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, February 17, 2026  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
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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.  
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writing. You may do so by submitting your written comments to  
kcccomitt@kingcounty.gov. If your comments are submitted before 8:00  
a.m. on the day of the meeting, your comments will be distributed to the  
committee members and appropriate staff prior to the meeting.  
Meeting Minutes  
February 17, 2026  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
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meeting.  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Fain called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.  
Roll Call  
4 - Balducci, Dunn, Fain and von Reichbauer  
Present:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Councilmember von Reichbauer moved approval of the January 20, 2026, meeting  
minutes. There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Briefing  
4.  
Organic Waste and Construction and Demolition Waste Briefing  
Rebecca Singer, Solid Waste Division Director, briefed the Committee via PowerPoint  
Presentation and answered questions from the Committee.  
This matter was Presented  
5.  
Metro South Link Service Restructure Briefing  
Katie Chalmers, Service Development Managing Director, Mobility Division, Metro,  
Nicole Aguirre, South Link Connections Service Planning Lead, Metro and Cristina  
González, Senior Community Engagement Planner, Metro, briefed the Committee via  
PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Meeting Minutes  
February 17, 2026  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the Committee  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:55 a.m.