Drafter
Clerk 08/29/2002
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A MOTION authorizing the county executive to enter into an interlocal agreement for reciprocal collection of transportation impact fees with the city of Covington.
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WHEREAS, RCW 82.02.050 through 82.02.100 authorize counties and cities to impose impact fees on development activities as part of the financing for public facilities, including transportation facilities, and
WHEREAS, the county and the city have each adopted a comprehensive plan meeting the standards of the Growth Management Act, chapter 36.70A RCW., and have each adopted a transportation impact fee system that meets the standards of RCW 82.02.050 through 82.02.100, and
WHEREAS, developments in the unincorporated areas of the county may have an impact on city transportation facilities, and
WHEREAS, developments in the city may have an impact on transportation facilities in the unincorporated areas of the county, and
WHEREAS, developments should pay a proportionate share of the cost of transportation facilities needed to serve new growth and development, and
WHEREAS, both the county and the city intend to collect fees for development traffic impacts on the other party's transportation facilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The King County executive, on behalf of the citizens of King County, is hereby authorized to execute, substantially in the form of Attachment A to this motion, an
interlocal agreement for reciprocal collection of transportation impact fees with the city of Covington.
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