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RESOLUTION NO. 4083
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH
CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY REGARDING THE
STRANDER BOULEVARD PROJECT AND THE RAINIER AVENUE PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the City is a municipal corporation with all powers necessary to construct
public improvements within its jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (hereinafter "Sound
Transit") is a governmental entity vested with all powers necessary to implement a high
capacity transportation system within its boundaries in King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties as
provided in RCW 81.104 and 81.112; and
WHEREAS, Sound Transit and the City recognize the need to collaborate on the design
and development of transit improvements to effectively and efficiently provide bus service to
the City of Renton and the surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, constructing and operating transit improvements within the region is a
complex task, requiring maximum cooperation and efficient utilization of resources between
the parties, and the parties recognize the efficiencies and economies inherent in jointly
designing and constructing the transit improvements funded by Sound Transit
contemporaneously with general purpose improvements funded by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City and Sound Transit have committed to work together in partnership
since 2005 toward successful completion of the Tukwila Sounder Station project and certain
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City street improvement projects as evidenced by letters, an interlocal cooperative agreement
and three amendments to that agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City, in partnership with Sound Transit, has been moving forward with its
Strander Boulevard street project, however, the City and Union Pacific Railroad ("UP") were
unable to reach agreement for the relocation of the UP track to the east alongside Burlington
Northern Santa Fe tracks which would have allowed Strander Boulevard to cross over the
combined tracks, and therefore the City has altered the design to include undercrossing of the
railroads and will provide direct access from Strander Boulevard to the Tukwila Sounder
Station; and
WHEREAS, the Rainier Avenue project will provide Sound Transit and King County Metro
express bus service to improve travel times through the heavily congested Rainier Avenue and
achieve a significant time saving in both the northbound and southbound directions; and
WHEREAS, the City will serve as the lead agency for environmental review, design and
construction of the two street improvement projects described above, including that portion of
the Strander Boulevard project located within the City of Tukwila; and
WHEREAS, the transit and general purpose improvements in both of the City's street
improvement projects are supported by the Renton City Council and endorsed by Sound
Transit; and
WHEREAS, Sound Transit previously committed to provide funding for the two City
street projects described above and reaffirms its commitment to provide funding through the
interlocal agreement which is intended to replace all prior agreements;
RESOLUTION NO. 4083
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The above recitals are found to be true and correct in all respects.
SECTION II. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to enter into an
interlocal agreement with Sound Transit regarding the Strander Boulevard project and the
Rainier Avenue project.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 14th day of February 2011.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 14th day of February 2011.
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
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Denis Law, Mayor
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