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, October 8, 2024  
REVISED AGENDA  
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: 830 3407 1240  
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 Dembowski  
4.  
Approval of Minutes of October 1, 2024, and Revised Minutes of September 17,  
2024  
Councilmember Zahilay  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Special Item  
5.  
6.  
Recognition of the King County Regional Mental Health Court on its 25th anniversary  
Councilmember Barón and Councilmember Dunn  
Proclamation of October 2024 as National Disability Employment Awareness Month in King  
County  
Councilmember Balducci  
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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 6-10  
Consent Item 7  
Councilmember Zahilay  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2024-0257.2  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to execute the amended and restated interlocal agreement  
for the establishment of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, a joint or cooperative  
undertaking with the city of Seattle and with such public agencies as are eligible under the terms of the  
interlocal agreement and applicable law.  
Balducci, Dembowski and Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
On 8/20/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Committee of the  
Whole.  
On 8/27/2024, the Committee of the Whole Deferred.  
On 9/24/2024, the Committee of the Whole Recommended Do Pass Substitute.  
On 9/30/2024, the Regional Policy Committee Recommended Do Pass Consent.  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Councilmember Zahilay  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2024-0226.2  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the condemnation of real property to obtain easements, and other rights  
in property for the construction of the Rapid Ride I Line in the city of Renton.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
On 8/20/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Budget and  
Fiscal Management Committee.  
On 9/11/2024, the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee Recommended Do Pass Substitute.  
On 10/1/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Deferred.  
Public Hearing Required  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Councilmember Zahilay  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0326  
9.  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by and  
between King County and the Technical Employees' Association, representing capital division staff  
employees in the Metro transit department and establishing the effective date of the agreement.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
On 10/1/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Metropolitan  
King County Council.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0327  
10.  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiated by and  
between King County and the King County Police Officers Guild, representing commissioned deputies  
and sergeants in the King County sheriff's office, and establishing the effective date of the agreement.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
On 10/1/2024, the Metropolitan King County Council Introduced and Referred to Metropolitan  
King County Council.  
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First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0311  
11.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to approval of the 55th and 56th King County superior court judge positions.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0318  
12.  
AN ORDINANCE establishing a workgroup to develop recommendations on modernizing public health -  
Seattle & King County clinic services and operations supporting the county hospital.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0321  
13.  
AN ORDINANCE establishing an office of the county hospital; and amending Ordinance 12075,  
Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.025, Ordinance 6818, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C.  
2.42.010, Ordinance 6818, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.42.020, Ordinance 6818, Section 4,  
as amended, and K.C.C. 2.42.030, Ordinance 6818, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.42.040,  
Ordinance 6818, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.42.050, Ordinance 6818, Section 7, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 2.42.060, and Ordinance 6818, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.42.090.  
Zahilay and Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0332  
14.  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the memorandum of agreement negotiated by and between  
King County and the Washington State Nurses Association, representing nurse supervisors and  
managers in the department of public health and establishing the effective date of the agreement.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Metropolitan King County Council  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0333  
15.  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the memorandum of agreement negotiated by and between  
King County and the Washington State Nurses Association, representing nurse staff in the department  
of juvenile detention and the department of public health 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. 2024-0325  
16.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Stuart Rolfe, who resides in council district two,  
to the Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District (aka Seattle Convention Center)  
board of directors.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0331  
17.  
A MOTION expressing the King County council's intent related to Washington state Initiative 2066,  
which, if approved by voters, would repeal or prohibit certain laws and regulations that discourage  
natural gas use, or promote electrification, or both, and require certain utilities and local governments  
to provide natural gas to eligible customers.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Committee of the Whole  
BALLOT TITLE: Initiative Measure No. 2066  
Statement of Subject: Initiative Measure No. 2066 concerns regulating energy services,  
including natural gas and electrification.  
Concise Description: This measure would repeal or prohibit certain laws and regulations that  
discourage natural gas use, and/or promote electrification, and require certain utilities and  
local governments to provide natural gas to eligible customers.  
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18.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
Other Business  
19. Executive Session  
Adjournment  
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