File #: 2016-0456    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 9/12/2016 In control: Budget and Fiscal Management Committee
On agenda: Final action: 11/7/2016
Enactment date: 11/17/2016 Enactment #: 18399
Title: AN ORDINANCE related to the provision of discounted transit fare media to human services agencies; and amending Ordinance 12643, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.210, Ordinance 17932, Section 2, as amended, Ordinance 12643, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.210 and Ordinance 12643, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.350.
Sponsors: Dave Upthegrove
Indexes: transit
Attachments: 1. 18399.pdf, 2. 2016-0456 legislative review form.pdf, 3. 2016-0456 Fiscal Note.xls, 4. 2016-0456 transmittal letter.doc, 5. 2016-0456_SR_Human Service Tickets.docx, 6. 2016-0456_Striking Amendment_10-31-2016.docx, 7. 2016-0456 Title Amendment_10-31-16.docx, 8. 2016-0456-Revised SR-Carlson-Human Service Tickets.docx
Staff: Carlson, Paul
Drafter
Clerk 11/01/2016
Title
AN ORDINANCE related to the provision of discounted transit fare media to human services agencies; and amending Ordinance 12643, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.210, Ordinance 17932, Section 2, as amended, Ordinance 12643, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.210 and Ordinance 12643, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.350.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. K.C.C. 4A.700.210 authorizes a program for the sale and distribution of transit tickets to human services agencies at twenty percent of the face value for the purpose of meeting the transportation needs of low income and homeless populations.
2. With the March 26, 2016, service change, Metro reconfigured its bus service to provide better connections with Sound Transit's new Link light rail service to Capitol Hill and the University District.
3. The extension of light rail service to Capitol Hill and the University District, together with Metro's recent service change, has resulted in many riders transferring from Metro bus service to Sound Transit light rail service, including riders participating in Metro's human services ticket program.
4. Currently, riders who are using tickets provided under the human services agencies ticket program cannot transfer between Metro's bus service and Sound Transit's light rail service using a single ticket. Additionally, the price of the discounted tickets does not currently reflect the interagency transfer credits provided through the ORCA system.
5. Expenditures by the human services agencies for the twenty percent face value purchase price limits the amount of funding that these agencies can use for other client needs.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of this ordinance takes effect January 1, 2017, and expires January 1, 2018.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 12643, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.700.210 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The director is authorized to es...

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