1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Committee of the Whole  
Claudia Balducci, Chair;  
Jorge Barón, Vice Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn, Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah  
Perry,  
Dave Upthegrove, Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: Andy Micklow (206-263-3226)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, June 25, 2024  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 9:36 AM.  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair Barón moved approval of the May 28, 2024 meeting minutes. There being  
no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
There were no individuals present to provide public comment.  
Briefing  
5.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0077  
King County Library System Annual Briefing  
Heidi Daniel, Executive Director, King County Library System (KCLS), Jeff Guddat,  
Trustee, KCLS, and John Sheller, Government Relations Manager, KCLS, briefed the  
committee via a PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Committee of the Whole  
Meeting Minutes  
June 25, 2024  
6.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0078  
Status of Child Care in King County  
Jessica Tollenaar Cafferty, Co-Lead Best Starts for Kids, Public Health – Seattle &  
King County (PHSKC)/DCHS, Phoebe Sade, Executive Officer, Bright Spark, and Erin  
Haick, Political and Legislative Director, SEIU 925, briefed the committee via a  
PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
7.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0079  
Report on an e-bike rebate, e-bike lending library, and e-bike ownership grant pilot program plan required  
by the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 17, as amended by Ordinance  
19633, Section 9, Proviso P6  
Jenny Giambattista, council staff, briefed the committee. Ross Freeman, Electric  
Vehicle Planner, Executive Climate Office, also addressed the committee.  
This matter was Presented  
Discussion and Possible Action  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0201  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Danielle de Clercq as acting  
director of the King County department of local services.  
Andy Micklow, Council staff, briefed the committee. Penny Lipsou, Director of Council  
Relations, Office of King County Executive, also addressed the committee.  
This matter was expedited to the July 2, 2024 Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Perry that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, von Reichbauer and  
Zahilay  
1 - Upthegrove  
Excused:  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:38 AM.