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 Barón, Rod Dembowski,  
Teresa Mosqueda, Dave Upthegrove,  
Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay  
1:30 PM  
Tuesday, October 8, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
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:  
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:  
4. Join by telephone: Dial: +1 253 215 8782  
Webinar ID: 83034071240  
King County Flood Control District  
Meeting Minutes  
October 8, 2024  
HOW TO LISTEN TO THE MEETING:  
Stream online: input the following web address into your browser:  
Watch King County TV - Comcast Channels 22 and 322(HD) or Astound  
Broadband Channels 22 and 711(HD)  
Listen to the meeting by telephone – See "Join by telephone" above.  
1.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 3:58 p.m.  
Chair Dunn recessed the meeting at 4:26 p.m.  
Chair Dunn reconvened the meeting at 4:29 p.m.  
2.  
3.  
Roll Call  
8 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Perry, Upthegrove, von Reichbauer and  
Zahilay  
1 - Mosqueda  
Excused:  
Approval of Minutes of September 10, 2024  
Vice Chair Perry moved to approve the minutes of the September 10, 2024, meeting  
as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
4.  
5.  
Additions to the Agenda  
There were no additions to the agenda.  
Public Comment  
No one signed up to provide public comment.  
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Meeting Minutes  
October 8, 2024  
6.  
Approval of Invoices  
Michelle Clark, District Executive Director, reported on the following invoices:  
Water and Land Resources Division ($6,444,560.24)  
AndiSites ($149.00)  
Collins Woerman ($30,126.55)  
Francis & Co. ($13,789.75)  
Inslee Best ($4,096.00)  
Lund Consulting ($10,920.00)  
Lund Faucett ($11,033.75)  
Wilkins ($2,766.67)  
Vice Chair Perry moved approval of the invoices. The motion carried.  
King County Flood Control District  
Meeting Minutes  
October 8, 2024  
Items for Final Action by the Board of Supervisors  
7.  
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 accordance with the Steve  
Bleifuhs Memorial Flood Reduction Grant Program.  
Michelle Clark, District Executive Director, briefed the Board and answered questions.  
Vice-Chair Perry moved Title Amendment T1. 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, Upthegrove, von Reichbauer  
and Zahilay  
1 - Mosqueda  
Excused:  
8.  
A MOTION of the Board of Supervisors of the King County Flood Control Zone District, renaming the  
Flood Reduction Grant Program the Steve Bleifuhs Memorial Flood Reduction Grant Program.  
Steven Schauer, District Deputy Director, briefed the Board and answered questions.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Perry that this FCD Motion be Passed. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Perry, Upthegrove, von Reichbauer  
and Zahilay  
1 - Mosqueda  
Excused:  
9.  
A MOTION adopting a Flood Reduction Facilities Inventory Policy.  
Michelle Clark, District Executive Director, briefed the Board and answered questions.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Perry that this FCD Motion be Passed. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Perry, Upthegrove, von Reichbauer  
and Zahilay  
1 - Mosqueda  
Excused:  
King County Flood Control District  
Meeting Minutes  
October 8, 2024  
Items for Discussion Only  
10.  
A RESOLUTION relating to the operation and finances of the King County Flood Control Zone District,  
adopting the 2025 budget and authorizing improvements.  
Michelle Clark, District Executive Director, briefed the Board and answered questions.  
This matter was Deferred.  
Other Business  
No other business was presented.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m.