Drafter
Clerk 08/14/2006
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the condemnation of certain property for the expansion and development of the Burien Transit Center capital project, appropriation A00565 of the public transportation fund.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS
1. The King County council, on November 24, 2003, by Ordinance 14797, adopted the annual budget and program and provided therein for a transportation program in 2004 that included a project to expand and improve the Burien Transit Center located at 14900 4th Avenue SW, Burien, Washington 98166 under appropriation A00565 in the passenger facilities program of the public transportation fund capital budget.
2. The King County council, on November 21, 2005, by Ordinance 15333, adopted the annual budget and program and did provide therein for a transportation program in 2006 that included an increase in funding for a project to expand and improve the Burien Transit Center located.
3. The capital budget and program provides for the acquisition of land necessary for the improvement and expansion of the transit center. Acquisition of such land is required to construct improvements including providing an off-street transit loading facility with four bus bays and capacity for eight coaches and provisions for on-site layover of up to eight coaches. The facility will also include dedicated facilities for ACCESS Transportation. The expansion of this facility will serve the over four thousand rides who currently board coaches at the existing facility and will include passenger amenities, safety, security and information improvements. The project is consistent with area transit service plans and is supported by the city of Burien.
4. In order to acquire the property and property rights required to improve and expand the Burien Transit Center as designed, it is necessary for King County to condemn the land and property rights and rights in property for the parcel as more particularly set forth in Attachment A to this ordinance.
5. The King County council finds that public health, safety, necessity and convenience demand that the Burien Transit Center be developed and improved within King County in accordance with the capital budget and program, and that the certain property, property rights and rights in property of the parcel be condemned, appropriated, taken and damaged for the purposes described in this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BYTHE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The King County council has deemed it necessary and in the best interest of the citizens of King County that the lands described in Attachment A to this ordinance be condemned, appropriated, taken and damaged for the purpose of the above described improvements at the Burien Transit Center, appropriation A00565 of the passenger facilities program of the public transportation fund capital budget, subject to making or paying of just compensation to the owner herein in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 2. Condemnation proceedings are hereby authorized to acquire property and property rights and/or rights in property to the property described in Attachment A to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. The attorneys for King County are hereby authorized and directed
to begin to prosecute the proceedings provided by law to condemn, take and appropriate the land and other property, and property rights necessary to carry out this ordinance.