1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
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, February 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 Barón  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of February 17, 2026  
Councilmember Barón  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
Proclamation of February 24, 2026, as Twin Peaks Day in King County  
Councilmember Perry  
Recognition of Brooke Caddock for her 27 years of service to King County  
Councilmember Dembowski  
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 6-11  
Consent Items 8-9  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0277  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE related to the contracting opportunities program and small contractor and supplier  
certification and criteria for participation; allowing for automatically qualifying firms certified by the  
Washington state Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises; allowing for removing  
minimum business-related training requirements to maintain certification; and amending Ordinance  
13983, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.97.050.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 11/4/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
On 1/27/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 2/10/2026, the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0020  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE adopting the revision of voting precincts of King County for the year 2026.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
On 2/3/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
On 2/10/2026, the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
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Local Services and Land Use  
Councilmember Dunn  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0014  
10.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into a housing cooperation agreement with the  
Housing Authority of the County of King to facilitate the development of low-income housing in  
accordance with chapter 35.83 RCW.  
Lewis  
Sponsors:  
On 1/20/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 2/18/2026, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Recommended Do Pass.  
Public Hearing Required  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Item 11  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0324  
11.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the summary letter and completion of the online annual report  
requirement for the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy, in accordance with Ordinance  
19604, Section 6.B., and Attachment A to Ordinance 19719, Section IV.H.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 1/13/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
On 1/14/2026, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass.  
On 2/11/2026, the Regional Policy Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0010  
12.  
AN ORDINANCE denying the petition to vacate a portion of SE 256th Street, V-2773 Petitioner:  
Dawson Investments, LLC.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0022  
13.  
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:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0028  
14.  
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:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0030  
15.  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Jason Gwerder for property located at 38723 191st Avenue SE, Auburn, WA 98092,  
designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no.  
E25CT009.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0031  
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17.  
18.  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Monte and Mary Shiley for property located at 37917 170th Avenue SE, Enumclaw, WA  
98022, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file  
no. E25CT012.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0032  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Nils Anderson Irrevocable Trust for property located at 34430 NE 120nd Way, Carnation,  
WA 98014, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division  
file no. E25CT017.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0033  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Cathryn Baerwald for property located at 7521 Ames Lake Carnation Road NE,  
Carnation, WA 98014, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land  
resources division file no. E25CT020.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0034  
19.  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Cheryl Grunbock for property located at 11212 SE Bank Road, Vashon, WA 98070,  
designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no.  
E25CT028.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0035  
20.  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Kerry and Sarah Dochow for property located at 31515 NE Tolt Hill Road, Carnation, WA  
98014, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file  
no. E25CT031.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
21.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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