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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  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
February 10, 2026  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
February 10, 2026  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:31 p.m.  
Roll Call  
8 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Perry and von Reichbauer  
1 - Mosqueda  
Present:  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Lewis led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes of February 3, 2026  
Councilmember Barón moved to approve the minutes of the February 3, 2026, meeting  
as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions.  
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 made remarks and presented  
the recognition. Mary Yu made remarks and thanked the Council.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
February 10, 2026  
There will be one public hearing on Items 6-11  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Yvette Dinish  
Kristie Johnson  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional  
Committees and Motions related to Collective  
Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 7-11  
7.  
8.  
9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0217  
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:  
The enacted number is 16948.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0237  
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:  
The enacted number is 16949.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0340  
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:  
The enacted number is 16950.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
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Meeting Minutes  
February 10, 2026  
10.  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2025-0355.2  
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:  
The enacted number is 16951.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
11.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0001  
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:  
The enacted number is 16952.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Passed On The Consent Agenda  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that the Consent Agenda be  
passed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Perry, and von  
Reichbauer  
1 - Mosqueda  
Excused:  
12.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
Other Business  
No other business was presented.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 1:57 p.m.