File #: 2025-0289    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 10/7/2025 In control: Budget and Fiscal Management Committee
On agenda: Final action: 11/18/2025
Enactment date: Enactment #: 20020
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to establishing the Harborview construction and infrastructure division in the department of executive services; and amending Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.035 and Ordinance 11955, Section 12, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.100.
Sponsors: Claudia Balducci
Indexes: Harborview, Infrastructure
Attachments: 1. 2025-0289 transmittal letter, 2. 2025-0289 Fiscal Note, 3. 2025-0289 Legislative Review Form, 4. 2025-0289_SR-HMCDivision, 5. 2025-0289_ATT2_AMD1_Technical bar, 6. 2025-0289_ATT3_AMD2_KSUv4 bar_sp, 7. 2025-0289_ATT4_AMD3_HMCDefv5, 8. 2025-0289_ATT5_AMDT1_KSUTitle bar, 9. 2025-0289_SR-HMCDivision, 10. 2025-0289_RevisedSR-HMCDivision
Staff: Porter, Samantha
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AN ORDINANCE relating to establishing the Harborview construction and infrastructure division in the department of executive services; and amending Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.035 and Ordinance 11955, Section 12, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.100.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The Harborview construction and infrastructure division ("the HCID") of King County's department of executive services shall be responsible for managing all county capital projects at Harborview Medical Center, including those paid for through the 2020 Proposition 1 Levy and the annual property tax authorized under RCW 36.62.090. The 2026-2027 proposed operating and capital budgets for county-managed projects at Harborview is $425 million.
2. The nature of the programs for which the HCID shall be responsible is financially significant and the public health policy implications for the projects will have a long-term effect on the residents of King County. For example, the $1.74 billion 2020 Proposition 1 Levy will support public health, safety and seismic improvements to Harborview Medical Center facilities, including construction of a new hospital bed tower and renovation and upgrading of existing facilities. The bed tower is projected to open in 2032. The policy implications from this will directly impact the county's ability to continue providing medical and trauma services to residents, including Harborview's mission population, with the HCID as the lead agency on determining the county's needs for capital projects at Harborview.
3. Having the director of this vital division confirmed by the council will enhance the accountability and performance of King County's capital facilities programming at Harborview.
4. Irrespective of the title used by the executive branch regarding the position that is responsible for managing the HCID, under K.C.C. 2.16.020.D., divisions are headed by managers.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. F...

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