1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Rod Dembowski, Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry, De'Sean  
Quinn, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: April Sanders (206-263-3412)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams (206-477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
1.  
Wednesday, February 26, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Dembowski called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m.  
2.  
3.  
7 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn and Zahilay  
Present:  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Barón moved approval of the February 12, 2025 meeting minutes.  
There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Briefing  
4.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0026  
Looking Ahead: Possible Impacts of General Fund Cuts  
Leesa Manion, King County Prosecuting Attorney, Patti Cole-Tindall, King County  
Sheriff, and Leon Richardson, Director, Department of Local Services, addressed the  
committee and answered questions from the members. Kelly Rider, Director,  
Department of Community and Human Services, also addressed the committee via a  
PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Meeting Minutes  
February 26, 2025  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0055  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the manager of treasury operations of King County to cancel the attached  
list of uncollectible personal property taxes in the amount of $3,136,926 for the years 2016 through 2024.  
April Sanders, Council staff, briefed the committee.  
Councilmember Barón moved Amendment 1. The Amendment was adopted.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
7 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Discussion Only  
6.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0070  
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 $0.2443 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 the King County open space system by  
acquiring lands and continuing to develop 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 Waterfront park; and funding for capital improvements at publicly owned  
pools, for all King County residents.  
Sherrie Hsu, Jake Tracy, and Brandi Paribello, Council staff, briefed the committee  
and answered questions from the members. Warren Jimenez, Division Director, Parks  
and Recreation, Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP), also addressed  
the committee and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
Meeting Minutes  
February 26, 2025  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
7.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0077  
A MOTION related to a property tax levy for 2026 through 2031 for the purpose of: maintaining and  
operating King County's open space system; improving parks, recreation, access, and mobility in the  
King County open space system by acquiring lands and continuing to develop 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 Waterfront park; and funding for capital  
improvements at publicly owned pools, for all King County residents.  
Sherrie Hsu, Jake Tracy, and Brandi Paribello, Council staff, briefed the committee  
and answered questions from the members. Warren Jimenez, Division Director, Parks  
and Recreation, Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP), also addressed  
the committee and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
Other Business  
There was no further business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m.