1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Law and Justice Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Rhonda Lewis, Chair;  
Rod Dembowski,Vice-Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge L. Barón, Teresa Mosqueda  
Lead Staff: Leah Krekel-Zoppi (206-477-0892)  
Co-Lead Erica Newman (206-477-7543)  
Committee Clerk: Gabbi Williams (206-477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Wednesday, April 1, 2026  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Lewis called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.  
5 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Lewis and Mosqueda  
Present:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Barón moved approval of the minutes of the March 4, 2026 meeting.  
Seeing no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
There were no individuals present to provide public comment.  
Briefing  
5.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0047  
Panel Discussion on Human Trafficking Prevention  
Kelly Mangiaracina, CSEC Policy and Program Manager, King County Superior Court –  
Juvenile Court Services, LeAnn Blanco, Civil Rights Program Manager, Port of Seattle,  
Jay Doran, Manager, Policy and Communications, Office of Equity, Diversity, and  
Inclusion, Port of Seattle, and Hedda McClendon, SVP of Legacy, Seattle FIFA World  
Cup 2026, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentations and answered  
questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Law and Justice Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
April 1, 2026  
6.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0048  
Panel Discussion on the Role of Professional Staff in Public Defense  
Molly Gilbert, DPD Investigator and SEIU 925 Chapter President, Zachary Brusseau,  
Public Defense Attorney, Department of Public Defense (DPD), and Rachel Schultz,  
Project Program Manager and Teamsters 117 Chief Steward, briefed the committee  
and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
7.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0049  
Office of Law Enforcement Oversight Traffic Enforcement Report  
Katy Kirschner, Deputy Director, Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO), Lea  
Hunter, Senior Policy Analyst, OLEO, Simrit Hans, Policy Analyst, OLEO, Molly  
Webster, Policy Analyst, OLEO, and Angelica Gonzalez Graham, Healing Justice  
Organizer, Eastside for All, briefed the committee via a PowerPoint presentation 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 11:31 a.m