Drafter

Clerk 11/15/2023

Title

A RESOLUTION relating to the operation and finances of the King County Flood Control Zone District, adopting the 2024 budget and authorizing improvements.

Body

                     WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 86.15.140, the King County Flood Control Zone District ("the District") held a public hearing on the proposed 2024 budget of the District on November 7, 2023 and November 14, 2023, and

                     WHEREAS, the board of supervisors ("the Board") desires to adopt the King County Flood Control Zone District's 2024 budget, and

                     WHEREAS, by Ordinance 15728, the King County council adopted the District's initial comprehensive plan of development for flood and stormwater control, which is titled "2006 King County Flood Hazard Management Plan," and by Resolution FCD2011-05.1, the District Board amended the initial plan to include a project in the city of Seattle (collectively, "the District Comprehensive Plan"), and

                     WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 86.15.110, the Board must approve by resolution all flood control and storm water control improvements, prior to the extension, enlargement, acquisition or construction of such improvements, and

                     WHEREAS, RCW 85.15.110, further provides that such approval resolution must state whether the improvements are to be extended, enlarged, acquired or constructed; state that the comprehensive plan has been adopted; state that the improvements generally contribute to the objectives of the comprehensive plan; state that the improvements will benefit the county as a whole; state the estimated costs of the improvements; and identify the data supporting the estimated costs, and

                     WHEREAS, the Board desires to approve improvements in the District's 2024 budget that are not in the District Comprehensive Plan, or that have been modified by the District's 2024 budget, in accordance with RCW 85.15.110;

                     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE KING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT:

                     SECTION 1.  The Board hereby adopts the 2024 Budget for the District, as set forth in Attachments A ("Work Program"), B ("2024 Annual Budget"), C ("2024 Annual Operating Budget"), D ("2024 Annual Capital Budget") E ("2024 - 2029 Six-Year CIP"), F ("2024 Annual District Oversight Budget"), G ("2024 Subregional Opportunity Fund Allocations"), and H ("2024-2029 Six-Year CIP Project Allocations") to this resolution; provided that King County, or other jurisdictions contracted to implement projects, shall submit predesign reports for capital projects to the District executive director, and shall seek approval from the executive director of project charters.  Furthermore, King County and other service providers as appropriate shall provide to the District executive director thirty percent design project reports for authorization to proceed with sixty percent design, sixty percent design project reports for authorization to proceed to ninety percent design, and ninety percent design project reports for authorization to proceed to one hundred percent design.

                     SECTION 2.  The Board approves the extension, enlargement, acquisition, or construction, as applicable, of the improvements that are included in the District Comprehensive Plan, that are included in the District Comprehensive Plan but have been modified by Attachments C, D, and H to this resolution, or that are not included in the District Comprehensive Plan but are identified in Attachments C, D, and H to this resolution (collectively, "the improvements").  The District Comprehensive Plan includes the streams or water courses upon which the improvements will be enlarged, extended, acquired, or constructed.  The Board determines that the improvements generally contribute to the objectives of the District Comprehensive Plan and will be of benefit to the county as a whole.

                     SECTION 3.  The estimated costs of the improvements are stated in Attachments C, D, and H to this resolution and the supporting data for the estimated costs are on file with the director of the King County water and land resources division.

                     SECTION 4.  For the improvements that will be constructed, preliminary engineering studies and plans either have been prepared or will be prepared, and have been filed or will be filed, with the director of the King County water and land resources division.

                     SECTION 5.  The Board directs the District executive director to work with King County department of natural resources and parks and/or non-profit organizations to create an internship program and/or augment existing internship programs focused on developing workforce pathways creating, career opportunities, and living wage jobs for youth related to climate change, habitat restoration and/or flood risk reduction.  The program should include policies and practices to ensure participants from traditionally disadvantaged communities are recruited, included and receive the necessary support to help ensure successful experiences in the program.

                     SECTION 6.  The Board directs the District executive director to work with King County department of natural resources and parks to lease parcel numbers 022204-9017, 022204-9022, and, 022204-9045 consistent with the guidelines of the King County Farmland Lease Program.

                     SECTION 7.  The Board directs District executive director to work with King County water and land resources division to provide a quarterly report on the progress of the Sammamish River Capital Investment Strategy to interested stakeholders.

                     SECTION 8.  The Board directs the District executive director to develop an orientation program to "on-board" new members of the District Advisory Committee.

                     SECTION 9.  The Board directs the District executive director to provide members of the District Advisory Committee regular reports on capital and financial projections, including additional information on the "right-sizing" process for expenditure projections for all District service providers.

                     SECTION 10.  The Board directs the District executive director and King County water and land resources division to provide regular updates to and seek the advice of the members of the District Advisory Committee related to the update of King County's Flood Management Plan.

                     SECTION 11.  The Board directs the District executive director and King County water and land resources division to work with the members of the District Advisory Committee to provide the District with policy guidance related to bonding for some District capital projects and evaluating project prioritization to cut or delay the implantation of capital projects with minimal impact.

                     SECTION 12.  The Board directs King County water and land resources division to develop and implement an expansion of the county Flood Warning Center to include forecasted King Tide events on the Duwamish River by October 1, 2024.

                     SECTION 13.  The Board directs King County water and land resources division to proceed to 30% design for the Willowmoor Floodplain Restoration Project, the design will include both a manually - and remotely - operated dynamic weir option that would keep the lake level of Lake Sammamish below 29.0 feet up to a 200-year flood event.  The process to reach 30% design will include robust community engagement with tribes, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Stakeholder Advisory Committee, and other interested parties.  Additionally, the Board directs King County water and land resources division to implement the Lake Sammamish Flood Mitigation Grants Program.

                     SECTION 14.  The Board directs King County water and land resources division to provide a report to the District on the best practices for asset management for all facilities monitored and maintained by King County as service provider to the District.

                     SECTION 15.  The Board directs King County water and land resources division to provide a monthly report to the District executive director on the status of inspections of all facilities monitored and maintained by King County as a service provider to the District.

                     SECTION 16.  The Board reiterates its commitment to educating residents of King County about the dangers of dam failure and directs the District executive director to continue to work with the King County office of emergency management on a dam education and outreach program.

                     SECTION 17.  The Board directs King County water and land resources division to provide a monthly report to the executive director on the status of recruitment and hiring of all vacant positions funded by the District.

                     SECTION 18.  The Board directs King County water and land resources division to provide a quarterly report to the District executive director on the status of progress on items in the Work Program as set forth in Attachment A to this resolution.

                     SECTION 19.  Section 3.6 of the interlocal agreement between the District and King County provides that King County shall notify the District executive director in writing if the county needs to modify or reprioritize capital projects.  King County's notifications to the District executive director should include information regarding variations within project budgets of more than twenty percent in the "acquisition,"

"design," "construction," "contingency" and "total" expenditure categories, shown on Attachment D to this resolution.