1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
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  
Thursday, September 11, 2025  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Room 1001  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of July 1, 2025 meeting.  
4.  
Public Comment  
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Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
6.  
7.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Peter Lewis, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County veterans advisory board.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Brian Berry, who resides in council district one,  
to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Preston Anderson, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County veterans, seniors and human services levy advisory board's veterans  
committee, as the district eight representative.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
8.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Juanita Pettersen, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
9.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Douglas Hollingsworth, who resides in council  
district eight, to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
10.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to prohibiting algorithmic rent fixing; and adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title  
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12.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
Angelo Pis-Dudot, Policy Counsel at Local Progress  
Lee Hepner, Senior Legal Counsel, American Economic Liberties Project  
11.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report on streamlining food business permitting process, in  
accordance with the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 104, Proviso P1.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Olivia Brey, Council staff  
Briefing  
12.  
Five Year Outlook on DCHS Housing Funding Streams  
Kelly Rider, Director, Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)  
Kristin Pula, Interim Deputy Director, Housing and Community Development Division, DCHS  
13.  
Panel briefing from North Forty on youth homelessness  
Casey Trupin, Advisor, North Forty LLC  
Mark Putnam, Vice President, Y Social Impact Center (YMCA of Greater Seattle)  
Adjournment  
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