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RESOLUTION NO. 4078
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH
THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY REGARDING
WETLAND PERMITS AND MITIGATION FOR THE TUKWILA LONGACRES STATION
PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (hereinafter referred to
as "Sound Transit") plans to construct a new permanent Tukwila Commuter Rail Station along
the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) tracks ("Tukwila Longacres Station") to
improve access for passengers on Sound Transit's Sounder Commuter Rail Service between
Tacoma and Everett; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that Sound Transit and the City will negotiate and execute a
separate agreement in which Sound Transit will commit funding for the Strander Project and
work with the City to provide access from the Tukwila Longacres Station to Strander Blvd.; and
WHEREAS, as part of implementing the Tukwila Longacres Station project, Sound Transit
must permit and mitigate certain wetland and wetland buffer impacts; and
WHEREAS, the City has previously obtained US Army Corps of Engineers and
Department of Ecology permits, plans to obtain a City of Tukwila permit, and has purchased
mitigation bank credits for wetland and buffer impacts for the City's Strander Blvd. Project,
which is in the same area as the Tukwila Longacres Station project; and
WHEREAS, the City's permits for the Strander Blvd. Project may expire if the City does
not begin work under those permits; and
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WHEREAS, the City is willing to allow Sound Transit to construct permitted wetland fill
on the City's behalf in order to extend the life of those permits and to save Sound Transit the
time and money required to obtain separate permits and construct a separate mitigation
project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to document the terms and conditions under which the City
allows Sound Transit to construct permitted wetland fill on the City's behalf;
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 wetland permits and mitigation for the
Tukwila Longacres Station project.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 13th day of December 2010.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 13th day of December / 2010.
Denis Law, Mayor
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Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
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