1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Girmay Zahilay, Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Vice Chair;  
Reagan Dunn, Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón, Teresa  
Mosqueda,  
Sarah Perry, Dave Upthegrove, Pete von Reichbauer  
Co-Lead Staff: Brandi Paribello (206-263-3129), April Sanders  
(206-263-3412)  
Committee Clerk: Marka Steadman (206-477-0887)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, October 29, 2024  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Zahilay called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
3.  
Public Comment  
The following individuals provided public comment: Saghar Amini, Lisa Nitze, Tiffany  
McCoy, Alice Lockhart, Brady Nordstrom, Ammar Singh, Nicole Grant and Linnea May.  
Consent  
4.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0312  
AN ORDINANCE maintaining emergent need thresholds at current levels as established in the  
2021-2022 biennium; and repealing Ordinance 19534, Sections 1, 4, and 5.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove and  
Zahilay  
1 - von Reichbauer  
Excused:  
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5.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0303  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the county hospital levy fund; and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter  
4A.200.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove and  
Zahilay  
1 - von Reichbauer  
Excused:  
Discussion and Possible Action  
6.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0279  
A MOTION requesting the executive develop a regional workforce housing initiative implementation plan.  
April Sanders, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members. Dwight Dively, Director, King County Office of Performance, Strategy, and  
Budget, answered questions from the members.  
Councilmember Dembowski moved striking amendment S1.  
Councilmember Balducci moved amendment 1 to striking amendment S1. The  
amendment was adopted.  
Councilmember Perry moved amendment 2 to striking amendment S1. The  
amendment was withdrawn.  
Councilmember Mosqueda moved amendment 3 to striking amendment S1. The  
amendment was adopted.  
Councilmember Balducci moved amendment 4 to striking amendment S1. The  
amendment was adopted.  
Striking amendment S1 as amended was adopted.  
Councilmember Dembowski moved title amendment T1. The title amendment was  
adopted.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
No:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
1 - Dunn  
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Discussion Only  
7.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0315  
AN ORDINANCE relating to development permitting fees; amending Ordinance 10662, Section 42, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.010, Ordinance 18822, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.050,  
Ordinance 11141, Section 41, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.110, Ordinance 13332, Section 4, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.06.010, Ordinance 13332, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.020,  
Ordinance 17923, Section 45, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.035, Ordinance 17923, Section 46, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.037, Ordinance 13332, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.050,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.070, Ordinance 18000, Section 83, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.075, Ordinance 13332, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.080,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 24, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.090, Ordinance 13332, Section 28, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.130, Ordinance 13332, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.150,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.160, Ordinance 13332, Section 32, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.170, Ordinance 13332, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.180,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 34, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.190, Ordinance 13332, Section 35, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.200, Ordinance 13332, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.210,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 37, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.220, Ordinance 13332, Section 40, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.320, Ordinance 13332, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.350,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.360, Ordinance 13332, Section 46, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.380, Ordinance 17224, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.425,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.510, Ordinance 13332, Section 54, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.550, Ordinance 17682, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.560, and  
Ordinance 17682, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.580, and establishing an effective date.  
Erin Auzins, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members.  
This matter was Deferred  
8.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0302  
AN ORDINANCE abolishing the 2008-2013 parks operating levy, the 2008-2013 open space and trails  
levy, and the 2014-2019 parks, trails, and open space replacement levy subfunds, and transferring any  
remaining net assets and fund balances to the parks operating fund; and amending Ordinance 14793,  
Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.480 and Ordinance 15966, Section 2, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 4A.200.490.  
This matter was Deferred  
9.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0313  
AN ORDINANCE related to plumbing permit fees and amending Ordinance 6746, Section 10, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.080, Ordinance 16964, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.095, and  
Ordinance 19485, Section 146, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.292.  
Wendy Soo Hoo, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from  
the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
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10.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0307  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of limited tax general  
obligation bonds of the county in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $604,000,000 to provide  
funds for acquiring and constructing capital improvement projects of the county and to pay the costs of  
issuing such bonds; authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of limited tax general  
obligation refunding bonds to refund outstanding limited tax general obligations of the county and to pay  
the costs of issuing such refunding bonds; pledging the annual levy of taxes to pay the principal of and  
interest on the bonds issued under this ordinance; and providing for other matters relating thereto.  
Wendy Soo Hoo, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from  
the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
11.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0300  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2025 5.5 GWI King County Hourly Squared Schedule, 2025 5.5 GWI  
King County Annual FLSA-Exempt Squared Schedule, 2025 5.5 GWI King County Standardized Hourly  
Salary Schedule, 2025 5.5 GWI King County Standardized Annual FLSA-Exempt Salary Schedule, the  
annual general wage increase for nonrepresented King County employees, as stipulated in K.C.C.  
3.12.130 and K.C.C. 3.12.140, and the insured benefits agreement for nonrepresented King County  
employees.  
This matter was Deferred  
12.  
13.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0305  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the county hospital capital fund; and adding a new section to K.C.C.  
chapter 4A.200.  
This matter was Deferred  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0306  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the electric-vehicle-charging infrastructure fund; and adding a new section  
to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200.  
This matter was Deferred  
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14.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0271  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the use of an interlocal agreement template for city entities seeking to  
enter into an agreement for jail services with King County.  
Leah Krekel-Zoppi, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from  
the members. Steve Larsen, Deputy Director, Department of Adult and Juvenile  
Detention, addressed the committee.  
This matter was Deferred  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:17 a.m.