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Meeting Minutes  
Regional Policy Committee  
Councilmembers: Pete von Reichbauer, Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Girmay Zahilay  
Alternate: Jorge Barón  
Sound Cities Association: Jay Arnold, Kirkland; Nancy  
Backus, Auburn;  
Angela Birney, Redmond, Vice Chair; Armondo Pavone,  
Renton  
Alternates: Dana Ralph, Kent; Debra Srebnik, Kenmore  
City of Seattle: Cathy Moore, Tanya Woo  
Alternates: Tammy Morales, Sara Nelson  
Lead Staff: Miranda Leskinen (206)263-5783)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206-477-0874)  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, March 13, 2024  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair von Reichbauer called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
Also in attendance was Councilmember Perry.  
10 -  
Present:  
Arnold, Backus, Balducci, Moore, Pavone, von Reichbauer, Woo, Zahilay,  
Barón and Ralph  
1 - Birney  
Excused:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Mayor Backus moved approval of the February 14, 2024 meeting minutes. There being  
no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Discussion and Possible Action  
4.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2023-0374  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the veterans, seniors, and human services levy advisory board; and  
amending Ordinance 18792, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.300.540.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation and  
answered questions from the members. Councilmember Zahilay moved amendment 1.  
The amendment was adopted.  
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:  
Votes: Yes: 12 - von Reichbauer, Balducci, Zahilay, Moore, Woo, Arnorld, Backus,  
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Pavone, and Ralph voting as alternate for Birney who was excused.  
No: 0  
Excused: Birney  
A motion was made by Mayor Backus that this Ordinance be Recommended Do  
Pass Substitute. The motion carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Yes:  
Arnold, Backus, Balducci, Moore, Pavone, Woo, von Reichbauer, Zahilay,  
Barón and Ralph  
1 - Birney  
Excused:  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2023-0276  
A MOTION approving the 2022 annual mental illness and drug dependency evaluation summary report, in  
compliance with K.C.C. 4A.500.309.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members. Susan McLaughlin, DCHS Behavioral Health and  
Recovery Division Director and Isabel Jones, DCHS Behavioral Health and Recovery  
Division Deputy Director, briefed the Committee via PowerPoint presentation and  
answered questions from the members.  
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:  
Votes: Yes: 12 - von Reichbauer, Balducci, Zahilay, Moore, Woo, Arnorld, Backus,  
Pavone, and Ralph voting as alternate for Birney who was excused.  
No: 0  
Excused: Birney  
A motion was made by Mayor Backus that this Motion be Recommended Do  
Pass. The motion carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Yes:  
Arnold, Backus, Balducci, Moore, Pavone, Woo, von Reichbauer, Zahilay,  
Barón and Ralph  
1 - Birney  
Excused:  
Discussion Only  
6.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0011  
AN ORDINANCE adopting the crisis care centers levy implementation plan, required by Ordinance  
19572, Section 7.A., to govern the expenditure of crisis care centers levy proceeds from 2024 to 2032 to  
create a regional network of five crisis care centers, restore and expand residential treatment capacity,  
and increase the sustainability and representativeness of the behavioral health workforce in King County.  
von Reichbauer, Zahilay and Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Sherrie Hsu, and Melissa Bailey, Council staff, briefed the Committee on  
the legislation and answered questions from the members. Susan McLaughlin , DCHS  
Behavioral Health and Recovery Division Director, Kelly Rider, Chief of Staff,  
Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS); Matt Goldman, Medical  
Director, Crisis Care Centers Initiative, DCHS, and Kate Baber, Director, Crisis Care  
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Centers Implementation Plan, DCHS; and briefed the Committee on the legislation via  
PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
Other Business  
There were no other business to come before the Committee.  
Adjournment  
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 4:51 p.m.