Resolution 139RESOLUTION NO. 139
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS.,&: WASINGTONI,DECLARING
THAT THE BEST INTERESTS AND GENERAL WELFARE OF SUCH CITY
WOULD BE SERVED BY THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN UNINCORPORATED
TERRITORY CONTIGUOUS TO SAID CITY; DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES
THEREOF; STATING THE NUMBER OF VOTERS THEREIN; PRAYING FOR
THE CALLING OF AN ELECTION UPON THEQUESTION OF ANNEXATION;
PROVIDING THE CITY WILL PAY THE COST OF THE ELECTION; RE-
QUIRING THE SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTORATE OF THE UNINCORPOR-
ATED AREA A PROPOSITION THAT ALL PROPERTY THEREIN UPON AN-
NEXATION BE ASSESSED AND TAXED AT THE SAME RATE AND ON THE
SAME BASIS AS THE PROPERTY IN THE CITY IS ASSESSED AND TAXED
TO PAY FOR ANY THEN OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY
CONTRACTED PRIOR TOM OR EXISTING ATV THE DATE OF ANNEXATION;
AUTHORIZING PROCEEDINGS BY THE BOARD OF REVIEW; AND REPEALING
AND WITHDRAWING RESOLUTION NO. 136.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
Washington passed Resolution No. 136 calling for an annexa-
tion election, and
WHEREAS, at the public hearing of the Review Board
certain legal questions arose as to one of the parcels of
land under consideration, and
WHEREAS, the City Council now finds it in the best
interests of the City of Edmonds to withdraw the questioned
area from the proposed elections now, therefore`
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,,* WASHINGTON
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Resolution No. 136 be and the sane hereby
is withdrawn and repealed and this Resolution shall be substi-
tuted therefor.
Section 2. It is hereby determined and declared
that the best interests and general welfare of the City of
Edmonds, Washingtnnt and the area herein proposed to be annexed,
would be served by the annexation of the unincorporated terri-
tory contiguous to said City and all situate in Snohomish
County, Washington the boundariesof which are described as
follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the easterly mar-
gin of primary state Highway No. 1 and the south
line of Section 31, T27N, ME, W.M.; thence West
along the south line of said Section 31 and along
the south line of Section 36, T27N, R3EI W.M. to
the southwest corner of said Section 36 and the
existing City limits of the Town of Woodway; thence
north along the City limits of the town of Woodway
to the north margin of 226th St. S.W. and the
existing City limits of the City of Edmonds;
thence Easterly, northerly and southerly along
the existing City limits of the City of Edmonds
to the point of beginning,
and a diagram of which area is attached 1-weto as Exhibit "A"
and by this reference is incorporated herein, as if mt forth
in full.
Section 3. The number of voters residing in said
area propr osed to be annexed is hereby stated as nearly as may
be to be 4,389 voters.
Section 4. The City of Edmonds by this Resolution
prays for the calling of an election to be held among the
qualified voters in said territory upon the question of
annexation in conjunction with the State Primary Election on
September 20, 1966, the City of Edmonds to pay the cost of said
annexation election.
Section 5. There shall in addition to the question
of annexation also be submitted to the electorate of the terri-
tory sought to be annexed a. proposition that all property
within the area annexed shall, upon annexations be assessed
and taxed at the same rate and on the same basis as the property
within the City of Edmonds is assessed and taxed to pay for
any then outstanding indebtedness of,said City, contracted
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prior to, or existing at, the date of annexation.
Section 6. A certified copy of this Resolution
shall be filed-:_ with the Board of County Commissioners for
Snohomish County, Washington.
Section 7. Within ten (10), days after the filing of
this Resolution with the Board of County Commissioners, the
Mayor shall convene the Review Board, Pursuant to RCW 35.13.
173 the Review Board shall by majority action, within three
(3) months, determine whether the property proposed to be
annexed is of such character that such annexation would be
in the public interest and for the public welfare, and in the
best interest of the City, County and other political subdivisions
affected.
Section 8. Upon receipt by the Board of County Com-
missioners of a determination by a majority of the Review
Board, if the determination be in favor of annexation of the
proposed area, the Board of County Commissioners shall, pur-
suant to RCW 35.13.174, fix a date on which the annexation
election shall be held, which date will not be less than
thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days thereafter,
which date is prayed for in Section 4 herein.
Section 9. The Notice of Annexation Election shall
particularly describe the boundaries of the area proposed to
be annexed, state the objects of the election as prayed in
this Resolution and require the voters to cast ballots which
shall contain the words "For Annexation" and"Against Annexation"
or words equivalent thereto, and shall contain as a separate
proposition the words "For Assumption of Indebtedness" and
"Against Assumption of Indebtedness", or words equivalent there-
to.
RESOLVED this 2nd day of Augustit 1966.
APPROVED
QQRDON MAXWELL. MAYOR-
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ATTEST:
Dtlilit „IC17 "T— L CLERK
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: August 2.
FILED WITH BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: August 3, 1966
FILED WITH CITY CLERK: August 2, 1966.