King County - File #: 2007-0449

• File #: 2007-0449
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/4/2007
• In control: Transportation Committee
• Final action: 10/1/2007
• Enactment date: 10/12/2007
• Enactment #: 15911
• Title: AN ORDINANCE related to the June 24, 2002, Agreement regarding the Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel and Related Facilities between and among King County, the city of Seattle and the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority; authorizing removal of the Ninth Avenue transit contraflow lane traffic and street improvement, identified as a primary mitigation project in the agreement, following reopening of the downtown Seattle transit tunnel in September 2007.
• Sponsors: Reagan Dunn, Larry Phillips
• Indexes: Agreement, Regional Transit Authority, Seattle, City of, Sound Transit, transit, Transportation
• Staff: Carlson, Paul

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/1/2007	1	Metropolitan King County Council	Hearing Held
10/1/2007	1	Metropolitan King County Council	Passed	Pass
9/26/2007	1	Transportation Committee	Recommended Do Pass Consent	Pass
9/4/2007	1	Metropolitan King County Council	Introduced and Referred

Drafter
Clerk 08/23/2007
Title
AN ORDINANCE related to the June 24, 2002, Agreement regarding the Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel and Related Facilities between and among King County, the city of Seattle and the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority; authorizing removal of the Ninth Avenue transit contraflow lane traffic and street improvement, identified as a primary mitigation project in the agreement, following reopening of the downtown Seattle transit tunnel in September 2007.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. Pursuant to RCW 81.112.070, RCW 81.112.080, chapter 39.33 RCW and other applicable laws, the city of Seattle ("the city") and King County are authorized to convey, lease or otherwise contract with the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority ("Sound Transit") for the use of their respective public transportation facilities and properties. Sound Transit may contract with the city and King County for the use and acquisition of rights to various transportation facilities, structures, lands, interests in land, air rights and rights-of-way of all kinds.
B. On November 5, 1996, central Puget Sound area voters approved local funding for Sound Move, Sound Transit's ten-year regional transit system plan, which contemplates that light rail, commuter rail and regional express bus/HOV systems will be integrated with local transit systems.
C. On May 24, 2000, the King County council passed Ordinance 13857 authorizing the executive to execute the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel Transfer Agreement among the city, King County and Sound Transit.
D. On November 29, 2001, the Sound Transit Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. R2001-16 selecting the alignment and profiles, station locations, and vehicle maintenance base site to be built for the initial segment of the Central Link Light Rail project, which is planned to permit light ra...