Drafter
Clerk 07/10/2025
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AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $107,283,000 to various general fund agencies, a net supplemental appropriation of $155,243,000 to various non-general fund agencies and a net supplemental appropriation of $253,447,701 from various capital fund budgets; and amending the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Sections 6, 6, 16, 16, 18, 20, 20, 29, 32, 33, 35, 41, 42, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 64, 71, 71, 79, 79, 80, 83, 83 90, 90, 91, 91, 94, 97, 98, 103, 104, 107, 108, 109, 109, 110, 114, 114, 115, 115, 121, 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 6, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION - From the general fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Council administration ($50,000)
SECTION 2. The council directs that section 1 of this ordinance takes effect before section 3 of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. Ordinance 19861, Section 6, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Council administration $50,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support a regional public safety summit to promote collaboration on, and awareness of, challenges facing the county's criminal justice system, including, but not limited to: (1) unaddressed recommendations identified in the King County auditor's office High-Risk List; (2) financial strains on the criminal legal system; (3) possible policy reforms and potential efficiencies within the criminal justice system, including through regional partnerships; and (4) feasibility and desirability of implementation of the local sales and use tax authorized under RCW 82.14.450 and elements of any recommended investment strategies. The regional public safety summit shall be organized in collaboration with representatives from the criminal justice system, city partners, and other system participants.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support the council's efforts to produce a report that evaluates the council's internal policies and procedures regarding the council's use of public facilities, any county resources, and council staff during election years, and how the council can improve its policies and procedures to align with nationwide ethical and operational best practices regarding the use of public facilities.
To ensure that the ethical standards to which the council adheres are robust and strong enough to build and maintain the public's trust, the report shall include evaluations and recommendations on:
A. The council's policies on use of public facilities and how those policies align with state law, national best or promising practices, and ethical standards; and
B. The council's internal budgeting processes and how those processes may be changed to enhance transparency for the council and the public.
The council chief of staff shall procure a consultant to conduct the evaluation and produce the report. The report shall be electronically filed by March 16, 2026, 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 committee of the whole or its successor.
SECTION 4. Ordinance 19861, Section 16, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
OFFICE OF PERFORMANCE, STRATEGY, AND BUDGET - From the general fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Office of performance, strategy, and budget ($500,000)
SECTION 5. The council directs that section 4 of this ordinance takes effect before section 6 of this ordinance.
SECTION 6. 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 $500,000
The maximum number of additional FTEs for office of performance, strategy, and budget shall be: 1.0
P1 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $100,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a Critical Areas Monitoring and Adaptive Management Program plan and a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the plan, and a motion acknowledging receipt of a plan 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 plan shall include, but not be limited to, discussion and analysis of what would be needed to develop and implement a critical areas monitoring and adaptive management program consistent with guidance from Washington State Department of Commerce in chapter 7 of the critical areas ordinance handbook. Accordingly, the plan should address three types of monitoring: permit implementation, effectiveness, and ecological validation. Specifically, the plan shall include:
A. An analysis of the one-time monetary and staffing resources needed develop the program;
B. An analysis of the ongoing monetary and staffing resources needed to implement the program;
C. Based on the needs analysis completed in response to subsections A. and B. of this proviso, a detailed timeline for developing and implementing the program;
D. An analysis of whether all permits and critical areas or a subset of permits and critical areas should be monitored through the program; and
E. An analysis of how phasing implementation of the program, such as applying it to streams and wetlands first, and to other types of critical areas later, would impact the needed resources and the timeline, as well as any impacts to the environment that might result from phasing the work.
The executive should electronically file the plan and a motion required by this proviso by June 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 local services and land use committee or its successor.
P2 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the office of performance, strategy, and budget transmits a plan on how it will transmit detailed base budget data, which for the purposes of this proviso means data about the programs and appropriation amounts being carried forward from the previous fiscal period, for each appropriation unit, and transmits that data with the 2026-2027 biennial budget ordinance. In creating the plan, the office of performance, strategy, and budget shall partner with council central staff, council district staff, and the 2025 chair of the budget and fiscal management committee to determine the contents of the plan.
The plan shall include, but not be limited to, a description of each category of data to be included in the transmittal, a sample of the format in which the data will be transmitted, and an estimate of any additional financial or personnel resources needed to implement the plan.
The office of performance, strategy, and budget should electronically file the plan required by this proviso no later than May 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 budget and fiscal management committee or its successor.
P3 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a report on the feasibility of creating a county office of labor standards to enforce county ordinances related to labor standards for the employees of any employer in unincorporated King County, other than King County.
The report shall include, but not be limited to:
A. Identification of the current county code that establishes wage, labor, or workforce practices for employees of any employer in the unincorporated areas of King County, other than King County, and the agencies responsible for enforcement of that code;
B. Identification of operational, policy, and legal considerations for creating a county office of labor standards;
C. A recommendation on where or how such an office should be housed organizationally in the county; and
D. Estimates of the county's costs to create and operate an office of labor standards.
The executive should electronically file the report by September 1, 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 local services and land use committee or its successor.
P4 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $25,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive until the executive provides a briefing to the transportation, economy, and environment committee or its successor.
A. Under K.C.C. 28.94.100, the county will provide public restrooms at transit centers that meet eight criteria. None of the transit centers operated by the Metro transit department currently meet the criteria at K.C.C. 28.94.100. There are currently no permanent public restrooms located at Metro transit department transit centers. However, in response to a request from the council as part of the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget, Ordinance 19546, the Metro transit department sited portable public restrooms on a pilot basis at the Aurora Village transit center and the Burien transit center.
B. Notwithstanding that currently neither the Aurora Village nor the Burien transit center meet the criteria of K.C.C. 28.94.100, the briefing required by this proviso should be developed by an interdepartmental team that shall include, at a minimum, the office of performance, strategy, and budget, the Metro transit department, and should include staff from other departments that could be helpful in supporting this effort. The briefing required by this proviso shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. A plan to install, operate, and maintain at least one permanent public restroom at the Aurora Village transit center and the Burien transit center, including, but not limited to, the timeline and cost to procure, install, and operate each public restroom, including the cost to staff each public restroom and to provide a modified security model that is different from and less costly than the current 24/7 dedicated security model;
2. Which county agency the executive recommends should be responsible for funding and staffing ongoing operations of the permanent public restrooms at the Aurora Village transit center and the Burien transit center and, if the executive recommends more than one county agency share the responsibilities, a description of each agency's responsibilities; and
3. Potential external partners, including, but not limited to, local jurisdictions, private businesses, community organizations, or other transit agencies, that could support the operation and maintenance of public restrooms at the Aurora Village transit center and the Burien transit center.
The executive should provide the briefing required by this proviso by September 25, 2025.
P5 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits an encampment resolution program funding options report.
The report shall explore how money sources in existing county budgets could be used to support an encampment resolution program, including, but not limited to, money sources within the department of community and human services, the department of natural resources and parks, the road services division, and the water and land resources division, that could be directed towards removing encampments in a way that is both humane and effective.
The executive shall electronically file the plan by June 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 health, housing, and human services committee or its successor.
P6 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $250,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits an agency budgeting report for the 2026-2027 biennium, focusing on the King County sheriff's office, department of public health, jail health services, the prosecuting attorney's office, department of public defense, and adult and juvenile detention.
The report shall include, but not be limited to:
A. A description of processes followed to project general fund agency hiring needs, including:
1. Hiring expectations and expected vacancies;
2. A description of key internal and external factors that influence hiring and vacancies; and
3. A description of any models, tools, or workforce planning frameworks used to support hiring expectations and vacancy projections;
B. A description of the necessary and appropriate general fund agency FTE authority to provide appropriate service levels and meet adopted policies;
C. A description of the steps taken to ensure general fund agencies will better budget for overtime, supplies, and equipment necessary for county operations for the 2026-2027 biennium and future biennial budgets; and
D. A description of the methodology used to determine each general fund agency's total appropriation and FTE authority included in the 2026-2027 biennial budget.
The executive shall electronically file the report required by this proviso no later than 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 budget and fiscal management committee or its successor.
P7 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $250,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits levy engagement plan.
The plan shall include, but not be limited to:
A. Detailed information on how the executive will engage with the county council throughout the development of new and renewal levy proposals in the 2026-2027 biennium, including soliciting ideas and feedback, ensuring key dates are provided to allow sufficient time for council questions to be answered and feedback incorporated; and
B. A strategy for robust community engagement in the development of new and renewal levy proposals in the 2026-2027 biennium.
The executive should file the plan by December 31, 2025, in the form of an electronic copy 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 budget and fiscal management committee or its successor.
SECTION 7. 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 8. Ordinance 19861, Section 20, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
Sheriff - From the general fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Sheriff ($50,000)
SECTION 9. The council directs that section 8 of this ordinance takes effect before section 10 of this ordinance.
SECTION 10. Ordinance 19861, Section 20, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
SHERIFF - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Sheriff $14,413,000
The maximum number of additional FTEs for sheriff shall be: 10.0
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $915,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to continue support for two sheriff's deputies patrolling around the 3rd Avenue entrance of the King County courthouse between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $175,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support at least two suicide prevention and voluntary safe firearm and ammunition return events. The events shall be held in collaboration with the department of community and human services.
ER3 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $100,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support emphasis patrols focusing on gun violence prevention by sheriff's deputies in the unincorporated area of Skyway, particularly along Martin Luther King Jr. Way South between South 129th Street and 80th Ave South.
ER4 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation $845,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support minimum staffing levels of six deputies per shift in the North Precinct 2 and eight deputies per shift in the Southeast Precinct 3.
P1 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $200,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a report containing a policy requiring the collection of demographic data, including the perceived race of persons, who are stopped by sheriff's deputies and a plan to begin collecting, sharing, and using such data consistent with K.C.C. 2.15.010.G.
The policy and implementation plan shall be developed in collaboration with the office of law enforcement oversight and the oversight committee identified in the interlocal agreement for the provision of law enforcement services between contracted agencies and the county, should integrate relevant best practices and lessons learned from other jurisdictions, and shall include, but not be limited to:
A. A description of the manner and method in which sheriff's office deputies will document demographic data, including perceived race, for persons stopped by sheriff's deputies;
B. A description of the anticipated timeline to replace the sheriff's office's computer aided dispatch system and how the new system will ensure the sheriff's office has the capability to capture demographic data, including perceived race;
C. A description of how the sheriff's office intends to share, analyze, and use the collected demographic data to improve services and operations;
D. A description of the guidance and training sheriff's office deputies will receive to ensure demographic data is collected and logged consistently; and
E. A timeline for implementation of demographic data collection, including perceived race.
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 law and justice committee or its successor.
P2 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a letter detailing the scope, work plan, and budget necessary to study and determine the appropriate staffing model for the sheriff's office that meets the needs of unincorporated residents and regional partners.
The scoping letter shall include, but not be limited to:
A. An inventory of current staffing levels including, total FTE authority, the number of filled FTE positions, the number of vacant FTE positions, the number of FTE positions covered through overtime hours, the number of deputies in nondeployable status, and the number officers currently in phase 1 and 2 of training, across all divisions, contract partners, and in the unincorporated area; and
B. The scope, schedule, and budget necessary to provide:
1. A comparison between current sheriff's office staffing levels and the staffing levels of law enforcement agencies serving counties of comparable size and population;
2. A gap analysis between current staffing levels and staffing levels in each sheriff's office division necessary for a well-staffed and supported sheriff's office, including estimated costs; and
3. A description of aspirational staff levels necessary to achieve division and program service improvements, including estimated costs;
The executive should electronically file the letter required by this proviso no later than September 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 law and justice committee or its successor.
SECTION 11. 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 12. 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 13. 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 14. 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 15. 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 16. 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 17. The council directs that section 16 of this ordinance takes effect before section 18 of this ordinance.
SECTION 18. Ordinance 19861, Section 42, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
EXTERNAL SUPPORT - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
External support $11,169,000
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
Seattle REconomy $250,000
Starfire Sports Project $250,000
ER3 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $500,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky for reproductive healthcare support.
ER4 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $250,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support the Northwest Abortion Access Fund for reproductive healthcare support
ER5 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $100,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support the Coalition Ending Gender-based Violence for a trans resource and referral guide.
ER6 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $10,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support the Rotary Club of Maple Valley for a community 10k event.
ER7 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $125,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support the Federal Way Public Schools Apprenticeship Program.
ER8 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $125,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support the Auburn School District Apprenticeship Program.
ER9 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $505,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support El Centro de la Raza for the Mercado Project in Federal Way.
ER10 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $282,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support Cedar River Clinic to maintain services at its King County location.
SECTION 19. 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 20. 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 $41,593,000
SECTION 21. 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 22. 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 23. 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 $2,468,000
SECTION 24. 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 25. 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 26. 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 27. 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 28. 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 29. 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 $71,795,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $100,000 of general fund shall be expended or encumbered solely to support Path with Art therapeutic art programs.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $150,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support The Garage, a Teen Cafe for behavioral health services and programs.
ER3 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $145,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support the PDA (Purpose, Dignity, Action) to preserve Seattle LEAD programming through the end of 2025.
SECTION 30. 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 disappropriated from:
Veterans seniors and human services levy ($1,258,992)
SECTION 31. The council directs that section 30 of this ordinance takes effect before section 32 of this ordinance.
SECTION 32. 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 $26,828,992
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $450,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support food security in King County, as described in the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy Implementation Plan, HL 16 Support Food Security, adopted by Ordinance 19719, to contract with the following in 2025:
ACT - A Common Thread $10,000
Africans on the Eastside $20,000
Alimentando del Pueblo $8,334
Auburn Food Bank $10,000
Auburn Soroptimist $2,500
Aurora Commons $10,000
Ballard Food Bank $10,000
Black Dollar Days Task Force, Clean Greens Farm and Market $50,000
Casa Orilla Food Bank in South Park $8,333
City Fruit $5,000
Communities in Schools of Greater King County Renton-Tukwila $10,000
((Council District 1 Organizations $50,000
Council District 2 Organizations $50,000
Council District 3 Organizations $50,000
Council District 4 Organizations $50,000
Council District 5 Organizations $50,000))
Council District 6 Organizations $50,000
Council District 7 Organizations $50,000
Council District 8 Organizations $50,000
Council District 9 Organizations $50,000))
Covington Storehouse $10,000
Des Moines Food Bank $10,000
East West Food Rescue $10,000
Enumclaw Farmers Market $5,000
Enumclaw Senior Center $5,000
Fallen Brothers of Seattle $5,000
Fall City Community Food Pantry $2,500
FamilyWorks $10,000
Federal Way Boys and Girls Club $10,000
Soroptimist International of Federal Way $2,500
Holy Innocents Catholic Church Food Pantry $5,000
Hunger Intervention Program $10,000
Junior Achievement of Washington $5,000
Lake Washington Schools Foundation $10,000
Latino Community Fund of Washington State $2,500
Maple Valley Farmers Market $5,000
Maple Valley Food Bank $12,500
Meals Partnership Coalition, fiscal sponsor OSL Services $10,000
Mission Africa $10,000
North Helpline $10,000
Northshore Senior Center $5,000
Nourishing Networks $10,000
Open Kitchen at Redmond United Methodist Church $10,000
Pacific Islander Community Association of WA (PICA-WA) $10,000
Phinney Neighborhood Association $2,500
Plateau Ministries Outreach $12,500
Puget Sound Labor Agency Food Bank $8,334
Renewal Food Bank $20,000
Salvation Army - Renton Corps $10,000
SeaTac Senior Support Services $10,000
Shoreline Lake Forest Park Senior Center $10,000
Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank $10,000
Vashon Island Food Bank $8,333
West Seattle Food Bank $8,333
White Center Food Bank $8,333
Woodinville Storehouse Food Bank $12,500
TOTAL $450,000
Awards granted under this expenditure restriction should be a minimum of $10,000.
Selection of organizations by council districts shall be by future amendment of this section.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $135,000 shall be expended or encumbered from levy proceeds allocated in 2025 for SE 6 Major Pete von Reichbauer (Ret.) Veterans Service Organizations Grant Program as described in the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy Implementation Plan, adopted by Ordinance 19719, solely to contract with the following in 2025:
American-Vietnamese War Memorial Alliance $5,000
City of Federal Way $7,500
((Council District 1 Organizations $15,000
Council District 3 Organizations $15,000
Council District 4 Organizations $15,000
Council District 5 Organizations $15,000
Council District 6 Organizations $15,000
Council District 9 Organizations $7,500))
Covington Chamber of Commerce - Veteran Spouse Scholarship Program $2,500
Everyone for Veterans, Issaquah $5,000
Filipino Veterans Association $3,750
Greater Maple Valley Veterans Memorial Foundation $2,500
Highline College Foundation $10,000
Minority Veterans of America (($5,000)) $10,000
NABVETS (National Association of Black Veterans) Seattle Chapter $3,750
NAMI Eastside $15,000
Nisei Veterans Committee $3,750
Northwest Natural Horsemanship Center Family Fund $2,500
Path with Art $7,500
Shoreline Veterans Association $15,000
Skyway West Hill VFW Post 9430 $3,750
Sno-Valley Senior Center $2,500
The American Legion Post #79 $5,000
United Indians for All Tribes Foundation $7,500
VFW 5052 - Maple Valley/Black Diamond (($2,500)) $5,000
VFW Post 1949 - Enumclaw (($2,500)) $5,000
West Seattle Veteran Center $10,000
William J Woods Veterans House $2,500
TOTAL $135,000
Selection of organizations by council districts shall be by future amendment of this section.
ER3 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $673,992 shall be expended or encumbered from levy proceeds allocated in 2025 for SE 8 Support Local Solutions as described in the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy Implementation Plan, adopted by Ordinance 19719, solely to contract with the following in 2025:
Asian Counseling and Referral Service $18,722
Auburn Food Bank $15,000
Aurora Commons $5,000
Ballard Food Bank $5,000
Ballard Northwest Senior Center $7,388
Ballard Senior Center $10,000
Bellevue Schools Foundation $2,500
Brazilian Community Services $18,722
Bridging a Gap (FWPS) $1,500
Catholic Community Services $3,500
Center for Human Services $50,000
Center of Success Abu Bakr Islamic Center $15,000
City of Maple Valley $9,888
City of Redmond, Human Services Division $6,000
Congolese Integration Network $10,000
((Council District 2 Organizations $24,888
Council District 3 Organizations $74,888
Council District 4 Organizations $24,888
Council District 5 Organizations $74,888
Council District 8 Organizations $14,888
Council District 9 Organizations $29,888))
Covington Storehouse $5,000
Crisis Connections $10,000
Delridge Neighborhood Development Association $4,888
Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition Technical Advisory Group $36,000
Emerald Parents Association $5,000
Enumclaw School Foundation $2,500
Eastside Legal Assistance Program $5,000
Empower Youth Network $5,000
Enumclaw Schools Foundation $2,500
Fairwood Community Group $5,000
Family First Community Center (($5,000)) $20,000
Federal Way Community Caregiving Network $5,000
FUSION $10,000
Good Samaritan Episcopal Church $5,000
Hunger Intervention Program $24,888
Issaquah Cultural Circle, DBA The Circle $16,000
Issaquah Food Bank $5,000
Issaquah Schools Foundation $2,500
Kent School Foundation $2,500
Kent Youth and Family Services $3,388
Kids Coming Together $5,000
Kinship Services at Catholic Community Services $50,000
Living Well Kent $15,000
Maple Valley Community Center $5,000
Maple Valley Food Bank $5,000
Mary's Place $10,000
Mission Africa $2,500
Muckleshoot Tribe - Tribal School $10,000
Multi-Service Center $2,000
Muslimahs Against Abuse Center $24,888
Old Friends Club $9,888
Open Doors for Multicultural Families $18,722
PICA-WA - Federal Way Branch $10,000
Plateau Ministries Outreach $5,000
Porchlight $18,722
Queen Anne Helpline $2,500
Rainer Foothills Wellness Foundation $5,000
Renton School Foundation $2,500
Seattle Mountain Rescue $4,000
Solid Ground (($10,000)) $15,000
Sound Generations $9,888
South King Housing and Homelessness Partners Housing Initiative $10,000
Tahoma Schools Foundation (($2,500)) $5,000
The Garage, a Teen Café $16,000
United Way of King County $10,000
Unleash the Brilliance $5,000
Valley Cities $7,000
Vashon Interfaith Council to Prevent Homelessness $10,000
Vashon Youth and Family Services $14,000
White Center Pride $8,000
Women Hold the Key $2,000
Woodinville Arts Alliance $3,000
TOTAL $673,992
Selection of organizations by council districts shall be by future amendment of this ordinance.
SECTION 33. Ordinance 19861, Section 79, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
WATER AND LAND RESOURCES SHARED SERVICES - From the water and land resources shared services fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Water and land resources shared services ($250,000)
SECTION 34. The council directs that section 33 of this ordinance takes effect before section 35 of this ordinance.
SECTION 35. Ordinance 19861, Section 79, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
WATER AND LAND RESOURCES SHARED SERVICES - From the water and land resources shared services fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Water and land resources shared services $250,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to retain a limnological expert consultant to develop a feasibility study to review treatment options for invasive aquatic vegetation control in Lake Sammamish and support eventual implementation of an Invasive Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan, also known as IAVMP, for Lake Sammamish.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $250,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for work by the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife and its contractor, Hickey Bros. Research, LLC, for continued testing of gill netting as a strategy for reducing the abundance of predator fishes in Lake Washington, with the intent of achieving larger returns of salmon in future years.
P1 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $300,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a report on how the county plans to implement the 2024 King County Flood Management Plan in the unincorporated residential area in the South Park neighborhood known as the "Sliver by the River." For the purposes of this proviso, the "unincorporated residential area" means those residences located in the unincorporated area of King County that is bound by the Duwamish river, 16th Ave S., Dallas Ave S., and 10th Ave S.
The report should be based on the work of an interdepartmental team that should include, at minimum, the water and land resources division, the flood control district, the department of local services, the department of executive services, the office of emergency management, the wastewater treatment division, the office of climate, and the office of performance, strategy, and budget, and shall include, but not be limited to:
A. A description of key action items to address flooding in the neighborhood known as "Sliver by the River" including, but not limited to:
1. Switching from septic to sewer system;
2. Drainage or infrastructure improvements;
3. Annexation;
4. Home buy-outs; and
5. Any other action items from the Flood Management Plan as applicable;
B. The estimated costs for each of the action items;
C. A plan to maximize external funding for implementation;
D. A timeline to implement each of the actions;
E. Any code or policy changes needed;
F. Any needed intergovernmental partnerships; and
G. A plan for community engagement.
The executive should provide a briefing on the status of the work requested in the proviso by July 1, 2025, in the local services and land use committee and electronically file the report required by this proviso by September 25, 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 local services and land use committee or its successor.
SECTION 36. 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 37. Ordinance 19861, Section 83, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
YOUTH SPORTS FACILITIES GRANTS - From the youth and amateur sports fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Youth sports facilities grants ($900,000)
SECTION 38. The council directs that section 37 of this ordinance takes effect before section 39 of this ordinance.
SECTION 39. Ordinance 19861, Section 83, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
YOUTH SPORTS FACILITIES GRANTS - From the youth and amateur sports fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Youth sports facilities grants $900,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $900,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the following for the King County council Get Active/Stay Active awards for youth or amateur sport activities or facilities:
ABA Basketball (Auburn Hoops) $2,000
AbleMinds Coaching $15,000
Auburn High School Trojan Touchdown Club $2,000
Auburn Little League $9,500
Auburn Ravens $1,500
Auburn Ravens Youth Football and Cheer $2,500
Auburn School District $2,000
Ballard Football Club Foundation, DBA Bridges United Foundation $15,000
Ballard Northwest Senior Center $15,000
Ballard Senior Center $10,000
Baseball Beyond Borders $5,000
Bellevue School District - Newport High School $5,000
Bellevue United FC $5,000
Buffalo Soldiers of Seattle $53,000
Buzz Select Baseball Fastpitch Club $5,000
CarePoint Clinic $5,000
Cascade Premier Soccer $5,000
Center of Success Abu Bakr Islamic Center $22,000
Centro Cultural Mexicano $10,000
Chinese Information and Service Center $10,000
Chinook Little League $5,000
City of Algona $6,000
City of Auburn Parks & Rec $9,000
City of Black Diamond $5,000
City of Duvall $5,000
City of Federal Way $9,000
City of Kent $3,000
City of Pacific $6,000
City of Tukwila $15,000
Community Homes $5,000
Community Recreation Foundation of Pacific $2,000
((Council District 1 Organizations $100,000
Council District 2 Organizations $100,000
Council District 3 Organizations $95,000
Council District 4 Organizations $90,000
Council District 5 Organizations $100,000
Council District 6 Organizations $100,000
Council District 9 Organizations $5,000))
Diggin Shoreline for Ching Community Garden $25,000
Eastside Friends of Seniors $5,000
Enumclaw School District - Enumclaw High School $5,000
Federal Way Boys and Girls Club $1,000
Federal Way Football Club $1,500
Federal Way Knights $1,000
Federal Way National Little League $7,500
Federal Way School District $2,000
Foster High School Cheerleader Program $5,000
Girl Scouts of Western Washington, Camp River Ranch $5,000
Green Lake Rowing Advisory Council, fiscal sponsor Associated Recreation Council $15,000
Indian American Community Services $20,000
Inglemoor High School Crew Boosters $5,000
Issaquah School District - Issaquah High School $5,000
Issaquah School District - Liberty High School $5,000
Kent Covington Youth Soccer Association $5,000
Kent School District - Kentlake High School $5,000
Kent School District - Kentridge High School $5,000
Kent School District - Kentwood High School $5,000
Kindering $15,000
King County Aquatic Center $3,500
Lake City Senior Center $10,000
LifeWire $10,000
Maple Valley Indian Cultural and Sports Association $5,000
Middle East Peace Camp (MEPC) $12,000
Muslim Community Network Association $10,000
Newcastle Baseball Pony League $5,000
Nomad Boxing Club $5,000
Nomad Gym $10,000
Northshore Senior Center $10,000
Northshore Youth Soccer Association $10,000
Northshore Senior Center, Northshore Wranglers Inclusion Program $10,000
Outdoors for All $10,000
Pac-West Little League $38,000
Plateau Kids Network $5,000
Pocock Rowing Club $10,000
Rachel Carson Elementary School Parent Teacher Student Association $10,000
Rainier Athletes $10,000
Renton School District - Hazen High School $5,000
Renton School District - Lindbergh High School $5,000
Riverview School District $5,000
RMD Community Sports Association (dba Rock Creek Sports) $5,000
Sammamish Friends $15,000
Sammamish Rowing Association $5,000
SeaTown FC $7,500
Seattle Sports Commission $7,000
Shoreline Lake Forest Park Senior Center $20,000
Skate Like a Girl $27,000
Sno-King Amateur Hockey Association - Renton $5,000
Snoqualmie Wolves Foundation $2,500
Sound Generations $13,000
South Highline Little League $15,000
Steel Lake Little League $12,000
Tahoma School District - Tahoma Highschool $5,000
Third Place Commons $20,000
Thomas Jefferson High School Raiders Parents Movement $5,000
Tigray Community Center $15,000
Upower $10,000
Whitewater Aquatics Management $82,500
Woodinville Repertory Theatre $10,000
YMCA of Greater Seattle, Snoqualmie $7,500
TOTAL $900,000
Selection of organizations by council districts shall be by future amendment of this section.
SECTION 40. 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 ($150,000)
SECTION 41. The council directs that section 40 of this ordinance takes effect before section 42 of this ordinance.
SECTION 42. 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 $150,000
((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 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.
P1 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a letter certifying that the department of local services consulted with the Fairwood Community Group to develop an outreach plan for the Fairwood Potential Annexation Area subarea plan identified in the Attachment A to 2024 King County Comprehensive Plan, Ordinance 19881.
The executive should file the letter by November 1, 2025, electronically 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 43. Ordinance 19861, Section 91, is hereby amended as follows:
COMMUNITY SERVICES OPERATING - From the general fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Community services operating ($225,000)
SECTION 44. The council directs that section 43 of this ordinance takes effect before section 45 of this ordinance.
SECTION 45. Ordinance 19861, Section 91, is hereby amended as follows:
COMMUNITY SERVICES OPERATING - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Community services operating $750,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $225,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the following:
African Community Housing and Development $12,000
Arts Foundation of Federal Way $1,500
America's Big Sister $2,500
Auburn Chamber $1,500
Auburn Noon Lions $1,000
Auburn Rotary $1,500
Auburn Soroptimist $1,500
Auburn Valley Humane Society $1,000
Auburn Valley YMCA $1,000
Beacon Business Alliance for Columbia City Beatwalk $3,000
Bellevue Police Foundation $1,500
Brazilian Community Services $5,000
Black Diamond Historical Society $2,000
Central District Public Safety Accountability, fiscal sponsor A for Apple Learning Center $11,250
Chameleon $5,000
City of Black Diamond $2,500
Communities In Schools of Greater King County, Timberline Middle School and Elle Baker Elementary School $5,000
Communities in Schools of South King County $1,000
((Council District 1 Organizations $20,000
Council District 2 Organizations $25,000
Council District 3 Organizations $25,000
Council District 4 Organizations $20,000
Council District 5 Organizations $25,000))
Council District 6 Organizations $15,000
Council District 9 Organizations $1,500))
Danish Sisterhood Unity Lodge #75 $2,500
Daughters of the American Revolution $5,000
Eastside Heritage Center $2,000
Emerald Parents Association $5,000
Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society $2,500
Federal Way Boys & Girls Club $1,500
Federal Way Kiwanis $1,500
Federal Way Korean American Association $1,000
Federal Way Lions $1,000
Federal Way Rotary $1,000
Federal Way Symphony $3,000
Friends of Troll's Knoll, fiscal sponsor Seattle Parks Foundation $2,500
Historical Society of Federal Way $1,000
Iranian Women's Institute for Life and Liberty $2,500
Kent Black Action Network $5,000
KO-AM TV $2,000
Korean Women's Association $1,000
League of Women Voters of Seattle King County $10,000
Maple Valley Historical Society $2,000
Mary's Place $5,000
New Story Community $9,500
North Urban Human Services Alliance (NUHSA) $17,000
Partners in Print (($5,000)) $7,500
Phinney Neighborhood Association $5,000
Pride Across the Bridge $5,500
Queen Anne Farmers Market $2,500
Skills Development Organization $11,250
Snoqualmie Valley Healing Center $2,500
Somali Community Services of Seattle $8,000
Woodinville Farmers Market $7,500
WestSide Baby $25,000
Whale Scout $5,000
White River Buddhist Temple $1,000
Your Money Matters $1,000
TOTAL $225,000
Selection of organizations by council districts shall be by future amendment of this section.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $613,603 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support civil legal services contracts through the community services operating civil legal services program, to contract with the following:
Benefits Law Center $28,383
Eastside Legal Assistance Program $72,636
Solid Ground - Family Assistance $68,750
Team Child $377,834
Unemployment Law Project $66,000
ER3 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $172,748 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support domestic violence survivor services contracts through the community services operating domestic violence survivor services program, to contract with the following:
Eastside Legal Assistance Program $128,008
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project $44,740
ER4 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $350,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA) for immigrant and refugee support.
ER5 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $225,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the following organizations for the purpose of responding to federal and state funding cuts:
"Ballard Food Bank, Emergency Assistance Fund $5,000
Bellevue LifeSpring $10,000
Center for Human Services $10,000
City of Covington $5,000
College Possible $25,000
Community Recreation Foundation of Pacific $5,000
Delridge Farmers' Market $9,800
Federal Way Boys and Girls Club $5,000
Federal Way Symphony $5,000
Food Lifeline $25,000
Friends of Youth $25,000
Hunger Intervention Program $15,000
Issaquah Cultural Circle, dba The Circle $10,500
Korean Women's Association $5,000
Life Enrichment Options $10,000
Mission Africa $5,000
Queen Anne Helpline $2,500
SeaMar $7,600
Solid Ground, JourneyHome Program $14,500
The Garage, a Teen Café $10,500
WA Health Outreach $3,000
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network $7,600
Woodinville Storehouse Food Bank $4,000"
TOTAL $225,000
Selection of organizations by council districts shall be by future amendment of this ordinance.
Each council district should allocate awards granted under this expenditure restriction to no more than three organizations.
ER6 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $175,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project to expand civil legal aid for and provide application fee assistance to asylum seekers.
ER7 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $125,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support The Circle to provide community navigation, language classes, educational opportunities, and counseling services.
SECTION 46. 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 47. 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 48. 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 49. 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 50. 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 51. 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
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $559,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support the restorative community pathways program utilizing the federal department of justice grant for the following purposes:
A. Workforce training and development and organizational capacity building, including increasing professional development opportunities for people who work directly with youth development, increasing employee training on culturally responsive support, and improving response to complex cases; and
B. Organizational capacity building to create consistency across organizations and strengthen program deliverables.
P1 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $100,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a letter confirming that a dashboard for the restorative community pathways program has been published or updated on the county website.
A. The dashboard shall include, but not be limited to detailed data on the monthly and annual aggregate number of unique referrals by the prosecuting attorney’s office and by cohort, enrollments, declines, exits, and completions for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024, including the following:
1. The number of unique referrals by the prosecuting attorney's office;
2. The number of youths who were unable to be contacted, the number of youth referred back to the prosecuting attorney's office for being unable to be contacted and, the number of youth pending contact, including the average time from referral and the current status or rereferral;
3. The number of youths who refused services, the number of youth referred back to the prosecuting attorney's office for refusal of services, including the average time between referral and rereferral for all categories;
4. The number of youth who enrolled in services, and the average time, the range of times, and the distribution of times from when a youth is referred by the prosecuting attorney's office to when they enrolled in services;
5. The number of youth who exited the program without completing the program and, of that number, the number who are referred back to the prosecuting attorney's office, including the average time, the range of times, and the distribution of times from when a youth is referred to the program, enrolled in services to when the youth exited the program without completing the program;
6. The number of youth completing the program, including the average time, the range of times, and the distribution of times from when a youth enrolled in services to when they completed the program; and
7. Working with the prosecuting attorney's office, determine the number of referrals back to the prosecuting attorney's office that have been subsequently declined, charges filed, rereferred to the restorative community pathways programs, or rereferred to a court diversion program, and the number of youth who were diverted to the restorative community pathways programs that have had new law enforcement referrals.
B. The letter shall include:
1. Detailed description of the process for referring youth to the restorative community pathways program including a step-by-step explanation from when a youth is referred by the prosecuting attorney's office to when a youth accepts and engages in services provided by the contracted community-based organization;
2. Comprehensive inventory of the programs available to youth referred to restorative community pathways, including program structures, activities, timeline for engaging in services, accountability metrics, and reporting structures;
3. Summary of the contracts between the department of community and human services and the community-based organizations providing services to youth referred to restorative community pathways in 2022, 2023, and 2024. The summary should include:
a. the contract amount, key terms, renewal schedules, minimum standards, and reporting requirements for each organization. The executive shall include copies of each contract with the report; and
b. enrollment statistics and outcomes for each contracted organization; and
4. A description of any improvements to the restorative community pathways program being pursued or suggested by the department of community and human services. The prosecuting attorney's office should be provided the opportunity to comment on the improvements being pursued or suggested, and that response should be included in the report.
The executive should electronically file the letter 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 law and justice committee or its successor.
P2 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive provides a briefing to the law and justice committee regarding the grant allocation from the federal department of justice office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention for the restorative community pathways program. The briefing shall include, but not be limited to:
A. A summary of all activities conducted related to workforce training and development, including progress towards increasing professional development opportunities for people who work directly with youth development, increasing employee training on culturally responsive support, and improving response to complex cases; and
B. A summary of all activities conducted related to organizational capacity building to create consistency across organizations and strengthen program deliverables.
The executive should provide the briefing required by this proviso to the law and justice committee, or its successor by December 31, 2025.
SECTION 52. Ordinance 19861, Section 108, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - From the housing and community development fund there is hereby appropriated to $2,250,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $56,000,000 of general obligation bond proceeds shall be expended or encumbered solely for the acquisition, development, or preservation of affordable workforce housing, as defined in RCW 67.28.180, within one-half mile of a transit station, as defined in RCW 9.91.025, and in compliance with requirements applicable to bond-funded projects.
Of this $56,000,000:
A.1. Up to $20,000,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for funding for sites located in the following areas:
a. Sites in Shoreline or Kenmore, up to $10,000,000; and
b. Sound Transit's Federal Way site, up to $10,000,000.
2. If projects need less funding, remaining moneys in this subsection A. shall be added to and expended as described in subsection F. of this expenditure restriction;
B. Up to $8,000,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for projects in east King County in jurisdictions that are members of A Regional Coalition for Housing;
C. Up to $5,000,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for transit-oriented affordable housing capital projects that advance the equitable development initiative to benefit communities with high risk of displacement due to historical inequities, continuing discrimination, and the lingering effects of past discrimination and government divestment. The development of requests for proposals and the distribution of the moneys shall be done by the department of community and human services in consultation with the equitable development initiative's interim advisory board using the principles of equitable development adopted by Motion 16673. If the equitable development initiative's interim advisory board has not been established when the department develops requests for proposals or determines how to allocate these moneys, they shall instead consult with the equitable development initiative's community planning workgroup;
D. Up to $19,100,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for the following transit-oriented development projects:
1. $3,000,000 for Weld Seattle Housing to develop workforce housing;
2. $3,000,000 for Mercy Housing and Mary's Place to develop affordable housing in Burien;
3. $630,000 for the African Community and Housing Development for a transit-oriented development project;
4. $5,000,000 for the Filipino Community Center for an affordable housing project for working families;
5. $1,700,000 for the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS) housing in Redmond;
6. $3,000,000 for the Homestead Community Land Trust affordable housing project in Skyway;
7. $770,000 for the Africatown Community Land Trust for the Walker Street House project; and
8. $2,000,000 to the Low-Income Housing Institute (LIHI) and Akin) for an affordable rental housing project;
E. Up to $3,900,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for preservation, which are:
1. Capital expenditures at sites with previous county appropriations. Moneys shall be available either on an as needed basis or through a competitive procurement process. The department of community and human services shall establish an as-needed process and invite agency applications. Applicants must meet evaluation criteria and capital expenditure requirements. The department of community and human services will award applicants based on program criteria and available funding; and
2. Distressed transit-oriented-development-eligible projects throughout the county. Funds will be expended through a competitive procurement process;
F.1. Procurement processes to allocate moneys identified in subsections A., B., or E., shall give priority to projects meeting one or more of the following criteria:
a. projects located near or colocated with community-serving uses, including childcare, early learning facilities, eldercare, or care for individuals with disabilities;
b. projects that promote the geographic distribution of transit-oriented development funding; and
c. projects seeking acquisition funding.
2. The priorities identified in subsection F.1. of this expenditure restriction shall not apply to equitable development projects; and
G. If the executive finds any identified project, location, or category to be infeasible, unduly delayed, ineligible, or achievable with less county moneys or if another project can create affordable housing meeting the requirements of this expenditure restriction faster, moneys may be reallocated to another project, location, or categories outlined in subjections A. through E. of this expenditure restriction. If the executive makes a determination to reallocate moneys, the executive shall transmit a notification letter to the council detailing the scope of and rationale for the determination, including the purpose and proposed amount of proceeds for reallocation, and a description that unless the council passes a motion rejecting the contemplated change within thirty days of the executive's transmittal, the executive may proceed with the change as set forth in the notification letter. The notification letter shall be electronically filed 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 budget and fiscal management committee or its successor.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $1,000,000 of short-term lodging tax proceeds shall be expended or encumbered solely for a one-year capacity building grants program for community-based organizations to build their capacity to lead housing-related capital projects with equitable development initiative principles and priorities, as recommended by the community planning workgroup in the equitable development initiative implementation plan phase two report, accepted by Motion 16673. Grants shall be distributed in consultation with the equitable development initiative's interim advisory board. If the equitable development initiative's interim advisory board has not been established when the department of community and human services develops the grant program, the department shall instead consult with the equitable development initiative's community planning workgroup.
ER3 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $2,000,000 of general obligation bond proceeds shall be expended solely for equitable development initiative capital projects and in compliance with requirements applicable to bond-funded projects. For purposes of this expenditure restriction, moneys shall be expended or encumbered solely for capital projects that advance the equitable development initiative to benefit communities with high risk of displacement due to historical inequities, continuing discrimination, and the lingering effects of past discrimination and government divestment. The development of requests for proposals and the distribution of these moneys shall be done in consultation with the equitable development initiative's interim advisory board using the principles of equitable development accepted by Motion 16673. If the equitable development initiative's interim advisory board has not been established when the department of community and human services develops requests for proposals or determines how to allocate these moneys, they shall instead consult with the equitable development initiative's community planning workgroup.
ER4 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $19,000,000 of general obligation bond proceeds shall be expended solely for affordable housing capital projects as described in subsections A. through C. of this expenditure restriction, in accordance with RCW 36.100.040, and in compliance with requirements applicable to bond-funded projects.
Of this $19,000,000:
A. At least $4,500,000 and no more than $9,000,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for affordable housing capital projects sited to benefit communities with high risk of displacement due to historical inequities, continuing discrimination, and the lingering effects of past discrimination and government divestment. The capital projects shall support equitable, community-driven affordable housing developments in King County that mitigate displacement pressures and ensure that historically marginalized communities have access to affordable housing. The development of requests for proposals and the distribution of the moneys shall be done in consultation with the equitable development initiative's interim advisory board using the principles of equitable development accepted by Motion 16673. If the equitable development initiative's interim advisory board has not been established when the department of community and human services determines how to allocate the moneys, the moneys shall be distributed in consultation with the equitable development initiative's community planning workgroup;
B. $5,000,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for affordable housing development located in the unincorporated area of Skyway-West Hill, as that area is defined by the county's Skyway-West Hill Community Service Area Subarea Plan, adopted by Ordinance 19555, or as amended, to be developed in accordance with the policies in the subarea plan, or as amended; and
C. $5,000,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for affordable housing developments serving households that include an individual or individuals with disabilities, prioritizing projects that serve communities at high risk of displacement.
ER5 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $1,297,500 of short-term lodging tax revenue shall be expended or encumbered solely for debt service on the general obligation bond proceeds restricted in Expenditure Restriction ER4 of this section.
ER6 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $729,000 in short-term lodging tax proceeds shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with the United Way of King County to expand the Keep King County Housed rent assistance program.
ER7 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, up to $500,000 in short-term lodging tax proceeds shall be expended or encumbered solely to advance the goals of the workforce housing initiative, as identified in Motion 16690, including, but not limited to, contracting with Grow America for financial modeling and related consultant support.
ER8 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $800,000, of which $400,000 shall come from short-term lodging tax proceeds, and 2.0 FTEs shall be expended or encumbered solely for public outreach, public engagement, and consultant work for the following 2024 King County Comprehensive Plan work plan action item deliverables:
A. Action 3: Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Community Preference Review report and any proposed ordinance implementing the recommendations in the report;
B. Action 11: Expediting Affordable Housing report and any proposed ordinance implementing the recommendations in the report; and
C. Action 12: Short-term Rentals Regulations report and any proposed ordinance implementing the recommendations in the report.
ER9 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $150,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to contract with a third party to conduct an updated countywide housing needs assessment for use by policy makers, planners, and researchers. The assessment shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. Background and policy context, including an update on King County's progress towards eliminating cost burden among King County's low-income households by 2040, and information about available data sources and data gaps;
B. Population, workforce, and housing characteristics;
C. Housing supply and market trends broken down by subarea and jurisdiction, area median income, and rental and housing ownership, including an estimate of units in the permitting pipeline or under construction by affordability level;
D. Housing affordability for rental and home ownership broken down by subregion and jurisdiction;
E. Analysis of funding tools and funding levels by subregion and jurisdictions; and
F. A needs analysis to evaluate the gap between the region's housing inventory and housing needs of residents by subregion and jurisdiction, including, where possible, new insights that can be used by policymakers, such as a comparison of need by household size and available bedroom units.
ER10 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $300,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support the Low Income Housing Institute for tiny house village operations in Tukwila.
ER11 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $450,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support Mercy Housing Northwest for preservation activities at Mercy Magnuson Place.
ER12 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $1,500,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support the Seattle Chinatown International District Public Development Authority to acquire and convert Quarters Housing on the Pacific Public Development Authority property to permanently affordable housing. The department of community and human services should consider utilizing interest earnings for this allocation.
P1 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $150,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive provides a briefing to the council's health, housing, and human services committee, or its successor, on a plan to update and consolidate housing funding policies, with the intent to transmit effectuating legislation to the council adopting such policies in 2026.
The briefing shall outline policies and priorities that the department of community and human services will utilize in the funding of affordable housing projects, including program priorities, eligibility requirements, financing terms, and other guidelines for housing programs administered by the department of community and human services, including, but not limited to: transit-oriented development; operating, rental assistance program, and services; health through housing; the regional affordable housing program; HOME Investment Partnership Program; and housing programs supported by document recording fees, short-term lodging revenues, and HOME American Rescue Plan revenue. Further, those policies and priorities shall inform the administration of procurement processes, the selection process of awardees, and the distribution of moneys.
Development of the briefing shall be done in consultation with council policy staff, housing providers, and other external partners. The briefing should include a plan for the executive to regularly transmit legislation proposing new or amended housing funding policies.
The briefing should consider the following objectives in development of policies and priorities:
A. Homelessness and extremely low-income housing, which are projects that expand the number of permanently supportive housing units, particularly for chronically homeless households;
B. Providing a mix of affordable rental housing, which are projects that serve a range of households, family sizes to promote housing opportunity and choice throughout the county;
C. Equitable community driven affordable housing development, which are projects that mitigate displacement pressures and ensure that historically marginalized communities have access to affordable housing investments, including projects with community-serving ground floor uses, including childcare, early learning facilities, eldercare, or care for individuals with disabilities, and projects with sponsors who have the experience to effectively address the needs of underserved communities including communities recently displaced or at high risk of displacement, and other communities historically excluded from equitable access to housing;
D. Acquisition and preservation, which are acquisition of land and buildings to promote community ownership, and preservation of existing affordable housing;
E. Transit-oriented development, which is projects that promote the geographic distribution of transit-oriented development funding;
F. Homeownership development, which is projects that expand the capacity of homeownership opportunities to King County residents; and
G. Labor standards, which are projects that utilize best practices and advance strong labor standards in construction and operations, and that support inflationary increases for human service providers.
The executive should brief the health, housing, and human services committee, or its successor, by June 25, 2025.
SECTION 53. 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 54. The council directs that section 53 of this ordinance takes effect before section 55 of this ordinance.
SECTION 55. 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 $12,903,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $11,902,446 may not be expended or encumbered until Ordinance XXXXX (Proposed Ordinance 2025-0176), which authorizes the executive to enter into an agreement with respect to the purchase of the landfill gas processing plant located at the Cedar Hills regional landfill, takes effect.
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 56. 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 57. Ordinance 19861, Section 114, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
WASTEWATER TREATMENT - From the water quality operating fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Wastewater treatment ($1,688,000)
SECTION 58. The council directs that section 57 of this ordinance takes effect before section 59 of this ordinance.
SECTION 59. 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 $14,540,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $1,687,843 shall be expended or encumbered solely for water quality improvement activities, programs or projects and only in the amounts and for the specific water quality improvement activities, programs or projects located within the King County wastewater treatment service area set forth by future ordinance or ordinances. Of this expenditure restriction amount, $136,376 shall be reserved for administrative costs associated with the program.
SECTION 60. Ordinance 19861, Section 115, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
TRANSIT - From the public transportation operating fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Transit ($150,000)
SECTION 61. The council directs that section 60 of this ordinance takes effect before section 62 of this ordinance.
SECTION 62. Ordinance 19861, Section 115, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
TRANSIT - From the public transportation operating fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Transit $6,067,000
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.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to support Sound Generations to provide additional Hyde Shuttle services in 2025 for seniors and people with disabilities.
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 63. Ordinance 19861, Section 121, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT INTERNAL SERVICE - From the facilities management fund there is hereby disappropriated from:
Facilities management internal service ($144,000)
SECTION 64. The council directs that section 63 of this ordinance takes effect before section 65 of this ordinance.
SECTION 65. 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 $144,000
The maximum number of additional FTEs for facilities management internal service shall be: 3.0
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $20,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely to provide free menstrual hygiene products in all restrooms located in county-owned facilities. For purposes of this expenditure restriction, "county-owned facilities" include facilities managed by the facilities management division.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $93,339 shall be expended or encumbered solely to provide security officer presence at all meetings of the King County council, including standing and regional committees, held in the King County courthouse council chambers.
P1 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $100,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a King County civic campus initiative options logistics report.
The report shall include, but not be limited to, a study of viable civic campus initiative implementation options. For each implementation option identified, analysis and associated findings shall be provided on logistical considerations including, but not limited to, the following:
A. Estimated total project cost and identification of potential funding source or sources;
B. Estimated project timeline, both overall timing and by project phase;
C. Proposed project governance and advisory structure;
D. Potential zoning and regulatory considerations for project implementation;
E. Potential impacts and actions to mitigate disruption to government operations during project implementation;
F. Potential impacts and plans to promote public accessibility to government facilities during and after project implementation;
G. Potential neighborhood impacts from project construction and strategies to support impacted neighborhood residents and businesses during project implementation; and
H. Potential uses for surplus or underutilized county-owned property, facilities, or both, after project implementation.
The executive should electronically file the report by December 1, 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 government accountability and oversight committee or its successor.
P2 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, $50,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a letter that includes, but is not limited to, the following information regarding the implementation of changes to Harborview Medical Center campus parking:
A. Alternatives analysis summary for parking projects on the Harborview Medical Center campus that addresses ability to mitigate parking challenges generated by construction on the Harborview Medical Center campus and provides for potential future growth on campus;
B. Preliminary parking design options for the 9th and Alder property that includes one parking garage above grade and parking garage one below grade that are consistent with Yesler Terrace development regulation requirements;
C. Initial estimated cost for a limited number of parking stalls below planned new medical tower based on a Harborview-Medical-Center-provided number of needed parking stalls;
D. Initial feasibility assessment for connecting new tower to view park II garage and estimated cost;
E. Documentation of efforts to permanently reduce staff parking demand, including subsidized public transit options; and
F. A calendar with milestones outlining the different phases of parking through construction.
The executive shall electronically file the letter by September 25, 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 council staff analysts for Harborview.
SECTION 66. 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 67. Ordinance 19861, Section 130, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - 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 $93,330,333
3910 LANDFILL RESERVE $91,053,395
3951 BUILDING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT $4,233,876
TOTAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM $253,447,701
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of the appropriation to the parks capital fund 3581, $75,000 shall be expended or encumbered solely for a study on connecting the interurban trail at the border of King County and Snohomish County.
ER2 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation to the solid waste construction fund, no moneys may be expended or encumbered for capital projects 1150271, SW RNG Processing Facility Acquisition, and 1150272, Solid Waste Division RNG Facility Major Asset Rehab, until Ordinance XXXXX (Proposed Ordinance 2025-0176), which authorizes the executive to enter into an agreement with respect to the purchase of the landfill gas processing plant located at the Cedar Hills regional landfill, takes effect.
SECTION 68. 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 69. 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