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May 6, 2025 ·1:30 PM Final Without Extra Items

Hybrid Meeting

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Agenda — 62 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 April 15, 2025 and Special Meeting of April 29, 2025
  9. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
  10. 6 Special Item
  11. 11 Proclamation of April 2025 as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in King County
  12. 7 General Public Comment
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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 6-16 & 32
  16. 16 Consent Items
  17. 8 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Metro transit department to file applications with the Federal Transit Administration, an operating administration of the United States Department of Transportation, for federal transportation assistance authorized by 49 U.S.C. chapter 53, Title 23 U.S.C., and other federal statutes administered by the Federal Transit Administration; and adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 28. 2025-0109 Passed Pass
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  19. 19 Budget and Fiscal Management
  20. 9 AN ORDINANCE relating to the leasing of county real property; and amending Ordinance 12045, Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.56.160 and Ordinance 12045, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.56.180. 2025-0092 Passed Pass
  21. 10 AN ORDINANCE related to establishing responsibility criteria for contracts for public works, tangible personal property, and services; amending Ordinance 12138, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.93.120 and Ordinance 12138, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.93.190 and establishing an effective date. 2025-0093 Passed Pass
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  24. 23 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
  25. 24 Consent Items
  26. 11 A MOTION confirming the county executive's appointment of Carol Williams to the King Conservation District, as a representative of an organization that specifically promotes equity and social justice. 2025-0105 Passed Pass
  27. 26 Metropolitan King County Council
  28. 12 A MOTION appointing the King County executive. 2025-0114 Passed Pass
  29. 28 First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral to Committee
  30. 13 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of King County Executive Shannon Braddock, to the Sound Transit board of directors. 2025-0115 Passed Pass
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  32. 32 Reappointment Consent Agenda
  33. 14 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Hattie Steward, who resides in council district five, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as an at-large representative. 2025-0095 Passed Pass
  34. 15 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Cindy Elizalde, who resides in council district four, to the King County children and youth advisory board. 2025-0111 Passed Pass
  35. 16 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Claudia D'Allegri, who resides in council district eight, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a representative from the Community Health Council. 2025-0125 Passed Pass
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  37. 36 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
  38. 37 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
  39. 17 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 Introduced and Referred
  40. 18 AN ORDINANCE relating to King County district court electoral district boundaries for 2025; and amending Ordinance 16803, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.12.050. 2025-0086 Introduced and Referred
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  42. 19 AN ORDINANCE accepting and approving the Medic One/Emergency Medical Services 2026-2031 Strategic Plan submitted by the executive. 2025-0118 Introduced and Referred
  43. 20 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 Introduced and Referred
  44. 21 AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to deny the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space submitted by Madhukirana Reddy Timiri for property located at 4277 137th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E24CT021. 2025-0120 Introduced and Referred
  45. 22 AN ORDINANCE related to the priority hire program and allowing for changes to the criteria of "economically distressed areas" that reflects a revised methodology which enhances regional uniformity and aligns with evolving economic and demographic shifts; and amending Ordinance 18672, Section 2, and K.C.C. 12.18A.010. 2025-0122 Introduced and Referred
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  47. 23 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a new lease to support the operation of the department of public health. 2025-0124 Introduced and Referred
  48. 24 AN ORDINANCE relating to school impact fees; amending Ordinance 13147, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.060, Ordinance 11621, Section 89, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.28.152, Ordinance 11621, Section 90, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.28.154, Ordinance 11621, Section 91, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.28.156, Ordinance 11621, Section 112, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.43.030, Ordinance 11621, Section 114, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.43.050, and Ordinance 11621, Section 117, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.43.080, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 21A.43, and repealing Ordinance 10870, Section 292, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1260, and Ordinance 11621, Attachment A. 2025-0127 Introduced and Referred
  49. 25 AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiated by and between King County and the International Association of Fire Fighters, representing employees in the paramedic, paramedic-in-training, and supervisor job classifications in the department of public health's paramedic locations; and establishing the effective date of said agreement. 2025-0131 Introduced and Referred
  50. 26 AN ORDINANCE relating to grocery businesses; establishing requirements for grocery businesses operating in the unincorporated area of King County and utilizing self-service checkout stations; adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 12. 2025-0133 Introduced and Referred
  51. 49 First Reading and Referral of Motions
  52. 27 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Crystal Goodwin, who resides in council district seven, to the King County Library System board of trustees. 2025-0102 Introduced and Referred
  53. 28 A MOTION confirming the appointment of Matt Sanders as county public defender. 2025-0103 Introduced and Referred
  54. 29 A MOTION establishing a process for appointing the King County executive. 2025-0116 Introduced and Referred
  55. 30 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a list of dashboard performance measures in response to the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 18, Proviso P2. 2025-0121 Introduced and Referred
  56. 31 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
  57. 55 Other Business
  58. 32 Proclamation/Recognition Presented in the Community
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  60. 57 Recognition of Bernadene Dochnahl for her lifetime of honorable public service
  61. 58 Adjournment
  62. 60 Councilmember von Reichbauer announced the passing of Joseph Townsend, who served as the head baseball coach at Thomas Jefferson High School.