Metropolitan King County Council
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda — 51 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 September 10, 2024
- 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
- 6 Special Item
- 11 Council Service Awards
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- 13 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
- 14 There will be one public hearing on Items 7-11
- 15 Consent Items 7-8
- 7 AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Snoqualmie Water System Plan dated November 2023.
- 8 AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Enumclaw Water System Plan dated February 2024.
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- 18 Passed On The Consent Agenda
- 19 Budget and Fiscal Management
- 9 AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of the surplus property located at 18005 107th Ave SW, Vashon, Washington, in council district eight.
- 21 Local Services and Land Use
- 10 AN ORDINANCE relating to river and floodplain management, adopting the 2024 King County Flood Management Plan, and amending Ordinance 11955, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.045, Ordinance 9163, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.04.020, Ordinance 9163, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.04.050, Ordinance 1709, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 13.24.060, Ordinance 15053, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.82.051, Ordinance 17270, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 18.25.010, Ordinance 3692, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.200, Ordinance 11112, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.480, Ordinance 19146, Section 66, and K.C.C. 21A.23.020, Ordinance 15051, Section 137, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.045, Ordinance, 19128, Section 20, and K.C.C. 21A.24.226, Ordinance, 16267, Section 59, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.381, Ordinance, 16985, Section 39, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.160, and Ordinance 3688, Section 414, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.190.
- 11 AN ORDINANCE relating to the withdrawal of approximately 25 acres of land from the Sammamish Plateau water and sewer district to the Ames Lake water association, known as the Ames Lake Road water de-annexation, for the purpose of water service.
- 24 Public Hearing Required
- 25 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO HOLD ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING - LEGISLATION REMAINS IN COMMITTEE
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- 27 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
- 12 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to execute an amendment extending the term of fiber optic installation and maintenance agreements; authorizing the executive to enter into future project agreements under approved general terms and conditions; and authorizing the executive to execute two project agreements for fiber optic installation and maintenance with the city of Seattle and the Washington state Department of Transportation.
- 13 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the use of an interlocal agreement template for city entities seeking to enter into an agreement for jail services with King County.
- 14 AN ORDINANCE relating to the imposition of a natural resource conservation rate and charge in the King Conservation District and authorizing the executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between King County and the King Conservation District.
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- 15 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.
- 16 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.
- 33 First Reading and Referral of Motions
- 17 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.
- 18 A MOTION establishing the King County 2025 State Legislative Priorities.
- 19 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.
- 20 A MOTION confirming the appointment of Jake Prendez to the King County cultural development authority (4Culture) board.
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- 38 Rereferral
- 21 AN ORDINANCE related to the for-hire transportation industry, authorizing background checks through the Washington State Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation when considering an application for an enhanced regional for-hire driver license; and amending Ordinance 19700, Section 13, and K.C.C. 6.65.110.
- 40 Proposed Ordinance 2024-0245 is being rereferred from the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee to the Committee of the Whole.
- 22 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
- 42 Other Business
- 43 Added Items
- 44 Consent Items 23-24
- 23 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Brian Algiers, who resides in council district five, to the King County international airport roundtable, as the labor representative from the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA).
- 24 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Stephen Ratzlaff, who resides in council district two, to the King County international airport roundtable, as a representative from a pilots' association.
- 47 Adjournment
- 47 Passed On The Consent Agenda