12-126 - King County - Orillia Road Area Annexation

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FILE COPY 12-126 Council Approval 10/1 /12 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TUKWILA AND KING COUNTY REGARDING THE ANNEXATION OF THE ORILLIA AREA This Interlocal Agreement "Agreement is made and entered into this day of 2012, by and between the City of Tukwila "City and King Couny "County collectively known as the Parties. WHEREAS, at the time of annexation of the Tukwila South property on January 1, 2010, the portion of the Potential Annexation Area (PAA) known as the Orillia Area was not annexed, thereby leaving an unincorporated urban island; and WHEREAS, the City has identified the Orillia Area, the legal description of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, as a PAA in its comprehensive plan consistent with the requirements of the state Growth Management Act and the King County Countywide Planning Policies; and WHEREAS, the City is organized and operates under the Optional Municipal Code, title 35A RCW; and WHEREAS, more than sixty percent of the boundaries of the Orillia Area are contiguous to the corporate limits of the City; and WHEREAS, RCW 35A.14.460 authorizes annexation by code cities by interlocal agreement between the code city and the county in which it is located, provided certain criteria are satisfied; and WHEREAS, on October 9, 2009, the Mayor of the City of Tukwila and the King County Executive entered into a Memorandum of Agreement stating that the City shall initiate the annexation of the Orillia Area; and WHEREAS, on October 19, 2009, to initiate the process of negotiating such an interlocal agreement, in accordance with RCW 35A.14.460(1), the City approved Resolution No. 1694 directing staff to commence negotiations with the County regarding the annexation of the Orillia Area; and WHEREAS, the Parties have concluded these negotiations and are ready to enter into this Agreement; and WHEREAS, the County held a public hearing on this Agreement on and WHEREAS, the City held a public hearing on this Agreement on September 24, 2012 and WHEREAS, the governing bodies of each of the Parties hereto have determined to enter into this Agreement as authorized and provided for by the Interlocal Cooperation Act, codified at Chapter 39.34 RCW, NOW, THEREFORE, by their signatures below, the Parties hereby enter into this Agreement regarding the annexation of the Orillia Area by the City. 1. Purpose The primary purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the terms of the Parties' agreement to the annexation "Annexation to the City of the Orillia Area, which area is referred to herein as the "Annexation Area," pursuant to RCW Page 1