1200 King County

Courthouse

King County

516 Third Avenue

Seattle, WA 98104

Meeting Minutes

Regional Water Quality Committee

Councilmembers:

Claudia Balducci, Chair

Reagan Dunn, Dave Upthegrove

Alternate:

Sound Cities Association: Conrad Lee, Bellevue, Vice Chair;

Sarah Moore, Burien;

Laura Mork, Shoreline; Jessica Rossman, Medina

Alternates: Kelli Curtis, Kirkland; Yolanda Trout Manuel,

Auburn

Sewer/Water Districts: Chuck Clarke, Woodinville Water

District; Lloyd Warren, Sammamish Plateau Water District

Alternate: Ryika Hooshangi, Sammamish Plateau Water

City of Seattle: Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Kettle

Alternate: Rob Saka

Lead Staff: Jenny Giambattista (206-477-0879)

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

9:30 AM

Monday, July 15, 2024

Hybrid Meeting

SPECIAL MEETING

DRAFT MINUTES

Call to Order

Roll Call

Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 9:34 AM.

13 -

Present:

Balducci, Clarke, Dunn, Lee, Mork, Moore, Rossman, Upthegrove, Warren,

Hollingsworth, Curtis, Trout-Manuel and Hooshangi

1 - Kettle

Excused:

Approval of Minutes

Councilmember Warren moved approval of the June 5, 2024 meeting minutes. There

being no objections, the minutes were approved.

Chair's Report

Chair Balducci provided an overview of the agenda and updates on upcoming

meetings, including an in-person meeting on September 4, 2024.

Regional Water Quality Committee

Meeting Minutes

July 15, 2024

MWPAAC Report

John McClellan, Chair, MWPAAC, briefed the committee on recent and upcoming

MWPAAC meetings and tours.

Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) Report

Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural

Resources and Parks, briefed the committee on WTD's recent receipt of an award

from the Washington State Department of Commerce's Clean Energy Grant Fund,

loans to be received by the Department of Ecology in fiscal year 2025, agreed

modification of the Combined Sewer Overflow Consent Decree, and long-term sewer

rate forecasting and answered questions from the members.

Briefing

Briefing No. 2024-B0084

Combined Sewer Overflow Consent Decree Modification

Jenny Giambattista, Council staff, and Faon O’Connor, CSO Control Manager,

Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural Resources and Parks, briefed

the committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the

members.

The chair recessed the meeting into executive session under RCW 42.30.110(h) at

10:15 AM for 15 minutes t

o discuss with legal counsel legal risks of a proposed action when public knowledge

regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence

to the county. The executive session was extended until 10:40 AM. The meeting

returned to regular session at 10:44 AM.

This matter was Presented

Briefing No. 2024-B0085

Regional Wastewater Services Plan Update

Jim Simmonds, Supervisor, Comprehensive Planning, Wastewater Treatment Division,

Department of Natural Resources and Parks, briefed the committee via PowerPoint

presentation.

This matter was Deferred