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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 Resolution No. 136 be and the sane hereby is withdrawn and repealed and this Resolution shall be substi- tuted therefor.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 -2- 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- -3- 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.