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King County

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: Andrew Kim (206-477-8495)

Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)

9:30 AM

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Hybrid Meeting

Call to Order

Roll Call

Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 9:35 AM.

8 - Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Upthegrove, von

Reichbauer and Zahilay

Present:

1 - Perry

Excused:

Approval of Minutes

Councilmember Dembowski moved approval of the February 27, 2024 meeting

minutes. There being no objections, the minutes were approved.

Public Comment

The following people provided public comment:

Alex Tsimerman

Committee of the Whole

Meeting Minutes

March 26, 2024

Discussion and Possible Action

Proposed Motion No. 2024-0075

A MOTION appointing a qualified person to a vacant position on the public hospital district No. 1 board

of commissioners.

Sherrie Hsu, Council staff, provided an introductory overview. James Griggs, Peter

Haroldson, Ricardo Polintan, applicants to the Public Hospital District No. 1 Board of

Commissioners, provided comments on their backgrounds and interests on serving

on the board and answered questions from the members.

The chair recessed the meeting into executive session under RCW 42.30.110(h) at

10:42 AM for 15 minutes for the purpose of evaluating the qualifications of a

candidate for appointment to elective office. The executive session was extended for

5 minutes.The meeting returned to regular session at 11:02 AM.

Councilmember Upthegrove made an oral amendment to insert the name "Ricardo

Polintan" into the empty space on line 26 of the proposed motion. There being no

objections, the amendment was adopted.

This matter was expedited to the April 2, 2024 meeting of the King County Council.

A motion was made by Councilmember Upthegrove that this Motion be

Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent. The motion carried by the

following vote:

8 - Balducci, Barón, Dunn, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove and

Zahilay

Yes:

1 - von Reichbauer

Excused:

Proposed Motion No. 2024-0071

A MOTION confirming the appointment of John Taylor as director of the department of natural

resources and parks.

Andrew Kim, Council staff, briefed the committee.

Dwight Dively, Director, King County Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget,

and John Taylor, appointee, also addressed the committee and answered questions

from the members.

This matter was expedited to the April 2, 2024 meeting of the King County Council.

A motion was made by Councilmember Dembowski that this Motion be

Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:

8 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von

Reichbauer and Zahilay

Yes:

1 - Dunn

Excused:

Committee of the Whole

Meeting Minutes

March 26, 2024

Briefings

Briefing No. 2024-B0044

Update on the 2024 State Legislative Session

Mac Nicholson, Director, Government Relations, King County Council, briefed the

committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.

This matter was Presented

Discussion and Possible Action

Proposed Motion No. 2024-0090

A MOTION adopting the King County 2024 Federal Legislative Priorities.

Mac Nicholson, Director, Government Relations, King County Council, briefed the

committee and answered questions from the members.

Councilmember Dembowski moved approval of Amendment 1. There being no

objections, the amendment was adopted.

A motion was made by Councilmember Upthegrove that this Motion be

Recommended Do Pass. The motion carried by the following vote:

6 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry and Upthegrove

3 - Dunn, von Reichbauer and Zahilay

Yes:

Excused:

Proposed Motion No. 2024-0083

A MOTION appointing Rian Watt to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority's

Implementation Board as a King County council appointee for the remainder of a five-year term

expiring December 31, 2024.

April Sanders, Council staff, briefed the committee.

Rian Watt, appointee, and Nigel Herbig, Intergovernmental Relations Manager, King

County Regional Homelessness Authority, answered questions from the members.

This item was expedited to the April 2, 2024 meeting of the 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:

7 - Balducci, Barón, Mosqueda, Perry, Upthegrove, von Reichbauer and

Zahilay

Yes:

2 - Dunn and Dembowski

Excused: