Metropolitan King County Council

Hybrid Meeting

Agenda — 48 items

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4. 1 Call to Order
5. 2 Roll Call
6. 3 Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
7. 4 Approval of Minutes of December 9, 2025, Council Meeting and December 29, 2025, Special Council Meeting
8. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
9. 6 Special Item
10. 10 Recognition of Ken Jennings for his work on Jeopardy! and advocacy for cancer research.
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12. 12 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
13. 13 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-9
14. 14 First Reading of and Action on Emergency Ordinances Without Referral to Committee
15. 7 AN ORDINANCE relating to council rules and order of business; amending Ordinance 11683, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.035, Ordinance 11683, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.045, Ordinance 11683, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.085, Ordinance 11683, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.155, and Ordinance 11683, Section 26, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.255; and declaring an emergency. 2026-0002 Passed Pass
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17. 17 Employment and Administration Committee
18. 8 A MOTION reappointing Kymber Waltmunson to the position of King County auditor. 2025-0351 Passed Pass
19. 9 A MOTION reappointing Tamer Abouzeid as the director of the office of law enforcement oversight. 2025-0352 Deferred
20. 20 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
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22. 10 AN ORDINANCE related to establishing appropriate timelines necessary to complete midpoint updates to the King County Comprehensive Plan; and amending Ordinance 13147, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.030. 2025-0357 Introduced and Referred
23. 11 AN ORDINANCE relating to the King County regional E-911 advisory governance board; amending Ordinance 18695, Section 2, and repealing Ordinance 18139, Section 4, and Ordinance 18695, Section 3. 2025-0360 Introduced and Referred
24. 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 Mark Newcomb and Kathy Seamon for property located at 41710 SE 66th Street, Snoqualmie, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT001. 2026-0003 Introduced and Referred
25. 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 Joe and Dana Gagner for property located at 25504 SE 394 Street, Enumclaw, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT002. 2026-0004 Introduced and Referred
26. 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 Jeremy Calvert for property located at north and abutting 14035 107th Way SW, Vashon, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT003. 2026-0005 Introduced and Referred
27. 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 Troy and Kristen Barrows for property located at 22332 and 22531 SE 474th Street, Enumclaw, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT004. 2026-0006 Introduced and Referred
28. 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 Melissa Mohr and Eric Seidenberger for property located at 1705 SW 156th Street, Vashon, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT006. 2026-0007 Introduced and Referred
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30. 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 Darrin and Sherry Qualls for property located at 26244 SE 383 St, Enumclaw, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT008. 2026-0008 Introduced and Referred
31. 29 First Reading and Referral of Motions
32. 18 A MOTION adopting the 2025 King County Youth Action Plan; and rescinding Motion 14378 and Motion 14378, Attachment A. 2025-0366 Introduced and Referred
33. 19 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Richa Malik, who resides in council district nine, to the Harborview Medical Center board of trustees, as the council district seven representative. 2026-0001 Introduced and Referred
34. 32 Reintroductions of Ordinances
35. 20 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 200th Ave SE, V-2752; Petitioners: Young Kwon and Robyn Isaak-Kwon and Mutsumi Porter. 2024-0247 Reintroduced
36. 21 AN ORDINANCE denying the vacation of a portion of 45th Ave S, V-2759; Petitioners: Terry L. Swanson and Dean B. Swanson. 2025-0061 Reintroduced
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38. 22 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a franchise agreement with the Snoqualmie Valley School District, 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. 2025-0265 Reintroduced
39. 23 AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Redmond Water System Plan dated May 2025. 2025-0269 Reintroduced
40. 24 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of a portion of 52nd Avenue South/Indiana Ave, file no. V-2735; Petitioner: Whispering Woods Estates, LLC. 2025-0368 Reintroduced
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42. 39 Reintroductions of Motions
43. 25 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Dae Degrate, who resides in council district nine, to the King County behavioral health advisory board. 2025-0253 Reintroduced
44. 26 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Someireh Amirfaiz, who resides in council district nine, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a provider of culturally specific mental health services in King County. 2025-0255 Reintroduced
45. 27 A MOTION confirming the appointment of Minh Duc Nguyen to the citizens' elections oversight committee as a representative of the Vietnamese-speaking community. 2025-0355 Reintroduced
46. 28 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
47. 44 Other Business
48. 45 Adjournment