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December 9, 2025 ·1:30 PM Final with Extra Items

Hybrid Meeting

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Agenda — 88 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: 830 3407 1240 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 December 1, 2025, Special Council meeting, and December 2, 2025, Council meeting
  9. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
  10. 6 Special Items
  11. 11 County Service Awards
  12. 12 Swearing In
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  14. 14 There will be one public hearing on Items 7-36 and 44
  15. 15 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
  16. 16 Budget and Fiscal Management
  17. 7 AN ORDINANCE relating to the county property tax levies for collection in 2026, and implementing RCW 84.55.120. 2025-0291 Passed as Amended Pass
  18. 8 AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2025 levy of property taxes in King County for collection in the year 2026. 2025-0292 Passed as Amended Pass
  19. 19 Metropolitan King County Council
  20. 9 AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the Coalition Labor Agreement negotiated by and between King County and the King County Coalition of Unions representing employees in the departments of adult and juvenile detention, district court, and natural resources and parks; and establishing the effective date of the agreements. 2025-0353 Passed Pass
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  22. 21 Transportation, Economy, and Environment
  23. 10 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 Cedar Hills regional landfill to Karbone Inc. 2025-0350 Passed Pass
  24. 23 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.125
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  27. 25 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
  28. 26 Consent Items 11-24
  29. 11 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the 2024 health through housing annual report, in accordance with K.C.C. chapter 24.30. 2025-0175 Passed Pass
  30. 12 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on the results of an analysis of racial disparities in response to infractions as required by the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 54, Proviso P1. 2025-0201 Passed Pass
  31. 13 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kathryn Hill, who resides in council district one, to the King County women's advisory board, as the district one representative. 2025-0215 Passed Pass
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  33. 14 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Eric Buley, who resides in council district two, to the King County children and youth advisory board. 2025-0230 Passed Pass
  34. 15 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Ellie Wang, who resides in council district nine, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as a youth representative. 2025-0231 Passed Pass
  35. 16 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Briyanna Stewart, who resides in council district eight, to the King County children and youth advisory board. 2025-0232 Passed Pass
  36. 17 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Asma Ahmed, who resides in council district four, to the King County children and youth advisory board. 2025-0233 Passed Pass
  37. 18 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Negin Khanloo, who resides in council district six, to the King County women's advisory board, as the district six representative. 2025-0234 Passed Pass
  38. 19 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Yessica Osorio Duran, who resides in council district five, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as a youth representative. 2025-0239 Passed Pass
  39. 20 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Megan Walsh, who resides in council district three, to the King County children and youth advisory board. 2025-0240 Passed Pass
  40. 21 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Eric Dodd, who resides in council district six, to the King County children and youth advisory board. 2025-0242 Passed Pass
  41. 22 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jeni Johnson, who resides in council district eight, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a representative of unincorporated King County. 2025-0254 Passed Pass
  42. 23 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Heidi Jackson, who resides in council district eight, to the King County community advisory committee on law enforcement oversight, representing unincorporated King County. 2025-0334 Passed Pass
  43. 24 A MOTION confirming the appointment of Corin Goodwin to the citizens' elections oversight committee as a representative from the disability community. 2025-0354 Passed Pass
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  46. 42 First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral to Committee
  47. 25 A MOTION appointing a candidate to fill the vacant position of County councilmember representing council district two, in accordance with Section 680.10 of the King County Charter and RCW 36.16.110(3). 2025-0371 Passed as Amended Pass
  48. 44 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085
  49. 44 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
  50. 26 A MOTION relating to the organization of the council; and amending Motion 11122, Section G, as amended, and OR 2-040, and Motion 11122, Section H, as amended, and OR 2-050. 2025-0372 Passed as Amended Pass
  51. 46 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085
  52. 27 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of the Honorable Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson, to the Sound Transit board of directors. 2025-0374 Passed Pass
  53. 48 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085
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  55. 28 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of the Honorable King County Executive Girmay Zahilay, to the Sound Transit board of directors 2025-0375 Passed as Amended Pass
  56. 50 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085
  57. 29 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of the Honorable Steffanie Fain, King County councilmember, to the Sound Transit board of directors. 2025-0377 Passed as Amended Pass
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  59. 52 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085
  60. 30 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of the Honorable Teresa Mosqueda, King County councilmember, to the Sound Transit board of directors. 2025-0378 Passed as Amended Pass
  61. 54 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085
  62. 31 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of the Honorable Mayor Thomas McLeod, mayor, city of Tukwila to the Sound Transit board of directors. 2025-0379 Passed Pass
  63. 56 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085
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  66. 58 Reappointment Consent Agenda 32-36
  67. 32 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Bob Elwell, who resides in council district seven, to the King County waterworks grant ranking committee, as the metropolitan water pollution abatement advisory committee, city of Auburn representative. 2025-0279 Passed Pass
  68. 33 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Daniel Kim, who resides in council district seven, to the King County conservation futures advisory committee, as a council at-large representative. 2025-0336 Passed Pass
  69. 34 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Eileen Cody, who resides in council district eight, to the Harborview Medical Center board of trustees, as a council at-large representative. 2025-0356 Passed Pass
  70. 35 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of the honorable King County councilmember Peter von Reichbauer to the Sound Transit board of directors. 2025-0373 Passed Pass
  71. 36 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of the Honorable Angela Birney, mayor, city of Redmond, CCC to the Sound Transit board of directors. 2025-0376 Passed Pass
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  73. 65 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
  74. 65 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
  75. 37 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. 2025-0286 Introduced and Referred
  76. 38 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 Introduced and Referred
  77. 68 First Reading and Referral of Motions
  78. 39 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Crystal Goodwin, who resides in council district seven, to the King County board for developmental disabilities. 2025-0228 Introduced and Referred
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  80. 40 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Cynthia Dampier, who resides in council district five, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as a citizen representative. 2025-0318 Introduced and Referred
  81. 41 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Carrol Stripling, who resides in council district seven, to the King County veterans advisory board. 2025-0337 Introduced and Referred
  82. 42 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on the status of the language access plans required by Ordinance 18665, Section 6, in accordance with the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 17, Proviso P1. 2025-0362 Introduced and Referred
  83. 43 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
  84. 74 Other Business
  85. 75 Recognition Presented in the Community
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  87. 44 Recognition of Korean Consul General Eujin Seo for her outstanding leadership
  88. 77 Adjournment