1200 King County  
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, May 26, 2026  
Hybrid Meeting  
DRAFT MINUTES - REVISED AGENDA  
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.  
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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  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Barón  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of May 12, 2026  
Councilmember Barón  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Items  
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Awards  
Council Districts 2, 4, 7  
Proclamation of May as Mental Health Awareness Month in King County  
Councilmember Perry  
Proclamation of May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Month in King County  
Councilmember Balducci  
7.  
Public Comment  
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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 6-9 and 14-15  
Law and Justice  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0040  
8.  
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  
Local Services and Land Use  
Councilmember Dunn  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0113  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the withdrawal of approximately 67 acres of land from the Vashon sewer  
district.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 5/5/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Deferred.  
Public Hearing Required  
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Hearing Examiner Consent Agenda  
Councilmember Fain  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0041.2  
10.  
11.  
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 Pavel Aprikian and Louisa Khudaverdian for property located at 17725 SE 102nd Street,  
Newcastle, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources  
division file no. E25CT016.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 3/10/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Passed.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0042.2  
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 Jessica and Nicholas Firsow for property located at 31811 NE 199th Place, Duvall, WA,  
designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no.  
E25CT015.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 3/10/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Passed.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0044.2  
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 Lina Tong for property located at 5617 236th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA, designated  
department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no. E25CT034.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 3/10/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Passed.  
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Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2026-0045.2  
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 Jeff Smith and Clover Bachman for property located at 17317 W Snoqualmie Valley Road  
NE, Duvall, WA, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources  
division file no. E25CT029.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 3/10/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Passed.  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0252  
14.  
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.  
On 5/12/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Re-referred to Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee.  
On 5/13/2026, the Regional Policy Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Passed.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0064  
15.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Sabina Perry, who resides in council district four,  
to the behavioral health advisory board, as a representative who has lived experience with one or more  
behavioral health conditions.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 4/7/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
On 5/5/2026, the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Passed.  
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First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0023  
16.  
17.  
18.  
19.  
AN ORDINANCE adopting and ratifying amendments to the 2021 King County Countywide Planning  
Policies.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0062  
AN ORDINANCE relating to King County district court electoral district boundaries for 2026; and  
amending Ordinance 16803, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.12.050.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0108  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of the surplus property located at 46502 268th Avenue SE, King  
County, Washington, in council district nine.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0116  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of environmental attributes held by the county; authorizing the  
county to enter into an agreement for the sale of environmental attributes related to biomethane  
produced at the South Treatment Plant to Karbone Inc.  
Fain  
Sponsors:  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0117  
20.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to enter into an interlocal agreement for the  
provision of autopsy and forensic pathology services by the King County medical examiner's office to  
Skagit County.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0132  
21.  
AN ORDINANCE regarding the King County noxious weed control program; revising King County  
noxious weed control program assessments; amending Ordinance 13325, Sections 1 and 2, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 4A.670.200 and establishing an effective date.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0111  
22.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on maintaining Medicaid retention in King County, in  
accordance with the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 17, Proviso P9.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0118  
23.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a plan to address the needs of vulnerable jail residents as they  
transition from prerelease to postrelease services, in accordance with the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget  
Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 51, Proviso P2.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
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Proposed Motion No. 2026-0127  
24.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Teofila Cruz-Uribe, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County cultural development authority (4Culture) board, as an executive at-large  
representative for position 12.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0129  
25.  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of ____________ to the citizens' elections oversight committee  
as a representative sponsored by a junior taxing district or a city with a population of under twenty  
thousand.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Employment and  
Administration Committee.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0130  
26.  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of _________ to the citizens' elections oversight committee as  
a representative of the Korean-speaking community.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Employment and  
Administration Committee.  
27.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Rereferral  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0066  
28.  
AN ORDINANCE updating the capacity charge methodology; and amending Ordinance 13680, Section  
16, as amended, and K.C.C. 28.86.160.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
On 4/7/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
On 5/13/2026, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Deferred.  
On 5/26/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Re-referred to Regional Water Quality  
Committee.  
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Adjournment  
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