Drafter
Clerk 09/13/2006
Title
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into an interlocal agreement with the city of Issaquah relating to the transfer of certain local parks and surface water facilities and property interests to the city.
Body
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County's Annexation Initiative encourages the expedited annexation of all remaining urban unincorporated areas in order to achieve both financial stability in the current expense fund, and the regional land use vision set forth in the countywide planning policies.
2. The community of South Cove voted to annex to the city of Issaquah at the November 6, 2005, election, and the city accepted the area effective March 2, 2006.
3. To facilitate the transition of local government services delivery in the South Cove community and complete the transfer of local county parks located within the city limits to the city, the city and county wish to enter into an interlocal agreement which addresses transfer of public records, transfer of ownership of surface water management facilities and parks properties.
4. The agreement does not include the transfer of Annexation Initiative incentive funds because the South Cove community is not a major annexation area as defined by Motion 12018.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The county executive is hereby authorized to enter into an interlocal agreement, substantially in the form of Attachment A to this ordinance, with the city of Issaquah to provide for the transition of governmental services and property within the city. The executive is further authorized to enter into an interlocal agreement or agreements with Issaquah for the transfer of park properties substantially in the form of the Form of Intergovernmental Transfer Agreement for Local Parks and Open Space Properties that is included as Exhibit B to Attachment A to this ordinance, with such modifications as are necessary to reflect the specific characteris...
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