King County Council meeting highlights | Dec. 1-5

King County solid waste advisory committee (Motions 2014-0452 and 2014-0453).

Monday, Dec. 1

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

–Councilmembers will recognize Seattle‑King County Public Health on the 100th anniversary of its Child Welfare Division.

 

Councilmembers are scheduled to discuss and possibly act on:

Motions confirming reappointments to:

• King County solid waste advisory committee (Motions 2014-0452 and 2014-

0453).

• King County landmarks commission (Motion 2014-0468).

 

Tuesday, December 2

 

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

Discussion:

• An ordinance creating the King County Metro Transit carbon offset program; requiring the wastewater treatment division and solid waste division to be carbon neutral by 2025, by investing in energy efficiency, renewable energy, the production of renewable energy, carbon offsets and other practices to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases from operations (Ordinance 2014-0479).

 

 

Budget and Fiscal Management Committee – 1:30 p.m.

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

• An ordinance providing that employees who the County determines meet the definition of full-time employee under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended are added as a class to the list of those county employees who are eligible to receive medical benefits (Ordinance 2014-0428).

 

 

Wednesday, December 3

 

Committee of the Whole – 9:30 a.m.

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

 

• A motion establishing King County’s 2015 State Legislative Agenda (Motion 2014-0469).

 

Regional Water Quality Committee – 3:00 p.m.

Briefings:

• Georgetown Combined Sewer Overflow Control Project Status Report (Briefing No. 2014-B0192).

• Improving Wastewater Treatment Division Capital Projects Cost Estimating (Briefing No. 2014-B0193).