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; 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  
DRAFT MINUTES  
Hybrid Meeting  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Barón called the meeting to order at 3:03 PM.  
12 -  
Present:  
Cimaomo Jr., de Michele, Ross, Troutner, Honda, Barón, Howe, Quinn,  
Black, Mann, Harris and Taylor  
3 - McIrvin, Hollingsworth and Saka  
Excused:  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair de Michele moved approval of the July 16, 2025 meeting minutes. There  
being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Regional Transit Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
September 17, 2025  
4.  
5.  
6.  
Chair's Report  
Chair Barón provided an overview of the agenda.  
Public Comment  
No one was present to provide public comment.  
General Manager's Report  
DeAnna Martin, Chief of Staff, Metro Transit Department, briefed the committee on fall  
service changes, fare increases, pre-construction on the I Line, ridership, and  
language equity and answered questions from the members.  
Briefings  
7.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0135  
Language Equity and Community Engagement  
Maha Jahshan, Director of Partnerships & Engagement, Metro Transit Department,  
Tristan Cook, Community Engagement Supervisor, Metro Transit Department, and  
Tavo Rocha, Community Engagement Specialist, Metro Transit Department, briefed  
the committee via PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from the  
members.  
This matter was Presented  
8.  
Briefing No. 2025-B0136  
Metro’s Flexible Services  
Chris O’Claire, Mobility Division Director, Metro Transit Department, Melisa Allan,  
Transportation Planner, Metro Transit Department, Brian Henry, Transportation  
Planner, Metro Transit Department, and Julie Paone, Transportation Planner, 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 4:29 PM.