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July 8, 2025 ·1:30 PM Final Without Extra Items

Hybrid Meeting

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Agenda — 45 items

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  3. 1 Call to Order
  4. 2 Roll Call
  5. 3 Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
  6. 4 Approval of Minutes of July 1, 2025
  7. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
  8. 8 page break
  9. 9 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
  10. 10 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-13
  11. 11 Government Accountability and Oversight
  12. 6 AN ORDINANCE relating to the personnel system; amending Ordinance 9088, Section 1, and K.C.C. 3.12.005, Ordinance 12014, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.010, Ordinance 12014, Section 6, and K.C.C. 3.12.020, Ordinance 12014, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.040, Ordinance 12014, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.042, Ordinance 12014, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.044, Ordinance 12014, Section 10, and K.C.C. 3.12.050, Ordinance 12014, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.060, Ordinance 4324, Section 14, and K.C.C. 3.12.080, Ordinance 12014, Section 12, and K.C.C. 3.12.090, Ordinance 12014, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.100, Ordinance 12014, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.110, Ordinance 12014, Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.120, Ordinance 12014, Section 34, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.123, Ordinance 12077, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.125, Ordinance 4324, Section 38, and K.C.C. 3.12.140, Ordinance 12014, Section 18, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.180, Ordinance 18572, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.184, Ordinance 12014, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.188, Ordinance 12014, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.190, Ordinance 12052, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.210, Ordinance 12014, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.215, Ordinance 18408, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.219, Ordinance 12014, Section 21, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.220, Ordinance 18191, Section 4, and K.C.C. 3.12.221, Ordinance 15558, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.222, Ordinance 12014, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.223, Ordinance 13743, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.224, Ordinance 7956, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.225, Ordinance 19563, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.227, Ordinance 12014, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.230, Ordinance 12077, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.240, Ordinance 12014, Section 25, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.250, Ordinance 12014, Section 26, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.260, Ordinance 9967, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.262, Ordinance 12014, Section 27, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.270, Ordinance 12014, Section 28, and K.C.C. 3.12.280, Ordinance 12014, Section 29, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.290, Ordinance 12014, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.300, Ordinance 4324, Section 9, and K.C.C. 3.12.310, Ordinance 12014, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.330, Ordinance 12498, Sections 1, 4-7, and K.C.C. 3.12.335, Ordinance 12014, Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.350, Ordinance 12014, Section 33, and K.C.C. 3.12.360, Ordinance 16640, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.400, Ordinance 12943, Section 13, and K.C.C. 3.12A.010, Ordinance 12943, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12A.020, Ordinance 12943, Section 15, and K.C.C. 3.12A.030, Ordinance 12943, Section 16, and K.C.C. 3.12A.040, Ordinance 12943, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12A.050, Ordinance 12943, Section 18, and K.C.C. 3.12A.060, Ordinance 18696, Section 2, and K.C.C. 3.12S.010, Ordinance 12014, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.14.010, Ordinance 8179, Section 2, and K.C.C. 3.14.020, Ordinance 12014, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.14.030, Ordinance 12014, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.14.040, Ordinance 1282, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.060, Ordinance 12014, Section 50, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.020, Ordinance 12014, Section 54, and K.C.C. 3.15.110, Ordinance 12014, Section 51, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.025, Ordinance 14233, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.120, Ordinance 12014, Section 52, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.030, Ordinance 14233, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.130, Ordinance 14233, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.140, Ordinance 1780, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.050, Ordinance 197, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.010, Ordinance 11480, Section 5, and K.C.C. 3.16.012, Ordinance 10631, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.015, Ordinance 197, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.020, Ordinance 11480, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.025, Ordinance 8658, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.040, Ordinance 12014, Section 55, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.050, Ordinance 14287, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.055, Ordinance 13000, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.060, Ordinance 1902, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.28.010, Ordinance 12077, Section 12, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.010, Ordinance 11183, Section 1, and K.C.C. 3.30.020, Ordinance 10930, Sections 3-4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.030, Ordinance 12077, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.050, Ordinance 12077, Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.060, Ordinance 10930, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.070, Ordinance 8575, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.010, Ordinance 8575, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.020, Ordinance 8575, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.030, Ordinance 17332, Section 4, and K.C.C. 3.36.035, Ordinance 16035, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.045, Ordinance 16035, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.055, Ordinance 16035, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.065, Ordinance 16035, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.075, adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 3.15, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 3.30, recodifying K.C.C. 3.15.060, K.C.C. 3.15.110, K.C.C. 3.15.120, K.C.C. 3.15.130, K.C.C. 3.15.140, K.C.C. 3.15.145, and K.C.C. 3.15.135, repealing Ordinance 4324, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.030, Ordinance 12014, Section 16, and K.C.C. 3.12.130, Ordinance 4324, Section 37, and K.C.C. 3.12.150, Ordinance 4324, Section 34, and K.C.C. 3.12.160, Ordinance 12014, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.170, Ordinance 11149, Sections 1-4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.187, Ordinance 14591, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.218, Ordinance 12014, Section 24, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.247, Ordinance 4324, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.320, Ordinance 4324, Section 4, and K.C.C. 3.12.340, Ordinance 9498, Section 14, and K.C.C. 3.12.365, Ordinance 1282, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.040, Ordinance 1282, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.070, Ordinance 8299, Section 1, and K.C.C. 3.15.080, Ordinance 12014, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.100, Ordinance 16818, Section 1, and K.C.C. 3.15.150, Ordinance 16818, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.160, Ordinance 16818, Section 3, and K.C.C. 3.15.170, and Ordinance 16818, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.180, and establishing an expiration date. 2025-0085 Passed as Amended Pass
  13. 13 page break
  14. 14 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
  15. 15 Consent Items 7-11
  16. 7 A MOTION approving the job description for the position of hearing examiner. 2025-0154 Passed Pass
  17. 8 A MOTION confirming the reappointment of Mike Flood to the citizens' elections oversight committee as the representative sponsored by a nonpartisan organization active in King County that evaluates candidates and ballot measures. 2025-0178 Passed Pass
  18. 9 A MOTION confirming the reappointment of Christopher Hays to the citizens' elections oversight committee as a registered King County voter. 2025-0179 Passed Pass
  19. 10 A MOTION confirming the reappointment of Kathy Sakahara to the citizens' elections oversight committee as a representative sponsored by a nonpartisan organization active in King County that provides elections information to the public. 2025-0180 Passed Pass
  20. 11 A MOTION confirming the appointment of Latasha Mae to the citizens' elections oversight committee as a representative sponsored by a nonpartisan organization in King County that promotes equality and the advancement of Black or African Americans. 2025-0181 Passed Pass
  21. 20 page break
  22. 21 First Reading of and Action on Motions without Referral to Committee
  23. 12 A MOTION appointing a qualified person to serve as hearing examiner pro tempore. 2025-0211 Passed as Amended Pass
  24. 22 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
  25. 23 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085
  26. 24 Reappointment Consent Agenda
  27. 13 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Fartun Mohamed, who resides in council district seven, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a representative of a grassroots organization serving a cultural population or cultural populations. Passed Pass
  28. 26 page break
  29. 27 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
  30. 14 AN ORDINANCE relating to solid waste fees charged at recycling and transfer facilities and at the Cedar Hills regional landfill; and amending Ordinance 12564, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 10.12.021 and establishing an effective date. 2025-0182 Introduced and Referred
  31. 15 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into interlocal agreements for salmon conservation efforts in the Snoqualmie and South Fork Skykomish Watershed within Water Resource Inventory Area 7, the Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed also known as Water Resource Inventory Area 8, and the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed also known as Water Resource Inventory Area 9. 2025-0208 Introduced and Referred
  32. 30 First Reading and Referral of Motions
  33. 30 page break
  34. 16 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Peter Lewis, who resides in council district seven, to the King County veterans advisory board. 2025-0145 Introduced and Referred
  35. 17 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Emily Huynh, who resides in council district two, to the King County human and civil rights commission, representing a member who has familiarity with King County government, systems, or agencies. 2025-0189 Introduced and Referred
  36. 18 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Mona Jaber, who resides in council district seven, to the King County human and civil rights commission. 2025-0194 Introduced and Referred
  37. 19 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 Introduced and Referred
  38. 20 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a Critical Areas Monitoring and Adaptive Management Program plan, in response to the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 16, Proviso P1. 2025-0205 Introduced and Referred
  39. 21 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on streamlining food business permitting process, in accordance with the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 104, Proviso P1. 2025-0209 Introduced and Referred
  40. 37 page break
  41. 22 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
  42. 39 Other Business
  43. 40 Required notification pursuant to K.C.C. 4A.100.080
  44. 41 June 20, 2025, Exception Notification Regarding Transfer from Emergent Need Contingency to the Public Transportation Infrastructure Capital (TDC FAC SECURITY IMPRVMNT BUDG).
  45. 42 Adjournment