Summaryr of Senate Law and Justice Sound Transit Investigation: Status and Key Findings I. Overview - Investigation prompted by May 11, 2017 Letter from Sens. Rossi and O'Ban to Sens. King and Padden 0 Three public records requests- over 7000 pages of document produced and reviewed 0 Nine Sound Transit Witnesses interviewed over three days- partisan counsel present along with non-partisan Law and Justice staff II. September 26, 2017 Hearing 1 pm (Kent) A. Constitutional Issue 1. Art. II, Section 37- prohibits amending statutes without setting forth in full 2. Statute was unconstitutionally drafted because it incorporated by referenced repealed statute 3. Purpose is to avoid misleading legislators and public 4. Witnesses: Code Reviser, law professor, and Sound Transit's general counsel B. Legislature Misled about $15 billion authorization 1. Art. Section 7- prohibits gifts of public funds 2. RCW 42.17A.635- prohibits lobbying by state agencies a. Sound Transit provided dues to organizations and then coordinated testimony b. Exhibit 49-List of dues- $35,000 to Transportation Choices c. Exhibit 51- "coordination meeting" d. Limited to providing information to public officials (Many witnesses) e. "Cannot ask others to advocate" (Sound Transit lobbyist emails Exhibit 31) 3. Message- Sound Transit needs full authorization of $15 billion (Exhibit 31) a. Articles i. Clibborn "Never would have approved if we knew ST wanted $54 billion"; ii. Hasagawa: "False advertising" 4. Witnesses: Sound Transit communications and government relations employees 5. Transportation Choices invited but declined Ill. October 5, 2017 Hearing 1 pm (Everett) A. Whether Sound Transit Improperly Participated in Proposition 1 1. ORCA email issue a. 172,000 email ORCA email addresses provided to Transportation Choices/Mass Transit Now for use in campaign . Internal sound transit investigation concluded ?no collusion" between Sound Transit and campaign however investigation was flawed Sound Transit hired HR firm to do investigation that had done thousands of dollars worth of prior investigations d. HR firm told to do investigation quickly HR firm allowed Sound Transit legal to review draft report compromising independence Exhibit 47 HR firm concluded that Public Records officer did not know requestor was with campaign without noting that she had responded to another request and communicated directly with public relations consultant Conclusion that no collusion dependent on the testimony of three Sound Transit employees who donated money or volunteered with campaign (Exhibit 40) 2. Witnesses: Sound Transit employees and other citizens involved in campaign SOUND TRANSIT YTD MAY 2017 AGENCY DUES VENDOR AMOUNT KENT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $2.000 FIFE MILTON EDGEWOOD CHAMGER 0 $1,245 SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CHAMBER 0 $3,500 Jan 17 APTA $4,859 SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CHAMBER 0 $10,500 GREATER SEATTLE BUSINESS ASSOC $7,500 WA STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION $40,000 Feb 17 APTA $4,859 COMTO Agency Membership $15,300 TRANSPORTATION SEMINAR ECONOMIC ALLIANCE SNOHOMISH CO $1.000 March 17 APTA $4.859 FORTERRA NW $2,500 TACOMA-PIERCE COUNTY ECON $5.000 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL I $5.000 DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION $2,300 TACOMA PIERCE COUNTY $925 April 17 APTA $4,559 CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB $1,500 BELLEVUE DOWNTOWN ASSOC. $265 URBAN LAND INSTITUTE $10,000 CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB $5,000 TRANSPORTATION CHOICES $35,000 DOWNTOWN ON THE GO 515.000 ECONOMIC ALLIANCE SNOHOMISH 00 $7,500? May 17 APTA $4,059 TOTAL $202,179; 7 If; SOUND TRANSIT 2016 AGENCY DUES VENDOR AMOUNT KIRKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $557 RAINIER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $520 KING COUNTY DEPT OF NATURAL RE $1.000 BELLEVUE DOWNTOWN ASSOC. $1.750 NAIOP WASHINGTON STATE $5.000 MERCER ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMME $640 Jan 16 APTA $4.859 DOWNTOWN ON THE GO $10,000 LAKEWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $521 KENTCHAMBEROFCOMMERCE CHAMBER OF COM $445 Feb 16 APTA $4.959 FUTUREWISE FORTERRA NW $2.500 TRANSPORTATION CHOICES $35,000 WA STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION $40000 GREATER SEATTLE BUSINESS ASSOC $7.500 Mar 16 APTA $4,959 RAIL VOLUTION $15,000 ECONOMIC ALLIANCE SNOHCMISH CO - $7.500 VISIT SEATTLE . $495 CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB $1.500 CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB $1.500 DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION $2.300 Apr 16 APTA $4.859 EVERETT STATION DISTRICT ALLIA $250 SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CHAMBER 0 $10,500 $4359 June 16 APTA $4.359 FEDERAL WAY CHAMBER $1.100 LEADERSHIP EASTSIDE $3.500 BELLEVUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $750 GREATER ISSAOUAH CHAMBER OF CO $265 NEW STARTS WORKING GROUP $7.500 NACTO $7.500 SW KING CNTY CHAMBER OF COMMER $1.225 TRANSPORTATION SEMINAR $700 Jul-Aug 16 APTA $9.713 Sep 16 APTA $4.859 BELLEVUE DOWNTOWN ASSOC. $925 Oct 10 APTA $4.359 Nov 16 APTA $4.859 ASSOC OF PEDESTRIAN BIC Dues $110 SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CHAMBER $1.400 Fife Chamber of Commerce - Ann $1.245 Kent Chamber of Commerce - Ann $2.000 $4959 TOTAL $230,103 . SOUND TRANSIT 2015 AGENCY DUES VENDOR BICYCLE ALLIANCE OF Jan 15 APTA WSBA TACOMA - PIERCE COUNTY CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION WA HIGHWAY USERS FEDERATION RAIL VOLUTION GREATER FEDERAL WAY CHAMBER OF LAKEWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GSBA AWARD DINNER Feb 15 APTA Trnka. MARKETI TRANSPORTATION CHOICES Mar 15 APTA DOWNTOWN ON THE GO VISIT SEATTLE Apr 15 APTA SW KING CNTY CHAMBER OF COMMER MERCER ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE May 15 APTA TACOMA-PIERCE COUNTY EC ON BOARD FEDERAL WAY CHAMBER RAINIER CHAMBER Trnka. Sharon/INT'L ASSOC OF A CLIMATE SOLUTIONS ECONOMIC ALLIANCE SNOHOMISH COUNTY FORTERRA NW Jun 15 APTA FORTERRA NWIURBAN LEAGUE FORTERRA LEAGUE SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF COMMERC NEW STARTS WORKING GROUP APTA PRESS refund AUBURN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AUBURN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GREATER FEDERAL WAY CHAMBER OF SOUTH KING COUNCEL FOR HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION SEMINAR JuIy-Sep 15 APTA WA STATE .TRANSIT ASSOCIATION TACOMA - PIERCE COUNTY WA STATE ASSOC OF COUNTIES Oct 15 APTA LEADERSHIP EASTSIDE Associatlon - renew membership BELLEVUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Nov 15 APTA TRANSPORTATION CHOICES SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF COMMERC Dec 15 APTA A5500 of Pedestrian 8. Bic - Du Gartrier Inc TOTAL AMOUNT $4.351 $355 $720 $1.500 $2.300 $500 $15000 $Lzoo $603 $150 $4.351 $220 $351000? $0351 $5500 $10,000 $495 $4051 $1,225 $600 $0351 $4000 $1100 $520 $141 $1.000_ $71800 62500 $0351 $2000 $750 $10,500 $7,500 ($686) $250 $250 $1.100 $700 $14076 $40000 -$870 $300 $4,650 $750 $220 $750 $4.659 $1.620 $1.250 $4,859 I $110 $225900__ SOUND TRANSIT 2014 AGENCY DUES MEMBERSHIPS VENDOR AMOUNT Jan 14 APTA $4.787 RAINIER CHAMBER $495 Feb 14 APTA $4.787 RAIL VOLUTION $15,000 Mar 14 APTA $4.787 WA STATE GOOD ROADS $200 WA STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION $40,000 Apr 14 APTA $4.787 TACOMA-PIERCE COUNTY ECON $4.000 May. 14 APTA $4.787 VISIT SEATTLE $495 Alliance for Pioneer $250 Econ Alliance Sno $5050 Climate Solution $2,000 Enterprise Seattle $250 Auburn Chamber $213 Futurewiae $1.500 Bell Rotary Club $1.475 Bell Rotary Club $350 Bell Assoc $825 Downtown Sea Assoc $2.300 Tao-Pierce Cty Econ $850 Tra ns Choices $35000 Bell Rotary Club $431 Bell Rotary Club $306 SW King Chamber $1.225 Kent Chamber of $2.000 SoKing Councel $1.000 Bell Assoc $925 Mercer Island Chambe $575 Downtown on the Go $6.500 Seattle Met Chamber $10.000 WA HWY Users Fed $500 Jun 14 APTA $4.787 AMER SOC CIVIL EN $169 NEW STARTS WORKING GROUP $7.500 TRANSPORTATION SEMINAR $690 Jul'14 PSRC $4.351 Aug 14 PSRC $4.351 KIDSQUEST MUSEUM $1.500 Sep 14 PSRC $4.351 SW KING CNTY CHAMBER OF COMMER $150 KIRKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $577 Oct 14 PSRC $4.351 Nov 14 PSRC $4.351 BELLEVUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $750 GREATER ISSAQUAH CHAMBER OF 00 $265 CHAMBER OF COM $395 Dec 14 PSRC $4.351 . February 11, 2015' TO: FROM: traig Davison, Executive Director, Communications and External Affairs Trinity Parker, GCR, Seattle I Central Corridor SUBJECT: Membership Request for Transportation Choices Coalition Transportation Choices Coalition (TCC) is the only statewide transit education and advocacy orga nization, and Sound Transit bene?ts greatly from participation in this organization. Some of TCC's 2014 accomplishments were: 15,000 Washington residents educated 11 Friday Forums Growing Transit Communities in Tacoma (50 participants) Try Transit Month in Pierce County King County Metro rider outreach (1,000+ riders) 20+ community group meetings 100+ Attendees at a health and transportation planning seminar Community mapping and engagement on the impact of King County transit cuts on low-income and minority populations in South Seattle and South King County Books on the Bus Winter and Spring Events Organizing volunteers to support their bus drivers on bus driver appreciation day Complete Streets adoption in Pierce County Implementation of $1.50 Low Income Fare at King County Metro and Sound Transit Adoption of stronger transit, health, and equity language in Transportation 201,0 update Public comment on Sound Transit's long range plan update Active participation in PSRC's Transportation Policy Board and Transportation Futures committees Workshop facilitation for WS DOT on implementation of NACTO Streets Design Guidelines Recommendations on the agency coordination and integration between King County Metro and Sound Transit We intend to grow this partnership' In 2015 to include: Two Transit Talks featuring Sound Transit projects and services Close communication on policy and funding discussions Various forms of participation in the following projects: Link, East Link, Sounder Station Access Projects (Puyallup and Sumner), S. 200'h Extension, Tacoma Expansion, Federal Way Transit Link Extension Participation in 5T3 planning Support for ST efforts to secure grants, additional revenue, and other funding" Work with and support ST in the development of local, regional, and state policy positions Greater facilitation of information sharing between Sound Transit and the environmental community Cost of membership is $35,000 for Sound Transit in 2015. This amount has been budgeted for, and is consistent with the prior yearjexpense. The proposed expenditure, recognizes the unique relationship ST has with the state's only transit-focused non?pro?t and the unparalleled work the organization does to further the mission of Sound Transit, educate residents about the bene?ts of transit, and actually drive ridership on ST services. The amount of Sound Transit dues to Transportation Choices Coalition is based on both existing clues structure and TCC's participation in other activities that are customized to and agreed upon by ST and the TCC (and memorialized in this memo). The proposed membership would be paid through the Communications and External Affairs budget, (account code: 864178509010). I will serve as liaison to TCC for the agency and participate as appropriate. Signature of Approval A Z/l l/ ?5 Kelly Priestley, Director of AccoUnting DATE Signature of Approvalfx?k/?t 02/621 /l 5 Craig Davison, Director,? nications and External Affairs DATE Signature of Approval 314? Michael Harbour Acting Chief Executive Of?cer DATE For reference, TCC's 2015 clues structure: Transit Agency Dues . Service Area i# of? [population] people: educated Tier $40,000 (WSTA) 3 million and 5000 and 1 above above Tier $35,000 (Sound Transit. King County 1 million to 2.9 1000 to 2 Metro) million 4999 Tier (Pierce Transit) 500,000 to 100 to 3 999.000 999 Tier $3,000 -$5,000 (Intercity Transit, Less than Less than 4 Spokane Transit. Everett Transit. 500,000 99 Whatcom Transit) Membership dues from transit agencies fund programs and work educating the public on the bene?ts of transportation alternatives: transit, walking and biking and developing policies that help create more transportation alternatives. Agency dues do not fund anyl lobbying and grassroots advocacy efforts. TCC is audited annually by an independent auditor and are In full compliance with their 501c3 status. 7 . Maynard, Jackson From: Andrew Austin Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:27 AM To: Smith, Melanie; Smith, Rachel; april.pUtney@kingcountygov; Cody Arledge (cody@johnsonarledgecom); nick.harper@seattle.gov; McNeil, Ann Snell; Ron Main Cc: Foster, David; Martin Shaw, Michael; Ilgenfritz, Ric Subject: RE: Status for HB 1180 hearing Thanks forthe update. I confirmed that Seattle Chamber will be signing in, not testifying. Along with One America, Futurewise, and TCC there testifying on advocacy side, we'll also have a couple of "real people" stories, one an immigrant from Kent (and One America member) and one a young person from Seattle (and TCC, volunteer). Andrew From: Smith, Melanie Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:21 AM To: Smith, Rachel; Cody Arledge nick.harper@seattle.gov; McNeil, Ann Snell,- Andrew Austin; Ron Main Cc: Foster, David; Martin Shaw, Michael; llgenfritz, Ric Subject: Re: Status for HB 1180 hearing Hi all - just more incoming what?s in store i heard that The Seattle Chamber and the Summer/Puyallup Chamber are planning to send their CEO's or businesses to testify. Boeing passed along that they may be testifying but the Economic Alliance of Snohomish Co will speak forthem as well so they're covered either way. Ron Main shared that AGC doesn't take a position to support the bill until Thursday so they will weigh in after that. Melanie Smith State Relations Manager Sound Transit On Jan 27, 2015, at 1:12 PM, S?mith, Melanie? wrote: Hi All- Not everyone made it to our coordination meeting in Olympia this morning, so I want to make sure you all know what we know regarding the hearing on HB 1180 tomorrow. We are expecting a good crowd of support (reports still coming in) and undoubtedly some opposition will be there as well. Some logistics and materials are still being finalized but here?s an overview: House Transportation Committee HHR B, John L. O'Brien Building 3:30 PM Work Session The Committee will hold a work session focused on "Public Transportation" which includes a presentation by Chair Constantine and Ric Ilgenfritz to update them on ST projects, 5T3 and integration. Just prior, there will be a presentatl. given by the Washington State Transit Association Executive Director and the GM from Intercity Transit focused on transit statewide. (Please note the final PPT from us is due in Olympia by noon tomorrow.) HB 1180 Hearing Chair Constantine, Vice-Chair Roberts and Vice-Chair Strickland will be signed in as a panel. As requested by Cody, we will also sign in Board Members Murray, O'Brien and Lovick as a panel. We are expecting the City of Kirkland to testify and propose amending ST's statute to allow, or possibly require, funding to help fund a trail in the Eastside Rail Corridor. We have attempted to discourage this because it is unnecessary and opens the door to similar amendments, but they are proceeding to prepare their language. The Washington Policy Center has circulated arguments against ST's legislation so it should be expected that these will be points and questions coming from Republican committee members. ST staff is preparing a the document to counter their assertions but board members should return to our facts and messaging about the need to expand rather than trying to debate them. We can and will make the rebuttal piece available via a memo to the board when it?s finalized today, and then we can also circulate it to legislators and others. We will advise Board Members testifying to refer any technical or legal questions about the bill to Desmond Brown or Ric Ilgenfritz who will be at the ready to step in if needed. We have been fielding a lot of questions from stai., members and other agencies about the language in the bill due to its complexity. In addition to our board members speaking on behalf of ST and their jurisdictions, we have heard that the following are planning to testify in support: Economic Alliance of Snohomish County, Tacoma Convention and Visitor?s Bureau, City of Federal Way, State Building and Construction Trades Council, TCC, One America, Futurewise, City of Kirkland and others. Many are reportedly still working to have someone testify or planning to sign including: Boeing, Microsoft, Seattle Chamber, Carpenters, State Labor Council, ACEC, HNTB, issaquah, Seattle, Everett, Tacoma, Sumner Chamber, Puyallup Chamber, Puyallup Tribe and others. Some advocacy groups and the Seattle Transit Blog appear to have sent out action alerts to encourage participation. Other Activities There will be a pre-hearing meeting at 3:00 hosted by Chair Constantine to coordinate with other board members and staff prior to the hearing. Rep. Jake Fey's staff is working on a press advisory to send out today and a release to go out after the hearing. Geoff Patrick from ST is working with HDC staff and providing info. ST staff on the hill during the day: Mike Harbour, Ric llgenfritz, Geoff Patrick, Desmond Brown and the lobby team. Sen. Lllas asked Ric llgenfritz and Ian Stewart (EMC) to provide a presentation on the latest ST polling information to his caucus members. His of?ce handled the invitations and logistics for the presentation to star after they finish other caucus business. Response seems good but we don't know how many or who will attend. Please let me know if you have questions or additional information to add. Feel free to forward to others as you see fit. Thanks! Melanie Smith State Relations Manager Sound Transit 206-240-9035 9i? '57 Maynard, Jackson ?rom: McNeil, Ann Snell sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 10:28 AM To: Cross, Daphne Cc: Smith, Melanie; Patrick, Geoff Subject: Action: Melanie's Email to the ST Board -- for delivery this afternoon Attachments: Draft Letter to Legislator re ST3 Requestdocx; Why full request4.docx; Why Sound Transit 3.docx Daphne: Can you send this out this afternoon, once you hear from Melanie that it is good to go? She will be sending you another attachment (so there will be four attachments total). She is meeting with Chair Clibborn this afternoon 3 pm-ish, and it needs to be sent after that (she may want to tweak the text a bit). it needs to go ST Board members, with cc to their staff, ELT, GCR, Geoff, Tim Ceis, cody arledge, martin david foster and Michael Shaw. Also, please send it from Melanie's machine - she's going to give you the codes. I can't get the yellow offthat one you remove it? Subject line: Olympia Update Next Steps for Sound Transit 3 Revenue Authority Thanks so much, Daphne. Holler if you need additional help. Hello Now that the Senate has passed a transportation package and a House Transportation Committee (HTC) hearing is scheduled for Thursday, March 26th at 3:30 PM, our efforts to secure new authority for ST will need to intensify with even more board engagement. This memo provides background on the state of play in Olympia, identifies some of our key challenges, and outlines next steps and some requests for action on your part. The broader revenue and political landscape House Leadership and many democrats have expressed their intent to address education funding before transportation. Many in the House Democratic Caucus, including some of our champions, are aligned with the position of ?Kids Before Concrete" and believe it would send the wrong message to take a tax vote on transportation before responding to the McCleary Decision. Democrats also believe they lose leverage with the business community to secure to new revenue for education if a transportation package is adopted. House Democratic Leadership has stated publicly that education will come first but we can expect the business community and transportation advocates to continue pushing for a package to move and ST3 is going to be viewed as a key motivator. ST will need to be part of that effort. Another challenging dynamic in the House is that unlike what we saw in the Senate, there is not a strong push within the Republican Caucus to adopt a package. Many Republican members simply do not support increased taxing authority for transit, including Sound Transit. Some believe that ridership is too low, fare box recovery inadequate, planning too decentralized or a combination of these. And some simply believe that taxes in general are already too high. The need to articulate why ST needs $158 While most legislators are supportive of granting 5T authority as part of a package, there is angst about what an ST3 might or might not include and a lot of speculation about how much ST "really needs." While it has been challenging to articulate why we need the full authority prior to the planning process, it will be critical that we clarify why $153 is necessary in comparison to the Senate package. The risk will be in managing expectations and maintaining Board flexibility for the ST3 Plan. To help with this, new message points for "Why is needed? and "Why ST3 is needed" are attached. Revenue Sources As introduced, ST legislation includes a increase in the sales tax, a $.25 per thousand of assessed valuation increase in property tax and up to motor vehicle excise taxes. HB 1180 as approved by the House Transportation Commit! included all three of those sources as requested and is now in the House Finance Committee. As approved by the full Senate, ST was granted all three sources but was modified to provide $11.23 in authority through a increase in the sales tax, a $.10 per thousand of assessed valuation in property tax- and a MVET. Senator Curtis King, Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee has repeatedly said that a reliance on MVET for transit requires motorvehicle owners to finance a mode of transportation they do not use or use only occasionally but he was open to a "continuation" of what we are now collecting. While we have been told by several legislators that the reduced amount by the Senate was a negotiation tactic, several members of the House Democratic Caucus are very concerned about one or more of the financing mechanisms for a variety of reasons. King County sales taxes would be above 10% if the increase was approved by voters. Many business and community leaders fear that threshold level would drive consumers away from King County businesses into neighboring counties. Some members of the Democratic Caucus want to rely on the property tax to meet the needs of education and don't want that revenue source used for transit. Democrats in both houses are concerned about the impact of higher taxes on low?income people, especially the sales tax which is regressive in nature. We have been ?elding on-going questions and concerns about the requested tools and their impact on taxpayers and other funding priorities. in a recent blog post, Finance Chair Reuven Carlyle called ST 3 "a vital link to the future" but criticized the funding sources as a "cobbled construct of sales, property and motdr vehicle taxes." Carlyle prefers new revenue sources for transit and transportation in general, including sales tax on gas, higher MVET, higher employee head tax, payroll tax, or a carbon-pricing program. Because several of the legislators with these concerns are from Seattle, we are currently scheduling a briefing with them and Board Members to address their concerns. NEXT STEPS: Our efforts will be focused on ensuring legislators and stakeholders understand the need for ST's $158 authority request and to actively advocate for passage of a package by the House. The first big step is the HTC hearing and we will need Board engagement to persuade legislators and raise the profile of ST in the overall discussion. To do this we ask that Board Members: Contact members of the House Transportation Committee during the week of March 16 to communicate the need to advance a package that provides the full ST Authority requested. This can be done via phone but if you'd like for the State Team to arrange in-person meetings, we are happy to do so. Targets identified by Board Member are attached but aren't intended to be exclusive. Please let me know how your conversations go so we can follow up with members as needed. The State Team has met with all the members of the HTC committee but has appointments scheduled with them throughout next week to check in again. Testify or sign in at the HTC Hearing 3X16 at 3:30 PM. Board Chair Dow Constantine and Vice-Chairs Paul Roberts and Marilyn Strickland will be testifying as a panel but if you plan to attend as well, please let us know. ST staff can provide talking points and responses to possible questions to help you prepare. Send a letter or email to all legislators within your subareay?jurisdiction the week of March 16. The goal ofthe letter is to put on record with individual legislators that ST needs its requested authority and why. A sample is attached but feel free to personalize it and ifyou need any additional assistance please let me know. Agency Communications Outreach Since last summer, ST's communications efforts have been heavily focused on promoting the agency's successes, the need for new authority and the 5T3 planning process. Communications activities will continue to support our state needs through our media relations, social media, events, etc: 5T staff have also been working to identify stakeholders that would be interested in ST's legislative agenda and 5T3 planning. While the agency canndt ask others to advocate on 4' Elegislation, we are providing information about our request as appropriate and how they can be engaged in the 5T3 planning process. We have a matrix of businesses, organizations and other stakeholders that will need to be contacte by ST Board Members, staff or combination of both as part of our outreach process. ST Government 81. Community Relations staff will be working with you and your staff directly to provide more detail on this effort. 2 Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need assistance. ?our Attachments: xew Messages Why $153? Why House Transportation Committee Targets Draft text for letter or email to legislators Melanie Smith State Relations Manager Sound Transit 206-240-9035 Ann Snell McNeil Government and Community Relations Director Sound Transit 206-398-5298 office 206-713-8395 cell Puget Sound commuters need the full $15 blilioliin new authority requested by the ST Board i With congestion rising fast, there is tremendous public demand for expanding the regional light rail system to reach destinations including Everett, Tacoma, Downtown Redmond, Ballard and West Seattle, and for other investments including bus rapid transit on I-405 and expansions of overcrowded express bus routes. 0 I less than full authority: for 515 billion in new revenue would not allow Sound Transit to - mg et'the ohlectives of voters for Sound Transit District. - Seventy percent of the state?s economic activity originates in the Puget Sound region. Congestion is reaching critical levels, and a million more residents are expected by 2040. The entire state?s future prosperity depends on giving the region the local funding tools to shape a viable measure that includes the projects that voters across the region consider critical and doesn?t pit one area against another. I A December scientific survey of Sound Transit District voters showed 70 percent supported a $15 billion capital program. That strong support exists in every subarea. I Local voters will have the final say on what new infrastructure will be built and local voters will be on the hook to pay for it. It?s only fair that they get the full authority needed fora measure that will win region-wide support. - The requested authority is for voters to be able to consider a mix of sales taxes, motor vehicle excise taxes and property taxes. These revenue sources were identified because they are the ones capable of generating the $15 billion that is needed over the next 15 years. Other sources do not generate the required revenues. DRAFT The Honorable XX Washington State Senate House of Representatives Olympia WA Dear Senator Representative I am writing to urge your support for providing Sound Transit with $15 billion' In new funding authority In the 2015 transportation package under consideration. I Sound Transit Is asking for $15 billion In local options for; .4 . elected officials we understand asking voters for any new rigorous review. We also know from ridership numbers??a? ST district overwhelmingly want more ST service a Isa? as we can deiiv?iaw The requested authority icle excise taxes edging arty taxes because 5 billion that Is neededr the next 15 years. allows voters to censider a mix of sales taxes mo these sources are the ones capable of generating affecting our ability to maintain and attI I Iiness. ion more residents expected by 2040, portation 5% and providing alternatives to . ii; ransportation package to include congestion by investing in mass transit. II full 5'17. [Bill ST Is on track to deIIveI II I I . . In years, IncludIng two major light rail segments opening I II Even 50, current voter-approved projects fall short of mee ?13; tre and. The public wants light rail to reach Everett Ta?cIu; I II I I eattle, and other investments including bus rapid tra 5i i - - routes. Anything less than fuilauthority for the ST dIstrILi?IgIts?ss I Over the nextvea? the ST Board?hl? engagd- the public and develop a system expansion plan to include in a ballot measJ?re \fgters In theSI have expressed their overwhelming support for moving forward with new reveIIpes to bUiitrDut the regional transit system more quickly. A recent surVey showed that 70% of voters?in the? ST district support a major expansion of mass transit comparable to the 5T2 plan approved by votersJII 2008 i ask for your support for the foil $158 autho'rit-irrequest for ST to allow the region the ability to discuss, plan and decide on how to proceed with expanding mass transit. Thank you for your consideration. From: Marcella Fleming Reed Tu: Subject: Final Report is Attached Date: Tuesday. September 20. 2015 11:28:02 AM Attachments: 992;: Elgar, f? - EDIE sum my: rim and Desmond?, Thanks for the keen eyes and the clarification regarding Q'Deehe. Best, Marcella Marcella Fleming Reed, Principal J.D.. 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