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King County, WA

Committee of the Whole

Tue, Oct 27, 2026 · 9:30 AM Pacific · Hybrid Meeting

County's note: DRAFT MINUTES

Agenda items

  1. Hybrid Meetings: Attend the King County Council committee meetings in person in Council Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how to attend and/or to provide comment remotely are listed below. Pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.035 A. and F., this meeting is also noticed as a meeting of the Metropolitan King County Counci…
    Full textHybrid Meetings: Attend the King County Council committee meetings in person in Council Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how to attend and/or to provide comment remotely are listed below. Pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.035 A. and F., this meeting is also noticed as a meeting of the Metropolitan King County Council, whose agenda is limited to the committee business. In this meeting only the rules and procedures applicable to committees apply and not those applicable to full council meetings. HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Committee of the Whole values community input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items. There are three ways to provide public comment: 1. In person: You may attend the meeting and provide comment in the Council Chambers. 2. By email: You may comment in writing on current agenda items by submitting your email comments to committees@kingcounty.gov. If your email is received before 8:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting, your email comments will be distributed to the committee members and appropriate staff prior to the meeting. 3. Remote attendance at the meeting by phone or computer: You may provide oral comment on current agenda items during the meeting’s public comment period by connecting to the meeting via phone or computer using the ZOOM application at https://zoom.us/join, and entering the webinar ID number below.
  2. You are not required to sign up in advance. Comments are limited to current agenda items. You have the right to language access services at no cost to you. To request these services, please contact Language Access Coordinator, Tera Chea, at 206 477 9259 or email Tera.chea2@kingcounty.gov by 8:00 a.m. three business days prior to the meeting. CONNECTING TO TH…
    Full textYou are not required to sign up in advance. Comments are limited to current agenda items. You have the right to language access services at no cost to you. To request these services, please contact Language Access Coordinator, Tera Chea, at 206 477 9259 or email Tera.chea2@kingcounty.gov by 8:00 a.m. three business days prior to the meeting. CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR: Webinar Meeting ID: 872 3341 5187 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. HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TO THE MEETING REMOTELY: There are several ways to watch or listen in to the meeting: 1) Stream online via this link: www.kingcounty.gov/kctv, or input the link web address into your web browser. 2) Watch King County TV Comcast Channel 22 and 322(HD), Astound Broadband Channels 22 and 711(HD). 3) Listen to the meeting by telephone – See “Connecting to the Webinar” above. To help us manage the meeting, if you do not wish to be called upon for public comment please use the Livestream or King County TV options listed above, if possible, to watch or listen to the meeting.
  3. 1 Call to Order
  4. 2 Roll Call
  5. 3 Approval of Minutes
  6. 4 Public Comment
  7. Discussion and Possible Action
  8. 5 A MOTION establishing the King County 2027 State Legislative Priorities. File 2026-0280 · Motion · Action: Passed Out of Committee Without a Recommendation (Pass)
  9. 6 A MOTION approving a letter regarding a staffing plan for the Harborview construction and infrastructure division, as called for in the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 103, Proviso P1. File 2026-0070 · Motion · Action: Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent (Pass)
  10. 7 A MOTION acknowledging the receipt of Harborview Medical Center (HMC) Parking Alternatives Analysis to address parking issues at Harborview Medical Center as required by the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 132, Proviso P7, as amended by Ordinance 20086, Section 101. File 2026-0295 · Motion · Action: Passed Out of Committee Without a Recommendation (Pass)
  11. Briefing
  12. 8 Harborview Bond Project Progress File 2026-B0127 · Briefing · Action: Presented
  13. Discussion and Possible Action
  14. 9 A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the plan on the return to office initiative in King County, in accordance with 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 132, as amended by Ordinance 20086, Section 101, Proviso P8. File 2026-0316 · Motion · Action: Deferred
  15. Discussion Only
  16. 10 AN ORDINANCE adopting the King County 2026-2029 Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Plan. File 2026-0147 · Ordinance · Action: Deferred
  17. Other Business
  18. Adjournment

Item titles as published by King County. Supporting documents are on the county's meeting page.