1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Claudia Balducci, Chair  
Reagan Dunn, Dave Upthegrove  
Alternate:  
Sound Cities Association: Conrad Lee, Bellevue, Vice Chair;  
Sarah Moore, Burien;  
Laura Mork, Shoreline; Jessica Rossman, Medina  
Alternates: Kelli Curtis, Kirkland; Yolanda Trout Manuel,  
Auburn  
Sewer/Water Districts: Chuck Clarke, Woodinville Water  
District; Lloyd Warren, Sammamish Plateau Water District  
Alternate: Ryika Hooshangi, Sammamish Plateau Water  
City of Seattle: Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Kettle  
Alternate: Rob Saka  
Lead Staff: Jenny Giambattista (206-477-0879)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, November 6, 2024  
REVISED AGENDA  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 3:02 PM.  
11 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Clarke, Dunn, Lee, Mork, Moore, Rossman, Warren, Kettle,  
Hooshangi and Trout-Manuel  
2 - Upthegrove and Hollingsworth  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Kettle moved approval of the September 4, 2024 and October 2, 2024  
meeting minutes. There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Chair's Report  
Chair Balducci provided an overview of the agenda.  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
November 6, 2024  
5.  
6.  
MWPAAC Report  
John McClellan, Chair, MWPAAC, provided updates on recent and upcoming  
MWPAAC meetings and identified areas of interest on this RWQC agenda.  
Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) Report  
Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural  
Resources and Parks, briefed the committee on policy issues, proposed capital  
improvement projects, grants applied for by the Wastewater Treatment Division, and  
the Regional Wastewater Services Plan working group and answered questions from  
the members.  
Briefings  
7.  
8.  
9.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0085  
Regional Wastewater Services Plan  
Darren Greve, Government Relations Administrator, Wastewater Treatment Division,  
Department of Natural Resources and Parks, briefed the committee via PowerPoint  
presentation and answered questions from the members. Kamuron Gurol, Director,  
Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural Resources and Parks, also  
answered questions from the memebrs.  
This matter was Presented  
Briefing No. 2024-B0123  
2025 Proposed Budget for Wastewater Treatment Division  
Jenny Giambattista, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from  
the members. Courtney Black, Finance Manager, Wastewater Treatment Division,  
Department of Natural Resources and Parks, and Kamuron Gurol Director, Wastewater  
Treatment Division, Department of Natural Resources and Parks, answered questions  
from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Briefing No. 2024-B0042  
2024 Regional Water Quality Committee (RWQC) Work Plan  
Chair Balducci reviewed progress on the work program.  
This matter was Deferred  
Regional Water Quality Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
November 6, 2024  
Other Business  
Chair Balducci inquired of members in regards to an in-person meeting on December  
4, 2024. The RWQC will hold a hybrid meeting with in-person and Zoom attendance  
options on December 4, 2024. Chair Balducci also advised members that the  
January, 2025 RWQC meeting will be a special meeting.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:12 PM.