1200 King County  
Courthouse  
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516 Third Avenue  
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, January 6, 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: 873 0459 1515  
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 Fain  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of December 9, 2025, Council Meeting and December 29,  
2025, Special Council Meeting  
Councilmember Barón  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
5.  
6.  
Recognition of Ken Jennings for his work on Jeopardy! and advocacy for cancer research.  
Councilmember von Reichbauer  
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Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees  
and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective  
Bargaining  
There will be one public hearing on Items 6-9  
First Reading of and Action on Emergency Ordinances Without Referral  
to Committee  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0002  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to council rules and order of business; amending Ordinance 11683, Section  
4, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.035, Ordinance 11683, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.045,  
Ordinance 11683, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.085, Ordinance 11683, Section 16, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.155, and Ordinance 11683, Section 26, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.255;  
and declaring an emergency.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING LESS  
THAN SEVEN DAYS AFTER FIRST READING PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.095 AND A MOTION  
TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE  
PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085  
Employment and Administration Committee  
Councilmember Perry  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0351  
8.  
A MOTION reappointing Kymber Waltmunson to the position of King County auditor.  
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 Passed Out of Committee Without  
a Recommendation.  
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Proposed Motion No. 2025-0352  
9.  
A MOTION reappointing Tamer Abouzeid as the director of the office of law enforcement oversight.  
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 Passed Out of Committee Without  
a Recommendation.  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0357  
10.  
AN ORDINANCE related to establishing appropriate timelines necessary to complete midpoint updates  
to the King County Comprehensive Plan; and amending Ordinance 13147, Section 22, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 20.18.030.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0360  
11.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the King County regional E-911 advisory governance board; amending  
Ordinance 18695, Section 2, and repealing Ordinance 18139, Section 4, and Ordinance 18695,  
Section 3.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0003  
12.  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Mark Newcomb for property located at 41710 SE 66th Street, Snoqualmie, WA 98065,  
designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file no.  
E25CT001.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0004  
13.  
14.  
15.  
16.  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Joseph and Dana Gagner for property located at 25504 SE 394th Street, Enumclaw, WA  
98022, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file  
no. E25CT002.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0005  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Jeremy Calvert for property located north and abutting 14035 107th Way SW, Vashon,  
WA 98070, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division  
file no. E25CT003.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0006  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Troy and Kristen Barrows for property located at 22332 SE 474th Street and 22531 SE  
474th Street, Enumclaw, WA 98022, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and  
land resources division file no. E25CT004.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0007  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Melissa Mohr and Eric Seidenberger for property located at 11705 SW 156th Street,  
Vashon, WA 98070, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources  
division file no. E25CT006.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0008  
17.  
AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating system,  
submitted by Darrin and Sherry Qualls for property located 26244 SE 383th Street, Enumclaw, WA  
98022, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and land resources division file  
no. E25CT008.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0366  
18.  
A MOTION adopting the 2025 King County Youth Action Plan.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0001  
19.  
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:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
Reintroductions of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0247  
20.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 200th Ave SE, V-2752; Petitioners: Young  
Kwon and Robyn Isaak-Kwon and Mutsumi Porter.  
Upthegrove and Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
On 8/20/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
On 1/7/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0061  
21.  
AN ORDINANCE denying the vacation of a portion of 45th Ave S, V-2759; Petitioners: Terry L.  
Swanson and Dean B. Swanson.  
Zahilay and Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
On 2/18/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0265  
22.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a franchise agreement with the Snoqualmie Valley  
School District, for use of certain King County road rights-of-way in unincorporated King County for the  
construction, operation, and maintenance of wireline telecommunications transmission facilities.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
On 10/7/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0269  
23.  
AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Redmond Water System Plan dated May 2025.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
On 9/9/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0368  
24.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 52nd Avenue South/Indiana Ave, V-2735;  
Petitioner: Whispering Woods Estates, LLC.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
On 12/9/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Hearing  
Examiner.  
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Reintroductions of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0253  
25.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Dae Degrate, who resides in council district nine,  
to the King County behavioral health advisory board.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
On 12/2/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0255  
26.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Someireh Amirfaiz, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a provider of  
culturally specific mental health services in King County.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
On 12/2/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0355  
27.  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of ____________ to the citizens' elections oversight committee  
as a representative of the Vietnamese-speaking community.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Employment and Administration Committee  
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.  
28.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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