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Courthouse  
King County  
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Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmembers: Sarah Perry, Chair;  
Jorge Barón, Vice Chair of Policy Development and Review;  
Reagan Dunn, Vice Chair of Regional Coordination;  
Claudia Balducci, Rod Dembowski, Steffanie Fain,  
Rhonda Lewis, Teresa Mosqueda, Pete von Reichbauer  
1:30 PM  
Tuesday, March 24, 2026  
Hybrid Meeting  
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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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.  
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.  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember von Reichbauer  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of March 17, 2026  
Councilmember Barón  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
Recognition of Shadley Van Schalkwyk for his performance as a USA National player at the T20  
Cricket World Cup  
Councilmember Balducci  
Proclamation March 31, 2026, as Transgender Day of Visibility in King County  
Councilmember Barón and Councilmember Balducci  
7.  
Public Comment  
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Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees  
and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective  
Bargaining  
There will be one public hearing on Items 6-13 & 21  
Consent Item 8  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0037  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE approving South Link Connections Public Transportation Service Changes for King  
County.  
Fain and von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
On 3/10/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 3/17/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Committee of the Whole  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0329  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the development of a regional motor sports facility demonstration project;  
amending Ordinance 17287, Section 9, and K.C.C. 21A.06.973C, and Ordinance 17287, Section 3, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 21A.55.105, and repealing Ordinance 17287, Section 5, and Ordinance 17287,  
Section 6.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
On 10/7/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 10/20/2025, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass.  
Public Hearing Required  
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Law and Justice  
Councilmember Lewis  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0027.2  
10.  
AN ORDINANCE limiting the use of King County-owned and controlled property; amending Ordinance  
18665, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.005 and Ordinance 17706, Section 2, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 2.15.020 and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 2.15.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 2/17/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and Justice  
Committee.  
On 3/4/2026, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute.  
On 3/17/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Deferred.  
Public Hearing Required  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 11-12  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0019  
11.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Trip Switzer, who resides in council district one,  
to the King County Airport Roundtable, as an at-large representative.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 2/3/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
On 3/10/2026, the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2026-0021.2  
12.  
A MOTION related to the rules of procedure and mediation of the King County hearing examiner; and  
rescinding Motion 14876 and Motion 14876, Attachment A.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
On 2/3/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
On 3/10/2026, the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute Consent.  
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Health, Housing, and Human Services  
Councilmember Mosqueda  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2026-0017.2  
13.  
A MOTION stating the council's support for continued entheogen-related research for alternative  
treatment modalities, structured medical models, and full decriminalization of entheogen-related  
activities and requesting that the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of any adult engaging in certain  
entheogen-related activities be among King County's lowest criminal enforcement priorities.  
Mosqueda and Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 1/27/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
On 2/3/2026, the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee Deferred.  
On 3/3/2026, the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute Consent.  
On 3/17/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Deferred.  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0051  
14.  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Bradford Smith and Joshua Finto for property located at 15550 115th Avenue SW,  
Vashon, WA 98070, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources  
division file no. E25CT010.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0054  
15.  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Scott and Michelle Harvey for property located at 12216 SW Cove Road, Vashon, WA  
98070, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file  
no. E25CT011.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0055  
16.  
17.  
18.  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Penelope Clay for property located at 22747 Wax Orchard Road SW, Vashon, WA  
98070, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file  
no. E25CT014.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0057  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Jeremy and Kristin Tinder for property located at 6505 282nd Avenue SE, Issaquah, WA  
98027, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file  
no. E25CT024.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0061  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2025 levy of property taxes in King County for collection in the year  
2026; and amending Ordinance 20030, Section 4.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
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First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0059  
19.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Eric Adman, who resides in council district one,  
to the conservation futures advisory committee, as a council district one representative.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
20.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Recognition Presented in the Community  
21.  
Recognition of AmPowering’s sponsoring of the Seattle Color Festival (Holi) 2026  
Councilmember Barón  
Adjournment  
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