Drafter
Clerk 6/28/2024
Title
A MOTION relating to public restrooms as transit centers; acknowledging receipt of the Transit Public Restroom Initiative Report submitted in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance 19546, Section 114, Proviso P1, as amended by Ordinance 19633, Section 86, Proviso P1.
Body
WHEREAS, the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance 19546, unanimously adopted by the King County council and signed by the executive, appropriated $2.47 billion for the public transportation operating fund in the 2023-24 biennium, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 19546, Section 114, Proviso P1, as amended by Ordinance 19633 Section 86, Proviso P1, states that $600,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the Executive transmits a transit public restroom report, and a motion acknowledging receipt of the report is passed by the council, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 19546, Section 114, Proviso P1, as amended by Ordinance 19633, Section 86, Proviso P1, directs that the motion should reference the subject matter, the proviso's ordinance number, ordinance section and proviso number in both the title and body of the motion, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 19546, Section 114, Proviso P1, as amended by Ordinance 19633, Section 86, Proviso P1, directs that the report shall include, but not be limited to the following:
A. A description of the public restrooms installed, operated and maintained at the Aurora Village and Burien transit centers, including but not limited to the following:
1. The cost to procure and operate each public restroom or to open an existing restroom for public use;
2. The estimated monthly usage of each public restroom since it was opened for public use; and
3. The impact of the public restroom on safety and cleanliness at each transit center;
B. A plan to install, operate and maintain additional public restrooms at transit centers, including, but not limited to the following:
1. A list of transit centers that meet the criteria outlined ...

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