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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into an interlocal agreement with the city of Seattle relating to the South Park bridge and conditions necessary for the city to designate the Unincorporated North Highline Area as a potential annexation area.
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STATEMENT OF FINDINGS:
1. King County's Annexation Initiative encourages the expedited annexation of all remaining urban unincorporated areas in order to achieve both financial stability in the current expense fund, and the regional land use vision set forth in the countywide planning policies.
2. On April 5, 2004, the Seattle city council adopted Resolution 30666, which among other things, requires the city of Seattle ("the city"), prior to proceeding with designation of the Unincorporated North Highline Area as a Potential Annexation Area ("PAA"), to enter into an interlocal agreement with the county that would protect the city from assuming financial responsibility for the existing South Park bridge and indicates that they would not consider the annexation of North Highline under any scenario in which Seattle would have financial responsibility for the existing South Park bridge or any of the work associated with its replacement or removal.
3. King County is willing to work with the city to reasonably address their concerns regarding the existing South Park bridge so that the city may consider designating all or a portion of the Unincorporated North Highline Area as a potential annexation area
4. King County is committed to replacing the existing South Park bridge within a reasonable timeframe, provided that sufficient funding is available through a regional dedicated transportation funding source, along with federal, state and local sources as long as the existing South Park bridge continues to be owned by King County and the city of Tukwila.
5. King County will remove the South Park bridge if funding is not secured and public safety is at risk as long as it remains in unincorpora...
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