File #: 2005-0327    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 8/22/2005 In control: Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action: 8/29/2005
Enactment date: 9/2/2005 Enactment #: 15260
Title: AN ORDINANCE approving the county executive to execute an interlocal agreement with Pierce County for the purpose of designing and constructing improvements to the Greenwater Bridge.
Sponsors: Dwight Pelz
Indexes: Agreement, Bridges, Interlocal Agreement, Pierce County
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 15260.pdf, 2. 2005-0327 Fiscal Note.xls, 3. 2005-0327 Greenwater River Bridge.pdf, 4. 2005-0327 Staff Report Greenwater Bridge ILA.doc, 5. 2005-0327 Transmittal Letter.doc, 6. A. Interlocal Agreement Between King County and Pierce County Regarding Improvements to the Greenwater Bridge
Staff: Carlson, Paul
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AN ORDINANCE approving the county executive to execute an interlocal agreement with Pierce County for the purpose of designing and constructing improvements to the Greenwater Bridge.
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      STATEMENT OF THE FACTS
1.  The Greenwater Bridge is located on 520th Avenue SE over the Greenwater River with the north abutment located within unincorporated King County and with the south abutment located within unincorporated Pierce County.
2.  The Greenwater Bridge is an important part of the county's roadway network that serves unincorporated King County residents whose main access to and from their place of residence is over the bridge.
3.  The King County bridge seismic retrofit program has identified the Greenwater Bridge as a candidate for seismic retrofit improvements.
4.  The project to design and construct improvements to the Greenwater Bridge is identified in the King County road services division adopted six-year capital improvement plan as CIP# C72483.
5.  RCW 36.75.210 authorizes King County to expend funds in other jurisdictions for roadway improvements such as the Greenwater Bridge retrofit improvements.
6.  RCW 39.34 authorizes both counties to enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement such as Attachment A.
      BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
      SECTION 1.  The county executive is hereby authorized to execute an interlocal
 
agreement, substantially in the form of Attachment A, with Pierce County concerning design and construction improvements to the Greenwater Bridge.