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FRANCHISE NO.
In the matter of the application for a franchise to operate,
maintain, repair, and construct WATER mains and service .
lines, and appurtenances in, over, along, and under County roads
and rights-of-way in King County, Washington.
The application of the CITY OF RENTON for a franchise to
operate, maintain, repair and construct water mains and service
lines, and appurtenances in, over, along, and under County roads
and rights-of-way located within the ea described in attached
Exhibit "A" has been heard on this day of CGec -
19 All of the property described in Exhibit "A" ies outside
the limits of any incorporated Town or City.
Legal notice of the franchise application and of the hearing
has been given as is required by law.
The King County Council, having considered the interests
proposed and advanced, and finding that the granting of this
franchise is in the public interest, ORDERS that a franchise be
granted to the CITY OF RENTON, the Grantee. This franchise grants
the right, privilege, authority and franchise to operate, maintain,
repair and construct main (s) and service lines and appurtenances
as a part of its transmission and distribution system in, over,
along, and under County roads and rights-of-way located within the
area described in Exhibit "A" .
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This franchise is granted subject to all of the terms and
cond' tions contained within, and shall expire in twenty-five years
on �L�
Dated this / day of ( 19 7
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
TITLunvE
The undersigned accepts all the rights, privileges, and duties of
this franchise subject to all terms, conditions, stipulations, and
obligations contained within.
CITY OF RENTON
GRANTEE
BY
TITLE Di&pat OF Ntiuil65
Dated this Tw day of Aw6uST 19 q4-
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Exhibit "A" 9359
AREA 1
That portion of Government Lots 2, 3 and 4 of the Northeast 1/4 and
the Northwest 1/4 all in Section 3, Township 23 North, Range 5
East, W.M. , King County, Washington, described as follows :
Beginning at the northeast corner of Government Lot 2 of said
Section 3 ; Thence southerly along the east line of said Government
2 to the northeast corner of Newcastle Terrace, according to the
plat recorded in Volume 8 of Plats, page 30, Records of King
County, Washington: Thence continuing southerly along the east line
of said plat to the southeast corner thereof; Thence westerly along
the south line of said plat and the existing City limits of Renton,
as annexed by Ordinance 3972 , to the southwest corner of Lot 3 of
said plat, situate in the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of
said Section 3 ; Thence continuing westerly along the south line of
the North 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said
Section 3 and along said existing City limits, to an intersection
with the westerly right-of-way line of 138th Avenue S E, (Newcastle
Road) , said right-of-way being 80 feet in width (50 feet west of
the centerline and 30 feet east of the centerline) ; Thence
northerly along said westerly right-of-way line, said westerly
right-of-way line also follows the existing City limits of Renton
as annexed by Ordinance 4055, to the south line of Government Lot
3 of said Section 3 ; Thence North 87°57122" West along said south
line, and along said existing City limits, to the east line of the
West 1/2 of the West 1/2 of said Government Lot 3 , a distance of
485 . 5E feet; Thence northerly along said east line, and along said
existing City limits, to an intersection with the southerly right-
of-way line of Coal Creek Parkway S E (Duvall Avenue N E) , said
right-of-way being 60 feet in width, said intersection being a
point on a non-tangent curve to the right and having a radius of
603 . 56 feet ; Thence northwesterly along said southerly right-of-way
line and the southwesterly right-of-way line of S E 95th Way, and
along said existing City limits, to an intersection with the east
line of Government Lot 4 ; Thence continuing northwesterly along
said ;southerly right-of-way line of S E 95th Way, said southerly
right-of-way line also follows the existing City limits of Renton
as annexed by Ordinance 4195, to an intersection with the north
line of Government Lot 4 ; Thence easterly along the north lines of
Government Lot 4, 3 and 2 of said Section 3 , to the northeast
corner of said Government 2 , and the point of beginning.
AREA 2
That portion of Government Lot 4 in Section 3 , and those portions
of Government Lots 1, 2 and 3 and of the Northeast 1/4 and
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southeast 1/4 of Section 4, all in Township 23 North, Range 5 East,
W.M. , King County, Washington, described as follows :
Beginning at the northwest corner of Government Lot 4 of said
Section 3, said northwest corner also being the northeast corner of
Government Lot 1 of said Section 4; Thence easterly along the north
line of said Government Lot 4 to an intersection with the east line
of the West 1/2 of said Government Lot; Thence southerly along said
east line of the West 1/2 , said east line also follows the existing
limits of the City of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 4195 , a
distance of 447 . 73 feet; Thence North 88°29133" West, along said
existing City limits, a distance of 447 . 73 feet; Thence South
01°56119" West, along said existing City limits, a distance of 120
feet; Thence North 88o West, along said existing City limits, a
distance of 241 . 5 feet to an intersection with the westerly right-
of-way line of 132nd Avenue S E (Union Avenue N E) as located in
government Lot 1 of said Section 4, said street right-of-way being
60 feet in width (30 feet each side of the centerline) ; Thence
southerly along said westerly right-of-way line, and along said
existing City limits, to the northeast corner of Lot 7, block 1 of
the Plat of Sierra Heights, as recorded in Volume 54 of Plats, Page
3 , Records of King County, Washington, said Plat being in the
Northeast 1/4 of said Section 4; Thence continuing southerly along
said westerly right-of-way line, and along said existing City
limits, to the southeast corner of Lot 12 , Block 3 of said plat;
Thence westerly along the south line of said plat said south line
also follows the existing limits of the City of. Renton as annexed
by Ordinance 4070, to the southwest corner of Lot 2 , Block 3 of
said Plat; Thence northerly along the west line of said Lot 2 and
along said existing City limits, a distance of 145 feet to the
northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 3 of said Plat; Thence westerly
along the north line of said Lot 1 and along said existing City
limits, to the northwest corner thereof , said northwest corner also
being a point on the east line of Lot 6 of the Plat of Sierra
Heights Division 2, as recorded in Volume 59 of Plats, Page 55 ,
Records of King County, Washington; Thence northerly along the est
line of said Lot 6, a distance of 10 feet, to the northeast corner
thereof; Thence westerly along the north line of Lots 6 , 5 and 4 of
said plat and along said existing City limits to the northwest
corner of said Lot 4, said northwest corner also being the
intersection of the southerly right-of-way line of S E 102nd
Street, said street right-of-way being 60 feet in width (30 feet
each side of the centerline) and the easterly right-of-way line of
128th Avenue S E, said street right-of-way being 60 feet in width
(30 feet each side of centerline) ; Thence southerly along said
easterly right-of-way line of 128th Avenue S E and its southerly
extension, and along said existing City limits, a distance 602 . 53
feet, more or less, to an intersection with the south line of the
Northeast 1/4 of said Section 4 ; Thence westerly along said south
line of the Northeast 1/4 and along said existing City limits a
distance of 30 feet, to the northeast corner of the Northeast 1/4
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of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 4 ; Thence
southerly along the east line of said Northeast 1/4 of the
Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 and along said existing City
limits, to the southeast corner thereof ; Thence westerly along the
south line of said Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of the
Southeast 1/4, said south line also follows the existing limits of
the City of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 4337, to the southwest
corner thereof ; Thence northerly along the west line of said
Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, said west
line also being the west line of the Plat of Sierra Heights
Division 3 , as recorded in Volume 61 of Plats, Page 53 , Records of
King County, Washington, and said existing City limits, to the
northwest corner of said subdivision; Thence easterly along the
north line of said Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of the
Southeast 1/4 to an intersection with the southeasterly extension
of the easterly right-of-way line of 125th Avenue S E; Thence
northwesterly along the southeasterly extension and said easterly
right-of-way line and along said existing City limits, to the
northwest corner of Lot 4, Block "E" of the Plat of Albert Balch' s
Sierra Heights No. 5, as recorded in Volume 65 of Plats, Pages 30
and 31, Records of King County, Washington, situate in the
Northeast 1/4 of said Section 4; Thence northeasterly along the
north line of said Lot 4 and along said existing City limits, to
the northeast corner thereof; Thence northwesterly along the east
line of said plat and the northwesterly extension of said east
line, and along said existing City limits, to an intersection with
the northerly right-of-way line of S E 100th Street in Government
Lot 2 of said Section 4; ' Thence westerly along said northerly
right-of-way line and along said existing City limits, to an
intersection with the east line of Government Lot 3 of said Section
4; Thence northerly along said east line of Government Lot 3 , said
east line also follows the existing limits of the City of Renton as
annexed by Ordinance 4095 , to an intersection with the south line
of the north 785 .4 feet of said Government Lot 3 ; Thence westerly
along a line 785 . 4 feet south of and parallel to the north line of
said Government Lot 3 , and along said existing City limits, a
distance of 345 . 64 feet; Thence northerly along a line 345 . 64 feet
west of and parallel to the east line of said Government Lot 3 ,
said line also follows the existing limits of the City of Renton as
annexed by Ordinance 4337 , a distance of 372 . 7 feet Thence
westerly along a line 412 . 7 feet south of and parallel to the north
line of said Government Lot 3 and along said existing City limits,
a distance of 150 feet; Thence northerly along a line 495 . 64 feet
west of and parallel to the east line of said Government Lot 3 and
along said existing City limits, a distance of 20 feet, to an
intersection with the south line of the Plat of Paradise Estates
No. 2 , as recorded in Volume 102 of Plats, Page 31, Records of King
County, Washington; Thence easterly along the south line of said
plat to the southeast corner thereof, said southeast corner also
being a point on the west line of Government Lot 2 of said Section
4 ; Thence northerly along said west line of Government Lot 2 to the
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northwest corner thereof; Thence easterly along the north lines of
Government Lot 2 and 1, to the northeast corner of Government Lot
1 of said Section 4, said northeast corner of Government Lot 1 also
being the northwest corner of government Lot 4 , of said Section 3 ,
and the point of beginning.
AREA 3
A parcel of land lying within the East 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of
Section 3 , Township 23 North, Range 5 East, W.M. , King County,
Washington, as described as follows :
Beginning at a point of intersection of the north line of the south
1/2 of tract 13 , Joseph P. Marshall Tract, according to the Plat
recorded in Volume 38 of Plats, Page 30, Records of King County,
Washington and the westerly right-of-way margin of Duvall Avenue N
E (138th Avenue S E) (Renton-Newcastle Road No. 1019) ; Thence
southwesterly along said westerly right-of-way margin to an
intersection with the south line of Tract 12 of said plat ; Thence
westerly along the south line of said Tract 12 to the southeast
corner of the Plat of Shady Lane, according to the Plat recorded in
Volume 84 of Plats, Page 43 , Records of King County, Washington;
Thence continuing westerly along the south boundary line of said
Plat of Shady Lane, said south boundary line also follows the
existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 2894 to the
southwest corner thereof ; Thence northerly along the west boundary
line of said Plat of Shady Lane, to the west boundary line of the
Plat of Honeydew Court, according to the Plat recorded in Volume 72
of Plats, Pages 41 and 42 and the west boundary line of said Tracts
12 and 13 of said Joseph P. Marshall Tracts, said west boundary
lines also follow the existing City limits of Renton as annexed by
Ordinance 2000 , to an intersection with the north line of the south
1/2 of said Tract 13 ; Thence easterly along the north line of the
south 1/2 of said Tract 13 , said north line also follows the
existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 2824 , to an
intersection with the westerly right-of-way margin of Duvall Avenue
N E and the point of beginning.
AREA 4
That portion of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section
3 , Township 23 North, Range 5 East, W.M. , King County, Washington,
more particularly described as follows :
Beginning at the point of intersection of the easterly extension of
the south line of the north 1/2 of the east 1/2 of the west 1/2 of
said subdivision with the easterly right-of-way margin of 142nd
Avenue S E, said street right-of-way being 60 feet in width, 30
feet on each side of the centerline; Thence southerly along said
easterly right-of-way line to an intersection with the south line
of said Section 3 ; Thence westerly along said south line, said
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south line also follows the existing City limits of Renton as
annexed by Ordinance 2945 , to an intersection with the west line of
the east 1/2 of the west 1/2 of said subdivision; Thence northerly
along said west line, said west line also follows the existing City
limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 4026, to an intersection
with the south line of the north 1/2 of the east 1/2 of the west
1/2 of said subdivision; Thence easterly along said south line and
its easterly extension, said south line also follows the existing
City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 4026 , to an
intersection with the easterly right-of-way margin of 142nd Avenue
S E and the point of beginning.
AREA 5
That portion of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 10, Township 23 North,
Range 5 East, W.M. , King County, Washington, more particularly
described as follows :
Beginning at the intersection of the north line of said Northwest
1/4 with the easterly right-of-way line of 138th Avenue S E (Duvall
Avenue N E) , said right-of-way being 84 feet in width, 42 feet each
side of centerline; Thence southerly along said easterly right-of-
way line of 138th Avenue S E and its southerly production across S
E 116th Street and across S E 118th Street, said easterly right-of-
way line also follows the existing City limits of Renton as annexed
by Ordinance 2945 and Ordinance 4215, to an intersection with the
south line of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 10 ; Thence westerly
along the south line of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 10, 'a
distance of 84 feet, to an intersection with the westerly right-of-
way line of 138th Avenue S E Thence northerly along the westerly
right-of-way line of 138th Avenue S E, said westerly right-of-way
line also follows the existing City limits of Renton as annexed by
Ordinance 3058, to an intersection with the north line of the South
1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 10 ;
Thence westerly along the north line of the South 1/2 of the
Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 10, said north line
also follows the existing City limits of Renton as annexed by
Ordinance 3058, to an intersection with the west line of the East
1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 ; Thence northerly along the west line of
said East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 and its northerly production
across N E 10th Street (S E 116th Street) , said west line also
follows the existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance
4383 , Ordinance 2210 and Ordinance 2000, to an intersection with the
north line of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 10 ; Thence easterly
along the north line of said Northwest 1/4 and its easterly
extension of 138th Avenue S E (Duvall Avenue N E) , said north line
also follows the existing City limits of Renton as annexed by
Ordinance 2945 , to an intersection with the easterly right-of-way
line of 138th Avenue S E, and the point of beginning.
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AREA 6
That portion of the Northwest 1/4 Section 15 and the Southwest 1/4
of Section 10 , all in Township 23 North, Range 5 East, W.M. , King
County, Washington, as described as follows :
Beginning at the northeast corner of the Northwest 1 /4 of said
Section 15 ; Thence southerly along the east line of the Northwest
1/4 of said Section 15 to the southeast corner thereof ; Thence
westerly along the south line of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section
15 , said south line of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 15 also
follows, in part, the existing City limits of Renton as annexed by
Ordinance 3163 , to the southwest corner of the Southeast 1/4 of the
. Northwest 1/4 of said Section 15 ; Thence northerly along the west
line of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 15 ,
said west line also follows the existing City limits of Renton as
annexed by Ordinance 3163 and Ordinance 3570, to the northwest
corner thereof, said northwest corner also being the southeast
corner of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section
15 ; Thence westerly along the south line of the Northwest 1/4 of
the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 15 , said south line also follows
the existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 3570, to
an intersection with the west line of the Southeast 1/4 of the
Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 15 ; Thence
northerly along the west line of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest
1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 15, said west line also
follows the existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance
3570, to the northwest corner thereof ; Thence easterly along the
north line of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of the
Northwest 1/4 of said Section 15, said north line also follows the
existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 3946, a
distance of 641 . 0 feet; Thence North 0°44145" East along said
existing City limits, a distance of 330 . 0 feet; Thence South
88°06116" East along said existing City limits, a distance of 634 . 0
feet, to an intersection with the westerly right-of-way margin of
138th Avenue S E, being 50 feet in width, having 20 feet west of
and 30 feet east of the centerline; Thence northerly along the
westerly right-of-way margin of 138th Avenue S E, and its northerly
extension of said existing City limits, a distance of 384 . 4 feet ;
Thence easterly along the westerly extension of the northerly
right-of-way margin of S E 128th Street, to a point of intersection
on said northerly right-of-way margin, in the Southwest 1/4 of said
Section 10 ; Thence continuing easterly along the northerly right-
of-way margin of S E 128th Street, being 92 feet in width, said
northerly right-of-way margin also follows the existing City limits
of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 3553 , to an intersection with the
east line of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 10 ; Thence southerly
along the east line of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 10 , a
distance of 50 feet, more or less, to the northeast corner of the
Northwest 1/4 of said Section 15 , and the point of beginning.
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AREA 7
That portion of Sections 29, 30 and 31, Township 23 North, Range 5
East, W.M. , King County, Washington described as follows :
Beginning at the northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of said
Section 29, said northwest corner also being the northeast corner
of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 30 ; Thence North 8901613211
East along the north line of said Southwest 1/4, said north line
follows the existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance
1971, to and intersection with the westerly right-of-way line of SR
515 (MP 515 to MP 722 , Carr Road to Grady Way) ; Thence
southeasterly and southwesterly along said westerly right-of-way
line to an intersection with the north line of Lot 4, King County
Short Plat 275022R, King County Recording Number 8003210741; Thence
westerly along the north line of Lot 4, to the northwest corner
thereof, said north lot line also being the north line of the South
1/2 of the North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of
said Section 29 ; thence southerly along the west line of said Lot
4 and its southerly extension to an intersection with the north
line of the South 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of
said Section 29 ; Thence westerly along said north line a distance
of 802 feet, more or less, to an intersection with the west line of
the southwest of said Section 29 ; Thence southerly along the west
line of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 29, to the southwest
corner thereof, said southwest corner also being the northeast
corner of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 31; Thence southerly
along the easterly line of' the Northeast 1/4 of Section 31, to an
intersection with the northerly right-of-way line of Carr Road,
said northerly right-of-way line also follows the existing City
limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 4142 ; Thence westerly
along said northern right-of-way line of Carr Road and along said
existing City limits, to a point of curvature, said curve being a
transition curve, concave to the northeast with a radius of 44 . 50
feet linking the north right-of-way line of Carr Road with the
easterly right-of-way line of Talbot Road (Springbrook Road) ;
Thence northerly along said curve an arc length distance of 24 . 54
feet to a point on said easterly right-of-way line of Talbot Road
South (Springbrook Road) ; Thence northwesterly radially to said
easterly right-of-way line a distance of 65 . 00 feet, more or less,
to a point of curvature on the westerly right-of-way line of said
Talbot Road south, said curve being concave to the southeast,
having a radius of 840 . 00 feet ; Thence in a general northerly
direction along said curve and the continuation of the westerly
right-of-way line of Talbot Road South (Springbrook Road) , said
westerly right-of-way line also follows the existing City limits of
Renton as annexed by Ordinance 1743 , to an intersection with the
north line of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 30 ; Thence easterly
along the north line of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 30 , said
north line also follows the existing City limits as annexed by
Ordinance 1971, to the northeast corner thereof, said northeast
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corner also being the northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of said
Section 29 and the point of beginning.
AREA 8
That portion of government Lots 1 and 2 , and the Southwest 1/4 of
the Northeast 1/4, all in Section 6, Township 22 North, Range 5
East, W.M. , King County, Washington, described as follows :
Beginning at the intersection of the south right-of-way line of
south 192nd Street, said right-of-way being 60 feet in width (30
feet on either side of the centerline) , and the west line of
Springbrook Terrace, according to the Plat recorded in volume 130
of Plats, Pages 59-60, and first amendment recorded in Volume 131,
Pages 55-58, Records of King County, Washington, in Government Lot
1 of said Section 6 ; Thence southerly along the west line of said
plat to the southwest corner thereof; Thence continuing southerly
along the southerly extension of the west line of said plat to an
intersection with the north line of property conveyed to the City
of Renton under King County Recording Number 8102230417 for the
Springbrook Springs Reservoir, said north line also follows the
existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 3109, in
Tract 9, Springbrook Acre Tracts, as recorded in Volume 12 , of
Plats, Page 60, Records of King County, Washington; Thence north
70034146" west along said existing City limits, to an angle point
at which the bearing of the City limits as annexed by Ordinance
3109 changes to North 75°38' 37" West; Thence North 75°38' 37" West,
along said existing City limits, a distance of 190 . 83 feet; Thence
North 72011' 44" West, along said existing City limits, a distance
of 139 .55 feet, to an intersection with the north line of said
Tract 9; Thence westerly along said north line and its westerly
extension to an intersection with the westerly right-of-way line of
a 40 foot wide county road as shown on said plat, said westerly
right-of-way line also follows the existing City limits of Renton
as annexed by Ordinance 3751; Thence northeasterly and
northwesterly along said westerly right-of-way line of county road,
and along said existing City limits, to an intersection with the
easterly right-of-way line of Talbot Road South; Thence southerly
along said easterly right-of way of Talbot Road South to an
intersection with the easterly extension of the north line of the
south .132 feet of Tract 1 of said plat, in Government Lot 2 of said
Section 6; Thence westerly along said easterly extension across
Talbot Road South, being 60 feet in width, and along said north
line of the south 132 feet of Tract 1, to an intersection with the
west line of the east 660 feet of Tract 1, said 660 feet as
measured along the south line of Tract 1, from the westerly right-
of-way line of the 40 foot county road as shown on said plat ;
Thence southerly along the west line of said east 660 feet of Tract
1, a distance of 132 feet, to an intersection with the south line
of said Tract 1, in the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of said
Section 6 ; Thence westerly along the south line of Tract 1 to an
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intersection with the west line of the Northeast 1/4 of said
Section 6 ; thence northerly along said west line of the Northeast
1/4 and along the west line of Government Lot 2, to an intersection
with the southerly right-of-way line of South 192nd Street, said
street right-of-way being 50 feet in width (20 feet south of the
centerline and 30 feet north of the centerline) ; Thence easterly
along said southerly right-of-way line, said southerly right-of-way
line also follows the existing City limits of Renton as annexed by
Ordinance 3268, to an intersection with the west line of said Plat
of Springbrook terrace, at a point 30 feet south of the centerline
of South 192nd Street, and the point of beginning.
AREA 9
That portion of C E Brownell' s Donation Claim N0 . 41, all in
Sections 13 and 14, Township 23 North, Range 4 East, W.M. , King
County, Washington, and that portion of Government Lots 7 and 8 ,
and the Northeast 1/4 and the Southeast 1/4 all in Section 13 ,
Township 23 North, Range 4 East, W.M. , King County Washington
described as follows :
Beginning at the intersection of the west line of said Section 13
in said C E Brownell Donation Claim No. 41 with the northerly
right-of-way line of SR-900 (Martin Luther King Jr. Way South, S W
Sunset Boulevard) said highway right-of-way being 140 feet in width
at this point; Thence southeasterly along the northerly right-of-
way line of SR-900, said Highway having a varied width of 110 feet
to 205 feet, in said donation claim, in Government Lot 8 and in
the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 13 , to an intersection with the
southeasterly right-of-way line of 80th Avenue South, said
southeasterly right-of-way line also follows the existing City
limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 2913 , in the Northeast 1/4
of said Section 13 ; Thence continuing southeasterly along said
northerly right-of-way line of said SR-900 , and along said existing
City limits, to an intersection with the southeasterly right-of-way
line of 81st Avenue South in the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 13 ;
Thence southwesterly along the easterly line of 81st Avenue South
extended southwesterly to the southerly right-of-way line of South
140th Street (former 60' County Road also called Beacon Coal Mine
Road) , said southwesterly extension also follows the existing City
limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 1764 ; Thence westerly and
southwesterly along the southerly right-of-way line of South 140th
Street, and along said existing City limits, to an intersection
with the east line of said Government Lot 7 ; Thence continuing
southwesterly along said southerly right-of-way line, and along
existing City limits, to an intersection with the west line of said
Government Lot 7 also being the east line of C E Brownell' s
Donation Claim No . 41, as recorded in the Records of King County,
Washington; Thence continuing southwesterly along said southerly
right-of-way line, and along existing City limits, to an
intersection with the northerly right-of-way line of the burlington
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Northern Railroad (Pacific Coast Railroad) ; Thence southwesterly,
westerly and northwesterly along the northerly right-of-way line of
the Burlington Northern Railroad, and along said existing City
Limits, to an intersection with the centerline of 68th Avenue South
(Charles Monster Road) , said 68th Avenue South right-of-way being
60 feet in width; Thence northwesterly along said centerline of
68th Avenue South, said centerline also follows the existing City
limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 4040, to an intersection
with the southeasterly extension of the centerline of Beacon Coal
Mine Road Rev. , said Beacon Coal Mine Road Rev. right-of-way being
40 feet in width, in said donation land claim in said Section 14 ;
Thence northwesterly along the southeasterly extension of said
centerline of Beacon Coal Mine Road Rev. , and along said existing
City limits, to an intersection with the southeasterly extension of
the northwesterly right-of-way line of said 68th Avenue South;
Thence northwesterly, northerly and northeasterly along the
northwesterly right-of-way line of said 68th Avenue South, to an
intersection with the east line of said Section 14 in said C E
Brownell Donation Land Claim No. 41, said east line of said Section
14 also being the west line of said Section 13 ; Thence northerly
along the west line of said Section 13 to an intersection with the
northerly right-of-way line of said SR-900 and the point of
beginning.
AREA 10
That portion of Government Lots 6 and 7 and the Southwest 1/4 of
Section 7 and the Northwest 1/4 of Section 18 , all in Township 23
North, Range 5 East, W.M. , King County, Washington, and the
Northeast 1/4 of Section 13 and the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12 ,
all in Township 23 North, Range 4 East, W.M. , King County,
Washington and the platted properties included within the following
described boundary line :
Beginning at the northeast corner of Lot 21,block 50 of Bryn Mawr,
according to the Plat recorded in Volume 5 of Plats, Page 58,
Records of King County, Washington, in the Southeast 1/4 of said
Section 12 , said northeast corner of Lot 21 being a point on the
westerly right-of-way line of 82nd Avenue South, said street right-
of-way being 60 feet in width; Thence easterly, along the easterly
extension of the north line of said Lot 21, across said 60 foot
right-of-way, to the northwest corner of Lot 40, Block 49 of said
plat; Thence continuing easterly along the north line (s) of Lots 40
through 21, inclusive of Block 49 of said plat and the easterly
extension of said north line (s) , to the northwest corner of Lot 28 ,
Block 48 of said Plat, said northwest corner also being a point on
the easterly right-of-way line of 84th Avenue South, said street
right-of-way being 60 feet in' width, in the Southwest 1/4 of said
Section 7 ; Thence southerly along the west line of Lot 28 , Block
48 , and said easterly right-of-way line, to the southwest corner of
Block 48 , said southwest corner also being a point on the northerly
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right-of-way line of South 122nd Street; Thence easterly along the
northerly right-of-way line of South 122nd Street, and the easterly
extension of the street right-of-way line, to a point of
intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of 87th Avenue
South, said street right-of-way being 60 feet in width, and said
point of intersection also being on the west line of N H Latimer' s
Lake Washington Plat, according to the Plat recorded in Volume 6 of
Plats , Page 70, Records of King County, Washington, in Gov. Lot 7
of said section 7; Thence southerly along said west line of the
plat and said easterly right-of-way line to the southwest corner of
said plat, said southwest corner also being a point on the
northerly right-of-way line of South 122nd Street; Thence easterly
along said northerly right-of-way line and its easterly extension
to an intersection with the centerline of vacated 90th Avenue
South; at the existing City limits of Renton as annexed by
Ordinance 2426 ; Thence southerly along the southerly extension of
the said centerline of vacated 90th Avenue South, a distance of 60
feet, to an intersection with the easterly extension of the
southerly right-of-way line of South 122nd Street; Thence westerly
along said easterly extension and the southerly right-of-way line
of South 122nd Street to the northwest corner of Lot 1, Block 1 of
Latimer' s Lake Park Addition, according to the plat recorded in
Volume 18 of Plats, Page 63 , Records of King County, Washington,
said northwest corner also being a point on the easterly right-of-
way line of 87th Avenue South; Thence southerly along said easterly
right-of-way line and along the west line of Block 1 of said plat
extended southerly and along the west line of Block 2 of said plat,
said west line also follows the existing City limits of Renton as
annexed by Ordinance 1461, to an intersection with the easterly
extension of the north line of Conner' s Lake View Park, according
to the plat recorded in volume 72 of Plat, Page 31, Records of King
County, Washington , in Government Lot 6 of said Section 7 ; Thence
westerly along said easterly extension and along said north line of
Conner' s Lake View Park, said north line also follows the existing
City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 1669 , to the
northeast corner of Lot 4, Block B, of Conner' s Lake View Park No.
2 , according to the plat recorded in Volume 78 of Plats, Page 64,
Records of King County, Washington, in the Southwest 1/4 of said
Section 7 ; Thence continuing westerly along the north line of said
plat and along said existing City limits to the northwest corner
thereof, said northwest corner also being a point on the easterly
right-of-way line of 84th Avenue South; Thence southerly along said
easterly right-of-way line and along said existing City limits to
an intersection with the north line of the south 450 feet of the
Southwest 1/4 of said Section 7 ; Thence easterly along the north of
the south 450 feet of said subdivision, said north line also
follows the existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance
3801 to an intersection with the west line of the east 275 feet of
the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of
said Section 7 ; Thence southerly along the west line of the east
275 feet of said subdivision and along said existing City limits to
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an intersection with the north line of the south 270 feet of the
Southwest 1/4 of said Section 7 ; Thence easterly along the north
line of the south 27- feet of said subdivision and along said
existing City limits, to an intersection with the east line of the
Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said
Section 7 ; Thence southerly along said east line, said east line
also follows the existing City limits of Renton as annexed by
Ordinance 1669 to an intersection with the south line of the
Southwest 1/4 of said Section 7 ; Thence westerly along said south
line of the Southwest 1/4, said south line also follows the
existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 3132 , to the
southwest corner of Section 7, said southwest corner also being the
section corner common to Sections 7 and 18, Township 23 North,
Range 5 East and Sections 12 and 13 , Township 23 North, Range 4
East, said southwest corner also being a point on the easterly
right-of-way line of 84th Avenue South; Thence southerly along said
easterly right-of-way line, and along said existing City limits, to
an intersection with the south line of the north 115 feet of the
Northwest 1/4 of said Section 18 ; Thence easterly along the south
line of the north 115 feet of said subdivision, and along said
existing City limits, to an intersection with the east line of the
west 495 feet of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 18 ; Thence
southerly along the east line of the west 495 feet of said
subdivision, said east line also follows the existing City limits
of Renton as annexed by Ordinances 2243 and 1461, to an
intersection with the north line of the south 62 . 5 feet of the
north 414 feet of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said
Section 18; Thence westerly along the north line of the south 62 . 5
feet of said subdivision, said north line also follows the existing
City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 2366, a distance of
140 feet; Thence southerly along a line which lies 140 feet west of
and parallel to the east line of the west 495 feet of the Northwest
1/4 of said Section 18 and along said existing City limits, a
distance of 62 .5 feet; Thence westerly along a line which lies 414
feet south of and parallel to the north line of the Northwest 1/4
of said Section 18, said line also follows the existing City limits
of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 1461 to an intersection with the
easterly right-of-way line of 84th Avenue South; Thence southerly
along said easterly right-of-way line and along said existing City
limits to an intersection with the south line of the north 694 feet
of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 18 , said south line also being
the southerly right-of-way line of N W 3rd Street, said street
right-of-way being 40 feet in width; Thence easterly along the
south line of the north 694 feet of the Northwest 1/4 and along
said southerly right-of-way line and along said existing City
limits, to an intersection with the east line of the west 386 . 5
feet of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 18 ;
Thence southerly along the east line of the west 386 . 5 feet of the
Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, said east line also follows the
existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 1579 to an
intersection with the south line of the north 838 feet of the
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Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 18 ; Thence
easterly along the south line of the north 838 feet of the
Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, and along said existing City
limits , to an intersection with the east line of the west 562 . 5
feet of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 18 ;
Thence southerly along the east line of the west 562 .5 feet of the
Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, said east line also follows the
existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 1461 to an
intersection with the northerly right-of-way line of N W 2nd
Street, said street right-of-way being 60 feet in width; Thence
easterly along said northerly right-of-way line and along said
existing City limits to an intersection with the northerly
extension of the west line of Lot 4, Block 30, Earlington Acre
Tracts, as Recorded in Volume 15 of Plats, Page 84, Records of King
County, Washington, in the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of
said Section 18 ; Thence southerly along said northerly extension,
and along said west line of Lot 4, said west line also follow the
existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 1968 to the
southwest corner of said Lot 4, said southwest corner also being a
point on the northerly right-of-way margin of Renton Avenue South,
(Renton Avenue Extension) in the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4
of said Section 18 ; Thence northeasterly along said northerly
right-of-way line and its northeasterly extension, and along said
existing City limits, to an intersection with the southerly
extension of the west line of Lot 2, Block 30 of said plat, said
point of intersection being an angle point on the existing City
limits of Renton as annexed to the City of Renton by Ordinance
1968 ; Thence southerly and southeasterly along the existing City
limits of Renton, across City street right-of-way known as the
Renton Avenue Extension, to an intersection with the southwesterly
extension of the southeasterly line right-of-way of said Renton
Avenue Extension; Thence in a general easterly and southeasterly
direction along the northeasterly right-of-way line of an old King
County road and along the existing City limits of Renton, to an
intersection with the northeasterly extension of the northerly
right-of-way line of S W Victoria Street, said street right-of-way
being 60 feet in width; Thence southwesterly along said
northeasterly extension and continuing in a generally northwesterly
direction along said northerly right-of-way line, said northerly
right-of-way line also follows the existing City limits of Renton
as annexed by Ordinance 2022 , to an intersection with the west line
of Tract 15 of said Earlington Acre Tracts; Thence northerly along
the west line of said Tract 15, said west line also follows the
existing City limits of Renton as annexed by Ordinance 3680, to an
intersection with the southerly right-of-way line of Renton Avenue
Extension; Thence southwesterly along said southerly right-of-way
line and along said existing City limits to a point of intersection
with the northerly right-of-way line of S W Victoria Street said
street right-of-way being 80 feet in width; Thence southerly,
perpendicular to said northerly right-of-way line, and along said
existing City limits, to an intersection with the southerly right-
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of-way line of said S W Victoria Street; Thence southeasterly along
said southerly right-of-way line, and along said existing City
limits, to an intersection with the westerly boundary of a tract of
land annexed to the City of Renton by Ordinance 2022 , said westerly
boundary also being the westerly right-of-way line of 89th Avenue
South; Thence southwesterly along said westerly right-of-way line
and along said existing City limits, to an' intersection with the
southerly margin of S W 2nd Street (South 133rd Street) ; Thence
easterly along the southerly margin of S W 2nd Street (South 133rd
Street) , and along said existing City limits, a distance of 330
feet, more or less, to an intersection with the westerly boundary of
a tract of land annexed to the City of Renton by Ordinance 1820 ;
Thence South 10°50145" west along said existing City limits to an
angle point on the existing City limits, said angle point being
north 0°12120" East a distance of 116 . 0 feet from a point on the
southerly right-of-way line of the City of Seattle pipeline; Thence
South 0012120" West along said existing City limits, a distance of
116 . 0 feet to an intersection with the southerly right-of-way line
of the City of Seattle pipeline; Thence westerly and northwesterly
along said southerly pipe line right-.of-way , and along said
existing City limits, in the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 7 and in
the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 13 , to an intersection with the
northeast corner of Lot 1, block 1, R L Haddock Addition to
Earlington, according to the Plat Recorded in Volume 38 , Pages 4-5 ,
Records of King County, Washington, in the Northeast 1/4 of said
Section 13 ; Thence northeasterly across the Cedar River Pipeline
right-of-way and South 134th Street, said right-of-way having a
combined width of 96 feet, ' to an intersection with a point on the
south line of Lot 1, Block 25, Earlington Acre Tracts, as recorded
in Volume 15 of Plats, Page 84, Records of King County, Washington,
said point lying 80 feet southeasterly of the southwest corner
thereof; Thence northeasterly to an intersection with a point on
the northeasterly line of said Block 25 , said point lying 150 feet
southeasterly of the northwest corner of said Lot 1 ; Thence
northwesterly along the northeasterly line of Blocks 25 and 22 of
said plat, said northeasterly line also being the southwesterly
right-of-way line of South Langston Road, said street right-of-way
being 60 feet in width, to a point of intersection with the
southerly Height-of-way line of South 132nd Street, said street
right-of-way being 60 feet in width; Thence northwesterly across
South 132nd Street to the southeast corner of Lot 1, Block 16 of
said plat ; Thence continuing northwesterly along the east line of
said Lot 1 and along said southwesterly right-of-way line of South
Langston Road, to the northeast corner of said Lot 1 ; Thence
easterly along the easterly extension of the north line of said Lot
1, across South Langston Road to the northwest corner of Lot 1,
Block 17 of said plat ; Thence continuing easterly along the north
line of said Block 17, to an intersection with the westerly right-
of-way line of 80th Avenue South said street right-of-way being
60 feet in width; Thence northerly along said westerly right-of-way
line to the northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 7 , of said Plat ;
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Thence easterly along the easterly extension of the north line of
said Lot 1, Block 7 across 80th Avenue South and Renton Avenue to
the southwest corner of Lot 5, Block 2, of said plat; Thence
continuing easterly along the south line of Block 2 , and Block 1 of
said plat to a point 95 feet west of the westerly right-of-way line
of 84th Avenue South said street right-of-way being 60 feet in
width; Thence northerly along a line 95 feet west of and parallel
to said westerly street right-of-way line, to the south line of Lot
17, Block 60, Bryn Mawr, as recorded in Volume 5 of Plats, Page 58,
Records of King County, Washington, said south line of Lot 17 also
being 100 feet south of the southerly right-of-way margin of South
123rd Place in the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 12 ; Thence
westerly along the south line of Lots 17 through 1, inclusive, of
said block 60 and its westerly extension to an intersection with
the westerly right-of-way line of 82nd Avenue South, said right-of
way being 60 feet in width; Thence northerly along said westerly
right-of-way line to the northeast corner of Lot 21, Block 50 of
said plat and the point of beginning.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO
UTILITIES FRANCHISES GRANTED BY KING COUNTY
THIS FRANCHISE is subject to the following terms and conditions :
1 . DEFINITIONS
County Road Rights-of-Way. The term "County Road Rights-of-Way"
includes any road, street, avenue, or alley located within the area
described in the attached Exhibit "A" .
Director. The term "Director" refers to the chief executive of the
King County Department of Public Works .
Grantee . The term "Grantee" refers to the CITY OF RENTON its
successors and those assignees approved pursuant to paragraph 16
herein.
Utility. The term "utility" refers either to the Grantee or,
depending on the context, to any other person, firm, or cor-
poration, public or private, which may hold a franchise to maintain
and operate similar facilities in, under, over, across, and along
any of the County property described in Exhibit "A" .
Council . The term "Council" refers to the King County
Council , acting in its official capacity.
Other Governing Body. The term "Other Governing Body" refers
to any public official or other public board or body as may have
the power and jurisdiction to permit or regulate the installation
and maintenance of utilities and other facilities in, under, over,
across, and along any of the county property described in Exhibit
"All
2 . ACCEPTANCE BY GRANTEES OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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3 . NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE
This franchise is not exclusive. It does not prohibit King
County from granting franchises for other public or private
utilities, in, under, over, across, and along any County property,
including County road rights-of-way.
This franchise does not prevent or prohibit King County from
constructing, altering, maintaining or using any County road
rights-of-way covered by this franchise . King County retains full
power to make all changes, relocations, repair, maintenance, etc .
as it may deem fit .
4 . JURISDICTION
This franchise is intended to convey limited rights and interest
only as to those roads and rights of way in which King County has
an actual interest . It is not a warranty of title or of interest
in County road rights-of-way.
Whenever any of the County road rights-of-way as designated in this
franchise, by reason of the subsequent incorporation of any Town or
City or extension of the limits of any Town or City, shall later
fall within the City or Town limits, this franchise shall continue
in force and effect until such time as the incorporation and/or
annexation is complete according to applicable State law, after
which time the County will no longer have any responsibility for
maintenance of any County, roads, rights-of-way or other County
property within the area of annexation/incorporation.
None of the rights granted to the Grantee shall affect the
jurisdiction of King County over County road rights-of-way or the
County' s power to perform work upon its roadways, rights-of-way or
appurtenant drainage facilities including by constructing,
altering, renewing, paving, widening, grading, blasting or
excavating.
5 . REGULATION OF USE AND CONTROL
This franchise does not deprive King County of any powers, rights,
or privileges it now has or may later acquire in the future to
regulate the use of and to control the County road rights-of-way
covered by this franchise .
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6 . EMINENT DOMAIN
This franchise and the limited rights and interests for the
operation, maintenance, repair, and construction of Grantee' s
transmission and service lines and appurtenances are subject to the
exercise of eminent domain. In the event of an exercise of eminent
domain by King County, the value to be attributed to all the rights
and interests granted under this franchise shall not exceed the
actual amount the Grantee paid to King County in obtaining this
franchise.
7 . ENFORCEMENT
Failure of King County to enforce any provision of this agreement
does not constitute a waiver of its right to enforce that provision
or any other provision of this agreement .
8 . INDEMNITY AND HOLD HARMLESS
The Grantee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless King County as
provided herein to the maximum extent possible under law.
Accordingly, the Grantee agrees for itself, its successors, and
assigns to defend, indemnify and hold harmless King County, its
appointed and elected officials, and employees from and against
liability for all claims, demands, suits, and judgments, including
costs of defense thereof, for injury to persons, death, or property
damage which is caused by, arises out of, or is incidental to
Grantee' s exercise of rights and privileges granted by this
franchise . The Grantee' s obligations under this section shall
include:
(a) Indemnification for such claims whether or not they arise
from the sole negligence of either the County or the Grantee, the
concurrent negligence of both parties, or the negligence of one or
more third parties .
(b) The duty to promptly accept tender of defense and provide
defense to the County at the Grantee' s own expense .
(c) Indemnification of claims made by the Grantee' s own
employees or agents .
(d) Waiver of the Grantee' s immunity under the industrial
insurance provisions of Title 51 RCW, which waiver has been
mutually negotiated by the parties .
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8 . INDEMNITY AND HOLD HARMLESS (CON'T. )
In the event it is necessary for the County to incur attorney' s
fees, legal expenses, or other costs to enforce the provisions of
this section, all such fees, expenses and costs shall be
recoverable from the Grantee .
In the event it is determined that RCW 4 .24 .115 applies to this
franchise agreement, the Grantee agrees to defend, hold harmless
and indemnify King County to the maximum extent permitted
thereunder, and specifically for its negligence concurrent with
that of King County to the full extent of Grantee' s negligence.
Grantee agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the County
for claims by Grantee' s employees and agrees to waiver of its
immunity under Title 51 RCW, which waiver has been mutually
negotiated by the parties .
9 . VACATION
If at any time King County vacates any County road rights-of-way
covered by this franchise, King County will not be held liable for
any damages or loss to the Grantee by reason of such vacation.
King County may, after giving thirty (30) day' s written notice to
the Grantee, terminate this franchise with respect to any County
road rights-of-way vacated.
10 . INSTALLATION, REPAIR, REMOVAL OR RELOCATION
The Grantee shall, at no expense to the County, repair all existing
facilities that it owns within County road rights-of.-way, including
all appurtenant facilities and service lines connecting its system
to users, if such repair is required by the County for any
reasonable purpose .
The Grantee shall, at no expense to the County, adjust, remove or
relocate existing facilities within County road rights-of-way,
including all appurtenant facilities and service lines connecting
its system to users, if the County determines such adjustment,
removal or relocation is reasonably necessary to allow for an
improvement or alteration planned by the County in such road right-
of-way. The County shall give the Grantee written notice of such
requirement as soon as practicable, at the beginning of the pre-
design stage for projects that are part of the County' s capital
improvement program, including such available information as is
reasonably necessary for the grantee to plan for such adjustment,
removal or relocation.
For projects that are a part of the County' s capital improvement
program, in addition to any other notice given to the Grantee, the
County shall provide a vertical and horizontal profile of the
roadway and drainage facilities within it, both existing and as
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proposed by the County, and the proposed construction schedule;
notwithstanding any permit conditions that may later be applied to
the County project, this initial design information shall be given
at, least 180 days before construction is scheduled to begin, except
in cases of urgent construction or emergencies . The Grantee shall
respond to this notice, and to any later notices of revised designs
based on permit conditions, within no more than thirty (30) days by
providing to the County the best available information as to the
location of all of the Grantee' s facilities, including all
appurtenant facilities and service lines connecting its system to
users and all facilities that it has abandoned, within the area
proposed for the public works project .
The County shall offer the Grantee the opportunity to participate
in the preparation of bid documents for the selection of a
contractor to perform the public works project as well as all
required adjustments, removals or relocations of the Grantee' s
facilities . Such bid documents shall provide for an appropriate
cost allocation between the parties . The County shall have sole
authority to choose the contractor to perform such work. The
Grantee and the County may negotiate an 'agreement for the Grantee
to pay the County for its allocation of costs, but neither party
shall be bound to enter into such an agreement . Under such an
agreement, in addition to the Grantee' s allocation of contractor
costs, the Grantee shall reimburse the county for costs, such as
for inspections or soils testing, related to the Grantee' s work and
reasonably incurred by the County in the administration of such
joint construction contracts . Such costs shall be calculated as
the direct salary cost of the time of County professional and
technical personnel spent productively engaged in such work, plus
overhead costs at the standard rate charged by the County on other
similar projects, including joint projects with other County
agencies .
11 . REQUIREMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
The Grantee has the right, privilege and authority to enter the
County road rights-of-way for the purpose of operating,
maintaining, repairing or constructing its transmission and service
lines and appurtenances on the condition that it obtains permits
approved by the Director and Property Services Division and, when
applicable, by the Department of Development and Environmental
Services . Applications for work permits shall be presented to the
Property Services Division which may require copies of plans,
blueprints, cross-sections, or further detailing of work to be
done . Any work done, whether by Grantee, its contractors, or third
parties will include necessary paving, patching, grading and any
other reasonably necessary repair or restoration to the County road
rights-of-way. All work shall be done to the satisfaction of the
Director.
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All equipment, lines and appurtenances which are used in the
operation, maintenance, repair or construction of the Grantee' s
service and which are located within the County road rights-of-way
and owned by the Grantee shall be considered to be part of the
Grantee' s system and shall be the responsibility of the Grantee.
All permits for the operation, maintenance, repair or construction
of said system shall be applied for and given in the name of the
Grantee, who will be responsible for all work done under the
permit . The Grantee remains responsible whether the work is done
by the Grantee, its contractors, or by third parties .
The Grantee shall, at no expense to the County, assume the
following obligations with respect to facilities connected to its
system that are within County road rights-of-way and which it does
not own, including appurtenant facilities and service lines
connecting its system to users :
(a) The Grantee shall apply for, upon request and on behalf
of the owner of the facilities, a County right-of-way construction
permit for any repairs required for such. facilities; provided such
owner agrees to reimburse the Grantee for all costs incurred by the
Grantee and any other reasonable conditions the Grantee requires as
a precondition to applying for the permit . All work to be
performed in the County right-of-way shall comply with all
conditions of the County permit and all applicable County
requirements . The Grantee may at its option perform any part of
the repair with its own forces or require the owner to employ a
contractor for that purpose, provided such contractor is approved
by the County;
(b) In the event that the County determines emergency repair
of such facilities is necessary to halt or prevent significant
damage to County road rights-of-way or significant threats to the
health, safety or welfare of parties other than the owner or the
occupants of the building served by such facilities, the Grantee
shall take prompt remedial action to correct the emergency to the
County' s approval, which the County shall not unreasonably
withhold;
(dc) When the County or its contractor provides notice to the
Grantee, pursuant to R.C.W. 19 . 122 , of its intent to excavate
within County road rights-of-way, the Grantee shall provide to the
County or its contractor the best information available from the
Grantee' s records or, where reasonable, from the use of locating
equipment as to the location of such facilities, including surface
markings where these would reasonably .be of use in the excavation.
If the Grantee fails to make good faith efforts to provide the
above information within the deadlines provided by R. C.W. 19 . 122 ,
the Grantee shall hold the County harmless for all reasonable costs
that result from damage to such facilities if such damages occurs
as a result of the failure to provide such information. Nothing in
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this subsection is intended or shall be construed to create any
rights in any third party or to form the basis for any obligation
or liability on the part of the County or the Grantee toward any
third party, nor is anything in this subsection intended or to be
construed to alter the rights and responsibilities of the parties
under R.C.W. 19 . 122, as amended.
The Grantee shall post a bond to King County in the amount
sufficient for any road repair or restoration. The amount of the
bond shall be set by the Director and must be filed with the
Property Services Division before a permit will be issued.
12 . RESTORATION OF COUNTY ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY
After work on, under or adjacent to County road rights-of-way, the
Grantee is responsible for and will leave all County road rights-
of-way in as good a condition as they were in before any work was
done . In the event that the Grantee, its contractors, or third
parties working under permit should fail to restore County road
rights-of-way to the satisfaction of the Director, King County may
make such repairs or restorations as are necessary to return the
County road rights-of-way to its pre-work condition. Upon
presentation of an itemized bill for repairs or restorations,
including the costs of labor and equipment, the Grantee will pay
the bill within thirty (30) days . If suit is brought upon the
Grantee' s failure to pay for repair and restoration, and if
judgment in such a suit is entered in favor of King County, then
the Grantee shall pay all of the actual costs, including interest
from the date the bill was presented, disbursements, and attorney' s
fees and litigation related costs incurred.
13 . PERFORMANCE OF WORK
The Grantee covenants that in consideration for the rights and
privileges granted by this franchise, all work performed by the
Grantee on County. road rights-of-way shall conform to all County
requirements including, but not limited to, the requirements of the
current edition of the County Road Standards in force when the work
is performed and all traffic control shall also conform to the
current edition of the annual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices in
force when the work is performed.
14 . BLASTING REQUIREMENTS
The right to operate, maintain, repair and construct Grantee' s
transmission and service lines and appurtenances granted by this
franchise, does not preclude King County, its agents or contractors
from blasting, grading, or doing other road work contiguous to the
Grantee' s lines, and appurtenances . When practical , the Grantee
will be given forty-eight (48) hours notice of any blasting or
excavating so that the Grantee may protect its lines and
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appurtenances .
15 . SURVEY MARKERS AND MONUMENTS
Before any work is performed under this franchise, the Grantee
shall establish two or more reference marks to all monuments and
markers of every nature relating to subdivisions, plats, rights of
way, and all other surveys . The reference points shall be located
so that they will not be disturbed during any of Grantee' s
operations under this franchise . The method of referencing
monuments or other markers or points shall be approved by the
Director before placement . The replacement of all markers or
monuments disturbed during any construction of the Grantee shall be
made as promptly as conditions permit and as ordered by the
Director. The cost of monuments or markers lost, destroyed, or
disturbed and the expense of replacement with approved markers or
monuments shall be borne by the Grantee.
16 . ASSIGNMENT
The Grantee shall not have the right 'to assign this franchise
without the consent of the Metropolitan King County Council given
by Motion. No assignment shall be effective unless an acceptance
by the assignee of all rights, conditions, terms, provisions, and
responsibilities contained within the franchise, as well as surety
bonds which the Council deems necessary to be posted are received.
Council approval of the assignment may be made subject to the
assignee' s acceptance of new or modified terms of the franchise.
17 . MODIFICATIONS AND/OR REVOCATION
If the Grantee, its successor or assigns shall violate or fail to
comply with any of the terms, conditions or stipulations or any
modifications of this franchise through neglect or failure to obey
or comply with any notice given the Grantee under the provisions of
this franchise through neglect or failure to obey or comply with
any notice given the intent to revoke, amend, alter, change or
supplement this franchise . The King County Executive shall give
the Grantee thirty (30) .day' s written notice of its intention to
amend, alter, change or supplement this franchise, during which
period the Grantee shall have the opportunity to remedy the failure
to comply.
If the King County Executive intends to revoke the franchise, the
Grantee will be given written notification. A public hearing shall
be scheduled within 90 days following the notification. The
decision to revoke this franchise will become effective 90 days
following the public hearing if the County Executive finds the
revocation to be in the public interest .
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King County specifically reserves for itself the right to impose
taxes, use fees, costs, service requirements, or other fees on the
Grantee for the privilege of conducting this business in King
County, for the use of the County' s property, to pay for the cost
of regulating this activity, or for any other public purpose so
long as those taxes, use fees, costs, service requirements or other
fees are imposed by ordinance, and after 180 days written notice to
the Grantee.
18 . EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL
To the extent described in Exhibit "A" , all rights granted by this
franchise to County road rights-of-way outside incorporated Towns
and Cities apply to all existing County road rights-of-Way improved
and unimproved and to all County road rights-of-way acquired by
King County during the term of this franchise.
If the Grantee has initiated a renewal of this franchise before it
expires, the County may, at its sole discretion, extend the term of
the franchise on a month-to-month basis for up to one year. Should
the County elect to extend the franchise, written notice shall be
provided to the Grantee before the franchise expiration date .
If the Grantee has not applied for a renewal of this franchise
before it expires, King County has the right to remove or relocate
any lines and appurtenances of the Grantee as is reasonably
necessary for the public' s health, welfare, safety, or convenience
including, but not limited 'to, the safe operation of County roads,
franchise holders, or for the construction, renewing, altering, or
improving of any County road rights-of-way, or for the installation
of lines and/or facilities of other franchise holders .
Grantee shall be liable for the costs incurred in any removal or
relocation of its lines and appurtenances under this section.
Costs include the expense of labor and equipment, provided that any
removal is effected within two (2) years from the expiration date
of this franchise .
Upon expiration of this franchise, the Grantee shall continue to be
responsible for the operation and maintenance of existing
facilities in the County road rights-of-way but shall not have the
right to provide additional services .
19 . COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Grantee shall conform to all applicable federal, state and local
laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the State
Environmental Policy Act and King County environmental standards
and ordinances .
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20 . NON-DISCRIMINATION CLAUSE
In all hiring or employment made possible or resulting from this
franchise agreement, there shall be no discrimination against any
employee or applicant for employment because of sex, sexual
orientation, age, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin,
marital status or the presence of any. sensory, mental, or physical
handicap, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification,
and this requirement shall apply to but not be limited to the
following: employment, advertising, lay-off or termination, rates
of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training,
including apprenticeship.
No person shall be denied, or subjected to discrimination in
receipt of the benefit of any services or activities made possible
by or resulting from this agreement on the grounds of sex, sexual
orientation, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age
except minimum age and retirement provisions, marital status, or
the presence of any sensory, mental or physical handicap.
Any violation of this provision shall be* considered a violation of
a material provision of this agreement and shall be grounds for
cancellation, termination or suspension in whole or in part, of the
agreement by the County and may result in ineligibility for further
County agreements .
The Grantee shall make the best efforts to make opportunities for
employment and/or contracting services available to women and
minority persons . The Grantee recognizes that King County has a
policy of promoting affirmative action, equal opportunity and has
resources available to assist Grantee in these efforts .
21 . PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CONDITIONS
If the Grantee shall violate or fail to comply with any of the
terms , conditions or responsibilities of this franchise through
neglect or failure to obey or comply with any notice given the
Grantee under the provisions of this franchise, the Council may
revoke, amend, alter, change or supplement this franchise. The
Council shall give thirty (30) day' s written notice to the Grantee
of its intention to do so, during which period the Grantee shall
have the opportunity to remedy the failure to comply
22 . RATES
The Grantee agrees that it shall be subject to all authority now or
later possessed by the County or any other governing body having
competent jurisdiction to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory
rates for services under this franchise .
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23 . RIGHT OF APPEAL
Decisions, requirements, or approvals of the Director are binding
on the parties to this document . Appeals from the Director' s
determinations will be made by filing a complaint with the King
County Superior Court .
24 . SEVERANCE
This agreement gives effect to purposes and uses which are
consistent with economical and efficient services rendered in the
public interest . If any provision of this franchise, or its
application is determined to be invalid by a court of law, then the
remaining provisions of this franchise shall continue and remain
valid unless the dominant purpose of the- franchise would be
prevented or the public interest is no longer served.
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3 Louise Miller 296-1003
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5 Ron Sims 296-1005
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9 Kent Pullen 296-1009
10 Larry Gossett 296-1010
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Source: King County Department of Records and Elections.