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Welcome everybody. I

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m calling

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this meeting of the King County

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Council to order. Welcome to

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the Tuesday, MARCH 4th, 2025

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meeting of the King County

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Council. Welcome to the

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courthouse, everyone. Thank you

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so much for joining us today on

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today

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s agenda, we have items

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on consent, including approval

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of a couple of general sewer

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plans and authorizing an

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interlocal agreement with the

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City of Kent for inspection and

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maintenance of the Rock Creek

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Bridge. We have a couple of

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memorandum of labor agreements

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concerning the juvenile

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detention guild and supervisors

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and ordinance approving the

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East Lane. And Downtown Redmond

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Link extension service changes

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and also we have motions

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regarding confirmation of

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several executive appointments

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to various committees, a motion

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requesting the executive to

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engage on a task force on

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transit safety and security. I

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believe that

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s why we

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re joined

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by our, our brothers from atu

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in the audience today, a motion

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requesting the Metro report on

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unplanned trip cancellation and

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describe how information about

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unplanned trip cancellations

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for fixed route bus service

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could be more quickly provided

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to. For passengers in real time.

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So it

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s a good agenda, uh,

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clerk, please call the roll.

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Thank you, Chairahale

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Councilber Baucci here

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Counciluncilmember Baron

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councilmember Dimowski,

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councilmember Dunn

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Counciluncilmember Mosquera

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Councilcilmember Perry,

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councilmember Quinn. Here.

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Council member von Reichbauer.

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Chasahala, you have a quorum.

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Great, uh, council member of

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Baron, would you be willing to

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lead us in a flag salute today.

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Yes, please stand if you

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re.

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Like in America. One nation

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under GOD in his soul. Next, we

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will turn to approval of the

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minutes councilmember Dunn

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right on time. MAY you please

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give me a motion to approve the

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meeting minutes of the special

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meeting of FEBRUARY 21st, 2025

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and the regular meeting of

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FEBRUARY 25, move both sets of

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minutes, the minutes approval

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is before us. All those in

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favor please say aye aye aye.

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All those opposed, the meeting

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minutes are approved. Next we

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will ask the clerk if there are

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any additions to the council

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agenda. There are none. All

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right, then we will turn to the

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public hearing portion of the

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agenda during the public

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hearing portion of the meeting,

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the council will take public

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comment on ordinances and

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motions on today

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s agenda for

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action. Listening to the public

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and taking into consideration

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the public

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s thoughts is an

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important part of our process.

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Uh, in order to allow everyone

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to testify, I would like to set

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the following ground rules.

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Please remain seated until time

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for your testimony. Do not make

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audible noise during the

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meeting. Your comments must be

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germane and relevant to the

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subject matters of the public

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hearing. This is also a

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reminder that public testimony

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MAY not be used for the

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purposes of campaigning if you

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do not abide by these ground

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rules or are otherwise

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disruptive, you MAY be ruled

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out of order and MAY be asked

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to leave the meeting before we

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hear from the public, I want to

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be sure that everyone who has

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called in understands how the

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process will be managed. We

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will begin with members of the

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public who have joined us in

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the chambers today. If you

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re

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providing comment remotely,

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please listen to the meeting on

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the Zoom call until your name

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is called. If you

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re in the

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room and would like to give

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public testimony. We will be

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using the raise hand uh feature

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to proceed through public

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comment today once I call for a

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comment, either press 9 on your

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phone or click the raise hand

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icon on the Zoom toolbar

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located at the bottom of your

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screen to raise your hand,

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which notifies the clerk you.

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Wish to speak. Our clerk will

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call the names and numbers of

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those who have raised their

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hand when you, when your name

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or last three digits of your

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phone number is called, Staff

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will unmute your line. You

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have 2 minutes to speak and

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ll hear a timer go off when

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you have reached 2 minutes. You

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can finish your thought, but

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please do wrap up your comments

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to allow the next person to

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speak if you go much past 2

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minutes, you will be muted.

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Clerk, MAY you please read the

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items into the record. Thank

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you. Item 6 is proposed

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ordinance number 2024-0252

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approving the Valley View Sewer

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District 2023 general sewer

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Plan. Item 7 is proposed

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substitute ordinance number

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2024-0263, an ordinance

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authorized in the King County

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Executive to execute an

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interlocal agreement with the

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City of Kent for the inspection

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and maintenance of the Rock

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Creek Bridge. Item 8 is

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proposed ordnance number

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2024-0410 proving the Southwest

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suburban Sewer District general

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sewer Plan update dated JULY

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2024. Item 9 is proposed

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ordinance number 2025-0082,

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approving and adopting the

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memoranda of agreement

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negotiated by between King

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County and the King County

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representing employees in the

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juvenile division of the

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Department of Adult and

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juvenile detention and

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establishing the effective date

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of the agreement. Item 10 is

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2025-0083 approving and

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adopting two memoranda of

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agreement negotiated by and

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between King County and the

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juvenile Division supervisors

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Bargaining unit representing

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supervisors in the juvenile

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division of the Department of

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and establishing the effective

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date of the agreement. I 11 is

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2025-0056 approving East Link

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in downtown Redmond Link

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Extension Transportation

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service changes for King County.

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Item 12 is proposed motion

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number 2024-0362, confirming

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the executive

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s appointment of

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Richard Bard, who resides in

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Council District 8 to the King

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County Bashon Mare Island

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Groundwater Protection

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Committee representing Bash on

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Maury Island residents. Item 13

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is proposed motion number

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2024-0363, confirming the

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executive

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s appointment Donna

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Klimka. Resides in council

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District 8 to the King County

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Basel and Maury Island.

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Groundwater Protection

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residential exempt well owners.

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number 2025-0002, confirming

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the executive

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David Ellison, who resides in

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County Lake Management District

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number 2 Advisory Committee as

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the Lake Geneva Property Owners

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number 2025-0003. Confirm the

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Colleen Short, who resides in

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a representative of Lake. Of

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property owners. Item 16 as

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2025-0007. A motion

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acknowledging a receipt of the

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accountability report required

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by the 2023, 2024 biennial

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budget ordinance. Item 17 is

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number 2025-0020 relating to

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public transportation

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requesting the executive to

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engage in a task force on

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transit safety and security to

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address public safety on

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transit and in the community in

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which the Metro Transit

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Department operates. Item 18 is

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2025-0043, accepting the King.

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Cities, climate collaboration,

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2025 work plan and budget

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prepared as the annual work

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plan and budget requested under

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motion 1449. Uh, item 19 is

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proposed. Motion number

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2025-0058 relating to public

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transportation and requesting

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that the Metro Transit

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Department report on unplanned

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trip cancellations describe how

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information about unplanned

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trip cancellations for fixed

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route bus service could more

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quickly and efficiently be

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provided to inform transit

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riders in real time and

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describe how metrics about

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unplanned trip cancellations

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could be incorporated into the

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next update of the King County

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Metro service guidelines to

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investment decisions and item

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20 is proposed. Number

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2025-0081, confirming the one

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corrected reappointment for the

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King County Library System

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Board of Trustees. Thank you so

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much, Melanie. That was a lot.

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We appreciate you. Um, all

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individuals who are signed up

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to testify in the chambers

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today. First name on the list

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is Matthew. Welcome, Matthew.

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Thank you for being here today.

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Hello, my name is Matthew

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Renner. I live in Des Moines,

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Washington in District 5. I

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m

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here today because this, uh,

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esteemed council is going to be

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considering and voting on the

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new Metro safety Committee, uh,

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but I have to ask, what is this

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community actually going to do

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other than just make a lot of

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noise. You guys had a safe

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reform committee for 3 years,

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and all you came up with was

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plans that actually encouraged

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people to commit crimes. Your,

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your policies for fair

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enforcement is to find them $20

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after 3. On the 3rd time

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they

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re caught. I

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ve had my

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first check on sound transit

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twice in over a year. If you

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charge someone only $20. For 3

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times of waiting fares, that

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s

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cheaper than buying than paying

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with an orca. And let

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s be

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honest. All this committee is

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going to do is have a couple of

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meetings, order some, order

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some takeout and just talk. Not

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actually implementing anything

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that

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s gonna matter. If you did,

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you

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d be looking at adding a

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full-time dedicated police

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force to handle transit, who

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rides the buses, who rides the

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trains, who has jurisdiction

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over the entire transit in the

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county and can actually make

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arrests on the spot when crimes

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happen and can actually kick

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people off the bus when they

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re

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acting up. If you

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re doing

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anything less, it

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s just

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proving. Point. You don

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t

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really care about the safety of

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the people, especially those

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who don

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t live in Seattle.

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That

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s my time. Thank you.

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Thank you so much, Matthew.

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Next on the list is Steve

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Wilhelm. Welcome, Steve. Howie

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folks, um, so my, my name is

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Steve Wilhelm. I

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m here as lead

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facilitator for Busees for

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Cottage Lake. It

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s a community

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organization that is for 2

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years has been pushing for

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restoration of bus service to

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the Cottage Lake area and we

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re

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completely supportive of the

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EastLink project, which will

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bring the Metro 222 bus

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connecting Cottage Lake to

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Light rail and Redmond and the

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931 dart bus connecting Duval

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Cottage Lake and Woodenville.

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Uh, briefly, Cottage Lake has

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had zero bus service since

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SEPTEMBER 2023 when the 232 bus

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was shut down, and for those of

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you who don

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t know, the cottage

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Lake area is a very vibrant and

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peopled area and unincorporated

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Northern King County close to

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the Snomish border in the

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effort to restore service buses

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for Cottage Lake has been

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working closely with Sarah

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Perry with the King County

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Metro with the North Shore

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School Board and the other two

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facilitators are Brooke McBride,

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pastor of the Bear Creek United

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Methodist Church and Dan Lilly,

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minister of the Woodenville

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Church and both of them are

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right near Cottage Lake and

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they lost bus service. So the

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cottage lake, it

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s within a

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2-mile radius, this kind of

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area we

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re talking about of the

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intersection of Woodenville

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Duval Road and Avondale Road,

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which is exactly where the 222

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will start and the area

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includes 12 churches, 2

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Buddhist centers, a large

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shopping center with a Safeway,

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the Woodenville Library,

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Cottage Lake Park, and the

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North Shore Learning Options

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School, the North Shore School

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District, and right now nobody

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can get to any of those places

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without a car, um, that means

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that elders are stranded

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because they can

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t. You know,

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there

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s no bus. Young people

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are stranded, which is really

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amazing if they can

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t drive,

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they

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re stuck in Cottage Lake

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and also people who can

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t drive

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due to medical reasons or can

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t

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afford a car, so some Safeway,

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the managers told me employees

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must walk to work, which is

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dangerous in those dark roads

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and bicycling along Avondale

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Road, which I

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ve tried several

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times but it

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s pretty perilous

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because the cars go 50 miles an

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hour. So just want to thank you

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and invite you to please

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approve East Link, which will

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benefit many beings, including

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the people at Cottage Lake.

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Thank you. Thank you, Steve.

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Next on the list is Alex Zimmer.

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Welcome back Alex. Me. Surprise

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me a little bit dirty dam, um,

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sorry, change the rules. You

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absolutely right, Chief Banjita

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in killer. My name is Alex

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Zimmerman, PRESIDENT Of Sendapa

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America support for 10 every

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day, and I mabaerna. I want to

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speak about agenda number 9

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about contract but consul

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consul consul Jail, union, sir,

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my question to you is very

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simple. Uh, are you coming time

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you spent in jail, yeah, last

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year I spent 22, 2 days. It

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makes me a shock. Shuck It

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s

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not about fabrication in my

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case and everything, let us

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prosecute me 5 times. Inside a

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nightmare. I want to go to the

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restroom. All the restroom with

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. You cannot ever open that

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door, number 12, how many

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bargain site. I never see so

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many bug in my life. It

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s a

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dozen different bucks. It

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s go,

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go, go, go, go around. When

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last time you in jail, when you

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expected, you won

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t be same

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like Don Constantine for 15

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years who cannot clean floor

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fromra from It

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s a nightmare,

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you know what it means you need

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inspector. You need a. Dogs

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dodgy, you know what this means?

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You need something doing, guys,

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because Don Constantine 15

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years, don

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t change nothing.

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Don

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t make contract. Make

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contract only when you inspect

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these people and starts making

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inspection every couple of

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months. Stand up, America, for

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Donald Trump. For new American

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revolution. We need to clean

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this dirty chamber from this

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banditta include you, my

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favorite. Aristocrat. Thank you

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for staying mostly on topic,

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Alex. I Next on the list is

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Greg Woodville. Welcome Greg.

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Uh, thank you, chair. Um, My

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name is Greg Woodfield,

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PRESIDENT Of the atu 587. Um,

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we, our members our officers

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came here today to speak in

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favor of this, uh, um,

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legislation that, uh,

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councilmember Dunn introduced.

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We appreciate that and the help

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of a councilmember Baucci to

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get it up before you, um, I

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think most of all of you I

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ve

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talked to, I appreciate your,

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your support on this. I think

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we all realize, um, we

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re at a

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critical junction here. Um, we

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can

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t afford not to, to act, um.

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A lot of my members would want

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to hold you and Metro more

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accountable, but um, we

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realized this isn

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t just all

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about you and, and Metro. We

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have to get everybody involved.

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We need to get all the cities

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involved, all the police chiefs,

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um, prosecutors, um, and the

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state involved, um. W we

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re

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we

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re spending, we invested

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billions of dollars in our

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transit. We all recognize that

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we need public transit. We

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re

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going to spend billions more

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and uh we cannot afford to go

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down this slope of people not

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feeling safe to use transit or

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not being able to hire transit

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workers, uh, to do it. So, um,

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I just want to recognize and uh

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from our union, um, this is a

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great first step, and we

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re

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looking forward to, we

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ve been

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calling for this task force and

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we are. Glad that um you

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re

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going to support it and and

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join us and, uh, help us all

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work together to, uh, come up

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with solutions, a time for

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finger pointing, I think is

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over, um, it

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s the time we all

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get together, all of the

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stakeholders in this region,

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and the state and, uh,

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recognize, uh, that we need to

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restore public safety and

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safety on transit. Thank you.

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Thanks so much, Greg. Next on

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the list is Ken Price. Welcome,

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Ken. Good afternoon, uh,

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council, and, uh, uh, Ken Price,

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atu 587, vice PRESIDENT, former

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PRESIDENT. Um, and we are

582
00:15:58,692 --> 00:15:59,293
definitely in support of in

583
00:15:59,293 --> 00:16:00,600
Brother Matthew

584
00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:01,663
s views of

585
00:16:01,663 --> 00:16:05,263
making sure that others are, um,

586
00:16:05,966 --> 00:16:07,901
Butt into taking care of, of

587
00:16:07,901 --> 00:16:11,501
the transit needs of the public

588
00:16:11,538 --> 00:16:13,707
out there that go to, uh, the

589
00:16:13,707 --> 00:16:16,107
different cities, we, we

590
00:16:16,710 --> 00:16:17,578
already have a buy-in from

591
00:16:17,578 --> 00:16:19,580
other leaders of saying we need

592
00:16:19,580 --> 00:16:22,282
to take care of our citizens,

593
00:16:22,282 --> 00:16:25,882
right? That is this task force,

594
00:16:26,954 --> 00:16:28,789
uh, um, Major goal is to bring

595
00:16:28,789 --> 00:16:31,325
us together and, and support

596
00:16:31,325 --> 00:16:34,610
the public, uh, riding transit,

597
00:16:34,610 --> 00:16:35,495
the money that we put in. Is,

598
00:16:35,495 --> 00:16:36,964
is staggering, but we need to

599
00:16:36,964 --> 00:16:39,132
get people back on the buses

600
00:16:39,132 --> 00:16:39,433
and, and, and us making sure

601
00:16:39,433 --> 00:16:39,933
that we

602
00:16:39,933 --> 00:16:40,868
re safe. We

603
00:16:40,868 --> 00:16:41,610
re the,

604
00:16:41,610 --> 00:16:41,501
we

605
00:16:41,501 --> 00:16:43,901
re the transit operators

606
00:16:43,904 --> 00:16:46,139
that have been out there, um,

607
00:16:46,139 --> 00:16:47,675
but, but our, our, is this task

608
00:16:47,675 --> 00:16:49,643
force really focused on, on the

609
00:16:49,643 --> 00:16:52,246
public, making sure that they

610
00:16:52,246 --> 00:16:54,381
have a lighted, uh, bus stop.

611
00:16:54,381 --> 00:16:54,581
Out of the elements, but that

612
00:16:54,581 --> 00:16:56,581
s

613
00:16:57,684 --> 00:16:59,486
the city police could The Say

614
00:16:59,486 --> 00:17:01,421
Federal way, go by and take

615
00:17:01,421 --> 00:17:01,955
care of that zone and make sure

616
00:17:01,955 --> 00:17:03,824
that it

617
00:17:03,824 --> 00:17:05,994
s not an encampment for,

618
00:17:05,994 --> 00:17:07,861
for someone and then relying on

619
00:17:07,861 --> 00:17:09,263
our resources from the King

620
00:17:09,263 --> 00:17:11,298
County Metro Police to, to go

621
00:17:11,298 --> 00:17:13,535
out there and, and police that

622
00:17:13,535 --> 00:17:14,668
thing, uh, it will lessen the

623
00:17:14,668 --> 00:17:15,969
resources if we work it

624
00:17:15,969 --> 00:17:18,839
together. And thank you for

625
00:17:18,839 --> 00:17:20,730
your, for your help on all of

626
00:17:20,730 --> 00:17:23,673
that. Thank you. Thanks a lot,

627
00:17:26,214 --> 00:17:29,814
Ken. Last on the in chambers

628
00:17:34,721 --> 00:17:37,558
list is Jack Wisner. Welcome,

629
00:17:37,558 --> 00:17:39,920
Jack. Good afternoon. Thank you,

630
00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:42,920
uh, chair and council members.

631
00:17:42,429 --> 00:17:45,333
I live in council District 4.

632
00:17:45,333 --> 00:17:48,101
Um, I follow transit issues

633
00:17:48,101 --> 00:17:49,369
very closely, um, when

634
00:17:49,369 --> 00:17:50,304
councilmember Balducci during

635
00:17:50,304 --> 00:17:52,704
the committee discussed East

636
00:17:52,739 --> 00:17:53,840
Link ordinance. She used the

637
00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:54,800
analogy of spaghetti and it

638
00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:56,800
s

639
00:17:56,945 --> 00:17:59,945
true that, uh, transit networks

640
00:18:01,150 --> 00:18:04,284
are very complex. Um, I suggest

641
00:18:04,284 --> 00:18:05,486
that the council be very

642
00:18:05,486 --> 00:18:08,188
careful and not approve this

643
00:18:08,188 --> 00:18:10,123
ordinance the way it is today.

644
00:18:10,123 --> 00:18:12,920
I think there are, there are

645
00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:12,263
many things wrong with it. I

646
00:18:12,263 --> 00:18:13,260
ve

647
00:18:13,260 --> 00:18:15,529
written you about them over the

648
00:18:15,529 --> 00:18:15,696
last couple of years. But let

649
00:18:15,696 --> 00:18:16,563
s

650
00:18:16,563 --> 00:18:19,563
just talk about 3 noodles right

651
00:18:22,202 --> 00:18:22,704
now. Ok, um, Cottagela Citizen

652
00:18:22,704 --> 00:18:23,104
just mentioned that he

653
00:18:23,104 --> 00:18:25,104
s going

654
00:18:25,539 --> 00:18:27,841
to be help, uh, glad to have

655
00:18:27,841 --> 00:18:29,811
Route 222 and get service. The

656
00:18:29,811 --> 00:18:31,312
service to Cottage Lake was

657
00:18:31,312 --> 00:18:33,581
suspended when the 9:31, was

658
00:18:33,581 --> 00:18:35,883
suspended with covid. Um, and

659
00:18:35,883 --> 00:18:38,285
the 222 is a pretty good route,

660
00:18:38,285 --> 00:18:40,722
but the 222 would be better if

661
00:18:40,722 --> 00:18:41,521
it extended to Woodenville and

662
00:18:41,521 --> 00:18:43,190
made other transit connections.

663
00:18:43,190 --> 00:18:45,392
If you look at the density in

664
00:18:45,392 --> 00:18:46,260
the area, the area between

665
00:18:46,260 --> 00:18:47,462
downtown Woodenville and

666
00:18:47,462 --> 00:18:49,496
Cottage Lakes is actually

667
00:18:49,496 --> 00:18:51,398
denser than the areas that the

668
00:18:51,398 --> 00:18:54,998
222 will serve to the south. Um,

669
00:18:55,736 --> 00:18:57,337
There are two routes that I

670
00:18:57,337 --> 00:18:59,106
think are just so much in

671
00:18:59,106 --> 00:18:59,741
violation of the, of the

672
00:18:59,741 --> 00:18:59,973
service guidelines that we

673
00:18:59,973 --> 00:19:01,943
shouldn

674
00:19:01,943 --> 00:19:04,343
t implement them. One

675
00:19:04,378 --> 00:19:06,380
is the 256, a one-way peak only

676
00:19:06,380 --> 00:19:08,780
route between Woodenville and

677
00:19:10,618 --> 00:19:12,653
downtown Seattle via. Uh, 5:20,

678
00:19:12,653 --> 00:19:15,490
um, I can go into great detail

679
00:19:15,490 --> 00:19:18,793
if you want. Uh, another is

680
00:19:18,793 --> 00:19:21,662
Route 240, which, um, is far

681
00:19:21,662 --> 00:19:24,662
too indirect. It goes between

682
00:19:25,299 --> 00:19:27,234
Renton and Bellevue. Of Via

683
00:19:27,234 --> 00:19:29,634
East Eastlake, Eastgate rather,

684
00:19:30,237 --> 00:19:30,604
and so it really won

685
00:19:30,604 --> 00:19:32,604
t help

686
00:19:32,607 --> 00:19:32,782
mitigate the Route 114 that

687
00:19:32,782 --> 00:19:34,474
s

688
00:19:34,474 --> 00:19:36,977
being deleted and takes a very

689
00:19:36,977 --> 00:19:37,711
too too many minutes to go

690
00:19:37,711 --> 00:19:40,111
between factoria and South

691
00:19:40,380 --> 00:19:43,380
Bellevue. Thank you. Thank you,

692
00:19:45,285 --> 00:19:47,788
Jack. All right, we will now

693
00:19:47,788 --> 00:19:49,223
turn to online public comment.

694
00:19:49,223 --> 00:19:49,623
Please use the raise hand

695
00:19:49,623 --> 00:19:49,924
function if you

696
00:19:49,924 --> 00:19:50,658
re online and

697
00:19:50,658 --> 00:19:53,658
would like to give public

698
00:20:00,435 --> 00:20:01,268
comment. Seeing none, we will

699
00:20:01,268 --> 00:20:04,268
close the public hearing. Thank

700
00:20:06,807 --> 00:20:08,408
you so much. We now turn to

701
00:20:08,408 --> 00:20:10,310
consent items 6 through 8 Vice

702
00:20:10,310 --> 00:20:12,647
Chair Dunn, MAY you please move

703
00:20:12,647 --> 00:20:14,582
consent agenda item 6 through 8.

704
00:20:14,582 --> 00:20:15,650
Move the consent agenda items 6

705
00:20:15,650 --> 00:20:17,751
through 8. Clerk, please call

706
00:20:17,751 --> 00:20:21,351
the roll on these items. Thank

707
00:20:22,322 --> 00:20:24,392
you, councilmember Balucci. I

708
00:20:24,392 --> 00:20:26,393
Council Member Baron Council

709
00:20:26,393 --> 00:20:28,393
Member Dimowwski. Council

710
00:20:28,496 --> 00:20:30,896
Member Dunn Counciluncil member

711
00:20:32,166 --> 00:20:34,566
Mosquera council member Perry.

712
00:20:36,237 --> 00:20:37,571
Councilmember Quinn Councilmemb

713
00:20:37,571 --> 00:20:39,907
von Reichbauer. Chazahalae is 8

714
00:20:39,907 --> 00:20:42,307
ayes and councilmember Perry

715
00:20:42,343 --> 00:20:45,313
excused by our vote, we have

716
00:20:45,313 --> 00:20:47,313
adopted proposed ordinances

717
00:20:48,650 --> 00:20:50,650
2024 0252 0263 and 0410. Moving

718
00:20:53,555 --> 00:20:54,622
on to item 9 on the agenda

719
00:20:54,622 --> 00:20:55,255
proposed ordinance number

720
00:20:55,255 --> 00:20:57,255
20250082 councilmember Dunn,

721
00:20:57,926 --> 00:20:59,226
MAY you please move this item.

722
00:20:59,226 --> 00:21:01,626
Move proposed ordinance number

723
00:21:01,796 --> 00:21:02,663
2025-00 82, you are the prime

724
00:21:02,663 --> 00:21:03,764
sponsor. If you want to speak

725
00:21:03,764 --> 00:21:04,699
to or would you like me to

726
00:21:04,699 --> 00:21:05,566
start? Uh, let

727
00:21:05,566 --> 00:21:07,966
s go to, would

728
00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:09,360
you like to have um Jeff, Mum

729
00:21:09,360 --> 00:21:10,605
brief it or do you want to

730
00:21:10,605 --> 00:21:11,873
speak to it, I think Jeff has

731
00:21:11,873 --> 00:21:14,475
got it. He can orient the group

732
00:21:14,475 --> 00:21:16,377
to it. Thank you. Jeff, please

733
00:21:16,377 --> 00:21:18,646
go ahead. Thank you, MR. Chair.

734
00:21:18,646 --> 00:21:19,714
Uh, for the record, Jeff Mum

735
00:21:19,714 --> 00:21:20,381
chief policy officer, King

736
00:21:20,381 --> 00:21:20,681
County Council. And if it

737
00:21:20,681 --> 00:21:21,616
s ok

738
00:21:21,616 --> 00:21:22,617
with the chair, I

739
00:21:22,617 --> 00:21:23,617
d like to

740
00:21:23,617 --> 00:21:26,170
brief items number 9 and 10

741
00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:26,987
together. They are closely

742
00:21:26,987 --> 00:21:28,922
related collective bargaining

743
00:21:28,922 --> 00:21:30,357
agreements that kind of depend

744
00:21:30,357 --> 00:21:31,825
upon item 10 before us then. Uh,

745
00:21:31,825 --> 00:21:32,960
however you want to do it, uh,

746
00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:36,560
vice chair Dunn, MAY you please

747
00:21:37,300 --> 00:21:39,834
move item 10. Yeah, sure, i

748
00:21:39,834 --> 00:21:41,402
will. We proposed number

749
00:21:41,402 --> 00:21:43,403
20250083. All right. Is 9 and

750
00:21:43,403 --> 00:21:44,339
10 are before us, uh, Jeff Mumm

751
00:21:44,339 --> 00:21:48,539
to speak to them or to brief

752
00:21:49,409 --> 00:21:51,880
them. Thank you, MR. Chair. So

753
00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:53,880
proposed ordinances 2025, 0082

754
00:21:54,248 --> 00:21:56,830
and 0083, um, taken together

755
00:21:56,830 --> 00:21:57,518
would approve 4 different

756
00:21:57,518 --> 00:21:58,519
memorandums of agreement

757
00:21:58,519 --> 00:22:00,188
regarding juvenile detention

758
00:22:00,188 --> 00:22:01,556
officers and, uh, the

759
00:22:01,556 --> 00:22:01,755
correction supervisors, so

760
00:22:01,755 --> 00:22:02,923
they

761
00:22:02,923 --> 00:22:05,323
re supervisors and these

762
00:22:05,459 --> 00:22:07,529
uh employees work. Uh, together

763
00:22:07,529 --> 00:22:09,831
and jointly to provide safety

764
00:22:09,831 --> 00:22:11,798
and security services at the

765
00:22:11,798 --> 00:22:13,800
Patricia e. Clark Children and

766
00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:16,200
Family Justice Center, um,

767
00:22:16,237 --> 00:22:19,237
taken together, uh, the, the

768
00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:21,608
MLAs cover two subject areas,

769
00:22:21,608 --> 00:22:22,944
um, instances of declined

770
00:22:22,944 --> 00:22:24,944
mandatory overtime protocols,

771
00:22:25,120 --> 00:22:25,847
um, for the workgroups and then

772
00:22:25,847 --> 00:22:28,182
overtime incentives for each

773
00:22:28,182 --> 00:22:30,984
workgroup, and these MOAs are

774
00:22:30,984 --> 00:22:31,718
designed to um Temporarily

775
00:22:31,718 --> 00:22:34,718
address some staffing issues at

776
00:22:36,491 --> 00:22:37,926
the facility. Um So the And

777
00:22:37,926 --> 00:22:40,610
then the, the terms and the

778
00:22:40,610 --> 00:22:41,610
MOAs, there

779
00:22:41,610 --> 00:22:42,463
s some subs

780
00:22:42,463 --> 00:22:43,330
substantively identical, um,

781
00:22:43,330 --> 00:22:44,970
for the subject areas that they

782
00:22:44,970 --> 00:22:46,568
cover for each of the

783
00:22:46,568 --> 00:22:48,569
bargaining groups. So the first

784
00:22:48,569 --> 00:22:51,569
area is the declined mandatory

785
00:22:52,973 --> 00:22:54,575
overtime protocols. And um So

786
00:22:54,575 --> 00:22:56,975
these protocol, this agreement

787
00:22:57,345 --> 00:22:58,746
for both the um detention

788
00:22:58,746 --> 00:22:59,914
officers and their supervisors

789
00:22:59,914 --> 00:23:01,149
provides that if an employee

790
00:23:01,149 --> 00:23:03,718
who is assigned to work

791
00:23:03,718 --> 00:23:05,186
mandatory overtime. Declines

792
00:23:05,186 --> 00:23:08,186
that over time assignment due

793
00:23:08,322 --> 00:23:09,122
to an author, a pre-authorized

794
00:23:09,122 --> 00:23:10,557
purpose, um, or I

795
00:23:10,557 --> 00:23:11,526
m sorry, to

796
00:23:11,526 --> 00:23:13,926
an authorized purpose under

797
00:23:13,927 --> 00:23:15,296
paid sick leave and does not

798
00:23:15,296 --> 00:23:17,980
have a pre-approved family and

799
00:23:17,980 --> 00:23:19,498
medical leave, um, mandatory

800
00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,200
overtime. Restriction assigned

801
00:23:23,872 --> 00:23:24,805
from, from the department. That

802
00:23:24,805 --> 00:23:26,673
employee would generally be

803
00:23:26,673 --> 00:23:28,609
required to use their paid sick

804
00:23:28,609 --> 00:23:29,309
leave hours to cover the missed

805
00:23:29,309 --> 00:23:30,645
mandatory overtime assignment.

806
00:23:30,645 --> 00:23:31,178
So if they

807
00:23:31,178 --> 00:23:32,480
re assigned

808
00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:32,747
mandatory overtime, um, and

809
00:23:32,747 --> 00:23:33,314
they don

810
00:23:33,314 --> 00:23:35,314
t have pre-approval,

811
00:23:35,583 --> 00:23:37,819
they would have to use sick

812
00:23:37,819 --> 00:23:41,419
leave, um, to cover, uh, To

813
00:23:41,856 --> 00:23:42,557
cover that time. If an employee

814
00:23:42,557 --> 00:23:44,492
declines mandatory overtime and

815
00:23:44,492 --> 00:23:45,894
does not use the sick leave

816
00:23:45,894 --> 00:23:46,194
available, or, or and doesn

817
00:23:46,194 --> 00:23:47,161
t

818
00:23:47,161 --> 00:23:47,428
have the sick leave available

819
00:23:47,428 --> 00:23:48,362
or doesn

820
00:23:48,362 --> 00:23:51,990
t use it, um, they MAY

821
00:23:51,990 --> 00:23:54,990
be. Uh, subject to disciplinary

822
00:23:55,360 --> 00:23:57,105
action. Um, additionally, the

823
00:23:57,105 --> 00:23:57,738
agreement provides for an

824
00:23:57,738 --> 00:23:59,173
additional mandatory overtime

825
00:23:59,173 --> 00:24:00,575
pass per year, so the employee

826
00:24:00,575 --> 00:24:00,746
has a pass so that they don

827
00:24:00,746 --> 00:24:01,910
t

828
00:24:01,910 --> 00:24:02,576
have to, if they

829
00:24:02,576 --> 00:24:03,411
re assigned

830
00:24:03,411 --> 00:24:05,245
mandatory overtime. So rather

831
00:24:05,245 --> 00:24:07,749
than having one a year, they

832
00:24:07,749 --> 00:24:09,551
received 2 a year. Um, and then

833
00:24:09,551 --> 00:24:12,420
this, uh, would also provide

834
00:24:12,420 --> 00:24:14,922
that employees. Not be required

835
00:24:14,922 --> 00:24:15,523
mandatory overtime on 3 or more

836
00:24:15,523 --> 00:24:15,857
consecutive calendar days

837
00:24:15,857 --> 00:24:16,224
unless there

838
00:24:16,224 --> 00:24:18,593
s some sort of

839
00:24:18,593 --> 00:24:20,428
emergency. Um, and these

840
00:24:20,428 --> 00:24:21,930
protocols MAY be, MAY be

841
00:24:21,930 --> 00:24:23,897
terminated any anytime by the

842
00:24:23,897 --> 00:24:25,466
county, um, before JUNE 30th of

843
00:24:25,466 --> 00:24:25,832
this year. So that

844
00:24:25,832 --> 00:24:27,735
s that,

845
00:24:27,735 --> 00:24:29,337
those are the protocols that

846
00:24:29,337 --> 00:24:30,605
apply to both the, um,

847
00:24:30,605 --> 00:24:32,940
detention officers and the

848
00:24:32,940 --> 00:24:34,609
supervisors on the mandatory

849
00:24:34,609 --> 00:24:37,900
overtime um decline protocols.

850
00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:40,610
And then in addition, and these

851
00:24:40,648 --> 00:24:41,482
are separate MOAs, um,

852
00:24:41,482 --> 00:24:43,482
Temporary and voluntary

853
00:24:44,117 --> 00:24:46,154
overtime, they would receive it

854
00:24:46,154 --> 00:24:47,422
2 times um pay incentive for

855
00:24:47,422 --> 00:24:48,957
working these voluntary and

856
00:24:48,957 --> 00:24:50,358
mandatory over overtime shifts.

857
00:24:50,358 --> 00:24:52,427
So right now employees would

858
00:24:52,427 --> 00:24:54,228
receive time and a half, and

859
00:24:54,228 --> 00:24:56,264
under this agreement, um, they

860
00:24:56,264 --> 00:24:58,633
would receive 2 times their um

861
00:24:58,633 --> 00:25:00,134
their pay for working on these

862
00:25:00,134 --> 00:25:02,134
mandatory or mandatory

863
00:25:03,471 --> 00:25:05,871
involuntary overtime shifts. Um,

864
00:25:06,441 --> 00:25:07,809
and this provision could be uh

865
00:25:07,809 --> 00:25:08,776
terminated by the county

866
00:25:08,776 --> 00:25:11,776
anytime after JUNE 30th of 2025.

867
00:25:13,581 --> 00:25:15,149
And will not go any longer than

868
00:25:15,149 --> 00:25:16,818
JANUARY 1st of 2026. So these

869
00:25:16,818 --> 00:25:19,218
are both, um, temporary

870
00:25:20,154 --> 00:25:22,257
memorandums of agreement. Um,

871
00:25:22,257 --> 00:25:24,692
the fiscal impact, and this is

872
00:25:24,692 --> 00:25:26,227
all associated with the With

873
00:25:26,227 --> 00:25:26,828
the 2 times over time

874
00:25:26,828 --> 00:25:29,828
incentives would be for the

875
00:25:30,832 --> 00:25:32,000
entire. At its most if, if they,

876
00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,802
um, agreements were to stay in

877
00:25:34,802 --> 00:25:36,170
effect through the end of the

878
00:25:36,170 --> 00:25:38,773
year would be $879,000 to the

879
00:25:38,773 --> 00:25:39,674
general fund. Um, I

880
00:25:39,674 --> 00:25:41,674
m sorry,,

881
00:25:42,143 --> 00:25:44,543
$939,000 to the general fund,

882
00:25:44,979 --> 00:25:46,980
879 of that is associated with,

883
00:25:46,980 --> 00:25:49,384
uh, the overtime for the for

884
00:25:49,384 --> 00:25:50,652
the um JDOs and then 60,000 is

885
00:25:50,652 --> 00:25:53,210
associated with, um, over time

886
00:25:53,210 --> 00:25:53,221
for the supervisors. Um, so

887
00:25:53,221 --> 00:25:53,988
that

888
00:25:53,988 --> 00:25:54,355
s, that

889
00:25:54,355 --> 00:25:55,924
s the high-level

890
00:25:55,924 --> 00:25:56,791
briefing. We also have

891
00:25:56,791 --> 00:25:58,791
representatives from the

892
00:25:59,661 --> 00:26:01,629
bargaining units as well as olr

893
00:26:01,629 --> 00:26:02,263
to provide additional

894
00:26:02,263 --> 00:26:04,365
background and answer a

895
00:26:04,365 --> 00:26:06,765
detailed questions. Thank you

896
00:26:09,304 --> 00:26:11,472
so much, Jeff. Would any of our

897
00:26:11,472 --> 00:26:13,872
guests from the executive

898
00:26:14,509 --> 00:26:15,977
branch, olr, um, Or the

899
00:26:15,977 --> 00:26:17,545
Washington State council of

900
00:26:17,545 --> 00:26:18,880
County and City employees like

901
00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:22,480
to make any comments before we

902
00:26:25,420 --> 00:26:28,420
ask for questions. Are they

903
00:26:30,959 --> 00:26:32,193
with us? He I see Andre from

904
00:26:32,193 --> 00:26:32,594
olr, but I don

905
00:26:32,594 --> 00:26:33,161
t see the

906
00:26:33,161 --> 00:26:35,161
representatives from the

907
00:26:36,231 --> 00:26:38,166
bargaining units. Hey, Andre.

908
00:26:38,166 --> 00:26:38,933
Hello. Uh, just wondering if

909
00:26:38,933 --> 00:26:39,100
you have any remarks that you

910
00:26:39,100 --> 00:26:40,235
d

911
00:26:40,235 --> 00:26:41,350
like to make, or if you

912
00:26:41,350 --> 00:26:41,603
d like

913
00:26:41,603 --> 00:26:44,300
to just answer specific

914
00:26:44,974 --> 00:26:46,307
questions. Um, happy to answer

915
00:26:46,307 --> 00:26:48,707
any specific questions. Ok,

916
00:26:50,945 --> 00:26:52,347
councilmember Baucci. Thank you,

917
00:26:52,347 --> 00:26:54,883
chair. And just I apologize for

918
00:26:54,883 --> 00:26:55,483
the The noise and the

919
00:26:55,483 --> 00:26:56,851
inconvenience here. I

920
00:26:56,851 --> 00:26:57,785
m

921
00:26:57,785 --> 00:26:58,386
actually on a bus, but I

922
00:26:58,386 --> 00:26:59,454
ll be

923
00:26:59,454 --> 00:27:01,723
there shortly. Uh, I just

924
00:27:01,723 --> 00:27:03,658
wanted to say, uh, a word of

925
00:27:03,658 --> 00:27:05,590
appreciation to the party for

926
00:27:05,590 --> 00:27:07,590
negotiating this agreement.

927
00:27:07,128 --> 00:27:08,863
These issues are really

928
00:27:08,863 --> 00:27:10,698
operationally challenging. We

929
00:27:10,698 --> 00:27:13,735
are required on the one hand to

930
00:27:13,735 --> 00:27:15,236
have full staffing. And these

931
00:27:15,236 --> 00:27:16,471
facilities when we have for

932
00:27:16,471 --> 00:27:17,839
safety or even to be treated

933
00:27:17,839 --> 00:27:20,208
well for them to be protected

934
00:27:20,208 --> 00:27:22,844
for the staff to be protected.

935
00:27:22,844 --> 00:27:26,347
And, uh, we sometimes have uh

936
00:27:26,347 --> 00:27:28,249
vacancies. And vacation and

937
00:27:28,249 --> 00:27:30,151
sick leave and all the things

938
00:27:30,151 --> 00:27:30,919
that happen and then it is very

939
00:27:30,919 --> 00:27:31,119
disruptive to a person

940
00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:33,119
s life

941
00:27:33,989 --> 00:27:34,389
to be. You have to stay when

942
00:27:34,389 --> 00:27:35,356
you weren

943
00:27:35,356 --> 00:27:36,491
t planning to stay

944
00:27:36,491 --> 00:27:38,293
for mandatory overtime for an

945
00:27:38,293 --> 00:27:40,995
additional shift. Uh, but at

946
00:27:40,995 --> 00:27:42,530
the same time, so, so these are

947
00:27:42,530 --> 00:27:44,660
very conflicting interest in

948
00:27:44,660 --> 00:27:45,900
their real and I know that it

949
00:27:45,900 --> 00:27:47,368
is hard to strike a balance,

950
00:27:47,368 --> 00:27:47,869
and I appreciate that y

951
00:27:47,869 --> 00:27:49,869
all are

952
00:27:50,238 --> 00:27:51,406
here today with a balance

953
00:27:51,406 --> 00:27:52,207
having been struck again, uh,

954
00:27:52,207 --> 00:27:52,473
and I know that you

955
00:27:52,473 --> 00:27:53,741
ll continue

956
00:27:53,741 --> 00:27:54,800
to work it, but I, I really

957
00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:54,742
just didn

958
00:27:54,742 --> 00:27:56,144
t want to let this go

959
00:27:56,144 --> 00:27:57,779
by without noting. I know how

960
00:27:57,779 --> 00:27:58,913
hard this is, and I appreciate

961
00:27:58,913 --> 00:28:00,949
the efforts on both sides to

962
00:28:00,949 --> 00:28:02,510
come to a place where we can

963
00:28:02,510 --> 00:28:03,952
balance all the very real

964
00:28:03,952 --> 00:28:06,952
interests here. Thank you, Jim.

965
00:28:07,155 --> 00:28:09,155
Thank you, councilmember.

966
00:28:09,691 --> 00:28:11,526
Councilmember Mosqueda. Uh,

967
00:28:11,526 --> 00:28:12,961
thank you. Uh, just a few

968
00:28:12,961 --> 00:28:14,495
questions. The incentives in

969
00:28:14,495 --> 00:28:15,865
here are they general fund

970
00:28:15,865 --> 00:28:20,650
funded and are they one time or

971
00:28:22,203 --> 00:28:24,239
ongoing? So the Uh, Jeff, do

972
00:28:24,239 --> 00:28:24,939
you want to answer that messing

973
00:28:24,939 --> 00:28:27,709
with my microphone. Yes, they

974
00:28:27,709 --> 00:28:31,450
are general fund. And they are

975
00:28:31,450 --> 00:28:32,914
uh the term of the overtime. It

976
00:28:32,914 --> 00:28:33,482
can be, it goes, it can

977
00:28:33,482 --> 00:28:34,315
t go

978
00:28:34,315 --> 00:28:36,251
any longer than through the end

979
00:28:36,251 --> 00:28:40,121
of the year. So the JANUARY 1st,

980
00:28:40,121 --> 00:28:42,910
2026, and the county can um can

981
00:28:42,910 --> 00:28:45,910
suspend the provision any time

982
00:28:45,493 --> 00:28:45,894
after JUNE 30th, 2025. It

983
00:28:45,894 --> 00:28:47,395
s

984
00:28:47,395 --> 00:28:49,430
temporary. Ok. Uh, just a

985
00:28:49,430 --> 00:28:52,201
followup, chair. I mean, um, I

986
00:28:52,201 --> 00:28:52,902
appreciate that. Overtime is

987
00:28:52,902 --> 00:28:54,636
not something that anybody

988
00:28:54,636 --> 00:28:56,604
necessarily wants to sign up

989
00:28:56,604 --> 00:28:57,171
for, especially given the

990
00:28:57,171 --> 00:28:58,140
compounding community and

991
00:28:58,140 --> 00:28:59,474
family needs that we have. So

992
00:28:59,474 --> 00:29:00,442
over time is usually an

993
00:29:00,442 --> 00:29:01,911
incentive for an employer to

994
00:29:01,911 --> 00:29:04,345
try to hire more people. Is

995
00:29:04,345 --> 00:29:06,247
that part of the goal here that,

996
00:29:06,247 --> 00:29:08,216
um, we will be actively working

997
00:29:08,216 --> 00:29:11,185
to try to scale up hiring and

998
00:29:11,185 --> 00:29:12,287
have we seen an impact on

999
00:29:12,287 --> 00:29:14,687
hiring since implementation of

1000
00:29:16,910 --> 00:29:16,991
these incentives. I

1001
00:29:16,991 --> 00:29:18,991
m happy to

1002
00:29:20,929 --> 00:29:24,232
take that question. Um, so we

1003
00:29:24,232 --> 00:29:25,868
have received, uh, I think

1004
00:29:25,868 --> 00:29:27,235
positive impacts on juvenile

1005
00:29:27,235 --> 00:29:28,736
detention officers staffing

1006
00:29:28,736 --> 00:29:30,538
over the last um several years

1007
00:29:30,538 --> 00:29:33,538
including into this year with

1008
00:29:33,975 --> 00:29:34,943
these incentives, um, we in

1009
00:29:34,943 --> 00:29:36,544
2022 we

1010
00:29:36,544 --> 00:29:38,813
re at about 68 juvenile

1011
00:29:38,813 --> 00:29:38,985
detention officers, and now

1012
00:29:38,985 --> 00:29:40,715
we

1013
00:29:40,715 --> 00:29:40,885
re upwards of 95, um, so

1014
00:29:40,885 --> 00:29:42,284
we

1015
00:29:42,284 --> 00:29:44,284
ve made substantial

1016
00:29:44,686 --> 00:29:45,453
improvements and um the

1017
00:29:45,453 --> 00:29:47,853
staffing numbers and mandatory

1018
00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:48,923
overtime has actually gone down

1019
00:29:48,923 --> 00:29:50,923
dramatically since these

1020
00:29:51,426 --> 00:29:54,296
incentives have been in place,

1021
00:29:54,296 --> 00:29:55,798
which um is a major benefit

1022
00:29:55,798 --> 00:29:58,633
both for the employees and for

1023
00:29:58,633 --> 00:29:59,234
the operation because of the

1024
00:29:59,234 --> 00:30:01,234
comments that councilmember

1025
00:30:03,371 --> 00:30:05,306
Balducci made. Thank you.

1026
00:30:05,306 --> 00:30:06,308
Colleagues, any more questions

1027
00:30:06,308 --> 00:30:08,276
or comments? COUNCILMAN Baucci,

1028
00:30:08,276 --> 00:30:12,476
is your hand still up or is

1029
00:30:13,948 --> 00:30:15,516
that from before? I think that

1030
00:30:15,516 --> 00:30:16,618
that is. I apologize. I

1031
00:30:16,618 --> 00:30:18,618
ll take

1032
00:30:19,153 --> 00:30:20,422
it. No worries. Uh, did you

1033
00:30:20,422 --> 00:30:23,422
want to make any comments,

1034
00:30:24,325 --> 00:30:25,728
councilor. Thank you.

1035
00:30:25,728 --> 00:30:27,328
Cheersahalai. So just real

1036
00:30:27,328 --> 00:30:30,928
quick, uh, so these are both,

1037
00:30:31,566 --> 00:30:33,966
uh, Adopting memorandum of

1038
00:30:34,602 --> 00:30:35,336
agreements, um, with one, the

1039
00:30:35,336 --> 00:30:37,736
King County juvenile detention

1040
00:30:37,872 --> 00:30:40,808
Guild, and then 2, the second

1041
00:30:40,808 --> 00:30:41,477
ordinance, the juvenile

1042
00:30:41,477 --> 00:30:43,477
division supervisors bargaining

1043
00:30:44,178 --> 00:30:47,181
unit, and I just want to make a

1044
00:30:47,181 --> 00:30:49,830
point that, um, for both of

1045
00:30:49,830 --> 00:30:50,520
those very important uh

1046
00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:50,552
bargaining units. It

1047
00:30:50,552 --> 00:30:52,552
s been

1048
00:30:53,121 --> 00:30:56,721
tough, um, for you, uh, over

1049
00:30:57,792 --> 00:30:59,627
the last number of years with

1050
00:30:59,627 --> 00:31:01,664
this uncertainty of whether you

1051
00:31:01,664 --> 00:31:04,967
uh, was going to close or not.

1052
00:31:04,967 --> 00:31:06,568
And um this is a a moment for

1053
00:31:06,568 --> 00:31:08,836
us to, to take a second to just

1054
00:31:08,836 --> 00:31:12,207
say thank you for the work that

1055
00:31:12,207 --> 00:31:14,710
you are doing, uh, There and as

1056
00:31:14,710 --> 00:31:17,512
you know, this council voted 80

1057
00:31:17,512 --> 00:31:20,415
and a motion to keep the youth

1058
00:31:20,415 --> 00:31:21,160
jail open to create some

1059
00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:22,417
predictability and certainty

1060
00:31:22,417 --> 00:31:23,385
for a lot of different things,

1061
00:31:23,385 --> 00:31:25,453
our criminal justice system,

1062
00:31:25,453 --> 00:31:28,490
but also for the employees that

1063
00:31:28,490 --> 00:31:30,525
work, uh, at that very

1064
00:31:30,525 --> 00:31:32,925
important facility, uh. We

1065
00:31:32,927 --> 00:31:34,280
thank you and I thank you for

1066
00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:36,428
hanging through those tough

1067
00:31:36,432 --> 00:31:38,267
times and being there to

1068
00:31:38,267 --> 00:31:39,934
renegotiate and and as part of

1069
00:31:39,934 --> 00:31:40,301
this, uh, you

1070
00:31:40,301 --> 00:31:40,668
re, you

1071
00:31:40,668 --> 00:31:41,704
re

1072
00:31:41,704 --> 00:31:42,738
incredibly valued in what you

1073
00:31:42,738 --> 00:31:44,172
do. I

1074
00:31:44,172 --> 00:31:45,640
m excited to sponsor to

1075
00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:46,542
speak to these and move these

1076
00:31:46,542 --> 00:31:47,710
and I

1077
00:31:47,710 --> 00:31:48,677
d urge my colleagues

1078
00:31:48,677 --> 00:31:51,460
support in that context. Thank

1079
00:31:51,460 --> 00:31:53,949
you, MR. Chair. Thank you,

1080
00:31:53,949 --> 00:31:55,484
councilmember. All right, any

1081
00:31:55,484 --> 00:31:56,851
final comments or questions,

1082
00:31:56,851 --> 00:32:00,451
seeing none, I will ask the

1083
00:32:01,156 --> 00:32:02,291
clerk to call the roll on item

1084
00:32:02,291 --> 00:32:03,191
9 proposed ordinance 20250082.

1085
00:32:03,191 --> 00:32:05,191
Thank you, councilmember

1086
00:32:07,729 --> 00:32:09,729
Baalucci. I, councilmember

1087
00:32:11,733 --> 00:32:12,334
Baron, councilmember Demowski.

1088
00:32:12,334 --> 00:32:12,901
Councilmember Dunn

1089
00:32:12,901 --> 00:32:14,901
Councilcilmember Mosquedae

1090
00:32:15,738 --> 00:32:16,739
councilmember Perry. COUNCILMAN

1091
00:32:16,739 --> 00:32:19,739
B Quinn Council Member von

1092
00:32:21,175 --> 00:32:22,711
Reichbauer. I Chazahalaye the

1093
00:32:22,711 --> 00:32:24,112
vote is 8 ayes and

1094
00:32:24,112 --> 00:32:26,512
councilmember Perry excused. By

1095
00:32:28,950 --> 00:32:29,585
your vote, we have adopted

1096
00:32:29,585 --> 00:32:31,353
proposed ordinance 20250082.

1097
00:32:31,353 --> 00:32:32,454
Moving on to item 10, which is

1098
00:32:32,454 --> 00:32:33,788
already before us and was

1099
00:32:33,788 --> 00:32:36,358
already briefed by Jeff. Thank

1100
00:32:36,358 --> 00:32:39,358
you again, Jeff. Um, clerk,

1101
00:32:40,595 --> 00:32:41,163
please call the roll on item 10

1102
00:32:41,163 --> 00:32:42,198
proposed ordinance number

1103
00:32:42,198 --> 00:32:44,198
20250083. Thank you,

1104
00:32:45,767 --> 00:32:47,669
councilmember Balducci. Aye,

1105
00:32:47,669 --> 00:32:48,604
Council member Baron that

1106
00:32:48,604 --> 00:32:50,539
s

1107
00:32:50,539 --> 00:32:51,720
remember Dimowwski

1108
00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:51,941
councilmember Dunn

1109
00:32:51,941 --> 00:32:53,941
Counciluncilmember Mosqueda

1110
00:32:54,944 --> 00:32:56,944
council member Perry,

1111
00:32:57,345 --> 00:32:57,845
councilmember Quinn

1112
00:32:57,845 --> 00:32:58,479
Counciluncilmember von

1113
00:32:58,479 --> 00:32:59,647
Reichbauer, chairs aye. The

1114
00:32:59,647 --> 00:33:01,650
vote is 8 ayes and

1115
00:33:01,650 --> 00:33:04,500
councilmember Perry excused. By

1116
00:33:05,521 --> 00:33:06,288
our vote, we have adopted

1117
00:33:06,288 --> 00:33:08,288
proposed ordinance 20250083.

1118
00:33:10,825 --> 00:33:12,427
Moving on to item 11, proposed

1119
00:33:12,427 --> 00:33:13,428
ordinance number 20250056.2 and

1120
00:33:13,428 --> 00:33:15,297
ordinance approving EastLink

1121
00:33:15,297 --> 00:33:15,931
and Downtown Redmond Link

1122
00:33:15,931 --> 00:33:17,931
Extension Transportation

1123
00:33:18,299 --> 00:33:19,534
service changes for King County

1124
00:33:19,534 --> 00:33:22,503
council member Quinn, MAY you

1125
00:33:22,503 --> 00:33:25,390
please move this item before us.

1126
00:33:25,390 --> 00:33:27,439
And we propose ordinance

1127
00:33:27,775 --> 00:33:30,775
2025-0056. Item is before us,

1128
00:33:31,747 --> 00:33:32,748
um. Mary, would you like to?

1129
00:33:32,748 --> 00:33:36,348
Come forward. Thank you so much.

1130
00:33:42,191 --> 00:33:42,825
Colleagues, would you like a

1131
00:33:42,825 --> 00:33:45,825
briefing from uh Mary, for

1132
00:33:47,195 --> 00:33:47,763
those of you who are not in the

1133
00:33:47,763 --> 00:33:48,997
transportation environment

1134
00:33:48,997 --> 00:33:50,466
committee, would you like to

1135
00:33:50,466 --> 00:33:51,967
have this general discussion

1136
00:33:51,967 --> 00:33:53,836
questions. I think I

1137
00:33:53,836 --> 00:33:55,337
m seeing a

1138
00:33:55,337 --> 00:33:58,337
nod for a high-level overview.

1139
00:33:58,908 --> 00:33:59,208
Thank you. Thank you, Chair

1140
00:33:59,208 --> 00:34:00,543
Zahalaya I

1141
00:34:00,543 --> 00:34:02,943
m Mary Burganon from

1142
00:34:03,779 --> 00:34:04,947
the council staff. So the

1143
00:34:04,947 --> 00:34:06,947
EastLink service restructure

1144
00:34:07,683 --> 00:34:09,584
would create 8 new bus routes,

1145
00:34:09,584 --> 00:34:11,119
revised 14 routes and replaced

1146
00:34:11,119 --> 00:34:12,587
20 routes to coordinate with

1147
00:34:12,587 --> 00:34:12,821
the full opening of Sound

1148
00:34:12,821 --> 00:34:14,122
Transit

1149
00:34:14,122 --> 00:34:16,391
s 2 line or the East

1150
00:34:16,391 --> 00:34:19,391
Link Light rail, which is

1151
00:34:19,795 --> 00:34:22,697
expected later this year. This,

1152
00:34:22,697 --> 00:34:25,670
uh, process of developing this

1153
00:34:25,670 --> 00:34:26,268
service restructure was done in

1154
00:34:26,268 --> 00:34:26,442
coordination with the council

1155
00:34:26,442 --> 00:34:28,442
s

1156
00:34:28,904 --> 00:34:30,873
adopted service guidelines and

1157
00:34:30,873 --> 00:34:32,700
In particular with the

1158
00:34:32,700 --> 00:34:33,342
requirements that the council

1159
00:34:33,342 --> 00:34:35,711
added by amendment when the

1160
00:34:35,711 --> 00:34:38,111
service guidelines were last

1161
00:34:38,113 --> 00:34:39,214
adopted to go through a

1162
00:34:39,214 --> 00:34:40,616
community engagement process

1163
00:34:40,616 --> 00:34:42,550
that involves setting goals for

1164
00:34:42,550 --> 00:34:43,452
the restructure and then

1165
00:34:43,452 --> 00:34:45,387
following specific steps with

1166
00:34:45,387 --> 00:34:47,422
the community, which occurred

1167
00:34:47,422 --> 00:34:49,257
over the course of a number of

1168
00:34:49,257 --> 00:34:51,694
years before it was brought

1169
00:34:51,694 --> 00:34:54,630
before you. The restructure in

1170
00:34:54,630 --> 00:34:55,564
front of you also, um, would

1171
00:34:55,564 --> 00:34:56,232
comply with federal

1172
00:34:56,232 --> 00:34:58,632
requirements under Title 6 of

1173
00:34:59,435 --> 00:35:01,871
the 196. For Civil Rights Act

1174
00:35:01,871 --> 00:35:03,504
and is in conformance with the

1175
00:35:03,504 --> 00:35:05,904
adopted budget for 2025. Over

1176
00:35:07,642 --> 00:35:10,642
time, it would add about

1177
00:35:11,460 --> 00:35:12,480
160,000 bus service hours in

1178
00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:14,984
the East King County area. And

1179
00:35:14,984 --> 00:35:17,386
I will note that the ordinance

1180
00:35:17,386 --> 00:35:18,787
was amended in committee to add

1181
00:35:18,787 --> 00:35:21,390
a requirement that Metro report

1182
00:35:21,390 --> 00:35:23,158
back by the time of the fall

1183
00:35:23,158 --> 00:35:23,993
2027 service change on

1184
00:35:23,993 --> 00:35:25,593
essentially how the restructure

1185
00:35:25,593 --> 00:35:26,327
is doing. Is it meeting

1186
00:35:26,327 --> 00:35:27,563
ridership needs and to

1187
00:35:27,563 --> 00:35:30,990
coordinate with local ju ri s

1188
00:35:30,990 --> 00:35:31,867
di ction s so that any changes

1189
00:35:31,867 --> 00:35:32,468
or adjustments can be made as

1190
00:35:32,468 --> 00:35:33,434
needed. I

1191
00:35:33,434 --> 00:35:36,434
ll ao note that, uh,

1192
00:35:36,739 --> 00:35:39,208
in the. Green folder that is in

1193
00:35:39,208 --> 00:35:40,109
front of you today, there is an

1194
00:35:40,109 --> 00:35:41,210
amendment proposed by

1195
00:35:41,210 --> 00:35:43,610
councilmember Baucci that would

1196
00:35:43,612 --> 00:35:45,447
make a couple of technical

1197
00:35:45,447 --> 00:35:46,448
corrections to the attachment

1198
00:35:46,448 --> 00:35:47,883
that describes the routes that

1199
00:35:47,883 --> 00:35:49,884
are affected with this

1200
00:35:49,884 --> 00:35:51,753
ordinance. One would just make

1201
00:35:51,753 --> 00:35:53,789
a, a correction to a map for

1202
00:35:53,789 --> 00:35:55,624
one of the routes and the other

1203
00:35:55,624 --> 00:35:56,358
would make a slight correction

1204
00:35:56,358 --> 00:35:57,660
to nighttime service

1205
00:35:57,660 --> 00:35:58,360
frequencies for a different

1206
00:35:58,360 --> 00:35:58,661
route. So with that, I

1207
00:35:58,661 --> 00:36:00,661
ll stop,

1208
00:36:00,663 --> 00:36:02,964
see if there are any questions.

1209
00:36:02,964 --> 00:36:04,200
Thank you so much, Mary. Uh,

1210
00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:06,600
councilmember Baucci, would you

1211
00:36:07,770 --> 00:36:08,504
mind moving the Amendment to

1212
00:36:08,504 --> 00:36:10,139
proposed ordinance number

1213
00:36:10,139 --> 00:36:12,740
20250056 and by the way, this

1214
00:36:12,740 --> 00:36:13,342
is the uh ordinance approving

1215
00:36:13,342 --> 00:36:14,430
EastLink and Downtown Redmond

1216
00:36:14,430 --> 00:36:16,450
Link extension. Thank you very

1217
00:36:16,450 --> 00:36:17,479
much, chair. I move Amendment 1.

1218
00:36:17,479 --> 00:36:18,214
All right, Amendment 1 is

1219
00:36:18,214 --> 00:36:19,315
before us. Councilmember

1220
00:36:19,315 --> 00:36:20,783
Balducci, would you like to

1221
00:36:20,783 --> 00:36:22,985
speak to both the underlying

1222
00:36:22,985 --> 00:36:23,686
ordinance and the amendment. Uh,

1223
00:36:23,686 --> 00:36:23,953
can I just ask if the

1224
00:36:23,953 --> 00:36:25,953
amendment

1225
00:36:26,187 --> 00:36:26,622
s been briefed. I

1226
00:36:26,622 --> 00:36:28,622
m,

1227
00:36:29,910 --> 00:36:30,559
I was shifting here. So I noted

1228
00:36:30,559 --> 00:36:31,594
that the amendment would

1229
00:36:31,594 --> 00:36:33,829
replace the attachment that

1230
00:36:33,829 --> 00:36:35,364
describes the routes, it would

1231
00:36:35,364 --> 00:36:36,832
provide an updated route map

1232
00:36:36,832 --> 00:36:37,733
for Route 221, a route that

1233
00:36:37,733 --> 00:36:39,134
s

1234
00:36:39,134 --> 00:36:40,603
proposed to be deleted to

1235
00:36:40,603 --> 00:36:41,737
reflect the current deviation

1236
00:36:41,737 --> 00:36:43,720
to Overlake Village station

1237
00:36:43,720 --> 00:36:44,505
that was implemented last

1238
00:36:44,505 --> 00:36:45,941
spring when the EastLink

1239
00:36:45,941 --> 00:36:47,376
starter line opened, and it

1240
00:36:47,376 --> 00:36:49,345
would correct the frequency

1241
00:36:49,345 --> 00:36:50,713
table for current service on

1242
00:36:50,713 --> 00:36:52,381
Route 240 to reflect nighttime

1243
00:36:52,381 --> 00:36:52,848
frequency. So again, a sort of

1244
00:36:52,848 --> 00:36:53,682
crossing the t

1245
00:36:53,682 --> 00:36:54,383
s and dotting

1246
00:36:54,383 --> 00:36:54,884
the i

1247
00:36:54,884 --> 00:36:56,884
s, technical corrections

1248
00:36:57,586 --> 00:36:59,521
to that. Attachment. Great.

1249
00:36:59,521 --> 00:37:01,457
Thank you. Um, I thank you for,

1250
00:37:01,457 --> 00:37:03,525
uh, for calling on me, MR.

1251
00:37:03,525 --> 00:37:04,360
Chair. Um, and I will take this

1252
00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:04,793
moment even though we

1253
00:37:04,793 --> 00:37:05,995
re on the

1254
00:37:05,995 --> 00:37:08,597
amendment to just say a little

1255
00:37:08,597 --> 00:37:08,804
bit, um, uh, lately I

1256
00:37:08,804 --> 00:37:09,732
ve been

1257
00:37:09,732 --> 00:37:12,201
telling people that I feel like

1258
00:37:12,201 --> 00:37:14,690
my role is to, uh, to tell, uh,

1259
00:37:14,690 --> 00:37:16,972
what my gamer kid calls the

1260
00:37:16,972 --> 00:37:17,973
lore, uh, and the lore of this,

1261
00:37:17,973 --> 00:37:18,374
uh, restructures that it

1262
00:37:18,374 --> 00:37:20,374
s been

1263
00:37:20,876 --> 00:37:22,378
going on for quite some time.

1264
00:37:22,378 --> 00:37:22,945
Uh, councilmember Quinn knows

1265
00:37:22,945 --> 00:37:23,312
very well how long we

1266
00:37:23,312 --> 00:37:24,813
ve been

1267
00:37:24,813 --> 00:37:26,215
working on this restructure. It

1268
00:37:26,215 --> 00:37:26,448
is possibly the biggest. One

1269
00:37:26,448 --> 00:37:27,216
that we

1270
00:37:27,216 --> 00:37:27,386
ve ever done, it

1271
00:37:27,386 --> 00:37:29,386
s

1272
00:37:32,454 --> 00:37:33,322
definitely one of the biggest,

1273
00:37:33,322 --> 00:37:35,791
um, and because East Link

1274
00:37:35,791 --> 00:37:37,359
itself, the light rail

1275
00:37:37,359 --> 00:37:39,628
extension has been delayed, uh,

1276
00:37:39,628 --> 00:37:41,597
we asked, this council asked

1277
00:37:41,597 --> 00:37:45,434
and Metro agreed to go back and

1278
00:37:45,434 --> 00:37:46,502
take another look at, uh, the

1279
00:37:46,502 --> 00:37:47,970
proposal to coordinate buses

1280
00:37:47,970 --> 00:37:49,905
around the new light rail

1281
00:37:49,905 --> 00:37:51,740
system and you know, and, and

1282
00:37:51,740 --> 00:37:52,908
take into account current

1283
00:37:52,908 --> 00:37:54,476
conditions, ridership, demand

1284
00:37:54,476 --> 00:37:57,213
patterns, etc. Like we do when

1285
00:37:57,213 --> 00:37:58,647
we do restructure. And they

1286
00:37:58,647 --> 00:38:00,150
adjusted some things. Um, I, I

1287
00:38:00,150 --> 00:38:02,170
want to say, uh, I want to say

1288
00:38:02,170 --> 00:38:02,187
a word to, uh, MR. W Wisner

1289
00:38:02,187 --> 00:38:02,785
s

1290
00:38:02,785 --> 00:38:04,787
comments, which I was listening

1291
00:38:04,787 --> 00:38:07,289
to. I was listening to all the

1292
00:38:07,289 --> 00:38:08,692
comments online, um, and I, I

1293
00:38:08,692 --> 00:38:10,626
mean this will surprise no one.

1294
00:38:10,626 --> 00:38:12,561
This restructure is not perfect.

1295
00:38:12,561 --> 00:38:13,696
No restructure is perfect, no

1296
00:38:13,696 --> 00:38:15,965
best network is perfect. And

1297
00:38:15,965 --> 00:38:17,132
the nice thing about buses is

1298
00:38:17,132 --> 00:38:18,500
we can adapt, we can adapt them

1299
00:38:18,500 --> 00:38:18,671
over time. We can see what

1300
00:38:18,671 --> 00:38:20,200
s

1301
00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:21,103
working. We can see where

1302
00:38:21,103 --> 00:38:22,571
demand is being served. In fact,

1303
00:38:22,571 --> 00:38:24,707
so much of what we do is we

1304
00:38:24,707 --> 00:38:25,241
look at crowding and

1305
00:38:25,241 --> 00:38:25,411
reliability when there

1306
00:38:25,411 --> 00:38:26,800
s

1307
00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:26,184
crowding. That means we haven

1308
00:38:26,184 --> 00:38:27,420
t

1309
00:38:27,420 --> 00:38:29,111
put enough service to meet the

1310
00:38:29,111 --> 00:38:30,790
demand in a location. And when

1311
00:38:30,790 --> 00:38:30,479
buses are unreliable, they

1312
00:38:30,479 --> 00:38:32,470
re,

1313
00:38:32,470 --> 00:38:34,683
it tells us something that we

1314
00:38:34,683 --> 00:38:37,353
have the ability to act upon.

1315
00:38:37,353 --> 00:38:39,154
Um, one of the things, uh, that

1316
00:38:39,154 --> 00:38:40,956
I was very, uh, appreciative of

1317
00:38:40,956 --> 00:38:42,892
was that Metro took a look at

1318
00:38:42,892 --> 00:38:45,427
some of these long tails that

1319
00:38:45,427 --> 00:38:46,896
go way out into East King

1320
00:38:46,896 --> 00:38:47,964
County, providing service, uh,

1321
00:38:47,964 --> 00:38:49,665
we heard from the gentleman

1322
00:38:49,665 --> 00:38:50,766
from Cottage Lake in places

1323
00:38:50,766 --> 00:38:51,267
where there has been scant

1324
00:38:51,267 --> 00:38:52,102
service, and that

1325
00:38:52,102 --> 00:38:54,102
s an

1326
00:38:54,103 --> 00:38:55,472
important thing to do. And we

1327
00:38:55,472 --> 00:38:55,704
balance that against making

1328
00:38:55,704 --> 00:38:56,710
sure we

1329
00:38:56,710 --> 00:38:56,705
re putting enough

1330
00:38:56,705 --> 00:38:58,474
resource in the places where

1331
00:38:58,474 --> 00:38:59,842
there is a lot of demand and

1332
00:38:59,842 --> 00:39:00,970
they attempted to do that and

1333
00:39:00,970 --> 00:39:02,970
we

1334
00:39:02,444 --> 00:39:03,313
re going to find out how

1335
00:39:03,313 --> 00:39:05,214
well that balance was struck

1336
00:39:05,214 --> 00:39:06,683
and we will find. Out through

1337
00:39:06,683 --> 00:39:08,184
experiencing it and we, this is

1338
00:39:08,184 --> 00:39:10,452
not the last time we will touch

1339
00:39:10,452 --> 00:39:12,388
this bus service. There will be,

1340
00:39:12,388 --> 00:39:14,560
uh, more openings in the coming

1341
00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:16,258
years of sound transit stride

1342
00:39:16,258 --> 00:39:19,261
bus rapid transit on I-405 and

1343
00:39:19,261 --> 00:39:20,796
I-5 and uh sr 522, we will have

1344
00:39:20,796 --> 00:39:23,650
opportunities to look back and

1345
00:39:23,650 --> 00:39:23,699
see, did we hit things right? I

1346
00:39:23,699 --> 00:39:25,670
guarantee you there will be

1347
00:39:25,670 --> 00:39:25,935
places where we want to make

1348
00:39:25,935 --> 00:39:26,602
adjustments and we should. And

1349
00:39:26,602 --> 00:39:27,102
I think that that

1350
00:39:27,102 --> 00:39:27,336
s basically

1351
00:39:27,336 --> 00:39:28,204
what we

1352
00:39:28,204 --> 00:39:29,506
re hearing, uh, when we

1353
00:39:29,506 --> 00:39:31,774
hear, uh, input from, from

1354
00:39:31,774 --> 00:39:32,942
people like MR. W Wisner who is

1355
00:39:32,942 --> 00:39:35,144
very, very expert in the ways

1356
00:39:35,144 --> 00:39:37,646
of our bus system. So I am

1357
00:39:37,646 --> 00:39:38,747
happy to, uh, recommend that we

1358
00:39:38,747 --> 00:39:40,115
adopt both the amendment, which

1359
00:39:40,115 --> 00:39:41,917
is in my view, kind of

1360
00:39:41,917 --> 00:39:42,418
technical. It sort of just

1361
00:39:42,418 --> 00:39:42,751
conforms what we

1362
00:39:42,751 --> 00:39:44,751
re adopting to

1363
00:39:46,855 --> 00:39:47,457
what we said we were doing, um,

1364
00:39:47,457 --> 00:39:48,257
and the underlying motion

1365
00:39:48,257 --> 00:39:50,159
because the alternative is to

1366
00:39:50,159 --> 00:39:50,392
go back to the drawing board

1367
00:39:50,392 --> 00:39:51,393
and we

1368
00:39:51,393 --> 00:39:52,561
re running out of time,

1369
00:39:52,561 --> 00:39:54,630
believe it or not, because the

1370
00:39:54,630 --> 00:39:56,466
light rail is going to open

1371
00:39:56,466 --> 00:39:57,700
soon, so, uh, thank you for the

1372
00:39:57,700 --> 00:39:59,402
opportunity to say a few words,

1373
00:39:59,402 --> 00:40:00,970
and I, I do recommend support.

1374
00:40:00,970 --> 00:40:02,538
Thank you so much,

1375
00:40:02,538 --> 00:40:02,838
councilmember. Uh, let

1376
00:40:02,838 --> 00:40:03,439
s first

1377
00:40:03,439 --> 00:40:05,839
begin with the amendment,

1378
00:40:06,742 --> 00:40:07,710
Amendment. One to proposed

1379
00:40:07,710 --> 00:40:09,179
ordinance number 20250056.2.

1380
00:40:09,179 --> 00:40:10,579
Any more questions or comments

1381
00:40:10,579 --> 00:40:12,581
on the amendment on the

1382
00:40:12,581 --> 00:40:13,449
amendment. Ok. Uh, the

1383
00:40:13,449 --> 00:40:14,950
amendment is before us. All

1384
00:40:14,950 --> 00:40:17,953
those in favor please say aye

1385
00:40:17,953 --> 00:40:19,688
aye aye. All those opposed

1386
00:40:19,688 --> 00:40:22,259
amendment one carries now back

1387
00:40:22,259 --> 00:40:23,920
to the proposed ordinance as

1388
00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:25,920
amended councilmember Demowski,

1389
00:40:25,461 --> 00:40:26,962
thank you, Chair Zahala with a

1390
00:40:26,962 --> 00:40:29,899
question for Mary, um, Mary,

1391
00:40:29,899 --> 00:40:31,400
this is, uh, kind of the next

1392
00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:31,571
installment of our grand, I

1393
00:40:31,571 --> 00:40:32,635
ll

1394
00:40:32,635 --> 00:40:33,302
call it restructuring of

1395
00:40:33,302 --> 00:40:36,302
services the light rail spines

1396
00:40:37,390 --> 00:40:39,575
open. To get away from

1397
00:40:39,575 --> 00:40:40,911
traditional one seat rides into

1398
00:40:40,911 --> 00:40:42,412
core employment center, big

1399
00:40:42,412 --> 00:40:43,947
picture talk and shift the

1400
00:40:43,947 --> 00:40:45,849
system to feeding the light

1401
00:40:45,849 --> 00:40:48,183
rail spine and hopefully in the

1402
00:40:48,183 --> 00:40:50,619
process expand to have more

1403
00:40:50,619 --> 00:40:52,589
frequent all service extend our

1404
00:40:52,589 --> 00:40:53,556
range and into the mornings and

1405
00:40:53,556 --> 00:40:53,756
late nights and weekends.

1406
00:40:53,756 --> 00:40:54,657
That

1407
00:40:54,657 --> 00:40:55,240
s a big picture of kind of

1408
00:40:55,240 --> 00:40:57,240
what we

1409
00:40:57,600 --> 00:40:59,962
re doing. We did this

1410
00:40:59,962 --> 00:41:00,996
with Lynnwood Link. Does this

1411
00:41:00,996 --> 00:41:02,299
restructure add additional

1412
00:41:02,299 --> 00:41:05,299
service hours into the service

1413
00:41:05,534 --> 00:41:07,336
area. So council member, what

1414
00:41:07,336 --> 00:41:08,871
this restructure will do is

1415
00:41:08,871 --> 00:41:11,340
over the course of about a year

1416
00:41:11,340 --> 00:41:12,709
or so at about 160,000 service

1417
00:41:12,709 --> 00:41:13,109
hours now, as you

1418
00:41:13,109 --> 00:41:15,109
ll recall

1419
00:41:16,179 --> 00:41:18,140
from 2023 and the council

1420
00:41:18,140 --> 00:41:19,916
service recovery Plan that is

1421
00:41:19,916 --> 00:41:21,917
largely the amount of hours

1422
00:41:21,917 --> 00:41:22,485
that had been reduced during

1423
00:41:22,485 --> 00:41:22,886
the pandemic. So it

1424
00:41:22,886 --> 00:41:23,385
s, it

1425
00:41:23,385 --> 00:41:24,754
s

1426
00:41:24,754 --> 00:41:25,221
sort of, you know, saying we

1427
00:41:25,221 --> 00:41:25,988
re

1428
00:41:25,988 --> 00:41:27,724
going to restructure the

1429
00:41:27,724 --> 00:41:29,725
service in a way that meets the

1430
00:41:29,725 --> 00:41:32,127
needs of tomorrow with that, uh,

1431
00:41:32,127 --> 00:41:33,929
new, uh, light rail line

1432
00:41:33,929 --> 00:41:36,799
opening and bring that service.

1433
00:41:36,799 --> 00:41:37,868
Back in through this

1434
00:41:37,868 --> 00:41:38,902
restructure and uh the last big

1435
00:41:38,902 --> 00:41:39,501
one that we did, which

1436
00:41:39,501 --> 00:41:39,736
Councilor Bellucci, I don

1437
00:41:39,736 --> 00:41:40,903
t

1438
00:41:40,903 --> 00:41:43,138
know which one is bigger than

1439
00:41:43,138 --> 00:41:43,672
this one or the Lynnwood Lake,

1440
00:41:43,672 --> 00:41:45,609
but they

1441
00:41:45,609 --> 00:41:47,760
re competing for very,

1442
00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:48,944
very serious researchers in

1443
00:41:48,944 --> 00:41:50,790
that I, I confessed or maybe it

1444
00:41:50,790 --> 00:41:51,348
was prior iteration to some

1445
00:41:51,348 --> 00:41:53,315
frustration and that there was

1446
00:41:53,315 --> 00:41:54,850
a reduction of service hours,

1447
00:41:54,850 --> 00:41:56,785
largely from the Route 41, we

1448
00:41:56,785 --> 00:41:57,287
did not bring, keep those in

1449
00:41:57,287 --> 00:41:57,786
the area. You

1450
00:41:57,786 --> 00:41:59,786
re nodding yes,

1451
00:42:01,458 --> 00:42:03,492
Mary. Well, so with the Route

1452
00:42:03,492 --> 00:42:04,894
41 and the Northgate

1453
00:42:04,894 --> 00:42:06,296
restructure of years ago and

1454
00:42:06,296 --> 00:42:07,463
that was something that the

1455
00:42:07,463 --> 00:42:08,731
council did debate at some

1456
00:42:08,731 --> 00:42:10,734
length when the service

1457
00:42:10,734 --> 00:42:13,536
guidelines were last adopted in

1458
00:42:13,536 --> 00:42:15,504
2021, the decision was made to

1459
00:42:15,504 --> 00:42:18,504
disperse those hours because in

1460
00:42:18,909 --> 00:42:19,575
that case, that route

1461
00:42:19,575 --> 00:42:20,943
specifically followed the route

1462
00:42:20,943 --> 00:42:22,779
that the light rail was taking.

1463
00:42:22,779 --> 00:42:24,247
So, you know, a little bit

1464
00:42:24,247 --> 00:42:25,749
different situation and was

1465
00:42:25,749 --> 00:42:27,683
then adopted in policy by the

1466
00:42:27,683 --> 00:42:29,850
council of how that kind of

1467
00:42:29,850 --> 00:42:29,618
service hour would be treated.

1468
00:42:29,618 --> 00:42:31,618
And there

1469
00:42:32,455 --> 00:42:33,389
s not a similar case,

1470
00:42:33,389 --> 00:42:35,789
um, with this restructure

1471
00:42:35,958 --> 00:42:36,192
because there aren

1472
00:42:36,192 --> 00:42:37,260
t routes

1473
00:42:37,260 --> 00:42:40,950
that parallel well we have the

1474
00:42:40,950 --> 00:42:41,131
I-90. Route that used to come

1475
00:42:41,131 --> 00:42:41,997
from South Bellevue Park and

1476
00:42:41,997 --> 00:42:42,199
Ride into downtown. Yeah,

1477
00:42:42,199 --> 00:42:43,499
there

1478
00:42:43,499 --> 00:42:44,367
s some, there are some

1479
00:42:44,367 --> 00:42:45,869
sound transit routes that will

1480
00:42:45,869 --> 00:42:46,402
be affected, but those aren

1481
00:42:46,402 --> 00:42:47,704
t

1482
00:42:47,704 --> 00:42:48,771
subject to this particular

1483
00:42:48,771 --> 00:42:50,340
ordinance. I just wanted to

1484
00:42:50,340 --> 00:42:51,875
take a moment to say I think

1485
00:42:51,875 --> 00:42:53,175
there was, I know that was a

1486
00:42:53,175 --> 00:42:55,575
distinction there, but there

1487
00:42:56,111 --> 00:42:58,414
was a reduction of hours in a

1488
00:42:58,414 --> 00:42:59,481
very transit heavy and high

1489
00:42:59,481 --> 00:43:01,881
transit use community North

1490
00:43:01,985 --> 00:43:02,885
Seattle, to be specific, where

1491
00:43:02,885 --> 00:43:04,321
we reduced service hours and

1492
00:43:04,321 --> 00:43:04,621
they were sent out into the

1493
00:43:04,621 --> 00:43:06,388
system. I

1494
00:43:06,388 --> 00:43:07,560
m not sure they ever

1495
00:43:07,560 --> 00:43:07,389
really got deployed. If they

1496
00:43:07,389 --> 00:43:07,823
did, I don

1497
00:43:07,823 --> 00:43:10,223
t know where, where

1498
00:43:10,492 --> 00:43:11,493
they went. But on behalf of the

1499
00:43:11,493 --> 00:43:13,950
constituents I represent who

1500
00:43:13,950 --> 00:43:14,300
are thirsty for more transit.

1501
00:43:14,300 --> 00:43:14,964
There was, there

1502
00:43:14,964 --> 00:43:16,365
s some

1503
00:43:16,365 --> 00:43:17,867
frustration, uh, there and we

1504
00:43:17,867 --> 00:43:18,300
all want more more transit, but

1505
00:43:18,300 --> 00:43:19,236
I didn

1506
00:43:19,236 --> 00:43:20,737
t want this to go by,

1507
00:43:20,737 --> 00:43:23,172
and this is not picking at all

1508
00:43:23,172 --> 00:43:24,640
on this restructure, you know,

1509
00:43:24,640 --> 00:43:26,900
I think we are working very

1510
00:43:26,900 --> 00:43:28,478
hard to make our system work

1511
00:43:28,478 --> 00:43:29,980
and work in partnership with

1512
00:43:29,980 --> 00:43:31,915
Sound Transit, um, but I wanted

1513
00:43:31,915 --> 00:43:33,850
to raise the flag for folks in

1514
00:43:33,850 --> 00:43:35,719
my community who still are, you

1515
00:43:35,719 --> 00:43:36,853
know, buses that used to come

1516
00:43:36,853 --> 00:43:37,319
in certain places don

1517
00:43:37,319 --> 00:43:38,200
t and no

1518
00:43:38,200 --> 00:43:41,200
restructure is perfect, I think.

1519
00:43:41,691 --> 00:43:42,726
Or do Uh, and just plant the

1520
00:43:42,726 --> 00:43:42,895
flag a little bit, mayor, I

1521
00:43:42,895 --> 00:43:43,726
m

1522
00:43:43,726 --> 00:43:44,728
not asking you to comment on

1523
00:43:44,728 --> 00:43:46,529
that. That

1524
00:43:46,529 --> 00:43:47,530
s more of a kind of

1525
00:43:47,530 --> 00:43:49,132
a I can councilmember, if you

1526
00:43:49,132 --> 00:43:50,934
want to just make one comment,

1527
00:43:50,934 --> 00:43:51,534
which is in, again, in the

1528
00:43:51,534 --> 00:43:52,334
areas that you

1529
00:43:52,334 --> 00:43:53,469
re referring to

1530
00:43:53,469 --> 00:43:55,839
for the Northgate and then to

1531
00:43:55,839 --> 00:43:57,407
some extent for the Lynnwood

1532
00:43:57,407 --> 00:43:59,709
restructure. One of the issues

1533
00:43:59,709 --> 00:44:01,144
that I know that transit riders

1534
00:44:01,144 --> 00:44:03,790
in that area experienced during

1535
00:44:03,790 --> 00:44:06,160
the pandemic years is that the

1536
00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:08,416
Seattle Transit measure, which

1537
00:44:09,118 --> 00:44:10,887
had funded until 2020, about

1538
00:44:10,887 --> 00:44:12,255
350,000 additional service

1539
00:44:12,255 --> 00:44:13,656
hours within the city of

1540
00:44:13,656 --> 00:44:16,590
Seattle that the city of

1541
00:44:16,590 --> 00:44:18,962
Seattle was paying Metro to

1542
00:44:18,962 --> 00:44:21,430
provide when that measure was

1543
00:44:21,430 --> 00:44:23,833
reauthorized by the voters in

1544
00:44:23,833 --> 00:44:25,234
late 2020, had a smaller

1545
00:44:25,234 --> 00:44:27,370
funding source and more

1546
00:44:27,370 --> 00:44:28,371
priorities. So it funds

1547
00:44:28,371 --> 00:44:30,139
currently about half of the

1548
00:44:30,139 --> 00:44:33,142
service hours it used to fund.

1549
00:44:33,142 --> 00:44:34,577
So I know that 4 people in

1550
00:44:34,577 --> 00:44:36,445
Seattle, there has been a

1551
00:44:36,445 --> 00:44:37,414
change in the amount of transit

1552
00:44:37,414 --> 00:44:38,448
service that is available

1553
00:44:38,448 --> 00:44:39,415
simply because of how much the

1554
00:44:39,415 --> 00:44:42,185
city of Seattle is or is not

1555
00:44:42,185 --> 00:44:43,653
funded. Through its transit

1556
00:44:43,653 --> 00:44:44,253
funding measure that is a good

1557
00:44:44,253 --> 00:44:44,621
reminder and then I

1558
00:44:44,621 --> 00:44:45,870
ll I

1559
00:44:45,870 --> 00:44:46,790
ll

1560
00:44:46,790 --> 00:44:47,991
finally add my additional

1561
00:44:47,991 --> 00:44:50,894
appreciation to, uh, MR. W

1562
00:44:50,894 --> 00:44:52,595
Wisner, who is a frequent

1563
00:44:52,595 --> 00:44:54,995
correspondent with great detail

1564
00:44:55,931 --> 00:44:56,105
and uh I, I do read them, uh,

1565
00:44:56,105 --> 00:44:57,200
it

1566
00:44:57,200 --> 00:44:59,135
s educational and I think

1567
00:44:59,135 --> 00:45:00,303
that on occasion we have been

1568
00:45:00,303 --> 00:45:01,605
able to make suggested

1569
00:45:01,605 --> 00:45:04,605
adjustments to routes, but it

1570
00:45:04,975 --> 00:45:05,942
is hard to um manage a

1571
00:45:05,942 --> 00:45:08,342
restructure at the council

1572
00:45:08,978 --> 00:45:10,280
level after a long process and

1573
00:45:10,280 --> 00:45:11,715
so I agree with my colleague.

1574
00:45:11,715 --> 00:45:13,316
League counselor Balucci in

1575
00:45:13,316 --> 00:45:14,718
whose district is primarily is

1576
00:45:14,718 --> 00:45:16,452
that we should give this a go

1577
00:45:16,452 --> 00:45:18,655
and see how it works and fine

1578
00:45:18,655 --> 00:45:19,589
tune as needed. Thank you very

1579
00:45:19,589 --> 00:45:21,992
much for the opportunity to

1580
00:45:21,992 --> 00:45:22,759
engage a little bit here, chair.

1581
00:45:22,759 --> 00:45:23,860
Thank you, councilmember.

1582
00:45:23,860 --> 00:45:26,260
Colleagues, any more questions

1583
00:45:27,696 --> 00:45:29,265
or comments? Council member

1584
00:45:29,265 --> 00:45:30,634
Balucci just would be, uh,

1585
00:45:30,634 --> 00:45:32,102
neglectful to not call out the

1586
00:45:32,102 --> 00:45:32,535
team here. I, I don

1587
00:45:32,535 --> 00:45:34,403
t think you

1588
00:45:34,403 --> 00:45:35,839
could count how many hours they

1589
00:45:35,839 --> 00:45:37,507
put into this restructure. How

1590
00:45:37,507 --> 00:45:39,442
many meetings they held with

1591
00:45:39,442 --> 00:45:41,842
various council members, uh,

1592
00:45:41,845 --> 00:45:42,450
certainly with my office, uh,

1593
00:45:42,450 --> 00:45:44,450
they

1594
00:45:44,146 --> 00:45:46,182
ve been very responsive,

1595
00:45:46,182 --> 00:45:47,583
very analytical, very, um,

1596
00:45:47,583 --> 00:45:49,986
really trying to balance all

1597
00:45:49,986 --> 00:45:52,540
the needs of this very complex

1598
00:45:52,540 --> 00:45:53,390
system and make it work well

1599
00:45:53,390 --> 00:45:54,958
for everyone, and I just want

1600
00:45:54,958 --> 00:45:56,660
to remind those following along,

1601
00:45:56,660 --> 00:45:57,727
this is fundamentally a good

1602
00:45:57,727 --> 00:45:58,940
news item. What we

1603
00:45:58,940 --> 00:45:59,663
re doing

1604
00:45:59,663 --> 00:46:01,531
here is we are trying to make

1605
00:46:01,531 --> 00:46:03,433
our bus system work the best it

1606
00:46:03,433 --> 00:46:04,267
can around a major new

1607
00:46:04,267 --> 00:46:05,368
investment in high capacity

1608
00:46:05,368 --> 00:46:06,200
transit, which is the light

1609
00:46:06,200 --> 00:46:07,403
rail system that will be

1610
00:46:07,403 --> 00:46:10,106
opening up to East King County

1611
00:46:10,106 --> 00:46:11,274
in a few months. So, um, Thank

1612
00:46:11,274 --> 00:46:12,175
you for that. Thank you, Metro

1613
00:46:12,175 --> 00:46:13,677
folks. Thank you to everybody

1614
00:46:13,677 --> 00:46:14,978
who worked on this, and I look

1615
00:46:14,978 --> 00:46:16,947
forward to writing it and

1616
00:46:16,947 --> 00:46:18,315
figuring out how my world will

1617
00:46:18,315 --> 00:46:20,115
change, which, uh, which will

1618
00:46:20,115 --> 00:46:21,451
happen soon. Thank you. Thank

1619
00:46:21,451 --> 00:46:22,619
you so much. Yes, thank you so

1620
00:46:22,619 --> 00:46:24,888
much to the Metro team. Thank

1621
00:46:24,888 --> 00:46:26,323
you so much, Mary. Great work,

1622
00:46:26,323 --> 00:46:29,923
uh, clerk, MAY you please call

1623
00:46:30,159 --> 00:46:31,660
the roll on proposed ordinance

1624
00:46:31,660 --> 00:46:32,162
20250056.2 as amended. Thank

1625
00:46:32,162 --> 00:46:33,630
you, councilmember I

1626
00:46:33,630 --> 00:46:35,630
ll excuse

1627
00:46:36,466 --> 00:46:37,567
me, Counciluncilmember Baucci.

1628
00:46:37,567 --> 00:46:38,134
Councilcilmember Baron

1629
00:46:38,134 --> 00:46:40,134
councilmember Dimowwski,

1630
00:46:41,204 --> 00:46:41,605
councilmember Dunn. Aye. That

1631
00:46:41,605 --> 00:46:42,439
s

1632
00:46:42,439 --> 00:46:44,439
Moscara Iye Councilcilmember

1633
00:46:45,875 --> 00:46:48,275
Perry, councilmember Quinn. Ie

1634
00:46:48,311 --> 00:46:50,213
council member von Reichbauer,

1635
00:46:50,213 --> 00:46:51,181
Chasahaye the vote is 8 ayes

1636
00:46:51,181 --> 00:46:53,581
and councilmember Perry excused.

1637
00:46:54,751 --> 00:46:56,553
By our vote, we have adopted

1638
00:46:56,553 --> 00:46:58,455
proposed ordinance 20250056 as

1639
00:46:58,455 --> 00:46:59,890
amended. Moving on to the

1640
00:46:59,890 --> 00:47:01,391
another consent agenda. We have

1641
00:47:01,391 --> 00:47:03,827
councilmember Dunn to make a

1642
00:47:03,827 --> 00:47:05,728
request, uh, would request the

1643
00:47:05,728 --> 00:47:07,264
chair if possible to remove

1644
00:47:07,264 --> 00:47:09,533
item 17 from the consent agenda

1645
00:47:09,533 --> 00:47:11,635
just so we can focus on it.

1646
00:47:11,635 --> 00:47:12,536
Item 17 has been removed from

1647
00:47:12,536 --> 00:47:14,404
the consent agenda. Vice Chair

1648
00:47:14,404 --> 00:47:15,739
Dunn, MAY you please move

1649
00:47:15,739 --> 00:47:18,139
consent agenda items 12 through

1650
00:47:22,279 --> 00:47:24,679
16 and 18. Move consent agenda

1651
00:47:25,682 --> 00:47:27,384
items 12 through 1616 and also

1652
00:47:27,384 --> 00:47:28,618
item 18. Those consent agenda

1653
00:47:28,618 --> 00:47:31,554
items are before us. Clerk,

1654
00:47:31,554 --> 00:47:33,422
please call the roll. Thank you,

1655
00:47:33,422 --> 00:47:35,422
councilmember Bal Ducie

1656
00:47:36,359 --> 00:47:38,294
councilmember Baron Council

1657
00:47:38,294 --> 00:47:40,294
Member Dimowski councilmember

1658
00:47:41,231 --> 00:47:43,990
Dunn council member Moscara

1659
00:47:43,990 --> 00:47:44,100
councilmember Perry

1660
00:47:44,100 --> 00:47:44,868
councilmember Quinn

1661
00:47:44,868 --> 00:47:46,135
councilmember von Reichbauer

1662
00:47:46,135 --> 00:47:46,803
Charaahalay. The vote is 8, aye

1663
00:47:46,803 --> 00:47:49,203
and councilmember Perry excused.

1664
00:47:50,874 --> 00:47:53,810
By our vote, we have adopted

1665
00:47:53,810 --> 00:47:55,810
proposed motions 2024 0362 and

1666
00:48:08,658 --> 00:48:09,626
0363 as to public

1667
00:48:09,626 --> 00:48:11,161
transportation requesting the

1668
00:48:11,161 --> 00:48:13,129
executive to engage in a task

1669
00:48:13,129 --> 00:48:14,196
force on transit safety and

1670
00:48:14,196 --> 00:48:15,465
security to address public

1671
00:48:15,465 --> 00:48:17,934
safety on transit in the

1672
00:48:17,934 --> 00:48:18,568
communities in which Metro

1673
00:48:18,568 --> 00:48:19,202
transit Department operates

1674
00:48:19,202 --> 00:48:21,338
councilmember Dunn, MAY you

1675
00:48:21,338 --> 00:48:23,673
please put the item before us.

1676
00:48:23,673 --> 00:48:25,673
Move item 17 proposed

1677
00:48:26,109 --> 00:48:27,310
substitute number 2025 0020. 17

1678
00:48:27,310 --> 00:48:29,112
is before us, councilmember

1679
00:48:29,112 --> 00:48:30,280
Dunn to speak to it. Thanks

1680
00:48:30,280 --> 00:48:31,648
very much and just a reminder

1681
00:48:31,648 --> 00:48:32,983
to my colleagues this past

1682
00:48:32,983 --> 00:48:33,183
unanimously out of Allen was on

1683
00:48:33,183 --> 00:48:33,950
today

1684
00:48:33,950 --> 00:48:34,951
s consent agenda. I

1685
00:48:34,951 --> 00:48:35,218
pulled it off just because I

1686
00:48:35,218 --> 00:48:35,986
think it

1687
00:48:35,986 --> 00:48:36,887
s important enough for

1688
00:48:36,887 --> 00:48:40,991
us to flag it and talk about it.

1689
00:48:40,991 --> 00:48:42,926
This really is is really in

1690
00:48:42,926 --> 00:48:45,128
spirit, intent, and function

1691
00:48:45,128 --> 00:48:47,630
led by atu and they deserve our

1692
00:48:47,630 --> 00:48:47,330
thanks for their work on this

1693
00:48:47,330 --> 00:48:49,199
and they

1694
00:48:49,199 --> 00:48:50,500
re continuing, uh,

1695
00:48:50,500 --> 00:48:51,201
coordination and fight to

1696
00:48:51,201 --> 00:48:53,601
represent transit operators and

1697
00:48:54,400 --> 00:48:55,772
to keep them in the entire

1698
00:48:55,772 --> 00:48:58,172
system running safely. This

1699
00:48:58,342 --> 00:49:00,277
safety task force is joint

1700
00:49:00,277 --> 00:49:02,279
effort of local government, law

1701
00:49:02,279 --> 00:49:04,180
enforcement agencies, uh,

1702
00:49:04,180 --> 00:49:07,180
transit partners, uh, and of

1703
00:49:07,284 --> 00:49:07,817
course being led by atu 587

1704
00:49:07,817 --> 00:49:10,217
involves the King County

1705
00:49:10,987 --> 00:49:12,722
council, the ex. Metro, uh, to

1706
00:49:12,722 --> 00:49:14,324
address public safety and

1707
00:49:14,324 --> 00:49:16,293
transit in the communities in

1708
00:49:16,293 --> 00:49:18,693
which Metro transit, uh,

1709
00:49:18,995 --> 00:49:21,431
operates. Um, it is, uh, was

1710
00:49:21,431 --> 00:49:23,400
requested initially, uh, by atu

1711
00:49:23,400 --> 00:49:25,869
to establish a task force on

1712
00:49:25,869 --> 00:49:27,304
transit safety and security,

1713
00:49:27,304 --> 00:49:29,172
and it would bring together the

1714
00:49:29,172 --> 00:49:30,840
following groups to really, I

1715
00:49:30,840 --> 00:49:33,840
think, seriously, take a good

1716
00:49:34,778 --> 00:49:37,380
hard look at how we will work

1717
00:49:37,380 --> 00:49:37,981
to make safety a top priority

1718
00:49:37,981 --> 00:49:40,381
and continuing to improve

1719
00:49:40,784 --> 00:49:41,518
safety. And that, and that

1720
00:49:41,518 --> 00:49:43,420
includes atu 587 frontline

1721
00:49:43,420 --> 00:49:45,789
transit operators, the King

1722
00:49:45,789 --> 00:49:48,325
County Sheriff, the general, uh,

1723
00:49:48,325 --> 00:49:49,994
gm of Metro Transit, director

1724
00:49:49,994 --> 00:49:51,494
of dchs, some local elected

1725
00:49:51,494 --> 00:49:53,894
leaders, local law enforcement,

1726
00:49:54,397 --> 00:49:56,466
the ceo of Sound Transit,

1727
00:49:56,466 --> 00:49:58,466
Transit Riders organizations,

1728
00:49:59,202 --> 00:50:00,403
and others as necessary. The

1729
00:50:00,403 --> 00:50:03,139
task force will work to develop

1730
00:50:03,139 --> 00:50:04,541
a plan that will address the

1731
00:50:04,541 --> 00:50:06,541
following things, improvements

1732
00:50:07,277 --> 00:50:09,479
to operating a safety on Metro

1733
00:50:09,479 --> 00:50:10,380
transit buses and the barriers

1734
00:50:10,380 --> 00:50:13,380
and barriers for operators. I

1735
00:50:13,416 --> 00:50:14,818
think, I think both probably

1736
00:50:14,818 --> 00:50:16,119
literally and figuratively, um,

1737
00:50:16,119 --> 00:50:17,554
strategies that hold transit

1738
00:50:17,554 --> 00:50:19,589
passengers and others at bus

1739
00:50:19,589 --> 00:50:21,224
stops and transit centers

1740
00:50:21,224 --> 00:50:23,393
accountable for require for

1741
00:50:23,393 --> 00:50:25,328
required conduct on the buses

1742
00:50:25,328 --> 00:50:26,863
and around those areas

1743
00:50:26,863 --> 00:50:28,132
interagency coordination and

1744
00:50:28,132 --> 00:50:30,132
shared responsibilities with

1745
00:50:30,133 --> 00:50:32,102
the jurisdictions with the

1746
00:50:32,102 --> 00:50:32,702
Metro Transit Department

1747
00:50:32,702 --> 00:50:34,671
operates coordination with

1748
00:50:34,671 --> 00:50:35,539
communities and with transit

1749
00:50:35,539 --> 00:50:37,240
riders and their safety and

1750
00:50:37,240 --> 00:50:37,774
other issues is the task force

1751
00:50:37,774 --> 00:50:39,377
kind of comes along and

1752
00:50:39,377 --> 00:50:40,977
identifies. Which I think we

1753
00:50:40,977 --> 00:50:42,346
should be open to moving

1754
00:50:42,346 --> 00:50:43,213
forward. And then I asked the

1755
00:50:43,213 --> 00:50:44,848
executive to come back and give

1756
00:50:44,848 --> 00:50:46,182
us a briefing no later than

1757
00:50:46,182 --> 00:50:48,585
SEPTEMBER 30th of this year. I

1758
00:50:48,585 --> 00:50:49,886
want to thank Councilor Mayor

1759
00:50:49,886 --> 00:50:52,886
Balducci for her leadership on

1760
00:50:53,390 --> 00:50:54,124
this, um, and also atu

1761
00:50:54,124 --> 00:50:55,358
PRESIDENT Greg Woodfield and

1762
00:50:55,358 --> 00:50:57,861
his team for their leadership

1763
00:50:57,861 --> 00:50:58,328
as well on this. I know we

1764
00:50:58,328 --> 00:50:59,429
re

1765
00:50:59,429 --> 00:51:00,298
just getting started, community

1766
00:51:00,298 --> 00:51:00,964
safety, whether it

1767
00:51:00,964 --> 00:51:02,632
s on our

1768
00:51:02,632 --> 00:51:02,999
buses or some other part of the

1769
00:51:02,999 --> 00:51:04,167
community. It

1770
00:51:04,167 --> 00:51:05,203
s not like you,

1771
00:51:05,203 --> 00:51:07,337
you have a meeting or a task

1772
00:51:07,337 --> 00:51:07,604
force, it gets done and

1773
00:51:07,604 --> 00:51:09,506
everybody

1774
00:51:09,506 --> 00:51:10,941
s safe forevermore.

1775
00:51:10,941 --> 00:51:12,509
These things evolve and modify

1776
00:51:12,509 --> 00:51:13,444
over time and so you have to

1777
00:51:13,444 --> 00:51:15,779
keep coming back and looking at

1778
00:51:15,779 --> 00:51:16,846
it and making it better and

1779
00:51:16,846 --> 00:51:18,649
making improvements and

1780
00:51:18,649 --> 00:51:19,784
adapting to local and changed

1781
00:51:19,784 --> 00:51:21,718
conditions including things

1782
00:51:21,718 --> 00:51:22,919
like crime rates, um, and so we

1783
00:51:22,919 --> 00:51:23,220
got to do this. I

1784
00:51:23,220 --> 00:51:25,220
ve never seen.

1785
00:51:28,858 --> 00:51:29,426
A more serious intense focus on

1786
00:51:29,426 --> 00:51:29,827
transit operators

1787
00:51:29,827 --> 00:51:31,261
safety and

1788
00:51:31,261 --> 00:51:32,696
rider safety that I

1789
00:51:32,696 --> 00:51:34,696
m seeing

1790
00:51:35,660 --> 00:51:38,660
right now. Sadly, in part

1791
00:51:38,969 --> 00:51:40,437
because of the recent tragedies,

1792
00:51:40,437 --> 00:51:43,640
uh, but sometimes that forces a

1793
00:51:43,640 --> 00:51:45,141
policy body to to to work to

1794
00:51:45,141 --> 00:51:47,544
Make change and, and that is a

1795
00:51:47,544 --> 00:51:48,980
good thing in my opinion to be

1796
00:51:48,980 --> 00:51:49,446
able to make change, so i

1797
00:51:49,446 --> 00:51:50,810
d

1798
00:51:50,810 --> 00:51:50,313
urge my colleagues

1799
00:51:50,313 --> 00:51:50,482
support.

1800
00:51:50,482 --> 00:51:51,949
I

1801
00:51:51,949 --> 00:51:53,484
ve had a couple of requests

1802
00:51:53,484 --> 00:51:54,851
from some other council members

1803
00:51:54,851 --> 00:51:55,418
to add on or sign on as

1804
00:51:55,418 --> 00:51:55,919
co-sponsor. I

1805
00:51:55,919 --> 00:51:57,821
d ask the clerk

1806
00:51:57,821 --> 00:51:59,256
perhaps to pass on a

1807
00:51:59,256 --> 00:52:00,690
co-sponsors sheet so that

1808
00:52:00,690 --> 00:52:01,191
members can join. I

1809
00:52:01,191 --> 00:52:02,592
d urge your

1810
00:52:02,592 --> 00:52:03,260
support and any reflections you

1811
00:52:03,260 --> 00:52:06,260
have on the legislation. Thank

1812
00:52:09,399 --> 00:52:10,433
you. Councilmember anyone? Any

1813
00:52:10,433 --> 00:52:11,968
comments or questions?

1814
00:52:11,968 --> 00:52:13,971
Councilor Baucci. Thank you. No,

1815
00:52:13,971 --> 00:52:15,873
I, I, I think councilmember

1816
00:52:15,873 --> 00:52:16,974
Dunn put it quite well, and I

1817
00:52:16,974 --> 00:52:18,843
really appreciate him, uh,

1818
00:52:18,843 --> 00:52:20,378
stepping up to take the

1819
00:52:20,378 --> 00:52:22,112
laboring or to introduce this

1820
00:52:22,112 --> 00:52:24,180
piece of legislation and to do

1821
00:52:24,180 --> 00:52:26,216
the work, um, it does start

1822
00:52:26,216 --> 00:52:27,170
with a statement of commitment

1823
00:52:27,170 --> 00:52:28,840
any change starts with a

1824
00:52:28,840 --> 00:52:28,252
statement of commitment and

1825
00:52:28,252 --> 00:52:30,252
it

1826
00:52:30,488 --> 00:52:31,923
s very important that this

1827
00:52:31,923 --> 00:52:33,457
body lean in and state our

1828
00:52:33,457 --> 00:52:34,357
commitment, uh, we are the

1829
00:52:34,357 --> 00:52:36,259
policymaking body for this

1830
00:52:36,259 --> 00:52:37,929
county. We are the, we have the

1831
00:52:37,929 --> 00:52:39,797
power of the purse for this

1832
00:52:39,797 --> 00:52:41,131
county and so, uh, it is super

1833
00:52:41,131 --> 00:52:42,330
important that we make it known

1834
00:52:42,330 --> 00:52:44,401
when we make something.

1835
00:52:44,401 --> 00:52:46,971
Priority, uh, I want to

1836
00:52:46,971 --> 00:52:47,170
acknowledge MR. Renner

1837
00:52:47,170 --> 00:52:49,170
s very

1838
00:52:49,706 --> 00:52:52,106
consistent advocacy, uh, for

1839
00:52:52,610 --> 00:52:53,810
change and for change that will

1840
00:52:53,810 --> 00:52:55,546
improve uh fair collection,

1841
00:52:55,546 --> 00:52:58,140
improved safety on our systems.

1842
00:52:58,140 --> 00:52:59,416
Uh, I expect you will continue

1843
00:52:59,416 --> 00:53:00,483
to advocate with us for those

1844
00:53:00,483 --> 00:53:00,850
things, and I think it

1845
00:53:00,850 --> 00:53:02,320
s

1846
00:53:02,320 --> 00:53:02,852
important that we do have an

1847
00:53:02,852 --> 00:53:03,754
impact and that

1848
00:53:03,754 --> 00:53:06,154
s what the goal

1849
00:53:06,223 --> 00:53:07,724
of this work is ultimately it

1850
00:53:07,724 --> 00:53:10,724
is about getting together with

1851
00:53:10,861 --> 00:53:11,127
uh in you know in support of

1852
00:53:11,127 --> 00:53:12,596
atu 587

1853
00:53:12,596 --> 00:53:14,565
s leadership. With all

1854
00:53:14,565 --> 00:53:16,934
of our colleagues and partners

1855
00:53:16,934 --> 00:53:18,268
in the cities, uh, and various

1856
00:53:18,268 --> 00:53:20,171
police agencies and all the

1857
00:53:20,171 --> 00:53:23,171
organizations that have a role

1858
00:53:23,608 --> 00:53:25,109
here to figure out how we make

1859
00:53:25,109 --> 00:53:25,279
things safer and better, uh, as

1860
00:53:25,279 --> 00:53:26,420
I

1861
00:53:26,420 --> 00:53:27,544
ve said many times, we have a

1862
00:53:27,544 --> 00:53:30,414
lot of goals, a lot of policy

1863
00:53:30,414 --> 00:53:31,915
goals with our transit system,

1864
00:53:31,915 --> 00:53:33,116
including connecting people to

1865
00:53:33,116 --> 00:53:35,516
opportunity and education and

1866
00:53:35,685 --> 00:53:37,153
housing, uh, a climate and

1867
00:53:37,153 --> 00:53:39,553
sustainability goals for having

1868
00:53:39,724 --> 00:53:40,892
a clean and green, uh,

1869
00:53:40,892 --> 00:53:41,660
transportation system and we

1870
00:53:41,660 --> 00:53:41,626
can

1871
00:53:41,626 --> 00:53:43,994
t achieve any of these goal.

1872
00:53:43,994 --> 00:53:46,329
Our mobility goals, our

1873
00:53:46,329 --> 00:53:47,932
economic goals are our equity

1874
00:53:47,932 --> 00:53:49,367
goals, our environmental goals,

1875
00:53:49,367 --> 00:53:50,667
unless people ride the system

1876
00:53:50,667 --> 00:53:50,935
and they will not write it if

1877
00:53:50,935 --> 00:53:51,801
they don

1878
00:53:51,801 --> 00:53:53,303
t feel safe, and we

1879
00:53:53,303 --> 00:53:54,672
have to make a safe system for

1880
00:53:54,672 --> 00:53:56,140
our employees who are out there

1881
00:53:56,140 --> 00:53:57,241
every single day all day making

1882
00:53:57,241 --> 00:53:59,420
the system work, including the

1883
00:53:59,420 --> 00:53:59,208
bus I just came in on, so I

1884
00:53:59,208 --> 00:54:00,611
m

1885
00:54:00,611 --> 00:54:02,412
very happy to be a co-sponsor

1886
00:54:02,412 --> 00:54:03,948
and to uh to partner in this

1887
00:54:03,948 --> 00:54:04,881
work and make sure it means

1888
00:54:04,881 --> 00:54:07,881
something, make sure it has

1889
00:54:08,318 --> 00:54:09,190
results in the end. Thank you,

1890
00:54:09,190 --> 00:54:10,388
council member councilmember

1891
00:54:10,388 --> 00:54:11,321
Baron. Thank you, chair. Well,

1892
00:54:11,321 --> 00:54:12,590
I just want to um extend my

1893
00:54:12,590 --> 00:54:13,490
appreci. I can

1894
00:54:13,490 --> 00:54:14,859
t remember

1895
00:54:14,859 --> 00:54:15,859
council members Dunn and Baduci

1896
00:54:15,859 --> 00:54:18,259
for bringing this measure

1897
00:54:18,328 --> 00:54:20,196
forward, uh, but particularly,

1898
00:54:20,196 --> 00:54:21,798
um, my appreciation to uh the

1899
00:54:21,798 --> 00:54:22,733
atu leadership who actually

1900
00:54:22,733 --> 00:54:24,669
started this conversation, this

1901
00:54:24,669 --> 00:54:26,504
call for us to have this

1902
00:54:26,504 --> 00:54:28,471
regional uh conversation on

1903
00:54:28,471 --> 00:54:30,373
safety on our metro system. Um,

1904
00:54:30,373 --> 00:54:32,309
I also just wanted to point out,

1905
00:54:32,309 --> 00:54:33,277
I, I think folks know this, but

1906
00:54:33,277 --> 00:54:35,312
uh there MAY be some

1907
00:54:35,312 --> 00:54:37,147
limitations on how many of us

1908
00:54:37,147 --> 00:54:38,416
want to partic uh are able to

1909
00:54:38,416 --> 00:54:39,683
participate in the actual

1910
00:54:39,683 --> 00:54:40,850
conversation just because of

1911
00:54:40,850 --> 00:54:42,520
our, our requirements with the

1912
00:54:42,520 --> 00:54:43,588
Open Meetings Act. Uh, but I

1913
00:54:43,588 --> 00:54:44,955
wanted to convey to make sure

1914
00:54:44,955 --> 00:54:46,456
that all of you that even those

1915
00:54:46,456 --> 00:54:47,792
of us who MAY not get to

1916
00:54:47,792 --> 00:54:48,492
actually physically be in the

1917
00:54:48,492 --> 00:54:48,661
conversation at the same time,

1918
00:54:48,661 --> 00:54:49,927
we

1919
00:54:49,927 --> 00:54:51,195
re going to be monitoring

1920
00:54:51,195 --> 00:54:51,394
this very closely, uh, and so

1921
00:54:51,394 --> 00:54:52,230
there

1922
00:54:52,230 --> 00:54:52,397
s, I think there

1923
00:54:52,397 --> 00:54:53,731
s a

1924
00:54:53,731 --> 00:54:54,599
shared commitment that you see

1925
00:54:54,599 --> 00:54:56,233
through this legislation that

1926
00:54:56,233 --> 00:54:57,501
all of us are here going to be

1927
00:54:57,501 --> 00:54:57,669
monitoring this and even if

1928
00:54:57,669 --> 00:54:58,569
we

1929
00:54:58,569 --> 00:55:00,404
re not physically being able

1930
00:55:00,404 --> 00:55:01,939
to be part of that conversation

1931
00:55:01,939 --> 00:55:02,906
with all of you. We

1932
00:55:02,906 --> 00:55:04,740
re gonna be

1933
00:55:04,740 --> 00:55:05,909
monitoring very closely the

1934
00:55:05,909 --> 00:55:06,544
results and, and have uh you

1935
00:55:06,544 --> 00:55:08,912
have our commitment to make

1936
00:55:08,912 --> 00:55:09,847
sure that we act on, on, on

1937
00:55:09,847 --> 00:55:11,415
recommendations that come out

1938
00:55:11,415 --> 00:55:12,830
of that that uh regional

1939
00:55:12,830 --> 00:55:13,584
conversation so. Thank you for

1940
00:55:13,584 --> 00:55:15,353
your work on that and uh I look

1941
00:55:15,353 --> 00:55:16,820
forward to supporting this

1942
00:55:16,820 --> 00:55:18,756
legislation. Thank you, council

1943
00:55:18,756 --> 00:55:20,391
member von Reichbauer. Uh,

1944
00:55:20,391 --> 00:55:21,759
first of all, I think the

1945
00:55:21,759 --> 00:55:24,159
previous speakers for their

1946
00:55:24,561 --> 00:55:26,731
comments. As I said at the

1947
00:55:26,731 --> 00:55:28,199
incident at the when this issue

1948
00:55:28,199 --> 00:55:28,370
first happened, if our drivers

1949
00:55:28,370 --> 00:55:29,333
don

1950
00:55:29,333 --> 00:55:32,168
t feel safe, how can our

1951
00:55:32,168 --> 00:55:32,339
passengers? Very simple. That

1952
00:55:32,339 --> 00:55:34,171
s

1953
00:55:34,171 --> 00:55:36,474
all I want to say. Thank you so

1954
00:55:36,474 --> 00:55:38,474
much, councilmember.

1955
00:55:39,209 --> 00:55:41,178
Councilmember Moscada. Uh,

1956
00:55:41,178 --> 00:55:42,979
thank you very much, MR. Chair.

1957
00:55:42,979 --> 00:55:44,916
Uh, first, I want to thank

1958
00:55:44,916 --> 00:55:45,890
members of the atu family

1959
00:55:45,890 --> 00:55:46,450
who

1960
00:55:46,450 --> 00:55:46,621
ve come here today and

1961
00:55:46,621 --> 00:55:47,817
who

1962
00:55:47,817 --> 00:55:49,387
ve come here almost every

1963
00:55:49,387 --> 00:55:50,288
single meeting since this

1964
00:55:50,288 --> 00:55:51,789
tragic incident happened. Uh,

1965
00:55:51,789 --> 00:55:53,357
thank you for voicing your

1966
00:55:53,357 --> 00:55:54,859
support and more importantly,

1967
00:55:54,859 --> 00:55:57,127
demanding this, um, as my

1968
00:55:57,127 --> 00:55:59,290
colleague just noted, this was

1969
00:55:59,290 --> 00:56:00,998
your idea. You created it and

1970
00:56:00,998 --> 00:56:02,650
we are here to support and

1971
00:56:02,650 --> 00:56:03,867
follow your lead, but we have

1972
00:56:03,867 --> 00:56:04,380
to do so with urgency. I think

1973
00:56:04,380 --> 00:56:05,680
we

1974
00:56:05,680 --> 00:56:05,244
ve heard that from you,

1975
00:56:05,244 --> 00:56:07,400
we

1976
00:56:07,400 --> 00:56:08,673
ve heard that from members

1977
00:56:08,673 --> 00:56:08,842
of the public, and I think what

1978
00:56:08,842 --> 00:56:09,273
you

1979
00:56:09,273 --> 00:56:09,774
re hearing from this

1980
00:56:09,774 --> 00:56:10,174
council. And what we

1981
00:56:10,174 --> 00:56:12,174
ve heard

1982
00:56:12,777 --> 00:56:14,100
from Metro in the previous

1983
00:56:14,100 --> 00:56:15,346
testimony is there has to be a

1984
00:56:15,346 --> 00:56:16,514
change. There cannot be the

1985
00:56:16,514 --> 00:56:16,688
status quo. This can

1986
00:56:16,688 --> 00:56:18,688
t be

1987
00:56:20,251 --> 00:56:23,120
business as usual. We cannot

1988
00:56:23,120 --> 00:56:25,622
have another tragic murder and

1989
00:56:25,622 --> 00:56:28,250
I want you to know that we see

1990
00:56:28,250 --> 00:56:30,460
your power here today, and we

1991
00:56:30,460 --> 00:56:32,563
see that Shan Yim is resting in

1992
00:56:32,563 --> 00:56:34,398
power with this bill coming

1993
00:56:34,398 --> 00:56:37,268
into action. We stand here

1994
00:56:37,268 --> 00:56:38,836
together with you to demand uh

1995
00:56:38,836 --> 00:56:41,836
a change in process investments,

1996
00:56:43,875 --> 00:56:45,877
and protections. And we stand

1997
00:56:45,877 --> 00:56:47,110
with you in the call for making

1998
00:56:47,110 --> 00:56:48,440
sure that both writers and

1999
00:56:48,440 --> 00:56:50,680
operators are safe, as my

2000
00:56:50,680 --> 00:56:53,800
colleagues have said. MR.

2001
00:56:53,840 --> 00:56:54,170
PRESIDENT and members of atu

2002
00:56:54,170 --> 00:56:55,520
members of the community, we

2003
00:56:55,520 --> 00:56:57,387
hear you and we stand with you

2004
00:56:57,387 --> 00:56:59,230
and this call to action. Thank

2005
00:56:59,230 --> 00:57:01,259
you very much to the sponsors

2006
00:57:01,259 --> 00:57:03,261
for your quick work as well to

2007
00:57:03,261 --> 00:57:04,195
Metro for your quick work to

2008
00:57:04,195 --> 00:57:05,696
implement some items already

2009
00:57:05,696 --> 00:57:06,964
and we look forward to

2010
00:57:06,964 --> 00:57:08,399
furthering that with urgency.

2011
00:57:08,399 --> 00:57:09,333
Thank you again to the sponsors,

2012
00:57:09,333 --> 00:57:10,935
and I will absolutely take you

2013
00:57:10,935 --> 00:57:11,536
up on the offer to add my name

2014
00:57:11,536 --> 00:57:12,103
to this today. I

2015
00:57:12,103 --> 00:57:14,772
d love to be a

2016
00:57:14,772 --> 00:57:17,240
sponsor. Thank you. Thank you

2017
00:57:17,240 --> 00:57:17,909
so much, councilmember.

2018
00:57:17,909 --> 00:57:19,909
Councilmember Demowski, thank

2019
00:57:20,177 --> 00:57:22,146
you very much and uh I want to

2020
00:57:22,146 --> 00:57:24,916
co-sign the statements of the

2021
00:57:24,916 --> 00:57:26,616
previous speakers as the young

2022
00:57:26,616 --> 00:57:26,797
and sage chair chairsay, um,

2023
00:57:26,797 --> 00:57:28,352
I

2024
00:57:28,352 --> 00:57:29,787
ve joined as a co-sponsor as

2025
00:57:29,787 --> 00:57:30,221
well and I appreciate

2026
00:57:30,221 --> 00:57:30,388
councilmember Dunn

2027
00:57:30,388 --> 00:57:31,689
s

2028
00:57:31,689 --> 00:57:32,890
willingness to an invitation to

2029
00:57:32,890 --> 00:57:34,358
invite colleagues to sign on as

2030
00:57:34,358 --> 00:57:35,760
co-sponsor and thank him for

2031
00:57:35,760 --> 00:57:37,562
his work and picking up the

2032
00:57:37,562 --> 00:57:39,962
suggestion from the leadership

2033
00:57:40,698 --> 00:57:41,198
of atu, uh, when I chaired the

2034
00:57:41,198 --> 00:57:42,166
transportation economy

2035
00:57:42,166 --> 00:57:43,601
Environment Committee, we had a

2036
00:57:43,601 --> 00:57:45,369
number of hearings on this

2037
00:57:45,369 --> 00:57:46,837
growing issue to try. Highlight

2038
00:57:46,837 --> 00:57:49,207
and surface the concerns that

2039
00:57:49,207 --> 00:57:50,741
were being raised, uh, some of

2040
00:57:50,741 --> 00:57:52,109
the very tragic public, uh,

2041
00:57:52,109 --> 00:57:54,979
violence that has occurred on

2042
00:57:54,979 --> 00:57:56,414
our system has prompted a lot

2043
00:57:56,414 --> 00:57:57,915
of my regular constituent

2044
00:57:57,915 --> 00:58:00,751
transit system riders to reach

2045
00:58:00,751 --> 00:58:02,720
out and say they too are seeing

2046
00:58:02,720 --> 00:58:03,688
these incidents on their

2047
00:58:03,688 --> 00:58:04,754
experience and frankly it

2048
00:58:04,754 --> 00:58:05,623
s led

2049
00:58:05,623 --> 00:58:07,910
them to having changes in

2050
00:58:07,910 --> 00:58:08,326
behavior, whether they stop

2051
00:58:08,326 --> 00:58:10,610
writing the system or they stop

2052
00:58:10,610 --> 00:58:11,596
writing parts of the system or

2053
00:58:11,596 --> 00:58:13,970
stop writing it during certain

2054
00:58:13,970 --> 00:58:13,363
times of day or don

2055
00:58:13,363 --> 00:58:14,765
t let their

2056
00:58:14,765 --> 00:58:17,268
children ride it to get. And

2057
00:58:17,268 --> 00:58:20,204
from school. This is real for

2058
00:58:20,204 --> 00:58:21,505
our constituents and and riders

2059
00:58:21,505 --> 00:58:21,673
and uh councilmemb Baucci

2060
00:58:21,673 --> 00:58:22,640
s

2061
00:58:22,640 --> 00:58:24,975
remarks about if you want folks

2062
00:58:24,975 --> 00:58:26,544
to write at the beginning and

2063
00:58:26,544 --> 00:58:26,744
the end is safety. That

2064
00:58:26,744 --> 00:58:28,744
s just

2065
00:58:30,381 --> 00:58:31,314
a predicate, a foundational uh

2066
00:58:31,314 --> 00:58:33,217
value and, and principle in

2067
00:58:33,217 --> 00:58:34,819
terms of how we ought to

2068
00:58:34,819 --> 00:58:36,254
operate the system. I really

2069
00:58:36,254 --> 00:58:38,220
like this approach in that uh

2070
00:58:38,220 --> 00:58:39,155
one of the things I believe in

2071
00:58:39,155 --> 00:58:39,556
is uh don

2072
00:58:39,556 --> 00:58:40,558
t judge someone or

2073
00:58:40,558 --> 00:58:40,735
tell someone what to do until

2074
00:58:40,735 --> 00:58:42,693
you

2075
00:58:42,693 --> 00:58:43,427
ve walked a mile in their

2076
00:58:43,427 --> 00:58:45,329
shoes, and in this case our

2077
00:58:45,329 --> 00:58:46,898
driver. Are driving mile after

2078
00:58:46,898 --> 00:58:49,600
mile after mile, and they know

2079
00:58:49,600 --> 00:58:51,350
best. I really do believe that

2080
00:58:51,350 --> 00:58:54,380
our operators of our system who

2081
00:58:54,380 --> 00:58:54,972
are in the field every day

2082
00:58:54,972 --> 00:58:57,308
running it ought to have the

2083
00:58:57,308 --> 00:58:59,877
worst. The loudest voice, the

2084
00:58:59,877 --> 00:59:00,877
voice that we listened to, uh,

2085
00:59:00,877 --> 00:59:01,312
the most, and I if we

2086
00:59:01,312 --> 00:59:03,113
re being

2087
00:59:03,113 --> 00:59:04,282
candid, I do believe that

2088
00:59:04,282 --> 00:59:04,749
perhaps that voice wasn

2089
00:59:04,749 --> 00:59:06,651
t heard

2090
00:59:06,651 --> 00:59:08,519
in some reforms that have

2091
00:59:08,519 --> 00:59:10,870
occurred in recent years, some

2092
00:59:10,870 --> 00:59:10,421
changes that we made, uh, I

2093
00:59:10,421 --> 00:59:11,489
m

2094
00:59:11,489 --> 00:59:12,456
just being very candid here,

2095
00:59:12,456 --> 00:59:14,392
and I think that this task

2096
00:59:14,392 --> 00:59:16,227
force, this group ought to take

2097
00:59:16,227 --> 00:59:18,129
a look at the state of our

2098
00:59:18,129 --> 00:59:18,396
rules of our ride right rules,

2099
00:59:18,396 --> 00:59:20,396
and don

2100
00:59:20,697 --> 00:59:21,566
t be shy. Don

2101
00:59:21,566 --> 00:59:22,500
t hold

2102
00:59:22,500 --> 00:59:25,500
back about what changes ought

2103
00:59:26,904 --> 00:59:29,607
to be made. Come forward, tell

2104
00:59:29,607 --> 00:59:32,109
us in plain English. What needs

2105
00:59:32,109 --> 00:59:34,579
to be done. You will be

2106
00:59:34,579 --> 00:59:35,346
listened to. The report

2107
00:59:35,346 --> 00:59:36,814
s gonna

2108
00:59:36,814 --> 00:59:37,815
come back by SEPTEMBER 30th.

2109
00:59:37,815 --> 00:59:37,979
That timing is important. I

2110
00:59:37,979 --> 00:59:39,850
ve

2111
00:59:39,850 --> 00:59:41,452
now got a different hat on

2112
00:59:41,452 --> 00:59:44,121
budget share. We will not put a

2113
00:59:44,121 --> 00:59:46,824
price on safety. Ok, let me say

2114
00:59:46,824 --> 00:59:49,160
it again, we will not put a

2115
00:59:49,160 --> 00:59:50,661
price on safety. We will fund

2116
00:59:50,661 --> 00:59:53,610
the necessary improvements to

2117
00:59:53,970 --> 00:59:54,165
our system to ensure that it is

2118
00:59:54,165 --> 00:59:54,532
safe as possible. That

2119
00:59:54,532 --> 00:59:55,533
s my

2120
00:59:55,533 --> 00:59:57,401
commitment as budget chair here

2121
00:59:57,401 --> 00:59:58,350
at the council. We have the

2122
00:59:58,350 --> 00:59:58,870
resources and we

2123
00:59:58,870 --> 00:59:59,400
ll bring more.

2124
00:59:59,400 --> 01:00:00,938
We

2125
01:00:00,938 --> 01:00:03,338
re working with PRESIDENT

2126
01:00:03,641 --> 01:00:05,176
Woodville on proposal to bring

2127
01:00:05,176 --> 01:00:06,712
more capacity for dollars and

2128
01:00:06,712 --> 01:00:06,881
uh and an answer that we can

2129
01:00:06,881 --> 01:00:08,512
t

2130
01:00:08,512 --> 01:00:09,747
afford it will not be the

2131
01:00:09,747 --> 01:00:11,616
answer. So I look forward to

2132
01:00:11,616 --> 01:00:12,583
this work. I like the

2133
01:00:12,583 --> 01:00:13,184
flexibility in the language to

2134
01:00:13,184 --> 01:00:15,419
bring forward and bring on

2135
01:00:15,419 --> 01:00:17,221
board. The people here, um,

2136
01:00:17,221 --> 01:00:19,257
that, that have knowledge and I

2137
01:00:19,257 --> 01:00:19,824
just want to say from this

2138
01:00:19,824 --> 01:00:20,625
council member

2139
01:00:20,625 --> 01:00:21,626
s perspective,

2140
01:00:21,626 --> 01:00:24,260
the recommendations will be

2141
01:00:25,396 --> 01:00:26,497
acted upon. Promptly, and they

2142
01:00:26,497 --> 01:00:28,833
will be funded fully. Thank you,

2143
01:00:28,833 --> 01:00:31,836
MR. Chair. Thank you so much,

2144
01:00:31,836 --> 01:00:33,836
councilmember. Councilmember

2145
01:00:34,972 --> 01:00:37,608
Dunn to close. Woo Well, I

2146
01:00:37,608 --> 01:00:37,778
pulled that off consent. I

2147
01:00:37,778 --> 01:00:38,976
m

2148
01:00:38,976 --> 01:00:41,812
telling you. I, I think

2149
01:00:41,812 --> 01:00:43,648
everyone said it right and just

2150
01:00:43,648 --> 01:00:44,215
come up with good sound

2151
01:00:44,215 --> 01:00:45,683
recommendations and their

2152
01:00:45,683 --> 01:00:46,717
chances of implication are very,

2153
01:00:46,717 --> 01:00:48,586
very high, and we

2154
01:00:48,586 --> 01:00:49,487
ll keep our

2155
01:00:49,487 --> 01:00:50,555
buses safer moving forward. I

2156
01:00:50,555 --> 01:00:52,890
just want to say something real

2157
01:00:52,890 --> 01:00:54,892
quick. I, I really appreciate

2158
01:00:54,892 --> 01:00:56,360
the metro transit. Handle this

2159
01:00:56,360 --> 01:00:57,795
a lot of times and we try and

2160
01:00:57,795 --> 01:00:59,230
do a task force involving an

2161
01:00:59,230 --> 01:01:02,366
agency, we get a lot of

2162
01:01:02,366 --> 01:01:03,901
pushback and screaming. And

2163
01:01:03,901 --> 01:01:05,837
they welcomed it right away,

2164
01:01:05,837 --> 01:01:07,838
which is the wise thing to do

2165
01:01:07,838 --> 01:01:08,773
and also the right way to

2166
01:01:08,773 --> 01:01:09,140
effect change. Let

2167
01:01:09,140 --> 01:01:11,140
s not forget

2168
01:01:11,542 --> 01:01:15,460
that it was just a few short

2169
01:01:15,460 --> 01:01:16,480
years ago where Metro was the

2170
01:01:16,480 --> 01:01:17,715
outstanding transit agency of

2171
01:01:17,715 --> 01:01:19,500
the United States or North

2172
01:01:19,500 --> 01:01:20,818
America it might have been is

2173
01:01:20,818 --> 01:01:22,320
the best. We got to keep it, I

2174
01:01:22,320 --> 01:01:23,621
got to keep it that way and,

2175
01:01:23,621 --> 01:01:26,224
and one of the key things we

2176
01:01:26,224 --> 01:01:27,526
can do is, is keep it safe. So

2177
01:01:27,526 --> 01:01:27,695
thanks for my colleague

2178
01:01:27,695 --> 01:01:28,693
s

2179
01:01:28,693 --> 01:01:30,461
support. Thank you, MR. Chair.

2180
01:01:30,461 --> 01:01:31,950
Thank you so much,

2181
01:01:31,950 --> 01:01:32,897
councilmember. Uh, clerk.

2182
01:01:32,897 --> 01:01:35,897
Please call the roll on

2183
01:01:36,101 --> 01:01:38,101
proposed substitute motion

2184
01:01:38,669 --> 01:01:40,137
number 20250020.2. Thank you,

2185
01:01:40,137 --> 01:01:42,730
councilmember Bellucci.

2186
01:01:42,730 --> 01:01:44,730
Counciluncilmember Baron

2187
01:01:44,976 --> 01:01:45,943
Council memberber Demowwski

2188
01:01:45,943 --> 01:01:46,477
councilmember Dunn.Ye

2189
01:01:46,477 --> 01:01:48,447
councilmember Mosquerae

2190
01:01:48,447 --> 01:01:49,780
Councilcilmember Perry,

2191
01:01:49,780 --> 01:01:51,780
councilmember Quinn council

2192
01:01:52,783 --> 01:01:54,318
member von Reichbauer.

2193
01:01:54,318 --> 01:01:55,187
Theresahaye the final vote is 8

2194
01:01:55,187 --> 01:01:57,587
ayes and councilmember Perry

2195
01:01:58,957 --> 01:02:01,957
excused. Fantastic by our vote

2196
01:02:02,360 --> 01:02:03,610
we have adopted proposed

2197
01:02:03,610 --> 01:02:05,610
substitute motion 20,250,020.

2198
01:02:05,796 --> 01:02:07,632
Thank you so much again to our

2199
01:02:07,632 --> 01:02:09,768
atu family to Metro Transit, we

2200
01:02:09,768 --> 01:02:12,370
know that you have been up late

2201
01:02:12,370 --> 01:02:13,437
night, burning the midnight

2202
01:02:13,437 --> 01:02:15,440
candle every single day since

2203
01:02:15,440 --> 01:02:18,443
the tragic murder of Shan Yim

2204
01:02:18,443 --> 01:02:20,843
working on this, organizing

2205
01:02:21,312 --> 01:02:22,280
funerals and rallies and

2206
01:02:22,280 --> 01:02:25,280
legislative action and you have

2207
01:02:25,316 --> 01:02:25,983
a council full of allies here

2208
01:02:25,983 --> 01:02:26,684
and congratulations on passing

2209
01:02:26,684 --> 01:02:29,840
this task force. Successfully.

2210
01:02:31,355 --> 01:02:34,955
Thank you. All right, moving on

2211
01:02:35,726 --> 01:02:37,161
to item 19, uh, proposed motion

2212
01:02:37,161 --> 01:02:38,630
number 20250058. Uh,

2213
01:02:38,630 --> 01:02:41,300
councilmember Quinn, MAY you

2214
01:02:42,466 --> 01:02:46,660
please move this item before us.

2215
01:02:46,204 --> 01:02:48,604
I proposed 2025-0058. Item 19

2216
01:02:50,875 --> 01:02:54,478
is before us, um. We have Mary,

2217
01:02:54,478 --> 01:02:56,280
do you want to come back, Mary

2218
01:02:56,280 --> 01:02:58,216
Burganon can speak to it as

2219
01:02:58,216 --> 01:03:00,585
well um, councilmember Quinn to

2220
01:03:00,585 --> 01:03:03,585
open it, open discussion, yeah,

2221
01:03:03,588 --> 01:03:05,490
so the proposed motion

2222
01:03:05,490 --> 01:03:06,524
2025-0058 would ask Metro to

2223
01:03:06,524 --> 01:03:08,924
report on unplanned trip

2224
01:03:09,328 --> 01:03:11,328
cancellations. Um, Metro

2225
01:03:11,963 --> 01:03:12,998
already already reports on, uh,

2226
01:03:12,998 --> 01:03:15,398
schedule reliability, um, when

2227
01:03:16,200 --> 01:03:18,670
a bus is running late, um, but

2228
01:03:18,670 --> 01:03:20,571
Metro does not provide public

2229
01:03:20,571 --> 01:03:22,106
reporting on unplanned trip

2230
01:03:22,106 --> 01:03:23,842
cancellations which occur when

2231
01:03:23,842 --> 01:03:28,420
a bus trip does not happen at

2232
01:03:28,579 --> 01:03:30,114
all. So the motion before us

2233
01:03:30,114 --> 01:03:33,170
today would ask Metro, uh, to,

2234
01:03:33,170 --> 01:03:34,886
to add information on the

2235
01:03:34,886 --> 01:03:36,886
unplanned shrimp constellation,

2236
01:03:37,540 --> 01:03:39,191
um, to its annual system

2237
01:03:39,191 --> 01:03:40,157
evaluation report, uh, to

2238
01:03:40,157 --> 01:03:42,360
provide a real-time information

2239
01:03:42,360 --> 01:03:45,264
to transit riders. Um, and to

2240
01:03:45,264 --> 01:03:48,600
brief the council on how Trump

2241
01:03:48,600 --> 01:03:50,167
calculation information will be

2242
01:03:50,167 --> 01:03:51,970
incorporated into Metro service

2243
01:03:51,970 --> 01:03:53,938
guidelines, um, when they are

2244
01:03:53,938 --> 01:03:56,340
next updated, um, and the

2245
01:03:56,340 --> 01:03:57,408
motion was drafted by my

2246
01:03:57,408 --> 01:03:58,310
colleague COUNCILMAN Baduci, um,

2247
01:03:58,310 --> 01:04:02,381
and I would just ask Mary, did

2248
01:04:02,381 --> 01:04:03,781
I get any of that wrong? Thank

2249
01:04:03,781 --> 01:04:03,954
you. This again is Mary Burgen.

2250
01:04:03,954 --> 01:04:05,751
I

2251
01:04:05,751 --> 01:04:06,784
m from the council staff and,

2252
01:04:06,784 --> 01:04:09,184
uh, councilmember Quinn, you

2253
01:04:10,255 --> 01:04:11,522
described it well. This is, uh,

2254
01:04:11,522 --> 01:04:13,225
really about Metro reporting to

2255
01:04:13,225 --> 01:04:14,426
the public and providing more

2256
01:04:14,426 --> 01:04:15,793
real-time information to the

2257
01:04:15,793 --> 01:04:17,995
public about when unplanned

2258
01:04:17,995 --> 01:04:19,598
trip cancellations happen. I

2259
01:04:19,598 --> 01:04:21,399
will note that in your packets

2260
01:04:21,399 --> 01:04:23,368
today in the green folder,

2261
01:04:23,368 --> 01:04:24,368
there is an amendment that

2262
01:04:24,368 --> 01:04:25,304
councilmember Perry had

2263
01:04:25,304 --> 01:04:25,938
discussed the intention of

2264
01:04:25,938 --> 01:04:27,172
providing during the tree

2265
01:04:27,172 --> 01:04:27,572
committee. I know she

2266
01:04:27,572 --> 01:04:28,640
s not

2267
01:04:28,640 --> 01:04:30,175
here today, so I don

2268
01:04:30,175 --> 01:04:31,276
t know if,

2269
01:04:31,276 --> 01:04:32,910
um, anyone else would be moving

2270
01:04:32,910 --> 01:04:33,478
that, uh, amendment on her

2271
01:04:33,478 --> 01:04:34,812
behalf. And if you

2272
01:04:34,812 --> 01:04:36,812
d like that

2273
01:04:38,883 --> 01:04:39,840
briefed or not. Uh, I think

2274
01:04:39,840 --> 01:04:39,917
there

2275
01:04:39,917 --> 01:04:42,917
s a request for a

2276
01:04:44,880 --> 01:04:45,523
briefing. Thank you. Ok, so

2277
01:04:45,523 --> 01:04:46,959
Amendment one would add on to

2278
01:04:46,959 --> 01:04:48,860
the reporting requests made in

2279
01:04:48,860 --> 01:04:51,797
this motion to do two things.

2280
01:04:51,797 --> 01:04:52,797
First, in the 2025 system

2281
01:04:52,797 --> 01:04:54,665
evaluation in which Metro is

2282
01:04:54,665 --> 01:04:56,201
asked to report an unplanned

2283
01:04:56,201 --> 01:04:58,136
trip cancellations. It would

2284
01:04:58,136 --> 01:05:00,538
ask Metro to include data about

2285
01:05:00,538 --> 01:05:02,600
the the impact of trip

2286
01:05:02,600 --> 01:05:03,842
cancellations on transit riders,

2287
01:05:03,842 --> 01:05:04,943
and then second, in the

2288
01:05:04,943 --> 01:05:06,378
upcoming briefings that the

2289
01:05:06,378 --> 01:05:07,946
general manager would be

2290
01:05:07,946 --> 01:05:10,883
providing to the tree committee,

2291
01:05:10,883 --> 01:05:11,782
it would ask the gm to provide

2292
01:05:11,782 --> 01:05:11,949
information about how Metro

2293
01:05:11,949 --> 01:05:13,949
s

2294
01:05:14,152 --> 01:05:15,152
performance relate to trip

2295
01:05:15,152 --> 01:05:17,152
cancellations compares with

2296
01:05:19,290 --> 01:05:20,324
peer transit agencies. Great,

2297
01:05:20,324 --> 01:05:23,324
thank you. Is that Amendment

2298
01:05:24,620 --> 01:05:27,662
one? Ok. Uh, any questions or

2299
01:05:28,000 --> 01:05:29,433
comments on Amendment one? Uh,

2300
01:05:29,433 --> 01:05:30,902
MAY uh COUNCILMAN Baucci, could

2301
01:05:30,902 --> 01:05:32,504
you put Amendment one before us.

2302
01:05:32,504 --> 01:05:34,390
I move approval of Amendment 1.

2303
01:05:34,390 --> 01:05:35,373
Amendment 1 is before us. All

2304
01:05:35,373 --> 01:05:37,608
those in favor please say aye

2305
01:05:37,608 --> 01:05:39,844
aye aye. All those opposed.

2306
01:05:39,844 --> 01:05:41,412
Amendment one carries. Are

2307
01:05:41,412 --> 01:05:44,182
there any more amendments? No?

2308
01:05:44,182 --> 01:05:46,418
Ok. All right, uh, underlying

2309
01:05:46,418 --> 01:05:48,754
motion as amended. Do we have

2310
01:05:48,754 --> 01:05:50,188
any questions or comments?

2311
01:05:50,188 --> 01:05:52,156
Councilmember Balducci, thanks

2312
01:05:52,156 --> 01:05:55,126
just to uh just to for the

2313
01:05:55,126 --> 01:05:56,428
record, um, uh, this item, this

2314
01:05:56,428 --> 01:05:59,970
idea came up, uh, when we were

2315
01:05:59,970 --> 01:05:59,330
having a review of Metro

2316
01:05:59,330 --> 01:05:59,997
s 2024

2317
01:05:59,997 --> 01:06:00,431
service report it

2318
01:06:00,431 --> 01:06:01,866
s a regular

2319
01:06:01,866 --> 01:06:02,167
report, lots of great data

2320
01:06:02,167 --> 01:06:02,935
about what

2321
01:06:02,935 --> 01:06:05,935
s going on with the

2322
01:06:07,171 --> 01:06:08,774
bus system, uh, each year, and,

2323
01:06:08,774 --> 01:06:11,900
um, this question of unplanned

2324
01:06:11,900 --> 01:06:12,578
trips, colloquial and

2325
01:06:12,578 --> 01:06:15,446
colloquially known as a ghost

2326
01:06:15,446 --> 01:06:17,516
Busses, uh, on unplanned trip

2327
01:06:17,516 --> 01:06:20,419
cancellations, uh, came up and

2328
01:06:20,419 --> 01:06:21,220
I just. Wanted to underscore as

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01:06:21,220 --> 01:06:24,220
a writer, anybody who rides,

2330
01:06:24,690 --> 01:06:24,890
and I know many of us do, um,

2331
01:06:24,890 --> 01:06:26,491
there

2332
01:06:26,491 --> 01:06:28,260
s I, I think possibly the

2333
01:06:28,260 --> 01:06:28,559
most frustrating thing that can

2334
01:06:28,559 --> 01:06:29,828
happen is you

2335
01:06:29,828 --> 01:06:31,396
re waiting for a

2336
01:06:31,396 --> 01:06:31,569
bus you see on your app that

2337
01:06:31,569 --> 01:06:32,300
it

2338
01:06:32,300 --> 01:06:32,464
s coming, it

2339
01:06:32,464 --> 01:06:32,634
s coming, it

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01:06:32,634 --> 01:06:34,399
s

2341
01:06:34,399 --> 01:06:34,799
coming, and then you see that

2342
01:06:34,799 --> 01:06:35,266
it left and you

2343
01:06:35,266 --> 01:06:35,467
re like, no, it

2344
01:06:35,467 --> 01:06:36,635
didn

2345
01:06:36,635 --> 01:06:39,635
t. I was standing right

2346
01:06:40,205 --> 01:06:41,473
here and it did not go by, um,

2347
01:06:41,473 --> 01:06:42,941
possibly exceeded only by buses

2348
01:06:42,941 --> 01:06:44,242
that go by early and, uh, by

2349
01:06:44,242 --> 01:06:45,644
the way, Metro handles those

2350
01:06:45,644 --> 01:06:46,678
really, really well. I think

2351
01:06:46,678 --> 01:06:46,878
they, they managed, they,

2352
01:06:46,878 --> 01:06:47,512
they

2353
01:06:47,512 --> 01:06:49,281
ve trained people not to

2354
01:06:49,281 --> 01:06:49,648
be early. Um, and, and it

2355
01:06:49,648 --> 01:06:50,749
s the

2356
01:06:50,749 --> 01:06:50,915
same frustration. It

2357
01:06:50,915 --> 01:06:51,617
s I

2358
01:06:51,617 --> 01:06:53,617
ve

2359
01:06:53,652 --> 01:06:54,752
relied on the system. I have

2360
01:06:54,752 --> 01:06:56,540
somewhere to be. I thought I

2361
01:06:56,540 --> 01:06:56,621
knew when I was gonna get there

2362
01:06:56,621 --> 01:06:57,189
and now I don

2363
01:06:57,189 --> 01:06:57,389
t know when I

2364
01:06:57,389 --> 01:06:59,156
m

2365
01:06:59,156 --> 01:07:00,826
going to get there, uh, and it

2366
01:07:00,826 --> 01:07:01,994
can be dark, it can be rainy,

2367
01:07:01,994 --> 01:07:03,829
it can be for, you know, for a

2368
01:07:03,829 --> 01:07:05,264
lot of reasons it can be very

2369
01:07:05,264 --> 01:07:06,765
inconvenient and it can cause

2370
01:07:06,765 --> 01:07:08,199
people to choose to take a

2371
01:07:08,199 --> 01:07:11,690
different mode the next time

2372
01:07:11,690 --> 01:07:12,336
they take a trip and so I think

2373
01:07:12,336 --> 01:07:14,138
that the idea of shining a

2374
01:07:14,138 --> 01:07:16,700
light on this, making sure we

2375
01:07:16,700 --> 01:07:16,542
have good data about what

2376
01:07:16,542 --> 01:07:17,508
s

2377
01:07:17,508 --> 01:07:18,810
going on and following up and

2378
01:07:18,810 --> 01:07:20,779
making sure that. We are

2379
01:07:20,779 --> 01:07:22,180
communicating with our third

2380
01:07:22,180 --> 01:07:24,215
party app providers so that the

2381
01:07:24,215 --> 01:07:25,551
buses that are out there are

2382
01:07:25,551 --> 01:07:26,551
accurately reflected on One Bus

2383
01:07:26,551 --> 01:07:28,386
Away and Google Maps and all

2384
01:07:28,386 --> 01:07:30,187
the things that people use in

2385
01:07:30,187 --> 01:07:30,988
order to uh really improve

2386
01:07:30,988 --> 01:07:31,161
their uh knowledge of what

2387
01:07:31,161 --> 01:07:32,324
s

2388
01:07:32,324 --> 01:07:34,793
going on in the system and

2389
01:07:34,793 --> 01:07:36,728
their ability to plan their

2390
01:07:36,728 --> 01:07:37,896
trips and so I think this is

2391
01:07:37,896 --> 01:07:38,740
very important we

2392
01:07:38,740 --> 01:07:38,664
re

2393
01:07:38,664 --> 01:07:40,832
daylighting information and it

2394
01:07:40,832 --> 01:07:42,334
will help us to make better, uh,

2395
01:07:42,334 --> 01:07:43,135
policy decisions in the future

2396
01:07:43,135 --> 01:07:44,703
and to make sure that our

2397
01:07:44,703 --> 01:07:44,873
system is all it can be. It

2398
01:07:44,873 --> 01:07:46,337
s

2399
01:07:46,337 --> 01:07:47,438
been a theme, actually of this

2400
01:07:47,438 --> 01:07:48,140
meeting here today is making

2401
01:07:48,140 --> 01:07:49,775
our bus system everything that

2402
01:07:49,775 --> 01:07:51,760
it. Can be, uh, I wanted to say

2403
01:07:51,760 --> 01:07:52,710
a word of thanks to

2404
01:07:52,710 --> 01:07:54,846
councilmember Perry and her

2405
01:07:54,846 --> 01:07:56,414
staff. Uh, they, uh, Councilor

2406
01:07:56,414 --> 01:07:58,483
Perry came up with the concept

2407
01:07:58,483 --> 01:07:59,885
of what became Amendment one in

2408
01:07:59,885 --> 01:08:01,386
the committee meeting, uh, and

2409
01:08:01,386 --> 01:08:03,222
then took the time between then

2410
01:08:03,222 --> 01:08:04,790
and now to really make sure it

2411
01:08:04,790 --> 01:08:07,125
was, uh, solidified and written

2412
01:08:07,125 --> 01:08:08,160
down in a way that, um, that,

2413
01:08:08,160 --> 01:08:09,610
that dovetails very well with

2414
01:08:09,610 --> 01:08:10,661
the intent of this motion. I

2415
01:08:10,661 --> 01:08:14,660
was happy to support it, so I

2416
01:08:14,660 --> 01:08:15,634
urge your support of the

2417
01:08:15,634 --> 01:08:17,202
underlying uh proposed motion.

2418
01:08:17,202 --> 01:08:18,102
Thank you, council member. Any

2419
01:08:18,102 --> 01:08:19,137
more questions or comments?

2420
01:08:19,137 --> 01:08:21,537
Counciluncil member brought on.

2421
01:08:22,740 --> 01:08:22,243
Thank you, Chair. Um, well, I

2422
01:08:22,243 --> 01:08:23,475
m

2423
01:08:23,475 --> 01:08:24,508
pleased to co-sponsor this

2424
01:08:24,508 --> 01:08:26,111
motion with Councilor Ba Duchin.

2425
01:08:26,111 --> 01:08:28,280
I appreciate her leadership for

2426
01:08:28,280 --> 01:08:28,450
bringing forward and I think

2427
01:08:28,450 --> 01:08:29,514
it

2428
01:08:29,514 --> 01:08:30,448
s important to recognize

2429
01:08:30,448 --> 01:08:30,815
that, you know, there

2430
01:08:30,815 --> 01:08:32,170
s a lot

2431
01:08:32,170 --> 01:08:32,284
of good work and Metro

2432
01:08:32,284 --> 01:08:33,619
s doing

2433
01:08:33,619 --> 01:08:35,530
a very good work and has done

2434
01:08:35,530 --> 01:08:36,420
work with this council to make

2435
01:08:36,420 --> 01:08:37,989
sure that we increase our

2436
01:08:37,989 --> 01:08:40,989
reliability, so this is an

2437
01:08:41,493 --> 01:08:42,426
effort to just improve, uh,

2438
01:08:42,426 --> 01:08:43,996
information and transparency,

2439
01:08:43,996 --> 01:08:44,963
uh, and I think to your point,

2440
01:08:44,963 --> 01:08:46,498
Castleber Balducci actually had

2441
01:08:46,498 --> 01:08:48,233
a constituent meeting this past

2442
01:08:48,233 --> 01:08:48,901
week and one of my constituents

2443
01:08:48,901 --> 01:08:49,635
specifically raised this issue

2444
01:08:49,635 --> 01:08:50,135
and I was kind of. To be able

2445
01:08:50,135 --> 01:08:50,402
to say like we

2446
01:08:50,402 --> 01:08:52,169
re actually

2447
01:08:52,169 --> 01:08:53,438
working on that on Tuesday, uh,

2448
01:08:53,438 --> 01:08:54,940
because she expressed that

2449
01:08:54,940 --> 01:08:57,342
frustration of, of, of, of not

2450
01:08:57,342 --> 01:08:57,910
having the bus here and and I

2451
01:08:57,910 --> 01:08:58,844
think it

2452
01:08:58,844 --> 01:09:01,213
s important for us to

2453
01:09:01,213 --> 01:09:02,470
do everything we can to make

2454
01:09:02,470 --> 01:09:03,715
our system as reliable because

2455
01:09:03,715 --> 01:09:06,840
of the impact that it does have,

2456
01:09:06,840 --> 01:09:08,200
as you mentioned, I think the,

2457
01:09:08,200 --> 01:09:08,619
the for the Rider experience,

2458
01:09:08,619 --> 01:09:10,121
uh, whether it

2459
01:09:10,121 --> 01:09:11,423
s the bus being

2460
01:09:11,423 --> 01:09:12,958
delayed or the bus not showing

2461
01:09:12,958 --> 01:09:13,325
up when, when it

2462
01:09:13,325 --> 01:09:15,325
s supposed to,

2463
01:09:16,895 --> 01:09:18,430
it, it, it, it creates this uh

2464
01:09:18,430 --> 01:09:18,997
uh tension that I think

2465
01:09:18,997 --> 01:09:19,765
undermines our ability to

2466
01:09:19,765 --> 01:09:19,932
provide the. And so I think

2467
01:09:19,932 --> 01:09:20,732
it

2468
01:09:20,732 --> 01:09:23,100
s important that we have

2469
01:09:23,100 --> 01:09:24,670
that information so that we can

2470
01:09:24,670 --> 01:09:26,405
uh use it to, to improve the

2471
01:09:26,405 --> 01:09:28,574
system and, and make it even

2472
01:09:28,574 --> 01:09:30,800
better than it is today, uh, so

2473
01:09:30,800 --> 01:09:32,210
I appreciate this, uh, and

2474
01:09:32,210 --> 01:09:34,112
encourage a yes vote of this.

2475
01:09:34,112 --> 01:09:36,114
Thank you, councilmember. Any

2476
01:09:36,114 --> 01:09:37,150
more questions? Councilor

2477
01:09:37,150 --> 01:09:38,817
Mosqueda a question, just a

2478
01:09:38,817 --> 01:09:39,684
comment I want to congratulate

2479
01:09:39,684 --> 01:09:42,200
our good chair of the tree

2480
01:09:42,200 --> 01:09:43,210
committee. I think this item

2481
01:09:43,210 --> 01:09:44,555
and item number 11 are the

2482
01:09:44,555 --> 01:09:46,124
first, uh, bills out of your

2483
01:09:46,124 --> 01:09:48,292
committee, MR. Chair. So thank

2484
01:09:48,292 --> 01:09:49,260
you, uh, for your stewardship

2485
01:09:49,260 --> 01:09:50,596
there and exciting to see those

2486
01:09:50,596 --> 01:09:51,129
bills come. To full council.

2487
01:09:51,129 --> 01:09:51,997
Thank you. That

2488
01:09:51,997 --> 01:09:52,598
s why I was

2489
01:09:52,598 --> 01:09:54,998
quiet through the process

2490
01:09:55,534 --> 01:09:56,969
because I wanted to get there.

2491
01:09:56,969 --> 01:09:57,268
One meeting and, and

2492
01:09:57,268 --> 01:09:59,268
everything

2493
01:10:00,271 --> 01:10:02,374
s on, yeah, good.

2494
01:10:02,374 --> 01:10:05,577
All right, uh, we have before

2495
01:10:05,577 --> 01:10:06,578
us proposed motion number

2496
01:10:06,578 --> 01:10:08,578
20250058 as amended clerk,

2497
01:10:09,140 --> 01:10:11,783
please call the roll. Thank you,

2498
01:10:11,783 --> 01:10:12,451
councilmember Balduccie Council

2499
01:10:12,451 --> 01:10:14,451
Member Baron Counciluncilmember

2500
01:10:16,455 --> 01:10:16,625
Dimowwski. Councilmember Dunn.

2501
01:10:16,625 --> 01:10:18,625
Can

2502
01:10:18,824 --> 01:10:21,224
t remember Moscara. Aye

2503
01:10:21,326 --> 01:10:22,127
council member Perry,

2504
01:10:22,127 --> 01:10:24,127
councilmember Quinn. Council

2505
01:10:26,365 --> 01:10:28,365
member von Reichbauer.

2506
01:10:31,270 --> 01:10:33,270
Chazahalay. Councilmember von

2507
01:10:34,640 --> 01:10:36,542
Rigbauer, thank you. The final

2508
01:10:36,542 --> 01:10:38,510
vote is 7 ayes and council

2509
01:10:38,510 --> 01:10:41,510
members Dunn and Perry excused.

2510
01:10:42,447 --> 01:10:44,160
Thank you. By our vote, we have

2511
01:10:44,160 --> 01:10:45,751
adopted proposed motion

2512
01:10:45,751 --> 01:10:48,720
2025-0058 as amended, moving on

2513
01:10:48,720 --> 01:10:50,622
to the reappointment consent

2514
01:10:50,622 --> 01:10:51,557
agenda item 20 call on

2515
01:10:51,557 --> 01:10:53,557
councilmember Dimowwski. MAY

2516
01:10:53,825 --> 01:10:55,661
you please move consent agenda

2517
01:10:55,661 --> 01:10:56,695
item 20. Uh, Consent agenda

2518
01:10:56,695 --> 01:10:59,498
item 20 is before us. Clerk,

2519
01:10:59,498 --> 01:11:01,934
please call the roll. Thank you,

2520
01:11:01,934 --> 01:11:02,801
councilmember Baucci.

2521
01:11:02,801 --> 01:11:03,402
Councilmember Baron

2522
01:11:03,402 --> 01:11:05,402
Councilcilmember Demowwski.

2523
01:11:05,871 --> 01:11:06,271
COUNCILMAN Dunn. Can

2524
01:11:06,271 --> 01:11:07,439
t remember

2525
01:11:07,439 --> 01:11:09,241
Moscara. I can

2526
01:11:09,241 --> 01:11:11,241
t remember Perry.

2527
01:11:13,450 --> 01:11:13,579
Council member Quinn Council

2528
01:11:13,579 --> 01:11:14,980
member von Reichbauer,

2529
01:11:14,980 --> 01:11:16,148
Chesahala. The vote is 7 ayes

2530
01:11:16,148 --> 01:11:18,417
and council members done and

2531
01:11:18,417 --> 01:11:22,170
Perry excused. By our vote we

2532
01:11:22,287 --> 01:11:24,256
have adopted proposed motion

2533
01:11:24,256 --> 01:11:26,256
20250081, uh, councilmember

2534
01:11:26,258 --> 01:11:29,858
Dunn would like to record his

2535
01:11:31,630 --> 01:11:33,632
votes on a couple of items. All

2536
01:11:33,632 --> 01:11:35,668
right. Good. Thank you on those

2537
01:11:35,668 --> 01:11:36,768
clerk, thank you. If there is

2538
01:11:36,768 --> 01:11:38,103
no objection, the published

2539
01:11:38,103 --> 01:11:39,380
marked agenda together with any

2540
01:11:39,380 --> 01:11:40,720
changes made in today

2541
01:11:40,720 --> 01:11:41,440
s meeting

2542
01:11:41,440 --> 01:11:43,408
will stand approved as the

2543
01:11:43,408 --> 01:11:45,444
first reading and referral of

2544
01:11:45,444 --> 01:11:47,746
ordinances and motions, items

2545
01:11:47,746 --> 01:11:49,314
21 and 22 as listed with no

2546
01:11:49,314 --> 01:11:50,617
other items to come before this

2547
01:11:50,617 --> 01:11:51,751
meeting. The meeting is

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adjourned and a friendly

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reminder to my colleagues who

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are unemployment administration

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Committee eac will be meeting

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upstairs in 5 minutes. Thank