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Meeting Agenda  
Regional Policy Committee  
Councilmembers: Pete von Reichbauer, Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Girmay Zahilay  
Alternate: Sarah Perry  
Sound Cities Association: Nancy Backus, Auburn, Vice Chair; Jay Arnold, Kirkland;  
Angela Birney, Redmond; Armondo Pavone, Renton  
Alternates: Dana Ralph, Kent; Debra Srebnik, Kenmore  
City of Seattle: Cathy Moore, Alexis Mercedes Rinck  
Alternates: Sara Nelson, Mark Solomon  
Lead Staff: Miranda Leskinen (206-263-5783)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206-477-0874)  
8:00 AM  
Wednesday, April 9, 2025  
SPECIAL MEETING  
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2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Discussion and Possible Action  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0070.3  
3.  
AN ORDINANCE providing for the submission to the qualified electors of King County at a special  
election to be held in King County on August 5, 2025, of a proposition authorizing a property tax levy in  
excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW for a period of six consecutive years, at a  
total rate of not more than $0.2351 per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation in the first year and  
limiting annual levy increases by the King County inflation plus population index published by the King  
County office of economic and financial analysis, or the chapter 84.55 RCW limitation, whichever is  
greater in years two through six for the purpose of maintaining and operating King County's open space  
system; improving parks, recreation, access, and mobility in King County by acquiring lands and  
continuing to develop and support parks, recreation facilities, and regional trails; improving parks and  
trails in and acquiring lands by metropolitan parks districts, towns and cities in King County; funding  
environmental education, maintenance and conservation programs at the Woodland Park Zoo; funding  
environmental education, maintenance and conservation programs at the Seattle Aquarium; funding  
development, maintenance, and programming for Seattle's Waterfront park; funding environmental and  
climate stewardship and education at Pacific Science Center; funding a capital project at Memorial  
Stadium; and funding capital improvements at public pools, for all King County residents.  
Dembowski and Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
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To consider a motion to amend Proposed Ordinance 2025 0070.3 previously recommended by the  
committee to the full council with a do pass recommendation. The proposed amendment would, if  
passed, strike the text at lines 343 through 357 on page 16 of the proposed ordinance and replace that  
stricken text with:  
1. Algona and Pacific – two hundred fifty thousand dollars each;  
2. Enumclaw – five hundred thousand dollars;  
3. Tukwila, SeaTac, Des Moines, and Burien – one million dollars each;  
4. Auburn, Federal Way, Renton, and Kent – one million nine hundred fifty thousand dollars each;  
5. Seattle – two million eight hundred thousand dollars;  
6. Skykomish, Beaux Arts Village, Hunts Point, Yarrow Point, Milton, Carnation, Medina, Clyde  
Hill, Normandy Park, Black Diamond, North Bend, and Duvall – one hundred twenty five thousand dollars  
each;  
7. Lake Forest Park, Newcastle, Woodinville, and Snoqualmie – two hundred fifty thousand dollars  
each;  
8. Covington, Kenmore, Mercer Island, Maple Valley, Bothell, Issaquah, Shoreline, and  
Sammamish – five hundred thousand dollars each; and  
9. Redmond, Kirkland, and Bellevue – nine hundred seventy five thousand dollars each.  
If the motion passes, it would result in a new version of the legislation, which would then be the “do  
pass” recommended version from the committee to the full council.  
Sherrie Hsu, Brandi Paribello, and Jake Tracy, Council staff  
Adjournment  
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