1200 King County

Courthouse

King County

516 Third Avenue

Seattle, WA 98104

Meeting Minutes

Committee of the Whole

Claudia Balducci, Chair;

Teresa Mosqueda, Vice Chair;

Jorge Barón, Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn, Sarah Perry,

De'Sean Quinn, Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay

Lead Staff: Andy Micklow (206-263-3226)

Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)

9:30 AM

Monday, October 6, 2025

Hybrid Meeting

REVISED AGENDA - DRAFT MINUTES

Call to Order

Roll Call

Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 9:37 AM.

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Present:

Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von

Reichbauer and Zahilay

Approval of Minutes

Councilmember Perry moved approval of the September 23, 2025 meeting minutes.

There being no objections, the minutes were approved.

Public Comment

There was no one present to provide public comment.

Consent

Proposed Motion No. 2025-0262

A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Aliye Aliye, who resides in council district seven,

to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.

A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this motion be

recommended do pass consent. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Yes:

Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von

Reichbauer and Zahilay

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Briefing

Briefing No. 2025-B0148

Transit Safety Report

Mary Bourguignon, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from

the members. Sacha Taylor, Transit Safety Task Force Facilitator, Ashley Street,

Transit Safety Task Force Facilitator, Michelle Allison, General Manager, Metro Transit

Department, and Greg Woodfill, President, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local

587, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from

the members.

This matter was presented.

Discussion and Possible Action

Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0141

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the executive to execute fiber optic installation and maintenance

agreements.

Brandi Paribello, Council staff, and Stephen Heard, Interim Chief Information Officer

and Director, King County Information Technology, briefed the committee and

answered questions from the members.

Councilmember Barón moved approval of Striking Amendment S1 and Title

Amendment T1. There being no objections, the amendments were adopted.

A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this ordinance be

recommended do pass substitute consent. The motion carried by the following

vote:

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Yes:

Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von

Reichbauer and Zahilay

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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0214

AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of environmental attributes held by the county; authorizing the

executive office of climate to enter into an agreement with an environmental services aggregator who

would support the tracking and reporting of low-carbon fuels usage in county fleets and production of

low-carbon fuels to generate credits in the Washington Clean Fuels Program and manage the sale of

credits to producers and suppliers of regulated fuels.

Jenny Giambattista, Council staff, Carrie Lee, GHG Reduction Manager, Executive

Climate Office, and Autumn Salamack, Sustainability & Climate Manager, Metro

Transit Department, briefed the committee and answered questions from the

members.

Councilmember Quinn moved approval of Amendment 1. There being no objections,

Amendment 1 was adopted.

A motion was made by Councilmember Quinn that this ordinance be

recommended do pass substitute consent. The motion carried by the following

vote:

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Yes:

Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von

Reichbauer and Zahilay

Proposed Motion No. 2025-0272

A MOTION approving the 2026 budget and work program for ARCH, A Regional Coalition for Housing.

Olivia Brey, Council staff, Sunaree Marshall, Division Director, Housing and Community

Development Division, DCHS, and Lindsay Masters, Executive Director, ARCH, briefed

the committee and answered questions from the members.

A motion was made by Councilmember Quinn that this Motion be

Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Yes:

Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von

Reichbauer and Zahilay

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Proposed Motion No. 2025-0273

A MOTION approving the 2026 work plan and 2026 budget for SKHHP, South King Housing and

Homelessness Partners.

Olivia Brey, Council staff, Sunaree Marshall, Division Director, Housing and Community

Development Division, DCHS, and Claire Goodwin, Executive Director, SKHHP, briefed

the committee and answered questions from the members.

A motion was made by Councilmember Quinn that this Motion be

Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Yes:

Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von

Reichbauer and Zahilay

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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0284

AN ORDINANCE regarding membership on the King County board of health; and amending Ordinance

19418, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35.021, Ordinance 19418, Section 3, as amended, and

K.C.C. 2.35.022, and Ordinance 19418, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.35.026.

Sam Porter, Council staff, briefed the committee.

A motion was made by Mosqueda that this Ordinance be Recommended Do

Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Yes:

Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn and von

Reichbauer

1 - Zahilay

Excused:

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Briefing No. 2025-B0151

Federal Government Update Impacts on Operations and Funding

Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget, briefed the

committee and answered questions from the members.

This matter was presented.

Other Business

There was no other business to come before the committee.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 11:48 AM.