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Meeting Minutes  
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, May 6, 2025  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Room 1001  
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Meeting Minutes  
May 6, 2025  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Mosqueda called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Present:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Dunn approval of the minutes of the April 1, 2025 meeting.  
Seeing no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
There were no individuals present to provide public comment.  
Meeting Minutes  
May 6, 2025  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
Briefing  
5.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0066  
Federal Funding Cuts and Threats to Health, Housing, and Human Services  
Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget, briefed the  
Committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
6.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0067  
Fair Work Center Report Titled "Wage Theft in King County: Analysis and Recommendations for  
Improving Labor Standards Enforcement"  
Martin Garfinkel, Consulting Attorney for the Fair Work Center and Jeremiah Miller,  
Legal Director, Fair Work Center, briefed the Committee via PowerPoint presentation  
and answer questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
7.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0068  
DCHS Report on King County Consortium Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, March 2025  
Sunaree Marshall, Director, Housing and Community Development Division,  
Department of Community and Human Services, (DCHS), briefed the Committee via  
PowerPoint presentation and answer questions from the members. Also present were  
Valerie Kendall, Housing Policy Manager, Department of Community and Human  
Services and Sam Tedford, Housing Policy, Planning, and Special Projects Manager,  
(DCHS) to answer questions from the members.  
Katie Rogers, Chief of Staff, (DCHS)  
This matter was Presented  
8.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0069  
Housing and Childcare Permitting Process Update from Department of Local Services  
Jim Chan, Director, Permitting Division, Department of Local Services (DLS) and Mark  
Rowe, Deputy Director, Permitting Division, DLS, briefed the Committee via  
PowerPoint presentation and answer questions from the members. Leon Richardson,  
Director, (DLS) was present to answer questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Meeting Minutes  
May 6, 2025  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:38 p.m.