HomeMy WebLinkAbout1452RESOLUTION NO. /L/['J
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A RESOLUTION of the City
Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, relating to the bidding,
award and construction of the City's
"Green River Natural Resources
Enhancement Area Stormwater
Detention/Enhanced Wetland Area"
project.
WHEREAS, as a result of recent, unprecedented expansion and
development within and without the City's corporate limitsr the
City has witnessed an increased need to control stormwater drainage
in the region, as well as to mitigate the loss of wetlands and
other sensitive areas in the Green River Valley; and,
WHEREAS, in recognition of these problems, the City, beginning
in 1979 1 undertook various studies and environmental reviews in
order to better understand the problems and to develop a series of
solutions aimed at remedying these problems in the City of Kent;
and
WHEREAS, as part of this process, the City formed a citizen
Environmental Task Force and sought input from the residential,
commercial and industrial communities in Kent; and
WHEREAS, as a result of these studies and plans, and this
input, the City determined to create and construct an enhanced
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wetland and detention facility near the Green River within the Kent
City Limits; and
WHEREAS, since determining to construct this facility, the
City has expanded its plans by purchasing an additional 220 acres
adjacent to the original site to enlarge and enhance its existing
plans; and
WHEREAS, the total combined area is now designed and planned
for the construction of a significant natural resource enhancement
area that will serve to provide stormwater detention and treatment
as well as create and enhance an extensive wetlands facility that
will benefit the City and the region by providing flood storage and
improved water quality, wildlife habitat, and further provide an
opportunity for public education regarding the entire project; and
WHEREAS, the City has now obtained funding for this facility
and has completed the design, specifications and plans for the
facility; and
WHEREAS, a significant component of the project construction
work involves earth moving; and
WHEREAS, the scale of the earthmoving component of this
project, when combined with the valley soils environment wherein
the work will be constructed, poses unique and complex demands on
the City's design and on the earth -moving work to be performed by
the City's contractor; and
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