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, April 17, 2025

Hybrid Meeting

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Meeting Minutes

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Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 1:03 PM.

Roll Call

15 -

Present:

Archiopoli, Barón, Daniels, de Castro, Dunn, Gudgel, Hollingsworth, Kettle,

Loo, Mohammed, Mosqueda, Nelson, Williams, de Michele and Falcone

3 - Chew, Lam and Rakes

Excused:

Announcement of Any Alternates Serving in Place of Regular

Members

Alternate Boardmember de Michele served in place of Boardmember Rakes and

Alternate Boardmember Falcone served in place of Boardmember Lam.

Boardmember Green and Boardmember Milinganyo were also in attendance.

Board of Health

Meeting Minutes

April 17, 2025

Approval of Minutes of March 20, 2025

Boardmember Daniels moved approval of the minutes of March 20, 2025. The motion

carried.

Public Comments

The following person spoke:

Alex Tsimerman

Chair's Report

The Chair briefed the Board on the upcoming agenda.

Director's Report

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

funding foundational Public Health services, HIV epidemic, CDC, lead poisonings, and

ongoing Measles outbreaks.

Discussion and Possible Action

Resolution No. 25-04

A RESOLUTION honoring Mary Selecky for her decades of dedicated public health leadership and

mentorship in Washington State, including her efforts to curb smoking, raise childhood vaccination rates,

and prepare for emergencies.

Chair Mosqueda made remarks, read the Resolution honoring former Washington

Secretary of Health, Mary Selecky, and introduced former Director, Seattle-King

County Public Health, Patty Hayes. Patty Hayes made remarks and thanked the

Board.

A motion was made by Boardmember Daniels that this Resolution be Passed.

The motion carried by the following vote:

14 -

Yes:

Archiopoli, Barón, Daniels, de Castro, Gudgel, Hollingsworth, Kettle, Loo,

Mohammed, Mosqueda, Nelson, Williams, de Michele and Falcone

4 - Chew, Dunn, Lam and Rakes

Excused:

Briefings

BOH Briefing No. 25-B12

Food Safety Program Update - Streamlining Food Business Permitting

Eyob Mazengia, Assistant Division Director, Public Health’s Environmental Health

Division, briefed the Board and answered questions.

This matter was Presented

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10.

BOH Briefing No. 25-B13

Youth Mental Health and Substance Use in King County: Needs Across a Continuum

Althea Haug, Senior Program Manger Centralized Client Services, YouthCare, briefed

the Board and answered questions.

Sara Wilhelm, Strategic Advisor for the Best Starts for Kids, briefed the Board.

Erin MacDougall, School Based Partnerships Program Manager, briefed the Board.

Sara Jaye Sanford, Epidemiologist, briefed the Board.

Jennifer Wyatt, SBIRT and Recovery High School Coordinator, briefed the Board.

This matter was Presented

11.

BOH Briefing No. 25-B14

Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention Update

Eleuthera Lisch, Director of the Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention, briefed

the Board.

Chief Rafael Padilla, Chief of Police in the City of Kent, briefed the Board.

Mark Rivers, Deputy Director of Community Passageways, briefed the Board.

This matter was Presented

12.

BOH Briefing No. 25-B15

State Legislative Session Update

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

briefed the Board and answered questions.

This matter was Presented

13.

BOH Briefing No. 25-B16

Creating a Template Document for Establishing Board of Health Workgroups

This matter was Not Held

14.

15.

Board Member Updates

No updates were given.

Other Business

No other business was presented.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 3:34 PM.