Drafter
Clerk 04/02/2026
Title
A MOTION approving a memorandum of understanding to restructure the Eastrail regional advisory council.
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WHEREAS, Eastrail, formerly known as the Eastside Rail Corridor or ERC, is a forty-two-mile corridor that extends from Renton to Snohomish and from Woodinville to Redmond, and
WHEREAS, the King County council originally established the governance structure of the Eastside Rail Corridor regional advisory council ("the RAC") on December 11, 2012, in accordance with Motion 13801, to create a collaborative group to carry out a regional planning process to ensure effective use of the southern portion of Eastrail and the Redmond Spur, and
WHEREAS, the King County council approved the original membership of the RAC with Motion 13834 on February 11, 2013, and
WHEREAS, the RAC's original membership was comprised of owner jurisdictions and included: three King County councilmembers; the King County executive or the executive's designee; one representative from the city of Redmond; one representative from the city of Kirkland; one representative from Puget Sound Energy; and one representative from Sound Transit, and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2016, in Motion 14654, the King County council approved the 2016 work plan for the RAC, which called for redesign of the governance structure previously adopted in Motion 13801, and
WHEREAS, the King County council approved King County Parks' Eastside Rail Corridor Regional Trail Final Master Plan and Environmental Impact Statement on February 13, 2017, in Motion 14805, and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2017, the RAC membership reached consensus to amend its administrative procedures and expand its membership to include members from jurisdictions not holding ownership interests in the corridor but through which sections of the corridor pass and the Eastside Greenway Alliance ("EGA"), a group representing nonprofit and private sector voices, to support the development of the vision of the corridor and su...

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