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, July 23, 2024  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 9:31 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 June 25, 2024 meeting minutes. There being  
no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
The following people provided public comment:  
Lee Lambert  
Matthew Sutherland  
Katherine Hollis  
Kelli Refer  
Chris Randels  
Krystal Marx  
Committee of the Whole  
Meeting Minutes  
July 23, 2024  
Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0206  
A MOTION endorsing the Safe System approach to achieve the goal of zero traffic deaths and serious  
injuries in King County; and requesting that the King County executive propose a strategy to develop a  
coordinated, multiagency safety action plan using the Safe System approach.  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation.  
This item was expedited to the August 20, 2024 meeting of the Metropolitan King  
County Council.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Briefing  
6.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0091  
Safe System Approach and Vision Zero for Traffic Safety  
Cecelia Black, Seattle Transit Organizer, Disability Mobility Initiative, Benito O. Pérez,  
Policy Director, Transportation for America, and Leah Shahum, Executive Director,  
Vision Zero Network, and Tony Gomez, Manager, Violence and Injury Prevention,  
Public Health-Seattle &  
King County, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered  
questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented.  
7.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0092  
Intelligent Speed Assistance Feasibility Report  
Jenny Giambattista, Council Staff, Alex Epstein, Office of Policy, Planning &  
Environment, U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Sarah  
Yahoodik, Engineering Psychologist, U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation  
Systems Center, and Chauntelle Hellner, Division Director Fleet Services, King County  
Department of Executive Services, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation  
and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Committee of the Whole  
Meeting Minutes  
July 23, 2024  
Discussion and Possible Action  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0203  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Kelly Rider as director of the department of community and  
human services.  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff, Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance,  
Strategy, and Budget, and Kelly Rider, appointee, briefed the committee and answered  
questions from the members.  
This item was expedited to the August 20, 2024 meeting of the Metropolitan King  
County Council.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0208  
A MOTION authorizing the chair of the council to enter into a contract for services to represent the  
county with the Washington state Legislature.  
Mac Nicholson, Director of Government Relations, King County Council, briefed the  
committee and answered questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Other Business  
Chair Balducci advised members of known items that will be on upcoming agendas.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:31 AM.