SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: Res 31784

• Record No: Res 31784
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution (Res)
• Status: Adopted
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 12/11/2017
• Title: A RESOLUTION approving the alignment, station locations, and maintenance base location for Sound Transit's Central Link, University Link, Northgate Link Extension, East Link, and Lynnwood Link Extension light rail lines in The City of Seattle; and superseding the alignment, station locations, and maintenance base location approved in Resolution 31465.
• Sponsors: Mike O'Brien
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Presentation, 3. Signed Res 31784, 4. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/15/2017	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
12/15/2017	1	Mayor	returned
12/15/2017	1	Mayor	Signed
12/15/2017	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
12/11/2017	1	City Council	adopted	Pass
12/5/2017	1	Sustainability and Transportation Committee	adopt	Pass
12/4/2017	1	City Council	referred
11/29/2017	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
11/21/2017	1	City Clerk	sent for review
11/21/2017	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION approving the alignment, station locations, and maintenance base location for Sound Transit's Central Link, University Link, Northgate Link Extension, East Link, and Lynnwood Link Extension light rail lines in The City of Seattle; and superseding the alignment, station locations, and maintenance base location approved in Resolution 31465.
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WHEREAS, since 1996, Sound Transit (formally known as the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, or RTA) has been implementing the voter-approved Sound Move, Sound Transit 2 (ST2), and Sound Transit 3 (ST3) plans for a high-capacity regional transit system for the Central Puget Sound region; and
WHEREAS, the Sound Move and ST2 Plans include the following five electric light-rail lines: Central Link (downtown Seattle to SeaTac); University Link (downtown Seattle to University of Washington); Northgate Link Extension (University of Washington to Northgate); Lynnwood Link Extension (Northgate to Lynnwood); and East Link (downtown Seattle to Redmond); and
WHEREAS, through a series of resolutions (R99-34; R2001-16; R2005-20; R2006-07; R2011-10; and R2012-13), the Sound Transit Board selected the rail alignment, station locations, and maintenance base location for the four projects that are currently under construction or operating in The City of Seattle (City): Central Link; University Link; Northgate Link Extension; and East Link; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle City Council approved the selected alignment, station locations, and maintenance base location for the Sound Transit Central Link, University Link, Northgate Link Extension, and East Link projects in Resolutions 30128 (adopted April 10, 2000), 30993 (adopted September 24, 2007), and 31465 (adopted September 16, 2013); and
WHEREAS, in April 2015, Sound Transit, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Washington State Department of Transportation issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (F...