Drafter
Clerk 11/16/2023
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AN ORDINANCE approving the grant funding allocation for the projects funded through the WaterWorks grant program, for the 2023-2024 cycle, in accordance with the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 113, and Ordinance 18031, Section 1, as amended.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. Ordinance 18031, Section 1, as amended by Ordinance 18261, Section 1, established 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.
2. The 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 113, appropriated funding for the WaterWorks grant program.
3. Attachment A to Ordinance 18261 contains the implementation guidelines for the WaterWorks grant program, including the project criteria, eligibility, project selection process and administration of grants. The implementation guidelines provide for a grant ranking committee to review, rank and recommend projects for funding and for the wastewater treatment division of the department of natural resources and parks to administer and staff the program.
4. As described in Attachment A to Ordinance 18261, projects approved for funding must meet eligibility criteria for water quality improvements, and the grant ranking committee is to review, rank, and recommend to the King County executive the projects to be approved for funding, based upon the eligibility criteria and ability of the applicants to demonstrate water quality benefits and implementation strength.
5. The grant ranking committee convened thirteen times in 2023 to review and rank grant proposals and has recommended funding for the projects listed in section 1 of this ordinance, based upon the eligibility criteria, water quality benefits, and implementation strength.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The King County council authorizes the funding of WaterWorks projects f...
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