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Resolution No. I I -66
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, APPROVING ADMISSION OF
THE CITY OF DES MOINES AS A MEMBER OF THE VALLEY
SWAT TEAM SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE EXISTING
INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
AUBURN, FEDERAL WAY, KENT, RENTON, TUKWILA, AND
THE PORT OF SEATTLE FOR THE CREATION OF THE
VALLEY SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS (SWAT) TEAM.
WHEREAS, in 2011, the municipalities of Auburn, Federal Way, Kent, Renton,
Tukwila, and the Port of Seattle executed an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement (ILA) for
the purpose of establishing and maintaining a multi -jurisdictional Valley Special Weapons
and Tactics (SWAT) Team to respond to high risk criminal occurrences; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section IV of the ILA ("Formation"), the future admission of
a jurisdiction as a member of the Valley SWAT Team may be accomplished by an
addendum to the agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City of Des Moines has petitioned the Valley SWAT Executive Board
for membership and has received unanimous approval subject to approval of the
governing body of each existing participating jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, upon approval by all participating jurisdictions, the City of Des Moines
will be admitted as a member of the Valley SWAT Team subject to the terms of the
existing Valley SWAT Team ILA; and
WHEREAS, the Tukwila City Council finds that approving and adopting this resolution
to admit the City of Des Moines as a member of the Valley SWAT Team ILA is in the best
public interest;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
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The Tukwila City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the public to admit the
City of Des Moines as a member of the Valley Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)
Team subject to the terms of the existing Interlocal Cooperative Agreement between
Auburn, Federal Way, Kent, Renton, Tukwila, and the Port of Seattle. Accordingly, the
city of Des Moines' petition for admission as a member of the Valley SWAT Team is
hereby approved and adopted.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Regular Meeting thereof this W day of A -A a,4 2020.
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ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
Office of the City Attorney
We"Sean'Quinn, Council President
Filed with the City Clerk. q-21,M
Passed by the City Council: 5 -4f , 25
Resolution Number: (IS6
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