Resolution 1523RESOLUTION NO. 1523
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING EXPECTATIONS FOR CITY
EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF
EDMONDS AND WSDOT RELATED TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE
FORMER UNOCAL PROPERTY.
WHEREAS, on May 23, 2023, the city council authorized the mayor to execute a memorandum
of understanding with WSDOT concerning the former Unocal bulk fuel terminal (the "MOU");
and
WHEREAS, the MOU places the city on a non -binding course to eventually acquire the property
that is the subject of the MOU (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, the city's primary interest in the Property is to improve the environmental functions
and values of the Edmonds Marsh and to pursue associated long-term habitat restoration; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds recognizes that acquiring the property is one of two or more
ways to achieve the City's primary interest in the property as detailed above; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Ecology is preparing to hold a 45-day public comment period
and public meeting for the Property by the end of 2023 with a target of late summer; and
WHEREAS, the city may soon find it appropriate to engage consultants to advise the City on
how best to inform and/or influence the forthcoming Department of Ecology process and/or to
perform other due diligence and planning activities related to the Property; and
WHEREAS, the city is still in the early stages of evaluating the various risks and opportunities
related to possible acquisition of the Property; and
WHEREAS, the city council has expressed a desire to evaluate a spending plan for
implementation of these MOU-related activities; and
WHEREAS, the council president and mayor have discussed the mutual benefits of the council's
deliberation and action on a spending plan for implementation of these MOU-related activities;
now therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, HEREBY
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. The city council wants to establish a collaboration with the administration to develop a
budget before the administration spends additional resources related to the MOU or the Property.
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Section 2. The city council requests that the administration provide the city council with an
outline of the types and approximate amounts of expenses that might be incurred in the 2023
fiscal year to further the city's interests with respect to the MOU and the Property.
Section 3. The city council requests that the mayor's proposed budget for 2024 contain a section
that details the types and approximate amounts of expenses that might be incurred in 2024 to
further the city's interests with respect to the MOU and the Property.
RESOLVED this 27th day of June, 2023.
CITY OF EDMONDS
MA R, 1KE NELSON
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK, TT PASSEY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: June 23, 2023
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: June 27, 2023
RESOLUTION NO. 1523