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Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmembers: Dave Upthegrove, Chair;  
Girmay Zahilay, Vice Chair of Policy Development and  
Review;  
Reagan Dunn, Vice Chair of Regional Coordination;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón, Rod Dembowski,  
Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry, Pete von Reichbauer  
1:30 PM  
Tuesday, June 25, 2024  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
June 25, 2024  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
June 25, 2024  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:33 p.m.  
Roll Call  
9 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Present:  
3.  
4.  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Balducci led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes of June 18, 2024  
Councilmember Zahilay moved to approve the minutes of the June 18, 2024, meeting  
as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions.  
General Public Comment  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Gabriel Jones  
Jon Grant  
Leidys Perez  
Jonathan Lutumba  
Rosario Lopez  
Alexander Jimenez  
Pedro Casimiro Ngimga  
Sound Apodacn  
Francisco Duolinge  
Fern  
Manuel Miniga  
Lorita M.  
Mateas  
Max  
Esamere Motea  
Elisa Versanchez  
Joe Kunzler  
Talia Himmelfarb  
Mama Kim  
Aiden  
Maigualida  
Metropolitan King County Council  
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June 25, 2024  
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 6-17  
The Public Hearing for Items 6-17 was held under Item 6.  
Consent Item 7  
7.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0012  
AN ORDINANCE making a supplemental appropriation of $85,936,000 to the crisis care centers fund;  
and adding a new section to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
The enacted number is 19784.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by Councilmember  
Zahilay that this Ordinance be Passed on the Consent Agenda. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
9 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Yes:  
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Budget and Fiscal Management  
8.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0161  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of sewer revenue bonds and  
limited tax general obligation bonds payable from sewer revenues of the county in an aggregate  
principal amount not to exceed $1,200,000,000 to provide funds for acquiring and constructing  
improvements to the sewer system and to pay the costs of issuing such bonds; authorizing the  
issuance and sale of one or more series of sewer revenue bonds and limited tax general obligation  
bonds payable from sewer revenues of the county to refund outstanding obligations of the county  
payable from sewer revenues and to pay the costs of issuing such refunding bonds; pledging sewer  
revenues to pay the principal of and interest on sewer revenue bonds issued under this ordinance;  
amending reserve requirements; and pledging the annual levy of taxes and an additional pledge of  
sewer revenues to pay the principal of and interest on limited tax general obligation bonds issued  
under this ordinance.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
The enacted number is 19785.  
Councilmember Zahilay moved Striking Amendment S1. The motion carried.  
Councilmember Zahilay moved Title Amendment T1. The motion carried.  
Carol Basile, Deputy Director, Finance, Business and Operating Division, made  
remarks and introduced Rob Shelley, Council Financial Advisor, Piper Sandler.  
Rob Shelley made remarks and answered questions of the Council.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by Councilmember  
Zahilay that this Ordinance be Passed as Amended. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional  
Committees and Motions related to Collective Bargaining,  
for Council Action  
Consent Items 9-11  
9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0119  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Yasmin Ali, who resides in council district three,  
to the King County women's advisory board, as the district three representative.  
Sponsors:  
Perry  
The enacted number is 16616.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
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June 25, 2024  
10.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0139  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Anna Peterson, who resides in council district  
one, to the King County board of appeals and equalization.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
The enacted number is 16617.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
11.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0192  
A MOTION related to public transportation, approving the King County Metro Agency Safety Plan 2024,  
in accordance with the Federal Transit Administration's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan  
regulations and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
The enacted number is 16618.  
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 Zahilay that the Consent Agenda be  
passed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
June 25, 2024  
Reappointment Consent Agenda Items 12-17  
12.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0141  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Ronald Bosi, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County board of appeals and equalization.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
The enacted number is 16619.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
13.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0150  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Curry Mayer, who works in council district  
eight, to the King County emergency management advisory committee, as a representative from the  
city of Seattle.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
The enacted number is 16620.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
14.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0154  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Carrie Martin, who works in council district  
eight, to the King County emergency management advisory committee, as the King County sheriff's  
office representative.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
The enacted number is 16621.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
15.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0158  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Erik Lange, who works in council district eight,  
to the King County emergency management advisory committee, as the financial community  
representative.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
The enacted number is 16622.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
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June 25, 2024  
16.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0177  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Heather Trim, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as a representative from the recycling  
industry.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
The enacted number is 16623.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
17.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0182  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Geoff Kaiser, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County investment pool advisory committee, filling the county fund manager position.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
The enacted number is 16624.  
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 Zahilay that the Consent Agenda be  
passed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Yes:  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
18.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0204  
AN ORDINANCE relating to solid waste fees charged at recycling and transfer facilities, at the Cedar  
Hills regional landfill, and for construction and demolition waste disposed at landfills by construction  
and demolition receiving facilities; and amending Ordinance 12564, Section 2, as amended, and  
K.C.C.10.12.021 and Ordinance 18166, Section 5, and K.C.C.4A.670.300 and establishing an effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
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First Reading and Referral of Motions  
19.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0047  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Stacey Devenney, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a representative  
from the Harborview Medical Center.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Health and Human  
Services Committee.  
20.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0179  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jesse Franklin, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County priority hire advisory committee.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
21.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0195  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Aaron Garcia, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County Communities of Opportunity-Best Starts for Kids levy advisory board, as a  
community member who reflects demographic characteristics of the communities that qualify for  
funding in accordance with Communities of Opportunity funding guidelines and who are grassroots  
organizers or activists in those communities or who live in.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Health and Human  
Services Committee.  
22.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0197  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Lindsay Goes Behind, who resides in council  
district eight, to the King County Communities of Opportunity-Best Starts for Kids levy advisory board,  
as a member with system or sector knowledge of the Communities of Opportunity result area of health.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Health and Human  
Services Committee.  
23.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0206  
A MOTION endorsing the Safe System approach to achieve the goal of zero traffic deaths and serious  
injuries in King County; and requesting that the King County executive propose a strategy to develop a  
coordinated, multiagency safety action plan using the Safe System approach.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
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24.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0207  
A MOTION approving a job description for the position of operations manager within the office of law  
enforcement oversight.  
Sponsors:  
Upthegrove  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Employment and  
Administration Committee.  
25.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
Other Business  
Executive Session  
26.  
At 3:01 p.m., the Chair recessed the meeting for 20 minutes into Executive Session  
under RCW 42.30.110 (1)(i) to discuss with legal counsel litigation or potential  
litigation to which the County is or is likely to become a party when public knowledge  
regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial  
consequence to the County.  
At 3:20 p.m. the Chair extended the Executive Session for 5 minutes.  
The Chair reconvened the meeting at 3:25 p.m.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 3:25 p.m.