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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 15, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
October 15, 2024  
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Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
October 15, 2024  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:33 p.m.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
3.  
4.  
Flag Salute and Pledge of Allegiance  
Councilmember Upthegrove led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approval of Minutes of October 8, 2024  
Councilmember Zahilay moved to approve the minutes of the October 8, 2024,  
meeting as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
There were no additions.  
Special Item  
Proclamation of October 2024 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in  
King County.  
Councilmember Barón and Councilmember Balducci made remarks and presented the  
proclamation to Amarinthia Torres, Co-Executive Director and Policy Director, Coalition  
Ending Gender-Based Violence. Amarinthia Torres made remarks and thanked the  
Council.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
October 15, 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 6-12  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimmerman  
Robin Peel  
David Bobanick  
Terah Ratheheart  
Melissa Mohr  
Leah Missik  
Robin Briggs  
Kenneth Doutt  
Elizabeth Burton  
Consent Item 7  
7.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0259  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the withdrawal of approximately 25 acres of land from the Sammamish  
Plateau water and sewer district to the Ames Lake water association, known as the Ames Lake Road  
water de-annexation, for the purpose of water service.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19834.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Zahilay that this Ordinance be Passed on the Consent Agenda.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Committee of the Whole  
8.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2024-0278.2  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the imposition of a natural resource conservation rate and charge in the King  
Conservation District and authorizing the executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between King  
County and the King Conservation District.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19835.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Balducci that this Ordinance be Passed. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Yes:  
Meeting Minutes  
October 15, 2024  
9 -  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
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Meeting Minutes  
October 15, 2024  
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9.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0332  
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:  
The enacted number is 19836.  
Jeff Muhm, Chief Policy Officer, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Zahilay that this Ordinance be Passed. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, and  
Zahilay  
1 - von Reichbauer  
Excused:  
10.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0333  
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:  
The enacted number is 19837.  
Jeff Muhm, Chief Policy Officer, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Zahilay that this Ordinance be Passed. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, and  
Zahilay  
1 - von Reichbauer  
Excused:  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
October 15, 2024  
Motions, from Standing Committees and Regional  
Committees and Motions related to Collective  
Bargaining, for Council Action  
Consent Item 11  
11.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0290  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Ed Carter as acting director of the  
community corrections division within the King County department of adult and juvenile detention.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 16674.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Zahilay that this Motion be Passed on the Consent Agenda.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
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October 15, 2024  
Committee of the Whole  
12.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0331  
A MOTION expressing the King County council's opposition to the approval of 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:  
The enacted number is 16675.  
Councilmember Balducci made a motion to relieve the Committee of the Whole of  
Proposed Motion 2024-0331. The motion carried.  
Councilmember Barón moved Amendment 1.  
Miranda Leskinen, Council Staff, briefed the Council and answered questions.  
Voting on Amendment 1, the motion carried.  
Councilmember Barón moved Title Amendment T1. The motion carried.  
A Public Hearing was Held and Closed. A motion was made by  
Councilmember Balducci that this Motion be Passed as Amended. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
7 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, and Zahilay  
Yes:  
No:  
1 - Dunn  
1 - von Reichbauer  
Excused:  
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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October 15, 2024  
First Reading and Referral of Ordinances  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0254  
13.  
AN ORDINANCE extending an existing moratorium by six months, prohibiting the acceptance of  
applications for the establishment of new or expansion of existing wineries, breweries, distilleries, and  
remote tasting rooms, as primary or accessory uses or as home occupations or home industries; and  
prohibiting temporary use permits for wineries, breweries, distilleries, and remote tasting rooms.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
14.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0340  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the Memorandum of Agreement negotiated by and between  
King County and the Teamsters Local Union No. 174, representing truck driver III, utility worker (tipper  
classification), and scale operator employees working in the solid waste division of the department of  
natural resources and parks, and establishing the effective date of the agreement.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Metropolitan King  
County Council.  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
15.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0334  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Ed Carter as acting director of the  
community corrections division within the King County department of adult and juvenile detention.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
16.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0336  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Merob Kebede, who resides in council district six,  
to the King County children and youth advisory board, as the youth representative.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Health and Human  
Services Committee.  
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October 15, 2024  
17.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0338  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Hattie Steward, who resides in council district five,  
to the King County children and youth advisory board, as an at-large representative.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Health and Human  
Services Committee.  
18.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0339  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Angela Phan, who resides in council district six, to  
the King County children and youth advisory board, as an at-large representative.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Health and Human  
Services Committee.  
19.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
Other Business  
No other business was presented.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned in honor of Frank Irigon at 2:32 p.m.