Committee of the Whole
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda — 21 items
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- 1 Call to Order
- 2 Roll Call
- 3 Approval of Minutes
- 4 Public Comment
- 7 page break
- 8 Consent
- 5 A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Stephen Heard as acting director of the King County department of information technology.
- 10 Briefing
- 6 King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission Update
- 12 Discussion and Possible Action
- 7 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Luz Escalante, who resides in council district five, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.
- 8 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Zain Jinnah, who resides in council district two, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.
- 15 page break
- 9 A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Julie Kang, who resides in council district four, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.
- 10 An ORDINANCE approving the grant funding allocation for the council-designated projects funded through the WaterWorks grant program, for the 2025 cycle, in accordance with Ordinance 18031, Section 1 as amended, and the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 114, as amended by Ordinance 19956, Section 59.
- 18 Briefing
- 11 Briefing on DCHS-Regional Workforce Housing Initiative Implementation Plan-Motion 16690
- 20 Other Business
- 21 Adjournment