1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Panel 3 – Health, Housing, and Human  
Services  
Councilmembers:  
Teresa Mosqueda, Chair;  
Jorge Barón, Sarah Perry, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: Jake Tracy, (206-263-0875)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon, (206-477-0874)  
9:30 AM  
Thursday, October 17, 2024  
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Meeting Minutes  
October 17, 2024  
Panel 3 – Health, Housing, and  
Human Services  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Mosqueda called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Mosqueda, Barón, Perry and Zahilay  
Present:  
3.  
Public Comment  
The following people were present to offer public comment:  
1. Samantha Curley  
2. Kimela Vigil  
Briefing  
4.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0100  
Briefing on Proposed 2025 Annual Budget Health, Housing and Human Services  
Jake Tracy, Panel Lead, provided an overview of the process. The following Council  
staff briefed the panel and answered questions from the members: Sam Porter,  
Wendy Soo Hoo, Gene Paul, April Sanders, and Miranda Leskinen. Also addressing  
Meeting Minutes  
October 17, 2024  
Panel 3 – Health, Housing, and  
Human Services  
the panel and answering questions from the members was Dwight Dively, Director,  
Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget.  
The following budgets were discussed:  
HMC Capital Program 2020 Prop 1 - Close  
HMC Capital Program 2020 Prop 1 Other Re - Close  
HMC/MEI 2000 Projects - Close  
Hospital Levy - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team (BLT)  
The Chair called the meeting into recessed at 10:17 a.m. and reconvened at 10:22  
a.m.  
Public Health - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team (BLT)  
Environmental Health Services - Close  
Emergency Medical Services - Close  
Tourism - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team (BLT)  
Housing and Homeless Program - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team (BLT)  
Jobs and Housing Program - Open to the October 22nd BFM meeting  
Health Through Housing - Close  
Housing and Community Development - Referred to the Budget Leadership Team  
(BLT)  
Developmental Disabilities - Open to the October 22nd BFM meeting  
This matter was Presented  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:39 a.m.