1200 King County  
Courthouse  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
King County  
Meeting Agenda  
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, September 23, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
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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  
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2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
August 26, 2025 meeting minutes  
4.  
Public Comment  
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Consent  
5.  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Stephen Heard as acting  
director of the King County department of information technology.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
Andy Micklow, Council staff  
Briefing  
6.  
King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission Update  
Sergio Razo, Co-Chair, King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission  
Maha Roy, Co-Chair, King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission  
Mario Banuelos, Secretary, King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission  
Discussion and Possible Action  
7.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Luz Escalante, who resides in council district  
five, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Sponsors:  
Quinn  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
8.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Zain Jinnah, who resides in council district  
two, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Sponsors:  
Zahilay  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
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9.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Julie Kang, who resides in council district four,  
to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
10.  
AN ORDINANCE approving the grant funding allocation for the council-designated projects funded  
through the WaterWorks grant program, for the 2025 cycle, in accordance with the 2025 Annual  
Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 59, as amended, and Ordinance 18031, Section 1, as  
amended.  
Sponsors:  
Quinn  
Jenny Giambattista, Council staff  
Briefing  
11.  
Briefing on DCHS-Regional Workforce Housing Initiative Implementation Plan-Motion 16690  
Presenters TBD  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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