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King County

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Seattle, WA 98104

Meeting Minutes

Regional Transit Committee

Councilmembers:

Teresa Mosqueda, Chair

Jorge Barón, Dave Upthegrove

Alternate:

Sound Cities Association:

Joseph Cimaomo Jr., Vice Chair; Covington; Barbara de

Michele, Issaquah;

Susan Honda, Federal Way; Ryan McIrvin, Renton; Betsy

Robertson, Shoreline;

Katherine Ross, Snoqualmie, Toni Troutner, Kent; Janice

Zahn, Bellevue

Alternates: Neal Black, Kirkland; Paul Charbonneau,

Newcastle;

JC Harris, Des Moines; Karen Howe, Sammamish

City of Seattle:

Joy Hollingsworth, Rob Saka

Alternate: Robert Kettle

Lead Staff: Mary Bourguignon (206-263-3296)

Committee Clerk: Marka Steadman (206-477-0887)

3:00 PM

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

DRAFT MINUTES

Hybrid Meeting

Call to Order

Roll Call

Chair Mosqueda called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m.

12 -

Present:

Cimaomo Jr., McIrvin, Ross, Troutner, Robertson, Zahn, Honda, Mosqueda,

Barón, Hollingsworth, Saka and Black

2 - de Michele and Upthegrove

Excused:

Approval of Minutes

Vice Chair Cimaomo moved approval of the October 16, 2024, meeting minutes.

There being no objections, the minutes were approved.

Chair's Report

Chair Mosqueda expressed appreciation to members and staff who have contributed to

RTC throughout the year, commented on the Washington Association of Counties'

meeting, the County's 2025 budget and provided an overview of the meeting topics.

Regional Transit Committee

Meeting Minutes

November 20, 2024

Public Comment

The following individual provided public comment: Alex Tsimerman

General Manager's Report

Michelle Allison, General Manager, Metro Transit Department, expressed appreciation

to Metro staff working to bring the system back online after the recent storm event;

commented on another successful recruitment of operators; cleanliness changes; use

of polycarbonate instead of glass in Metro shelters; ridership numbers; the evaluation

reports on the agenda and answered questions from the members.

Discussion and Possible Action

Proposed Motion No. 2024-0367

A MOTION relating to the King County Metro Transit Strategic Plan for Public Transportation 2021-2031

and King County Metro Transit Service Guidelines and accepting the King County Metro Transit 2024

System Evaluation.

Mary Bourguignon, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from

the members. Jacob Brett, Transportation Planner, Metro Transit Department,

answered questions from the members.

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:

Votes: Yes: 10 – Barón, Black voting as an alternate for de Michele, Cimaomo,

Hollingsworth, Honda, McIrvin, Mosqueda, Robertson, Ross, Saka, Troutner, and

Zahn.

No: 0

Excused: 2 – de Michele, Upthegrove

A motion was made by Councilmember Cimaomo Jr. that this Motion be

Recommended Do Pass. The motion carried by the following vote:

9.5 -

Yes:

Cimaomo Jr., McIrvin, Ross, Troutner, Robertson, Zahn, Honda, Mosqueda,

Barón, Hollingsworth, Saka and Black

2.5 - de Michele and Upthegrove

Excused:

Briefing

Briefing No. 2024-B0106

Metro Performance Measures Dashboard, 2024 Update

Sarah Margeson, Government Relations Administrator, Metro Transit Department,

provided a PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members. Mary

Bourguignon, Council staff, and Jacob Brett, Transportation Planner, Metro Transit

Department, answered questions from the members.

This matter was Presented