Drafter

Clerk 11/01/2018

Title

A MOTION relating to the Harborview leadership group, confirming the executive's appointment of members to the Harborview leadership group in accordance with Motion 15183.

Body

                     WHEREAS, Harborview Medical Center is owned by King County, overseen by the Harborview Medical Center board of trustees and operated by the University of Washington, and

                     WHEREAS, the medical center is the only level one trauma center serving the states of Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho, and the hospital provides specialized comprehensive emergency services to patients and serves as the disaster preparedness and control hospital for Seattle and King County, and

                     WHEREAS, the medical center now needs additional capital funding to improve facilities, better serve the mission population and maintain modern seismic standards, and

                     WHEREAS, the voters of King County have supported improvements to hospital facilities with a number of bond measures over the years, and

WHEREAS, Motion 15183 requests the executive, in cooperation with the Harborview Medical Center board of trustees and the University of Washington, convene a Harborview leadership group to identify and prioritize hospital and community for a prospective bond measure, and

                     WHEREAS, the members of the leadership group shall be appointed by the executive and confirmed by the council, and

                     WHEREAS, executive appointees to the Harborview leadership group are subject to confirmation by a majority of the council;

                     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:

                     The executive's appointment of the members of the Harborview leadership group identified in Attachment A to this motion are hereby confirmed.