Item No. 6c_Exhibit_A 
Date of Meeting: July 22, 2014 
RESOLUTION NO. 3692 
A RESOLUTION   of the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle
declaring certain real property located in the Cities
of Woodinville and Bothell in King County (portions 
of   the   Woodinville   Subdivision)   and   any 
improvements located thereon surplus and no longer
needed for Port purposes, authorizing its transfer to
the City of Woodinville, and authorizing the Chief
Executive Officer to execute all documents related to
such transfer. 

WHEREAS,  the voters of King County, pursuant to the provisions of enabling
legislation adopted by the Legislature of the State of Washington, Chapter 92, Laws of 1911,
RCW 53.04.010, authorized and approved at a special election held in King County on the 5th
day of September 1911, the formation of a port district coextensive with King County to be
known as the Port of Seattle; and 

WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle was thereupon established as a port district and has since
been and now is a duly authorized and acting port district of the State of Washington; and 

WHEREAS, the Port owns the real property described on attached Exhibit A (the
"Property") and all improvements thereon, consistingprimarily of railroad tracks and ties (the
"Improvements"); and 

WHEREAS,  on November 5, 2009, the Port entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding (the "MOU") with King County, Sound Transit, Cascade WaterAlliance, Puget
Sound Energy and the City of Redmond ("Regional Partners") setting forth the mutual
understanding of the parties for the completion of future transactions where the Regional
Partners would purchase from the Port interests in the Woodinville Subdivision and thus share in
the cost of acquiring it; and 

WHEREAS, on June 30, 2010, the City of Redmond acquired the portion of the
railbanked segment of the Woodinville Subdivision located in the City of Redmond; and 
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WHEREAS, on December 20, 2010, Puget Sound Energy acquired an easement over
both the freight and railbanked portions of the Woodinville Subdivision; and 

WHEREAS, on April 11, 2012, Sound Transit acquired (i) a portion of the railbanked
Woodinville Subdivision located within the City of Bellevue and (ii) a permanent high capacity
transportation easement over the railbanked portion of the Woodinville Subdivision; and 

WHEREAS, on April 13, 2012, the City of Kirkland acquired (i) a portion of the
railbanked Woodinville Subdivision located in the City of Kirkland and (ii) a portion of the
railbanked Woodinville Subdivision located within the City of Bellevue; and 

WHEREAS, on February 12, 2013, King County acquired (i) a portion of the railbanked
Woodinville Subdivision located between the City of Woodinville and the City of Renton and
between the City of Woodinville and the City of Redmond and (ii) a permanent easement over a
portion of the freight segment of the Woodinville Subdivision for recreational trail uses; and 

WHEREAS, on January 14, 2014, the Port Commission adopted Resolution No. 3688,
authorizing the surplus of the freight portion of the Woodinville Subdivision located in
Snohomish County and further authorizing its sale to Snohomish County; and 

WHEREAS,  pursuant to Chapter 39.33 of the Revised Code of Washington
(Intergovernmental Disposition of Property Act) the Port may sell, transfer, exchange, lease or
otherwise dispose of real and personal property to the state, any municipality or any political 
subdivision thereof on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the
governing authorities of the participating entities; and 

WHEREAS, the maps and other data regarding the Property proposed for transfer to the
City of Woodinville are on file at the offices of the Port's Real Estate Division; and 

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WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle Commission has heard from all persons desiring to speak
at the public hearing regarding the proposed property transfer; and 

WHEREAS, the members of the Port of Seattle Commission have considered the
proposed property sale and any comments by members of the public attending the public
hearing. 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle
that: 
Section 1.     The  Property,  described on  Exhibit  A  attached  to  this  Resolution, and
Improvements thereon are no longer needed for Port purposes and are declared surplus to Port
needs. 
Section 2.     The Chief Executive Officer is authorized to take all steps and execute all
documents necessary to sell the Property and Improvements to the City of Woodinville for a
purchase price of One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1, 100,000).

ADOPTED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle at a duly noticed meeting
thereof, held this ____ day of ____________, 2014, and duly authenticated in open session by
the signatures of the Commissioners voting in favor thereof and the seal of the Commission. 

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Port Commissioners 
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EXHIBIT A 
TO 
RESOLUTION NO. 3692 
Woodinville to King County Line 
All that portion of BNSF Railway Company's (formerly Northern Pacific Railway Company)
Snohomish to Woodinville, Washington Branch Line right of way, varying in width on each side
of said Railway Company's Main Track centerline, as now located and constructed upon, over
and across King County, Washington, more particularly described as follows, to-wit: 
That portion of that certain 100.0 foot wide Branch Line right of way, being 50.0 feet on each
side of said Main Track centerline, as now located and constructed, upon, over and across the
Lots 2, 3, the SN , and the ESW Section 3, the NW Section 10, all in Township 26 
North, Range 5 East, W.M., bounded on the North by the North line of said Section 3, said line
also being the North line of King County, Washington, and bounded on the West by the West
line of said NW Section 10, EXCEPTING THEREFROM, that portion lying Easterly of a
line parallel with and distant 20 feet Easterly from, measured at right angles to said Railway
Company's Main Track centerline as now located and constructed, bounded on the North by the
South line of 8th Street, according to the recorded plat of Bear Creek Addition to Day City,
Washington, and bounded on the South by a line perpendicular to said Railway Company's Main
Track centerline distant 450.0 feet Southerly from the North line of said ESW Section 3, as
measured along said Main Track centerline; also, 
A 100 foot wide strip of land being that portion of that certain 100.0 foot wide strip of land
described in deed dated June 8, 1887 from Ira Woodin and Susan Woodin to Seattle and West
Coast Railway, recorded June 14, 1887 in Book 42 of Deeds, Page 410, records of King County,
Washington, that portion of that certain 100.0 foot wide strip of land described in deed dated July 
26, 1890 from Ira Woodin and Susan Woodin to Seattle and West Coast Railway, recorded
November 10, 1890 in Book 112 of Deeds, Page 556, records of King County, Washington, and
that certain 100.0 foot wide strip of land described in deed dated June 14, 1887 from Mary B.
Jaderholm to Seattle and West Coast Railway, recorded June 14, 1887 n Book 41 of Deeds, Page 
385, records of King County, Washington, lying in Section 9, and bounded on the West by a line
drawn radially to said Railway Company's Main Track centerline, distant 1867.0 feet Easterly of
the West line of said Section 9, also being the Easterly boundary of that certain Tract VIII
described in deed dated December 19, 1985 from Burlington Northern Railroad Company to
King County, recorded in the records of King County, Washington as Instrument No. 
198512191094, EXCEPTING THEREFROM, that certain tract of land described in Deed
dated June 29, 1999 from The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company to ANT,
LLC recorded May 22, 2000 as Document No. 20000522001158, records of King County,
Washington, ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM,  that portion of that certain tract of land
described in deed dated November 17, 1998 from The Burlington Northern and Sana Fe Railway
Company to Tjossem Properties IV, LLC and Tjossem Properties V, LLC, recorded December 
23, 1998 as Instrument No. 9812240021, which lies within said 100.0 foot strip of land; also, 
That certain 0.32 acre tract of land described in deed dated July 24, 1903 from Frank A. Woodin
and Anna Woodin to Northern Pacific Railway Company recorded July 30, 1903 in Book 370 of
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Deeds, Page 89, records of King County, Washington, said 0.32 acre tract being described in said
deed for reference as follows: 
"All that portion of the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter (SE/4 of NE/4) of Section Nine
(9), Township Twenty-six (26) North, Range Five (5) East, W.M., described be metes and
bounds as follows: Beginning at the point where the southeasterly line of the present right of way
of the Northern Pacific Railway intersects the south line of the said Southeast quarter of the
Northeast quarter (SE/4 of NE/4) and running thence east along the south line of said Southeast
quarter of the Northeast quarter (SE/4 of NE/4) a distance of 190 feet, more or less, to a point
which is 50 feet distant from, when measured at right angles to, the center line of the proposed
Seattle Belt Line Branch of the Northern Pacific Railway as the same is now located, staked out
and to be constructed over and across said Government subdivision; thence running northeasterly
and parallel with and 50 feet distant from said center line of the Seattle Belt Line Branch distant 
400 feet, more or less, to a point in the southeasterly line of the present right of way of Northern
Pacific  Railway,  thence  southwesterly along said  right  of  way line  to  point  of  beginning
containing 0.32 acres, more or less."; also, 
That portion of that certain 100 foot wide strip of land lying in the N/2 of the SE/4 of Section 9,
Township 26 North, Range 5 East, W.M., being that certain 1.91 acre tract of land described in
deed dated May 19, 1903 from Mary B. Hansen and Anders Hansen to Northern Pacific Railway
Company recorded May 28, 1903 in Volume 361 of Deeds, Page 48, records of King County,
Washington and that certain 0.92 acre tract of land described in deed dated July 1, 1903 from A.
J. Milton and Anna Milton to Northern Pacific Railway Company recorded July 10, 1903 in
Volume 363 of Deeds, Page 211, records of King County, Washington, said 100 foot wide strip
being described as follows: 
"A 100 foot wide strip of land being 50.0 feet on each side of said RailwayCompany's Seattle
Belt Line Main Track centerline as originally located and constructed, upon, over and across said
N/2 of the SE/4 of Section 9, bounded Northerly and Southerly by the North and South lines of
said N/2 of the SE/4 of Section 9."; 
EXCEPTING THEREFROM, that portion lying Southerly of the Northeasterly boundary of
that certain 100 foot wide tract of land described in deed dated May 4, 1887 from Mary B.
Jaderholm to Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Company, recorded May 5, 1887 in
Volume 40 of Deeds, Page 288, records of said County; also, 
That certain 0.03 acre triangular tract of land described in deed stated June 4, 1923 from Mary B.
Hansen and A. Hansen to Northern Pacific Railway Company recorded June 8, 1923 in Volume 
1192 of Deeds, Page 539, records of King County, Washington, said 0.03 acre tract being
described in said deed for reference as follows: 
"That certain triangular portion ofthe northeast quarter of southeast quarter (NE of SE) of
section nine (9) in township twenty-six (26) north of range five (5) east of the Willamette
Meridian, lying easterly of and between the rights of way of the Northern Pacific Railway
Company for its Snoqualmie Branch and its Lake Washington Belt Line and westerly of a line
parallel with and distant twenty-five (25) feet easterly, measured at right angles from the center
line of the proposed wye track connection between said branch lines as the same is now located, 
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staked  out  and  to  be  constructed  over  and  across  said  premises,  containing  three 
hundredths 
(0.03)  acres,  more  or  less.";
also, 
That portion of that certain 100.0 foot wide Branch Line right of way, being 50.0 feet on each
side of said Main Track centerline, as originally located and constructed, upon, over and across
that portion the NSE of Section 9, Township 26 North, Range 5 East, W.M., King County,
Washington, lying Northerly of the Southwesterly boundary of that certain 100 foot wide tract of
land described in deed dated June 14, 1887 from Mary B. Jaderholm to Seattle and West Coast
Railway, recorded June 14, 1887 in Volume 41 of Deeds, Page 385, records of said County. 














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