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, October 15, 2025  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Vice Chair de Michele, who chaired this meeting on behalf of Chair Barón, called the  
meeting to order at 3:00 PM.  
2.  
9 - de Michele, McIrvin, Ross, Troutner, Honda, Howe, Black, Harris and Taylor  
5 - Cimaomo Jr., Barón, Hollingsworth, Saka and Quinn  
Present:  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
This item was not addressed.  
Chair's Report  
Vice Chair de Michele provided an overview of the agenda.  
Regional Transit Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
October 15, 2025  
5.  
Public Comment  
The following people provided public comment:  
Alex Tsimerman  
6.  
General Manager's Report  
Michelle Allison, General Manager, Metro Transit Department, briefed the committee  
on the King County budget process as it pertains to Metro Transit Department, safety,  
and ridership.  
Briefing  
7.  
Metro Performance Measures Dashboard, 2025 Update  
Sarah Margeson, Government Relations Administrator, 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 3:45 PM.