Pierce County News: Pierce County Council

Pierce County Council
Regular Meeting
3 p.m., Tuesday, November 25, 2003
Room 1045
County-City Building
930 Tacoma Ave. South

Action on Ordinances
Proposal No. 2003-116, granting a nonexclusive franchise to the City of Roy, a municipal corporation of the State of Washington, for location of water lines on certain county-owned rights-of-way; and authorizing the county executive to execute said franchise.

Proposal No. 2003-131, declaring the properties located at 309 Sasaki Lane Southwest and the terminus of Albert Bell Road East as surplus; approving the exchange of real property negotiated by the Pierce County Public Works and Utilities Department, Water Programs Division and the State of Washington Department of General Administration for property located in Orting, Washington; and authorizing the county executive to exchange real property.

Proposal No. 2003-132, amending Ordinance No. 90-91 (granting a franchise to Elkhorn Water District) making a technical correction by revising the legal description.

Action on Resolutions
Proposal No. R2003-141, authorizing the Pierce County Executive to apply for funding assistance for a Youth Athletic Fields Program (YAF) to the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation, for the development of the first phase of the Fort Steilacoom Park Youth Soccer Fields in Lakewood, Washington.

Other Items
Motion to certify the following Budget Certifications, and instruct the Clerk of the Council to forward the Certification to the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer’s Office, pursuant to Revised Code of Washington 84.52.020:

– City of Bonney Lake
– City of Buckley
– City of Edgewood
– City of Sumner
– Pierce County Board of Trustees (Rural Library)
– Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 1
– Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 3
– Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 6
– Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 8
– Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 14
– Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 15
– Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 20
– Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 22
– Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 25

Messages from the Executive
A message from the Executive transmitting the following Ordinances, which were approved and signed on November 4, 2003:

Ordinance No. 2003-77, vacating a portion of Park Junction Road right-of-way located in the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 15 North, Range 5 East of the Willamette Meridian, in the Elbe area.

Ordinance No. 2003-78, levying an assessment in 2003, for collection in 2004, against land in the Pierce County for the control of noxious weeds.

Ordinance No. 2003-79, vacating a portion of 192nd Street East, located in the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 18 North, Range 3 East of the Willamette Meridian, in the Spanaway area.

Ordinance No. 2003-85, vacating Horseshoe Road East and a portion of Trek Drive East located in the Southeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 17 North, Range 4 East of the Willamette Meridian, in the Clear Lake area.

Ordinance No. 2003-96s, amending Chapter 1.28 of the Pierce County Code, “Rules of Procedure – Pierce County Council” by adopting clarifying and technical changes.

A message from the Executive transmitting the following Ordinances, which were approved and signed on November 7, 2003:

Ordinance No. 2003-93s2, adopting a new Chapter 19B.30 of the Pierce County Code, the Frederickson Community Plan; amending the Comprehensive Plan, Title 19A of the Pierce County Code, to incorporate policies of the Frederickson Community Plan; setting an effective date; and adopting findings of fact.

Ordinance No. 2003-94s2, implementing the Frederickson Community Plan; amending Title 18A of the Pierce County Code, Pierce County Development Regulations – Zoning; amending Chapter 18A.25, Zone Classifications and Use Tables, and Chapter 18A.25, Development Standards; amending the Pierce County Zoning Atlas adopting a new Chapter 18B.120, Sign Design – Frederickson, and a new Chapter 18J.60, Frederickson Community Plan Area Design Standards and Guidelines; setting an effective date; and adopting findings of fact.

Ordinances
Proposal No. 2003-100s, adopting year 2003 amendments to the capital facilities element of the Pierce County Comprehensive Plan; amending Title 19E of the Pierce County Code, Capital Facilities – Six Year Financing Plan; amending Chapter 19A.100 of the Pierce County Code, Capital Facilities Element; setting forth an effective date; and adopting findings of fact.

Note: This week’s study session and regular meeting of the Tacoma City Council has been cancelled.