HomeMy WebLinkAbout1666RESOLUTION NO. I (p {p ~
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, stating the City's commitment to ensure
pedestnan connections between Kent Station and the
historic Kent downtown along the 2"d Avenue/Ramsay Way
corndor, and to ensure the economic vitality of both Kent
Stat1on and historic downtown Kent.
RECITALS
1. The Kent Downtown Partnership (KDP) held a design charette on June
26, 2003, specifically exploring design concepts to improve the 2"d Avenue/Ramsay Way
pedestrian connections between Kent Station and historic downtown. KDP produced a
concept drawing as a gwdeline for the City of Kent, Sound Transit, the King County
Library in Kent and private property owners.
2. The Kent Station developer, as part of the approved Master Plan
Development (MPD) permit for the project, will be required to construct a 12 foot
Sidewalk between Temperance and Smith Street on the west s1de of Ramsay Way Th1s
will be with a concrete sidewalk, generally patterned so that it is cons1stent with the
sidewalks bordering the Sound Transit garage. In addition, the developer will construct
a site identification feature located at the northwest corner of Smith Street and Ramsay
Way that provides a visual and pedestrian link to historic downtown.
3. The Kent Station developer, as part of a revised MPD concept drawing, is
proposing a restaurant use in a future development phase at the northwest corner of
Sm1th Street and Ramsay Way that will also help to activate the corridor between Kent
Station and the historic downtown.
4. Sound Transit, as part of transportation m1tigat1on assoc1ated w1th
construction of the Sounder Parking Garage, is required to signalize the Intersection of
Ramsay Way (2"d Avenue) and Smith Street and to provide safe pedestrian crossings.
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5. The C1ty of Kent has received a $402,225 Congestion Management A1r
Quality (CMAQ) Federal grant to improve pedestrian connections and amenities for the
City's des1gnated urban center and downtown core, in conjunction with the construction
of transit-oriented developments (the Kent Station project and future redevelopment of
the Municipal Lot Block).
6. The Lions Club of Kent plans to manage a Farmer's Market in the
Municipal Lot Block from May through September. This activity will generate pedestrian
act1vity to and from the Municipal Lot Block from both the historic downtown and Kent
Station.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
RESOLUTION
1. Recitals lncomorated. The foregoing recitals are incorporated into the
body of this resolution.
2. Support -Redevelopment of Municipal Lot Block. The C1ty Council
supports redevelopment of the Municipal Lot Block in the future, as articulated in the
C1ty's Econom1c Development Strategic Plan. Such redevelopment would preserve the
existing public park1ng and may include other commercial and housing uses, as well as a
public plaza or park. This public plaza or park, which would be activated by adjacent
commercial and housing uses associated with redevelopment of the Municipal Lot Block,
would enhance the pedestrian connections between Kent Station and the historic
downtown.
3. Support -Economic Vitality of Downtown. In addition to the C1ty's
support of the development of the Kent Station Property, the City Council is also
committed to the economic vitality of historic downtown. The City pays $32,000 annually
to the KDP to receive economic outreach services for Kent's downtown, and in 2003 and
2004 will contribute additional resources for the development and printing of a downtown
branding and recruitment brochure. Furthermore, the City is working with the KDP on
the development of a matching grant facade improvement program, us1ng Federal
Community Development Block Grant dollars.
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4. Severabilitv. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this resolution is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
5. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effect1ve
date of this resolution IS hereby ratified and affirmed.
6. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect and be in force
immediately upon its passage.
PASSED at a regular open public meeting by the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, this .:Lo day of January, 2004.
CONCURRED in by the Mayor of the City of Kent this :2-D day of
January, 2004.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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I hereby certify that this is a true and~ct copy of Resolution No. I b &to
passed by the City-council of the City of Kent, Washington, the :LD day of January,
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BRENDAJACOBER, CLERK
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