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Clerk 04/24/2003
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into an interlocal exchange agreement between King County and the Auburn School District No. 408 for exchange of county park and district property in the Lea Hill area.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. King County is facing a multi-year fiscal crisis that is forcing major cuts in all non-mandated government services funded by the current expense fund and as a result does not have a sufficient, stable source of revenue to develop, operate and maintain county park property.
B. Due to its fiscal crisis, King County desires to divest itself of ownership, management, and financial responsibility for parks, open space, recreational facilities and programs inside and near city boundaries.
C. King County and the Auburn School District ("district") have agreed to terms of an interlocal exchange agreement for the transfer of county and district property in the Lea Hill area.
D. The recitals in the agreement set forth relevant facts supporting and explaining the terms of the transfers. The property being transferred to the district is surplus to the county's needs.
E. King County and the district have agreed that the transfers will take place within thirty days following execution of the interlocal agreement by both parties.
F. Exchange of park and district property under the terms and conditions of the attached agreement will serve an important county purpose by ensuring that park land is available for development in the Lea Hill area and that the district has sufficient land to construct a new high school facility.
SECTION 2. The King County executive is hereby authorized to enter into an interlocal agreement and the related agreements, substantially in the form of the attached

interlocal agreement and the related agreements attached as exhibits thereto, with the Auburn School District for the exchange of real prop...

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