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AN ORDINANCE approving a transit service funding agreement with the city of Seattle and the corresponding routes 82, 83 and 84 for the September 2014 scheduled service change.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. To close Metro's immediate annual budget gap, the King County council adopted Ordinance 17848 on July 21, 2014.
2. The service reductions approved for September 2014 include the deletion of routes 82, 83 and 84, which provide night owl service in the city of Seattle.
3. Strategy 6.3.1 of the King County Metro Transit Strategic Plan for Public Transportation 2011-2021, adopted on August 30, 2013, identifies partnerships with local jurisdictions and businesses as a potential revenue source to support transit service.
4. In accordance with the objective of the Strategic Plan to secure sustainable funding for short-term transportation needs, Metro and the city of Seattle are prepared to enter into a fully revenue-backed service agreement to provide city financial support that would continue service on routes 82, 83 and 84 beginning with the September 2014 service change.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The Transit Service Funding Agreement between King County and the city of Seattle, in substantially the form as described in Attachment A to this ordinance, and the corresponding routes 82, 83 and 84 described therein, are hereby approved and shall be implemented beginning September 27, 2014.