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Clerk 05/20/2005
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AN ORDINANCE amending deadlines for the waste export system plan, the metropolitan solid waste management advisory committee, solid waste interlocal forum and the interjurisdictional technical group; and amending Ordinance 14971, Section 2, and K.C.C. 10.25.110 and Ordinance 14971, Section 6.
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PREAMBLE:
The solid waste advisory committee and the metropolitan solid waste management advisory committee have passed unanimous motions recommending that four deliverable due dates be changed to allow them additional time for review and comment. The interjurisdictional technical staff group also agreed that the four deliverable due dates be changed.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 14971, Section2; and K.C.C. 10.25.110 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. A metropolitan solid waste management advisory committee is established. Each component city with a signed interlocal agreement participating in the county solid waste management system shall identify representatives and alternates to the solid waste division for appointment to the advisory committee. The committee shall conduct its first meeting on or after January 2, 2005. The solid waste division shall notify each component city with a signed interlocal agreement participating in the county solid waste management system of committee meeting times and locations. At the first meeting, the committee shall elect a chair. The members of the committee shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing bodies and shall receive no compensation from King County other than reimbursement for reasonable expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties.
B. The metropolitan solid waste management advisory committee shall advise the executive, the solid waste interlocal forum established in the solid waste service contracts between the county and cities, and the King County council in all matters relating to solid waste management and participate in the development of the solid waste management system and waste export system plan.
C. The metropolitan solid waste management advisory committee shall review and make recommendations on the waste export system plan before transmittal of the plan form the King County executive to the King County council.
D.1. Until the metropolitan solid waste management advisory committee first convenes, and interjurisdictional technical staff group presently assembled shall serve in lieu of the metropolitan solid waste management advisory committee. The interjurisdictional technical staff group shall advise the metropolitan solid waste management advisory committee through ((December 31, 2005)) April 30, 2006, to assist the committee during its ((first year of)) preliminary work. Each city with a solid waste interlocal agreement with King County may participate in the interjurisdictional technical staff group. The group shall provide a report of its findings and recommendations by December 31, 2004, to all cities participating in the county solid waste management system, the King County executive, the King County council, the solid waste advisory committee and the solid waste interlocal forum, or its successor, on the structure, function and responsibilities of the metropolitan solid waste management advisory committee. The staff group shall provide a report of its findings and recommendations by ((December 31, 2005)) April 30, 2006, to all cities participating in the county solid waste management system, the metropolitan solid waste management advisory committee, the King County executive, King County council, the solid waste advisory committee and the solid waste interlocal forum, or its successor.
2. The interjurisdictional technical staff group report shall address at least the following issues:
a. potential modification or replacement of the solid waste interlocal forum, to identify membership, decision-making responsibilities and scope of duties;
b. identification of dispute resolution options;
c. development of a framework for financial policies and host city mitigation, including compensation agreements;
d. evaluation of the impact of the proposed waste export system plan on each of the provisions of the solid waste interlocal agreement between King County and cities; and
e. identification of potential amendments to the solid waste interlocal agreement.
3. The solid waste interlocal forum, or its successor, shall make a recommendation to the King County executive and King County council on or before ((December 31, 2005)) April 30, 2006, on the efficacy of the continuing role of the interjurisdictional technical staff group.
E. The solid waste division shall provide staff support to the metropolitan solid waste management advisory committee and the interjurisdictional technical staff group. The King County council shall provide staff support fin the development of solid waste planning legislation.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 14971, Section 6; is hereby amended to read as follows:
Reporting.
A. The solid waste division shall submit a waste export system plan to the council and solid waste interlocal forum or its successor by ((December 31, 2005)) April 30, 2006. The division shall also regularly report back to the council and solid waste interlocal forum, or its successor, throughout the system plan development process.
B. Major milestones for reports to be submitted by the solid waste division to the council and solid waste interlocal forum, or its successor, for review and council approval by motion shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Transfer system level of service standards and criteria;
2. Analysis of system needs and capacity;
3. Analysis of options for public and private ownership and operation;
4. Preliminary transfer and waste export facility recommendations, and estimated system costs, rate impacts and financial policy assumptions.
C. The council shall, if approving submitted solid waste division reports for major milestones, make the approval by motion. Each motion shall also include a timeline for submittal of future milestone reports still pending. The first milestone report pertaining to level of service standards and criteria for future system needs shall be submitted to the council and solid waste interlocal forum on or before October 15, 2004.
D. In accordance with K.C.C. 10.24.020.A, the solid waste division shall begin updating the adopted 2001 Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan by December 1, 2005, with completion of the update process anticipated by December 2007. The waste export system plan shall be used as the basis for formulating recommendations for
solid waste transfer and disposal for the update of the 2001 Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan.