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Clerk 02/12/2026
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A RESOLUTION relating to the operation and finances of the King County Flood Control Zone District; adopting a revised 2026 budget, capital budget, six-year capital improvement program for 2026-2031; and amending Resolution FCD2025-12.
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WHEREAS, the King County Flood Control Zone District ("the District") adopted its 2026 work program, budget, operating budget, capital budget, and six-year
capital improvement program in Resolution FCD2025-12, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Executive Committee Motion FCDECM2021-03, directing the District to continue working collaboratively with King County to complete thirty percent (30%) design of the Willowmoor Floodplain Restoration Project, the District created as a pilot the Lake Sammamish Dock and Shoreline Grants Program, to provide grant funding for projects with flood risk reduction benefits along the shoreline of Lake Sammamish, including, but not limited to, relocating outbuildings outside of the flood hazard areas, implement green shoreline erosion control or shoreline plantings, and replacing fixed docks with floating docks, as part of its 2022 work program and budget, and
WHEREAS, a selection committee composed of the director of water and land resources division of the King County department of natural resources and parks, the District's executive director, and a former state representative and Enumclaw city councilmember reviewed the 2025 applications for grant funds and made a unanimous recommendation regarding them to the District, and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendation of the selection committee, the board of supervisors ("the Board") desires to approve the 2025 grant fund applications and projects, and
WHEREAS, on December 8, 2025, the first of two atmospheric rivers produced historic flooding across King County, setting all-time records for rivers in every river basin in King County including the White, Green, Snoqualmie and Cedar rivers. The volume and duration of flooding, which lasted three weeks, caused damage to flood risk reduction infrastructure, requiring urgent repairs and the immediate implementation of capital projects, and
WHEREAS, emergency repairs were implemented to flood risk reduction infrastructure during the December flood, which continued into the month of January, and
WHEREAS, additionally, the District has identified capital project flood repairs for 2026 that were not anticipated at the time of 2026 budget adoption, and
WHEREAS, the amount expended for emergency repairs in December 2025 proposed for payment in 2026 from unspent appropriations from the 2025 budget is $2,958,457, and
WHEREAS, the amount required for capital project flood repairs in this supplemental request for the 2026 budget is $7,266,543, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 86.15.140, the District held a public hearing on the proposed supplemental budget on February 10, 2026, and
WHEREAS, the board of supervisors finds, declares, and confirms that a declared emergency existed within the meaning of applicable law, which presented an immediate threat to public health, safety, and property requiring prompt action, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 86.15.110, the Board has determined that the emergency expenditures and associated flood control improvements adopted by this resolution generally contribute to the objectives of the District's comprehensive plan of development, and
WHEREAS, the Board desires to adopt amendments to the District's 2026 budget, capital budget, and six-year capital improvement program as set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE KING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT:
SECTION 1. The Board adopts a revised 2026 budget for the District, as set forth in Attachment B to this resolution, titled "2026 Annual Budget 2/9/2026," and amends Section 1 of FCD2025-12 accordingly.
SECTION 2. The Board adopts a revised 2026 capital budget for the District, consisting of the projects and expenditures Attachment D to this resolution, titled "2026 Annual Capital Budget 2/9/2026," and amends Section 1 of FCD2025-12 accordingly.
SECTION 3. The Board adopts a revised six-year capital improvement program for the District, as set forth in Attachment E to this resolution, titled "2026-2031 Six-Year CIP 2/9/2026," and amends Section 1 of FCD2025-12 accordingly.
SECTION 4. The Board adopts a revised 2026-2031 capital budget project list, as set forth in Attachment H to this resolution, titled "2026-2031 Six-Year CIP Project Allocations 2/9/2026," and amends Section 1 of FCD2025-12 accordingly.
SECTION 5. The Board approves the 2025 King County Flood Control District Lake Sammamish Dock and Shoreline Grant Program Projects, described in Attachment I to this resolution and authorizes all necessary amendments to FCD2025-12 accordingly.
SECTION 6. The Board directs the executive director to undertake a study examining the downstream impacts of water releases from the Howard Hanson Dam during the December 2025 flood event, including any rapid drawdowns, increases in the amount and duration of water releases, and the identification of potential efforts to mitigate the impacts of water releases in the future. The executive director shall provide
an update on the study scope of work and milestones to the District Executive Committee at its March 4, 2026, meeting.