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Courthouse  
King County  
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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  
Tuesday, February 4, 2025  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of July 2, 2024 Health and Human Services Committee meeting.  
4.  
Public Comment  
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Consent  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0056  
5.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Gracie McDanold, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County children and youth advisory board.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0335  
6.  
7.  
8.  
9.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Shawn Armour, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as an at-large representative.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0336  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Merob Kebede, who resides in council district  
six, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as the youth representative.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0337  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kristina Brown, who resides in council district  
three, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as an at-large representative.  
Perry  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0338  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Hattie Steward, who resides in council district  
five, to the King County children and youth advisory board, as an at-large representative.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0339  
10.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Angela Phan, who resides in council district six,  
to the King County children and youth advisory board, as an at-large representative.  
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Balducci  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0350  
11.  
12.  
13.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Julia Colson, who works in council district four, to  
the King County veterans, seniors and human services levy advisory board's vulnerable populations  
committee, as the district four representative.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0351  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Theresa Demeter, who resides in council district  
four, to the King County veterans, seniors and human services levy advisory board's seniors  
committee, as the district four representative.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0352  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Brenda Farwell, who works in council district five,  
to the King County veterans, seniors and human services levy advisory board's seniors committee, as  
the district five representative.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0120  
14.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Leslie Kae Hamada, who resides in council  
district nine, to the King County women's advisory board, as a council at-large representative.  
Upthegrove  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0330  
15.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Maria Langbauer, who resides in council district  
eight, to the King County women's advisory board, as the district eight representative.  
Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
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Proposed Motion No. 2024-0368  
16.  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Michelle Maley, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County women's advisory board, as the district seven representative.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
Discussion  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0008  
17.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the new pandemic response plan required by Motion 15650.  
Balducci  
Sponsors:  
Erica Newman, Council staff  
Proposed Substitute Motion No. 2024-0228.2  
18.  
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the second annual report on the second Best Starts for Kids  
initiative, in accordance with Ordinance 19354.  
von Reichbauer and Mosqueda  
Sponsors:  
First Reading and Referral to the Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee  
Miranda Leskinen, Council staff  
Discussion and Possible Action  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0243  
19.  
A MOTION approving the 2023 annual mental illness and drug dependency evaluation summary report,  
in compliance with K.C.C. 4A.500.309.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
Sam Porter, Council staff  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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