1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Girmay Zahilay, Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Vice Chair;  
Reagan Dunn, Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón, Teresa  
Mosqueda,  
Sarah Perry, Dave Upthegrove, Pete von Reichbauer  
Co-Lead Staff: Brandi Paribello (206-263-3129), April Sanders  
(206-263-3412)  
Committee Clerk: Marka Steadman (206-477-0887)  
9:30 AM  
Wednesday, November 13, 2024  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Vice Chair Dembowski called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Perry moved approval of the September 25, October 8, 9, 10 (AM and  
PM), 15 16, 17, 24, 29 and 30 (AM and PM), 2024, Budget and Fiscal Management  
and Panel meeting minutes. There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
The following individuals provided public comment:  
Daniel Lugo  
Heather Gates  
Erika Fariday  
Tyler Breier  
Sylvia Cully  
Grace Yang  
Carolyn Clark  
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Consent  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0323  
AN ORDINANCE adopting the community needs list for the Snoqualmie Valley/Northeast King County  
community service area.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0310  
AN ORDINANCE relating to public transportation, revising the rate for regular fare; amending Ordinance  
19474, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.010 and establishing an effective date.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0317  
AN ORDINANCE relating to public transportation, revising the low-income fare rate; amending Ordinance  
19705, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.010 and establishing an effective date.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0309  
AN ORDINANCE relating to public transportation, revising Water Taxi rates of fare; amending Ordinance  
18411, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.820 and establishing an effective date.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
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9.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0308  
AN ORDINANCE relating to public transportation, revising water taxi rates of fare; amending Ordinance  
18411, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.820 and establishing an effective date.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
10.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0300  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2025 5.5 GWI King County Hourly Squared Schedule, 2025 5.5 GWI  
King County Annual FLSA-Exempt Squared Schedule, 2025 5.5 GWI King County Standardized Hourly  
Salary Schedule, 2025 5.5 GWI King County Standardized Annual FLSA-Exempt Salary Schedule, the  
annual general wage increase for nonrepresented King County employees, as stipulated in K.C.C.  
3.12.130 and K.C.C. 3.12.140, and the insured benefits agreement for nonrepresented King County  
employees.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
11.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0322  
AN ORDINANCE relating to school impact fees and comprehensive planning; adopting the capital  
facilities plans of the Tahoma, Federal Way, Riverview, Issaquah, Snoqualmie Valley, Highline, Lake  
Washington, Kent, Northshore, Enumclaw, Fife, Auburn, and Renton school districts as subelements of  
the King County Comprehensive Plan capital facilities element to implement the school impact fee  
program; establishing school impact fees to be collected by King County on behalf of the districts; and  
amending Ordinance 18619, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.473, and Ordinance 10122,  
Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.44.010.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0301  
AN ORDINANCE regarding surface water management; revising surface water management service  
charges; amending Ordinance 7590, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.08.070 and establishing an  
effective date.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
13.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0315  
AN ORDINANCE relating to development permitting fees; amending Ordinance 10662, Section 42, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.010, Ordinance 18822, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.050,  
Ordinance 11141, Section 41, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.110, Ordinance 13332, Section 4, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.06.010, Ordinance 13332, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.020,  
Ordinance 17923, Section 45, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.035, Ordinance 17923, Section 46, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.037, Ordinance 13332, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.050,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.070, Ordinance 18000, Section 83, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.075, Ordinance 13332, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.080,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 24, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.090, Ordinance 13332, Section 28, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.130, Ordinance 13332, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.150,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.160, Ordinance 13332, Section 32, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.170, Ordinance 13332, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.180,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 34, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.190, Ordinance 13332, Section 35, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.200, Ordinance 13332, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.210,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 37, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.220, Ordinance 13332, Section 40, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.320, Ordinance 13332, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.350,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.360, Ordinance 13332, Section 46, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.380, Ordinance 17224, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.425,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.510, Ordinance 13332, Section 54, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.550, Ordinance 17682, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.560, and  
Ordinance 17682, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.580, and establishing an effective date.  
This item was pulled from the consent agenda at the request of a committee member.  
Erin Auzins, Council staff, briefed the committee.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
1 - Dunn  
No:  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0271  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the use of an interlocal agreement template for city entities seeking to  
enter into an agreement for jail services with King County.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Discussion and Possible Action  
15.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0302  
AN ORDINANCE abolishing the 2008-2013 parks operating levy, the 2008-2013 open space and trails  
levy, and the 2014-2019 parks, trails, and open space replacement levy subfunds, and transferring any  
remaining net assets and fund balances to the parks operating fund; and amending Ordinance 14793,  
Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.480 and Ordinance 15966, Section 2, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 4A.200.490.  
Sherrie Hsu, Council staff, briefed the committee. Councilmember Dembowski moved  
amendment 1 and title amendment T1. The amendments were adopted.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
16.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0313  
AN ORDINANCE related to plumbing permit fees and amending Ordinance 6746, Section 10, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.080, Ordinance 16964, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.095, and  
Ordinance 19485, Section 146, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.292.  
Wendy Soo Hoo, Council staff, briefed the committee. Councilmember Dembowski  
moved striking amendment S1 and title amendment T1. The amendments were  
adopted.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0307  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of limited tax general  
obligation bonds of the county in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $604,000,000 to provide  
funds for acquiring and constructing capital improvement projects of the county and to pay the costs of  
issuing such bonds; authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of limited tax general  
obligation refunding bonds to refund outstanding limited tax general obligations of the county and to pay  
the costs of issuing such refunding bonds; pledging the annual levy of taxes to pay the principal of and  
interest on the bonds issued under this ordinance; and providing for other matters relating thereto.  
Wendy Soo Hoo, Council staff, briefed the committee. Councilmember Dembowski  
moved amendment 1 and title amendment T1. The amendments were adopted.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
18.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0305  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the county hospital capital fund; and adding a new section to K.C.C.  
chapter 4A.200.  
Sam Porter, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members. Councilmember Dembowski moved amendment 1 and title amendment T1.  
The amendments were adopted.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
19.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0306  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the electric-vehicle-charging infrastructure fund; and adding a new section  
to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200.  
Jenny Giambattista, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from  
the members. Councilmember Dembowski moved amendment 1. The amendment  
was adopted.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0304  
AN ORDINANCE increasing the participant registration fee to attend a parenting seminar in cases under  
chapters 26.09 and 26.26 RCW related to custody, visitation, or parenting of minor children; and  
amending Ordinance 16972, Section 2, and K.C.C. 4A.632.120 and establishing an effective date.  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members. Melinda Johnson Taylor, Family Court Operations Director, King County  
Superior Court, addressed the committee. Councilmember Dembowski moved  
amendment 1 and title amendment T1. The amendments were adopted.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
21.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0311  
AN ORDINANCE documenting approval of the fifty-fifth and fifty-sixth judge positions of the King County  
superior court.  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members. Councilmember Dembowski moved amendment 1 and title amendment T1.  
The amendments were adopted.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
22.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0319  
AN ORDINANCE adopting 2024 Fund Management Policies for the Public Transportation Fund; and  
repealing Ordinance 18321, Section 2, and Attachment A to Ordinance 18321.  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from  
the members.  
This matter was expedited to the November 19, 2024, Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be Passed  
Out of Committee Without a Recommendation. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
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Other Business  
There was no further business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.