1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
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Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Health, Housing, and Human Services  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Teresa Mosqueda, Chair;  
Rhonda Lewis, Vice Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, Steffanie Fain  
Lead Staff: Olivia Brey (206-263-7913)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206-477-0874)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, May 5, 2026  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Meeting Minutes  
May 5, 2026  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Mosqueda called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Barón, Fain, Lewis and Mosqueda  
Present:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair Lewis moved approval of the April 7, 2026, meeting minutes. There being  
no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
There was no one to offer public comments.  
Meeting Minutes  
May 5, 2026  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
Consent  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2026-0064  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Sabina Perry, who resides in council district four,  
to the behavioral health advisory board, as a representative who has lived experience with one or more  
behavioral health conditions.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
This matter was Recommended Do Pass Consent  
Discussion and Possible Action  
6.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0252  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the summary letter and completion of the online annual report  
requirement for the Crisis Care Centers Levy, in accordance with Ordinance 19572, Section 7.C.9, and  
Attachment A to Ordinance 19783, Section VIII.A.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from members. Denille Bezemer, Interim Deputy Director, Behavioral Health  
and Recovery Division (BHRD), Department of Community and Human Services  
(DCHS) and Jennifer Winslow, Crisis Care Centers Strategic Planning Manager,  
BHRD, DCHS, briefed the Committee via PowerPoint Presentation and answered  
questions from the members. Katherine Rogers, Chief of Staff, Community & Human  
Services Department also answered questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Lewis that this Motion be Recommended Do Pass. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Barón, Fain, Lewis and Mosqueda  
Yes:  
Briefing  
7.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0050  
Public Health Financial Update  
Aaron Rubardt, Budget Director, Executive's Office and Michael Gedeon,  
Administrative Services, Division Director, Department Public Health, briefed the  
Committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the Committee.  
Adjournment  
Meeting Minutes  
May 5, 2026  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:55 a.m.