1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Health and Human Services Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Teresa Mosqueda, Chair;  
Sarah Perry, Vice-Chair;  
Jorge Barón, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: Sam Porter (206-263-2708)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206-477-0874)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, June 4, 2024  
Room 1001  
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2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of May 7, 2024 meeting  
4.  
Public Comment  
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Consent  
5.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Paul Getzel, who resides in council district eight,  
to the King County mental illness and drug dependency advisory committee, as a representative from  
the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
6.  
7.  
8.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Molly McCoy, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County board for developmental disabilities.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Radhe Morgan, who resides in council district  
four, to the King County board for developmental disabilities.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Jennifer Ramirez Robson, who resides in council  
district five, to the King County veterans, seniors and human services levy advisory board's vulnerable  
populations committee, as the district five representative.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
9.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Sarah Brusig, who resides in council district five,  
to the King County women's advisory board, as the district five representative.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
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A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Yasmin Ali, who resides in council district three,  
to the King County women's advisory board, as the district three representative.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
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13.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Ramsey Mayhew, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County women's advisory board, as a council at-large representative.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kristina Sawyckyj, who resides in council district  
one, to the King County behavioral health advisory board.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Lyscha Marcynyszyn, who resides in council  
district four, to the King County behavioral health advisory board.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
Discussion and Possible Action  
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the veterans, seniors, and human services levy advisory board; and  
amending Ordinance 18792, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.300.540.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
AN ORDINANCE relating to the King County veterans advisory board; and amending Ordinance 18785,  
Section 1, and K.C.C. 2A.300.530.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
AN ORDINANCE adopting the crisis care centers levy implementation plan, required by Ordinance  
19572, Section 7.A., to govern the expenditure of crisis care centers levy proceeds from 2024 to 2032  
to create a regional network of five crisis care centers, restore and expand residential treatment  
capacity, and increase the sustainability and representativeness of the behavioral health workforce in  
King County.  
von Reichbauer, Zahilay and Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Sherrie Hsu, Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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