Metropolitan King County Council, April 28, 2026
Votes on Proposed Motion 2026-0107 - Notice of intent to terminate participation in King County Regional Homelessness Authority
How this board votes
The County Council approved 95% of 104 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Reagan Dunn (7 of 99 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
This was largely a ceremonial and public-comment meeting of the Metropolitan King County Council with no land-use votes taken; the primary land-use relevance was extensive public testimony opposing two proposed battery energy storage systems (BESS) — the Cascadia Ridge / Jupiter…
- Jurisdiction
- King County, WA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Proposed Motion 2026-0107 - Notice of intent to terminate participation in King County Regional Homelessness Authority
Clerk introduced Proposed Motion 2026-0107, a motion relating to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority providing notice of King County's intent to terminate participation in the authority under the amended and restated interlocal agreement. Added to agenda for introduction and referral to Committee of the Whole (chaired by Councilmember Barone). Councilmember Dembowski walked on the legislation; a companion motion outlining process is being prepared with interim briefing targeted mid-June, final executive report in August, and consideration in Committee of the Whole in August.
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 was largely a ceremonial and public-comment meeting of the Metropolitan King County Council with no land-use votes taken; the primary land-use relevance was extensive public testimony opposing two proposed battery energy storage systems (BESS) — the Cascadia Ridge / Jupiter…
Key Decisions (3)
Proposed Motion 2026-0107 - Notice of intent to terminate participation in King County Regional Homelessness Authority
First reading and referral of ordinances and motions, items 8 through 18
Notification of capital project exception (emergency fund transfer)
Development Activity (3)
Cascadia Ridge Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
Infrastructure
Kingfisher Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
Infrastructure
Khmer Community and Cultural Center
Institutional
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Two utility-scale BESS projects (Cascadia Ridge/Jupiter Power in Snoqualmie ~130-450…
Housing Demand
Residents argued that 30-acre parcels used for BESS in urban…
Labor
Prolonged King County SEIU 925 / ProTech 17 contract negotiations…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 5 councilmembers, and 5 members of the public.
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