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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, July 23, 2024  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
July 23, 2024  
1.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:30 PM.  
The Chair recessed the meeting at 1:32 PM.  
The Chair reconvened the meeting at 1:33 PM.  
2.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
3.  
4.  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Perry led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes of July 16, 2024  
Councilmember Zahilay moved to approve the minutes of the July 16, 2024 meeting as  
presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions.  
Special Item  
Recognition of the Lifeguards and Staff at the Weyerhaeuser King County  
Aquatic Center for Saving the Life of a Young Athlete  
Councilmember von Reichbauer made remarks and thanked the lifeguards and staff at  
the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center for their actions and contributions in  
saving the life of a young athlete. Councilmember von Reichbauer invited the Council  
to the in-person recognition on August 1, 2024, at the Aquatic Center.  
Proclaiming August 15, 2024 as India’s Independence Day in King County  
The India Independence Day proclamation was deferred to a future date.  
7.  
Public Comment  
The following people spoke:  
Erika Lee  
Robert Henry  
Darryl Jones  
Joe Kunzler  
Jon Grant  
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July 23, 2024  
There will be one public hearing on Items 6-10.  
Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees  
and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective  
Bargaining  
Metropolitan King County Council  
8.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0224  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the Collective Bargaining Agreement and Memoranda of  
Agreement negotiated by and between King County and the King County Corrections Guild, representing  
correction officer and sergeant employees in the department of adult and juvenile detention and  
establishing the effective date of the agreement.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19800.  
Jeff Muhm, Chief Policy Officer, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
Diana Joy, Chief of Administration, Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention,  
briefed the Council and answered questions.  
Dennis Folk, President, King County Corrections Guild, briefed the Council and  
answered questions.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by Councilmember  
Zahilay that this Ordinance be Passed. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Transportation, Economy and Environment  
9.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0209  
AN ORDINANCE relating to King County's combined sewer overflow program and authorizing the King  
County executive to sign and fulfill the obligations in the First Material Modification to the 2013 Consent  
Decree with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Washington state Department  
of Ecology.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19801.  
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, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
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Reappointment Consent Agenda  
10.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0181  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Karen Dove, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County priority hire advisory committee.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16643.  
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 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
11.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0221  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute identical interlocal agreements with  
Mountain View Fire & Rescue and South King Fire delegating administrative duties to perform  
inspections of the fire code operational permit program of regulated occupancies in fire protection  
districts 39 and 44.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Local Services and  
Land Use Committee.  
12.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0222  
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 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 95.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
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July 23, 2024  
13.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0231  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by and between  
King County and the Puget Sound Police Managers Association, representing employees in the King  
County sheriff’s office and establishing the effective date of the agreement.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Metropolitan King  
County Council.  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
14.  
15.  
16.  
17.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0210  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a reimagining transit safety and security report, in response to the  
2023-24 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 114, Proviso P2.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Law and Justice  
Committee.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0214  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a plan in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance,  
Ordinance 19546, Section 19, Proviso P2, as amended by Ordinance 19633, Section 13.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Local Services and  
Land Use Committee.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0223  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Kelly Rider as director of the department of community and  
human services.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0230  
A MOTION appointing a qualified person to a vacant position on the fire district No. 37 board of  
commissioners.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
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July 23, 2024  
18.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned in honor of Chandler Walker Gayton at 2:08 p.m.