1 00:00:10,543 --> 00:00:20,353 [MUSIC] 2 00:00:20,487 --> 00:00:24,591 -- RIGHT? COOL. ALL RIGHT. GOOD 3 00:00:24,591 --> 00:00:25,558 MORNING. THE JULY 16th, 2026 4 00:00:25,558 --> 00:00:27,394 MEETING OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE 5 00:00:27,394 --> 00:00:27,927 ON SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION 6 00:00:27,927 --> 00:00:29,329 BENEFIT DISTRICT WILL COME TO 7 00:00:29,329 --> 00:00:31,865 ORDER. IT IS 9:33 A.M.. I AM ROB 8 00:00:31,865 --> 00:00:33,600 SAKA, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. 9 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:34,267 WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE 10 00:00:34,267 --> 00:00:39,139 CALL THE ROLL? 11 00:00:39,139 --> 00:00:42,409 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. PRESENT 12 00:00:42,409 --> 00:00:44,544 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HERE. 13 00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:44,978 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 14 00:00:44,978 --> 00:00:49,215 HOLLINGSWORTH. PRESENT. 15 00:00:49,215 --> 00:00:52,419 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. COUNCIL 16 00:00:52,419 --> 00:00:54,754 MEMBER. LIN HERE. COUNCILMEMBER. 17 00:00:54,754 --> 00:00:56,956 STRAUSS. HERE. COUNCILMEMBER. 18 00:00:56,956 --> 00:00:59,559 FOSTER. HERE. COUNCILMEMBER 19 00:00:59,559 --> 00:01:01,594 RINCK. PRESENT. CHAIR SAKA. 20 00:01:01,594 --> 00:01:02,595 -- HERE. 21 00:01:02,595 --> 00:01:05,365 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE EIGHT 22 00:01:05,365 --> 00:01:05,765 MEMBERS PRESENT. 23 00:01:05,765 --> 00:01:06,733 -- THANK YOU. 24 00:01:06,733 --> 00:01:08,001 -- COUNCIL MEMBER. 25 00:01:08,001 --> 00:01:10,937 -- LET'S SEE. LET THE RECORD 26 00:01:10,937 --> 00:01:13,239 REFLECTS THAT. COUNCILMEMBER 27 00:01:13,239 --> 00:01:16,376 JUAREZ IS EXCUSED UNTIL SHE 28 00:01:16,376 --> 00:01:18,645 ARRIVES. SHE'S. SHE. ONLINE? I 29 00:01:18,645 --> 00:01:21,881 DON'T SEE HER. SHE IS EXCUSED 30 00:01:21,881 --> 00:01:25,351 UNTIL SHE ARRIVES. IF THERE IS 31 00:01:25,351 --> 00:01:26,853 NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 32 00:01:26,853 --> 00:01:29,923 ADOPTED HEARING AND SEEING NO 33 00:01:29,923 --> 00:01:31,758 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS 34 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:33,993 ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT. GOOD 35 00:01:33,993 --> 00:01:35,962 MORNING. COLLEAGUES. MEMBERS OF 36 00:01:35,962 --> 00:01:38,164 THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH 37 00:01:38,164 --> 00:01:41,201 FOR BEING HERE TODAY. EXCITING 38 00:01:41,201 --> 00:01:42,936 DAY TODAY. BEFORE WE BEGIN 39 00:01:42,936 --> 00:01:44,037 TODAY'S BUSINESS, I WANT TO 40 00:01:44,037 --> 00:01:48,308 TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE 41 00:01:48,308 --> 00:01:49,509 SOMETHING TRULY REMARKABLE. OVER 42 00:01:49,509 --> 00:01:52,412 THE PAST MONTH, DURING THE HEART 43 00:01:52,412 --> 00:01:54,914 OF THIS VERY COMMITTEE'S WORK, 44 00:01:54,914 --> 00:01:55,849 SEATTLE WELCOMED THE WORLD 45 00:01:55,849 --> 00:01:57,750 DURING THE FIFA WORLD CUP. 46 00:01:57,750 --> 00:02:00,987 MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCED 47 00:02:00,987 --> 00:02:03,690 OUR CITY AND ONE THING STOOD OUT 48 00:02:03,690 --> 00:02:05,658 AGAIN AND AGAIN. OUR 49 00:02:05,658 --> 00:02:07,427 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DELIVERED. 50 00:02:07,427 --> 00:02:09,429 SOUND TRANSIT RECORDED THE 51 00:02:09,429 --> 00:02:11,264 HIGHEST MONTHLY RIDERSHIP IN ITS 52 00:02:11,264 --> 00:02:14,501 HISTORY. KING COUNTY METRO 53 00:02:14,501 --> 00:02:16,803 CARRIED NEARLY 2 MILLION RIDERS 54 00:02:16,803 --> 00:02:22,542 DURING SEATTLE'S MATCH DAYS. OUR 55 00:02:22,542 --> 00:02:23,176 OWN SEATTLE STREETCAR REPORTED 56 00:02:23,176 --> 00:02:25,044 RECORD RIDERSHIP DURING THIS 57 00:02:25,044 --> 00:02:26,045 PERIOD, PARTICULARLY FOR THE 58 00:02:26,045 --> 00:02:30,950 CRITICAL FIRST HILL LINE. IN 59 00:02:30,950 --> 00:02:32,151 ALL, TRANSIT HELPED PEOPLE MOVE 60 00:02:32,151 --> 00:02:35,455 SAFELY, EFFICIENTLY, AND 61 00:02:35,455 --> 00:02:38,091 RELIABLY THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND 62 00:02:38,091 --> 00:02:40,727 THEIR WERE EVEN MORE EXCITING 63 00:02:40,727 --> 00:02:43,263 WINS FOR THINGS LIKE SHARED 64 00:02:43,263 --> 00:02:46,332 MICROMOBILITY, WHICH EMPOWER 65 00:02:46,332 --> 00:02:46,933 THOSE CRITICAL FIRST MILE AND 66 00:02:46,933 --> 00:02:48,668 LAST MILE CONNECTIONS WITH LIME 67 00:02:48,668 --> 00:02:51,404 SCOOTERS, TALLYING RECORD 68 00:02:51,404 --> 00:02:54,374 RIDERSHIP IN SEATTLE DURING 69 00:02:54,374 --> 00:02:57,977 FIFA, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL 70 00:02:57,977 --> 00:02:59,045 MEDIA HAVE CONSISTENTLY PRAISED 71 00:02:59,045 --> 00:03:01,214 SEATTLE NOT ONLY FOR OUR STADIUM 72 00:03:01,214 --> 00:03:03,049 AND OUR FANS AND THE EXPERIENCE, 73 00:03:03,049 --> 00:03:05,418 BUT FOR THE WAY PEOPLE COULD 74 00:03:05,418 --> 00:03:08,454 ACTUALLY GET THEIR. AND 75 00:03:08,454 --> 00:03:10,623 SEATTLE'S VIBRANT TRANSIT 76 00:03:10,623 --> 00:03:14,127 SYSTEM EVEN OUR LEGENDARY 77 00:03:14,127 --> 00:03:16,129 SEATTLE HOT DOGS EARNED 78 00:03:16,129 --> 00:03:17,830 RECOGNITION AND KUDOS FROM THE 79 00:03:17,830 --> 00:03:21,200 NEW YORK TIMES AS AMERICA'S BEST 80 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:22,335 DOG. EXTRA CREAM CHEESE AND 81 00:03:22,335 --> 00:03:27,807 ONIONS FOR MINE, PLEASE. COOL 82 00:03:27,807 --> 00:03:29,576 ACCOLADES, OF COURSE. BUT WHY 83 00:03:29,576 --> 00:03:35,648 DOES ALL THAT EVEN MATTER IT 84 00:03:35,648 --> 00:03:36,316 MATTERS BECAUSE IT REMINDS US 85 00:03:36,316 --> 00:03:36,749 THAT INVESTMENTS IN 86 00:03:36,749 --> 00:03:37,383 TRANSPORTATION ARE ULTIMATELY 87 00:03:37,383 --> 00:03:40,587 INVESTMENTS IN PEOPLE WHEN 88 00:03:40,587 --> 00:03:43,189 TRANSIT IS SAFE AND RELIABLE, 89 00:03:43,189 --> 00:03:46,492 OPPORTUNITIES MOVE JOBS BECOME 90 00:03:46,492 --> 00:03:48,928 MORE ACCESSIBLE. NEIGHBORHOODS 91 00:03:48,928 --> 00:03:51,631 BECOME MORE CONNECTED, WORKING 92 00:03:51,631 --> 00:03:53,900 FAMILIES SPEND LESS TIME IN 93 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:56,703 TRAFFIC AND MORE TIME TOGETHER 94 00:03:56,703 --> 00:03:58,471 AND AS WE'VE HEARD FROM MEMBERS 95 00:03:58,471 --> 00:04:01,241 OF THE PUBLIC EARLIER THIS WEEK 96 00:04:01,241 --> 00:04:05,478 DURING OUR PUBLIC HEARING 97 00:04:05,478 --> 00:04:07,914 OFTENTIMES TRANSIT IS SIMPLY THE 98 00:04:07,914 --> 00:04:09,749 PEOPLE'S LIMOUSINE. IT CAN EVEN 99 00:04:09,749 --> 00:04:12,151 HELP MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT LATE 100 00:04:12,151 --> 00:04:15,288 FOR A DATE NOW, I SUPPOSE WE'RE 101 00:04:15,288 --> 00:04:18,257 ALL INDIVIDUALLY RESPONSIBLE AND 102 00:04:18,257 --> 00:04:19,359 ACCOUNTABLE FOR SETTING UP THOSE 103 00:04:19,359 --> 00:04:22,328 DATES. BUT AS A CITY AND AS A 104 00:04:22,328 --> 00:04:24,364 REGION, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY 105 00:04:24,364 --> 00:04:26,899 FROM A TRANSIT PLANNING AND 106 00:04:26,899 --> 00:04:28,001 POLICY PERSPECTIVE TO MAKE SURE 107 00:04:28,001 --> 00:04:29,636 THAT YOUR TRANSIT, TO GET YOU TO 108 00:04:29,636 --> 00:04:33,072 THE DATE IS SAFE AND RELIABLE. 109 00:04:33,072 --> 00:04:35,508 THAT'S WHAT TODAY IS ABOUT. I 110 00:04:35,508 --> 00:04:37,043 APPRECIATED THOSE COMMENTS FROM 111 00:04:37,043 --> 00:04:38,111 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE 112 00:04:38,111 --> 00:04:40,346 THEY REMINDED US THAT BEHIND 113 00:04:40,346 --> 00:04:47,420 EVERY POLICY DISCUSSION ARE REAL 114 00:04:47,420 --> 00:04:49,522 PEOPLE LIVING THEIR LIVES. THAT 115 00:04:49,522 --> 00:04:51,557 BRINGS US TO TODAY'S MEETING. 116 00:04:51,557 --> 00:04:52,525 OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, 117 00:04:52,525 --> 00:04:54,794 THIS COMMITTEE HAS HEARD FROM 118 00:04:54,794 --> 00:04:55,395 THE EXECUTIVE, INCLUDING THE 119 00:04:55,395 --> 00:04:57,163 TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD, RECEIVED 120 00:04:57,163 --> 00:05:01,300 INDEPENDENT ANALYZES FROM OUR 121 00:05:01,300 --> 00:05:03,336 OWN CENTRAL STAFF EXPERTS. 122 00:05:03,336 --> 00:05:05,772 LISTEN TO HOURS UPON HOURS OF 123 00:05:05,772 --> 00:05:06,339 PUBLIC TESTIMONY, RECEIVED 124 00:05:06,339 --> 00:05:08,541 THOUSANDS OF WRITTEN 125 00:05:08,541 --> 00:05:10,476 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC 126 00:05:10,476 --> 00:05:11,110 AND CAREFULLY CONSIDERED NEARLY 127 00:05:11,110 --> 00:05:14,314 30 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS FROM 128 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:17,517 COUNCILMEMBERS THAT IS EXACTLY 129 00:05:17,517 --> 00:05:19,786 HOW GOOD LEGISLATION SHOULD BE 130 00:05:19,786 --> 00:05:21,954 DEVELOPED, NOT BEHIND CLOSED 131 00:05:21,954 --> 00:05:23,389 DOORS, NOT IN SMOKE FILLED ROOMS 132 00:05:23,389 --> 00:05:25,992 SOMEWHERE. NOT THROUGH 133 00:05:25,992 --> 00:05:28,961 ASSUMPTIONS, BUT THROUGH OPEN 134 00:05:28,961 --> 00:05:34,033 DIALOG. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND 135 00:05:34,033 --> 00:05:35,702 RESPECTFUL DISAGREEMENT. BUT 136 00:05:35,702 --> 00:05:36,269 MORE IMPORTANTLY, THROUGH A 137 00:05:36,269 --> 00:05:39,839 WILLINGNESS TO IMPROVE ONE 138 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:41,841 ANOTHER'S IDEAS. TODAY, WE TAKE 139 00:05:41,841 --> 00:05:43,810 THE NEXT STEP IN OUR JOURNEY 140 00:05:43,810 --> 00:05:46,846 TOGETHER. WE WILL FIRST CONSIDER 141 00:05:46,846 --> 00:05:49,348 A CHAIR'S PROPOSED CONSENT 142 00:05:49,348 --> 00:05:50,850 PACKAGE, DESIGNED TO INCORPORATE 143 00:05:50,850 --> 00:05:51,918 AMENDMENTS THAT REFLECT BROAD 144 00:05:51,918 --> 00:05:55,288 CONSENSUS ACROSS THE COMMITTEE. 145 00:05:55,288 --> 00:05:57,156 WE WILL THEN DELIBERATE ON THE 146 00:05:57,156 --> 00:05:57,724 REMAINING AMENDMENTS BEFORE 147 00:05:57,724 --> 00:05:59,792 DECIDING WHAT PROPOSAL SHOULD 148 00:05:59,792 --> 00:06:01,928 ULTIMATELY MOVE FORWARD TO THE 149 00:06:01,928 --> 00:06:03,262 FULL COUNCIL ON TUESDAY. NOW, 150 00:06:03,262 --> 00:06:06,599 BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WANT TO 151 00:06:06,599 --> 00:06:10,970 THANK EACH OF MY COLLEAGUES 152 00:06:10,970 --> 00:06:11,404 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 153 00:06:11,404 --> 00:06:14,006 HOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU FOR 154 00:06:14,006 --> 00:06:16,109 CHAMPIONING EQUITABLE TRANSIT 155 00:06:16,109 --> 00:06:21,013 ACCESS AS PART OF THIS PROCESS 156 00:06:21,013 --> 00:06:22,181 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. THANK YOU FOR 157 00:06:22,181 --> 00:06:24,684 CHALLENGING US TO THINK 158 00:06:24,684 --> 00:06:25,318 CREATIVELY ABOUT AFFORDABILITY 159 00:06:25,318 --> 00:06:29,956 AND PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. 160 00:06:29,956 --> 00:06:32,291 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA THANK YOU 161 00:06:32,291 --> 00:06:34,994 FOR STRENGTHENING OUR FOCUS ON 162 00:06:34,994 --> 00:06:39,031 RELIABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 163 00:06:39,031 --> 00:06:41,167 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. AUNTIE. 164 00:06:41,167 --> 00:06:44,971 THANK YOU FOR YOUR STEADFAST 165 00:06:44,971 --> 00:06:50,176 LEADERSHIP ON ACCESSIBILITY. 166 00:06:50,176 --> 00:06:50,843 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THANK YOU 167 00:06:50,843 --> 00:06:55,181 FOR YOUR STRONG ADVOCACY FOR 168 00:06:55,181 --> 00:06:58,151 REGIONAL TRANSIT AND YOUR 169 00:06:58,151 --> 00:06:58,718 CONSTITUENTS. COUNCILMEMBER 170 00:06:58,718 --> 00:06:59,952 KETTLE. THANK YOU FOR 171 00:06:59,952 --> 00:07:01,954 CHALLENGING US TO EXAMINE 172 00:07:01,954 --> 00:07:06,392 AFFORDABILITY AND FISCAL 173 00:07:06,392 --> 00:07:08,895 DISCIPLINE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 174 00:07:08,895 --> 00:07:10,596 VICE CHAIR RINCK, THANK YOU FOR 175 00:07:10,596 --> 00:07:13,466 PUSHING THIS COMMITTEE TO 176 00:07:13,466 --> 00:07:15,535 CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE ROLE AND 177 00:07:15,535 --> 00:07:18,771 PURPOSE OF THE SEATTLE TRANSIT 178 00:07:18,771 --> 00:07:20,339 MEASURE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, 179 00:07:20,339 --> 00:07:21,407 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, THANK YOU 180 00:07:21,407 --> 00:07:23,709 FOR ELEVATING ACCOUNTABILITY AND 181 00:07:23,709 --> 00:07:26,245 LONG TERM PERFORMANCE AS PART OF 182 00:07:26,245 --> 00:07:28,481 THIS PROCESS EACH OF YOU MADE 183 00:07:28,481 --> 00:07:30,449 THIS PROPOSAL STRONGER. 184 00:07:30,449 --> 00:07:32,351 REGARDLESS OF WHERE WE LAND 185 00:07:32,351 --> 00:07:33,686 TODAY. TODAY'S VOTE IS NOT THE 186 00:07:33,686 --> 00:07:35,154 END OF THIS CONVERSATION, NOR 187 00:07:35,154 --> 00:07:37,590 SHOULD IT BE, BUT IT IS THE 188 00:07:37,590 --> 00:07:39,926 PRODUCT OF A PUBLIC PROCESS THAT 189 00:07:39,926 --> 00:07:41,928 HAS CHALLENGED OUR ASSUMPTIONS, 190 00:07:41,928 --> 00:07:44,664 SHARPENED OUR THINKING, AND 191 00:07:44,664 --> 00:07:45,298 STRENGTHENED THIS LEGISLATION. 192 00:07:45,298 --> 00:07:47,333 IF SEATTLE'S TRANSIT SYSTEM 193 00:07:47,333 --> 00:07:48,768 HELPS SHOW THE WORLD WHAT OUR 194 00:07:48,768 --> 00:07:51,804 CITY IS CAPABLE OF. TODAY'S WORK 195 00:07:51,804 --> 00:07:53,406 IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SHAPE 196 00:07:53,406 --> 00:07:59,011 WHAT COMES NEXT. THAT SAID, 197 00:07:59,011 --> 00:07:59,679 TODAY ISN'T SIMPLY ABOUT VOTING 198 00:07:59,679 --> 00:08:01,013 ON AMENDMENTS OR OFFICIALLY 199 00:08:01,013 --> 00:08:02,482 CLOSING THE WORK OF THIS 200 00:08:02,482 --> 00:08:04,483 COMMITTEE. IT'S ABOUT EARNING 201 00:08:04,483 --> 00:08:05,117 THE PUBLIC'S CONFIDENCE THAT 202 00:08:05,117 --> 00:08:07,587 THIS PROPOSAL IS STRONGER 203 00:08:07,587 --> 00:08:10,223 BECAUSE OF THE WORK WE'VE DONE 204 00:08:10,223 --> 00:08:14,060 HERE TOGETHER NOW LET US ROLL UP 205 00:08:14,060 --> 00:08:17,296 OUR SLEEVES AND FINISH THE WORK 206 00:08:17,296 --> 00:08:19,765 TOGETHER. ALL RIGHT. PER THE 207 00:08:19,765 --> 00:08:21,701 AGENDA THAT WAS PUBLISHED ON 208 00:08:21,701 --> 00:08:22,768 JULY 14th, ONLY WRITTEN PUBLIC 209 00:08:22,768 --> 00:08:24,237 COMMENT IS BEING ACCEPTED AT 210 00:08:24,237 --> 00:08:26,138 THIS MEETING. WE HAD A REMOTE 211 00:08:26,138 --> 00:08:27,507 AND IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT AT 212 00:08:27,507 --> 00:08:29,008 OUR FIRST THREE SELECT COMMITTEE 213 00:08:29,008 --> 00:08:30,176 MEETINGS. WE ALSO HAD A PUBLIC 214 00:08:30,176 --> 00:08:32,345 HEARING ON JULY 13th, WHICH 215 00:08:32,345 --> 00:08:34,413 INCLUDED AN EVENING SESSION FOR 216 00:08:34,413 --> 00:08:34,981 THOSE WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO 217 00:08:34,981 --> 00:08:35,781 PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENT 218 00:08:35,781 --> 00:08:37,149 DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. 219 00:08:37,149 --> 00:08:38,618 TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS OUR 220 00:08:38,618 --> 00:08:41,454 TIME TOGETHER ON DELIBERATION ON 221 00:08:41,454 --> 00:08:42,722 THE NEARLY 30 AMENDMENTS SO WE 222 00:08:42,722 --> 00:08:45,157 CAN ULTIMATELY APPROVE A PACKAGE 223 00:08:45,157 --> 00:08:45,825 TO SUBMIT TO THE FULL COUNCIL 224 00:08:45,825 --> 00:08:50,162 FOR CONSIDERATION. MEMBERS OF 225 00:08:50,162 --> 00:08:51,564 THE PUBLIC ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO 226 00:08:51,564 --> 00:08:53,332 SUBMIT THEIR WRITTEN COMMENTS ON 227 00:08:53,332 --> 00:08:55,134 THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE VIA 228 00:08:55,134 --> 00:08:56,135 EMAIL, POSTAL MAIL OR DROPPING 229 00:08:56,135 --> 00:09:00,640 THEM OFF HERE ON THE SECOND 230 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,108 FLOOR. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE 231 00:09:02,108 --> 00:09:02,575 ALSO WELCOME TO CALL 232 00:09:02,575 --> 00:09:04,176 COUNCILMEMBERS OFFICES DIRECTLY 233 00:09:04,176 --> 00:09:06,846 TO EXPRESS THEIR VERBAL 234 00:09:06,846 --> 00:09:09,749 FEEDBACK. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW 235 00:09:09,749 --> 00:09:12,251 MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF 236 00:09:12,251 --> 00:09:14,153 BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 237 00:09:14,153 --> 00:09:17,590 READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD? 238 00:09:17,590 --> 00:09:19,625 -- AGENDA ITEM ONE BRIEFING AND 239 00:09:19,625 --> 00:09:22,495 DISCUSSION ON COUNCIL BILL 240 00:09:22,495 --> 00:09:24,597 121226. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO 241 00:09:24,597 --> 00:09:26,465 A SALES AND USE TAX PROVIDING 242 00:09:26,465 --> 00:09:28,567 FOR THE SUBMISSION TO QUALIFIED 243 00:09:28,567 --> 00:09:30,102 ELECTORS OF THE CITY AT AN 244 00:09:30,102 --> 00:09:32,405 ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 245 00:09:32,405 --> 00:09:35,174 3rd, 2026. A PROPOSITION TO 246 00:09:35,174 --> 00:09:36,709 COLLECT A SALES AND USE TAX TO 247 00:09:36,709 --> 00:09:37,743 FUND TRANSIT AND RELATED 248 00:09:37,743 --> 00:09:39,946 TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS IN 249 00:09:39,946 --> 00:09:41,847 SEATTLE, AND RATIFYING AND 250 00:09:41,847 --> 00:09:43,582 CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS. 251 00:09:43,582 --> 00:09:45,451 -- THANK YOU. FIRST OFF, LET THE 252 00:09:45,451 --> 00:09:47,820 RECORD REFLECT THAT 253 00:09:47,820 --> 00:09:50,222 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAS JOINED 254 00:09:50,222 --> 00:09:52,792 US. WELCOME. THANK YOU. NOW, LET 255 00:09:52,792 --> 00:09:56,195 ME KIND OF FRAME THE 256 00:09:56,195 --> 00:09:58,064 CONVERSATION AND KIND OF SET 257 00:09:58,064 --> 00:10:01,133 FORTH NEXT STEPS HERE. THE 258 00:10:01,133 --> 00:10:01,667 CONSENT AMENDMENT PACKAGE 259 00:10:01,667 --> 00:10:03,869 CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT WERE 260 00:10:03,869 --> 00:10:05,538 INITIALLY PROPOSED AND DISCUSSED 261 00:10:05,538 --> 00:10:09,208 AT THE JULY 6th MEETING THERE 262 00:10:09,208 --> 00:10:11,744 ARE A FEW TWEAKS, INCLUDING 263 00:10:11,744 --> 00:10:13,613 NON-SUBSTANTIVE AND SUBSTANTIVE 264 00:10:13,613 --> 00:10:14,246 TWEAKS THAT WERE MADE TO A FEW 265 00:10:14,246 --> 00:10:16,115 OF THE ITEMS IN THE PROPOSED 266 00:10:16,115 --> 00:10:17,850 CONSENT PACKAGE. BUT AND WE'LL 267 00:10:17,850 --> 00:10:19,118 TALK ABOUT THAT HERE 268 00:10:19,118 --> 00:10:20,119 MOMENTARILY. BUT THE PLAN IS TO 269 00:10:20,119 --> 00:10:22,888 VOTE ON ALL ITEMS AS A CONSENT 270 00:10:22,888 --> 00:10:24,223 PACKAGE. CENTRAL STAFF WILL 271 00:10:24,223 --> 00:10:27,259 PROVIDE US WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW 272 00:10:27,259 --> 00:10:29,729 OF ITEMS THAT HAVE EITHER BEEN 273 00:10:29,729 --> 00:10:32,131 REVISED OR PRESENT. NEW IDEAS 274 00:10:32,131 --> 00:10:34,266 SINCE THE JULY 6th MEETING. 275 00:10:34,266 --> 00:10:35,534 AFTER CENTRAL STAFF'S OVERVIEW, 276 00:10:35,534 --> 00:10:36,469 I WILL ASK MEMBERS IF THEY WOULD 277 00:10:36,469 --> 00:10:39,805 LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE 278 00:10:39,805 --> 00:10:41,974 CONSENT PACKAGE. THIS REQUEST 279 00:10:41,974 --> 00:10:45,244 DOES NOT NEED A SECOND OR ANY 280 00:10:45,244 --> 00:10:48,547 REASON WHY THE REQUEST IS BEING 281 00:10:48,547 --> 00:10:50,683 MADE. IF AN ITEM IS REMOVED, IT 282 00:10:50,683 --> 00:10:53,019 WILL THEN BE CONSIDERED AFTER 283 00:10:53,019 --> 00:10:55,388 THE CONSENT AMENDMENT PACKAGE 284 00:10:55,388 --> 00:10:58,257 VOTE AND IN NUMERICAL ORDER 285 00:10:58,257 --> 00:11:00,459 BEFORE VOTING ON THE CONSENT 286 00:11:00,459 --> 00:11:02,395 AMENDMENT PACKAGE, MEMBERS WILL 287 00:11:02,395 --> 00:11:04,997 HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO 288 00:11:04,997 --> 00:11:06,766 SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHT AND SPEAK 289 00:11:06,766 --> 00:11:09,502 TO ITEMS WITHIN THE GROUP 290 00:11:09,502 --> 00:11:12,071 CENTRAL STAFF, WOULD YOU PLEASE 291 00:11:12,071 --> 00:11:14,106 BEGIN YOUR. INTRODUCE YOURSELVES 292 00:11:14,106 --> 00:11:14,540 AND THEN BEGIN YOUR 293 00:11:14,540 --> 00:11:15,441 PRESENTATIONS. WELCOME. 294 00:11:15,441 --> 00:11:17,376 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS 295 00:11:17,376 --> 00:11:19,645 AMANDA ALLEN WITH CENTRAL STAFF 296 00:11:19,645 --> 00:11:24,784 AND CARMEN CENTRAL STAFF ALL 297 00:11:24,784 --> 00:11:32,658 RIGHT. 298 00:11:32,792 --> 00:11:38,164 THERE WE GO. THE CONSENT PACKAGE 299 00:11:38,164 --> 00:11:40,332 IS COMPRISED OF 15 AMENDMENTS 300 00:11:40,332 --> 00:11:41,634 PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED IN THIS 301 00:11:41,634 --> 00:11:44,236 COMMITTEE AND MANY CASES, THOSE 302 00:11:44,236 --> 00:11:47,573 AMENDMENTS NOW REFLECT ADDITIONS 303 00:11:47,573 --> 00:11:50,710 OF ADDITIONAL CO-SPONSORS OR A 304 00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:52,344 CO-SPONSOR. SOME COUNCILMEMBERS 305 00:11:52,344 --> 00:11:54,613 HAVE ADDED THEIR CO-SPONSORSHIP 306 00:11:54,613 --> 00:11:57,183 AFTER THE JULY 6th MEETING. TWO 307 00:11:57,183 --> 00:11:58,951 OF THE AMENDMENTS, AMENDMENT TWO 308 00:11:58,951 --> 00:12:02,621 AND FOUR, ARE HAVE A BIT MORE 309 00:12:02,621 --> 00:12:04,457 SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES, RATHER THAN 310 00:12:04,457 --> 00:12:04,924 JUST THE ADDITION OF 311 00:12:04,924 --> 00:12:07,126 CO-SPONSORSHIP. SO AN AMENDMENT 312 00:12:07,126 --> 00:12:08,928 TO IT NOW INCLUDES A MORE 313 00:12:08,928 --> 00:12:11,597 EXPANSIVE REFERENCE TO ELECTRIC 314 00:12:11,597 --> 00:12:14,366 TRANSIT, RATHER THAN JUST SOLELY 315 00:12:14,366 --> 00:12:14,900 REFERENCING BUS TRANSIT, 316 00:12:14,900 --> 00:12:17,269 ELECTRIC BUS TRANSIT. AND 317 00:12:17,269 --> 00:12:18,771 AMENDMENT FOUR NO LONGER 318 00:12:18,771 --> 00:12:21,440 INCLUDES A REQUIREMENT FOR 319 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:22,074 COUNCIL'S ANNUAL APPROVAL OF 320 00:12:22,074 --> 00:12:25,144 TRANSIT SERVICE PURCHASES AND 321 00:12:25,144 --> 00:12:27,847 RATHER REFLECTS MORE LANGUAGE 322 00:12:27,847 --> 00:12:32,651 RELATED TO COUNCIL'S AUTHORITY. 323 00:12:32,651 --> 00:12:34,520 -- THANK YOU. AND AS THE 324 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:38,124 AMENDMENT AUTHOR FOR BOTH OF 325 00:12:38,124 --> 00:12:38,691 THOSE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE 326 00:12:38,691 --> 00:12:41,327 REVISED, I'LL BRIEFLY SHARE THAT 327 00:12:41,327 --> 00:12:44,964 WITH RESPECT TO AMENDMENT NUMBER 328 00:12:44,964 --> 00:12:47,032 TWO, THE CHANGE THERE WAS A 329 00:12:47,032 --> 00:12:49,969 DIRECT RESULT OF THESE OPEN 330 00:12:49,969 --> 00:12:51,103 EXCHANGES THAT OCCUR HERE AT THE 331 00:12:51,103 --> 00:12:54,073 DAIS IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC. SO 332 00:12:54,073 --> 00:12:56,308 VICE CHAIR RINCK GREAT 333 00:12:56,308 --> 00:12:57,810 SUGGESTION ON, YOU KNOW, ADDING 334 00:12:57,810 --> 00:13:00,813 OR BROADENING THE SCOPE OF THAT 335 00:13:00,813 --> 00:13:02,214 TO SPECIFICALLY REFLECT ELECTRIC 336 00:13:02,214 --> 00:13:05,084 TRANSIT AS OPPOSED TO PURELY 337 00:13:05,084 --> 00:13:06,652 JUST ELECTRIC BUSSES. AND, AND 338 00:13:06,652 --> 00:13:08,587 SO WE ADDED THAT THAT TERM 339 00:13:08,587 --> 00:13:10,289 ACCORDINGLY AND ALSO PRESERVED 340 00:13:10,289 --> 00:13:12,091 THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCT OF, OF 341 00:13:12,091 --> 00:13:13,526 BUSSES, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE 342 00:13:13,526 --> 00:13:16,061 BELIEVE WE CAN DELIVER IN THE 343 00:13:16,061 --> 00:13:17,329 DUWAMISH VALLEY TODAY AND OTHER 344 00:13:17,329 --> 00:13:19,298 AREAS THAT MEET THAT OBJECTIVE 345 00:13:19,298 --> 00:13:22,034 CRITERIA. SO THANK YOU, 346 00:13:22,034 --> 00:13:22,935 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR VICE 347 00:13:22,935 --> 00:13:25,204 CHAIR RINCK FOR YOUR HELP, 348 00:13:25,204 --> 00:13:28,140 QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 349 00:13:28,140 --> 00:13:31,110 AMENDMENTS TWEAKS. VERY 350 00:13:31,110 --> 00:13:31,610 SUBSTANTIVE ACTUALLY TO 351 00:13:31,610 --> 00:13:35,147 AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. LOOK, 352 00:13:35,147 --> 00:13:38,184 THIS IS ALSO A DIRECT RESULT OF 353 00:13:38,184 --> 00:13:40,419 ENGAGEMENT WITH THIS COUNCIL. 354 00:13:40,419 --> 00:13:42,054 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FEEDBACK. 355 00:13:42,054 --> 00:13:43,589 YOU KNOW, I HEARD YOU LOUD AND 356 00:13:43,589 --> 00:13:51,831 CLEAR ON ON THE MOST POTENTIALLY 357 00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:53,365 CONCERNING PROVISIONS OF THAT 358 00:13:53,365 --> 00:13:55,100 EARLIER. THE FIRST VERSION OF 359 00:13:55,100 --> 00:13:57,836 THAT AMENDMENT THAT WOULD 360 00:13:57,836 --> 00:13:59,205 PURPORT TO REQUIRE PARALLEL 361 00:13:59,205 --> 00:14:00,506 COUNCIL REVIEW AND APPROVAL EACH 362 00:14:00,506 --> 00:14:06,979 YEAR I THINK THAT I THINK THAT 363 00:14:06,979 --> 00:14:09,915 IS WITHIN OUR AUTHORITY TO DO. 364 00:14:09,915 --> 00:14:12,418 BUT I BUT I HEAR THE CONCERNS 365 00:14:12,418 --> 00:14:17,256 AND TO RESPOND TO THOSE CONCERNS 366 00:14:17,256 --> 00:14:18,557 GOOD NEWS IS STRIP THAT OUT. DID 367 00:14:18,557 --> 00:14:23,529 AWAY WITH THAT REQUIREMENT. AND 368 00:14:23,529 --> 00:14:26,966 INSTEAD INCLUDED A STATEMENT 369 00:14:26,966 --> 00:14:29,101 THAT IS ESSENTIALLY A 370 00:14:29,101 --> 00:14:29,668 RESTATEMENT OF COUNCIL'S 371 00:14:29,668 --> 00:14:32,371 EXISTING PLENARY PLENARY 372 00:14:32,371 --> 00:14:38,477 AUTHORITY OVER BUDGETARY 373 00:14:38,477 --> 00:14:39,912 MATTERS. THAT'S IT. SO I THINK 374 00:14:39,912 --> 00:14:42,248 I THINK IT'S A LOT BETTER AS A 375 00:14:42,248 --> 00:14:43,849 RESULT. SO I WANT TO THANK 376 00:14:43,849 --> 00:14:44,683 EVERYONE, MY COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS 377 00:14:44,683 --> 00:14:45,884 OF THE PUBLIC FOR YOUR 378 00:14:45,884 --> 00:14:49,455 ENGAGEMENT IN THIS PROCESS. ALL 379 00:14:49,455 --> 00:14:52,224 RIGHT. AT THIS MOMENT, WE'LL 380 00:14:52,224 --> 00:14:55,828 WE'LL ASK, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS 381 00:14:55,828 --> 00:14:57,496 A COUNCILMEMBER WOULD LIKE TO 382 00:14:57,496 --> 00:15:00,099 BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT OR AN ITEM A 383 00:15:00,099 --> 00:15:02,868 COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO 384 00:15:02,868 --> 00:15:04,803 REMOVE FROM THE PROPOSED CONSENT 385 00:15:04,803 --> 00:15:09,375 AGENDA PACKAGE, STARTING FIRST 386 00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:10,009 WITH COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. YOU 387 00:15:10,009 --> 00:15:12,077 ARE RECOGNIZED. 388 00:15:12,077 --> 00:15:13,779 -- I SAW SOME HAND CHANGE IN 389 00:15:13,779 --> 00:15:14,913 THERE ON THE ZOOM. THANK YOU SO 390 00:15:14,913 --> 00:15:16,782 MUCH, CHAIR, AND THANK YOU FOR 391 00:15:16,782 --> 00:15:17,416 YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR WORK ON 392 00:15:17,416 --> 00:15:18,083 PUTTING THIS PACKAGE TOGETHER. I 393 00:15:18,083 --> 00:15:21,987 KNOW IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS 394 00:15:21,987 --> 00:15:22,621 LIFT AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD 395 00:15:22,621 --> 00:15:23,222 TO THE REMAINDER OF THE 396 00:15:23,222 --> 00:15:26,191 DISCUSSION TODAY. I WOULD LIKE 397 00:15:26,191 --> 00:15:28,560 TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT 398 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:30,162 PACKAGE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, AS 399 00:15:30,162 --> 00:15:34,333 WELL AS AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. 400 00:15:34,333 --> 00:15:34,867 -- LET THE RECORD REFLECT 401 00:15:34,867 --> 00:15:36,368 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. AMENDMENT 402 00:15:36,368 --> 00:15:39,972 NUMBER FOUR WERE WITHDRAWN. WE 403 00:15:39,972 --> 00:15:40,806 WILL CONSIDER THOSE SEPARATELY. 404 00:15:40,806 --> 00:15:42,508 THANK YOU. THANK YOU, 405 00:15:42,508 --> 00:15:43,976 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. LET'S SEE 406 00:15:43,976 --> 00:15:44,677 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ YOU ARE 407 00:15:44,677 --> 00:15:47,513 RECOGNIZED. 408 00:15:47,513 --> 00:15:50,015 -- THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. IS THIS 409 00:15:50,015 --> 00:15:51,350 A TIME WHERE I CAN JUST. YOU 410 00:15:51,350 --> 00:15:53,018 SAID WE CAN JUST OPEN THE FLOOR 411 00:15:53,018 --> 00:15:53,919 AND JUST SPEAK BRIEFLY TO OUR 412 00:15:53,919 --> 00:15:55,688 AMENDMENT. THAT'S IN THE 413 00:15:55,688 --> 00:15:56,121 CHAIR'S PACKAGE. 414 00:15:56,121 --> 00:16:00,592 -- ABSOLUTELY, YES. THANK YOU. 415 00:16:00,592 --> 00:16:01,193 IT'S YOUR TIME TO REQUEST 416 00:16:01,193 --> 00:16:01,760 WITHDRAWAL OF ANY SPECIFIC 417 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:02,628 AMENDMENT INCLUDED IN THE 418 00:16:02,628 --> 00:16:05,397 BROADER CONSENT PACKAGE, OR 419 00:16:05,397 --> 00:16:05,998 SPEAK MORE BROADLY TO ANY ANY 420 00:16:05,998 --> 00:16:07,499 ITEM THAT IS IN THERE. SO YOU 421 00:16:07,499 --> 00:16:09,401 ARE RECOGNIZED TO. 422 00:16:09,401 --> 00:16:10,736 -- DO. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO 423 00:16:10,736 --> 00:16:13,605 THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR LISTENING. 424 00:16:13,605 --> 00:16:15,941 AND OBVIOUSLY YOU DO DO THIS TO 425 00:16:15,941 --> 00:16:17,142 PUBLIC COMMENT AND TO YOUR 426 00:16:17,142 --> 00:16:18,544 COLLEAGUES AND MAKING THE 427 00:16:18,544 --> 00:16:19,211 CHANGES THAT YOU DID THAT MADE A 428 00:16:19,211 --> 00:16:22,448 BIG DIFFERENCE. AND I REALLY 429 00:16:22,448 --> 00:16:24,416 APPRECIATE THAT. THAT IS 430 00:16:24,416 --> 00:16:24,984 EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP, AND I 431 00:16:24,984 --> 00:16:28,087 APPRECIATE THAT. SO ONLY WHAT I 432 00:16:28,087 --> 00:16:29,888 WANT TO SHARE, AND I MAY ADD, 433 00:16:29,888 --> 00:16:31,056 ADD SOME MORE LATER. IF I SPEAK 434 00:16:31,056 --> 00:16:32,691 IN OPPOSITION TO ANY AMENDMENT, 435 00:16:32,691 --> 00:16:34,793 IS I WANT TO THANK NOT ONLY THE 436 00:16:34,793 --> 00:16:36,562 CHAIR, BUT ALL MY COLLEAGUES, 437 00:16:36,562 --> 00:16:39,631 AND ALSO TO THANK THE COALITIONS 438 00:16:39,631 --> 00:16:40,265 WHO SUPPORTED AMENDMENT NUMBER 439 00:16:40,265 --> 00:16:42,401 20. AGAIN, I SPOKE TO MR. NELSON 440 00:16:42,401 --> 00:16:44,937 THIS MORNING, CO-CHAIR OF THE 441 00:16:44,937 --> 00:16:45,904 DISABILITY COALITION, AND HE 442 00:16:45,904 --> 00:16:47,873 ATTENDED PUBLIC COMMENT MANY 443 00:16:47,873 --> 00:16:48,507 TIMES AND EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR 444 00:16:48,507 --> 00:16:51,777 OUR AMENDMENT, WHICH IS 445 00:16:51,777 --> 00:16:52,644 AMENDMENT NUMBER 20. TWO. AND 446 00:16:52,644 --> 00:16:53,278 I'M TRYING TO GET THESE THANK 447 00:16:53,278 --> 00:16:55,014 YOUS OUT THERE NOW BECAUSE I 448 00:16:55,014 --> 00:16:55,681 KNOW THEY'RE LISTENING. I WANT 449 00:16:55,681 --> 00:16:57,182 TO THANK THE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY 450 00:16:57,182 --> 00:16:59,118 BOARD, WHO SUBMITTED A LETTER, 451 00:16:59,118 --> 00:16:59,952 WHO SUBMITTED A LETTER OF 452 00:16:59,952 --> 00:17:02,554 SUPPORT IN JUNE STATING THAT 453 00:17:02,554 --> 00:17:04,556 100% OF TRANSIT RIDERS ARE 454 00:17:04,556 --> 00:17:05,457 PEDESTRIANS, BUSSES AND LIGHT 455 00:17:05,457 --> 00:17:09,294 RAIL DO NOT EXIST IN ISOLATION. 456 00:17:09,294 --> 00:17:09,928 EVERY TRIP BEGINS AND ENDS WITH 457 00:17:09,928 --> 00:17:10,696 WALKING. THE FUNDING IN THE 458 00:17:10,696 --> 00:17:12,765 MAYOR'S PROPOSAL FOR CAPITAL 459 00:17:12,765 --> 00:17:14,600 PROJECTS TO ACCESS TRANSIT 460 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:16,935 INFRASTRUCTURE IS A VERY 461 00:17:16,935 --> 00:17:17,503 IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO THE 462 00:17:17,503 --> 00:17:19,405 OVERALL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING 463 00:17:19,405 --> 00:17:20,038 FOR THE FRAMEWORK OF THE CITY. 464 00:17:20,038 --> 00:17:21,607 ALSO, I WANT TO THANK THE 465 00:17:21,607 --> 00:17:22,307 MAYOR'S OFFICE BECAUSE WE AS 466 00:17:22,307 --> 00:17:24,676 YOU KNOW, MR. CHAIR, WE STARTED 467 00:17:24,676 --> 00:17:26,945 WITH THE MAYOR'S ORIGINAL 468 00:17:26,945 --> 00:17:28,047 PACKAGE HAVING A MUCH LOWER 469 00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:29,782 AMOUNT THAN $5 MILLION, AND WE 470 00:17:29,782 --> 00:17:31,383 RAISED IT TO FIVE. OBVIOUSLY, WE 471 00:17:31,383 --> 00:17:32,151 WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE MORE, 472 00:17:32,151 --> 00:17:33,786 BUT WE ARE TRYING TO STAY WITHIN 473 00:17:33,786 --> 00:17:36,055 THE FRAMEWORK AND THE INTENT OF 474 00:17:36,055 --> 00:17:37,823 THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE. I 475 00:17:37,823 --> 00:17:40,793 ALSO WANT TO THANK S DOT'S OWN 476 00:17:40,793 --> 00:17:42,361 TRANSIT EQUITY WORKGROUP, WHICH 477 00:17:42,361 --> 00:17:44,663 SUBMITTED A LETTER ON THE 14th 478 00:17:44,663 --> 00:17:45,264 SHARING COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 479 00:17:45,264 --> 00:17:48,367 AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE 480 00:17:48,367 --> 00:17:48,867 ACCESSIBILITY LANGUAGE 481 00:17:48,867 --> 00:17:50,369 REPRESENTING PEOPLE WITH 482 00:17:50,369 --> 00:17:51,003 DISABILITIES IS VITAL AND ALIGNS 483 00:17:51,003 --> 00:17:53,405 WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING 484 00:17:53,405 --> 00:17:54,773 EQUITY FOR ALL UNDERSERVED 485 00:17:54,773 --> 00:17:55,908 COMMUNITIES. AND ON A PERSONAL 486 00:17:55,908 --> 00:17:57,910 NOTE, I WANT TO THANK 487 00:17:57,910 --> 00:17:58,544 COUNCILMEMBER SALLY BAGSHAW, WHO 488 00:17:58,544 --> 00:18:00,679 I WORKED WITH FOR EIGHT YEARS ON 489 00:18:00,679 --> 00:18:03,315 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, AND 490 00:18:03,315 --> 00:18:03,949 SHARING HER AND HER COMMENTS TO 491 00:18:03,949 --> 00:18:06,151 ALL OF OUR TO THE WHOLE COUNCIL 492 00:18:06,151 --> 00:18:07,586 TO THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH 493 00:18:07,586 --> 00:18:08,687 THE DISABILITY COMMISSION AND 494 00:18:08,687 --> 00:18:10,389 THE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD TO 495 00:18:10,389 --> 00:18:11,423 DEVELOP AN AMENDMENT THAT WILL 496 00:18:11,423 --> 00:18:14,193 IMPROVE ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH 497 00:18:14,193 --> 00:18:15,561 DISABILITIES LIKE YOU WITH M S 498 00:18:15,561 --> 00:18:17,229 AND MY HUSBAND WITH MUSCULAR 499 00:18:17,229 --> 00:18:18,964 DYSTROPHY. WE HAVE. WE HAVE 500 00:18:18,964 --> 00:18:20,732 IMPROVED ACCESS VIA SIDEWALK 501 00:18:20,732 --> 00:18:21,900 CURB CUTS, CROSSING SIGNALS, 502 00:18:21,900 --> 00:18:23,068 PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING, OR SEATING 503 00:18:23,068 --> 00:18:25,904 IN. IT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED UNTIL 504 00:18:25,904 --> 00:18:27,072 WE ARE LIVING WITH A DISABILITY 505 00:18:27,072 --> 00:18:29,308 OR LIVING WITH A PERSON WHO HAS 506 00:18:29,308 --> 00:18:31,477 A DISABILITY. THESE NEEDS CANNOT 507 00:18:31,477 --> 00:18:32,377 BE MISSED. THANK YOU FOR BEING 508 00:18:32,377 --> 00:18:34,146 SO CONSCIENTIOUS AND DEDICATING 509 00:18:34,146 --> 00:18:35,981 THESE NEEDS. THANK COUNCILMEMBER 510 00:18:35,981 --> 00:18:37,182 STRAUSS AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO 511 00:18:37,182 --> 00:18:39,218 SHARE ONE LAST NOTE. AND I 512 00:18:39,218 --> 00:18:40,152 NORMALLY DON'T DO THIS, BUT I 513 00:18:40,152 --> 00:18:42,387 WANT TO SHARE IT BECAUSE IT'S 514 00:18:42,387 --> 00:18:42,988 IMPORTANT. BEFORE I END ON A 515 00:18:42,988 --> 00:18:46,625 HARD FACT, WE RECEIVED MANY 516 00:18:46,625 --> 00:18:49,595 LETTERS FROM PEOPLE FROM THE 517 00:18:49,595 --> 00:18:51,597 DISABILITY COMMUNITY AND THE 518 00:18:51,597 --> 00:18:52,698 SIGHTED COMMUNITY, AND ALSO 519 00:18:52,698 --> 00:18:54,299 PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHILDREN WHO USE 520 00:18:54,299 --> 00:18:55,467 STROLLERS, WHO USE PUBLIC 521 00:18:55,467 --> 00:18:56,969 TRANSIT. HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS. 522 00:18:56,969 --> 00:18:58,737 MY NAME IS SAWYER AND I MYSELF A 523 00:18:58,737 --> 00:19:02,541 SPINAL CORD INJURY AND I RELY ON 524 00:19:02,541 --> 00:19:04,309 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. AMENDMENT 525 00:19:04,309 --> 00:19:07,179 20 WILL ALLOW FOR INFRASTRUCTURE 526 00:19:07,179 --> 00:19:09,014 WORK, WAYFINDING IMPROVEMENTS, 527 00:19:09,014 --> 00:19:10,716 MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, MORE 528 00:19:10,716 --> 00:19:11,350 ACCESSIBLE SEATING ON THE BUS, 529 00:19:11,350 --> 00:19:14,720 WHICH WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE 530 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:17,389 IN TRANSIT RIDERS OVERALL, MORE 531 00:19:17,389 --> 00:19:19,224 INCLUSION OF OUR ELDERS, 532 00:19:19,224 --> 00:19:20,359 DISABLED POPULATION, MOTHERS AND 533 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:20,926 CHILDREN AND MOTHERS USING 534 00:19:20,926 --> 00:19:22,194 STROLLERS, ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT 535 00:19:22,194 --> 00:19:23,729 FOR ME IS CRUCIAL FOR MY DAILY 536 00:19:23,729 --> 00:19:25,497 LIFE. I RELY ON TRANSIT TO 537 00:19:25,497 --> 00:19:28,467 SAFELY GET ME TO WORK, TO TAKE 538 00:19:28,467 --> 00:19:29,801 PART IN MY INTERESTS, SUCH AS 539 00:19:29,801 --> 00:19:31,970 ADVOCACY, WORK, ATTENDING 540 00:19:31,970 --> 00:19:32,571 SPORTING EVENTS AND ENJOYING 541 00:19:32,571 --> 00:19:34,306 SEATTLE. I AM IN SUPPORT OF 542 00:19:34,306 --> 00:19:36,041 AMENDMENT 20 SO THAT PEOPLE WITH 543 00:19:36,041 --> 00:19:38,377 DISABILITIES WHO ARE ABLE TO 544 00:19:38,377 --> 00:19:38,844 SAFELY ACCESS PUBLIC 545 00:19:38,844 --> 00:19:40,145 TRANSPORTATION WITHOUT THE FEAR 546 00:19:40,145 --> 00:19:42,447 OF SAFETY CONCERNS AND THE 547 00:19:42,447 --> 00:19:43,482 INCLUSION APPROACH IT WILL BRING 548 00:19:43,482 --> 00:19:45,150 THAT INVITES PEOPLE WITH 549 00:19:45,150 --> 00:19:47,986 DISABILITIES TO ALL THE AMAZING 550 00:19:47,986 --> 00:19:49,421 THINGS SEATTLE HAS TO OFFER 551 00:19:49,421 --> 00:19:50,656 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HERE IN 552 00:19:50,656 --> 00:19:52,691 SEATTLE HAVE A RIGHT TO AN 553 00:19:52,691 --> 00:19:53,358 ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT SYSTEM. SOME 554 00:19:53,358 --> 00:19:55,460 MAY NOT NOTICE, AND IT IS NOT 555 00:19:55,460 --> 00:19:57,162 ONLY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT TO 556 00:19:57,162 --> 00:19:59,097 ATTEND, BUT RATHER BECAUSE THE 557 00:19:59,097 --> 00:20:00,732 PATH TO GET THERE THROUGH 558 00:20:00,732 --> 00:20:01,633 TRANSPORTATION WOULD BE MORE OF 559 00:20:01,633 --> 00:20:03,535 A HEADACHE, SO THEY'D RATHER NOT 560 00:20:03,535 --> 00:20:05,637 GO. BUT HERE WE ARE, AND WE WANT 561 00:20:05,637 --> 00:20:08,373 TO ENJOY SEATTLE IN A SAFE AND 562 00:20:08,373 --> 00:20:11,276 ACCESSIBLE WAY, JUST AS ANYBODY 563 00:20:11,276 --> 00:20:13,946 ELSE WANTS. AMENDMENT 20 IS A 564 00:20:13,946 --> 00:20:14,446 STEP TOWARDS ACCESSIBLE 565 00:20:14,446 --> 00:20:15,948 TRANSPORTATION FOR ALL. AND THE 566 00:20:15,948 --> 00:20:18,150 LAST NOTE I WANT TO SHARE IS YOU 567 00:20:18,150 --> 00:20:18,850 ALL KNOW HOW I LOVE TO START 568 00:20:18,850 --> 00:20:20,018 WITH FACTS. BEFORE I GET INTO 569 00:20:20,018 --> 00:20:22,454 FEELINGS, THE SEATTLE TRANSIT 570 00:20:22,454 --> 00:20:24,990 MEASURE AS IT STANDS NOW, IF 571 00:20:24,990 --> 00:20:26,091 INDEED IT STAYS AT TEN YEARS, 572 00:20:26,091 --> 00:20:29,228 HAS A TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF 1.4 573 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:30,963 BILLION OVER ITS FULL TERM, AND 574 00:20:30,963 --> 00:20:32,764 THE TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF THIS 575 00:20:32,764 --> 00:20:35,334 MEASURE THAT IS DEDICATED TO 576 00:20:35,334 --> 00:20:37,236 TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE, 577 00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:37,836 ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY, NOT 578 00:20:37,836 --> 00:20:41,840 JUST SIDEWALKS, IS LESS THAN 4%. 579 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:43,375 AND I DON'T THINK ASKING FOR 580 00:20:43,375 --> 00:20:46,244 LESS THAN 4% OUT OF 1.4 BILLION 581 00:20:46,244 --> 00:20:49,414 IS A BIG ASK. AND I DON'T WANT 582 00:20:49,414 --> 00:20:50,849 THIS AMENDMENT TO SEEM LIKE 583 00:20:50,849 --> 00:20:53,518 WE'RE PITTING PEDESTRIANS 584 00:20:53,518 --> 00:20:54,620 AGAINST TRANSIT RIDERS AGAINST 585 00:20:54,620 --> 00:20:56,488 SOUND TRANSIT. BUT I AM GOING TO 586 00:20:56,488 --> 00:20:58,056 SHARE THIS. THERE IS A PART OF 587 00:20:58,056 --> 00:21:00,592 THIS CITY THAT FINDS PEOPLE WITH 588 00:21:00,592 --> 00:21:02,027 DISABILITIES TO BE INVISIBLE. 589 00:21:02,027 --> 00:21:04,963 AND SOMETIMES FOR ALL OF OUR 590 00:21:04,963 --> 00:21:05,530 SOMETIMES PERFORMATIVE, WE 591 00:21:05,530 --> 00:21:06,798 DON'T ALWAYS CENTER AND UPLIFT 592 00:21:06,798 --> 00:21:08,533 THOSE FOLKS. SO I DON'T THINK, 593 00:21:08,533 --> 00:21:10,969 AND I HOPE I HAVE THE SUPPORT. 594 00:21:10,969 --> 00:21:13,338 AND AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND AND 595 00:21:13,338 --> 00:21:14,406 ANTICIPATING SOME AMENDMENTS 596 00:21:14,406 --> 00:21:15,507 THAT MAY TAKE AWAY FROM THIS 597 00:21:15,507 --> 00:21:17,175 THAT WE KEEP WITH THE INTENT IN 598 00:21:17,175 --> 00:21:19,378 THE SPIRIT THAT THIS IS THE REAL 599 00:21:19,378 --> 00:21:21,546 SEATTLE, THAT NOT EVERYBODY IS 600 00:21:21,546 --> 00:21:24,049 PHYSICALLY ABLE TO GET TO A BUS 601 00:21:24,049 --> 00:21:25,784 STOP TO HOP IN AN UBER, TO GET 602 00:21:25,784 --> 00:21:28,020 ON LIGHT RAIL, OR HAS A CAR. AND 603 00:21:28,020 --> 00:21:29,187 SO I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. AND 604 00:21:29,187 --> 00:21:30,489 THANK YOU AGAIN. COUNCILMEMBER 605 00:21:30,489 --> 00:21:33,058 SAKA, YOU'VE BEEN REALLY GOOD TO 606 00:21:33,058 --> 00:21:35,093 ME IN GOING OVER THIS. AND THANK 607 00:21:35,093 --> 00:21:35,694 YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 608 00:21:35,694 --> 00:21:38,330 YOU'VE BEEN REALLY GOOD ABOUT 609 00:21:38,330 --> 00:21:38,964 TALKING AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 610 00:21:38,964 --> 00:21:39,531 YOU INTRODUCED IT BECAUSE I 611 00:21:39,531 --> 00:21:40,432 COULDN'T BE HERE FOR THAT AND 612 00:21:40,432 --> 00:21:43,301 GAVE ME THE ADDITIONAL 613 00:21:43,301 --> 00:21:43,935 INFORMATION AND PERCENTAGES, AND 614 00:21:43,935 --> 00:21:45,637 THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME. SO THANK 615 00:21:45,637 --> 00:21:46,972 YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, FOR 616 00:21:46,972 --> 00:21:48,407 INDULGING ME. 617 00:21:48,407 --> 00:21:50,142 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 618 00:21:50,142 --> 00:21:52,377 JUAREZ. WELL SAID. AND AS I 619 00:21:52,377 --> 00:21:54,379 MENTIONED EARLIER, I REALLY DO 620 00:21:54,379 --> 00:21:57,883 APPRECIATE YOUR STEADFAST 621 00:21:57,883 --> 00:21:59,151 LEADERSHIP AND AND BEING A 622 00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:01,753 CHAMPION OF ALL ISSUES RELATED 623 00:22:01,753 --> 00:22:03,488 TO ACCESSIBILITY, ESPECIALLY IN 624 00:22:03,488 --> 00:22:04,690 THE CONTEXT OF THIS PROPOSED 625 00:22:04,690 --> 00:22:05,257 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE. SO 626 00:22:05,257 --> 00:22:06,925 THANK YOU AGAIN. COUNCILMEMBER 627 00:22:06,925 --> 00:22:08,427 KETTLE. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 628 00:22:08,427 --> 00:22:12,698 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND I ECHO 629 00:22:12,698 --> 00:22:14,232 YOUR COMMENT ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER 630 00:22:14,232 --> 00:22:15,000 JUAREZ. SHE. FOR THOSE THAT 631 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:19,438 DON'T KNOW, IS FEROCIOUS IN HER 632 00:22:19,438 --> 00:22:20,439 ADVOCACY ON THE VARIOUS ISSUES 633 00:22:20,439 --> 00:22:22,340 THAT ARE OUT THERE. 634 00:22:22,340 --> 00:22:22,841 -- BECAUSE I'M OLD. 635 00:22:22,841 --> 00:22:23,742 -- AND I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU. 636 00:22:23,742 --> 00:22:26,778 OKAY, CHAIR, I, I WANT TO TAKE 637 00:22:26,778 --> 00:22:28,747 THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR 638 00:22:28,747 --> 00:22:30,282 YOUR SUPPORT TO INCLUDE THOSE 639 00:22:30,282 --> 00:22:32,017 THAT MY AMENDMENTS THAT ARE IN 640 00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:32,617 THE CHAIR PACKAGE. BUT IT WAS 641 00:22:32,617 --> 00:22:35,654 ALSO TOLD BY LEGAL THAT I NEED 642 00:22:35,654 --> 00:22:36,688 TO SAY OUT LOUD HERE FROM THE 643 00:22:36,688 --> 00:22:38,156 DAIS, THOSE AMENDMENTS THAT I 644 00:22:38,156 --> 00:22:39,925 WOULD LIKE TO CO-SPONSOR. AND I 645 00:22:39,925 --> 00:22:42,060 THINK THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME 646 00:22:42,060 --> 00:22:44,062 TO DO IT. CENTRAL STAFF'S NOT 647 00:22:44,062 --> 00:22:45,797 NODDING THEIR HEAD. SO WITH THAT 648 00:22:45,797 --> 00:22:49,835 CHAIR, IF IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE 649 00:22:49,835 --> 00:22:51,403 TO COSPONSOR YOUR AMENDMENT 650 00:22:51,403 --> 00:22:53,138 NUMBER TWO, WORK IN MARITIME 651 00:22:53,138 --> 00:22:55,674 ISSUES. I'VE LEARNED ABOUT THE 652 00:22:55,674 --> 00:22:56,208 LOWER DUWAMISH AND THE 653 00:22:56,208 --> 00:22:58,543 CHALLENGES IN THAT AREA AND THE 654 00:22:58,543 --> 00:23:00,312 COMMUNITIES TO INCLUDE SOUTH 655 00:23:00,312 --> 00:23:01,113 PARK AND THE LIKE. AND SO THIS 656 00:23:01,113 --> 00:23:02,581 IS VERY IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF 657 00:23:02,581 --> 00:23:03,448 THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES 658 00:23:03,448 --> 00:23:05,717 THAT ARE THAT EXIST IN THAT 659 00:23:05,717 --> 00:23:09,387 AREA, BOTH ON LAND AND AT SEA. 660 00:23:09,387 --> 00:23:10,956 I'D LIKE TO ALSO CO-SPONSOR, IF 661 00:23:10,956 --> 00:23:13,024 I MAY. COUNCILMEMBER RINK'S 662 00:23:13,024 --> 00:23:14,192 ELIGIBILITY NIGHT SERVICE. THIS 663 00:23:14,192 --> 00:23:16,828 IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I'VE HAD 664 00:23:16,828 --> 00:23:18,096 CONVERSATIONS WITH LOCAL EIGHT 665 00:23:18,096 --> 00:23:19,231 RECENTLY, WHICH IS A REMINDER TO 666 00:23:19,231 --> 00:23:22,601 ME ABOUT THOSE THAT WORK IN 667 00:23:22,601 --> 00:23:24,202 HOSPITALITY, WHETHER IT'S HOTEL 668 00:23:24,202 --> 00:23:25,270 RESTAURANTS AND, AND OFTEN AT 669 00:23:25,270 --> 00:23:26,338 NIGHT, AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT 670 00:23:26,338 --> 00:23:30,809 THEM AND THEIR ABILITY TO GET 671 00:23:30,809 --> 00:23:33,178 HOME SAFE. SO THANK YOU, 672 00:23:33,178 --> 00:23:35,280 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. IF I CAN 673 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,016 ALSO, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S 674 00:23:38,016 --> 00:23:38,650 NUMBER SIX MID-TERM EVALUATION 675 00:23:38,650 --> 00:23:40,051 PROGRAM. THIS SCREAMS GOOD 676 00:23:40,051 --> 00:23:43,321 GOVERNANCE IN MY MIND. 677 00:23:43,321 --> 00:23:45,590 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, IF I ALSO 678 00:23:45,590 --> 00:23:46,024 CAN. COUNCILMEMBER 679 00:23:46,024 --> 00:23:46,992 HOLLINGSWORTH. HER NUMBER 28, 680 00:23:46,992 --> 00:23:51,563 WHICH EXPANDS ACCESS TO TAP. I 681 00:23:51,563 --> 00:23:52,264 BELIEVE I CAN DO THAT ON ALL OF 682 00:23:52,264 --> 00:23:53,231 THESE. I BELIEVE I CAN STILL DO 683 00:23:53,231 --> 00:23:56,334 IT. THERE'S THERE'S CURRENTLY. 684 00:23:56,334 --> 00:23:58,470 AND THEN ALSO BACK TO 685 00:23:58,470 --> 00:24:00,238 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND WHAT 686 00:24:00,238 --> 00:24:03,642 SHE WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT 687 00:24:03,642 --> 00:24:04,543 AMENDMENT NUMBER 20, IF I CAN BE 688 00:24:04,543 --> 00:24:05,443 A CO-SPONSOR ON THAT, THAT'S THE 689 00:24:05,443 --> 00:24:06,945 ONE. I'M NOT SO SURE IF I CAN. 690 00:24:06,945 --> 00:24:07,179 BUT IF. 691 00:24:07,179 --> 00:24:08,580 -- YOU CAN, WE'RE IN PUBLIC. 692 00:24:08,580 --> 00:24:15,487 -- OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN AND 693 00:24:15,487 --> 00:24:17,489 THEN LASTLY, AND THIS IS REALLY 694 00:24:17,489 --> 00:24:19,858 IMPORTANT TO ME AS WELL IS, YOU 695 00:24:19,858 --> 00:24:22,494 KNOW, BRINGING IN THE TRADE 696 00:24:22,494 --> 00:24:27,299 SCHOOLS, THIS IS SOMETHING IN 697 00:24:27,299 --> 00:24:28,467 TERMS OF MY UPBRINGING AND, YOU 698 00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:30,435 KNOW, APPROACH. AND THIS TIES 699 00:24:30,435 --> 00:24:31,770 INTO SO MANY THINGS AND WHAT 700 00:24:31,770 --> 00:24:34,472 WE'RE TRYING TO DO. SO 701 00:24:34,472 --> 00:24:37,108 AMENDMENT NUMBER 27 FROM 702 00:24:37,108 --> 00:24:39,644 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, IF I CAN 703 00:24:39,644 --> 00:24:41,613 YES. SO CHAIR, THAT'S IT. I'M 704 00:24:41,613 --> 00:24:43,915 HOPING THAT MY COLLEAGUES WILL 705 00:24:43,915 --> 00:24:45,717 ACCEPT THESE SPONSORSHIPS AND 706 00:24:45,717 --> 00:24:47,252 CENTRAL STAFF HAS IT. AND I'M 707 00:24:47,252 --> 00:24:49,421 LEGAL ACCORDING TO LEGAL. THANK 708 00:24:49,421 --> 00:24:49,821 YOU. 709 00:24:49,821 --> 00:24:52,090 -- THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO 710 00:24:52,090 --> 00:24:53,959 OBJECTION FROM THE PRIME 711 00:24:53,959 --> 00:24:54,559 SPONSORS OF THOSE RESPECTIVE 712 00:24:54,559 --> 00:24:56,428 AMENDMENTS, LET THE RECORD 713 00:24:56,428 --> 00:24:58,797 REFLECT THAT COUNCILMEMBER 714 00:24:58,797 --> 00:24:59,764 KETTLE WILL CO-SPONSOR AMENDMENT 715 00:24:59,764 --> 00:25:04,803 NUMBERS TWO, 16, SIX, 28, 20, 27 716 00:25:04,803 --> 00:25:06,171 AND ANY OTHER THAT I MIGHT HAVE 717 00:25:06,171 --> 00:25:07,606 MISSED. I THINK THAT'S IT. BUT 718 00:25:07,606 --> 00:25:09,241 ALSO, YOU WERE ALREADY 719 00:25:09,241 --> 00:25:10,575 CO-SPONSOR ON AT LEAST ONE OF 720 00:25:10,575 --> 00:25:12,711 THOSE. MY PROPOSED AMENDMENT. 721 00:25:12,711 --> 00:25:14,412 NUMBER TWO. BUT THANK YOU FOR 722 00:25:14,412 --> 00:25:16,214 DOUBLING DOWN ON THAT. IT'S 723 00:25:16,214 --> 00:25:18,250 REALLY IMPORTANT. CLIMATE, 724 00:25:18,250 --> 00:25:18,783 ELECTRIFICATION, CLIMATE 725 00:25:18,783 --> 00:25:20,085 JUSTICE, CLIMATE RESILIENCY 726 00:25:20,085 --> 00:25:21,152 AMENDMENT. SO I REALLY 727 00:25:21,152 --> 00:25:22,921 APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. 728 00:25:22,921 --> 00:25:25,323 LET'S SEE. COUNCILMEMBER OR 729 00:25:25,323 --> 00:25:26,992 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, YOU'RE 730 00:25:26,992 --> 00:25:27,292 RECOGNIZED. 731 00:25:27,292 --> 00:25:30,896 -- CHAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND 732 00:25:30,896 --> 00:25:31,630 COLLEAGUES. I ALL I KNOW, I 733 00:25:31,630 --> 00:25:32,998 ALWAYS SAY I DON'T LIKE WALK ON 734 00:25:32,998 --> 00:25:34,132 AMENDMENTS OR CHANGING THINGS, 735 00:25:34,132 --> 00:25:36,935 BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PULL 736 00:25:36,935 --> 00:25:38,370 AMENDMENT 28 BECAUSE I AM GOING 737 00:25:38,370 --> 00:25:42,941 TO BRING A VERBAL AMENDMENT TO 738 00:25:42,941 --> 00:25:43,909 EXTEND THE DATE TO 2028, WHICH 739 00:25:43,909 --> 00:25:49,814 GIVES METRO AND SDOT A YEAR TO 740 00:25:49,814 --> 00:25:53,118 GIVE US MORE AND MORE 741 00:25:53,118 --> 00:25:54,719 INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCESS 742 00:25:54,719 --> 00:25:55,887 PROGRAM. SO I KNOW I HAVE TO DO 743 00:25:55,887 --> 00:25:57,122 THAT WHOLE THING, BUT I WOULD 744 00:25:57,122 --> 00:25:58,423 LIKE TO PULL IT SO I CAN. 745 00:25:58,423 --> 00:26:01,393 THAT'S MY INTENT ON THAT ONE. 746 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:01,960 -- CHAIR THANK YOU, COUNCIL 747 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:04,629 PRESIDENT. JUST SO JUST SO I'M 748 00:26:04,629 --> 00:26:06,765 CLEAR, WE'RE CLEAR HERE. DO YOU 749 00:26:06,765 --> 00:26:08,667 DO YOU WANT TO PULL IT FROM THE 750 00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:09,668 PROPOSED CONSENT PACKAGE AND 751 00:26:09,668 --> 00:26:10,902 THEN VOTE ON IT SEPARATELY 752 00:26:10,902 --> 00:26:11,937 TODAY? OR INSTEAD, DO YOU WANT 753 00:26:11,937 --> 00:26:15,574 TO JUST WITHDRAW IT AND THEN 754 00:26:15,574 --> 00:26:17,576 POTENTIALLY EITHER BRING IT BACK 755 00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:19,577 WITH THE ADJUSTED DATE AT FULL 756 00:26:19,577 --> 00:26:22,881 COUNCIL NEXT TUESDAY OR MAKE A 757 00:26:22,881 --> 00:26:25,350 VERBAL AMENDMENT. SO PULL IT 758 00:26:25,350 --> 00:26:28,753 FROM THE CONSENT PACKAGE, THEN 759 00:26:28,753 --> 00:26:29,454 MAKE A VERBAL AMENDMENT TO 760 00:26:29,454 --> 00:26:30,322 ADJUST THE DATE TODAY AND VOTE 761 00:26:30,322 --> 00:26:30,989 ON IT TODAY. WHAT IS YOUR 762 00:26:30,989 --> 00:26:32,324 PREFERENCE ON THAT ONE? 763 00:26:32,324 --> 00:26:35,126 -- IDEALLY, I WOULD JUST HAVE 764 00:26:35,126 --> 00:26:35,994 LOVED TO MAKE A VERBAL AMENDMENT 765 00:26:35,994 --> 00:26:38,863 BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'S A SMALL 766 00:26:38,863 --> 00:26:40,665 TECHNICAL CHANGE WITH CHANGING 767 00:26:40,665 --> 00:26:40,932 THE DATE. 768 00:26:40,932 --> 00:26:41,599 -- JUST TO NOTE, THE RULES WOULD 769 00:26:41,599 --> 00:26:43,668 NEED TO BE SUSPENDED FOR THAT. 770 00:26:43,668 --> 00:26:46,938 IF THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED TO 771 00:26:46,938 --> 00:26:47,539 ALLOW AN AMENDMENT AFTER THE 772 00:26:47,539 --> 00:26:49,407 DEADLINE, THEN YOU CAN PROCEED 773 00:26:49,407 --> 00:26:50,342 WITH THE AMENDMENT. AND THEN 774 00:26:50,342 --> 00:26:51,810 ALSO THERE MAY BE SOME. WHEN WE 775 00:26:51,810 --> 00:26:53,845 GET TO DEBATE, WE CAN DISCUSS 776 00:26:53,845 --> 00:26:55,880 THE MERITS OF THE ACTUAL 777 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,949 AMENDMENT AND ANY FEEDBACK THAT 778 00:26:57,949 --> 00:26:59,551 CENTRAL STAFF MAY HAVE. 779 00:26:59,551 --> 00:27:01,853 -- AND HERE'S THE DEAL, CHAIR, 780 00:27:01,853 --> 00:27:03,188 IF I MAY, I WANT TO MAKE IT 781 00:27:03,188 --> 00:27:03,989 EASY, AS EASY AS POSSIBLE. SO IF 782 00:27:03,989 --> 00:27:05,223 IT'S EASIER JUST TO PULL IT AND 783 00:27:05,223 --> 00:27:06,291 I CAN BRING IT BACK, I'M MORE 784 00:27:06,291 --> 00:27:09,327 THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT. WHATEVER 785 00:27:09,327 --> 00:27:09,894 PLEASES YOU, CHAIR. 786 00:27:09,894 --> 00:27:11,196 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 787 00:27:11,196 --> 00:27:13,632 MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO PULL 788 00:27:13,632 --> 00:27:18,737 IT. DO AYE AND THEN BRING IT 789 00:27:18,737 --> 00:27:19,371 BACK TO FULL COUNCIL ON TUESDAY. 790 00:27:19,371 --> 00:27:20,005 AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE 791 00:27:20,005 --> 00:27:21,673 THERE'S A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS 792 00:27:21,673 --> 00:27:23,842 THAT INCLUDE THE SAME DATE AND 793 00:27:23,842 --> 00:27:24,376 RAISE THE SAME UNDERLYING 794 00:27:24,376 --> 00:27:28,213 ISSUES. AND SO I THINK WE NEED 795 00:27:28,213 --> 00:27:29,314 TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS TODAY. AND 796 00:27:29,314 --> 00:27:29,981 THEN I NEED TO, YOU KNOW, 797 00:27:29,981 --> 00:27:30,582 OFFLINE INDIVIDUALLY WITH YOU 798 00:27:30,582 --> 00:27:31,216 ALL WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF 799 00:27:31,216 --> 00:27:33,752 TO, TO, TO FIGURE OUT THE, THE 800 00:27:33,752 --> 00:27:36,154 BEST PATH. YOU KNOW, THERE'S, 801 00:27:36,154 --> 00:27:37,122 THERE'S SOME ADMINISTRATIVE 802 00:27:37,122 --> 00:27:38,356 OVERHEAD THAT WE'RE IMPOSING ON 803 00:27:38,356 --> 00:27:40,759 THIS IN THE INTEREST OF 804 00:27:40,759 --> 00:27:42,327 TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT AND 805 00:27:42,327 --> 00:27:42,927 RESPONSIBLE SPENDING. BUT WE 806 00:27:42,927 --> 00:27:45,463 ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU 807 00:27:45,463 --> 00:27:47,265 KNOW, THE WHATEVER REPORTING 808 00:27:47,265 --> 00:27:49,234 REQUIREMENTS THAT WE, WE IMPOSE 809 00:27:49,234 --> 00:27:51,503 AS PART OF THIS IN EXCHANGE FOR 810 00:27:51,503 --> 00:27:54,506 ALMOST $2 BILLION, POTENTIALLY 811 00:27:54,506 --> 00:27:56,408 OVER TEN YEARS, THAT THAT WE'RE 812 00:27:56,408 --> 00:27:57,008 ALSO SETTING THE DEPARTMENTS, 813 00:27:57,008 --> 00:27:59,110 WHETHER IT'S SDOT AND METRO, UP 814 00:27:59,110 --> 00:28:01,246 FOR SUCCESS TO, TO EFFECTIVELY 815 00:28:01,246 --> 00:28:05,316 BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THOSE. SO 816 00:28:05,316 --> 00:28:07,285 SO FOR THOSE REASONS, MY 817 00:28:07,285 --> 00:28:09,587 PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO WITHDRAW 818 00:28:09,587 --> 00:28:12,957 IT TODAY, BRING IT BACK, AND 819 00:28:12,957 --> 00:28:16,594 THEN MAKE A POTENTIAL LIKE 820 00:28:16,594 --> 00:28:17,362 BROADER AMENDMENT TO, TO, YOU 821 00:28:17,362 --> 00:28:18,063 KNOW, FOR, FOR, TO ADDRESS THE 822 00:28:18,063 --> 00:28:18,730 SAME ISSUE AND SOME OF THE OTHER 823 00:28:18,730 --> 00:28:19,931 THINGS. BUT ARE YOU OKAY WITH 824 00:28:19,931 --> 00:28:20,131 THAT. 825 00:28:20,131 --> 00:28:21,599 -- IF I MAY, CHAIR. ABSOLUTELY. 826 00:28:21,599 --> 00:28:23,268 MORE THAN HAPPY TO THANK YOU ALL 827 00:28:23,268 --> 00:28:25,270 FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THE 828 00:28:25,270 --> 00:28:27,472 CO-SPONSORS. COUNCILMEMBER 829 00:28:27,472 --> 00:28:29,607 KETTLE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND 830 00:28:29,607 --> 00:28:30,241 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I'LL BE 831 00:28:30,241 --> 00:28:33,678 WORKING WITH YOU ALL. IT'S JUST 832 00:28:33,678 --> 00:28:35,980 A SLIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. 833 00:28:35,980 --> 00:28:38,216 -- THANK YOU. AND AND I HAD 834 00:28:38,216 --> 00:28:40,118 THOSE SAME CONCERNS, RAISED THEM 835 00:28:40,118 --> 00:28:42,253 IN OUR COMMITTEE. SO THIS THIS 836 00:28:42,253 --> 00:28:44,189 IS US BEING RESPONSIVE ON THE 837 00:28:44,189 --> 00:28:45,356 FLY. SO REALLY, REALLY 838 00:28:45,356 --> 00:28:47,625 APPRECIATE YOU. SO LET THE 839 00:28:47,625 --> 00:28:48,126 RECORD REFLECT. COUNCIL 840 00:28:48,126 --> 00:28:49,461 PRESIDENT HAS WITHDRAWN 841 00:28:49,461 --> 00:28:51,329 AMENDMENT 28 FROM THE CONSENT 842 00:28:51,329 --> 00:28:57,035 PACKAGE. AND WE WITHDRAWN FROM 843 00:28:57,035 --> 00:28:58,269 CONSIDERATION TODAY AND 844 00:28:58,269 --> 00:28:59,971 RESERVING THE RIGHT TO. AND WE 845 00:28:59,971 --> 00:29:01,139 WILL BRING IT, BRING IT BACK. 846 00:29:01,139 --> 00:29:03,007 -- FULL INTENTIONS. IT WILL COME 847 00:29:03,007 --> 00:29:04,075 BACK. YES, ABSOLUTELY. YES. COME 848 00:29:04,075 --> 00:29:04,342 BACK. 849 00:29:04,342 --> 00:29:05,410 -- THANK YOU. AND I'LL WORK WITH 850 00:29:05,410 --> 00:29:08,713 YOU TO ENSURE THAT HAPPENS TOO. 851 00:29:08,713 --> 00:29:11,616 BY THE WAY. COOL. LET'S SEE ANY 852 00:29:11,616 --> 00:29:13,084 OTHER FINAL COMMENTS. QUESTIONS? 853 00:29:13,084 --> 00:29:14,452 OH, LOOKS LIKE COUNCILMEMBER 854 00:29:14,452 --> 00:29:16,788 FOSTER. IS THAT A STALE HAND OR 855 00:29:16,788 --> 00:29:18,523 NEW FRESH. GO AHEAD. 856 00:29:18,523 --> 00:29:19,691 -- YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH, 857 00:29:19,691 --> 00:29:21,192 CHAIR. I, I WANTED TO COME BACK 858 00:29:21,192 --> 00:29:22,560 AND SPEAK TO MY AMENDMENT 859 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:24,762 THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE. 860 00:29:24,762 --> 00:29:27,232 AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 861 00:29:27,232 --> 00:29:27,832 CO-SPONSORING THIS AMENDMENT. 862 00:29:27,832 --> 00:29:28,700 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND 863 00:29:28,700 --> 00:29:29,334 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, APPRECIATE 864 00:29:29,334 --> 00:29:31,169 YOUR SUPPORT AND COLLEAGUES. I 865 00:29:31,169 --> 00:29:32,337 KNOW AFTER THE AMENDMENT 866 00:29:32,337 --> 00:29:33,505 PACKAGE, WE'RE GOING TO 867 00:29:33,505 --> 00:29:34,739 CONSIDER SOME OTHER. EXCUSE ME, 868 00:29:34,739 --> 00:29:36,708 AFTER THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE, 869 00:29:36,708 --> 00:29:37,342 WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER SOME 870 00:29:37,342 --> 00:29:37,909 OTHER AMENDMENTS. SO I JUST 871 00:29:37,909 --> 00:29:38,743 WANTED TO SPEAK TO THIS ONE 872 00:29:38,743 --> 00:29:40,145 QUICKLY. YOU KNOW, FROM MY 873 00:29:40,145 --> 00:29:42,780 VANTAGE POINT, I BELIEVE IT'S 874 00:29:42,780 --> 00:29:43,348 REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THIS 875 00:29:43,348 --> 00:29:44,516 MEASURE IS A FULL TEN YEAR 876 00:29:44,516 --> 00:29:45,850 MEASURE. FROM MY VANTAGE POINT, 877 00:29:45,850 --> 00:29:48,253 YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A REAL 878 00:29:48,253 --> 00:29:50,288 OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE 879 00:29:50,288 --> 00:29:53,158 ARE INVESTING SUBSTANTIALLY AND 880 00:29:53,158 --> 00:29:53,691 ADEQUATELY IN OUR TRANSIT 881 00:29:53,691 --> 00:29:55,326 SERVICE SO THAT WE ARE PROVIDING 882 00:29:55,326 --> 00:29:55,894 AFFORDABILITY FOR FOLKS. WE 883 00:29:55,894 --> 00:29:59,998 HEARD SO MUCH THROUGH THIS, THIS 884 00:29:59,998 --> 00:30:02,233 FANTASTIC PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC 885 00:30:02,233 --> 00:30:03,134 MEETINGS FROM PUBLIC COMMENTERS 886 00:30:03,134 --> 00:30:05,470 AROUND THE COST OF OWNING A CAR 887 00:30:05,470 --> 00:30:06,838 VERSUS THE COST OF TAKING 888 00:30:06,838 --> 00:30:08,139 TRANSIT. WE KNOW THAT OUR 889 00:30:08,139 --> 00:30:09,073 INVESTMENTS, I KNOW THAT OUR 890 00:30:09,073 --> 00:30:10,842 INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO 891 00:30:10,842 --> 00:30:12,310 MAKE IN THE SEATTLE 892 00:30:12,310 --> 00:30:12,944 TRANSPORTATION MEASURE ARE GOING 893 00:30:12,944 --> 00:30:15,180 TO BE SOMETHING THAT HELPS US TO 894 00:30:15,180 --> 00:30:17,148 INCREASE OUR RIDERSHIP. I, I 895 00:30:17,148 --> 00:30:17,816 DEEPLY BELIEVE THAT. I ALSO 896 00:30:17,816 --> 00:30:20,151 DEEPLY BELIEVE, AS COUNCILMEMBER 897 00:30:20,151 --> 00:30:21,486 KETTLE JUST SAID, IN GOOD 898 00:30:21,486 --> 00:30:24,322 GOVERNANCE. AND FROM MY VANTAGE 899 00:30:24,322 --> 00:30:25,657 POINT, THIS AMENDMENT IS A GREAT 900 00:30:25,657 --> 00:30:27,358 OPPORTUNITY TO STRIKE A BALANCE 901 00:30:27,358 --> 00:30:28,860 SO THAT AT THE SIX YEAR POINT, 902 00:30:28,860 --> 00:30:31,362 WE CAN REVIEW THE SUCCESS OF 903 00:30:31,362 --> 00:30:32,530 THESE INVESTMENTS. WE CAN LOOK 904 00:30:32,530 --> 00:30:34,365 AT THE IMPACT OF THOSE ON 905 00:30:34,365 --> 00:30:36,301 RIDERSHIP. AND WE CAN ALSO LOOK 906 00:30:36,301 --> 00:30:39,971 AT OUR ABILITY TO HAVE OTHER 907 00:30:39,971 --> 00:30:40,572 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE SOURCES. 908 00:30:40,572 --> 00:30:41,439 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 909 00:30:41,439 --> 00:30:42,840 AND COUNCILMEMBER LIN, FOR YOUR 910 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:43,341 AMENDMENTS, AND MAKE A 911 00:30:43,341 --> 00:30:44,175 DETERMINATION ON WHETHER WE ARE 912 00:30:44,175 --> 00:30:46,177 ABLE TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT INTO 913 00:30:46,177 --> 00:30:47,412 THAT SALES TAX RATE AT THAT 914 00:30:47,412 --> 00:30:50,048 POINT IN TIME. SO I JUST WANTED 915 00:30:50,048 --> 00:30:52,750 TO SPEAK TO THE INTENT BEHIND 916 00:30:52,750 --> 00:30:53,384 THIS AMENDMENT FROM MY VANTAGE 917 00:30:53,384 --> 00:30:55,854 POINT, THAT ALLOWS US TO DO 918 00:30:55,854 --> 00:30:56,487 THESE INVESTMENTS, DO THE RIGHT 919 00:30:56,487 --> 00:30:58,590 THING, GET US ON TRACK TO TACKLE 920 00:30:58,590 --> 00:31:01,693 CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ALSO MANAGE 921 00:31:01,693 --> 00:31:02,627 WITH GOOD GOVERNANCE. AND A 922 00:31:02,627 --> 00:31:04,562 REVIEW OF THESE INVESTMENTS AT A 923 00:31:04,562 --> 00:31:07,365 MIDWAY POINT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE 924 00:31:07,365 --> 00:31:07,999 CHANGES AS NEEDED. SO THANK YOU 925 00:31:07,999 --> 00:31:09,701 SO MUCH, CHAIR, I APPRECIATE 926 00:31:09,701 --> 00:31:10,735 THAT. 927 00:31:10,735 --> 00:31:11,302 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 928 00:31:11,302 --> 00:31:13,338 FOSTER AND LOVE THIS AMENDMENT. 929 00:31:13,338 --> 00:31:16,641 YOU KNOW, I SUPPORT ALL THE 930 00:31:16,641 --> 00:31:19,911 AMENDMENTS IN THE PROPOSED 931 00:31:19,911 --> 00:31:20,478 CONSENT PACKAGE TO VARYING 932 00:31:20,478 --> 00:31:22,380 DEGREES. AND BUT, YOU KNOW, I 933 00:31:22,380 --> 00:31:25,850 INTENTIONALLY, AS CHAIR OF NOT 934 00:31:25,850 --> 00:31:26,484 COSPONSORING THEM JUST BECAUSE I 935 00:31:26,484 --> 00:31:28,219 THINK THE INFERENCE IS 936 00:31:28,219 --> 00:31:29,454 SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR THAT THEY'RE 937 00:31:29,454 --> 00:31:30,488 INCLUDED IN MY PROPOSED PACKAGE. 938 00:31:30,488 --> 00:31:32,557 BUT THIS ONE, YOU KNOW, I 939 00:31:32,557 --> 00:31:33,157 STRONGLY SUPPORT. SO SO THANK 940 00:31:33,157 --> 00:31:35,426 YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. 941 00:31:35,426 --> 00:31:36,861 VICE CHAIR RINCK, YOU'RE 942 00:31:36,861 --> 00:31:37,962 RECOGNIZED. 943 00:31:37,962 --> 00:31:39,664 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR SAKA. AND 944 00:31:39,664 --> 00:31:40,265 FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU 945 00:31:40,265 --> 00:31:41,566 FOR YOUR WORK IN PUTTING 946 00:31:41,566 --> 00:31:42,634 TOGETHER THIS CHAIR'S PACKAGE. 947 00:31:42,634 --> 00:31:44,435 AND THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR 948 00:31:44,435 --> 00:31:45,069 YOUR ENGAGEMENT WITH MY OFFICE 949 00:31:45,069 --> 00:31:46,204 ON ON THESE AMENDMENTS, I'D LIKE 950 00:31:46,204 --> 00:31:50,308 TO FIRST SPEAK TO MY AMENDMENTS. 951 00:31:50,308 --> 00:31:52,243 16, 17 AND 27, WHICH ARE IN THIS 952 00:31:52,243 --> 00:31:54,712 PACKAGE, THE FIRST OF THREE 953 00:31:54,712 --> 00:31:56,247 AMENDMENTS, 16 I WILL NOTE THAT 954 00:31:56,247 --> 00:31:58,416 KING COUNTY METRO HAS BEEN 955 00:31:58,416 --> 00:32:00,285 RAMPING UP THEIR NIGHT SERVICE 956 00:32:00,285 --> 00:32:02,320 AS WRITER. TRENDS CHANGE WITH 957 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:03,288 NEW NEEDS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT 958 00:32:03,288 --> 00:32:04,956 SERVICE TO OFFER, AND I BELIEVE 959 00:32:04,956 --> 00:32:07,325 IT'S WORTHY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT 960 00:32:07,325 --> 00:32:08,493 EXPLICIT AND SIGNAL OUR SUPPORT 961 00:32:08,493 --> 00:32:10,428 FOR IT. I KNOW IN MY EXPERIENCE, 962 00:32:10,428 --> 00:32:13,598 I'VE MISSED MY BUS AND HAD TO 963 00:32:13,598 --> 00:32:16,000 WAIT IN THE DARK FOR 30 MINUTES 964 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:17,035 AFTER GETTING OFF A SHIFT, 965 00:32:17,035 --> 00:32:17,835 WAITING TABLES AROUND 1 A.M.. 966 00:32:17,835 --> 00:32:19,537 NOW, THE ALTERNATIVE TO WAITING 967 00:32:19,537 --> 00:32:21,239 IN THE DARK AND FEELING UNSAFE. 968 00:32:21,239 --> 00:32:23,808 WAITING IN THE DARK IS PAYING 969 00:32:23,808 --> 00:32:25,043 $40. MAYBE FOR A RIDESHARE. AND 970 00:32:25,043 --> 00:32:28,246 THERE ARE SO MANY WORKERS IN 971 00:32:28,246 --> 00:32:30,548 NIGHTLIFE WHO I AM SURE WILL BE 972 00:32:30,548 --> 00:32:32,016 MUCH HAPPIER PAYING $3 OR FOR 973 00:32:32,016 --> 00:32:35,320 SOME $1 TO BE ABLE TO GET HOME 974 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,221 AND GET SOME REST. AND I'M VERY 975 00:32:37,221 --> 00:32:39,290 GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT THIS 976 00:32:39,290 --> 00:32:40,992 AMENDMENT HAS RECEIVED FROM THE 977 00:32:40,992 --> 00:32:41,492 WASHINGTON HOSPITALITY 978 00:32:41,492 --> 00:32:44,562 ASSOCIATION. GSBA AND THE 979 00:32:44,562 --> 00:32:47,365 TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD, AS WELL 980 00:32:47,365 --> 00:32:47,899 AS HUGE GRATITUDE TO THE 981 00:32:47,899 --> 00:32:48,833 CO-SPONSORSHIP OF MANY ON THIS 982 00:32:48,833 --> 00:32:51,202 DAIS. THANK YOU. SECONDLY, 983 00:32:51,202 --> 00:32:52,837 AMENDMENT 17, I'VE NOTED THIS 984 00:32:52,837 --> 00:32:54,305 BEFORE, BUT LAST LEGISLATIVE 985 00:32:54,305 --> 00:32:55,473 SESSION, I MET WITH LEGISLATORS 986 00:32:55,473 --> 00:32:57,475 IN AN EFFORT TO ALLOW LOCALITIES 987 00:32:57,475 --> 00:33:00,578 LIKE SEATTLE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL 988 00:33:00,578 --> 00:33:02,914 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE OPTIONS TO 989 00:33:02,914 --> 00:33:05,783 MOVE US AWAY FROM SALES TAXES. 990 00:33:05,783 --> 00:33:06,451 ONE SUGGESTION WAS TO EXPAND THE 991 00:33:06,451 --> 00:33:08,353 FUNDING TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR THE 992 00:33:08,353 --> 00:33:09,754 TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT 993 00:33:09,754 --> 00:33:12,190 DISTRICTS. NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, 994 00:33:12,190 --> 00:33:13,624 THAT EFFORT WAS OVERSHADOWED BY 995 00:33:13,624 --> 00:33:14,258 THE MANY OTHER ISSUES THAT OUR 996 00:33:14,258 --> 00:33:17,428 STATE IS WORKING ON. SO THIS 997 00:33:17,428 --> 00:33:18,529 AMENDMENT FOCUSES OUR EFFORTS ON 998 00:33:18,529 --> 00:33:21,399 WHAT WE CAN DO TO PROGRESSIVE 999 00:33:21,399 --> 00:33:23,935 OUR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING, AND 1000 00:33:23,935 --> 00:33:26,871 INCLUDING COLLABORATING WITH 1001 00:33:26,871 --> 00:33:28,973 KING COUNTY TO POTENTIALLY 1002 00:33:28,973 --> 00:33:30,208 OFFSET OUR LOCAL SALES TAXES. 1003 00:33:30,208 --> 00:33:31,776 THIS AMENDMENT WAS DONE IN A 1004 00:33:31,776 --> 00:33:34,178 COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH 1005 00:33:34,178 --> 00:33:34,679 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, WITH 1006 00:33:34,679 --> 00:33:35,913 AMENDMENTS 11 AND 17 WORKING 1007 00:33:35,913 --> 00:33:38,950 TOGETHER TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL 1008 00:33:38,950 --> 00:33:39,584 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. HUGE THANK 1009 00:33:39,584 --> 00:33:40,752 YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER LIN FOR 1010 00:33:40,752 --> 00:33:43,988 YOUR WORK ON THIS. AND THIRD 1011 00:33:43,988 --> 00:33:45,690 AMENDMENT 27, A PATH FOR 1012 00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:46,991 WORKING, WORKING FAMILIES TO 1013 00:33:46,991 --> 00:33:49,193 ACHIEVE A LIVABLE INCOME HAS 1014 00:33:49,193 --> 00:33:50,128 BEEN EVOLVING OVER THE YEARS, 1015 00:33:50,128 --> 00:33:51,295 AND THE PATH TO TRADES PROGRAM 1016 00:33:51,295 --> 00:33:54,499 THAT WE PUT FORWARD IN THE 1017 00:33:54,499 --> 00:33:56,401 FAMILIES, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL 1018 00:33:56,401 --> 00:33:58,302 PROMISE LEVY IS A REALLY 1019 00:33:58,302 --> 00:34:00,405 IMPORTANT EFFORT AND REALLY 1020 00:34:00,405 --> 00:34:01,873 LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN ALSO 1021 00:34:01,873 --> 00:34:04,475 DIVERSIFY AND UNDERSTAND THAT 1022 00:34:04,475 --> 00:34:06,944 COLLEGE IS NOT THE ONLY OPTION 1023 00:34:06,944 --> 00:34:07,879 AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. AND THERE ARE 1024 00:34:07,879 --> 00:34:08,713 INCREDIBLE CAREERS AVAILABLE IN 1025 00:34:08,713 --> 00:34:10,248 THE TRADES AND TRADE. SCHOOL 1026 00:34:10,248 --> 00:34:11,649 STUDENTS SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR 1027 00:34:11,649 --> 00:34:13,651 TRANSIT PASSES, JUST LIKE THOSE 1028 00:34:13,651 --> 00:34:14,886 WHO ARE ELIGIBLE IN THE SEATTLE 1029 00:34:14,886 --> 00:34:18,189 PROMISE PROGRAM. AND SO HUGE 1030 00:34:18,189 --> 00:34:18,823 GRATITUDE TO ALL WHO COSPONSORED 1031 00:34:18,823 --> 00:34:20,925 THIS AMENDMENT AS WELL. AND IF I 1032 00:34:20,925 --> 00:34:22,927 MAY, I'D LIKE TO BRIEFLY SPEAK 1033 00:34:22,927 --> 00:34:24,328 TO SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS IN 1034 00:34:24,328 --> 00:34:26,197 THIS PACKAGE BROUGHT FORWARD OF 1035 00:34:26,197 --> 00:34:26,931 MY COLLEAGUES THAT I'M REALLY 1036 00:34:26,931 --> 00:34:29,367 EXCITED ABOUT, NOTABLY STARTING 1037 00:34:29,367 --> 00:34:31,636 WITH YOU ON AMENDMENT TWO, CHAIR 1038 00:34:31,636 --> 00:34:33,171 SAKA SINCERELY THANKING YOU FOR 1039 00:34:33,171 --> 00:34:35,373 BEING RECEPTIVE TO THE PROPOSED 1040 00:34:35,373 --> 00:34:39,844 CHANGES TO JUST EXPAND AND 1041 00:34:39,844 --> 00:34:41,212 INCLUDE TROLLEY BUSSES IN THIS 1042 00:34:41,212 --> 00:34:42,880 AMENDMENT. REALLY GRATEFUL FOR 1043 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:44,849 THAT INCLUSION AND EXCITED ABOUT 1044 00:34:44,849 --> 00:34:45,283 THIS AMENDMENT. SIX 1045 00:34:45,283 --> 00:34:47,585 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. I 1046 00:34:47,585 --> 00:34:48,152 APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFUL 1047 00:34:48,152 --> 00:34:49,053 EFFORTS IN ENSURING THAT WE'RE 1048 00:34:49,053 --> 00:34:50,655 REALLY STRIKING THAT BALANCE AND 1049 00:34:50,655 --> 00:34:52,490 LOOKING AT AN OPPORTUNITY TO 1050 00:34:52,490 --> 00:34:54,625 EVALUATE AND RECALIBRATE DOWN 1051 00:34:54,625 --> 00:34:57,161 THE LINE TO ENSURE THE SERVICE 1052 00:34:57,161 --> 00:34:57,795 WE'RE FUNDING IS MEETING THE 1053 00:34:57,795 --> 00:34:58,830 NEEDS OF OUR RIDERS. AMENDMENT 1054 00:34:58,830 --> 00:35:00,431 11 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. THANK YOU 1055 00:35:00,431 --> 00:35:03,301 FOR YOUR COLLABORATION AND YOUR 1056 00:35:03,301 --> 00:35:05,169 OFFICE'S COLLABORATION AND 1057 00:35:05,169 --> 00:35:06,938 HAVING THIS SHARED FOCUS ON 1058 00:35:06,938 --> 00:35:07,572 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE OPTIONS TO 1059 00:35:07,572 --> 00:35:09,874 OFFSET OUR REGRESSIVE SALES 1060 00:35:09,874 --> 00:35:12,944 TAXES AND EXPAND TRANSIT SERVICE 1061 00:35:12,944 --> 00:35:13,578 AMENDMENT 20 FROM COUNCILMEMBER 1062 00:35:13,578 --> 00:35:14,579 JUAREZ, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR 1063 00:35:14,579 --> 00:35:16,614 YOUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SEATTLE 1064 00:35:16,614 --> 00:35:18,483 DISABILITY COMMISSION AND SO 1065 00:35:18,483 --> 00:35:20,117 MANY OTHERS IN SHAPING THIS 1066 00:35:20,117 --> 00:35:22,587 AMENDMENT, AND I WANT TO EXPRESS 1067 00:35:22,587 --> 00:35:25,323 MY APPRECIATION IN THEIR 1068 00:35:25,323 --> 00:35:25,823 CONSULTATION EARLY AND 1069 00:35:25,823 --> 00:35:26,457 CONSISTENTLY AND THROUGHOUT THIS 1070 00:35:26,457 --> 00:35:28,392 PROCESS, AND VERY GRATEFUL FOR 1071 00:35:28,392 --> 00:35:30,528 YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF MATTERS 1072 00:35:30,528 --> 00:35:32,230 RELATED TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH 1073 00:35:32,230 --> 00:35:33,865 DISABILITIES. THANK YOU. AND I 1074 00:35:33,865 --> 00:35:34,699 KNOW THEY WERE PULLED, BUT I 1075 00:35:34,699 --> 00:35:36,601 STILL WANT TO VOICE MY 1076 00:35:36,601 --> 00:35:37,368 APPRECIATION FOR COUNCIL 1077 00:35:37,368 --> 00:35:40,338 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH ON THE 1078 00:35:40,338 --> 00:35:41,806 AMENDMENTS FOR ACCESSING WORK 1079 00:35:41,806 --> 00:35:44,575 CARDS. WE'LL TAKE IT UP LATER, 1080 00:35:44,575 --> 00:35:45,910 BUT AYE. I AM VERY EXCITED THAT 1081 00:35:45,910 --> 00:35:48,179 THOSE WILL BE RETURNING TO THIS 1082 00:35:48,179 --> 00:35:48,946 BODY TO TAKE UP FOR 1083 00:35:48,946 --> 00:35:50,381 CONSIDERATION. BUT WITH THAT, 1084 00:35:50,381 --> 00:35:52,116 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING 1085 00:35:52,116 --> 00:35:54,452 TO PASS THIS CONSENT PACKAGE 1086 00:35:54,452 --> 00:35:55,887 INTO THE SEATTLE TRANSIT 1087 00:35:55,887 --> 00:35:56,921 MEASURE. THANK YOU CHAIR. 1088 00:35:56,921 --> 00:35:58,189 -- THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR RINCK. 1089 00:35:58,189 --> 00:36:01,659 WELL SAID. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 1090 00:36:01,659 --> 00:36:05,496 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. EXCUSE ME, 1091 00:36:05,496 --> 00:36:07,698 COLLEAGUES. FIRST, I WANT TO 1092 00:36:07,698 --> 00:36:11,102 THANK THE CHAIR FOR ALL THE WORK 1093 00:36:11,102 --> 00:36:12,870 THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM, YOUR 1094 00:36:12,870 --> 00:36:14,672 OFFICE HAS DONE IN PUTTING 1095 00:36:14,672 --> 00:36:17,708 TOGETHER THIS PACKAGE. THESE 1096 00:36:17,708 --> 00:36:22,547 THINGS ARE REQUIRE MANY, MANY, 1097 00:36:22,547 --> 00:36:23,514 MANY HOURS DELIBERATION AND 1098 00:36:23,514 --> 00:36:25,383 CONSULTATION WITH COLLEAGUES. 1099 00:36:25,383 --> 00:36:28,519 AND I REALLY ALWAYS APPRECIATE 1100 00:36:28,519 --> 00:36:29,987 YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS ON COMING TO 1101 00:36:29,987 --> 00:36:33,190 ALL OF US, TO CONSULT ON THE 1102 00:36:33,190 --> 00:36:35,126 THINGS THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN 1103 00:36:35,126 --> 00:36:38,396 THIS TRANSIT MEASURE. AND SO I 1104 00:36:38,396 --> 00:36:39,263 AND THEN ALSO MY TEAM HAS 1105 00:36:39,263 --> 00:36:42,233 CONSULTED WITH YOUR TEAM. AND SO 1106 00:36:42,233 --> 00:36:43,401 REALLY WANT TO UPLIFT THAT. AND 1107 00:36:43,401 --> 00:36:44,902 THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK 1108 00:36:44,902 --> 00:36:49,407 THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO THIS. THEN 1109 00:36:49,407 --> 00:36:50,408 I WANT TO SAY, I WANT TO SPEAK 1110 00:36:50,408 --> 00:36:53,744 TO THE ONE MY ONE AMENDMENT 1111 00:36:53,744 --> 00:36:55,213 THAT'S IN THE PACKAGE. BUT 1112 00:36:55,213 --> 00:36:58,349 FIRST, I REALLY WANT TO UPLIFT 1113 00:36:58,349 --> 00:37:00,885 AND GIVE A HUGE NOTE OF 1114 00:37:00,885 --> 00:37:04,121 GRATITUDE TO OUR COLLEAGUE 1115 00:37:04,121 --> 00:37:05,990 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR HER 1116 00:37:05,990 --> 00:37:08,392 AMENDMENT NUMBER 20 ON THE 1117 00:37:08,392 --> 00:37:09,160 ACCESSIBILITY PIECE. YOU KNOW, 1118 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:11,963 WHEN WE WERE DOING THE 1119 00:37:11,963 --> 00:37:14,532 TRANSPORTATION LEVY, WE HAD A 1120 00:37:14,532 --> 00:37:16,968 LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT MANY 1121 00:37:16,968 --> 00:37:19,537 THE THE LACK OF STREETS, 1122 00:37:19,537 --> 00:37:22,373 SIDEWALKS ACROSS THE THE 1123 00:37:22,373 --> 00:37:24,242 DISTRICT AND MANY IN YOUR 1124 00:37:24,242 --> 00:37:27,244 DISTRICT. AND THAT IS OBVIOUSLY 1125 00:37:27,244 --> 00:37:28,679 AN ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE. AND I 1126 00:37:28,679 --> 00:37:31,749 KNOW THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN 1127 00:37:31,749 --> 00:37:33,017 GRAPPLING SINCE FOR YEARS NOW 1128 00:37:33,017 --> 00:37:35,319 AND SINCE I WORKED EVEN UPSTAIRS 1129 00:37:35,319 --> 00:37:36,454 IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON THE 1130 00:37:36,454 --> 00:37:40,091 CURB CUTS, WHICH IS ANOTHER HUGE 1131 00:37:40,091 --> 00:37:43,527 ACCESSIBILITY PIECE FOR OUR 1132 00:37:43,527 --> 00:37:45,396 CONSTITUENTS. AND SO I JUST WANT 1133 00:37:45,396 --> 00:37:48,566 TO REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND 1134 00:37:48,566 --> 00:37:51,068 THANK YOU AND GIVE A BIG PLUS 1135 00:37:51,068 --> 00:37:53,571 ONE. THIS IS A HUGE AND VERY 1136 00:37:53,571 --> 00:37:57,141 IMPORTANT ISSUE ACROSS OUR CITY. 1137 00:37:57,141 --> 00:37:59,477 AND LIKE MANY THINGS, IT 1138 00:37:59,477 --> 00:38:00,144 DOESN'T ALWAYS GET THE ATTENTION 1139 00:38:00,144 --> 00:38:04,448 THAT IT DESERVES. AND YOU ARE 1140 00:38:04,448 --> 00:38:05,650 UPLIFTING IT IN THIS PROCESS TO 1141 00:38:05,650 --> 00:38:06,784 GIVE IT THE ATTENTION THAT IT 1142 00:38:06,784 --> 00:38:08,686 DESERVES. AND SO THIS WAS I 1143 00:38:08,686 --> 00:38:10,254 PROUDLY, YOU KNOW, ADDED MY 1144 00:38:10,254 --> 00:38:12,089 CO-SPONSORSHIP. I AM REALLY SO 1145 00:38:12,089 --> 00:38:14,058 THRILLED AND SO GRATEFUL THAT 1146 00:38:14,058 --> 00:38:18,429 YOU PUT THIS AMENDMENT IN AND 1147 00:38:18,429 --> 00:38:20,331 GAVE THIS FOCUS. SO I CANNOT 1148 00:38:20,331 --> 00:38:22,633 THANK YOU ENOUGH. AND I THINK WE 1149 00:38:22,633 --> 00:38:24,435 ALL ACROSS THIS CITY OWE A BIG 1150 00:38:24,435 --> 00:38:27,204 NOTE OF GRATITUDE FOR YOU FOR 1151 00:38:27,204 --> 00:38:28,472 PUTTING THIS IN HERE. AND ALSO 1152 00:38:28,472 --> 00:38:31,575 WANT TO THANK FOLKS THAT CAME 1153 00:38:31,575 --> 00:38:33,210 FROM THE COMMUNITY TO ALSO 1154 00:38:33,210 --> 00:38:34,912 SUPPORT THIS, TO REQUEST IT, TO 1155 00:38:34,912 --> 00:38:36,414 SUPPORT IT. IT'S HOW THE SYSTEM 1156 00:38:36,414 --> 00:38:40,117 SHOULD WORK. AND THESE THINGS 1157 00:38:40,117 --> 00:38:41,018 SHOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT ARE 1158 00:38:41,018 --> 00:38:45,389 NOT CALLED OUT ON THE FRONT END. 1159 00:38:45,389 --> 00:38:47,258 AS IS USUALLY CALLED OUT ON THE 1160 00:38:47,258 --> 00:38:49,427 BACK END. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE 1161 00:38:49,427 --> 00:38:50,327 YOU CALLING THIS OUT. AND 1162 00:38:50,327 --> 00:38:51,996 ESPECIALLY TO THE FOLKS WHO CAME 1163 00:38:51,996 --> 00:38:55,466 TO CHAMBERS TO CALL THIS OUT ON 1164 00:38:55,466 --> 00:38:56,233 THE FRONT, FRONT END, WE NEED 1165 00:38:56,233 --> 00:39:00,037 THIS. SO THANK YOU. AND THEN 1166 00:39:00,037 --> 00:39:00,671 LASTLY, AND VERY BRIEFLY, I JUST 1167 00:39:00,671 --> 00:39:02,873 WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR FOR 1168 00:39:02,873 --> 00:39:06,110 INCLUDING MY AMENDMENT ON THE 1169 00:39:06,110 --> 00:39:07,778 RECOVERY AND PERFORMANCE REPORT. 1170 00:39:07,778 --> 00:39:10,314 RELIABILITY IS SUCH A HUGE ISSUE 1171 00:39:10,314 --> 00:39:13,317 ON TIME PERFORMANCE. I KNOW MANY 1172 00:39:13,317 --> 00:39:14,251 FOLKS RELY ON THE BUSSES TO GET 1173 00:39:14,251 --> 00:39:15,986 TO SCHOOL, TO GET TO WORK. 1174 00:39:15,986 --> 00:39:19,023 THEY'RE OFTEN OVERCROWDED, 1175 00:39:19,023 --> 00:39:21,325 WHICH IS ANOTHER AMENDMENT THAT 1176 00:39:21,325 --> 00:39:23,728 I PUT IN AND PREVIEW CHAIR. I'LL 1177 00:39:23,728 --> 00:39:26,230 BE PULLING THAT OUT AND BRINGING 1178 00:39:26,230 --> 00:39:28,232 IT BACK TO FULL COUNCIL LATER, 1179 00:39:28,232 --> 00:39:31,268 AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHY. BUT IN 1180 00:39:31,268 --> 00:39:32,703 TERMS OF REALLY GETTING THIS 1181 00:39:32,703 --> 00:39:34,171 ANNUAL REPORT ON FAIR RECOVERY 1182 00:39:34,171 --> 00:39:36,107 HAS BEEN AN ISSUE DISCUSSED NOT 1183 00:39:36,107 --> 00:39:40,711 JUST IN OUR CITY, BUT ACROSS THE 1184 00:39:40,711 --> 00:39:41,278 COUNTRY FOR TRANSPORTATION 1185 00:39:41,278 --> 00:39:45,516 SYSTEMS, THE ABILITY TO RECOVER 1186 00:39:45,516 --> 00:39:47,785 FAIR HELPS US CONTINUE TO 1187 00:39:47,785 --> 00:39:49,920 PROVIDE THE SERVICE, PROVIDE THE 1188 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:50,688 SERVICE ROBUSTLY, KEEP THINGS 1189 00:39:50,688 --> 00:39:52,990 GOING, BE ABLE TO MANAGE OUR 1190 00:39:52,990 --> 00:39:54,458 INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. AND SO THE 1191 00:39:54,458 --> 00:39:57,094 FAIR RECOVERY IS REALLY 1192 00:39:57,094 --> 00:39:58,529 IMPORTANT. AND THEN, AS I SAID 1193 00:39:58,529 --> 00:40:00,464 EARLIER, THIS PERFORMANCE PIECE 1194 00:40:00,464 --> 00:40:02,833 ON TIME. AND SO PEOPLE CAN GET 1195 00:40:02,833 --> 00:40:06,070 TO SCHOOL AND WORK ON TIME AND 1196 00:40:06,070 --> 00:40:07,905 AND AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, 1197 00:40:07,905 --> 00:40:09,440 WHICH IS ANOTHER AMENDMENT I 1198 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,275 BROUGHT THAT WE'RE GOING TO 1199 00:40:11,275 --> 00:40:13,110 TALK ABOUT LATER IN TERMS OF 1200 00:40:13,110 --> 00:40:16,213 NIGHT SERVICE TO, TO TEENS WHO 1201 00:40:16,213 --> 00:40:17,581 ARE DOING TEEN NIGHTS. SO 1202 00:40:17,581 --> 00:40:18,582 ANYWAY, I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT 1203 00:40:18,582 --> 00:40:20,618 LATER, BUT THANK YOU FOR 1204 00:40:20,618 --> 00:40:21,852 INCLUDING THIS HERE. THAT'S THE 1205 00:40:21,852 --> 00:40:23,554 INTENT OF THIS. AND I THINK IS 1206 00:40:23,554 --> 00:40:24,889 REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS 1207 00:40:24,889 --> 00:40:26,657 REPORT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SO WE 1208 00:40:26,657 --> 00:40:28,259 SEE HOW WELL WE'RE DOING AND 1209 00:40:28,259 --> 00:40:29,160 WE'RE SHOWING OUR WORK TO THE 1210 00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:30,895 PUBLIC. THANK YOU CHAIR. 1211 00:40:30,895 --> 00:40:33,464 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 1212 00:40:33,464 --> 00:40:34,932 RIVERA. APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK 1213 00:40:34,932 --> 00:40:37,501 AND COMMENTS. THERE. LET'S SEE. 1214 00:40:37,501 --> 00:40:39,036 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ YOU'RE 1215 00:40:39,036 --> 00:40:39,336 RECOGNIZED. 1216 00:40:39,336 --> 00:40:40,337 -- I'LL BE VERY BRIEF. I 1217 00:40:40,337 --> 00:40:42,173 APOLOGIZE. I HAD MEANT TO BE A 1218 00:40:42,173 --> 00:40:44,809 CO-SPONSOR ON SOME OF THESE 1219 00:40:44,809 --> 00:40:45,876 AMENDMENTS IN THE CHAIR'S 1220 00:40:45,876 --> 00:40:47,678 PACKAGE, BUT I KNEW THAT THERE 1221 00:40:47,678 --> 00:40:48,279 WERE SOME CHANGES THAT WERE 1222 00:40:48,279 --> 00:40:48,879 BEING MADE. SO I WAS WAITING 1223 00:40:48,879 --> 00:40:50,614 UNTIL WE GOT ON THE FLOOR AND IN 1224 00:40:50,614 --> 00:40:51,682 FRONT OF GOD AND EVERYBODY. SO I 1225 00:40:51,682 --> 00:40:54,051 JUST WANTED TO IF I CAN JUST 1226 00:40:54,051 --> 00:40:54,885 RATTLE THOSE OFF. THANK YOU 1227 00:40:54,885 --> 00:40:58,189 CHAIR. I WANTED TO BE A 1228 00:40:58,189 --> 00:41:00,791 CO-SPONSOR ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 1229 00:41:00,791 --> 00:41:01,392 TWO WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 1230 00:41:01,392 --> 00:41:06,897 AYE. WANTED TO BE A A CO-SPONSOR 1231 00:41:06,897 --> 00:41:08,999 ON AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. 1232 00:41:08,999 --> 00:41:10,634 COUNCIL. ALSO AMENDMENT NUMBER 1233 00:41:10,634 --> 00:41:17,908 16, AMENDMENT NUMBER 17. AND 1234 00:41:17,908 --> 00:41:21,178 AMENDMENT NUMBER 26. AS WELL AS 1235 00:41:21,178 --> 00:41:23,013 27. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE PLAYING 1236 00:41:23,013 --> 00:41:27,084 BINGO HERE. DO WE GET THEM ALL? 1237 00:41:27,084 --> 00:41:32,289 SO TWO, FOUR. 16 1726 AND 27. 1238 00:41:32,289 --> 00:41:34,158 CORRECT. GOT THEM. THANK YOU 1239 00:41:34,158 --> 00:41:34,758 GUYS. I MEAN THANK YOU 1240 00:41:34,758 --> 00:41:35,960 EVERYBODY. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. 1241 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:37,661 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 1242 00:41:37,661 --> 00:41:38,696 JUAREZ LET THE RECORD REFLECT. 1243 00:41:38,696 --> 00:41:40,598 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WOULD LIKE 1244 00:41:40,598 --> 00:41:45,135 TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FOR 1245 00:41:45,135 --> 00:41:47,571 AMENDMENT NUMBERS TWO, FOUR, 16, 1246 00:41:47,571 --> 00:41:54,645 17, 26 AND 27. ALL RIGHT. 1247 00:41:54,645 --> 00:41:56,614 EXCELLENT. ANY FINAL COMMENTS? 1248 00:41:56,614 --> 00:41:58,849 QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE 1249 00:41:58,849 --> 00:42:02,686 PACKAGE? THE PROPOSED PACKAGE? 1250 00:42:02,686 --> 00:42:04,088 YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. COUNCIL 1251 00:42:04,088 --> 00:42:04,388 PRESIDENT. 1252 00:42:04,388 --> 00:42:06,790 -- SORRY, I DON'T WANT TO ADD 1253 00:42:06,790 --> 00:42:07,391 TO I WILL ADD TO THE CHORUS, 1254 00:42:07,391 --> 00:42:09,960 JUST REALLY THANKING YOU FOR 1255 00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:12,029 ADDING MY AMENDMENTS. BUT ALSO I 1256 00:42:12,029 --> 00:42:14,765 THINK THIS IS A GREAT GROUP OF 1257 00:42:14,765 --> 00:42:15,566 AMENDMENTS THAT YOU ADDED FOR 1258 00:42:15,566 --> 00:42:18,168 THE PACKAGE. AND SO YOU WERE 1259 00:42:18,168 --> 00:42:20,271 TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING 1260 00:42:20,271 --> 00:42:21,272 THAT EVERY YOU KNOW, THAT THERE 1261 00:42:21,272 --> 00:42:24,141 WAS A GENERAL SUPPORT FOR. SO 1262 00:42:24,141 --> 00:42:24,708 JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR 1263 00:42:24,708 --> 00:42:26,143 WORK, YOUR WORK ON THAT, BECAUSE 1264 00:42:26,143 --> 00:42:27,111 I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO PUT 1265 00:42:27,111 --> 00:42:29,113 SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR EVERYONE. 1266 00:42:29,113 --> 00:42:30,281 SO THANK YOU. CHAIR. I JUST 1267 00:42:30,281 --> 00:42:32,182 WANTED TO SAY THOSE WORDS. 1268 00:42:32,182 --> 00:42:33,183 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1269 00:42:33,183 --> 00:42:34,151 APPRECIATE YOU, YOUR LEADERSHIP 1270 00:42:34,151 --> 00:42:34,752 AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND ALL 1271 00:42:34,752 --> 00:42:37,321 THIS. AND CONSENSUS IS WHAT THIS 1272 00:42:37,321 --> 00:42:39,523 IS ABOUT. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE 1273 00:42:39,523 --> 00:42:44,795 THAT. ALL RIGHT LET'S SEE HERE. 1274 00:42:44,795 --> 00:42:47,164 NOW LET'S VOTE ON THE THE 1275 00:42:47,164 --> 00:42:50,935 PROPOSED CONSENT PACKAGE AS 1276 00:42:50,935 --> 00:42:54,038 IT'S CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED SO I 1277 00:42:54,038 --> 00:42:59,443 MOVED TO AMEND THE BILL. EXCUSE 1278 00:42:59,443 --> 00:43:02,880 ME, EXCUSE ME. PROCEDURALLY 1279 00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:04,949 COMPLEX. ALL RIGHT. AMENDMENT. 1280 00:43:04,949 --> 00:43:07,351 SO FOR CLARITY, AMENDMENT 1281 00:43:07,351 --> 00:43:10,721 NUMBERS ONE, FOUR AND 28 HAVE 1282 00:43:10,721 --> 00:43:12,356 BEEN REMOVED AND WILL BE 1283 00:43:12,356 --> 00:43:15,025 ADDRESSED SEPARATELY. WE KNOW 1284 00:43:15,025 --> 00:43:17,161 AMENDMENT 28 WILL NOT BE 1285 00:43:17,161 --> 00:43:18,629 CONSIDERED TODAY, BUT WILL BE 1286 00:43:18,629 --> 00:43:21,298 BROUGHT BACK TO FULL COUNCIL ON 1287 00:43:21,298 --> 00:43:22,366 TUESDAY. CORRECT. THEREFORE, I 1288 00:43:22,366 --> 00:43:25,869 MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT 1289 00:43:25,869 --> 00:43:30,274 AMENDMENT PACKAGE EXCLUDING 1290 00:43:30,274 --> 00:43:31,842 AMENDMENTS 1428. IS THERE A 1291 00:43:31,842 --> 00:43:33,644 SECOND. 1292 00:43:33,644 --> 00:43:34,778 -- SECOND, SECOND? 1293 00:43:34,778 --> 00:43:37,381 -- IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO 1294 00:43:37,381 --> 00:43:40,484 ADOPT THE CONSENT AMENDMENT 1295 00:43:40,484 --> 00:43:41,051 PACKAGE EXCLUDING AMENDMENT 1296 00:43:41,051 --> 00:43:44,254 NUMBERS ONE, FOUR AND 28. WILL 1297 00:43:44,254 --> 00:43:44,888 THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL 1298 00:43:44,888 --> 00:43:49,226 ON THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED 1299 00:43:49,226 --> 00:43:52,763 CONSENT PACKAGE PACKAGE 1300 00:43:52,763 --> 00:43:53,297 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 1301 00:43:53,297 --> 00:43:54,865 -- AYE. 1302 00:43:54,865 --> 00:43:58,235 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AYE. 1303 00:43:58,235 --> 00:43:58,736 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 1304 00:43:58,736 --> 00:43:59,103 HOLLINGSWORTH. 1305 00:43:59,103 --> 00:44:01,238 -- YES. 1306 00:44:01,238 --> 00:44:03,207 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AYE. 1307 00:44:03,207 --> 00:44:03,641 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 1308 00:44:03,641 --> 00:44:05,075 -- YES. 1309 00:44:05,075 --> 00:44:07,644 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. AYE. 1310 00:44:07,644 --> 00:44:08,579 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1311 00:44:08,579 --> 00:44:08,812 -- YES. 1312 00:44:08,812 --> 00:44:11,148 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. YES. 1313 00:44:11,148 --> 00:44:15,152 CHAIR SAKA. 1314 00:44:15,152 --> 00:44:15,686 -- AYE. 1315 00:44:15,686 --> 00:44:17,221 -- CHAIR. THERE WERE NINE EYES 1316 00:44:17,221 --> 00:44:19,657 AND ZERO NAYS. 1317 00:44:19,657 --> 00:44:22,926 -- ALL RIGHT. THE CONSENT 1318 00:44:22,926 --> 00:44:23,894 AMENDMENT PACKAGE EXCLUDING 1319 00:44:23,894 --> 00:44:27,364 AMENDMENT NUMBERS ONE, FOUR, AND 1320 00:44:27,364 --> 00:44:28,098 28 ARE HEREBY ADOPTED AND WILL 1321 00:44:28,098 --> 00:44:32,202 BE INCORPORATED INTO THE BILL. 1322 00:44:32,202 --> 00:44:35,039 LET'S SEE NOW. NOW WE TAKE UP, 1323 00:44:35,039 --> 00:44:38,042 I THINK THE THE TWO ITEMS THAT 1324 00:44:38,042 --> 00:44:41,845 WERE REMOVED. CORRECT? YEAH. ALL 1325 00:44:41,845 --> 00:44:45,549 RIGHT. SO I MOVE SO THAT'S 1326 00:44:45,549 --> 00:44:46,750 WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WE'RE 1327 00:44:46,750 --> 00:44:48,819 GOING TO TAKE UP THE TWO ITEMS 1328 00:44:48,819 --> 00:44:50,454 THAT WERE WELL YEAH TWO ITEMS 1329 00:44:50,454 --> 00:44:52,790 THAT WERE REMOVED. WE KNOW THAT 1330 00:44:52,790 --> 00:44:53,424 ONE OF THOSE ITEMS. THERE'S A 1331 00:44:53,424 --> 00:44:54,758 THIRD ITEM THAT WILL BE BROUGHT 1332 00:44:54,758 --> 00:44:57,661 BACK AT FULL. AND THEN WE WILL 1333 00:44:57,661 --> 00:44:59,963 PROCEED WITH THE AMENDMENTS 1334 00:44:59,963 --> 00:45:02,900 CONTAINED IN THAT GROUP B 1335 00:45:02,900 --> 00:45:05,002 PACKAGE INDIVIDUALLY. SO ANY 1336 00:45:05,002 --> 00:45:06,403 QUESTIONS COMMENTS ON THAT ON 1337 00:45:06,403 --> 00:45:09,173 THAT PROCESS. JUST SO WE'RE 1338 00:45:09,173 --> 00:45:10,407 CLEAR, COLLEAGUES HEARING NONE. 1339 00:45:10,407 --> 00:45:11,075 SEEING NONE. OKAY, COOL. AND BY 1340 00:45:11,075 --> 00:45:13,077 THE WAY, THAT'S THAT'S THUNDER 1341 00:45:13,077 --> 00:45:14,745 THAT WE'RE HEARING OUTSIDE AS A 1342 00:45:14,745 --> 00:45:17,347 AS A KID WHO GREW UP IN 1343 00:45:17,347 --> 00:45:17,915 MINNESOTA, I LOVE HEARING 1344 00:45:17,915 --> 00:45:20,884 THUNDER. I MISS THE, THE STORMS. 1345 00:45:20,884 --> 00:45:22,953 AND IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT 1346 00:45:22,953 --> 00:45:23,687 EVERY NOW AND AGAIN HERE IN THE 1347 00:45:23,687 --> 00:45:29,893 PACIFIC NORTHWEST. ALL RIGHT 1348 00:45:29,893 --> 00:45:31,895 LET'S SEE. AYE. LET US FIRST 1349 00:45:31,895 --> 00:45:33,230 TAKE UP. SHOULD WE MOVE THE 1350 00:45:33,230 --> 00:45:36,266 FIRST AMENDMENT FIRST AND THEN. 1351 00:45:36,266 --> 00:45:40,270 OKAY, I MOVE TO AMEND THE BILL 1352 00:45:40,270 --> 00:45:43,073 AS PRESENTED AN AMENDMENT NUMBER 1353 00:45:43,073 --> 00:45:45,042 ONE, IS THERE A SECOND? 1354 00:45:45,042 --> 00:45:45,409 -- SECOND. 1355 00:45:45,409 --> 00:45:47,311 -- IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO 1356 00:45:47,311 --> 00:45:49,379 AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE BILL AS 1357 00:45:49,379 --> 00:45:51,348 PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 1358 00:45:51,348 --> 00:45:52,449 ONE, CENTRAL STAFF, COULD YOU 1359 00:45:52,449 --> 00:45:57,721 PLEASE PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF 1360 00:45:57,721 --> 00:45:58,088 THE AMENDMENT? 1361 00:45:58,088 --> 00:46:01,425 -- AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION ONE TO 1362 00:46:01,425 --> 00:46:04,995 COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21226 1363 00:46:04,995 --> 00:46:05,629 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 1364 00:46:05,629 --> 00:46:07,164 THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD 1365 00:46:07,164 --> 00:46:10,868 RECITALS AND AMEND SECTIONS OF 1366 00:46:10,868 --> 00:46:14,972 THE BILL REGARDING ADDING 1367 00:46:14,972 --> 00:46:15,472 LANGUAGE TO STRESS THE 1368 00:46:15,472 --> 00:46:16,006 RESPONSIBILITY OF LOCAL 1369 00:46:16,006 --> 00:46:18,242 JURISDICTIONS IN KING COUNTY 1370 00:46:18,242 --> 00:46:20,177 METRO IN PROVIDING SAFE AND 1371 00:46:20,177 --> 00:46:22,980 SECURE TRANSIT SERVICES. IT ALSO 1372 00:46:22,980 --> 00:46:25,549 CREATES A NEW PERMISSIBLE USE OF 1373 00:46:25,549 --> 00:46:29,353 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE REVENUES 1374 00:46:29,353 --> 00:46:29,987 TO SUPPORT LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION 1375 00:46:29,987 --> 00:46:31,555 OF KING COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT 1376 00:46:31,555 --> 00:46:34,191 SAFETY TASK FORCE 1377 00:46:34,191 --> 00:46:35,392 RECOMMENDATIONS, AND IT ALSO 1378 00:46:35,392 --> 00:46:38,862 ADDS A CLAUSE REGARDING 1379 00:46:38,862 --> 00:46:39,396 ADDITIONAL PURCHASES AND 1380 00:46:39,396 --> 00:46:42,666 PROHIBITING SUPPLEMENTATION OF 1381 00:46:42,666 --> 00:46:43,600 RESOURCES ALREADY PROVIDED BY 1382 00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:46,703 KING COUNTY METRO 1383 00:46:46,703 --> 00:46:49,840 -- THANK YOU AMANDA. AND AS THE 1384 00:46:49,840 --> 00:46:50,908 AMENDMENT PRIME SPONSOR, I'LL I 1385 00:46:50,908 --> 00:46:53,911 WILL SHARE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE 1386 00:46:53,911 --> 00:46:55,779 THAT THIS AMENDMENT IS THE 1387 00:46:55,779 --> 00:46:57,781 DIRECT RESULT OF COMMUNITY 1388 00:46:57,781 --> 00:47:00,784 FEEDBACK, INCLUDING FROM METRO 1389 00:47:00,784 --> 00:47:05,923 OPERATORS AND THE TRANSIT 1390 00:47:05,923 --> 00:47:10,394 OPERATOR, UNION LEADERSHIP UNION 1391 00:47:10,394 --> 00:47:11,895 LEADERSHIP. AS CHAIR OF THIS 1392 00:47:11,895 --> 00:47:13,997 COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES 1393 00:47:13,997 --> 00:47:15,465 TRANSPORTATION POLICY IN OUR 1394 00:47:15,465 --> 00:47:18,335 CITY, TRANSIT SAFETY AND 1395 00:47:18,335 --> 00:47:20,804 SECURITY IS ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND 1396 00:47:20,804 --> 00:47:24,374 ALWAYS WILL BE ONE OF MY HIGHEST 1397 00:47:24,374 --> 00:47:25,275 PRIORITIES. JUST LAST MONTH, IN 1398 00:47:25,275 --> 00:47:28,579 A REPORT MANDATED BY A SEATTLE 1399 00:47:28,579 --> 00:47:31,481 CITY COUNCIL STATEMENT OF 1400 00:47:31,481 --> 00:47:33,183 LEGISLATIVE INTENT, SLY THAT I 1401 00:47:33,183 --> 00:47:35,619 SPONSORED DURING THE 2025 CITY 1402 00:47:35,619 --> 00:47:38,155 BUDGET PROCESS. S DOT S DOT 1403 00:47:38,155 --> 00:47:39,556 PROVIDED DATA ON SECURITY AND 1404 00:47:39,556 --> 00:47:42,292 SAFETY INCIDENTS ON KING COUNTY 1405 00:47:42,292 --> 00:47:44,795 METRO FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1406 00:47:44,795 --> 00:47:48,298 2023 THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER 1407 00:47:48,298 --> 00:47:49,399 OF 2025. SO YOU ALL LIKE DATA? I 1408 00:47:49,399 --> 00:47:52,536 LOVE DATA TOO. HERE IT IS. DATA 1409 00:47:52,536 --> 00:47:55,639 IS VERY DISCOURAGING. HEADS UP, 1410 00:47:55,639 --> 00:47:59,509 HARASSMENT AND THREAT INCIDENTS 1411 00:47:59,509 --> 00:48:00,944 INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING 1412 00:48:00,944 --> 00:48:06,083 THAT PERIOD, RISING FROM 397 IN 1413 00:48:06,083 --> 00:48:11,288 20 23 TO 560 4 IN 2024. THOSE 1414 00:48:11,288 --> 00:48:11,922 HARASSMENT AND THREAT INCIDENTS 1415 00:48:11,922 --> 00:48:16,627 REMAINED HIGH IN QUARTER ONE OF 1416 00:48:16,627 --> 00:48:19,763 2025, WITH 152 INCIDENTS, WHICH 1417 00:48:19,763 --> 00:48:22,299 WAS ON PACE FOR 608 TOTAL FOR 1418 00:48:22,299 --> 00:48:26,069 THE YEAR PASSENGER ASSAULTS 1419 00:48:26,069 --> 00:48:29,806 DISTURBANCES ALSO SHOWED A 1420 00:48:29,806 --> 00:48:34,978 SIGNIFICANT UPWARD TREND, 1421 00:48:34,978 --> 00:48:35,612 INCREASING FROM 313 AND 2023 TO 1422 00:48:35,612 --> 00:48:40,517 340 8 IN 2024. Q1 OF 2025 SHOWED 1423 00:48:40,517 --> 00:48:42,219 75 INCIDENTS OF PASSENGER 1424 00:48:42,219 --> 00:48:45,689 ASSAULTS AND DISTURBANCES, 1425 00:48:45,689 --> 00:48:48,325 CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR QUARTERLY 1426 00:48:48,325 --> 00:48:51,128 RANGES, TRANSIT WORKER ASSAULTS 1427 00:48:51,128 --> 00:48:55,299 HAVE ALSO RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY. 1428 00:48:55,299 --> 00:48:59,303 THERE WERE 38 INCIDENTS IN 2023 1429 00:48:59,303 --> 00:49:02,906 AND 51 IN 2024, WHICH IS AN 1430 00:49:02,906 --> 00:49:08,178 INCREASE OF OVER 34% YEAR OVER 1431 00:49:08,178 --> 00:49:10,380 YEAR. Q1 OF 2025 REPORTS 12 1432 00:49:10,380 --> 00:49:13,250 INCIDENTS OF TRANSIT WORKER 1433 00:49:13,250 --> 00:49:15,986 ASSAULTS, WHICH WAS ON PACE FOR 1434 00:49:15,986 --> 00:49:19,723 48 SUCH INCIDENTS BY THE END OF 1435 00:49:19,723 --> 00:49:20,991 THAT YEAR. ALL THIS MEANS THAT 1436 00:49:20,991 --> 00:49:23,660 IN THE LAST FIVE QUARTERS FOR 1437 00:49:23,660 --> 00:49:24,795 THIS REPORTING PERIOD FOR WHICH 1438 00:49:24,795 --> 00:49:27,998 DATA IS AVAILABLE, THERE WAS 1439 00:49:27,998 --> 00:49:33,070 ALMOST ONE ASSAULT ON A TRANSIT 1440 00:49:33,070 --> 00:49:36,573 WORKER EVERY WEEK. THAT IS 1441 00:49:36,573 --> 00:49:37,974 TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. NOW, AS WE 1442 00:49:37,974 --> 00:49:39,209 TALK ABOUT INCREASING TRANSIT 1443 00:49:39,209 --> 00:49:41,278 SERVICE, WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND 1444 00:49:41,278 --> 00:49:41,878 THE IMPORTANCE OF RECRUITMENT 1445 00:49:41,878 --> 00:49:46,149 AND RETENTION OF TRANSIT WORKERS 1446 00:49:46,149 --> 00:49:48,118 CAN'T JUST WRITE A CHECK AND 1447 00:49:48,118 --> 00:49:50,320 EXPECT MORE BUSSES TO ROLL OUT 1448 00:49:50,320 --> 00:49:53,657 THE NEXT DAY I KNOW WE ALL CARE 1449 00:49:53,657 --> 00:49:56,593 ABOUT WORKERS, COLLEAGUES WE 1450 00:49:56,593 --> 00:50:01,264 HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR 1451 00:50:01,264 --> 00:50:01,765 MAINTAINING HEALTHY AND 1452 00:50:01,765 --> 00:50:05,235 DESIRABLE WORKING CONDITIONS. IF 1453 00:50:05,235 --> 00:50:06,803 WE IGNORE THESE PROBLEMS, WE 1454 00:50:06,803 --> 00:50:08,605 WON'T BE ABLE TO COUNT ON 1455 00:50:08,605 --> 00:50:10,474 ENOUGH PEOPLE COMING FORWARD. 1456 00:50:10,474 --> 00:50:11,074 IT'S DIFFICULT BUT HIGHLY 1457 00:50:11,074 --> 00:50:11,875 IMPACTFUL JOB TO SERVE AS 1458 00:50:11,875 --> 00:50:17,347 TRANSIT WORKERS. NOR WILL WE BE 1459 00:50:17,347 --> 00:50:21,284 ABLE TO ASSUME THAT WILL THAT 1460 00:50:21,284 --> 00:50:23,653 PEOPLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY CHOOSE 1461 00:50:23,653 --> 00:50:25,522 PUBLIC TRANSIT AS THE PREFERRED 1462 00:50:25,522 --> 00:50:26,690 OPTION AND CHOICE TO DRIVING. 1463 00:50:26,690 --> 00:50:27,758 BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, 1464 00:50:27,758 --> 00:50:30,460 IT'S A CHOICE. BUT DON'T TAKE 1465 00:50:30,460 --> 00:50:31,895 MY WORD FOR IT A LITTLE MORE 1466 00:50:31,895 --> 00:50:36,900 DATA ON JULY 2nd, A METRO BUS 1467 00:50:36,900 --> 00:50:38,301 DRIVER DID NOT ALLOW A MAN TO 1468 00:50:38,301 --> 00:50:43,140 BOARD A BUS NEAR FOURTH AVENUE 1469 00:50:43,140 --> 00:50:43,774 SOUTH AND SOUTH JACKSON STREET 1470 00:50:43,774 --> 00:50:44,408 IN THE CHINATOWN-INTERNATIONAL 1471 00:50:44,408 --> 00:50:45,041 DISTRICT BECAUSE HE RECOGNIZED 1472 00:50:45,041 --> 00:50:46,977 THE MAN FROM A PREVIOUS INCIDENT 1473 00:50:46,977 --> 00:50:47,611 AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT 1474 00:50:47,611 --> 00:50:51,381 THAT THE MAN WAS CARRYING A 1475 00:50:51,381 --> 00:50:54,017 MACHETE, MACHETE THIS A BANANA 1476 00:50:54,017 --> 00:50:57,988 REPUBLIC THE MAN THEN ALLEGEDLY 1477 00:50:57,988 --> 00:51:01,558 USED THE MACHETE TO DAMAGE THE 1478 00:51:01,558 --> 00:51:04,227 BUS WINDOW AND WINDSHIELD. HOW 1479 00:51:04,227 --> 00:51:04,861 HORRIFYING THAT MUST HAVE BEEN 1480 00:51:04,861 --> 00:51:06,897 FOR THAT DRIVER AND ALL THOSE 1481 00:51:06,897 --> 00:51:13,003 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. COMMON 1482 00:51:13,003 --> 00:51:15,238 CARRIER. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS 1483 00:51:15,238 --> 00:51:16,973 HURT THAT DAY, AT LEAST WITH 1484 00:51:16,973 --> 00:51:19,509 RESPECT TO THAT INCIDENT. AND 1485 00:51:19,509 --> 00:51:21,111 COLLEAGUES. FRIENDLY REMINDER, 1486 00:51:21,111 --> 00:51:23,647 QUITE LITERALLY ON THE EVE THE 1487 00:51:23,647 --> 00:51:26,049 DAY THAT I ORIGINALLY PRESENTED 1488 00:51:26,049 --> 00:51:27,617 THIS AMENDMENT TO YOU ALL AND TO 1489 00:51:27,617 --> 00:51:29,786 THE PUBLIC, NIGHT BEFORE THE 1490 00:51:29,786 --> 00:51:34,291 NIGHT OF JULY 5th, A 39 YEAR OLD 1491 00:51:34,291 --> 00:51:35,292 MAN SUFFERED THREE GUNSHOT 1492 00:51:35,292 --> 00:51:36,159 WOUNDS WHILE SITTING IN THE BACK 1493 00:51:36,159 --> 00:51:38,628 OF A METRO BUS. ACCORDING TO 1494 00:51:38,628 --> 00:51:39,863 WITNESSES, THE INCIDENT BEGAN 1495 00:51:39,863 --> 00:51:42,466 WHEN THE SUSPECT ACCUSED SOMEONE 1496 00:51:42,466 --> 00:51:44,367 ON THE BUS OF STEALING HIS 1497 00:51:44,367 --> 00:51:45,969 PROPERTY. THE SUSPECT THEN 1498 00:51:45,969 --> 00:51:49,206 EXITED THE BUS IN THE 500 BLOCK 1499 00:51:49,206 --> 00:51:50,240 OF SOUTH LANDER STREET, MY 1500 00:51:50,240 --> 00:51:52,776 DISTRICT, BY THE WAY AND THEN 1501 00:51:52,776 --> 00:51:54,678 PROCEEDED TO FIRE MULTIPLE 1502 00:51:54,678 --> 00:51:56,880 ROUNDS AT THE BACK OF THE BUS. 1503 00:51:56,880 --> 00:51:59,182 ULTIMATELY STRIKING THE VICTIM. 1504 00:51:59,182 --> 00:52:01,985 THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO 1505 00:52:01,985 --> 00:52:03,920 HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER IN 1506 00:52:03,920 --> 00:52:04,888 CRITICAL CONDITION. AS OF TODAY, 1507 00:52:04,888 --> 00:52:05,989 AN UPDATE TO HIS CONDITION HAS 1508 00:52:05,989 --> 00:52:10,861 NOT YET BEEN MADE PUBLIC. 1509 00:52:10,861 --> 00:52:13,830 COLLEAGUES, THIS AMENDMENT IS 1510 00:52:13,830 --> 00:52:15,699 INTENTIONALLY SERIALIZED AS 1511 00:52:15,699 --> 00:52:17,367 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE FOR A 1512 00:52:17,367 --> 00:52:21,538 REASON THESE SAFETY ISSUES 1513 00:52:21,538 --> 00:52:27,878 AMOUNT TO AN IMMINENT THREAT TO 1514 00:52:27,878 --> 00:52:28,478 TRANSIT RIDERS AND OPERATORS. 1515 00:52:28,478 --> 00:52:30,080 RIGHT NOW, WE SHOULD NOT EVEN BE 1516 00:52:30,080 --> 00:52:33,150 SURPRISED THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE, 1517 00:52:33,150 --> 00:52:37,954 BECAUSE WE KNOW IN 2025, THE 1518 00:52:37,954 --> 00:52:39,222 KING COUNTY COUNCIL ADOPTED A 1519 00:52:39,222 --> 00:52:42,092 MOTION ESTABLISHING THE KING 1520 00:52:42,092 --> 00:52:42,726 COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT SAFETY 1521 00:52:42,726 --> 00:52:46,363 TASK FORCE. THIS WAS IN DIRECT 1522 00:52:46,363 --> 00:52:48,465 RESPONSE TO 33 REPORTED ASSAULTS 1523 00:52:48,465 --> 00:52:51,535 ON OPERATORS IN 2023. 1524 00:52:51,535 --> 00:52:52,102 CONTAMINATION FROM DRUG USE 1525 00:52:52,102 --> 00:52:54,504 ABOARD VEHICLES, FENTANYL 1526 00:52:54,504 --> 00:52:55,805 BROADER SAFETY CONCERNS SHAPED 1527 00:52:55,805 --> 00:52:59,075 BY HOMELESSNESS, BEHAVIORAL 1528 00:52:59,075 --> 00:53:01,478 HEALTH CHALLENGES AND FRAGMENTED 1529 00:53:01,478 --> 00:53:04,080 JURISDICTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, 1530 00:53:04,080 --> 00:53:05,916 AS WELL AS THE TRAGIC, HIGH 1531 00:53:05,916 --> 00:53:08,451 PROFILE MURDER IN DECEMBER 2024 1532 00:53:08,451 --> 00:53:14,758 OF METRO OPERATOR SEAN YIM. THE 1533 00:53:14,758 --> 00:53:17,460 TASK FORCE CONSISTED OF ATU 1534 00:53:17,460 --> 00:53:18,495 LOCAL 587 OPERATORS, AGENCY 1535 00:53:18,495 --> 00:53:19,696 LEADERSHIP, LAW ENFORCEMENT, 1536 00:53:19,696 --> 00:53:21,097 MUNICIPALITIES, BEHAVIORAL 1537 00:53:21,097 --> 00:53:22,599 HEALTH PROVIDERS, CARE 1538 00:53:22,599 --> 00:53:25,735 RESPONDERS, RIDERS AND COMMUNITY 1539 00:53:25,735 --> 00:53:28,338 ORGANIZERS. OPERATORS SHARED 1540 00:53:28,338 --> 00:53:30,574 FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE OF RISK AND 1541 00:53:30,574 --> 00:53:32,309 RIDERS DESCRIBE CONDITIONS AND 1542 00:53:32,309 --> 00:53:35,245 MADE THAT MADE THEM FEEL UNSAFE. 1543 00:53:35,245 --> 00:53:38,481 THEY WERE, IN FACT UNSAFE. 1544 00:53:38,481 --> 00:53:40,617 AGENCY LEADERSHIP CONTRIBUTED 1545 00:53:40,617 --> 00:53:42,586 EXPERTISE TO TRANSLATE THE 1546 00:53:42,586 --> 00:53:43,820 EXPRESS CONCERNS INTO PRACTICAL 1547 00:53:43,820 --> 00:53:45,455 SOLUTIONS AND AS A DIRECT 1548 00:53:45,455 --> 00:53:47,591 RESULT, THE TASK FORCE PUBLISHED 1549 00:53:47,591 --> 00:53:48,391 AN INITIAL RESOURCE THAT I 1550 00:53:48,391 --> 00:53:51,027 HIGHLY RECOMMEND EACH OF MY 1551 00:53:51,027 --> 00:53:51,928 COLLEAGUES READ. THIS AMENDMENT 1552 00:53:51,928 --> 00:53:54,831 PLEDGES THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S 1553 00:53:54,831 --> 00:53:56,766 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL CITY OF 1554 00:53:56,766 --> 00:53:58,068 SEATTLE IMPLEMENTATION. LOCAL 1555 00:53:58,068 --> 00:54:00,570 CITY OF SEATTLE. IMPLEMENTATION 1556 00:54:00,570 --> 00:54:01,404 OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS LISTED IN 1557 00:54:01,404 --> 00:54:03,306 THIS DOCUMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT 1558 00:54:03,306 --> 00:54:05,875 LIMITED TO HIRING ADDITIONAL 1559 00:54:05,875 --> 00:54:06,476 PERSONNEL SUCH AS BEHAVIORAL 1560 00:54:06,476 --> 00:54:08,778 HEALTH SPECIALISTS, METRO METRO 1561 00:54:08,778 --> 00:54:10,246 TRANSIT POLICE OFFICERS, TRANSIT 1562 00:54:10,246 --> 00:54:12,482 SECURITY OFFICERS, METRO 1563 00:54:12,482 --> 00:54:13,717 AMBASSADORS CONTRACTED SECURITY 1564 00:54:13,717 --> 00:54:15,819 OFFICERS, FARE ENFORCEMENT AND 1565 00:54:15,819 --> 00:54:16,386 THE LIKE. ALTHOUGH THE TASK 1566 00:54:16,386 --> 00:54:20,390 FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS DO NOT 1567 00:54:20,390 --> 00:54:21,124 CONTAIN. WELL, I'LL JUST STOP 1568 00:54:21,124 --> 00:54:26,730 THERE THIS IS A COMMON SENSE 1569 00:54:26,730 --> 00:54:29,733 AMENDMENT. I'M PROUD OF THE 1570 00:54:29,733 --> 00:54:31,935 WORK OF COMMUNITY WORKING SO 1571 00:54:31,935 --> 00:54:33,403 CLOSELY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MY 1572 00:54:33,403 --> 00:54:35,772 OFFICE TO DEVELOP THIS IN TERMS 1573 00:54:35,772 --> 00:54:42,078 OF SOME OF THE SAUSAGE MAKING, 1574 00:54:42,078 --> 00:54:43,780 THE. WE LEARNED FROM THE TASK 1575 00:54:43,780 --> 00:54:45,548 FORCE THAT IMPROVING TRANSIT 1576 00:54:45,548 --> 00:54:46,883 SAFETY AND SECURITY IS A SHARED 1577 00:54:46,883 --> 00:54:47,884 RESPONSIBILITY, NOT JUST ONE 1578 00:54:47,884 --> 00:54:50,320 SOLELY BORNE BY AN INDIVIDUAL 1579 00:54:50,320 --> 00:54:51,921 TRANSIT AGENCY LIKE KING COUNTY 1580 00:54:51,921 --> 00:54:54,124 METRO AND SOUND TRANSIT. THAT'S 1581 00:54:54,124 --> 00:54:56,192 WHAT THE AMENDMENT SAYS, BECAUSE 1582 00:54:56,192 --> 00:54:59,095 THAT'S WHAT THE TASK FORCE 1583 00:54:59,095 --> 00:55:01,731 SAID. ATU LOCAL 587 SHARED WITH 1584 00:55:01,731 --> 00:55:02,966 ME THAT THEY TAKE THE POSITION 1585 00:55:02,966 --> 00:55:05,001 THAT FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF 1586 00:55:05,001 --> 00:55:06,803 INVESTMENT FOR TRANSIT AND 1587 00:55:06,803 --> 00:55:07,704 TRANSIT SERVICE, THERE SHOULD BE 1588 00:55:07,704 --> 00:55:11,074 A CERTAIN PORTION OR PERCENTAGE 1589 00:55:11,074 --> 00:55:15,645 OF THAT DOLLAR MINIMUM INVESTED 1590 00:55:15,645 --> 00:55:20,517 IN PARALLEL WITH TRANSIT SAFETY 1591 00:55:20,517 --> 00:55:22,318 AND SECURITY. WE. WE WEREN'T 1592 00:55:22,318 --> 00:55:23,119 ABLE TO ALIGN IN THE LIMITED 1593 00:55:23,119 --> 00:55:25,722 TIME ON WHAT THAT PRECISE 1594 00:55:25,722 --> 00:55:26,856 ALLOCATION SHOULD BE. AND 1595 00:55:26,856 --> 00:55:29,426 INSTEAD, THIS IS WHERE WE 1596 00:55:29,426 --> 00:55:31,594 LANDED. THIS AMENDMENT ALLOWS US 1597 00:55:31,594 --> 00:55:32,562 TO INVEST ABOVE AND BEYOND. 1598 00:55:32,562 --> 00:55:33,630 AGAIN, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT 1599 00:55:33,630 --> 00:55:35,498 BASELINE. WHAT METRO HAS ALREADY 1600 00:55:35,498 --> 00:55:37,200 PROVIDED AND WILL PROVIDE. WE 1601 00:55:37,200 --> 00:55:40,870 WANT THEM. THEY MADE A 1602 00:55:40,870 --> 00:55:42,739 SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN IMPROVING 1603 00:55:42,739 --> 00:55:44,074 TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY, BUT 1604 00:55:44,074 --> 00:55:45,575 THERE'S PLENTY MORE WORK TO DO 1605 00:55:45,575 --> 00:55:48,244 AS SOME OF THE DATA AND EVIDENCE 1606 00:55:48,244 --> 00:55:50,413 I SHARED EARLIER MAKE CRYSTAL 1607 00:55:50,413 --> 00:55:51,314 CLEAR. AND WE AS A CITY ALSO 1608 00:55:51,314 --> 00:55:52,949 HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY. SO FOR 1609 00:55:52,949 --> 00:55:53,650 THOSE REASONS, COLLEAGUES, I ASK 1610 00:55:53,650 --> 00:55:54,818 FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS 1611 00:55:54,818 --> 00:55:59,322 AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. I WILL NOW 1612 00:55:59,322 --> 00:56:01,725 TURN IT OVER TO COLLEAGUES FOR 1613 00:56:01,725 --> 00:56:03,093 QUESTIONS. COMMENTS FOR FROM 1614 00:56:03,093 --> 00:56:04,861 YOUR PERSPECTIVE, STARTING FIRST 1615 00:56:04,861 --> 00:56:06,196 WITH COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, 1616 00:56:06,196 --> 00:56:06,663 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 1617 00:56:06,663 --> 00:56:07,430 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR 1618 00:56:07,430 --> 00:56:09,799 SAKA. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. 1619 00:56:09,799 --> 00:56:13,336 AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I REALLY 1620 00:56:13,336 --> 00:56:14,738 APPRECIATE THE THE PASSION WITH 1621 00:56:14,738 --> 00:56:17,006 WHICH YOU SPEAK ABOUT TRANSIT 1622 00:56:17,006 --> 00:56:18,875 SAFETY AND SECURITY. AND, YOU 1623 00:56:18,875 --> 00:56:20,543 KNOW, I TALK OFTEN ABOUT THE 1624 00:56:20,543 --> 00:56:22,112 FACT I'M A MOM TO A 13 YEAR 1625 00:56:22,112 --> 00:56:24,781 OLD. AND WHAT'S REALLY COOL IS 1626 00:56:24,781 --> 00:56:26,883 THAT HE RIDES THE BUS NOW BY 1627 00:56:26,883 --> 00:56:28,084 HIMSELF. AND WHAT'S REALLY COOL 1628 00:56:28,084 --> 00:56:32,122 IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A FREE YOUTH 1629 00:56:32,122 --> 00:56:32,689 PASSES, HE RIDES HIS BUS BY 1630 00:56:32,689 --> 00:56:33,323 HIMSELF, AND I DON'T HAVE TO 1631 00:56:33,323 --> 00:56:34,190 PAY FOR IT. SO SHOUT OUT TO ALL 1632 00:56:34,190 --> 00:56:35,458 THE ORGANIZERS WHO MADE THAT 1633 00:56:35,458 --> 00:56:36,626 POSSIBLE. BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK 1634 00:56:36,626 --> 00:56:38,261 A LOT ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY 1635 00:56:38,261 --> 00:56:39,129 BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS HE RIDING 1636 00:56:39,129 --> 00:56:40,463 THE BUS, BUT HE'S RIDING THE BUS 1637 00:56:40,463 --> 00:56:42,265 AND HE'S DOING TRANSFERS BY 1638 00:56:42,265 --> 00:56:43,433 HIMSELF, WHICH MEANS HE'S 1639 00:56:43,433 --> 00:56:44,067 WAITING AT THE BUS STOP BY OUR 1640 00:56:44,067 --> 00:56:45,802 HOUSE, BUT HE'S ALSO WAITING AT 1641 00:56:45,802 --> 00:56:48,071 THE BUS STOP, WHEREVER HIS 1642 00:56:48,071 --> 00:56:50,173 TRANSFER IS. AND I, YOU KNOW, 1643 00:56:50,173 --> 00:56:51,374 I'M A MOM. I'M GUILTY OF 1644 00:56:51,374 --> 00:56:52,108 GETTING NERVOUS EVERY NOW AND 1645 00:56:52,108 --> 00:56:54,177 AGAIN AND SENDING A TEXT MESSAGE 1646 00:56:54,177 --> 00:56:55,645 AND GOING, DID YOU GET ON YOUR 1647 00:56:55,645 --> 00:56:56,946 TRANSFER? ARE YOU OKAY? IS 1648 00:56:56,946 --> 00:56:59,215 EVERYTHING OKAY AT THE BUS STOP? 1649 00:56:59,215 --> 00:57:00,717 TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY IS 1650 00:57:00,717 --> 00:57:02,886 INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO ME. I 1651 00:57:02,886 --> 00:57:05,955 HAVE A DEAR FRIENDS WHO ARE BUS 1652 00:57:05,955 --> 00:57:08,024 DRIVERS WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO 1653 00:57:08,024 --> 00:57:10,293 GET FINANCIAL STABILITY THROUGH 1654 00:57:10,293 --> 00:57:10,894 BECOMING BUS DRIVERS WHO HAVE 1655 00:57:10,894 --> 00:57:13,630 BEEN ABLE TO SORT OF SUPPORT 1656 00:57:13,630 --> 00:57:15,165 THEMSELVES AND STAYING IN OUR 1657 00:57:15,165 --> 00:57:17,000 CITY BECAUSE THEY ARE BUS 1658 00:57:17,000 --> 00:57:17,867 DRIVERS AND THEY ARE GOOD UNION 1659 00:57:17,867 --> 00:57:19,402 JOBS. AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO 1660 00:57:19,402 --> 00:57:20,837 ALL OF OUR BUS DRIVERS, 1661 00:57:20,837 --> 00:57:22,338 ESPECIALLY THE ONES I KNOW WHO 1662 00:57:22,338 --> 00:57:22,972 WARM MY DAY AND I WANT THEM ALL 1663 00:57:22,972 --> 00:57:26,643 TO BE SAFE. THE REASON THAT I 1664 00:57:26,643 --> 00:57:28,678 WANTED TO PULL THIS AMENDMENT 1665 00:57:28,678 --> 00:57:30,313 OUT OF THE PACKAGE, FULLY 1666 00:57:30,313 --> 00:57:30,914 KNOWING HOW CONTROVERSIAL IT 1667 00:57:30,914 --> 00:57:33,583 WOULD BE TO PULL AN AMENDMENT 1668 00:57:33,583 --> 00:57:34,117 ABOUT TRANSIT SAFETY AND 1669 00:57:34,117 --> 00:57:36,085 SECURITY OUT OF THE PACKAGE IS 1670 00:57:36,085 --> 00:57:39,489 ACTUALLY AROUND THAT, WHERE YOU 1671 00:57:39,489 --> 00:57:40,490 CLOSED CHAIR SAKA, WHICH IS YOUR 1672 00:57:40,490 --> 00:57:42,225 POINT AROUND THE INVESTMENTS IN 1673 00:57:42,225 --> 00:57:43,593 TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY. AND 1674 00:57:43,593 --> 00:57:44,694 IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WHEN 1675 00:57:44,694 --> 00:57:46,663 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS, WE'RE 1676 00:57:46,663 --> 00:57:48,565 REALLY CLEAR THAT WE ARE ALREADY 1677 00:57:48,565 --> 00:57:50,467 PURCHASING TRANSIT SAFETY AND 1678 00:57:50,467 --> 00:57:51,568 SECURITY WITH EVERY DOLLAR OF 1679 00:57:51,568 --> 00:57:52,969 SERVICE THAT WE PURCHASE FROM 1680 00:57:52,969 --> 00:57:55,071 METRO. SO IN FACT, THE CURRENT 1681 00:57:55,071 --> 00:57:56,472 AS IS, IS THAT EVERY DOLLAR OF 1682 00:57:56,472 --> 00:57:58,141 SERVICE THAT WE PURCHASE FROM 1683 00:57:58,141 --> 00:58:01,010 METRO, 10% AROUND IT MIGHT BE 1684 00:58:01,010 --> 00:58:02,045 NINE POINT SOMETHING, SOMETHING. 1685 00:58:02,045 --> 00:58:03,146 SO I'LL TURN TO CENTRAL STAFF 1686 00:58:03,146 --> 00:58:04,681 HERE IN A SECOND, GOES TO 1687 00:58:04,681 --> 00:58:07,317 TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY. 1688 00:58:07,317 --> 00:58:09,419 IT'S ALSO TRUE THAT WE HAVE 1689 00:58:09,419 --> 00:58:11,120 ABOUT $9 MILLION IN THE RECENT 1690 00:58:11,120 --> 00:58:12,422 MOVE, SEATTLE LEVY THAT'S 1691 00:58:12,422 --> 00:58:14,157 INTENDED TO GO TOWARDS TRANSIT 1692 00:58:14,157 --> 00:58:15,525 SAFETY AND SECURITY THAT WE 1693 00:58:15,525 --> 00:58:17,227 HAVEN'T YET PROGRAMED. SO WE 1694 00:58:17,227 --> 00:58:18,394 HAVE THOSE RESOURCES. AND AS WE 1695 00:58:18,394 --> 00:58:21,164 CONTINUE TO SCALE OUR 1696 00:58:21,164 --> 00:58:21,898 INVESTMENTS IN TRANSIT SERVICE, 1697 00:58:21,898 --> 00:58:23,666 IF WE ARE SPENDING MORE DOLLARS 1698 00:58:23,666 --> 00:58:25,768 ON TRANSIT SERVICE THAN WE ARE 1699 00:58:25,768 --> 00:58:27,370 SPENDING MORE DOLLARS ON TRANSIT 1700 00:58:27,370 --> 00:58:28,805 AND SAFETY AND SECURITY, AS WE 1701 00:58:28,805 --> 00:58:30,173 INCREASE THOSE, BECAUSE IT IS 1702 00:58:30,173 --> 00:58:32,175 BAKED INTO EVERY DOLLAR. AND 1703 00:58:32,175 --> 00:58:33,476 FROM MY VANTAGE POINT, I THINK 1704 00:58:33,476 --> 00:58:36,613 THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I KNOW 1705 00:58:36,613 --> 00:58:38,281 THAT WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT, YOU 1706 00:58:38,281 --> 00:58:40,183 KNOW, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND FISCAL 1707 00:58:40,183 --> 00:58:41,784 RESPONSIBILITY. AND SO I THINK 1708 00:58:41,784 --> 00:58:43,653 WE HAVE TO SAY WE ARE PURCHASING 1709 00:58:43,653 --> 00:58:45,188 TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY. 1710 00:58:45,188 --> 00:58:47,390 WHEN WE DO THOSE PURCHASES FROM 1711 00:58:47,390 --> 00:58:48,925 METRO. AND I JUST WANT THAT TO 1712 00:58:48,925 --> 00:58:52,262 BE A CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT 1713 00:58:52,262 --> 00:58:53,763 COMPONENT AS WE'RE CONSIDERING 1714 00:58:53,763 --> 00:58:54,397 THIS AMENDMENT. AND AS I READ 1715 00:58:54,397 --> 00:58:55,498 THIS AMENDMENT, THERE'S MANY 1716 00:58:55,498 --> 00:58:57,333 PARTS OF THE PARTICULARLY, 1717 00:58:57,333 --> 00:58:59,802 PARTICULARLY MANY PARTS OF THE 1718 00:58:59,802 --> 00:59:00,803 RECITALS THAT I JUST DEEPLY 1719 00:59:00,803 --> 00:59:03,373 AGREE WITH. RIGHT. OUR DUTY TO 1720 00:59:03,373 --> 00:59:04,541 MAKE SURE THAT OUR DRIVERS ARE 1721 00:59:04,541 --> 00:59:07,944 SAFE, OUR DUTY TO MAKE SURE THAT 1722 00:59:07,944 --> 00:59:08,578 WE ARE TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE WHO 1723 00:59:08,578 --> 00:59:10,046 ARE RIDING THE BUS. I DEEPLY 1724 00:59:10,046 --> 00:59:12,382 AGREE WITH THAT. I COULDN'T 1725 00:59:12,382 --> 00:59:13,416 AGREE MORE. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE 1726 00:59:13,416 --> 00:59:15,184 SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR THAT WE 1727 00:59:15,184 --> 00:59:18,054 ARE MAKING THESE INVESTMENTS 1728 00:59:18,054 --> 00:59:20,156 WITH THIS LEVY, PARTICULARLY 1729 00:59:20,156 --> 00:59:21,891 THROUGH SIZING UP THIS LEVY, 1730 00:59:21,891 --> 00:59:23,593 INCREASING OUR INVESTMENTS IN 1731 00:59:23,593 --> 00:59:25,595 TRANSIT SERVICE. WE WILL BE 1732 00:59:25,595 --> 00:59:26,195 INCREASING OUR INVESTMENTS IN 1733 00:59:26,195 --> 00:59:28,498 SAFETY AND SECURITY. SO FOR THAT 1734 00:59:28,498 --> 00:59:30,033 REASON, I'LL BE VOTING NO ON 1735 00:59:30,033 --> 00:59:31,801 THIS AMENDMENT TODAY. THANK YOU. 1736 00:59:31,801 --> 00:59:33,636 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1737 00:59:33,636 --> 00:59:34,237 FOSTER COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, 1738 00:59:34,237 --> 00:59:34,971 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 1739 00:59:34,971 --> 00:59:38,374 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR SAKA. YOU 1740 00:59:38,374 --> 00:59:39,976 KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING TO LOOK 1741 00:59:39,976 --> 00:59:41,411 AT THIS ISSUE. AND I THINK, YOU 1742 00:59:41,411 --> 00:59:43,012 KNOW, LOOKING AT IT, YOU CAN'T 1743 00:59:43,012 --> 00:59:45,848 BE JUST SO FOCUSED JUST ON THE 1744 00:59:45,848 --> 00:59:46,616 THE TRANSIT PIECE. YOU HAVE TO 1745 00:59:46,616 --> 00:59:49,218 LOOK AT IT MORE BROADLY. AND I 1746 00:59:49,218 --> 00:59:50,720 HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO THIS 1747 00:59:50,720 --> 00:59:54,190 ISSUE, PUBLIC SAFETY MORE 1748 00:59:54,190 --> 00:59:56,025 GENERALLY A LOT LATELY. FIRST 1749 00:59:56,025 --> 00:59:57,260 WITH LITTLE SAIGON AND THE 1750 00:59:57,260 --> 00:59:58,594 CHALLENGES THAT WE FACED THERE, 1751 00:59:58,594 --> 01:00:01,931 THE NORTH AURORA AND WHAT WE'RE 1752 01:00:01,931 --> 01:00:04,901 SEEING IN THAT LOCATION, AND 1753 01:00:04,901 --> 01:00:09,238 ALSO HIGHLIGHTING WHY WE ARE 1754 01:00:09,238 --> 01:00:09,872 ESSENTIALLY CHRONICALLY DEALING 1755 01:00:09,872 --> 01:00:11,140 WITH THESE PROBLEMS. AND IT'S 1756 01:00:11,140 --> 01:00:13,009 BECAUSE WE ARE A CITY OF TWO 1757 01:00:13,009 --> 01:00:14,277 MINDS. WE WANT TO TAKE ACTION, 1758 01:00:14,277 --> 01:00:16,045 BUT THEN WE DON'T FOR DIFFERENT 1759 01:00:16,045 --> 01:00:18,081 REASONS. I SEE THIS ACROSS THE 1760 01:00:18,081 --> 01:00:20,450 BOARD IN PUBLIC SAFETY, AND 1761 01:00:20,450 --> 01:00:21,117 IT'S THE REASON WHY I BRING IT 1762 01:00:21,117 --> 01:00:22,385 UP. AND IT'S BASICALLY A 1763 01:00:22,385 --> 01:00:24,887 FUNDAMENTAL REASON WHY WE ARE IN 1764 01:00:24,887 --> 01:00:27,457 A CHRONIC STATE OF CHALLENGE 1765 01:00:27,457 --> 01:00:27,924 FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY 1766 01:00:27,924 --> 01:00:29,359 PERSPECTIVE. IN LITTLE SAIGON, 1767 01:00:29,359 --> 01:00:30,126 DOWNTOWN THIRD PIKE AND PINE 1768 01:00:30,126 --> 01:00:32,729 THIRD AND BLANCHARD SECOND, AND 1769 01:00:32,729 --> 01:00:36,399 LENORA UP INTO THE C. I'D NOW 1770 01:00:36,399 --> 01:00:37,734 NORTH BEACON HILL, YOU KNOW, 1771 01:00:37,734 --> 01:00:43,272 ACROSS ALL SEVEN DISTRICTS AND 1772 01:00:43,272 --> 01:00:43,973 THE CHALLENGE UNDERLYING A LOT 1773 01:00:43,973 --> 01:00:47,110 OF THIS IS CAPACITY. WE'RE 1774 01:00:47,110 --> 01:00:48,344 SEEING IT RIGHT NOW. WE'RE 1775 01:00:48,344 --> 01:00:49,445 BACKSLIDING ON NORTH AURORA, 1776 01:00:49,445 --> 01:00:50,279 PARTLY BECAUSE THERE WAS A SURGE 1777 01:00:50,279 --> 01:00:52,982 AS RELATED TO THE WORLD CUP. BUT 1778 01:00:52,982 --> 01:00:54,951 THEN THE SURGE ENDS AND WE START 1779 01:00:54,951 --> 01:00:55,852 FALLING BACK. THE NEXT THING YOU 1780 01:00:55,852 --> 01:00:58,388 KNOW IT. HERE WE ARE. I SAID 1781 01:00:58,388 --> 01:00:59,956 THIS IN THE IN THE PRESS 1782 01:00:59,956 --> 01:01:01,591 CONFERENCE THAT WE HAD JUST 1783 01:01:01,591 --> 01:01:02,959 OUTSIDE CHAMBERS HERE NOT LONG 1784 01:01:02,959 --> 01:01:05,161 AGO, THAT I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH 1785 01:01:05,161 --> 01:01:08,164 CONFIDENCE, BECAUSE WE CANNOT 1786 01:01:08,164 --> 01:01:10,833 SUSTAIN THE EFFORT. WE HAVE TO 1787 01:01:10,833 --> 01:01:12,168 SUSTAIN THE LEADERSHIP. WE HAVE 1788 01:01:12,168 --> 01:01:12,902 TO HAVE THE FOLLOW UP AND THE 1789 01:01:12,902 --> 01:01:17,707 FOLLOW THROUGH. AND THAT TAKES 1790 01:01:17,707 --> 01:01:18,574 RESOURCES. SO THAT'S THE BROADER 1791 01:01:18,574 --> 01:01:19,442 PUBLIC SAFETY PIECE. BUT WHEN 1792 01:01:19,442 --> 01:01:22,311 YOU START NECKING IT DOWN TO THE 1793 01:01:22,311 --> 01:01:22,945 PIECES THAT YOU KNOW HOW THIS 1794 01:01:22,945 --> 01:01:23,980 PLAYS INTO PUBLIC TRANSIT. AND I 1795 01:01:23,980 --> 01:01:26,682 WANT TO THANK MR. WHITFIELD FROM 1796 01:01:26,682 --> 01:01:27,784 8587 FOR BEING HERE AND 1797 01:01:27,784 --> 01:01:31,587 REPRESENTING HIS BUS DRIVERS FOR 1798 01:01:31,587 --> 01:01:35,558 ALL THE REASONS THAT CHAIR SAKA 1799 01:01:35,558 --> 01:01:36,693 NOTED, THEY THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE 1800 01:01:36,693 --> 01:01:39,529 TO DEAL WITH THIS ON A DAY IN 1801 01:01:39,529 --> 01:01:41,364 AND DAY OUT BASIS. THE TRANSIT 1802 01:01:41,364 --> 01:01:42,031 RIDERS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL 1803 01:01:42,031 --> 01:01:44,934 WITH THIS IN A DAY IN AND DAY 1804 01:01:44,934 --> 01:01:45,702 OUT BASIS. BUT HERE WE ARE 1805 01:01:45,702 --> 01:01:50,873 AGAIN, CHRONIC. SO WE NEED TO 1806 01:01:50,873 --> 01:01:54,310 TAKE ACTION AND IT'S IMPORTANT 1807 01:01:54,310 --> 01:01:56,412 IN MY BOOK TO BUILD THE CAPACITY 1808 01:01:56,412 --> 01:01:58,014 TO WHERE THE CITY AND THE COUNTY 1809 01:01:58,014 --> 01:02:01,651 ARE WORKING TOGETHER, THAT WE'RE 1810 01:02:01,651 --> 01:02:02,518 BRINGING THE ASSETS FROM SEATTLE 1811 01:02:02,518 --> 01:02:04,253 PD, BUT ALSO KING COUNTY 1812 01:02:04,253 --> 01:02:06,155 SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND THEN 1813 01:02:06,155 --> 01:02:06,756 ADDITIONALLY WITH KING COUNTY 1814 01:02:06,756 --> 01:02:10,560 METRO AND METRO SECURITY, 1815 01:02:10,560 --> 01:02:12,195 BECAUSE THAT WILL IN TURN HELP 1816 01:02:12,195 --> 01:02:15,731 OUR BROADER PUBLIC SAFETY. 1817 01:02:15,731 --> 01:02:20,903 PROFILE AND POSTURE. SO WE CAN 1818 01:02:20,903 --> 01:02:23,005 SAY, NO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN KIND 1819 01:02:23,005 --> 01:02:25,174 OF ENABLE THE CHRONIC SITUATION 1820 01:02:25,174 --> 01:02:28,478 THAT WE HAVE WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, 1821 01:02:28,478 --> 01:02:29,345 WHICH I'M ALREADY SEEING IN 1822 01:02:29,345 --> 01:02:31,147 DIFFERENT PLACES ALREADY, THAT 1823 01:02:31,147 --> 01:02:33,382 WE'RE TRYING TO SURGE ON. BUT 1824 01:02:33,382 --> 01:02:36,219 THIS AMENDMENT A PUTS RESOURCES 1825 01:02:36,219 --> 01:02:39,021 TO IT, AND B SENDS A MESSAGE 1826 01:02:39,021 --> 01:02:40,056 THAT WE ARE SERIOUS, THAT WE'RE 1827 01:02:40,056 --> 01:02:42,959 NOT GOING TO BE OF TWO MINDS. 1828 01:02:42,959 --> 01:02:43,593 AND SO FOR THOSE REASONS, CHAIR, 1829 01:02:43,593 --> 01:02:45,561 I'M GOING TO VOTE YES ON THIS 1830 01:02:45,561 --> 01:02:46,863 AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. 1831 01:02:46,863 --> 01:02:48,731 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1832 01:02:48,731 --> 01:02:49,332 KETTLE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, 1833 01:02:49,332 --> 01:02:51,601 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 1834 01:02:51,601 --> 01:02:55,738 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR, CHAIR 1835 01:02:55,738 --> 01:02:58,508 MEMBERS. WHEN BUS DRIVER SEAN 1836 01:02:58,508 --> 01:03:02,578 YIM WAS KILLED IN MY DISTRICT, 1837 01:03:02,578 --> 01:03:03,246 ACTUALLY THE D FOR DRIVING A BUS 1838 01:03:03,246 --> 01:03:08,918 IN D FOR YOU AND I SAT TOGETHER 1839 01:03:08,918 --> 01:03:12,054 AT THE MEMORIAL SERVICE AND IT 1840 01:03:12,054 --> 01:03:14,490 WAS IT WAS PROFOUND. AND WHAT 1841 01:03:14,490 --> 01:03:17,360 WAS MOST PROFOUND AND DEEPLY 1842 01:03:17,360 --> 01:03:18,995 TROUBLING TO ME AND BOTH OF US 1843 01:03:18,995 --> 01:03:20,997 AT THE TIME, BECAUSE WE WE 1844 01:03:20,997 --> 01:03:22,532 TALKED ABOUT THIS, WE DID SOME 1845 01:03:22,532 --> 01:03:25,568 FOLLOW UP WITH METRO ON THIS IS 1846 01:03:25,568 --> 01:03:28,404 THE BUS DRIVERS HAD BEEN ASKING 1847 01:03:28,404 --> 01:03:32,108 FOR THOSE SHIELDS. THE, THE, THE 1848 01:03:32,108 --> 01:03:34,310 PARTITIONS FOR A LONG TIME. AND, 1849 01:03:34,310 --> 01:03:39,815 YOU KNOW, METRO HAD COMMITTED TO 1850 01:03:39,815 --> 01:03:42,552 DOING SO. AND IT JUST HAD NOT 1851 01:03:42,552 --> 01:03:45,788 GOTTEN DONE. AND SO I THINK IF 1852 01:03:45,788 --> 01:03:48,457 IT HAD GOTTEN DONE, PERHAPS SEAN 1853 01:03:48,457 --> 01:03:52,328 YIM WOULD BE ALIVE TODAY. SO, 1854 01:03:52,328 --> 01:03:54,330 YOU KNOW, WHILE YOU KNOW, I 1855 01:03:54,330 --> 01:03:58,768 AGREE THAT METRO'S 1856 01:03:58,768 --> 01:04:00,369 RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVERY DOLLAR 1857 01:04:00,369 --> 01:04:02,438 THAT WE GIVE THEM, THEY SHOULD 1858 01:04:02,438 --> 01:04:04,440 BE DOING THE PUBLIC SAFETY 1859 01:04:04,440 --> 01:04:05,908 PIECES. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1860 01:04:05,908 --> 01:04:07,577 AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR 1861 01:04:07,577 --> 01:04:09,312 COMMENTS. AND I'M A MOM TOO. WE 1862 01:04:09,312 --> 01:04:10,813 HAVE THAT IN COMMON. AND I KNOW 1863 01:04:10,813 --> 01:04:12,715 YOU CARE. SO I WANT TO 1864 01:04:12,715 --> 01:04:17,053 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. BUT THE FACT 1865 01:04:17,053 --> 01:04:19,822 IS, IT DOESN'T EXACTLY WORK THAT 1866 01:04:19,822 --> 01:04:22,525 WAY. AND SO WE'VE HAD TO PUT 1867 01:04:22,525 --> 01:04:25,428 SUPPLEMENTS TO THE TO THE 1868 01:04:25,428 --> 01:04:27,163 INVESTMENT THAT WE MAKE TO MAKE 1869 01:04:27,163 --> 01:04:29,298 SURE THAT THE SAFETY ON THE 1870 01:04:29,298 --> 01:04:31,467 TRANSIT IS ACTUALLY THERE, 1871 01:04:31,467 --> 01:04:34,670 BECAUSE SEAN YIM IS SADLY ONE 1872 01:04:34,670 --> 01:04:36,405 EXAMPLE, BUT THERE ARE MANY, AS 1873 01:04:36,405 --> 01:04:39,642 CHAIR POINTED OUT, AND I HAVE 1874 01:04:39,642 --> 01:04:40,676 SEEN A LOT OF THINGS ON THE 1875 01:04:40,676 --> 01:04:44,680 BUSSES, AS WE PROBABLY ALL HAVE. 1876 01:04:44,680 --> 01:04:45,281 AND, YOU KNOW, OUR KIDS HAVE 1877 01:04:45,281 --> 01:04:46,916 SEEN A LOT OF THINGS ON THE 1878 01:04:46,916 --> 01:04:50,920 BUSSES. AND SO WHILE WE WOULD 1879 01:04:50,920 --> 01:04:52,421 WANT THE MONEY, OUR SERVICE 1880 01:04:52,421 --> 01:04:55,524 HOURS, YOU KNOW, OUR SERVICE 1881 01:04:55,524 --> 01:04:57,793 DOLLARS TO FUND SECURITY IN THIS 1882 01:04:57,793 --> 01:04:59,929 ROBUST MANNER, IT JUST DOESN'T 1883 01:04:59,929 --> 01:05:01,364 IT DOESN'T MEET AND RISE TO THE 1884 01:05:01,364 --> 01:05:02,531 LEVEL OF WHAT IS NEEDED. AND 1885 01:05:02,531 --> 01:05:06,068 WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS NEEDED. SO 1886 01:05:06,068 --> 01:05:08,471 I DO APPRECIATE THE CHAIR 1887 01:05:08,471 --> 01:05:12,408 PUTTING IN ADDITIONAL PUBLIC 1888 01:05:12,408 --> 01:05:15,678 ADDITIONAL SAFETY DOLLARS TO 1889 01:05:15,678 --> 01:05:17,947 MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUSSES ARE 1890 01:05:17,947 --> 01:05:19,115 SAFE IN SEATTLE FOR THE FOLKS 1891 01:05:19,115 --> 01:05:21,284 THAT ARE DRIVING THE BUSSES AND 1892 01:05:21,284 --> 01:05:23,319 FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE RIDING 1893 01:05:23,319 --> 01:05:24,587 THE BUSSES, IT'S REALLY 1894 01:05:24,587 --> 01:05:25,254 IMPORTANT. AND I'VE SAID THIS 1895 01:05:25,254 --> 01:05:27,223 BEFORE, IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE 1896 01:05:27,223 --> 01:05:28,991 SAFE TRANSIT SERVICE, FOLKS ARE 1897 01:05:28,991 --> 01:05:34,630 NOT GOING TO USE IT. SO WE'VE 1898 01:05:34,630 --> 01:05:35,431 BEEN GRAPPLING WITH THIS FOR A 1899 01:05:35,431 --> 01:05:36,132 WHILE, AND I THINK IT'S 1900 01:05:36,132 --> 01:05:39,335 WARRANTED TO DO. YES, I FULLY 1901 01:05:39,335 --> 01:05:42,038 EXPECT THAT METRO IS GOING TO 1902 01:05:42,038 --> 01:05:42,672 PROVIDE THAT SAFETY THAT WE PAY 1903 01:05:42,672 --> 01:05:45,675 FOR IN THOSE SERVICE HOURS. AND 1904 01:05:45,675 --> 01:05:47,543 UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE HAD TO 1905 01:05:47,543 --> 01:05:48,177 SUPPLEMENT THAT SAFETY BECAUSE 1906 01:05:48,177 --> 01:05:49,812 WE'RE SEEING IT'S NOT YIELDING 1907 01:05:49,812 --> 01:05:51,280 THE RESULTS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE 1908 01:05:51,280 --> 01:05:53,349 IN TERMS OF SAFETY ON OUR 1909 01:05:53,349 --> 01:05:57,386 BUSSES. SO. I, YOU KNOW, AND I 1910 01:05:57,386 --> 01:05:59,055 WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO 1911 01:05:59,055 --> 01:06:00,189 SUPPLEMENT, BUT THIS IS WHERE WE 1912 01:06:00,189 --> 01:06:02,158 ARE AND WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE 1913 01:06:02,158 --> 01:06:03,826 ISSUES THAT ARE BEFORE US. AND 1914 01:06:03,826 --> 01:06:05,661 FOR THOSE REASONS, I DO 1915 01:06:05,661 --> 01:06:08,297 APPRECIATE THAT YOU PUT THIS IN 1916 01:06:08,297 --> 01:06:09,632 HERE AND TRANSIT SAFETY IS VERY, 1917 01:06:09,632 --> 01:06:12,568 VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. AND SO I 1918 01:06:12,568 --> 01:06:15,104 WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS 1919 01:06:15,104 --> 01:06:15,972 AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. 1920 01:06:15,972 --> 01:06:16,539 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1921 01:06:16,539 --> 01:06:18,407 RIVERA COUNCILMEMBER LIN, YOU'RE 1922 01:06:18,407 --> 01:06:20,076 RECOGNIZED 1923 01:06:20,076 --> 01:06:21,210 -- THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU. 1924 01:06:21,210 --> 01:06:23,779 THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR ALL 1925 01:06:23,779 --> 01:06:26,382 THE DISCUSSION ON THIS. I WILL 1926 01:06:26,382 --> 01:06:28,217 BE VOTING YES. YOU KNOW, TRANSIT 1927 01:06:28,217 --> 01:06:31,287 SAFETY AND SECURITY IS 1928 01:06:31,287 --> 01:06:34,256 ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. AND TO 1929 01:06:34,256 --> 01:06:35,391 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER POINT, YOU 1930 01:06:35,391 --> 01:06:37,259 KNOW, WE I DO THINK IT'S 1931 01:06:37,259 --> 01:06:39,261 IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE 1932 01:06:39,261 --> 01:06:40,596 IT'S PART OF WHAT WE PAY FOR 1933 01:06:40,596 --> 01:06:42,198 WHEN WE, WHEN WE PAY FOR 1934 01:06:42,198 --> 01:06:46,669 SERVICE, IT SHOULD BE PART AND 1935 01:06:46,669 --> 01:06:49,138 PARCEL OF THAT SERVICE SECURITY 1936 01:06:49,138 --> 01:06:49,939 AND SAFETY. AND, YOU KNOW, BUT I 1937 01:06:49,939 --> 01:06:52,408 ALSO JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO, YOU 1938 01:06:52,408 --> 01:06:55,344 KNOW, WHEN I THINK I DON'T THINK 1939 01:06:55,344 --> 01:06:55,978 THERE'S ANYTHING NECESSARILY 1940 01:06:55,978 --> 01:06:58,981 UNIQUE ABOUT BUSSES IN TERMS OF 1941 01:06:58,981 --> 01:07:01,350 OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY, THAT 1942 01:07:01,350 --> 01:07:02,752 THEY ARE UNIQUELY UNSAFE. I 1943 01:07:02,752 --> 01:07:04,887 THINK IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, A 1944 01:07:04,887 --> 01:07:07,056 CONSEQUENCE OF OUR FAILURES TO 1945 01:07:07,056 --> 01:07:08,991 ADDRESS OUR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES 1946 01:07:08,991 --> 01:07:11,327 IN THE CITY ARE SUBSTANCE USE 1947 01:07:11,327 --> 01:07:15,030 ISSUES IN OUR CITY. AND, YOU 1948 01:07:15,030 --> 01:07:16,432 KNOW, GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR CITY. 1949 01:07:16,432 --> 01:07:17,867 WE TRAGICALLY LOST TWO RAINIER 1950 01:07:17,867 --> 01:07:19,869 BEACH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 1951 01:07:19,869 --> 01:07:21,103 EARLIER THIS YEAR AT A BUS STOP 1952 01:07:21,103 --> 01:07:25,608 IN RAINIER BEACH. AND YOU KNOW 1953 01:07:25,608 --> 01:07:28,010 THAT THAT SPEAKS TO OUR OUR 1954 01:07:28,010 --> 01:07:29,678 FAILURES TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, 1955 01:07:29,678 --> 01:07:31,213 GUN VIOLENCE, YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE 1956 01:07:31,213 --> 01:07:32,348 MORE BROADLY. AND SO AS I THINK 1957 01:07:32,348 --> 01:07:34,150 ABOUT SORT OF INVESTMENTS IN 1958 01:07:34,150 --> 01:07:36,185 TRANSIT SAFETY, I THINK JUST 1959 01:07:36,185 --> 01:07:37,820 INVESTMENTS IN SAFETY MORE 1960 01:07:37,820 --> 01:07:39,321 GENERALLY ACROSS OUR CITY, OUR 1961 01:07:39,321 --> 01:07:40,656 INVESTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, 1962 01:07:40,656 --> 01:07:43,025 VIOLENCE INTERVENTION WORK, OUR 1963 01:07:43,025 --> 01:07:43,659 INVESTMENTS IN ADDRESSING MENTAL 1964 01:07:43,659 --> 01:07:45,728 HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE WILL 1965 01:07:45,728 --> 01:07:47,563 PROVIDE THOSE BENEFITS TO OUR 1966 01:07:47,563 --> 01:07:49,165 COMMUNITY MORE GENERALLY AT 1967 01:07:49,165 --> 01:07:51,901 THOSE BUS STOPS, BUT ALSO ON 1968 01:07:51,901 --> 01:07:56,605 BUSSES AS WELL. AND SO I ALSO 1969 01:07:56,605 --> 01:07:57,540 THINK THAT AS WE TALK ABOUT 1970 01:07:57,540 --> 01:07:59,008 PUBLIC SAFETY, WE HAVE TO WORK 1971 01:07:59,008 --> 01:08:00,910 IN PARTNERSHIP. WE HAVE TO WORK 1972 01:08:00,910 --> 01:08:03,212 IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH KING 1973 01:08:03,212 --> 01:08:05,014 COUNTY METRO. AND SO I'M 1974 01:08:05,014 --> 01:08:06,248 SUPPORTING THIS IN PART BECAUSE 1975 01:08:06,248 --> 01:08:07,817 I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE, 1976 01:08:07,817 --> 01:08:12,221 YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THIS REGIONAL 1977 01:08:12,221 --> 01:08:13,656 TRANSIT SAFETY TASK FORCE IN, 1978 01:08:13,656 --> 01:08:15,891 YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS 1979 01:08:15,891 --> 01:08:17,827 IMPLEMENTING THOSE TASK FORCE 1980 01:08:17,827 --> 01:08:18,461 RECOMMENDATIONS. AND OBVIOUSLY, 1981 01:08:18,461 --> 01:08:19,095 IT'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, 1982 01:08:19,095 --> 01:08:21,363 THOSE WE HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS 1983 01:08:21,363 --> 01:08:21,964 TODAY AND THOSE MIGHT CHANGE. 1984 01:08:21,964 --> 01:08:25,201 THIS IS A TEN YEAR MEASURE. AND 1985 01:08:25,201 --> 01:08:28,504 SO, YOU KNOW, THIS DOESN'T 1986 01:08:28,504 --> 01:08:30,272 DICTATE ANY SPECIFIC SPENDING OR 1987 01:08:30,272 --> 01:08:33,008 THAT'S HOW I INTERPRET IT. IT 1988 01:08:33,008 --> 01:08:33,642 DOESN'T DICTATE ANY SPECIFIC 1989 01:08:33,642 --> 01:08:35,211 AMOUNT, BUT IT SAYS THAT WE ARE 1990 01:08:35,211 --> 01:08:36,745 GOING TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP OR 1991 01:08:36,745 --> 01:08:38,080 THAT'S HOW I INTERPRET IT, THAT 1992 01:08:38,080 --> 01:08:38,714 WE'RE GOING TO WORK CLOSELY 1993 01:08:38,714 --> 01:08:41,283 WITH THIS TASK FORCE AND DO OUR 1994 01:08:41,283 --> 01:08:42,518 BEST TO IMPLEMENT THOSE 1995 01:08:42,518 --> 01:08:43,486 RECOMMENDATIONS. AND FOR THAT 1996 01:08:43,486 --> 01:08:45,020 REASON, I'M VOTING YES. THANK 1997 01:08:45,020 --> 01:08:45,221 YOU. 1998 01:08:45,221 --> 01:08:49,158 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 1999 01:08:49,158 --> 01:08:51,527 APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS AND 2000 01:08:51,527 --> 01:08:53,629 ROBUST DISCUSSION ON THIS VERY 2001 01:08:53,629 --> 01:08:58,200 IMPORTANT AMENDMENT ANY FINAL 2002 01:08:58,200 --> 01:08:59,602 COMMENTS FOR THE GOOD OF THE 2003 01:08:59,602 --> 01:09:03,038 ORDER ON THIS PROPOSAL? HEARING 2004 01:09:03,038 --> 01:09:05,508 AND SEEING NONE. I WILL JUST 2005 01:09:05,508 --> 01:09:07,810 SHARE, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, 2006 01:09:07,810 --> 01:09:09,111 CLOSE THIS OUT. AS THE SPONSOR 2007 01:09:09,111 --> 01:09:12,414 OF THIS PRIME SPONSOR OF THIS 2008 01:09:12,414 --> 01:09:16,585 PROPOSAL THAT I REALLY DO 2009 01:09:16,585 --> 01:09:20,489 APPRECIATE THE CONCERNS 2010 01:09:20,489 --> 01:09:21,790 EXPRESSED AND RAISED BY 2011 01:09:21,790 --> 01:09:22,358 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. AND I 2012 01:09:22,358 --> 01:09:23,692 APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR YOUR 2013 01:09:23,692 --> 01:09:27,129 WILLINGNESS, LEADERSHIP AND 2014 01:09:27,129 --> 01:09:28,664 BRAVERY FOR FOR BEING ABLE TO 2015 01:09:28,664 --> 01:09:30,232 TEE UP THIS CONVERSATION IN SUCH 2016 01:09:30,232 --> 01:09:34,803 A MANNER AND I KNOW, I KNOW YOU, 2017 01:09:34,803 --> 01:09:36,739 I KNOW YOUR HEART, I KNOW YOU, I 2018 01:09:36,739 --> 01:09:39,074 KNOW YOU CARE ABOUT, AND I KNOW 2019 01:09:39,074 --> 01:09:39,675 YOUR INTENT. I KNOW YOU CARE 2020 01:09:39,675 --> 01:09:42,177 DEEPLY ABOUT TRANSIT SAFETY AND 2021 01:09:42,177 --> 01:09:43,979 SECURITY, BOTH FOR. FROM THE 2022 01:09:43,979 --> 01:09:46,015 OPERATORS PERSPECTIVE AND FROM 2023 01:09:46,015 --> 01:09:47,950 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. AND I 2024 01:09:47,950 --> 01:09:49,885 DON'T QUESTION THAT AT ALL. 2025 01:09:49,885 --> 01:09:50,786 WE'RE 100% ALIGNED ON THAT ON 2026 01:09:50,786 --> 01:09:54,290 THOSE GOALS. WE JUST HAPPEN TO 2027 01:09:54,290 --> 01:09:56,926 SEE SEE THIS PARTICULAR 2028 01:09:56,926 --> 01:09:57,560 AMENDMENT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY 2029 01:09:57,560 --> 01:10:00,229 FROM A PHILOSOPHY PERSPECTIVE, 2030 01:10:00,229 --> 01:10:04,967 PERSPECTIVE, WHICH HAPPENS. BUT 2031 01:10:04,967 --> 01:10:10,239 I WHAT I WILL JUST SAY ON THIS 2032 01:10:10,239 --> 01:10:13,943 AMENDMENT CONTAINS CONTAINS NON 2033 01:10:13,943 --> 01:10:14,710 SUPPLEMENTATION PROVISION, WHICH 2034 01:10:14,710 --> 01:10:16,545 WILL SERVE TO ENSURE THAT THE 2035 01:10:16,545 --> 01:10:18,247 FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR SAFETY AND 2036 01:10:18,247 --> 01:10:19,815 SECURITY SERVICES IN THE SEATTLE 2037 01:10:19,815 --> 01:10:23,118 TRANSIT MEASURE WILL BE USED TO 2038 01:10:23,118 --> 01:10:25,654 PROVIDE SERVICES BEYOND WHAT IS 2039 01:10:25,654 --> 01:10:27,089 OTHERWISE BUDGETED FOR BASELINE 2040 01:10:27,089 --> 01:10:28,891 AS AS WAS ALLUDED TO, IT'S 2041 01:10:28,891 --> 01:10:31,126 ROUGHLY 9%. THE EXECUTIVE, WHEN 2042 01:10:31,126 --> 01:10:32,928 THEY REPORTED THAT FIRST 2043 01:10:32,928 --> 01:10:35,164 MEETING, IT'S ROUGHLY 9% OF OUR 2044 01:10:35,164 --> 01:10:37,666 BASELINE TRANSIT SERVICE. WHAT 2045 01:10:37,666 --> 01:10:40,736 WE PURCHASED FOR SERVICE HOURS 2046 01:10:40,736 --> 01:10:44,807 IS, IS APPROPRIATED ON THE BACK 2047 01:10:44,807 --> 01:10:45,507 END. APPROPRIATED ON THE BACK 2048 01:10:45,507 --> 01:10:47,476 END, SPECIFICALLY FOR TRANSIT 2049 01:10:47,476 --> 01:10:50,112 SAFETY AND SECURITY. I'M GLAD 2050 01:10:50,112 --> 01:10:50,813 THAT'S APPROPRIATED ON THE BACK 2051 01:10:50,813 --> 01:10:52,982 END. I'M TRYING TO APPROPRIATE 2052 01:10:52,982 --> 01:10:55,551 IT ON THE FRONT END TO AND GO 2053 01:10:55,551 --> 01:10:56,318 ABOVE AND BEYOND BASELINE, 2054 01:10:56,318 --> 01:11:00,489 BECAUSE THOSE I THINK THE DATA 2055 01:11:00,489 --> 01:11:01,590 THAT I SHARED EARLIER, THE 2056 01:11:01,590 --> 01:11:02,958 EVIDENCE THAT I SHARED EARLIER 2057 01:11:02,958 --> 01:11:05,160 AND TALK TO TALK TO YOUR 2058 01:11:05,160 --> 01:11:08,931 FRIENDLY DRIVER NEXT TIME YOU 2059 01:11:08,931 --> 01:11:12,134 SEE HIM. HE'LL TELL YOU. 2060 01:11:12,134 --> 01:11:14,003 IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. 2061 01:11:14,003 --> 01:11:16,038 THERE'S PLENTY MORE WORK TO DO. 2062 01:11:16,038 --> 01:11:17,239 TRUE STORY. CAN'T MAKE THIS 2063 01:11:17,239 --> 01:11:19,008 STUFF. YOU CAN'T MAKE ANY OF 2064 01:11:19,008 --> 01:11:20,643 THIS UP. THE OTHER DAY, SITTING 2065 01:11:20,643 --> 01:11:23,779 IN THE BACK OF THE BUS AND 2066 01:11:23,779 --> 01:11:24,947 EVERYBODY KNOWS IF YOU KNOW, YOU 2067 01:11:24,947 --> 01:11:26,715 KNOW, I'M A REGULAR TRANSIT 2068 01:11:26,715 --> 01:11:30,886 RIDER. PROUD OF IT. SEE ME, SEE 2069 01:11:30,886 --> 01:11:31,887 ME THERE. AND JUST THE OTHER DAY 2070 01:11:31,887 --> 01:11:37,059 IN THE BACK OF THE BUS, GOT ON 2071 01:11:37,059 --> 01:11:37,660 GENTLEMAN PROBABLY SUFFERING 2072 01:11:37,660 --> 01:11:39,828 FROM A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 2073 01:11:39,828 --> 01:11:41,130 CHALLENGE OF SOME SORT. CRISIS 2074 01:11:41,130 --> 01:11:46,802 SITUATION BARE CHEEKS ALL OUT, 2075 01:11:46,802 --> 01:11:47,436 EXPOSED, SPRAWLED OUT ALL OVER 2076 01:11:47,436 --> 01:11:52,241 THE BACK OF THE. THE BACK SEAT. 2077 01:11:52,241 --> 01:11:54,777 SMOKING ON SOME UNKNOWN 2078 01:11:54,777 --> 01:11:58,347 SUBSTANCE. I DON'T KNOW I 2079 01:11:58,347 --> 01:12:00,616 DON'T KNOW WHAT FENTANYL SMELLS 2080 01:12:00,616 --> 01:12:03,552 LIKE, BUT I KNOW AS SOON AS I 2081 01:12:03,552 --> 01:12:04,353 SAW WHAT HE WAS DOING, I GOT UP 2082 01:12:04,353 --> 01:12:05,621 AND MOVED A COUPLE SEATS 2083 01:12:05,621 --> 01:12:09,558 FORWARD. SO I DON'T HAVE TO 2084 01:12:09,558 --> 01:12:10,259 INGEST THAT STUFF. BEING ON THE 2085 01:12:10,259 --> 01:12:14,329 BUS, RIDING THE BUS DAILY SEEN 2086 01:12:14,329 --> 01:12:21,937 MANY INCIDENTS LIKE THAT 2087 01:12:21,937 --> 01:12:24,640 INCIDENTS THAT COULD. ARGUMENTS. 2088 01:12:24,640 --> 01:12:25,207 DISPUTES THAT COULD RAPIDLY 2089 01:12:25,207 --> 01:12:25,741 DEVOLVE INTO. ONE OF THE 2090 01:12:25,741 --> 01:12:27,743 SITUATIONS I DESCRIBED EARLIER 2091 01:12:27,743 --> 01:12:31,380 SEEING PEOPLE STRIPPING COPPER 2092 01:12:31,380 --> 01:12:33,782 WIRE IN THE BACK OF THE BUS, 2093 01:12:33,782 --> 01:12:36,218 OPENLY, UNASHAMED, 2094 01:12:36,218 --> 01:12:40,355 UNAPOLOGETICALLY LIKE THAT'S A 2095 01:12:40,355 --> 01:12:41,390 NORMAL BEHAVIOR. LOOK, I GOT A 2096 01:12:41,390 --> 01:12:42,157 HIGH TOLERANCE FOR THAT KIND OF 2097 01:12:42,157 --> 01:12:45,427 STUFF. I'M BUILT A LITTLE 2098 01:12:45,427 --> 01:12:46,962 DIFFERENTLY, BUT NOT EVERYONE 2099 01:12:46,962 --> 01:12:49,231 WHO HAS A CHOICE TO CHOOSE TO 2100 01:12:49,231 --> 01:12:51,867 RIDE TRANSIT AS A SIMILARLY 2101 01:12:51,867 --> 01:12:53,435 THICK SKIN. IF OUR GOAL IS 2102 01:12:53,435 --> 01:12:55,804 CLIMATE TO TO, TO ADDRESS THE 2103 01:12:55,804 --> 01:12:57,239 CLIMATE, YOU KNOW, REDUCE 2104 01:12:57,239 --> 01:12:58,407 TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND ALL THOSE 2105 01:12:58,407 --> 01:13:01,143 THINGS AND MORE. THIS IS A 2106 01:13:01,143 --> 01:13:02,111 CRITICAL COMPONENT. AND IT 2107 01:13:02,111 --> 01:13:03,779 AIN'T FLASHY, IT AIN'T FLASHY. 2108 01:13:03,779 --> 01:13:08,317 I GET IT. IT'S NOT SEXY FOR SOME 2109 01:13:08,317 --> 01:13:09,752 BUT IT IS A MISSION CRITICAL 2110 01:13:09,752 --> 01:13:11,286 THING WE CAN DO TO ACTUALLY 2111 01:13:11,286 --> 01:13:12,755 INVEST AND PUT SOME DOLLARS 2112 01:13:12,755 --> 01:13:15,524 BEHIND THOSE, THOSE EXCELLENT 2113 01:13:15,524 --> 01:13:16,892 RECITALS THAT WE WORKED ON WITH 2114 01:13:16,892 --> 01:13:20,596 THE WITH THE UNION AND PUT SOME 2115 01:13:20,596 --> 01:13:21,196 ACTUAL DOLLARS AND INVESTMENT 2116 01:13:21,196 --> 01:13:23,499 BEHIND OUR VALUE STATEMENTS THAT 2117 01:13:23,499 --> 01:13:28,404 WE ALL SHARE. SO ALSO CLOSE OUT 2118 01:13:28,404 --> 01:13:29,972 BY NOTING THE BECAUSE WAS NOTED 2119 01:13:29,972 --> 01:13:31,440 AS WELL, THE THERE WAS $9 2120 01:13:31,440 --> 01:13:33,041 MILLION FOR TRANSIT SAFETY IN 2121 01:13:33,041 --> 01:13:35,844 THE LEVY THAT WAS APPROVED BY 2122 01:13:35,844 --> 01:13:37,045 BOTH THIS COUNCIL AND THEN 2123 01:13:37,045 --> 01:13:43,619 ULTIMATELY VOTERS BEFORE. SEAN 2124 01:13:43,619 --> 01:13:45,821 YIM WAS MURDERED IN DECEMBER OF 2125 01:13:45,821 --> 01:13:48,357 2024. SO THAT REFLECTS AN 2126 01:13:48,357 --> 01:13:49,625 INVESTMENT BEFORE. AND THAT WAS 2127 01:13:49,625 --> 01:13:50,559 AN EYE OPENING WAKE UP CALL FOR 2128 01:13:50,559 --> 01:13:52,895 ALL OF US TO SNAP OUT OF IT, TO 2129 01:13:52,895 --> 01:13:54,263 GET IT TOGETHER, TO GET OUR ACT 2130 01:13:54,263 --> 01:13:56,331 TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY AS A 2131 01:13:56,331 --> 01:13:58,300 REGION, AS A, AS A CITY, AS 2132 01:13:58,300 --> 01:13:58,967 TRANSIT AGENCIES. AND BY THE 2133 01:13:58,967 --> 01:14:04,139 WAY, WE, WE, WE OWN TWO 2134 01:14:04,139 --> 01:14:06,742 DIFFERENT TRANSIT AGENCIES. AS A 2135 01:14:06,742 --> 01:14:09,011 REMINDER, FRIENDLY REMINDER 2136 01:14:09,011 --> 01:14:11,847 COLLEAGUES, SEATTLE MONORAIL AND 2137 01:14:11,847 --> 01:14:12,648 THE SEATTLE STREETCAR, ONE OF 2138 01:14:12,648 --> 01:14:14,183 WHICH THE EXECUTIVE HAS REPORTED 2139 01:14:14,183 --> 01:14:18,220 THAT THEY INTEND TO USE FUNDS TO 2140 01:14:18,220 --> 01:14:21,223 EXPAND SERVICE ON THE STREETCAR. 2141 01:14:21,223 --> 01:14:21,523 SO AGAIN. 2142 01:14:21,523 --> 01:14:25,093 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, I'D LIKE 2143 01:14:25,093 --> 01:14:26,728 TO CALL THE QUESTION 2144 01:14:26,728 --> 01:14:31,099 -- SECOND. 2145 01:14:31,099 --> 01:14:31,733 -- CALL. 2146 01:14:31,733 --> 01:14:32,768 -- TO CALL. THE QUESTION IS TO 2147 01:14:32,768 --> 01:14:34,336 END DEBATE. IF TWO THIRDS OF 2148 01:14:34,336 --> 01:14:36,972 MEMBERS AGREE, THEN THE COUNCIL 2149 01:14:36,972 --> 01:14:43,111 WILL THEN PROCEED WITH A VOTE. 2150 01:14:43,111 --> 01:14:43,445 -- ALL RIGHT. 2151 01:14:43,445 --> 01:14:44,146 -- LET'S. LET'S JUST LET'S 2152 01:14:44,146 --> 01:14:47,349 JUST LET'S DO THAT. LET'S DO 2153 01:14:47,349 --> 01:14:50,419 THAT. SO IT'S MOVED AND 2154 01:14:50,419 --> 01:14:51,687 SECONDED. ANY ANY FINAL 2155 01:14:51,687 --> 01:14:52,254 COMMENTS? QUESTIONS. OKAY. 2156 01:14:52,254 --> 01:14:56,024 HEARING NONE IS MOVED AND 2157 01:14:56,024 --> 01:14:58,760 SECONDED. 2158 01:14:58,760 --> 01:14:59,394 -- THE CURRENT QUESTION RIGHT 2159 01:14:59,394 --> 01:15:00,529 NOW IS WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD 2160 01:15:00,529 --> 01:15:02,731 END DEBATE. AND SO THE ROLL CALL 2161 01:15:02,731 --> 01:15:05,634 VOTE RIGHT NOW WOULD BE TO END 2162 01:15:05,634 --> 01:15:06,401 DEBATE. AND SO WE WOULD JUST 2163 01:15:06,401 --> 01:15:07,236 CALL THE ROLL. IF TWO THIRDS 2164 01:15:07,236 --> 01:15:10,772 AGREE, THEN WE WOULD. 2165 01:15:10,772 --> 01:15:11,340 -- THEN ADDRESS THE PENDING 2166 01:15:11,340 --> 01:15:15,777 MOTION TO. OKAY, COOL. CAN THE 2167 01:15:15,777 --> 01:15:17,312 COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 2168 01:15:17,312 --> 01:15:22,317 ROLL ON THE MOTION? 2169 01:15:22,317 --> 01:15:23,118 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 2170 01:15:23,118 --> 01:15:23,652 -- NO. 2171 01:15:23,652 --> 01:15:25,287 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE NO. 2172 01:15:25,287 --> 01:15:25,787 COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT 2173 01:15:25,787 --> 01:15:26,154 HOLLINGSWORTH. 2174 01:15:26,154 --> 01:15:29,691 -- I 2175 01:15:29,691 --> 01:15:33,896 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. I 2176 01:15:33,896 --> 01:15:34,763 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2177 01:15:34,763 --> 01:15:35,497 -- YES. 2178 01:15:35,497 --> 01:15:39,568 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2179 01:15:39,568 --> 01:15:39,801 -- YES. 2180 01:15:39,801 --> 01:15:40,335 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2181 01:15:40,335 --> 01:15:40,569 -- YES. 2182 01:15:40,569 --> 01:15:43,105 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 2183 01:15:43,105 --> 01:15:43,538 -- YES. 2184 01:15:43,538 --> 01:15:45,774 -- CHAIR SAKA 2185 01:15:45,774 --> 01:15:46,008 -- NO. 2186 01:15:46,008 --> 01:15:47,910 -- CHAIR. WE HAVE SIX VOTES FOR 2187 01:15:47,910 --> 01:15:49,778 AND THREE OPPOSED. 2188 01:15:49,778 --> 01:15:52,014 -- ALL RIGHT. 2189 01:15:52,014 --> 01:15:55,918 -- THANK YOU. THE MOTION IS 2190 01:15:55,918 --> 01:15:57,319 ADOPTED AND WILL NOW PROCEED TO 2191 01:15:57,319 --> 01:16:04,259 VOTE. ALL RIGHT ARE OKAY. WILL 2192 01:16:04,259 --> 01:16:06,862 THE. SO IT'S BEEN MOVED. 2193 01:16:06,862 --> 01:16:07,829 SECONDED DEBATE AND ENDED. SO 2194 01:16:07,829 --> 01:16:11,900 NOW WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL 2195 01:16:11,900 --> 01:16:14,169 THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF 2196 01:16:14,169 --> 01:16:14,636 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE? 2197 01:16:14,636 --> 01:16:17,773 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I 2198 01:16:17,773 --> 01:16:20,475 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AYE 2199 01:16:20,475 --> 01:16:22,911 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. 2200 01:16:22,911 --> 01:16:23,211 -- YES. 2201 01:16:23,211 --> 01:16:26,081 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 2202 01:16:26,081 --> 01:16:26,315 -- AYE. 2203 01:16:26,315 --> 01:16:28,216 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2204 01:16:28,216 --> 01:16:28,750 -- YES. 2205 01:16:28,750 --> 01:16:31,753 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2206 01:16:31,753 --> 01:16:32,154 -- AYE. 2207 01:16:32,154 --> 01:16:33,755 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2208 01:16:33,755 --> 01:16:35,190 -- NO. 2209 01:16:35,190 --> 01:16:35,724 -- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. 2210 01:16:35,724 --> 01:16:39,661 -- NO. 2211 01:16:39,661 --> 01:16:40,062 -- CHAIR SAKA. 2212 01:16:40,062 --> 01:16:40,295 -- AYE. 2213 01:16:40,295 --> 01:16:41,930 -- CHAIR WE HAVE SEVEN VOTES FOR 2214 01:16:41,930 --> 01:16:42,331 AND TWO OPPOSED. 2215 01:16:42,331 --> 01:16:43,799 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE 2216 01:16:43,799 --> 01:16:48,870 MOTION CARRIES AN AMENDMENT. 2217 01:16:48,870 --> 01:16:52,441 NUMBER ONE IS ADOPTED. LET US 2218 01:16:52,441 --> 01:16:56,778 PROCEED TO THE NEXT AMENDMENT 2219 01:16:56,778 --> 01:16:57,913 THAT WAS WITHDRAWN. OKAY. 2220 01:16:57,913 --> 01:16:58,580 AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. ALL 2221 01:16:58,580 --> 01:17:00,849 RIGHT. SO I MOVED TO AMEND THE 2222 01:17:00,849 --> 01:17:02,451 BILL AS PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT 2223 01:17:02,451 --> 01:17:04,386 NUMBER FOUR. IS THERE A SECOND? 2224 01:17:04,386 --> 01:17:05,454 -- SECOND. 2225 01:17:05,454 --> 01:17:05,721 -- IT IS. 2226 01:17:05,721 --> 01:17:06,922 -- MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND 2227 01:17:06,922 --> 01:17:08,590 THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON 2228 01:17:08,590 --> 01:17:09,891 AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. CENTRAL 2229 01:17:09,891 --> 01:17:11,093 STAFF, WOULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE 2230 01:17:11,093 --> 01:17:14,463 AN OVERVIEW OF THE AMENDMENT? 2231 01:17:14,463 --> 01:17:17,165 -- AMENDMENT FOR VERSION TWO TO 2232 01:17:17,165 --> 01:17:18,433 COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, 1226. 2233 01:17:18,433 --> 01:17:22,104 THIS AMENDMENT IS SPONSORED BY 2234 01:17:22,104 --> 01:17:22,537 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 2235 01:17:22,537 --> 01:17:24,039 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ADDED HER 2236 01:17:24,039 --> 01:17:26,808 CO-SPONSORSHIP THIS MORNING. 2237 01:17:26,808 --> 01:17:27,409 THIS AMENDMENT WOULD REQUEST 2238 01:17:27,409 --> 01:17:28,176 ANNUAL REPORTING BY KING COUNTY 2239 01:17:28,176 --> 01:17:29,845 ON VARIOUS DIMENSIONS OF SERVICE 2240 01:17:29,845 --> 01:17:32,714 HOURS PURCHASED WITH SEATTLE 2241 01:17:32,714 --> 01:17:34,282 TRANSIT MEASURE REPLACEMENT 2242 01:17:34,282 --> 01:17:35,751 FUNDING. THOSE DIMENSIONS ARE 2243 01:17:35,751 --> 01:17:38,387 FARE COMPLIANCE. THE FARE 2244 01:17:38,387 --> 01:17:40,355 RECOVERY RATIO, RELIABILITY AND 2245 01:17:40,355 --> 01:17:42,524 ON TIME PERFORMANCE. VERSION TWO 2246 01:17:42,524 --> 01:17:45,394 OF THIS AMENDMENT ALSO INCLUDES 2247 01:17:45,394 --> 01:17:48,230 SOME ADDITIONAL SPECIFICITY 2248 01:17:48,230 --> 01:17:50,332 ABOUT HOW THE REPORTING SHOULD 2249 01:17:50,332 --> 01:17:52,501 INCLUDE COMPARISONS BOTH TO PEER 2250 01:17:52,501 --> 01:17:55,737 AGENCIES AND TO PREVIOUS YEARS 2251 01:17:55,737 --> 01:17:56,972 STATISTICS COMING FROM KING 2252 01:17:56,972 --> 01:17:58,840 COUNTY. THE AMENDMENT ALSO 2253 01:17:58,840 --> 01:18:00,509 STATES THE COUNCIL'S INTENT TO 2254 01:18:00,509 --> 01:18:02,911 EXERCISE ITS LEGISLATIVE AND 2255 01:18:02,911 --> 01:18:04,413 BUDGETARY POWERS WITH RESPECT TO 2256 01:18:04,413 --> 01:18:05,914 ALL INVESTMENTS FUNDED BY THIS 2257 01:18:05,914 --> 01:18:08,250 FUNDING SOURCE. 2258 01:18:08,250 --> 01:18:10,752 -- THANK YOU. AND AS THE 2259 01:18:10,752 --> 01:18:12,387 AMENDMENTS, PRIME SPONSOR, I'LL 2260 01:18:12,387 --> 01:18:13,255 I'LL SPEAK TO THIS. AS I 2261 01:18:13,255 --> 01:18:15,323 ALLUDED TO EARLIER, ACTUALLY, 2262 01:18:15,323 --> 01:18:16,992 DURING THIS CONVERSATION, YOU 2263 01:18:16,992 --> 01:18:18,827 KNOW, I HEARD GREAT COMMUNITY 2264 01:18:18,827 --> 01:18:22,731 FEEDBACK AND FEEDBACK FROM MY 2265 01:18:22,731 --> 01:18:26,001 COLLEAGUES ON THE, THE MOST, YOU 2266 01:18:26,001 --> 01:18:27,703 KNOW, THE SPICIEST OF THE 2267 01:18:27,703 --> 01:18:28,837 PROVISIONS IN THERE, WHICH WAS 2268 01:18:28,837 --> 01:18:31,039 THE PROVISION THAT WOULD PURPORT 2269 01:18:31,039 --> 01:18:33,375 TO REQUIRE PARALLEL CITY COUNCIL 2270 01:18:33,375 --> 01:18:33,909 APPROVAL ANNUALLY OF THE 2271 01:18:33,909 --> 01:18:38,046 PROPOSED SPEND PLAN. INSTEAD. SO 2272 01:18:38,046 --> 01:18:40,315 DID AWAY WITH THAT, REMOVED IT, 2273 01:18:40,315 --> 01:18:44,086 AND INSTEAD THERE'S A GENERIC 2274 01:18:44,086 --> 01:18:46,154 STATEMENT THAT ESSENTIALLY 2275 01:18:46,154 --> 01:18:46,788 RESTATES COUNCIL'S EXISTING 2276 01:18:46,788 --> 01:18:50,759 PLENARY AUTHORITY OVER BUDGETARY 2277 01:18:50,759 --> 01:18:53,395 MATTERS. AND SO REMOVE REMOVE 2278 01:18:53,395 --> 01:18:55,831 THAT PROVISION. SO IT'S 2279 01:18:55,831 --> 01:18:58,066 ESSENTIALLY A GLORIFIED 2280 01:18:58,066 --> 01:18:58,700 REPORTING PROVISION OR REPORTING 2281 01:18:58,700 --> 01:19:02,637 AMENDMENT. BASICALLY, AND LET 2282 01:19:02,637 --> 01:19:04,473 THE RECORD REFLECT. ALSO ADDED 2283 01:19:04,473 --> 01:19:05,707 SOME SOME VERBIAGE ON SOME OF 2284 01:19:05,707 --> 01:19:10,112 THE OTHER REPORTING ELEMENTS TO 2285 01:19:10,112 --> 01:19:12,781 TO COMPARE SOME OF THE REQUESTED 2286 01:19:12,781 --> 01:19:15,150 INFORMATION TO SPECIFIC THINGS 2287 01:19:15,150 --> 01:19:17,352 LIKE AGENCY, TRANSIT, AGENCY 2288 01:19:17,352 --> 01:19:20,222 PEERS. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 2289 01:19:20,222 --> 01:19:21,957 THE FARE RECOVERY RATIO AND A 2290 01:19:21,957 --> 01:19:24,526 RELIABILITY AND ON ON TIME 2291 01:19:24,526 --> 01:19:25,927 PERFORMANCE AS IT RELATES TO, 2292 01:19:25,927 --> 01:19:28,196 YOU KNOW, COMPARING OUR AGAINST 2293 01:19:28,196 --> 01:19:31,600 OURSELVES, JUST TO PROVIDE 2294 01:19:31,600 --> 01:19:33,535 APPROPRIATE CONTEXT. AND SO 2295 01:19:33,535 --> 01:19:34,436 ANYWAYS, FOR THOSE, FOR THOSE 2296 01:19:34,436 --> 01:19:35,103 REASONS, COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR 2297 01:19:35,103 --> 01:19:36,638 YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS AMENDMENT. 2298 01:19:36,638 --> 01:19:40,876 IT STRENGTHENS OVERSIGHT, 2299 01:19:40,876 --> 01:19:41,510 ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. 2300 01:19:41,510 --> 01:19:44,112 AND IT'S JUST A DARN GOOD, GOOD 2301 01:19:44,112 --> 01:19:45,614 GOVERNANCE THING. I THINK SO, 2302 01:19:45,614 --> 01:19:48,250 BUT I WELCOME COMMENTS, 2303 01:19:48,250 --> 01:19:51,086 QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL. 2304 01:19:51,086 --> 01:19:52,387 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER YOU'RE 2305 01:19:52,387 --> 01:19:52,687 RECOGNIZED. 2306 01:19:52,687 --> 01:19:55,023 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. CHAIR SAKA 2307 01:19:55,023 --> 01:19:56,124 CHAIR, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, 2308 01:19:56,124 --> 01:19:57,192 I'D LIKE TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS 2309 01:19:57,192 --> 01:19:58,260 TO CENTRAL STAFF BEFORE I SHARE 2310 01:19:58,260 --> 01:20:00,362 SOME COMMENTS. PLEASE DO. THANK 2311 01:20:00,362 --> 01:20:01,796 YOU. COULD YOU. AND I APPRECIATE 2312 01:20:01,796 --> 01:20:03,064 THAT CHAIR SAKA JUST SHARED SOME 2313 01:20:03,064 --> 01:20:04,800 DIFFERENCES, BUT CENTRAL STAFF, 2314 01:20:04,800 --> 01:20:06,268 COULD YOU WALK US THROUGH THE 2315 01:20:06,268 --> 01:20:07,302 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN VERSION ONE 2316 01:20:07,302 --> 01:20:09,671 AND VERSION TWO OF THIS 2317 01:20:09,671 --> 01:20:10,105 AMENDMENT, PLEASE? 2318 01:20:10,105 --> 01:20:15,110 -- SURE. AS AS CHAIR SAKA HAS 2319 01:20:15,110 --> 01:20:17,412 HAS EXPLAINED, ONE OF THE 2320 01:20:17,412 --> 01:20:18,046 FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 2321 01:20:18,046 --> 01:20:22,684 VERSION TWO AND VERSION ONE IS 2322 01:20:22,684 --> 01:20:25,287 THAT IN VERSION TWO, THE 2323 01:20:25,287 --> 01:20:27,722 AMENDMENT NO LONGER CONTAINS A 2324 01:20:27,722 --> 01:20:28,256 REQUIREMENT THAT COUNCIL 2325 01:20:28,256 --> 01:20:31,026 ANNUALLY APPROVE TRANSIT SERVICE 2326 01:20:31,026 --> 01:20:32,627 PURCHASES BY HOURS AND ROUTE 2327 01:20:32,627 --> 01:20:35,297 SERVED IN TERMS OF THE 2328 01:20:35,297 --> 01:20:37,465 REPORTING, THE FOUR DIMENSIONS, 2329 01:20:37,465 --> 01:20:41,303 WHICH I LISTED EARLIER ARE AS 2330 01:20:41,303 --> 01:20:45,507 THEY WERE IN VERSION ONE, BUT 2331 01:20:45,507 --> 01:20:48,777 THERE IS SOME ADDITIONAL 2332 01:20:48,777 --> 01:20:49,411 SPECIFICITY REQUIRED ABOUT HOW 2333 01:20:49,411 --> 01:20:50,612 HOW SOME OF THOSE WILL BE 2334 01:20:50,612 --> 01:20:52,414 REPORTED. FOR INSTANCE, IN TERMS 2335 01:20:52,414 --> 01:20:54,082 OF REPORTING AROUND THE FARE 2336 01:20:54,082 --> 01:20:57,986 RECOVERY RATIO, THERE IS NOW A 2337 01:20:57,986 --> 01:21:01,323 REQUEST THAT THAT INCLUDE 2338 01:21:01,323 --> 01:21:01,990 COMPARISON TO A NATIONAL GROUP 2339 01:21:01,990 --> 01:21:03,558 OF AT LEAST 20 COMPARATOR OR 2340 01:21:03,558 --> 01:21:07,295 PEER TRANSIT AGENCIES. AND HOW 2341 01:21:07,295 --> 01:21:11,433 KING COUNTY METRO RANKS WITHIN 2342 01:21:11,433 --> 01:21:14,002 THAT GROUP. THAT FOR FOR THE 2343 01:21:14,002 --> 01:21:16,171 RELIABILITY REPORTING, THERE IS 2344 01:21:16,171 --> 01:21:18,707 NOW IN VERSION TWO, A 2345 01:21:18,707 --> 01:21:20,475 REQUIREMENT THAT EACH YEAR'S 2346 01:21:20,475 --> 01:21:21,576 RELIABILITY, BEGINNING IN YEAR 2347 01:21:21,576 --> 01:21:24,546 TWO OF REPORTING, BE COMPARED TO 2348 01:21:24,546 --> 01:21:28,516 THE PREVIOUS YEAR OF REPORTING 2349 01:21:28,516 --> 01:21:30,886 AND THAT SAME THAT SAME THING 2350 01:21:30,886 --> 01:21:33,221 HOLDS FOR THE REQUIREMENT TO 2351 01:21:33,221 --> 01:21:35,056 REPORT ON ON TIME PERFORMANCE 2352 01:21:35,056 --> 01:21:36,291 ACROSS SERVICE HOURS AND ROUTES 2353 01:21:36,291 --> 01:21:39,461 SERVED. JUST NOT NOT ONLY HOW 2354 01:21:39,461 --> 01:21:40,595 HOW WAS IT THIS YEAR, BUT HOW 2355 01:21:40,595 --> 01:21:43,131 WAS IT THE YEAR, THE YEAR 2356 01:21:43,131 --> 01:21:43,398 PREVIOUS? 2357 01:21:43,398 --> 01:21:46,601 -- THANK YOU. AND I KNOW WE JUST 2358 01:21:46,601 --> 01:21:49,604 ADOPTED THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE, 2359 01:21:49,604 --> 01:21:50,505 WHICH INCLUDED AMENDMENT NUMBER 2360 01:21:50,505 --> 01:21:52,874 25 ON FAIR RECOVERY AND 2361 01:21:52,874 --> 01:21:54,075 PERFORMANCE REPORTING FROM 2362 01:21:54,075 --> 01:21:55,977 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. CAN YOU 2363 01:21:55,977 --> 01:21:58,780 JUST SPEAK TO THE FARE 2364 01:21:58,780 --> 01:21:59,381 COMPLIANCE COMPONENTS IN THIS 2365 01:21:59,381 --> 01:22:00,315 AMENDMENT AND HOW THEY ALIGN 2366 01:22:00,315 --> 01:22:01,316 WITH THE AMENDMENT WE JUST 2367 01:22:01,316 --> 01:22:04,920 ADOPTED THROUGH THE CHAIR'S 2368 01:22:04,920 --> 01:22:06,554 PACKAGE? 2369 01:22:06,554 --> 01:22:07,989 -- LET ME HOLD ON. HOLD ON JUST 2370 01:22:07,989 --> 01:22:08,590 A SECOND. LET ME GET BOTH OF 2371 01:22:08,590 --> 01:22:09,958 THEM IN FRONT OF ME SO I CAN I 2372 01:22:09,958 --> 01:22:11,393 CAN DIRECTLY COMPARE. 2373 01:22:11,393 --> 01:22:14,262 -- YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. 2374 01:22:14,262 --> 01:22:17,632 -- SO WHAT WE WHAT WE ADOPTED IN 2375 01:22:17,632 --> 01:22:18,633 AMENDMENT 25 AS PART OF THE 2376 01:22:18,633 --> 01:22:22,604 CHAIR'S PACKAGE, THE FARE 2377 01:22:22,604 --> 01:22:23,672 RECOVERY EFFECTIVENESS, 2378 01:22:23,672 --> 01:22:24,239 INCLUDING THE PERCENTAGE OF 2379 01:22:24,239 --> 01:22:27,742 PEOPLE PAYING FARES, THE FAREBOX 2380 01:22:27,742 --> 01:22:28,243 RECOVERY RATIO, OR THE 2381 01:22:28,243 --> 01:22:29,711 PERCENTAGE OF KING COUNTY METRO 2382 01:22:29,711 --> 01:22:31,947 OPERATING COSTS THAT WAS FUNDED 2383 01:22:31,947 --> 01:22:33,281 DIRECTLY BY PASSENGER FARES. 2384 01:22:33,281 --> 01:22:33,948 THAT'S ESSENTIALLY A DEFINITION 2385 01:22:33,948 --> 01:22:36,484 OF FARE RECOVERY RATIO. TOTAL 2386 01:22:36,484 --> 01:22:40,388 FARE REVENUES COLLECTED, AND ANY 2387 01:22:40,388 --> 01:22:43,792 SERVICE, OPERATIONAL OR POLICY 2388 01:22:43,792 --> 01:22:44,392 CHANGES THAT AFFECTED REVENUE 2389 01:22:44,392 --> 01:22:45,860 PERFORMANCE. AN AMENDMENT FOR 2390 01:22:45,860 --> 01:22:47,595 WHICH WHICH IS BEFORE THE 2391 01:22:47,595 --> 01:22:50,165 COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW, THE 2392 01:22:50,165 --> 01:22:51,199 REQUIRED REPORTING ON THE FARE 2393 01:22:51,199 --> 01:22:53,868 RECOVERY RATIO ASKS FOR THE 2394 01:22:53,868 --> 01:22:57,939 PERCENTAGE OF KING COUNTY METRO 2395 01:22:57,939 --> 01:22:58,640 OPERATING COSTS THAT WAS FUNDED 2396 01:22:58,640 --> 01:23:00,709 BY PASSENGER FARES. AGAIN, JUST 2397 01:23:00,709 --> 01:23:03,211 A DEFINITION, INCLUDING THE FARE 2398 01:23:03,211 --> 01:23:05,613 RECOVERY RATIOS OF A NATIONAL 2399 01:23:05,613 --> 01:23:07,515 GROUP OF AT LEAST 20 COMPARATOR 2400 01:23:07,515 --> 01:23:09,784 OR PEER TRANSIT AGENCIES, AND 2401 01:23:09,784 --> 01:23:10,785 KING COUNTY METRO'S RANKING 2402 01:23:10,785 --> 01:23:12,020 WITHIN THAT GROUP. SO THE 2403 01:23:12,020 --> 01:23:13,922 DIFFERENCES ARE THAT AMENDMENT 2404 01:23:13,922 --> 01:23:17,359 FOUR CONTAINS THAT COMPARISON, 2405 01:23:17,359 --> 01:23:21,363 AND AMENDMENT 25 ALSO ASKS FOR A 2406 01:23:21,363 --> 01:23:23,465 FEW DIMENSIONS THAT ARE NOT 2407 01:23:23,465 --> 01:23:26,368 PRESENT IN AMENDMENT FOUR. FOR 2408 01:23:26,368 --> 01:23:28,603 INSTANCE, TOTAL FARE REVENUES 2409 01:23:28,603 --> 01:23:30,705 COLLECTED AND ANY SERVICE 2410 01:23:30,705 --> 01:23:31,306 OPERATIONAL OR POLICY CHANGES 2411 01:23:31,306 --> 01:23:34,809 THAT AFFECTED REVENUE 2412 01:23:34,809 --> 01:23:35,143 PERFORMANCE. 2413 01:23:35,143 --> 01:23:37,645 -- THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT, 2414 01:23:37,645 --> 01:23:38,446 AND I'M NEVER ENVIOUS OF THAT 2415 01:23:38,446 --> 01:23:39,547 ROLE THAT YOU ALL HAVE. SO I 2416 01:23:39,547 --> 01:23:41,783 THANK YOU FOR THAT COMPARISON. I 2417 01:23:41,783 --> 01:23:42,884 JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE 2418 01:23:42,884 --> 01:23:44,886 TRACKING AS WE'RE SORT OF 2419 01:23:44,886 --> 01:23:47,021 COMPARING WITH THE CHAIR'S 2420 01:23:47,021 --> 01:23:49,557 PACKAGE. SO I NOW DO JUST SOME 2421 01:23:49,557 --> 01:23:50,191 QUICK COMMENTS AND JUST SHARE A 2422 01:23:50,191 --> 01:23:51,192 LITTLE BIT OF PART OF WHY I 2423 01:23:51,192 --> 01:23:52,327 PULLED THIS AMENDMENT. YOU KNOW, 2424 01:23:52,327 --> 01:23:55,196 I SPOKE EARLIER TO MY AMENDMENT 2425 01:23:55,196 --> 01:23:57,866 AND THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THAT 2426 01:23:57,866 --> 01:23:58,967 IN THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE. YOU 2427 01:23:58,967 --> 01:24:01,469 KNOW, I, I DEEPLY BELIEVE THAT 2428 01:24:01,469 --> 01:24:04,439 THROUGH OUR INVESTMENTS AND OUR 2429 01:24:04,439 --> 01:24:04,973 INCREASED INVESTMENTS AND 2430 01:24:04,973 --> 01:24:06,141 IMPROVEMENTS IN RELIABILITY, 2431 01:24:06,141 --> 01:24:08,676 WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE 2432 01:24:08,676 --> 01:24:09,844 MOVING SEATTLE FORWARD TO BEING 2433 01:24:09,844 --> 01:24:10,445 THE WORLD CLASS TRANSIT CITY 2434 01:24:10,445 --> 01:24:12,380 THAT WE ARE, AND THAT WE'RE 2435 01:24:12,380 --> 01:24:13,915 GOING TO CONTINUE GROWING TO BE. 2436 01:24:13,915 --> 01:24:17,085 I DO HAVE SORT OF CONCERN AROUND 2437 01:24:17,085 --> 01:24:20,021 THE LEVEL OF REPORTING THAT WE 2438 01:24:20,021 --> 01:24:22,090 ARE REQUIRING HERE AND THE 2439 01:24:22,090 --> 01:24:23,725 POTENTIAL FOR US TO MAKE. AND 2440 01:24:23,725 --> 01:24:24,626 COLLEAGUES, FORGIVE ME, BECAUSE 2441 01:24:24,626 --> 01:24:25,460 THIS IS THE WORD THAT'S COMING 2442 01:24:25,460 --> 01:24:28,930 TO MIND. BUT LIKE KNEE JERK OR 2443 01:24:28,930 --> 01:24:30,932 SHORT SIGHTED PIVOTS BASED ON 2444 01:24:30,932 --> 01:24:33,068 THAT INFORMATION, PRIOR TO 2445 01:24:33,068 --> 01:24:35,370 ALLOWING SUBSTANTIVE OR ENOUGH 2446 01:24:35,370 --> 01:24:36,704 TIME FOR THOSE INVESTMENTS TO 2447 01:24:36,704 --> 01:24:38,273 TAKE PLACE, BE ABSORBED IN THE 2448 01:24:38,273 --> 01:24:40,375 NETWORK AND RESULT IN THE 2449 01:24:40,375 --> 01:24:41,076 TRANSIT RIDERSHIP CHANGES THAT I 2450 01:24:41,076 --> 01:24:43,011 BELIEVE THAT WE WILL SEE OVER 2451 01:24:43,011 --> 01:24:45,113 THE LIFETIME OF THIS SEATTLE 2452 01:24:45,113 --> 01:24:46,147 TRANSIT MEASURE. AND THAT'S PART 2453 01:24:46,147 --> 01:24:48,183 OF WHY I PUT FORWARD MY 2454 01:24:48,183 --> 01:24:49,751 AMENDMENT WITH THIS SIX YEAR 2455 01:24:49,751 --> 01:24:51,486 REVIEW, AS OPPOSED TO AN ANNUAL 2456 01:24:51,486 --> 01:24:52,220 BASIS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'S 2457 01:24:52,220 --> 01:24:53,988 GOING TO TAKE TIME FOR THOSE 2458 01:24:53,988 --> 01:24:55,557 INVESTMENTS TO SHOW UP IN 2459 01:24:55,557 --> 01:24:56,925 RELIABILITY AND OTHER CHANGES. 2460 01:24:56,925 --> 01:24:58,893 WE ALSO KNOW THAT METRO HAS SOME 2461 01:24:58,893 --> 01:25:01,896 WORK THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE 2462 01:25:01,896 --> 01:25:02,497 DOING INTERNALLY IN THE NEXT 2463 01:25:02,497 --> 01:25:04,165 COUPLE OF YEARS, AND I BELIEVE 2464 01:25:04,165 --> 01:25:06,468 IT MAKES SENSE FOR US TO ENSURE 2465 01:25:06,468 --> 01:25:08,036 THAT WE ALLOW METRO TO DO THAT 2466 01:25:08,036 --> 01:25:10,038 WORK ON THEIR SERVICE 2467 01:25:10,038 --> 01:25:11,873 REALIGNMENT PRIOR TO MAKING ANY 2468 01:25:11,873 --> 01:25:13,074 SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES. SO, 2469 01:25:13,074 --> 01:25:13,608 COLLEAGUES, I PULLED THIS 2470 01:25:13,608 --> 01:25:15,343 BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT DESERVES 2471 01:25:15,343 --> 01:25:17,745 DISCUSSION. AS WE ARE THINKING 2472 01:25:17,745 --> 01:25:21,082 ABOUT THE WORK THAT COMES WITH 2473 01:25:21,082 --> 01:25:21,716 PRODUCING THESE REPORTS AND THE 2474 01:25:21,716 --> 01:25:22,717 LIKELIHOOD THAT WE WOULD BE 2475 01:25:22,717 --> 01:25:24,552 TAKING SUBSTANTIVE ACTION ON 2476 01:25:24,552 --> 01:25:25,720 THEM. FROM MY VANTAGE POINT, 2477 01:25:25,720 --> 01:25:26,688 THOSE DO NOT LINE UP, AND I'LL 2478 01:25:26,688 --> 01:25:30,158 BE VOTING NO ON THIS AMENDMENT. 2479 01:25:30,158 --> 01:25:31,192 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2480 01:25:31,192 --> 01:25:31,759 FOSTER. COUNCILMEMBER VICE 2481 01:25:31,759 --> 01:25:34,362 CHAIR, RINCK, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 2482 01:25:34,362 --> 01:25:36,731 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR SAKA, I WANT 2483 01:25:36,731 --> 01:25:37,332 TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 2484 01:25:37,332 --> 01:25:38,366 FOR PULLING THIS AMENDMENT FOR 2485 01:25:38,366 --> 01:25:40,235 FURTHER DISCUSSION AND WANT TO 2486 01:25:40,235 --> 01:25:41,669 VOICE A COUPLE OF THE CONCERNS 2487 01:25:41,669 --> 01:25:43,638 THAT I HAVE RELATED TO THIS 2488 01:25:43,638 --> 01:25:45,373 AMENDMENT, MANY OF WHICH HAVE 2489 01:25:45,373 --> 01:25:45,874 ALREADY BEEN COVERED BY 2490 01:25:45,874 --> 01:25:46,808 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, BUT WANT 2491 01:25:46,808 --> 01:25:49,144 TO ADD A POINT TO THEM AS WELL, 2492 01:25:49,144 --> 01:25:50,578 PARTICULARLY, THE POINTS RELATED 2493 01:25:50,578 --> 01:25:52,080 TO REPORTING IS OF CONCERN TO 2494 01:25:52,080 --> 01:25:55,149 ME, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE MUCH OF 2495 01:25:55,149 --> 01:25:57,619 THIS DATA IS WITHIN METRO'S 2496 01:25:57,619 --> 01:26:01,222 CONTROL. THE PART THAT IS WITHIN 2497 01:26:01,222 --> 01:26:03,324 ITS CONTROL IS ALREADY REPORTED 2498 01:26:03,324 --> 01:26:05,827 IN THE REGULAR ANNUAL REPORT. SO 2499 01:26:05,827 --> 01:26:07,996 THIS WOULD BE, AS I UNDERSTAND 2500 01:26:07,996 --> 01:26:09,030 IT, A REDUNDANT ANNUAL REPORT. 2501 01:26:09,030 --> 01:26:10,298 THIS WOULD TAKE STAFF TIME, 2502 01:26:10,298 --> 01:26:10,865 WHICH ISN'T FREE, AND THE 2503 01:26:10,865 --> 01:26:12,967 REPORTS WOULD END UP BEING 2504 01:26:12,967 --> 01:26:14,302 MOSTLY DUPLICATIVE. AND SO WHILE 2505 01:26:14,302 --> 01:26:15,703 IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT THAT 2506 01:26:15,703 --> 01:26:17,238 COMPARED TO THE EARLIER VERSION 2507 01:26:17,238 --> 01:26:18,606 OF THIS AMENDMENT, NOW SECTION 2508 01:26:18,606 --> 01:26:20,842 SEVEN NO LONGER REQUIRES ANNUAL 2509 01:26:20,842 --> 01:26:22,844 COUNCIL APPROVAL OF ANNUAL 2510 01:26:22,844 --> 01:26:25,813 SERVICE HOUR PURCHASES. I 2511 01:26:25,813 --> 01:26:27,582 BELIEVE THE NEW LANGUAGE 2512 01:26:27,582 --> 01:26:28,216 REFLECTS A LACK OF APPLICATION 2513 01:26:28,216 --> 01:26:31,519 TO OUR STAFF. I WANT TO UPLIFT 2514 01:26:31,519 --> 01:26:34,155 THAT. SDOT ALREADY HAS AN EQUITY 2515 01:26:34,155 --> 01:26:34,656 CENTERED PRIORITIZATION 2516 01:26:34,656 --> 01:26:35,323 METHODOLOGY ROOTED IN THE 2517 01:26:35,323 --> 01:26:37,926 FREQUENT TRANSIT NETWORK AND 2518 01:26:37,926 --> 01:26:39,027 SUPPORTIVE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE 2519 01:26:39,027 --> 01:26:41,663 PLAN THAT IS USED TO MAKE 2520 01:26:41,663 --> 01:26:42,297 TRANSIT SERVICE INVESTMENTS. AND 2521 01:26:42,297 --> 01:26:43,998 THESE INVESTMENTS ARE REPORTED 2522 01:26:43,998 --> 01:26:45,833 IN STM ANNUAL REPORTS AND TO THE 2523 01:26:45,833 --> 01:26:50,505 TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD. SO THE 2524 01:26:50,505 --> 01:26:51,005 POSSIBILITY OF COUNCIL 2525 01:26:51,005 --> 01:26:54,042 INVOLVEMENT DOWN THE ROAD COULD 2526 01:26:54,042 --> 01:26:58,212 INVALIDATE OUR CURRENT APPROACH 2527 01:26:58,212 --> 01:26:58,880 TO SERVICE INVESTMENTS AND 2528 01:26:58,880 --> 01:27:00,615 CREATE SITUATIONS WHERE THERE IS 2529 01:27:00,615 --> 01:27:01,382 REAL OF SERVICE HOURS BASED ON 2530 01:27:01,382 --> 01:27:02,050 POLITICAL CONCERNS, WHICH WOULD 2531 01:27:02,050 --> 01:27:05,453 IMPACT RIDERS WHO DEPEND ON 2532 01:27:05,453 --> 01:27:08,590 CONSISTENT SERVICE FROM YEAR TO 2533 01:27:08,590 --> 01:27:12,660 YEAR. THANK YOU CHAIR. 2534 01:27:12,660 --> 01:27:16,097 -- THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR RINCK. 2535 01:27:16,097 --> 01:27:18,733 -- ANY FINAL COMMENTS? 2536 01:27:18,733 --> 01:27:19,367 QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 2537 01:27:19,367 --> 01:27:22,237 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. IT JUST SO 2538 01:27:22,237 --> 01:27:22,904 THAT I'M CLEAR, THE DIFFERENCE 2539 01:27:22,904 --> 01:27:23,538 BETWEEN THIS AMENDMENT AND AND 2540 01:27:23,538 --> 01:27:24,939 THE AMENDMENT THAT I BROUGHT 2541 01:27:24,939 --> 01:27:27,475 THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE 2542 01:27:27,475 --> 01:27:30,044 IS JUST THERE'S A COUPLE OF 2543 01:27:30,044 --> 01:27:35,116 EXTRA THINGS HERE THAT ARE NOT 2544 01:27:35,116 --> 01:27:38,252 IN MY AMENDMENT. IS THAT 2545 01:27:38,252 --> 01:27:40,455 CORRECT? I MEAN, TO ME, THESE 2546 01:27:40,455 --> 01:27:45,193 ARE SO SIMILAR. SO I'M TRYING 2547 01:27:45,193 --> 01:27:48,429 TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WHAT IS 2548 01:27:48,429 --> 01:27:49,397 ADDITIONAL. 2549 01:27:49,397 --> 01:27:55,603 -- THEY THEY ARE SIMILAR. THE 2550 01:27:55,603 --> 01:27:57,639 THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 2551 01:27:57,639 --> 01:27:58,306 WHAT'S CONTAINED IN AMENDMENT 2552 01:27:58,306 --> 01:27:59,507 25 AND WAS CONTAINED IN 2553 01:27:59,507 --> 01:28:01,275 AMENDMENT FOUR IS THAT AMENDMENT 2554 01:28:01,275 --> 01:28:03,811 FOUR INCLUDES A COMPARISON 2555 01:28:03,811 --> 01:28:05,880 REQUIREMENT IN TERMS OF THE FARE 2556 01:28:05,880 --> 01:28:08,416 RECOVERY RATIO AND ALSO IN TERMS 2557 01:28:08,416 --> 01:28:09,951 OF THE FARE RECOVERY RATIO. 2558 01:28:09,951 --> 01:28:10,585 AMENDMENT 25 INCLUDES A FEW MORE 2559 01:28:10,585 --> 01:28:11,853 REPORTING DIMENSIONS. FOR 2560 01:28:11,853 --> 01:28:14,489 INSTANCE, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 2561 01:28:14,489 --> 01:28:15,456 FARES RECOVERED. THAT'S THAT'S 2562 01:28:15,456 --> 01:28:19,394 IN 25. IT IS NOT IN FOUR. 2563 01:28:19,394 --> 01:28:21,996 -- RIGHT. I'M JUST I'M MORE 2564 01:28:21,996 --> 01:28:23,431 LOOKING AT FOUR AND THINKING 2565 01:28:23,431 --> 01:28:25,266 WHAT'S IN FOUR? THAT'S NOT 2566 01:28:25,266 --> 01:28:27,268 ALREADY. BECAUSE WE JUST PASSED 2567 01:28:27,268 --> 01:28:28,736 25. SO WHAT'S IN FOUR. THAT'S 2568 01:28:28,736 --> 01:28:32,440 NOT IN 25. AND I'M LOOKING AT 2569 01:28:32,440 --> 01:28:35,476 THE PEER PEER CITIES COMPARISON 2570 01:28:35,476 --> 01:28:42,550 AND AND ALSO SECTION SEVEN. SO 2571 01:28:42,550 --> 01:28:46,354 CHAIR IS IT. I WOULD LIKE TO 2572 01:28:46,354 --> 01:28:49,357 ACTUALLY ASK A QUESTION OF. 2573 01:28:49,357 --> 01:28:50,158 CHAIR IN TERMS OF THE THINKING 2574 01:28:50,158 --> 01:28:52,493 BEHIND THE PEER CITY COMPARISON, 2575 01:28:52,493 --> 01:28:57,765 AND THEN ALSO WHAT DOES SECTION 2576 01:28:57,765 --> 01:28:59,734 SEVEN PRACTICALLY MEAN? 2577 01:28:59,734 --> 01:29:01,235 -- THANK YOU. SO FROM MY 2578 01:29:01,235 --> 01:29:04,005 PERSPECTIVE, THE PEER CITY 2579 01:29:04,005 --> 01:29:05,773 COMPARISON IS IS A STANDARD 2580 01:29:05,773 --> 01:29:08,142 REPORTING MECHANISM THAT MANY 2581 01:29:08,142 --> 01:29:08,710 TRANSIT AGENCIES ACROSS THE 2582 01:29:08,710 --> 01:29:10,812 NATION ARE SUBJECT TO. AS I SIT 2583 01:29:10,812 --> 01:29:12,346 ON THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL TASK 2584 01:29:12,346 --> 01:29:18,353 FORCE OR EXCUSE ME, KING COUNTY 2585 01:29:18,353 --> 01:29:20,021 RTC REGIONAL TRANSIT COMMITTEE, 2586 01:29:20,021 --> 01:29:23,524 SORRY, SO MANY COMMITTEES AND 2587 01:29:23,524 --> 01:29:24,158 EVEN I RECEIVE BRIEFINGS OVER 2588 01:29:24,158 --> 01:29:26,260 TIME IN THAT VERY BODY FROM 2589 01:29:26,260 --> 01:29:29,130 METRO REPORTING ON AND ON HOW 2590 01:29:29,130 --> 01:29:30,698 THEY STACK IN VARIOUS METRICS, 2591 01:29:30,698 --> 01:29:33,401 INCLUDING FARE RECOVERY RATIO 2592 01:29:33,401 --> 01:29:35,536 AGAINST PEERS ACROSS THE NATION. 2593 01:29:35,536 --> 01:29:38,906 SO IT'S A IT'S A COMMON AND 2594 01:29:38,906 --> 01:29:39,407 STANDARD AND ACCEPTABLE 2595 01:29:39,407 --> 01:29:41,242 BENCHMARK. IT'S A WAY TO STACK 2596 01:29:41,242 --> 01:29:42,844 YOURSELF. SO THE, THE THINKING 2597 01:29:42,844 --> 01:29:45,546 THERE IS LIKE DATA ALONE IN 2598 01:29:45,546 --> 01:29:47,215 ISOLATION IS HELPFUL, BUT IT'S 2599 01:29:47,215 --> 01:29:49,450 ALSO A LITTLE MORE HELPFUL IN 2600 01:29:49,450 --> 01:29:49,951 BROADER CONTEXT OF WHAT 2601 01:29:49,951 --> 01:29:50,985 EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING. AND SO 2602 01:29:50,985 --> 01:29:52,854 THAT'S, THAT'S THE WHOLE 2603 01:29:52,854 --> 01:29:54,522 PURPOSE AND INTENT THERE. THE 2604 01:29:54,522 --> 01:29:56,190 FINAL PROVISION THERE AGAIN, 2605 01:29:56,190 --> 01:29:56,657 THAT YOU ASKED ABOUT 2606 01:29:56,657 --> 01:29:57,825 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA SECTION 2607 01:29:57,825 --> 01:29:59,560 SEVEN, IT SAYS IT IS THE INTENT 2608 01:29:59,560 --> 01:30:02,430 OF THE COUNCIL TO EXERCISE ITS 2609 01:30:02,430 --> 01:30:03,030 LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY AND ITS 2610 01:30:03,030 --> 01:30:03,698 BUDGETARY POWERS WITH RESPECT TO 2611 01:30:03,698 --> 01:30:04,332 ALL SERVICE PURCHASES, PROGRAMS, 2612 01:30:04,332 --> 01:30:07,101 ACTIVITIES, INVESTMENTS FUNDED 2613 01:30:07,101 --> 01:30:08,503 THROUGH PROPOSITION REVENUES, 2614 01:30:08,503 --> 01:30:09,437 ESPECIALLY VIA THE CITY'S ANNUAL 2615 01:30:09,437 --> 01:30:11,072 BUDGET PROCESS. AND THAT IS JUST 2616 01:30:11,072 --> 01:30:13,374 A RESTATEMENT OF COUNCIL'S 2617 01:30:13,374 --> 01:30:14,008 EXISTING PLENARY AUTHORITY. OVER 2618 01:30:14,008 --> 01:30:16,377 THAT. WE HAVE THE POWER THAT WE 2619 01:30:16,377 --> 01:30:17,812 HAVE, POWER OF THE PURSE THAT WE 2620 01:30:17,812 --> 01:30:19,113 HAVE ENSHRINED IN THE IN THE 2621 01:30:19,113 --> 01:30:24,685 CHARTER AND AND SO THAT THAT'S 2622 01:30:24,685 --> 01:30:28,055 THAT'S THE INTENT THERE. THE 2623 01:30:28,055 --> 01:30:30,124 AND AGAIN, I MADE THAT CHANGE 2624 01:30:30,124 --> 01:30:31,793 DIRECTLY IN RESPONSE TO 2625 01:30:31,793 --> 01:30:33,961 COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, BECAUSE I 2626 01:30:33,961 --> 01:30:36,697 THINK IT STRENGTHENS THE CITY 2627 01:30:36,697 --> 01:30:37,298 COUNCIL'S TRANSPARENCY AND 2628 01:30:37,298 --> 01:30:38,666 ACCOUNTABILITY ROLE IN THE 2629 01:30:38,666 --> 01:30:39,667 IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS MEASURE. 2630 01:30:39,667 --> 01:30:42,503 SHOULD IT BE APPROVED BY VOTERS. 2631 01:30:42,503 --> 01:30:45,940 I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT 2632 01:30:45,940 --> 01:30:46,741 THE MEASURE WOULD GENERATE BY MY 2633 01:30:46,741 --> 01:30:50,778 BACK OF THE NAPKIN MATH TALLY. 2634 01:30:50,778 --> 01:30:55,416 THIS MEASURE WOULD GENERATE AN 2635 01:30:55,416 --> 01:30:59,187 AVERAGE OF $186.6 MILLION PER 2636 01:30:59,187 --> 01:31:00,855 YEAR IN ITS CURRENT UNMODIFIED 2637 01:31:00,855 --> 01:31:02,323 UNAMENDED FORM. TOGETHER, THIS 2638 01:31:02,323 --> 01:31:06,961 WOULD AMOUNT TO A GRAND TOTAL OF 2639 01:31:06,961 --> 01:31:09,397 $1.87 BILLION IN TAX DOLLARS 2640 01:31:09,397 --> 01:31:11,866 OVER TEN YEARS, AS IT'S 2641 01:31:11,866 --> 01:31:12,500 CURRENTLY DRAFTED. ASSUMING THE 2642 01:31:12,500 --> 01:31:16,938 TEN YEAR THING, WE'RE TALKING 2643 01:31:16,938 --> 01:31:19,774 ABOUT ALMOST $2 BILLION AT STAKE 2644 01:31:19,774 --> 01:31:20,575 HERE, CHAIR. 2645 01:31:20,575 --> 01:31:21,976 -- SORRY, DO I STILL HAVE. 2646 01:31:21,976 --> 01:31:23,211 -- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. I'M 2647 01:31:23,211 --> 01:31:23,845 ANSWERING. I'M FINISHING THE 2648 01:31:23,845 --> 01:31:27,615 ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. IT'S A 2649 01:31:27,615 --> 01:31:30,117 GOOD ONE. BECAUSE THIS CLOSES 2650 01:31:30,117 --> 01:31:31,752 OUT YOUR SECOND QUESTION ON THAT 2651 01:31:31,752 --> 01:31:33,788 SECTION SEVEN THERE. I THINK 2652 01:31:33,788 --> 01:31:37,091 IT'S A FAIR EXCHANGE PAIRED 2653 01:31:37,091 --> 01:31:41,195 WITH THE REPORTING THAT WE AND 2654 01:31:41,195 --> 01:31:42,363 THE PUBLIC NEED TO SEE THIS 2655 01:31:42,363 --> 01:31:44,031 INFORMATION. AND WE'RE GOING TO 2656 01:31:44,031 --> 01:31:45,199 EXERCISE OUR OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY 2657 01:31:45,199 --> 01:31:46,467 OVER THIS, NO DIFFERENT THAN WE 2658 01:31:46,467 --> 01:31:48,269 WOULD ANY OTHER SORT OF FORM OF 2659 01:31:48,269 --> 01:31:50,771 SPENDING. SO THANK YOU. ANY 2660 01:31:50,771 --> 01:31:51,305 OTHER ANY OTHER COMMENTS 2661 01:31:51,305 --> 01:31:51,906 QUESTIONS. 2662 01:31:51,906 --> 01:31:53,574 -- SO JUST BASICALLY THE ONLY 2663 01:31:53,574 --> 01:31:55,176 DIFFERENCE THAT SEVEN JUST IS 2664 01:31:55,176 --> 01:31:56,711 RESTATING WHAT WE ALREADY DO AS 2665 01:31:56,711 --> 01:31:58,579 A BODY. SO IT'S REALLY THE ONLY 2666 01:31:58,579 --> 01:32:00,815 DIFFERENCE IS THE PEER REVIEW 2667 01:32:00,815 --> 01:32:01,883 PIECE. SO IT'S ADDING IF, IF YOU 2668 01:32:01,883 --> 01:32:03,851 WERE TO ADD THAT TO MY 2669 01:32:03,851 --> 01:32:05,620 AMENDMENT, IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE 2670 01:32:05,620 --> 01:32:08,089 SAME. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS, 2671 01:32:08,089 --> 01:32:08,623 CHAIR. 2672 01:32:08,623 --> 01:32:10,024 -- THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ANY 2673 01:32:10,024 --> 01:32:12,360 FINAL QUESTIONS COMMENTS ON THIS 2674 01:32:12,360 --> 01:32:15,696 AMENDMENT? OKAY. HEARING AND 2675 01:32:15,696 --> 01:32:18,466 SEEING NONE. FINALLY, I'LL JUST 2676 01:32:18,466 --> 01:32:19,333 NOTE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS NOTED, 2677 01:32:19,333 --> 01:32:22,670 THERE ARE SOME REDUNDANT AND 2678 01:32:22,670 --> 01:32:23,170 OVERLAPPING CONSTRUCTS. 2679 01:32:23,170 --> 01:32:25,506 ABSOLUTELY TRUE. ABSOLUTELY 2680 01:32:25,506 --> 01:32:26,040 TRUE. AND WE LEARNED THE 2681 01:32:26,040 --> 01:32:29,844 SIMILARITIES AND DISSIMILARITIES 2682 01:32:29,844 --> 01:32:31,846 AS WELL. I ALSO NOTE THAT THIS 2683 01:32:31,846 --> 01:32:34,715 ISN'T THE ONLY CASE WHERE THAT 2684 01:32:34,715 --> 01:32:35,516 HAPPENED IN THE CONSENT PACKAGE 2685 01:32:35,516 --> 01:32:39,887 WE JUST ADOPTED AND PASSED 2686 01:32:39,887 --> 01:32:43,457 UNANIMOUSLY. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE. 2687 01:32:43,457 --> 01:32:46,127 THE THERE'S A AMENDMENT CALLING 2688 01:32:46,127 --> 01:32:51,565 ON ADDITIONAL PROGRESSIVE 2689 01:32:51,565 --> 01:32:52,033 REVENUE. TWO OF THOSE 2690 01:32:52,033 --> 01:32:55,236 SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TOPICS, 2691 01:32:55,236 --> 01:32:55,836 SUBJECT MATTER AND UNDERLYING 2692 01:32:55,836 --> 01:32:59,040 SUBJECT MATTER AT ISSUE. MANY OF 2693 01:32:59,040 --> 01:33:02,577 THE SAME VERBIAGE. IF YOU DO 2694 01:33:02,577 --> 01:33:03,844 COMPARE. SO THAT'S ALREADY 2695 01:33:03,844 --> 01:33:05,179 THAT'S ALREADY INCLUDED. THERE 2696 01:33:05,179 --> 01:33:07,982 ARE. WE'RE ASSEMBLING KIND OF A 2697 01:33:07,982 --> 01:33:09,550 FRANKENSTEIN ISH THING RIGHT NOW 2698 01:33:09,550 --> 01:33:10,851 BECAUSE OF THE FAST MOVING 2699 01:33:10,851 --> 01:33:13,354 NATURE OF THIS. THAT'S ALREADY 2700 01:33:13,354 --> 01:33:16,223 CONTEMPLATED BY THE LAST. ON 2701 01:33:16,223 --> 01:33:17,858 EACH AMENDMENT. YOU'LL NOTE AT 2702 01:33:17,858 --> 01:33:18,826 THE END, THERE'S A NOTE FROM 2703 01:33:18,826 --> 01:33:20,261 CENTRAL STAFF THAT SAYS NO 2704 01:33:20,261 --> 01:33:20,861 MULTIPLE AMENDMENTS MAY AMEND 2705 01:33:20,861 --> 01:33:23,130 THE SAME SECTIONS OR SUBSECTIONS 2706 01:33:23,130 --> 01:33:25,866 FOLLOWING THE SELECT COMMITTEE 2707 01:33:25,866 --> 01:33:29,103 ACTION ON ALL AMENDMENTS, 2708 01:33:29,103 --> 01:33:29,704 CENTRAL STAFF WILL RECONCILE 2709 01:33:29,704 --> 01:33:31,572 LANGUAGE AND RENUMBER RE LETTER 2710 01:33:31,572 --> 01:33:34,141 SECTIONS AND SUBSECTIONS AS 2711 01:33:34,141 --> 01:33:35,910 NEEDED IN THE BILL. SO THEY'RE 2712 01:33:35,910 --> 01:33:36,610 ALREADY. THERE'S ALREADY. THERE 2713 01:33:36,610 --> 01:33:39,847 WILL BE AN EFFORT TO RECONCILE, 2714 01:33:39,847 --> 01:33:42,083 YOU KNOW, THE LANGUAGE 2715 01:33:42,083 --> 01:33:43,918 DIFFERENCES, RESTRUCTURE, DRIVE, 2716 01:33:43,918 --> 01:33:45,519 IMPROVE CLARITY AS WELL. SO THAT 2717 01:33:45,519 --> 01:33:48,255 WAS ALREADY GOING TO HAPPEN FOR 2718 01:33:48,255 --> 01:33:49,357 THE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE THINGS 2719 01:33:49,357 --> 01:33:50,024 THAT WE JUST IMPROVED. IT'LL 2720 01:33:50,024 --> 01:33:50,658 HAPPEN FOR THIS TOO IF IT 2721 01:33:50,658 --> 01:33:52,059 PASSES. SO FOR THOSE REASONS I 2722 01:33:52,059 --> 01:33:53,828 ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. 2723 01:33:53,828 --> 01:33:59,433 ANY FINAL VOTE. ALL RIGHT. 2724 01:33:59,433 --> 01:34:00,067 LET'S LET'S LET'S DO IT. 2725 01:34:00,067 --> 01:34:02,003 LET'S DO IT. BUT GREAT 2726 01:34:02,003 --> 01:34:03,971 QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. IT'S MOVED 2727 01:34:03,971 --> 01:34:05,873 AND SECONDED. SO NO MORE FINAL 2728 01:34:05,873 --> 01:34:07,541 COMMENTS. WILL THE COMMITTEE 2729 01:34:07,541 --> 01:34:09,043 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 2730 01:34:09,043 --> 01:34:12,780 THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER 2731 01:34:12,780 --> 01:34:13,180 FOUR. 2732 01:34:13,180 --> 01:34:14,548 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 2733 01:34:14,548 --> 01:34:15,683 -- AYE. 2734 01:34:15,683 --> 01:34:16,450 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 2735 01:34:16,450 --> 01:34:18,386 -- AYE. 2736 01:34:18,386 --> 01:34:18,853 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2737 01:34:18,853 --> 01:34:19,220 HOLLINGSWORTH. 2738 01:34:19,220 --> 01:34:20,988 -- ABSTAIN 2739 01:34:20,988 --> 01:34:23,157 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 2740 01:34:23,157 --> 01:34:23,391 -- AYE. 2741 01:34:23,391 --> 01:34:26,727 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 2742 01:34:26,727 --> 01:34:27,828 -- NO. 2743 01:34:27,828 --> 01:34:28,963 -- COUNCILMEMBER. STRAUSS. 2744 01:34:28,963 --> 01:34:30,498 -- NO. 2745 01:34:30,498 --> 01:34:31,032 -- COUNCILMEMBER. FOSTER. 2746 01:34:31,032 --> 01:34:33,434 -- NO 2747 01:34:33,434 --> 01:34:36,537 -- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. 2748 01:34:36,537 --> 01:34:36,837 -- NO. 2749 01:34:36,837 --> 01:34:38,906 -- CHAIR SAKA. 2750 01:34:38,906 --> 01:34:39,140 -- AYE. 2751 01:34:39,140 --> 01:34:42,143 -- CHAIR. WE HAVE FOUR FOUR 2752 01:34:42,143 --> 01:34:45,880 VOTES FOR FOUR VOTES OPPOSED AND 2753 01:34:45,880 --> 01:34:46,247 ONE ABSTENTION. 2754 01:34:46,247 --> 01:34:48,282 -- ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION FAILS 2755 01:34:48,282 --> 01:34:51,385 AND IS NOT ADOPTED. THANK YOU. 2756 01:34:51,385 --> 01:34:56,957 WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE. SO 2757 01:34:56,957 --> 01:34:59,126 WE VOTED ON ALL BOTH AMENDMENTS 2758 01:34:59,126 --> 01:34:59,760 THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER 2759 01:34:59,760 --> 01:35:00,895 TODAY. THEY'RE REMOVED FROM THE 2760 01:35:00,895 --> 01:35:03,330 PACKAGE. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO 2761 01:35:03,330 --> 01:35:05,733 GROUP B AMENDMENTS INDIVIDUALLY. 2762 01:35:05,733 --> 01:35:11,038 IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY LET 2763 01:35:11,038 --> 01:35:16,110 ME. 2764 01:35:16,110 --> 01:35:23,751 -- HEATHER. 2765 01:35:23,751 --> 01:35:27,354 -- ALL RIGHT. 2766 01:35:27,354 --> 01:35:29,690 -- OKAY. THE FIRST ONE THAT 2767 01:35:29,690 --> 01:35:31,959 WE'LL CONSIDER. SO WE'LL 2768 01:35:31,959 --> 01:35:32,593 CONSIDER THEM IN ORDER. RIGHT. 2769 01:35:32,593 --> 01:35:37,064 SO DO WE MOVE THEM FIRST? OKAY, 2770 01:35:37,064 --> 01:35:40,134 SO GROUP B 2771 01:35:40,134 --> 01:35:40,701 -- OKAY. 2772 01:35:40,701 --> 01:35:43,437 -- THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND GROUP 2773 01:35:43,437 --> 01:35:49,710 B IS WOULD DIRECT THE USE OF 2774 01:35:49,710 --> 01:35:50,244 UNSPENT FUNDS ALLOCATING 2775 01:35:50,244 --> 01:35:51,011 ALLOCATED FOR TRANSIT SERVICE. 2776 01:35:51,011 --> 01:35:53,781 SO AS A SPONSOR, AS THE PRIME 2777 01:35:53,781 --> 01:35:56,117 SPONSOR OF THAT AMENDMENT, I 2778 01:35:56,117 --> 01:36:00,421 MOVE TO AMEND THE BILL AS 2779 01:36:00,421 --> 01:36:02,323 PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT THREE. 2780 01:36:02,323 --> 01:36:03,357 VERSION TWO. IS THERE A SECOND? 2781 01:36:03,357 --> 01:36:04,558 -- SECOND. 2782 01:36:04,558 --> 01:36:05,493 -- IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO 2783 01:36:05,493 --> 01:36:07,394 AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON 2784 01:36:07,394 --> 01:36:08,529 AMENDMENT THREE, VERSION TWO. 2785 01:36:08,529 --> 01:36:09,196 CENTRAL STAFF, CAN YOU PLEASE 2786 01:36:09,196 --> 01:36:10,197 PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE 2787 01:36:10,197 --> 01:36:12,399 AMENDMENT 2788 01:36:12,399 --> 01:36:13,367 -- AMENDMENT THREE, VERSION TWO 2789 01:36:13,367 --> 01:36:16,637 TO COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21226 2790 01:36:16,637 --> 01:36:17,505 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 2791 01:36:17,505 --> 01:36:18,939 THIS AMENDMENT WOULD DIRECT THE 2792 01:36:18,939 --> 01:36:21,642 USE OF UNSPENT FUNDS ALLOCATED 2793 01:36:21,642 --> 01:36:23,144 FOR TRANSIT SERVICE. THE 2794 01:36:23,144 --> 01:36:24,812 AMENDMENT WOULD DIRECT THAT THE 2795 01:36:24,812 --> 01:36:25,479 SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF 2796 01:36:25,479 --> 01:36:28,315 TRANSPORTATION ANNUALLY REPORT 2797 01:36:28,315 --> 01:36:31,252 TO THE COUNCIL ANY UNSPENT 2798 01:36:31,252 --> 01:36:31,886 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE REVENUES 2799 01:36:31,886 --> 01:36:33,220 THAT WERE ALLOCATED FOR THE 2800 01:36:33,220 --> 01:36:35,422 PURCHASE OF KING COUNTY METRO 2801 01:36:35,422 --> 01:36:37,792 TRANSIT SERVICE HOURS. FURTHER 2802 01:36:37,792 --> 01:36:39,193 STATES THE COUNCIL'S INTENT TO 2803 01:36:39,193 --> 01:36:41,195 RE-APPROPRIATE THOSE FUNDS FOR 2804 01:36:41,195 --> 01:36:43,764 SUPPORTING SAFE ACCESS TO 2805 01:36:43,764 --> 01:36:44,331 TRANSIT FOR PEDESTRIANS AND 2806 01:36:44,331 --> 01:36:46,700 INCREASED OR ENHANCED 2807 01:36:46,700 --> 01:36:47,701 ACCESSIBILITY FOR TRANSIT RIDERS 2808 01:36:47,701 --> 01:36:49,370 IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND 2809 01:36:49,370 --> 01:36:51,639 FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AS DESCRIBED 2810 01:36:51,639 --> 01:36:55,342 IN SECTION TWO E OF THE BILL, 2811 01:36:55,342 --> 01:36:55,976 VERSION TWO MAKES SOME CHANGES 2812 01:36:55,976 --> 01:36:58,712 TO THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THIS 2813 01:36:58,712 --> 01:36:59,246 AMENDMENT, REFLECTING THE 2814 01:36:59,246 --> 01:37:00,581 SPONSOR'S INTENT TO INCLUDE 2815 01:37:00,581 --> 01:37:04,785 FROM POTENTIAL TO EXCUSE ME, TO 2816 01:37:04,785 --> 01:37:05,286 EXCLUDE FROM POTENTIAL 2817 01:37:05,286 --> 01:37:06,487 REALLOCATION ANY TRANSIT SERVICE 2818 01:37:06,487 --> 01:37:08,389 FUNDING THAT SDOT RESERVES FOR 2819 01:37:08,389 --> 01:37:11,192 THE MAINTENANCE OF CONSISTENT 2820 01:37:11,192 --> 01:37:12,393 TRANSIT SERVICE OVER THE LIFE OF 2821 01:37:12,393 --> 01:37:13,494 THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE. 2822 01:37:13,494 --> 01:37:15,629 THIS AMENDMENT SOLELY ADDRESSES 2823 01:37:15,629 --> 01:37:16,964 FUNDING PLANNED AND NOT EXPENDED 2824 01:37:16,964 --> 01:37:18,365 IN A GIVEN YEAR FOR THE PURCHASE 2825 01:37:18,365 --> 01:37:21,101 OF TRANSIT SERVICE HOURS. 2826 01:37:21,101 --> 01:37:23,170 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AS THE 2827 01:37:23,170 --> 01:37:27,241 PRIME SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT, 2828 01:37:27,241 --> 01:37:29,143 I'LL NOTE THAT THE AMENDMENT 2829 01:37:29,143 --> 01:37:29,710 SIMPLY CLARIFIES WHAT WILL 2830 01:37:29,710 --> 01:37:30,878 HAPPEN WITH LEFTOVER FUNDS IF 2831 01:37:30,878 --> 01:37:32,980 METRO IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE FULL 2832 01:37:32,980 --> 01:37:35,583 AMOUNT OF TRANSIT SERVICE AS 2833 01:37:35,583 --> 01:37:36,217 BUDGETED IN THE SEATTLE TRANSIT 2834 01:37:36,217 --> 01:37:41,088 MEASURE. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS A 2835 01:37:41,088 --> 01:37:44,558 REPORT WILL HAPPEN AND AND YOU 2836 01:37:44,558 --> 01:37:46,560 KNOW, THIS IS AND THEN THERE'S A 2837 01:37:46,560 --> 01:37:48,596 POTENTIAL FOR THAT TO WITH 2838 01:37:48,596 --> 01:37:50,231 SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION FOR 2839 01:37:50,231 --> 01:37:52,666 THIS TO BE ROLLED OVER TO 2840 01:37:52,666 --> 01:37:53,500 ACCESSIBILITY CAPITAL, WHICH WE 2841 01:37:53,500 --> 01:37:55,102 KNOW IS SO VITALLY IMPORTANT. 2842 01:37:55,102 --> 01:37:57,605 THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONTINGENCY 2843 01:37:57,605 --> 01:38:00,674 TO ANTICIPATE AS IT IS EXACTLY 2844 01:38:00,674 --> 01:38:04,645 WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE CURRENT 2845 01:38:04,645 --> 01:38:05,880 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE. THERE 2846 01:38:05,880 --> 01:38:07,848 IS AN OPEN QUESTION AS TO 2847 01:38:07,848 --> 01:38:10,050 WHETHER METRO CAN DELIVER A 2848 01:38:10,050 --> 01:38:12,019 4,747% EXPANSION OF THE SERVICES 2849 01:38:12,019 --> 01:38:14,788 THEY CURRENTLY PROVIDE IN 2850 01:38:14,788 --> 01:38:16,390 SEATTLE METRO, ESPECIALLY IN THE 2851 01:38:16,390 --> 01:38:19,059 VERY NEAR TERM. METRO HAS STATED 2852 01:38:19,059 --> 01:38:20,060 THAT THEY MAY TAKE A YEAR OR TWO 2853 01:38:20,060 --> 01:38:22,663 FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO 2854 01:38:22,663 --> 01:38:24,899 EFFECTIVELY DELIVER THE FULL 2855 01:38:24,899 --> 01:38:26,333 AMOUNT OF TRANSIT SERVICE THIS 2856 01:38:26,333 --> 01:38:26,934 PROPOSAL CONTEMPLATES. SO WE 2857 01:38:26,934 --> 01:38:29,603 NEED A PLAN. UNDER MY AMENDMENT, 2858 01:38:29,603 --> 01:38:32,106 UNUSED FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO BE 2859 01:38:32,106 --> 01:38:34,875 USED FOR ACCESSIBILITY, CAPITAL 2860 01:38:34,875 --> 01:38:35,476 INVESTMENTS ENHANCE PROVIDING 2861 01:38:35,476 --> 01:38:37,344 ENHANCED ACCESSIBILITY AND 2862 01:38:37,344 --> 01:38:39,380 SAFETY SUPPORTS TO ALLOW 2863 01:38:39,380 --> 01:38:41,248 PEDESTRIANS TO SAFELY ACCESS 2864 01:38:41,248 --> 01:38:44,118 TRANSIT. AND AFTER RECEIVING 2865 01:38:44,118 --> 01:38:44,618 SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE 2866 01:38:44,618 --> 01:38:45,185 COMMUNITY, I REVISED THIS 2867 01:38:45,185 --> 01:38:48,322 AMENDMENT TO CLARIFY THAT 2868 01:38:48,322 --> 01:38:49,990 RESERVES SDOT HOLDS ASIDE, THE 2869 01:38:49,990 --> 01:38:52,593 DEPARTMENT TOLD. ASIDE, TO 2870 01:38:52,593 --> 01:38:53,227 ACCOMMODATE FUTURE INCREASES IN 2871 01:38:53,227 --> 01:38:56,063 THE COST OF TRANSIT SERVICES ARE 2872 01:38:56,063 --> 01:38:57,398 PROTECTED. SO WE ADDED, WE 2873 01:38:57,398 --> 01:38:58,666 RESTRUCTURED THE AMENDMENT TO 2874 01:38:58,666 --> 01:39:00,167 MAKE THAT CLEAR IT WAS TO WORK 2875 01:39:00,167 --> 01:39:01,869 CLOSELY WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND 2876 01:39:01,869 --> 01:39:05,472 LAW TO DO EXACTLY THAT, TO BE 2877 01:39:05,472 --> 01:39:06,040 RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY 2878 01:39:06,040 --> 01:39:08,042 CONCERNS. THIS AMENDMENT ENSURES 2879 01:39:08,042 --> 01:39:10,711 FUNDS DON'T SIT IDLE WHILE 2880 01:39:10,711 --> 01:39:13,881 OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS ARISE. 2881 01:39:13,881 --> 01:39:14,982 WE'RE NOT RAISING THE SALES TAX 2882 01:39:14,982 --> 01:39:16,417 AND COLLECTING PEOPLE'S HARD 2883 01:39:16,417 --> 01:39:18,552 EARNED MONEY JUST TO LET IT SIT 2884 01:39:18,552 --> 01:39:19,787 IN THE BANK. THIS KEEPS THE 2885 01:39:19,787 --> 01:39:21,488 MONEY WORKING FOR TRANSIT RIDERS 2886 01:39:21,488 --> 01:39:22,756 AND FOR THE LABORERS WHO BUILD 2887 01:39:22,756 --> 01:39:24,258 AND MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM. I'M 2888 01:39:24,258 --> 01:39:25,826 PROUD THAT THIS AMENDMENT HAS 2889 01:39:25,826 --> 01:39:26,860 THE SUPPORT OF THE SEATTLE 2890 01:39:26,860 --> 01:39:28,729 DISABILITY COMMISSION. SEATTLE 2891 01:39:28,729 --> 01:39:31,765 BUILDING TRADES, INCLUDING LIUNA 2892 01:39:31,765 --> 01:39:32,933 LOCAL 42 PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY 2893 01:39:32,933 --> 01:39:35,336 BOARD AND MORE. MY OFFICE 2894 01:39:35,336 --> 01:39:36,537 CONSULTED CLOSELY WITH THE 2895 01:39:36,537 --> 01:39:38,339 SEATTLE DISABILITY COMMISSION. 2896 01:39:38,339 --> 01:39:43,010 WHEN DEVELOPED, THIS COMMON 2897 01:39:43,010 --> 01:39:46,747 SENSE AMENDMENT AND. ONE MORE 2898 01:39:46,747 --> 01:39:48,983 FINAL DATA POINT ON THIS 2899 01:39:48,983 --> 01:39:51,352 AMENDMENT. I PULL IT UP. LOT 2900 01:39:51,352 --> 01:39:53,220 GOING ON. BUT THIS IS. THIS IS 2901 01:39:53,220 --> 01:39:58,926 IMPORTANT SO MY OFFICE CAREFULLY 2902 01:39:58,926 --> 01:39:59,927 NEGOTIATED WITH THE MAYOR'S 2903 01:39:59,927 --> 01:40:04,565 OFFICE AN INCREMENTAL INCREASE 2904 01:40:04,565 --> 01:40:07,935 TO THE ANNUAL MAXIMUM 2905 01:40:07,935 --> 01:40:08,502 LEGISLATIVE MAXIMUM ANNUAL 2906 01:40:08,502 --> 01:40:09,737 EXPENDITURE. EXCUSE ME, FOR 2907 01:40:09,737 --> 01:40:12,740 ACCESSIBILITY CAPITAL FROM $3.5 2908 01:40:12,740 --> 01:40:14,341 MILLION PER YEAR TO $5 MILLION 2909 01:40:14,341 --> 01:40:15,209 PER YEAR. PROUD OF THAT WORK. 2910 01:40:15,209 --> 01:40:17,244 THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE 2911 01:40:17,244 --> 01:40:17,878 FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP. AND, YOU 2912 01:40:17,878 --> 01:40:22,383 KNOW, GETTING US TO THIS POINT 2913 01:40:22,383 --> 01:40:26,754 AND BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY. 2914 01:40:26,754 --> 01:40:29,890 HOWEVER YOU SLICE IT, THAT STILL 2915 01:40:29,890 --> 01:40:30,624 REFLECTS A CUT IN ACCESSIBILITY 2916 01:40:30,624 --> 01:40:33,594 CAPITAL FROM TODAY'S LEVELS OF 2917 01:40:33,594 --> 01:40:36,263 INVESTMENTS FOR THE SAME THING. 2918 01:40:36,263 --> 01:40:41,535 THE AVERAGE. ANNUAL BASED OFF 2919 01:40:41,535 --> 01:40:42,269 OF. SO IF YOU WERE TO 2920 01:40:42,269 --> 01:40:43,670 EXTRAPOLATE THINGS OUT AND DO 2921 01:40:43,670 --> 01:40:48,142 THE MATH. BECAUSE THE CURRENT 2922 01:40:48,142 --> 01:40:49,777 MEASURE 0.15% SALES TAX, THE 2923 01:40:49,777 --> 01:40:52,813 PROPOSAL WOULD DOUBLE THAT 0.3% 2924 01:40:52,813 --> 01:40:54,782 SALES TAX. SO IF YOU EXTRAPOLATE 2925 01:40:54,782 --> 01:41:01,088 THAT OUT. WE'RE TALKING THE, 2926 01:41:01,088 --> 01:41:04,892 THE, THE, IF WE HAVE A BASELINE 2927 01:41:04,892 --> 01:41:06,427 LEVEL OF, OF INVESTMENT FOR THE 2928 01:41:06,427 --> 01:41:09,363 SAME THING, NOT NOT INCLUDING 2929 01:41:09,363 --> 01:41:12,599 INFLATION, IT WOULD AMOUNT TO 2930 01:41:12,599 --> 01:41:17,838 $47 MILLION, $47 MILLION WOULD 2931 01:41:17,838 --> 01:41:23,544 BE THE AVERAGE ANNUAL AMOUNT FOR 2932 01:41:23,544 --> 01:41:24,745 THE LEGISLATIVE MAX. NOW, IF YOU 2933 01:41:24,745 --> 01:41:27,548 SLICE IT BY THE ACTUALS, WHAT 2934 01:41:27,548 --> 01:41:28,148 WAS ACTUALLY SPENT UNDER THE 2935 01:41:28,148 --> 01:41:29,616 CURRENT MEASURE AT THE 0.15% 2936 01:41:29,616 --> 01:41:33,887 SALES TAX RATE. AND EXTRAPOLATE 2937 01:41:33,887 --> 01:41:35,456 THAT OUT TO CONTEMPLATE THE 2938 01:41:35,456 --> 01:41:38,058 DOUBLING OF THE SALES TAX, THE 2939 01:41:38,058 --> 01:41:41,261 ACTUALS. IT WOULD STILL BE $27.4 2940 01:41:41,261 --> 01:41:44,665 MILLION EVERY YEAR. AND WHAT 2941 01:41:44,665 --> 01:41:46,934 WE'RE LEFT WITH IS $5 MILLION 2942 01:41:46,934 --> 01:41:49,002 STILL A SIGNIFICANT CUT. WHEN 2943 01:41:49,002 --> 01:41:52,339 YOU EXTRAPOLATE THIS OUT TO 2944 01:41:52,339 --> 01:41:55,242 VITAL TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY. AND 2945 01:41:55,242 --> 01:41:58,679 THIS TRANSIT MEASURE RECOGNIZES 2946 01:41:58,679 --> 01:42:01,949 IT'S A TRANSIT SERVICE, FIRST 2947 01:42:01,949 --> 01:42:03,083 MEASURE. AND THE $5 MILLION 2948 01:42:03,083 --> 01:42:05,052 REFLECTS THAT. AND THIS JUST 2949 01:42:05,052 --> 01:42:05,652 THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT JUST 2950 01:42:05,652 --> 01:42:08,222 SAYS, HEY, IF IT'S NOT IF WE 2951 01:42:08,222 --> 01:42:09,556 CAN'T, IT ALSO OPERATES AS AN 2952 01:42:09,556 --> 01:42:10,891 INCENTIVE FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO 2953 01:42:10,891 --> 01:42:12,493 MAKE SURE IT ACTUALLY SPENDS ON, 2954 01:42:12,493 --> 01:42:15,629 ON WHAT WE ALL INTEND, PRIMARILY 2955 01:42:15,629 --> 01:42:18,365 TRANSIT SERVICE. IF IT DOESN'T, 2956 01:42:18,365 --> 01:42:20,868 THEN THERE'S A REPORT, THEN IT 2957 01:42:20,868 --> 01:42:22,436 MIGHT GET CONVERTED TO CAPITAL. 2958 01:42:22,436 --> 01:42:24,404 SO FOR THOSE REASONS, 2959 01:42:24,404 --> 01:42:26,073 COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR 2960 01:42:26,073 --> 01:42:27,508 SUPPORT. WELCOME. ANY I THINK IT 2961 01:42:27,508 --> 01:42:32,746 IS COMPLEMENTARY TO THE TERRIFIC 2962 01:42:32,746 --> 01:42:36,183 AMENDMENT NUMBER 20 OFFERED BY 2963 01:42:36,183 --> 01:42:36,750 OUR COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER 2964 01:42:36,750 --> 01:42:39,086 JUAREZ REGARDING ACCESSIBILITY, 2965 01:42:39,086 --> 01:42:40,854 BECAUSE IT. HER AMENDMENT. HOW I 2966 01:42:40,854 --> 01:42:41,922 VIEW THEM AT LEAST, IS HER 2967 01:42:41,922 --> 01:42:45,058 AMENDMENT ADDS AND CLARIFIES 2968 01:42:45,058 --> 01:42:47,528 INTENT AND EXPANDS THE SCOPE AND 2969 01:42:47,528 --> 01:42:49,062 PERMISSIBLE, YOU KNOW, LIKE 2970 01:42:49,062 --> 01:42:50,831 SCOPE OF WHAT WE CAN USE THOSE 2971 01:42:50,831 --> 01:42:53,534 THOSE VITAL FUNDS FOR. AND MY 2972 01:42:53,534 --> 01:42:55,836 AMENDMENT COULD POTENTIALLY PUT 2973 01:42:55,836 --> 01:42:56,904 SOME DOLLARS BEHIND THOSE 2974 01:42:56,904 --> 01:42:57,971 INVESTMENTS, SOME EXTRA DOLLARS 2975 01:42:57,971 --> 01:42:58,539 BEHIND THOSE INVESTMENTS AS 2976 01:42:58,539 --> 01:43:01,675 WELL. ANYWAYS, I WELCOME YOUR 2977 01:43:01,675 --> 01:43:02,276 COMMENTS. QUESTIONS STARTING 2978 01:43:02,276 --> 01:43:03,544 FIRST WITH COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 2979 01:43:03,544 --> 01:43:03,977 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 2980 01:43:03,977 --> 01:43:05,179 -- THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WANT 2981 01:43:05,179 --> 01:43:06,780 TO THANK EVERYBODY HERE FOR THE 2982 01:43:06,780 --> 01:43:08,749 WORK THAT AND DISCUSSIONS THAT 2983 01:43:08,749 --> 01:43:11,018 WE HAD, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF 2984 01:43:11,018 --> 01:43:12,085 THE THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE 2985 01:43:12,085 --> 01:43:14,588 PULLED FROM THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE. 2986 01:43:14,588 --> 01:43:15,956 I DO WANT TO SAY, FIRST AND 2987 01:43:15,956 --> 01:43:17,090 FOREMOST, THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND 2988 01:43:17,090 --> 01:43:19,059 THAT THE SEATTLE TRANSIT 2989 01:43:19,059 --> 01:43:20,394 MEASURE, OF COURSE, THE TARGET 2990 01:43:20,394 --> 01:43:22,796 IS INCREASED BUS SERVICES. BUT I 2991 01:43:22,796 --> 01:43:23,931 THINK WHAT YOU'RE HEARING TODAY, 2992 01:43:23,931 --> 01:43:25,766 AND YOU HEARD THIS FROM 2993 01:43:25,766 --> 01:43:26,233 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, 2994 01:43:26,233 --> 01:43:27,668 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND 2995 01:43:27,668 --> 01:43:28,669 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THAT THERE 2996 01:43:28,669 --> 01:43:30,203 ARE OTHER FACTORS INVOLVED AS 2997 01:43:30,203 --> 01:43:30,938 WELL. PUBLIC SAFETY, DRIVER 2998 01:43:30,938 --> 01:43:34,641 SAFETY, ET CETERA. AND COUNCIL. 2999 01:43:34,641 --> 01:43:37,578 THE CHAIR IS CORRECT. I THINK 3000 01:43:37,578 --> 01:43:38,612 THAT THIS DOVETAILS NICELY NOT 3001 01:43:38,612 --> 01:43:41,481 ONLY WITH AMENDMENT 20 FOR THE 3002 01:43:41,481 --> 01:43:43,016 DISABILITY PIECE, BUT I ALSO 3003 01:43:43,016 --> 01:43:46,019 THINK THAT IT ALSO DOVETAILS 3004 01:43:46,019 --> 01:43:46,553 NICELY WITH COUNCILMEMBER 3005 01:43:46,553 --> 01:43:47,854 FOSTER'S AMENDMENT SIX. IF 3006 01:43:47,854 --> 01:43:50,157 INDEED WE LOOK AT A FIVE YEAR 3007 01:43:50,157 --> 01:43:52,326 ROLLOVER TO LOOK AT TRANSIT 3008 01:43:52,326 --> 01:43:54,795 TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, 3009 01:43:54,795 --> 01:43:55,829 WHAT GOT DELIVERED? I THINK IF 3010 01:43:55,829 --> 01:43:56,763 YOU PASS SOMETHING FOR TEN 3011 01:43:56,763 --> 01:43:58,165 YEARS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME 3012 01:43:58,165 --> 01:43:59,633 MARKER IN THERE FOR THE COUNCIL 3013 01:43:59,633 --> 01:44:01,668 TO STOP AND SAY, HEY, HAVE WE 3014 01:44:01,668 --> 01:44:03,904 MET THESE GOALS OF BUS INCREASE? 3015 01:44:03,904 --> 01:44:05,339 AND ALSO SOME OF THE WORDS THAT 3016 01:44:05,339 --> 01:44:06,807 CAME OUT THAT WAS JUST PASSED AN 3017 01:44:06,807 --> 01:44:08,809 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, THAT 3018 01:44:08,809 --> 01:44:11,411 PASSED 7 TO 3 BY COUNCILMEMBER 3019 01:44:11,411 --> 01:44:14,047 OR THE CHAIR AND COUNCILMEMBER. 3020 01:44:14,047 --> 01:44:15,182 KETTLE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE SAID 3021 01:44:15,182 --> 01:44:16,283 SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE'VE ALL 3022 01:44:16,283 --> 01:44:18,018 TALKED ABOUT, BUT SAID IT MUCH 3023 01:44:18,018 --> 01:44:18,652 MORE ELOQUENTLY THAN I PROBABLY 3024 01:44:18,652 --> 01:44:22,990 WILL SAY IT. BUT THAT EXPANSION 3025 01:44:22,990 --> 01:44:23,490 OF BUS SERVICES IS, IS 3026 01:44:23,490 --> 01:44:25,092 IMPORTANT. BUT ALL THESE OTHER 3027 01:44:25,092 --> 01:44:26,994 FACTORS ARE IMPORTANT TOO. AND 3028 01:44:26,994 --> 01:44:28,862 WE CAN HAVE BOTH. WE CAN HAVE 3029 01:44:28,862 --> 01:44:30,697 PUBLIC SAFETY, WE CAN HAVE 3030 01:44:30,697 --> 01:44:32,032 DRIVER SAFETY, WE CAN HAVE 3031 01:44:32,032 --> 01:44:34,067 DISABILITY, AND WE CAN ALSO 3032 01:44:34,067 --> 01:44:36,970 INCREASE BUS SERVICES. SO I ALSO 3033 01:44:36,970 --> 01:44:38,071 THINK THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD 3034 01:44:38,071 --> 01:44:39,039 UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN WE USE THE 3035 01:44:39,039 --> 01:44:42,576 WORD UNDERSPEND, THAT THAT IS A 3036 01:44:42,576 --> 01:44:44,811 TERM OF ART. IT'S A BUDGET, 3037 01:44:44,811 --> 01:44:47,481 POLITICAL TERM OF ART, THAT 3038 01:44:47,481 --> 01:44:48,515 THOSE DISCUSSIONS WILL STILL GO 3039 01:44:48,515 --> 01:44:50,784 ON IN THE END, AS AT S DOT IN 3040 01:44:50,784 --> 01:44:52,486 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH SEATTLE 3041 01:44:52,486 --> 01:44:53,387 CITY COUNCIL, AND OF COURSE, THE 3042 01:44:53,387 --> 01:44:55,989 CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE FOR 3043 01:44:55,989 --> 01:44:58,191 SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF 3044 01:44:58,191 --> 01:44:58,859 TRANSPORTATION. SO THESE AREN'T 3045 01:44:58,859 --> 01:45:00,761 DONE IN A VACUUM. THESE 3046 01:45:00,761 --> 01:45:01,995 DISCUSSIONS WILL HAPPEN. CITY 3047 01:45:01,995 --> 01:45:02,763 DEPARTMENTS DO COME FORWARD AND 3048 01:45:02,763 --> 01:45:04,498 SAY, WE HAVE AN UNDERSPEND HERE. 3049 01:45:04,498 --> 01:45:05,799 BUT WHAT'S NICE ABOUT AMENDMENT 3050 01:45:05,799 --> 01:45:07,701 NUMBER SIX BY COUNCILMEMBER 3051 01:45:07,701 --> 01:45:09,369 FOSTER IS WE'LL HAVE AN 3052 01:45:09,369 --> 01:45:10,170 OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, YOU KNOW 3053 01:45:10,170 --> 01:45:11,371 WHAT, IF THE FIVE YEAR MARK, IT 3054 01:45:11,371 --> 01:45:13,707 LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE X AMOUNT AND 3055 01:45:13,707 --> 01:45:15,642 THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE SPENT. 3056 01:45:15,642 --> 01:45:17,177 WE'VE HAD A DISCUSSION AND NOW 3057 01:45:17,177 --> 01:45:21,448 WE CAN DEDICATE THIS TO THE 3058 01:45:21,448 --> 01:45:22,082 SERVICES THAT WE'RE TALKING 3059 01:45:22,082 --> 01:45:24,251 ABOUT SUPPORTING SAFE ACCESS, 3060 01:45:24,251 --> 01:45:24,718 ACCESS TO TRANSIT FOR 3061 01:45:24,718 --> 01:45:26,987 PEDESTRIANS AND INCREASED OR 3062 01:45:26,987 --> 01:45:27,954 ENHANCED ACCESSIBILITY. AND I 3063 01:45:27,954 --> 01:45:30,057 JUST WANT TO END ON THE NOTE 3064 01:45:30,057 --> 01:45:32,993 THAT AS MY PRIOR LIFE AS A 3065 01:45:32,993 --> 01:45:34,561 LITIGATOR AND REPRESENTING 3066 01:45:34,561 --> 01:45:35,529 TRIBES AND HAVING A RIGHT, I 3067 01:45:35,529 --> 01:45:36,663 ALWAYS USED TO SAY, AND I 3068 01:45:36,663 --> 01:45:38,198 CERTAINLY HAVE WON ON THIS 3069 01:45:38,198 --> 01:45:41,268 ARGUMENT MANY, MANY TIMES WHAT 3070 01:45:41,268 --> 01:45:43,370 GOOD IS A RIGHT TO SOMETHING IF 3071 01:45:43,370 --> 01:45:45,338 YOU CAN'T ACCESS IT? WHAT GOOD 3072 01:45:45,338 --> 01:45:47,607 IS THE RIGHT TO GET ON A BUS AND 3073 01:45:47,607 --> 01:45:50,344 HAVE MORE INCREASED BUS 3074 01:45:50,344 --> 01:45:51,144 SERVICES? IF YOU CAN'T GET 3075 01:45:51,144 --> 01:45:53,180 THERE? IF THERE ISN'T 3076 01:45:53,180 --> 01:45:55,382 SIDEWALKS, CUTAWAYS, LIGHTS, 3077 01:45:55,382 --> 01:45:56,683 BUTTONS TO PUSH FOR THE HEARING 3078 01:45:56,683 --> 01:45:58,351 IMPAIRED, THE SIGHT IMPAIRED, 3079 01:45:58,351 --> 01:45:59,786 MOMS WITH STROLLERS. AND THAT'S 3080 01:45:59,786 --> 01:46:01,288 WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. 3081 01:46:01,288 --> 01:46:03,256 SO IT ISN'T A MATTER OF A MIND 3082 01:46:03,256 --> 01:46:05,525 OF SCARCITY THAT YOU'RE TAKING 3083 01:46:05,525 --> 01:46:06,793 AWAY FROM INCREASED BUS 3084 01:46:06,793 --> 01:46:08,495 SERVICES. YOU'RE SAYING WE 3085 01:46:08,495 --> 01:46:12,032 RECOGNIZE IN THE ECOSYSTEM OF 3086 01:46:12,032 --> 01:46:12,599 EXPANDING BUS SERVICES THAT 3087 01:46:12,599 --> 01:46:13,233 THERE'S OTHER ORBITS IN THERE 3088 01:46:13,233 --> 01:46:14,368 AS WELL THAT NEED TO BE 3089 01:46:14,368 --> 01:46:15,736 ADDRESSED. SO THANK YOU. I WILL 3090 01:46:15,736 --> 01:46:17,404 BE SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU. 3091 01:46:17,404 --> 01:46:19,706 COUNSEL. MR. CHAIR. 3092 01:46:19,706 --> 01:46:20,273 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3093 01:46:20,273 --> 01:46:22,075 JUAREZ. VERY WELL SAID. 3094 01:46:22,075 --> 01:46:24,077 COLLEAGUES. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? 3095 01:46:24,077 --> 01:46:24,845 QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 3096 01:46:24,845 --> 01:46:25,545 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 3097 01:46:25,545 --> 01:46:27,114 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. CHAIR 3098 01:46:27,114 --> 01:46:29,116 SAKA. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE 3099 01:46:29,116 --> 01:46:31,084 QUESTIONS FOR CENTRAL STAFF. I 3100 01:46:31,084 --> 01:46:32,753 JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. SO, YOU 3101 01:46:32,753 --> 01:46:36,390 KNOW, THE LANGUAGE, THE UPDATED 3102 01:46:36,390 --> 01:46:38,959 LANGUAGE IN THIS AMENDMENT UNDER 3103 01:46:38,959 --> 01:46:40,394 THE NEW SECTION FOUR SAYS THE 3104 01:46:40,394 --> 01:46:42,062 COUNCIL INTENDS TO APPROPRIATE 3105 01:46:42,062 --> 01:46:44,197 THE UNSPENT FUNDS, AND THEN IT 3106 01:46:44,197 --> 01:46:46,066 DELINEATES THE USES. IT'S MY 3107 01:46:46,066 --> 01:46:47,601 UNDERSTANDING THAT THE. CAN YOU 3108 01:46:47,601 --> 01:46:50,337 DESCRIBE THE CURRENT PRACTICE 3109 01:46:50,337 --> 01:46:53,206 FOR UNSPENT FUNDS OR UNDERSPEND? 3110 01:46:53,206 --> 01:46:55,375 -- SURE. I THINK I THINK THAT S 3111 01:46:55,375 --> 01:46:58,845 DOT S DOT TALKS ABOUT A RESERVE 3112 01:46:58,845 --> 01:47:00,547 MORE THAN THEY DO UNDERSPEND. 3113 01:47:00,547 --> 01:47:01,181 CURRENTLY, S DOT MAINTAINS WHAT 3114 01:47:01,181 --> 01:47:03,083 IT CALLS THE SERVICE PLANNING 3115 01:47:03,083 --> 01:47:04,284 RESERVE, WHICH WHICH WOULD BE 3116 01:47:04,284 --> 01:47:07,754 FUNDED BY SEATTLE TRANSIT 3117 01:47:07,754 --> 01:47:08,522 MEASURE REPLACEMENT REVENUES AND 3118 01:47:08,522 --> 01:47:10,357 OVER THE LIFE OF THE TAX, SOME 3119 01:47:10,357 --> 01:47:12,259 REVENUES ARE SET ASIDE EVERY 3120 01:47:12,259 --> 01:47:15,829 YEAR AND NOT USED FOR SAME YEAR 3121 01:47:15,829 --> 01:47:17,697 TRANSIT SERVICE PURCHASES, BUT 3122 01:47:17,697 --> 01:47:19,566 HELD FOR TRANSIT SERVICE 3123 01:47:19,566 --> 01:47:20,567 PURCHASES IN FUTURE YEARS. AND 3124 01:47:20,567 --> 01:47:22,068 THE REASON THIS IS NECESSARY IS 3125 01:47:22,068 --> 01:47:23,904 THAT SDOT IS BALANCING TWO 3126 01:47:23,904 --> 01:47:26,039 THINGS. ONE, THE PROVISION OF A 3127 01:47:26,039 --> 01:47:28,141 CONSISTENT LEVEL OF TRANSIT FROM 3128 01:47:28,141 --> 01:47:30,243 YEAR TO YEAR. AND TWO, THE FACT 3129 01:47:30,243 --> 01:47:33,880 THAT THE COSTS OF PROVIDING 3130 01:47:33,880 --> 01:47:36,449 TRANSIT SERVICE INCREASED FASTER 3131 01:47:36,449 --> 01:47:40,020 THAN THE THE REVENUES THAT 3132 01:47:40,020 --> 01:47:40,720 SUPPORT THAT SERVICE COSTS 3133 01:47:40,720 --> 01:47:44,724 PROVIDE ARE GROWING FASTER THAN 3134 01:47:44,724 --> 01:47:46,860 THE THE RATE OF GROWTH OF THE 3135 01:47:46,860 --> 01:47:49,062 REVENUES FROM THE SEATTLE 3136 01:47:49,062 --> 01:47:50,664 TRANSIT MEASURE. SO ESPECIALLY 3137 01:47:50,664 --> 01:47:53,200 THE FIRST FEW YEARS THAT THIS 3138 01:47:53,200 --> 01:47:55,202 TAX IS IN EFFECT, STOP PLANS TO 3139 01:47:55,202 --> 01:47:55,936 BUILD UP A RESERVE TO ENSURE 3140 01:47:55,936 --> 01:47:58,405 THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO REDUCE 3141 01:47:58,405 --> 01:48:00,140 SERVICE. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, 3142 01:48:00,140 --> 01:48:02,776 THAT IT'S IN EFFECT. AND WE WE 3143 01:48:02,776 --> 01:48:04,377 HAVE CONFIRMED WITH SDOT THAT 3144 01:48:04,377 --> 01:48:06,780 THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING THE 3145 01:48:06,780 --> 01:48:08,415 RESERVE AMOUNT IS EXTREMELY 3146 01:48:08,415 --> 01:48:09,015 QUANTITATIVE AND ANALYTICAL, 3147 01:48:09,015 --> 01:48:11,618 WITH A LOT OF COST INPUTS, AND 3148 01:48:11,618 --> 01:48:13,987 SOME OF THOSE COST INPUTS ARE 3149 01:48:13,987 --> 01:48:15,422 SAFETY AND SECURITY, LABOR, BUS 3150 01:48:15,422 --> 01:48:19,593 MAINTENANCE AND FUEL. EXCUSE ME. 3151 01:48:19,593 --> 01:48:22,662 -- THOSE FUEL. YES. THANK YOU. I 3152 01:48:22,662 --> 01:48:24,664 APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN I JUST 3153 01:48:24,664 --> 01:48:25,532 WANT TO SAY, I THINK IT'S MY 3154 01:48:25,532 --> 01:48:26,600 UNDERSTANDING THAT WITH THIS, 3155 01:48:26,600 --> 01:48:27,767 WE'RE STATING OUR INTENT TO 3156 01:48:27,767 --> 01:48:29,469 APPROPRIATE THOSE FUNDS FOR ONE 3157 01:48:29,469 --> 01:48:32,606 PARTICULAR USE IN THE FUTURE. IS 3158 01:48:32,606 --> 01:48:32,939 THAT CORRECT? 3159 01:48:32,939 --> 01:48:35,742 -- WE THIS THIS AMENDMENT STATES 3160 01:48:35,742 --> 01:48:39,613 INTENT NOT NOT TO TOUCH ANY OF 3161 01:48:39,613 --> 01:48:41,848 THE FUNDING THAT SDOT PLANS FOR 3162 01:48:41,848 --> 01:48:44,518 THE SERVICE PLANNING RESERVE. 3163 01:48:44,518 --> 01:48:46,520 THIS FUNDING WOULD STATE 3164 01:48:46,520 --> 01:48:49,556 COUNCIL'S INTENT TO REALLOCATE 3165 01:48:49,556 --> 01:48:51,558 FUNDING THAT IS PLANNED FOR THE 3166 01:48:51,558 --> 01:48:53,226 PURCHASE OF TRANSIT SERVICE 3167 01:48:53,226 --> 01:48:55,495 HOURS, BUT UNABLE TO BE SO 3168 01:48:55,495 --> 01:48:56,429 EXPENSIVE. SO SO EXPENDED. FOR 3169 01:48:56,429 --> 01:48:58,732 INSTANCE, IF METRO IS NOT ABLE 3170 01:48:58,732 --> 01:49:02,869 TO HIRE ENOUGH DRIVERS TO TO 3171 01:49:02,869 --> 01:49:04,271 DRIVE THE ROUTES TO WHICH THEY 3172 01:49:04,271 --> 01:49:05,605 WANT TO EXPAND. BUT LET ME LET 3173 01:49:05,605 --> 01:49:08,141 ME JUST BE VERY CLEAR THAT THE 3174 01:49:08,141 --> 01:49:10,143 SERVICE PLANNING RESERVE WOULD 3175 01:49:10,143 --> 01:49:11,611 BE WOULD BE UNTOUCHED BASED ON 3176 01:49:11,611 --> 01:49:11,978 THIS AMENDMENT. 3177 01:49:11,978 --> 01:49:14,915 -- THANK YOU 3178 01:49:14,915 --> 01:49:16,850 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3179 01:49:16,850 --> 01:49:17,417 FOSTER. COUNCILMEMBER VICE 3180 01:49:17,417 --> 01:49:18,084 CHAIR, RINCK, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 3181 01:49:18,084 --> 01:49:19,886 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR SAKA, I WANT 3182 01:49:19,886 --> 01:49:22,689 TO RESPECTFULLY OFFER A 3183 01:49:22,689 --> 01:49:24,724 CORRECTION TO AN ASSERTION MADE 3184 01:49:24,724 --> 01:49:25,825 EARLIER, BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN 3185 01:49:25,825 --> 01:49:28,028 OPEN QUESTION AS TO WHETHER KING 3186 01:49:28,028 --> 01:49:28,628 COUNTY METRO CAN DELIVER THIS 3187 01:49:28,628 --> 01:49:29,696 SERVICE. AND I WANT TO NOTE FOR 3188 01:49:29,696 --> 01:49:31,097 THE RECORD THAT ON JULY 6th, 3189 01:49:31,097 --> 01:49:32,632 KING COUNTY METRO SENT A LETTER 3190 01:49:32,632 --> 01:49:34,801 TO THIS BODY REAFFIRMING THE 3191 01:49:34,801 --> 01:49:36,703 FOLLOWING QUOTE METRO HAS THE 3192 01:49:36,703 --> 01:49:38,471 CAPACITY TO CONTINUE ADDING 3193 01:49:38,471 --> 01:49:39,973 ADDITIONAL BUS SERVICE IN 2027 3194 01:49:39,973 --> 01:49:42,175 AND 2028. METRO WILL COLLABORATE 3195 01:49:42,175 --> 01:49:43,810 WITH THE CITY AND COMMUNITY TO 3196 01:49:43,810 --> 01:49:47,480 PLAN HOW TO PHASE IN ANY, ANY 3197 01:49:47,480 --> 01:49:48,949 RENEWED, STM FUNDED SERVICE 3198 01:49:48,949 --> 01:49:50,951 GROWTH OVER TIME, END QUOTE. AND 3199 01:49:50,951 --> 01:49:52,018 SO I BRING THAT UP JUST BECAUSE 3200 01:49:52,018 --> 01:49:53,186 I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO 3201 01:49:53,186 --> 01:49:54,754 NOTE. FOR THE RECORD, SINCE 3202 01:49:54,754 --> 01:49:56,356 THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF 3203 01:49:56,356 --> 01:49:57,490 POINTS AND QUESTIONS RAISED 3204 01:49:57,490 --> 01:49:58,558 ABOUT THIS MATTER, AND I THINK 3205 01:49:58,558 --> 01:50:00,226 IT'S IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE 3206 01:50:00,226 --> 01:50:02,062 THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THAT 3207 01:50:02,062 --> 01:50:03,797 AFFIRMATION FROM KING COUNTY 3208 01:50:03,797 --> 01:50:05,632 METRO. AND WE'VE ALSO DISCUSSED 3209 01:50:05,632 --> 01:50:07,534 AT LENGTH HOW THIS PROPOSED 3210 01:50:07,534 --> 01:50:09,703 MEASURE WOULD INCREASE BUS 3211 01:50:09,703 --> 01:50:10,303 SERVICE IN SEATTLE BY 100,000 3212 01:50:10,303 --> 01:50:11,905 BUS TRIPS, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE 3213 01:50:11,905 --> 01:50:13,907 AND AND EXCITING AND GOING TO BE 3214 01:50:13,907 --> 01:50:15,241 VERY MEANINGFUL FOR OUR 3215 01:50:15,241 --> 01:50:18,345 COMMUNITY AND FOR KING COUNTY 3216 01:50:18,345 --> 01:50:22,115 METRO. THIS IN TOTAL INCREASE IN 3217 01:50:22,115 --> 01:50:23,850 HOURS REPRESENTS 2 TO 3% GROWTH 3218 01:50:23,850 --> 01:50:25,986 IN METRO'S OVERALL SERVICE 3219 01:50:25,986 --> 01:50:27,020 PLAN. AND OVER HERE IN SEATTLE, 3220 01:50:27,020 --> 01:50:28,254 AND WE'RE FOCUSED ON SEATTLE, 3221 01:50:28,254 --> 01:50:30,724 KING COUNTY METRO HAS A VERY 3222 01:50:30,724 --> 01:50:31,791 LARGE SERVICE AREA. AND SO WHEN 3223 01:50:31,791 --> 01:50:32,425 WE LOOK AT THE WHOLE, WE'RE 3224 01:50:32,425 --> 01:50:34,461 TALKING ABOUT AN INCREASE OF 2 3225 01:50:34,461 --> 01:50:36,196 TO 3% GROWTH. SO I JUST WANTED 3226 01:50:36,196 --> 01:50:37,731 TO MAKE THAT THAT COMMENT FOR 3227 01:50:37,731 --> 01:50:40,667 THE RECORD, TO SPEAK 3228 01:50:40,667 --> 01:50:41,935 SPECIFICALLY TO THIS AMENDMENT. 3229 01:50:41,935 --> 01:50:43,436 JUST GIVEN SOME OF THE ANSWERS 3230 01:50:43,436 --> 01:50:45,538 THAT CENTRAL STAFF HAVE PROVIDED 3231 01:50:45,538 --> 01:50:48,408 RELATED TO OUR CURRENT BUDGET 3232 01:50:48,408 --> 01:50:49,709 PROCESS, UNDERSTANDING THAT WE 3233 01:50:49,709 --> 01:50:50,343 HAVE THE ABILITY TO DIRECT THE 3234 01:50:50,343 --> 01:50:53,046 USE OF UNSPENT FUNDS TO AREAS 3235 01:50:53,046 --> 01:50:54,247 LIKE CAPITAL WHEN WE CAN'T GET 3236 01:50:54,247 --> 01:50:56,016 DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR, SHOULD 3237 01:50:56,016 --> 01:50:57,817 THAT SCENARIO ARISE IN OUR 3238 01:50:57,817 --> 01:50:58,852 CURRENT BUDGET PROCESS. SO I 3239 01:50:58,852 --> 01:51:01,254 HAVE SOME CONCERNS MORE 3240 01:51:01,254 --> 01:51:02,989 PROCEDURALLY RELATED TO IF WE 3241 01:51:02,989 --> 01:51:05,258 TIE OUR HANDS NOW AND REQUIRE 3242 01:51:05,258 --> 01:51:06,760 THIS FUNDING TO BE SPENT A 3243 01:51:06,760 --> 01:51:08,528 CERTAIN WAY, THERE COULD BE 3244 01:51:08,528 --> 01:51:09,796 BUDGETARY CHALLENGES DOWN THE 3245 01:51:09,796 --> 01:51:11,664 LINE, AND THE NEED FOR A 3246 01:51:11,664 --> 01:51:13,033 LEGISLATIVE CHANGE TO BE 3247 01:51:13,033 --> 01:51:14,167 FLEXIBLE AGAIN, TO SOLVE FOR ANY 3248 01:51:14,167 --> 01:51:16,236 OF THOSE ISSUES. SO FOR THAT 3249 01:51:16,236 --> 01:51:17,904 REASON, I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING 3250 01:51:17,904 --> 01:51:19,305 THIS AMENDMENT TODAY. THANK YOU. 3251 01:51:19,305 --> 01:51:22,842 -- THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR RINCK 3252 01:51:22,842 --> 01:51:24,911 ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? 3253 01:51:24,911 --> 01:51:26,713 LET'S SEE. COUNCILMEMBER 3254 01:51:26,713 --> 01:51:27,480 JUAREZ. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 3255 01:51:27,480 --> 01:51:29,082 -- THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK 3256 01:51:29,082 --> 01:51:30,817 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR BRINGING 3257 01:51:30,817 --> 01:51:31,751 UP THE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK JUST 3258 01:51:31,751 --> 01:51:34,788 CAN I ASK HER A QUESTION 3259 01:51:34,788 --> 01:51:35,789 -- YOU CAN ASK. YES. 3260 01:51:35,789 --> 01:51:36,456 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ YOU CAN ASK 3261 01:51:36,456 --> 01:51:37,157 HER A QUESTION THROUGH ME AS 3262 01:51:37,157 --> 01:51:38,358 CHAIR. I'LL RECOGNIZE HER TO 3263 01:51:38,358 --> 01:51:39,426 ANSWER. GO AHEAD. 3264 01:51:39,426 --> 01:51:40,360 -- OKAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE 3265 01:51:40,360 --> 01:51:41,995 THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE 3266 01:51:41,995 --> 01:51:43,897 SAME LETTER. ARE YOU TALKING 3267 01:51:43,897 --> 01:51:44,864 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK THE JULY 6th 3268 01:51:44,864 --> 01:51:45,765 LETTER THAT WE RECEIVED FROM 3269 01:51:45,765 --> 01:51:46,199 KING COUNTY METRO. 3270 01:51:46,199 --> 01:51:47,967 -- CORRECT. CHAIR RINCK. 3271 01:51:47,967 --> 01:51:49,569 CORRECT. 3272 01:51:49,569 --> 01:51:50,170 -- ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER. 3273 01:51:50,170 --> 01:51:50,804 -- I CAN JUST IT'S JUST THAT 3274 01:51:50,804 --> 01:51:51,438 I'M LOOKING AT HER. SO I 3275 01:51:51,438 --> 01:51:54,240 THOUGHT I COULD JUST SAY IT. 3276 01:51:54,240 --> 01:51:55,675 OKAY, SO FIRST OF ALL, THANK 3277 01:51:55,675 --> 01:51:57,510 YOU, COUNCILMEMBER, OUR CHAIR 3278 01:51:57,510 --> 01:51:59,612 AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. AND IT, 3279 01:51:59,612 --> 01:52:00,780 IT IS IT'S A GREAT LETTER THAT 3280 01:52:00,780 --> 01:52:02,982 WE GOT FROM KING COUNTY METRO 3281 01:52:02,982 --> 01:52:05,385 ADDRESSING SERVICE DELIVERY 3282 01:52:05,385 --> 01:52:08,221 CAPACITY, NEW JOBS, SAFETY AND 3283 01:52:08,221 --> 01:52:10,156 SECURITY, AND IT'S TWO AND 3284 01:52:10,156 --> 01:52:11,357 ALMOST THREE PAGES LONG, SIGNED 3285 01:52:11,357 --> 01:52:13,359 BY DEANA MARTIN, CHIEF OF STAFF 3286 01:52:13,359 --> 01:52:15,695 FOR METRO. SO I JUST WANT TO 3287 01:52:15,695 --> 01:52:16,362 MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE 3288 01:52:16,362 --> 01:52:16,996 SAME PAGE. I KNOW THAT IT WENT 3289 01:52:16,996 --> 01:52:17,697 TO ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I 3290 01:52:17,697 --> 01:52:18,698 WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS 3291 01:52:18,698 --> 01:52:20,166 AWARE OF IT. SO THANK YOU. I 3292 01:52:20,166 --> 01:52:20,767 JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. THANK 3293 01:52:20,767 --> 01:52:23,036 YOU. 3294 01:52:23,036 --> 01:52:23,603 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3295 01:52:23,603 --> 01:52:24,637 JUAREZ. ANY FINAL COMMENTS? 3296 01:52:24,637 --> 01:52:27,540 QUESTIONS ON THIS AMENDMENT? 3297 01:52:27,540 --> 01:52:31,311 OKAY. HEARING SEEING NONE. AS 3298 01:52:31,311 --> 01:52:32,145 THE AMENDMENT PRIME SPONSOR, I 3299 01:52:32,145 --> 01:52:35,348 WILL CLOSE OUT THE CONVERSATION. 3300 01:52:35,348 --> 01:52:36,282 I'LL JUST NOTE THAT THE WITH 3301 01:52:36,282 --> 01:52:39,652 WITH RESPECT TO THE THE 3302 01:52:39,652 --> 01:52:42,255 PURPORTED CORRECTION OF, OF, YOU 3303 01:52:42,255 --> 01:52:44,991 KNOW, THE FACTS. I RESPECTFULLY 3304 01:52:44,991 --> 01:52:48,027 DISAGREE ON THAT ASSERTION THAT. 3305 01:52:48,027 --> 01:52:50,363 THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT KING COUNTY 3306 01:52:50,363 --> 01:52:54,167 METRO'S LETTER SPECIFICALLY 3307 01:52:54,167 --> 01:52:55,735 SAYS, OR EVEN IMPLIES, FRANKLY, 3308 01:52:55,735 --> 01:52:56,770 THAT THEY ARE READY DAY ONE TO 3309 01:52:56,770 --> 01:53:01,341 IMPLEMENT. NO. IT SAYS. THAT 3310 01:53:01,341 --> 01:53:05,078 OKAY, FOR CLARITY THAT THEY'RE 3311 01:53:05,078 --> 01:53:05,678 READY DAY ONE TO IMPLEMENT A 3312 01:53:05,678 --> 01:53:07,514 MEASURE THAT WOULD DOUBLE THE 3313 01:53:07,514 --> 01:53:10,416 TAX, WHICH MEANS DOUBLE THE 3314 01:53:10,416 --> 01:53:12,619 REVENUE RECEIVED, WHICH MEANS 3315 01:53:12,619 --> 01:53:16,189 DOUBLE THE EXPENDITURE SPENT TO 3316 01:53:16,189 --> 01:53:18,158 METRO, WHICH THE EXPENDITURES I 3317 01:53:18,158 --> 01:53:21,895 WOULD ACCOUNT FOR 47% INCREASE 3318 01:53:21,895 --> 01:53:25,798 IN EXPANSION OF SERVICE. QUITE 3319 01:53:25,798 --> 01:53:26,833 LITERALLY OVERNIGHT. THAT'S NOT 3320 01:53:26,833 --> 01:53:27,834 WHAT THE LETTER. THAT'S NOT WHAT 3321 01:53:27,834 --> 01:53:29,802 THE LETTER SAYS. IT'S NOT. BUT, 3322 01:53:29,802 --> 01:53:32,071 YOU KNOW, REASONABLE MINDS 3323 01:53:32,071 --> 01:53:33,439 DIFFER. THEY DO SAY MORE 3324 01:53:33,439 --> 01:53:34,274 GENERALLY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE 3325 01:53:34,274 --> 01:53:36,409 THEY HAVE CAPACITY TO CONTINUE 3326 01:53:36,409 --> 01:53:37,377 ADDING QUOTE, UNQUOTE. METRO HAS 3327 01:53:37,377 --> 01:53:39,212 CAPACITY TO CONTINUE ADDING 3328 01:53:39,212 --> 01:53:41,314 ADDITIONAL BUS SERVICE IN 27 AND 3329 01:53:41,314 --> 01:53:44,050 28. METRO WOULD COLLABORATE WITH 3330 01:53:44,050 --> 01:53:45,752 THE CITY AND COMMUNITY TO PLAN 3331 01:53:45,752 --> 01:53:49,989 HOW TO PHASE IN ANY RENEWED, STM 3332 01:53:49,989 --> 01:53:50,623 FUNDED SERVICE GROWTH OVER TIME. 3333 01:53:50,623 --> 01:53:51,457 IT'S NOT THE SAME THING AS WE 3334 01:53:51,457 --> 01:53:54,060 ARE READY DAY ONE TO IMPLEMENT 3335 01:53:54,060 --> 01:53:57,363 47% NET EXPANSION OF SERVICE. 3336 01:53:57,363 --> 01:53:59,199 AND WE ALSO HAVE HISTORY AS A AS 3337 01:53:59,199 --> 01:54:03,937 AS A, AS A COMPARATOR. AND THERE 3338 01:54:03,937 --> 01:54:05,572 WERE SOME INITIAL ROLLOUT 3339 01:54:05,572 --> 01:54:06,206 CHALLENGES EARLIER. SO ANYWAYS, 3340 01:54:06,206 --> 01:54:08,908 FOR BUT REASONABLE MINDS 3341 01:54:08,908 --> 01:54:09,576 DISAGREE, APPRECIATE THE DEBATE 3342 01:54:09,576 --> 01:54:10,376 AND THE CONVERSATION. IF THERE 3343 01:54:10,376 --> 01:54:12,812 ARE NO FINAL QUESTIONS OR 3344 01:54:12,812 --> 01:54:14,714 COMMENTS, IS THAT A STALE HAND? 3345 01:54:14,714 --> 01:54:15,381 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. YES IT IS. 3346 01:54:15,381 --> 01:54:18,484 ALL RIGHT. COOL. IF THERE ARE NO 3347 01:54:18,484 --> 01:54:19,919 FINAL COMMENTS. QUESTIONS, WILL 3348 01:54:19,919 --> 01:54:22,088 THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 3349 01:54:22,088 --> 01:54:24,357 ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF 3350 01:54:24,357 --> 01:54:24,757 AMENDMENT THREE? 3351 01:54:24,757 --> 01:54:30,163 -- COUNCILOR? EXCUSE ME. OKAY. 3352 01:54:30,163 --> 01:54:30,897 -- OKAY, OKAY, LET ME RESTATE. 3353 01:54:30,897 --> 01:54:32,098 SO IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER 3354 01:54:32,098 --> 01:54:33,233 QUESTIONS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 3355 01:54:33,233 --> 01:54:34,567 CALL THE ROLL ON ADOPTION OF 3356 01:54:34,567 --> 01:54:38,271 AMENDMENT THREE? VERSION TWO. 3357 01:54:38,271 --> 01:54:39,505 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 3358 01:54:39,505 --> 01:54:40,506 -- OH, WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT. 3359 01:54:40,506 --> 01:54:42,041 -- PAUSE, PAUSE FOR JUST A 3360 01:54:42,041 --> 01:54:43,810 MOMENT. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON 3361 01:54:43,810 --> 01:54:44,811 PROCEDURALLY HERE, WHICH I 3362 01:54:44,811 --> 01:54:46,012 UNDERSTAND. AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE 3363 01:54:46,012 --> 01:54:47,313 FLIPPING THROUGH DOCS LIVE ON 3364 01:54:47,313 --> 01:54:51,718 THE SCREEN, LIKE IN REAL TIME. 3365 01:54:51,718 --> 01:54:53,386 SO LET US BE. DOES IT? 3366 01:54:53,386 --> 01:54:54,320 -- OKAY. SORRY. SO IT'S. 3367 01:54:54,320 --> 01:54:59,425 -- THREE VOTING. 3368 01:54:59,425 --> 01:54:59,859 -- VOTING ON THREE. 3369 01:54:59,859 --> 01:55:00,226 -- VERSION TWO. 3370 01:55:00,226 --> 01:55:01,227 -- AMENDMENT. AMENDMENT THREE, 3371 01:55:01,227 --> 01:55:04,931 VERSION TWO. 3372 01:55:04,931 --> 01:55:06,966 -- AYE. 3373 01:55:06,966 --> 01:55:07,567 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AYE. 3374 01:55:07,567 --> 01:55:10,003 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 3375 01:55:10,003 --> 01:55:10,370 HOLLINGSWORTH. 3376 01:55:10,370 --> 01:55:12,639 -- YES. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 3377 01:55:12,639 --> 01:55:12,839 AYE. 3378 01:55:12,839 --> 01:55:15,575 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 3379 01:55:15,575 --> 01:55:15,808 -- NO. 3380 01:55:15,808 --> 01:55:19,112 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 3381 01:55:19,112 --> 01:55:19,345 -- NO. 3382 01:55:19,345 --> 01:55:21,414 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 3383 01:55:21,414 --> 01:55:22,448 -- NO. 3384 01:55:22,448 --> 01:55:22,982 -- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. 3385 01:55:22,982 --> 01:55:25,752 -- NO. 3386 01:55:25,752 --> 01:55:27,220 -- CHAIR SAKA. I CHAIR THERE ARE 3387 01:55:27,220 --> 01:55:30,356 FIVE VOTES FOR AND FOUR VOTES 3388 01:55:30,356 --> 01:55:30,623 OPPOSED. 3389 01:55:30,623 --> 01:55:37,397 -- ALL LET ME SEE. OKAY. THE 3390 01:55:37,397 --> 01:55:37,964 MOTION CARRIES AN AMENDMENT 3391 01:55:37,964 --> 01:55:44,437 NUMBER THREE, VERSION TWO IS 3392 01:55:44,437 --> 01:55:46,873 ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT. LET US MOVE 3393 01:55:46,873 --> 01:55:49,842 ON TO THE NEXT ONE. I MOVE. 3394 01:55:49,842 --> 01:55:52,645 LET'S SEE I MOVE TO AMEND THE 3395 01:55:52,645 --> 01:55:55,815 BILL AS PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT 3396 01:55:55,815 --> 01:55:56,849 NUMBER FIVE, VERSION TWO. IS 3397 01:55:56,849 --> 01:55:58,284 THERE A SECOND? 3398 01:55:58,284 --> 01:55:59,052 -- SECOND. 3399 01:55:59,052 --> 01:55:59,752 -- IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO 3400 01:55:59,752 --> 01:56:02,822 AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON 3401 01:56:02,822 --> 01:56:04,490 AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE, VERSION 3402 01:56:04,490 --> 01:56:05,258 TWO. CENTRAL STAFF, CAN YOU 3403 01:56:05,258 --> 01:56:08,294 PLEASE PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF 3404 01:56:08,294 --> 01:56:08,661 THE AMENDMENT? 3405 01:56:08,661 --> 01:56:09,696 -- AMENDMENT FIVE, VERSION TWO 3406 01:56:09,696 --> 01:56:16,269 TO COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21226 3407 01:56:16,269 --> 01:56:16,903 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 3408 01:56:16,903 --> 01:56:19,205 AMENDS THE TERM OF THE SEATTLE 3409 01:56:19,205 --> 01:56:21,474 TRANSIT MEASURE, THE VERSION 3410 01:56:21,474 --> 01:56:23,743 THAT YOU ALL SAW OF THIS 3411 01:56:23,743 --> 01:56:25,545 AMENDMENT BACK ON JULY 6th, HAD 3412 01:56:25,545 --> 01:56:27,613 A SIX YEAR, NINE MONTH TERM. 3413 01:56:27,613 --> 01:56:29,415 THIS AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU TODAY 3414 01:56:29,415 --> 01:56:31,784 IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT IN THAT IT 3415 01:56:31,784 --> 01:56:34,053 SETS OUT A SEVEN YEAR TERM. SO 3416 01:56:34,053 --> 01:56:36,656 THIS WOULD END ADJUST THE END 3417 01:56:36,656 --> 01:56:38,791 DATE OF THE SEATTLE TRANSIT 3418 01:56:38,791 --> 01:56:46,399 MEASURE FROM MARCH 31st, 2037 TO 3419 01:56:46,399 --> 01:56:48,468 MARCH 31st, 2033. 3420 01:56:48,468 --> 01:56:49,936 -- THANK YOU AMANDA. AND AS 3421 01:56:49,936 --> 01:56:51,237 PRIME SPONSOR OF THE PROPOSED 3422 01:56:51,237 --> 01:56:53,673 AMENDMENT, I'LL JUST SHARE FROM 3423 01:56:53,673 --> 01:56:54,273 MY PERSPECTIVE THAT THIS THE 3424 01:56:54,273 --> 01:56:56,109 PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO 3425 01:56:56,109 --> 01:56:57,276 MAKE SURE THE CITY COUNCIL HAS A 3426 01:56:57,276 --> 01:56:58,945 CHANCE TO LEVEL SET IN A 3427 01:56:58,945 --> 01:57:01,581 REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, 3428 01:57:01,581 --> 01:57:03,850 PROVIDE EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT, 3429 01:57:03,850 --> 01:57:06,319 RESPOND TO RAPIDLY EVOLVING 3430 01:57:06,319 --> 01:57:08,821 CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES, 3431 01:57:08,821 --> 01:57:09,455 POTENTIAL CHANGES TO STATE LAW 3432 01:57:09,455 --> 01:57:13,059 TO ACCOMMODATE POTENTIAL NEW 3433 01:57:13,059 --> 01:57:13,493 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE 3434 01:57:13,493 --> 01:57:14,627 OPPORTUNITIES. AS EARLIER 3435 01:57:14,627 --> 01:57:15,161 AMENDMENTS CONTEMPLATE, A 3436 01:57:15,161 --> 01:57:15,895 SHORTER TERM WILL GIVE THE CITY 3437 01:57:15,895 --> 01:57:18,431 A MORE IMMINENT OPPORTUNITY TO 3438 01:57:18,431 --> 01:57:20,800 RECALIBRATE AFTER EVALUATING 3439 01:57:20,800 --> 01:57:22,468 RIDERSHIP TRENDS AND TO REVISIT 3440 01:57:22,468 --> 01:57:24,837 THE FUNDING MECHANISM TO ENSURE 3441 01:57:24,837 --> 01:57:26,205 FAIRNESS AND EFFICACY. I ALSO 3442 01:57:26,205 --> 01:57:27,340 BELIEVE IT SERVES AS A GOOD 3443 01:57:27,340 --> 01:57:28,608 FORCING FUNCTION, IF YOU WILL, 3444 01:57:28,608 --> 01:57:30,243 WHICH CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY TO 3445 01:57:30,243 --> 01:57:31,744 REEVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 3446 01:57:31,744 --> 01:57:33,579 THE PROGRAM BEFORE EXTENDING IT 3447 01:57:33,579 --> 01:57:35,448 EVEN FURTHER. GIVEN THE CHANGING 3448 01:57:35,448 --> 01:57:37,950 ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE, MOUNTING 3449 01:57:37,950 --> 01:57:38,518 AFFORDABILITY CONCERNS THE 3450 01:57:38,518 --> 01:57:39,786 IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING 3451 01:57:39,786 --> 01:57:42,755 SEATTLE'S COMPETITIVENESS AS A 3452 01:57:42,755 --> 01:57:43,256 VISITOR DESTINATION AND 3453 01:57:43,256 --> 01:57:44,290 POTENTIAL AGAIN, STATE REFORMS 3454 01:57:44,290 --> 01:57:46,459 TO UNLOCK NEW PROGRESSIVE 3455 01:57:46,459 --> 01:57:49,128 REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES. I BELIEVE 3456 01:57:49,128 --> 01:57:51,464 PERIODIC REASSESSMENTS LIKE THIS 3457 01:57:51,464 --> 01:57:54,267 IS BOTH PRUDENT AND RESPONSIBLE 3458 01:57:54,267 --> 01:57:59,705 AND FOR AND THIS AGAIN ALSO 3459 01:57:59,705 --> 01:58:01,808 RESTORES THE MEASURE TO BE IN 3460 01:58:01,808 --> 01:58:02,975 TERMS OF A SPECIFIC DURATION, TO 3461 01:58:02,975 --> 01:58:04,744 BE MORE IN LINE WITH THE HOW IT 3462 01:58:04,744 --> 01:58:05,845 HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY. SIX 3463 01:58:05,845 --> 01:58:09,582 YEARS. THIS IS SEVEN YEARS. SO 3464 01:58:09,582 --> 01:58:10,450 IT'S AN EXTRA YEAR. BUT AND I 3465 01:58:10,450 --> 01:58:13,653 DID CHANGE THE I DID TWEAK THE, 3466 01:58:13,653 --> 01:58:15,655 THE TERM THERE IN DIRECT 3467 01:58:15,655 --> 01:58:16,923 RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. 3468 01:58:16,923 --> 01:58:17,924 SOME OF IT, SOME OF THE ANGST 3469 01:58:17,924 --> 01:58:19,692 ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, 3470 01:58:19,692 --> 01:58:20,827 AT LEAST IN PART, WAS DUE TO THE 3471 01:58:20,827 --> 01:58:23,262 FACT THAT IT WAS LIKE A LITTLE 3472 01:58:23,262 --> 01:58:23,863 CONFUSING SIX YEARS AND NINE 3473 01:58:23,863 --> 01:58:25,264 MONTHS. WELL, WHAT DOES THAT BE 3474 01:58:25,264 --> 01:58:30,203 DO WITH THAT? SEVEN YEARS? 3475 01:58:30,203 --> 01:58:32,038 PLENTY OF FLEXIBILITY. AND IT'S 3476 01:58:32,038 --> 01:58:33,773 ONLY THREE SHORT YEARS SHORTER 3477 01:58:33,773 --> 01:58:34,740 THAN THE THE ORIGINAL TEN YEAR 3478 01:58:34,740 --> 01:58:36,309 PROPOSAL. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, 3479 01:58:36,309 --> 01:58:37,977 COLLEAGUES ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 3480 01:58:37,977 --> 01:58:40,580 I THINK IT'S A GOOD GOVERNANCE, 3481 01:58:40,580 --> 01:58:41,214 EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT PROVISION. 3482 01:58:41,214 --> 01:58:43,249 THANK YOU. WELCOME. QUESTIONS. 3483 01:58:43,249 --> 01:58:48,754 COMMENTS IF ANY. ALL RIGHT. 3484 01:58:48,754 --> 01:58:49,388 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER YOU'RE 3485 01:58:49,388 --> 01:58:49,922 RECOGNIZED. 3486 01:58:49,922 --> 01:58:50,723 -- I'LL JUST BE BRIEF. THANK 3487 01:58:50,723 --> 01:58:51,791 YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, AND THANK 3488 01:58:51,791 --> 01:58:53,126 YOU FOR MAKING CHANGES TO THIS 3489 01:58:53,126 --> 01:58:54,694 BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. I 3490 01:58:54,694 --> 01:58:57,163 JUST WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION TO 3491 01:58:57,163 --> 01:58:57,763 CENTRAL STAFF. CENTRAL STAFF, 3492 01:58:57,763 --> 01:59:00,600 CAN YOU JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT 3493 01:59:00,600 --> 01:59:04,003 ABOUT COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO 3494 01:59:04,003 --> 01:59:04,637 AMEND THE SALES TAX PERCENTAGE 3495 01:59:04,637 --> 01:59:12,545 AT ANY POINT DURING THE MEASURE? 3496 01:59:12,545 --> 01:59:14,814 -- YES. COUNCIL CAN, AT ANY 3497 01:59:14,814 --> 01:59:16,949 POINT IN IN THE TIMELINE CAN 3498 01:59:16,949 --> 01:59:18,351 ADJUST THROUGH AN ORDINANCE, 3499 01:59:18,351 --> 01:59:21,087 COULD ADJUST BOTH THE SALES TAX 3500 01:59:21,087 --> 01:59:24,123 RATE TO SOMETHING LESS THAN 3501 01:59:24,123 --> 01:59:24,790 WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED, AS WELL 3502 01:59:24,790 --> 01:59:27,026 AS COULD ADJUST THE TIMELINE. 3503 01:59:27,026 --> 01:59:28,294 -- THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO 3504 01:59:28,294 --> 01:59:30,029 REITERATE THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR 3505 01:59:30,029 --> 01:59:32,265 INTENT, CHAIR, AND I WON'T. I 3506 01:59:32,265 --> 01:59:32,965 ALREADY SPOKE TO AMENDMENT SIX, 3507 01:59:32,965 --> 01:59:33,599 SO I WON'T RESTATE THAT. BUT 3508 01:59:33,599 --> 01:59:35,868 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 3509 01:59:35,868 --> 01:59:37,904 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 3510 01:59:37,904 --> 01:59:39,105 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER COLLEAGUES, 3511 01:59:39,105 --> 01:59:41,274 ANY FINAL COMMENTS? QUESTIONS ON 3512 01:59:41,274 --> 01:59:43,543 THE PROPOSAL BEFORE US BEFORE WE 3513 01:59:43,543 --> 01:59:49,248 PROCEED TO VOTE? HEARING AND 3514 01:59:49,248 --> 01:59:49,582 SEEING NONE. 3515 01:59:49,582 --> 01:59:51,651 -- LET'S SEE. 3516 01:59:51,651 --> 01:59:54,420 -- WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK 3517 01:59:54,420 --> 01:59:56,756 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE 3518 01:59:56,756 --> 02:00:00,026 ADOPTION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT 3519 02:00:00,026 --> 02:00:00,860 NUMBER FIVE, VERSION TWO TO THE. 3520 02:00:00,860 --> 02:00:05,031 -- BILL 3521 02:00:05,031 --> 02:00:05,565 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 3522 02:00:05,565 --> 02:00:06,966 -- AYE 3523 02:00:06,966 --> 02:00:10,002 -- SORRY. 3524 02:00:10,002 --> 02:00:10,436 -- SORRY. 3525 02:00:10,436 --> 02:00:11,337 -- THIS ONE WAS A TRANSIT 3526 02:00:11,337 --> 02:00:17,710 MEASURE. NO, SORRY. NAY. 3527 02:00:17,710 --> 02:00:18,311 -- CONFIRMATION. YOUR VOTE IS 3528 02:00:18,311 --> 02:00:19,912 NAY. 3529 02:00:19,912 --> 02:00:20,146 -- NAY. 3530 02:00:20,146 --> 02:00:22,515 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 3531 02:00:22,515 --> 02:00:22,748 -- AYE. 3532 02:00:22,748 --> 02:00:25,918 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 3533 02:00:25,918 --> 02:00:26,285 HOLLINGSWORTH. 3534 02:00:26,285 --> 02:00:27,353 -- NO. 3535 02:00:27,353 --> 02:00:27,887 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 3536 02:00:27,887 --> 02:00:30,323 -- NO. 3537 02:00:30,323 --> 02:00:30,790 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 3538 02:00:30,790 --> 02:00:35,094 -- NO. 3539 02:00:35,094 --> 02:00:35,628 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 3540 02:00:35,628 --> 02:00:38,230 -- NO. 3541 02:00:38,230 --> 02:00:38,764 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 3542 02:00:38,764 --> 02:00:38,998 -- NO. 3543 02:00:38,998 --> 02:00:39,899 -- COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. 3544 02:00:39,899 --> 02:00:43,603 -- NO. 3545 02:00:43,603 --> 02:00:43,970 -- CHAIR SAKA. 3546 02:00:43,970 --> 02:00:45,404 -- AYE CHAIR. 3547 02:00:45,404 --> 02:00:47,440 -- THERE ARE TWO VOTES FOR AND 3548 02:00:47,440 --> 02:00:47,907 SEVEN VOTES OPPOSED. 3549 02:00:47,907 --> 02:00:49,375 -- THANK YOU. THE MOTION FAILS 3550 02:00:49,375 --> 02:00:50,843 AND THE AMENDMENT IS NOT 3551 02:00:50,843 --> 02:00:52,044 ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 3552 02:00:52,044 --> 02:00:55,247 THE NEXT ITEM IN NEXT AMENDMENT 3553 02:00:55,247 --> 02:00:57,783 IN THE GROUP B, THAT'S AMENDMENT 3554 02:00:57,783 --> 02:01:00,052 NUMBER 13, VERSION TWO IS IN A 3555 02:01:00,052 --> 02:01:03,322 MOTION WOULD BE IN ORDER. 3556 02:01:03,322 --> 02:01:05,591 -- CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE 3557 02:01:05,591 --> 02:01:08,427 BILL TO. 3558 02:01:08,427 --> 02:01:09,195 -- AMEND WITH AMENDMENT NUMBER 3559 02:01:09,195 --> 02:01:11,197 13, VERSION TWO. 3560 02:01:11,197 --> 02:01:13,399 -- SECOND, IT IS MOVED AND 3561 02:01:13,399 --> 02:01:16,469 SECONDED. I CAN. SECOND, MOTION. 3562 02:01:16,469 --> 02:01:20,640 IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO TO 3563 02:01:20,640 --> 02:01:23,075 ADOPT AMENDMENT NUMBER 13, 3564 02:01:23,075 --> 02:01:27,213 VERSION TWO TO THE BILL WILL 3565 02:01:27,213 --> 02:01:27,847 CENTRAL STAFF PLEASE BRIEF THE 3566 02:01:27,847 --> 02:01:30,650 BILL, PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OR THE 3567 02:01:30,650 --> 02:01:32,985 AMENDMENT 3568 02:01:32,985 --> 02:01:35,354 -- AMENDMENT 13, VERSION TWO TO 3569 02:01:35,354 --> 02:01:37,723 COUNCIL BILL 121226 IS SPONSORED 3570 02:01:37,723 --> 02:01:39,325 BY COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THE 3571 02:01:39,325 --> 02:01:41,594 VERSION THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU. 3572 02:01:41,594 --> 02:01:43,529 TODAY I WILL HIGHLIGHT THE 3573 02:01:43,529 --> 02:01:46,098 DIFFERENCES FROM. FROM WHAT WE 3574 02:01:46,098 --> 02:01:51,370 SAW ON JULY 6th. ON THE JULY 6th 3575 02:01:51,370 --> 02:01:51,971 MEETING, THIS AMENDMENT HAD A 3576 02:01:51,971 --> 02:01:58,244 SALES TAX RATE OF 0.2%. THE 3577 02:01:58,244 --> 02:01:58,778 PERCENTAGE PROPOSED TODAY 3578 02:01:58,778 --> 02:02:00,846 INCLUDES A SLIGHTLY HIGHER RATE 3579 02:02:00,846 --> 02:02:07,920 OF 0.225. 3.225%. TAX RATE WOULD 3580 02:02:07,920 --> 02:02:09,622 GENERATE ABOUT ONE POINT OR 3581 02:02:09,622 --> 02:02:12,792 SORRY, ABOUT $1 BILLION OVER TEN 3582 02:02:12,792 --> 02:02:15,795 YEARS, WHICH IS ABOUT $345 3583 02:02:15,795 --> 02:02:18,130 MILLION LESS THAN THE PROPOSED 3584 02:02:18,130 --> 02:02:20,433 LEGISLATION. I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT 3585 02:02:20,433 --> 02:02:23,169 THE AMENDMENT ADDS BACK THE 3586 02:02:23,169 --> 02:02:25,938 ELIGIBLE SPENDING CATEGORY OF 3587 02:02:25,938 --> 02:02:29,742 CAPITAL FUNDING AND, IT ADDS, 3588 02:02:29,742 --> 02:02:32,645 ALLOWS THAT FUNDING TO BE 3589 02:02:32,645 --> 02:02:34,380 ALLOCATED FOR ANNUAL MAXIMUM 3590 02:02:34,380 --> 02:02:37,717 RATE OF $5 MILLION A YEAR IT 3591 02:02:37,717 --> 02:02:40,653 RETAINS FUNDING FOR THE. IT 3592 02:02:40,653 --> 02:02:44,657 RETAINS ELIGIBLE SPENDING FOR 3593 02:02:44,657 --> 02:02:45,157 TRANSIT ACCESS PROGRAM 3594 02:02:45,157 --> 02:02:46,325 PARTICIPATION, FUNDING OF THE 3595 02:02:46,325 --> 02:02:48,661 CITY, SOUND TRANSIT, STAFFING 3596 02:02:48,661 --> 02:02:51,864 AND THE STREETCAR. AS ORIGINALLY 3597 02:02:51,864 --> 02:02:56,602 PROPOSED, THE TEN YEAR TERM 3598 02:02:56,602 --> 02:02:58,037 REMAINS UNCHANGED. I WILL NOTE 3599 02:02:58,037 --> 02:03:00,673 THAT BECAUSE THE TAX RATE IS 3600 02:03:00,673 --> 02:03:01,340 REDUCED AND THE SPENDING LIMITS 3601 02:03:01,340 --> 02:03:03,943 SET OUT BY THIS AMENDMENT REMAIN 3602 02:03:03,943 --> 02:03:06,212 UNCHANGED, THE ACTUAL MAXIMUM 3603 02:03:06,212 --> 02:03:07,713 SPENDING PER CATEGORY WOULD NEED 3604 02:03:07,713 --> 02:03:09,915 TO BE ADJUSTED, OR SPENDING ON 3605 02:03:09,915 --> 02:03:10,783 TRANSIT SERVICE HOURS WOULD NEED 3606 02:03:10,783 --> 02:03:14,553 TO BE ADJUSTED. COUNCILMEMBER 3607 02:03:14,553 --> 02:03:16,455 KETTLE KETTLE INTENT IS THAT 3608 02:03:16,455 --> 02:03:18,524 THIS AMENDMENT WOULD DELIVER 3609 02:03:18,524 --> 02:03:22,661 TRANSIT SERVICE BY 2028 TO 3610 02:03:22,661 --> 02:03:27,767 ACHIEVE THE 97% OF THE 2019 3611 02:03:27,767 --> 02:03:29,969 SERVICE HOURS. COMPARED TO THE 3612 02:03:29,969 --> 02:03:31,370 PROPOSAL BEFORE THE COUNCIL 3613 02:03:31,370 --> 02:03:33,305 CURRENTLY, WHICH WOULD ACHIEVE 3614 02:03:33,305 --> 02:03:35,875 100% OF THOSE HOURS, THIS 3615 02:03:35,875 --> 02:03:39,111 TRANSIT SERVICE LEVEL IS ABOUT 3616 02:03:39,111 --> 02:03:42,414 34% LESS TRANSIT SERVICE THAN 3617 02:03:42,414 --> 02:03:44,850 SUBMITTED, WHICH IS MAINTAINING 3618 02:03:44,850 --> 02:03:48,020 OUR TRANSIT SERVICE AT CURRENT 3619 02:03:48,020 --> 02:03:54,927 LEVELS REDUCING THE SALES TAX TO 3620 02:03:54,927 --> 02:03:56,162 FROM POINT THREE, WHICH IS IN 3621 02:03:56,162 --> 02:04:00,866 THE CURRENT PROPOSAL DOWN TO THE 3622 02:04:00,866 --> 02:04:05,371 .225, WOULD PRESERVE 0.075% 3623 02:04:05,371 --> 02:04:08,274 SALES TAX AUTHORITY, WHICH COULD 3624 02:04:08,274 --> 02:04:09,275 BE LEVIED BY FUTURE COUNCIL 3625 02:04:09,275 --> 02:04:11,911 ORDINANCE AND COULD BE AVAILABLE 3626 02:04:11,911 --> 02:04:15,014 TO SUPPORT ANY TRANSIT RELATED 3627 02:04:15,014 --> 02:04:17,716 INVESTMENT. AND THAT IS DOESN'T 3628 02:04:17,716 --> 02:04:20,152 NEED TO GO TO A VOTE. THAT'S A 3629 02:04:20,152 --> 02:04:25,457 COUNCIL AUTHORITY. THE AMOUNT OF 3630 02:04:25,457 --> 02:04:27,426 THAT .07 5% SALES TAX IS 3631 02:04:27,426 --> 02:04:32,731 ESTIMATED AT 345 MILLION. AND 3632 02:04:32,731 --> 02:04:36,168 THAT IS THE END OF MY COMMENTS. 3633 02:04:36,168 --> 02:04:38,270 -- THANK YOU, MISS ALLEN. 3634 02:04:38,270 --> 02:04:40,306 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AS PRIME 3635 02:04:40,306 --> 02:04:40,806 SPONSOR OF THE PROPOSED 3636 02:04:40,806 --> 02:04:42,308 AMENDMENT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO 3637 02:04:42,308 --> 02:04:43,742 SPEAK TO YOUR AMENDMENT. FIRST 3638 02:04:43,742 --> 02:04:46,612 COLLEAGUES, LET ME CLARIFY A LOT 3639 02:04:46,612 --> 02:04:49,815 GOING ON, A LOT OF PROCEDURE 3640 02:04:49,815 --> 02:04:51,217 PROCESS, ROBERT'S RULES, A LOT 3641 02:04:51,217 --> 02:04:54,153 OF SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS. WE'RE 3642 02:04:54,153 --> 02:04:55,621 CYCLING THROUGH FOR CLARITY. WE 3643 02:04:55,621 --> 02:04:58,624 ARE TALKING ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER 3644 02:04:58,624 --> 02:05:00,726 KETTLE PROPOSED AMENDMENT 13, 3645 02:05:00,726 --> 02:05:03,162 VERSION TWO, THE SHORT TITLE OF 3646 02:05:03,162 --> 02:05:05,231 WHICH WOULD AMEND THE SALES AND 3647 02:05:05,231 --> 02:05:11,303 USE TAX RATE TO 0.0 OR 0.225%, 3648 02:05:11,303 --> 02:05:14,273 AND WHICH WAS JUST BRIEFED BY 3649 02:05:14,273 --> 02:05:16,709 OUR OUR EXPERT CENTRAL STAFF 3650 02:05:16,709 --> 02:05:20,746 TEAM. AND NOW COUNCILMEMBER 3651 02:05:20,746 --> 02:05:21,380 KETTLE IS SPONSOR THIS PROPOSAL. 3652 02:05:21,380 --> 02:05:22,047 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK TO 3653 02:05:22,047 --> 02:05:23,449 YOUR AMENDMENT. 3654 02:05:23,449 --> 02:05:24,884 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR SAKA. I ALSO 3655 02:05:24,884 --> 02:05:25,885 WANT TO THANK MISS ALLEN AND 3656 02:05:25,885 --> 02:05:26,519 MISS GORMAN FROM CENTRAL STAFF 3657 02:05:26,519 --> 02:05:29,355 FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WORKING WITH 3658 02:05:29,355 --> 02:05:31,924 MY TEAM COLLEAGUES. I JUST WANT 3659 02:05:31,924 --> 02:05:32,458 TO STATE QUITE CLEARLY, I 3660 02:05:32,458 --> 02:05:35,127 SUPPORT TRANS YOU KNOW, I'VE 3661 02:05:35,127 --> 02:05:36,562 EXPERIENCED IT IN THE METRO IN 3662 02:05:36,562 --> 02:05:39,031 MOSCOW, RUSSIA. THE U-BAHN AND 3663 02:05:39,031 --> 02:05:42,034 S-BAHN OF STUTTGART AND BERLIN, 3664 02:05:42,034 --> 02:05:45,404 GERMANY, THE METRO AND THE TUBE. 3665 02:05:45,404 --> 02:05:47,139 WHEN I WAS STUDYING IN FRANCE 3666 02:05:47,139 --> 02:05:47,773 AND ENGLAND, IN BOSTON, WHEN I 3667 02:05:47,773 --> 02:05:49,675 WAS AN UNDERGRAD, I OFTEN 3668 02:05:49,675 --> 02:05:52,778 QUIPPED THAT NOTHING IN LIFE IS 3669 02:05:52,778 --> 02:05:55,247 FREE EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE GROUND 3670 02:05:55,247 --> 02:05:56,548 OUTBOUND T, WHICH IS WHEN YOUR. 3671 02:05:56,548 --> 02:05:58,350 YOUR DORM ROOMS IN WEST CAMPUS. 3672 02:05:58,350 --> 02:06:01,253 THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AND THEN 3673 02:06:01,253 --> 02:06:02,888 ALSO IN DC, WHEN I WHERE I WAS 3674 02:06:02,888 --> 02:06:03,656 STATIONED THREE TIMES, I WOULD 3675 02:06:03,656 --> 02:06:05,024 TAKE A BUS TO THE BRADDOCK 3676 02:06:05,024 --> 02:06:07,226 STREET METRO STATION UP TO THE 3677 02:06:07,226 --> 02:06:11,230 PENTAGON, AND THEN I WOULD TAKE 3678 02:06:11,230 --> 02:06:12,598 A SHUTTLE OVER WHERE I WORK 3679 02:06:12,598 --> 02:06:13,966 PRIMARILY TO CAPITOL HILL, NOT 3680 02:06:13,966 --> 02:06:15,501 OUR CAPITOL HILL, THE ONE THAT 3681 02:06:15,501 --> 02:06:18,604 HAS CONGRESS. SO WITH THAT 3682 02:06:18,604 --> 02:06:19,572 EXPERIENCE, I SEE THAT AS VERY 3683 02:06:19,572 --> 02:06:20,773 IMPORTANT. AND I SEE WHERE WE 3684 02:06:20,773 --> 02:06:22,007 ARE AS A CITY. AND I KNOW THAT 3685 02:06:22,007 --> 02:06:23,075 WE HAVE MORE TO DO AND WE HAVE 3686 02:06:23,075 --> 02:06:24,777 TO BUILD OUT. AND I'M REALLY 3687 02:06:24,777 --> 02:06:27,079 EXCITED ABOUT THE LIGHT RAIL 3688 02:06:27,079 --> 02:06:28,047 EXPANSION BECAUSE THAT STARTS TO 3689 02:06:28,047 --> 02:06:29,615 BRING US UP TO THOSE LEVELS OF 3690 02:06:29,615 --> 02:06:33,052 ALL THOSE CITIES THAT I'VE SAID, 3691 02:06:33,052 --> 02:06:34,486 JUST LISTED. AND THAT'S WHY I 3692 02:06:34,486 --> 02:06:36,855 SUPPORTED, FOR EXAMPLE, THE THE 3693 02:06:36,855 --> 02:06:40,292 CHANGE FOR THE ROUTE EIGHT FROM 3694 02:06:40,292 --> 02:06:42,695 QUEEN AVENUE NORTH TO TWO SECOND 3695 02:06:42,695 --> 02:06:43,329 AVE NORTH TO SUPPORT IT, TO MAKE 3696 02:06:43,329 --> 02:06:47,900 IT LESS LATE. AND I ALSO SUPPORT 3697 02:06:47,900 --> 02:06:50,302 DIFFERENT PIECES, LIKE EVEN IN 3698 02:06:50,302 --> 02:06:52,037 THE CHAIR AMENDMENT CHAIR 3699 02:06:52,037 --> 02:06:52,571 PACKAGE TODAY BECAUSE IT 3700 02:06:52,571 --> 02:06:54,473 SHOULDN'T TAKE COUNCILMEMBER 3701 02:06:54,473 --> 02:06:56,008 STRAUSS SO LONG TO GET FROM 3702 02:06:56,008 --> 02:06:57,876 BALLARD TO DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AND 3703 02:06:57,876 --> 02:06:59,945 I KNOW THAT THESE BUS ROUTES 3704 02:06:59,945 --> 02:07:00,713 FROM THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE 3705 02:07:00,713 --> 02:07:02,014 CITY COME THROUGH MY DISTRICT TO 3706 02:07:02,014 --> 02:07:03,482 COME TO GREATER DOWNTOWN, AND WE 3707 02:07:03,482 --> 02:07:05,651 NEED TO DO BETTER IN THOSE 3708 02:07:05,651 --> 02:07:08,954 AREAS, AND WE NEED TO IMPROVE 3709 02:07:08,954 --> 02:07:10,489 IT. MY INITIAL AMENDMENT, YES, 3710 02:07:10,489 --> 02:07:11,090 DROPPED THE PROPOSED MEASURE 3711 02:07:11,090 --> 02:07:13,492 FROM POINT 3 TO 0.2. AND I 3712 02:07:13,492 --> 02:07:16,996 SHOULD NOTE, NOT OFTEN NOTED, 3713 02:07:16,996 --> 02:07:19,631 BUT THE REMAINING 0.1% WAS 3714 02:07:19,631 --> 02:07:20,933 BASICALLY PLACED INTO A RESERVE. 3715 02:07:20,933 --> 02:07:22,601 IT DIDN'T DISAPPEAR. IT WAS IN 3716 02:07:22,601 --> 02:07:23,402 A RESERVE, IF YOU WILL, THAT 3717 02:07:23,402 --> 02:07:25,904 COULD BE ACTED UPON BY THE 3718 02:07:25,904 --> 02:07:27,272 COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE. AND THIS 3719 02:07:27,272 --> 02:07:28,907 WAS DONE FOR TWO REASONS. THE 3720 02:07:28,907 --> 02:07:32,111 FIRST IS AFFORDABILITY. 3721 02:07:32,111 --> 02:07:33,846 AFFORDABILITY MUST BE PART OF 3722 02:07:33,846 --> 02:07:36,448 THE DISCUSSION. I ACKNOWLEDGE 3723 02:07:36,448 --> 02:07:38,550 HOW PUBLIC TRANSIT CAN HELP 3724 02:07:38,550 --> 02:07:39,585 AFFORDABILITY. I AGREE WITH 3725 02:07:39,585 --> 02:07:41,020 WHAT'S BEEN SAID BY MANY ON 3726 02:07:41,020 --> 02:07:43,355 THIS POINT, BUT I WOULD ALSO SAY 3727 02:07:43,355 --> 02:07:44,323 THAT SALES TAX CUTS ACROSS THE 3728 02:07:44,323 --> 02:07:46,191 ENTIRE SPECTRUM, BEYOND THOSE 3729 02:07:46,191 --> 02:07:49,461 THAT TAKE TRANSIT TODAY, OR 3730 02:07:49,461 --> 02:07:50,262 THOSE THAT MAY TAKE TRANSIT IN 3731 02:07:50,262 --> 02:07:51,764 THE FUTURE, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE 3732 02:07:51,764 --> 02:07:53,766 OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING 3733 02:07:53,766 --> 02:07:54,633 TODAY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE NEED 3734 02:07:54,633 --> 02:07:57,536 TO LOOK AT AFFORDABILITY BY, YOU 3735 02:07:57,536 --> 02:08:00,973 KNOW HOLISTICALLY BY 3736 02:08:00,973 --> 02:08:01,607 UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS HAPPENING 3737 02:08:01,607 --> 02:08:07,112 WITH PROPERTY TAX, SALES TAX, 3738 02:08:07,112 --> 02:08:08,647 UTILITY RATES. THIS COMBINATION, 3739 02:08:08,647 --> 02:08:09,848 BUT NOT JUST THAT BY WHAT WE'RE 3740 02:08:09,848 --> 02:08:11,950 DOING HERE IN THE CITY, BUT 3741 02:08:11,950 --> 02:08:13,085 WHAT'S THE COUNTY DOING? WHAT 3742 02:08:13,085 --> 02:08:14,486 IS THE STATE DOING? AND THAT 3743 02:08:14,486 --> 02:08:15,988 COMBINATION ACROSS THESE AREAS 3744 02:08:15,988 --> 02:08:18,390 BY THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF 3745 02:08:18,390 --> 02:08:18,957 GOVERNMENT HAS A CUMULATIVE 3746 02:08:18,957 --> 02:08:20,893 EFFECT. YOU KNOW, THE RECENTLY 3747 02:08:20,893 --> 02:08:21,493 THE COUNTY JUST INCREASED THE 3748 02:08:21,493 --> 02:08:23,862 SALES TAX BY 0.1% FOR 3749 02:08:23,862 --> 02:08:26,031 TRANSPORTATION AS IT IS, WE'RE 3750 02:08:26,031 --> 02:08:27,032 ACTUALLY THEY WERE LOOKING TO 3751 02:08:27,032 --> 02:08:29,134 TAKE FUNDS FROM THE CITY. AND I 3752 02:08:29,134 --> 02:08:30,302 THANK MY COLLEAGUES AND I WHO 3753 02:08:30,302 --> 02:08:32,671 JOINED ME IN BASICALLY LOBBYING 3754 02:08:32,671 --> 02:08:34,406 THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL TO NOT 3755 02:08:34,406 --> 02:08:38,177 ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. AND AND 3756 02:08:38,177 --> 02:08:39,812 THEN AND TO BE FRANK, IT ADDS TO 3757 02:08:39,812 --> 02:08:40,879 WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR WITH THE 3758 02:08:40,879 --> 02:08:41,980 PUBLIC SAFETY SALES TAX AS THE 3759 02:08:41,980 --> 02:08:44,283 PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR, I 3760 02:08:44,283 --> 02:08:46,418 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. AND AND I 3761 02:08:46,418 --> 02:08:47,920 SHOULD AS I AT THE SAME TIME 3762 02:08:47,920 --> 02:08:50,355 NOW, I'M TALKING ABOUT 3763 02:08:50,355 --> 02:08:51,657 AFFORDABILITY. I ALSO SERVED ON 3764 02:08:51,657 --> 02:08:53,425 THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY 3765 02:08:53,425 --> 02:08:56,028 COMMITTEE, AND I SAW FIRSTHAND 3766 02:08:56,028 --> 02:08:58,730 THE THE ISSUES RELATED TO OUR 3767 02:08:58,730 --> 02:08:59,364 WATER RATES WERE GOING UP. AND 3768 02:08:59,364 --> 02:09:02,067 THEN JUST YESTERDAY IN COMMITTEE 3769 02:09:02,067 --> 02:09:04,203 WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, WE'RE 3770 02:09:04,203 --> 02:09:06,672 GOING TO SEE INCREASES IN OUR 3771 02:09:06,672 --> 02:09:08,207 ELECTRIC BILLS. THIS IS ALL 3772 02:09:08,207 --> 02:09:10,375 HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME. BUT 3773 02:09:10,375 --> 02:09:12,144 WHO LOOKS AT THE CUMULATIVE 3774 02:09:12,144 --> 02:09:14,446 IMPACTS HERE IN THE CITY AS WE 3775 02:09:14,446 --> 02:09:17,382 PASS LEVIES AND SALES TAX AND 3776 02:09:17,382 --> 02:09:17,950 UTILITY RATES INITIATIVES? 3777 02:09:17,950 --> 02:09:19,351 WHO'S KEEPING THE BIG PICTURE 3778 02:09:19,351 --> 02:09:23,789 OF THE IMPACTS OF THOSE MULTIPLE 3779 02:09:23,789 --> 02:09:26,592 PIECES? THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. 3780 02:09:26,592 --> 02:09:28,761 AND THESE INCREASES ADD UP. I 3781 02:09:28,761 --> 02:09:30,429 ACKNOWLEDGE THE POINTS MADE 3782 02:09:30,429 --> 02:09:31,530 ABOUT EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY, BUT 3783 02:09:31,530 --> 02:09:34,066 WHO KEEPS THE BIGGER PICTURE AND 3784 02:09:34,066 --> 02:09:35,934 WHO KEEPS THE BIGGER PICTURE 3785 02:09:35,934 --> 02:09:39,671 IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE HERE IN THE 3786 02:09:39,671 --> 02:09:41,273 CITY? EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHO 3787 02:09:41,273 --> 02:09:42,774 LOOKS AT WHAT IS HAPPENING AGAIN 3788 02:09:42,774 --> 02:09:44,743 ACROSS THE STATE, THE COUNTY AND 3789 02:09:44,743 --> 02:09:45,344 LOCAL GOVERNMENT? I'D ARGUE 3790 02:09:45,344 --> 02:09:47,279 NOBODY, MAYBE OUR STATE 3791 02:09:47,279 --> 02:09:48,981 TREASURER, MIKE PELLICCIOTTI, 3792 02:09:48,981 --> 02:09:51,116 YOU KNOW, WHO BASICALLY WARNED 3793 02:09:51,116 --> 02:09:52,050 THE LEGISLATURE DOWN IN OLYMPIA 3794 02:09:52,050 --> 02:09:53,619 ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING WITH 3795 02:09:53,619 --> 02:09:55,454 TAX POLICY AND HOW IT COULD 3796 02:09:55,454 --> 02:09:57,623 IMPACT OUR RATINGS AND THE LIKE. 3797 02:09:57,623 --> 02:09:59,458 AND HE WAS BEING BASICALLY 3798 02:09:59,458 --> 02:10:00,159 PROVEN RIGHT. SO WE HAVE WHAT'S 3799 02:10:00,159 --> 02:10:02,060 GOING ON IN OLYMPIA. WE HAVE 3800 02:10:02,060 --> 02:10:03,195 WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNTY, 3801 02:10:03,195 --> 02:10:06,064 AND WE HAVE WHAT'S GOING ON 3802 02:10:06,064 --> 02:10:08,066 HERE. THESE QUESTIONS ARE ALSO 3803 02:10:08,066 --> 02:10:12,037 BACKDROPPED BY A PERIOD OF HIGH 3804 02:10:12,037 --> 02:10:14,406 INFLATION, SADLY SELF-INDUCED 3805 02:10:14,406 --> 02:10:15,040 WITH OUR PRESIDENT'S TARIFF 3806 02:10:15,040 --> 02:10:16,608 POLICY AND NOW WAR ON IRAN AND 3807 02:10:16,608 --> 02:10:19,745 ITS IMPACTS ON THE STRAIT OF 3808 02:10:19,745 --> 02:10:22,181 HORMUZ. THE IMPACTS OF INFLATION 3809 02:10:22,181 --> 02:10:25,117 SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED, 3810 02:10:25,117 --> 02:10:28,053 AND THEIR IMPACTS ON LEVIES, 3811 02:10:28,053 --> 02:10:29,788 SALES TAX AND UTILITY RATES. SO, 3812 02:10:29,788 --> 02:10:34,526 COLLEAGUES, I ASK YOU TO START A 3813 02:10:34,526 --> 02:10:35,627 DISCUSSION WITH ME, YOU KNOW, 3814 02:10:35,627 --> 02:10:37,563 REGARDING AFFORDABILITY. I WOULD 3815 02:10:37,563 --> 02:10:39,631 ALSO ADD GOOD GOVERNANCE IS 3816 02:10:39,631 --> 02:10:41,233 IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW, THIS 3817 02:10:41,233 --> 02:10:43,101 AMENDMENT CREATES A RESERVE 3818 02:10:43,101 --> 02:10:44,336 INITIALLY POINT ONE RESERVE. AND 3819 02:10:44,336 --> 02:10:45,070 I DID THAT PURPOSELY, BY THE 3820 02:10:45,070 --> 02:10:46,205 WAY, TO HIGHLIGHT THE 3821 02:10:46,205 --> 02:10:47,706 COUNCILMANIC PIECE OF THIS AND 3822 02:10:47,706 --> 02:10:49,041 THE CREATION OF A RESERVE. IT'S 3823 02:10:49,041 --> 02:10:52,110 NOW DOWN TO 0.075, WHICH TAKES 3824 02:10:52,110 --> 02:10:52,911 CARE OF THE INFLATION PIECES. 3825 02:10:52,911 --> 02:10:54,613 AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO CENTRAL 3826 02:10:54,613 --> 02:10:57,482 STAFF, MY TEAM, FOR WORKING 3827 02:10:57,482 --> 02:10:59,785 THROUGH THESE PIECES. I REALLY 3828 02:10:59,785 --> 02:11:01,453 APPRECIATE THAT. BUT WE SHOULD 3829 02:11:01,453 --> 02:11:02,688 DO THIS, HAVE THIS RESERVE. SO 3830 02:11:02,688 --> 02:11:05,257 THEN WE CAN SEE TO THE TO THE TO 3831 02:11:05,257 --> 02:11:07,259 THE QUESTIONS BACK AND FORTH 3832 02:11:07,259 --> 02:11:07,893 REGARDING KING COUNTY METRO'S 3833 02:11:07,893 --> 02:11:11,296 ABILITY TO, TO PROVIDE THOSE 3834 02:11:11,296 --> 02:11:12,397 SERVICE HOURS, A BIT OF A TRUST, 3835 02:11:12,397 --> 02:11:14,566 BUT VERIFY IF YOU WILL REMEMBER, 3836 02:11:14,566 --> 02:11:17,469 I USED TO SERVE IN RUSSIA AND 3837 02:11:17,469 --> 02:11:22,074 YOU KNOW, AND SO THIS IS 3838 02:11:22,074 --> 02:11:23,942 IMPORTANT. AND ALSO LET'S LOOK 3839 02:11:23,942 --> 02:11:25,344 AT OUR UTILIZATION RATES. YOU 3840 02:11:25,344 --> 02:11:26,545 KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE 3841 02:11:26,545 --> 02:11:27,679 SHOULD BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION 3842 02:11:27,679 --> 02:11:28,981 TOO, FROM A GOOD GOVERNANCE 3843 02:11:28,981 --> 02:11:31,717 POINT OF VIEW AS WE LOOK 3844 02:11:31,717 --> 02:11:32,317 COMPARED TO PRE-PANDEMIC AND 3845 02:11:32,317 --> 02:11:35,387 ALSO TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE 3846 02:11:35,387 --> 02:11:37,155 PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES THAT WE 3847 02:11:37,155 --> 02:11:39,224 FACE AND THEIR IMPACTS ON 3848 02:11:39,224 --> 02:11:41,894 UTILIZATION, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, AS 3849 02:11:41,894 --> 02:11:42,861 CHAIR SAKA MENTIONED, THIS WAS 3850 02:11:42,861 --> 02:11:44,496 INTRODUCED. I GOT A CALL THAT 3851 02:11:44,496 --> 02:11:46,732 MORNING FROM CHIEF BARNES ABOUT 3852 02:11:46,732 --> 02:11:49,134 THREE DIFFERENT SHOOTINGS, ONE 3853 02:11:49,134 --> 02:11:50,168 AS CHAIR WAS TALKING ABOUT A MAN 3854 02:11:50,168 --> 02:11:55,807 WHO WAS SHOT. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. 3855 02:11:55,807 --> 02:11:57,609 WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THE 3856 02:11:57,609 --> 02:12:01,780 UTILIZATION IF NOBODY USES THE 3857 02:12:01,780 --> 02:12:03,215 BUS, THEN FROM A GOOD GOVERNANCE 3858 02:12:03,215 --> 02:12:04,783 POINT OF VIEW, THIS IS A 3859 02:12:04,783 --> 02:12:06,018 PROBLEM. SO THAT KIND OF GOES 3860 02:12:06,018 --> 02:12:08,320 BACK TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY. BUT 3861 02:12:08,320 --> 02:12:10,389 AGAIN, AFFORDABILITY IS KEY. AND 3862 02:12:10,389 --> 02:12:11,523 COLLEAGUES, MY GOAL WITH THIS 3863 02:12:11,523 --> 02:12:12,958 AMENDMENT WAS NOT TO CUT PUBLIC 3864 02:12:12,958 --> 02:12:15,627 TRANSIT. THE AMENDMENT ACTUALLY 3865 02:12:15,627 --> 02:12:17,462 INCREASES TRANSIT HOURS ACROSS. 3866 02:12:17,462 --> 02:12:18,597 IN ADDITION, WITH THE KING 3867 02:12:18,597 --> 02:12:20,232 COUNTY METRO PLUS UP, THOUGH 3868 02:12:20,232 --> 02:12:21,800 ADMITTEDLY REDUCES FROM WHAT THE 3869 02:12:21,800 --> 02:12:27,005 MAYOR SAW WITH HER MEASURE. MY 3870 02:12:27,005 --> 02:12:30,542 GOAL IS TO BRING ATTENTION TO 3871 02:12:30,542 --> 02:12:31,076 THIS VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC 3872 02:12:31,076 --> 02:12:32,210 AFFORDABILITY, THAT IMPACTS 3873 02:12:32,210 --> 02:12:33,812 EVERYONE, BUT ESPECIALLY THE 3874 02:12:33,812 --> 02:12:35,647 WORKING POOR, THE WORKING CLASS 3875 02:12:35,647 --> 02:12:36,848 AS THEY LIVE OUT THEIR DAILY 3876 02:12:36,848 --> 02:12:41,687 LIVES. AND I SEE THIS. I SEE 3877 02:12:41,687 --> 02:12:43,488 THIS AND CLEARLY. I DON'T LIVE 3878 02:12:43,488 --> 02:12:44,923 THIS NOW, BUT AS A AS A KID, I 3879 02:12:44,923 --> 02:12:46,625 DID, MUCH LIKE MANY OF US 3880 02:12:46,625 --> 02:12:49,394 SITTING HERE ON THE DAIS. THE 3881 02:12:49,394 --> 02:12:51,863 MAJORITY OF US, I BELIEVE, HAD 3882 02:12:51,863 --> 02:12:53,231 WORKING CLASS UPBRINGINGS. SO I 3883 02:12:53,231 --> 02:12:56,735 SEE THIS AND I WANT TO 3884 02:12:56,735 --> 02:12:57,336 ACKNOWLEDGE THE AFFORDABILITY 3885 02:12:57,336 --> 02:12:59,204 IMPACTS BY OUR ACTIONS. TO TAKE 3886 02:12:59,204 --> 02:13:00,405 A DEEP BREATH, TO STEP BACK AND 3887 02:13:00,405 --> 02:13:03,508 SAY, HEY, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE 3888 02:13:03,508 --> 02:13:06,078 IN TERMS OF BIGGER PICTURE, NOT 3889 02:13:06,078 --> 02:13:07,446 JUST THIS IMMEDIATE PIECE HERE 3890 02:13:07,446 --> 02:13:11,116 WITH THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE 3891 02:13:11,116 --> 02:13:12,484 BUT THEN ALSO THE ACTIONS OF OUR 3892 02:13:12,484 --> 02:13:14,386 COLLEAGUES AT THE COUNTY AND THE 3893 02:13:14,386 --> 02:13:16,154 STATE, BECAUSE THE IMPACTS ARE 3894 02:13:16,154 --> 02:13:16,988 REAL. SO, COLLEAGUES, I'M NOT 3895 02:13:16,988 --> 02:13:18,223 GOING TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT 3896 02:13:18,223 --> 02:13:19,691 FOR THIS AMENDMENT, BUT I JUST 3897 02:13:19,691 --> 02:13:22,160 ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND 3898 02:13:22,160 --> 02:13:23,662 AS WE MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER, 3899 02:13:23,662 --> 02:13:25,831 LOOKING AT DIFFERENT PIECES AND 3900 02:13:25,831 --> 02:13:28,800 KEEPING AN EYE ON THE CUMULATIVE 3901 02:13:28,800 --> 02:13:31,303 IMPACT OF WHAT WE DO, 3902 02:13:31,303 --> 02:13:32,371 PARTICULARLY BECAUSE APPARENTLY 3903 02:13:32,371 --> 02:13:33,939 WE DO IT IN ISOLATION FROM THE 3904 02:13:33,939 --> 02:13:35,941 COUNTY AND THE STATE. THERE'S NO 3905 02:13:35,941 --> 02:13:36,475 INDICATION THAT GOVERNOR 3906 02:13:36,475 --> 02:13:39,144 FERGUSON EXECUTIVE AND MAYOR 3907 02:13:39,144 --> 02:13:40,879 WILSON DISCUSSED THEIR ACTIONS 3908 02:13:40,879 --> 02:13:42,381 BEFORE THEY TAKE THEM. CLEARLY, 3909 02:13:42,381 --> 02:13:43,115 I DON'T THINK THIS HAPPENED ON 3910 02:13:43,115 --> 02:13:45,951 THE KING COUNTY BILL SALES TAX 3911 02:13:45,951 --> 02:13:47,119 THAT WAS JUST DONE. SO, 3912 02:13:47,119 --> 02:13:50,155 COLLEAGUES, THAT'S ALL I ASK. 3913 02:13:50,155 --> 02:13:52,491 AND THANK YOU, CHAIR. 3914 02:13:52,491 --> 02:13:53,058 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 3915 02:13:53,058 --> 02:13:53,992 KETTLE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, 3916 02:13:53,992 --> 02:13:54,459 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 3917 02:13:54,459 --> 02:13:55,093 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK 3918 02:13:55,093 --> 02:13:56,928 YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR 3919 02:13:56,928 --> 02:13:57,729 BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD 3920 02:13:57,729 --> 02:13:59,598 FOR THE CONVERSATION. 3921 02:13:59,598 --> 02:14:00,632 COLLEAGUES, WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE 3922 02:14:00,632 --> 02:14:02,367 US IS A TRANSIT MEASURE. THIS IS 3923 02:14:02,367 --> 02:14:04,269 NOT A CONCRETE MEASURE OR A 3924 02:14:04,269 --> 02:14:06,371 TRANSPORTATION MEASURE OR A 3925 02:14:06,371 --> 02:14:07,973 STAFFING MEASURE. THIS IS A THIS 3926 02:14:07,973 --> 02:14:10,976 IS A TRANSIT MEASURE. WE SHOULD 3927 02:14:10,976 --> 02:14:12,477 NOT BE COLLECTING MORE TAX THAN 3928 02:14:12,477 --> 02:14:14,980 WE NEED TO FUND THE TRANSIT THAT 3929 02:14:14,980 --> 02:14:16,815 CAN BE PROVIDED TO US. HEARING 3930 02:14:16,815 --> 02:14:17,949 THE CHAIR'S PREVIOUS COMMENTS, 3931 02:14:17,949 --> 02:14:19,351 I SHARE THE CONCERNS ABOUT 3932 02:14:19,351 --> 02:14:21,753 RAMPING UP SERVICE QUICKLY, BUT 3933 02:14:21,753 --> 02:14:24,689 IN THAT MOMENT, I BELIEVE WE 3934 02:14:24,689 --> 02:14:26,792 SHOULD NOT TAX SEATTLEITES FOR 3935 02:14:26,792 --> 02:14:28,627 THE SERVICE THAT WE CAN'T 3936 02:14:28,627 --> 02:14:31,296 RECEIVE. RATHER THAN SPENDING 3937 02:14:31,296 --> 02:14:33,265 THE TAX ON CONCRETE, WE DO NEED 3938 02:14:33,265 --> 02:14:37,569 TO SET METRO UP FOR SUCCESS. AS 3939 02:14:37,569 --> 02:14:38,537 I SHARED, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS 3940 02:14:38,537 --> 02:14:40,005 THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO FULLY 3941 02:14:40,005 --> 02:14:41,306 UTILIZE ALL OF THE MONEY NEXT 3942 02:14:41,306 --> 02:14:43,909 YEAR, BUT WE NEED TO SET THEM UP 3943 02:14:43,909 --> 02:14:46,211 FOR SUCCESS BECAUSE THROUGH THE 3944 02:14:46,211 --> 02:14:47,946 PANDEMIC, WE SAW MANY ISSUES 3945 02:14:47,946 --> 02:14:49,781 THAT WERE OUTSIDE OF EVERYONE'S 3946 02:14:49,781 --> 02:14:50,649 CONTROL, WHICH SET US UP TO USE 3947 02:14:50,649 --> 02:14:52,717 THIS TRANSIT MEASURE IN WAYS 3948 02:14:52,717 --> 02:14:53,752 THAT WERE NOT TRANSIT AND 3949 02:14:53,752 --> 02:14:56,655 COLLEAGUES. WE HAVE TO STOP THAT 3950 02:14:56,655 --> 02:14:57,923 PRACTICE. WE NEED TO RETURN THIS 3951 02:14:57,923 --> 02:14:59,324 TO BEING A TRANSIT MEASURE, 3952 02:14:59,324 --> 02:15:01,059 BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT METRO 3953 02:15:01,059 --> 02:15:03,628 IS NOW SET UP TO SUCCEED IN THE 3954 02:15:03,628 --> 02:15:05,263 WAYS THAT WE WANT. I BELIEVE 3955 02:15:05,263 --> 02:15:06,364 THAT METRO IS SET UP TO BE ABLE 3956 02:15:06,364 --> 02:15:10,068 TO EXPEND THE FUNDS SO THAT WE 3957 02:15:10,068 --> 02:15:12,737 CAN PURCHASE THE, THE SERVICE 3958 02:15:12,737 --> 02:15:15,841 HOURS THAT SEATTLEITES ARE 3959 02:15:15,841 --> 02:15:16,608 ASKING FOR. SO WE NEED TO SET 3960 02:15:16,608 --> 02:15:21,580 THEM UP FOR THAT. AND IF I WAS 3961 02:15:21,580 --> 02:15:22,380 AS CONFIDENT, IF I WAS MORE 3962 02:15:22,380 --> 02:15:25,250 CONFIDENT, OR IF I KNEW THAT 3963 02:15:25,250 --> 02:15:28,086 METRO COULD PROVIDE US EVERY 3964 02:15:28,086 --> 02:15:28,887 SERVICE HOUR FOR EVERY DOLLAR 3965 02:15:28,887 --> 02:15:30,689 THAT WE COULD, WE COULD GIVE 3966 02:15:30,689 --> 02:15:33,258 THEM, I'D ADD A VEHICLE LICENSE 3967 02:15:33,258 --> 02:15:37,996 FEE TO THIS PACKAGE BECAUSE I 3968 02:15:37,996 --> 02:15:40,932 KNOW THAT SEATTLEITES WANT MORE 3969 02:15:40,932 --> 02:15:42,601 TRANSIT SERVICE, BUT WE'RE NOT 3970 02:15:42,601 --> 02:15:44,836 QUITE THERE YET. AND SO RATHER, 3971 02:15:44,836 --> 02:15:48,473 I'M IS THAT ANOTHER WAY? IF I 3972 02:15:48,473 --> 02:15:49,908 WOULD, I WOULD SUPPORT THIS 3973 02:15:49,908 --> 02:15:52,744 AMENDMENT IF WE HAD A VLF ADDED, 3974 02:15:52,744 --> 02:15:54,079 BUT WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET, 3975 02:15:54,079 --> 02:15:55,413 AND SO I WON'T BE SUPPORTING 3976 02:15:55,413 --> 02:15:58,650 THIS AMENDMENT TODAY, BUT I 3977 02:15:58,650 --> 02:15:59,551 REALLY APPRECIATE THE 3978 02:15:59,551 --> 02:16:01,853 CONVERSATION THAT THIS AMENDMENT 3979 02:16:01,853 --> 02:16:03,655 CREATES, BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE 3980 02:16:03,655 --> 02:16:05,857 VERY CLEAR EYED ABOUT WHAT HOW 3981 02:16:05,857 --> 02:16:07,359 WE ARE TAXING SEATTLEITES AND 3982 02:16:07,359 --> 02:16:09,060 HOW WE ARE USING THOSE TAX 3983 02:16:09,060 --> 02:16:13,732 REVENUES. AND WHAT I KNOW IS 3984 02:16:13,732 --> 02:16:14,933 THAT SEATTLEITES WILL PAY FOR 3985 02:16:14,933 --> 02:16:16,801 TRANSIT SERVICE. AND SO AS MUCH 3986 02:16:16,801 --> 02:16:18,503 TRANSIT SERVICE AS METRO CAN 3987 02:16:18,503 --> 02:16:20,272 PROVIDE US, WE WILL BUY FROM 3988 02:16:20,272 --> 02:16:24,409 YOU. AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU 3989 02:16:24,409 --> 02:16:24,809 DO FOR OUR CITY. 3990 02:16:24,809 --> 02:16:25,410 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 3991 02:16:25,410 --> 02:16:26,811 STRAUSS. SHOUT OUT TO KING 3992 02:16:26,811 --> 02:16:29,114 COUNTY METRO, OUR PARTNERS 3993 02:16:29,114 --> 02:16:30,982 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. YOU'RE 3994 02:16:30,982 --> 02:16:31,283 RECOGNIZED. 3995 02:16:31,283 --> 02:16:35,086 -- THANK YOU CHAIR AND 3996 02:16:35,086 --> 02:16:35,720 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE JUST WANT 3997 02:16:35,720 --> 02:16:40,125 TO SAY THAT I SHARE YOUR CONCERN 3998 02:16:40,125 --> 02:16:41,660 ABOUT AFFORDABILITY. JUST TO BE 3999 02:16:41,660 --> 02:16:43,061 KIND OF TRANSPARENT. YOU KNOW, 4000 02:16:43,061 --> 02:16:45,864 WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT A 0.3 4001 02:16:45,864 --> 02:16:46,998 PROPOSAL FROM THE MAYOR'S 4002 02:16:46,998 --> 02:16:50,835 OFFICE, I HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS 4003 02:16:50,835 --> 02:16:52,103 SIMILAR TO YOU, BUT I THANK THE 4004 02:16:52,103 --> 02:16:54,906 MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR BEING BOLD 4005 02:16:54,906 --> 02:16:59,678 HERE AND PUSHING, PUSHING ME ON 4006 02:16:59,678 --> 02:17:03,048 THAT ISSUE. AND BECAUSE WE KNOW 4007 02:17:03,048 --> 02:17:06,051 THAT. YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S 4008 02:17:06,051 --> 02:17:06,685 NOTHING, AT LEAST IN MY OPINION, 4009 02:17:06,685 --> 02:17:07,319 MORE IMPORTANT, THAT WE CAN DO 4010 02:17:07,319 --> 02:17:10,121 BOTH ON AFFORDABILITY AND THE 4011 02:17:10,121 --> 02:17:12,090 URGENT ISSUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE 4012 02:17:12,090 --> 02:17:14,292 THAN MAKING A LONG TERM 4013 02:17:14,292 --> 02:17:16,728 COMMITMENT TO TRANSIT. AS WE SEE 4014 02:17:16,728 --> 02:17:18,330 THE WILDFIRE SMOKE. IN IN CANADA 4015 02:17:18,330 --> 02:17:20,865 RIGHT NOW, THE FIRES THAT WE 4016 02:17:20,865 --> 02:17:21,967 HAVE, YOU KNOW, THAT SMOKE THAT 4017 02:17:21,967 --> 02:17:24,502 WE HAVE EXPERIENCED HERE THIS 4018 02:17:24,502 --> 02:17:26,037 LONG TERM INVESTMENT IS PROBABLY 4019 02:17:26,037 --> 02:17:27,105 THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN 4020 02:17:27,105 --> 02:17:29,074 DO IN THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL 4021 02:17:29,074 --> 02:17:29,941 THING WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS 4022 02:17:29,941 --> 02:17:35,413 YEAR. AND SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE 4023 02:17:35,413 --> 02:17:36,047 THE CONCERN ABOUT SALES TAX. I 4024 02:17:36,047 --> 02:17:37,515 DO NOT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY 4025 02:17:37,515 --> 02:17:40,151 LOVES SALES TAX HERE, BUT THAT 4026 02:17:40,151 --> 02:17:44,990 IS THE TOOL THAT WE HAVE. AND SO 4027 02:17:44,990 --> 02:17:46,257 I YOU KNOW, AYE. I THINK IT IS 4028 02:17:46,257 --> 02:17:51,429 IMPORTANT THAT THAT WE COMMIT TO 4029 02:17:51,429 --> 02:17:54,265 THE SPENDING ON TRANSIT AND THAT 4030 02:17:54,265 --> 02:17:57,435 WE COMMIT TO WORKING TOGETHER 4031 02:17:57,435 --> 02:17:58,837 WITH OTHER ELECTEDS ACROSS THE 4032 02:17:58,837 --> 02:18:00,105 REGION, ACROSS THE STATE TO COME 4033 02:18:00,105 --> 02:18:04,809 UP WITH BETTER WAYS TO FIX OUR, 4034 02:18:04,809 --> 02:18:07,045 OUR TAX SYSTEM. AND THIS GIVES 4035 02:18:07,045 --> 02:18:09,281 US THAT OPPORTUNITY. THIS IF AYE 4036 02:18:09,281 --> 02:18:12,617 VOTERS APPROVE THIS. AND I THINK 4037 02:18:12,617 --> 02:18:13,251 THAT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT NOTE 4038 02:18:13,251 --> 02:18:14,786 THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT US 4039 02:18:14,786 --> 02:18:15,787 THAT IS APPROVING IT. I MEAN, WE 4040 02:18:15,787 --> 02:18:17,289 ARE JUST PUTTING THIS ON THE 4041 02:18:17,289 --> 02:18:19,290 BALLOT FOR VOTERS. IT IS 4042 02:18:19,290 --> 02:18:21,326 ULTIMATELY UP TO THEM TO DECIDE 4043 02:18:21,326 --> 02:18:23,194 WHETHER TO TO PASS THIS. BUT WE 4044 02:18:23,194 --> 02:18:24,929 DO HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY OVER 4045 02:18:24,929 --> 02:18:27,198 THIS TEN YEAR TERM TO CONTINUE 4046 02:18:27,198 --> 02:18:30,168 TO WORK ON OUR TAX SYSTEM TO TO 4047 02:18:30,168 --> 02:18:32,237 COME UP WITH BETTER WAYS TO FUND 4048 02:18:32,237 --> 02:18:34,139 TRANSIT OR MANY OF THE OTHER 4049 02:18:34,139 --> 02:18:36,808 ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON. 4050 02:18:36,808 --> 02:18:41,646 AND SO I'LL BE VOTING NO. BUT I 4051 02:18:41,646 --> 02:18:44,015 AM COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH YOU 4052 02:18:44,015 --> 02:18:46,151 AND OTHERS ON FINDING BETTER 4053 02:18:46,151 --> 02:18:51,156 WAYS TO FIX THIS LONG TERM. 4054 02:18:51,156 --> 02:18:52,457 ASSUMING VOTERS APPROVE THIS. 4055 02:18:52,457 --> 02:18:52,757 THANK YOU. 4056 02:18:52,757 --> 02:18:55,493 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN 4057 02:18:55,493 --> 02:18:58,096 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU'RE 4058 02:18:58,096 --> 02:18:58,396 RECOGNIZED. 4059 02:18:58,396 --> 02:18:59,831 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK 4060 02:18:59,831 --> 02:19:03,201 YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, FOR 4061 02:19:03,201 --> 02:19:04,569 BRINGING THIS FORWARD SO WE 4062 02:19:04,569 --> 02:19:08,173 COULD HAVE THIS REALLY IMPORTANT 4063 02:19:08,173 --> 02:19:10,642 AND DIFFICULT DECISIONS. THESE 4064 02:19:10,642 --> 02:19:13,244 DECISIONS ARE NOT EASY. THEY'RE 4065 02:19:13,244 --> 02:19:16,047 OFTEN PORTRAYED AS, YOU KNOW, 4066 02:19:16,047 --> 02:19:18,116 NOT WE SUPPORT SOMETHING. AND I 4067 02:19:18,116 --> 02:19:23,588 THINK THAT THAT'S WRONG. I HAVE 4068 02:19:23,588 --> 02:19:26,324 SO MUCH SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSIT 4069 02:19:26,324 --> 02:19:27,258 SYSTEM AND FOR THE ALMOST FIRST 4070 02:19:27,258 --> 02:19:29,894 30 YEARS OF MY LIFE, I 4071 02:19:29,894 --> 02:19:32,397 EXCLUSIVELY USE PUBLIC TRANSIT. 4072 02:19:32,397 --> 02:19:33,398 DIDN'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE 4073 02:19:33,398 --> 02:19:36,201 UNTIL I WAS ALMOST 30 YEARS OLD. 4074 02:19:36,201 --> 02:19:38,436 AND SINCE THEN I'VE USED TRANSIT 4075 02:19:38,436 --> 02:19:40,205 A LOT. SO JUST BECAUSE I HAVE A 4076 02:19:40,205 --> 02:19:42,273 DRIVER'S LICENSE DOESN'T MEAN 4077 02:19:42,273 --> 02:19:43,742 THAT I DON'T USE AND SUPPORT 4078 02:19:43,742 --> 02:19:46,111 TRANSIT. AND OF COURSE, MY KIDS 4079 02:19:46,111 --> 02:19:48,747 USE PUBLIC TRANSIT AS WELL. MY 4080 02:19:48,747 --> 02:19:53,251 SPOUSE HAS BEEN ON THE BOARD OF 4081 02:19:53,251 --> 02:19:53,818 THE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES 4082 02:19:53,818 --> 02:19:54,986 COALITION. FULL DISCLOSURE, 4083 02:19:54,986 --> 02:19:56,020 WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD. I'M 4084 02:19:56,020 --> 02:20:00,625 SO PROUD OF HIS WORK ON SOUND 4085 02:20:00,625 --> 02:20:02,494 TRANSIT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS 4086 02:20:02,494 --> 02:20:06,631 NOW. SO I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY WE 4087 02:20:06,631 --> 02:20:09,434 SHOULD NOT BE JUDGED BY 4088 02:20:09,434 --> 02:20:10,735 SOMETIMES THE DECISIONS THAT WE 4089 02:20:10,735 --> 02:20:12,137 HAVE TO GRAPPLE AND STRUGGLE 4090 02:20:12,137 --> 02:20:13,204 WITH. IT'S NOT JUST DO YOU 4091 02:20:13,204 --> 02:20:15,340 SUPPORT IT OR DO YOU NOT? IT'S 4092 02:20:15,340 --> 02:20:17,175 WE DO. AND THERE ARE OTHER 4093 02:20:17,175 --> 02:20:18,710 CONSIDERATIONS, AS I APPRECIATE 4094 02:20:18,710 --> 02:20:21,246 MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER 4095 02:20:21,246 --> 02:20:23,148 JUAREZ RAISING EARLIER ABOUT 4096 02:20:23,148 --> 02:20:25,817 SOME OF THESE OTHER USES FOR 4097 02:20:25,817 --> 02:20:29,988 THIS. THESE FUNDS, THE REASON 4098 02:20:29,988 --> 02:20:31,189 WHY I DECIDED TO CO-CHAIR, I 4099 02:20:31,189 --> 02:20:32,991 MEAN, SORRY, CO-SPONSOR THIS 4100 02:20:32,991 --> 02:20:36,728 WITH MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER 4101 02:20:36,728 --> 02:20:39,864 KETTLE IS BECAUSE I AM SO 4102 02:20:39,864 --> 02:20:40,398 CONCERNED ABOUT SALES TAX 4103 02:20:40,398 --> 02:20:41,800 INCREASES THAT HURT OUR LOW 4104 02:20:41,800 --> 02:20:44,969 INCOME PEOPLE THE MOST. WE ALL 4105 02:20:44,969 --> 02:20:46,104 KNOW THIS. IT'S THE MOST 4106 02:20:46,104 --> 02:20:48,706 REGRESSIVE TAX YOU CAN BRING. 4107 02:20:48,706 --> 02:20:49,340 CURRENTLY IN SEATTLE, WE HAVE 4108 02:20:49,340 --> 02:20:50,942 ONE OF THE MOST OR ONE OF THE 4109 02:20:50,942 --> 02:20:55,947 HIGHEST SALES TAXES ACROSS THE 4110 02:20:55,947 --> 02:20:58,183 COUNTRY. AND I AM ALSO COMPELLED 4111 02:20:58,183 --> 02:21:00,251 BY THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SOME OF 4112 02:21:00,251 --> 02:21:02,253 OUR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS WHO 4113 02:21:02,253 --> 02:21:03,855 HAVE TO USE A CAR. IF YOU'RE A 4114 02:21:03,855 --> 02:21:05,223 DOMESTIC WORKER, YOU DON'T HAVE 4115 02:21:05,223 --> 02:21:07,826 A CHOICE TO USE PUBLIC TRANSIT, 4116 02:21:07,826 --> 02:21:09,093 TRANSIT. SO WE HAVE TO BE 4117 02:21:09,093 --> 02:21:11,563 MINDFUL THAT THAT PERSON WOULD 4118 02:21:11,563 --> 02:21:13,665 ALSO BE PAYING INTO THIS SYSTEM, 4119 02:21:13,665 --> 02:21:16,401 AND THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE 4120 02:21:16,401 --> 02:21:18,136 UTILIZING IT FOR FOR WORK. THAT 4121 02:21:18,136 --> 02:21:20,405 IS NOT A REASON NOT TO SUPPORT 4122 02:21:20,405 --> 02:21:22,373 IT. BUT I AM COMPELLED BY THE 4123 02:21:22,373 --> 02:21:23,074 FACT THAT FOLKS ARE PAYING MORE 4124 02:21:23,074 --> 02:21:26,311 AND MORE BY WAY OF SALES TAX, 4125 02:21:26,311 --> 02:21:28,813 WHICH CURRENTLY ONLY MOSTLY 4126 02:21:28,813 --> 02:21:31,082 GROCERIES, ARE EXEMPT FROM. EVEN 4127 02:21:31,082 --> 02:21:32,417 WITH THE MILLIONAIRE'S TAX THAT 4128 02:21:32,417 --> 02:21:34,319 HAS SOME ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS 4129 02:21:34,319 --> 02:21:36,588 THAT DOES NOT KICK IN UNTIL 4130 02:21:36,588 --> 02:21:39,257 2029. AND IT DOES NOT EXEMPT 4131 02:21:39,257 --> 02:21:40,792 EVERYTHING. YOU STILL HAVE TO 4132 02:21:40,792 --> 02:21:44,128 PAY FOR THINGS LIKE FEMININE 4133 02:21:44,128 --> 02:21:45,330 HYGIENE PRODUCTS, CLOTHING, 4134 02:21:45,330 --> 02:21:48,066 SHOES. IF YOU'RE A PARENT, YOU 4135 02:21:48,066 --> 02:21:48,967 KNOW, DEPENDING ON THE AGE OF 4136 02:21:48,967 --> 02:21:50,001 YOUR CHILD, YOU'RE BUYING SHOES 4137 02:21:50,001 --> 02:21:53,872 EVERY FEW MONTHS. SO, YOU KNOW, 4138 02:21:53,872 --> 02:21:56,040 EVERY LITTLE BIT THAT, THAT OUR 4139 02:21:56,040 --> 02:21:57,809 LOW INCOME RESIDENTS CAN KEEP IN 4140 02:21:57,809 --> 02:22:01,846 THEIR POCKET IS IMPORTANT. SO TO 4141 02:22:01,846 --> 02:22:04,582 ME, YOU KNOW, THE BASE PLUS 4142 02:22:04,582 --> 02:22:07,285 INFLATION WAS A PRUDENT WAY TO 4143 02:22:07,285 --> 02:22:10,054 GO WHILE STILL, YOU KNOW, STILL 4144 02:22:10,054 --> 02:22:11,689 SUPPORTING TRANSIT WHILE AT THE 4145 02:22:11,689 --> 02:22:13,291 SAME TIME SUPPORTING OUR WORKING 4146 02:22:13,291 --> 02:22:15,059 FAMILIES THAT ALSO PAY SALES 4147 02:22:15,059 --> 02:22:17,896 TAX. SO IT'S A DIFFICULT 4148 02:22:17,896 --> 02:22:25,803 DECISION. AND HERE WE ARE. SO 4149 02:22:25,803 --> 02:22:27,539 FOR THESE REASONS, YOU KNOW, I 4150 02:22:27,539 --> 02:22:32,977 AM GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS 4151 02:22:32,977 --> 02:22:35,413 PARTICULAR AMENDMENT. BUT AGAIN, 4152 02:22:35,413 --> 02:22:36,981 PLEASE KNOW THAT WHEN WE SIT UP 4153 02:22:36,981 --> 02:22:40,251 HERE, WE HAVE TO GRAPPLE WITH 4154 02:22:40,251 --> 02:22:42,120 VERY DIFFICULT CHOICES. AND WHAT 4155 02:22:42,120 --> 02:22:45,056 I DON'T WANT TO BE SAID IS THAT 4156 02:22:45,056 --> 02:22:47,692 WE DO NOT SUPPORT TRANSIT. I 4157 02:22:47,692 --> 02:22:49,827 VERY MUCH MORE SO THAN THAN I 4158 02:22:49,827 --> 02:22:53,131 THINK SOME OTHER FOLKS 4159 02:22:53,131 --> 02:22:54,132 DEFINITELY 100% SUPPORT PUBLIC 4160 02:22:54,132 --> 02:22:56,434 TRANSIT, SINCE IT'S WHAT MY 4161 02:22:56,434 --> 02:22:57,302 FAMILY USED GROWING UP. AND I 4162 02:22:57,302 --> 02:22:59,103 USE, LIKE I SAID, FOR, FOR THE 4163 02:22:59,103 --> 02:23:01,239 FIRST 30 YEARS OF MY LIFE. SO 4164 02:23:01,239 --> 02:23:02,674 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 4165 02:23:02,674 --> 02:23:05,410 FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. WE DO 4166 02:23:05,410 --> 02:23:06,911 HAVE TO HAVE THESE 4167 02:23:06,911 --> 02:23:11,049 CONVERSATIONS, AND WE DO NEED TO 4168 02:23:11,049 --> 02:23:13,818 CONSIDER THE IMPACTS ON OUR LOW 4169 02:23:13,818 --> 02:23:15,119 INCOME RESIDENTS WHEN WE PASS 4170 02:23:15,119 --> 02:23:16,888 THINGS LIKE SALES TAX IS IT'S 4171 02:23:16,888 --> 02:23:18,556 WHY LAST YEAR I ACTUALLY DID NOT 4172 02:23:18,556 --> 02:23:20,358 VOTE. I WAS THE LONE VOTE 4173 02:23:20,358 --> 02:23:22,226 AGAINST THAT SALES TAX INCREASE 4174 02:23:22,226 --> 02:23:24,162 FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. BUT IT MAKES 4175 02:23:24,162 --> 02:23:25,596 A DIFFERENCE. WE PASSED ONE LAST 4176 02:23:25,596 --> 02:23:28,266 YEAR AND NOW THIS IS ANOTHER ONE 4177 02:23:28,266 --> 02:23:30,435 THIS YEAR. SO WE TALK ABOUT 4178 02:23:30,435 --> 02:23:32,403 AFFORDABILITY. BUT THEN WE'RE 4179 02:23:32,403 --> 02:23:34,005 RAISING THE SALES TAX. SO I'M 4180 02:23:34,005 --> 02:23:36,207 HERE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL TO 4181 02:23:36,207 --> 02:23:38,176 FIGURE OUT OTHER WAYS THAT WE 4182 02:23:38,176 --> 02:23:40,878 CAN SUPPORT TRANSIT AND THE 4183 02:23:40,878 --> 02:23:43,481 OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED TO 4184 02:23:43,481 --> 02:23:45,283 SUPPORT, LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY ON 4185 02:23:45,283 --> 02:23:47,151 BEHALF OF OUR RESIDENTS. BUT I 4186 02:23:47,151 --> 02:23:49,921 DO NOT TAKE THESE DECISIONS 4187 02:23:49,921 --> 02:23:52,390 LIGHTLY, AND I'M NOT SAYING WE 4188 02:23:52,390 --> 02:23:54,258 CAN'T SUPPORT TRANSIT WITH A 4189 02:23:54,258 --> 02:23:55,994 SALES TAX INCREASE. I'M SAYING 4190 02:23:55,994 --> 02:23:58,863 WE OUGHT TO CONSIDER 4191 02:23:58,863 --> 02:23:59,530 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S PROPOSAL 4192 02:23:59,530 --> 02:24:03,267 THAT DOES NOT DOUBLE IT, BUT 4193 02:24:03,267 --> 02:24:04,235 THAT BRINGS THE BASE PLUS 4194 02:24:04,235 --> 02:24:06,404 INFLATION. SO WE'RE NOT LOSING 4195 02:24:06,404 --> 02:24:07,538 SERVICE. I THINK THAT'S 4196 02:24:07,538 --> 02:24:08,172 IMPORTANT, AND WE OWE IT TO OUR 4197 02:24:08,172 --> 02:24:10,641 LOW INCOME RESIDENTS AND THE 4198 02:24:10,641 --> 02:24:12,710 FOLKS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, THE, 4199 02:24:12,710 --> 02:24:14,812 THE, THE, THIS AFFORDABILITY 4200 02:24:14,812 --> 02:24:16,748 PIECE TO AT LEAST CONSIDER THIS. 4201 02:24:16,748 --> 02:24:18,716 THANK YOU 4202 02:24:18,716 --> 02:24:19,150 -- CHAIR THANK YOU, 4203 02:24:19,150 --> 02:24:20,852 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA VICE CHAIR, 4204 02:24:20,852 --> 02:24:22,854 RINCK. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 4205 02:24:22,854 --> 02:24:25,056 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR SAKA. I WANT 4206 02:24:25,056 --> 02:24:25,723 TO START BY SAYING THAT I THINK 4207 02:24:25,723 --> 02:24:27,759 THE POINTS ABOUT COORDINATION 4208 02:24:27,759 --> 02:24:29,460 ACROSS CITY, COUNTY AND STATE IN 4209 02:24:29,460 --> 02:24:31,462 TERMS OF TAX APPROACH BY 4210 02:24:31,462 --> 02:24:32,797 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ARE VERY 4211 02:24:32,797 --> 02:24:34,799 WELL TAKEN. I HOPE THAT THIS IS 4212 02:24:34,799 --> 02:24:38,136 A CATALYST FOR ALL OF US TO BE 4213 02:24:38,136 --> 02:24:38,670 WORKING ACROSS LEVELS OF 4214 02:24:38,670 --> 02:24:39,737 GOVERNMENT, TO BE CONSIDERING 4215 02:24:39,737 --> 02:24:40,938 THE LARGER PICTURE AS IT RELATES 4216 02:24:40,938 --> 02:24:44,175 TO TAX BURDEN AND HOW WE HAVE TO 4217 02:24:44,175 --> 02:24:45,676 BALANCE OUR TAX CODE. SO IT IS 4218 02:24:45,676 --> 02:24:48,312 MORE FAIR TO WORKING PEOPLE. THE 4219 02:24:48,312 --> 02:24:49,647 CONCERN THAT I'VE HAD ABOUT OUR 4220 02:24:49,647 --> 02:24:51,816 REGRESSIVE TAX SYSTEM IS WHY 4221 02:24:51,816 --> 02:24:53,451 ALONG WHY I, ALONG WITH 4222 02:24:53,451 --> 02:24:55,019 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, BROUGHT 4223 02:24:55,019 --> 02:24:55,653 FORWARD AMENDMENTS TO COMMIT US 4224 02:24:55,653 --> 02:24:57,422 TO PARTNERING WITH THE COUNTY 4225 02:24:57,422 --> 02:24:59,524 AND STATE TO FIND ALTERNATIVE 4226 02:24:59,524 --> 02:25:01,793 FUNDING SOURCES TO FUND OUR 4227 02:25:01,793 --> 02:25:03,795 TRANSIT, IF IMPLEMENTED, THAT 4228 02:25:03,795 --> 02:25:06,197 WOULD THEN LOWER OUR RELIANCE ON 4229 02:25:06,197 --> 02:25:08,700 SALES TAX. BUT PUTTING MY 4230 02:25:08,700 --> 02:25:11,402 OPINING OVER OUR REGRESSIVE TAX 4231 02:25:11,402 --> 02:25:14,105 SYSTEM ASIDE, I AM CONCERNED 4232 02:25:14,105 --> 02:25:16,240 ABOUT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT 4233 02:25:16,240 --> 02:25:17,241 THIS AMENDMENT WOULD LOCK US 4234 02:25:17,241 --> 02:25:20,044 INTO. IT'S BEEN MADE CLEAR THAT 4235 02:25:20,044 --> 02:25:21,813 IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL 4236 02:25:21,813 --> 02:25:24,115 OF SERVICE FOR BUS LEVELS OVER 4237 02:25:24,115 --> 02:25:27,151 THE NEXT TEN YEARS, THIS. THIS 4238 02:25:27,151 --> 02:25:29,287 .22 5% RATE WOULD ESSENTIALLY 4239 02:25:29,287 --> 02:25:30,621 LOCK US INTO OUR CURRENT LEVELS 4240 02:25:30,621 --> 02:25:33,257 OF BUS SERVICE FOR THE NEXT TEN 4241 02:25:33,257 --> 02:25:35,793 YEARS. RATHER THAN EXPAND THAT 4242 02:25:35,793 --> 02:25:37,862 ACCESS. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD 4243 02:25:37,862 --> 02:25:39,130 SAVE THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD ABOUT 4244 02:25:39,130 --> 02:25:43,334 $1 A MONTH, AND THAT'S AT THE 4245 02:25:43,334 --> 02:25:45,603 EXPENSE OF A EXPANSION OF 4246 02:25:45,603 --> 02:25:47,705 100,000 BUS SERVICE HOURS. 4247 02:25:47,705 --> 02:25:50,742 THAT'S NOT A TRADE OFF I CAN 4248 02:25:50,742 --> 02:25:52,977 SUPPORT TODAY. I'LL ALSO LIFT 4249 02:25:52,977 --> 02:25:55,179 UP THAT CAR. OWNERSHIP IS 4250 02:25:55,179 --> 02:25:57,014 EXPENSIVE. THE AVERAGE COST OF 4251 02:25:57,014 --> 02:25:59,484 CAR OWNERSHIP IN THE US IS 4252 02:25:59,484 --> 02:26:02,854 $11,000 A YEAR. THAT IS ABOUT 4253 02:26:02,854 --> 02:26:05,056 $900 A MONTH. SO IF SOMEONE CAN 4254 02:26:05,056 --> 02:26:08,159 GET BY IN THIS CITY WITHOUT A 4255 02:26:08,159 --> 02:26:09,927 CAR BECAUSE OF THIS EXPANSION TO 4256 02:26:09,927 --> 02:26:11,262 BUS SERVICE TO THE LEVEL, MAYBE 4257 02:26:11,262 --> 02:26:15,399 THEY CAN SELL THEIR CAR AND THAT 4258 02:26:15,399 --> 02:26:16,634 THAT'S MONEY BACK IN FOLKS'S 4259 02:26:16,634 --> 02:26:19,771 POCKET. I'LL ALSO LIFT UP THAT 4260 02:26:19,771 --> 02:26:22,640 60% OF OUR LOCAL EMISSIONS 4261 02:26:22,640 --> 02:26:24,442 LOCALLY IN CITY OF SEATTLE COME 4262 02:26:24,442 --> 02:26:25,209 FROM TRANSPORTATION, AND THAT'S 4263 02:26:25,209 --> 02:26:28,146 PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY CARS. SO THE 4264 02:26:28,146 --> 02:26:30,615 BEST WAY THAT WE CAN GET FOLKS 4265 02:26:30,615 --> 02:26:32,416 TO GET OUT OF THEIR CARS AND 4266 02:26:32,416 --> 02:26:34,852 ONTO THE BUS IS IF THEY KNOW 4267 02:26:34,852 --> 02:26:37,388 THAT THE BUS IS GOING TO COME 4268 02:26:37,388 --> 02:26:39,924 QUICKLY AND THEY CAN RELY ON IT. 4269 02:26:39,924 --> 02:26:41,292 SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS 4270 02:26:41,292 --> 02:26:42,827 AMENDMENT TODAY, BUT I DO THINK 4271 02:26:42,827 --> 02:26:45,196 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FURTHER 4272 02:26:45,196 --> 02:26:45,496 DISCUSSION. 4273 02:26:45,496 --> 02:26:46,264 -- THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. RINCK 4274 02:26:46,264 --> 02:26:49,233 QUICK TIME CHECK. I NOTE THAT IT 4275 02:26:49,233 --> 02:26:50,134 IS NOON, 2.5 HOURS INTO THIS 4276 02:26:50,134 --> 02:26:52,236 MEETING. THE AMENDMENTS THAT I 4277 02:26:52,236 --> 02:26:54,438 EXPECTED TO HAVE IN HERE, THE 4278 02:26:54,438 --> 02:26:56,107 MOST DISCUSSION AND DEBATE OVER 4279 02:26:56,107 --> 02:27:01,512 AMENDMENTS ONE AND THIS ONE. SO, 4280 02:27:01,512 --> 02:27:05,516 SO HOPEFULLY AFTER THIS, WE'LL 4281 02:27:05,516 --> 02:27:07,251 CONTINUE TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS 4282 02:27:07,251 --> 02:27:08,519 HERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL 4283 02:27:08,519 --> 02:27:13,524 AT OUR OUR OWN TIME. LAST BUT 4284 02:27:13,524 --> 02:27:14,458 NOT LEAST, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, 4285 02:27:14,458 --> 02:27:15,126 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 4286 02:27:15,126 --> 02:27:16,027 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. CHAIR 4287 02:27:16,027 --> 02:27:17,895 SAKA. AND THANK YOU. 4288 02:27:17,895 --> 02:27:19,764 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I 4289 02:27:19,764 --> 02:27:20,398 APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS TODAY 4290 02:27:20,398 --> 02:27:21,766 AND YOUR COMMENTS AROUND BEING 4291 02:27:21,766 --> 02:27:22,767 ABLE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION 4292 02:27:22,767 --> 02:27:23,401 AROUND AFFORDABILITY. I THINK, 4293 02:27:23,401 --> 02:27:24,569 YOU KNOW, EARLIER, OBVIOUSLY, I 4294 02:27:24,569 --> 02:27:25,770 BROUGHT FORWARD SOMETHING THAT I 4295 02:27:25,770 --> 02:27:27,171 WANTED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION 4296 02:27:27,171 --> 02:27:28,906 ABOUT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT 4297 02:27:28,906 --> 02:27:32,376 INTENT. I WANTED TO TURN BACK TO 4298 02:27:32,376 --> 02:27:33,711 CENTRAL STAFF JUST FOR A MOMENT 4299 02:27:33,711 --> 02:27:34,812 AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, 4300 02:27:34,812 --> 02:27:36,814 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR THOSE 4301 02:27:36,814 --> 02:27:37,748 COMMENTS AND YOUR YOUR 4302 02:27:37,748 --> 02:27:39,050 INCREDIBLE MATH. I THINK WE'VE 4303 02:27:39,050 --> 02:27:40,885 HAD A COUPLE OF CONVERSATIONS ON 4304 02:27:40,885 --> 02:27:42,053 THE DAIS HERE. CENTRAL STAFF, 4305 02:27:42,053 --> 02:27:44,422 CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY SOMETHING 4306 02:27:44,422 --> 02:27:45,823 FOR ME? I KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED 4307 02:27:45,823 --> 02:27:47,158 OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS WHEN 4308 02:27:47,158 --> 02:27:49,527 THIS HAS BEEN IN COMMITTEE 4309 02:27:49,527 --> 02:27:50,194 AROUND WHAT THE WHAT IT WOULD 4310 02:27:50,194 --> 02:27:53,731 TAKE IN TERMS OF THE SALES TAX 4311 02:27:53,731 --> 02:27:55,132 TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE 4312 02:27:55,132 --> 02:27:57,301 CONTINUITY AND NOT A LOSS OF 4313 02:27:57,301 --> 02:27:58,169 SERVICE. AND SO I WANT TO SAY 4314 02:27:58,169 --> 02:28:04,041 THAT NUMBER WAS 0.23%, 0.223%. 4315 02:28:04,041 --> 02:28:04,942 OR CAN YOU JUST AFFIRM THAT FOR 4316 02:28:04,942 --> 02:28:07,678 ME REALLY QUICKLY? 4317 02:28:07,678 --> 02:28:11,249 -- YES, IT WAS 0.223. THIS 4318 02:28:11,249 --> 02:28:14,085 AMENDMENT SEEKS TO NOT JUST KEEP 4319 02:28:14,085 --> 02:28:15,853 THE TRANSIT AT STATUS QUO, BUT 4320 02:28:15,853 --> 02:28:20,458 ALSO SOUGHT TO ALLOW THE 4321 02:28:20,458 --> 02:28:21,525 INCREASE IN TRANSIT ACCESS 4322 02:28:21,525 --> 02:28:26,130 PROGRAM SPENDING. SO 4323 02:28:26,130 --> 02:28:26,764 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE PROPOSED IT 4324 02:28:26,764 --> 02:28:31,202 AT THE .225. THANK YOU. CORRECT. 4325 02:28:31,202 --> 02:28:31,402 .223. 4326 02:28:31,402 --> 02:28:32,036 -- THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO 4327 02:28:32,036 --> 02:28:33,437 BRING THAT UP JUST BECAUSE I 4328 02:28:33,437 --> 02:28:34,438 KNOW A LOT OF THERE'S BEEN A LOT 4329 02:28:34,438 --> 02:28:37,174 OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE AROUND THE 4330 02:28:37,174 --> 02:28:38,309 DOUBLING OF THE SALES TAX. AND I 4331 02:28:38,309 --> 02:28:40,711 JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO REVISIT 4332 02:28:40,711 --> 02:28:43,114 THE FACT THAT IN ORDER TO JUST 4333 02:28:43,114 --> 02:28:44,248 MAINTAIN OUR SERVICE LEVELS, WE 4334 02:28:44,248 --> 02:28:47,084 WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE IT FROM 4335 02:28:47,084 --> 02:28:49,353 THE EXISTING .15 TO THAT POINT 4336 02:28:49,353 --> 02:28:50,621 TWO, TWO, THREE, JUST TO 4337 02:28:50,621 --> 02:28:51,989 MAINTAIN OUR SERVICE LEVELS. SO 4338 02:28:51,989 --> 02:28:55,159 I DON'T TAKE THIS DECISION THAT 4339 02:28:55,159 --> 02:28:56,027 WE'RE MAKING TODAY LIGHTLY AT 4340 02:28:56,027 --> 02:28:57,595 ALL, BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE 4341 02:28:57,595 --> 02:28:59,463 THAT VOTERS HAVE THAT 4342 02:28:59,463 --> 02:29:00,631 UNDERSTANDING OF IN ORDER TO DO 4343 02:29:00,631 --> 02:29:03,634 WHAT WE HAVE HEARD SO MUCH 4344 02:29:03,634 --> 02:29:05,169 DURING THE PERIOD THAT WE'VE 4345 02:29:05,169 --> 02:29:06,070 BEEN CONSIDERING, THE SEATTLE 4346 02:29:06,070 --> 02:29:07,571 TRANSIT MEASURE, WHICH IS TO 4347 02:29:07,571 --> 02:29:09,206 EXPAND TRANSIT SERVICE SO THAT 4348 02:29:09,206 --> 02:29:11,909 WE CAN REACH MORE PEOPLE. WE WE 4349 02:29:11,909 --> 02:29:13,210 HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY GO 4350 02:29:13,210 --> 02:29:14,712 BACK AND INCREASE BEYOND THAT 4351 02:29:14,712 --> 02:29:17,615 BARE MINIMUM AT 0.223% AND 4352 02:29:17,615 --> 02:29:19,750 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, I 4353 02:29:19,750 --> 02:29:20,551 APPRECIATE YOU REVISED THIS FROM 4354 02:29:20,551 --> 02:29:22,553 THE PREVIOUS MEASURE, WHICH WAS 4355 02:29:22,553 --> 02:29:25,356 0.2%, WHICH WE KNOW WOULD HAVE 4356 02:29:25,356 --> 02:29:27,024 BEEN A REDUCTION BASED ON 4357 02:29:27,024 --> 02:29:29,360 INFLATION. HOWEVER, FROM MY 4358 02:29:29,360 --> 02:29:29,994 PERSPECTIVE, WHEN I CONTINUE TO 4359 02:29:29,994 --> 02:29:31,195 HEAR FROM INDIVIDUAL VOTERS AND 4360 02:29:31,195 --> 02:29:32,830 INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS, IT'S BEEN 4361 02:29:32,830 --> 02:29:34,365 CLEAR THAT WE NEED ADDITIONAL 4362 02:29:34,365 --> 02:29:34,999 TRANSIT INVESTMENTS AND THAT WE 4363 02:29:34,999 --> 02:29:37,001 NEED THOSE ADDITIONAL TRANSIT 4364 02:29:37,001 --> 02:29:37,635 INVESTMENTS TO GET TO 4365 02:29:37,635 --> 02:29:39,303 ACCESSIBILITY, THAT WE NEED THEM 4366 02:29:39,303 --> 02:29:40,738 TO GET TO OUR CLIMATE GOALS, AND 4367 02:29:40,738 --> 02:29:42,039 ALSO THAT THEY'RE A PART OF 4368 02:29:42,039 --> 02:29:43,975 AFFORDABILITY SO THAT PEOPLE 4369 02:29:43,975 --> 02:29:45,242 HAVE OPTIONS BEYOND CAR 4370 02:29:45,242 --> 02:29:47,278 OWNERSHIP. I DO THINK THAT IS 4371 02:29:47,278 --> 02:29:48,446 INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. SO I WILL 4372 02:29:48,446 --> 02:29:49,947 NOT BE VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THIS 4373 02:29:49,947 --> 02:29:51,082 TODAY. THANK YOU. 4374 02:29:51,082 --> 02:29:54,085 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 4375 02:29:54,085 --> 02:29:55,386 FOSTER. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I 4376 02:29:55,386 --> 02:29:57,755 JUST SHARE. FIRST, I WANT TO 4377 02:29:57,755 --> 02:29:58,589 THANK COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AS 4378 02:29:58,589 --> 02:30:01,125 THE PRIME SPONSOR OF THIS 4379 02:30:01,125 --> 02:30:01,759 AMENDMENT. ALSO, COUNCILMEMBER 4380 02:30:01,759 --> 02:30:03,260 RIVERA, AS THE CO-SPONSOR OF 4381 02:30:03,260 --> 02:30:04,929 THIS AMENDMENT. YOUR AMENDMENT 4382 02:30:04,929 --> 02:30:08,532 RAISES NONTRIVIAL, VERY 4383 02:30:08,532 --> 02:30:11,702 IMPORTANT ISSUES RELATED TO 4384 02:30:11,702 --> 02:30:14,839 AFFORDABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY 4385 02:30:14,839 --> 02:30:17,641 INCLUDING WHEN WE'RE TALKING 4386 02:30:17,641 --> 02:30:18,175 ABOUT AFFORDABILITY, THE 4387 02:30:18,175 --> 02:30:22,413 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF EVERY 4388 02:30:22,413 --> 02:30:24,782 SINGLE TAX MEASURE AND INCREASE 4389 02:30:24,782 --> 02:30:26,817 INCREMENTALLY THAT IS MADE AT 4390 02:30:26,817 --> 02:30:27,885 THE STATE PROPERTY TAX LEVEL. 4391 02:30:27,885 --> 02:30:29,720 THE SALES TAX LEVEL, ALL THE 4392 02:30:29,720 --> 02:30:34,692 LEVELS, THE LEVERS OF TAXATION 4393 02:30:34,692 --> 02:30:38,162 AUTHORITY THAT OUR CITY HAS AS A 4394 02:30:38,162 --> 02:30:41,198 LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, COMPOUNDING 4395 02:30:41,198 --> 02:30:43,401 CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF THOSE YOURS 4396 02:30:43,401 --> 02:30:44,001 RAISES THOSE REALLY IMPORTANT 4397 02:30:44,001 --> 02:30:45,436 ISSUES AS IT RELATES TO 4398 02:30:45,436 --> 02:30:47,071 AFFORDABILITY. AND WHAT I LIKE 4399 02:30:47,071 --> 02:30:49,840 ABOUT YOUR AMENDMENT, YOUR 4400 02:30:49,840 --> 02:30:52,209 PROPOSAL HERE IS THAT IT 4401 02:30:52,209 --> 02:30:55,346 DOESN'T RELY ON PROGRESSIVE 4402 02:30:55,346 --> 02:30:58,916 REVENUE FERRIES DEPENDENT 4403 02:30:58,916 --> 02:30:59,517 DEPENDENCIES OR CONTINGENCIES 4404 02:30:59,517 --> 02:31:04,889 THAT MAY HAPPEN OR MAY NOT IT IT 4405 02:31:04,889 --> 02:31:07,291 ALLOWS IT WOULD ALLOW US AS A 4406 02:31:07,291 --> 02:31:07,725 CITY TO CONTROL OUR 4407 02:31:07,725 --> 02:31:08,359 CONTROLLABLES AND SAY ALL THAT 4408 02:31:08,359 --> 02:31:10,761 STUFF MIGHT HAPPEN. YES. AND AND 4409 02:31:10,761 --> 02:31:12,396 WE'RE STILL GOING TO TAKE 4410 02:31:12,396 --> 02:31:13,364 ACTION TODAY, AND WE'RE STILL 4411 02:31:13,364 --> 02:31:14,799 GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO ADDRESS 4412 02:31:14,799 --> 02:31:17,067 AFFORDABILITY TODAY. THAT'S WHAT 4413 02:31:17,067 --> 02:31:19,770 I LOVE ABOUT IT. SO I WANT TO 4414 02:31:19,770 --> 02:31:23,607 THANK YOU. AND THAT IS BOLD. 4415 02:31:23,607 --> 02:31:25,342 PROBABLY SOME OF THE PROBABLY 4416 02:31:25,342 --> 02:31:27,411 THE MOST SINGULAR, MOST BOLD 4417 02:31:27,411 --> 02:31:30,781 AMENDMENT THAT WE'VE SEEN TODAY. 4418 02:31:30,781 --> 02:31:34,718 SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR 4419 02:31:34,718 --> 02:31:36,720 LEADERSHIP IN THAT LEADERSHIP. 4420 02:31:36,720 --> 02:31:38,222 IT'S HARD WORK. GOT TO PUT 4421 02:31:38,222 --> 02:31:41,692 YOURSELF OUT THERE. YOU GOT TO 4422 02:31:41,692 --> 02:31:42,293 INITIATE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS. 4423 02:31:42,293 --> 02:31:45,129 AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THE 4424 02:31:45,129 --> 02:31:45,696 CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF THESE 4425 02:31:45,696 --> 02:31:47,064 VARIOUS TAX INCREASES DOES HAVE 4426 02:31:47,064 --> 02:31:49,333 AN IMPACT THAT SQUEEZING PEOPLE 4427 02:31:49,333 --> 02:31:53,504 OUT, PRICING PEOPLE OUT IMPACTS 4428 02:31:53,504 --> 02:31:55,139 AFFORDABILITY. AND AT A AT A 4429 02:31:55,139 --> 02:31:59,310 CERTAIN POINT WHEN WE'RE TALKING 4430 02:31:59,310 --> 02:32:01,212 THIS LEVY OVER HERE, THIS LEVY 4431 02:32:01,212 --> 02:32:02,947 OVER HERE, SALES TAX OVER HERE, 4432 02:32:02,947 --> 02:32:04,582 WE'RE PLAYING A EFFECTIVELY A 4433 02:32:04,582 --> 02:32:06,984 MUSICAL CHAIRS GAME. AT SOME 4434 02:32:06,984 --> 02:32:11,021 POINT, THE MUSIC'S GOING TO 4435 02:32:11,021 --> 02:32:14,024 STOP. AND SOME COMMUNITY 4436 02:32:14,024 --> 02:32:17,761 PRIORITY IS GOING TO BE LEFT 4437 02:32:17,761 --> 02:32:19,063 UNDERFUNDED BECAUSE OUR HANDS 4438 02:32:19,063 --> 02:32:20,397 ARE EFFECTIVELY TIED 4439 02:32:20,397 --> 02:32:22,299 -- THAT'S TRUE. 4440 02:32:22,299 --> 02:32:24,969 -- BUT I WOULD POSIT TO YOU THAT 4441 02:32:24,969 --> 02:32:28,806 IT SHOULD NOT BE TRANSIT SHOULD 4442 02:32:28,806 --> 02:32:36,347 NOT BE TRANSIT. AFFORDABILITY IS 4443 02:32:36,347 --> 02:32:38,082 IMPORTANT. BUT I DON'T THINK WE 4444 02:32:38,082 --> 02:32:41,285 CAN STOP INVESTING IN TRANSIT 4445 02:32:41,285 --> 02:32:43,587 DESPITE SOME OF THESE HUGELY 4446 02:32:43,587 --> 02:32:48,058 IMPACTFUL AFFORDABILITY 4447 02:32:48,058 --> 02:32:50,361 CONCERNS. BECAUSE TRANSIT IS SO 4448 02:32:50,361 --> 02:32:51,395 CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY 4449 02:32:51,395 --> 02:32:56,166 FOR SO MANY REASONS TRANSIT 4450 02:32:56,166 --> 02:32:57,935 TODAY, TRANSIT TOMORROW, AND 4451 02:32:57,935 --> 02:33:01,906 TRANSIT FOREVER CAN'T LET 4452 02:33:01,906 --> 02:33:04,208 TRANSIT BE LEFT WITHOUT THAT 4453 02:33:04,208 --> 02:33:05,042 LEFT STANDING WHEN THE MUSIC 4454 02:33:05,042 --> 02:33:06,310 STOPS. AND THIS MUSICAL CHAIRS 4455 02:33:06,310 --> 02:33:08,212 GAME. BUT I STILL APPRECIATE YOU 4456 02:33:08,212 --> 02:33:10,247 FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. 4457 02:33:10,247 --> 02:33:11,715 APPRECIATE YOUR BOLD LEADERSHIP. 4458 02:33:11,715 --> 02:33:14,051 I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING IT, BUT 4459 02:33:14,051 --> 02:33:15,686 I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR FOR 4460 02:33:15,686 --> 02:33:19,190 YOU INITIATING THIS CONVERSATION 4461 02:33:19,190 --> 02:33:20,090 AS CHAIR OR EXCUSE ME, AS 4462 02:33:20,090 --> 02:33:21,992 SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT, YOU 4463 02:33:21,992 --> 02:33:23,327 ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THE LAST 4464 02:33:23,327 --> 02:33:24,161 WORD. IS IT? WAIT, IS THAT A NEW 4465 02:33:24,161 --> 02:33:27,431 HAND? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 4466 02:33:27,431 --> 02:33:28,098 FIRST, I HOPE IT'S QUICK. AND 4467 02:33:28,098 --> 02:33:31,435 THEN. AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER 4468 02:33:31,435 --> 02:33:31,669 KETTLE. 4469 02:33:31,669 --> 02:33:34,672 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. THIS ISN'T 4470 02:33:34,672 --> 02:33:37,408 A FUNNY, BUT THE COMMENT ABOUT 4471 02:33:37,408 --> 02:33:38,909 QUICK MADE ME LAUGH. THANK YOU 4472 02:33:38,909 --> 02:33:41,211 FOR RECOGNIZING ME. I REALLY 4473 02:33:41,211 --> 02:33:42,613 JUST WANT TO SAY SOMETHING THAT 4474 02:33:42,613 --> 02:33:44,448 YOU JUST SAID BECAUSE AGAIN, I 4475 02:33:44,448 --> 02:33:45,950 DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO LEAVE HERE 4476 02:33:45,950 --> 02:33:47,618 THINKING THAT SOMEHOW 4477 02:33:47,618 --> 02:33:49,920 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND I DO 4478 02:33:49,920 --> 02:33:51,155 NOT SUPPORT TRANSIT. SORRY, 4479 02:33:51,155 --> 02:33:53,691 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE I THREW YOU 4480 02:33:53,691 --> 02:33:55,793 IN THERE, BUT THIS IS NOT STOP. 4481 02:33:55,793 --> 02:33:58,429 WE'RE NOT STOPPING INVESTING IN 4482 02:33:58,429 --> 02:34:00,230 TRANSIT. WE ARE MERELY SAYING 4483 02:34:00,230 --> 02:34:02,533 AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS IS A 4484 02:34:02,533 --> 02:34:06,637 SALES TAX INCREASE THAT HAS HUGE 4485 02:34:06,637 --> 02:34:08,806 IMPACTS FOR OUR LOW INCOME 4486 02:34:08,806 --> 02:34:09,907 FOLKS, OUR HIGH EARNERS, MAYBE 4487 02:34:09,907 --> 02:34:12,142 NOT AS MUCH, BUT OUR LOW INCOME 4488 02:34:12,142 --> 02:34:14,144 FOLKS. THIS CAN HAVE A HUGE 4489 02:34:14,144 --> 02:34:16,814 IMPACT. SO WE'RE SAYING, LET'S 4490 02:34:16,814 --> 02:34:19,450 MAKE SURE WE DO NOT DECREASE 4491 02:34:19,450 --> 02:34:20,517 TRANSIT. WE KEEP IT WHERE IT IS. 4492 02:34:20,517 --> 02:34:22,553 THAT'S WHY IT'S IS THE 4493 02:34:22,553 --> 02:34:24,355 INFLATIONARY PIECE IS IN HERE. 4494 02:34:24,355 --> 02:34:26,924 BUT I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE. IT 4495 02:34:26,924 --> 02:34:28,525 SAID THAT SOMEHOW WE'RE NOT 4496 02:34:28,525 --> 02:34:31,562 INVESTING IN TRANSIT. WE 100% 4497 02:34:31,562 --> 02:34:32,997 ARE INVESTING IN TRANSIT. 4498 02:34:32,997 --> 02:34:35,566 WHETHER THIS ONE PASSES OR THE 4499 02:34:35,566 --> 02:34:36,834 THE UNDERLYING BILL PASSES, WE 4500 02:34:36,834 --> 02:34:39,703 ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO INVEST 4501 02:34:39,703 --> 02:34:40,971 IN TRANSIT. THANK YOU. 4502 02:34:40,971 --> 02:34:41,538 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 4503 02:34:41,538 --> 02:34:44,174 RIVERA. WELL SAID. I KNOW YOU 4504 02:34:44,174 --> 02:34:44,808 BOTH CARE DEEPLY ABOUT TRANSIT 4505 02:34:44,808 --> 02:34:46,176 AND HAVE DEMONSTRATED YOUR 4506 02:34:46,176 --> 02:34:46,844 WILLINGNESS TO INVEST IN TRANSIT 4507 02:34:46,844 --> 02:34:48,612 IN SO MANY WAYS. I APPRECIATE 4508 02:34:48,612 --> 02:34:50,281 THAT COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR THE 4509 02:34:50,281 --> 02:34:50,881 CLARIFICATION. COUNCILMEMBER 4510 02:34:50,881 --> 02:34:52,349 KETTLE. FINALLY, AS PRIME 4511 02:34:52,349 --> 02:34:53,550 SPONSOR, RECOGNIZE ANY FINAL 4512 02:34:53,550 --> 02:34:53,817 COMMENTS? 4513 02:34:53,817 --> 02:34:55,185 -- THANK YOU CHAIR, I 4514 02:34:55,185 --> 02:34:56,287 APPRECIATE. 4515 02:34:56,287 --> 02:34:58,289 -- EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS. AND FOR 4516 02:34:58,289 --> 02:34:59,823 THOSE OUT THERE, I THINK ALL MY 4517 02:34:59,823 --> 02:35:01,058 MY COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT A ONE 4518 02:35:01,058 --> 02:35:04,328 EIGHT VOTES KIND OF LONELY. SO I 4519 02:35:04,328 --> 02:35:05,829 JUST WANT AS AS CHAIR KNOWS FROM 4520 02:35:05,829 --> 02:35:07,398 THE PREVIOUS ONE. SO I JUST WANT 4521 02:35:07,398 --> 02:35:09,633 TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 4522 02:35:09,633 --> 02:35:10,901 FOR HER VOTE TO. SO WE DON'T 4523 02:35:10,901 --> 02:35:13,170 HAVE THE THE LONELY ONE EIGHT 4524 02:35:13,170 --> 02:35:14,505 VOTE. AND AGAIN, I RECOGNIZE IT, 4525 02:35:14,505 --> 02:35:19,910 BUT THAT IS. THE MAIN THRUST OF 4526 02:35:19,910 --> 02:35:21,211 MY AMENDMENT WAS THE 4527 02:35:21,211 --> 02:35:23,714 AFFORDABILITY. SO THANK YOU. 4528 02:35:23,714 --> 02:35:24,348 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 4529 02:35:24,348 --> 02:35:25,916 KETTLE. WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK 4530 02:35:25,916 --> 02:35:29,253 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE 4531 02:35:29,253 --> 02:35:31,555 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT 13, 4532 02:35:31,555 --> 02:35:35,526 VERSION TWO TO THE BILL. 4533 02:35:35,526 --> 02:35:36,093 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I 4534 02:35:36,093 --> 02:35:40,164 COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. I COUNCIL 4535 02:35:40,164 --> 02:35:40,698 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. 4536 02:35:40,698 --> 02:35:42,499 -- NO. 4537 02:35:42,499 --> 02:35:43,033 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 4538 02:35:43,033 --> 02:35:44,802 -- NO. 4539 02:35:44,802 --> 02:35:45,269 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 4540 02:35:45,269 --> 02:35:46,870 -- NO. 4541 02:35:46,870 --> 02:35:47,438 -- COUNCILMEMBER. STRAUSS. 4542 02:35:47,438 --> 02:35:49,640 -- NO. 4543 02:35:49,640 --> 02:35:50,174 -- COUNCILMEMBER. FOSTER. 4544 02:35:50,174 --> 02:35:50,774 -- NO. 4545 02:35:50,774 --> 02:35:52,276 -- COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. 4546 02:35:52,276 --> 02:35:55,746 -- NO. 4547 02:35:55,746 --> 02:35:56,113 -- CHAIR SAKA. 4548 02:35:56,113 --> 02:35:56,346 -- NO. 4549 02:35:56,346 --> 02:35:57,748 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE TWO VOTES 4550 02:35:57,748 --> 02:36:00,017 FOR AND SEVEN VOTES OPPOSED. 4551 02:36:00,017 --> 02:36:01,385 -- RIGHT. THE MOTION FAILS AND 4552 02:36:01,385 --> 02:36:04,221 THE AMENDMENT IS NOT ADOPTED. 4553 02:36:04,221 --> 02:36:06,156 MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEMS IN 4554 02:36:06,156 --> 02:36:10,594 THAT GROUP. B, WE SPECIFICALLY, 4555 02:36:10,594 --> 02:36:11,228 AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILMEMBER 4556 02:36:11,228 --> 02:36:12,496 RIVERA, WITHDREW AMENDMENT 4557 02:36:12,496 --> 02:36:14,598 NUMBER 21, VERSION ONE. SO 4558 02:36:14,598 --> 02:36:16,433 MOVING ON TO. 4559 02:36:16,433 --> 02:36:17,634 -- I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO. 4560 02:36:17,634 --> 02:36:20,471 -- SURE, SURE. YEAH. BUT LET 4561 02:36:20,471 --> 02:36:21,238 LET'S LET'S SPEAK TO IT. IF 4562 02:36:21,238 --> 02:36:22,439 YOU WANT TO MOVE IT, YOU CAN 4563 02:36:22,439 --> 02:36:25,609 TOO. BUT WE. BUT FEEL FREE TO. 4564 02:36:25,609 --> 02:36:26,210 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED ACTUALLY. 4565 02:36:26,210 --> 02:36:27,244 FIRST, CAN WE HAVE CENTRAL 4566 02:36:27,244 --> 02:36:29,146 STAFF. WOULD YOU MIND BRIEFING. 4567 02:36:29,146 --> 02:36:32,149 BRIEFING. AMENDMENT 21 VERSION 4568 02:36:32,149 --> 02:36:32,816 ONE FIRST AND THEN WE'LL. THEN 4569 02:36:32,816 --> 02:36:34,885 WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO TO THE 4570 02:36:34,885 --> 02:36:36,253 AMENDMENT SPONSOR. 4571 02:36:36,253 --> 02:36:37,154 -- WE DON'T NEED TO BRIEF IT. I 4572 02:36:37,154 --> 02:36:40,858 CAN JUST MOVE TO TO WITHDRAW IT. 4573 02:36:40,858 --> 02:36:41,258 BUT THEN I WANT. 4574 02:36:41,258 --> 02:36:43,260 -- TO. 4575 02:36:43,260 --> 02:36:43,894 -- IT'S ALREADY ALREADY BEEN 4576 02:36:43,894 --> 02:36:49,066 WITHDRAWN. SO, SO BUT IF YOU. 4577 02:36:49,066 --> 02:36:49,600 -- WITHDREW IT. 4578 02:36:49,600 --> 02:36:50,868 -- DIDN'T DIDN'T. 4579 02:36:50,868 --> 02:36:52,136 -- TOLD ME TO WAIT TILL NOW. 4580 02:36:52,136 --> 02:36:53,704 -- OKAY. SORRY. SORRY. LOT GOING 4581 02:36:53,704 --> 02:36:55,038 ON NOW. THAT'S MY THAT'S MY 4582 02:36:55,038 --> 02:36:56,673 APOLOGIES. NOW I'M CONFUSED. 4583 02:36:56,673 --> 02:36:58,408 YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. GO 4584 02:36:58,408 --> 02:37:00,511 AHEAD. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 4585 02:37:00,511 --> 02:37:00,978 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 4586 02:37:00,978 --> 02:37:04,748 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR. I AM GOING 4587 02:37:04,748 --> 02:37:07,785 TO BE WITHDRAWING AMENDMENT 4588 02:37:07,785 --> 02:37:10,521 NUMBER 21, BUT I WILL BE 4589 02:37:10,521 --> 02:37:11,488 BRINGING IT. I'M GOING TO BE 4590 02:37:11,488 --> 02:37:13,123 AMENDING IT AND BRINGING AND 4591 02:37:13,123 --> 02:37:14,758 BRINGING IT TO FULL COUNCIL. 4592 02:37:14,758 --> 02:37:19,196 I'M GOING TO BE EXPANDING TO 4593 02:37:19,196 --> 02:37:20,397 INCLUDE ALL. IT'S A REPORT. 4594 02:37:20,397 --> 02:37:21,999 THIS WAS A REPORT. I'M GOING TO 4595 02:37:21,999 --> 02:37:23,534 BE AMENDING IT TO INCLUDE ALL 4596 02:37:23,534 --> 02:37:25,235 MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOLS 4597 02:37:25,235 --> 02:37:27,337 AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AS A WHAT 4598 02:37:27,337 --> 02:37:29,339 I WILL BE REQUESTING IS START TO 4599 02:37:29,339 --> 02:37:31,575 LOOK AT IN TERMS OF SERVICE, 4600 02:37:31,575 --> 02:37:33,610 BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE BUSSES 4601 02:37:33,610 --> 02:37:36,146 HAVE BEEN VERY PACKED AND KIDS 4602 02:37:36,146 --> 02:37:36,814 CAN'T GET TO SCHOOL ON TIME OR 4603 02:37:36,814 --> 02:37:38,782 TO THEIR AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES 4604 02:37:38,782 --> 02:37:40,083 ON TIME. AND SO IT'S NOT JUST 4605 02:37:40,083 --> 02:37:42,419 THE KIDS IN MY DISTRICT, AT MY 4606 02:37:42,419 --> 02:37:43,687 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, 4607 02:37:43,687 --> 02:37:45,189 BUT AT OTHERS. SO I WILL BE 4608 02:37:45,189 --> 02:37:46,990 BRINGING THIS BACK TO MAKE SURE 4609 02:37:46,990 --> 02:37:50,294 IT'S, IT'S INCLUDES ACROSS THE 4610 02:37:50,294 --> 02:37:53,630 CITY. THANK YOU. 4611 02:37:53,630 --> 02:37:54,198 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 4612 02:37:54,198 --> 02:37:56,767 RIVERA. DO WE HAVE TO MOVE TO 4613 02:37:56,767 --> 02:37:57,668 WITHDRAW? NO. OKAY. WE CAN JUST 4614 02:37:57,668 --> 02:38:00,337 MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. OKAY. 4615 02:38:00,337 --> 02:38:01,772 WE WILL THEREFORE MOVE ON TO THE 4616 02:38:01,772 --> 02:38:04,408 NEXT ONE, WHICH IS AMENDMENT 4617 02:38:04,408 --> 02:38:06,977 NUMBER TEN, VERSION TWO, CENTRAL 4618 02:38:06,977 --> 02:38:10,747 STAFF, OR ACTUALLY FIRST MOTION 4619 02:38:10,747 --> 02:38:12,082 WILL BE IN ORDER IF WE WANT TO 4620 02:38:12,082 --> 02:38:14,251 DISCUSS THAT ONE. 4621 02:38:14,251 --> 02:38:17,521 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR. I MOVE 4622 02:38:17,521 --> 02:38:20,057 AMENDMENT TEN TO THE BILL 4623 02:38:20,057 --> 02:38:20,357 -- SECOND. 4624 02:38:20,357 --> 02:38:27,631 -- IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO 4625 02:38:27,631 --> 02:38:28,232 CONSIDER PASSAGE ADOPTION OF 4626 02:38:28,232 --> 02:38:30,567 AMENDMENT TEN TO THE BILL. WILL 4627 02:38:30,567 --> 02:38:33,770 CENTRAL STAFF PLEASE BRIEF THE 4628 02:38:33,770 --> 02:38:35,772 BILL? THE AMENDMENT. 4629 02:38:35,772 --> 02:38:37,407 -- AMENDMENT TEN, VERSION TWO TO 4630 02:38:37,407 --> 02:38:39,810 COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21226 IS 4631 02:38:39,810 --> 02:38:42,479 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER 4632 02:38:42,479 --> 02:38:44,181 STRAUSS. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD 4633 02:38:44,181 --> 02:38:46,116 ADD TO THE SCOPE OF PRIORITIZED 4634 02:38:46,116 --> 02:38:49,086 AND ALLOWABLE USES OF REVENUE 4635 02:38:49,086 --> 02:38:51,288 GENERATED BY THE STM TO ALLOW 4636 02:38:51,288 --> 02:38:54,658 SUPPORT OF TRANSIT NETWORK 4637 02:38:54,658 --> 02:38:55,292 CONNECTIONS TO REGIONAL TRANSIT 4638 02:38:55,292 --> 02:38:56,894 OR SORRY REGIONAL CENTERS AS 4639 02:38:56,894 --> 02:38:58,595 IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY'S 4640 02:38:58,595 --> 02:39:01,365 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE CITY'S 4641 02:39:01,365 --> 02:39:03,667 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES 4642 02:39:03,667 --> 02:39:04,301 SEVEN DIFFERENT REGIONAL CENTERS 4643 02:39:04,301 --> 02:39:07,237 KNOWN FOR THEIR KEY HUBS FOR 4644 02:39:07,237 --> 02:39:11,508 GROWTH, JOBS AND SERVICES, AND 4645 02:39:11,508 --> 02:39:12,109 INCLUDES DOWNTOWN NORTHGATE, 4646 02:39:12,109 --> 02:39:13,443 UPTOWN, SOUTH LAKE UNION, 4647 02:39:13,443 --> 02:39:16,146 CAPITOL HILL, FIRST HILL 4648 02:39:16,146 --> 02:39:19,783 UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AND BALLARD. 4649 02:39:19,783 --> 02:39:21,351 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 4650 02:39:21,351 --> 02:39:22,586 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS SPONSOR 4651 02:39:22,586 --> 02:39:23,954 OF THE AMENDMENT. YOU'RE 4652 02:39:23,954 --> 02:39:24,855 RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK TO YOUR 4653 02:39:24,855 --> 02:39:25,155 AMENDMENT. 4654 02:39:25,155 --> 02:39:26,456 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, 4655 02:39:26,456 --> 02:39:26,890 COLLEAGUES, FOR THE 4656 02:39:26,890 --> 02:39:27,958 CONSIDERATION OF THIS AMENDMENT. 4657 02:39:27,958 --> 02:39:30,661 WE HAVE TO PAIR OUR 4658 02:39:30,661 --> 02:39:34,464 TRANSPORTATION AND OUR LAND USE 4659 02:39:34,464 --> 02:39:35,332 DECISIONS TOGETHER AS THE 4660 02:39:35,332 --> 02:39:38,068 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE IS 4661 02:39:38,068 --> 02:39:38,602 CURRENTLY WRITTEN, DIRECT 4662 02:39:38,602 --> 02:39:39,636 SERVICE TO THE REGIONAL CENTER 4663 02:39:39,636 --> 02:39:41,972 OF BALLARD IS UNATTAINABLE. 4664 02:39:41,972 --> 02:39:45,609 IT'S NOT ALLOWED, ACTUALLY, AS 4665 02:39:45,609 --> 02:39:48,378 WE HEARD IN COMMITTEE HERE, THE 4666 02:39:48,378 --> 02:39:50,314 SUGGESTIONS WERE TO USE THE 4667 02:39:50,314 --> 02:39:52,683 ROUTE 40, WHICH IS A MILK RUN 4668 02:39:52,683 --> 02:39:55,485 THROUGH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT 4669 02:39:55,485 --> 02:39:56,787 REGIONAL CENTERS THAT EVENTUALLY 4670 02:39:56,787 --> 02:39:58,388 GETS TO THE BALLARD REGIONAL 4671 02:39:58,388 --> 02:40:00,190 CENTER, OR TO USE THE RAPID 4672 02:40:00,190 --> 02:40:03,260 RIDE, WHICH GOES THROUGH UPTOWN. 4673 02:40:03,260 --> 02:40:05,729 AND WHEN QUESTIONS WERE PRESSED 4674 02:40:05,729 --> 02:40:07,497 THERE, IT WAS SHARED THAT WE 4675 02:40:07,497 --> 02:40:10,634 SHOULD PUT IN MORE BUS LANES. 4676 02:40:10,634 --> 02:40:11,868 BUT YOU CAN'T PUT A BUS LANE ON 4677 02:40:11,868 --> 02:40:17,874 A ONE LANE ROAD. I GUESS I'M 4678 02:40:17,874 --> 02:40:18,508 QUITE DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS WAS 4679 02:40:18,508 --> 02:40:21,645 NOT AN ALLOWABLE USE WHEN IT WAS 4680 02:40:21,645 --> 02:40:25,115 TRANSMITTED TO US, AND THIS 4681 02:40:25,115 --> 02:40:27,284 SIMPLY STATES THAT IF WE'RE 4682 02:40:27,284 --> 02:40:30,988 GOING TO INCREASE OUR HOUSING 4683 02:40:30,988 --> 02:40:33,323 AND JOB CAPACITIES BASED ON OUR 4684 02:40:33,323 --> 02:40:35,826 LAND USE CODE, WE SHOULD ALSO BE 4685 02:40:35,826 --> 02:40:38,362 CREATING DIRECT SERVICE BETWEEN 4686 02:40:38,362 --> 02:40:39,863 OUR REGIONAL CENTERS AND BETWEEN 4687 02:40:39,863 --> 02:40:41,965 OUR REGIONAL CENTERS AND OUR 4688 02:40:41,965 --> 02:40:44,267 LIGHT RAIL STATIONS. AS YOU'VE 4689 02:40:44,267 --> 02:40:48,271 NOTICED, I HAVE NOT I HAVE NOT 4690 02:40:48,271 --> 02:40:49,006 STATED SPECIFIC BUS ROUTES 4691 02:40:49,006 --> 02:40:49,906 BECAUSE I THINK THAT THERE ARE A 4692 02:40:49,906 --> 02:40:52,476 NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS 4693 02:40:52,476 --> 02:40:53,710 BEFORE US TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE 4694 02:40:53,710 --> 02:40:57,647 THIS, AS WELL AS WE KEPT IT 4695 02:40:57,647 --> 02:40:59,616 CENTERED ON OUR LAND USE 4696 02:40:59,616 --> 02:41:02,119 DECISIONS. BECAUSE IF CHAIR SAKA 4697 02:41:02,119 --> 02:41:03,687 IF YOU VOTE TO PUT A REGIONAL 4698 02:41:03,687 --> 02:41:05,188 CENTER IN WEST SEATTLE, WE 4699 02:41:05,188 --> 02:41:06,556 SHOULD BE GIVING YOU DIRECT 4700 02:41:06,556 --> 02:41:09,159 SERVICE AS WELL. AND THAT GOES 4701 02:41:09,159 --> 02:41:12,863 ACROSS THE BOARD, RIGHT WHERE WE 4702 02:41:12,863 --> 02:41:14,564 CHOOSE WITHIN OUR CITY. THAT 4703 02:41:14,564 --> 02:41:17,701 SHOULD BE THE JOB AND GROWTH 4704 02:41:17,701 --> 02:41:19,403 CENTERS. WE SHOULD ALSO BE 4705 02:41:19,403 --> 02:41:21,004 CREATING DIRECT TRANSIT THERE 4706 02:41:21,004 --> 02:41:22,639 BETWEEN OUR DOWNTOWN, OTHER 4707 02:41:22,639 --> 02:41:24,808 REGIONAL CENTERS AND LIGHT RAIL. 4708 02:41:24,808 --> 02:41:25,876 WOULD LOVE TO EARN EVERYONE'S 4709 02:41:25,876 --> 02:41:27,778 SUPPORT. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. 4710 02:41:27,778 --> 02:41:28,345 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 4711 02:41:28,345 --> 02:41:30,480 STRAUSS COLLEAGUES. ANY 4712 02:41:30,480 --> 02:41:32,382 COMMENTS? QUESTIONS ON THE 4713 02:41:32,382 --> 02:41:33,116 AMENDMENT BEFORE US? AND FOR 4714 02:41:33,116 --> 02:41:35,552 CLARITY, WE ARE TALKING RIGHT 4715 02:41:35,552 --> 02:41:38,689 NOW ABOUT AMENDMENT 4716 02:41:38,689 --> 02:41:40,257 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AMENDMENT 4717 02:41:40,257 --> 02:41:41,558 TEN, VERSION TWO. ANY COMMENTS 4718 02:41:41,558 --> 02:41:46,630 OR QUESTIONS ON THAT HEARING? 4719 02:41:46,630 --> 02:41:48,098 SEEING NO COMMENTS. QUESTIONS. 4720 02:41:48,098 --> 02:41:50,067 I'LL JUST SAY COUNCILMEMBER 4721 02:41:50,067 --> 02:41:50,867 STRAUSS REALLY APPRECIATE YOU 4722 02:41:50,867 --> 02:41:53,904 FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD I LIKE 4723 02:41:53,904 --> 02:41:56,306 THIS AMENDMENT. IT MAKES SENSE. 4724 02:41:56,306 --> 02:41:57,974 THANK YOU FOR NOT CALLING OUT, 4725 02:41:57,974 --> 02:42:01,611 YOU KNOW, KIND OF SPECIFICITY, 4726 02:42:01,611 --> 02:42:02,112 SPECIFICITY, LEVEL LINE 4727 02:42:02,112 --> 02:42:05,348 DECISIONS INSTEAD, YOU KNOW, 4728 02:42:05,348 --> 02:42:09,086 CENTERING IT ON, YOU KNOW, 4729 02:42:09,086 --> 02:42:09,586 FRAMEWORK AND OBJECTIVE 4730 02:42:09,586 --> 02:42:12,255 CRITERIA. I SUPPORT THIS 4731 02:42:12,255 --> 02:42:13,890 AMENDMENT AND WOULD HAVE 4732 02:42:13,890 --> 02:42:15,258 INCLUDED IT IN AND WOULD HAVE 4733 02:42:15,258 --> 02:42:16,159 LOVED TO INCLUDE IT IN THE 4734 02:42:16,159 --> 02:42:18,128 CHAIR'S PACKAGE. BUT THE 4735 02:42:18,128 --> 02:42:20,430 REQUEST WAS MADE TO HAVE IT 4736 02:42:20,430 --> 02:42:21,064 DISCUSSED SEPARATELY. SO HERE WE 4737 02:42:21,064 --> 02:42:23,266 ARE. SO MAKE SENSE. I'M GOING TO 4738 02:42:23,266 --> 02:42:24,968 BE SUPPORTING IT. AND THERE WE 4739 02:42:24,968 --> 02:42:26,636 GO. ALL RIGHT. WELL WILL THE 4740 02:42:26,636 --> 02:42:27,804 COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 4741 02:42:27,804 --> 02:42:32,976 ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE 4742 02:42:32,976 --> 02:42:35,345 PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER TEN, 4743 02:42:35,345 --> 02:42:35,679 VERSION TWO. 4744 02:42:35,679 --> 02:42:39,549 -- COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. I 4745 02:42:39,549 --> 02:42:40,016 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 4746 02:42:40,016 --> 02:42:41,852 -- AYE. 4747 02:42:41,852 --> 02:42:42,319 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 4748 02:42:42,319 --> 02:42:42,686 HOLLINGSWORTH. 4749 02:42:42,686 --> 02:42:46,323 -- YES. 4750 02:42:46,323 --> 02:42:46,857 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 4751 02:42:46,857 --> 02:42:47,424 -- YES. 4752 02:42:47,424 --> 02:42:48,091 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 4753 02:42:48,091 --> 02:42:50,193 -- YES. 4754 02:42:50,193 --> 02:42:50,794 -- COUNCILMEMBER. STRAUSS. 4755 02:42:50,794 --> 02:42:51,228 -- YES. 4756 02:42:51,228 --> 02:42:54,197 -- COUNCILMEMBER. FOSTER. 4757 02:42:54,197 --> 02:42:54,431 -- YES. 4758 02:42:54,431 --> 02:42:56,633 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 4759 02:42:56,633 --> 02:42:57,033 -- YES. 4760 02:42:57,033 --> 02:42:59,402 -- CHAIR SAKA. 4761 02:42:59,402 --> 02:42:59,636 -- AYE. 4762 02:42:59,636 --> 02:43:00,937 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE NINE VOTES 4763 02:43:00,937 --> 02:43:02,205 FOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. 4764 02:43:02,205 --> 02:43:08,645 -- ALL RIGHT. THE AMENDMENT 4765 02:43:08,645 --> 02:43:11,014 PASSES IS APPROVED AND OR THE 4766 02:43:11,014 --> 02:43:14,684 MOTION CARRIES AND THE AMENDMENT 4767 02:43:14,684 --> 02:43:18,688 NUMBER TEN, VERSION TWO IS 4768 02:43:18,688 --> 02:43:19,422 ADOPTED. DISPATCH. WITH THAT, 4769 02:43:19,422 --> 02:43:21,525 THREE MORE FOLKS, THREE MORE 4770 02:43:21,525 --> 02:43:24,394 COLLEAGUES. THE NEXT ONE UP FOR 4771 02:43:24,394 --> 02:43:30,000 DISCUSSION IS AMENDMENT NUMBER 4772 02:43:30,000 --> 02:43:32,102 24, VERSION ONE, OR SPONSORED BY 4773 02:43:32,102 --> 02:43:33,236 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. A MOTION 4774 02:43:33,236 --> 02:43:43,580 WOULD BE IN ORDER. 4775 02:43:44,781 --> 02:43:45,415 -- BEFORE MOVING. 4776 02:43:45,415 --> 02:43:49,386 -- HIM OKAY ALL RIGHT. THERE ARE 4777 02:43:49,386 --> 02:43:51,588 SOME. SO WITH RESPECT TO 4778 02:43:51,588 --> 02:43:53,190 AMENDMENTS 24 AND 29, THEY 4779 02:43:53,190 --> 02:43:56,993 CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER. AND 4780 02:43:56,993 --> 02:43:58,328 SO. AND IF ONE PASSES, WE'LL 4781 02:43:58,328 --> 02:43:59,496 LEARN MORE ABOUT IT. I'M NOT 4782 02:43:59,496 --> 02:44:00,831 GOING TO TALK. I'M GOING TO LET 4783 02:44:00,831 --> 02:44:03,533 CENTRAL STAFF BRIEF AMENDMENT 4784 02:44:03,533 --> 02:44:07,270 NUMBERS 24 AND THEN 29. AND THEN 4785 02:44:07,270 --> 02:44:08,605 I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE 4786 02:44:08,605 --> 02:44:09,940 AMENDMENT SPONSORS TO SPEAK TO 4787 02:44:09,940 --> 02:44:10,540 THEIR VARIOUS AMENDMENTS. AND 4788 02:44:10,540 --> 02:44:15,312 THEN AND THEN WE WILL MOVE THE 4789 02:44:15,312 --> 02:44:16,880 FIRST AMENDMENT IN NUMERICAL 4790 02:44:16,880 --> 02:44:17,781 ORDER. CENTRAL STAFF. 4791 02:44:17,781 --> 02:44:21,084 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR. THE REASON 4792 02:44:21,084 --> 02:44:22,452 THAT AMENDMENTS 24 AND 29 ARE IN 4793 02:44:22,452 --> 02:44:24,421 CONFLICT IS BECAUSE THEY WOULD 4794 02:44:24,421 --> 02:44:27,791 BOTH RAISE THE MINIMUM 4795 02:44:27,791 --> 02:44:30,327 PERCENTAGE OF SEATTLE TRANSIT, 4796 02:44:30,327 --> 02:44:30,861 MEASURE REVENUES THAT ARE 4797 02:44:30,861 --> 02:44:34,130 ALLOCATED TO TRANSIT SERVICE. 4798 02:44:34,130 --> 02:44:35,699 AMENDMENT 24 WOULD INCREASE THAT 4799 02:44:35,699 --> 02:44:39,269 PERCENTAGE TO 65%, AND AMENDMENT 4800 02:44:39,269 --> 02:44:39,769 29 WOULD INCREASE THAT 4801 02:44:39,769 --> 02:44:42,806 PERCENTAGE TO 75%. SO IF IF THIS 4802 02:44:42,806 --> 02:44:46,643 COMMITTEE PASSES AMENDMENT 24, 4803 02:44:46,643 --> 02:44:51,414 AMENDMENT 29 CANNOT BE VOTED ON 4804 02:44:51,414 --> 02:44:52,882 I WILL BRIEFLY DESCRIBE BOTH OF 4805 02:44:52,882 --> 02:44:54,951 THE AMENDMENTS. AMENDMENT 24 TO 4806 02:44:54,951 --> 02:44:58,922 COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, 1226 IS 4807 02:44:58,922 --> 02:44:59,489 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER 4808 02:44:59,489 --> 02:45:01,925 RINCK. THIS AMENDMENT IS IS 4809 02:45:01,925 --> 02:45:05,195 PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH 4810 02:45:05,195 --> 02:45:07,831 REVISING THE ALLOWABLE SPENDING 4811 02:45:07,831 --> 02:45:08,365 CATEGORIES OF PROPOSITION 4812 02:45:08,365 --> 02:45:09,833 REVENUES, AND IT IS THROUGH 4813 02:45:09,833 --> 02:45:12,469 THOSE REVISIONS THAT THE 4814 02:45:12,469 --> 02:45:15,505 PROPOSED CHANGE IN TRANSIT 4815 02:45:15,505 --> 02:45:17,807 SERVICE MINIMUM IS COMES ABOUT. 4816 02:45:17,807 --> 02:45:19,643 AMENDMENT 24 WOULD DO THE 4817 02:45:19,643 --> 02:45:21,711 FOLLOWING. IT WOULD REDUCE THE 4818 02:45:21,711 --> 02:45:24,047 MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF 4819 02:45:24,047 --> 02:45:25,649 INFRASTRUCTURE, MAINTENANCE AND 4820 02:45:25,649 --> 02:45:26,249 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SPENDING 4821 02:45:26,249 --> 02:45:27,350 FROM 5 MILLION PER YEAR TO 2 4822 02:45:27,350 --> 02:45:30,754 MILLION PER YEAR. IT WOULD 4823 02:45:30,754 --> 02:45:33,156 EXPAND THE CATEGORY OF ALLOWABLE 4824 02:45:33,156 --> 02:45:33,790 INFRASTRUCTURE, MAINTENANCE AND 4825 02:45:33,790 --> 02:45:36,359 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SPENDING TO 4826 02:45:36,359 --> 02:45:36,993 INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOUND 4827 02:45:36,993 --> 02:45:39,162 TRANSIT. THREE PROJECTS, 4828 02:45:39,162 --> 02:45:40,497 INCLUDING THE GRAHAM STREET 4829 02:45:40,497 --> 02:45:42,766 INFILL STATION, INFILL STATION, 4830 02:45:42,766 --> 02:45:44,367 WEST SEATTLE LINK EXTENSION AND 4831 02:45:44,367 --> 02:45:47,203 BALLARD LINK EXTENSION, AND 4832 02:45:47,203 --> 02:45:49,005 WOULD REVISE THE DESCRIPTION OF 4833 02:45:49,005 --> 02:45:50,740 SOUND TRANSIT THREE STAFFING 4834 02:45:50,740 --> 02:45:53,176 SPENT OF THE SOUND TRANSIT THREE 4835 02:45:53,176 --> 02:45:55,045 STAFFING SPENDING CATEGORY TO 4836 02:45:55,045 --> 02:45:56,746 CLARIFY ITS STAFFING COSTS. 4837 02:45:56,746 --> 02:45:57,280 SEPARATE FROM THE REVISED 4838 02:45:57,280 --> 02:45:58,949 CAPITAL SPENDING ALLOWANCE. AND 4839 02:45:58,949 --> 02:46:01,551 FINALLY, IT WOULD INCREASE THE 4840 02:46:01,551 --> 02:46:03,853 MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF US OF 4841 02:46:03,853 --> 02:46:06,323 REVENUES FOR TRANSIT SERVICE 4842 02:46:06,323 --> 02:46:07,891 FROM 60%, AS IS EXPRESSED IN 4843 02:46:07,891 --> 02:46:10,493 SECTION THREE OF THE BILL, TO 4844 02:46:10,493 --> 02:46:16,266 65%. MOVING ON TO AMENDMENT 29, 4845 02:46:16,266 --> 02:46:19,135 AMENDMENT 29 IS SPONSORED BY 4846 02:46:19,135 --> 02:46:19,602 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 4847 02:46:19,602 --> 02:46:20,904 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AND IT 4848 02:46:20,904 --> 02:46:22,672 WOULD SIMPLY RAISE THE MINIMUM 4849 02:46:22,672 --> 02:46:24,007 SPENDING ON TRANSIT SERVICE IN 4850 02:46:24,007 --> 02:46:25,408 SECTION THREE OF THE BILL. IT 4851 02:46:25,408 --> 02:46:31,281 WOULD REVISE THE 60% MINIMUM TO 4852 02:46:31,281 --> 02:46:31,648 A 75% MINIMUM. 4853 02:46:31,648 --> 02:46:36,119 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 4854 02:46:36,119 --> 02:46:38,221 AND WE'LL NOW MOVE IT OVER NEXT 4855 02:46:38,221 --> 02:46:39,322 TO VICE CHAIR RINCK TO SPEAK TO 4856 02:46:39,322 --> 02:46:42,158 HER AMENDMENT. THEN WE'LL MOVE 4857 02:46:42,158 --> 02:46:44,661 IT TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TO 4858 02:46:44,661 --> 02:46:46,930 SPEAK TO HIS CONFLICTING 4859 02:46:46,930 --> 02:46:49,566 AMENDMENT. COUNCIL MEMBER, VICE 4860 02:46:49,566 --> 02:46:51,101 VICE CHAIR, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 4861 02:46:51,101 --> 02:46:51,468 -- THANK YOU. 4862 02:46:51,468 --> 02:46:53,603 -- I BELIEVE I NEED TO MOVE THE 4863 02:46:53,603 --> 02:46:58,007 AMENDMENT, SO I MOVE TO AMEND CB 4864 02:46:58,007 --> 02:47:00,877 121226 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT 4865 02:47:00,877 --> 02:47:01,044 24. 4866 02:47:01,044 --> 02:47:03,747 -- SECOND. 4867 02:47:03,747 --> 02:47:07,517 -- ALL RIGHT. IT IS MOVED AND 4868 02:47:07,517 --> 02:47:10,920 SECONDED. HAS BEEN MOVED AND 4869 02:47:10,920 --> 02:47:14,190 SECONDED. WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR 4870 02:47:14,190 --> 02:47:15,892 DISCUSSION. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, 4871 02:47:15,892 --> 02:47:16,359 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. 4872 02:47:16,359 --> 02:47:18,261 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR SAKA. AND 4873 02:47:18,261 --> 02:47:19,262 I'LL I'LL NOTE AT THE TOP. 4874 02:47:19,262 --> 02:47:20,663 ACTUALLY, I WANT TO GET INTO 4875 02:47:20,663 --> 02:47:23,032 JUST SOME OF THE MECHANICS OF 4876 02:47:23,032 --> 02:47:24,501 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO 4877 02:47:24,501 --> 02:47:25,301 AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN 4878 02:47:25,301 --> 02:47:26,936 DISCUSSED, JUST TO MAKE SURE 4879 02:47:26,936 --> 02:47:32,008 THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON A 4880 02:47:32,008 --> 02:47:32,642 PROCEDURAL BASIS. CONSIDERING. 4881 02:47:32,642 --> 02:47:37,647 SO FOR AMENDMENT 29, ASSUMING A 4882 02:47:37,647 --> 02:47:40,417 IF AMENDMENT 24 WERE TO PASS AND 4883 02:47:40,417 --> 02:47:41,351 AMENDMENT 29 COULD NOT BE 4884 02:47:41,351 --> 02:47:43,586 CONSIDERED TODAY, IT COULD BE 4885 02:47:43,586 --> 02:47:46,823 BROUGHT TO FULL COUNCIL. IS THAT 4886 02:47:46,823 --> 02:47:50,660 CORRECT? THIS QUESTION FOR 4887 02:47:50,660 --> 02:47:51,027 CENTRAL STAFF. 4888 02:47:51,027 --> 02:47:53,463 -- I SEE I SEE THE THE I SEE THE 4889 02:47:53,463 --> 02:47:54,264 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY 4890 02:47:54,264 --> 02:47:56,866 CLERK'S OFFICE NODDING. I WILL 4891 02:47:56,866 --> 02:47:57,400 SAY YES, THAT IS CORRECT. 4892 02:47:57,400 --> 02:47:58,001 -- THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO 4893 02:47:58,001 --> 02:47:59,769 MAKE SURE THAT IS CLEAR. FOR THE 4894 02:47:59,769 --> 02:48:01,037 PURPOSES OF CLARIFICATION, 4895 02:48:01,037 --> 02:48:02,472 BECAUSE AND I KNOW I'LL SPEAK 4896 02:48:02,472 --> 02:48:03,139 TO THIS WHEN HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A 4897 02:48:03,139 --> 02:48:04,541 CHANCE TO SPEAK TO AMENDMENT 29, 4898 02:48:04,541 --> 02:48:05,708 BECAUSE I WANT TO VOICE MY 4899 02:48:05,708 --> 02:48:07,277 SUPPORT FOR IT AND IS NOT MY 4900 02:48:07,277 --> 02:48:09,679 INTENT TO TAKE THAT POLICY 4901 02:48:09,679 --> 02:48:11,581 CONSIDERATION OFF THE TABLE 4902 02:48:11,581 --> 02:48:12,982 ENTIRELY. AND SO I JUST WANTED 4903 02:48:12,982 --> 02:48:15,185 TO GET CLEAR ON THAT PROCEDURAL 4904 02:48:15,185 --> 02:48:19,289 POINT COLLEAGUES. NOW, I'LL 4905 02:48:19,289 --> 02:48:19,856 SPEAK TO JUST THE AMENDMENT 4906 02:48:19,856 --> 02:48:21,891 BEFORE US, WHICH IS AMENDMENT 4907 02:48:21,891 --> 02:48:24,461 24. THIS AMENDMENT HAS THREE 4908 02:48:24,461 --> 02:48:26,162 MAIN COMPONENTS. FIRST, IT 4909 02:48:26,162 --> 02:48:28,665 SHIFTS $3 MILLION FROM CAPITAL 4910 02:48:28,665 --> 02:48:30,066 INTO AN ALLOWABLE SPEND TO ALLOW 4911 02:48:30,066 --> 02:48:31,801 FOR ADDITIONAL PURCHASE OF 4912 02:48:31,801 --> 02:48:33,636 TRANSIT SERVICE. SECOND, IT 4913 02:48:33,636 --> 02:48:36,406 NAMES ALLOWABLE SPENDING FOR 4914 02:48:36,406 --> 02:48:39,676 CAPITAL TO INCLUDE STREET THREE 4915 02:48:39,676 --> 02:48:40,376 PROJECTS FROM WEST SEATTLE, 4916 02:48:40,376 --> 02:48:42,078 BALLARD AND COMPLETION OF GRAHAM 4917 02:48:42,078 --> 02:48:44,380 STREET STATION, AND THEN THIRD. 4918 02:48:44,380 --> 02:48:45,215 IT RAISES THE REQUIRED 4919 02:48:45,215 --> 02:48:48,118 PERCENTAGE OF FUNDING IN THE 4920 02:48:48,118 --> 02:48:48,718 MEASURE UP FROM THE CURRENTLY 4921 02:48:48,718 --> 02:48:53,556 STATED 60%, UP TO 65%. SO I WANT 4922 02:48:53,556 --> 02:48:54,891 TO FIRST TOUCH ON THE POINT 4923 02:48:54,891 --> 02:48:56,359 RELATED TO CAPITAL SPENDING BY 4924 02:48:56,359 --> 02:48:59,162 STARTING BY PLACING OUR CAPITAL 4925 02:48:59,162 --> 02:49:00,530 SPENDING IN CONTEXT QUICKLY 4926 02:49:00,530 --> 02:49:04,267 WITHIN THE EIGHT YEAR, $1.55 4927 02:49:04,267 --> 02:49:06,970 BILLION TRANSPORTATION LEVY, WE 4928 02:49:06,970 --> 02:49:10,240 HAVE 160.5 MILLION FOR VISION 4929 02:49:10,240 --> 02:49:13,042 ZERO PROJECTS, 403 MILLION 4930 02:49:13,042 --> 02:49:15,745 OUTLINED FOR STREET MAINTENANCE, 4931 02:49:15,745 --> 02:49:17,347 193 MILLION OUTLINED FOR 4932 02:49:17,347 --> 02:49:19,616 PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, INCLUDING 4933 02:49:19,616 --> 02:49:22,252 SIDEWALKS AND ADA IMPROVEMENTS, 4934 02:49:22,252 --> 02:49:24,154 AND 133.5 MILLION FOR BIKE 4935 02:49:24,154 --> 02:49:26,389 SAFETY. NOW, I SAID THIS BACK 4936 02:49:26,389 --> 02:49:29,692 WHEN THIS LEVY WAS UP FOR 4937 02:49:29,692 --> 02:49:31,294 CONSIDERATION. BACK WHEN I WAS 4938 02:49:31,294 --> 02:49:31,895 JUST A COMMUNITY MEMBER. I DO 4939 02:49:31,895 --> 02:49:32,495 WISH WE WENT LARGER WITH THE 4940 02:49:32,495 --> 02:49:34,130 LEVY IN ORDER TO INCREASE 4941 02:49:34,130 --> 02:49:38,635 ALLOWABLE CAPITAL SPENDING, BUT 4942 02:49:38,635 --> 02:49:39,702 I DO WANT TO ALSO UPLIFT THAT. 4943 02:49:39,702 --> 02:49:44,007 JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE DID 4944 02:49:44,007 --> 02:49:44,607 SECURE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FOR 4945 02:49:44,607 --> 02:49:45,542 CAPITAL THROUGH THE KING COUNTY 4946 02:49:45,542 --> 02:49:47,777 TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT. 4947 02:49:47,777 --> 02:49:49,345 WITH THE MATTER OF THE CITY PASS 4948 02:49:49,345 --> 02:49:50,980 THROUGH, THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT 4949 02:49:50,980 --> 02:49:51,915 ON THE TABLE THAT WE'VE 4950 02:49:51,915 --> 02:49:53,283 DISCUSSED A LITTLE BIT IN 4951 02:49:53,283 --> 02:49:55,685 COMMITTEE TODAY THAT WOULD HAVE 4952 02:49:55,685 --> 02:49:57,287 DIRECTED $3 MILLION AWAY FROM 4953 02:49:57,287 --> 02:49:58,588 SEATTLE AND ACTUALLY TO OTHER 4954 02:49:58,588 --> 02:49:59,622 JURISDICTIONS AROUND THE REGION. 4955 02:49:59,622 --> 02:50:00,290 AND COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO THANK 4956 02:50:00,290 --> 02:50:03,459 YOU AGAIN FOR SIGNING ON TO MY 4957 02:50:03,459 --> 02:50:04,427 LETTER TO KING COUNTY COUNCIL, 4958 02:50:04,427 --> 02:50:05,862 CALLING OUT THIS WHAT I THINK IS 4959 02:50:05,862 --> 02:50:07,463 FAIR TO SAY, A VERY UNFAIR 4960 02:50:07,463 --> 02:50:09,332 AMENDMENT TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND 4961 02:50:09,332 --> 02:50:11,401 IT WAS BETWEEN THAT AND THE 4962 02:50:11,401 --> 02:50:12,468 ADVOCACY OF MEMBERS OF THIS 4963 02:50:12,468 --> 02:50:13,870 BODY, INCLUDING CHAIR SAKA, AS 4964 02:50:13,870 --> 02:50:17,106 WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER LIN, WHO 4965 02:50:17,106 --> 02:50:17,674 HIMSELF WENT AND TESTIFIED 4966 02:50:17,674 --> 02:50:20,743 BEFORE KING COUNTY COUNCIL. THE 4967 02:50:20,743 --> 02:50:21,377 TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT 4968 02:50:21,377 --> 02:50:22,612 COMMITTEE, AGAINST THIS MEASURE. 4969 02:50:22,612 --> 02:50:24,514 AND BECAUSE OF THOSE EFFORTS 4970 02:50:24,514 --> 02:50:28,885 COMBINED, WE NOW WILL HAVE 4.8 4971 02:50:28,885 --> 02:50:31,154 MILLION IN NEW REVENUE COMING TO 4972 02:50:31,154 --> 02:50:34,324 CITY OF SEATTLE ANNUALLY. THAT 4973 02:50:34,324 --> 02:50:34,991 IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED TO 4974 02:50:34,991 --> 02:50:36,659 CAPITAL PROJECTS IN OUR RIGHT OF 4975 02:50:36,659 --> 02:50:37,794 WAY, INCLUDING SIDEWALKS, ADA 4976 02:50:37,794 --> 02:50:40,129 IMPROVEMENTS, AND OTHER 4977 02:50:40,129 --> 02:50:42,198 ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS. THAT ALL 4978 02:50:42,198 --> 02:50:43,700 BEING SAID, WE'VE LONG TALKED 4979 02:50:43,700 --> 02:50:45,935 ABOUT THE CHALLENGES WITH OUR 4980 02:50:45,935 --> 02:50:46,502 SIDEWALK NETWORK ACROSS THE 4981 02:50:46,502 --> 02:50:49,305 CITY, AND THIS IS A TREMENDOUS 4982 02:50:49,305 --> 02:50:49,939 CHALLENGE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. I 4983 02:50:49,939 --> 02:50:51,307 DON'T WANT TO NEGATE THAT IN 4984 02:50:51,307 --> 02:50:52,976 ANY WAY, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE 4985 02:50:52,976 --> 02:50:56,179 EFFORT OF ADDRESSING OUR MISSING 4986 02:50:56,179 --> 02:50:58,748 SIDEWALK REALLY NEEDS FOCUSED 4987 02:50:58,748 --> 02:51:00,316 ATTENTION AND ENERGY FROM THIS 4988 02:51:00,316 --> 02:51:01,584 BODY. AND I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN 4989 02:51:01,584 --> 02:51:03,353 EFFORTS IN PART OF THE FORMATION 4990 02:51:03,353 --> 02:51:05,355 OF THE REVENUE TASK FORCES TO 4991 02:51:05,355 --> 02:51:06,389 IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FOR 4992 02:51:06,389 --> 02:51:08,324 BEING ABLE TO FUND THE WORK THAT 4993 02:51:08,324 --> 02:51:10,193 WE NEED TO BE DOING ON OUR 4994 02:51:10,193 --> 02:51:12,595 SIDEWALKS. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO 4995 02:51:12,595 --> 02:51:14,631 THIS EFFORT, COLLEAGUES, 4996 02:51:14,631 --> 02:51:15,231 PARTICULARLY WITH THE SEATTLE 4997 02:51:15,231 --> 02:51:16,099 TRANSIT MEASURE, I'VE BEEN 4998 02:51:16,099 --> 02:51:17,367 CONSISTENT SINCE OUR FIRST 4999 02:51:17,367 --> 02:51:20,770 COMMITTEE MEETING HERE THAT I 5000 02:51:20,770 --> 02:51:21,337 BELIEVE THE SEATTLE TRANSIT 5001 02:51:21,337 --> 02:51:22,338 MEASURES TOP PRIORITY NEEDS TO 5002 02:51:22,338 --> 02:51:23,740 BE SERVICE HOURS, AS THE OTHER 5003 02:51:23,740 --> 02:51:25,141 FUNDING MEASURES THAT I 5004 02:51:25,141 --> 02:51:27,277 MENTIONED DON'T CONTRIBUTE TO 5005 02:51:27,277 --> 02:51:27,910 TRANSIT SERVICE LIKE THE SEATTLE 5006 02:51:27,910 --> 02:51:32,315 TRANSIT MEASURE DOES. STM 5007 02:51:32,315 --> 02:51:32,915 REPRESENTS THE SINGLE LARGEST 5008 02:51:32,915 --> 02:51:34,117 LOCAL FUND FOR BUSSES, AND OUR 5009 02:51:34,117 --> 02:51:36,252 DOLLARS STRETCH FAR FOR THE COST 5010 02:51:36,252 --> 02:51:39,689 OF 4 TO 6 BLOCKS OF SIDEWALK. WE 5011 02:51:39,689 --> 02:51:41,891 CAN PURCHASE 2400 ANNUAL BUS 5012 02:51:41,891 --> 02:51:44,193 SERVICE HOURS OR 54 BUS TRIPS 5013 02:51:44,193 --> 02:51:45,728 PER WEEK. THAT LOOKS LIKE THE 5014 02:51:45,728 --> 02:51:48,264 25, WHICH TRAVELS FROM WESTWOOD 5015 02:51:48,264 --> 02:51:49,966 VILLAGE TO SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE 5016 02:51:49,966 --> 02:51:52,969 TO DOWNTOWN, IMPROVING FROM 60 5017 02:51:52,969 --> 02:51:54,337 MINUTES TO 30 MINUTES ON 5018 02:51:54,337 --> 02:51:55,672 SATURDAYS AND 30 MINUTES ON 5019 02:51:55,672 --> 02:51:57,106 SUNDAYS, RATHER THAN NO SERVICE 5020 02:51:57,106 --> 02:52:01,411 ON SUNDAYS AT ALL. I ALSO WANT 5021 02:52:01,411 --> 02:52:02,545 TO TOUCH ON THE OTHER ELEMENT OF 5022 02:52:02,545 --> 02:52:05,281 THIS AMENDMENT, PARTICULARLY TO 5023 02:52:05,281 --> 02:52:08,084 NAMING OF SOUND TRANSIT. THREE 5024 02:52:08,084 --> 02:52:09,819 PROJECTS. I JUST WANT TO BE 5025 02:52:09,819 --> 02:52:11,521 CLEAR ON THIS POINT THAT THE 5026 02:52:11,521 --> 02:52:14,090 NAMING OF STREET THREE PROJECTS 5027 02:52:14,090 --> 02:52:15,925 IN THE CAPITAL BUCKET IS MORE OF 5028 02:52:15,925 --> 02:52:18,928 A TRANSPARENCY MEASURE WITHOUT 5029 02:52:18,928 --> 02:52:21,597 THIS AMENDMENT, AND AS WRITTEN, 5030 02:52:21,597 --> 02:52:23,700 SPENDING ON STREET THREE 5031 02:52:23,700 --> 02:52:25,468 PROJECTS IS STILL AN ALLOWABLE 5032 02:52:25,468 --> 02:52:27,937 SPEND. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, 5033 02:52:27,937 --> 02:52:29,272 EARLIER THIS YEAR, MAYOR WILSON 5034 02:52:29,272 --> 02:52:30,873 PASSED AN AMENDMENT, THE SOUND 5035 02:52:30,873 --> 02:52:32,575 TRANSIT BOARD, TO FULLY FUND 5036 02:52:32,575 --> 02:52:33,843 GRAHAM STREET STATION. AND TO DO 5037 02:52:33,843 --> 02:52:35,478 THIS, THE CITY OF SEATTLE 5038 02:52:35,478 --> 02:52:37,547 PLEDGED TO ALLOCATE $30 MILLION 5039 02:52:37,547 --> 02:52:38,881 TO THE PROJECT IF OTHER FUNDING 5040 02:52:38,881 --> 02:52:41,351 SOURCES COULDN'T BE IDENTIFIED. 5041 02:52:41,351 --> 02:52:42,752 NOW, 20 MILLION OF THAT 30 5042 02:52:42,752 --> 02:52:44,554 MILLION WAS 5043 02:52:44,554 --> 02:52:46,489 -- IDENTIFIED WITHIN THIS STM 5044 02:52:46,489 --> 02:52:48,057 CAPITAL BUCKET. AND NOW WE 5045 02:52:48,057 --> 02:52:50,293 DON'T KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL THE 5046 02:52:50,293 --> 02:52:51,427 LATE 2020s IF THIS MONEY WILL BE 5047 02:52:51,427 --> 02:52:53,296 NECESSARY TO FUND THE PROJECT, 5048 02:52:53,296 --> 02:52:55,798 AS IT'S ONLY A BACKUP FUND. SO 5049 02:52:55,798 --> 02:52:57,700 IF IT ISN'T ULTIMATELY NEEDED, 5050 02:52:57,700 --> 02:52:59,635 THAT 2 MILLION COULD BE SPENT ON 5051 02:52:59,635 --> 02:53:02,271 CAPITAL PROJECTS A YEAR. SO FROM 5052 02:53:02,271 --> 02:53:04,307 MY PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS OUR 5053 02:53:04,307 --> 02:53:08,678 CHANCE TO INVEST IN AS MUCH BUS 5054 02:53:08,678 --> 02:53:10,012 SERVICE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. THIS 5055 02:53:10,012 --> 02:53:12,548 AMENDMENT WOULD ADD AN 5056 02:53:12,548 --> 02:53:14,384 ADDITIONAL 90,000 SERVICE HOURS 5057 02:53:14,384 --> 02:53:16,986 OVER TEN YEARS, 9000 HOURS A 5058 02:53:16,986 --> 02:53:19,088 YEAR IN SERVICE IS ROUGHLY 5059 02:53:19,088 --> 02:53:19,655 EQUIVALENT TO DOUBLING THE 5060 02:53:19,655 --> 02:53:21,157 WEEKEND FREQUENCY EN ROUTE FROM 5061 02:53:21,157 --> 02:53:23,493 EVERY 30 MINUTES TO EVERY 15 5062 02:53:23,493 --> 02:53:24,727 MINUTES. BY INCREASING FUNDING 5063 02:53:24,727 --> 02:53:26,963 TO SERVICE. WE'RE ALSO 5064 02:53:26,963 --> 02:53:29,065 SUPPORTING OUR UNION MEMBER 5065 02:53:29,065 --> 02:53:30,399 TRANSIT OPERATORS, AND WE'RE 5066 02:53:30,399 --> 02:53:31,167 IMPROVING THE ACCESS FOR RIDERS 5067 02:53:31,167 --> 02:53:32,702 WHO RELY ON THESE ROUTES EVERY 5068 02:53:32,702 --> 02:53:35,004 DAY. AND I'M PROUD THAT THIS 5069 02:53:35,004 --> 02:53:36,272 AMENDMENT HAS THE SUPPORT OF THE 5070 02:53:36,272 --> 02:53:37,640 NON DRIVERS ALLIANCE, AS WELL AS 5071 02:53:37,640 --> 02:53:39,308 THE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD, 5072 02:53:39,308 --> 02:53:41,577 WHICH OVERSEES THE SEATTLE 5073 02:53:41,577 --> 02:53:44,147 TRANSIT MEASURE FUNDS AND OUR 5074 02:53:44,147 --> 02:53:48,851 LOCAL BUS DRIVERS UNION. 8587. 5075 02:53:48,851 --> 02:53:49,152 THANK YOU. 5076 02:53:49,152 --> 02:53:54,323 -- THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. AGAIN 5077 02:53:54,323 --> 02:53:55,658 AMENDMENTS. 2429 WERE PRESENTED 5078 02:53:55,658 --> 02:53:56,726 TOGETHER. WE KNOW THAT IF 5079 02:53:56,726 --> 02:53:58,261 AMENDMENT 24 PASSES, AMENDMENT 5080 02:53:58,261 --> 02:53:59,195 29 CANNOT BE VOTED ON. BUT WE 5081 02:53:59,195 --> 02:54:01,531 ALSO LEARNED, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS 5082 02:54:01,531 --> 02:54:03,533 POSSIBLE WITHIN THE REALM OF 5083 02:54:03,533 --> 02:54:05,034 POSSIBILITY FOR THE FULL FINAL 5084 02:54:05,034 --> 02:54:07,236 VOTE ON AT FULL COUNCIL ON 5085 02:54:07,236 --> 02:54:08,504 TUESDAY. THE ORIGINAL INTENT 5086 02:54:08,504 --> 02:54:10,807 COMING INTO THIS CONVERSATION 5087 02:54:10,807 --> 02:54:11,607 FROM A PROCEDURAL PROCESS 5088 02:54:11,607 --> 02:54:13,242 PERSPECTIVE, WAS TO BRING BOTH 5089 02:54:13,242 --> 02:54:15,511 ITEMS, BOTH ITEMS BE ABLE TO BE 5090 02:54:15,511 --> 02:54:16,612 DISCUSSED BY THE SPONSORS AND 5091 02:54:16,612 --> 02:54:17,947 THEN AND THEN MOVE THE FIRST ONE 5092 02:54:17,947 --> 02:54:20,650 IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER. THAT SAID, 5093 02:54:20,650 --> 02:54:21,784 THAT'S MORE OF A FORM OVER 5094 02:54:21,784 --> 02:54:23,119 SUBSTANCE DISTINCTION IN MY 5095 02:54:23,119 --> 02:54:24,587 MIND. SO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, 5096 02:54:24,587 --> 02:54:25,321 I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO 5097 02:54:25,321 --> 02:54:27,657 RECOGNIZE YOU NEXT TO BECAUSE WE 5098 02:54:27,657 --> 02:54:29,659 DO HAVE A PENDING MOTION ON 5099 02:54:29,659 --> 02:54:31,794 AMENDMENT 24, I'M GOING TO 5100 02:54:31,794 --> 02:54:32,328 RECOGNIZE YOU TO DISCUSS 5101 02:54:32,328 --> 02:54:35,498 AMENDMENT 24 IN THE CONTEXT OF 5102 02:54:35,498 --> 02:54:35,932 YOUR AMENDMENT 29. 5103 02:54:35,932 --> 02:54:37,166 -- THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A 5104 02:54:37,166 --> 02:54:37,900 COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR CENTRAL 5105 02:54:37,900 --> 02:54:41,003 STAFF. CENTRAL. THANK YOU FOR 5106 02:54:41,003 --> 02:54:42,038 BRIEFING US ON THE AMENDMENT 5107 02:54:42,038 --> 02:54:44,507 BEFORE US. CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT 5108 02:54:44,507 --> 02:54:47,076 WITHOUT THIS AMENDMENT, WE CAN 5109 02:54:47,076 --> 02:54:49,312 STILL USE THE FUNDS WITHIN THE 5110 02:54:49,312 --> 02:54:51,814 MEASURE TO PAY FOR PROJECTS 5111 02:54:51,814 --> 02:54:53,249 ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEST SEATTLE 5112 02:54:53,249 --> 02:54:55,117 EXTENSION, THE GRAHAM STREET 5113 02:54:55,117 --> 02:54:56,419 STATION AND THE BALLARD LINK 5114 02:54:56,419 --> 02:54:59,522 EXTENSION? IS THAT CORRECT 5115 02:54:59,522 --> 02:55:00,289 -- I DON'T HAVE THAT 5116 02:55:00,289 --> 02:55:02,458 INFORMATION AT MY FINGERTIPS, I 5117 02:55:02,458 --> 02:55:05,628 APOLOGIZE. I WILL FOLLOW UP. 5118 02:55:05,628 --> 02:55:06,162 -- MAYBE I WILL SHARE THE 5119 02:55:06,162 --> 02:55:07,496 PROACTIVE STATEMENT THAT I HAVE 5120 02:55:07,496 --> 02:55:08,865 RECEIVED FROM CENTRAL STAFF IN 5121 02:55:08,865 --> 02:55:10,366 THE PAST WEEKS THAT WE WOULD BE 5122 02:55:10,366 --> 02:55:13,603 ABLE TO. AND AS THE SPONSORS 5123 02:55:13,603 --> 02:55:14,237 COMMENTS JUST MENTIONED, THAT WE 5124 02:55:14,237 --> 02:55:16,873 WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THE FUNDS 5125 02:55:16,873 --> 02:55:17,974 WITHIN THIS MEASURE TO SUPPORT 5126 02:55:17,974 --> 02:55:21,010 OUR WORK WITH SOUND TRANSIT. IS 5127 02:55:21,010 --> 02:55:23,913 THERE ANY DIFFERENCE OF OPINION 5128 02:55:23,913 --> 02:55:24,547 TODAY? 5129 02:55:24,547 --> 02:55:26,115 -- THERE'S THERE'S NO THERE'S NO 5130 02:55:26,115 --> 02:55:27,650 DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. I'LL LET 5131 02:55:27,650 --> 02:55:31,654 AMANDA FIELD THIS QUESTION. 5132 02:55:31,654 --> 02:55:32,121 -- FANTASTIC. 5133 02:55:32,121 --> 02:55:32,455 -- THANK YOU. 5134 02:55:32,455 --> 02:55:33,823 -- YES. THAT'S TRUE. 5135 02:55:33,823 --> 02:55:35,091 -- FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. AND AT 5136 02:55:35,091 --> 02:55:37,093 THE LAST COMMITTEE BRIEFING, I 5137 02:55:37,093 --> 02:55:38,494 BELIEVE IT WAS PRESENTED THAT 5138 02:55:38,494 --> 02:55:40,663 THE CURRENT SPEND PLAN FOR THIS 5139 02:55:40,663 --> 02:55:45,601 MEASURE IS 75%. IS THAT CORRECT 5140 02:55:45,601 --> 02:55:48,237 -- IN THE SPEND PLAN THAT 5141 02:55:48,237 --> 02:55:49,572 ACCOMPANIES THE THE BILL, THE 5142 02:55:49,572 --> 02:55:53,142 THE BILL THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING 5143 02:55:53,142 --> 02:55:55,311 TODAY, APPROXIMATELY 80% OF 5144 02:55:55,311 --> 02:55:57,747 REVENUES IS ALLOCATED FOR 5145 02:55:57,747 --> 02:55:58,381 TRANSIT SERVICE PURCHASE ON ON 5146 02:55:58,381 --> 02:55:59,815 AN ANNUAL BASIS. 5147 02:55:59,815 --> 02:56:03,853 -- SO EVEN MY 75% AMENDMENT IS 5148 02:56:03,853 --> 02:56:05,321 BELOW WHAT WE ARE TELLING VOTERS 5149 02:56:05,321 --> 02:56:08,257 THAT WE WILL SPEND ON IS THAT. 5150 02:56:08,257 --> 02:56:10,793 -- IT IS IT IS. IT IS BELOW THE 5151 02:56:10,793 --> 02:56:12,428 SPENDING LEVEL THAT IS ALLOCATED 5152 02:56:12,428 --> 02:56:13,496 IN THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE 5153 02:56:13,496 --> 02:56:14,964 SPENDING PLAN. THAT SPENDING 5154 02:56:14,964 --> 02:56:18,434 PLAN WOULD CHANGE. IF IF THERE 5155 02:56:18,434 --> 02:56:19,802 WERE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE 5156 02:56:19,802 --> 02:56:23,172 COST OF PROVIDING TRANSIT 5157 02:56:23,172 --> 02:56:25,041 SERVICE OR IN THE AMOUNT OF 5158 02:56:25,041 --> 02:56:26,275 REVENUES THAT'S COMING IN 5159 02:56:26,275 --> 02:56:28,577 VERSUS WHAT IS FORECAST. BUT YOU 5160 02:56:28,577 --> 02:56:31,814 ARE YOU ARE CORRECT. BASED ON 5161 02:56:31,814 --> 02:56:32,415 THE PLAN THAT ACCOMPANIES THE 5162 02:56:32,415 --> 02:56:33,616 BILL. 5163 02:56:33,616 --> 02:56:35,885 -- THANK YOU. I WILL SHARE WHAT 5164 02:56:35,885 --> 02:56:38,120 I APPRECIATE ABOUT AMENDMENT 24 5165 02:56:38,120 --> 02:56:39,789 AND THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE. 5166 02:56:39,789 --> 02:56:41,357 WHAT I APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS IS 5167 02:56:41,357 --> 02:56:45,294 THAT IT IS VERY SPECIFIC IN HOW 5168 02:56:45,294 --> 02:56:46,629 WE WILL USE CONCRETE MONEY. I 5169 02:56:46,629 --> 02:56:47,430 DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE 5170 02:56:47,430 --> 02:56:49,799 SPENDING MONEY WITHIN THIS 5171 02:56:49,799 --> 02:56:51,934 MEASURE, ON CONCRETE OR ON 5172 02:56:51,934 --> 02:56:53,569 SIDEWALKS. THIS IS A TRANSIT 5173 02:56:53,569 --> 02:56:57,073 MEASURE AND THE IMPORTANT THING 5174 02:56:57,073 --> 02:56:58,874 THAT WAS IN THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE 5175 02:56:58,874 --> 02:57:00,810 THIS MORNING IS AS COUNCILMEMBER 5176 02:57:00,810 --> 02:57:02,678 JUAREZ NOTED, IF YOU CANNOT 5177 02:57:02,678 --> 02:57:04,680 ACCESS TRANSIT, YOU CAN'T USE 5178 02:57:04,680 --> 02:57:10,219 IT. AND THAT IS WHY AYE. WITHOUT 5179 02:57:10,219 --> 02:57:11,754 THAT PROVISION WITHIN AMENDMENT 5180 02:57:11,754 --> 02:57:14,457 24, I CAN'T SUPPORT IT. AND AS 5181 02:57:14,457 --> 02:57:16,926 CENTRAL STAFF JUST MENTIONED, 5182 02:57:16,926 --> 02:57:19,328 THE SPEND PLAN IS CURRENTLY 80% 5183 02:57:19,328 --> 02:57:21,564 OF THIS MEASURE. AND I BELIEVE 5184 02:57:21,564 --> 02:57:24,834 THAT 75% IS A PRUDENT NUMBER 5185 02:57:24,834 --> 02:57:25,701 BECAUSE THIS IS A TRANSIT 5186 02:57:25,701 --> 02:57:27,703 MEASURE. THIS ISN'T A 5187 02:57:27,703 --> 02:57:30,840 TRANSPORTATION MEASURE. THIS 5188 02:57:30,840 --> 02:57:32,541 ISN'T A SIDEWALKS MEASURE. 5189 02:57:32,541 --> 02:57:33,209 IT'S NOT A STAFFING MEASURE. WE 5190 02:57:33,209 --> 02:57:36,278 SHOULD BE RESERVING THE DOLLARS 5191 02:57:36,278 --> 02:57:40,616 WITHIN THIS MEASURE FOR TRANSIT. 5192 02:57:40,616 --> 02:57:40,916 THANK YOU. 5193 02:57:40,916 --> 02:57:42,151 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 5194 02:57:42,151 --> 02:57:43,786 STRAUSS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 5195 02:57:43,786 --> 02:57:44,220 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 5196 02:57:44,220 --> 02:57:46,122 -- THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO 5197 02:57:46,122 --> 02:57:49,892 ADDRESS BOTH AMENDMENT 24, IF I 5198 02:57:49,892 --> 02:57:52,461 CAN, AND AND COMMENT ON. 29 5199 02:57:52,461 --> 02:57:53,596 BECAUSE I AM A CO-SPONSOR. 5200 02:57:53,596 --> 02:57:55,898 FIRST, I WANT TO THANK 5201 02:57:55,898 --> 02:57:59,235 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR BEING A 5202 02:57:59,235 --> 02:58:01,103 CO-SPONSOR ON AMENDMENT 20 FOR 5203 02:58:01,103 --> 02:58:01,637 PROMOTING AND PROTECTING 5204 02:58:01,637 --> 02:58:03,139 ACCESSIBILITY. AND I GUESS MY 5205 02:58:03,139 --> 02:58:05,775 CONCERN WITH THIS AMENDMENT IS 5206 02:58:05,775 --> 02:58:07,676 AMENDMENT 24. I ALSO BELIEVE NOT 5207 02:58:07,676 --> 02:58:09,645 ONLY CONFLICTS WITH AMENDMENT 5208 02:58:09,645 --> 02:58:11,881 29, BUT TO SOME DEGREE CONFLICTS 5209 02:58:11,881 --> 02:58:16,452 WITH AMENDMENT 20. I SUPPORTED 5210 02:58:16,452 --> 02:58:17,019 AMENDMENT BY COUNCILMEMBER 5211 02:58:17,019 --> 02:58:19,355 STRAUSS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH 5212 02:58:19,355 --> 02:58:21,691 THERE IS THE. THE DIFFERENCE IN 5213 02:58:21,691 --> 02:58:23,459 THE PERCENTAGE, THERE IS STILL 5214 02:58:23,459 --> 02:58:25,227 THE MONEY THAT WE ARE HOPING THE 5215 02:58:25,227 --> 02:58:27,196 5 MILLION FOR WHAT WE'RE HOPING 5216 02:58:27,196 --> 02:58:31,167 FOR ACCESS AND SAFETY FOR OUR 5217 02:58:31,167 --> 02:58:34,103 COMMUNITY. I WILL BE VOTING NO 5218 02:58:34,103 --> 02:58:37,239 ON AMENDMENT 24 BECAUSE THIS IS 5219 02:58:37,239 --> 02:58:38,274 JUST A POSITION AS IT TAKES 5220 02:58:38,274 --> 02:58:40,776 ABOUT 30 MILLION AWAY FROM 5221 02:58:40,776 --> 02:58:41,444 ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY CAPITAL 5222 02:58:41,444 --> 02:58:43,279 PROJECTS. IF WE WERE LOOKING AT 5223 02:58:43,279 --> 02:58:44,914 A TEN YEAR SPAN, I BELIEVE TO 5224 02:58:44,914 --> 02:58:47,450 SOME DEGREE, AMENDMENT 24 ALSO 5225 02:58:47,450 --> 02:58:49,218 UNDERMINES THE WORK OF AMENDMENT 5226 02:58:49,218 --> 02:58:51,053 20 THAT WE WAS IN THE CHAIR'S 5227 02:58:51,053 --> 02:58:54,323 PACKAGE, AMENDMENT 20 CLARIFIES 5228 02:58:54,323 --> 02:58:56,792 ALLOWABLE INVESTMENTS OF TRANSIT 5229 02:58:56,792 --> 02:58:57,359 INFRASTRUCTURE, EXPLICITLY 5230 02:58:57,359 --> 02:59:00,196 INCLUDE ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN 5231 02:59:00,196 --> 02:59:00,996 CONNECTIONS. ADA IMPROVEMENTS, 5232 02:59:00,996 --> 02:59:02,765 AND PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE ACCESS 5233 02:59:02,765 --> 02:59:04,300 FOR PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY, 5234 02:59:04,300 --> 02:59:07,436 SENSORY, COGNITIVE, AND 5235 02:59:07,436 --> 02:59:08,104 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THIS 5236 02:59:08,104 --> 02:59:10,806 IS THE LANGUAGE THAT WE RECEIVED 5237 02:59:10,806 --> 02:59:13,642 FROM THE SEATTLE DISABILITY 5238 02:59:13,642 --> 02:59:15,444 COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION AND THE 5239 02:59:15,444 --> 02:59:17,379 STATE FOLKS FOR THE VISIBILITY 5240 02:59:17,379 --> 02:59:18,447 IMPAIRED FOLKS. AMENDMENT 24. I 5241 02:59:18,447 --> 02:59:21,717 STILL, AS YOU CAN JUST DO THE 5242 02:59:21,717 --> 02:59:25,020 MATH DECREASES THE TRANSIT 5243 02:59:25,020 --> 02:59:25,621 INFRASTRUCTURE BY 60% FROM 5 5244 02:59:25,621 --> 02:59:27,656 MILLION ANNUALLY TO 2 MILLION 5245 02:59:27,656 --> 02:59:28,924 ANNUALLY. THIS MONEY TAKES AWAY 5246 02:59:28,924 --> 02:59:30,226 FROM VITAL PROJECTS AND EFFORTS 5247 02:59:30,226 --> 02:59:32,695 IN THE STM TOWARDS ACCESSIBILITY 5248 02:59:32,695 --> 02:59:36,132 AND SAFETY. ALLOWED BY AMENDMENT 5249 02:59:36,132 --> 02:59:37,967 20, THE STM HAS A TOTAL 5250 02:59:37,967 --> 02:59:39,368 EXPENDITURE. AS I SHARED THIS 5251 02:59:39,368 --> 02:59:41,771 MORNING OF 1.4 BILLION OVER ITS 5252 02:59:41,771 --> 02:59:43,572 FULL TERM AND THE TOTAL 5253 02:59:43,572 --> 02:59:46,675 PERCENTAGE OF THIS MEASURE THAT 5254 02:59:46,675 --> 02:59:47,176 IS DEDICATED TO TRANSIT 5255 02:59:47,176 --> 02:59:49,912 INFRASTRUCTURE IS LESS THAN 4%. 5256 02:59:49,912 --> 02:59:50,813 I JUST CAN'T SEE IT CUTTING IT 5257 02:59:50,813 --> 02:59:52,515 ANY MORE. I SHOULD ADD AND THANK 5258 02:59:52,515 --> 02:59:53,582 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE BECAUSE WHEN 5259 02:59:53,582 --> 02:59:57,153 WE SAW THE ORIGINAL PLAN, IT WAS 5260 02:59:57,153 --> 02:59:57,853 MUCH LESS THAN 5 MILLION. SO I 5261 02:59:57,853 --> 02:59:59,488 DO WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S 5262 02:59:59,488 --> 03:00:02,758 OFFICE. AND OF COURSE, THE CHAIR 5263 03:00:02,758 --> 03:00:03,459 FOR BEING SUPPORTIVE TO SEE THAT 5264 03:00:03,459 --> 03:00:05,694 WE COULD AT LEAST GET IT UP TO 5 5265 03:00:05,694 --> 03:00:09,832 MILLION. AND I JUST WANT TO END 5266 03:00:09,832 --> 03:00:12,568 ON THIS NOTE, DECREASING THE 5267 03:00:12,568 --> 03:00:13,002 BUDGET FOR TRANSIT 5268 03:00:13,002 --> 03:00:15,404 INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET BY 60% TO 5269 03:00:15,404 --> 03:00:18,140 2 MILLION ANNUALLY DELAYS THESE 5270 03:00:18,140 --> 03:00:19,175 IMPORTANT PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE 5271 03:00:19,175 --> 03:00:20,943 EQUITY, ACCESS AND SAFETY. BUT 5272 03:00:20,943 --> 03:00:22,278 MORE IMPORTANTLY, I BELIEVE WE 5273 03:00:22,278 --> 03:00:24,013 HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AND 5274 03:00:24,013 --> 03:00:25,581 SUPPORT A COMMUNITY THAT IS 5275 03:00:25,581 --> 03:00:28,517 OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND ABLE BODIED 5276 03:00:28,517 --> 03:00:31,854 WORLD. I WANT EVERYONE WHO USES 5277 03:00:31,854 --> 03:00:32,955 TRANSIT TO BE SEEN AND TO BE 5278 03:00:32,955 --> 03:00:36,525 SAFE. NOT EVERYBODY IS ABLE 5279 03:00:36,525 --> 03:00:38,227 BODIED TO ACCESS A BUS STOP 5280 03:00:38,227 --> 03:00:39,695 LIGHT RAIL TO PAY FOR AN UBER, 5281 03:00:39,695 --> 03:00:42,031 TO HAVE A FRIEND WITH A CAR TO 5282 03:00:42,031 --> 03:00:45,634 RIDE A BIKE OR HOP ON A SCOOTER. 5283 03:00:45,634 --> 03:00:48,470 AND SO $5 MILLION, LESS THAN 4% 5284 03:00:48,470 --> 03:00:50,906 OVER TEN YEARS, I THINK. WELL, 5285 03:00:50,906 --> 03:00:51,640 ACTUALLY, I THINK IT'S A SHAME. 5286 03:00:51,640 --> 03:00:53,976 I THINK IT SHOULD BE MORE 5287 03:00:53,976 --> 03:00:56,812 WILLING TO BE AND UNDERSTAND 5288 03:00:56,812 --> 03:00:59,515 THAT IN THIS JOB, DIPLOMACY AND 5289 03:00:59,515 --> 03:01:00,516 CONSENSUS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I 5290 03:01:00,516 --> 03:01:03,319 STILL THINK THAT THIS AMENDMENT 5291 03:01:03,319 --> 03:01:05,221 CONFLICTS WITH WHICH, AGAIN, 5292 03:01:05,221 --> 03:01:06,855 I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE 5293 03:01:06,855 --> 03:01:07,990 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU WERE A 5294 03:01:07,990 --> 03:01:10,726 CO-SPONSOR OF AMENDMENT 20, BUT 5295 03:01:10,726 --> 03:01:12,628 THAT AMENDMENT 24 CONFLICTS WITH 5296 03:01:12,628 --> 03:01:15,164 NOT ONLY MY AMENDMENT, BUT ALSO 5297 03:01:15,164 --> 03:01:17,066 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AMENDMENT 5298 03:01:17,066 --> 03:01:18,000 29, WHICH I'M A CO-SPONSOR. 5299 03:01:18,000 --> 03:01:19,702 THANK YOU, CHAIR. 5300 03:01:19,702 --> 03:01:22,538 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 5301 03:01:22,538 --> 03:01:26,242 JUAREZ. WELL SAID THERE. LET'S 5302 03:01:26,242 --> 03:01:27,877 SEE. ANY OTHER. OKAY. YEAH. 5303 03:01:27,877 --> 03:01:29,678 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. YOU'RE 5304 03:01:29,678 --> 03:01:29,979 RECOGNIZED. 5305 03:01:29,979 --> 03:01:30,713 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR. CAN YOU 5306 03:01:30,713 --> 03:01:34,083 JUST CONFIRM CENTRAL STAFF ON 5307 03:01:34,083 --> 03:01:38,187 THE THE LAST TRANSIT MEASURE? 5308 03:01:38,187 --> 03:01:41,924 HOW MUCH WAS HAD BEEN PROPOSED 5309 03:01:41,924 --> 03:01:43,025 FOR THE CAPITAL ON THE CAPITAL 5310 03:01:43,025 --> 03:01:46,462 SIDE FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND OTHER 5311 03:01:46,462 --> 03:01:49,331 USES THAT REALLY SUPPORT TRANSIT 5312 03:01:49,331 --> 03:01:57,206 AND THE ABILITY TO USE TRANSIT I 5313 03:01:57,206 --> 03:01:58,841 THINK IT WAS IN THE 12 MILLION 5314 03:01:58,841 --> 03:02:00,109 RANGE, BUT I JUST WANT TO 5315 03:02:00,109 --> 03:02:01,510 CONFIRM, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE 5316 03:02:01,510 --> 03:02:02,211 THE ACTUAL NUMBER. 5317 03:02:02,211 --> 03:02:05,114 -- SO FROM WHAT I REMEMBER, THE 5318 03:02:05,114 --> 03:02:10,452 ORIGINAL STM HAD A AN INITIAL $9 5319 03:02:10,452 --> 03:02:14,023 MILLION CAPITAL FUNDING. AND 5320 03:02:14,023 --> 03:02:18,294 THEN WAS INTENDED TO DECREASE TO 5321 03:02:18,294 --> 03:02:20,329 3 MILLION. THAT NUMBER THEN WAS 5322 03:02:20,329 --> 03:02:21,897 LATER ADJUSTED BY THE CITY 5323 03:02:21,897 --> 03:02:23,632 COUNCIL AT VARIOUS POINTS, AND 5324 03:02:23,632 --> 03:02:25,367 IT CONTINUED TO INCREASE IT. AND 5325 03:02:25,367 --> 03:02:28,771 THAT WAS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND 5326 03:02:28,771 --> 03:02:31,440 UNDERSPEND RELATED TO KING 5327 03:02:31,440 --> 03:02:32,541 COUNTY METRO NOT BEING ABLE TO 5328 03:02:32,541 --> 03:02:35,110 STAFF UP THE THE TRANSIT 5329 03:02:35,110 --> 03:02:37,079 SERVICE. SO I THINK AT THE VERY 5330 03:02:37,079 --> 03:02:40,082 END, IT WAS AT 15.6 MILLION., 5331 03:02:40,082 --> 03:02:41,950 -- 15 MILLION. 5332 03:02:41,950 --> 03:02:42,651 -- PER YEAR. 5333 03:02:42,651 --> 03:02:44,620 -- 15.6 WAS THE LAST YEAR'S 5334 03:02:44,620 --> 03:02:45,387 MAXIMUM SPEND IS WHAT I 5335 03:02:45,387 --> 03:02:46,655 REMEMBER. 5336 03:02:46,655 --> 03:02:48,223 -- AND I'M GOING TO TAKE 5337 03:02:48,223 --> 03:02:48,891 CHAIR'S PRIVILEGE HERE BECAUSE 5338 03:02:48,891 --> 03:02:49,725 THIS IS IMPORTANT. WE CRUNCHED 5339 03:02:49,725 --> 03:02:51,126 THE NUMBERS AND INCLUDING 5340 03:02:51,126 --> 03:02:51,994 WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF, YOU 5341 03:02:51,994 --> 03:02:54,830 KNOW, A MONTH OR TWO AGO. BUT IF 5342 03:02:54,830 --> 03:02:56,298 MY MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY. 5343 03:02:56,298 --> 03:02:56,966 SO THERE'S THE BASELINE AMOUNT 5344 03:02:56,966 --> 03:02:58,534 THAT WAS INCLUDED IN AUTHORIZING 5345 03:02:58,534 --> 03:03:00,002 THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION, THEN I 5346 03:03:00,002 --> 03:03:01,370 THINK THE MORE APPROPRIATE 5347 03:03:01,370 --> 03:03:02,404 NUMBERS ARE THE FOLLOWING. TWO 5348 03:03:02,404 --> 03:03:04,006 FOR WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE 5349 03:03:04,006 --> 03:03:05,240 CURRENT SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE, 5350 03:03:05,240 --> 03:03:08,077 ARE THE REVISED LEGISLATIVE 5351 03:03:08,077 --> 03:03:09,978 MAXIMUM AMOUNTS. AND BY MY 5352 03:03:09,978 --> 03:03:14,450 RECOLLECTION, ON AVERAGE, UNDER 5353 03:03:14,450 --> 03:03:15,084 THE REVISED LEGISLATIVE MAXIMUM 5354 03:03:15,084 --> 03:03:17,019 AMOUNTS, IT WAS ROUGHLY EQUATED 5355 03:03:17,019 --> 03:03:18,721 TO BE ABOUT ROUGHLY $12.5 5356 03:03:18,721 --> 03:03:20,422 MILLION PER YEAR. THEN THE AND 5357 03:03:20,422 --> 03:03:21,023 THEN YOU LOOK AT THE ACTUALS, 5358 03:03:21,023 --> 03:03:25,394 WHAT WAS ACTUALLY SPENT. IT. IT 5359 03:03:25,394 --> 03:03:28,530 WAS ROUGHLY $7.5 MILLION PER 5360 03:03:28,530 --> 03:03:29,298 YEAR UNDER THE CURRENT SOON TO 5361 03:03:29,298 --> 03:03:33,369 BE EXPIRING MEASURE. AND AGAIN, 5362 03:03:33,369 --> 03:03:33,902 IMPORTANTLY, THAT MEASURE 5363 03:03:33,902 --> 03:03:36,205 REFLECTED A 0.15% SALES TAX. SO 5364 03:03:36,205 --> 03:03:38,207 IF YOU DOUBLE IT AND EXTRAPOLATE 5365 03:03:38,207 --> 03:03:39,708 IT OUT AND YOU WANTED TO COMPARE 5366 03:03:39,708 --> 03:03:40,509 APPLES TO APPLES, YOU WOULD HAVE 5367 03:03:40,509 --> 03:03:42,778 TO DOUBLE THOSE EXPENDITURES FOR 5368 03:03:42,778 --> 03:03:45,114 THE FOR THE SAME RATE ANYWAYS. 5369 03:03:45,114 --> 03:03:46,582 CENTRAL STAFF. GO AHEAD. 5370 03:03:46,582 --> 03:03:47,182 -- SO JUST MAKE A CORRECTION. 5371 03:03:47,182 --> 03:03:50,252 THE ORIGINAL. THE CURRENT STM 5372 03:03:50,252 --> 03:03:53,122 THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT THAT HAD 5373 03:03:53,122 --> 03:03:53,655 BEEN PROPOSED BEFORE THE 5374 03:03:53,655 --> 03:03:55,357 PANDEMIC HAD BEEN PLANNED AT 3 5375 03:03:55,357 --> 03:04:00,796 MILLION. AND THE. IN THE VERY 5376 03:04:00,796 --> 03:04:02,364 LAST YEAR, 16.4 MILLION IS WHAT 5377 03:04:02,364 --> 03:04:04,867 THE NUMBER HAD BEEN OR IS 5378 03:04:04,867 --> 03:04:05,167 CURRENTLY. 5379 03:04:05,167 --> 03:04:06,869 -- THANK YOU, CENTRAL STAFF. I 5380 03:04:06,869 --> 03:04:10,072 WAS THAT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW. I 5381 03:04:10,072 --> 03:04:11,407 THOUGHT IT WAS MORE IN THE 12 5382 03:04:11,407 --> 03:04:12,641 MILLION. 15 IS MORE. BUT THE 5383 03:04:12,641 --> 03:04:17,379 POINT BEING, FOR A. CAPITAL 5384 03:04:17,379 --> 03:04:18,747 NEEDS WERE NEEDED. I DON'T KNOW 5385 03:04:18,747 --> 03:04:21,016 WHAT IT WAS USED FOR, BUT I CAN 5386 03:04:21,016 --> 03:04:23,185 ONLY SURMISE IT WAS FOR 5387 03:04:23,185 --> 03:04:24,420 ACCESSIBILITY PIECES BECAUSE I 5388 03:04:24,420 --> 03:04:26,889 KNOW WE'VE HAD A D, A AND OTHER 5389 03:04:26,889 --> 03:04:28,490 TYPE OF OF ADJUSTMENTS THAT 5390 03:04:28,490 --> 03:04:33,929 WE'VE HAD TO MAKE. AND SO NOW 5391 03:04:33,929 --> 03:04:36,465 WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED IS THE 5392 03:04:36,465 --> 03:04:38,333 MAXIMUM IS ABOUT 5 MILLION. SO 5393 03:04:38,333 --> 03:04:40,602 IT'S A LOT LESS THAN WAS 5394 03:04:40,602 --> 03:04:41,437 INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL. AND 5395 03:04:41,437 --> 03:04:43,972 ALSO ALSO THE OR WHAT WE'VE 5396 03:04:43,972 --> 03:04:47,342 UTILIZED RATHER IN THE LAST FEW 5397 03:04:47,342 --> 03:04:48,043 YEARS, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT 5398 03:04:48,043 --> 03:04:49,878 WAS. LAST YEAR WAS 15, BUT THE 5399 03:04:49,878 --> 03:04:52,147 YEAR BEFORE AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS 5400 03:04:52,147 --> 03:04:55,918 PRIOR, I DON'T KNOW. 5401 03:04:55,918 --> 03:05:01,790 -- I, I'M NOT SURE OF THE BUT 5402 03:05:01,790 --> 03:05:02,024 CAL HAS 5403 03:05:02,024 --> 03:05:02,357 -- [LAUGHTER] 5404 03:05:02,357 --> 03:05:02,691 -- JOINED US. 5405 03:05:02,691 --> 03:05:03,025 -- [LAUGHTER] 5406 03:05:03,025 --> 03:05:03,325 -- SO CAL. 5407 03:05:03,325 --> 03:05:03,926 -- COUNCILMEMBERS EVELYN CHOW 5408 03:05:03,926 --> 03:05:05,561 CENTRAL STAFF. I THINK IT'S 5409 03:05:05,561 --> 03:05:06,295 ALWAYS USEFUL TO REMEMBER THAT 5410 03:05:06,295 --> 03:05:08,797 THE LAST MEASURE CAME RIGHT AT 5411 03:05:08,797 --> 03:05:11,934 THE START OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. 5412 03:05:11,934 --> 03:05:12,434 WE FOUND OURSELVES WITH 5413 03:05:12,434 --> 03:05:14,269 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES PILING UP. 5414 03:05:14,269 --> 03:05:16,638 AND SO THERE WAS A DECISION MADE 5415 03:05:16,638 --> 03:05:17,973 BY PREVIOUS COUNCILS AND THE 5416 03:05:17,973 --> 03:05:19,608 EXECUTIVE TO DIVERT THOSE 5417 03:05:19,608 --> 03:05:20,843 RESOURCES TO DO MORE CAPITAL 5418 03:05:20,843 --> 03:05:22,744 PROJECTS IN SUPPORT OF TRANSIT. 5419 03:05:22,744 --> 03:05:24,580 SO THAT'S THAT. THAT DEFINITELY 5420 03:05:24,580 --> 03:05:25,547 CHANGES THE CHARACTER OF HOW WE 5421 03:05:25,547 --> 03:05:28,117 SPENT IN THE LAST MEASURE. THE 5422 03:05:28,117 --> 03:05:31,753 PREVIOUS MEASURE HAD A SMALL 5423 03:05:31,753 --> 03:05:32,454 CAPITAL COMPONENT THAT'S MORE IN 5424 03:05:32,454 --> 03:05:33,755 LINE WITH WHAT'S PROPOSED HERE. 5425 03:05:33,755 --> 03:05:34,356 BUT OUR RECENT EXPERIENCE HAS 5426 03:05:34,356 --> 03:05:35,991 BEEN TO DO MORE CAPITAL 5427 03:05:35,991 --> 03:05:37,693 PROJECTS. 5428 03:05:37,693 --> 03:05:39,328 -- BECAUSE THEY'RE NEEDED. I 5429 03:05:39,328 --> 03:05:40,028 MEAN, THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO 5430 03:05:40,028 --> 03:05:41,864 TAKE AWAY FROM THAT. SO ALL THAT 5431 03:05:41,864 --> 03:05:45,200 TO SAY THAT THE OH. 5432 03:05:45,200 --> 03:05:46,869 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA I WOULD 5433 03:05:46,869 --> 03:05:48,770 JUST NOTE THAT ONE DIFFERENCE 5434 03:05:48,770 --> 03:05:50,138 THAT WE HAVE TODAY THAT WE 5435 03:05:50,138 --> 03:05:52,774 DIDN'T HAVE IN THE LAST MEASURE 5436 03:05:52,774 --> 03:05:55,277 IS THE PASSAGE OF THE 2024 5437 03:05:55,277 --> 03:05:57,179 TRANSPORTATION LEVY, WHICH 5438 03:05:57,179 --> 03:05:59,615 INCLUDES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR 5439 03:05:59,615 --> 03:06:04,153 CAPITAL SPENDING I THINK THERE 5440 03:06:04,153 --> 03:06:05,521 IS $30 MILLION IN THE 5441 03:06:05,521 --> 03:06:10,058 TRANSPORTATION LEVY FOR ADA 5442 03:06:10,058 --> 03:06:11,793 INVESTMENTS, $111 MILLION FOR 5443 03:06:11,793 --> 03:06:14,263 SIDEWALKS, WHETHER IT'S NEW 5444 03:06:14,263 --> 03:06:14,763 SIDEWALKS OR REPAIRING 5445 03:06:14,763 --> 03:06:20,068 SIDEWALKS. SO I'LL JUST THAT'S 5446 03:06:20,068 --> 03:06:22,371 A DIFFERENCE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE 5447 03:06:22,371 --> 03:06:23,172 THAT FUNDING SOURCE. SO GOING 5448 03:06:23,172 --> 03:06:25,340 FORWARD IN THIS, THIS NEW 5449 03:06:25,340 --> 03:06:27,209 REALITY THAT IS A SOURCE FOR US. 5450 03:06:27,209 --> 03:06:29,378 -- CHAIR'S PRIVILEGE TO LET THE 5451 03:06:29,378 --> 03:06:34,316 RECORD REFLECT THAT. WE ALSO HAD 5452 03:06:34,316 --> 03:06:35,450 TRANSPORTATION LEVY BEFORE IN 5453 03:06:35,450 --> 03:06:37,753 THE EARLIER MEASURE, THE 2014 5454 03:06:37,753 --> 03:06:38,754 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE THAT WAS 5455 03:06:38,754 --> 03:06:40,222 IN PLACE AT THE TIME TO COVER 5456 03:06:40,222 --> 03:06:41,356 SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THOSE SAME 5457 03:06:41,356 --> 03:06:44,493 EXACT THINGS. SO LET THE RECORD 5458 03:06:44,493 --> 03:06:47,796 REFLECT THAT. ALL RIGHT, GO 5459 03:06:47,796 --> 03:06:48,397 AHEAD. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 5460 03:06:48,397 --> 03:06:49,631 -- THANK YOU CHAIR. I WAS GOING 5461 03:06:49,631 --> 03:06:54,369 TO MAKE THAT EXACT POINT, SO 5462 03:06:54,369 --> 03:06:56,805 THANK YOU. SORRY. LET ME WRAP 5463 03:06:56,805 --> 03:06:59,775 UP. I AM TRYING TO GET TO THE 5464 03:06:59,775 --> 03:07:01,410 FACT THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT 5465 03:07:01,410 --> 03:07:03,378 TO DO THIS. ACCESSIBILITY 5466 03:07:03,378 --> 03:07:05,147 PIECES. WE HEARD FROM 5467 03:07:05,147 --> 03:07:07,349 CONSTITUENTS WHO CAME FOR PUBLIC 5468 03:07:07,349 --> 03:07:08,083 COMMENT ALL THE TIMES WE HAD 5469 03:07:08,083 --> 03:07:09,785 PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT HOW 5470 03:07:09,785 --> 03:07:12,054 IMPORTANT IT WAS TO ENSURE WE 5471 03:07:12,054 --> 03:07:13,388 HAVE ACCESSIBILITY TO, TO BE 5472 03:07:13,388 --> 03:07:16,024 ABLE TO UTILIZE TRANSIT. SO BACK 5473 03:07:16,024 --> 03:07:17,926 TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, THANK 5474 03:07:17,926 --> 03:07:19,795 YOU FOR YOU'RE PUTTING IN. THAT 5475 03:07:19,795 --> 03:07:21,163 WAS THE POINT OF AMENDMENT 20, 5476 03:07:21,163 --> 03:07:23,298 WHICH AYE. I COSPONSORED, AND 5477 03:07:23,298 --> 03:07:25,434 FOR THOSE REASONS, AYE. I'M NOT 5478 03:07:25,434 --> 03:07:28,570 GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS 5479 03:07:28,570 --> 03:07:30,005 AMENDMENT BECAUSE THE THE 5480 03:07:30,005 --> 03:07:31,273 ACCESSIBILITY PIECE AND BEING 5481 03:07:31,273 --> 03:07:33,575 ABLE TO USE CAPITAL FOR 5482 03:07:33,575 --> 03:07:34,843 ACCESSIBILITY IS REALLY 5483 03:07:34,843 --> 03:07:37,546 IMPORTANT. AND THIS IS A REDUCED 5484 03:07:37,546 --> 03:07:40,148 AMOUNT OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN USING 5485 03:07:40,148 --> 03:07:41,850 BASED ON LAST YEAR'S NUMBER, AT 5486 03:07:41,850 --> 03:07:43,685 THE VERY LEAST. SO IT SEEMS LIKE 5487 03:07:43,685 --> 03:07:44,753 AN INCREASING NEED. THANK YOU 5488 03:07:44,753 --> 03:07:44,987 CHAIR. 5489 03:07:44,987 --> 03:07:46,888 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 5490 03:07:46,888 --> 03:07:48,490 RIVERA COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER YOU 5491 03:07:48,490 --> 03:07:48,790 RECOGNIZED. 5492 03:07:48,790 --> 03:07:51,793 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. AND 5493 03:07:51,793 --> 03:07:52,427 THANK YOU, CENTRAL STAFF. THIS 5494 03:07:52,427 --> 03:07:55,964 IS A MARATHON. I APPRECIATE YOU 5495 03:07:55,964 --> 03:07:57,332 ALL. I JUST WANTED TO, I GUESS, 5496 03:07:57,332 --> 03:07:59,768 SHARE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS HERE 5497 03:07:59,768 --> 03:08:01,003 AND AND THEN I'LL JUST SORT OF 5498 03:08:01,003 --> 03:08:03,171 SHARE WHERE I'M AT. I, I REALLY 5499 03:08:03,171 --> 03:08:04,806 WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU, 5500 03:08:04,806 --> 03:08:05,340 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR 5501 03:08:05,340 --> 03:08:07,275 BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND IN 5502 03:08:07,275 --> 03:08:09,978 PARTICULAR FOR THE TRANSPARENCY 5503 03:08:09,978 --> 03:08:11,346 PIECES AROUND GRAHAM STREET 5504 03:08:11,346 --> 03:08:12,381 STATION, WEST SEATTLE STATION, 5505 03:08:12,381 --> 03:08:13,782 AND THE BALLARD LINK EXTENSION. 5506 03:08:13,782 --> 03:08:15,117 SO I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT 5507 03:08:15,117 --> 03:08:16,351 BRIEFLY AND WHY I BELIEVE THOSE 5508 03:08:16,351 --> 03:08:19,121 ARE IMPORTANT THINGS. EVEN NO 5509 03:08:19,121 --> 03:08:20,088 MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS 5510 03:08:20,088 --> 03:08:23,125 AMENDMENT, IMPORTANT COMPONENTS 5511 03:08:23,125 --> 03:08:23,692 FOR US TO DAYLIGHT IN THIS 5512 03:08:23,692 --> 03:08:24,626 COMMITTEE TODAY. AND THAT'S 5513 03:08:24,626 --> 03:08:26,128 BECAUSE IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING, 5514 03:08:26,128 --> 03:08:27,929 AND I BELIEVE IT'S OUR SHARED 5515 03:08:27,929 --> 03:08:29,931 UNDERSTANDING AS THIS MEASURE 5516 03:08:29,931 --> 03:08:30,732 WAS SENT DOWN FROM THE MAYOR'S 5517 03:08:30,732 --> 03:08:31,967 OFFICE, THAT THERE'S AN INTENT 5518 03:08:31,967 --> 03:08:34,803 TO ENSURE THAT SOME OF THESE 5519 03:08:34,803 --> 03:08:36,371 RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE IF 5520 03:08:36,371 --> 03:08:37,572 NEEDED, TO HELP SUPPORT THE 5521 03:08:37,572 --> 03:08:40,275 FINAL EXECUTION OF THOSE 5522 03:08:40,275 --> 03:08:41,810 PROJECTS. IT'S MY BELIEF, BASED 5523 03:08:41,810 --> 03:08:43,145 ON THE RESPONSE THAT WAS 5524 03:08:43,145 --> 03:08:46,181 PROVIDED BY CENTRAL STAFF TO 5525 03:08:46,181 --> 03:08:48,050 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS QUESTION, 5526 03:08:48,050 --> 03:08:49,551 THAT WE RETAIN THE ABILITY TO 5527 03:08:49,551 --> 03:08:51,620 SPEND THOSE RESOURCES ON THOSE 5528 03:08:51,620 --> 03:08:52,120 PROJECTS. WITHOUT THIS 5529 03:08:52,120 --> 03:08:52,654 AMENDMENT. HOWEVER, 5530 03:08:52,654 --> 03:08:54,189 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, I DO THINK 5531 03:08:54,189 --> 03:08:55,657 IT'S IMPORTANT, AND YOU GAVE US 5532 03:08:55,657 --> 03:08:57,426 AN OPPORTUNITY TO DAYLIGHT AND 5533 03:08:57,426 --> 03:08:58,060 DISCUSS THAT INTENT HERE. SO I 5534 03:08:58,060 --> 03:09:00,595 WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I 5535 03:09:00,595 --> 03:09:01,530 ALSO WANT TO JUST, I GUESS, 5536 03:09:01,530 --> 03:09:02,898 SHARE MY OWN REFLECTION ON THIS, 5537 03:09:02,898 --> 03:09:05,934 THIS REALLY IMPORTANT 5538 03:09:05,934 --> 03:09:06,568 CONVERSATION AROUND THE MINIMUM 5539 03:09:06,568 --> 03:09:07,669 AMOUNT ALLOWABLE, THE MAXIMUM 5540 03:09:07,669 --> 03:09:09,137 AMOUNT ALLOWABLE, AND THE 5541 03:09:09,137 --> 03:09:11,306 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS MEASURE 5542 03:09:11,306 --> 03:09:12,874 AND THE PREVIOUS SEATTLE TRANSIT 5543 03:09:12,874 --> 03:09:14,176 MEASURE. AND FROM MY 5544 03:09:14,176 --> 03:09:15,343 PERSPECTIVE, I DO THINK IT IS AN 5545 03:09:15,343 --> 03:09:17,746 IMPORTANT DISTINCTION THAT IN 5546 03:09:17,746 --> 03:09:19,381 THE PREVIOUS MEASURE, MY 5547 03:09:19,381 --> 03:09:20,282 UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAD THE SAME 5548 03:09:20,282 --> 03:09:22,651 OR EXCUSE ME, WE HAD THE $3 5549 03:09:22,651 --> 03:09:24,553 MILLION THERE. BUT GIVEN THE 5550 03:09:24,553 --> 03:09:26,588 PANDEMIC AND GIVEN THE IMPACTS 5551 03:09:26,588 --> 03:09:29,291 ON RIDERSHIP, COUNCIL MADE A 5552 03:09:29,291 --> 03:09:29,891 DECISION TO PIVOT INVESTMENTS 5553 03:09:29,891 --> 03:09:34,730 AND TO SPEED UP OR INCREASE OUR 5554 03:09:34,730 --> 03:09:35,330 INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION 5555 03:09:35,330 --> 03:09:36,131 INFRASTRUCTURE. AND I DO THINK 5556 03:09:36,131 --> 03:09:37,999 THAT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE ARE 5557 03:09:37,999 --> 03:09:42,104 MAKING A 1 TO 1 COMPARISON 5558 03:09:42,104 --> 03:09:43,438 BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS MEASURE AND 5559 03:09:43,438 --> 03:09:45,874 THIS MEASURE. AGAIN, JUST 5560 03:09:45,874 --> 03:09:47,109 UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAD THAT 5561 03:09:47,109 --> 03:09:47,709 HIGH CAPITAL EXPENDITURE. BUT 5562 03:09:47,709 --> 03:09:51,713 PART OF THAT WAS OUR RESPONSE TO 5563 03:09:51,713 --> 03:09:52,781 TO THE PANDEMIC CHANGES. SO I 5564 03:09:52,781 --> 03:09:53,615 JUST THAT DOES IMPACT THE WAY I 5565 03:09:53,615 --> 03:09:57,986 LOOK AT THE 1 TO 1 COMPONENTS 5566 03:09:57,986 --> 03:09:59,121 THERE. AND LASTLY, I DO WANT TO 5567 03:09:59,121 --> 03:10:04,359 SAY, AND, YOU KNOW, I DEEPLY, 5568 03:10:04,359 --> 03:10:04,826 DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE 5569 03:10:04,826 --> 03:10:06,828 CONVERSATION THAT COUNCILMEMBER 5570 03:10:06,828 --> 03:10:09,097 JUAREZ IS BRINGING US TO HAVE 5571 03:10:09,097 --> 03:10:09,865 AROUND TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY. 5572 03:10:09,865 --> 03:10:10,665 AND I THINK IT'S REALLY 5573 03:10:10,665 --> 03:10:12,067 IMPORTANT. AND I JUST WANT TO 5574 03:10:12,067 --> 03:10:14,102 REFLECT WHAT I HEARD DURING THE 5575 03:10:14,102 --> 03:10:17,572 THIS PROCESS. AND I HEARD BOTH 5576 03:10:17,572 --> 03:10:20,008 FROM TRANSIT AND DISABILITY 5577 03:10:20,008 --> 03:10:21,610 ACCESS ADVOCATES, EXCUSE ME, 5578 03:10:21,610 --> 03:10:23,078 DISABILITY ACCESS ADVOCATES. 5579 03:10:23,078 --> 03:10:24,613 THERE WE GO. WHO TALKED ABOUT 5580 03:10:24,613 --> 03:10:26,548 THE NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, THE 5581 03:10:26,548 --> 03:10:28,183 NEED TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE 5582 03:10:28,183 --> 03:10:31,019 SAFELY TO A BUS STOP, TO HAVE 5583 03:10:31,019 --> 03:10:31,920 CLEAR WAYFINDING. AND I ALSO 5584 03:10:31,920 --> 03:10:37,392 HEARD REALLY CLEARLY FROM 5585 03:10:37,392 --> 03:10:38,026 ADVOCATES THAT TRANSIT SERVICE 5586 03:10:38,026 --> 03:10:40,162 IS A COMPONENT OF ACCESSIBILITY, 5587 03:10:40,162 --> 03:10:42,097 PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE 5588 03:10:42,097 --> 03:10:43,799 NON DRIVERS AND ARE RELYING ON 5589 03:10:43,799 --> 03:10:45,033 THAT TRANSIT SERVICE TO GET 5590 03:10:45,033 --> 03:10:46,101 WHERE WE NEED TO GO. AND I SAY 5591 03:10:46,101 --> 03:10:48,770 ALL THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S 5592 03:10:48,770 --> 03:10:49,371 WHAT MAKES THIS CONVERSATION 5593 03:10:49,371 --> 03:10:50,939 DIFFICULT, BECAUSE WE HEARD I 5594 03:10:50,939 --> 03:10:52,974 HEARD BOTH OF THOSE THINGS AND 5595 03:10:52,974 --> 03:10:54,009 BOTH OF THOSE COMPONENTS. AND I 5596 03:10:54,009 --> 03:10:56,812 THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING 5597 03:10:56,812 --> 03:10:57,746 REFLECTED IN OUR CONVERSATION ON 5598 03:10:57,746 --> 03:11:00,282 THE DAIS TODAY. SO AGAIN, I WANT 5599 03:11:00,282 --> 03:11:02,217 TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO 5600 03:11:02,217 --> 03:11:02,717 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND 5601 03:11:02,717 --> 03:11:03,451 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, BECAUSE WE 5602 03:11:03,451 --> 03:11:05,821 COULDN'T HAVE HAD THAT SPACE 5603 03:11:05,821 --> 03:11:06,421 WITHOUT THESE TWO AMENDMENTS 5604 03:11:06,421 --> 03:11:08,557 COMING FORWARD. I DID NOT KNOW 5605 03:11:08,557 --> 03:11:09,458 UNTIL I CAME OUT HERE THAT IF WE 5606 03:11:09,458 --> 03:11:11,126 VOTED ON THIS AMENDMENT, WE 5607 03:11:11,126 --> 03:11:13,161 CANNOT VOTE ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 5608 03:11:13,161 --> 03:11:14,963 29. AND SO THAT IS AN IMPORTANT 5609 03:11:14,963 --> 03:11:16,231 DISTINCTION. FROM MY VANTAGE 5610 03:11:16,231 --> 03:11:19,601 POINT. AND FOR ME, THAT'S THE 5611 03:11:19,601 --> 03:11:21,203 SORT OF FINAL DECISION POINT IN 5612 03:11:21,203 --> 03:11:22,037 TERMS OF INFLUENCING MY VOTE 5613 03:11:22,037 --> 03:11:23,338 TODAY. I DO WANT TO BE ABLE TO 5614 03:11:23,338 --> 03:11:24,940 VOTE IN FAVOR OF AMENDMENT 5615 03:11:24,940 --> 03:11:26,575 NUMBER 29, INCREASING THE 5616 03:11:26,575 --> 03:11:29,744 SERVICE UP TO 75%. SO I WILL BE 5617 03:11:29,744 --> 03:11:30,345 VOTING NO ON THIS MEASURE FOR 5618 03:11:30,345 --> 03:11:31,079 THAT REASON. BUT I WANT TO 5619 03:11:31,079 --> 03:11:32,147 APPRECIATE YOU DEEPLY, 5620 03:11:32,147 --> 03:11:33,715 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR THE 5621 03:11:33,715 --> 03:11:35,951 CONVERSATION YOU ALLOWED US TO 5622 03:11:35,951 --> 03:11:36,151 HAVE. 5623 03:11:36,151 --> 03:11:37,486 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 5624 03:11:37,486 --> 03:11:38,553 FOSTER LOOKS LIKE A NEW HAND. 5625 03:11:38,553 --> 03:11:39,154 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ YOU ARE 5626 03:11:39,154 --> 03:11:39,454 RECOGNIZED. 5627 03:11:39,454 --> 03:11:40,856 -- THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO 5628 03:11:40,856 --> 03:11:41,790 CLARIFY SOMETHING. I WANT 5629 03:11:41,790 --> 03:11:43,158 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK TO KNOW THAT 5630 03:11:43,158 --> 03:11:44,226 I APPRECIATE. I DON'T WANT HER 5631 03:11:44,226 --> 03:11:46,328 TO THINK THAT. I MEAN, I THINK 5632 03:11:46,328 --> 03:11:47,963 WHEN THE VIEWING PUBLIC, 5633 03:11:47,963 --> 03:11:50,632 WHOEVER'S OUT THERE LISTENING, 5634 03:11:50,632 --> 03:11:51,299 THINKING THAT THERE'S JUST SOME 5635 03:11:51,299 --> 03:11:51,933 KIND OF INTENSE CONFLICT, A LOT 5636 03:11:51,933 --> 03:11:52,601 OF TIMES WHEN WE'RE DOING OUR 5637 03:11:52,601 --> 03:11:54,803 AMENDMENTS, WE'RE NOT CENTRAL 5638 03:11:54,803 --> 03:11:56,238 STAFF ISN'T ALWAYS TO SHOW 5639 03:11:56,238 --> 03:11:57,138 WHAT'S GOING ON. AND THAT'S WHY 5640 03:11:57,138 --> 03:11:58,940 WE'RE OUT HERE HAVING THESE 5641 03:11:58,940 --> 03:12:01,776 CONVERSATIONS. AND I KNOW FOR A 5642 03:12:01,776 --> 03:12:02,377 FACT THAT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 5643 03:12:02,377 --> 03:12:03,011 APPRECIATES, AND AS SHE ALWAYS 5644 03:12:03,011 --> 03:12:05,146 SAYS, CENTERS AND UPLIFTS THE 5645 03:12:05,146 --> 03:12:07,015 ISSUES OF THE DISABILITY 5646 03:12:07,015 --> 03:12:08,884 COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTANDS THE 5647 03:12:08,884 --> 03:12:10,285 DIFFERENCES WITH THE ABLED 5648 03:12:10,285 --> 03:12:12,387 COMMUNITY. BUT I AND I HAD THIS 5649 03:12:12,387 --> 03:12:13,121 INTENSE DISCUSSION, AND I WAS 5650 03:12:13,121 --> 03:12:14,522 LOOKING AT OUR NOTES FROM LATE 5651 03:12:14,522 --> 03:12:17,125 JUNE WITH THE CHAIR. THIS IS 5652 03:12:17,125 --> 03:12:18,960 BEYOND SIDEWALKS. AND I KNOW YOU 5653 03:12:18,960 --> 03:12:20,428 MENTIONED THAT, AND IT'S WAY 5654 03:12:20,428 --> 03:12:21,930 BEYOND SIDEWALKS. AND THE OTHER 5655 03:12:21,930 --> 03:12:25,967 ISSUE WAS, YOU KNOW, LET'S NOT 5656 03:12:25,967 --> 03:12:28,436 BE LET'S BE CLEAR HERE. WE'RE 5657 03:12:28,436 --> 03:12:29,871 UNDER A CONSENT DECREE FROM 2017 5658 03:12:29,871 --> 03:12:31,273 UNDER THE FEDERAL COURT THAT WE 5659 03:12:31,273 --> 03:12:32,607 HAVE TO BUILD SIDEWALKS. THAT'S 5660 03:12:32,607 --> 03:12:37,012 WHAT THAT'S FOR THE LAWSUIT. 5661 03:12:37,012 --> 03:12:37,646 AND WE'RE UNDER THE CONSENT 5662 03:12:37,646 --> 03:12:38,980 DECREE. I'M SURE YOU WOULD 5663 03:12:38,980 --> 03:12:39,648 CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. I READ 5664 03:12:39,648 --> 03:12:42,150 IT, I KNOW THE CHAIR READ IT AS 5665 03:12:42,150 --> 03:12:43,351 WELL. AND SO I'M THAT IS 5666 03:12:43,351 --> 03:12:44,920 IMPORTANT AS A SIDE NOTE. SO 5667 03:12:44,920 --> 03:12:46,288 WHEN PEOPLE SAY, WELL, YOU 5668 03:12:46,288 --> 03:12:47,789 DON'T REALLY NEED THAT 5 5669 03:12:47,789 --> 03:12:49,558 MILLION BECAUSE THERE'S A 5670 03:12:49,558 --> 03:12:50,425 CONSENT DECREE AND THERE'S SDOT 5671 03:12:50,425 --> 03:12:51,960 MONEY AND THERE'S THE MOVE 5672 03:12:51,960 --> 03:12:53,194 SEATTLE AND THAT MONEY IS THERE. 5673 03:12:53,194 --> 03:12:54,095 WELL, THE PROBLEM I'VE HAD 5674 03:12:54,095 --> 03:12:56,665 SITTING UP HERE FOR ALMOST A 5675 03:12:56,665 --> 03:12:58,199 DECADE IS PEOPLE THINK IT'S 5676 03:12:58,199 --> 03:12:59,868 ALWAYS JUST SIDEWALKS, AND IT'S 5677 03:12:59,868 --> 03:13:02,637 NOT. IT IS A VISUALLY IMPAIRED. 5678 03:13:02,637 --> 03:13:03,872 IT'S OUR ELDERS. IT'S WOMEN 5679 03:13:03,872 --> 03:13:05,807 WITH STROLLERS OR PEOPLE WITH 5680 03:13:05,807 --> 03:13:08,610 STROLLERS. IT'S CHILDREN. PEOPLE 5681 03:13:08,610 --> 03:13:10,245 THAT HAVE DISABILITIES LIKE 5682 03:13:10,245 --> 03:13:13,481 MYSELF, THAT WE DO THE 5683 03:13:13,481 --> 03:13:15,850 WAYFINDING THAT WE, WE, WHEN WE 5684 03:13:15,850 --> 03:13:17,452 SPOKE TO THE IMPAIRED OR THE 5685 03:13:17,452 --> 03:13:19,654 DISABILITY COMMISSION AND ALSO 5686 03:13:19,654 --> 03:13:21,489 THE STATE PEOPLE FOR VISION 5687 03:13:21,489 --> 03:13:22,824 IMPAIRED AND THE WORK THAT WE 5688 03:13:22,824 --> 03:13:24,392 DID ON COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 5689 03:13:24,392 --> 03:13:25,060 HELPED ME ON THIS. AND THE LAST 5690 03:13:25,060 --> 03:13:26,962 TIME I WAS HERE WITH THE RIDER 5691 03:13:26,962 --> 03:13:28,797 INSTITUTE AND PUTTING UP 5692 03:13:28,797 --> 03:13:29,431 SIDEWALKS AND PUTTING UP, I 5693 03:13:29,431 --> 03:13:30,265 DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL THAT, 5694 03:13:30,265 --> 03:13:31,566 THE BUTTON THAT YOU PUSH TO SAY 5695 03:13:31,566 --> 03:13:33,768 YOU CAN WALK NOW. I MEAN, I 5696 03:13:33,768 --> 03:13:35,603 DON'T KNOW ALL THE TECHNICAL 5697 03:13:35,603 --> 03:13:37,372 TERMS, BUT I ASKED THE 5698 03:13:37,372 --> 03:13:38,239 DISABILITY FOLKS AND THE 5699 03:13:38,239 --> 03:13:38,873 PEDESTRIAN PEOPLE THAT SUPPORTED 5700 03:13:38,873 --> 03:13:40,108 US TO JUST GIVE US THE LANGUAGE 5701 03:13:40,108 --> 03:13:43,311 SO I CAN UNDERSTAND IT. AND WHEN 5702 03:13:43,311 --> 03:13:45,413 YOU LOOK AT OUR AMENDMENT, AND 5703 03:13:45,413 --> 03:13:46,815 THAT'S WHY I ACTUALLY PUT THAT 5704 03:13:46,815 --> 03:13:49,818 IN THERE, THAT THE ADA 5705 03:13:49,818 --> 03:13:52,420 IMPROVEMENTS AND PROJECTS AND 5706 03:13:52,420 --> 03:13:55,323 ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY, 5707 03:13:55,323 --> 03:13:55,824 SENSORY, COGNITIVE AND 5708 03:13:55,824 --> 03:14:00,061 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THAT 5709 03:14:00,061 --> 03:14:01,663 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. SO I 5710 03:14:01,663 --> 03:14:03,098 DON'T WANT PEOPLE THINKING 5711 03:14:03,098 --> 03:14:04,933 THAT, OH, WE'RE JUST HERE 5712 03:14:04,933 --> 03:14:05,567 DIGGING FOR SIDEWALKS. WE'RE 5713 03:14:05,567 --> 03:14:07,736 NOT. THAT'S MY POINT. SO WITH 5714 03:14:07,736 --> 03:14:10,805 THAT AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, 5715 03:14:10,805 --> 03:14:12,073 YOU DID CO-SPONSOR AMENDMENT 20. 5716 03:14:12,073 --> 03:14:13,775 SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THANK 5717 03:14:13,775 --> 03:14:15,210 YOU, CHAIR. 5718 03:14:15,210 --> 03:14:15,810 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 5719 03:14:15,810 --> 03:14:17,245 JUAREZ. ANY FINAL COMMENTS? 5720 03:14:17,245 --> 03:14:19,447 QUESTIONS BEFORE I GIVE MY FINAL 5721 03:14:19,447 --> 03:14:21,182 REMARKS AND TURN IT OVER TO THE 5722 03:14:21,182 --> 03:14:24,052 AMENDMENT SPONSOR FOR LAST WORD 5723 03:14:24,052 --> 03:14:24,719 HEARING SEEING NONE. I'LL SHARE 5724 03:14:24,719 --> 03:14:26,488 ON THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT. I 5725 03:14:26,488 --> 03:14:30,325 HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 5726 03:14:30,325 --> 03:14:34,262 THE THE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION, 5727 03:14:34,262 --> 03:14:34,729 THE 60% REDUCTION IN 5728 03:14:34,729 --> 03:14:38,700 ACCESSIBILITY CAPITAL LETTERS. I 5729 03:14:38,700 --> 03:14:41,603 ON THE ONE HAND, WHICH ON THE 5730 03:14:41,603 --> 03:14:44,105 OTHER HAND WOULD ALSO PURPORT TO 5731 03:14:44,105 --> 03:14:47,709 EXPAND THE SCOPE OF WHAT IT 5732 03:14:47,709 --> 03:14:52,781 COULD COVER AND THEREFORE DILUTE 5733 03:14:52,781 --> 03:14:53,314 WHAT LITTLE IS LEFT. I 5734 03:14:53,314 --> 03:14:53,948 RECOGNIZE, OF COURSE, THERE IS 5735 03:14:53,948 --> 03:14:57,719 AN OPEN QUESTION OF WHETHER YOU 5736 03:14:57,719 --> 03:14:58,353 KNOW THE EXISTING AMOUNT COULD 5737 03:14:58,353 --> 03:15:02,090 COVER SOME OF THOSE TRANSIT 5738 03:15:02,090 --> 03:15:02,757 STATION INVESTMENTS, BUT I HAVE 5739 03:15:02,757 --> 03:15:03,925 CONCERNS ABOUT REDUCING THAT 5740 03:15:03,925 --> 03:15:04,993 BASELINE AMOUNT, WHICH IN AND OF 5741 03:15:04,993 --> 03:15:09,397 ITSELF REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT 5742 03:15:09,397 --> 03:15:11,599 CUT TO TODAY'S LEVELS OF 5743 03:15:11,599 --> 03:15:14,602 ACCESSIBILITY CAPITAL 5744 03:15:14,602 --> 03:15:15,236 IRRESPECTIVE OF HOW HOWEVER YOU 5745 03:15:15,236 --> 03:15:16,404 SLICE IT. WE TALKED ABOUT THE 5746 03:15:16,404 --> 03:15:19,708 DIFFERENT WAYS. STILL A 5747 03:15:19,708 --> 03:15:25,814 SIGNIFICANT CUT AND BUT TO 5748 03:15:25,814 --> 03:15:28,516 ACCESSIBILITY AND THAT $5 5749 03:15:28,516 --> 03:15:31,619 MILLION FIGURE. ALTHOUGH IS. IT 5750 03:15:31,619 --> 03:15:40,695 REFLECTS A SUBSTANTIAL CUT. IT 5751 03:15:40,695 --> 03:15:41,329 WAS ALSO CAREFULLY NEGOTIATED. 5752 03:15:41,329 --> 03:15:41,930 AMOUNT THAT I LANDED ON AT AN 5753 03:15:41,930 --> 03:15:42,630 ARM'S LENGTH NEGOTIATION AND 5754 03:15:42,630 --> 03:15:43,098 TRANSACTION, WORKING 5755 03:15:43,098 --> 03:15:46,034 COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE 5756 03:15:46,034 --> 03:15:47,035 MAYOR'S OFFICE. AND SO I THINK 5757 03:15:47,035 --> 03:15:48,770 WE NEED TO HOLD THE LINE 5758 03:15:48,770 --> 03:15:52,240 SOMEWHERE. AND FOR ME, THAT'S 5759 03:15:52,240 --> 03:15:54,275 $5 MILLION. AND I COULDN'T 5760 03:15:54,275 --> 03:15:55,610 AGREE MORE WITH THE ESSENCE OF 5761 03:15:55,610 --> 03:15:57,112 OF WHAT I'VE HEARD TODAY. I 5762 03:15:57,112 --> 03:15:58,980 THINK THERE'S COMMON CONSENSUS 5763 03:15:58,980 --> 03:16:01,249 THAT THIS MEASURE IS NOT 5764 03:16:01,249 --> 03:16:02,117 PRINCIPALLY A SIDEWALK MEASURE. 5765 03:16:02,117 --> 03:16:03,685 IT'S NOT A CURB CUT MEASURE. 5766 03:16:03,685 --> 03:16:07,355 IT'S NOT A CONCRETE MEASURE TO 5767 03:16:07,355 --> 03:16:07,956 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ EARLIER 5768 03:16:07,956 --> 03:16:10,759 POINT. YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS IT'S 5769 03:16:10,759 --> 03:16:14,062 A TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY MEASURE. 5770 03:16:14,062 --> 03:16:18,733 IT'S A SAFE ACCESS TO TRANSIT 5771 03:16:18,733 --> 03:16:21,169 MEASURE. IT'S A HUMAN BASIC 5772 03:16:21,169 --> 03:16:26,174 HUMAN DIGNITY WITH RESPECT TO 5773 03:16:26,174 --> 03:16:29,277 TRANSIT MEASURE. AND I THINK 5774 03:16:29,277 --> 03:16:31,780 LOOKED AT IT THROUGH THAT LENS. 5775 03:16:31,780 --> 03:16:33,214 I DO THINK WE NEED TO HOLD THE 5776 03:16:33,214 --> 03:16:36,584 LINE AT THAT 5 MILLION. I 5777 03:16:36,584 --> 03:16:37,952 APPRECIATE THE INTENT, BUT I 5778 03:16:37,952 --> 03:16:40,789 WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS 5779 03:16:40,789 --> 03:16:41,422 TODAY. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU 5780 03:16:41,422 --> 03:16:43,224 ARE RECOGNIZED TO HAVE LAST WORD 5781 03:16:43,224 --> 03:16:44,826 ON YOUR PROPOSAL. 5782 03:16:44,826 --> 03:16:46,694 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR SAKA AND I 5783 03:16:46,694 --> 03:16:49,964 WANT TO START BY VOICING JUST MY 5784 03:16:49,964 --> 03:16:50,565 DEEP RESPECT FOR THE POSITION 5785 03:16:50,565 --> 03:16:54,169 AND POINTS MADE BY RAISED BY 5786 03:16:54,169 --> 03:16:54,769 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ON THIS 5787 03:16:54,769 --> 03:16:56,471 MATTER. AND I WANT TO RESPOND 5788 03:16:56,471 --> 03:16:58,306 DIRECTLY JUST TO THE POINT 5789 03:16:58,306 --> 03:17:01,309 AROUND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, 5790 03:17:01,309 --> 03:17:01,910 BECAUSE MY TEAM TOUCHED BASE 5791 03:17:01,910 --> 03:17:04,112 WITH THE DISABILITY COMMISSION 5792 03:17:04,112 --> 03:17:05,413 CO-CHAIR THIS MORNING. JUST TO 5793 03:17:05,413 --> 03:17:06,047 TALK THROUGH THIS ISSUE. I KNOW 5794 03:17:06,047 --> 03:17:07,615 WE HAVE ONGOING WORK WITH THE 5795 03:17:07,615 --> 03:17:09,184 COMMISSION GOING ON, AND IT'S 5796 03:17:09,184 --> 03:17:10,351 IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE WORKING 5797 03:17:10,351 --> 03:17:12,220 WITH THE COMMISSION. THEY DID 5798 03:17:12,220 --> 03:17:13,588 NOT SEE THE AMENDMENT 20 AND 24 5799 03:17:13,588 --> 03:17:14,756 IN DIRECT CONFLICT. I UNDERSTAND 5800 03:17:14,756 --> 03:17:18,593 IF YOU DO, I DIDN'T, AND THEY 5801 03:17:18,593 --> 03:17:20,161 DIDN'T. AND BUT I UNDERSTAND IF 5802 03:17:20,161 --> 03:17:22,063 THAT THAT'S YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON 5803 03:17:22,063 --> 03:17:28,536 ON THIS MATTER. AND I BELIEVE IT 5804 03:17:28,536 --> 03:17:29,704 IS JUST REALLY A POINT ON, YOU 5805 03:17:29,704 --> 03:17:33,575 KNOW, I BECAUSE NOT SEEING THAT 5806 03:17:33,575 --> 03:17:35,843 PARTICULAR CONFLICT, THAT'S WHY 5807 03:17:35,843 --> 03:17:37,111 I WANTED TO SUPPORT AMENDMENT 20 5808 03:17:37,111 --> 03:17:38,379 AND BE A CO-SPONSOR ON IT, JUST 5809 03:17:38,379 --> 03:17:41,216 BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE IT IS 5810 03:17:41,216 --> 03:17:41,716 TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT. 5811 03:17:41,716 --> 03:17:42,317 COLLEAGUES, I WANTED TO BRING 5812 03:17:42,317 --> 03:17:44,852 THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD BECAUSE 5813 03:17:44,852 --> 03:17:45,753 AND I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS A 5814 03:17:45,753 --> 03:17:49,490 NUMBER OF TIMES, I AM THE ONLY 5815 03:17:49,490 --> 03:17:50,391 MEMBER OF THIS BODY WHO DOES NOT 5816 03:17:50,391 --> 03:17:52,694 OWN A CAR AND RELIES ON OUR 5817 03:17:52,694 --> 03:17:53,728 TRANSIT SYSTEM TO GET WHERE I 5818 03:17:53,728 --> 03:17:56,364 NEED TO GO. AND I KNOW I PROUDLY 5819 03:17:56,364 --> 03:17:59,067 REPRESENT THE 20% OF SEATTLE 5820 03:17:59,067 --> 03:18:02,337 HOUSEHOLDS WHO ALSO LIVE THAT 5821 03:18:02,337 --> 03:18:04,239 REALITY, AND THAT 20% OF SEATTLE 5822 03:18:04,239 --> 03:18:05,807 HOUSEHOLDS WHO DO NOT OWN CARS 5823 03:18:05,807 --> 03:18:08,409 DO NOT DRIVE. SOMETIMES THAT IS 5824 03:18:08,409 --> 03:18:10,078 BY CHOICE. OTHER TIMES IT IS 5825 03:18:10,078 --> 03:18:11,646 NOT. WE HEARD IN THE PUBLIC 5826 03:18:11,646 --> 03:18:13,014 HEARING EARLIER THIS WEEK FROM A 5827 03:18:13,014 --> 03:18:16,384 NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO CANNOT DRIVE 5828 03:18:16,384 --> 03:18:17,619 A NUMBER OF FOLKS FOR MEDICAL 5829 03:18:17,619 --> 03:18:19,888 REASONS OR LIVING WITH 5830 03:18:19,888 --> 03:18:21,723 DISABILITIES CANNOT DRIVE. AND 5831 03:18:21,723 --> 03:18:24,459 SO I THINK COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 5832 03:18:24,459 --> 03:18:25,093 NAMED THIS PARTICULARLY WELL IN 5833 03:18:25,093 --> 03:18:28,196 JUST THIS WHOLE DISCUSSION. FROM 5834 03:18:28,196 --> 03:18:29,364 MY PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS A MATTER 5835 03:18:29,364 --> 03:18:31,199 OF STRATEGY AND APPROACH ON HOW 5836 03:18:31,199 --> 03:18:32,900 WE MEET OUR ADA OBLIGATIONS AND 5837 03:18:32,900 --> 03:18:34,702 CREATE A MORE ACCESSIBLE CITY, 5838 03:18:34,702 --> 03:18:36,838 RATHER THAN DISAGREEMENT OVER 5839 03:18:36,838 --> 03:18:40,174 PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES 5840 03:18:40,174 --> 03:18:42,043 AND HOW WE INVEST IN THEM. SO I 5841 03:18:42,043 --> 03:18:43,244 DO NOT ANTICIPATE THIS AMENDMENT 5842 03:18:43,244 --> 03:18:45,680 PASSING. I LOOK FORWARD TO 5843 03:18:45,680 --> 03:18:46,314 VOTING ON COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 5844 03:18:46,314 --> 03:18:47,582 AMENDMENT. BUT COLLEAGUES, I 5845 03:18:47,582 --> 03:18:48,983 SINCERELY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR 5846 03:18:48,983 --> 03:18:50,551 THE TIME IN COMMITTEE TODAY TO 5847 03:18:50,551 --> 03:18:52,620 DISCUSS THESE TRADE OFFS AND 5848 03:18:52,620 --> 03:18:53,721 CONSIDERATIONS. THANK YOU. 5849 03:18:53,721 --> 03:18:56,124 -- THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR RINCK. 5850 03:18:56,124 --> 03:18:57,258 HEARING, SEEING. NO FINAL 5851 03:18:57,258 --> 03:18:58,793 COMMENTS. QUESTIONS. WILL THE 5852 03:18:58,793 --> 03:18:59,794 COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 5853 03:18:59,794 --> 03:19:02,764 ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF 5854 03:19:02,764 --> 03:19:03,765 AMENDMENT 24 VERSION? 5855 03:19:03,765 --> 03:19:05,566 -- DID I HAVE A CHANCE TO 5856 03:19:05,566 --> 03:19:07,869 ADDRESS MY AMENDMENT OR NO. 5857 03:19:07,869 --> 03:19:11,539 -- I, I GAVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY 5858 03:19:11,539 --> 03:19:13,508 EARLIER THROUGH TO TO SPEAK TO 5859 03:19:13,508 --> 03:19:14,175 HER AMENDMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS 5860 03:19:14,175 --> 03:19:15,877 A PENDING MOTION THROUGH THE 5861 03:19:15,877 --> 03:19:17,845 CONTEXT OF YOUR AMENDMENT. 5862 03:19:17,845 --> 03:19:19,714 -- SO I'LL BE PROVIDED THE 5863 03:19:19,714 --> 03:19:21,849 OPPORTUNITY AFTER THIS 5864 03:19:21,849 --> 03:19:22,250 AMENDMENTS VOTE. 5865 03:19:22,250 --> 03:19:23,451 -- WE CAN WE CAN REVISIT AFTER 5866 03:19:23,451 --> 03:19:24,752 THIS AFTER WE VOTE ON THIS 5867 03:19:24,752 --> 03:19:25,520 AMENDMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY FINAL 5868 03:19:25,520 --> 03:19:28,489 COMMENTS ON THIS, THIS 5869 03:19:28,489 --> 03:19:29,557 AMENDMENT, YOU ARE YOU ARE DO 5870 03:19:29,557 --> 03:19:30,892 YOU HAVE ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON 5871 03:19:30,892 --> 03:19:33,528 THIS, THIS AMENDMENT BEFORE US? 5872 03:19:33,528 --> 03:19:34,629 -- I JUST HAVE FINAL COMMENTS ON 5873 03:19:34,629 --> 03:19:35,430 MY AMENDMENT. SO IF YOU'D LIKE 5874 03:19:35,430 --> 03:19:37,332 THAT NOW OR LATER, YOUR CALL. 5875 03:19:37,332 --> 03:19:39,067 -- AFTER WE VOTE ON THE PENDING 5876 03:19:39,067 --> 03:19:39,934 AMENDMENT BEFORE US. 5877 03:19:39,934 --> 03:19:40,268 -- THANK YOU. 5878 03:19:40,268 --> 03:19:41,235 -- CHAIR, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 5879 03:19:41,235 --> 03:19:45,506 CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF 5880 03:19:45,506 --> 03:19:46,107 AMENDMENT NUMBER 24, VERSION 5881 03:19:46,107 --> 03:19:48,009 ONE. 5882 03:19:48,009 --> 03:19:48,543 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 5883 03:19:48,543 --> 03:19:50,078 -- NO. 5884 03:19:50,078 --> 03:19:50,878 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 5885 03:19:50,878 --> 03:19:52,613 -- NO. 5886 03:19:52,613 --> 03:19:53,081 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 5887 03:19:53,081 --> 03:19:53,448 HOLLINGSWORTH. 5888 03:19:53,448 --> 03:19:55,249 -- NO. 5889 03:19:55,249 --> 03:19:58,152 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 5890 03:19:58,152 --> 03:19:58,519 -- NO. 5891 03:19:58,519 --> 03:20:01,756 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 5892 03:20:01,756 --> 03:20:01,989 -- YES. 5893 03:20:01,989 --> 03:20:05,460 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 5894 03:20:05,460 --> 03:20:05,693 -- NO. 5895 03:20:05,693 --> 03:20:07,929 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 5896 03:20:07,929 --> 03:20:08,162 -- NO. 5897 03:20:08,162 --> 03:20:10,531 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 5898 03:20:10,531 --> 03:20:10,765 -- YES. 5899 03:20:10,765 --> 03:20:12,300 -- CHAIR SAKA. 5900 03:20:12,300 --> 03:20:12,533 -- NO. 5901 03:20:12,533 --> 03:20:14,535 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE TWO VOTES 5902 03:20:14,535 --> 03:20:15,136 FOR AND SEVEN VOTES OPPOSED. 5903 03:20:15,136 --> 03:20:17,872 -- ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION FAILS 5904 03:20:17,872 --> 03:20:19,874 AND THE AMENDMENT IS NOT 5905 03:20:19,874 --> 03:20:21,943 ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, 5906 03:20:21,943 --> 03:20:25,480 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO DISCUSS 5907 03:20:25,480 --> 03:20:27,582 YOUR AMENDMENT 29 VERSION ONE. 5908 03:20:27,582 --> 03:20:29,117 -- THANK YOU. FINAL COMMENTS. 5909 03:20:29,117 --> 03:20:32,787 CORRECT. THANK YOU. 5910 03:20:32,787 --> 03:20:34,288 -- YEAH. SEE, I'M EVEN CONFUSED. 5911 03:20:34,288 --> 03:20:36,491 THANK YOU. WE HAVE OUR EXPERT 5912 03:20:36,491 --> 03:20:37,058 PARLIAMENTARIANS KEEPING US 5913 03:20:37,058 --> 03:20:40,661 HONEST HERE. YOURS WOULD NOT BE 5914 03:20:40,661 --> 03:20:43,798 APPROPRIATE FOR TODAY IF AND 5915 03:20:43,798 --> 03:20:45,299 ONLY IF AMENDMENT 24 VERSION ONE 5916 03:20:45,299 --> 03:20:46,734 HAD PASSED BECAUSE IT DID NOT 5917 03:20:46,734 --> 03:20:49,570 PASS. THEREFORE, THERE IS NO 5918 03:20:49,570 --> 03:20:50,505 CONFLICT. THEREFORE, YOUR 5919 03:20:50,505 --> 03:20:53,975 AMENDMENT IS ALIVE AND WELL AND 5920 03:20:53,975 --> 03:20:56,411 VIABLE. SO THEREFORE A MOTION 5921 03:20:56,411 --> 03:20:57,278 COULD AND WOULD BE IN ORDER. IF 5922 03:20:57,278 --> 03:20:58,813 YOU IF YOU WANT TO DEBATE AND 5923 03:20:58,813 --> 03:21:00,415 DISCUSS, YOU'RE ALSO WELCOME TO 5924 03:21:00,415 --> 03:21:01,849 BRING IT BACK ON TUESDAY. IF YOU 5925 03:21:01,849 --> 03:21:02,049 WANT. 5926 03:21:02,049 --> 03:21:03,851 -- I MOVE AMENDMENT 29 TO THE 5927 03:21:03,851 --> 03:21:07,755 BILL. 5928 03:21:07,755 --> 03:21:08,222 -- SECOND, ALL RIGHT. 5929 03:21:08,222 --> 03:21:10,291 -- COOL. WE'RE CHALLENGING 5930 03:21:10,291 --> 03:21:11,392 ROBERT'S RULES TO THE FULL 5931 03:21:11,392 --> 03:21:13,561 EXTENT HERE, BUT THERE'S A 5932 03:21:13,561 --> 03:21:14,896 MOTION. IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED 5933 03:21:14,896 --> 03:21:17,398 TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED 5934 03:21:17,398 --> 03:21:22,336 ON AMENDMENT 29, VERSION ONE. 5935 03:21:22,336 --> 03:21:23,371 CENTRAL STAFF, PLEASE PROVIDE AN 5936 03:21:23,371 --> 03:21:26,674 OVERVIEW OF THE AMENDMENT. 5937 03:21:26,674 --> 03:21:29,710 -- AMENDMENT 29 TO COUNCIL BILL 5938 03:21:29,710 --> 03:21:33,514 121226, SPONSORED BY 5939 03:21:33,514 --> 03:21:34,082 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WOULD 5940 03:21:34,082 --> 03:21:36,150 RAISE THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF 5941 03:21:36,150 --> 03:21:38,486 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE REVENUES 5942 03:21:38,486 --> 03:21:39,987 THAT MAY BE DEDICATED TO TRANSIT 5943 03:21:39,987 --> 03:21:43,291 SERVICE FROM 60% TO 75%. AND IF 5944 03:21:43,291 --> 03:21:45,026 I MAY, I WOULD. I WOULD ALSO 5945 03:21:45,026 --> 03:21:47,895 LIKE TO MAKE A SMALL CORRECTION 5946 03:21:47,895 --> 03:21:49,931 TO TO SOME INFORMATION I 5947 03:21:49,931 --> 03:21:51,199 PROVIDED EARLIER. I CHARACTERIZE 5948 03:21:51,199 --> 03:21:54,235 THE SPENDING PLAN AS PROVIDING 5949 03:21:54,235 --> 03:21:54,802 APPROXIMATELY AS ALLOCATING 5950 03:21:54,802 --> 03:21:57,605 APPROXIMATELY 80% OF REVENUES TO 5951 03:21:57,605 --> 03:22:00,608 TRANSIT SERVICE F SDOT HAS HAS 5952 03:22:00,608 --> 03:22:02,410 POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THAT 5953 03:22:02,410 --> 03:22:04,579 NUMBER IS ACTUALLY 86%. THERE 5954 03:22:04,579 --> 03:22:06,781 ARE SOME SMALL FLUCTUATIONS FROM 5955 03:22:06,781 --> 03:22:09,450 YEAR TO YEAR. AND JUST FOR THE 5956 03:22:09,450 --> 03:22:10,451 FOR THE SAKE OF SPEAKING 5957 03:22:10,451 --> 03:22:13,154 GENERALLY, I HAVE BEEN SAYING 5958 03:22:13,154 --> 03:22:14,789 80%. BUT I THINK THAT THE 5959 03:22:14,789 --> 03:22:17,492 CORRECTION IS IMPORTANT IN THIS 5960 03:22:17,492 --> 03:22:17,758 CONTEXT. 5961 03:22:17,758 --> 03:22:19,193 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 5962 03:22:19,193 --> 03:22:20,361 STRAUSS YOU RECOGNIZE THE 5963 03:22:20,361 --> 03:22:20,628 SPEAKER? 5964 03:22:20,628 --> 03:22:21,362 -- THANK YOU. I'VE HAD A NUMBER 5965 03:22:21,362 --> 03:22:23,531 OF INSTANCES THROUGHOUT THIS 5966 03:22:23,531 --> 03:22:24,198 PROCESS WHERE SDOT HAS BEEN 5967 03:22:24,198 --> 03:22:26,367 CHANGING THE. THAT THEY ARE 5968 03:22:26,367 --> 03:22:27,802 PROVIDING US. AND SO I JUST NEXT 5969 03:22:27,802 --> 03:22:31,339 TIME THROUGH THIS, PLEASE COME 5970 03:22:31,339 --> 03:22:33,708 PREPARED. COLLEAGUES IN THE LAST 5971 03:22:33,708 --> 03:22:35,676 AMENDMENT, I SUPPORTED ALL OF 5972 03:22:35,676 --> 03:22:36,277 THE SOUND TRANSIT INVESTMENTS 5973 03:22:36,277 --> 03:22:37,778 THAT WE DISCUSSED, AND THE ONLY 5974 03:22:37,778 --> 03:22:38,946 REASON I VOTED AGAINST IT WAS SO 5975 03:22:38,946 --> 03:22:41,782 THAT WE COULD HAVE THE 5976 03:22:41,782 --> 03:22:42,283 CONVERSATION ON MINIMUM 5977 03:22:42,283 --> 03:22:44,986 PERCENTAGE. AS WE HEARD FROM CAL 5978 03:22:44,986 --> 03:22:45,987 AND A NUMBER OF OTHER TIMES. AND 5979 03:22:45,987 --> 03:22:48,189 I THINK COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER PUT 5980 03:22:48,189 --> 03:22:49,190 IT BEST ABOUT THE APPLES TO 5981 03:22:49,190 --> 03:22:51,325 APPLES COMPARISON BETWEEN THE 5982 03:22:51,325 --> 03:22:53,528 LAST MEASURE AND THIS, WHICH IS 5983 03:22:53,528 --> 03:22:55,229 THAT WE BEGAN DOING OTHER THINGS 5984 03:22:55,229 --> 03:22:56,130 OTHER THAN TRANSIT WITH THE LAST 5985 03:22:56,130 --> 03:22:57,965 MEASURE, BECAUSE OF THE 5986 03:22:57,965 --> 03:22:59,100 CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAD WITHIN 5987 03:22:59,100 --> 03:23:00,768 THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE WERE 5988 03:23:00,768 --> 03:23:01,469 OPERATING. THESE ARE BAD HABITS, 5989 03:23:01,469 --> 03:23:03,471 AND WE NEED TO STOP THESE BAD 5990 03:23:03,471 --> 03:23:05,973 HABITS. WE DO NEED TO MAKE THIS 5991 03:23:05,973 --> 03:23:08,309 TRANSIT MEASURE ABOUT TRANSIT. 5992 03:23:08,309 --> 03:23:10,378 WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT AND 5993 03:23:10,378 --> 03:23:10,978 ACCOUNTABLE WITH SEATTLEITES 5994 03:23:10,978 --> 03:23:12,413 ABOUT WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING 5995 03:23:12,413 --> 03:23:14,382 THEIR TAX MONEY BE SPENT ON AND 5996 03:23:14,382 --> 03:23:15,416 HOW WE ARE SPENDING IT. SO 5997 03:23:15,416 --> 03:23:17,151 LET'S ENSURE THIS TRANSIT 5998 03:23:17,151 --> 03:23:19,153 MEASURE IS ABOUT TRANSIT AND NOT 5999 03:23:19,153 --> 03:23:21,289 ABOUT OTHER THINGS. THANK YOU 6000 03:23:21,289 --> 03:23:21,589 COLLEAGUES. 6001 03:23:21,589 --> 03:23:23,090 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 6002 03:23:23,090 --> 03:23:25,693 STRAUSS COLLEAGUES. ANY 6003 03:23:25,693 --> 03:23:26,260 COMMENTS? QUESTIONS ON THE 6004 03:23:26,260 --> 03:23:28,696 PENDING MOTION BEFORE US? THE 6005 03:23:28,696 --> 03:23:33,167 AMENDMENT BEFORE US. LET'S SEE. 6006 03:23:33,167 --> 03:23:34,869 HEARING AND SEEING NONE. I GUESS 6007 03:23:34,869 --> 03:23:37,305 I HAVE A QUESTION FOR CENTRAL 6008 03:23:37,305 --> 03:23:41,042 STAFF. IF THIS AMENDMENT PASSES, 6009 03:23:41,042 --> 03:23:45,313 WOULD IT LIMIT THE FUNDING FOR 6010 03:23:45,313 --> 03:23:47,782 ACCESSIBILITY CAPITAL OR TRANSIT 6011 03:23:47,782 --> 03:23:49,283 SAFETY SECURITY INVESTMENTS IN 6012 03:23:49,283 --> 03:23:54,021 ANY WAY? AND IF SO, HOW EXACTLY? 6013 03:23:54,021 --> 03:23:55,890 -- IF IF IN FUTURE YEARS, THERE 6014 03:23:55,890 --> 03:23:57,091 WERE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE 6015 03:23:57,091 --> 03:23:59,760 COST OF PROVIDING TRANSIT 6016 03:23:59,760 --> 03:24:02,430 SERVICE OR IN THE AMOUNT OF 6017 03:24:02,430 --> 03:24:04,398 REVENUES THAT WAS COMING IN 6018 03:24:04,398 --> 03:24:07,435 VERSUS WHAT IS CURRENTLY 6019 03:24:07,435 --> 03:24:12,340 FORECAST, THEN IF THERE IS A 75% 6020 03:24:12,340 --> 03:24:14,041 MINIMUM MANDATED FOR TRANSIT 6021 03:24:14,041 --> 03:24:16,377 SERVICE, IT COULD BECOME 6022 03:24:16,377 --> 03:24:18,646 NECESSARY TO REVISE THE SPENDING 6023 03:24:18,646 --> 03:24:21,649 PLAN TO MEET THAT 75% MINIMUM BY 6024 03:24:21,649 --> 03:24:23,851 REDUCING FUNDING IN SOME OTHER 6025 03:24:23,851 --> 03:24:26,654 AREAS THERE. THERE WOULD THERE 6026 03:24:26,654 --> 03:24:27,288 WOULD HAVE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT 6027 03:24:27,288 --> 03:24:29,590 CHANGE AGAIN, IN EITHER THE 6028 03:24:29,590 --> 03:24:33,294 COSTS OR THE REVENUES COMING IN. 6029 03:24:33,294 --> 03:24:35,296 -- IF I IF I COULD ADD IN TERMS 6030 03:24:35,296 --> 03:24:36,063 OF THE COST SIDE, I DON'T THINK 6031 03:24:36,063 --> 03:24:39,066 IT HAS AN IMPACT BECAUSE THIS IS 6032 03:24:39,066 --> 03:24:40,768 ABOUT THE MONEY THAT'S GOING IN. 6033 03:24:40,768 --> 03:24:42,036 SO IF THE COST PER HOUR 6034 03:24:42,036 --> 03:24:44,071 DELIVERED CHANGES, THAT IS JUST 6035 03:24:44,071 --> 03:24:45,306 THE COST OF THE HOUR DELIVERED. 6036 03:24:45,306 --> 03:24:46,674 SO IT DOES NOT AFFECT THAT CASE. 6037 03:24:46,674 --> 03:24:49,477 AND SO IT SHOULD NOT AFFECT THE 6038 03:24:49,477 --> 03:24:50,878 CURRENT SPEND PLAN THAT THAT THE 6039 03:24:50,878 --> 03:24:52,613 EXECUTIVE HAS PROPOSED. AND WHAT 6040 03:24:52,613 --> 03:24:54,982 YOUR CHANGES ARE TO THIS TO THE 6041 03:24:54,982 --> 03:24:56,717 ALLOWANCES HERE, THERE COULD BE 6042 03:24:56,717 --> 03:24:58,919 A SITUATION WHERE WE FIND SALES 6043 03:24:58,919 --> 03:25:00,288 TAX SIGNIFICANTLY COMING UNDER, 6044 03:25:00,288 --> 03:25:01,455 AND THAT COULD BE A SITUATION 6045 03:25:01,455 --> 03:25:03,557 WHERE WE WOULD BE WE WOULD BE 6046 03:25:03,557 --> 03:25:04,558 HELD TO THIS STANDARD, AND WE 6047 03:25:04,558 --> 03:25:05,526 WOULD HAVE TO ADJUST THE 6048 03:25:05,526 --> 03:25:09,530 SPENDING PLAN ACCORDINGLY. 6049 03:25:09,530 --> 03:25:12,166 -- OKAY. THANK YOU. SO IS IT 6050 03:25:12,166 --> 03:25:14,168 FAIR, WOULD YOU SAY AGAINST THAT 6051 03:25:14,168 --> 03:25:17,705 BACKDROP, LIKE THIS AMENDMENT 6052 03:25:17,705 --> 03:25:19,307 COULD POTENTIALLY POSE A LIKE A 6053 03:25:19,307 --> 03:25:21,242 FUTURE RISK TO THAT KIND OF 6054 03:25:21,242 --> 03:25:23,477 FUNDING FOR ACCESSIBILITY 6055 03:25:23,477 --> 03:25:24,045 FOCUSED CAPITAL PROJECTS OR 6056 03:25:24,045 --> 03:25:25,546 DISCRETE SAFETY PROJECTS? IF 6057 03:25:25,546 --> 03:25:28,449 THERE IF AND WHEN THERE'S A 6058 03:25:28,449 --> 03:25:30,685 SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE THE 6059 03:25:30,685 --> 03:25:32,286 REVENUES RECEIVED. 6060 03:25:32,286 --> 03:25:33,154 -- COUNCILMEMBER. IF SALES TAX 6061 03:25:33,154 --> 03:25:34,388 GOES DOWN, WE WILL BE HURTING IN 6062 03:25:34,388 --> 03:25:35,790 A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS. I 6063 03:25:35,790 --> 03:25:37,658 THINK THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT 6064 03:25:37,658 --> 03:25:39,827 UNDER THE CURRENT PROJECTION, 6065 03:25:39,827 --> 03:25:42,430 THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE CAPITAL 6066 03:25:42,430 --> 03:25:44,298 SPENDING MAXIMUMS THAT WE'VE 6067 03:25:44,298 --> 03:25:45,566 DISCUSSED IN THE BILL THAT YOU 6068 03:25:45,566 --> 03:25:46,767 GUYS HAVE TALKED ABOUT AT THE 6069 03:25:46,767 --> 03:25:49,770 DAIS HERE, THE SITUATION WOULD 6070 03:25:49,770 --> 03:25:51,472 BE IF THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT 6071 03:25:51,472 --> 03:25:52,006 REDUCTION IN THE OVERALL 6072 03:25:52,006 --> 03:25:53,374 ECONOMY, FRANKLY, THEN YES, WE 6073 03:25:53,374 --> 03:25:55,876 WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER WE WOULD 6074 03:25:55,876 --> 03:25:59,146 HAVE LESS MONEY. WE WOULD HAVE 6075 03:25:59,146 --> 03:25:59,447 TO ADJUST. 6076 03:25:59,447 --> 03:26:04,018 -- ACROSS THE BOARD. 6077 03:26:04,018 --> 03:26:04,285 -- OKAY. 6078 03:26:04,285 --> 03:26:08,656 -- THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. 6079 03:26:08,656 --> 03:26:10,157 YEAH. GIVEN THE POTENTIAL 6080 03:26:10,157 --> 03:26:11,425 UNCERTAINTY, I, I HAVE CONCERNS 6081 03:26:11,425 --> 03:26:13,260 ABOUT WHAT THIS COULD 6082 03:26:13,260 --> 03:26:15,696 POTENTIALLY MEAN FOR SOME OF 6083 03:26:15,696 --> 03:26:22,103 THOSE INVESTMENTS THAT SAID, I 6084 03:26:22,103 --> 03:26:24,004 RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 6085 03:26:24,004 --> 03:26:26,107 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. BUT AGAIN, 6086 03:26:26,107 --> 03:26:27,975 THAT'S ACROSS THE BOARD. SO THE 6087 03:26:27,975 --> 03:26:30,111 ONLY WAY THAT THIS WOULD REDUCE 6088 03:26:30,111 --> 03:26:31,645 OUR COMMITMENT WE'VE MADE VIA 6089 03:26:31,645 --> 03:26:33,614 THE AMENDMENTS WE'VE TAKEN TO 6090 03:26:33,614 --> 03:26:37,118 THE CAPITAL ACCESSIBILITY PIECE, 6091 03:26:37,118 --> 03:26:38,252 IS IF WE SEE THE ACROSS THE 6092 03:26:38,252 --> 03:26:39,954 BOARD SALES TAX HAS DECREASED 6093 03:26:39,954 --> 03:26:42,356 AND THEN SO WILL SERVICE HOURS, 6094 03:26:42,356 --> 03:26:45,826 BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE LESS REVENUE. 6095 03:26:45,826 --> 03:26:46,360 -- CURRENTLY, THE WAY THE 6096 03:26:46,360 --> 03:26:47,461 SPENDING PLAN HAS BEEN PRESENTED 6097 03:26:47,461 --> 03:26:48,963 TO YOU FROM THE EXECUTIVE, IT 6098 03:26:48,963 --> 03:26:50,197 SHOWS A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF 6099 03:26:50,197 --> 03:26:52,299 SPENDING THAT EQUALS SOMETHING 6100 03:26:52,299 --> 03:26:55,803 LIKE 86% OF SERVICE HOURS GOING 6101 03:26:55,803 --> 03:26:56,904 TO OF REVENUES, GOING TO SERVICE 6102 03:26:56,904 --> 03:27:01,509 HOURS. SO THAT UNLESS PEOPLE 6103 03:27:01,509 --> 03:27:05,312 HAVE MORE APPETITE TO GO BEYOND 6104 03:27:05,312 --> 03:27:07,415 WHAT IS ALREADY CAPPED OUT IN 6105 03:27:07,415 --> 03:27:08,749 YOUR ALLOWANCES FOR NON-SERVICE, 6106 03:27:08,749 --> 03:27:09,650 THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. BUT 6107 03:27:09,650 --> 03:27:11,118 THE ISSUE DOES COME IF THE PIE 6108 03:27:11,118 --> 03:27:12,987 SHRINKS, IF WE DON'T HAVE IF WE 6109 03:27:12,987 --> 03:27:15,222 HAVE LESS MONEY, THEN THAT COULD 6110 03:27:15,222 --> 03:27:17,057 BECOME AN ISSUE DEPENDING ON HOW 6111 03:27:17,057 --> 03:27:19,226 HOW MUCH REVENUE COMES INTO THE 6112 03:27:19,226 --> 03:27:21,929 INTO THE COFFERS. SO IF IF. 6113 03:27:21,929 --> 03:27:23,264 -- THE QUESTION IS CAL LIKE. BUT 6114 03:27:23,264 --> 03:27:24,598 THAT'S TRUE FOR THE SERVICE 6115 03:27:24,598 --> 03:27:27,835 HOURS BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE LESS 6116 03:27:27,835 --> 03:27:28,836 MONEY IN GENERAL. 6117 03:27:28,836 --> 03:27:29,970 -- THAT'S CORRECT. AND SO WE 6118 03:27:29,970 --> 03:27:32,473 WOULD JUST BE REQUIRED TO KEEP 6119 03:27:32,473 --> 03:27:33,441 IT UNDER UNDER 75%. YEP. 6120 03:27:33,441 --> 03:27:34,842 -- THANK YOU. 6121 03:27:34,842 --> 03:27:35,176 -- THANK YOU. 6122 03:27:35,176 --> 03:27:39,079 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 6123 03:27:39,079 --> 03:27:39,713 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS YOU'RE 6124 03:27:39,713 --> 03:27:40,448 RECOGNIZED FOR LAST WORD. 6125 03:27:40,448 --> 03:27:41,782 -- THANK YOU. I REALLY 6126 03:27:41,782 --> 03:27:44,251 APPRECIATE ALSO, SINCE THE LAST 6127 03:27:44,251 --> 03:27:46,520 TRANSIT MEASURE, WE HAVE PASSED 6128 03:27:46,520 --> 03:27:49,123 ANOTHER TRANSPORTATION MEASURE. 6129 03:27:49,123 --> 03:27:50,324 AND WHILE WE DID ALSO HAVE 1 IN 6130 03:27:50,324 --> 03:27:53,861 2014, THE ONE OF THE GREATEST 6131 03:27:53,861 --> 03:27:54,361 STRENGTHS OF THIS LAST 6132 03:27:54,361 --> 03:27:55,529 TRANSPORTATION MEASURE WAS THE 6133 03:27:55,529 --> 03:27:57,031 AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT THAT WE 6134 03:27:57,031 --> 03:27:59,400 MADE IN SIDEWALKS. I'VE NEVER 6135 03:27:59,400 --> 03:28:01,035 SEEN IT IN THE LAST 20 PLUS 6136 03:28:01,035 --> 03:28:03,537 YEARS. THAT LEVEL OF INVESTMENT 6137 03:28:03,537 --> 03:28:06,874 IN SIDEWALKS, AND THAT IS NO 6138 03:28:06,874 --> 03:28:08,709 COUNCIL. IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE GOT 6139 03:28:08,709 --> 03:28:10,578 SUED. IT'S BECAUSE THE CHAIR 6140 03:28:10,578 --> 03:28:12,947 REALLY MADE A STRONG PITCH FOR 6141 03:28:12,947 --> 03:28:13,581 SIDEWALKS, BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER 6142 03:28:13,581 --> 03:28:14,682 MOORE MADE A VERY STRONG PITCH 6143 03:28:14,682 --> 03:28:16,383 FOR SIDEWALKS. IT'S BECAUSE I 6144 03:28:16,383 --> 03:28:19,520 SUPPORTED THAT, BECAUSE THERE 6145 03:28:19,520 --> 03:28:20,888 THERE ARE MANY PARTS OF THE 6146 03:28:20,888 --> 03:28:22,256 DISTRICT THAT DON'T HAVE 6147 03:28:22,256 --> 03:28:24,058 SIDEWALKS. SO WE HAVE MADE A 6148 03:28:24,058 --> 03:28:25,526 REALLY IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN 6149 03:28:25,526 --> 03:28:26,894 SIDEWALKS, IN THE TRANSPORTATION 6150 03:28:26,894 --> 03:28:28,028 MEASURE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE 6151 03:28:28,028 --> 03:28:31,131 SIDEWALK MONEY BELONGS. AND JUST 6152 03:28:31,131 --> 03:28:33,167 TO REITERATE ONE, ONE LAST 6153 03:28:33,167 --> 03:28:34,301 QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 6154 03:28:34,301 --> 03:28:36,937 BROUGHT UP GREAT POINTS EARLIER 6155 03:28:36,937 --> 03:28:38,272 TODAY AS PART OF US PURCHASING 6156 03:28:38,272 --> 03:28:41,141 SERVICE HOURS FROM METRO. THERE 6157 03:28:41,141 --> 03:28:42,510 ARE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH US 6158 03:28:42,510 --> 03:28:43,577 PAYING FOR SECURITY WITHIN THOSE 6159 03:28:43,577 --> 03:28:45,980 HOURS. IS THAT CORRECT? 6160 03:28:45,980 --> 03:28:46,213 -- YES. 6161 03:28:46,213 --> 03:28:48,249 -- THAT'S CORRECT. 6162 03:28:48,249 --> 03:28:52,586 -- AND SO EVEN IF ALL OF THE BAD 6163 03:28:52,586 --> 03:28:53,187 THINGS THAT PEOPLE WERE JUST, 6164 03:28:53,187 --> 03:28:55,155 YOU KNOW, THE WHAT IFS THAT 6165 03:28:55,155 --> 03:28:56,423 PEOPLE WERE JUST SHARING, EVEN 6166 03:28:56,423 --> 03:28:58,559 IF ALL OF THAT OCCURS, WE'RE 6167 03:28:58,559 --> 03:29:00,227 STILL PAYING FOR SECURITY ON 6168 03:29:00,227 --> 03:29:02,730 METRO THROUGH OUR TRANSIT HOURS. 6169 03:29:02,730 --> 03:29:03,731 AND SO, COLLEAGUES, I'LL JUST 6170 03:29:03,731 --> 03:29:07,334 I'LL END HERE BECAUSE WE'RE AT 6171 03:29:07,334 --> 03:29:08,502 1:02 P.M. AND I WOULD LOVE TO 6172 03:29:08,502 --> 03:29:11,238 EARN YOUR SUPPORT TO TURN THIS 6173 03:29:11,238 --> 03:29:12,606 HALF MEASURE INTO AT LEAST A 6174 03:29:12,606 --> 03:29:14,341 THREE QUARTER MEASURE. THANK 6175 03:29:14,341 --> 03:29:14,541 YOU. 6176 03:29:14,541 --> 03:29:16,377 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 6177 03:29:16,377 --> 03:29:19,580 STRAUSS. SHOUT OUT TO SIDEWALKS 6178 03:29:19,580 --> 03:29:20,414 AND SIDEWALKS. LET'S SEE. ALL 6179 03:29:20,414 --> 03:29:21,815 RIGHT. WELL, THE COMMITTEE 6180 03:29:21,815 --> 03:29:26,053 CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 6181 03:29:26,053 --> 03:29:28,923 THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT 6182 03:29:28,923 --> 03:29:29,390 BEFORE US. 6183 03:29:29,390 --> 03:29:31,992 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 6184 03:29:31,992 --> 03:29:32,226 -- AYE. 6185 03:29:32,226 --> 03:29:34,228 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I 6186 03:29:34,228 --> 03:29:37,097 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. 6187 03:29:37,097 --> 03:29:37,331 -- YES. 6188 03:29:37,331 --> 03:29:41,335 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AYE. 6189 03:29:41,335 --> 03:29:42,403 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 6190 03:29:42,403 --> 03:29:42,636 -- YES. 6191 03:29:42,636 --> 03:29:44,638 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 6192 03:29:44,638 --> 03:29:45,205 -- AYE. 6193 03:29:45,205 --> 03:29:47,308 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 6194 03:29:47,308 --> 03:29:48,709 -- YES. 6195 03:29:48,709 --> 03:29:49,209 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 6196 03:29:49,209 --> 03:29:53,380 -- YES. 6197 03:29:53,380 --> 03:29:53,914 -- CHAIR SAKA. 6198 03:29:53,914 --> 03:29:54,181 -- ZANE. 6199 03:29:54,181 --> 03:29:55,049 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE EIGHT VOTES 6200 03:29:55,049 --> 03:29:56,317 FOR AND ONE ABSTENTION. 6201 03:29:56,317 --> 03:29:59,019 -- ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIES 6202 03:29:59,019 --> 03:30:02,756 AN AMENDMENT 29. VERSION ONE IS 6203 03:30:02,756 --> 03:30:03,958 ADOPTED. COLLEAGUES, WE'RE 6204 03:30:03,958 --> 03:30:05,492 ALMOST THERE. WE'RE CLOSE. BEAR 6205 03:30:05,492 --> 03:30:09,863 WITH US. ONE MORE. ALL RIGHT. 6206 03:30:09,863 --> 03:30:12,399 FINAL ITEM IN THAT GROUP B 6207 03:30:12,399 --> 03:30:14,468 PACKAGE IS AMENDMENT NUMBER 30. 6208 03:30:14,468 --> 03:30:17,204 SO AN AMENDMENT WOULD BE OR A 6209 03:30:17,204 --> 03:30:17,905 MOTION WOULD BE IN ORDER. 6210 03:30:17,905 --> 03:30:21,208 -- THANK YOU CHAIR. I MOVE TO 6211 03:30:21,208 --> 03:30:24,378 AMEND COUNCIL BILL 121226 AS 6212 03:30:24,378 --> 03:30:26,580 PRESENTED AN AMENDMENT 30. 6213 03:30:26,580 --> 03:30:29,316 -- SECOND. IT IS MOVED AND 6214 03:30:29,316 --> 03:30:33,554 SECONDED TO ADOPT AMENDMENT 30 6215 03:30:33,554 --> 03:30:34,421 VERSION ONE TO THE BILL. WILL 6216 03:30:34,421 --> 03:30:37,057 CENTRAL STAFF PLEASE PROVIDE US 6217 03:30:37,057 --> 03:30:38,659 AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED 6218 03:30:38,659 --> 03:30:40,861 AMENDMENT? 6219 03:30:40,861 --> 03:30:43,497 -- AMENDMENT 30 TO COUNCIL BILL 6220 03:30:43,497 --> 03:30:45,265 ONE, TWO, 1226 IS SPONSORED BY 6221 03:30:45,265 --> 03:30:47,801 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. THIS 6222 03:30:47,801 --> 03:30:48,369 AMENDMENT WOULD CLARIFY THE 6223 03:30:48,369 --> 03:30:50,404 ELIGIBLE USES OF SEATTLE TRANSIT 6224 03:30:50,404 --> 03:30:52,906 MEASURE REVENUES TO SUPPORT THE 6225 03:30:52,906 --> 03:30:55,876 PURCHASE OF TRANSIT SERVICE AT 6226 03:30:55,876 --> 03:30:57,945 NIGHT ALONG BUS LINES THAT SERVE 6227 03:30:57,945 --> 03:30:59,580 THE CITY'S TEEN LATE NIGHT 6228 03:30:59,580 --> 03:31:01,749 PROGRAMS, PROVIDING SERVICE AT 6229 03:31:01,749 --> 03:31:04,952 NIGHT IS CURRENTLY AN ALLOWED 6230 03:31:04,952 --> 03:31:06,754 ALLOWABLE EXPENSE OF STM 6231 03:31:06,754 --> 03:31:09,556 REVENUES AND THE OFFERED 6232 03:31:09,556 --> 03:31:11,258 LANGUAGE MAKES THAT USE EXPLICIT 6233 03:31:11,258 --> 03:31:12,426 IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S 6234 03:31:12,426 --> 03:31:14,928 EVENING PROGRAMING FOR TEENS. 6235 03:31:14,928 --> 03:31:15,262 -- THANK YOU. 6236 03:31:15,262 --> 03:31:16,597 -- ALL RIGHT. YEAH, YOU'RE 6237 03:31:16,597 --> 03:31:17,765 ALMOST THERE. THERE YOU GO. 6238 03:31:17,765 --> 03:31:18,399 YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. AMENDMENT 6239 03:31:18,399 --> 03:31:19,433 SPONSOR COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 6240 03:31:19,433 --> 03:31:22,102 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR COLLEAGUES. 6241 03:31:22,102 --> 03:31:24,338 I'VE HEARD ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY 6242 03:31:24,338 --> 03:31:26,874 OF SOMETIMES KIDS GETTING OUT AT 6243 03:31:26,874 --> 03:31:29,643 MIDNIGHT. TEEN NIGHT GOES TO 6244 03:31:29,643 --> 03:31:30,177 MIDNIGHT AT OUR COMMUNITY 6245 03:31:30,177 --> 03:31:32,146 CENTERS ACROSS THE CITY, AND THE 6246 03:31:32,146 --> 03:31:34,114 ABILITY TO GET KIDS HOME SAFELY 6247 03:31:34,114 --> 03:31:35,649 AFTER TEEN NIGHT IS REALLY 6248 03:31:35,649 --> 03:31:38,085 IMPORTANT. SO IT'S A NIGHT 6249 03:31:38,085 --> 03:31:40,921 SERVICE IS AN ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE 6250 03:31:40,921 --> 03:31:42,423 USE, BUT ESSENTIAL STAFF HAS 6251 03:31:42,423 --> 03:31:46,693 NOTED. I WANTED TO MAKE IT VERY 6252 03:31:46,693 --> 03:31:47,194 CLEAR THAT THAT COUNCIL 6253 03:31:47,194 --> 03:31:50,264 RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF 6254 03:31:50,264 --> 03:31:52,566 GETTING TEENS HOME SAFELY AFTER 6255 03:31:52,566 --> 03:31:54,234 TEEN. THEIR TEEN NIGHTS, AND 6256 03:31:54,234 --> 03:31:55,235 ALSO TO SIGNAL TO SDOT THAT THEY 6257 03:31:55,235 --> 03:31:58,038 SHOULD BE LOOKING AT TRANSIT 6258 03:31:58,038 --> 03:32:00,474 SERVICE ALONG OUR TEEN NIGHT 6259 03:32:00,474 --> 03:32:02,109 COMMUNITY CENTER AREAS TO MAKE 6260 03:32:02,109 --> 03:32:06,680 SURE THAT THAT SERVICE IS INDEED 6261 03:32:06,680 --> 03:32:09,316 A ROBUST. IN A WAY THAT IS 6262 03:32:09,316 --> 03:32:11,718 REALLY PRIORITIZING OUR TEENS TO 6263 03:32:11,718 --> 03:32:12,686 GET HOME SAFELY. I HOPE I HAVE 6264 03:32:12,686 --> 03:32:17,057 YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS. THANK YOU. 6265 03:32:17,057 --> 03:32:17,624 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 6266 03:32:17,624 --> 03:32:18,125 RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, ANY 6267 03:32:18,125 --> 03:32:19,493 COMMENTS, QUESTIONS ON THE 6268 03:32:19,493 --> 03:32:24,998 AMENDMENT BEFORE US? HEARING. 6269 03:32:24,998 --> 03:32:26,333 SEEING NONE. I'LL SHARE THAT. I 6270 03:32:26,333 --> 03:32:29,303 WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS 6271 03:32:29,303 --> 03:32:31,605 AMENDMENT TODAY BECAUSE IT LOOKS 6272 03:32:31,605 --> 03:32:37,044 AT IT SETS HIGH LEVEL PRIORITIES 6273 03:32:37,044 --> 03:32:38,979 GUIDELINES, AND OBJECTIVE 6274 03:32:38,979 --> 03:32:39,613 EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR MAKING 6275 03:32:39,613 --> 03:32:41,482 THESE DECISIONS AND THEREFORE 6276 03:32:41,482 --> 03:32:43,851 EXPANSION OF NIGHT SERVICE TO 6277 03:32:43,851 --> 03:32:46,687 THESE CRITICAL AREAS AND 6278 03:32:46,687 --> 03:32:47,221 SUPPORTING TEENS AND AND 6279 03:32:47,221 --> 03:32:48,789 ENABLING ALL THE IMPORTANT 6280 03:32:48,789 --> 03:32:50,224 LOGISTICS AND TRANSIT SERVICE 6281 03:32:50,224 --> 03:32:50,858 NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. SO 6282 03:32:50,858 --> 03:32:53,427 I'LL BE SUPPORTING IT TODAY. 6283 03:32:53,427 --> 03:32:57,698 BUT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU'RE 6284 03:32:57,698 --> 03:32:59,700 RECOGNIZED FOR LAST WORD ON YOUR 6285 03:32:59,700 --> 03:32:59,967 PROPOSAL. 6286 03:32:59,967 --> 03:33:01,969 -- I GOOD, THANK YOU, CHAIR. 6287 03:33:01,969 --> 03:33:03,537 -- OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL, THE 6288 03:33:03,537 --> 03:33:04,671 COMMITTEE CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE 6289 03:33:04,671 --> 03:33:07,407 ROLL ON ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT 6290 03:33:07,407 --> 03:33:08,575 NUMBER 30, VERSION ONE TO THE 6291 03:33:08,575 --> 03:33:10,644 BILL. 6292 03:33:10,644 --> 03:33:11,178 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 6293 03:33:11,178 --> 03:33:14,681 -- AYE. 6294 03:33:14,681 --> 03:33:15,916 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I 6295 03:33:15,916 --> 03:33:16,550 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. 6296 03:33:16,550 --> 03:33:18,218 -- YES. 6297 03:33:18,218 --> 03:33:18,752 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 6298 03:33:18,752 --> 03:33:19,052 -- AYE. 6299 03:33:19,052 --> 03:33:20,721 -- COUNCIL MEMBER LIN. 6300 03:33:20,721 --> 03:33:22,656 -- YES. 6301 03:33:22,656 --> 03:33:23,190 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 6302 03:33:23,190 --> 03:33:25,726 -- AYE. 6303 03:33:25,726 --> 03:33:26,260 -- COUNCILMEMBER. FOSTER. 6304 03:33:26,260 --> 03:33:28,095 -- YES 6305 03:33:28,095 --> 03:33:29,530 -- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. 6306 03:33:29,530 --> 03:33:29,763 -- YES. 6307 03:33:29,763 --> 03:33:31,632 -- CHAIR SAKA. 6308 03:33:31,632 --> 03:33:31,932 -- AYE. 6309 03:33:31,932 --> 03:33:33,500 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE NINE VOTES 6310 03:33:33,500 --> 03:33:34,301 FOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. 6311 03:33:34,301 --> 03:33:35,602 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE 6312 03:33:35,602 --> 03:33:40,574 MOTION CARRIES AND AMENDMENT 30. 6313 03:33:40,574 --> 03:33:43,210 VERSION ONE IS ADOPTED. OU. ALL 6314 03:33:43,210 --> 03:33:46,280 RIGHT. WE'VE AMENDED THE HECK 6315 03:33:46,280 --> 03:33:50,684 OUT OF THAT BILL. NOW IT'S TIME 6316 03:33:50,684 --> 03:33:54,354 TO TO VOTE ON THE ON THE MAIN 6317 03:33:54,354 --> 03:33:55,522 BILL, AS AMENDED. SO THAT WAS 6318 03:33:55,522 --> 03:33:57,024 OUR LAST AMENDMENT FOR 6319 03:33:57,024 --> 03:33:59,092 CONSIDERATION TODAY. MULTIPLE 6320 03:33:59,092 --> 03:34:00,827 AMENDMENTS, I NOTE THAT MULTIPLE 6321 03:34:00,827 --> 03:34:01,862 AMENDMENTS MAY AMEND THE SAME 6322 03:34:01,862 --> 03:34:03,697 SECTIONS OR SUBSECTIONS 6323 03:34:03,697 --> 03:34:04,298 FOLLOWING SELECT COMMITTEE ON 6324 03:34:04,298 --> 03:34:06,567 SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT 6325 03:34:06,567 --> 03:34:07,734 DISTRICT ACTION ON ALL 6326 03:34:07,734 --> 03:34:10,737 AMENDMENTS. CENTRAL STAFF WILL 6327 03:34:10,737 --> 03:34:11,371 RECONCILE LANGUAGE AND RENUMBER 6328 03:34:11,371 --> 03:34:13,006 AND RELATED SECTIONS AND 6329 03:34:13,006 --> 03:34:15,108 SUBSECTIONS AS NEEDED IN THE 6330 03:34:15,108 --> 03:34:17,477 FINAL AMENDED FORM OF THE BILL. 6331 03:34:17,477 --> 03:34:19,313 THE BILL, AS AMENDED, IS BEFORE 6332 03:34:19,313 --> 03:34:21,748 THE SELECT COMMITTEE. ANY FINAL 6333 03:34:21,748 --> 03:34:27,354 COMMENTS ON THE BILL, AS AMENDED 6334 03:34:27,354 --> 03:34:32,059 HERE TODAY. HEARING. SEEING 6335 03:34:32,059 --> 03:34:34,194 NONE. WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK 6336 03:34:34,194 --> 03:34:36,396 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ADOPTION 6337 03:34:36,396 --> 03:34:40,767 OF THE BILL, AS AMENDED? 6338 03:34:40,767 --> 03:34:41,368 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 6339 03:34:41,368 --> 03:34:43,303 -- AYE. 6340 03:34:43,303 --> 03:34:43,837 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 6341 03:34:43,837 --> 03:34:45,172 -- AYE. 6342 03:34:45,172 --> 03:34:45,639 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 6343 03:34:45,639 --> 03:34:47,908 HOLLINGSWORTH. 6344 03:34:47,908 --> 03:34:48,141 -- YES. 6345 03:34:48,141 --> 03:34:49,710 -- COUNCILMEMBER. JUAREZ. 6346 03:34:49,710 --> 03:34:49,943 -- AYE. 6347 03:34:49,943 --> 03:34:52,512 -- COUNCILMEMBER. LIN. 6348 03:34:52,512 --> 03:34:52,746 -- YES. 6349 03:34:52,746 --> 03:34:54,781 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 6350 03:34:54,781 --> 03:34:55,015 -- AYE. 6351 03:34:55,015 --> 03:34:57,084 -- COUNCILMEMBER. FOSTER. 6352 03:34:57,084 --> 03:34:57,317 -- YES. 6353 03:34:57,317 --> 03:35:01,788 -- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. 6354 03:35:01,788 --> 03:35:02,022 -- YES. 6355 03:35:02,022 --> 03:35:03,690 -- CHAIR SAKA. CHAIR. THERE ARE 6356 03:35:03,690 --> 03:35:04,891 NINE VOTES FOR AND ZERO. 6357 03:35:04,891 --> 03:35:05,158 OPPOSED. 6358 03:35:05,158 --> 03:35:08,128 -- ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIES 6359 03:35:08,128 --> 03:35:10,063 AND THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE 6360 03:35:10,063 --> 03:35:10,897 BILL PASS, AS AMENDED, WILL BE 6361 03:35:10,897 --> 03:35:14,701 SENT TO THE JULY 21st CITY 6362 03:35:14,701 --> 03:35:15,235 COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL 6363 03:35:15,235 --> 03:35:16,870 CONSIDERATION. WE HAVE REACHED 6364 03:35:16,870 --> 03:35:18,138 THE END OF TODAY'S MEETING 6365 03:35:18,138 --> 03:35:19,239 AGENDA. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, 6366 03:35:19,239 --> 03:35:20,274 FOR A THOUGHTFUL AND PRODUCTIVE 6367 03:35:20,274 --> 03:35:22,943 DISCUSSION TODAY. IMPORTANTLY, 6368 03:35:22,943 --> 03:35:26,647 LISTEN TO THIS. I WANT TO THANK 6369 03:35:26,647 --> 03:35:29,383 CENTRAL STAFF AMANDA AND CAL 6370 03:35:29,383 --> 03:35:31,485 LIST. SO MANY NOT HERE AT THE 6371 03:35:31,485 --> 03:35:34,588 TABLE ON CENTRAL STAFF FOR THEIR 6372 03:35:34,588 --> 03:35:37,357 OUTSTANDING WORK ON SUCH A TIGHT 6373 03:35:37,357 --> 03:35:39,259 TURNAROUND AND RAPIDLY EVOLVING 6374 03:35:39,259 --> 03:35:41,595 SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. PREPARING 6375 03:35:41,595 --> 03:35:43,430 THESE AMENDMENTS 30 PLUS AND 6376 03:35:43,430 --> 03:35:44,698 HELPING GUIDE US THROUGH THEM 6377 03:35:44,698 --> 03:35:45,999 TODAY AND BEFORE, I'D ALSO LIKE 6378 03:35:45,999 --> 03:35:49,269 TO SAY, A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO 6379 03:35:49,269 --> 03:35:51,838 ALL OF OUR TERRIFIC DEPUTY CITY 6380 03:35:51,838 --> 03:35:55,042 CLERKS, AMELIA, JODY PHIL 6381 03:35:55,042 --> 03:35:56,810 AMAZING, AMAZING. THIS IS, I 6382 03:35:56,810 --> 03:36:00,914 DON'T KNOW, LEVEL 400 LEVEL 6383 03:36:00,914 --> 03:36:01,548 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE STUFF WE 6384 03:36:01,548 --> 03:36:02,549 DID HERE TODAY. AND WE COULDN'T 6385 03:36:02,549 --> 03:36:04,151 HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEIR 6386 03:36:04,151 --> 03:36:06,653 EXPERTISE AND TIRELESS SUPPORT 6387 03:36:06,653 --> 03:36:07,421 THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. 6388 03:36:07,421 --> 03:36:09,022 SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK 6389 03:36:09,022 --> 03:36:09,990 YOU. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY 6390 03:36:09,990 --> 03:36:12,559 OWN D1 OFFICE TEAM OF 6391 03:36:12,559 --> 03:36:14,227 LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANTS THAT 6392 03:36:14,227 --> 03:36:14,928 WORKED TIRELESSLY ON THIS EFFORT 6393 03:36:14,928 --> 03:36:18,165 OVER MANY, MANY MONTHS. BRENDAN, 6394 03:36:18,165 --> 03:36:21,935 ERIC, MICHAEL AND HADIA. THIS IS 6395 03:36:21,935 --> 03:36:23,637 TRULY BEEN A TEAM EFFORT. SO 6396 03:36:23,637 --> 03:36:25,072 REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU 6397 03:36:25,072 --> 03:36:27,074 ALL. THIS HAS BEEN THE FINAL 6398 03:36:27,074 --> 03:36:29,876 MEETING OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE 6399 03:36:29,876 --> 03:36:31,478 ON THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION 6400 03:36:31,478 --> 03:36:32,779 BENEFIT DISTRICT. BY VIRTUE OF 6401 03:36:32,779 --> 03:36:33,714 OUR WORK OVER THE PAST TWO 6402 03:36:33,714 --> 03:36:35,349 MONTHS, THIS SELECT COMMITTEE IS 6403 03:36:35,349 --> 03:36:36,950 SUBMITTING A FINAL PACKAGE TO 6404 03:36:36,950 --> 03:36:38,385 THE FULL CITY COUNCIL FOR 6405 03:36:38,385 --> 03:36:39,286 POSSIBLE APPROVAL AT THE JULY 6406 03:36:39,286 --> 03:36:41,955 21st CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AFTER 6407 03:36:41,955 --> 03:36:43,256 A HIATUS TO ACCOMMODATE THE 6408 03:36:43,256 --> 03:36:44,424 SELECT COMMITTEE, THE STEPS 6409 03:36:44,424 --> 03:36:46,493 COMMITTEE WILL BE RECONVENING 6410 03:36:46,493 --> 03:36:48,729 FOR A SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY, 6411 03:36:48,729 --> 03:36:50,097 JULY 27th AT 9:38 A.M. THIS 6412 03:36:50,097 --> 03:36:51,064 MEETING WILL INCLUDE A SHORT 6413 03:36:51,064 --> 03:36:52,099 AGENDA TO ADDRESS SOME TIME 6414 03:36:52,099 --> 03:36:54,434 SENSITIVE ORDINANCES. WE WILL 6415 03:36:54,434 --> 03:36:56,937 THEN CONTINUE WITH OUR TYPICAL 6416 03:36:56,937 --> 03:36:58,505 TWICE MONTHLY CADENCE STARTING 6417 03:36:58,505 --> 03:37:01,875 ON AUGUST SIXTH. IS THERE ANY 6418 03:37:01,875 --> 03:37:03,276 FINAL BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE 6419 03:37:03,276 --> 03:37:05,178 THE COMMITTEE? BEFORE WE ADJOURN 6420 03:37:05,178 --> 03:37:06,146 HEARING AND SEEING NONE. THANK 6421 03:37:06,146 --> 03:37:08,348 YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT IS 6422 03:37:08,348 --> 03:37:13,186 1:10 P.M.. 6423 03:37:13,186 --> 03:37:23,530 -- [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 6424 03:37:28,802 --> 03:37:32,039 [MUSIC]