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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1121RESOLUTION NO. ;j/~ / ' J A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, supporting the concept of interlocal planning agreements with King County and adopting terminology associated therewith. WHEREAS, the King County Council adopted the King County Comprehensive Plan on April 8, 1985 and the King County Executive signed it into law on April 15, 1985; and WHEREAS, the King County Comprehensive Plan contains policies related to interlocal agreements and cooperation (policies PI-301, PI-302, PI-303, PI-304, PI-305); and WHEREAS, the Suburban Cities Association of which Kent is a member, by resolution dated October 1, 1986 stated that, "the SCA and King County have developed considerable accord on the basis for interlocal planning agreements on matters such as land use planning, service delivery, development standards, capital improvement programs and annexation;" and WHEREAS, King County by Motion 6614 passed on September 15, 1986 did state that the County's Comprehensive Plan policies related to City/County cooperation call for interlocal planning agreements to be used to implement these policies; and WHEREAS, the aforementioned Motion 6614 adopts certain defined terms to be used in discussions with cities within King County regarding development of interlocal planning agreements between King County and those cities; and WHEREAS, these terms are Impact Area, Planning Area, Municipal Service Area and Potential Annexation Area; and WHEREAS, the City of Kent is desirous of working with King County and the other suburban King County cities to effect interlocal agreements and to use the aforementioned common terminology; NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City of Kent supports the concept of interlocal agreements with King County. Section 2. The City of Kent supports the Suburban Cities Association of King County in its efforts to coordinate the development of model interlocal agreements and the implementation of same. Section 3. The City of Kent Planning Director is directed to work with King County and the other King County Suburban Cities to formulate the development of a workable interlocal planning agreement format. Section 4. The City of Kent hereby adopts the following defined terms to be used in discussions with King County regarding development of interlocal planning agreements: A. Impact Area: An area outside city limits within which new development or activity is likely to have an impact on that city. B. Planning Area: That area outside of the city limits for which a city prepares or participates with the county in the preparation of land use policies. Generally, Planning Areas would be smaller units within the King County adopted community plan structure. C. Municipal Service Area: An area outside city limits which is the composite of that city's water, sewer, and fire protection franchise areas, together with any areas for which that city has a contractual obligation to serve. Municipal Service Area includes those areas currently being served by the city, as well as those areas for which there are plans approved by King County for future service. D. Potential Annexation Area: An area outside city limits which the city and the county mutually agree is logical to consider for potential annexation. Potential Annexation Areas will be determined by joint effort of the elected officials and staffs of both the city and the county and will involve a public hearing process to solicit the input of the general public, area residents, property owners, and affected units of local government. - 2 - Passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington this~ day of ~ 1986. ~curred in by the day of -, 1986. / this~ ATTEST: ~N~~CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: 73ud dJ. Jffi~ BILL H. WILLfiMSdfr, ACTING CITY ATTORNEY I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. I I ..:2.../ , passed by the city Co unci 1 of the City of Kent, Washington, the c.~ day of ~~ , 1986. ~~ :;;J-~--'-,1 (SEAL I MARIE JEN , CITY CLERK 04260-150 - 3 -