Metropolitan King County Council

Hybrid Meeting

Agenda — 42 items

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3. 1 Call to Order
4. 3 page break
5. 2 Roll Call
6. 3 Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
7. 4 Approval of Minutes of May 26, 2026
8. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
9. 6 Special Item
10. 9 Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Awards
11. 10 Proclamation of June 5, 2026, as Gun Violence Awareness Day in King County
12. 11 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
13. 11 page break
14. 12 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-9 and 15
15. 13 Consent Items 7-8
16. 7 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of sewer revenue bonds and limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) of the county in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000,000 to provide funds for acquiring and constructing improvements to the sewer system and to pay the costs of issuing such bonds; authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of sewer revenue bonds and limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) of the county to refund outstanding obligations of the county payable from sewer revenues and to pay the costs of issuing such refunding bonds; pledging sewer revenues to pay the principal of and interest on sewer revenue bonds issued under this ordinance; pledging the annual levy of taxes and an additional pledge of sewer revenues to pay the principal of and interest on limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) issued under this ordinance; delegating authority to the county's Finance Director to approve the issuance and sale of sewer revenue bonds and limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) within specified parameters; and providing for the form, terms and covenants of the bonds issued under this ordinance. 2026-0104 Passed Pass
17. 8 AN ORDINANCE relating to retail establishments; changing the effective date of the requirement that retailers in unincorporated King County, unless otherwise exempted, must accept payment in cash; and amending Ordinance 19639, Section 6, as amended. 2026-0121 Passed Pass
18. 16 Law and Justice
19. 9 AN ORDINANCE relating to the department of public defense standards for indigent defense; amending Ordinance 17588, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.60.026 and adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 2.60. 2026-0040 Passed as Amended Pass
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22. 19 Hearing Examiner Consent Agenda Items 10 - 14
23. 19 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
24. 10 AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space submitted by Bradford Smith and Joshua Finto for property located at 15550 115th Avenue SW, Vashon, WA 98070, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT010. 2026-0051 Passed Pass
25. 11 AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space submitted by Janice and Cody Hodge and Theresa Styka for property located at 46728 SE 161st Street, North Bend, WA 98045, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT013. 2026-0052 Passed Pass
26. 12 AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space submitted by Richard Young for property located at 16532 426th Way SE, North Bend, WA 98045, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT030. 2026-0053 Passed Pass
27. 13 AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space submitted by Scott and Michelle Harvey for property located at 12216 SW Cove Road, Vashon, WA 98070, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT011. 2026-0054 Passed Pass
28. 14 AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space submitted by Penelope Clay for property located at 22747 Wax Orchard Road SW, Vashon, WA 98070, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT014. 2026-0055 Passed Pass
29. 25 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
30. 26 Consent Item 15
31. 15 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the first semiannual report on the status of activities related to contract management and compliance reporting protocols, as required by Ordinance 20023, Section 60, Proviso P1. 2026-0068 Passed Pass
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34. 29 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
35. 16 AN ORDINANCE relating to organization and functions of the department of information technology; amending, Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.035, Ordinance 14005, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.380.010, Ordinance 20012, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2A.380.025, Ordinance 18432, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.380.050, Ordinance 18432, Section 6, and K.C.C. 2A.380.060, Ordinance 18432, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.380.070, Ordinance 5868, Sections 1-2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.280, Ordinance 18386, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.2805, Ordinance 6875, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.510.220, Ordinance 10159, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.27A.010, and Ordinance 10159, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.27A.140, recodifying K.C.C. 4A.200.280 and K.C.C. 4A.200.2805, adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200, and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 2A.380. 2026-0133 Introduced and Referred
36. 30 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
37. 31 First Reading and Referral of Motions
38. 17 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Hanan Amer, who resides in council district seven, to the children and youth advisory board, representing the Sound Cities Association. 2026-0088 Introduced and Referred
39. 18 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
40. 34 Other Business
41. 35 Adjournment
42. 39 page break