HomeMy WebLinkAboutWiehlRoadOrdCML_Revised12112018_take2 (2)BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE No. 2018-________
ORDERING THE ENACTMENT OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 2018-01 WIEHL ROAD
WHEREAS: County Road Improvement Districts are authorized in state law pursuant to Revised Code of
Washington at Chapter 36.88; and
WHEREAS: Counties are allowed to utilize an alternative method of road improvement district
formulation in Revised Code of Washington Chapter 36.88.065; and
WHEREAS: After due consideration the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners elects to utilize
Revised Code of Washington Chapter 35.43.065 formulating Road Improvement District
(RID) 2018-01 Wiehl Road; and
WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners directed the Department of Public
Works to publish a Notice of Intent to Formulate Road Improvement District 2018-01 Wiehl
Road pursuant to Resolution 2018-162; and
WHEREAS: The Nature of Improvement is generally described as: The grade of the roadway is adjusted
to meet a maximum of twelve (12) percent grade. The roadway is widened to a paved hot
mix asphalt width of 24 feet. Drainage improvements are constructed along the inside slope
of the roadway along with retaining walls on the outside of the roadway. Guardrail is
placed at areas of high risk on the outside edge of the roadway. A paved turnaround is
constructed at the end of the improvement at the intersection with Loping Lane; and
WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners has determined that benefitted
property owners are equally benefitted by the Nature of Improvement and that funding
assessment shall be by individual lot owner and estimated assessments (Exhibit 1 attached)
and the proposed RID 2018-01 boundary map are attached to this Ordinance (Exhibit 2
attached); and
WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners find that no specially benefitted
property owner has constructed facilities qualifying for any credit towards any property
assessment; and
WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners acknowledges that no preformation
expenditures have occurred other than those incurred by Kittitas County Department of
Public Works and that those expenditures are not being south for cost reimbursement; and
WHEREAS: Upon consideration of Revised Code of Washington Chapter 35.43.188 the Kittitas County
Board of County Commissioners elects not to allow assessment reimbursement accounts as
part of RID 2018-01; and
WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners believes that all benefitted property
owners are included within the RID 2018-01 boundary, the Board reserves the right to
amend the boundary or create a process for allowing late comers to the RID should the need
arise prior to the date of RID completion; and
WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners did hold a public hearing on
November 20, 2018 at 2:00 pm receiving testimony from specifically benefitted property
owners within RID 2018-01 district boundaries regarding the enactment of RID 2018-01;
and
WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners held a continued public hearing on
December 10, 2018 at 11:00 AM local time, where additional testimony was received and a
vote of two to one approving the proposed road improvement district (RID 2018-01 Wiehl
Road) as presented by staff.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED That the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners, after
due deliberation and in the best interest of the public, does hereby order the enactment of RID 2018-01
Wiehl Road; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED That the Kittitas County Department of Public Works is directed to solicit
construction of RID 2018-01 improvements and to construct said improvements in 2019; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED That upon completion and acceptance from Kittitas County Department of
Public Works of RID 2018-01 Wiehl Road improvements, the Kittitas County Treasurer is directed to begin
collecting benefitted property RID assessments the amount of true and fair value for the improvement as
substantially presented in Exhibit 1 attached.
ADOPTED this 18th day of December, 2018, at Ellensburg, Washington.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Laura Osiadacz, Chairman
Attest:
☐ Clerk of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik ________________________________
Obie O’Brien, Vice-Chairman
☐ Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz
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______________________________ Cory Wright, Commissioner