RESOLUTION NO. 3659 
A RESOLUTION   of the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle
declaring certain real property located in the City of
Kirkland and the City of Bellevue (a portion of the
Woodinville Subdivision) and any improvements
located thereon surplus and no longer needed for
Port purposes, authorizing its transfer to the City of
Kirkland 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, consisting primarily 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 Water Alliance, Puget
Sound Energy and the City of Redmond 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
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 August 18, 2011, the Port and Sound Transit entered into a Purchase and
Sale Agreement for acquisition of (i) a portion of the 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, the City of Kirkland wants to acquire the Property and the Improvements for
trail and transportation uses; 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 Kirkland are on file at the offices of the Port's Real Estate Division; and 

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: 
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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 Kirkland for a
purchase price of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000).

ADOPTED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle at a regular meeting thereof,
held this ____ day of ____________, 2012, 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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