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Courthouse  
King County  
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Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Regional Policy Committee  
Councilmembers: Pete von Reichbauer, Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Girmay Zahilay  
Alternate: Sarah Perry  
Sound Cities Association: Nancy Backus, Auburn, Vice Chair;  
Jay Arnold, Kirkland;  
Angela Birney, Redmond; Armondo Pavone, Renton  
Alternates: Dana Ralph, Kent; Debra Srebnik, Kenmore  
City of Seattle: Debora Juarez, Alexis Mercedes Rinck  
Alternates: Sara Nelson, Mark Solomon  
Lead Staff: Miranda Leskinen (206-263-5783)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206-477-0874)  
1:00 PM  
Wednesday, November 19, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Regional Policy Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
November 19, 2025  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair von Reichbauer called the meeting to order at 1:01 p.m  
Roll Call  
7 - Arnold, Backus, Birney, Dembowski, Pavone, von Reichbauer and Ralph  
3 - Juarez, Mercedes Rinck and Zahilay  
Present:  
Excused:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Mayor Ralph moved approval of the September 9, 2025, meeting minutes. There being  
no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Briefing  
4.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0155  
VSHSL annual report  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff, briefed the Committee and answered questions from  
the members. Kelly Rider, Director, Department of Community and Human Services  
(DCHS) and Michael Bailey, Adult Services Division Director, DCHS, briefed the  
Committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
5.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0156  
4Culture Annual Report and Doors Open Evaluation Framework  
Gene Paul, Council staff, briefed the Committee and answered questions from the  
members. Claire Miccio, Senior Government Relations Manager, 4Culture and  
Regional Policy Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
November 19, 2025  
Calandra Childers, Director of Program Strategy and Impact, 4Culture, briefed the  
Committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 1:53 p.m.