1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
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, November 26, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
REVISED AGENDA - ADDED ITEM 18  
DRAFT MINUTES  
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.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
November 26, 2024  
CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR  
Webinar ID: 890 5838 1493  
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.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
November 26, 2024  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:39 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 special meeting of November 19, 2024  
Councilmember Zahilay moved to approve the minutes of the November 19, 2024,  
meeting as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Council Agenda  
Councilmember Perry made a motion to add Item 18 to the agenda for referral to the  
Committee of the Whole.  
Special Item  
Recognition of State Representative Frank Chopp for over 30 years of  
legislative service  
Councilmember Dembowski and Councilmember Mosqueda made remarks, presented  
the recognition, and introduced State Representative Frank Chopp. Frank Chopp  
made remarks and thanked the Council.  
Karan Gill, Chief of Staff, King County Executive's Office, made remarks and thanked  
Mr. Chopp for his years of service.  
7.  
Public Comment  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimmerman  
Putter Bert  
Bob Davidson  
Seattle Public Theater  
Gabriela Chavarria  
Manuel Cawaling  
Julien Loh  
Hannah Paylen  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
November 26, 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 6-11  
The Public Hearing on Items 6-11 was held under Item 7 - Public Comment.  
Consent Items 8-10  
8.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2024-0254.2  
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:  
The enacted number is 19865.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
9.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0359  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the sustained support programs for arts and heritage, and amending  
Ordinance 14440, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.48.108 and Ordinance 14440, Section 8, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 2.48.109.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19866.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. This matter passed on the Consent  
Agenda.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
November 26, 2024  
10.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0377  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the King County Doors Open Program to support cultural organizations; and  
amending Ordinance 19710, Section 8.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19867.  
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  
Regional Policy  
11.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2024-0236.3  
AN ORDINANCE approving the King County Doors Open Program implementation plan, required by  
Ordinance 19710, Section 9, to govern the expenditure of the cultural access sales and use tax from  
2024 through 2031 to achieve outcomes related to public and educational benefits and economic support  
for arts, science, and heritage organizations; amending section 1 of this ordinance, repealing Attachment  
A to this ordinance, and establishing an effective date.  
Balducci and Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19868.  
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:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer, and Zahilay  
Hearing Examiner Consent Agenda Items 12-13  
12.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2024-0233.2  
AN ORDINANCE concurring with the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve, subject to  
conditions, the application for public benefit rating system assessed valuation for open space submitted  
by Denis Lopes Monteiro and Michelle Pedersen for property located at a portion of 190th Avenue  
SE/Gioranni Vitarelli Rd/Rd No.1592, Renton, WA, designated department of natural resources and  
parks, water and land resources division file no. V-2751.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19869.  
This matter passed on the Hearing Examiner Consent Agenda.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
November 26, 2024  
13.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2024-0275.2  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of the unnamed Alley and Street in the Plat of  
Stillwater, V-2754; Petitioners: Patricia Barajas and Cuauhtemoc Barajas Reina, Kim Kyoung, and Zoe  
and Derek Anderson.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
The enacted number is 19870.  
This matter passed on the Hearing Examiner Consent Agenda.  
Passed On The Consent Agenda  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dembowski 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 Ordinances  
14.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0394  
AN ORDINANCE approving and adopting the collective bargaining agreement negotiated by and between  
King County and the King County Juvenile Detention Guild, representing employees in the juvenile  
division of the department of adult and juvenile detention 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. 2024-0391  
A MOTION appointing the American Indian health commission for Washington state's regular member to  
serve on the King County board of health for a three-year term to expire on December 31, 2027.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
Metropolitan King County Council  
Meeting Minutes  
November 26, 2024  
16.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0392  
A MOTION appointing the American Indian health commission for Washington state's alternate member  
to serve on the King County board of health for a three-year term to expire on December 31, 2027.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
17.  
Reports on Special and Outside Committees  
No reports were given.  
Other Business  
Added Item 18  
First Reading and Referral of Motions  
18.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0398  
A MOTION requesting the executive maximize the support for residents and businesses impacted by  
recent severe weather.  
Perry and Balducci  
Sponsors:  
This matter had its first reading and was referred to the Committee of the  
Whole.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned in honor of Former Councilmember Bruce Laing at 3:13  
p.m.