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January 27, 2026 ·1:30 PM Final Without Extra Items ·REVISED AGENDA - ADDED ITEM 29

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Agenda — 63 items

  1. 1 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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  3. 3 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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  5. 1 Call to Order
  6. 2 Roll Call
  7. 3 Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
  8. 4 Approval of Minutes of January 20, 2026
  9. 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
  10. 6 Special Items
  11. 11 Proclamation of January 2026 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month in King County
  12. 12 Recognition of Undersheriff Jesse Anderson upon his retirement
  13. 7 Public Comment
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  15. 15 Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining
  16. 16 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-20 & 28
  17. 17 Consent Items 8-9
  18. 8 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a license agreement to support the operation of the department of public health. 2025-0238 Passed Pass
  19. 9 AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the updated 2025-2030 King County Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, as approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2025-0285 Passed Pass
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  21. 20 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
  22. 21 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
  23. 22 Consent Items 10-19
  24. 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. 2025-0281 Passed Pass
  25. 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. 2025-0282 Passed Pass
  26. 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. 2025-0317 Passed Pass
  27. 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. 2025-0318 Passed Pass
  28. 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. 2025-0319 Passed Pass
  29. 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. 2025-0341 Passed Pass
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  31. 29 Contingent on Committee Action. Subject to a motion to suspend Rule 9.G.
  32. 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. 2025-0346 Passed Pass
  33. 17 A MOTION related to council adoption of the King County Auditor's Office Work Program 2026-27. 2025-0370 Passed as Amended Pass
  34. 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. 2026-0012 Passed Pass
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  36. 33 Contingent on Committee Action. Subject to a motion to suspend Rule 9.G.
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  38. 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. 2026-0013 Passed Pass
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  40. 36 Contingent on Committee Action. Subject to a motion to suspend Rule 9.G.
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  42. 37 Passed On The Consent Agenda Passed Pass
  43. 38 First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral to Committee
  44. 20 A MOTION related to current federal immigration enforcement practices and directing the clerk of the council to send a copy of this motion to the members of Washington's congressional delegation representing King County. 2026-0018 Passed as Amended Pass
  45. 41 First Reading and Referral of Ordinances
  46. 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. 2026-0015 Introduced and Referred
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  48. 44 First Reading and Referral of Motions
  49. 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. 2026-0017 Introduced and Referred
  50. 23 A MOTION confirming the appointment of Stephen Heard as director of the King County department of information technology. 2026-0011 Introduced and Referred
  51. 47 Reintroductions of Ordinances
  52. 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. 2025-0277 Reintroduced
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  54. 50 Reintroductions of Motions
  55. 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. 2025-0252 Reintroduced
  56. 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. 2025-0340 Reintroduced
  57. 27 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
  58. 54 Other Business
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  60. 55 Proclamation Presented in the Community
  61. 28 Proclamation of February 17, 2026, as Lunar New Year in King County
  62. 29 Recognition of LaTonya Horace, Ze'lla Adams, and Nature Carter-Gooding for their leadership in fighting commercial sexual exploitation.
  63. 59 Adjournment