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Council accepts South Fork Avenue annexation notice, authorizes processing and consultant contract
Summary
Council accepted a notice of intent to commence annexation proceedings for the South Fork Avenue area, authorized staff to prepare petitions and a fiscal analysis, and approved a petitioner‑funded planning contract with OTAAC to process the annexation materials.
North Bend City Council voted May 19 to accept a notice of intent to commence annexation proceedings for a geographically modified South Fork Avenue area and authorized staff to prepare a formal annexation petition and a fiscal analysis. Council also authorized a professional services contract with planning consultant OTAAC to prepare the required annexation materials, to be paid by the petitioners.
Staff said the submitted notice included signatures representing the statutory minimum (10% of assessed value) required to initiate the process and that petitioners will need to gather signatures representing 60% of assessed value for the annexation to proceed to a final council hearing and Boundary Review Board review. Finance Director Martin Chaw presented a preliminary fiscal analysis showing an estimated net annual savings of roughly $713 for a typical household in the annexation area (main factors: lower inside‑city water rates and property tax impacts partially offset by utility taxes and slightly higher flood insurance premiums) and an estimated net annual revenue increase to the city of about $15,000, noting the analysis is a pre‑development estimate and does not reflect future redevelopment revenue.
Council discussed technical details residents had asked about during public comment: sewer connection rules (a property within 150 feet of an existing sewer line would be required to connect if septic failed), potential impacts to city police/fire contracts and service costs (East Side Fire and Rescue projected contract increase of about $12,000 if annexed), and the valuation treatment of government‑owned parcels (the county assessor would value government parcels for petition calculations).
Council authorized the mayor to sign a contract with OTAAC for annexation processing (scope includes annexation report, legal descriptions and consultation with the King County Boundary Review Board) in an amount not to exceed $35,976; petitioners will fund the work.
Votes: AB26‑046 (accept notice/authorize petition processing) and AB26‑047 (OTAAC contract authorization) passed unanimously (6‑0).
