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Home My WebLink AboutITEM VIII-A-3~ ~ C[TYOF ~RN WASHWGTON AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM Agenda Subject: Ordinance No. 6261 Date: August 17, 2009 Department: Attachments: Map of property; and Budget Impact: Parks, Arts and Recreation Ordinance 6261 Administrative Recommendation: City Council introduce and adopt Ordinance 6261. Background Summary: Agenda Bill Ordinance 6261 This ordinance provides for the annexation of the future parking lot for the Mary Oison Farm into the City of Auburn for municipal purposes. The City of Auburn recently received from King County a parcel of Property adjacent to and westerly of the Mary Olson Farm. The property is currently located outside the City limits, but the City has plans to ortion of this property the parking lot to support the Mary Olson Farm which would, in turn, make a p promote its use and provide better service to visitors and accommodate bus parking for school visits to the farm in support of history and community educational programs. Section 35A.14.300 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) authorizes legislative bodies, by a majority vote, to annex territory outside the City limits, whether contiguous or not, where the property is owned by the City and is to be used for municipal purposes. A parking lot to access a parks and recreation facility such as the Mary Olson Farm would be such a municipal purpose. Accordingly, the City Council is empowered to bring into the city via a majority vote, such as in contemplated by Ordinance No. the property for the parking tot which was just recently acquired from King County. The annexation 6261 , of this territory into the City of Auburn would allow the future parking lot development to go through City of Auburn construction permitting processes, rather than requiring it to go through King County processes which would otherwise be the approach to be taken. This property was previously held by King County as a part of its North Green River Park property, but the annexation of this part makes sense since the majority is located on the easterly side of the Green River Road, and the bulk of the North Green River Park is on the westerly side of that road. Again, this property is immediately adjacent to the Mary Olson Farm property located within and owned by the City of Auburn. For illustrative purposes, the property to be annexed is as generally shown on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A. 05.2, 03.1 Reviewed by Council & Committees: Reviewed by Departments & Divisions: ❑ M&O ❑ Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES: ❑ Airport ❑ Finance ❑ Building ❑ Cemetery ❑ Mayor ❑ Hearing Examiner ❑ Municipal Serv. ❑ Human Services ❑ Planning & CD ❑ Finance ❑ Parks ❑ Fire ❑ Planning ❑ Park Board ❑Public Works ❑ Planning Comm. ❑ Other ❑ Legal ❑ Police ❑ Public Works ❑ Human Resources Action: Committee Approval: ❑Yes ❑No i ng Council Approval: ❑Yes ❑No Call for Public Hear Referred to Until Tabled Councilmember: Cerino Staff: Faber Meetina Date: September 8, 2009 Item Number: VIII.A.3 Aj J$[JRN *MORE THAN YOU IMAGINED Agenda Subject• Ordinance No 6261 Date: August 17, 2009 NIP ~ wif, 1424 rt,t ~186 2=7 99~fl 2&72i Ke1"1t $~23 g~~# 2~20? ~ ~ , r 9tt36 41~8 M261 ~ z Exhitait ..A.. 27901 9722 9101 gm wo ORDINANCE NO. 6 2 6 1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, ANNEXING THE PARKING LOT FOR THE MARY OLSON FARM INTO THE CITY FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 35A.14.300 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), legislative bodies of code cities may by a majority vote annex territory outside the limits of such city, whether contiguous or not contiguous for any municipal purpose when such territory is owned by the city; and, WHEREAS, the City of Auburn owns property located along the Green River Road, lying westerly of the Mary Olson Farm, in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Government lot 2 of Section 32, Township 22 North, Range 5 East, WM, legally described below, for which it has a municipal purposes, to wit: for parks and recreation purposes. Specifically, this property is the Mary Olson Farm Parking Lot servicing visitors to the adjacent Mary Olson Farm, which is an early homestead on the Green River and has been designated as a King County Landmark, also owned by the City; and, WHEREAS, the purpose of this parking lot project is to provide off-street parking for visitors arriving in vehicles as well as bus parking to accommodate school buses bringing students to the Farm for educational purposes; and, WHEREAS, the Parking Lot parcel was recently acquired from King County, and is currently located in unincorporated King County. After a thorough review of the process required to permit the Parking Lot project through King Ordinance No. 6261 August 13, 2009 Page 1 County, it was recommended by representatives of both Auburn and King County that the parcel be annexed into Auburn. This would allow the site development review and permitting to be processed through Auburn; and, WHEREAS, the annexation would not eliminate the need to obtain access permits from King County for the finro driveways onto Green River Road, as the road right-of-way would remain King County's, but the anticipated benefits of annexation include reduced expense due to a reduction in King County review and permitting fees and a faster design and permitting schedule. In addition, any future improvements to the parking lot parcel would be processed through the City, resulting in similar savings to permit costs and design time; and, WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 35A.14.300, the City Council desires to annex said territory into the City of Auburn. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. The City of Auburn owns property located along the Green River Road, lying westerly of the Mary Olson Farm, in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Government lot 2 of Section 32, Township 22 North, Range 5 East of the Willamette Meridian (WM), legally described as follows: That portion of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 32, Township 22 North, Range 5 East, WM, in King County, Washington, lying southwesterly of a line described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of said southwest quarter; Thence south along the west line of the southwest quarter to the northeasterly line of Howley Road; Thence southeasterly along said road to a point 440 feet south of the north line of the southwest quarter; Thence southeasterly to a point on the south line of the Ordinance No. 6261 August 13, 2009 Page 2 northwest quarter of the southwest quarter which is 240 feet east of the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter; EXCEPT Green River Road; AND ALSO, that portion of Government Lot 2, Section 32, Township 22 North, Range 5 East, WM, in King County, Washington, lying southwesterly of a line described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 2; Thence easterly along the north line thereof 240 feet; Thence south 09°30' east to the northeasterly margin of Howley Road; Thence southeasterly along said road margin to the south line of said Government Lot 2 and the terminus of said line; EXCEPT Green River Road; AND EXCEPTING therefrom any portion lying within the bed or former bed of the Green (White) River. Also identified as King County Tax Parcel No. 322205-9113. Section 2. The City Council finds that said property should be used for municipal purposes, to wit: for parks and recreation purposes, a parking lot to the City's Mary Olson Farm. Section 3. That the City Council hereby annexes said property into the City of Auburn pursuant to the authority of RCW 35A.14.300. Section 4. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this legislation. Section 5. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. Ordinance No. 6261 August 13, 2009 Page 3 Section 6. Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. INTRODUCED: PASSED: APPROVED: PETER B. LEWIS, MAYOR ATTEST: Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk nPPRnVED AS TO FORM: Ordinance No. 6261 August 13, 2009 Page 4 Published: