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Home My WebLink AboutCAP 2015-01-26 Item 2C - Resolution - Chinook Wind Site Acceptance from King CountyTO: City of Tukwila Jim Haggerton, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM Mayor Haggerton Community Affairs and Parks Committee FROM: Bob Giberson, Public Works Director BY: Ryan Larson, Senior Program Manager DATE: January 23, 2015 SUBJECT: Chinook Wind Project No. 91441202 Resolution for Site Acceptance ISSUE Approve a Resolution to accept the Chinook Wind site from King County at no cost following successful acquisition by King County. BACKGROUND King County has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with the owner of the Sleeping Tiger properties to acquire the Chinook Wind site located between Tukwila International Blvd and the expanded Duwamish Gardens project. The Chinook Wind site includes two parcels totaling 5.83 acres with approximately 700' of river frontage. One parcel is vacant and the other contains a 118 -room motel built in 1963. The purchase and sale agreement has several significant contingencies that must be resolved by February 22, 2015. One of the contingencies is obtaining the City of Tukwila's commitment to accept the site following acquisition and site clearing. King County is currently performing an environmental site assessment to evaluate the site for contaminants and a cultural resources review to determine the likelihood of impacting cultural resources. ANALYSIS King County's interest in the Chinook Wind property stems from their desire to see additional salmon habitat constructed in the Duwamish Transition Zone as well as the need to provide mitigation sites for their Mitigation Reserves Program. The Mitigation Reserves Program allows developers to forgo required onsite mitigation by paying a fee to King County for offsite mitigation provided by the County. Sound Transit has mitigation needs relating to the planned filling of wetlands for a project titled "Sounder South Expansion (Seattle to Tacoma Sounder Commuter Rail) Easement 4 Improvements Project. "The Sound Transit mitigation has been tentatively approved by the Interagency Review Team that includes a representative from the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Fisheries Division and the Corps of Engineers. FISCAL IMPACT Originally Tukwila was to be the purchaser of the Chinook Wind site using grant funds, but King County is now purchasing the two parcels. Funding for the Chinook Wind acquisition would be through a combination of funds provided by the Mitigation Reserve Program, Conservation Futures, and King County Park funds. Future design and construction funds have not been secured to date, but additional Mitigation Reserve Program funds are anticipated as well as potential funding from the King County Flood Control District and other grant programs. RECOMMENDATION Approve this resolution that accepts the Chinook Wind Site from King County and consider this item on the Consent Agenda at the February 2, 2015 Regular Meeting. attachments: Draft Resolution with Site Map Page 85, 2015 CIP C: 1Usersl christy lAppDatalLocal\MicrosoftlWindows \Temporary Internet Files \Content, Outiook1H94XRZJMIInfo Memo ChinookWind - Resolution Accept Site from KC gl.docx 43 44 AFT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, COMMITTING TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHINOOK WIND HABITAT SITE FROM KING COUNTY. WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila has an approved Capital Improvement Project titled "Chinook Wind" that calls for the acquisition and restoration of the project site shown on the attached map; and WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila was awarded $1,903,616 in combined King Conservation Futures and King County Parks funds for the acquisition of the Chinook Wind site; and WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila is in need of additional funding to acquire and develop the Chinook Wind site; and WHEREAS, King County created a Mitigation Reserves Program that allows applicants an option to purchase mitigation credits from King County to fulfill mitigation needs; and WHEREAS, King County is in need of acquiring additional mitigation sites for their Mitigation Reserves Program; and WHEREAS, Sound Transit is required to provide mitigation for a project titled "Sounder South Expansion (Seattle to Tacoma Sounder Commuter Rail) Easement 4 Improvements Project" and are seeking approval to use the Mitigation Reserves Program to fulfill their mitigation requirements; and WHEREAS, King County entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Sleeping Tiger, LLC, the owner of the Chinook Wind site, to purchase the site for $6,200,000, which is contingent upon King County receiving a commitment from the City of Tukwila to accept transfer of fee ownership of the Chinook Wind site from King County following purchase and required site work; and W: \Word Processing \Resolutions \Chinook Wind site acceptance 1 -16 -15 RL:bjs Page 1 of 2 45 WHEREAS, King County is performing an environmental evaluation of the site and, prior to transferring the property to the City of Tukwila, any necessary environmental remediation will be completed or will be satisfactorily addressed in the transfer agreement; and WHEREAS, King County intends to purchase the site, remove all site improvements, provide erosion control, install a security fence, and transfer the site to the City of Tukwila to develop into a habitat restoration and mitigation site in accordance with funding requirements; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Upon successful acquisition of the project site by King County, the City of Tukwila shall accept the future transfer from King County of fee ownership of the acquired Chinook Wind property at no additional cost to the City, and develop it into a salmon habitat restoration and mitigation site that may include minor park elements on the periphery as restoration funds become available. Section 2. To grant King County use and access rights to implement mitigation project at the acquired Chinook Wind property. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of , 2015. ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED: Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk Kate Kruller, Council President APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Filed with the City Clerk: Passed by the City Council: Resolution Number: Rachel B. Turpin, City Attorney Attachment: Map of Chinook Wind Project Site W: \Word Processing \Resolutions \Chinook Wind site acceptance 1 -16 -15 RL:bjs 46 Page 2 of 2 January 21, 2015 0 Chinook Wind Project Site X E ai U N O d >C_ 0 O 0 .E U T fn U N O rn w a 47 CITY OF TUKWILA CAPITAL PROJECT SUMMARY 2015 to 2020 PROJECT: Chinook Wind Project No. 91441202 DESCRIPTION: Purchase and restore site as a salmon estuary and passive park. The WRIA 9 Salmon Recovery Plan recommends creating 20 -acres of off - channel habitat within the JUSTIFICATION: Duwamish Transition Zone and lists this section of the river as critical habitat for salmon recovery within the Green /Duwamish Watershed. STATUS: Property currently listed for sale. Acquisition funding options being explored and may include King County Conservation Futures and King County Mitigation Bank. MAINT. IMPACT: Passive park and habitat site will require additional maintenance resources. COMMENT: Grant funding applied for through the King County Conservation Futures in 2014. FINANCIAL Through Estimated in $000's 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 BEYOND TOTAL EXPENSES Design 50 650 700 Land (R/W) 18 6,000 6,018 Const. Mgmt. 400 400 Construction 3,000 3,000 TOTAL EXPENSES 0 18 6,050 650 0 3,400 0 0 0 10,118 FUND SOURCES Awarded Grant 0 Proposed Grant 6,000 600 3,400 10,000 Mitigation Actual 0 Mitigation Expected 0 City Oper. Revenue 0 18 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 118 TOTAL SOURCES 0 18 6,050 650 0 3,400 0 0 0 10,118 2015 - 2020 Capital Improvement Program 48 85