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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Passing on for your information;<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Public Hearing for the Transit Development Plan 2020-2025 and 2019 Annual Report on 9/3<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=700 style='width:525.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><a name="gd_top"></a></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></tr></table><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>**Virtual Public Hearing via Video and Telephone Conference**</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sound Transit, the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held on Sound Transit’s proposed Transit Development Plan. </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Please note that due to the Governor’s Stay Home – Stay Healthy Order issued on March 23, 2020, this public hearing is taking place virtually. </span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The hearing will be held:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thursday, September 3, 2020</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>12:00 p.m.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>**Virtual Public Hearing**</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>To participate in the public hearing via computer or smart phone: </span></strong></span><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA4MjAuMjU5MTA0NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3NvdW5kdHJhbnNpdC53ZWJleC5jb20vc291bmR0cmFuc2l0L29uc3RhZ2UvZy5waHA_TVRJRD1lZTliMDgxN2YzZWNlNDdjNTY4ZjdiYzAwN2Q0MDIyZWYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.N308S6gu4zNXp1NJx4QPJS-HlvDTaBMyLc37R2luyUI/s/1116417129/br/82616901634-l"><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://soundtransit.webex.com/soundtransit/onstage/g.php? MTID=ee9b0817f3ece47c568f7bc007d4022ef</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>, </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>if a password is not already entered, enter the following password: Agency. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>To participate in the public hearing </span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>via phone:</span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> call 415-655-0002 or 206-207-1700, then enter access code: 146 510 1077 and pin code: #.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In order to provide a comment at this public hearing, you must sign up in advance the day of the meeting. Details for comment sign-up can be found on the public hearing's calendar page, linked below. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The purpose of this hearing is to receive public comment on Sound Transit’s Transit Development Plan 2020-2025 and 2019 Annual Report. In accordance with RCW 35.58.2795, Sound Transit is required to prepare a six-year transit development plan and annual report, as well as conduct a public hearing.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This Transit Development Plan consists of Sound Transit’s proposed program to meet state and local priorities for Sound Transit’s existing transportation services, including capital improvements under <em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sound Move</span></em>, Sound Transit 2 approved by voters in November 2008, Sound Transit 3 approved by voters in November 2016, operating changes to the existing system, and how Sound Transit will fund existing program needs over the next six years. Information about the proposed plan is provided on the Sound Transit website at </span></span><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.aPnZYXboDIM-6_mfFBVpkuEn5x4ayH7msqZ0OofuXz4/s/1116417129/br/82616901634-l"><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.soundtransit.org/transit-development-plan</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><u><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.</span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For more information on the public hearing or to request ADA accommodation, please call Sound Transit at (800) 201-4900 or (888) 713-6030 (TTY), or go to </span></span><a 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