1200 King County  
Courthouse  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
King County  
Meeting Agenda  
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  
Hybrid Meeting  
Hybrid Meetings: Attend King County Council committee meetings in person in Council  
Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access. Details on how  
to attend and/or provide comment remotely are listed below.  
Pursuant to K.C.C. 1.24.035 A. and F., this meeting is also noticed as a meeting of the  
Metropolitan King County Council, whose agenda is limited to the committee business. In this  
meeting only the rules and procedures applicable to committees apply and not those  
applicable to full council meetings.  
HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Regional Transit Committee values community  
input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items.  
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There are three ways to provide public comment:  
1. In person: You may attend the meeting and provide comment in the Council Chambers.  
2. By email: You may comment in writing on current agenda items by submitting your email  
comments to kcccomitt@kingcounty.gov. If your email is received by 1:00 p.m. on the day of  
the meeting, your email comments will be distributed to the committee members and  
appropriate staff prior to the meeting.  
3. Remote attendance at the meeting by phone or computer (see "Connecting to the Webinar"  
below).  
You may provide oral comment on current agenda items during the meeting’s public comment  
period. You are not required to sign up in advance. Comments are limited to current agenda  
items.  
You have the right to language access services at no cost to you. To request these services,  
please contact Language Access Coordinator, Tera Chea at 206-477-9259 or email  
tera.chea2@kingcounty.gov by 8:00 a.m. three business days prior to the meeting.  
CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR:  
Webinar ID: 883 1320 7140  
By computer using the Zoom application at https://zoom.us/join and the webinar ID above.  
Via phone by calling 1-253-215-8782 and using the webinar ID above.  
HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TO THE MEETING REMOTELY: There are several ways to watch or  
listen in to the meeting:  
1)  
address into your web browser.  
2) Watch King County TV on Comcast Channel 22 and 322(HD) and Astound Broadband  
Channels 22 and 711(HD)  
3) Listen to the meeting by telephone – See “Connecting to the Webinar” above.  
Stream online via this link: http://www.kingcounty.gov/kctv, or input the link web  
To help us manage the meeting, if you do not wish to be called upon for public comment  
please use the Livestream or King County TV options listed above, if possible, to watch or  
listen to the meeting.  
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2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
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3.  
Approval of Minutes  
July 16, 2025 meeting minutes  
4.  
5.  
6.  
Chair's Report  
Public Comment  
General Manager's Report  
Briefings  
Briefing No. 2025-B0135  
7.  
Language Equity and Community Engagement  
Maha Jahshan, Director of Partnerships & Engagement, Metro Transit Department  
Tristan Cook, Community Engagement Supervisor, Metro Transit Department  
Tavo Rocha, Community Engagement Specialist, Metro Transit Department  
Briefing No. 2025-B0136  
Metro’s Flexible Services  
8.  
Chris O’Claire, Mobility Division Director, Metro Transit Department  
Melisa Allan, Transportation Planner, Metro Transit Department  
Brian Henry, Transportation Planner, Metro Transit Department  
Victoria Tobin, Rideshare Coordinator, Metro Transit Department  
Julie Paone, Transportation Planner, Metro Transit Department  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
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