Drafter
Clerk 07/17/2003
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A MOTION authorizing the county executive to enter into an interlocal agreement with the city of Kent regarding the improvements to South 277th Street and conveyance of road-related property.
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WHEREAS, the county has a capital improvement project (CIP #500298) on South 277th Street from West Valley Highway to Frontage Road, known as the South 277th Street Reconstruction Project Phase III (the project), and
WHEREAS, South 277th Street from West Valley Highway to Frontage Road is primarily in unincorporated King County, and
WHEREAS, the project will require widening South 277th Street whereby the final road width places it partially in unincorporated King County and partially in the city of Kent (the city), and
WHEREAS, the project also includes improvements to the intersection of South 277th Street and West Valley Highway, which will be partially in unincorporated King County and partially in the city on the project's completion, and
WHEREAS, the county will need to acquire real property, easements and permits within the city in order to construct the project, and
WHEREAS, the county and the city agree that the construction of the project will provide an important link in the regional transportation system, and
WHEREAS, the parties are each authorized to enter into this agreement pursuant to chapter 39.34 RCW, the Interlocal Cooperation Act;
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 attached, an interlocal agreement with the
city of Kent related to the improvements to South 277th Street from West Valley Highway to Frontage Road.