File #: 2002-0593    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 12/2/2002 In control: Natural Resources, Parks and Open Space Committee
On agenda: 12/16/2002 Final action: 2/24/2003
Enactment date: 3/5/2003 Enactment #: 14574
Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between King County and the city of Kent for transfer of the Kent pool to the city; and declaring an emergency.
Sponsors: Carolyn Edmonds, Kent Pullen, Julia Patterson
Indexes: Interlocal Agreement, Kent, City of, Pools
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 14574.pdf, 2. 2002-0593 Staff Report Kent Pool Transfer 2-20-03.doc, 3. 2002-0593 Hearing Notice.doc, 4. 2002-0593 News Release.doc, 5. 2002-0593 Revised Staff Report Kent Pool Transfer 2-20-03.doc, 6. 2002-0593 Staff Report Kent Pool Op agreement.doc, 7. 2002-0593 Transmittal Letter.doc, 8. 2002-0593 Updated News Release, Kent pool transfer,2-13-2003.doc, 9. A. Intergovernmental Land Transfer Agreement between King County and the City of Kent, 10. A. Intergovernmental Land Transfer Agreement between King County and the City of Kent, dated February 20, 2003, 11. A. Intergovernmental Land Transfer Agreement Between King County and the City of Kent, dated February 20, 2003
Staff: Reed, Mike
Drafter
Clerk 12/02/2002
title
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between King County and the city of Kent for transfer of the Kent pool to the city; and declaring an emergency.
body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. King County is facing a multiyear fiscal crisis that is forcing major cuts in all non-mandated government services funded by the current expense fund and as a result does not have a sufficient, stable source of revenue to continue to operate and maintain the Kent pool in Kent.
B. Due to its fiscal crisis, King County desires to divest itself of ownership, management, and financial responsibility for pools, parks, open space, recreational facilities and programs inside and near city boundaries.
C. King County and the city of Kent (city) have agreed to terms of an interlocal agreement for the transfer of the Kent pool.
D. To avoid any service disruption at the pool, the county and the city strongly desire to complete the transfer by the end of the year. To do so, this ordinance must be adopted on an emergency basis.
E. The recitals in the agreement set forth relevant facts supporting and explaining the terms of the transfer.
F. The equipment and supplies being conveyed along with the pool are integral to the continued operation and maintenance of the pool and are surplus to the county's needs.
G. King County and the city have agreed that the transfer will take place within thirty days following execution of the interlocal agreement by both parties.
H. Transfer of the Kent pool under the terms and conditions of the attached agreement will serve an important county purpose by ensuring that the pool will remain open and available to all county residents.
SECTION 2. The King County executive is hereby authorized to enter into an interlocal agreement, substantially in the form of the attached agreement, with the city of Kent relating to the ...

Click here for full text