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Metropolitan King County Council

July 21, 2026 ·1:30 PM Final Without Extra Items ·DRAFT MINUTES

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.council@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 July 14, 2026
  9. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
  10. 6 Special Item
  11. 11 100th Anniversary of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
  12. 12 County Service Awards
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  15. 14 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
  16. 15 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-8
  17. 16 Consent Item 7
  18. 7 AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of the surplus property located at 46502 268th Avenue SE, King County, Washington, in council district nine. 2026-0108 Hearing held/closed and passed Pass
  19. 18 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
  20. 19 Law and Justice
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  22. 8 A MOTION approving the King County youth diversion and intervention program report required by 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 108, Proviso P1, related to employment and education resources. 2026-0084 Hearing held/closed and passed as amended Pass
  23. 21 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
  24. 9 AN ORDINANCE relating to solid waste fees charged at recycling and transfer facilities, at the Cedar Hills regional landfill; amending Ordinance 12564, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C.10.12.021 and establishing an effective date. 2026-0160 Introduced and Referred
  25. 10 AN ORDINANCE related to permit review performance reporting; amending Ordinance 19872, Section 21, and K.C.C. 20.20.130 and repealing Ordinance 19872, Section 26, and K.C.C. 20.20.135. 2026-0180 Introduced and Referred
  26. 11 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an amendment to an agreement approved under Ordinance 19874 with the Washington state Department of Ecology for loan financing of a wastewater capital project. 2026-0187 Introduced and Referred
  27. 12 AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the memorandum of agreement negotiated by and between King County and PROTEC17, representing Engineering Services Manager employees in the department of natural resources and parks; and establishing the effective date of said agreement. 2026-0189 Introduced and Referred
  28. 13 AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the Coalition Labor Agreement negotiated by and between King County and the King County Coalition of Unions representing employees in the department of natural resources and parks, the department of local services, and the department of executive services; and establishing the effective date of the agreements. 2026-0196 Introduced and Referred
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  30. 27 First Reading and Referral of Motions
  31. 14 A MOTION approving the job description for the position of inspector general. 2026-0197 Introduced and Referred
  32. 29 Rereferral
  33. 15 AN ORDINANCE renaming and revising the mental illness and drug dependency fund and the mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee; amending Ordinance 16077, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.130.010, Ordinance 18217, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.300.510, Ordinance 15955, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.430, and Ordinance 16693, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C 24.22.020, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200, and recodifying K.C.C. 4A.200.430. 2026-0174 Re-referred
  34. 31 This is a dual referral first to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee and then to the Regional Policy Committee.
  35. 32 This is a mandatory referral to the Regional Policy Committee as set forth in King County Charter Section 270.30 and K.C.C. 1.24.065.
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  38. 16 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
  39. 35 Other Business
  40. 36 Adjournment