Metropolitan King County Council
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda — 35 items
- 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 CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR Webinar ID: 830 3407 1240 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 Call to Order
- 2 Roll Call
- 3 Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance
- 4 Approval of Minutes of January 6, 2026
- 5 Additions to the Council Agenda
- 6 Special Item
- 11 Proclamation of January 19 as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in King County
- 12 Proclamation of January 13 as Korean American Day in King County
- 13 Recognition of Dwight Dively for 15 years of distinguished service to King County as Director of the Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget, as well as his service to the people of King County
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- 15 There will be one public hearing on Items 6-7
- 16 Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action
- 17 Employment and Administration Committee
- 7 A MOTION reappointing Tamer Abouzeid as the director of the office of law enforcement oversight.
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- 20 First Reading and Referral of Motions
- 8 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the summary letter and completion of the online annual report requirement for the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy, in accordance with Ordinance 19604, Section 6.B., and Attachment A to Ordinance 19719, Section IV.H.
- 9 A MOTION acknowledging the receipt of the Vanpool Program Update report in compliance with the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 115, Proviso P4.
- 24 Reintroductions of Ordinances
- 10 AN ORDINANCE adopting the 2025 King County real property asset management plan in response to K.C.C. 4.56.350; and amending Ordinance 10810, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.56.350.
- 11 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a new lease at an existing location to support the operation of public health - Seattle & King County.
- 12 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of an amended and restated lease to support the operation of public health - Seattle & King County.
- 13 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an interlocal agreement with the city of North Bend to provide contract municipal police services by the King County sheriff's office.
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- 30 Reintroductions of Motions
- 14 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.
- 15 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.
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- 16 Reports on Special and Outside Committees
- 34 Other Business
- 35 Adjournment