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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, June 10, 2025  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
June 10, 2025  
1.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:31 p.m.  
The Chair recessed the meeting at 2:29 p.m.  
The Chair reconvened the meeting at 2:30 p.m.  
2.  
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 June 3, 2025  
Councilmember Perry moved to approve the minutes of the June 3, 2025, meeting as  
presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions.  
Special Item  
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Awards  
Council Districts 1, 4, 5, 6, 8  
Councilmember Dembowski made remarks and presented the Martin Luther King Jr.  
Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Ana Mari Cauce. Dr. Ana Mari Cauce made  
remarks and thanked the Council.  
Councilmember Barón made remarks and presented the Martin Luther King Jr.  
Distinguished Service Award to Jen Muzia. Jen Muzia made remarks and thanked the  
Council.  
Councilmember Quinn made remarks and presented the Martin Luther King Jr.  
Distinguished Service Award to Reverend Terrence Proctor. Reverend Terrence  
Proctor made remarks and thanked the Council.  
Councilmember Mosqueda made remarks and presented the Martin Luther King Jr.  
Distinguished Service Award to Michelle Lang-Raymond. Michelle Lang-Raymond  
made remarks and thanked the Council.  
Councilmember Balducci made remarks and presented the Martin Luther King Jr.  
Distinguished Service Award to the family of Helena Stephens; Alec Stephens, Jr.,  
partner and husband of 34 years; and Dominique Stephens, daughter. Alec Stephens,  
Jr., made remarks and thanked the Council.  
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June 10, 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 7-11 and 21  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Beth Bazley  
Joe Kunzler  
Amarinthia Torres  
Consent Items 7  
7.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0089  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to execute an airspace lease agreement with the Washington  
state Department of Transportation for land and facilities in the State Route 520 interchange at Montlake  
Boulevard for a term of twenty years with the possibility of two twenty-year extensions; and to take all  
actions necessary to implement the terms of the lease.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19941.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Perry that this Ordinance be Passed on the Consent Agenda.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
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Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional  
Committees and Motions related to Collective  
Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 8-9  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0136  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Stephen Heard as acting director of  
the King County department of information technology.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number 16825.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
9.  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2025-0140.2  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Matthew Sanders as county public defender.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16826.  
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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June 10, 2025  
Committee of the Whole  
10.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0088  
A MOTION adopting the King County 2025 Federal Legislative Priorities.  
Zahilay  
The enacted number is 16827.  
Sponsors:  
Mac Nicholson, Director, Government Relations, briefed the Council and answered  
questions.  
Councilmember Perry moved Amendment 1. The motion carried.  
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:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von Reichbauer,  
and Zahilay  
1 - Dunn  
No:  
11.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0146  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Charles Parkins as director of the juvenile division with the  
department of adult and juvenile detention.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16828.  
Councilmember Perry made a motion to relieve the Committee of the Whole in order to  
take action on Proposed Motion 2025-0146. Seeing no objection, the Chair so  
ordered.  
Leah Krekel-Zoppi, Council Staff, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
Allan Nance, Director, Adult and Juvenile Detention, briefed the Council and answered  
questions.  
Charles Parkins made remarks, answered questions, and thanked the Council.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Balducci 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  
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June 10, 2025  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0158  
12.  
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 19862, adopted by the council on November 19, 2024, which  
authorized the issuance of limited tax general obligation bonds of the county; and amending Ordinance  
19862, Sections 1, 2, 4, 13, 17, and 19 and repealing Ordinance 19862, Attachment B.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
13.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0159  
AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $103,171,000 to various general fund  
agencies, a net supplemental appropriation of $140,221,000 to various non-general fund agencies and a  
net supplemental appropriation of $173,447,701 from various capital fund budgets; and amending the  
2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Sections 16, 18, 20, 29, 32, 33, 35, 41, 42, 42, 45,  
46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 64, 71, 80, 90, 90, 94, 97, 98, 103, 104, 107, 109, 109, 110, 114, 115,  
115, 121, 123, and 130, as amended, and Attachment A, as amended, and adding new section to  
Ordinance 19861.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
14.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0163  
AN ORDINANCE that adopts the Harborview Medical Center 2026 Capital Improvement Program Annual  
Budget for the year ending June 30, 2026, and makes appropriations for the capital improvements for the  
Harborview Medical Center.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
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15.  
16.  
17.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0164  
AN ORDINANCE relating to existing regional transportation boards, including the SeaShore  
Transportation Forum, the Eastside Transportation Partnership, and the South County Area  
Transportation Board; authorizing the executive to enter into agreements for their continuation and  
committing to King County staff support through 2028.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0166  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by and between  
King County and the Professional and Technical Employees, Local 17, representing transit  
administrative support employees in the Metro transit department; and establishing the effective date of  
said agreement.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Metropolitan King  
County Council.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0169  
AN ORDINANCE imposing an additional sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent, as authorized in  
Section 201, Chapter 350, Laws of Washington 2025 for criminal justice purposes; providing for the use  
of the sales and use tax proceeds for eligible expenditures; and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter  
4A.500.  
Zahilay and Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Budget and Fiscal  
Management Committee.  
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First Reading and Referral of Motions  
18.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0157  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Eric Ballentine, who resides in council district five,  
to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Health, Housing, and  
Human Services Committee.  
19.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0168  
A MOTION relating to public transportation, approving the 2025 King County Metro Transit Title VI  
Program Report.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
20.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
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Other Business  
21.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0162  
A MOTION expressing no confidence in the ability of John Arthur Wilson to continue to carry out the  
duties of King County assessor and calling for John Arthur Wilson's immediate resignation.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enactment number is 16829.  
The Chair recessed the meeting into Executive Session under to RCW 42.30.110(1)(g)  
and (i) to review the performance of a public employee and discuss with legal counsel,  
legal risks of a proposed action to which the county is or is likely to become a party,  
when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal  
or financial consequence to the county, at 3:32 p.m for 15 minutes, until 3:47 p.m.  
At 3:47 p.m. the Chair extended Executive Session for 10 minutes, until 3:57 p.m.  
At 3:57 p.m. the Chair extended Executive Session for 10 minutes, until 4:07 p.m.  
The Chair reconvened the meeting at 4:08 p.m.  
Councilmember Balducci made an oral amendment, on line 44, after "The", delete  
"members of the".  
Councilmember Balducci made an oral amendment, on Line 44 after "council", delete  
"have", and insert "has".  
Councilmember Balducci made an oral amendment, on Line 45, after "and", delete  
"thereby call", and insert "therefore calls".  
Seeing no objection, the amendments carried.  
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:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von Reichbauer,  
and Zahilay  
1 - Dunn  
Excused:  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:21 p.m.