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Metropolitan King County Council

Councilmembers: Dave Upthegrove, Chair;

Girmay Zahilay, Vice Chair of Policy Development and Review;

Reagan Dunn, Vice Chair of Regional Coordination;

Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón, Rod Dembowski,

Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry, Pete von Reichbauer

1:30 PM

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

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Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 1:34 p.m.

The Chair recessed the meeting at 1:56 p.m.

The Chair reconvened the meeting at 1:59 p.m.

Roll Call

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Present:

Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von

Reichbauer and Zahilay

Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance

Councilmember Dembowski led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Minutes of May 7, 2024

Councilmember Zahilay moved to approve the minutes of the May 7, 2024 meeting as

presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.

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Additions to the Council Agenda

There were no additions to the Agenda.

Special Items

Proclamation of April 17, 2024 as Khmer Genocide Remembrance Day in

King County

Councilmember Barón made remarks, read the Proclamation of April 17, 2024 as

Khmer Genocide Day in King County, and introduced Sambath Eat, Executive Director

of the Cambodian American Community Council of Washington, Sina Sam, member of

the Khmer Anti-Deportation Advocacy Group, Sophia Som, member of the Cambodian

Cultural Alliance of Washington, Srorn Ros, president of the Khmer Alliance

Foundation and Cambodian American Friendship Foundation, and Jenny Ap, leader of

a cohort team of Cambodian Americans Advocating Peace. Sambath Eat, Sina Sam,

Sophia Som, Srorn Ros, and Jenny Ap made remarks and thanked the Council.

Proclamation of May 12-18, 2024 as Police Week in King County

Councilmember Dunn made remarks, read the Proclamation of May 12-18, 2024 as

Police Week in King County, and introduced Patti Cole-Tindall, King County Sheriff.

Patti Cole-Tindall made remarks and thanked the Council.

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Transportation, Economy and Environment

Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2023-0310.2

AN ORDINANCE establishing an hourly minimum wage rate for employees of employers in

unincorporated King County, employees of certain county contractors, and county employees; amending

Ordinance 17909, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.18.010 and Ordinance 17909, Section 6, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.18.030, adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 2, adding a new chapter to K.C.C.

Title 12, repealing Ordinance 17909, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.18.020, Ordinance 17909,

Section 7, and K.C.C. 3.18.040, Ordinance 17909, Section 8, and K.C.C. 3.18.050, Ordinance 17909,

Section 9, and K.C.C. 3.18.060, Ordinance 17909, Section 10, and K.C.C. 3.18.070, Ordinance 17909,

Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.18.080, and Ordinance 17909, Section 12, and K.C.C. 3.18.090,

and establishing an effective date.

Zahilay, Dembowski, Kohl-Welles, McDermott, Barón and Mosqueda

Sponsors:

Andrew Kim, Policy staff, briefed the Council and answered questions.

Councilmember Dunn moved Amendment 1A. The motion failed.

Yes: 2 - Dunn, von Reichbauer

No: 6 - Perry, Dembowski, Upthegrove, Barón, Zahilay, Balducci

Excused: 1 - Mosqueda

Councilmember Dunn moved Amendment 2. The motion failed.

Yes: 2 - Dunn, von Reichbauer

No: 6 - Perry, Dembowski, Upthegrove, Barón, Zahilay, Balducci

Excused: 1 - Mosqueda

Councilmember Zahilay moved Amendment 3. The motion carried.

Councilmember Perry moved Amendment 4. The motion carried.

Councilmember Balducci moved Amendment 5. The motion carried.

The enacted number is 19762.

A motion was made by Councilmember Dembowski that this Ordinance be

Passed as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:

7 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, and Zahilay

2 - Dunn, and von Reichbauer

Yes:

No:

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Reappointment Consent Agenda

Proposed Motion No. 2024-0140

A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Kay S. Slonim, who resides in council district

one, to the King County board of appeals and equalization.

Dembowski

Sponsors:

The enactment number is 16580.

A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent

Agenda.

Proposed Motion No. 2024-0156

A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of MJ Jorgensen, who works in council district five,

to the King County emergency management advisory committee, as a representative from the city of

Renton.

Upthegrove

Sponsors:

The enactment number 16581.

A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent

Agenda.

10.

Proposed Motion No. 2024-0159

A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Brendan McCluskey, who works in council

district five, to the King County emergency management advisory committee, as the King County

executive or designee representative.

Upthegrove

Sponsors:

The enactment number 16582.

A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent

Agenda.

11.

Proposed Motion No. 2024-0160

A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Alison Levy, who resides in council district one,

to the King County emergency management advisory committee, as an alternate for the Seattle-King

County department of public health representative.

Dembowski

Sponsors:

The enactment number is 16583.

A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent

Agenda.

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Passed On The Consent Agenda

A motion was made by Councilmember Zahilay that the Consent Agenda be

passed. The motion carried by the following vote:

9 -

Yes:

Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von

Reichbauer, and Zahilay

First Reading and Referral of Ordinances

12.

Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0143

AN ORDINANCE relating to the personnel system; amending Ordinance 9088, Section 1, and K.C.C.

3.12.005, Ordinance 12014, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.010, Ordinance 12014, Section 6,

and K.C.C. 3.12.020, Ordinance 12014, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.040, Ordinance 12014,

Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.042, Ordinance 12014, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.12.044, Ordinance 12014, Section 10, and K.C.C. 3.12.050, Ordinance 12014, Section 11, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.060, Ordinance 4324, Section 14, and K.C.C. 3.12.080, Ordinance 12014,

Section 12, and K.C.C. 3.12.090, Ordinance 12014, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.100,

Ordinance 12014, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.110, Ordinance 12014, Section 15, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.120, Ordinance 12014, Section 34, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.123,

Ordinance 12077, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.125, Ordinance 4324, Section 38, and

K.C.C. 3.12.140, Ordinance 12014, Section 18, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.180, Ordinance 18572,

Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.184, Ordinance 12014, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.12.188, Ordinance 12014, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.190, Ordinance 12052, Section 1,

as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.210, Ordinance 12014, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.215,

Ordinance 18408, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.219, Ordinance 12014, Section 21, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.220, Ordinance 18191, Section 4, and K.C.C. 3.12.221, Ordinance 15558,

Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.222, Ordinance 12014, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.12.223, Ordinance 13743, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.224, Ordinance 7956, Section 6,

as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.225, Ordinance 19563, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.227,

Ordinance 12014, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.230, Ordinance 12077, Section 5, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.240, Ordinance 12014, Section 25, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.250,

Ordinance 12014, Section 26, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.260, Ordinance 9967, Section 2, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.262, Ordinance 12014, Section 27, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.270,

Ordinance 12014, Section 28, and K.C.C. 3.12.280, Ordinance 12014, Section 29, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.12.290, Ordinance 12014, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.300, Ordinance 4324,

Section 9, and K.C.C. 3.12.310, Ordinance 12014, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.330,

Ordinance 12498, Sections 1, 4-7, and K.C.C. 3.12.335, Ordinance 12014, Section 32, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.12.350, Ordinance 12014, Section 33, and K.C.C. 3.12.360, Ordinance 16640, Section 3, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.400, Ordinance 12943, Section 13, and K.C.C. 3.12A.010, Ordinance 12943,

Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12A.020, Ordinance 12943, Section 15, and K.C.C. 3.12A.030,

Ordinance 12943, Section 16, and K.C.C. 3.12A.040, Ordinance 12943, Section 17, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.12A.050, Ordinance 12943, Section 18, and K.C.C. 3.12A.060, Ordinance 18696, Section 2,

and K.C.C. 3.12S.010, Ordinance 12014, Section46, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.14.010, Ordinance

8179, Section 2, and K.C.C. 3.14.020, Ordinance 12014, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.14.030,

Ordinance 12014, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.14.040, Ordinance 1282, Section 6, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.060, Ordinance 12014, Section 50, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.020,

Ordinance 12014, Section 54, and K.C.C. 3.15.110, Ordinance 12014, Section 51, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.15.025, Ordinance 14233, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.120, Ordinance 12014,

Section 52, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.030, Ordinance 14233, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.15.130, Ordinance 14233, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.140, Ordinance 1780, Section 3,

as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.050, Ordinance 197, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.010,

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Ordinance 11480, Section 5, and K.C.C. 3.16.012, Ordinance 10631, Section 2, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.16.015, Ordinance 197, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.020, Ordinance 11480,

Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.025, Ordinance 8658, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.16.040, Ordinance 12014, Section 55, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.050, Ordinance 14287, Section 5,

as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.055, Ordinance 13000, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.060,

Ordinance 1902, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.28.010, Ordinance 12077, Section 12, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.010, Ordinance 11183, Section 1, and K.C.C. 3.30.020, Ordinance 10930,

Sections 3-4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.030, Ordinance 12077, Section 14, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.30.050, Ordinance 12077, Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.060, Ordinance 10930,

Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.070, Ordinance 8575, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.36.010, Ordinance 8575, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.020, Ordinance 8575, Section 3, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.030, Ordinance 17332, Section 4, and K.C.C. 3.36.035, Ordinance 16035,

Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.045, Ordinance 16035, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.36.055, Ordinance 16035, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.065, Ordinance 16035, Section 8,

as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.075, adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 3.15, adding a new section to

K.C.C. chapter 3.30, recodifying K.C.C. 3.15.060, K.C.C. 3.15.110, K.C.C. 3.15.120, K.C.C. 3.15.130,

K.C.C. 3.15.140, K.C.C. 3.15.145, and K.C.C. 3.15.135, repealing Ordinance 4324, Section 7, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.030, Ordinance 12014, Section 16, and K.C.C. 3.12.130, Ordinance 4324,

Section 37, and K.C.C. 3.12.150, Ordinance 4324, Section 34, and K.C.C. 3.12.160, Ordinance 12014,

Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.170, Ordinance 11149, Sections 1-4, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.12.187, Ordinance 14591, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.218, Ordinance 12014,

Section 24, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.247, Ordinance 4324, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.12.320, Ordinance 4324, Section 4, and K.C.C. 3.12.340, Ordinance 9498, Section 14, and K.C.C.

3.12.365, Ordinance 1282, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.040, Ordinance 1282, Section 7, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.070, Ordinance 8299, Section 1, and K.C.C. 3.15.080, Ordinance 12014,

Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.100, Ordinance 16818, Section 1, and K.C.C. 3.15.150,

Ordinance 16818, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.160, Ordinance 16818, Section 3, and

K.C.C. 3.15.170, and Ordinance 16818, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.180, and establishing

an expiration date.

von Reichbauer

Sponsors:

This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Government

Accountability and Oversight Committee.

13.

Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0163

AN ORDINANCE relating to the annexation of approximately 0.49 acres of land into the Covington Water

District, known as the Schneider Annexation, for the purpose of water service.

Perry

Sponsors:

This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Local Services and

Land Use Committee.

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First Reading and Referral of Motions

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Proposed Motion No. 2024-0139

A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Anna Peterson, who resides in council district one,

to the King County board of appeals and equalization.

Dembowski

Sponsors:

This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Government

Accountability and Oversight Committee

Proposed Motion No. 2024-0162

A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report in response to Motion 16463.

Dembowski

Sponsors:

This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,

Economy, and Environment Committee.

Reports on Special and Outside Committees

No reports were given.

Other Business

Councilmember von Reichbauer announced that July 7th is King County Day at

Emerald Downs.

17.

Proclamation Presented in the Community

Proclamation of May 13-17, 2024 as Affordable Housing Week in King

County

18.

Required notification pursuant to K.C.C. 4A.100.080.

May 8, 2024, Capital Project Exception Notification Regarding a transfer

from Capital Fund Name: Solid Waste Construction to Receiving Project

Name: SW Harbor Island Roof Replacement

Councilmember Upthegrove announced that under K.C.C. 4A.100.080 a transfer of

emergent need contingency exceeding 25% of total project costs shall be noticed on

two council agendas to give councilmembers an opportunity to object at either of these

meetings. In addition to the May 7th agenda the notification will also be included on the

May 21st agenda. Unless a councilmember objects, the transfer will go forward.