Metropolitan King County Council
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda — 40 items
- 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 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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- 1 Call to Order
- 2 Roll Call
- 3 Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
- 4 Approval of Minutes of special meeting of November 19, 2024
- 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
- 6 Special Item
- 11 Recognition of State Representative Frank Chopp for over 30 years of legislative service
- 7 Public Comment
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- 14 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
- 15 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-11
- 16 Consent Items 8-10
- 8 AN ORDINANCE extending an existing moratorium by six months, prohibiting the acceptance of applications for the establishment of new or expansion of existing wineries, breweries, distilleries, and remote tasting rooms, as primary or accessory uses or as home occupations or home industries; and prohibiting temporary use permits for wineries, breweries, distilleries, and remote tasting rooms.
- 9 AN ORDINANCE relating to the sustained support programs for arts and heritage, and amending Ordinance 14440, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.48.108 and Ordinance 14440, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.48.109.
- 10 AN ORDINANCE relating to the King County Doors Open Program to support cultural organizations; and amending Ordinance 19710, Section 8.
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- 20 Regional Policy
- 11 AN ORDINANCE approving the King County Doors Open Program implementation plan, required by Ordinance 19710, Section 9, to govern the expenditure of the cultural access sales and use tax from 2024 through 2031 to achieve outcomes related to public and educational benefits and economic support for arts, science, and heritage organizations; amending section 1 of this ordinance, repealing Attachment A to this ordinance, and establishing an effective date.
- 21 Passed On The Consent Agenda
- 22 Hearing Examiner Consent Agenda Items 12-13
- 12 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 Denis Lopes Monteiro and Michelle Pedersen for property located at a portion of 190th Avenue SE/Gioranni Vitarelli Rd/Rd No.1592, Renton, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. V-2751.
- 13 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of the unnamed Alley and Street in the Plat of Stillwater, V-2754; Petitioners: Patricia Barajas and Cuauhtemoc Barajas Reina, Kim Kyoung, and Zoe and Derek Anderson.
- 25 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
- 14 AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by and between King County and the King County Juvenile Detention Guild, representing employees in the juvenile division of the department of adult and juvenile detention and establishing the effective date of the agreement.
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- 27 First Reading and Referral of Motions
- 15 A MOTION appointing the American Indian health commission for Washington state's regular member to serve on the King County board of health for a three-year term to expire on December 31, 2027.
- 28 Passed On The Consent Agenda
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- 16 A MOTION appointing the American Indian health commission for Washington state's alternate member to serve on the King County board of health for a three-year term to expire on December 31, 2027.
- 17 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
- 32 Other Business
- 33 Added Item 18
- 34 First Reading and Referral of Motions
- 18 A MOTION requesting the executive provide support for residents and businesses impacted by recent severe weather; and requesting a plan for King County's ongoing response and an after-action report.
- 36 Adjournment