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Resolution No. I 3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, DELEGATING PUBLIC WORKS PERMITTING AUTHORITY
FOR THE TUKWILA SOUTH PROJECT TO ANCHOR QEA AND KPFF.
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila will acquire by annexation, approximately 259 acres of
real property, known as the "Tukwila South Property," generally located between the
boundaries of South 178th Street /South 180th Street on the north; South 204th Street on the
south; Orillia Road and Interstate 5 on the west; and the Green River on the east; and
WHEREAS, the Tukwila South Property is being developed consistent with the Tukwila
South Master Plan, and the permits related to such development are expected to be numerous
and beyond the normal workload of the City's Public Works Department staff; and
WHEREAS, Anchor QEA is an environmental and engineering firm that specializes in
projects with aquatic, shoreline and water resource elements. It has extensive expertise and
experience addressing environmental review and permitting, water resources, water quality,
habitat restoration and sediment management, through levee projects, Endangered Species Act
(ESA) compliance, and engineering design services. KPFF Consulting Engineers provides full
service civil and structural engineering to public and private sector development, including
local public works department experience; experience coordinating with regulatory agencies for
approval at federal, state and local levels; management of multi- disciplinary consultants to
deliver complex projects; and extensive road construction oversight and management (such as
Seattle's Spokane Street Viaduct); and
WHEREAS, the team of Anchor QEA and KPFF will provide oversight for the public
works functions related to the Tukwila South Project, and Anchor QEA, in particular, will
provide oversight for the Green River levee certification, site environmental review, and large
scale stormwater facilities review; and KPFF, in particular, will provide oversight of the
permitting and construction of Southcenter Parkway and overall parcel grading activities; and
WHEREAS, to better meet the needs of the City in fulfilling its obligations related to
development of the Tukwila South Project, the City accordingly desires to delegate permitting
authority from the Public Works Director to the team of Anchor QEA and KPFF;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Delegation of Authority. Permitting authority for Public Works permits related
to the Tukwila South Project is hereby delegated from the Public Works Director to the team of
Anchor QEA and KPFF to better meet the needs of the City in fulfilling its obligations related to
the Tukwila South Project.
Section 2. Duration. This delegation of authority shall remain in effect until rescinded by
resolution of the City Council.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
Regular Meeting thereof this T4 day of ut 2009.
ATTEST/ THENTICATED: J
r- 'Joan He nandez, Council Presic
Christy O'Flaherty, CMC, City Clet'ic
APPROVE R BY:
Filed with the City Clerk: 66 1 1
Passed by the City Council: t__) -.�O -C)
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