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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into an amendment to the amended and restated solid waste interlocal agreement with the city of Bothell related to solid waste management services in areas of Snohomish County annexed to the city of Bothell after December 31, 2012.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. In 1988, King County and the city of Bothell ("the parties") entered into a solid waste interlocal agreement ("the original ILA") that established the parties' rights and responsibilities with respect to disposal of solid waste either generated or collected, or both, within the corporate limits of the city.
2. In July 2011, Ordinance 17112 authorized the executive to: (1) amend the original ILA with the city of Bothell to allow solid waste generated in areas of Snohomish County annexed to the city after January 2, 2011, to be disposed through the Snohomish County solid waste system rather than the King County system; and (2) enter into an interlocal agreement with Snohomish county consistent with the amendment to the original ILA with the city of Bothell.
3. In October 2013, Ordinance 17677 authorized the executive to execute an amended and restated solid waste interlocal agreement ("the extended ILA") that had been negotiated between the county and cities participating in King County's solid waste system. The extended ILA superseded the original ILA.
4. The extended ILA provides that the county agrees to dispose of or designate disposal sites for all solid waste and moderate risk waste either generated or collected, or both, within the corporate limits of the system in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental health laws, rules, or regulations.
5. The extended ILA further provides that no solid waste generated or collected within the city may be diverted from designated disposal sites without King County approval.
6. In December 2013, Ordinance 17721 authorized the executive to amend the extended ILA to be consist...
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