1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Health, Housing, and Human Services  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Teresa Mosqueda, Chair;  
Reagan Dunn, Vice-Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, De'Sean Quinn  
Lead Staff: Sam Porter (206-263-2708)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206-477-0874)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, December 2, 2025  
Room 1001  
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to attend and/or provide public comment remotely are listed below.  
Pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.035 A. and F., this meeting is also noticed as a meeting of the  
Metropolitan King County Council, whose agenda is limited to the committee business. In this  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of September 9, 2025 meeting.  
4.  
Public Comment  
Consent  
5.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Eric Buley, who resides in council district two, to  
the King County children and youth advisory board.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
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6.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Ellie Wang, who resides in council district nine,  
to the King County children and youth advisory board, as a youth representative.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
7.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Briyanna Stewart, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County children and youth advisory board.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
8.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Asma Ahmed, who resides in council district  
four, to the King County children and youth advisory board.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
9.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Yessica Osorio Duran, who resides in council  
district five, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as a youth representative.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
10.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Megan Walsh, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County children and youth advisory board.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
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11.  
12.  
13.  
14.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Eric Dodd, who resides in council district six, to  
the King County children and youth advisory board.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kathryn Hill, who resides in council district one,  
to the King County women's advisory board, as the district one representative.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Negin Khanloo, who resides in council district  
six, to the King County women's advisory board, as the district six representative.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jeni Johnson, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a representative  
of unincorporated King County.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
15.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the 2024 health through housing annual report, in accordance with  
K.C.C. chapter 24.30.  
Mosqueda and Balducci  
Sponsors:  
Olivia Brey, Council staff  
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16.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the third annual report on the second Best Starts for Kids  
initiative, in accordance with Ordinance 19354.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
17.  
A MOTION approving the 2024 annual mental illness and drug dependency evaluation summary report,  
in compliance with K.C.C. 4A.500.309.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
Briefing  
18.  
Continuum of Care: Distilling the Federal Contract and Local Consequences  
Representative Nicole Macri  
Kelly Rider, Director, Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)  
Dan Wise, Agency Director at Catholic Community Services  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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