**Leadership Transition** - Appointed Commissioner Janet St. Clair (Island County) as 2025 Chair - Appointed Council Member Kari McVeigh (San Juan County) as 2025 Vice Chair - Thanked outgoing Chair Commissioner Browning (Skagit County) and Vice Chair Council Member Fuller (San Juan County) **Strategic Plan Status Review** - Conducted comprehensive review of three priority areas: Broadband, Behavioral Health Care, and Transportation - **Broadband:** Decision to suspend Regional Broadband Action Team (RBAT) due to completion of initial goals and shift to county-specific BEAD funding approach - **Behavioral Health Care:** Acknowledged significant challenges with funding cuts and staffing shortages; continuing regional needs assessment work - **Transportation:** All tasks on schedule; advocacy document completed and adopted **Operational Decisions** - Broadband work will transition to WSAC-level coordination rather than regional subcommittee - Behavioral health care subcommittee to continue with focus on regional needs assessment - Transportation subcommittee maintaining current schedule and priorities