Metropolitan King County Council

Hybrid Meeting

Agenda — 37 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: 890 5838 1493 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 October 14, 2025
9. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
10. 6 Special Item
11. 11 Proclamation of October 21, 2025, as Errol the Courthouse Dog Day in King County
12. 12 Proclamation of October 20 to 26, 2025, as Pro Bono Week in King County
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14. 14 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
15. 15 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-13
16. 16 Consent Items 7-9
17. 7 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to execute fiber optic installation and maintenance agreements. 2025-0141 Passed Pass
18. 8 AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of environmental attributes held by the county; authorizing the executive office of climate to enter into an agreement with an environmental services aggregator who would support the tracking and reporting of low-carbon fuels usage in county fleets and production of low-carbon fuels to generate credits in the Washington Clean Fuels Program and manage the sale of credits to producers and suppliers of regulated fuels. 2025-0214 Passed Pass
19. 9 AN ORDINANCE regarding membership on the King County board of health; and amending Ordinance 19418, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35.021, Ordinance 19418, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35.022, Ordinance 19418, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35.024, and Ordinance 19418, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35.026. 2025-0284 Deferred
20. 19 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
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22. 21 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
23. 22 Consent Items 10-12
24. 10 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Aliye Aliye, who resides in council district seven, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission. 2025-0262 Passed Pass
25. 11 A MOTION approving the 2026 budget and work program for ARCH, A Regional Coalition for Housing. 2025-0272 Passed Pass
26. 12 A MOTION approving the 2026 work plan and 2026 budget for SKHHP, South King Housing and Homelessness Partners. 2025-0273 Passed Pass
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28. 27 Transportation, Economy and Environment
29. 13 A MOTION approving the 2025 Strategic Climate Action Plan, submitted in compliance with K.C.C 18.25.010, and superseding Motion 14449, Section B. 2025-0172 Passed as Amended Pass
30. 28 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
31. 29 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
32. 14 AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $14,764,000 to various general fund agencies, a net supplemental appropriation of $22,959,000 to various non-general fund agencies and a net supplemental appropriation of $1,670,000 from various capital fund budgets; and amending the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Sections 34, 46, 54, 55, 83, 83, 86, 91, 117, 120, and 130, as amended, and Attachment A, as amended. 2025-0331 Introduced and Referred
33. 15 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
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35. 32 Other Business
36. 16 Public Employment Relations Commission Notice
37. 34 Adjournment