Proposed Ordinance: 2024-0226

METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCIL

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

2024-0226

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing before the Metropolitan King County Council will be held at the King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue Room 1001 on the 1st day of October, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. to consider adoption of Proposed Ordinance 2024-0226, an ordinance that would authorize the condemnation of real property to obtain easements, and other rights in property for the construction of the Rapid Ride I Line in the city of Renton. A public hearing before the Metropolitan King County Council will be held at the King County Courthouse, 516 3rd Avenue Room 1001, on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 1:30 p.m.; remote public testimony on Zoom will also be accepted. Written public testimony will be accepted from 9 a.m. on September 17, 2024, through 10 a.m. on October 1, 2024, by sending such public comment to clerk.council@kingcounty.gov. Include the topic and related agenda item (if relevant) in the subject line. More Information on the public hearing and how to participate in public testimony can be found at this website: https://www.kingcounty.gov/council/committees/full_council.aspx.

SUMMARY

The RapidRide I Line is planned to be a 17-mile north-south bus rapid transit line with 82 stations connecting the cities of Renton, Kent, and Auburn, largely along the path of Route 160. The King County Council approved a Locally Preferred Alternative that established the I Line’s alignment and station locations in 2020 via Ordinance 19098. The I Line has received funding awards from the state and federal governments. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2025, with service planned to begin in late 2026.

Proposed Ordinance 2024-0226 would authorize the condemnation of property rights, specifically focusing on a 114 square foot permanent property acquisition on tax parcel number 322305-9135 for a station for the RapidRide I Line, as well as a 1,397 square foot temporary construction easement on the same parcel that would expire on December 31, 2026.

Final Action:

Prior to final action, Councilmembers may offer amendments for consideration by the Council. Persons wishing to testify on the Proposed Ordinance should attend the public hearing on October 1, 2024, either in person or virtually. Instructions on how to virtually attend a council meeting can be found on the King County Council’s website at http://www.kingcounty.gov/council.

For more Information:

A copy of Proposed Ordinance 2024-0226 is available on the Internet at https://mkcclegisearch.kingcounty.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6781972&GUID=3F3FBDA9-EA8A-438D-BD9F-71C73CA3FE05&Options=Advanced&Search=. You may also view this notice at the Clerk’s page at https://kingcounty.gov/council/clerk/ordinances_advertised.aspx.

DATED at Seattle, Washington, this 17th day of September, 2024.

METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCIL

KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

Melani Hay

Clerk of the Council