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Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmembers: Girmay Zahilay, Chair;  
Sarah Perry, Vice Chair of Policy Development and Review;  
Reagan Dunn, Vice Chair of Regional Coordination;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge L. Barón, Rod Dembowski,  
Teresa Mosqueda, De'Sean Quinn, Pete von Reichbauer  
1:30 PM  
Tuesday, March 11, 2025  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
March 11, 2025  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
March 11, 2025  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:32 p.m.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
3.  
4.  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Quinn led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes of March 4, 2024  
Councilmember Perry moved to approve the minutes of the March 4, 2025, meeting as  
presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
March 11, 2025  
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 6-7  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimmerman  
Joe Kunzler  
Consent Item 6  
6.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0055.2  
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.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19900.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Perry that this Ordinance be Passed on the Consent Agenda.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional  
Committees and Motions related to Collective  
Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Item 7  
7.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0011  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Aaron Parker as director of the community corrections division  
within the department of adult and juvenile detention.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16783.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Perry that this Motion be Passed on the Consent Agenda. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
March 11, 2025  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
8.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0084  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the Lower Duwamish Waterway cleanup and authorizing the King County  
executive to sign and fulfill the obligations in the Consent Decree with the United States Environmental  
Protection Agency and the Washington state Department of Ecology and the associated multiparty  
Settlements to govern the cleanup of sediment contamination at the Lower Duwamish Waterway  
Superfund Site and address King County and other parties' roles, contributions, and obligations for  
cleanup.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter had its first reading and  
was referred to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee.  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0059  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Alissa Campbell, who works in council district  
eight, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as a representative from the waste  
management industry.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter had its first reading and  
was referred to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee.  
10.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were presented.  
Other Business  
No Other Business was presented.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 1:42 p.m.