1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Rod Dembowski, Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry, De'Sean  
Quinn, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: April Sanders (206-263-3412)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams (206-477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Wednesday, September 10, 2025  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Dembowski called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.  
7 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn and Zahilay  
Present:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Barón moved approval of the August 27, 2025 meeting minutes.  
There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
The following individuals were present to provide public comment:  
Braden Sigua, SAAS (Rob Phillips and Gisella Furlongo), Daniel O'Leary, Russ  
Norman, Brad Augustine, Jill Cranauer, Glen Hiemstra, Catherine Burns, Mike Sack,  
Julaina Costa, Cole Keehona, Ender Moss, Lydia O'Taylor, Corrina Chatterton, Matt  
Corsi, Nicole Kern, Hilary Santini, Wendy Yim, David Coffee, J.Z., Francisca, Rep.  
Nicole Marci, Alison Eisinger, Dane Austreng, Sara Larsen, John Edens, Rev. Anita  
Peebles, Mindy Crandall, Audrey Manzaneres, and Eliza Bang.  
Meeting Minutes  
September 10, 2025  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0251  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the Broadway Facility 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. Kelly Rider, Director, Department of Community and Human Services  
(DCHS), Susan McLaughlin, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Division, DCHS,  
and Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget, also  
addressed the committee and answered questions from the members.  
The Chair recessed the meeting into Executive Session under RCW 42.30.110 to  
discuss with legal counsel legal risk of a proposed action when public knowledge  
regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence  
to the County at 11:35 a.m. for 10 minutes. The Executive Session was extended by 5  
minutes.The Executive Session was extended for an additional 5 minutes.The Chair  
reconvened the meeting at 11:55 a.m.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Ordinance be Passed  
Out of Committee Without a Recommendation. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
7 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Meeting Minutes  
September 10, 2025  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
6.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0250  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the Broadway Facility appropriation; making a supplemental appropriation of  
$41,568,000 to the Broadway Facility fund; and adding a new section to the 2025 Annual Budget  
Ordinance, Ordinance 19861.  
Sam Porter, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members. Kelly Rider, Director, Department of Community and Human Services  
(DCHS), Susan McLaughlin, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Division, DCHS,  
and Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget, also  
addressed the committee and answered questions from the members.  
The Chair recessed the meeting into Executive Session under RCW 42.30.110 to  
discuss with legal counsel legal risk of a proposed action when public knowledge  
regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence  
to the County at 11:35 a.m. for 10 minutes. The Executive Session was extended by 5  
minutes.The Executive Session was extended for an additional 5 minutes.The Chair  
reconvened the meeting at 11:55 a.m.  
Councilmember Mosqueda moved Amendment 1. The Amendment was adopted.  
Councilmember Balducci offered a verbal amendment to Amendment 1 to strike  
"$1,000" and insert "$100,000" on line 4. The verbal amendment was accepted.  
Councilmember Dembowski offered a verbal amendment to Amendment 1 to insert  
"and budget" after "timeline"on line 9. The verbal amendment was accepted.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Ordinance be Passed  
Out of Committee Without a Recommendation. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
7 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Meeting Minutes  
September 10, 2025  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
7.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0249  
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 19862, enacted December 2, 2024, which authorized the  
issuance of limited tax general obligation bonds of the county; and amending Ordinance 19862, Section  
1, as amended, Section 2, as amended, Section 4, as amended, Section 13, as amended, Section 17,  
as amended, and Section 19, as amended, and repealing Ordinance 19954, Attachment B.  
Sam Porter, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members. Kelly Rider, Director, Department of Community and Human Services  
(DCHS), Susan McLaughlin, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Division, DCHS,  
and Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget, also  
addressed the committee and answered questions from the members.  
The Chair recessed the meeting into Executive Session under RCW 42.30.110 to  
discuss with legal counsel legal risk of a proposed action when public knowledge  
regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence  
to the County at 11:35 a.m. for 10 minutes. The Executive Session was extended by 5  
minutes.The Executive Session was extended for an additional 5 minutes.The Chair  
reconvened the meeting at 11:55 a.m.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Ordinance be Passed  
Out of Committee Without a Recommendation. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
7 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn and Zahilay  
Yes:  
8.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0260  
AN ORDINANCE revising the loan agreement between King County and the Pacific Science Center  
Foundation.  
April Sanders, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members.  
This matter was expedited to the September16, 2025 Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Meeting Minutes  
September 10, 2025  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 12:44 a.m.