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A RESOLUTION relating to the operations and finances of the King County Flood Control Zone District; adopting a revised 2017 budget, a revised operating budget, a revised work program, and a revised operating budget; and amending FCD2016-20.3 Section 1.

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                     WHEREAS, threat of collapse of the Oroville Dam spillway resulted in evacuation orders for more than one hundred eighty thousand people; and

                     WHEREAS, over one hundred dams exist in King County's river basins in proximity to the county's residents; and

                     WHEREAS, many types of emergency events could damage the dams in King County, including earthquakes, flooding and structural failure; and

                     WHEREAS, while a remote possibility, failure of a dam in King County could, in some instances, have catastrophic effects on human life, property and the environment; and

                     WHEREAS, protecting residents and property from injury and damage by natural disasters is a fundamental role of government; and

                     WHEREAS, preevacuation planning can greatly reduce harmful impacts from dam failure; and

                     WHEREAS, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requires preparation of an emergency action plan for all dams whose failure would endanger human life or cause substantial property damage; and

                     WHEREAS, King County in collaboration with the United States Army Corps of Engineers and other affected jurisdictions conducted preevacuation planning and developed evacuation routes for use in the event of failure of the Howard Hanson dam on the Green river; and

                     WHEREAS, similar planning may be warranted in  King County's other major river basins, including the Cedar River basin, Green River basin, Snoqualmie River basin and White River basin; and

                     WHEREAS, in 2007, the King County Flood Control Zone District was established to provide a proactive, regional approach to flooding as well as funding to improve the county's nearly five hundred aging and inadequate flood protection facilities; and

                     WHEREAS, the mission of King County's office of emergency management is to provide regional leadership to strengthen community resilience and access to emergency services; and

                     WHEREAS, the District adopted the 2017 budget and work program , FCD 2016-20.3; and

                     WHEREAS, the District Board desires to amend the Annual Budget, Work Program and Annual Operating Budget of the District’s 2017 Budget to authorize and provide funding for the development of a report that identifies and assesses gaps in existing emergency action plans and shelter in place plans in the watersheds of the Cedar River basin, Green River basin, Snoqualmie River basin and White River basin; and WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 86.15.140, the Board held a public hearing on the proposed amendments on __________, 2017, pursuant to notice as provided by RCW 36.32.120(7); now, therefore

                     BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE KING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT:

                     SECTION 1.                     The Board adopts a revised 2017 Work Program for the District, as set forth in Attachment A to this resolution, titled “King County Flood Control District 2017 Revised Work Program’ and amends Attachment A of Section 1 of FCD2016-20.3 accordingly.

                     SECTION 2.                     The Board adopts a revised 2017 Annual Budget for the District, as set forth in Attachment B to this resolution, titled “2017 Revised Annual Budget,” and amends Attachment B of Section 1 of FCD2016-20.3 accordingly.

SECTION 3. The Board adopts a revised 2017 Annual Operating Budget for the District, as set forth in Attachment C to this resolution, titled “2017 Revised Annual Operating Budget,” and amends Attachment C of Section 1 of FCD2016-20.3 accordingly.