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Meeting Minutes  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
Councilmembers:  
De'Sean Quinn, Chair;  
Rod Dembowski, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Sarah Perry, Pete von Reichbauer,  
Lead Staff: Jake Tracy (206-263-0875)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206 477-7470)  
9:30 AM  
Tuesday, July 15, 2025  
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Meeting Minutes  
July 15, 2025  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
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1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Quinn called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.  
Roll Call  
5 - Balducci, Dembowski, Perry, von Reichbauer and Quinn  
Present:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember Dembowski moved approval of the June 17, 2025 meeting minutes.  
There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Consent  
4.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0164  
AN ORDINANCE relating to existing regional transportation boards, including the SeaShore  
Transportation Forum, the Eastside Transportation Partnership, and the South County Area  
Transportation Board; authorizing the executive to enter into agreements for their continuation and  
committing to King County staff support through 2028.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
This item was expedited to the July 22, 2025 Council Agenda.  
A motion was made by Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Do Pass Consent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Balducci, Dembowski, Perry, von Reichbauer and Quinn  
Yes:  
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Environment Committee  
Briefing  
5.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0112  
Briefing on I Line Property Acquisition  
Mary Bourguignon, Council Staff, briefed the Committee and introduced the panel:  
Kamuron Gurol, Division Director, Water Treatment Division, briefed the Committee via  
PowerPoint Presentation and answered questions from the members. Mark Ellerbrook,  
Capital Division Director, King County Metro, Monisha Harrell, Director, Office of  
Equity, Racial and Social Justice, briefed the Committee and answered questions from  
the members.  
Lluvia Ellison-Morales, Senior Community Engagement Planner, Office of the General  
Manager, King County Metro and Jennifer Ash, Real Estate Lead, Transit Real Estate  
and Environmental (TREE), Capital Division, King County Metro, briefed the Committee  
via PowerPoint Presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Discussion Only  
6.  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0172  
A MOTION relating to the 2025 Strategic Climate Action Plan, submitted in compliance with K.C.C  
18.25.010.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
This matter was Deferred  
Discussion and Possible Action  
7.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0176  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to enter into an agreement with respect to the  
purchase of the landfill gas processing plant located at the Cedar Hills regional landfill.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
Terra Rose, Council staff, briefed the Committee on the legislation and answered  
questions from the members.  
John Taylor, Director, Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Lindy Honaker,  
Special Projects Manager II, Solid Waste Division, commented and answered  
questions from the members. Rich Anderson, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney,  
Prosecuting Attorney’s Office was present to comment and answer questions from  
members.  
The Chair recessed the meeting into Executive Session under RCW 42.30.110 (1)(i) to  
discuss with legal counsel litigation or potential litigation to which the County is or is  
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likely to become a party when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to  
result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the County at 11:30 a.m. The  
Chair reconvened the meeting at 11:50 a.m.  
A motion was made by Chair Dembowski that this Ordinance be Passed Out of  
Committee Without a Recommendation. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
4 - Balducci, Dembowski, Perry and Quinn  
1 - von Reichbauer  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the Committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:55 a.m.