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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)  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, May 8, 2024  
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Regional Policy Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
May 8, 2024  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair von Reichbauer called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
Also in attendance was Councilmember Perry.  
10 -  
Present:  
Arnold, Backus, Balducci, Birney, Moore, Pavone, von Reichbauer, Woo,  
Barón and Ralph  
1 - Zahilay  
Excused:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Mayor Birney moved approval of the March 13, 2024 meeting minutes. There being no  
objections, the minutes were approved.  
Discussion Only  
4.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0011  
AN ORDINANCE adopting the crisis care centers levy implementation plan, required by Ordinance  
19572, Section 7.A., to govern the expenditure of crisis care centers levy proceeds from 2024 to 2032 to  
create a regional network of five crisis care centers, restore and expand residential treatment capacity,  
and increase the sustainability and representativeness of the behavioral health workforce in King County.  
von Reichbauer, Zahilay and Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter and Wendy Soo Hoo, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the  
legislation and answered questions from the members. Kelly Rider, Chief of Staff,  
Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) answered questions from the  
members.  
This matter was Deferred  
Regional Policy Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
May 8, 2024  
Other Business  
There were no other business to come before the Committee.  
Adjournment  
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 4:07 p.m.