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; Susan Honda,  
Federal Way;  
Karen Howe, Sammamish; Ryan McIrvin, Renton; Katherine  
Ross, Snoqualmie;  
Toni Troutner, Kent; Joseph Cimaomo, Jr., Covington  
Alternates:  
Neal Black, Kirkland; Paul Charbonneau, Newcastle;  
JC Harris, Des Moines; Tarlochan Mann, Pacific  
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, April 16, 2025  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Barón called the meeting to order at 3:01 PM.  
8 - de Michele, Ross, Troutner, Honda, Barón, Quinn, Black and Harris  
5 - Cimaomo Jr., McIrvin, Hollingsworth, Saka and Howe  
Present:  
Excused:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair de Michele moved approval of the March 19, 2025 meeting minutes. There  
being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
4.  
5.  
Chair's Report  
Chair Barón provided an overview of the agenda.  
Public Comment  
Regional Transit Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
The following people provided public comment:  
Alex Tsimerman  
April 16, 2025  
6.  
General Manager's Report  
Ernest Kandilige, Deputy General Manager, Metro Transit Department, briefed the  
committee on the King County Regional Transit Safety Task Force, fare enforcement,  
the Spring service change, and ridership.  
Briefings  
7.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0050  
Transit Safety & Security Update - RTC  
Ernest Kandilige, Deputy General Manager, Metro Transit Department and Rebecca  
Frankhouser, Director of Safety and Security, Metro Transit Department, briefed the  
committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was presented.  
8.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0051  
Metro ADA Transition Plan  
Brian Mannion, Mobility Division Deputy Director, Metro Transit Department, Dion  
Graham, ADA Administrator, Metro Transit Department, and Taryn Farley, ADA and  
Universal Access Program Manager, 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 4:17 PM.