Metropolitan King County Council
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda — 34 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. 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. You are not required to sign-up in advance. Testimony will be limited to ordinances and motions listed on the meeting agenda for action. On the fourth Tuesday of each month, the council allows general public comment on matters relating to county government.
- 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 page break
- 1 Call to Order
- 2 Roll Call
- 3 Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
- 4 Approval of Minutes of February 9, 2024 Special Meeting and February 20, 2024
- 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
- 6 Special Item
- 10 County Service Awards
- 11 Recognition of Leo Flor, Director of the Department of Community and Human Services, for his outstanding public service
- 7 Public Comment
- 13 page break
- 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 6-12
- 16 Consent Items
- 8 AN ORDINANCE relating to the executive branch; amending Ordinance 11348, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.05.010, Ordinance 11348, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.05.030, Ordinance 11348, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.05.040, Ordinance 8627, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.06.010, Ordinance 10698, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.12.005, Ordinance 18777, Section 5, and K.C.C. 2.16.038, Ordinance 1438, Section 3(c), as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.060, Ordinance 11955, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.130, Ordinance 11319, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2.28.001, Ordinance 15548, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.28.0015, Ordinance 11319, Section 2, and K.C.C. 2.28.002, Ordinance 11319, Section 4, and K.C.C. 2.28.004, Ordinance 11319, Section 5, and K.C.C. 2.28.005, Ordinance 11319, Section 6, and K.C.C. 2.28.006, Ordinance 138, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2.28.010, Ordinance 11319, Section 7, and K.C.C. 2.28.020, Ordinance 15314, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2.28.030, Ordinance 16997, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2.28.050, Ordinance 1872, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.32.120, Ordinance 12529, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35A.010, Ordinance 17733, Section 4, and K.C.C. 2.35A.020, Ordinance 17733, Section 7, and K.C.C. 2.35A.050, Ordinance 12075, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.92.030, Ordinance 13623, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.310.050, Ordinance 18757, Section 2, and K.C.C. 3.12D.010, Ordinance 18757, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12D.020, Ordinance 16339, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12F.010, Ordinance 197, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.010, Ordinance 15393, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.100, Ordinance 9206, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.24.010, Ordinance 12014, Section 56, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.24.170, Ordinance 8891, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 10.04.020, Resolution 28232, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.44.160, Resolution 28232, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.44.170, Ordinance 2041, Section 7, and K.C.C. 12.54.070, Ordinance 12808, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 24.28.020, and Ordinance 18591, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 24.28.050, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 2.35A, and repealing Ordinance 8577, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35A.110, Ordinance 8577, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35A.120, Ordinance 10217, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35A.130, Ordinance 8577, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35A.140, and Ordinance 12075, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35A.150.
- 9 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to enter into an agreement with the Washington state Department of Ecology for loan financing of a wastewater capital project.
- 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.
- 20 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
- 20 Passed On The Consent Agenda
- 21 Consent Items
- 11 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the CJ Enterprise Data Hub implementation plan, in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 129, Proviso P2.
- 12 A MOTION authorizing the chair of the King County council to sign a letter of concurrence to the Washington state Department of Natural Resources related to the state legislature's natural climate solutions proviso transfer of parcels at West Tiger Mountain.
- 24 First Reading and Referral of Motions
- 13 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jerry Blackburn, who resides in council district three, to the King County children and youth advisory board.
- 25 Passed On The Consent Agenda
- 14 A MOTION confirming the appointment of John Taylor as director of the department of natural resources and parks.
- 15 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Hafsa Azaz, who resides in council district three, to the King County women's advisory board, as a council at-large representative.
- 16 A MOTION relating to public transportation; acknowledging receipt of the Vanpool Program Update Report submitted in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 114, Proviso P6.
- 17 A MOTION appointing a qualified person to a vacant position on the public hospital district No. 1 board of commissioners.
- 18 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
- 31 Other Business
- 32 Adjournment