1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,111 MAINTENANCE WILL BE TOP PRIORITY IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. 2 00:00:12,113 --> 00:00:14,413 IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. ROUGHLY, THE MONEY WE HAVE PUT 3 00:00:14,415 --> 00:00:17,750 ROUGHLY, THE MONEY WE HAVE PUT INTO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 4 00:00:17,752 --> 00:00:21,220 INTO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS ABOUT $8.5 BILLION. 5 00:00:21,222 --> 00:00:23,322 IS ABOUT $8.5 BILLION. WE FEEL IT IS OUR DUTY TO 6 00:00:23,324 --> 00:00:23,956 WE FEEL IT IS OUR DUTY TO PROTECTION THAT. 7 00:00:23,958 --> 00:00:26,692 PROTECTION THAT. >> NOW FOR THE BAD NEWS, THERE 8 00:00:26,694 --> 00:00:29,261 >> NOW FOR THE BAD NEWS, THERE IS A NEED FOR NEW FUNDING 9 00:00:29,263 --> 00:00:29,595 IS A NEED FOR NEW FUNDING SOURCES. 10 00:00:29,597 --> 00:00:31,663 SOURCES. >> THE WAY OF FUNDING IT THROUGH 11 00:00:31,665 --> 00:00:33,799 >> THE WAY OF FUNDING IT THROUGH THE GAS TAX IS NO LONGER 12 00:00:33,801 --> 00:00:34,133 THE GAS TAX IS NO LONGER WORKING. 13 00:00:34,135 --> 00:00:35,234 WORKING. IT CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE 14 00:00:35,236 --> 00:00:36,502 IT CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE CHANGES WE HAVE MADE IN OUR 15 00:00:36,504 --> 00:00:36,869 CHANGES WE HAVE MADE IN OUR VEHICLES. 16 00:00:36,871 --> 00:00:40,606 VEHICLES. WE HAVE TO FIND A DIFFERENT WAY 17 00:00:40,608 --> 00:00:43,542 WE HAVE TO FIND A DIFFERENT WAY OF FUNDING. 18 00:00:43,544 --> 00:00:48,380 OF FUNDING. >> OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. 19 00:00:48,382 --> 00:00:51,016 >> OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. IT'S ARIZONA WEEK. 20 00:00:51,018 --> 00:00:52,451 IT'S ARIZONA WEEK. >> MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY A 21 00:00:52,453 --> 00:00:56,288 >> MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY A GRANT FROM -- 22 00:00:56,290 --> 00:00:58,023 GRANT FROM -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED 23 00:00:58,025 --> 00:00:58,357 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. 24 00:00:58,359 --> 00:01:02,828 SUPPORT. ONCE AGAIN, YOUR MODERATOR -- 25 00:01:02,830 --> 00:01:04,530 ONCE AGAIN, YOUR MODERATOR -- >> EVERY YEAR STATE 26 00:01:04,532 --> 00:01:07,132 >> EVERY YEAR STATE TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS UPDATE 27 00:01:07,134 --> 00:01:10,202 TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS UPDATE PRY YORTS BASED ON NEEDS AND 28 00:01:10,204 --> 00:01:10,536 PRY YORTS BASED ON NEEDS AND FUNDING. 29 00:01:10,538 --> 00:01:14,373 FUNDING. THE STATE IS SEEKING CUTS OF 30 00:01:14,375 --> 00:01:15,941 THE STATE IS SEEKING CUTS OF $350 MILLION FROM PREVIOUSLY 31 00:01:15,943 --> 00:01:17,709 $350 MILLION FROM PREVIOUSLY PLANNED PROJECTS BY 2017. 32 00:01:17,711 --> 00:01:21,013 PLANNED PROJECTS BY 2017. WE LOOK AT A SERIES OF ISSUES IN 33 00:01:21,015 --> 00:01:25,150 WE LOOK AT A SERIES OF ISSUES IN INTERVIEWS STARTING WITH THE 34 00:01:25,152 --> 00:01:26,552 INTERVIEWS STARTING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 35 00:01:26,554 --> 00:01:26,919 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR. 36 00:01:26,921 --> 00:01:30,989 DIRECTOR. >> YOUR AGENCY ANNOUNCED YOUR 37 00:01:30,991 --> 00:01:36,161 >> YOUR AGENCY ANNOUNCED YOUR AGENCY IS UNDERGOING CHANGES IN 38 00:01:36,163 --> 00:01:40,766 AGENCY IS UNDERGOING CHANGES IN HOW TO PRIORITIES FOR HIGHWAY. 39 00:01:40,768 --> 00:01:44,503 HOW TO PRIORITIES FOR HIGHWAY. >> ARIZONA HAS BEEN A STATE OF 40 00:01:44,505 --> 00:01:44,970 >> ARIZONA HAS BEEN A STATE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. 41 00:01:44,972 --> 00:01:46,672 INFRASTRUCTURE. NOW OUR REVENUES ARE SHRINKING 42 00:01:46,674 --> 00:01:48,340 NOW OUR REVENUES ARE SHRINKING AND WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO 43 00:01:48,342 --> 00:01:49,775 AND WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO EXPAND AT THE RATES THAT WE HAD 44 00:01:49,777 --> 00:01:51,710 EXPAND AT THE RATES THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE SO. 45 00:01:51,712 --> 00:01:53,479 PREVIOUSLY DONE SO. ESSENTIALLY WE ARE ADOPTING A 46 00:01:53,481 --> 00:01:55,314 ESSENTIALLY WE ARE ADOPTING A FIX IT FIRST PROGRAM TO BE SURE 47 00:01:55,316 --> 00:01:58,317 FIX IT FIRST PROGRAM TO BE SURE WE MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THE 48 00:01:58,319 --> 00:01:59,451 WE MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE ON THE 49 00:01:59,453 --> 00:01:59,785 INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE ON THE GROUND. 50 00:01:59,787 --> 00:02:01,386 GROUND. >> I WOULD LIKE TO RETURN TO THE 51 00:02:01,388 --> 00:02:02,921 >> I WOULD LIKE TO RETURN TO THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES IN A MINUTE 52 00:02:02,923 --> 00:02:05,491 MAINTENANCE ISSUES IN A MINUTE OR TWO, BUT FIRST, THE STATE WE 53 00:02:05,493 --> 00:02:09,728 OR TWO, BUT FIRST, THE STATE WE ARE IN, IT'S A FINANCIAL ISSUE. 54 00:02:09,730 --> 00:02:13,232 ARE IN, IT'S A FINANCIAL ISSUE. >> THERE ARE THREE SOURCES. 55 00:02:13,234 --> 00:02:15,100 >> THERE ARE THREE SOURCES. ONE THAT VIEWERS ARE PROBABLY 56 00:02:15,102 --> 00:02:16,869 ONE THAT VIEWERS ARE PROBABLY MOST FAMILIAR WITH, GASOLINE 57 00:02:16,871 --> 00:02:17,169 MOST FAMILIAR WITH, GASOLINE TAX. 58 00:02:17,171 --> 00:02:18,937 TAX. THERE IS A STATE AND FEDERAL 59 00:02:18,939 --> 00:02:19,204 THERE IS A STATE AND FEDERAL TAX. 60 00:02:19,206 --> 00:02:21,840 TAX. THERE IS ALSO A VEHICLE LICENSE 61 00:02:21,842 --> 00:02:25,844 THERE IS ALSO A VEHICLE LICENSE TAX WHICH YOU PAY AT THE TIME OF 62 00:02:25,846 --> 00:02:26,278 TAX WHICH YOU PAY AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION. 63 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:28,313 REGISTRATION. THOSE ARE PROBABLY THE TWO 64 00:02:28,315 --> 00:02:29,982 THOSE ARE PROBABLY THE TWO BIGGEST SOURCES AND THEN THERE 65 00:02:29,984 --> 00:02:32,985 BIGGEST SOURCES AND THEN THERE ARE FEDERAL FUNDS FROM THE 66 00:02:32,987 --> 00:02:35,521 ARE FEDERAL FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL GASOLINE TAXES COLLECTED 67 00:02:35,523 --> 00:02:38,657 FEDERAL GASOLINE TAXES COLLECTED AND OTHER MINOR FEES PEOPLE PAY. 68 00:02:38,659 --> 00:02:41,326 AND OTHER MINOR FEES PEOPLE PAY. >> WHAT DO THOSE ADD UP TO? 69 00:02:41,328 --> 00:02:44,496 >> WHAT DO THOSE ADD UP TO? >> THIS FISCAL YEAR PROBABLY 70 00:02:44,498 --> 00:02:45,030 >> THIS FISCAL YEAR PROBABLY $1.2 BILLION. 71 00:02:45,032 --> 00:02:47,866 $1.2 BILLION. >> NOW WE ARE SEEING THAT POOL 72 00:02:47,868 --> 00:02:50,435 >> NOW WE ARE SEEING THAT POOL OF MONEY SHRINK FOR A VARIETY OF 73 00:02:50,437 --> 00:02:50,769 OF MONEY SHRINK FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. 74 00:02:50,771 --> 00:02:52,037 REASONS. WOULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT? 75 00:02:52,039 --> 00:02:53,272 WOULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT? >> CERTAINLY. 76 00:02:53,274 --> 00:02:57,809 >> CERTAINLY. LET ME TAKE GASOLINE TAX FIRST. 77 00:02:57,811 --> 00:02:59,211 LET ME TAKE GASOLINE TAX FIRST. ARIZONA'S GASOLINE TAX RIGHT 78 00:02:59,213 --> 00:03:02,181 ARIZONA'S GASOLINE TAX RIGHT SIDE NOT INDEXED WHICH MEANS 79 00:03:02,183 --> 00:03:04,249 SIDE NOT INDEXED WHICH MEANS THEY ARE SUBJECT TO INFLATION. 80 00:03:04,251 --> 00:03:06,818 THEY ARE SUBJECT TO INFLATION. THE RATE WAS SET IN 1992, AND IT 81 00:03:06,820 --> 00:03:08,887 THE RATE WAS SET IN 1992, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RAISED SINCE. 82 00:03:08,889 --> 00:03:12,457 HAS NOT BEEN RAISED SINCE. WHEN YOU FACTOR IN INFLATION 83 00:03:12,459 --> 00:03:16,762 WHEN YOU FACTOR IN INFLATION BECAUSE THE NEW FEDERAL CAFE 84 00:03:16,764 --> 00:03:19,331 BECAUSE THE NEW FEDERAL CAFE STANDARDS IN 2015 IS 55 MILES 85 00:03:19,333 --> 00:03:22,668 STANDARDS IN 2015 IS 55 MILES PER GALLON AND THE FACT THAT 86 00:03:22,670 --> 00:03:25,003 PER GALLON AND THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO 87 00:03:25,005 --> 00:03:28,373 PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO ALTERNATIVE FUELS TO POWER 88 00:03:28,375 --> 00:03:30,342 ALTERNATIVE FUELS TO POWER VEHICLES, GAS CONSUMPTION HAS 89 00:03:30,344 --> 00:03:31,977 VEHICLES, GAS CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN SHRINKING. 90 00:03:31,979 --> 00:03:35,280 BEEN SHRINKING. THE LICENSED DRIVER, WE SAW THAT 91 00:03:35,282 --> 00:03:37,816 THE LICENSED DRIVER, WE SAW THAT FALLING WITH THE ECONOMY IN 2007 92 00:03:37,818 --> 00:03:39,651 FALLING WITH THE ECONOMY IN 2007 AND 2008. 93 00:03:39,653 --> 00:03:40,986 AND 2008. ARIZONANS WERE BUYING NEARLY 94 00:03:40,988 --> 00:03:43,522 ARIZONANS WERE BUYING NEARLY HALF A MILLION CARS A YEAR. 95 00:03:43,524 --> 00:03:45,657 HALF A MILLION CARS A YEAR. NOW THEY ARE BUYING 50% OF THAT. 96 00:03:45,659 --> 00:03:47,693 NOW THEY ARE BUYING 50% OF THAT. THAT, COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT 97 00:03:47,695 --> 00:03:57,536 THAT, COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT VEHICLE LICENSE TAX DEPREESH 98 00:03:57,538 --> 00:03:58,904 VEHICLE LICENSE TAX DEPREESH YATES EVERY YEAR DEPLETES THE 99 00:03:58,906 --> 00:03:59,271 YATES EVERY YEAR DEPLETES THE MONEY. 100 00:03:59,273 --> 00:04:01,807 MONEY. AND THE THIRD SOURCE WE HAD 101 00:04:01,809 --> 00:04:03,809 AND THE THIRD SOURCE WE HAD MENTIONED, THE FEDERAL FUNDS, WE 102 00:04:03,811 --> 00:04:06,578 MENTIONED, THE FEDERAL FUNDS, WE ARE SEEING BECAUSE OF THE 103 00:04:06,580 --> 00:04:08,413 ARE SEEING BECAUSE OF THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND PROBLEMS ON 104 00:04:08,415 --> 00:04:10,983 HIGHWAY TRUST FUND PROBLEMS ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WE SEE LESS 105 00:04:10,985 --> 00:04:13,118 THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WE SEE LESS FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE 106 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:13,452 FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE STATES. 107 00:04:13,454 --> 00:04:15,954 STATES. >> THE ANSWER SEEMS SIMPLE, 108 00:04:15,956 --> 00:04:19,658 >> THE ANSWER SEEMS SIMPLE, RAISE THE GASOLINE TAX OR RAISE 109 00:04:19,660 --> 00:04:25,797 RAISE THE GASOLINE TAX OR RAISE THE INDEX TO INFLAITION BUT IT 110 00:04:25,799 --> 00:04:27,332 THE INDEX TO INFLAITION BUT IT ISN'T THAT SIMPLE. 111 00:04:27,334 --> 00:04:29,067 ISN'T THAT SIMPLE. >> GASOLINE TAX ISN'T THE 112 00:04:29,069 --> 00:04:30,902 >> GASOLINE TAX ISN'T THE WORKHORSE IT USED TO BE. 113 00:04:30,904 --> 00:04:33,739 WORKHORSE IT USED TO BE. IT WAS ESTABLISHED BACK IN THE 114 00:04:33,741 --> 00:04:35,340 IT WAS ESTABLISHED BACK IN THE 1950s TO HELP BUILD THE 115 00:04:35,342 --> 00:04:36,742 1950s TO HELP BUILD THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM AND THAT 116 00:04:36,744 --> 00:04:38,443 INTERSTATE SYSTEM AND THAT FUNDING TOOL WORKED PRETTY WELL 117 00:04:38,445 --> 00:04:38,744 FUNDING TOOL WORKED PRETTY WELL THEN. 118 00:04:38,746 --> 00:04:41,513 THEN. BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE A 1950s MODEL 119 00:04:41,515 --> 00:04:44,683 BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE A 1950s MODEL INTO THE NEW CENTURY AND EXPECT 120 00:04:44,685 --> 00:04:47,653 INTO THE NEW CENTURY AND EXPECT THAT GASOLINE TAX WITH THE FUEL 121 00:04:47,655 --> 00:04:54,559 THAT GASOLINE TAX WITH THE FUEL ECONOMY AND THE FACT THAT THE 122 00:04:54,561 --> 00:04:57,162 ECONOMY AND THE FACT THAT THE STATE FAIR FROM THAT. 123 00:04:57,164 --> 00:04:59,564 STATE FAIR FROM THAT. >> ARE THERE ANY STATES LOOKING 124 00:04:59,566 --> 00:05:02,901 >> ARE THERE ANY STATES LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR 125 00:05:02,903 --> 00:05:04,202 AT ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION OR WHAT DO YOU 126 00:05:04,204 --> 00:05:06,171 TRANSPORTATION OR WHAT DO YOU SEE AS ALTERNATIVES TO WHAT WE 127 00:05:06,173 --> 00:05:07,105 SEE AS ALTERNATIVES TO WHAT WE DO IN ARIZONA NOW. 128 00:05:07,107 --> 00:05:09,308 DO IN ARIZONA NOW. >> I THINK WE WILL LOOK AT A 129 00:05:09,310 --> 00:05:10,742 >> I THINK WE WILL LOOK AT A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FUNDING 130 00:05:10,744 --> 00:05:12,244 VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES AND THEY WILL HAVE TO BE 131 00:05:12,246 --> 00:05:12,577 SOURCES AND THEY WILL HAVE TO BE DIVERSE. 132 00:05:12,579 --> 00:05:13,712 DIVERSE. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS THAT 133 00:05:13,714 --> 00:05:15,113 WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY AND WHAT 134 00:05:15,115 --> 00:05:17,416 BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY AND WHAT IT DOES, BOTH THE VEHICLE 135 00:05:17,418 --> 00:05:19,384 IT DOES, BOTH THE VEHICLE LICENSE TAX AND GAS TAX, THAT 136 00:05:19,386 --> 00:05:21,119 LICENSE TAX AND GAS TAX, THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE NOT NECESSARILY 137 00:05:21,121 --> 00:05:22,821 THOSE FUNDS ARE NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING WE CAN COUNT ON TO 138 00:05:22,823 --> 00:05:24,923 SOMETHING WE CAN COUNT ON TO WEATHER THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND 139 00:05:24,925 --> 00:05:25,490 WEATHER THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND BAD. 140 00:05:25,492 --> 00:05:27,326 BAD. SO WHAT SOME STATES HAVE BEGUN 141 00:05:27,328 --> 00:05:30,195 SO WHAT SOME STATES HAVE BEGUN TO EXPLORE, SUCH AS OREGON AND 142 00:05:30,197 --> 00:05:33,432 TO EXPLORE, SUCH AS OREGON AND WASHINGTON STATE, THEY HAVE BEEN 143 00:05:33,434 --> 00:05:35,600 WASHINGTON STATE, THEY HAVE BEEN RUNNING SOME PILOT VEHICLES ON 144 00:05:35,602 --> 00:05:36,568 RUNNING SOME PILOT VEHICLES ON TRAVEL TAX. 145 00:05:36,570 --> 00:05:38,303 TRAVEL TAX. IN ESSENCE YOU PAY A CERTAIN 146 00:05:38,305 --> 00:05:40,038 IN ESSENCE YOU PAY A CERTAIN AMOUNT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF 147 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:40,839 AMOUNT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES YOU DRIVE. 148 00:05:40,841 --> 00:05:42,741 VEHICLES YOU DRIVE. THAT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY A 149 00:05:42,743 --> 00:05:44,943 THAT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY A NUMBER OF STATES AND ACROSS THE 150 00:05:44,945 --> 00:05:45,410 NUMBER OF STATES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 151 00:05:45,412 --> 00:05:46,945 COUNTRY. THAT'S ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION. 152 00:05:46,947 --> 00:05:48,280 THAT'S ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION. OTHER STATES HAVE GONE TO A 153 00:05:48,282 --> 00:05:50,349 OTHER STATES HAVE GONE TO A COMBINATION OF RAISING GASOLINE 154 00:05:50,351 --> 00:05:52,651 COMBINATION OF RAISING GASOLINE TAXES, USING PERHAPS SOME SORT 155 00:05:52,653 --> 00:05:54,853 TAXES, USING PERHAPS SOME SORT OF SALES TAX OR COMBINATION OF 156 00:05:54,855 --> 00:05:56,388 OF SALES TAX OR COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLE 157 00:05:56,390 --> 00:05:56,888 DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES. 158 00:05:56,890 --> 00:05:59,358 REGISTRATION FEES. >> SO THE REALITY IS THAT 159 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:00,459 >> SO THE REALITY IS THAT FUNDING IS AN ISSUE. 160 00:06:00,461 --> 00:06:02,327 FUNDING IS AN ISSUE. WHAT DO YOU SEE AS FAR AS 161 00:06:02,329 --> 00:06:04,463 WHAT DO YOU SEE AS FAR AS CHANGES IN THE FUNDING FORMULA 162 00:06:04,465 --> 00:06:04,763 CHANGES IN THE FUNDING FORMULA GOES? 163 00:06:04,765 --> 00:06:06,465 GOES? >> WELL, I THINK IN ARIZONA 164 00:06:06,467 --> 00:06:07,899 >> WELL, I THINK IN ARIZONA THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION 165 00:06:07,901 --> 00:06:12,671 THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE STATE 166 00:06:12,673 --> 00:06:16,708 BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE STATE IS REALLY AT A PIVOTAL POINT 167 00:06:16,710 --> 00:06:19,978 IS REALLY AT A PIVOTAL POINT BASED ON THE TRADE AND ECONOMY 168 00:06:19,980 --> 00:06:21,813 BASED ON THE TRADE AND ECONOMY AND THE FACT PEOPLE WANT GOOD 169 00:06:21,815 --> 00:06:23,215 AND THE FACT PEOPLE WANT GOOD JOBS AND ECONOMY. 170 00:06:23,217 --> 00:06:25,283 JOBS AND ECONOMY. THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS 171 00:06:25,285 --> 00:06:26,318 THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS CENTRAL TO HAVING THAT. 172 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:27,819 CENTRAL TO HAVING THAT. I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF 173 00:06:27,821 --> 00:06:29,054 I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER 174 00:06:29,056 --> 00:06:32,691 DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER GASOLINE TAX IS THE APPROPRIATE 175 00:06:32,693 --> 00:06:35,494 GASOLINE TAX IS THE APPROPRIATE MECHANISM, WHETHER A VEHICLE 176 00:06:35,496 --> 00:06:39,831 MECHANISM, WHETHER A VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED IS APPROPRIATE. 177 00:06:39,833 --> 00:06:43,135 MILES TRAVELED IS APPROPRIATE. I KNOW SENATOR FARLEY HAS 178 00:06:43,137 --> 00:06:43,835 I KNOW SENATOR FARLEY HAS CREATED A BILL. 179 00:06:43,837 --> 00:06:45,871 CREATED A BILL. >> WHEN YOU HAVE TOLD 180 00:06:45,873 --> 00:06:47,005 >> WHEN YOU HAVE TOLD LEGISLATORS WHAT YOU ARE DOING 181 00:06:47,007 --> 00:06:48,707 LEGISLATORS WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND HOW YOU ARE CHANGING 182 00:06:48,709 --> 00:06:49,574 AND HOW YOU ARE CHANGING PRIORITIES, WHAT KIND OF 183 00:06:49,576 --> 00:06:51,243 PRIORITIES, WHAT KIND OF REACTION DID YOU GET FROM THEM? 184 00:06:51,245 --> 00:06:52,711 REACTION DID YOU GET FROM THEM? >> I THINK THEY UNDERSTAND, 185 00:06:52,713 --> 00:06:56,782 >> I THINK THEY UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE I THINK THE LEDGE LATD 186 00:06:56,784 --> 00:06:57,382 BECAUSE I THINK THE LEDGE LATD TO 187 00:06:57,384 --> 00:07:00,218 TO LEGISLATURE HAS BEEN AT THE 188 00:07:00,220 --> 00:07:05,056 LEGISLATURE HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF DECLINING REVENUES. 189 00:07:05,058 --> 00:07:10,162 FOREFRONT OF DECLINING REVENUES. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF TOUGH 190 00:07:10,164 --> 00:07:11,863 THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF TOUGH QUESTIONS IN FUNDING ISSUES. 191 00:07:11,865 --> 00:07:14,132 QUESTIONS IN FUNDING ISSUES. THERE IS UNDERSTANDING ON THEIR 192 00:07:14,134 --> 00:07:15,133 THERE IS UNDERSTANDING ON THEIR PART, BUT THEY ARE CAUTIOUS 193 00:07:15,135 --> 00:07:16,735 PART, BUT THEY ARE CAUTIOUS ABOUT WHAT KIND OF FUNDING 194 00:07:16,737 --> 00:07:18,737 ABOUT WHAT KIND OF FUNDING SOURCES WE MAY UTILIZE IN THE 195 00:07:18,739 --> 00:07:20,071 SOURCES WE MAY UTILIZE IN THE FUTURE AND WHETHER THOSE WOULD 196 00:07:20,073 --> 00:07:21,306 FUTURE AND WHETHER THOSE WOULD BE SOMETHING THEY WOULD ENACT 197 00:07:21,308 --> 00:07:21,807 BE SOMETHING THEY WOULD ENACT INTO LAW. 198 00:07:21,809 --> 00:07:24,009 INTO LAW. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE 199 00:07:24,011 --> 00:07:24,810 >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE MAINTENANCE ISSUES. 200 00:07:24,812 --> 00:07:26,077 MAINTENANCE ISSUES. WHAT IS INVOLVED THERE AS YOU 201 00:07:26,079 --> 00:07:28,914 WHAT IS INVOLVED THERE AS YOU MAKE THIS CHANGE FROM EXPANSION, 202 00:07:28,916 --> 00:07:31,650 MAKE THIS CHANGE FROM EXPANSION, AS YOU CALL IT, TO MUCH MORE 203 00:07:31,652 --> 00:07:33,251 AS YOU CALL IT, TO MUCH MORE EMPHASIS ON MAINTENANCE OF 204 00:07:33,253 --> 00:07:33,552 EMPHASIS ON MAINTENANCE OF ROADS? 205 00:07:33,554 --> 00:07:35,120 ROADS? >> WELL, I THINK IF YOU ARE 206 00:07:35,122 --> 00:07:37,589 >> WELL, I THINK IF YOU ARE TALKING IN LAY MILES, WE 207 00:07:37,591 --> 00:07:41,760 TALKING IN LAY MILES, WE PROBABLY HAVE 27,000 LANE MILES 208 00:07:41,762 --> 00:07:43,895 PROBABLY HAVE 27,000 LANE MILES OF HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO TAKE CARE 209 00:07:43,897 --> 00:07:44,162 OF HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO TAKE CARE OF. 210 00:07:44,164 --> 00:07:46,531 OF. IT IS AN EXTENSIVE SYSTEM AND WE 211 00:07:46,533 --> 00:07:49,301 IT IS AN EXTENSIVE SYSTEM AND WE HAVE A VARIED WEATHER SYSTEM IN 212 00:07:49,303 --> 00:07:49,634 HAVE A VARIED WEATHER SYSTEM IN ARIZONA. 213 00:07:49,636 --> 00:07:51,403 ARIZONA. THERE IS THE ISSUE OF THAT. 214 00:07:51,405 --> 00:07:53,505 THERE IS THE ISSUE OF THAT. BUT WHAT IT COMES BACK TO IS THE 215 00:07:53,507 --> 00:07:56,675 BUT WHAT IT COMES BACK TO IS THE FACT THAT 76% OF OUR PROGRAM 216 00:07:56,677 --> 00:07:58,410 FACT THAT 76% OF OUR PROGRAM ROUGHLY USED TO BE AN EXPANSION 217 00:07:58,412 --> 00:07:59,177 ROUGHLY USED TO BE AN EXPANSION OF THE SYSTEM. 218 00:07:59,179 --> 00:08:01,379 OF THE SYSTEM. NOW WE ARE SEEING ABOUT THAT 219 00:08:01,381 --> 00:08:03,515 NOW WE ARE SEEING ABOUT THAT SAME PERCENTAGE GOING INTO 220 00:08:03,517 --> 00:08:05,283 SAME PERCENTAGE GOING INTO MAINTENANCE IN ORDER TO PRESERVE 221 00:08:05,285 --> 00:08:07,486 MAINTENANCE IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE INVESTMENT ON THE GROUND. 222 00:08:07,488 --> 00:08:08,820 THE INVESTMENT ON THE GROUND. ROUGHLY, THE INVESTMENT WE HAVE 223 00:08:08,822 --> 00:08:10,789 ROUGHLY, THE INVESTMENT WE HAVE PUT INTO THE TRANSPORTATION 224 00:08:10,791 --> 00:08:13,358 PUT INTO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM HERE IN ARIZONA, IT'S 225 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,894 SYSTEM HERE IN ARIZONA, IT'S ABOUT 18.5 BILLION FOR THE 226 00:08:15,896 --> 00:08:16,928 ABOUT 18.5 BILLION FOR THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. 227 00:08:16,930 --> 00:08:20,198 HIGHWAY SYSTEM. WE FEEL IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY 228 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,368 WE FEEL IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE TAXPAYERS TO PROTECT THAT 229 00:08:23,370 --> 00:08:23,768 TO THE TAXPAYERS TO PROTECT THAT INVESTMENT. 230 00:08:23,770 --> 00:08:29,975 INVESTMENT. >> NOW TO HOW WE FUND HIGHWAYS 231 00:08:29,977 --> 00:08:33,044 >> NOW TO HOW WE FUND HIGHWAYS AND ROADS. 232 00:08:33,046 --> 00:08:38,917 AND ROADS. WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE AND A 233 00:08:38,919 --> 00:08:39,618 WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE AND A PRESCOTT REPUBLICAN. 234 00:08:39,620 --> 00:08:42,487 PRESCOTT REPUBLICAN. THE STATE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF 235 00:08:42,489 --> 00:08:44,956 THE STATE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF UPDATING THEIR FUNDING PLAN. 236 00:08:44,958 --> 00:08:47,826 UPDATING THEIR FUNDING PLAN. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH FUNDS TO 237 00:08:47,828 --> 00:08:50,862 THERE IS NOT ENOUGH FUNDS TO MEET THE PROJECT BECAUSE THE 238 00:08:50,864 --> 00:08:52,597 MEET THE PROJECT BECAUSE THE FUNDING FORMULA HASN'T CHANGED 239 00:08:52,599 --> 00:08:53,265 FUNDING FORMULA HASN'T CHANGED IN DECADES. 240 00:08:53,267 --> 00:08:55,634 IN DECADES. DO YOU SEE A NEED TO CHANGE 241 00:08:55,636 --> 00:08:55,934 DO YOU SEE A NEED TO CHANGE THAT? 242 00:08:55,936 --> 00:08:58,803 THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY. 243 00:08:58,805 --> 00:09:05,443 >> ABSOLUTELY. THE FORMULA IS INADEQUATE. 244 00:09:05,445 --> 00:09:08,313 THE FORMULA IS INADEQUATE. WE HAVE HAD THE 19 CENTS GAS TAX 245 00:09:08,315 --> 00:09:10,048 WE HAVE HAD THE 19 CENTS GAS TAX FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS. 246 00:09:10,050 --> 00:09:13,919 FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS. THE SITUATION WITH OUR CARS 247 00:09:13,921 --> 00:09:16,588 THE SITUATION WITH OUR CARS BEING MORE FUEL ECONOMY DRIVEN, 248 00:09:16,590 --> 00:09:19,124 BEING MORE FUEL ECONOMY DRIVEN, THEY ARE NOT PAYING AS MUCH INTO 249 00:09:19,126 --> 00:09:20,692 THEY ARE NOT PAYING AS MUCH INTO THAT GAS TAX. 250 00:09:20,694 --> 00:09:21,860 THAT GAS TAX. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BAD 251 00:09:21,862 --> 00:09:23,728 THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING, BUT THE FUNDING IS 252 00:09:23,730 --> 00:09:27,232 THING, BUT THE FUNDING IS RELIANT ON THAT GAS TAX. 253 00:09:27,234 --> 00:09:28,266 RELIANT ON THAT GAS TAX. IF THAT'S NOT THERE, THEN WE 254 00:09:28,268 --> 00:09:31,670 IF THAT'S NOT THERE, THEN WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. 255 00:09:31,672 --> 00:09:32,604 DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. THAT'S A PROBLEM. 256 00:09:32,606 --> 00:09:35,941 THAT'S A PROBLEM. >> IT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE 257 00:09:35,943 --> 00:09:37,943 >> IT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE REVENUES ARE DECREASING WITH 258 00:09:37,945 --> 00:09:38,743 REVENUES ARE DECREASING WITH MORE EFFICIENT CARS. 259 00:09:38,745 --> 00:09:41,513 MORE EFFICIENT CARS. WE WILL HAVE TO WORK THOON WITH 260 00:09:41,515 --> 00:09:43,014 WE WILL HAVE TO WORK THOON WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. 261 00:09:43,016 --> 00:09:44,583 THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE STATE CAN'T SAY THIS IS WHAT 262 00:09:44,585 --> 00:09:45,584 THE STATE CAN'T SAY THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO. 263 00:09:45,586 --> 00:09:47,118 WE ARE GOING TO DO. WE NEED TO BE WORKING WITH 264 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:47,452 WE NEED TO BE WORKING WITH PEOPLE. 265 00:09:47,454 --> 00:09:50,021 PEOPLE. THERE WAS A BILL INTRODUCED TO 266 00:09:50,023 --> 00:09:55,627 THERE WAS A BILL INTRODUCED TO HELP PEOPLE START WORKING ON 267 00:09:55,629 --> 00:09:56,227 HELP PEOPLE START WORKING ON THAT. 268 00:09:56,229 --> 00:09:59,297 THAT. IT WAS UNWIELDING, THE SIZE OF 269 00:09:59,299 --> 00:09:59,564 IT WAS UNWIELDING, THE SIZE OF IT. 270 00:09:59,566 --> 00:10:01,232 IT. BUT WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AND 271 00:10:01,234 --> 00:10:02,934 BUT WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AND COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS. 272 00:10:02,936 --> 00:10:06,237 COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS. I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. 273 00:10:06,239 --> 00:10:07,639 I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. HOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL 274 00:10:07,641 --> 00:10:09,374 HOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL BE, BUT OUR ROADS ARE 275 00:10:09,376 --> 00:10:10,508 BE, BUT OUR ROADS ARE DETERIORATING AND WE NEED TO BE 276 00:10:10,510 --> 00:10:13,511 DETERIORATING AND WE NEED TO BE ON TOP OF THAT. 277 00:10:13,513 --> 00:10:17,482 ON TOP OF THAT. ESPECIALLY IN RURAL ARIZONA, 278 00:10:17,484 --> 00:10:21,052 ESPECIALLY IN RURAL ARIZONA, LIKE I HAVE TO GO 100 MILES JUST 279 00:10:21,054 --> 00:10:30,996 LIKE I HAVE TO GO 100 MILES JUST TO GET FROM PRESCOTT TO HERE. 280 00:10:30,998 --> 00:10:33,098 TO GET FROM PRESCOTT TO HERE. >> IS THAT THE KEY ISSUE? 281 00:10:33,100 --> 00:10:35,266 >> IS THAT THE KEY ISSUE? >> NOT THE KEY ISSUE, BUT ONE 282 00:10:35,268 --> 00:10:35,800 >> NOT THE KEY ISSUE, BUT ONE ISSUE. 283 00:10:35,802 --> 00:10:38,303 ISSUE. THERE IS INTERSTATE 15 THAT GOES 284 00:10:38,305 --> 00:10:41,072 THERE IS INTERSTATE 15 THAT GOES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF 285 00:10:41,074 --> 00:10:41,406 ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ARIZONA. 286 00:10:41,408 --> 00:10:43,041 ARIZONA. THERE IS 20 SOME BRIDGES. 287 00:10:43,043 --> 00:10:44,309 THERE IS 20 SOME BRIDGES. THERE IS NO COMMERCE. 288 00:10:44,311 --> 00:10:46,478 THERE IS NO COMMERCE. THOSE BRIDGES ARE DETERIORATING. 289 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,480 THOSE BRIDGES ARE DETERIORATING. THEY WERE ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH 290 00:10:48,482 --> 00:10:49,581 THEY WERE ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH FEDERAL MONEY. 291 00:10:49,583 --> 00:10:51,983 FEDERAL MONEY. NOW IT IS UP TO THE STATE TO 292 00:10:51,985 --> 00:10:54,052 NOW IT IS UP TO THE STATE TO MAINTAIN THOSE BRIDGES AND PUT 293 00:10:54,054 --> 00:10:57,455 MAINTAIN THOSE BRIDGES AND PUT THEM IN A BETTER STATE OF 294 00:10:57,457 --> 00:10:58,523 THEM IN A BETTER STATE OF REPAIR. 295 00:10:58,525 --> 00:11:01,259 REPAIR. >> WHAT KIND OF PERCENTAGE, USER 296 00:11:01,261 --> 00:11:02,193 >> WHAT KIND OF PERCENTAGE, USER FEE OR TAX? 297 00:11:02,195 --> 00:11:05,830 FEE OR TAX? >> I WANT ME TO USE THE "T" 298 00:11:05,832 --> 00:11:06,131 >> I WANT ME TO USE THE "T" WORD? 299 00:11:06,133 --> 00:11:07,432 WORD? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO 300 00:11:07,434 --> 00:11:09,367 I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM THE WAY IT IS. 301 00:11:09,369 --> 00:11:11,670 CHANGE THE SYSTEM THE WAY IT IS. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK FOR 302 00:11:11,672 --> 00:11:13,772 I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK FOR OTHER ALTERNATIVES. 303 00:11:13,774 --> 00:11:15,874 OTHER ALTERNATIVES. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS THAT 304 00:11:15,876 --> 00:11:19,177 WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS THAT WE HAVE A TASK FORCE, A STUDY 305 00:11:19,179 --> 00:11:21,780 WE HAVE A TASK FORCE, A STUDY GROUP THAT WE ACTUALLY BRING 306 00:11:21,782 --> 00:11:23,748 GROUP THAT WE ACTUALLY BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND LOOK AT WHAT 307 00:11:23,750 --> 00:11:27,986 PEOPLE TOGETHER AND LOOK AT WHAT DO WE NEED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. 308 00:11:27,988 --> 00:11:29,854 DO WE NEED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. THE WAY WE ARE FUNDING IT IS NO 309 00:11:29,856 --> 00:11:30,855 THE WAY WE ARE FUNDING IT IS NO LONGER WORKING. 310 00:11:30,857 --> 00:11:32,457 LONGER WORKING. IT CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE 311 00:11:32,459 --> 00:11:33,692 IT CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE CHANGES WE HAVE MADE IN OUR 312 00:11:33,694 --> 00:11:35,160 CHANGES WE HAVE MADE IN OUR VEHICLE, SO WE HAVE TO FIND A 313 00:11:35,162 --> 00:11:38,963 VEHICLE, SO WE HAVE TO FIND A DIFFERENT WAY OF FUNDING OUR 314 00:11:38,965 --> 00:11:39,798 DIFFERENT WAY OF FUNDING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT. 315 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:41,533 INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT. >> WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN WHAT WE 316 00:11:41,535 --> 00:11:44,636 >> WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN WHAT WE HAVE AND FIND A WAY OF DOING NEW 317 00:11:44,638 --> 00:11:45,470 HAVE AND FIND A WAY OF DOING NEW ROADS. 318 00:11:45,472 --> 00:11:47,505 ROADS. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS PUBLIC 319 00:11:47,507 --> 00:11:49,674 FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ON A NEW 320 00:11:49,676 --> 00:11:51,142 PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ON A NEW FREEWAY. 321 00:11:51,144 --> 00:11:53,478 FREEWAY. IT'S INTERSTATE 11 THAT WOULD 322 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:55,013 IT'S INTERSTATE 11 THAT WOULD CONNECT PHOENIX TO LAS VEGAS. 323 00:11:55,015 --> 00:11:58,750 CONNECT PHOENIX TO LAS VEGAS. THEY ARE LOOKING AT NEW WAYS TO 324 00:11:58,752 --> 00:11:59,684 THEY ARE LOOKING AT NEW WAYS TO FUND THAT. 325 00:11:59,686 --> 00:12:03,822 FUND THAT. DOWN FROM TUCSON DOWN TO NOGALES 326 00:12:03,824 --> 00:12:09,094 DOWN FROM TUCSON DOWN TO NOGALES TO THE MARIPOSA PORT OF ENTRY. 327 00:12:09,096 --> 00:12:15,600 TO THE MARIPOSA PORT OF ENTRY. WE NEED TO LOOK AT WAYS TO 328 00:12:15,602 --> 00:12:16,968 WE NEED TO LOOK AT WAYS TO FUNNELED TH 329 00:12:16,970 --> 00:12:18,002 FUNNELED TH FUNNELFUND 330 00:12:18,004 --> 00:12:19,537 FUNNELFUND THAT ROAD SO THAT VEGETABLES CAN 331 00:12:19,539 --> 00:12:25,410 THAT ROAD SO THAT VEGETABLES CAN GET OUT OF NOGALES. 332 00:12:25,412 --> 00:12:26,611 GET OUT OF NOGALES. 60% OF ARIZONA'S WINTER 333 00:12:26,613 --> 00:12:28,179 60% OF ARIZONA'S WINTER VEGETABLES COME IN THAT PORT AND 334 00:12:28,181 --> 00:12:31,950 VEGETABLES COME IN THAT PORT AND GO TO INTERSTATE 10 OR 335 00:12:31,952 --> 00:12:35,120 GO TO INTERSTATE 10 OR INTERSTATE 40 EAST-WEST. 336 00:12:35,122 --> 00:12:36,588 INTERSTATE 40 EAST-WEST. THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE HERE WITH 337 00:12:36,590 --> 00:12:37,956 THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE HERE WITH GOOD MINDS AND WE WILL FIND WAYS 338 00:12:37,958 --> 00:12:38,690 GOOD MINDS AND WE WILL FIND WAYS TO DO THAT. 339 00:12:38,692 --> 00:12:41,259 TO DO THAT. >> WHEN YOU MENTIONED 340 00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:42,594 >> WHEN YOU MENTIONED PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR 341 00:12:42,596 --> 00:12:45,697 PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERSTATE 11 WHICH WOULD 342 00:12:45,699 --> 00:12:47,065 INTERSTATE 11 WHICH WOULD CONNECT PHOENIX AND LAS VEGAS, 343 00:12:47,067 --> 00:12:50,335 CONNECT PHOENIX AND LAS VEGAS, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A TOLL 344 00:12:50,337 --> 00:12:52,170 ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A TOLL ROAD OF SOURTS SORTS. 345 00:12:52,172 --> 00:12:53,738 ROAD OF SOURTS SORTS. >> IT COULD BE. 346 00:12:53,740 --> 00:12:56,474 >> IT COULD BE. PEOPLE GET ALARMED WHEN YOU SAY 347 00:12:56,476 --> 00:12:59,177 PEOPLE GET ALARMED WHEN YOU SAY TOLL ROAD, BUT THIS WOULD BE A 348 00:12:59,179 --> 00:13:02,313 TOLL ROAD, BUT THIS WOULD BE A WHOLE NEW ROAD AND A WAY TO 349 00:13:02,315 --> 00:13:05,250 WHOLE NEW ROAD AND A WAY TO FUNNELED IT FUND IT. 350 00:13:05,252 --> 00:13:07,418 FUNNELED IT FUND IT. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME IT BECOMES 351 00:13:07,420 --> 00:13:08,119 OVER A PERIOD OF TIME IT BECOMES PUBLIC AGAIN. 352 00:13:08,121 --> 00:13:09,788 PUBLIC AGAIN. THE ECONOMY IS BAD. 353 00:13:09,790 --> 00:13:12,657 THE ECONOMY IS BAD. IT'S A WAY FOR US TO FUNCTION. 354 00:13:12,659 --> 00:13:15,426 IT'S A WAY FOR US TO FUNCTION. >> IT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF A USE 355 00:13:15,428 --> 00:13:17,395 >> IT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF A USE TAX BECAUSE THE USERS ARE USING 356 00:13:17,397 --> 00:13:17,662 TAX BECAUSE THE USERS ARE USING IT. 357 00:13:17,664 --> 00:13:20,031 IT. >> I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT A 358 00:13:20,033 --> 00:13:22,801 >> I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT A TAX, BUT IT'S A FEETO FOR THE 359 00:13:22,803 --> 00:13:24,135 TAX, BUT IT'S A FEETO FOR THE RIGHT TO USE THE ROAD. 360 00:13:24,137 --> 00:13:34,813 RIGHT TO USE THE ROAD. >> YOU TALK ABOUT A FORMATION OF 361 00:13:34,815 --> 00:13:35,814 >> YOU TALK ABOUT A FORMATION OF A ROAD. 362 00:13:35,816 --> 00:13:39,551 A ROAD. >> THERE IS NO LEGISLATION 363 00:13:39,553 --> 00:13:41,419 >> THERE IS NO LEGISLATION INTRODUCE THIS HAD YEAR THAT 364 00:13:41,421 --> 00:13:44,088 INTRODUCE THIS HAD YEAR THAT ADDRESSES THE FUNDING FOR 365 00:13:44,090 --> 00:13:46,925 ADDRESSES THE FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. 366 00:13:46,927 --> 00:13:48,693 INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. >>> CONSISTENTLY BUSINESSES SAY 367 00:13:48,695 --> 00:13:51,362 >>> CONSISTENTLY BUSINESSES SAY ONE OF THE TOP NEEDS IS A GOOD 368 00:13:51,364 --> 00:13:52,330 ONE OF THE TOP NEEDS IS A GOOD TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. 369 00:13:52,332 --> 00:13:59,971 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THE CEO TELLS WHY. 370 00:13:59,973 --> 00:14:01,773 THE CEO TELLS WHY. HOW IMPORTANT IS THE 371 00:14:01,775 --> 00:14:02,907 HOW IMPORTANT IS THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR THE 372 00:14:02,909 --> 00:14:03,708 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY? 373 00:14:03,710 --> 00:14:04,843 BUSINESS COMMUNITY? >> IT'S CRITICAL. 374 00:14:04,845 --> 00:14:06,845 >> IT'S CRITICAL. THERE ARE A LOT OF FACETS TO 375 00:14:06,847 --> 00:14:07,412 THERE ARE A LOT OF FACETS TO THAT ANSWER. 376 00:14:07,414 --> 00:14:09,848 THAT ANSWER. CERTAINLY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT 377 00:14:09,850 --> 00:14:11,382 CERTAINLY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WORKFORCE, THAT'S ONE AREA WHERE 378 00:14:11,384 --> 00:14:13,818 WORKFORCE, THAT'S ONE AREA WHERE A GOOD TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS, 379 00:14:13,820 --> 00:14:14,953 A GOOD TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS, FRONT AND CENTER. 380 00:14:14,955 --> 00:14:17,288 FRONT AND CENTER. YOU NEED TO GET NOT ONLY CUSS 381 00:14:17,290 --> 00:14:18,823 YOU NEED TO GET NOT ONLY CUSS MEFT TO YOUR DOOR, BUT YOU NEED 382 00:14:18,825 --> 00:14:21,526 MEFT TO YOUR DOOR, BUT YOU NEED TO GET YOUR WORKFORCE TO THE 383 00:14:21,528 --> 00:14:21,826 TO GET YOUR WORKFORCE TO THE DOOR. 384 00:14:21,828 --> 00:14:23,661 DOOR. I CAN THINK OF A FEW COMPANIES 385 00:14:23,663 --> 00:14:25,396 I CAN THINK OF A FEW COMPANIES IN THE VALLEY WHEN THEY THINK 386 00:14:25,398 --> 00:14:26,831 IN THE VALLEY WHEN THEY THINK ABOUT WHERE THEY WANT TO BE, 387 00:14:26,833 --> 00:14:29,434 ABOUT WHERE THEY WANT TO BE, THEY PINPOINT THEIR COMPANY AND 388 00:14:29,436 --> 00:14:32,003 THEY PINPOINT THEIR COMPANY AND DRAW A RADIUS AROUND THAT 389 00:14:32,005 --> 00:14:33,905 DRAW A RADIUS AROUND THAT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT'S WHERE 390 00:14:33,907 --> 00:14:37,542 BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT'S WHERE TEAM CAN COME IN. 391 00:14:37,544 --> 00:14:40,645 TEAM CAN COME IN. BEYOND THAT, THEY AREN'T GOING 392 00:14:40,647 --> 00:14:42,413 BEYOND THAT, THEY AREN'T GOING GET PEOPLE IN. 393 00:14:42,415 --> 00:14:44,883 GET PEOPLE IN. SO TO GET PEOPLE IN AS A 394 00:14:44,885 --> 00:14:46,684 SO TO GET PEOPLE IN AS A CUSTOMER AND TO THE BUSINESS 395 00:14:46,686 --> 00:14:47,352 CUSTOMER AND TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THAT'S IMPORTANT. 396 00:14:47,354 --> 00:14:50,822 COMMUNITY, THAT'S IMPORTANT. THERE IS AN ECONOMIC PROPONENT 397 00:14:50,824 --> 00:14:51,923 THERE IS AN ECONOMIC PROPONENT TO THAT. 398 00:14:51,925 --> 00:14:53,691 TO THAT. OUR LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM, WE WERE 399 00:14:53,693 --> 00:14:54,459 OUR LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM, WE WERE LATE TO THE GAME. 400 00:14:54,461 --> 00:14:56,494 LATE TO THE GAME. THERE IS A TRANSPORTATION PLAY 401 00:14:56,496 --> 00:14:58,263 THERE IS A TRANSPORTATION PLAY THERE. 402 00:14:58,265 --> 00:14:59,631 THERE. WHERE THAT CORRIDOR HAS GONE, 403 00:14:59,633 --> 00:15:01,266 WHERE THAT CORRIDOR HAS GONE, WHERE YOU HAVE SEEN THOSE TRACKS 404 00:15:01,268 --> 00:15:03,935 WHERE YOU HAVE SEEN THOSE TRACKS LAID HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT IN 405 00:15:03,937 --> 00:15:05,069 LAID HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS 406 00:15:05,071 --> 00:15:06,271 TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS SOMETHING I DON'T THINK PEOPLE 407 00:15:06,273 --> 00:15:08,806 SOMETHING I DON'T THINK PEOPLE HAVE FOCUSED ON. 408 00:15:08,808 --> 00:15:11,576 HAVE FOCUSED ON. SAME THING WITH PEOPLE IN THE 409 00:15:11,578 --> 00:15:12,543 SAME THING WITH PEOPLE IN THE OUTLYING AREAS. 410 00:15:12,545 --> 00:15:14,412 OUTLYING AREAS. AS FREEWAYS CAME IN, BUSINESSES 411 00:15:14,414 --> 00:15:16,714 AS FREEWAYS CAME IN, BUSINESSES CAME IN AND YOU SAW A LOT OF 412 00:15:16,716 --> 00:15:18,016 CAME IN AND YOU SAW A LOT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND A LOT 413 00:15:18,018 --> 00:15:19,083 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND A LOT OF GOOD ACTIVITY. 414 00:15:19,085 --> 00:15:23,955 OF GOOD ACTIVITY. >> SO IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR 415 00:15:23,957 --> 00:15:25,657 >> SO IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRANSPORTATION IN THE PHOENIX 416 00:15:25,659 --> 00:15:27,926 TRANSPORTATION IN THE PHOENIX METRO AREA KEEPING PACE WITH 417 00:15:27,928 --> 00:15:28,593 METRO AREA KEEPING PACE WITH BUSINESS NEEDS? 418 00:15:28,595 --> 00:15:29,894 BUSINESS NEEDS? >> I THINK IT IS. 419 00:15:29,896 --> 00:15:34,632 >> I THINK IT IS. I THINK IN 2004 THERE WAS A 420 00:15:34,634 --> 00:15:35,566 I THINK IN 2004 THERE WAS A SALES TAX INCREASE. 421 00:15:35,568 --> 00:15:36,868 SALES TAX INCREASE. THAT WAS THE CHAMBER AT THE 422 00:15:36,870 --> 00:15:37,168 THAT WAS THE CHAMBER AT THE TIME. 423 00:15:37,170 --> 00:15:39,404 TIME. THE CHAMBER SUPPORTED THAT. 424 00:15:39,406 --> 00:15:41,706 THE CHAMBER SUPPORTED THAT. WE WERE BIG SUPPORTERS OF THAT. 425 00:15:41,708 --> 00:15:45,109 WE WERE BIG SUPPORTERS OF THAT. WE NEED TO MAKE THAT INVESTMENT. 426 00:15:45,111 --> 00:15:46,844 WE NEED TO MAKE THAT INVESTMENT. FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE WE ARE 427 00:15:46,846 --> 00:15:47,679 FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE WE ARE DOING WELL. 428 00:15:47,681 --> 00:15:49,814 DOING WELL. IN AN OVERALL PERSPECTIVE, WE 429 00:15:49,816 --> 00:15:51,950 IN AN OVERALL PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE RUNNING INTO PROBLEMS. 430 00:15:51,952 --> 00:15:55,219 ARE RUNNING INTO PROBLEMS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE DIRECTOR, ONE 431 00:15:55,221 --> 00:15:57,388 IF YOU LOOK AT THE DIRECTOR, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IS WE HAD A GAS 432 00:15:57,390 --> 00:16:02,794 OF THE PROBLEMS IS WE HAD A GAS TAX SET BACK IN THE '80S, 17 433 00:16:02,796 --> 00:16:04,329 TAX SET BACK IN THE '80S, 17 CENTS PER GALLON. 434 00:16:04,331 --> 00:16:06,197 CENTS PER GALLON. THAT WAS DIFFERENT THEN THAN 435 00:16:06,199 --> 00:16:06,497 THAT WAS DIFFERENT THEN THAN TODAY. 436 00:16:06,499 --> 00:16:09,600 TODAY. WITH INFLATION THAT EQUALS ABOUT 437 00:16:09,602 --> 00:16:11,402 WITH INFLATION THAT EQUALS ABOUT 8 CENTS PER GALLON TODAY. 438 00:16:11,404 --> 00:16:14,305 8 CENTS PER GALLON TODAY. SO YOU HAVE INFLATION AND MORE 439 00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:15,273 SO YOU HAVE INFLATION AND MORE FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES. 440 00:16:15,275 --> 00:16:17,308 FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES. IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION 441 00:16:17,310 --> 00:16:18,443 IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS, WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO 442 00:16:18,445 --> 00:16:20,278 DOLLARS, WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO IS MUCH LESS THAN WHAT WE NEED. 443 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:21,646 IS MUCH LESS THAN WHAT WE NEED. I WOULD SAY WE ARE MAINTAINING, 444 00:16:21,648 --> 00:16:23,381 I WOULD SAY WE ARE MAINTAINING, SAFE, BUT IN TERMS OF THE 445 00:16:23,383 --> 00:16:25,683 SAFE, BUT IN TERMS OF THE FUTURE, WE ARE GOING TO REALLY 446 00:16:25,685 --> 00:16:27,986 FUTURE, WE ARE GOING TO REALLY LOOK AT THIS AND SAY HOW DO WE 447 00:16:27,988 --> 00:16:29,821 LOOK AT THIS AND SAY HOW DO WE EXPAND IT AND LOOK AT FUTURE 448 00:16:29,823 --> 00:16:31,522 EXPAND IT AND LOOK AT FUTURE GROWTH AND PLAN FOR TODAY SO WE 449 00:16:31,524 --> 00:16:33,624 GROWTH AND PLAN FOR TODAY SO WE CAN HAVE A SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR 450 00:16:33,626 --> 00:16:33,992 CAN HAVE A SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR TOMORROW. 451 00:16:33,994 --> 00:16:36,461 TOMORROW. >> AS YOU SAY, BASED ON ECONOMIC 452 00:16:36,463 --> 00:16:37,495 >> AS YOU SAY, BASED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH AND 453 00:16:37,497 --> 00:16:39,330 DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH AND THAT'S THE BIG PUSH IN ARIZONA 454 00:16:39,332 --> 00:16:42,300 THAT'S THE BIG PUSH IN ARIZONA AND EVERYWHERE COMING OUT OF THE 455 00:16:42,302 --> 00:16:43,901 AND EVERYWHERE COMING OUT OF THE RECEPTION, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO 456 00:16:43,903 --> 00:16:50,541 RECEPTION, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO TO SUPPORT A 457 00:16:50,543 --> 00:16:52,977 BE ABLE TO DO TO SUPPORT A TRANSPORTATION MODELING SYSTEM? 458 00:16:52,979 --> 00:16:54,712 TRANSPORTATION MODELING SYSTEM? >> WE PARTIALLY NEED TO LOOK AT 459 00:16:54,714 --> 00:16:57,448 >> WE PARTIALLY NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT WE NEED TO DO NOT ONLY IN 460 00:16:57,450 --> 00:17:03,988 WHAT WE NEED TO DO NOT ONLY IN CHANGING IT, BUT WHAT THE THEY 461 00:17:03,990 --> 00:17:07,892 CHANGING IT, BUT WHAT THE THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT, DUE TO THE 462 00:17:07,894 --> 00:17:10,495 HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT, DUE TO THE BUDGET CRISIS, A LOT OF THOSE 463 00:17:10,497 --> 00:17:12,330 BUDGET CRISIS, A LOT OF THOSE DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SHIFTED OR 464 00:17:12,332 --> 00:17:14,732 DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SHIFTED OR REDIRECTED AND NOT GONE TO 465 00:17:14,734 --> 00:17:16,567 REDIRECTED AND NOT GONE TO TRANSPORTATION, WHICH HAS BEEN A 466 00:17:16,569 --> 00:17:17,568 TRANSPORTATION, WHICH HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM. 467 00:17:17,570 --> 00:17:19,637 BIG PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON THAT. 468 00:17:19,639 --> 00:17:22,840 WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON THAT. IN TERMS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN 469 00:17:22,842 --> 00:17:24,442 IN TERMS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MARICOPA COUNTY, WE NEED TO LOOK 470 00:17:24,444 --> 00:17:27,979 MARICOPA COUNTY, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT FROM A TAX AND STATE 471 00:17:27,981 --> 00:17:28,379 AT THAT FROM A TAX AND STATE PERSPECTIVE. 472 00:17:28,381 --> 00:17:32,517 PERSPECTIVE. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT 473 00:17:32,519 --> 00:17:32,950 WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT STRATEGICALLY. 474 00:17:32,952 --> 00:17:34,185 STRATEGICALLY. I THINK PEOPLE HAVE THEIR EYE ON 475 00:17:34,187 --> 00:17:34,919 I THINK PEOPLE HAVE THEIR EYE ON THAT BALL. 476 00:17:34,921 --> 00:17:36,354 THAT BALL. I CAN TEM YOU THAT THE CHAMBER 477 00:17:36,356 --> 00:17:40,191 I CAN TEM YOU THAT THE CHAMBER IS GOING TO BE VERY ACTIVELY 478 00:17:40,193 --> 00:17:41,459 IS GOING TO BE VERY ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THAT CONVERSATION. 479 00:17:41,461 --> 00:17:44,462 ENGAGED IN THAT CONVERSATION. >> YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE A 480 00:17:44,464 --> 00:17:45,430 >> YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE A TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON 481 00:17:45,432 --> 00:17:48,299 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON THESE ISSUES WITH CITY, COUNTY 482 00:17:48,301 --> 00:17:49,400 THESE ISSUES WITH CITY, COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS? 483 00:17:49,402 --> 00:17:50,568 AND STATE OFFICIALS? >> ABSOLUTELY. 484 00:17:50,570 --> 00:17:52,303 >> ABSOLUTELY. THERE IS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE 485 00:17:52,305 --> 00:17:53,838 THERE IS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CITY IN A BIG WAY. 486 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,573 CITY IN A BIG WAY. WHEN THE LOCAL QUESTION WAS 487 00:17:55,575 --> 00:17:57,241 WHEN THE LOCAL QUESTION WAS ASKED OF THE VOTERS, THE CHAMBER 488 00:17:57,243 --> 00:17:59,677 ASKED OF THE VOTERS, THE CHAMBER WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THAT 489 00:17:59,679 --> 00:18:00,078 WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THAT DISCUSSION. 490 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:01,779 DISCUSSION. AT THE STATE LEVEL, ANOTHER AREA 491 00:18:01,781 --> 00:18:07,385 AT THE STATE LEVEL, ANOTHER AREA WE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED, THE 492 00:18:07,387 --> 00:18:11,022 WE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AS WELL AS THE 493 00:18:11,024 --> 00:18:11,422 GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AS WELL AS THE LEGISLATURE. 494 00:18:11,424 --> 00:18:14,358 LEGISLATURE. THE BIGGEST FOCUS HAS BEEN HOW 495 00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:17,595 THE BIGGEST FOCUS HAS BEEN HOW DO WE PROTECT THOSE DOLLARS, 496 00:18:17,597 --> 00:18:20,198 DO WE PROTECT THOSE DOLLARS, WHICH ARE TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS 497 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:23,701 WHICH ARE TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS GOING A DIFFERENT PLACE TO FUND 498 00:18:23,703 --> 00:18:24,202 GOING A DIFFERENT PLACE TO FUND SOMETHING ELSE. 499 00:18:24,204 --> 00:18:34,412 SOMETHING ELSE. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE 500 00:18:34,414 --> 00:18:35,413 WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL AS WELL AS MAG. 501 00:18:35,415 --> 00:18:38,749 COUNCIL AS WELL AS MAG. AND WE WILL BE LOOKING AT HOW WE 502 00:18:38,751 --> 00:18:41,319 AND WE WILL BE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN DO IT STRATEGICALLY NOT JUST 503 00:18:41,321 --> 00:18:43,354 CAN DO IT STRATEGICALLY NOT JUST FOR THE NEEDS OF TODAY, BUT 504 00:18:43,356 --> 00:18:43,721 FOR THE NEEDS OF TODAY, BUT TOMORROW. 505 00:18:43,723 --> 00:18:45,323 TOMORROW. IF WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO 506 00:18:45,325 --> 00:18:46,858 IF WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW, WE WILL NEED A PLAN FOR 507 00:18:46,860 --> 00:18:47,458 GROW, WE WILL NEED A PLAN FOR IT. 508 00:18:47,460 --> 00:18:50,595 IT. >> IS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY 509 00:18:50,597 --> 00:18:56,734 >> IS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WILLING TO PAY FOR THE 510 00:18:56,736 --> 00:18:57,835 WILLING TO PAY FOR THE TRANSPORTATION WE NEED? 511 00:18:57,837 --> 00:18:58,936 TRANSPORTATION WE NEED? >> WE HAVE BEEN. 512 00:18:58,938 --> 00:19:01,139 >> WE HAVE BEEN. THERE ARE NEEDS THAT AREN'T 513 00:19:01,141 --> 00:19:02,373 THERE ARE NEEDS THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY MEETING THE NEEDS OF 514 00:19:02,375 --> 00:19:04,675 NECESSARILY MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY OR 515 00:19:04,677 --> 00:19:06,811 THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY OR WEREN'T WRITTEN IN THE BEST WAY 516 00:19:06,813 --> 00:19:08,179 WEREN'T WRITTEN IN THE BEST WAY OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY OR 517 00:19:08,181 --> 00:19:09,680 OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY OR LOCAL COMMUNITY. 518 00:19:09,682 --> 00:19:12,617 LOCAL COMMUNITY. BUT BROADER, YES. 519 00:19:12,619 --> 00:19:13,651 BUT BROADER, YES. THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY 520 00:19:13,653 --> 00:19:15,052 THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS YOU HAVE TO INVEST 521 00:19:15,054 --> 00:19:16,921 UNDERSTANDS YOU HAVE TO INVEST IN ORDER TO HAVE SOME SORT OF 522 00:19:16,923 --> 00:19:17,255 IN ORDER TO HAVE SOME SORT OF RETURN. 523 00:19:17,257 --> 00:19:19,090 RETURN. >> WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING IN 524 00:19:19,092 --> 00:19:21,559 >> WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING IN THE NEAR TERM, SHORT-TERM? 525 00:19:21,561 --> 00:19:23,327 THE NEAR TERM, SHORT-TERM? WHAT INFLUENCE WILL THE CHAMBER 526 00:19:23,329 --> 00:19:26,030 WHAT INFLUENCE WILL THE CHAMBER TRY TO HAVE ON THE STATE'S 527 00:19:26,032 --> 00:19:27,899 TRY TO HAVE ON THE STATE'S FIVE-YEAR TRANSPORTATION PLAN 528 00:19:27,901 --> 00:19:29,400 FIVE-YEAR TRANSPORTATION PLAN STILL BEING DECIDED ON? 529 00:19:29,402 --> 00:19:32,103 STILL BEING DECIDED ON? >> WE WILL HAVE A FULL-TIME TEAM 530 00:19:32,105 --> 00:19:35,206 >> WE WILL HAVE A FULL-TIME TEAM DEDICATED TO THE STATE 531 00:19:35,208 --> 00:19:35,606 DEDICATED TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE. 532 00:19:35,608 --> 00:19:38,242 LEGISLATURE. THE DIRECTOR IS IN HERE ON A 533 00:19:38,244 --> 00:19:40,178 THE DIRECTOR IS IN HERE ON A REGULAR BASIS TALKING TO OUR 534 00:19:40,180 --> 00:19:41,612 REGULAR BASIS TALKING TO OUR TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. 535 00:19:41,614 --> 00:19:43,114 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. THEY ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT 536 00:19:43,116 --> 00:19:44,615 THEY ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT HAPPENS AND INTERESTED IN HOW WE 537 00:19:44,617 --> 00:19:46,350 HAPPENS AND INTERESTED IN HOW WE CAN BE A PART OF THAT 538 00:19:46,352 --> 00:19:46,751 CAN BE A PART OF THAT DISCUSSION. 539 00:19:46,753 --> 00:19:48,486 DISCUSSION. WE ARE A BIG CONSUMER OF WHAT 540 00:19:48,488 --> 00:19:50,888 WE ARE A BIG CONSUMER OF WHAT COMES OUT OF THAT PLAN. 541 00:19:50,890 --> 00:19:52,623 COMES OUT OF THAT PLAN. >> ONE INDUSTRY IN PARTICULAR IS 542 00:19:52,625 --> 00:19:58,029 >> ONE INDUSTRY IN PARTICULAR IS PAYING ATTENTION TO THE SHIFTING 543 00:19:58,031 --> 00:20:00,498 PAYING ATTENTION TO THE SHIFTING PRIORITIES. 544 00:20:00,500 --> 00:20:05,069 PRIORITIES. THAT'S THE PAVING ASSOCIATION. 545 00:20:05,071 --> 00:20:06,938 THAT'S THE PAVING ASSOCIATION. RAMON SPOKE WITH ME ABOUT IT. 546 00:20:06,940 --> 00:20:08,439 RAMON SPOKE WITH ME ABOUT IT. >> THANKS FOR BEING WITH ME. 547 00:20:08,441 --> 00:20:10,875 >> THANKS FOR BEING WITH ME. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. 548 00:20:10,877 --> 00:20:12,810 >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> WHAT'S THE CURRENT STATE AS 549 00:20:12,812 --> 00:20:14,879 >> WHAT'S THE CURRENT STATE AS FAR AS CONTRACTING IS CONCERNED? 550 00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:16,614 FAR AS CONTRACTING IS CONCERNED? ARE YOU IN RECOVERY? 551 00:20:16,616 --> 00:20:19,050 ARE YOU IN RECOVERY? >> I THINK WE ARE IN A MODEST 552 00:20:19,052 --> 00:20:19,450 >> I THINK WE ARE IN A MODEST RECOVERY. 553 00:20:19,452 --> 00:20:22,920 RECOVERY. OUR MEMBERS RELY ON PUBLIC AND 554 00:20:22,922 --> 00:20:24,288 OUR MEMBERS RELY ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS WORK. 555 00:20:24,290 --> 00:20:25,990 PRIVATE SECTORS WORK. WE ARE RECOVERING ON THE PRIVATE 556 00:20:25,992 --> 00:20:27,592 WE ARE RECOVERING ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR SIDE, SWINGING TO THAT 557 00:20:27,594 --> 00:20:30,194 SECTOR SIDE, SWINGING TO THAT SIDE, BUT THE PUBLIC SECTOR IS 558 00:20:30,196 --> 00:20:31,896 SIDE, BUT THE PUBLIC SECTOR IS THE MAJORITY OF WHERE WE ARE 559 00:20:31,898 --> 00:20:32,196 THE MAJORITY OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY. 560 00:20:32,198 --> 00:20:34,165 TODAY. >> HAVE YOU SEEN A NUMBER OF 561 00:20:34,167 --> 00:20:37,068 >> HAVE YOU SEEN A NUMBER OF CHANGES THAT EXIST IN THE 562 00:20:37,070 --> 00:20:38,836 CHANGES THAT EXIST IN THE INDUSTRY AS A RESULT OF THE 563 00:20:38,838 --> 00:20:40,371 INDUSTRY AS A RESULT OF THE RECEPTION AND AFTERMATH? 564 00:20:40,373 --> 00:20:42,640 RECEPTION AND AFTERMATH? >> I WOULD SAY YES AND NO. 565 00:20:42,642 --> 00:20:44,208 >> I WOULD SAY YES AND NO. THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT 566 00:20:44,210 --> 00:20:49,513 THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT ARE STILL HERE, BUT MAY HAVE 567 00:20:49,515 --> 00:20:51,148 ARE STILL HERE, BUT MAY HAVE GROUPED WITH ANOTHER COMPANY. 568 00:20:51,150 --> 00:20:52,149 GROUPED WITH ANOTHER COMPANY. THERE ARE STILL BUSINESSES 569 00:20:52,151 --> 00:20:57,688 THERE ARE STILL BUSINESSES COMING OUT OF RESTHAEPCESSION TE 570 00:20:57,690 --> 00:21:01,993 COMING OUT OF RESTHAEPCESSION TE NOT SURE WHERE THEY WILL BE. 571 00:21:01,995 --> 00:21:02,660 NOT SURE WHERE THEY WILL BE. THEY ARE RELYING ON THAT. 572 00:21:02,662 --> 00:21:04,595 THEY ARE RELYING ON THAT. WE ARE STILL SEEING A LITTLE 573 00:21:04,597 --> 00:21:05,663 WE ARE STILL SEEING A LITTLE UNCERTAIN STAGE FOR THEM. 574 00:21:05,665 --> 00:21:08,366 UNCERTAIN STAGE FOR THEM. >> WHAT SHARE OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP 575 00:21:08,368 --> 00:21:13,004 >> WHAT SHARE OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS DEVOTED TO PUBLIC INF 576 00:21:13,006 --> 00:21:14,438 IS DEVOTED TO PUBLIC INF INFRASTRUCTU 577 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:15,172 INFRASTRUCTU INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS ROADS 578 00:21:15,174 --> 00:21:15,573 INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS ROADS AND BRIDGES? 579 00:21:15,575 --> 00:21:18,576 AND BRIDGES? >> I WOULD SAY 95% OF OUR GUYS 580 00:21:18,578 --> 00:21:20,378 >> I WOULD SAY 95% OF OUR GUYS R. WE HAVE FOLKS WHO DO BOTH. 581 00:21:20,380 --> 00:21:24,181 R. WE HAVE FOLKS WHO DO BOTH. THEY RELY ON THE PUBLIC SECTOR 582 00:21:24,183 --> 00:21:26,484 THEY RELY ON THE PUBLIC SECTOR WORK, BUT ALSO ON THE PRIVATE 583 00:21:26,486 --> 00:21:27,285 WORK, BUT ALSO ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR WORK. 584 00:21:27,287 --> 00:21:28,552 SECTOR WORK. WE ARE IN THE STAGE WHERE WE ARE 585 00:21:28,554 --> 00:21:32,123 WE ARE IN THE STAGE WHERE WE ARE DOING A LOT OF PUBLIC WORK. 586 00:21:32,125 --> 00:21:34,091 DOING A LOT OF PUBLIC WORK. IT'S STILL ONE OF THOSE AREAS WE 587 00:21:34,093 --> 00:21:36,861 IT'S STILL ONE OF THOSE AREAS WE FIND THAT MEMBERS ARE TRYING TO 588 00:21:36,863 --> 00:21:38,696 FIND THAT MEMBERS ARE TRYING TO FIND THEMSELVES TO DO MORE 589 00:21:38,698 --> 00:21:40,298 FIND THEMSELVES TO DO MORE PRIVATE SECTOR WORK, BUT THE 590 00:21:40,300 --> 00:21:41,666 PRIVATE SECTOR WORK, BUT THE ECONOMY NEEDS TO RECOVER. 591 00:21:41,668 --> 00:21:43,067 ECONOMY NEEDS TO RECOVER. >> WHAT WE ARE SEEING AT THE 592 00:21:43,069 --> 00:21:46,404 >> WHAT WE ARE SEEING AT THE STATE LEVEL, AS WE'VE HEARD 593 00:21:46,406 --> 00:21:48,205 STATE LEVEL, AS WE'VE HEARD DESCRIBED BY THE TRANSPORTATION 594 00:21:48,207 --> 00:21:50,841 DESCRIBED BY THE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR IS A SWING FROM 595 00:21:50,843 --> 00:21:55,379 DIRECTOR IS A SWING FROM CONSTRUCTION AND EXPLANATION R 596 00:21:55,381 --> 00:21:56,080 CONSTRUCTION AND EXPLANATION R PAN 597 00:21:56,082 --> 00:21:57,181 PAN -- EXPANSION TO MAINTENANCE. 598 00:21:57,183 --> 00:21:59,617 -- EXPANSION TO MAINTENANCE. HOW WILL THAT AFFECT YOUR 599 00:21:59,619 --> 00:21:59,950 HOW WILL THAT AFFECT YOUR MEMBERS? 600 00:21:59,952 --> 00:22:00,985 MEMBERS? >> A LITTLE BIT. 601 00:22:00,987 --> 00:22:03,054 >> A LITTLE BIT. SOME OF THAT WORK WILL STILL BE 602 00:22:03,056 --> 00:22:04,989 SOME OF THAT WORK WILL STILL BE BID TO OUR MEMBERS, SO THEY WILL 603 00:22:04,991 --> 00:22:06,957 BID TO OUR MEMBERS, SO THEY WILL STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO DO WORK. 604 00:22:06,959 --> 00:22:07,992 STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO DO WORK. HOWEVER, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT 605 00:22:07,994 --> 00:22:10,261 HOWEVER, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT DOING THE HEAVY HIGHWAY 606 00:22:10,263 --> 00:22:12,263 DOING THE HEAVY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, THE PROJECTS 607 00:22:12,265 --> 00:22:14,398 CONSTRUCTION, THE PROJECTS BECOME LESS VALUABLE IN TERMS OF 608 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:16,100 BECOME LESS VALUABLE IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT THEY COULD MAKE A 609 00:22:16,102 --> 00:22:16,467 THE AMOUNT THEY COULD MAKE A PROFIT. 610 00:22:16,469 --> 00:22:18,102 PROFIT. WE, UNFORTUNATELY, HAVE BEEN 611 00:22:18,104 --> 00:22:19,070 WE, UNFORTUNATELY, HAVE BEEN SEEING THAT SWING BECAUSE OF THE 612 00:22:19,072 --> 00:22:21,872 SEEING THAT SWING BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ECONOMY HAS GONE AND THE 613 00:22:21,874 --> 00:22:23,908 WAY THE ECONOMY HAS GONE AND THE FUNDING THAT HAS DWINDLED OVER 614 00:22:23,910 --> 00:22:27,178 FUNDING THAT HAS DWINDLED OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. 615 00:22:27,180 --> 00:22:28,045 THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. WE ARE SEEING MORE TO RECOVERY 616 00:22:28,047 --> 00:22:32,183 WE ARE SEEING MORE TO RECOVERY WITH ROADS, FIXING WHAT IS NOT 617 00:22:32,185 --> 00:22:35,286 WITH ROADS, FIXING WHAT IS NOT REPAIRED RATHER THAN ROADS WE DO 618 00:22:35,288 --> 00:22:35,786 REPAIRED RATHER THAN ROADS WE DO GET INVOLVED. 619 00:22:35,788 --> 00:22:38,789 GET INVOLVED. THAT'S A SEPARATE CONVERSATION. 620 00:22:38,791 --> 00:22:40,725 THAT'S A SEPARATE CONVERSATION. WE ARE STILL DOING WORK, BUT 621 00:22:40,727 --> 00:22:43,227 WE ARE STILL DOING WORK, BUT JUST NOT THE WORK WE DO ON A 622 00:22:43,229 --> 00:22:45,096 JUST NOT THE WORK WE DO ON A DAILY BASIS. 623 00:22:45,098 --> 00:22:49,800 DAILY BASIS. >> WHAT IMPACT DOES THAT HAVE ON 624 00:22:49,802 --> 00:22:51,902 >> WHAT IMPACT DOES THAT HAVE ON THE SKILLED JOBS AND JOBS? 625 00:22:51,904 --> 00:22:57,174 THE SKILLED JOBS AND JOBS? DO MAINTENANCE JOBS REQUIRE LSST 626 00:22:57,176 --> 00:22:59,009 DO MAINTENANCE JOBS REQUIRE LSST SKILL AND IS THERE A SHIFT? 627 00:22:59,011 --> 00:23:01,979 SKILL AND IS THERE A SHIFT? >> WE ARE LOSING SKILLED LABOR. 628 00:23:01,981 --> 00:23:04,048 >> WE ARE LOSING SKILLED LABOR. WE ARE GOING ELSEWHERE TO FIND 629 00:23:04,050 --> 00:23:04,548 WE ARE GOING ELSEWHERE TO FIND SKILLED LABOR. 630 00:23:04,550 --> 00:23:06,751 SKILLED LABOR. NOT ONLY THAT, WE ARE GOING TO 631 00:23:06,753 --> 00:23:08,185 NOT ONLY THAT, WE ARE GOING TO OTHER STATES TO DO WORK BECAUSE 632 00:23:08,187 --> 00:23:10,087 OTHER STATES TO DO WORK BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE WORK IS. 633 00:23:10,089 --> 00:23:11,822 THAT'S WHERE THE WORK IS. BECAUSE WE HAVE LESS SKILLED 634 00:23:11,824 --> 00:23:14,558 BECAUSE WE HAVE LESS SKILLED LABOR, IT'S PUTTING MORE 635 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,061 LABOR, IT'S PUTTING MORE PRESSURE ON THE CONTRACT 636 00:23:17,063 --> 00:23:17,495 PRESSURE ON THE CONTRACT INDUSTRY. 637 00:23:17,497 --> 00:23:21,399 INDUSTRY. SOMETIMES IT RELIES NOT TO BID 638 00:23:21,401 --> 00:23:23,367 SOMETIMES IT RELIES NOT TO BID ON CERTAIN PROJECTS OR DO 639 00:23:23,369 --> 00:23:24,368 ON CERTAIN PROJECTS OR DO CERTAIN WORK BECAUSE THEY DON'T 640 00:23:24,370 --> 00:23:26,070 CERTAIN WORK BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE LAYUP OR EMPLOYEES TO 641 00:23:26,072 --> 00:23:26,570 HAVE THE LAYUP OR EMPLOYEES TO DO IT. 642 00:23:26,572 --> 00:23:28,472 DO IT. >> DO YOU KNOW NUMBERS OF JOBS 643 00:23:28,474 --> 00:23:30,074 >> DO YOU KNOW NUMBERS OF JOBS IN THE INDUSTRY THAT ARE 644 00:23:30,076 --> 00:23:30,875 IN THE INDUSTRY THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS SHIFT? 645 00:23:30,877 --> 00:23:32,543 AFFECTED BY THIS SHIFT? >> IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF 646 00:23:32,545 --> 00:23:32,877 >> IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF COMPANY. 647 00:23:32,879 --> 00:23:37,181 COMPANY. A LOT OF COMPANIES DO SPA CIVIC 648 00:23:37,183 --> 00:23:37,882 A LOT OF COMPANIES DO SPA CIVIC INF 649 00:23:37,884 --> 00:23:38,549 INF INFRASTRUCTURE WORK. 650 00:23:38,551 --> 00:23:40,584 INFRASTRUCTURE WORK. WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THE 651 00:23:40,586 --> 00:23:42,453 WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THE INDUSTRY IS THAT IN CERTAIN 652 00:23:42,455 --> 00:23:44,255 INDUSTRY IS THAT IN CERTAIN CASES THEY HAVE LOST 50% OF 653 00:23:44,257 --> 00:23:46,991 CASES THEY HAVE LOST 50% OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT SINCE LAST 654 00:23:46,993 --> 00:23:47,291 THEIR EMPLOYMENT SINCE LAST YEAR. 655 00:23:47,293 --> 00:23:49,627 YEAR. SOME OTHERS ARE STAYING STABLE. 656 00:23:49,629 --> 00:23:52,263 SOME OTHERS ARE STAYING STABLE. WHAT WE ARE ALSO SEEING IS THAT 657 00:23:52,265 --> 00:23:54,031 WHAT WE ARE ALSO SEEING IS THAT WE ARE NOT EMPLOYING THE 658 00:23:54,033 --> 00:23:58,803 WE ARE NOT EMPLOYING THE EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS IN THE 659 00:23:58,805 --> 00:24:00,604 EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS IN THE PAST. 660 00:24:00,606 --> 00:24:02,506 PAST. WE CAN'T OFFER THINGS TO KEEP 661 00:24:02,508 --> 00:24:04,308 WE CAN'T OFFER THINGS TO KEEP THEM STABLE AND PUT MONEY BACK 662 00:24:04,310 --> 00:24:06,510 THEM STABLE AND PUT MONEY BACK INTO THE ECONOMY. 663 00:24:06,512 --> 00:24:09,747 INTO THE ECONOMY. IT VARIES WITH THE TYPE OF 664 00:24:09,749 --> 00:24:10,848 IT VARIES WITH THE TYPE OF COMPANY YOU ARE WITH. 665 00:24:10,850 --> 00:24:15,319 COMPANY YOU ARE WITH. OVERALL I WOULD SAY IT'S PRETTY 666 00:24:15,321 --> 00:24:15,653 OVERALL I WOULD SAY IT'S PRETTY STABLE. 667 00:24:15,655 --> 00:24:22,326 STABLE. WE HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH TO THE 668 00:24:22,328 --> 00:24:22,693 WE HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH TO THE POSITIVE. 669 00:24:22,695 --> 00:24:25,129 POSITIVE. >> THE ISSUE IS FUNDING AT THE 670 00:24:25,131 --> 00:24:27,698 >> THE ISSUE IS FUNDING AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. 671 00:24:27,700 --> 00:24:28,632 STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. YOU TOLD ME BEFORE WE CAME 672 00:24:28,634 --> 00:24:30,568 YOU TOLD ME BEFORE WE CAME BEFORE THE CAMERA, THAT YOU WERE 673 00:24:30,570 --> 00:24:33,237 BEFORE THE CAMERA, THAT YOU WERE IN PHOENIX LAST WEEK TALKING 674 00:24:33,239 --> 00:24:34,872 IN PHOENIX LAST WEEK TALKING ABOUT THAT WHOLE ASPECT OF IT. 675 00:24:34,874 --> 00:24:36,340 ABOUT THAT WHOLE ASPECT OF IT. GIVE US A BRIEFING ON WHAT YOU 676 00:24:36,342 --> 00:24:37,308 GIVE US A BRIEFING ON WHAT YOU FOUND OUT THERE? 677 00:24:37,310 --> 00:24:39,343 FOUND OUT THERE? >> OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS THE 678 00:24:39,345 --> 00:24:43,414 >> OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS SWEPT $1.6 679 00:24:43,416 --> 00:24:46,784 STATE LEGISLATURE HAS SWEPT $1.6 BILLION OF HIGHWAY REVENUE USER 680 00:24:46,786 --> 00:24:49,086 BILLION OF HIGHWAY REVENUE USER FUNNELED FUND. 681 00:24:49,088 --> 00:24:51,522 FUNNELED FUND. THAT'S COMPRISED OF GAS TAX. 682 00:24:51,524 --> 00:24:54,391 THAT'S COMPRISED OF GAS TAX. >> THAT'S TAKING IT AWAY -- 683 00:24:54,393 --> 00:24:57,695 >> THAT'S TAKING IT AWAY -- >> TAKING IT AWAY AND SWEEPING 684 00:24:57,697 --> 00:24:58,896 >> TAKING IT AWAY AND SWEEPING IT TO OTHER THINGS. 685 00:24:58,898 --> 00:25:03,067 IT TO OTHER THINGS. THE LOSS IS TO THE END USER OF 686 00:25:03,069 --> 00:25:04,001 THE LOSS IS TO THE END USER OF THE ROAD. 687 00:25:04,003 --> 00:25:06,437 THE ROAD. WHAT WE HAVE HEARD IS THAT THE 688 00:25:06,439 --> 00:25:08,038 WHAT WE HAVE HEARD IS THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT WILLING TO 689 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:09,340 LEGISLATURE IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE A STEP INTO THE DIRECTION 690 00:25:09,342 --> 00:25:14,812 TAKE A STEP INTO THE DIRECTION OF TRYING TO FUND 691 00:25:14,814 --> 00:25:15,279 OF TRYING TO FUND TRANSPORTATION. 692 00:25:15,281 --> 00:25:17,081 TRANSPORTATION. THEY WANT TO FIND NEW AVENUES 693 00:25:17,083 --> 00:25:19,617 THEY WANT TO FIND NEW AVENUES AND ARE PUTTING IT ON THE BURDEN 694 00:25:19,619 --> 00:25:21,085 AND ARE PUTTING IT ON THE BURDEN OF THE INDUSTRY. 695 00:25:21,087 --> 00:25:22,686 OF THE INDUSTRY. WE WILL PROBABLY FINDING 696 00:25:22,688 --> 00:25:26,390 WE WILL PROBABLY FINDING OURSELVES DOING MORE MAINTENANCE 697 00:25:26,392 --> 00:25:30,895 OURSELVES DOING MORE MAINTENANCE WORK THAN PROJECTS TO EXPAND OUR 698 00:25:30,897 --> 00:25:31,362 WORK THAN PROJECTS TO EXPAND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. 699 00:25:31,364 --> 00:25:33,464 INFRASTRUCTURE. IT'S LEAVING US TO FIND WITH 700 00:25:33,466 --> 00:25:37,968 IT'S LEAVING US TO FIND WITH THOSE AVENUES, OTHER WORK, OTHER 701 00:25:37,970 --> 00:25:39,069 THOSE AVENUES, OTHER WORK, OTHER POCKETS. 702 00:25:39,071 --> 00:25:39,670 POCKETS. WH 703 00:25:39,672 --> 00:25:40,170 WH -- OTHER AVENUES. 704 00:25:40,172 --> 00:25:44,975 -- OTHER AVENUES. WHAT WE WILL BE DOING IS LOOKING 705 00:25:44,977 --> 00:25:53,017 WHAT WE WILL BE DOING IS LOOKING AT STUDIES THAT ARE NOT TIED TO 706 00:25:53,019 --> 00:25:55,119 AT STUDIES THAT ARE NOT TIED TO THE PURSE STRINGS THE 707 00:25:55,121 --> 00:25:56,220 THE PURSE STRINGS THE LEGISLATURE CONTROLS. 708 00:25:56,222 --> 00:25:58,489 LEGISLATURE CONTROLS. WE LOOK TO GAIN DOLLARS, PUT IT 709 00:25:58,491 --> 00:26:03,894 WE LOOK TO GAIN DOLLARS, PUT IT BACK INTO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. 710 00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:05,429 BACK INTO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. GET PROJECTS MOVING ON TIME. 711 00:26:05,431 --> 00:26:08,065 GET PROJECTS MOVING ON TIME. THERE IS A LOT OF STEPS, BUT I 712 00:26:08,067 --> 00:26:09,633 THERE IS A LOT OF STEPS, BUT I THINK WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT 713 00:26:09,635 --> 00:26:10,434 THINK WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT NEW AVENUES. 714 00:26:10,436 --> 00:26:13,270 NEW AVENUES. >> YOU MENTIONED THE WORD TAXES. 715 00:26:13,272 --> 00:26:14,905 >> YOU MENTIONED THE WORD TAXES. WE HAVE ABOUT HALF A MINUTE 716 00:26:14,907 --> 00:26:15,272 WE HAVE ABOUT HALF A MINUTE REMAINING. 717 00:26:15,274 --> 00:26:17,541 REMAINING. YOU MENTIONED THE WORD TAXES. 718 00:26:17,543 --> 00:26:20,311 YOU MENTIONED THE WORD TAXES. AS WE SAW, A COUPLE OF 719 00:26:20,313 --> 00:26:21,845 AS WE SAW, A COUPLE OF LEGISLATORS DON'T WANT TO USE 720 00:26:21,847 --> 00:26:23,747 LEGISLATORS DON'T WANT TO USE THE WORD OR REJECT THE USE OF 721 00:26:23,749 --> 00:26:26,884 THE WORD OR REJECT THE USE OF THE WORD. 722 00:26:26,886 --> 00:26:31,689 THE WORD. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? 723 00:26:31,691 --> 00:26:40,030 WHAT DOES IT MEAN? >> 50% OF OUR MONEY COMES FROM 724 00:26:40,032 --> 00:26:41,732 >> 50% OF OUR MONEY COMES FROM WADA WASHINGTON, D.C. 725 00:26:41,734 --> 00:26:45,169 WADA WASHINGTON, D.C. THE CURRENT STATE OF OUR 726 00:26:45,171 --> 00:26:47,338 THE CURRENT STATE OF OUR GOVERNMENT ARE NOT WILLING TO OR 727 00:26:47,340 --> 00:26:50,874 GOVERNMENT ARE NOT WILLING TO OR HAVE NOT BEEN WANTING TO FUND 728 00:26:50,876 --> 00:26:52,576 HAVE NOT BEEN WANTING TO FUND TRANSPORTATION AND 729 00:26:52,578 --> 00:26:53,043 TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE. 730 00:26:53,045 --> 00:26:54,578 INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ARE GOING TO SEE IN THE 731 00:26:54,580 --> 00:26:55,713 WE ARE GOING TO SEE IN THE FUTURE -- WE ARE GOING TO HAVE 732 00:26:55,715 --> 00:26:59,083 FUTURE -- WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH NEW THINGS OUR 733 00:26:59,085 --> 00:27:01,285 TO COME UP WITH NEW THINGS OUR COUNCIL AND GOVERNMENT IS GOING 734 00:27:01,287 --> 00:27:04,088 COUNCIL AND GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO HAVE TO SWALLOW. 735 00:27:04,090 --> 00:27:09,193 TO HAVE TO SWALLOW. >> THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE 736 00:27:09,195 --> 00:27:09,793 >> THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UTILITY ASSOCIATION. 737 00:27:09,795 --> 00:27:10,160 UTILITY ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU. 738 00:27:10,162 --> 00:27:13,297 THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 739 00:27:13,299 --> 00:27:16,166 >> THANK YOU. >> SEE A LINK TO THE FIVE-YEAR 740 00:27:16,168 --> 00:27:16,967 >> SEE A LINK TO THE FIVE-YEAR TRANSPORTATION PLAN. 741 00:27:16,969 --> 00:27:19,470 TRANSPORTATION PLAN. THAT'S OUR PROGRAM FOR FRIDAY, 742 00:27:19,472 --> 00:27:22,272 THAT'S OUR PROGRAM FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2013. 743 00:27:22,274 --> 00:27:23,707 MARCH 22, 2013. NEXT FRIDAY ANOTHER FINANCIALLY 744 00:27:23,709 --> 00:27:27,011 NEXT FRIDAY ANOTHER FINANCIALLY FRAUGHT TOPIC, THE PRECARIOUS 745 00:27:27,013 --> 00:27:29,480 FRAUGHT TOPIC, THE PRECARIOUS STATE OF PUBLIC PENSION FUNDS. 746 00:27:29,482 --> 00:27:33,482 >> PRODUCTION OF "ARIZONA WEEK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY --