Drafter
Clerk 02/06/2008
Title
A MOTION approving the report on city of Kirkland annexation efforts.
Body
WHEREAS, Motion 12018 set forth the King County's Annexation Initiative with the objectives to 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, and
WHEREAS, in the 2005 annexation initiative work plan, the Kirkland potential annexation area was identified as a priority focus area for the county's annexation team and the county has diligently partnered with the city since that time in the city's consideration of annexation financial, operational and community issues as well as in public outreach in both the potential annexation area and city, and
WHEREAS, the city of Kirkland re-initiated consideration of city annexation of the Kingsgate-Juanita-Finn Hill area, the Kirkland potential annexation area, in early 2005 and has been actively working to identify and resolve the financial, operational and community issues related to that decision since then, and
WHEREAS, in October 2007, the city of Kirkland requested $410,000 of financial support from the King County council to fund annexation-related city work items including public outreach and communication, geographical information system mapping, additional city financial modeling and legal and policy analysis in anticipation of a decision by the city council to move forward with an annexation election in 2008 with an effective date in 2009, and
WHEREAS, the 2008 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 15975, included a proviso calling for a report to be prepared by the office of management and budget on the progress of the city of Kirkland's annexation efforts including discussion of communication and outreach in the Kirkland potential annexation area, geographic information system mapping needs of the area, city annexation ...

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