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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, April 2, 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.  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Balducci  
4.  
5.  
Approval of Minutes of March 26, 2024  
Councilmember Zahilay  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
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There will be one public hearing on Items 6-15  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items  
Councilmember Zahilay  
Proposed Motion No. 2023-0396  
6.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the feasibility report on intelligent speed assistance, as described  
in the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 123, Proviso P1.  
Dembowski and Balducci  
Sponsors:  
On 11/7/2023, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 1/9/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 3/19/2024, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2023-0442  
7.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the proviso report on an e-bike rebate, e-bike lending library, and  
e-bike ownership grant pilot program plan required by the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance,  
Ordinance 19546, Section 17, as amended by Ordinance 19633, Section 9, Proviso P6.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
On 1/9/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 3/19/2024, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0002  
8.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the Skykomish Evacuations Alternatives Analysis Report as  
required by the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 23, Proviso P1.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
On 1/23/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Local Services  
and Land Use Committee.  
On 3/6/2024, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Deferred.  
On 3/20/2024, the Local Services and Land Use Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0028  
9.  
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A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of the Honorable Eric Zimmerman, councilmember,  
city of Normandy Park, who resides in council district five, to the King County conservation futures  
advisory committee, as a council at-large representative.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
On 2/20/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 3/19/2024, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0038  
10.  
A MOTION accepting the King County-Cities Climate Collaboration (K4C) 2024 Work Plan and Budget,  
prepared as the annual work plan and budget requested under Motion 14449.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 2/13/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 3/19/2024, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0071  
11.  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of John Taylor as director of the department of natural  
resources and parks.  
Balducci and Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 2/27/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 3/26/2024, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0074  
12.  
A MOTION relating to public transportation; acknowledging receipt of the Vanpool Program Update  
Report submitted in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section  
114, Proviso P6.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 2/27/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 3/19/2024, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Consent.  
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Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2024-0075.2  
13.  
A MOTION appointing a qualified person to a vacant position on the public hospital district No. 1 board  
of commissioners.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
On 2/27/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 3/26/2024, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0083  
14.  
A MOTION appointing Rian Watt to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority's  
Implementation Board as a King County council appointee for the remainder of a five-year term expiring  
December 31, 2024.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 3/19/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 3/26/2024, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Reappointment Consent Agenda  
Councilmember Zahilay  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0097  
15.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Maria Laura Musso Escude, who resides in  
council district one, to the King County board for developmental disabilities.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0093  
16.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to a capital improvement project; making a supplemental appropriation of  
$36,640,000 to the building repair and replacement fund; and amending the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget  
Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 129, as amended, and Ordinance 19546, Attachment A, as  
amended.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0102  
17.  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the Memorandum of Agreement negotiated by and between  
King County and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 117, representing transit capital unit  
manager and supervisory employees in the Metro transit department in the capital division and  
establishing the effective date of the agreement.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Metropolitan King County Council  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0098  
18.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Amanda Knott, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County board for developmental disabilities.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health and Human Services Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0100  
19.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Devony Boyle, who resides in council district  
two, to the King County board for developmental disabilities.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health and Human Services Committee  
20.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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