File #: 2002-0508    Version: 1
Type: Motion Status: Passed
File created: 11/18/2002 In control: Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action: 12/16/2002
Enactment date: Enactment #: 11621
Title: A MOTION authorizing the executive to accept a bequest of $360,000 from the estate of Lillian May Hyde to King County's ACCESS transportation program for the benefit of van service provided to Beacon Hill and the South Seattle district.
Sponsors: Dwight Pelz
Indexes: Accessible Services, Donations, Transportation
Attachments: 1. Motion 11621.pdf, 2. 2002-0508 Fiscal Note.pdf, 3. 2002-0508 Transmittal Letter.doc, 4. None
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Clerk 10/15/2002
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A MOTION authorizing the executive to accept a bequest of $360,000 from the estate of Lillian May Hyde to King County's ACCESS transportation program for the benefit of van service provided to Beacon Hill and the South Seattle district.
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      WHEREAS, King County Metro's accessible services unit provides transportation services for people with special needs through its ACCESS transportation program, and
      WHEREAS, during her life Lillian May Hyde, a private citizen with no contractual relationship with the county, appreciated King County's ACCESS transportation services provided by King County Metro's accessible services unit, and
      WHEREAS, Lillian May Hyde voluntarily, without coercion or inducement, bequeathed the residue of her estate to King County Metro's ACCESS transportation program "for the benefit of van service provided to Beacon Hill and the South Seattle district," and
      WHEREAS, this bequest will legitimately enhance the county's ability to serve in the public's interest and provide transportation services to people with special needs, and
      WHEREAS, this bequest is intended neither to influence a particular county action, nor to affect the performance of official duties and responsibilities by King County Metro's accessible services unit, and
      WHEREAS, King County government is a charitable organization as defined by the federal Internal Revenue Service and King County as an entity that can accept gifts;
      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
      The executive is hereby authorized to accept a bequest of $360,000, and such further amounts as may be disbursed in the future, from the estate of Lillian May Hyde to King County's ACCESS transportation program for the benefit of van service provided to Beacon Hill and the South Seattle district.  The funds shall be deposited into the county's trust and contribution fund and spent down in accordance with the grantor's wishes at the
 
authority of the executive or his designee in coordination with King County Metro's accessible services unit.