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Home My WebLink About1789Resolution No. 1789 (Amending or Repealing Resolutions) CFN = 377 -Comprehensive Plan Passed -5/20/2008 Capttal Factlities Element Amendment -Emergency: Drainage Master Plan, Comprehenstve Water System Program RESOLUTION NO. /7£9 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, relating to comprehensive planning; updating the City's Comprehensive Water System Plan and Drainage Master Plan; amendmg the Cap1tal Facilities Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan related to the adoption of the Comprehensive Water System Plan and Drainage Master Plan; and, declanng an emergency for the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. RECITALS I. Drainage Master Plan 1.1 The Drainage Master Plan (DMP), when integrated into the City's Comprehensive Plan, w1ll serve as the City's bluepnnt for long-range stormwater, flood protection, and dramage plannmg. The Cap1tal Facilities Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan prov1des the foundation, guidance, and a list of capital improvements for the storm drainage systems within the City. 1.2 The City's DMP update process began in the summer of 2007 with the City Council's approval of a contract for consultant serv1ces. The City formed and worked with a citizen's task force to gain information in developing the DMP. In addition, the City engaged the general public through open house meetings and a comment generatmg process to 1 Capital Facilities Element Amendment -Emergency: Drainage Master Plan, Comprehensive Water System Program provide a variety of meaningful forums for communication w1th the City regarding the DMP. Through 1ts committee meetings, the Council has been informed of stormwater issues, proJect prionties, funding options, and dramage utility fees. As a culmination of this process, the Council w1ll be addressmg the adoption of a DMP and amendments to the Capital Facilities Element to mtegrate the DMP mto the Comprehensive Plan. II. Comprehensive Water System Plan 2.1 The Comprehensive Water System Plan (CWSP), when integrated into the City's Comprehensive Plan, will serve as the City's bluepnnt for long-range acquisition, storage, and delivery of potable water to meet the f1re, life safety, and commercial/industrial demands of City water customers. The Capital Facilities Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan prov1des the foundation, guidance, and a list of capital improvements for the water system w1thm the City's water serv1ce area. 2.2 The City's CWSP update began in the wmter of 2007 with the City Council's approval of a contract for consultant services. The Washington State Department of Health requires an update of the City's CWSP every s1x (6) years, and the last adopted update was published in 2002. The completed CWSP will be submitted to the Department of Health for final approval followmg Council adopt1on of the document. The Council will be addressing the adoption of a CWSP and amendments to the Capital FacilitieS Element to integrate the CWSP mto the Comprehensive Plan. III. Emergency 3.1 The Growth Management Act ("GMA") requ1res the City to establish procedures governmg amendments to the Comprehensive Plan that limit amendments to once each year unless certain Circumstances ex1st. RCW 36. 70A.130(2). The City has established a procedure for amending the Comprehensive Plan in Chapter 12.02 Kent City Code (KCC), 2 Capital Facilities Element Amendment -Emergency: Drainage Master Plan, Comprehensive Water System Program which allows amendments in addit1on to the standard annual update if an emergency ex1sts. An emergency is defined as an issue of community- wide sigmf1cance that promotes the public health, safety, and general welfare of the City of Kent. KCC 12.02.010(A). 3.2 The City Counc1l finds that consideration of the proposed DMP amendments to the Cap1tal Facilities Element of the Comprehensive Plan address the needs of the City regardmg the mandatory National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Phase 2 Perm1t, protection of stormwater system infrastructure, flood protection for homes and busmesses, water quality protection, and habitat Improvements. These are issues of community-wide significance that promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the City of Kent. 3.3 The City Counc1l finds that consideration of the proposed CWSP amendments to the Capital Facilities Element of the Comprehensive Plan address the needs of the City w1th respect to Department of Health requirements for updating the CWSP; and Incorporate capital improvements that provide reliable, safe drinking water throughout the City's water service area to meet the f1re, life safety, and commercial/mdustnal demands of City's water customers. These are 1ssues of commumty-wide s1gn1ficance that promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the City of Kent; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: RESOLUTION SECTION 1. -Recitals. The foregomg recitals are incorporated by this reference. 3 Capital Facilities Element Amendment -Emergency: Drainage Master Plan, Comprehensive Water System Program SECTION 2. -Process and Direction. The City shall proceed w1th consideration of the Dramage Master Plan (DMP) and Comprehensive Water System Plan (CWSP) amendments without undue delay. Such consideration shall include compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act; Land Use and Plannmg Board workshop, public heanng, and recommendation; Council comm1ttee recommendation, and final action by the City Council. SECTION 3. Emergency. Pursuing revisions of the Comprehensive Plan to provide for amendments to the Cap1tal Facilities Element related to adoption of a CWSP and DMP are 1ssues of community- wide significance that promote the public health, safety, and general welfare m accordance with the definition of an emergency as set forth m section 12.02.010(A) of the Kent City Code (KCC). The City Council, therefore, declares that an emergency exists and authorizes staff to process these revisions to the comprehensive plans outside the annual amendment process in KCC 12.02.030. SECTION 4. -Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this resolution is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such dec1s1on shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolut1on. SECTION 5. -Ratification. Any act cons1stent with the authority and prior to the effective date of this resolut1on is hereby rat1f1ed and affirmed. SECTION 6. -Effective Date. Th1s resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage. 4 Capital Facilities Element Amendment -Emergency: Drainage Master Plan, Comprehensive Water System Program PASSED at a regular open public meeting by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, th1s d'olk day of May, 2008. CONCURRED in by the Mayor of the City of Kent this 2tJfl day of May, 2008. ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: T4~::sJN$A6EY .. " .... "' .... il.. w ~ .• : ' .-.. : --. . . --~ .. -. ...;~ -. . · ....... ' ~ .... . _ .. _ '~.::~:._,:. ... -· .. "'~ ..... .... " '-.t . '~ .· ; I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. / ZJ7 passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, the .2(2~ day of May, 2008 . ............ ~ ..... ..:.::.::-_.: "'~-·---= .--;-...... . . - -----~ / ·. P \Civii\Resolutlon\Emer-gencyResolutlonOralnagePianWaterPian DOC 5 Capital Facilities Element Amendment -Emergency: Drainage Master Plan, Comprehensive Water System Program