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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.
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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 organizations 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:
Adult and Teen Challenge Seattle Campus;
Asian Counseling and Referral Service;
Auburn School District Transition Assistance Program;
Black Dollar Days Task Force/Clean Greens Farm and Market;
Catholic Community Services - Sacred Heart Shelter;
Cham Refugees Community;
City of Burien;
City of Issaquah Senior Center;
City of Maple Valley - Law Enforcement Explorers;
Colectiva Legal del Pueblo;
Community Passageways;
Congregations for the Homeless (2 vans);
Eastridge Church;
Federal Way Senior Center;
Federal Way Youth Action Team;
Friendship Adventures;
Friends of the Children - Seattle;
Kent Youth and Family Services;
King County Police...
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