1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
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Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
Councilmembers: Larry Phillips, Chair; Reagan Dunn, Vice  
Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Jane Hague, Kathy Lambert, Joe McDermott,  
Pete von Reichbauer  
Staff: John Resha, Lead Staff (206-477-0889)  
Janice Mansfield, Committee Assistant (206-477-0882)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, November 19, 2013  
Room 1001  
Pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.035 A. and F., this Transportation, Economy and  
Environment Committee 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.  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
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Chair Phillips called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.  
Roll Call  
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5 - Phillips, von Reichbauer, Hague, McDermott and Dembowski  
2 - Lambert and Dunn  
Present:  
Excused:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
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Councilmember McDermott moved Do Pass Meeting minutes of September 3,  
September 5 and September 17, 2013. Seeing no objections, the minutes were  
approved as presented.  
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Briefing  
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4.  
Briefing No. 2013-B0160  
King County’s Strategic Climate Action Plan: Progress Report on Goal Area 3 (Forests and Agriculture)  
and Goal Area 5 (Preparing for Climate Change Impacts) and update on National Climate Action Plan  
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Matt Kuharic, Senior Climate Change Specialist, Department of Natural Resources and  
Parks, briefed the committee by powerpoint presentation and answered questions of  
the members.  
Megan Smith, Environmental Policy Advisor, King County Executive Office, answered  
questions of the members.  
Mark Isaacson, Director, Water and Land Resource Division, Department of Natural  
Resources and Parks, answered questions of the members.  
This matter was Presented  
5.  
Briefing No. 2013-B0161  
Sound Transit Long-Range Plan Update  
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Rick Ligenfritz, Executive Director, Planning, Environmental, and Project Development,  
Sound Transit, briefed the committee by powerpoint presentation and answered  
questions of the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Discussion and Possible Action  
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Consent  
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6.  
Proposed Motion No. 2013-0401  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on King County's water quality monitoring program in  
accordance with Budget Ordinance 17476, Section 114, Proviso P1.  
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Phillips  
A motion was made by Councilmember Hague that this Motion be  
Sponsors:  
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Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Phillips, von Reichbauer, Hague, McDermott and Dembowski  
2 - Lambert and Dunn  
Yes:  
Excused:  
7.  
Proposed Motion No. 2013-0351  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report from 4Culture regarding outreach to unincorporated areas  
and cities not served by a city arts commission in compliance with Ordinance 17476, Section 87,  
Proviso P1.  
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von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Councilmember Hague that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Phillips, von Reichbauer, Hague, McDermott and Dembowski  
2 - Lambert and Dunn  
Yes:  
Excused:  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2013-0446  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Elly Bunzendahl, who resides in council district  
four, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, to fill the public interest group position.  
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Phillips  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Councilmember Hague that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Phillips, von Reichbauer, Hague, McDermott and Dembowski  
2 - Lambert and Dunn  
Yes:  
Excused:  
9.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2013-0469  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to enter into amendments to interlocal  
cooperation agreements with the cities of Kent and Seattle for the disbursement of conservation futures  
tax levy funds appropriated under Ordinances 17232, 17349 and 17619.  
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Phillips  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Councilmember Hague that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Phillips, von Reichbauer, Hague, McDermott and Dembowski  
2 - Lambert and Dunn  
Yes:  
Excused:  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2013-0495  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to execute an amendment to the interlocal  
agreement with the King County flood control zone district extending the duration of the interlocal  
agreement through December 31, 2014.  
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Dunn  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Councilmember Hague that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Phillips, von Reichbauer, Hague, McDermott and Dembowski  
2 - Lambert and Dunn  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Discussion and Possible Action  
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11.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2013-0481  
AN ORDINANCE approving a development agreement between King County and BD Village Partners,  
LP, relating to a seventy-seven-lot subdivision adjacent to the city of Black Diamond, a regional  
stormwater facility and transfer to King County of open space lands.  
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Phillips and Hague  
Sponsors:  
Rick Bautista, Council Staff, briefed the committee and answered questions of the  
members.  
Harry Reinert, Project/Program Manager IV, Department of Permitting and  
Environmental Review, answered questions of the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
Other Business  
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12.  
Grant Alerts:  
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Included in the members' packets are items for which no staff report will be given.  
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2013-034 – Wria 9 Monitoring and Adaptive Management  
2013-035 – Clough Creek Flood Mitigation Project  
2013-036 – FY 2013 Snoqualmie Valley Elevation Project  
2013-037 – FY2013 FMA Snoqualmie and Cedar Rivers Acquisition  
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2013-039 – Coordinated Community based Stormwater Pollution Source  
Control-Boise Creek Sub-basin (WDOE)  
2013-040 – Homeowner outreach and program assessment for privately owned  
Flow Control Best management Practices  
2013-041 – Standardized Framework for Puget Sound Stormwater System  
Mapping, Phase II  
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2013-042 – Decant Solids Reuse Study  
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2013-043 – Educating, Evaluating and Improving Illicit Discharge Field Screening  
and Source Tracing  
Adjournment  
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The meeting was adjourned at 10:57 a.m.