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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, October 21, 2025  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
October 21, 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 Perry led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes of October 14, 2025  
Councilmember Perry moved to approve the minutes of the October 14, 2025, meeting  
as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions  
Special Item  
Proclamation of October 21, 2025, as Errol the Courthouse Dog Day in  
King County  
Councilmember Barón, Executive Braddock, and Leesa Manion, Prosecuting Attorney,  
made remarks, presented the proclamation and introduced Errol and Page Ulrey,  
Chair, Elder Abuse Unit at the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.  
Proclamation of October 20 to 26, 2025, as Pro Bono Week in King County  
Councilmember Barón and Councilmember Dunn made remarks, presented the  
proclamation, and introduced Karen Pillar, Executive Director, TeamChild. Karen Pillar  
made remarks and thanked the Council  
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Meeting Minutes  
October 21, 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 6-13  
The following person spoke:  
Alex Tsimmerman  
Deepa Sivarajan  
Maria Batayola  
Consent Items 7-9  
7.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0141.2  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to execute fiber optic installation and maintenance  
agreements.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19987.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
8.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0214.2  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of environmental attributes held by the county; authorizing the  
executive office of climate to enter into an agreement with an environmental services aggregator who  
would support the tracking and reporting of low-carbon fuels usage in county fleets and production of  
low-carbon fuels to generate credits in the Washington Clean Fuels Program and manage the sale of  
credits to producers and suppliers of regulated fuels.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19988.  
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 Perry that the Consent Agenda be  
passed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von Reichbauer, and  
Zahilay  
1 - Balducci  
Excused:  
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Meeting Minutes  
October 21, 2025  
9.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0284  
AN ORDINANCE regarding membership on the King County board of health; and amending Ordinance  
19418, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35.021, Ordinance 19418, Section 3, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 2.35.022, and Ordinance 19418, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35.026.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Chair Zahilay announced Item 9 would be removed from the consent agenda for the  
purpose of amendments.  
Councilmember Mosqueda made a motion to defer Item 9 to the October 21, 2025,  
Council agenda. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter was Deferred.  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional  
Committees and Motions related to Collective  
Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 10-12  
10.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0262  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Aliye Aliye, who resides in council district seven,  
to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16895.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
11.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0272  
A MOTION approving the 2026 budget and work program for ARCH, A Regional Coalition for Housing.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16896.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
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October 21, 2025  
12.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0273  
A MOTION approving the 2026 work plan and 2026 budget for SKHHP, South King Housing and  
Homelessness Partners.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16897.  
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 Perry that the Consent Agenda be  
passed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von Reichbauer, and  
Zahilay  
1 - Balducci  
Excused:  
Transportation, Economy and Environment  
13.  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2025-0172.2  
A MOTION approving the 2025 Strategic Climate Action Plan, submitted in compliance with K.C.C  
18.25.010, and superseding Motion 14449, Section B.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16898.  
Councilmember Quinn withdrew Amendment 1.  
Councilmember Quinn moved Amendment 1b.  
Jake Tracy, Council Staff, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
Councilmember Quinn moved Amendment 1.5 to Amendment 1b. The motion carried.  
Voting on Amendment 1b, as amended, the motion carried.  
Councilmember Mosqueda moved Amendment 2. The motion carried.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Quinn that this Motion be Passed as Amended. 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  
October 21, 2025  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
14.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0331  
AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $14,700,000 to various general fund  
agencies, a net supplemental appropriation of $22,895,000 to various non-general fund agencies and a  
net supplemental appropriation of $1,670,000 from various capital fund budgets; and amending the 2025  
Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Sections 34, 54, 55, 86, 117, 120, and 130, as amended,  
and Attachment A, as amended.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
15.  
16.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
Other Business  
Public Employment Relations Commission Notice  
Josh Marburger, Labor Negotiator, Office of Labor Relations, read the Public  
Employment Relations Commission Notice, attached to these minutes, into the record.  
The meeting was adjourned at 2:39 p.m.  
Adjournment