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Clerk 08/13/2041
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A MOTION relating to public transportation, accepting the SR 520 Eastside Transit and HOV Project: Community Outreach report.
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WHEREAS, the Washington state Department of Transportation ("WSDOT") in interest of improving safety, reliability and mobility, is designing and constructing improvements along SR 520 from I-5 to SR 202 as part of the SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program, and
WHEREAS, WSDOT recognizes that the design and construction of the SR
520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program will impact existing transit facilities in the SR 520 corridor, and
WHEREAS, in July 2010, via Ordinance 17143, the project services agreement between King County and WSDOT for the reimbursement of services provided by King County for the design review of the SR 520, Medina to SR 202, Transit and HOV project transit stations was approved, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 17388 authorized the executive to execute an additional project services agreement for King County to provide design review and project support for the SR 520, Medina to SR 202, Transit and HOV Project Station Design, including reconstruction of transit facilities at Evergreen Point Road and 92nd Avenue Northeast, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 16893, Section 2, directed the executive to submit a report to the county council for acceptance by motion on the agreement and the county's communications with the cities of Clyde Hill and Medina and the towns of Hunts Point and Yarrow Point concerning the design, maintenance and operation and naming of the transit facilities, and
WHEREAS, transit division staff compiled the required information and developed a report discussing the county's communication with the cities of Clyde Hill and Medina and the towns of Hunts Point and Yarrow related the design, maintenance, operation and naming of the transit facilities in the SR 520 corridor;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The SR 520 Eastside Transit a...

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