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	Meeting Proceedings

	Committee-of-the-Whole


Councilmembers: Cynthia Sullivan, Chair; Pete von Reichbauer, Vice Chair; Carolyn Edmonds, Kathy Lambert, Larry Phillips, Dwight Pelz, Rob McKenna, Dow Constantine, Kent Pullen, Larry Gossett, Jane Hague, David W. Irons, Julia Patterson Staff: Scott White, (296-0324), Lead Analyst; Clifton Curry, (296-0358), Analyst; Gennevie Cook, Committee Assistant (205-5079)




Room 1001	December 02, 2002	9:30 A.M.
	December 02, 2002



	Call to Order
		The Metropolitan King County Council's Committee-of-the-Whole meeting was called to order at 9:47 a.m. by Chair Sullivan.



	Roll Call
		Present: Ms. Sullivan, Mr. von Reichbauer, Ms. Edmonds, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Pelz, Mr. McKenna, Mr. Constantine, Mr. Gossett, Ms. Hague, Mr. Irons and Ms. Patterson Excused: Ms. Lambert and Mr. Pullen



1.	Additions to the Council Agenda of December 2, 2002
	Additions to the Council Agenda of December 2, 2002
		Proposed Ordinances 2002-0593, 2002-0594, 2002-0595, 2002-0596, 2002-0597 were placed on the Metropolitan King County Council agenda for introduction and referral to the Natural Resources Parks and Open Space Committee. Proposed Ordinance 2002-0587 was placed on the Metropolitan King County Council agenda for introduction and referral to the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee with the understanding to work together with the Growth Management and Unincorporated Areas Committee and the Labor, Operations and Technology Committee.



2.	Approval of Minutes of November 18, 2002
	Approval of Minutes of November 18, 2002
		Councilmember von Reichbauer moved to approve the meeting minutes of November 18, 2002 as presented. The motion passed.



	Special Recognition


3.	Recognizing the East King County Convention and Visitors Bureau for 26 years of outstanding service to the Eastside community.

		Councilmember Hague presented a special recognition to the East King County Convention and Visitors Bureau for 26 years of outstanding service to the Eastside community. Jim Pierman thanked the Committee for the special recognition. He also introduced and thanked Leon Koss, Margaret Periganni and the rest of the staff.



	Discussion and Possible Action



		Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2002-0574.2
			Mr. Pelz
	4.


		A MOTION establishing the 2003 state legislative agenda for King County.
		Chuck Williams, Director of Governmental Relations, briefed and answered questions from the Committee. Tom Bristow, Governmental Relations, and Susan Dale and Maura Breuger, Executive Staff, were present to answer questions of the Committee. A motion was made by Councilmember Pelz to make a friendly amendment to attachment A, Priority #4, paragraph #2 striking 'King County supports state legislation to increase REET to be used for maintenance and operations of parks. If the Legislature is not able to support additional REET authority,'. The motion failed 3-6 with Councilmembers Constantine, Edmonds, Pelz, Gossett, Phillip and Sullivan voting no and Councilmembers Pullen, Lambert, McKenna and von Reichbauer excused. A motion was made by Councilmember Pelz to adopt attachment A with the new language that was handed out. The motion passed 9-0 with Councilmembers von Reichbauer, Pullen McKenna and Lambert excused. A motion was made by Councilmember Pelz to adopt Attachment A as amended. The motion passed 10-0 with Councilmembers Pullen, McKenna and Lambert excused. Attachment B will be held and discussed in further detail at the Legislative Steering Committee meetings and will then come back to the Committee-of-the-Whole.

		A motion was made by Mr. Pelz that this matter be Passed Out of Committee Without a Recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Votes:		Yes: 10 - Ms. Sullivan, Mr. von Reichbauer, Ms. Edmonds, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Pelz, Mr. Constantine, Mr. Gossett, Ms. Hague, Mr. Irons and Ms. Patterson No: 0 Excused: 3 - Ms. Lambert, Mr. McKenna and Mr. Pullen



	Briefing



			Briefing No. 2002-B0169
	5.

			Air Quality and Climate Change Issues in Puget Sound
			Scott White, Council Staff, introduced the panel. Don Theiler, Manager, King County Wastewater Treatment Division, briefed the Committee. Dennis McLarren, Executive Director, Puget Sound Air Quality Agency, briefed and answered questions from the Committee during the power point presentation on the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. Amy Snover, Climate Impacts Group, Center for Science in the Earth System, University of Washington, was asked to come back after the first of the year to brief the Committee on the planning for climate change in the Pacific Northwest.
			Presented



	The Chair recessed the meeting at 11:50 a.m. The Chair reconvened the meeting at 11:55 a.m.



	Other Business
		None



	Adjournment
		There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting adjourned at 11:57 a.m.

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