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A MOTION acknowledges receipt of a report on providing ORCA cards to county contracted social workers, construction workers, and Metro transit security, in response to the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 18835, Section 109, as amended by Ordinance 19021, Section 64, Proviso 10.
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WHEREAS, the ORCA business program is designed to allow employers to offer support for non-drive-alone commutes, and the program grew out of a response to the state Commute Trip Reduction Act, originally passed in 1991, and
WHEREAS, the current ORCA business program offers regional employers a variety of ways to provide staff with transportation options, which are currently available to employers who provide contract services with King County and could be used to provide ORCA cards to King County contract employees, and
WHEREAS, the scope of the report impacts three King County departments including the department of executive services, the department of community and human services and the Metro transit department, and
WHEREAS, the proviso stated the due date of this report as June 1, 2020, but is being transmitted August 1, 2020, under Motion 15620;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County: The council hereby acknowledges receipt of the report required under the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 18835, Section 109, as amended by Ordinance 19021, Section 64, Proviso 10, which is Attachment A to this motion.