Metropolitan King County Council, April 7, 2026
Approves Hearing examiner consent agenda items 11-16 (open space PBRS applications), 8-0
How this board votes
The County Council approved 95% of 93 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Reagan Dunn (7 of 90 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
This King County Council meeting was almost entirely ceremonial (proclamations for Black Wellness Week and the Rainier Beach Vikings basketball team, plus employee service awards) with routine consent-agenda actions.
- Jurisdiction
- King County, WA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 7, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 8-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Ordinance consent agenda items 7-10
Council adopted ordinance consent agenda items 7 through 10: proposed Substitute Ordinance 2026-0026 (sale of surplus property at Northeast 140th Avenue, Woodinville, Council District 3), Ordinance 2026-0036 (authorizing agreement with Washington State Dept of Commerce Public Works Board for loan financing of a wastewater capital project), Ordinance 2026-0039 (relating to real estate excise tax number two fund), and Ordinance 2026-0061 (2025 levy of property taxes for collection in 2026). Vote 8 ayes, Council Member Perry excused.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This King County Council meeting was almost entirely ceremonial (proclamations for Black Wellness Week and the Rainier Beach Vikings basketball team, plus employee service awards) with routine consent-agenda actions.
Key Decisions (4)
Ordinance consent agenda items 7-10
Hearing examiner consent agenda items 11-16 (open space PBRS applications)
Metro Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (motion consent item 17)
Referral of motion 2026-0082 (Bellevue TIF participation) to committee
Market Signals (2)
Commercial Demand
A King County employee testified that a proposed return-to-office policy…
Infrastructure
The county authorized loan financing from the Washington State Public…
Who Spoke (15)
On the record: the chair, the mayor, 3 councilmembers, the clerk, and 6 members of the public.
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