Drafter
Clerk 04/02/2012
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A MOTION responding to Ordinance 17232, Section 85, Proviso P1, which requires the executive to create a work group to oversee and guide the parks levy renewal planning effort.
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WHEREAS, the 2012 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17232, included a proviso that limits the expenditure or encumbrance of $100,000 until the King County executive transmits and the King County council adopts by motion a plan for achieving renewal of a parks levy, and
WHEREAS, the proviso is in Ordinance 17232, Section 85, Proviso P1, and
WHEREAS, the work group called for in the proviso has been created, and
WHEREAS, the report called for in the proviso, which was prepared by the work group, has been completed and transmitted to the King County council by the King County executive, and
WHEREAS, the report provides background context about previous parks levies, and outlines the planning objectives, a timeline, and an action strategy that details planning progress to date and next steps, and explains the ways that equity and social justice considerations are being addressed in the planning process;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
Through the transmittal of the report, Attachment A to this motion, the council hereby acknowledges receipt of the report and that the executive has responded to the requirements of the 2012 budget ordinance, Ordinance 17232, Section 85, Proviso P1.