1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Law and Justice Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Jorge Barón, Chair;  
Claudia Balducci,Vice-Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn  
Lead Staff: Wendy Soo Hoo (206-477-0890)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams (206-477-7470)  
1:00 PM  
Wednesday, June 26, 2024  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Barón called the meeting to order at 1:01 p.m.  
4 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski and Dunn  
Present:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Dembowski moved approval of the minutes of the May 22, 2024  
meeting. Seeing no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
The following individuals were present to provide public comment:  
Alex Tsimmerman, Bruno Kelpsis, Izzy Eads, Bailey de Iongh, Rhea Yo, Kristen  
Faiferlick, Karen Pillar, Roxy, Scot Sternberg, Sara Kilisky, Nikkita Oliver, Lydia  
Simpson, Rose Harriot, Roxana Gomez, Anita Khandelwal, Valentina Saldovez,  
Thomas Rathbone, BJ Last, Kalum Corbray, Linda Smith, Olivia Crawford, Durojaiye  
Heru, Julissa Sanchez, Tanya Lester, JM Wong, Farren Rice, Patti Mann, Carter Yee,  
Frances Rice, Aubrey Dillon, Huiling Yang, AJ Carroll, Kay Karr, Renaissance,  
Edoukou Swan, Matthew Patrick Thomas, Max Doggett, Jana Detrick, Virgil, Crystal  
McDonald, and Flora Wright.  
Law and Justice Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
June 26, 2024  
Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0104  
A MOTION declaring the intent of the King County Council to maintain operations of the Patricia H. Clark  
Children and Family Justice Center.  
Leah Krekel-Zoppi, Council staff, briefed the committee. Celia Jackson, Director of  
Criminal Legal System Transformation, Executive's Office, also addressed the  
committee.  
Councilmember Balducci moved Striking Amendment S1.  
Councilmember Balducci requested to be added as a co-sponsor of Striking  
Amendment S1.  
Councilmember Balducci withdrew her motion for Striking Amendment S1.  
Councilmember Balducci made a motion to table this item for a future committee  
meeting. The motion was adopted.  
This matter was Deferred  
6.  
Proposed Motion No. 2023-0434  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on programming for adults in detention as required by  
Ordinance 19546, Section 54, P3, as amended by Ordinance 19633, Section 44, Proviso P3.  
This matter was Deferred  
Briefing  
7.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0071  
Briefing on the Office Law Enforcement Oversight 2023 Annual Report  
Patti Cole-Tindall, Sheriff, addressed the committee. Tamer Abouzeid, Director, Office  
of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO), briefed the committee via a PowerPoint  
presentation.  
This matter was Presented  
Discussion and Possible Action  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0194  
A MOTION accepting the office of law enforcement oversight's annual report for the year 2023.  
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:  
Law and Justice Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
June 26, 2024  
Briefing  
9.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0075  
Briefing on Office of Law Enforcement Oversight Community Guidance Framework for Policy Reviews  
This matter was Deferred  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 3:31 p.m.