Drafter
Clerk 07/27/2006
Title
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to enter into an interlocal agreement with the West Lake Sammamish Flood Control Zone District, the city of Bellevue and the city of Redmond for the transfer of district responsibilities and assets, upon abolishment of the district, to Bellevue and Redmond, and to execute deeds to any storm water related real property interests that may be held in the name of King County within the boundaries of the district.
Body
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The West Lake Sammamish Flood Control Zone District ("the district") was formed in April 1963 through adoption of Resolution 25759 by the King County board of commissioners, acting under the terms of chapter 86.15 RCW, which authorizes the formation of flood control zone districts by the county legislative authorities. Upon formation of the district, the board of county commissioners became ex officio the board of supervisors of the district.
2. When the district was originally created, most of its area was within unincorporated King County and under the political jurisdiction of King County.
3. The board of supervisors in November 1964, through Resolution 28921, assessed a fee of three hundred dollars per developed acre within the district for developing properties that did not provide for storm water trunk lines, which are those storm water pipes that convey storm water from the perimeter of a platted property to the natural watercourse.
4. The development fees collected by the board were placed in a fund managed by the King County treasurer, and the funds were used to further the purposes of the district, including the construction and maintenance of a number of storm water control facilities. There currently remains a balance of approximately three hundred twenty-five thousand dollars in the district's fund.
5. Since the creation of the district, the cities of Bellevue and Redmond have annexed all of the area within the ...
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