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Clerk 03/24/2011
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into an interlocal agreement with the city of Kirkland and King County fire protection district No. 41 to allow the annexation of the area known as Wild Glen to the city of Kirkland; and declaring an emergency.
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SECTION 1. Findings:
A. In 2009, the citizens of the city of Kirkland ("the city") voted to annex the Juanita/Finn Hill/Kingsgate ("JFK") territory. The city subsequently adopted an ordinance setting June 1, 2011, as the effective date of annexation.
B. The Wild Glen condominium complex area ("Wild Glen"), adjacent to the JFK territory and described in Attachment A to this ordinance, was inadvertently left out of the JFK annexation process by the city.
C. The JFK territory and Wild Glen are currently serviced by King County fire protection district No. 41 ("the district").
D. It is necessary to declare an emergency so that all steps required under RCW 35A.14.480 can be followed to allow annexation of Wild Glen to the city immediately after the JFK annexation to the city on June 1, 2011. If the annexation of Wild Glen were not to occur immediately following the JFK annexation, Wild Glen would be the only territory remaining in the district. Because none of the current district board members live in the Wild Glen condominium complex. the district would be without a board of commissioners. To avoid the governance vacuum that this would create, the annexation of Wild Glen must occur immediately after the JFK annexation becomes effective.
E. RCW 35A.14.480 authorizes a city, district and county to enter into an interlocal agreement to effect annexation to a city of unincorporated areas within a fire district.
F. On October 26, 2010, the city gave notice to the district and county of its interest in annexing Wild Glen in accordance with RCW 35A.14.480. The county and district each agreed, by letters dated November 12, 2010, and December 2, 2010, respectively...
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