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  
1.  
Wednesday, March 20, 2024  
Hybrid Meeting  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Mosqueda called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.  
2.  
13 -  
Present:  
Cimaomo Jr., de Michele, McIrvin, Troutner, Zahn, Honda, Mosqueda,  
Barón, Hollingsworth, Saka, Black, Charbonneau and Howe  
3 - Ross, Upthegrove and Robertson  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair Cimaomo moved approval of the February 21, 2024, meeting minutes.  
There being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Chair's Report  
This item was not addressed.  
Regional Transit Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
March 20, 2024  
5.  
General Manager's Report  
Michelle Allison, General Manager, Metro Transit, provided a brief introduction of  
herself and her background, followed by comments on Metro activities over the past  
month, celebration of transit appreciation week, current ridership recovery numbers,  
community engagement efforts, and answered questions from the members.  
6.  
Public Comment  
The following individual provided public comment:  
Alex Tsimerman  
Briefing  
7.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0021  
Update on development of RapidRide Prioritization Plan  
Katie Chalmers, Transit Service Development Manager, Metro Transit Department;  
Erik Rundell, Transportation Planner, System Expansion and Integration, Metro Transit  
Department; and Corey Holder, Transportation Planner, System Expansion and  
Integration, Metro Transit Department; briefed the committee and answered questions  
from the members. Christina O'Claire, Director, Mobility Division, Metro Transit  
Department, answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
8.  
Briefing No. 2024-B0043  
Metro’s approach to community engagement  
Maha Jahshan, Director of Partnerships & Engagement, Metro Transit Department;  
and Tristan Cook, Strategic Communications and Engagement, Metro Transit  
Department; briefed the committee and answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Regional Transit Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
March 20, 2024  
Discussion and Possible Action  
9.  
RTC Resolution No. RTC2024-01  
A RESOLUTION adopting the 2024 work plan for the King County regional transit committee.  
Mary Bourguignon, Council staff, commented on recent updates to the plan.  
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:  
Yes: 10 Barón, Cimaomo Jr., de Michele, Hollingsworth, Honda, McIrvin, Mosqueda,  
Saka, Troutner, Zahn, Black voting as alternate for Robertson, and Charbonneau  
voting as alternate for Ross.  
No: 0  
Excused: 2 - Robertson, Ross and Upthegrove  
This matter was Passed  
10 -  
Yes:  
Cimaomo Jr., de Michele, McIrvin, Troutner, Zahn, Honda, Mosqueda,  
Barón, Hollingsworth, Saka, Black and Charbonneau  
4 - Ross, Upthegrove, Robertson and Howe  
Excused:  
Other Business  
There was no further business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m.