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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, -2- 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 la\kathleer\ordin\scatb -3- 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.