Metropolitan King County Council

Hybrid Meeting

Agenda — 40 items

1. 1 Hybrid Meetings: Attend King County Council meetings in person in Council Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how to attend and/or provide comment remotely are listed below. HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TESTIMONY: The Council values community input and looks forward to hearing from you. Testimony must be limited to items listed on the agenda for council action, unless it's the fourth Tuesday of the month, when the Council will hear general comment on matters relating to county government. You are not required to sign up in advance. There are three ways to provide public testimony: 1. In person: You may attend the meeting in person in Council Chambers. 2. By email: You may testify by submitting a COMMENT email. If your testimony is submitted before 10:00 a.m. on the day of the Council meeting, your email testimony will be distributed to the Councilmembers and appropriate staff prior to the meeting. Please submit your testimony by emailing clerk@kingcounty.gov. 3. Remote attendance on the Zoom Webinar: You may provide oral public testimony at the meeting by connecting to the meeting via phone or computer using the ZOOM application at https://zoom.us/, and entering the Webinar ID below.
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3. 3 CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR Webinar ID: 873 0459 1515 If you do not have access to the ZOOM application, you can connect to the meeting by calling 1 253 215 8782 and using the Webinar ID. Connecting in this manner, however, may impact your ability to be unmuted to speak. Language access services: Sign language and interpreter services are available at no cost to you. To request these services, contact King County Council’s Equity and Social Justice Office at 206-477-9259 (TTY Relay 7-1-1) or kccesj@kingcounty.gov at your earliest opportunity. Please provide notice by 9 AM at least three (3) business days prior to the meeting to better secure availability. If you do not wish to be called upon for public comment during the meeting, please help us manage the callers and use one of the options below (Live Streaming or King County TV Channel 22). HOW TO LISTEN TO THE MEETING: There are several ways to listen to the meeting if you don't wish to provide public testimony: 1. Stream online via this link: https://kingcounty.gov/kctv, or input the link web address into your web browser. 2. Watch King County TV on Comcast Channel 22 and 322(HD), and Astound Broadband Channels 22 and 711 (HD). 3. Listen to the meeting by telephone – See “Connecting to the Webinar” above.
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5. 1 Call to Order
6. 2 Roll Call
7. 3 Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
8. 4 Approval of Minutes of August 18, 2026
9. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
10. 6 General Public Comment
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12. 12 Hearings and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances Related to Collective Bargaining
13. 13 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-11
14. 14 Local Services and Land Use
15. 7 AN ORDINANCE determining the King County Fire Protection District No. 24 is inactive under state law and it is in the public interest to dissolve King County Fire Protection District No. 24. Hearing held/closed and deferred
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17. 17 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
18. 18 Consent Item 8
19. 8 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Susan Loosmore, who resides in council district six, to the Washington state Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District board of directors. 2026-0178 Passed Pass
20. 20 Reappointment Consent Agenda Item 9-11
21. 9 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Young-Sang Song, who resides in council district nine, to the King County priority hire advisory committee, representing local business organizations. 2026-0208 Passed Pass
22. 10 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Drew Gibson, who resides in council district nine, to the King County priority hire advisory committee. 2026-0210 Passed Pass
23. 11 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Dave Johnson, who resides in council district three, to the priority hire advisory committee, representing contractors. 2026-0211 Passed Pass
24. 23 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
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26. 25 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
27. 12 AN ORDINANCE adding K.C.C. Title 7 parks and recreation citations to the list of waived fees for appeals of agency decisions to the hearing examiner’s office; and amending Ordinance 18230, Section 77, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.780.010. 2026-0214 Introduced and Referred
28. 13 AN ORDINANCE approving the city of Kirkland's proposal to exchange 16,274 square feet of Mark Twain park for an equal amount of square footage. 2026-0224 Introduced and Referred
29. 14 AN ORDINANCE adopting and ratifying amendments to the 2021 King County Countywide Planning Policies. 2026-0234 Introduced and Referred
30. 15 AN ORDINANCE related to comprehensive planning and development regulations; amending Ordinance 13147, Section 12, and K.C.C. 20.08.170, Ordinance 17486, Section 3, and K.C.C. 20.10.015, Ordinance 13147, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.040, Ordinance 14047, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.055, and Ordinance 12196, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.20.020, and adding a section to K.C.C. chapter 20.08. 2026-0235 Introduced and Referred
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32. 31 First Reading and Referral of Motions
33. 16 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Hari Chon, who resides in council district six, to the women's advisory board, as an executive at-large representative. 2026-0063 Introduced and Referred
34. 17 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kathleen Dunham, who resides in council district nine, to the King County priority hire advisory committee, representing women-owned businesses. 2026-0220 Introduced and Referred
35. 18 A MOTION requesting that the executive transmit two reports relating to solid waste division financial planning and rate increase implementation. 2026-0233 Introduced and Referred
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37. 19 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Cat Martin, who resides in council district six, to the King County communities of opportunity-best starts for kids levy advisory board, as a community member who reflects demographic characteristics of the communities that qualify for funding in accordance with communities of opportunity funding guidelines and who are grassroots organizers or activists in those communities or who live in or have worked in those communities. 2026-0228 Introduced and Referred
38. 20 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
39. 38 Other Business
40. 39 Adjournment