Metropolitan King County Council

Hybrid Meeting

Agenda — 55 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: 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. Language access services: Sign language and interpreter services are available at no cost to you. To request these services, contact King County Council’s Equity and Social Justice Office at 206-477-9259 (TTY Relay 7-1-1) or kccesj@kingcounty.gov at your earliest opportunity. Please provide notice by 9 AM at least three (3) business days prior to the meeting to better secure availability. 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 1, 2026
9. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
10. 6 Special Item
11. 11 Recognition of Johnny Ohta as the 2026 King County Recovery Champion
12. 12 Recognition of the Ruth Woo Emerging Leaders Fellowship Program's 2025-2026 Fellows
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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 6-15 & 24
16. 16 Budget and Fiscal Management
17. 7 AN ORDINANCE relating to solid waste fees charged at recycling and transfer facilities, at the Cedar Hills regional landfill; amending Ordinance 12564, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C.10.12.021 and establishing an effective date. 2026-0160 Passed Pass
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19. 19 Metropolitan King County Council
20. 8 AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the memorandum of agreement negotiated by and between King County and Joint Crafts Council - Construction Crafts - North Coast States Carpenters Union, representing Carpenter II employees in the department of local services and the department of executive services; and establishing the effective date of said agreement. 2026-0243 Passed Pass
21. 9 AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by and between King County and the Washington State Nurses Association, representing nurse supervisors and managers in the department of public health and the department of adult and juvenile detention; and establishing the effective date of said agreement. 2026-0244 Passed Pass
22. 10 AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by and between King County and the Washington State Nurses Association, representing nurse staff in the department of public health and the department of adult and juvenile detention; and establishing the effective date of said agreement. 2026-0245 Passed Pass
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24. 24 First Reading of and Actions on Emergency Ordinances Without Referral to Committee
25. 11 AN ORDINANCE relating to council rules and order of business; amending Ordinance 11683, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.035; and declaring an emergency. 2026-0249 Passed Pass
26. 26 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING LESS THAN SEVEN DAYS AFTER FIRST READING PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.095 AND A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085
27. 12 AN ORDINANCE to temporarily suspend the operations of Drainage District 5 & 5A in accordance with state law so as to authorize the executive to execute on behalf of the Drainage District agreements and easements necessary for the repair, maintenance, and operation of Drainage District 5 & 5A infrastructure located within the boundaries of Drainage District 5 in council district nine; and declaring an emergency. 2026-0256 Passed as Amended Pass
28. 28 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING LESS THAN SEVEN DAYS AFTER FIRST READING PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.095 AND A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085
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30. 30 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
31. 31 Consent Item 13
32. 13 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Colin Carter, who resides in council district one, to the King County landmarks commission. 2026-0185 Passed Pass
33. 33 Budget and Fiscal Management
34. 14 A MOTION requesting that the executive transmit two reports relating to solid waste division financial planning and rate increase implementation. 2026-0233 Passed as Amended Pass
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37. 36 Reappointment Consent Agenda Item 15
38. 15 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Robin Strom, who resides in council district five, to the King County priority hire advisory committee. 2026-0209 Passed Pass
39. 38 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
40. 16 AN ORDINANCE approving the grant funding allocation for the projects funded through the WaterWorks grant program, for the 2025-26-27 cycle, in accordance with the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 115, as amended, and the 2025 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 114, as amended, and Ordinance 18031, Section 1, as amended. 2026-0238 Introduced and Referred
41. 17 AN ORDINANCE relating to the office of law enforcement oversight director appointments; and amending Ordinance 15611, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.75.030. 2026-0250 Introduced and Referred
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43. 42 First Reading and Referral of Motions
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45. 18 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Ahmad Al Ghifari, who resides in council district five, to the King County transit advisory commission. 2026-0200 Introduced and Referred
46. 19 A MOTION accepting the 2025 Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP) Workplan for Code Updates, submitted as requested under Motion 16898. 2026-0205 Introduced and Referred
47. 20 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Halene Sigmund, who resides in council district five, to the King County priority hire advisory committee, representing apprentice training providers. 2026-0216 Introduced and Referred
48. 21 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Yordanos Teferi, who resides in council district five, to the King County communities of opportunity-best starts for kids levy advisory board as a community member who reflects demographic characteristics of the communities that qualify for funding. 2026-0227 Introduced and Referred
49. 22 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of James W. Lovell, who resides in council district five, to the King County communities of opportunity-best starts for kids levy advisory board, as a representative from an Indigenous or Urban Native community-based organization or tribe. 2026-0230 Introduced and Referred
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51. 23 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
52. 49 Other Business
53. 50 Proclamation/Recognition Presented in the Community
54. 24 Proclamation of September 2026 as National Recovery Month in King County
55. 52 Adjournment

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