Drafter
Clerk 07/23/2018
Title
A MOTION related to the transfer of retired vanpool vans to nonprofit organizations and local governments to meet the needs of low-income, elderly, disabled and young county residents.
Body
WHEREAS, King County provides transit services to its residents to increase mobility options and reduce traffic congestion and related environmental degradation, and
WHEREAS, the provision of passenger vans to nonprofit agencies and local governments serving individuals with limited resources and mobility options will support those goals and provide significant public benefits, and
WHEREAS, high-quality passenger vans retaining value and utility are periodically retired from the county's vanpool program, and
WHEREAS, the metropolitan King County council has previously transferred retired vans to agencies serving low-income, elderly, disabled and young people, and
WHEREAS, K.C.C. 4.56.100 states that "each year the transit division shall make available retired passenger vans for exclusive use by nonprofit organizations or local governments that are able to address the mobility needs of low-income, elderly or young people or people with disabilities";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The transfer of a retired vanpool passenger van to each of the following agencies is hereby approved:
Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue;
BSA Troop 008/Rainier Lions Insight Center;
Camp Fire Central Puget Sound;
Carnation Farms;
Cascade Women's Program (Compass Housing Alliance);
Centro Rendu of St. Vincent de Paul Seattle/King County;
City of Algona, Community Center;
Cleveland STEM High School;
DAWN - Domestic Abuse Women's Network;
Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association;
Eastridge Church;
Enumclaw School District Special Needs Transition Program;
Filipino Youth and Family Services;
Friends of Youth;
Kona Kai Coffee;
KWA (Korean Women's Association);
Mt. Si Senior Center/Snoqualmie Valley Transportation;
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