1200 King County

Courthouse

King County

516 Third Avenue

Seattle, WA 98104

Meeting Minutes

Board of Health

Metropolitan King County Councilmembers: Teresa Mosqueda,

Chair; Jorge Barón, Reagan Dunn

Alternate: Sarah Perry

City of Seattle Members: Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Kettle, Sara

Nelson

Alternate: Bruce Harrell

Sound Cities Association Members: Amy Lam, Vice Chair;

Cheryl Rakes

Alternates: Amy Falcone and Barb de Michele

Public Health, Facilities, and Providers: Butch de Castro, PhD,

MSN/MPH, RN, FAAN;

Lisa Chew, MD, MPH; Katherine Gudgel, MS

Alternate: Patricia Egwuatu, DO

Consumers of Public Health: Quiana Daniels, BS, RN, LPN,

Vice Chair;

Mustafa Mohammed, MD, MBCHB, MHP, LAAC, AAC

Alternate: LaMont Green (Gullah), DSW

Community Stakeholders: Christopher Archiopoli, Victor Loo

Alternate: Francoise Milinganyo

American Indian Health Commission: Jolene Williams,

Councilmember, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe

Alternate: Angela Young, Councilmember, Snoqualmie Indian

Tribe

Dr. Faisal Khan, Director, Seattle-King County Department of

Public Health

Staff: Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board Administrator -

KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov

1:00 PM

Thursday, January 16, 2025

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Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 1:01 p.m.

Roll Call

15 -

Present:

Archiopoli, Barón, Chew, Daniels, de Castro, Dunn, Gudgel, Kettle, Lam,

Loo, Mohammed, Mosqueda, Nelson, Rakes and Williams

1 - Hollingsworth

Excused:

Announcement of Any Alternates Serving in Place of Regular

Members

No alternates served in place of regular members.

Also in attendance were Boardmembers de Michele, Falcone, Green, and Millanganyo.

Approval of Minutes of November 21, 2024

Boardmember Daniels moved to approve the minutes of the November 14, 2024,

meeting as presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.

Public Comments

The following people spoke:

Mary Wictor

Warren Iverson

Chair's Report

The Chair briefed the board on the upcoming agenda and shared highlights from 2024.

Director's Report

Dr. Faisal Khan, Director, Public Health, Seattle & King County, briefed the Board on

respiratory illnesses, the salmonella outbreak in King County, H5N1 bird flu prevention;

and the 2026-2031 Medic One/EMS Levy.

Election of Chairs and Vice Chairs

Boardmember Dunn made a motion to nominate Boardmember Mosqueda as Chair of

the Board of Health. The motion carried.

Boardmember Gudgel made a motion to nominate Boardmember Daniels as vice chair

representing nonelected officials. The motion carried.

Boardmember Rakes made a motion to nominate Boardmember Lam as vice chair

representing city and county officials. The motion carried.

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Discussion and Possible Action

Resolution No. 25-01

A RESOLUTION designating the order in which the vice-chairs of the King County Board of Health may

act in the absence of the chair in 2025.

Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board Administrator, briefed the Board and answered questions.

A Public Hearing was held and closed. A motion was made by Boardmember

Lam that this Resolution be Passed. The motion carried by the following vote:

15 -

Yes:

Archiopoli, Barón, Chew, Daniels, de Castro, Dunn, Gudgel, Kettle, Lam,

Loo, Mohammed, Mosqueda, Nelson, Rakes and Williams

1 - Hollingsworth

Excused:

Briefings

10.

BOH Briefing No. 25-B01

Board of Health Authority

Sam Porter, Council Staff, briefed the Board and answered questions.

This matter was Presented

11.

BOH Briefing No. 25-B02

Preparing the 2025 Board of Health Workplan

Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board of Health Administrator, briefed the board and answered

questions.

This matter was Presented

12.

BOH Briefing No. 25-B03

Briefing on Proposed On-site Sewage/Septic Code Revisions

Dylan Orr, Director, Environmental Health Services, made remarks.

Lynn Schneider, Public Health Septic System Program Supervisor, Public Health -

Seattle & King County, briefed the Board and answered questions.

This matter was Presented

13.

BOH Briefing No. 25-B04

Hazardous Waste Management Program Update

This matter was Deferred

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14.

BOH Briefing No. 25-B05

State Legislative Update

Simon Vila, Government Relations Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County,

briefed the Board and answered questions.

This matter was Presented

15.

16.

Board Member Updates

No updates were given.

Other Business

Adjournment

No other business was presented.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p.m.

If you have questions or need additional information about this agenda,

please call (206) 263-0365, or write to Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board of

Health Administrator via email at KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov