1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Regional Transit Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Steffanie Fain, Chair  
Sarah Perry, Pete von Reichbauer  
Sound Cities Association:  
Vice Chair: Ryan McIrvin, Renton; Neal Black, Kirkland; JC  
Harris, Des Moines;  
Susan Honda, Federal Way; Jim Ribail, Carnation; Pamela  
Stuart, Sammamish;  
Toni Troutner, Kent; Tracy Taylor, Auburn  
Alternates:  
Vishal Bhargava, Bellevue; Larry Goldman, Lake Forest Park;  
Councilmember Julie Hsieh, Mercer Island; Mayor James  
Mayhew, Snoqualmie;  
City of Seattle:  
Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Rob Saka  
Alternate: Dionne Foster  
Lead Staff: Mary Bourguignon (206-263-3296)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, June 17, 2026  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Fain called the meeting to order at 3:00 PM.  
15 -  
Present:  
McIrvin, Troutner, Honda, Saka, Black, Perry, Fain, von Reichbauer, Turner,  
Harris, Stuart, Rinck, Bhargava, Goldman and Hsieh  
1 - Ribail  
Excused:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair McIrvin moved approval of the March 18, 2026 and April 21, 2026 meeting  
minutes. There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
4.  
Chair's Report  
Chair Fain provided an overview of the agenda and introduced Mayor Ribail as a full  
member of the Regional Transit Committee.  
Regional Transit Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
June 17, 2026  
5.  
6.  
Public Comment  
The following people provided public comment:  
Stephen Fesler  
GM's Report  
Briefings  
Michelle Allison, General Manager, Metro Transit Department, briefed the committee  
on World Cup service; ridership; upcoming updates to the long range plan, strategic  
plan, and service guidelines; and Metro Connects.  
7.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0074  
Introduction to Metro’s Three Adopted Policy Documents and Plans for 2028 Update  
Jacob Brett, Transit Strategy and Policy Lead, Metro Transit Department, and Katie  
Chalmers, Transit Service Development Manager, Metro Transit Department, briefed  
the committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the  
members.  
8.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0075  
Metro’s Service Recovery and Growth Planning  
Katie Chalmers, Transit Service Development Manager, Metro Transit Department,  
briefed the committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the  
members.  
9.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0076  
Metro’s Next Stop (Planning for Future Investments)  
This matter was deferred.  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 PM.