516 Third Avenue, Council  
Chambers, 10th Floor,  
Seattle, WA 98104  
King County  
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  
Hybrid Meeting  
Tuesday, October 6, 2026  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Perry  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of September 22, 2026  
Councilmember Barón  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
Recognition of the Seattle Owls Softball Team on their 2026 Nike RBI West Regional  
Championship and appearance at the Nike RBI Softball World Series  
Councilmember Lewis  
County Service Awards  
Executive Zahilay  
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There will be one public hearing on Items 6-34  
Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees  
and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective  
Bargaining  
Consent Items 7-10  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0133  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to organization and functions of the department of information technology;  
amending, Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.035, Ordinance 14005,  
Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.380.010, Ordinance 20012, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2A.380.025,  
Ordinance 18432, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.380.050, Ordinance 18432, Section 6, and  
K.C.C. 2A.380.060, Ordinance 18432, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.380.070, Ordinance  
5868, Sections 1-2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.280, Ordinance 18386, Section 1, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 4A.200.2805, Ordinance 6875, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.510.220, Ordinance  
10159, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.27A.010, and Ordinance 10159, Section 16, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 6.27A.140, recodifying K.C.C. 4A.200.280 and K.C.C. 4A.200.2805, adding new  
sections to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200, and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 2A.380.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
On 6/2/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 9/22/2026, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0214  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE adding K.C.C. Title 7 parks and recreation citations to the list of waived fees for  
appeals of agency decisions to the hearing examiner’s office; and amending Ordinance 18230, Section  
77, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.780.010.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 8/25/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 9/15/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0224  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE approving the city of Kirkland's proposal to exchange 16,274 square feet of Mark  
Twain park for an equal amount of square footage.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
On 8/25/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 9/16/2026, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0250  
10.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the office of law enforcement oversight director appointments; and  
amending Ordinance 15611, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.75.030.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 9/8/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Employment and  
Administration Committee.  
On 9/23/2026, the Employment and Administration Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Councilmember Dembowski  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0086.2  
11.  
AN ORDINANCE imposing an additional sales and use tax of one-hundredth of one percent, as  
authorized by RCW 84.14.542; amending Ordinance 17752, Section 12, as amended, and K.C.C.  
4A.200.355, adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 4A, and establishing an effective date.  
Barón and Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 4/21/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
On 9/23/2026, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Passed Out of Committee Without a  
Recommendation.  
Public Hearing Required  
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Employment and Administration Committee  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0277  
12.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to legislative branch independent agencies; and amending Ordinance 394,  
Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.20.010, Ordinance 18799, Section 11, and K.C.C. 2.20.085,  
Ordinance 473, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.020, Ordinance 5869, Section 4, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.030, Ordinance 473, Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.52.030,  
Ordinance 15611, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.75.030, Ordinance 263, Article 5, Section 2,  
as amended, and K.C.C. 20.22.020, and Ordinance 11502, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C.  
20.22.310.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 9/22/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Employment and  
Administration Committee.  
On 9/23/2026, the Employment and Administration Committee Passed Out of Committee Without  
a Recommendation.  
Public Hearing Required  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0272  
13.  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by and  
between King County and the King County Corrections Guild, representing employees in the  
department of adult and juvenile detention; and establishing the effective date of said agreement.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 9/22/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Metropolitan  
King County Council.  
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Transportation, Economy and Environment  
Councilmember Fain  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0198.2  
14.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the process of selection for advisory committee members and grant  
projects funded by Ordinance 19922 and relating to a budget proviso and requesting a report  
recommending an approach to grants advisory committee processes in the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget  
Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 94, Proviso P4.  
Fain  
Sponsors:  
On 8/18/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 9/15/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute.  
Public Hearing Required  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0238.2  
15.  
AN ORDINANCE approving the grant funding allocation for the projects funded through the WaterWorks  
grant program, for the 2025-26-27 cycle, in accordance with the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance,  
Ordinance 20023, Section 115, as amended, and the 2025 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861,  
Section 114, as amended, and Ordinance 18031, Section 1, as amended.  
Fain  
Sponsors:  
On 9/8/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 9/15/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute.  
Public Hearing Required  
Hearing Examiner Consent Agenda Item 16  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0061.2  
16.  
AN ORDINANCE denying the vacation of a portion of 45th Ave S/Minnesota Ave, Auburn, file no.  
V-2759; Petitioners: Terry and Dean Swanson.  
Zahilay and Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 2/18/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
On 1/6/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
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Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 17-27  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0131  
17.  
18.  
19.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Luis Navarro, who resides in council district six,  
to the King County board of appeals and equalization.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
On 6/9/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
On 9/28/2026, the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0176  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the facility closure notification plan as required by the 2026-2027  
Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 110, Proviso P1.  
Fain  
Sponsors:  
On 7/28/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 9/15/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0194  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a letter from the Harborview board of trustees pertaining to the  
county hospital tax operating spending plan, as required by the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance,  
Ordinance 20023, Section 102, Proviso P1.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 7/28/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 9/22/2026, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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Proposed Motion No. 2026-0200  
20.  
21.  
22.  
23.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Ahmad Al Ghifari, who resides in council district  
five, to the King County transit advisory commission.  
Fain  
Sponsors:  
On 9/8/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 9/15/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0201  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Thomas Valdriz, who resides in council district  
two, to the King County transit advisory commission.  
Lewis  
Sponsors:  
On 8/18/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 9/15/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0215  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Andrew Constantini, who resides in council  
district eight, to the King County priority hire advisory committee, representing contractors.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 9/1/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 9/15/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0216  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Halene Sigmund, who resides in council district  
five, to the King County priority hire advisory committee, representing apprentice training providers.  
Fain  
Sponsors:  
On 9/8/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 9/15/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
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Proposed Motion No. 2026-0220  
24.  
25.  
26.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kathleen Dunham, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County priority hire advisory committee, representing women-owned businesses.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
On 8/25/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 9/15/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0221  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jimmy Matta, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County priority hire advisory committee, representing minority-owned businesses.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 9/1/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 9/15/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0222  
A MOTION related to public transportation, approving the King County Metro Public Transportation  
Agency Safety Plan 2027, in accordance with the Federal Transit Administration’s Public  
Transportation Agency Safety Plan regulations and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  
Fain  
Sponsors:  
On 9/1/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 9/15/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0240  
27.  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Matthew Smith as director of the King County department of  
human resources.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 9/15/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 9/22/2026, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Employment and Administration Committee  
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Proposed Motion No. 2026-0273  
28.  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Katy Kirschner as interim director of the office of law  
enforcement oversight.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 9/22/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Employment and  
Administration Committee.  
SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION  
PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.125  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2026-0274.2  
29.  
A MOTION appointing Stuart Robinson as the inspector general, director of the King County inspector  
general division within the office of public complaints.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 9/22/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Employment and  
Administration Committee.  
On 9/23/2026, the Employment and Administration Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute.  
Reappointment Consent Agenda Items 30-34  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0247  
30.  
31.  
32.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Richa Malik, who resides in council district  
nine, to the Harborview Medical Center board of trustees, as the council district seven representative.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0269  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Stacey Devenney, who resides in council  
district eight, to the King County behavioral health advisory board.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0299  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Kevin Host, who resides in council district four,  
to the King County behavioral health advisory board, as a person with professional training and  
experience in the provision of behavioral health crisis care.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
King County  
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Proposed Motion No. 2026-0300  
33.  
34.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Kristina Sawyckyj, who resides in council  
district one, to the King County behavioral health advisory board.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0301  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Lyscha Marcynyszyn, who resides in council  
district four, to the King County behavioral health advisory board.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0172  
35.  
36.  
37.  
AN ORDINANCE establishing an updated hourly minimum wage rate for King County employees and  
employees of certain county contractors; and amending Ordinance 19762, Section 4, and K.C.C.  
2.94.020, Ordinance 17909, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.18.030, and Ordinance 19762,  
Section 11, and K.C.C. 12.18B.020;  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0271  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to enter into a twenty-year concession  
agreement between King County and DubSea Sports and Entertainment, Inc. for the scheduling of  
collegiate baseball games and the provision of concession services at Mel Olson Stadium at Steve  
Cox Memorial park.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0279  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 48th Ave S/Nebraska Ave in the Jovita area of  
unincorporated King County, V-2775; Petitioners: Vasiliy Chebotarev and Scott Stevens.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
King County  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0282  
38.  
AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $15,614,000 to various general fund  
agencies, a net supplemental appropriation of $532,095,000 to various non-general fund agencies and  
a net supplemental appropriation of $197,996,175 from various capital fund budgets; amending the  
2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Sections 21, 24, 25, 26, 30, 32, 33, 36, 37,  
43, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 63, 64, 70, 71, 79, 83, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90,  
91, 91, 94, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 109, 110, 112, 115, 116, 117,  
118, 122, 124, 126, 128, 132, and 132, as amended, and Attachment A, as amended, and Ordinance  
20086, Section 103, as amended, and adding new sections to Ordinance 20023, as amended.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0283  
39.  
AN ORDINANCE to adopt the King County department of local services, annual Road Services Division  
2027-2032 Capital Improvement Program in accordance with K.C.C. 4A.100.030, to serve as the  
county's adopted 2027 annual road plan in accordance with RCW 36.81.130 and to serve as the  
county's adopted comprehensive transportation program in accordance with RCW 36.81.121.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0284  
40.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to school impact fees and comprehensive planning; adopting the capital  
facilities plans of the Tahoma, Federal Way, Riverview, Issaquah, Snoqualmie Valley, Highline, Lake  
Washington, Northshore, Enumclaw, Fife, Auburn, and Renton school districts as subelements of the  
King County Comprehensive Plan capital facilities element to implement the school impact fee  
program; establishing school impact fees to be collected by King County on behalf of the districts; and  
amending Ordinance 18619, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.473, and Ordinance 10122,  
Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.44.010.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0285  
41.  
AN ORDINANCE related to plumbing permit fees; and amending Ordinance 6746, Section 10, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.080 and establishing an effective date.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
King County  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0286  
42.  
AN ORDINANCE amending the code to allow for the assessment and collection of postage fees for  
mailing King County district court record requests; and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter  
4A.634.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0287  
43.  
44.  
45.  
46.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to changing pet license fees; and amending Ordinance 7416, Section 2, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 11.04.035  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0288  
AN ORDINANCE relating to fees charged by the medical examiner's office; and amending Ordinance  
17733, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.650.150 and establishing an effective date.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0289  
AN ORDINANCE relating to electric vehicle recharging station fees, amending Ordinance 17096,  
Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.700 and establishing an effective date.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0290  
AN ORDINANCE creating the department of local services King County transportation district fund; and  
adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
King County  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0291  
47.  
48.  
49.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2026 levy of property taxes in King County for collection in the year  
2027.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0292  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the county property tax levies for collection in 2027, and implementing  
RCW 84.55.120.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0293  
AN ORDINANCE related to an affordable housing development at 701 South Jackson Street, Seattle,  
Washington; authorizing the county executive to execute a master lease by 701 Essential Housing to  
the county, subject to ratification and confirmation by motion of the council; approving certain  
provisions of the development and financing plan of 701 Essential Housing, including the county's  
pledge of taxation and credit to pay rent as required by the master lease; agreeing to take  
unencumbered title to the facilities when bonds issued by 701 Essential Housing are discharged; and  
approving certain other provisions of the lease financing transaction.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0294  
50.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of amendments of two existing leases to support the  
operation of department of community and human services to continue to provide shelter, supportive  
services, and crisis behavioral health services to people experiencing homelessness.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
King County  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0307  
51.  
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.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0308  
52.  
AN ORDINANCE revising the corporate boundary of the city of Black Diamond to include the  
unincorporated portion of Southeast 352nd Street right-of-way as provided for in RCW 35A.21.210.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0310  
53.  
AN ORDINANCE to reactivate the operations of Drainage District 5 & 5A in accordance with state law.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
King County  
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First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0179  
54.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Christina Patterson, who resides in council  
district seven, to the King County Access paratransit advisory committee.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0206  
55.  
A MOTION approving the 2025 annual mental illness and drug dependency annual summary report.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the 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 nonmandatory referral to the Regional Policy Committee under K.C.C. 1.24.065.I as an  
issue that would benefit from interjurisdictional discussion.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0252  
56.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Aaron Garcia, who resides in council district  
eight, to the Washington state boundary review board for King County.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0260  
57.  
A MOTION acknowledging the receipt of the transit funding needs report in compliance with the  
2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 116, Proviso P7, as amended by  
Ordinance 20086, Section 76.  
Fain  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
King County  
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Proposed Motion No. 2026-0261  
58.  
59.  
60.  
A MOTION approving the 2027 work plan and operating budget for SKHHP, South King Housing and  
Homelessness Partners.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0262  
A MOTION approving the first year of the 2027-2028 administrative budget and work program for ARCH,  
A Regional Coalition for Housing.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0266  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Angela Dunleavy, who resides in council district  
eight, to the Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District (aka Seattle Convention  
Center) board of directors.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0280  
61.  
62.  
A MOTION establishing the King County 2027 State Legislative Priorities.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0281  
A MOTION authorizing the chair of the King County council to sign a letter of concurrence to the  
Washington state Department of Natural Resources related to the transfer of Water Pollution Control  
Division Trust parcels at Middle Fork Snoqualmie.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
King County  
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Proposed Motion No. 2026-0295  
63.  
A MOTION acknowledging the receipt of Harborview Medical Center (HMC) Parking Alternatives  
Analysis to address parking issues at Harborview Medical Center as required by the 2026-2027  
Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 132, Proviso P7, as amended by Ordinance  
20086, Section 101.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0298  
64.  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Maurin McBroom as acting  
director of the King County department of natural resources and parks.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0304  
65.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Hemalatha Velappan, who resides in council  
district six, to the King County rural forest commission, representing academic or professional  
foresters.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0311  
66.  
A MOTION relating to the appointment of Kylie Engle to the board of commissioners of King County  
drainage district No. 5, position no. 3.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
King County  
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Proposed Motion No. 2026-0312  
67.  
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.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0313  
68.  
A MOTION relating to the appointment of Kennet Olson to the board of commissioners of King County  
drainage district No. 5, position no. 1.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
69.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
King County  
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