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A RESOLUTION relating to the operations and finances of the King County Flood Control Zone District; adopting a revised 2017 budget, a revised operating budget, a revised work program, and a revised operating budget; and amending FCD2016-20.3 Section 1.
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WHEREAS, threat of collapse of the Oroville Dam spillway resulted in evacuation orders for more than one hundred eighty thousand people; and
WHEREAS, over one hundred dams exist in King County's river basins in proximity to the county's residents; and
WHEREAS, many types of emergency events could damage the dams in King County, including earthquakes, flooding and structural failure; and
WHEREAS, while a remote possibility, failure of a dam in King County could, in some instances, have catastrophic effects on human life, property and the environment; and
WHEREAS, protecting residents and property from injury and damage by natural disasters is a fundamental role of government; and
WHEREAS, preevacuation planning can greatly reduce harmful impacts from dam failure; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requires preparation of an emergency action plan for all dams whose failure would endanger human life or cause substantial property damage; and
WHEREAS, King County in collaboration with the United States Army Corps of Engineers and other affected jurisdictions conducted preevacuation planning and developed evacuation routes for use in the event of failure of the Howard Hanson dam on the Green river; and
WHEREAS, similar planning may be warranted in King County's other major river basins, including the Cedar River basin, Green River basin, Snoqualmie River basin and White River basin; and
WHEREAS, in 2007, the King County Flood Control Zone District was established to provide a proactive, regional approach to flooding as well as funding to improve the county's nearly five hundred aging and inadequate flood protection facilities; and
WHEREAS, the mission of King County's office o...

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