1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Government Accountability and  
Oversight Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Pete von Reichbauer, Chair;  
Dave Upthegrove, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Reagan Dunn  
Lead Staff: Melissa Bailey (206-263-0114)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, June 11, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend the King County Council committee meetings in person in Council  
Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how  
to attend and/or to provide comment remotely are listed below.  
Pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.035 A. and F., this meeting is also noticed as a meeting of the  
Metropolitan King County Council, whose agenda is limited to the committee business. In this  
meeting only the rules and procedures applicable to committees apply and not those  
applicable to full council meetings.  
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Committee values community input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items.  
The Committee will accept public comment on items on today’s agenda in writing. You may do  
so by submitting your written comments to kcccomitt@kingcounty.gov. If your comments are  
submitted before 8:30 a.m. on the day of the meeting, your comments will be distributed to the  
committee members and appropriate staff prior to the meeting.  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
May 14, 2024 meeting minutes  
Discussion and Possible Action  
4.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Anna Peterson, who resides in council district  
one, to the King County board of appeals and equalization.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Gene Paul, Council staff  
Briefings  
Zero Emissions: Metro Transit Working to Mitigate Risks to County’s Ambitious 2035 Goal  
5.  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff  
Ben Thompson, Audit Director, King County Auditor's Office  
Luc Poon, Principal Management Auditor, King County Auditor's Office  
Elise Garvey, Principal Management Auditor, King County Auditor's Office  
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6.  
Vanpool: Improved Monitoring Could Help Achieve Strategic Goals and Reduce Program Risk  
Ben Thompson, Audit Director, King County Auditor's Office  
Basil Hariri, Performance Auditor, King County Auditor's Office  
Mia Neidhardt, Senior Principal Auditor, King County Auditor's Office  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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