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Meeting Minutes  
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, July 2, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
July 2, 2024  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
July 2, 2024  
1.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:35 p.m.  
The Chair recessed the meeting at 1:41 p.m.  
The Chair reconvened the meeting at 1:41 p.m.  
2.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
3.  
4.  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember von Reichbauer led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes June 25, 2024  
Councilmember Zahilay moved to approve the minutes of the June 25, 2024, meeting  
as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
July 2, 2024  
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 6-8  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. The following person spoke:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional  
Committees and Motions related to Collective  
Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 6-8  
6.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0079  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the 2024 public benefit rating system report as required by the  
2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 79, as amended by 19633, Section 58,  
Proviso P1.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16625.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
7.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0175  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of the Honorable Amy Lam, councilmember, city of  
Sammamish, who resides in council district three, to the King County solid waste advisory committee,  
filling the local elected public official position.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16626.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
July 2, 2024  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0201  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Danielle de Clercq as acting  
director of the King County department of local services.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16627.  
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 Zahilay that the Consent Agenda be  
passed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0208  
A MOTION authorizing the chair of the council to enter into a contract for services to represent the  
county with the Washington state Legislature.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
10.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were presented.  
Other Business  
There was no other business.  
Adjournment  
The meeting adjourned at 1:44 p.m.