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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, September 9, 2025  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
September 9, 2025  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:32 p.m.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
3.  
4.  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Balducci led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes of September 2, 2025  
Councilmember Perry moved to approve the minutes of the September 2, 2025,  
meeting as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions.  
Special Items  
Legislative Branch Service Awards  
Chair Zahilay presented service awards to the following Legislative Branch employees:  
Clara Manahan - 5 years  
Lauren Olson - 5 years  
Jessica Oscoy - 5 years  
Lorena Gutierrez Perez - 5 years  
Dan Loya - 10 years  
Rhonda Lewis - 15 years  
Elise Daniels - 20 years  
Tracy Calderon - 30 years  
Proclamation of September 15 to 21, 2025, as Diaper Need Awareness  
Week in King County  
Councilmember Balducci, Councilmember Perry, and Executive Braddock, made  
remarks, presented the Proclamation of September 15 to 21, 2025, as Diaper Need  
Awareness Week in King County, and introduced Morgan McGinn, Director of  
Development and Communications at WestSide Baby and Helen Banks Routon,  
Director of Development and Community Relations at KidVantage, formerly Eastside  
Baby Corner. Helen Banks Routon and Morgan McGinn made remarks and thanked  
the Council.  
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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 (Proclamation Only) and 7-10.  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Alissa Campbell  
Joe Kunzler  
David Ames  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
7.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0182.2  
AN ORDINANCE relating to solid waste fees charged at recycling and transfer facilities and at the Cedar  
Hills regional landfill; and amending Ordinance 12564, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 10.12.021  
and establishing an effective date.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
April Sanders, Council Staff, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
John Taylor, Director, Natural Resources and Parks, briefed the Council and answered  
questions.  
David Pierce, Manager, Enterprise Services Section Manager, Solid Waste Division,  
briefed the Council and answered questions.  
Rebecca Singer, Director, Solid Waste Division, briefed the Council and answered  
questions.  
At the request of Councilmember Dembowski, the Chair deferred Proposed Substitute  
Ordinance 2025-0182 to the September 16, 2025, Council meeting.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter was Deferred.  
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First Reading of and Action on Emergency Ordinances  
without Referral to Committee  
8.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0275  
AN ORDINANCE relating to council rules and order of business; amending Ordinance 11683, Section 4,  
as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.035; and declaring an emergency.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19968.  
Councilmember Perry moved to suspend the rules to hold a public hearing less than  
seven days after first reading pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.095 and a motion to suspend the  
rules to take action on Item 8 without referral to committee pursuant to K.C.C.  
1.24.095. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
Jeff Muhm, Chief Policy Officer, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Perry that this Ordinance be Passed. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional  
Committees and Motions related to Collective  
Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Item 9  
9.  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2025-0259.2  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of John Rodriquez to the citizens' elections oversight committee  
as a representative of the Spanish-speaking community.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16872.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Perry that this Motion be Passed. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
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Reappointment Consent Agenda Item 10  
10.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0243  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Bilan Aden, who resides in council district five, 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.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16873.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Perry that this Motion be Passed. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
11.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0260  
AN ORDINANCE revising the loan agreement between King County and the Pacific Science Center  
Foundation.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
12.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0269  
AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Redmond Water System Plan dated May 2025.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Local Services and  
Land Use Committee.  
13.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0270  
AN ORDINANCE adopting the 2025 King County real property asset management plan in response to  
K.C.C. 4.56.350; and amending Ordinance 10810, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.56.350.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
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14.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0271  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to execute an amendment to an agreement approved under  
Ordinance 19821 with the Washington state Department of Ecology 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.  
15.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0276  
AN ORDINANCE approving the grant funding allocation for the council-designated projects funded  
through the WaterWorks grant program, for the 2025 cycle, in accordance with the 2025 Annual Budget  
Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 59, as amended, and Ordinance 18031, Section 1, as amended.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
16.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0239  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Yessica Osorio Duran, who resides in council  
district five, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as a youth representative.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Health, Housing, and  
Human Services Committee.  
17.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0240  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Megan Walsh, who resides in council district three,  
to the King County children and youth advisory board.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Health, Housing, and  
Human Services Committee.  
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18.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0254  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jeni Johnson, who resides in council district eight,  
to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a representative of  
unincorporated King County.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Health, Housing, and  
Human Services Committee.  
19.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0261  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Luz Escalante, who resides in council district five,  
to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
20.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
Other Business  
No other business was presented.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 2:43 p.m.