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RESOLUTION NO.3899
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO ENTER
INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITIES
OF RENTON AND MERCER ISLAND REGARDING AN
AVIATION NOISE STUDY.
WHEREAS,RCW 39.34,the Interlocal Cooperation Act,pennits any public
agency to enter into an agreement with another public agency,to exercise any of their
powers jointly or cooperatively,and/or to have one public agency perfonn any service,
activity,or undertaking which each agency is authorized by law to perfonn;and
WHEREAS,the City of Renton is preparing an Airport Layout Plan update to its
1997 Airport Master Plan;and
WHEREAS,among the alternatives considered in the draft update are scenarios
that would modify the take-off and landing approaches to the airport,and change the mix
and numbers of aircraft types likely to use Renton Airport which might impact Renton
and Mercer Island residents;and
WHEREAS,Renton and Mercer Island residents requested more infonnation,
including a more in-depth study of the potential noise impacts of the Airport Layout Plan
alternatives;and
WHEREAS,in order to facilitate evaluation of the noise impacts of proposed
Airport Layout Plan alternatives,Renton and Mercer Island jointly adopted a
Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU")by Council actions of April 9,2007 (Renton)
and April 16,2007 (Mercer Island);and
RESOLUTION NO.3899
WHEREAS,some of the specific actions identified in the MOD call for Renton
and Mercer Island to jointly develop a scope of work for a contracted consultant to study
the potential noise impacts of Airport Layout Plan update alternatives,and to equitably
share the costs of the same;and
WHEREAS,Renton and Mercer Island wish to enter into an agreement to
delineate the scope of work for a contract for an aviation noise study,with the costs to be
borne equally by each City,
NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON,DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I.
SECTION II.
The above findings are true and correct in all respects.
The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to enter into an
Interlocal Agreement between the Cities of Renton and Mercer Island regarding an
Aviation Noise Study.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this J:..Lday of August
2007.
Michele Neumann,Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this ~day Of-----=..:A:...=u:=9-=U=S=t ,2007.
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Approved as to form:
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Lawrence J.Warren,City Attorney
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