Metropolitan King County Council

Hybrid Meeting

Agenda — 58 items

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4. 1 Call to Order
5. 2 Roll Call
6. 3 Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
7. 4 Approval of Minutes of May 21, 2024
8. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
9. 6 Special Item
10. 10 Proclamation of May 2024 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Month
11. 11 Recognition of the 80th anniversary of D-Day Operations
12. 7 Public Comment
13. 13 page break
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 6-19 and 30
16. 16 Consent Items
17. 8 AN ORDINANCE relating to the convening of the King County board of appeals and equalization; and amending Ordinance 6444, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.34.030. 2024-0113 Passed Pass
18. 9 AN ORDINANCE relating to the qualifications for the members and clerk of the King County board of appeals and equalization; and amending Ordinance 6444, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.34.020 and Ordinance 6444, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.34.040. 2024-0114 Passed Pass
19. 10 AN ORDINANCE relating to King County district court electoral district boundaries for 2024; and amending Ordinance 16803, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.12.050. 2024-0128 Passed as Amended Pass
20. 19 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
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22. 21 Budget and Fiscal Management
23. 11 AN ORDINANCE relating to a capital improvement project; making a supplemental appropriation of $37,691,109 to the building repair and replacement fund; and amending the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 129, as amended, and Ordinance 19546, Attachment A, as amended. 2024-0093 Passed Pass
24. 12 AN ORDINANCE approving the purchase of property by the King County executive located at 710 Second Avenue, Seattle, in council district eight. 2024-0147 Passed Pass
25. 24 page break
26. 25 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
27. 26 Consent Items
28. 13 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Mark McIntyre, who resides in council district nine, to the King County International Airport roundtable, as an airport tenant representative - corporate tenant. 2024-0035 Passed Pass
29. 28 Reappointment Consent Agenda
30. 14 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Terry Miller, who resides in council district two, to the King County emergency management advisory committee, as a representative from the King County Fire Commissioners Association. 2024-0155 Passed Pass
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32. 15 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of April Atwood, who resides in council district nine, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as a representative from marketing and education interests. 2024-0172 Passed Pass
33. 16 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of James Borsum, who resides in council district seven, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as a representative from a bargaining unit representing the greatest number of solid waste division employees. 2024-0173 Passed Pass
34. 17 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Robin Freedman, who resides in council district one, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as a representative from the waste management industry. Passed Pass
35. 18 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Yohan Lee, who works in council district five, to the King County investment pool advisory committee, filling an at-large position. 2024-0180 Passed Pass
36. 19 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Sonja Forster, who resides in council district four, to the King County priority hire advisory committee. 2024-0183 Passed Pass
37. 35 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
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39. 20 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a renewal of an existing lease to support the operation of the department of natural resources and parks. 2024-0144 Introduced and Referred
40. 21 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of sewer revenue bonds and limited tax general obligation bonds payable from sewer revenues of the county in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,200,000,000 to provide funds for acquiring and constructing improvements to the sewer system and to pay the costs of issuing such bonds; authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of sewer revenue bonds and limited tax general obligation bonds payable from sewer revenues of the county to refund outstanding obligations of the county payable from sewer revenues and to pay the costs of issuing such refunding bonds; pledging sewer revenues to pay the principal of and interest on sewer revenue bonds issued under this ordinance; amending reserve requirements; and pledging the annual levy of taxes and an additional pledge of sewer revenues to pay the principal of and interest on limited tax general obligation bonds issued under this ordinance. 2024-0161 Introduced and Referred
41. 22 AN ORDINANCE that adopts the Harborview Medical Center 2025 Capital Improvement Program Annual Budget for the year ending June 30, 2025, and makes appropriations for the capital improvements for the Harborview Medical Center. 2024-0167 Introduced and Referred
42. 38 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
43. 23 AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Snoqualmie Water System Plan dated November 2023. 2024-0187 Introduced and Referred
44. 24 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an agreement with Longacres Owners Association for the sale and use of thermal energy from King County wastewater, and to formally memorialize ownership of the system at the former Longacres site in Renton, Washington. 2024-0188 Introduced and Referred
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46. 42 First Reading and Referral of Motions
47. 25 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Aaron Johnson, who resides in council district two, to the King County children and youth advisory board. 2024-0138 Introduced and Referred
48. 26 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on county diversion programs, in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 17, Proviso P3. 2024-0164 Introduced and Referred
49. 27 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of the Honorable Amy Lam, councilmember, city of Sammamish, who resides in council district three, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, filling the local elected public official position. 2024-0175 Introduced and Referred
50. 28 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Beratta Gomillion, who resides in council district one, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a representative from the provider of both mental health and chemical dependency services in King County. 2024-0186 Introduced and Referred
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52. 29 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
53. 49 Other Business
54. 50 Local Services and Land Use
55. 30 AN ORDINANCE relating to the annexation of approximately 0.49 acres of land into the Covington Water District, known as the Schneider Annexation, for the purpose of water service. 2024-0163
56. 52 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO HOLD ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING - LEGISLATION REMAINS IN COMMITTEE
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58. 53 Adjournment