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Resolution No. 1264 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING A
COMPREHENSIVE WATER PLAN AND PROVIDING
FOR WATER SERVICE POLICIES FOR THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the City Council of Tukwila has deemed it desirable to adopt a
Comprehensive Water Plan as required by WAC Chapter 248.54; and
WHEREAS, after consideration of the recommended policies in the plan, the City
Council deems it important to replace those policies with specific policies that would
govern water service; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The 1991 Comprehensive Water System Plan is hereby adopted.
Section 2. The recommendations listed on page iii of the Executive Summary of
the plan are replaced by the following policies which will govern water service in the
City.
a. The City boundaries should be the potential water service area for the City.
b. Service outside the City's boundaries should be discouraged, and is possible
only with the specific direction of the City Council. Except in annexation
areas, water system extensions outside the city limits can only be undertaken
when those water needs cannot technically be met in any other manner.
c. Water line extensions outside the city limits shall not result in any costs being
borne by ratepayers inside the city limits.
d. Water system extensions for use by developers requiring new service will be
accomplished with developer participation in the cost of the extension.
Latecomer agreements (where appropriate) shall be considered an acceptable
means of funding capital projects and improvements in whole or in part.
e. The City shall continue to negotiate with other purveyors operating within the
City limits to determine whether and when to assume responsibility for those
water systems. Decisions about annexations will include consideration of
development standards, the feasibility and cost of assuming the service, as
well as the legal considerations of the annexations.
f. Any purveyors operating in the City are required to obtain a franchise for
operation within the City. That franchise will detail the terms and conditions
of water service operation.
g. Where transfers of customers in the City using other purveyors is approved,
the City will proceed with environmental, financial and engineering studies,
design and construction as needed to serve those areas.
h. The City shall carefully consider the life cycle costing of both new water
storage facilities and water wells within the City. If building new water
storage or developing water wells cannot be proved to be cost effective
compared to buying water from other suppliers, they shall not be pursued.
i. The City shall review and pass water rate increases to fund necessary
operation, maintenance, engineering, environmental, and financing studies,
adequate infrastucture development, and should cover necessary immediate
repair of water facilities. Water rates shall be kept as low as is feasible
without neglecting adequate maintenance of the system and to ensure
adequate infrastructure development.
j. Water rates should be structured to encourage conservation, with measures
such as lower costs for decreased usage and higher costs for increased usage.
k. The City shall adopt and implement a water quality monitoring program in
accordance with State requirements.
1. The City shall develop and use an operations and maintenance manual.
m. The City shall develop and adopt a water conservation plan which includes
methods of water conservation, water reuse, drought tolerant landscaping
requirements and similar measures.
n. The City shall maintain and update an emergency response plan for water
emergencies.
o. The City shall develop and enforce system infrastructure standards that are
appropriately scaled for use specified in the land use comprehensive plan.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY O TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
at a regular meeting thereof this 21 St day of J ,1993.
Steve Lawrence, Council President
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
!n E. Cantu, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
Filed with the City Clerk: to 7 l
Passed by the City Council:
Resolution Number 6 x