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Courthouse  
King County  
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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, June 2, 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.  
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1. In person: You may attend the meeting in person in Council Chambers.  
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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  
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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  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Fain  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of May 26, 2026  
Councilmember Barón  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Awards  
Council Districts 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9  
Proclamation of June 5, 2026, as Gun Violence Awareness Day in King County  
Councilmember Mosqueda, Councilmember Lewis, and Executive Zahilay  
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 6-9 and 15  
Consent Items 7-8  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0104  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of sewer revenue bonds and  
limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) of the county in an aggregate  
principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000,000 to provide funds for acquiring and constructing  
improvements to the sewer system and to pay the costs of issuing such bonds; authorizing the  
issuance and sale of one or more series of sewer revenue bonds and limited tax general obligation  
bonds (payable from sewer revenues) of the county to refund outstanding obligations of the county  
payable from sewer revenues and to pay the costs of issuing such refunding bonds; pledging sewer  
revenues to pay the principal of and interest on sewer revenue bonds issued under this ordinance;  
pledging the annual levy of taxes and an additional pledge of sewer revenues to pay the principal of and  
interest on limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) issued under this  
ordinance; delegating authority to the county's Finance Director to approve the issuance and sale of  
sewer revenue bonds and limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) within  
specified parameters; and providing for the form, terms and covenants of the bonds issued under this  
ordinance.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 5/5/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
On 5/27/2026, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0121  
8.  
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:  
On 5/12/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 5/26/2026, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Law and Justice  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0040  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the department of public defense standards for indigent defense; amending  
Ordinance 17588, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.60.026 and adding a new section to K.C.C.  
chapter 2.60.  
Barón and Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 3/3/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and Justice  
Committee.  
On 3/4/2026, the Law and Justice Committee Deferred.  
On 5/6/2026, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass.  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Deferred.  
Public Hearing Required  
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Hearing Examiner Consent Agenda Items 10 - 14  
Councilmember Fain  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0051.2  
10.  
AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to  
conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space  
submitted by Bradford Smith and Joshua Finto for property located at 15550 115th Avenue SW,  
Vashon, WA 98070, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land  
resources division file no. E25CT010.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 3/24/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0052.2  
11.  
AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to  
conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space  
submitted by Janice and Cody Hodge and Theresa Styka for property located at 46728 SE 161st  
Street, North Bend, WA 98045, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and  
land resources division file no. E25CT013.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 4/7/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing Examiner.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0053.2  
12.  
AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to  
conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space  
submitted by Richard Young for property located at 16532 426th Way SE, North Bend, WA 98045,  
WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no.  
E25CT030.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 4/7/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing Examiner.  
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Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0054.2  
13.  
AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to  
conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space  
submitted by Scott and Michelle Harvey for property located at 12216 SW Cove Road, Vashon, WA  
98070, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division  
file no. E25CT011.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 3/24/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0055.2  
14.  
AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to  
conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space  
submitted by Penelope Clay for property located at 22747 Wax Orchard Road SW, Vashon, WA  
98070, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division  
file no. E25CT014.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 3/24/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Item 15  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0068  
15.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the first semiannual report on the status of activities related to  
contract management and compliance reporting protocols, as required by Ordinance 20023, Section  
60, Proviso P1.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 4/7/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 5/26/2026, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0133  
16.  
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:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0088  
17.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Hanan Amer, who resides in council district  
seven, to the children and youth advisory board, representing the Sound Cities Association.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
18.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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