1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Steffanie Fain, Chair;  
Pete von Reichbauer, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Reagan Dunn  
Lead Staff: Jake Tracy (206-263-0875)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206 477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, January 20, 2026  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Meeting Minutes  
January 20, 2026  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Fain called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Balducci, Dunn, Fain and von Reichbauer  
Present:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember von Reichbauer moved approval of the September 8, 2025 meeting  
minutes. There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Briefing  
4.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0009  
2026 TrEE Work Plan Overview  
Jake Tracy, Council staff, briefed the Committee and answered questions from the  
members.  
This matter was Presented  
Consent  
5.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0281  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kazia Mermel, who resides in council district two,  
to the King County waterworks grant ranking committee, as the metropolitan water pollution abatement  
advisory committee, city of Seattle representative.  
Zahilay  
Sponsors:  
Meeting Minutes  
January 20, 2026  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
This item was expedited to the January 27, 2026 Full Council meeting.  
A motion was made by Councilmember von Reichbauer that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Balducci, Dunn, Fain and von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
6.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0282  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kyle Wong, who resides in council district one, to  
the King County waterworks grant ranking committee, as the metropolitan water pollution abatement  
advisory committee, participant sewer district representative.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This item was expedited to the January 27, 2026 Full Council meeting.  
A motion was made by Councilmember von Reichbauer that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Balducci, Dunn, Fain and von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
7.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0317  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Clare Semambo, who resides in council district  
nine, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as a citizen representative.  
Dunn  
Sponsors:  
This item was expedited to the January 27, 2026 Full Council meeting.  
A motion was made by Councilmember von Reichbauer that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Balducci, Dunn, Fain and von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
8.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0319  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Tyler Morgan, who resides in council district one,  
to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as an agriculture representative.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
This item was expedited to the January 27, 2026 Full Council meeting.  
A motion was made by Councilmember von Reichbauer that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Balducci, Dunn, Fain and von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
Discussion and Possible Action  
9.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0318  
A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Cynthia Dampier, who resides in council district  
seven, to the King County solid waste advisory committee, as a citizen representative.  
von Reichbauer  
Sponsors:  
Meeting Minutes  
January 20, 2026  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
Jake Tracy, briefed the Committee on the legislation and answered questions from the  
members. There was amendment A1 and Title TI moved by CM von Reichbauer, the  
amendments were adopted.  
This item was expedited to the January 27, 2026 Full Council meeting.  
A motion was made by Councilmember von Reichbauer that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
4 - Balducci, Dunn, Fain and von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
Briefing  
10.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0010  
Planning for 2026 FIFA World Cup  
Dylan Ordoñez, Seattle FIFA World Cup 2026; Vaughn Taylor, Vice President of  
Economic Development, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Jonahtan  
Rose, FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026 Program Director at Metro, briefed the Committee  
via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Discussion and Possible Action  
11.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0346  
A MOTION relating to the King County Metro Transit Strategic Plan for Public Transportation 2021-2031  
and King County Metro Transit Service Guidelines and accepting the King County Metro Transit 2025  
System Evaluation.  
Barón  
Sponsors:  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation and  
answered questions from the members. Corey Holder, Transportation Planner, Metro  
Transit Department and Chris O’Claire, Mobility Division Director, King County,  
commented and answered questions from the members.  
This item was expedited to the January 27, 2026 Full Council meeting.  
A motion was made by Councilmember von Reichbauer that this Motion be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Balducci, Dunn, Fain and von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
Briefing  
12.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0011  
Expediting RapidRIde Report  
Meeting Minutes  
January 20, 2026  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
Pierce Canser, Supervisor, System Expansion and Integration, Metro, Jennifer Knauer,  
Capital Delivery Section Manager, and Jerry Roberson, Special Projects Manager,  
Metro Transit Department, briefed the Committee via PowerPoint Presentation and  
answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
13.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0014  
Vanpool Update Report  
Jason Halvorson, Mobility Services Supervisor, Metro, briefed the Committee via  
PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the Committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:42 a.m