Drafter
Clerk 06/01/2026
Title
A Resolution relating to the operation and finances of the King County Flood Control Zone District; adopting a revised 2026 budget, operating budget, capital budget, six-year capital improvement program for 2026-2031; and amending Resolution FCD2026-08.
Body
WHEREAS, the King County Flood Control Zone District's ("the District") comprehensive plan prioritizes expanded partnerships and collaborations with watershed forums, and
WHEREAS, the District's comprehensive plan emphasizes the consideration of fish and wildlife habitat when managing flood-risk, and
WHEREAS, the District seeks to protect public safety and promote the recovery of native salmon species, and
WHEREAS, the District desires to continue funding watershed resource inventory area ("WRIA") activities and projects that are identified using a process for awarding WRIA grants in which the WRIA forums made grant recommendations to the District and the King County water and land resources division administers the grant processes, and
WHEREAS, in establishing the District's 2026 budget, the District provided $12,056,301 in funding for projects and activities in WRIAs 7 (Snoqualmie Watershed portion), 8, 9 and 10 (King County portion), and
WHEREAS, the District amended its 2026 work program, budget, operating budget, capital budget, and six-year capital improvement program in Resolution FCD2026-08, and
WHEREAS, the annual carry-forward budget resolution is necessary to provide budget authority for unspent appropriations from the prior year and to reinstate contract encumbrances, and
WHEREAS, the carry-forward amount for unspent appropriations from 2025 to 2026 is $268,532,773, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 86.15.140, the District held a public hearing on the proposed carry-forward amount and a supplemental budget on July 14, 2026, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 86.15.110, the board of supervisors ("the Board") has determined that the flood control improvements adopted...
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