1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
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, August 19, 2025  
Hybrid Meeting  
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Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, 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.  
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3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of July 15, 2025 meeting.  
4.  
Public Comment  
Discussion Only  
Proposed Motion No. 2025-0172  
5.  
A MOTION relating to the 2025 Strategic Climate Action Plan, submitted in compliance with K.C.C  
18.25.010.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
Jenny Giambattista and Jake Tracy, Council staff  
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Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0174  
6.  
AN ORDINANCE relating to implementation of the 2025 Strategic Climate Action Plan; and amending  
Ordinance 17096, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.700, Ordinance 16147, Section 2, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 18.17.010, Ordinance 19402, Section 8 as amended, and K.C.C. 18.17.050,  
Ordinance 19052, Section 2, and K.C.C. 18.22.010, Ordinance 17270, Section 2, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 18.25.010, Ordinance 17166, Section 2, as amended and K.C.C. 18.50.010, Ordinance 17971,  
Section 3, as amended and K.C.C. 28.30.020, and Ordinance 17971, Section 4, as amended and  
K.C.C. 28.30.030.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
Jenny Giambattista and Jake Tracy, Council staff  
Discussion and Possible Action  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0218  
7.  
AN ORDINANCE outlining the intended sequencing of steps to acquire property interests needed for  
the RapidRide I Line project; and authorizing the condemnation of real property to obtain fee title,  
easements, and other rights in property for the construction of the RapidRide I Line in the cities of  
Renton, Kent, and Auburn.  
Quinn  
Sponsors:  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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