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Meeting Agenda  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmembers: Dave Upthegrove, Chair;  
Girmay Zahilay, Vice Chair of Policy Development and Review;  
Reagan Dunn, Vice Chair of Regional Coordination;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón, Rod Dembowski,  
Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry, Pete von Reichbauer  
1:30 PM  
Tuesday, October 22, 2024  
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.  
There are three ways to provide public testimony:  
1. In person: You may attend the meeting in person in Council Chambers.  
2. By email: You may testify by submitting a COMMENT email. If your testimony is submitted  
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: 890 5838 1493  
If you do not have access to the ZOOM application, you can connect to the meeting by calling  
1-253-215-8782 and using the Webinar ID. Connecting in this manner, however, may impact  
your ability to be unmuted to speak.  
You have the right to language access services at no cost to you. To request 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 meeting.  
If you do not wish to be called upon for public comment during the meeting, please help us  
manage the callers and use one of the options below (Live Streaming or King County TV  
Channel 22).  
HOW TO LISTEN TO THE MEETING: There are several ways to listen to the meeting if you don't  
wish to provide public testimony:  
1. Stream online via this link: https://kingcounty.gov/kctv, or input the link web address into  
your web browser.  
2. Watch King County TV on Comcast Channel 22 and 322(HD), and Astound Broadband  
Channels 22 and 711 (HD).  
3. Listen to the meeting by telephone – See “Connecting to the Webinar” above.  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Zahilay  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of October 15, 2024  
Councilmember Zahilay  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
Recognition of Cliff McCrath for Outstanding Contributions to Soccer in Washington State.  
Councilmember von Reichbauer  
Proclamation of the week of October 20-26, 2024, as Pro Bono Week in King County.  
Councilmember Dembowski, Councilmember Barón, and Councilmember Dunn  
7.  
Public Comment  
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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 6-12 and 23  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmember Zahilay  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0340  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the Memorandum of Agreement negotiated by and  
between King County and the Teamsters Local Union No. 174, representing truck driver III, utility  
worker (tipper classification), and scale operator employees working in the solid waste division of the  
department of natural resources and parks, and establishing the effective date of the agreement.  
Sponsors:  
Upthegrove  
On 10/15/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Metropolitan  
King County Council.  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 9-11  
Councilmember Zahilay  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0282  
9.  
A MOTION approving the 2025 budget and work program for ARCH, A Regional Coalition for  
Housing.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
On 9/24/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of  
the Whole.  
On 10/7/2024, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
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Proposed Motion No. 2024-0283  
10.  
A MOTION approving the 2025 budget and 2025 work plan for SKHHP, South King Housing and  
Homelessness Partners.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
On 9/24/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of  
the Whole.  
On 10/7/2024, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2024-0298.2  
11.  
A MOTION appointing a qualified person to a vacant position on the Coal Creek utility district board  
of commissioners.  
Sponsors:  
Dunn  
On 10/1/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of  
the Whole.  
On 10/7/2024, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent.  
Reappointment Consent Agenda - Item 12  
Councilmember Zahilay  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0264  
12.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Cindy Spiry, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County rural forest commission, representing affected Indian Tribes.  
Sponsors:  
Dunn  
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First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0263  
13.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an interlocal agreement with the  
city of Kent for the inspection and maintenance of the Rock Creek Bridge.  
Sponsors:  
Dunn  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0328  
14.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to code compliance standards; and amending Ordinance 10636, Section 3,  
and K.C.C. 9.12.015, Ordinance 10636, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.12.080, Ordinance  
14114, Section 18, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.86.700, Ordinance 19276, Section 9, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 17.11.060, Ordinance 4461, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.22.040, Ordinance  
13263, Section 1, and K.C.C. 23.01.010, Ordinance 13263, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C.  
23.02.010, Ordinance 13263, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 23.02.040, Ordinance 13262,  
Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 23.02.050, Ordinance 13263, Section 7, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 23.02.060, Ordinance 13263, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 23.02.070, Ordinance  
13263, Section 15, and KC.C. 23.20.010, Ordinance 13263, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C.  
23.20.020, Ordinance 13263, Section 37, as amended, and K.C.C. 23.32.010, Ordinance 13263,  
Section 40, as amended, and K.CC. 23.32.040, and Ordinance 13263, Section 43, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 23.36.010.  
Sponsors:  
Perry  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0343  
15.  
AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $21,734,000 to various general fund  
agencies, a net supplemental appropriation of $100,744,000 to various non-general fund agencies  
and a net supplemental appropriation of $1,944,800 from various capital fund budgets; and  
amending the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Sections 23, 40, 42, 46, 47,  
49, 61, 65, 120, and 129, as amended, and Attachment A, as amended, and Ordinance 19712,  
Section 91, as amended.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
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First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0329  
16.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the King County Code Title 23 update report in response to the  
2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 90, as amended by Ordinance  
19712, Section 64, Proviso P1.  
Sponsors:  
Perry  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0337  
17.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kristina Brown, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as an at-large representative.  
Sponsors:  
Perry  
First Reading and Referral to the Health and Human Services Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0341  
18.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Tina Keys, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County Housing Authority board of commissioners, representing the resident  
commissioner.  
Sponsors:  
Perry  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0342  
19.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jerry Lee, who resides in council district six, to  
the King County Housing Authority board of commissioners.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0344  
20.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jacqueline Walsh, who resides in council  
district two, to the King County public defense advisory board, as a representative from the  
Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
First Reading and Referral to the Law and Justice Committee  
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Proposed Motion No. 2024-0346  
21.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Christopher Petroni, who resides in council  
district two, to the King County public defense advisory board, as a representative from the King  
County Bar Association.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
First Reading and Referral to the Law and Justice Committee  
22.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Proclamation/Recognition Presented in the Community  
23.  
Recognition of Fulgencio Lazo for his contribution to the arts and community.  
Councilmember Mosqueda  
Adjournment  
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