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January 7, 2025 ·1:30 PM Final Without Extra Items

Hybrid Meeting

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Agenda — 70 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.
  2. 2 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.
  3. 1 Call to Order
  4. 3 page break
  5. 2 Roll Call
  6. 3 Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
  7. 4 Approval of Minutes of December 10, 2024
  8. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
  9. 8 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-15
  10. 9 First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral to Committee
  11. 9 page break
  12. 6 A MOTION making an appointment to fill the vacancy in the position of state Senator for the 48th Legislative District. 2025-0008 Passed as Amended Pass
  13. 11 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085
  14. 7 A MOTION making an appointment to fill the vacancy in the position of state Representative for the 48th Legislative District. 2025-0009 Passed as Amended Pass
  15. 13 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085
  16. 13 page break
  17. 14 page break
  18. 15 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
  19. 16 Consent Items 8-14
  20. 8 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Donna Lurie, who works in council district three, to the King County personnel board. 2024-0248 Passed Pass
  21. 9 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Lauren Berkowitz, who resides in council district eight, to the King County personnel board. 2024-0249 Passed Pass
  22. 10 A MOTION adopting the King County Youth Bill of Rights and Report in accordance with Ordinance 17738, Section 4.A.2. 2024-0276 Passed Pass
  23. 11 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Donny Stevenson, who resides in council district seven, to the Washington state Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District board of directors. 2024-0285 Passed Pass
  24. 12 A MOTION adopting the King County Strategic InformationTechnology Plan 2024-2027, which identifies technology objectives and strategies that provide clear direction and guidance for information technology efforts and investments in King County. 2024-0288 Passed Pass
  25. 21 page break
  26. 13 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Stuart Rolfe, who resides in council district two, to the Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District (aka Seattle Convention Center) board of directors. 2024-0325 Passed Pass
  27. 14 A MOTION relating to the establishment of policy and operational priorities to inform long-term planning and implementation of the county's civic campus planning initiative. 2024-0386 Passed Pass
  28. 24 Government Accountability and Oversight
  29. 15 A MOTION related to council adoption of the King County Auditor's Office Work Program 2025. 2024-0395 Passed Pass
  30. 25 page break
  31. 26 page break
  32. 27 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
  33. 27 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
  34. 16 AN ORDINANCE related to critical area regulations; amending the King County Comprehensive Plan; and amending Ordinance 15053, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.82.051, Ordinance 263, Article 2, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.010, Ordinance 3692, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.200, Ordinance 10511, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.36.100, Ordinance 6949, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.44.040, Ordinance 18626, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.039, Ordinance 15051, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.072C, Ordinance 10870, Section 70, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.122, Ordinance 10870, Section 80, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.200, Ordinance 11481, Section 1, and K.C.C. 21A.06.253C, Ordinance 15051, Section 24, and K.C.C. 21A.06.254, Ordinance 10870, Section 123, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.415, Ordinance 15051, Section 41, and K.C.C. 21A.06.451, Ordinance 15051, Section 64, and K.C.C. 21A.06.578, Ordinance 15051, Section 107, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1331, Ordinance 10870, Section 176, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.680, Ordinance 10870, Section 190, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.750, Ordinance 10870, Section 243, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1015, Ordinance 10870, Section 288, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1240, Ordinance 10870, Section 314, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1370, Ordinance 10870, Section 323, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1391, Ordinance 10870, Section 321, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1405, Ordinance 10870, Section 448, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.010, Ordinance 10870, Section 449, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.020, Ordinance 15051, Section 137, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.045, Ordinance 15051, Section 138, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.051, Ordinance 15051, Section 140, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.061, Ordinance 10870, Section 454, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.070, Ordinance 10870, Section 456, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.090, Ordinance 14187, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.500, Ordinance 10870, Section 457, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.100, Ordinance 10870, Section 458, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.110, Ordinance 15051, Section 149, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.125, Ordinance 10870, Section 460, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.130, Ordinance 15051, Section 151, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.133, Ordinance 10870, Section 464, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.170, Ordinance 10870, Section 465, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.180, Ordinance 10870, Section 467, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.200, Ordinance 11621, Section 75, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.275, Ordinance 10870, Section 475, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.280, Ordinance 10870, Section 478, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.310, Ordinance 10870, Section 476, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.290, Ordinance 15051, Section 158, and K.C.C. 21A.24.205, Ordinance 11481, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.311, Ordinance 15051, Section 173, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.312, Ordinance 15051, Section 174, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.313, Ordinance 15051, Section 179, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.316, Ordinance 15051, Section 183, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.318, Ordinance 15051, Section 185, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.325, Ordinance 15051, Section 187, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.335, Ordinance 10870, Section 481, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.340, Ordinance 15051, Section 192, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.355, Ordinance 15051, Section 193, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.358, Ordinance 15051, Section 195, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.365, Ordinance 10870, Section 485, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.380, Ordinance 15051, Section 198, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.382, Ordinance 11621, Section 52, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.385, Ordinance 11621, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.386, Ordinance 15051, Section 204, and K.C.C. 21A.24.388, Ordinance 16958, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.100, Ordinance 16985, Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.110, Ordinance 3688, Section 415, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.150, Ordinance 16985, Section 39, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.160, Ordinance 3688, Section 414, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.190, Ordinance 16985, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.210, Ordinance 11168, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.30.045, Ordinance 10870, Section 534, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.30.060, Ordinance 15051, Section 228, and K.C.C. 21A.50.035, and Ordinance 17485, Section 50, adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 21A.06, adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 21A.24, recodifying K.C.C. 21A.06.578, K.C.C. 21A.06.1331, K.C.C. 21A.24.500, K.C.C. 21A.24.310, K.C.C. 21A.24.205, K.C.C. 21A.24.210, K.C.C. 21A.24.220, repealing Ordinance 15713, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.36.080, Ordinance 15051, Section 67, and K.C.C. 21A.06.628, Ordinance 15051, Section 139, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.055, Ordinance 17539, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.072, Ordinance 15051, Section 152, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.137, Ordinance 10870, Section 461, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.140, Ordinance 11481, Sections 3 and 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.314, Ordinance 15051, Section 189, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.342, Ordinance 15051, Section 234, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.550, Ordinance 19820, Section 15, and Ordinance 19820, Section 16, and establishing effective dates. 2024-0408 Introduced and Referred
  35. 17 AN ORDINANCE approving the Southwest Suburban Sewer District General Sewer Plan Update dated July 2024. 2024-0410 Introduced and Referred
  36. 18 AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the Memorandum of Agreement negotiated by and between King County and the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 587, representing employees in the sheet metal worker job classification in the Vehicle Maintenance division of the Metro Transit department; and establishing the effective date of said agreement. 2024-0419 Introduced and Referred
  37. 19 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 Ernest and Loralynn Antin for property located at 24233 SE 164th Street, Issaquah WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E24CT008. 2025-0004 Introduced and Referred
  38. 20 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 Elena Zakharova and Kiril Van Orman for property located at 515 286th Avenue SE, Fall City, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E24CT002. 2025-0005 Introduced and Referred
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  40. 21 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 Yasuhiro and Dorothy Matsui for property located at 6403 206th Place NE, Redmond, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E24CT007. 2025-0006 Introduced and Referred
  41. 34 First Reading and Referral of Motions
  42. 22 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Claire Sumadiwirya, who resides in council district six, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission. 2024-0413 Introduced and Referred
  43. 23 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Maharshi Roy, who resides in council district one, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission. 2024-0414 Introduced and Referred
  44. 37 page break
  45. 38 Reintroductions of Ordinances
  46. 24 AN ORDINANCE determining the King County Fire Protection District No. 24 is inactive under state law and it is in the public interest to dissolve King County Fire Protection District No. 24. Reintroduced
  47. 25 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 Reintroduced
  48. 26 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 200th Ave SE, V-2752; Petitioners: Young Kwon and Robyn Isaak-Kwon and Mutsumi Porter. 2024-0247 Reintroduced
  49. 27 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 104th Ave SW/Summit Ave and a portion of 105th Ave SW/Bluff Ave, V-2760; Petitioner: Andrew Tristani. 2024-0280 Reintroduced
  50. 28 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of Cedar Grove Road SE/John Hallworth Rd/County Road No. 583, V-2761; Petitioners: Don and Janette Dunavant. 2024-0286 Reintroduced
  51. 29 AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2024 levy of property taxes in King County for collection in the year 2025. 2024-0324 Reintroduced
  52. 30 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an amended and restated affordable housing ground lease with the tenant for the housing elements only of the existing mixed-use affordable housing project on county-owned land located at the Northgate Park and Pool lot, in council district one. 2024-0383 Reintroduced
  53. 31 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an amended and restated commercial ground lease agreement with one of the original lease signatories for the child care, comfort station, and retail space elements of the existing mixed-use affordable housing project on county-owned land located at the Northgate Park and Pool lot, in council district one. 2024-0384 Reintroduced
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  55. 32 AN ORDINANCE providing for the submission to the qualified electors of King County at a special election to be held in King County on April 22, 2025, of a proposition to reauthorize an expired regular property tax levy in excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW, for a consecutive seven year period beginning in 2026 at the rate of not more than $0.0275 per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation, with the 2026 levy amount being the base for computing maximum allowable levy amounts under chapter 84.55 RCW for years two through seven (2027-2032), for the purpose of funding the continued operation of the regional automated fingerprint identification system, also known as AFIS, which maintains expanded crime scene and arrest identification technology and services for all local criminal justice agencies in King County. 2024-0402 Reintroduced
  56. 48 Reintroductions of Motions
  57. 33 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Leslie Kae Hamada, who resides in council district nine, to the King County women's advisory board, as a council at-large representative. 2024-0120 Reintroduced
  58. 34 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the proviso report on a crisis response program plan required by the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 21, as amended by Ordinance 19633, Section 17, Proviso P1. 2024-0284 Reintroduced
  59. 35 A MOTION relating to mature forests in King County, acknowledging receipt of the first of two reports on mature forests in King County as required by Motion 16437 requesting the executive to identify and analyze mature forests in King County and to transmit two reports. 2024-0291 Reintroduced
  60. 36 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the second of two reports on progress toward addressing the legal system backlog that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 17, Proviso P4. 2024-0293 Reintroduced
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  62. 37 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Hattie Steward, who resides in council district five, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as an at-large representative. 2024-0338 Reintroduced
  63. 38 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Julia Colson, who works in council district four, to the King County veterans, seniors and human services levy advisory board's vulnerable populations committee, as the district four representative. 2024-0350 Reintroduced
  64. 39 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Theresa Demeter, who resides in council district four, to the King County veterans, seniors and human services levy advisory board's seniors committee, as the district four representative. 2024-0351 Reintroduced
  65. 40 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Brenda Farwell, who works in council district five, to the King County veterans, seniors and human services levy advisory board's seniors committee, as the district five representative. 2024-0352 Reintroduced
  66. 41 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Cecelia Gunn, who resides in council district five, to the King County landmarks commission, a representative from local heritage organizations. 2024-0379 Reintroduced
  67. 42 A MOTION requesting the executive to develop and transmit an implementation plan related to biosolids, transitioning from distributing King County biosolids on farmland and forest floors to a thermal drying model. 2024-0406 Reintroduced
  68. 43 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
  69. 60 Other Business
  70. 61 Adjournment