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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, December 4, 2024

Hybrid Meeting

Call to Order

Roll Call

Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 3:06 PM.

Councilmember Penny Sweet of Kirkland and the Sound Cities Association was also in

attendance.

8 - Balducci, Dunn, Mork, Moore, Rossman, Warren, Hollingsworth and Kettle

Present:

2 - Clarke and Upthegrove

Excused:

Approval of Minutes

Vice Chair Lee moved approval of the November 6, 2024 meeting minutes. There

being no objections, the minutes were approved.

Chair's Report

Chair Balducci updated the committee on the passing of the 2025 King County Budget,

provided an overview of the agenda, and notified the committee of a special meeting of

RWQC on January 16, 2024 at 3:00 PM.

Regional Water Quality Committee

Meeting Minutes

December 4, 2024

MWPAAC Report

John McClellan, Chair, MWPAAC, updated the committee on recent and upcoming

MWPAAC meetings, stated his opinion on the need for RWSP updates, and answered

questions from the members.

Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) Report

Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural

Resources and Parks, briefed the committee on the 2026 Sewer Rate, the upcoming

2025 rate process presentation to MWPAAC, how well Wastewater Treatment Division

facilities and staff withstood the recent bomb cyclone, awards recently received from

NACWA, and a Public Information and Education award received for Wastewater

Treatment Division's "Operator in Training" video.

Briefings

Briefing No. 2024-B0125

Regional Wastewater Services Plan (RWSP) Update: Follow-up from September 4, 2024 Discussion on

Scope of Work for the RWSP Update and Next Steps

Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural

Resources and Parks, Darren Greve, Government Relations Administrator,

Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural Resources and Parks, and

Janice Johnson, RWSP Update Program Manager, Wastewater Treatment Division,

Department of Natural Resources, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation

and video and answered questions from the members.

This matter was presented.

Briefing No. 2024-B0124

Puget Sound Nutrients Briefing

Vice Chair Lee assumed the duties of the Chair for the remainder of the meeting.

Jacque Klug, Nutrient Management Coordinator, King County Wastewater Treatment

Division, 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

members.

Vice Chair Lee recessed the committe into executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)

(i) to discuss with legal counsel litigation or potential litigation to which the County is or

is likely to become a party when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to

result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency at 4:28 PM for 20

minutes. The meeting returned to regular session at 4:53 PM.

This matter was presented.