File #: 2003-0254    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 6/2/2003 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: Final action: 7/14/2003
Enactment date: 7/17/2003 Enactment #: 14710
Title: AN ORDINANCE making a supplemental appropriation of $8,680,000 to the solid waste construction fund to purchase the Fisher Flour Mill property on Harbor Island; requiring the council to obtain an additional independent, third party review of competitive alternatives to the intermodal rail facility initially proposed by the executive; and amending the 2003 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 14517, Section 118 and Attachment B, as amended.
Sponsors: Larry Phillips
Indexes: Budget, Funds, Solid Waste
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 14710.pdf, 2. 2003-0254 Fiscal Note.doc, 3. 2003-0254 Power Point Presentation for 06-16-03 COW.ppt, 4. 2003-0254 Power Point Presentation for 06-23-03 COW.ppt, 5. 2003-0254 Preliminary Analysis of the Fisher Flour Mill Property FINAL.doc, 6. 2003-0254 Project Cost Information Summary.pdf, 7. 2003-0254 Six year financial plan.xls, 8. 2003-0254 Staff Report for 07-07-03 COW.doc, 9. 2003-0254 Staff Report for 07-14-03 COW.doc, 10. 2003-0254 transmittal letter.doc, 11. A. Attachment I (May 22, 2003) Ordinance 14517, Section 118 General Capital Improvement Program
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Clerk 07/14/2003
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AN ORDINANCE making a supplemental appropriation of $8,680,000 to the solid waste construction fund to purchase the Fisher Flour Mill property on Harbor Island; requiring the council to obtain an additional independent, third party review of competitive alternatives to the intermodal rail facility initially proposed by the executive; and amending the 2003 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 14517, Section 118 and Attachment B, as amended.
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      BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
      SECTION 1.  There is hereby approved and adopted a supplemental appropriation of $8,680,000 to the solid waste construction fund for the purpose of purchasing the Fisher Flour Mill property on Harbor Island.
      SECTION 2.  Ordinance 14517, Section 118, as amended, is hereby amended by adding thereto and inserting therein the following:
 
Fund                  Capital Fund Name                        Amount
3901                  Solid Waste Construction                  $8,680,000
      SECTION 3.  As a matter of policy, King County supports a strategic approach that fosters competition for waste disposal service.   The council shall obtain an additional independent, third-party review of competitive alternatives to the intermodal rail facility initially proposed by the executive, with service options including, but not limited to:
      A.  Contracting with a locally owned, intermodal rail facility operator providing transportation services for commodities independent of the major waste hauling and disposal firms;
      B.  Contracting with existing municipal operators presently exporting wastes from the central Puget Sound region;
      C.  Contracting with municipal entities in eastern Washington to provide direct disposal services for King County waste; and
      D.  Contracting with major waste hauling and disposal firms capable of providing waste export service.
      SECTION 4.  In the event that King County decides not to develop a solid waste intermodal facility on the Fisher Flour Mill property on Harbor Island then disposition as surplus to county need shall be through competitive sale on the open market.
 
      SECTION 5.  Attachment I to this ordinance hereby amends Ordinance 14517, Attachment B, as amended.