HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 167CITY OF MEDINA, WASHINGTON
Resolution No. 16:3
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE SR520 BRIDGE AS THE APPROPRIATE
BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE KING COUNTY MARINE PATROL AND THE MERCER ISLAND
MARINE PATROL.
WHEREAS, the municipal jurisdiction of the City of Medina en-
compasses large portions of Lake Washington, and
WHEREAS, many forms of watercraft regularly traverse this
portion of Lake Washington, and
WHEREAS, the City of Medina has policing authority over this
portion of Lake Washington, and
WHEREAS, it is local government's primary responsibility to pro-
tect citizens lives and property, and
WHEREAS, there are now two marine patrols on Lake Washington that
contract with local governments to provide marine patrol, and
WHEREAS, King County's Marine Patrol is located in Kirkland, at
the north end of Lake Washington in close proximity to Evergreen Point and
the northern boundary of Medina, and
WHEREAS, Mercer Island's Marine Patrol services is stationed at
Covenant Shores in close proximity to Meydenbauer Bay .and the southern boun-
daries of Medina, and
WHEREAS, the response time of the marine patrol to emergencies can be
critical for the protection of lives and property, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the general public to establish
a clear delineation between these marine patrol areas for the property-idehtifi-
cation of the responsible marine patrol agency,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Medina that the City of Medina does hereby designate the SR520 Bridge as the
appropriate boundary for marine patrol service in the City of Medina, provided
that satisfactory contracts can be negotiated with both agencies.
PASSED by the City Council this llth day of June, 1984 and signed in
authentication of its passage the llth day June, 1984.
GORDON GRIFFES, WMAYO
ATTEST: t, asCa,S.`M.....11.-�, hereby certify, that I am the City Clerk
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of the City of Medina; that annased hereto is erdinanee No-
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ENTITLED:
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being t e true end <or: act mny of such �=A= which was pebi:shed and
posted according to the laws of the State of vv&'';ington re:ating to third -sass
cities beginning five days or more before its effective data.
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