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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, June 18, 2024  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
June 18, 2024  
1.  
Call to Order  
Vice-Chair Dunn called the meeting to order at 1:32 p.m.  
Vice-Chair Dunn passed the gavel to Chair Upthegrove at 2:15 p.m.  
2.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, 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 June 11, 2024  
Councilmember Zahilay moved to approve the minutes of the June 11, 2024, meeting  
as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions.  
Special Item  
Proclamation of June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth in King County  
Councilmember Mosqueda made remarks, read the recognition and presented the  
proclamation to Dr. Pela Terry, Executive Director, Atlantic Street Center; and Donna  
Moodie, Chief Impact Officer, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle. Dr. Pella Terry  
and Donna Moodie made remarks and thanked the Council  
Proclamation of June 2024 as 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride Month in King County  
Councilmembers Perry and Barón made remarks, read the proclamation and presented  
the proclamation to Greg Jamiel, Founder, SnoValley Pride; and Diana Rendler, Qlaw  
Sher Kung Summer 2024 Fellow, Qlaw Foundation of Washington. Greg Jamiel and  
Diana Rendler 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 6-23  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Joe Kunzler  
Consent Items 7-9  
7.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2023-0374.2  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the veterans, seniors, and human services levy advisory board; and  
amending Ordinance 18792, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.300.540.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19780.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
8.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2024-0115.2  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the King County veterans' advisory board; and amending Ordinance 18785,  
Section 1, and K.C.C. 2A.300.530.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19781.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Passed On The Consent Agenda  
Councilmember Zahilay moved to reconsider Items 7-8 on the Consent Agenda. The  
motion carried.  
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  
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9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0119  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Yasmin Ali, who resides in council district three, to  
the King County women's advisory board, as the district three representative.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
Item 9 was listed on the posted agenda in error as an ordinance, rather than a motion,  
and the Council voted on this item in consent.  
Councilmember Zahilay made a motion to remove Item 9 from the Consent Agenda.  
The motion carried. Item 9 will be added to the June 25, 2024 Council agenda.  
This matter was Deferred  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
10.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0146  
AN ORDINANCE relating to rates and charges for sewage treatment and disposal; and amending  
Ordinance 12353, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.670.100, Ordinance 18745, Section 2, and  
Ordinance 11398, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 28.84.055.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19782.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by Councilmember  
Zahilay that this Ordinance be Passed. 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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Regional Policy Committee  
11.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2024-0011.3  
AN ORDINANCE adopting the crisis care centers levy implementation plan, required by Ordinance  
19572, Section 7.A., to govern the expenditure of crisis care centers levy proceeds from 2024 to 2032 to  
create a regional network of five crisis care centers, restore and expand residential treatment capacity,  
and increase the sustainability and representativeness of the behavioral health workforce in King County.  
von Reichbauer, Zahilay and Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19783.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember von Reichbauer that this Ordinance be Passed. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional  
Committees and Motions related to Collective  
Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 12-23  
12.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0045  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Paul Getzel, who resides in council district eight,  
to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a representative from the  
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16604.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
13.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0099  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Molly McCoy, who resides in council district eight,  
to the King County board for developmental disabilities.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16605.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
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14.  
15.  
16.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0101  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Radhe Morgan, who resides in council district four,  
to the King County board for developmental disabilities.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16606.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0108  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Sarah Brusig, who resides in council district five, to  
the King County women's advisory board, as the district five representative.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16607.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0109  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jennifer Ramirez Robson, who resides in council  
district five, to the King County veterans, seniors and human services levy advisory board's vulnerable  
populations committee, as the district five representative.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16608.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
17.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0121  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Ramsey Mayhew, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County women's advisory board, as a council at-large representative.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16609.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
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19.  
20.  
21.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0125  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kristina Sawyckyj, who resides in council district  
one, to the King County behavioral health advisory board.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16610.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0126  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Lyscha Marcynyszyn, who resides in council  
district four, to the King County behavioral health advisory board.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16611.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2024-0148.2  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Carolyn Stevens to the citizens' elections oversight committee  
as a representative from the disability community.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16612.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0169  
A MOTION confirming the reappointment of Hanna Floss to the citizens' elections oversight committee  
as the representative from the King County Democratic Party.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16613.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
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22.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0170  
A MOTION confirming the reappointment of Stanley Tsao to the citizens' elections oversight committee  
as a representative of the Chinese-speaking community.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16614.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
23.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0171  
A MOTION confirming the reappointment of Mathew Patrick Thomas to the citizens' elections oversight  
committee as the representative from the King County Republican Party.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16615.  
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 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  
24.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0189  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the Doors Open Program fund; and adding a new section to K.C.C.  
chapter 4A.200.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
25.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0190  
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 19530, adopted by the council on November 15, 2022, which  
authorized the issuance of limited tax general obligation bonds of the county; and amending Ordinance  
19530, Sections 1, as amended, 2, as amended, 4, as amended, 6, as amended, 12, as amended, 13,  
as amended, 14, 17, as amended, 18, and 19, as amended.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
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26.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0200  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of an amendment to an existing lease to support the  
operation of the department of natural resources and parks.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
27.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0193  
A MOTION approving the proviso report on planning for closure of the King County Correctional Facility  
and provision of adequate, long-term secure adult detention as required by the 2023-2024 Biennial  
Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 17, as amended by Ordinance 19633, Section 9, Proviso  
P7.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Law and Justice  
Committee.  
28.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0194  
A MOTION accepting the office of law enforcement oversight's annual report for the year 2023.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Law and Justice  
Committee.  
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29.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
Other Business  
Proclamations and Recognitions Presented in the  
Community  
30.  
Proclamation of June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth in King County  
Chair Upthegrove announced that this proclamation has been officially acknowledged  
and presented in the community.  
31.  
Labor Policy Committee  
Megan Pederson, Director, Office of Labor Relations, made remarks and briefed the  
Council.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 3:02 p.m.