1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Committee of the Whole  
Claudia Balducci, Chair;  
Jorge L. Barón, Vice Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn, Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry,  
Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: Andy Micklow (206-263-3226)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, January 28, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
December 4, 2024 and January 13, 2025 meeting minutes.  
4.  
Public Comment  
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Discussion and Possible Action  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Richard Anderson, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County landmarks commission, representing a professional historian.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
Gene Paul, Council staff  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Cecelia Gunn, who resides in council district five,  
to the King County landmarks commission, a representative from local heritage organizations.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
Gene Paul, Council staff  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Laura Murphy, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County landmarks commission, representing a professional archaeologist.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
Gene Paul, Council staff  
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Bethany Fackrell to the King County cultural development  
authority (4Culture) board.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
Gene Paul, Council staff  
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9.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Claire Sumadiwirya, who resides in council  
district six, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
10.  
11.  
12.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Maharshi Roy, who resides in council district  
one, to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Meron Girma, who resides in council district four,  
to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the 2023 health through housing annual report, in accordance with  
K.C.C. chapter 24.30.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
Olivia Brey, Council staff  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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