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Meeting Agenda  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmembers: Dave Upthegrove, Chair;  
Girmay Zahilay, Vice Chair of Policy Development and Review;  
Reagan Dunn, Vice Chair of Regional Coordination;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón, Rod Dembowski,  
Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry, Pete von Reichbauer  
1:30 PM  
Tuesday, September 17, 2024  
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  
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CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR  
Webinar ID: 890 5838 1493  
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:  
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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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember von Reichbauer  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of September 10, 2024  
Councilmember Zahilay  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
Council Service Awards  
Councilmember Upthegrove  
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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 7-11  
Consent Items 7-8  
Councilmember Zahilay  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Snoqualmie Water System Plan dated November 2023.  
Sponsors:  
Perry  
On 5/28/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 9/4/2024, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Enumclaw Water System Plan dated February 2024.  
Sponsors:  
Dunn  
On 8/27/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 9/4/2024, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute  
Consent.  
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Budget and Fiscal Management  
Councilmember Zahilay  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of the surplus property located at 18005 107th Ave SW,  
Vashon, Washington, in council district eight.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda and Zahilay  
On 8/20/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
On 9/11/2024, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute.  
Public Hearing Required  
Local Services and Land Use  
Councilmember Perry  
10.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to river and floodplain management, adopting the 2024 King County Flood  
Management Plan, and amending Ordinance 11955, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.045,  
Ordinance 9163, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.04.020, Ordinance 9163, Section 5, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 9.04.050, Ordinance 1709, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 13.24.060,  
Ordinance 15053, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.82.051, Ordinance 17270, Section 2, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 18.25.010, Ordinance 3692, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.200,  
Ordinance 11112, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.480, Ordinance 19146, Section 66, and  
K.C.C. 21A.23.020, Ordinance 15051, Section 137, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.045,  
Ordinance, 19128, Section 20, and K.C.C. 21A.24.226, Ordinance, 16267, Section 59, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 21A.24.381, Ordinance, 16985, Section 39, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.160, and  
Ordinance 3688, Section 414, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.190.  
Sponsors:  
Perry  
On 6/11/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 9/4/2024, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute.  
Public Hearing Required  
11.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the withdrawal of approximately 25 acres of land from the Sammamish  
Plateau water and sewer district to the Ames Lake water association, known as the Ames Lake Road  
water de-annexation, for the purpose of water service.  
Sponsors:  
Perry  
On 8/27/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
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Public Hearing Required  
SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO HOLD ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING -  
LEGISLATION REMAINS IN COMMITTEE  
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First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
12.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to execute an amendment extending the term of fiber  
optic installation and maintenance agreements; authorizing the executive to enter into future project  
agreements under approved general terms and conditions; and authorizing the executive to execute  
two project agreements for fiber optic installation and maintenance with the city of Seattle and the  
Washington state Department of Transportation.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee  
13.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the use of an interlocal agreement template for city entities seeking to  
enter into an agreement for jail services with King County.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
14.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the imposition of a natural resource conservation rate and charge in the  
King Conservation District and authorizing the executive to enter into an interlocal agreement  
between King County and the King Conservation District.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
15.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 104th Ave SW/Summit Ave and a portion of  
105th Ave SW/Bluff Ave, V-2760; Petitioner: Andrew Tristani.  
Sponsors:  
Upthegrove  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
16.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of Cedar Grove Road SE/John Hallworth  
Rd/County Road No. 583, V-2761; Petitioners: Don and Janette Dunavant.  
Sponsors:  
Upthegrove  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
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First Reading and Referral of Motions  
17.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Donny Stevenson, who resides in council  
district seven, to the Washington state major league baseball stadium public facilities district board of  
directors.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee  
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19.  
A MOTION establishing the King County 2025 State Legislative Priorities.  
Sponsors:  
Upthegrove  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
A MOTION adopting the King County Strategic InformationTechnology Plan 2024-2027, which  
identifies technology objectives and strategies that provide clear direction and guidance for  
information technology efforts and investments in King County.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee  
20.  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Jake Prendez to the King County cultural development  
authority (4Culture) board.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
Rereferral  
21.  
AN ORDINANCE related to the for-hire transportation industry, authorizing background checks  
through the Washington State Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation when considering an  
application for an enhanced regional for-hire driver license; and amending Ordinance 19700, Section  
13, and K.C.C. 6.65.110.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
On 8/20/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
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Proposed Ordinance 2024-0245 is being rereferred from the Government Accountability and  
Oversight Committee to the Committee of the Whole.  
22.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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