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King County  
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, August 19, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
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provide comment remotely are listed below.  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Quinn  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of July 22, 2025  
Councilmember Perry  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
Recognition of the 80th anniversary of the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki  
Councilmember Mosqueda  
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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 6-30  
Consent Items 7-10  
Councilmember Perry  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0124.2  
7.  
8.  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a new lease to support the operation of the  
department of public health.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
On 5/6/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
On 7/23/2025, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute Consent.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0163  
AN ORDINANCE that adopts the Harborview Medical Center 2026 Capital Improvement Program  
Annual Budget for the year ending June 30, 2026, and makes appropriations for the capital  
improvements for the Harborview Medical Center.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
On 6/10/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
On 7/23/2025, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0165.2  
AN ORDINANCE relating to a capital improvement project; making a supplemental appropriation of  
$51,819,000 to the county hospital capital fund; and amending the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance,  
Ordinance 19861, Section 130, as amended, and Attachment A, as amended.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
On 6/17/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
On 7/23/2025, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute Consent.  
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Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0216.2  
10.  
AN ORDINANCE related to civil immigration enforcement; amending Ordinance 18665, Section 1, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.005, and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 2.15.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
On 7/22/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and  
Justice Committee.  
On 7/29/2025, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Local Services and Land Use  
Councilmember Perry  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2022-0297  
11.  
AN ORDINANCE determining the King County Fire Protection District No. 24 is inactive under state  
law and it is in the public interest to dissolve King County Fire Protection District No. 24.  
Sponsors:  
Upthegrove  
On 7/26/2022, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 8/23/2022, the Metropolitan King County Council Referred to Local Services and Land Use  
Committee.  
On 1/10/2023, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 1/9/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 8/20/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Hearing held/closed and deferred.  
On 1/7/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
Public Hearing Required  
SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO HOLD ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING -  
LEGISLATION REMAINS IN COMMITTEE  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2022-0301  
12.  
AN ORDINANCE determining the Shoreline Park and Recreation District is inactive under state law  
and it is in the public interest to dissolve the Shoreline Park and Recreation District.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
On 7/26/2022, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 8/23/2022, the Metropolitan King County Council Referred to Local Services and Land Use  
Committee.  
On 1/24/2023, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 1/16/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 8/20/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Hearing held/closed and deferred.  
On 1/21/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
Public Hearing Required  
SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION  
PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.125  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0127.2  
13.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to school impact fees; amending Ordinance 13147, Section 22, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.060, Ordinance 11621, Section 89, as amended, and K.C.C.  
21A.28.152, Ordinance 11621, Section 91, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.28.156, Ordinance 11621,  
Section 112, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.43.030, and Ordinance 11621, Section 114, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 21A.43.050, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 21A.43, and repealing Ordinance  
10870, Section 292, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1260, and Ordinance 11621, Attachment A.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
On 5/6/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 6/18/2025, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Passed Out of Committee Without a  
Recommendation.  
Public Hearing Required  
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Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 14-27  
Councilmember Perry  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0080  
14.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of David Grossman, who resides in council  
district two, to the Harborview Medical Center board of trustees, as a council at-large representative.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay and Balducci  
On 3/4/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of  
the Whole.  
On 7/22/2025, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0170  
15.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jonathan Deex, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County community advisory committee on law enforcement oversight, as a  
representative from King County sheriff contract cities.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
On 7/22/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and  
Justice Committee.  
On 7/29/2025, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0188  
16.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Betelhem Michael, who resides in council  
district one, to the King County human and civil rights commission.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
On 7/1/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and Justice  
Committee.  
On 7/29/2025, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0189  
17.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Emily Huynh, who resides in council district  
two, to the King County human and civil rights commission, representing a member who has  
familiarity with King County government, systems, or agencies.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
On 7/8/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and Justice  
Committee.  
On 7/29/2025, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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Proposed Motion No. 2025-0190  
18.  
19.  
20.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Allison Hastings, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County human and civil rights commission.  
Sponsors:  
Perry  
On 7/1/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and Justice  
Committee.  
On 7/29/2025, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
On 7/15/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and  
Justice Committee.  
On 7/29/2025, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0192  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Quinn  
On 7/15/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and  
Justice Committee.  
On 7/29/2025, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0193  
21.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jennifer Karls, who resides in council district  
six, to the King County human and civil rights commission, representing a member with professional  
or lived experience in the disability community.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
On 7/1/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and Justice  
Committee.  
On 7/29/2025, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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Proposed Motion No. 2025-0194  
22.  
23.  
24.  
25.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Mona Jaber, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County human and civil rights commission.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
On 7/8/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and Justice  
Committee.  
On 7/29/2025, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0195  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
On 7/15/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and  
Justice Committee.  
On 7/29/2025, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0196  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Daisy Wong, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County human and civil rights commission.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
On 7/22/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and  
Justice Committee.  
On 7/29/2025, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
On 7/15/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and  
Justice Committee.  
On 7/29/2025, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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Proposed Motion No. 2025-0207  
26.  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
On 7/15/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and  
Justice Committee.  
On 7/29/2025, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0210  
27.  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Stephen Heard as acting  
director of the King County department of information technology.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
On 7/15/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of  
the Whole.  
On 7/22/2025, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Employment and Administration Committee  
Councilmember Perry  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2025-0213.3  
28.  
A MOTION appointing a qualified person to the position of King County hearing examiner.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
On 7/15/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Employment  
and Administration Committee.  
On 7/22/2025, the Employment and Administration Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute.  
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Reappointment Consent Agenda Items 29-31  
Councilmember Perry  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0112  
29.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Merob Kebede, who resides in council  
district nine, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as a youth representative.  
Sponsors:  
Dunn  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0244  
30.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Cilia Jurdy, who resides in council district  
one, to the King County Communities of Opportunity-Best Starts for Kids levy advisory board, as a  
member of the Communities of Opportunity systems and policy change representatives group.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0245  
31.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Jackie Vaughn, who resides in council  
district two, to the King County Communities of Opportunity-Best Starts for Kids levy advisory board,  
as a community member who reflects demographic characteristics of the communities that qualify for  
funding in accordance with Communities of Opportunity funding guidelines and who are grassroots  
organizers or activists in those communities or who live in or have worked in those communities.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0214  
32.  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Quinn  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0221  
33.  
34.  
35.  
36.  
37.  
AN ORDINANCE revising the corporate boundary of the city of Enumclaw to include the  
unincorporated portions of Southeast 440th Street right-of-way as provided for in RCW 35A.21.210.  
Sponsors:  
Dunn  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0222  
AN ORDINANCE revising the corporate boundary of the city of Snoqualmie to include the  
unincorporated portion of 384th Avenue Southeast right-of-way as provided for in RCW 35A.21.210.  
Sponsors:  
Perry  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0224  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 52nd Avenue South/Indiana Ave, V-2740;  
Petitioners: Gregory J. English and Rhonda J. English, and Courtney L. Gray.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0225  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of NE 122nd Street and NE 123rd Street,  
V-2747; Petitioners: Ricky Callaway and Laura Callaway and Ian Dewar and Patricia Dewar.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0226  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 40th Ave S/Nevada Ave, V-2749;  
Petitioners: Todd and Janet Gillies  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0227  
38.  
39.  
40.  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting a memorandum of agreement negotiated by and between  
King County and the Joint Labor Management Insurance Committee of Unions regarding insured  
benefits for represented benefits-eligible employees identified by King County deemed eligible to  
receive these benefits; and establishing the effective date of the agreement.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
First Reading and Referral to the Metropolitan King County Council  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0229  
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 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section  
95.  
Sponsors:  
Quinn  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0236  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of biomethane and related environmental attributes held by the  
county; authorizing the solid waste division to enter into an agreement for the sale of biomethane and  
environmental attributes produced at the Cedar Hills regional landfill to Puget Sound Energy.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0238  
41.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a license agreement to support the operation of the  
department of public health.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0246  
42.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a new lease at an existing location to support the  
operation of the King County department of information technology.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0249  
43.  
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 19862, enacted December 2, 2024, which authorized the  
issuance of limited tax general obligation bonds of the county; and amending Ordinance 19862,  
Section 1, as amended, Section 2, as amended, Section 4, as amended, Section 13, as amended,  
Section 17, as amended, and Section 19, as amended, and repealing Ordinance 19954, Attachment  
B.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0250  
44.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the Broadway Facility appropriation; making a supplemental  
appropriation of $41,568,000 to the Broadway Facility fund; and adding a new section to the 2025  
Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0251  
45.  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the Broadway Facility fund; and adding a new section to K.C.C.  
chapter 4A.200.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
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First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0215  
46.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kathryn Hill, who resides in council district  
one, to the King County women's advisory board, as the district one representative.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0220  
47.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a plan for use of the west wing of the King County Correctional  
Facility as an area to provide alternatives to secure detention services as required by the 2025  
Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 54, Proviso P2.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
First Reading and Referral to the Law and Justice Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0223  
48.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Sven Peterson, who resides in council district  
one, to the Harborview Medical Center board of trustees, as the district one representative.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0230  
49.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Eric Buley, who resides in council district two,  
to the King County children and youth advisory board.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
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Proposed Motion No. 2025-0231  
50.  
51.  
52.  
53.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Ellie Wang, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as a youth representative.  
Sponsors:  
Dunn  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0232  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Briyanna Stewart, who resides in council  
district eight, to the King County children and youth advisory board.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0234  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Negin Khanloo, who resides in council district  
six, to the King County women's advisory board, as the district six representative.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0242  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Eric Dodd, who resides in council district six,  
to the King County children and youth advisory board.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
54.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
55.  
Public Employment Relations Commission Notice  
Adjournment  
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