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Clerk 05/03/2010
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AN ORDINANCE approving leases executed by the King County executive in order to move various King County services from the Green River Valley flood plain.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. Part of King County's flood mitigation strategy, funded by King County Ordinance 16680, included funding for leases as necessary to accommodate essential county services that may be temporarily displaced by threatened or actual flooding within the Green River valley.
B The King County executive has negotiated and executed leases for the temporary relocation of King County superior court services from the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center and district court services from Aukeen District Court and the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center. These leases are:
1. Park Place (Superior Court); and
2. Renton Technical College (District Court).
C. In addition, the King County executive has negotiated and executed leases for the permanent relocation of certain essential county services also within the Green River Valley floodplain, where temporary relocation was not deemed to be practically or economically advisable. These leases are:
1. Des Moines Logistics Center (Health);
2. Cedars Building (Superior Court); and
3. Seattle Logistics Center (OIRM).
D. In accordance with K.C.C. 4.04.040 the King County council may adopt an ordinance permitting the county to enter into contracts requiring the payment of funds from the appropriation of subsequent fiscal years. These leases are subject to K.C.C. 4.04.040.
SECTION 2. The appropriate county officials, agents and employees are hereby authorized to take all actions necessary to implement these leases and all actions up to now taken by county officials, agent and employees consistent with the terms and purposes of the lease agreement are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved.
SECTION 3. If any one or more of the covenants or agreements provided in this ordinance to be performed on the part of the county is declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then such covenant or covenants, agreement or agreements are null and void and shall be deemed separable from the remaining covenants and agreements of this ordinance and in no way affect the validity of the other provisions of this ordinance or of the lease.
SECTION 4. The leases at the following locations, executed by the King County executive, are hereby approved:
A. Park Place (Superior Court);
B. Renton Technical College (District Court);
C. Des Moines Logistics Center (Health);
D. Cedars Building (Superior Court); and
E. Seattle Logistics Center (OIRM).