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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) |
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| Room 1001 | March 17, 2003 | 9:30 A.M. | ||||
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| Call to Order | |||
| The Metropolitan King County Council's Committee-of-the-Whole meeting was called to order at 9:40
a.m. by Madam Chair Sullivan. |
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| Roll Call | |||
| Present: Ms. Sullivan, Mr. von Reichbauer, Ms. Lambert, Mr. Pelz, Mr. McKenna, Mr. Constantine,
Mr. Gossett, Mr. Irons and Ms. Patterson Excused: Ms. Edmonds, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Pullen and Ms. Hague |
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| 1. | Approval of Minutes of March 10, 2003 | |||
| Deferred | ||||
| 2. | Additions to the Council's agenda of March 17, 2003 | |||
| Proposed Motion 2003-0138 was placed on the Metropolitan King County Council's agenda for
introduction and action. |
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| Special Recognitions | ||
| 3. | Honoring King County METRO for delivering outstanding transportation services to the citizens
of King County and the region for thirty years. |
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| Councilmember Pelz read and presented the special recognition honoring King County METRO for
delivering outstanding transportation services to the citizens of King County and the region for thirty years. Rick Walsh, General Manager of METRO Transit, accepted the special recognition and thanked the Committee. |
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| 4. | Honoring the Mt. Rainier High School students who placed second runner-up in the "We The
People" competition for the state of Washington. |
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| Councilmembers Patterson and von Reichbauer read and presented the special recognition honoring
the Mt. Rainier High School students who placed second runner-up in the "We The People" competition for the state of Washington. Tom Coraggio, Teacher and Toni Pace, Principle, accepted the special recognition and thanked the Committee. |
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| Discussion and Possible Action | ||
| Proposed Substitute Motion No.
2002-0610.2 |
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| Ms. Sullivan | |||||||
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| A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Arun Jhaveri to the King County
commission on governance. |
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| Scott White, Council Staff, briefed the Committee.
Arun Jhaveri, Appointee, was present to answer questions from the Committee. A motion was made by Madam Chair Cynthia Sullivan to insert Arun Jhaveri into the black spaces. Seeing no objection the motion was passed as friendly. |
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| A motion was made by Ms. Patterson that this matter be Recommended Do Pass Substitute. The
motion carried by the following vote: |
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| Votes: | Yes: 8 - Ms. Sullivan, Mr. von Reichbauer, Ms. Lambert, Mr. Pelz, Mr. Constantine, Mr. Gossett, Mr.
Irons and Ms. Patterson No: 0 Excused: 5 - Ms. Edmonds, Mr. Phillips, Mr. McKenna, Mr. Pullen and Ms. Hague |
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| Briefing | ||
| Briefing No. 2003-B0043 | |||||
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| A briefing on the current demand for human services in King County and the capacity for
providing such services. |
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| Scott White, Council Staff, briefed the Committee.
Laura Wells, Chair, King County Alliance for Human Services, briefed and answered questions from the Committee. Joanne Donohue, Senior Services of King County, briefed the Committee regarding the services they provide. Fudge Hayashi, Client at the South Seattle Senior Center, spoke regarding the programs she uses (Health Enhancement Program, Lifetime Fitness Program, Diabetic Support Group, and the Lunch Program at the South East Senior Center). Patti Skelton, Executive Director of Youth Eastside Services, briefed the Committee regarding the services they provide to the community. Amparo Teralta, Client and Maria Luna, Client, spoke regarding the services they have received. Alejandra Calderon was the Interpreter. Terri Kimball, Executive Director of DAWN, briefed the Committee regarding the services they provide to the community. Lily, Survivor of domestic violence spoke regarding her experience with domestic violence and how she got assistance with DAWN. Tom Trompeter, Executive Director of Community Health Center of King County, briefed and answered questions from the Committee regarding the services they provide to the community. Shailesh Tatu, Client since 1991 and Boardmember since 1994, spoke regarding the services he has received. Nina Auerbach, Executive Director of Child Care Resources, briefed and answered questions from the Committee regarding the services they provide to the community. Ms. Auerbach also read a letter from one of her clients who was unable to attend. Reverend Marvin Eckfeldt, Church Council of Greater Seattle, and Reverend Paul Benz, Director, Lutheran Public Policy of Washington State, briefed and answered questions from the Committee regarding services they provide to the community. |
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| Presented | |||||
| Other Business | |||
| None | |||
| Adjournment | |||
| There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting adjourned at 11:37 a.m. | |||
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