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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 20, 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 von Reichbauer  
4.  
5.  
Approval of Minutes of January 13, 2026  
Councilmember Barón  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
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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 Item 6  
Consent Item 6  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0295.2  
6.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2025 levy of property taxes in King County for collection in the year  
2026.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
On 10/7/2025, 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.  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0014  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into a housing cooperation agreement with the  
Housing Authority of the County of King to facilitate the development of low-income housing in  
accordance with chapter 35.83 RCW.  
Sponsors:  
Lewis  
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. 2026-0012  
8.  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0013  
9.  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0363  
10.  
A MOTION approving an amendment to an Amended and Restated Solid Waste Interlocal  
Agreement with the City of Bothell.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0364  
11.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the organics system mapping and policy report as required by  
the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 109, Proviso P2.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0365  
12.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the construction and demolition materials flow control analysis  
and enforcement report as required by the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861,  
Section 109, Proviso P1  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
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Reintroductions of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0286  
13.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a franchise agreement with HyperFiber of Washington,  
LLC, 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.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee  
On 12/9/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
Reintroductions of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0217  
14.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the third annual report on the second Best Starts for Kids  
initiative, in accordance with Ordinance 19354.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda and von Reichbauer  
First Reading and Referral to the Regional Policy Committee  
On 9/2/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
On 12/2/2025, the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0228  
15.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Crystal Goodwin, who resides in council  
district seven, to the King County board for developmental disabilities.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
On 12/9/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health,  
Housing, and Human Services Committee.  
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Proposed Motion No. 2025-0237  
16.  
A MOTION approving the 2024 annual mental illness and drug dependency evaluation summary  
report, in compliance with K.C.C. 4A.500.309.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda and von Reichbauer  
First Reading and Referral to the Regional Policy Committee  
On 9/2/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
On 12/2/2025, the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0337  
17.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Carrol Stripling, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
On 12/9/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health,  
Housing, and Human Services Committee.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0346  
18.  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
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.  
19.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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