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March 24, 2026 ·1:30 PM Final Without Extra Items ·REVISED AGENDA

Hybrid Meeting

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Agenda — 47 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. You have the right to language access services at no cost to you. To request these services, please contact our Equity and Social Justice Coordinator, Tera Chea at (206) 477 9259 or Tera.Chea2@kingcounty.gov, three (3) days prior to the meeting. 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 March 17, 2026
  9. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
  10. 6 Special Item
  11. 11 Recognition of Shadley Van Schalkwyk for his performance as a USA National player at the T20 Cricket World Cup
  12. 12 Proclamation March 31, 2026, as Transgender Day of Visibility in King County
  13. 7 Public Comment
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  15. 15 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
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  17. 16 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-13 & 21
  18. 17 Consent Item 8
  19. 8 AN ORDINANCE approving South Link Connections Public Transportation Service Changes for King County. 2026-0037 Passed Pass
  20. 19 Committee of the Whole
  21. 9 AN ORDINANCE relating to the development of a regional motor sports facility demonstration project; amending Ordinance 17287, Section 9, and K.C.C. 21A.06.973C, and Ordinance 17287, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.55.105, and repealing Ordinance 17287, Section 5, and Ordinance 17287, Section 6. 2025-0329 Passed as Amended Pass
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  23. 22 Law and Justice
  24. 10 AN ORDINANCE limiting the use of King County-owned and controlled property; amending Ordinance 18665, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.005, Ordinance 16692, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.010, Ordinance 18665, Section 3, and K.C.C. 2.15.015, Ordinance 17706, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.020, and Ordinance 19963, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.050 and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 2.15. 2026-0027 Passed as Amended Pass
  25. 24 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
  26. 25 Consent Items 11-12
  27. 11 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Trip Switzer, who resides in council district one, to the King County Airport Roundtable, as an at-large representative. 2026-0019 Passed Pass
  28. 12 A MOTION related to the rules of procedure and mediation of the King County hearing examiner; and rescinding Motion 14876 and Motion 14876, Attachment A. 2026-0021 Passed Pass
  29. 28 Health, Housing, and Human Services
  30. 13 A MOTION stating the council's support for continued entheogen-related research for alternative treatment modalities, structured medical models, and full decriminalization of entheogen-related activities and requesting that the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of any adult engaging in certain entheogen-related activities be among King County's lowest criminal enforcement priorities. 2026-0017 Passed Pass
  31. 29 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
  32. 30 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
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  34. 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 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 Introduced and Referred
  35. 15 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 Introduced and Referred
  36. 16 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 Introduced and Referred
  37. 17 AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system, submitted by Jeremy and Kristin Tinder for property located at 6505 282nd Avenue SE, Issaquah, WA 98027, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT024. 2026-0057 Introduced and Referred
  38. 18 AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2025 levy of property taxes in King County for collection in the year 2026; and amending Ordinance 20030, Section 4. 2026-0061 Introduced and Referred
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  41. 37 First Reading and Referral of Motions
  42. 19 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Eric Adman, who resides in council district one, to the conservation futures advisory committee, as a council district one representative. 2026-0059 Introduced and Referred
  43. 39 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
  44. 40 Other Business
  45. 41 Recognition Presented in the Community
  46. 21 Recognition of AmPowering’s sponsoring of the Seattle Color Festival (Holi) 2026
  47. 43 Adjournment