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King County

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, May 6, 2025

Hybrid Meeting

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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.

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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

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CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR

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these services, 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

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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 6-16 & 32

Consent Items

Councilmember Dunn

Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0109.2

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Metro transit department to file applications with the Federal Transit

Administration, an operating administration of the United States Department of Transportation, for

federal transportation assistance authorized by 49 U.S.C. chapter 53, Title 23 U.S.C., and other

federal statutes administered by the Federal Transit Administration; and adding a new chapter to

K.C.C. Title 28.

Sponsors:

Quinn

On 4/1/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,

Economy, and Environment Committee.

On 4/15/2025, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do

Pass Substitute Consent.

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Budget and Fiscal Management

Councilmember Dembowski

Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0092

AN ORDINANCE relating to the leasing of county real property; and amending Ordinance 12045,

Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.56.160 and Ordinance 12045, Section 17, as amended, and

K.C.C. 4.56.180.

Sponsors:

Mosqueda, Quinn, Dembowski, Barón, Zahilay and Balducci

On 3/18/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and

Fiscal Management Committee.

On 4/30/2025, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass.

Public Hearing Required

Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2025-0093.2

10.

AN ORDINANCE related to establishing responsibility criteria for contracts for public works, tangible

personal property, and services; amending Ordinance 12138, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C.

2.93.120 and Ordinance 12138, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.93.190 and establishing an

effective date.

Sponsors:

Mosqueda, Quinn, Dembowski, Barón and Zahilay

On 3/18/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and

Fiscal Management Committee.

On 4/30/2025, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass

Substitute.

Public Hearing Required

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Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and

Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action

Consent Items

Councilmember Dunn

Proposed Motion No. 2025-0105

11.

A MOTION confirming the county executive's appointment of Carol Williams to the King

Conservation District, as a representative of an organization that specifically promotes equity and

social justice.

Sponsors:

Quinn

On 4/1/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,

Economy, and Environment Committee.

On 4/15/2025, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do

Pass Consent.

Metropolitan King County Council

Councilmember Dunn

Proposed Motion No. 2025-0114

12.

A MOTION appointing the King County executive.

Sponsors:

Balducci and Barón

On 4/15/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Deferred.

First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral to Committee

Proposed Motion No. 2025-0115

13.

A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of King County Executive Shannon Braddock, to

the Sound Transit board of directors.

Sponsors:

Balducci

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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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0085

17.

AN ORDINANCE relating to the personnel system; amending Ordinance 9088, Section 1, and K.C.C.

3.12.005, Ordinance 12014, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.010, Ordinance 12014, Section

6, and K.C.C. 3.12.020, Ordinance 12014, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.040, Ordinance

12014, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.042, Ordinance 12014, Section 9, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.12.044, Ordinance 12014, Section 10, and K.C.C. 3.12.050, Ordinance 12014, Section 11,

as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.060, Ordinance 4324, Section 14, and K.C.C. 3.12.080, Ordinance

12014, Section 12, and K.C.C. 3.12.090, Ordinance 12014, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.12.100, Ordinance 12014, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.110, Ordinance 12014,

Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.120, Ordinance 12014, Section 34, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.12.123, Ordinance 12077, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.125, Ordinance 4324,

Section 38, and K.C.C. 3.12.140, Ordinance 12014, Section 18, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.180,

Ordinance 18572, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.184, Ordinance 12014, Section 36, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.188, Ordinance 12014, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.190,

Ordinance 12052, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.210, Ordinance 12014, Section 20, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.215, Ordinance 18408, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.219,

Ordinance 12014, Section 21, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.220, Ordinance 18191, Section 4, and

K.C.C. 3.12.221, Ordinance 15558, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.222, Ordinance 12014,

Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.223, Ordinance 13743, Section 1, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.12.224, Ordinance 7956, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.225, Ordinance 19563,

Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.227, Ordinance 12014, Section 23, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.12.230, Ordinance 12077, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.240, Ordinance 12014,

Section 25, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.250, Ordinance 12014, Section 26, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.12.260, Ordinance 9967, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.262, Ordinance 12014,

Section 27, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.270, Ordinance 12014, Section 28, and K.C.C. 3.12.280,

Ordinance 12014, Section 29, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.290, Ordinance 12014, Section 30, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.300, Ordinance 4324, Section 9, and K.C.C. 3.12.310, Ordinance 12014,

Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.330, Ordinance 12498, Sections 1, 4-7, and K.C.C.

3.12.335, Ordinance 12014, Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.350, Ordinance 12014,

Section 33, and K.C.C. 3.12.360, Ordinance 16640, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.400,

Ordinance 12943, Section 13, and K.C.C. 3.12A.010, Ordinance 12943, Section 14, as amended,

and K.C.C. 3.12A.020, Ordinance 12943, Section 15, and K.C.C. 3.12A.030, Ordinance 12943,

Section 16, and K.C.C. 3.12A.040, Ordinance 12943, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.12A.050, Ordinance 12943, Section 18, and K.C.C. 3.12A.060, Ordinance 18696, Section 2, and

K.C.C. 3.12S.010, Ordinance 12014, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.14.010, Ordinance

8179, Section 2, and K.C.C. 3.14.020, Ordinance 12014, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.14.030, Ordinance 12014, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.14.040, Ordinance 1282, Section

6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.060, Ordinance 12014, Section 50, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.15.020, Ordinance 12014, Section 54, and K.C.C. 3.15.110, Ordinance 12014, Section 51, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.025, Ordinance 14233, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.120,

Ordinance 12014, Section 52, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.030, Ordinance 14233, Section 6, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.130, Ordinance 14233, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.140,

Ordinance 1780, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.050, Ordinance 197, Section 1, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.010, Ordinance 11480, Section 5, and K.C.C. 3.16.012, Ordinance

10631, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.015, Ordinance 197, Section 2, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.16.020, Ordinance 11480, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.025, Ordinance 8658,

Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.040, Ordinance 12014, Section 55, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.16.050, Ordinance 14287, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.055, Ordinance 13000,

Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.060, Ordinance 1902, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.28.010, Ordinance 12077, Section 12, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.010, Ordinance 11183,

Section 1, and K.C.C. 3.30.020, Ordinance 10930, Sections 3-4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.030,

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Ordinance 12077, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.050, Ordinance 12077, Section 15, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.060, Ordinance 10930, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.30.070,

Ordinance 8575, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.010, Ordinance 8575, Section 2, as

amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.020, Ordinance 8575, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.030,

Ordinance 17332, Section 4, and K.C.C. 3.36.035, Ordinance 16035, Section 5, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.36.045, Ordinance 16035, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.055, Ordinance 16035,

Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.36.065, Ordinance 16035, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.36.075, adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 3.15, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 3.30,

recodifying K.C.C. 3.15.060, K.C.C. 3.15.110, K.C.C. 3.15.120, K.C.C. 3.15.130, K.C.C. 3.15.140,

K.C.C. 3.15.145, and K.C.C. 3.15.135, repealing Ordinance 4324, Section 7, as amended, and

K.C.C. 3.12.030, Ordinance 12014, Section 16, and K.C.C. 3.12.130, Ordinance 4324, Section 37,

and K.C.C. 3.12.150, Ordinance 4324, Section 34, and K.C.C. 3.12.160, Ordinance 12014, Section

17, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.170, Ordinance 11149, Sections 1-4, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.12.187, Ordinance 14591, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.218, Ordinance 12014, Section

24, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.247, Ordinance 4324, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C.

3.12.320, Ordinance 4324, Section 4, and K.C.C. 3.12.340, Ordinance 9498, Section 14, and K.C.C.

3.12.365, Ordinance 1282, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.040, Ordinance 1282, Section 7,

as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.070, Ordinance 8299, Section 1, and K.C.C. 3.15.080, Ordinance

12014, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.100, Ordinance 16818, Section 1, and K.C.C.

3.15.150, Ordinance 16818, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.160, Ordinance 16818, Section

3, and K.C.C. 3.15.170, and Ordinance 16818, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.180, and

establishing an expiration date.

Sponsors:

von Reichbauer

First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee

Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0086

18.

AN ORDINANCE relating to King County district court electoral district boundaries for 2025; and

amending Ordinance 16803, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.12.050.

Sponsors:

von Reichbauer

First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee

Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0118

19.

AN ORDINANCE accepting and approving the Medic One/Emergency Medical Services 2026-2031

Strategic Plan submitted by the executive.

Sponsors:

Dunn, Dembowski, Quinn and Balducci

First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee

This is a dual referral first to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee and then to the

Regional Policy Committee.

This is a mandatory referral to the Regional Policy Committee as set forth in King County

Charter Section 270.30 and K.C.C. 1.24.065.

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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0119

20.

AN ORDINANCE relating to the funding and provision of Medic One emergency medical services;

providing for the submission to the qualified electors of King County, at special election on November

4, 2025, of a proposition to fund the countywide Medic One emergency medical services by

authorizing the continuation of a regular property tax levy for a consecutive six year period, for

collection beginning in 2026, at a rate of $0.25 or less per $1,000 of assessed valuation, to provide

for Medic One emergency medical services.

Sponsors:

Dunn, Dembowski, Quinn and Balducci

First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee

Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0120

21.

22.

23.

AN ORDINANCE approving an application for current use assessment for public benefit rating

system, submitted by Madhukirana Reddy Timiri for property located north and abutting 4277 137th

Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98005, designated department of natural resources and parks, water and

land resources division file no. E24CT021B.

Sponsors:

Zahilay

First Reading and Referral to the Hearing Examiner

Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0122

AN ORDINANCE related to the priority hire program and allowing for changes to the criteria of

"economically distressed areas" that reflects a revised methodology which enhances regional

uniformity and aligns with evolving economic and demographic shifts; and amending Ordinance

18672, Section 2, and K.C.C. 12.18A.010.

Sponsors:

Quinn

First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee

Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0124

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a new lease to support the operation of the

department of public health.

Sponsors:

Dembowski

First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee

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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0127

24.

AN ORDINANCE relating to school impact fees; amending Ordinance 13147, Section 22, as

amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.060, Ordinance 10870, Section 292, and K.C.C. 21A.06.1260,

Ordinance 11621, Section 89, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.28.152, Ordinance 11621, Section 91,

as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.28.156, Ordinance 11621, Section 112, as amended, and K.C.C.

21A.43.030, and Ordinance 11621, Section 114, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.43.050, adding a new

section to K.C.C. chapter 21A.43, and repealing Ordinance 11621, Attachment A.

Sponsors:

Dembowski

First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee

Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0131

25.

AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiated by and

between King County and the International Association of Fire Fighters, representing employees in

the paramedic, paramedic-in-training, and supervisor job classifications in the department of public

health's paramedic locations; and establishing the effective date of said agreement.

Sponsors:

Zahilay

First Reading and Referral to the Metropolitan King County Council

Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0133

26.

AN ORDINANCE relating to grocery businesses; establishing requirements for grocery businesses

operating in the unincorporated area of King County and utilizing self-service checkout stations;

adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 12.

Sponsors:

Dembowski

First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee

First Reading and Referral of Motions

Proposed Motion No. 2025-0102

27.

A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Crystal Goodwin, who resides in council

district seven, to the King County Library System board of trustees.

Sponsors:

von Reichbauer

First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee

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Proposed Motion No. 2025-0103

28.

A MOTION confirming the appointment of Matt Sanders as county public defender.

Sponsors:

Zahilay

First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole

Proposed Motion No. 2025-0116

29.

A MOTION establishing a process for appointing the King County executive.

Sponsors:

Dunn

First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole

On 4/15/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Deferred.

Proposed Motion No. 2025-0121

30.

A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a list of dashboard performance measures in response to the

2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 18, Proviso P2.

Sponsors:

Quinn

First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee

31.

Reports on Special and Outside Committees

Other Business

32.

Proclamation/Recognition Presented in the Community

Recognition of Bernadene Dochnahl for her lifetime of honorable public service

Councilmember Dunn

Adjournment

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