Metropolitan King County Council

Hybrid Meeting

Agenda — 49 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 October 6, 2026
9. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
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11. 11 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
12. 12 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-13
13. 13 Government Accountability and Oversight
14. 6 AN ORDINANCE relating to the department of elections structure and division responsibilities; and amending Ordinance 17994, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2.16.135. 2026-0114 Passed Pass
15. 15 Committee of the Whole
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17. 7 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of a portion of 149th Avenue SE and portions of King County Road Nos. 949, 1182, 1244, and 23-23-5-4, lying between the Cedar River and the existing cul-de-sac limits for 149th Avenue SE north of Maple Valley Highway, file no. V-2771; Petitioner: King County water and land resources division. 2026-0307 Passed Pass
18. 17 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.125
19. 18 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
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21. 19 Committee of the Whole
22. 8 A MOTION relating to the appointment of Kylie Engle to the board of commissioners of King County drainage district No. 5, position no. 3. 2026-0311 Passed Pass
23. 21 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.125
24. 9 A MOTION relating to the appointment of Debra A. Cass, also known as Debra A. Smith, to the board of commissioners of King County drainage district No. 5, position no. 2. 2026-0312 Passed Pass
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26. 23 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.125
27. 10 A MOTION relating to the appointment of Kennet Olson to the board of commissioners of King County drainage district No. 5, position no. 1. 2026-0313 Passed Pass
28. 25 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.125
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30. 26 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
31. 11 AN ORDINANCE to reactivate the operations of Drainage District 5 & 5A in accordance with state law; and establishing a contingent effective date. 2026-0310 Passed as Amended Pass
32. 28 SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.125
33. 29 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
34. 30 Consent Item 12
35. 12 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the 2025 health through housing annual report, in accordance with K.C.C. chapter 24.30. 2026-0159 Passed Pass
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37. 33 Reappointment Consent Agenda Item 13
38. 13 A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Chris Raynham, who resides in council district two, to the King County rural forest commission, representing academic or professional foresters. 2026-0302 Passed Pass
39. 35 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
40. 14 AN ORDINANCE relating to development permitting fees; amending Ordinance 13274, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.37.070, Ordinance 10662, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.050, Ordinance 10662, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.060, Ordinance 11141, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.100, Ordinance 20021, Section 4, and K.C.C. 27.02.202, Ordinance 20021, Ordinance 17923, Section 45, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.035, Ordinance 13332, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.050, Ordinance 13332, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.080, Ordinance 17453, Section 18, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.084, Ordinance 13332, Section 28, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.130, Ordinance 13332, Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.170, Ordinance 17224, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.425, Ordinance 17682, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.570, Ordinance 17682, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.580, and Ordinance 20021, Section 36, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 27.10 and repealing Ordinance 13332, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C 27.06.005, Ordinance 13332, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C 27.06.010, Ordinance 13332, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.020, Ordinance 17923, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.037, Ordinance 13332, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.070, Ordinance 18000, Section 83, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.075, Ordinance 13332, Section 24, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.090, Ordinance 13332, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.150, Ordinance 13332, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.160, Ordinance 13332, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.180, Ordinance 13332, Section 34, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.190, Ordinance 13332, Section 35, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.200, Ordinance 13332, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.210, Ordinance 13332, Section 37, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.220, Ordinance 13332, Section 39, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.310, Ordinance 13332, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.320, Ordinance 13332, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.350, Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.360, Ordinance 13332, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.380, Ordinance 13332, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.510, Ordinance 13332, Section 54, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.550, Ordinance 17682, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C 27.10.560, establishing an effective date, and establishing an expiration date. 2026-0318 Introduced and Referred
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42. 38 First Reading and Referral of Motions
43. 15 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the second semiannual report on the status of activities related to contract management and compliance reporting protocols, as required by Ordinance 20023, Section 60, Proviso P1. 2026-0309 Introduced and Referred
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45. 16 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the plan on the return to office initiative in King County, in accordance with 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 132, as amended by Ordinance 20086, Section 101, Proviso P8. 2026-0316 Introduced and Referred
46. 17 A MOTION approving the Civil Legal Services Study required by the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, 20023, Section 16, as amended by Ordinance 20086, Section 3, Proviso P2, related to the civil division in the prosecuting attorney's office. 2026-0317 Introduced and Referred
47. 18 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
48. 43 Other Business
49. 44 Adjournment

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