1200 King County  
Courthouse  
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Seattle, WA 98104  
King County  
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  
Thursday, September 11, 2025  
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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 Barón moved approval of the minutes of the July 1, 2025 meeting.  
Seeing no objections, the minutes were approved.  
4.  
Public Comment  
The following individuals were present to provide public comments:  
1. Rachael Snell  
2. Alex Tzimerman  
3. Jose Ortuzar  
4. Hali Willis  
5. Kate Rubin  
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6. Kasey Rubin  
7. Kasey Burton  
8. Sean Flynn  
Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
6.  
7.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0145  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Peter Lewis, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Sponsors:  
von Reichbauer  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation.  
A motion was made by Barón that this Motion be Recommended Do Pass  
Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
1 - Dunn  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0156  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Brian Berry, who resides in council district one,  
to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Sponsors:  
Dembowski  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation.  
A motion was made by Barón that this Motion be Recommended Do Pass  
Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
1 - Dunn  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0184  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation.  
A motion was made by Barón that this Motion be Recommended Do Pass  
Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
1 - Dunn  
Yes:  
Excused:  
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8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0198  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Juanita Pettersen, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Sponsors:  
Perry  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation.  
A motion was made by Barón that this Motion be Recommended Do Pass  
Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
1 - Dunn  
Yes:  
Excused:  
9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0200  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Douglas Hollingsworth, who resides in council  
district eight, to the King County veterans advisory board.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation.  
A motion was made by Barón that this Motion be Recommended Do Pass  
Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
1 - Dunn  
Yes:  
Excused:  
10.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0267  
AN ORDINANCE relating to prohibiting algorithmic rent fixing; and adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title  
12.  
Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, briefed the committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members. Angelo Pis-Dudot, Policy Counsel at Local Progress  
and Lee Hepner, Senior Legal Counsel, American Economic Liberties Project, briefed  
the Committee and answered questions from the members.  
There was an amendment 1 moved by Councilmember Barón. The amendment was  
adopted.  
A motion was made by Barón that this Ordinance be Recommended Do Pass  
Substitute. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
1 - Dunn  
Yes:  
No:  
11.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0209  
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.  
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Sponsors:  
Mosqueda  
Olivia Brey, Council staff, briefed the committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members. Dr. Eyob Mazengia, Food & Facilities - Assistant  
Division Director, Environmental Health Services Division, Public Health – Seattle &  
King County (PHSKC), Dr. Atar Baer, Food & Facilities - Section Deputy,  
Environmental Health Services Division, PHSKC, and Ian Miller, Food & Facilities -  
Technical Senior, Environmental Health Services Division, PHSKC, briefed the  
Committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Barón that this Motion be Recommended Do Pass  
Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Barón, Mosqueda and Quinn  
1 - Dunn  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Briefing  
12.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0116  
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, and Sunaree Marshall, Housing and Community Development Division  
Director, briefed the Committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions  
from members.  
This matter was Presented  
13.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0117  
Panel briefing from North Forty on youth homelessness  
Casey Trupin, Advisor, North Forty LLC and Mark Putnam, Vice President, Y Social  
Impact Center (YMCA of Greater Seattle), briefed the committee via a PowerPoint  
presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 12:06 p.m.