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Earl Clymer, Mayor Lynn Guttmann,Administrator
August 27, 1992
Mr. Don Gallagher
19225 Talbot Road South
Renton, WA 98055
SUBJECT: North Fork Springbrook Creek Regional Bypass Pipeline Project
Dear Mr. Gallagher:
As you were notified by telephone on August 21 , 1992, the construction of the City
of Renton/King County North Fork Springbrook Creek Regional Bypass Pipeline project
started on August 24, 1992. We wanted to inform you of the project's construction
to ensure that precautionary measures are taken to protect your trout farm from
upstream construction activity.
We are employing "Best Management Practice's" during construction to protect the
water quality of the stream from erosion during construction. Appropriate erosion
control measures are being utilized to protect against the siltation of surface water.
We are confident that these measures are sufficient. This notification is to allow you
to implement any secondary protection measures that you normally employ during
flood events, which naturally cause the siltation of the stream.
Construction is scheduled to be completed by October 1 , 1992. We appreciate your
assistance.
If you have any questions regarding this subject, please contact John Hobson at (206)
277-6179.
Very truly yours
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Ronald J. Straka, Acting Utility Engineering Supervisor
Surface Water Utility
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CC: Gregg Zimmerman
John Hobson
200 Mill Avenue South - Renton, Washington 98055
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CITY OF RENTON
Planning/Building/Public Works Department
Earl Clymer, Mayor Lynn Guttmann, Administrator
September 17, 1991
Mr. Don Gallagher
Springbrook Trout Farm
19225 Talbot Road South
Renton, WA 98055
SUBJECT: SOUTH FORK SPRINGBROOK CREEK SEPTEMBER 2, 1991 LANDSLIDE
Dear Mr. Gallagher:
We appreciate the information that you provided regarding the landslide that occurred
in the Springbrook Creek Watershed on September 2, 1991 . On September 6, 1991 ,
our Stormwater Utility Engineering and Maintenance Division staff representatives
investigated the site of the landslide.
The location of the landslide was on the south side of the south fork of Springbrook
Creek below the Springbrook Springs reservoir as your letter indicated. It appears that
the slide was the result of a ground water spring surfacing near the toe of a steep
slope which weakened the stability of the soils. The slope's failure and resultant
landslide caused the siltation of Springbrook Creek, which is a water source for your
trout farm. This event, which was very unfortunate, appears to be the result of
natural causes primarily due to gravity and the fact that we are experiencing
approximately twenty-five percent higher than average rainfall this year. The soil
types and steep slopes in the watershed are conducive to erosion and landslides as
evidenced by the amount of slide activity that has occurred over several years.
We have considered the possibility of stabilizing the immediate landslide area and
effected steep hillside slopes. However, it was decided that access to the landslide
area would result in a disturbance to the stream and that equipment used would
disturb the already unstable soils and the existing vegetation on the slope which is
providing protection from erosion and landslides. The loss of any existing vegetation
could accelerate the hillside erosion and further promote the slopes instability and
associated landslides. This could impact your business more than what nature
normally causes.
200 Mill Avenue South - Renton, Washington 98055
Springbrook Trout Farm
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The earthslide of September 2nd is a natural occurrence in the Springbrook Drainage
Basin and a full stabilization of that basin is not practical. Restoration of the
immediate slide area we believe would create further erosion and could create slope
instability in other areas.
As happens in every rainy season, Springbrook Creek will become silty during periods
of rainfall. When this happens you may wish to switch the trout farm to a clean
alternate water source and divert all surface water inflows from Springbrook Creek to
prevent impacts to your trout ponds.
Again, thank you for the information regarding the September 2, 1991 landslide. We
appreciate your informing us of this and other occurrences in the watershed.
If you have any questions regarding our investigation of this problem, please contact
Ron Straka, Stormwater Utility Civil Engineer at 277-5547 or Randall Parsons, Storm-
water and Wastewater Utility Supervisor at 277-5548.
Very truly yours,
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(chard J. erson, P.E., Manager
Utility Systems Division
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Lynn Guttmann, Department of Planning/Building/Public Works Administrator
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CITY OF RENTON
Office of the City Attorney
Earl Clymcr, Mayor Lawrence J, Warron
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TO: Randall Parsons, Storm and Waste Water utility Supervis
FROM: David M. Dean, Assistant City Attorney
DATE: June 4, 1991
RE: Springbrook Trout Farm
Thank you for your memorandum of May 13, 1991 . Thank you also for
the copies of the other memorandum dealing with the Springbrook
trail acquisition. I received these in the midst of preparation
for what turned out to be a fairly protracted King County superior
Court jury trial. I have now reviewed Mr. Gallagher's letter and
have outlined a factual response to those parts of Mr. Gallagher' s
letter concerning the negotiations between his attorneys and the
City of Renton.
My office is currently scheduled to review this matter with the
Parks Department and Public Works on Wednesday, June 12, 1991 in
the Liberty Park Conference Room. This meeting will discuss the
status of Mr. Gallagher's pending lawsuit in light of the potential
acquisition of Mr. Gallagher's trout farm for City of Renton park
purposes .
After you have reviewed the enclosed background information, please
give me a call .
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RESPONSE TO APRIL 24, 1991 LETTER FROM DON GALLAGHER
Mr. Gallagher's letter of April 24, 1991 references a mediation
session which was held in May, 1990 in an attempt to settle the
litigation which had been filed by Mr. Gallagher sometime earlier
against Schneider Homes, King County and the City of Renton. All
defendants were present. King County was represented by Chuck
Maduell, the City of Renton was represented by David Dean and
Schneider Homes was represented by Garth Schlemlien. Mr. Gallagher
was represented by David Bricklin.
Mr. Gallagher is seeking monetary damages for flooding to his
property which occurred in a storm event in 1986 as well as damages
for excess siltation in his trout ponds arising out of the alleged
mislocation of a storm drainage pipe built by King County in the
late 1970s . Mr. Gallagher attached to his April 24, 1991 letter
a copy of the order that required King County to install and
maintain a pipe directing water into the City of Renton's
reservoir. The City of Renton had agreed under that order to
periodically remove accumulated siltation in the settling basin.
At the mediation, the various defendants agreed to pay Mr.
Gallagher collectively the sum of $150, 000 .00 . The City of
Renton's contribution to this settlement was $30,000 . 00 . The
principle justification for any payment by the City of Renton was
the cost of further defending the litigation. King County and the
City of Renton further agreed that pursuant to the interlocal
agreement between King County and the City of Renton certain
improvements would be completed in the north fork of Springbrook
Creek. The net effect of these improvements was intended to
greatly reduce or eliminate further erosion of the north fork
channel, and the subsequent deposit of that erosion downstream in
Mr. Gallagher's trout farm ponds.
Lastly, King County agreed to fulfil their responsibility under the
1978 settlement agreement by relocating the storm water drainage
pipe so that storm water would be directed into the City of
Renton' s reservoir settling basin. The City of Renton's position
at the mediation was that the court order settling the earlier
litigation imposed this duty upon King County. Unfortunately, King
County now maintains that their agreement to relocate this pipe was
conditioned upon both the City of Renton and Don Gallagher
providing King County with a hold harmless agreement for the
relocation of the pipe. If in fact this was this position of King
County at the mediation, it was not communicated to the City of
Renton. it is principally King County's insistence upon being
provided this hold harmless that has been the stumbling block in
signing a final settlement agreement . A second stumbling block has
been a disagreement between all parties regarding the form of the
release to be given by Mr. Gallagher to all defendants . Mr.
Gallagher insists that the release should only apply to past damage
and Schneider Homes and King County have insisted upon it operating
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prospectively.
Mr. Gallagher's letter is therefore factually incorrect in his
assertion that everyone reached an oral agreement to settle his
lawsuit. No agreement, oral or otherwise, was reached between the
parties requiring the City of Renton to give King County a hold
harmless agreement. Neither was there apparently any agreement on
the form of the release. In actual fact, the first written
settlement agreement received by the City of Renton following the
mediation session bore little resemblance to the matters discussed
at the mediation. Mr. Gallagher' s attorneys had arbitrarily
inserted items which were not even discussed at the mediation. The
most egregious of these additions sought to arbitrarily impose
unrealistic time constraints on King County and the City of Renton
to complete construction of the improvements to the north fork of
Springbrook Creek.
On June 7, 1991 my office received the attached letter from Mr.
Gallagher's attorneys . This letter contains a new proposal
intended to, resolve the current impasse. I hope to review this
matter with the Parks Department and Public works Department at the
meeting which is scheduled for June 12, 1991 .
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CITY OF RENTON
Office of the City Attorney
Earl Clymer, Ma' a Lawrence J. Warren
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TO: Randall Parsons, Storm and Waste Water Utility Supervisor
FROM: David M. Dean, Assistant City Attorney
DATE: June 4, 1991
RE: Springbrook Trout Farm
Thank you for your memorandum of May 13, 1991 . Thank you also for
the copies of the other memorandum dealing with the Springbrook
trail acquisition . I received these in the midst of preparation
for what turned out to be a fairly protracted King County Superior
Court jury trial . I have now reviewed Mr. Gallagher' s letter and
have outlined a factual response to those parts of Mr. Gallagher' s
letter concerning the negotiations between his attorneys and the
City of Renton.
My office is currently scheduled to review this matter with the
Parks Department and Public Works on Wednesday, June 12 , 1991 in
the Liberty Park Conference Room. This meeting will discuss the
status of Mr. Gallagher' s pending lawsuit in light of the potential
acquisition of Mr. Gallagher' s trout farm for City of Renton park
purposes .
After you have reviewed the enclosed background information, please
give me a call .
Post Office Box 626 - 100 S 2nd Street - Renton, Washington 98057 - (206) 255-8678
RESPONSE TO APRIL 24, 1991 LETTER FROM DON GALLAGHER
Mr. Gallagher' s letter of April 24 , 1991 references a mediation
session which was held in May, 1990 in an attempt to settle the
litigation which had been filed by Mr. Gallagher sometime earlier
against Schneider Homes, King County and the City of Renton. All
defendants were present. King County was represented by Chuck
Maduell, the City of Renton was represented by David Dean and
Schneider Homes was represented by Garth Schlemlien. Mr. Gallagher
was represented by David Bricklin.
Mr. Gallagher is seeking monetary damages for flooding to his
property which occurred in a storm event in 1986 as well as damages
for excess siltation in his trout ponds arising out of the alleged
mislocation of a storm drainage pipe built by King County in the
late 1970s . Mr. Gallagher attached to his April 24, 1991 letter
a copy of the order that required King County to install and
maintain a pipe directing water into the City of Renton' s
reservoir. The City of Renton had agreed under that order to
periodically remove accumulated siltation in the settling basin.
At the mediation, the various defendants agreed to pay Mr.
Gallagher collectively the sum of $150, 000 . 00 . The City of
Renton' s contribution to this settlement was $30, 000 . 00 . The
principle justification for any payment by the City of Renton was
the cost of further defending the litigation. King County and the
City of Renton further agreed that pursuant to the interlocal
agreement between King County and the City of Renton certain
improvements would be completed in the north fork of Springbrook
Creek. The net effect of these improvements was intended to
greatly reduce or eliminate further erosion of the north fork
channel and the subsequent deposit of that erosion downstream in
Mr. Gallagher' s trout farm ponds .
Lastly, King County agreed to fulfil their responsibility under the
1978 settlement agreement by relocating the storm water drainage
pipe so that storm water would be directed into the City of
Renton' s reservoir settling basin. The City of Renton' s position
at the mediation was that the court order settling the earlier
litigation imposed this duty upon King County. Unfortunately, King
County now maintains that their agreement to relocate this pipe was
conditioned upon both the City of Renton and Don Gallagher
providing King County with a hold harmless agreement for the
relocation of the pipe. If in fact this was this position of King
County at the mediation, it was not communicated to the City of
Renton. It is principally King County' s insistence upon being
provided this hold harmless that has been the stumbling block in
signing a final settlement agreement . A second stumbling block has
been a disagreement between all parties regarding the form of the
release to be given by Mr. Gallagher to all defendants . Mr.
Gallagher insists that the release should only apply to past damage
and Schneider Homes and King County have insisted upon it operating
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prospectively.
Mr. Gallagher' s letter is therefore factually incorrect in his
assertion that everyone reached an oral agreement to settle his
lawsuit. No agreement, oral or otherwise, was reached between the
parties requiring the City of Renton to give King County a hold
harmless agreement. Neither was there apparently any agreement on
the form of the release. In actual fact, the first written
settlement agreement received by the City of Renton following the
mediation session bore little resemblance to the matters discussed
at the mediation. Mr. Gallagher' s attorneys had arbitrarily
inserted items which were not even discussed at the mediation. The
most egregious of these additions sought to arbitrarily impose
unrealistic time constraints on King County and the City of Renton
to complete construction of the improvements to the north fork of
Springbrook Creek.
On June 7, 1991 my office received the attached letter from Mr.
Gallagher's attorneys . This letter contains a new proposal
intended to resolve the current impasse. I hope to review this
matter with the Parks Department and Public Works Department at the
meeting which is scheduled for June 12, 1991 .
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BRICKLIN & GENDLER ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW JUN 07 19911
SUITE 1015 FOURTH AND PIKE BUILDING
1424 FOURTH AVENUE WARREN, KEILOGG, BHR: ER,
SEATTLE, WA 98101 DEAN & FOTJTES, P,S.
DAVID A. BRICKLIN (206) 621-8868
MICHAEL W. GENDLER FAX (206) 621-0512
June 6 , 1991
David M. Dean
Warren, Kellogg, Berber, Bean.& Foster
P.O. Box 626
100 South Second Street
Renton, WA 98057
Garth A. Schlemlein
Betts, Patterson & Mines
800 Financial Center
1215 Fourth Avenue .,
Seattle, WA .98161-1090
Charles `Maduell _
Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
King County, .-Washington,.
E550 King. County..Courthouse,
516 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Re: Gallagher v. King County, et al .
Dear Gentlemen:
Our new trial date is looming. ever closer and the need for
undertaking substantial discovery and pre-trial preparation is
upon us . For over a year we have attempted without success to
complete a settlement for which we thought there was agreement.
I write at this time to make another effort to complete the
settlement, this time taking a new tack.
This letter is written for settlement purposes only. No part
of this letter may, be used against my client' s interest without
the consent- of my client and his attorney.
Recently, I have discussed the possibility of filing a motion
to compel the City of Renton to effectuate the settlement agreed
to last spring. I still believe that is a viable option. I
note that there is case law in this state that confirms the
right of parties to enforce an oral settlement. See
David M. Dean
Garth A. Schlemlein
Charles Maduell
June 6 , 1991
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Strottlemyre v. Reed, 35 Wn. App. 169 ( 1983 ) . I am not
dissuaded by David Dean' s challenge to our ability to take his
deposition. Pursuant to Civil Rule 26 , discovery may be had
"regarding any matter, not privileged, which is relevant to the
subject matter involved in the pending action. " CR 26 (b) ( 1) .
Clearly an alleged settlement of litigation relates to the
subject matter of the litigation.
If our effort to enforce the settlement is not successful, we
are completely prepared to litigate the underlying action. I
do not need to reiterate the strength of our liability claims
or the magnitude of the previously identified damages . Your
willingness to contribute a total of $150,000 in settlement of
the dispute and to take remedial action, too, vouches for the
merits of our claim.
Instead, I want to focus on the current dispute regarding the
terms of the settlement and propose a new method for resolving
it. The dispute essentially involves two items . One, is
Renton' s responsibility to sign a hold harmless agreement
unless, in good faith, it determines that relocating the outfall
on the south fork is likely to cause damage to other property
owners . Second, there has been a question about the prospective
nature of the release.
Rather than debate those items further, Don Gallagher is
prepared to accept an additional $20, 000 in return for making
the release operate prospectively, and releasing King County and
the City of Renton from their obligations concerning relocation
of the outfall in the south fork. The $20, 000 amount (which
would bring the total settlement to $170, 000) finds support in
four different approaches .
First, Don Gallagher has suffered additional damage in the year
which has elapsed since the settlement was first reached. There
have been major rainstorms on two different occasions (December,
1990 and April, 1991) . Don has incurred out-of-pocket expenses
fending off flood waters this winter that exceed $4, 000 . The
additional physical damage caused by this winter' s flood waters
resulted in remedial expenses of an additional $3,000 ( for
additional material and labor) . Most significantly, Don will
incur another year of additional expense in b rown trout
instead of eyed out eggs . As we documented for you prior to the
mediation last spring, this additional expense runs between
$12 , 000 and $18, 000 annually and would not be incurred but for
David M. Dean
Garth A. Schlemlein
Charles Maduell
June 6 , 1991
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`the defendants ' wrongful conduct and Don' s inability to remedy
the damage which has occurred. In sum, Don has sustained
additional damages of between $19 ,000 and $26 , 000 .
A second approach is to consider the additional expense which
Don will incur in lieu of King County and'Renton relocating the
outfall into the south fork. Essentially, because of the
additional sedimentation which will continue out of the south
fork, Don will need to construct a more substantial check dam
to create a pond on. his own property which will act as a
sett ing pond. Don estimates the expense of constructing the
dam and the value of the property flooded by the sediment pond
to be approximately $20, 000 .
A third approach is to consider the savings to King County and
Renton by foregoin re ,ocatiQp of the south fork pipe; and the
avoidance of risk for all 'defendants if the release acts
prospec ive�y.TFiese tangible and intangible savings are worth
in excess of $20, 000 .
A fourth approach is simply to look at the time value of the
settlement funds which you agreed to pay last April but which
you have held for over a year. Compound interest on the
$150, 000 for fourteen months would amount to approximately
$20, 000 . We are entitled to the interest either in equity or
on the theory that the amount of the debt had been reduced to
a sum certain, allowing for the accrual of prejudgment interest .
Several of these approaches operate cumulatively. For instance,
Don is probably entitled to the "$20, 000 plus" damages under the
first approach; the $20, 000 remediation expense under the second
approach; and, perhaps, the pre-judgment interest under the
fourth approach. From this perspective, our $20, 000 increment
offer now is manifestly reasonable.
I should warn you in advance that the $20, 000 figure is not
negotiable . As you can understand, Mr. Gallagher feels taken
advantage of already. We believe that the additional $20 , 000
is a fair amount in light of the above circumstances . Of
course, we do not care how it is split among the three
defendants .
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David M. Dean
Garth A. Schlemlein
Charles Maduell
June 6 , 1991
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We look forward to your response at the earliest possible date.
This offer will expire on June 21, 1991 .
Very truly yours ,
BRICKLIN & GENDLER
David A. Bricklin
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CITY OF RENTON
CITY OF RENTON
M E M O R A N D U Mc- ngineeringDept.
DATE: May 7, 1991
TO: Dick Anderson, Utility Systems Manager.-'
Dan Clements, Administrative Services Administrator
FROM: n mann, Administrator
Plann- ' uilding/Public Works Department
SUBJECT: Springbrook Trout Farm
The four day storm of April 4, 5, 6, and 7th has recreated the conditions which may have
adversely affected the Springbrook Trout Farm and other properties in the immediate
vicinity. During the Mayor's staff meeting of April 8th, a discussion ensued regarding the
repetitive nature of muddy waters flowing near and through the Trout Farm with a
consequent history of litigation claims and counter claims.
We decided to investigate the condemnation of the Trout Farm for public purposes in
order to avoid possible further costs of litigation and claims. This department
"volunteered" to take the lead in preparing an agenda bill and an issue paper for
presentation to the City Council. I have received the following information:
Who What
Leslie Betlach Information regarding possible funding sources related to open space
and park purposes and additional data clarifying the public purposes
behind a such a condemnation action.
Larry Warren A brief overview of the legal history of the City's involvement with
the Springbrook Trout Farm and observations clarifying the
Administration's legal position.
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To complete the "picture", we need: (
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Dan Clements Information regarding the history of insurance claims and payments
to date and any other financial information or insurance related
information which would clarify possible sources of financing for
condemnation action. (See Leslie's memo, attached).
Dick Anderson A vicinity map and site specific map showing the location of the
storm drainage issues and factual data regarding engineering and ��a"`�tl'�'
maintenance concerns, including King County's proposed storm
drainage line to the west'of our Springbrook utility area and any other �Apr�ry6
pertinent technical information. 1
If each of you could provide this information to me by May31Ek, I will aggregate it into •`t�"
an issue paper so that we cc-4n► present it in executive session to the Council.
If you have other suggestions or concerns, please give me a call. Thank you for your
help with this issue.
cc: Leslie Betlach
Jack Crumley
Larry Warren
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City of Renton Parks and Recreation
CITY �
MEMORANDUM
TO: Lynn Guttman, Administrator
FROM: Leslie A. Betlach, Open Space CoordinatorV I
SUBJECT: Springbrook Trail Open Space Bond Issue Project
DATE: April 10, 1991
John Webley brought to my attention that the Springbrook Trout Farm has once
again flooded during the most recent heavy rainfall and considerable damage has
been done. The Open Space Bond Issue Program has funds available for open
space acquisition in this area which has been specifically identified as the
Springbrook Trail Corridor. The exact location of this trail corridor has not yet
been determined, as we are primarily in the very early stages with this particular
project. However, we are familiar with the locale and have met with the owner of
the trout farm.
I have attached a brief project summary outlining the funding, project description,
accomplishments to date and projected 1991 goals. In addition, I included Exhibit
A of Resolution No. 2785 pertaining to Springbrook Trail. This is part of the
Interlocal Agreement between the City and King County. This exhibit identifies the
project phases and projected cash flow by year and quarter. The County's sale
of bonds are based on this exhibit.
A total of$423,388.00 open space bond funds are available for acquisition.
Coordination of property acquisition, with city utilities for joint projects is a viable
option. In addition, one of the goals of the Open Space Program is to leverage
this money for additional grant monies. Ultimately, we could double the above
figure if we apply for and receive a grant from the I.A.C. (Interagency Committee
for Outdoor Recreation). Another funding source to increase the available monies
is application to the King County Conservation Futures Levy Fund. Typically a
maximum of$100,000.00 has been awarded per project in the past. It should be
noted, however, that preparing grant applications is a long and competitive
process and that receipt of grant monies is not a sure thing. Also, Washington
Wildife Recreation Coalition (W.W.R.C.) grant monies can not be utilized for
purchase of land that has been condemned. Therefore, the city could be limiting
itself in leveraging the Open Space Bond funds depending on whether the land to
be acquired has been condemned.
The Park Department staff would like to coordinate with you and discuss
opportunities and options for land acquisition in the Springbrook Trail Corridor.
Should you have any questions, please contact John Webley or myself.
C: John Webley
Sam Chastain
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RESOLUTION NO. 2785
SUBURBAN CITIES OPEN SPACE PROGRAM CITY OF: RENTON
QUARTERLY CASH FLOW PROJECTIONS PROJECT: Springbrook Trail
EXHIBIT A BOND PROCEEDS* S423,388
ALLOCATED BOND
PRINCIPAL: S400,903
P R O J E C T P H A S E S
Bond Proceeds
Cash Flows Administration Acquisition Design Construction Total
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I 315,306 I 11,918 I 303,388 I I i 315,306
1st/91 ( ! 1 ! I 1 I
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I 100,000 I 9,637 I 90,363 I I 1100,000
2nd/91 ( ! ! 1 1 I I
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4th/91 ( ( I I I I I
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PROJECT 8 S423,388 $ 29,637 $393,751 $423,388
PHASE TOTALS -- +-^------ ------------------
•NOTE: "BOND PROCEEDS" equals the total allocated bond principal plus the expected interest earnings. Actual earnings will be
determined by the bond sale, and by the rate of spending.
r= SPRINGBROOK TRAIL
FUNDING
Source of Funds Amount
Open Space Bond Proceeds $423,366.00 -TOTAL
t PROJECT DESCRIPTION
! This acquisition will enable the City to extend the planned Springbrook Trail from
Talbot Road west and north until it reaches the wetland area east planned tort Ss system that
7. This
trail will also connect to the Panther Creek Wetlands and p Y
will ultimately lead to Renton's Civic Center where there is ready access to the
Cedar River Trail system.
Park Department acquisitions will be coordinated with the City's Public Works
Department acquisitions in both the Springbrook and Panther Creek project
areas.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Preliminary investigation of potential parcels and discussion with
vicinity property owners
1991 PROJECT GOALS
Identification of parcels for potential acquisition
Make contact with property owners
Coordinate acquisition program with city utilities for possible joint
projects
Monitor Valley Medical Center Development Program (master
planning) for inclusion of trail system
(36)
CITY OF RENTON
MEMORANDUM
DATE: Monday, May 13, 1991
TO: David Dean,Assistant City Attorney
FROM: Randall Parsons,Storm and Waste Water Utility Supervisor
SUBJECT: SPRINGBROOK TROUT FARM
Per our phone conversation last week, enclosed is the letter,dated April 24th, 1991,to the
Mayor from Mr. Gallagher. As we discussed, it appears that the issues he has raised for
response involve the settlement you have been involved with between him and King
County. Let us know if you plan to respond for the Mayor or if you need any technical
information from us.
Enclosed is a copy of the right-of-entry we received that Mr.Gallagher has endorsed to
King County and to us as their"assigns". King County is proceeding with the
condemnation process and currently the hearing is scheduled for November. I would
suspect that Chuck Madwell, King County's Deputy Prosecuting Attorney is either
handling the condemnation process or is aware of it.
Call me at 277 - 5548 if you have any questions.
RP:rp
CC. Dick Anderson
Enclosures
t
GBROOK
ROUT fi
19225 Talbot Road South
Renton, WA 98055
(206) 852-0360 PLLS $ P/Z�j;VZf
April 24 , 1991 F-°/Z"
�, y S�cNAI-T-�.
The Honorable Earl Clymer
Mayor of Renton n
Renton Municipal Building
200 Mill Avenue South
Renton, WA 98055
Dear Mr . Mayor :
Thank you for listening to me on a major problem of flooding
and siltation at my trout farm
eturng the to theltrout farm fast heavy rom
in
storm . Within 30 minutes of my r
our visit, Mr . Ron Olson and Mr . Richard Anderson came out to
my trout farm to discuss temporary corrections to help respond
to the current problem . Within a very short time , they had a
contractor at the Springbrook watershed
brook Creek . This
the
channelization of the North Fork of Spr q
action taken was prompt, correct and helped to reduce the
o my ponds , consequently saving my trout
siltation going int
farm from a slow and lingering death .
Again, I would like to request your assistance or help in
another related matter . However first, a little background
information is required . Considerable damages to my trout farm
occurred during a heavy rain storm in 1986 . As a result , a
lawsuit was eventually filed by myself against King County,
City of Renton, and Schneider Homes . This case was settled
through arbitration by oral agreement in May, 1990 . Part of
this settlement included an agreement by King County and the
City of Renton to implement an earlier court order to redirect
a storm drain back into the Springbrook watershed reservoir .
Redirecting the storm drain would help correct the longstanding
ith affects Springbrook Creek generally and
siltation problem w
I am attaching
the trout farm in particular . aching a copy of the
earlier court order which King County and Renton agreed to
implement as part of the May , 1990 settlement . You will notice
on the court order that the City of Renton and King County
and
agreed to make this correction .
o r ction . Despite it thn May, 1990 order the
the reneged comma
project has never been implemented .
You Catch 'Em, We Clean 'Em
Group Reseruattons Accepted Trout Fishing for All Ages
Stuck Your Pond with Rainbow Trout
Picnic Area and Cooking Facilities No License Needed
The Honorable Earl Clymer
April 24 , 1991
Page 2
At the settlement conference in May, 1990 , King County agreed
to be responsible for implementing the rerouting of the storm
drain provided that Renton and myself held King County harmless
for any damage that might result from the project . Now,
despite everyone ' s oral agreement to that settlement , my
understanding is that Renton refuses to sign a settlement
agreement that includes those terms . In other words , the City
is the chief stumbling block at this point . But my damages are
continuing to mount . It this settlement is not finalized, I
will be forced to return to Superior o (
date for November, 1991 ) . Y damages will be considerably
higher than those for which I settled last May, 1990 .
Apparently, the other attorneys in the case are considering
bringing a motion to force Renton to sign a settlement document
consistent with the
all this legal of maneuvering .oral menLegal t . Personally,
fees for
I do no
everyone continue to mount .
Based on the above information , I request your assistance to
help resolve this problem. If the City of Renton does have
just cause not to sign a settlement agreement consistent with
the terms of the oral agreement , I would like to have those
reasons explained to me clearly . I have been willing to
discuss other alternatives but, to date , none have been
acceptable to all of the parties .
Mr . Mayor, we both have similar goals . One of yours is to get
public support to protect the Renton aquifer . Mine would be
to get public support to protect Springbrook Creek and continue
to operate a trout farm that has been in operation over 45
years .
Sincerely,
Do- n Gallagher
MAY 1 2 1978
1
2
3
4
5 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY
6 DONALD J. GALLAGHER and )
MARY D. GALLAGHER, d/b/a )
7 SPRINGBROOK TROUT FARM, )
NO, 8 1 9 3 3 5
8 Plaintiffs )
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
9 vs )
10 CITY OF RENTON, a municipal )
11 corp. , & KING COUNTY, a )
municipal corporation )
12
and Defendants
13 CITY OF RENTON, )
14 Third Party Plaintiff
15 vs )
16 HOWARD SCHWICHT CONST. CO. , )
17 Third Party Defendant
18
19 THIS MATTER having come on regularly before the undersigned
20 Judge of the above entitled Court upon agreement of the parties
21 as evidenced by the signatures of their attorneys hereto, due
22 cause appearing therefor, it is hereby
23 ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Plaintiffs ' cause of
24 action against the City of Renton for inverse condemnation
25 based upon alleged excessive taking of water be and the same
26 is hereby dismissed. with" prejudice, and it is further
27 ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Plaintiffs ' cause of
28 action against the City of Renton and King County for damages
29 caused by excessive siltation be and the same is hereby
30 dismissed upon condition that King County install and maintain
31 a pipe directing water into the City of Renton ' s Reservoir
32 ORDER OF DISMISSAL
PAIN 6 WARREN
Page 1
ip0.O..[COHD. ..LD O..•.0.BOX:2*
Rr.rO w. WwS,��r.crON 9805!
253 BO78
1 Settling Basin and upon the City of Renton maintaining the
2 depth in said settling basin by removing accumulated siltation
3 at least once a year and upon signing by Plaintiff of a hold
4 harmless agreement in favor of the City and King County due
5 to the maintenance of this diversion system and settling basin,
6 and it is further
7 ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Third Party Action
8 against Howard Schwicht Construction Co . be and the same is
9 hereby dismissed.with prejudice.
10
DONE IN OPEN COURT this day of May, 1978 .
11
J U D G E
12
13 Presented by:
14
Lawrence J . Warren. Attorney
15 for City of Renton
16
17 Approved for Entry and Notice
of Presentation Waived:
18
19
MichaelHanis, Attorney or
?0 Donald J . Gallagher et ux
21
22
Darrell y re , Attorney or
23 King County
24
25
Mic ael Patterson, . Attorney
26 for Howard Schwicht COnst- Co .
27
28
29
30
31
32
PAIN h WARREN
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R[wrOw. —1.1 C+O. 0005]
255-D67a
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King County
Surface Water Management Division
Depanment of Public tVork>
:30 Dexter Horton Building -.Y ,-
710 Second Avenue -
r _
Seattle, Washington 9810� t=i�r'll'.�;". ::' -�
(206)296-6585
February 4 , 1991
Mr. Randall Parsons, Utility Supervisor
Department of Public Works
City of Renton
Municipal Building
200 Mill Avenue South
Renton, WA 98055
RE: Springbrook Creek Regional Facilities - Right of Entry
Dear Mr. Parsons:
Enclosed is the Right of Entry for Construction document from Donald J.
Gallagher for the above-referenced project. Construction for the pipeline
may therefore begin as soon as the necessary permits are obtained and the
project is advertised.
Thank you for your attention in this matter. If you have any questions pl --ase
contact Doug Chin, Project Management and Design Unit Senior Engineer, at
296-6519.
Sincerely,
Lar G' bons, P.E.
Supe ising Engineer
Project Management and Design Unit
LG:DC:ad
W16:LT15
Enclosure
cc: Pearl McElheran , Manager, Real Property Division
ATTN: Ralph Long, Supervisor, Acquisitions Section
Don Olsen, Right of Way Agent
Jim Kramer, Manager, Surface Water Management Division
ATTN: Ken Guy, Assistant Manager
Susan Thomas, Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator
Doug Chin, Senior Engineer, Project Management and Design Unit
RIGHT OF ENTRY FOR CONSTRUCTION
SPRINGBROOK REGIONAL POND_ FILE N0. 31 - H3.2(30)-
(project, Installation or Activity) (Tract Number or other
Property Identification)
THE UNDERSIGNED, hereinafter called the "Owner, " in
consideration of the total compensation to be paid by King County,
hereinafter called the "County, " for all land or easement rights
hereinafter described, to be determined by subsequent agreement
between the owner and the County, or by judicial proceedings,
hereby grants to the County, a permit or right-of-entry upon the
following terms and conditions:
1 . The Owner hereby grants to the County an irrevocable right to
enter upon the lands hereinafter described from the date of this
instrument, or until completion of the hearing to be scheduled and
subsequent Immediate Use and Possession Agreement, Grantee will
request and Grantor agrees to grant said Immediate Use & Possession
Agreement. Construction work to be performed according to project
design. Grantee shall act with all due haste to secure said hearing
date.
2. All tools, equipment, buildings, improvements, and other
property taken upon or placed upon the land by the County shall
remain the property of the County and may be removed by the County
at any time within a reasonable period after the expiration of this
permit or right-of-entry.
3. The County shall have the right to patrol and police the lands
hereinafter ' described during the period of this permit or
right-of-entry.
4 . It is understood and agreed that if the County does not
acquire title or other necessary interest in said land prior to t►re
expiration of this permit or right-of-entry, or any renewal
thereof, tyre County agrees to be responsible for any damage arising
from the activity of the County or its agents on said lands, in the
exercise of rights under this permit or right--of-entry, and shall
repair such damages, or, in lieu thereof and at t►re option of the
County, shall make a cash settlement with the Owner.
The land affected by this permit or right-of-entry is located
in the Country of King, State of Washington, and is described on
the attached Exhibit "A".
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, tile said Grantor has hereunto signed his
name the day and year first above written.
GRANTOR
GRANTOR
STATE OF WASNINGTON) 1
) SS
COUNTY OF KING )
On this day personally appeared before memo me known to be
the individuals) described in and who execut d the within and
foregoin .instrument, and acknowledged that It signed t►re
same as 'r—_ free and voluntary act and deed, for the uses and
purposes therein mentioned.
., Given under my hand and official seal this day of
19
NOTARY PUBLIC ii.n and for tie Of
Washington, residing at
A
Gallagher, Donald File :51, Parcel :12 I:ji))
DI1ALtjAEJL_HAS!tjHWr
')'HIS INDENTIME made this (fav of
hereinafter called the GUANT011, and King County, t4ashilli(lon, a pl.)[Uic.il subdivision of
the State of Washington, hereinafter called the GRANTEN.
WITNESSF.,'I'll: Iflie"Cas, the I;I?AN*I'()Ii herein is the otuer or that ccwtuiu
pure:el of
land described its follows:
That per Lion of Trac-1. 9, §pringfirtmit Acre Tracts, according In the )tilt
Illereof recorded W Volume 12 or Plats, page HO, in Idlig (%""to WaA,Wqk"j,
lying Northeasterly of it title
described
Is
Coliminlicing at the N""humt corner of said Trilvl. 9;
thf,"lli' South WORL uhmg the Bast side, 271A0 few In the 'hile
i,nini or Rugo,ing or the herein described Him;
thetwe North 78-2 1'.12" 14e8l, reel.;
I hinit-e- North 2fib09'56" Wes I, 106.78 feel.;
thonce: North 83u20'0Z" West, 289.79 Net;
thtnic..- North 701,34'.16" %Vest, 222.76 feet;
I hence North 75-38'37" hest, 190.83 feet;
thence North 72q 144" West, 5455 Net to the North !We of I'mml. 9
and the lelininus of tile described Hilt.;
FXCETT tile North 100 feet of tilt! Bast 175 legit thereot.
'fill! said Grantor, for and in collsideralion of
into other valuable vousideratim),
ve F—Tl--,-,--b-Y c-ln.wledgd, (i,
receipt "he " is i -) by these Presents bargain, sell, con-
Vey, and Confil"ll unto said GRANTEE, its miccumourm and assigns, jj tight of a.N.
Ille"t for 11 drainage AcHILY oveq through, across and under lb" pnqm"y
described, situated in Kind; county, IJashin4tun, Iwilla Ill,we particularly described #is
fi'llows:
E;-eillent: The True Point or Hegv"wg I.&, In SonUet.esl corner of t:
I'll't or Springbrook Terrace;
I ht!"Cu lilong Ill(- North I.ine nI' saill 1,1.;jf:t 9,
btnuing North 85-12'27" l4est. 473..-)3 It-oi;
till.-twe South 7 2,-1 1'44" PAst, 1:19.55 feet;
I hence South 75138'37" h js I, 190.8:3 feel.;
t I i t-i i c e South 7 0,3-1116" I..as t, L,_,'2.7 t; fl,-j;
I fituive South 8.IQ20'02" liasl, 289.79 re u I.;
I hVu(i! South 26-09'56" lust, 106.7 H feel.;
t I i e)11,e South 78,2 1'42" host, 22.() 1*(.,(.I;
theiwir Norl It Z5-491 19" I-Vest, re
I hence North 8 IoZZ'29" hiest., 180.04 feel.;
I hence North 690 I VO I" West, 159.35 feet;
I hence Northwesterly 67-98 feet, ilI/L, to the True Point of Beginning, all ill
TruCt 9, Springbrook Acre Tracts, according In the pWt thereof recorded
in Voll"lle 12 of Plats, Page 60, hi NW9 Mlimly, Wushkwhlii.
CONTAINS AN ARRA OP 39,489 St'jl. I;-I,. (-)1? ().91 W11ES, �I/L.
Said Grantee, its sucressorm and usdglis, shall have the right at such time as "a"
be necessary, to eider upon said properly hn- the pinjinse or
ing, maintaining and repairing said drainage facility.
IN WITNE'S8 IVIII!TEOF said GRANTOR has herelloto sel his hoed mid s.•al the one
nud Y(:lji. lirsl above writivil.
GUANTOR
GUA N1 OU
WAS IIING'I'W-J
t'r,11N1'1 ul• NING 1
r,u Ihis ,I;.I}• I,f _ _ _ 19 hl:l'I,rl: lull I1et•til,n;111•. nl,lnr,u•Ir,l
Iwfor'1: luc
1�11n1J 11 It, he the iullk illmila Ifes,•ril,c•II it, ;111d lllt'd the 1'rn•1-gnur,r i Lltitrllnr1r111,
Innl rlrl.Inn:luJ�c11 Ihnl Ihl•1 sill 1:11 IIlir anluu as I but r Irl, ;,1111 hullnrp u. 1 ;unl Ifc„I•
t„I' IIll! II-ws ;m,I I111rI,1,11'K LIwr'1.111 ill, I1I,n11••1.
GIVI•N hest nln,�,• lrrrll• n.
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CITY OF RENTON
MEMORANDUM
Date: May 21, 1991 CITY OF RENTON
-ineering D2p .
TO: Lynn Guttmann
FROM: Dan Clements
RE: Springbrook Trout Farm Insurance Claims
This correspondence will follow-up on our discussions regarding Springbrook Trout Farm
claims and related insurance losses.
Since January of 1986 the City has incurred claims, losses, and attorney fees amounting to
some $98,505. We do not have fees associated with earlier losses, but my estimate is that
total claims and attorney fees would be in the neighborhood of$125,000.
As we have discussed, since we have a known liability at this juncture, it is my assumption
that we will be more subject to claims in the event of future flooding.
Hopefully this responds to your questions. If you need any additional information, please
feel free to give me a call.
DC/csk
cc: Larry Warren
Jay Covington
C:\CORRESP\springbr
• OOK TROUT
�C
Co s
19225 Talbot Road South 2�^JDI1liL ,
Renton, WA 98055
(206) 852-0360
April 24 ,
1991
Dec
The Honorable Earl Clymer P a/fp
Mayor of Renton
Renton Municipal Building
200 Mill Avenue South NTOV
Renton, WA 98055 �iT�� O� R`
o $
Dear Mr . Mayor :
You for listening to me on a major problem of flooding
Thank y trout farm during the last heavy rain
and siltation at my return to the trout farm from
storm. Within 30 minutes of my out to
our visit, Mr . Ron Olson temporary corrections r . Richard d tonhelperespond
my trout farm to discuss Pthe had a
to the current pthelespri.ngbrook Within a very watershed to restorethe
contractor at Tin brook Creek. This
channelization of the North correct of
d helped to reduce the
siltation going into my
action taken was Prompt' oponds , consequently saving my trout
farm from a slow and lingering death.
I would like to request your assistance or help in
Again, a little background
another related matter. However first,
Considerable damages to mya re result,
t farm
information is required. a
occurred during a heavy rain storm self l s against King County,
lawsuit was eventually filed by y
City of Renton, and Schneider Homes . This case was settled
through arbitration by oral agreement in May, 1990 .
an agreement by King County and the
this settlement included
City of Renton to implement brook waters earlier court order t d
watershed reservoir.
a storm drain back intoSpring
Redirecting the storm drain would helpbrookeCreeke generally and
with affects Spring g
siltation Problem articular . I am attaching a copy of the
the trout farm in p
earlier court order
h 1MayK11990Csettlemendt ReYtoonw agreed
notice
implement as part o
on the court order that ection. Despiity of te the courtsorder uand
agreed to make this correction .
the renewed commitment to implement it in May, 1990 , the
project has never been implemented.
You Catch 'Ern, We Clean 'Ern.
Group Reservations Accepted Trout Fishing for All Ages
Stock Your Pond with Rainbow Trout
Picnic Area and Cooking Facilities No License Needed
The Honorable Earl Clymer
April 24 , 1991
Page 2
At the settlement conference in May,ting e rerouting0 , King County agreed
f the storm
to be responsible f r implandnmyself held King ouonty harmless
drain provided that ro ect . Now,
for any damage that might result from the p j
despite everyone ' s alien on agreement to
toat sign e atlsettlement
ement, MY
understanding is that
agreement that includes those terms . In other words,
the
City
is the chief stumbling block at this point . But my damages
are
continuing to mount . I f this settlement is no(we have finalized,
superiorwill be forced to return to Superior Court
My damages will be considerably
date for November, 1991) .
higher than those for which I settled last May, 1990 .
se are
Apparently, the other attorneys in the force Renton to sign aasettlementndodcumeng
bringing a motion to
consistent with the terms of the oral settlement . Person lly,
I do not like all this legal maneuvering Legal
for
everyone continue to mount .
Based on the above information, I request your assistance to
help resolve this problem. If the City of Renton does have
just cause not to sign a reementent greement I with
ould 1 ke tolhavetthose
the terms of the oral g I have been willing to
reasons explained to me clearly to date, none have been
discuss other alternatives but
acceptable to all of the parties .
Mr . Mayor, we both have similar goals . One of yours is to get
public support to protect the Renton aquifer . Mine would be
to get public support to protect Springbrook Creek and continue
to operate a trout farm that has been in operation over 45
Yeats .
Sincerely,
Do"" n Gallagher "
kAY 12 1978
1
2
3
4
5 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY
6 DONALD J . GALLAGHER and )
MARY D . GALLAGHER, d/b/a )
7 SPRINGBROOK TROUT FARM, ) NO 8 1 9 3 3 5
8 Plaintiffs )
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
9 vs )
10 CITY OF RENTON, a municipal )
11 corp. , & KING COUNTY, a )
municipal corporation
12 and Defendants )
13 CITY OF RENTON, )
14
Third Party Plaintiff )
15 vs )
16 HOWARD SCHWICHT CONST. CO . , )
17
Third Party Defendant )
18
19 THIS MATTER having come on regularly before the undersigned
20 Judge of the above entitled Court upon agreement of the parties
21 as evidenced by the signatures of their attorneys hereto , due
22 cause appearing therefor, it is hereby
23 ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Plaintiffs ' cause of
24 action against the City of Renton for inverse condemnation
25 based upon alleged excessive taking of water be and the same
26 is hereby dismissed With:- prejudice ,. and it is further
27 ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Plaintiffs ' cause of
28 action against the City of Renton and King County for damages
29 caused by excessive siltation be and the same is hereby
30 dismissed upon condition that King County install and maintain
31 a pipe directing water into the City of Renton ' s Reservoir
32 ORDER OF DISMISSAL
PAIN & WARREN
Page 1 ATTORNEYS AT LAW
100 90. SECOND ST, BLDG.. P. O. BOX 62•
RENTON. WASHINGTON 98055
253-8676
Q
I Settling n Basin and upon the City of Renton maintaining the
2 depth in said settling basin by removing accumulated siltation
3 at least once a year and upon signing by Plaintiff of a hold
4 harmless agreement in favor of the City and King County due
5 to the maintenance of this diversion system and settling basin,
6 and it is further
CREED that the Third Party Action
7 ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DE
8 against Howard Schxoicht Construction Co . be and the same is
9 hereby dismissed.with prejudice .
10
DONE IN OPEN COURT this day of May, 1978 .
11 J U D G E
12
13 Presented by:
14 . .
Lawrence J . Warren, Attorney
15 for City of. Renton
16
17 Approved for Entry and Notice
of Presentation Waived:
18
19
is ae Hanis , Attorney or
20 Donald J . Gallagher et ux
21
22
Darre Sy re , Attorney or
23 King County
24
25
Mic ael Patterson, . Attorney
26
for Howard Schwicht Const . Co .
27
28
29
30
31
32
PAIN 8 WARREN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
]DO DO. SECOND ST. BLDG., P. O. IIOX 62#
RENTON. WASHINGTON 08055
zss-8678
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CITY OF RENTON
Office of the City Attorney
Earl Clymer, Mayor
eE 7IVED sIllel l/
PO LIC Vc 091K. DEFT.
CITY C = rRrENr'ON
April 15, 1991 Ce: `ex •,#-
T0: Lynn Guttmann, Administrator
Department of Planning/Building/Public Work L��, ;
FROM: Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
RE: Springbrook Trout Farm and SRrincibrook Springs
CITY OF RENTON
Dear Lynn: Ergineering Dept.
You have asked that I prepare a historical review of the
litigation involving the City of Renton and Donald Gallagher d/b/a
the Springbrook Trout Farm.
There have been three lawsuits, with the third suit still ongoing.
The first suit sought damages for siltation damage to the trout
farm caused when a slide occurred in the Springbrook Springs area
and water within the impoundment was sent down the creek in a
wave. Thereafter, the slide area eroded depositing additional
silt. The city participated in a settlement with Mr. Gallagher.
The second lawsuit alleged that the city was allowing less water
to escape down Springbrook Creek than it should, and furthermore
that siltation damage was occurring. I was able to get the
lawsuit dismissed by proving that more water was going down the
creek than had historically been the case.
The present lawsuit grew out of the road washout that occurred
several years ago and the resulting siltation. The alleged cause
of the road washout was the fact that a culvert was blocked by
trees and other debris washed down the north fork of Springbrook
Creek. The north fork was accepting substantially more water
because a King County plat had installed a surface water detention
system that was not adequately designed. The suit was nearly
settled, but King County is demanding a hold harmless from the
City of Renton which we are refusing to give.
Subsequent to the near-miss settlement, we have had two other
metrological events that have caused significant siltation and
will probably lead to additional claims by Mr. Gallagher.
As this area has become developed, the erosion potential has
increased. Mr. Gallagher' s trout farm has never been a
particularly successful operation, and he apparently looks for
someone to blame for that fact. Trout apparently require clear
Post Office Box 626 - 100 S 2nd Street-Renton, Washington 98057- (206) 255-8678
}
Lynn Guttmann, Administrator
April 15, 1991
Page 2
water with a minimum of silt. Periodically the trout farm trout
ponds receive significant siltation loads, and in each instance
Mr. Gallagher then feels obliged to file a claim or suit against
the city. It would appear that this practice will continue, if
not accelerate.
It would appear financially prudent for the City of Renton to try
and acquire the Springbrook Creek corridor, including Mr.
Gallagher's trout ponds . As you know, I made such a suggestion a
year or so ago. We now have some money in the parks budget to
acquire the Springbrook Creek trail corridor. Since we are still
involved in a lawsuit, the acquisition by the city might actually
prove to minimize the damages in the lawsuit, or at least
forestall future damage claims .
If I can provide you with any further information please let me
know.
Lawrence Warren
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cc: Mayor Clymer
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CITY OF RENTON
MEMORANDUM
DATE: November 26, 1990
TO: David Dean, Assistant City Attorney
FROM: Dick A on, Utility System qr
SUBJECT: Springbrook Trout Farms v. City of Renton, et ux et al.
Springbrook Settlement: t,r
1. There are four parties to the settl�ent with each dismissing all claims against the
other. Who has what claim agai Renton and what is Renton's claim against other
parties?
2. The Release and Hold Harmless is too broad and must be narrowed to specific
conditions and criteria.
Renton cannot hold harmless King County for actions, etc. that are the sole
negligence of King County or its agents and contractors. When by-pass is
constructed by King County, the City should be protected against liability arising
during construction.
If King County takes future action that changes the by-pass flows (either through
issuing permits for development/construction, or diversion of flows, etc), then City
should not be obligated to hold harmless.
The hold harmless agreement should be attached as an exhibit to the settlement.
3. What is the Good Faith Determination referred to on Page 2? *lf—
4. Item #4 on Page 2: The Interlocal Agre ent terms have note(been satisfied,w artr-
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5. Page 3: Hold Harmless concern same as above.
6. Page 3: Good Faith Effort: What if King County data and analysis is in error?
This requires our determination based on erroneous data and analysis and then we
must further aggravate the Cit 's position by holding King County harmless. This
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makes absolutely5o sense and is c�efipitely GgGontrary to publiic pol, (w�4 y �+.� �� A
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7. Item #4, Page 3: Is it to be understood that if the City allows relocation of the
by-pass pipe, the City incurs the added duty of annually dredging the reservoir,
whereas by not approving the relocation of the by-pass pipe we are not
contractually obligated to annual dredging?
8. Item #5, Page 3: Same comment as previously made on Interlocal Agreement.
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9. Page 4 Re: Donald Gallagher: Do we need a drainage easement for the
Springbrook storm drain to be constructed pursuant to the interlocal agreement
with King County? '1-77-7 .u�,•a W47 v►-.�— S�tM.� "s�.+�- r+Av
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10. Item #1 under 11 Parties: This provision seems inconsistent since fulfillment of
all terms conditions of a settlement agreement are required in order to settle
nd the litigation. If one of the terms cannot be fulfilled and the litigation i
not ended, then none of the terms should be binding and valid.
11. Release and Discharge of Claims (Item 4, Page 2): Shouldn't the r e be
specific to the claim under King County #88-2-16153-4?
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
This Settlement Agreement is entered into by and between
Donald Gallagher, King County, the City of Renton, and Schneider
Homes , Inc . The parties hereto make the following mutual
i
agreements .
A. Schneider Homes , Inc. agrees :
1 . To pay Donald Gallagher upon execution of this
agreement $61 , 000 . 00 in settlement of his claims against
Schneider Homes , Inc .
2 . To dismiss its claims against the other parties to this
i Agreement in King County Superior Court Cause No . 88-2-16153-4 .
;
3 . To sign all papers necessary to effectuate this
Agreement .
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B. King County agrees :
1 . To pay Donald Gallagher upon execution of this
Agreement $56 , 000 . 00 in settlement of his claims against King
g
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2 . To dismiss all of its claims against the other parties
to this Agreement in King County Superior Court Cause No. 88-2-
16153-4 .
3 . To relocate within 90 days of receipt of the Hold
Harmless Agreements referenced in this paragraph, or as soon
thereafter as weather permits and any applicable permits can be
obtained (e .g. Department of Fisheries and Army Corps of Engineer
G ry ep- R�r+arorJ� SE.flO ceyw O,e
Ipermits) , the outfall of the "bypass pipeline" to a point at or
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upstream of the City of Renton' s reservoir. The term "bypass
pipeline" means the stormwater pipeling that runs beneath 200th
Street S . E. and discharges water/in the City of Renton reservoi
The term "reservoir" means the reservoir located in the City of
Renton watershed adjacent to the City of Renton ' s infiltration
galleries . King County' s agreement to relocate the outfall as
required by this paragraph is conditioned on Donald Gallagher and
the City of Renton approving relocation of the outfall by
executing a Release and Hold Harmless Agreement releasing King
County from any liability which might result from relocating the
�j outfall or downstream drainage as specified in this paragraph .
The Hold Harmless Agreements must be delivered to King County
within 30 days of execution of this Agreement, or King County
will not be required to relocate the outfall as specified in this
j paragraph. King County agrees to provide Renton and Gallagher at
the time of execution of this Agreement with all data and
analysis it has regarding the potential impacts associated with
relocating the outfall in order to allow Renton to make its good
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4 . To complete a" ll obligation of King County under the
Springbrook Watershed Capital Improvement Projects Interlocal
Agreement with the City of Renton which relate to the Springbrook
Drainage Improvement Project described in the deposition of Larry
Gibbons taken on March 20, 1990 .
5 . To sign all documents necessary to effectuate this
Agreement .
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C. The City of Renton agrees :
1 . To pay Donald Gallagher upon execution of this
Agreement $33 , 000 . 00 in settlement of his claims against the City
of Renton. J
2 . To dismiss all claims against the other parties to this h
Agreement in King County Superior Court
Cause No . 88-2-16153-4 .
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3 . To provide to King County within 30 days of execution
of this Agreement the hold harmless agreement referenced in 0
Paragraph B. 3 . to allow the relocation of the bypass pipe outfall 3 V
unless the City of Renton makes a good faith determination thatp
there is a reasonable probability of significant harm to Renton' s ?
e relocation of the outfall . This good
property as a result of th Q
faith determination shall be based upon the data and analysis n1
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submitted by King County under Paragraph B. 3 . of this Agreement v
and any other existing data and analysis deemed relevant by the Q+
City of Renton to its determination .
4 . If the bypass pipe outfall is relocated pursuant to
Paragraph B. 3 . above, to maintain the depth in the reservoir by
removing accumulated siltation at least once a year .
. 5 . To complete all of the obligations of the City of
Renton under the Springbrook Watershed Capital Improvement
Projects Interlocal Agreement with King County which relate to
the Springbrook Drainage Improvement Project described in the
deposition of Larry Gibbons taken on March 20 , 1990 .
6'. To sign documents necessary to effectuate this
agreement .
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CITY OF RENTON
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Office of the City Attorney
Earl Clymer, Mayor Lawrence J. Warren
M E M O '" t �Ec
RECEIVe[1 i�
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Lynn Guttmann Ty OF � i a0N
Public Works Director ,, ;; "�J J
FROM: David M. Dean OF 34 RENTON
Assistant city Attorneyering Dept.
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DATE: November 20, 1990
RE: Don Gallagher, Springbrook Trout Farms v. City of Renton
I am forwarding to you a copy of a letter from the attorney for Mr.
Gallagher with a revised Settlement Agreement attached. The
principal area of continuing dispute has to do with Section C,
Paragraph 3 of the Settlement Agreement. The language proposed by
Mr. Bricklin is different from the language proposed by King
County. As you will recall, we are somewhat uncomfortable giving
King County a hold harmless in any event but are considering that
option as long as we can retain control over whether or not the
pipeline is actually moved.
My principal concern is an anticipated challenge by Mr. Gallagher
after we have executed the settlement documents to our "good faith
determination" that the bypass pipe outfall should not be
relocated. The language proposed by Mr. Bricklin requires "sound
engineering analysis" to support our decision. I would like your
staff's input on this language and how comfortable they would be
with making such a determination.
Post Office Box 626 - 100 S 2nd Street - Renton, Washington 98057 - (206) 255-8678
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BRICKLI N & G EN DLER
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
SUITE 1015 FOURTH AND PIKE BUILDING
1424 FOURTH AVENUEin9 r
SEATTLE,WA 98101 b;'r, /' O
DAVID A. BRICKLIN ti``;_,
MICHAEL W.GENDLER (206)621.8868
November 16, 1990
Chuck Maduell Garth A. Schlemlein
Office of the Prosecuting Attorney Betts, Patterson & Mines
Civil Division 800 Financial Center
E550 1215 Fourth Avenue
King County Courthouse Seattle, WA 98161-1090
516 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-2312
David M. Dean
Warren, Kellogg, Barber, Bean & Foster
P.O. Box 626
100 South Second Street
Renton, WA 98057
Re: Gallagher v. King County, et al .
Dear Counsel:
Enclosed please find a revised draft of the Settlement Agree-
ment. This draft of the Settlement Agreement differs from the
draft I previously circulated in the following respects:
1. Paragraph B. 3 . has been changed per Chuck Maduell ' s
request to give the County 90 days (instead of 60
days) to relocate the bypass pipeline and to add as
a precondition to triggering the clock receipt of
applicable pEl.LiLLlts
2 . In Paragraph C. 3 . , the July 1, 1990 date has been
replaced with the phrase "within 30 days of execution
of this document. "
3 . Paragraph D. 3 . has been added.
I am also enclosing a copy of a document entitled Release and
Discharge of Claims. This is in the same form as the prior
Release which I circulated over a month ago.
I am aware of the continuing disagreement concerning the manner
by which the City will make its good faith determination as to
whether relocating the bypass pipeline will cause any damage.
I am also aware that Garth' s client has expressed some concern
over the form of the release. Nonetheless, it appears the time
Chuck Maduell, et al.
November 16, 1990
Page 2
has come to fish or cut bait on this Settlement Agreement.
Consequently, please be advised that I intend to re-note this
matter for trial on December 3 , 1990 unless we have a signed
Settlement Agreement by that date.
Though the prospect of a new trial setting is daunting enough
in terms of litigation costs alone, please also be aware that
Mr. Gallagher' s damages have continued to accumulate in the
months since our initial settlement agreement. Mr. Gallagher
has suffered another $6, 000 to $7, 000 in lost income resulting
from the original damaging events.
Despite the additional lost income he has suffered and the
damage from last week's heavy rains, Mr. Gallagher is still, for
the moment, willing to sign a release which eliminates his
claims for these additional damages. Mr. Gallagher is willing
to do this even without insisting upon additional compensation
in settlement of these claims. I can assure you, however, that
if it becomes necessary for us to return to the courtroom, we
will insist upon full compensation for all damages suffered.
Very truly yours,
BRICKLIN & GENDLER
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David A. Bricklin
DAB:psc
Enclosures
cc Don Gallagher (with enclosures)
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
This Settlement Agreement is entered into by and between
Donald Gallagher, King County, the City of Renton, and Schneider
Homes, Inc. The parties hereto make the following mutual
agreements.
A. Schneider Homes, Inc. agrees:
1. To pay Donald Gallagher upon execution of this
Agreement $61, 000. 00 in settlement of his claims against
Schneider Homes, Inc.
2 . To dismiss its claims against the other parties to
this Agreement in King County Superior Court Cause No. 88-2-
16153-4 .
3 . To sign all papers necessary to effectuate this
Agreement.
B. King County agrees:
1. To pay Donald Gallagher upon execution of this
Agreement $56, 000 . 00 in settlement of his claims against King
County.
2 . To dismiss all of its claims against the other parties
to this Agreement in King County Superior Court Cause No. 88-2-
16153-4 .
3 . To relocate within 90 days of receipt of the Hold
Harmless Agreements referenced in this paragraph, or as soon
thereafter as weather permits and any applicable permits can be
obtained (e.g. , Department of Fisheries and Army Corps of
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5. To sign all documents necessary to effectuate this
Agreement.
C. The City of Renton agrees:
1. To pay Donald Gallagher no later than June 8, 1990
$33 , 000 . 00 in settlement of his claims against the City of
Renton.
2 . To dismiss all claims against the other parties to
this Agreement in King County Superior Court Cause No. 88-2-
16153-4 .
3 . To provide to King County within 30 days of execution
of this document the hold harmless agreement referenced in
Paragraph B. 3 . to allow the relocation of the bypass pipe
outfall unless the City of Renton makes a good faith determina-
tion based upon sound engineering analysis that there is a
reasonable probability of significant harm to Renton's property
as a result of the relocation of the outfall.
4 . If the bypass pipe outfall is relocated pursuant to
Paragraph B. 3 above, to maintain the depth in the reservoir by
removing accumulated siltation at least once a year.
5. To complete all of the obligations of the City of
Renton under the Springbrook Watershed Capital Improvement
Projects Interlocal Agreement with King County which relate to
the Springbrook Drainage Improvement Project described in the
deposition of Larry Gibbons taken on March 20, 1990.
6 . To sign documents necessary to effectuate this
agreement.
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D. Donald Gallagher agrees:
1. To dismiss all claims asserted against the other
parties to this agreement in King County Cause No. 88-2-16153-
4 including the Release attached hereto as Exhibit A.
2 . To provide to King County within 30 days of execution
of this Agreement, the Release and Hold Harmless Agreement
relating to the bypass outfall as per the condition precedent
specified in Paragraph B. 3 . above.
3 . To stipulate within 30 days of execution of this
Agreement to an order of immediate use and possession of his
property for purposes of the Springbrdok Drainage Improvement
Project referenced in Paragraphs B.4. and C. 5. of this Agree-
ment.
All parties agree:
1. That if any obligation in Paragraphs B. 3 , B. 4 , C.4,
or C. 5 of this agreement does not mature because the condition
precedent does not occur, all other obligations under this
agreement remain binding and valid.
2 . In any action to enforce the terms of this agreement,
the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorney' s
fees, expenses, and costs.
DATED this day of , 1990 .
DONALD GALLAGHER
Date:
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By:
Its:
Date:
CITY OF RENTON
By.
Its:
Date:
SCHNEIDER HOMES, INC.
By:
Its:
Date:
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Office of the City Attorney
Earl Clymer, Mayor Lawrence J. Warren
November 9 1990
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TO: Lynn Guttmann, Administrator
Planning/Building/Public Works Department 1 w 13
FROM: David M. Dean, Assistant City Attorney CITY CF polTON
RE: Springbrook Trout Farms v. City of Renton, et ux et al.
EnginEcring
Dear Lynn:
I am enclosing a proposed Draft Settlement Agreement which our office has been in the
process of negotiating with the plaintiff and the other defendants in the above-referenced
litigation. I have held certain preliminary discussions with Randall Parsons concerning the
proposed language in this agreement.
Before agreeing to the language contained in this draft, or suggesting further modifications,
I would appreciate your review of this agreement, and in particular the City of Renton's
obligations as contained in paragraph C on page 3. An earlier meeting was held between
our office, Dick Anderson, Randall Parsons, and John Webley to review the city's position
in this matter.
We are concerned about the city agreeing to give King County a Hold Harmless Agreement
for relocation of the outfall pipeline. The county had agreed, by a prior court order, to
relocate this outfall pipeline which they are now adamant that they will not do without a
Hold Harmless Agreement from the city. The language suggested by King County is
intended to essentially give us veto power over relocating the pipeline if we make a good
faith determination that there will be significant harm to our property as a result of the
relocation. The other language in this paragraph attempts to define how the good faith
determination will be reached, as well as allowing us to ascertain what would be relevant in
reaching that determination. Based upon our prior experience with Mr. Gallagher, we
anticipate further challenges to our "good faith determination" if we determine that the
relocation will cause harm to the City of Renton's property. Based upon our preliminary
review and the opinion of King County's engineers, it is quite likely that we will refuse to
allow relocation of the pipeline.
Alternatively, we could simply stand on our refusal to provide a Hold Harmless Agreement,
but it has become increasingly apparent that it is unlikely this lawsuit will settle if we
adopt that position. I would appreciate your staff's input on the proposed language, and
whether or not there are additional concerns of which I am unaware.
David M. Dean
DMD:as.
Encs.
cc: Clymer
Mayor CI
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Jay Covington `
Dick Anderson,✓ �=
Randall Parsons
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Post Office Box 626 - 100 S 2nd Street -Renton, Washington 98057 - (206) 255-8678
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
This Settlement Agreement is entered into by and between
Donald Gallagher, King County, the City of Renton, and Schneider
Homes , Inc . The parties hereto make the following mutual
agreements .
A. Schneider Homes , Inc . agrees :
1 . To pay Donald Gallagher upon execution of this
agreement $61 , 000 . 00 in settlement of his claims against
Schneider Homes , Inc .
2 . To dismiss its claims against the other parties to this
Agreement in King County Superior Court Cause No . 88-2-16153-4 .
3 . To sign all papers necessary to effectuate this
Agreement .
B. King County agrees :
1 . To pay Donald Gallagher upon execution of this
Agreement $56 , 000 . 00 in settlement of his claims against King
County.
2 . To dismiss all of its claims against the other parties
to this Agreement in King County Superior Court Cause No. 88-2-
16153-4 .
3 . To relocate within 90 days of receipt of the Hold
Harmless Agreements referenced in this paragraph, or as soon
thereafter as weather permits and any applicable permits can be
obtained (e .g . Department of Fisheries and Army Corps of Engineer
C1T-/ eF RC A-ror'1, 55'fl4
permits , the outfall of the "bypass pipeline" to a point at or
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upstream of the City of Renton' s reservoir. The term "bypass
pipeline" means the stormwater pipelin that runs beneath 200th
r�� d o w� s�•�,,.,
Street S . E. and,Xdischarges waterjin the City of Renton reservoi
The term "reservoir" means the reservoir located in the City of
Renton watershed adjacent to the City of Renton ' s infiltration
galleries . King County' s agreement to relocate the outfall as
required by this paragraph is conditioned on Donald Gallagher and
the City of Renton approving relocation of the outfall by
executing a Release and Hold Harmless Agreement releasing King
County from any liability which might result from relocating the
�outfall or downstream drainage as specified in this paragraph .
The Hold Harmless Agreements must be delivered to King County
within 30 days of execution of this Agreement, or King County
will not be required to relocate the outfall as specified in this
paragraph. King County agrees to provide Renton and Gallagher at
the time of execution of this Agreement with all data and
analysis it has regarding the potential impacts associated with
relocating the outfall in order to allow Renton to make its good
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faith d.e.trmi_nation . 37 �wH.��
4 . To complete all obligations` of King County under the
Springbrook Watershed Capital Improvement Projects Interlocal
Agreement with the City of Renton which relate to the Springbrook
Drainage Improvement Project described in the deposition of Larry
Gibbons taken on March 20, 1990 .
5 . To sign all documents necessary to effectuate this
Agreement .
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C . The City of Renton agrees :
1 . To pay Donald Gallagher upon execution of this
Agreement $33 , 000 . 00 in settlement of his claims against the City
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of Renton. 4
2 . To dismiss all claims against the other parties to this h
Agreement in King County Superior Court Cause No . 88-2-16153-4 .
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3 . To provide to King County within 30 days of execution R ,
of this Agreement the hold harmless agreement referenced in Q
Paragraph B. 3 . to allow the relocation of the bypass pipe outfall 3 v
unless the City of Renton makes a good faith determination that
there is a reasonable probability of significant harm to Renton ' s
property as a result of the relocation of the outfall . This good54
Q
faith determination shall be based upon the data and analysis (�
submitted by King County under Paragraph B. 3 . of this Agreement C/
and any other existing data and analysis deemed relevant by the r
City of Renton to its determination .
4 . If the bypass pipe outfall is relocated pursuant to
Paragraph B. 3 . above, to maintain the depth in the reservoir by
removing accumulated siltation at least once a year .
5 . To complete all of the obligations of the City of
Renton under the Springbrook Watershed Capital Improvement
Projects Interlocal Agreement with King County which relate to
the Springbrook Drainage Improvement Project described in the
deposition of Larry Gibbons taken on March 20 , 1990 .
6 . To sign documents necessary to effectuate this
agreement .
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D. Donald Gallagher agrees :
1 . To dismiss all claims asserted against the other
parties to this agreement in King County Cause No . 88-2-16153-4
including the Release attached hereto as Exhibit A.
2 . To provide to King County, within 30 days of execution
of this agreement, the Release and Hold Harmless Agreement
relating to the bypass outfall as per the condition precedent
specified in Paragraph B . 3 . above .
3 . To stipulate within 30 days of execution of this
Agreement to an order of immediate use and possession of his
property for purposes of the Springbrook Drainage Improvement
Project referenced in Paragraphs B. 4 . and C . 5 . of this Agreement .
All parties agree:
1 . That if any obligation in Paragraphs B . 3 . , B. 4 . , C . 4 . ,
or C . 5 . of this Agreement do not mature because the condition
precedent does not occur, all other obligations under this
Agreement remain binding and valid .
2 . In any action to enforce the terms of this Agreement,
the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorney' s fees ,
expenses , and costs .
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DATED this day of , 1990 .
DONALD GALLAGHER
Date :
KING COUNTY
By:
Its
Date :
CITY OF RENTON
By:
Its
Date :
SCHNEIDER HOMES, INC .
By:
Its
Date :
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RELEASE AND DISCHARGE OF CLAIMS
1 . The undersigned, Donald Gallagher, for himself and his
heirs , legal representatives , owners , agents , officers , or
assigns , in consideration of the sum of One Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ( $150 , 000 . 00 ) and other valuable consideration ,
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, does hereby release ,
discharge, and forever acquit Schneider Homes , Inc . , King County,
and the City of Renton and their owners , agents , officees , or
assigns , from any and all claims , actions , liability, and demand
for any loss or damage, known or unknown , on account of , or in
any way related to or arising out of the undersigned ' s Complaint
in King County Superior Court Cause No . 88-2-16153-4 , ana each
and every cause of action contained therein or arising out of the
incidents alleged therein, including any damages which may ahve
been sustained by the undersigned as a result of design and
construction of the stormwater detention system of the Parkridge
East development , including, but not limited to, the detention
pond and overflow pipeline which conveys stormwaters from a
detention pond adjacent to S . E . 200th Street to the north fork of
Springbrook Creek or the continued discharge of stormwaters from
a bypass pipeline lying under 200th Street S . E . into the south
fork of Springbrook Creek at a point downstream from the City of
Renton ' s reservoir adjacent to Renton' s infiltration galleries .
2 . Schneider Homes hereby releases King County and City of
Renton from all claims and causes of action, known or unknown,
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which Schneider Homes has asserted or could assert against them
or against any of them, arising out of the litigation filed by
Donald G. Gallagher in King County Superior Court under cause
number 88-2-16153-4 including, but not limited to, the design and
construction of the Parkridge East development .
3 . King County hereby releases Schneider Homes and City of
Renton from all claims and causes ofa ction, known or unknown,
which King County has asserted or could assert against them or
against any of them, arising out of the litigation filed by
Donald G . Gallagher in King County Superior Court under cause
number 88-2-16153-4 including, but not limited to, the design and
construction of the Parkridge East development . �-� �S 1
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4 . City of Renton hereby releases King County and
Gl1o�-.
Schneider Homes from all claims ahnd causes of action, known or
unknown, which City of Renton has asserted or could assert
against them or against any of them, arising out of the
litigation filed by Donald G. Gallagher in King County Superior
Court under cause number 88-2-16153-4 including, but not limited
to, the design and construction of the Parkridge East
development .
It is acknowledged that in making this settlement the
undersigned parties fully understand the following :
A. No promise or agreement not herein expressed has been
made to the undersigned, other than those agreements set forth in
the document entitled "Settlement Agreement" entered into this
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date by and between Schneider Homes , Inc . , King County, the City
of Renton, and the undersigned .
B . In executing this release , the undersigned are not
relyong on any statement or representation made to them by the
parties released hereby or by anyone who has acted for or on
their behalf , but is relying solely upon their own judgment and
that of their attorneys .
C . Donald Gallagher commenced suit for damages in King
County Superior Court under Cause No . 88-2-16153-4 and in further
consideration of said payment, Donald Gallagher does hereby agree
to dismiss said lawsuit with prejudice and without costs .
D . This is a final resolution of the dispute, both as to
legal liability for the matters claimed in the aforesaid lawsuit
and the nature and extent of the damage which the undersigned
have sustained, as well as all questions of liability and damage
otherwise related to the incident herein described, and it is
further understood that liability is denied and this full and
final settlement shall never be treated as an admission of
liability at any time or in any manner whatsoever .
E . The undersigned hereby declare that the terms ,ofthis
release have been completely read, are fully understood, and are
voluntarily accepted for the purposes ofmaking a full and final
compromise, adjustment, and settlement of any and all claims ,
disputed or otherwise .
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DATED this day of 1990 .
DONALD GALLAGHER
KING COUNTY
By:
Its :
CITY OF RENTON
By:
Its :
SCHNEIDER HOMES, INC .
By:
Its :
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CITY OF RENTON
MEMORANDUM
DATE: November 26, 1990
TO: David Dean, Assistant City Attorney
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FROM: Dick Anderson, Utility Systems Manager
SUBJECT: Springbrook Trout Farms v. City of Renton, et ux et al.
I have reviewed the draft Settlement Agreement for the above-referenced litigation as
requested by your November 9th memo. My comments are as follows:
1. There are four parties to the settlement with each dismissing all claims against the
other. Who has what claim against Renton and what is Renton's claim against
other parties?
2. The Release and Hold Harmless is too broad and must be narrowed to specific
conditions and criteria.
Renton cannot hold harmless King County for actions, etc. that are the sole
negligence of King County or its agents and contractors. When by-pass is
constructed by King County, the City should be protected against liability arising
during construction.
If King County takes future action that changes the by-pass flows (either through
issuing permits for development/construction, or diversion of flows, etc), then City
should not be obligated to hold harmless.
The hold harmless agreement should be attached as an exhibit to the settlement.
3. What is the Good Faith Determination referred to on Page 2? If we agree to this,
Mr. Gallagher should agree to accept our "Good Faith Determination" without
challenge. This should be listed in Section D.
4. Item #4 on Page 2: The Interlocal Agreement terms have not yet been satisfied.
The Interlocal Agreement requires extension as it currently expires December 31,
1990. The settlement agreement may be meaningless and unenforceable if the
Interlocal Agreement is not amended.
5. Page 3: Hold Harmless concern same as above.
David Dean
November 26, 1990
Page Two
6. Page 3: Good Faith Effort: What if King County data and analysis is in error?
This requires our determination based on erroneous data and analysis and then we
must further aggravate the City's position by holding King County harmless. This
makes absolutely no sense and is definitely contrary to public policy. Why not
allow us to review King County's information now and make our "Good Faith
Determination"?
7. Item #4, Page 3: Is it to be understood that if the City allows relocation of the
by-pass pipe, the City incurs the added duty of annually dredging the reservoir,
whereas by not approving the relocation of the by-pass pipe we are not
contractually obligated to annual dredging?
8. Item #5, Page 3: Same comment as previously made on Interlocal Agreement.
9. Page 4 Re: Donald Gallagher: Do we need a drainage easement for the
Springbrook storm drain to be constructed pursuant to the Interlocal Agreement
with King County? Why not secure an easement now as a value ($2,725) has
already been determined by Don Olsen, instead of just "use and possession"?
10. Item #1 under All Parties: This provision seems inconsistent since fulfillment of
all terms and conditions of a settlement agreement are required in order to settle
and end the litigation. If one of the terms cannot be fulfilled and the litigation is
not ended, then none of the terms should be binding and valid.
11. Release and Discharge of Claims (Item 4, Page 2): Shouldn't the release be
specific to the claim under King County #88-2-16153-4?
Today we received your November 20th memo with proposed modifications to the
Settlement Agreement offered by David Bricklin, Attorney for Gallagher. The above
comments are still applicable.
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Labor 9,352.27
20% 0 & P 1,870.45 11,222.72
Material 22,894.15
15% 0 & P 3,434.12 26,328. 27
Equipment 19,593.51 19,593.51
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