King County

1200 King County
Courthouse
516 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

Meeting Agenda

Metropolitan King County
Council

Councilmembers: Cynthia Sullivan, Chair; Pete von Reichbauer, Vice Chair;
Carolyn Edmonds, Kathy Lambert, Larry Phillips, Dwight Pelz,
Rob McKenna, Dow Constantine, Steve Hammond, Larry Gossett,
Jane Hague, David W. Irons, Julia Patterson

Room 1001

September 2, 2003

1:30 P.M.

TUESDAY

Call to Order

Roll Call

Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance

Councilmember Hague will lead the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.

1.

Approval of Minutes of August 25, 2003

Councilmember von Reichbauer

2.

Reports on Special and Outside Committees

Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances

Consent Items - Items 3-5

Councilmember von Reichbauer

3.

Proposed Ordinance No. 2003-0365

Mr. Constantine

AN ORDINANCE relating to the conversion of either accrued vacation or accumulated
compensatory time hours, or both, for payment of the net cash, after mandatory deductions, to
the Washington state college tuition prepaid program-guaranteed education tuition, or other
approved financial support programs, to benefit any children of an employee who are under the
age of twenty-three at the time the employee dies while engaged in the scope of his or her
employment; and amending Ordinance 13743, Section 1, and K.C.C. 3.12.224 and Ordinance
13743, Section 2, and K.C.C. 3.12.2245.

On 8/18/2003, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Labor, Operations
and Technology Committee.
On 8/26/2003, the Labor, Operations and Technology Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.

4.

Proposed Ordinance No. 2003-0386

Mr. Constantine and Mr. Phillips

AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by
and between King County and International Federation of Professional and Technical
Employees, Local 17, representing employees in the departments of development and
environmental services, natural resources and parks, and transportation; and establishing the
effective date of said agreement.

On 8/18/2003, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Labor, Operations
and Technology Committee.
On 8/26/2003, the Labor, Operations and Technology Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.

5.

Proposed Ordinance No. 2003-0403

Ms. Hague and Mr. Constantine

AN ORDINANCE extending the date for transmittal of appointments of members to the King
County citizens' elections oversight committee; and amending Ordinance 14711, Section 2, as
amended.

On 8/25/2003, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Labor, Operations
and Technology Committee.
On 8/26/2003, the Labor, Operations and Technology Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.

Public Hearing Required on Consent Items 3-5

Motions for Council Action

Consent Item - Item 6

Councilmember von Reichbauer

6.

Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2003-0313.2

Mr. Constantine

A MOTION approving the Enterprise-Wide Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure
Equipment Replacement Plan for King County.

On 7/7/2003, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Labor, Operations
and Technology Committee.
On 8/26/2003, the Labor, Operations and Technology Committee Amended.
On 8/26/2003, the Labor, Operations and Technology Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute
Consent.

Committee of the Whole

Councilmember von Reichbauer

7.

Proposed Motion No. 2003-0402

Ms. Sullivan and Mr. Phillips

A MOTION endorsing the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride.

Contingent on Committee Action

On 8/25/2003, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the
Whole.

Labor, Operations and Technology

Councilmember Constantine

8.

Proposed Motion No. 2003-0355

Ms. Hague

A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of ____________________, who is a
registered voter residing in council district __, to the King County citizens' elections oversight
committee.

On 7/21/2003, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Labor, Operations
and Technology Committee.
On 7/22/2003, the Labor, Operations and Technology Committee Deferred.

SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION
PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.125

Introduction of Ordinances for First Reading and Referral

9.

Proposed Ordinance No. 2003-0388

Mr. Phillips

AN ORDINANCE relating to the administrative fee retained from the one-dollar recording
surcharge authorized by 2003 Wash. Laws 289 (Substitute House Bill 1081); and amending
Ordinance 1660, Sections 1-2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.12.120.

Refer to Budget and Fiscal Management Committee

10.

Proposed Ordinance No. 2003-0392

Mr. Phillips

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into a lease for approximately 51,345
square feet of space located in Key Tower for information and technology services for a five
year term, and the prosecuting attorney for an extension of 9.5 months.

Refer to Budget and Fiscal Management Committee

11.

Proposed Ordinance No. 2003-0393

Ms. Hague

AN ORDINANCE relating to land use permit approvals amending short subdivisions, to
address the division or redivision of land into nine or fewer lots, tracts, parcels or sites; and
amending the application requirements for land use permits to allow for additional lots under
the certificate of transportation concurrency if certain criteria are satisfied; and amending the
permit issuance procedures for land use permit applications to extend the Type 3 and Type 4
land use decisions issuance time period from one hundred and twenty days to one hundred and
fifty days and extend the issuance time period for state Environmental Policy Act-exempt
clearing and grading from forty-five days to ninety days; making technical corrections; and
amending Ordinance 13694, Section 32, and K.C.C. 19A.04.310, Ordinance 13694, Section
55, and K.C.C. 19A.12.010, Ordinance 13694, Section 59, and K.C.C. 19A.12.050, Ordinance
12196, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.20.040 and Ordinance 12196, Section 17, as
amended, and K.C.C. 20.20.100.

Refer to Growth Management and Unincorporated Areas Committee

12.

Proposed Ordinance No. 2003-0396

Mr. Phillips

ANORDINANCE providing for the issuance and sale of limited tax general obligation bonds
of the county in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $115,000,000 for the purposes
of refunding certain outstanding limited tax general obligation bonds issued by the county to
finance construction of a major league baseball stadium and related parking facilities;
providing for the form, terms, covenants and other provisions of said refunding bonds;
authorizing a plan of refunding and the appointment of an escrow agent to accomplish such
plan of refunding; providing for the sale of the bonds and the disposition of the proceeds of
sale; establishing funds for the receipt and expenditure of bond proceeds and for the payment
of the bonds; providing for the annual levy of taxes to pay the principal thereof and interest
thereon; and pledging certain taxes and revenues as additional security for the bonds.

Refer to Budget and Fiscal Management Committee

13.

Proposed Ordinance No. 2003-0398

Mr. Phillips

AN ORDINANCE providing for the issuance of one or more series of limited tax general
obligation bonds of the county in an outstanding aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$89,000,000 to finance or reimburse the county for the Treemont Conservation Easement
Acquisition Project and to refund, on a current basis, all or a portion of the county's Limited
Tax General Obligation Bonds (Various Purpose), 1993 Series A, and Limited Tax General
Obligation and Refunding Bonds (Various Purpose), 1993 Series B; providing for the public
sale of the bonds and the disposition of the proceeds of sale; establishing funds for the receipt
and expenditure of bond proceeds and for the payment of the bonds; and providing for the
annual levy of taxes to pay the principal thereof and interest thereon.

Refer to Budget and Fiscal Management Committee

Introduction of Motions and Referrals

14.

Proposed Motion No. 2003-0397

Mr. Phillips

A MOTION of the county council approving a bond purchase agreement for the county's
Limited Tax General Obligation (Baseball Stadium) Refunding Bonds, 2003 Series A in the
aggregate principal amount of $_________ and Taxable Limited Tax General Obligation
(Stadium Parking Facilities) Refunding Bonds, 2003 Series B in the aggregate principal
amount of $_________, and establishing certain terms of such bonds and a plan of refunding;
all in accordance with Ordinance _____.

Refer to Budget and Fiscal Management Committee

15.

Proposed Motion No. 2003-0399

Mr. Phillips

A MOTION of the county accepting a bond purchase contract for the purchase of a combined
offering consisting of the county's Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 2003, Series A in
the aggregate principal amount of $__________, and the county's Limited Tax General
Obligation and Refunding Bonds, 2003, Series B in the aggregate principal amount of
$__________, and establishing certain terms of such bonds and a plan of refunding.

Refer to Budget and Fiscal Management Committee

16.

Proposed Motion No. 2003-0400

Mr. Phillips

A MOTION authorizing the manager of treasury operations of King County to cancel the
attached list of uncollectible personal property taxes in the amount of $678,280.70 for the
years 1980, 1983 and 1986 and 1988 through 2002.

Refer to Budget and Fiscal Management Committee

17.

Proposed Motion No. 2003-0405

Mr. McKenna

A MOTION authorizing the county executive to enter into an amendment to an interlocal
agreement with the city of Newcastle regarding improvements to Coal Creek Parkway.

Refer to Transportation Committee

18.

Proposed Motion No. 2003-0409

Mr. Phillips and Ms. Hague

A MOTION requesting the executive to research and report to the council on benefits of
participation in a cooperative software purchasing alliance with other cities and counties.

Refer to Budget and Fiscal Management Committee

Other Business

Adjournment