1200 King County  
Courthouse  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
King County  
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, February 4, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
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 comments to kcccomitt@kingcounty.gov. If your  
email is received before 8:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting, your email  
comments will be distributed to the committee members and appropriate  
staff prior to the meeting.  
3. Remote attendance at the meeting by phone or computer: You may  
provide oral comment on current agenda items during the meeting’s  
public comment period by connecting to the meeting via phone or  
computer using the ZOOM application https://zoom.us/join, and entering  
the Webinar ID number below.  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
February 4, 2025  
You are not required to sign up in advance. Comments are limited to  
current agenda items.  
You have the right to language access services at no cost to you. To  
request these services, please contact Language Access Coordinator,  
Tera Chea at (206) 477 9259 or email Tera.chea2@kingcounty.gov by 8:00  
a.m. at least three business days prior to the meeting.  
CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR:  
Webinar ID: 842 7675 9952  
If you do not have access to the ZOOM application, you can connect to the  
meeting by calling 1 253 215 8782 and using the Webinar ID. Connecting in  
this manner, however, may impact your ability to be unmuted to speak.  
HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TO THE MEETING REMOTELY: There are several  
ways to watch or listen in to the meeting:  
1)  
Stream online via this link: http://www.kingcounty.gov/kctv, or input  
the link web address into your web browser.  
2)  
Watch King County TV Channel 22 (Comcast Channel 22 and  
322(HD), Wave Broadband Channel 22)  
3)  
Listen to the meeting by telephone – See “Connecting to the  
Webinar” above.  
To help us manage the meeting, if you do not wish to be called upon for  
public comment please use the Livestream or King County TV options  
listed above, if possible, to watch or listen to the meeting.  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Mosqueda called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Present:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Dunn moved approval of the minutes of the July 2, 2024 meeting.  
Seeing no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
There are no individuals present to provide public comment.  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
February 4, 2025  
Consent  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0056  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Gracie McDanold, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County children and youth advisory board.  
Sponsors:  
Dunn  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Yes:  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0335  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Shawn Armour, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as an at-large representative.  
Sponsors:  
Dunn  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Yes:  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0336  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Merob Kebede, who resides in council district  
six, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as the youth representative.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Yes:  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0337  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kristina Brown, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as an at-large representative.  
Sponsors:  
Perry  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Yes:  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0338  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Hattie Steward, who resides in council district  
five, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as an at-large representative.  
Sponsors:  
Upthegrove  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
February 4, 2025  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Yes:  
10.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0339  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Angela Phan, who resides in council district six,  
to the King County children and youth advisory board, as an at-large representative.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Yes:  
11.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0350  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Julia Colson, who works in council district four,  
to the King County veterans, seniors and human services levy advisory board's vulnerable populations  
committee, as the district four representative.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Yes:  
12.  
13.  
14.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0351  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Theresa Demeter, who resides in council district  
four, to the King County veterans, seniors and human services levy advisory board's seniors  
committee, as the district four representative.  
Sponsors:  
Barón  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Yes:  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0352  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Brenda Farwell, who works in council district  
five, to the King County veterans, seniors and human services levy advisory board's seniors  
committee, as the district five representative.  
Sponsors:  
Upthegrove  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Yes:  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0120  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
February 4, 2025  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Leslie Kae Hamada, who resides in council  
district nine, to the King County women's advisory board, as a council at-large representative.  
Sponsors:  
Upthegrove  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Yes:  
15.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0330  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Maria Langbauer, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County women's advisory board, as the district eight representative.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Yes:  
16.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0368  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Michelle Maley, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County women's advisory board, as the district seven representative.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Yes:  
Discussion  
17.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0008  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the new pandemic response plan required by Motion 15650.  
Sponsors:  
Balducci  
Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Government Relations, Public Health – Seattle & King County,  
Brendan Mccluskey, Director of OEM, Dr. Eric Chow, Interim Health Officer, Public  
Health – Seattle & King County and Nick Solari, Preparedness Director, Public Health  
– Seattle & King County, were present to brief the Committee via PowerPoint  
presentation and answer questions from the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
18.  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2024-0228.2  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the second annual report on the second Best Starts for Kids  
initiative, in accordance with Ordinance 19354.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer and Mosqueda  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation and  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
February 4, 2025  
answered questions from the members. Dr. Jamalia Jones, BSK Co-Lead, DCHS,  
and Jessica Tollenaar Cafferty, BSK Co-Lead, PHSKC were present to briefed the  
Committee via PowerPoint presentation and answer questions from the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
Discussion and Possible Action  
19.  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0243  
A MOTION approving the 2023 annual mental illness and drug dependency evaluation summary  
report, in compliance with K.C.C. 4A.500.309.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
Sam Porter, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members. Kelly Rider, Director, Department of Community and  
Human Services (DCHS), and Robin Pfohman, MIDD Coordinator, BHRD, DCHS,  
were present to brief the Committee via PowerPoint presentation and answer  
questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Dunn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Yes:  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:58 a.m.