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Courthouse  
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Seattle, WA 98104  
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, June 3, 2025  
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 von Reichbauer  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of May 27, 2025  
Councilmember Perry  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Items  
Proclamation of June 2025 as 2SLGBTQIA+ Month in King County  
Councilmember Zahilay, Councilmember Barón, Councilmember Perry, Councilmember Quinn  
Proclamation of June 2025 as Ride Transit Month in King County  
Councilmember Balducci  
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There will be one public hearing on Items 6-11  
First Reading of and Action on Motions Without Referral to Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0161  
7.  
A MOTION making an appointment to fill the vacancy in the position of state Senator for the 5th  
Legislative District.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
SUBJECT TO A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT REFERRAL  
TO COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO K.C.C. 1.24.085  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0160  
8.  
A MOTION making an appointment to fill the vacancy in the position of state Representative for the 5th  
Legislative District.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
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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Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinances from Standing Committees  
and Regional Committees, and of Ordinances related to Collective  
Bargaining  
Consent Item 9  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0122  
9.  
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.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
On 5/6/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 5/20/2025, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
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Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Item 10  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0113  
10.  
A MOTION relating to the Skyway-West Hill Community Center project; acknowledging receipt of the  
parks community center plan relating to the Skyway-West Hill Community Center project as required  
by the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 101, Proviso P1, as amended  
by Ordinance 19633, Section 75.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
On 4/15/2025, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 5/21/2025, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Reappointment Consent Agenda Item 11  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0155  
11.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Stacy Graven, who resides in council district  
six, to the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District board of  
directors.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
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First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0134  
12.  
AN ORDINANCE approving City of Auburn 2024 Comprehensive Sewer Plan dated November 2024.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0153  
13.  
AN ORDINANCE adopting and ratifying amendments to the 2021 King County Countywide Planning  
Policies.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Local Services and Land Use Committee  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0156  
14.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Brian Berry, who resides in council district one,  
to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
15.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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