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City of Tukwila <br />Washington <br />Resolution No. 1771 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE <br />MAYOR TO SIGN THE CASCADE WATER ALLIANCE <br />JOINT MUNICIPAL UTILITY SERVICES AGREEMENT, <br />WHICH CONVERTS CASCADE WATER ALLIANCE INTO <br />A JOINT MUNICIPAL UTILITY SERVICES AUTHORITY; <br />AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 1417. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila and members of the Cascade Water Alliance <br />"Cascade entered into an Interlocal Contract effective June 1, 1999 (Resolution No. <br />1417), which was amended and restated on December 15, 2004 and on October 26, <br />2011; and <br />WHEREAS, Section 3.3 of the Interlocal Contract provides that Cascade may be <br />converted into a separate municipal corporation if and as permitted by law, and that <br />upon the creation of such separate municipal corporation, all Cascade rights and <br />obligations and all Member rights and obligations shall transfer to that new municipal <br />corporation; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2011 the Washington State Legislature enacted the Joint Municipal <br />Utilities Services Act codified as Chapter 39.106 RCW "the Act which provides in <br />RCW 39.106.080 for the conversion of an existing governmental entity formed under <br />the Interlocal Cooperation Act (Chapter 39.34 RCW) into a Joint Municipal Utility <br />Services Authority under the Act; and <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with Sections 3.3 and 10.4 of the Cascade Water <br />Alliance Interlocal Contract, Cascade's members (who are all public agencies that are <br />parties to an existing interlocal contract) are otherwise eligible to form a Joint Municipal <br />Utility Services Authority under the Act to provide the relevant utility services; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila intends to ratify the new Contract —which shall be <br />known as the Cascade Water Alliance Joint Municipal Utility Services Agreement upon <br />a 65% dual majority vote of the members' legislative authorities —in compliance with the <br />Act to support the conversion of Cascade into a Joint Municipal Utility Services <br />Authority; <br />W. \Word Process ing City \Re solution s \Joint Municipal Utility Svc Authority contract 5- 14 -12 -RT <br />GL:bjs Page 1 of 2 <br />