Metropolitan King County Council
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda — 49 items
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- 1 Call to Order
- 2 Roll Call
- 3 Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
- 4 Approval of Minutes of May 12, 2026
- 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
- 6 Special Items
- 9 Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Awards Council Districts 2, 4, 7
- 10 Proclamation of May as Mental Health Awareness Month in King County
- 11 Proclamation of May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Month in King County
- 7 Public Comment
- 13 page break
- 14 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
- 15 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-9 and 14-15
- 16 Law and Justice
- 8 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.
- 18 Local Services and Land Use
- 9 AN ORDINANCE relating to the withdrawal of approximately 67 acres of land from the Vashon sewer district.
- 21 page break
- 22 Hearing Examiner Consent Agenda
- 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 Pavel Aprikian and Louisa Khudaverdian for property located at 17725 SE 102nd Street, Newcastle, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT016.
- 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 Jessica and Nicholas Firsow for property located at 31811 NE 199th Place, Duvall, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT015.
- 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 Lina Tong for property located at 5617 236th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT034.
- 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 Jeff Smith and Clover Bachman for property located at 17317 W Snoqualmie Valley Road NE, Duvall, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT029.
- 27 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
- 27 Passed On The Consent Agenda
- 28 Consent Items
- 14 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the summary letter and completion of the online annual report requirement for the Crisis Care Centers Levy, in accordance with Ordinance 19572, Section 7.C.9, and Attachment A to Ordinance 19783, Section VIII.A.
- 15 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Sabina Perry, who resides in council district four, to the behavioral health advisory board, as a representative who has lived experience with one or more behavioral health conditions.
- 31 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
- 16 AN ORDINANCE adopting and ratifying amendments to the 2021 King County Countywide Planning Policies.
- 32 Passed On The Consent Agenda
- 17 AN ORDINANCE relating to King County district court electoral district boundaries for 2026; and amending Ordinance 16803, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.12.050.
- 18 AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of the surplus property located at 46502 268th Avenue SE, King County, Washington, in council district nine.
- 19 AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of environmental attributes held by the county; authorizing the county to enter into an agreement for the sale of environmental attributes related to biomethane produced at the South Treatment Plant to Karbone Energy LLC.
- 20 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to enter into an interlocal agreement for the provision of autopsy and forensic pathology services by the King County medical examiner's office to Skagit County.
- 21 AN ORDINANCE regarding the King County noxious weed control program; revising King County noxious weed control program assessments; amending Ordinance 13325, Sections 1 and 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.670.200 and establishing an effective date.
- 38 First Reading and Referral of Motions
- 22 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on maintaining Medicaid retention in King County, in accordance with the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 17, Proviso P9.
- 23 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a plan to address the needs of vulnerable jail residents as they transition from prerelease to postrelease services, in accordance with the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 51, Proviso P2.
- 24 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Teofila Cruz-Uribe, who resides in council district eight, to the King County cultural development authority (4Culture) board, as an executive at-large representative for position 12.
- 25 A MOTION confirming the appointment of Cynthia McNabb to the citizens' elections oversight committee as a representative sponsored by a junior taxing district or a city with a population of under twenty thousand.
- 26 A MOTION confirming the appointment of Steve Cho to the citizens' elections oversight committee as a representative of the Korean-speaking community.
- 27 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
- 45 Other Business
- 46 Rereferral
- 28 AN ORDINANCE updating the capacity charge methodology; amending Ordinance 13680, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C. 28.86.160 and adding a report requirement.
- 48 Adjournment