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Clerk 12/11/2002
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between King County and the city of Tukwila regarding the maintenance, operation and future rehabilitation or replacement of the South Park bridge.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County and the city of Tukwila (city) have agreed to terms for an interlocal agreement regarding the maintenance, operation and future rehabilitation or replacement of the South Park Bridge (bridge).
2. The age and condition of the bridge necessitates the immediate capital planning to extend the useful life of the existing bridge or, if warranted, plan for its replacement.
3. The recitals in the agreement set forth relevant facts supporting and explaining the terms of the interlocal agreement.
4. King County and the city have agreed that the agreement will take effect when duly executed by both parties. The county's authority and obligations under this agreement shall commence on January 1, 2003, if the city has transferred three million dollars to the King County road fund as provided in the agreement. Otherwise, the county's authority and obligations under this agreement shall commence on the day that such a payment is made.
5. It is in the best interest of the public that the city and King County take the actions set forth in the attached interlocal agreement to keep the bridge open and to maintain the bridge in a safe and operational manner so that access across the Duwamish river to the region's industrial and commercial centers and to the unincorporated areas of South Park and North Highline is preserved.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The King County executive is hereby authorized to enter into an
interlocal agreement, substantially in the form of the attached agreement, with the city of Tukwila relating to the South Park bridge.
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