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King County  
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Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
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  
DRAFT MINUTES - 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  
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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.  
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items.  
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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.  
Regional Policy Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
July 9, 2025  
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meeting.  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair von Reichbauer called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m  
Roll Call  
7 - Arnold, Birney, Dembowski, Pavone, von Reichbauer, Zahilay and Ralph  
3 - Backus, Moore and Mercedes Rinck  
Present:  
Excused:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Mayor Birney moved approval of the June 11, 2025 meeting minutes. There being no  
objections, the minutes were approved.  
Briefing  
4.  
The Economic Impacts of King County International Airport  
Matt Hayes, CEO, Museum of Flight, welcomed the members and commented to the  
committee and answered questions from the members.  
Lizbeth Martin-Mahar, Chief Economist, King County Office of Economic and Financial  
Analysis, briefed the Committee via PowerPoint Presentation and answered questions  
from the members.  
Jan Hogrefe, Chief Economist, The Boeing Company, Eric Schneider, Regional  
Manager, Modern Aviation, Stephen Ratzlaff, Board Member, Friends of Boeing Field  
briefed the Committee and answered questions from the members.  
Eric Utter, Chair, King County Airport Round Table, briefed the Committee via  
Regional Policy Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
July 9, 2025  
PowerPoint Presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
5.  
Update on Infrastructure Security  
Jesse Anderson, Undersheriff, King County, briefed the Committee via PowerPoint  
Presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
6.  
Planning for 2026 FIFA World Cup Event  
Dylan Ordoñez, SVP External Affairs and Jonathan Rose, FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026  
Program Director, Mobility Division Director’s Office, briefed the Committee via  
PowerPoint Presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:36 p.m.