Res 92-120
RESOLUTION NO.
92-120
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, SUPPORTING THE
KING COUNTY NOVEMBER 3,1992, GENERAL ELECTION
BALLOT MEASURE AUTHORIZING A COUNTYWIDE
PROPERTY TAX LEVY OF $.302 PER THOUSAND DOLLAR
OF ASSESSED VALUE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS
TO FUND A REGIONAL JUSTICE CENTER TO BE
LOCATED IN SOUTH KING COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the King County Council has approved placing on
the November 3, 1992, ballot a countywide levy measure for a Phase
I Regional Justice Center to be located in South King County; and
WHEREAS, Federal Way is presently the largest city in the
United States which does not have a jail; and
WHEREAS, Federal Way, along with other South King County
communities, presently spends a disproportionate amount of money to
transport misdemeanor and felon defendants to the existing downtown
Seattle King County Jail; and
WHEREAS, Federal Way officers who spend an average of
three (3) hours per trip transporting defendants to Seattle are not
able to perform their primary task of preventing crime in the
Federal Way Community; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Justice Center will also benefit
the citizens of the city of Federal Way as the Center will provide
a localized booking facility, which will result in Federal Way law
enforcement officers spending less time on the road transporting
prisoners to downtown Seattle and more time patrolling Federal Way
city and residential streets; and
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WHEREAS, the Regional Justice Center will provide to the
citizens of Federal Way, a "suburban courthouse" with twenty-three
Super ior Courtrooms,
judicial and Superior Court administrative
services, a Prosecuting Attorney branch office, approximately nine
hundred secure detention beds, a Public Defense liaison office, and
a King County Police criminal Investigation Division; and
WHEREAS, the King County Regional Justice Center will
also provide employment for approximately seven hundred employees
(judges, attorneys and professional staff, and other ancillary and
support services); and
WHEREAS, a Regional Justice Center located in South King
County would' greatly benefit the citizens of the city of Federal
Way as it will provide local access to justice; Superior Courts for
property, title and other real estate matters, tax and assessment
cases, probate and domestic matters, and felony criminal trials
will be located in the local community; and
WHEREAS, the location of the local facility will do away
with the need to travel to downtown Seattle for Federal Way and
South King County citizens to obtain these services; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Way City Council recognizes that the
siting of the Regional Facility in South King County is a major
step toward decentralizing public services, and is consistent with
the Growth Management Act in that it is a step toward regionalism;
NOW, THEREFORE,
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
The City Council of the city of Federal Way,
Washington, supports the King County November 3, 1992, general
election ballot measure authorizing a countywide property tax levy
of $.302 per thousand of assessed value for a period of five (5)
years to finance the design, construction and operations of a
Regional Justice Center to be located in South King County.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, this ~ day of
September
, 1992.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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MAYOR, ROBERT STEAD
ATTEST:
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f!chY ^c~ M. SWANEY, CMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ACTING CITY ATTORNEY, CAROLYN A. LAKE
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
RESOLUTION NO. 92-120
September 16,1992
September 22, 1992
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