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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, September 17, 2025

DRAFT MINUTES

Hybrid Meeting

Call to Order

Roll Call

Chair Barón called the meeting to order at 3:03 PM.

12 -

Present:

Cimaomo Jr., de Michele, Ross, Troutner, Honda, Barón, Howe, Quinn,

Black, Mann, Harris and Taylor

3 - McIrvin, Hollingsworth and Saka

Excused:

Regional Transit Committee

Meeting Minutes

September 17, 2025

Approval of Minutes

Vice Chair de Michele moved approval of the July 16, 2025 meeting minutes. There

being no objections, the minutes were approved.

Chair's Report

Chair Barón provided an overview of the agenda.

Public Comment

No one was present to provide public comment.

General Manager's Report

DeAnna Martin, Chief of Staff, Metro Transit Department, briefed the committee on fall

service changes, fare increases, pre-construction on the I Line, ridership, and

language equity and answered questions from the members.

Briefings

Briefing No. 2025-B0135

Language Equity and Community Engagement

Maha Jahshan, Director of Partnerships & Engagement, Metro Transit Department,

Tristan Cook, Community Engagement Supervisor, Metro Transit Department, and

Tavo Rocha, Community Engagement Specialist, Metro Transit Department, briefed

the committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the

members.

This matter was Presented

Briefing No. 2025-B0136

Metro’s Flexible Services

Chris O’Claire, Mobility Division Director, Metro Transit Department, Melisa Allan,

Transportation Planner, Metro Transit Department, Brian Henry, Transportation

Planner, Metro Transit Department, and Julie Paone, Transportation Planner, Metro

Transit Department, briefed the committee and answered questions from the

members.

This matter was Presented

Other Business

There was no other business to come before the committee.

Adjournment