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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, July 1, 2025  
DRAFT MINUTES  
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Meeting Minutes  
July 1, 2025  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Mosqueda called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Dunn, Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
Present:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Dunn approval of the minutes of the June 3, 2025 meeting. Seeing no  
objections, the minutes were approved.  
Meeting Minutes  
July 1, 2025  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
4.  
Public Comment  
The following individuals were present to provide public comment:  
1. Kelsey Taylor  
2. Kody Zalewski  
3. Jacabo Smitherman  
4. Mathew Rigg  
5. Wendy Lynn Lugo  
6. Kristin Barnes  
Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0107  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Neal Black, who works in council district six, to the  
King County Housing Authority board of commissioners.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
Olivia Brey, Council staff, briefed the committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members. Neal Black, appointee to the King County Housing  
Authority board of commissioners and Jessica de Barros, Vice President of Policy and  
Intergovernmental Affairs, King County Housing Authority, were present to brief 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:  
6.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0157  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Eric Ballentine, who resides in council district five,  
to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff, briefed the committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members. Eric Ballentine, appointee to the King County veterans  
advisory board, was present to brief and answer questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Quinn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
1 - Dunn  
Yes:  
Excused:  
7.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0173  
A MOTION regarding the council's commitment to welcoming and actively supporting immigrants and  
refugees, and requesting a report evaluating the county's progress towards that commitment.  
Mosqueda, Dembowski and Barón  
Sponsors:  
Meeting Minutes  
July 1, 2025  
Health, Housing, and Human  
Services Committee  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, briefed the committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members. The following panel was present: Kayley Bebber,  
Unaccompanied Children Program Directing Attorney, Northwest Immigrant Rights  
Project, Vanessa Reyes, Policy Manager, Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network,  
and Guillermo Zazueta, Lead Field Organizer, OneAmerica to commented and  
answered questions from members.  
A motion was made by Barón that this Motion be Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
1 - Dunn  
Yes:  
No:  
Briefing  
8.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0082  
Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Sales Tax Funded Program Update  
Kelly Rider, Director, Department of Community and Human Services, (DCHS), Susan  
Mclaughlin, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Division, DCHS and Isabel  
Jones, Deputy Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Division, DCHS, briefed the  
committee via a PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
9.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0101  
Entheogens: Supporting Recovery in Local Jurisdictions  
Heidi Eisenhour, County Commissioner, Jefferson County and Erin Reading, Port  
Townsend Psychedelic Society, briefed the Committee 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 11:33 a.m.