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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, May 5, 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  
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1. In person: You may attend the meeting in person in Council Chambers.  
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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  
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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.  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Lewis  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of April 28, 2026  
Councilmember Dunn  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
Proclamation of May 2026 as Therapeutic Court Month in King County  
Councilmember Lewis  
Recognition supporting the Iranian community in King County  
Councilmember Balducci  
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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 6-11 and 17-21  
Consent Items 7-8  
Councilmember Dunn  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0022.2  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an amendment to the Landscape  
Conservation and Local Infrastructure Program interlocal agreement between the city of Seattle and  
King County to update the list of open space improvement projects authorized by the program.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 2/24/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 4/22/2026, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute  
Consent.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0028  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a lease at an existing location to support the operation of  
the department of natural resources and parks.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 2/24/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
On 4/22/2026, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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Budget and Fiscal Management  
Councilmember Dembowski  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0082  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE approving King County's partial participation in the city of Bellevue's Tax Increment  
Financing project, as authorized in RCW 39.114.020; and specifying conditions on the county's  
participation.  
Balducci and Dunn  
Sponsors:  
On 4/7/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
On 4/22/2026, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Passed Out of Committee Without a  
Recommendation.  
Public Hearing Required  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmember Dunn  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0099  
10.  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by and  
between King County and the King County Juvenile Detention Guild, representing juvenile detention  
officers in the juvenile division of the department of adult and juvenile detention; and establishing the  
effective date of said agreement.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 4/28/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Metropolitan  
King County Council.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0102  
11.  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the Coalition Labor Agreement negotiated by and between  
King County and the King County Coalition of Unions representing employees in the departments of  
executive services, local services, natural resources and parks, public health, and King County sheriff's  
office; and establishing the effective date of the agreements.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 4/28/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Metropolitan  
King County Council.  
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Hearing Examiner Consent Agenda Items 12-16  
Councilmember Fain  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0030.2  
12.  
AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to  
conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space  
submitted by Jason Gwerder for property located at 38723 191st Avenue SE, Auburn, WA, designated  
department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT009.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 2/24/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0031.2  
13.  
AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to  
conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space  
submitted by Monte and Mary Shiley for property located at 37917 170th Avenue SE, Enumclaw, WA,  
designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no.  
E25CT012.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 2/24/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0032.2  
14.  
AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to  
conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space  
submitted by Nils K Anderson Irrevocable Trust for property located at 34430 NE 120nd Way,  
Carnation, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources  
division file no. E25CT017.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 2/24/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
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Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0033.2  
15.  
AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to  
conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space  
submitted by Cathryn Baerwald for property located at 7521 Ames Lake Carnation Road NE,  
Carnation, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources  
division file no. E25CT020.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 2/24/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0034.2  
16.  
AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to  
conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space  
submitted by Cheryl Grunbock for property located at 11212 SE Bank Road, Vashon, WA, designated  
department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT028.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 2/24/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Item 17  
Councilmember Dunn  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0323  
17.  
A MOTION relating to the Fish Passage Restoration program, accepting the strategic plan, an updated  
work plan , and summary of changes made to public-facing materials as required by the 2024 King  
County Comprehensive Plan, which is Attachment A to Ordinance 19881.  
Perry and Dunn  
Sponsors:  
On 10/14/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 2/3/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 4/22/2026, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Committee of the Whole  
Councilmember Dunn  
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Proposed Motion No. 2026-0085  
18.  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Megan Pedersen as acting  
director of the King County department of human resources.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 4/28/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION  
PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.125  
First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral to Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0109  
19.  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Sandra Valenciano as acting  
director of the department of public health.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL  
TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0110  
20.  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Susan McLaughlin as acting  
director of the department of community and human services.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL  
TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0112  
21.  
A MOTION relating to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, requesting the executive to  
provide a briefing and report on the authority's corrective actions, administrative funding needs, and  
decision framework regarding the county's continued participation in the Amended and Restated  
Interlocal Agreement and potential impacts.  
Barón, Dembowski and Fain  
Sponsors:  
SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL  
TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0016  
22.  
AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Auburn Water System Plan dated July 2025.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0100  
23.  
AN ORDINANCE denying the vacation of a portion of 85th Ave S/Third St, V-2767; Petitioners: Denis  
and Diana Nemeth.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0103  
24.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to rates and charges for sewage treatment and disposal; and amending  
Ordinance 12353, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.670.100, Ordinance 18745, Section 2, as  
amended, and Ordinance 11398, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 28.84.055.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0104  
25.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of sewer revenue bonds and  
limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) of the county in an aggregate  
principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000,000 to provide funds for acquiring and constructing  
improvements to the sewer system and to pay the costs of issuing such bonds; authorizing the  
issuance and sale of one or more series of sewer revenue bonds and limited tax general obligation  
bonds (payable from sewer revenues) of the county to refund outstanding obligations of the county  
payable from sewer revenues and to pay the costs of issuing such refunding bonds; pledging sewer  
revenues to pay the principal of and interest on sewer revenue bonds issued under this ordinance;  
pledging the annual levy of taxes and an additional pledge of sewer revenues to pay the principal of and  
interest on limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) issued under this  
ordinance; delegating authority to the county's Finance Director to approve the issuance and sale of  
sewer revenue bonds and limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) within  
specified parameters; and providing for the form, terms and covenants of the bonds issued under this  
ordinance.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0113  
26.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the withdrawal of approximately 67 acres of land from the Vashon sewer  
district.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
27.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Required Notification Pursuant to K.C.C. 4A.100.080  
28.  
April 21, 2026, Exception Notification Regarding Transfer from the Public Transportation  
Infrastructure Capital Fund to the Metro Facility Security Improvements Budget -  
Project Number 1141996.  
Adjournment  
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