1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Agenda  
Transportation, Economy, and  
Environment Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Rod Dembowski, Chair;  
Teresa Mosqueda, Vice Chair;  
Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón, Pete von Reichbauer,  
Lead Staff: Sherrie Hsu (206-477-7253)  
Committee Clerk: Angelica Calderon (206 477-7470)  
11:30 AM  
Thursday, September 12, 2024  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend 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 provide public 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 before 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.  
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3. Remote attendance at the meeting by phone or computer: You may provide oral comment  
on current agenda items during the meeting’s public comment period by connecting to the  
meeting via phone or computer using the ZOOM application at https://zoom.us/signin, and  
entering the Webinar ID number below.  
You are not required to sign up in advance. Comments are limited to current agenda items.  
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. at least three business days prior to the meeting.  
CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR:  
Webinar ID: 892 6924 2617  
If you do not have access to the ZOOM application, you can connect to the meeting by calling 1  
253 215 8782 and using the Webinar ID. Connecting in this manner, however, may impact your  
ability to be unmuted to speak.  
HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TO THE MEETING REMOTELY: There are several ways to watch or  
listen in to the meeting:  
1)  
Stream online via this link: www.kingcounty.gov/kctv, or input the link web address into  
your web browser.  
2)  
Watch King County TV Channel 22 (Comcast Channel 22 and 322(HD), Wave Broadband  
Channel 22)  
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 August 22, 2024  
4.  
Public Comment  
Consent  
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Proposed Motion No. 2024-0274  
5.  
A MOTION approving a forest carbon credit approval report in accordance with K.C.C. chapter 18.35.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
Briefing  
Briefing No. 2024-B0107  
6.  
Metro General Manager Briefing  
Michelle Allison, Director, Metro Transit Department  
Discussion and Possible Action  
Proposed Motion No. 2024-0258  
7.  
A MOTION accepting the King County Equitable Development Initiative Implementation Plan Phase 2  
in compliance with Motion 16062 and the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, as  
amended by Ordinance 19712, Section 77, Proviso P1.  
Dembowski  
Sponsors:  
April Sanders, Council staff  
Briefing  
Briefing No. 2024-B0108  
8.  
State Forest Trust Lands Report Briefing  
Kathleen Farley Wolf, Forestry Program Manager, DNRP  
Sarah Ogden, Trust Outreach Specialist, Washington State Department of Natural Resources  
Duane Emmons, Assistant Deputy Supervisor for State Uplands, Washington State Department of  
Natural Resources  
Adjournment  
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