10c. Order - South King County Fund Grant Program
1 Item: 10c 2 Meeting Date: November 16, 2021 3 4 ORDER NO. 2021-12 5 6 AN ORDER OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION 7 8 to rename the South King County Fund and to direct the 9 Executive Director to review the Port's South King County 10 Fund grant program prior to the end of the program; to assess 11 the programs impacts; to develop recommendations on the 12 future of the program and possible extension. 13 14 PROPOSED 15 NOVEMBER 16, 2021 16 17 INTRODUCTION 18 19 In 2019 the Commission established a grant fund of $10,000,000 to be distributed to community 20 programs over five years. The South King County Fund started distributing grants in 2020 and is 21 expected to continue through the end of 2024. In its first two years $3,500,000 went to programs 22 in South King County supporting environmental restoration, economic revitalization, and 23 community capacity building. 24 25 This Order directs the Executive Director to initiate a review of the program, evaluate relative 26 merits, and make any necessary changes and recommendations for the future. 27 28 TEXT OF THE ORDER 29 30 The Port Commission hereby directs the Executive Director to conduct a program evaluation of 31 the impact of the South King County Fund prior to the end of year five of the program (2024). 32 This evaluation shall include: 33 1. Objective measures of community impact co-developed by Port staff and community 34 stakeholders; 35 2. Community assessment of Port funding structures and processes; and 36 3. The co-development of a "theory of change" clearly articulating shared Port and 37 community goals and objective measures against which future success can be evaluated. 38 39 Contingent upon the outcome of that review, the Executive Director shall develop a 40 recommendation on the extension of the program for the next five years at $10,000,000. 41 42 The South King County Fund shall be renamed the "South King County Community Impact 43 Fund." 44 45 46 Order 2021-12 Assessment of South King County Fund After Fourth Year Page 1 of 2 47 48 STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE ORDER 49 50 On June 25, 2019, the Port of Seattle Commission passed Motion 2019-10, adopting principles to 51 guide outreach and development of the South King County Fund policy. Since its inception, the 52 Fund has distributed approximately $3.5m to diverse programs in near-airport communities and 53 organizations throughout South King County. In many cases it is doubtful these projects would 54 have been accomplished without financial support from the Port. 55 56 The review called for in this Order will add confidence to antidotal evidence suggesting the 57 program's success. A thorough review will assist in charting a path forward, more closely linking 58 the program to Port's Century Agenda goals, economic development priorities, and broader goals 59 of equity, inclusion, and environmental sustainability. The review may also point to ways to work 60 more closely with communities and constituents of King County. 61 62 The King County Fund has provided support for a variety of community programs including: 63 in collaboration with the Green Cities Stewardship plan increase tree cover in communities; 64 Planting of trees especially in areas tree stewardship; 65 formal gardens, cultural spaces and community gardens providing access to safe and 66 healthy food; 67 instruction on native plants and waste reductions, composting and long-term park 68 stewardship; 69 improved parks amenities including sports courts and culturally-relevant art; 70 expanding a botanical garden impacted by airport expansion; 71 providing virtual beach habitat and stewardship classes and ongoing beach clean-up efforts; 72 removing invasive plant species and replacement with native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous 73 plants; 74 empowering youth leaders and immigrant and refugee families to clean up our waterways; 75 partnerships with local immigrants and refugees in training urban farmers, installing rain 76 gardens, and restoring habitat and community gardens; 77 and more. 78 79 Committing an additional $10 million in funding at this point prior to the end of the original 80 program funding will provide necessary continuity, confidence and longevity in the program, 81 which will provide funded organizations the confidence necessary to plan for the future. 82 83 Changing the name to the 'South King County Community Impact Fund' will more accurately 84 describe the intent of the program. 85 Order 2021-12 Assessment of South King County Fund After Fourth Year Page 2 of 2
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