Law and Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
August 28, 2024
Discussion and Possible Action
5.
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on county diversion programs, in response to the
2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 17, Proviso P3.
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, briefed the committee. Elly Slakie, Executive Analyst III,
Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget (PSB), Dr. Sarah Lappas, Faculty, South
Seattle College, Justice-Involved Solutions, Leesha Shafford, Project/Program
Manager IV, Jail Health Services, DPH, Lisa Daugaard, Co-Executive Director,
Purpose, Dignity, Action, Ericka Turley, Regional Health Administrator, Jail Health
Services, DPH,and Leandra Craft, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Prosecuting
Attorney's Office (PAO), also addressed the committee and answered questions from
the members.
A motion was made by Councilmember Balducci that this Motion be
Recommended Do Pass. The motion carried by the following vote:
3 - Balducci, Barón and Dembowski
1 - Dunn
Yes:
No:
6.
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the second of two independent monitoring reports on the
confinement of juveniles in county detention facilities as required by the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget
Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 54, Proviso P1.
Leah Krekel-Zoppi. Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from
the members. Kathryn Olson, Independent Monitor, Jeneva Cotton, Division Director,
Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention (DAJD), and Ashley Mareld,
Project/Program Manager IV, DAJD, also addressed the committee and answered
questions from the members.
A motion was made by Councilmember Balducci that this Motion be
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:
4 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski and Dunn
Yes:
7.
AN ORDINANCE related to requirements for the treatment of and services to juveniles in the custody of
the department of adult and juvenile detention; amending Ordinance 18637, Section 2, and
K.C.C.2.65.010, Ordinance 18637, Section 3, and K.C.C.2.65.020, and Ordinance 18637, Section 4, and
K.C.C.2.65.030 and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 2.65.
This matter was Deferred
