The committee on Sept. 8 voted 4to forward a motion accepting the King County Clean Water Healthy Habitat strategic plan 2020through 2025 to the full council with a due-pass recommendation.

The plan, developed after Executive Constantine signed a 2019 executive order, lays out six 30-year goals and 12 measures that will be used to track progress on water quality and habitat outcomes. Andy Miklow of Council Central staff told the committee the plan is meant to align county environmental work, set 5-year targets, and provide an internal framework for county departments.

Miklow described the planstrategies as building on roughly 30 functional plans and noted that each strategy includes opportunity statements, actions, five-year targets and lead agencies. He said the packet lists the 13 strategies and associated measures used to monitor progress.

Abby Hook, lead for Clean Water Healthy Habitat in the DNRP director's office, told the committee technical teams reviewed the 12 measures in January 2025 and are preparing contextual analysis for a 2026 refresh. She said data updates from monitoring work for items such as shoreline armoring will inform policy recommendations in the next plan update. Hook pointed to coordination with the Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP) on shared goals such as increasing tree cover and protecting functional floodplains.

Vice Chair Quinn, citing his prior work with the Puget Sound Partnership, said tribal partnerships and integrated, outcome-driven implementation are essential. Chair Perry said she wants council input on the next five-year plan and is considering asking the next executive to include council review in the 2026 update.

Vice Chair Quinn moved the proposed motion; the roll call showed four ayes and zero nos. The committee forwarded the motion to the full council with a due-pass recommendation.