Drafter

Clerk 05/22/2019

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A RESOLUTION approving an agreement with the City of Kent regarding property acquisition relating to the Signature Pointe Levee Improvement Project

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                     WHEREAS, the Signature Pointe ("the Levee") is a key part of the Green River levee system, and

                     WHEREAS, the District desires to improve the Levee ("the Project") to provide improved flood protection and scour protection, to assist the City of Kent ("the City") in obtaining Federal Emergency Management Agency accreditation of the Levee and to enable certification and secure necessary land rights, and

                     WHEREAS, the District has included the Project in its CIP and budget, in a total amount of $300,000 for an analysis of design alternatives for the Project, and

                     WHEREAS, the District has also included $5,000,000 in its CIP and budget for strategic acquisition of properties along the lower Green River, and

                     WHEREAS, the City has agreed to acquire the necessary real property and real property interests on behalf of the District to construct the Project, and

                     WHEREAS, the District and the City will negotiate and enter into an agreement regarding final design and construction of the Project;

                     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE KING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT:

                     SECTION 1.  The board of supervisors approves the Agreement Regarding Property Acquisition, Signature Pointe Levee Improvement Project, River Mile 21.7 to

23.2 Right Bank, Attachment A to this resolution, and authorizes the chair to sign the agreement.