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Burien Council to discuss minimum wage conflict April 6. King County, Burien Planning Commission, and Des Moines meetings this week.
Key Civic Meetings in Highline:
Monday, April 6
🏙️ 5:30 pm - Burien City Council AGENDA
Tuesday, April 7
🏛️1:30 pm - King County - Metro KC Council AGENDA
Wednesday, April 8
🏙️ 5:30 pm - Burien Planning Commission AGENDA
Thursday, April 9
🏙️ 6:00 pm - Des Moines City Council AGENDA
Meeting Details:
Monday, April 6
🏙️ Burien City Council - Regular Meeting (5:30 pm)
400 SW 152nd St. (1st Floor)
Topics include: conflicting Burien Minimum Wage discussion, Hazard Mitigation plan, Public Works funding, presentations on Urban Forestry Program, Green Burien Partnership.
Flag: Burien’s conflicting minimum wage ordinances (Highline Journal article April 3, 2026).
Tuesday, April 7
🏛️ King County — Metro KC Council (1:30 pm)
1200 King County Courthouse -
516 Third Avenue, Seattle
Topics include: loan financing for a wastewater capital project, tax-related ordinances, Metro safety plan approval, detention-facility notification requirements, a large supplemental appropriation package, and an Eastrail governance item.
- AGENDA
- Virtual Link or Watch Comcast channel 22 and 322 (HD) and Astound Broadband channels 22 and 711 (HD).
- Public Comment - See AGENDA for instructions (email, virtual, or in-person.)
Wednesday, April 8
🏙️ Burien Planning Commission- Regular Meeting (5:30 pm)
400 SW 152nd St. (1st Floor)
Topics include: Public Comment, Commission Parliamentary Procedure Training (90 minutes), election of Commission Chair.
Flag: North of NERA to be discussed April 22. Response from Chaney Skadsen to North of NERA rezoning questions.
- AGENDA
- Zoom Link / View-only Channel 21 or livestream
- Public Comment - (email, Zoom, or in-person)
Thursday, April 9
🏙️ Des Moines City Council - Regular Meeting (6:00 pm)
21630 11th Avenue S, Suite C
Topics include: Annual NPDES (stormwater drainage) update, and Human Services funding criteria, Economic Development update.
- AGENDA
- Virtual Link / Watch Live
- Public Comment - (email, virtual, or in-person)
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