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AN ORDINANCE related to the retired passenger van program; and amending Ordinance 12045, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.56.100.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. Each year, the King County council provides retired passenger vans from the Metro transit department's vanpool program to nonprofit organizations or local governments to help meet the mobility needs of low-income, seniors or young people or people with disabilities.
2. K.C.C. 4.56.100 requires that agencies selected to receive a van must demonstrate "specific plans for use of the van to transport low-income, seniors or young people or people with disabilities."
3. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared that coronavirus disease 2019 constituted a public health emergency of international concern, the highest level of alarm.
4. On February 29, 2020, Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued proclamation 20-05, proclaiming a state of emergency for all counties throughout the state of Washington in response to new cases of coronavirus disease 2019, and directing state agencies to use all resources necessary to prepare for and respond to the outbreak.
5. On March 1, 2020, King County executive Dow Constantine issued a proclamation of emergency enabling extraordinary measures to respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. On March 3, 2020, the King County council passed Motion 15610, affirming the proclamation of emergency.
6. Following guidance from local, state and national public health agencies regarding safety during the coronavirus disease 2019 emergency, many agencies and organizations that serve the needs of low-income, seniors or young people or people with disabilities have temporarily transformed their services from in-person to virtual in format and have dedicated themselves to delivering goods and supplies, such as food, school supplies, medical equipment and other supplies, to people in need, rather than transporting people directly.
7. In recognition of the s...
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