Drafter

Clerk 04/19/2022

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A MOTION related to the transfer of retired vanpool vans to nonprofit organizations and local governments to meet the needs of low-income, seniors or young people or people with disabilities.

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                     WHEREAS, King County provides transit services to its residents to increase mobility options and reduce traffic congestion and related environmental degradation, and

                     WHEREAS, the provision of passenger vans to nonprofit organizations and local governments serving individuals with limited resources and mobility options can support those goals and provide significant public benefits, and

                     WHEREAS, high-quality passenger vans retaining value and utility are periodically retired from the county's vanpool program, and

                     WHEREAS, the metropolitan King County council has previously transferred retired vans to agencies serving low-income, seniors, disabled and young people, and

                     WHEREAS, K.C.C. 4.56.100 states that each year, "the Metro transit department shall make available retired passenger vans for exclusive use by nonprofit organizations or local governments that are able to address the mobility needs of low-income, seniors or young people or people with disabilities," and

                     WHEREAS, in recognition of the operational, health and safety changes organizations have made in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 emergency, Ordinance 19241 provides that, "for the duration of the public emergency declared by the executive in response to the coronavirus disease 2019, the specific plans may also include use of the van to transport goods or supplies, including, but not limited to, food, clothing, school supplies or medical equipment, to serve the needs of low-income, seniors or young people or people with disabilities";

                     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:

                     The transfer of a retired vanpool passenger van to each of the following agencies is hereby approved:

                     Arms Around You;

                     Auburn School District;

                     Boys & Girls Clubs of King County's Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club;

                     Boys & Girls Clubs of King County's Renton/Skyway Boys & Girls Club;

                     Bridge of Promise;

                     Centro Cultural Mexicano;

                     Church on the Ridge;

                     City of Black Diamond;

                     City of Enumclaw;

                     Chief Seattle Club;

                     Community Passageways;

                     Cultures United FC: Seattle Soccer Club;

                     Eagle's Nest Community Kitchen;

                     Education For All (formerly known as Tech For All);

                     Empower Youth Network;

                     Enumclaw School District;

                     First African Methodist Episcopal Church;

                     Indian American Community Services;

                     Jubilee REACH;

                     KidsQuest Children's Museum;

                     Lake City Collective (two vans);

                     Mission Africa;

                     Mother Africa;

                     Multi-Service Center's William J. Wood Veterans House;

                     Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children;

                     Pacific Northwest Alternative Peer Groups (also known as BRIDGES Seattle

                     Alternative Peer Group);

                     Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington (PICA-WA);

                     People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN);

                     Rainier Beach Action Coalition;

                     Restore Assemble Produce (R.A.P. Youth);

                     Small Faces Child Development Center;

                     Somali Childcare Provider Association (SCPA);

                     Teen Challenge International Pacific Northwest Centers (also known as Pacific

                     Northwest Adult & Teen Challenge);

                     Tigrean Association; and

                     United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance (UTOPIA Washington).