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King County, WA

Metropolitan King County Council

Tue, Oct 27, 2026 · 1:30 PM Pacific · Hybrid Meeting

County's note: DRAFT MINUTES

Agenda items

  1. Passed On The Consent Agenda Action: Passed (Pass)
  2. 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 …
    Full textHybrid 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.
  3. 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 1 253 215 8782 and using the Webinar ID. Connecting in this manner, however, may impact your ability to be unmuted to speak. Language access services: Sign language and interpreter services are available at no cost …
    Full textCONNECTING 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 1 253 215 8782 and using the Webinar ID. Connecting in this manner, however, may impact your ability to be unmuted to speak. Language access services: Sign language and interpreter services are available at no cost to you. To request these services, contact King County Council’s Equity and Social Justice Office at 206-477-9259 (TTY Relay 7-1-1) or kccesj@kingcounty.gov at your earliest opportunity. Please provide notice by 9 AM at least three (3) business days prior to the meeting to better secure availability. 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.
  4. 1 Call to Order
  5. 2 Roll Call
  6. 3 Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
  7. 4 Approval of Minutes of October 20, 2026
  8. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
  9. 6 Special Items
  10. Proclamation of October 2026 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in King County
  11. Proclamation of the week of October 25 to 31, 2026, as Pro Bono Week in King County
  12. 7 Public Comment
  13. Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
  14. There will be one public hearing on Items 6-11 & 19-20
  15. Consent Items 8-10
  16. 8 AN ORDINANCE adopting and ratifying amendments to the 2021 King County Countywide Planning Policies. File 2026-0234 · Ordinance · Action: Passed (Pass)
  17. 9 AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of biomethane held by the county; authorizing the wastewater treatment division to enter into an agreement for the sale of pipeline quality biomethane produced at the South Treatment Plant to Puget Sound Energy. File 2026-0239 · Ordinance · Action: Passed (Pass)
  18. 10 AN ORDINANCE relating to the process of selection for advisory committee members and grant projects funded by Ordinance 19922 and relating to a budget proviso and requesting a report recommending an approach to grants advisory committee processes in the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 94, Proviso P4; and repealing Ordinance 20145, Section 1 and Ordinance 20145, Section 2. File 2026-0322 · Ordinance · Action: Passed (Pass)
  19. SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.125
  20. Motions, from Standing Committees, Regional Commitees, and Motions Related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
  21. Committee of the Whole
  22. 11 A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Maurin McBroom as acting director of the King County department of natural resources and parks. File 2026-0298 · Motion · Action: Passed (Pass)
  23. SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.125
  24. First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
  25. 12 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to execute an amendment to the agency agreement between King County and the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority for full-time transit police services, Ordinance 18868, extending the term through December 31, 2027. File 2026-0324 · Ordinance · Action: Introduced and Referred
  26. First Reading and Referral of Motions
  27. 13 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Donelle Mahan to the King County rural forest commission, representing the Washington state Department of Natural Resources. File 2026-0303 · Motion · Action: Introduced and Referred
  28. 14 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Steven Ellis, who resides in council district nine, to the King County rural forest commission, representing advocates of nontimber values of forest land. File 2026-0305 · Motion · Action: Introduced and Referred
  29. 15 A MOTION requesting the King County executive to take actions to prevent vehicles from parking on unincorporated county rights-of-way in a manner that creates a hazard or public nuisance and provide a report. File 2026-0323 · Motion · Action: Introduced and Referred
  30. 16 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jamie Stroble, who resides in council district one, to the King County conservation futures advisory committee, as the council at-large representative, for the remainder of a four-year term to expire on December 31, 2030. File 2026-0326 · Motion · Action: Introduced and Referred
  31. 17 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
  32. Other Business
  33. Required notification pursuant to K.C.C. 4A.100.080
  34. 18 October 19, 2026, Exception Notification Regarding Transfer from Emergent Need Contingency to the Public Transportation Construction (TDC SEACREST DOCK ENHNCMNT).
  35. Proclamation/Recognition Presented in the Community
  36. 19 Recognition of Mike Dunwiddie
  37. 20 Recognition of King County Aquatic Center
  38. Adjournment

Item titles as published by King County. Supporting documents are on the county's meeting page.