committee. The Report of the Park Seattle Center Libraries and Waterfront Committee Agenda Item nine Council Bill 118726 relating to the Mercer Arena authorizing the director of the Seattle Center Department to execute a Third Amendment to the Mercer Arena, groundless between the City of Seattle and Seattle Opera. And lifting a budget proviso, the committee recommends the bill pass. Councilmember Suarez. Thank you. I actually have three matters. Items nine, ten and 11. And let's just get this done. First of all, I want to thank Council President Harrell, my trustee, vice chair and Councilmember Bagshaw, and thank all the people that provided public comment for the last seven months to all three of these very important items that make our city, our waterfront and our parks so great. The first one approves a proviso limit of 200,000 that will advance a budget allocation of 4.8 million in the 2017 budget. For the development of the new project by the Seattle Opera on the Seattle Center campus, the sale opera will construct a new facility, a just adjacent to McCaw Hall . The new building will operate as a new home to the administration offices and their costume shop. The construction of the space will include development of additional open space for the public and community, space for education and community programs. The city will retain ownership of the new facility and the property underneath. This will add to the portfolio of Active Art Spaces and Seattle Center and open space for the public around Uptown and create more opportunities for involvement in the arts for the underrepresented for underrepresented communities. The committee report recommends that the full council pass council bill. This Council bill. Thank you. Councilman words. Are there any comments from any of my colleagues? I'd like to just commend the committee and council members and certainly the community and Robert Dellums for all of this work to sort of make this happen. We are looking at our investments very seriously, and we realize we do have a gem in both the opera and the Mercer Arena. So I think exciting things are on the horizon. So I'm excited about supporting this resolution. Actually this bill and the other comments. Please call a role on the passage of the bill. O'Brien. All right. Sergeant Burgess. I. Gonzales. I. Johnson. Whereas I. Herbold President Harrell. I paid in favor and then opposed. The bill passed and the chair will sign it. Next matter place.