The Council's Local Services and Land Use Committee considers and makes recommendations on polices relating to: water supply; unincorporated and rural areas; local government; permitting and zoning; county roads and bridges; levies to support county roads and bridges; emergency management; annexations; local parks and trails; housing; water and sewer district plans; growth management, including regional planning, countywide planning policies; and the Comprehensive Plan; and resource lands, including agricultural, forestry and mineral resources.

In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee tracks state and federal legislative action and develops recommendations on policy direction for the county budget.

Hybrid Meetings: Attend King County Council committee 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 public comment remotely are listed below. 

HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Local Services and Land Use Committee values community input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items.

There are three ways to provide public comment:

1. In person:  You may attend the meeting and provide comment in the Council Chambers.
   
   

2. By email. You may comment in writing on current agenda items by submitting your email comments using the link below. Comments submitted by 8:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting will be distributed to the committee members and appropriate staff prior to the meeting.
   
   Click here to submit written public comment. Please include the topic and, if known, the related committee in the subject line of your email.
   
   If you would like to comment on an item not on the current agenda you can email your Councilmember here.
   
   

3. Remote attendance at the meeting by phone or computer: (see “Connecting to the Webinar” below): You may provide oral comment on current agenda items during the meeting’s public comment period.
   
   You are not required to sign up in advance. Comments are limited to current agenda items.  
   
   You have the right to submit your comments using our free language access services. Contact Language Access Coordinator, Tera Chea at (206) 477-9259 or email Tera.chea2@kingcounty.gov, not less than three business days prior to the committee meeting. 

Webinar ID: 875 1751 7363

By computer using the Zoom application at https://zoom.us/signin and the webinar ID above.

Via phone by calling 1-253-215-8782 and using the webinar ID above.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TO THE MEETING REMOTELY: There are several ways to watch or listen to the meeting

1. Stream online via this link:
   www.kingcounty.gov/kctv, or input the link web address into your web browser
   
   
2. Watch 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.
   

To help us manage the meeting, if you do not wish to be called upon for public comment, please use the Livestream or King County TV options listed above, if possible, to watch or listen to the meeting.

Meeting Times: 9:30 AM on the first and third Wednesdays of each month

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Chair: Sarah Perry
Vice Chair: Girmay Zahilay
Members: Reagan Dunn, Teresa Mosqueda

Committee Staff:
Lead Staff: Terra Rose
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams

Meeting materials for the Local Services and Land Use Committee

Listed below are the meeting materials for the Local Services and Land Use Committee. The meeting materials available before each meeting are combined into one PDF document and posted below under Meeting Agendas and Materials. On occasion, not all materials will be available before the meeting. Additional materials for the meeting are posted as they become available.

(If links are not displaying below, you may access agenda materials at https://aqua.kingcounty.gov/council/agendas/LS)