1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
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, October 16, 2024  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Mosqueda called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m.  
11 -  
Present:  
Cimaomo Jr., de Michele, Troutner, Robertson, Zahn, Honda, Mosqueda,  
Barón, Black, Harris and Howe  
5 - McIrvin, Ross, Upthegrove, Hollingsworth and Saka  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair Cimaomo moved approval of the July 17, 2024, meeting minutes. There  
being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Chair's Report  
Chair Mosqueda provided an overview of the meeting topics.  
Regional Transit Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
October 16, 2024  
5.  
Public Comment  
The following individuals provided public comment:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Robin Briggs  
6.  
General Manager's Report  
Michelle Allison, General Manager, Metro Transit Department, addressed recent  
service changes to include the addition of bus trips per week, adding the new  
RapidRide G line, and upgraded bus connections to four new Link light rail stations;  
public outreach in regard to these changes; safety upgrades; ridership; and the 2025  
budget.  
Briefing  
7.  
Metro Service and Workforce Initiative Update  
DeAnna Martin, Chief of Staff, Metro Transit Department; and Adam Parast, Enterprise  
and Strategic Initiatives Lead - Service and Workforce, Metro Transit Department;  
briefed the committee and answered questions from the members.  
Other Business  
The next meeting of the Regional Transit Committee is planned for November 20,  
2024.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.