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King County  
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Meeting Minutes  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Rod Dembowski, Chair;  
Teresa Mosqueda, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón, Pete von Reichbauer,  
Lead Staff: Sherrie Hsu (206-477-7253)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206 477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, May 21, 2024  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Dembowski called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.  
Roll Call  
5 - Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda and von Reichbauer  
Present:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Barón moved approval of the April 16, 2024 meeting minutes. There  
being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
There was no individuals present to provide public comment.  
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Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0137  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on options for providing public transportation service to the  
Seattle waterfront and northwest Belltown in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance,  
Ordinance 19546, Section 114, Proviso P7.  
Barón and Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff, briefed the committee on the legislation and  
answered questions from the members. David VanderZee, Service Planning, Metro  
Transit Department and Cristina González, Community Engagement, Metro Transit  
Department Metro, were present to commented and answered questions from the  
members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Barón that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda and von Reichbauer  
1 - Balducci  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Briefing  
6.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0063  
Briefing on Fish Passage Restoration Program Audit  
Sherrie Hsu, Council staff, briefed the committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members. Kymber Waltmunson, County Auditor, King County  
Auditor’s Office; Cindy Drake, Supervising Auditor, King County Auditor’s Office; and  
Zainab Nejati, Capital Projects Analyst, King County Auditor’s Office, were present to  
briefed the Committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the  
members. Also present were Josh Baldi, Water and Land Resources Division  
Director, Department of Natural Resources and Parks; Evan Lewis, Special Projects  
Manager, Department of Natural Resources and Parks and Joann Kosai-Eng, County  
Road Engineer, Department of Local Services to answered questions from the  
members.  
This matter was Presented  
Discussion and Possible Action  
7.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0162  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report in response to Motion 16463.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Jenny Giambattista, Council staff, briefed the committee on the legislation and  
answered questions from the members. Marissa Aho, Director, Office of Climate, was  
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present to commented and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
8.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2024-0007  
AN ORDINANCE relating to parks and recreation; amending Ordinance 14509, Section 4, and K.C.C.  
7.01.010, Ordinance 14509, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.08.060, Ordinance 14509, Section 9,  
and K.C.C. 7.08.070, Ordinance 14509, Section 10, and K.C.C. 7.08.080, Ordinance 6798, Section 2, as  
amended, and 7.12.020, Ordinance 6798, Section 3, and K.C.C. 7.12.030, Ordinance 14509, Section 14,  
and K.C.C. 7.12.035, Ordinance 6798, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.050, Ordinance 6798,  
Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.110, Ordinance 6798, Section 12, and K.C.C. 7.12.140,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 65, and K.C.C. 7.12.650, Ordinance 6798, Section 66, and K.C.C. 7.12.660,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 67, and K.C.C. 7.12.670, Ordinance 6798, Section 70, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.700, and Ordinance 4461, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.22.060, adding new  
sections to K.C.C. chapter 7.12, repealing Ordinance 6798, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C.  
7.12.160, Ordinance 6798, Section 17, and K.C.C. 7.12.170, Ordinance 6798, Section 18, and K.C.C.  
7.12.180, Ordinance 6798, Section 19, and K.C.C. 7.12.190, Ordinance 6798, Section 20, and K.C.C.  
7.12.200, Ordinance 6798, Section 21, and K.C.C. 7.12.210, Ordinance 6798, Section 22, and K.C.C.  
7.12.220, Ordinance 6798, Section 23, and K.C.C. 7.12.230, Ordinance 6798, Section 24, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 7.12.240, Ordinance 6798, Section 25, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.250, Ordinance 6798,  
Section 26, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.260, Ordinance 6798, Section 27, and K.C.C. 7.12.270,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 28, and K.C.C. 7.12.280, Ordinance 6798, Section 29, and K.C.C. 7.12.290,  
Ordinance 8518, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.295, Ordinance 6798, Section 30, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.300, Ordinance 6798, Section 31, and K.C.C. 7.12.310, Ordinance 6798,  
Section 32, and K.C.C. 7.12.320, Ordinance 6798, Section 33, and K.C.C. 7.12.330, Ordinance 6798,  
Section 34, and K.C.C. 7.12.340, Ordinance 6798, Section 35, and K.C.C. 7.12.350, Ordinance 6798,  
Section 36, and K.C.C. 7.12.360, Ordinance 6798, Section 37, and K.C.C. 7.12.370, Ordinance 6798,  
Section 38, and K.C.C. 7.12.380, Ordinance 6798, Section 39, and K.C.C. 7.12.390, Ordinance 6798,  
Section 40, and K.C.C. 7.12.400, Ordinance 6798, Section 41, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.410,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.420, Ordinance 6798, Section 43, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.430, Ordinance 17375, Section 2, and K.C.C. 7.12.435, Ordinance 6798,  
Section 44, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.440, Ordinance 14509, Section 22, and K.C.C. 7.12.445,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 45, and K.C.C. 7.12.450, Ordinance 6798, Section 46, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.460, Ordinance 6798, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.470, Ordinance 6798,  
Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.480, Ordinance 6798, Section 49, and K.C.C. 7.12.490,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 50, and K.C.C. 7.12.500, Ordinance 6798, Section 51, and K.C.C. 7.12.510,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 52, and K.C.C. 7.12.520, Ordinance 6798, Section 53, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.530, Ordinance 6798, Section 54, and K.C.C. 7.12.540, Ordinance 6798, Section 55, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.550, Ordinance 6798, Section 56, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.560,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 57, and K.C.C. 7.12.570, Ordinance 6798, Section 58, and K.C.C. 7.12.580,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 59, and K.C.C. 7.12.590, Ordinance 6798, Section 60, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 7.12.600, Ordinance 6798, Section 61, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.610, Ordinance 6798,  
Section 62, and K.C.C. 7.12.620, Ordinance 6798, Section 63, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.630,  
Ordinance 6798, Section 64, as amended, and K.C.C. 7.12.640, Ordinance 8538, Section 3, and K.C.C.  
7.12.642, and Ordinance 7620, Section 1, and K.C.C. 7.12.645, and prescribing penalties.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Sherrie Hsu, Council staff, briefed the committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members. Warren Jimenez, Parks Division Director, Department  
of Natural Resources and Parks was present to commented and answered questions  
from the members  
There was a Striking amendment S1 and Title Amendment T2 moved by  
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Councilmember Mosqueda, the amendments were adopted.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Mosqueda that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Barón, Dembowski and Mosqueda  
2 - Balducci and von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the Committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:21 a.m.