MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
SUBJECT:
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Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Downtown Redmond Link Extension Development Agreement
a. RESOLUTION NO. 1520: A Resolution Approving a Development Agreement for the Downtown Redmond Link Extension, a Sound Transit Project to Extend Light Rail 3.4 Miles to Southeast Redmond and Downtown Redmond
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Approve a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute the Downtown Redmond Link Extension Development Agreement in a form substantially as shown in Attachment A.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Erika Vandenbrande, Director, Planning and Community Development 425-556-2457
Carol Helland, Deputy Director, Planning and Community Development 425-556-2107
Don Cairns, P.E., Transportation Planning and Engineering Manager 425-556-2834
Jeff Churchill, AICP, Transportation Strategic Advisor 425-556-2492
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
The Downtown Redmond Link Extension Development Agreement (DA) is one of five current agreements that must be executed with Sound Transit to facilitate completion of the light rail extension to Downtown. The relationship of the DA to other required agreements is depicted in the following illustration.
The DA focuses on the scope of the light rail project, and has four major components:
1. It vests Sound Transit to development regulations in place at the time the agreement is executed, providing certainty to Sound Transit and the design-builder;
2. It provides for deviations from development standards to facilitate an efficient permitting process and station design outcomes consistent with City interests;
3. It lists specific scope commitments that Sound Transit is making to the benefit of the Redmond community; and
4. It lists City of Redmond "betterments," which are improvements that the City will fund, and Sound Transit will build in order to complete critical work in advance of light rail opening.
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