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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 1293 - Suburban Cities Association (SCA) J ��11LA. J Q i s 1908 C ity of u k:Wi 1 a Washington Resolution No. 1293 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, RATIFYING THE SUBURBAN CITIES ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATION ON VARIOUS METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY REGIONAL SUBCOMMITTEES, AND AFFIRMING AND RATIFYING THE METHOD OF APPOINTMENT. WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila (the "City") is a member of the Suburban Cities Association "SCA and has fully paid dues owing thereto for the year 1994; and WHEREAS, the SCA is a separate nonprofit corporation formed under the laws of the State of Washington, and is governed by its Articles of Incorporation and bylaws; and WHEREAS, all the cities and towns within King County, excluding Seattle and the newly incorporated city known as `Newport Hills" are currently members of SCA; and WHEREAS, one of the primary goals of the SCA, as set forth in the bylaws of the SCA, is to assist suburban cities by coordinating their activities in King County, including making appointments to intergovernmental committees on behalf of the SCA members; and WHEREAS, the Metropolitan King County Charter calls for the creation of three "regional committees," on which shall sit representatives of the suburban cities, the City of Seattle and the King County Council; and WHEREAS, these three regional committees are an integral part of the new regional government formed by the merger of King County and the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle; and WHEREAS, representatives of the suburban cities, designated by the SCA, worked for over one year to negotiate the form of the new regional government that was ultimately submitted to, and approved by, the voters of King County; and WHEREAS, Section 270.20 of the Metropolitan King County Charter states that the membership on these three regional committees from suburban cities shall be appointed in a manner agreed to by and among those cities and towns representing a majority of the population of such cities and towns;" and WHEREAS, the SCA Board, in a manner described by, and consistent with, the bylaws of the SCA, has heretofore appointed the suburban cities representatives to sit on the regional policy committees; and WHEREAS, the City is committed to the success of a truly regional government following the merger of King County and METRO, and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City that the regional committees meet to address the policy issues before Metropolitan King County as envisioned by the voters of King County, that a truly regional government begin to operate within King County, that the SCA appointees to the regional committees be accepted without question, and that further delay in conducting the business of the regional committees be avoided; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Ratification of Appointments to Regional Committees. The City hereby ratifies and affirms the appointments to the regional committees set forth in Attachment "A" hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Section 2. Ratification of Appointment Method. The City hereby ratifies and affirms the manner by which these appointments were previously made, specifically, by nomination of the SCA Board President and confirmation of the SCA Board, as prescribed in ARTICLE VII, Section 4 of the SCA Bylaws, all as confirmed by the correspondence from SCA set forth as Attachment B hereto and incorporated herein by reference. By this resolution, the City means and intends to agree to the manner of appointment of the suburban city representatives to the regional committees. The City further agrees that the representatives can be later changed by the SCA Board in a manner consistent with the Bylaws, as they may be amended. The City does not by this ratification suggest that any SCA appointments need be ratified by individual city resolution. Section 3. Ratification of SCA Bylaws. The City hereby ratifies and affirms the SCA Bylaws, previously approved by a vote of the general membership of the SCA, a copy of which Bylaws are attached to this resolution as Attachment C and incorporated herein by reference. PASSED BY THE CITY COUKIL OF THE CIT OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a regular meeting thereof this 4 day of 1994. 4 YV\ Steve Mullet, Council President ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: #ae E. Cantu, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: BV Office of the City Attorney Filed with the City Clerk: �-3 `1 Passed by the City Council: y 1 41P, Resolution Numbery� subrcity 03130194 2 ATTACHMENT A SCA Appointments to the Metropolitan King County Regional Committees Regional Transit Committee Margot Blacker (Bellevue) Nona Ganz (Kirkland) Mary Gates (Federal Way) Rowan Hinds (Issaquah) Arun Jhaveri (Burien) Wally Rants (Tukwila) Clair Drosdick (Alternate, Normandy Park) Jon Johnson (Alternate, Kent) Regional Water Oualitv Committee Lucy DeYoung (Woodinville) Elliot Newman (Mercer Island) Tim Schlitzer (Renton) Shirley Thompson (SeaTac) Bob Davis (Alternate, Bothell) Georgia Zumdieck (Alternate, Bellevue) Regional Policv Committee Betty Aman (Algona) Pat Burns (Auburn) Chris Heaton (Bellevue) Rosemarie Ives (Redmond) Fred Jarrett (Mercer Island) Bob Stead (Federal Way) Earl Clymer (Alternate, Renton) Alan Kiest (Alternate, Lake Forest Park) ATTACHMENT B MEMORANDUM TO: All Mayors, Suburban Cities Association FM: Lynda Ring, Executive Director RE: SCA Board Approval of Regional Committee Appointments DATE: March 25, 1994 Attached to this memorandum is a true and correct copy of the approved minutes of the November 17, 1993 SCA Board Meeting at which SCA Board President Judy Woods moved approval of the slate of appointees to represent the suburban cities on the three Metropolitan King County Regional Committees. This appointment and approval was made in the manner described by the SCA Bylaws, Article VII, Section 4. The Bylaws were approved at a meeting of the general membership of the SCA held September 11, 1991. The Bylaws, in the form attached hereto, are on file with the Secretary of State, as required by state law.