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Clerk 11/17/2003
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into agreements among King County, Highline School District and the cities of Des Moines and Normandy Park regarding the transfer of ownership, including assignment of the associated ground lease, of the Mt. Rainier pool.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County is facing a multiyear fiscal crisis that is forcing major cuts in all non-mandated government services funded by the current expense fund and as a result does not have a sufficient, stable source of revenue to continue to operate and maintain the Mt. Rainier pool in the city of Des Moines.
2. Due to its fiscal crisis, King County desires to divest itself of ownership, management, and financial responsibility for pools, parks, open space, recreational facilities and programs inside and near city boundaries.
3. King County and the cities of Des Moines and Normandy Park ("cities") have agreed to terms for an interlocal agreement for the transfer of the Mt. Rainier pool.
4. The recitals in the agreement set forth relevant facts supporting and explaining the terms of the transfer.
5. The equipment and supplies being conveyed along with the pool are integral to the continued operation and maintenance of the pool and are surplus to the county's needs.
6. King County and the city have agreed that the transfer will take place on January 1, 2004.
7. Transfer of the Mt. Rainier pool under the terms and conditions of the attached agreement, including the county's limited funding for post-transfer capital improvements, will service an important county purpose by ensuring that the pool will remain open and available to all county residents.
8. The Mt. Rainier pool is located on property owned by the Highline School District and there exists a lease between the district and the county for such. Pursuant to the lease terms, the school district must explicitly agree to assignment of the lease to a new pool owner. King C...
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