Drafter
Clerk 07/17/2013
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AN ORDINANCE approving the sale of a surplus portion of the Calhoun Gravel Pit to the Soos Creek water and sewer district in district nine.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The King County road services division is the custodian of certain property located at 27110 160th Avenue Southeast in the Covington area commonly known as the Calhoun Gravel Pit.
B. Consistent with K.C.C. 4.56.070, the road services division has determined that a portion of Calhoun Gravel Pit is surplus to their needs and the needs of the public.
C. Pursuant to chapter 39.33 RCW and K.C.C. 4.56.140, the King County executive has negotiated an intergovernmental purchase and sale agreement for the sale of 42,184 square feet, which is 0.97 acres, of the Calhoun Gravel Pit ("the sale parcel") to the Soos Creek water and sewer district ("the buyer") for $60,000.
D. Pursuant to K.C.C. 4.56.070 the facilities management division circulated surplus notices to King County agencies and none expressed interest in the sale parcel. The facilities management division has also determined that the sale parcel is not suitable for affordable housing purposes and declared it to be surplus to the future foreseeable needs of the county.
E. The proposed sale of the sale parcel is consistent with K.C.C 4.56.100 and 4.56.140, regarding intergovernmental disposition of county property.
F. RCW 39.33.020 and K.C.C. 4.56.140 require a hearing before intergovernmental disposal of county-owned real property valued in excess of fifty thousand dollars, and K.C.C 4.56.080 provides that King County council approval is required for the sale of county-owned real property valued in excess of ten thousand dollars.
SECTION 2. The King County council, having held a hearing as required by RCW 39.33.020 and K.C.C. 4.56.140, and having determined that the proposed sale is in the best interest of the public, hereby authorizes the executive to execute a purchase and sale agreement substantially in the form of Attachment A to this ordinance and to execute any other documents necessary to convey and deliver title to the sale parcel to the buyer. All actions up to now taken by county officials, agent and employees consistent with the terms and purposes of the purchase and sale agreement are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved.
SECTION 3. If any provision of this ordinance is declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then such provision is null and void and shall be deemed separable from the remaining provisions of this ordinance and in no way
affect the validity of the other provisions of this ordinance or of the sale authorized by this ordinance.
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