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A
We
have
three
women
here
on
the
council,
who
feel
very
strongly
about
the
impact
that
that
has
made,
and
the
men
on
the
council
feel
as
strongly
as
we
do,
but
they
have
graciously
allowed
us
to
speak
tonight.
So
I'm
going
to
start
and
just
say-
and
I
wrote
this
down-
I'm
sorry
for
reading
it,
but
the
courts
and
politicians
have
no
place
in
private
medical
decisions
that
belong
between
a
pregnant
woman,
their
family,
their
beliefs
and
their
health
care
provider.
A
66
of
those
governors
were
men
who
did
they
represent,
because
taking
a
woman's
choice
to
have
an
abortion
primarily
affects
young
impoverished
black
women.
68
percent
of
black
americans
support
choice.
74
percent
of
young
americans
support
choice,
63
percent
of
women
support
choice;
in
fact,
61
percent
of
the
entire
country
supports
choice.
B
Of
what
was
to
come,
it
was
still
such
a
shock
when
we
got
the
news
last
week
and
it
feels
like
we've
gone
back
50
years
in
terms
of
my
daughters,
my
daughter's
generation,
future
generations
are
going
to
have
less
rights
as
women
than
we
did
and
it's
hard
to
even
put
those
feelings
into
words.
B
And
yet,
I
think,
as
local
electeds,
even
though
that
was
a
federal
decision.
Don't
think
we
can
turn
away
from
the
fact
that
this
impacts
every
person
in
our
community,
whether
they
are
women
or
not,
and
since
we've
gotten
that
news
as
I've
engaged
with
the
community.
What
I've
heard
clearly
is
the
sense
of
hopelessness,
anger
and
frustration
from
our
community.
B
That
may
be
taken
away,
and
you
know
yet
this
last
weekend
was
pride
weekend
and
I
think
very
much
about
our
lbgtq
plus
community
members
and
how
how
frustrated
and
scared
they
must
be
right
now
to
think
that
their
very
identities
and
freedoms
are
at
risk
and
how
we,
as
a
as
a
city
council,
support
our
community
during
this
time.
So
I
don't
have
any
answers
just
feeling
like
we
need
to
not
be
quiet.
Thank
you.
C
Robertson
thanks,
I
appreciate
and
agree
wholeheartedly
with
mayor
robinson
and
councilmember
zahn
on
this.
My
first
foray
into
politics
was
as
a
volunteer
for
the
national
abortion
rights
action
league.
When
I
was
in
college
and
then
when
I
was
in
law
school,
I
worked
on
the
initiative
120
campaign
in
1991,
which
codified
roe
vs
wade
in
washington
and
we,
but
we
didn't.
I
didn't
stop
working
even
at
that
point,
because
at
that
point
the
roe
versus
wade
was
just.
You
know.
C
It
was
one
decision
and
I
remember
after
initiative,
120
passed
in
1991
in
washington
when
the
casey
decision
came
out
in
1992.
I
was
still
in
law
school
at
the
end
of
my
second
year
and
I
remember
taking
a
big
sigh
of
relief
thinking.
Okay,
now
this
is
codified.
I
mean
you're,
not
codified,
but
now
this
is
locked
down
the
president's
there.
C
The
precedent
of
roe
is
safe
and
for
the
last,
how
many
years
30
years
I
have
thought
the
precedent
of
row
is
safe
because
of
that
casey
decision
and
to
have
it
flip
has
just
been
really
devastating.
I
think
to
all
everyone
in
america,
but
especially
for
women
and
girls
and
people
without
means
to
go
to
another
state,
but
the
states
where
it's
become
illegal.
The
court
took
what
was
a
fundamental
right
and
turned
it
into
something:
that's
a
privilege.
C
If
you
live
in
a
state
where
it's
where
you
still
have
that
right
and
things
like
that
should
not
be
decided
by
the
states,
they
should
it's
a
fundamental
right
and
what
could
be
more
fundamental
than
controlling
your
own
body,
because
if
you
don't
have
bodily
autonomy,
you
can't
have
economic
freedom.
You
can't
have
freedom
to.
C
You
know
create
the
life
that
you
want.
If
you
can't
control
your
own
body,
so
I
feel
really
just
devastated
for
the
next
generation
and
my
three
daughters
have
will,
if
they
lived
in
a
state
other
than
washington
will
have
fewer
rights
than
I
grew
up
with,
and
I
find
that
very
sad.
C
I
also
think
that
this
is
going
to
lead
to
a
lot
more
stratification,
because
people
who
have
money
to
go
to
another
state
will
continue
to
have
the
freedom
to
control
their
body
and
control,
whether
they
bear
or
be
get
children
and
people
who
have
no
means
will
not,
and
so
that
is
just
it's
just
really
unfair
and
just
what
a
what
a
loss
for
our
country
and
as
councilmember
zahn
said
this
does
not
get
abortion
before
it
was
legal
across
the
country
still
happened
in
states
where
it
was
illegal,
it
just
was
less
safe.
C
So
what
we're
doing
is
we're
making
women
and
girls
less
safe
by
this
decision
unless
they
have
the
privilege
of
living
in
a
state
like
washington.
So
you
know,
because
without
bodily
autonomy
we
do
not
have
life
and
we
do
not
have
liberty
and
we
cannot
pursue
our
happiness.
So
it's
a
real
problem
and
thank
you
for
giving
us
the
chance
to
speak
about
this.
This
hits
very,
very
deeply.
Like
I
said
it
was.
The
first
foray
into
politics
was
working
on
this
issue
at
the
local
and
state
level,
and
it's
yeah.
A
Okay,
you're
right,
I
don't
put
my
notes
in
front
of
me-
is
there
would
you
like
to
make
the
motion.
A
D
A
D
Yes,
thank
you
mayor.
There
are
three
speakers
signed
up
this
evening
to
speak,
and
I
will
remind
the
public
that
oral
communications
is
for
a
period
of
no
longer
than
30
minutes
and
speakers
will
be
allowed
up
to
three
minutes
to
speak
and
only
three
people
are
allowed
to
speak
on
any
one
side
of
a
particular
topic
and
with
that
I'll
call.
Our
first
speaker
who
is
christopher
randles
and
I
believe
mr
randalls
is
joining
us
virtually.
H
G
Excellent
good
evening,
mayor
robinson,
deputy
new
in-house
and
council
members,
this
is
not
what
I
was
actually
going
to
testify
on
tonight,
but
I
did
want
to
just
follow
up
and
thank
the
three
of
you
for
speaking
on
that
topic.
I
found
all
of
your
comments
very
moving.
Thank
you.
Councilmember
robertson,
account
number
zahn
and
mayor
robinson
for
for
those
very
touching
comments.
This
is
certainly
on
everybody's
mind
in
the
community,
and
so
thank
you
for
addressing
that
this
evening.
I'll
keep
my
actual
comments.
G
Short,
I'm
testifying
tonight
on
behalf
of
the
streets,
bellevue,
the
organization
working
to
make
bellevue
accessible
for
everyone,
no
matter
how
they
get
around
our
city
and
this
evening,
I'm
just
speaking
to
express
our
organization's
strong
support
to
the
set
of
multimodal
concurrency
code
amendments
before
you
across
multiple
in-person
and
virtual
events
that
our
organization
has
hosted
over
the
last
year
and
a
half
we've
heard
a
consistent
and
clear
message
from
the
dozens
and
dozens
of
community
members
who
have
attended
them.
G
All
these
policies
are
the
product
of
significant
outreach
and
some
good
work
from
the
transportation
commission,
and
we
appreciate
everyone's
involvement
from
staff
to
the
commission
to
council
members
themselves
to
the
public
everybody's
really
gotten
involved
in
this
process
that
it's
really
great
csb
and
the
residents
workers
and
students
we
represent
are
looking
forward
to
staying
engaged
throughout
the
implementation
process.
These
code
amendments
and
we're
happy
to
encourage
council
members
to
support
their
adoption
this
evening.
Thank
you
very
much.
D
I
For
those
of
you,
I'm
not
being
heard
over
the
microphone,
we
can
hear
you.
You
can
hear
me.
Yes,
okay,
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
me.
I
am
dr
mercer
and
I
moved
to
bellevue
june
1969
15436
southeast
20th
place,
which
is
just
above
156..
I
I
My
daughter
was
in
the
peace
corps
in
1997
and
that's
when
I
found
out
there
were
children
washing
windscreens,
that's
what
they
call
them
in
jamaica
to
survive
and
not
going
to
school,
and
so
I'm
trying
to
set
up
a
school
where
they
will
learn
to
repair
volvos.
And
if
you
can
repair
a
volvo,
you
can
repair
anything.
I
They
will
also
learn
auto
body,
and
to
that
end
I
have
20
volvos
that
I
intend
to
set
up
as
transportation
for
the
disadvantage.
This
kind
of
ties
in
with
what
the
other
person
had
to
say,
we
will
be
asking
for
a
donation
of
half
of
what
sorry
we
can't.
I
J
J
I
support
them
and
I
support
court
decision
too,
but
women
have
right
only
when
she
have
pregnant
from
dildo,
but
most
women
pregnant
for
cup
conversation
with
men.
You
know
what
this
means.
So
is
this
situation
situation
very
strange.
Women
have
right:
where
is
a
man
I'm
totally
confused
about?
This
is
number
one
number
two.
J
Most
people
who
have
most
women,
who
most
family
most
women
who
have
abortion
right
now
family
is
very
important
or
partner.
It's
a
white
people
in
white
nation
right
now,
there's
only
one
white
race
right
now,
there's
only
one
race
could
disappear.
Why?
Because
women
young
women
go
in
doing
this
stupid
idea.
You
know
what
this
means
is
exactly
what's
happened.
You
give
a
little
bit
statistics
here,
till
50
percentage
woman
before
40
mentally
sick.
It's
not
my
opinion.
It's
statistic!
J
J
Very
interesting
situation,
amazon
will
become.
This
dinosaur
will
be
destroyed,
bella
view
totally
another
25
000
people
they
talking
about
25,
probably
you
become
30
or
40,
maybe
50
for
another
few
years
is
exactly
what's
happened,
but
this
very
interesting
nuance-
amazon,
won't
go
to
new
york
in
new
york
is
a
12
million
people
if
they
refuses
amazon,
because
amazon
is
a
mafia
abandita.
This
is
exactly
so
my
question
right
now
very
simple:
when
new
york
city
with
12
million
people,
don't
can
accept
this
dirty
bad
bug,
you
look
like
amazon.
Why?
J
Because
of
you,
150
000
idiots
will
be
accept.
This
monster,
there's
a
mafia,
this
dinosaur
who
eat
bellevue
for
breakfast,
and
that's
exactly
what
this
will
be
happy.
I
talked
about
this
in
96
30
years
ago
about
microsoft.
Look
what
has
happened
with
bellevue
for
three
years
with
microsoft,
amazon
will
be
destroyed
in
goal
of
amazon,
very
simple:
they
won't
control
everything.
This
exactly
happened.
Rent
for
last
six
years
doubled.
That's
exactly
what
is
amazon
doing
right
now
they
push
and
push
and
push
so
people
can
be
totally
controlling
and
who
will
lose.
J
D
A
L
Well,
thank
you,
city
manager,
miyaki,
mayo,
robinson,
deputy
mayor
newton
house
and
council,
we're
here
pleased
to
receive
the
psrc
vision,
50
2050
award
for
the
mobility
implementation
plan
and
with
me
is
paul
ingram,
the
director
of
growth
management
at
psrc
to
present
the
award.
I
would
also
like
to
acknowledge
the
chair
of
the
transportation
commission,
karen
stash
paul
stevens
assistant
transportation,
director
and
kevin
mcdonald,
who
is
a
project
manager
they're
all
here
tonight.
L
For
this
event,
the
mip
is
the
result
of
extensive
public
outreach
in
meetings
in
work
sessions
of
the
transportation
commission
lays
the
groundwork
for
multimodal
concurrency,
which
is
your
the
ordinance
that
you're
going
to
be
having
in
study
session
tonight,
and
the
transportation
department
has
been
working
toward
a
modern,
multimodal
transportation
system
for
many
years.
But
this
really
is
the
the
mip
was
the
culmination
of
a
lot
of
that
work.
M
Yeah,
thank
you
andrew
and
my
pleasure
to
be
here,
mayor,
robinson
and
council
members
for
those
that
don't
me
know
me.
I'm
as
andrew
said,
director
of
growth
management
at
the
puget,
sound
regional
council.
I
know
many
of
you
are
familiar
with
psrc
for
those
that
aren't
psrc
is
the
agency
in
which
the
four
counties
and
the
82
cities
of
the
region
come
together
to
work
on
transportation,
growth
management,
environmental
and
economic
development
as
a
region
vision
2050
awards.
M
Are
it's
really
our
honor
to
recognize
some
of
the
outstanding
work
here
at
bellevue
and
in
communities
throughout
the
region,
working
to
to
implement
the
region's
plan
vision,
2050
that
looks
out
to
the
year
2050
of
how
to
make
our
community
stronger
and
healthier
and
more
vibrant.
M
I'm
here
today
to
recognize
this
great
planning
work,
the
bellevue's
bellevue's
mobility
implementation
plan.
Your
work
is
being
recognized
in
our
planning
ahead
category
and
I
can't
think
of
a
better
example
and
I'd
say
many
of
you
know
I
used
to
work
at
the
city.
Many
years
ago,
I
used
to
work
as
a
firm
in
downtown
bellevue
in
the
early
90s,
and
I
have
to
say
it's.
M
The
mobility
implementation
plan,
it's
an
extent
outstanding
example
of
how
planning
ahead
can
meet
a
multimodal
future
envisioned
locally
and
regionally.
You've
set
up
a
system
that
looks
at
performance
measures
and
priorities
to
align
your
transportation
investments
with
your
city's
land
use
vision.
This
will
allow
the
city
to
make
the
right
transportation
investments
at
the
right
place
at
the
right
time.
This
approach
gives
the
city
an
opportunity
to
balance
supply
with
demand
and
create
a
template
to
achieve
a
complete
and
connected
multimodal
transportation
system
in
bellevue.
So
congratulations
on
your
award.
A
A
All
right,
thank
you,
city
manager.
Anything
else
to
add.
Thank
you
all
right.
Terrific,
I
believe
we're
on
to
excuse
me,
the
consent
calendar.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
move
to.
A
K
K
Tonight
we're
going
to
do
two
things:
one
review
the
transportation
commission's
recommendation
for
replacing
existing
code
with
a
new
multimodal
concurrency
code
and
two
seek
council
direction
and
return
at
a
future
council
meeting
with
an
ordinance
to
adopt
the
proposed
code
amendments,
as
recommended
by
the
transportation,
commission
and
staff
so
joining
us
this
evening
are
mark
poe
assistant,
director,
molly
johnson
development,
review
transport
manager
in
the
transportation
department,
and
we're
also
are
going
to
be
joined
by
karen
stash
chair
of
our
transportation
commission.
With
that
I'll
go
ahead
and
turn
it
over
to
the
team.
N
N
So
a
little
bit
of
history
as
to
how
we
got
here
tonight
in
april,
the
council
had
asked
and
instructed
the
transportation
commission
to
look
at
these
amendments
to
propose
something,
and
so
we
spent
two
of
our
meetings
pretty
much
diving
into
the
details
of
this
in
april,
and
then
the
staff
did
a
great
job
as
well
as
the
consultant
team
here
in
reaching
out
to
the
public,
and
there
was
a
virtual
open
house
in
may.
N
O
And
thank
you
chair
stash,
good
evening
council,
and
we
are
excited
to
be
here
this
evening
as
we
take
a
look
at
some
really
excellent.
Award-Winning
planning
work
and
move
it
forward
towards
implementation,
and
our
intention
for
you
tonight
is
to
further
ground
you
in
that.
We'll
share
some
slides
with
you
about
10
minutes
worth
and
then
we
will
all
be
available
to
take
any
questions
that
you
have
so
with
that.
Let's
go
ahead
and
get
started.
O
O
Okay,
our
agenda
this
evening,
we'll
start
off
with
our
ask
a
view
and
then
we'll
go
over
the
policy
that
is
now
in
place
to
enable
us
to
move
forward
with
multimodal
concurrency.
O
All
right
in
terms
of
policy
you'll
recall
back
in
december
of
2021,
we
had
a
comp
plan
amendment
where
the
transportation
element
was
revised
to
include
tr
28,
and
that
was
some
policy
language
towards
multi-modal
concurrency
and
specifically
to
employ
a
city-wide
multimodal
level
of
service
concurrency
standard
that
provides
transportation
facilities
that
meet
the
demand
for
new
development,
also
in
april
of
2022
this
year,
as
you
just
heard
about
the
award-winning
mobility
implementation
plan,
that's
when
you
adopted
that
plan
and
that
plan
was
really
important
because
it
contained
the
framework
for
implementing
multimodal
concurrency.
O
So
with
that
framework,
along
with
the
comp
plan
policy,
when
we
went
to
embark
on
writing
the
code,
most
of
that
framework
was
already
in
place.
So
we
just
placed
what
we
needed
to
do
to
implement
that
those
policies
into
the
code
and
that's
what
you'll
be
seeing
this
evening
and
then.
Lastly,
I
just
want
to
mention
that
the
the
because
of
the
code
chain
or
because
of
the
policy
changes,
the
existing
concurrency
system,
really
is
no
longer
supported
by
code
itself.
O
O
Wait
just
a
second
for
the
next
slide,
if
not
I'll,
just
go
ahead
and
keep
going
there.
We
go
okay,
so
at
the
state
law
level
that
that's
the
growth
management
act
of
course,
and
and
the
growth
management
act
requires
that,
if
you're
going
to
allow
development
in
your
city,
you
need
to
be
growing
your
transportation
system
at
the
same
time
or
concurrently
with
that
development.
O
O
Okay,
the
existing
concurrency
system
in
bellevue
has
been
around
for
nearly
as
long
as
the
growth
management
act
about
three
decades,
and
it's
very
specific.
It
looks
at
the
vehicle
mode
of
transportation
and
it
looks
at
that
at
only
a
small
portion
of
our
transportation
system.
Selected
system
intersections
and
the
standard
that
is
used
today
is
also
very
specific.
It
looks
at
congestion
levels
at
those
intersections.
O
By
contrast,
the
proposed
new,
multimodal
concurrency
code
is
more
system
completeness
or
plan
based
and
by
system
completeness.
We
mean
the
implementation
of
a
transportation
system
to
improve
mobility
for
all
modes
of
travel
that
aligns
with
a
planned
amount
of
growth
and
a
planned
amount
of
transportation
spending.
So
it's
really
based
on
what
we
do
very
well
here
at
bellevue
our
planning.
O
In
order
to
implement
the
multimodal
concurrency
system,
we
need
to
establish
what
is
what
are
called
mobility
units
and
there's
really
two
important
mobility
units.
The
first
is
a
mobility
unit
of
supply
and
that's
what
the
city
provides
supply
of
transportation
and
we
do
that
by
investing
in
transportation,
improvements
that
help
all
modes
of
transportation
as
we
implement
these
supply
units
through
the
capital
investment
program,
they're
placed
in
a
bank
or
a
bucket
and
they're
made
available
for
consumption
by
development.
O
The
other
mobility
unit
of
note
is
the
mobility
unit
of
demand.
That's
what
new
development
proposals
produce.
So
a
new
developer
comes
into
the
door.
They
have
a
certain
trip,
making
characteristics
that
they'll
add
to
the
system.
We
convert
those
into
mobility
units
of
demand,
and
then
we
check
our
new
standard.
O
That
standard
is
if
the
mobility
units
of
supply
in
our
bank
are
greater
than
the
mobility
units
of
demand
needed
by
that
particular
development,
then
the
concurrency
standard
is
met
and
that
development
moves
on
and
that
system
continues
on
with
each
development
that
comes
into
the
door,
and
it
also
has
a
replenishment
of
our
mobility
units
of
supply.
Each
time
we
update
the
cip
and
bring
in
new
transportation
projects.
O
Okay,
all
right
now
the
proposed
code
amendments.
There
are
three
code
amendments
in
your
agenda
material,
the
first
one.
The
amendment
to
the
traffic
standards
code
is
the
most
important,
the
most
substantive.
The
other
two
are
minor
adjustments
that
really
update
the
nomenclature
to
be
consistent
with
the
new
multimodal
concurrency
code.
O
So
they
don't
change
the
way
that
the
transportation
development
code
or
the
impact
fee
program
perform
at
all.
But
what
is
new,
because
multimodal
concurrency
is
so
different
from
the
existing
system
that
we
have
today,
we
are
asking
you
to
totally
repeal
the
traffic
standards
code
where
the
existing
system
currently
resides
and
replace
it
with
a
new
multimodal
concurrency
code.
O
O
As
chair
stash
also
mentioned,
there
was
public
outreach
that
was
completed
for
this
new
code,
that
included
a
virtual
open
house
where
we
got
a
number
of
verbal
comments
that
we
addressed.
We
have
also
received
four
written
comments
from
the
bellevue
chamber
of
commerce,
the
bellevue
downtown
association,
wright,
runstead
and
also
from
kevin
wallace
with
wallace
properties,
all
in
unanimous
support
of
moving
this
code.
Amendment
forward
importantly,
the
code
provides
a
provision
for
an
implementation
guide.
The
implementation
guide
is
needed
for
the
details
of
the
program.
O
It
explains
to
practitioners
and
to
staff
how
to
implement
and
run
the
program,
and
it
establishes
guidelines
to
monitor
and
update
the
system
on
a
periodic
basis,
so
that
implementation
guide
very
important.
We
will
have
a
public
hearing
on
that
and
I'll
show
you
where
that
fits
here
in
just
a
moment
after
the
implementation
guide
is
approved.
The
code
will
become
effective
30
days
afterwards,
and
the
new
system
will
be
in
place
and
that's
all
possible
to
accomplish
this
year.
O
All
right
what's
been
accomplished,
you
know
about
the
comp
plan
amendment
in
the
mip
adoption
back
in
april
the
commission
study
sessions,
the
virtual
open
house,
those
have
all
been
accomplished
and
what's
to
come,
hopefully
soon,
maybe
on
july
5th
you'll
have
us
back
to
consider
the
adoption
of
these
code
amendments.
If
you
are
able
to
do
that,
that
will
keep
us
on
schedule
for
our
implementation
guide.
O
Hearing
at
the
transportation
commission
that
is
currently
scheduled
for
september,
8th,
we'll
take
any
comments
we
get
from
that
public
hearing,
we'll
consider
those
with
our
transportation
director
and
ultimately
we'll
make
any
adjustments
and
our
director
will
approve
that
guide.
Once
that's
done,
the
code
will
be
effective,
30
days
after
and
we're
shooting
for
mid-october
for
that
to
occur,
and
then
we'd
have
the
new
multimodal
concurrency
system
up
and
running.
O
A
B
Sure
I'm
happy
to
well.
I
am
just
super
excited
and
so
thankful
for
the
rapid
work
from
the
transportation,
commission
and
staff,
and
yet
with
that
said,
I
think
we've
been
working
on
multimodal
for
many
years
from
when
I
was
on
the
transportation
commission
so
so
exciting
to
see
this
award-winning
multimodal
implementation
plan,
and
now
these
code
amendments
in
front
of
us
to
for
adoption.
I
think
that
it
brings
us
into
a
future
looking
where
it
is
about
multimodal
and
not
have
a
current
currency.
B
My
my
one
question
is:
it
looks
like
in
the
impact
fee
section,
the
only
change
was
to
take
out
the
pm
peak,
so
the
intent
is
that,
as
we
adopt
this
new
multimodal
and
the
code
amendments
that
the
impact
fee
is
still
grounded
on,
looking
at,
where
the
investments
make
sense
in
our
cip
to
support
the
growth
that
we
see
in
the
different
areas
and
then
having
the
impact
fees
to
pay
for
the
impacts
of
those
growth.
Accordingly,
is
I
think,
that's
what
you
mentioned.
P
Thanks
for
the
question,
I
think
to
clarify
the
changes
that
we
made
to
the
impact
fee
code
were
to
clarify
that
it
currently
applies
only
to
vehicles,
so
we
haven't
proposed
any
changes,
although
you
know
I'm
I'm
sure
we'll
hear
from
the
transportation
commission
and
you
all
to
look
into
that
sometime
soon.
But
at
this
point
we're
only
changing
the
concurrency
code
and
the
impact
fee
code
remains
the
same.
B
If
directed
okay
great
well,
I'm
super
excited
to
to
be
in
support
of
this.
I
don't
know
if
that's
our
direction
is
to
just
get
our
our
support.
So
thank
you.
Councilmember.
C
This
has
been
coming
since
since
that
time
or
before
that
time,
so
thank
you.
You've
actually
taken.
What
is
a
really
complicated
issue
and
broken
it
down
really
nicely.
I
think
so
great
presentation,
thank
you
to
the
transportation
commission.
I
know
you
guys
have
been
working
on
this
a
long
time,
it's
good
to
see
it
finally
come
forward.
I
am
supportive
of
this
coming
forward.
As
I
was
supportive
of
the
pre-work
on
this
so
yeah,
I
don't
really
have
any
questions.
I
think
that
this
is
the
appropriate
next
step.
C
It
recognizes
how
people
do
move
around
today,
which
is
differently
than
when
the
code
was
originally
written,
and
it
also
is
takes
into
account
how
people
will
move
around
in
the
future.
So
I
think
it's
really
appropriate
and
so
yeah
I'm
happy
to
have
this
move
forward.
I'd
be
happy
if
it
came
on
consent
when
it
comes
back.
If
my
colleagues
would
support
that
as
well
yeah,
let's
just
let's
keep
going.
E
Well
great
well,
thank
you
for
the
presentation,
first
of
all,
and
yes,
absolutely
in
favor
of
this
and
want
to
move
this
forward
to
the
consent
calendar
next
time.
It's
before
us
great
work.
E
I
don't
really
have
any
questions,
because
I've
had
a
couple
of
briefings
on
this
and
another
presentation
tonight,
so
you
know
feel
feel
very
comfortable
moving
this
forward
and
I
know
the
great
work
that's
been
done
by
the
transportation
commission
on
this
as
well
and
obviously
with
with
liaisons
going
back
numerous
years,
so
we're
at
a
point
to
to
move
forward.
I
guess
I
would
have
one
question,
so
let
me
stick
one
and
I
said
there
wasn't,
but
I
got
one
with
with
this
code
or
with
any
new
code.
E
There
are,
you
know,
potentially
some
unintended
consequences,
I'm
just
curious
as
what
the
protocol
will
be
to
track
the
the
new
code
and
if
and
if
any
assumptions
need
to
be
revisited
or
corrected.
What?
What
does
that
process
look
like
and
does
that
include
coming
back
before
the
council
or
or
or
not?
So
if
you
could
speak
to
that
just
for
a
quick
minute,
but
again
in
favor
of
moving
this
forward
tonight,
thank
you.
P
One
of
the
important
parts
of
the
implementation
guide
is
mark
stated
is
that
we
will
have
a
process
for
monitoring
and
updating
the
program.
Since
it's
a
brand
new
program,
we
don't
exactly
know
how
it's
going
to
go
and
we
have
a
lot
of
changes
in
the
transportation
system
right
now,
trip
generation
all
the
stuff
that
we've
looked
at
you
know
in
the
past.
In
the
last
two
years,
a
lot
has
changed,
so
we
anticipate
that
we
would
want
to
make
some
changes.
P
We
tried
to
keep
the
code
as
more
of
a
framework
and
then
so
we
had
some
room
to
change
some
of
the
specifics
in
the
implementation
through
the
implementation
guide
process,
which
does
involve
a
public
process
with
the
public
hearing.
If
that
gets
changed,
but
we
we
will
monitor
if
the
system
isn't
working
the
way
it
should
then,
and
we
need
to
make
cone
changes.
We
will
be
back
here.
F
Yeah
this
is
very
exciting
and
I'm
I'm
ready
to
go
forward
on
this.
I
just
thinking
here
mark
remembering
back
just
to
put
some
context
of
where
we're
going
now
a
couple
of
things.
One
was
at
the
time.
F
I
was
not
on
the
parks
board,
but
was
a
representative
of
from
the
community
and
with
the
east
gate,
and
I
remember
spending
time
you
know
the
whole
thing
of
cars
going
up
the
lights
when
they
change
and
all
that
and
how
that
fairly
small
system
I
mean
is
a
different
thing
and
we
spent
all
that
time
with
that-
and
you
were
you
know,
involved
in
this
and
and
the
other
one
that
I
was
thinking
about
was
at
the
east
side,
turn
station
partnership
conference
back
in
2000
2017.
F
We
had
two
of
those
actually
and
that's
where
you
made
a
presentation
about
our
new
computerized
traffic
lights
and
that
was
taken
into
account
in
you
know
the
the
concurrency
and
how
that
fits
in
all
these
pieces.
And
that's
that's
like
another.
You
know
decade
ago.
It's
just
amazing
the
progress
we're
taking
it's
time,
it's
probably
past
time,
but
we're
doing
it
and
really
appreciate
all
the
work
and
it
takes
everybody
working
together
like
you
have
so
that's
just
amazing.
F
A
A
A
Okay,
thank
you,
mr
miyake.
We
have
one
more
study
session
later
council.
K
Members,
we
have
one
more
topic
for
on
your
study
session
agenda
this
evening
and
it
is
the
monthly
regional
issues.
Briefing
that
you
receive
tonight
is
an
informational
briefing
on
which
will
focus
on
federal
funding
opportunities.
K
Tonight's
presentation
will
provide
an
update
on
the
city's
newly
formed
bipartisan
infrastructure
law
team,
build
team
as
well
as
next
steps
on
congressional
directed
spending
and
on
the
city's
federal
legislative
agenda.
Staff
is
also
be
available
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have
on
any
of
the
reports
that
were
in
your
packet
for
this
evening.
So
joining
us
this
evening
is
genesee
adkins
chief
of
external
affairs.
This
is
her
main
voyage
with
the
council
on
this
particular
on
the
council.
K
Q
Terrific
we'll
just
start
chatting
if
that's
good,
mayor
deputy
mayor
it
council
members,
it
is
a
pleasure
to
be
in
front
of
you.
You
do
have
attached
in
your
packet
the
regional
issues
briefings
across
a
number
of
different
committees.
Q
We
wanted
to
take
a
little
bit
of
time
tonight,
though,
to
give
you
a
bit
of
an
update
and
a
snapshot
on
some
things
that
are
happening
with
federal
appropriations,
and
I
apologize,
I
might
not
have
said
my
name
for
the
record.
My
name
is
genesee
adkins
and
I'm
really
happy
to
be
here
with
katie
halsey
we're
really
giving
you
a
little
bit
of
a
snapshot
of
what's
going
on
with
your
since
you
adopted
your
federal
agenda
in
april
of
this
year.
So
let's
go
ahead
to
the
next
slide.
Q
Oh
you
have
it.
Thank
you.
So,
as
I
was
just
mentioning,
the
federal
legislative
agenda
that
you
developed
earlier
this
year
really
is
our
compass
and
our
north
star
for
the
work
that
we
undertake
and
the
way
that
we
are
looking
at
the
opportunities
ahead
of
us.
It's
a
really
helpful
blueprint
for
us
to
really
advance
strategically
the
things
that
are
important
to
the
city
and
where
there
are
really
good
aligning
opportunities,
and
so
we
are
really
happy
to
have
that.
Q
With
that
I'll
turn
it
over
here
to
my
colleague,
katie
casimba
halsey
great.
H
For
the
record,
I'm
katie
casimba
halsey
transportation
policy
advisor.
It
is
so
great
to
be
with
you
today,
and
I
love
talking
about
this
topic
so
I'll
try
to
make
it
as
concise
as
possible.
So
I'm
here
talking
about
the
bipartisan
infrastructure
law,
also
known
as
bill
or
bil.
It
has
also
gone
by
a
different
name.
Some
people
might
refer
to
it
as
iija
or
the
infrastructure,
investment
and
jobs
act.
When
it
was
going
through
congress,
it
was
called
iija
when
it
was
signed
by
the
president.
H
It
became
the
bipartisan
infrastructure
law
so
for
the
rest
of
the
presentation
tonight,
I'll
call
it
vil.
It
was
signed
about
seven
months
ago
and
boy.
It
is
just
a
fast
clip
ever
since
the
bil
really
does
represent
a
massive
massive
opportunity
for
local
governments
and
cities
and
local
organizations
to
invest
in
their
communities,
and
we
are
certainly
going
to
invest
in
ours
as
well.
H
Okay,
so
I
said
it
was
large,
it
is
1.2
trillion
dollars
that
bill.
The
bill
is
the
bill
and
it
is
not
only
a
policy
piece
of
legislation.
It
is
also
a
funding
piece
of
legislation
and,
as
you
can
see,
it
is
really
comprised
of
two
different
pieces
of
of
a
funding
package.
One
piece
of
the
funding
package
is
the
existing
programs.
That's
the
650
billion
that
you
see
on
the
screen
and
those
existing
programs
are
things
like
the
surface
transportation
block
grant
or
the
congestion
mitigation
and
air
quality
program,
otherwise
known
as
cmac.
H
The
second
piece
of
that
bucket
is
the
new
program,
so
that's
550,
550
billion
in
new
formula,
competitive
or
discretionary
grant
programs.
Those
are
new
programs,
such
as
the
carbon
reduction
program
or
the
national
electronic
vehicle
and
infrastructure
formula
program,
also
known
as
nevi,
the
national
culvert
removal
or
the
safe
streets
for
all
programs.
H
There
are
a
lot
of
them
and
in
fact
there
is
so
many
of
them.
They
have
it's.
I
believe
over
350
different
programs
that
are
comprised
of
the
entire
1.2
billion
dollars.
It's
really
incredible
so
on
the
bar,
the
bar,
on
the
right
hand,
side
that
colorful
bar
what
that
is
depicting
is
that
new
550
billion
dollars
and
what
it's
to
show
is
that
over
50
is
really
comprised
of
transportation
funding.
So,
while
this
is
really
an
infrastructure
program
of
many
different
means,
over
50
percent
is
really
geared
towards
transportation
from
that
new
funding.
H
But
it's
not
just
about
transportation.
There
are
other
other
opportunities
for
improvements
in
physical
infrastructure
sectors
as
well,
and
that's
about
266
billion
of
that
new
federal
funding.
So
there's
upgrades
to
power
infrastructure
for
clean
energy
and
cutting
edge
technology
to
achieve
a
zero
emissions
future
there.
It
delivers
clean
water
to
american
families
and
eliminates
the
nation's
lead
service
lines.
It
helps
to
ensure
reliable
access
to
high-speed
internet
through
broadband
infrastructure
deployment.
H
It
has
the
largest
investment
of
tackling
pollution.
It
also
makes
infrastructure
resilient
against
climate
change,
cyber
attacks
and
also
extreme
weather
events,
and
something
I
think
we
should
all
be
really
thankful
of-
is
that
our
own
delegation
members
really
helped
to
include
some
grant
programs
to
improve
fish
passage,
ecological
functions
and
water
quality.
Something
that's
very
important
here
in
washington,.
H
Okay,
so
you
might
be
wondering
how
can
cities,
how
can
bellevue
receive
bil
funds?
Well,
there
are
two
primary
methods
for
distributing
bil
funds.
One
is
by
formula
and
the
other
is
through
competitive
programs,
and
traditionally
congress
has
used
the
formula
distribution
of
federal
grants
to
states
or
metropolitan
planning
organizations.
Also,
in
our
area,
psrc
with
guidance,
the
federal
government
has
given
guidance
for
how
those
funds
could
be
used
or
passed
along
to
local
governments.
H
However,
I
think
this
is
a
real
big
shift
from
the
federal
government.
The
bil
is
a
signal
that
congress
and
sees
regional
and
local
governments
as
as
effective,
if
not
more
effective,
at
reaching
communities
who
need
that
the
funding
rapidly
perhaps
more
rapidly
than
what
would
happen
if
it
went
through
the
traditional
formula
process,
for
example,
of
that
cities
have
access
to
about
30
percent
of
those
new
federal
transportation,
competitive
dollars.
We
have
access
to
apply
directly
for
those
funds,
and
this
really
is
a
significant
shift
from
what
we've
seen
before.
H
So
we
have
a
lot
to
prepare
for,
and
it
is
really
crucial
that
we
do
just
that.
So
we
are
working
right
now
to
position
the
city
for
this
influx
of
federal
money.
It
is
a
five-year
program
and
we're
about
four
and
a
half
or
about
six
months,
seven
months
into
it.
So
we
have
about
four
and
a
half
months
to
go.
It
is
going
to
be
a
sprint.
I've
got
my
running
shoes
underneath
my
desk
I'll
probably
be
putting
them
on
as
soon
as
I'm
done.
H
H
For
instance,
at
the
city-wide
level
we'll
use
the
comprehensive
plan
at
the
department
level,
we'll
use
the
capital,
the
utilities,
capital
investment
plan
and
program,
the
enterprise
technology
system
plan,
strategic
plan
and
even
low
other
plans
that
are
happening
within
the
department,
such
as
the
vision,
zero
plan,
we'll
also
work
with
our
partner
agencies
on
on
implementing
or
reflecting
what's
in
their
own
plans.
So,
for
instance,
k4c
has
the
joint
climate
action
commitments
or
sound
transit.
H
Another
step
that
we
just
kicked
off
actually
is
the
city's
new
bipartisan
infrastructure,
infrastructure
law
or
bil
interdepartmental
team,
which
will
now
meet
every
three
weeks.
Members
represent
eight
different
departments
that
have
the
largest
opportunity
to
benefit
from
bil.
It's
not
that
the
other
departments
won't
be
involved.
They
just
might
be
supportive
in
our
efforts,
but
these
eight
different
departments
will
really
have
a
lot
to
benefit
from
our
coordination
efforts.
H
This
cross-departmental
team
will
really
help
to
prioritize
our
infrastructure
needs
based
on
that
project
pipeline
that
I
just
mentioned,
and
determine
the
rights,
the
right
timing
and
cadence.
You
know
there's
350
different
programs
if
we
all
applied
for
the
same.
At
the
same
time,
that
would
be
very
hard
to
manage.
So
what
is
the
right
timing
and
cadence
for
those
applications?
H
H
H
It
just
was
a
little
bit
slow
there.
We
go
another
ongoing
step
that
the
city
and
all
of
the
staff
are
working
on
is
really
to
build
and
also
to
grow
our
relationships.
So
this
would
include
our
elected
leadership,
for
instance
our
congressional
delegation
and
their
staff
at
a
staff
to
staff
level.
It
may
include
department,
department,
leadership
or
the
those
individuals
who
are
administering
the
grants.
H
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
understand
what
the
needs
are,
but
also
get
to
know
the
faces
behind
the
names
we'll
want
to
make
sure
to
also
work
with
our
stakeholders,
including
community-based
organizations
or
community
leaders.
What
are
those
opportunities
for
letters
of
support,
perhaps
partnerships,
but
also
to
reach
out
to
traditionally
underserved
and
historically
disadvantaged
populations
during
this
process
as
well?
H
H
The
washington
state
department
of
transportation
has
their
local
programs
office
and
then
one
that
I'm
really
excited
about
that
will
be
coming
on
very
soon
is
the
local
infrastructure
hub
and
the
national
league
of
cities
is
actually
a
sponsor
of
that
it'll
be
running
in
about
two
to
three
weeks
and
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
the
support
that
that
will
be
offering
to
cities
and
local
jurisdictions
across.
So
there
is
a
lot
to
do
and
so
I'll
pass
it
back
over
to
you
genesee.
You
can
cover
the
next
steps.
Q
Thank
you,
katie.
The
one
thing
I
want
to
just
piggyback
on,
which
is
a
little
bit
of
a
segue,
is
it's
worth
mentioning
that
just
last
week
a
few
of
us
were
down
at
the
annual
meeting
of
the
association
of
washington
cities.
There
was
a
panel
around
the
bil
and
the
good
news
and
the
bad
news
is.
I
don't
think
we
learn
anything
new.
So
what
that
means
is,
I
think,
we're
kind
of
at
the
tip
of
the
spear.
I
think
we
have
thanks
to
katie
and
our
terrific
in-house
resources,
as
well
as
our
consultants.
Q
We
also
made
some
other
new
good
connections
in
a
couple
of
our
congressional
delegation
offices,
but
we,
I
think,
are
right
at
the
front
of
the
pack,
alongside
other
municipalities,
in
terms
of
what
we
know
and
I
found
that
to
actually
be
quite
a
great
relief
because
it
was
great
to
just
see
an
affirmation
of
everything
that
you're
hearing
about
from
katie
what
we're
going
to
do
next
now
that
that
team
has
kicked
off-
and
I
think
we've
had
our
first
meeting-
yes,
okay,
so
we
are
really
excited
to
have
that
underway.
Q
That's
not
something
that
we've
been
able
to
tap
into
before.
So
when
we
were
going
through
these
earlier
rounds
of
earmarks,
it
was
not
as
well
organized,
and
so
we
really
covered
the
landscape,
but
not
in
the
most
efficient
strategic
way
that
we
could
and
now
we've
got
that
in
place,
which
is
going
to
be
terrific.
Q
So,
as
katie
mentioned,
we'll
build
that
project
pipeline
we'll
continue
to
deepen
and
expand
our
relationships
with
stakeholders.
I
think
securing
letters
of
support
and
partnership
so
that
things
that
would
provide
regional
benefit
to
us.
That
may
not
be
our
unique
application
or
something
that
we're
going
to
definitely
lean
into
as
well.
Q
We
are
going
to
use
your
agenda
and
circulate
that
with
the
federal
federal
delegation.
You
know
our
washington
two
associates
friends.
They
were
just
back
in
d.c
a
week
and
a
half
ago
carrying
our
federal
legislative
agenda
and
saying
hey
the
city
is
getting
in
the
game.
They're
really
interested.
You
saw
their
earmark
requests,
here's
the
federal
legislative
agenda,
so
the
next
step
is
we're
going
to
take
advantage
of
the
august
recess.
Q
Some
of
the
congressional
staff
and
members
will
be
back
here
for
a
while
and
we're
already
talking
with
some
of
them
about
how
we
can
move
forward
and
educate
them
about
some
of
the
things
that
they've
already
funded,
or
that
we
are
getting
ready
to
ask
them
to
fund.
So
that's
one
of
the
things
we'll
be
doing
soon
and
then
upon
recommendation
from
our
consultants,
we're
also
looking
at
having
a
trip
to
washington
dc
in
the
fall
kind
of
in
between
their
return
from
the
august
recess
and
before
the
elections.
Q
But
now
we're
really
excited
to
see
how
fast
and
well
we
can
run
from
here
so
happy
to
entertain
questions
that
you
might
have
about
anything.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much.
R
All
right,
thank
you.
Thanks
for
the
presentation,
I
really
did
feel
the
passion
about
bio.
So
thank
you.
Just
one
comment
and
a
question
glad
to
see
that
the
diversity
advantage
team
is
part
of
the
bil,
especially
as
a
way
of
carrying
forward
the
focus
on
equity
question
for
you,
in
terms
of
who
can
become
a
partner
with
the
requirements
and
then
is
there
going
to
be
support
for
helping
to
reduce
the
barriers
to
applying
for
the
grant?
Oh,
that's
a
great
question
that.
Q
H
H
We
are
currently
assessing
a
potential
application
for
the
safe
streets
and
roads
for
all
grant,
and
we
are
potentially
looking
at
a
partnership
with
a
county,
maybe
king
county,
and
at
this
point
we
think
that
we
think
that
becoming
a
partner
won't
require
an
ila
or
an
mou,
but
will
require
some
opportunities
for
us
to
put
together
a
joint
application
and
letter
of
support.
H
Every
program
was
probably
going
to
be
a
little
different.
We
also
have
been
looking
at
other
agencies
as
part
of
this
work.
Agencies
can
also
be
supporters,
but
may
not
necessarily
be
co-signers
of
the
entire
grant
application,
so
I
think
it
really
depends
on
each
grant,
but
because
it's
such
a
priority
of
the
administration
we're
really
seeking
that
out
up
front
rather
than
waiting
on
the
back
end,
it's
a
good
question
and
we
really
are
prioritizing
that
work
with
those
agencies.
R
Q
The
one
thing
I'll
mention
councilmember
when
we
did
the
earlier
round
of
earmarks
earlier
this
year,
which
predated
my
arrival.
But
I
know
that
our
team
did
a
really
good
job.
Q
Then
of
gathering
letters
of
support
from
community
partners,
individual
small
businesses
and
I
think,
we're
just
going
to
kind
of
dig
in
from
there
and
try
to
look
further
down
the
runway
to
see
those
coming
so
that
we
can
make
sure
we're
not
kind
of
making
those
one-offs
and
kind
of
just
calling
them
a
instead
more
enduring
relationships
and
and
a
mutual
support
for
what
they
may
have
coming
up
in
the
pipeline.
If
they're
eligible
applicants
to.
H
C
C
I
really
think
we
have
the
right
people
looking
into
this
and
digging
in
and
absolutely
you
can
use
your
council
members
for
the
relationships
we
have
to
try
to
make
sure
that
we
get
those
letters
of
support
to
make
sure
that
we
can
be
very,
very
competitive
in
obtaining
grants
so
that
we
can
provide
delivery
of
better
services
and
infrastructure
for
the
people
of
the
city.
So
thank
you.
I
just
really
wanted
to
say
thanks.
Thank
you.
E
I
got
those
too
I'm
all
I'm
all
set
so
yeah.
I
completely
agree
with
my
my
colleague
here
that
it
does
feel
like
we're,
making
some
great
progress,
we're
organized.
We
have
an
approach.
We
have
a
criteria
that
we're
that
we're
developing.
E
But
we
might
not,
quite
guess,
I'd
love
to
hear
just
a
little
bit
more
about
that,
and
maybe
it's
too
early
for
you
to
really
comment
on
that,
but
we'd
love
to
notice
a
little
bit
a
little
bit
more
about
that
criterion
approach
as
as
as
we
go
forward,
but
yes
and
kudos
to
our
city
manager
as
as
well
for
for
getting
a
lot
of
these
hires
on
board.
But
also
this
is
the
perfect
opportunity
for
this
city.
E
I
believe
giving
our
stature
right
now
to
really
start
making
some
waves
and
making
some
asks
and
to
dare
I
say,
throw
our
weight
around
a
little
bit
and
say:
here's
bellevue
here's
what
we're
about
this
is
why
we
need
this
money.
You
know,
I'm
really
excited
what
that
what
that's
going
to
lead
to,
and
especially
with
the
partnership
possibilities.
E
I
think
there's
going
to
be
quite
a
few
of
those
as
as
well
they're
going
to
want
to.
You
know,
play
big
and
get
in
the
game
with
us.
So
with
that
I'll.
Let
you
address
that
question
as
much
as
you
can.
It
might
be
a
slightly
unfair
question
at
this
point
because
it
is
early
on,
but
maybe
not
go
ahead.
Q
Let
me
start
and
then
maybe
let
you
jump
in
so
I
think
that's
an
excellent
question,
because
I
think
that
is
the
temptation.
Oh,
my
goodness,
we
caught
the
big
fish.
We
like
here's,
the
big
opportunity.
We've
got
to
run
straight
at
it
and
I
think
what
is
exciting,
particularly
not
only
about
the
federal
legislative
agenda,
but
about
that
project
pipeline
is.
It
gives
us
all
the
information
to
be
able
to
really
make
that
really
informed
evaluation.
Q
H
Yeah,
the
only
thing
I
would
add
is
that
we're
actually
developing
a
checklist.
So
once
we
have
our
project
pipeline,
then
we
would
use
that
checklist
internally
to
make
sure
that
we
are
matching
the
right
programs
to
the
right
projects.
I
started
to
indicate
what
some
of
those
were,
but
I'll,
just
read
off
a
few
more
first
of
all,
what
program
is
the
right
fit
for
that
particular
project
that
we
want
to
advance,
or
is
there
a
particular
program
where
we
have
some
projects,
or
we
have
a
project
that
maybe
we
could
expand
upon?
H
So
it's
kind
of
that
balance.
I
talked
about
the
timeline
and
the
cadence
that'll
be
an
important
one.
I
talked
about
the
requirements
that
would
be
upon
bellevue
to
assess
so
whether
there'll
be
a
local
match
or
what
kind
of
commitment
there
might
be,
for
instance,
by
america
commitment.
H
H
One
thing
I
forgot
to
mention
is
that
we're
not
only
just
looking
at
public
partnerships
through
public
agencies,
but
also
private
partnerships
as
well,
and
so
we're
embarking
on
those
conversations
in
that
grant
that
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
safe
streets
and
roads
for
all
we're
looking
at
private
partnerships
as
well.
So
the
the
actual
checklist
is
still
in
development,
because
we've
just
had
our
first
meeting,
but
I
anticipate
that
we'll
be
able
to
share
more
about
how
it
looks
and
operates
the
next
time
we
meet.
A
You
know
I
just
feel
so
much
confidence
in
you,
both
and
in
your
team,
and
it's
a
really
exciting
time.
We
have
amazing
projects.
This
is
a
time
of
opportunity
and
when
you
say
that
part
of
your
criteria
is
equitable
and
sustainable,
that
just
makes
me
so
happy.
Thank
you
for
putting
that
front
and
center,
and
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
not
only
finding
out
what
you
think
we
can
lobby
for,
but
how
we
can
advocate
for
you.
F
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
agree
with
all
that's
been
said.
It's
just
amazing
and
I
was
looking
back
on
a
couple
things
one
is
this
is
this
is,
I
think,
a
great
advancement
of
the
approach
on
working
with
with
the
feds
one
of
the
biggest
things
we've
done
in
a
long
time
and
back
when
I
was
fairly
new
on
the
council?
Well
pretty
new.
F
If
we
would
like
rail
and
one
of
the
big
things
and
we
put
together
and
worked
on
getting
funding
for
light
rail
and
a
lot
of
you
know,
people
going
to
to
washington
all
and
funny
thing
was
the
money
was
really
cheap,
then,
but
not
like.
It
is
now.
A
F
Yeah,
so
it
was
guys,
but
the
interesting
thing
about
it
is
that
we're
building
on
what
we've
had
here-
and
this
is
a
great
addition
to
us
and
it's
very
important
asset,
I
think,
from
from
all
our
departments
of
having
this
your
structure
and
how
to
approach
all
the
governmental
relations
and
these
things
and
and
integrating
it.
So
we're
not
just
saying
well,
this
is
what
we
do
over
in
reports
for
inter
government
relations,
and
this
is
something
else
we
do
over
here.
F
So
I
think
it's
really
good
and
it's,
I
think,
that's
something
that
we
have.
You
know
kind
of
been
needing
to
do.
We
kind
of
work
towards
that.
So
I
think
it's
going
to
help
all
the
departments
to
advance
to,
because
if
we
have
this
capacity
to
put
this
together,
think
about
it
and
go
out
and
talk
to
people
instead
of
waiting
till.
We
need
to
do
that
and
then
putting
somebody
together
and
they've
done
good
jobs,
but
this
is
just
really
putting
the
system
better
with
with
people
to
do
the
job.
F
So
the
one
the
other
question
I
have-
and
this
is
back
on
not
what
you're
doing,
but
always
looking
at
staff
capacity
in
the
in
the
departments
delivering
these
things
and
working
on
this
and
how
that
and
I
think,
we're
working
on
that
as
well.
But
I
think
again,
this
system,
or
this
up
setup
will
actually,
I
think,
has
helped
focus
on
a
little
more
on
how
we're
working
together
and
have
more
communication.
F
So
we
really
know
what's
happening
on
this
hand
and
what's
happening
in
this
hand
and
put
it
together
really
looking
forward
to
working
with
you
and
as
mentioned
one
of
the
things
I
think
we
can
do
more
of
it's
fun
to
do
is
go
out
and
talk
to
our
congressional
delegation
and
and
back
when
we
start
working
on
stuff
with
the
legislature
as
well.
But
I
think
you
know,
working
with
congressional
delegations
will
be
even
more
important.
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
that
so
and
thank
you
very
much.
Q
Thank
you,
councilmember
can
I
mention,
and
maybe
katie
will
ask
you
to
talk
about
staff
capacity
and
how
we're
kind
of
projecting
that.
But
I
will
say
that
relationship
with
the
congressional
delegation
is
really
important
and
with
their
staff
is
critically
important.
As
you
know,
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
has
been
hard
during
kovid
is
a
lot
of
those
relationships
because
of
the
virtual
nature
of
things
have
they've
just
kind
of
stretched
out,
and
so
I
think,
reviving
those
will
be
important.
Q
I
know
one
of
my
really
formative
experiences
was
I
joined
a
different
government
who
had
just
applied
for
a
major
federal
grant
coming
out
of
aura
the
it
was
a,
oh
goodness,
I'm
trying
to
remember
which
grant
it
was
anyway.
Q
It
was
a
transportation
grant
and
we
they
got
turned
down,
and
so
we
went
and
we
talked
with
usdot
to
find
out
what
we
could
have
done
better
and
they
were
so
terrific
and
so
gracious
and
really
giving
us
constructive
feedback,
and
I
think
we
have
a
chance-
hopefully
not
through
you-
know,
trial
and
error,
but
really
to
really
understand
what
they're
looking
for.
We
know
the
administration's
priorities
and
now,
as
the
agencies
really
get
their
arms
around
what
they're
delivering
and
how
they
want
to
go
about
doing
it.
Q
H
I
just
had
written
down
consultant
resources
as
one
of
those
options
or
opportunities
for
us
to
consider.
I'm
glad
andrew
is
here
because
we've
actually
been
meeting
boy
andrew
we've
probably
been
meeting
for
about
six
months,
just
within
transportation,
and
then
we
were
able
to
stand
this
up
from
us
one
city
perspective,
and
so
this
has
been
on
our
mind
for
quite
some
time.
H
One
thing
that,
though,
that
I
thought
I
would
share
with
you
is
that
during
our
first
kickoff
meeting
of
the
bil
interdepartmental
team,
a
few
things
became
really
apparent.
One
is
that
we
can
really
streamline
our
resources.
We
can
have
a
a
warehouse
of
information
so
that
we
don't
have
to
create
it
new
every
single
time.
So
that's
one
thing
that
we're
going
to
be
working
on
and
another
thing
that
we'll
be
working
on
is
we
have
some
amazing
staff
who
work
on
grants
already,
but
primarily
in
the
transportation
department.
H
So
mia
and
eric
are
just
fantastic
and
have
been
very
successful.
How
can
we
provide
training?
How
can
we
cross-train
so
that
more
folks,
here
at
the
city
can
be
as
successful
as
some
of
the
some
of
the
staff
that
we
already
have
on
hand?
So
it
is
going
to
be
a
challenge.
I
think
that
we
will
need
to
be
mindful
of
staff
capacity
and
resources
and
perhaps
reach
out
when
need
to
when
need
be,
but
that's
exactly
why
we
created
the
team
in
the
first
place.
B
B
You
know,
I
really
think
about
how
to
be
more
strategic
and
I
think
that
we've
been
preparing
for
a
long
time
in
our
city
I
mean
I,
I
don't
think
we
lift
up
enough,
the
staff
that
we
have
them
and
the
relationships
over
the
years
that
we've
they've
built
with
a
lot
of
partners
and
federal
agencies
over
the
years.
So
we
are
very
well
known
in
dc,
4
and
usdot
for
our
work
around
multimodal
safety
and
vision,
zero,
and
so
laying
that
groundwork
goes
a
long
ways
towards
when
our
applications
go
in.
B
I
was
thinking
about
what
council
member
barksdale
talked
about
related
to
equity
and
at
our
retreat.
We
started
talking
a
little
bit
about
how
we
are
create
access
to
opportunities
for
our
small
women
and
minority-owned
businesses,
and
certainly,
I
think,
that's
one
of
the
elements
of
equity
that
will
be
in
these
applications.
Along
with
the
many
partners
we
have.
So
I
was
really
glad
to
hear
you
talk
about
both
the
public
and
the
private
side
of
those
partnerships
and
how
we
can
leverage
them
even
more.
B
You
know
I
would
say
that
the
most
exciting
part
about
the
bil
is
the
fact
that
mayor
pete
comes
from
cities
right,
who's,
head
of
usdot
and
then
the
person
that
was
assigned
to
oversee
the
bil
implication
implementation
was
the
former
mayor
of
new
orleans
mitch
landro,
and
so
I
think
that,
to
the
degree
that
they
also
understand
the
strife
of
cities,
I
understand
that
there's
they're
working
on
on
one
application
being
available
for
multiple
grants,
so
that
hopefully
we're
seeing
that
we
don't
have
to
do
quite
so
much
work
to
pursue
every
single
grant
application.
B
So
I'm
excited
about
that.
I
would
say
that
I
think
other
council
members
have
talked
about
this.
Please
lean
on
us
because
we
also
have
relationships
and
information
that
we
can
share.
I
mean,
certainly
when
I
was
on
the
national
league
of
cities,
transportation
infrastructure
when
we
were
trying
to
get
money
directly
to
cities,
those
relationships
already
exist
and
so
to
the
degree
that
we
can
be
that
conduit
to
help
through
the
national
league
of
cities.
We'd
really
like
to
do
that.
B
I
would
say
too.
We
haven't
talked
about
this
part,
but
you
did
mention
a
little
bit
about
the
the
matching
funds
we
might
want
to
think
about
whether
the
tiffia
loan
itself,
I
think,
there's
been
some
revamping
of
that
program,
so
if
that
is
an
opportunity
to
get
some
lower
interest
rate
funding
so
that
we
can
maximize
the
the
funding
that
we
have
to
be
able
to
build
quicker,
inflation's
just
eaten
our
lunch.
B
B
We
had
brought
in
to
to
look
at
pursuing
that
funding,
so
I
know
I'm
just
excited
that
we're
looking
at
right,
the
right
project
pipeline,
the
right
partners
and
the
right
timing,
because
I
think
those
are
the
keys
so
that
we
don't
exhaust
everybody
in
year
number
one
recognizing
that
this
is
a
five-year
program
and
being
strategic
with
more
probability
to
get
funding
is
more
important
than
just
a
a
scatter
approach
to
this.
So
super
excited
about
the
presentation
and
what's
in
front
of
us,
so
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
Very
much
great
okay!
Well,
this
is
the
end
of
this
meeting,
but
we
were,
we
are
a
week
from
now
it
will
be
the
fourth
of
july,
so
we
will
not
be
here
on
that
monday,
but
we
will
get
together
on
july
5th,
which
is
a
tuesday
next
week,
and
we
will
be
at
the
4th
of
july
at
the
downtown
park,
and
I
hope
that
you
will
join
us.
There
be
a
wonderful
show-
and
hopefully
we'll
have
weather
like
today.
So
with
that
our
meeting
is
adjourned.