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Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmembers: Girmay Zahilay, Chair;  
Sarah Perry, Vice Chair of Policy Development and Review;  
Reagan Dunn, Vice Chair of Regional Coordination;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge L. Barón, Rod Dembowski,  
Teresa Mosqueda, De'Sean Quinn, Pete von Reichbauer  
1:30 PM  
Tuesday, September 23, 2025  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
September 23, 2025  
1.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:32 p.m.  
The Chair recessed the meeting at 2:16 p.m.  
The Chair reconvened the meeting at 2:26 p.m.  
The Chair recessed the meeting at 3:01 p.m.  
The Chair reconvened the meeting at 3:01 p.m.  
The Chair recessed the meeting at 5:16 p.m. and passed the gavel to Vice-Chair  
Dunn.  
Vice-Chair Dunn reconvened the meeting at 5:22 p.m.  
2.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
3.  
4.  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Dunn led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes of September 16, 2025  
Councilmember Dunn moved to approve the minutes of the September 16, 2025,  
meeting as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions.  
Special Item  
County Executive Shannon Braddock presents the Budget Address  
Executive Shannon Braddock presented the 2026-2027 Budget.  
Proclamation of September 2025 as National Service Dog Month in King  
County  
Councilmember Mosqueda made remarks, presented the proclamation and introduced  
Katie Owensby, Heath Owensby, and Kevin. Heath Owensby made remarks and  
thanked the Council.  
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Proclamation of September 29 to October 5, 2025, as Week Without  
Driving in King County  
Councilmember Balducci made remarks, presented the proclamation and introduced  
Celia Black, Organizer Disability Rights WA, and Dr. Ettore Palazzo, CEO,  
EvergreenHealth. Celia Black and Dr. Ettore Palazzo made remarks and thanked the  
Council.  
7.  
Public Comment  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimmerman  
Traci Buxton  
Alan Axelrod  
Tracie Hiemstra  
Bruce Halstead  
Glen Hiemstra  
Cecillia Coulter  
Sattie Zapata Nyachwaya  
Jose Ortuzar  
Christina Sawyckyj  
Amarinthia Torres  
Erin Reinhart  
Chloe Gale  
Alison Eisinger  
Carolanne Sanders Lundgren  
Kate Rubin  
Dane Austreng  
Kasey Burton  
Amy Drayer  
Sean Flynn  
Brandi McNeil  
George Gonzales  
Eunice How  
Nela Cumming  
Jeni Johnson  
Jordan Mitchell  
Kate Garvey  
Metropolitan King County Council  
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September 23, 2025  
Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from  
Standing Committees and Regional Committees, and of  
Ordinances related to Collective Bargaining  
There will be one public hearing on Items 6-30  
The Public Hearing on Items 6-30 was held under Item 7 - Public Comment.  
Consent Items 8-12  
8.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0171.2  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to execute interlocal agreements with school districts for  
continued collection of school impact fees.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19971.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
9.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0208  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into interlocal agreements for salmon conservation  
efforts in the Snoqualmie and South Fork Skykomish Watershed within Water Resource Inventory Area  
7, the Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed also known as Water Resource Inventory Area  
8, and the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed also known as Water Resource  
Inventory Area 9.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19972.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
10.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0221  
AN ORDINANCE revising the corporate boundary of the city of Enumclaw to include the unincorporated  
portions of Southeast 440th Street right-of-way as provided for in RCW 35A.21.210.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19973.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
September 23, 2025  
11.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0222  
AN ORDINANCE revising the corporate boundary of the city of Snoqualmie to include the unincorporated  
portion of 384th Avenue Southeast right-of-way as provided for in RCW 35A.21.210.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19974.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
12.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0229  
AN ORDINANCE approving the grant funding allocation for projects funded through the 2020-2025 parks,  
recreation, trails, and open space levy grant program in accordance with Ordinance 18890, Motion  
15378, Ordinance 19166, and the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 95.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19975.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Passed On The Consent Agenda  
A motion was made by Councilmember Perry that the Consent Agenda be  
passed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
September 23, 2025  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
13.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0212.2  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the levy collection of the sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent for  
the delivery of behavioral health services and therapeutic courts authorized by RCW 82.14.460;  
continuing the sales and use tax; adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.500, establishing an  
effective date, and establishing an expiration date.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19976.  
Sam Porter, Council Staff, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
Councilmember Balducci moved Amendment 1.  
Councilmember Balducci withdrew Amendment 1.  
Kelly Rider, Director, Community and Human Services, briefed the Council and  
answered questions.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Dembowski that this Ordinance be Passed. The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
14.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0249  
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 19862, enacted December 2, 2024, which authorized the  
issuance of limited tax general obligation bonds of the county; and amending Ordinance 19862, Section  
1, as amended, Section 2, as amended, Section 4, as amended, Section 13, as amended, Section 17,  
as amended, and Section 19, as amended, and repealing Ordinance 19954, Attachment B.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Chair Zahilay announced that Item 14 would be deferred to the October 7, 2025,  
Council meeting.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter was Deferred.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
September 23, 2025  
15.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0250.2  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the Broadway Facility appropriation; making a supplemental appropriation of  
$41,568,000 to the Broadway Facility fund; and adding a new section to the 2025 Annual Budget  
Ordinance, Ordinance 19861.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Chair Zahilay announced that Item 15 would be deferred to the October 7, 2025,  
Council meeting.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter was Deferred.  
16.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0251  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the Broadway Facility fund; and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter  
4A.200.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Chair Zahilay announced that Item 16 would be deferred to the October 7, 2025,  
Council meeting.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter was Deferred.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
September 23, 2025  
Government Accountability and Oversight  
17.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0018.2  
AN ORDINANCE relating to antidiscrimination text and making technical corrections, amending  
Ordinance 18665, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.005, Ordinance 16692, Section 2, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.010, Ordinance 17706, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.020,  
Ordinance 19963, Section 2, and K.C.C. 2.15.XXX, Ordinance 12014, Section 18, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 3.12.180, Ordinance 18757, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12D.010, Ordinance 18757,  
Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12D.020, Ordinance 10159, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C.  
6.27A.120, Ordinance 14509, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.01.010, Ordinance 11992, Section  
2, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.16.010, Ordinance 11992, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.16.020,  
Ordinance 11992, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.16.050, Ordinance 11992, Section 9, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.16.070, Ordinance 10849, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.16.125,  
Ordinance 13981, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.002, Ordinance 13981, Section 2, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.010, Ordinance 7430, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.010,  
Ordinance 7430, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.020, Ordinance 5280, Section 1, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.010, Ordinance 5280, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.020,  
Ordinance 5280, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.040, Ordinance 5280, Section 3, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.050, Ordinance 5280, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.060,  
Ordinance 5280, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.130, Ordinance 8625, Section 1, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.010, Ordinance 8625, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.020,  
Ordinance 8625, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.030, Ordinance 8034, Section 3, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 22.16.030, and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 3.12D.  
Upthegrove, Barón, Dembowski and Quinn  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19977  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember von Reichbauer that this Ordinance be Passed. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
September 23, 2025  
Health, Housing, and Human Services  
18.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0266  
AN ORDINANCE relating to contract management and compliance monitoring protocols for the  
department of community and human services; and amending Ordinance 11955, Section 5, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 2.16.130.  
Dunn, Balducci, Perry, Zahilay, Barón and Quinn  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19978.  
Miranda Leskinen, Council Staff, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
Councilmember Dunn moved Striking Amendment S1.  
Miranda Leskinen stated there was a correction on Line 5 of Striking Amendment S1,  
after "August", strike "25" and insert "26". There was no objection to the correction.  
Wendy Soohoo, Council Staff, made remarks.  
Kelly Rider, Director, Community and Human Services, briefed the Council and  
answered questions.  
Dwight Dively, Director, Performance, Strategy, and Budget, briefed the Council and  
answered questions.  
Councilmember Dunn moved Amendment 1 to Striking Amendment S1.  
Councilmember Balducci made an oral amendment to Amendment 1 to Striking  
Amendment S1, after "function", strike "reporting to the chief operating 5 officer in the  
office of the executive".  
Voting on Amendment 1 as amended, the motion carried.  
Councilmember Dembowski moved Amendment 3. The motion carried.  
Voting on Striking Amendment S1, as amended, the motion carried.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Mosqueda that this Ordinance be Passed as Amended. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Metropolitan King County Council  
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September 23, 2025  
19.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0267.2  
AN ORDINANCE relating to prohibiting algorithmic rent fixing; and adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title  
12.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19979.  
Melissa Bailey, Council Staff, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
Councilmember Mosqueda moved Amendment 1. The motion carried.  
Councilmember Mosqueda moved Amendment 2. The motion carried.  
Councilmember Quinn moved Amendment 3.  
Councilmember Dembowski made an oral amendment, on Page 2, Line 27, after  
"establish rental prices", insert, ", consistent with federal law."  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Mosqueda that this Ordinance be Passed as Amended. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Metropolitan King County Council  
20.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0278  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the levy collection of the sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent for  
the delivery of behavioral health services and therapeutic courts authorized by RCW 82.14.460;  
continuing the sales and use tax; adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.500, establishing an  
effective date, and establishing an expiration date.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
As confirmed by Kendall Moore, Assistant Chief Legal Counsel, the Chair announced  
that Proposed Ordinance 2025-0278 would be referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter was Referred to the Budget  
and Fiscal Management Committee  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
September 23, 2025  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional  
Committees and Motions related to Collective  
Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 21-29  
21.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0145  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Peter Lewis, who resides in council district seven,  
to the King County veterans advisory board.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16879.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
22.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0150  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jesse Anderson, who works in council district  
eight, to the Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network operator board of directors, as King County's  
primary representative.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16880.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
23.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0151  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Ian Huri, who works in council district eight, to the  
Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network operator board of directors, as an alternate for the King County  
representative.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16881.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
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September 23, 2025  
24.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0156  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Brian Berry, who resides in council district one, to  
the King County veterans advisory board.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16882.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
25.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0184  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Preston Anderson, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County veterans, seniors and human services levy advisory board's veterans  
committee, as the district eight representative.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16883.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
26.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0198  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Juanita Pettersen, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16884.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
27.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0199  
A MOTION accepting the King County Clean Water Healthy Habitat Strategic Plan 2020-2025 in  
accordance with Ordinance 19881, Section 377.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16885.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
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September 23, 2025  
28.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0200  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Douglas Hollingsworth, who resides in council  
district eight, to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16886.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
29.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0209  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on streamlining food business permitting process, in  
accordance with the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 104, Proviso P1.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16887.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Passed On The Consent Agenda  
A motion was made by Councilmember Perry that the Consent Agenda be  
passed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Law and Justice  
30.  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2025-0206.2  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of an independent monitoring report on the confinement of juveniles in  
county detention facilities as required by the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section  
54, Proviso P3.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16888.  
Councilmember Dembowski moved Amendment 1. The motion carried.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Barón that this Motion be Passed as Amended. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
September 23, 2025  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
31.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0284  
AN ORDINANCE regarding membership on the King County board of health; and amending Ordinance  
19418, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35.021, Ordinance 19418, Section 3, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 2.35.022, and Ordinance 19418, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35.026.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
32.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0285  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the updated 2025-2030 King County Regional Hazard Mitigation  
Plan, as approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Local Services and  
Land Use Committee.  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
33.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0262  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Aliye Aliye, who resides in council district seven,  
to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
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Meeting Minutes  
September 23, 2025  
34.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0281  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kazia Mermel, who resides in council district two,  
to the King County waterworks grant ranking committee, as the metropolitan water pollution abatement  
advisory committee, city of Seattle representative.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
35.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
Other Business  
No other business was presented.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned in honor of Former King County Councilmember Lois North  
at 5:54 p.m.