HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 3653CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 3653
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO ENTER INTO AN
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE SUBURBAN CITIES
ASSOCIATION ENTITLED "MEMORANDUM OF INTENT TO
COLLABORATE ON SOLID WASTE ISSUES" AND TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE ASSOCIATED WORK PLAN.
WHEREAS, RCW 70.95.080 requires that each city develop its own comprehensive sohd
waste management plan, enter into an agreement to prepare a joint city/county plan, or authorize
the county to prepare the plan for the city's sohd waste management; and
WHEREAS, the City ofRenton and King County entered into an Interlocal Agreement in
2001 whereby the parties agreed that they shall cooperate in the county's development of a
Comprehensive Sohd Waste Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the King County Executive has recently made several proposals regarding
the sohd waste utihty, including 1) the payment of $7 million per year (with 6% annual inflation),
from King County's Sohd Waste Enterprise fund, to its current expense fund; and 2) the purchase
of property on Harbor Island in Seattle for a future solid waste intermodal station; and
WHEREAS, these proposals may impact the rights and responsibilities of the suburban
cities that have interlocal agreements with King County for solid waste transfer and disposal
services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Renton and other cities making up the Suburban Cities
Association wish to collaborate on a review of these proposals, including the performance of a
legal review of their provisions; and
RESOLUTION NO. 3653
WHEREAS, the "Memorandum of Intent to Collaborate on Sohd Waste Issues" and the
Solid Waste Interlocal Agreement Work Plan will assist the City in its evaluation of King
County's proposals, and will help estabMsh policy goals to achieve sohd waste transfer and
disposal solutions for the region;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON, DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The above findings are true and correct in all respects.
SECTION II. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to enter into an
interlocal agreement entitled "Memorandum of Intent to CoUaborate on Sohd Waste Issues."
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 18th day of August , 2003.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 18th day of August _, 2003.
Jesse Tanner, Mayor
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
RES.1002:8/12/03