1200 King County  
Courthouse  
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Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmembers: Sarah Perry, Chair;  
Jorge Barón, Vice Chair of Policy Development and Review;  
Reagan Dunn, Vice Chair of Regional Coordination;  
Claudia Balducci, Rod Dembowski, Steffanie Fain,  
Rhonda Lewis, Teresa Mosqueda, Pete von Reichbauer  
1:30 PM  
Tuesday, February 10, 2026  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend King County Council 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 comment remotely are listed below.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TESTIMONY: The Council values community input and  
looks forward to hearing from you. Testimony must be limited to items listed on the  
agenda for council action, unless it's the fourth Tuesday of the month, when the  
Council will hear general comment on matters relating to county government. You are  
not required to sign up in advance.  
There are three ways to provide public testimony:  
1. In person: You may attend the meeting in person in Council Chambers.  
2. By email: You may testify by submitting a COMMENT email. If your testimony is  
submitted before 10:00 a.m. on the day of the Council meeting, your email testimony will  
be distributed to the Councilmembers and appropriate staff prior to the meeting. Please  
submit your testimony by emailing clerk@kingcounty.gov.  
3. Remote attendance on the Zoom Webinar: You may provide oral public testimony at  
the meeting by connecting to the meeting via phone or computer using the ZOOM  
application at https://zoom.us/, and entering the Webinar ID below.  
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CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR  
Webinar ID: 830 3407 1240  
If you do not have access to the ZOOM application, you can connect to the meeting by calling 1  
253 215 8782 and using the Webinar ID. Connecting in this manner, however, may impact your  
ability to be unmuted to speak.  
You have the right to language access services at no cost to you. To request these services,  
please contact our Equity and Social Justice Coordinator, Tera Chea at (206) 477 9259 or  
Tera.Chea2@kingcounty.gov, three (3) days prior to the meeting.  
If you do not wish to be called upon for public comment during the meeting, please help us  
manage the callers and use one of the options below (Live Streaming or King County TV  
Channel 22).  
HOW TO LISTEN TO THE MEETING: There are several ways to listen to the meeting if you  
don't wish to provide public testimony:  
1. Stream online via this link: https://kingcounty.gov/kctv, or input the link web address into  
your web browser.  
2. Watch King County TV on 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.  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Lewis  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of February 3, 2026  
Councilmember Barón  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
Recognition of Mary Yu for her distinguished career, dedicated service, and commitment to  
fairness, justice, and respect for all.  
Councilmember Barón and Councilmember Dembowski  
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There will be one public hearing on Items 6-11  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 7-11  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0217  
7.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the third annual report on the second Best Starts for Kids  
initiative, in accordance with Ordinance 19354.  
Mosqueda and von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
On 9/2/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
On 12/2/2025, the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
On 1/20/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 1/26/2026, the Regional Policy Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0237  
8.  
A MOTION approving the 2024 annual mental illness and drug dependency evaluation summary report,  
in compliance with K.C.C. 4A.500.309.  
Mosqueda and von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
On 9/2/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
On 12/2/2025, the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
On 1/20/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 1/26/2026, the Regional Policy Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0340  
9.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Laura Zaichkin, who resides in council district  
eight, to the Harborview Medical Center board of trustees, as the district eight representative.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 11/4/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 1/27/2026, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
On 1/27/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
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Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2025-0355.2  
10.  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Minh Duc Nguyen to the citizens' elections oversight  
committee as a representative of the Vietnamese-speaking community.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 11/25/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Employment  
and Administration Committee.  
On 12/2/2025, the Employment and Administration Committee Deferred.  
On 1/6/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 2/3/2026, the Employment and Administration Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0001  
11.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Richa Malik, who resides in council district nine,  
to the Harborview Medical Center board of trustees, as the council district seven representative.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
On 1/6/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 1/27/2026, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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12.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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