Annexation of acres to the City of Lacey known as the Steilacoom/Marvin Rd Annexation. See Exhibit 1, Attachment C.

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1 Creating Solutions for Our Future COUNTY COMMISSIONERS John Hutchings District One Gary Edwards District Two Tye Menser District Three BOUNDARY REVIEW BOARD EXHIBIT 7 ANNEX Memo To: Washington State Boundary Review Board for Thurston County From: Katrina Van Every, Chief Clerk Date: April 4, 2019 Re: ANNEX (Lacey Steilacoom/Marvin Rd Annexation) Background Location of Proposed Annexation Area: Location of Proposed Expanded Annexation Area: Notice of Intention: The property is generally located at the corner of Steilacoom Rd SE and Marvin Rd SE. See Exhibit 1, Attachment A. 120 additional acres, as revised by Thurston County on February 22, See Exhibit 1, Attachment B. Annexation of acres to the City of Lacey known as the Steilacoom/Marvin Rd Annexation. See Exhibit 1, Attachment C. Entity Requesting Review: Thurston County Board of County Commissioners. See Exhibit 1, Attachments D and E. At the Boundary Review Board s March 28, 2019 meeting a public hearing was held in consideration of ANNEX , the Lacey Steilacoom/Marvin Rd Annexation. The City of Lacey proposes annexing acres in the Steilacoom Marvin Rd area. The Board received public testimony regarding the proposal and recessed the hearing to April 9, 2019 when the Board will hold a second hearing in consideration of expanding the annexation area to encompass an additional 120 acres, as proposed by Thurston County. The Board elected to leave the record open to additional public comment and directed the Chief Clerk to request the city of Lacey and Thurston County provide additional information regarding zoning and development impacts of the annexation area and expanded annexation area as it relates to moving from county to city jurisdiction. See Exhibit 8 April 4, 2019 Joint Zoning Memo from City of Lacey and Thurston County Heritage Court SW, Suite A, Olympia, Washington Phone: Website:

2 Staff sent a press release to the Olympian on April 3, 2019 providing an overview of the Board s action on March 28, See Attachment A. Hearing Notification 30-Day Notice. Written notice is required to be given to affected governmental units within three miles of the exterior boundaries of the annexation area and the proponent of the annexation at least 30 days prior to the public hearing. Notice was hand delivered on February 26, 2019 to the following: 1. Tanglewilde Parks & Recreation District 2. Port of Olympia 3. City of Olympia 4. Timberland Regional Library District 5. City of Tumwater 6. Thurston Conservation District 7. Thurston County 8. City of Lacey 9. Lacey Fire District #3 10. Thurston County PUD#1 11. North Thurston School District Published Notice. Notice is required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least three times, with the last notice not five days prior to the public hearing. Notice of the April 9, 2019 hearing was published in They Olympian on March 19, 2019; March 26, 2019; and April 2, Posted Notice. Notice must be posted in at least ten public places in the area affected by the annexation at least five days prior to the public hearing. Notice was posted within the expanded annexation area in 20 locations on March 20, On April 4, 2019, staff verified the presence of the notices; where necessary, such notices were replaced. See Attachment B. Neighbor Notice. Because there is a proposal to expand the annexation area to include 120 additional acres, notice is also required to be provided to all registered voters and property owners living in the expanded annexation area at least 10 days prior to the hearing to consider expanding the annexation area. Notice of the scheduled hearing was sent on March 18, 2019 to these individuals. Attachments Attachment A: Attachment B: April 3, 2019 Press Release Affidavit of Posting for April 9, 2019 Public Hearing 2424 Heritage Court SW, Suite A, Olympia, Washington Phone: Website: 2

3 ATTACHMENT A: APRIL 3, 2019 PRESS RELEASE

4 Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 3, 2019 SUBJECT: CONTACT: City of Lacey Steilacoom/Marvin Rd Annexation Katrina Van Every, Chief Clerk Boundary Review Board for Thurston County (360) The Washington State Boundary Review Board for Thurston County held the first of two public hearings on March 28, 2019 to consider the city of Lacey s Steilacoom/Marvin Rd Annexation proposal. The City s proposal would annex acres that includes Ostrom s Mushroom Farm, the Rainier Vista Mobile Home Park, the Regional Athletic Complex, Nisqually Middle School, a Lacey Fire District 3 station, and other property owned by the City of Lacey. Annexation Proposal Nisqually Middle School Ostrom s Mushroom Farm Regional Athletic Complex The hearing was recessed until the Boundary Review Board s meeting on April 9, 2019 at 7:00 P.M. when the Board will hold a second public hearing at the Nisqually Middle School Cafeteria, 8100 Steilacoom Rd SE, Lacey, WA The purpose of the second hearing is to consider expanding the annexation area to encompass an additional 120 acres, as proposed by Thurston County. Several adjacent neighborhoods including Hawksridge, Bicentennial, Hawks Glen, Steilacoom Heights, and a few smaller subdivisions are within the proposed expansion area, as is River Ridge Covenant Church.

5 Expanded Annexation Proposal (expansion areas in red) Bicentennial Hawksridge Hawks Glen Nisqually Middle School Ostrom s Mushroom Farm Steilacoom Heights River Ridge Covenant Church Regional Athletic Complex During the recess of the first hearing, the Boundary Review Board elected to keep the record open to allow additional public comment. If you have questions or comments regarding the proposed annexation, please contact the Boundary Review Board s Chief Clerk, Katrina Van Every, at or via at brbchiefclerk@trpc.org. Materials relating to the proposed annexation are available on the Boundary Review Board s website, The Boundary Review Board reviews proposals for boundary changes by cities, towns and specialpurpose districts (such as fire districts) within Thurston County, including city or district annexations. The Board must base its decisions on specific factors and objectives stated in the Boundary Review Board Act (RCW 36.93). It can approve, modify and approve, or deny a proposal. Its decisions are final unless appealed to the Superior Court of the county.

6 ATTACHMENT B: AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING FOR APRIL 9, 2019 PUBLIC HEARING

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8 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Creating Solutions for Our Future John Hutchings District One Gary Edwards District Two Tye Menser District Three BOUNDARY REVIEW BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING EXPANDING ANNEXATION AREA TO INCLUDE 120 ADDITIONAL ACRES FOR CITY OF LACEY STEILACOOM/MARVIN RD ANNEXATION Notice is hereby given that the Washington State Boundary Review Board for Thurston County will hold a public hearing on Tuesday April 9, 2019, at 7:00 P.M. The purpose of the public hearing will be to determine whether the proposed annexation of acres generally located at the intersection of Steilacoom Rd SE and Marvin Rd SE should be expanded to include an additional 120 acres and added to the City of Lacey. The Washington State Boundary Review Board will take action on this matter pursuant to RCW Action may be taken at this meeting or a subsequent meeting. WHAT: Boundary Review Board Public Hearing Expansion of City of Lacey Steilacoom/Marvin Rd Annexation WHEN: 7:00 P.M. April 9, 2019 WHERE: Nisqually Middle School Cafeteria 8100 Steilacoom Rd SE Lacey, WA Those wishing to testify should appear and be heard. If unable to attend, written comments should be sent by or mail to the Washington State Boundary Review Board for Thurston County via the staff contact below by 4:30 P.M. April 8, Persons with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations at the hearing should call the Chief Clerk at Persons with speech or hearing disabilities may call via Federal Information Relay Service: Katrina Van Every, Chief Clerk Boundary Review Board 2424 Heritage Court SW, Suite A Olympia, WA brbchiefclerk@trpc.org PROPOSED EXPANDED ANNEXATION AREA Nisqually Middle School Ostrom s Mushroom Farm Regional Athletic Complex N