File #: 2003-0298    Version:
Type: Motion Status: Passed
File created: 6/30/2003 In control: Labor, Operations and Technology Committee
On agenda: 1/20/2004 Final action: 3/15/2004
Enactment date: Enactment #: 11893
Title: A MOTION endorsing the extension of the pilot productivity initiative to the wastewater capital improvement and asset management programs for the purpose of saving ratepayers money while ensuring continuing high-quality operation of the county's wastewater utility.
Sponsors: Dow Constantine, Julia Patterson, Cynthia Sullivan, Larry Phillips
Indexes: Wastewater
Attachments: 1. Motion 11893.pdf, 2. 2003-0298 Fiscal Note.doc, 3. 2003-0298 Revised Staff Report (03-09-04), 4. 2003-0298 Staff Report 10-14-03 LOT, 5. 2003-0298 Transmittal Letter.doc, 6. A. King County DNRP Wastewater Treatment Division - Major Capital Projects Pilot Program, Dated March 8, 2004, 7. A. King County DNRP Wastewater Treatment Division - Major Capital Projects Pilot Program, Dated May 16, 2003, 8. B. King County DNRP Wastewater Treatment Division - Asset Management Pilot Program, Dated March 8, 2004, 9. B. King County DNRP Wastewater Treatment Division - Asset Management Pilot Program, Dated May 16, 2003
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Clerk 03/09/2003
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A MOTION endorsing the extension of the pilot productivity initiative to the wastewater capital improvement and asset management programs for the purpose of saving ratepayers money while ensuring continuing high-quality operation of the county's wastewater utility.
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WHEREAS, King County is committed to working with its employees and labor unions to identify the most efficient manner to successfully deliver services to its customers and clients, and
WHEREAS, King County is responsible for providing wastewater conveyance and treatment services in the region and owns and operates certain wastewater treatment facilities, and
WHEREAS, the county's wastewater program (WWP), a program of certain sections from within the wastewater treatment division and water and land resources division of the department of natural resources and parks, has the responsibility for the planning, design and construction, maintenance and operations, finance and administration for the wastewater conveyance and treatment system, and
WHEREAS, in response to the increasing public demand for demonstration that sewer rates paid for wastewater conveyance and treatment services are being held as low as possible, while protecting the environment and human health, in 2001 the council endorsed and WWP instituted a productivity initiative with respect to the operations and maintenance of the wastewater conveyance and treatment system, and
WHEREAS, the adopted productivity initiative called for the development of an incentive plan to recognize performance that exceeds the established cost targets for the WWP capital program, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the goals and intentions as set forth in Motion 11156, WWP seeks to extend the productivity initiative to the capital program, with potential for cost savings for the public and productivity incentives for WWP employees, and
WHEREAS, working collaboratively with labor, design consultants and cons...

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