File #: 2025-0070    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 2/18/2025 In control: Regional Policy Committee
On agenda: Final action: 4/15/2025
Enactment date: Enactment #: 19914
Title: AN ORDINANCE providing for the submission to the qualified electors of King County at a special election to be held in King County on August 5, 2025, of a proposition authorizing a property tax levy in excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW for a period of six consecutive years, at a total rate of not more than $0.2329 per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation in the first year and limiting annual levy increases by the King County inflation plus population index published by the King County office of economic and financial analysis, or the chapter 84.55 RCW limitation, whichever is greater in years two through six for the purpose of maintaining and operating King County's open space system; improving parks, recreation, access, and mobility in King County by acquiring lands and continuing to develop and support parks, recreation facilities, and regional trails; improving parks and trails in and acquiring lands by metropolitan parks districts, towns and cities ...
Sponsors: Rod Dembowski, Girmay Zahilay
Indexes: King County, levy
Attachments: 1. A. General Requirements for King County Parks Levy Grant Programs Open Space, Natural Lands, and Urban Green Space Acquisition Guidelines, 2. B. Open Space, Natural Lands, and Urban Green Space Acquisition Guidelines, 3. Parks Levy Proposed Allocation Plan, 4. King_County_Parks_Anticipated_CIP_Investments_List, 5. King_County_Parks_Inflation_Analysis, 6. 2025-0070 transmittal letter, 7. 2025-0070 Fiscal Note, 8. Park Levy Sub-Fund Financial Plan, 9. Parks Capital Program, 10. Parks Levy Operations Financial Plan, 11. King_County_Parks_Map_of_Project_Highlights, 12. Parks Levy Engagement and Outreach Summary, 13. Deadlines_for_Adoption_of_Ballot_Measures_in_2025, 14. Parks_Ops_Geography, 15. Parks_Map_All-Districts, 16. Zoo-Aquarium-Investments, 17. 2025-0070_SR_2025 Parks Levy, 18. 2025-0070 Legislative Review Form, 19. 2025-0070_SR_2025 Parks Levy_03.12.2025 BFM, 20. 2025-0070_SR_2025 Parks Levy_03.26.2025 BFM, 21. 2025-0070_ATT2_S1_Parks Levy Ordinance Striking Amendment_2025.03.21, 22. 2025-0070_ATT3_S1_Parks Levy Ordinance Striking Amendment_Track Changes FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY_2025.03.21, 23. Pass Through Model Comparison, 24. 2025-0070_Parks Levy Ordinance Amendment Tracker_3.26.25 BFM, 25. 2025-0070_AMD1_Street Trees_Ordinance_Mosqueda, 26. 2025-0070_AMD2_Waterfront Park_Ordinance_Baron, 27. 2025-0070_T1_Title Amendment_ordinance_for striker, 28. 2025-0070_T2_Title Amendment_ordinance_waterfront park, 29. Parks Levy_S1Changes_OrdMtn_Table_ForDistribution, 30. 2025-0070_0077 SR_2025 Parks Levy_04.03.2025 RPC, 31. ATT3. Parks Levy Proposed Allocation Plan, 32. ATT4. King County Parks Anticipated CIP Project Investments List, 33. ATT7. Park Levy Sub-fund Financial Plan, 34. ATT8. Parks Capital Program, 35. ATT9. Parks Levy Operations Financial Plan, 36. ATT10. King County Parks Map of Project Highlights, 37. ATT11. KC Parks Levy Engagement and Outreach Summary, 38. ATT12. Deadlines for Adoption of Ballot Measures in 2025, 39. ATT13. Parks_Ops_Geography, 40. ATT14. Parks_Map_All-Districts, 41. ATT15. Zoo-Aquarium-Investments, 42. 2025-0070 ParksLevyAmendmentPacket_RPC04-03-25, 43. 2025-0070.2_AMD0.7B_LevyAllocations_Backus, 44. 2025-0070.2_T1B_Title Amdt_Ord_LevyAllocations_SCA, 45. 2025-0070_0077 REVISED SR_2025 Parks Levy_04.03.2025 RPC, 46. 2025-0070_RPC Cover Sheet_4.9.25, 47. ATT3_AMD1_Municipal-Passthrough_Backus, 48. ATT2_AMD 0.5__PCOS Total_Backus, 49. 2025-0070_0077 REVISED SR_2025 Parks Levy_04.03.2025 RPC
Related files: 2025-B0018, 2025-0077, 2025-B0037
Staff: Sherrie Hsu
title
AN ORDINANCE providing for the submission to the qualified electors of King County at a special election to be held in King County on August 5, 2025, of a proposition authorizing a property tax levy in excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW for a period of six consecutive years, at a total rate of not more than $0.2329 per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation in the first year and limiting annual levy increases by the King County inflation plus population index published by the King County office of economic and financial analysis, or the chapter 84.55 RCW limitation, whichever is greater in years two through six for the purpose of maintaining and operating King County's open space system; improving parks, recreation, access, and mobility in King County by acquiring lands and continuing to develop and support parks, recreation facilities, and regional trails; improving parks and trails in and acquiring lands by metropolitan parks districts, towns and cities in King County; funding environmental education, maintenance and conservation programs at the Woodland Park Zoo; funding environmental education, maintenance and conservation programs at the Seattle Aquarium; funding development, maintenance, and programming for Seattle's Waterfront park; funding environmental and climate stewardship and education at Pacific Science Center; funding a capital project at Memorial Stadium; and funding capital improvements at public pools, for all King County residents.
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County owns and operates a system of regional and local parks and trails that consists of thirty-two thousand acres of parklands and more than one hundred eighty-five miles of regional trails. The county provides regional trails, regional recreational facilities, regional natural areas, regional parks, and local parks in unincorporated areas. Examples of regional and local county parks and trails include Marymoor park, Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland...

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