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Meeting Minutes  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmembers: Sarah Perry, Chair;  
Jorge Barón, Vice Chair of Policy Development and Review;  
Reagan Dunn, Vice Chair of Regional Coordination;  
Claudia Balducci, Rod Dembowski, Steffanie Fain,  
Rhonda Lewis, Teresa Mosqueda, Pete von Reichbauer  
1:30 PM  
Tuesday, March 3, 2026  
Hybrid Meeting  
REVISED AGENDA - ADDED ITEMS 14-15  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
March 3, 2026  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Mosqueda, Perry and von  
Reichbauer  
3.  
4.  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Barón led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes of February 24, 2026  
Councilmember Barón moved to approve the minutes of the February 24, 2026,  
meeting as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Items 14 and 15 were added to the agenda.  
Special Item  
King County Service Awards  
Executive Zahilay made remarks and presented service awards to the following  
employees:  
Anthony Butler - 20 Years  
Linda Wiedemann - 25 Years  
Thulin Tolliver - 25 Years  
Lisa Nault - 30 Years  
Armand Morales - 35 Years  
Ted Griffin - 20 Years  
Willie Mathews - 30 Years  
Shawn Gocha - 30 Years  
Dan Dovey - 35 Years  
Shhinder Sidhu - 20 Years  
Sean Dumas - 30 Years  
Susan Harris - 25 Years  
Jim Sandlin - 45 Years  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
March 3, 2026  
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 7 & 8  
The following people spoke:  
K. Washington  
Marybelle Garcia  
Henry Zhang  
Consent Items  
7.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0265  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a franchise agreement with the Snoqualmie Valley School  
District, for use of certain King County road rights-of-way in unincorporated King County for the  
construction, operation, and maintenance of wireline telecommunications transmission facilities.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 20039.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
8.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0015  
AN ORDINANCE revising the corporate boundary of the city of Enumclaw to include the unincorporated  
portion of McHugh Avenue right-of-way as provided for in RCW 35A.21.210.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 20040.  
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 Barón that the Consent Agenda be  
passed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Mosqueda, Perry, and  
von Reichbauer  
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Meeting Minutes  
March 3, 2026  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
9.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0036  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to enter into an agreement with the Washington  
state Department of Commerce Public Works Board for loan financing for a wastewater capital project.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
10.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0039  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the real estate excise tax, number 2 fund; and amending Ordinance 12076,  
Section 27, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.590 and Ordinance 10455, Sections 1, 3, 4, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 4A.510.120.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
11.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0040  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the department of public defense standards for indigent defense; amending  
Ordinance 17588, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.60.026 and adding a new section to K.C.C.  
chapter 2.60.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Law and Justice  
Committee.  
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March 3, 2026  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
12.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0025  
A MOTION related to public transportation, approving the King County Metro Public Transportation  
Agency Safety Plan 2025 and the King County Metro Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan 2026, in  
accordance with the Federal Transit Administration’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan  
regulations and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  
Fain  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
13.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
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March 3, 2026  
Other Business  
First Reading of and Action on Emergency Ordinances  
Without Referral to Committee  
14.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0048  
AN ORDINANCE declaring a one-year moratorium prohibiting the acceptance of applications for the  
establishment of new or expansion of existing detention facilities, as primary or accessory uses;  
establishing a work plan; and declaring an emergency.  
Mosqueda, Barón, Balducci and Lewis  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 20041.  
Councilmember Barón made a motion to suspend the rules on Proposed Ordinance  
2026-0048, in order to take action without referral to committee and to hold the public  
hearing without waiting the required period. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
Jake Tracy, Council Staff, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
The Chair recessed the meeting into Executive Session as allowed by RCW  
42.30.110(1)(g) and (i), to discuss with legal counsel the legal risks of a proposed  
action to which the county is or is likely to become, a party, when public knowledge  
regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence  
to the county, and to review the performance of a public employee at 2:30 p.m., for  
approximately 20 minutes, until 2:50 p.m.  
At 2:50 p.m., the Chair extended Executive Session for an additional 10 minutes until  
3:00 p.m.  
The Chair returned the Council to the meeting at 2:54 p.m. The Chair announced that  
the Council was going into another executive session on a matter unrelated to this  
item.  
The Chair put the Council into a second separate executive session, the grounds for  
which were RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) and (i) at 2:55 p.m. for 20 minutes until 3:15 p.m.  
At 3:15 p.m., the Chair extended the second Executive Session for an additional 10  
minutes to 3:25 p.m.  
The Chair reconvened the meeting at 3:25 p.m., and the Council resumed discussion  
on this item 14.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Mosqueda that this Ordinance be Passed. The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
7 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Fain, Lewis, Mosqueda, and Perry  
2 - Dunn, and von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
No:  
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Meeting Minutes  
March 3, 2026  
First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral  
to Committee  
15.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0049  
A MOTION authorizing the chair of the King County council to sign letters to the chairs and vice chairs of  
the Washington state Senate and House of Representatives Transportation Committees, the Senate  
Ways and Means committee, and the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee related to the  
county's priorities in the state budget.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16954.  
Councilmember Barón made a motion to suspend the rules to take action on Item 15  
without referral to committee and to hold a public hearing. Seeing no objection, the  
Chair so ordered.  
Wendy Soohoo, Acting Chief Policy Officer, briefed the Council and answered  
questions.  
Monique Cohen, Chief Legal Counsel, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
Councilmember Balducci made a verbal motion to authorize Chair Perry to author and  
sign a third letter related to the topic of taxation policy with Executive Zahilay. The  
motion carried.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Barón that this Motion be Passed. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
8 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Fain, Lewis, Mosqueda, and Perry  
1 - von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 3:52 p.m.