1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
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  
Thursday, July 23, 2026  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how  
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  
meeting only the rules and procedures applicable to committees apply and not those  
applicable to full council meetings.  
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3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes June 2, 2026 meeting.  
4.  
Public Comment  
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Consent  
5.  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to enter into an interlocal agreement for the  
provision of autopsy and forensic pathology services by the King County medical examiner's office to  
Skagit County.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Olivia Brey, Council staff  
Discussion Only  
6.  
AN ORDINANCE adopting the King County behavioral health bridge implementation plan, required by  
the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 70, Proviso P1, to govern the  
expenditure of proceeds from 2028 through 2034 of the behavioral health sales and use tax authorized  
by RCW 82.14.460 and K.C.C. 4A.500.315.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE renaming and revising the mental illness and drug dependency fund and the mental  
illness and drug dependency advisory committee; amending Ordinance 16077, Section 4, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 2.130.010, Ordinance 18217, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.300.510, Ordinance  
15955, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.430, and Ordinance 16693, Section 3, as  
amended, and K.C.C 24.22.020, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200, and recodifying  
K.C.C. 4A.200.430.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
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Discussion and Possible Action  
8.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the Harborview Medical Center Long-Range Planning Committee  
Plan required by the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 17, Proviso P8.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
Briefing  
9.  
Disability Pride Month - 39th Anniversary of the Federal American’s With Disability Act;  
Implementation and Activation at King County.  
Darya Farivar, ADA & Disability Equity Specialist, King County Executive Office (KCEO)  
Cecelia Black, ADA & Disability Equity Specialist, KCEO  
Nate Olsen, ADA & Disability Equity Specialist, KCEO  
10.  
Update on U.S. Continuum of Care Funding  
Jeff Simms, Chief Program Officer, King County Regional Homelessness Authority  
Daniel Malone, Executive Director, Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC)  
Lindsey Grad, Legislative Director, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW  
Regan McBride, Union Representative, PROTEC17  
Hogarth Russell, Union Representative, OPEIU Local 8  
Adjournment  
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