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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, February 4, 2025  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
February 4, 2025  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:31 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 Dembowski led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes of January 28, 2025  
Councilmember Perry moved to approve the minutes of the January 28, 2025, meeting  
as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Item 29 was added to the agenda.  
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Meeting Minutes  
February 4, 2025  
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 6-14  
The following person spoke:  
Alex Tsimmerman  
Law and Justice  
6.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0016  
AN ORDINANCE related to the repeal of RCW 10.70.140; and amending Ordinance 17706, Section 2, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.020.  
Barón, Quinn and Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19892.  
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 Items 7-10  
7.  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2024-0293.2  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the second of two reports on progress toward addressing the legal  
system backlog that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial  
Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 17, Proviso P4.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16738.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
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8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0284  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the proviso report on a crisis response program plan required by the  
2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 21, as amended by Ordinance 19633,  
Section 17, Proviso P1.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16739.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0291  
A MOTION relating to mature forests in King County, acknowledging receipt of the first of two reports on  
mature forests in King County as required by Motion 16437 requesting the executive to identify and  
analyze mature forests in King County and to transmit two reports.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16740.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
10.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0001  
A MOTION relating to mature forests in King County, acknowledging receipt of the second of two reports  
on mature forests in King County as required by Motion 16437 requesting the executive to identify and  
analyze mature forests in King County and to transmit two reports.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16741.  
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 Perry that the Consent Agenda 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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First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral  
to Committee  
11.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0047  
A MOTION requesting the executive develop a risk assessment related to volatility in federal funding.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16742.  
Councilmember Balducci made a motion to suspend the rules to take action without  
referral to committee pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.085.  
Councilmember Barón moved Amendment 1. The motion carried.  
Penny Lipsou, Director, Council Relations, made remarks.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Balducci that this Motion be Passed as Amended. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Reappointment Consent Agenda Items 12-14  
12.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0390  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Bruce Davis, who resides in council district eight,  
to the King County board of ethics.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16743.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
13.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0025  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Srini Raghavan, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County Library System board of trustees.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16744.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
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February 4, 2025  
14.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0027  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Jack Edgerton, who resides in council district  
four, to the King County children and youth advisory board.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16745.  
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 Perry that the Consent Agenda 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  
15.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0409  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to enter into a renewal of cable television franchise 5602 with  
WAVEDIVISION I, LLC, for a period ending July 31, 2033.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
16.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0048  
AN ORDINANCE adopting the revision of voting precincts of King County for the year 2025.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
17.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0401  
A MOTION accepting the Records Collection and Retention Proviso Response Report, as required by the  
2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 121, as amended by Ordinance 19791,  
Section 60, Proviso P1.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
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18.  
19.  
20.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0416  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Sercan Hepsener, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0417  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Wahid Bihroz, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0002  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of David Ellison, who resides in council district seven,  
to the King County Lake Management District No. 2 advisory committee, as the Lake Geneva Property  
Owners Association representative.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
21.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0003  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Colleen Short, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County Lake Management District No. 2 advisory committee, as a representative of  
Lake Geneva property owners.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
22.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0015  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Nandita Sharma, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County women's advisory board, as an executive at-large representative.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Health, Housing, and  
Human Services Committee.  
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23.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0042  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Nicole Cain, who resides in council district six, to  
the King County Museum of Flight Authority board of directors.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Government  
Accountability and Oversight Committee.  
24.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0051  
A MOTION appointing committees to write the voters' pamphlet statements for the April 22, 2025,  
special election regarding Ordinance 19884 providing for the submission to the qualified electors of King  
County, at a special election on April 22, 2025, a proposition to reauthorize an expired regular property  
tax levy in excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW, for a consecutive seven year  
period beginning in 2026 at the rate of not more than $0.0275 per one thousand dollars of assessed  
valuation, with the 2026 levy amount being the base for computing maximum allowable levy amounts  
under chapter 84.55 RCW for years two through seven (2027-2032), for the purpose of funding the  
continued operation of the regional automated fingerprint identification system, also known as AFIS,  
which maintains expanded crime scene and arrest identification technology and services for all local  
criminal justice agencies in King County.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Metropolitan King  
County Council.  
25.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0052  
A MOTION extending the waiver of requirements for competitive bidding and solicitation requirements for  
contracts relating to the King County department of adult and juvenile detention distributed antenna  
system evaluation and corrections.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16746.  
Councilmember Barón moved Amendment 1. The motion carried.  
Steve Larsen, Director, Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention, answered  
questions.  
Stephen Heard, Chief Technology Officer, KCIT - Technology, briefed the Council and  
answered questions.  
Lorraine Patterson-Harris, Director, Department of Executive Services, made remarks  
and answered questions.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Barón that this Motion be Passed as Amended. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
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Reintroductions of Motions  
26.  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2024-0228.2  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the second annual report on the second Best Starts for Kids  
initiative, in accordance with Ordinance 19354.  
von Reichbauer and Mosqueda  
This matter was Reintroduced  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0382  
Sponsors:  
27.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Velma Veloria, who resides in council district two,  
to the King County International Airport roundtable, as the Beacon Hill community representative.  
Zahilay and Quinn  
Sponsors:  
This matter was Reintroduced  
28.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
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Other Business  
ADDED ITEM 29  
First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral  
to Committee  
29.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0053  
A MOTION relating to the organization of the council; and amending Motion 11122, Section G, as  
amended, and OR 2-040, and Motion 11122, Section H, as amended, and OR 2-050.  
Zahilay and Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16747.  
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 Motion be Passed. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 2:28 p.m.