1200 King County  
Courthouse  
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516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
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, July 15, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend King County Council meetings in person in Council Chambers (Room  
1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how to attend and/or  
provide comment remotely are listed below.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TESTIMONY: The Council values community input and looks  
forward to hearing from you. Testimony must be limited to items listed on the agenda for  
council action, unless it's the fourth Tuesday of the month, when the Council will hear general  
comment on matters relating to county government. You are not required to sign up in  
advance.  
There are three ways to provide public testimony:  
1. In person: You may attend the meeting in person in Council Chambers.  
2. By email: You may testify by submitting a COMMENT email. If your testimony is submitted  
before 10:00 a.m. on the day of the Council meeting, your email testimony will be distributed to  
the Councilmembers and appropriate staff prior to the meeting. Please submit your testimony  
by emailing clerk@kingcounty.gov.  
3. Remote attendance on the Zoom Webinar: You may provide oral public testimony at the  
meeting by connecting to the meeting via phone or computer using the ZOOM application at  
https://zoom.us/, and entering the Webinar ID below.  
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CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR  
Webinar ID: 890 5838 1493  
If you do not have access to the ZOOM application, you can connect to the meeting by calling 1  
253 215 8782 and using the Webinar ID. Connecting in this manner, however, may impact your  
ability to be unmuted to speak.  
You have the right to language access services at no cost to you. To request these services,  
please contact our Equity and Social Justice Coordinator, Tera Chea at (206) 477 9259 or  
Tera.Chea2@kingcounty.gov, three (3) days prior to the meeting.  
If you do not wish to be called upon for public comment during the meeting, please help us  
manage the callers and use one of the options below (Live Streaming or King County TV  
Channel 22).  
HOW TO LISTEN TO THE MEETING: There are several ways to listen to the meeting if you  
don't wish to provide public testimony:  
1. Stream online via this link: https://kingcounty.gov/kctv, or input the link web address into  
your web browser.  
2. Watch King County TV on Comcast Channel 22 and 322(HD), and Astound Broadband  
Channels 22 and 711 (HD).  
3. Listen to the meeting by telephone – See “Connecting to the Webinar” above.  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Perry  
4.  
Approval of Minutes July 8, 2025  
Councilmember Perry  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
Proclamation of July 2025 as Disability Pride Month in King County  
Councilmember Balducci  
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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 6-12  
Consent Item 7  
Councilmember Perry  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0158.2  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 19862, adopted by the council on November 19, 2024, which  
authorized the issuance of limited tax general obligation bonds of the county; and amending Ordinance  
19862, Sections 1, 2, 4, 13, 17, and 19 and repealing Ordinance 19862, Attachment B.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 6/10/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
On 7/9/2025, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute  
Consent.  
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Budget and Fiscal Management  
Councilmember Dembowski  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0137  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of junior lien sewer revenue  
bonds and multi-modal limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) of the  
county in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,200,000,000 to provide funds for acquiring  
and constructing improvements to the sewer system and to pay the costs of issuing such bonds;  
authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of junior lien sewer revenue refunding bonds  
and multi-modal limited tax general obligation refunding bonds (payable from sewer revenues) of the  
county to refund outstanding obligations of the county payable from sewer revenues and to pay the  
costs of issuing such refunding bonds; reauthorizing the county’s existing commercial paper notes  
issued for sewer system purposes, in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $250,000,000  
outstanding at any time; pledging sewer revenues to pay the principal of and interest on junior lien  
sewer revenue bonds issued under this ordinance; pledging the annual levy of taxes and an additional  
pledge of sewer revenues to pay the principal of and interest on multi-modal limited tax general  
obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) issued under this ordinance; delegating authority to  
the county's Finance Director to approve the issuance and sale of junior lien sewer revenue bonds and  
multi-modal limited tax general obligation bonds (payable from sewer revenues) within specified  
parameters, to remarket and authorize the conversion of the interest rate mode of the bonds, to select  
one or more remarketing agents and/or commercial paper dealers and enter into, amend, extend or  
replace mode agreements, dealer agreements, credit enhancements, liquidity facilities, and related  
documents, as applicable; providing for the form, terms and covenants of the bonds issued under this  
ordinance; and provided for other matters relating thereto.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 5/13/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
On 7/9/2025, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Passed Out of Committee Without a  
Recommendation.  
Public Hearing Required  
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Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0159.2  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $107,283,000 to various general fund  
agencies, a net supplemental appropriation of $154,684,000 to various non-general fund agencies and  
a net supplemental appropriation of $253,447,701 from various capital fund budgets; and amending the  
2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Sections 6, 6, 16, 16, 18, 20, 20, 29, 32, 33, 35,  
41, 42, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 64, 71, 71, 79, 79, 80, 83, 83 90, 90, 91, 91, 94, 97,  
98, 103, 104, 107, 108, 109, 109, 110, 114, 114, 115, 115, 121, 121, 123, and 130, as amended, and  
Attachment A, as amended, and adding new section to Ordinance 19861.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 6/10/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
On 6/11/2025, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Deferred.  
On 7/9/2025, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute.  
Public Hearing Required  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 10-11  
Councilmember Perry  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0107  
10.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Neal Black, who works in council district six, to  
the King County Housing Authority board of commissioners.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
On 4/1/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
On 7/1/2025, the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0157  
11.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Eric Ballentine, who resides in council district  
five, to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
On 6/10/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
On 7/1/2025, the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
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Health, Housing, and Human Services  
Councilmember Mosqueda  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2025-0173.2  
12.  
A MOTION regarding the council's commitment to welcoming and actively supporting immigrants and  
refugees, and requesting a report evaluating the county's progress towards that commitment.  
Mosqueda, Dembowski and Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 6/17/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Health, Housing,  
and Human Services Committee.  
On 7/1/2025, the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute.  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0150  
13.  
14.  
15.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jesse Anderson, who works in council district  
eight, to the Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network operator board of directors, as King County's  
primary representative.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0151  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Ian Huri, who works in council district eight, to  
the Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network operator board of directors, as an alternate for the King  
County representative.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0191  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jacob Joens-Poulton, who resides in council  
district four, to the King County human and civil rights commission.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Law and Justice Committee  
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Proposed Motion No. 2025-0192  
16.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Aneeka Ferrell, who resides in council district  
five, to the King County human and civil rights commission, representing a member who has  
experience with investigations and enforcement of either human or civil rights or both.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Law and Justice Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0195  
17.  
18.  
19.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Bishop Steven Sawyer, who resides in council  
district eight, to the King County human and civil rights commission.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Law and Justice Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0203  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Vanessa Sanchez-Mexicano, who resides in  
council district eight, to the King County human and civil rights commission.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Law and Justice Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0206  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of an independent monitoring report on the confinement of juveniles  
in county detention facilities as required by the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861,  
Section 54, Proviso P3.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Law and Justice Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0207  
20.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on the status of safety improvements at adult detention  
facilities as required by the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 54, Proviso P5.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Law and Justice Committee  
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Proposed Motion No. 2025-0210  
21.  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Stephen Heard as acting director  
of the King County department of information technology.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0213  
22.  
A MOTION appointing a qualified person to the position of King County hearing examiner.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Employment and Administration Committee  
23.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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