Drafter

Clerk 04/05/2016

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A RESOLUTION directing King County to convey certain real property acquired by King County on behalf of the King County Flood Control Zone District.

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                     WHEREAS, King County ("County"), acting through the department of natural resources and parks ("Department"), serves as the primary service provider for the Flood Control Zone District ("District") pursuant to an interlocal agreement between the County and the District (“Interlocal Agreement”); and

                     WHEREAS, among its duties as service provider, the County, through the Department, implements the District's annual work program, a substantial portion of which involves capital flood management or protection projects; and

                     WHEREAS, implementation of a capital project may include acquisition of real property or real property interests; and

                     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Interlocal Agreement, the County is authorized to acquire in its name only, on behalf of the District, before and during design, construction and construction management of a capital project, all necessary real property or real property interests, which must be transferred later to the District; and

                     WHEREAS, in 2012 as part of the Briscoe Desimone levee project along the Green River, the County acquired the Rivers Edge Business Park property on behalf of the District; and

WHEREAS, the District has determined that the Rivers Edge Business Park property is not needed for flood control purposes and should be sold, with proceeds from the sale used for other District flood control capital projects in the Green River basin; and

 WHEREAS, K.C.C. 4.56.060.E provides that the District by resolution may direct the County, acting through its facilities management division  ("Division") in coordination with the Department, to sell real property acquired in its name on behalf of the District , with proceeds of the sale remitted to the District; and

WHEREAS, the District board of supervisors desires to direct the County to sell the Rivers Edge Business Park property pursuant to K.C.C. 4.56.060.E.1. and 4.56.060.E.2; now, therefore

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE KING COUNTY

FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT:

SECTION 1. The board of supervisors directs King County to sell the Rivers Edge Business Park, tax parcel no. 7888800100, through the use of a commercial real estate broker, selected from the qualified vendor list of professional brokerages maintained by the Division, in order to obtain the most favorable offer for the purchase of the property in lieu of a bid process, otherwise, in accordance with the terms of

K.C.C.4.56.060.E.1. and 4.56.060.E.2, and to initiate the process of sale through selection of a commercial real estate broker immediately upon adoption of this resolution.