1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
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, June 4, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
REVISED AGENDA - ADDED ITEM 17  
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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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).  
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don't wish to provide public testimony:  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Barón  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of May 28, 2024  
Councilmember Zahilay  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Awards  
Council Districts 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6  
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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 7-13  
Law and Justice  
Councilmember Barón  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2023-0417.2  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE related to the establishment of a King County human and civil rights commission;  
amending Ordinance 15548, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C 2.28.0015 and Ordinance 12058,  
Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.55.010, adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 2, and repealing  
Ordinance 2647, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.10.010, Ordinance 2647, Section 4, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 3.10.020, Ordinance 2647, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.10.030,  
Ordinance 12058, Section 4, and K.C.C. 3.10.040, Ordinance 2647, Section 7, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 3.10.050, Ordinance 2647, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.10.060, and Ordinance 6891,  
Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.10.070.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
On 11/7/2023, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law, Justice,  
Health and Human Services Committee.  
On 1/9/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law, Justice,  
Health and Human Services Committee.  
On 1/16/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Re-referred to Law and Justice Committee.  
On 2/28/2024, the Law and Justice Committee Deferred.  
On 5/22/2024, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute.  
Public Hearing Required  
Transportation, Economy and Environment  
Councilmember Dembowski  
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Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2024-0007.2  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to parks and recreation; amending Ordinance 14509, Section 4, and K.C.C.  
7.01.010, Ordinance 14509, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.08.060, Ordinance 14509, Section  
9, and K.C.C. 7.08.070, Ordinance 14509, Section 10, and K.C.C. 7.08.080, Ordinance 6798, Section  
2, as amended, and 7.12.020, Ordinance 6798, Section 3, and K.C.C. 7.12.030, Ordinance 14509,  
Section 14, and K.C.C. 7.12.035, Ordinance 6798, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.050,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.110, Ordinance 6798, Section 12, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.140, Ordinance 6798, Section 65, and K.C.C. 7.12.650, Ordinance 6798, Section 66, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.660, Ordinance 6798, Section 67, and K.C.C. 7.12.670, Ordinance 6798, Section 70, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.700, and Ordinance 4461, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.22.060,  
adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 7.12, repealing Ordinance 6798, Section 16, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.160, Ordinance 6798, Section 17, and K.C.C. 7.12.170, Ordinance 6798, Section 18, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.180, Ordinance 6798, Section 19, and K.C.C. 7.12.190, Ordinance 6798, Section 20, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.200, Ordinance 6798, Section 21, and K.C.C. 7.12.210, Ordinance 6798, Section 22, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.220, Ordinance 6798, Section 23, and K.C.C. 7.12.230, Ordinance 6798, Section 24, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.240, Ordinance 6798, Section 25, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.250,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 26, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.260, Ordinance 6798, Section 27, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.270, Ordinance 6798, Section 28, and K.C.C. 7.12.280, Ordinance 6798, Section 29, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.290, Ordinance 8518, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.295, Ordinance 6798,  
Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.300, Ordinance 6798, Section 31, and K.C.C. 7.12.310,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 32, and K.C.C. 7.12.320, Ordinance 6798, Section 33, and K.C.C. 7.12.330,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 34, and K.C.C. 7.12.340, Ordinance 6798, Section 35, and K.C.C. 7.12.350,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 36, and K.C.C. 7.12.360, Ordinance 6798, Section 37, and K.C.C. 7.12.370,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 38, and K.C.C. 7.12.380, Ordinance 6798, Section 39, and K.C.C. 7.12.390,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 40, and K.C.C. 7.12.400, Ordinance 6798, Section 41, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.410, Ordinance 6798, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.420, Ordinance 6798,  
Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.430, Ordinance 17375, Section 2, and K.C.C. 7.12.435,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 44, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.440, Ordinance 14509, Section 22, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.445, Ordinance 6798, Section 45, and K.C.C. 7.12.450, Ordinance 6798, Section 46, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.460, Ordinance 6798, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.470,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.480, Ordinance 6798, Section 49, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.490, Ordinance 6798, Section 50, and K.C.C. 7.12.500, Ordinance 6798, Section 51, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.510, Ordinance 6798, Section 52, and K.C.C. 7.12.520, Ordinance 6798, Section 53, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.530, Ordinance 6798, Section 54, and K.C.C. 7.12.540, Ordinance 6798,  
Section 55, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.550, Ordinance 6798, Section 56, as amended, and K.C.C.  
7.12.560, Ordinance 6798, Section 57, and K.C.C. 7.12.570, Ordinance 6798, Section 58, and K.C.C.  
7.12.580, Ordinance 6798, Section 59, and K.C.C. 7.12.590, Ordinance 6798, Section 60, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.600, Ordinance 6798, Section 61, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.610,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 62, and K.C.C. 7.12.620, Ordinance 6798, Section 63, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.630, Ordinance 6798, Section 64, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.640, Ordinance 8538,  
Section 3, and K.C.C. 7.12.642, and Ordinance 7620, Section 1, and K.C.C. 7.12.645, and  
prescribing penalties.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
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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 Deferred.  
On 5/21/2024, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute.  
Public Hearing Required  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional Committees and  
Motions related to Collective Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Items 9-10  
Councilmember Zahilay  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2024-0014.2  
9.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the report related to improving language access for both  
petitioners and respondents of protection orders as required by the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget  
Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 35, Proviso P2.  
Dembowski and Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 1/16/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and Justice  
Committee.  
On 5/22/2024, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent.  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2024-0080.2  
10.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the civil protection order pilot evaluation report as required by the  
2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 35, Proviso P1.B.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
On 4/16/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Law and Justice  
Committee.  
On 5/22/2024, the Law and Justice Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent.  
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Transportation, Economy and Environment  
Councilmember Dembowski  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0137  
11.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on options for providing public transportation service to  
the Seattle waterfront and northwest Belltown in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget  
Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 114, Proviso P7.  
Barón and Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 5/7/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Transportation,  
Economy, and Environment Committee.  
On 5/21/2024, the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee Recommended Do  
Pass.  
Reappointment Consent Agenda Items 12-13  
Councilmember Zahilay  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0152  
12.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of Ellen Montanana, who works in council district  
six, to the King County emergency management advisory committee, as an alternate for the city of  
Bellevue representative.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0176  
13.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's reappointment of William Louie, who resides in council district  
six, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as a citizen representative.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
King County  
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First Reading and Referral of Motions  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0184  
14.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Estella Williamson, who resides in council  
district six, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a  
representative from a provider of sexual assault victim services in King County.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health and Human Services Committee  
15.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
16.  
Letter to Recreation and Conservation Funding Board  
Added Item 17  
Rereferral  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2024-0011.2  
17.  
AN ORDINANCE adopting the crisis care centers levy implementation plan, required by Ordinance  
19572, Section 7.A., to govern the expenditure of crisis care centers levy proceeds from 2024 to 2032  
to create a regional network of five crisis care centers, restore and expand residential treatment  
capacity, and increase the sustainability and representativeness of the behavioral health workforce in  
King County.  
von Reichbauer, Zahilay and Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
On 1/16/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Regional Policy  
Committee.  
On 2/14/2024, the Regional Policy Committee Deferred.  
On 3/13/2024, the Regional Policy Committee Deferred.  
On 5/8/2024, the Regional Policy Committee Deferred.  
On 5/17/2024, the Regional Policy Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute.  
On 6/4/2024, the Health and Human Services Committee Recommended Referred to Another  
Committee.  
Adjournment  
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