1200 King County  
Courthouse  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
King County  
Meeting Agenda  
Law and Justice Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Jorge Barón, Chair;  
Claudia Balducci,Vice-Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn  
Lead Staff: Wendy Soo Hoo (206-477-0890)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams (206-477-7470)  
1:00 PM  
Wednesday, January 22, 2025  
Hybrid meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend King County Council committee 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.  
Pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.035 A. and F., this meeting is also noticed as a meeting of the  
Metropolitan King County Council, whose agenda is limited to the committee business. In this  
meeting only the rules and procedures applicable to committees apply and not those  
applicable to full council meetings.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Law and Justice Committee values community  
input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items.  
There are three ways to provide public comment:  
1. In person: You may attend the meeting and provide comment in the Council Chambers.  
2. By email: You may comment in writing on current agenda items by submitting your email  
comments to kcccomitt@kingcounty.gov. If your email is received before 11:30 a.m. on the day  
of the meeting, your email comments will be distributed to the committee members and  
appropriate staff prior to the meeting.  
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entering the Webinar ID number below.  
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please contact Language Access Coordinator, Tera Chea at (206) 477-9259 or email  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
August 28, 2024 meeting minutes  
4.  
Public Comment  
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Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
6.  
7.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the second of two reports on progress toward addressing the  
legal system backlog that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, in response to the 2023-2024  
Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 17, Proviso P4.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
Melissa Bailey and Erica Newman, Council staff  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the proviso report on a crisis response program plan required  
by the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 21, as amended by  
Ordinance 19633, Section 17, Proviso P1.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
Nick Bowman, Council staff  
AN ORDINANCE related to the repeal of RCW 10.70.140; and amending Ordinance 17706, Section  
2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.020.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
Briefing  
8.  
2025 Law and Justice Committee Look Ahead  
Wendy Soo Hoo, Council staff  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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