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Meeting Agenda  
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 11, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend King County Council meetings in person in Council Chambers (Room  
1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how to attend and/or  
provide comment remotely are listed below.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TESTIMONY: The Council values community input and looks  
forward to hearing from you. Testimony must be limited to items listed on the agenda for  
council action, unless it's the fourth Tuesday of the month, when the Council will hear general  
comment on matters relating to county government. You are not required to sign up in  
advance.  
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1. In person: You may attend the meeting in person in Council Chambers.  
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before 10:00 a.m. on the day of the Council meeting, your email testimony will be distributed to  
the Councilmembers and appropriate staff prior to the meeting. Please submit your testimony  
by emailing clerk@kingcounty.gov.  
3. Remote attendance on the Zoom Webinar: You may provide oral public testimony at the  
meeting by connecting to the meeting via phone or computer using the ZOOM application at  
https://zoom.us/, and entering the Webinar ID below.  
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CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR  
Webinar ID: 830 3407 1240  
If you do not have access to the ZOOM application, you can connect to the meeting by calling 1  
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ability to be unmuted to speak.  
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please contact our Equity and Social Justice Coordinator, Tera Chea at (206) 477 9259 or  
Tera.Chea2@kingcounty.gov, three (3) days prior to the meeting.  
If you do not wish to be called upon for public comment during the meeting, please help us  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Dunn  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of February 4, 2025  
Councilmember Perry  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
Proclamation of February 2025 as Black History Month in King County  
Councilmember Quinn  
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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 6-18  
Local Services and Land Use  
Councilmember Perry  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0038  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the annexation of approximately 1.1 acres of land into the Northeast  
Sammamish sewer and water district, known as the Parklane Annexation, for the purpose of sewer  
service.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 1/28/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO HOLD ADVERTISED PUBLIC  
HEARING - LEGISLATION REMAINS IN COMMITTEE  
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Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 8-15  
Councilmember Perry  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0225  
8.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the 2023 health through housing annual report, in accordance with  
K.C.C. chapter 24.30.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
On 8/20/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Regional Policy  
Committee.  
On 1/8/2025, the Regional Policy Committee Recommended Do Pass.  
On 1/21/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 1/28/2025, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0378  
9.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Richard Anderson, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County landmarks commission, representing a professional historian.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 11/12/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of  
the Whole.  
On 1/21/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 1/28/2025, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0379  
10.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Cecelia Gunn, who resides in council district five,  
to the King County landmarks commission, a representative from local heritage organizations.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
On 11/12/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of  
the Whole.  
On 1/7/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 1/28/2025, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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Proposed Motion No. 2024-0380  
11.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Laura Murphy, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County landmarks commission, representing a professional archaeologist.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
On 11/19/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of  
the Whole.  
On 1/21/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 1/28/2025, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0388  
12.  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Bethany Fackrell to the King County cultural development  
authority (4Culture) board.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 11/19/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of  
the Whole.  
On 1/21/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 1/28/2025, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0413  
13.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Claire Sumadiwirya, who resides in council  
district six, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
On 1/7/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 1/28/2025, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0414  
14.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Maharshi Roy, who resides in council district  
one, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 1/7/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 1/28/2025, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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Proposed Motion No. 2024-0415  
15.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Meron Girma, who resides in council district four,  
to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 1/21/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 1/21/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Reintroduced.  
On 1/28/2025, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmember Perry  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0051  
16.  
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:  
On 2/4/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Metropolitan King  
County Council.  
First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral to Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0057  
17.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of the Honorable De'Sean Quinn, King County  
councilmember, council district five, to the Sound Transit board of directors.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL  
TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085  
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Reappointment Consent Agenda Item 18  
Councilmember Perry  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0049  
18.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Mary Lynne Evans, who resides in council  
district one, to the Washington state boundary review board for King County.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0030  
19.  
AN ORDINANCE approving the King County Consortium Consolidated Plan for 2025-2029.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0054  
20.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a new lease to support the operation of local services  
and transit.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0055  
21.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the manager of treasury operations of King County to cancel the attached  
list of uncollectible personal property taxes in the amount of $3,136,926 for the years 2016 through  
2024.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0056  
22.  
AN ORDINANCE approving East Link and Downtown Redmond Link Extension Transportation Service  
Changes for King County.  
Balducci and Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
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First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0007  
23.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the Accountability Report required by the 2023-2024 Biennial  
Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 20, Proviso P1.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0043  
24.  
A MOTION accepting the King County-Cities Climate Collaboration (K4C) 2025 Work Plan and Budget,  
prepared as the annual work plan and budget requested under Motion 14449.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
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Proposed Motion No. 2025-0058  
25.  
A MOTION relating to public transportation, requesting that the Metro transit department report on  
unplanned trip cancellations, describe how information about unplanned trip cancellations for  
fixed-route bus service could more quickly and efficiently be provided to inform transit riders in real  
time, and describe how metrics about unplanned trip cancellations could be incorporated into the next  
update of the King County Metro Service Guidelines to inform operational and investment decisions.  
Balducci and Barón  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
26.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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