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Meeting Minutes  
Regional Policy Committee  
Councilmembers: Pete von Reichbauer, Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Girmay Zahilay  
Alternate: Jorge Barón  
Sound Cities Association: Jay Arnold, Kirkland; Nancy  
Backus, Auburn;  
Angela Birney, Redmond, Vice Chair; Armondo Pavone,  
Renton  
Alternates: Dana Ralph, Kent; Debra Srebnik, Kenmore  
City of Seattle: Cathy Moore, Tanya Woo  
Alternates: Tammy Morales, Sara Nelson  
Lead Staff: Miranda Leskinen (206)263-5783)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206-477-0874)  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, January 10, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Regional Policy Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
January 10, 2024  
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meeting.  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair von Reichbauer called the meeting to order at 3:04 p.m.  
Roll Call  
11 -  
Present:  
Arnold, Backus, Balducci, Birney, Moore, Pavone, von Reichbauer, Zahilay,  
Ralph, Srebnik and Barón  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Mayor Backus moved approval of the December 8, 2023 meeting minutes. There being  
no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Briefing  
4.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0001  
Selection of Vice-chair  
Mayor Backus moved that Mayor Birney be appointed as the new vice chair. The  
motion passed unanimously.  
This matter was Presented  
Discussion Only  
5.  
RPC Resolution No. RPC2024-01  
A RESOLUTION concerning the regional policy committee work program for 2024.  
Jenny Giambattista, Council Staff, briefed the Committee on the work plan and  
answered questions from the members.  
Regional Policy Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
January 10, 2024  
Briefing  
6.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0002  
Waste to Energy  
Pat McLaughlin, Director, Solid Waste Division, John Walsh, Strategic Planning  
Manager, Natural Resources & Parks and John Morgan, KC Solid Waste Division,  
briefed the Committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the  
members.  
This matter was Presented  
7.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0003  
King County Sheriff’s Office contracts with cities and general updates  
Patti Cole-Tindall, King County Sheriff, briefed the Committee and answered questions  
from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the Committee  
Adjournment  
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 4:19 p.m.