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October 1, 2024 ·1:30 PM Final Without Extra Items

Hybrid Meeting

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Agenda — 73 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 September 24, 2024
  9. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
  10. 6 Special Item
  11. 11 Proclamation of September 15 to October 15, 2024, as Latino/a/e Heritage Month in King County
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  13. 13 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
  14. 14 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-8, 11-12, and 42
  15. 15 Budget and Fiscal Management
  16. 7 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the condemnation of real property to obtain easements, and other rights in property for the construction of the Rapid Ride I Line in the city of Renton. 2024-0226 Deferred
  17. 17 Metropolitan King County Council
  18. 8 AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the Memorandum of Agreement negotiated by and between King County and the Teamsters Local Union No. 174, representing Station Operator, Truck Driver, Utility Worker (Tipper Classification), Scale Operator, and Signs and Marking Specialist employees working in the fleet, road services, parks, solid waste divisions of the department of local services, the department of natural resources and parks, and department of executive services, and establishing the effective date of the agreement. 2024-0295 Passed Pass
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  20. 20 Hearing Examiner Consent Agenda Items 9-10
  21. 9 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 Darren and Carrie Dofelmier for property located at 30766 Cumberland Kanaskat Road SE, Ravensdale, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E24CT001. 2024-0218 Passed Pass
  22. 10 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 Steven and Casey Litz for property located at 34203 SE 270th Street, Ravensdale, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E24CT004. 2024-0220 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 Item 11
  26. 24 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
  27. 11 A MOTION approving a forest carbon credit approval report in accordance with K.C.C. chapter 18.35. 2024-0274 Passed Pass
  28. 26 Transportation, Economy and Environment
  29. 12 A MOTION accepting the King County Equitable Development Initiative Implementation Plan Phase 2 in compliance with Motion 16062 and the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, as amended by Ordinance 19712, Section 77, Proviso P1. 2024-0258 Passed Pass
  30. 28 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
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  32. 13 AN ORDINANCE that adopts the 2025 Annual Budget and makes appropriations for the operation of county agencies and departments and capital improvements for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025; and establishing an effective date. 2024-0299 Introduced and Referred
  33. 14 AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2025 5.5 GWI King County Hourly Squared Schedule, 2025 5.5 GWI King County Annual FLSA-Exempt Squared Schedule, 2025 5.5 GWI King County Standardized Hourly Salary Schedule, 2025 5.5 GWI King County Standardized Annual FLSA-Exempt Salary Schedule, the annual general wage increase for nonrepresented King County employees, as stipulated in K.C.C. 3.12.130 and K.C.C. 3.12.140, and the insured benefits agreement for nonrepresented King County employees. 2024-0300 Introduced and Referred
  34. 15 AN ORDINANCE regarding surface water management; revising surface water management service charges; amending Ordinance 7590, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.08.070 and establishing an effective date. 2024-0301 Introduced and Referred
  35. 16 AN ORDINANCE abolishing the 2008-2013 parks operating levy, the 2008-2013 open space and trails levy, and the 2014-2019 parks, trails, and open space replacement levy subfunds, and transferring any remaining net assets and fund balances to the parks operating fund; and amending Ordinance 14793, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.480 and Ordinance 15966, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.490. 2024-0302 Introduced and Referred
  36. 17 AN ORDINANCE establishing the county hospital levy fund; and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200. 2024-0303 Introduced and Referred
  37. 18 AN ORDINANCE establishing the county hospital capital fund; and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200. 2024-0305 Introduced and Referred
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  39. 19 AN ORDINANCE increasing the participant registration fee to attend a parenting seminar in cases under chapters 26.09 and 26.26 RCW related to custody, visitation, or parenting of minor children; and amending Ordinance 16972, Section 2, and K.C.C. 4A.632.120 and establishing an effective date. 2024-0304 Introduced and Referred
  40. 20 AN ORDINANCE establishing the electric-vehicle-charging infrastructure fund; and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200. 2024-0306 Introduced and Referred
  41. 21 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of limited tax general obligation bonds of the county in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $604,000,000 to provide funds for acquiring and constructing capital improvement projects of the county and to pay the costs of issuing such bonds; authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of limited tax general obligation refunding bonds to refund outstanding limited tax general obligations of the county and to pay the costs of issuing such refunding bonds; pledging the annual levy of taxes to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued under this ordinance; and providing for other matters relating thereto. 2024-0307 Introduced and Referred
  42. 22 AN ORDINANCE relating to public transportation, revising water taxi rates of fare; amending Ordinance 18411, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.820 and establishing an effective date. 2024-0308 Introduced and Referred
  43. 23 AN ORDINANCE relating to public transportation, revising Water Taxi rates of fare; amending Ordinance 18411, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.820 and establishing an effective date. 2024-0309 Introduced and Referred
  44. 24 AN ORDINANCE relating to public transportation, revising the rate for regular fare; amending Ordinance 19474, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.010 and establishing an effective date. 2024-0310 Introduced and Referred
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  46. 25 AN ORDINANCE maintaining emergent need thresholds at current levels as established in the 2021-2022 biennium; and repealing Ordinance 19534, Sections 1, 4, and 5. 2024-0312 Introduced and Referred
  47. 26 AN ORDINANCE related to plumbing permit fees and amending Ordinance 6746, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.080, Ordinance 16964, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.095, and Ordinance 19485, Section 146, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.292. 2024-0313 Introduced and Referred
  48. 27 AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2024 levy of property taxes in King County for collection in the year 2025. 2024-0314 Introduced and Referred
  49. 28 AN ORDINANCE relating to development permitting fees; amending Ordinance 10662, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.010, Ordinance 18822, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.050, Ordinance 11141, Section 41, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.110, Ordinance 13332, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.06.010, Ordinance 13332, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.020, Ordinance 17923, Section 45, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.035, Ordinance 17923, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.037, Ordinance 13332, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.050, Ordinance 13332, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.070, Ordinance 18000, Section 83, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.075, Ordinance 13332, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.080, Ordinance 13332, Section 24, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.090, Ordinance 13332, Section 28, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.130, Ordinance 13332, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.150, Ordinance 13332, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.160, Ordinance 13332, Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.170, Ordinance 13332, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.180, Ordinance 13332, Section 34, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.190, Ordinance 13332, Section 35, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.200, Ordinance 13332, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.210, Ordinance 13332, Section 37, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.220, Ordinance 13332, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.320, Ordinance 13332, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.350, Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.360, Ordinance 13332, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.380, Ordinance 17224, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.425, Ordinance 13332, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.510, Ordinance 13332, Section 54, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.550, Ordinance 17682, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.560, and Ordinance 17682, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.580, and establishing an effective date. 2024-0315 Introduced and Referred
  50. 29 AN ORDINANCE relating to the county property tax levies for collection in 2025, and implementing RCW 84.55.120. 2024-0316 Introduced and Referred
  51. 30 AN ORDINANCE relating to public transportation, revising the low-income fare rate; amending Ordinance 19705, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.010 and establishing an effective date. 2024-0317 Introduced and Referred
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  53. 31 AN ORDINANCE adopting 2024 Fund Management Policies for the Public Transportation Fund; and repealing Ordinance 18321, Section 2, and Attachment A to Ordinance 18321. 2024-0319 Introduced and Referred
  54. 32 AN ORDINANCE relating to school impact fees and comprehensive planning; adopting the capital facilities plans of the Tahoma, Federal Way, Riverview, Issaquah, Snoqualmie Valley, Highline, Lake Washington, Kent, Northshore, Enumclaw, Fife, Auburn, and Renton school districts as subelements of the King County Comprehensive Plan capital facilities element to implement the school impact fee program; establishing school impact fees to be collected by King County on behalf of the districts; and amending Ordinance 18619, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.473, and Ordinance 10122, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.44.010. 2024-0322 Introduced and Referred
  55. 33 AN ORDINANCE adopting the community needs list for the Snoqualmie Valley/Northeast King County community service area. 2024-0323 Introduced and Referred
  56. 34 AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2024 levy of property taxes in King County for collection in the year 2025. 2024-0324 Introduced and Referred
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  58. 35 AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by and between King County and the Technical Employees' Association, representing capital division staff employees in the Metro transit department and establishing the effective date of the agreement. 2024-0326 Introduced and Referred
  59. 36 AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiated by and between King County and the King County Police Officers Guild, representing commissioned deputies and sergeants in the King County sheriff's office, and establishing the effective date of the agreement. 2024-0327 Introduced and Referred
  60. 53 First Reading and Referral of Motions
  61. 37 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a plan identifying revenue to replace approximately $7,000,000 of American Rescue Plan Act, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds that will expire December 31, 2024, that is currently supporting King County gun violence intervention and prevention programming, in accordance with the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 17, as amended by Ordinance 19712, Section 10, Proviso P8. 2024-0296 Introduced and Referred
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  64. 38 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a gun violence prevention and response plan, in accordance with the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 42, as amended by Ordinance 19791, Section 17, Proviso P2. 2024-0297 Introduced and Referred
  65. 39 A MOTION appointing a qualified person to a vacant position on the Coal Creek utility district board of commissioners. 2024-0298 Introduced and Referred
  66. 40 A MOTION relating to the review and assessment of the county hospital's operating, facility, and capital needs to inform potential utilization of the county's authority to levy a councilmanic property tax as allowable under RCW 36.62.090. 2024-0320 Introduced and Referred
  67. 41 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
  68. 60 Other Business
  69. 61 Proclamation/Recognition Presented in the Community
  70. 42 Proclaiming September 30 - October 6, 2024, as Week Without Driving
  71. 43 Executive Session
  72. 64 Adjournment
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