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  
Tuesday, March 25, 2025  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 9:43 AM.  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Mosqueda moved approval of the February 25, 2025 meeting minutes.  
There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
The following people provided public comment:  
Jamie Fleming  
Alex Nagy  
Pat Spreen  
Candace Irwin  
Pam Keller  
Tyler Ayala  
Robert Dyson  
Victor Quinoveva  
Alain Ross  
Torie Garland  
Donny Baines  
Patrick Boyle  
Committee of the Whole  
Meeting Minutes  
March 25, 2025  
Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
6.  
7.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0416  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Sercan Hepsener, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, briefed the Committee. Sercan Hepsener, appointee,  
Dae Shogren, staff liaison, King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission, and  
Brian Chu, staff liaison, King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission, answered  
questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Mosqueda that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0417  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Wahid Bihroz, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, briefed the Committee. Wahid Bihroz, appointee, Dae  
Shogren, staff liaison, King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission, and Brian  
Chu, staff liaison, King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission, answered  
questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Mosqueda that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0074  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Asia Tail, who resides in council district five, to the  
King County cultural development authority (4Culture), as an executive at-large representative.  
Gene Paul, Council staff, briefed the committee. Asia Tail, appointee, and Claire  
Miccio, staff liaison, 4Culture, answered questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Quinn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Committee of the Whole  
Meeting Minutes  
March 25, 2025  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0087  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Paul Graves, who resides in council district nine, to  
the Harborview Medical Center board of trustees, as the district nine representative.  
Sam Porter, Council staff, briefed the committee. Paul Graves, appointee, and  
Dorothy Teeter, First Vice President, Harborview Medical Center Board of Trustees,  
answered questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0088  
A MOTION adopting the King County 2025 Federal Legislative Priorities.  
Mac Nicholson, Director, King County Council Government Relations, briefed the  
committee and answered questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Mosqueda that this Motion be Passed  
Out of Committee Without a Recommendation. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von Reichbauer  
and Zahilay  
1 - Dunn  
Excused:  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:18 AM.