Metropolitan King County Council

Hybrid Meeting

Agenda — 46 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: 899 1717 0516 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 May 13, 2025
9. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
10. 6 Special Items
11. 11 Proclamation of May 2025 as Jewish Heritage Month in King County
12. 12 Proclamation of May 2025 as Bike Everywhere Month 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, 9-12, and 19
16. 16 Hearing Examiner Consent Agenda Items 7-8
17. 7 AN ORDINANCE denying the vacation of a portion of 43rd Ave S, Auburn, file no. V-2750; Petitioners: Drake Randle and William and Vikki Johnson. 2024-0165 Passed Pass
18. 8 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 Indigenous Creative Collective for property located at 9666 51st Avenue South, Seattle, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E24CT009S. 2025-0063 Passed Pass
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20. 19 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
21. 20 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
22. 21 Consent Item 9
23. 9 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Adrien Leavitt, who resides in council district two, to the King County public defense advisory board, representing areas or issues that may affect public defense clients. 2025-0091 Passed Pass
24. 23 Budget and Fiscal Management
25. 10 A MOTION reaffirming King County's commitment to reproductive rights in response to state and federal cuts. 2025-0139 Passed Pass
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27. 26 Reappointment Consent Agenda Items 11-12
28. 11 A MOTION reappointing Christopher Carney, who resides in council district two, to the King County public defense advisory board, representing areas or issues that may affect public defense clients. 2025-0142 Passed Pass
29. 12 A MOTION reappointing Sara Rankin, who resides in council district two, to the King County public defense advisory board, representing areas or issues that may affect public defense clients. 2025-0143 Passed Pass
30. 29 First Reading and Referral of Motions
31. 13 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on sexual assault cases in compliance with the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 31, Proviso P2. 2025-0138 Introduced and Referred
32. 30 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
33. 14 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Matthew Sanders as county public defender. 2025-0140 Introduced and Referred
34. 15 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Faisal Akhter, who resides in council district two, to the King County veterans advisory board. 2025-0144 Introduced and Referred
35. 33 Rereferral
36. 16 AN ORDINANCE relating to the funding and provision of Medic One emergency medical services; providing for the submission to the qualified electors of King County, at special election on November 4, 2025, of a proposition to fund the countywide Medic One emergency medical services by authorizing the continuation of a regular property tax levy for a consecutive six year period, for collection beginning in 2026, at a rate of $0.25 or less per $1,000 of assessed valuation, to provide for Medic One emergency medical services. 2025-0119 Re-referred
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38. 35 This is a dual referral first to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee and then to the Regional Policy Committee. This is a mandatory referral to the Regional Policy Committee as set forth in King County Charter Section 270.30 and K.C.C. 1.24.065.
39. 17 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
40. 37 Other Business
41. 38 Required notification pursuant to K.C.C. 4A.100.080
42. 18 May 13, 2024, Exception Notification Regarding Transfer from Emergent Need Contingency to the Parks Capital Fund (Wayne Golf Course Trail Connector Improvements).
43. 40 Proclamation/Recognition Presented in the Community
44. 19 Recognition of Syttende Mai, also known as Norwegian Constitution Day.
45. 42 Adjournment
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