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ITEM INFORMATION
ITEM No.
4.A.
STAFF SPONSOR: DAVID CLINE
ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 2/27/23
AGENDA ITEM TITLE Annexation Plan for the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority
CATEGORY ® Discussion
Mtg Date 2/27/23
❑ Motion
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® Resolution
Mtg Date 3/20/23
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❑ Public Hearing
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SPONSOR'S Per the 2022 Contract for Services with Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority (PSRFA) an
SUMMARY Annexation Plan was to be created and approved by the PSRFA Governing Board and the
Tukwila City Council and then put to the voters for final approval. An Oversight
Committee, consisting of Councilmembers Kruller and Sharp, as well as PSRFA
Commissioners Barrie and Troutners, created this final plan for council approval.
REVIEWED BY
❑ Trans&Infrastructure Svcs ❑ Community Svcs/Safety ❑ Finance & Governance ❑ Planning & Community Dev.
❑ LTAC
DATE:
❑ Arts Comm.
❑ Parks Comm. ❑ Planning Comm.
COMMITTEE CHAIR:
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SPONsoR/ADMIN. Oversight Committee
COMMITTEE Direct to Committee of the Whole for discussion and approval
COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE
EXPENDITURE REQUIRED
AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED
Fund Source:
Comments:
MTG. DATE
RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
2/27/23
Review Final Plan
3/20/23
MTG. DATE
2/27/23
ATTACHMENTS
Info memo re: Proposed Annexation Plan 2/21/23
Oversight Committee Memo Mtg #1 - 2/1/23 (updated)
Oversight Committee Memo Mtg #2 - 2/13/23
2023 Annexation Plan DRAFT - 2/10/23
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City of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Committee of the Whole
FROM: David Cline, City Administrator
CC: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: February 21, 2023
SUBJECT: PSRFA Annexation Plan — Final Draft proposed by Oversight Committee
ISSUE
Per the 2022 Contract for Services with Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority (PSRFA) adopted
by the City Council on October 6, 2022, an Annexation Plan to the PSRFA is to be created and
presented for approval by the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority and the Tukwila City Council
and then sent to the Tukwila voters for approval. The Council selected Oversight Committee
members, Councilmembers Kruller and Sharp, have met twice and are providing an update to
the full Council and seeking input on the final plan.
BACKGROUND
The City Council approved a contract for services with PSRFA on October 6, 2022 as a step
towards full annexation. The Citizen's Advisory Committee on the Future of Fire/EMS Services
had recommended these actions in their final report provided to the Council in May 2022.
Per the Contract, a four -person Annexation Oversight Committee was created to draft this
Annexation Plan. These members include Tukwila City Councilmembers Kruller and Sharp, and
PSRFA Governing Board Members Barrie and Troutner. This Oversight Committee has met
twice (see attached memos) and another meeting is planned for February 27, 2023, prior to the
Committee of the Whole meeting. The Oversight Committee has been successful in crafting an
Annexation Plan that meets all parties needs and is seeking final input from the Tukwila City
Council before final approval of both governing boards.
Most of the issues for annexation have already been agreed to in the current Contract for
Services that went in place on January 1, 2023. The final issue still remaining is the transfer of
fire stations. This is discussed below and is expected to be finalized for by the February 27,
2023 Oversight Committee, and will be presented to the City Council that evening.
Key Issues of the Annexation Plan:
Governance (Section 5,B,1, p. 15): The directive to seek fair and equitable representation for
all participants guided the key language in the amended plan. The three "member" jurisdictions
will each have three voting seats.
As provided by RCW 52.26.080, the RFA Governing Board shall include nine voting members
consisting of three (3) current seated members from the City of Kent to be appointed by the
Kent City Council and three (3) current, seated King County Fire District 37 Board of
Commissioners members (3) current, seated members from the City of Tukwila to be appointed
by the Tukwila City Council and nonvoting advisory positions consisting of one for each
Contractual Jurisdiction as appointed by the governing body of such Jurisdiction.
Voting Members — Tukwila (3) Kent (3) KCFD37 (3)
Non-voting Advisory Members — SeaTac (1) KCFD43 (1) Covington (1)
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Each "contract" jurisdiction will have one non-voting advisory seat each. The City of Covington
is annexed into King County Fire District #37 (KCFD37) and is represented by the three voting
seats of KCFD37. Maple Valley is King County Fire District #43 and is represented by a non-
voting advisory seat of KCFD43. SeaTac is a contract city and is represented by a non-voting
advisory seat.
Facilities (Section 7.C.1.a, p. 19) : The amended plan follows the process used with the City of
Kent and KCFD37 facilities. All Four Tukwila stations, FS51 (Southcenter), FS 52 (City Hall
Campus), FS 53 (Allentown) and FS 54 (Foster High School), will be transferred to the RFA per
a lease agreement. The City of Tukwila will continue to own the land, while PSRFA will
maintain and operate the station and the infrastructure. The stations must continue to `deploy
RFA response units" or the station will revert to the City of Tukwila.
This language is still being worked on after several iterations from the PSRFA Attorney and
Tukwila Attorney. Due to deed restrictions on Fire Stations 51 and the possibility of newer
stations replacing Tukwila's older stations, the current plan is as follows:
• Newer Stations (Fire Station 51 and 52): Long term leases (50 years)
• Older Stations (Fire Stations 53 and 54): Shorter term leases (10 years) with a
notification period (3 years).
One draft of the language is as follows:
Stations 51 & 52: City of Tukwila shall retain ownership of the real property on which these stations are
located and shall lease each station to the RFA for 50 -year terms at the rate of $1 per year per station.
For station 52, Tukwila shall retain the right to use that station as a backup EOC, to store equipment, and
to use conference rooms, consistent with the current lease. As a condition of the leases, the RFA shall
assume 100% of the maintenance costs for stations 51 and 52 during the lease terms, and the RFA shall
use the stations to deploy RFA response units.
Stations 53 & 54: City of Tukwila shall retain ownership of the real property on which these stations are
located and shall lease each station to the RFA for 10 -year terms at the rate of $1 per year per station. As
a condition of the leases, the RFA shall assume 100% of the maintenance costs for stations 53 and 54
during the lease terms, and the RFA shall use the stations to deploy RFA response units. The City shall
provide 36 -months' notice before the end of the 10 -year terms (at the end of year 7) whether the leases
will expire or be renewed after 10 years.
Election Date (Section 3.B.1, p. 10): The current goal is to submit our proposition by May 12,
2023, for the Primary Election to be held on August 1, 2023. A voter approval of this proposition
will make this plan effective date on January 1, 2024. This would allow a year of transition to
ensure that the newly expanded PSF Board would be able to effectively allocate the fire benefit
charge and property tax for services beginning in January 2025. The City of Tukwila would still
be financially obligated under the contract for services in 2024. If the proposition fails, the
governing document for the RFA will be the current 2017 RFA Plan.
Proposed Schedule for Action by PSF Governing Board and Tukwila City Council: To
meet the May 12, 2023 deadline for submission for the August 1, 2023 Primary Election, the
following are suggested options. This proposes a 4 -step process:
1.Tukwila City Council Review of Proposed Annexation Plan
2. PSF Board Approval of Annexation Plan
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INFORMATIONAL MEMO
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3. Tukwila City Council Approval of Annexation Plan
4. Tukwila City Council Resolution Calling for Special Election
Table 1: Recommended Review and Approval of Annexation Plan with option for April date if
more time needed.
Tukwila COW
Review of
Proposed
Annexation Plan
PSRFA Board
Approval of
Resolution to
Amend Plan
Tukwila City Council
Approval of
Resolution to Annex
to PSRFA
Tukwila City Council
Resolution Calling for
Special Election
Feb 27
March 15
March 20
March 20
April 5
April 17
April 17
DISCUSSION
Discussion/Action Requested of the City Council:
1. Is Governance Acceptable? (Section 5)
2. Is Facilities Transfer acceptable? (Section 7) — still to be finalized
3. Is Election Date and Effective Date Acceptable (Section 3)
4. What is the preferred timeline for review and approval of all parties? (see Table 1)
5. Are there any outstanding items for future action?
FINANCIAL IMPACT
If annexation is successful, the operating and capital costs for fire services will become the
responsibility of the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, which the City would be on the
governing board. The City would retain costs associated with other services, especially the
contract for Fire Marshal services.
RECOMMENDATION
Discussion only — provide input to the Oversight Committee members for final annexation plan.
ATTACHMENTS
1 — Oversight Committee Memo Mtg #1 — Feb 1, 2023 (updated)
2 — Oversight Committee Memo Mtg #2 — Feb 13, 2023
3 — Annexation Plan (as of Feb 13, 2023, still to be revised)
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PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY
INTERNATIONALLY ACCREDITED FIRE AGENCY
Professionally and
compassionately helping people.
February 1, 2023
To: PSF/Tukwila Oversight Committee Members
Fr: PSF/Tukwila Working Group
Re: Oversight Committee background materials for February 1 Meeting #1 (updated)
Annexation Process Overview for City of Tukwila and Puget Sound Regional Fire
Authority
Overview:
This is an update on the process for annexation into the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority (PSF),
which was specified in the Contract for Services approved by the City Council on October 3,
2022. Services began successfully with PSF on January 1, 2023. The short-term contract creates a
clear path to annexation.
The next step for the City of Tukwila and PSF is to complete the annexation process, which includes
creation of an Annexation Plan, approval of the Plan by both governing boards, majority voter
approval, and then implementation. A suggested timeline is at the end of this memo.
Process:
Per the adopted contract, section 7.5, there were specific steps outlined for annexation progress:
• Annexation Plan — Identifies the steps to achieve the goal to seek voter -approved annexation.
• Annexation Oversight Group — Reviews the recommendations of the Annexation Work Group.
• Annexation Work Group — Drafters of the proposed Annexation Plan.
The Annexation Work Group (PSF Chief and Deputy Chief, Tukwila City Administrator and Deputy Fire
Chief) has been working together since October 2022 to prepare for the first meeting of the
Annexation Oversight Group that was held on Wednesday, February 1 at 4:30 at Station 78 in
Covington prior to the regularly scheduled PSF Board meeting.
Former Tukwila IAFF Local 2088 President, James Booth, has represented the Union during the
Tukwila process and now joins the Annexation Working Group as the representative from IAFF Local
1747. The Union is a critical member of this team and continues to have a "Seat at the Table" as the
parties pursue annexation.
The Annexation Oversight Group is comprised of two members of the PSF Board [Commissioners Allan
Barrie and Toni Troutner], and two members of the Tukwila City Council [Councilmembers Kate Kruller
and Tosh Sharp].
RCW 52.26.300 outlines the process for annexation into a fire authority. The specific steps are as
follows:
Administration
24611 116th Avenue SE, Kent, Washington 98030
Phone: 253.856.4300 • Fax: 253.856.6300 • pugetsoundfire.org
Serving the communities of Covington, Kent, Maple Valley, SeaTac, Tukwila, Fire Districts 37 & 43
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1. City notifies the fire authority of intent to annex:
The Tukwila City Council passed Resolution 2060 on December 5, 2022 notifying the RFA
Board of Governance (BoG) of its intent to pursue annexation. As an outcome, the
Annexation Work Group was formed, along with two councilmembers selected for the
Annexation Oversight Group.
2. PSF Board accepted Resolution 2060, thus commencing the Work Group and Oversight Group
work that delivers the Annexation Plan.
3. The Annexation Plan, as created by the Work Group and approved by the Oversight Group, will
need to be adopted by both PSF Board and the Tukwila City Council. Upon approval, the
Oversight Group is tasked with creating an amendment to the Regional Fire Authority Plan to
include the City of Tukwila. The amendment is then reviewed and approved by the PSF Board
and next by the Tukwila City Council.
4. The Annexation Plan is placed on the ballot for voter approval.
The Tukwila City Council has final determination for the date of the annexation election. The
annexation vote only requires an approved simple majority of the City of Tukwila voters.
Implementation of the Annexation Plan will follow a successful vote for annexation.
Overall Timeline
January 1, 2023 — Contract for services began
Feb -March 2023 — Annexation Oversight Group creates Annexation Plan
March -April 2023- Annexation Plan is adopted by PSF Board and Tukwila City Council
April 2023- Tukwila City Council Places Annexation Plan on August 2023 Election
August 1, 2023 - Annexation Plan Election held
August 15, 2023 — Certified results of election received
January 1, 2024 — If Annexation Plan approved, annexation plan implemented and expanded
Governing Board begins. Tukwila still under a contract for services for one year during transition year.
January 1, 2025- Contract for services terminates and full Annexation into PSF for fire services.
Additional Detail:
Key Issues in an Annexation Plan for PSF and Tukwila
Due to the contract for services which envisioned moving to an annexation, most of the issues usually
in an annexation plan have already been agreed upon by the parties. These include items such as
transfer of personnel, apparatus and equipment, financial responsibilities, and many other items.
The contract for services outlined key "Annexation Principles" for this annexation plan.
"2.3. Annexation Principles. The Parties agree that they shall seek an Annexation Plan to accomplish the
following shared goals and principles:
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(a) Equitable Governance Representation. The City shall be provided voting seats on the RFA
Board equivalent to the voting rights of other Cities or Fire Districts that are RFA members with RFA
Board voting rights.
(b) Equitable Financial Contribution. During the term of this Agreement, the Parties agree that
the RFA finances should not result in any participating jurisdiction providing a significant subsidy to
other agencies that participate in, or served under contract by, the RFA and should reflect the benefit to
each participating jurisdiction or contract agency of having the services from a regional fire agency. The
Parties agree to review adjustments to the RFA Fire Benefit Charge (FBC) formula and to submit to the
RFA Board for approval adjustments in the FBC formula to ensure this policy goal is reasonably met to
the satisfaction of both the City and the RFA.
A few key items remain for this annexation plan:
Governance: The Annexation Work Group is recommending that PSF amend its plan to provide three
voting seats to the City of Tukwila on its governing board. This would be the same number of voting
seats as the City of Kent and Fire District 37. The new board would then consist of nine voting
members. There would continue to be one non-voting member from each of the contract agencies,
City of SeaTac, Fire District 43 (Maple Valley) and the City of Covington.
Facilities: The Contract for Services currently leases all fire stations to the PSF. The expectation is that
in an Annexation Plan, full ownership of these facilities would be transferred to the PSF as was done
with the City of Kent and Fire District 37. There are additional options around land ownership and
possible covenants to ensure these facilities remain used for active fire services.
Financing: As outlined in the contract for services, there will need to more discussion on how the fire
benefit charges will be applied equitably in the PSF service area.
Election Date: In the contract for services, section 7.5 it was expected to "...place an initiative on the
April 2024 ballot for an annexation Effective Date of July 1, 2024. These timelines may be accelerated
upon mutual agreement of the Parties." Due to the smooth transition in January 2023 between
Tukwila and PSF, and the simpler Annexation Plan needed, the Work Group is now recommending an
election date of August 2023. The ballot measure will need to be filed in May 2023. The City and RFA
will partner to provide educational information about the annexation.
Effective Date: With a successful vote in August 2023, implementation of the plan would commence
in January 1, 2024 with the expanded Governance Board. This would allow a year of transition to
ensure that the newly expanded PSF Board would be able to effectively allocate the fire benefit charge
and property tax for services beginning in January 2025. The City of Tukwila would still be financially
obligated under the contract for services in 2024.
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PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY
INTERNATIONALLY ACCREDITED FIRE AGENCY
Professionally and
compassionately helping people.
February 10, 2023
To: PSRFA/Tukwila Oversight Committee
Fr: PSRFA/Tukwila Working Group
RE: Annexation Plan Updates for February 13, 2023 Oversight Committee Meeting #2
The purpose of this memorandum is to direct the Annexation Oversight Committee (AOC) to the key
items on the proposed Amended Plan. This is the plan that will be submitted to each governing body for
review and approval. Once the final Amended Plan is approved by both the RFA Governance Board and
the City of Tukwila Council, the plan will be submitted to the City of Tukwila voters for consideration and
approval. The timeline continues to be the August 1, 2023, primary election.
Most of the issues for annexation have already been agreed to in the current Contract for Services that
went in place on January 1, 2023. The remaining issues have some Key Items for the AOC to consider:
Governance (Section 5,B,1, p. 15): The directive to seek fair and equitable representation for all
participants guided the key language in the amended plan. The three "member" jurisdictions will each
have three voting seats. Each "contract" jurisdiction will have one non-voting advisory seat each. The
City of Covington is annexed into King County Fire District #37 (KCFD37) and is represented by the three
voting seats of KCFD37. Maple Valley is King County Fire District #43 and is represented by a non-voting
advisory seat of KCFD43. SeaTac i for the RFA, s a contract city and is represented by a non-voting
advisory seat.
As provided by RCW 52.26.080, the RFA Governing Board shall include nine voting members consisting
of three (3) current seated members from the City of Kent to be appointed by the Kent City Council and
three (3) current, seated King County Fire District 37 Board of Commissioners members (3) current,
seated members from the City of Tukwila to be appointed by the Tukwila City Council and nonvoting
advisory positions consisting of one for each Contractual Jurisdiction as appointed by the governing
body of such Jurisdiction.
Voting Members—Tukwila (3) Kent (3) KCFD37 (3)
Non-voting Advisory Members — SeaTac (1) KCFD43 (1) Covington (1)
Facilities (Section 7.C.1.a, p. 19) : The amended plan follows the process used with the City of Kent and
KCFD37 facilities. All Four Tukwila stations, FS51 (Southcenter), FS 52 (City Hall Campus), FS 53
(Allentown) and FS 54 (Foster High School), will be transferred to the RFA. The stations must continue to
'deploy RFA response units" or the station will revert to the City of Tukwila.
The specific language for all stations is as follows:
'City of Tukwila shall sell to the RFA for $1 and shall retain an automatic reversionary interest in
the event this station is no longer used to deploy RFA response units.'
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PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY
INTERNATIONALLY ACCREDITED FIRE AGENCY
Professionally and
compassionately helping people.
Election Date (Section 3.B.1, p. 10): The current goal is to submit our proposition by May 12, 2023, for
the Primary Election to be held on August 1, 2023. A voter approval of this proposition will make this
plan effective date on January 1, 2024. This would allow a year of transition to ensure that the newly
expanded PSF Board would be able to effectively allocate the fire benefit charge and property tax for
services beginning in January 2025. The City of Tukwila would still be financially obligated under the
contract for services in 2024. If the proposition fails, the governing document for the RFA will be the
current 2017 RFA Plan.
Proposed Schedule for Action by PSF Governing Board and Tukwila City Council: To meet the May 12,
2023 deadline for submission for the August 1, 2023 Primary Election, the following are suggested
options. This proposes a 4 -step process:
1.Tukwila City Council Review of Proposed Annexation Plan
2. PSF Board Approval of Annexation Plan
3. Tukwila City Council Approval of Annexation Plan
4. Tukwila City Council Resolution Calling for Special Election
Table 1: Options for Review and Approval of Annexation Plan
Tukwila COW
Review of
Proposed
Annexation Plan
PSRFA Board
Approval of
Resolution to
Amend Plan
Tukwila City Council
Approval of
Resolution to Annex
to PSRFA
Tukwila City Council
Resolution Calling for
Special Election
Feb 27
March 1
March 6
March 13 Special or
March 20
March 13
March 15
March 20
March 27 Special or
April 3
March 27
April 5
April 10 Special or April
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April 17 or April 24
Special or May 1
April 10
April 19
April 24 Special or
May 1
May 1 or May 8 Special
Discussion/Action Requested of Oversight Committee:
1. Is Governance Acceptable? (Section 5)
2. Is Facilities Transfer acceptable? (Section 7)
3. Is Election Date and Effective Date Acceptable (Section 3)
4. What is the preferred timeline for review and approval of all parties? (see Table 1)
5. Are there any outstanding items for future action?
Attachments:
A. 2023 Amended RFA Plan
B. February 1, 2023 Updated (2-10-23) Oversight Committee memo, meeting #1
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PUGET SOUND REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY
PLAN
Serving the cities of Covington, Kent,
Maple Valley, SeaTac and Tukwila,
and King County Fire Districts Nos. 37 and 43
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Organizational Information 3
Section 1: Needs Statement 7
Section 2: Definitions 8
Section 3: Formation Authority 10
Section 4: Jurisdictional Boundaries 11
Section 5: Governance 14
Section 6: Organizational Structure/Operations 16
Section 7: Financial 17
Section 8: Fire Prevention, Public Education Services, Emergency
Management and Fire Investigation Unit 21
Appendix A — Jurisdictional Boundaries 24
Appendix B — Fire Benefit Charge 25
Appendix C — Organizational Structure 26
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Commented [BS2R1]: I assumed we would update the
TOC once the amendment is ready to be finalized.
HISTORY
In 2010, the voters of the City of Kent and King County Fire Protection District No. 37 approved the formation
of the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority, effective July 1, 2010.
On January 1, 2014, the Kent Fire Department RFA contractually consolidated with the City of SeaTac Fire
Department pursuant to an interlocal agreement, and the City of SeaTac filled a non-voting advisory position
on the Governing Board pursuant to a 2014 Plan Amendment.
In 2016, the Governing Board approved the renaming of the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority
to Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority pursuant to a 2016 Plan Amendment.
On July 1, 2018, Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority contractually consolidated with Maple Valley Fire and
Rescue (King County Fire Protection District No. 43) pursuant to an interlocal agreement and Maple Valley
Fire and Rescue filled a non-voting advisory position on the Governing Board.
On January 1, 2023, Puget Sound Fire contractually consolidated with the City of Tukwila Fire Department
pursuant to an interlocal agreement, and the City of Tukwila filled a non-voting advisory position on the
Governing Board.
Copies of the original RFA Plan and the 2014 and 2016 amendments are retained in the Puget Sound Fire
Administrative Offices.
On XXXXXX, 20XX Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority Governing Board approved an amendment of the
2016 RFA Plan' ("2023 Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority Plan") to submit to the voters of the City of
Tukwila as part of the process of annexing the City of Tukwila as a participating jurisdiction into the Puget
Sound Regional Fire Authority. On XXXXXX, 20XX, the City of Tukwila voters approved the amended RFA
Plan, and the City of Tukwila was formally annexed into the RFA on'January 1, 20241.
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Commented [BS4]: As an Alternative the Original Plan
and/or amended Plans could be attached as an
Appendix or Exhibit.
Commented [KISS]: This refers to a 2017 RFA Plan,
yet the history above only refers to 2014 and 2016
Plan amendments. Should the history include
reference to a 2017 amendment, or is this a typo?
Please clarify.
Commented [BS6R5]: Typo Corrected
Commented [KLS7]: This is Tukwila's preferred start
date, provided the August 2023 primary election
result approves the proposed annexation.
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PURPOSE
Professionally and Compassionately Helping People
VISION
To be a trusted resource for building safe and healthy communities.
MISSION
To provide effective and sustainable services that meet the needs of a changing community with the
resources entrusted to us.
VALUES
Integrity. We believe in holding ourselves accountable for our actions and living our shared values.
Innovation. We believe in continuous improvement through collaboration.
Inclusion. We believe in the strength diversity brings to our organization and communities.
Service. We believe in exceeding the needs of our communities through exceptional customer service and
leadership.
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OVERSIGHT
Puget Sound Fire is governed by the Puget Sound Fire Governance Board. The Governance Board is
comprised of nine voting members and three non-voting members. Of the voting members, three are
appointed from the Kent City Council, three from the Tukwila City Council, and three from the Board of
Commissioners for Fire District No. 37. Of the non-voting members, one is from the Covington City Council,
one is from the SeaTac City Council, and one is from the King County Fire District No. 43 Board of
Commissioners.
The Puget Sound Fire Governance Board has the responsibility to oversee budget and policy decisions and
to ensure that Puget Sound Fire is successful in its mission of protecting our communities.
FUNDING
Puget Sound Fire uses a voter -approved, two-part funding method comprised of property taxes and a fire
benefit charge (FBC) to fund its operations. The FBC is a fee that is based on the benefit of having emergency
services. It is not a per call charge and is not based on property value.
The property tax/FBC model provides a stable funding method that results in predictable revenues. Adding
a FBC alongside property taxes as part of the funding system allows Puget Sound Fire to equitably distribute
the cost, meaning that higher risk properties pay more for the benefit of fire -related and emergency services
and lower risk properties pay less.
SERVICES AND STAFFING
As an internationally accredited regional fire authority, Puget Sound Fire employs over 400 people, and 17
fire stations are staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by full-time, career firefighters. Advanced Life
Support (Paramedic) services are provided through the King County Medic One program.
The broad range of emergency response services that we provide to our residents from our
throughout our response areas include:
• Emergency Medical Services
• Fire Suppression
• Hazardous Materials
• Water Rescue
• Technical Rescue, and
• Wildland Urban Interface
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17 fire stations
Commented [KL58]: Revising this to 17 to be
consistent with the yellow highlighted reference
above.
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Additionally, Puget Sound Fire also provides non -emergency services to our residents including:
• Emergency Management
• Fire Prevention
• Public Education and FDCARES
Our support divisions include:
• Community Relations
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Strategic Resource Management
• Business and Information Technology Services
• Logistics
• Fire Garage, and
• Facilities Maintenance
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PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY (RFA)
PLAN
Section 1: Needs Statement
Adopted: 06-03-09 Revised: XX -XX -XX
1. The ability to respond to emergency situations by fire protection and emergency medical
services jurisdictions has not kept up or progressed with the community's needs and special
service demands;
2. Providing a fire protection and emergency medical service system requires a collaborative
partnership and responsibility among local and regional governments and the private sector;
3. There are efficiencies to be gained by regional fire protection and emergency medical service
delivery, while maintaining local control; and
4. Timely development of significant projects can best be achieved through enhanced funding
options for regional fire protection, emergency services, specialized rescue, hazardous material
mitigation, using existing taxing authority to address fire protection and emergency service
needs, with new authority to address critical fire protection projects and emergency services.
5. Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority is capable of providing regional services to its contractual
partners and participating jurisdictions.
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REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY (RFA)
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Section 2: Definitions
Adopted: 06-03-09 Revised: XX -XX -XX
The definitions in this section apply throughout the Regional Fire Protection Service Plan, unless the
context clearly requires otherwise.
1. "Board" or "Governing Board": Means the governing body of a regional fire protection
services authority.
2. "Participating Jurisdictions": Means the City of Kent, King County Fire Protection District No.
37 and the City of Tukwila.
3. "Contractual Jurisdictions": Means the City of SeaTac, Maple Valley Fire and Rescue and any
future municipal corporations that enter into Interlocal Full Consolidation Agreements with
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority
4. "Regional Fire Authority," "Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority" "Puget Sound RFA"
"RFA": Means a municipal corporation, an independent taxing authority within the meaning of
Article VII, Section 1, of the Washington State Constitution, and a taxing district within the
meaning of Article VII, Section 2, of the Washington State Constitution, whose boundaries are
coextensive with the City of Kent, King County Fire Protection District No. 37 and the City of
Tukwila that has been created by a vote of the people under Revised Code of Washington
chapter 52.26 to implement a Regional Fire Authority Plan and by a vote of the City of Tukwila
voters to approve annexation of the City of Tukwila into the RFA pursuant to RCW 52.26.300.
5. "Regional Fire Authority Plan," "RFA Plan," "Puget Sound RFA Plan" or "Plan": Means a
plan to develop, govern and finance a Regional Fire Authority, including, but not limited to,
specific capital projects, fire prevention services, fire suppression services, emergency
medical services, and services for the protection of life and property pursuant to RCW
52.26.040, and the preservation and maintenance of existing or future facilities and services.
6. "2023 Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority Plan" or "2023 RFA Plan": Means the 2017 RFA
Plan as amended by the RFA Governing Board and approved by the City of Tukwila voters.
7. "Effective Date": Means the effective date of the 2023 RFA Plan on January 1, 2024.
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Commented [KLS11]: Should the City of Covington be
listed here? Should the City of Maple Valley be listed
here? Should King County Fire Protection District No.
43 be listed here?
Commented [BS12R11]: Covington is annexed into
King 37 so would not be listed. The City of Maple
Valley is annexed into King 43 so would not be listed.
Maple Valley Fire and Rescue is King 43 so is already
listed.
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Section 3: Formation Authority
Adopted: 06-03-09 Revised: XX -XX -XX
A. Reference:
1. Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority was created pursuant to law when the voters of the City of
Kent and King County Fire Protection District No. 37 approved the original RFA Plan at a special
election on April 27, 2010 as authorized by Chapter 52.26 RCW.
2. The authority to annex additional Participating Jurisdictions into the RFA requires approval of
an RFA Plan amendment by both the RFA Governing Board and the voters of the annexing
Participating Jurisdiction pursuant to RCW 52.26.300.
B. Activity and Operation:
1. If approved by the voters of the City of Tukwila at an election on August 1, 2023, this 2023 RFA
Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date of January 1, 2024. If the 2023 RFA Plan is not
approved by Tukwila voters, then this 2023 RFA Plan Amendment shall not be adopted, and the
existing 2017 Puget Sound Regional Fire Department Plan shall remain as the RFA Plan.
2. Upon voter approval of the 2023 RFA Plan, the City of Kent, the City of Tukwila and King County
Fire District No. 37 shall continue to exist as separate and independent Washington State
municipal corporations. The exclusive purpose of the continued existence of King County Fire
District No. 37 shall be to provide representation to the RFA Governance Board.
fCommented [KLS13]: Does this need further revision /
updating?
3. At such time as King County Fire District 37 no longer provides revenues or representatives to [Commented [B514R13]: Revision Made.
the governance board, it may be dissolved in accordance with RCW 52.26.120.
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Section 4: Jurisdictional Boundaries
Adopted: 07-15-09 Revised: XX -XX -XX
A. Reference:
1. The authority to define the jurisdictional boundaries of the Puget Sound Fire Authority is
provided by RCW 52.26.020(2).
B. Jurisdictional Boundaries on Effective Date of the 2023 RFA Plan:
1. If the 2023 RFA Plan is approved by Tukwila voters, the jurisdictional boundaries of Puget Sound
Regional Fire Authority shall be the current legal boundaries of the Participating Jurisdictions,
which boundaries are currently contiguous and are depicted on the map attached hereto and
marked as Appendix "A" of this 2023 RFA Plan.
C. Changes in Jurisdictional Boundaries:
1. Boundary Changes that do not require a RFA Plan amendment.
a. City of Kent or City of Tukwila annexations of areas included within the
boundaries of King County Fire Protection District No. 37. Such annexations
will not affect the RFA since the areas will already be within the RFA boundaries.
Pursuant to RCW 52.26.290, there will be no required asset or employee transfers
between the fire district and the affected city.
b. City of Kent or City of Tukwila annexations of areas not included within King
County Fire Protection District No. 37. On the effective date of such annexation,
the territory annexed shall automatically be included within the boundaries of the
RFA pursuant to RCW 52.26.090. The territory added to the RFA by such annexation
shall be subject to the taxation, charges, and bonded indebtedness (if approved as
part of the annexation process) of the RFA. Any transfer of assets or employees that
occurs as a result of annexation shall be between the transferring entity and the RFA.
c. King County Fire Protection District No. 37 annexations of areas outside the
boundaries of the RFA. On the effective date of such annexation, the territory
annexed shall automatically be included within the boundaries of the RFA pursuant
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to RCW 52.26.090. The territory added to the RFA by such annexation shall be
subject to the taxation, charges, and bonded indebtedness (if approved as part of
the annexation process) of the RFA.
d. Partial merger of an area located in an adjacent fire protection district into
King County Fire Protection District No. 37. On the effective date of such partial
merger, the territory merged into King County Fire Protection District No. 37 shall
automatically be included within the boundaries of the RFA. The territory added to
the RFA by such partial merger shall be subject to the taxation, charges, and bonded
indebtedness of the RFA in the manner specified in chapter 52.06 RCW. Any transfer
of assets or employees as a result of a partial merger shall be between the merging
district and the RFA.
e. Merger of an adjacent fire protection district into King County Fire Protection
District No. 37. On the effective date of such merger, the territory merged into King
County Fire Protection District No. 37 shall automatically be included within the
boundaries of the RFA. The territory added to the RFA by such merger shall be
subject to the taxation, charges, and bonded indebtedness of the RFA in the manner
specified in chapter 52.06 RCW. Pursuant to RCW 52.06.085, the merger will result
in an increase in the size of the governing board of King County Fire Protection
District No. 37. Such increase shall not, however, alter the Governance Plan and the
RFA governing board shall still have 3 representatives from the Fire District. Any
transfer of assets or employees as a result of a merger shall be between the merging
district and the RFA.
f. Full or partial merger of King County Fire Protection District 37 into an
adjacent fire protection district. On the effective date of such merger, the areas
within King County Fire Protection District No. 37 that are merged into the adjacent
fire protection district shall be removed from the jurisdictional boundaries of the
RFA. In this situation, the RFA shall not be obligated to transfer employees or assets
of the RFA, and the adjacent fire protection district shall be restricted to assets and
employees of the fire district, if any.
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Annexation of a portion of King County Fire Protection District 37 by a City
that is not a participating jurisdiction in the RFA. On the effective date of such
annexation, the territory annexed shall automatically be removed from the
boundaries of the RFA. In this situation, the RFA shall not be obligated to transfer
employees or assets of the RFA, and the annexing city shall be restricted solely to
assets and employees of the fire district, if any.
h. Annexation of areas by the City of Covington. Provided that the City of
Covington remains annexed into King County Fire Protection District No. 37, on the
effective date of any such annexation, the territory annexed shall automatically be
included within the boundaries of the RFA pursuant to RCW 52.26.090 and RCW
52.04.091. The territory added to the RFA by such annexation shall be subject to
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the taxation, charges, and bonded indebtedness (if approved as part of the
annexation process) of the RFA. Any transfer of assets or employees that occurs as
a result of such annexation shall be between the transferring entity and the RFA.
2. Boundary Changes that require a RFA Plan amendment.
The addition of another entity as a participating jurisdiction in the RFA shall require a voter
approved amendment to the RFA Plan.
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Section 5: Governance
Adopted: 07-15-09 Revised: XX -XX -XX
Governance and Representation
A. Reference:
1. The authority to provide governance for the Regional Fire Authority is provided by RCW
52.26.080 and RCW 52.26.090.
B. Governing Board Structure and Operation:
1. As provided by RCW 52.26.080, the RFA Governing Board shall include nine voting members
consisting of three (3) current seated members from the City of Kent to be appointed by the
Kent City Council and three (3) current, seated King County Fire District 37 Board of
Commissioners members (3) current, seated members from the City of Tukwila to be appointed
by the Tukwila City Council and nonvoting advisory positions consisting of one for each
Contractual Jurisdiction as appointed by the governing body of such Jurisdiction.
2. The RFA Governing Board shall adopt governance policies and rules for conducting business for
the RFA in accordance with RCW 52.26.080.
3. The RFA Governing Board shall adopt by-laws to govern RFA affairs in accordance with RCW
52.26.080.
4. The RFA Governing Board shall have all the power and authority granted governing boards under
Washington State law, and shall include the power and authority to make any decisions
appropriate for the RFA and for matters related to Title 52 RCW.
5. Members of the Governing Board will receive compensation in the same manner and under the
same conditions as provided by law for commissioners of a fire protection district organized
under Title 52 RCW.
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Commented [KLS15]: Please email to David Cline,
Rachel Bianchi, and me (Kari Sand) the current RFA
Governing Board bylaws - thank you. Also, I see that
chapter 52.26 RCW refers to the Governing Board
members as commissioners; however, RCW
52.26.080(2) seems to distinguish between elected
officials representing participating jurisdictions and
commissioners ("The governing board shall be
determined by the plan. However, only elected
officials of participating fire protection jurisdictions
and elected commissioners of the authority as
provided in subsection (3) of this section are eligible
to serve on the board."). Please explain whether the
intent is for all voting members of the Governing
Board to be considered commissioners (or not).
Commented [BS16R15]: Bylaws have been emailed.
The common reference to RFA Board members is
"Governing Board Member" Commissioner is
commonly used to refer to fire district commissioners
and individuals elected by the voters of the RFA. For
the Puget Sound RFA all board members are "elected
officials representing participating jurisdictions" as we
have no board members elected directly by the RFA
voters. Accordingly all PSRFA Board members are
Governing Board members and not generally referred
to as commissioners. I modified paragraph 5 to clarify
this.
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REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY (RFA)
PLAN
Section 6: Organizational Structure/Operations
Adopted: 11-04-09 Revised: XX -XX -XX
A. Reference:
1. The authority for the RFA to establish an Organizational Structure is provided in RCW
52.26.040.
B. Activity/Operation:
1. The RFA shall be organized and managed, with leadership provided as show in Appendix
"C" of the RFA Plan.
2. The RFA Administrative, Operations and Prevention Division shall be organized, and a
chain of command be established in accordance with the organizational structure
provided in Appendix "C" of the RFA Plan.
3. The Governing Board for the RFA shall be referred to as the Regional Fire Authority
Governing Board, as identified in Appendix "C" of the RFA Plan.
4. Current staffing models, standards of coverage, deployment standards, field operations,
command staffing, and operational policies and procedures shall continue at the current
level of service on the Effective Date.
5. Puget Sound Fire will operate pursuant to its adopted Standards of Coverage, which
defines services, levels of service, standards of coverage, development standards and
customer expectations of the RFA.
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Section 7: Financial
Adopted: 11-04-09 Revised: XX -XX -XX
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A. Reference:
1. The authority to provide FUNDING and levy taxes for the RFA is provided by RCW
52.26.050, RCW 52.26.120, RCW 52.26.140 -.180, RCW 52.30.020, chapter 84.52 RCW
and chapter 84.55 RCW.
2. The authority and mechanism for the collection of taxes and the benefit service charge
shall be in accordance with RCW 52.26.170, RCW 52.26.200 - .270
B. Revenues/Funding:
1. Pursuant to the original approved RFA Plan, funding for the RFA is based on a property
tax not to exceed $1.00 per thousand of taxable assessed value and a benefit service
charge on all improved properties within the RFA service area based upon the general
formula and methodology set annually by the RFA Governing Board.
2. In the event a Participating Jurisdiction annexes into the RFA pursuant to RCW
52.26.300, the initial property tax levy rate shall be calculated pursuant to the rule
established under WAC 458-19-035.
3. In the event a Participating Jurisdiction annexes into the RFA pursuant to RCW
52.26.300, the benefit charge shall be applied within the boundaries of the Participating
Jurisdiction based on the currently adopted Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority benefit
charge formula on file with the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority.
4. The initial tax levy and benefit charge in the Participating Jurisdiction shall occur in the
year of formation provided the effective date of the annexation occurs prior to August
1, pursuant to RCW 84.09.030. If the effective date occurs after such date, the initial
property tax levy and benefit charge shall not be made within the boundaries of the
Participating Jurisdiction until the year following the Effective Date and the Participating
Jurisdiction shall continue to pay for services for the first year of annexation in the
manner established by agreement between Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority and
the Participating Jurisdiction.
5. To the extent permitted by law, the RFA shall contract with agencies and entities exempt
from property taxes in accordance with RCW 52.30.020 and related statutes.
6. The Governing Board shall have the authority to pursue all additional revenue sources
authorized by law including but not limited to revenue sources specifically identified in
Title 52 RCW that are not otherwise addressed in chapter 52.26 RCW.
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7. The RFA shall pay all costs of continued operation of King County Fire Protection District
No. 37 subsequent to the formation of the RFA
C. Financial Assets Transferred:
1. Transfers of Real Property.
a. The following real property owned by the City of Tukwila shall be transferred in
fee simple to the RFA:
i. Station 51: City of Tukwila shall sell to the RFA for $1 and shall retain an
automatic reversionary interest in the event this station is no longer
used to deploy RFA response units.
ii. Station 52: City of Tukwila shall sell to the RFA for $1 and shall retain an
automatic reversionary interest in the event this station is no longer
used to deploy RFA response units.
iii. Station 53: City of Tukwila shall sell to the RFA for $1 and shall retain an
automatic reversionary interest in the event this station is no longer
used to deploy RFA response units.
iv. Station 54: City of Tukwila shall sell to the RFA for $1 and shall retain an
automatic reversionary interest in the event this station is no longer
used to deploy RFA response units.
2. Transfers of Personal Property.
a. The City of Tukwila transferred its fire department related personal property to
the RFA by separate interlocal agreement and no additional transfers of City
personal property are required.
D. Liabilities:
1. On the date of formation, the RFA shall assume the following liabilities of the City of
Tukwila.
a. Routine, regular maintenance, major repairs, capital improvements, and utilities
costs consistent with Section 5 of the separate interlocal agreement.
2. The City of Tukwila shall retain the following liabilities:
a. The City of Tukwila will keep the liability for retired and active LEOFF 1 Tukwila
Fire Department FTE's to include medical and long term care insurance
payments and any other expenses incurred by the Tukwila Fire Department
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LEOFF 1 personnel in accordance with the City of Tukwila LEOFF 1 Policies and
Procedures consistent with Section 6.4 of the separate interlocal agreement.
b. The City of Tukwila shall remain responsible for all outstanding debt related to
the construction and improvement of Fire Stations 51 and 52 transferred under
Section 7.C.1.a.i and ii of this Plan.
c. 'The City of Tukwila shall remain responsible for any remaining payments on the
2022 Pierce Enforcer Pumper purchased by the RFA in 2022 consistent with
Section 5.4 of the separate interlocal agreement.'
d. The City retains the obligations established in the City of Tukwila and IAFF Local
2088 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) concerning the Retirement Management Plan (RMP) for participants that
retired prior to January 1, 2023, consistent with Section 6.5 and Exhibit K of the
separate interlocal agreement.
e. The City shall indemnify, defend, and hold the RFA harmless from any and all
demands, claims, or actions by former City Personnel, which arise out of, or
relate to, the City Personnel's employment prior to January 1, 2023, consistent
with Section 6.6 of the separate interlocal agreement.
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Commented [KLS17]: Did Tukwila already pay in full
for the Pierce Enforcer Pumper? If yes, then delete
this subsection 2(c).
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Commented [BS18]: Suggest Deleting this Section.
Section 6 already references Appendix C and because
the RFA is an ongoing entity and the personnel
transfers occurred as a result of the contractual
consolidation the details and original intent of this
section is not necessary moving forward.
Commented [KLS19R18]: Delete this entire Section 8
per Brian Snure's comment above, as these provisions
are already covered by Section 6 and Appendix C of
this 2023 RFA Plan.
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Section 8: Fire Prevention, Public Education Services,
Emergency Management and Fire Investigation Unit
Adopted: 11-04-09 Revised: XX -XX -XX
A. Reference:
1. The authority for the RFA to establish and provide Fire Prevention, Public Education, Emergency
Management and Fire Investigation components is provided in RCW 52.26.040, RCW
52.26.090(2), RCW 52.12.031 (3), (6) and (7) and chapter 39.34 RCW.
B. Activity/Operation:
1. SERVICE PROVIDERS FOLLOWING 2023 RFA PLAN EFFECTIVE DATE:
FIRE PREVENTION SERVICES
a. On the effective date of the 2023 RFA Plan, Fire Prevention Services within the
boundaries of the RFA shall be provided as follows:
Within the City Kent. The RFA will provide Fire Prevention Services to the City of
Kent pursuant to an interlocal agreement.
(ii). Within the City of Covington, the RFA intends to provide Fire Prevention Services
to the City of Covington pursuant to an interlocal agreement.
(iii). Within the City Tukwila. The RFA will provide Fire Prevention Services to the City
of Tukwila pursuant to an interlocal agreement.
(iv). Within unincorporated King County. King County shall provide Fire Prevention
Services, unless the RFA enters into an interlocal with King County to provide
such services.
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Commented [KLS20]: Is the intent to only call out
Participating Jurisdictions here? I notice that 1.1.a.v
provides generally that: "The RFA may contract to
provide such services to Contractual Jurisdictions and
other entities as determined by the Governing Board."
I notice that City of Covington is called out, but not
City of SeaTac or City of Maple Valley. This seems
inconsistent without a discernable pattern. Please
resolve the inconsistency.
Commented [BS21R20]: The City of Covington is
included because it is not a Contractual Jurisdiction, it
is annexed into King 37 which is a participating
jurisdiction. SeaTac and Maple Valley Fire are
Contractual Jurisdictions. I believe this is a consistent
and clear approach, but am open to further discussion
if necessary.
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(v). The RFA may contract to provide such services to Contractual Jurisdictions and
other entities as determined by the Governing Board.
1.2. FIRE INVESTIGATION SERVICES:
a. On the effective date of the 2023 RFA Plan, Fire Investigation Services within the
boundaries of the RFA shall be provided as follows:
(i). Within the City Kent. The RFA will provide Fire Investigation Services to the City
of Kent pursuant to an interlocal agreement.
(ii). Within the City of Covington. The RFA will provide Fire Investigation Services to
the City of Covington pursuant to an interlocal agreement.
(iii). Within the City Tukwila. The RFA will provide Fire Investigation Services to the
City of Tukwila pursuant to an interlocal agreement.
(iv). Within unincorporated King County. King County shall provide Fire Investigation
Services unless the RFA enters into an interlocal with King County to provide
such services.
Commented [KLS22]: Same comment as 1.1 above. J
Commented [BS23R22]: See reply above
(v). The RFA may contract to provide such services to Contractual Jurisdictions and
other entities as determined by the Governing Board.
1.3. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES. {Commented [KLS24]: Same comment as 1.1 above.
1.4.
a. On the effective date of the 2023 RFA Plan, Emergency Management Services within
the boundaries of the RFA shall be provided as follows:
Within the City Kent. The RFA will provide Emergency Management Services to
the City of Kent pursuant to an inter -local agreement.
(ii). Within the City of Covington. Covington shall remain the provider of Emergency
Management Services.
(iii). Within the City Tukwila. Tukwila shall remain the provider of Emergency
Management Services.
(iv). Within unincorporated King County. King County shall remain the provider of
Emergency Management Services.
(v). The RFA may contract to provide such services to Contractual Jurisdictions and
other entities as determined by the Governing Board.
PUBLIC EDUCATION SERVICES.
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Commented [BS25R24]: See reply above.
Commented [KLS26]: Same comment as 1.1 above.
Commented [BS27R26]: See Reply above
a. On the effective date of the creation of the RFA, the RFA shall provide Public
Education Services throughout the jurisdiction of the RFA.
b. The RFA may contract to provide such services to Contractual Jurisdictions and other
entities as determined by the Governing Board.
2. (PROVISION OF SERVICES
a. The RFA Fire Prevention and Emergency Management Divisions shall be organized
as provided in Appendix C of this RFA Plan.
b. The City of Kent shall designate the Chief and Fire Marshal of the RFA as the Chief
and Fire Marshal of the City of Kent.
c. The City of Covington shall designate the Chief and Fire Marshal of the RFA as the
Chief and Fire Marshal of the City of Covington.
d. The City of Tukwila shall designate the Chief and Fire Marshal of the RFA as the Chief
and Fire Marshal of the City of Tukwila.
e. The City of Kent, the City of Covington and the City of Tukwila shall retain code
enforcement authority in accordance with Washington State Law within their
respective jurisdictions and, except as provided in the interlocal agreements, shall
provide the necessary legal and police support for enforcement of code
enforcement issues.
f. The City of Kent, the City of Covington and the City of Tukwila shall retain fire
investigation authority in accordance with Washington State Law within their
respective jurisdictions and, except as provided in the interlocal agreements, shall
provide the necessary legal and police support for enforcement of fire investigation
issues.
g.
The City of Kent, the City of Covington and the City of Tukwila shall retain emergency
management authority in accordance with Washington State Law and, except as
provided in the interlocal agreements, shall provide legal and police support as
needed to provide emergency management services
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Commented [KLS28]: Same comment as 1.1 above.
What about SeaTac? Maple Valley?
Commented [BS29R28]: See Reply above.
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APPENDIX A
Jurisdictional Boundaries
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Commented [BS30]: Need Map.
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Revised: 01/05/2010
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APPENDIX C
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Commented [BS31]: update Reference and cross
references to Appendix B if recommendation to
remove benefit charge formula is approved.
Commented [BS32]: Asset Transfer Appendices will be
retained as part of original and 2014 and 2017
amendments as an historical record but do not serve a
purpose in the 2023 Amendment.
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