Metropolitan King County Council
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda — 36 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: 830 3407 1240 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://king-county-tv.cablecast.tv/, 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 the February 6, 2024
- 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
- 6 Special Item
- 10 Black History Month Proclamation
- 11 page break
- 12 There will be one public hearing on Items 7-13
- 13 Reappointment Consent Agenda
- 7 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Tiffany Lee, who resides in council district three, to the King County board for developmental disabilities.
- 8 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Amanda León, who resides in council district three, to the King County conservation futures advisory committee, as an executive at-large representative.
- 9 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Niesha Fort, who resides in council district four, to the King County conservation futures advisory committee, as an executive at-large representative.
- 10 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Cindy Hales, who resides in council district three, to the Museum of Flight Authority board of directors, filling an executive at-large position.
- 11 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Brett Palmiero, who resides in council district three, to the Museum of Flight Authority board of directors, filling an executive at-large position.
- 12 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of James Buck, who resides in council district four, to the King County personnel board.
- 13 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Evan Van Otten, who resides in council district four, to the King County emergency management advisory committee, as the Central Region Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Council representative.
- 21 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
- 21 Passed On The Consent Agenda
- 14 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the manager of treasury operations of King County to cancel the attached list of uncollectible personal property taxes in the amount of $1,455,288 for the years 2015 through 2023.
- 15 AN ORDINANCE approving August 2024 public transportation service changes for King County related to G Line Rapid Ride and Madison Area Public Transportation Changes.
- 16 AN ORDINANCE approving Lynnwood Link Connections public transportation service changes for King County.
- 17 AN ORDINANCE relating to the personnel board; and amending Ordinance 174 (part), as amended, and K.C.C. 3.08.110 and Ordinance 13370, Section 2, as amended and K.C.C. 3.08.120.
- 26 First Reading and Referral of Motions
- 18 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the second of two reports on the strategic planning process for the future of secure juvenile detention in King County, in accordance with Ordinance 19546, Section 106, Proviso P1.
- 19 A MOTION accepting the King County-Cities Climate Collaboration (K4C) 2024 Work Plan and Budget, prepared as the annual work plan and budget requested under Motion 14449.
- 20 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Angie Hinojos, who resides in council district three, to the King County cultural development authority (4Culture) board of directors, as an executive at-large representative.
- 21 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Michael Byun, who works in council district two, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a provider of culturally specific mental health services in King County.
- 22 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Andrew Stevens, who resides in council district three, to the King County emergency management advisory committee, as an alternate for the city of Seattle representative.
- 23 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 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
- 34 Other Business
- 35 Adjournment