HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 0954RESOLUTION N0.
WHEREAS, there are located within and adjacent to the City of Renton,
a Municipal.Corporation of the second class under the laws of Washington, certain
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first class shore lands of the Black River constituting a waterway known as Black
River Channel, situated in the Southwest quarter of Section 18, Township 23 North,
Range 5 E.W.M.., in King County, Washington, which i.s more particularly delineated
on that certain preliminary print of *Supplemental Map of:Renton Shore Lands"
issued by the Commissioner of Public Lands,. State of Washington, dated January,
1958,- a true copy thereof being attached hereto marked."Exhibit All and made a
part hereof; the -exact legal description of said Black River'Channel being also
attached hereto marked "Exhibit Btf and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, said waterway has not been excavated and is not in use for
the purposes of navigation and has not been so used for many years past and is
no longer required in the public interest as a waterway, but said waterway
actually has not been used for any public or:o.ther purpose .of any nature, and
its present state not being in the best interests of the public, NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
AS FOLLOWS':
1. The Mayor and the -City -Council of the City of Renton .hereby find,
determine and adopt the foregoing recitals as true and correct facts and findings
in every respect.
2. The said waterway and first class shore lands of the Black River,
commonly referred to. as the Black River Channel, are located in part within and
in part outside the corporate limits of the City of Renton, a municipal corporation
of the second class under the laws,of the State of -Washington. It will be to the
best interests of the City of Renton and 4 the public;generally if said waterway
channel and share lands, as more particularly described on Exhibits A and B
attached hereto, be vacated. Upon such vacating by the Commissioner of Public
Lands as provided for in RCW 79.16.310, the City of Renton shall proceed to
extend across the portions s.o.vacated its existing stree.ts,.or to select there-
from such portions thereof as the City may desire for street purposes, but in
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no. case to exceed 150 feet in width for any one such street or streets,. The
City of Renton hereby agrees to make such definite selection within 60 days
after the receipt of notice of the vacation by the Commissioner of Public Lands.
3. The City of Renton therefore respectfully requests the Commissioner
of Public Lands of the State of Washington to take any and -all steps and actions
necessary to vacate the herein»described waterway, being shore lands of the Black
River; commonly known as the Black River Channel.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 25th day of February,. 1958.
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Elton L. Alexander, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 25th day of February, 1958.
Joe R. Baxter, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Gerard M. Shellan, City Attorney
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