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Clerk 04/10/2025
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AN ORDINANCE correcting an error in Ordinance 19909; amending Ordinance 19909, Section 1, and establishing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. King County and the Central Puget Sound Transit Authority worked cooperatively on the development of the Downtown Redmond Link Extension, portions of which are located on the northern edge of Marymoor park and near the East Lake Sammamish trail. The Downtown Redmond Link Extension is expected to open for service on May 10, 2025.
B. On April 1, 2025, the King County council adopted Ordinance 19909 authorizing the executive to enter into an operation and maintenance agreement for the portion of the Downtown Redmond Link Extension that is within, or that impacts, King County property. The operation and maintenance agreement describes the responsibilities for operation, inspection, and maintenance of driveways, trails, guideways, drainage infrastructure, ponds, and environmental mitigation in the East Lake Sammamish trail corridor, Marymoor park, and other county facilities.
C. Ordinance 19909, Section 1 contains an error. The ordinance erroneously identifies the parties to the operation and maintenance agreement as the King County parks and recreation division of the department of natural resources and parks and the Washington state Department of Natural Resources rather than the correct parties which are King County parks and recreation division of the department of natural resources and parks and the Central Puget Sound Transit Authority.
D. This ordinance must be enacted as an emergency ordinance to ensure that the executive is authorized to execute the operation and maintenance agreement with the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority before the Downtown Redmond Link Extension is open for service.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 19909, Section 1, is amended to read as follows:
The King Coun...

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