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Clerk 05/29/2025
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AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $103,171,000 to various general fund agencies, a net supplemental appropriation of $140,221,000 to various non-general fund agencies and a net supplemental appropriation of $173,447,701 from various capital fund budgets; and amending the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Sections 16, 18, 20, 29, 32, 33, 35, 41, 42, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 64, 71, 80, 90, 90, 94, 97, 98, 103, 104, 107, 109, 109, 110, 114, 115, 115, 121, 123, and 130, as amended, and Attachment A, as amended, and adding new section to Ordinance 19861.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 19861, Section 16, 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 $0
The maximum number of additional FTEs for office of performance, strategy, and budget shall be: 1.0
SECTION 2. Ordinance 19861, Section 18, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
OFFICE OF CLIMATE - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Office of climate $467,000
SECTION 3. Ordinance 19861, Section 20, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SHERIFF - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Sheriff $13,518,000
The maximum number of additional FTEs for sheriff shall be: 10.0
SECTION 4. Ordinance 19861, Section 29, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
PARKING FACILITIES - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Parking facilities $122,000
SECTION 5. Ordinance 19861, Section 32, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SUPERIOR COURT - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Superior court $599,000
SECTION 6. Ordinance 19861, Section 33, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
DISTRICT COURT - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
District court $1,025,000
SECTION 7. Ordinance 19861, Section 35, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Judicial administration $305,000
SECTION 8. Ordinance 19861, Section 41, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
INTERNAL SUPPORT - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Internal support $5,900,000
SECTION 9. Ordinance 19861, Section 42, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
EXTERNAL SUPPORT - From the general fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
External support ($1,000,000)
SECTION 10. The council directs that section 9 of this ordinance takes effect before section 11 of this ordinance.
SECTION 11. Ordinance 19861, Section 42, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
EXTERNAL SUPPORT - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
External support $9,472,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $250,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support the Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program at the University of Washington.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $14,741,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support the following projects, contingent on the executive determining that each project serves a fundamental governmental purpose, a county purpose for which the county is receiving consideration, or support of the poor or infirm:
Abu Bakr Islamic Center(( Shared Kitchen Project)) $200,000
Access to Our Community $1,000,000
Africatown Community Land Trust William Grose Center for
Innovation Project $1,000,000
AiPACE $1,500,000
Akin Lake City Family Resource Center Project $750,000
((Center of Success Project $1,000,000))
City of Kenmore Senior Center Project $250,000
City of Kirkland Historic Cabin Project $250,000
City of Lake Forest Park Public Waterfront Park Project $500,000
Comunidad Latina de Vashon Placita $300,000
Congolese Integration Network $200,000
Consejo Counseling and Referral Service Project $150,000
Constellation Center - YouthCare $1,000,000
El Centro de la Raza Beacon Hill Community Center Project $1,000,000
Federal Way National Little League Project $1,000,000
HealthPoint Tukwila Project $300,000
Indian American Community Services Kent Project $1,500,000
Lake City Collective Culture Center Project $1,000,000
Lambert House Project $1,500,000
Lifelong AIDS Georgetown Kitchen Project $791,000
Refugee Artisan Initiative Project $300,000
Starfire Sports Project $250,000
SECTION 12. Ordinance 19861, Section 45, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SERVICES - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
General fund transfer to department of local services $2,296,000
SECTION 13. Ordinance 19861, Section 46, 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 $40,473,000
SECTION 14. Ordinance 19861, Section 47, 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 $2,267,000
SECTION 15. Ordinance 19861, Section 48, 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 $3,530,000
SECTION 16. Ordinance 19861, Section 49, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND PARKS - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
General fund transfer to department of natural resources and parks $2,218,000
SECTION 17. Ordinance 19861, Section 50, 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 $4,275,000
SECTION 18. Ordinance 19861, Section 51, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND TRANSFER TO GENERAL FUND TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL F3280 - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
General fund transfer to general fund technology capital F3280 $775,000
SECTION 19. Ordinance 19861, Section 52, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
JAIL HEALTH SERVICES - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Jail health services $1,504,000
SECTION 20. Ordinance 19861, Section 54, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
ADULT AND JUVENILE DETENTION - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Adult and juvenile detention $9,150,000
The maximum number of additional FTEs for adult and juvenile detention shall be: 1.0
SECTION 21. Ordinance 19861, Section 55, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
PUBLIC DEFENSE - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Public defense $5,691,000
SECTION 22. Ordinance 19861, Section 64, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY DIVISION - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - From the behavioral health fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Behavioral health and recovery division - behavioral health $71,500,000
SECTION 23. Ordinance 19861, Section 71, 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 $25,570,000
SECTION 24. Ordinance 19861, Section 80, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT LOCAL DRAINAGE SERVICES - From the surface water management fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Surface water management local drainage services $621,000
SECTION 25. Ordinance 19861, Section 90, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
LOCAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION - From the general fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Local services administration ($100,000)
SECTION 26. The council directs that section 25 of this ordinance takes effect before section 27 of this ordinance.
SECTION 27. Ordinance 19861, Section 90, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
LOCAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Local services administration $100,000
((ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $100,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for work on the 2024 King County Comprehensive Plan work plan action item relating to creation of a legacy business program for unincorporated King County.))
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION ER:
Of this appropriation, $330,000 shall not be expended or encumbered solely for work on the 2024 King County Comprehensive Plan work plan Action Item 7, Rural Economic Strategies report and any proposed ordinance implementing the recommendations in the report.”
SECTION 28. Ordinance 19861, Section 94, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
PARKS AND RECREATION - From the parks and recreation fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Parks and recreation $2,771,000
SECTION 29. Ordinance 19861, Section 97, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM - From the historical preservation and historical programs fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Historic preservation program $299,000
SECTION 30. Ordinance 19861, Section 98, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
BEST STARTS FOR KIDS - From the best starts for kids fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Best starts for kids $0
The maximum number of additional FTEs for best starts for kids shall be: 1.0
SECTION 31. Ordinance 19861, Section 103, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
PUBLIC HEALTH - From the public health fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Public health $13,064,000
The maximum number of additional FTEs for public health shall be: 2.0
SECTION 32. Ordinance 19861, Section 104, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - From the environmental health fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Environmental health $1,258,000
SECTION 33. Ordinance 19861, Section 107, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION RESOURCES - From the employment and education fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Employment and education resources $2,275,000
SECTION 34. Ordinance 19861, Section 109, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SOLID WASTE - From the solid waste operating fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Solid waste ($1,000,000)
SECTION 35. The council directs that section 34 of this ordinance takes effect before section 36 of this ordinance.
SECTION 36. Ordinance 19861, Section 109, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SOLID WASTE - From the solid waste operating fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Solid waste $1,000,000
P1 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $500,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a flow control analysis and enforcement report and a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the flow control analysis and enforcement report((, and a motion acknowledging receipt of the flow control analysis and enforcement 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.
A. The solid waste division ("the division") may contract with a consultant to produce the flow control analysis and enforcement report. "Flow control" for the purposes of this report refers to the methods used by governmental entities to control the disposition of waste generated within its jurisdiction. The methods may include, but are not limited to, policies, ordinances, regulations, contracts, and agreements. The consultant shall specifically focus its efforts on the flow of construction and demolition ("C&D") materials in the county's regional solid waste system, which shall include recyclable, nonrecyclable, and mixed loads of materials. As part of the consultant's work to produce the report, the consultant shall evaluate overall flow control compliance for C&D materials in the county system. The evaluation should be accomplished through review of available data and reporting information, through anecdotal evidence, and through analysis of any policy and enforcement gaps. The division should furnish any records or data as requested by the consultant.
B. The flow control analysis and enforcement report shall include, but not be limited to:
1. An inventory and descriptions of existing flow control methods applicable to C&D materials. The flow control methods shall include, but not be limited to, flow control methods used by the federal government, state government, King County, and cities participating in the county's regional solid waste system through interlocal agreement;
2. A summary of enforcement efforts undertaken by the county related to its flow control methods for C&D materials;
3. Findings from the evaluation of flow control compliance for C&D materials; and
4. Recommended actions and policies the county could take to improve flow control compliance for C&D materials.
The executive should electronically file the flow control analysis and enforcement report and a motion required by this proviso by December 15, 2025, 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 transportation, economy, and environment committee or its successor.
P2 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $500,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits an organics system mapping and policy report and a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the organics system mapping and policy report((, and a motion acknowledging receipt of the organics system mapping and policy 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.
To further the council's understanding, in support of the county's zero waste goal, the organics system mapping and policy report should include information regarding the flow of organic materials in the county's regional solid waste system, identification of regulatory and compliance gaps in the system, and recommended policy and program changes to make further progress toward the zero waste and other solid waste system goals.
The organics system mapping and policy report shall include, but not be limited to:
A. A comprehensive analysis that maps or otherwise depicts or describes the various ways organic materials flow through the county's solid waste system. The analysis shall:
1. Identify the different types of generators of organic materials that exist in the system and the applicable regulations regarding collection and management of organics for each generator type. This part of the analysis shall include all relevant federal, state, county, and city regulations concerning organics collection and management and take into account the city-by-city differences in collection contracts and city codes. The party responsible for enforcement of each regulation shall also be identified;
2. List all known entities that provide collection or management services for organic materials generated in the county's regional solid waste system. For each entity or type of entity, the report shall also identify all applicable federal, state, county, and city regulations regarding the collection or management of organics, as well as the regulations that pertain to flow control and in support of diversion of organics to other uses besides landfilling. The regulations may include, but are not limited to, source separation of organics, quality assurance standards for organic materials contained in city contracts or city codes, and minimization of contamination. The entities providing collection or management entities may include, but are not limited to, composting facilities, anaerobic digestion facilities, haulers, and self-haulers.
3. Identify the party responsible for enforcement of each regulation identified in subsection 2 shall include any known performance data for each entity that illustrates the solid waste system's success at diverting organics from being landfilled, such as the facility's residual rate, which refers to the proportion of materials that is disposed due to contamination or other reasons;
4. Identify any areas in the system where significant leakage of organic materials may be occurring. For the purposes of this proviso, "leakage" refers to organic materials not being managed in accordance with existing applicable regulations either by intention or accident. For example, if a city contract directs all organic materials collected within its jurisdiction to a designated facility, leakage in this example could be organic materials that are taken to a different facility. That section of the analysis shall also include the potential ways in which the applicable regulatory entities would know or find out about possible instances of leakage;
5. Include an evaluation that identifies potential regulatory and compliance gaps at the federal, state, county, and city levels that are potentially hindering the county's efforts on zero waste. This portion of the analysis shall also include the generator types, or subtypes as appropriate, where significant noncompliance may exist; and
6. Identify where any information requested in subsection A.1. through 5. of this proviso are not available, along with the reason or reasons why it is unavailable;
B. A review of the best practices in the flow control of and management of organic materials as they pertain to zero waste efforts. The review of best practices shall include the consultation of, or review of materials produced by the United States Composting Council, the Washington Organics Recycling Council, at least one organics processor located in King County, and relevant environmental nonprofits with recommendations on source separation policies; and
C. Recommended actions and policies the county could take to improve the flow control of organic materials, the diversion of organics from landfilling, and otherwise make progress towards the county's zero waste goal as relates to organic materials.
The executive should electronically file the organics system mapping and policy report by December 15, 2025, 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 transportation, economy, and environment committee or its successor.
SECTION 37. Ordinance 19861, Section 110, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
AIRPORT - From the airport fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Airport $887,000
SECTION 38. Ordinance 19861, Section 114, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
WASTEWATER TREATMENT - From the water quality operating fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Wastewater treatment $12,852,000
SECTION 39. Ordinance 19861, Section 115, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
TRANSIT - From the general fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Transit ($150,000)
SECTION 40. The council directs that section 39 of this ordinance takes effect before section 41 of this ordinance.
SECTION 41. Ordinance 19861, Section 115, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
TRANSIT - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Transit $6,017,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $500,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to staff, operate, and maintain the existing portable public restrooms at the Aurora Village transit center and the Burien transit center, including to provide a modified security model that is different from and less costly than the current 24/7 dedicated security model.
P1 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $100,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive provides a briefing to the budget and fiscal management committee or its successor on the Metro transit department's 2028-2029 biennium total reserve levels, defined as the sum of the individual reserves and designations in the reserves category of the public transportation fund, which are expected to be below the level required in the fund management policies for the public transportation fund in Ordinance 18321. The briefing shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. Potential impacts to the Metro transit department's operating budget, including, but not limited to, transit service, staffing, or operating procedures;
B. Potential actions that could result in increased revenue to support the Metro transit department's operating or capital budgets, including, but not limited to, actions to increase adult fare ridership, actions to increase transit farebox revenues, or actions to increase grant funding or support from partner jurisdictions or partner agencies;
C. Potential impacts to the Metro transit department's infrastructure capital or revenue fleet budgets, including, but not limited to, reducing, reprioritizing, modifying, or delaying planned capital investments or planned fleet purchases; and
D. Potential requests for additional revenue support for the Metro transit department.
The executive should provide the briefing required by this by June 19, 2025.
P2 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $100,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a maximizing climate benefits through transit report.
A. The King County 2020 strategic climate action plan, which was adopted through Motion 15866, identifies several strategies to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions, including by increasing use of transit and by reducing emissions from county-owned vehicles. Ordinance 19052, which the council passed in 2020, set the goal that the Metro transit department would transition to a fully zero-emission revenue transit fleet by 2035. The Metro transit department was asked to identify the potential tradeoffs between expanding service to increase transit ridership and investing in the fleet and capital expenditures necessary to transition to a zero-emission fleet. That report, which was submitted to the council in late 2020, indicated that the tradeoff between service and capital to achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions would depend on the costs to acquire and operate battery electric buses, specifically that, if costs remain steady over time, the additional cost of acquiring and operating a zero-emission fleet would be equivalent to providing two hundred thirty-seven thousand annual service hours over a nineteen-year period, but, if costs decrease with advances in technology, the lifecycle and societal costs of zero-emission and diesel hybrid buses would be roughly equivalent over the same nineteen-year period. Since that time, the Metro transit department has moved forward with the transition to a zero-emission fleet, consistent with the goal adopted through Ordinance 19052, receiving appropriation authority of more than $250,000,000 in the 2023-2024 biennium and requesting appropriation authority of nearly $500,000,000 for 2025 to continue with the fleet purchases and bus base development and conversion necessary to achieve a fully zero-emission fleet by 2035. In June 2024, the King County auditor published a report that noted that the Metro transit department faces significant risks in the transition to a fully zero-emission fleet, including the loss of domestic bus manufacturers, technology limitations, sufficient electricity supply in the future, and lagging battery electric bus performance. As the Metro transit department has been working to convert to a zero-emission fleet, it has also been working to recover from the pandemic by rebuilding operational capacity and recovering ridership. As of August 2024, the Metro transit department is operating approximately eighty-seven percent of prepandemic service levels for approximately sixty-four percent of prepandemic weekday ridership. The combination of the pandemic's impacts on transit service and ridership, as well as the technological challenges involved in moving to a zero-emission revenue bus fleet, make it imperative to reevaluate the optimal balance between strategies to achieve King County's climate goal of reducing transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions through the public transportation system.
B. The maximizing climate benefits through transit report required by this proviso shall include, but not be limited to:
1. A timeline and anticipated annual costs for the planned fleet purchases, base conversions, and other capital investments necessary to achieve a fully zero-emission revenue bus fleet;
2. An update covering the years 2025 through 2045 to the cost projections developed for the September 30, 2020, Zero-Emission Battery Bus Preliminary Implementation Plan, 2020-RPT0142, which compared the cost of a zero-emission fleet to continuing the Metro transit department's current fleet practices, and which indicated that, in a moderate case that included social benefits, battery-electric buses would be forty-two percent more expensive than diesel hybrid buses, for a total cost change of $574,000,000 or approximately 237,000 annual service hours over nineteen years; and
3. Information on the Metro transit department's coordination with the King County climate office on the development of the 2025 update to the strategic climate action plan to update the analysis in that plan about the contributions of transportation to greenhouse gas emissions, including the health impacts of greenhouse gas emissions from transit compared with increased ridership on transit, as well as the strategies that could be implemented to reduce these emissions.
The executive should electronically file the report required by this proviso by August 28, 2025, 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 transportation, economy, and environment committee or its successor.
P3 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits an Access paratransit service update report. The report shall include, but not be limited, to:
A. The contractor's compliance with contract terms;
B. Performance metrics and trends for 2024, including, but not limited to:
1. On-time performance;
2. Pickup window, including early pickups, late pickups, and excessively late pickups, as defined in the existing Access paratransit service contract with MV Transportation;
3. Missed trips;
4. Drop-off window, including early drop-offs and late drop-offs;
5. Onboard time and excessively long trips; and
6. Will call;
C. Areas of deficiency or improvement during 2024; and
D. Potential service improvements or innovations, including information about the costs to implement these improvements or innovations.
The executive should electronically file the report required by this proviso August 31, 2025, 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 transportation, economy, and environment committee or its successor.
P4 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a vanpool update report and a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the report((, and a motion acknowledging receipt of a 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. The number of active vanpool groups, including, but not limited to:
1. The number of vanpool groups that were active at the end of 2024;
2. Estimates of the number of vanpool groups that will be active at the end of 2025, 2026, and 2027; and
3. A description of the marketing and outreach efforts the Metro transit department is undertaking to respond to changing commute patterns and to increase ridership from new markets, including, but not limited to, schools, as well as shift, hospitality, and essential worker workforces;
B. The total number of vanpool vehicles owned by the Metro transit department as of the end of 2024, including, but not limited to:
1. The number and type of vehicles available for service;
2. The number of vehicles available to serve as loaners for vanpool groups; and
3. The number of retired or surplus vehicles, or vehicles that are eligible to be retired or surplused, that remain in the inventory;
C. A description of the Metro transit department's plans to acquire vehicles for the vanpool program, including, but not limited to:
1. The number and type of vehicles planned for acquisition during 2025, 2026, and 2027;
2. A comparison of the costs and number of models available for gas vehicles, gas-electric hybrid vehicles, and battery-electric vehicles;
3. The implications of vehicle type for fares, accessibility, and at-home vehicle charging needs; and
4. The potential implications of increasing numbers of battery-electric vehicles for the van grant program, established in K.C.C. 4.56.100.E., including, but not limited to, how vehicle charging needs might affect the organizations that apply to receive a retired vanpool van and how well battery-electric vehicles will be able to meet the needs of seniors and people with disabilities; and
D. A description of the actions Metro transit department indicated it was going to take in its written responses to the June 2024 report by the King County auditor entitled Vanpool: Improved Monitoring Could Help Achieve Strategic Goals and Reduce Program Risk.
The executive should electronically file the report and a motion required by this proviso by August 31, 2025, 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 transportation, economy, and environment committee or its successor.
P5 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $100,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits an expediting RapidRide report and a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the report((, and a motion acknowledging receipt of a 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, the following:
A. A summary of the expected timeline for planning, development, and implementation of a RapidRide line, including, but not limited to, technical analysis, design, community engagement, coordination with partners, permitting, environmental review, grant applications, property acquisition, and construction, as well as a summary of how that expected timeline compares with the Metro transit department's actual experience with RapidRide lines opened or planned for implementation between 2020 and 2031;
B. A description of the efforts the Metro transit department has taken to respond to the recommendations contained in the July 18, 2023, King County auditor's office audit entitled Metro Transit: Strengthening Data, Communication, and Continuous Improvement Processes Could Help Reduce Project Delays, including how the Metro transit department's responses to the audit recommendations could expedite the development of planned RapidRide lines;
C. A description of any efforts the Metro transit department has taken to change its capital delivery processes based on best practices for capital delivery identified or implemented by peer agencies or based on the Metro transit department's past experiences with partner jurisdictions and agencies that own and operate the right-of-way on which RapidRide lines run; and
D. Any legislation necessary to expedite Metro transit department capital delivery processes, including any legislation necessary to expedite the development of planned RapidRide lines.
The executive should electronically file the report and a motion required by this proviso September 30, 2025, 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 transportation, economy, and environment committee or its successor.
P6 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $100,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive provides a briefing to the regional transit committee or the transportation, economy, and environment committee or its successor. The briefing shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. Information about transit safety and security incidents, including, but not limited to:
1. A description of the Metro transit department's current targets for safety and security incidents, including, but not limited to, operator assaults, passenger disturbances, and other safety and security incidents on transit or at transit stops. For context, the Metro transit department's strategic plan dashboard identifies a target of zero for operator assaults, but does not identify a target for passenger disturbances or for other safety and security incidents;
2. A number of safety and security incidents, by category, that occurred during the 2023-2024 biennium, including, but not limited to, operator assaults, passenger disturbances, and other safety and security incidents on transit or at transit stops;
3. A listing of routes, transit stops or centers, or geographic locations, that have experienced the highest numbers of incidents by category and overall; and
4. Information on the reductions in safety and security incidents the Metro transit department seeks to achieve in 2025; and
B. A description of strategies that will be used, including, but not limited to, additional staff or resources that are needed for the Metro transit department to reduce the number of safety and security incidents during 2025 and to meet its safety and security targets, including, but not limited to, a description of how resources, staff, or contracted security officers will be focused on bus routes, transit stops or centers, or geographic locations.
The executive should provide the briefing required by this proviso by April 30, 2025.
P7 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a Vashon Island signage and wayfinding report.
A. The Metro transit department's marine division provides water taxi service on two routes: between downtown Seattle and West Seattle and between downtown Seattle and Vashon Island. Because the water taxi vessels do not accommodate automobiles, passengers need convenient mobility options at each end of their water taxi trip. In downtown Seattle, there are many mobility options, including multiple transit routes. In West Seattle, the Metro transit department operates two dial-a-ride-transit ("DART") routes to help passengers travel between the water taxi terminal and key local destinations. On Vashon Island, the Metro transit department operates two bus routes that serve key destinations on the island and that may also be flagged down anywhere along the route where there are no regularly posted stops and it is safe to stop. Transit service on Vashon Island to and from the water taxi terminal and key destinations, including, but not limited to, Vashon Town Center, Maury Island, the west side of Vashon Island, and the south end of Vashon Island, is not as frequent or extensive as the transit service provided in West Seattle. It is important that passengers traveling to and from the Vashon Island water taxi terminal have convenient mobility options during the weekday morning and evening peak commute hours, particularly on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. For the 2026-2027 biennium, the Metro transit department is already committed to community engagement and planning to inform the Seattle/Vashon Island service restructure, as outlined in the Service Recovery Plan approved by Ordinance 19581. That service restructure will include a report sent to the King County council with information about options to add flexible mobility services, including, but not limited to, DART service, Metro Flex service, and additional community van service, and options to align service on existing bus routes 118 and 119 to coordinate with water taxi sailings. Engagement and planning for that report is planned to start in 2025, with the report expected in the 2026-2027 biennium.
B. The Vashon Island signage and wayfinding report required by this proviso shall include, but not be limited to, options to configure destination signage on the buses assigned to these routes to indicate that the routes serve the Vashon Island water taxi terminal and to add signage or other wayfinding materials at the water taxi terminal to direct passengers to the buses.
The executive should electronically file the report required by this proviso by September 30, 2025, 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 transportation, economy, and environment committee or its successor.
SECTION 42. Ordinance 19861, Section 121, 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 $0
The maximum number of additional FTEs for facilities management internal service shall be: 3.0
SECTION 43. Ordinance 19861, Section 123, 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 $3,260,000
SECTION 44. Ordinance 19861, Section 130, as amended, is hereby amended to read 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 2025-0159).
Fund Fund Name 2025
3151 CONSERVATION FUTURES $0
3230 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
CAPITAL $370,581
3280 GENERAL FUND TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL $774,207
3292 SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCTION $0
3421 MAJOR MAINTENANCE RESERVE ($128,599)
3473 RADIO COMMUNICATION SERVICES CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT $650,000
3581 PARKS CAPITAL $855,500
3611 WATER QUALITY CONSTRUCTION $40,135,961
3642 TRANSIT REVENUE FLEET CAPITAL $20,169,782
3781 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL $752,665
3855 COUNTY ROAD MAJOR MAINTENANCE $0
3865 COUNTY ROAD CONSTRUCTION $1,250,000
3901 SOLID WASTE CONSTRUCTION $13,330,333
3910 LANDFILL RESERVE $91,053,395
3951 BUILDING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT $4,233,876
TOTAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM $173,447,701
SECTION 45. Attachment A to this ordinance hereby amends Attachment A to Ordinance 19861, as amended, by adding thereto and inserting therein the projects listed in Attachment A to this ordinance.
NEW SECTION. SECTION 46. There is hereby added to Ordinance 19861 a new section to read as follows:
GENERAL FUND TRANSFER TO KING COUNTY INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
General fund transfer to King County information technology $590,000