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Clerk 05/25/2012
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AN ORDINANCE approving a new headquarters lease for the department of development and environmental services to be located in Snoqualmie.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The department of development and environmental services provides essential permitting services to the citizens of King County.
B. The King County executive has negotiated a new lease providing headquarters offices for the department of development and environmental services.
C. The King County executive is authorized to lease real property for use by the county as provided by K.C.C. 4.56.186, and consistent with the provisions of K.C.C. 4.04.040 requiring approval by ordinance of any lease with a cumulative term of two years. The subject lease provides an initial term of ten years.
SECTION 2. The King County executive is hereby authorized to execute the lease in substantially similar form as provided in Attachment A to this ordinance 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 a 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 subject lease is hereby approved in substantially similar form to that of Attachment A to this ordinance.