1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Committee of the Whole  
Jorge Barón, Chair  
Claudia Balducci, Vice Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn, Steffanie Fain, Rhonda Lewis,  
Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry, Pete von Reichbauer  
Lead Staff: Andy Micklow (206-263-3226)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, May 26, 2026  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Barón called the meeting to order at 9:32 AM.  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Mosqueda, Perry and von  
Reichbauer  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair Balducci moved approval of the April 28, 2026 meeting minutes. There  
being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
The following people provided public comment:  
Kevin Altheimer  
Deepa Sivarajan  
May  
Committee of the Whole  
Meeting Minutes  
May 26, 2026  
Consent  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0068  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the first semiannual report on the status of activities related to  
contract management and compliance reporting protocols, as required by Ordinance 20023, Section 60,  
Proviso P1.  
This item was expedited to the June 2, 2026 meeting of the Metropolitan King County  
Council.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Balducci that this motion be recommended  
do pass consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Mosqueda and Perry  
1 - von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
Excused:  
6.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0121  
AN ORDINANCE relating to retail establishments; changing the effective date of the requirement that  
retailers in unincorporated King County, unless otherwise exempted, must accept payment in cash; and  
amending Ordinance 19639, Section 6, as amended.  
This item was expedited to the June 2, 2026 meeting of the Metropolitan King County  
Council.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Balducci that this ordinance be  
recommended do pass consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Mosqueda and Perry  
1 - von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Discussion and Possible Action  
7.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0080  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Sandra Valenciano as director of public health - Seattle & King  
County.  
Olivia Brey, Council staff, Hyeok Kim, Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Executive,  
and Dr. Sandra Valenciano, appointee, briefed the Committee and answered questions  
from the members.  
moved approval of Striking Amendment S1 and Title Amendment T1. There being no  
objections, the amendments were adopted.  
A motion was made by Mosqueda that this motion be recommended do pass  
substitute. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 - Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Mosqueda, Perry and von Reichbauer  
1 - Dembowski  
Yes:  
No:  
Committee of the Whole  
Meeting Minutes  
May 26, 2026  
Briefings  
8.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0067  
Harborview Bond Project Update  
Tony Wright, Director, King County Harborview Construction and Infrastructure  
Division, and Jeff Muhm, Special Advisor to the Executive Leadership Team, briefed  
the committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the  
members.  
This matter was presented.  
9.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0068  
Harborview Labor and Leadership Panel  
Dane Austreng, SEIU 1199NW, and Erika Mattingly, WFSE Local 3488, briefed the  
committee. Dorothy Teeter, President, Harborview Board of Trustees, Sommer  
Kleweno Walley, Chief Executive Officer, Harborview Medical Center, UW Medicine,  
University of Washington, and Madeline Grant, Chief Administrative Officer, Harborview  
Medical Center, UW Medicine, University of Washington, briefed the committee via  
PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was presented.  
Discussion and Possible Action  
10.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0070  
A MOTION approving a letter regarding a staffing plan for the Harborview construction and infrastructure  
division, as called for in the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 103,  
Proviso P1.  
This matter was deferred.  
11.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0073  
AN ORDINANCE relating to organization of administrative offices and executive departments; and  
amending Ordinance 17402, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2.10.400, Ordinance 12550, Section 2, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 2.14.020, Ordinance 18665, Section 6, and K.C.C. 2.15.030, Ordinance 20048, Section 6,  
and K.C.C. 2.15.060, Ordinance 18665, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.100, Ordinance 12075,  
Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.025, Ordinance 18793, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C.  
2.16.036, Ordinance 11955, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.055, Ordinance 18086, Section 2,  
as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.136, Ordinance 12076, Section 38, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.040,  
Ordinance 19770, Section 4, and K.C.C. 2.31.030, Ordinance 17699, Section 2, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 2.36.100, Ordinance 12901, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.41.030, Ordinance 18811,  
Section 1, and K.C.C. 2.42.150, Ordinance 18798, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.47.010,  
Ordinance 12058, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.55.010, Ordinance 18653, Section 3, and  
K.C.C. 2.78.020, Ordinance 18653, Section 8, and K.C.C. 2.78.070, Ordinance 16077, Section 4, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 2.130.010, Ordinance 19008, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.150.050,  
Ordinance 12014, Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.350, Ordinance 12943, Section 14, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 3.12A.020, Ordinance 18757, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12D.020,  
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May 26, 2026  
Ordinance 8658, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.040, Ordinance 14287, Section 5, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.055, Ordinance 12076, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.04.020,  
Ordinance 12076, Section 35, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.10.050, Ordinance 17293, Section 90, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 4A.10.495, Ordinance 12045, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.100.040,  
Ordinance 17929, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.100.070, Ordinance 17929, Section 21, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 4A.100.080, Ordinance 620, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.100.100,  
Ordinance 12076, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.110.010, Ordinance 17930, Section 13, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 4A.130.020, Ordinance 15556, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.190,  
Ordinance 19841, Section 1, and K.C.C. 4A.200.213, Ordinance 19786, Section 1, and K.C.C.  
4A.200.266, Ordinance 18662, Section 5, and K.C.C. 4A.200.317, Ordinance 18938, Section 1, and  
K.C.C. 4A.200.405, Ordinance 15961, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.570, Ordinance  
17527, Section 69, and K.C.C. 4A.200.580, Ordinance 12076, Section 27, as amended, and K.C.C.  
4A.200.590, Ordinance 14596, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.620, Ordinance 10159,  
Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.27A.120, Ordinance 13981, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C.  
12.17.010, Ordinance 13981, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.030, Ordinance 13981, Section  
5, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.040, Ordinance 13981, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.050,  
Ordinance 13981, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.060, Ordinance 13981, Section 8, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.070, Ordinance 13981, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.080,  
Ordinance 13981, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.090, Ordinance 7430, Section 2, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.020, Ordinance 7430, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.040,  
Ordinance 7430, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.050, Ordinance 7430, Section 6, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.060, Ordinance 7430, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.070,  
Ordinance 7430, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.080, Ordinance 15399, Section 17, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.085, Ordinance 7430, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.090,  
Ordinance 13263, Section 52, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.097, Ordinance 19762, Section 12, and  
K.C.C. 12.18B.030, Ordinance 5280, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.020, Ordinance 5280,  
Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.070, Ordinance 5280, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C.  
12.20.080, Ordinance 5280, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.090, Ordinance 10469, Section  
11, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.095, Ordinance 5280, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.100,  
Ordinance 5280, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.120, Ordinance 10469, Section 13, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.122, Ordinance 10469, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.124,  
Ordinance 10469, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.133, Ordinance 13263, Section 53, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.150, Ordinance 8625, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.020,  
Ordinance 8625, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.040, Ordinance 8625, Section 5, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.050, Ordinance 8625, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.060,  
Ordinance 8625, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.070, Ordinance 8625, Section 8, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.080, Ordinance 15399, Section 59, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.085,  
Ordinance 8625, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.090, Ordinance 15399, Section 54, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.095, Ordinance 13147, Section 27, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.110,  
Ordinance 4461, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.22.040, Ordinance 19881, Section 164, and  
K.C.C. 21A.08.055, Ordinance 10870, Section 337, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.100, Ordinance  
14045, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.14.225, Ordinance 16267, Section 62, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 21A.28.154, Ordinance 17287, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.55.105, and  
Ordinance 8867, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 26.12.010 and repealing Ordinance 15378, Section  
6, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.36.060.  
Sam Porter, Council staff, briefed the committee.  
Chair Barón disclosed on the record a potential conflict of interest. The Chair recused  
himself, and Vice Chair Balducci assumed the role of chair for this item.  
Councilmember Dembowski moved to suspend Council rule 1.24.085 for this item.  
There being no objections, the motion was approved. Councilmember Dembowski  
moved to remove Chair Barón as a sponsor for this item. There being no objections,  
the motion was approved, and Councilmember Dembowski became the main sponsor  
for this item.  
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Councilmember Dembowski moved approval of Amendment 1, Striking Amendment  
S1, and Title Amendment T1. There being no objections, the amendments were  
adopted.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dembowski that this ordinance be  
passed out of committee without a recommendation. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Mosqueda, Perry and von  
Reichbauer  
1 - Barón  
Abstain:  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 12:02 PM.