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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  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
May 12, 2026  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:31 p.m.  
Roll Call  
7 - Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Perry and von Reichbauer  
2 - Balducci and Mosqueda  
Present:  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Perry led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes of April 30, 2026 and May 5, 2026  
Councilmember Barón moved to approve the minutes of the April 30, 2026, special  
meeting, and May 5, 2026, regular meeting, as presented. Seeing no objection, the  
Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions.  
Special Item  
Proclamation of May 2026 as Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific  
Islander Heritage Month in King County  
Councilmember Fain made remarks and presented the proclamation to Anna Lising,  
Vice Chair, Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs  
(CAPAA). Anna Lising made remarks and thanked the Council.  
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May 12, 2026  
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  
The following person spoke:  
Yvette Dinish  
Local Services and Land Use  
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7.  
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, 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,  
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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 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 was held to supplement the record for Department of  
Ecology’s consideration. The ordinance was advertised for a public hearing on May 12,  
2026. The Council took no action on this item.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed.  
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May 12, 2026  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional  
Committees and Motions related to Collective  
Bargaining, for Council Action  
Committee of the Whole  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0079  
A MOTION adopting the King County 2026 Federal Legislative Priorities.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16972.  
Mac Nicholson, Director, Government Relations, made remarks and briefed the  
Council.  
Councilmember Barón moved Amendment 1. The motion carried.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Barón that this Motion be Passed as Amended. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
7 - Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Perry, and von Reichbauer  
2 - Balducci, and Mosqueda  
Yes:  
Excused:  
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First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0050  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Black Diamond Water System Plan dated Summer 2025.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Local Services and  
Land Use Committee.  
10.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0090  
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:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Local Services and  
Land Use Committee.  
11.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0119  
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:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
12.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0121  
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:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
13.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0126  
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:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
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First Reading and Referral of Motions  
14.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0105  
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:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Health, Housing, and  
Human Services Committee.  
15.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0106  
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:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
16.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0115  
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:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
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Rereferral  
17.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0252  
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:  
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.  
This matter was Re-referred to the Health, Housing, and Human Services  
Committee  
18.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
Other Business  
There was no other business.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.