1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Claudia Balducci, Chair  
Reagan Dunn, Rhonda Lewis  
Sound Cities Association: Vice Chair, Laura Mork, Shoreline;  
Dave Hamilton, Bellevue; Sarah Moore, Burien; Jessica  
Rossman, Medina  
Alternates: Hanan Amer, Auburn; Melissa Stuart, Redmond  
Sewer/Water Districts: Chuck Clarke, Woodinville Water  
District; Lloyd Warren, Sammamish Plateau Water District  
Alternate: Ryika Hooshangi, Sammamish Plateau Water  
City of Seattle: Joy Hollingsworth, Eddie Lin  
Alternate: Rob Saka  
Non-Voting Member: John McClellan, Metropolitan Water  
Pollution Abatement Advisory Committee  
Lead Staff: Jenny Giambattista (206-477-0879)  
Committee Clerk: Ryleigh Brimhall (206-263-2152)  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, July 1, 2026  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.  
13 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Clarke, Dunn, Hamilton, Hollingsworth, Lewis, Moore, Mork,  
Warren, Lin, Amer, Stuart and Hooshangi  
2 - McClellan and Rossman  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Council President Stuart moved approval of June 3, 2026, meeting minutes. There  
being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Chair's Report  
Chair Balducci provided an overview of the agenda items.  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
July 1, 2026  
5.  
6.  
MWPAAC Report  
This is item was not held.  
Wastewater Treatment Division Report  
Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, commented on letters to  
Wastewater Treatment Division about the sewer rate, the Sewer Rate & Capital  
Work Plan, and highlighted on the recent tours of the South Plant.  
Discussion and Possible Action  
7.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-0162  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the capacity charge methodology; and amending Ordinance 13680, Section  
1, as amended, and K.C.C. 28.86.010 and Ordinance 13680, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C.  
28.86.160.  
Andy Micklow, Council staff, answered questions from the members.  
This item was expedited to the next July 7th, 2026 meeting of Metropolitan King County  
Council.  
Due to the design of the legislative tracking software used to produce the proceedings,  
the vote on this item is misreported. The correct vote is:  
Yes: 7 - Hamilton, Mork, Moore, Stuart (voting as an alternate for Rossman), Clarke,  
Lewis and Balducci  
No: 2 - Dunn  
Excused: 3.5 – Rossman, Hollingsworth, Lin, Warren  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Mork that this ordinance be recommended  
do pass. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6.5 - Balducci, Clarke, Hamilton, Lewis, Moore, Mork, Warren and Stuart  
2 - Dunn  
Yes:  
No:  
5 - Hollingsworth, McClellan, Rossman, Lin, Amer and Hooshangi  
Excused:  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
July 1, 2026  
Briefing  
8.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0084  
Regional Wastewater Services Plan Update Policy Questions Initial Analysis Group 5:  
Finance/Affordability  
Wastewater Treatment Division employees, including Darren Greve, Government  
Relations, Janice Johnson, RWSP Project Manager, Caitlyn Hall, Chief Financial  
Officer,  
and Andrés Bas Moore, Rates & Financial Planning Supervisor, briefed the committee  
and answered questions from members.  
This matter was Presented  
9.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0002  
Discussion of 2026 Regional Water Quality Committee Work Program  
Chair Balducci updated the committee on the status of the work plan.  
This matter was Deferred  
Other Business  
There was no further business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:22 p.m.