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Meeting Minutes  
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  
12:00 PM  
Monday, December 29, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
December 29, 2025  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Mosqueda, Perry and von  
Reichbauer  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
December 29, 2025  
First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral  
to Committee  
3.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0009  
A MOTION extending the waiver of requirements for competitive bidding and solicitation requirements for  
contracts relating to the significant civil emergency caused by heavy rain, strong winds, river flooding,  
and increased landslide and burn scar debris flow risk.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16935.  
Councilmember Dunn made a motion to suspend the rules to take action without  
referral to committee pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.085. The motion carried.  
Brendan McCluskey, Director, Office of Emergency Management, briefed the Council  
and answered questions.  
Wendy Soo Hoo. Policy staff, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Motion be Passed. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Mosqueda, Perry, and  
von Reichbauer  
There will be public comment on item 3  
There was no public comment.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 12:12 p.m.