RESOLUTION NO. 3638 
A RESOLUTION   of the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle
declaring certain real property located in the City of
Redmond (a portion of the Redmond Spur segment
of the Woodinville Subdivision) and its
improvements surplus and no longer needed for Port
purposes; and authorizing the Chief Executive
Officer to execute all documents necessary for
transfer to the City of Redmond. 

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 fixtures and improvements thereon consisting primarily of railroad tracks and
ties and associated fixtures (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, the City of Redmond desires to acquire the Property and Improvements
from the Port at this time for future trail, utility and transportation uses; and 

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WHEREAS, Sound Transit, King County, Cascade Water District, and Puget Sound
Energy intend to complete the purchase from the Port of other property interests in the
Woodinville Subdivision at a later date (the "Regional Transaction"). 

WHEREAS, Chapter 39.33 of the Revised Code of Washington provides that the Port may
"sell, transfer, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of any property  to the state of any
municipality of any political subdivision thereof  on such terms and conditions as may be
mutually agreed upon "; and 

WHEREAS, the maps and other data regarding the Property proposed for transfer to
Redmond are on file at the Port offices; and 

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

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

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 Redmond for a
purchase price of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).
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ADOPTED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle at a regular meeting thereof, 
held this ____ day of June, 2010, 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 36 38
City of Redmond
Project No. 036321
June 1,2010

CITY OF REDMOND
BNSF RAILWAY CORRIDOR
REDMOND SPUR
LEGAL DESCRIPTION

That portion of a strip of land, varying in width on each side of the centerline of the originally located and
constructed Main Track centerline of the Redmond Spur, BNSF Railway Company's (formerly Northern
Pacic Railway Company) Woodinville to Kennydale, Washington Branch Line, according to Quit Claim
Deed recorded under King County Recording Number 20091218001537, more particularly described as
follows:

COMMENCING at the Northeast comer of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 26 North, Range 5
East, W.M., thence Westerly along the North line of said Southwest Quarter to its intersection with the centerline of
the originally located and constructed Main Track centerline of the Redmond Spur, BNSF Railway Company's
(formerly Northern Pacic Railway Company) Woodinville to Kennydale, Washington Branch Line;
Thence Southerly along said centerline to its intersection with the South margin of Northeast 124'h Street, extended
Westerly, and the POINT OF BEGINNING;

A strip of land, 100.0 feet in width, being 50.0 feet on each side of said Main Track centerline, as originally located
and constructed, upon, over and across the South 1/2 of Section 27, Township 26 North, Range 5 East, W.M.,
bounded on the North by the South margin of Northeast 124th Street extended and on the South by the South line of
said South 1/2, the sidelines thereof to be lengthened or shortened as necessary to commence at the South margin of
Northeast 124th Street extended and terminate on the South line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 27;

Together with a strip of land, 50.0 feet in width, being 25.0 feet on each side of said Main Track centerline, as
originally located and constructed, upon, over and across the West 1/2 of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34,
Township 26 North, Range 5 East, W.M., bounded on the North by the North line of said West 1/2, and on the South
by the South line of said West 1/2, the sidelines thereof to be lengthened or shortened as necessary to commence and
terminate on the North and South lines of said West 1/2, Northeast Quarter, Section 34;

Together with a strip of land, 50.0 feet in width, being immediately adjacent to and Westerly of said Main Track
50.0 foot right~of~way in the West 1/2 of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 26 North, Range 5 East,
W.M., bounded on the North by the North line of said West 1/2, and on the South by a line perpendicular to said
Main Track centerline at a point 1400 feet Southerly of the North line of said West 1/2, Northeast Quarter, Section
34;

Together with a strip of land, 100.0 feet in width, being 50.0 feet on each side of said Main Track centerline, as
originally located and constructed, upon, over and across the West 1/2 of the Southeast Quarter of Section 34,
Township 26 North, Range 5 East, W.M., the Northeast Quarter of Section 3, the Southwest Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the Southwest Quarter, and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 2, all in Township 25 North, Range 5 East, W.M., bounded on the North
by the North line of said West 1/2, Southeast Quarter, Section 34 and on the South by the South line of said Section
2, Excepting Therefrom, the Easterly 25.0 feet of said 100.0 foot wide Redmond Spur right-of-way, upon, over and
across the West 1/2, Southeast Quarter, Section 34, Township 26 North, Range 5 East, W.M., and the North 1/2,
Northeast Quarter, Section 3, Township 25 North, Range 5 East, W.M., lying between two lines drawn parallel and
concentric with and distant, respectively, 25.0 and 50.0 feet Easterly, as measured at right angles and radially from
said Main Track centerline, bounded on the North by the North line of said West 1/2, Southeast Quarter, Section 34,
Township 26 North, Range 5 East, W.M., and bounded on the Southeast by a line drawn parallel with and 40.0 feet
Northwesterly, as measured at right angles from the centerline of Northeast 98th Court, as located and constructed
upon, over and across said North l/2, Northeast Quarter, Section 3, Township 25 North, Range 5 East, W.M.;

Together with a strip of land, 100.0 feet in width, being 75.0 feet Northerly of and 25.0 feet Southerly of said Main
Track centerline, as originally located and constructed, upon, over and across the North 1/2, Northeast Quarter and
the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 11, and the West 1/2, Northwest Quarter of Section 12, all
in Township 25 North, Range 5 East, W.M., bounded on the North by the North line of said Section 11 and on the
East by the East line of said West 1/2, Northwest Quarter, Section 12, Exceptlng Therefrom, that portion of said
100.0 foot wide Redmond Spur right-of-way in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 11,
lying between two lines parallel with and distant, respectively 25.0 feet and 75.0 feet Northerly, as measured at right
angles from said Main Track centerline, as located and constructed, bounded on the East by the Southerly extension
of the Westerly line of Leary Street, according to the Plat of Redmond recorded in Volume 7 of Plats at Page 74,
records of King County, Washington, and bounded on the West by a line parallel with and distant 110.0 feet
Westerly, as measured at right angles from said Southerly extension of the Westerly line of Leary Street, Also
Exceptlng Therefrom, that portion of said 100.0 foot wide Redmond Spur right-of-way in the Northeast Quarter of
the Northeast Quarter of said Section 1 l, lying between two lines parallel with and distant, respectively 25.0 feet and
75.0 feet Northeasterly, as measured at right angles from said Main Track centerline, as located and constructed, the
most Northerly parallel line being also the Southwesterly lines of Block 1 and 2 of said Plat of Redmond, bounded
on the Northwest by the Southwesterly extension of the Easterly line of Leary Street, according to said Plat, and
bounded on the Southeast by a line perpendicular to said Main Track centerline that extends Northeasterly to the
intersection of a line parallel with and distant 75.0 feet Northeasterly, as measured at right angles from said Main
Track centerline with the East line of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 1 1;

Together with a 25.0 foot strip of land lying immediately adjacent to and Southerly of said Redmond Spur 100.0
foot wide right-of-way in the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 25 North, Range
5 East, W.M., lying Northwesterly of a line perpendicular to said Main Track centerline at a point 855 feet
Southeasterly of the North line of said Section 11, as measured along said Main Track centerline, as originally
located and constructed;

Together with a strip of land, 100.0 feet in width, being each side of said Main Track centerline as originally located
and constructed, upon, over and across the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 25
North, Range 5 East, W.M., bounded on the West and East by the West and East lines of said Southeast Quarter,
Northwest Quarter, Section 12, terminating on the East line thereof at Milepost 7.3, Exceptlng Therefrom that
portion of said 100.0 foot wide Redmond Spur right-of-way in the Southeast Quarter, of the Northwest Quarter of
said Section 12, described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the West line of said Southeast Quarter,
Northwest Quarter, Section 12 with the Southerly line of said 100.0 foot wide right-of-way; Thence North 0110'44"
East, along said West line, 26.55 feet to a point 25 feet Southwesterly of, as measured at right angles from said Main
Track centerline; Thence South 6907'30" East, parallel with said Main Track centerline, 639.91 feet to the
Southerly extension of the Westerly right-of-way line of 170th Avenue Northeast, said right-of-way being 70 feet in
width; Thence South 2337'30" West, along the Southerly extension of the Westerly right-of-way line of 170th
Avenue Northeast, 25.03 feet to the Southerly right-of-way line of said 100.0 foot wide right-of-way; Thence North
6907'30" West, along the Southerly rightof-way line of said 100.0 foot wide right-of-way, 629.76 feet to the Point
of Beginning.



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