King County Council, June 28-July 2, 2010

This week at the County Council: Meeting highlights

Monday, June 28

King County Flood Control District Executive Committee – 9:30 a.m.

Executive Committee members are scheduled to discuss and possibly recommend to the full Board of Supervisors:

• Resolution to approve 2010 Hazard Mitigation Plan

Briefing:

• Vegetation Management on Levies – Next Steps

Metropolitan King County Council – 11:00 a.m.

• Councilmembers will recognize the O'Dea High School Baseball Team for winning the 3A State Championship
• Councilmembers will recognize the Renton/Skyway Boys and Girls Club for winning the 2010 Honor Award for their MicroSociety program

Councilmembers are scheduled to discuss and possibly act on:

• A motion requesting the United States Congress to allocate one of three space shuttles the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is taking out of service next year to the Museum of Flight

Note: Former astronaut Dr. Bonnie Dunbar will attend

Tuesday, June 29

Environment and Transportation Committee – 9:30 a.m.

Committee members are scheduled to discuss and possibly recommend to the full council:

• A motion expressing support for development of a bike sharing program in King County

Budget and Fiscal Management Committee – 2:00 p.m. ***Special Meeting***

Committee members are scheduled to discuss and possibly recommend to the full council:

• An ordinance directing the submission to the qualified voters of King County at a special election on November 2, 2010, a proposition authorizing an additional sales and use tax of two-tenths of one percent for criminal justice, fire protection and other general governmental purposes subject to certain property tax levy limitations with proceeds split sixty percent county and forty percent for cities; limiting the use of county tax proceeds to criminal justice purposes; limiting collection to a maximum of three years (Ordinance 2010-0352).

• An ordinance directing the submission to the qualified voters of King County at a special election on November 2, 2010, a proposition authorizing an additional sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent for criminal justice, fire protection and other general governmental purposes with proceeds split sixty percent county and forty percent for cities; limiting the use of county tax proceeds to capital and financing costs for new facilities at the King County Youth Services Center, as well as costs to maintain and operate current and new facilities at the King County Youth Services Center (Ordinance 2010-0365).

• An ordinance directing the submission to the qualified voters of King County at a special election on November 2, 2010, a proposition authorizing an additional sales and use tax of two-tenths of one percent for criminal justice, fire protection and other general governmental purposes, with proceeds split between the county (sixty percent) and cities (forty percent), subject to a requirement to appropriate certain unincorporated area property tax revenues for criminal justice purposes; limiting the use of county tax proceeds to criminal justice purposes; limiting collection to a maximum of three years (2010-0367)

Environment and Transportation Committee – 6:30 p.m. *** Special Meeting: McMurray Middle School, 9329 Cemetery Road, Vashon, WA 98070 ***

Committee members are scheduled to hold a public workshop and discuss:

• An ordinance relating to adopting the shoreline master program (Ordinance 2009-0609).
• An ordinance relating to comprehensive planning and permitting (Ordinance 2010-0163).
• An ordinance relating to development processes and requirements (Ordinance 2010-0164).

The public will have an opportunity to provide testimony.

Wednesday, June 30

Committee of the Whole – 9:30 a.m.

Agenda TBA