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; Pamela Stuart, Sammamish;  
Toni Troutner, Kent; Tracy Taylor-Turner, Auburn  
Alternates:  
Vishal Bhargava, Bellevue; Larry Goldman, Lake Forest Park;  
Jim Ribail, Carnation  
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, March 18, 2026  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Fain called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.  
13 -  
Present:  
McIrvin, Troutner, Black, Perry, Fain, von Reichbauer, Taylor-Turner, Harris,  
Stuart, Rinck, Goldman, Bhargava and Ribail  
2 - Honda and Saka  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Council President Pro Tem McIrvin moved approval of the February 18, 2026 meeting  
minutes. There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Chair's Report  
Chair Fain thanked Council President de Michele for her service to the Regional  
Transit Committee and provided an overview of the agenda.  
Regional Transit Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
March 18, 2026  
5.  
Public Comment  
The following people provided public comment:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Joe Kunzler  
6.  
General Manager's Report  
DeAnna Martin, Chief of Staff, Metro Transit Department, briefed the Committee on  
Metro Tap to Pay, service changes, construction of the RapidRide I Line, the opening  
of the Sound Transit 2 Line Crosslake Connection, ridership, Transit Employee  
Appreciation Day, and Transit Employee Appreciation Week.  
Discussion and Possible Action  
7.  
RTC Resolution No. RTC2026-01  
A RESOLUTION adopting the 2026 work plan for the  
King County regional transit committee.  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff, briefed the committee.  
Due to the design of the legislative tracking software used to produce the proceedings,  
the vote on this item is misreported. The correct vote is:  
Yes: 8 - Black, Harris, McIrvin, Stuart, Taylor-Turner, Troutner, Goldman (voting as an  
alternate for Honda), Ribail (voting as an alternate for the vacant seat), Perry, and  
Fain.  
No: 0  
Excused: 4.5 – Honda, Rinck, Saka, and von Reichbauer.  
A motion was made by Deputy Mayor Taylor-Turner that this resolution be  
passed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Yes:  
McIrvin, Troutner, Black, Perry, Fain, Taylor-Turner, Harris, Stuart, Goldman  
and Ribail  
5 - Honda, Saka, von Reichbauer, Rinck and Bhargava  
Excused:  
Briefings  
8.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0036  
Metro’s Rider Dashboard  
Lori Mimms, Business Intelligence and Analytics Manager, Metro Transit Department,  
and Aidan Farr, Business Analyst, Metro Transit Department, briefed the committee  
via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was presented.  
Regional Transit Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
March 18, 2026  
9.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0037  
Update on the King County Transportation District  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from  
the members. DeAnna Martin, Chief of Staff, Metro Transit Department, briefed the  
committee via PowerPoint presentation 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 4:27 p.m.