HomeMy WebLinkAbout1270RESOLUTION # I cJ. 'l 0
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of
the City of Kent, Washington,
relating to the city•s
Transportation system and the intent
to create a street Utility.
WHEREAS, the City Council is responsible for the public
health, safety and general welfare of the people of Kent; and
WHEREAS, the City's traffic congestion problem is a
significant and serious problem; and
WHEREAS, traffic congestion results in accidents involving
both personal injury and property damage; and
WHEREAS, resolution of the City's traffic congestion problem
is the city Council's number one target issue; and
WHEREAS, presently many City intersections and some streets
are operating at or beyond their capacity; and
WHEREAS, future traffic projections indicate that without
significant improvements to the City's transportation system the
traffic congestion problem will only be exacerbated; and
WHEREAS, the City's 1984 Comprehensive Transportation Plan and
the 1988 Green River Valley Transportation Action Plan denote the
necessity of constructing three additional eastjwest cross valley
corridors as a means of relieving the city's congestion problems;
and
WHEREAS, transportation financing has always been an obstacle
per addressing the City's traffic congestion problems; and
WHEREAS, the 1990 state Legislature authorized several
optional financial means to assist in addressing the needs of the
local transportation ~ystem; and
WHEREAS, one of the local options is the establishment of a
street utility under RCW 82.80.040 et. seq., which requires that
the local government develop and adopt a specific transportation
program in order to levy or expend transportation funds;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby ordered and resolved by the City
of Kent as follows:
Section 1. The Council finds that traffic congestion is a
major and serious problem within the City of Kent.
Section 2. The Council further finds that a critical element
of the solution to the problem is the implementation of
transportation improvements.
Section 3. The Council further finds that additional revenue
sources will be required in order to implement and maintain these
improvements.
Section 4. The Council hereby declares its intent to create
a street utility and directs staff to proceed with the development
of the necessary studies, plans, reports, ordinances, etc.
associated therewith.
ADOPTED at a regular session of the Council of the City of Kent
this .s_ day of ~ 1991.
CONCURRED in by the Mayor of the city of Kent this ____ day of __
____ , 1991.
ATTEST
Marie Jensen, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
a;~ City Et£?
Dan Kelleher, Mayor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
Resolution /0 7D , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
t:.,t/t-I IJ. Washington, the ._) day of s:: LC&!l!Ul::J , 19 3_1_.
~4arie J-ens-en,/ i ty Clerk
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