1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
King County Forecast Council  
Members:  
Girmay Zahilay, King County Executive; Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, King County Councilmember; Vice-Chair;  
Aaron Rubardt, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy and  
Budget;  
Jorge Barón, King County Councilmember  
Staff: Lizbeth Martin-Mahar, Chief Economist  
2:00 PM  
Monday, July 27, 2026  
Hybrid Meeting  
SPECIAL MEETING  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend the Forecast Council meeting in person in the  
Southwest Conference Room 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through  
remote access. Details on how to attend the meeting remotely are listed  
below.  
CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR  
Webinar ID: 868 8791 3464  
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.  
Language access services: Sign language and interpreter services are  
available at no cost to you. To request these services, contact King  
County Council’s Equity and Social Justice Office at 206-477-9259 (TTY  
Relay 7-1-1) or kccesj@kingcounty.gov at your earliest opportunity. Please  
provide notice by 9 AM at least three (3) business days prior to the  
meeting to better secure availability.  
King County Forecast Council  
Meeting Minutes  
July 27, 2026  
1.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
The meeting was called to order at 2:01 p.m.  
2.  
3.  
4 - Dembowski, Barón, Rubardt and Zahilay  
Present:  
Approval of Minutes of March 13, 2026  
Councilmember Dembowski moved to approve the minutes of the March 13, 2026,  
meeting as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
Discussion and Possible Action  
4.  
A RESOLUTION adopting the 2026 and beyond economic forecast for King County.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dembowski that this KCFC Resolution  
be Passed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dembowski, Barón, Rubardt and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Lizbeth Martin-Mahar, Chief Economist, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 2:56 p.m.