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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.