Drafter
Clerk 06/05/2014
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A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report related to review of the 2006 Solid Waste Transfer and Waste Management Plan submitted in compliance with Ordinance 17696, Section 25, Proviso P1.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 17696 contained a proviso in Section 25 stating that no more than one million seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars shall be encumbered or expended before the solid waste division completes a review and report on the 2006 Solid Waste Transfer and Waste Management Plan and the council acknowledges receipt of the report by adoption of a motion by the council, and
WHEREAS, the solid waste division, with participation of stakeholder groups, reviewed the 2006 Solid Waste Transfer and Waste Management Plan, and
WHEREAS, the solid waste division provided an opportunity for the public and stakeholder groups to submit comments and questions related to this review and considered such comments and questions in its preparation of the report, and
WHEREAS, the executive has transmitted to the King County council the requested report and a motion‚ and
WHEREAS, the extensive review process demonstrated that efforts to manage self haul transactions throughout the transfer station system are needed‚ and
WHEREAS, the review further demonstrated the need for a revision to the 2006 Solid Waste Transfer and Waste Management Plan that would align it with the results of this 2013-2014 Council-mandated review, and
WHEREAS, revisions to the 2006 Solid Waste Transfer and Waste Management Plan may also require updated traffic studies and compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
A. The report related to review of the 2006 Solid Waste Transfer and Waste Management Plan was submitted in compliance with Ordinance 17696, Section 25, Proviso P1; receipt is hereby acknowledged, satisfying the proviso.
B. Further discussions among the cities, King County Council staff, the auditor and the division resulted in refinements to the report, which is hereby amended to incorporate those refinements, and the amended report is set forth as Attachment A to this motion. The division concurs with the amended report.
C. By March 31, 2015, the division shall transmit a draft report to the Council, followed by a final report by June 30, 2015, prepared in collaboration with stakeholders, on strategies to manage transactions at transfer stations, as well as other operational and capital strategies such as increased use of underutilized transfer stations. The report shall address the management of transfer station transactions through the use of strategies intended to avoid excessive user wait times resulting from overutilization of individual stations. The report shall analyze options E1 and E2 in the Transfer Plan Review Report. The report shall also analyze the effect of the potential closure of the Renton Transfer Station on the self-haul service needs of residents currently served by the Renton Transfer Station, with particular attention to the accessibility and convenience provided to current transfer station clients by the Renton station, compared with drive time and potential waits associated with alternative transfer station options. The report shall analyze options for self-haul service for residents currently served by the Renton Transfer Station in the event of a closure of the station. The report shall be accompanied by a motion acknowledging receipt of the report. The executive shall transmit the report and the motion in the form of a paper original and an electronic copy to the clerk of the council, who shall retain the original and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers.
D. Upon completion of required environmental review, the executive shall transmit a revised and updated 2006 Solid Waste Transfer and Waste Management Plan that aligns with the provisions and recommendations of this 2013-2014 Review of the 2006 Solid Waste Transfer and Waste Management Plan, together with an ordinance that acknowledges receipt of the revised and updated plan. The revised and updated plan shall be prepared with the participation of the metropolitan solid waste advisory committee and the solid waste advisory committee. The executive shall transmit the revised and updated plan and ordinance in the form of a paper original and an electronic
copy with the clerk of the council, who shall retain the original and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers.