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 Reicbauer  
Sound Cities Association:  
Vice Chair: Barbara de Michele, Issaquah; Neal Black,  
Kirkland; JC Harris, Des Moines;  
Susan Honda, Federal Way; Ryan McIrvin, Renton; Pamela  
Stuart, Sammamish;  
Tracy Taylor-Turner, Auburn; Toni Troutner, Kent  
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, February 18, 2026  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Fain called the meeting to order at 3:02 PM.  
16 -  
Present:  
de Michele, McIrvin, Troutner, Honda, Saka, Black, Perry, Fain, von  
Reichbauer, Taylor-Turner, Harris, Stuart, Mercedes Rinck, Bhargava,  
Goldman and Ribail  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Council President Pro Tem McIrvin moved approval of the November 19, 2025 meeting  
minutes. There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Public Comment  
The following people provided public comment:  
Alex Tsimerman  
5.  
General Manager's Report  
Regional Transit Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
February 18, 2026  
Michelle Allison, General Manager, Metro Transit Department, briefed the committee  
on growth, safety, battery-electric buses, emergency response, service increase,  
cleanliness, World Cup service, and Super Bowl parade service.  
Briefings  
6.  
RTC Overview - Structure and Role  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff, briefed the committee.  
Council President de Michele moved to appoint Council President Pro Tem McIrvin as  
Vice Chair of the Regional Transit Committee. There being no objections, Council  
President Pro Tem McIrvin was appointed Vice Chair of the Regional Transit  
Committee.  
This matter was presented.  
7.  
RTC Work Plan Discussion  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from  
the members.  
The members discussed items they wished to see added to the work plan.  
This matter was presented.  
Other Business  
There was no other business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 3:54 PM.