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AN ORDINANCE relating to the process of selection for advisory committee members and grant projects funded by Ordinance 19922 and relating to a budget proviso and requesting a report recommending an approach to grants advisory committee processes in the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 94, Proviso P4.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. On April 17, 2019, the King County council adopted Ordinance 18890, which called for a special election to authorize the King County parks, recreation, trails, and open space levy for 2020-2025.
2. On August 6, 2019, King County voters approved the parks levy, which included moneys for various grant programs to include targeted equity, aquatics facilities, open space - river corridors and urban parks and open spaces. Experience from the 2020-2025 parks levy grant programs identified opportunities to improve the grantmaking process.
3. On April 29, 2025, the King County council adopted Ordinance 19922, which called for a special election to authorize the King County parks, recreation, trails, and open space levy for 2026-2031.
4. On August 5, 2025, King County voters approved the parks levy, which included moneys for various competitive grant programs to include aquatics facilities, ballfield access and preservation, and healthy communities and parks.
5. Ordinance 19922 requires the implementation of grant programs to support equitable access to parks, recreation, and open space across King County.
6. The 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 94, Proviso P4, requires the transmittal of a report recommending the proposed structure for advisory committees and an updated conflict of interest process governing parks levy grant programs.
7. The department of natural resources and parks administers parks levy grant programs and is responsible for ensuring that funding decisions are made in a transparent, equitable, and accountable manner.
8. The advisory committee structure in ...
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