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�G o3- 034 <br />Intergovernmental Land Transfer Agreement Between <br />King County and the City of Tukwila <br />Relating to the Ownership, Operation and Maintenance of Parks, <br />Open Space, Recreation Facilities and Programs <br />This Agreement is made and entered into this day by and between the City of Tukwila, <br />hereinafter called "City and King County, hereinafter called "County" <br />WHEREAS the City desires to own, operate, and maintain parks, open space, recreation facilities <br />and programs and other municipal programs, facilities and property inside its boundaries, and <br />WHEREAS the County, under the authority of RCW 36 89 050, King County Resolution 34571 <br />and other federal, state and county laws, has acquired and developed a substantial park, <br />recreation and open space system that depends on the continued operation of its many individual <br />properties and facilities in order to fully serve the needs of the residents of King County and the <br />cities within it; and <br />WHEREAS the County desires to divest itself of ownership, management, and financial <br />responsibility for parks, open space, recreational facilities and programs inside and near the City <br />boundaries, and <br />WHEREAS the County does not have a sufficient, stable source of revenue to continue to <br />manage and maintain its parks, open space, recreational facilities and programs at current levels, <br />and <br />WHEREAS the County is legally restricted from converting many of these parks, open space, <br />and recreational facilities from their current uses without expending funds to replace the <br />converted facilities, and <br />WHEREAS given the legal restriction regarding conversion of the properties, the marketability <br />of the properties is limited and, as a result, the cost of operating the facility is approximately <br />equal to the value of the property to the County; and <br />WHEREAS to the extent the City provides scholarships, reduced fees or other means of assuring <br />access to parks and recreational programming for City residents, the City has a goal of ensuring <br />that such scholarships or other needs -based rates and programs are available to all persons <br />desiring to use the park and recreational programs regardless of residency, and <br />WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the public that the City and the County take those actions <br />necessary to meet those desires and to cooperate in any transition to insure a smooth transition <br />and avoid service disruption, <br />C PY <br />