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AN ORDINANCE approving the development contract for capital project 1117106, DES FMD Children and Family Justice Center, as required by the 2013 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17476, Section 63, Expenditure Restriction ER 5, as amended; and declaring an emergency.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. Ordinance 17707, Section 13, which amended the 2013 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17476, Section 63, as amended, contains an expenditure restriction on capital improvement program project 1117106, stating, "$192,964,732 shall be expended or encumbered only after the council approves a development contract for the project by ordinance."
2. In August 2012, King County voters approved a nine-year property tax levy lid lift of seven cents per $1,000 of assessed value, which will raise approximately $210 million to replace the Youth Services Courthouse and Detention facility.
3. The Children and Family Justice Center project is a multibuilding project that includes construction of a new courthouse, replacement of the detention facility and an expanded parking structure. Two phases are envisioned for the project: Phase 1, which was approved by King County voters and considered the base scope of work, and Phase 2, which is future expansion of the court facility.
4. Located at 12th Avenue and Alder Street on Seattle's First Hill, the center will be constructed in phases adjacent to the existing facilities. Following relocation to new buildings the existing facilities will be demolished.
5. In addition to benefits from services delivered in the completed Children and Family Justice Center, the long-term goals for the ten-acre site include:
a. Anchoring economic revitalization sought by neighborhood leaders;
b. Potentially surplussing portions of the property for private development, consistent with zoning and neighborhood goals;
c. Exploring added housing on the property;
d. Expanding and enhancing open public spaces;
e. Reconnecting...

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