Metropolitan King County Council

Hybrid Meeting

Agenda — 53 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: 873 0459 1515 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 August 25, 2026
9. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
10. 6 Special Items
11. 11 Proclamation of International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
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13. 13 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
14. 14 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-17
15. 15 Consent Items 7-8
16. 7 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to enter into a license agreement with the Washington state Department of Transportation, Ferries Division, as owner of the Vashon Island Ferry Terminal located at 10800 North Vashon Highway, Vashon, Washington, in council district eight. 2026-0134 Passed Pass
17. 8 AN ORDINANCE relating to the temporary release of a restrictive covenant over the property commonly known as 12531 28th Avenue NE, Lake City, to support the construction and future operation of a community center and affordable housing within the city of Seattle. 2026-0217 Passed Pass
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19. 18 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
20. 19 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
21. 20 Consent Items 9-16
22. 9 A MOTION acknowledging the receipt of the East Link Connections transit gap service analysis report in compliance with the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 116, Proviso P14. 2026-0098 Passed Pass
23. 10 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Ranil Herath, who resides in council district nine, to the King County Library System board of trustees. 2026-0124 Passed Pass
24. 11 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Liz Callahan, who resides in council district five, to the King County Library System board of trustees. 2026-0125 Passed Pass
25. 12 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kevin Kelly, who resides in council district three, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as a representative from the waste management industry. 2026-0141 Passed Pass
26. 13 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jamie Fleming, who resides in council district five, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as a representative from a bargaining unit representing the greatest number of solid waste division employees. 2026-0143 Passed Pass
27. 14 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Alice Klein, who resides in council district two, to the King County Access paratransit advisory committee. 2026-0181 Passed Pass
28. 15 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Priscilla Wong, who resides in council district six, to the King County Access paratransit advisory committee. 2026-0182 Passed Pass
29. 16 A MOTION relating to public transportation; acknowledging receipt of the Cashless Fare Engagement Report submitted in response to the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 116, Proviso P10. 2026-0202 Passed Pass
30. 29 Local Services and Land Use
31. 17 A MOTION authorizing the King County executive to accept a donation of real property, appraised by the King County department of assessments at one hundred ninety-nine thousand dollars, located near Newaukum creek in unincorporated King County, for fish, wildlife, and wetland habitat preservation and restoration purposes. 2026-0139 Passed Pass
32. 31 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.125
33. 31 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
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35. 33 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
36. 18 AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of biomethane held by the county; authorizing the wastewater treatment division to enter into an agreement for the sale of pipeline quality biomethane produced at the South Treatment Plant to Puget Sound Energy. 2026-0239 Introduced and Referred
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38. 19 AN ORDINANCE declaring King County's intent to conduct a public hearing regarding whether to assume rights, powers, immunities, functions, and obligations of the King County transportation district. 2026-0241 Introduced and Referred
39. 20 AN ORDINANCE assuming governance of the King County transportation district; amending Ordinance 11955, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.055 and adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 2. 2026-0242 Introduced and Referred
40. 21 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 Introduced and Referred
41. 22 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 Introduced and Referred
42. 23 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 Introduced and Referred
43. 40 First Reading and Referral of Motions
44. 24 A MOTION confirming the appointment of Julianna Ross to the King County cultural development authority (4Culture) board. 2026-0204 Introduced and Referred
45. 25 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Andrew Constantini, who resides in council district eight, to the King County priority hire advisory committee, representing contractors. Introduced and Referred
46. 26 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jimmy Matta, who resides in council district eight, to the King County priority hire advisory committee, representing minority-owned businesses. 2026-0221 Introduced and Referred
47. 27 A MOTION related to public transportation, approving the King County Metro Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan 2027, in accordance with the Federal Transit Administration’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan regulations and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. 2026-0222 Introduced and Referred
48. 28 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Sili Savusa, who resides in council district eight, 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. 2026-0226 Introduced and Referred
49. 29 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of an independent monitoring report on the confinement of juveniles in county detention facilities as required by the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 53, Proviso P1. 2026-0237 Introduced and Referred
50. 30 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
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52. 48 Other Business
53. 49 Adjournment

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