1 00:00:16,182 --> 00:00:19,119 -- THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. THE 2 00:00:19,119 --> 00:00:21,988 JULY 13th, 2026 COMMITTEE SELECT 3 00:00:21,988 --> 00:00:24,124 COMMITTEE ON THE SEATTLE 4 00:00:24,124 --> 00:00:24,758 TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT 5 00:00:24,758 --> 00:00:25,458 PUBLIC HEARING WILL COME TO 6 00:00:25,458 --> 00:00:28,595 ORDER. IT IS 9:33 A.M.. I AM ROB 7 00:00:28,595 --> 00:00:29,696 SAKA, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. 8 00:00:29,696 --> 00:00:32,999 WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE 9 00:00:32,999 --> 00:00:33,366 CALL THE ROLL. 10 00:00:33,366 --> 00:00:37,504 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 11 00:00:37,504 --> 00:00:37,771 -- HERE. 12 00:00:37,771 --> 00:00:43,209 -- COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH 13 00:00:43,209 --> 00:00:43,676 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 14 00:00:43,676 --> 00:00:47,514 -- HERE 15 00:00:47,514 --> 00:00:51,818 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HERE. 16 00:00:51,818 --> 00:00:54,020 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 17 00:00:54,020 --> 00:00:54,487 COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. 18 00:00:54,487 --> 00:00:57,757 -- HERE. 19 00:00:57,757 --> 00:00:59,526 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. PRESENT 20 00:00:59,526 --> 00:01:03,963 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS CHAIR. 21 00:01:03,963 --> 00:01:04,264 SAKA HERE. 22 00:01:04,264 --> 00:01:06,266 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE SEVEN 23 00:01:06,266 --> 00:01:08,501 PRESENT. 24 00:01:08,501 --> 00:01:09,636 -- THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO 25 00:01:09,636 --> 00:01:12,205 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 26 00:01:12,205 --> 00:01:13,573 ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING NO 27 00:01:13,573 --> 00:01:14,841 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS 28 00:01:14,841 --> 00:01:16,843 ADOPTED. GOOD MORNING 29 00:01:16,843 --> 00:01:19,546 COLLEAGUES. MEMBERS OF THE 30 00:01:19,546 --> 00:01:21,481 PUBLIC VIRTUALLY. THANK YOU ALL 31 00:01:21,481 --> 00:01:23,683 FOR BEING HERE. AS WE REVIEW THE 32 00:01:23,683 --> 00:01:26,519 PROPOSED SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE 33 00:01:26,519 --> 00:01:28,888 RENEWAL AND CONSIDER PROPOSED 34 00:01:28,888 --> 00:01:29,956 AMENDMENTS PUT FORWARD BY 35 00:01:29,956 --> 00:01:32,292 COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IT'S WORTH 36 00:01:32,292 --> 00:01:32,926 REMEMBERING THAT PUBLIC INPUT IS 37 00:01:32,926 --> 00:01:37,931 IN A PROCEDURAL FORMALITY. IT'S 38 00:01:37,931 --> 00:01:38,565 THE BACKBONE OF RESPONSIVENESS 39 00:01:38,565 --> 00:01:41,601 AND TRANSPARENT POLICY MAKING. 40 00:01:41,601 --> 00:01:44,070 PUBLIC FEEDBACK CENTERS AND THE 41 00:01:44,070 --> 00:01:47,474 BROADER LANDSCAPE, AND ENSURES 42 00:01:47,474 --> 00:01:50,009 WE HEAR FROM SENIORS, WORKERS, 43 00:01:50,009 --> 00:01:52,879 STUDENTS, PEOPLE WITH 44 00:01:52,879 --> 00:01:54,547 DISABILITIES AND FAMILIES. IT 45 00:01:54,547 --> 00:01:57,050 ALLOWS US TO IDENTIFY GAPS, 46 00:01:57,050 --> 00:01:57,650 ANTICIPATE CONSEQUENCES, AND 47 00:01:57,650 --> 00:01:59,886 DESIGN A SYSTEM THAT ALIGNS WITH 48 00:01:59,886 --> 00:02:02,021 THE PRIORITIES AND VALUES OF THE 49 00:02:02,021 --> 00:02:02,489 WHOLE COMMUNITY. AND 50 00:02:02,489 --> 00:02:03,957 IMPORTANTLY, WHEN RESIDENTS HELP 51 00:02:03,957 --> 00:02:05,758 GUIDE THESE DECISIONS, WE 52 00:02:05,758 --> 00:02:08,261 STRENGTHEN PUBLIC TRUST. WE 53 00:02:08,261 --> 00:02:09,729 CREATE SOLUTIONS THAT ARE MORE 54 00:02:09,729 --> 00:02:12,432 EQUITABLE, MORE DURABLE, AND 55 00:02:12,432 --> 00:02:14,467 MORE WIDELY SUPPORTED. OVER 56 00:02:14,467 --> 00:02:16,336 TIME. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE 57 00:02:16,336 --> 00:02:17,470 WHO HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO SHARE 58 00:02:17,470 --> 00:02:19,739 YOUR PERSPECTIVE WITH US SO FAR, 59 00:02:19,739 --> 00:02:21,274 AND WHO WILL DO SO WITH US 60 00:02:21,274 --> 00:02:23,076 TODAY. THIS MORNING. YOUR 61 00:02:23,076 --> 00:02:25,578 CONTRIBUTIONS HELP SHAPE BETTER 62 00:02:25,578 --> 00:02:28,515 DECISIONS AND GUIDE US TOWARDS A 63 00:02:28,515 --> 00:02:30,283 TRANSPORTATION FUTURE THAT TRULY 64 00:02:30,283 --> 00:02:32,619 SERVES OUR ENTIRE CITY. BEFORE 65 00:02:32,619 --> 00:02:33,186 WE OFFICIALLY BEGIN PUBLIC 66 00:02:33,186 --> 00:02:34,787 HEARING, I WANT TO PROVIDE AN 67 00:02:34,787 --> 00:02:37,323 OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS. THIS 68 00:02:37,323 --> 00:02:39,759 MORNING, SESSION ONE IS ONLY FOR 69 00:02:39,759 --> 00:02:42,262 REMOTE SPEAKERS. REGISTERED 70 00:02:42,262 --> 00:02:44,597 SPEAKERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED IN 71 00:02:44,597 --> 00:02:46,032 THE ORDER THEY REGISTERED. THE 72 00:02:46,032 --> 00:02:47,700 ONLINE REGISTRATION PERIOD 73 00:02:47,700 --> 00:02:49,202 STARTED THIS MORNING AT 8:30 74 00:02:49,202 --> 00:02:50,870 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 10:30 75 00:02:50,870 --> 00:02:54,207 A.M.. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO 76 00:02:54,207 --> 00:02:57,243 PROVIDE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT, 77 00:02:57,243 --> 00:02:57,844 PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE 10:30 78 00:02:57,844 --> 00:03:01,080 A.M. AT 5 P.M. TODAY. WE WILL 79 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,984 OPEN SESSION TWO OF THIS HEARING 80 00:03:04,984 --> 00:03:07,654 WHERE WE WILL BE ACCEPTING 81 00:03:07,654 --> 00:03:08,221 IN-PERSON COMMENTS AND ANY 82 00:03:08,221 --> 00:03:10,323 REMAINING REMOTE SPEAKERS. 83 00:03:10,323 --> 00:03:13,059 REGISTRATION FOR IN-PERSON 84 00:03:13,059 --> 00:03:15,261 COMMENTS BEGINS AT 4:30 P.M. AND 85 00:03:15,261 --> 00:03:18,331 WILL CONTINUE UNTIL WE HAVE 86 00:03:18,331 --> 00:03:20,166 HEARD ALL REGISTERED SPEAKERS. 87 00:03:20,166 --> 00:03:21,634 IF WE HAVE MORE SPEAKERS THAN 88 00:03:21,634 --> 00:03:23,770 TIME ALLOTTED, WE MAY NEED TO 89 00:03:23,770 --> 00:03:25,672 REDUCE THE TIME PER SPEAKER TO 90 00:03:25,672 --> 00:03:27,507 HELP US TRY TO HEAR FROM 91 00:03:27,507 --> 00:03:31,711 EVERYONE TONIGHT. WITH THAT, 92 00:03:31,711 --> 00:03:34,647 LET'S OPEN THE HEARING. AND 93 00:03:34,647 --> 00:03:35,682 BEFORE WE BEGIN, ACTUALLY, ONE 94 00:03:35,682 --> 00:03:37,650 OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO 95 00:03:37,650 --> 00:03:39,252 MAKE A BRIEF NOTE. COUNCILMEMBER 96 00:03:39,252 --> 00:03:40,453 STRAUSS YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 97 00:03:40,453 --> 00:03:41,821 -- THANK YOU CHAIR. SAKA JUST 98 00:03:41,821 --> 00:03:42,755 LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT I 99 00:03:42,755 --> 00:03:45,625 WILL BE PULLING AMENDMENT EIGHT 100 00:03:45,625 --> 00:03:46,459 REGARDING CONTRACTED TRANSIT 101 00:03:46,459 --> 00:03:47,527 SHUTTLES, AS I'VE BEEN 102 00:03:47,527 --> 00:03:49,996 REASSURED THAT THE HOPELINK 103 00:03:49,996 --> 00:03:51,197 TRANSIT SHUTTLES THAT ARE BEING 104 00:03:51,197 --> 00:03:52,765 USED TODAY CAN CONTINUE TO BE 105 00:03:52,765 --> 00:03:53,800 USED IN THE FUTURE. SO THANK 106 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,368 YOU, CHAIR. 107 00:03:55,368 --> 00:03:55,935 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 108 00:03:55,935 --> 00:03:58,905 STRAUSS WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 109 00:03:58,905 --> 00:04:02,609 READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD? 110 00:04:02,609 --> 00:04:05,778 -- AGENDA ITEM ONE BRIEFING AND 111 00:04:05,778 --> 00:04:08,147 DISCUSSION ON COUNCIL BILL 112 00:04:08,147 --> 00:04:10,016 121226. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO 113 00:04:10,016 --> 00:04:12,318 A SALES AND USE TAX PROVIDING 114 00:04:12,318 --> 00:04:13,953 FOR THE SUBMISSION TO QUALIFIED 115 00:04:13,953 --> 00:04:15,121 ELECTORS OF THE CITY AT AN 116 00:04:15,121 --> 00:04:17,123 ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 117 00:04:17,123 --> 00:04:20,360 3rd, 2026. A PROPOSITION TO 118 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:21,728 COLLECT A SALES AND USE TAX TO 119 00:04:21,728 --> 00:04:24,063 FUND TRANSIT AND RELATED 120 00:04:24,063 --> 00:04:25,999 TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS IN 121 00:04:25,999 --> 00:04:26,532 SEATTLE AND RATIFYING AND 122 00:04:26,532 --> 00:04:30,336 CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS. 123 00:04:30,336 --> 00:04:32,238 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL 124 00:04:32,238 --> 00:04:33,306 NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 125 00:04:33,306 --> 00:04:35,775 COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, 126 00:04:35,775 --> 00:04:38,945 TWO SIX. PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD 127 00:04:38,945 --> 00:04:43,583 RELATE ONLY TO COUNCIL BILL ONE 128 00:04:43,583 --> 00:04:45,051 21226 RELATING TO THE SEATTLE 129 00:04:45,051 --> 00:04:46,786 TRANSIT MEASURE. CLERK HOW MANY 130 00:04:46,786 --> 00:04:48,254 REMOTE SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP 131 00:04:48,254 --> 00:04:48,488 TODAY? 132 00:04:48,488 --> 00:04:50,390 -- CHAIR WE CURRENTLY HAVE 15 133 00:04:50,390 --> 00:04:51,858 REMOTE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. 134 00:04:51,858 --> 00:04:55,228 -- ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. EACH 135 00:04:55,228 --> 00:04:55,862 SPEAKER WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY 136 00:04:55,862 --> 00:04:57,497 TWO MINUTES. CLERK COULD YOU 137 00:04:57,497 --> 00:05:00,900 PLEASE READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT 138 00:05:00,900 --> 00:05:01,234 INSTRUCTIONS? 139 00:05:01,234 --> 00:05:02,435 -- THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 140 00:05:02,435 --> 00:05:03,536 WILL BE MODERATED IN THE 141 00:05:03,536 --> 00:05:05,338 FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL 142 00:05:05,338 --> 00:05:06,372 BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH 143 00:05:06,372 --> 00:05:08,875 THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL 144 00:05:08,875 --> 00:05:09,909 HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE 145 00:05:09,909 --> 00:05:12,178 LEFT OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS 146 00:05:12,178 --> 00:05:13,980 MICS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO 147 00:05:13,980 --> 00:05:15,314 NOT END THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN 148 00:05:15,314 --> 00:05:16,182 THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO 149 00:05:16,182 --> 00:05:19,218 CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. 150 00:05:19,218 --> 00:05:19,852 COMMENTS ARE ONLY BEING ACCEPTED 151 00:05:19,852 --> 00:05:23,656 ON COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, 1226. 152 00:05:23,656 --> 00:05:24,824 WITH THAT, WE WILL BEGIN WITH 153 00:05:24,824 --> 00:05:29,095 THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. 154 00:05:29,095 --> 00:05:38,004 GET A SECOND TO SHARE THIS 155 00:05:38,137 --> 00:05:44,143 THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST IS 156 00:05:44,143 --> 00:05:46,412 OWEN BEGLEY COLLIER, FOLLOWING 157 00:05:46,412 --> 00:05:50,350 OWEN WILL BE ALICE LOCKHEART. 158 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:54,787 OWEN, PLEASE HIT STAR SIX. 159 00:05:54,787 --> 00:05:56,055 -- HELLO, MY NAME IS OWEN BEGLEY 160 00:05:56,055 --> 00:05:58,291 COLLIER AND I'M FROM BALLARD. 161 00:05:58,291 --> 00:05:59,592 PUBLIC TRANSIT IS MY MAIN MODE 162 00:05:59,592 --> 00:06:01,094 OF TRANSPORT. I'M LUCKY TO LIVE 163 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:03,563 IN A CITY THAT IS ACTIVELY 164 00:06:03,563 --> 00:06:05,498 EXPANDING TRANSIT AS OPPOSED TO 165 00:06:05,498 --> 00:06:06,833 CUTTING IT. EXPANSIONS LIKE THE 166 00:06:06,833 --> 00:06:07,934 CROSS LAKE CONNECTION, THE 167 00:06:07,934 --> 00:06:09,435 PAINTING OF BUS LANES ON DENNY 168 00:06:09,435 --> 00:06:12,338 WAY, AND THE NEW BUS TO GOLDEN 169 00:06:12,338 --> 00:06:13,206 GARDENS, SEATTLE IS GROWING. IF 170 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:14,807 WE WANT OUR CITY TO BE 171 00:06:14,807 --> 00:06:16,242 AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND TO 172 00:06:16,242 --> 00:06:17,810 MEET ITS CLIMATE GOALS, WE MUST 173 00:06:17,810 --> 00:06:18,377 NOT HALT THIS PROGRESS BY 174 00:06:18,377 --> 00:06:21,647 CUTTING TRANSIT. AS OUR CITY 175 00:06:21,647 --> 00:06:23,683 GROWS, WE WILL NEED MORE 176 00:06:23,683 --> 00:06:25,485 TRANSIT, PRIORITY FREQUENCY AND 177 00:06:25,485 --> 00:06:27,153 COVERAGE. THAT'S WHY I URGE THE 178 00:06:27,153 --> 00:06:29,021 COUNCIL TO NOT CUT BACK ON THE 179 00:06:29,021 --> 00:06:30,556 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE 180 00:06:30,556 --> 00:06:32,592 EXPANSION. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO 181 00:06:32,592 --> 00:06:33,659 VOTE NO ON AMENDMENTS 13, FIVE 182 00:06:33,659 --> 00:06:35,762 AND FOUR SO WE CAN EXPAND 183 00:06:35,762 --> 00:06:38,731 SEATTLE TRANSIT. THANK YOU. 184 00:06:38,731 --> 00:06:42,602 -- THANK YOU. 185 00:06:42,602 --> 00:06:45,171 -- SPEAKER. ALICE LOCKHART 186 00:06:45,171 --> 00:06:47,974 FOLLOWING ALICE WILL BE JAMES 187 00:06:47,974 --> 00:06:51,244 WIDENER. ALICE, PLEASE HIT STAR 188 00:06:51,244 --> 00:06:56,582 SIX. 189 00:06:56,582 --> 00:06:57,216 -- GOOD MORNING COUNCIL. I'M 190 00:06:57,216 --> 00:07:00,119 ALICE LOCKHART WITH 350 SEATTLE 191 00:07:00,119 --> 00:07:02,188 AND SEATTLE CAN'T REACH OUR 192 00:07:02,188 --> 00:07:03,823 CLIMATE GOALS WITHOUT CUTTING 193 00:07:03,823 --> 00:07:05,458 EMISSIONS FROM CAR TRIPS. THE 194 00:07:05,458 --> 00:07:07,827 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE BY 195 00:07:07,827 --> 00:07:09,428 PAYING FOR THE SERVICE SEATTLE 196 00:07:09,428 --> 00:07:11,130 NEEDS HAS BEEN AND NEEDS TO 197 00:07:11,130 --> 00:07:13,533 REMAIN KEY TO REDUCING 198 00:07:13,533 --> 00:07:14,033 TRANSPORTATION CLIMATE 199 00:07:14,033 --> 00:07:14,734 EMISSIONS. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU 200 00:07:14,734 --> 00:07:17,036 TO PASS THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE 201 00:07:17,036 --> 00:07:18,871 TRANSIT MEASURE WITHOUT ANY 202 00:07:18,871 --> 00:07:20,506 WEAKENING AMENDMENTS. THE BEST 203 00:07:20,506 --> 00:07:21,641 AND MOST PROVEN WAY TO GET 204 00:07:21,641 --> 00:07:22,842 PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARS IS 205 00:07:22,842 --> 00:07:24,911 FULLY FUNDED, AND FREQUENT 206 00:07:24,911 --> 00:07:26,179 TRANSIT THAT SERVES THE ROUTES. 207 00:07:26,179 --> 00:07:28,114 PEOPLE NEED. THE ROUTES AND 208 00:07:28,114 --> 00:07:29,682 TIMES PEOPLE NEED TO GET TO 209 00:07:29,682 --> 00:07:32,852 WORK. PLEASE REJECT WEAKENING 210 00:07:32,852 --> 00:07:34,587 AMENDMENTS THREE, FOUR, FIVE AND 211 00:07:34,587 --> 00:07:37,256 13. AMENDMENT 13 WOULD CUT 212 00:07:37,256 --> 00:07:39,325 FUNDING FOR TRANSIT. TRANSIT 213 00:07:39,325 --> 00:07:41,461 FUNDING FOR BUS SERVICE THAT WE 214 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:44,764 NEED. AMENDMENT THREE STEALS BUS 215 00:07:44,764 --> 00:07:47,166 SERVICE FUNDS FOR OTHER NEEDS, 216 00:07:47,166 --> 00:07:49,569 WHICH MAY BE REAL, BUT WE 217 00:07:49,569 --> 00:07:51,204 REALLY, REALLY NEED THE TRANSIT 218 00:07:51,204 --> 00:07:54,373 MEASURE TO PAY FOR BUS SERVICE. 219 00:07:54,373 --> 00:07:55,875 AMENDMENT FOUR MOVES TRANSIT, 220 00:07:55,875 --> 00:07:57,476 TRANSIT MEASURE RENEWAL TO A 221 00:07:57,476 --> 00:08:00,413 SPECIAL ELECTION WHEN IT IS LESS 222 00:08:00,413 --> 00:08:04,450 LIKELY TO PASS. PLEASE AGAIN. 223 00:08:04,450 --> 00:08:06,953 OH, AND AMENDMENT FIVE ADDS 224 00:08:06,953 --> 00:08:08,187 EXPENSE AND BUREAUCRATIC DELAY 225 00:08:08,187 --> 00:08:10,556 TO A SYSTEM THAT'S FUNCTIONING 226 00:08:10,556 --> 00:08:12,825 JUST FINE. AGAIN, PLEASE REJECT 227 00:08:12,825 --> 00:08:18,431 THREE, FOUR, FIVE AND 13. BY 228 00:08:18,431 --> 00:08:18,965 CONTRAST, PLEASE SUPPORT 229 00:08:18,965 --> 00:08:21,767 AMENDMENTS TEN, 11, 17 AND 29. 230 00:08:21,767 --> 00:08:24,637 THESE ALL HELP MAKE TRANSIT 231 00:08:24,637 --> 00:08:27,373 FUNDING MORE EQUITABLE AND 232 00:08:27,373 --> 00:08:28,541 DIRECT FUNDING TO THE ROOTS AND 233 00:08:28,541 --> 00:08:32,378 COMMUNITIES THAT NEED IT MOST 234 00:08:32,378 --> 00:08:34,347 AGAIN, PLEASE REJECT WEAKENING 235 00:08:34,347 --> 00:08:36,449 AMENDMENTS THREE, FOUR, FIVE AND 236 00:08:36,449 --> 00:08:38,751 13 FOR THE SAKE OF OUR 237 00:08:38,751 --> 00:08:41,454 COMMUNITIES AND FOR THE SAKE OF 238 00:08:41,454 --> 00:08:44,490 OUR CLIMATE GOALS. AND PLEASE 239 00:08:44,490 --> 00:08:48,928 SUPPORT AMENDMENTS TEN, 11, 17 240 00:08:48,928 --> 00:08:50,129 AND 21 FOR A TRULY GREAT TRANSIT 241 00:08:50,129 --> 00:08:55,401 SYSTEM. THANK YOU 242 00:08:55,401 --> 00:08:55,835 -- THANK YOU ALICE. 243 00:08:55,835 --> 00:08:58,170 -- OUR NEXT CALLER IS JAMES 244 00:08:58,170 --> 00:09:00,473 WEIDNER. FOLLOWING JAMES WILL BE 245 00:09:00,473 --> 00:09:05,378 RILEY AVRON. JAMES, PLEASE HIT 246 00:09:05,378 --> 00:09:13,185 STAR SIX. 247 00:09:13,419 --> 00:09:15,755 -- CONSIDERING THE BENEFITS TO 248 00:09:15,755 --> 00:09:19,191 THE ECONOMY, COST OF LIVING AND 249 00:09:19,191 --> 00:09:22,061 THE ENVIRONMENT, FROM LETTING 250 00:09:22,061 --> 00:09:24,230 WORKING PEOPLE MOVE AROUND THE 251 00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:28,901 CITY WITHOUT NEEDING A CAR I 252 00:09:28,901 --> 00:09:32,371 STRONGLY SUPPORT EXPANDING THE 253 00:09:32,371 --> 00:09:35,107 TRANSIT MEASURE AND OPPOSE 254 00:09:35,107 --> 00:09:37,310 CUTTING IT, AND I OPPOSE 255 00:09:37,310 --> 00:09:43,382 SHORTENING THE DURATION OF THE 256 00:09:43,382 --> 00:09:47,787 FUNDING OR REQUIRING ANNUAL 257 00:09:47,787 --> 00:09:53,259 APPROVAL THAT WOULD CUT IN TO 258 00:09:53,259 --> 00:09:55,461 THE CITY COUNCIL'S VALUABLE 259 00:09:55,461 --> 00:09:55,995 TIME FOR ADDRESSING OTHER 260 00:09:55,995 --> 00:10:06,238 PROBLEMS AND. 261 00:10:08,074 --> 00:10:14,013 I ALSO SUPPORT. REQUIRING A MORE 262 00:10:14,013 --> 00:10:17,984 PROGRESSIVE FUNDING FOR THE 263 00:10:17,984 --> 00:10:21,020 MEASURE AND OPPOSE REDIRECTING 264 00:10:21,020 --> 00:10:26,425 FUNDS TO OTHER PROJECTS. THANK 265 00:10:26,425 --> 00:10:26,625 YOU. 266 00:10:26,625 --> 00:10:29,762 -- THANK YOU 267 00:10:29,762 --> 00:10:32,531 -- OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE 268 00:10:32,531 --> 00:10:34,433 RILEY AVRON, AFTER RILEY WILL 269 00:10:34,433 --> 00:10:40,439 HEAR FROM JUNE FREEMAN RILEY, 270 00:10:40,439 --> 00:10:44,210 PLEASE HIT STAR SIX. 271 00:10:44,210 --> 00:10:45,578 -- GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 272 00:10:45,578 --> 00:10:47,346 RILEY FROM WEST SEATTLE IN 273 00:10:47,346 --> 00:10:48,347 DISTRICT. I WANT TO FIRST 274 00:10:48,347 --> 00:10:50,583 RECOGNIZE THAT THIS FORM OF 275 00:10:50,583 --> 00:10:51,183 PUBLIC COMMENT IS PROFOUNDLY 276 00:10:51,183 --> 00:10:52,184 UNREPRESENTATIVE AND BIASED 277 00:10:52,184 --> 00:10:53,486 TOWARDS PEOPLE LIKE ME, WHO ARE 278 00:10:53,486 --> 00:10:54,987 ABLE TO SPEND THEIR WEEKDAY 279 00:10:54,987 --> 00:10:56,389 MORNING ON THIS CALL. IN 280 00:10:56,389 --> 00:10:57,556 PARTICULAR, THE PEOPLE MOST 281 00:10:57,556 --> 00:10:58,991 LIKELY TO BENEFIT FROM THIS 282 00:10:58,991 --> 00:10:59,625 MEASURE ARE LEAST LIKELY TO BE 283 00:10:59,625 --> 00:11:00,526 ABLE TO BE ON THIS CALL, IN PART 284 00:11:00,526 --> 00:11:01,594 BECAUSE OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM CAN 285 00:11:01,594 --> 00:11:04,030 BE SO TIME CONSUMING. THAT SAID, 286 00:11:04,030 --> 00:11:05,831 I URGE YOU TO PASS THE SEATTLE 287 00:11:05,831 --> 00:11:07,566 TRANSIT MEASURE AND TO REJECT 288 00:11:07,566 --> 00:11:08,000 THE AMENDMENTS FROM 289 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:09,035 COUNCILMEMBERS, KETTLE AND SAKA, 290 00:11:09,035 --> 00:11:10,569 WEAKENING THAT MEASURE. LIKE 291 00:11:10,569 --> 00:11:11,837 MANY RESIDENTS, I RELY ON PUBLIC 292 00:11:11,837 --> 00:11:14,373 TRANSIT TO GET AROUND, BUT MANY 293 00:11:14,373 --> 00:11:14,907 ROUTES ARE INFREQUENT OR 294 00:11:14,907 --> 00:11:16,542 NON-EXISTENT. WHILE THIS MEASURE 295 00:11:16,542 --> 00:11:17,777 WILL COST ME ABOUT $29 EACH YEAR 296 00:11:17,777 --> 00:11:21,247 IN SALES TAX, IF IT SAVES ME 297 00:11:21,247 --> 00:11:21,881 EVEN ONE EXPENSIVE TAXI OR 298 00:11:21,881 --> 00:11:22,948 RIDESHARE TRIP EACH YEAR, IT'S 299 00:11:22,948 --> 00:11:25,751 WELL WORTH IT. PLEASE REJECT THE 300 00:11:25,751 --> 00:11:27,853 AMENDMENTS FOUR AND FIVE FROM MY 301 00:11:27,853 --> 00:11:29,121 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. MOST 302 00:11:29,121 --> 00:11:29,655 CRITICALLY, PLEASE REJECT 303 00:11:29,655 --> 00:11:31,023 AMENDMENT 13 FROM COUNCILMEMBER 304 00:11:31,023 --> 00:11:31,590 KETTLE, WHICH WOULD CUT THE 305 00:11:31,590 --> 00:11:34,460 PURCHASE BUS SERVICE BY HALF. IN 306 00:11:34,460 --> 00:11:34,994 CONTRAST, PLEASE SUPPORT 307 00:11:34,994 --> 00:11:36,962 AMENDMENTS TEN, 11, 17 AND 29, 308 00:11:36,962 --> 00:11:38,431 WHICH WOULD TOGETHER STRENGTHEN 309 00:11:38,431 --> 00:11:40,599 THE FINAL MEASURE THIS. THIS 310 00:11:40,599 --> 00:11:42,535 MEASURE INCREASES CONNECTIVITY, 311 00:11:42,535 --> 00:11:44,136 REDUCES EMISSIONS AND IMPROVES 312 00:11:44,136 --> 00:11:45,171 EQUITY. PLEASE PASS IT RATHER 313 00:11:45,171 --> 00:11:49,809 THAN UNDERMINE IT. THANK YOU 314 00:11:49,809 --> 00:11:53,546 -- THANK YOU. 315 00:11:53,546 --> 00:11:55,181 -- OUR NEXT CALLER WILL BE JUNE 316 00:11:55,181 --> 00:11:56,982 FREEMAN. AFTER JUNE, WE'LL HEAR 317 00:11:56,982 --> 00:12:04,790 FROM JOE KUNZLER 318 00:12:04,924 --> 00:12:14,567 JUNE, PLEASE HIT STAR SIX. 319 00:12:14,567 --> 00:12:17,470 -- HI, THIS IS JUNE FROM CAPITOL 320 00:12:17,470 --> 00:12:20,406 HILL. I AM ON THE TRAIN BECAUSE 321 00:12:20,406 --> 00:12:21,874 I HAVE TO GO TO WORK. AND I 322 00:12:21,874 --> 00:12:24,477 AGREE WITH KILEY THAT THIS 323 00:12:24,477 --> 00:12:27,279 METHOD OF PUBLIC COMMENT IS 324 00:12:27,279 --> 00:12:28,447 EXTREMELY UNREPRESENTATIVE. 325 00:12:28,447 --> 00:12:29,548 IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO 326 00:12:29,548 --> 00:12:31,684 MAKE THIS. IN ANY CASE, I WORK 327 00:12:31,684 --> 00:12:35,087 ABOUT $0.20 OVER MINIMUM WAGE 328 00:12:35,087 --> 00:12:38,758 AND THIS WOULD COST ME $6 ABOUT 329 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:43,596 IN AN ENTIRE YEAR. THE PROPOSED 330 00:12:43,596 --> 00:12:45,331 INCREASE, AND I THINK THAT, YOU 331 00:12:45,331 --> 00:12:49,001 KNOW, THE SINGLE LINE BIKE RIDE 332 00:12:49,001 --> 00:12:51,237 OR UBER THAT I WILL HAVE TO CALL 333 00:12:51,237 --> 00:12:53,439 BECAUSE OF BOB KETTLE 334 00:12:53,439 --> 00:12:55,574 DISGRACEFUL AMENDMENT WOULD COST 335 00:12:55,574 --> 00:12:57,176 ME MORE THAN WHAT I WILL PAY FOR 336 00:12:57,176 --> 00:12:59,211 THIS INCREASE SERVICE IN A YEAR. 337 00:12:59,211 --> 00:13:00,646 THE ONLY REASON THAT I CAN 338 00:13:00,646 --> 00:13:02,515 AFFORD TO LIVE IN THIS CITY IS 339 00:13:02,515 --> 00:13:03,783 BECAUSE OF THE TRANSIT ACCESS. I 340 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:05,751 DON'T OWN A CAR. THE MEDIAN 341 00:13:05,751 --> 00:13:07,787 COST OF A CAR IS ABOUT $1,000 A 342 00:13:07,787 --> 00:13:11,357 MONTH, WHICH IS ALMOST AS MUCH 343 00:13:11,357 --> 00:13:13,526 AS MY RENT. AND IF I HAD TO RELY 344 00:13:13,526 --> 00:13:14,927 ON ONE, LIKE I SAID, I COULDN'T 345 00:13:14,927 --> 00:13:17,830 LIVE HERE. SO I STRONGLY URGE 346 00:13:17,830 --> 00:13:23,469 YOU TO REJECT AMENDMENT 13, FIVE 347 00:13:23,469 --> 00:13:26,305 AND FOUR. AND YOU KNOW, I REALLY 348 00:13:26,305 --> 00:13:27,973 THINK THAT ALL OF THE POSTURING 349 00:13:27,973 --> 00:13:30,042 AROUND AFFORDABILITY IS 350 00:13:30,042 --> 00:13:31,877 COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS WHEN IT 351 00:13:31,877 --> 00:13:33,679 COMES TO CUTTING OR LIMITING 352 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,448 FUNDING FOR TRANSIT SERVICE. I 353 00:13:36,448 --> 00:13:37,216 UNDERSTAND THIS IS A REGRESSIVE 354 00:13:37,216 --> 00:13:40,753 TAX, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, 355 00:13:40,753 --> 00:13:43,656 YOU KNOW, THE BENEFIT REALLY 356 00:13:43,656 --> 00:13:45,391 OUTWEIGHS THE AMOUNT THAT PRETTY 357 00:13:45,391 --> 00:13:47,593 MUCH ANYONE WHO IS MAKING WHAT I 358 00:13:47,593 --> 00:13:49,495 MAKE WOULD PAY. THANK YOU. 359 00:13:49,495 --> 00:13:53,232 -- THANK YOU, JUNE. 360 00:13:53,232 --> 00:13:55,568 -- OUR NEXT CALLER IS JOE 361 00:13:55,568 --> 00:13:59,972 KUNSTLER. AFTER JOE, WE HAVE 362 00:13:59,972 --> 00:14:07,046 BILLY HETHERINGTON. JOE, PLEASE 363 00:14:07,046 --> 00:14:15,154 HIT STAR SIX. 364 00:14:15,154 --> 00:14:17,223 -- THANK YOU. IF YOU WERE HERE, 365 00:14:17,223 --> 00:14:20,426 COULD YOU HEAR YOUR VOICE CHAIR? 366 00:14:20,426 --> 00:14:21,894 SAKA. I REALLY APPRECIATE AGAIN 367 00:14:21,894 --> 00:14:24,163 WHAT YOU DID WITH DISABILITY 368 00:14:24,163 --> 00:14:25,164 PRIDE MONTH. BUT ONE OF THE 369 00:14:25,164 --> 00:14:26,632 THINGS THAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE 370 00:14:26,632 --> 00:14:27,766 STRESSED TO YOU AND YOUR 371 00:14:27,766 --> 00:14:29,068 COLLEAGUES, RESPECTFULLY, IS 372 00:14:29,068 --> 00:14:31,470 THAT, AS THE PREVIOUS CALLER 373 00:14:31,470 --> 00:14:32,838 MENTIONED, FOR DISABLED FOLKS, 374 00:14:32,838 --> 00:14:34,340 PUBLIC TRANSIT IS VITAL. IT IS 375 00:14:34,340 --> 00:14:38,677 NECESSARY WE'RE DIFFERENTLY 376 00:14:38,677 --> 00:14:40,012 ABLED. MANY OF US DON'T DRIVE A 377 00:14:40,012 --> 00:14:44,450 CAR. AND SO WE NEED A ROBUST 378 00:14:44,450 --> 00:14:45,050 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 379 00:14:45,050 --> 00:14:47,453 THAT WORKS I REALLY DON'T 380 00:14:47,453 --> 00:14:48,821 APPRECIATE SOUNDS DURING MY 381 00:14:48,821 --> 00:14:52,524 PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I WILL SAY 382 00:14:52,524 --> 00:14:55,361 HOPEFULLY, RESPECTFULLY, THAT 383 00:14:55,361 --> 00:14:56,528 KING COUNTY METRO IS ABOUT TO 384 00:14:56,528 --> 00:14:58,631 ENTER A FINANCIAL CRISIS. AS 385 00:14:58,631 --> 00:15:01,533 REPORTED ON BY ERICA BARNETT AND 386 00:15:01,533 --> 00:15:03,936 AND OTHERS. AND AND I WOULD 387 00:15:03,936 --> 00:15:07,006 HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP 388 00:15:07,006 --> 00:15:08,841 THAT IN MIND BEFORE CUTTING IN 389 00:15:08,841 --> 00:15:13,412 ANY WAY. MAYOR WILSON'S PROPOSAL 390 00:15:13,412 --> 00:15:14,813 I THINK IT'S FAIR JUST TO MAKE 391 00:15:14,813 --> 00:15:19,118 THE INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC TRANSIT 392 00:15:19,118 --> 00:15:19,818 REALIZE THAT MANY TRYING TO SAVE 393 00:15:19,818 --> 00:15:21,320 12 BUCKS A YEAR IN SALES TAX IS 394 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:22,154 GOING TO COST THE MOST 395 00:15:22,154 --> 00:15:24,623 VULNERABLE. A LOT MORE THAN 12 A 396 00:15:24,623 --> 00:15:28,761 MONTH MAIKO WINKLER-CHIN SEATTLE 397 00:15:28,761 --> 00:15:30,329 PROHIBITIVE. I ASK YOU, PLEASE 398 00:15:30,329 --> 00:15:30,996 SUPPORT THE FULL SEATTLE TRANSIT 399 00:15:30,996 --> 00:15:31,664 MEASURE, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL 400 00:15:31,664 --> 00:15:33,098 OF YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE. 401 00:15:33,098 --> 00:15:35,000 IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK 402 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:36,835 YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 403 00:15:36,835 --> 00:15:43,375 -- THANK YOU, MR. COUNCILOR. 404 00:15:43,375 --> 00:15:45,778 -- OUR NEXT NEXT WE'LL HEAR 405 00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:46,412 FROM BILLY HEATHERINGTON AFTER 406 00:15:46,412 --> 00:15:51,784 BILLY MARK BRUNSON. BILLY, 407 00:15:51,784 --> 00:15:57,156 PLEASE HIT STAR SIX. 408 00:15:57,156 --> 00:15:58,123 -- GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND 409 00:15:58,123 --> 00:16:00,526 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS BILLY 410 00:16:00,526 --> 00:16:02,394 HEATHERINGTON. I FIRST WANT TO 411 00:16:02,394 --> 00:16:05,197 TALK ABOUT WHILE I'M. I AM IN 412 00:16:05,197 --> 00:16:06,465 SUPPORT OF THE TRANSIT MEASURE 413 00:16:06,465 --> 00:16:09,168 SENT DOWN FROM THE. FROM MAYOR 414 00:16:09,168 --> 00:16:12,137 WILSON'S OFFICE. I AM EXTREMELY 415 00:16:12,137 --> 00:16:14,707 CONCERNED THAT DOUBLING THE 416 00:16:14,707 --> 00:16:16,308 MEASURE AND ACTUALLY REDUCING 417 00:16:16,308 --> 00:16:18,977 THE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT 418 00:16:18,977 --> 00:16:19,979 FOR ADA AND ACCESSIBILITY 419 00:16:19,979 --> 00:16:20,646 MEASURES IS VERY, VERY 420 00:16:20,646 --> 00:16:21,847 CONCERNING. AND THAT'S WHY I 421 00:16:21,847 --> 00:16:24,516 WANT TO SUPPORT AMENDMENTS THREE 422 00:16:24,516 --> 00:16:30,089 AND 20 TODAY. YOU KNOW, A 423 00:16:30,089 --> 00:16:34,126 QUARTER OF SEATTLEITES ARE 424 00:16:34,126 --> 00:16:34,760 RECOGNIZE THEMSELVES AS DISABLED 425 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:39,131 AND UNDER THE 2017 CONSENT 426 00:16:39,131 --> 00:16:40,766 DECREE, THE SEATTLE IS IS 427 00:16:40,766 --> 00:16:43,235 CURRENTLY UNDER FOR THE NEXT 18 428 00:16:43,235 --> 00:16:46,572 YEARS. THEY'RE REQUIRED TO 429 00:16:46,572 --> 00:16:49,308 REPLACE OR REPAIR OVER 22,000 430 00:16:49,308 --> 00:16:49,808 CURB RAMPS AND MAINTAIN 431 00:16:49,808 --> 00:16:51,076 CURRENTLY, OVER 2000 MILES OF 432 00:16:51,076 --> 00:16:53,078 SIDEWALKS. AND IF WE'RE REDUCING 433 00:16:53,078 --> 00:16:55,481 THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THIS 434 00:16:55,481 --> 00:16:58,283 MEASURE IS SPENDING WHILE 435 00:16:58,283 --> 00:17:00,019 RECOGNIZING THAT THE SECONDARY 436 00:17:00,019 --> 00:17:00,519 SOURCE OF MONEY TO THE 437 00:17:00,519 --> 00:17:02,287 TRANSPORTATION LEVY, BUT STILL A 438 00:17:02,287 --> 00:17:03,856 REDUCTION IN THIS AMOUNT, IS NOT 439 00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:06,392 GOING TO ALLOW THE CITY TO LIVE 440 00:17:06,392 --> 00:17:08,894 UP TO THAT CONSENT DECREE THAT 441 00:17:08,894 --> 00:17:09,495 THEY'RE CURRENTLY HALFWAY 442 00:17:09,495 --> 00:17:10,129 THROUGH, AND THIS MEASURE WILL 443 00:17:10,129 --> 00:17:15,067 TAKE THEM COMPLETELY THROUGH. SO 444 00:17:15,067 --> 00:17:16,668 NOT ONLY THE ACCESSIBILITY AND 445 00:17:16,668 --> 00:17:17,569 EVERYTHING THAT THAT MONEY 446 00:17:17,569 --> 00:17:18,937 CREATES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF 447 00:17:18,937 --> 00:17:19,405 SEATTLE, BUT ALSO THE 448 00:17:19,405 --> 00:17:21,373 APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND 449 00:17:21,373 --> 00:17:24,109 OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY WAGE 450 00:17:24,109 --> 00:17:25,878 CAREERS THAT THESE PROJECTS 451 00:17:25,878 --> 00:17:26,445 ALLOW. SEATTLEITES THROUGH 452 00:17:26,445 --> 00:17:29,948 PRIORITY HIRE AND THE REST OF 453 00:17:29,948 --> 00:17:31,417 THE, THE MEASURES THAT SEATTLE 454 00:17:31,417 --> 00:17:32,184 HAS PUT IN PLACE. SO AGAIN, I 455 00:17:32,184 --> 00:17:34,053 WOULD JUST URGE YOU TO SUPPORT 456 00:17:34,053 --> 00:17:36,688 AMENDMENTS THREE AND 20. THANK 457 00:17:36,688 --> 00:17:36,889 YOU. 458 00:17:36,889 --> 00:17:41,427 -- THANK YOU, BILLY. 459 00:17:41,427 --> 00:17:43,395 -- OUR NEXT CALLER IS MARK 460 00:17:43,395 --> 00:17:44,863 BRUNSON. AFTER MARK WILL HEAR 461 00:17:44,863 --> 00:17:50,936 FROM CHRIS MCKAY. MARK, PLEASE 462 00:17:50,936 --> 00:17:58,710 HIT STAR SIX. 463 00:17:58,710 --> 00:17:59,778 -- GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MARK 464 00:17:59,778 --> 00:18:01,814 BRUNSON. I'M A RESIDENT OF 465 00:18:01,814 --> 00:18:03,215 CAPITOL HILL AND HAVE BEEN 466 00:18:03,215 --> 00:18:04,950 WRITING TRANSIT AROUND OUR CITY 467 00:18:04,950 --> 00:18:06,985 SINCE BEFORE THE FIRST LOCAL 468 00:18:06,985 --> 00:18:07,619 FUNDING MEASURE. EVEN THOUGH I 469 00:18:07,619 --> 00:18:08,921 LIVE BETWEEN THE G LINE AND THE 470 00:18:08,921 --> 00:18:11,924 LIGHT RAIL STATION, I STILL NEED 471 00:18:11,924 --> 00:18:12,991 A FREQUENT TRANSIT NETWORK 472 00:18:12,991 --> 00:18:14,126 BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY PLACES 473 00:18:14,126 --> 00:18:17,329 TO GO THAT ARE NOT NEAR THESE 474 00:18:17,329 --> 00:18:18,530 LINES. A CHOICE RIDER IS USUALLY 475 00:18:18,530 --> 00:18:19,698 THOUGHT OF AS SOMEONE WHO 476 00:18:19,698 --> 00:18:21,233 CHOOSES TO USE TRANSIT OVER A 477 00:18:21,233 --> 00:18:23,335 CAR FOR A PARTICULAR TRIP. I'D 478 00:18:23,335 --> 00:18:24,770 LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER 479 00:18:24,770 --> 00:18:26,939 CHOICE PEOPLE MAKE WHETHER TO 480 00:18:26,939 --> 00:18:28,874 TAKE THE TRIP AT ALL. WHEN I 481 00:18:28,874 --> 00:18:30,175 HEAR ABOUT A LOCAL RESTAURANT 482 00:18:30,175 --> 00:18:32,744 THAT I WANT TO TRY, I OFTEN FIND 483 00:18:32,744 --> 00:18:35,581 THAT IT'S BETTER, IS INFREQUENT 484 00:18:35,581 --> 00:18:36,148 AND DECIDE IT ISN'T WORTH 485 00:18:36,148 --> 00:18:37,282 STANDING ALONG A DANGEROUS ROAD 486 00:18:37,282 --> 00:18:39,418 FOR 30 MINUTES AFTER DINNER. 487 00:18:39,418 --> 00:18:40,252 SOMETIMES THE CHOICE IS HOW 488 00:18:40,252 --> 00:18:41,954 OFTEN YOU SEE A FRIEND ACROSS 489 00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:43,889 THE CITY. WHEN SOMEONE MOVES TO 490 00:18:43,889 --> 00:18:45,824 BALLARD, THE JOKE IS THAT YOU'LL 491 00:18:45,824 --> 00:18:47,759 NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN. HOW TRUE 492 00:18:47,759 --> 00:18:48,794 THAT IS MIGHT DEPEND ON THE 493 00:18:48,794 --> 00:18:50,229 FRIEND, BUT OUR TRANSIT NETWORK 494 00:18:50,229 --> 00:18:52,531 SHOULD NOT BE LIMITING PEOPLE'S 495 00:18:52,531 --> 00:18:53,499 MOBILITY. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO 496 00:18:53,499 --> 00:18:55,334 GET AROUND OUR CITY BOTH FOR 497 00:18:55,334 --> 00:18:57,102 THINGS WE NEED AND FOR THINGS WE 498 00:18:57,102 --> 00:18:59,037 WANT. THE UPDATED SEATTLE 499 00:18:59,037 --> 00:18:59,905 TRANSIT MEASURE WILL GET US MOST 500 00:18:59,905 --> 00:19:03,242 OF THE WAY TO A FREQUENT TRANSIT 501 00:19:03,242 --> 00:19:03,709 NETWORK THAT ENHANCES 502 00:19:03,709 --> 00:19:05,077 EVERYONE'S MOBILITY. IT WILL 503 00:19:05,077 --> 00:19:06,278 ADD FREQUENCY ALL OVER THE CITY 504 00:19:06,278 --> 00:19:09,081 AND WILL ADD IT DURING MIDDAY, 505 00:19:09,081 --> 00:19:11,116 EVENING AND NIGHT HOURS THAT ARE 506 00:19:11,116 --> 00:19:12,718 CURRENTLY LACKING. PEOPLE DON'T 507 00:19:12,718 --> 00:19:14,386 ALWAYS WORK 9 TO 5. THEY NEED TO 508 00:19:14,386 --> 00:19:16,121 GET GROCERIES, SEE THEIR FRIENDS 509 00:19:16,121 --> 00:19:18,957 AND TRY NEW DINNER SLOTS. TO 510 00:19:18,957 --> 00:19:20,526 THAT END, PLEASE REJECT 511 00:19:20,526 --> 00:19:21,894 AMENDMENT 13 THAT WILL PREVENT 512 00:19:21,894 --> 00:19:24,096 US FROM ACHIEVING OUR FREQUENT 513 00:19:24,096 --> 00:19:25,731 TRANSIT NETWORK. PLEASE REJECT 514 00:19:25,731 --> 00:19:26,331 AMENDMENTS THREE AND FOUR SO 515 00:19:26,331 --> 00:19:27,933 THAT METRO AND SEATTLE RESIDENTS 516 00:19:27,933 --> 00:19:29,167 CAN MAKE LONG TERM DECISIONS 517 00:19:29,167 --> 00:19:31,703 ABOUT OUR MOBILITY AND DEPEND ON 518 00:19:31,703 --> 00:19:34,206 THE FUNDING APPROVED BY VOTERS. 519 00:19:34,206 --> 00:19:36,041 PLEASE REJECT AMENDMENT FIVE SO 520 00:19:36,041 --> 00:19:39,511 THAT WE DON'T PUT A RENEWAL ON 521 00:19:39,511 --> 00:19:42,014 A COSTLY SPECIAL ELECTION 522 00:19:42,014 --> 00:19:43,715 BALLOT. PLEASE SUPPORT 523 00:19:43,715 --> 00:19:44,283 AMENDMENTS THAT ENHANCE OUR 524 00:19:44,283 --> 00:19:45,384 TRANSIT SERVICE AND SEEK A 525 00:19:45,384 --> 00:19:47,185 FUTURE PROGRESSIVE FUNDING 526 00:19:47,185 --> 00:19:49,621 SOURCE. THESE INCLUDE AMENDMENTS 527 00:19:49,621 --> 00:19:52,758 TEN, 11, 17 AND 29. THANK YOU 528 00:19:52,758 --> 00:19:55,327 VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. 529 00:19:55,327 --> 00:19:58,497 -- THANK YOU. MARK. 530 00:19:58,497 --> 00:20:01,066 -- OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRIS 531 00:20:01,066 --> 00:20:05,571 MCKAY. AFTER CHRIS, WE HAVE 532 00:20:05,571 --> 00:20:08,307 KATHY ALBERT. CHRIS, PLEASE HIT 533 00:20:08,307 --> 00:20:18,483 STAR SIX. 534 00:20:18,717 --> 00:20:29,194 CHRIS, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE 535 00:20:31,697 --> 00:20:39,538 MUTED. 536 00:20:39,671 --> 00:20:47,546 CHRIS MCKAY, ARE YOU ON THE 537 00:20:47,546 --> 00:20:47,746 LINE? 538 00:20:47,746 --> 00:20:52,484 -- CHRIS, PLEASE HIT STAR SIX TO 539 00:20:52,484 --> 00:20:57,889 UNMUTE YOURSELF. 540 00:20:57,889 --> 00:20:59,358 -- WE'LL COME BACK TO CHRIS. 541 00:20:59,358 --> 00:21:02,327 THERE MAY BE A TECHNICAL ISSUES. 542 00:21:02,327 --> 00:21:04,029 OUR NEXT CALLER WE'RE GOING TO 543 00:21:04,029 --> 00:21:05,597 HEAR FROM IS KATHY ALBERT. AND 544 00:21:05,597 --> 00:21:11,203 THEN ANNA ZIEBART. KATHY ALBERT, 545 00:21:11,203 --> 00:21:13,305 PLEASE HIT STAR SIX. 546 00:21:13,305 --> 00:21:18,443 -- HI THERE. I AM KATHY ALBERT. 547 00:21:18,443 --> 00:21:21,046 I AM A RESIDENT OF THE NORTHGATE 548 00:21:21,046 --> 00:21:25,017 NEIGHBORHOOD. I LIVE AT 549 00:21:25,017 --> 00:21:28,820 NORTHGATE SENIOR HOUSING OR 550 00:21:28,820 --> 00:21:31,356 NORTH HAVEN SENIOR HOUSING. 551 00:21:31,356 --> 00:21:33,959 EXCUSE ME. AND WITHIN A ONE 552 00:21:33,959 --> 00:21:37,629 BLOCK RANGE IN MY BLOCK IN 553 00:21:37,629 --> 00:21:44,636 NORTHGATE, THERE ARE THREE 554 00:21:44,636 --> 00:21:46,171 SENIOR RESIDENCES. MANY OF US, 555 00:21:46,171 --> 00:21:51,009 MANY OF US, RELY UPON PUBLIC 556 00:21:51,009 --> 00:21:53,345 TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO 557 00:21:53,345 --> 00:21:53,845 APPOINTMENTS, INCLUDING 558 00:21:53,845 --> 00:21:54,913 DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS TO SHOP, 559 00:21:54,913 --> 00:22:02,287 TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING, TO GO TO 560 00:22:02,287 --> 00:22:09,327 OUR. FAITH TRADITION GATHERINGS, 561 00:22:09,327 --> 00:22:12,097 AS WELL AS AS AS VISITING 562 00:22:12,097 --> 00:22:14,166 FRIENDS, GOING TO EVENTS. AND 563 00:22:14,166 --> 00:22:17,502 FOR ME AND OTHERS GOING TO WORK. 564 00:22:17,502 --> 00:22:20,739 I WORK AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER 565 00:22:20,739 --> 00:22:24,710 AND I WORK ALMOST FULL TIME IN 566 00:22:24,710 --> 00:22:27,713 THAT CAPACITY, AND I MAKE LESS 567 00:22:27,713 --> 00:22:32,017 THAN $36,000 A YEAR. AND I DO 568 00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:35,354 NOT COLLECT SOCIAL SECURITY YET. 569 00:22:35,354 --> 00:22:41,560 SO I RELY A GREAT DEAL. I RELY 570 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:42,627 COMPLETELY ON PUBLIC 571 00:22:42,627 --> 00:22:46,098 TRANSPORTATION. I HAD TO GIVE UP 572 00:22:46,098 --> 00:22:49,968 DRIVING ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO 573 00:22:49,968 --> 00:22:50,469 WHEN MY INSURANCE RATES 574 00:22:50,469 --> 00:22:58,376 SKYROCKETED SO I URGE YOU, WITH 575 00:22:58,376 --> 00:23:08,587 ALL ALL URGENCY TO SUPPORT 576 00:23:08,587 --> 00:23:12,157 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN TOTAL. 577 00:23:12,157 --> 00:23:14,993 AND TO CUT AMENDMENTS THREE, 578 00:23:14,993 --> 00:23:17,929 FOUR, FIVE AND 13. THANK YOU. 579 00:23:17,929 --> 00:23:21,733 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU, KATHY. 580 00:23:21,733 --> 00:23:23,368 -- NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR 581 00:23:23,368 --> 00:23:26,471 FROM ANNA ZAVALA AFTER ANNA 582 00:23:26,471 --> 00:23:29,708 AYAAN MUHAMMAD ANNA, PLEASE HIT 583 00:23:29,708 --> 00:23:39,551 STAR SIX. 584 00:23:39,684 --> 00:23:45,524 ANNA, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE STILL 585 00:23:45,524 --> 00:23:53,832 MUTED PERHAPS WE'LL GO ON TO OUR 586 00:23:53,832 --> 00:23:55,000 NEXT CALLER AND GET BACK TO ANNA 587 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,002 AS WELL AS CHRIS MCKAY TOWARD 588 00:23:57,002 --> 00:24:02,541 THE END, WE'LL TRY IRON 589 00:24:02,541 --> 00:24:07,546 MUHAMMAD. AFTER IRON, ZACH 590 00:24:07,546 --> 00:24:08,713 HOWELL. AYAAN, PLEASE HIT STAR 591 00:24:08,713 --> 00:24:16,588 SIX TO SPEAK 592 00:24:16,822 --> 00:24:27,299 -- IRON STAR SIX, PLEASE UNMUTE 593 00:24:28,333 --> 00:24:30,368 YOURSELF. YES. THERE YOU ARE. 594 00:24:30,368 --> 00:24:31,603 -- HELLO 595 00:24:31,603 --> 00:24:34,272 -- GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, 596 00:24:34,272 --> 00:24:36,107 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 597 00:24:36,107 --> 00:24:38,109 MOHAMMED AND I AM A MEMBER OF 598 00:24:38,109 --> 00:24:38,743 THE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK 599 00:24:38,743 --> 00:24:40,178 GROUP, AND I REPRESENT THE 600 00:24:40,178 --> 00:24:42,214 REFUGEE WOMEN'S ALLIANCE. WE 601 00:24:42,214 --> 00:24:44,850 STRONGLY SUPPORT THE 3% PROPOSED 602 00:24:44,850 --> 00:24:46,852 TAX TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND 603 00:24:46,852 --> 00:24:50,522 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE 604 00:24:50,522 --> 00:24:51,122 ACCESSIBILITY TO UNDERSERVED 605 00:24:51,122 --> 00:24:53,258 COMMUNITIES, WHICH INCLUDES 606 00:24:53,258 --> 00:24:55,093 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AMENDMENT 607 00:24:55,093 --> 00:24:55,594 TO INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH 608 00:24:55,594 --> 00:24:56,928 DISABILITIES AND EXPAND 609 00:24:56,928 --> 00:24:59,698 SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE THE 610 00:24:59,698 --> 00:25:02,300 TRANSIT ACCESS PROGRAM. THANK 611 00:25:02,300 --> 00:25:02,934 YOU COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH 612 00:25:02,934 --> 00:25:05,637 AND RINCK. AMENDMENT 11 AND 17, 613 00:25:05,637 --> 00:25:06,771 SPONSORED BY LIN AND RINCK, 614 00:25:06,771 --> 00:25:09,508 ALIGN WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION 615 00:25:09,508 --> 00:25:11,810 FOR EXPLORING AND CREATING 616 00:25:11,810 --> 00:25:14,679 PROGRESSIVE FUNDING. AMENDMENT 617 00:25:14,679 --> 00:25:16,248 26 AND 27 EXPANDS ELIGIBILITY 618 00:25:16,248 --> 00:25:19,584 FOR THE TAP PROGRAM. WE DO NOT 619 00:25:19,584 --> 00:25:20,185 SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 620 00:25:20,185 --> 00:25:22,554 REDUCTION IN THE THREE TAX 621 00:25:22,554 --> 00:25:26,258 PROPOSALS TO 0.2%. THANK YOU. 622 00:25:26,258 --> 00:25:32,597 -- THANK YOU IAN. 623 00:25:32,597 --> 00:25:34,733 -- OUR NEXT CALLER WILL BE ZACH 624 00:25:34,733 --> 00:25:37,536 HOWELL. AFTER WE HEAR FROM ZACH, 625 00:25:37,536 --> 00:25:40,605 WE'RE GOING TO REVISIT CHRIS 626 00:25:40,605 --> 00:25:46,945 MCKAY AND ANNA OF ARTS ZACH 627 00:25:46,945 --> 00:25:55,353 PLEASE HIT STAR SIX TO SPEAK. 628 00:25:55,353 --> 00:25:56,821 -- GOOD MORNING. COUNCILMEMBERS. 629 00:25:56,821 --> 00:25:58,957 I LIVE IN GREEN LAKE. I USED TO 630 00:25:58,957 --> 00:25:59,557 LIVE IN COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 631 00:25:59,557 --> 00:26:01,159 DISTRICT IN QUEEN ANNE. I 632 00:26:01,159 --> 00:26:03,929 CURRENTLY TAKE THE BUS HOME FROM 633 00:26:03,929 --> 00:26:05,330 SOUTH LAKE UNION EVERY DAY BUT 634 00:26:05,330 --> 00:26:07,899 ALSO OWN A CAR AND CARPOOL WITH 635 00:26:07,899 --> 00:26:09,167 MY WIFE IN THE MORNING AND TAKE 636 00:26:09,167 --> 00:26:11,870 THE BUS HOME. BUSSES RUNNING 637 00:26:11,870 --> 00:26:13,071 FAST HOWEVER, IS GOOD FOR 638 00:26:13,071 --> 00:26:15,574 EVERYBODY, EVEN FOR DRIVERS. 639 00:26:15,574 --> 00:26:19,277 THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY WAYS TO 640 00:26:19,277 --> 00:26:19,844 ACTUALLY REDUCE TRAFFIC AND 641 00:26:19,844 --> 00:26:22,414 CONGESTION. IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR 642 00:26:22,414 --> 00:26:23,815 THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE TIRE WASTE 643 00:26:23,815 --> 00:26:25,383 IS ONE OF THE WORST POLLUTANTS 644 00:26:25,383 --> 00:26:26,818 FOR SALMON RUNOFF. SO THAT'S HOW 645 00:26:26,818 --> 00:26:28,720 WE FOCUS LESS ON DECREASING 646 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:30,622 DRIVING AND MORE ON SAVING TREES 647 00:26:30,622 --> 00:26:35,961 OR SOMETHING IN HOUSING, ZONING 648 00:26:35,961 --> 00:26:39,397 LAWS. PLEASE PASS THE POINT 3% 649 00:26:39,397 --> 00:26:41,433 TAX IN FULL WITHOUT ANY DILUTING 650 00:26:41,433 --> 00:26:43,568 AMENDMENTS. LIKE MOST TAX 651 00:26:43,568 --> 00:26:44,736 INCREASES IN SEATTLE, I FULLY 652 00:26:44,736 --> 00:26:46,171 EXPECT THIS TO PASS ON THE 653 00:26:46,171 --> 00:26:47,839 BALLOT AND DON'T REALLY SEE WHY 654 00:26:47,839 --> 00:26:49,574 THERE'S ANY POINT IN TRYING TO 655 00:26:49,574 --> 00:26:52,510 DECREASE IT, OR HAVE RANDOM 656 00:26:52,510 --> 00:26:55,513 ARTICLES THAT TALK ABOUT HOW 657 00:26:55,513 --> 00:26:58,316 IT'S A REGRESSIVE TAX. LOOK 658 00:26:58,316 --> 00:27:00,752 FORWARD TO HAVING MORE FREQUENT 659 00:27:00,752 --> 00:27:02,053 BUS ROUTES ACROSS THE CITY. 660 00:27:02,053 --> 00:27:06,825 THANK YOU 661 00:27:06,825 --> 00:27:09,761 -- THANK YOU. 662 00:27:09,761 --> 00:27:11,529 -- WE'RE GOING TO TRY CHRIS 663 00:27:11,529 --> 00:27:14,432 MCKAY AGAIN AFTER CHRIS. WE'LL 664 00:27:14,432 --> 00:27:17,235 HEAR FROM ANNA ZEEVAART CHRIS, 665 00:27:17,235 --> 00:27:21,606 PLEASE HIT STAR SIX TO SPEAK. 666 00:27:21,606 --> 00:27:22,874 -- HI. GOOD AFTERNOON, 667 00:27:22,874 --> 00:27:23,642 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHRIS 668 00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:25,577 MCKAY. I SERVE ON THE SEATTLE 669 00:27:25,577 --> 00:27:27,078 PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD. I'M 670 00:27:27,078 --> 00:27:28,113 HERE TODAY TO ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS 671 00:27:28,113 --> 00:27:29,748 TO PLACE THE SEATTLE TRANSIT 672 00:27:29,748 --> 00:27:31,082 MEASURE RENEWAL ON THE NOVEMBER 673 00:27:31,082 --> 00:27:32,817 BALLOT. YOU KNOW, ONE THING WE 674 00:27:32,817 --> 00:27:34,152 OFTEN FORGET IS THAT EVERY 675 00:27:34,152 --> 00:27:35,220 TRANSIT RIDER IS ALSO A 676 00:27:35,220 --> 00:27:37,389 PEDESTRIAN, AND EVERY SINGLE 677 00:27:37,389 --> 00:27:38,757 TRIP BEGINS AND ENDS WITH 678 00:27:38,757 --> 00:27:40,125 SOMEONE WALKING. AND THAT'S WHY 679 00:27:40,125 --> 00:27:42,394 INVESTING IN TRANSIT ISN'T JUST 680 00:27:42,394 --> 00:27:44,429 ABOUT BUS. IT'S ABOUT MAKING IT 681 00:27:44,429 --> 00:27:46,731 SAFE AND EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GET 682 00:27:46,731 --> 00:27:48,967 TO AND FROM THOSE SERVICES. THE 683 00:27:48,967 --> 00:27:49,634 MAYOR'S PROPOSAL RECOGNIZES THAT 684 00:27:49,634 --> 00:27:51,870 BY FUNDING IMPROVEMENTS THAT 685 00:27:51,870 --> 00:27:53,738 MAKE TRANSIT MORE ACCESSIBLE, 686 00:27:53,738 --> 00:27:54,372 ESPECIALLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT 687 00:27:54,372 --> 00:27:56,641 HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN THOSE 688 00:27:56,641 --> 00:27:59,077 INVESTMENTS, ADVANCE EQUITY, 689 00:27:59,077 --> 00:28:00,145 IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY, AND HELP 690 00:28:00,145 --> 00:28:02,280 THE CITY MEET ITS ADA 691 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:03,782 COMMITMENTS. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE 692 00:28:03,782 --> 00:28:05,784 THE COUNCIL TO CONTINUE MOVING 693 00:28:05,784 --> 00:28:07,685 FORWARD ON SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION 694 00:28:07,685 --> 00:28:10,455 AND REPAIR, BECAUSE ACCESS TO 695 00:28:10,455 --> 00:28:11,756 TRANSIT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS 696 00:28:11,756 --> 00:28:13,558 TRANSIT ITSELF. SO ON BEHALF OF 697 00:28:13,558 --> 00:28:14,459 THE SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY 698 00:28:14,459 --> 00:28:16,895 BOARD, URGE YOU TO SEND THE 699 00:28:16,895 --> 00:28:17,562 TRANSIT MEASURE RENEWAL TO THE 700 00:28:17,562 --> 00:28:18,730 VOTERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 701 00:28:18,730 --> 00:28:20,398 ALL YOUR HARD WORK 702 00:28:20,398 --> 00:28:26,838 -- THANK YOU. CHRIS. 703 00:28:26,838 --> 00:28:29,040 -- NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR 704 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,710 FROM ANNA ZIEBART. AFTER ANNA 705 00:28:31,710 --> 00:28:34,079 WILL HAVE WILL OBERST 706 00:28:34,079 --> 00:28:35,814 -- HELLO, THIS IS ANNA. CAN YOU 707 00:28:35,814 --> 00:28:37,182 HEAR ME NOW? 708 00:28:37,182 --> 00:28:37,449 -- YEAH. 709 00:28:37,449 --> 00:28:39,150 -- THANK YOU. 710 00:28:39,150 --> 00:28:40,385 -- YAY! WONDERFUL. OKAY, THIS IS 711 00:28:40,385 --> 00:28:42,353 ANNA. I'M WITH THE NON-DRIVERS 712 00:28:42,353 --> 00:28:43,922 ALLIANCE, OR AN ADVOCACY GROUP 713 00:28:43,922 --> 00:28:45,090 OF FOLKS WHO CAN'T DRIVE OR 714 00:28:45,090 --> 00:28:45,857 CAN'T AFFORD TO DRIVE 715 00:28:45,857 --> 00:28:47,959 THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF 716 00:28:47,959 --> 00:28:50,361 WASHINGTON. I AM JOINED TODAY BY 717 00:28:50,361 --> 00:28:52,330 A YOUNG NON-DRIVER. MY KIDDO, 718 00:28:52,330 --> 00:28:53,498 WHO'S GOING TO INTRODUCE 719 00:28:53,498 --> 00:28:55,633 HIMSELF AND TALK A LITTLE BIT 720 00:28:55,633 --> 00:28:56,668 ABOUT WHY HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE 721 00:28:56,668 --> 00:28:58,703 THAT WE FUND TRANSIT SERVICE TO 722 00:28:58,703 --> 00:29:00,505 THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, SO 723 00:29:00,505 --> 00:29:02,207 THAT WE CAN GET PLACES QUICKLY 724 00:29:02,207 --> 00:29:05,410 AND EASILY. AND IT DOESN'T TAKE 725 00:29:05,410 --> 00:29:07,846 2 OR 3 TIMES LONGER TO TAKE 726 00:29:07,846 --> 00:29:10,482 TRANSIT THAN DRIVING. SO DO YOU 727 00:29:10,482 --> 00:29:11,950 WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF? 728 00:29:11,950 --> 00:29:14,519 OKAY. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? AND HOW 729 00:29:14,519 --> 00:29:16,988 OLD ARE YOU? 730 00:29:16,988 --> 00:29:17,255 -- NINE. 731 00:29:17,255 --> 00:29:18,423 -- AND WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO GO 732 00:29:18,423 --> 00:29:22,994 ON THE BUS YOU DON'T KNOW. WHAT 733 00:29:22,994 --> 00:29:24,395 BUSSES WOULD YOU LIKE TO RUN 734 00:29:24,395 --> 00:29:26,965 MORE FREQUENTLY? 735 00:29:26,965 --> 00:29:29,334 -- THE 50 AND THE 106. 736 00:29:29,334 --> 00:29:30,969 -- AND WHERE DOES THE 50 GO? 737 00:29:30,969 --> 00:29:32,537 WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO ALKI 738 00:29:32,537 --> 00:29:34,272 MORE FREQUENTLY? 739 00:29:34,272 --> 00:29:34,572 -- YES. 740 00:29:34,572 --> 00:29:36,040 -- YES, WE ALL LIKE TO GET TO 741 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:36,708 THE BEACH IN THE SUMMER, AND IT 742 00:29:36,708 --> 00:29:38,042 WOULD BE GREAT IF WE HAD MORE 743 00:29:38,042 --> 00:29:40,678 FREQUENT AND MORE RELIABLE 744 00:29:40,678 --> 00:29:42,947 TRANSIT SERVICE JUST TO TOUCH 745 00:29:42,947 --> 00:29:44,949 BASE QUICKLY ON THE AMENDMENTS. 746 00:29:44,949 --> 00:29:45,583 NON-DRIVERS ALLIANCE ENCOURAGES 747 00:29:45,583 --> 00:29:47,585 THE COUNCIL TO REJECT AMENDMENT 748 00:29:47,585 --> 00:29:50,321 13, FIVE, THREE AND FOUR, 749 00:29:50,321 --> 00:29:53,291 SUPPORT 11 AND 17, AS WELL AS 750 00:29:53,291 --> 00:29:57,495 TEN AND 29. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 751 00:29:57,495 --> 00:30:02,000 PATIENCE WITH OUR TECHNICAL 752 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:02,433 DIFFICULTIES TODAY. 753 00:30:02,433 --> 00:30:05,236 -- THANK YOU ANNA. 754 00:30:05,236 --> 00:30:07,472 -- OUR NEXT CALLER WILL BE WILL 755 00:30:07,472 --> 00:30:11,476 OBERST AFTER. WILL WE HAVE 756 00:30:11,476 --> 00:30:15,346 CONRAD PARKER? WILL PLEASE HIT 757 00:30:15,346 --> 00:30:20,318 STAR SIX. 758 00:30:20,318 --> 00:30:21,286 -- HI, EVERYONE. THIS IS WILL 759 00:30:21,286 --> 00:30:22,921 OBERST, YOUR DIRECTOR OF DRINKS 760 00:30:22,921 --> 00:30:24,856 AND DEMOCRACY AND ALSO GREAT 761 00:30:24,856 --> 00:30:25,990 WORK. ANNA. THAT WAS JUST AN 762 00:30:25,990 --> 00:30:30,094 AMAZING PRESENTATION. I LIVE AND 763 00:30:30,094 --> 00:30:34,265 WORK IN D3. I'M A UFW 3000 764 00:30:34,265 --> 00:30:36,901 MEMBER GROCERY STORE WORKER AND 765 00:30:36,901 --> 00:30:42,006 A RESTAURANT WORKER. AND A 766 00:30:42,006 --> 00:30:43,875 FORMER RECIPIENT OF THE ORCA 767 00:30:43,875 --> 00:30:45,009 LIFT CARD, WHICH I'M A BIG FAN 768 00:30:45,009 --> 00:30:48,179 OF. SPREADING OUT TO MULTIPLE AS 769 00:30:48,179 --> 00:30:50,548 MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN TO MAKE 770 00:30:50,548 --> 00:30:51,749 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EASIER IN 771 00:30:51,749 --> 00:30:54,819 THE CITY. CURRENTLY, IT'S SET AT 772 00:30:54,819 --> 00:30:57,155 ABOUT 20%. AM I TO RECEIVE THAT? 773 00:30:57,155 --> 00:31:01,593 AND I'D LIKE TO SEE A FEW OF OUR 774 00:31:01,593 --> 00:31:03,161 AMENDMENTS, INCLUDING 17, 26 AND 775 00:31:03,161 --> 00:31:06,531 27, TO INCREASE THAT LIMIT SO 776 00:31:06,531 --> 00:31:12,003 THAT 60% AND LOWER AM, I CAN 777 00:31:12,003 --> 00:31:13,872 RECEIVE THAT SO THAT WE CAN GET 778 00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:15,773 MORE PEOPLE ON BUSSES AND PUBLIC 779 00:31:15,773 --> 00:31:17,942 TRANSPORTATION ALL AROUND THE 780 00:31:17,942 --> 00:31:18,876 CITY. AND THAT'S WHAT I CAME TO 781 00:31:18,876 --> 00:31:21,479 SAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS VERY MUCH 782 00:31:21,479 --> 00:31:24,148 AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. ALL 783 00:31:24,148 --> 00:31:24,382 CHEERS. 784 00:31:24,382 --> 00:31:31,155 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. 785 00:31:31,155 --> 00:31:33,224 -- OUR NEXT CALLER IS CONRAD 786 00:31:33,224 --> 00:31:34,826 PARKER. AFTER CONRAD, WE'LL HEAR 787 00:31:34,826 --> 00:31:37,929 FROM ALBERTO ALVAREZ CONRAD, 788 00:31:37,929 --> 00:31:43,735 PLEASE HIT STAR SIX. 789 00:31:43,735 --> 00:31:44,402 -- HI, I'M CONRAD. I LIVE IN 790 00:31:44,402 --> 00:31:45,536 MADISON VALLEY IN DISTRICT 791 00:31:45,536 --> 00:31:46,938 THREE. I JUST FINISHED THE 792 00:31:46,938 --> 00:31:47,872 SEATTLE PORTLAND BIKE RIDE 793 00:31:47,872 --> 00:31:48,940 YESTERDAY, AND I'D REALLY LIKE 794 00:31:48,940 --> 00:31:49,907 TO BE RELAXING RIGHT NOW, BUT I 795 00:31:49,907 --> 00:31:51,809 FEEL THE NEED TO CALL IN AND ASK 796 00:31:51,809 --> 00:31:54,178 YOU TO PLEASE REJECT AMENDMENTS 797 00:31:54,178 --> 00:31:56,381 FOUR, FIVE AND 13 TO THE SEATTLE 798 00:31:56,381 --> 00:31:57,649 TRANSIT MEASURE. SO THE MEDIAN 799 00:31:57,649 --> 00:32:00,051 SEATTLE HOUSEHOLD. THE FULL 800 00:32:00,051 --> 00:32:01,753 INCREASE THAT IS PROPOSED WILL 801 00:32:01,753 --> 00:32:03,087 COST $29 PER YEAR. THAT'S LESS 802 00:32:03,087 --> 00:32:04,255 THAN ONE DAY OF PARKING IN 803 00:32:04,255 --> 00:32:06,624 DOWNTOWN FOR WORK. ONE UBER TO 804 00:32:06,624 --> 00:32:07,692 WEST SEATTLE OR FIVE GALLONS OF 805 00:32:07,692 --> 00:32:09,527 GAS IN A CITY WHERE 30% OF 806 00:32:09,527 --> 00:32:11,329 COMMUTE TRIPS ARE TAKEN ON 807 00:32:11,329 --> 00:32:12,797 PUBLIC TRANSIT AND WERE 20% OF 808 00:32:12,797 --> 00:32:14,499 HOUSEHOLDS DON'T EVEN OWN A CAR. 809 00:32:14,499 --> 00:32:15,133 MAXIMIZING TRANSIT FUNDING, EVEN 810 00:32:15,133 --> 00:32:18,336 WITH A SALES TAX, IS AN ABSOLUTE 811 00:32:18,336 --> 00:32:19,270 SLAM DUNK. PLEASE TAKE THIS 812 00:32:19,270 --> 00:32:20,071 OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT 813 00:32:20,071 --> 00:32:22,240 FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY. 814 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:23,675 REJECT AMENDMENTS FOUR, FIVE AND 815 00:32:23,675 --> 00:32:27,979 13 AND DON'T WANT TO SOUND. 816 00:32:27,979 --> 00:32:33,918 -- THANK YOU. 817 00:32:33,918 --> 00:32:36,054 -- WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO MORE 818 00:32:36,054 --> 00:32:37,922 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. WE HAVE 819 00:32:37,922 --> 00:32:39,223 ALBERTO ALVAREZ, WHO WE'LL HEAR 820 00:32:39,223 --> 00:32:40,325 FROM NEXT. AFTER ALBERTO, WE 821 00:32:40,325 --> 00:32:48,833 WILL HEAR FROM PETER BRIGGS. 822 00:32:48,833 --> 00:32:51,970 LOOKING FOR. ALBERTO, PLEASE HIT 823 00:32:51,970 --> 00:32:59,944 STAR SIX. 824 00:32:59,944 --> 00:33:02,213 -- THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING WE 825 00:33:02,213 --> 00:33:05,149 NEED TO INCREASE TAXES TO CAR 826 00:33:05,149 --> 00:33:08,820 USAGE AND PARKING. I SUPPORT THE 827 00:33:08,820 --> 00:33:11,189 AMENDMENTS THAT LOWER THE TAX 828 00:33:11,189 --> 00:33:13,191 HIKE AND THE ONES ABOUT LOOKING 829 00:33:13,191 --> 00:33:17,195 FORWARD TO PROGRESSIVE REVENUE 830 00:33:17,195 --> 00:33:18,696 RESPONSIBLE FUNDING TO ADDRESS 831 00:33:18,696 --> 00:33:21,666 ALL OF THESE THINGS IT'S NOT 832 00:33:21,666 --> 00:33:24,635 JUST ABOUT BUILDING IT. AND THEY 833 00:33:24,635 --> 00:33:26,270 WILL COME. RIDERSHIP WILL REMAIN 834 00:33:26,270 --> 00:33:28,272 LOW BECAUSE THE COST OF DRIVING 835 00:33:28,272 --> 00:33:29,774 A CAR IS BETTER THAN TAKING TWO 836 00:33:29,774 --> 00:33:31,376 BUS ROUTES TO THE PLACES PEOPLE 837 00:33:31,376 --> 00:33:33,177 MUST TRAVEL TO. 838 00:33:33,177 --> 00:33:33,845 -- WE'VE GOT A BIG WORKLOAD 839 00:33:33,845 --> 00:33:37,215 TODAY, SO JUST TRY AND GET IT 840 00:33:37,215 --> 00:33:37,482 ALL DONE. 841 00:33:37,482 --> 00:33:40,051 -- THAT'S NOT ME. I JUST I 842 00:33:40,051 --> 00:33:42,120 THINK THE LINES ARE CROSSED. 843 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:49,894 -- IT'S JUST 844 00:33:50,128 --> 00:33:54,999 -- I THINK THE LINES ARE 845 00:33:54,999 --> 00:33:55,266 CROSSED. 846 00:33:55,266 --> 00:33:57,935 -- WE CAN STILL HEAR YOU. 847 00:33:57,935 --> 00:33:59,437 -- OKAY. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT 848 00:33:59,437 --> 00:34:01,005 BUILDING IT. AND THEY WILL COME. 849 00:34:01,005 --> 00:34:01,539 RIDERSHIP WILL REMAIN LOW 850 00:34:01,539 --> 00:34:02,740 BECAUSE THE COST OF DRIVING A 851 00:34:02,740 --> 00:34:04,776 CAR IS BETTER THAN TAKING TWO 852 00:34:04,776 --> 00:34:05,710 BUS ROUTES TO THE PLACES PEOPLE 853 00:34:05,710 --> 00:34:09,080 NEED TO TRAVEL TO PAY TAX AND 854 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:10,648 CAR USAGE ITSELF WOULD BE A MORE 855 00:34:10,648 --> 00:34:12,116 EQUITABLE WAY TO FUND A TRANSIT 856 00:34:12,116 --> 00:34:15,186 SYSTEM. WEALTHY HOUSEHOLDS OWN 857 00:34:15,186 --> 00:34:16,854 MULTIPLE CARS, DRIVERS FROM THE 858 00:34:16,854 --> 00:34:17,889 SUBURBS CAN BE TAXED WHEN 859 00:34:17,889 --> 00:34:19,657 PARKING ON OUR STREETS AND IN 860 00:34:19,657 --> 00:34:21,793 COMMERCIAL LOTS. THERE ARE 861 00:34:21,793 --> 00:34:24,529 BETTER WAYS TO TACKLE THE ISSUES 862 00:34:24,529 --> 00:34:25,930 OF LOW RIDERSHIP AND UNRELIABLE 863 00:34:25,930 --> 00:34:27,532 BUS SERVICE. WE ARE STUCK WITH 864 00:34:27,532 --> 00:34:29,200 REGRESSIVE TAXES. MASKING THE 865 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:31,169 WIDE NET OF A SALES TAX FOR 866 00:34:31,169 --> 00:34:34,372 LIMITED IMPROVEMENTS TO BUS 867 00:34:34,372 --> 00:34:35,540 ROUTES. THEN THIS BILL TO VOTERS 868 00:34:35,540 --> 00:34:38,443 AND IMMEDIATELY AND IMMEDIATELY 869 00:34:38,443 --> 00:34:40,812 AFTER, COUNCIL SHOULD PASS TAXES 870 00:34:40,812 --> 00:34:43,314 ON CARS AND PARKING FUND 871 00:34:43,314 --> 00:34:44,882 IMPROVEMENTS FOR TRANSIT SYSTEM. 872 00:34:44,882 --> 00:34:48,052 THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. 873 00:34:48,052 --> 00:34:49,887 -- ALBERTO, THANK YOU FOR 874 00:34:49,887 --> 00:34:51,522 PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENTS. 875 00:34:51,522 --> 00:34:52,090 APOLOGIES FOR THE TECHNICAL 876 00:34:52,090 --> 00:34:53,124 DIFFICULTIES. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY 877 00:34:53,124 --> 00:34:54,325 RIGHT. THE LINES WERE CROSSED 878 00:34:54,325 --> 00:34:55,359 THERE FOR ABOUT 30 40s. WE'LL 879 00:34:55,359 --> 00:34:57,495 GIVE YOU ABOUT 45 SECONDS IF YOU 880 00:34:57,495 --> 00:34:59,330 WANT TO SHARE ANY ANY OTHER SORT 881 00:34:59,330 --> 00:35:00,665 OF FINAL FINAL THOUGHTS OR 882 00:35:00,665 --> 00:35:01,899 REMARKS. I KNOW YOU'RE RUSHED. 883 00:35:01,899 --> 00:35:02,200 -- THROUGH. 884 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:04,735 -- A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS THE END 885 00:35:04,735 --> 00:35:07,939 -- THANK YOU. YEAH. JUST TO WRAP 886 00:35:07,939 --> 00:35:10,575 UP, SET UP PROGRESSIVE REVENUE 887 00:35:10,575 --> 00:35:14,178 BY TAXING CAR USAGE AND PARKING. 888 00:35:14,178 --> 00:35:15,947 THAT'S MY NUMBER ONE GOAL TO 889 00:35:15,947 --> 00:35:17,748 ME, THE AMENDMENTS THAT LOWERS 890 00:35:17,748 --> 00:35:21,219 THE TAX HIKE IS IDEAL, BUT YOU 891 00:35:21,219 --> 00:35:23,321 KNOW, WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD ON 892 00:35:23,321 --> 00:35:24,755 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. WE CAN'T 893 00:35:24,755 --> 00:35:25,490 JUST KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT. 894 00:35:25,490 --> 00:35:27,291 THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. 895 00:35:27,291 --> 00:35:35,099 -- THANK YOU ALBERTO. 896 00:35:35,099 --> 00:35:35,867 -- OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PETER 897 00:35:35,867 --> 00:35:43,441 BRIGGS PETER, PLEASE HIT STAR 898 00:35:43,441 --> 00:35:47,578 SIX. 899 00:35:47,578 --> 00:35:49,447 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 900 00:35:49,447 --> 00:35:50,648 I'M PETER BRIGGS. I'M A HIGH 901 00:35:50,648 --> 00:35:52,783 SCHOOL STUDENT WHO LIVES IN 902 00:35:52,783 --> 00:35:54,986 RAINIER VALLEY. MY SCHOOLING HAS 903 00:35:54,986 --> 00:35:56,721 BEEN RELATIVELY UNIQUE, BUT FOR 904 00:35:56,721 --> 00:35:57,822 SOME CLASSES I ATTEND A SCHOOL 905 00:35:57,822 --> 00:35:59,757 ON THE EAST SIDE, GETTING TO THE 906 00:35:59,757 --> 00:36:01,659 EAST SIDE HAS BEEN 907 00:36:01,659 --> 00:36:02,493 REVOLUTIONIZED BY THE OPENING OF 908 00:36:02,493 --> 00:36:04,061 THE LIGHT RAIL CROSS LIGHT 909 00:36:04,061 --> 00:36:06,130 CONNECTION. IN MARCH. HOWEVER, 910 00:36:06,130 --> 00:36:08,432 THE LIGHT RAIL CONNECTION ISN'T 911 00:36:08,432 --> 00:36:09,667 EVERYTHING. WHEN I USE TRANSIT 912 00:36:09,667 --> 00:36:12,403 TO GET TO SCHOOL, A MAJOR PART 913 00:36:12,403 --> 00:36:13,804 OF MY JOURNEY IS JUST GETTING TO 914 00:36:13,804 --> 00:36:15,306 JUDKINS PARK STATION TO BOARD 915 00:36:15,306 --> 00:36:17,808 THE TRAIN. FORTUNATELY, THERE 916 00:36:17,808 --> 00:36:19,477 ARE BUS ROUTES THAT RUN NEAR MY 917 00:36:19,477 --> 00:36:21,746 HOUSE TO THE STATION. 918 00:36:21,746 --> 00:36:23,414 UNFORTUNATELY, THIS LAST MILE 919 00:36:23,414 --> 00:36:25,683 CONNECTION IS INFREQUENT AND 920 00:36:25,683 --> 00:36:26,617 OFTEN FEELS UNSAFE TO ME AS A 921 00:36:26,617 --> 00:36:29,554 YOUTH. FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE 922 00:36:29,554 --> 00:36:30,755 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE WOULD 923 00:36:30,755 --> 00:36:32,056 ALLOW ME TO GET TO SCHOOL, 924 00:36:32,056 --> 00:36:34,225 CHURCH AND OTHER IMPORTANT 925 00:36:34,225 --> 00:36:36,727 DESTINATIONS MORE EASILY. OTHERS 926 00:36:36,727 --> 00:36:38,496 HAVE STRESSED CLIMATE AND EQUITY 927 00:36:38,496 --> 00:36:40,331 CONCERNS, AND I'D LIKE TO ADD MY 928 00:36:40,331 --> 00:36:43,234 SAFETY CONCERNS. WITHOUT STRONG 929 00:36:43,234 --> 00:36:45,570 TRANSIT, MY PEERS AND I ARE 930 00:36:45,570 --> 00:36:46,070 FORCED TO DRIVE ALMOST 931 00:36:46,070 --> 00:36:48,506 EVERYWHERE. I TRUST MY DRIVING 932 00:36:48,506 --> 00:36:51,042 SKILLS, BUT IT FEELS LIKE AN 933 00:36:51,042 --> 00:36:52,210 UNNECESSARY RISK AND A WASTE OF 934 00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:55,947 TIME FOR 16 YEAR OLDS TO BE 935 00:36:55,947 --> 00:36:56,480 PILOTING INDIVIDUAL MOTOR 936 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:58,916 VEHICLES EVERYWHERE THEY GO. 937 00:36:58,916 --> 00:37:00,585 PLEASE REJECT ALL AMENDMENTS 938 00:37:00,585 --> 00:37:02,753 THAT WOULD CUT THE FUNDING 939 00:37:02,753 --> 00:37:04,021 BENEFITS OFFERED BY SEATTLE 940 00:37:04,021 --> 00:37:06,891 TRANSIT MEASURE. THANK YOU. 941 00:37:06,891 --> 00:37:11,295 -- THANK YOU, PETER 942 00:37:11,295 --> 00:37:12,663 -- CHAIR, WE CURRENTLY DO NOT 943 00:37:12,663 --> 00:37:14,932 HAVE ANYONE ELSE REGISTERED 944 00:37:14,932 --> 00:37:17,101 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AT THIS 945 00:37:17,101 --> 00:37:21,005 TIME, GIVEN THAT THERE ARE NO 946 00:37:21,005 --> 00:37:21,639 ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS 947 00:37:21,639 --> 00:37:22,873 AND REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 10:30 948 00:37:22,873 --> 00:37:26,344 A.M., WE WILL BE IN A BRIEF 949 00:37:26,344 --> 00:37:27,745 RECESS. SO, COLLEAGUES, IF 950 00:37:27,745 --> 00:37:28,412 THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE SELECT 951 00:37:28,412 --> 00:37:30,181 COMMITTEE ON THE SEATTLE 952 00:37:30,181 --> 00:37:31,649 TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT 953 00:37:31,649 --> 00:37:34,852 WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL 10:30 954 00:37:34,852 --> 00:37:38,322 A.M.. IT IS 1011 CURRENTLY. SO 955 00:37:38,322 --> 00:37:39,824 10:30 A.M. HEARING NO OBJECTION, 956 00:37:39,824 --> 00:37:41,759 THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE 957 00:37:41,759 --> 00:37:42,393 SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT 958 00:37:42,393 --> 00:37:44,929 DISTRICT WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL 959 00:37:44,929 --> 00:37:47,598 10:30 A.M. TODAY. THANK YOU. 960 00:37:47,598 --> 00:37:53,371 -- THANK YOU. 961 00:37:53,371 --> 00:38:01,679 -- [MUSIC] 962 00:38:01,812 --> 00:38:12,023 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 963 00:38:17,561 --> 00:38:27,772 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 964 00:38:33,678 --> 00:38:43,888 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 965 00:38:49,794 --> 00:39:00,004 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 966 00:39:05,776 --> 00:39:15,986 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 967 00:39:22,193 --> 00:39:32,403 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 968 00:39:38,309 --> 00:39:48,519 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 969 00:39:54,492 --> 00:40:04,702 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 970 00:40:10,608 --> 00:40:20,951 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 971 00:40:34,098 --> 00:40:44,308 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 972 00:40:50,314 --> 00:41:00,524 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 973 00:41:06,197 --> 00:41:16,407 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 974 00:41:22,346 --> 00:41:32,690 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 975 00:41:45,903 --> 00:41:56,113 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 976 00:42:01,952 --> 00:42:12,162 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 977 00:42:18,035 --> 00:42:28,245 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 978 00:42:34,385 --> 00:42:44,728 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 979 00:42:57,875 --> 00:43:08,085 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 980 00:43:14,124 --> 00:43:24,468 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 981 00:43:40,884 --> 00:43:51,095 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 982 00:43:57,301 --> 00:44:07,511 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 983 00:44:13,250 --> 00:44:23,460 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 984 00:44:29,500 --> 00:44:39,710 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 985 00:44:45,783 --> 00:44:55,993 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 986 00:45:02,132 --> 00:45:12,342 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 987 00:45:18,215 --> 00:45:28,425 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 988 00:45:34,731 --> 00:45:44,942 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 989 00:45:50,748 --> 00:46:00,958 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 990 00:46:14,004 --> 00:46:24,214 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 991 00:46:30,187 --> 00:46:40,397 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 992 00:46:46,336 --> 00:46:56,680 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 993 00:47:09,760 --> 00:47:19,970 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 994 00:47:26,043 --> 00:47:36,253 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 995 00:47:42,359 --> 00:47:52,569 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 996 00:47:58,408 --> 00:48:08,619 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 997 00:48:14,424 --> 00:48:24,768 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 998 00:48:37,814 --> 00:48:48,025 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 999 00:48:53,330 --> 00:49:03,540 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1000 00:49:09,279 --> 00:49:19,489 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1001 00:49:25,462 --> 00:49:35,806 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1002 00:49:48,985 --> 00:49:59,196 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1003 00:50:05,102 --> 00:50:15,312 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1004 00:50:21,251 --> 00:50:31,461 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1005 00:50:37,601 --> 00:50:47,944 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1006 00:51:00,924 --> 00:51:09,766 [MUSIC] 1007 00:51:09,900 --> 00:51:20,110 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1008 00:51:29,753 --> 00:51:39,963 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1009 00:51:45,969 --> 00:51:56,179 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1010 00:52:02,052 --> 00:52:12,262 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1011 00:52:18,368 --> 00:52:28,578 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1012 00:52:34,484 --> 00:52:44,694 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1013 00:52:50,700 --> 00:53:00,911 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1014 00:53:06,750 --> 00:53:16,960 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1015 00:53:23,199 --> 00:53:33,410 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1016 00:53:39,482 --> 00:53:49,693 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1017 00:53:55,465 --> 00:54:05,675 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1018 00:54:11,648 --> 00:54:21,858 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1019 00:54:27,964 --> 00:54:38,174 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1020 00:54:43,913 --> 00:54:54,124 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1021 00:54:59,763 --> 00:55:08,538 [MUSIC] 1022 00:55:08,672 --> 00:55:18,882 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1023 00:55:32,228 --> 00:55:42,439 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1024 00:55:48,511 --> 00:55:58,588 [MUSIC] 1025 00:55:59,055 --> 00:56:09,399 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 1026 00:56:21,144 --> 00:56:31,621 -- IN 2026. SELECT COMMITTEE IN 1027 00:56:39,229 --> 00:56:39,729 THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION 1028 00:56:39,729 --> 00:56:41,030 BENEFIT DISTRICT PUBLIC HEARING 1029 00:56:41,030 --> 00:56:45,368 WILL COME BACK TO ORDER. IT IS 1030 00:56:45,368 --> 00:56:46,469 10:30 A.M.. I'M ROB SAKA, CHAIR 1031 00:56:46,469 --> 00:56:48,138 OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE 1032 00:56:48,138 --> 00:56:50,140 COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 1033 00:56:50,140 --> 00:56:53,109 ROLL? 1034 00:56:53,109 --> 00:56:53,643 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1035 00:56:53,643 --> 00:56:57,480 -- HERE. 1036 00:56:57,480 --> 00:56:58,114 -- COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. 1037 00:56:58,114 --> 00:57:00,583 -- PRESENT. 1038 00:57:00,583 --> 00:57:01,117 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 1039 00:57:01,117 --> 00:57:04,020 -- HERE. 1040 00:57:04,020 --> 00:57:06,422 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. HERE. 1041 00:57:06,422 --> 00:57:06,856 COUNCILMEMBER. LIN. 1042 00:57:06,856 --> 00:57:09,292 -- HERE. 1043 00:57:09,292 --> 00:57:09,859 -- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. 1044 00:57:09,859 --> 00:57:12,529 -- HERE. 1045 00:57:12,529 --> 00:57:13,062 -- COUNCILMEMBER. RIVERA. 1046 00:57:13,062 --> 00:57:16,833 -- PRESENT. 1047 00:57:16,833 --> 00:57:19,869 -- COUNCILMEMBER. STRAUSS. 1048 00:57:19,869 --> 00:57:25,708 CHAIR. SAKA. HERE 1049 00:57:25,708 --> 00:57:26,309 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. LET 1050 00:57:26,309 --> 00:57:27,510 THE RECORD REFLECT THAT 1051 00:57:27,510 --> 00:57:30,046 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS HERE. 1052 00:57:30,046 --> 00:57:31,981 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE NINE MEMBERS 1053 00:57:31,981 --> 00:57:32,248 PRESENT. 1054 00:57:32,248 --> 00:57:34,217 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL 1055 00:57:34,217 --> 00:57:35,952 CONTINUE WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING 1056 00:57:35,952 --> 00:57:37,821 ON THE PROPOSED SEATTLE TRANSIT 1057 00:57:37,821 --> 00:57:39,055 MEASURE. CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY 1058 00:57:39,055 --> 00:57:43,059 ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS 1059 00:57:43,059 --> 00:57:43,493 THIS MORNING? 1060 00:57:43,493 --> 00:57:44,060 -- CHAIR WE HAVE TWO MORE 1061 00:57:44,060 --> 00:57:46,863 REGISTERED SPEAKERS. 1062 00:57:46,863 --> 00:57:50,133 -- ALL RIGHT EACH MEMBER WILL 1063 00:57:50,133 --> 00:57:53,736 HAVE TWO MINUTES IN LINE WITH 1064 00:57:53,736 --> 00:57:58,174 EARLIER. 1065 00:57:58,174 --> 00:57:58,808 -- OUR FIRST REGISTERED SPEAKER 1066 00:57:58,808 --> 00:58:00,944 IS. WE'LL HEAR FROM MONTE 1067 00:58:00,944 --> 00:58:02,245 ANDERSEN AFTER MONTY WILL. WE'LL 1068 00:58:02,245 --> 00:58:05,949 HEAR FROM JEREMY FOUNTAIN. 1069 00:58:05,949 --> 00:58:09,586 MONTY, PLEASE HIT STAR SIX TO 1070 00:58:09,586 --> 00:58:17,460 BEGIN SPEAKING. 1071 00:58:17,594 --> 00:58:27,904 MONTY, ARE YOU THERE 1072 00:58:32,575 --> 00:58:36,079 -- MONTY. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 1073 00:58:36,079 --> 00:58:44,120 YOURSELF. 1074 00:58:44,354 --> 00:58:47,690 -- CORRECT. 1075 00:58:47,690 --> 00:58:56,599 -- THERE WE GO. WE HEAR YOU. 1076 00:58:56,599 --> 00:59:05,675 MONTY. WE HEARD YOU. MONTY STAR 1077 00:59:05,675 --> 00:59:15,518 SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. 1078 00:59:15,518 --> 00:59:18,354 -- MONTY. WE'RE SHOWING YOU AS 1079 00:59:18,354 --> 00:59:26,262 A MUTE. 1080 00:59:26,396 --> 00:59:36,906 WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR MONTY, 1081 00:59:42,145 --> 00:59:44,213 OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS JEREMY 1082 00:59:44,213 --> 00:59:45,715 FOUNTAIN. JEREMY HAS REGISTERED, 1083 00:59:45,715 --> 00:59:46,349 BUT IS NOT HAS NOT CALLED IN 1084 00:59:46,349 --> 00:59:49,352 YET. SO, JEREMY, IF YOU COULD 1085 00:59:49,352 --> 00:59:50,019 PLEASE CALL IN. WE'LL BE HAPPY 1086 00:59:50,019 --> 00:59:57,727 TO HEAR FROM YOU 1087 00:59:57,860 --> 01:00:00,363 AT THE MOMENT, IT'S STILL. 1088 01:00:00,363 --> 01:00:01,698 IT'S STILL MONTY. MONTY, PLEASE 1089 01:00:01,698 --> 01:00:05,601 HIT STAR SIX. 1090 01:00:05,601 --> 01:00:08,471 -- MONTY. WE SEE WE SEE YOU ON 1091 01:00:08,471 --> 01:00:09,205 THE LINE HERE. AND I THINK WE 1092 01:00:09,205 --> 01:00:10,640 HEARD YOU A MOMENT AGO. CAN YOU. 1093 01:00:10,640 --> 01:00:13,943 ARE YOU ABLE TO COME BACK OFF? 1094 01:00:13,943 --> 01:00:24,454 MUTE STAR SIX COMES OFF MUTE. 1095 01:00:25,555 --> 01:00:27,657 -- DOES IT SAY I'M OFF MUTE 1096 01:00:27,657 --> 01:00:27,857 NOW? 1097 01:00:27,857 --> 01:00:32,028 -- MONTY CAN'T HEAR YOU. 1098 01:00:32,028 --> 01:00:32,729 -- OH. 1099 01:00:32,729 --> 01:00:34,063 -- YOU JUST WENT BACK ON MUTE. 1100 01:00:34,063 --> 01:00:37,600 -- WENT BACK ON MUTE. MONTY. 1101 01:00:37,600 --> 01:00:38,835 -- OH MY. 1102 01:00:38,835 --> 01:00:39,068 -- GOD. 1103 01:00:39,068 --> 01:00:40,536 -- THERE IS. OKAY. AM I UNMUTED 1104 01:00:40,536 --> 01:00:40,737 NOW? 1105 01:00:40,737 --> 01:00:43,039 -- THERE WE GO, MONTY. GOOD 1106 01:00:43,039 --> 01:00:45,074 MORNING. WELCOME. 1107 01:00:45,074 --> 01:00:46,209 -- GOOD. GOOD MORNING. AND I'M 1108 01:00:46,209 --> 01:00:49,479 SORRY. YES, I'M EMBARRASSED 1109 01:00:49,479 --> 01:00:51,814 ABOUT MY MY AUDIO SKILLS HERE. 1110 01:00:51,814 --> 01:00:54,884 THANK YOU. VERY. THANK YOU FOR 1111 01:00:54,884 --> 01:00:56,119 BEING PATIENT WITH ME. GOOD 1112 01:00:56,119 --> 01:00:57,353 MORNING EVERYBODY. IT'S MONTY 1113 01:00:57,353 --> 01:00:57,887 ANDERSEN WITH THE SEATTLE 1114 01:00:57,887 --> 01:01:00,390 BUILDING TRADES ON BEHALF OF THE 1115 01:01:00,390 --> 01:01:01,858 20,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND 1116 01:01:01,858 --> 01:01:02,458 THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS THE 1117 01:01:02,458 --> 01:01:05,361 REGION. WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR 1118 01:01:05,361 --> 01:01:06,896 APPRECIATION FIRST AND SUPPORT 1119 01:01:06,896 --> 01:01:08,531 FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH THE 1120 01:01:08,531 --> 01:01:11,701 RENEWAL OF THE SEATTLE TRANSIT 1121 01:01:11,701 --> 01:01:12,869 MISSION. AND IT'S IMPORTANT, AS 1122 01:01:12,869 --> 01:01:17,507 WE ALL KNOW, AND IN TRANSIT AND 1123 01:01:17,507 --> 01:01:18,141 INFRASTRUCTURE AND STREETS AND 1124 01:01:18,141 --> 01:01:21,778 SIDEWALKS AND RAMPS AND AND BUS 1125 01:01:21,778 --> 01:01:23,613 LANES. SORRY, AM I ON MUTE STILL 1126 01:01:23,613 --> 01:01:23,813 NOW? 1127 01:01:23,813 --> 01:01:26,949 -- NO. WE CAN HEAR YOU. PERFECT. 1128 01:01:26,949 --> 01:01:27,950 -- THANK YOU. HEAR ME? OH, 1129 01:01:27,950 --> 01:01:28,918 THAT'S MY HUBBY COMING IN TO 1130 01:01:28,918 --> 01:01:31,954 HELP ME. SO IT'S IMPORTANT. 1131 01:01:31,954 --> 01:01:33,856 WE'RE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED 1132 01:01:33,856 --> 01:01:34,791 IN THE CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS OF 1133 01:01:34,791 --> 01:01:36,025 THE PACKAGE, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE 1134 01:01:36,025 --> 01:01:36,726 THAT'S WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING. 1135 01:01:36,726 --> 01:01:40,530 YOU KNOW, AS WE KNOW, EVERY PART 1136 01:01:40,530 --> 01:01:41,431 OF THESE PROJECTS HAS A, YOU 1137 01:01:41,431 --> 01:01:44,734 KNOW, THEIR OWN SPACE. AND FOR 1138 01:01:44,734 --> 01:01:46,102 CONSTRUCTION, THAT'S MINE. I 1139 01:01:46,102 --> 01:01:48,104 WOULD LIKE TO STRONGLY SUPPORT 1140 01:01:48,104 --> 01:01:50,740 AMENDMENTS SUCH AS AMENDMENT 1141 01:01:50,740 --> 01:01:51,207 THREE THAT PRIORITIZE 1142 01:01:51,207 --> 01:01:55,812 INFRASTRUCTURE AND REPAIR AND 1143 01:01:55,812 --> 01:01:56,913 EXPANSION OF SIDEWALKS. AND 1144 01:01:56,913 --> 01:01:59,215 WE'RE NOT A FAN OF AMENDMENT 1145 01:01:59,215 --> 01:02:01,184 24, EVEN THOUGH I UNDERSTAND 1146 01:02:01,184 --> 01:02:02,618 THEIR INTENTIONS, BUT IT JUST 1147 01:02:02,618 --> 01:02:04,287 REDUCES CAPITAL SPENDING. AND 1148 01:02:04,287 --> 01:02:05,354 EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT IF YOU 1149 01:02:05,354 --> 01:02:06,522 DON'T TAKE CARE OF WHAT YOU 1150 01:02:06,522 --> 01:02:08,925 HAVE, IT FALLS APART. AND IT'S 1151 01:02:08,925 --> 01:02:10,760 MORE EXPENSIVE TO FIX LATER. SO 1152 01:02:10,760 --> 01:02:11,994 I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW 1153 01:02:11,994 --> 01:02:15,231 THAT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS HELP 1154 01:02:15,231 --> 01:02:16,999 WITH RELIABILITY AND 1155 01:02:16,999 --> 01:02:18,701 ACCESSIBILITY. WE NEED GOOD 1156 01:02:18,701 --> 01:02:19,669 JOBS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR 1157 01:02:19,669 --> 01:02:21,537 LEADERSHIP, CHAIR. SAKA, AND 1158 01:02:21,537 --> 01:02:22,605 MANY OF US WHO ARE WORKING 1159 01:02:22,605 --> 01:02:24,107 TOGETHER TO GET THIS DONE. AND 1160 01:02:24,107 --> 01:02:25,141 WE'RE GOING TO BUILD SOME 1161 01:02:25,141 --> 01:02:25,942 BETTER LIVES OUT THERE AND DO IT 1162 01:02:25,942 --> 01:02:29,212 ALL TOGETHER. AND I APPRECIATE 1163 01:02:29,212 --> 01:02:31,581 YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. 1164 01:02:31,581 --> 01:02:39,522 -- THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON 1165 01:02:39,522 --> 01:02:41,891 -- OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS JEREMY 1166 01:02:41,891 --> 01:02:43,459 FOUNTAIN. JEREMY IS NOT 1167 01:02:43,459 --> 01:02:44,393 CURRENTLY ON THE LINE. SO, 1168 01:02:44,393 --> 01:02:48,164 JEREMY, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, 1169 01:02:48,164 --> 01:02:55,938 PLEASE CALL IN. 1170 01:02:56,172 --> 01:03:06,649 -- HE'S NOT. DID HE JOIN US? 1171 01:03:08,451 --> 01:03:12,421 HE'S. HE JOINED US? NO. OKAY. 1172 01:03:12,421 --> 01:03:19,162 JUST MENTION THAT NO MORE 1173 01:03:19,162 --> 01:03:20,163 -- MR. FOUNTAIN IS NOT CALLED IN 1174 01:03:20,163 --> 01:03:21,764 AT THIS POINT. THERE ARE NO MORE 1175 01:03:21,764 --> 01:03:24,967 REGISTERED SPEAKERS 1176 01:03:24,967 --> 01:03:28,371 -- ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU. 1177 01:03:28,371 --> 01:03:30,439 WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE 1178 01:03:30,439 --> 01:03:32,642 REMOTE PUBLIC HEARING SESSION. 1179 01:03:32,642 --> 01:03:34,777 THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO 1180 01:03:34,777 --> 01:03:37,246 CONTRIBUTED TO A THOUGHTFUL AND 1181 01:03:37,246 --> 01:03:38,714 PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION THIS 1182 01:03:38,714 --> 01:03:40,983 MORNING. LATER TODAY AT 5 P.M., 1183 01:03:40,983 --> 01:03:43,119 WE WILL HOST AN IN-PERSON PUBLIC 1184 01:03:43,119 --> 01:03:43,586 HEARING. CONTINUE THE 1185 01:03:43,586 --> 01:03:46,022 CONVERSATION THERE. OVERFLOW 1186 01:03:46,022 --> 01:03:47,557 SEATING FOR THE IN-PERSON PUBLIC 1187 01:03:47,557 --> 01:03:49,792 HEARING WILL BE AVAILABLE 1188 01:03:49,792 --> 01:03:50,426 DOWNSTAIRS IN THE BERTHA KNIGHT 1189 01:03:50,426 --> 01:03:51,894 LANDES ROOM IF NEEDED. ALL ARE 1190 01:03:51,894 --> 01:03:54,230 WELCOME AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGED 1191 01:03:54,230 --> 01:03:56,799 TO PARTICIPATE. THEIR FEEDBACK 1192 01:03:56,799 --> 01:03:59,735 ON THE PROPOSED SEATTLE TRANSIT 1193 01:03:59,735 --> 01:04:06,375 MEASURE AND THE. WE WILL 1194 01:04:06,375 --> 01:04:07,577 RECONVENE THE FINAL MEETING OF 1195 01:04:07,577 --> 01:04:08,144 THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE 1196 01:04:08,144 --> 01:04:10,213 SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT 1197 01:04:10,213 --> 01:04:12,081 DISTRICT ON THURSDAY, JULY 16th. 1198 01:04:12,081 --> 01:04:14,483 LATER THIS WEEK AT 9:30 A.M.. AT 1199 01:04:14,483 --> 01:04:16,519 THIS MEETING, WE WILL VOTE ON 1200 01:04:16,519 --> 01:04:18,521 THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND THE 1201 01:04:18,521 --> 01:04:19,755 LEGISLATION ITSELF, WHICH WILL 1202 01:04:19,755 --> 01:04:21,057 ALLOW US TO SUBMIT A FINAL 1203 01:04:21,057 --> 01:04:23,693 PACKAGE TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR 1204 01:04:23,693 --> 01:04:25,294 POSSIBLE APPROVAL AT NEXT 1205 01:04:25,294 --> 01:04:26,362 WEEK'S JULY 21st CITY COUNCIL 1206 01:04:26,362 --> 01:04:29,699 MEETING, AND TIME TO GET THIS ON 1207 01:04:29,699 --> 01:04:33,469 THE BALLOT. SO FRIENDLY REMINDER 1208 01:04:33,469 --> 01:04:34,904 GOOD LEGISLATION IS STRENGTHENED 1209 01:04:34,904 --> 01:04:37,873 BY THOUGHTFUL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, 1210 01:04:37,873 --> 01:04:39,909 COMMENT AND PUBLIC DELIBERATION. 1211 01:04:39,909 --> 01:04:42,878 LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS 1212 01:04:42,878 --> 01:04:45,514 VITAL WORK TOGETHER. JUST ONE 1213 01:04:45,514 --> 01:04:51,621 FINAL CHECK FOR IF THAT LAST 1214 01:04:51,621 --> 01:04:52,088 CALLER HAS JOINED US. 1215 01:04:52,088 --> 01:04:54,590 -- HE HAS NOT. 1216 01:04:54,590 --> 01:04:55,091 -- OKAY, IF THERE IS NO 1217 01:04:55,091 --> 01:04:55,791 OBJECTION, THEN THE SELECT 1218 01:04:55,791 --> 01:04:58,027 COMMITTEE ON THE SEATTLE 1219 01:04:58,027 --> 01:04:58,661 TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT 1220 01:04:58,661 --> 01:05:01,264 WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL 5 P.M. 1221 01:05:01,264 --> 01:05:05,334 TODAY HEARING. SEEING NO 1222 01:05:05,334 --> 01:05:05,968 OBJECTION, THE SELECT COMMITTEE 1223 01:05:05,968 --> 01:05:07,670 ON THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION 1224 01:05:07,670 --> 01:05:08,604 BENEFIT DISTRICT IS IN RECESS 1225 01:05:08,604 --> 01:05:11,741 UNTIL 5 P.M. TODAY. THANK YOU. 1226 01:05:11,741 --> 01:05:12,909 -- THANK