A RESOLUTION relating to the Findings and Recommendation of the Hearing Examiner for The City of Seattle on the Final Assessment Roll for the Waterfront Local Improvement District (LID #6751); remanding certain properties to the City Appraiser for further analysis concerning the valuation of the properties consistent with recommendations of the Initial Report; returning jurisdiction to the Hearing Examiner for final recommendations on the remanded properties; directing the Hearing Examiner to file final findings, recommendations, or decisions on the Final Assessment Roll for the Waterfront LID (“Final Report”) with the City Clerk; providing for appeal from the Final Report; and postponing hearings on appeals from the Initial Report previously scheduled via Resolutions 31969, 31972, 31973, and 31974.
Agenda Item eight Resolution 319 79 relating to the findings and recommendations of the hearing seminar for the City of Seattle on the final assessment role for the Waterfront Local Improvement District. Thank you so much. I move to adopt resolution 31979. Is there a second? Second? Thank you. It's been. We've been seconded to adopt the resolution. Councilmember Juarez, you are the prime sponsor of this resolution and an are recognized in order to address the item. Thank you. As I shared this morning here, an examiner filed his initial report of findings and recommendations on the waterfront land with the city clerk on September 8th, 2020. An initial report, the hearing examiner recommended the remand of 17 properties to the city appraiser for further analysis of their valuation before making a final recommendation on the final assessment of the remanded properties. The law department and city staff have recommended council reschedule the December and January dates to streamline the appeals process. So in adopting Resolution 31979 includes a few of these a following expectations. Number one, direct the city appraiser to submit further analysis of the 17 recommended properties to the hearing examiner no later than November 30th, 2020. Number two direct the hearing examiner to consolidate any findings, recommendations and decisions on the Remanded Properties with the findings and recommendations of the September eight initial report into a final report. Number three Request the hearing examiner to file a final report with the city clerk no later than February 1st, 2021, and before, I think , provide for appeals for the final report and finally reschedule the hearings of multiple appeals from the initial report, the December 1st, 2020 hearings to March 2nd, 2021, and the January 5th 2021 hearing to April six, 2021, adopting Resolution 31979 would not make any decisions regarding the final assessment of any property in the waterfront LYD Nor regarding the approval of the waterfront final assessment role. As Chair of the Public Assets and Native Communities Committee, I recommend Council adopted a resolution. Thank you. Council President Thank you so much, Councilmember Juarez, for that for those comments. Are there any additional comments on the resolution? Okay. Well, I just want to thank you customers for continuing to shepherd through this process. I know it's been a lot of moving pieces in. Oh, yeah. Three years. Girl. I finally appreciate you staying on top of it and helping us work through the procedural steps that are still still on our plate. So thank thanks so much for that. Thank you. Of course. Okay. Will the clerk please call the role on the adoption of the resolution? Suarez. I. Lewis. I. Morales. I was scared. I. Peterson. I. So what? Yes. Strauss. Yes. Herbal. Yes. President Gonzalez. Hi. Nine in favor and unopposed. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The resolution is adopted and the chair will sign it. Will the clerk please affix my signature to the legislation on my behalf? Other business. Is there any other further business to come before the Council? Hearing none. Colleagues, this does conclude the items of business on today's agenda. Our next regularly scheduled city council meeting is on Monday, November 16th, 2020 at 2:00 PM. I want to thank you all for your attention and I hope that you all have a really wonderful afternoon. We are adjourned. Thank you for reading.