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King County

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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 12, 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: 830 3407 1240

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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Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2024-0408.3

AN ORDINANCE related to critical area regulations; amending the King County Comprehensive Plan;

and amending Ordinance 15053, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.82.051, Ordinance 263,

Article 2, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.010, Ordinance 3692, Section 2, as amended, and

K.C.C. 20.12.200, Ordinance 10511, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.36.100, Ordinance 6949,

Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.44.040, Ordinance 18626, Section 11, as amended, and

K.C.C. 21A.06.039, Ordinance 15051, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.072C, Ordinance

10870, Section 70, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.122, Ordinance 10870, Section 80, as amended,

and K.C.C. 21A.06.200, Ordinance 11481, Section 1, and K.C.C. 21A.06.253C, Ordinance 15051,

Section 24, and K.C.C. 21A.06.254, Ordinance 10870, Section 123, as amended, and K.C.C.

21A.06.415, Ordinance 15051, Section 41, and K.C.C. 21A.06.451, Ordinance 15051, Section 64, and

K.C.C. 21A.06.578, Ordinance 15051, Section 107, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1331, Ordinance 10870,

Section 176, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.680, Ordinance 10870, Section 190, as amended, and

K.C.C. 21A.06.750, Ordinance 10870, Section 243, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1015, Ordinance

10870, Section 288, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1240, Ordinance 10870, Section 314, as

amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1370, Ordinance 10870, Section 323, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1391,

Ordinance 10870, Section 321, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1405, Ordinance 10870, Section 448, as amended,

and K.C.C. 21A.24.010, Ordinance 10870, Section 449, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.020,

Ordinance 15051, Section 137, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.045, Ordinance 15051, Section 138,

as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.051, Ordinance 15051, Section 140, as amended, and K.C.C.

21A.24.061, Ordinance 10870, Section 454, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.070, Ordinance 10870,

Section 456, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.090, Ordinance 14187, Section 1, as amended, and

K.C.C. 21A.24.500, Ordinance 10870, Section 457, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.100, Ordinance

10870, Section 458, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.110, Ordinance 15051, Section 149, as

amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.125, Ordinance 10870, Section 460, as amended, and K.C.C.

21A.24.130, Ordinance 15051, Section 151, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.133, Ordinance 10870,

Section 464, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.170, Ordinance 10870, Section 465, as amended, and

K.C.C. 21A.24.180, Ordinance 10870, Section 467, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.200, Ordinance

11621, Section 75, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.275, Ordinance 10870, Section 475, as amended,

and K.C.C. 21A.24.280, Ordinance 10870, Section 478, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.310,

Ordinance 10870, Section 476, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.290, Ordinance 15051, Section 158,

and K.C.C. 21A.24.205, Ordinance 11481, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.311, Ordinance

15051, Section 173, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.312, Ordinance 15051, Section 174, as

amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.313, Ordinance 15051, Section 179, as amended, and K.C.C.

21A.24.316, Ordinance 15051, Section 183, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.318, Ordinance 15051,

Section 185, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.325, Ordinance 15051, Section 187, as amended, and

K.C.C. 21A.24.335, Ordinance 10870, Section 481, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.340, Ordinance

15051, Section 192, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.355, Ordinance 15051, Section 193, as

amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.358, Ordinance 15051, Section 195, as amended, and K.C.C.

21A.24.365, Ordinance 10870, Section 485, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.380, Ordinance 15051,

Section 198, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.382, Ordinance 11621, Section 52, as amended, and

K.C.C. 21A.24.385, Ordinance 11621, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.386, Ordinance

15051, Section 204, and K.C.C. 21A.24.388, Ordinance 16958, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C.

21A.25.100, Ordinance 16985, Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.110, Ordinance 3688,

Section 415, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.150, Ordinance 16985, Section 39, as amended, and

K.C.C. 21A.25.160, Ordinance 3688, Section 414, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.190, Ordinance

16985, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.210, Ordinance 11168, Section 3, as amended,

and K.C.C. 21A.30.045, Ordinance 10870, Section 534, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.30.060,

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Ordinance 15051, Section 228, and K.C.C. 21A.50.035, and Ordinance 17485, Section 50, adding new

sections to K.C.C. chapter 21A.06, adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 21A.24, recodifying K.C.C.

21A.06.578, K.C.C. 21A.06.1331, K.C.C. 21A.24.500, K.C.C. 21A.24.310, K.C.C. 21A.24.205, K.C.C.

21A.24.210, K.C.C. 21A.24.220, repealing Ordinance 15713, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C.

2.36.080, Ordinance 15051, Section 67, and K.C.C. 21A.06.628, Ordinance 15051, Section 139, as

amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.055, Ordinance 17539, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C.

21A.24.072, Ordinance 15051, Section 152, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.137, Ordinance 10870,

Section 461, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.140, Ordinance 11481, Sections 3 and 5, as amended,

and K.C.C. 21A.24.314, Ordinance 15051, Section 189, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.342,

Ordinance 15051, Section 234, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.550, Ordinance 19820, Section 15,

and Ordinance 19820, Section 16, and establishing effective dates.

Perry

Sponsors:

On 1/7/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services

and Land Use Committee.

On 4/16/2025, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Deferred.

On 5/21/2025, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Deferred.

On 7/16/2025, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Deferred.

On 8/20/2025, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute.

On 12/2/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Passed as Amended.

Public Hearing Required

On December 2, 2025, the King County Council adopted Ordinance 20024, concerning critical

areas regulations and the 2025 King County Comprehensive Plan update. A portion of the

updated regulations constitute elements of King County’s Shoreline Master Program and

requires approval by the Washington State Department of Ecology. A public hearing is being

held to supplement the record for Department of Ecology’s consideration. The ordinance has

been advertised for a public hearing on May 12, 2026. There will be no Council action taken on

this item.

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First Reading and Referral of Ordinances

Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0050

AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Black Diamond Water System Plan dated Summer 2025.

Dunn

Sponsors:

First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee

Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0090

10.

AN ORDINANCE renaming parcel 7812801985 of Skyway Park as Black Panther Park to honor the

legacy of the local Black Panther Party chapter.

Lewis

Sponsors:

First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee

Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0119

11.

A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the Harbor Island Studio Assessment Report required by the

2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 20, Proviso P1.

Dembowski

Sponsors:

First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee

Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0121

12.

AN ORDINANCE relating to retail establishments; changing the effective date of the requirement that

retailers in unincorporated King County, unless otherwise exempted, must accept payment in cash;

and amending Ordinance 19639, Section 6, as amended.

Perry

Sponsors:

First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole

Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0126

13.

AN ORDINANCE related to the King County employee code of ethics; and amending Ordinance 12014,

Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.017, Ordinance 1308, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.04.020, Ordinance 12014, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.030, Ordinance 6144, Section 2,

as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.035, Ordinance 9704, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.037, and

Ordinance 1308, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.04.050.

Dunn

Sponsors:

First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee

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First Reading and Referral of Motions

Proposed Motion No. 2026-0105

14.

A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Sarah McCauley, who resides in council district

nine, to the King County behavioral health advisory board.

Dembowski

Sponsors:

First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee

Proposed Motion No. 2026-0106

15.

A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Ellen Walker, who resides in council district one,

to the King County cultural development authority (4Culture), as an executive at-large representative for

position 15.

Dembowski

Sponsors:

First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole

Proposed Motion No. 2026-0115

16.

A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Juan Cotto, who resides in council district two, to

the Washington state Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District board of directors.

Lewis

Sponsors:

First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee

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Rereferral

Proposed Motion No. 2025-0252

17.

A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the summary letter and completion of the online annual report

requirement for the Crisis Care Centers Levy, in accordance with Ordinance 19572, Section 7.C.9, and

Attachment A to Ordinance 19783, Section VIII.A.

Mosqueda

Sponsors:

On 9/2/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred.

On 1/27/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.

On 5/5/2026, the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee Recommended Do Pass.

This item is being rereferred as a nonmandatory dual referral first to the Health, Housing, and

Human Services Committee and then to the Regional Policy Committee under K.C.C. 1.24.065.I

as an issue that would benefit from interjurisdictional discussion.

18.

Reports on Special and Outside Committees

Other Business

Adjournment

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