Drafter
Clerk 09/05/2013
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A MOTION accepting response to the 2013 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17476, Section 28, Proviso P1, department of executive services, in compliance with Ordinance 17476; and authorizing the release of $250,000 currently held in reserve.
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WHEREAS, the 2013 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17476, contains a proviso P1 in Section 28, general fund, stating $250,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits and the council adopts a motion that references the proviso's ordinance, section and number and states that the executive has responded to the proviso, and
WHEREAS, the King County executive has transmitted to the council a report that contains the required information responding to the proviso. The proviso response report provides an analysis that is based on the quantity, timeliness and financial results for the period from January 1, 2013, through July 31, 2013, of the real estate services staffing. The report includes the following: 1) property support to the roads services division that categorized properties in due diligence, surplus, appraisal, marketed and completed stages of the sales process; 2) water quality inspections in response to the national pollutant discharge elimination system ("NPDES") permitting requirements based on the quantity and complexity NPDES permitting; 3) utility easement requests for right of way on the eastside rail corridor based on the complexity of NPDES permitting and easements; 4) environmental protection work for the lower Duwamish clean up; 5) narrative descriptions of the benefits of dedicated staffing for the bodies of work and anticipated needs in the second year of the biennium to analyze 2014 staffing levels; 6) all other issues specified in Ordinance 17476, Section 28, Proviso P1; and
WHEREAS, the council has reviewed the department of executive services, facilities management division report;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The proviso response is hereby accepted and the $250,000 currently held in reserve in Ordinance 17476, Section 28, Proviso P1, general fund, is hereby released.