Metropolitan King County Council
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda — 36 items
- 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 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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- 1 Call to Order
- 2 Roll Call
- 3 Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
- 4 Approval of Minutes of January 13, 2026
- 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
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- 11 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
- 12 There will be one public hearing on Item 6
- 13 Consent Item 6
- 6 AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2025 levy of property taxes in King County for collection in the year 2026.
- 15 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
- 7 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.
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- 18 First Reading and Referral of Motions
- 8 A MOTION making an appointment to fill a judicial vacancy in the West division, West electoral district, judge position number one of the King County district court.
- 9 A MOTION making an appointment to fill a judicial vacancy in the West division, West electoral district, judge position number four of the King County district court.
- 10 A MOTION approving an amendment to an Amended and Restated Solid Waste Interlocal Agreement with the City of Bothell.
- 11 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the organics system mapping and policy report as required by the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 109, Proviso P2.
- 12 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the construction and demolition materials flow control analysis and enforcement report as required by the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 109, Proviso P1
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- 25 Reintroductions of Ordinances
- 13 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a franchise agreement with HyperFiber of Washington, LLC, for use of certain King County road rights-of-way in unincorporated King County for the construction, operation, and maintenance of wireline telecommunications transmission facilities.
- 27 Reintroductions of Motions
- 14 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the third annual report on the second Best Starts for Kids initiative, in accordance with Ordinance 19354.
- 15 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Crystal Goodwin, who resides in council district seven, to the King County board for developmental disabilities.
- 16 A MOTION approving the 2024 annual mental illness and drug dependency evaluation summary report, in compliance with K.C.C. 4A.500.309.
- 17 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Carrol Stripling, who resides in council district seven, to the King County veterans advisory board.
- 18 A MOTION relating to the King County Metro Transit Strategic Plan for Public Transportation 2021-2031 and King County Metro Transit Service Guidelines and accepting the King County Metro Transit 2025 System Evaluation.
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- 19 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
- 34 Other Business
- 35 Adjournment