Res 09-557
RESOLUTION NO. 09-557
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Federal Way,
Washington, To Explore Creating a Multi-Jurisdictional Entity to
Provide Maintenance and Operations Services
WHEREAS, the City owns and operates several parks, maintains landscaping at the Federal
Way Community Center and other city properties, and maintains athletic fields for school uses as
well as public uses; and
WHEREAS, the City owns and operates a maintenance facility near Steel Lake on 28th Ave,
which stores heavy equipment and other vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City has a fleet of approximately one-hundred eighty-six vehicles, which
includes one dump truck, police vehicles, and maintenance pick up trucks; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Way School District and South King Fire and Rescue also possess a
fleet of vehicles requiring storage and maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Way School District and South King Fire and Rescue also maintain
grounds requiring landscaping; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Way School District also maintains and operates athletic fields for
school uses, and in some cases, the City and the School District cooperate and share the maintain and
operation of fields; and
WHEREAS, the City has entered into interlocal agreements creating a separate entity for
special services: Valley Communications provides 911 services to the south King County cities, and
SCORE will provide jail services; and
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WHEREAS, the concept of a multi-jurisdictional maintenance and operations services entity
could combine resources such as fuel storage and vehicle maintenance; could consolidate or blend
agency services and resources; could co-locate facilities and equipment for economies of scale; and
could identify equipment and resources to be shared; and
WHEREAS, the creation of an entity to provide maintenance and operation services would
capitalize on the economies of scale both for any infrastructure and operations; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Way City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the citizens to
provide services at the lowest possible cost.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. City Staff should contact the other agencies within Federal Way to begin
discussions for the purpose of exploring the creation of a multi-jurisdictional entity to provide
maintain and operations services thereby combining the limited resources and providing a better
service to the citizens.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase ofthis resolution should be
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this resolution.
Section 3. Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers ofthis resolution are authorized to
make necessary corrections to this resolution including, but not limited to, the correction of
scrivener/clerical errors, references, resolution numbering, section/subsection numbers and any
references thereto.
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Section 4. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date
of this resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed.
Section 5. Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage by
the Federal Way City Council.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON this 15 day of September 2009.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK, CAROL
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
RESOLUTION NO.: 09-557
9-8-2009
9-15-2009
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