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Clerk 12/02/2004
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an interlocal agreement with the city of Kirkland regarding the operation of city-owned traffic signals and related intelligent transportation system equipment by the King County road services division.
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STATEMENT OF THE FACTS
1. NE 124th Street corridor from 100th Avenue NE to SR 202 is a regional arterial that serves both unincorporated King County and city of Kirkland residents.
2. The county's intelligent transportation system ("ITS") project, which is identified in the road services division, adopted six-year capital improvement plan as CIP 101496, will improve traffic flow by interconnecting and coordinating the signal system and providing transit signal priority along the corridor.
3. The operation of the city-owned traffic signals along the corridor by the road services division is vital to the implementation of the county's project.
4. The city of Kirkland approved an interlocal agreement allowing the road services division to operate the city's ITS equipment and traffic signals related to the project on August 16, 2004.
5. Chapter 39.34 RCW authorizes the county and the city to enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement such as Attachment A to this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The county executive is hereby authorized to execute an interlocal agreement, substantially in the form of Attachment A to this ordinance, regarding the
operation of city-owned traffic signals and related intelligent transportation system equipment, with the city of Kirkland.