Jan 19-23: City & Regional Meeting Reminders

Here is a schedule of featured meetings happening this week for Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, SeaTac, Highline Schools, Port of Seattle, and King County. The public is encouraged to attend, be informed, and ask questions.

Congratulations to all the New City Council Mayor and Deputy Mayor and Council Members elected this week:

BURIEN -Mayor: Sarah Moore -Deputy Mayor: Hugo Garcia
SEATAC -Mayor: Mohamed Ega -Deputy Mayor: Senayet Negusse
NORMANDY PARK -Mayor: Eric Zimmerman -Deputy Mayor: SueAnn Hohimer
DES MOINES -Mayor: Yoshiko Grace Matsui -Deputy Mayor: Gene Achziger

Also Congratulations to all other Director and Presidency Members:
Highline School District -Board President: Joe Van -Board VP: Angelica Alverez
Port of Seattle: -Managing Director: Wendy Reiter

🗓️ City Council & Featured Meetings:

🏙️Burien:

City Council Special Meeting: January 26,2026

• 2:00 pm-4:30pm, Address: 400 SW 152nd
  • Agenda
  • Zoom Virtual Link, View-only Channel 21 or livestream
  • Public Comments: The sign-up deadline for public comment for that day’s meeting is at least one hour before the scheduled commencement of the council meeting. You can sign up by completing the public comment form.

City Council Regular Meeting: January 26,2026

• 5:30 pm-8:30pm, Address: 400 SW 152nd
  • Agenda
  • Zoom Virtual Link, View-only Channel 21 or livestream
  • Public Comments: The sign-up deadline for public comment for that day’s meeting is at least one hour before the scheduled commencement of the council meeting. You can sign up by completing the public comment form.

Planning Commission Meeting: Next meeting: Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Info will be provided next week

🏙️Des Moines:

City Council Meeting: Thursday, January 22, 2026

• 6:00 p.m.-10:00p.m. -Address: 21630 11th Avenue S, Suite C
• Agenda
• Virtual Link City Council meeting can be viewed live on the City's website, Comcast Channel 21/321, on the City’s YouTube channel.
• Public Comments: Members of the public who wish to provide comment during the meeting via Zoom must register in advance. To register, please email cityclerk@desmoineswa.gov by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the Wednesday prior to the meeting

🏙️Normandy Park:

Next City Council Meeting: Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026 (2nd Tues. of each month)

• 7:00 p.m., 801 SW 174th Street,
  • Agenda
  • Virtual Link
  • Public Comments: Public comments will be taken both in person and remotely during the meeting. Please review the meeting agenda for instructions

🏙️SeaTac:

Next City Council Meeting: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

• 6:00 p.m., 4800 S 188th St,
  • Agenda
  • Virtual Link
  • Public Comments: In-person, remote oral, and written public comment Pre-registration is required for remote comments and encouraged for in-person comments. Pre-registration and written comments are due by 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Instructions for providing comments are located at the following link: Council Meeting Hybrid Meetings and Public Comments.

🍎School Board Scheduled Meetings:

Highline School District Strategic Plan Feedback Forum

January 20 | 5:45–7:15 p.m. -Cascade Middle School 11212 10th Ave SW, Seattle

Highline School Board Meeting: Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026

• 6:00 p.m, Boardroom at the Central Office Building located at 15675 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien
  • Agenda
  • Public Comments: Sign-ups are open from 9:00 a.m. on the Monday of the week of a Board meeting and close at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting (Wednesday).  You may sign up by contacting the Office of the Superintendent at (206) 631-3070, or by filling out the form below.  Leaving a message prior to 9:00 a.m. on Mondays, the week of the Regular Board Meeting will not allow a speaker to jump the queue.

✈️Port of Seattle:

Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

• 12:00 p.m. - Regular Meeting, Pier 69, 2711 Alaskan Way, Seattle
  • Agenda
  • View at meetings.portseattle.org
  • Public Comments: procedures available online at https://www.portseattle.org/page/public-comment-portcommission-meetings. Or deliver public comment via email: All written comments received by email to commission-publicrecords@portseattle.org. Written comments are accepted three days prior to the meeting and before 9 a.m. on the day of the meeting.

🗓️ King County Council:

Metropolitan King County Council Meeting: Tuesday January, 20, 2026

• 1:30 p.m. 1200 King County
  Courthouse 516 Third Avenue, Seattle
  • Agenda
  • Virtual Link or Watch Comcast channel 22 and 322 (HD) and Astound Broadband channels 22 and 711 (HD).
  • Public Comments:
    • In person
    • Email- clerk.council@kingcounty.gov by 10 a.m. on the meeting day.
    • Remotely- Provide comment remotely by attending meetings via phone or computer using the Zoom application. See attend committee meetings remotely above.

Washington State Legislative Session

Keep up with all the scheduled hearings and committee meetings on important bills being introduced each day: WA State Legislature Website

The session will run until around March 12th. It is a shorter session this year (60 Days), and there are opportunities for citizens to comment PRO or CON on bills as they arise or to testify. Bills cover a wide range of topics such as: Budget Deficit, Housing, Data Privacy and AI, Taxes, Law Enforcement, Medical, Education, and more.