HomeMy WebLinkAbout1332RESOLUTION NO. I 3 3d.__
A RESOLUTION of the City
Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, supporting the Metro-
King County merger proposal
presented by the Suburban Cities
Association.
WHEREAS, the current composition of the governing council of
the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle ("Metro") has been
determined to be unconstitutionally organized; and
WHEREAS, the court and other entities, including the Suburban
Cities Association, have proposed various alternative methods to
resolve the unconstitutionality of Metro's governing council; NOW,
THEREFORE,
The City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, does hereby
resolve as follows:
Section 1. The "Summary Summit 1992 Agreement," prepared by
the Suburban Cities Association, attached hereto as Exhibit A and
incorporated herein by this reference, proposes a plan to
consolidate Metro with King County in a manner that best serves the
needs of the City of Kent and other suburban cities.
Section 2. The City of Kent supports the "Summary Summit 1992
Agreement" as the proposal most preferred by the City of Kent.
Passed at a regular meeting of the ci~ council of the City of
Kent, Washington, this (}_.() day of {r)m'r-6ew , 1992.
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~o~curred in by the Mayor of
of a/~Jk! , 1992.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
the\i ty of Kent, this cJ... }
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DAN ELLEHER, MAYOR
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. /3 3d-.. , pass~d by the Cij;¥' Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, on the dU day of Vd--o---t~ , 1992.
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SUl\1MARY SUMMIT 1992 AGREEMENT
Prepared by SCA Staff
September 16, 1992
1) Metro consolidates with King County
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Ballot Measure: If voters approve charter amendments offered on the November 1992 ballot,
Metro-King County consolidation will take effect on January 1, 1994.
Metro Transition: Upon consolidation, Metro's functions shall become the Metropolitan
. Services Department,. independent of all other executive departments and administrative
offices of county government. . ' · -· -
Operations: As provided in the 1991 regional governance agreement, Metro shall retain its
existing organization and reporting structure for at least two years after consolidation. ·
Changes after the initial two year period should not adversely affect provision of services,
and each metropolitan function shall be operated as a distinct functional unit.
Revenues: The revenues of the Metro Utility shall never be used for any purposes other than
the operating expenses thereof, interest on and redemption of the outstanding debt thereof,
capital improvements, the reduction of rates and charges for supplying Transit and Water
Quality services to consumers.
Latent Powers: Metro's latent powers (metropolitan water supply, garbage disposal, parks
and parkways; planning) must be acted upon by the Regional Policy Committee with the
consent of two..:thirds of the representatives from each caucus (King County, Seattle and
suburban cities) before these proposals can be forwarded to the Metro King County Council
to be put on the ballot. (Provisions in Metro's enabling legislation relative to latent powers
also transfer to the County.)
2) King County Council Expands to 13 Members
This change to 13 single districts will be included in the proposed charter amendment on the
November 1992 billot. ·
3) King County will create collaborative committees to develop and recommend
regional policies for consideration by the county legislative authority.
Committees: Three regional, intergovernmental committees will be created by charter
amendment: Transit and Water Quality would deal with policy issues now addressed by the
Metro Council. A new Regional Policy Committee will review and recommend
improvements in regional services and Metro transition issues.
Membership: Committee memberships will reflect the formulas outlined in the 1991 regional
governance agreement. Representation for unincorporated citizens will be provided by
County Council members. Representatives from the suburban cities may split their votes.
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· 3) Regional Committees (continued)
Process:
1. The County Council may adopt, on a simple majority vote, legislation as
_:,.recommended by the regional committees.· : . ·.~ :. ..
2. The County Council may amend, by a simple majority vote, legislation recommended
by a regional committee .
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3. If new amendments are proposed by the County Council, then the amended legislation
shall be referred back to the appropriate regional committee.
4. The regional committee may concur in, dissent from, or amend the County Council's
amended legislation and make its recommendation(s) back to the County Council.
5. After the regional committee has had opportunity to review all County Council
amendments, final action to adopt legislation which differs from the regional
committee recommendation shall require eight (8) affirmative votes of the County
Council for approval ..
6. When a matter is referred for regional committee consideration, a timeline for action
shall be jointly detennil).ed by the County Council and the committee; this shall be
confinned in form of a motion. If the committee fails to act by the agreed-to date,
the Council may, upon eight (8) affirmative votes, act without the committee's
recommendation. The Committee may submit a motion to the Council for an
· .' extended timeline. · ·
4) Cities may direCtly propose regional legislation to the County Council through an
"institutional initiative" process.
The process established through the charter amendment on the November 1992 ballot
· provides for cities to initiate legislation for consideration by the County Council. In
proposing regional legislation, the sponsoring city would draft. a resolution specifying the
proposal. After gaining support for the resolution through motions or resolutions adopted by
50% of the cities, the resolution would be filed with the County Council, which would be
required to act within a 90-day period following the filing. tl ...... -co -
5) To make it easier for unincorporated communities to pursue citizen initiatives and
referendums, King Cou.nty will ;;eek a change in stand3:rds for signatur~ pe~ition .~iyes
and ballot measures concerning issues which pnly affect unincorporatedKing County.
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The County Ch;:uter currently requires petitions to gain signatUres based upon the county-
wide vote m the ino'st recent County Executive election, which includes votes cast in cities.
-I(an_initiatiye· 6!" referendum:· appears' ori 'the· ballot, ·the issue 'is also decided on a county-
w~de .. bas_is, includirlg'vot~s ¢a.s~ ~-incorporated areas.
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The charter amendment on the November 1992 ballot shall change this standard on issues
which only concern unincorporated communities, so that petition requirements are based only
upon the -number of votes Ca.st in ullincorporated communities in the. most recent County
Executive race; and so that ballot measures on this type of issue would be determined only
by voters living in unincorporated communities.
6) The King County Council shall create a new County Council committee for
unincorpo.rated affairs.
The County Council shall create by ordinance a new Council committee to review and
recommend action upon legislative issues which only affect unincorporated communities. As
part of this review, the committee would be required to conduct public hearings in · -,
unincorporated communities.· This committee would be established by county ordinance.
7) Cities shall be assured adequate representation on a Regional Transportation
Authority
By ordinance, County appomtrnents to the board shall be 1/2 county; 1/4 Seattle; and 1/4
other cities, within the RT~ service boundary. The cities shall nominate representatives for
the RTA seats. . .
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CO:MP AR1SON CHART
JUDGE DWYER GOVERNANCE RE11EDY AND SUM:MIT 1992 AGREEMENT
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... ,_.. , ... ·'JUDGE,DWYER REMEDY·... . ... ,.SUMMIT 1992
1. AGENCY ;.: ''"' :·.·· ·--
STRUCTURE
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MODIFY METRO BOARD · ,.· · · ·' ::.; CONSOLIDATE METRO AND
o Court-imposed remedy · KING COUNTY
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.· o . County prerogative to call for .vote__ .p~operty ~((ie¥~~6-st;eam.S .. :.:_·_. ·-
... on latent powers .. -·-: . --·-: .. -~-:.· o"Pr~f\ie·operatioiis stnictt:Iri:as is·~-
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2. COUNCIL SIZE . .
3. CITY VOICE AND
VOTE
4. CITY-
SPONSORED
REGIONAL
LEGISLATION
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UNINCORPORATED
INITIATIVES AND
REFERENDUM
6.
UNINCORPORATED
AFFAIRS
7. CITY
REPRESENTATION·
ON REGIONAL
TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
METRO COUNCIL
o 44-member Metro Council (status
quo)
METRO COUNCIL
o County voice and vote
o City voice without vote
METRO and lONG COUNTY
COUNCILS
o C~ty request for County sponsor ...
METRO AND lONG COUNTY
coUNciLS.--,_~--..... o RequireS cci~t)r:.wide petitions and
county-wide approval
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METRO AND lONG COUNTY
COUNCILS
o King County appoints citizens to
Metro from unincorporated areas
METRO COUNCIL
o One-half of King County delegation
to RTA must serve on transit board
functional units • thereafter
o Requires political consensus to
activate latent powers
METROfOLITAN COUNTY
COUNCIL
o 13 members
o 9 of 13 stand for election in 1993
REGIONAL CO:MMITfEES
o Transit, Water Quality, Regional
Policies
o All amendments reviewed by
committees
o Majority plus one for County to
iuiopt actions contrary to committee
recomendation
METROPOLITAN COUNTY
COUNCIL
o . City institutional initiative requires
County action within 90 days of
request spons6red by 50% of citieS
METROPOLITAN COUNTY -· COUNCIL
o Signatures and ballot passage based
on population within unincorporated
areas
METROPOLITAN COUNTY
COUNCIL
o Creates CouncU committee for
unincorporated affairs.
o Committee required to hold public
hearings in unincorporated
communities
METROPOLITAN COUNTY
COUNCIL
o County shall appoint 1/2 county;
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