King County Council meeting highlights | Oct. 19-23

An ordinance approving public transportation service changes for March 2016 that include countywide service changes and the extension of RapidRide C and D Lines.

October 19, 2015 12:36 am

Monday, October 19

King County Flood Control District Executive Committee – 9:30 a.m. ***Special meeting location*** Committee will meet in the Southwest Conference Room, 12th Flr. King County Courthouse

Items for Recommendation to the Board of Supervisors

  • Resolution to approve 2016 levy.
  • Resolution to approve 2016 budget.

Metropolitan King County Council – 1:30 p.m.

Councilmembers are scheduled to discuss and possibly act on:

  • An ordinance approving public transportation service changes for March 2016 that include countywide service changes and the extension of RapidRide C and D Lines funded by the city of Seattle through the transit service funding agreement with King County (Ordinance 2015-0349).
  • An ordinance approving public transportation service changes to integrate with the Link light rail extension to Capitol Hill and the University of Washington (Substitute Ordinance 2015-0350.2).
  • A motion relating to the treatment of individuals for transit violations (Substitute Motion 2015-0256.2).
  • A motion accepting the annual progress report on the implementation of the King County veterans and human services levy service improvement plan (Motion 2015-0245).
  • A motion acknowledging receipt of and approving a report on the summary pf usage of the King County men’s winter shelter for 2014-2015, an analysis of alternative shelter locations and a description of potential opportunities for shelter related coordination with the city of Seattle (Motion 2015-0295).

Tuesday, October 20

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

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

  • A motion adopting the 2015 King County Strategic Climate Action Plan (Motion 2015-0252).
  • An ordinance authorizing the executive to execute an agreement between King County and Sound Transit for ST Express bus service operations and maintenance (Ordinance 2015-0372).

Briefings:

  • Service Guidelines Task Force (Briefing No. 2015-B0200).
  • An ordinance authorizing the executive to enter into interlocal agreements for salmon conservation efforts in the Snoqualmie and South Fork Skykomish Watershed within Water Resource Inventory Area 7, the Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed also known as Water Resource Inventory Area 8, and the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed also known as Water Resource Inventory Area 9 (Ordinance 2015-0365).

Health, Housing and Human Services Committee – 1:30 p.m. ***Special meeting location*** The Committee will meet at: Harborview Medical Center’s Research and Training Building Auditorium, 9th and Alder St., Seattle

Briefing:

  • Harborview Overview (Briefing No. 2015-B0187).

Wednesday, October 21

Committee of the Whole – 9:30 a.m.

See the committee agenda Monday, October 19 at:

http://kingcounty.gov/council/agendas.aspx

Regional Transit Committee – 3:00 p.m.

Briefings:

  • Transit Long Range Plan (Briefing No. 2015-B0191).
  • Transit Security (Briefing No. 2015-B0192).
  • Service Guidelines Task Force Recommendations (Briefing No. 2015-B0193).