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Committee of the Whole July 7, 2021 Agenda Item No. 5 1200 King County King County Courthouse 516 Third Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 Meeting Agenda Committee of the Whole Councilmembers: Joe McDermott, Chair; Reagan Dunn, Vice Chair; Claudia Balducci, Rod Dembowski, Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Kathy Lambert, Dave Upthegrove, Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay Lead Staff: Jake Tracy (206-263-0875) Committee Clerk: Marka Steadman (206-477-0887) 9:30 AM Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Virtual Meeting PUBLIC NOTICE: The Committee of the Whole meetings will be held virtually until further notice. To help prevent the spread of the COVID 19 virus, the Chambers will be closed and all committee members and staff will be participating in the meeting remotely. The live feed of the video conference will be streaming on the King County Council's website and on KCTV Channel 22. Ways to provide public comment are noted below. Pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.035 A. and F., this meeting is also noticed as a meeting of the Metropolitan King County Council, whose agenda is limited to the committee business. In this meeting only the rules and procedures applicable to committees apply and not those applicable to full council meetings. HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Committee of the Whole values community input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items. There are two ways to provide public comment: 1) In writing: You may comment in writing on agenda items by submitting your written comments to [email protected]. If your comments are submitted before 8:00 a.m. on the day of the Committee of the Whole meeting, your comments will be distributed to the committee members and appropriate staff prior to the meeting. King County Page 1 Printed on 6/28/2021 COW Meeting Materials Page 1 July 7, 2021 Committee of the Whole Meeting Agenda July 7, 2021 2) Orally during the meeting by phone or computer: You may provide oral public testimony during the meeting by connecting using the ZOOM application at https://zoom.us/ and the meeting identification and password below. Meeting ID: 999 4671 8755 Passcode: 623149 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 meeting ID and password above. Connecting in this manner, however, may impact your ability to be unmuted to speak. You are not required to sign up in advance. During this period of virtual meetings, public comment will be limited to items on the meeting agenda. You have the right to language access services at no cost to you. To request these services, please contact our Language Access Coordinator, Reeni Nair, at 206-477-4978, or [email protected], by 8:00 a.m. the day 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 WATCH/LISTEN TO THE MEETING: There are two ways to watch or listen in to the meeting if you don't wish to provide public comment: 1) Stream online via this link https://livestream.com/accounts/15175343/events/4485487 or input the link web address into your web browser. 2) Watch King County TV Channel 22 (Comcast Channel 22 and 322(HD), Wave Broadband Channel 22) To show a PDF of the written materials for an 1. Call to Order agenda item, click on the agenda item below. 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes June 23, 2021, special meeting minutes pp. 4-6 4. Public Comment King County Page 2 Printed on 6/28/2021 COW Meeting Materials Page 2 July 7, 2021 Committee of the Whole Meeting Agenda July 7, 2021 Briefing 5. Briefing No. 2021-B0091 (No materials) Executive COVID-19 Briefing Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget Discussion and Possible Action 6. Proposed Ordinance No. 2021-0232 pp. 8-23 AN ORDINANCE proposing to amend the King County Charter to utilize ranked-choice voting for the election of county officers, including the King County executive, the King County assessor, the King County director of elections, the King County councilmembers and the King County prosecuting attorney, effective January 1 following the council's adoption of an ordinance approving protocols for ranked-choice voting; amending Section 610 of the King County Charter; and submitting the same to the voters of the county for their ratification or rejection at the November 2, 2021, general election. Sponsors: Mr. Zahilay and Ms. Kohl-Welles Miranda Leskinen, Council staff 7. Proposed Ordinance No. 2021-0245 pp. 24-35 AN ORDINANCE proposing to amend the King County Charter to establish Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., County council as the designated name for the legislative branch of county government in King County where applicable in the king county charter; amending Sections 210, 220, 220.10, 230.50.10, 270.10, 270.20, 270.30, 270.40 and 680.10 of the King County Charter; and submitting the same to the voters of the county for their ratification or rejection at a special election to be held in conjunction with the November 2, 2021, general election. Sponsors: Mr. Zahilay Mike Reed, Council staff 8. Proposed Ordinance No. 2021-0237 pp. 36-188 AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of the surplus property located at 13620 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, Washington, in council district six. Sponsors: Ms. Balducci Terra Rose, Council staff Other Business Adjournment King County Page 3 Printed on 6/28/2021 COW Meeting Materials Page 3 July 7, 2021 1200 King County King County Courthouse 516 Third Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 Meeting Minutes Committee of the Whole Councilmembers: Joe McDermott, Chair; Reagan Dunn, Vice Chair; Claudia Balducci, Rod Dembowski, Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Kathy Lambert, Dave Upthegrove, Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay Lead Staff: Jake Tracy (206-263-0875) Committee Clerk: Marka Steadman (206-477-0887) 1:00 PM Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Virtual Meeting DRAFT MINUTES - SPECIAL MEETING 1. Call to Order Chair McDermott called the meeting to order at 1:04 p.m. 2. Roll Call Present: 9 - Ms. Balducci, Mr. Dembowski, Mr. Dunn, Ms. Kohl-Welles, Ms. Lambert, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Upthegrove, Mr. von Reichbauer and Mr. Zahilay 3. Approval of Minutes Councilmember Dunn moved approval of the June 16, 2021, meeting minutes. There being no objections, the minutes were approved. 4. Public Comment The following individuals provided public comment: Amy Kangas Arianna Laureano Ashley Allen Blythe Serrano Bruce Becker Casey Bishop Nathan Cathersal Cecelia Black Chris Graves Cory Brewer Dan McCraw Dave Nagel Doug Trumm Emily McArthur Karen Taylor Hannah Swoboda King County Page 1 COW Meeting Materials Page 4 July 7, 2021 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes June 23, 2021 Hillary Rose James Satterberg Jake Phillips Jason Austin Jazmine Smith Jim Henderson Jessi Murray JJ Bartlett Joe Wanagel John Adams John Stovall Joshua Johnson Kaitlin Heinen Katie Wilson Kraig Peck Laura Michelle Kirk Lisa Johnson Madeline Olson Malik Baz Margot Stewart Mark Epstein Mary Cogan Paterson Matt Smith Matt Wilder Matthew Lang Michelle Jones Owen Vanderkolk Peter Houck Renee Ballou Sarah Champernowne Jenifer Janes Sean Case Sebastian Stockpyle Shane Woerner King County Page 2 COW Meeting Materials Page 5 July 7, 2021 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes June 23, 2021 Discussion and Possible Action 5. Proposed Ordinance No. 2021-0131 AN ORDINANCE relating to tenant protections; amending Ordinance 383, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.60.050, adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 12 and repealing Ordinance 16223, Section 3, and K.C.C. 12.47.010, Ordinance 16223, Section 4, and K.C.C. 12.47.020, Ordinance 16223, Section 5, and K.C.C. 12.47.030 and Ordinance 16223, Section 6, and K.C.C. 12.47.040. April Sanders, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the members. Councilmember Kohl-Welles moved approval of striking amendment S2. The amendment was adopted with Councilmembers Dembowski, Dunn, Lambert and von Reichbauer voting no. The Chair recessed the meeting into executive session for 10 minutes under RCW 42.30.110 at 3:41 p.m. to discuss with legal counsel legal risks of a proposed action when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the county. The executive session was extended an additional 5 minutes. The meeting returned to regular session at 3:53 p.m. This item was expedited to the June 29, 2021, Council agenda. A motion was made by Councilmember Kohl-Welles that this substitute Ordinance be Passed Out of Committee Without a Recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Ms. Balducci, Mr. Dembowski, Ms. Kohl-Welles, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Upthegrove and Mr. Zahilay No: 3 - Mr. Dunn, Ms. Lambert and Mr. von Reichbauer Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 3:59 p.m. Approved this _____________ day of _________________ Clerk's Signature King County Page 3 COW Meeting Materials Page 6 July 7, 2021 Committee of the Whole July 7, 2021 Agenda Item No. 5 Briefing No. 2021-B0091 Executive COVID-19 Response There are no materials for this item. COW Meeting Materials Page 7 July 7, 2021 Metropolitan King County Council Committee of the Whole STAFF REPORT Agenda Item: 6 Name: Miranda Leskinen Proposed No.: 2021-0232 Date: July 7, 2021 SUBJECT An ordinance to submit a charter amendment proposition to the voters to utilize ranked- choice voting for the election of county officers. SUMMARY Proposed Ordinance 2021-0232 would place on the November election ballot a charter amendment proposal to utilize ranked-choice voting for the election of county officers, including the King County Executive, the King County Assessor, the King County Director of Elections, the King County Councilmembers and the King County Prosecuting Attorney.
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