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AN ORDINANCE approving the grant funding allocation for the projects funded through the WaterWorks grant program, Round 4, in accordance with the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 18835, Section 108, Expenditure Restriction ER3, and Ordinance 18261.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. Ordinance 18261 establishes the grant eligibility and award criteria for the WaterWorks water quality grants program and the selection process for projects recommended by the executive, set in Attachment A to Ordinance 18261.
2. Described in Attachment A to Ordinance 18261, are the eligible entities that may receive the grants and the eligibility criteria that the projects must meet for water quality improvements under the WaterWorks water quality grants program.
3. Executive recommendations for Round 4 of the WaterWorks water quality grants program were selected through the grant ranking committee process outlined in Attachment A to Ordinance 18261.
4. This ordinance satisfies the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget Ordinance 18835, Section 108, Expenditure Restriction ER3.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The King County council authorizes the funding of WaterWorks projects recommended by the executive for Round 4, 2019, totaling $2,139,500, as follows:
A. Environmental Coalition of South Seattle: $85,000 for "Spill Kit Incentive Program for Small and Multicultural Businesses";
B. Nature Vision: $54,823 for "Youth Watershed Education, Stewardship, and Citizen Science";
C. InterIm CDA: $70,000 for "Danny Woo Rainwater Harvesting Project";
D. Kent Meridian High School: $25,000 for "Kent Meridian High School's Rain Garden Project";
E. Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust: $45,000 for "Greenway Education Program";
F. Puget Soundkeeper: $80,000 for "Lost Urban Creeks Community Education and Revitalization Project";
G. Environmental Science Center at Seahurst Park: $75,000 for "Salmon Heroes: Watershed Education and Water Quality Monitoring for Underserved Students";
H. Sustainable Seattle: $84,400 for "Green Duwamish Watershed - Curriculum Design Lab";
I. Beavers Northwest: $39,000 for "Seattle Parks and Recreation Beaver Management Plan";
J. City of Redmond: $150,000 for "NE 40th Street Stormwater Treatment Retrofit";
K. Mini Mart City Park: $100,000 for "Green Stormwater Infrastructure at Mini Mart City Park";
L. Stewardship Partners: $150,000 for "Equitable GSI Incentives for King County";
M. Sno-King Watershed Council: $25,000 for "Sno-King Watershed Council volunteer water monitoring, outreach and education";
N. Woodland Park Zoo: $100,000 for "Woodland Park Zoo Stormwater Reuse Feasibility and Design Project with Water Quality Education";
O. City of Issaquah: $170,000 for "Lower Issaquah Creek Stream and Riparian Habitat Restoration Project";
P. City of Maple Valley: $45,000 for "Stormwater Facility Water Quality Retrofit";
Q. Central Area Collaborative: $75,000 for "Place-keeping with Environmental Justice";
R. Lake Advocates: $38,360 for "Water Quality Protection of King County Lakes Using Outreach and Education for Diverse Communities";
S. Whale Scout: $31,740 for "Saving the Orcas One Drop at a Time, One Tree at a Time";
T. Pacific Marine Research: $40,000 for "Marine Science Afloat Field Trip Scholarship Program";
U. Vashon Nature Center: $55,000 for "Vashon Community Waters: Stormwater Education, Engagement, and Stream Monitoring";
V. University of Washington, College of the Environment: $100,000 for "Floating Treatment Wetlands Reduce Contaminants and Nutrients in Urban Stormwater Runoff";
W. City of Seattle, Seattle Public Utilities: $100,000 for "Protect Our Pipes Phase 2 Outreach";
X. Washington Water Trust: $115,000 for "Recycled Water: A Tool for Sustainable Agricultural Water Use";
Y. Cascadia College: $24,500 for "Student Led Implementations for Stormwater Management";
Z. Pacific Science Center: $50,000 for "The Lake Washington Watershed Internship Program";
AA. Parkview Services: $111,677 for "Riverton Cascade Affordable Homes"; and
BB. University of Washington: $100,000 for "Drain Games: Apps for Water Quality Education."
SECTION 2. The King County council authorizes funding of WaterWorks projects recommended by the council for Round 4, 2019, totaling $2,411,340, as follows:
A. City of Kenmore: $50,000 for "Squire's Landing Waterfront and Natural Area Access Project";
B. City of Kirkland: $35,000 for "77th Ave NE Property Acquisition and Restoration ";
C. City of Kirkland: $34,000 for "Juanita Creek buffer restoration in Edith Moulton, Brookhaven, and Juanita Beach Parks";
D. City of Shoreline: $50,000 for "Hidden Lake Dam Removal";
E. Mountains to Sound Greenway, City of Shoreline, The Nature Conservancy, City Forest Credits: $35,000 for "Ballinger Open Space Phase 2 Restoration"';
F. Forterra and Partners: $32,000 for "Sammamish River Revegetation Strategy";
G. Lake Forest Park Tree Board, Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation, Lake Forest Park Streamkeepers, EarthCorps: $45,000 for "Riparian Restoration along McAleer Creek in Lake Forest Park";
H. Friends of Nathan Hale Horticulture and Urban Farm: $22,000 for “Nathan Hale Horticulture’s Rainwater Harvest and Storage Project”;
I. Mid Sound Fisheries/Seattle Public Utilities: $25,000 for “Thornton Creek North Branch Flood Storage at NE 125th”;
J. Thornton Creek Alliance: $10,000 for "Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring on Thornton Creek";
K. University of Washington Bothell: $44,000 for "Development of Methods for Remediation of Contaminated Wetlands";
L. Kubota Garden Foundation: $137,000 for "55th Ave S. Stormwater Study for Water Quality Improvements for Kubota Gardens and Mapes Creek";
M. Friends of Arboretum Creek: $114,500 for "Alder Creek to Arboretum Creek Project";
N. Mountains to Sound Greenway: $22,500 for "Issaquah Creek Restoration at Lake Sammamish State Park";
O. Stewardship Partners: $86,500 for "Expanding Green Infrastructure in the City of Carnation";
P. Trout Unlimited: $106,000 for "Tibbett's Creek Water Quality Improvement";
Q. University of Washington: $83,780 for "Green Futures Lab";
R. University of Washington at Bothell: $85,000 for "Floating Treatment Wetlands";
S. 2030 District: $90,220 for "Seattle 2030 District Green Stormwater Infrastructure Project";
T. Pacific Science Center: $47,000 for "Lake Washington Watershed Internship Program at Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center";
U. Long Live the Kings: $40,000 for "Alternatives Identification to reduce effects of High Temperatures and Low Dissolved Oxygen in the Lake Washington Ship Canal";
V. Kent Meridian Environmental Club: $10,000 for "Kent Meridian Rain Garden";
W. Environmental Science Center: $99,000 for "Salmon Heroes-Watershed Education and Water Quality Monitoring for Underserved Students";
X. Stewardship Partners: $84,000 for "Green Infrastructure Technical Assistance and Career Pathways";
Y. Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust: $25,000 for "Greenway Education Program Engagement";
Z. Sustainability Ambassadors: $120,000 for "Clean Water Plan as Problem-Based Learning in the Classroom";
AA. City of Kirkland: $22,035 for "Forest Restoration at Watershed Park";
BB. Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group: $10,000 for "West Sammamish River Trail Riparian Restoration";
CC. Mercer Island Parks and Recreation: $29,220 for "Luther Burbank Park South Wetland Restoration";
DD. City of Kirkland: $86,500 for "NE 111th Place Neighborhood Greenway Rain Garden";
EE. Pacific Science Center: $25,000 for "Field Studies Program at Mercer Slough";
FF. City of Bellevue: $24,000 for "Best Practices Toolkit for Citywide Watershed Management Plan";
GG. Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group: $50,000 for "Habitat Restoration on Lower Green River";
HH. Futurewise: $75,000 for "Algona Wetland Education and Enhancement Project"
II. City of Pacific: $75,000 for "Sewer System Smoke Tests and Video Inspection";
JJ. American Rivers: $130,000 for "Roxhill Fen Restoration";
KK. Delridge Neighborhood Development Association: $90,000 for "Delridge Wetland Restoration and Stewardship Project";
LL. Pioneer Human Services: $30,000 for "Slope Assessment and Creek Evaluation";
MM. Homestead Community Land Trust: $180,000 for "Addition of Stormwater Management and Rainwater Re-Use to Willowcrest Townhomes";
NN. City of Newcastle: $53,000 for "Stormwater Conveyance Rehabilitation Program"; and
OO. Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust: $20,085 for “Greenway Education Program Engagement with Renton Schools."