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Meeting Minutes  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Rod Dembowski, Chair;  
Teresa Mosqueda, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón, Pete von Reichbauer,  
Lead Staff: Sherrie Hsu (206-477-7253)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206 477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, July 16, 2024  
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Meeting Minutes  
July 16, 2024  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Dembowski called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.  
Roll Call  
5 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda and von Reichbauer  
Present:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Barón moved approval of the June 18, 2024 meeting minutes. There  
being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Meeting Minutes  
July 16, 2024  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
4.  
Public Comment  
The following people were present to offer public comment:  
1. Claudia Meadows  
2. Patrick Deagen  
3. Quynh Pham  
Consent  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0179  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jesse Franklin, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County priority hire advisory committee.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Councilmember Balducci that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda and von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
Briefing  
6.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0086  
Equitable Development Initiative Panel Discussion  
Charles Patton, Program Manager of Equity Policy and Initiative, Puget Sound  
Regional Council; Jesse Warren, Housing and Policy Finance Lead Evaluator,  
Performance Measurement and Evaluation, DCHS; Giulia Pasciuto, Strategic Advisor,  
Equity Development Division, City of Seattle and Shiku Wainaina, Coalition Manager  
for the Multicultural Community Coalition, briefed the Committee via PowerPoint  
presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Discussion and Possible Action  
7.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0209  
AN ORDINANCE relating to King County's combined sewer overflow program and authorizing the King  
County executive to sign and fulfill the obligations in the First Material Modification to the 2013 Consent  
Decree with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Washington state Department  
of Ecology.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Jenny Giambattista, Council staff, briefed the committee on the legislation and  
answered questions from the members. Faon O’Connor, CSO Control Manager,  
Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural Resources and Parks; and  
Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural  
Meeting Minutes  
July 16, 2024  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
Resources and Parks, were present to briefed the committee via PowerPoint  
presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This item was expedited to the July 23, 2024 Council Agenda.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Balducci that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski and Mosqueda  
1 - von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
Excused:  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0212  
A MOTION relating to public restrooms at transit centers; acknowledging receipt of the Transit Public  
Restroom Initiative Report submitted in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance 19546,  
Section 114, Proviso P1, as amended by Ordinance 19633, Section 86, Proviso P1.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff, briefed the committee on the legislation and  
answered questions from the members. DeAnna Martin, Chief of Staff, Metro Transit  
Department and Sarah Margeson, Government Relations Administrator, Finance &  
Administration Division, Metro Transit Department was present to commented and  
answered questions from the members.  
There was an Amendment A1 moved by Councilmember Barón. The amendment was  
adopted.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Barón, Dembowski and Mosqueda  
2 - Balducci and von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the Committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:37 a.m.