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Clerk 08/25/2006
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an interlocal agreement with the city of Newcastle for the transfer of properties and easements in connection with the city's Coal Creek Parkway project.
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STATEMENT OF THE FACTS:
1. King County has a capital improvement project (CIP # 200891) on Coal Creek Parkway from Southeast 95th Way to Southeast 100th Place.
2. King County purchased two properties to complete the county project: to construct a drainage facility for the county project; to construct an access road for property owners affected by the county project; and for mitigation as required.
3. The city of Newcastle ("city") is constructing a transportation project that will connect to the county project. The city project will improve traffic operations and safety by widening Coal Creek Parkway to five lanes between Southeast 84th Way and Southeast 95th Way. The city must acquire property and easements to complete its project and has identified portions of the King County owned property as suitable for its needs.
4. The King County-owned properties are considered surplus to the needs of King County's road services division, which is the custodial agency. The properties do not meet King County's affordable housing criteria.
5. The city requests that King County transfer to the city certain portions of the properties as well as easements on other portions of these same properties to complete the city project.
6. King County is willing to comply with the city's request for the transfer of the county owned properties and easements for the purposes transportation purposes.
7. When King County purchased property for right-of-way for the King County project a portion of the funding for the right-of-way was obtained with a grant from the Transportation Improvement Board. The Transportation Improvement Board's reimbursement to King County for the portion it funded for acquisition of the county project property is approximately $431,800.
8. It is in the best interests of King County and city for King County to transfer the properties and easements identified in Exhibit 3 to Attachment A to this ordinance to the city so that the city can complete its project.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The King County executive is hereby authorized to execute an interlocal agreement, substantially in the form of Attachment A to this ordinance, with the city of Newcastle for the transfer of properties and easements in connection with the city's Coal Creek Parkway project.
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