1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Committee of the Whole  
Claudia Balducci, Chair;  
Teresa Mosqueda, Vice Chair;  
Jorge Barón, Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn, Sarah Perry,  
De'Sean Quinn, Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: Andy Micklow (206-263-3226)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
9:30 AM  
Monday, November 3, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
REVISED AGENDA - DRAFT MINUTES  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 9:33 AM.  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Barón moved approval of the October 20, 2025 meeting minutes.  
There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
The following people provided public comment:  
Amos  
Karemeri  
Brian  
Martin  
Committee of the Whole  
Meeting Minutes  
November 3, 2025  
Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0287  
A MOTION establishing the King County 2026 State Legislative Priorities.  
Mac Nicholson, Director, Government Relations, King County Council, briefed the  
committee and answered questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Mosqueda that this motion be passed out of  
committee without a recommendation. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Briefings  
6.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0143  
4Culture Budget  
Gene Paul, Council staff, briefed the committee. Brian Carter, Executive Director,  
4Culture, and Claire Miccio, Senior Government Relations Manager, 4Culture,  
answered questions from the members.  
This matter was presented.  
7.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0153  
Briefing on King County Housing Needs Assessment  
Sunaree Marshall, Director, DCHS Housing and Community Development Division,  
Morgan Shook, Director, ECOnorthwest, and Lee Ann Ryan, Senior Project Manager,  
ECOnorthwest, briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered  
questions from the members.  
This matter was presented.  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:22 AM.