1200 King County  
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Meeting Minutes  
Health and Human Services  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Teresa Mosqueda, Chair;  
Sarah Perry, Vice-Chair;  
Jorge Barón, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: Sam Porter (206-263-2708)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206-477-0874)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, July 2, 2024  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Mosqueda called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Barón, Mosqueda, Perry and Zahilay  
Present:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Perry moved approval of the minutes of the June 4, 2024 meetings.  
Seeing no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
There are no individuals present to provide public comment.  
Meeting Minutes  
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Consent  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0047  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Stacey Devenney, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a representative  
from the Harborview Medical Center.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Councilmember Perry that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Barón, Mosqueda, Perry and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0184  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Estella Williamson, who resides in council district  
six, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a representative  
from a provider of sexual assault victim services in King County.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Councilmember Perry that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Barón, Mosqueda, Perry and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0186  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Beratta Gomillion, who resides in council district  
one, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a representative  
from the provider of both mental health and chemical dependency services in King County.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Councilmember Perry that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Barón, Mosqueda, Perry and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0138  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Aaron Johnson, who resides in council district two,  
to the King County children and youth advisory board.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Councilmember Perry that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Barón, Mosqueda, Perry and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Meeting Minutes  
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9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0195  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Aaron Garcia, who resides in council district eight,  
to the King County Communities of Opportunity-Best Starts for Kids levy advisory board, as a  
community member who reflects demographic characteristics of the communities that qualify for funding  
in accordance with Communities of Opportunity funding guidelines and who are grassroots organizers or  
activists in those communities or who live in.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Councilmember Perry that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Barón, Mosqueda, Perry and Zahilay  
Yes:  
10.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0197  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Lindsay Goes Behind, who resides in council  
district eight, to the King County Communities of Opportunity-Best Starts for Kids levy advisory board,  
as a member with system or sector knowledge of the Communities of Opportunity result area of health.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Councilmember Perry that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Barón, Mosqueda, Perry and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Briefing  
11.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0080  
Celebrating Ten Years of Communities of Opportunity: A Unique Community, King County and  
Philanthropy Partnership  
Elsa Batres-Boni – COO Director, Jackie Vaughn, Surge Reproductive Rights, Michael  
Brown- Seattle Foundation, and Michael Seiwerath, Executive Director, SEED Seattle,  
briefed the committee via PowerPoint Presentation and answered questions from the  
members.  
This matter was Presented  
Discussion and Possible Action  
12.  
Proposed Substitute Ordinance No. 2024-0013.2  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the King County behavioral health advisory board; empowering the King  
County behavioral health advisory board to be the advisory body for the crisis care centers levy; and  
amending Ordinance 18170, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2A.300.050.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members. Susan McLaughlin, Director, Behavioral Health and  
Meeting Minutes  
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Health and Human Services  
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Recovery Division (BHRD), Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)  
and Dan Floyd, Substance Use Disorder Strategic Planning Manager, BHRD, DCHS,  
and Staff Liaison to the Behavioral Health Advisory Board were present to answer  
questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Perry that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Barón, Mosqueda, Perry and Zahilay  
Yes:  
Briefing  
13.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0081  
“Getting to Functional Zero” - Sound Foundations NW  
Barb Oliver, Director of Operations / Volunteer Coordinator, Sound Foundations NW  
and Sally Bagshaw, former Seattle City Councilmember, 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 11:27 a.m.