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Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Regional Policy Committee  
Councilmembers: Pete von Reichbauer, Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Girmay Zahilay  
Alternate: Sarah Perry  
Sound Cities Association: Nancy Backus, Auburn, Vice Chair; Jay Arnold, Kirkland;  
Angela Birney, Redmond; Armondo Pavone, Renton  
Alternates: Dana Ralph, Kent; Debra Srebnik, Kenmore  
City of Seattle: Cathy Moore, Alexis Mercedes Rinck  
Alternates: Sara Nelson, Mark Solomon  
Lead Staff: Miranda Leskinen (206-263-5783)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206-477-0874)  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, July 9, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
SPECIAL AGENDA  
Skyline Room at the Museum of Flight  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend the King County Council committee meeting in person in the Skyline  
Room at the Museum of Flight at 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA, or through remote  
access. Details on how to attend and/or to provide comment remotely are listed below.  
Pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.035 A. and F., this meeting is also noticed as a meeting of the  
Metropolitan King County Council, whose agenda is limited to the committee business. In this  
meeting only the rules and procedures applicable to committees apply and not those  
applicable to full council meetings.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Regional Policy Committee values community  
input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items.  
The Committee will accept public comment on items on today’s agenda in writing. You may do  
so by submitting your written comments to kcccomitt@kingcounty.gov. If your comments are  
submitted before 2:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting, your comments will be distributed to the  
committee members and appropriate staff prior to the meeting.  
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3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of June 10, 2025 meeting.  
Briefing  
4.  
The Economic Impacts of King County International Airport  
Invited:  
Matt Hayes, CEO, Museum of Flight,  
Lizbeth Martin-Mahar, Chief Economist, King County Office of Economic and Financial Analysis  
Jake Vigdor, Professor of Public Policy & Governance, Evans School of Public Policy, UW  
Eric Schneider, Regional Manager, Modern Aviation  
Eric Utter, Chair, King County Airport Round Table  
Brandon Anderson, SPEEA  
and others  
5.  
Update on Infrastructure Security  
Jesse Anderson, Undersheriff, King County Sheriff’s Office  
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6.  
Planning for 2026 FIFA World Cup Event  
Adjournment  
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