1200 King County  
Courthouse  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
King County  
Meeting Minutes  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Rod Dembowski, Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, Vice Chair;  
Steffanie Fain, Rhonda Lewis, Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry  
Lead Staff: April Sanders (206-263-3412)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams (206-477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Wednesday, May 13, 2026  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Vice Chair Barón called the meeting to order at 9:34 a.m.  
5 - Barón, Dembowski, Fain, Lewis and Perry  
1 - Mosqueda  
Present:  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Lewis moved approval of the April 22, 2026, meeting minutes. There  
being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
There was no one present wishing to provide public comment.  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
May 13, 2026  
Discussion Only  
5.  
AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $48,730,000 to various general fund  
agencies, a net supplemental appropriation of $136,073,000 to various non-general fund agencies and  
a net supplemental appropriation of $208,368,141 from various capital fund budgets; amending the  
2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Sections 16, 21, 21, 33, 33, 34, 34, 35, 43,  
43, 46, 47, 50, 51, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60, 60, 64, 64, 70, 70, 71, 79, 80, 82, 83, 87, 90, 90, 91, 94,  
94, 96, 96, 98, 98, 101, 102, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 109, 109, 110, 110, 111, 111, 115, 115, 116,  
116, 122, 124, 126, 132, and 132, as amended, and Attachment A, as amended, adding a new section  
to Ordinance 20023, as amended, and repealing Ordinance 20023, Sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 27, and  
28, as amended.  
Gene Paul and Olivia Brey, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered  
questions from the members. April Sanders, Council staff, addressed the committee.  
Aaron Rubardt, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget, addressed the  
committee and answered questions from the members.  
Councilmember Barón disclosed on the record a potential conflict of interest.  
This matter was Deferred  
Discussion and Possible Action  
6.  
AN ORDINANCE amending an interim loan program to facilitate acquisition of property for low-income  
housing, allowing for the executive to extend loan terms and grant further flexibility to county partners;  
and amending Ordinance 16693, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 24.22.020, Ordinance 16693,  
Section 4, and K.C.C. 24.22.030, and Ordinance 16693, Section 5, and K.C.C. 24.22.040.  
April Sanders, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the  
members. Jelani Jackson, Acting Director, Housing and Community Development  
Division (HCDD), Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS); and Nate  
Lichti, Housing Capital Investment Manager, HCDD, DCHS, addressed the  
committee.  
This matter was Deferred  
Discussion Only  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE updating the capacity charge methodology; and amending Ordinance 13680, Section  
16, as amended, and K.C.C. 28.86.160.  
Andy Micklow and Jenny Giambattista, Council staff, briefed the committee and  
answered questions from the members. Caitlyn Hall, Chief Financial Officer,  
Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) and Luke Slaughterbeck, Senior Financial  
Analyst, WTD, answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
Budget and Fiscal Management  
Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
May 13, 2026  
Other Business  
There was no further business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m.