Drafter
Clerk 09/03/2020
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A MOTION authorizing the King County executive to accept a conservation easement donation of approximately five acres on a private property southwest of Woodinville, WA, appraised at three hundred thousand dollars, for forest conservation purposes.
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WHEREAS, King County seeks to preserve open space to preserve our regional quality of life, and
WHEREAS, under Ordinance 14509, the King County parks and recreation division of the department of natural resources and parks has the authority to accept gifts from individual, foundation and corporate sources, and
WHEREAS, under K.C.C. chapter 2.80, any and all gifts for parks and recreation purposes that exceed fifty thousand dollars require acceptance on behalf of King County by the King County council by motion, and
WHEREAS, all gifts to the King County parks and recreation division in the department of natural resources and parks are used only for park purposes, and
WHEREAS, the conservation easement donors, Michael and Vicki Elledge, are land owners who would like to make the donation to King County so that the land is preserved for generations to come;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the council of King County:
The King County executive is authorized to accept the approximately five-acre land donation valued at three hundred thousand dollars from Michael and Vicki Elledge, consistent with the King County Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement, which is Attachment A to this motion, for King County parks and recreation division purposes. The open space acquisition unit within the water and land resources division of the department of natural resources and parks is responsible for handling the technical real estate transaction and administrative matters associated with the donation, including the
closing and recording of the easement, and is authorized to execute such other documents as are necessary to complete the transaction.