1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
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: Cathy Moore, Alexis Mercedes Rinck  
Alternates: Sara Nelson, Mark Solomon  
Lead Staff: Miranda Leskinen (206-263-5783)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206-477-0874)  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, August 20, 2025  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend the King County Council committee meeting in person in the Skyline  
Room at the Museum of Flight at 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA, 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.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Regional Policy 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 2:00 p.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  
Minutes of July 9, 2025 meeting.  
Briefing  
4.  
Discussion on Regional Changes  
Dr. Carver Gayton  
Author, Odyssey of a Seattle Native Son  
5.  
Solid Waste Long-Term Disposal Plan Update  
Rebecca Singer, Director, Solid Waste Division, King County Department of Natural Resources and  
Parks (DNRP/SWD)  
John Walsh, Strategy, Communications & Performance Section Manager, DNRP/SWD  
Patty Liu, Project/Program Manager, DNRP/SWD/S&PS  
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Discussion and Possible Action  
6.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the 2024 health through housing annual report, in accordance with  
K.C.C. chapter 24.30.  
Mosqueda and Balducci  
Sponsors:  
Olivia Brey, Council Staff  
Briefing  
7.  
Mental Illness and Drug Dependency (MIDD) Renewal Proposal Briefing  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
Adjournment  
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