TIC 2017-05-09 Item 2E - Ordinance - Real Property Condemnation for Chinook Wind Project

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DRAFT AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS IN LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLETING THE LINKAGE FOR THE DUWAMISH GARDENS AND CHINOOK WIND PROJECTS; PROVIDING FOR CONDEMNATION, APPROPRIATION, TAKING OF LAND AND PROPERTY RIGHTS NECESSARY THEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT THEREOF AND DIRECTING THE INITIATION OF APPROPRIATE PROCEEDINGS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW AND FOR SAID CONDEMNATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, wild Chinook salmon runs were listed as "threatened" under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1999; and WHEREAS, the Green /Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed Salmon Habitat Plan was developed as a science -based approach to salmon recovery and was approved by 17 local governments, including Tukwila; and WHEREAS, the Habitat Plan outlines actions that should be implemented to help recover Chinook salmon including the construction of habitat projects within the Duwamish Transition Zone; and WHEREAS, the Tukwila Comprehensive Plan Goal 5.9 calls for "Restored, enhanced and protected natural environmental resources along the river, including trees, wildlife habitat, and features with value for long -term public, scientific and educational uses;" and WHEREAS, the Tukwila Comprehensive Plan Goal 6.2 calls for "A Network of Green Spaces — Recreational amenities, historical sites, rivers, wetlands, creeks, and other natural resources that are connected to each other and neighboring networks of lands. This network defines Tukwila as a Northwest City, and includes visually significant bands of vegetation that contrast with the build environment;" and W: Word Processing \Ordinances\Acquisition for Chinook Wind Project 4 -3 -17 RL:bjs Page 1 of 4 42