1200 King County  
Courthouse  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
King County  
Meeting Agenda  
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, March 17, 2026  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend the King County Council committee meetings in person in Council  
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.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Transportation, Economy and Environment  
Committee values community input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items.  
There are three ways to provide public comment:  
1. In person: You may attend the meeting and provide comment in the Council Chambers.  
2. By email: You may comment in writing on current agenda items by submitting your email  
comments to kcccomitt@kingcounty.gov. If your email is received by 8:00 a.m. on the day of  
the meeting, your email comments will be distributed to the committee members and  
appropriate staff prior to the meeting.  
3. Remote attendance at the meeting by phone or computer (see "Connecting to the Webinar"  
below).  
You may provide oral comment on current agenda items during the meeting’s public comment  
period.  
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You have the right to language access services at no cost to you. To request these services,  
please contact Language Access Coordinator, Tera Chea at 206 477 9259 or email  
tera.chea2@kingcounty.gov by 8:00 a.m. three business days prior to the meeting.  
CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR:  
Webinar ID: 828 3304 6944  
Via phone by calling 1 253 215 8782 and using the webinar ID above.  
HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TO THE MEETING REMOTELY: There are several ways to watch or  
listen in to the meeting:  
into your web browser.  
2) Watch King County TV on Comcast Channel 22 and 322(HD) and Astound Broadband  
Channels 22 and 711(HD)  
3) Listen to the meeting by telephone – See “Connecting to the Webinar” above.  
To help us manage the meeting, if you do not wish to be called upon for public comment  
please use the Livestream or King County TV options listed above, if possible, to watch or  
listen to the meeting.  
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2.  
3.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of February 17, 2026 meeting.  
Briefing  
4.  
Briefing on Safety and Security at the 2026 FIFA World Cup  
Andy Collins, Battalion Chief, Seattle Fire Department  
Josh Dunbar, Lieutenant, Seattle Police Department  
Hedda McLendon, VP of Legacy, Seattle FIFA World Cup 2026  
Jeffrey Flohr, Undersheriff, King County Sheriff Office (KCSO)  
Geoffrey Thomas, Chief of Staff, KCSO  
Brendan McCluskey, Director, King County Emergency Management  
Jackie Korte, Safety Management Systems Manager, Safety, Security & Quality Assurance, King  
County Metro  
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5.  
Public Comment  
Discussion and Possible Action  
6.  
AN ORDINANCE approving South Link Connections Public Transportation Service Changes for King  
County.  
Sponsors:  
Fain and von Reichbauer  
First Reading and Referral to the Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff  
7.  
A MOTION related to public transportation, approving the King County Metro Public Transportation  
Agency Safety Plan 2025 and the King County Metro Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan  
2026, in accordance with the Federal Transit Administration’s Public Transportation Agency Safety  
Plan regulations and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  
Sponsors:  
Fain  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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