Metropolitan King County Council, July 28, 2026
Approves Ordinance 2026-0091 - Open space benefit rating, Enumclaw (consent), 9-0
How this board votes
The County Council approved 94% of 88 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 contained no rezoning or major development approvals; the substantive votes were non-land-use items (an ethics code ordinance, two labor agreements, an Inspector General job description) plus two hearing-examiner consent items relating to Enumclaw…
- Jurisdiction
- King County, WA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 9-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Ordinance 2026-0126 - King County Employee Code of Ethics reform
Adopted proposed substitute ordinance 2026-0126 amending the King County ethics code to expand and clarify conflict-of-interest rules prohibiting close/significant relationships and requiring conflicts be resolved before distribution, not just disclosed. Amendment 1 (technical striker per Board of Ethics) adopted by voice vote. Final roll call 9-0.
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 contained no rezoning or major development approvals; the substantive votes were non-land-use items (an ethics code ordinance, two labor agreements, an Inspector General job description) plus two hearing-examiner consent items relating to Enumclaw…
Key Decisions (7)
Ordinance 2026-0126 - King County Employee Code of Ethics reform
Ordinance 2026-0189 - ProTec 17 labor agreement
Ordinance 2026-0196 - Coalition of Unions labor agreement
Ordinance 2026-0091 - Open space benefit rating, Enumclaw (consent)
Ordinance 2026-0120 - Road vacation, S.J. Twiss Road, Enumclaw (consent)
Motion 2026-0115 - Appointment to MLB Stadium PFD Board
Motion 2026-0197 - Inspector General job description
Development Activity (3)
Drews Glen Golf Course redevelopment (gated community)
Residential
TOCL forest land sale (Fall City) - ~4,800 acres
Other
Cricket Community Park at Marymoor
Other
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Strong grassroots demand for a dedicated cricket facility (Cricket Community…
Infrastructure
Broad public and professional support for battery energy storage systems…
Sentiment
Organized homeowner opposition (Remington HOA) to the Drews Glen Golf…
Infrastructure
Imminent August 5 sealed-bid auction of ~4,800 acres of TOCL…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 4 councilmembers, 2 staff members, and 4 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
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