1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
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Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
Councilmembers:  
De'Sean Quinn, Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Sarah Perry, Pete von Reichbauer,  
Lead Staff: Jake Tracy (206-263-0875)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206 477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, May 20, 2025  
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Meeting Minutes  
May 20, 2025  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Quinn called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.  
Roll Call  
5 - Balducci, Dembowski, Perry, von Reichbauer and Quinn  
Present:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Dembowski moved approval of the April 15, 2025 meeting minutes.  
There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Briefing  
4.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0077  
200-day Plan Emergency Management Briefing  
Brendan McCluskey, Director, King County Emergency Management, briefed the  
Committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0106  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to renew an interlocal agreement between King  
County and the cities of Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac for stormwater education in  
the Highline Public School District.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
Meeting Minutes  
May 20, 2025  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
Erica Newman, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members. Mary Rabourn, Program Manager, Water Land and  
Resources, Mike Graves, Sr. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Prosecuting Attorney’s  
Office and Angela Gallardo, Stormwater Manager, Water Land and Resources were  
present to answer questions from the members.  
This item was expedited to the May 27, 2025 Council Agenda.  
A motion was made by Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Balducci, Dembowski, Perry, von Reichbauer and Quinn  
Yes:  
6.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0122  
AN ORDINANCE related to the priority hire program and allowing for changes to the criteria of  
"economically distressed areas" that reflects a revised methodology which enhances regional uniformity  
and aligns with evolving economic and demographic shifts; and amending Ordinance 18672, Section 2,  
and K.C.C. 12.18A.010.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
Leah Krekel-Zoppi, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation and  
answered questions from the members. Ken Guy, Director, Finance and Business  
Operations Division, commented and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Recommended Do Pass Consent  
5 - Balducci, Dembowski, Perry, von Reichbauer and Quinn  
Yes:  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the Committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 a.m.