1200 King County  
Courthouse  
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Seattle, WA 98104  
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Meeting Agenda  
Health, Housing, and Human Services  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Teresa Mosqueda, Chair;  
Rhonda Lewis, Vice Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, Steffanie Fain  
Lead Staff: Wendy Soo Hoo (206-477-0890)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206-477-0874)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, March 3, 2026  
Room 1001  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend King County Council committee meetings in person in Council  
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.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
values community input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items.  
There are three ways to provide public comment:  
1. In person: You may attend the meeting and provide comment in the Council Chambers.  
2. By email: You may comment in writing on current agenda items by submitting your email  
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the meeting, your email comments will be distributed to the committee members and  
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below)  
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these services, please contact Language Access Coordinator, Tera Chea at (206)  
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4.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
Public Comment  
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Consent  
5.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Crystal Goodwin, who resides in council  
district seven, to the King County board for developmental disabilities.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
6.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Dae Degrate, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County behavioral health advisory board.  
Sponsors:  
Dunn  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
7.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Someireh Amirfaiz, who resides in council  
district nine, to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a  
provider of culturally specific mental health services in King County.  
Sponsors:  
Dunn  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
8.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Carrol Stripling, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
Discussion and Possible Action  
9.  
A MOTION stating the council's support for continued entheogen-related research for alternative  
treatment modalities, structured medical models, and full decriminalization of entheogen-related  
activities and requesting that the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of any adult engaging in  
certain entheogen-related activities be among King County's lowest criminal enforcement priorities.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
Nick Bowman, Council staff  
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Briefing  
10.  
Update on U.S. Continuum of Care Funding  
Kelsey Beckmeyer, Continuum of Care Manager, King County Regional Homelessness Authority  
Lisa Edge, Chief of External Affairs, King County Regional Homelessness Authority  
Lauren Fay, Senior Business Manager, Downtown Emergency Service Shelter (DESC)  
11.  
Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee (HHHS) Draft Workplan  
Olivia Brey, Council staff  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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