2012-0353 2012-0354 2012-0382 METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2012-0353 2012-0354 2012-0382 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held before the Metropolitan King County Council, Room 1001, King County Courthouse,Seattle, Washington, on the 3rd day of December, 2012, at 1:30 p.m., to consider adoption of Proposed Ordinances 2012-0353, 2012-0354, and 2012-0382, authorizing the executive to execute a real estate purchase and sale agreement for the purchase of approximately 19.2 acres on the Eastside Rail Corridor (the former BNSF rail line that stretches from Renton to Woodinville and from Woodinville to Redmond) from the Port of Seattle for the dual uses of recreational trail and public transit; to execute a Reciprocal Coordination and Cooperation Covenant Agreement (RCCCA) with Puget Sound Energy; and to execute an intergovernmental land transfer agreement with the City of Redmond.. SUMMARY Proposed Ordinance 2012-0353 details the terms of the County's purchase of: (1) a new 3.6-mile trail easement on the Eastside Rail Corridor north from Woodinville to Brightwater; and (2) the Port's remaining fee interest in approximately 15.6 miles of the Corridor south of Woodinville (from Renton to Woodinville and from Woodinville to the northern city limits of Redmond). The King County Council will consider an ordinance on December 3, 2012 approving the purchase of the property. Proposed Ordinance 2012-0354 details the terms of a proposed Reciprocal Coordination and Cooperation Covenant Agreement (RCCCA) between King County and Puget Sound Energy that will coordinate utilities and trail development along the Eastside Rail Corridor. Proposed Ordinance 2012-0382 details the terms of the County's proposed Intergovernmental Land Transfer Agreement with the City of Redmond, which would allow the City of Redmond to become the federally-designated Interim Trail Sponsor of the Redmond-owned portion of the Eastside Rail Corridor and to develop and maintain a recreational trail and plan for future transit uses, in exchange for granting the County a trail covenant and new utility easement authority. The King County Council will consider an ordinance on December 3, 2012 approving this intergovernmental land transfer agreement. A copy of Proposed Ordinances 2012-0353, 2012-0354, and/ or 2012-0382 will be mailed upon request to the Clerk of the Council, Room 1200, King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, telephone 206-296-1020. All three ordinances are available on the Internet at http://www.kingcounty.gov/council/clerk/ ordinances_advertised.aspx. DATED at Seattle, Washington, this 16th day of November, 2012. METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCIL KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON Anne Noris Clerk of the Council Published in Redmond Reporter on November 16, 2012. #705367