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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)  
9:00 AM  
Monday, September 30, 2024  
SPECIAL MEETING  
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Regional Policy Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
September 30, 2024  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair von Reichbauer called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.  
Roll Call  
10 -  
Present:  
Arnold, Balducci, Birney, Moore, Pavone, von Reichbauer, Zahilay, Ralph,  
Nelson and Barón  
2 - Backus and Woo  
Excused:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Mayor Birney moved approval of the September 3, 2024 Special meeting minutes.  
There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Discussion and Possible Action  
4.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to execute the amended and restated interlocal agreement for  
the establishment of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, a joint or cooperative  
undertaking with the city of Seattle and with such public agencies as are eligible under the terms of the  
interlocal agreement and applicable law.  
Balducci, Dembowski and Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
April Sanders, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members.  
This item was expedited to the October 8, 2024 Council Agenda.  
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:  
Regional Policy Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
September 30, 2024  
Votes: Yes: 12 - von Reichbauer, Balducci, Zahilay, Moore, Nelson, Arnold, Birney,  
Pavone,  
Ralph voting as alternate for Backus who was excused and Nelson  
voting as alternate for Woo who was excused.  
No: 0  
Excused: Backus and Woo  
A motion was made by Councilmember Birney that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Yes:  
Arnold, Birney, Balducci, Moore, Pavone, von Reichbauer, Zahilay, Ralph,  
Nelson and Barón  
2 - Backus and Woo  
Excused:  
Briefing  
5.  
Doors Open Implementation Plan  
Leah Krekel-Zoppi, Andy Micklow, and Gene Paul, Council staff, briefed the  
Committee and answered questions from the members. Karan Gill, Chief of Staff,  
Office of the Executive, Aaron Rubardt, Deputy Budget Director, Office of  
Performance, Strategy, and Budget and Brian Carter, CEO, 4Culture, briefed the  
Committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members  
This matter was Presented  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 9:47 a.m