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AN ORDINANCE related to COVID-19; making a net supplemental appropriation of $8,945,000 to several general fund agencies; making a net supplemental appropriation of $141,593,000 to several non-general fund agencies; making a net supplemental appropriation of $10,372,105 to several capital improvement funds; amending the 2021-2022 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19210, Sections 10, 18, 18, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 60, 60, 70, 70, 89, 89, 92, 100, 106, 111, 111, 112, 112, 115, 119, 121, 128, 128 and 129, as amended, and Attachment A, as amended; and Ordinance 19289, Sections 37 and 37, as amended; and declaring an emergency.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. On February 29, 2020, the Governor of Washington state declared a state of emergency in all counties in Washington and directed that the plans and procedures of the Washington State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan be implemented as a result of coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19").
B. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death and can easily spread from person to person. The World Health Organization has classified COVID-19 as a pandemic.
C. On March 1, 2020, King County executive Dow Constantine signed a proclamation of emergency enabling "extraordinary measures" to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. On March 3, 2020, the council passed Motion 15610, affirming the executive's proclamation of emergency.
D. On March 23, 2020, as a result of the continued worldwide spread of COVID-19, its significant progression in Washington state, and the high risk it posed to our most vulnerable populations, the Governor issued a "Stay Home - Stay Healthy" order prohibiting, with limited exceptions, all people in Washington state from leaving their homes or participating in social, spiritual and recreational gatherings of any kind regardless of the number of participants, and required all nonessential businesses in Washington state to cease operations except for performing basic minimal operations. The order was extended twice, with the last extension expiring May 31, 2020.
E. On May 31, 2020, the Governor reiterated that a state of emergency continued to exist but amended the "Stay Home - Stay Healthy" proclamation and renamed it the "Safe Start - Stay Healthy" proclamation. The Governor ordered that, except as provided in the phased county reopening plan, all other provisions of the state of emergency remained in force.
F. On June 5, 2020, King County entered Modified Phase 1 of the Safe Start Plan. Then, on June 19, 2020, King County entered Phase 2 of the Safe Start Plan.
G. On July 28, 2020, the Governor paused counties progressing in the reopening phases under the state's Safe Start Plan due to continued rise of cases and spread of COVID-19 statewide.
H. On November 15, 2020, in response to a doubling of statewide COVID-19 cases between late October and mid-November 2020, the Governor imposed new restrictions on, among other things, indoor gatherings, dining and fitness. The Governor originally ordered those restrictions to remain in place through December 14, 2020, before extending the restrictions twice to apply through January 11, 2021.
I. On December 11, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization for a vaccine to prevent COVID-19, which allowed the vaccine to be distributed in the United States. Days later, the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in King County, which were administered to front-line healthcare workers.
J. Throughout 2021 and into 2022, the demand for vaccination fluctuated with each new group that became vaccine eligible for either primary series or booster shots. As of October 1, 2021, seventy percent of King County residents had completed their vaccine series. As of May 2, 2022, the county's vaccination efforts resulted in the administration of approximately 4,919,109 doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
K. Demand for testing and vaccination may be impacted in 2022 by several variables. Testing volumes will fluctuate based on any new variant and with likely seasonal increases in viral transmission. Vaccination demand will fluctuate as new groups become eligible or following new booster recommendations.
L. On January 5, 2021, the Governor announced "Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery," a COVID-19 phased recovery plan. Under this plan, a region in the state could move into a new phase, forward or backward, depending upon whether metrics measuring the region's community disease levels and health system capacity met state Department of Health criteria.
M. On May 13, 2021, Governor Inslee announced that the state was moving toward full reopening on June 30, 2021, under the state Roadmap to Recovery plan. All industry sectors previously covered by the plan, with some limited exceptions, were permitted to return to usual capacity and operations. Public health - Seattle & King County encouraged county residents to stay as vigilant as ever as the county faced more contagious COVID-19 variants.
N. On February 17, 2022, Governor Inslee announced the state would move into a less restrictive phase of the COVID-19 response. The governor announced that as of March 12, 2022, the state would no longer require vaccine verification for large events and as of March 21, 2022, face masks would no longer be required in most settings, including K-12 schools and childcare settings. Under the governor's Proclamation 20-25, businesses and local governments are still able to choose to implement vaccination or face mask requirements for workers or customers, and school districts may still choose to have students and teachers wear face masks.
O. As further described in this section, COVID-19 and the related preventative measures necessitated by the pandemic, including those outlined in the executive orders summarized in subsections A. through N. of this section, have caused and continue to cause extraordinary, unprecedented and devastating economic effects in King County and throughout Washington.
P. The federal government has provided the following relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:
1. On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("the CARES Act"), a $2.2 trillion federal stimulus package, became law. The CARES Act provides relief to state and local governments through a variety of federal agencies and programs. Some of these relief programs apply to the county, and the county has used the moneys provided by these programs to either pay or reimburse, or both pay and reimburse, the county for necessary expenditures incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including expenses preparing for, responding to, mitigating impact of and preventing COVID-19;
2. On December 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act ("CRRSAA") within the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act ("CAA"), which provided an additional $900 billion in federal stimulus, became law. CRRSAA funding programs include Federal Transit Administration transit infrastructure grants, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Emergency Rental Assistance Program, and the Department of Health and Human Services Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Several county departments are eligible to either receive or administer, or both, those moneys, which recipients may use to pay for, or to reimburse, expenses related to the ongoing COVID-19 health emergency. As part of CRRSAA, the U.S. Department of the Treasury awarded the county Emergency Rental Assistance moneys. Not less than ninety percent of awarded moneys must be used for direct financial assistance, including rent, rental arrears, utilities and home energy costs arrears, and other expenses related to housing. Remaining moneys are available for housing stability services, including case management and other services intended to keep households stably housed, and administrative costs. Moneys generally expired December 31, 2021. CAA also extended the use of the CARES Act's Department of Treasury's Coronavirus Relief Fund to December 31, 2021; and
3. On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("the ARP Act"), a $1.9 trillion federal relief package, became law. The ARP Act provides relief to state and local governments, including the county, through a variety of federal agencies and programs. Under Section 9901 of the APR Act, a new Section 603 is added to Title VI of the Social Security Act to provide the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund ("CLFRF") to mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from the pandemic with respect to COVID-19. The county is receiving a direct allocation of CLFRF moneys. As provided for under Section 9901, CLFRF moneys must be used: to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses and nonprofit organizations, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel and hospitality; to respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing premium pay to eligible county workers who are performing that essential work, or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers who perform essential work; for the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue of such county due to the COVID-19 pandemic relative to revenues collected in the most-recent full fiscal year of the county prior to the emergency; or to make necessary investments in water, sewer or broadband infrastructure.
Q. In response to the state and county declarations of emergency, as well as guidance from the local health officer and state Department of Health, the county was required to and continues to take necessary emergency protective measures to eliminate or lessen immediate threats to lives, public health and safety. These measures are directly related to the emergency and include the county's response to mitigate community transmissions of COVID-19. The actions taken by the county to prevent, prepare for, mitigate against and respond to the pandemic are reasonable, necessary and prudent given the county's needs and the information available at the time, and in accordance with federal regulations and cost principles. Internal policies and procedures, including procurement guidelines to support the work and expenditures made were followed. All expenditures made were in carrying out the legal responsibilities of the county.
R. As recognized in Ordinance 19191, adopted by the council on November 10, 2020, communities historically disadvantaged by racism, sexism and LGBTQI+ discrimination have suffered disproportionate health and economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, and greater challenges to remaining healthy. Subsequent studies and reporting reaffirm the data cited in that prior ordinance. For instance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and public health - Seattle & King County have continued to report that racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately represented among COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
S. The council finds that relief is necessary for every community in the county, particularly those historically disadvantaged communities, including immigrant and refugee communities, that are more-adversely impacted by COVID-19 due to continuing discrimination and the lingering effects of past discrimination. The council further finds that, for all appropriations related to the COVID-19 pandemic included in this ordinance, it is appropriate and necessary for the county to consider and address strategies, in program implementation and awards or provider selections, to address those historically disadvantaged communities that have been disproportionately impacted by inequities and discrimination, in order to respond to the disproportionate health and economic impacts described in this section. The strategies should take into account the dire need to provide relief as quickly as possible during this pandemic and may include, by way of example, recruitment and outreach for potential subcontractors, grant recipients and other beneficiaries, as well as consideration of whether individuals and organizations are members of, provide services to or are located in historically disadvantaged communities in distributing limited benefits to qualified applicants.
T. The council finds that COVID-19 leave costs as well as payroll costs, for employees dedicated to mitigating or responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency are necessary and reasonable for funding through the federal CLFRF.
U. The council finds that the county's judicial system has been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The county superior court and district court have been required to close, relocate or otherwise significantly modify, or any combination thereof, their regular operations, including court services, trials and other proceedings. The courts are handling cases and providing other services either virtually or socially distanced, or both, including for a period at Meydenbauer Center, to the extent feasible and safe and as permitted by law. Despite those efforts, criminal, juvenile offender, family, dependency and guardianship, civil and other cases have been delayed by necessity. Meanwhile, new cases continue to be filed, resulting in a significant backlog of cases. The superior court, the district court, the department of judicial administration, the prosecutor's office and the department of public defense have additional costs to handle increased caseloads, case backlogs due to COVID-19 response and provide virtual and socially distanced proceedings and services, including operations at the Meydenbauer Center, modifications to audio and visual facilities in courthouses, additional and overtime staff and additional communications and interpreter-related expenses. The council therefore further finds that additional funds to pay for increased costs related to staff, services and operations in superior court, district court, judicial administration, prosecutor's office and public defense are appropriate to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
V. The council finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the risk of domestic and sexual violence and increased the need for domestic and sexual violence services due to, among other things, the impact of stay-at-home orders contributing to social isolation, separating survivors from their support networks, reducing the time survivors have away from their abusers and diminishing access to childcare services, food and education, as well as increased financial stress on families that can lead to violence. The pandemic also has increased the severity and number of behavioral health symptoms experienced by people across the county due to far-reaching medical, economic, social and political consequences. The council therefore also finds that additional funds for domestic and sexual violence and behavioral health services are appropriate to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative economic impacts. Domestic and sexual violence services may include behavioral health - trauma recovery services and housing stability services utilizing the Domestic Violence Housing First model to help domestic and sexual violence survivors address barriers to housing stability.
W. The council finds that decreased access to childcare services and the lack or decrease in in-person learning for children during the COVID-19 pandemic are having significant and wide-ranging adverse impacts on families, particularly lower income families and those in historically disadvantaged communities. The council therefore also finds that additional funds for childcare services are appropriate to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative economic impacts.
X. The council finds that the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on activities have slowed and, in many cases, prevent new construction projects from moving forward in the county, resulting in adverse impacts on the construction industry. The emergency also has resulted in delays in the county's ability to process permit applications and a backlog in applications as new permits continue to be filed. The council further finds that providing additional resources to significantly reduce the wait times for county permits and work through the backlog of applications will allow job-creating projects to begin construction more quickly and support economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Y. The council finds that COVID-19 business process safety protocols for appraisers have constrained standard field and office operations of the department of assessments and that additional funds for overtime are needed to meet mandated deadlines and cover the additional time it takes to complete work and to cover COVID-related absences.
Z. The council finds that the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts have resulted in decreased levels of health insurance coverage for county residents, particularly in historically disadvantaged communities that have been especially hard hit by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic downturn. Lack of insurance coverage can have substantial health and economic consequences for not only individuals, but also their families and communities. In January 2021, President Biden signed an executive order to open up the federal health insurance marketplace through May 15, 2021, to allow uninsured people to buy a plan and those who want to change their marketplace coverage can do so. The council further finds that providing funds for programs to help enroll people in health insurance during this enrollment period is appropriate to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative economic impacts.
AA. The council finds that food insecurity has tripled in the county since March 2020. The populations most affected by food insecurity are those that experience health disparities and structural racism and discrimination, including Black, Indigenous and People of Color, Latinx, immigrants and refugees, LGBTQI+ people, people with disabilities and people who are experiencing homelessness. In response, community-based, faith-based and cultural organizations began distributing culturally appropriate food, but there remains a significant unmet need. The council further finds that these community organizations report a need for additional resources to meet increased need during this emergency. The council further finds that additional funds are needed to address food insecurity resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative economic impacts, particularly in the provision of culturally appropriate food.
BB. The council finds that residents, businesses, nonprofit organizations and other organizations in the county face barriers in accessing federal, state and local grant opportunities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those from historically disadvantaged communities who may not have previously participated in publicly funded grant programs due to ongoing discrimination and the lingering effects of past discrimination. The council therefore also finds that additional funds are appropriate to provide technical assistance for federal grant opportunities and to increase language access support to allow equitable access to grant programs.
CC. The council finds that race- and ethnic-based discrimination and bias have increased during the pandemic due to inaccurate and misleading information about the source of the virus and how it spreads. The council therefore also finds that additional funds to provide in-language communications on COVID-related issues and anti-hate and bias response are needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
DD. The council finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has widened disparities in the workforce and accelerated automation. Health and safety measures forced many employers to adopt automation, resulting in the loss of entry-level and low-wage jobs like retail salespersons, cashiers, bartenders and waiters. Those changes have significantly impacted workers with a high school education or less, older workers, and workers from historically disadvantaged communities. Disparities that existed before the pandemic, especially those related to digital skills and reliable internet access, are worsening as work, education and training programs are digitized. The council further finds that additional moneys are needed to plan for and implement a strategy to address the future of work, including training, increasing digital proficiency and access and monitoring and supporting the overall workforce transition. The council further finds that investment in industries adversely impacted by the pandemic and its secondary effects is necessary to ensure those industries recover and to provide new and sustainable job opportunities for laid off and underemployed people as quickly as possible.
EE. The council finds that public use of county parks and other facilities that allow for social distancing has dramatically increased throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The council therefore also finds that additional funds for the department of natural resources and parks are appropriate to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
FF. The council finds that for the appropriations included in this ordinance that are related to the COVID-19 pandemic the executive will utilize a comprehensive and detailed cost recovery and funding optimization framework to inform the best use of the various revenue sources including, but not limited to, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, also known as the CRRSAA, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also known as the ARP Act, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state funding and local funding. This includes applying strategic consideration on the flexibility of funding source, documentation, and administrative effort of cost recovery.
GG. On April 11, 2021, Michael Colmant, deputy director of the airport division passed away from a fatal hit-and-run incident while riding his bicycle along Seward Park Avenue South in the city of Seattle. As of July 14, 2021, the person or persons responsible for the hit-and-run death of Michael Colmant have not been identified. The council finds that RCW 10.85.030 expressly allows a county legislative authority, in its discretion, to offer and pay a reward relating to the commission of a crime.
HH. The council has authority to enact an emergency appropriation ordinance as set forth in Section 470.20 of the King County Charter.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 19210, Section 10, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
KING COUNTY CIVIC TELEVISION - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
King County civic television $50,000
SECTION 3. Ordinance 19210, Section 18, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
OFFICE OF PERFORMANCE, STRATEGY AND BUDGET - From the general fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Office of performance, strategy and budget ($500,000)
SECTION 4. The council directs that section 3 of this ordinance takes effect before section 5 of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. Ordinance 19210, Section 18, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
OFFICE OF PERFORMANCE, STRATEGY AND BUDGET - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Office of performance, strategy and budget $800,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $10,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for the executive to contract with the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington to conduct an independent retrospective analysis of the impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 as described in Motion 15682. The analysis shall include, but not be limited to, the health, economic and social impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 and the actions taken by King County leaders and public health - Seattle & King County to respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and limit the spread of the virus. During contract negotiations, the executive may negotiate access to public health and executive branch leaders in order to prioritize the ongoing pandemic response. The analysis should be conducted by graduate students using publicly available data and resources and commence in January 2021.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $200,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority for the Alaskan Way and Western Access Improvements Elevator Replacement Project.
ER4 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $20,000,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for a relief program, administered by the office of performance, strategy and budget, to provide grants to arts, culture, heritage and science organizations that shall include, but not be limited to, independent live music venues, independent theaters and organizations that provide facilities for after-school programs. The program shall include, but not be limited to, the following requirements:
A. For grants that shall support projects to prepare facilities for reopening and financial assistance due to business interruptions from fewer attendees and fewer events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, grant amounts shall be based on the number of attendees and number of events during pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels compared to estimated number of attendees of future events and estimated number of future events;
B. Grants shall not support projects and financial assistance before the adoption of Ordinance 19289;
C. The office of performance, strategy and budget shall implement strategies to ensure that the moneys encumbered in this Expenditure Restriction ER4 are awarded broadly to as many organizations as feasible and also be available to smaller organizations that may not have access to or have the resources to apply to state and federal COVID-19 relief assistance; and
D. The office of performance, strategy and budget shall establish a mechanism to incorporate feedback from all nine councilmembers before awarding grants.
ER5 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $500,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with an organization that serves as a convener with entities located in the city of Seattle's downtown area and provides cleaning, safety, concierge and outreach services throughout the city of Seattle's downtown area. The contract shall support economic recovery activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the city of Seattle's downtown area.
ER6 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to issue a request for proposals, and to manage and pay a contractor to conduct a study using arial technology to estimate fugitive landfill emissions from the Cedar Hills regional landfill in accordance with priority action GHG 3.20.4 in the King County 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan, which was adopted by Motion 15866.
ER7 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound to provide up to a $50,000 reward to any person or persons providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the hit-and-run death of county employee Michael Colmant, consistent with applicable state law.
ER8 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $250,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with a nonprofit organization that collects, tests and distributes blood to hospitals in the county. The contract shall support efforts to secure blood and related supplies, which have declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic and support efforts to expand awareness and participation in historically disadvantaged communities.
ER9 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $160,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to award grants to cornea tissue donation transplant providers in King County for COVID-19-related increased costs resulting from business interruptions and implementations of COVID-19 mitigation measure to ensure continued tissue donation and recovery operations.
ER10 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $500,000 of general fund revenues shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund to address health disparities in King County that have been exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to establish a more equitable workforce in the health care industry in King County. The appropriation encumbered in this Expenditure Restriction ER10 shall also support a report written by the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund, which shall include, but not be limited to, findings, recommendations and next steps identified from the work completed as a result of the contract. The report should be electronically filed with the clerk of the council no later than ((July 31)) December 31, 2022, who shall retain an electronic copy and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the community, health and housing services committee, or its successor.
ER11 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $400,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 21 to develop a safety and health leader certificate program and to create and expand apprenticeship opportunities in the grocery industry, particularly for workers that historically have been disproportionately impacted by inequities and discrimination.
ER12 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $500,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to match moneys appropriated by the city of Seattle and support the operation of a waterfront shuttle in downtown Seattle.
ER13 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $250,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support activities related to updating the county's Determinants of Equity report.
ER14 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $800,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Refugee Artisan Initiative to establish its new headquarters. The contract may include terms to protect public funds in the event of the dissolution of the Refugee Artisan Initiative or Refugee Artisan Initiative's future conversion out of nonprofit status, or both.
P1 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $400,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a fiscal sustainability plan for 2021 through 2031 for the unincorporated area and a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the plan and a motion acknowledging receipt of the plan is passed by the council. The motion should reference the subject matter, the proviso's ordinance number, ordinance section and proviso number in both the title and body of the motion.
The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A.1. A description and identification of all local services currently provided and expected to be provided in 2021 through 2031 by the county in the unincorporated areas; and
2. Analyses and recommendations of the appropriate levels of service from 2021 through 2031 for each local service identified;
B.1. A description of existing funding sources and expected revenues from each funding source from 2021 through 2031 for each local service identified; and
2. An evaluation of whether existing and expected revenues from existing funding sources is sufficient to support the appropriate levels of service from 2021 through 2031 for each local service identified;
C. Methods to fill any identified funding gap to achieve the appropriate levels of service from 2021 through 2031 for each local service identified. The methods shall ensure that the county has sufficient financial resources to provide the local services identified in subsections A. and B. of this proviso. Methods to fill the funding gap in the plan shall include, at a minimum:
1. Prioritizing the use of flexible sources of revenue to local service delivery;
2. Imposing funding sources authorized by state law that the county currently does not use; and
3. Identifying policy, land use designation, zoning and code changes to support tax revenue generation, such as increased neighborhood business or industrial zoned areas; and
D. Identifying of a timeline, milestones, outcomes, performance measures and reporting to the council, to achieve fiscal sustainability in the unincorporated areas for the study period of 2021 through 2031.
The executive should electronically file the plan and motion required by this proviso no later than December 1, 2021, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain an electronic copy and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the local services committee, or its successor.2
P2 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $200,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits an implementation plan on the restorative community pathways program that includes requirements specified in subsections A. through F. of this proviso and an updated implementation plan on the restorative community pathways program that includes requirements specified in subsection G. of this proviso, a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the implementation plan, a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the updated implementation plan and the motion acknowledging receipt of the implementation plan and the motion acknowledging receipt of the updated implementation plan are passed by the council. Both motions should reference the subject matter, the proviso's ordinance number, ordinance section and proviso number in both the title and body of the motion.
The implementation plan should be developed in partnership with community-based organizations and include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. A program description describing all components of the program, including roles and responsibilities of participating county agencies and community-based organizations;
B. The request for proposals for awarding contracts to the community-based organizations. The request for proposals shall include the criteria and selection process for awarding contracts to community-based organizations;
C. A description of how services will be provided equitably to eligible youth in all parts of King County;
D. A description of the overall program readiness to begin serving an estimated thirty to fifty eligible youth per month;
E. A description of the evaluation plan, including a listing of the qualitative and quantitative data that will be collected as part of the program evaluation. The data should include demographic data on participating youth including age, ZIP code of the youth's home residence, gender and race;
F. Milestones for the transition of service provision from juvenile probation staff to community-based organizations; and
G. A progress report summarizing the first three months of the program after referrals begin from the prosecuting attorney's office.
The executive should electronically file the plan that includes requirements specified in subsections A. through F. of this proviso and motion required by this proviso no later than July 30, 2021, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain an electronic copy an provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the law and justice committee, or its successor.
The executive should electronically file the plan with requirement specified in subsection G. of this proviso and motion required by this proviso, five months after the prosecuting attorney's office begins referring cases to the restorative community pathways program, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain an electronic copy and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the law and justice committee, or its successor.
P3 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the office of performance, strategy and budget transmits a study on the feasibility of a countywide basic income pilot program, a report providing recommendations based on the study and a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the study and report, and a motion acknowledging the receipt of the study and report is passed by the council. The motion should reference the subject matter, the proviso's ordinance number, ordinance section and proviso number in both the title and body of the motion.
The feasibility study shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. An evaluation of the various types of basic income pilots and programs currently in existence in the United States and a recommendation on the type of a basic income pilot program that will achieve King County's specific goals of reducing income inequality and centering racial equity;
B. An analysis on the feasibility and scalability of the recommended basic income pilot program on a countywide level;
C. A description of how residents would be chosen to participate in the recommended basic income pilot program to ensure equity;
D. Recommendations on the amount and frequency at which the county would disburse funds to participants. In making those recommendations, the study shall take into consideration cost of living in the county and the timing of when household expenses are due;
E. A description of how the recommended basic income pilot program would provide data that informs impacts and outcomes related to, but not limited to, income volatility, both psychological and physical health and well-being;
F. An evaluation of how the recommended basic income pilot program could enhance other existing countywide efforts to improve equity among county residents, such as the best start for kids levy, childcare subsidies and other programs; and
G. A comprehensive budget for the recommended basic income pilot program.
The office of performance, strategy and budget should electronically file the study, report and motion required by this proviso no later than December 31, 2021, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain electronic copies and provide electronic copies to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the budget and fiscal management committee, or its successor.
P4 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $600,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the office of performance strategy and budget transmits three reports on progress toward addressing the civil and criminal case backlog that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic and progress on addressing new eviction cases after the state eviction moratorium is lifted. Each report shall be transmitted with a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the report. Each motion should reference the subject matter, the proviso's ordinance number, ordinance section and proviso number in both the title and body of the motion.
The first report shall include a baseline definition of how the backlog of criminal and civil cases being addressed with resources supported in Ordinance 19318 is defined in terms of the age of cases, when cases were filed and case types, or other relevant criteria, and how many cases meet the definition by case type for monitoring purposes. The first report shall also identify a start date for tracking eviction cases.
The executive should electronically file the first report and the motion required by this proviso no later than November 30, 2021, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain an electronic copy and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the budget and fiscal management committee, or its successor.
The second and third report shall cover the periods from July 27, 2021, through March 31, 2022, and from April 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022, respectively, and include, but not be limited to, the following information from district court, the department of judicial administration, the prosecuting attorney's office, the department of public defense and superior court:
A. A list of positions supported by Ordinance 19318 for district court, the department of judicial administration, the prosecuting attorney's office, the department of public defense and superior court, by job type, the number of those positions that are vacant and the hire dates for all filled positions in the period covered by the report and the total since the July 27, 2021,
B. How much of the appropriation for district court, the department of judicial administration, the prosecuting attorney's office, the department of public defense and superior court Ordinance 19318 has been expended as of the final day of the reporting period and the total since the July 27, 2021,
C. For superior court cases, the number of backlog cases as defined in the first report, and the number of backlog cases resolved, by charge and type of resolution,
D. For district court cases, the number of backlog cases as defined in the first report, and the number of backlog cases processed and removed from the system, and
E. The identification and discussion of barriers or system challenges to addressing the backlog or addressing new evictions. The barriers and system challenges could be general or specific to a certain case type.
Moneys shall be unencumbered in $200,000 increments upon adoption of the motion acknowledging receipt of each quarterly report is passed by the council.
The executive should electronically file the second report and motion required by this proviso no later than May 16, 2022, and the third report and motion required by this proviso no later than November 14, 2022, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain an electronic copy and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the budget and fiscal management committee, or its successor.
SECTION 6. Ordinance 19210, Section 43, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
General fund transfer to department of community and human
services $3,800,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $450,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the organizations selected by council districts.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $1,500,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for a community-based organization capacity building program, which shall include sufficient funding for capacity building for community-based organizations involved in work related to the restorative community pathways diversion program. Capacity-building efforts shall include increasing a community-based organization's geographic reach directly or indirectly through partnerships with other community-based organizations and increasing a community-based organization's internal capacity and expertise.
ER3 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Auburn Valley YMCA to provide community services and recreational equipment for youths and seniors.
ER4 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with Book-It Repertory Theatre.
ER5 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Center for Human Services.
ER6 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the city of Renton to support programs within the Renton community.
ER7 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the city of Bellevue to support the Friends of Bellevue Cross-Cultural Center Project.
ER8 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Federal Way and Auburn Boys and Girls Club to purchase sporting equipment or pay recreation or leasing fees for youth in-need in the Auburn and Federal Way School districts.
ER9 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center to support arts and cultural programs and operations during and after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
ER10 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Mt. Si Senior Center to support the Far East Senior Hub.
ER11 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with Open Doors for Multicultural Families to support community engagement and concept development for a community center for individuals with disabilities.
ER12 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Rainier Beach Action Coalition.
ER13 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Seattle Children's Theatre.
ER14 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Seattle Fishermen's Memorial.
ER15 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with Seattle Shakespeare Company.
ER16 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Seattle Sports Commission for outreach and bidding on regional, national and international sporting events to be held in King County.
ER17 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Three Rivers Chapter of Trout Unlimited for a milfoil removal pilot project in Lake Sammamish.
ER18 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with Urban Family Center Association.
ER19 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the White Center Community Development Association.
ER20 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $5,000,000 of general fund revenues shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with charitable, nonprofit organizations to provide financial assistance to eligible clients applying for immigration relief, as well as a contracted nonprofit organization's costs to administer and advertise the assistance. The assistance shall be in the form of defraying the fees associated with the eligible client's immigration relief process. For the purposes of this expenditure restriction, "eligible client" means a person, including a person who is not eligible for federal or state benefits because of the person's immigration status: (1) whose household income, excluding any asset limit program requirements, would qualify the person to receive one of the following types of state-administered public assistance: temporary assistance for needy families, aged, blind or disabled assistance benefits, medical care services, pregnant women assistance benefits, poverty-related veterans' benefits, food stamps or food stamp benefits transferred electronically, refugee resettlement benefits, Medicaid or supplemental security income; and (2) who resides, works or attends school in King County or is currently detained but immediately before the detention resided, worked or attended school in King County. The financial assistance supported by this appropriation shall not exceed $3,000 per eligible client or $6,000 per eligible client's household.
ER21 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $11,175,000 of general fund revenues shall be expended or encumbered solely for a program to provide direct financial assistance to persons who have experienced adverse economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and are not eligible for federal COVID-19 related assistance due to the persons' immigration status.
ER22 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $900,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Together Center to support development of a human services hub as part of its campus redevelopment project.
ER23 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $1,000,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with a nonprofit organization to support operating costs for one or more tiny house villages and provide housing to unhoused individuals.
ER24 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support costs related to the Equitable Development Initiative, which may include, but not be limited to, workgroup facilitation costs and compensation, if established by separate ordinance, for workgroup participants.
ER25 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $300,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the African Community Housing & Development to support nonpartisan civic engagement activities conducted by the Black Suffrage Network.
ER26 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with Open Doors for Multicultural Families to support predevelopment planning and feasibility analysis of the Multicultural Village Housing Project.
ER27 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support 2022 councilmanic grants for district 3.
ER28 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $400,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the King County Housing Authority to provide supportive services fostering housing stability to households that have received U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development emergency housing vouchers supported by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The contract shall require that the appropriation encumbered in this Expenditure Restriction ER28 be expended by the end of 2022.
ER29 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $3,200,000 of general fund revenues shall be expended or encumbered solely to award grants to organizations to support emergency assistance that will address unmet need related to or resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The department of community and human services shall collaborate with council districts one, two, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine to administer $400,000 of the appropriation encumbered in this Expenditure Restriction ER29 for each council district. As much as feasible, each council district shall award up to five organizations.
SECTION 7. Ordinance 19210, Section 44, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF EXECUTIVE SERVICES - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
General fund transfer to department of executive services $1,500,000
SECTION 8. Ordinance 19210, Section 45, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
General fund transfer to department of public health $1,800,000
SECTION 9. Ordinance 19210, Section 47, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF EXECUTIVE SERVICES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
General fund transfer to department of executive services capital
improvement program $1,689,000
SECTION 10. Ordinance 19210, Section 48, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
JAIL HEALTH SERVICES - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Jail health services $4,806,000
SECTION 11. Ordinance 19210, Section 60, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION - From the department of community and human services administration fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Community and human services administration ($480,000)
SECTION 12. The council directs that section 11 of this ordinance takes effect before section 13 of this ordinance.
SECTION 13. Ordinance 19210, Section 60, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION - From the department of community and human services administration fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Community and human services administration $790,000
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $7,000,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support a child care assistance program to provide vouchers for families that are facing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At least $1,000,000 of the appropriation encumbered in this Expenditure Restriction ER2 shall be expended or encumbered solely to provide child care vouchers for applicants who live or work in rural areas of King County.
ER3 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $400,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with organizations to deliver diapers throughout the county for families that are facing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ER4 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $1,500,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with organizations that provide support to individuals and their families experiencing domestic violence, sexual violence and gender-based violence, which have increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ER5 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $480,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with ((a law school in the city of Seattle)) an organization in King County to provide no-cost legal services to county residents ((for educational purposes)), including, but not limited to, ((assist in)) assistance with filing domestic violence protection orders, which have increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ER6 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $11,175,000 of general fund revenues shall be expended or encumbered solely for a program to provide direct financial assistance to persons who have experienced adverse economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and are not eligible for federal COVID-19 related assistance due to the persons' immigration status.
P2 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a report on the status and results of the department of community and human service's procurement process for community services to support secure detention diversion for the city of Seattle and a motion to acknowledge receipt of the report, and a motion acknowledging receipt of the report is passed by the council. The motion should reference the subject matter, the proviso's ordinance number, ordinance section and proviso number in both the title and body of the motion.
The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. A description of the how the department consulted with the King County council, Seattle Mayor's Office, Seattle City Council and representatives of the community and other groups to develop the investment approaches to support diversion and decrease the use of secure detention, including a listing of all of the groups participating in the planning process;
B. Copies of the request for proposals for the procurement process;
C. A listing of all respondents to the procurement process; and
D. A listing of all those who received contracts under the procurement process, showing: (1) the contract amount awarded for each contract; (2) the contract period for each contract; (3) a description of the services that each contractor will provide; (4) the proposed populations and services area for each contract; (5) the performance metrics in each contract; and (6) a description of how the contractor's services will divert individuals from the criminal-legal system and secure detention.
The report required by this proviso should be completed within ninety days from the date of the department's final contract award notification.
The executive should file the report on the department's procurement process for community services to support secure detention diversion for the city of Seattle and the motion required by this proviso in electronic format with the clerk of the council, who shall retain the original and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the law and justice committee, or its successor.
P3 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $100,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a report evaluating the feasibility of implementing an inflation adjustment requirement for contracts within the department of community and human services and a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the report and a motion acknowledging receipt of the report is passed by the council. The motion should reference the subject matter, the proviso's ordinance number, ordinance section and proviso number in both the title and body of the motion.
The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. A feasibility analysis of an inflation adjustment policy for contracts within the department of community and human services. The analysis should evaluate the city of Seattle's policy as enacted by Seattle Ordinance 125865;
B. Recommendations for implementing such a policy in the county; and
C. Any legislation necessary to implement recommendations.
The executive should electronically file the report and motion required by this proviso no later than July 31, 2022, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain an electronic copy and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the law, justice, health and human services committee, or its successor.
SECTION 14. Ordinance 19210, Section 70, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
VETERANS SENIORS AND HUMAN SERVICES LEVY - From the veterans seniors and human services levy fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Veterans seniors and human services levy ($589,500)
SECTION 15. The council directs that section 14 of this ordinance takes effect before section 16 of this ordinance.
SECTION 16. Ordinance 19210, Section 70, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
VETERANS SENIORS AND HUMAN SERVICES LEVY - From the veterans seniors and human services levy fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Veterans seniors and human services levy $589,500
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $90,000 shall be expended from levy proceeds allocated in 2021 for SE 4.8 Veterans, Servicemembers and Family Community Building for the Major Pete von Reichbauer (Ret.) Veterans Service Organizations Grant Program as described in the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy Implementation Plan, adopted by Ordinance 18768, solely to contract with the following in 2021:
American Legion Post 79 $7,500
American Legion Post 227 $10,000
American-Vietnamese War Memorial Alliance $5,000
Bellevue College (Veterans Program) $5,000
Burien-Highline Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4314 $2,500
City of Federal Way- Veterans Committee $5,000
Covington Chamber of Commerce Veteran Spouse Scholarship Program $2,500
Filipino Veterans Recognition Education Project $2,500
F.O.B. Hope $5,000
Gold Star Families Memorial Monument $2,500
Highline College Foundation - Support for Vets $2,500
Kent-Meridian Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6785 $2,500
Nisei Veterans Memorial Hall $2,500
National Association for Black Veterans $2,500
Outreach and Resource Services for Women Veterans (OARS) $5,000
Renton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1263 $2,500
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe $2,500
Skyway West Hill Veterans of Foreign Wars $2,500
The Hitching Rail Wellness Center & Retreat $2,500
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2995 $5,000
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1949, Enumclaw $2,500
West Seattle Veterans Service Center $10,000
TOTAL $90,000
Selection of organizations by council districts shall be by future amendment of this section.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $90,000 shall be expended from levy proceeds allocated in
2022 for SE 4.8 Veterans, Servicemembers and Family Community Building for the Major Pete von Reichbauer (Ret.) Veterans Service Organizations Grant Program as described in the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy Implementation Plan, adopted by Ordinance 18768, solely to contract with the following in 2022:
American Legion Post 227 $10,000
Bellevue College (Veterans Program) $2,500
City of Federal Way Veterans Committee - Gold Star Mothers Memorial $10,000
Council District 2 Organizations $10,000
Council District 3 Organizations $10,000
((Council District 4 Organizations $5,000))
Council District 6 Organizations $4,500
Council District 8 Organizations $10,000
Council District 9 Organizations $10,000
Highline College Foundation - Support for Vets $2,500
Highline Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4314 $2,500
Kent-Meridian Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6785 $2,500
Mercer Island Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5760 $3,000
Outreach and Resource Services for Women Veterans (OARS) $2,500
Recycle for Veterans $5,000
Renton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1263 $2,500
Veteran Rites $2,500
TOTAL $90,000
Selection of organizations by council districts shall be by future amendment of this section.
ER3 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $499,500 shall be expended from levy proceeds allocated in 2021 for HS-8 Support Local Solutions as described in the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy Implementation Plan, adopted by Ordinance 18768, solely to contract with the following in 2021:
Africatown International $27,750
Auburn Food Bank $20,000
Aurora Commons $20,000
Catholic Community Services $32,750
Chief Seattle Club $15,250
Domestic Abuse Women's Network $5,500
East African Community Services $27,750
Eastside Friends of Seniors $8,000
Eastside Legal Assistance Program $20,000
Help Snoqualmie Valley $7,500
International Nutritional Sustainable Partners $25,000
King County Housing Authority $25,500
LifeWire $20,000
Maple Valley Food Bank Rental Assistance $5,000
Mercer Island Youth and Family Service $15,500
Multi-Service Center $7,750
New Beginnings $15,500
Plateau Ministries Outreach $5,000
REACH Renton $5,000
Renton Housing Authority $10,000
Riverton Park United Methodist Church $15,250
Snoqualmie Valley Winter Shelter $15,000
Valley Cities $20,000
Vashon Interfaith Council on Homelessness $25,000
Vine Maple Place $30,000
Youthcare $55,500
Youthcare - Orion Center $20,000
TOTAL $499,500
Selection of organizations by council districts shall be by future amendment of this ordinance.
ER4 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $499,500 shall be expended from levy proceeds allocated in 2022 for HS-8 Support Local Solutions as described in the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy Implementation Plan, adopted by Ordinance 18768, solely to contract with the following in 2022:
4 Tomorrow $18,500
Auburn Food Bank $12,500
Aurora Commons $5,000
Ballard Urban Rest Stop $5,000
Catholic Community Services $12,500
City of Auburn $9,000
Congregations for the Homeless $18,500
Council District 2 Organizations $55,500
Council District 3 Organizations $55,500
Council District 4 Organizations (($35,500)) $15,500
Council District 5 Organizations $55,500
Council District 8 Organizations $55,500
Council District 9 Organizations $55,500
FUSION $12,500
Hopelink $18,500
Multi-Service Center $9,000
Path with Art $5,000
Share/Wheel $5,000
Solid Ground (Flexible Rent Assistance Program) $20,000
Youthcare $55,500
TOTAL $499,500
Selection of organizations by council districts shall be by future amendment of this ordinance.
ER5 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $1,500,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for the executive to contract for services with thirteen entities that submitted proposals under Social Engagement Strategy 3 (Transform Senior Centers) as described in the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy Implementation Plan but were not initially selected as a senior hub to receive funding under that strategy. The thirteen entities are:
Black Diamond Community Center;
Burien Community Center;
City of SeaTac, Senior Programs;
City of Tukwila, Older Adult Investments;
Filipino Community of Seattle;
Greater Maple Valley Community Center;
Korean Women's Association;
North Bellevue Community Center;
Renton Senior Activity Center;
Sound Generations - Ballard Northwest Senior Center;
Sound Generations - Senior Center of West Seattle;
Sound Generations - Shoreline Lake Forest Park Senior Center; and
Vashon Maury Senior Center.
Each contract shall be for the same amount of money in exchange for each particular entity providing services eligible under the strategy. In accordance with the Veteran, Seniors and Human Services Levy Implementation Plan and before the moneys restricted by this proviso may be expended or encumbered, the executive must transmit a notification letter to council confirming this funding allocation.
The executive should electronically transmit the confirmation letter required by this proviso no later than March 1, 2021, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain an electronic copy and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the community, health and housing committee, or its successor.
SECTION 17. Ordinance 19210, Section 89, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
COMMUNITY SERVICES OPERATING - From the community services operating fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Community services operating ($5,655,000)
SECTION 18. The council directs that section 17 of this ordinance takes effect before section 19 of this ordinance.
SECTION 19. Ordinance 19210, Section 89, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
COMMUNITY SERVICES OPERATING - From the community services operating fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Community services operating $5,155,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $500,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the following:
African Community Housing & Development $7,500
Auburn Chamber of Commerce $2,500
Auburn Food Bank $2,000
Auburn Noon Lions $2,000
Auburn Rotary $2,000
Auburn School District $2,500
Auburn Valley Humane Society $2,500
Auburn Valley YMCA $2,500
Ballard Alliance $1,500
Ballard Historical Society $1,500
Bellevue School Foundation $2,500
Black Diamond Historical Society $2,500
Bridging a Gap $2,500
Burien Community Animal Resource & Education Society $1,500
Carnation Senior Center $10,000
City of Enumclaw (The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - The Moving Wall) $5,000
City of Renton $3,000
Communities in Schools of Federal Way $2,500
Community Network Council $2,500
Congolese Integration Network $5,000
Council District 2 Organizations $7,000
Council District 3 Organizations $50,000
Council District 4 Organizations (($14,000)) $5,500
Council District 5 Organizations $14,500
Council District 6 Organizations $20,000
Council District 8 Organizations $30,000
Council District 9 Organizations $2,500
Covington Store House $2,500
Coyote North $5,000
Eastside Culture Coalition $10,000
Eastside Heritage Center $2,500
Echo Lake Neighborhood Association $2,500
El Centro De La Raza $2,500
Emergency Feeding Program $2,500
Encompass $5,000
Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society $2,500
Enumclaw School Foundation $2,500
Fall City Community Association $5,000
Fall City Historical Society $10,000
Federal Way Boys and Girls Club $2,500
Federal Way Kiwanis $2,000
Federal Way Lions $2,000
Finn Hill Neighborhood Alliance $5,000
Friends of Inscape $20,000
FUSION Federal Way $5,000
Groundswell NW $1,500
Hempfest $5,000
Helping Link - Một Dấu Nối $10,000
Historical Society of Federal Way $5,000
Homesight (Columbia City Beatwalk) $2,500
Immigrant Women's Community Center $10,000
Interbay P-Patch $4,000
Issaquah School Foundation $2,500
Kent Black Action Commission $2,500
Kent School Foundation $2,500
Key to Change $2,500
Korean Women's Association $2,500
Maple Valley Creative Arts Center $2,500
Maple Valley Historical Society $2,500
Multi-Service Center $2,500
Muslimahs Against Abuse Center $10,000
National Nordic Museum $25,000
North Bend Senior Center $10,000
Old Friends Club $10,000
OneBothell $2,500
Path with Art $1,500
Queen Anne Historical Society $1,500
Rainier Beach Action Coalition $11,500
Refugee Artisan Initiative $5,000
Renton Historical Society $2,500
Renton Technical College Foundation (Food Security) $2,500
Renton School Foundation $2,500
Rotary Club of Lake Forest Park $5,000
Rotary Club of Northshore, Bothell and Kenmore $5,000
Rotary Club of Woodinville $5,000
Sallal Grange $7,500
Sand Point Arts and Cultural Exchange (SPACE) for 101.1 FM $5,000
Serenity Equine Rescue & Rehabilitations $2,500
Shoreline Rotary $5,000
Sisters in Common $2,500
Somali Community Services of Seattle $2,500
Soroptimist International of Auburn $2,500
South King County Sports Council $2,500
Sustainable Ballard $1,500
Tahoma School Foundation $2,500
Thornton Creek Alliance $2,500
Tolt Historical Society $2,500
Ukrainian Community Center of Washington $2,500
Unkitawa $2,500
Urban Family $11,500
Vera Project $1,500
We Love Kent $1,000
YWCA Passage Point $2,500
TOTAL $500,000
Selection of organizations by council districts shall be by future amendment of this section.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $1,500,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for a community-based organization capacity building program, which shall include sufficient funding for capacity building for community-based organizations involved in work related to the restorative community pathways diversion program. Capacity-building efforts shall include increasing a community-based organization's geographic reach directly or indirectly through partnerships with other community-based organizations and increasing a community-based organization's internal capacity and expertise.
ER3 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Auburn Valley YMCA to provide community services and recreational equipment for youths and seniors.
ER4 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with Book-It Repertory Theatre.
ER5 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Center for Human Services.
ER6 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the city of Renton to support programs within the Renton community.
ER7 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the city of Bellevue to support the Friends of Bellevue Cross-Cultural Center Project.
ER8 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Federal Way and Auburn Boys and Girls Club to purchase sporting equipment or pay recreation or leasing fees for youth in-need in the Auburn and Federal Way School districts.
ER9 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center to support arts and cultural programs and operations during and after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
ER10 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Mt. Si Senior Center to support the Far East Senior Hub.
ER11 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with Open Doors for Multicultural Families to support community engagement and concept development for a community center for individuals with disabilities.
ER12 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Rainier Beach Action Coalition.
ER13 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Seattle Children's Theatre.
ER14 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Seattle Fishermen's Memorial.
ER15 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with Seattle Shakespeare Company.
ER16 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Seattle Sports Commission for outreach and bidding on regional, national and international sporting events to be held in King County.
ER17 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with Three Rivers Chapter of Trout Unlimited for a milfoil removal pilot project in Lake Sammamish.
ER18 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with Urban Family Center Association.
ER19 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the White Center Community Development Association.
ER20 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $1,455,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to continue support of the following existing Public Defender Association-led programs through ((January 30, 2021)) June 30, 2022:
A. The Co-LEAD program in the city of Burien and south King County intended to reduce the level of contact spreading of coronavirus disease 2019 among individuals who have committed certain law violations by diverting them from possible incarceration and providing short-term shelter, community-based care coordination and support services instead of processing them through the traditional criminal justice system. The moneys provided by this subsection shall not be conditioned on referral by police or law enforcement; and
B. The Just Care program that provides funding for deintensification of existing shelter facilities and hotel vouchers to those vulnerable populations living without shelter in the city of Seattle's Pioneer Square and Chinatown-International District neighborhoods ("program participants"). In administering the program, the Public Defender Association shall contract with high-quality and culturally competent service providers for coronavirus disease 2019 related behavioral health services as part of the implementation of the demonstration program. The program responds to current coronavirus disease 2019 conditions, including: (1) the reduction of congregate shelter capacity due to the closure and deintensification of shelters in the Pioneer Square and the Chinatown-International District neighborhoods that has led to an increased number of unsheltered persons in those neighborhoods; (2) the reduction of hours and accessibility to both physical and behavioral health providers for that vulnerable population; and (3) the difficulty in accessing federal and state provided economic relief assistance by program participants due to required closures of government and service provider offices. The program elements include, the following: (1) providing rapid assessment of program participants; (2) securing rooms for temporary lodging in underutilized hotels to be used by program participants through the ((earlier of the)) end of public health emergency in King County ((or January 31, 2021)); (3) providing access to hygiene facilities to program participants to facilitate compliance with coronavirus disease 2019 public health precautions; (4) providing intensive case management for program participants designed specifically to mitigate coronavirus disease 2019 effects and enable compliance with coronavirus disease 2019 public health precautions; and (5) administrative costs associated with services to program participants for opportunities to transition them to permanent supportive housing.
ER21 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $3,200,000 of general fund revenues shall be expended or encumbered solely to award grants to organizations to support emergency assistance that will address unmet need related to or resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The department of community and human services shall collaborate with council districts one, two, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine to administer $400,000 of the appropriation encumbered in this Expenditure Restriction ER21 for each council district. As much as feasible, each council district shall award up to five organizations.
ER22 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $3,000,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to provide grants to senior centers in response to the increase in demand for services, programming and facilities' needs and business interruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants shall be prioritized for senior centers that are not owned or operated by cities that have received federal relief moneys in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that would be eligible to support senior centers.
((ER23 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $500,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with an organization whose mission is to enhance the greater Seattle region's economy and quality of life through sports by attracting and hosting sporting events, serving as a support system to event organizers and communities and serving as a one-stop resource to sports teams, university athletic departments, sports venues and youth sports organizations. The contract shall support youth and amateur sports leagues throughout the county to resume operations in accordance with safety guidelines to mitigate community transmissions of COVID-19.))
ER26 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $5,000,000 of general fund revenues shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with charitable, nonprofit organizations to provide financial assistance to eligible clients applying for immigration relief, as well as a contracted nonprofit organization's costs to administer and advertise the assistance. The assistance shall be in the form of defraying the fees associated with the eligible client's immigration relief process. For the purposes of this expenditure restriction, "eligible client" means a person, including a person who is not eligible for federal or state benefits because of the person's immigration status: (1) whose household income, excluding any asset limit program requirements, would qualify the person to receive one of the following types of state-administered public assistance: temporary assistance for needy families, aged, blind or disabled assistance benefits, medical care services, pregnant women assistance benefits, poverty-related veterans' benefits, food stamps or food stamp benefits transferred electronically, refugee resettlement benefits, Medicaid or supplemental security income; and (2) who resides, works or attends school in King County or is currently detained but immediately before the detention resided, worked or attended school in King County. The financial assistance supported by this appropriation shall not exceed $3,000 per eligible client or $6,000 per eligible client's household.
ER27 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $900,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the Together Center to support development of a human services hub as part of its campus redevelopment project.
ER28 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support costs related to the Equitable Development Initiative, which may include, but not be limited to, workgroup facilitation costs and compensation, if established by separate ordinance, for workgroup participants.
ER29 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $300,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the African Community Housing & Development to support nonpartisan civic engagement activities conducted by the Black Suffrage Network.
ER30 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with Open Doors for Multicultural Families to support predevelopment planning and feasibility analysis of the Multicultural Village Housing Project.
SECTION 20. Ordinance 19210, Section 92, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
PARKS AND RECREATION - From the parks and recreation fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Parks and recreation $500,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for public access improvements at Bingaman Pond Natural Area, including, but not limited to, parking improvements, landscaping and addition of benches and educational signage.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $500,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with an organization whose mission is to enhance the greater Seattle region's economy and quality of life through sports by attracting and hosting sporting events, serving as a support system to event organizers and communities and serving as a one-stop resource to sports teams, university athletic departments, sports venues and youth sports organizations. The contract shall support youth and amateur sports leagues throughout the county to resume operations in accordance with safety guidelines to mitigate community transmissions of COVID-19.
P1 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $200,000 may be expended only after the executive transmits a copy of a drafted application related to McGarvey park and Soos Creek park, developed in collaboration with staff of King County council district nine and community members, identified by staff of King County council district nine, for either a conservation futures or parks levy 2022 grant award, or both on or before February 28, 2021. On March 1, 2021, if a copy of a draft application has not been electronically delivered to the clerk of the council for distribution to King County council district nine, $200,000 of this appropriation shall lapse.
P2 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $100,000 may be expended only after the executive has certified on or before June 21, 2021, that the parks and recreation division of the department of natural resources and parks has, in consultation and collaboration with the facilities management division of the department of executive services and the road services division of the department of local services, worked in partnership with the city of Maple Valley to streamline permitting and use of county facilities, including, but not limited to, consideration of waivers of trail use fees and fees related to the use of county roads, for the IRONMAN 70.3 Washington competition, scheduled to be held on September 19, 2021. On June 22, 2021, if the certification has not been electronically delivered to the clerk of the council for distribution to the councilmembers, $100,000 of this appropriation shall lapse.
SECTION 21. Ordinance 19210, Section 100, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
PUBLIC HEALTH - From the public health fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Public health $55,365,000
SECTION 22. Ordinance 19210, Section 106, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - From the housing and community development fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Housing and community development $85,000,000
SECTION 23. Ordinance 19210, Section 111, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
I-NET OPERATIONS - From the institutional network operating fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
I-Net operations ($60,000)
SECTION 24. The council directs that section 23 of this ordinance takes effect before section 25 of this ordinance.
SECTION 25. Ordinance 19210, Section 111, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
I-NET OPERATIONS - From the institutional network operating fund there is hereby appropriated to:
I-Net operations $0
((ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $60,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support council chamber enhancements to support hybrid meetings.))
SECTION 26. Ordinance 19210, Section 112, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
WASTEWATER TREATMENT - From the water quality operating fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Wastewater treatment ($200,000)
SECTION 27. The council directs that section 26 of this ordinance takes effect before section 28 of this ordinance.
SECTION 28. Ordinance 19210, Section 112, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
WASTEWATER TREATMENT - From the water quality operating fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Wastewater treatment $200,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $2,592,035, shall be expended or encumbered solely for water quality improvement activities, programs or projects and only in the amounts and for the specific water quality improvement activities, programs or projects located within the King County wastewater treatment service area set forth by ordinance. Of this amount, $159,165 shall be reserved for administrative costs associated with the program.
The ordinance or ordinances required by this expenditure restriction must be proposed by a King County councilmember.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $200,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for the retention of an independent consultant and the development of the biosolids thermal drying comprehensive study described in Proviso P5 of this section.
P1 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $250,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a report on the completion of the wastewater treatment division's Matthews Park Pump Station fence replacement project.
The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. The fencing type utilized for the project, which should be similar to the fencing type utilized at the wastewater treatment division's Fremont Siphon Odor Control Building, consistent with the preference of the local community; and
B. Confirmation of the completion of the fencing project, and discussion of its effectiveness in accomplishing the purposes of the fencing.
The executive should electronically file the report no later than September 30, 2021, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain an electronic copy and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the regional water quality committee, or its successor.
P2 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $200,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a status report and a final report on the application of the wastewater capacity charge provided for in K.C.C. 28.84.050.O.1. to King County residents who themselves, or whose progenitors, or both, were impacted by racial restrictions in the acquisition of residential real estate, in the form of racial deed restrictions, racial covenants and redlining practices and, if recommended by the transmitted final report, a proposed ordinance that amends K.C.C.28.84.050 to provide for a wastewater capacity charge exemption or reduced cost for those impacted populations and a motion that acknowledges receipt of the final report and a motion acknowledging receipt of the final report is passed by the council. The motion should reference the subject matter, the proviso's ordinance number, ordinance section and proviso number in both the title and body of the motion.
The final report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A.1. A historical overview of race-based restrictive real estate practices, together with identification of neighborhoods or geographic areas of application and racial groups targeted or impacted by such restrictive practices that limited or constrained the opportunity to purchase real estate based on the race of the prospective purchaser, or that had the effect of restricting purchase financing in "redlined" neighborhoods due to the presence of targeted demographic groups. For the purposes of this proviso, "race-based restrictive real estate practices" include, but are not limited to, race-based restrictive covenants and deed restrictions and restrictive lending practices commonly referred to as "redlining";
2. A discussion of the tolerance of such race-based restrictive real estate practices by jurisdictions of local government during the period of implementation of such practices;
3. A discussion of the effects of race-based restrictive real estate practices, with particular attention to: (a) how race-based restrictive covenants and deed restrictions contributed to restricting targeted or impacted racial populations to specific neighborhoods; and (b) how redlining practices limited real estate purchase opportunities within such neighborhoods; and
4. The estimated value of intergenerational wealth not realized by targeted or impacted racial groups based on factors including the size of the populations impacted and current rates of home ownership by racial group as compared to nontargeted, nonimpacted populations during the same time periods;
B. Trends in home ownership rates over the period of implementation of such race-based restrictive real estate practices for those targeted or impacted racial groups as compared to nontargeted or nonimpacted racial groups and the same comparison in home ownership rates between the groups currently;
C. An estimate of the number of persons, by targeted or impacted racial group, present in King County during the periods when race-based restrictive real estate practices were enforceable;
D. A discussion of the purpose and intent of the wastewater capacity charge, as a fee for connection to the sewer system for those populations residing in structures connecting to the system for the first time after the initiation of the wastewater capacity charge in 1990, and the current and projected rate of the capacity charge through 2025; and
E. An analysis and recommendation on the establishment of a wastewater capacity charge exemption or reduced rate for identified populations, and identification of program considerations such as the estimated numbers of persons who may be eligible to participate in such exemption or reduced rate, including any changes to the King County Code or county policies necessary to implement an exemption or reduced-rate program.
If the recommendation of the executive is to propose an exemption program or a reduced rate, then the executive shall transmit a proposed ordinance to the council to effectuate the recommendation. Included in the qualification criteria for an exemption program or reduced rate shall be the requirements that applicants demonstrate that they, their progenitors, or both: (1) were alive and living in King County during the period that race-based restrictive real estate practices were enforceable; and (2) did not acquire residential real estate before February 1, 1990, the effective date of the initial capacity charge.
The executive should electronically file a report on the status of the final report by June 1, 2022, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain the original and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the regional water quality committee and the budget and fiscal management committee, or their successors.
The executive should electronically file the final report, the proposed ordinance, if applicable, and motion required by this proviso no later than ((June 1, 2022)) April 1, 2023, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain the original and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the regional water quality committee and the budget and fiscal management committee, or their successors.
P3 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $200,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a report on the shift of the sewer rate cost burden to the single-family sector from the commercial/industrial/multifamily sector, and a motion that acknowledges receipt of the report and a motion acknowledging receipt of the report is passed by the council. The motion should reference the subject matter, the proviso's ordinance number, ordinance section and proviso number in both the title and body of the motion.
The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. A discussion of the history of, and rationale for, the sewer rate cost structure that has resulted in the shifting of the cost burden from commercial/industrial/multifamily housing sectors to single-family homeowners;
B. Options for alternative cost structures that would distinguish multifamily ratepayers from commercial and industrial ratepayers; and
C. A discussion of the appropriate balance of costs between the residential sector and the commercial/industrial sector in sewer rate revenues, and the criteria impacting that balance.
The executive should electronically file the report and motion required by this proviso no later than August 1, 2021, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain the electronic copy and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the regional water quality committee and the budget and fiscal management committee, or their successors.
P4 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $300,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a status report and a final report on toxics in King County wastewater effluent, evaluating the presence of toxic elements in the effluent of treatment plants, and a motion that acknowledges receipt of the final report and a motion acknowledging the receipt of the final report is passed by the council. The motion should reference the subject matter, the proviso's ordinance, ordinance section and proviso number in both the title and body of the motion.
The report shall include, but not be limited to, a summary of the results of an evaluation of toxic elements in the effluent of treatment plants. The evaluation shall comply with the following:
A. The evaluation shall be based on testing of the undiluted effluent of treatment plants, and shall be compared with chemical elements being discharged as industrial wastes into the wastewater collection system; sampling of effluents shall be timed to include at least one seasonal period of high winter discharge volumes;
B. The evaluation shall address and report on the presence, origin, volume, toxicity, environmental fate and impacts to the marine environment from toxics including metals, volatile organic compounds, chemicals of emerging concern and other toxics in the undiluted effluent of treatment plants;
C. While the evaluation shall be as broad as possible within costs, to the extent necessary to narrow the scope of the evaluation in light of the extensive range of potentially toxic elements, the focus shall be on:
1. Those elements considered most toxic to the marine environment generally; and
2. Those elements considered potentially toxic to Southern Resident Orcas and the hierarchy of marine species upon which the Southern Resident Orcas depend;
D. The evaluation shall assess whole effluent toxicity of the discharges, to assess the impact of the complex mix of toxic elements on marine species. The assessment shall be designed to indicate whether undiluted wastewater effluent represents a potential source of deleterious toxic influence to Puget Sound marine organisms, and to Southern Resident Orcas and the hierarchy of marine species upon which they depend particularly;
E. The evaluation shall include an assessment of the accumulation of those toxic elements in marine organisms, either directly or through bioaccumulation, and shall discuss potential impacts on metabolic processes, behavior and mortality. The assessment may be accomplished either through analysis of the tissue of selected species, or through bioaccumulation modeling;
F. The evaluation shall describe potential wastewater treatment technologies that have the capacity, in part or in whole, to limit or control the discharge of toxics in wastewater effluents to a significantly greater extent than is currently being accomplished at King County treatment plants; and
G. The evaluation shall be contracted to an entity with the capacity to address the required elements of the evaluation. Preference shall be given to entities with a demonstrated history of evaluating and reporting on the impacts of wastewater effluents on the marine environment, including impacts on Southern Resident Orcas or their prey species, and that have the capacity for modeling the bioaccumulation of toxics.
The executive should file electronically a report on the status of the evaluation project by December 31, 2021, and the final report and motion required by this proviso by June 30, 2022, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain the original and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the regional water quality committee and the committee of the whole, or their successors.
P5 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $300,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a biosolids thermal drying comprehensive study and a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the study and a motion acknowledging the receipt of the study is passed by the council. The motion should reference the subject matter, the proviso's ordinance number, ordinance section and proviso number in both the title and body of the motion.
The comprehensive study shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. Implementation steps for thermal drying of all digested and dewatered biosolids from the West Point, Brightwater and South regional wastewater treatment plants for the production of Class A biosolids;
B. Feasibility and approach for utilizing only renewable energy sources in the thermal drying process;
C. Development of a process for making Class A biosolids available for use by the public as a fertilizer for residential or commercial application or for use as an energy product;
D. Analysis of the scalability, cost, environmental and climate footprint and specifics of implementing the program;
E. Identification of any necessary changes to county policies to implement the program; and
F. Identification of future budget proposals that may be necessary to implement the program.
The executive should file the comprehensive study and motion required by this proviso no later than June 30, 2022, with the clerk of the council, who shall retain an electronic copy and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the mobility and environment committee, or its successor.
SECTION 29. Ordinance 19210, Section 115, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
FINANCE AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS - From the financial management services fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Finance and business operations ($602,000)
SECTION 30. Ordinance 19210, Section 119, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT INTERNAL SERVICE - From the facilities management fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Facilities management internal service $130,000
SECTION 31. Ordinance 19210, Section 121, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
KING COUNTY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - From the department of information technology operating fund there is hereby appropriated to:
King County information technology services $1,450,000
SECTION 32. Ordinance 19210, Section 128, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
RAINY DAY RESERVE - From the rainy day reserve fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Rainy day reserve ($1,455,000)
SECTION 33. The council directs that section 32 of this ordinance takes effect before section 34 of this ordinance.
SECTION 34. Ordinance 19210, Section 128, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
RAINY DAY RESERVE - From the rainy day reserve fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Rainy Day Reserve $1,455,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $1,455,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to continue support of the following existing Public Defender Association-led programs through ((January 30, 2021)) June 30, 2022:
A. The Co-LEAD program in the city of Burien and south King County intended to reduce the level of contact spreading of coronavirus disease 2019 among individuals who have committed certain law violations by diverting them from possible incarceration and providing short-term shelter, community-based care coordination and support services instead of processing them through the traditional criminal justice system. The moneys provided by this subsection shall not be conditioned on referral by police or law enforcement; and
B. The Just Care program that provides funding for deintensification of existing shelter facilities and hotel vouchers to those vulnerable populations living without shelter in the city of Seattle's Pioneer Square and Chinatown-International District neighborhoods ("program participants"). In administering the program, the Public Defender Association shall contract with high-quality and culturally competent service providers for coronavirus disease 2019 related behavioral health services as part of the implementation of the demonstration program. The program responds to current coronavirus disease 2019 conditions, including: (1) the reduction of congregate shelter capacity due to the closure and deintensification of shelters in the Pioneer Square and the Chinatown-International District neighborhoods that has led to an increased number of unsheltered persons in those neighborhoods; (2) the reduction of hours and accessibility to both physical and behavioral health providers for that vulnerable population; and (3) the difficulty in accessing federal and state provided economic relief assistance by program participants due to required closures of government and service provider offices. The program elements include, the following: (1) providing rapid assessment of program participants; (2) securing rooms for temporary lodging in underutilized hotels to be used by program participants through the ((earlier of the)) end of public health emergency in King County ((or January 31, 2021)); (3) providing access to hygiene facilities to program participants to facilitate compliance with coronavirus disease 2019 public health precautions; (4) providing intensive case management for program participants designed specifically to mitigate coronavirus disease 2019 effects and enable compliance with coronavirus disease 2019 public health precautions; and (5) administrative costs associated with services to program participants for opportunities to transition them to permanent supportive housing.
SECTION 35. Ordinance 19210, Section 129, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
From the several capital improvement project funds there are hereby appropriated and authorized to be disbursed the following amounts for the specific projects identified in Attachment A to this ordinance (Proposed Ordinance 2022-0144).
Fund Fund Name 2021-2022
3310 LONG TERM LEASES $968,959
3781 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL $6,646,335
3951 BUILDING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT $2,756,811
TOTAL $10,372,105
SECTION 36. Attachment A to this ordinance hereby amends Attachment A to Ordinance 19210, as amended, by adding thereto and inserting therein the projects listed in Attachment A to this ordinance.
SECTION 37. Ordinance 19289, Section 37, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
((POST-COVID-19 RECOVERY ASSISTANCE)) JOBS AND HOUSING PROGRAM - From the general fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
((Post-COVID-19 recovery assistance)) Jobs and housing program ($38,000,000)
SECTION 38. The council directs that section 37 of this ordinance takes effect before section 39 of this ordinance.
SECTION 39. Ordinance 19289, Section 37, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
((POST-COVID-19 RECOVERY ASSISTANCE)) JOBS AND HOUSING PROGRAM - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
((Post-COVID-19 recovery assistance)) Jobs and housing program $33,000,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, (($38,000,000)) $33,000,000