1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Regional Transit Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Jorge L. Barón, Chair  
De'Sean Quinn  
Alternate:  
Sound Cities Association:  
Vice Chair: Barbara de Michele, Issaquah; Neal Black,  
Kirkland;  
Joseph Cimaomo, Jr., Covington; Susan Honda, Federal Way;  
Karen Howe, Sammamish; Ryan McIrvin, Renton;  
Katherine Ross, Snoqualmie; Toni Troutner, Kent;  
Alternates:  
Paul Charbonneau, Newcastle; JC Harris, Des Moines;  
Tarlochan Mann, Pacific; Tracy Taylor, Auburn  
City of Seattle:  
Joy Hollingsworth, Rob Saka  
Alternate: Robert Kettle  
Lead Staff: Mary Bourguignon (206-263-3296)  
Committee Clerk: Blake Wells (206-263-1617)  
3:00 PM  
Wednesday, July 16, 2025  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Barón called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m.  
11 -  
Present:  
Cimaomo Jr., de Michele, McIrvin, Honda, Barón, Howe, Quinn, Black,  
Harris, Mann and Taylor  
4 - Ross, Troutner, Hollingsworth and Saka  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair de Michele moved approval of the June 18, 2025 meeting minutes. Seeing  
no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Chair's Report  
Chair Barón provided remarks about the RapidRide briefing on today's agenda.  
Regional Transit Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
July 16, 2025  
5.  
6.  
Public Comment  
The following person provided comments: Alex Tsimerman.  
General Manager's Report  
Michelle Allison, General Manager, Metro Transit Department, provided updates on  
safety, cleanliness, reliability and ridership. She also answered questions from the  
members.  
Briefing  
7.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0110  
RapidRide Performance, Prioritization, and Planning  
Pierce Canser, Transit Supervisor-Service Development, Metro Transit Department,  
Corey Holder, Transportation Planner, Metro Transit Department, and Jerry Roberson,  
Project/Program Manager, Metro Transit Department, briefed the committee via a  
PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members. Chris O'Claire,  
Director, Mobility Division, Metro Transit Department, also provided remarks and  
answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:02 p.m.