1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Committee of the Whole  
Claudia Balducci, Chair;  
Teresa Mosqueda, Vice Chair;  
Jorge Barón, Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn, Sarah Perry,  
De'Sean Quinn, Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: Andy Micklow (206-263-3226)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, July 22, 2025  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 9:34 a.m.  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Dunn moved approval of the minutes of the May 27, 2025 and June  
20, 2025 meetings. Seeing no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
There was no one present to provide public comments.  
Committee of the Whole  
Meeting Minutes  
July 22, 2025  
Consent  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0210  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Stephen Heard as acting director of  
the King County department of information technology.  
This matter was expedited to the August 19, 2025 Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Perry that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Discussion and Possible Action  
6.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0080  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of David Grossman, who resides in council district  
two, to the Harborview Medical Center board of trustees, as a council at-large representative.  
Sam Porter, Council staff, briefed the committee. Steffanie Fain, President,  
Harborview Board of Trustees, provided comments. Dr. David Grossman, appointee to  
the Harborview Board of Trustees, provided comments on his background and interest  
in serving on the board, and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was expedited to the August 19, 2025 Council agenda.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Zahilay that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Committee of the Whole  
Meeting Minutes  
July 22, 2025  
Briefing  
7.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0113  
Harborview Medical Center - General Update and Bond Program Update  
Neeru Kaur, Respiratory Care Practitioner, Harborview Medical Center, Lindsey Grad,  
Legislative Director, SEIU 1199, and Brian Edwards, President, WFSE 3488, provided  
comments and answered questions from the members.  
The Chair recessed the meeting at 10:14 a.m. The meeting was reconvened at 10:17  
a.m.  
Steffanie Fain, President, Harborview Board of Trustees, provided comments and  
answered questions from the members. Sommer Kleweno Walley, Chief Executive  
Officer, Harborview Medical Center, briefed the committee via a PowerPoint  
presentation and answered questions from the members. Anthony Wright, Director,  
Harborview Construction and Infrastructure, King County Executive's Office, briefed the  
committee via a PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
8.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0114  
Federal Government Update Impacts on Operations and Funding - Preparing to Respond to and Mitigate  
Expected Cuts and Impacts of the Recently Passed Trump Tax Bill  
Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget, briefed the  
committee via a 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 11:50 a.m.