1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Board of Health  
Metropolitan King County Councilmembers: Teresa Mosqueda,  
Chair; Jorge Barón, Reagan Dunn  
Alternate: Sarah Perry  
City of Seattle Members: Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Kettle, Sara  
Nelson  
Alternate: Bruce Harrell  
Sound Cities Association Members: Amy Lam, Vice Chair;  
Cheryl Rakes  
Alternates: Amy Falcone and Barb de Michele  
Public Health, Facilities, and Providers: Butch de Castro, PhD,  
MSN/MPH, RN, FAAN;  
Lisa Chew, MD, MPH; Katherine Gudgel, MS  
Alternate: Patricia Egwuatu, DO  
Consumers of Public Health: Quiana Daniels, BS, RN, LPN,  
Vice Chair;  
Mustafa Mohammed, MD, MBCHB, MHP, LAAC, AAC  
Alternate: LaMont Green (Gullah), DSW  
Community Stakeholders: Christopher Archiopoli, Victor Loo  
Alternate: Francoise Milinganyo  
American Indian Health Commission: Jolene Williams,  
Councilmember, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe  
Alternate: Angela Young, Councilmember, Snoqualmie Indian  
Tribe  
Dr. Faisal Khan, Director, Seattle-King County Department of  
Public Health  
Staff: Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board Administrator -  
1:00 PM  
Thursday, November 20, 2025  
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Board of Health  
Meeting Minutes  
November 20, 2025  
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Board of Health  
Meeting Minutes  
November 20, 2025  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:03 p.m.  
Roll Call  
15 -  
Present:  
Archiopoli, Barón, Chew, Daniels, de Castro, Dunn, Gudgel, Kettle, Lam,  
Loo, Mohammed, Mosqueda, Nelson, Williams and Falcone  
2 - Hollingsworth and Rakes  
Excused:  
3.  
Announcement of Any Alternates Serving in Place of Regular  
Members  
Boardmember Falcone served in place of Boardmember Rakes.  
Also in attendance were Boardmember de Michele and Boardmember Milinganyo.  
4.  
5.  
6.  
Approval of Minutes of October 16, 2025  
Boardmember Daniels moved to approve the minutes of the October 16, 2025,  
meeting as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
Public Comments  
The following person spoke:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Chair's Report  
The Chair briefed the board on the upcoming agenda, announced the December 18,  
2025, meeting will be cancelled, and that the January 2026 meeting will be held on  
January 29, 2026, instead of January 15, 2026.  
7.  
Director's Report  
Dr. Faisal Khan, Director, Public Health - Seattle & King County, reported on avian  
influenza, measles, and efforts to seek national public health accreditation.  
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November 20, 2025  
Discussion and Possible Action  
8.  
A RULE AND REGULATION relating to the membership of the King County Board of Health; amending  
R&R 1, Amendment Section 2, as amended, and BOH 2.04.020 and R&R 09-04, Section 8, as  
amended, and BOH 2.04.165 and prescribing an effective date.  
Olivia Brey, Council Staff, briefed the Board and answered questions.  
Boardmember Daniels moved Amendment 1. The motion carried.  
Boardmember Lam moved Amendment 2. The motion carried.  
A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by Boardmember  
Daniels that this R&R be Passed as Amended. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
15 -  
Yes:  
Archiopoli, Barón, Chew, Daniels, de Castro, Dunn, Gudgel, Kettle, Lam,  
Loo, Mohammed, Mosqueda, Nelson, Williams and Falcone  
2 - Hollingsworth and Rakes  
Excused:  
Public Hearing Required  
Briefings  
9.  
2026 Legislative Priorities  
Mac Nicholson, Government Relations Director, briefed the Board and answered  
questions.  
Simon Vila, Government Relations Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County,  
briefed the Board and answered questions.  
Jessica Jeavons, Director of Policy and Strategy, Public Health - Seattle & King  
County, briefed the Board and answered questions.  
This matter was Presented  
10.  
Preparing the 2026 Board of Health Workplan  
Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board of Health Administrator, briefed the Board and answered  
questions.  
This matter was Presented  
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November 20, 2025  
11.  
12.  
Board Member Updates  
No updates were given.  
Other Business  
No other business was presented.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 2:35 p.m.  
If you have questions or need additional information about this agenda,  
please call (206) 263-0365, or write to Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board of  
Health Administrator via email at KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov