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Meeting Minutes  
Regional Policy Committee  
Councilmembers: Pete von Reichbauer, Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, 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: Debora Juarez, 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, December 10, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Regional Policy Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
December 10, 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 -  
Present:  
Arnold, Backus, Birney, Pavone, von Reichbauer, Mercedes Rinck, Barón,  
Ralph and Srebnik  
2 - Juarez and Perry  
Excused:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Mayor Ralph moved approval of the November 19, 2025, meeting minutes. There being  
no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Briefing  
4.  
The future for our public health system?  
Ettore Palazzo, MD, FACP, Chief Executive Officer, Evergreen Health; Jeannine  
Grinnell, CEO Valley Medical Center and Sommer Kleweno-Walley, CEO Harborview  
Medical Center, briefed the Committee via PowerPoint presentations and answered  
questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 3:54 p.m.