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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1646RESOLUTION NO /ft; tf b A RESOLUTION of the city council of the City of Kent, Washmgton, declanng an emergency to pnrsue an amendment to the Kent comprehensive plan and zomng map, estabhshmg the mittal comprehensive plan and zonmg designations for prevwusly undesignated city-owned property WHEREAS, m 1983, the city of Kent purchased approximately 157 acres of property outside Its then existmg municipal boundanes for the purpose of constructmg an Impoundment reservoir for the city's water utthty system, and WHEREAS, the city annexed this Island of property as a mumcipal annexatwn, under the authonzatton ofRCW 35A 14 300, and WHEREAS, over the mtervemng years, numerous new federal and state regulatwns, mcludmg sensitive areas regulations, wetlands regulattons, and the Endangered Species Act, have made the development of this property for an Impoundment reservmr Impractical; and WHEREAS, m the Fall of 2002, the city purchased additional water supply from the Tacoma P5 Pipelme proJect, thereby alleviatmg much of the need for the addtttonal water supply to be gamed from the planned Impoundment reservmr, and Comp. Plan Amendment- Impoundment Reservoir Property WHEREAS, the city has deterrmned that It no longer needs this property for water utility purposes, and It IS now appropnate to attempt to sell the property at fair market value and to deliver the proceeds of that sale mto the city's water utility account to defray costs of future water utility rate mcreases that would otherwise need to be Imposed on the utility's customers, and WHEREAS, because this property was held for a mumcipal purpose, was not plarmed for any other type of futiJre development, and was an Island outside the city's potential armexation area, the c1ty has never giVen th1s property any comprehensiVe plan designatiOn, nor has It given the property a zomng designatiOn, except for a low-density default mtenm zomng designatiOn under the Kent City Code, and WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the sale of the property to a willmg buyer, the c1ty must establish an appropnate comprehensive plan designatiOn and zomng map designatiOn, and WHEREAS, mterested parties have md1cated their mterest m purchasmg this property and, m order to obtam the best possible sale pnce for the city's water utility customers, the c1ty must move qmckly to capture favorable market conditions and proceed to a beneficial sale of the property, NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS SECTION 1. Because a high level of mterest has been expressed m the purchase ofthe Impoundment reservoir property, and because the sale of the property under favorable market conditions will best protect the mterests of the city's water utility and Its customers, initial comprehensiVe plan and zomng map designations of the c1ty of Kent's 2 Comp. Plan Amendment- Impoundment Reservoir Property impoundment reservOir property constitutes an 1ssue of commurnty-w1de s1gruficance that promotes the public health, safety, and general welfare 111 accordance w1th the defimtwn of an emergency as set forth m sectiOn 12 02 035 of the Kent C1ty Code SECTION 2. The c1ty council, therefore, declares that an emergency ex1sts and authonzes staff to implement the appropnate procedures to develop an m1tial comprehensive plan and zonmg map designation for the City of Kent impoundment reservOir property, ongmally mcorporated for murnc1pal purposes PASS ED at a regular meetmg of the c1ty council of the c1ty of Kent, Washmgton this _L2_ day of June, 2003 CONCURRED m by the mayor of the c1ty of Kent, th1s __L2_ day of June, 2003 ATTEST ~fdA~~~ RENDA JACOBER, ciY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FO:Rf1 d£MA-1/}-J~t ~Lc~ TOM BRUBAKER, CITY ATTORNEY I hereby certify that tins IS a true and correct copy ofResolution No I{, f/b , passed by the c1ty counctl of:th_e crty ofKent, Washmgton, the __1_2_ day of June, 2003 P \Clvd\Resolut10n\CompPlanAme1ld ImpoundmeruReservo!l" doc 3 Comp Plan Amendment- Impoundment Reservoir Property