TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Public Works
Aaron Bert
(425) 556-2786
Finance
Kelley Cochran
(425) 556-2748
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Finance
David Amble
Real Property Manager
Public Works
Rob Crittenden
Project Manager
Public Works
Steve Gibbs
Engineering Manager
Public Works
Vangie Garcia
Deputy Director
TITLE:
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Approval of an Ordinance Authorizing the City's Acquisition of Temporary and Permanent Interests in Real Property by Negotiation and Possible Use of Eminent Domain (Condemnation) for the Evans Creek Relocation Project No. 0995
a. Ordinance No. 3197: An Ordinance of the City of Redmond, Washington, Providing for the Acquisition, Condemnation, Appropriation, and Taking of Temporary and Permanent Real Property Rights in Order to Construct a Relocation of Evans Creek, as Part of CIP Project No. 0995; Providing that the Entire Cost Hereof Shall be Paid from Available Funds; and Directing the City Attorney to Prosecute the Appropriate Action and Proceedings in the Manner Provided by Law for Said Condemnation
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
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The Evans Creek Relocation Project as proposed will construct about 3,300 feet of new creek channel in the open space to the north of the developed area. Evans Creek is a Class I stream situated in a highly developed area in southeast Redmond and unincorporated King County. In many locations, it has a narrow riparian buffer, eroded stream banks, sits adjacent to industrial properties, and has low water quality that is influenced by stormwater runoff. This project will connect to a 1,200 foot long channel downstream previously completed by the Washington State Department of Transportation for a total relocation of 4,500 feet. Once Evans Creek is moved to the new channel, approximately 1,800 feet of the existing channel will be backfilled within the developed industrial area.
In the event negotiations are unsuccessful, Finance and Public Works are seeking au...
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