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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
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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 COUNCI OF THE CiTY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Regular Meeting thereof this / 'Jill day of Flo I) ,-utc,. , 2015.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Christy O'F erty, MMC, City CI- "rk
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:
Rachel B. Turpin, City Attorney
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Attachment: Map of Chinook Wind Project Site
uncil President
Filed with the City Clerk:
Passed by the City Council:
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Date: January 21, 2015
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