HomeMy WebLinkAbout4251RESOLUTION N0.4251
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING FEBRUARY 19,
2008 AS THE DATE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION ON THE
QUESTION OF ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF AUBURN,
OF AN UNINCORPORATED AREA KNOWN AS THE
"KLUMP ANNEXATION AREA" PASSED AT A REGULAR
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously enacted resolutions to have
certain annexations placed. before the voters of the annexation areas, to wit:
Resolution No. 4140, January 16, 2007, (Totem), and Resolution No. 4141,
January 16, 2007 (Klump), which would have placed before the voters of the
respective annexation areas the question of whether these areas should be
annexed into the City of Auburn; and
WHEREAS, both of these areas are served by defunct Fire District 31, a
fire district in name only as it has no active commissioners, has no property, has
no officials or representatives who are willing or able to take action in connection
with the purposes and functions of the fire district; and
WHEREAS, the result of the defunct status of this fire district is that the
City of Auburn has, without benefit of regular contract payments or without
compliance with contracts or agreements for service, has been providing fire
protection services to the areas of the proposed annexation without
compensation and without contribution towards such services by the residents
who would benefit from such services; and
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2007, the City Council of the City of Auburn
adopted Resolution No. 4141 which directed the filing of a notice of intent to
annex the Klump Annexation Area with the King County Boundary Review Board;
and
WHEREAS, the Notice of Intent to Annex was submitted to the Boundary
Review Board and officially filed on May 19, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the Boundary Review Board review period concluded on July
3, 2007 with no jurisdiction having been invoked; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined to call for a special election to be
held in conjunction with the primary election on February 19, 2008 and to submit
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the question of annexation as a ballot question as authorized by RCW
35A.14.085.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The City Council of the City of Auburn, by Resolution No. 4141, has
determined that it is in the public interest and general welfare to provide for the
annexation of an area known as the Klump Annexation Area, in accordance with
Chapter 35A.14 RCW.
B. Auburn Resolution No. 4141 satisfies the provisions of Chapter 35A.14
RCW for qualification for annexation.
C. Auburn Resolution No. 4141, initiated the annexation of the Klump
Annexation Area.
D. The King County Boundary Review Board received a request for review
under Chapter 36.93 RCW;
E. Pursuant to Chapters 29A.04 and 35A.14 RCW, the Auburn City
Council deems an emergency exists for the purpose of calling a special election
to be held on the question of this annexation on February 19, 2008.
SECTION 2. Special Election:
A special election shall be held on the 19th day of February,
2008 in accordance with Chapter 35A.14 RCW within the territory of the
proposed annexation, for the purpose of submitting the question of annexation of
the Klump annexation area.
SECTION 3. Registered Voters:
The number of registered voters within the subject area is estimated at 33
as nearly as may be determined from available records.
SECTION 4. Emergency
Pursuant to RCW 29A.04.321 and 35A.14.050, it is hereby deemed that
an emergency exists for purposes of calling a special election. The
King County director of the records, elections and licensing services division is
hereby requested to assume jurisdiction to call and conduct a special election
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and submit to the registered voters within the subject area of the propositions as
set forth in section 4 of this resolution. The Clerk of the Council is hereby
authorized and directed to transmit this proposition to the director of the records,
elections and licensing services division in substantially the following form, with
such additions, deletions or modifications in the ballot title as may be required for
the proposition listed below by the King County prosecutor:
PROPOSITION 1 The Auburn City Council passed Resolution No.
4251 concerning annexation of the Klump Annexation Area which
would authorize annexation of that area of unincorporated King
County known as the Klump Annexation Area as legally described
in Attachment A. Shall that area of unincorporated King County
known as the Klump Annexation Area as legally described in
Attachment A be annexed to the City of Auburn?
For annexation
Against annexation
SECTION 5. Director Authorization:
The director of the records, elections and licensing services
division is hereby authorized and requested to prepare and distribute a local
voters' pamphlet, pursuant to K.C.C. 1.10.010, for the special election called for
in this resolution, the cost of the pamphlet to be included as part of the cost of the
special election.
SECTION 6. Boundaries:
The boundaries of the territory proposed for annexation are hereby
described as contained in Attachment A to this resolution.
SECTION 7. Voters' Pamphlet Committees
Pursuant to RCW 29A.32.280, the following individuals are appointed to
serve on the voters' pamphlet committees, each committee to write a statement
for or against the proposed annexation ballot measure:
FOR
1.
2.
3.
AGAINST
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1.
2.
3.
It is provided, however, that if insufficient names of volunteers willing to
serve on the voters' pamphlet committees are identified by the date that this
Resolution is passed, the Mayor shall be authorized to add such names as are
subsequently received and submit those names to the County Auditor.
SECTION 8. Resolution to be Filed:
A certified copy of this Resolution shall be filed with the King
County Department of Records and Elections and the King County Council.
SECTION 9. Administrative Procedures:
The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative
procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this
legislation.
SECTION 10. Effective Date:
This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon passage and
signatures hereon.
PASSED this 1St day of October 2007.
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PETER B. LEWIS, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Da ielle E. Daskam, City Clerk
Appr~,+~s to
Heid, City Attorney
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Attachment A
Res. No. 4251
City of Auburn
"Klump" Proposed Annexation Area
Legal Description
January 10, 2007
That portion of White River Valley Home Tracts Second Addition, unrecorded, located in
the east half of the southeast quarter of Section 36, Township 22 north, Range 4 East,
Willamette Meridian, and the west half of Section 31, Township 22 North, Range 5 East,
Willamette Meridian, King County, Washington, described as follows:
Beginning at an angle point in the northwesterly boundary of the lands described in City
of Auburn annexation ordinance 2511, said point being at the intersection of the south
line of the William A. Cox donation land claim and the east line of Tract 19 of the Plat of
White River Valley Home Tracts as recorded in Volume 13 of Plats at Page 17, records
of King County, Washington;
Thence north along said east line of Tract 19 and along the northwesterly boundary of
the lands described in City of Auburn annexation ordinance 2511 a distance of 105 feet,
more or less, to the northeast corner of said Tract 19, the southeast corner of Tract 20
of said White River Valley Home Tracts and the southeasterly corner of the lands
described in City of Auburn annexation ordinance 3823;
Thence north along the east line of said Tract 20 and the east boundary of the lands
described in City of Auburn annexation ordinance 3823 a distance of 227 feet more or
less to the southeast corner of Tract 21 of said White River Valley Home Tracts and the
southeasterly corner of the lands described in City of Auburn annexation ordinance
4347;
Thence north along the east line of Tracts 21, 22 and 23 of said White River Valley
Home Tracts and along the east boundary of the lands described in City of Auburn
annexation ordinance 4347 a distance of 681 feet more or less to the southeast corner
of Tract 24 of said White River Valley Home Tracts and an angle point in the easterly
boundary of the lands described in City of Auburn annexation ordinance 4843;
Thence north along the easterly boundary of the lands described in City of Auburn
annexation ordinance 4843 and along the east line of Tracts 24 and 25 of said White
River Valley Home Tracts to the southwest corner of Tract 4 of the White River Valley
Home Tracts Second Addition, an unrecorded subdivision (the legal description of said
tract 4 is recorded in Volume 2006 of Deeds, page 485 and recorded under King County
recording number 319996);
Thence east along the south line of said Tract 4 a distance of 416.3 feet more or less to
an angle point in the easterly boundary of the lands described in City of Auburn
annexation ordinance 4843, an intersection with the lands described in City of Auburn
annexation ordinance 5805, and the west marginal line of 85t" Avenue South;
Thence east along said lands annexed to the City of Auburn by ordinance number 5805
and along the easterly extension of the south line of said Tract 4 to an angle point in
said lands described in City of Auburn annexation ordinance 5805 and the east
marginal line of 85t" Avenue South;
Thence south along said lands described in City of Auburn annexation ordinance 5805
and along said east margin line of 85t" Avenue South to the northwest corner of the
lands annexed to the City of Auburn by City of Auburn ordinance number 3621;
Thence continuing south along said east marginal line of 85t" Avenue South and along
the westerly line of the lands annexed to the City of Auburn by ordinance number 3621
a distance of 225.20 feet to the northwest corner of Lot 2 of King County short plat
KCSP976060 recorded under recording number 7703080682;
Thence east along the north line of said Lot 2 and along the southerly line of the lands
annexed to the City of Auburn by ordinance number 3621 a distance of 200 feet to the
northeast corner of said Lot 2;
Thence south along the east line of said Lot 2 and along the southwesterly line of the
lands annexed to the City of Auburn by number 3621 a distance of 54.12 feet to the
southeast corner of said Lot 2;
Thence east along the south line of Lot 1 of said short plat and along the southwesterly
line of the lands annexed to the City of Auburn by ordinance number 3621 a distance of
51 feet more or less to an angle point in the southerly line of said City Limits;
Thence southeasterly and easterly along the southerly line of said City Limits
to the west line of Tract 30 of said unrecorded plat of White River Valley Home Tracts
2na Addition and the westerly boundary of the lands annexed to the City of Auburn by
ordinance number 2511;
Thence south along the west line of said Tract 30 and along the westerly boundary of
the lands annexed to the City of Auburn by ordinance number 2511 a distance of 666
feet more or less to the north line of the south half of Tract 18 of the unrecorded plat of
White River Valley Home Tracts 2"a Addition and the northeast corner of the lands
annexed to the City of Auburn by ordinance number 5412;
Thence west along said north line of the south half of said Tract 18 and along the north
boundary of the lands annexed to the City of Auburn by ordinance number 5412 a
distance of 389.77 feet to the east marginal line of 85t" Avenue South;
Thence south along said east marginal line of 85t" Avenue South and along the west
boundary of the lands annexed to the City of Auburn by ordinance number 5412 a
distance of 168.18 feet to the south line of said William A. Cox donation land claim and
the boundary of the lands annexed to the City of Auburn by ordinance number 2511;
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Thence west along said south line of said William A. Cox donation land claim and along
said City Limits established by ordinance number 2511 a distance of 426.57 feet to the
point of beginning.
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