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Courthouse  
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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, July 21, 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.council@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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ability to be unmuted to speak.  
Language access services: Sign language and interpreter services are available at no cost to  
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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.  
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Channel 22).  
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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 Lewis  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of July 14, 2026  
Councilmember Barón  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
100th Anniversary of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials  
Councilmember Perry and Executive Zahilay  
County Service Awards  
Executive Zahilay  
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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 6-8  
Consent Item 7  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0108.2  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of the surplus property located at 46502 268th Avenue SE, King  
County, Washington, in council district nine.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
On 7/8/2026, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute  
Consent.  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Law and Justice  
Councilmember Lewis  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0084  
8.  
A MOTION approving the King County youth diversion and intervention program report required by  
2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 108, Proviso P1, related to  
employment and education resources.  
Lewis  
Sponsors:  
On 4/21/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and Justice  
Committee.  
On 7/1/2026, the Law and Justice Committee Passed Out of Committee Without a  
Recommendation.  
On 7/14/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Deferred.  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0160  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to solid waste fees charged at recycling and transfer facilities, at the Cedar  
Hills regional landfill; amending Ordinance 12564, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C.10.12.021 and  
establishing an effective date.  
Lewis  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0180  
10.  
AN ORDINANCE related to permit review performance reporting; amending Ordinance 19872, Section  
21, and K.C.C. 20.20.130 and repealing Ordinance 19872, Section 26, and K.C.C. 20.20.135.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0187  
11.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an amendment to an agreement  
approved under Ordinance 19874 with the Washington state Department of Ecology for loan financing  
of a wastewater capital project.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0189  
12.  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the memorandum of agreement negotiated by and between  
King County and PROTEC17, representing Engineering Services Manager employees in the  
department of natural resources and parks; and establishing the effective date of said agreement.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Metropolitan King County Council  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0196  
13.  
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 department of  
natural resources and parks, the department of local services, and the department of executive  
services; and establishing the effective date of the agreements.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Metropolitan King County Council  
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First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0197  
14.  
A MOTION approving the job description for the position of inspector general.  
Dembowski and Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Employment and Administration Committee  
Rereferral  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0174  
15.  
AN ORDINANCE renaming and revising the mental illness and drug dependency fund and the mental  
illness and drug dependency advisory committee; amending Ordinance 16077, Section 4, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 2.130.010, Ordinance 18217, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.300.510, Ordinance  
15955, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.430, and Ordinance 16693, Section 3, as  
amended, and K.C.C 24.22.020, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200, and recodifying  
K.C.C. 4A.200.430.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 7/7/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
This is a dual referral first to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee and then to  
the Regional Policy Committee.  
This is a mandatory referral to the Regional Policy Committee as set forth in King County  
Charter Section 270.30 and K.C.C. 1.24.065.  
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Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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