Res 92-121
RESOLUTION NO.
92-l2l
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, DECLARING ITS
INTENT TO JOIN WITH KING COUNTY AND OTHER
CITIES TO FORK THE SOUTH COUNTY AREA
TRANSPORTATION BOARD TO MANAGE HULTI-
JURISDICTIONAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES IN THE
SOUTH COUNTY REGION.
WHEREAS,
South King County has a history of multi-
jurisdictional transportation planning dating back to the late
1970's, including the Green River Valley Transportation Action Plan
(GRVTAP) which was a multi-jurisdictional effort coordinated by the
puget Sound Council of Governments
(now puget Sound Regional
Council) and involving King County, the Washington Department of
Transportation (WSDOT) and the cities of Auburn, Kent, ~enton, and
Tukwila; and
WHEREAS, each of the jurisdictions in the South King
County area has experienced significant population growth and
economic development in the last decade and project continued
growth and development in the future; and
WHEREAS, the cities of Auburn, Kent, Renton and Tukwila
have changed in geographic area since the last 1970's; and
WHEREAS, the cities of Algona, Des Moines, Enumclaw,
Milton, Normandy Park and Pacific did not participate in the GRVTAP
because they were outside the study area, but are clearly impacted
by traffic congestion problems in the South County area; and
WHEREAS, the cities of Burien, Federal Way and SeaTac did
not exist during most of the transportation planning history in
South King County; and
WHEREAS, King County, Metro, WSDOT, and the cities of
Auburn, Kent, Renton, Tukwila and SeaTac have demonstrated, through
the South County Area Transportation Benefit District Steering
Committee and program development effort, the benefits which can be
achieved by regional coordination; and
WHEREAS,
the
enormous
cost
of
many
of
the
needed
transportation improvements and their importance to South King
County as a whole demonstrate the need for a cooperative approach
to the planning, financing and construction of these improvements;
and
WHEREAS, many of the transportation problems which were
identified in GRVTAP still exist and new transportation'management
issues have emerged, including Commute Trip Reduction Act of 1990,
the transportation planning and financing requirements of the
Growth Management Act of 1990,
and the regional high capacity
transportation plan; and
WHEREAS, a cooperative approach to the transportation
problems will facilitate application of the South King County
jurisdictions for funding from the State of Washington and the
United States; and
WHEREAS,
a proposal has been made to reorganize and
expand the
South
County Area
Transportation
Benefit
District
Steering Committee to form the South County Area Transportation
Board as described in Exhibit A to serve as a central forum for
solving transportation issues affecting the South County area
jurisdictions; NOW, THEREFORE,
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
The City of Federal Way will join together with King
County and the other cities of South King County that may choose to
do so to form the South County Area Transportation Board as
described in Exhibit A and will designate an elected official
representative and an alternate to represent the City on the Board.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, this ~ day of
0c:..;to'o~
, 1992.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
-~'i~
MAYOR, ROBERT STEAD
M.SWANEY, CMC
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
RESOLUTION NO. 92-l21
September 30,1992
October 6,1992
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EXHIBIT A
SOUTH COUHTY A!tEA TRANSPORTATION BOAR!)
Purpose: The Board shall serva lIS a centra' forull for information sharing,
consensus bul1ding, and coordination to ruohe tnnsporhtion issue¡
implement transportation programs and projects that benefit the South County
area jurisdictions and region.
lIembershlp: Membership shall be extended to: King County; the cities of South
King County including Algona, Auburn, Black Diamond, Burien, Des Hoines,
Enumc1aw, Federal Way, Kent, Hl1ton, Normandy Park, Pacific, Renton, SeaToc,
and Tukwila¡ METRO, the Port of Suttle, puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC),
Vall ey Area Transportation Alli ance (VATA) , and Wash I ngton Department of
Transportation (WSDOT) ¡ and others as the Board may later detemi ne. Eech
Board member sha 11 serve for a term of two years or until the member's term of
office expires, whichever occurs first.
Board RepresentatIon: Each city member shall be entitled to one position on
the board. Kino County shall be entitled to two pos1tions. The port of
Seattle, METRO. PSRC, VATA, and WSDOT shall be entitled to one position each.
Each member should appoint one representative and one alternate to the Board.
For the County and cities, the representative should be an elected official¡
tha alternate may be ~n elected official or high level staff member as best
sørvas both, the jurisdiction and the Board. .
Voting: The Board shall operate by consensus whenever possible, but In those
mathrs !'IIquidng a vote, voting shall be assigned as follows: (l) King
County shall haye two votes and each of the city In"..rnbers of the Board shall
have one voto each, and (2) the POl't of Seattle, METRO, PSRC, VATA, and IISDOT
shall be non-yoting members of the Board.
Board Conduct! A quorum of Board membership, that being at least fifty
percent of thll numbar of mllmbars plus one, shall be required to conduct
bus i nass. At 1 east fl fty percent of the number of vot i no board members plus
one affirmative votes are required to tab action. The Board shall establ1 sh
its own bylaws and rules of procedure. The Board may establish such
collll1!lttees lIS are necessary to carry out Its purpose including but not limited
to a technical advisory committee as described in this ExhIbit. .
Technical Advisory Committee: Each member jurisdiction or agency shall
appoint an appropriate department director or division manager to the
Technical Advisory Collll1ittee (TAC). The City of Seattle, the [astside
Transportation Program, i'ierce County, the City of Tacoma, and Pierce Transit
may appoint siml1ar leve' staff to the TAC. Other jurisdictions, agencies,
or groups may be aC!ded as determined by the Board. The TAt shall provide
technical assistance as requested by the Board and shall advise the Board of
emergent transportatIon issues for the Board's consideration. To the extent
possible, existing technical or other work groups with which South County
jurisdictions are already particIpatIng should be u~ed. South County area
staff could, if necessary, form a subregional caucus for the purpose of
assisting in bringIng issues to the TechnIcal Advisory Conmittee or the Board.
EXHIBIT -4-.
EXHIBI1 A PaQe Two
P\lb1ic Sector ParticipatIon: The Valley Area TransportatIon Alliance, as a
broadly based busIness Interest group with the goal of il1proving
tran~portation probléms in the South County area, shan be recognized as the
body representing South County area business community interests and shall be
represented on the Board and on the TAC.
CItizen involvement in the Board shan be as follows: (1) Interested citizen
groups shall be placed on the mailing list for Board meetings to ensure that
those groups are kept informed of Board activities: and (2) for Board
undertakings for which citizen involvement can have a speO:ifically identified
purpose, the Board shall eshblÜh a citizens advi$ory coõMIittee (CAe) to
which each voting member of the Board shan make an appointment. The chair of
the CAC shall sit as a non-voting lII.mber of the Steering COMHtee and TAC for
the duration of the CAC's existence.
Staff Support: For the fi,rst year, King County will provide general
administrative support for' the Board and TAC. Each IT'.embel' jurisdiction is
expected to contri bute 3uch staff as i s neceuary to accorøpl1sh Board agreed
upon tasks.
WorK Program: The Board may undertake activities consistent with its purposes
and shall prepare an annual work program for the following year and progress
report on the year just completed for subMittal to its lD.mber jurisdiction by
December 31 01' each year.
Reg10nal Arter1al Phn: The Board shall develop a South County Ana
Transportation Action Plan (RAP) which describes the region's transportation
conditions, identifies regional transportation needs, prioritizes those neede-
identifies responsible agencies, identifies possible funding sources, and,
where appropriate, recol!ll1\ends a funding strategy for specific projects or
corridors. The RAP shall be submitted to member jurisdictions for IIdoption by
resolution. The Board shall annually review the RAP and propose any necessary
revisions to update the plan to reflect project implementation or changes In
transportation needs and conditions. Board actions must be consistent with
the RAP.
Cost Sharing Guidelines: At such time that member jurisdictions agree that
the Board requires on-going administrative support or that a. specific
undertaking of the Board requires specific support, these guidelines shall
genHally apply:
(1) Annual Review of Financing: The Board shan deternine by June 1 of
each year whether a fInancial contribution win be requested of the Board
jurIsdictions, agencies, and organizations.
(2) King County and City Members: Costs shall be shared among the
County and citie$ In accord¿nce with the degree of benefit received from the
activity to be funded. UnleS$ agreed to otherwise. administrative costs shall
be distributed by the percent of population each jurisdiction h3S wIthin the
Board's boundaries according to the most recent population estimate of the
Washington State Office of Financial Management.
EXHIBIT A Pao6 Three
(3) Other Board Members: The Port of Seattle, HETRO, WSDOT, VATA, PSRC
and other non-voting members shall be e¡¡;pected to mÙe 8. direct funding or in-
kind contribution in accordance with their degree of benefit received.
(4) Interlocal Agreement RequIred: An Interloc8.¡ agreement specifying
cost-sharing, purpose, scope of work and other details is required to obligate
a ¡¡¡ember jurisdiction to fUnding participation.