Drafter
Clerk 03/27/2015
Title
AN ORDINANCE establishing the grant award criteria and process for the WaterWorks grant program in accordance with the 2015/2016 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17941, Section 110, Proviso P2; and authorizing the release of $2,000,000.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The 2015-2016 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17941, Section 110, Proviso P2, states that $2,000,000 of the appropriation for wastewater treatment shall not be expended or encumbered until the King County council adopts an ordinance establishing the grant award process and criteria for the WaterWorks grant program.
2. The WaterWorks grant program will allocate funding to local and regional governments, including King County, nonprofit organizations and community organizations. Businesses, which partner with the county, nonprofit organizations or community organizations for the purpose of water quality improvement projects within the King County wastewater service area, will also be eligible to receive funding.
3. In accordance with Ordinance 17941, Section 110, Proviso P2, Attachment A to this ordinance outlines the implementation of the WaterWorks grant program, including the purpose, criteria, eligibility for funds, staffing and project selection process.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The WaterWorks Grants Program Implementation Guidelines, which is Attachment A to this ordinance and establishes the grant award process and criteria for the WaterWorks grant program, is hereby adopted.
SECTION 2. The $2,000,000 currently held in reserve in the 2015/2016 Biennial Budget through Ordinance 17941, Section 110, Proviso P2, is hereby released for expenditure on projects that are selected and approved in accordance
with Attachment A to this ordinance, and for the grant program's administration purposes.