HomeMy WebLinkAbout1553RESOLUTIONNO. ISS 3
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, supporting the alignment of
light rail consistent with state and regional growth
management policies.
WHEREAS, the Executive Board of Sound Transit has determined the
locally preferred alternative for the routing of light rail in Phase 1 of the project shall
not connect Urban Centers and specifically the Tukwila Urban Center; and
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act of the State of Washington
requires that transportation systems be based on regional priorities and coordinated
with county and city comprehensive plans; and
WHEREAS, Vision 2020, the regional growth management and
transportation plan provides that major investments in high capacity transit support the
development and connection of urban centers; and
WHEREAS, the Countywide Planning Policies for King County
require that regional mobility options include a high capacity transit system which
links urban centers; and
WHEREAS, the connection of the Tukwila Urban Center with Light
Rail Service will provide enhanced transportation opportunities for the economically
vibrant and diverse employment populations of the Green River and Kent Valleys; and
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WHEREAS, the Locally Preferred Alternative decision by Sound
Transit ignores these opportunities and fails to serve the primary population densities
of South King County and to position itself for service to the Eastside and South Lake
Washington communities; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Kent finds that the selection of the Locally
Preferred Alternative route that does not include the Tukwila Urban Center to be
inconsistent and in conflict with regional growth management strategies, Vision 2020,
Countywide Planning Policies for King County, and the local Comprehensive Land
Use Plan for the City of Tukwila.
SECTION 2. The City of Kent and its officials hereby submit a formal
objection to the Sound Transit Executive Board, the Federal Transportation
Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the February 25,
1999, decision to omit the Tukwila Urban Center from detailed engineering and
economic analyses as a Phase 1 routing alternative.
SECTION 3. The City of Kent urges Sound Transit to reconsider its
decision and determine a solution that will connect urban centers in the first phase of
the LINK Light Rail project in order to maximize ridership as well as meet the stated
objectives of state and local growth management policies.
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SECTION 4. The City of Kent resolves that it cannot support the
proposed project and schedule for LINK Light Rail unless the February 25, 1999,
decision is reconsidered and unless Sound Transit agrees to carry forward the E-3
alignment as part of the FEIS, and it shall communicate this objection to all
appropriate local, state, and federal agencies.
PASS ED at a regular open public meeting by the City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, this ~ day of ~ , 1999. 4 CONCURRED in by the Mayor of the City of Kent this
-LJ-b,fX-~-l-0, 1999.
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ATTEST:
{-g_L ROGER A. LUBOVICH, CITY ATTORNEY
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of Resolution No.
/5~3 passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, the 7 t:lv day
of~~ ,1999.
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