MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
SUBJECT:
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Microsoft Refresh Project - Declaring Certain Utility and Non-Utility Assets and Easements to be Surplus to the Needs of the City and Authorizing their Release
a. RESOLUTION NO. 1513: A Resolution Declaring Certain Utility and Non-Utility Assets and Easements Located on the Microsoft Refresh Project to be Surplus to the Current and Long-Term Needs of the City and Authorizing the Mayor or His Designee Vacate and Release Such Surplus Assets and Easements
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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After holding a public hearing, adopt a resolution declaring that certain utility and non-utility assets and easements within the Microsoft Refresh project site are surplus, and may be released based on the specified consideration provided by Microsoft and listed in the proposed resolution (see Attachment A; and Attachment A, Exhibit 1). The resolution authorizes the Mayor or his designee to release the assets and easements.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Malisa Files, Finance Director, 425-556-2166
Terry Marpert, AICP, Real Property Specialist, 425-556-2428
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
The Microsoft Refresh project consists of the redevelopment of approximately 81 acres of the Microsoft campus located southeast of the intersection of NE 40th Street and 156th Avenue NE (see Attachment A, Exhibit 1). The project includes demolition of 13 office buildings and construction of 17 new office buildings to accommodate up to 8,000 more employees (approximately 2,094,000 sq. ft.) and an underground parking structure.
As part of the Microsoft Refresh, new and revised utility and non-utility assets (such as pipelines) and easements must provide for the water, waste water sewer and access needs of the project. Certain existing assets and easements must be released and extinguished because they are no longer needed and will impede redevelopment of the City-approved Microsoft Refresh project. ...
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