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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DIRECTING THAT THE CITY' S CONCERNS AND
4 RECOMMENDATIONS AS EXPRESSED IN THIS RESOLUTION BE TRANSMITTED
5 TO THE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY BOARD
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WHEREAS, the City of Auburn is a major employment center,
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8 including the Boeing Company, the U S General Services
9 Administration, Social Security Administration, the SuperMall
10 of the Great Northwest, and others, and
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WHEREAS, the City of Auburn is a major destination for
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visitors within and to the region, due to the SuperMall, the
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14 Muckleshoot Casino, and the Emerald Downs thoroughbred horse
15 racing track, and
16 WHEREAS, the City of Auburn and surrounding areas are the
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home of more than 50 , 000 residents, many of them members of
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populations with high transit ridership potential, and
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20 WHEREAS, the City of Auburn' s location and regional
21 highway system provide significant opportunities for
22 transportation connections for residents, employees and
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visitors traveling east-west and north-south in South King and
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North Pierce Counties, and
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1 WHEREAS, the City of Auburn has been in discussions with
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AMTRAK regarding the potential future location of a passenger
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rail station at Auburn, and
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5 WHEREAS, the City of Auburn' s Comprehensive Plan
6 anticipates and supports high capacity transportation in the
form of commuter rail to serve residents and employees in the
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City and the City has produced a commuter rail station siting
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study, and
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11 WHEREAS, the City of Auburn has previously expressed
12 support for commuter rail between Tacoma and Seattle in City
13 Council Resolution No 2632 , signed April 18 , 1995, and
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WHEREAS, the Regional Transit Authority' s (RTA' s)
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16 Preliminary Draft of "The Ten-Year Regional Transit System
17 Plan, " dated March 22 , 1996 , includes commuter rail service
18 between Tacoma and Seattle, and
19 WHEREAS, the Preliminary Draft System Plan also includes
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$9 million to be allocated for a commuter rail station in
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22 Auburn
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
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WASHINGTON, IN A REGULAR MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED, HEREWITH
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RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS
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5 Section 1 The City Council directs that the following
6 points be transmitted to the Regional Transit Authority Board
7 A The City of Auburn strongly supports commuter rail,
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but believes initial operations as proposed are
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somewhat deficient, and if the opportunity arises
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11 prior to Phase II of the RTA System Plan, the
12 frequency of commuter rail service should be
13 increased
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B The City of Auburn believes and recommends that any
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grade-separation projects to be undertaken by the RTA
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17 in relation to commuter rail should involve financial
18 contributions from freight movers and other entities
19 which would obtain greater benefits from grade-
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separation than would commuter rail
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C The City of Auburn objects to the proposed use of $10
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23 million from the so-called "Regional Fund" (a
24 percentage of which comes from the South King County
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1 sub-area) for a study of SR520 high capacity
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alternatives, given that such an undertaking would
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not be of benefit to the entire region, particularly
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5 not to South King County or Pierce County, but rather
6 would benefit communities to the east and west of
7 Lake Washington The City of Auburn recommends that
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any such study related to SR520 should be paid for
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only by the sub-areas anticipating to benefit from
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11 it, in keeping with one of the basic premises of the
12 system Plan
13 D The City of Auburn supports including in the System
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Plan the proposed HOV project on SR167 between 15th
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Northwest and 15th Southwest, due to the proximity of
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17 that location to the intersection of SR18 and the
18 significant traffic congestion currently occurring
19 there, which has a negative effect on the mobility of
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freight as well as people
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E The City of Auburn strongly urges the Regional
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23 Transit Authority to illustrate and promote the
24 connections between the proposed regional transit
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1 system and local transit service in the three RTA
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counties, to enable voters to understand the total
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vision for their regional and sub-regional
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5 transportation systems and how they might benefit
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F The City of Auburn requests that the RTA indicate the
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possibility of Auburn' s selection as an AMTRAK/inter-
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10 city rail station site in the system Plan
11 G The City of Auburn recommends that the RTA study the
12 possibility of expanding the RTA Boundary in such a
13 way as to avoid the potential loss of retail business
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within the boundary and gain additional voter
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16 support
17 Section 2 The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement
18 such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out
19 the directives of this legislation
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DATED and SIGNED this 15th day of April, 1996
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4 CITY OF AUBURN
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7 CHARLES A BOOTH
MAYOR
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Robin Wohlhueter,
15 City Clerk
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18 APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Michael J Reynolds,
22 City Attorney
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MAYOR CITY ADMINISTRATION
Charles A. Booth, Mayor AilbUrn 25 West Main, Auburn, WA 98001
(206)93I-3041 Fax. (206)931-3053
STATE OF WASHINGTON)
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COUNTY OF KING )
I, Robin Wohlhueter, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Auburn, a Municipal Corporation and Code City, situate in the County of King, State of
Washington, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
Resolution No. 2735 of the resolutions of the City of Auburn, entitled "RESOLUTION
NO "
I certify that said Resolution No. 2735 was duly passed by the Council and
approved by the Mayor of the said City of Auburn, on the 15th day of April, 1996
Witness my hand and the seal of the City of Auburn this 18th day of April, 1996
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Robin Wohlhueter
City Clerk
City of Auburn