1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Committee of the Whole  
Claudia Balducci, Chair;  
Teresa Mosqueda, Vice Chair;  
Jorge Barón, Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn, Sarah Perry,  
De'Sean Quinn, Pete von Reichbauer, Girmay Zahilay  
Lead Staff: Andy Micklow (206-263-3226)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
9:30 AM  
1.  
Tuesday, September 23, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Balducci called the meeting to order at 9:36 AM.  
2.  
3.  
9 -  
Present:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Barón moved approval of the August 26, 2025 meeting minutes.  
There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
4.  
Public Comment  
There was no one present to provide public comment.  
Consent  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0274  
A MOTION approving the extension of the executive's appointment of Stephen Heard as acting director of  
the King County department of information technology.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Quinn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Committee of the Whole  
Meeting Minutes  
September 23, 2025  
Briefing  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0142  
King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission Update  
Sergio Razo, Co-Chair, King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission, and Maha  
Roy, Co-Chair, King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission, briefed the  
committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
Brian Chu, OERSJ, Staff Liaison, Immigrant and Refugee Commission, also answered  
questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Discussion and Possible Action  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0261  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Luz Escalante, who resides in council district five,  
to the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, Dae Shogren, KCC, Staff Liaison, Immigrant and  
Refugee Commission, and Brian Chu, OERSJ, Staff Liaison, Immigrant and Refugee  
Commission, briefed the committee. Luz Escalante, appointee, answered questions  
from the members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Quinn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0263  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Zain Jinnah, who resides in council district two, to  
the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, Dae Shogren, KCC, Staff Liaison, Immigrant and  
Refugee Commission, and Brian Chu, OERSJ, Staff Liaison, Immigrant and Refugee  
Commission, briefed the committee. On behalf of Zain Jinnah, appointee, Dae  
Shogren, KCC, Staff Liaison, Immigrant and Refugee Commission, answered  
questions from the members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Quinn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Committee of the Whole  
Meeting Minutes  
September 23, 2025  
9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0264  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Julie Kang, who resides in council district four, to  
the King County immigrant and refugee commission.  
Melissa Bailey, Council staff, Dae Shogren, KCC, Staff Liaison, Immigrant and  
Refugee Commission, and Brian Chu, OERSJ, Staff Liaison, Immigrant and Refugee  
Commission, briefed the committee. Julie Kang, appointee, answered questions from  
the members.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Quinn that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
10.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0276  
An ORDINANCE approving the grant funding allocation for the council-designated projects funded through  
the WaterWorks grant program, for the 2025 cycle, in accordance with Ordinance 18031, Section 1 as  
amended, and the 2025 Annual Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19861, Section 114, as amended by  
Ordinance 19956, Section 59.  
Andy Micklow, Council staff (on behalf of Jenny Giambattista, Council staff), Elizabeth  
Loudon, WaterWorks Grant Manager, King County Wastewater Treatment Division,  
and Sharman Herrin, Government Relations Manager, King County Wastewater  
Treatment Division, briefed the committee and answered questions from the members.  
Councilmember Quinn moved approval of Amendment 1, Amendment 2, and Title  
Amendment T1. There being no objections, the amendments were adopted.  
A motion was made by Councilmember Quinn that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Balducci, Barón, Dembowski, Dunn, Mosqueda, Perry, Quinn, von  
Reichbauer and Zahilay  
Briefing  
11.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0144  
Briefing on DCHS-Regional Workforce Housing Initiative Implementation Plan-Motion 16690  
April Sanders, Council staff, briefed the committee.  
This matter was Presented  
Other Business  
During discussions regarding items 7-9, Aliye Aliye, appointee under 2025-0262, also  
answered questions from the members.  
Adjournment  
Committee of the Whole  
Meeting Minutes  
September 23, 2025  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 AM.