Meeting Proceedings
King County
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1200 King County Courthouse |
Budget and Fiscal Management Committee
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Councilmembers: Larry Gossett, Chair; Dow Constantine and Jane Hague, |
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Vice Chairs; Bob Ferguson, David Irons, Julia Patterson, Pete von |
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Reichbauer |
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Staff: Rebecha Cusack (296-0330), Lead Staff Analyst; Polly St. John |
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(296-1641), Analyst; David Layton (296-1679), Analyst; Peggy Dorothy |
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(296-1658), Analyst; |
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William Nogle (296-1632), Analyst; Monica Clarke (296-1638), Analyst; |
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Janice Mansfield (296-1683), Committee Assistant |
Room 1001
July 13, 2005
9:30 AM
Call to Order
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Chair Larry Gossett called to order the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee meeting at 9:40 |
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a.m. |
Roll Call
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Also attending were Larry Phillips, Chair, Metropolitan King County Council and Kathy Lambert, |
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Vice Chair, Law, Justice and Human Services Committee. |
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Present: Mr. Gossett, Mr. Constantine, Ms. Hague, Mr. Irons, Ms. Patterson, Mr. Ferguson and Mr. |
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von Reichbauer |
Approval of Minutes
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The Minutes of July 6, 2005 were approved as presented.
Action
2.
Proposed Ordinance No. 2004-0378
Mr. Gossett
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AN ORDINANCE relating to comprehensive planning; adopting the 2004 King County |
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space plan; altering the space plan submittal requirements; and amending Ordinance 10810, |
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Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.100. |
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David Layton, Council Staff, presented a brief overview of the 2004 King County Space Plan. |
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Peggy Dorothy, Council Staff, briefed the committee and answered questions of the members on |
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Proposed Ordinance 2004-0378. |
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Polly St. John, Council Staff, briefed the committee and answered questions on the Striking |
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Amendment to Proposed Ordinance 2004-0378. |
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David Layton, Council Staff, briefed the committee and answered questions on the 2005 County |
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Space Plan. |
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Rebecha Cusack, Council Staff, answered questions and presented clarifying remarks. |
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Kathy Brown, Director, Facilities Management Division, Department of Executive Services and |
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Cindy Eaton, Wright Runstad, presented opening remarks and answered questions of the members. |
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Motions were made by Mr. Constantine to pass Amendments S1 and T1. The motions passed. |
This matter was Amended.
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A motion was made by Mr. Constantine that this matter be Recommended Do Pass Substitute. |
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The motion carried by the following vote: |
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Yes: 5 - Mr. Gossett, Mr. Constantine, Ms. Hague, Mr. Irons and Mr. Ferguson |
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Excused: 2 - Ms. Patterson and Mr. von Reichbauer |
Discussion and Possible Action
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Proposed Motion No. 2004-0268
Mr. Gossett
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A MOTION approving the facilities management division report, titled Feasibility Study - |
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Relocate and Backfill Work Release, and supporting the conclusion that King County is |
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best served by not pursuing an alternative at this time of relocating and backfilling the |
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courthouse space currently occupied by the King County work release program in response |
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to a proviso outlined in Ordinance 14812, Section 2. |
Deferred
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Proposed Motion No. 2005-0102
Mr. Gossett
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A MOTION approving the facilities management division report titled New County Office |
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Building: Prospective Tenants, and supporting occupancy recommendations in the New |
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County Office Building in response to a proviso included in Ordinance 15042. |
Deferred
5.
Proposed Ordinance No. 2005-0266
Mr. Gossett and Ms. Edmonds
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AN ORDINANCE making a supplemental appropriation of $667,000 to the building repair |
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and replacement fund to provide the necessary spending authority to expeditiously proceed |
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with completing due diligence and related programming and planning required to proceed |
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with the acquisition and redevelopment of a potential site for the consolidation of elections |
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operations as well as for core data center operations of the information and |
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telecommunication services division; and amending the 2005 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance |
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15083, Section 114, as amended, and Attachment B, as amended. |
Deferred
6.
Proposed Motion No. 2005-0092
Mr. Gossett
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A MOTION authorizing and approving the office of the public defender plan for provision |
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of indigent defense services for cases that cannot be assigned to existing contractors due to |
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an ethical conflict of interest. |
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Monica Clarke, Council Staff, briefed the committee and answered questions on 2005-0092. |
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Sheryl Willert, Attorney at Law, Williams, Kastner and Gibbs, PLLC, answered questions of the |
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members. |
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The following persons spoke: |
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1) Bob Boruchowitz, Director, The Defender Association |
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2) Anne Daly, Director, Society Representing Accused Persons |
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3) Eileen Farley, Director, Northwest Defenders Association |
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Motions were made by Mr. Constantine to pass Amendments S1 and T1. The motions passed. |
This matter was Amended.
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A motion was made by Mr. Constantine that this matter be Recommended Do Pass Substitute. |
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The motion carried by the following vote: |
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Yes: 4 - Mr. Gossett, Mr. Constantine, Ms. Hague and Mr. Ferguson |
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Excused: 3 - Mr. Irons, Ms. Patterson and Mr. von Reichbauer |
Other Business
There was no further business to come before the committee.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:54 a.m.
