Seattle Council Committee Report  
Select Committee on Seattle  
Transportation Benefit District  
Council Chamber, City Hall  
600 4th Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Monday, July 13, 2026, 9:30 AM  
This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a  
committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee  
business.  
Session I - 9:30 a.m.  
A. Call To Order  
Meeting Start Time: 9:33 a.m.  
Presiding Officer: Chair Saka  
7 -  
Present:  
Rob Saka, Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Dionne Foster, Debora Juarez, Robert Kettle,  
Maritza Rivera,Dan Strauss  
2 - Joy Hollingsworth,Eddie Lin  
Late Arrival:  
B. Approval of the Agenda  
C. Items of Business  
1.  
An ordinance relating to a sales and use tax; providing for the submission  
to qualified electors of the City at an election to be held on November 3,  
2026, a proposition to collect a sales and use tax to fund transit and related  
transportation programs in Seattle; and ratifying and confirming certain  
prior acts.  
A Public Hearing was held.  
By unanimous consent, the Select Committee on Seattle Transportation  
Benefit District meeting recessed at 10:11 a.m. to meet again at 10:30  
a.m.  
At 10:30 a.m., the Select Committee on Seattle Transportation Benefit  
District meeting was called back to order and continued the Public Hearing  
on Council Bill 121226.  
9 -  
Present:  
Rob Saka, Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Dionne Foster, Joy Hollingsworth, Debora  
Juarez, Robert Kettle, Eddie Lin, Maritza Rivera,Dan Strauss  
By unanimous consent, the Select Committee on Seattle Transportation  
Benefit District meeting recessed at 10:38 a.m. to meet again at 5:00 p.m.  
Session II - 5:00 p.m.  
At 5:03 p.m., the Select Committee on Seattle Transportation Benefit  
District meeting was called back to order and continued the Public Hearing  
on Council Bill 121226.  
6 -  
Present:  
Rob Saka, Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Kettle, Maritza  
Rivera,Dan Strauss  
1 - Debora Juarez  
Excused:  
2 - Dionne Foster,Eddie Lin  
Late Arrival:  
D. Adjournment  
Meeting Adjournment Time: 6:44 p.m.  
Prepared by: Brendan Kolding