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Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Girmay Zahilay, Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Vice Chair;  
Reagan Dunn, Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón, Teresa Mosqueda,  
Sarah Perry, Dave Upthegrove, Pete von Reichbauer  
Co-Lead Staff: Brandi Paribello (206-263-3129), April Sanders (206-263-3412)  
Committee Clerk: Marka Steadman (206-477-0887)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, October 29, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
REVISED AGENDA - SPECIAL MEETING  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend King County Council committee 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.  
Pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.035 A. and F., this meeting is also noticed as a meeting of the  
Metropolitan King County Council, whose agenda is limited to the committee business. In this  
meeting only the rules and procedures applicable to committees apply and not those  
applicable to full council meetings.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
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Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Public Comment  
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Consent  
4.  
AN ORDINANCE maintaining emergent need thresholds at current levels as established in the  
2021-2022 biennium; and repealing Ordinance 19534, Sections 1, 4, and 5.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Brandi Paribello, Council staff  
5.  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the county hospital levy fund; and adding a new section to K.C.C.  
chapter 4A.200.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
Discussion and Possible Action  
6.  
A MOTION requesting the executive establish a regional workforce housing initiative and develop an  
implementation plan on options to utilize excess debt capacity to partner with housing agencies and  
housing developers to provide permanently rent-restricted multiple-unit housing.  
Zahilay, Dembowski, Mosqueda and Barón  
Sponsors:  
April Sanders, Council staff  
Discussion Only  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to development permitting fees; amending Ordinance 10662, Section 42, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.010, Ordinance 18822, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.050,  
Ordinance 11141, Section 41, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.110, Ordinance 13332, Section 4, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.06.010, Ordinance 13332, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.020,  
Ordinance 17923, Section 45, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.035, Ordinance 17923, Section 46, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.037, Ordinance 13332, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.050,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.070, Ordinance 18000, Section 83, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.075, Ordinance 13332, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.080,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 24, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.090, Ordinance 13332, Section 28, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.130, Ordinance 13332, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.150,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.160, Ordinance 13332, Section 32, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.170, Ordinance 13332, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.180,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 34, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.190, Ordinance 13332, Section 35, as  
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amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.200, Ordinance 13332, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.210,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 37, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.220, Ordinance 13332, Section 40, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.320, Ordinance 13332, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.350,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.360, Ordinance 13332, Section 46, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.380, Ordinance 17224, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.425,  
Ordinance 13332, Section 53, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.510, Ordinance 13332, Section 54, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.550, Ordinance 17682, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.560,  
and Ordinance 17682, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.580, and establishing an effective  
date.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Erin Auzins, Council staff  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE abolishing the 2008-2013 parks operating levy and open space and trails and the  
2014-2019 parks, trails, and open space replacement levy funds, transferring any remaining net assets  
and fund balances to the parks operating fund.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Sherrie Hsu, Council staff  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE related to plumbing permit fees and amending Ordinance 6746, Section 10, as  
amended, and Ordinance 16964, Section 6, as amended.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Wendy Soo Hoo, Council staff  
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of limited tax general  
obligation bonds of the county in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $585,000,000 to provide  
funds for acquiring and constructing capital improvement projects of the county and to pay the costs of  
issuing such bonds; authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of limited tax general  
obligation refunding bonds to refund outstanding limited tax general obligations of the county and to  
pay the costs of issuing such refunding bonds; pledging the annual levy of taxes to pay the principal of  
and interest on the bonds issued under this ordinance; and providing for other matters relating thereto.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Wendy Soo Hoo, Council staff  
11.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2025 5.5 GWI King County Hourly Squared Schedule, 2025 5.5 GWI  
King County Annual FLSA-Exempt Squared Schedule, 2025 5.5 GWI King County Standardized  
Hourly Salary Schedule, 2025 5.5 GWI King County Standardized Annual FLSA-Exempt Salary  
Schedule, the annual general wage increase for nonrepresented King County employees, as stipulated  
in K.C.C. 3.12.130 and K.C.C. 3.12.140, and the insured benefits agreement for nonrepresented King  
County employees.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Jeff Muhm, Council staff  
12.  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the Harborview Medical Center capital program 2020 Proposition 1 other  
revenues fund; and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
13.  
AN ORDINANCE establishing the electric-vehicle-charging infrastructure fund; and adding a new  
section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Jenny Giambattista, Council staff  
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Discussion Only  
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the use of an interlocal agreement template for city entities seeking to  
enter into an agreement for jail services with King County.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
Leah Krekel-Zoppi, Council staff  
Adjournment  
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