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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 27, 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).  
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don't wish to provide public testimony:  
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2. Watch King County TV on Comcast Channel 22 and 322(HD), and Astound Broadband  
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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 Dunn  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of January 20, 2026  
Councilmember Barón  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Items  
Proclamation of January 2026 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month in King County  
Councilmember Mosqueda, Councilmember Dunn, and Councilmember Lewis  
Recognition of Undersheriff Jesse Anderson upon his retirement  
Councilmember Perry  
7.  
Public Comment  
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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 6-20 & 28  
Consent Items 8-9  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0238.2  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a license agreement to support the operation of the  
department of public health.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 8/19/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
On 1/14/2026, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute  
Consent.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0285  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the updated 2025-2030 King County Regional Hazard  
Mitigation Plan, as approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
On 9/23/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 1/21/2026, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 10-19  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0281  
10.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kazia Mermel, who resides in council district  
two, to the King County waterworks grant ranking committee, as the metropolitan water pollution  
abatement advisory committee, city of Seattle representative.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
On 9/23/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 1/20/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0282  
11.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kyle Wong, who resides in council district one,  
to the King County waterworks grant ranking committee, as the metropolitan water pollution abatement  
advisory committee, participant sewer district representative.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 10/7/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 1/13/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 1/20/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0317  
12.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Clare Semambo, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as a citizen representative.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
On 12/2/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 1/20/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
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Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2025-0318.2  
13.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Cynthia Dampier, who resides in council district  
five, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as a citizen representative.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
On 12/9/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 1/20/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0319  
14.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Tyler Morgan, who resides in council district one,  
to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as an agriculture representative.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 11/18/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 1/13/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 1/20/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0341  
15.  
A MOTION confirming the King County board of health's appointment of Karen Hartfield to serve as an  
alternate member representing public health, health care facilities, and providers for a three-year term  
to expire on December 31, 2028.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 11/4/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
Contingent on Committee Action.  
Subject to a motion to suspend Rule 9.G.  
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Proposed Motion No. 2025-0346  
16.  
A MOTION relating to the King County Metro Transit Strategic Plan for Public Transportation  
2021-2031 and King County Metro Transit Service Guidelines and accepting the King County Metro  
Transit 2025 System Evaluation.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 11/4/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Regional Transit  
Committee.  
On 11/19/2025, the Regional Transit Committee Recommended Do Pass.  
On 1/20/2026, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
On 1/20/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2025-0370.2  
17.  
A MOTION related to council adoption of the King County Auditor's Office Work Program 2026-27.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
On 12/2/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
On 12/9/2025, the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee Deferred.  
On 1/13/2026, the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0012  
18.  
A MOTION making an appointment to fill a judicial vacancy in the West division, West electoral  
district, judge position number one of the King County district court.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 1/20/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
Contingent on Committee Action.  
Subject to a motion to suspend Rule 9.G.  
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Proposed Motion No. 2026-0013  
19.  
A MOTION making an appointment to fill a judicial vacancy in the West division, West electoral  
district, judge position number four of the King County district court.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 1/20/2026, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
Contingent on Committee Action.  
Subject to a motion to suspend Rule 9.G.  
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First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral to Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0018  
20.  
A MOTION calling on Congress to ensure any funding bill for the U.S. Department of Homeland  
Security includes meaningful and significant guardrails and expressing support for specific guardrails.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL  
TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0015  
21.  
AN ORDINANCE revising the corporate boundary of the city of Enumclaw to include the unincorporated  
portion of McHugh Avenue right-of-way as provided for in RCW 35A.21.210.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
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First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0017  
22.  
A MOTION stating the council's support for continued entheogen-related research for alternative  
treatment modalities, structured medical models, and full decriminalization of entheogen-related  
activities and requesting that the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of any adult engaging in certain  
entheogen-related activities be among King County's lowest criminal enforcement priorities.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0011  
23.  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Stephen Heard as director of the King County department of  
information technology.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
Reintroductions of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0277  
24.  
AN ORDINANCE related to the contracting opportunities program and small contractor and supplier  
certification and criteria for participation; allowing for automatically qualifying firms certified by the  
Washington state Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises; allowing for removing  
minimum business-related training requirements to maintain certification; and amending Ordinance  
13983, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.97.050.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee  
On 11/4/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
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Reintroductions of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0252  
25.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the summary letter and completion of the online annual report  
requirement for the Crisis Care Centers Levy, in accordance with Ordinance 19572, Section 7.C.9, and  
Attachment A to Ordinance 19783, Section VIII.A.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
On 9/2/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0340  
26.  
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:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
On 11/4/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
27.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Proclamation Presented in the Community  
28.  
Proclamation of February 17, 2026, as Lunar New Year in King County  
Councilmember Balducci  
Adjournment  
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