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)  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, April 3, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
REVISED AGENDA  
DRAFT MINUTES  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 3:01 PM.  
10 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Clarke, Dunn, Lee, Mork, Upthegrove, Warren, Hollingsworth,  
Curtis and Hooshangi  
3 - Moore, Rossman and Kettle  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair Lee moved approval of the March 6, 2024 meeting minutes. There being no  
objections, the minutes were approved.  
Chair's Report  
Chair Balducci provided updates on upcoming special meeting dates and times and  
the recently appointed Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Parks,  
John Taylor.  
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5.  
6.  
MWPAAC Report  
John McClellan, Chair, MWPAAC, provided updates on the MWPAAC rate  
recommendation letter to the King County Executive.  
Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) Report  
Kamuron Gurol, Director, Wastewater Treatment Division, Department of Natural  
Resources and Parks, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation on the  
recent loan commitment from the Environmental Protection Agency's WIFIA program,  
the press conference and site visit surrounding it, how the division will use the funds,  
further opportunities for federal funding, and the status of the Regional Wastewater  
Services Plan.  
Briefings  
7.  
8.  
9.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0046  
Regional Wastewater Services Plan Update  
Jim Simmonds, Combined System and Utility Planning Supervisor, Wastewater  
Treatment Division, Department of Natural Resources and Parks, briefed the  
committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Briefing No. 2024-B0037  
Wastewater Treatment Division Long-Term Capital Forecasting Methodology Recommendation  
Crystal Fleet, Capital Portfolio Planning and Analysis Unit Manager, Wastewater  
Treatment Division, Department of Natural Resources and Parks, briefed the  
committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Briefing No. 2024-B0045  
Overview of the policies that determine how regional wastewater system costs are shared and the sewer  
rate and capacity charge are structured  
Courtney Black, Finance & Administration Section Manager, Wastewater Treatment  
Division, Department of Natural Resources and Parks, briefed the committee via  
PowerPoint presentation.  
This matter was Presented  
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April 3, 2024  
Discussion and Possible Action  
10.  
RWQC Resolution No. RWQC2024-01  
A RESOLUTION expressing the regional water quality committee's interest in the sewer rate and  
capacity charge and requesting the metropolitan water pollution abatement advisory committee continue  
performing a technical review of the annual sewer rate and capacity charge.  
Councilmember Hollingsworth moved Amendment 1. Chair Balducci offered a friendly  
amendment to add, "and usage," to line 4 of Amendment 1 following the word,  
"contributions." Councilmember Hollingsworth accepted the friendly amendment.  
Amendment 2 was not offered.  
Councilmember Lee moved Amendment 2A. The amendment was adopted.  
The amended resolution passed unanimously.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Warren that this RWQC Resolution be  
Passed. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.  
Briefing  
11.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0042  
2024 Regional Water Quality Committee (RWQC) Work Plan  
Chair Balducci advised the committee that there are currently no updates to the work  
plan, but staff will be updating it after this meeting.  
This matter was Deferred  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 5:02 PM.