1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Committee of the Whole  
Jorge Barón, Chair  
Claudia Balducci, Vice Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn, Steffanie Fain, Rhonda Lewis, Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry, Pete von  
Reichbauer  
Lead Staff: Andy Micklow (206-263-3226)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, May 26, 2026  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
April 28, 2026 meeting minutes  
4.  
Public Comment  
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Consent  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0068  
5.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the first semiannual report on the status of activities related to  
contract management and compliance reporting protocols, as required by Ordinance 20023, Section  
60, Proviso P1.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
Olivia Brey, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0121  
6.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to retail establishments; changing the effective date of the requirement that  
retailers in unincorporated King County, unless otherwise exempted, must accept payment in cash;  
and amending Ordinance 19639, Section 6, as amended.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff  
Discussion and Possible Action  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0080  
7.  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Sandra Valenciano as director of the King County  
department of public health.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Olivia Brey, Council staff  
Briefings  
Briefing No. 2026-B0067  
Harborview Bond Project Update  
8.  
Tony Wright, Director, King County Harborview Construction and Infrastructure Division  
Jeff Muhm, Special Advisor to the Executive Leadership Team  
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Briefing No. 2026-B0068  
9.  
Harborview Labor and Leadership Panel  
Representatives from SEIU 1199NW and WFSE Local 3488  
Dorothy Teeter, President, Harborview Board of Trustees  
Sommer Kleweno Walley, Chief Executive Officer, Harborview Medical Center, UW Medicine, University  
of Washington  
Madeline Grant, Chief Administrative Officer, Harborview Medical Center, UW Medicine, University of  
Washington  
Discussion and Possible Action  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0070  
10.  
A MOTION approving a letter regarding a staffing plan for the Harborview construction and infrastructure  
division, as called for in the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 103,  
Proviso P1.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
Nick Bowman, Council staff  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0073  
11.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to organization of administrative offices and executive departments; and  
amending Ordinance 17402, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2.10.400, Ordinance 12550, Section 2, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 2.14.020, Ordinance 18665, Section 6, and K.C.C. 2.15.030, Ordinance 18665,  
Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.100, Ordinance 12075, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C.  
2.16.025, Ordinance 18793, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.036, Ordinance 11955, Section  
5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.055, Ordinance 18086, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.136,  
Ordinance 12076, Section 38, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.040, Ordinance 19770, Section 4, and  
K.C.C. 2.31.030, Ordinance 17699, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.36.100, Ordinance 12901,  
Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.41.030, Ordinance 18811, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2.42.150,  
Ordinance 18798, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.47.010, Ordinance 12058, Section 9, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 2.55.010, Ordinance 18653, Section 3, and K.C.C. 2.78.020, Ordinance 18653,  
Section 8, and K.C.C. 2.78.070, Ordinance 16077, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.130.010,  
Ordinance 19008, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.150.050, Ordinance 12014, Section 32, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.350, Ordinance 12943, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12A.020,  
Ordinance 18757, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12D.020, Ordinance 8658, Section 1, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.040, Ordinance 14287, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.055,  
Ordinance 12076, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.04.020, Ordinance 12076, Section 35, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 4.10.050, Ordinance 17293, Section 90, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.10.495,  
Ordinance 12045, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.100.040, Ordinance 17929, Section 20, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 4A.100.070, Ordinance 17929, Section 21, as amended, and K.C.C.  
4A.100.080, Ordinance 620, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.100.100, Ordinance 12076,  
Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.110.010, Ordinance 17930, Section 13, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 4A.130.020, Ordinance 15556, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.190, Ordinance  
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19841, Section 1, and K.C.C. 4A.200.213, Ordinance 19786, Section 1, and K.C.C. 4A.200.266,  
Ordinance 18662, Section 5, and K.C.C. 4A.200.317, Ordinance 18938, Section 1, and K.C.C.  
4A.200.405, Ordinance 15961, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.570, Ordinance 17527,  
Section 69, and K.C.C. 4A.200.580, Ordinance 12076, Section 27, as amended, and K.C.C.  
4A.200.590, Ordinance 14596, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.620, Ordinance 10159,  
Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.27A.120, Ordinance 13981, Section 2, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 12.17.010, Ordinance 13981, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.030, Ordinance 13981,  
Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.040, Ordinance 13981, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C.  
12.17.050, Ordinance 13981, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.060, Ordinance 13981,  
Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.070, Ordinance 13981, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C.  
12.17.080, Ordinance 13981, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.17.090, Ordinance 7430,  
Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.020, Ordinance 7430, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C.  
12.18.040, Ordinance 7430, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.050, Ordinance 7430, Section  
6, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.060, Ordinance 7430, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C.  
12.18.070, Ordinance 7430, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.080, Ordinance 15399, Section  
17, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.085, Ordinance 7430, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C.  
12.18.090, Ordinance 13263, Section 52, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.18.097, Ordinance 19762,  
Section 12, and K.C.C. 12.18B.030, Ordinance 5280, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.020,  
Ordinance 5280, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.070, Ordinance 5280, Section 5, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.080, Ordinance 5280, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.090,  
Ordinance 10469, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.095, Ordinance 5280, Section 7, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.100, Ordinance 5280, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.120,  
Ordinance 10469, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.122, Ordinance 10469, Section 14, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.124, Ordinance 10469, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.133,  
Ordinance 13263, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.20.150, Ordinance 8625, Section 2, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.020, Ordinance 8625, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.040,  
Ordinance 8625, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.050, Ordinance 8625, Section 6, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.060, Ordinance 8625, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.070,  
Ordinance 8625, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.080, Ordinance 15399, Section 59, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.085, Ordinance 8625, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.090,  
Ordinance 15399, Section 54, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.22.095, Ordinance 13147, Section 27, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.110, Ordinance 4461, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.22.040,  
Ordinance 19881, Section 164, and K.C.C. 21A.08.055, Ordinance 10870, Section 337, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 21A.08.100, Ordinance 14045, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.14.225,  
Ordinance 16267, Section 62, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.28.154, Ordinance 17287, Section 3, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 21A.55.105, and Ordinance 8867, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C.  
26.12.010 and repealing Ordinance 15378, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.36.060.  
Barón and Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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