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February 24, 2026 ·1:30 PM Final Without Extra Items

Hybrid Meeting

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Agenda — 42 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 February 17, 2026
  9. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
  10. 6 Special Item
  11. 11 Proclamation of February 24, 2026, as Twin Peaks Day in King County
  12. 12 Recognition of Brooke Caddock for her 27 years of service to 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
  16. 16 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-11
  17. 17 Consent Items 8-9
  18. 8 AN ORDINANCE related to the contracting opportunities program and small contractor and supplier certification and criteria for participation; allowing for automatically qualifying firms certified by the Washington state Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises; allowing for removing minimum business-related training requirements to maintain certification; and amending Ordinance 13983, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.97.050. 2025-0277 Passed Pass
  19. 9 AN ORDINANCE adopting the revision of voting precincts of King County for the year 2026. 2026-0020 Passed Pass
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  21. 20 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
  22. 21 Local Services and Land Use
  23. 10 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into a housing cooperation agreement with the Housing Authority of the County of King to facilitate the development of low-income housing in accordance with chapter 35.83 RCW. 2026-0014 Passed Pass
  24. 23 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
  25. 24 Consent Item 11
  26. 11 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the summary letter and completion of the online annual report requirement for the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy, in accordance with Ordinance 19604, Section 6.B., and Attachment A to Ordinance 19719, Section IV.H. 2025-0324 Passed Pass
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  28. 27 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
  29. 27 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
  30. 12 AN ORDINANCE denying the petition to vacate a portion of SE 256th Street, V-2773 Petitioner: Dawson Investments, LLC. 2026-0010 Introduced and Referred
  31. 13 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an amendment to the Landscape Conservation and Local Infrastructure Program interlocal agreement between the city of Seattle and King County to update the list of open space improvement projects authorized by the program. 2026-0022 Introduced and Referred
  32. 14 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a lease at an existing location to support the operation of the department of natural resources and parks. 2026-0028 Introduced and Referred
  33. 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 Jason Gwerder for property located at 38723 191st Avenue SE, Auburn, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT009. 2026-0030 Introduced and Referred
  34. 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 Monte and Mary Shiley for property located at 37917 170th Avenue SE, Enumclaw, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT012. 2026-0031 Introduced and Referred
  35. 17 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 Nils K Anderson Irrevocable Trust for property located at 34430 NE 120nd Way, Carnation, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT017. 2026-0032 Introduced and Referred
  36. 18 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 Cathryn Baerwald for property located at 7521 Ames Lake Carnation Road NE, Carnation, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT020. 2026-0033 Introduced and Referred
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  38. 19 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 Cheryl Grunbock for property located at 11212 SE Bank Road, Vashon, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT028. 2026-0034 Introduced and Referred
  39. 20 AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system, submitted by Kerry and Sarah Dochow for property located at 31515 NE Tolt Hill Road, Carnation, WA 98014, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT031. 2026-0035 Introduced and Referred
  40. 21 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
  41. 39 Other Business
  42. 40 Adjournment