1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
King County Flood Control District  
Boardmembers: Reagan Dunn, Chair; Sarah Perry, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge L. Barón, Rod Dembowski,  
Teresa Mosqueda, De'Sean Quinn,  
Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay  
1:30 PM  
Tuesday, July 8, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
REVISED AGENDA - ADDED ITEM 11  
The King County Flood Control District will be holding a Hybrid Meeting.  
You may attend the meeting in person in Council Chambers (Room 1001,  
516 3rd Avenue in Seattle), or through remote access.  
The Flood Control District values community input and looks forward to  
hearing from you.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TESTIMONY:  
1. In person: You may attend the meeting in person in the King County  
Courthouse Council Chambers.  
2. By email: You may testify by submitting a COMMENT EMAIL to  
info@kingcountyfloodcontrol.org or filling out the General Contact Form  
at the bottom of the page on the Flood District’s webpage:  
https://kingcountyfloodcontrol.org/contact-us/  
If your comments are submitted before 10:00 a.m. on the day of the Flood  
meeting, they will be distributed to the Supervisors and appropriate staff  
prior to the meeting. Comments submitted after 10:00 a.m. will be  
distributed after the meeting.  
3. Remote attendance on the Zoom Webinar: Paste the following link into  
the address bar of your web browser:  
https://kingcounty.zoom.us/s/83034071240  
4. Join by telephone: Dial: +1 253 215 8782  
Webinar ID: 830 3407 1240  
King County Flood Control District  
HOW TO LISTEN TO THE MEETING:  
Meeting Minutes  
July 8, 2025  
Stream online: input the following web address into your browser:  
https://king-county-tv.cablecast.tv/watch-now?site=1  
Watch King County TV - Xfinity Channels 322 (HD) / 22 (SD) or Astound  
Broadband Channels 711 (HD) / 22 (SD)  
Listen to the meeting by telephone – See "Join by telephone" above.  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 2:09 p.m.  
Roll Call  
8 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Perry, Quinn, von Reichbauer and  
Zahilay  
1 - Mosqueda  
Excused:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes of May 13, 2025  
Vice Chair Perry moved to approve the minutes of the May 13, 2025, meeting as  
presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
4.  
5.  
6.  
Additions to the Agenda  
Item 11 was added to the agenda.  
Public Comment  
No one signed up to provide public comment.  
Approval of Invoices  
Vice Chair Perry moved approval of the following invoices. The motion carried.  
Water and Land Resources Division ($4,274,635.97)  
King County Council ($109,023.00)  
AndiSites ($149.00)  
Francis & Co. ($9,347.50)  
Inslee Best ($2,304.00)  
Lund Consulting ($9,089.00)  
Parametrix ($44,124.33)  
WA State Auditor ($695.50)  
Wallace Wilkins ($3,552.50)  
King County Flood Control District  
Meeting Minutes  
July 8, 2025  
Items for Final Action by the Board of Supervisors  
FCD Resolution No. FCD2025-06  
7.  
A RESOLUTION relating to the operation and finances of the King County Flood Control Zone District;  
adopting a revised 2025 budget, operating budget, capital budget, six-year capital improvement program  
for 2025-2030; and amending Resolution FCD2024-12, Section 1.  
Michelle Clark, District Executive Director, briefed the Board and answered questions.  
Vice Chair Perry moved Striking Amendment S1. The motion carried.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by Vice Chair Perry  
that this FCD Resolution be Passed as Amended. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Perry, Quinn, von Reichbauer and  
Zahilay  
1 - Mosqueda  
Excused:  
8.  
FCD Resolution No. FCD2025-07  
A RESOLUTION relating to the operations and finances of the King County Flood Control Zone District;  
authorizing the expenditure of District funds for projects and activities in Water Resource Inventory Areas  
7 (Snoqualmie Watershed portion) 8, 9 and 10 (King County portion).  
Michelle Clark, District Executive Director, briefed the Board and answered questions.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by Vice Chair  
Perry that this FCD Resolution be Passed. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Perry, Quinn, von Reichbauer and  
Zahilay  
1 - Mosqueda  
Excused:  
9.  
FCD Motion No. FCD25-03  
A MOTION declaring the King County Flood Control District's commitment to integrated floodplain  
management and multibenefit projects and to the principles of environmental stewardship, equity and  
social justice and environmental justice; and establishing how the District prioritizes capital projects  
utilizing a "worst-first" paradigm arranging flood risk reduction projects based on an assessment of risk,  
severity, and consequence.  
Steven Schauer, District Deputy Executive Director, and Michelle Clark, District  
Executive Director, briefed the Board and answered questions.  
Supervisor Balducci requested this Item be deferred. Seeing no objection, the Chair so  
ordered.  
This matter was Deferred  
King County Flood Control District  
Meeting Minutes  
July 8, 2025  
Briefings  
10.  
FCD Briefing No. FCD2025-B06  
2025 Cooperative Watershed Management Grant Program  
MIchelle Clark, District Executive Director, introduced the presenters for the Water  
Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 2025 Cooperative Watershed Management Grant  
Program briefing:  
Erin Ryan-Penuela, Project/Program Manager III, WRIA 7  
Carrie Byron, Project/Program Manager III, WRIA 8  
Jason Mulvihill-Kuntz, Salmon Recovery Manager, WRIA 8  
Suzanna Smith, Habitat Projects Coordinator, WRIA 9  
Alex Lincoln, Senior Ecologist, WRIA 10  
This matter was Presented  
Items for Final Action by the Board of Supervisors  
11.  
FCD Motion No. FCD25-05  
A MOTION relating to expanding flood preparedness outreach and education activities and best  
management practices for flood risk reduction.  
Vice Chair Perry made a motion to add Proposed Motion FCD25-05 to the agenda.  
The motion carried.  
Steven Schauer, District Deputy Executive Director, briefed the Board and answered  
questions.  
Councilmember Barón moved Amendment 1. The motion carried.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Perry that this FCD Motion be Passed as  
Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Perry, Quinn, von Reichbauer and  
Zahilay  
1 - Mosqueda  
Excused:  
King County Flood Control District  
Meeting Minutes  
July 8, 2025  
Other Business  
No other business was presented.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 3:17 p.m.