1 00:00:24,057 --> 00:00:24,224 . 2 00:00:24,224 --> 00:00:26,826 >>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. THE 3 00:00:26,826 --> 00:00:28,828 JULY 6th, 2026 MEETING OF THE 4 00:00:28,828 --> 00:00:31,197 SELECT MEETING ON THE SEATTLE 5 00:00:31,197 --> 00:00:33,933 BENEFIT DISTRICT WILL COME TO 6 00:00:33,933 --> 00:00:40,774 ORDER. IT IS 11:03 A.M. I AM ROB 7 00:00:40,774 --> 00:00:47,614 ROB SAKA, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL 8 00:00:47,614 --> 00:00:58,124 THE ROLL? [ ROLL BEING CALLED 9 00:01:11,571 --> 00:01:11,838 . 10 00:01:11,838 --> 00:01:17,544 >>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, LET 11 00:01:17,544 --> 00:01:20,680 THE RECORD REFLECT THAT 12 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:21,581 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS EXCUSED 13 00:01:21,581 --> 00:01:25,118 AND IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE 14 00:01:25,118 --> 00:01:28,087 AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING 15 00:01:28,087 --> 00:01:29,289 AND SEEING NO OBJECTION, THE 16 00:01:29,289 --> 00:01:30,924 AGENDA IS ADOPTED AND NOTING 17 00:01:30,924 --> 00:01:32,759 THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS 18 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:38,231 JOINED US IN PERSON, HERE, 19 00:01:38,231 --> 00:01:43,803 PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR. THANK 20 00:01:43,803 --> 00:01:46,473 YOU. SO, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. 21 00:01:46,473 --> 00:01:49,375 GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE 22 00:01:49,375 --> 00:01:51,277 PUBLIC AND COUNCIL, FIFA MATCH 23 00:01:51,277 --> 00:01:52,011 TEAM USA GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD 24 00:01:52,011 --> 00:01:53,813 RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF 25 00:01:53,813 --> 00:01:55,982 SEATTLE. I AM WEARING MY OWN 26 00:01:55,982 --> 00:01:59,352 SWAG AND I KNOW COLLEAGUES I SAW 27 00:01:59,352 --> 00:02:02,589 A FEW OF YOU AND RESPECTED 28 00:02:02,589 --> 00:02:03,823 TEAMMATES WEARING SWAG. COULD OF 29 00:02:03,823 --> 00:02:04,624 CHOSE TO BE ANYWHERE IN THE 30 00:02:04,624 --> 00:02:08,561 WORLD AND CHOSE TO BE WITH US IN 31 00:02:08,561 --> 00:02:09,529 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, APPRECIATE 32 00:02:09,529 --> 00:02:10,497 THAT. THANK YOU. BUT, AN 33 00:02:10,497 --> 00:02:12,732 EXCITING DAY TODAY BECAUSE TODAY 34 00:02:12,732 --> 00:02:14,801 MARKS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN 35 00:02:14,801 --> 00:02:16,970 OUR WORK TOGETHER ON THE SEATTLE 36 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:18,972 TRANSIT MEASURE. THIS IS THE 37 00:02:18,972 --> 00:02:22,642 POINT IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS 38 00:02:22,642 --> 00:02:24,043 WHERE IDEAS ARE TESTED, 39 00:02:24,043 --> 00:02:25,645 ASSUMPTIONS ARE CHALLENGED AND 40 00:02:25,645 --> 00:02:28,147 GOOD PROPOSALS HAVE THE 41 00:02:28,147 --> 00:02:29,449 OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME EVEN 42 00:02:29,449 --> 00:02:32,519 BETTER. I WANT TO BEGIN BY 43 00:02:32,519 --> 00:02:34,020 THANKING EACH COUNCILMEMBER AND 44 00:02:34,020 --> 00:02:35,955 YOUR RESPECTIVE STAFF FOR THE 45 00:02:35,955 --> 00:02:39,392 TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT 46 00:02:39,392 --> 00:02:41,995 WENT INTO PREPARING THE MINUTES 47 00:02:41,995 --> 00:02:47,100 BEFORE US TODAY. WE HAVE 23 48 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:49,802 AMENDMENTS, 23 PROPOSED 49 00:02:49,802 --> 00:02:52,272 AMENDMENTS. THAT LEVEL OF 50 00:02:52,272 --> 00:02:56,543 ENGAGEMENT IS TRULY REMARKABLE. 51 00:02:56,543 --> 00:02:59,379 FOR HISTORICAL CONTEXT THE 52 00:02:59,379 --> 00:03:04,484 ORIGINAL 2014 SEATTLE MEASURE 53 00:03:04,484 --> 00:03:08,087 PROPOSAL RECEIVED FIVE PROPOSED 54 00:03:08,087 --> 00:03:08,721 AMENDMENTS. BY COMPARISON. THE 55 00:03:08,721 --> 00:03:12,425 2020 RENEWAL RECEIVED 8. THE 56 00:03:12,425 --> 00:03:14,260 NUMBER BEFORE US TODAY, 23, 57 00:03:14,260 --> 00:03:16,529 REFLECTS NOT DISAGREEMENT FOR 58 00:03:16,529 --> 00:03:18,698 ITS OWN SAKE BUT THE SERIOUSNESS 59 00:03:18,698 --> 00:03:21,568 WITH WHICH EACH MEMBER THEREOF 60 00:03:21,568 --> 00:03:24,504 COMMITTEE IS APPROACHING OUR 61 00:03:24,504 --> 00:03:25,438 SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. THAT 62 00:03:25,438 --> 00:03:27,173 SHOULD GIVE THE PUBLIC 63 00:03:27,173 --> 00:03:29,275 CONFIDENCE IN THIS PROCESS AND 64 00:03:29,275 --> 00:03:30,977 STRENGTHEN THE OVERALL INTEGRITY 65 00:03:30,977 --> 00:03:33,780 OF THE FINAL ADOPTED PROPOSAL 66 00:03:33,780 --> 00:03:35,181 THAT WILL GO BEFORE VOTERS. NOW, 67 00:03:35,181 --> 00:03:37,750 MY GOAL AS CHAIR IS PRETTY 68 00:03:37,750 --> 00:03:40,119 STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT IS TO ENSURE 69 00:03:40,119 --> 00:03:41,988 WE HAVE A THOUGHTFUL, 70 00:03:41,988 --> 00:03:44,490 TRANSPARENT AND WELL ORGANIZED 71 00:03:44,490 --> 00:03:46,926 PROCESS THAT GIVES EVERY 72 00:03:46,926 --> 00:03:48,494 AMENDMENT A FAIR HEARING AND 73 00:03:48,494 --> 00:03:51,297 EVERY COUNCILMEMBER A 74 00:03:51,297 --> 00:03:53,466 OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE 75 00:03:53,466 --> 00:03:55,001 DISCUSSION. NOW, AS I SHARED 76 00:03:55,001 --> 00:03:55,935 BEFORE, TRANSIT FOR ME 77 00:03:55,935 --> 00:03:57,103 PERSONALLY HAS BEEN PART OF MY 78 00:03:57,103 --> 00:04:01,341 LIFE FOR AS LONG AS I CAN 79 00:04:01,341 --> 00:04:03,276 REMEMBER. GROWING UP, MY FAMILY 80 00:04:03,276 --> 00:04:07,046 OFTEN DEPENDED ON IT. TODAY, I 81 00:04:07,046 --> 00:04:08,781 CONTINUE TO RIDE TRANSIT 82 00:04:08,781 --> 00:04:09,349 REGULARLY. COMMUTING OR 83 00:04:09,349 --> 00:04:13,586 TRAVELING TO MAJOR EVENTS AROUND 84 00:04:13,586 --> 00:04:16,756 OUR GREAT CITY. THAT EXPERIENCE 85 00:04:16,756 --> 00:04:17,590 REMINDS ME TRANSPORTATION AND 86 00:04:17,590 --> 00:04:20,093 TRANSIT MORE SPECIFICALLY IS 87 00:04:20,093 --> 00:04:23,229 NEVER JUST ABOUT MOVING PEOPLE 88 00:04:23,229 --> 00:04:27,967 FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. IT IS 89 00:04:27,967 --> 00:04:29,302 ABOUT EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY. IT 90 00:04:29,302 --> 00:04:32,505 IS ABOUT AFFORDABILITY. IT IS 91 00:04:32,505 --> 00:04:35,775 ABOUT SAFETY. IT IS ABOUT 92 00:04:35,775 --> 00:04:36,576 ACCESSIBILITY. IT IS ABOUT 93 00:04:36,576 --> 00:04:37,243 RELIABILITY AND PREDICTABILITY 94 00:04:37,243 --> 00:04:41,981 AND IT IS ABOUT ALL OF THOSE 95 00:04:41,981 --> 00:04:44,183 THINGS AND MORE. BUILDING A 96 00:04:44,183 --> 00:04:46,019 SAFE, RELIABLE AND EFFECTIVE 97 00:04:46,019 --> 00:04:47,353 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT 98 00:04:47,353 --> 00:04:52,825 PEOPLE TRUST ENOUGH THAT THEY 99 00:04:52,825 --> 00:04:54,794 CHOOSE TO USE IT EVERY DAY. THAT 100 00:04:54,794 --> 00:04:57,030 BROADER PERSPECTIVE SHOULD GUIDE 101 00:04:57,030 --> 00:04:58,731 OUR WORK TODAY, COLLEAGUES. THE 102 00:04:58,731 --> 00:05:00,033 AMENDMENT PROCESS EXISTS FOR A 103 00:05:00,033 --> 00:05:05,438 REASON. IT ALLOWS US TO TEST 104 00:05:05,438 --> 00:05:12,578 PUBLIC IDEAS IN PUBLIC, REFINE 105 00:05:12,578 --> 00:05:13,846 PROPOSALS, AND IDENTIFY 106 00:05:13,846 --> 00:05:16,182 UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. IT IS 107 00:05:16,182 --> 00:05:17,150 THE MORE IMPORTANT 108 00:05:17,150 --> 00:05:18,017 RESPONSIBILITY ENTRUSTED TO US 109 00:05:18,017 --> 00:05:20,219 IN THE CO-BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT 110 00:05:20,219 --> 00:05:23,956 AND ALWAYS CARED OUT WITH 111 00:05:23,956 --> 00:05:24,924 OPENNESS, RESPECT AND 112 00:05:24,924 --> 00:05:26,659 WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN. ALSO WANT 113 00:05:26,659 --> 00:05:29,529 TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS ONE ASPECT OF 114 00:05:29,529 --> 00:05:31,597 TODAY'S AMENDMENTS. AS CHAIR, I 115 00:05:31,597 --> 00:05:35,334 BELIEVE THAT THIS LEGISLATION 116 00:05:35,334 --> 00:05:37,437 SHOULD ESTABLISH THE POLICY 117 00:05:37,437 --> 00:05:39,739 FRAMEWORK. HIGH-LEVEL PRIORITIES 118 00:05:39,739 --> 00:05:43,409 AND RESOURCES THAT WILL GUIDE 119 00:05:43,409 --> 00:05:46,679 FUTURE TRANSIT INVESTMENTS. IT 120 00:05:46,679 --> 00:05:54,053 SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO 121 00:05:54,053 --> 00:05:54,687 PERSCRIPTIVELY DEFINE ROUTES OR 122 00:05:54,687 --> 00:05:56,422 NEIGHBORHOODS, SERVICE THROUGH 123 00:05:56,422 --> 00:05:58,725 THE PROCESS. I TOOK CHAIR FOR 124 00:05:58,725 --> 00:06:00,526 TWO MAIN REASONS, FIRST, I 125 00:06:00,526 --> 00:06:03,930 BELIEVE THAT TYPE OF ROUTE BY 126 00:06:03,930 --> 00:06:06,666 ROUTE DETAIL AND SPECIFICS IS 127 00:06:06,666 --> 00:06:08,334 BEST MANAGED AND ADDRESSED 128 00:06:08,334 --> 00:06:10,470 DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE 129 00:06:10,470 --> 00:06:12,672 SHOULD VOTERS APPROVE THIS 130 00:06:12,672 --> 00:06:13,673 MEASURE. THE IMPLEMENTATION 131 00:06:13,673 --> 00:06:15,341 PHASE IS WHERE OPERATIONAL 132 00:06:15,341 --> 00:06:22,448 PLANNERS AND EXPERTS WILL BE 133 00:06:22,448 --> 00:06:24,817 BEST POSITIONED TO EFFECTIVELY 134 00:06:24,817 --> 00:06:27,987 EVALUATE THE ABILITY. SUBJECT TO 135 00:06:27,987 --> 00:06:29,522 COUNCIL REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT. 136 00:06:29,522 --> 00:06:33,793 SECOND. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE 137 00:06:33,793 --> 00:06:34,627 MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE 138 00:06:34,627 --> 00:06:38,030 EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR OPERATIONAL 139 00:06:38,030 --> 00:06:40,867 PARTNERS AT KING COUNTY METRO. 140 00:06:40,867 --> 00:06:44,904 METRO ALONE RETAINS EXCLUSIVE 141 00:06:44,904 --> 00:06:45,605 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO 142 00:06:45,605 --> 00:06:48,841 PLAN, EXPAND, AND RESTORE 143 00:06:48,841 --> 00:06:52,111 SERVICE IN SPECIFIC AREAS TO 144 00:06:52,111 --> 00:06:53,579 PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS AND BEYOND. 145 00:06:53,579 --> 00:06:56,682 BASED ON REGIONAL DEMAND AND 146 00:06:56,682 --> 00:06:57,884 SYSTEM WIDE CONSTRAINTS. SIMPLY 147 00:06:57,884 --> 00:07:00,052 PUT WE MUST LET METRO DO ITS JOB 148 00:07:00,052 --> 00:07:03,089 AND SHOULD NOT LET THEM OFF THE 149 00:07:03,089 --> 00:07:04,023 HOOK FINANCIALLY FOR EXPANDING 150 00:07:04,023 --> 00:07:06,058 SERVICE IN SEATTLE AND BALANCING 151 00:07:06,058 --> 00:07:09,028 THE NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE REGIONAL 152 00:07:09,028 --> 00:07:09,829 SYSTEM. THESE POINTS ARE 153 00:07:09,829 --> 00:07:12,665 BULLSTERRED BY THE FACT THAT 154 00:07:12,665 --> 00:07:15,201 NEITHER OF THE TWO PRIOR 155 00:07:15,201 --> 00:07:21,774 PROPOSALS REFLECTED THAT LEVEL 156 00:07:21,774 --> 00:07:22,842 OF OPERATIONAL DETAIL. AGAIN, 157 00:07:22,842 --> 00:07:24,477 2014, 2020. COLLEAGUES, AGAIN, 158 00:07:24,477 --> 00:07:26,946 OUR ROLE IS TO ESTABLISH POLICY 159 00:07:26,946 --> 00:07:30,216 DIRECTION AND RESPECTING THE 160 00:07:30,216 --> 00:07:34,887 EXPERTISE OF THOSE CHARGED WITH 161 00:07:34,887 --> 00:07:35,521 IMPLEMENTATION, AGAIN, SUBJECT 162 00:07:35,521 --> 00:07:37,924 TO OUR OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY. 163 00:07:37,924 --> 00:07:42,461 FINALLY I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY 164 00:07:42,461 --> 00:07:43,629 SET EXPECTATION. TODAY'S 165 00:07:43,629 --> 00:07:45,998 DISCUSSION IS NOT ABOUT WINNING 166 00:07:45,998 --> 00:07:48,201 OR LOSING AMENDMENTS IT IS 167 00:07:48,201 --> 00:07:49,936 COLLECTIVELY BUILDING. THE 168 00:07:49,936 --> 00:07:51,637 STRONGEST POSSIBLE MEASURE FOR 169 00:07:51,637 --> 00:07:53,739 THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. I 170 00:07:53,739 --> 00:07:58,778 ENCOURAGE EACH OF US TO APPROACH 171 00:07:58,778 --> 00:07:59,512 TODAY'S CONVERSATION WITH 172 00:07:59,512 --> 00:08:01,781 CURIOSITY, HUMILITY, RACE, AND 173 00:08:01,781 --> 00:08:05,751 ARE A SHARED WILLINGNESS TO 174 00:08:05,751 --> 00:08:07,587 IMPROVE NOT ONLY OUR OWN IDEAS 175 00:08:07,587 --> 00:08:10,056 BUT EACH OTHERS AS WELL. WHEN 176 00:08:10,056 --> 00:08:12,391 THE COMMITTEE'S WORK IS 177 00:08:12,391 --> 00:08:13,492 COMPLETE, I HOPE SEATTLE'S 178 00:08:13,492 --> 00:08:15,194 RESIDENTS WILL SAY SOMETHING 179 00:08:15,194 --> 00:08:17,930 BACK AND SAY SOMETHING SIMPLE. 180 00:08:17,930 --> 00:08:19,932 THEIR ELECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES 181 00:08:19,932 --> 00:08:22,068 TOOK THIS SERIOUSLY, WORK 182 00:08:22,068 --> 00:08:23,569 COLLABORATIVELY IN PUBLIC AND 183 00:08:23,569 --> 00:08:28,140 LEFT THE PROPOSAL STRONGER THAN 184 00:08:28,140 --> 00:08:30,910 WHETHER THEY FOUND IT. THANK 185 00:08:30,910 --> 00:08:33,312 YOU. LET'S GET TO WORK. WE WILL 186 00:08:33,312 --> 00:08:35,414 NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC 187 00:08:35,414 --> 00:08:36,716 COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS 188 00:08:36,716 --> 00:08:39,151 SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON 189 00:08:39,151 --> 00:08:41,254 TODAY'S AGENDA AND WITHIN THE 190 00:08:41,254 --> 00:08:45,491 PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE. CLERK 191 00:08:45,491 --> 00:08:46,993 HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP? 192 00:08:46,993 --> 00:08:49,462 >> CHAIR, WE HAVE 14 IN-PERSON 193 00:08:49,462 --> 00:08:51,731 AND 12 REMOTE FOR 26 SPEAKERS. 194 00:08:51,731 --> 00:08:54,967 >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JUST 195 00:08:54,967 --> 00:08:58,538 UNDER THE 30 SPEAKER THRESHOLD. 196 00:08:58,538 --> 00:08:59,405 EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE 197 00:08:59,405 --> 00:09:04,911 APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AND WE 198 00:09:04,911 --> 00:09:05,845 WILL START WITH IN-PERSON 199 00:09:05,845 --> 00:09:08,814 SPEAKERS FIRST. CLERK CAN YOU 200 00:09:08,814 --> 00:09:10,082 READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT 201 00:09:10,082 --> 00:09:10,416 INSTRUCTIONS? 202 00:09:10,416 --> 00:09:11,250 >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 203 00:09:11,250 --> 00:09:13,185 WILL BE MODERATED IN THE 204 00:09:13,185 --> 00:09:14,053 FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL 205 00:09:14,053 --> 00:09:18,391 BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH 206 00:09:18,391 --> 00:09:20,126 THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL 207 00:09:20,126 --> 00:09:20,793 ALTERNATE BETWEEN IN-PERSON AND 208 00:09:20,793 --> 00:09:21,994 REMOTE SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS WILL 209 00:09:21,994 --> 00:09:25,665 HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE 210 00:09:25,665 --> 00:09:26,732 LEFT OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKER MICS 211 00:09:26,732 --> 00:09:29,201 WILL BE MUTE IF THEY DO NOT END 212 00:09:29,201 --> 00:09:32,204 IN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US 213 00:09:32,204 --> 00:09:33,306 TO COMMENT ON THE NEXT SPEAKER? 214 00:09:33,306 --> 00:09:40,346 WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST 215 00:09:40,346 --> 00:09:46,085 SPEAKER ON THE LIST. AFTER . 216 00:09:46,085 --> 00:09:49,889 >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR SASA. MY 217 00:09:49,889 --> 00:09:52,024 NAME IS GREG, PRESIDENT OF 218 00:09:52,024 --> 00:09:53,426 ATU587. REPRESENTING 5,000 219 00:09:53,426 --> 00:09:55,828 TRANSIT WORKERS MOSTLY FROM KING 220 00:09:55,828 --> 00:09:58,965 COUNTY WHO MOVE THIS CITY AND 221 00:09:58,965 --> 00:10:01,133 REGION. WE RESPECT THE CITY 222 00:10:01,133 --> 00:10:03,636 COUNCIL'S AUTHORITY TO SHAPE 223 00:10:03,636 --> 00:10:05,504 THIS LEGISLATION AND APPRECIATE 224 00:10:05,504 --> 00:10:07,273 THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL AND 225 00:10:07,273 --> 00:10:09,241 SEATTLE RESIDENTS LONG AND FIRM 226 00:10:09,241 --> 00:10:11,310 COMMITMENT TO INVESTMENT IN 227 00:10:11,310 --> 00:10:12,278 PUBLIC TRANSIT. ON THE 22 228 00:10:12,278 --> 00:10:13,879 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OUR UNION 229 00:10:13,879 --> 00:10:16,682 WANTS TO RESPECT THE COUNCIL'S 230 00:10:16,682 --> 00:10:20,586 AUTHORITY AND ONLY SPEAK TO ONE 231 00:10:20,586 --> 00:10:21,754 AMENDMENT THAT WE STRONGLY 232 00:10:21,754 --> 00:10:25,458 SUPPORT AMENDMENT 1 AND ONE THAT 233 00:10:25,458 --> 00:10:27,193 WE OPPOSE, AMENDMENT 13. 234 00:10:27,193 --> 00:10:27,860 YESTERDAY'S SHOOTING INCIDENTS 235 00:10:27,860 --> 00:10:29,895 ON A BUS IN IS JUST ANOTHER IN A 236 00:10:29,895 --> 00:10:31,664 LONG LINE OF EXAMPLES ON WHY WE 237 00:10:31,664 --> 00:10:34,667 NEED TO KEEP OUR FOCUS ON 238 00:10:34,667 --> 00:10:38,437 TRANSIT SAFETY. WE BELIEVE IT IS 239 00:10:38,437 --> 00:10:39,238 ADDRESSED IN AMENDMENT NUMBER 1. 240 00:10:39,238 --> 00:10:42,508 ON AMENDMENT 13, THE PUBLIC IS 241 00:10:42,508 --> 00:10:44,710 CLEAR THAT THEY WANT MORE 242 00:10:44,710 --> 00:10:47,079 TRANSIT NOT LESS. OUR UNION ASKS 243 00:10:47,079 --> 00:10:51,117 FOR THE COUNCIL TO PASS THIS 244 00:10:51,117 --> 00:10:52,284 AMENDMENT WITH A FULL TAXING 245 00:10:52,284 --> 00:10:55,955 AUTHORITY. OUR UNION HAS A LONG 246 00:10:55,955 --> 00:10:58,324 HISTORY OF ENDURING OF 247 00:10:58,324 --> 00:11:01,761 SUPPORTING AND WORKING WITH 248 00:11:01,761 --> 00:11:02,428 SEATTLE COUNCILMEMBERS INCLUDING 249 00:11:02,428 --> 00:11:03,829 THE CURRENT COUNCIL. ALL ASK FOR 250 00:11:03,829 --> 00:11:05,631 IS COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC TRANSIT 251 00:11:05,631 --> 00:11:07,366 AND LABOR IN GENERAL. THE 252 00:11:07,366 --> 00:11:08,701 DECISION YOU MAKE ON THIS 253 00:11:08,701 --> 00:11:09,368 LEGISLATION WILL DEMONSTRATE IF 254 00:11:09,368 --> 00:11:14,473 YOU BACK UP YOUR WORDS WITH 255 00:11:14,473 --> 00:11:15,341 ACTIONS. INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC 256 00:11:15,341 --> 00:11:19,245 TRANSIT BENEFITS ALL, MORE SO 257 00:11:19,245 --> 00:11:20,746 THAN MOST INVESTMENTS. PLEASE 258 00:11:20,746 --> 00:11:23,916 MAKE THIS BOLD AND NEEDED 259 00:11:23,916 --> 00:11:26,385 INVESTMENT IN TRANSIT WITHOUT 260 00:11:26,385 --> 00:11:28,020 PLACING RESTRICTIONS THAT WILL 261 00:11:28,020 --> 00:11:30,489 LESSEN OR INHIBIT THE ABILITY 262 00:11:30,489 --> 00:11:31,524 FOR INCREASED TRANSIT SERVICE, 263 00:11:31,524 --> 00:11:33,726 WHICH IS WHAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS, 264 00:11:33,726 --> 00:11:36,162 WANTS AND DEMANDS, THANK YOU. 265 00:11:36,162 --> 00:11:39,732 >> THANK YOU. LET THE RECORD 266 00:11:39,732 --> 00:11:41,667 REFLECT THAT COUNCILMEMBER 267 00:11:41,667 --> 00:11:47,606 STRAUSS HAS JOINED US IN PERSON. 268 00:11:47,606 --> 00:11:47,873 WELCOME. 269 00:11:47,873 --> 00:11:52,478 >>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER. 270 00:11:52,478 --> 00:11:56,115 >>> THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THE 271 00:11:56,115 --> 00:11:57,750 COMMITTEE HAS DONE ON THESE 272 00:11:57,750 --> 00:11:59,452 THOUGHTFUL AMENDMENTS. I WANT TO 273 00:11:59,452 --> 00:12:01,220 FOCUS TWO. REDUCING THE FUNDS 274 00:12:01,220 --> 00:12:02,822 RATE FROM .3 TO .2 ASK 275 00:12:02,822 --> 00:12:03,722 SHORTENING THE TERM OF THE 276 00:12:03,722 --> 00:12:06,592 MEASURE. WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO 277 00:12:06,592 --> 00:12:12,031 KEEP THE MEASURE AT .3% SALES 278 00:12:12,031 --> 00:12:15,134 TAX A FULL 10-YEAR TERM. LOWER 279 00:12:15,134 --> 00:12:20,606 MEANS LESS SERVICE AND LESS 280 00:12:20,606 --> 00:12:21,574 PREDICTABILITY AND HARDER 281 00:12:21,574 --> 00:12:22,441 VOTERS. OVER THE PAST MONTH 282 00:12:22,441 --> 00:12:25,745 SEATTLE HAS SHOWN UP ON THE 283 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:28,147 WORLD STAGE. THE GROWING 284 00:12:28,147 --> 00:12:29,949 INVESTMENTS IN TRANSIT HAS MADE 285 00:12:29,949 --> 00:12:32,284 THAT POSSIBLE. DURING THE WORLD 286 00:12:32,284 --> 00:12:34,854 CUP WE MOVED A MILLION RIDERS 287 00:12:34,854 --> 00:12:36,422 DURING THE FIRST TWO MATCHES AND 288 00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:37,957 BROKE RECORDS TWICE IN ONE WEEK 289 00:12:37,957 --> 00:12:39,358 THAT IS WHAT THE SYSTEM CAN DO 290 00:12:39,358 --> 00:12:43,796 WHEN IT HAS THE FUNDING IT 291 00:12:43,796 --> 00:12:47,833 NEEDS. A FULL .310 YEAR 292 00:12:47,833 --> 00:12:48,834 COMMITMENT IN INVESTMENT KEEP 293 00:12:48,834 --> 00:12:51,403 THAT GOING CONTRAST WE CAN LOOK 294 00:12:51,403 --> 00:12:52,338 TO PORTLAND, A CITY WITHOUT 295 00:12:52,338 --> 00:12:53,773 SALES TAX AND FUNDING SOURCE 296 00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:55,508 THAT JUST THIS WEEKEND HAD TO 297 00:12:55,508 --> 00:12:59,378 ANNOUNCE SEVERE CUTS IN THE BUS 298 00:12:59,378 --> 00:13:00,012 SERVICE AND CUTTING THE 299 00:13:00,012 --> 00:13:01,013 OPERATORS BUSINESS OWNER WANT TO 300 00:13:01,013 --> 00:13:03,983 INVEST IN A CITY WITH A GREAT 301 00:13:03,983 --> 00:13:04,617 PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM. VOTERS 302 00:13:04,617 --> 00:13:05,684 SHOWN THEY WANT A CITY THAT IS 303 00:13:05,684 --> 00:13:07,419 BOLD IN THE VISION OF WHAT IT 304 00:13:07,419 --> 00:13:10,389 WANTS TO BE THAT IS NOT 305 00:13:10,389 --> 00:13:11,290 SATISFIED WITH WHAT IT HAS 306 00:13:11,290 --> 00:13:13,993 TODAY. TRANSIT SERVICE IS KEY TO 307 00:13:13,993 --> 00:13:15,594 WHAT MAKES OUR CITY WORK. 308 00:13:15,594 --> 00:13:16,228 ECONOMIC DRIVER, EASES 309 00:13:16,228 --> 00:13:17,396 CONGESTION FOR EVERYONE IN THE 310 00:13:17,396 --> 00:13:19,365 ROAD AND LOWERS THE COST OF 311 00:13:19,365 --> 00:13:20,933 LIVING IN OUR CITY. EVEN FOR 312 00:13:20,933 --> 00:13:22,668 RESIDENTS THAT NEVER SET FOOT ON 313 00:13:22,668 --> 00:13:25,538 A BUS OR TRAIN. IT MEANS FEWER 314 00:13:25,538 --> 00:13:26,605 CARS AND LESS CONGESTION. WE 315 00:13:26,605 --> 00:13:27,640 LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER 316 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,441 CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ALL AND 317 00:13:29,441 --> 00:13:30,843 THE COMMITTEE AS YOUR AMENDMENTS 318 00:13:30,843 --> 00:13:33,879 MOVE FORWARD. WE HOPE TO SEE THE 319 00:13:33,879 --> 00:13:34,813 MEASURE CONTINUE WITH A .3% 320 00:13:34,813 --> 00:13:37,550 SALES TAX RATE AND A 10 YEAR 321 00:13:37,550 --> 00:13:42,922 TERM. LET'S GO TEAM USA. THANK 322 00:13:42,922 --> 00:13:44,390 YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 323 00:13:44,390 --> 00:13:45,658 >> THANK YOU. 324 00:13:45,658 --> 00:13:54,500 >> AND ALSO LET'S GO WEST 325 00:13:54,500 --> 00:13:55,134 SEATTLE ROADIES FC AND JUNCTION 326 00:13:55,134 --> 00:13:58,571 FC. THANK YOU. 327 00:13:58,571 --> 00:14:04,076 >>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 328 00:14:04,076 --> 00:14:07,746 MARK BRUNSON. I MOVE THROUGH 329 00:14:07,746 --> 00:14:10,349 SEATTLE THROUGH EACH OF THE 330 00:14:10,349 --> 00:14:10,783 TRANSIT MEASURE. . 331 00:14:10,783 --> 00:14:12,918 >> CAN YOU PAUSE THAT FOR A 332 00:14:12,918 --> 00:14:14,820 SECOND. CAN YOU SPEAK INTO THE 333 00:14:14,820 --> 00:14:17,656 MIC. ALMOST GOT TO EAT IT. 334 00:14:17,656 --> 00:14:18,457 >> THE FIRST TRANSPORTATION 335 00:14:18,457 --> 00:14:20,192 BENEFIT DISTRICT WAS A HOPEFUL 336 00:14:20,192 --> 00:14:21,860 TIME FOR MOBILITY IN SEATTLE. IT 337 00:14:21,860 --> 00:14:24,296 EXPANDS THE SERVICE TO THE POINT 338 00:14:24,296 --> 00:14:26,332 WHERE 70% OF HOUSEHOLDS COULD 339 00:14:26,332 --> 00:14:27,900 WALK TO A FREQUENT BUS LINE. AS 340 00:14:27,900 --> 00:14:29,668 A RESULT SEATTLE WAS THE ONLY 341 00:14:29,668 --> 00:14:32,137 MAJOR CITY IN THE COUNTRY 342 00:14:32,137 --> 00:14:34,306 INCREASING THE TRANSIT RIDERSHIP 343 00:14:34,306 --> 00:14:35,140 DURING THE SERVICE EXPANSIONS. 344 00:14:35,140 --> 00:14:37,176 TODAY I LIVE NEAR THE G-LINE. 345 00:14:37,176 --> 00:14:38,244 THIS ROUTE MADE ME MORE 346 00:14:38,244 --> 00:14:39,912 CONNECTED TO FIRST HILL AND THE 347 00:14:39,912 --> 00:14:41,013 CENTRAL LIBRARY. EVERYONE SHOULD 348 00:14:41,013 --> 00:14:43,582 BE ABLE TO WALK TO A FREQUENT 349 00:14:43,582 --> 00:14:46,352 BUS LIKE THE G. MOST OF MY 350 00:14:46,352 --> 00:14:48,687 DESTINATIONS ARE NOT ALONG THE 351 00:14:48,687 --> 00:14:49,989 G. A CITY-WIDE FREQUENT TRANSIT 352 00:14:49,989 --> 00:14:50,923 NETWORK IS IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE 353 00:14:50,923 --> 00:14:54,660 BECAUSE WE DO NOT ALWAYS GET TO 354 00:14:54,660 --> 00:14:56,228 CLUES WHERE OUR DESTINATIONS 355 00:14:56,228 --> 00:14:57,730 ARE. SOMETIMES OUR FRIENDS MOVE 356 00:14:57,730 --> 00:14:58,731 ACROSS THE CITY. ONLY LOCAL 357 00:14:58,731 --> 00:15:01,800 PHARMACY CLOSES, OR WE WANT TO 358 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:02,701 SUPPORT A LOCAL BUSINESS IN 359 00:15:02,701 --> 00:15:03,535 ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD. I STRONGLY 360 00:15:03,535 --> 00:15:06,505 URGE YOU TO PASS THE PLAN TO 361 00:15:06,505 --> 00:15:09,275 FUND THE AMOUNT OF BUS SERVICE 362 00:15:09,275 --> 00:15:11,577 IN THE PROPOSAL. I SUPPORT 363 00:15:11,577 --> 00:15:14,179 AMENDMENTS 10 AND 29 TO EXPAND 364 00:15:14,179 --> 00:15:19,084 UPON THAT SERVICE LEVEL. REJECT 365 00:15:19,084 --> 00:15:20,853 AMENDMENT 13 THAT CUTS THE 366 00:15:20,853 --> 00:15:21,487 SERVICE. WHEN PEOPLE APPLY TO 367 00:15:21,487 --> 00:15:23,889 JOBS AND SIGN LEASES THEY NEED 368 00:15:23,889 --> 00:15:27,126 TO KNOW THEIR MOBILITY IS NOT 369 00:15:27,126 --> 00:15:28,927 SUBJECT TO THE LIMBS OF FUTURE 370 00:15:28,927 --> 00:15:30,362 COUNCILMEMBERS. IT SHOULD BE 371 00:15:30,362 --> 00:15:31,530 GUIDED BY A CONSISTENT VISION. 372 00:15:31,530 --> 00:15:34,700 IT WAS DEVELOPED IN THE TRANSIT 373 00:15:34,700 --> 00:15:35,801 ELEMENT OF THE SEATTLE 374 00:15:35,801 --> 00:15:38,103 TRANSPORTATION PLAN. IT WAS 375 00:15:38,103 --> 00:15:39,872 UNANIMOUSLY PASSED BY THIS BODY 376 00:15:39,872 --> 00:15:42,107 AND CURRENTLY PLANE PEOPLE ARE 377 00:15:42,107 --> 00:15:44,043 SERVING ON T. REJECT AMENDMENT 4 378 00:15:44,043 --> 00:15:45,778 AND LEAVE THE DETAILS TO THE 379 00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:47,179 EXPERTISE OF OUR PLANNERS WHO 380 00:15:47,179 --> 00:15:49,014 ARE CHARGED WITH IMPLEMENTING 381 00:15:49,014 --> 00:15:50,516 THE PLAN THAT THE COUNCIL HAS 382 00:15:50,516 --> 00:15:55,387 ALREADY APPROVED. THANK YOU FOR 383 00:15:55,387 --> 00:15:57,790 YOUR TIME AND LET'S HAVE A 384 00:15:57,790 --> 00:16:04,330 GREAT TIME AT OUR FINAL WALK UP 385 00:16:04,330 --> 00:16:04,530 GAME. 386 00:16:04,530 --> 00:16:06,398 >> THANK YOU. 387 00:16:06,398 --> 00:16:08,834 >>> NEXT SPEAKER. 388 00:16:08,834 --> 00:16:10,469 >>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR, MEMBERS 389 00:16:10,469 --> 00:16:16,575 OF BOARD. I WANT TO SECOND THE 390 00:16:16,575 --> 00:16:17,543 REMARKS OF PRESIDENT WOODFILL. 391 00:16:17,543 --> 00:16:18,977 PLEASE ADOPT THE MEASURE. BUT I 392 00:16:18,977 --> 00:16:20,779 WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT, COLOR 393 00:16:20,779 --> 00:16:24,783 OUTSIDE OF THE LINES A LITTLE 394 00:16:24,783 --> 00:16:26,285 BIT AND SUGGEST TWO AMENDMENTS 395 00:16:26,285 --> 00:16:32,324 NOT ON THE LIST TODAY. I WRITTEN 396 00:16:32,324 --> 00:16:34,193 SEVERAL NOTES ON THESE TOPICS. 397 00:16:34,193 --> 00:16:35,527 CHAIR SAKA REMARKED THE BUS 398 00:16:35,527 --> 00:16:37,863 ROUTES ARE THE PURVIEW OF METRO 399 00:16:37,863 --> 00:16:40,165 TRANSIT. ONE MODE THAT IS THE 400 00:16:40,165 --> 00:16:42,534 PURVIEW OF SEATTLE THAT IS THE 401 00:16:42,534 --> 00:16:44,136 SEATTLE STREETCAR. AND THERE ARE 402 00:16:44,136 --> 00:16:45,504 TWO LINES, SOUTH LAKE UNION LINE 403 00:16:45,504 --> 00:16:49,441 BEGINNING IN 2005 AND THE FIRST 404 00:16:49,441 --> 00:16:51,744 OF THE LINE FUNDED BY ST2. I 405 00:16:51,744 --> 00:16:55,280 THINK IT IS TIME THAT WE STOP 406 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:57,816 FUNDING THE SERVICE FOR THE 407 00:16:57,816 --> 00:16:59,618 SOUTH LAKE UNION LINE. CLAIRE 408 00:16:59,618 --> 00:17:03,088 SAKA BROUGHT IT UP DURING THE 409 00:17:03,088 --> 00:17:05,290 2024 BUDGET PROCESS. IT NOT 410 00:17:05,290 --> 00:17:07,393 COST-EFFECTIVE. IT IS DUPLICATED 411 00:17:07,393 --> 00:17:08,961 BY SEVERAL VERY GOOD BUS ROUTES. 412 00:17:08,961 --> 00:17:15,567 THE 40, THE 62, THE 70 AND THE 413 00:17:15,567 --> 00:17:17,403 C-LINE. RIDERSHIP IS VERY LOW. 414 00:17:17,403 --> 00:17:18,370 THE STREETCARS ARE A BOUTIQUE 415 00:17:18,370 --> 00:17:21,306 SERVICE, THEY COST A LOT MORE. I 416 00:17:21,306 --> 00:17:24,843 SHARED THAT WITH YOU IN EMAIL. 417 00:17:24,843 --> 00:17:26,678 $400 AN HOUR FOR EVERY 418 00:17:26,678 --> 00:17:28,680 STREETCAR. $250 FOR EVERY BUS 419 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,350 HOUR. SO, FOR EVERY STREETCAR 420 00:17:31,350 --> 00:17:34,286 HOUR YOU FUND YOU CAN BUY 1.6 421 00:17:34,286 --> 00:17:35,754 BUS HOURS. HOURS YOU SPEND IN 422 00:17:35,754 --> 00:17:39,258 SOUTH LAKE UNION DO NOT HELP THE 423 00:17:39,258 --> 00:17:40,225 OBJECTIVES. BECAUSE THE 424 00:17:40,225 --> 00:17:41,627 STREETCAR IN SOUTH LAKE UNION 425 00:17:41,627 --> 00:17:42,795 DUPLICATES GOOD BUS SERVICE AND 426 00:17:42,795 --> 00:17:45,264 THE BUS HOURS YOU SPEND OUTSIDE 427 00:17:45,264 --> 00:17:47,566 OF DOWNTOWN ARE WHERE WAITS ARE 428 00:17:47,566 --> 00:17:50,302 LONGER AND RIDERS NEED IT MORE. 429 00:17:50,302 --> 00:17:51,804 THE SECOND AMENDMENT I HAVE 430 00:17:51,804 --> 00:17:54,373 SUGGESTED IS THAT YOU GO, ASK 431 00:17:54,373 --> 00:17:57,810 THE VOTERS ABOUT THE AUTHORITY 432 00:17:57,810 --> 00:17:59,144 FOR THE $50 VEHICLE LICENSE FEE. 433 00:17:59,144 --> 00:18:03,215 AND TARGET THAT FUND -- THOSE 434 00:18:03,215 --> 00:18:03,882 FUNDS FOR PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT. 435 00:18:03,882 --> 00:18:07,820 WE KNOW WE ARE IN A DEEP DEFICIT 436 00:18:07,820 --> 00:18:09,521 FOR PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT, 437 00:18:09,521 --> 00:18:19,431 BRIDGES, SIDEWALKS. THANK YOU 438 00:18:19,431 --> 00:18:19,832 VERY MUCH. 439 00:18:19,832 --> 00:18:21,166 >> THANK YOU. NEXT. 440 00:18:21,166 --> 00:18:22,401 >>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL. I'M 441 00:18:22,401 --> 00:18:24,169 FROM WEST SEATTLE. I WANT TO 442 00:18:24,169 --> 00:18:26,939 RECOGNIZE THIS FORM OF PUBLIC 443 00:18:26,939 --> 00:18:27,573 COMMENT IS UNREPRESENTATIVE AND 444 00:18:27,573 --> 00:18:29,241 BIAS TO PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO ARE 445 00:18:29,241 --> 00:18:30,642 ABLE TO SPEND THEIR WEEKDAY 446 00:18:30,642 --> 00:18:31,510 MORNING WITH YOU. IN PARTICULAR 447 00:18:31,510 --> 00:18:33,045 THE PEOPLE THAT CAN BENEFIT FROM 448 00:18:33,045 --> 00:18:35,481 THE MEASURE ARE LEAST LIKELY TO 449 00:18:35,481 --> 00:18:37,616 BE HERE BECAUSE OUR TRANSIT 450 00:18:37,616 --> 00:18:38,450 SYSTEM IS SO TIME-CONSUMING. 451 00:18:38,450 --> 00:18:42,354 THAT SAID I URGE YOU TO PASS THE 452 00:18:42,354 --> 00:18:44,289 MEASURE AND REJECT THE 453 00:18:44,289 --> 00:18:48,527 AMENDMENTS FROM KETTLE AND SAKA. 454 00:18:48,527 --> 00:18:50,028 I RELY ON PUBLIC SERVICE, THE 455 00:18:50,028 --> 00:18:51,964 BUS I TAKE TO THE AIRPORT RUNS 456 00:18:51,964 --> 00:18:53,932 EVERY 20 OR 30 MINUTES LATE IN 457 00:18:53,932 --> 00:18:58,437 THE EVENING AND IT TAKES AN HOUR 458 00:18:58,437 --> 00:19:02,608 COMPARED TO 20 MINUTES. THE BUS 459 00:19:02,608 --> 00:19:05,644 I TAKE TO VISIT SEATTLE IT IS 460 00:19:05,644 --> 00:19:09,281 THE SAME. FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT 461 00:19:09,281 --> 00:19:10,782 TAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT IMAGINE A 462 00:19:10,782 --> 00:19:15,187 GATE AT THE END OF YOUR DRIVEWAY 463 00:19:15,187 --> 00:19:19,057 THAT ONLY OPENS EVERY HALF-HOUR. 464 00:19:19,057 --> 00:19:20,125 THIS MEASURE IMPROVES 465 00:19:20,125 --> 00:19:21,193 CONNECTIVITY REDUCES EMISSIONS 466 00:19:21,193 --> 00:19:23,428 AND INCREASES EQUITY. PASS IT 467 00:19:23,428 --> 00:19:28,901 RATHER THAN UNDERMINE IT. 468 00:19:28,901 --> 00:19:29,234 >> THANK YOU. 469 00:19:29,234 --> 00:19:32,604 >> THANK YOU. NEXT. GOOD 470 00:19:32,604 --> 00:19:35,240 AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. THANK YOU 471 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:40,879 ALL FOR MEETING TODAY. CHAIR 472 00:19:40,879 --> 00:19:43,382 SAKA, I GUARANTEE WORDS THAT THE 473 00:19:43,382 --> 00:19:46,018 CHAIRMAN IS GOING TO RESPECT. I 474 00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:48,353 AM NOT A TRAFFIC ENGINEER. LAST 475 00:19:48,353 --> 00:19:49,288 TIME I INTERVENED IN DESIGN 476 00:19:49,288 --> 00:19:51,723 SOLUTIONS IT DID NOT GO WELL FOR 477 00:19:51,723 --> 00:19:54,426 ANYBODY. I AM NOT GOING TO 478 00:19:54,426 --> 00:19:57,296 DICTATE OR TELL THE DEPARTMENTS 479 00:19:57,296 --> 00:19:59,798 SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS THEY SHOULD 480 00:19:59,798 --> 00:20:01,366 IMPLEMENT. I WILL ABSOLUTELY 481 00:20:01,366 --> 00:20:02,701 PASS -- [INAUDIBLE] -- THE 482 00:20:02,701 --> 00:20:05,003 STATEMENT REPRESENTS A PROFOUND 483 00:20:05,003 --> 00:20:07,005 AMOUNT OF HUMILITY AND 484 00:20:07,005 --> 00:20:07,940 UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THIS 485 00:20:07,940 --> 00:20:09,107 COMMITTEE CAPABILITIES LIE AND 486 00:20:09,107 --> 00:20:12,811 WHERE THEY NEED TO BE EMPOWERING 487 00:20:12,811 --> 00:20:14,379 OTHER PEOPLE WITH SPECIFIC 488 00:20:14,379 --> 00:20:17,349 ABILITIES TO GIVE US A 21st 489 00:20:17,349 --> 00:20:19,384 CENTURY METRO SOLUTION. SO, I 490 00:20:19,384 --> 00:20:21,420 ASK THE COUNCIL TO VOTE AGAINST 491 00:20:21,420 --> 00:20:27,125 AMENDMENTS 13 AND 4 AND TO PUSH 492 00:20:27,125 --> 00:20:28,393 FORWARD ON AMENDMENTS 10 AND 29. 493 00:20:28,393 --> 00:20:30,028 AND LET'S LOOK BACK AND SAY 494 00:20:30,028 --> 00:20:33,332 SOMETHING SIMPLE THAT WE DID NOT 495 00:20:33,332 --> 00:20:34,866 METTLE, WE ENABLED THE PEOPLE 496 00:20:34,866 --> 00:20:36,068 WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO 497 00:20:36,068 --> 00:20:43,875 DO WHAT THEY SHOULD BE. THANK 498 00:20:43,875 --> 00:20:44,076 YOU. 499 00:20:44,076 --> 00:20:44,409 >> THANK YOU. 500 00:20:44,409 --> 00:20:54,586 >> NEXT. 501 00:20:54,987 --> 00:20:57,990 >>> GOOD MORNING. I AM AN 502 00:20:57,990 --> 00:20:59,491 ACTIVIST AND ADVOCATE FOR 503 00:20:59,491 --> 00:21:00,025 NON-DRIVERS ALLIANCE AND 504 00:21:00,025 --> 00:21:01,693 WHEELCHAIR USER. I WANT TO SAY 505 00:21:01,693 --> 00:21:05,731 THANK YOU TOO COUNCIL FOR 506 00:21:05,731 --> 00:21:07,065 CONSIDERING THIS TRANSIT 507 00:21:07,065 --> 00:21:07,566 MEASURE. PEOPLE WITH 508 00:21:07,566 --> 00:21:08,433 DISABILITIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO 509 00:21:08,433 --> 00:21:10,569 NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE AND LIVE IN 510 00:21:10,569 --> 00:21:15,173 HOUSEHOLDS THAT DO NOT HAVE 511 00:21:15,173 --> 00:21:19,678 ACCESS TO A CAR. AND -- MEANING 512 00:21:19,678 --> 00:21:20,879 TRANSIT ACCESS IS DISABILITY 513 00:21:20,879 --> 00:21:21,580 ACCESS. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 514 00:21:21,580 --> 00:21:23,382 ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO NOT LEAVE 515 00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:26,885 THEIR HOUSE IN A DAY THAN 516 00:21:26,885 --> 00:21:28,487 NONDISABLED PEERS IN THE SAME 517 00:21:28,487 --> 00:21:31,990 AGE BRACKET. IT MEANS PEOPLE ARE 518 00:21:31,990 --> 00:21:33,291 ISOLATED. NOT ACCESSING JOBS, 519 00:21:33,291 --> 00:21:35,594 NOT ACCESSING ALL OF THE 520 00:21:35,594 --> 00:21:36,261 OPPORTUNITIES THAT EVERYBODY 521 00:21:36,261 --> 00:21:40,432 ELSE HAS WHO HAS ACCESS TO A 522 00:21:40,432 --> 00:21:46,171 CAR. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT 523 00:21:46,171 --> 00:21:47,806 I AM INCREDIBLY PRIVILEGED. I 524 00:21:47,806 --> 00:21:49,541 CAN'T PUMP MY OWN GAS. IT IS 525 00:21:49,541 --> 00:21:50,442 VERY DIFFICULT TO GET MY 526 00:21:50,442 --> 00:21:52,310 WHEELCHAIR IN AND OUT OF A CAR 527 00:21:52,310 --> 00:21:54,446 AND IT IS REALLY HARD TO FIND 528 00:21:54,446 --> 00:21:56,248 SAFE PARKING IN SEATTLE BUT I 529 00:21:56,248 --> 00:21:58,650 CAN AFFORD TO LIVE ON THE 530 00:21:58,650 --> 00:21:59,518 FREQUENT TRANSIT NETWORK. I CAN 531 00:21:59,518 --> 00:22:01,787 GET EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY THAT 532 00:22:01,787 --> 00:22:05,891 I NEED TO GO BUT MOST PEOPLE 533 00:22:05,891 --> 00:22:09,394 WITH DISABILITIES ARE IN A LOWER 534 00:22:09,394 --> 00:22:12,898 INCOME BRACKET. THEY DO NOT HAVE 535 00:22:12,898 --> 00:22:14,933 ACCESS TO THE TRANSIT NETWORK. 536 00:22:14,933 --> 00:22:17,536 THIS MEASURE WILL GIVE PEOPLE SO 537 00:22:17,536 --> 00:22:18,904 MANY OPPORTUNITIES. I JUST WANT 538 00:22:18,904 --> 00:22:21,940 TO REALLY EMPHASIZE THAT WE NEED 539 00:22:21,940 --> 00:22:23,075 TO EXPAND OUR TRANSIT FUNDING. 540 00:22:23,075 --> 00:22:25,043 NEED TO MAKE SURE IT IS RELIABLE 541 00:22:25,043 --> 00:22:28,814 TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE AND MAKE 542 00:22:28,814 --> 00:22:30,949 IT AN ACCESSIBLE CITY. KEEP IT 543 00:22:30,949 --> 00:22:33,719 AT .3% AND DEDICATE THAT TO MORE 544 00:22:33,719 --> 00:22:35,987 TRANSIT ON THE FREQUENT TRANSIT 545 00:22:35,987 --> 00:22:38,490 NETWORK AND MAKE SURE IT IS 546 00:22:38,490 --> 00:22:39,291 PREDICTABLE AND THAT MEANS 547 00:22:39,291 --> 00:22:43,195 KEEPING THE TRANSIT LEVEL AT THE 548 00:22:43,195 --> 00:22:44,763 10-YEAR FUNDING TIME LINE. AND 549 00:22:44,763 --> 00:22:45,597 DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO 550 00:22:45,597 --> 00:22:48,834 ENSURE METRO HAS ALL OF THE 551 00:22:48,834 --> 00:22:54,373 TOOLS TO PLAN AND EXPAND OUR 552 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:59,644 TRANSIT NETWORK. THANKS. 553 00:22:59,644 --> 00:22:59,978 >> THANK YOU. 554 00:22:59,978 --> 00:23:04,015 >>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER. 555 00:23:04,015 --> 00:23:09,087 >>> HELLO. I AM AN ORGANIZERS 556 00:23:09,087 --> 00:23:10,756 WITH SAFE RAIL AND VOLUNTEER. I 557 00:23:10,756 --> 00:23:12,858 WANT TO START OFF WITH -- I WAS 558 00:23:12,858 --> 00:23:14,826 JUST IN L.A. WITH MY HUSBAND AND 559 00:23:14,826 --> 00:23:17,262 SOMETHING THAT STRUCK ME WAS HOW 560 00:23:17,262 --> 00:23:18,797 MUCH BETTER OUR TRANSIT IS HERE 561 00:23:18,797 --> 00:23:20,766 IN SEATTLE. I THINK L.A. IS 562 00:23:20,766 --> 00:23:22,200 SUPPOSED TO BE A BIGGER, COOLER 563 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:23,902 CITY BUT MY HUSBAND AND I TRIED 564 00:23:23,902 --> 00:23:26,371 TO GET AROUND BY TRAIN AND BUS 565 00:23:26,371 --> 00:23:29,574 AND IT JUST -- IT WAS STRIKING 566 00:23:29,574 --> 00:23:30,609 JUST HOW DIFFERENT IT IS. AND I 567 00:23:30,609 --> 00:23:32,844 THINK WHAT WE SEE IS THAT 568 00:23:32,844 --> 00:23:34,079 SEATTLE REALLY LIKES TO TAKE 569 00:23:34,079 --> 00:23:35,313 PUBLIC TRANSIT AND WITH THE 570 00:23:35,313 --> 00:23:38,583 WORLD CUP WE ARE SEEING THAT 571 00:23:38,583 --> 00:23:40,185 SEATTLE REALLY IS JUST SHINING 572 00:23:40,185 --> 00:23:41,420 EVERYWHERE ONLINE, HOW BEAUTIFUL 573 00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:43,388 THE CITY IS, HOW ACCESSIBLE OUR 574 00:23:43,388 --> 00:23:46,358 STADIUM IS AND HOW EASY IT IS TO 575 00:23:46,358 --> 00:23:48,426 GET AROUND. EVEN CITY NERDS SAY 576 00:23:48,426 --> 00:23:50,262 IT IS S-TIER THAT I THOUGHT WAS 577 00:23:50,262 --> 00:23:51,630 REALLY COOL. TO THAT END I THINK 578 00:23:51,630 --> 00:23:54,666 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE 579 00:23:54,666 --> 00:23:56,401 TO FUND TRANSIT AND THAT MEANS 580 00:23:56,401 --> 00:23:58,503 FUNDING THE FULL .3%. WE NEED TO 581 00:23:58,503 --> 00:24:02,007 CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND MAKE IT 582 00:24:02,007 --> 00:24:05,744 ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE IN THE 583 00:24:05,744 --> 00:24:07,512 CITY. I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER 584 00:24:07,512 --> 00:24:09,981 STRAUSS TO CALL OUT CONNECTING 585 00:24:09,981 --> 00:24:14,352 REGIONAL CENTERS. I THINK IT IS 586 00:24:14,352 --> 00:24:14,953 IMPORTANT THAT COUNCILMEMBERS 587 00:24:14,953 --> 00:24:17,556 LIN AND RINCK LOOKED FOR LOCAL 588 00:24:17,556 --> 00:24:18,490 AND STATE LEVEL WAYS REVENUE 589 00:24:18,490 --> 00:24:20,725 INCREASES CAN BE DONE AND HELP 590 00:24:20,725 --> 00:24:23,995 WITH THE SALES TAX. I KNOW SALES 591 00:24:23,995 --> 00:24:28,333 TAX IS PROGRESSIVE BUT THIS IS 592 00:24:28,333 --> 00:24:29,134 IMPORTANT. I WORRY ABOUT 593 00:24:29,134 --> 00:24:32,103 LIMITING THE MEASURE TO SIX 594 00:24:32,103 --> 00:24:34,573 MONTHS OR SIX YEARS. I KNOW THAT 595 00:24:34,573 --> 00:24:35,707 MIGHT TIE INTO THE 596 00:24:35,707 --> 00:24:36,641 TRANSPORTATION LEVY AND SEEMS 597 00:24:36,641 --> 00:24:38,877 LIKE A DISASTER. I HOPE THAT YOU 598 00:24:38,877 --> 00:24:40,879 END UP PASSING THE FULL .3% IN 599 00:24:40,879 --> 00:24:48,086 THE FULL 10 YEARS, THANK YOU. 600 00:24:48,086 --> 00:24:48,587 >> THANK YOU, JONATHAN. 601 00:24:48,587 --> 00:24:48,787 >>>. 602 00:24:48,787 --> 00:24:52,424 >> NEXT. 603 00:24:52,424 --> 00:24:59,998 >> HELLO, I AM A RESIDENT OF 604 00:24:59,998 --> 00:25:02,300 CAPITAL HILL. I AM A NONDRIVER 605 00:25:02,300 --> 00:25:07,172 SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST 606 00:25:07,172 --> 00:25:08,006 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE. SINCE 607 00:25:08,006 --> 00:25:10,141 ITS IMPLEMENTATION. I AM HERE TO 608 00:25:10,141 --> 00:25:13,378 VOTE AND STRONGLY SUPPORT THE 609 00:25:13,378 --> 00:25:15,480 RENEWAL. IN PARTICULAR TO 610 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,048 RECOMMEND AGAINST ADOPTING 611 00:25:17,048 --> 00:25:17,883 AMENDMENTS 13 AND AMENDMENT 5. 612 00:25:17,883 --> 00:25:20,685 FOR VARIOUS REASONS, THE FIRST 613 00:25:20,685 --> 00:25:25,523 OF ALL BEING THAT AMENDMENT 13 614 00:25:25,523 --> 00:25:30,362 CUTTING DOWN THE TAX MEASURE 615 00:25:30,362 --> 00:25:30,996 WILL SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPER THE 616 00:25:30,996 --> 00:25:34,032 TRANSIT FUND AND IT IS FUNDING A 617 00:25:34,032 --> 00:25:36,601 LOT OF FREQUENT TRANSIT THAT 618 00:25:36,601 --> 00:25:38,103 GRANTS PEOPLE LIKE ME THE 619 00:25:38,103 --> 00:25:39,538 FREEDOM TO BE ABLE TO GO WHERE 620 00:25:39,538 --> 00:25:42,374 THEY WANT TO GO AND WHERE THEY 621 00:25:42,374 --> 00:25:44,309 NEED TO. IF IT IS WORK, LEISURE, 622 00:25:44,309 --> 00:25:46,011 SEE FRIENDS, GO TO A DOCTOR, 623 00:25:46,011 --> 00:25:48,647 WHAT HAVE YOU AND AT THE END OF 624 00:25:48,647 --> 00:25:50,315 THE DAY, THE MEASURE AS PROPOSED 625 00:25:50,315 --> 00:25:58,757 IS ONLY GOING TO, IT IS GOING TO 626 00:25:58,757 --> 00:26:00,258 COST THE AVERAGE. I DON'T THINK 627 00:26:00,258 --> 00:26:01,726 CUTTING THE EXTRA THIRD DOES 628 00:26:01,726 --> 00:26:03,361 MUCH VERSUS THE EXTRA TRANSIT 629 00:26:03,361 --> 00:26:06,164 SERVICE WE CAN BUY. AS FOR 630 00:26:06,164 --> 00:26:08,366 AMENDMENT 5 I RECOMMEND 631 00:26:08,366 --> 00:26:09,434 SHORTENING THE TERM PARTICULARLY 632 00:26:09,434 --> 00:26:11,603 BECAUSE THAT WOULD MEAN DOING A 633 00:26:11,603 --> 00:26:14,606 RENEWAL THE CITY WILL SHELL OUT 634 00:26:14,606 --> 00:26:15,407 AN EXTRA SPECIAL ELECTION. 635 00:26:15,407 --> 00:26:17,142 SOMETHING THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO 636 00:26:17,142 --> 00:26:20,912 DO UNDER THE 10 YEAR TERM. AS 637 00:26:20,912 --> 00:26:23,481 SUCH IT LEADS TO MORE 638 00:26:23,481 --> 00:26:23,949 UNNECESSARY SPENDING 639 00:26:23,949 --> 00:26:24,683 DOWN-THE-LINE, PARTICULARLY 640 00:26:24,683 --> 00:26:30,288 SINCE THE MEASURE WOULD LIKELY 641 00:26:30,288 --> 00:26:32,190 GET RENEWED REGARDLESS. 642 00:26:32,190 --> 00:26:32,624 >> THANK YOU. 643 00:26:32,624 --> 00:26:41,066 >>> NEXT UP IS NICK WHO IS 644 00:26:41,066 --> 00:26:41,833 FOLLOWED BY HARPER. 645 00:26:41,833 --> 00:26:43,535 >> HELLO. COUNCILMEMBERS. I WANT 646 00:26:43,535 --> 00:26:45,303 TO THANK EVERYONE HERE FOR 647 00:26:45,303 --> 00:26:46,171 WRITING AMENDMENTS. WE ARE 648 00:26:46,171 --> 00:26:47,872 GETTING SO FAR ALONG IN THE 649 00:26:47,872 --> 00:26:49,708 PROCESS. I KNOW IT IS NOT EASY. 650 00:26:49,708 --> 00:26:53,178 I WANTED TO CALL OUT SOME 651 00:26:53,178 --> 00:26:54,879 AMENDMENTS TO VOTE AGAINST FIRST 652 00:26:54,879 --> 00:26:57,749 OFF AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 FORCING 653 00:26:57,749 --> 00:26:59,084 APPROVAL OF THE SERVICE 654 00:26:59,084 --> 00:26:59,884 AMENDMENTS THAT PUTS THE 655 00:26:59,884 --> 00:27:01,119 DISTRICTS AGAINST EACH OTHER. WE 656 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:07,158 SEEN IT PLAY OUT SOUND TRANSIT. 657 00:27:07,158 --> 00:27:10,528 WE HAVE A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH 658 00:27:10,528 --> 00:27:12,731 ALREADY RUN BY S-DOT. URGE YOU 659 00:27:12,731 --> 00:27:14,299 TO VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 5, 660 00:27:14,299 --> 00:27:16,067 SPECIAL ELECTION OR FORCE IT ON 661 00:27:16,067 --> 00:27:17,535 THE SAME GENERAL ELECTION AS A 662 00:27:17,535 --> 00:27:19,704 LEVY THAT WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS 663 00:27:19,704 --> 00:27:20,805 FOR BOTH OF THEM. MORE 664 00:27:20,805 --> 00:27:23,274 IMPORTANTLY, I URGE YOU TO VOTE 665 00:27:23,274 --> 00:27:26,011 NO TO AMENDMENT 13, REDUCING THE 666 00:27:26,011 --> 00:27:26,945 MEASURE BY ONE THIRD. CUTTING 667 00:27:26,945 --> 00:27:29,214 SERVICE FUNDED BY THE CITY OF 668 00:27:29,214 --> 00:27:30,382 SEATTLE AND HALT THE EXPANSION 669 00:27:30,382 --> 00:27:31,883 THAT WE HAVE PLANNED. THROUGHOUT 670 00:27:31,883 --> 00:27:32,817 THE YEARS THIS COUNCIL HAS 671 00:27:32,817 --> 00:27:37,622 TALKED THE TALK ON A NUMBER OF 672 00:27:37,622 --> 00:27:38,757 DIFFERENT GOALS LIKE CLIMATE 673 00:27:38,757 --> 00:27:39,391 CHANGE, SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION 674 00:27:39,391 --> 00:27:40,992 PLAN, FREQUENT 0, WE VOTED FOR 675 00:27:40,992 --> 00:27:42,627 AND APPROVED. IT IS WHAT IS 676 00:27:42,627 --> 00:27:44,763 GOING TO GET FUNDED BY THE 677 00:27:44,763 --> 00:27:45,430 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE. I WANT 678 00:27:45,430 --> 00:27:46,631 TO CALL OUT THAT WE HAVE A LOT 679 00:27:46,631 --> 00:27:49,267 OF PROBLEMS IN THE CITY THAT 680 00:27:49,267 --> 00:27:53,104 WILL NOT GET SOLVED WITH LESS 681 00:27:53,104 --> 00:27:54,606 TRANSIT. DOWNTOWN HAS 40% 682 00:27:54,606 --> 00:27:55,507 VACANCY RATE RIGHT NOW. NOT 683 00:27:55,507 --> 00:27:58,043 MAKING A DENT ON THAT WITH LESS 684 00:27:58,043 --> 00:28:00,378 TRANSIT. NOT EASIER TO RUN A 685 00:28:00,378 --> 00:28:02,547 BUSINESS IN THE CITY WITH LESS 686 00:28:02,547 --> 00:28:06,484 TRANSIT OR HAVE A JOB AND GET TO 687 00:28:06,484 --> 00:28:07,852 WORK WITH LESS TRANSIT AND NOT 688 00:28:07,852 --> 00:28:08,887 AFFORDABLE CITY IF PEOPLE HAVE 689 00:28:08,887 --> 00:28:11,656 TO DRIVE AND PAY FOR THE MOST 690 00:28:11,656 --> 00:28:15,093 EXPENSIVE UBERS IN THE COUNTRY 691 00:28:15,093 --> 00:28:15,994 AND GAS AND PARKING. WE HAVE 692 00:28:15,994 --> 00:28:19,431 SEEN WE WILL NOT BE A FUN CITY 693 00:28:19,431 --> 00:28:20,899 OR ENJOYABLE IF WE DON'T HAVE 694 00:28:20,899 --> 00:28:22,434 TRANSIT. WE HAVE A NIGHT NETWORK 695 00:28:22,434 --> 00:28:23,802 OF BUSES THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO 696 00:28:23,802 --> 00:28:26,404 HAVE A NIGHT ON THE TOWN, WORK A 697 00:28:26,404 --> 00:28:27,705 LATER SHIFT AT THE BAR. THAT 698 00:28:27,705 --> 00:28:32,177 NIGHT NETWORK IS FUNDED BY THE 699 00:28:32,177 --> 00:28:33,545 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE NOT 700 00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:34,245 METRO ITSELF. PRIORITIZING THE 701 00:28:34,245 --> 00:28:36,147 SERVICE ASK KEEPING IT AT .3 AND 702 00:28:36,147 --> 00:28:38,216 10 YEARS ALLOWS US TO MAKE THE 703 00:28:38,216 --> 00:28:42,454 INVESTMENTS AND THE CITY BETTER 704 00:28:42,454 --> 00:28:47,892 FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU. 705 00:28:47,892 --> 00:28:48,226 >> THANK YOU. 706 00:28:48,226 --> 00:28:58,603 >>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER. 707 00:29:00,638 --> 00:29:03,942 >>> HELLO. I AM WITH SEATTLE 708 00:29:03,942 --> 00:29:05,810 TRANSIT RIDERS UNION. MEMBER OF 709 00:29:05,810 --> 00:29:08,413 DISTRICT 3. I AM A TRANSIT RIDER 710 00:29:08,413 --> 00:29:10,381 AND I AM A STUDENT. THE TAX 711 00:29:10,381 --> 00:29:12,450 INCREASE, IMPROVING SERVICE AND 712 00:29:12,450 --> 00:29:13,485 FUND WILL SAVE ME MONEY. 713 00:29:13,485 --> 00:29:14,619 EVERYONE THOUGH I DON'T HAVE A 714 00:29:14,619 --> 00:29:18,456 CAR TO GIVE UP AND SAVE MONEY 715 00:29:18,456 --> 00:29:20,158 ON. THIS IMPROVED BUS SERVICE 716 00:29:20,158 --> 00:29:21,159 WILL REDUCE CONTRIBUTIONS TO 717 00:29:21,159 --> 00:29:22,093 CLIMATE CHANGE. SOMETHING THAT 718 00:29:22,093 --> 00:29:25,230 EVERYONE ON THE COUNCIL AT LEAST 719 00:29:25,230 --> 00:29:27,732 SAYS THEY UNDERSTAND IS A 720 00:29:27,732 --> 00:29:29,901 THREAT. IT IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED 721 00:29:29,901 --> 00:29:31,069 FACT THAT TRANSIT SERVICE BOOSTS 722 00:29:31,069 --> 00:29:33,905 THE ECONOMY BY PUTTING MORE 723 00:29:33,905 --> 00:29:36,007 MONEY IN TRANSIT RIDERS. ARE YOU 724 00:29:36,007 --> 00:29:40,945 A COUNCIL THAT BELIEVES IN ONLY 725 00:29:40,945 --> 00:29:41,679 CLIMATE CHANGE AND AFFORDABILITY 726 00:29:41,679 --> 00:29:43,982 AND ECONOMY? WHEN TALKING TO 727 00:29:43,982 --> 00:29:45,483 VOTERS AND CUTS TRANSIT SERVICE 728 00:29:45,483 --> 00:29:47,018 AND PUTS BARRIERS IN THE WAY OF 729 00:29:47,018 --> 00:29:49,220 THE SUCCESS WHILE IN THE CHAMBER 730 00:29:49,220 --> 00:29:52,023 OR ARE A COUNCIL THAT FOLLOWS 731 00:29:52,023 --> 00:29:54,859 THROUGH ON ITS TALK? BECAUSE I 732 00:29:54,859 --> 00:29:58,029 HAVE MORE TIME, BRIEFLY, I, LAST 733 00:29:58,029 --> 00:29:59,097 WEEKEND WENT TO MOUNT SI TO GO 734 00:29:59,097 --> 00:30:02,367 FOR A HIKE ON A BUS THAT IS HALF 735 00:30:02,367 --> 00:30:03,935 FUNDED BY THE TRANSPORTATION 736 00:30:03,935 --> 00:30:07,005 MEASURE. I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO 737 00:30:07,005 --> 00:30:09,140 THAT IF THAT BUS DOESN'T EXIST. 738 00:30:09,140 --> 00:30:12,410 THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. A LOT 739 00:30:12,410 --> 00:30:18,116 OF PEOPLE I KNOW, IF THEY HAD 740 00:30:18,116 --> 00:30:22,220 BETTER ACCESS TO BUS SERVICE TO 741 00:30:22,220 --> 00:30:25,023 THINGS LIKE THEIR JOB, TO 742 00:30:25,023 --> 00:30:29,127 VARIOUS PLACES THAT ARE NOT 743 00:30:29,127 --> 00:30:30,228 DOWNTOWN AND FURTHER OUT INTO 744 00:30:30,228 --> 00:30:31,729 OUR MOUNTAINS WOULD BE MORE 745 00:30:31,729 --> 00:30:35,200 WILLING TO GIVE UP THEIR CAR. WE 746 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:38,503 KNOW THAT TRANSIT SERVICE BOOSTS 747 00:30:38,503 --> 00:30:40,572 OUR ECONOMY. WE KNOW TRANSIT 748 00:30:40,572 --> 00:30:45,009 SERVICE MAKES OUR CITY GREENER 749 00:30:45,009 --> 00:30:48,913 AND MORE EQUITABLE. PLEASE, WHEN 750 00:30:48,913 --> 00:30:55,253 THE VOTERS ARE ASKING, DO NOT DO 751 00:30:55,253 --> 00:30:55,854 THAT. THANK YOU. 752 00:30:55,854 --> 00:30:57,589 >> THANK YOU, HARPER. AND 753 00:30:57,589 --> 00:30:58,723 FRIENDLY REMINDER, WHEN YOU HEAR 754 00:30:58,723 --> 00:31:00,992 THE CHIME, YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS 755 00:31:00,992 --> 00:31:02,327 LEFT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO 756 00:31:02,327 --> 00:31:07,932 ABRUPTLY END YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS 757 00:31:07,932 --> 00:31:08,333 LEFT. THANK YOU. 758 00:31:08,333 --> 00:31:13,071 >> NEXT. 759 00:31:13,071 --> 00:31:13,705 >>> MORNING COUNCIL. I HELP LEAD 760 00:31:13,705 --> 00:31:17,375 REIMAGINE AND LIVE IN D-5. THERE 761 00:31:17,375 --> 00:31:19,444 ARE A BUNCH OF GOOD AMENDMENTS 762 00:31:19,444 --> 00:31:21,112 UP TODAY FOR VOTE. TO HIGHLIGHT 763 00:31:21,112 --> 00:31:28,186 A COUPLE, THE FIRST ONE IS 764 00:31:28,186 --> 00:31:29,954 AMENDMENT 16. AND 11, FINDING 765 00:31:29,954 --> 00:31:32,257 NEW RESOURCES, 10, TO INCREASE 766 00:31:32,257 --> 00:31:36,060 TRANSIT AND REGIONAL CENTERS 767 00:31:36,060 --> 00:31:37,061 THEY WANT TO MENTION, 768 00:31:37,061 --> 00:31:37,729 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS I DON'T 769 00:31:37,729 --> 00:31:40,598 NEED THE BUS TO GET TO DOWNTOWN 770 00:31:40,598 --> 00:31:41,833 BUT NORTH GATE AND BALLARD. THAT 771 00:31:41,833 --> 00:31:44,402 IS HOW I ACCESS IT AND I LOVE 772 00:31:44,402 --> 00:31:48,473 THIS AMENDMENT. IT GETS ME TO 773 00:31:48,473 --> 00:31:50,475 THE MARKET MORE OFTEN EVERY 774 00:31:50,475 --> 00:31:51,643 WEEKEND. 20 TO INCREASE 775 00:31:51,643 --> 00:31:53,978 ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCESS TO 776 00:31:53,978 --> 00:31:55,380 TRANSIT. THERE IS A BUNCH MORE. 777 00:31:55,380 --> 00:31:57,982 BUT, MY ASK HERE IS THAT YOU 778 00:31:57,982 --> 00:31:59,751 PASS SOME OF THOSE. RECONSIDER 779 00:31:59,751 --> 00:32:02,487 AND DO NOT PASS AMENDMENT 13 TO 780 00:32:02,487 --> 00:32:06,891 CUT BUS SERVICE THAT WOULD CUT 781 00:32:06,891 --> 00:32:08,259 JOBS FOR METRO DRIVERS. DON'T 782 00:32:08,259 --> 00:32:10,295 PASS AMENDMENT 4, WE DON'T NEED 783 00:32:10,295 --> 00:32:12,130 TO MICROMANAGE THE FUNDING WE 784 00:32:12,130 --> 00:32:14,699 SET ASIDE TO PURCHASE MORE BUS 785 00:32:14,699 --> 00:32:16,067 HOURS. DO NOT PASS AMENDMENT 5 786 00:32:16,067 --> 00:32:17,735 TO SHORTEN THE MEASURE OR THE 787 00:32:17,735 --> 00:32:21,039 TERM OF THIS MEASURE TO, I 788 00:32:21,039 --> 00:32:23,808 THINK, SIX YEARS, NINE MONTHS. 789 00:32:23,808 --> 00:32:26,744 THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY TRIGGER 790 00:32:26,744 --> 00:32:28,379 AN EXPENSIVE SPECIAL ELECTION. I 791 00:32:28,379 --> 00:32:30,548 WANT TO SAY, TOO, THAT, I HAD A 792 00:32:30,548 --> 00:32:32,383 GREAT TIME USING TRANSIT TO GET 793 00:32:32,383 --> 00:32:34,786 AROUND DURING THE WORLD CUP. I 794 00:32:34,786 --> 00:32:35,853 THINK WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED HOW 795 00:32:35,853 --> 00:32:40,391 GOOD SEATTLE DOES TRANSIT AND WE 796 00:32:40,391 --> 00:32:42,293 CAN DO EVEN BETTER. THIS TRANSIT 797 00:32:42,293 --> 00:32:44,595 MEASURE, EVEN MORE CONNECTED 798 00:32:44,595 --> 00:32:53,371 CITY THAN WE ARE. THANK YOU. 799 00:32:53,371 --> 00:32:53,705 >> THANK YOU. 800 00:32:53,705 --> 00:32:58,609 >>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER. 801 00:32:58,609 --> 00:32:59,110 >>> HELLO COUNCILMEMBER 802 00:32:59,110 --> 00:33:04,215 PRESIDENCY, CLAIRE SAKA. THE 803 00:33:04,215 --> 00:33:05,783 SEATTLE WILLING TRADES ARE IN 804 00:33:05,783 --> 00:33:08,152 SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT 3. WE 805 00:33:08,152 --> 00:33:10,688 BELIEVE THE FUNDS TO HELP 806 00:33:10,688 --> 00:33:12,023 CAPITAL PROJECTS WILL CONTRIBUTE 807 00:33:12,023 --> 00:33:14,025 TO GOOD-PAYING JOBS FOR WORKERS 808 00:33:14,025 --> 00:33:18,429 AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND HELP 809 00:33:18,429 --> 00:33:18,997 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS? THE 810 00:33:18,997 --> 00:33:19,564 CAPITAL PROJECTS PROVIDE 811 00:33:19,564 --> 00:33:22,934 PATHWAYS SO PEOPLE CAN BUILD A 812 00:33:22,934 --> 00:33:26,337 CAREER WITHIN THE PLACE THAT 813 00:33:26,337 --> 00:33:29,941 THEY LIVE AND WORK. THESE 814 00:33:29,941 --> 00:33:31,609 PROJECTS ALSO PROVIDE PRIORITY 815 00:33:31,609 --> 00:33:32,810 HIRING FOR PEOPLE WITHIN THE 816 00:33:32,810 --> 00:33:34,245 AREA, THE ZIP CODE SO THEY 817 00:33:34,245 --> 00:33:37,215 CONTINUE TO LIVE AND WORK IN 818 00:33:37,215 --> 00:33:39,217 SEATTLE AND AROUND KING COUNTY. 819 00:33:39,217 --> 00:33:41,052 SO, PLEASE SUPPORT AMENDMENT 3 820 00:33:41,052 --> 00:33:48,393 WITH THE COMMUNITY WORKHORSE. 821 00:33:48,393 --> 00:33:48,693 THANK YOU. 822 00:33:48,693 --> 00:33:49,027 >> THANK YOU. 823 00:33:49,027 --> 00:33:53,931 >> NEXT. 824 00:33:53,931 --> 00:33:54,565 >>> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS. THE 825 00:33:54,565 --> 00:33:56,901 CITY AND THE COUNTRY ARE NOT 826 00:33:56,901 --> 00:33:58,236 SAYING THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS 827 00:33:58,236 --> 00:34:00,405 BEING TOO BOLD RIGHT NOW. THE 828 00:34:00,405 --> 00:34:05,710 CITY IS NOT ASKING FOR US TO 829 00:34:05,710 --> 00:34:11,783 PAIR BACK TRANSIT MEASURE. I AM 830 00:34:11,783 --> 00:34:19,190 HERE TO KEEP THE TAX. I AM GEN 831 00:34:19,190 --> 00:34:21,025 Z. I GET THE JOKE. IT IS FUNNY. 832 00:34:21,025 --> 00:34:23,127 I DON'T THINK WE AS WELL SELL 833 00:34:23,127 --> 00:34:24,695 IT BY MAKING IT A FUNNY NUMBER. 834 00:34:24,695 --> 00:34:29,400 WE NEED THE LONGER TIME BECAUSE 835 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:29,834 HAVING PRO-TRANSIT 836 00:34:29,834 --> 00:34:30,668 COUNCILMEMBERS IS NOT A 837 00:34:30,668 --> 00:34:32,837 GUARANTEE. IT IS LIKELY THAT WE 838 00:34:32,837 --> 00:34:34,205 COULD HAVE DEMOCRATS IN BOTH 839 00:34:34,205 --> 00:34:36,974 LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT WHO 840 00:34:36,974 --> 00:34:38,376 WILL NOT NECESSARILY CALL FOR 841 00:34:38,376 --> 00:34:38,976 EXTRA TRANSIT INVESTMENT. WE 842 00:34:38,976 --> 00:34:41,312 NEED TO GO AS FAR AS WE CAN 843 00:34:41,312 --> 00:34:43,314 WHILE IT IS POLITICALLY POSSIBLE 844 00:34:43,314 --> 00:34:45,583 TO DO SO. SALES TAX, NO 845 00:34:45,583 --> 00:34:47,752 ARGUMENTS TO ME IT IS AN 846 00:34:47,752 --> 00:34:48,653 AGGRESSIVE TAX. EVEN STILL, 847 00:34:48,653 --> 00:34:51,222 USING IT TO INVEST IN TRANSIT IS 848 00:34:51,222 --> 00:34:53,758 THE BEST BANG FOR BUCK WAY TO 849 00:34:53,758 --> 00:34:54,959 CREATE AFFORDABILITY AND THE 850 00:34:54,959 --> 00:34:57,195 ONLY TAX THAT THE STATE ALLOWS 851 00:34:57,195 --> 00:34:58,663 US TO LEVY FOR TRANSPORTATION. 852 00:34:58,663 --> 00:35:00,698 THAT IS WHY WE NEED PEOPLE, 853 00:35:00,698 --> 00:35:01,766 STATE LEGISLATURES WHO WILL GIVE 854 00:35:01,766 --> 00:35:03,768 US MORE OPTIONS IN THE FUTURE 855 00:35:03,768 --> 00:35:06,471 FOR BETTER TAXATION, THAT IS NOT 856 00:35:06,471 --> 00:35:07,672 GUARANTEED, EITHER. I WILL LEAVE 857 00:35:07,672 --> 00:35:09,340 WITH THIS, AFTER THE IRAQ WAR 858 00:35:09,340 --> 00:35:11,676 WHETHER I WAS JUST THREE YEARS 859 00:35:11,676 --> 00:35:13,878 OLD, GOVERNMENT PROMISED EVERY 860 00:35:13,878 --> 00:35:16,447 LEVEL WE WILL HAVE GOOD TRANSIT 861 00:35:16,447 --> 00:35:18,549 AND WEAN OURSELVES OFF OF 862 00:35:18,549 --> 00:35:20,084 FOREIGN OIL. BUT WE DIDN'T. WE 863 00:35:20,084 --> 00:35:21,719 GAVE MORE SUBSIDIES FOR OIL. NOW 864 00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:23,788 WE ARE IN ANOTHER OIL WAR. THEY 865 00:35:23,788 --> 00:35:26,224 HAD THE SAME CONVERSATIONS AT 866 00:35:26,224 --> 00:35:27,525 THE TIME ABOUT PUBLIC 867 00:35:27,525 --> 00:35:29,093 TRANSPORTATION, IF WE SHOULD 868 00:35:29,093 --> 00:35:31,696 INVEST IN IT. LET'S NOT GO SO 869 00:35:31,696 --> 00:35:34,665 BOLD. ARE WE SURE WE WANT TO 870 00:35:34,665 --> 00:35:37,935 RAISE TAXS? PAIR IT BACK, DON'T 871 00:35:37,935 --> 00:35:42,306 MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE. THANK 872 00:35:42,306 --> 00:35:42,507 YOU. 873 00:35:42,507 --> 00:35:43,107 >> THEN. 874 00:35:43,107 --> 00:35:44,208 >> OUR FINAL IN-PERSON SPEAKER. 875 00:35:44,208 --> 00:35:48,146 AFTER THAT WE WILL GO TO OUR 876 00:35:48,146 --> 00:35:48,546 REMOTE SPEAKERS. 877 00:35:48,546 --> 00:35:53,117 >>> I STRONGLY URGE THE COUNCIL 878 00:35:53,117 --> 00:35:57,488 TO REJECT COUNCILMEMBER 879 00:35:57,488 --> 00:35:58,523 KETTLE'S REDUCING FUNDING TO 880 00:35:58,523 --> 00:35:59,123 MAYOR PROPOSAL TRANSIT. SALES 881 00:35:59,123 --> 00:36:02,493 TAX IS AGGRESSIVE BUT IT IS ONE 882 00:36:02,493 --> 00:36:03,895 OF FEW WAYS. TAX MORE VULNERABLE 883 00:36:03,895 --> 00:36:07,665 RESIDENTS WHO WILL BE OFF SET BY 884 00:36:07,665 --> 00:36:08,566 THE BENEFITS OF INCREASED BUS 885 00:36:08,566 --> 00:36:09,834 SERVICE. OVER 1 IN 5 PEOPLE IN 886 00:36:09,834 --> 00:36:11,903 THE CITY DON'T OWN A CAR AND 887 00:36:11,903 --> 00:36:13,437 PLANE MORE USE MODES OTHER THAN 888 00:36:13,437 --> 00:36:16,674 A CAR KEEPING A CAR ONLY TO 889 00:36:16,674 --> 00:36:18,776 REACH FAR AWAY LOCATION THAT 890 00:36:18,776 --> 00:36:22,079 DON'T HAVE TRANSIT OR BIKE 891 00:36:22,079 --> 00:36:24,448 STRUCTURE AND I SUPPORT RINCK 892 00:36:24,448 --> 00:36:26,217 FOR INCREASED NIGHT. I WALK 893 00:36:26,217 --> 00:36:27,652 FRIDAY SODO TO CAPITAL HILL AND 894 00:36:27,652 --> 00:36:31,022 BIKED BEFORE BOTH OF THOSE AFTER 895 00:36:31,022 --> 00:36:32,990 MIDNIGHT BECAUSE TRANSIT SERVICE 896 00:36:32,990 --> 00:36:33,958 ENDED TOO EARLY. TRANSIT FUNDING 897 00:36:33,958 --> 00:36:34,859 SUPPORTS VISIONS GOALS BY 898 00:36:34,859 --> 00:36:36,494 ALLOWING MORE PEOPLE TO GET 899 00:36:36,494 --> 00:36:38,462 AROUND WITHOUT A CAR. MAKE THIS 900 00:36:38,462 --> 00:36:42,333 TRANSIT MEASURE AS STRONG AS 901 00:36:42,333 --> 00:36:42,934 POSSIBLE, THANK YOU. 902 00:36:42,934 --> 00:36:43,301 >> THANK YOU. 903 00:36:43,301 --> 00:36:45,536 >>> DOPE SHIRT, BY THE WAY. 904 00:36:45,536 --> 00:36:47,171 STILL WAITING ON SOMEBODY TO 905 00:36:47,171 --> 00:36:56,747 GIVE ME MY COURTESY COPY. LOVE 906 00:36:56,747 --> 00:36:57,114 IT. THANK YOU. 907 00:36:57,114 --> 00:37:07,658 >>> SWITCHING TO REMOTE CALLERS. 908 00:37:16,734 --> 00:37:17,235 PLEASE HIT UNMUTE TO START 909 00:37:17,235 --> 00:37:17,501 SPEAKING. 910 00:37:17,501 --> 00:37:26,911 >> HIT STAR 6 TO BEGIN SPEAKING. 911 00:37:26,911 --> 00:37:27,511 >>> GOOD MORNING, 912 00:37:27,511 --> 00:37:29,580 COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM A RESIDENT 913 00:37:29,580 --> 00:37:30,715 OF THE ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD 914 00:37:30,715 --> 00:37:32,283 AND MEMBER OF THE TRANSIT RIDER 915 00:37:32,283 --> 00:37:34,885 UNION. I AM HERE TO URGE THE 916 00:37:34,885 --> 00:37:37,021 COUNCIL TO PROTECT THE LONGEVITY 917 00:37:37,021 --> 00:37:38,289 AND VISION OF THE SEATTLE 918 00:37:38,289 --> 00:37:40,758 TRANSIT MEASURE. I WANT TO BE 919 00:37:40,758 --> 00:37:43,794 CLEAR, I STRONGLY OPPOSE 4, 5 920 00:37:43,794 --> 00:37:48,633 AND 13. FIRST, AMENDMENT 13 CUTS 921 00:37:48,633 --> 00:37:54,005 THE SALES TAX RATE TO .2%, 922 00:37:54,005 --> 00:37:58,409 TAKING $460 FROM TRANSIT SYSTEM. 923 00:37:58,409 --> 00:37:59,810 IT COMPLETELY ELIMINATES THE 924 00:37:59,810 --> 00:38:00,811 INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE 925 00:38:00,811 --> 00:38:06,584 CATEGORY OPERATING ON THE 2024 926 00:38:06,584 --> 00:38:10,021 LEVY WILL ABSORB ALL NEEDS. 927 00:38:10,021 --> 00:38:11,022 CONSISTENTLY OUT PACED IT, 928 00:38:11,022 --> 00:38:13,257 PREVENTING US FROM BUILDING THE 929 00:38:13,257 --> 00:38:15,793 BUS LANES AND SPEED AND 930 00:38:15,793 --> 00:38:18,262 RELIABILITY THAT MAKES TRANSIT 931 00:38:18,262 --> 00:38:20,097 FUNCTIONAL AND EFFICIENT. 932 00:38:20,097 --> 00:38:21,832 SECOND, AMENDMENT 4, REQUIRING 933 00:38:21,832 --> 00:38:23,801 ANNUAL COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR 934 00:38:23,801 --> 00:38:26,904 SERVICE HOUR PURCHASES AND ROUTE 935 00:38:26,904 --> 00:38:28,939 SERVICE IS UNWORKABLE. VOTERS 936 00:38:28,939 --> 00:38:32,109 HAVE TRANSIT MEASURES TO 937 00:38:32,109 --> 00:38:33,511 ESTABLISH LONG-TERM NETWORK 938 00:38:33,511 --> 00:38:34,578 MANAGED BY TRANSITIONAL NOT TO 939 00:38:34,578 --> 00:38:39,483 YEARLY TUG OF WAR ON THE COUNCIL 940 00:38:39,483 --> 00:38:41,385 FLOOR. MICROMANAGING IT ANNUALLY 941 00:38:41,385 --> 00:38:44,355 TREATS A UTILITY LIKE A 942 00:38:44,355 --> 00:38:45,389 POLITICAL TRIP, TAKING AWAY THE 943 00:38:45,389 --> 00:38:50,227 PREDICTABILITY THAT KING COUNTY 944 00:38:50,227 --> 00:38:51,762 METRO NEEDS TO FUNCTION. 945 00:38:51,762 --> 00:38:54,198 FINALLY, I OPPOSE AMENDMENT 5. 946 00:38:54,198 --> 00:38:55,533 DEEP OPERATIONAL INSTABILITY 947 00:38:55,533 --> 00:38:58,703 WHETHER YOU NEED CERTAINTY. IF 948 00:38:58,703 --> 00:39:00,404 THE COUNCIL WANTS OVERSIGHT, 949 00:39:00,404 --> 00:39:02,406 LET'S DO AMENDMENT 6. IF THE 950 00:39:02,406 --> 00:39:03,674 GOAL OF THE AMENDMENTS IS TO 951 00:39:03,674 --> 00:39:08,079 DILUTE THE MEASURE I URGE YOU TO 952 00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:11,048 LOOK AT THE ELECTION RESULTS. 953 00:39:11,048 --> 00:39:14,518 SEATTLE VOTERS AND THE TRANSIT 954 00:39:14,518 --> 00:39:20,224 ORGANIZERS. OUR CITY WANTS BOLD 955 00:39:20,224 --> 00:39:20,825 WELL-FUNDED UTILITIES AND NOT 956 00:39:20,825 --> 00:39:21,459 MICROMANAGED COMPROMISES. PLEASE 957 00:39:21,459 --> 00:39:28,599 REJECT 4, 5 AND 13 AND FOCUS ON 958 00:39:28,599 --> 00:39:31,936 ROW BUST MIDTERM ACCOUNTABILITY 959 00:39:31,936 --> 00:39:37,074 INSTEAD. THANK YOU. 960 00:39:37,074 --> 00:39:42,346 >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT REMOTE 961 00:39:42,346 --> 00:39:50,421 CALLER. HIT STAR 6 TO SPEAK. 962 00:39:50,421 --> 00:39:54,091 >>> HI, SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. I 963 00:39:54,091 --> 00:39:56,460 HAVE BEEN A WEST SEATTLE 964 00:39:56,460 --> 00:39:57,862 HOMEOWNER SINCE 2011. I WANT 965 00:39:57,862 --> 00:39:59,697 BETTER BUS SERVICE AND HAPPILY 966 00:39:59,697 --> 00:40:02,166 PAY MORE THAN THE $29 A YEAR 967 00:40:02,166 --> 00:40:03,567 THAT THE PROPOSAL WILL HELP MY 968 00:40:03,567 --> 00:40:06,437 HOUSEHOLD TO GET IT. LET ME TAKE 969 00:40:06,437 --> 00:40:07,538 YOU ON A BUS ADVENTURE. CLOSEST 970 00:40:07,538 --> 00:40:09,573 GROCERY STORE TO MY HOUSE IS A 971 00:40:09,573 --> 00:40:10,741 MILE AWAY. REASONABLE WALK BUT 972 00:40:10,741 --> 00:40:13,177 IT IS STRAIGHT DOWN ONE EVER THE 973 00:40:13,177 --> 00:40:14,211 STEEPEST HILLS IN WEST SEATTLE 974 00:40:14,211 --> 00:40:18,516 MAKING WALKING HOME WITH A FULL 975 00:40:18,516 --> 00:40:20,050 LOAD OF GROCERIES. I WOULD TAKE 976 00:40:20,050 --> 00:40:21,986 THE BUS BUT THE BUS COMES ONCE 977 00:40:21,986 --> 00:40:24,054 AN HOUR OR TWO BLOCKS AWAY THAT 978 00:40:24,054 --> 00:40:25,923 IS SUPPOSED TO COME EVERY 15 979 00:40:25,923 --> 00:40:27,792 MINUTES AND TRANSFER TO A BUS 980 00:40:27,792 --> 00:40:29,760 THAT COMES EVERY 20 MINUTES. IF 981 00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:32,263 I TAKE THE ONE ONCE AN HOUR I 982 00:40:32,263 --> 00:40:34,765 HAVE TO WAIT 20-40 MINUTES WITH 983 00:40:34,765 --> 00:40:35,766 MELTING GROCERIES, TAKE IT WITH 984 00:40:35,766 --> 00:40:38,469 THE TRANSFER AND ONE EVER THE 985 00:40:38,469 --> 00:40:40,104 BUSES IS DELAYED THAT HAPPENS 986 00:40:40,104 --> 00:40:41,405 CONSTANTLY SINCE THE BUSES SHARE 987 00:40:41,405 --> 00:40:43,707 IT WITH CARS I AM STUCK WAITING. 988 00:40:43,707 --> 00:40:45,609 IF I DRIVE IT TAKES ME FIVE 989 00:40:45,609 --> 00:40:49,914 MINUTES, GUESS HOW I GET MY 990 00:40:49,914 --> 00:40:56,487 GROCERIES, THE MODE TO GET 991 00:40:56,487 --> 00:40:58,055 PEOPLE TO TAKE TRANSIT, RELIABLE 992 00:40:58,055 --> 00:41:00,057 SERVICE. AMENDMENT 13 AND 5 ARE 993 00:41:00,057 --> 00:41:02,526 THE THING THAT MAKES ME WANT TO 994 00:41:02,526 --> 00:41:04,795 ASSUME THEY WANT TO SABOTAGE THE 995 00:41:04,795 --> 00:41:06,597 BUS SERVICE. IT IS FAVORITE OF 996 00:41:06,597 --> 00:41:07,565 PEOPLE TO SLASH THE FUNDING 997 00:41:07,565 --> 00:41:11,502 SERVICES MAKING IT HARDER TO USE 998 00:41:11,502 --> 00:41:13,804 AND POINTING AT THE REDUCTION 999 00:41:13,804 --> 00:41:16,073 POINTING TO SLASHING THEM MORE. 1000 00:41:16,073 --> 00:41:18,342 SUPPORT 10, 11, 17, 29. OUR 1001 00:41:18,342 --> 00:41:19,877 CLIMATE GOALS CAN NOT AFFORD 1002 00:41:19,877 --> 00:41:20,911 WORSE BUS SERVICE AND NEITHER 1003 00:41:20,911 --> 00:41:27,218 CAN OUR GROCERIES, THANK YOU FOR 1004 00:41:27,218 --> 00:41:27,518 YOUR TIME. 1005 00:41:27,518 --> 00:41:32,256 >> THANK YOU, AMY. 1006 00:41:32,256 --> 00:41:37,962 >>> OUR NEXT REMOTE CALLER. HIT 1007 00:41:37,962 --> 00:41:43,267 STAR 6 TO SPEAK. 1008 00:41:43,267 --> 00:41:44,301 >>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS. 1009 00:41:44,301 --> 00:41:47,571 MY WIFE AND I LIVE IN NORTH 1010 00:41:47,571 --> 00:41:48,239 GATE. WE ARE FULL TIME 1011 00:41:48,239 --> 00:41:50,174 PEDESTRIANS WITHOUT A CAR THAT 1012 00:41:50,174 --> 00:41:52,109 DO NOT DRIVE. WE RELY ON TRANSIT 1013 00:41:52,109 --> 00:41:55,613 FOR EVERYTHING AS WE HAVE SINCE 1014 00:41:55,613 --> 00:41:57,848 2018 WHEN THE FIRST BENEFIT 1015 00:41:57,848 --> 00:42:00,484 MEASURE WAS HITTING THE STRIDE. 1016 00:42:00,484 --> 00:42:02,553 I REMEMBER THE FIRST AMAZING 1017 00:42:02,553 --> 00:42:04,021 DAYS, BUSES WERE FREQUENT THAT 1018 00:42:04,021 --> 00:42:06,390 WE RARELY CHECKED THE SCHEDULE. 1019 00:42:06,390 --> 00:42:08,425 WE WORKED WITH METRO TO REVAMP 1020 00:42:08,425 --> 00:42:10,394 AND EXPEND IT TO THE SPAGHETTI 1021 00:42:10,394 --> 00:42:11,562 OF WHAT WAS BEFORE. SEATTLE WAS 1022 00:42:11,562 --> 00:42:14,331 THE ONLY AREA IN THE COUNTRY TO 1023 00:42:14,331 --> 00:42:17,034 SEE INCREASES OF BUS RIDERSHIP 1024 00:42:17,034 --> 00:42:17,768 BECAUSE SEATTLE INVESTED IN 1025 00:42:17,768 --> 00:42:25,109 BUSES. TRAINS ARE GREAT BUT CAN 1026 00:42:25,109 --> 00:42:26,677 NOT GO EVERYWHERE. BUSES ARE 1027 00:42:26,677 --> 00:42:27,344 VITAL. AFFORDABILITY IS NEEDED. 1028 00:42:27,344 --> 00:42:28,579 SOME OF US DO NEED TO DRIVE. A 1029 00:42:28,579 --> 00:42:30,547 LOT OF US DO NOT NEED TO DRIVE 1030 00:42:30,547 --> 00:42:33,617 OR CAN NOT OR DO NOT DRIVE. 1031 00:42:33,617 --> 00:42:35,920 BUSES ARE HOW WE ACCESS TRANSIT 1032 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:37,721 INCLUDING LIGHT RAIL AND THE 1033 00:42:37,721 --> 00:42:38,789 STREETCARS, SEATTLE LIKES TO GO 1034 00:42:38,789 --> 00:42:42,059 BIG ON TRANSIT AND SHOULD GO 1035 00:42:42,059 --> 00:42:43,761 HERE. STATE LETS US HAVE 10 1036 00:42:43,761 --> 00:42:45,429 YEARS, USE THOSE YEARS, HIGHER 1037 00:42:45,429 --> 00:42:47,898 LEVEL OF TAX REVENUE, WE SHOULD 1038 00:42:47,898 --> 00:42:49,133 USE THE TAX REVENUE. THE 1039 00:42:49,133 --> 00:42:49,934 MEASURES HAVE BEEN ABOUT MORE 1040 00:42:49,934 --> 00:42:52,770 BUSES AND MORE PLACES AND MORE 1041 00:42:52,770 --> 00:42:54,471 OFTEN. BUSES OR PEOPLE CAN NOT 1042 00:42:54,471 --> 00:42:55,706 RIDE BUSS THAT DO NOT EXIST. 1043 00:42:55,706 --> 00:42:57,641 MORE PEOPLE ON TRANSIT MAKES FOR 1044 00:42:57,641 --> 00:43:00,277 SAFER AND ROW BUST AND POPULAR 1045 00:43:00,277 --> 00:43:02,579 TRANSIT. THOSE ARE GOOD THINGS 1046 00:43:02,579 --> 00:43:04,081 TO SPEND BIG ON PARTICULARLY 1047 00:43:04,081 --> 00:43:05,683 AMENDMENT 24 THAT WOULD INCREASE 1048 00:43:05,683 --> 00:43:10,187 THE THRESHOLD AND THE AMOUNT OF 1049 00:43:10,187 --> 00:43:13,090 SERVICE HOURS. PERSONALLY I NEED 1050 00:43:13,090 --> 00:43:14,458 THESE BUSES. MY FRIENDS NEED 1051 00:43:14,458 --> 00:43:15,960 THESE BUSES. VOTE TO GO BIG ON 1052 00:43:15,960 --> 00:43:20,397 BUSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 1053 00:43:20,397 --> 00:43:25,469 >> THANK YOU, WES. 1054 00:43:25,469 --> 00:43:30,874 >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER. HIT STAR 6 1055 00:43:30,874 --> 00:43:37,414 TO SPEAK. 1056 00:43:37,414 --> 00:43:42,619 >>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR SAKA. I 1057 00:43:42,619 --> 00:43:46,557 REPRESENT THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT 1058 00:43:46,557 --> 00:43:47,925 MAINTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT 1059 00:43:47,925 --> 00:43:50,427 OUR COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON EVERY 1060 00:43:50,427 --> 00:43:56,400 DAY. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT CHAIR 1061 00:43:56,400 --> 00:44:00,170 SAKA AND AMENDMENT 13. THE CITY 1062 00:44:00,170 --> 00:44:02,873 HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO EXPAND 1063 00:44:02,873 --> 00:44:04,208 SERVICES ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. 1064 00:44:04,208 --> 00:44:06,076 UNDER TITLE 2 OF AMERICAN 1065 00:44:06,076 --> 00:44:09,146 DISABILITY ACT AND LOCAL 1066 00:44:09,146 --> 00:44:11,315 GOVERNMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO 1067 00:44:11,315 --> 00:44:13,050 MAINTAIN TRANSITION PLAN AND 1068 00:44:13,050 --> 00:44:14,518 IDENTIFY BARRIERS THAT AND 1069 00:44:14,518 --> 00:44:20,057 REMOVE THEM. INVESTING IN MORE 1070 00:44:20,057 --> 00:44:21,492 TRANSIT WE SHOULD INVEST IN 1071 00:44:21,492 --> 00:44:22,192 INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS 1072 00:44:22,192 --> 00:44:27,231 EVERYONE IN SEATTLE. 1 OUT OF 4 1073 00:44:27,231 --> 00:44:29,800 IN SEATTLE REPRESENT LIVING WITH 1074 00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:30,734 DISABILITY. TRANSIT AND 1075 00:44:30,734 --> 00:44:33,070 DISABILITY IS HIGH PRIORITY. 1076 00:44:33,070 --> 00:44:33,971 MORE BUSES AND SERVICE HOURS DO 1077 00:44:33,971 --> 00:44:37,207 NOT MEAN MUCH IF THEY CAN NOT 1078 00:44:37,207 --> 00:44:41,078 REACH A STOP OR MOVE THROUGH THE 1079 00:44:41,078 --> 00:44:41,779 RIGHT-OF-WAYS WITH CONFIDENCE. 1080 00:44:41,779 --> 00:44:42,646 UNDER THE FIRST FEW YEARS 1081 00:44:42,646 --> 00:44:45,983 WORKING IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE I 1082 00:44:45,983 --> 00:44:48,986 DID A LOT ON ADA COMPLIANCE AND 1083 00:44:48,986 --> 00:44:52,389 RIPPING OUT STREET CORNERS AND I 1084 00:44:52,389 --> 00:44:55,025 KNOW ALL ABOUT THIS WORK. 1085 00:44:55,025 --> 00:44:56,560 SAKA'S AMENDMENT ALLOWS UNUSED 1086 00:44:56,560 --> 00:45:00,731 TRANSIT OPERATING FUNDS TO BE 1087 00:45:00,731 --> 00:45:04,034 DIRECTED TOWARDS ADA AND 1088 00:45:04,034 --> 00:45:05,335 ACCESSIBILITY CAPITAL. MAKE SURE 1089 00:45:05,335 --> 00:45:07,404 THE AVAILABLE DOLLARS HELP 1090 00:45:07,404 --> 00:45:13,744 RATHER THAN SITTING IDOL. IT 1091 00:45:13,744 --> 00:45:14,344 FOLKS ON TRANSPORTATION, THE 1092 00:45:14,344 --> 00:45:19,316 INVESTMENTS HAVE GOOD FAMILY 1093 00:45:19,316 --> 00:45:20,684 WAGE CAREERS AND SUPPORT LOCAL 1094 00:45:20,684 --> 00:45:21,585 HIGHER PATHWAYS FOR WORKERS 1095 00:45:21,585 --> 00:45:23,921 LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BUILD A 1096 00:45:23,921 --> 00:45:27,024 BETTER FUTURE AND IMPROVING THE 1097 00:45:27,024 --> 00:45:27,558 COMMUNITIES THEY LIVE IN. 1098 00:45:27,558 --> 00:45:30,861 ACCESSIBILITY IS NOT OPTIONAL IT 1099 00:45:30,861 --> 00:45:32,496 IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF 1100 00:45:32,496 --> 00:45:37,701 SUCCESS. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT 1101 00:45:37,701 --> 00:45:42,806 AMENDMENT 3. THANK YOU. 1102 00:45:42,806 --> 00:45:43,140 >> THANK YOU. 1103 00:45:43,140 --> 00:45:50,781 >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER. PLEASE HIT 1104 00:45:50,781 --> 00:45:56,186 STAR 6 TO BEGIN SPEAKING. 1105 00:45:56,186 --> 00:45:58,789 >>> . 1106 00:45:58,789 --> 00:46:00,290 >>> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? 1107 00:46:00,290 --> 00:46:04,995 >> YES. WE CAN HEAR YOU. 1108 00:46:04,995 --> 00:46:05,696 >> OKAY. THANK YOU. 1109 00:46:05,696 --> 00:46:06,797 >>> GOOD AFTERNOON, 1110 00:46:06,797 --> 00:46:08,832 COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM A POLICY 1111 00:46:08,832 --> 00:46:12,202 ANALYST WITH THE RIVER COALITION 1112 00:46:12,202 --> 00:46:13,670 REPRESENTING SOUTH PARK AND 1113 00:46:13,670 --> 00:46:15,639 GEORGETOWN IN DUWAMISH. I AM 1114 00:46:15,639 --> 00:46:18,442 HERE TO URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR 1115 00:46:18,442 --> 00:46:19,743 AMENDMENT 2. ELECTRIC BUS 1116 00:46:19,743 --> 00:46:21,745 EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH SEATTLE. AND 1117 00:46:21,745 --> 00:46:25,015 BIG THANK YOU TO CHAIR SAKA FOR 1118 00:46:25,015 --> 00:46:26,717 CREATING THIS AMENDMENT OUT OF 1119 00:46:26,717 --> 00:46:29,520 DIRECT FEEDBACK FROM HARD TO 1120 00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:33,524 REACH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SOUTH 1121 00:46:33,524 --> 00:46:35,559 SEATTLE. WE CARRY THE HEAVIEST 1122 00:46:35,559 --> 00:46:37,327 ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN. SITTING AT 1123 00:46:37,327 --> 00:46:38,128 INDUSTRIAL CORRIDORS AND HIGHWAY 1124 00:46:38,128 --> 00:46:43,667 99. BOTH RANK AMONG THE HIGHEST 1125 00:46:43,667 --> 00:46:45,068 IN THE STATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 1126 00:46:45,068 --> 00:46:45,736 HEALTH DISPARITIES. DIESEL BUS 1127 00:46:45,736 --> 00:46:47,538 EXHAUST ADD TO THE POLLUTION 1128 00:46:47,538 --> 00:46:49,806 LOAD THAT RESIDENTS BREATHE 1129 00:46:49,806 --> 00:46:51,975 EVERY DAY. AS THE REGIONAL BUS 1130 00:46:51,975 --> 00:46:53,043 FLEET IT HAPPENS FIRST, IT 1131 00:46:53,043 --> 00:46:56,480 MATTERS JUST AS MUCH AS IT 1132 00:46:56,480 --> 00:46:58,549 HAPPENING AT ALL. AND 1133 00:46:58,549 --> 00:47:00,751 OVERBURDENED COMMUNITY AND THE 1134 00:47:00,751 --> 00:47:01,785 BENEFITS, CLEANER AIR, NOISE, 1135 00:47:01,785 --> 00:47:05,956 LOWER EMISSIONS REACH THE PEOPLE 1136 00:47:05,956 --> 00:47:06,857 WITH THE GREATEST IMPACT. 1137 00:47:06,857 --> 00:47:10,060 REGARDLESS OF NEED. THIS 1138 00:47:10,060 --> 00:47:12,963 AMENDMENT GETS IT RIGHT BY 1139 00:47:12,963 --> 00:47:14,565 GRANTING -- [INAUDIBLE] -- AND 1140 00:47:14,565 --> 00:47:15,499 THE STATE USES TO HAVE 1141 00:47:15,499 --> 00:47:17,868 INVESTMENT. WE ARE GLAD TO SEE 1142 00:47:17,868 --> 00:47:19,836 THE CITY APPLY THAT SAME 1143 00:47:19,836 --> 00:47:20,938 STANDARD HERE. ELECTRIFYING 1144 00:47:20,938 --> 00:47:23,440 TRANSIT IS A WAY TO REDUCE THE 1145 00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:24,241 POLLUTION BURDEN OUR RESIDENTS 1146 00:47:24,241 --> 00:47:29,546 FACE EVERY DAY AND WE ASK YOU TO 1147 00:47:29,546 --> 00:47:35,686 ADOPT THIS AMENDMENT, THANK YOU. 1148 00:47:35,686 --> 00:47:36,019 >> THANK YOU. 1149 00:47:36,019 --> 00:47:44,328 >> OUR NEXT CALLER. PLEASE HIT 1150 00:47:44,328 --> 00:47:44,661 STAR 6. 1151 00:47:44,661 --> 00:47:54,638 >> HELLO. YOU CAN HEAR ME? 1152 00:47:54,638 --> 00:48:00,611 >> YES. HELLO, CHAIR SAKA. I AM 1153 00:48:00,611 --> 00:48:04,014 THE CLEAN AIR MANAGER BASED IN 1154 00:48:04,014 --> 00:48:05,916 SOUTH SEATTLE DUWAMISH VALLEY. I 1155 00:48:05,916 --> 00:48:08,752 AM HERE TO URGE SUPPORT OF 1156 00:48:08,752 --> 00:48:11,588 AMENDMENT 2. IN MY WORK I LISTEN 1157 00:48:11,588 --> 00:48:12,756 TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS PRIORITIES 1158 00:48:12,756 --> 00:48:14,491 AND UPLIFT THEIR VOICES IN 1159 00:48:14,491 --> 00:48:15,459 SPACES LIKE THESE TO IMPROVE 1160 00:48:15,459 --> 00:48:17,527 THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING AND 1161 00:48:17,527 --> 00:48:19,162 THE ENVIRONMENT. OVER THE PAST 1162 00:48:19,162 --> 00:48:21,898 TWO YEARS I CONTINUOUSLY HEARD 1163 00:48:21,898 --> 00:48:23,000 THAT THE DUWAMISH TRANSIT MUST 1164 00:48:23,000 --> 00:48:24,234 BE IMPROVED. AS YOU JUST HEARD 1165 00:48:24,234 --> 00:48:30,340 FROM MY COLLEAGUE IT IS HOME TO 1166 00:48:30,340 --> 00:48:32,175 ONE OF SEATTLE'S BUSIEST 1167 00:48:32,175 --> 00:48:32,709 TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS, 1168 00:48:32,709 --> 00:48:35,012 HIGHWAY 5, HIGHWAY 99, SUPPORTS 1169 00:48:35,012 --> 00:48:36,914 RESIDENTS, FREIGHT AND INDUSTRY. 1170 00:48:36,914 --> 00:48:38,682 HOWEVER, THIS PROXIMITY LEADS TO 1171 00:48:38,682 --> 00:48:43,920 SIGNIFICANT AND ENVIRONMENTAL 1172 00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:48,191 BURDEN. ADDITIONALLY IN DUWAMISH 1173 00:48:48,191 --> 00:48:50,294 SMALL PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE LIVE 1174 00:48:50,294 --> 00:48:52,329 AND WORK IN DUWAMISH. IT IS NOT 1175 00:48:52,329 --> 00:48:53,563 COVERED BY TRANSPORTATION AS 10 1176 00:48:53,563 --> 00:48:55,532 MINUTE OR BETTER ALL DAY SERVICE 1177 00:48:55,532 --> 00:48:57,134 WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WALK. OUR 1178 00:48:57,134 --> 00:48:59,002 COMMUNITY AND THOSE ENTERING IT 1179 00:48:59,002 --> 00:49:00,871 FOR WORK SIGNIFICANTLY RELY ON 1180 00:49:00,871 --> 00:49:03,307 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND IT 1181 00:49:03,307 --> 00:49:05,042 MUST BE IMPROVED. INVESTMENTS IN 1182 00:49:05,042 --> 00:49:07,511 THE DUWAMISH VALLEY PUBLIC 1183 00:49:07,511 --> 00:49:08,645 TRANSIT SYSTEM IS CRITICAL. 1184 00:49:08,645 --> 00:49:10,380 ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT WILL 1185 00:49:10,380 --> 00:49:12,916 SUPPORT CLEANER AIR AND BETTER 1186 00:49:12,916 --> 00:49:13,617 HEALTH OUTCOME FOR COMMUNITY 1187 00:49:13,617 --> 00:49:16,586 MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE 1188 00:49:16,586 --> 00:49:18,422 OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT. AGAIN, I 1189 00:49:18,422 --> 00:49:21,024 URGE YOU TO SUPPORT AMENDMENT 2 1190 00:49:21,024 --> 00:49:29,232 IN A GREAT FIRST STEP IN 1191 00:49:29,232 --> 00:49:29,800 IMPROVING DUWAMISH VALLEY. 1192 00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:30,133 >> THANK YOU. 1193 00:49:30,133 --> 00:49:40,677 >> NEXT UP. PLEASE HIT STAR 6. 1194 00:49:41,611 --> 00:49:47,818 >>> HELLO. I LIVE IN THE UPPER 1195 00:49:47,818 --> 00:49:50,987 QUEEN ANNE AREA OF SEATTLE. I AM 1196 00:49:50,987 --> 00:49:52,556 EMBARRASSED BY SOME OF THE 1197 00:49:52,556 --> 00:49:57,828 AMENDMENTS TODAY. IN TIME OF GAS 1198 00:49:57,828 --> 00:49:59,930 RISING COSTS AND INTERNATIONAL 1199 00:49:59,930 --> 00:50:01,798 CLAIM DUE TO OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT 1200 00:50:01,798 --> 00:50:03,633 SYSTEM WHY ARE WE REDUCING OUR 1201 00:50:03,633 --> 00:50:07,337 BUS SYSTEM? WE NEED TO REJECT 4, 1202 00:50:07,337 --> 00:50:11,041 5 AND 13. MY PARENTS ARE GETTING 1203 00:50:11,041 --> 00:50:11,708 OLDER, THIS IS PERSONAL, THEY 1204 00:50:11,708 --> 00:50:13,477 ARE GETTING OLDER, THEY HAVE TO 1205 00:50:13,477 --> 00:50:14,878 TAKE THE BUS TO GET DOWNTOWN? I 1206 00:50:14,878 --> 00:50:17,447 DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR FREEDOM 1207 00:50:17,447 --> 00:50:19,182 TO TAKE THEM TO THEIR 1208 00:50:19,182 --> 00:50:20,450 APPOINTMENTS. YOU KNOW WHAT 1209 00:50:20,450 --> 00:50:22,452 GIVES THEM THE FREEDOM? YOU KNOW 1210 00:50:22,452 --> 00:50:23,620 WHAT GIVES THEM INDEPENDENCE? IT 1211 00:50:23,620 --> 00:50:26,189 IS THE BUS SYSTEM OF SEATTLE, 1212 00:50:26,189 --> 00:50:27,557 OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM. I LOVE THAT 1213 00:50:27,557 --> 00:50:29,926 STUFF. RIGHT NOW NO ONE TALKS 1214 00:50:29,926 --> 00:50:31,795 AND SAYS, WOW, I WISH I HAD 1215 00:50:31,795 --> 00:50:33,497 FEWER BUSES I LOVE BEING IN 1216 00:50:33,497 --> 00:50:35,932 TRAFFIC. I LOVE TAKING MY 1217 00:50:35,932 --> 00:50:36,867 PARENTS TO THE DOCTOR'S 1218 00:50:36,867 --> 00:50:38,235 APPOINTMENTS AND TAKING A DAY 1219 00:50:38,235 --> 00:50:40,036 OFF FROM WORK AND USING VACATION 1220 00:50:40,036 --> 00:50:43,240 TIME FOR THAT. WE NEED TO REJECT 1221 00:50:43,240 --> 00:50:45,542 THOSE AMENDMENTS AND WE NEED TO 1222 00:50:45,542 --> 00:50:48,478 SUPPORT OUR BUS SYSTEM. I WOULD 1223 00:50:48,478 --> 00:50:50,213 GLADLY PAY THE ADDITIONAL OF ONE 1224 00:50:50,213 --> 00:50:53,116 TANK OF GAS IN ORDER TO EXPAND 1225 00:50:53,116 --> 00:50:55,352 OUR BUS SYSTEM FURTHER. IT IS A 1226 00:50:55,352 --> 00:50:56,787 SHINING STAR OF SEATTLE. WE ARE 1227 00:50:56,787 --> 00:50:58,355 GOING TO GET MORE TOURISM FROM 1228 00:50:58,355 --> 00:51:02,559 ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAME AND 1229 00:51:02,559 --> 00:51:04,461 LOVED GOING AND VISITING PIPE 1230 00:51:04,461 --> 00:51:05,295 PLACE AND EVERYWHERE AROUND 1231 00:51:05,295 --> 00:51:09,933 SEATTLE AND USED OUR BUS SYSTEM 1232 00:51:09,933 --> 00:51:13,003 FOR THAT. REJECT 4, 5 AND 13. 1233 00:51:13,003 --> 00:51:13,737 SUPPORT ANY AMENDMENTS THAT 1234 00:51:13,737 --> 00:51:19,042 IMPROVES OUR BUS SYSTEM. THANK 1235 00:51:19,042 --> 00:51:24,214 YOU VERY MUCH. 1236 00:51:24,214 --> 00:51:25,782 >> THANK YOU. 1237 00:51:25,782 --> 00:51:27,217 >>> OUR NEXT CALLER. PLEASE HIT 1238 00:51:27,217 --> 00:51:27,484 STAR 6. 1239 00:51:27,484 --> 00:51:29,853 >> I AM ACTUALLY HERE IN PERSON 1240 00:51:29,853 --> 00:51:31,254 IF THAT IS OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THE 1241 00:51:31,254 --> 00:51:32,522 CONFUSION. I HAD A MEETING AND I 1242 00:51:32,522 --> 00:51:35,792 WAS NOT SURE IF I COULD MAKE IT 1243 00:51:35,792 --> 00:51:36,860 IN TIME. JASON LEE, SPEAKING 1244 00:51:36,860 --> 00:51:40,697 HERE IN FAVOR OF THE SEATTLE 1245 00:51:40,697 --> 00:51:41,231 TRANSIT MEASURE. AGAINST 1246 00:51:41,231 --> 00:51:41,898 AMENDMENT FIEFS AND 13. I 1247 00:51:41,898 --> 00:51:47,671 APOLOGIZE IF I SOUND LIKE A 1248 00:51:47,671 --> 00:51:52,075 BROKEN RECORD HERE. IN 2024, 1249 00:51:52,075 --> 00:51:55,178 SEATTLE ADD 13,000 DRIVERS, THAT 1250 00:51:55,178 --> 00:51:56,446 IS BEFORE AMAZON, MICROSOFT, 1251 00:51:56,446 --> 00:51:57,581 THAT IS BEFORE THEY STARTED 1252 00:51:57,581 --> 00:51:59,916 THEIR MANDATES AND CONTINUING TO 1253 00:51:59,916 --> 00:52:02,452 DO SO TODAY. 13,000 DRIVERS IF 1254 00:52:02,452 --> 00:52:04,020 WE PASS AMENDMENT 13 AND 1255 00:52:04,020 --> 00:52:05,422 MAINTAIN STATUS QUO BUS SERVICE 1256 00:52:05,422 --> 00:52:10,293 WE WILL CONTINUE THE TREND. IF 1257 00:52:10,293 --> 00:52:13,964 WE PASS AMENDMENT 5, WE WOULD OF 1258 00:52:13,964 --> 00:52:16,366 ADDED NEARLY 100,000 DRIVERS TO 1259 00:52:16,366 --> 00:52:18,902 OUR ROADS. THE WORLD CUP, THE 1260 00:52:18,902 --> 00:52:23,974 LAST WORLD CUP MATCH IN SEATTLE 1261 00:52:23,974 --> 00:52:27,043 IS TODAY. IF WE DON'T PASS, IT 1262 00:52:27,043 --> 00:52:29,312 WILL BE PERMANENT. OUR VISITORS 1263 00:52:29,312 --> 00:52:29,880 WILL LEAVE BUT KEEP ADDING 1264 00:52:29,880 --> 00:52:31,815 DRIVERS TO THE ROAD AND WE PLEAD 1265 00:52:31,815 --> 00:52:34,818 TO REVERSE THE TREND WITH A 1266 00:52:34,818 --> 00:52:40,157 LARGER AND BOLD TRANSIT MEASURE. 1267 00:52:40,157 --> 00:52:44,728 AND, TO BE CLEAR, WE WILL HAVE 1268 00:52:44,728 --> 00:52:47,631 MORE TRAFFIC BY THE END OF THE 1269 00:52:47,631 --> 00:52:48,965 SHORTENED MEASURE THAN WE HAVE 1270 00:52:48,965 --> 00:52:51,334 TODAY IF WE DON'T PASS A REALLY 1271 00:52:51,334 --> 00:52:52,736 LARGE AND INNOVATIVE ONE AND FOR 1272 00:52:52,736 --> 00:52:54,704 THE SHORTENED MEASURE WE NEED TO 1273 00:52:54,704 --> 00:52:56,640 MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP -- ONCE 1274 00:52:56,640 --> 00:52:58,508 WE START IMPROVING OUR TRANSIT 1275 00:52:58,508 --> 00:53:00,076 WE NEED TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM 1276 00:53:00,076 --> 00:53:01,811 GOING FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. I 1277 00:53:01,811 --> 00:53:03,046 WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, TOO, THE FACT 1278 00:53:03,046 --> 00:53:05,382 THEY WAS NOT SURE I WAS GOING TO 1279 00:53:05,382 --> 00:53:06,716 MAKE IT HERE IN PERSON. THE 1280 00:53:06,716 --> 00:53:08,585 PEOPLE MOST IN SUPPORT OF 1281 00:53:08,585 --> 00:53:09,686 TRANSIT ARE THE WORKING CLASS. 1282 00:53:09,686 --> 00:53:11,054 BUT, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE 1283 00:53:11,054 --> 00:53:12,989 ONES FOR THIS TIME PERIOD ARE 1284 00:53:12,989 --> 00:53:14,024 GOING TO HAVE THE MOST 1285 00:53:14,024 --> 00:53:14,858 DIFFICULTY MAKING IT HERE OR 1286 00:53:14,858 --> 00:53:17,160 CALLING IN OR BEING HERE IN 1287 00:53:17,160 --> 00:53:20,197 PERSON. I DON'T THINK I HEARD A 1288 00:53:20,197 --> 00:53:21,531 SINGLE PERSON IN FAVOR OF 1289 00:53:21,531 --> 00:53:23,967 AMENDMENT 5 OR 13. I WANT TO 1290 00:53:23,967 --> 00:53:25,268 KEEP THAT IN MIND, TOO. REALIZE 1291 00:53:25,268 --> 00:53:26,736 HOW POPULAR TRANSIT IS IN 1292 00:53:26,736 --> 00:53:29,706 SEATTLE AND HOW BADLY THE CITY 1293 00:53:29,706 --> 00:53:30,574 NEEDS IT. THANK YOU. 1294 00:53:30,574 --> 00:53:33,810 >> THANK YOU, MR. LEE. 1295 00:53:33,810 --> 00:53:39,115 >> BACK TO REMOTE. 1296 00:53:39,115 --> 00:53:49,392 >> FIRST ONE . 1297 00:53:50,126 --> 00:53:52,629 >> HI, THERE, GOOD MORNING. I AM 1298 00:53:52,629 --> 00:53:57,100 JUST CALLING IN TO VOICE PLY 1299 00:53:57,100 --> 00:53:59,169 SUPPORT FOR AMENDMENT 10, 11, 1300 00:53:59,169 --> 00:54:03,873 17, 29. I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL 1301 00:54:03,873 --> 00:54:09,679 TO REJECT AMENDMENTS 4, 5 AND 1302 00:54:09,679 --> 00:54:13,316 STRONGLY URGE THE STRONGLY URGE 1303 00:54:13,316 --> 00:54:18,455 COUNCIL TO NOT PASS AMENDMENT 1304 00:54:18,455 --> 00:54:20,323 13. THIS IS IMPORTANT AND GREAT 1305 00:54:20,323 --> 00:54:21,157 FOR RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE. WITH 1306 00:54:21,157 --> 00:54:29,199 THAT I WILL YIELD MY TIME. THANK 1307 00:54:29,199 --> 00:54:34,404 YOU VERY MUCH. 1308 00:54:34,404 --> 00:54:34,738 >> THANK YOU. 1309 00:54:34,738 --> 00:54:40,143 >> NEXT CALLER. PLEASE HIT STAR 1310 00:54:40,143 --> 00:54:43,213 6. 1311 00:54:43,213 --> 00:54:45,615 >> Caller: KATIE WILSON IS THE 1312 00:54:45,615 --> 00:54:47,150 MAYOR. MAYOR WILSON IS THE 1313 00:54:47,150 --> 00:54:48,885 EXECUTIVE WHO IS TAKING THE LEAD 1314 00:54:48,885 --> 00:54:53,256 ON SOLVING THE CRISIS OF ALL OF 1315 00:54:53,256 --> 00:54:56,192 THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PUBLIC 1316 00:54:56,192 --> 00:54:56,826 TRANSPORTATION BOUND AND 1317 00:54:56,826 --> 00:54:57,794 ALLEVIATING THE OPPRESSIVE 1318 00:54:57,794 --> 00:54:58,628 FRUSTRATIONS AND THE DANGERS OF 1319 00:54:58,628 --> 00:55:00,797 WAITING FOR THE BUS TOO LONG OR 1320 00:55:00,797 --> 00:55:02,365 MISSING A TRANSFER OR NOT BEING 1321 00:55:02,365 --> 00:55:04,934 ALLOWED TO GO FROM THE WEST LAKE 1322 00:55:04,934 --> 00:55:07,704 TUNNEL TO THE RAPID RIDE BECAUSE 1323 00:55:07,704 --> 00:55:09,372 THE PRIVATE SECURITY REFUSES TO 1324 00:55:09,372 --> 00:55:12,075 LOOK AROUND THE CORNER AND SEE 1325 00:55:12,075 --> 00:55:15,478 AND SAY WHAT THEY SEE TO WORK 1326 00:55:15,478 --> 00:55:23,253 WITH THE COPS. YET, SOME PEOPLE 1327 00:55:23,253 --> 00:55:27,090 WANT TO HAVE IT BE POVERTY AND 1328 00:55:27,090 --> 00:55:28,692 SOMEONE ON LINK -- CAN TRANSPORT 1329 00:55:28,692 --> 00:55:31,795 A WOMAN TO RAIN HOUSE BECAUSE 1330 00:55:31,795 --> 00:55:34,464 THE POLICE CHIEF WANTS A SIGNAL 1331 00:55:34,464 --> 00:55:38,568 WITH BAD POLICIES -- IF THE CITY 1332 00:55:38,568 --> 00:55:42,872 COUNCIL WANTS TO IMPROVE SAFETY 1333 00:55:42,872 --> 00:55:44,607 COME UP WITH BETTER LEGISLATION. 1334 00:55:44,607 --> 00:55:45,442 PIMPS AND CUSTOM VIOLATORS 1335 00:55:45,442 --> 00:55:47,243 INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THE FEDS 1336 00:55:47,243 --> 00:55:50,347 TO APPROACH THE POLICE CHIEF TO 1337 00:55:50,347 --> 00:55:51,881 ASK FOR HELP. SHUTTING THEM DOWN 1338 00:55:51,881 --> 00:55:53,750 BECAUSE YOU ARE JUST SWEEPING 1339 00:55:53,750 --> 00:55:55,819 THEM AND PUSHING THEM INTO OTHER 1340 00:55:55,819 --> 00:55:57,353 PLACES. IF YOU WANT TO IMPROVE 1341 00:55:57,353 --> 00:55:58,288 LEGISLATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ON 1342 00:55:58,288 --> 00:56:00,290 THE BUSES, YOU STILL HAVE TO 1343 00:56:00,290 --> 00:56:02,459 HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT DEMANDS 1344 00:56:02,459 --> 00:56:04,427 THAT THE BUS DRIVERS, THE UNION, 1345 00:56:04,427 --> 00:56:07,564 SPEAKS UP, IF YOU SEE ALL OF 1346 00:56:07,564 --> 00:56:13,169 THESE PIECES OF CRAP DOING DRUGS 1347 00:56:13,169 --> 00:56:16,740 IN AND AROUND THE 1348 00:56:16,740 --> 00:56:17,340 INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT, PURSE 1349 00:56:17,340 --> 00:56:20,410 CUTING INNOCENT PEOPLE, AND 1350 00:56:20,410 --> 00:56:24,481 MAYOR TAKING THE LEAD AND BROWN 1351 00:56:24,481 --> 00:56:25,181 BULLYING AND BOGUS AMENDMENTS 1352 00:56:25,181 --> 00:56:26,149 WITHDRAWN AND REJECTED. YOU ALL 1353 00:56:26,149 --> 00:56:29,119 DID NOT SAY OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT 1354 00:56:29,119 --> 00:56:30,286 THE BAD POLICIES THAT WERE 1355 00:56:30,286 --> 00:56:31,588 IMPLEMENTED INTO THE BUDGET THAT 1356 00:56:31,588 --> 00:56:33,289 YOU ALL SIGNED OFF ON FOR THE 1357 00:56:33,289 --> 00:56:35,091 REST OF THE YEAR THAT YOU ARE 1358 00:56:35,091 --> 00:56:36,826 STILL WAITING TO PLAY OUT THAT 1359 00:56:36,826 --> 00:56:38,228 YOU ARE COMPETING WITH OTHER BAD 1360 00:56:38,228 --> 00:56:40,196 POLICIES THAT NEED TO BE FIXED 1361 00:56:40,196 --> 00:56:40,964 THAN THE TRANSPORTATION 1362 00:56:40,964 --> 00:56:44,768 DEPARTMENT AND THE PLAN WITH THE 1363 00:56:44,768 --> 00:56:47,437 RESTRICTIONS. IT IS REVOLTING. 1364 00:56:47,437 --> 00:56:53,343 LET THE MAYOR -- 1365 00:56:53,343 --> 00:56:53,676 >> THANK YOU. 1366 00:56:53,676 --> 00:57:01,451 >> OUR NEXT CALLER. PLEASE HIT 1367 00:57:01,451 --> 00:57:05,889 STAR 6 TO BEGIN SPEAKING. 1368 00:57:05,889 --> 00:57:07,791 >> Caller: I AM A HOMEOWNER, WE 1369 00:57:07,791 --> 00:57:12,629 OWN TWO CARS AND I HAVE BEEN A 1370 00:57:12,629 --> 00:57:14,964 SEATTLE RESIDENT FOR 25 YEARS. 1371 00:57:14,964 --> 00:57:17,333 IN 2014 I PASSED TRANSIT MEASURE 1372 00:57:17,333 --> 00:57:19,068 THAT FUNDED THE SERVICE. TWO OF 1373 00:57:19,068 --> 00:57:22,338 MY KIDS RELY ON BUSES TO GET TO 1374 00:57:22,338 --> 00:57:24,174 AND FROM SCHOOL, PUBLIC SEATTLE 1375 00:57:24,174 --> 00:57:26,276 SCHOOLS DO NOT OFFER BUSES IN 1376 00:57:26,276 --> 00:57:28,077 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ARE 1377 00:57:28,077 --> 00:57:29,779 DELAYED AND NOT RUNNING AS 1378 00:57:29,779 --> 00:57:31,981 FREQUENTLY AS THEY COULD. OUR 1379 00:57:31,981 --> 00:57:36,820 KIDS WOULD SAVE TIME AND FEWER 1380 00:57:36,820 --> 00:57:39,355 TARDIES AND WE WOULD ALL SAVE 1381 00:57:39,355 --> 00:57:40,290 MONEY T. COSTS HOUSEHOLD DOLLARS 1382 00:57:40,290 --> 00:57:44,060 29 A YEAR. IT IS A GOOD DEAL. DO 1383 00:57:44,060 --> 00:57:48,298 NOT UNDERMINED THAT DEAL. REJECT 1384 00:57:48,298 --> 00:57:55,138 IT AMENDMENT 13. THE DE-FUND BUS 1385 00:57:55,138 --> 00:57:55,738 AMENDMENT SAVES HOUSEHOLDS A 1386 00:57:55,738 --> 00:57:57,574 COUPLE BUSES. COUNCIL ADOPTS IT 1387 00:57:57,574 --> 00:58:01,544 YOU WILL MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE 1388 00:58:01,544 --> 00:58:03,513 IN THE CITY BY INCREASING 1389 00:58:03,513 --> 00:58:04,147 TRANSPORTATION COSTS. AMENDMENT 1390 00:58:04,147 --> 00:58:08,117 13, PROBABLY MAKING IT LESS 1391 00:58:08,117 --> 00:58:10,220 LIKELY THAT VOTERS APPROVE IT. I 1392 00:58:10,220 --> 00:58:14,390 ASK TO REJECT AMENDMENT FIVE, WE 1393 00:58:14,390 --> 00:58:15,558 DON'T NEED A SHORTER TIME. 1394 00:58:15,558 --> 00:58:20,230 LET'S GET MORE BUS SERVICES FOR 1395 00:58:20,230 --> 00:58:20,997 OUR GREAT CITY. 1396 00:58:20,997 --> 00:58:26,469 >> THANK YOU, ROBERT. 1397 00:58:26,469 --> 00:58:37,013 >>> OUR NEXT CALLER . HIT STAR 1398 00:58:37,881 --> 00:58:37,981 6. 1399 00:58:37,981 --> 00:58:40,083 >> Caller: THANK YOU. I WOULD 1400 00:58:40,083 --> 00:58:42,385 SUPPORT AMENDMENTS THAT LOWER 1401 00:58:42,385 --> 00:58:47,790 THE TAX HIKE AND SHIFT TAXES TO 1402 00:58:47,790 --> 00:58:52,495 CAR USAGE AND PARKING. BETTER 1403 00:58:52,495 --> 00:58:53,096 FUNDING THROUGH PARKING FEES. 1404 00:58:53,096 --> 00:58:56,232 GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARS 1405 00:58:56,232 --> 00:58:57,901 AND INTO PUBLIC TRANSIT. THE 1406 00:58:57,901 --> 00:58:59,402 RESPONSIBLE FUNDING MECHANISM 1407 00:58:59,402 --> 00:59:01,504 SHOULD ADDRESS ALL OF THESE 1408 00:59:01,504 --> 00:59:03,606 THINGS. IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT 1409 00:59:03,606 --> 00:59:05,441 BUILDING IT AND THEY WILL COME. 1410 00:59:05,441 --> 00:59:06,476 RIDERSHIP WILL REMAIN LOW 1411 00:59:06,476 --> 00:59:08,945 BECAUSE THE COST OF DRIVING A 1412 00:59:08,945 --> 00:59:11,581 CAR IS BETTER THAN TAKING TWO 1413 00:59:11,581 --> 00:59:14,083 BUS ROUTES TO THE PLACES PEOPLE 1414 00:59:14,083 --> 00:59:18,454 NEED TO TRAVEL TO. A TAX ON CAR 1415 00:59:18,454 --> 00:59:22,091 USAGE ITSELF WOULD BE A MORE 1416 00:59:22,091 --> 00:59:27,997 EQUITABLE WAY TO FUND OUR 1417 00:59:27,997 --> 00:59:30,733 TRANSIT SYSTEM. WEALTHY 1418 00:59:30,733 --> 00:59:31,367 HOUSEHOLDS OWN MULTIPLE CARS. 1419 00:59:31,367 --> 00:59:33,403 DRIVERS FROM THE SUBURBS CAN BE 1420 00:59:33,403 --> 00:59:35,872 TAXED WHEN PARKING ON OUR 1421 00:59:35,872 --> 00:59:36,639 STREETS AND COMMERCIAL LOTS. 1422 00:59:36,639 --> 00:59:39,609 THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO TACKLE 1423 00:59:39,609 --> 00:59:44,314 THE ISSUE OF LOW RIDERSHIP AND 1424 00:59:44,314 --> 00:59:47,650 UNRELIABLE BUS SERVICE. WE ARE 1425 00:59:47,650 --> 00:59:49,752 STUCK WITH PROGRESSIVE TAXES. 1426 00:59:49,752 --> 00:59:54,424 CASTING A WIDE NET OF SALES TAX 1427 00:59:54,424 --> 00:59:55,592 FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BUS ROUTES. 1428 00:59:55,592 --> 00:59:56,926 RESPONSIBLE SPENDING TO PLACE 1429 00:59:56,926 --> 00:59:59,429 THE BURDEN OF TAXES ON THE 1430 00:59:59,429 --> 01:00:05,401 THINGS WE WANT LESS OF. AND THAT 1431 01:00:05,401 --> 01:00:07,070 MEANS LESS CARS ON THE ROAD. 1432 01:00:07,070 --> 01:00:17,614 THANK YOU, ALL, AND HAVE A GOOD 1433 01:00:18,548 --> 01:00:18,681 DAY. 1434 01:00:18,681 --> 01:00:19,015 >> THANK YOU. 1435 01:00:19,015 --> 01:00:23,419 >>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER. PLEASE HIT 1436 01:00:23,419 --> 01:00:31,494 STAR 6. 1437 01:00:31,494 --> 01:00:35,431 >> HI, I'M DANIEL. I LIVE IN 1438 01:00:35,431 --> 01:00:37,333 CAPITAL HILL. I OPPOSE 1439 01:00:37,333 --> 01:00:38,901 AMENDMENTS 4, 5 AND 13. REDUCING 1440 01:00:38,901 --> 01:00:41,337 FUNDING BY REDUCING SALES TAX 1441 01:00:41,337 --> 01:00:45,008 AND REDUCING THE LENGTH OF THE 1442 01:00:45,008 --> 01:00:46,643 TRANSIT ITSELF. FIRST OF ALL, 1443 01:00:46,643 --> 01:00:49,145 THE .1% REDUCTION WILL HAVE A 1444 01:00:49,145 --> 01:00:49,946 DAILY EFFECT ON THE 1445 01:00:49,946 --> 01:00:51,714 AFFORDABILITY OF SEATTLE FOR THE 1446 01:00:51,714 --> 01:00:53,249 AVERAGE PERSON IN TERMS OF 1447 01:00:53,249 --> 01:00:57,787 TAXATION BUT A HUGE IMPACT ON 1448 01:00:57,787 --> 01:01:00,390 AFFORDABILITY IN SEATTLE IN 1449 01:01:00,390 --> 01:01:01,024 TERMS OF TRANSIT AND 1450 01:01:01,024 --> 01:01:01,958 TRANSPORTATION. I DECIDED, MY 1451 01:01:01,958 --> 01:01:04,093 PARTNER AND I DECIDED TO GET RID 1452 01:01:04,093 --> 01:01:07,930 OF OUR CARS A FEW YEARS AGO, 1453 01:01:07,930 --> 01:01:08,531 JUST DURING COVID, ACTUALLY. 1454 01:01:08,531 --> 01:01:11,300 AND, EVERY DAY WE SAVE MORE 1455 01:01:11,300 --> 01:01:13,836 MONEY BY NOT HAVING CARS THAN WE 1456 01:01:13,836 --> 01:01:20,276 WOULD PAY IN SALES TAX WITH THAT 1457 01:01:20,276 --> 01:01:22,278 .1% PER YEAR. SECOND, AS A 1458 01:01:22,278 --> 01:01:24,347 VOLUNTEER, I AM SICK AND TIRED 1459 01:01:24,347 --> 01:01:25,748 OF CAMPAIGNING FOR TRANSIT EVERY 1460 01:01:25,748 --> 01:01:28,151 FEW YEARS BECAUSE WE INSIST ON 1461 01:01:28,151 --> 01:01:28,785 PASSING SHORT FUNDING MEASURES 1462 01:01:28,785 --> 01:01:30,853 INSTEAD OF COMMITTING TO OUR 1463 01:01:30,853 --> 01:01:33,756 FUTURE AND COMMITTING TO THE 1464 01:01:33,756 --> 01:01:38,094 VISION THAT SEATTLE HAS HAD WITH 1465 01:01:38,094 --> 01:01:38,861 THE FREQUENT TRANSIT GOALS. 1466 01:01:38,861 --> 01:01:39,595 LET'S USE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT 1467 01:01:39,595 --> 01:01:43,032 AND TIME FOR THE MEASURE. THANK 1468 01:01:43,032 --> 01:01:43,232 YOU. 1469 01:01:43,232 --> 01:01:43,599 >> THANK YOU. 1470 01:01:43,599 --> 01:01:46,135 >> WE ARE DOWN TO OUR FINAL 1471 01:01:46,135 --> 01:01:48,538 THREE CALLERS. FIRST WE WILL 1472 01:01:48,538 --> 01:01:49,939 HEAR FROM SCOTT NELSON WHO LOOKS 1473 01:01:49,939 --> 01:01:55,745 LIKE WE LOST HIM AND HE CAME 1474 01:01:55,745 --> 01:02:06,289 BACK. THEN CALLER NOT IDENTIFIED 1475 01:02:08,858 --> 01:02:13,196 ON THE SCREEN. PLEASE HIT STAR 1476 01:02:13,196 --> 01:02:13,362 6. 1477 01:02:13,362 --> 01:02:14,597 >> Caller: GOOD MORNING COUNCIL. 1478 01:02:14,597 --> 01:02:19,268 I AM THE CO-SHARE OF THE SEATTLE 1479 01:02:19,268 --> 01:02:21,003 DISABILITY COMMISSION AND 1480 01:02:21,003 --> 01:02:22,238 DISTRICT 2 IN CHINATOWN 1481 01:02:22,238 --> 01:02:22,739 INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 1482 01:02:22,739 --> 01:02:23,372 NEIGHBORHOOD. CALLING IN TODAY 1483 01:02:23,372 --> 01:02:25,742 TO SPEAK TO THE TRANSIT MEASURE 1484 01:02:25,742 --> 01:02:27,777 AS A VEHICLE, NO PUN INTENDED 1485 01:02:27,777 --> 01:02:31,814 FOR THE ACCESS OF SECURITY AND 1486 01:02:31,814 --> 01:02:39,589 FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES IN THEY 1487 01:02:39,589 --> 01:02:43,392 ARE INVISIBLE OR VISIBLE. 1488 01:02:43,392 --> 01:02:44,393 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAS 1489 01:02:44,393 --> 01:02:45,394 AMENDMENT 20, DISABILITY FOR 1490 01:02:45,394 --> 01:02:46,329 FUNDING CHARACTER. THERE IS NO 1491 01:02:46,329 --> 01:02:50,867 PORTION OF THIS BILL THAT DOES 1492 01:02:50,867 --> 01:02:52,535 NOT HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR 1493 01:02:52,535 --> 01:02:53,169 SEATTLEITES WITH DISABILITIES. 1494 01:02:53,169 --> 01:02:53,803 INCREASED SERVICE MEANS WORKING 1495 01:02:53,803 --> 01:02:56,939 FOLKS THAT CAN NOT DRIVE CAN GET 1496 01:02:56,939 --> 01:03:00,710 TO THEIR JOBS ON TIME, RELIABLE 1497 01:03:00,710 --> 01:03:03,846 TRANSIT HELPS THEM ACCESS WORLD 1498 01:03:03,846 --> 01:03:05,948 CLASS HOSPITALS, IMPROVEMENTS 1499 01:03:05,948 --> 01:03:07,984 CAN PROVIDE FOLKS EXPERIENCING 1500 01:03:07,984 --> 01:03:09,385 CONFUSION AND ANXIETY TO ENGAGE 1501 01:03:09,385 --> 01:03:11,654 IN PUBLIC SPACES. LIKE TO NAME 1502 01:03:11,654 --> 01:03:12,188 IN CONVERSATION WITH 1503 01:03:12,188 --> 01:03:13,756 COMMISSIONERS FIRST THING THAT 1504 01:03:13,756 --> 01:03:16,492 CAME UP AND REMAINS DIFFICULT IS 1505 01:03:16,492 --> 01:03:19,061 THE FUNDING MECHANISM OF A SALES 1506 01:03:19,061 --> 01:03:22,131 TAX. LOW INCOME FAMILIES THAT 1507 01:03:22,131 --> 01:03:25,935 HAVE LESS ACCESS TO THE SUPPORT 1508 01:03:25,935 --> 01:03:27,069 LIKE AUTOMOBILES OR PRIVATE 1509 01:03:27,069 --> 01:03:27,837 SHUTTER ARE IMPACTED BY 1510 01:03:27,837 --> 01:03:32,675 INCREASES IN SALES TAX. IT IS 1511 01:03:32,675 --> 01:03:36,879 IMPORTANT AS A CITY TO EXPLORE 1512 01:03:36,879 --> 01:03:38,047 FUNDING MECHANISMS AS VIGOROUSLY 1513 01:03:38,047 --> 01:03:40,349 AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT THE 1514 01:03:40,349 --> 01:03:42,818 BURDEN FALLING ON THE SHOULDERS 1515 01:03:42,818 --> 01:03:44,387 OF THE VULNERABLE. TO MY 1516 01:03:44,387 --> 01:03:45,188 COLLEAGUES I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE 1517 01:03:45,188 --> 01:03:48,724 TO BE AWARE OF HOW THE FUNDS ARE 1518 01:03:48,724 --> 01:03:52,728 SENT, WHAT IMPACTS IT WILL HAVE 1519 01:03:52,728 --> 01:03:53,896 ON FOLKS AND ENGAGING. COUNCIL, 1520 01:03:53,896 --> 01:03:56,966 I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR INVITING 1521 01:03:56,966 --> 01:03:58,568 THE COMMISSION TO LEARN AND 1522 01:03:58,568 --> 01:04:01,771 ENGAGE. AND TO LIVE AND EMBODY 1523 01:04:01,771 --> 01:04:10,413 THE EXPRESSION, NOTHING ABOUT US 1524 01:04:10,413 --> 01:04:15,451 -- [INAUDIBLE] 1525 01:04:15,451 --> 01:04:24,794 >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL HEAR 1526 01:04:24,794 --> 01:04:29,732 FROM OUR NEXT CALLER, HIT STAR 1527 01:04:29,732 --> 01:04:33,903 6. 1528 01:04:33,903 --> 01:04:35,338 >> JOSEPH SMITH, PLEASE HIT STAR 1529 01:04:35,338 --> 01:04:35,504 6. 1530 01:04:35,504 --> 01:04:39,442 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? 1531 01:04:39,442 --> 01:04:40,076 >> YES. 1532 01:04:40,076 --> 01:04:41,611 >> Caller: THANK YOU. I AM A 1533 01:04:41,611 --> 01:04:43,179 LIFELONG SEATTLE RESIDENT, I 1534 01:04:43,179 --> 01:04:45,548 LIVE IN QUEEN ANNE CURRENTLY. I 1535 01:04:45,548 --> 01:04:50,553 WANT TO SAY THAT I AM A HUGE FAN 1536 01:04:50,553 --> 01:04:51,554 OF OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM. BUSES, 1537 01:04:51,554 --> 01:04:53,256 TRAINS, IT IS GREAT. ONE OF THE 1538 01:04:53,256 --> 01:04:56,125 THINGS THAT MAKES US A GREAT 1539 01:04:56,125 --> 01:05:04,900 CITY. I AM OPPOSED TO AMENDMENTS 1540 01:05:04,900 --> 01:05:05,501 4, 5, 13. AND COUNCILMEMBER 1541 01:05:05,501 --> 01:05:06,068 KETTLE. JUST AS THIS IS NOT 1542 01:05:06,068 --> 01:05:06,736 SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO SEE, WE 1543 01:05:06,736 --> 01:05:09,639 ARE DOWNTOWN WE NEED TO BE 1544 01:05:09,639 --> 01:05:11,040 FUNDING TRANSIT. THE THING IS 1545 01:05:11,040 --> 01:05:11,941 SEATTLE IS AN EXPENSIVE CITY. 1546 01:05:11,941 --> 01:05:14,543 HARD PLACE TO GET BY FOR A LOT 1547 01:05:14,543 --> 01:05:15,745 OF PEOPLE. AND, TRANSIT IS ONE 1548 01:05:15,745 --> 01:05:20,283 OF THE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN MAKE 1549 01:05:20,283 --> 01:05:20,916 IT AFFORDABLE. IF YOU CAN LIVE 1550 01:05:20,916 --> 01:05:30,192 WITHOUT A CAR. YOU DON'T NEED 1551 01:05:30,192 --> 01:05:31,994 TO SPEND THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR. 1552 01:05:31,994 --> 01:05:34,130 IT IS POPULAR. PEOPLE THAT YOU 1553 01:05:34,130 --> 01:05:35,931 WOULD NOT EXPECT. TALKING TO ALL 1554 01:05:35,931 --> 01:05:37,366 SORTS OF PEOPLE THAT DO NOT 1555 01:05:37,366 --> 01:05:38,801 REGULARLY RIDE THE BUS ASK THEY 1556 01:05:38,801 --> 01:05:41,203 ARE EXCITED FOR THE CONNECTION 1557 01:05:41,203 --> 01:05:42,171 TO BELLEVUE AND THE 1558 01:05:42,171 --> 01:05:45,441 IMPROVEMENTS. THEY DO RIDE THEM 1559 01:05:45,441 --> 01:05:46,676 AND BECOME TRANSIT RIDERS. 1560 01:05:46,676 --> 01:05:51,347 REALLY INTERESTING THING, ARE WE 1561 01:05:51,347 --> 01:05:53,182 A REAL CITY? REAL CITIES FUND 1562 01:05:53,182 --> 01:05:53,849 TRANSIT. OTHER PLACES DON'T? I 1563 01:05:53,849 --> 01:05:55,418 THINK WE WANT TO BE A REAL CITY 1564 01:05:55,418 --> 01:06:03,392 AND I HOPE THAT WE ARE. THANK 1565 01:06:03,392 --> 01:06:03,592 YOU. 1566 01:06:03,592 --> 01:06:04,093 >> THANK YOU. 1567 01:06:04,093 --> 01:06:09,131 >> FINAL CALLER? I DON'T HAVE 1568 01:06:09,131 --> 01:06:10,333 THE FLAME ON THE SCREEN HERE. 1569 01:06:10,333 --> 01:06:12,234 WHOEVER IS SO THE LINE. IF YOU 1570 01:06:12,234 --> 01:06:13,836 CAN HIT STAR 6 AND CONFIRM YOUR 1571 01:06:13,836 --> 01:06:22,545 NAME AND THEN I WILL START YOUR 1572 01:06:22,545 --> 01:06:22,745 TIME. 1573 01:06:22,745 --> 01:06:26,115 >> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS. YES, 1574 01:06:26,115 --> 01:06:27,983 CHARLIE, MY APOLOGIZES FOR 1575 01:06:27,983 --> 01:06:29,785 ISSUE. I AM A RESIDENT OF 1576 01:06:29,785 --> 01:06:32,888 DISTRICT 3. I AM A TRANSIT 1577 01:06:32,888 --> 01:06:35,024 RIDER. I SPEAK TODAY IN OVERALL 1578 01:06:35,024 --> 01:06:40,563 SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL BEFORE 1579 01:06:40,563 --> 01:06:41,664 YOU TODAY. I SUPPORT THE BILLS 1580 01:06:41,664 --> 01:06:43,632 INTEND. NEEDS CONTINUE TO NEED 1581 01:06:43,632 --> 01:06:47,570 TO BE FUNDED IN THE CITY. MEMBER 1582 01:06:47,570 --> 01:06:49,071 OF THE SEATTLE COMMISSION I 1583 01:06:49,071 --> 01:06:50,706 SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT 20 1584 01:06:50,706 --> 01:06:53,342 ON THE BILL AND THE AGENDA 1585 01:06:53,342 --> 01:06:55,544 TODAY. ADDING TO THE BILL TO 1586 01:06:55,544 --> 01:06:57,079 CLARIFY THAT THE TRANSIT 1587 01:06:57,079 --> 01:07:02,118 MEASURES WORK AND DONE WITH 1588 01:07:02,118 --> 01:07:02,885 RECOGNITION OF DISABILITY AND 1589 01:07:02,885 --> 01:07:03,953 NEEDS AND ACCESSIBILITY. IT IS 1590 01:07:03,953 --> 01:07:08,858 IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE SEATTLE 1591 01:07:08,858 --> 01:07:10,192 CONTINUES TO BE AN ACCESSIBLE 1592 01:07:10,192 --> 01:07:11,660 CITY. PEOPLE CAN NOT DRIVE 1593 01:07:11,660 --> 01:07:14,663 BECAUSE OF DISABILITY AND RELY 1594 01:07:14,663 --> 01:07:17,900 ON TRANSIT, ENSURING TRANSIT IS 1595 01:07:17,900 --> 01:07:18,701 ACCESSIBLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 1596 01:07:18,701 --> 01:07:19,535 DISABILITIES SHOULD BE 1597 01:07:19,535 --> 01:07:20,836 ACKNOWLEDGED AND IMPORTANT IN 1598 01:07:20,836 --> 01:07:22,938 THE TRANSIT MEASURE AND 1599 01:07:22,938 --> 01:07:28,244 ORDINANCES LIKE THIS ONE. ALSO 1600 01:07:28,244 --> 01:07:29,378 UNDERSTAND THERE ARE DIFFERING 1601 01:07:29,378 --> 01:07:32,214 VIEWS AMONG COUNCILMEMBERS HOW 1602 01:07:32,214 --> 01:07:33,983 THE IT SHOULD ALLOCATE THE 1603 01:07:33,983 --> 01:07:38,220 SPENDING WITH TRANSIT SERVICE 1604 01:07:38,220 --> 01:07:39,688 AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE ARE 1605 01:07:39,688 --> 01:07:43,259 TRADE OFFS, BOTH IN SERVICE AND 1606 01:07:43,259 --> 01:07:46,695 INFRASTRUCTURE CAN HELP PEOPLE 1607 01:07:46,695 --> 01:07:47,997 WITH DISABILITIES. AND THE 1608 01:07:47,997 --> 01:07:49,298 SPENDING ALLOCATIONS BY THERE 1609 01:07:49,298 --> 01:07:55,571 COMMITTEE AND THE CLAIRE IS 1610 01:07:55,571 --> 01:07:56,272 APPROPRIATE FOR SEATTLE 1611 01:07:56,272 --> 01:07:56,939 DISABILITY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. 1612 01:07:56,939 --> 01:08:03,079 >> CHAIR, THAT WAS OUR FINAL 1613 01:08:03,079 --> 01:08:04,046 PUBLIC COMMENTER. 1614 01:08:04,046 --> 01:08:09,652 >> THANK YOU. NO MORE 1615 01:08:09,652 --> 01:08:10,219 LAST-MINUTE IN-PERSON? JUST 1616 01:08:10,219 --> 01:08:10,553 CONFIRM. NO? 1617 01:08:10,553 --> 01:08:11,353 >> CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. 1618 01:08:11,353 --> 01:08:12,721 THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR YOUR 1619 01:08:12,721 --> 01:08:13,656 PUBLIC FEEDBACK TODAY. WE WILL 1620 01:08:13,656 --> 01:08:17,626 NOW MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF 1621 01:08:17,626 --> 01:08:19,128 BUSINESS. WILL THE COMMITTEE 1622 01:08:19,128 --> 01:08:22,198 CLERK READ ITEM 1 INTO THE 1623 01:08:22,198 --> 01:08:22,431 RECORD? 1624 01:08:22,431 --> 01:08:28,137 >> AGENDA ITEM ONE. BRIEFING ON 1625 01:08:28,137 --> 01:08:29,438 COUNCIL BILL 1626 01:08:29,438 --> 01:08:30,105 >> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO A 1627 01:08:30,105 --> 01:08:30,706 SALES AND USE TAX; PROVIDING 1628 01:08:30,706 --> 01:08:31,707 121226. FOR THE SUBMISSION TO 1629 01:08:31,707 --> 01:08:32,708 QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY 1630 01:08:32,708 --> 01:08:34,610 AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON 1631 01:08:34,610 --> 01:08:36,011 NOVEMBER 3, 2026, A PROPOSITION 1632 01:08:36,011 --> 01:08:37,947 TO COLLECT A SALES AND USE TAX 1633 01:08:37,947 --> 01:08:38,848 TO FUND TRANSIT AND RELATED 1634 01:08:38,848 --> 01:08:40,816 TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS IN 1635 01:08:40,816 --> 01:08:41,851 SEATTLE; AND RATIFYING AND 1636 01:08:41,851 --> 01:08:46,288 CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS. 1637 01:08:46,288 --> 01:08:52,561 >> THANK YOU, LOOKS LIKE OUR 1638 01:08:52,561 --> 01:08:54,763 PRESENTERS JOINED US AT THE 1639 01:08:54,763 --> 01:08:58,000 TABLE. IN A MOMENT INTRODUCE 1640 01:08:58,000 --> 01:08:58,767 YOURSELF. COLLEAGUES A COUPLE 1641 01:08:58,767 --> 01:09:00,803 HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. FIRST, JUST 1642 01:09:00,803 --> 01:09:03,539 KIND OF FRAMING HOW THIS IS GO, 1643 01:09:03,539 --> 01:09:06,942 WILL GO TODAY. WE WILL GET OUR 1644 01:09:06,942 --> 01:09:10,880 PRESENTATION OVERVIEW FROM OUR 1645 01:09:10,880 --> 01:09:12,481 CENTRAL STAFF EXPERTS. WE WILL 1646 01:09:12,481 --> 01:09:16,018 THEN WALK THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL 1647 01:09:16,018 --> 01:09:17,686 23 AMENDMENTS STARTING FIRST 1648 01:09:17,686 --> 01:09:18,320 WITH CENTRAL STAFF BRIEF 1649 01:09:18,320 --> 01:09:20,823 DESCRIPTION, OVERVIEW AND 1650 01:09:20,823 --> 01:09:22,958 TURNING IT OVER TO THE AMENDMENT 1651 01:09:22,958 --> 01:09:25,961 AUTHOR TO CHIME IN AND CLARIFY 1652 01:09:25,961 --> 01:09:27,963 FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND SPEAK 1653 01:09:27,963 --> 01:09:30,866 TO THEIR OWN AMENDMENTS AND ALSO 1654 01:09:30,866 --> 01:09:32,201 WANT TO REMIND COLLEAGUES THAT 1655 01:09:32,201 --> 01:09:35,070 THERE IS, THIS IS YOUR 1656 01:09:35,070 --> 01:09:36,639 OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK 1657 01:09:36,639 --> 01:09:37,973 ON THESE VARIOUS PROPOSED 1658 01:09:37,973 --> 01:09:47,716 AMENDMENTS. ONE OF OUR GOALS, IN 1659 01:09:47,716 --> 01:09:49,385 FACT, IS TO ASSEMBLE A PACKAGE 1660 01:09:49,385 --> 01:09:51,086 AT JULY 16th MEETING WHERE WE 1661 01:09:51,086 --> 01:09:53,689 WILL VOTE ON THESE TO STREAM 1662 01:09:53,689 --> 01:09:54,490 LIKE THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS 1663 01:09:54,490 --> 01:09:59,528 SO WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON 16 1664 01:09:59,528 --> 01:10:01,397 INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS. SO, DOING 1665 01:10:01,397 --> 01:10:03,832 SO WILL ALLOW US, PUTTING THAT 1666 01:10:03,832 --> 01:10:05,034 PACKAGE TOGETHER WITH MOSTLY 1667 01:10:05,034 --> 01:10:07,369 CONSENSUS ITEMS WILL ALLOW US TO 1668 01:10:07,369 --> 01:10:12,841 SPEND MORE TIME AT THAT MEETING 1669 01:10:12,841 --> 01:10:15,477 DELIBERATING ON AMENDMENTS THAT 1670 01:10:15,477 --> 01:10:16,378 WARRANT MORE ROW BUST 1671 01:10:16,378 --> 01:10:18,814 CONVERSATION. ONE INDICATOR IF 1672 01:10:18,814 --> 01:10:21,784 ONE WILL BE APPROPRIATE FOR 1673 01:10:21,784 --> 01:10:24,853 PACKAGE WILL BE HOW MANY 1674 01:10:24,853 --> 01:10:25,754 COUNCILMEMBERS VOCALIZE SUPPORT 1675 01:10:25,754 --> 01:10:27,823 FOR AN AMENDMENT BRIEFLY. AND 1676 01:10:27,823 --> 01:10:30,359 ANOTHER POTENTIAL FACTOR WOULD 1677 01:10:30,359 --> 01:10:32,895 BE HOW MANY COUNCILMEMBERS 1678 01:10:32,895 --> 01:10:34,263 VOLUNTEERED TO CO-SPONSOR AN 1679 01:10:34,263 --> 01:10:36,198 AMENDMENT. COLLEAGUES DO SHARE 1680 01:10:36,198 --> 01:10:38,634 YOUR SUPPORT FOR PARTICULAR 1681 01:10:38,634 --> 01:10:40,736 AMENDMENTS OR OTHERWISE EXPRESS 1682 01:10:40,736 --> 01:10:43,038 YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CO-SPONSOR 1683 01:10:43,038 --> 01:10:44,873 THESE AMENDMENTS AS THESE ARE 1684 01:10:44,873 --> 01:10:46,875 DISCUSSED. IN THIS OPEN-MEETING 1685 01:10:46,875 --> 01:10:50,813 FORMAT. NO LIMIT HOW MANY 1686 01:10:50,813 --> 01:10:54,183 COUNCILMEMBERS PLAY CHOOSE TO 1687 01:10:54,183 --> 01:10:54,717 CO-SPONSOR AN AMENDMENT. 1688 01:10:54,717 --> 01:10:56,051 AWESOME. THANK YOU. WELCOME, 1689 01:10:56,051 --> 01:10:56,719 AGAIN, PRECENTORS. PLEASE 1690 01:10:56,719 --> 01:10:59,455 INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND BEGIN THE 1691 01:10:59,455 --> 01:11:01,924 PRESS INTATION. 1692 01:11:01,924 --> 01:11:05,327 >> AMANDA ALLEN, CENTRAL STAFF. 1693 01:11:05,327 --> 01:11:07,463 >>AN GORMAN, CENTRAL STAFF. 1694 01:11:07,463 --> 01:11:08,530 >> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBERS. WHY ARE 1695 01:11:08,530 --> 01:11:15,704 WE HERE TODAY? ANN AND I ARE 1696 01:11:15,704 --> 01:11:17,172 GOING TO BE PRESENTING THE 1697 01:11:17,172 --> 01:11:18,974 AMENDMENTS YOU PROPOSED. AN 1698 01:11:18,974 --> 01:11:20,876 OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THEM PUBLIC 1699 01:11:20,876 --> 01:11:22,344 AND THE CHAIR SAID WE WILL TURN 1700 01:11:22,344 --> 01:11:29,051 IT OVER TO YOU ALL TO DO THE 1701 01:11:29,051 --> 01:11:30,819 MAIN SHOW. WE HAVE THREE 1702 01:11:30,819 --> 01:11:31,687 PURPOSES IN THE LEGISLATION. THE 1703 01:11:31,687 --> 01:11:34,323 FIRST ONE IS TO SET THE MAXIMUM 1704 01:11:34,323 --> 01:11:37,326 AMOUNT OF SALES AND USE TAX THAT 1705 01:11:37,326 --> 01:11:42,064 CAN BE COLLECTED THAT WOULD BE 1706 01:11:42,064 --> 01:11:45,134 ALLOWED TO BE COLLECTED. THE 1707 01:11:45,134 --> 01:11:46,568 LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU INCLUDES 1708 01:11:46,568 --> 01:11:49,705 A .3% SALES AND USE TAX. THAT IS 1709 01:11:49,705 --> 01:11:55,177 THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED UNDER THE 1710 01:11:55,177 --> 01:11:56,178 TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT. 1711 01:11:56,178 --> 01:11:58,147 ALSO SET THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 1712 01:11:58,147 --> 01:11:59,682 YEARS FOR COLLECTION. 10 YEARS 1713 01:11:59,682 --> 01:12:01,517 IS WHAT IS PROPOSED IN THE 1714 01:12:01,517 --> 01:12:05,721 CURRENT LEGISLATION AND THAT, 1715 01:12:05,721 --> 01:12:07,623 AGAIN, IS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED 1716 01:12:07,623 --> 01:12:11,260 FOR THIS SALES TAX AND LASTLY, 1717 01:12:11,260 --> 01:12:15,364 ESTABLISH THE BROAD CATEGORIES 1718 01:12:15,364 --> 01:12:18,634 OF ELIGIBLE USES OF THE STM. 1719 01:12:18,634 --> 01:12:24,006 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE 1720 01:12:24,006 --> 01:12:24,573 REVENUES. I WILL NOTE THAT 1721 01:12:24,573 --> 01:12:28,043 SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS FOR THE BUS 1722 01:12:28,043 --> 01:12:29,978 LINES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS IS 1723 01:12:29,978 --> 01:12:32,848 SOMETHING THAT IS CURRENTLY HELD 1724 01:12:32,848 --> 01:12:38,387 WITH SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF 1725 01:12:38,387 --> 01:12:39,021 TRANSPORTATION, S-DOT AND KING 1726 01:12:39,021 --> 01:12:46,862 COUNTY METRO. I WOULD LIKE THE 1727 01:12:46,862 --> 01:12:47,696 COUNCILMEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND AND 1728 01:12:47,696 --> 01:12:51,100 OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IN 1729 01:12:51,100 --> 01:12:55,270 THE FINAL LEGISLATION CAN BE 1730 01:12:55,270 --> 01:12:56,405 CHANGED BY FUTURE COUNCIL ACTION 1731 01:12:56,405 --> 01:12:57,573 AND LEGISLATION AS IT RELATES TO 1732 01:12:57,573 --> 01:13:01,710 THE SIZE OF THE TAX AND THE TERM 1733 01:13:01,710 --> 01:13:04,012 OF THE TAX COLLECTIONS. BECAUSE 1734 01:13:04,012 --> 01:13:09,685 OF THE UP TO-LANGUAGE. THE UP 1735 01:13:09,685 --> 01:13:12,387 TO, .3% AND UP TO 10-YEAR TERM 1736 01:13:12,387 --> 01:13:14,923 THE TAX RATE COULD BE ADJUSTED 1737 01:13:14,923 --> 01:13:17,826 DOWNWARD AND THE TERM CAN BE 1738 01:13:17,826 --> 01:13:19,128 ADJUSTED DOWNWARD IN FUTURE 1739 01:13:19,128 --> 01:13:22,631 LEGISLATION. AND AS IT RELATES 1740 01:13:22,631 --> 01:13:25,834 TO THE ALLOWABLE USES, AGAIN, 1741 01:13:25,834 --> 01:13:28,871 COUNCIL MAY, IN THE FUTURE, 1742 01:13:28,871 --> 01:13:34,710 AMEND ASPECTS OF THOSE ALLOWABLE 1743 01:13:34,710 --> 01:13:35,310 USES IN FUTURE LEGISLATION SO 1744 01:13:35,310 --> 01:13:42,251 YOU ARE NOT BOXED IN TODAY. AT 1745 01:13:42,251 --> 01:13:43,318 FUTURES PRIORITY POP UP. 1746 01:13:43,318 --> 01:13:51,160 >> SO, I AM GOING TO START 1747 01:13:51,160 --> 01:14:01,670 SHARING MY SCREEN. OKAY. SO, 1748 01:14:14,149 --> 01:14:18,620 WHAT DO WE HAVE? WE HAD A 1749 01:14:18,620 --> 01:14:21,824 VARIETY OF AMENDMENTS, 23 1750 01:14:21,824 --> 01:14:23,125 AMENDMENTS. WE GROUPED THEM IN 1751 01:14:23,125 --> 01:14:23,625 SIMILAR CATEGORIES. THE 1752 01:14:23,625 --> 01:14:24,693 AMENDMENTS ARE NOT ORDERED IN 1753 01:14:24,693 --> 01:14:26,662 ANY -- THE NUMBERS DO NOT 1754 01:14:26,662 --> 01:14:29,731 INDICATE ANY SORT OF PRIORITY ON 1755 01:14:29,731 --> 01:14:31,934 HOUR BEHALF. THEY ARE PROBABLY 1756 01:14:31,934 --> 01:14:34,703 CLOSER TO WHEN WE RECEIVED THEM 1757 01:14:34,703 --> 01:14:42,311 AND WE ENTERED THEM INTO OUR 1758 01:14:42,311 --> 01:14:42,878 TRACKING SPREADSHEET THAN 1759 01:14:42,878 --> 01:14:48,450 ANYTHING. IT IS SIMPLY -- NO 1760 01:14:48,450 --> 01:14:50,953 VALUE ON THE AMENDMENTS. THERE 1761 01:14:50,953 --> 01:14:52,287 WERE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED FOUR 1762 01:14:52,287 --> 01:14:56,525 DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO 1763 01:14:56,525 --> 01:14:57,192 CHANGE RECITALS IN THE 1764 01:14:57,192 --> 01:14:58,660 LEGISLATION. THERE WERE TWO 1765 01:14:58,660 --> 01:15:03,098 OTHERS THAT CHANGED THE DURATION 1766 01:15:03,098 --> 01:15:06,068 OF THE ORDINANCE OR THE TAX RATE 1767 01:15:06,068 --> 01:15:11,907 HE HAD AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE 1768 01:15:11,907 --> 01:15:16,178 CLARIFYING THE USES OF THE 1769 01:15:16,178 --> 01:15:19,281 FUNDS. AND WHICH DID NOT EXPAND 1770 01:15:19,281 --> 01:15:23,085 THE ELIGIBLE USES BUT MADE 1771 01:15:23,085 --> 01:15:25,787 EXPLICIT HOW THEY COULD BE USED. 1772 01:15:25,787 --> 01:15:26,521 ALSO, AMENDMENTS THAT ADDED 1773 01:15:26,521 --> 01:15:29,658 LANGUAGE TO ADDRESS SOME NEW OR 1774 01:15:29,658 --> 01:15:32,160 NEWLY EXPANDED REVENUE SOURCES 1775 01:15:32,160 --> 01:15:35,931 AND HOW THE CITY MIGHT ADDRESS 1776 01:15:35,931 --> 01:15:37,633 THOSE INTRODUCTIONS IF THEY WERE 1777 01:15:37,633 --> 01:15:42,504 TO HAPPEN. THERE IS ALSO 1778 01:15:42,504 --> 01:15:43,839 INCREASING AND OVERSIGHT 1779 01:15:43,839 --> 01:15:45,407 REQUIREMENTS AND REPORTING, WE 1780 01:15:45,407 --> 01:15:46,542 HAD EIGHT AMENDMENTS THAT 1781 01:15:46,542 --> 01:15:48,710 TOUCHED ON THAT. AND THE MOST 1782 01:15:48,710 --> 01:15:50,779 POPULAR CATEGORY WAS ADDING 1783 01:15:50,779 --> 01:15:54,983 ELIGIBLE USES FOR THE TRANSIT 1784 01:15:54,983 --> 01:15:57,152 MEASURES. SO, WE HAD AMENDMENTS 1785 01:15:57,152 --> 01:15:59,688 OFFERED FOR PRIORITIES OF 1786 01:15:59,688 --> 01:16:01,657 ALLEGATION OF REVENUES, OTHER 1787 01:16:01,657 --> 01:16:03,091 AMENDMENTS THAT ADDED POSSIBLE 1788 01:16:03,091 --> 01:16:06,328 POPULATIONS WHO COULD BE SERVED 1789 01:16:06,328 --> 01:16:07,563 BY THIS REVENUE SOURCE. LASTLY, 1790 01:16:07,563 --> 01:16:13,101 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PERCENTAGE OF 1791 01:16:13,101 --> 01:16:13,902 REVENUE FOR TRANSIT SERVICE. SO 1792 01:16:13,902 --> 01:16:17,105 WE START OFF WE WILL START WITH 1793 01:16:17,105 --> 01:16:19,041 THE CHAIR'S AMENDMENTS AND 1794 01:16:19,041 --> 01:16:24,546 REVIEW THE OTHERS GROUPED 1795 01:16:24,546 --> 01:16:29,785 TOGETHER BY SOME OF THESE 1796 01:16:29,785 --> 01:16:37,259 CATEGORIES. OKAY. AMENDMENT 1, 1797 01:16:37,259 --> 01:16:47,803 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 1798 01:16:51,707 --> 01:16:53,976 AND KETTLE. PROVIDING SAFE AND 1799 01:16:53,976 --> 01:16:55,978 SECURE METRO TRANSIT SERVICES, 1800 01:16:55,978 --> 01:16:58,380 IT WILL ADD NEW PERMISSIBLE USES 1801 01:16:58,380 --> 01:17:04,186 TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 1802 01:17:04,186 --> 01:17:04,786 KING COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT 1803 01:17:04,786 --> 01:17:10,525 TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION AND 1804 01:17:10,525 --> 01:17:14,863 LASTLY, ADDING A CLAUSE WITH 1805 01:17:14,863 --> 01:17:16,031 ADDITIONAL PURCHASES OF SAFETY 1806 01:17:16,031 --> 01:17:17,599 AND SECURITY INVESTMENTS AND 1807 01:17:17,599 --> 01:17:18,734 PROHIBIT THE RESOURCES IF 1808 01:17:18,734 --> 01:17:20,102 SIMILAR SERVICES WERE ALREADY 1809 01:17:20,102 --> 01:17:20,802 BEING PROVIDED BY KING COUNTY 1810 01:17:20,802 --> 01:17:26,041 METRO. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO 1811 01:17:26,041 --> 01:17:31,046 THE CHAIR. 1812 01:17:31,046 --> 01:17:38,120 >> THANK YOU, ANN AND AMANDA FOR 1813 01:17:38,120 --> 01:17:41,690 BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 1814 01:17:41,690 --> 01:17:42,991 THOUGHTFUL ENGAGEMENT AND 1815 01:17:42,991 --> 01:17:44,860 PUTTING TOGETHER 23 PROPOSED 1816 01:17:44,860 --> 01:17:47,696 AMENDMENTS. IT REALLY SHOWS A 1817 01:17:47,696 --> 01:17:49,364 STRONG COMMITMENT TO THIS WORK. 1818 01:17:49,364 --> 01:17:50,999 AND, MAKING THIS PACKAGE EVEN 1819 01:17:50,999 --> 01:17:52,434 BETTER. THANK YOU, AGAIN. I ALSO 1820 01:17:52,434 --> 01:17:58,140 WANT TO THANK OUR OWN CENTRAL 1821 01:17:58,140 --> 01:18:03,412 STAFF EXPERTS ANN, AMANDA, 1822 01:18:03,412 --> 01:18:06,782 OTHERS INVOLVED AS WELL. IT IS 1823 01:18:06,782 --> 01:18:08,450 AN EFFORT TO PUT TOGETHER THIS 1824 01:18:08,450 --> 01:18:10,419 MANY AMENDMENTS IN A SHORT 1825 01:18:10,419 --> 01:18:11,620 AMOUNT OF TIME. SO, REALLY, 1826 01:18:11,620 --> 01:18:16,892 APPLAUD AND APPRECIATE THE 1827 01:18:16,892 --> 01:18:18,160 EFFORT FROM OUR CENTRAL STAFF. 1828 01:18:18,160 --> 01:18:20,228 THANK YOU?. 1829 01:18:20,228 --> 01:18:23,231 >> ON AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. SO, 1830 01:18:23,231 --> 01:18:24,833 COLLEAGUES. TRANSIT SAFETY AND 1831 01:18:24,833 --> 01:18:26,101 SECURITY IS ONE OF MY HIGHEST 1832 01:18:26,101 --> 01:18:30,505 PRIORITIES AS CHAIR OF THE 1833 01:18:30,505 --> 01:18:31,473 COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES TRANSIT 1834 01:18:31,473 --> 01:18:32,941 POLICY INCLUDING TRANSIT. IT HAS 1835 01:18:32,941 --> 01:18:34,676 BEEN SINCE I TOOK OFFICE AND 1836 01:18:34,676 --> 01:18:35,644 CERTAINLY HAS BEEN THROUGHOUT 1837 01:18:35,644 --> 01:18:37,813 THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF WORKING 1838 01:18:37,813 --> 01:18:43,218 TOGETHER WITH THE MAYOR'S 1839 01:18:43,218 --> 01:18:49,491 OFFICE TO DEVELOP THE PROPOSAL 1840 01:18:49,491 --> 01:18:50,459 AND STAFF TO DEVELOP MY 1841 01:18:50,459 --> 01:18:52,794 AMENDMENTS. LAST NIGHT, AS WAS 1842 01:18:52,794 --> 01:18:57,566 NOTED IN PUBLIC COMMENTS, LAST 1843 01:18:57,566 --> 01:18:59,000 NIGHT A 39-YEAR-OLD MAN SUFFERED 1844 01:18:59,000 --> 01:19:00,235 THREE GUNSHOT WOUNDS WHILE 1845 01:19:00,235 --> 01:19:05,307 SITTING IN THE BACK OF A METRO 1846 01:19:05,307 --> 01:19:07,175 BUS IN SEATTLE. NOW, ACCORDING 1847 01:19:07,175 --> 01:19:11,747 TO WITNESSES, THE INCIDENT BEGAN 1848 01:19:11,747 --> 01:19:13,615 WHEN THE SUSPECT, ON THE BUS, 1849 01:19:13,615 --> 01:19:19,187 ACCUSED SOMEONE, RIDING THE BUS, 1850 01:19:19,187 --> 01:19:23,925 OF STEALING HIS PERSONAL 1851 01:19:23,925 --> 01:19:25,393 PROPERTY. THE SUSPECT EXITED THE 1852 01:19:25,393 --> 01:19:26,761 DISTRICT IN SODO, THE STADIUM 1853 01:19:26,761 --> 01:19:27,996 DISTRICT. AND THEN FIRED 1854 01:19:27,996 --> 01:19:32,400 MULTIPLE ROUNDS AT THE BACK OF 1855 01:19:32,400 --> 01:19:33,902 THE BUS ULTIMATELY STRIKING THE 1856 01:19:33,902 --> 01:19:34,636 VICTIM. SEATTLE POLICE 1857 01:19:34,636 --> 01:19:36,171 DETECTIVES ARE WORKING WITH KING 1858 01:19:36,171 --> 01:19:38,273 COUNTY METRO TO REVIEW ANY VIDEO 1859 01:19:38,273 --> 01:19:40,675 THAT MAY HAVE BEEN RECORDED ON 1860 01:19:40,675 --> 01:19:42,911 THE BUS. IF ANYONE HAS ANY 1861 01:19:42,911 --> 01:19:44,146 INFORMATION THAT CAN LEAD TO AN 1862 01:19:44,146 --> 01:19:49,451 ARREST PLEASE CALL THE TIP LINE 1863 01:19:49,451 --> 01:19:59,127 AT 206-233-5000. COLLEAGUES. 1864 01:19:59,127 --> 01:20:05,734 THIS IS REAL. I HOPE WE CAN WORK 1865 01:20:05,734 --> 01:20:08,003 TOGETHER TO PRIORITIZE TRANSIT 1866 01:20:08,003 --> 01:20:12,073 SAFETY AND SECURITY. BY NOW, WE 1867 01:20:12,073 --> 01:20:15,443 SHOULD NOT BE TOO SURPRISED THAT 1868 01:20:15,443 --> 01:20:18,346 THINGS LIKE THIS REMAIN AN 1869 01:20:18,346 --> 01:20:23,685 OCCURRING ISSUE FOR OUR ENTIRE 1870 01:20:23,685 --> 01:20:26,188 REGION. TRANSIT, SAFETY, 1871 01:20:26,188 --> 01:20:29,958 SECURITY AS NOTES, BECAUSE THE 1872 01:20:29,958 --> 01:20:32,494 KING COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT 1873 01:20:32,494 --> 01:20:35,297 SAFETY AND SECURITY TASK FORCE 1874 01:20:35,297 --> 01:20:36,965 ULTIMATELY CAME TOGETHER AND 1875 01:20:36,965 --> 01:20:39,134 NOTED THIS FACT AS WELL. 1876 01:20:39,134 --> 01:20:40,836 IMPROVING TRANSIT AND SECURITY 1877 01:20:40,836 --> 01:20:44,673 IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. IT 1878 01:20:44,673 --> 01:20:48,143 IS SHARED BY THAT MISSION BY ALL 1879 01:20:48,143 --> 01:20:50,979 JURISDICTIONS, NOT JUST A 1880 01:20:50,979 --> 01:20:53,148 RESPONSIBILITY BORN BY AN 1881 01:20:53,148 --> 01:20:56,751 INDIVIDUAL TRANSIT AGENCY LIKE 1882 01:20:56,751 --> 01:20:58,720 KING COUNTY TRANSIT, ALL 1883 01:20:58,720 --> 01:21:00,689 GOVERNMENTS. INCLUDING THE CITY 1884 01:21:00,689 --> 01:21:02,224 OF SEATTLE BEAR RESPONSIBILITY 1885 01:21:02,224 --> 01:21:03,358 AND IMPROVING THAT. SO DO 1886 01:21:03,358 --> 01:21:09,564 INDIVIDUALS, TOO, RIDING THE 1887 01:21:09,564 --> 01:21:11,800 BUS. SEE SOMETHING, YOU SAY 1888 01:21:11,800 --> 01:21:12,334 SOMETHING. THIS ALSO, 1889 01:21:12,334 --> 01:21:13,969 COLLEAGUES, AS WE KNOW, LAST 1890 01:21:13,969 --> 01:21:14,603 NIGHT'S -- CAN'T MAKE THIS 1891 01:21:14,603 --> 01:21:21,276 STUFF UP ON THE EVE OF THE DAY 1892 01:21:21,276 --> 01:21:25,013 THAT MY OFFICE IS GOING TO 1893 01:21:25,013 --> 01:21:29,584 PRESENT A TRANSFORMATIVE TRANSIT 1894 01:21:29,584 --> 01:21:30,685 AND SAFETY SECURITY AMENDMENT, 1895 01:21:30,685 --> 01:21:35,824 SOMEONE IS SHOT WHILE RIDING A 1896 01:21:35,824 --> 01:21:37,826 BUS. AND I CALLED THE ATU 1897 01:21:37,826 --> 01:21:40,228 PRESIDENT EARLIER THIS MORNING 1898 01:21:40,228 --> 01:21:41,863 TO CHECK ON HIM AND HIS MEMBERS. 1899 01:21:41,863 --> 01:21:44,766 IT IS SO FRESH THEY ARE STILL 1900 01:21:44,766 --> 01:21:45,867 WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THIS 1901 01:21:45,867 --> 01:21:49,004 THEMSELVES. BUT, THIS IS A REAL 1902 01:21:49,004 --> 01:21:49,771 ISSUE IMPACTING TRANSIT RIDERS 1903 01:21:49,771 --> 01:21:52,908 AND OPERATORS AND COMES ON THE 1904 01:21:52,908 --> 01:21:56,578 HEELS OF WHAT HAPPENED IN 1905 01:21:56,578 --> 01:22:01,683 DECEMBER ON DECEMBER 18th, 2024, 1906 01:22:01,683 --> 01:22:06,788 WHEN KING COUNTY METRO OPERATOR 1907 01:22:06,788 --> 01:22:13,461 SHAWN YIM WAS TRAGICALLY STRUCK 1908 01:22:13,461 --> 01:22:14,062 DOWN, KILLED, MURDERED WHILE 1909 01:22:14,062 --> 01:22:18,566 DOING HIS JOB. DRIVING A BUS. 1910 01:22:18,566 --> 01:22:24,239 RIDING A BUS. THAT WAS GOING 1911 01:22:24,239 --> 01:22:27,075 THROUGH THE CITY OF SEATTLE. 1912 01:22:27,075 --> 01:22:30,278 WENT TO WORK THAT DAY AND IT 1913 01:22:30,278 --> 01:22:32,647 WOULD BE AN ORDINARY DAY. 1914 01:22:32,647 --> 01:22:39,087 UNFORTUNATELY HE NEVER CAME 1915 01:22:39,087 --> 01:22:39,688 HOME. INCIDENTS LIKE THAT ARE 1916 01:22:39,688 --> 01:22:45,226 ENTIRELY PREVENTIBLE. CAN NOT 1917 01:22:45,226 --> 01:22:49,564 LET THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF 1918 01:22:49,564 --> 01:22:51,099 PEOPLE LIKE SLAWN BE FORGOTTEN. 1919 01:22:51,099 --> 01:22:55,837 LET US NEVER FORGET. NEVER 1920 01:22:55,837 --> 01:23:01,176 FORGET IS WHAT THIS PATCH SAYS. 1921 01:23:01,176 --> 01:23:03,244 SADLY WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE 1922 01:23:03,244 --> 01:23:05,013 UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR RIDERS AS 1923 01:23:05,013 --> 01:23:08,416 IN THE CASE OF LAST NIGHT AND 1924 01:23:08,416 --> 01:23:09,451 OPERATORS AS ANY OPERATOR WILL 1925 01:23:09,451 --> 01:23:12,587 TELL YOU. IF YOU CHAT WITH THEM 1926 01:23:12,587 --> 01:23:14,522 AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR 1927 01:23:14,522 --> 01:23:19,327 EXPERIENCES. AND THERE HAS BEEN 1928 01:23:19,327 --> 01:23:24,432 SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES MADE. I 1929 01:23:24,432 --> 01:23:25,033 WANT TO SPECIFICALLY APPLAUD 1930 01:23:25,033 --> 01:23:29,003 KING COUNTY METRO FOR THEIR 1931 01:23:29,003 --> 01:23:32,040 INITIAL WORK AND RAPID WORK, 1932 01:23:32,040 --> 01:23:35,276 FRANKLY, OF MAKING THE UPGRADES. 1933 01:23:35,276 --> 01:23:35,877 INSTALLING BARRIERS, MAKING 1934 01:23:35,877 --> 01:23:39,447 OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. MORE WORK 1935 01:23:39,447 --> 01:23:43,885 NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND FULL 1936 01:23:43,885 --> 01:23:46,254 RECOGNITION IS A SERVICE FIRST 1937 01:23:46,254 --> 01:23:48,089 BASED TRANSIT MEASURE TRANSIT 1938 01:23:48,089 --> 01:23:52,794 PACKAGE THAT IS WHY MY AMENDMENT 1939 01:23:52,794 --> 01:23:58,233 IN LINE WITH THE SERVICE FIRST, 1940 01:23:58,233 --> 01:24:02,203 AUTHORIZES MORE SERVICE 1941 01:24:02,203 --> 01:24:02,871 SPECIFICALLY SECURITY SERVICES 1942 01:24:02,871 --> 01:24:09,611 AND PERSONNEL TO BOOST OUR 1943 01:24:09,611 --> 01:24:10,378 SAFETY AND SECURITY POSTURE. 1944 01:24:10,378 --> 01:24:15,083 THIS IS THE THROUGH THE WORK OF 1945 01:24:15,083 --> 01:24:16,885 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXPERTS, 1946 01:24:16,885 --> 01:24:19,087 TRANSIT SECURITY OFFICERS, METRO 1947 01:24:19,087 --> 01:24:19,754 AMBASSADORS, CONTRACTED SECURITY 1948 01:24:19,754 --> 01:24:21,156 OFFICERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT 1949 01:24:21,156 --> 01:24:23,291 OFFICERS AND THE LIKE. JUST 1950 01:24:23,291 --> 01:24:25,960 ADDITIONAL SERVICE THAT WE CAN 1951 01:24:25,960 --> 01:24:28,463 DO AND PROVIDE. ON TOP OF WHAT 1952 01:24:28,463 --> 01:24:33,868 KING COUNTY METRO SHOULD ALREADY 1953 01:24:33,868 --> 01:24:38,540 BE PROVIDING WHICH IS WHY MY 1954 01:24:38,540 --> 01:24:39,507 PROPOSED AMENDMENT HAS A CLAUSE. 1955 01:24:39,507 --> 01:24:40,608 SERVING TO INSURE THESE FUNDS 1956 01:24:40,608 --> 01:24:44,712 WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR SAFETY AND 1957 01:24:44,712 --> 01:24:45,780 SECURITY SERVICES IN THE 1958 01:24:45,780 --> 01:24:49,717 MEASURE. AND THAT WE ARE NOT 1959 01:24:49,717 --> 01:24:51,719 RELIEVING ANYONE ELSE OF THEIR 1960 01:24:51,719 --> 01:24:52,520 RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE 1961 01:24:52,520 --> 01:24:58,126 BASELINE LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR 1962 01:24:58,126 --> 01:25:00,261 TRANSIT AND SECURITY. CAN DO 1963 01:25:00,261 --> 01:25:02,397 MORE, MUST DO MORE. AND THIS IS 1964 01:25:02,397 --> 01:25:04,599 THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO EXACTLY 1965 01:25:04,599 --> 01:25:11,606 THAT TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND 1966 01:25:11,606 --> 01:25:12,240 TRANSIT SECURITY ON OUR TRANSIT 1967 01:25:12,240 --> 01:25:22,784 SYSTEM. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS 1968 01:25:24,419 --> 01:25:30,658 OR COMMENTS FEEL FREE AFTER THE 1969 01:25:30,658 --> 01:25:35,730 AMENDMENTS. GO AHEAD. BEFORE WE 1970 01:25:35,730 --> 01:25:38,933 IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCILMEMBER 1971 01:25:38,933 --> 01:25:39,534 RIVERA IS FIRST. 1972 01:25:39,534 --> 01:25:45,306 >> I JUST HAVE A -- THANK YOU, 1973 01:25:45,306 --> 01:25:46,241 CHAIR-JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I 1974 01:25:46,241 --> 01:25:51,980 AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF THE 1975 01:25:51,980 --> 01:25:53,715 RECOMMENDATIONS OF KING COUNTY 1976 01:25:53,715 --> 01:25:54,983 SAFETY TASK FORCE. IS IT AN 1977 01:25:54,983 --> 01:25:56,851 AMENDMENT SAYING THAT WE WILL 1978 01:25:56,851 --> 01:25:57,919 TAKE ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS 1979 01:25:57,919 --> 01:26:03,391 FROM THE TASK FORCE AND MOVE 1980 01:26:03,391 --> 01:26:06,461 THOSE FORWARD WITH THE 1981 01:26:06,461 --> 01:26:09,364 INVESTMENT. AND THE FUNDING FROM 1982 01:26:09,364 --> 01:26:09,764 THIS INVESTMENT. 1983 01:26:09,764 --> 01:26:10,899 >> FROM MY PERSPECTIVE I WELCOME 1984 01:26:10,899 --> 01:26:12,433 CENTRAL STAFF HAVING COMMENTS ON 1985 01:26:12,433 --> 01:26:14,702 THIS AS WELL. I AM NOT FAMILIAR 1986 01:26:14,702 --> 01:26:19,440 WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEIR 1987 01:26:19,440 --> 01:26:20,775 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK 1988 01:26:20,775 --> 01:26:23,945 FORCE AS WELL. I AM AWARE THERE 1989 01:26:23,945 --> 01:26:24,679 ARE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS 1990 01:26:24,679 --> 01:26:27,115 IN THE INITIAL REPORT AND I 1991 01:26:27,115 --> 01:26:28,716 THINK MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT 1992 01:26:28,716 --> 01:26:30,485 THIS TASK FORCE IS INTENDED, THE 1993 01:26:30,485 --> 01:26:33,955 WORK IS INTENDED TO KEEP GOING 1994 01:26:33,955 --> 01:26:36,090 AND PROVIDE REPORTING AND 1995 01:26:36,090 --> 01:26:37,292 RECOMMENDATIONS AND UPDATES OVER 1996 01:26:37,292 --> 01:26:39,127 TIME. AND, SO, THIS IS, THIS IS 1997 01:26:39,127 --> 01:26:46,301 -- THIS WOULD ALLOW US AS A CITY 1998 01:26:46,301 --> 01:26:48,703 TO DO OUR PART AND IMPLEMENTING 1999 01:26:48,703 --> 01:26:49,671 THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT, 2000 01:26:49,671 --> 01:26:53,041 THAT, YOU KNOW, FALL WITHIN OUR 2001 01:26:53,041 --> 01:26:54,943 PURVIEW OR SHARED PURVIEW OF 2002 01:26:54,943 --> 01:26:57,178 LOCAL JURISDICTIONS. IN THIS 2003 01:26:57,178 --> 01:26:59,314 CASE, CITY AND TRANSIT AGENCY 2004 01:26:59,314 --> 01:27:04,252 LIKE KING COUNTY METRO. 2005 01:27:04,252 --> 01:27:06,187 >>> YES. A FAIR QUESTION, 2006 01:27:06,187 --> 01:27:07,622 COUNCILMEMBER. THE TASK FORCE 2007 01:27:07,622 --> 01:27:09,791 CURRENTLY HAVE, I WANT TO SAY, 2008 01:27:09,791 --> 01:27:11,159 LIKE 40 DIFFERENT 2009 01:27:11,159 --> 01:27:12,760 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT SPAN ALL 2010 01:27:12,760 --> 01:27:14,429 SORTS OF JURISDICTIONS. THERE IS 2011 01:27:14,429 --> 01:27:17,599 ONLY ONE RECOMMENDATION IN THE 2012 01:27:17,599 --> 01:27:18,366 CURRENT REPORT THAT IMPACTS 2013 01:27:18,366 --> 01:27:19,367 S-DOT PARTICULARLY. IT WAS 2014 01:27:19,367 --> 01:27:22,237 RELATED TO THE CREATION AND 2015 01:27:22,237 --> 01:27:23,371 DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORKFORCE 2016 01:27:23,371 --> 01:27:28,643 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH TO 2017 01:27:28,643 --> 01:27:30,044 BE EXPOSED TO TRANSIT. ORIENTED 2018 01:27:30,044 --> 01:27:33,514 PROFESSIONS AND THAT IS 2019 01:27:33,514 --> 01:27:34,949 SOMETHING THAT S-DOT HAS ALREADY 2020 01:27:34,949 --> 01:27:37,218 BEGUN AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO 2021 01:27:37,218 --> 01:27:37,852 OUTSTANDING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT 2022 01:27:37,852 --> 01:27:42,824 WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO 2023 01:27:42,824 --> 01:27:44,492 ACHIEVE. AND, AS THE CHAIR 2024 01:27:44,492 --> 01:27:45,660 MENTIONED, THIS IS AN ONGOING 2025 01:27:45,660 --> 01:27:47,095 GROUP THAT PLANS TO CONTINUE TO 2026 01:27:47,095 --> 01:27:49,530 MEET. SO, THERE MIGHT BE 2027 01:27:49,530 --> 01:27:52,100 SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE THAT 2028 01:27:52,100 --> 01:27:59,574 THEY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON 2029 01:27:59,574 --> 01:28:00,375 THAT IMPACTS SPECIFICALLY S-DOT. 2030 01:28:00,375 --> 01:28:02,343 >> CHAIR, MAY I GO A FOLLOW UP? 2031 01:28:02,343 --> 01:28:05,947 >> I SUPPOSE, THE WAY I AM 2032 01:28:05,947 --> 01:28:07,782 READING THIS. THE WAY IT IS 2033 01:28:07,782 --> 01:28:09,884 WRITTEN. I AM READING IT TO SAY 2034 01:28:09,884 --> 01:28:11,085 IF THERE ARE ANY IMPLEMENTATIONS 2035 01:28:11,085 --> 01:28:12,987 THAT THE TASK FORCE BRINGS UP WE 2036 01:28:12,987 --> 01:28:14,856 ARE GOING TO FUND IT. I AM NOT 2037 01:28:14,856 --> 01:28:16,824 SURE THAT WAS THE INTENT OF THE 2038 01:28:16,824 --> 01:28:19,360 SPONSOR. SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE 2039 01:28:19,360 --> 01:28:22,730 SURE THAT WE ARE -- SINCE IT IS 2040 01:28:22,730 --> 01:28:24,999 AN ONGOING THING WE WOULD HAVE, 2041 01:28:24,999 --> 01:28:27,635 YOU SHOULD BE REVIEWING WHAT THE 2042 01:28:27,635 --> 01:28:28,136 RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AND 2043 01:28:28,136 --> 01:28:29,537 IMPLEMENTING THEM ACCORDINGLY. I 2044 01:28:29,537 --> 01:28:32,940 WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE 2045 01:28:32,940 --> 01:28:37,712 LANGUAGE IS CONTAINED THERE, IN 2046 01:28:37,712 --> 01:28:39,447 HERE, IS MORE OF THAT NATURE 2047 01:28:39,447 --> 01:28:42,517 THAN WE ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT 2048 01:28:42,517 --> 01:28:43,918 ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF 2049 01:28:43,918 --> 01:28:45,420 THE TASK FORCE. ESPECIALLY IF 2050 01:28:45,420 --> 01:28:47,255 THERE IS GOING TO BE ONGOING 2051 01:28:47,255 --> 01:28:49,991 ONES IN THE FUTURE. WHERE WE 2052 01:28:49,991 --> 01:28:54,962 MIGHT NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH NOW. 2053 01:28:54,962 --> 01:28:57,765 THAT ARE UNKNOWN TODAY, I MEAN. 2054 01:28:57,765 --> 01:29:03,204 >> I AM HEARING FROM A 2055 01:29:03,204 --> 01:29:05,173 COUNCILMEMBER, JUST CLARITY ON 2056 01:29:05,173 --> 01:29:06,307 THE CURRENT LANGUAGE OR 2057 01:29:06,307 --> 01:29:06,941 POTENTIAL AMENDMENT THAT YOU 2058 01:29:06,941 --> 01:29:08,910 MIGHT WORK ON WITH THE CLAIRE 2059 01:29:08,910 --> 01:29:10,712 AND REVIEWING THAT THE COUNCIL 2060 01:29:10,712 --> 01:29:16,284 MAY BE ON REVIEW AND CONSIDER 2061 01:29:16,284 --> 01:29:17,185 THEM BEFORE COMMITTING TO 2062 01:29:17,185 --> 01:29:17,618 FUNDING SOMETHING. 2063 01:29:17,618 --> 01:29:17,952 >> CORRECT. 2064 01:29:17,952 --> 01:29:19,821 >> DO YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ON THAT. 2065 01:29:19,821 --> 01:29:22,557 I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS YOUR 2066 01:29:22,557 --> 01:29:22,924 INTENT OR NOT. 2067 01:29:22,924 --> 01:29:24,492 >> MY INTENT IS TO PROVIDE A 2068 01:29:24,492 --> 01:29:28,663 FUNDING PATH FOR THE CITY TO 2069 01:29:28,663 --> 01:29:33,267 IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 2070 01:29:33,267 --> 01:29:34,435 THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT 2071 01:29:34,435 --> 01:29:38,072 SAFETY TASK FORCE AND THAT THERE 2072 01:29:38,072 --> 01:29:42,877 ARE SOME THAT ARE WITHIN, YOU 2073 01:29:42,877 --> 01:29:43,745 KNOW, VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS 2074 01:29:43,745 --> 01:29:45,413 CONTROL OR TRANSIT. ANY AGENCIES 2075 01:29:45,413 --> 01:29:46,814 THAT WE OWN AND MANAGE TWO 2076 01:29:46,814 --> 01:29:50,985 AGENCIES HERE WITHIN THE CITY OF 2077 01:29:50,985 --> 01:29:56,891 SEATTLE. SO, THE SEATTLE 2078 01:29:56,891 --> 01:29:59,127 STREETCAR AND THE, AND THE 2079 01:29:59,127 --> 01:30:02,196 MONORAIL. NOT JUST THE TRANSIT 2080 01:30:02,196 --> 01:30:03,798 AGENCIES. THERE ARE 40 PLUS 2081 01:30:03,798 --> 01:30:04,899 AMENDMENTS THAT CENTRAL STAFF 2082 01:30:04,899 --> 01:30:08,102 NOTED. RATHER THAN SORT OF DIVE 2083 01:30:08,102 --> 01:30:09,270 DEEP INTO THE PARTICULARS OF, 2084 01:30:09,270 --> 01:30:11,839 YOU KNOW, WHICH ONES SHOULD BE 2085 01:30:11,839 --> 01:30:13,975 OF THOSE INITIAL BATCH OF 40 2086 01:30:13,975 --> 01:30:16,744 SHOULD BE, SHOULD THE CITY PLAY 2087 01:30:16,744 --> 01:30:21,716 A ROLE IN OR NOT? LIKE THIS 2088 01:30:21,716 --> 01:30:24,418 AMENDMENT JUST SAYS, PLAINLY, AT 2089 01:30:24,418 --> 01:30:28,356 A HIGH-LEVEL, WE BEAR 2090 01:30:28,356 --> 01:30:31,125 RESPONSIBILITY IN IMPLEMENTING, 2091 01:30:31,125 --> 01:30:33,361 IN ENSURING THAT THOSE 2092 01:30:33,361 --> 01:30:37,732 RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ULTIMATELY 2093 01:30:37,732 --> 01:30:38,766 IMPLEMENTED. ESPECIALLY THOSE 2094 01:30:38,766 --> 01:30:39,567 WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. 2095 01:30:39,567 --> 01:30:41,803 >> I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH CHAIR 2096 01:30:41,803 --> 01:30:44,172 AFTERWARDS SINCE WE ARE NOT 2097 01:30:44,172 --> 01:30:46,007 VOTING TODAY. I DO THINK THIS 2098 01:30:46,007 --> 01:30:47,675 NEEDS FURTHER CLARITY THAT WAY. 2099 01:30:47,675 --> 01:30:49,143 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR 2100 01:30:49,143 --> 01:30:52,647 ADDRESSING IT. I WILL FOLLOW UP. 2101 01:30:52,647 --> 01:30:52,947 THANK YOU. 2102 01:30:52,947 --> 01:30:54,015 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2103 01:30:54,015 --> 01:30:58,186 RIVERA. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY 2104 01:30:58,186 --> 01:30:59,287 AMENDMENT CO-SPONSOR, CHAIR OF 2105 01:30:59,287 --> 01:31:01,522 THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, 2106 01:31:01,522 --> 01:31:03,024 COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. 2107 01:31:03,024 --> 01:31:05,493 APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND 2108 01:31:05,493 --> 01:31:06,394 CO-SPONSORING THIS WITH ME. 2109 01:31:06,394 --> 01:31:10,097 WHICH, LEADS ME TO THE NEXT 2110 01:31:10,097 --> 01:31:11,532 POINT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 2111 01:31:11,532 --> 01:31:12,466 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 2112 01:31:12,466 --> 01:31:14,769 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANTED TO 2113 01:31:14,769 --> 01:31:16,804 NOTE HOW IMPORTANT TRANSIT 2114 01:31:16,804 --> 01:31:19,173 SAFETY AND SECURITY IS AND MOST 2115 01:31:19,173 --> 01:31:20,174 IMMEDIATELY BY YOUR COMMENTS. I 2116 01:31:20,174 --> 01:31:26,447 HAD A CALL THIS MORNING WITH 2117 01:31:26,447 --> 01:31:31,052 CHIEF BARNES DISCUSSING THE 2118 01:31:31,052 --> 01:31:36,924 INCIDENT. IT IS TRAGIC. THE 2119 01:31:36,924 --> 01:31:38,059 CHALLENGE S WE FACE. IT GOES TO 2120 01:31:38,059 --> 01:31:43,130 THE SAFETY FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE 2121 01:31:43,130 --> 01:31:44,532 BUSES, THE RIDERS, THE DRIVERS, 2122 01:31:44,532 --> 01:31:50,171 IF HE IS STILL IN THE CHAMBERS I 2123 01:31:50,171 --> 01:31:56,611 WOULD SAY TO HIM OUR PRIORITY 2124 01:31:56,611 --> 01:31:58,546 AND YOURS THE OUR PRIORITY OF 2125 01:31:58,546 --> 01:32:00,948 EMPLOYEES AND RIDERS ARE SAFE. 2126 01:32:00,948 --> 01:32:02,016 LAST NIGHT'S TRAGIC INCIDENT 2127 01:32:02,016 --> 01:32:06,621 UNDERLINES SAFETY AND SECURITY, 2128 01:32:06,621 --> 01:32:06,921 THANK YOU. 2129 01:32:06,921 --> 01:32:08,723 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2130 01:32:08,723 --> 01:32:10,124 KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER YOU 2131 01:32:10,124 --> 01:32:10,491 ARE RECOGNIZED. 2132 01:32:10,491 --> 01:32:13,261 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR 2133 01:32:13,261 --> 01:32:15,997 SAKA. I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION 2134 01:32:15,997 --> 01:32:19,767 TO CENTRAL STAFF. IT IS MY 2135 01:32:19,767 --> 01:32:21,636 UNDERSTANDING WHEN WE PURCHASE 2136 01:32:21,636 --> 01:32:24,438 OUR SERVICE, THE SERVICE HOURS 2137 01:32:24,438 --> 01:32:27,775 INCLUDES THE SAFETY AND SECURITY 2138 01:32:27,775 --> 01:32:28,409 MEASURES THAT METRO PROVIDES. IS 2139 01:32:28,409 --> 01:32:30,444 THAT CORRECT AND CAN YOU SPEAK 2140 01:32:30,444 --> 01:32:34,982 TO HOW THIS AMENDMENT WOULD 2141 01:32:34,982 --> 01:32:37,985 ALTER THAT, IF AT ALL? 2142 01:32:37,985 --> 01:32:39,153 >> COUNCILMEMBER THAT IS 2143 01:32:39,153 --> 01:32:42,056 CORRECT. AS PART OF OUR BASE 2144 01:32:42,056 --> 01:32:43,858 RATE WITH METRO KING COUNTY THEY 2145 01:32:43,858 --> 01:32:49,430 DO CHARGE US FOR SAFETY AND 2146 01:32:49,430 --> 01:32:50,031 SECURITY SERVICES. AND, THAT 2147 01:32:50,031 --> 01:32:53,100 RATE HAS INCREASED. AND HAS BEEN 2148 01:32:53,100 --> 01:32:57,271 INFLUENCED BY THE 2149 01:32:57,271 --> 01:32:58,105 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SAFETY 2150 01:32:58,105 --> 01:32:59,974 TASK FORCE SO, WE ARE PAYING FOR 2151 01:32:59,974 --> 01:33:05,246 IT IN THAT WAY ADDITION ALLY. 2152 01:33:05,246 --> 01:33:08,716 THE PURCHASE OF THAT, NEW 2153 01:33:08,716 --> 01:33:10,785 RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE TASK 2154 01:33:10,785 --> 01:33:16,324 FORCE THAT ARE SPECTACULAR TO 2155 01:33:16,324 --> 01:33:22,930 US, S-DOT IT SPECIFIC TO THEM, 2156 01:33:22,930 --> 01:33:24,332 WE WILL PASS IT ALONG 2157 01:33:24,332 --> 01:33:26,300 >> MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE 2158 01:33:26,300 --> 01:33:26,901 RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CURRENTLY 2159 01:33:26,901 --> 01:33:27,935 BEING IMPLEMENTED SO THE 2160 01:33:27,935 --> 01:33:29,337 RESPONSE THAT I HEARD FROM 2161 01:33:29,337 --> 01:33:30,504 CENTRAL STAFF TO A PREVIOUS 2162 01:33:30,504 --> 01:33:32,039 QUESTION IS AT THERE POINT IN 2163 01:33:32,039 --> 01:33:32,807 TIME THERE ARE NO 2164 01:33:32,807 --> 01:33:34,408 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TASK 2165 01:33:34,408 --> 01:33:35,576 FORCE THAT ARE NOT BEING 2166 01:33:35,576 --> 01:33:36,978 IMPLEMENTED, IS THAT CORRECT? 2167 01:33:36,978 --> 01:33:37,878 >> THAT IS CORRECT. 2168 01:33:37,878 --> 01:33:38,145 >> OKAY. 2169 01:33:38,145 --> 01:33:46,287 >> MY LAST QUESTION ON THIS ONE 2170 01:33:46,287 --> 01:33:49,890 IS JUST THE SUPPLEMENT, THERE IS 2171 01:33:49,890 --> 01:33:52,360 NO EXISTING FUNDS FOR SAFETY AND 2172 01:33:52,360 --> 01:33:53,794 SECURITY SERVICES. SO, DOES THAT 2173 01:33:53,794 --> 01:33:56,964 MEAN THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO 2174 01:33:56,964 --> 01:33:58,499 PURCHASE SERVICE HOURS AND 2175 01:33:58,499 --> 01:33:59,934 SAFETY AND SECURITY WILL 2176 01:33:59,934 --> 01:34:04,205 CONTINUE TO BE INCLUDED IN THOSE 2177 01:34:04,205 --> 01:34:06,574 SERVICE HOURS IF METRO WERE TO 2178 01:34:06,574 --> 01:34:08,309 WORK IN ADDITIONAL SAFETY AND 2179 01:34:08,309 --> 01:34:09,610 SECURITY INTO THOSE SERVICE 2180 01:34:09,610 --> 01:34:17,652 HOURS THAT WOULD NOT COUNT 2181 01:34:17,652 --> 01:34:24,892 BECAUSE OF THIS NO SUP 2182 01:34:24,892 --> 01:34:30,631 SUPPLEMENT CLAUSE IT IS FOR T IS 2183 01:34:30,631 --> 01:34:33,734 NOT IMPACTING THE SECURITY. 2184 01:34:33,734 --> 01:34:39,740 >> IF WE HAVE MONEY COMING FROM 2185 01:34:39,740 --> 01:34:43,544 THE TRANSIT MEASURE, PURCHASING 2186 01:34:43,544 --> 01:34:45,513 AND SAFETY IT COULD NOT BE 2187 01:34:45,513 --> 01:34:46,147 SUPPLANTED? THAT IS THE INTENT? 2188 01:34:46,147 --> 01:34:46,614 >> CORRECT 2189 01:34:46,614 --> 01:34:49,417 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 2190 01:34:49,417 --> 01:34:50,317 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2191 01:34:50,317 --> 01:34:57,858 FOSTER. ALLOW ME TO PILE ON FROM 2192 01:34:57,858 --> 01:34:58,492 MY PERSPECTIVE AS THE AMENDMENT 2193 01:34:58,492 --> 01:35:04,098 AUTHOR. SO, WE DO ALREADY 2194 01:35:04,098 --> 01:35:06,300 INCLUDED WITH KING COUNTY METRO 2195 01:35:06,300 --> 01:35:08,402 IS A, AGAIN, FOR CLARITY, A 2196 01:35:08,402 --> 01:35:12,807 BASELINE LEVEL OF TRANSIT SAFETY 2197 01:35:12,807 --> 01:35:14,208 AND SECURITY SERVICES. THE 2198 01:35:14,208 --> 01:35:18,546 EXECUTIVE HAS REPORTED IN THEIR 2199 01:35:18,546 --> 01:35:20,314 EARLIER PRESENTATIONS THAT 2200 01:35:20,314 --> 01:35:24,852 TODAY, IS 9% OF THE TOTAL 2201 01:35:24,852 --> 01:35:31,392 PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES SPECIFIC 2202 01:35:31,392 --> 01:35:35,496 TRANSIT AND SAFETY AND SECURITY 2203 01:35:35,496 --> 01:35:37,064 SERVICES FROM METRO. WHAT THIS 2204 01:35:37,064 --> 01:35:40,935 WOULD DO, THE INTENT OF THIS 2205 01:35:40,935 --> 01:35:44,238 AMENDMENT, ALLOW US AS THE CITY 2206 01:35:44,238 --> 01:35:50,010 TO HAVE TRANSIT AND SAFETY AND 2207 01:35:50,010 --> 01:35:53,214 SERVICES. THERE IS AN ANALOGY 2208 01:35:53,214 --> 01:35:57,284 THAT IS BASELINE LEVELS OF PURE 2209 01:35:57,284 --> 01:35:58,652 TRANSIT IS INSUFFICIENT. THAT IS 2210 01:35:58,652 --> 01:36:00,554 WHY WE ARE, WE ARE PROPOSING A 2211 01:36:00,554 --> 01:36:03,491 MEASURE THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO 2212 01:36:03,491 --> 01:36:04,625 PURCHASE ADDITIONAL TRANSIT 2213 01:36:04,625 --> 01:36:07,361 SAFETY AND SECURITY ABOVE KING 2214 01:36:07,361 --> 01:36:09,930 COUNTY METRO BASELINE LEVELS OF 2215 01:36:09,930 --> 01:36:11,899 TRANSIT, EXCUSE ME, OF TRANSIT 2216 01:36:11,899 --> 01:36:17,671 SERVICE, ABOVE BASELINE SERVICE 2217 01:36:17,671 --> 01:36:21,208 WITH THE NEXT NEXUS OF ROUTES. 2218 01:36:21,208 --> 01:36:23,310 TODAY'S LEVEL OF BASELINE 2219 01:36:23,310 --> 01:36:24,979 SERVICE OF TRANSIT SERVICE ARE 2220 01:36:24,979 --> 01:36:28,082 INSUFFICIENT. SO, JUST AS THAT 2221 01:36:28,082 --> 01:36:30,985 PRINCIPAL IS TRUE, THIS WOULD 2222 01:36:30,985 --> 01:36:32,520 ALLOW US TO PROVIDE EXTRA 2223 01:36:32,520 --> 01:36:34,722 TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY ON 2224 01:36:34,722 --> 01:36:36,791 TOP OF METRO'S BASELINE LEVEL 2225 01:36:36,791 --> 01:36:38,559 OF SERVICES AND THAT THEY OFFER 2226 01:36:38,559 --> 01:36:39,994 FOR TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY 2227 01:36:39,994 --> 01:36:43,264 THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE SECURITY 2228 01:36:43,264 --> 01:36:45,032 PRICE. RECOGNITION THAT THE 2229 01:36:45,032 --> 01:36:45,800 BASELINE LEVELS IN SEATTLE ARE 2230 01:36:45,800 --> 01:36:47,902 INSUFFICIENT. HERE IS ONE 2231 01:36:47,902 --> 01:36:49,436 EXAMPLE OF HOW IT PLAYED OUT 2232 01:36:49,436 --> 01:36:52,173 REAL WORLD WITHIN THE LAST 2233 01:36:52,173 --> 01:36:54,308 COUPLE OF YEARS. THIS COUNCIL 2234 01:36:54,308 --> 01:36:57,878 DURING OUR BUDGET ANNUAL BUDGET 2235 01:36:57,878 --> 01:37:03,517 PROCESS IN THE FALL WE 2236 01:37:03,517 --> 01:37:04,952 AUTHORIZED $2 MILLION 2237 01:37:04,952 --> 01:37:06,887 SPECIFICALLY FOR BEHAVIORAL 2238 01:37:06,887 --> 01:37:09,390 HEALTH SPECIALIST, KING COUNTY 2239 01:37:09,390 --> 01:37:12,226 METRO TRANSIT POLICE, KING 2240 01:37:12,226 --> 01:37:14,662 COUNTY TRANSIT SECURITY OFFICERS 2241 01:37:14,662 --> 01:37:17,364 AND AMBASSADORS WHO MIGHT HAVE 2242 01:37:17,364 --> 01:37:20,134 BEEN UP TO $4 MILLION. MY POINT 2243 01:37:20,134 --> 01:37:22,670 IS WE LEVIED THE MEASURE AND 2244 01:37:22,670 --> 01:37:25,172 FUNDING THE MEASURE AS A FUNDING 2245 01:37:25,172 --> 01:37:27,007 SOURCE TO ALLOW THE PURCHASE OF 2246 01:37:27,007 --> 01:37:28,209 EXTRA SERVICE IN THIS CASE 2247 01:37:28,209 --> 01:37:32,313 TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY ON 2248 01:37:32,313 --> 01:37:34,281 TOP OF BASELINE LEVELS. AGAIN, 2249 01:37:34,281 --> 01:37:35,616 COMPANION, PARALLEL RECOGNITION 2250 01:37:35,616 --> 01:37:37,685 THAT THE BASELINE LEVELS OF 2251 01:37:37,685 --> 01:37:42,056 SERVICE INCLUDED OR OFFERED ARE 2252 01:37:42,056 --> 01:37:46,460 NOT SUFFICIENT. THANK YOU. ALL 2253 01:37:46,460 --> 01:37:48,262 RIGHT, VICE CHAIR RINCK. 2254 01:37:48,262 --> 01:37:50,197 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA. I AM 2255 01:37:50,197 --> 01:37:52,967 GOING TO BUILD ON THIS TOPIC 2256 01:37:52,967 --> 01:37:55,069 UNDERSTANDING WHEN WE ARE 2257 01:37:55,069 --> 01:37:58,739 BUILDING OUR SERVICE HOURS THERE 2258 01:37:58,739 --> 01:38:00,574 IS A COMPONENT GOING INTO THE 2259 01:38:00,574 --> 01:38:02,710 CITY. I WONDER IF STAFF CAN 2260 01:38:02,710 --> 01:38:04,245 PLACE IT WITH TRANSIT AND 2261 01:38:04,245 --> 01:38:08,549 SECURITY. THINKING ABOUT OUR 2262 01:38:08,549 --> 01:38:09,516 CURRENT SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE 2263 01:38:09,516 --> 01:38:12,586 BEYOND THE LEVEL OF EMBEDDED IN 2264 01:38:12,586 --> 01:38:13,153 PURCHASES HOURS AND 2265 01:38:13,153 --> 01:38:14,788 TRANSPORTATION LEVY. I WONDER IF 2266 01:38:14,788 --> 01:38:16,824 WE CAN LEVEL SET AND GROUND, 2267 01:38:16,824 --> 01:38:19,260 PLACE THIS AMENDMENT IN THE 2268 01:38:19,260 --> 01:38:24,732 CONTEXT OF BROADER CITY 2269 01:38:24,732 --> 01:38:27,001 INVESTMENT IN THIS AREA. 2270 01:38:27,001 --> 01:38:30,004 >> I AM TRACKING YOU. ARE YOU 2271 01:38:30,004 --> 01:38:31,605 CURIOUS ABOUT -- WELL . 2272 01:38:31,605 --> 01:38:32,606 >> CERTAINLY, I CAN REPHRASE. 2273 01:38:32,606 --> 01:38:34,008 WHERE ELSE ARE WE SPENDING IN 2274 01:38:34,008 --> 01:38:38,212 THE CITY ON TRANSIT SAFETY AND 2275 01:38:38,212 --> 01:38:42,116 SECURITY? FROM THE TRANSIT, FROM 2276 01:38:42,116 --> 01:38:49,023 THE CURRENT TRANSIT MEASURE OR 2277 01:38:49,023 --> 01:38:49,556 THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY? 2278 01:38:49,556 --> 01:38:51,692 >> I AM NOT SURE IF WE SPEND IT 2279 01:38:51,692 --> 01:38:55,963 OUT OF THE LEVY. I WILL HAVE TO 2280 01:38:55,963 --> 01:39:00,200 DOUBLE-CHECK ON THAT. I DO KNOW 2281 01:39:00,200 --> 01:39:02,169 THE AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED BY THE 2282 01:39:02,169 --> 01:39:08,542 EXISTING STM HAS TRIPLED IN THE 2283 01:39:08,542 --> 01:39:11,812 LAST THREE YEARS. I HAVE BEEN 2284 01:39:11,812 --> 01:39:13,647 INFORMED THAT THERE IS $9 2285 01:39:13,647 --> 01:39:17,618 MILLION IN THE TRANSPORTATION 2286 01:39:17,618 --> 01:39:19,019 LEVY FOR TRANSIT SAFETY AND 2287 01:39:19,019 --> 01:39:19,286 SECURITY. 2288 01:39:19,286 --> 01:39:20,187 >> THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING 2289 01:39:20,187 --> 01:39:24,258 THAT. I WANTED TO PLACE THIS IN 2290 01:39:24,258 --> 01:39:25,159 THE CONTEXT OF OUR BROADER CITY 2291 01:39:25,159 --> 01:39:26,226 INVESTMENTS. COLLEAGUES I KNOW 2292 01:39:26,226 --> 01:39:28,095 WE HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY 2293 01:39:28,095 --> 01:39:31,265 TO HAVE KING COUNTY METRO AT OUR 2294 01:39:31,265 --> 01:39:32,066 TABLE DURING THE DELIBERATIONS 2295 01:39:32,066 --> 01:39:33,367 BUT I WANTED TO READ INTO THE 2296 01:39:33,367 --> 01:39:35,135 RECORD A PORTION OF THE LETTER 2297 01:39:35,135 --> 01:39:37,004 THAT THEY SENT TO FULL COUNCIL 2298 01:39:37,004 --> 01:39:38,439 THIS MORNING. THAT SPEAKS TO 2299 01:39:38,439 --> 01:39:42,142 SOME OF THE TRANSIT SAFETY AND 2300 01:39:42,142 --> 01:39:43,377 SECURITY INVESTMENTS. SO, JUST 2301 01:39:43,377 --> 01:39:45,746 TO READ THIS IN. METRO HAS MORE 2302 01:39:45,746 --> 01:39:47,648 THAN DOUBLED ANNUAL SPENDING ON 2303 01:39:47,648 --> 01:39:49,383 SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE PAST 2304 01:39:49,383 --> 01:39:53,787 FEW YEARS TO SUPPORT THESE KEY 2305 01:39:53,787 --> 01:39:55,489 EFFORTS. GROWING PRESENCE TO 2306 01:39:55,489 --> 01:39:59,126 INCLUDE 89 METRO TRANSIT POLICE 2307 01:39:59,126 --> 01:39:59,927 OFFICERS AND 275 TRANSIT 2308 01:39:59,927 --> 01:40:04,932 SECURITY OFFICERS TO MAKE IT 2309 01:40:04,932 --> 01:40:05,566 SAFER FOR CUSTOMERS. LAUNCHING 2310 01:40:05,566 --> 01:40:07,935 BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS AND 2311 01:40:07,935 --> 01:40:10,337 NONOFFICER PRESENCE IN THE 2312 01:40:10,337 --> 01:40:11,138 SYSTEM. EXPANDING METRO'S 2313 01:40:11,138 --> 01:40:12,473 INTERNAL CAPACITY TO ADMINISTER 2314 01:40:12,473 --> 01:40:16,643 SAFETY AND SECURITY PROGRAM TO 2315 01:40:16,643 --> 01:40:19,780 KEEP METRO EMPLOYEES AND RIDERS 2316 01:40:19,780 --> 01:40:22,816 SAFE TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE 2317 01:40:22,816 --> 01:40:26,420 ASSISTANCE AND COLLUSIONS ACROSS 2318 01:40:26,420 --> 01:40:29,223 THE DIVISIONS. AND METRO SAFETY 2319 01:40:29,223 --> 01:40:29,823 PROGRAM CONDUCTED ADDITIONAL 2320 01:40:29,823 --> 01:40:31,592 COORDINATION AND KEY INCLUDING 2321 01:40:31,592 --> 01:40:32,359 MONITORING, TEMPORARY LAW 2322 01:40:32,359 --> 01:40:33,427 ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE AND 2323 01:40:33,427 --> 01:40:34,428 CLARIFYING PROTOCOLS FOR 2324 01:40:34,428 --> 01:40:35,295 CONSIDERING BUS STOP CLOSURES. I 2325 01:40:35,295 --> 01:40:36,563 WANTED TO JUST READ THAT INTO 2326 01:40:36,563 --> 01:40:39,566 THE RECORD TO AID IN THE 2327 01:40:39,566 --> 01:40:40,901 DISCUSSION ON THIS AMENDMENT AND 2328 01:40:40,901 --> 01:40:42,669 PROVIDE FURTHER BACKGROUND 2329 01:40:42,669 --> 01:40:47,274 INFORMATION AS THIS IS BEING 2330 01:40:47,274 --> 01:40:48,342 CONSIDERED. THANK YOU, CHAIR. 2331 01:40:48,342 --> 01:40:49,309 >> THANK YOU. 2332 01:40:49,309 --> 01:40:50,878 >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN? 2333 01:40:50,878 --> 01:40:55,516 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST IN 2334 01:40:55,516 --> 01:41:00,587 TERMS OF SAFETY. I JUST WONDER 2335 01:41:00,587 --> 01:41:06,193 IN TERMS OF THE BASELINE THROUGH 2336 01:41:06,193 --> 01:41:07,895 THE REGIONAL SAFETY TASK FORCE 2337 01:41:07,895 --> 01:41:09,696 WHAT EFFORTS WE HAVE, IF WE FEEL 2338 01:41:09,696 --> 01:41:11,665 THAT SAFETY BASELINE IS NOT HIGH 2339 01:41:11,665 --> 01:41:12,833 ENOUGH, HOW MUCH DOES IT MAKE 2340 01:41:12,833 --> 01:41:18,472 SENSE FOR US TO PUSH TO INCREASE 2341 01:41:18,472 --> 01:41:21,675 THAT BASELINE ACROSS THE SYSTEM. 2342 01:41:21,675 --> 01:41:24,211 PAYING 9%, DO WE PAY MORE. AND 2343 01:41:24,211 --> 01:41:24,745 SPENDING OUTSIDE OF THE 2344 01:41:24,745 --> 01:41:32,319 BASELINE. I AM NOT SURE IF THAT 2345 01:41:32,319 --> 01:41:33,587 QUESTION MAKES SENSE. 2346 01:41:33,587 --> 01:41:35,989 >> DEFINITELY THE ESTIMATED 9% 2347 01:41:35,989 --> 01:41:41,929 THAT WE ARE SPENDING IS BASED ON 2348 01:41:41,929 --> 01:41:43,964 METRO'S COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF 2349 01:41:43,964 --> 01:41:48,836 HOW THEY DEEM MOST APPROPRIATE 2350 01:41:48,836 --> 01:41:50,304 TO APPROACH SAFETY AND SECURITY 2351 01:41:50,304 --> 01:41:52,439 INVESTMENTS FOR THEIR WHOLE 2352 01:41:52,439 --> 01:41:53,607 SYSTEM, NOT JUST FOR SEATTLE. 2353 01:41:53,607 --> 01:42:00,280 SO, I AM NOT SURE I HAVE A 2354 01:42:00,280 --> 01:42:03,150 RECOMMENDATION AS FAR AS IF 2355 01:42:03,150 --> 01:42:04,952 SEATTLE DEEMED THAT WAS 2356 01:42:04,952 --> 01:42:09,256 INSUFFICIENT HOW WE MIGHT SIZE A 2357 01:42:09,256 --> 01:42:09,790 FUTURE INVESTMENT. 2358 01:42:09,790 --> 01:42:10,057 >> OKAY. 2359 01:42:10,057 --> 01:42:11,358 >> THANK YOU. NOW, I GUESS PART 2360 01:42:11,358 --> 01:42:13,527 OF IT IS I THINK SAFETY IS JUST 2361 01:42:13,527 --> 01:42:15,229 SORT OF, YOU KNOW, IT IS LIKE, 2362 01:42:15,229 --> 01:42:19,766 YOU KNOW, IF THE BUS, IF YOU GET 2363 01:42:19,766 --> 01:42:21,768 ON AND THE CHAIRS ARE BROKEN. IT 2364 01:42:21,768 --> 01:42:23,937 IS A BASELINE. THERE ARE 2365 01:42:23,937 --> 01:42:25,439 DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SAFETY. HOW 2366 01:42:25,439 --> 01:42:28,008 SAFE IS SAFE. IT SEEMS LIKE IT 2367 01:42:28,008 --> 01:42:29,610 IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE 2368 01:42:29,610 --> 01:42:31,278 SERVICE AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED 2369 01:42:31,278 --> 01:42:33,747 IN IT. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER, 2370 01:42:33,747 --> 01:42:38,552 YOU KNOW, THE BEST WAY TO 2371 01:42:38,552 --> 01:42:39,887 ADVOCATE FOR IT IS THROUGH 2372 01:42:39,887 --> 01:42:41,455 ADVOCACY SAYING WE THINK YOU 2373 01:42:41,455 --> 01:42:42,656 NEED TO DO MORE VERSUS 2374 01:42:42,656 --> 01:42:46,960 IMPLEMENTING THE SORT OF, IN A 2375 01:42:46,960 --> 01:42:49,162 SENSE, POTENTIAL OUTSIDE OF THAT 2376 01:42:49,162 --> 01:42:52,699 BASELINE. BUT I WILL JUST SAY 2377 01:42:52,699 --> 01:42:54,034 LAST QUESTION, THIS AMENDMENT 2378 01:42:54,034 --> 01:42:55,802 DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY LEVEL OF 2379 01:42:55,802 --> 01:42:57,171 SPENDING IT JUST AUTHORIZES THE 2380 01:42:57,171 --> 01:42:58,739 LEVEL OF SPENDING IS THAT 2381 01:42:58,739 --> 01:42:59,006 CORRECT? 2382 01:42:59,006 --> 01:43:00,874 >> THAT IS CORRECT. YES. 2383 01:43:00,874 --> 01:43:04,177 >> THANK YOU. 2384 01:43:04,177 --> 01:43:05,913 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2385 01:43:05,913 --> 01:43:07,381 ALL RIGHT, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS 2386 01:43:07,381 --> 01:43:11,118 FROM MY COLLEAGUES, LET'S PRESS 2387 01:43:11,118 --> 01:43:12,586 TO THE NEXT AMENDMENT. 2388 01:43:12,586 --> 01:43:15,422 >> THE NEXT ONE, BEFORE I 2389 01:43:15,422 --> 01:43:17,224 DESCRIBE AMENDMENT 2 I WANT TO 2390 01:43:17,224 --> 01:43:18,892 MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT 2391 01:43:18,892 --> 01:43:22,729 THE COMMITTEE CLERK HAS THE 2392 01:43:22,729 --> 01:43:24,998 ABILITY PUT ANY AMENDMENT ON THE 2393 01:43:24,998 --> 01:43:26,833 SCREEN IF YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON 2394 01:43:26,833 --> 01:43:28,468 BILL LANGUAGE WE HAVE THE 2395 01:43:28,468 --> 01:43:30,137 ABILITY TO DO THAT IF THAT IS 2396 01:43:30,137 --> 01:43:35,709 NOT NECESSARY WE WILL JUST KEEP 2397 01:43:35,709 --> 01:43:39,713 GOING WITH THE PRESENTATION LIKE 2398 01:43:39,713 --> 01:43:45,052 THIS. AMENDMENT TWO TO COUNCIL 2399 01:43:45,052 --> 01:43:46,620 BILL 121226 IS SPONSORED BY 2400 01:43:46,620 --> 01:43:48,722 CHAIR SAKA AND ELECTRIC BUS. IT 2401 01:43:48,722 --> 01:43:51,091 ADDS NEW RECITAL TO THE BILL. 2402 01:43:51,091 --> 01:43:52,259 WORKING WITH KING COUNTY METRO 2403 01:43:52,259 --> 01:43:53,460 TO PRIORITIZE THE USE EVER 2404 01:43:53,460 --> 01:43:55,395 ELECTRIC BUSS IN THE DUWAMISH 2405 01:43:55,395 --> 01:43:57,898 VALLEY AND SOUTH SEATTLE 2406 01:43:57,898 --> 01:44:01,635 COMMUNITIES GUIDED BY TOOLS THAT 2407 01:44:01,635 --> 01:44:02,803 IDENTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2408 01:44:02,803 --> 01:44:03,904 DISPARITIES AND POTENTIAL 2409 01:44:03,904 --> 01:44:05,038 ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITIES. 2410 01:44:05,038 --> 01:44:08,041 EACH OF THOSE TOOLS WORKS AT A 2411 01:44:08,041 --> 01:44:09,376 CENSUS TRACK LEVEL. THE 2412 01:44:09,376 --> 01:44:10,944 AMENDMENT WOULD PERMIT THE USE 2413 01:44:10,944 --> 01:44:12,980 OF SEATTLE TRANSIT REVENUES TO 2414 01:44:12,980 --> 01:44:18,752 PLAN FOR AND DEPLOY THE INCREASE 2415 01:44:18,752 --> 01:44:20,754 USE OF ELECTRIC BUSES AS I JUST 2416 01:44:20,754 --> 01:44:21,054 DESCRIBED. 2417 01:44:21,054 --> 01:44:24,191 >> THANK YOU. I WILL PILE ON, 2418 01:44:24,191 --> 01:44:27,127 THIS IS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO 2419 01:44:27,127 --> 01:44:28,695 FEEDBACK THAT I RECEIVED FROM MY 2420 01:44:28,695 --> 01:44:30,397 CONSTITUENTS IN THE DUWAMISH 2421 01:44:30,397 --> 01:44:34,801 VALLEY AND SOUTH PARK. IN 2422 01:44:34,801 --> 01:44:37,037 PARTICULAR, MEETING WITH THE 2423 01:44:37,037 --> 01:44:38,672 DRCC. THEY EXPRESS CONCERN AND 2424 01:44:38,672 --> 01:44:40,440 FRUSTRATION IN SOME FAIR AMOUNT 2425 01:44:40,440 --> 01:44:45,078 OF CONFUSION AS WELL WHILE WE 2426 01:44:45,078 --> 01:44:45,679 HAVE CERTAIN ELECTRIC 100% 2427 01:44:45,679 --> 01:44:50,283 ELECTRIC BUSES NOT ONE OF THEM 2428 01:44:50,283 --> 01:44:53,253 GOES THROUGH VARIED CLIMATE 2429 01:44:53,253 --> 01:44:55,656 BURDENED AND POLLUTED 2430 01:44:55,656 --> 01:44:57,691 NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE SOUTH PARK. 2431 01:44:57,691 --> 01:45:03,130 SO, THIS WOULD AUTHORIZE THAT. 2432 01:45:03,130 --> 01:45:06,700 AS A POSSIBILITY AND ENCOURAGE 2433 01:45:06,700 --> 01:45:10,370 THAT IN NEIGHBORHOODS IDENTIFIED 2434 01:45:10,370 --> 01:45:12,339 ON THE WASHINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL 2435 01:45:12,339 --> 01:45:12,973 DISPARITY MAP. HIGHLY IMPACTED 2436 01:45:12,973 --> 01:45:15,809 BY AIR POLLUTION. MANY OF THEM 2437 01:45:15,809 --> 01:45:19,646 DO NOT RECEIVE BUS SERVICE. 2438 01:45:19,646 --> 01:45:20,280 AGAIN, FRUSTRATING, CONFUSING 2439 01:45:20,280 --> 01:45:20,981 EXPERIENCE FOR IMPACTING 2440 01:45:20,981 --> 01:45:21,882 COMMUNITIES. ESPECIALLY FOR 2441 01:45:21,882 --> 01:45:24,451 CLOSE PROXIMITY IN THIS CASE TO 2442 01:45:24,451 --> 01:45:27,087 METRO BASE THAT HAS A DEDICATED 2443 01:45:27,087 --> 01:45:28,755 CHARGES FACILITY FOR ELECTRIC 2444 01:45:28,755 --> 01:45:33,960 BUSES, THIS IS INTENDED TO 2445 01:45:33,960 --> 01:45:35,929 ACHIEVE THE ENVIRONMENT 2446 01:45:35,929 --> 01:45:37,798 ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND 2447 01:45:37,798 --> 01:45:42,002 DESIGNED TO BOOST AND BUILD 2448 01:45:42,002 --> 01:45:43,203 CLIMATE RESILIENCE, THANK YOU. 2449 01:45:43,203 --> 01:45:44,271 ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON 2450 01:45:44,271 --> 01:45:50,677 THIS AMENDMENT OR SHALL WE MOVE 2451 01:45:50,677 --> 01:45:52,079 ON? COUNCILMEMBER LIN, IS THAT 2452 01:45:52,079 --> 01:45:52,512 AN OLD HAND? 2453 01:45:52,512 --> 01:45:55,282 >> YES. THAT IS AN OLD HAND, 2454 01:45:55,282 --> 01:45:55,582 THANK YOU. 2455 01:45:55,582 --> 01:45:56,783 >> OKAY, COOL. COUNCILMEMBER 2456 01:45:56,783 --> 01:45:57,384 FOSTER, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. 2457 01:45:57,384 --> 01:46:00,620 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR. 2458 01:46:00,620 --> 01:46:01,788 APPRECIATE THE INTENT BEHIND 2459 01:46:01,788 --> 01:46:03,790 THIS AMENDMENT. HAVING DONE WORK 2460 01:46:03,790 --> 01:46:05,025 IN THE DUWAMISH ON AIR POLLUTION 2461 01:46:05,025 --> 01:46:06,793 I BELIEVE THERE IS A LOT OF WORK 2462 01:46:06,793 --> 01:46:10,263 FOR US TO DO THERE. THERE IS A 2463 01:46:10,263 --> 01:46:11,832 SIGNIFICANT LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR 2464 01:46:11,832 --> 01:46:13,767 RESIDENTS IN SOUTH PARK AND 2465 01:46:13,767 --> 01:46:19,039 GEORGETOWN IN THE HIGHEST 2466 01:46:19,039 --> 01:46:23,076 NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY. AND 2467 01:46:23,076 --> 01:46:24,711 IT MAY NOT BE CORRECT. MY 2468 01:46:24,711 --> 01:46:27,614 QUESTION IF I JUST WANTED TO ASK 2469 01:46:27,614 --> 01:46:30,450 AROUND, OBVIOUSLY THROUGH THE 2470 01:46:30,450 --> 01:46:31,885 TRANSIT MEASURE WE ARE PUNCHING 2471 01:46:31,885 --> 01:46:33,653 FROM KING COUNTY. AND I JUST 2472 01:46:33,653 --> 01:46:36,490 WANTED TO ASK IN TERMS OF THE 2473 01:46:36,490 --> 01:46:38,859 LANGUAGE HERE, HOW DOES IT SORT 2474 01:46:38,859 --> 01:46:41,862 OF HELP US ENSURE THE BUSES THAT 2475 01:46:41,862 --> 01:46:46,133 METRO SORT OF DEPLOYS ON THOSE 2476 01:46:46,133 --> 01:46:52,105 ROUTES END UP BEING ELECTRIC 2477 01:46:52,105 --> 01:46:52,806 BUSES AND I AM FAMILIAR WITH IT. 2478 01:47:01,114 --> 01:47:05,018 AND IT IS NOT GETTING TO THE 2479 01:47:05,018 --> 01:47:12,826 MECHANISM OF THIS LEVEL. THIS 2480 01:47:12,826 --> 01:47:13,460 AMENDMENT PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY 2481 01:47:13,460 --> 01:47:21,301 TO DEPLOY THE BUSES AND WHAT IS 2482 01:47:21,301 --> 01:47:21,668 THE CONSENSUS? 2483 01:47:21,668 --> 01:47:24,504 >> I WILL DO THAT. 2484 01:47:24,504 --> 01:47:26,239 >> THANK YOU, CLAIRE. 2485 01:47:26,239 --> 01:47:28,542 >> VICE CHAIR RINCK THE FLOOR IS 2486 01:47:28,542 --> 01:47:28,775 YOURS. 2487 01:47:28,775 --> 01:47:30,577 >> THERE IS A CLARIFYING 2488 01:47:30,577 --> 01:47:32,946 QUESTION JUST ON INTENT BY THE 2489 01:47:32,946 --> 01:47:34,581 AMENDMENT AUTHOR. I AM WONDERING 2490 01:47:34,581 --> 01:47:39,553 IF THERE IS A REASON IS THAT WE 2491 01:47:39,553 --> 01:47:40,720 ARE NOT INCLUDING ELECTRIC BUSES 2492 01:47:40,720 --> 01:47:43,857 THAT WE ARE ALREADY USING TODAY 2493 01:47:43,857 --> 01:47:44,424 ON TOP OF BATTERY ELECTRIC 2494 01:47:44,424 --> 01:47:44,658 BUSES? 2495 01:47:44,658 --> 01:47:49,329 >> IF THERE IS A REASON THAT WE 2496 01:47:49,329 --> 01:47:50,330 ARE NOT REFLECTING WHAT? 2497 01:47:50,330 --> 01:47:54,201 >> A QUESTION ABOUT IF WE WANT 2498 01:47:54,201 --> 01:47:57,671 TO HAVE A AMENDMENT SPONSOR OR 2499 01:47:57,671 --> 01:47:58,972 FOCUS ON BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES? 2500 01:47:58,972 --> 01:48:02,442 OR ARE OPEN TO EXPANDING TO 2501 01:48:02,442 --> 01:48:03,810 ALLOW FOR TROLLEY ELECTRIC 2502 01:48:03,810 --> 01:48:04,044 BUSES? 2503 01:48:04,044 --> 01:48:07,480 >> I WOULD BE OPEN TO EXPANSION 2504 01:48:07,480 --> 01:48:10,083 OF TROLLEY ELECTRIC BUSES 2505 01:48:10,083 --> 01:48:12,285 PROVIDED THAT THE SPECIFIC 2506 01:48:12,285 --> 01:48:13,820 NEIGHBORHOODS AND CRITERIA FOR 2507 01:48:13,820 --> 01:48:16,256 THE WASHINGTON WHATEVER IT SAYS, 2508 01:48:16,256 --> 01:48:20,794 HEALTH INDEX, THAT MAP. THE 2509 01:48:20,794 --> 01:48:22,796 HEALTH DISPARITIES MAP AND ESEG 2510 01:48:22,796 --> 01:48:24,664 EJ SCREEN INDEX AS LONG AS THEY 2511 01:48:24,664 --> 01:48:27,000 CONTINUE TO BE CALLED OUT THAT 2512 01:48:27,000 --> 01:48:28,735 WOULD BETTER ENSURE COMMUNITIES 2513 01:48:28,735 --> 01:48:30,670 LIKE DUWAMISH WOULD BENEFIT FROM 2514 01:48:30,670 --> 01:48:38,612 THOSE. I AM NOT SURE IF 100% 2515 01:48:38,612 --> 01:48:43,550 TROLLEY ELECTRIC SERVICE OR THE 2516 01:48:43,550 --> 01:48:43,850 CAPABILITY. 2517 01:48:43,850 --> 01:48:49,289 >> THANK YOU, JEFF. 2518 01:48:49,289 --> 01:48:56,463 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. AND. 2519 01:48:56,463 --> 01:48:57,597 >> I DON'T HAVE THAT 2520 01:48:57,597 --> 01:49:03,803 INFORMATION OFF OF THE TOP OF 2521 01:49:03,803 --> 01:49:10,510 THE MY HEAD. I WILL FOLLOW UP. 2522 01:49:18,451 --> 01:49:24,024 AND READILY ACKNOWLEDGE THE 2523 01:49:24,024 --> 01:49:24,658 DUWAMISH VALLEY AND THE INTENT 2524 01:49:24,658 --> 01:49:27,928 HERE. AND GOING TO CROSS THE 2525 01:49:27,928 --> 01:49:31,631 CITY SO, THIS GOES BACK TO 2526 01:49:31,631 --> 01:49:36,703 METRO'S PLAN FOR 2527 01:49:36,703 --> 01:49:37,304 ELECTRIFICATION OF THE FLEET. 2528 01:49:37,304 --> 01:49:42,008 THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 2529 01:49:42,008 --> 01:49:45,412 >> THEY HAVE BEEN STARTING TO 2530 01:49:45,412 --> 01:49:51,685 USE AND DEPLOY BUSES. HAVING THE 2531 01:49:51,685 --> 01:49:52,285 INFRASTRUCTURE TO CHARGE THE 2532 01:49:52,285 --> 01:49:57,223 BUSES IS IMPORTANT. AND 2533 01:49:57,223 --> 01:50:02,829 GEORGETOWN AND THE AREA. AND IT 2534 01:50:02,829 --> 01:50:09,769 IS A CONCERN. AND USING THAT 2535 01:50:09,769 --> 01:50:10,604 INFRASTRUCTURE THAT I KNOW 2536 01:50:10,604 --> 01:50:13,940 ENOUGH ABOUT. I DO KNOW THAT 2537 01:50:13,940 --> 01:50:15,809 THEY HAVE HAD TROUBLE PURCHASING 2538 01:50:15,809 --> 01:50:18,678 ELECTRIC BUSES FROM THE VENDOR. 2539 01:50:18,678 --> 01:50:20,413 THERE WERE ISSUES WITH SUPPLY 2540 01:50:20,413 --> 01:50:25,018 CHAINS AND I, THEY ARE APPLIED 2541 01:50:25,018 --> 01:50:26,686 WITH THE THINKING AND GOING IN A 2542 01:50:26,686 --> 01:50:32,292 PATH FORWARD AND WE CAN FIND OUT 2543 01:50:32,292 --> 01:50:37,063 MORE . AND IF WE NEED THE 2544 01:50:37,063 --> 01:50:39,599 INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE NEED THE 2545 01:50:39,599 --> 01:50:40,634 DUWAMISH VALLEY WE OBVIOUSLY 2546 01:50:40,634 --> 01:50:42,235 NEED THE PARTNERSHIP, METRO DOES 2547 01:50:42,235 --> 01:50:44,371 AND DO WITH OUR OWN CITY. SO I 2548 01:50:44,371 --> 01:50:46,973 WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT. THANK 2549 01:50:46,973 --> 01:50:49,943 YOU, THANK YOU. 2550 01:50:49,943 --> 01:50:51,945 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2551 01:50:51,945 --> 01:50:53,413 RIVERA. LET'S SEE, NO FURTHER 2552 01:50:53,413 --> 01:50:54,014 COMMENTS, QUESTIONS ON THAT 2553 01:50:54,014 --> 01:50:57,684 AMENDMENT. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE 2554 01:50:57,684 --> 01:50:58,018 NEXT ONE. 2555 01:50:58,018 --> 01:51:02,389 >>> AMENDMENT 3, TO COUNCIL BILL 2556 01:51:02,389 --> 01:51:03,690 121226 IS SPONSORED BY CHAIR 2557 01:51:03,690 --> 01:51:06,593 SAKA AND THE CONTEXT FOR THIS 2558 01:51:06,593 --> 01:51:08,828 AMENDMENT IS THE SEATTLE TRANSIT 2559 01:51:08,828 --> 01:51:11,765 MEASURE SPENDING PLAN, THE 2560 01:51:11,765 --> 01:51:13,166 CATEGORIES IN THE SPENDING PLAN. 2561 01:51:13,166 --> 01:51:15,735 THIS AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE ON 2562 01:51:15,735 --> 01:51:18,204 AN ANNUAL BASES ANY UNEXPENDED 2563 01:51:18,204 --> 01:51:21,975 TRANSIT SERVICE FUNDING IS 2564 01:51:21,975 --> 01:51:25,912 REDIRECTED TO THE TRANSIT AND 2565 01:51:25,912 --> 01:51:26,546 ACCESSIBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE 2566 01:51:26,546 --> 01:51:27,814 CATEGORY. THE AMENDMENT FURTHER 2567 01:51:27,814 --> 01:51:31,017 REQUIRES THAT ANY FUNDING, ANY 2568 01:51:31,017 --> 01:51:33,019 SUCH FUNDING IS PRIORITIZED FOR 2569 01:51:33,019 --> 01:51:36,423 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT 2570 01:51:36,423 --> 01:51:38,725 SUPPORT INCREASED OR ENHANCED 2571 01:51:38,725 --> 01:51:39,092 ACCESSIBILITY. 2572 01:51:39,092 --> 01:51:43,563 >> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES TO PILE 2573 01:51:43,563 --> 01:51:44,531 ON FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. THIS 2574 01:51:44,531 --> 01:51:45,598 AMENDMENT WOULD CLARIFY WHAT 2575 01:51:45,598 --> 01:51:51,805 WOULD LANE IF THERE WERE LEFT -- 2576 01:51:51,805 --> 01:51:57,110 WOULD HAPPEN IF THERE WERE 2577 01:51:57,110 --> 01:51:59,612 LEFTOVER FUNDS. IT WOULD ENSURE 2578 01:51:59,612 --> 01:52:03,817 THAT THE FUNDS ARE SPENT ON, ON 2579 01:52:03,817 --> 01:52:05,385 TRANSIT AND SERVICES AS WELL. IF 2580 01:52:05,385 --> 01:52:10,757 NOT, YOU KNOW, THE MONEY HERE 2581 01:52:10,757 --> 01:52:13,726 WOULD ROLLOVER AUTOMATICALLY TO 2582 01:52:13,726 --> 01:52:15,628 TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY AND 2583 01:52:15,628 --> 01:52:19,933 ENSURING THAT TRANSIT REMAINS 2584 01:52:19,933 --> 01:52:21,334 ACCESSIBLE AND SAFE CONNECTIONS 2585 01:52:21,334 --> 01:52:24,537 TO TRANSIT AS WELL. THERE ARE, 2586 01:52:24,537 --> 01:52:26,072 FRANKLY, OPEN QUESTIONS, TODAY 2587 01:52:26,072 --> 01:52:32,011 THAT EXISTS ON IF KING COUNTY 2588 01:52:32,011 --> 01:52:34,280 METRO COULD DELIVER A 47% 2589 01:52:34,280 --> 01:52:35,882 EXPANSION OF TRANSIT SERVICE 2590 01:52:35,882 --> 01:52:39,119 THAT THEY CURRENTLY PROVIDE THE 2591 01:52:39,119 --> 01:52:39,652 CITY OF SEATTLE. THEY CAN 2592 01:52:39,652 --> 01:52:43,556 CERTAINLY DO SO OVERNIGHT IF THE 2593 01:52:43,556 --> 01:52:46,259 MEASURE WERE TO PASS. 47% 2594 01:52:46,259 --> 01:52:48,962 INCREASE IN TRANSIT SERVICE IN 2595 01:52:48,962 --> 01:52:53,900 THE CITY OF SEATTLE. HUGE ASK, 2596 01:52:53,900 --> 01:52:55,502 HEAVY LIFT, NONTRIVIAL AMOUNT OF 2597 01:52:55,502 --> 01:52:56,136 EXPANSION AND METRO STATED IT 2598 01:52:56,136 --> 01:52:58,238 MAY TAKE A YEAR OR TWO TO BE 2599 01:52:58,238 --> 01:53:03,810 ABLE TO DELIVER THE FULL AMOUNT 2600 01:53:03,810 --> 01:53:07,213 OF TRANSIT SERVICE THIS PROPOSAL 2601 01:53:07,213 --> 01:53:08,248 CONTEMPLATES. WE NEED A PLAN. 2602 01:53:08,248 --> 01:53:11,885 UNDER MY AMENDMENT, UNUSED FUNDS 2603 01:53:11,885 --> 01:53:17,490 WILL BE USED FOR TRANSIT 2604 01:53:17,490 --> 01:53:21,528 ACCESSIBILITY CAPITAL INVESTMENT 2605 01:53:21,528 --> 01:53:27,167 AND ENHANCE TRANSIT ACCESS AND 2606 01:53:27,167 --> 01:53:32,572 SUPPORT SAFE ACCESS FOR TRANSIT 2607 01:53:32,572 --> 01:53:36,976 FOR PEDESTRIANS. THANK YOU. VICE 2608 01:53:36,976 --> 01:53:39,612 CLAIRE RINCK THE FLOOR IS YOURS. 2609 01:53:39,612 --> 01:53:42,115 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA. I AM 2610 01:53:42,115 --> 01:53:46,186 WONDER FIGURE, JUST FOR THE 2611 01:53:46,186 --> 01:53:46,853 PURPOSES OF UNDERSTANDING THIS 2612 01:53:46,853 --> 01:53:49,255 AMENDMENT IN PRACTICE, I KNOW I 2613 01:53:49,255 --> 01:53:50,757 HAVE BEEN THROUGH ONE BUDGET 2614 01:53:50,757 --> 01:53:51,891 PROCESS BEFORE, ALWAYS A BLUR. I 2615 01:53:51,891 --> 01:53:55,094 AM WONDERING IF YOU CAN WALK 2616 01:53:55,094 --> 01:53:56,596 THROUGH HOW HISTORICALLY WE 2617 01:53:56,596 --> 01:53:58,398 REGARDED UNDERSPEND IN THE 2618 01:53:58,398 --> 01:53:59,933 BUDGET PROCESS WHEN IT RELATES 2619 01:53:59,933 --> 01:54:06,773 TO UNDERSPEND IN STM HOW WE 2620 01:54:06,773 --> 01:54:07,340 REGARD TODAY IN TRADITIONAL 2621 01:54:07,340 --> 01:54:12,345 BUDGET PROCESS? I AM WONDERING 2622 01:54:12,345 --> 01:54:18,184 ALSO CHAIR STRAUSS, PARDON MERE, 2623 01:54:18,184 --> 01:54:20,720 I MEAN COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2624 01:54:20,720 --> 01:54:25,058 >> ARE YOU ASKING THROUGH ME? 2625 01:54:25,058 --> 01:54:28,428 DIRECTING A QUESTION TO STRAUSS? 2626 01:54:28,428 --> 01:54:29,395 AS BUDGET C CHAIR? 2627 01:54:29,395 --> 01:54:31,231 >> IF SO, YES. 2628 01:54:31,231 --> 01:54:35,134 >> HAPPY TO SHARE. THANK YOU, 2629 01:54:35,134 --> 01:54:37,170 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. AS WITH ALL 2630 01:54:37,170 --> 01:54:40,807 LEVEES WE HAVE BEFORE VOTERS, 2631 01:54:40,807 --> 01:54:43,309 THIS IS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, 2632 01:54:43,309 --> 01:54:44,244 EARLY LEARNING, SEATTLE TRANSIT, 2633 01:54:44,244 --> 01:54:45,011 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 2634 01:54:45,011 --> 01:54:46,613 YOU ARE CATCHING ME A LITTLE OFF 2635 01:54:46,613 --> 01:54:52,919 GUARD. I WILL SAY THERE IS 2636 01:54:52,919 --> 01:54:54,254 UNDERSPEND ACROSS ALL 2637 01:54:54,254 --> 01:54:56,422 DEPARTMENTS. LAST YEAR IT WAS 2638 01:54:56,422 --> 01:54:57,857 FOUND UNDERSPEND FROM A LEVEE 2639 01:54:57,857 --> 01:55:00,026 THAT WE DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY 2640 01:55:00,026 --> 01:55:00,960 MORE, GOOD WORK, JASMINE. EVERY 2641 01:55:00,960 --> 01:55:05,265 YEAR WE ARE ABLE TO FIND DOLLARS 2642 01:55:05,265 --> 01:55:06,899 THAT MAYBE WERE NOT SPENT. BUT, 2643 01:55:06,899 --> 01:55:10,937 WITH IN PARTICULAR SEATTLE 2644 01:55:10,937 --> 01:55:11,838 TRANSIT MEASURE THROUGHOUT THE 2645 01:55:11,838 --> 01:55:13,740 COURSE OF THE PANDEMIC THEY WERE 2646 01:55:13,740 --> 01:55:16,743 ABLE TO SELL US THE HOURS WE 2647 01:55:16,743 --> 01:55:18,311 WANTED TO PURCHASE. WE FUNDED 2648 01:55:18,311 --> 01:55:20,613 CONCRETE AND I WOULD PERSONALLY 2649 01:55:20,613 --> 01:55:23,983 PUT FORWARD IN AN AMENDMENT OF 2650 01:55:23,983 --> 01:55:24,717 AMBASSADORS AND WORKED WITH 2651 01:55:24,717 --> 01:55:26,052 CHAIR SAKA. THESE ARE IMPORTANT 2652 01:55:26,052 --> 01:55:28,254 THINGS WE PUT IN TO MAKE SURE 2653 01:55:28,254 --> 01:55:28,888 TRANSIT IS ACCESSIBLE FOR 2654 01:55:28,888 --> 01:55:31,224 EVERYONE. IN THE COURSE OF THE 2655 01:55:31,224 --> 01:55:33,192 LAST NUMBER OF YEARS WHEN METRO 2656 01:55:33,192 --> 01:55:35,161 COULD NOT PURCHASE ALL OF THE 2657 01:55:35,161 --> 01:55:38,931 HOURS WE WERE TRYING, WE STARTED 2658 01:55:38,931 --> 01:55:43,936 SPENDING ON OTHER RELATED BUT 2659 01:55:43,936 --> 01:55:46,472 NOT TRANSIT OUR THINGS. AND EVEN 2660 01:55:46,472 --> 01:55:48,541 LAST YEAR PILOT PROGRAMS LIKE 2661 01:55:48,541 --> 01:55:50,543 GOLDEN GARDENS DIRECT WAS FUNDED 2662 01:55:50,543 --> 01:55:51,711 WITH UNDERSPEND FROM THE TRANSIT 2663 01:55:51,711 --> 01:55:57,784 CENTER. SO, IT IS NOT UNLIKE ANY 2664 01:55:57,784 --> 01:55:58,551 OTHER DEPARTMENT. IT HAPPENS 2665 01:55:58,551 --> 01:55:59,986 EVERY YEAR. YOU WILL HEAR FROM 2666 01:55:59,986 --> 01:56:03,489 ME LATER I WISH WE COULD BUY AS 2667 01:56:03,489 --> 01:56:05,591 MANY HOURS AS POSSIBLE FROM 2668 01:56:05,591 --> 01:56:08,094 METRO BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE A 2669 01:56:08,094 --> 01:56:11,998 DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. THAT IS 2670 01:56:11,998 --> 01:56:13,800 HOW THE BUDGET WORKED WITH US. 2671 01:56:13,800 --> 01:56:14,233 THANK YOU. 2672 01:56:14,233 --> 01:56:15,034 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. 2673 01:56:15,034 --> 01:56:16,836 >> THANK YOU FOR AFFORDING ME 2674 01:56:16,836 --> 01:56:17,870 THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT 2675 01:56:17,870 --> 01:56:20,006 INPUT FROM OUR BUDGET CHAIR. AND 2676 01:56:20,006 --> 01:56:22,342 I AM WONDERING IF CENTRAL STAFF 2677 01:56:22,342 --> 01:56:23,476 WOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD-ON TO 2678 01:56:23,476 --> 01:56:26,446 HIS POINT. THE THING THAT I AM 2679 01:56:26,446 --> 01:56:28,047 TRYING TO SEE IF WITH THIS 2680 01:56:28,047 --> 01:56:29,615 AMENDMENT HOW DOES IT CHANGE OUR 2681 01:56:29,615 --> 01:56:36,322 OPTIONS WHEN WE COME TO BUDGET 2682 01:56:36,322 --> 01:56:36,622 THIS YEAR? 2683 01:56:36,622 --> 01:56:41,461 >> SURE. VICE CHAIR. SO, THE 2684 01:56:41,461 --> 01:56:43,796 REVENUE GENERATED GOES INTO ITS 2685 01:56:43,796 --> 01:56:46,366 OWN FUND OF CHECKING ACCOUNT. 2686 01:56:46,366 --> 01:56:47,834 DEDICATED TO SUPPORT THE TYPES 2687 01:56:47,834 --> 01:56:50,737 OF INVESTMENTS THAT ARE 2688 01:56:50,737 --> 01:56:54,073 IDENTIFIED IN THERE ORDINANCE. 2689 01:56:54,073 --> 01:56:55,775 INVESTMENTS THAT WE MAKE IN 2690 01:56:55,775 --> 01:57:00,313 CAPITAL AND BACKED BY STM THAT 2691 01:57:00,313 --> 01:57:02,448 ARE UNSPENT, AUTOMATICALLY CARRY 2692 01:57:02,448 --> 01:57:03,783 INTO FUTURE YEARS. INVESTMENTS 2693 01:57:03,783 --> 01:57:06,919 IN TRANSIT ARE ON THE OPERATION 2694 01:57:06,919 --> 01:57:08,388 SIDE. SO THEY DO NOT 2695 01:57:08,388 --> 01:57:10,656 AUTOMATICALLY CARRY IT AND THEY 2696 01:57:10,656 --> 01:57:16,896 LAPSE BACK TO THE FUND. SO, THEY 2697 01:57:16,896 --> 01:57:22,435 STAY DEDICATED TO THIS STM FUND. 2698 01:57:22,435 --> 01:57:27,974 I GUESS ONE OTHER THING TO 2699 01:57:27,974 --> 01:57:29,409 SHARE, AS I UNDERSTOOD FROM 2700 01:57:29,409 --> 01:57:31,444 S-DOT, THE MONEY FROM GARDEN 2701 01:57:31,444 --> 01:57:38,351 LINE WAS TAKEN FROM OTHER 2702 01:57:38,351 --> 01:57:43,055 SERVICE NOT FROM UNSPENT FUND 2703 01:57:43,055 --> 01:57:43,322 BALANCE. 2704 01:57:43,322 --> 01:57:48,094 >> FIRST OFF, THANK YOU, COUNCIL 2705 01:57:48,094 --> 01:57:49,562 MEMBERS STRAUSS. VICE CHAIR, ANY 2706 01:57:49,562 --> 01:57:50,163 MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? 2707 01:57:50,163 --> 01:57:52,298 >> HAPPY TO TURN IT OVER. THANK 2708 01:57:52,298 --> 01:57:52,498 YOU. 2709 01:57:52,498 --> 01:57:52,899 >> GO AHEAD. 2710 01:57:52,899 --> 01:57:55,768 >> DIGGING INTO THIS A LITTLE 2711 01:57:55,768 --> 01:57:56,502 MORE. YOU RECEIVED NEW 2712 01:57:56,502 --> 01:57:58,237 INFORMATION FROM S-DOT IT WAS 2713 01:57:58,237 --> 01:57:59,939 TAKEN FROM TRANSIT SERVICE AND 2714 01:57:59,939 --> 01:58:01,374 NOT UNDER SPENT? 2715 01:58:01,374 --> 01:58:02,074 >> CORRECT. 2716 01:58:02,074 --> 01:58:03,776 >> AND THIS WAS RECEIVED, WHEN? 2717 01:58:03,776 --> 01:58:06,846 >> OVER THE COURSE OF THIS 2718 01:58:06,846 --> 01:58:11,551 ORDINANCE DEVELOPMENT. 2719 01:58:11,551 --> 01:58:13,553 >> SO THIS IS NEW INFORMATION 2720 01:58:13,553 --> 01:58:14,320 FROM LAST BUDGET SESSION 2721 01:58:14,320 --> 01:58:16,055 >> IF IT IS NEW TO YOU THEN YES, 2722 01:58:16,055 --> 01:58:16,756 IT IS NEW 2723 01:58:16,756 --> 01:58:26,199 >> IT IS A CHANGE OF INFORMATION 2724 01:58:26,199 --> 01:58:27,900 FROM LAST NOVEMBER? 2725 01:58:27,900 --> 01:58:28,367 >> YES. 2726 01:58:28,367 --> 01:58:28,734 >> THANK YOU. 2727 01:58:28,734 --> 01:58:33,973 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2728 01:58:33,973 --> 01:58:34,240 STRAUSS. 2729 01:58:34,240 --> 01:58:36,742 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER THE 2730 01:58:36,742 --> 01:58:37,910 FLOOR IS YOURS. 2731 01:58:37,910 --> 01:58:39,512 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO 2732 01:58:39,512 --> 01:58:42,715 DIG INTO THE AMENDMENT THAT I 2733 01:58:42,715 --> 01:58:45,518 GOT A FULL UNDERSTANDING. SO, WE 2734 01:58:45,518 --> 01:58:47,687 ALREADY, AS IS, REQUIRE AN 2735 01:58:47,687 --> 01:58:48,287 ANNUAL REPORT AROUND SERVICE. 2736 01:58:48,287 --> 01:58:49,755 THIS FIRST PORTION OF THIS OUT 2737 01:58:49,755 --> 01:58:53,459 LINES THE DETAILS OF A SEPARATE 2738 01:58:53,459 --> 01:58:54,994 ANNUAL REPORT. BUT, I WANT TO 2739 01:58:54,994 --> 01:58:57,930 COME BACK TO THAT. BUT I WANT TO 2740 01:58:57,930 --> 01:58:59,632 TURN OUR ATTENTION TO SECTION 7. 2741 01:58:59,632 --> 01:59:05,071 WHICH I READ TO BE THAT COUNCIL 2742 01:59:05,071 --> 01:59:06,706 APPROVAL OF TRANSIT SERVICE 2743 01:59:06,706 --> 01:59:09,942 PURCHASES IS REQUIRED BY SERVICE 2744 01:59:09,942 --> 01:59:11,210 HOURS AND ROUTE SERVED ANNUALLY. 2745 01:59:11,210 --> 01:59:12,712 DOES THAT MEAN THAT AS WE THINK 2746 01:59:12,712 --> 01:59:14,046 ABOUT SORT OF THE BALANCE 2747 01:59:14,046 --> 01:59:16,249 BETWEEN, AND I KNOW WE HEARD 2748 01:59:16,249 --> 01:59:17,783 COMMENT ABOUT THIS EARLIER, THE 2749 01:59:17,783 --> 01:59:21,587 ROLE THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS IN 2750 01:59:21,587 --> 01:59:22,455 DIGGING INTO AND PROPOSING WORK 2751 01:59:22,455 --> 01:59:23,923 AND FIGURING OUT WHERE WE ARE 2752 01:59:23,923 --> 01:59:26,459 GOING TO BUY OUR SERVICE IF I 2753 01:59:26,459 --> 01:59:27,760 READ THIS PART CORRECTLY IT 2754 01:59:27,760 --> 01:59:29,829 MEANS THAT WE WOULD THEN BE 2755 01:59:29,829 --> 01:59:30,930 REQUIRED TO APPROVE THE 2756 01:59:30,930 --> 01:59:32,598 PURCHASES PRIOR TO THOSE 2757 01:59:32,598 --> 01:59:33,766 DECISIONS BEING MADE ON AN 2758 01:59:33,766 --> 01:59:35,668 ANNUAL BASIS, IS THAT CORRECT? 2759 01:59:35,668 --> 01:59:42,441 >> THAT IS ONE SCENARIO THAT 2760 01:59:42,441 --> 01:59:44,510 COULD APPLY IF THIS AMENDMENT 2761 01:59:44,510 --> 01:59:47,313 WERE PASSED WITH THE BILL. AND 2762 01:59:47,313 --> 01:59:52,418 IT COULD REFERENCE THE BUDGET 2763 01:59:52,418 --> 01:59:53,419 PROCESS DURING WHICH COUNCIL 2764 01:59:53,419 --> 01:59:57,690 APPROVES S-.SPENDING PLAN 2765 01:59:57,690 --> 01:59:58,257 INCLUDING WHAT IS DESCRIBED 2766 01:59:58,257 --> 01:59:58,457 HERE. 2767 01:59:58,457 --> 01:59:59,859 >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. WHAT I AM 2768 01:59:59,859 --> 02:00:05,464 TRYING TO GET AT HERE, TOO, IS 2769 02:00:05,464 --> 02:00:09,302 AN UNDERSTANDING. OF JUST THE 2770 02:00:09,302 --> 02:00:10,336 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AS IS 2771 02:00:10,336 --> 02:00:10,970 PROCESS. COUNCIL HAS DECISIONS 2772 02:00:10,970 --> 02:00:13,239 THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE ON AN 2773 02:00:13,239 --> 02:00:18,311 ANNUAL BASIS AND WHETHER OR NOT 2774 02:00:18,311 --> 02:00:19,845 IT IS CHANGING THAT PROCESS. AND 2775 02:00:19,845 --> 02:00:20,980 OUR EXISTING PROCESS OR ADDING 2776 02:00:20,980 --> 02:00:23,683 AN A DECISIONAL ONE ON TO IT. 2777 02:00:23,683 --> 02:00:25,685 THAT FEELS UNCLEAR TO ME. I 2778 02:00:25,685 --> 02:00:27,220 APPRECIATE THAT, YOUR RESPONSE 2779 02:00:27,220 --> 02:00:29,355 TO THE FIRST QUESTION. IT SORT 2780 02:00:29,355 --> 02:00:32,124 OF DOUBLES DOWN ON THAT. THAT IS 2781 02:00:32,124 --> 02:00:32,758 ONE INTERPRETATION. THAT COULD 2782 02:00:32,758 --> 02:00:34,160 BE ANOTHER. I WANT TO MAKE SURE 2783 02:00:34,160 --> 02:00:38,397 THIS IS THE FUTURE THAT WE ARE 2784 02:00:38,397 --> 02:00:42,168 BRINGING TO IF THIS AMENDMENT 2785 02:00:42,168 --> 02:00:42,401 PASSES. 2786 02:00:42,401 --> 02:00:48,240 >> TO ME THE KEY PHRASE IS 2787 02:00:48,240 --> 02:00:50,810 "HOURS." "SERVICE HOURS" AND "IN 2788 02:00:50,810 --> 02:00:55,047 ROUTE" THERE IS FLOW REQUIREMENT 2789 02:00:55,047 --> 02:00:56,616 THAT INFORMATION BE PROVIDED TO 2790 02:00:56,616 --> 02:00:59,852 THE COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE COUNCIL 2791 02:00:59,852 --> 02:01:05,224 A ADOPTION OF A BUDGET. THAT IS 2792 02:01:05,224 --> 02:01:10,896 THE NUANCE. THE SAME YEAR 2793 02:01:10,896 --> 02:01:12,665 PROCESS IS ALSO NEW. THIS 2794 02:01:12,665 --> 02:01:14,867 AMENDMENT STATES BY DECEMBER 2795 02:01:14,867 --> 02:01:17,169 31st OF EACH YEAR S-.SHOULD 2796 02:01:17,169 --> 02:01:18,771 REPORT TO COUNCIL THE UNSPENT 2797 02:01:18,771 --> 02:01:21,641 APPROPRIATION FOR TRANSIT 2798 02:01:21,641 --> 02:01:26,045 SERVICE IN THAT YEAR. CURRENTLY 2799 02:01:26,045 --> 02:01:29,649 S-DOT RECONCILES THE SPENDING IN 2800 02:01:29,649 --> 02:01:32,685 THE NEXT YEAR. SO, S-DOT HAS NOT 2801 02:01:32,685 --> 02:01:34,754 BEEN REQUIRED TO STATE BY 2802 02:01:34,754 --> 02:01:40,626 DECEMBER 31st OF A GIVEN YEAR 2803 02:01:40,626 --> 02:01:45,831 WHAT FUNDING HAS NOT BEEN 2804 02:01:45,831 --> 02:01:51,137 SPENDED. IF SPENT. 2805 02:01:51,137 --> 02:01:53,873 >> I HAVE THAT AS AMENDMENT 5. 2806 02:01:53,873 --> 02:01:55,174 >> OH, SORRY. 2807 02:01:55,174 --> 02:01:56,475 >> WE ARE DISCUSSING AMENDMENT 2808 02:01:56,475 --> 02:01:57,043 3, I BELIEVE. 2809 02:01:57,043 --> 02:02:04,317 >> I AM, I AM SORRY, I AM 2810 02:02:04,317 --> 02:02:06,485 GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF. 2811 02:02:06,485 --> 02:02:10,423 >> OKAY. YES. ANTICIPATED 2812 02:02:10,423 --> 02:02:12,725 UNSPENT APPROPRIATIONS OF 2813 02:02:12,725 --> 02:02:16,395 TRANSIT SERVICE IN THAT YEAR. 2814 02:02:16,395 --> 02:02:19,865 >> I APOLOGIZE, I SENT US DOWN 2815 02:02:19,865 --> 02:02:20,833 THE WRONG ROAD, ANN. 2816 02:02:20,833 --> 02:02:23,302 >> I WENT DOWN IT DUMBLY. [ 2817 02:02:23,302 --> 02:02:23,602 LAUGHTER ] 2818 02:02:23,602 --> 02:02:25,204 >> OKAY. THANK YOU, ANN, THANK 2819 02:02:25,204 --> 02:02:26,739 YOU, CHAIR. I WILL COME BACK 2820 02:02:26,739 --> 02:02:29,275 WHEN WE GET TO AMENDMENT 5. 2821 02:02:29,275 --> 02:02:34,747 >> ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2822 02:02:34,747 --> 02:02:37,450 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. IN TERMS OF 2823 02:02:37,450 --> 02:02:38,484 SERVICE AND AREN'T WE 2824 02:02:38,484 --> 02:02:45,057 ANTICIPATING THAT COSTS KIND OF 2825 02:02:45,057 --> 02:02:47,326 WILL GO UP OVER TIME? I WONDER 2826 02:02:47,326 --> 02:02:48,728 IS THERE A PLAN FOR THAT? I 2827 02:02:48,728 --> 02:02:52,765 GUESS I CAN SEE A BENEFIT FROM 2828 02:02:52,765 --> 02:02:58,237 UNSPENT APPROPRIATIONS EARLY IN 2829 02:02:58,237 --> 02:03:03,442 THE 10 YEAR LEVY. INCLUDING, 2830 02:03:03,442 --> 02:03:05,845 JUST SO COULD YOU TALK ABOUT 2831 02:03:05,845 --> 02:03:07,713 THAT AND HOW UNSPENT 2832 02:03:07,713 --> 02:03:13,652 APPROPRIATIONS COULD BE USED TO 2833 02:03:13,652 --> 02:03:18,791 KIND OF PLAN FOR FUTURE 2834 02:03:18,791 --> 02:03:20,526 INCREASES. 2835 02:03:20,526 --> 02:03:24,396 >> I DON'T KNOW LGT MATH OF 2836 02:03:24,396 --> 02:03:26,232 REVERVING TO PLAN FOR UNEXPENDED 2837 02:03:26,232 --> 02:03:35,775 COST LATER IN A LEVY. I DO KNOW 2838 02:03:35,775 --> 02:03:37,576 THAT LEVY PLANNERS OFTEN -- I 2839 02:03:37,576 --> 02:03:39,945 COSTS CAN GO UP AT A HIGHER RATE 2840 02:03:39,945 --> 02:03:42,214 THAN PLANNED FOR. I DON'T HAVE 2841 02:03:42,214 --> 02:03:44,016 THAT INFORMATION HERE. I WOULD 2842 02:03:44,016 --> 02:03:46,218 BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP. OH, 2843 02:03:46,218 --> 02:03:47,253 AMANDA HAS SOMETHING TO ADD HERE 2844 02:03:47,253 --> 02:03:53,893 >> SO, THE SPEND PLAN THAT CAME 2845 02:03:53,893 --> 02:03:56,395 THROUGH FROM THE EXECUTIVE SIDE 2846 02:03:56,395 --> 02:03:59,999 DOES INCLUDE A RESERVE FOR WHAT 2847 02:03:59,999 --> 02:04:00,666 YOU DISCUSSED. WE ANTICIPATE 2848 02:04:00,666 --> 02:04:02,668 LABOR COSTS GOING UP OTHERS 2849 02:04:02,668 --> 02:04:03,435 OTHER COSTS WILL INCREASE. SO, 2850 02:04:03,435 --> 02:04:07,373 WE ARE SAVING MONEY ON THE FRONT 2851 02:04:07,373 --> 02:04:13,979 END IN THIS RESERVE TO SPEND IN 2852 02:04:13,979 --> 02:04:16,415 LATER YEARS. THAT BEING SAID, SO 2853 02:04:16,415 --> 02:04:18,717 THAT IS PART OF THE PLAN. THIS 2854 02:04:18,717 --> 02:04:23,722 AMENDMENT WILL NOT CHANGE THAT 2855 02:04:23,722 --> 02:04:27,126 PLAN. WHAT IT IS SAYING WHETHER 2856 02:04:27,126 --> 02:04:28,627 WE HAVE MORE UNDERSPEND THAN 2857 02:04:28,627 --> 02:04:29,929 ANTICIPATED WE WILL MOVE THE 2858 02:04:29,929 --> 02:04:31,964 MONEY. IF YOU ARE RIGHT. IF 2859 02:04:31,964 --> 02:04:33,065 THERE ARE ADDITIONAL UNKNOWN 2860 02:04:33,065 --> 02:04:37,136 THINGS THAT COME UP IN THE 2861 02:04:37,136 --> 02:04:39,171 FUTURE, SPENDING THAT MONEY, 2862 02:04:39,171 --> 02:04:41,941 EARLY, WOULD MAKE IT MORE 2863 02:04:41,941 --> 02:04:45,811 DIFFICULT TO ABSORB FUTURE 2864 02:04:45,811 --> 02:04:48,180 CHANGES THAT ARE CURRENTLY 2865 02:04:48,180 --> 02:04:48,480 UNFORESEEN? 2866 02:04:48,480 --> 02:04:51,016 >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. 2867 02:04:51,016 --> 02:04:52,218 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN, 2868 02:04:52,218 --> 02:04:55,054 FOSTER, IS IT A NEW HAND OR WHAT 2869 02:04:55,054 --> 02:04:56,655 WE ARE DISCUSSING NEXT? 2870 02:04:56,655 --> 02:04:57,022 >> JUST READY. 2871 02:04:57,022 --> 02:05:01,393 >> ALL RIGHT. YOU ARE A ANXIOUS. 2872 02:05:01,393 --> 02:05:10,436 ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE 2873 02:05:10,436 --> 02:05:10,803 NEXT AMENDMENT. 2874 02:05:10,803 --> 02:05:13,639 >> AMENDMENT 4, REQUIRING ANNUAL 2875 02:05:13,639 --> 02:05:15,708 REPORTING AND ANNUAL APPROVAL OF 2876 02:05:15,708 --> 02:05:17,943 ALL TRANSIT SERVICE PURCHASES BY 2877 02:05:17,943 --> 02:05:20,045 SERVICE HOURS AND ROUTES. THE 2878 02:05:20,045 --> 02:05:24,984 AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE ANNUAL 2879 02:05:24,984 --> 02:05:27,887 REPORTING BY KING COUNTY AND 2880 02:05:27,887 --> 02:05:31,757 PURCHASED WITH SEATTLE TRANSIT 2881 02:05:31,757 --> 02:05:36,695 FUNDING. THOSE DIMENSIONING OF 2882 02:05:36,695 --> 02:05:39,698 FAIR COMPLIANCE. THE FAIR 2883 02:05:39,698 --> 02:05:40,533 RECOVERY RATIO AND ON-TIME 2884 02:05:40,533 --> 02:05:42,201 PERFORMANCE. THE AMENDMENT WOULD 2885 02:05:42,201 --> 02:05:44,737 REQUIRE THE PURCHASE OF TRANSIT 2886 02:05:44,737 --> 02:05:46,572 SERVICE HOURS WITH THIS FUNDING. 2887 02:05:46,572 --> 02:05:51,944 IT WOULD REQUIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL 2888 02:05:51,944 --> 02:05:56,582 APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE OF SUCH 2889 02:05:56,582 --> 02:05:57,349 PURCHASES BY HOURS SERVED. 2890 02:05:57,349 --> 02:05:58,150 APPROVING ANNUAL APPROPRIATION 2891 02:05:58,150 --> 02:06:01,320 AS A TOTAL SUM THROUGH THE 2892 02:06:01,320 --> 02:06:01,954 BUDGET ADOPTION ORDINANCE. 2893 02:06:01,954 --> 02:06:08,260 >> THANK YOU. AND, PILING ON 2894 02:06:08,260 --> 02:06:08,928 FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. COLLEAGUES, 2895 02:06:08,928 --> 02:06:15,901 THIS AMENDMENT IS PRINCIPALLY AN 2896 02:06:15,901 --> 02:06:16,535 ACCOUNTABILITY IN OVERSIGHT AND 2897 02:06:16,535 --> 02:06:20,606 TRANSPARENCY AMENDMENT. IT IS 2898 02:06:20,606 --> 02:06:22,241 ABOUT THOSE THINGS THAT ARE 2899 02:06:22,241 --> 02:06:27,179 NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER. THE 2900 02:06:27,179 --> 02:06:29,415 EXECUTIVE PROPOSAL WOULD DOUBLE 2901 02:06:29,415 --> 02:06:36,655 THE SALES TAX. IT WOULD HELP 2902 02:06:36,655 --> 02:06:37,957 STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT OF, OF 2903 02:06:37,957 --> 02:06:41,126 IMPLEMENTATION FOR THIS 2904 02:06:41,126 --> 02:06:44,997 PROPOSAL. ONE OF THE MOST 2905 02:06:44,997 --> 02:06:46,899 IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THIS IS 2906 02:06:46,899 --> 02:06:49,568 THE FAIR RECOVERY AND COLLEAGUES 2907 02:06:49,568 --> 02:06:53,339 AS YOU KNOW, MEMBERS OF THE 2908 02:06:53,339 --> 02:06:55,975 PUBLIC, OPERATING TRANSIT IS NOT 2909 02:06:55,975 --> 02:06:57,509 ABOUT MAKING OUR MONEY BACK. 2910 02:06:57,509 --> 02:06:59,545 SUCCESSFUL TRANSIT DOES NOT MAKE 2911 02:06:59,545 --> 02:07:00,279 MONEY OR APPEAR REVENUE NEUTRAL 2912 02:07:00,279 --> 02:07:04,950 AT THE END OF THE DAY ON THE 2913 02:07:04,950 --> 02:07:06,385 BALANCE SHEET. THE TAXPAYERS 2914 02:07:06,385 --> 02:07:12,057 MAKING A DECISION TO SUBSIDIZE 2915 02:07:12,057 --> 02:07:18,464 THE COST OF TRANSIT. BECAUSE THE 2916 02:07:18,464 --> 02:07:23,802 NET BENEFITS OF AND BOOSTING AND 2917 02:07:23,802 --> 02:07:26,939 IMPROVING OUR ENVIRONMENT, 2918 02:07:26,939 --> 02:07:28,874 PROMOTING CLIMATE RESILIENCE, 2919 02:07:28,874 --> 02:07:31,610 GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF OUR CARS, 2920 02:07:31,610 --> 02:07:33,579 CARS AND, WHICH HAS IMPACTS ON 2921 02:07:33,579 --> 02:07:44,023 CLIMATE AND ALSO THE STATE OF 2922 02:07:44,023 --> 02:07:49,928 OUR PAVEMENT CONDITIONS. SO MUCH 2923 02:07:49,928 --> 02:07:52,931 MORE. SO, NOT INTENDED TO MAKE 2924 02:07:52,931 --> 02:07:55,067 MONEY FROM FARES ALONE. THAT 2925 02:07:55,067 --> 02:08:02,307 SAID, THE FARE RECOVERY RATIO IS 2926 02:08:02,307 --> 02:08:06,078 ROUGHLY 10%. PRE-PANDEMIC THEY 2927 02:08:06,078 --> 02:08:07,546 WERE CLOSER TO 30 PLUS PERCENT. 2928 02:08:07,546 --> 02:08:11,617 WHICH I THINK MORE ALONG THE 2929 02:08:11,617 --> 02:08:13,485 LINES OF NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR 2930 02:08:13,485 --> 02:08:15,554 TRANSIT. 30-40% RANGE. I DON'T 2931 02:08:15,554 --> 02:08:17,890 THINK WE CAN AND SHOULD IN GOOD 2932 02:08:17,890 --> 02:08:20,092 FAITH PUT A MEASURE BEFORE 2933 02:08:20,092 --> 02:08:24,229 VOTERS THAT WOULD DOUBLE THE TAX 2934 02:08:24,229 --> 02:08:25,297 WITHOUT INSISTING ON STRONGER 2935 02:08:25,297 --> 02:08:25,864 ACCOUNTABILITY, OVERSIGHT, 2936 02:08:25,864 --> 02:08:28,467 INCLUDING WHAT IS OUR PLAN, HOW 2937 02:08:28,467 --> 02:08:31,970 ARE WE GOING TO IMPROVE UPON THE 2938 02:08:31,970 --> 02:08:35,207 FARE RECOVERY RATIO. GETTING IT 2939 02:08:35,207 --> 02:08:40,446 TO A MORE NORM ALLSTATE. SO, 2940 02:08:40,446 --> 02:08:47,653 ADDITIONAL SALES TAX IS NOT 2941 02:08:47,653 --> 02:08:51,657 SOLELY FUNDING AND SUBSIDIZING 2942 02:08:51,657 --> 02:08:56,028 THIS. 8.5% WAS THE FARE RECOVERY 2943 02:08:56,028 --> 02:09:02,034 FOR METRO IN 2025. SO, AGAIN, 2944 02:09:02,034 --> 02:09:02,868 THIS, THIS PROPOSAL STRENGTHENED 2945 02:09:02,868 --> 02:09:04,837 OVERSIGHT, ACCOUNTABILITY, 2946 02:09:04,837 --> 02:09:05,604 TRANSPARENCY, CRITICALLY NEEDED 2947 02:09:05,604 --> 02:09:07,139 NOW MORE THAN EVER. ESPECIALLY 2948 02:09:07,139 --> 02:09:09,475 WHEN WE ARE REFERRING TO A 2949 02:09:09,475 --> 02:09:15,280 PROPOSAL THAT WOULD DOUBLE THE 2950 02:09:15,280 --> 02:09:23,055 SALES TAX, AGGRESSIVE TAX. ON 2951 02:09:23,055 --> 02:09:23,655 EVERYDAY PEOPLE. THANK YOU. 2952 02:09:23,655 --> 02:09:24,289 COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? 2953 02:09:24,289 --> 02:09:27,459 I AM GOING TO FIRST SEE IF 2954 02:09:27,459 --> 02:09:28,427 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, THERE IS 2955 02:09:28,427 --> 02:09:30,929 THE HAND, GO AHEAD. THE FLOOR IS 2956 02:09:30,929 --> 02:09:31,163 YOURS. 2957 02:09:31,163 --> 02:09:37,069 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR. 2958 02:09:37,069 --> 02:09:38,804 AND, APOLOGIES TO CENTRAL STAFF 2959 02:09:38,804 --> 02:09:40,305 FOR GETTING US MIXED UP EARLIER. 2960 02:09:40,305 --> 02:09:42,407 APPRECIATE YOU. I AM GOING TO 2961 02:09:42,407 --> 02:09:45,110 ASK YOU THE SAME QUESTION NOW 2962 02:09:45,110 --> 02:09:48,080 THAT I DON'T MIX UP OUR 2963 02:09:48,080 --> 02:09:49,281 AMENDMENTS. I APPRECIATE HEARING 2964 02:09:49,281 --> 02:09:52,217 FROM THE CHAIR AND THE FARE 2965 02:09:52,217 --> 02:09:52,985 RECOVERY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 2966 02:09:52,985 --> 02:09:57,422 NOW, I AM GOING TO SAY WHERE I 2967 02:09:57,422 --> 02:09:59,825 WAS LOOKING BEFORE. SECTION 7. 2968 02:09:59,825 --> 02:10:03,962 THE COUNCIL APPROVAL OF TRANSIT 2969 02:10:03,962 --> 02:10:07,132 PURCHASES. THIS IS SAYING WE ARE 2970 02:10:07,132 --> 02:10:09,234 APPROVING BY SERVICE HOURS AND 2971 02:10:09,234 --> 02:10:10,736 ROUTES SERVED ANNUALLY THROUGH 2972 02:10:10,736 --> 02:10:15,908 FUTURE ORDINANCE. SO, AS I 2973 02:10:15,908 --> 02:10:18,510 UNDERSTAND IT GIVES US THE 2974 02:10:18,510 --> 02:10:19,244 RESPONSIBILITY IN THE BEGINNING, 2975 02:10:19,244 --> 02:10:21,113 THE BUDGET, SIGNING OFF ON THE 2976 02:10:21,113 --> 02:10:22,247 SERVICE ROUTES. YOU CAN TALK 2977 02:10:22,247 --> 02:10:23,682 ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2978 02:10:23,682 --> 02:10:27,619 AS IT AND THEN THE AS WOULD BE 2979 02:10:27,619 --> 02:10:32,858 WITH THIS AMENDMENT, 2980 02:10:32,858 --> 02:10:33,425 PARTICULARLY IN REGARDS TO 2981 02:10:33,425 --> 02:10:34,226 SECTION 7? 2982 02:10:34,226 --> 02:10:37,596 >> I AM GOING TO LET AMANDA TALK 2983 02:10:37,596 --> 02:10:39,565 A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AS-IS 2984 02:10:39,565 --> 02:10:44,636 ASPECT OF THAT QUESTION. I JUST 2985 02:10:44,636 --> 02:10:46,538 WANT TO SAY, AGAIN, APOLOGY FOR 2986 02:10:46,538 --> 02:10:49,341 GETTING MIXED UP. IT IS BY 2987 02:10:49,341 --> 02:10:52,211 SERVICE HOURS AND ROUTES SERVED 2988 02:10:52,211 --> 02:10:52,845 ANNUALLY. THROUGH FUTURE 2989 02:10:52,845 --> 02:10:56,515 ORDINANCE THIS, THIS AMENDMENT 2990 02:10:56,515 --> 02:10:59,618 IS NOT SPECIFIC ABOUT IF THAT 2991 02:10:59,618 --> 02:11:02,454 ORDINANCE IS THE BUDGET 2992 02:11:02,454 --> 02:11:04,723 ORDINANCE THAT IN THE FUTURE 2993 02:11:04,723 --> 02:11:06,458 WILL INCLUDE MORE INFORMATION, 2994 02:11:06,458 --> 02:11:09,461 THAT IS SERVICE INFORMATION AND 2995 02:11:09,461 --> 02:11:10,462 ROUTES SERVED OR SEPARATE 2996 02:11:10,462 --> 02:11:12,464 ORDINANCE. THIS, THERE IS, WHAT 2997 02:11:12,464 --> 02:11:16,368 IS DESCRIBED IN THIS AMENDMENT 2998 02:11:16,368 --> 02:11:18,003 IS A SIGNIFICANTLY NEW WRINKLE 2999 02:11:18,003 --> 02:11:21,640 FOR THE CITY FOR S-DOT AND 3000 02:11:21,640 --> 02:11:23,942 COUNTY METRO. AND I THINK THE 3001 02:11:23,942 --> 02:11:25,143 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 3002 02:11:25,143 --> 02:11:28,747 REQUIREMENTS OF THIS AMENDMENT 3003 02:11:28,747 --> 02:11:30,215 WOULD TAKE CONVERSATION BETWEEN 3004 02:11:30,215 --> 02:11:32,451 THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. JUST TO 3005 02:11:32,451 --> 02:11:38,590 MAKE SURE THAT THE INTENT OF THE 3006 02:11:38,590 --> 02:11:43,762 AMENDMENT IS BEING MET. AND 3007 02:11:43,762 --> 02:11:49,234 LEGISLATIVELY POSSIBLE SOLUTION. 3008 02:11:49,234 --> 02:11:51,803 SO, CURRENTLY, THE CITY COUNCIL 3009 02:11:51,803 --> 02:11:55,240 DOES NOT FOLLOW ANY REVIEW OR 3010 02:11:55,240 --> 02:11:56,708 APPROVAL PROCESS FOR INVESTMENTS 3011 02:11:56,708 --> 02:11:59,945 MADE IN TRANSIT SERVICE HOURS. 3012 02:11:59,945 --> 02:12:03,882 NEITHER DOES KING COUNTY METRO 3013 02:12:03,882 --> 02:12:06,652 COUNCIL APPROVED CHANGES IN OUR 3014 02:12:06,652 --> 02:12:08,854 INVESTMENTS AND BUS ROUTES. THE 3015 02:12:08,854 --> 02:12:09,955 COUNTY COUNCIL DOES HAPPEN TO 3016 02:12:09,955 --> 02:12:11,923 APPROVE WHEN A BUS STOP IS 3017 02:12:11,923 --> 02:12:17,129 CHANGED MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A 3018 02:12:17,129 --> 02:12:18,897 MILE. THEY ALSO APPROVE WHEN A 3019 02:12:18,897 --> 02:12:21,867 ROUTE IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE 3020 02:12:21,867 --> 02:12:25,437 CHANGED BY MORE THAN 20% OF 3021 02:12:25,437 --> 02:12:26,171 WHATEVER ITS ORIGINAL STATE WAS 3022 02:12:26,171 --> 02:12:32,778 AND THEY DO APPROVE WHETHER OR 3023 02:12:32,778 --> 02:12:36,114 NOT NEW ROUTES ARE ADDED. SO, 3024 02:12:36,114 --> 02:12:37,683 THIS WOULD BE A NEW PROCESS. THE 3025 02:12:37,683 --> 02:12:39,051 TIMING FOR THAT WOULD BE 3026 02:12:39,051 --> 02:12:45,324 SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO 3027 02:12:45,324 --> 02:12:46,625 DETERMINE. CURRENTLY S-DOT WORKS 3028 02:12:46,625 --> 02:12:53,098 WITH KING COUNTY METRO ON AN 3029 02:12:53,098 --> 02:12:56,301 ONGOING BASIS. S-DOT STAFF MEETS 3030 02:12:56,301 --> 02:13:00,138 WITH METRO ON A WEEKLY BASIS ON 3031 02:13:00,138 --> 02:13:01,606 ONGOING OPERATIONS, THEY MAKE 3032 02:13:01,606 --> 02:13:04,142 TWEAKS ASK CHANGES, THEY MAKE 3033 02:13:04,142 --> 02:13:05,344 TWO FORMAL CHANGES THROUGHOUT 3034 02:13:05,344 --> 02:13:07,446 THE YEAR TO SERVICE BASED ON 3035 02:13:07,446 --> 02:13:15,654 NEEDS AND CHANGES THAT THEY ARE 3036 02:13:15,654 --> 02:13:18,056 SEEING TO RIDERSHIP. AND, 3037 02:13:18,056 --> 02:13:20,492 REQUIRING AN ANNUAL APPROVAL 3038 02:13:20,492 --> 02:13:21,893 PROCESS WOULD OBVIOUSLY CHANGE 3039 02:13:21,893 --> 02:13:25,997 THAT OF HOW QUICKLY THEY COULD 3040 02:13:25,997 --> 02:13:26,965 MAKE ADDITIONAL CHANGES 3041 02:13:26,965 --> 02:13:28,700 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE WOULD 3042 02:13:28,700 --> 02:13:32,037 THEN BE CURTAILING THAT TO ONCE 3043 02:13:32,037 --> 02:13:32,270 A YEAR. 3044 02:13:32,270 --> 02:13:35,474 >> THANK YOU. AND I DON'T WANT 3045 02:13:35,474 --> 02:13:37,242 TO BELABOR THE POINT. I WANT TO 3046 02:13:37,242 --> 02:13:38,877 MAKE SURE I AM UNDERSTANDING IT 3047 02:13:38,877 --> 02:13:42,347 F. THERE WAS A PLAN BY METRO TO 3048 02:13:42,347 --> 02:13:45,484 MAKE, IF THERE WAS A PLAN BY 3049 02:13:45,484 --> 02:13:47,819 METRO TO MAKE A CHANGE, MIDYEAR, 3050 02:13:47,819 --> 02:13:49,888 WOULD THE LANGUAGE OF THIS 3051 02:13:49,888 --> 02:13:50,789 ORDINANCE THIS HAS ANNUALLY. IT 3052 02:13:50,789 --> 02:13:53,859 IS UNCLEAR TO ME THEY WOULD HAVE 3053 02:13:53,859 --> 02:13:56,194 TO COME BACK AND GET COUNCIL 3054 02:13:56,194 --> 02:13:58,530 APPROVAL OR FOREGO MAKING THAT 3055 02:13:58,530 --> 02:14:00,932 CHANGE TWICE IN A YEAR. 3056 02:14:00,932 --> 02:14:01,366 >> EXACTLY. YEAH. 3057 02:14:01,366 --> 02:14:04,569 >> MY FINAL QUESTION, ARE WE 3058 02:14:04,569 --> 02:14:08,006 AWARE OF ANY OTHER 3059 02:14:08,006 --> 02:14:08,573 MUNICIPALITIES, CITIES OR 3060 02:14:08,573 --> 02:14:14,446 COUNTIES, WHO HAVE THIS LEVEL OF 3061 02:14:14,446 --> 02:14:15,647 DECISION-MAKING REQUIREMENT FOR 3062 02:14:15,647 --> 02:14:17,816 SERVICE HOURS AND ROUTES? 3063 02:14:17,816 --> 02:14:19,451 >> YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE 3064 02:14:19,451 --> 02:14:21,453 COMPRESSED TIME SCHEDULE TO WORK 3065 02:14:21,453 --> 02:14:22,687 ON THE AMENDMENTS I RESEARCHED 3066 02:14:22,687 --> 02:14:25,257 IT IN A CURSORY MANOR AND I DID 3067 02:14:25,257 --> 02:14:27,926 NOT FIND ANY. NOW THAT I HAVE 3068 02:14:27,926 --> 02:14:29,528 MORE TIME I WILL FOLLOW UP AND 3069 02:14:29,528 --> 02:14:32,130 GET BACK TO COUNCILMEMBERS AND 3070 02:14:32,130 --> 02:14:34,699 LET THEM KNOW IF THERE ARE 3071 02:14:34,699 --> 02:14:35,167 COMPARATIVE COUNTIES. 3072 02:14:35,167 --> 02:14:41,940 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU,, CHAIR. 3073 02:14:41,940 --> 02:14:43,241 >> THANK YOU. 3074 02:14:43,241 --> 02:14:44,209 >> THANK YOU. 3075 02:14:44,209 --> 02:14:46,178 >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK THE FLOOR 3076 02:14:46,178 --> 02:14:46,478 IS YOURS. 3077 02:14:46,478 --> 02:14:50,348 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. IF APPROVED 3078 02:14:50,348 --> 02:14:52,651 DOES THIS AMENDMENT INTEND TO 3079 02:14:52,651 --> 02:14:53,852 GIVE AUTHORITY WHAT ROUTES GET 3080 02:14:53,852 --> 02:14:54,519 LEVEL OF SERVICES? 3081 02:14:54,519 --> 02:14:58,924 >> I BELIEVE THAT IS THE 3082 02:14:58,924 --> 02:14:59,191 INSTENT. 3083 02:14:59,191 --> 02:15:01,193 >> UNDERSTOOD. AND HOW DOES THAT 3084 02:15:01,193 --> 02:15:08,233 JIVE? I MEAN THAT SEEMS IN 3085 02:15:08,233 --> 02:15:08,834 CONTRADICTION TO S-DOT EQUITY 3086 02:15:08,834 --> 02:15:11,536 SENTOR METHODOLOGY. I AM NOTING 3087 02:15:11,536 --> 02:15:14,539 THAT, ON THE TOP, MY CONCERNS ON 3088 02:15:14,539 --> 02:15:16,475 THAT POINT. AND, IN TERMS OF 3089 02:15:16,475 --> 02:15:17,142 IMPLEMENTATION, I APPRECIATE THE 3090 02:15:17,142 --> 02:15:19,511 DISCUSSION HOW SOMETHING LIKE 3091 02:15:19,511 --> 02:15:21,680 THIS WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AND 3092 02:15:21,680 --> 02:15:22,848 THAT AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN THE 3093 02:15:22,848 --> 02:15:24,883 AMENDMENT IS NOT SPECIFIC ABOUT 3094 02:15:24,883 --> 02:15:26,718 IF THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE AS 3095 02:15:26,718 --> 02:15:30,088 PART OF THE BUDGET OR A SEPARATE 3096 02:15:30,088 --> 02:15:30,989 STAND ALONE ORDINANCE. I AM 3097 02:15:30,989 --> 02:15:33,158 CURIOUS IF I MAY ASK THE SPONSOR 3098 02:15:33,158 --> 02:15:34,359 IF YOU HAVE AN INTENDED PATHWAY 3099 02:15:34,359 --> 02:15:37,195 THERE JUST SO I AM CLEAR IF YOU 3100 02:15:37,195 --> 02:15:40,332 HAD A PATHWAY IN MIND. 3101 02:15:40,332 --> 02:15:42,067 >> INTENDED PATHWAY REGARDING 3102 02:15:42,067 --> 02:15:42,501 WHAT SPECIFICALLY? 3103 02:15:42,501 --> 02:15:50,775 >> THE MATTER RELATED TO WHAT 3104 02:15:50,775 --> 02:15:52,511 THIS AMENDMENT SPEAKS OF HAVING 3105 02:15:52,511 --> 02:15:54,813 AN ORDINANCE AND SERVICE HOURS 3106 02:15:54,813 --> 02:15:56,414 AND ROUTES SERVED ANNUALLY. AND 3107 02:15:56,414 --> 02:15:58,850 CENTRAL STAFF NOTED IS IS, IT IS 3108 02:15:58,850 --> 02:16:01,786 NOT SPECIFIC AS TO IF THE BUDGET 3109 02:16:01,786 --> 02:16:03,622 PROCESS WOULD COUNT AS THAT 3110 02:16:03,622 --> 02:16:06,057 ORDINANCE OR A STAND ALONE 3111 02:16:06,057 --> 02:16:11,196 ORDINANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO 3112 02:16:11,196 --> 02:16:11,830 UNDERSTAND YOUR INTENT. 3113 02:16:11,830 --> 02:16:18,537 >> THE INTENT IS MAKING SURE WE 3114 02:16:18,537 --> 02:16:20,238 HAVE FULL TRANSPARENCY. MEMBERS 3115 02:16:20,238 --> 02:16:23,308 AS A COUNCIL. ABLE TO PROVIDE 3116 02:16:23,308 --> 02:16:24,142 EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT AND CONTROL 3117 02:16:24,142 --> 02:16:26,311 OF THIS SPENDING AND NOT WRITING 3118 02:16:26,311 --> 02:16:32,317 IN THE EXECUTIVE A BLANK CHECK 3119 02:16:32,317 --> 02:16:34,853 EVERY YEAR. AND I THINK IT IS A 3120 02:16:34,853 --> 02:16:36,421 GREAT OPPORTUNITY. THERE MAY BE, 3121 02:16:36,421 --> 02:16:42,227 I AM OPEN TO OTHER WAYS TO 3122 02:16:42,227 --> 02:16:43,628 SUBSTANTIALLY ACHIEVE THE SAME 3123 02:16:43,628 --> 02:16:48,033 SHARED GOALS IN TERMS OF MAKING 3124 02:16:48,033 --> 02:16:49,067 SURE THAT COUNCILMEMBERS CAN 3125 02:16:49,067 --> 02:16:54,005 PROVIDE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A 3126 02:16:54,005 --> 02:16:56,341 YEARLY KIND OF SPENDING HOW 3127 02:16:56,341 --> 02:16:58,043 THESE FUNDS ARE SPENT TOO BOOST 3128 02:16:58,043 --> 02:16:59,110 FUNDS OF SERVICE IN THE 3129 02:16:59,110 --> 02:17:00,779 DISTRICT. I THINK IT IS AN 3130 02:17:00,779 --> 02:17:03,181 EFFECTIVE WAY. PLAY NOT BE THE 3131 02:17:03,181 --> 02:17:07,752 ONLY WAY IN TERMS OF THIS BEING 3132 02:17:07,752 --> 02:17:10,455 ONLY FOR A FUTURE ORDINANCE BEST 3133 02:17:10,455 --> 02:17:13,525 BE DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET 3134 02:17:13,525 --> 02:17:14,793 PROCESS OR OTHER MID-YEAR. I AM 3135 02:17:14,793 --> 02:17:16,861 OPEN TO WHATEVER IS THE MOST 3136 02:17:16,861 --> 02:17:19,998 WORKABLE IN PRACTICE. THE BASIC 3137 02:17:19,998 --> 02:17:23,768 IDEA IS MAKING SURE, AGAIN, THAT 3138 02:17:23,768 --> 02:17:29,074 COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE, WELL THE 3139 02:17:29,074 --> 02:17:31,243 COUNCIL HAS STRONGER DIRECTIONAL 3140 02:17:31,243 --> 02:17:34,512 SAY IN HOW THE SERVICE LINES ARE 3141 02:17:34,512 --> 02:17:35,246 SPENT. RATHER THAN CALLING OUT 3142 02:17:35,246 --> 02:17:37,616 FRAMEWORK LEVEL GETTING A 3143 02:17:37,616 --> 02:17:41,586 STRONGER SAY IN THE 3144 02:17:41,586 --> 02:17:42,487 IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL ON A 3145 02:17:42,487 --> 02:17:42,954 YEAR-BY-YEAR BASIS. 3146 02:17:42,954 --> 02:17:43,388 >> CHAIR? 3147 02:17:43,388 --> 02:17:44,823 >> THANK YOU. 3148 02:17:44,823 --> 02:17:46,758 >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, 3149 02:17:46,758 --> 02:17:47,659 COMMENTS? IT LOOKS LIKE NONE. 3150 02:17:47,659 --> 02:17:50,195 LET'S PRESS. WE HAVE 20 OR SO 3151 02:17:50,195 --> 02:17:52,097 OTHER AMENDMENTS TO GET THROUGH. 3152 02:17:52,097 --> 02:17:59,571 I WILL NOTE THAT SEATTLE IS KING 3153 02:17:59,571 --> 02:18:00,538 COUNTY METRO'S LARGEST 3154 02:18:00,538 --> 02:18:02,173 STRATEGIC OF ADDITIONAL TRANSIT 3155 02:18:02,173 --> 02:18:04,242 SERVICE ON TOP OF BASELINE 3156 02:18:04,242 --> 02:18:06,878 LEVELS AND SO THERE MAY OR MAY 3157 02:18:06,878 --> 02:18:12,884 NOT, I AM CURIOUS, GREAT 3158 02:18:12,884 --> 02:18:13,852 QUESTION, CURIOUS IF OTHER 3159 02:18:13,852 --> 02:18:15,320 JURISDICTIONS PROVIDES IT. NO 3160 02:18:15,320 --> 02:18:16,688 OTHERS PURCHASES OF SERVICES TO 3161 02:18:16,688 --> 02:18:19,324 THE LEVEL THAT WE DO IN SEATTLE. 3162 02:18:19,324 --> 02:18:21,393 MORE COMPELLING AND IT MAKES T 3163 02:18:21,393 --> 02:18:26,364 IS MORE OF A RATIONAL APPROACH 3164 02:18:26,364 --> 02:18:29,467 THAT WE AS A CITY WOULD WANT 3165 02:18:29,467 --> 02:18:31,002 THAT LEVEL. I AM CURIOUS WHERE 3166 02:18:31,002 --> 02:18:32,804 THE FACTS TAKE US ON THAT 3167 02:18:32,804 --> 02:18:42,614 ANSWER. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE 3168 02:18:42,614 --> 02:18:43,114 NEXT AMENDMENT, PLEASE. 3169 02:18:43,114 --> 02:18:48,987 >>> COUNCIL BILL WORN 121226 3170 02:18:48,987 --> 02:18:51,756 PRESENTED BY CHAIR SAKA. 10 YEAR 3171 02:18:51,756 --> 02:18:56,628 TO SIX YEAR, NINE MONTH TERM. 3172 02:18:56,628 --> 02:18:57,929 THE INTENT WOULD ALLOW THIS 3173 02:18:57,929 --> 02:19:00,265 TIMING TO CONTINUE COLLECTION OF 3174 02:19:00,265 --> 02:19:01,566 SALES TAX IN FUTURE BALLOT 3175 02:19:01,566 --> 02:19:04,569 MEASURE THAT MIGHT OCCUR AT A 3176 02:19:04,569 --> 02:19:10,075 SPECIAL ELECTION OR A PRIMARY 3177 02:19:10,075 --> 02:19:16,247 ELECTION DATE IN 2033. 3178 02:19:16,247 --> 02:19:22,020 >> THANK YOU. BEFORE I GET INTO 3179 02:19:22,020 --> 02:19:25,757 MY COMMENTS CAN YOU CLARIFY WHEN 3180 02:19:25,757 --> 02:19:27,025 THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION LEVY 3181 02:19:27,025 --> 02:19:31,229 WILL BE UP FOR RENEWAL AND HOW 3182 02:19:31,229 --> 02:19:33,064 THIS AMENDMENT MIGHT IMPACT 3183 02:19:33,064 --> 02:19:33,264 THAT? 3184 02:19:33,264 --> 02:19:35,433 >> SURE. SO THE TRANSPORTATION 3185 02:19:35,433 --> 02:19:37,869 LEVY IS EXPECTED TO EXPIRE THE 3186 02:19:37,869 --> 02:19:40,939 YEAR PRIOR. SO THIS IS PUTTING 3187 02:19:40,939 --> 02:19:42,707 TO THE VOTERS IN, ASSUMING 3188 02:19:42,707 --> 02:19:46,144 RENEWALS DESIRED IN THE 3189 02:19:46,144 --> 02:19:46,511 FOLLOWING YEAR. 3190 02:19:46,511 --> 02:19:47,245 >> FOLLOWING YEAR. 3191 02:19:47,245 --> 02:19:52,217 >> SO, WHICH IS, WHICH IS WHY 3192 02:19:52,217 --> 02:19:53,051 THE ADDITIONAL NINE MONTH 3193 02:19:53,051 --> 02:19:55,687 FLEXIBILITY. THE IDEA THERE THAT 3194 02:19:55,687 --> 02:20:01,693 IT COULD BE IN, PUT ON A BALLOT 3195 02:20:01,693 --> 02:20:04,362 IN FEBRUARY ELECTION I SUPPOSE 3196 02:20:04,362 --> 02:20:06,564 IT COULD BE A SPECIAL ELECTION 3197 02:20:06,564 --> 02:20:11,269 OF SOME SORT. NOT THE INTENT 3198 02:20:11,269 --> 02:20:13,004 WITH FEBRUARY OPTION AVAILABLE. 3199 02:20:13,004 --> 02:20:14,639 IT COULD ALLOW FOR POTENTIAL 3200 02:20:14,639 --> 02:20:16,541 RENEWAL PLACED ON THE AUGUST 3201 02:20:16,541 --> 02:20:19,511 PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT. THE 3202 02:20:19,511 --> 02:20:24,983 FOLLOWING YEAR WITH THAT NINE 3203 02:20:24,983 --> 02:20:26,818 MONTHS, IS THAT CORRECT? 3204 02:20:26,818 --> 02:20:30,488 >> I MISSED THE LAST PART 3205 02:20:30,488 --> 02:20:34,092 >> WITH THE SIX YEAR, NINE 3206 02:20:34,092 --> 02:20:35,693 MONTH, THE NINE MONTH DURATION, 3207 02:20:35,693 --> 02:20:38,563 I SUPPOSE, WOULD IT ALLOW A 3208 02:20:38,563 --> 02:20:39,864 POTENTIAL RENEWAL IF THIS WERE 3209 02:20:39,864 --> 02:20:42,700 TO PASS TO BE PLACED ON THE 3210 02:20:42,700 --> 02:20:45,770 AUGUST PRIMARY ELECTION OF THE 3211 02:20:45,770 --> 02:20:46,638 FOLLOWING YEAR? 3212 02:20:46,638 --> 02:20:47,038 >> YES, YES. 3213 02:20:47,038 --> 02:20:49,974 >> YEAH. SO, THE TIMING OF WHEN 3214 02:20:49,974 --> 02:20:51,309 AN ELECTION WOULD BE IDENTIFIED 3215 02:20:51,309 --> 02:20:53,511 WOULD HAVE TO, WOULD, IN PART, 3216 02:20:53,511 --> 02:20:57,816 BE INFLUENCED BY THE COMPONENTS 3217 02:20:57,816 --> 02:20:58,850 OF A FUTURE RENEWAL. IF A 3218 02:20:58,850 --> 02:21:01,920 VEHICLE LICENSE FEE WAS PART OF 3219 02:21:01,920 --> 02:21:06,024 A FUTURE RENEWAL THAT REQUIRES 3220 02:21:06,024 --> 02:21:10,962 US TO HAVE MORE LEAD TIME TO 3221 02:21:10,962 --> 02:21:11,830 NOTIFY THE STATE OF 3222 02:21:11,830 --> 02:21:13,898 IMPLEMENTATION. IF IT IS IN THE 3223 02:21:13,898 --> 02:21:16,234 FUTURE OF THE RENEWAL THAT WOULD 3224 02:21:16,234 --> 02:21:17,035 INCLUDE THE EARLIER TIME FRAME. 3225 02:21:17,035 --> 02:21:23,107 OTHERWISE IF IT IS SIMILAR TO 3226 02:21:23,107 --> 02:21:25,844 WHAT WE ARE REVIEWING TODAY THAT 3227 02:21:25,844 --> 02:21:27,812 WOULD ALLOW FOR THE PRIMARY 3228 02:21:27,812 --> 02:21:29,247 ELECTION TIME. 3229 02:21:29,247 --> 02:21:31,082 >> ALL RIGHT. GOT IT. THANK YOU. 3230 02:21:31,082 --> 02:21:33,117 COLLEAGUES, I THINK THIS 3231 02:21:33,117 --> 02:21:35,520 AMENDMENT IS PRETTY 3232 02:21:35,520 --> 02:21:39,090 STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT WOULD JUST 3233 02:21:39,090 --> 02:21:40,258 RESTORE THE DURATION TO 3234 02:21:40,258 --> 02:21:41,559 HISTORICAL LEVELS. HISTORICALLY 3235 02:21:41,559 --> 02:21:47,232 BEEN A 6-YEAR TERM AND SO THIS 3236 02:21:47,232 --> 02:21:47,765 WOULD RESTORE ESSENTIALLY 3237 02:21:47,765 --> 02:21:49,734 RESTORE THAT. THE REASON IT IS 3238 02:21:49,734 --> 02:21:54,672 NOT A FULL SIX YEAR THAT COULD 3239 02:21:54,672 --> 02:21:57,041 POTENTIALLY CONFLICT WITH 3240 02:21:57,041 --> 02:21:58,710 PERSPECTIVE RENEWAL OF THE 3241 02:21:58,710 --> 02:21:59,377 TRANSPORTATION LEVY. THIS WOULD 3242 02:21:59,377 --> 02:22:03,047 ALLOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY SO 3243 02:22:03,047 --> 02:22:03,948 THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN. AND, 3244 02:22:03,948 --> 02:22:10,154 AGAIN, JUST PUTS THE MEASURE IN 3245 02:22:10,154 --> 02:22:11,623 LINE WITH HISTORICAL DURATIONS. 3246 02:22:11,623 --> 02:22:12,323 ESPECIALLY PAIRED AGAINST, IN 3247 02:22:12,323 --> 02:22:16,194 CONTEXT OF, YOU KNOW, SOME OF 3248 02:22:16,194 --> 02:22:17,395 THE OTHER AMENDMENTS, CALLING 3249 02:22:17,395 --> 02:22:21,866 FOR REVENUE AND STATE REFORM AT 3250 02:22:21,866 --> 02:22:25,069 THE STATE LEVEL. IF AND WHEN THE 3251 02:22:25,069 --> 02:22:27,639 CHANGES ARE MADE. LIKELY IN THE 3252 02:22:27,639 --> 02:22:30,375 NEXT SIX YEARS, MAKING THE TIME 3253 02:22:30,375 --> 02:22:32,010 FRAME, RESTORING IT WITH 3254 02:22:32,010 --> 02:22:35,547 SIX-YEAR TERM, IT WOULD ALLOW US 3255 02:22:35,547 --> 02:22:39,050 TO REVISIT WHAT IS THE BEST AND 3256 02:22:39,050 --> 02:22:40,551 MOST APPROPRIATE USE OF OUR 3257 02:22:40,551 --> 02:22:41,920 TAXATION AUTHORITY THAT WE ARE 3258 02:22:41,920 --> 02:22:44,789 GRANTED BY THE STATE TO FULFILL 3259 02:22:44,789 --> 02:22:49,394 THE SAME GOALS WE ARE SEEKING TO 3260 02:22:49,394 --> 02:22:50,962 FULFILL WITH THIS PROPOSED 3261 02:22:50,962 --> 02:22:52,063 RENEWAL TRANSIT MEASURE. THAT IS 3262 02:22:52,063 --> 02:22:58,369 TO EXPAND THE SERVICE IN THE 3263 02:22:58,369 --> 02:23:06,144 CITY OF SEATTLE. FOR THOSE 3264 02:23:06,144 --> 02:23:06,644 REASONS. THANK YOU. ANY 3265 02:23:06,644 --> 02:23:11,149 QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? HEARING AND 3266 02:23:11,149 --> 02:23:11,549 SEEING ONE. 3267 02:23:11,549 --> 02:23:12,183 >> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. THE 3268 02:23:12,183 --> 02:23:12,784 FLOOR IS YOURS. 3269 02:23:12,784 --> 02:23:17,021 >> I AM REALLY ON THE MIC TODAY. 3270 02:23:17,021 --> 02:23:19,757 THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR SAKA. 3271 02:23:19,757 --> 02:23:22,860 I BELIEVE THE LEVY ALLOWS US TO 3272 02:23:22,860 --> 02:23:27,065 GO UP TO .3% OVER THE 10 YEAR 3273 02:23:27,065 --> 02:23:28,600 TERM. HOWEVER, MY UNDERSTANDING 3274 02:23:28,600 --> 02:23:30,935 IS COUNCIL HAS THE ABILITY AT 3275 02:23:30,935 --> 02:23:33,104 ANY POINT IN TIME MAKE A 3276 02:23:33,104 --> 02:23:34,839 REDUCTION IN THE RATE IF AS 3277 02:23:34,839 --> 02:23:36,074 NEEDED IS THAT CORRECT? 3278 02:23:36,074 --> 02:23:38,743 >> THAT IS CORRECT. 3279 02:23:38,743 --> 02:23:40,578 >> OKAY. WE CAN MAKE IT WITHOUT 3280 02:23:40,578 --> 02:23:47,919 REQUIRING IT TO GO BACK TO 3281 02:23:47,919 --> 02:23:48,152 VOTERS 3282 02:23:48,152 --> 02:23:49,821 >> CORRECT. RIGHT. 3283 02:23:49,821 --> 02:23:50,722 >> THANK YOU. 3284 02:23:50,722 --> 02:23:51,589 >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 3285 02:23:51,589 --> 02:23:54,692 FOSTER. LOOKS LIKE WE CAN PRESS 3286 02:23:54,692 --> 02:23:55,927 TO THE NEXT AMENDMENT. 3287 02:23:55,927 --> 02:24:00,565 >> AMENDMENT 13 TO COUNCIL BILL 3288 02:24:00,565 --> 02:24:02,100 121226 IS SPONSORED BY 3289 02:24:02,100 --> 02:24:05,169 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND AMENDS 3290 02:24:05,169 --> 02:24:14,178 THE SALES TAX TO A .2% RATE. 3291 02:24:14,178 --> 02:24:19,650 REDUCING THE SALES TAX FROM THE 3292 02:24:19,650 --> 02:24:24,288 PROPOSED .3 DOWN TO .2. .2 SALES 3293 02:24:24,288 --> 02:24:28,593 TAX WOULD GENERATE $921 MILLION 3294 02:24:28,593 --> 02:24:30,561 OVER 10 YEARS AS COMPARED TO 3295 02:24:30,561 --> 02:24:35,199 $460 MILLION LESS THAN IN THE 3296 02:24:35,199 --> 02:24:40,104 PROPOSED LEGISLATION. THE 3297 02:24:40,104 --> 02:24:40,738 AMENDMENT WOULD REMOVE FUNDING 3298 02:24:40,738 --> 02:24:42,740 ALLOCATED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. 3299 02:24:42,740 --> 02:24:44,308 THE CURRENT $5 MILLION WOULD BE 3300 02:24:44,308 --> 02:24:47,979 0ED OUT AND CHANGE THE LANGUAGE 3301 02:24:47,979 --> 02:24:51,382 FOR THE BALLOT. FUNDING FOR 3302 02:24:51,382 --> 02:24:52,483 TRANSIT ACCESS PARTICIPATION FOR 3303 02:24:52,483 --> 02:24:54,419 THE CITY'S SOUND TRANSIT, 3304 02:24:54,419 --> 02:24:57,155 STAFFING FOR THE STREETCAR WOULD 3305 02:24:57,155 --> 02:24:58,523 REMAIN AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. 3306 02:24:58,523 --> 02:25:01,793 THE 10 YEAR TERM WOULD REMAIN 3307 02:25:01,793 --> 02:25:04,195 UNCHANGED. THIS WOULD REDUCE THE 3308 02:25:04,195 --> 02:25:07,265 TOTAL OF SERVICE HOURS PURCHASED 3309 02:25:07,265 --> 02:25:14,105 FROM KING COUNTY METRO BY ABOUT 3310 02:25:14,105 --> 02:25:18,910 1.1 MILLION. AND WOULD PROVIDE 3311 02:25:18,910 --> 02:25:21,979 ABOUT 2.6 MILLION HOURS OVER 10 3312 02:25:21,979 --> 02:25:23,748 YEARS. BASED ON MY BEST 3313 02:25:23,748 --> 02:25:28,119 ESTIMATES AND HAVE NOT BEEN 3314 02:25:28,119 --> 02:25:31,489 VERIFIED WITH THE DEPARTMENT. 3315 02:25:31,489 --> 02:25:33,191 THE .2 MEASURE MAY ALLOW 3316 02:25:33,191 --> 02:25:34,158 APPROXIMATELY 160 MILLION 3317 02:25:34,158 --> 02:25:37,495 TRANSIT HOURS DELIVERED AND 3318 02:25:37,495 --> 02:25:38,729 REMOVING THE CATEGORY OF 3319 02:25:38,729 --> 02:25:40,465 INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING 3320 02:25:40,465 --> 02:25:42,166 POTENTIAL PROJECTS THAT MIGHT 3321 02:25:42,166 --> 02:25:42,867 HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR THROUGH 3322 02:25:42,867 --> 02:25:45,002 THE STM WOULD NEED TO BE FUNDED 3323 02:25:45,002 --> 02:25:53,177 BY OTHER SOURCES SUCH AS THE 3324 02:25:53,177 --> 02:25:55,480 2024 TRANSPORTATION LEVY. 3325 02:25:55,480 --> 02:25:57,148 REDUCING THE TAX TAX WILL 3326 02:25:57,148 --> 02:26:03,154 RESERVE .1 TAX AUTHORITY THAT 3327 02:26:03,154 --> 02:26:06,224 COUNCIL COULD DECIDE TO -- LEVY. 3328 02:26:06,224 --> 02:26:10,795 THAT IS COUNCIL PANIC. UNDER THE 3329 02:26:10,795 --> 02:26:11,529 AUTHORITY OF THIS COUNCIL TO 3330 02:26:11,529 --> 02:26:17,602 ALLOCATE. AND WOULD NOT REQUIRE 3331 02:26:17,602 --> 02:26:20,705 A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. 3332 02:26:20,705 --> 02:26:22,106 >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. 3333 02:26:22,106 --> 02:26:22,940 >>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AS 3334 02:26:22,940 --> 02:26:25,943 AUTHOR YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO 3335 02:26:25,943 --> 02:26:29,380 SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE 3336 02:26:29,380 --> 02:26:29,680 AMENDMENT. 3337 02:26:29,680 --> 02:26:35,253 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO 3338 02:26:35,253 --> 02:26:40,558 THANK MRS. ALLAN AND GORMAN FOR 3339 02:26:40,558 --> 02:26:41,893 BEING HERE. APPRECIATE TALKING 3340 02:26:41,893 --> 02:26:45,229 ABOUT IT. HEALTHY TRANSIT AND 3341 02:26:45,229 --> 02:26:45,797 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS 3342 02:26:45,797 --> 02:26:46,597 ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR 3343 02:26:46,597 --> 02:26:48,432 SEATTLE. BOTH STRONG SUPPORTER 3344 02:26:48,432 --> 02:26:50,168 AND BELIEVER IN PUBLIC TRANSIT I 3345 02:26:50,168 --> 02:26:51,569 KNOW HOW VITAL THE CONNECTIONS 3346 02:26:51,569 --> 02:26:54,639 ARE TO THE DAILY LIVES AS NOTED 3347 02:26:54,639 --> 02:26:59,043 IN PUBLIC COMMENT. HOWEVER, WE 3348 02:26:59,043 --> 02:27:01,445 MUST SPEND OUR PUBLIC'S DOLLARS 3349 02:27:01,445 --> 02:27:02,146 STRATEGICALLY INSTEAD OF JUST 3350 02:27:02,146 --> 02:27:03,681 RAISING SALES TAX BECAUSE WE 3351 02:27:03,681 --> 02:27:06,851 CAN. EVERY DAY I HEAR FROM 3352 02:27:06,851 --> 02:27:11,656 NEIGHBORS ABOUT HOW LIVING IN 3353 02:27:11,656 --> 02:27:14,926 SEATTLE IS LESS AND LESS 3354 02:27:14,926 --> 02:27:18,629 AFFORDABLE. PRESERVING THE 3355 02:27:18,629 --> 02:27:19,764 FLEXIBILITY WE PLEAD FOR 3356 02:27:19,764 --> 02:27:20,364 EMERGENCY TRANSIT INVESTMENT. 3357 02:27:20,364 --> 02:27:21,299 THE MAYOR'S CURRENT RELEASE WAS 3358 02:27:21,299 --> 02:27:25,136 ON THE THIRD AND DOUBLES THE 3359 02:27:25,136 --> 02:27:28,206 SALES TAX THAT SUPPORTS THE 3360 02:27:28,206 --> 02:27:30,341 TRANSIT FROM .15 TO .3%. YOU 3361 02:27:30,341 --> 02:27:32,143 HEARD THE INCREASE IS IN TERMS 3362 02:27:32,143 --> 02:27:39,250 OF DOLLARS AND ALSO IN THE 3363 02:27:39,250 --> 02:27:40,985 TRANSIT. IT ASSUMES MAJOR 3364 02:27:40,985 --> 02:27:42,486 INCREASES IN RIDERSHIP. AS OF 3365 02:27:42,486 --> 02:27:43,354 POST PANDEMIC RIDERSHIP 3366 02:27:43,354 --> 02:27:46,824 RECOVERED TO ABOUT SPENT% OF THE 3367 02:27:46,824 --> 02:27:50,294 2019 NUMBERS AND 15% ARE 3368 02:27:50,294 --> 02:27:54,398 COMMUTERS COMPARED TO 60% IN 3369 02:27:54,398 --> 02:27:57,735 2019. AND, THIS AMENDMENT 3370 02:27:57,735 --> 02:27:59,704 ACKNOWLEDGES THE 100,000 TRANSIT 3371 02:27:59,704 --> 02:28:02,039 HOUR INCREASE ANTICIPATED TO BE 3372 02:28:02,039 --> 02:28:03,741 PLAYED IN 2028. IT WILL HELP 3373 02:28:03,741 --> 02:28:06,811 SUPPORT SALES SERVICES AND IT 3374 02:28:06,811 --> 02:28:13,217 WILL BE ADDED AND ADDED TO BY 3375 02:28:13,217 --> 02:28:16,187 THE .1% THAT IS THERE. IT IS 3376 02:28:16,187 --> 02:28:17,755 WHAT IS JUST NOTED. COMPARED TO. 3377 02:28:17,755 --> 02:28:27,131 IT IS BUILDING ON WHAT IS ADDED 3378 02:28:27,131 --> 02:28:32,370 BY KING COUNTY METRO. THE 3379 02:28:32,370 --> 02:28:34,305 ALTERNATIVER IS SERVES -- IT 3380 02:28:34,305 --> 02:28:38,709 GOES TO THE POINT THAT HAS BEEN 3381 02:28:38,709 --> 02:28:42,046 BROUGHT UP. AND, SO, YOU KNOW, 3382 02:28:42,046 --> 02:28:44,515 THAT WE CAN BE ADDING. THIS 3383 02:28:44,515 --> 02:28:46,083 AMENDMENT REDUCES DUPLICATE 3384 02:28:46,083 --> 02:28:49,687 FUNDING FOR CAPITAL SPENDING AS 3385 02:28:49,687 --> 02:28:52,890 VOTERS APPROVED IN THE 3386 02:28:52,890 --> 02:28:59,263 TRANSPORTATION LEVY IN 2024. 3387 02:28:59,263 --> 02:28:59,931 AND, ADDITIONALLY MAINTAINS THE 3388 02:28:59,931 --> 02:29:05,469 PROGRAM GIVING OUT PASSES TO 3389 02:29:05,469 --> 02:29:07,371 REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THE SALES 3390 02:29:07,371 --> 02:29:09,140 TAX. I NOTE THIS BECAUSE THIS 3391 02:29:09,140 --> 02:29:11,375 SALES TAX MEASURE CAN NOT JUST 3392 02:29:11,375 --> 02:29:13,744 BE SEEN IN ISOLATION BUT IN THE 3393 02:29:13,744 --> 02:29:16,080 CONTEXT OF WHAT THE COUNTY AND 3394 02:29:16,080 --> 02:29:17,648 THE STATE ARE DOING. VARIOUS TAX 3395 02:29:17,648 --> 02:29:20,184 BILLS IN OLYMPIA BY THE STATE 3396 02:29:20,184 --> 02:29:22,486 OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS. 3397 02:29:22,486 --> 02:29:23,454 SOMETIMES WITH, YOU KNOW, TAX 3398 02:29:23,454 --> 02:29:27,024 PIECES RESCINDED OR CORRECTED 3399 02:29:27,024 --> 02:29:28,626 THE NEXT YEAR. WE HAD LEVY'S 3400 02:29:28,626 --> 02:29:29,827 PASSED JUSTIFIED IN AND OF 3401 02:29:29,827 --> 02:29:31,896 THEMSELVES BUT ADD TO THE 3402 02:29:31,896 --> 02:29:33,864 COLLECTIVE AMOUNT. WE HAD SALES 3403 02:29:33,864 --> 02:29:39,236 TAX MEASURES ACROSS THE BOARD TO 3404 02:29:39,236 --> 02:29:42,440 INCLUDE RECENTLY BY THE COUNTY. 3405 02:29:42,440 --> 02:29:45,276 WE HAD TO ENGAGE ON. HIGH 3406 02:29:45,276 --> 02:29:49,046 AGGRESSIVE SALES TAXES. IN 3407 02:29:49,046 --> 02:29:54,018 ADDITION WE HAVE HAD EVERINVEES 3408 02:29:54,018 --> 02:29:55,286 CREASING RACE FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC 3409 02:29:55,286 --> 02:29:57,922 LIGHTS. EACH SALES TAX IS DONE 3410 02:29:57,922 --> 02:29:59,256 IN ISOLATION. AND EACH ONE COULD 3411 02:29:59,256 --> 02:30:02,860 BE ARGUED. BUT, WHO LOOKS OUT 3412 02:30:02,860 --> 02:30:06,130 FOR THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT? WHO 3413 02:30:06,130 --> 02:30:10,034 LOOKS AT THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT? 3414 02:30:10,034 --> 02:30:13,304 JUST OUR STATE TREASURE? I 3415 02:30:13,304 --> 02:30:18,142 DON'T KNOW. CENTRAL STAFF? WHO 3416 02:30:18,142 --> 02:30:19,610 LOOKS AT THE COLLECTIVE. OF ALL 3417 02:30:19,610 --> 02:30:20,578 OF THESE PIECES. THIS IS SOME 3418 02:30:20,578 --> 02:30:24,515 THAT I THINK WE AS WELL DO. 3419 02:30:24,515 --> 02:30:26,417 AFFORDABILITY. WE HAD A BRIEFING 3420 02:30:26,417 --> 02:30:28,219 ON AFFORDABILITY AND FINANCE 3421 02:30:28,219 --> 02:30:31,722 BUDGET. I SPOKE LIKE EVERYBODY 3422 02:30:31,722 --> 02:30:35,793 ELSE, AFFORDABILITY ISSUES FOR 3423 02:30:35,793 --> 02:30:36,627 OUR RESIDENTS. THE BURDENS ARE E 3424 02:30:36,627 --> 02:30:40,498 MENTION. AND LOOKING AT THE 3425 02:30:40,498 --> 02:30:43,134 IMPACT ON BUSINESSES THAT ARE 3426 02:30:43,134 --> 02:30:45,002 IMMENSE, TOO. LEADING TO OTHER 3427 02:30:45,002 --> 02:30:48,439 AFFORDABILITY ISSUES LIKE TAX 3428 02:30:48,439 --> 02:30:49,573 BURDENS SHIFTED FROM COMMERCIAL 3429 02:30:49,573 --> 02:30:50,207 TO RESIDENTIAL. THE LAST POINT 3430 02:30:50,207 --> 02:30:53,177 THAT I MADE, WE AS A GOVERNMENT. 3431 02:30:53,177 --> 02:30:55,479 THIS IS WITH THE LAST COMMITTEE 3432 02:30:55,479 --> 02:30:57,681 MEETING, WE AS GOVERNMENT ACROSS 3433 02:30:57,681 --> 02:30:58,416 STATE COUNTY AND GOVERNMENT 3434 02:30:58,416 --> 02:31:04,488 LEVELS HAVE AN IMPACT ON A 3435 02:31:04,488 --> 02:31:09,994 TOWARDS A AFFORDABILITY. WE HAVE 3436 02:31:09,994 --> 02:31:11,162 TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION ON 3437 02:31:11,162 --> 02:31:12,463 AFFORDABILITY. WE HAVE TO HAVE 3438 02:31:12,463 --> 02:31:13,531 THE DISCUSSION ON THE COLLECTIVE 3439 02:31:13,531 --> 02:31:15,833 IMPACT ON WHAT WE DO AT THE 3440 02:31:15,833 --> 02:31:21,238 STATE COUNTY AND LOCAL AREA HERE 3441 02:31:21,238 --> 02:31:27,778 IN SEATTLE. WE HAVE TO NOTE WHAT 3442 02:31:27,778 --> 02:31:29,814 IS KING COUNTY'S CAPACITY? NOT 3443 02:31:29,814 --> 02:31:32,283 SPOKEN TO, WHAT IS THE CAPACITY 3444 02:31:32,283 --> 02:31:33,551 TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES. THIS IS 3445 02:31:33,551 --> 02:31:35,319 SOMETHING THAT WE CAN NOT JUST 3446 02:31:35,319 --> 02:31:39,557 WISH AWAY OR HOPE FOR. WE NEED 3447 02:31:39,557 --> 02:31:40,891 TO UNDERSTAND. AND TIED TO THIS 3448 02:31:40,891 --> 02:31:43,828 AND TO THAT POINT IS THE FACT 3449 02:31:43,828 --> 02:31:45,863 THAT SADLY NOT MENTIONED A LOT 3450 02:31:45,863 --> 02:31:47,264 IN ARTICLES OR PUBLIC COMMENT. 3451 02:31:47,264 --> 02:31:49,867 IT HAS BEEN SPOKEN TO IN 3452 02:31:49,867 --> 02:31:51,001 DIFFERENT POINTS WITH PUBLIC 3453 02:31:51,001 --> 02:31:55,105 COMMENT. AND THAT IS JUST NOTED, 3454 02:31:55,105 --> 02:31:56,607 TOO. WE DO HAVE THE RESERVE. THE 3455 02:31:56,607 --> 02:32:02,179 .1% THAT WE CAN ADD TO IT. AFTER 3456 02:32:02,179 --> 02:32:04,748 WE ENSURED KING COUNTY METRO HAS 3457 02:32:04,748 --> 02:32:06,150 THAT CAPACITY AND LOOKING AT 3458 02:32:06,150 --> 02:32:07,184 AFFORDABILITY ISSUES AND REALLY 3459 02:32:07,184 --> 02:32:09,887 RAISED THE QUESTIONS OF WHAT IS 3460 02:32:09,887 --> 02:32:11,889 THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT ON OUR 3461 02:32:11,889 --> 02:32:15,126 RESIDENTS, ON THE PEOPLE OF 3462 02:32:15,126 --> 02:32:16,727 SEATTLE. AND, YOU KNOW, I BRING 3463 02:32:16,727 --> 02:32:18,562 IT UP BECAUSE RECENTLY, YOU KNOW 3464 02:32:18,562 --> 02:32:19,830 I AM FROM NEW YORK, AND THE 3465 02:32:19,830 --> 02:32:22,399 MAYOR IN NEW YORK SPEAKING FROM 3466 02:32:22,399 --> 02:32:24,568 A DSA PERSPECTIVE SAID THAT THE 3467 02:32:24,568 --> 02:32:26,303 FACT THAT WORKING PEOPLE ARE FED 3468 02:32:26,303 --> 02:32:28,973 UP. WHETHER WE LOOK AT THIS 3469 02:32:28,973 --> 02:32:30,474 COUNTRY WE KNOW THE ONLY 3470 02:32:30,474 --> 02:32:32,109 MAJORITY THAT REALLY EXISTS IS 3471 02:32:32,109 --> 02:32:33,878 THAT OF WORKING CLASS. FOR TOO 3472 02:32:33,878 --> 02:32:39,116 LONG IT IS NOT REFLECTED IN OUR 3473 02:32:39,116 --> 02:32:42,119 POLITICS. FOR TOO LONG, OUR 3474 02:32:42,119 --> 02:32:43,487 POLITICS IS NOT STRUGGLING 3475 02:32:43,487 --> 02:32:47,091 MAKING RENT OR GOING TO THE 3476 02:32:47,091 --> 02:32:48,592 GROCERY STORE OR HAVING A KID. 3477 02:32:48,592 --> 02:32:50,094 FURTHER THERE IS A BELIEF THAT 3478 02:32:50,094 --> 02:32:51,428 WORKING PEOPLE HAVE TO RETURN 3479 02:32:51,428 --> 02:32:53,564 BACK TO THE HEART OF POLITICS. 3480 02:32:53,564 --> 02:32:55,466 THERE IS NOT JUST A DS APPOINT. 3481 02:32:55,466 --> 02:32:59,537 THIS IS A POINT FOR US AS WELL. 3482 02:32:59,537 --> 02:33:04,074 MAJORITY OF US GREW UP WORKING 3483 02:33:04,074 --> 02:33:05,509 CLASS. WE HAVE TO HAVE AN 3484 02:33:05,509 --> 02:33:06,510 UNDERSTANDING. AGAIN, EACH OF 3485 02:33:06,510 --> 02:33:08,979 THE MEASURES WE DO IS LOOKED AT 3486 02:33:08,979 --> 02:33:10,181 INDIVIDUALLY. BUT, WHERE IS THE 3487 02:33:10,181 --> 02:33:14,184 PUBLIC POLICY REVIEW IN TERMS OF 3488 02:33:14,184 --> 02:33:19,123 WHAT IS THAT CUMULATIVE? WHAT IS 3489 02:33:19,123 --> 02:33:20,291 THAT COMBINING EFFECT HAVE ON 3490 02:33:20,291 --> 02:33:23,127 OUR RESIDENTS? LOOKING AT IT AS 3491 02:33:23,127 --> 02:33:25,229 A TAX MEASURE. AND FOR THOSE 3492 02:33:25,229 --> 02:33:26,931 REASONS I RAISE THIS UP AND 3493 02:33:26,931 --> 02:33:29,233 AGAIN, NOT OFTEN NOTED AND WE DO 3494 02:33:29,233 --> 02:33:33,170 HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADD THE .1 3495 02:33:33,170 --> 02:33:35,472 AFTER DOING THE GOOD GOVERNANCE 3496 02:33:35,472 --> 02:33:36,941 MEASURES AND STRONG DISCUSSION 3497 02:33:36,941 --> 02:33:39,944 ON AFFORDABILITY AND OUR ROLE AS 3498 02:33:39,944 --> 02:33:41,111 GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS 3499 02:33:41,111 --> 02:33:42,513 PARTICULARLY IN PARTNERSHIP TO 3500 02:33:42,513 --> 02:33:43,881 COUNTY AND STATE COLLEAGUES. 3501 02:33:43,881 --> 02:33:48,185 WITH THE THAT, CLAIRE, IT IS MY 3502 02:33:48,185 --> 02:33:56,560 SUBMISSION OF AMEND -- CHAIR, IT 3503 02:33:56,560 --> 02:33:58,429 IS MY SUBMISSION OF AMENDMENT 3504 02:33:58,429 --> 02:33:58,596 13. 3505 02:33:58,596 --> 02:34:01,599 >> I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER 3506 02:34:01,599 --> 02:34:03,801 KETTLE FOR HIS ATTENTION TO 3507 02:34:03,801 --> 02:34:04,868 AFFORDABILITY PIECE. I CARE 3508 02:34:04,868 --> 02:34:05,469 ABOUT AFFORDABILITY. 3509 02:34:05,469 --> 02:34:07,738 PARTICULARLY WHETHER IT COMES TO 3510 02:34:07,738 --> 02:34:08,906 THE MOST AGGRESSIVE KIND OF 3511 02:34:08,906 --> 02:34:13,544 SALES TAX WHICH IS A SALES TAX. 3512 02:34:13,544 --> 02:34:16,614 I, I WOULD SAY THAT THE 3513 02:34:16,614 --> 02:34:19,350 ONE-PIECE I AM, SO I APPRECIATE 3514 02:34:19,350 --> 02:34:20,184 YOU COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR 3515 02:34:20,184 --> 02:34:21,318 BRINGING IT FORWARD, I OFTEN 3516 02:34:21,318 --> 02:34:23,254 WILL SAY THAT WE ARE TAXING POOR 3517 02:34:23,254 --> 02:34:25,222 TO PEOPLE TO HELP POOR PEOPLE. 3518 02:34:25,222 --> 02:34:30,261 THAT IS WHY THE SALES TAX 3519 02:34:30,261 --> 02:34:31,428 INCREASES SUCH -- IT DOES 3520 02:34:31,428 --> 02:34:33,897 DISTRESS ME IN TERMS OF THE 3521 02:34:33,897 --> 02:34:34,832 AFFORDABILITY PIECE FOR OUR 3522 02:34:34,832 --> 02:34:37,001 WORKING FOLKS IN TOWN. I WILL 3523 02:34:37,001 --> 02:34:40,104 SAY IN TERMS OF THE THIS 3524 02:34:40,104 --> 02:34:43,374 PARTICULAR MEASURE WE HAVE HAD 3525 02:34:43,374 --> 02:34:48,279 IT FOR AWHILE. THE .2 DOES NOT 3526 02:34:48,279 --> 02:34:52,216 GET TO THE INFLATION PIECE. IT 3527 02:34:52,216 --> 02:34:54,218 WAS A 1.5%. ACCOUNTING TO 3528 02:34:54,218 --> 02:35:00,457 INFLATION TURNING INTO TODAY IT 3529 02:35:00,457 --> 02:35:03,827 BEING A 2 POINT, EXCUSE ME. A 3530 02:35:03,827 --> 02:35:05,129 .223 INCREASE WOULD COVER THE 3531 02:35:05,129 --> 02:35:06,897 INFLATION AND THAT WAY KEEP OUR 3532 02:35:06,897 --> 02:35:10,300 SERVICE LEVELS TO WHAT IT HAS 3533 02:35:10,300 --> 02:35:12,336 BEEN. IT JUST WOULD NOT ADD TO 3534 02:35:12,336 --> 02:35:15,439 IT. BUT, IT IS IMPORTANT, I 3535 02:35:15,439 --> 02:35:17,241 THINK, TO PRESERVE OUR SERVICE 3536 02:35:17,241 --> 02:35:19,510 LEVELS. I THINK THE INFLATION 3537 02:35:19,510 --> 02:35:23,580 PIECE IS IMPORTANT HERE AS A 3538 02:35:23,580 --> 02:35:24,381 FRIENDLY PIECE, COUNCILMEMBER, 3539 02:35:24,381 --> 02:35:27,618 KETTLE, BUT, I DO APPRECIATE ANY 3540 02:35:27,618 --> 02:35:28,419 ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE 3541 02:35:28,419 --> 02:35:33,457 SALES TAX PIECE? THAT IS ALL I 3542 02:35:33,457 --> 02:35:39,029 WILL SAY FOR NOW. THANKS, CHAIR. 3543 02:35:39,029 --> 02:35:40,297 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS YOU ARE 3544 02:35:40,297 --> 02:35:40,597 RECOGNIZED. 3545 02:35:40,597 --> 02:35:47,604 >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT 3546 02:35:47,604 --> 02:35:48,238 FORWARD. IMPORTANT DISCUSSION, 3547 02:35:48,238 --> 02:35:51,141 WE ARE DOUBLING THE PACT, THAT 3548 02:35:51,141 --> 02:35:52,843 IS NOT THE SAME AS PANDEMIC WE 3549 02:35:52,843 --> 02:35:55,412 WERE NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE AS 3550 02:35:55,412 --> 02:35:57,981 MANY DOLLARS AND WE USED THEM 3551 02:35:57,981 --> 02:35:59,516 FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IT WAS UNTIL 3552 02:35:59,516 --> 02:36:01,418 AUGUST 2021 THAT MY ENTIRE LIFE 3553 02:36:01,418 --> 02:36:03,387 UNTIL AUGUST 2021 I COULD WALK 3554 02:36:03,387 --> 02:36:10,294 TO A BUS. AND IT HAS -- HAVE NOT 3555 02:36:10,294 --> 02:36:12,396 BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT SINCE. THAT 3556 02:36:12,396 --> 02:36:13,664 IS WHERE THESE ALTERNATIVE USES 3557 02:36:13,664 --> 02:36:17,368 CAME IN. IN MY OPINION THEY 3558 02:36:17,368 --> 02:36:18,669 SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON TRANSIT 3559 02:36:18,669 --> 02:36:20,838 HOURS. IF METRO COULD PROVIDE AS 3560 02:36:20,838 --> 02:36:23,507 MANY HOURS AS WE COULD BUY I 3561 02:36:23,507 --> 02:36:30,848 WOULD ADD A VRF, GETTING VOTER 3562 02:36:30,848 --> 02:36:32,716 APPROVAL FOR A HIGHER LEVEL AND 3563 02:36:32,716 --> 02:36:34,318 GIVING US ROOM TO HAVE COUNCIL 3564 02:36:34,318 --> 02:36:35,552 AUTHORITY IN THE FUTURE. AND I 3565 02:36:35,552 --> 02:36:37,621 SAY THAT BECAUSE THERE IS, THIS 3566 02:36:37,621 --> 02:36:39,123 TYPE OF APPROACH OF GETTING 3567 02:36:39,123 --> 02:36:40,290 VOTER APPROVAL FOR A HIGHER 3568 02:36:40,290 --> 02:36:41,725 LEVEL THAN WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY 3569 02:36:41,725 --> 02:36:42,426 SPENDING IS SOMETHING THAT WE 3570 02:36:42,426 --> 02:36:47,231 HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WITH THE 3571 02:36:47,231 --> 02:36:48,799 METRO PARKS DISTRICT AND IT IS A 3572 02:36:48,799 --> 02:36:50,367 GOOD TOOL. I THINK WE AS WELL 3573 02:36:50,367 --> 02:36:52,403 LOOK AT THE NEXT YEAR AND THE 3574 02:36:52,403 --> 02:36:53,971 YEARS COMING IF WE ARE 3575 02:36:53,971 --> 02:36:55,539 COLLECTING MORE REVENUE THAN 3576 02:36:55,539 --> 02:36:58,275 METRO IS ABLE TO SPEND ON 3577 02:36:58,275 --> 02:37:01,845 TRANSIT HOURS I THINK IT COULD 3578 02:37:01,845 --> 02:37:06,150 COME BACK AND HAVE THIS 3579 02:37:06,150 --> 02:37:07,618 CONVERSATION AGAIN. AT THERE 3580 02:37:07,618 --> 02:37:12,055 TIME I AM SET TO BUYING AS MANY. 3581 02:37:12,055 --> 02:37:14,525 THE AFFORDABILITY ISSUES ARE 3582 02:37:14,525 --> 02:37:16,493 REAL. IT IS TAKEN ME SIX PLUS 3583 02:37:16,493 --> 02:37:23,066 YEARS TO GET A CHANGE ON THE 3584 02:37:23,066 --> 02:37:29,773 DISCOUNT PROGRAM. JUST WITH THE 3585 02:37:29,773 --> 02:37:33,443 WITH IT. WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY 3586 02:37:33,443 --> 02:37:35,813 AS RELIEF AND I AM REALLY 3587 02:37:35,813 --> 02:37:39,683 EXCITED THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET 3588 02:37:39,683 --> 02:37:42,820 THIS DISCOUNT PROGRAM THAT WE 3589 02:37:42,820 --> 02:37:44,254 ARE ABLE TO INCREASE THE 3590 02:37:44,254 --> 02:37:47,191 ELIGIBILITY AND INCREASE SIGN UP 3591 02:37:47,191 --> 02:37:56,099 AND, YOU KNOW, I REALLY 3592 02:37:56,099 --> 02:37:57,568 APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENT FROM 3593 02:37:57,568 --> 02:37:58,235 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND RINCK. 3594 02:37:58,235 --> 02:37:59,970 SO, I THINK THAT THIS IS A GOOD 3595 02:37:59,970 --> 02:38:01,338 AND IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. I 3596 02:38:01,338 --> 02:38:02,873 THINK WE NEED TO BE MONITORING 3597 02:38:02,873 --> 02:38:05,309 METRO TO SEE HOW MANY HOURS THEY 3598 02:38:05,309 --> 02:38:07,377 ARE ABLE TO BUY FROM US OR WE 3599 02:38:07,377 --> 02:38:09,012 ARE ABLE TO BUY FROM THEM AND WE 3600 02:38:09,012 --> 02:38:11,381 NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS 3601 02:38:11,381 --> 02:38:13,150 TRANSIT MEASURE IS FOCUSED ON 3602 02:38:13,150 --> 02:38:16,486 TRANSIT AND NOT CONCRETE. THANK 3603 02:38:16,486 --> 02:38:16,687 YOU. 3604 02:38:16,687 --> 02:38:17,754 >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 3605 02:38:17,754 --> 02:38:18,422 FOSTER. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 3606 02:38:18,422 --> 02:38:21,492 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR. 3607 02:38:21,492 --> 02:38:24,161 AND I APOLOGIZE. MY COMPUTER DID 3608 02:38:24,161 --> 02:38:29,032 AN AUTOMATIC RESET. SO, I CAN 3609 02:38:29,032 --> 02:38:30,133 NOT SEE THE AMENDMENT. BUT, 3610 02:38:30,133 --> 02:38:31,101 COUNCIL AND CENTRAL STAFF I WANT 3611 02:38:31,101 --> 02:38:32,536 TO ASK A QUESTION TO YOU. FIRST 3612 02:38:32,536 --> 02:38:37,407 I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY 3613 02:38:37,407 --> 02:38:39,042 MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I 3614 02:38:39,042 --> 02:38:41,144 UNDERSTAND THE HEART AND INTENT 3615 02:38:41,144 --> 02:38:42,646 BEHIND THIS AMENDMENT. I AM 3616 02:38:42,646 --> 02:38:43,480 CONCERNED ABOUT R AROUND OUR 3617 02:38:43,480 --> 02:38:46,783 ABILITY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE 3618 02:38:46,783 --> 02:38:47,751 DELIVERING EFFICIENT SERVICE 3619 02:38:47,751 --> 02:38:49,686 FROM CLIMATE PERSPECTIVE AND 3620 02:38:49,686 --> 02:38:51,221 MAKING SURE WE ARE PROVIDING 3621 02:38:51,221 --> 02:38:52,823 SUFFICIENT SERVICE FOR OUR 3622 02:38:52,823 --> 02:38:54,124 RESIDENTS WHO ARE LOW INCOME, 3623 02:38:54,124 --> 02:38:57,794 MAY NOT OWN CARS OR OTHER MEANS 3624 02:38:57,794 --> 02:39:00,197 TO TRAVEL. BUT, HERE, I GUESS, 3625 02:39:00,197 --> 02:39:03,834 CAN YOU JUST SPEAK TO GET THE 3626 02:39:03,834 --> 02:39:04,468 AFFORDABILITY COMPONENT LOCKED 3627 02:39:04,468 --> 02:39:06,336 IN A LITTLE BIT. I KNOW WE HAD 3628 02:39:06,336 --> 02:39:11,408 THE AVERAGE COST, THE COST FOR 3629 02:39:11,408 --> 02:39:12,709 AN AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD AT .3%. AND 3630 02:39:12,709 --> 02:39:13,577 UNFORTUNATELY I NO LONGER HAVE 3631 02:39:13,577 --> 02:39:17,381 IT PULLED UP IN FRONT OF MY. 3632 02:39:17,381 --> 02:39:18,215 THAT WAS PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY. 3633 02:39:18,215 --> 02:39:20,884 IF YOU CAN REMIND US OF THAT AND 3634 02:39:20,884 --> 02:39:23,720 TELL US THE COST FOR HOUSEHOLD 3635 02:39:23,720 --> 02:39:27,157 IT IS AT .2%. I WANT TO 3636 02:39:27,157 --> 02:39:28,592 UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE 3637 02:39:28,592 --> 02:39:35,065 BETWEEN THE TWO. IF YOU HAVE IT, 3638 02:39:35,065 --> 02:39:36,066 I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER'S 3639 02:39:36,066 --> 02:39:41,204 NOT LOSING THE SERVICE HOURS. WE 3640 02:39:41,204 --> 02:39:42,372 TALKED ABOUT IT PREVIOUSLY, THE 3641 02:39:42,372 --> 02:39:46,109 .223%. SO, WHAT I WOULD LOVE IS 3642 02:39:46,109 --> 02:39:46,944 UNDERSTAND THAT DIFFERENCE. 3643 02:39:46,944 --> 02:39:48,745 AGAIN BY AVERAGE AND BY LOW 3644 02:39:48,745 --> 02:39:50,647 INCOME HOUSEHOLD. I KNOW WE HAD 3645 02:39:50,647 --> 02:39:59,723 BOTH OF THE NUMBERS PRESENTED TO 3646 02:39:59,723 --> 02:40:00,090 US PREVIOUSLY. 3647 02:40:00,090 --> 02:40:03,760 >> YES. THANK YOU, 3648 02:40:03,760 --> 02:40:07,331 COUNCILMEMBER. SO, THE MEDIUM 3649 02:40:07,331 --> 02:40:08,265 INCOME, TWO-PERSON HOUSEHOLD, 3650 02:40:08,265 --> 02:40:11,168 $121,000 A YEAR. THE ANNUAL COST 3651 02:40:11,168 --> 02:40:16,106 OF THE PROPOSED STM AT .3 WOULD 3652 02:40:16,106 --> 02:40:23,547 BE $58. AND AT .2 IT WOULD BE 3653 02:40:23,547 --> 02:40:25,449 ALMOST $39. WE WILL SAY $38.67. 3654 02:40:25,449 --> 02:40:31,221 ROUND UP. FOR THE LOW INCOME, 3655 02:40:31,221 --> 02:40:31,888 TWO-PERSON HOUSEHOLD MAKING 3656 02:40:31,888 --> 02:40:35,359 $38,000 A YEAR. THE .3 COST IS 3657 02:40:35,359 --> 02:40:41,999 ABOUT $35 AND THE .2 COST IS 3658 02:40:41,999 --> 02:40:42,866 ABOUT $23. 3659 02:40:42,866 --> 02:40:49,106 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK 3660 02:40:49,106 --> 02:40:49,406 YOU, CHAIR. 3661 02:40:49,406 --> 02:40:53,744 >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IT 3662 02:40:53,744 --> 02:40:58,015 LOOKS LIKE NO FURTHER COMMENTS 3663 02:40:58,015 --> 02:40:59,916 OR QUESTIONS. OH, ONE MORE FROM 3664 02:40:59,916 --> 02:41:00,150 RIVERA. 3665 02:41:00,150 --> 02:41:01,685 >> THOSE NUMBERS, IT WAS GIVEN 3666 02:41:01,685 --> 02:41:03,754 FOR ONE PARTICULAR ITEM BUT THAT 3667 02:41:03,754 --> 02:41:08,859 IS ADDITIVE TO THE OTHER SALES 3668 02:41:08,859 --> 02:41:09,493 TAX AND PROPERTY TAX 3669 02:41:09,493 --> 02:41:10,894 CONVERSATION. OTHER LEVY'S WE 3670 02:41:10,894 --> 02:41:15,766 DO AROUND HERE. I JUST WANT TO 3671 02:41:15,766 --> 02:41:16,867 PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE AND 3672 02:41:16,867 --> 02:41:19,169 UNDERSCORE THAT AS WE GET THE 3673 02:41:19,169 --> 02:41:20,904 FIGURES. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE 3674 02:41:20,904 --> 02:41:22,773 ADDITIVE AND THAT IS IMPORTANT. 3675 02:41:22,773 --> 02:41:23,073 THANK YOU. 3676 02:41:23,073 --> 02:41:23,674 >> THANK YOU 3677 02:41:23,674 --> 02:41:25,075 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 3678 02:41:25,075 --> 02:41:26,643 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST TO 3679 02:41:26,643 --> 02:41:28,412 CLOSE, I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS 3680 02:41:28,412 --> 02:41:29,546 THAT I RECEIVED FROM EVERYBODY. 3681 02:41:29,546 --> 02:41:31,381 BY THE WAY I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT 3682 02:41:31,381 --> 02:41:33,750 BEING THERE IN PERSON. I AM 3683 02:41:33,750 --> 02:41:37,854 AWAY. I DON'T HAVE MY GLASSES 3684 02:41:37,854 --> 02:41:41,158 ON AS I WAS READING MY COMMENTS. 3685 02:41:41,158 --> 02:41:44,928 I WANTED TO NOTE, YES, COUNCIL 3686 02:41:44,928 --> 02:41:50,033 WE CAN GO TO .1, I AM AWARE OF 3687 02:41:50,033 --> 02:41:51,068 THE 2.3. THERE IS THE 3688 02:41:51,068 --> 02:41:52,002 CONVERSATION, COLLEAGUES TO LOOK 3689 02:41:52,002 --> 02:41:54,204 AT WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE IN 3690 02:41:54,204 --> 02:41:59,276 TERMS OF PUBLIC TRANSIT IN WHICH 3691 02:41:59,276 --> 02:42:05,615 I 110% SUPPORT. BUT, ALSO, DRIVE 3692 02:42:05,615 --> 02:42:06,183 THE AFFORDABILITY AND GOOD 3693 02:42:06,183 --> 02:42:07,651 GOVERNORRANCE. I AM WILLING TO 3694 02:42:07,651 --> 02:42:09,486 TALK WITH ALL OF THIS ON THESE 3695 02:42:09,486 --> 02:42:11,621 ISSUES AND YOU CAN HAVE THE 3696 02:42:11,621 --> 02:42:12,823 CONVERSATION AND AGAIN, 3697 02:42:12,823 --> 02:42:14,991 APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS FROM YOU 3698 02:42:14,991 --> 02:42:22,499 AND, AND REALLY TO HAVE THIS 3699 02:42:22,499 --> 02:42:23,033 AFFORDABILITY AND GOOD 3700 02:42:23,033 --> 02:42:23,734 GOVERNORRANCE CONVERSATION WITH 3701 02:42:23,734 --> 02:42:25,135 YOU BETWEEN NOW AND THE 16th 3702 02:42:25,135 --> 02:42:25,836 >> THANK YOU 3703 02:42:25,836 --> 02:42:29,673 >> THANK YOU. I WILL CLOSEOUT BY 3704 02:42:29,673 --> 02:42:32,275 SHARING, SAYING, THANK YOU, 3705 02:42:32,275 --> 02:42:33,110 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR YOUR 3706 02:42:33,110 --> 02:42:35,479 PROPOSED AMENDMENT. I APPRECIATE 3707 02:42:35,479 --> 02:42:36,880 THE INTENT AND THE SPIRIT THERE. 3708 02:42:36,880 --> 02:42:38,115 ADDRESSING AFFORDABILITY. THERE 3709 02:42:38,115 --> 02:42:41,351 ARE A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS THAT 3710 02:42:41,351 --> 02:42:42,819 SORT OF SPEAK TO AFFORDABILITY 3711 02:42:42,819 --> 02:42:44,855 INCLUDING ONE OF MY OWN, THE 3712 02:42:44,855 --> 02:42:46,490 LAST ONE WE DISCUSSED TO SHORTEN 3713 02:42:46,490 --> 02:42:54,064 THE TERM. I DID NOT MENTION 3714 02:42:54,064 --> 02:42:55,298 THAT. ONE OF THAT IS 3715 02:42:55,298 --> 02:42:56,933 AFFORDABILITY. SIX YEARS, NINE 3716 02:42:56,933 --> 02:43:01,638 MONTHS OVER A 10 YEAR TERM. BUT, 3717 02:43:01,638 --> 02:43:09,379 A NUMBER OF THEM TO SPEAK TO. 3718 02:43:09,379 --> 02:43:12,048 THIS IS YOUR AMENDMENT 13, 3719 02:43:12,048 --> 02:43:14,217 SPEAKING TO IT. I APPRECIATE THE 3720 02:43:14,217 --> 02:43:16,052 SPIRIT. IN ANY EVENT, THANK YOU, 3721 02:43:16,052 --> 02:43:19,589 LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT 3722 02:43:19,589 --> 02:43:20,023 PROPOSED AMENDMENT. 3723 02:43:20,023 --> 02:43:25,028 >>> AMENDMENT 16 TO COUNCIL BILL 3724 02:43:25,028 --> 02:43:30,534 121226 IS SPONSORED BY 3725 02:43:30,534 --> 02:43:32,202 COUNCILMEMBER RIN CK. IT COULD 3726 02:43:32,202 --> 02:43:34,404 CLARIFY THE REVENUES THAT THEY 3727 02:43:34,404 --> 02:43:39,509 MAY BE USED TO SUPPORT TRANSIT 3728 02:43:39,509 --> 02:43:42,279 SERVICES AT NIGHT. CURRENTLY THE 3729 02:43:42,279 --> 02:43:43,880 STM DOES ALLOW FOR TRANSIT 3730 02:43:43,880 --> 02:43:47,050 SERVICE NIGHTTIME TRANSIT 3731 02:43:47,050 --> 02:43:52,889 SERVICE HOURS TO BE PURCHASED 3732 02:43:52,889 --> 02:43:57,794 AND THIS MAKES IT EXPLICIT. 3733 02:43:57,794 --> 02:43:58,995 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3734 02:43:58,995 --> 02:43:59,229 RINCK. 3735 02:43:59,229 --> 02:44:00,130 >> THANK YOU, IT IS 3736 02:44:00,130 --> 02:44:01,298 STRAIGHTFORWARD. METRO IS 3737 02:44:01,298 --> 02:44:03,033 RAMPING UP THEIR NIGHT SERVICE 3738 02:44:03,033 --> 02:44:06,670 AS RIDER TRENDS CHANGE WITH NEW 3739 02:44:06,670 --> 02:44:08,471 NEEDS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO OFFER 3740 02:44:08,471 --> 02:44:10,607 AND IT IS WORTHY ENOUGH TO MAKE 3741 02:44:10,607 --> 02:44:11,942 IT SIGNIFICANT AND SIGNAL OUR 3742 02:44:11,942 --> 02:44:13,043 SUPPORT FOR IT. I MISSED MY BUS 3743 02:44:13,043 --> 02:44:15,045 AND HAD TO WAIT IN THE DARK FOR 3744 02:44:15,045 --> 02:44:21,117 30 MINUTES AFTER GETTING OFF OF 3745 02:44:21,117 --> 02:44:31,294 A SHIFT TO -- WAIT TABLES. I AM 3746 02:44:31,294 --> 02:44:33,063 SURE THERE WOULD BE PEOPLE HAPPY 3747 02:44:33,063 --> 02:44:35,599 TO PAY FOR $1 OR $3 TO GET HOME 3748 02:44:35,599 --> 02:44:37,100 ON TIME AND GET REST FOR THE 3749 02:44:37,100 --> 02:44:39,369 NEXT DAY. THANK YOU. 3750 02:44:39,369 --> 02:44:42,038 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS 3751 02:44:42,038 --> 02:44:43,573 RINCK. I SHARE FROM Mâ–ˆY 3752 02:44:43,573 --> 02:44:44,641 PERSPECTIVE. APPRECIATE YOU 3753 02:44:44,641 --> 02:44:46,076 BRINGING IT FORWARD. THIS IS 3754 02:44:46,076 --> 02:44:47,978 ALREADY AN AUTHORIZED EXPENSE IN 3755 02:44:47,978 --> 02:44:50,880 TODAY'S PROPOSAL. THERE ARE 3756 02:44:50,880 --> 02:44:52,415 MANY VALID POLICY REASONS FOR 3757 02:44:52,415 --> 02:44:56,019 SPECIFICALLY UPLIFTING A NEW ONE 3758 02:44:56,019 --> 02:45:00,857 EXPRESSING IT AND MAKING IT 3759 02:45:00,857 --> 02:45:06,730 EXPLICIT WHAT IS AUTHORIZED 3760 02:45:06,730 --> 02:45:07,197 TODAY. APPRECIATE IT. 3761 02:45:07,197 --> 02:45:07,764 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, FINAL 3762 02:45:07,764 --> 02:45:08,131 COMMENT ON IT. 3763 02:45:08,131 --> 02:45:10,700 >> THIS IS A NEW ONE. I HAVE NOT 3764 02:45:10,700 --> 02:45:12,802 COMMENTED ON THIS ONE YET. THANK 3765 02:45:12,802 --> 02:45:14,037 YOU, CHAIR. FOR BRINGING THERE 3766 02:45:14,037 --> 02:45:16,273 FORWARD. A LOT OF WORKERS THAT 3767 02:45:16,273 --> 02:45:20,076 WORK OVERNIGHT AND RELY ON THE 3768 02:45:20,076 --> 02:45:20,944 NIGHT SERVICE. SO, THAT IS 3769 02:45:20,944 --> 02:45:22,379 REALLY IMPORTANT. MY ONLY POINT 3770 02:45:22,379 --> 02:45:24,147 I WANT TO CLARIFY. THE WAY IT IS 3771 02:45:24,147 --> 02:45:27,617 WRITTEN IT MAKES IT SOUNDS LIKE 3772 02:45:27,617 --> 02:45:29,219 IT IS PRIORITIZED WITHIN THE 3773 02:45:29,219 --> 02:45:34,557 FRAMEWORK, DOES THAT MEAN WITHIN 3774 02:45:34,557 --> 02:45:37,560 OTHER SERVICE HOURS? I ASK THE 3775 02:45:37,560 --> 02:45:40,196 SPONSOR IF THAT WAS THE INTENT. 3776 02:45:40,196 --> 02:45:45,402 JUST MAKING SURE THAT IS NOT THE 3777 02:45:45,402 --> 02:45:46,202 CASE NECESSARILY. 3778 02:45:46,202 --> 02:45:46,870 >> VICE CHAIR, GO AHEAD. 3779 02:45:46,870 --> 02:45:49,472 >> NO IT IS NOT. THANK YOU FOR 3780 02:45:49,472 --> 02:45:51,174 THE QUESTION AND CLARIFYING IT 3781 02:45:51,174 --> 02:45:52,676 IS JUST TO MAKE IT EXPLICIT. 3782 02:45:52,676 --> 02:45:55,178 >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. 3783 02:45:55,178 --> 02:45:56,112 >> ALL RIGHT. 3784 02:45:56,112 --> 02:45:57,847 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. 3785 02:45:57,847 --> 02:45:59,416 >> ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR 3786 02:45:59,416 --> 02:45:59,716 QUESTIONS? 3787 02:45:59,716 --> 02:46:00,850 >> HEARING, SEEING NONE, LET'S 3788 02:46:00,850 --> 02:46:04,688 MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PROPOSED 3789 02:46:04,688 --> 02:46:04,988 AMENDMENT. 3790 02:46:04,988 --> 02:46:10,060 >>> MOVING ON TO A NEW CATEGORY 3791 02:46:10,060 --> 02:46:11,394 HERE. IMPACT OF POTENTIAL NEW OR 3792 02:46:11,394 --> 02:46:13,530 EXPANDED REVENUE SOURCES THAT WE 3793 02:46:13,530 --> 02:46:14,564 HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS IN THIS 3794 02:46:14,564 --> 02:46:18,568 CATEGORY. I WILL PRESENT BOTH OF 3795 02:46:18,568 --> 02:46:24,174 THEM. FIRST IS AMENDMENT 11 TO 3796 02:46:24,174 --> 02:46:28,878 COUNCIL BILL 121226 SPONSORED BY 3797 02:46:28,878 --> 02:46:30,313 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. IT WOULD ADD 3798 02:46:30,313 --> 02:46:32,482 A RECITAL TO THE BILL AND 3799 02:46:32,482 --> 02:46:36,486 COLLECTING WITH THE PARTNERS TO 3800 02:46:36,486 --> 02:46:38,088 ADVOCATE FOR STATE AUTHORIZATION 3801 02:46:38,088 --> 02:46:40,724 OF NEW PROGRESSIVE REVENUE 3802 02:46:40,724 --> 02:46:41,591 SOURCES TO BENEFIT TRANSIT. IT 3803 02:46:41,591 --> 02:46:44,661 WOULD ALLOW THE COUNCIL IN THE 3804 02:46:44,661 --> 02:46:46,796 FUTURE TO AMEND THE SEATTLE TAX 3805 02:46:46,796 --> 02:46:50,767 RATE AND OR ELIGIBLE USE FOR THE 3806 02:46:50,767 --> 02:46:52,335 FUNDING AS THE STATE AUTHORIZED 3807 02:46:52,335 --> 02:46:54,437 NEW RESOURCES. 3808 02:46:54,437 --> 02:46:56,339 >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, 3809 02:46:56,339 --> 02:46:57,674 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. YOU ARE 3810 02:46:57,674 --> 02:47:00,343 RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK TO YOUR 3811 02:47:00,343 --> 02:47:00,643 AMENDMENT. 3812 02:47:00,643 --> 02:47:03,580 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND, PART 3813 02:47:03,580 --> 02:47:06,082 OF THIS IS, CLARIFYING WHAT I 3814 02:47:06,082 --> 02:47:08,852 BELIEVE IS ALREADY THE CASE IF 3815 02:47:08,852 --> 02:47:11,254 THIS MOVES FORWARD. THAT IS THAT 3816 02:47:11,254 --> 02:47:13,823 THIS, IF THIS TAX IS APPROVED BY 3817 02:47:13,823 --> 02:47:17,894 COUNCIL AND THEN APPROVED BY 3818 02:47:17,894 --> 02:47:21,464 VOTERS IT GIVES US THE AUTHORITY 3819 02:47:21,464 --> 02:47:24,067 TO DO IT BUT NOT REQUIRE US. 3820 02:47:24,067 --> 02:47:27,570 GIVING THE AUTHORITY IF IT IS 3821 02:47:27,570 --> 02:47:28,972 PROPOSED UP TO 10 YEARS. AGAIN. 3822 02:47:28,972 --> 02:47:30,507 IF THE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS THAT 3823 02:47:30,507 --> 02:47:32,642 IF WE COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT 3824 02:47:32,642 --> 02:47:35,245 FUNDING SOURCE OR A BETTER 3825 02:47:35,245 --> 02:47:37,013 FUNDING SOURCE OF THE STATE 3826 02:47:37,013 --> 02:47:38,481 GIVES US DIFFERENT AUTHORITY. 10 3827 02:47:38,481 --> 02:47:40,583 YEARS SAY LONG TIME. AND, YOU 3828 02:47:40,583 --> 02:47:42,819 KNOW. THERE IS. I THINK, A LOT 3829 02:47:42,819 --> 02:47:45,755 OF INTEREST IN WORKING ON HOW WE 3830 02:47:45,755 --> 02:47:48,191 FUND TRANSIT NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, 3831 02:47:48,191 --> 02:47:50,393 HERE LOCALLY BUT REGIONALLY. IT 3832 02:47:50,393 --> 02:47:52,962 IS A BIG ISSUE. AND, SO, THIS 3833 02:47:52,962 --> 02:47:54,597 WOULD JUST KIND OF SIGNAL THAT 3834 02:47:54,597 --> 02:47:57,734 IT SHOULD BE A PRIORITY FOR US 3835 02:47:57,734 --> 02:47:59,502 AS COUNCIL TO WORK WITH REGIONAL 3836 02:47:59,502 --> 02:48:04,641 PARTNERS TO WORK WITH OUR STATE 3837 02:48:04,641 --> 02:48:09,145 PARTNERS TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT 3838 02:48:09,145 --> 02:48:11,014 WAYS TO FUND TRANSIT. I. I 3839 02:48:11,014 --> 02:48:12,148 BELIEVE IN TERMS OF 3840 02:48:12,148 --> 02:48:12,849 AFFORDABILITY, IN TERMS OF, 3841 02:48:12,849 --> 02:48:14,651 THERE IS BOTH HOW WE TAX AND 3842 02:48:14,651 --> 02:48:16,152 WHAT WE SPEND IT ON. WHAT WE 3843 02:48:16,152 --> 02:48:18,288 SPEND IT ON IN TERMS OF TRANSIT 3844 02:48:18,288 --> 02:48:21,024 I CAN NOT IMAGINE SOMETHING MORE 3845 02:48:21,024 --> 02:48:21,658 IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF 3846 02:48:21,658 --> 02:48:22,659 AFFORDABILITY. WE KNOW TRANSIT 3847 02:48:22,659 --> 02:48:26,930 IS ONE OF THE TOP COSTS FOR 3848 02:48:26,930 --> 02:48:33,803 HOUSEHOLDS AND WE KNOW THAT AS 3849 02:48:33,803 --> 02:48:35,572 WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR LONG-TERM 3850 02:48:35,572 --> 02:48:36,372 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, DEDICATED 3851 02:48:36,372 --> 02:48:38,675 SOURCE FOR TRANSIT THAT WE CAN 3852 02:48:38,675 --> 02:48:39,809 RELY UPON IT IS CRITICAL FOR US 3853 02:48:39,809 --> 02:48:44,013 AS WE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. I 3854 02:48:44,013 --> 02:48:45,982 ALSO THINK IT IS CRITICAL FOR 3855 02:48:45,982 --> 02:48:47,784 US, AGAIN, COMMITTING TO THIS 3856 02:48:47,784 --> 02:48:51,688 LEVEL OF SPENDING ON TRANSIT. AS 3857 02:48:51,688 --> 02:48:53,356 WE THINK ABOUT THE CLIMATE 3858 02:48:53,356 --> 02:48:58,161 CHANGE. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE 3859 02:48:58,161 --> 02:49:00,997 ESTIMATES THAT SWITCHING FROM 3860 02:49:00,997 --> 02:49:02,265 DRIVING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CAN 3861 02:49:02,265 --> 02:49:05,535 REDUCE YOUR CLIMATE IMPACT BY UP 3862 02:49:05,535 --> 02:49:11,641 TO 4600 POUNDS. EQUAL TO ABOUT 3863 02:49:11,641 --> 02:49:13,710 100 TREES FOR YEAR. WE HAVE A 3864 02:49:13,710 --> 02:49:15,778 DIFFICULT DEBATE ABOUT TREES AND 3865 02:49:15,778 --> 02:49:18,147 HOUSING, REALLY, WE NEED TO BE 3866 02:49:18,147 --> 02:49:20,216 FOCUSING ON TRANSIT. AGAIN, THIS 3867 02:49:20,216 --> 02:49:21,217 COMMIT TO TRANSIT IS, I THINK, 3868 02:49:21,217 --> 02:49:22,585 IMPORTANT. BUT THAT DOES NOT 3869 02:49:22,585 --> 02:49:28,992 MEAN THAT IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT 3870 02:49:28,992 --> 02:49:31,728 WE SHOULD NOT BE LOOKING AT 3871 02:49:31,728 --> 02:49:32,795 TRANSIT FUNDING. WITH THAT, 3872 02:49:32,795 --> 02:49:35,665 HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF 3873 02:49:35,665 --> 02:49:36,966 FOLKS HAVE ANY. 3874 02:49:36,966 --> 02:49:39,002 >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR RINCK 3875 02:49:39,002 --> 02:49:40,103 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 3876 02:49:40,103 --> 02:49:40,970 >> THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS ON 3877 02:49:40,970 --> 02:49:42,438 THIS POINT BUT I WANTED TO ASK 3878 02:49:42,438 --> 02:49:47,076 IF I ASK -- ASK IF I CAN BE A 3879 02:49:47,076 --> 02:49:48,011 CO-SPONSOR. WE HAVE NOT DONE 3880 02:49:48,011 --> 02:49:49,812 THAT. BUT THAT IS PART OF OUR 3881 02:49:49,812 --> 02:49:55,251 TASK. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK TO BE 3882 02:49:55,251 --> 02:49:55,585 A CO-SPONSOR. 3883 02:49:55,585 --> 02:49:58,555 >> YES. LET THE RECORD REFLECT 3884 02:49:58,555 --> 02:50:03,927 THAT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK WOULD 3885 02:50:03,927 --> 02:50:04,460 LIKE TO CO-SPONSOR THIS. 3886 02:50:04,460 --> 02:50:13,870 >> ALL RIGHT. I AM LOOKING OVER 3887 02:50:13,870 --> 02:50:14,571 AT OUR COLLEAGUES, TECHNICAL 3888 02:50:14,571 --> 02:50:19,909 DIFFICULTIES, LET'S MOVE ON TO 3889 02:50:19,909 --> 02:50:23,780 THE NEXT AMENDMENT. SIMILAR IN 3890 02:50:23,780 --> 02:50:24,180 MANY REGARDS. 3891 02:50:24,180 --> 02:50:28,117 >> AMENDMENT 17 IS SPONSORED BY 3892 02:50:28,117 --> 02:50:29,852 VICE CHAIR RINCK. AMEND A 3893 02:50:29,852 --> 02:50:34,424 RECITAL IN THE BILL AND ADD TWO 3894 02:50:34,424 --> 02:50:35,959 NEW RECITALS NAMING THE 3895 02:50:35,959 --> 02:50:37,093 COLLABORATION WITH KING COUNTY 3896 02:50:37,093 --> 02:50:40,697 TO ENACT A FUNDING MEASURE AND 3897 02:50:40,697 --> 02:50:41,998 TO IDENTIFY NEW LOCAL 3898 02:50:41,998 --> 02:50:43,933 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE OPTIONS TO 3899 02:50:43,933 --> 02:50:44,734 FUND SUCH MEASURES INVESTMENTS 3900 02:50:44,734 --> 02:50:49,439 WITH THE INTENT THAT THE NEW 3901 02:50:49,439 --> 02:50:50,840 REVENUE REPLACE SEATTLE TRANSIT 3902 02:50:50,840 --> 02:50:52,275 MEASURE FUNDING. THIS AMENDMENT 3903 02:50:52,275 --> 02:50:54,811 WOULD ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO AMEND 3904 02:50:54,811 --> 02:50:56,245 THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE TAX 3905 02:50:56,245 --> 02:51:00,016 RATE IN OR ELIGIBLE USE AS A 3906 02:51:00,016 --> 02:51:01,551 FUNDING IF NEW OR EXPENDED 3907 02:51:01,551 --> 02:51:03,553 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE IS 3908 02:51:03,553 --> 02:51:07,190 AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY. 3909 02:51:07,190 --> 02:51:10,526 >> ALL RIGHT. VICE RINCK YOU CAN 3910 02:51:10,526 --> 02:51:12,862 SPEAK TO YOUR AMENDMENT. 3911 02:51:12,862 --> 02:51:14,464 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA. 3912 02:51:14,464 --> 02:51:15,298 >> COLLEAGUES, I MENTIONED, 3913 02:51:15,298 --> 02:51:17,800 DURING THE LAST SESSION I MET 3914 02:51:17,800 --> 02:51:23,306 WITH LEGISLATURES IN AN EFFORT 3915 02:51:23,306 --> 02:51:25,308 TO SEE ABOUT EXPANDING 3916 02:51:25,308 --> 02:51:27,143 OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCALITIES TO 3917 02:51:27,143 --> 02:51:28,811 HAVE EXPANDED AUTHORITY ON 3918 02:51:28,811 --> 02:51:30,046 FUNDING OUR TRANSPORTATION 3919 02:51:30,046 --> 02:51:30,947 BENEFIT DISTRICTS, PARTICULARLY 3920 02:51:30,947 --> 02:51:31,881 TO HAVE MORE PROGRESSIVE OPTIONS 3921 02:51:31,881 --> 02:51:36,452 TO HELP MOVE US AWAY FROM SALES 3922 02:51:36,452 --> 02:51:38,054 TAX. UNFORTUNATELY THAT EFFORT 3923 02:51:38,054 --> 02:51:39,222 WAS OVERSHADOWED BY A NUMBER OF 3924 02:51:39,222 --> 02:51:41,024 OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT THE 3925 02:51:41,024 --> 02:51:42,325 STATE WAS WORKING ON. OF COURSE, 3926 02:51:42,325 --> 02:51:46,129 THAT ALLOWS US AND THAT PUT US 3927 02:51:46,129 --> 02:51:47,864 IN THE POSITION RIGHT NOW. THIS 3928 02:51:47,864 --> 02:51:49,098 AMENDMENT FOCUSES ON OUR LOCAL 3929 02:51:49,098 --> 02:51:51,934 EFFORTS THAT WE CAN TAKE TO BE 3930 02:51:51,934 --> 02:51:55,471 ABLE TO HAVE MORE PROGRESSIVE 3931 02:51:55,471 --> 02:52:01,778 WAYS TO FUND OUR TRANSPORTATION 3932 02:52:01,778 --> 02:52:04,213 SERVICES. AND, SO, THIS 3933 02:52:04,213 --> 02:52:07,350 AMENDMENT INCLUDES IT TO NEW 3934 02:52:07,350 --> 02:52:12,822 REVENUE BUT COMMERCIAL PARKING 3935 02:52:12,822 --> 02:52:14,223 TAX. THIS, IN MANY WAYS, 3936 02:52:14,223 --> 02:52:15,391 COMPLEMENTS THE PREVIOUS 3937 02:52:15,391 --> 02:52:19,362 AMENDMENT WE HAD AN OVERVIEW ON. 3938 02:52:19,362 --> 02:52:20,997 THANK YOU, CHAIR. 3939 02:52:20,997 --> 02:52:23,299 >> THANK YOU. 3940 02:52:23,299 --> 02:52:25,568 >>> COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS OR 3941 02:52:25,568 --> 02:52:25,835 COMMENTS? 3942 02:52:25,835 --> 02:52:27,670 >> COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 3943 02:52:27,670 --> 02:52:33,109 >> JUST WOULD LIKE TO 3944 02:52:33,109 --> 02:52:33,409 CO-SPONSOR. 3945 02:52:33,409 --> 02:52:34,010 >> ALL RIGHT. NOTED. AWESOME. 3946 02:52:34,010 --> 02:52:41,384 THANK YOU. LOOKS LIKE NO OTHER 3947 02:52:41,384 --> 02:52:41,984 COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. SO, A 3948 02:52:41,984 --> 02:52:42,618 QUESTION FROM MY PERSPECTIVE TO 3949 02:52:42,618 --> 02:52:43,453 CENTRAL STAFF ON THIS ONE. 3950 02:52:43,453 --> 02:52:45,288 SIMILAR TO MANY IN MATERIAL 3951 02:52:45,288 --> 02:52:47,990 RESPECTS KEY DIFFERENCE HERE WAS 3952 02:52:47,990 --> 02:52:50,993 NOTED THIS ONE CALLS OUT 3953 02:52:50,993 --> 02:52:53,563 SPECIFIC THINGS LIKE CONGESTION 3954 02:52:53,563 --> 02:52:54,797 PRICING AND COMMERCIAL PARKING 3955 02:52:54,797 --> 02:52:57,100 TAX. CAN YOU HELP ME BETTER 3956 02:52:57,100 --> 02:53:00,670 UNDERSTAND HOW MANY 3957 02:53:00,670 --> 02:53:02,605 JURISDICTIONS IN THE U.S. 3958 02:53:02,605 --> 02:53:03,139 CURRENTLY HAVE CONGESTION 3959 02:53:03,139 --> 02:53:03,406 PRICING? 3960 02:53:03,406 --> 02:53:06,109 >> AS OF, AS OF RIGHT NOW, ONLY 3961 02:53:06,109 --> 02:53:07,877 NEW YORK CITY HAS CONGESTION 3962 02:53:07,877 --> 02:53:10,613 PRICING PROGRAM IN EFFECT. IT 3963 02:53:10,613 --> 02:53:12,448 STARTED ON JANUARY 1st OF 2025 3964 02:53:12,448 --> 02:53:13,015 >> GOT IT, GOT IT. 3965 02:53:13,015 --> 02:53:20,289 >> UNDER THE NEW YORK CITY 3966 02:53:20,289 --> 02:53:23,226 CONGESTION PRICING MODEL, 3967 02:53:23,226 --> 02:53:25,661 CURIOUS COULD THIS CONTEMPLATE 3968 02:53:25,661 --> 02:53:27,230 THE EXPANSION SERVICE FOR NEW 3969 02:53:27,230 --> 02:53:27,930 PRICING IF, SHALL ONE BE 3970 02:53:27,930 --> 02:53:32,535 IMPLEMENTED ONE DAY IN THE CITY 3971 02:53:32,535 --> 02:53:34,871 OF SEATTLE. CAN YOU HELP ME 3972 02:53:34,871 --> 02:53:36,506 UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT MODEL, 3973 02:53:36,506 --> 02:53:43,079 FROM NEW YORK CITY MODEL, HOW 3974 02:53:43,079 --> 02:53:49,252 MUCH OF THE REVENUES ARE 3975 02:53:49,252 --> 02:53:49,886 GENERATED FOR CONGESTION PRICES. 3976 02:53:49,886 --> 02:53:54,757 >> I HAVE HIGH-LEVEL 3977 02:53:54,757 --> 02:53:55,091 INFORMATION. 3978 02:53:55,091 --> 02:53:55,391 >> SERVICE. 3979 02:53:55,391 --> 02:53:57,794 >> YES. NOT AN EXPERT BUT HAPPY 3980 02:53:57,794 --> 02:53:58,594 TO FOLLOW UP LATER IF 3981 02:53:58,594 --> 02:53:59,095 INFORMATION IS NEEDED. 3982 02:53:59,095 --> 02:54:02,064 >> REVENUE FROM THE NEW YORK 3983 02:54:02,064 --> 02:54:03,132 CITY CONGESTION PRICING PROGRAM, 3984 02:54:03,132 --> 02:54:07,336 80% OF THE REVENUES FUND NEW 3985 02:54:07,336 --> 02:54:10,373 YORK CITY TRANSIT. 10% GO TO THE 3986 02:54:10,373 --> 02:54:14,343 LONG ISLAND RAILROAD AND USES OF 3987 02:54:14,343 --> 02:54:16,846 THOSE FUNDS ARE TRACK 3988 02:54:16,846 --> 02:54:17,480 EXPANSIONS, STATION RENOVATION 3989 02:54:17,480 --> 02:54:18,448 COMES COMMUTER LINE 3990 02:54:18,448 --> 02:54:21,818 INFRASTRUCTURE. TO ME THAT, THAT 3991 02:54:21,818 --> 02:54:24,654 SOUNDS LIKE CAPITAL. ANOTHER 10% 3992 02:54:24,654 --> 02:54:27,156 GOES TO THE METRO NORTH 3993 02:54:27,156 --> 02:54:32,094 RAILROAD. STATION IMPROVEMENTS, 3994 02:54:32,094 --> 02:54:33,029 POWER SYSTEM UPGRADES AND LINE 3995 02:54:33,029 --> 02:54:34,263 RELIABILITY. THE TOTAL REVENUES 3996 02:54:34,263 --> 02:54:38,801 COLLECTED IN THE FIRST YEAR FOR 3997 02:54:38,801 --> 02:54:41,737 CONGESTION PRICES FOR $562 3998 02:54:41,737 --> 02:54:42,305 MILLION AFTER OFF-SETTING 3999 02:54:42,305 --> 02:54:43,673 OPERATING EXPENSES. SO, ABOUT 4000 02:54:43,673 --> 02:54:46,008 $56 MILLION EACH FOR THE LONG 4001 02:54:46,008 --> 02:54:51,080 ISLAND RAILROAD AND THE METRO 4002 02:54:51,080 --> 02:54:51,480 NORTH RAILROAD. 4003 02:54:51,480 --> 02:54:55,985 >> OKAY. THANK YOU. 20% -- 20% 4004 02:54:55,985 --> 02:54:58,487 CAPITAL. 80% FOR PURELY FOR 4005 02:54:58,487 --> 02:55:01,224 TRANSIT SERVICE? IS THAT 4006 02:55:01,224 --> 02:55:01,490 CORRECT? 4007 02:55:01,490 --> 02:55:03,793 >> TRANSIT SERVICE, SUBWAYS, 4008 02:55:03,793 --> 02:55:07,129 BUSES, STATEN ISLAND RAILWAYS. 4009 02:55:07,129 --> 02:55:08,731 >> SUBWAYS, BUSES LIKE 4010 02:55:08,731 --> 02:55:10,199 PURCHASING SUBWAYS AND THE BUSES 4011 02:55:10,199 --> 02:55:13,269 THEMSELVES? IF THAT IS TRUE THAT 4012 02:55:13,269 --> 02:55:14,604 IS A CAPITAL. 4013 02:55:14,604 --> 02:55:16,973 >> NO, EXCUSE ME, TRANSIT 4014 02:55:16,973 --> 02:55:17,240 SERVICE. 4015 02:55:17,240 --> 02:55:20,843 >> TRANSIT SERVICE. HOURS, 4016 02:55:20,843 --> 02:55:23,045 FURLOUGHS, NOT THE PURCHASING OF 4017 02:55:23,045 --> 02:55:24,080 SUBWAY AND TRAINS . 4018 02:55:24,080 --> 02:55:26,482 >> I HESITATE TO GET TOO APPLES 4019 02:55:26,482 --> 02:55:29,252 TO APPLES ABOUT IT. I AM NOT 4020 02:55:29,252 --> 02:55:30,920 FAMILIAR WITH THE SPECIFIC 4021 02:55:30,920 --> 02:55:32,355 LANGUAGE IN THE NEW YORK CITY 4022 02:55:32,355 --> 02:55:33,956 AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION BUT I 4023 02:55:33,956 --> 02:55:38,761 WILL, I WILL FOLLOW UP. 4024 02:55:38,761 --> 02:55:42,031 >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. 4025 02:55:42,031 --> 02:55:43,599 WHAT WAS THE TOTAL AMOUNT $562 4026 02:55:43,599 --> 02:55:46,369 MILLION COLLECTED IN THE FIRST 4027 02:55:46,369 --> 02:55:46,569 YEAR. 4028 02:55:46,569 --> 02:55:48,004 >> GOT IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 4029 02:55:48,004 --> 02:55:50,239 NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY 4030 02:55:50,239 --> 02:55:52,541 PERSPECTIVE ON THAT. LOOKS LIKE 4031 02:55:52,541 --> 02:55:58,581 THERE ARE NO OTHERS. LET US 4032 02:55:58,581 --> 02:56:01,751 PRESS TO THE NEXT AMENDMENT. IN 4033 02:56:01,751 --> 02:56:07,123 NEXT AMENDMENT WE MOVE TO A NEW 4034 02:56:07,123 --> 02:56:07,990 CATEGORY. AMENDMENTS THAT 4035 02:56:07,990 --> 02:56:11,627 CONCERN OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING. 4036 02:56:11,627 --> 02:56:12,962 RELATED TO THE SEATTLE TRANSIT 4037 02:56:12,962 --> 02:56:16,065 MEASURE. FOR THOSE WHO ARE 4038 02:56:16,065 --> 02:56:18,401 LOOKING AT AMENDMENT 6 IN THE 4039 02:56:18,401 --> 02:56:20,569 AGENDA PACKET THERE IS A 4040 02:56:20,569 --> 02:56:22,138 FORMATTING ERROR IN THIS 4041 02:56:22,138 --> 02:56:23,339 AMENDMENT. ALL OF THE PROPOSED 4042 02:56:23,339 --> 02:56:27,410 NEW BILL LANGUAGE SHOULD BE IN 4043 02:56:27,410 --> 02:56:28,978 RED AND UNDER LINED. 4044 02:56:28,978 --> 02:56:35,251 COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE 4045 03:05:50,572 --> 03:06:01,049 >> NUMBER OF PEOPLE THERE, FIRST 4046 03:06:07,122 --> 03:06:08,156 AVENUE AND ALSO WITH THE 4047 03:06:08,156 --> 03:06:18,100 WATERFRONT. AND, SO, THAT IS, 4048 03:06:18,100 --> 03:06:28,577 THAT IS THE FOCUS -- AND . 4049 03:06:52,734 --> 03:06:53,569 >> YES, AMENDMENT 14 IS 4050 03:06:53,569 --> 03:06:56,572 REQUESTING THE METRO ON THE USE 4051 03:06:56,572 --> 03:07:02,277 OF THEIR CURRENT SMALLER BUSES 4052 03:07:02,277 --> 03:07:07,349 AND ON THE POTENTIAL I WILL 4053 03:07:07,349 --> 03:07:17,826 LEAVE IT TO YOU, AND TO THE 4054 03:07:22,931 --> 03:07:24,366 CONSEQUENCES OF DOWNTOWN. AND, 4055 03:07:24,366 --> 03:07:34,543 YOU KNOW, 4056 03:07:37,679 --> 03:07:39,081 LIKE. IT IS OUR EVENTS DOWNTOWN. 4057 03:07:39,081 --> 03:07:40,282 WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS, IT IS JUST 4058 03:07:40,282 --> 03:07:43,185 LIKE WHAT WE SEE ON THE BRIDGE 4059 03:07:43,185 --> 03:07:44,353 AND DOWNTOWN WHERE THE BUSES 4060 03:07:44,353 --> 03:07:47,422 DON'T FIT. AND AS I MENTIONED 4061 03:07:47,422 --> 03:07:53,595 IN THE EARLIER MEETING I WE 4062 03:07:53,595 --> 03:07:58,934 DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TRIPLE 4063 03:07:58,934 --> 03:08:05,240 SEVENs. AND THEY DON'T FIT. AND 4064 03:08:05,240 --> 03:08:06,675 ON FIRST AVENUE. THEY USE IT AS 4065 03:08:06,675 --> 03:08:09,044 A TURN AROUND FOR THE BUS 4066 03:08:09,044 --> 03:08:11,580 ROUTES. SO, AGAIN, THIS, THIS 4067 03:08:11,580 --> 03:08:13,615 CREATES A BIG CHALLENGE FOR WHAT 4068 03:08:13,615 --> 03:08:15,517 IS LANING IN DOWNTOWN. AND THIS 4069 03:08:15,517 --> 03:08:17,753 IS SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP, 4070 03:08:17,753 --> 03:08:19,121 AGAIN AND AGAIN IN DISCUSSIONS 4071 03:08:19,121 --> 03:08:20,455 AND RESIDENT COMES COMMUNITIES 4072 03:08:20,455 --> 03:08:22,257 AND THIS IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE 4073 03:08:22,257 --> 03:08:24,926 ISSUE AND TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, 4074 03:08:24,926 --> 03:08:26,962 DRIVE, DRIVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO 4075 03:08:26,962 --> 03:08:28,664 GET, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY BUSES, 4076 03:08:28,664 --> 03:08:30,098 TRANSIT, THAT IS RIGHT SIZED FOR 4077 03:08:30,098 --> 03:08:32,634 THE AREA. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT 4078 03:08:32,634 --> 03:08:34,436 LOOKING AT IT BROADLY. THERE IS 4079 03:08:34,436 --> 03:08:36,004 UNIQUE IN TERMS OF THE DENSE 4080 03:08:36,004 --> 03:08:38,273 AREAS THAT WE HAVE AND RIGHT 4081 03:08:38,273 --> 03:08:40,842 SIZING THE SERVICE DUE TO THE 4082 03:08:40,842 --> 03:08:43,412 CIRCUMSTANCES. AND, AND, THAT IS 4083 03:08:43,412 --> 03:08:44,680 REALLY, THAT IS REALLY WHAT THIS 4084 03:08:44,680 --> 03:08:50,252 AMENDMENT IS ALL ABOUT, THANK 4085 03:08:50,252 --> 03:08:50,786 YOU, -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. 4086 03:08:50,786 --> 03:08:55,524 >> THANK YOU, COMMENTS ON THIS, 4087 03:08:55,524 --> 03:08:59,394 NUMBER 14 IN. 4088 03:08:59,394 --> 03:09:04,032 >> HEARING AND SEEING NONE. LET 4089 03:09:04,032 --> 03:09:06,334 US PRESS TO THE NEXT AMENDMENT. 4090 03:09:06,334 --> 03:09:14,076 AND I THINK IT IS, AMENDMENT 4091 03:09:14,076 --> 03:09:14,710 NUMBER 23. YES. 4092 03:09:14,710 --> 03:09:25,087 >> AND AMENDMENT 23 TO COUNCIL 4093 03:09:25,087 --> 03:09:30,258 BILL 121226 IS ALSO SPONSORED BY 4094 03:09:30,258 --> 03:09:32,728 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. REGARD BUS 4095 03:09:32,728 --> 03:09:34,296 STOP SPACING AND TRANSIT 4096 03:09:34,296 --> 03:09:36,765 DELIVERY AND BALANCED AGAINST 4097 03:09:36,765 --> 03:09:38,767 INCREASING ACCESS TO BUS ROUTES. 4098 03:09:38,767 --> 03:09:40,936 THE REPORT WOULD REQUEST 4099 03:09:40,936 --> 03:09:42,838 ANALYSIS ON HOW CLOSELY METRO 4100 03:09:42,838 --> 03:09:46,375 FOLLOWS ITS CURRENT POLICIES ON 4101 03:09:46,375 --> 03:09:48,944 BUS STOP SPACING AND REQUEST 4102 03:09:48,944 --> 03:09:50,479 WHERE THEY MIGHT IDENTIFY 4103 03:09:50,479 --> 03:09:52,247 OPPORTUNITIES TO REFINE BUS STOP 4104 03:09:52,247 --> 03:09:58,820 PLACEMENT IN ORDER TO ENHANCE 4105 03:09:58,820 --> 03:09:59,855 THE EFFICIENCY OF TRANSIT. 4106 03:09:59,855 --> 03:10:01,490 >> ALL RIGHT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED 4107 03:10:01,490 --> 03:10:04,726 AS AN AUTHOR TO PEEK ON YOUR 4108 03:10:04,726 --> 03:10:08,697 AMEND -- TO SPEAK ON YOUR 4109 03:10:08,697 --> 03:10:08,997 AMENDMENT. 4110 03:10:08,997 --> 03:10:12,534 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. IT REFLECTS 4111 03:10:12,534 --> 03:10:13,702 DISTRICT 7 AND DOWNTOWN. AND, 4112 03:10:13,702 --> 03:10:17,506 YOU KNOW, WHERE PUBLIC TRANSIT 4113 03:10:17,506 --> 03:10:19,741 IS SO IMPORTANT. AND IT NEEDS TO 4114 03:10:19,741 --> 03:10:22,177 BE AS EFFICIENT AS IT CAN. WE 4115 03:10:22,177 --> 03:10:23,512 HEARD FROM RESIDENT COMES 4116 03:10:23,512 --> 03:10:26,381 COUNCILMEMBERS IN TERMS OF HOW 4117 03:10:26,381 --> 03:10:27,516 THE SPACING IMPACTS THE 4118 03:10:27,516 --> 03:10:28,216 EFFICIENCY OF THE ROUTE. WE NEED 4119 03:10:28,216 --> 03:10:34,790 TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE 4120 03:10:34,790 --> 03:10:37,092 OPPORTUNITIES TO FURTHER THE 4121 03:10:37,092 --> 03:10:38,260 EFFECTIVENESS, THE TIMELINESS OF 4122 03:10:38,260 --> 03:10:39,694 THE PUBLIC TRANSIT, TRANSIT 4123 03:10:39,694 --> 03:10:40,262 SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY IN THE 4124 03:10:40,262 --> 03:10:42,197 DOWNTOWN AREA. THERE IS A REASON 4125 03:10:42,197 --> 03:10:44,633 WHY I SUPPORTED THE CHANGE FOR 4126 03:10:44,633 --> 03:10:47,002 THE ROUTE 8 FROM QUEEN AVENUE 4127 03:10:47,002 --> 03:10:49,037 NORTH TO 2nd AVENUE NORTH IN 4128 03:10:49,037 --> 03:10:51,406 TERMS OF FLIP FLOPPING THE LANES 4129 03:10:51,406 --> 03:10:55,577 FROM 3-2 AND 2-3 NORTH AND SOUTH 4130 03:10:55,577 --> 03:10:56,144 AND PROVIDING FOR THAT 4131 03:10:56,144 --> 03:10:57,546 EAST/WEST, WEST/EAST I SHOULD 4132 03:10:57,546 --> 03:10:59,281 SAY, BUS LANE TO SUPPORT THE 4133 03:10:59,281 --> 03:11:02,717 ROUTE 8. ALL OF THE LITTLE 4134 03:11:02,717 --> 03:11:04,319 THINGS IN TERMS OF THE PIECES TO 4135 03:11:04,319 --> 03:11:08,190 THESE ROUTES ARE IN IMPORTANT 4136 03:11:08,190 --> 03:11:10,025 FOR THE EFFICIENCY OF THE SYSTEM 4137 03:11:10,025 --> 03:11:11,960 OVERALL AND GOES TO THE PUBLIC 4138 03:11:11,960 --> 03:11:12,794 COMMENTERS IN TERMS OF HAVING 4139 03:11:12,794 --> 03:11:14,863 THE BUS SHOW UP ON TIME AND DO 4140 03:11:14,863 --> 03:11:17,032 IT IN A WAY WHERE IT MIGHT OF 4141 03:11:17,032 --> 03:11:21,236 MADE SENSE AT ONE POINT BUT IT 4142 03:11:21,236 --> 03:11:22,304 MAY BE IMPACTING, AGAIN THE 4143 03:11:22,304 --> 03:11:24,739 IMPLEMENTATION. THIS IS THE 4144 03:11:24,739 --> 03:11:29,711 FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM, 4145 03:11:29,711 --> 03:11:34,382 AGAIN, RIDERS, THE BUS RIDERS 4146 03:11:34,382 --> 03:11:37,819 AND RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT 4147 03:11:37,819 --> 03:11:43,158 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 4148 03:11:43,158 --> 03:11:43,692 KETTLE. ANY QUESTIONS OR 4149 03:11:43,692 --> 03:11:51,867 COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT 23? 4150 03:11:51,867 --> 03:11:52,100 FOSTER. 4151 03:11:52,100 --> 03:11:54,069 >> I THINK IT APPLIES TO A 4152 03:11:54,069 --> 03:11:57,105 COUPLE OF THE AMENDMENTS WE ARE 4153 03:11:57,105 --> 03:11:58,773 DISCUSSING, 22 AND 23. BUT, 4154 03:11:58,773 --> 03:12:00,175 CENTRAL STAFF, CAN YOU SPEAK TO 4155 03:12:00,175 --> 03:12:04,312 GIVEN THAT THESE ARE REPORTS 4156 03:12:04,312 --> 03:12:06,081 THAT WE ARE ASKING S-DOT TO 4157 03:12:06,081 --> 03:12:07,849 REQUEST FOR METRO, JUST THE 4158 03:12:07,849 --> 03:12:11,720 MECHANISM OF THAT. AND THEN CAN 4159 03:12:11,720 --> 03:12:12,954 WE CLARIFY ARE WE EXPECTING THAT 4160 03:12:12,954 --> 03:12:15,624 THESE ARE SORT OF THE THREE 4161 03:12:15,624 --> 03:12:17,659 QUESTIONS HERE? THE MECHANISM 4162 03:12:17,659 --> 03:12:19,728 FROM OUR DEPARTMENT REQUESTING 4163 03:12:19,728 --> 03:12:21,363 THIS FROM THE COUNTY. AND A 4164 03:12:21,363 --> 03:12:25,600 SECOND IS THE COST. ARE WE 4165 03:12:25,600 --> 03:12:31,072 EXPECTING TO SPEND STM DOLLARS 4166 03:12:31,072 --> 03:12:33,541 HERE? AND THEN, THE THIRD IS 4167 03:12:33,541 --> 03:12:35,110 ACTION, HOW TO ACTION THEM? I 4168 03:12:35,110 --> 03:12:37,145 DON'T KNOW. AND IN PARTICULAR, 4169 03:12:37,145 --> 03:12:40,682 KNOWING THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS 4170 03:12:40,682 --> 03:12:42,584 BUS STOP SPACING IS A METRO 4171 03:12:42,584 --> 03:12:43,752 DETERMINATION AND SOMETHING THAT 4172 03:12:43,752 --> 03:12:46,054 THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL HAS THE 4173 03:12:46,054 --> 03:12:47,489 ABILITY TO WEIGH IN ON. I JUST 4174 03:12:47,489 --> 03:12:49,624 WANT TO MAKE SURE IF WE ARE 4175 03:12:49,624 --> 03:12:51,593 ASKING OUR DEPARTMENT STAFF TO 4176 03:12:51,593 --> 03:12:54,329 SPEND THE TIME AND POSSIBLY STM 4177 03:12:54,329 --> 03:12:56,364 DOLLARS FOR THIS INFORMATION, 4178 03:12:56,364 --> 03:12:58,133 WHAT, WHAT WILL BE OPTIONS BE TO 4179 03:12:58,133 --> 03:13:03,772 ACTION THOSE WHEN WE HAVE THAT 4180 03:13:03,772 --> 03:13:04,539 INFORMATION BACK. SO, 4181 03:13:04,539 --> 03:13:05,240 THREE-POINTS TO THOSE QUESTIONS. 4182 03:13:05,240 --> 03:13:08,176 >> LET'S SEE, STARTING AT YOUR 4183 03:13:08,176 --> 03:13:10,412 FIRST QUESTION. ABOUT HOW TO GO 4184 03:13:10,412 --> 03:13:12,948 ABOUT THIS S-DOT HAS TWO STAFF 4185 03:13:12,948 --> 03:13:14,583 MEMBERS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY 4186 03:13:14,583 --> 03:13:18,987 WORKING WITH KING COUNTY METRO 4187 03:13:18,987 --> 03:13:20,622 TO ADJUST, PROVIDE, AMEND, 4188 03:13:20,622 --> 03:13:22,190 SERVICE, WE HAVE MANY STAFF 4189 03:13:22,190 --> 03:13:25,193 PEOPLE WHO ARE, NOT JUST THOSE 4190 03:13:25,193 --> 03:13:28,630 TWO STAFF MEMBERS, MANY PEOPLE 4191 03:13:28,630 --> 03:13:31,700 WITHIN IS S-DOT WHO WORK ON 4192 03:13:31,700 --> 03:13:32,500 POLICY PROGRAMMING-RELATED TO 4193 03:13:32,500 --> 03:13:34,302 KING COUNTY METRO SERVICE. SO, 4194 03:13:34,302 --> 03:13:36,838 WE ARE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION 4195 03:13:36,838 --> 03:13:38,840 WITH KING COUNTY METRO AND, WE 4196 03:13:38,840 --> 03:13:42,010 WOULD WORK THROUGH THE EXISTING 4197 03:13:42,010 --> 03:13:46,648 CHANNELS IN ORDER TO WORK WITH 4198 03:13:46,648 --> 03:13:52,721 THEM TO DEVELOP THIS REPORT. IN 4199 03:13:52,721 --> 03:13:54,422 ANY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES. AS FAR 4200 03:13:54,422 --> 03:13:56,291 AS THE COST, AT THE MOMENT, I 4201 03:13:56,291 --> 03:13:58,059 HAVE NOT TALKED TO THE EXECUTIVE 4202 03:13:58,059 --> 03:14:00,829 SIDE TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS AN 4203 03:14:00,829 --> 03:14:03,498 ADDITIONAL COST. MY EXPECTATION 4204 03:14:03,498 --> 03:14:06,768 IS THAT THEY WOULD ABSORB THIS 4205 03:14:06,768 --> 03:14:08,103 WITHIN STAFF CAPACITY AS WE 4206 03:14:08,103 --> 03:14:10,572 WOULD EXPECT THEM TO REPORT OUT 4207 03:14:10,572 --> 03:14:15,410 ON THEIR SERVICE DELIVER AND 4208 03:14:15,410 --> 03:14:23,385 THEIR PROGRAM OUTCOMES. AND TO 4209 03:14:23,385 --> 03:14:26,688 THE EXTENT OF KING COUNTY AND 4210 03:14:26,688 --> 03:14:28,790 S-DOT ARE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO 4211 03:14:28,790 --> 03:14:31,226 SERVICE DELIVERY TWICE A YEAR, 4212 03:14:31,226 --> 03:14:32,961 CURRENTLY. AND THIS WOULD BE 4213 03:14:32,961 --> 03:14:34,729 INFORMATION IF WE FOUND 4214 03:14:34,729 --> 03:14:37,098 INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IF 4215 03:14:37,098 --> 03:14:38,666 THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS 4216 03:14:38,666 --> 03:14:43,304 IMPORTANT TO ACT ON, THEN, I 4217 03:14:43,304 --> 03:14:44,639 WOULD IMAGINE THEY WOULD MAKE 4218 03:14:44,639 --> 03:14:45,273 RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAKE CHANGES 4219 03:14:45,273 --> 03:14:48,543 AT ONE OF THE TWO TIMES IN THE 4220 03:14:48,543 --> 03:14:48,710 YEAR. 4221 03:14:53,848 --> 03:14:56,317 FOR THIS ONE, IT WOULD GO TO THE 4222 03:14:56,317 --> 03:15:01,589 KING COUNTY COUNCIL? 4223 03:15:01,589 --> 03:15:12,100 >> FOR THE BUS STOP SPACING ? 4224 03:15:21,843 --> 03:15:24,012 >> THE INTENT IS FOR S-DOT FOR 4225 03:15:24,012 --> 03:15:27,315 THE COUNCIL TO ENGAGE ON THESE 4226 03:15:27,315 --> 03:15:30,351 VARIOUS QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE 4227 03:15:30,351 --> 03:15:31,486 WITH THESE AMENDMENTS THAT I 4228 03:15:31,486 --> 03:15:33,488 HAVE BEEN SPEAKING ON. THE 4229 03:15:33,488 --> 03:15:35,223 REASON WHY, I HAVE BEEN ASKING 4230 03:15:35,223 --> 03:15:37,192 S-DOT ON A REPORTED BASIS OVER 4231 03:15:37,192 --> 03:15:39,794 THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS 4232 03:15:39,794 --> 03:15:41,429 REGARDING, YOU KNOW, BUS TRANSIT 4233 03:15:41,429 --> 03:15:44,099 SERVICE ON 1st AVENUE WEST, 4234 03:15:44,099 --> 03:15:45,300 QUESTIONS ABOUT, HEY, WHAT ARE 4235 03:15:45,300 --> 03:15:48,036 WE DOING ON THE WATERFRONT? HOW 4236 03:15:48,036 --> 03:15:49,938 DO WE CONNECT BELL TOWN? THIS 4237 03:15:49,938 --> 03:15:51,439 SECTION HAS NO TRANSIT SERVICE. 4238 03:15:51,439 --> 03:15:54,542 ALL OF THE QUESTIONS AND HERE, 4239 03:15:54,542 --> 03:16:01,249 YES. IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR. 4240 03:16:01,249 --> 03:16:02,650 TWO YEARS AGO. AND THE 4241 03:16:02,650 --> 03:16:04,686 CHALLENGES IN THERE, SUCH AS 4242 03:16:04,686 --> 03:16:06,754 BELL TOWN AND THE WATERFRONT. 4243 03:16:06,754 --> 03:16:08,323 AND TO ENSURE THESE IMPORTANT 4244 03:16:08,323 --> 03:16:13,428 AREAS ARE COVERED BY BUS TRANSIT 4245 03:16:13,428 --> 03:16:15,864 SERVICE. SO, THIS, THE INTENT IT 4246 03:16:15,864 --> 03:16:17,932 IS FOR MRS. ALLEN WAS SAYING, 4247 03:16:17,932 --> 03:16:19,701 S-DOT AND THE NORMAL WORK WITH 4248 03:16:19,701 --> 03:16:21,369 KING COUNTY METRO WILL BE 4249 03:16:21,369 --> 03:16:23,304 RAISING THE ISSUES AND 4250 03:16:23,304 --> 03:16:24,506 HIGHLIGHTING THESE ISSUES AND 4251 03:16:24,506 --> 03:16:27,342 THEN TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, GET 4252 03:16:27,342 --> 03:16:29,110 SOME TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, MOVEMENT 4253 03:16:29,110 --> 03:16:31,312 FORWARD WITH KING COUNTY METRO 4254 03:16:31,312 --> 03:16:33,915 IN TERMS OF BUS TRANSIT SERVICE 4255 03:16:33,915 --> 03:16:35,316 WEST OF 3rd AVENUE. SO, AGAIN, 4256 03:16:35,316 --> 03:16:40,355 THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION AND 4257 03:16:40,355 --> 03:16:41,055 THANK YOU, MRS. ALLAN. 4258 03:16:41,055 --> 03:16:42,690 >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, IT 4259 03:16:42,690 --> 03:16:44,792 LOOKS LIKE NO OTHER COMMENTS OR 4260 03:16:44,792 --> 03:16:47,061 QUESTIONS ON THIS AMENDMENT. I 4261 03:16:47,061 --> 03:16:50,965 WILL CLOSE WITH MY QUESTION. AND 4262 03:16:50,965 --> 03:16:53,434 THIS AMENDMENT, THIS QUESTION 4263 03:16:53,434 --> 03:16:55,870 APPLIES TO A FEW SIMILAR 4264 03:16:55,870 --> 03:16:59,040 AMENDMENTS WITH THE SAME MARCH 4265 03:16:59,040 --> 03:17:01,109 30th, 2027 REQUESTED REPORT 4266 03:17:01,109 --> 03:17:04,913 DATE. SO, CURIOUS FROM THAT SORT 4267 03:17:04,913 --> 03:17:06,447 OF AMENDMENT AUTHORS, A FEW 4268 03:17:06,447 --> 03:17:07,949 AUTHORS WITH SIMILAR DATE, 4269 03:17:07,949 --> 03:17:11,085 CURIOUS TO HEAR FROM A CENTRAL 4270 03:17:11,085 --> 03:17:13,621 STAFF PERSPECTIVE. WHY MIGHT 4271 03:17:13,621 --> 03:17:15,290 THIS SPECIFIC DATE BE CHOSEN? 4272 03:17:15,290 --> 03:17:19,160 >> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION, 4273 03:17:19,160 --> 03:17:21,563 CHAIR.WE PICKED A DATE ENDING IN 4274 03:17:21,563 --> 03:17:23,898 THE FIRST QUARTER, I THINK HOW 4275 03:17:23,898 --> 03:17:25,333 MANY OF THESE AMENDMENTS MOVE 4276 03:17:25,333 --> 03:17:27,569 FORWARD WE MIGHT NEED TO REVISIT 4277 03:17:27,569 --> 03:17:29,938 THAT DATE. WE HAVE NOT TALKED TO 4278 03:17:29,938 --> 03:17:32,040 THE EXECUTIVE SIDE TO SEE THE 4279 03:17:32,040 --> 03:17:34,542 FEASIBILITY, TO TEST THE 4280 03:17:34,542 --> 03:17:35,543 FEASIBILITY OF HAVING ALL OF 4281 03:17:35,543 --> 03:17:37,412 THESE REPORTS DUE ON THE SAME 4282 03:17:37,412 --> 03:17:38,913 DATE. IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE IT 4283 03:17:38,913 --> 03:17:40,248 WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD NEED 4284 03:17:40,248 --> 03:17:43,318 TO ADJUST AND THE GOAL WAS TO 4285 03:17:43,318 --> 03:17:44,986 PROVIDE INFORMATION IN ADVANCE 4286 03:17:44,986 --> 03:17:46,654 ENOUGH THAT WOULD HELP TO INFORM 4287 03:17:46,654 --> 03:17:48,590 ANY FUTURE ACTIONS THAT YOU 4288 03:17:48,590 --> 03:17:51,893 MIGHT WANT TO TAKE THE BUDGET 4289 03:17:51,893 --> 03:17:54,796 PROCESS OR ANY OTHER SEPARATE 4290 03:17:54,796 --> 03:17:55,063 PROCESS. 4291 03:17:55,063 --> 03:17:55,863 >> GOT IT. THANK YOU. 4292 03:17:55,863 --> 03:18:01,636 >> ALL RIGHT. LET US MOVE ON TO 4293 03:18:01,636 --> 03:18:02,403 THE NEXT PROPOSED AMENDMENT. 4294 03:18:02,403 --> 03:18:08,309 >> AMENDMENT 25 TO COUNCIL BILL 4295 03:18:08,309 --> 03:18:09,844 121226 IS SPONSORED BY 4296 03:18:09,844 --> 03:18:11,379 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. THIS 4297 03:18:11,379 --> 03:18:13,681 AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE AN 4298 03:18:13,681 --> 03:18:15,683 ANNUAL REPORTING BY KING COUNTY 4299 03:18:15,683 --> 03:18:18,586 ON DIMENSIONS OF SERVICE, HOURED 4300 03:18:18,586 --> 03:18:20,455 PURCHASED WITH SEATTLE TRANSIT 4301 03:18:20,455 --> 03:18:21,055 MEASURE FUNDING. SPECIFICALLY 4302 03:18:21,055 --> 03:18:23,057 THE REPORT WOULD INCLUDE 4303 03:18:23,057 --> 03:18:25,360 DIMENSIONS SUCH AS KING COUNTY 4304 03:18:25,360 --> 03:18:26,594 METRO'S FARE RECOVERY 4305 03:18:26,594 --> 03:18:35,236 EFFECTIVENESS AND BUS TRANSIT ON 4306 03:18:35,236 --> 03:18:35,837 TIME PERFORMANCE AND 4307 03:18:35,837 --> 03:18:36,170 RELIABILITY. 4308 03:18:36,170 --> 03:18:37,138 >> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER 4309 03:18:37,138 --> 03:18:39,707 RIVERA YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO 4310 03:18:39,707 --> 03:18:41,175 SPEAK TO YOUR AMENDMENT 4311 03:18:41,175 --> 03:18:43,344 >> THANK YOU. IT IS PRETTY 4312 03:18:43,344 --> 03:18:43,978 STRAIGHTFORWARD. THE FARE 4313 03:18:43,978 --> 03:18:45,647 RECOVERY PIECE IS IMPORTANT, 4314 03:18:45,647 --> 03:18:48,516 COLLEAGUES AS YOU ALL KNOW, OUR 4315 03:18:48,516 --> 03:18:50,084 ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO OPERATOR 4316 03:18:50,084 --> 03:18:51,452 TRANSIT RELIES ON THE FUNDING TO 4317 03:18:51,452 --> 03:18:54,155 DO SO AND IF FOLKS ARE NOT 4318 03:18:54,155 --> 03:18:55,223 PAYING THEIR FARES IT IS GOING 4319 03:18:55,223 --> 03:18:59,027 TO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE 4320 03:18:59,027 --> 03:19:00,028 ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE. 4321 03:19:00,028 --> 03:19:02,864 AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE -- 4322 03:19:02,864 --> 03:19:04,699 AND PLUS I THINK, JUST LAST 4323 03:19:04,699 --> 03:19:11,272 WEEK, AN ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT 4324 03:19:11,272 --> 03:19:11,906 ABOUT THE LOW PERCENTAGE OF FARE 4325 03:19:11,906 --> 03:19:15,410 RECOVERY METRO WAS DOING ON 4326 03:19:15,410 --> 03:19:18,980 TRANSIT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE 4327 03:19:18,980 --> 03:19:22,650 SURE WE UNDERSTAND THE FARE BOX 4328 03:19:22,650 --> 03:19:24,018 RECOVERY RATIO OR PERCENTAGE AND 4329 03:19:24,018 --> 03:19:25,420 THE OPERATING COST FUNDED BY THE 4330 03:19:25,420 --> 03:19:29,290 FARES SO WE HAVE A COMPLETE 4331 03:19:29,290 --> 03:19:32,327 PICTURE OF WHAT IS GOING ON. AND 4332 03:19:32,327 --> 03:19:35,663 THEN, ALSO, MAKING SURE THAT WE 4333 03:19:35,663 --> 03:19:36,397 UNDERSTAND BECAUSE OUR INABILITY 4334 03:19:36,397 --> 03:19:38,700 TO COLLECT THE FARES WILL HAVE 4335 03:19:38,700 --> 03:19:43,037 AN IMPACT ON REVENUE 4336 03:19:43,037 --> 03:19:45,273 PERFORMANCE. IT HAS THAT LEVEL 4337 03:19:45,273 --> 03:19:46,774 OF SPECIFICITY TO INFORMATION WE 4338 03:19:46,774 --> 03:19:48,509 ARE REQUESTING AND THE WHY AND 4339 03:19:48,509 --> 03:19:50,912 OUR ABILITY TO PERFORM, LIKE I 4340 03:19:50,912 --> 03:19:53,448 SAID EARLIER, BASED ON WHAT WE 4341 03:19:53,448 --> 03:19:55,350 ARE ABLE TO RECOVER. IT GOES TO 4342 03:19:55,350 --> 03:19:57,952 BY, YOU KNOW, IF WE ARE UNABLE 4343 03:19:57,952 --> 03:20:01,322 TO MEET THE TRANSIT NEED IT IS 4344 03:20:01,322 --> 03:20:03,124 DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FARE 4345 03:20:03,124 --> 03:20:05,893 RECOVERY SINCE THAT IS WHAT THE 4346 03:20:05,893 --> 03:20:10,465 MONEY GOES BACK INTO THE 4347 03:20:10,465 --> 03:20:11,599 SERVICE. SO, ANY WAY, HAPPY TO 4348 03:20:11,599 --> 03:20:14,736 ANSWER QUESTIONS AND IT GOES TO 4349 03:20:14,736 --> 03:20:16,537 IF METRO NEEDS TO CANCEL TRIPS 4350 03:20:16,537 --> 03:20:18,539 ET CETERA BECAUSE OF THIS FARE 4351 03:20:18,539 --> 03:20:19,807 RECOVERY PIECE WE SHOULD KNOW 4352 03:20:19,807 --> 03:20:23,277 ALL OF THIS AS PART OF THE 4353 03:20:23,277 --> 03:20:26,280 EQUATION AND WE NEED TO GET THIS 4354 03:20:26,280 --> 03:20:27,982 INFORMATION FROM METRO. IT 4355 03:20:27,982 --> 03:20:31,686 SHOULD BE MORE THAN JUST ON A 4356 03:20:31,686 --> 03:20:33,221 OCCASIONAL PIECE OR WE SHOULD 4357 03:20:33,221 --> 03:20:36,057 NOT GET THIS INFORMATION FROM 4358 03:20:36,057 --> 03:20:39,127 THE NEWS BUT FROM METRO. MAKING 4359 03:20:39,127 --> 03:20:41,896 SURE THAT PARTNERING WITH METRO 4360 03:20:41,896 --> 03:20:45,600 TO MAKE SURE THIS INFORMATION 4361 03:20:45,600 --> 03:20:49,837 COMES TO US. ANY WAY, THANK YOU. 4362 03:20:49,971 --> 03:20:51,139 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 4363 03:20:51,139 --> 03:20:51,372 RIVERA. 4364 03:20:51,372 --> 03:20:53,875 >> HAPPY TO ANY QUESTIONS. 4365 03:20:53,875 --> 03:20:55,777 >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR 4366 03:20:55,777 --> 03:20:56,411 QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES? HEARING, 4367 03:20:56,411 --> 03:21:00,648 SEEING NONE, I WILL PILE ON FROM 4368 03:21:00,648 --> 03:21:02,517 MY PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU 4369 03:21:02,517 --> 03:21:03,951 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FROM 4370 03:21:03,951 --> 03:21:06,020 PUTTING THIS FORTH. I THINK YOU 4371 03:21:06,020 --> 03:21:07,955 WERE REFERRING TO THE SEATTLE 4372 03:21:07,955 --> 03:21:10,024 PIECE THAT WAS THOUGHT PROVOKING 4373 03:21:10,024 --> 03:21:11,692 THAT I, TOO, PULLED TOGETHER 4374 03:21:11,692 --> 03:21:13,294 INSIGHTS FROM THAT PIECE TO PUT 4375 03:21:13,294 --> 03:21:18,332 TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, SIMILAR KIND 4376 03:21:18,332 --> 03:21:21,936 OF OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 4377 03:21:21,936 --> 03:21:23,738 PROPOSED AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT 4378 03:21:23,738 --> 03:21:24,572 TO TRANSIT FARE RECOVERY RATIO. 4379 03:21:24,572 --> 03:21:27,175 I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR 4380 03:21:27,175 --> 03:21:27,642 THIS AMENDMENT. 4381 03:21:27,642 --> 03:21:27,975 >> THANK YOU 4382 03:21:27,975 --> 03:21:33,681 >> ALL RIGHT, LET US PRESS TO 4383 03:21:33,681 --> 03:21:35,183 THE NEXT PROPOSED AMENDMENT. 4384 03:21:35,183 --> 03:21:43,624 >>> AMENDMENT 28 TO COUNCIL BILL 4385 03:21:43,624 --> 03:21:46,661 121226 IS PRESENTED BY 4386 03:21:46,661 --> 03:21:48,496 COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. IT 4387 03:21:48,496 --> 03:21:49,797 RECOMMENDS S-DOT AND KING COUNTY 4388 03:21:49,797 --> 03:21:52,166 METRO PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE 4389 03:21:52,166 --> 03:21:54,168 PATHWAYS FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE 4390 03:21:54,168 --> 03:21:55,169 TO EXPAND THE ACCESS PROGRAM. 4391 03:21:55,169 --> 03:21:57,371 THAT IS THE PROGRAM THAT WE USE 4392 03:21:57,371 --> 03:22:00,641 CURRENTLY TO GIVE FREE CARDS TO 4393 03:22:00,641 --> 03:22:04,912 LOW INCOME POPULATIONS AND OTHER 4394 03:22:04,912 --> 03:22:07,248 STUDENT POPULATIONS INCLUDING TO 4395 03:22:07,248 --> 03:22:11,252 BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING 4396 03:22:11,252 --> 03:22:14,689 SUPPORT TO PARTICIPANTS OF 4397 03:22:14,689 --> 03:22:16,390 CITY-RUN INCOME VERIFIED 4398 03:22:16,390 --> 03:22:18,059 PROGRAMS SUCH AS UTILITY 4399 03:22:18,059 --> 03:22:19,827 DISCOUNT PROGRAM, SEATTLE 4400 03:22:19,827 --> 03:22:21,529 PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, EARLY 4401 03:22:21,529 --> 03:22:22,897 CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND 4402 03:22:22,897 --> 03:22:27,869 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OR OTHERS. 4403 03:22:27,869 --> 03:22:29,504 >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL 4404 03:22:29,504 --> 03:22:33,808 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH, AS 4405 03:22:33,808 --> 03:22:35,910 PRESIDENT AUTHOR OF 28 YOU ARE 4406 03:22:35,910 --> 03:22:36,444 TO SPEAK. 4407 03:22:36,444 --> 03:22:38,546 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WOULD 4408 03:22:38,546 --> 03:22:39,580 LOVE IF I CAN SPEAK ABOUT 4409 03:22:39,580 --> 03:22:41,249 AMENDMENT 26 AS WELL BECAUSE 4410 03:22:41,249 --> 03:22:42,416 THEY ARE BOTH CONNECTED AS WELL. 4411 03:22:42,416 --> 03:22:45,620 ONE IS ABOUT A REPORT AND THE 4412 03:22:45,620 --> 03:22:48,422 OTHER IS EXPANDING THE TRANSIT 4413 03:22:48,422 --> 03:22:49,991 ACCESS PROGRAM WITH YOUR 4414 03:22:49,991 --> 03:22:50,291 PERMISSION? 4415 03:22:50,291 --> 03:22:52,460 >> YES. FIRST OFF, LET US BRIEF. 4416 03:22:52,460 --> 03:22:53,794 YOU ARE RIGHT. I NOTICED THAT. 4417 03:22:53,794 --> 03:22:54,428 >> THAT IS OKAY. 4418 03:22:54,428 --> 03:22:55,997 >> CAN WE BRIEF THAT ONE FIRST 4419 03:22:55,997 --> 03:22:58,432 AND SPEAK TO BOTH OF THEM. 4420 03:22:58,432 --> 03:22:59,133 >> ? 4421 03:22:59,133 --> 03:23:00,835 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU, CHAIR. 4422 03:23:00,835 --> 03:23:06,874 >> AMENDMENT 26 TO COUNCIL BILL 4423 03:23:06,874 --> 03:23:08,743 121226 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL 4424 03:23:08,743 --> 03:23:10,645 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH IS AN 4425 03:23:10,645 --> 03:23:12,547 AMENDMENT TO MAKE EXPLICIT THE 4426 03:23:12,547 --> 03:23:15,283 INCLUSION EVER PARTICIPANTS FROM 4427 03:23:15,283 --> 03:23:16,784 CITY OF SEATTLE INCOME-VERIFIED 4428 03:23:16,784 --> 03:23:18,252 BENEFIT PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY 4429 03:23:18,252 --> 03:23:21,722 WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE 4430 03:23:21,722 --> 03:23:23,658 SUPPORT FROM THE TRANSIT ACCESS 4431 03:23:23,658 --> 03:23:23,925 PROGRAM. 4432 03:23:23,925 --> 03:23:24,825 >> ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 4433 03:23:24,825 --> 03:23:27,128 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK TO 4434 03:23:27,128 --> 03:23:28,229 EACH OF YOUR TWO AMENDMENTS 4435 03:23:28,229 --> 03:23:28,496 TOGETHER. 4436 03:23:28,496 --> 03:23:31,399 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU, CHAIR. I 4437 03:23:31,399 --> 03:23:34,101 WILL BE QUICK. SO, AMENDMENT 28, 4438 03:23:34,101 --> 03:23:34,702 COLLEAGUES, THIS AMENDMENT, 4439 03:23:34,702 --> 03:23:35,636 THANK YOU CENTRAL STAFF AS WELL 4440 03:23:35,636 --> 03:23:37,471 AND SHOUT OUT TO JACK IN THE 4441 03:23:37,471 --> 03:23:39,473 AUDIENCE WHO HAS BEEN WITH US 4442 03:23:39,473 --> 03:23:41,475 HERE SINCE 11:00. YOU HAVE NOT 4443 03:23:41,475 --> 03:23:44,545 MOVED ONE BIT, SIR. APPRECIATE 4444 03:23:44,545 --> 03:23:46,080 YOU STAYING WITH THIS. SO, 4445 03:23:46,080 --> 03:23:47,648 AMENDMENT 28. THIS AMENDMENT 4446 03:23:47,648 --> 03:23:48,716 REQUEST S-DOT AND PARTNERSHIP 4447 03:23:48,716 --> 03:23:51,586 WITH KING COUNTY METRO TO 4448 03:23:51,586 --> 03:23:53,788 PROVIDE A REPORT ON POSSIBLE 4449 03:23:53,788 --> 03:23:58,626 PATHWAYS FOR SEATTLE TO EXPAND 4450 03:23:58,626 --> 03:24:04,065 THE ACCESS PROGRAM "TAP "WE LIKE 4451 03:24:04,065 --> 03:24:06,634 ACRONYMS. THE UTILITIES 4452 03:24:06,634 --> 03:24:08,736 COMMITTEE, I HEARD FROM 4453 03:24:08,736 --> 03:24:14,375 CONSTITUENTS ABOUT AFFORDABILITY 4454 03:24:14,375 --> 03:24:14,976 CONCERNS, PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR 4455 03:24:14,976 --> 03:24:20,748 WITH COUNCILMEMBER 4456 03:24:20,748 --> 03:24:21,482 STRAUSS'LEADERSHIP, THIS WILL 4457 03:24:21,482 --> 03:24:22,617 SUPPORT PATHWAYS TO EXPAND THE 4458 03:24:22,617 --> 03:24:24,418 PROGRAM FROM WHAT WE HAVE NOW 4459 03:24:24,418 --> 03:24:27,722 AND AMENDMENT 26, THAT IS THE 4460 03:24:27,722 --> 03:24:30,124 REPORT, AMENDMENT 26 WOULD 4461 03:24:30,124 --> 03:24:33,928 EXPAND ACCESS TO INCLUDE 4462 03:24:33,928 --> 03:24:35,796 PARTICIPANTS OF ALIGNED CITY-RUN 4463 03:24:35,796 --> 03:24:36,297 INCOME-VERIFIED SUPPORT 4464 03:24:36,297 --> 03:24:37,098 PROGRAMS. THIS INTENTION FOR 4465 03:24:37,098 --> 03:24:38,733 THIS AMENDMENT IS TO EXPAND 4466 03:24:38,733 --> 03:24:41,702 ACCESS TO MORE FOLKS THAT NEED 4467 03:24:41,702 --> 03:24:43,838 IT EXPLICITTITY OUR CITY HAS 4468 03:24:43,838 --> 03:24:45,339 INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF 4469 03:24:45,339 --> 03:24:47,208 AFFORDABILITY PROGRAMS IN THE 4470 03:24:47,208 --> 03:24:50,444 EXECUTIVES PROPOSAL IT MENTIONS 4471 03:24:50,444 --> 03:24:51,479 SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, 4472 03:24:51,479 --> 03:24:52,947 PRESCHOOL PROMISE PROGRAM, 4473 03:24:52,947 --> 03:24:55,516 SEATTLE PROMISE PARTICIPANTS AS 4474 03:24:55,516 --> 03:24:56,717 WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HAS 4475 03:24:56,717 --> 03:24:57,852 AN AMENDMENT TO EXPAND THAT TO 4476 03:24:57,852 --> 03:24:59,687 MAKE SURE IT IS WITH THE TRADES 4477 03:24:59,687 --> 03:25:02,189 AS WELL. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE 4478 03:25:02,189 --> 03:25:03,791 THAT PEOPLE POSSIBLY ELIGIBLE 4479 03:25:03,791 --> 03:25:06,527 FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE IN THE 4480 03:25:06,527 --> 03:25:08,562 UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND 4481 03:25:08,562 --> 03:25:10,665 PARTICIPANTS OF FRESH BUCKS AS 4482 03:25:10,665 --> 03:25:14,735 WELL. PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND 4483 03:25:14,735 --> 03:25:15,169 THANK YOU, CHAIR. 4484 03:25:15,169 --> 03:25:16,737 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 4485 03:25:16,737 --> 03:25:22,076 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA YOU ARE 4486 03:25:22,076 --> 03:25:22,376 RECOGNIZED. 4487 03:25:22,376 --> 03:25:27,148 >> THANK YOU, CLAIRE AND HOLE 4488 03:25:27,148 --> 03:25:31,686 HOLLINGSWORTH, I WOULD LIKE TO 4489 03:25:31,686 --> 03:25:33,921 CO-CHAIR. WE ARE EXPANDING TO 4490 03:25:33,921 --> 03:25:34,622 SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM 4491 03:25:34,622 --> 03:25:35,990 PARTICIPANTS. WE PROVIDE A 4492 03:25:35,990 --> 03:25:37,091 TRANSIT SERVICE TO ALL YOUNG 4493 03:25:37,091 --> 03:25:38,726 PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IN 4494 03:25:38,726 --> 03:25:41,395 THE CITY WHICH IS REALLY 4495 03:25:41,395 --> 03:25:43,197 SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. AND, 4496 03:25:43,197 --> 03:25:46,133 SO, THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. 4497 03:25:46,133 --> 03:25:49,403 >> THANK YOU, CENTRAL STAFF 4498 03:25:49,403 --> 03:25:50,604 NOTED THOSE, REQUEST FOR 4499 03:25:50,604 --> 03:25:50,971 CO-SPONSORSHIP. 4500 03:25:50,971 --> 03:25:52,106 >> FOR BOTH AMENDMENTS? 4501 03:25:52,106 --> 03:25:55,810 >> YES, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, 4502 03:25:55,810 --> 03:25:56,043 CHAIR. 4503 03:25:56,043 --> 03:25:56,877 >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 4504 03:25:56,877 --> 03:25:58,979 RINCK YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 4505 03:25:58,979 --> 03:26:01,515 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. SIMILARLY I 4506 03:26:01,515 --> 03:26:05,186 WANTED TO BE CO-SPONSOR ON THESE 4507 03:26:05,186 --> 03:26:06,353 TWO AMENDMENTS AS WELL 4508 03:26:06,353 --> 03:26:09,790 >> NOTED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 4509 03:26:09,790 --> 03:26:12,126 ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS, 4510 03:26:12,126 --> 03:26:12,426 QUESTIONS? 4511 03:26:12,426 --> 03:26:13,127 >> ALL RIGHT. HEARING, SEEING 4512 03:26:13,127 --> 03:26:22,036 NONE. LET US PRESS TO THE NEXT 4513 03:26:22,036 --> 03:26:26,373 AMENDMENT. NUMBER 8 ON THE LIST. 4514 03:26:26,373 --> 03:26:30,311 >> YES, AMENDMENT 8. THIS IS 4515 03:26:30,311 --> 03:26:34,782 AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL BILL 121226 4516 03:26:34,782 --> 03:26:35,416 AND SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER 4517 03:26:35,416 --> 03:26:37,818 STRAUSS. IT WOULD ADD TO THE 4518 03:26:37,818 --> 03:26:40,254 SCOPE OF ALLOWABLE USES OF 4519 03:26:40,254 --> 03:26:44,759 REVENUES GENERATED UNDER THE 4520 03:26:44,759 --> 03:26:46,360 MEASURE ALLOWING FUNDING FOR 4521 03:26:46,360 --> 03:26:47,795 CONTRACTED PASSENGER 4522 03:26:47,795 --> 03:26:48,329 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. 4523 03:26:48,329 --> 03:26:52,032 PROVIDED BY TRANSIT AGENCIES AND 4524 03:26:52,032 --> 03:26:53,100 PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE 4525 03:26:53,100 --> 03:26:55,736 OPERATORS. SO, CURRENTLY THE, AS 4526 03:26:55,736 --> 03:26:57,872 PROPOSED, THE MEASURE ONLY 4527 03:26:57,872 --> 03:26:58,873 ALLOWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 4528 03:26:58,873 --> 03:27:00,941 TO BE PROVIDED KING COUNTY 4529 03:27:00,941 --> 03:27:03,377 METRO. AND THIS WOULD EXPAND THE 4530 03:27:03,377 --> 03:27:06,881 SCOPE TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO DO 4531 03:27:06,881 --> 03:27:09,650 PRIVATE CONTRACTS. THIS IS 4532 03:27:09,650 --> 03:27:11,685 SIMILAR TO AN AMENDMENT THAT, 4533 03:27:11,685 --> 03:27:14,021 THAT TOOK PLACE, WAS PASSED 4534 03:27:14,021 --> 03:27:18,893 UNDER THE CURRENT STM. 4535 03:27:18,893 --> 03:27:22,329 >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND 4536 03:27:22,329 --> 03:27:23,564 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AS THE 4537 03:27:23,564 --> 03:27:25,800 AMENDMENT AUTHOR YOU CAN SPEAK 4538 03:27:25,800 --> 03:27:26,634 OF YOUR AMENDMENT. 4539 03:27:26,634 --> 03:27:28,169 >> THANK YOU. IT GOES OUT TO 4540 03:27:28,169 --> 03:27:30,704 GARDENS IT HAS BEEN SO WELL 4541 03:27:30,704 --> 03:27:32,106 RECEIVED. I CAN'T TELL YOU, ALL 4542 03:27:32,106 --> 03:27:34,408 WALKS OF LIFE WANT IT AND OTHER 4543 03:27:34,408 --> 03:27:35,643 COLLEAGUES WANT IT IN THEIR OWN 4544 03:27:35,643 --> 03:27:37,011 DISTRICTS AND I AM HERE TO 4545 03:27:37,011 --> 03:27:40,114 SUPPORT IT. AT THE END OF THE 4546 03:27:40,114 --> 03:27:42,316 DAY MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE THAT 4547 03:27:42,316 --> 03:27:44,485 METRO PROVIDE THIS IN HOUSE AND, 4548 03:27:44,485 --> 03:27:47,254 I DID NOT ACTUALLY THINK THE 4549 03:27:47,254 --> 03:27:48,823 GOLDEN GARDEN PILOT COULD HAPPEN 4550 03:27:48,823 --> 03:27:50,291 OR WOULD HAPPEN. BECAUSE WE KNOW 4551 03:27:50,291 --> 03:27:52,893 OF THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE 4552 03:27:52,893 --> 03:27:54,528 BEEN DISCUSSING WITH METRO. IT 4553 03:27:54,528 --> 03:28:00,734 IS OCCURRING BECAUSE OF HOPE 4554 03:28:00,734 --> 03:28:02,403 LINK. THEY ARE NOT METRO. IT 4555 03:28:02,403 --> 03:28:05,940 WOULD ALLOW THE PILOT PROGRAM TO 4556 03:28:05,940 --> 03:28:07,641 BECOME PERMANENT. AND IT WOULD 4557 03:28:07,641 --> 03:28:12,279 ALLOW FOR PROGRAMMING ALL ACROSS 4558 03:28:12,279 --> 03:28:14,048 THE CITY IF IT IS WASHINGTON, 4559 03:28:14,048 --> 03:28:18,452 STEWART PARK OR OTHERS TO HAVE 4560 03:28:18,452 --> 03:28:19,720 SIMILAR SERVICE. SO, AS ALWAYS, 4561 03:28:19,720 --> 03:28:20,688 I PREFER UNIONIZED WORKFORCE 4562 03:28:20,688 --> 03:28:22,323 THAT IS GOVERNMENT RUN. WHEN WE 4563 03:28:22,323 --> 03:28:24,825 CAN'T DO THAT I WOULD RATHER 4564 03:28:24,825 --> 03:28:26,594 HAVE SOME SERVICE TO PLACES THAT 4565 03:28:26,594 --> 03:28:28,195 DO NOT EXIST DON'T HAVE SERVICE 4566 03:28:28,195 --> 03:28:30,965 TODAY THAN NOT AT ALL THAT IS 4567 03:28:30,965 --> 03:28:40,307 WHAT THIS AMENDMENT IS, THANK 4568 03:28:40,307 --> 03:28:41,375 YOU, COLLEAGUES. 4569 03:28:41,375 --> 03:28:42,810 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 4570 03:28:42,810 --> 03:28:45,346 STRAUSS, VICE CHAIR RINCK YOU 4571 03:28:45,346 --> 03:28:46,046 ARE RECOGNIZED 4572 03:28:46,046 --> 03:28:48,549 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA. I WANT 4573 03:28:48,549 --> 03:28:49,383 TO VOICE MY EXCITEMENT ABOUT 4574 03:28:49,383 --> 03:28:50,217 SOME DAY RIDING THE GOLDEN 4575 03:28:50,217 --> 03:28:52,219 GARDENS BUS IF I CAN GET OUT 4576 03:28:52,219 --> 03:28:54,889 THERE EASILY AND QUICKLY ON A 4577 03:28:54,889 --> 03:28:56,757 BUS. WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. I 4578 03:28:56,757 --> 03:28:58,792 REALLY WANT TO VOICE MY SUPPORT 4579 03:28:58,792 --> 03:29:01,896 FOR THE GOLDEN GARDEN SHUTTLE 4580 03:29:01,896 --> 03:29:04,598 AND TRAIL HEAD DIRECT AND 4581 03:29:04,598 --> 03:29:06,166 EMPHASIZE HOW THEY ARE GREAT 4582 03:29:06,166 --> 03:29:07,368 INVESTMENTS. I APPRECIATE THE 4583 03:29:07,368 --> 03:29:08,168 SPONSOR TOUCHING ON THIS POINT 4584 03:29:08,168 --> 03:29:10,004 AROUND HIS INTENT AND WANTING TO 4585 03:29:10,004 --> 03:29:11,739 MOVE TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, TRYING 4586 03:29:11,739 --> 03:29:13,641 TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE 4587 03:29:13,641 --> 03:29:15,676 DELIVERING ON THE INVESTMENTS 4588 03:29:15,676 --> 03:29:17,444 AND SUPPORT A UNION WORKFORCE. I 4589 03:29:17,444 --> 03:29:20,047 AM WONDERING FROM, A QUESTION 4590 03:29:20,047 --> 03:29:21,649 FOR CENTRAL STAFF, ARE THERE 4591 03:29:21,649 --> 03:29:23,250 OPPORTUNITIES OR SPEAK TO WHAT 4592 03:29:23,250 --> 03:29:24,518 GUARDRAILS THERE MAY BE EITHER 4593 03:29:24,518 --> 03:29:27,121 IN THIS BILL OR THROUGH OTHER 4594 03:29:27,121 --> 03:29:35,996 MEANS TO TRY AND LIMIT POTENTIAL 4595 03:29:35,996 --> 03:29:36,530 FURTHER PRIVATIZATION AS 4596 03:29:36,530 --> 03:29:40,334 ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AMENDMENT? 4597 03:29:40,334 --> 03:29:42,870 >> WE CAN FOLLOW UP ON THAT 4598 03:29:42,870 --> 03:29:43,203 POINT, TOO. 4599 03:29:43,203 --> 03:29:45,973 >> SO, AS THE AMENDMENT IS 4600 03:29:45,973 --> 03:29:47,775 CURRENTLY WRITTEN IT ALLOWS FOR 4601 03:29:47,775 --> 03:29:49,843 THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW 4602 03:29:49,843 --> 03:29:52,313 CONTRACTS TO HAPPEN. DOES NOT 4603 03:29:52,313 --> 03:29:56,917 REQUIRE THEM AND THE ADULT 4604 03:29:56,917 --> 03:29:58,686 OPTION WOULD BE KING COUNTY 4605 03:29:58,686 --> 03:29:58,919 METRO. 4606 03:29:58,919 --> 03:30:07,594 >> IN ADDITION THAT IF THERE 4607 03:30:07,594 --> 03:30:08,729 WERE OTHER CONSIDERATION, WE 4608 03:30:08,729 --> 03:30:10,698 COULD LOOK AT ADDING THOSE. 4609 03:30:10,698 --> 03:30:11,432 >> CERTAINLY. THANK YOU. 4610 03:30:11,432 --> 03:30:13,734 >> THANK YOU. 4611 03:30:13,734 --> 03:30:16,337 >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 4612 03:30:16,337 --> 03:30:19,239 >> LOOKS LIKE NO OTHER COMMENTS. 4613 03:30:19,239 --> 03:30:22,242 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. YOU ARE 4614 03:30:22,242 --> 03:30:22,543 RECOGNIZED. 4615 03:30:22,543 --> 03:30:23,944 >> JUST WANTED TO THANK 4616 03:30:23,944 --> 03:30:25,913 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR THIS. 4617 03:30:25,913 --> 03:30:28,115 THIS GOES TO MY AMENDMENT OF 4618 03:30:28,115 --> 03:30:30,184 WEST OF 3rd AVENUE AND 4619 03:30:30,184 --> 03:30:31,485 SPECIFICALLY THE WATERFRONT. YOU 4620 03:30:31,485 --> 03:30:32,920 KNOW, OBVIOUSLY KING COUNTY 4621 03:30:32,920 --> 03:30:34,088 METRO, THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS 4622 03:30:34,088 --> 03:30:36,557 WE ARE ASKING, GOES TO THE 4623 03:30:36,557 --> 03:30:38,058 QUESTION ABOUT THEIR CAPACITY TO 4624 03:30:38,058 --> 03:30:39,727 PROVIDE AND, YOU KNOW, BOTTOM 4625 03:30:39,727 --> 03:30:43,964 LINE IS, WE NEED TO HAVE THIS, 4626 03:30:43,964 --> 03:30:45,466 THIS TRANSIT AVAILABLE. 4627 03:30:45,466 --> 03:30:49,503 APPRECIATE THIS AMENDMENT. 4628 03:30:49,503 --> 03:30:50,537 APPRECIATE THE POINTS RINCK WAS 4629 03:30:50,537 --> 03:30:51,972 MAKING AND I AM LOOKING TO TIE 4630 03:30:51,972 --> 03:30:55,976 IN, IF YOU WILL, MY POINT ABOUT 4631 03:30:55,976 --> 03:30:58,479 SERVICE WEST OF 3rd AVENUE. 4632 03:30:58,479 --> 03:30:59,113 THANK YOU. 4633 03:30:59,113 --> 03:31:00,014 >> ALL RIGHT. 4634 03:31:00,014 --> 03:31:02,249 >> THANK YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE 4635 03:31:02,249 --> 03:31:04,485 THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS OR 4636 03:31:04,485 --> 03:31:05,185 QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS 4637 03:31:05,185 --> 03:31:09,089 PROPOSAL. WE WILL PRESS AND MOVE 4638 03:31:09,089 --> 03:31:10,557 ON TO THE NEXT AMENDMENT. 4639 03:31:10,557 --> 03:31:15,996 >> AMENDMENT 10 TO COUNCIL BILL 4640 03:31:15,996 --> 03:31:17,998 121226 IS ALSO SPONSORED BY 4641 03:31:17,998 --> 03:31:18,832 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND IT 4642 03:31:18,832 --> 03:31:22,102 ADDS TO THE SCOPE OF PRIORITIZED 4643 03:31:22,102 --> 03:31:23,804 AND RELIABLE USES OF REVENUE 4644 03:31:23,804 --> 03:31:26,140 GENERATED FROM THE MEASURE AND 4645 03:31:26,140 --> 03:31:27,808 ALLOWS SUPPORT FOR CONNECTIONS 4646 03:31:27,808 --> 03:31:30,444 TO REGIONAL CENTERS AS 4647 03:31:30,444 --> 03:31:32,613 IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY'S 4648 03:31:32,613 --> 03:31:34,114 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE CITY'S 4649 03:31:34,114 --> 03:31:35,015 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFYING 4650 03:31:35,015 --> 03:31:36,650 SEVEN REGIONAL CENTERS 4651 03:31:36,650 --> 03:31:40,054 THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND THIS 4652 03:31:40,054 --> 03:31:43,557 WOULD PRIORITIZE CONNECTING 4653 03:31:43,557 --> 03:31:44,291 THOSE CENTERS. 4654 03:31:44,291 --> 03:31:47,494 >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 4655 03:31:47,494 --> 03:31:48,529 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AS THE 4656 03:31:48,529 --> 03:31:50,397 AMENDMENT AUTHOR YOU ARE 4657 03:31:50,397 --> 03:31:52,066 RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK OF YOUR 4658 03:31:52,066 --> 03:31:52,366 AMENDMENT. 4659 03:31:52,366 --> 03:31:53,767 >> AS WAS JUST NOTED IF SHE CAN 4660 03:31:53,767 --> 03:31:59,440 GET THERE THIS IS WHAT IT IS 4661 03:31:59,440 --> 03:32:00,240 ABOUT, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK READ 4662 03:32:00,240 --> 03:32:01,875 A QUOTE ABOUT GETTING BACK FROM 4663 03:32:01,875 --> 03:32:03,477 THEIR JOB AND WAITING 30 MINUTES 4664 03:32:03,477 --> 03:32:05,145 IN THE DARK ON A STREET CORNER 4665 03:32:05,145 --> 03:32:06,747 THAT WAS MY EXPERIENCE AT 6:00 4666 03:32:06,747 --> 03:32:08,615 P.M. ON A WEEKDAY IN THE WINTER 4667 03:32:08,615 --> 03:32:11,518 HERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. I 4668 03:32:11,518 --> 03:32:14,822 WAS ABLE TO CATCH THE LAST 4669 03:32:14,822 --> 03:32:17,791 DIRECT BUS FROM BALLARD TO 4670 03:32:17,791 --> 03:32:19,626 DOWNTOWN TODAY, THE 17. DOES NOT 4671 03:32:19,626 --> 03:32:21,361 GET ME TO WORK BEFORE 9:00 A.M. 4672 03:32:21,361 --> 03:32:23,363 AND I GET THE PLEASURE OF TRYING 4673 03:32:23,363 --> 03:32:26,600 TO FIGURE OUT THE MAZE ON HOW TO 4674 03:32:26,600 --> 03:32:29,303 GET HOME BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED 4675 03:32:29,303 --> 03:32:30,170 EARLIER TODAY UNTIL AUGUST 2021 4676 03:32:30,170 --> 03:32:32,039 MY ENTIRE LIFE I HAVE BEEN ABLE 4677 03:32:32,039 --> 03:32:35,976 TO WALK TO A BUS STOP. THAT 4678 03:32:35,976 --> 03:32:37,711 CHANGED IN AUGUST OF SEPTEMBER 4679 03:32:37,711 --> 03:32:39,279 OF 2021 WHERE I DON'T HAVE THAT 4680 03:32:39,279 --> 03:32:40,681 ABILITY ANY MORE. I HAVE TO 4681 03:32:40,681 --> 03:32:42,316 DRIVE TO THE BUS. SO, TODAY I 4682 03:32:42,316 --> 03:32:45,185 DROVE TO THE 17. I CAUGHT THE 4683 03:32:45,185 --> 03:32:47,788 17. I AM GOING DOWN TO THE WORLD 4684 03:32:47,788 --> 03:32:48,789 CUP WATCH TONIGHT AND I DON'T 4685 03:32:48,789 --> 03:32:52,025 GET TO GO TO THE GAME BUT THE 4686 03:32:52,025 --> 03:32:54,328 WATCH IT IS AMAZING. AND, THAT 4687 03:32:54,328 --> 03:32:56,730 IS THE MAZE TO GET HOME. HOW DO 4688 03:32:56,730 --> 03:32:59,733 I GET BACK TO THE BUS STOP THAT 4689 03:32:59,733 --> 03:33:04,705 I HAD TO PARK AT? IT IS AT 4690 03:33:04,705 --> 03:33:07,875 MINIMUM TWO BUSES OR A LYFT OR A 4691 03:33:07,875 --> 03:33:13,247 BUS AND A LIME BIKE OR SCOOTER. 4692 03:33:13,247 --> 03:33:19,019 THE CITY DESIGNATED BALLARD AS A 4693 03:33:19,019 --> 03:33:29,329 REGIONAL CENTER. 4694 03:33:37,771 --> 03:33:39,339 >> THROUGH THE PRESENTATION THIS 4695 03:33:39,339 --> 03:33:43,977 MONTH THROUGH THE MAYOR AND 4696 03:33:43,977 --> 03:33:44,645 S-DOT IT DEMONSTRATED THAT 4697 03:33:44,645 --> 03:33:47,047 BALLARD COULD, IT DOES NOT HAVE 4698 03:33:47,047 --> 03:33:51,485 THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY AND THE 4699 03:33:51,485 --> 03:33:53,420 LONGEST TRAVEL TIME. AND, JUST, 4700 03:33:53,420 --> 03:33:54,988 REALLY -- THE PRINTED SCHEDULES 4701 03:33:54,988 --> 03:33:57,958 FROM PIONEER SQUARE AND BALLARD 4702 03:33:57,958 --> 03:34:03,764 ARE 40 MINUTES, 40 MINUTES. THE 4703 03:34:03,764 --> 03:34:05,432 OFFER WAS A RAPID LINE. CAN NOT 4704 03:34:05,432 --> 03:34:10,671 ADD A BUS LANE TO A ONE-LANE 4705 03:34:10,671 --> 03:34:11,972 ROAD. WE NEED DIRECT SERVICE. WE 4706 03:34:11,972 --> 03:34:15,843 DON'T NEED THEM TO GO INTO THE 4707 03:34:15,843 --> 03:34:16,510 NEIGHBORHOODS, THE NEIGHBORHOODS 4708 03:34:16,510 --> 03:34:18,812 OF BALLARD THAT IS, BUT WE NEED 4709 03:34:18,812 --> 03:34:24,151 A DIRECT CONNECTION FROM 4710 03:34:24,151 --> 03:34:27,554 DOWNTOWN TO COIN TOWN DOWNTOWN 4711 03:34:27,554 --> 03:34:29,523 BALLARD AND THE LIGHT RAIL. WHAT 4712 03:34:29,523 --> 03:34:30,691 IS NOT MENTIONED METRO PUT IN 4713 03:34:30,691 --> 03:34:36,763 BUS SERVICE FROM LAKE CITY TO 4714 03:34:36,763 --> 03:34:41,602 GREENWOOD IF IT CONTINUED JUST 4715 03:34:41,602 --> 03:34:44,771 TWO MORE MILES. FOR WHATEVER 4716 03:34:44,771 --> 03:34:46,073 REASON THAT OCCURRED THE MEASURE 4717 03:34:46,073 --> 03:34:48,609 HAS SENT TO US DOES NOT ALLOW 4718 03:34:48,609 --> 03:34:52,512 FOR THIS TYPE OF FUNDING. METRO 4719 03:34:52,512 --> 03:34:54,982 HAS NOT FUNDED THESE ROUTES. 4720 03:34:54,982 --> 03:34:57,217 COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR 4721 03:34:57,217 --> 03:34:59,086 SUPPORT TODAY WHEN SOUND TRANSIT 4722 03:34:59,086 --> 03:35:01,488 HAS BROKEN TRUST WITH THE 4723 03:35:01,488 --> 03:35:05,292 COMMUNITY LET'S NOT MAKE THIS 4724 03:35:05,292 --> 03:35:06,727 TRANSIT MEASURE BREAK TRUST AS 4725 03:35:06,727 --> 03:35:08,662 WELL. CURRENTLY, TO GET FROM MY 4726 03:35:08,662 --> 03:35:10,230 CITY HALL OFFICE TO MY DISTRICT 4727 03:35:10,230 --> 03:35:12,132 6 OFFICE IT TAKES ME THE SAME 4728 03:35:12,132 --> 03:35:14,534 AMOUNT OF TIME ON THE BUS AS IT 4729 03:35:14,534 --> 03:35:18,772 TAKES ME TO GET TO DOWNTOWN 4730 03:35:18,772 --> 03:35:21,141 TACOMA ON THE BUS. SO, I WOULD 4731 03:35:21,141 --> 03:35:22,809 LOVE FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO HAVE 4732 03:35:22,809 --> 03:35:25,379 DIRECT SERVICE TO THE AREAS IN 4733 03:35:25,379 --> 03:35:29,549 WHICH WE HAVE ZONED FOR GREATER 4734 03:35:29,549 --> 03:35:30,017 DENSITY. THANK YOU. 4735 03:35:30,017 --> 03:35:31,518 >> THANK YOU. AND, NUMBER OF 4736 03:35:31,518 --> 03:35:33,053 HANDS NOT SURE IF THEY ARE 4737 03:35:33,053 --> 03:35:37,524 STALE. I WILL GO HERE IN ORDER. 4738 03:35:37,524 --> 03:35:38,191 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK A COMMENT OR 4739 03:35:38,191 --> 03:35:38,458 QUESTION? 4740 03:35:38,458 --> 03:35:42,996 >> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADD 4741 03:35:42,996 --> 03:35:45,365 AS A CO-SPONSOR ON THIS 4742 03:35:45,365 --> 03:35:45,666 AMENDMENT. 4743 03:35:45,666 --> 03:35:48,068 >> CENTRAL STAFF IS NOTING THAT. 4744 03:35:48,068 --> 03:35:49,336 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? 4745 03:35:49,336 --> 03:35:54,041 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST WANT 4746 03:35:54,041 --> 03:35:55,275 TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, 4747 03:35:55,275 --> 03:35:58,812 FIRST, THANK HIM FOR TELLING US 4748 03:35:58,812 --> 03:35:59,947 HIS STORY. TRYING TO GET FROM 4749 03:35:59,947 --> 03:36:01,615 BALLARD TO DOWNTOWN. IT IS 4750 03:36:01,615 --> 03:36:05,686 ALMOST LIKE I SHOULD NAME MY 4751 03:36:05,686 --> 03:36:07,020 AMENDMENT NUMBER 23 THE STRAUSS 4752 03:36:07,020 --> 03:36:10,090 AMENDMENT. WHY WE NEED TO BE AS 4753 03:36:10,090 --> 03:36:11,458 EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AS WE 4754 03:36:11,458 --> 03:36:16,997 CAN BECAUSE OF THE DELAYS AND 4755 03:36:16,997 --> 03:36:19,466 IMPACTS THAT COUNCILMEMBER 4756 03:36:19,466 --> 03:36:20,033 STRAUSS WAS REFLECTING ON. 4757 03:36:20,033 --> 03:36:21,935 DOWNTOWN AND BALLAD TO CITY HALL 4758 03:36:21,935 --> 03:36:23,437 IF YOU WILL. I APPRECIATE THE 4759 03:36:23,437 --> 03:36:27,174 POINT, I SAID IT RELATED TO 4760 03:36:27,174 --> 03:36:28,909 SOUND TRANSIT THAT LAND USE AND 4761 03:36:28,909 --> 03:36:32,012 TRANSIT ARE TWO SIDES OF THE 4762 03:36:32,012 --> 03:36:34,481 SAME COIN. OBVIOUSLY SOUND 4763 03:36:34,481 --> 03:36:36,016 TRANSIT FAILED RELATED TO THE 4764 03:36:36,016 --> 03:36:37,617 BALLARD REGIONAL CENTER. EVEN 4765 03:36:37,617 --> 03:36:39,853 THOUGH IT IS TO CONNECT REGIONAL 4766 03:36:39,853 --> 03:36:42,189 CENTERS. WHAT IS NEXT? THIS IS 4767 03:36:42,189 --> 03:36:44,024 AN IMPORTANT AREA TO CONNECT 4768 03:36:44,024 --> 03:36:46,560 BALLARD PROPERLY. AND, BY THE 4769 03:36:46,560 --> 03:36:48,328 WAY, SECOND AND THIRD IMPACTS. 4770 03:36:48,328 --> 03:36:50,797 RIPPLE EFFECTS IN TERMS OF WHAT 4771 03:36:50,797 --> 03:36:52,733 WE ARE DEALING WITH TODAY. THE 4772 03:36:52,733 --> 03:36:57,270 RIPPLE EFFECTS ARE DEALT HERE IN 4773 03:36:57,270 --> 03:37:00,907 DISTRICT 7 IN TERMS OF QUEEN 4774 03:37:00,907 --> 03:37:03,744 ANNE, UPTOWN, BELL TOWN AND SO 4775 03:37:03,744 --> 03:37:07,180 FORTH. WE NEED TO DO BETTER. I 4776 03:37:07,180 --> 03:37:08,014 APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 4777 03:37:08,014 --> 03:37:10,317 SPEAKING TO THIS, RAISING THIS 4778 03:37:10,317 --> 03:37:13,353 AND, AND, WITH HIS STORY, 4779 03:37:13,353 --> 03:37:14,755 BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, UNDER LINED 4780 03:37:14,755 --> 03:37:19,326 MY AMENDMENT 23 THAT I LIKE TO 4781 03:37:19,326 --> 03:37:20,894 REFER TO AS THE STRAUSS 4782 03:37:20,894 --> 03:37:26,633 AMENDMENT, IF I CAN, THANK YOU. 4783 03:37:26,633 --> 03:37:33,040 >> THANK YOU. LET'S SEE NO NEW 4784 03:37:33,040 --> 03:37:35,342 HANDS. SO, I WILL CLOSEOUT BY 4785 03:37:35,342 --> 03:37:41,915 SHARING THAT OR ASKING CENTRAL 4786 03:37:41,915 --> 03:37:47,120 STAFF A QUESTION ON THIS 4787 03:37:47,120 --> 03:37:53,393 PROPOSAL. SO, IF THIS AMENDMENT 4788 03:37:53,393 --> 03:37:56,830 WERE TO PASS WHAT WOULD BE THE 4789 03:37:56,830 --> 03:38:00,634 IMPACTS OF OTHER, THE CRITERIA 4790 03:38:00,634 --> 03:38:05,972 THAT THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION 4791 03:38:05,972 --> 03:38:06,773 CALLS OUT? FOR EXAMPLE. EQUITY 4792 03:38:06,773 --> 03:38:07,374 FOCUSED EXPANSION? 4793 03:38:07,374 --> 03:38:11,545 >> THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT 4794 03:38:11,545 --> 03:38:13,113 IS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL PRIORITY 4795 03:38:13,113 --> 03:38:17,651 COMPONENT AND, SO, ALL OF THE 4796 03:38:17,651 --> 03:38:20,353 EXISTING COMPONENTS THAT WERE IN 4797 03:38:20,353 --> 03:38:21,288 THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION WOULD 4798 03:38:21,288 --> 03:38:25,158 REMAIN. THEY WOULD NEED TO SHARE 4799 03:38:25,158 --> 03:38:28,728 THE STAGE WITH THIS NEW PRIORITY 4800 03:38:28,728 --> 03:38:28,929 AREA. 4801 03:38:28,929 --> 03:38:31,598 >> GOT IT. THANK YOU. AND, I 4802 03:38:31,598 --> 03:38:32,799 KNOW, THERE ARE SPECIFIC 4803 03:38:32,799 --> 03:38:38,338 NEIGHBORHOODS AND DISTRICT 1 FOR 4804 03:38:38,338 --> 03:38:40,073 EXAMPLE THAT HAVE BEEN LONG 4805 03:38:40,073 --> 03:38:41,141 EXPRESSING EXPANDED SERVICE 4806 03:38:41,141 --> 03:38:42,242 INCLUDING AND AROUND HIGHLAND 4807 03:38:42,242 --> 03:38:49,149 PARK, THE SOUTH TO SERVE SOUTH 4808 03:38:49,149 --> 03:38:50,550 SEATTLE COLLEGE. GEORGETOWN, 4809 03:38:50,550 --> 03:38:55,922 ARBOR HEIGHTS, NONE OF WHICH 4810 03:38:55,922 --> 03:39:00,527 CURRENTLY MEET THE CRITERIA NOR 4811 03:39:00,527 --> 03:39:01,128 NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER CRITERIA. 4812 03:39:01,128 --> 03:39:04,397 ALTHOUGH THERE IS, I SUPPOSE IT 4813 03:39:04,397 --> 03:39:07,200 IS STILL POSSIBLE. I WOULD NOT 4814 03:39:07,200 --> 03:39:09,469 PREFER IT. WHAT WOULD BE -- 4815 03:39:09,469 --> 03:39:11,638 LIKE, IF THIS AMENDMENT WERE TO 4816 03:39:11,638 --> 03:39:18,712 PASS WHAT WOULD THE IMPACTS ON 4817 03:39:18,712 --> 03:39:20,514 EXPANSION TO OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS 4818 03:39:20,514 --> 03:39:26,853 NOT MEET THE DESIGNATION AGAIN, 4819 03:39:26,853 --> 03:39:27,487 CALLING AND REQUESTING INCREASE 4820 03:39:27,487 --> 03:39:28,855 TRANSIT SERVICE. 4821 03:39:28,855 --> 03:39:30,891 >> SO, OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT 4822 03:39:30,891 --> 03:39:34,161 DO NOT MEET THE REGIONAL CENTER 4823 03:39:34,161 --> 03:39:35,662 DESIGNATION WOULD RECEIVE 4824 03:39:35,662 --> 03:39:39,099 SERVICE IN THE SAME ALLOCATION 4825 03:39:39,099 --> 03:39:41,201 THAT HAD BEEN ORIGINALLY 4826 03:39:41,201 --> 03:39:47,207 PROPOSED. SO, WE ARE LOOKING AT 4827 03:39:47,207 --> 03:39:49,609 THE EQUITY CENTERED COMPONENT, 4828 03:39:49,609 --> 03:39:52,145 LOOKING AT METRO'S LONG-RANGE 4829 03:39:52,145 --> 03:39:56,683 PLAN. NO CHANGE WOULD OTHERWISE 4830 03:39:56,683 --> 03:39:57,918 BE PROPOSED BY THIS AMENDMENT. 4831 03:39:57,918 --> 03:39:58,285 >> THANK YOU. 4832 03:39:58,285 --> 03:40:02,422 >> ALL RIGHT. LET US MOVE ON TO 4833 03:40:02,422 --> 03:40:03,390 THE NEXT AMENDMENT. WE ARE 4834 03:40:03,390 --> 03:40:11,565 APPROACHING THE END. A COUPLE 4835 03:40:11,565 --> 03:40:14,367 MORE TO GO, COLLEAGUES. 4836 03:40:14,367 --> 03:40:18,271 >> AMENDMENT 20 TO 121226. IT IS 4837 03:40:18,271 --> 03:40:20,440 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS 4838 03:40:20,440 --> 03:40:23,243 JUAREZ AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT 4839 03:40:23,243 --> 03:40:24,778 HOLLINGSWORTH AND IT CLARIFIES 4840 03:40:24,778 --> 03:40:28,548 BILL LANGUAGE WITH THE 4841 03:40:28,548 --> 03:40:29,583 POPULATIONS PRIORITIZED TO 4842 03:40:29,583 --> 03:40:31,384 ENSURE SERVICE WHEN SEATTLE 4843 03:40:31,384 --> 03:40:33,887 MEASURE TRANSIT PROGRAMS AND 4844 03:40:33,887 --> 03:40:36,089 NAME HISTORICALLY UNDER SERVED 4845 03:40:36,089 --> 03:40:38,024 POPULATIONS PARTICULARLY 4846 03:40:38,024 --> 03:40:39,392 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. 4847 03:40:39,392 --> 03:40:41,828 THE AMENDMENT WOULD CLARIFY 4848 03:40:41,828 --> 03:40:47,934 ALLOWABLE INVEST. S IN TRANSIT 4849 03:40:47,934 --> 03:40:49,502 INFRASTRUCTURE TO EXPLICITLY 4850 03:40:49,502 --> 03:40:50,537 INCLUDE ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN 4851 03:40:50,537 --> 03:40:51,738 CONNECTIONS AND ADA IMPROVEMENTS 4852 03:40:51,738 --> 03:40:56,009 AND PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE ACCESS 4853 03:40:56,009 --> 03:41:00,947 TO PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY, SENSORY 4854 03:41:00,947 --> 03:41:01,581 AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 4855 03:41:01,581 --> 03:41:06,620 >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 4856 03:41:06,620 --> 03:41:07,254 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS EXCUSED 4857 03:41:07,254 --> 03:41:11,524 TODAY. WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO 4858 03:41:11,524 --> 03:41:14,094 HOLLINGSWORTH THAT WILL SPEAK. 4859 03:41:14,094 --> 03:41:18,898 >> I HAVE TALKING POINTS FROM 4860 03:41:18,898 --> 03:41:20,200 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. PROUD TO 4861 03:41:20,200 --> 03:41:21,001 CO-SPONSOR THIS. EXPANDURE OF 4862 03:41:21,001 --> 03:41:24,838 $1.4 BILLION IN THE FULL TERM 4863 03:41:24,838 --> 03:41:28,108 AND THE TOTAL PERCENT OF THE 4864 03:41:28,108 --> 03:41:29,009 MEASURE DEDICATED TO 4865 03:41:29,009 --> 03:41:30,543 INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY IS LESS 4866 03:41:30,543 --> 03:41:35,348 THAN 4%, OF THE STM, 86% GOES TO 4867 03:41:35,348 --> 03:41:37,784 TRANSIT SERVICE AND 3.6 4868 03:41:37,784 --> 03:41:39,719 INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEOPLE WITH 4869 03:41:39,719 --> 03:41:41,388 DISABILITIES, ELDERLY AND THE 4870 03:41:41,388 --> 03:41:42,088 VISION IMPAIRED COMMUNITY. 4871 03:41:42,088 --> 03:41:45,091 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS ONE 4872 03:41:45,091 --> 03:41:46,393 EVER THE POPULATIONS MOST 4873 03:41:46,393 --> 03:41:49,396 DEPENDENT ON TRANSIT AND FACE 4874 03:41:49,396 --> 03:41:50,530 THE GREATEST TRANSPORTATION 4875 03:41:50,530 --> 03:41:51,865 BARRIERS, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE 4876 03:41:51,865 --> 03:41:55,268 IS A PUBLIC GOOD THAT ENABLES 4877 03:41:55,268 --> 03:41:57,037 MOBILITY FOR EVERYONE REGARDLESS 4878 03:41:57,037 --> 03:41:59,572 OF AGE, ABILITY OR INCOME. 100% 4879 03:41:59,572 --> 03:42:01,474 OF RIDERS ARE PEDESTRIANS, BUSES 4880 03:42:01,474 --> 03:42:04,244 AND LIGHT RAILS DO NOT EXIST IN 4881 03:42:04,244 --> 03:42:05,111 ISOLATIONS, EVERY TRIP BEGINS 4882 03:42:05,111 --> 03:42:09,616 AND ENDS WITH TRAVELING TO A BUS 4883 03:42:09,616 --> 03:42:11,384 STOP. AS STATED IN AMENDMENT 20, 4884 03:42:11,384 --> 03:42:12,352 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDES 4885 03:42:12,352 --> 03:42:14,888 BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROJECTS THAT 4886 03:42:14,888 --> 03:42:23,063 IMPROVE ACCESS TO TRANSIT FOR 4887 03:42:23,063 --> 03:42:26,299 INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY, 4888 03:42:26,299 --> 03:42:28,468 SENSORY, COGNITIVE AND MENTAL 4889 03:42:28,468 --> 03:42:33,573 DISABILITIES, ADA ACCESSIBLE AND 4890 03:42:33,573 --> 03:42:37,277 TRANSIT STOP INFRASTRUCTURE. 4891 03:42:37,277 --> 03:42:40,246 PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS AND WAY 4892 03:42:40,246 --> 03:42:41,614 IN FINDING IMPROVEMENTS. THEY 4893 03:42:41,614 --> 03:42:44,751 ARE INVESTED IN CONTENT WITH THE 4894 03:42:44,751 --> 03:42:46,486 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE AND THEY 4895 03:42:46,486 --> 03:42:49,122 ARE HERE AND NOW EXPO EMPHASIZES 4896 03:42:49,122 --> 03:42:54,494 THE NEED FOR ACCESSIBLE AND SAFE 4897 03:42:54,494 --> 03:42:59,499 PUBLIC TRANSIT. THE SEATTLE 4898 03:42:59,499 --> 03:43:00,133 DISABILITY SURVEYED FOLKS PEOPLE 4899 03:43:00,133 --> 03:43:04,904 WITH WHEELCHAIRS AND MOBILITY 4900 03:43:04,904 --> 03:43:06,573 IMPAIRED. PEOPLE WITH LIMITED 4901 03:43:06,573 --> 03:43:07,507 MOBILITY THE RESULTS ARE COSTLY 4902 03:43:07,507 --> 03:43:09,376 DELAYS HAVING TO TAKE DIFFERENT 4903 03:43:09,376 --> 03:43:13,446 ROUTES AND BEING FORCED ON TO 4904 03:43:13,446 --> 03:43:15,248 STREET OR BIKE LANES. SO, THE 4905 03:43:15,248 --> 03:43:16,082 PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD WANTS 4906 03:43:16,082 --> 03:43:18,818 TO EMPHASIZE THAT ACCESS TO 4907 03:43:18,818 --> 03:43:21,187 TRANSIT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS 4908 03:43:21,187 --> 03:43:22,622 TRANSIT ITSELF. THE BACKGROUND, 4909 03:43:22,622 --> 03:43:25,391 WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SEATTLE 4910 03:43:25,391 --> 03:43:26,860 DISABILITY COMMISSION AND THE 4911 03:43:26,860 --> 03:43:27,894 SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY 4912 03:43:27,894 --> 03:43:29,829 BOARD FOR THEIR INPUT FOR THE 4913 03:43:29,829 --> 03:43:31,431 MEASURE, INSIGHT AND FEEDBACK 4914 03:43:31,431 --> 03:43:34,000 HAVE BEEN CRITICAL IN THE 4915 03:43:34,000 --> 03:43:35,201 LEGISLATION FOR RELIABLE 4916 03:43:35,201 --> 03:43:39,406 ACCESSIBLE AND SAFE MODELS FOR 4917 03:43:39,406 --> 03:43:41,908 TRANSPORTATION FOR NONDRIVING 4918 03:43:41,908 --> 03:43:43,176 COMMUTERS. PROUD TO SPONSOR THIS 4919 03:43:43,176 --> 03:43:44,411 WITH COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND I 4920 03:43:44,411 --> 03:43:49,249 KNOW SHE HAS BEEN VERY OPEN 4921 03:43:49,249 --> 03:43:50,150 ABOUT HER DISABILITY. AND SOME 4922 03:43:50,150 --> 03:43:52,485 OF THE BARRIERS THAT SHE HAS 4923 03:43:52,485 --> 03:43:54,087 WHEN USING TRANSIT. SHE IS VERY 4924 03:43:54,087 --> 03:43:56,723 INTENTIONAL ABOUT THERE AND HAS 4925 03:43:56,723 --> 03:44:02,095 BEEN A PHENOMENAL ADVOCATE FOR 4926 03:44:02,095 --> 03:44:03,763 FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES. 4927 03:44:03,763 --> 03:44:09,602 NAVIGATING TRANSIT CAN BE A 4928 03:44:09,602 --> 03:44:10,136 BARRIER, DOING EVERYTHING 4929 03:44:10,136 --> 03:44:17,477 POSSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURELY, IT IS 4930 03:44:17,477 --> 03:44:20,547 IMPORTANT. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES 4931 03:44:20,547 --> 03:44:22,949 >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT 4932 03:44:22,949 --> 03:44:23,583 HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER 4933 03:44:23,583 --> 03:44:23,817 JUAREZ. 4934 03:44:23,817 --> 03:44:31,925 >> I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADD AS A 4935 03:44:31,925 --> 03:44:32,225 CO-SPONSOR. 4936 03:44:32,225 --> 03:44:33,159 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. 4937 03:44:33,159 --> 03:44:34,828 >> ANYTHING ELSE? 4938 03:44:34,828 --> 03:44:35,495 >> COLLEAGUES? HEARING, SEEING 4939 03:44:35,495 --> 03:44:38,698 NONE. I WILL CLOSE THIS ONE OUT 4940 03:44:38,698 --> 03:44:44,037 FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. I WANT TO 4941 03:44:44,037 --> 03:44:46,139 THANK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND 4942 03:44:46,139 --> 03:44:46,706 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH FOR 4943 03:44:46,706 --> 03:44:47,841 PUTTING IT FORWARD. IT MAKES A 4944 03:44:47,841 --> 03:44:50,143 LOT OF SENSE AND I COULD NOT 4945 03:44:50,143 --> 03:44:51,711 AGREE MORE WITH THE INTENT, 4946 03:44:51,711 --> 03:44:56,082 PURPOSE, GOALS AND THE SPECIFIC 4947 03:44:56,082 --> 03:45:00,353 WORDS ON PAPER. MADE CLEAR BY 4948 03:45:00,353 --> 03:45:02,589 THIS AMENDMENT AND I THINK IT, 4949 03:45:02,589 --> 03:45:06,726 IT UNDERSCORES ONE OF MY EARLIER 4950 03:45:06,726 --> 03:45:08,895 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WE DISCUSSED 4951 03:45:08,895 --> 03:45:10,997 AS WELL. THE IMPORTANCE OF 4952 03:45:10,997 --> 03:45:11,531 ACCESSIBILITY CAPITAL FOR 4953 03:45:11,531 --> 03:45:12,432 TRANSIT. SO, THANK YOU. 4954 03:45:12,432 --> 03:45:16,703 >>> LET US MOVE TO THE NEXT 4955 03:45:16,703 --> 03:45:17,437 AMENDMENT. TWO OR THREE MORE. 4956 03:45:17,437 --> 03:45:22,609 >> ONE MORE COMMENT ON THIS ONE, 4957 03:45:22,609 --> 03:45:23,309 COUNCIL MEMBERS RIVERA. 4958 03:45:23,309 --> 03:45:25,178 >> CAN I CO-SPONSOR THIS ONE, 4959 03:45:25,178 --> 03:45:25,411 PLEASE 4960 03:45:25,411 --> 03:45:28,081 >> YES. STAFF IS NOTING THAT, 4961 03:45:28,081 --> 03:45:28,381 THANK YOU. 4962 03:45:28,381 --> 03:45:30,416 >> ALL RIGHT. NOW. LET'S MOVE 4963 03:45:30,416 --> 03:45:33,820 ON TO THE NEXT ONE. 4964 03:45:33,820 --> 03:45:37,023 >> AMENDMENT 24. TO COUNCIL BILL 4965 03:45:37,023 --> 03:45:40,727 121226 IS SPONSORED BY VICE 4966 03:45:40,727 --> 03:45:42,061 CLAIRE RINCK. THIS AMENDMENT 4967 03:45:42,061 --> 03:45:45,164 WOULD MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO 4968 03:45:45,164 --> 03:45:47,000 THE ELIGIBLE SPENDING CATEGORIES 4969 03:45:47,000 --> 03:45:47,567 OF SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE 4970 03:45:47,567 --> 03:45:52,639 REVENUES. I WILL BRIEFLY 4971 03:45:52,639 --> 03:45:55,942 OUTLINE THOSE. REDUCE 4972 03:45:55,942 --> 03:45:57,410 INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND 4973 03:45:57,410 --> 03:45:58,444 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FROM $5 4974 03:45:58,444 --> 03:46:00,713 MILLION TO $2 MILLION A YEAR. 4975 03:46:00,713 --> 03:46:03,516 SECOND, BASED ON THAT REDUCTION 4976 03:46:03,516 --> 03:46:05,518 INCREASE THE MINIMUM PERCENTAGE 4977 03:46:05,518 --> 03:46:08,087 OF SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE 4978 03:46:08,087 --> 03:46:10,456 REVENUES FOR TRANSIT SERVICE 4979 03:46:10,456 --> 03:46:14,160 FROM 60% TO 65%. AND THIRD IT 4980 03:46:14,160 --> 03:46:18,464 WOULD EXPAND THE CATEGORY OF 4981 03:46:18,464 --> 03:46:19,198 ALLOWABLE INFRASTRUCTURE 4982 03:46:19,198 --> 03:46:19,966 MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL 4983 03:46:19,966 --> 03:46:22,101 IMPROVEMENT SPENDING FOR 4984 03:46:22,101 --> 03:46:24,137 CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOUND TRANSIT 4985 03:46:24,137 --> 03:46:25,505 PROJECTS INCLUDING THE GRAND 4986 03:46:25,505 --> 03:46:27,774 STREET STATION, WEST SEATTLE 4987 03:46:27,774 --> 03:46:29,442 LINK EXTENSION AND BALLARD LINK 4988 03:46:29,442 --> 03:46:31,844 EXTENSION AND FINALLY REVISE THE 4989 03:46:31,844 --> 03:46:34,614 DESCRIPTION OF SOUND TRANSIT 4990 03:46:34,614 --> 03:46:36,282 STAFFING SPENDING CATEGORY TO 4991 03:46:36,282 --> 03:46:39,619 CLARIFY THESE REVENUES ARE FOR 4992 03:46:39,619 --> 03:46:40,586 STAFFING COSTS, SEPARATE FROM 4993 03:46:40,586 --> 03:46:43,022 THE REVISED CAPITAL SPENDING 4994 03:46:43,022 --> 03:46:43,323 ALLOWANCE. 4995 03:46:43,323 --> 03:46:45,124 >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VICE 4996 03:46:45,124 --> 03:46:49,429 CHAIR RINCK. RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK 4997 03:46:49,429 --> 03:46:50,196 ON YOUR AMENDMENT. 4998 03:46:50,196 --> 03:46:50,930 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA. 4999 03:46:50,930 --> 03:46:54,133 >> THIS DOES A NUMBER OF THINGS, 5000 03:46:54,133 --> 03:46:56,269 SOUND TRANSIT, LIGHT RAIL IN 5001 03:46:56,269 --> 03:47:06,479 SEATTLE TO