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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, April 29, 2025  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:30 PM.  
Roll Call  
8 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Quinn, von Reichbauer and  
Zahilay  
1 - Perry  
Excused:  
There will be one public hearing on Items 3 & 4  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Joe Kunzler  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
April 29, 2025  
First Reading of and Action on Emergency Ordinances  
Without Referral to Committee  
3.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0130  
AN ORDINANCE providing for the submission to the qualified electors of King County at a special  
election to be held in King County on August 5, 2025, of a proposition authorizing a property tax levy in  
excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW for a period of six consecutive years, at a  
total rate of not more than $0.2329 per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation in the first year and  
limiting annual levy increases by the King County inflation plus population index published by the King  
County office of economic and financial analysis, or the chapter 84.55 RCW limitation, whichever is  
greater in years two through six for the purpose of maintaining and operating King County's open space  
system; improving parks, recreation, access, and mobility in King County by acquiring lands and  
continuing to develop and support parks, recreation facilities, and regional trails; improving parks and  
trails in and acquiring lands by metropolitan parks districts, towns and cities in King County; funding  
environmental education, maintenance and conservation programs at the Woodland Park Zoo; funding  
environmental education, maintenance and conservation programs at the Seattle Aquarium; funding  
development, maintenance, and programming for Seattle's Waterfront park; funding environmental and  
climate stewardship and education at Pacific Science Center; funding a capital project at Memorial  
Stadium; and funding capital improvements at public pools, for all King County residents; repealing  
Ordinance 19914, Section 1,Ordinance 19914, Section 2, Ordinance 19914, Section 3, Ordinance  
19914, Section 4, Ordinance 19914, Section 5, Ordinance 19914, Section 6, Ordinance 19914, Section  
7, Ordinance 19914, Section 8, Ordinance 19914, Section 9, and Ordinance 19914, Section 10; and  
declaring an emergency.  
Dembowski and von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
Councilmember von Reichbauer moved to suspend the rules for Proposed Ordinance  
2025-0130 including holding a public hearing less than seven days after first reading  
pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.095, to take action without referral to committee pursuant to  
K.C.C. 1.24.085, and to act on an expedited item reported out of committee less than  
two days after the committee meeting pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.085. Seeing no  
objection, the Chair so ordered.  
Wendy Soohoo, Policy Staff, briefed the Council.  
The enacted number is 19922.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Dembowski that this Ordinance be Passed. The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Quinn, von Reichbauer, and  
Zahilay  
1 - Dunn  
1 - Perry  
No:  
Excused:  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
April 29, 2025  
First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral  
to Committee  
4.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0128  
A MOTION appointing committees to write the voters' pamphlet statements for the August 5, 2025,  
special election regarding Ordinance XXXXX (Proposed Ordinance 2025-0130) providing for the  
submission to the qualified electors of King County of a proposition authorizing a property tax levy in  
excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW, for a consecutive six-year period, at a  
first-year rate of not more than $0.2329 per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation for collection  
beginning in 2026, and limiting annual levy increases in years two through six to the greater of the most  
recent published King County office of economic and financial analysis King County plus population  
index or the limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW for the purpose of maintaining and operating King  
County's open space system; improving parks, recreation, access, and mobility in King County by  
acquiring lands and continuing to develop and support parks, recreation facilities, and regional trails;  
improving parks and trails in and acquiring lands by metropolitan parks districts, towns and cities in King  
County; funding environmental education, maintenance and conservation programs at the Woodland Park  
Zoo; funding environmental education, maintenance and conservation programs at the Seattle Aquarium;  
funding development, maintenance, and programming for Seattle's Waterfront park; funding environmental  
and climate stewardship and education at Pacific Science Center; funding a capital project at Memorial  
Stadium; and funding capital improvements at public pools, for all King County residents.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Councilmember von Reichbauer made a motion to suspend the rules to take action  
without referral to committee pursuant to K.C.C. 1.42.085. Seeing no objection, the  
Chair so ordered.  
Wendy Soohoo, Policy Staff, briefed the Council.  
Councilmember Dembowski moved Amendment 1. The motion carried.  
Councilmember Dembowski moved Title Amendment T1. The motion carried.  
The enacted number is 16807.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Dembowski that this Motion be Passed as Amended. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Quinn, von Reichbauer, and  
Zahilay  
2 - Dunn, and Perry  
Excused:  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 1:47 PM.