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Seattle, WA 98104  
King County  
Meeting Minutes  
Regional Policy Committee  
Councilmembers: Pete von Reichbauer, Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Girmay Zahilay  
Alternate: Sarah Perry  
Sound Cities Association: Nancy Backus, Auburn, Vice Chair;  
Jay Arnold, Kirkland;  
Angela Birney, Redmond; Armondo Pavone, Renton  
Alternates: Dana Ralph, Kent; Debra Srebnik, Kenmore  
City of Seattle: Cathy Moore, Alexis Mercedes Rinck  
Alternates: Sara Nelson, Mark Solomon  
Lead Staff: Miranda Leskinen (206-263-5783)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206-477-0874)  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, March 12, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Regional Policy Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
March 12, 2025  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair von Reichbauer called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m  
Roll Call  
9 - Arnold, Backus, Birney, Dembowski, Moore, Pavone, von Reichbauer,  
Mercedes Rinck and Ralph  
Present:  
1 - Zahilay  
Excused:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Mayor Backus moved approval of the February 12, 2025 meeting minutes. There  
being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Discussion and Possible Action  
4.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0073  
AN ORDINANCE amending the King County Doors Open Program implementation plan, required by  
Ordinance 19710, Section 9; amending Ordinance 19868, Section 1, as amended, and repealing  
Ordinance 19868, Attachment B.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
Gene Paul, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members. Brian Carter, Executive Director, 4Culture, also  
addressed the committee and answered questions from the members.  
This item was expedited to the March 18, 2025 Council Agenda.  
Due to the design of the legislative tracking software used to produce the  
proceedings, the vote on this item is misreported. The correct vote is:  
Votes: Yes: 9 von Reichbauer, Dembowski, Arnold, Backus, Birney, Pavone  
and Rinck  
Regional Policy Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
March 12, 2025  
No: 0  
Excused: 2 Moore and Zahilay  
A motion was made by Mayor Backus that this Ordinance be Recommended  
Do Pass. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 - Arnold, Backus, Birney, Dembowski, Pavone, von Reichbauer, Mercedes  
Rinck and Ralph  
Yes:  
3 - Moore and Zahilay  
Excused:  
Briefing  
5.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0037  
Parks Levy Renewal Proposal Briefing  
Sherrie Hsu, Jake Tracy, and Brandi Paribello, Council staff, briefed the committee  
and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Other Business  
There was no further business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:07 p.m.