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>>> THIS YEAR ON ELECTION DAY,

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AUSTIN VOTERS WILL SEE A

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DIFFERENT BALLOT.

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THEY'LL SELECT ONE COUNCILMEMBER

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TO REPRESENT THEIR GEOGRAPHIC

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DISTRICT AND ONLY ONE TO

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REPRESENT THEIR CITY AS A WHOLE

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AT CITY HALL.

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A WIDE -- TONIGHT WE'LL HEAR

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FROM FIVE OF THEM ABOUT THEIR

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IDEAS FOR MOVING OUR CITY

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FORWARD.

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THIS IS CITY SUMMIT MAYORAL

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CANDIDATE FORUM.

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[MUSIC]

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SUPPORT FOR CIVIC SUMMIT COMES

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FROM EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES IN

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AMERICA'S CITIES AND FROM TEXAS

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MUTUAL INSURANCE, PROVIDING

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WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR TEXAS

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EMPLOYERS.

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>>> HELLO, THANKS FOR JOINING

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US.

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I'M JENNIFER STAYTON WITH

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AUSTIN'S NPR STATION.

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TONIGHT, CIVIC SUMMIT, A

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COPRODUCTION WITH KLRU AND THE

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AUSTIN URBAN LAND INSTITUTE.

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THE TOPIC WILL FOCUS ON

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TRANSPORTATION, GOVERNANCE, AS

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WELL AS OTHER ISSUES.

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EACH CANDIDATE MET CERTAIN

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VIABILITY STANDARDS ALLOWING

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THEM TO PARTICIPATE.

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EACH HAS ONE MINUTE TO ANSWER

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EACH QUESTION.

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IF A CANDIDATE IS MENTIONED BY

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NAME IN A FELLOW CANDIDATE'S

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ANSWER, THAT PERSON WILL BE

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ALLOWED 30 SECONDS TO RESPOND.

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THE CANDIDATES SELECTED THEIR

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ORDER FROM A HAT AND WE'LL BEGIN

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WITH A OPENING STATEMENT FROM

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EACH CANDIDATE.

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TODD PHELPS WILL START OFF.

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>> IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE

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TODAY.

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AND I'D LIKE TO START BY

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THANKING MR. MARTINEZ FOR HIS

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WORK ON THE COUNCIL, RANDALL FOR

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HIS SERVICE IN THE MILITARY, AND

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MS. COLE FOR HER TIME ON THE

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COUNCIL, AND ATTORNEY ADLER FOR

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HIS CHARITABLE WORK IN THE PAST.

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I'M GOING TO READ FROM SOMETHING

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SO I DON'T LEAVE OUT ANY NUGGETS

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YOU MIGHT NEED TO KNOW HERE.

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I GREW UP IN AUSTIN WHERE I WENT

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TO HILL ELEMENTARY, HYDE PARK

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HIGH SCHOOL AND ACC AND U.T.

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MY HOMETOWN WHERE I BARTENDED

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AND WORKED IN THE FILM AND

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COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIES AND BEEN A

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LICENSED LOAN OFFICER AND BUILT

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A BUSINESS.

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MANY OF YOU KNOW ME AS TODD

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PHELPS MUSICIAN OR FARMER BUT IN

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BETWEEN, I STARTED AN

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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY COMPANY RIGHT

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HERE IN THE SAME CITY MY DAD

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STARTED HIS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

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IN AND WHERE MY MOTHER BEGAN

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TEACHING IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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30 YEARS AGO AND RECEIVED HER

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Ph.D. THERE THE UNIVERSITY OF

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TEXAS.

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>> WHAT TIME IS THAT?

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MIKE MARTINEZ.

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>> THANK YOU FOR HOSTING THIS

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DEBATE TONIGHT AND I WANT TO

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THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO

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BE HERE AND THOSE TUNING IN

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ONLINE AND TELEVISION, THANK YOU

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AS WELL.

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I'M MIKE MARTINEZ.

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I'M RUNNING FOR MAYOR BECAUSE I

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BELIEVE EVERYDAY MIDDLE CLASS

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FAMILIES NEED A STRONG VOICE AT

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CITY HALL.

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AS A FORMER AUSTIN FIREFIGHTER I

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FOUGHT TO ENSURE NO ONE IS LEFT

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BEHIND AND THAT CORPORATIONS PAY

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THEIR WORKERS A FAIR WAGE AND

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I'LL CONTINUE TO FIGHT AGAINST

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PAYDAY LENDING PRACTICES THAT

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MIDDLE

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CLASS AND OVERPRICE CONSUMERS

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AND FIGHT FOR THINGS LIKE EQUAL

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PAY FOR EQUAL WORK.

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MY VISION FOR AUSTIN IS SIMPLE.

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IT'S A PLACE WHERE HARD-WORKING

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MIDDLE-CLASS AUSTINITES CAN

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RAISE THEIR FAMILIES AND AUSTIN

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NEEDS A MAYOR THAT WILL FIGHT TO

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PROTECT THE MIDDLE CLASS.

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I LOOK FORWARD TO THE

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CONVERSATION.

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>> TIME IS UP.

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RANDALL STEPHENS.

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>> THANK YOU FOR COMING AND

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THANK YOU FOR KLRU FOR HOSTING

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THIS EVENT, FOR OUR

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DISTINGUISHED COUNCILMEMBER

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MARTINEZ AND MAYOR PRO TEM COLE

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FOR YOUR SERVICE AND TAKING THE

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HITS OUT THERE DAY TO DAY AND

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TODD FOR REMEMBERING THOSE

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SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND MARINES

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OUT IN COUNTRIES THAT DON'T HAVE

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REVOLUTIONS AT THE BALLOT BOX.

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WE CAN THANK OUR ALL MIGHTY FOR

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THAT AND WE CAN THANK MR. ADLER

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FOR HIS CHARITABLE WORK AND I

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TOO SEEK TO SERVE THE RENT

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PAYERS AND HOMEOWNERS AND SMALL

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BUSINESS PEOPLE OF THE

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COMMUNITY.

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AND I STARTED IN LIFE, WENT INTO

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THE MILITARY, THE AIR FORCE AND

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WENT TO AN AIRLINE AND HAD A

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TERRIFIC CAREER AT A DYNAMIC

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ORGANIZATION AND BEEN AN

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EMPLOYER HERE IN AUSTIN AND SET

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UP A COMPANY THAT IS DESIGNED TO

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HELP PEOPLE FIND THINGS CLOSER

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TO HOME AND SAVE FUEL AND TIME.

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THANK YOU.

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>> SHERYL COLE.

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>> AUSTIN IS THE ENVY OF EVERY

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SINGLE CITY IN AMERICA.

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WE'RE ON THE TOP OF EVERY LIST

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FOR PROMOTING AND PROTECTING

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BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY AS WELL

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AS MUSIC AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

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IT'S NO SECRET WHY.

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IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE ACTIVELY,

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CIVICALLY ENGAGED AND I WANT TO

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THANK KLRU FOR ALL DO YOU TO

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PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

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I GOT MY START IN THE PTA WHERE

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MOMS AND DADS PUT OTHERS FIRST.

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THE TRUE DEFINITION OF PUBLIC

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SERVICE.

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I WENT ON TO RECOGNIZE THAT

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COLLABORATION AND GRASSROOTS

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ORGANIZING IS WHAT WE HAVE TO

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HAVE TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT

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AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND CONTINUE

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TO NURTURE OUR CIVIC CREATIVITY.

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WE MUST IN THIS CITY ELECT A

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MAYOR WHO UNDERSTANDS THE VALUE

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OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

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I WANT TO BE THAT MAYOR AND I'M

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ASKING YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

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THANK YOU.

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>> STEVE ADLER.

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>> THANK YOU.

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I SPENT 36 YEARS LIVING HERE IN

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AUSTIN AND I LOVE THIS CITY.

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BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS

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CITY.

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I THINK IT'S AT A TIPPING POINT.

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IF WE'RE GOING TO PRESERVE AND

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PROTECT WHAT MAKES AUSTIN

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SPECIAL, ITS SPIRIT AND SOUL, I

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THINK WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD IN

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A NEW WAY.

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WE HAVE TO FIX THE TRAFFIC

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CONGESTION.

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WE HAVE TO FIX THE AFFORDABILITY

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CRISIS WE HAVE IN THE CITY AND

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PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR

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NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR

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ENVIRONMENT AND OUR WATER.

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WE HAVE TO RESTRUCTURE HOW WE DO

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GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE TO

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RESTRUCTURE HOW WE DO THE

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PERMITTING PROCESS IN THIS CITY.

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I'M STEVE ADLER.

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I SPENT A CAREER BUILDING COMMON

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GROUND.

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I HAVE FOUGHT FOR

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SCHOOLCHILDREN.

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I'VE FOUGHT AND PROTECTED WOMEN

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AND WORKERS AND MINORITIES AND

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SMALL BUSINESSES DEFENSE ABUSE.

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I'VE FOUGHT TO PROVIDE

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES.

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YOU KNOW, WE CAN KEEP GOING AS

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WE HAVE THE LAST EIGHT YEARS,

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AND NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE.

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THINGS AREN'T GOING TO GET

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BETTER.

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THEY'RE GOING TO GET WORSE.

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I THINK WE NEED A NEW WAY

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FORWARD.

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WE CAN USE THIS ELECTION TO

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CHOOSE A NEW WAY FORWARD.

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>> TIME IS UP.

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THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL APPROVED

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PLACING PROPOSITION ONE ON THE

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BALLOT, IT'S A TRANSPORTATION

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BOND WHICH INCLUDES MONEY FOR A

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NEW RAIL LINE AND FOR ROADWAY

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IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

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DO YOU SUPPORT PROPOSITION ONE

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AS IT APPEARS ON THE BALLOT?

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WHY AND WHY NOT?

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MIKE MARTINEZ.

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>> I WILL BE SUPPORTING

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PROPOSITION ONE.

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AS YOU KNOW, I CHAIR CAPITAL

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METRO AND HAVE FOR THE LAST FOUR

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YEARS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

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IS A KEY THING IN HELP CAN THE

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MIDDLE CLASS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

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I BELIEVE IT'S NOT A PERFECT

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SOLUTION FOR CONGESTION, BUT WE

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HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.

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IT'S THE FIRST PHASE OF A

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50-YEAR VISIONING FOR HOW WE

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SOLVE THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN

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AUSTIN.

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I'LL CONTINUE MY EFFORTS AS

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CHAIRMAN OF CAP METRO ENSURING

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MILLIONS OF CARS ARE TAKEN OF

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THE ROADS BECAUSE YOU HAVE OUR

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PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCY.

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>> RANDALL STEPHENS.

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>> I'M NOT SUPPORTING THE RAIL

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BOND.

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I'M CONCERNED IT WILL OVEREXTEND

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OUR BORROWING -- OUR CAPITAL --

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OUR ABILITY TO RAISE CAPITAL IN

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THE NEXT 10 YEARS AND ABILITY TO

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SUPPORT THAT.

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ANOTHER REASON IS I FEEL THE

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COUNCIL HAS BEEN REMISS IN NOT

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ANTICIPATING THE URGENCE OF

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FIXING CONGESTION PROBLEMS AND

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WORKING WITH TXDOT DILIGENTLY TO

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REMOVE OBSTACLES AND TRAFFIC

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LIGHTS AND CONGESTION FROM OUR

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FREEWAYS.

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I BELIEVE WE CAN DO THAT.

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THE EVIDENCE IS OUT ON EAST

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RIVERSIDE AND 71 AND WE CAN DO

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THAT ON ALL OF OUR COMMUTER

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FREEWAYS.

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>> AND IMPROVED OFFRAMPS AND

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ACCESS AND CONTINUATION WITH THE

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URBAN TRAIL PROGRAMS.

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SO PEOPLE HAVE OPTIONS FOR

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GETTING INTO TOWN.

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BUT RAIL, I LIKE RAIL.

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I HAVE LIVED AROUND THE WORLD

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AND DONE BUSINESS IN DIFFERENT

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PARTS OF THE WORLD WHERE THEY

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HAVE TERRIFIC MULTIMODAL SYSTEMS

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AND ULTIMATELY WE NEED TO

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DEVELOP THAT IN AUSTIN.

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>> TIME IT UP.

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SHERYL COLE.

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>> YES, I'LL SUPPORT PROPOSITION

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ONE AND I WILL VOTE FOR

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PROPOSITION ONE.

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I BELIEVE THAT WE MUST HAVE A

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MULTIMODAL SYSTEM, WE CAN'T

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BUILD OUR WAY OUT OF CONGESTION,

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I SERVE ON THE BOARD THAT

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OVERSEES REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION

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ISSUES AND IT'S ALMOST

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IMPERATIVE WE TAKE A STEP

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FORWARD.

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THE PROPOSITION ONE IS BASED

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UPON A PROJECT CONNECT VISION

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WHERE ALL OF THE REGIONAL

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ENTITIES AND LOCAL ENTITIES GOT

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TOGETHER AND ACTUALLY FORMED A

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DATA-DRIVEN PROCESS THAT PUT

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THIS ITEM FORWARD AND WHICH THE

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CITY COUNCIL EVENTUALLY VOTED TO

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PUT ON THE BALLOT.

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>> STEVE ADLER.

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>> I'M GOING TO SUPPORT

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PROPOSITION ONE, BUT I'LL TELL

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YOU THE TRUTH.

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I'M REALLY FRUSTRATED AT THE

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POSITION WE'RE IN.

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BECAUSE WHEN WE GO THROUGH A

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DELIBERATIVE PROCESS LIKE THIS,

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WE EXPECT ALL OF THE QUESTIONS

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TO BE ANSWERED.

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WE EXPECT WE WOULDN'T BE SITTING

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WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW WHERE

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PEOPLE ARE QUESTIONING THE

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UNDERLYING FACTS.

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I THINK WE HAVE TO SUPPORT THIS

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BECAUSE IT'S MORE IMPORTANT FOR

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US TO DO SOMETHING THAN NOTHING.

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BECAUSE I READ THIS BOND

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PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE A

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AUTHORIZATION AND NOT A

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REQUIREMENT AND I THINK THIS

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NEXT CITY COUNCIL, THE NEW CITY

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COUNCIL COMING IN, GETS TO

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RE-THINK AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING

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THAT THIS CITY COUNCIL IS DOING

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RIGHT NOW.

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THIS EFFORT INCLUDED.

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I'M GOING TO SUPPORT PROPOSITION

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ONE AND PURGE U URGE PEOPLE TO

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VOTE FOR IT -- URGE PEOPLE TO

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VOTE FOR IT AND THE CITY WILL BE

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IN A BETTER POSITION IF WE

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APPROVE IT.

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AND WE NEED TO DO DELIBERATIVE

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GORGES AND IN THIS CITY BETTER.

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>> TODD PHELPS.

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>> AS SOMEONE WHO GROUP HERE, I

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UNDERSTAND THE SOUL OF AUSTIN

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AND WHAT'S SACRED.

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TO ME IT'S THE PEOPLE OF AUSTIN

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THAT WERE HERE AND THAT HAVE

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BEEN PUSHED OUT BY RISING

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PROPERTY TAXES OVER THE LAST 10

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YEARS BY POOR DECISIONS THAT

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PEOPLE ON OUR COUNCIL.

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EVEN IF THIS DID WHAT IT SAID IT

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WOULD DO WITH THE NUMBERS, TO

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ME, I DON'T SEE HOW ANYONE

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COMING FROM AN AFFORDABILITY

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ARGUMENT IN GOOD CONSCIOUS CAN

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SUPPORT THIS.

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IT DOESN'T MATTER, BECAUSE IF

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YOU GET 20,000 RIDERS OR 40,000

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RIDERS, IS IT WORTH PUSHING OUT

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FOUR TIMES OF THAT AMOUNT OF

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NATIVE AUSTINITES BECAUSE THEY

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CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE

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ANYMORE.

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THERE'S CRITICISM, AMONG THEM,

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IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE, IT'S NOT

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APPROPRIATE OR FAIR TO -- THAT

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RAIL ROUTE IS NOT THE BEST

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OPTION AND AN ALTERNATIVE

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CORRIDOR LIKE GUADALUPE WOULD

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BETTER SERVE AUSTINITES AND THE

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PROPOSITION LANGUAGE IS

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CONFUSING.

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HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THOSE

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CRITICISMS.

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RANDALL STEPHENS FIRST.

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>> I LIKE RAIL, I BELIEVE IT

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NEEDS TO START, AT THIS POINT,

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IF WE WERE TO INVEST THESE SUMS

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IN A RAIL SYSTEM WITH OUR LEVEL

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OF POPULATION DENSITIES, IT

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NEEDS TO START AT THE EDGE,

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OUTSIDE OF THE CITY AND BE A

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HYBRID SYSTEM.

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IF IT DOESN'T TAKE CARS OFFER

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THE HIGHWAY, THE STATE HIGHWAYS

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ENTERING THE CITY, I THINK THE

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COUNCIL'S UNDERESTIMATING THE

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AMOUNT OF FRUSTRATION UP THE

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PARMA CORRIDOR AND OUT ON 290

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ARE HAVING AND EXPECT THESE

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THINGS TO BE FIXED A LONG TIME

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AGO AND I'LL LOBBY FOR THAT,

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I'LL BE AT THE STATEHOUSE, I'LL

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BE THERE IN JANUARY.

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JUST TO GET THEIR ATTENTION TO

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THE ISSUE OF MOBILITY FUNDING

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THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BY THE RMA

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AND THE GREATER REGIONAL ECONOMY

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HAS TO PLAY A PART IN IT.

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>> TIME IS UP.

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SHERYL COLE.

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>> TO THE QUESTION OF IT BEING

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TOO EXPENSIVE, I FULLY RECOGNIZE

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AUSTINITES ARE CONCERNED ABOUT

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AFFORDABILITY BUT THEY'RE ALSO

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CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC.

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SO WE HAVE TO ADDRESS OR GIVE

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THEM AN OPTION HOW TO DEAL WITH

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THAT.

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THE BOND PROPOSAL CONTEMPLATES

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$600 MILLION FOR RAIL AND

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$400 MILLION FOR ROADS.

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I DO BELIEVE THAT THE ROADS ARE

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IMPERATIVE TO BE A PART OF THAT

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PACKAGE IN ORDER TO PRESENT A

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COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE.

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THAT'S WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO PUT

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BEFORE THE VOTERS, SOMETHING

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THAT WILL REALLY HELP WITH

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CONGESTION.

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YOU ALSO ASKED THE QUESTION

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ABOUT THE ROUTES AND WHICH WERE

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TAKEN AND WHY DID WE NOT TAKE

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THE LAMAR GUADALUPE ROUT.

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IT WASN'T RECOMMENDED BY THE

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CITIZENS' COMMITTEE.

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LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE LOTS OF

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CITIZENS ENGAGED BECAUSE WE'VE

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ALREADY RECEIVED BUS RAPID

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TRANSIT FOR THAT LINE.

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BUT I WOULD SUPPORT THAT FOR THE

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SECOND PHASE OF RAIL.

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>> STEVE ADLER.

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>> I THINK THE QUESTION GOES TO

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LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE AND

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HOW WE DO DELIBERATIVE AND

14:37.377 --> 14:38.778
THOUGHTFUL GOVERNMENT IN THE

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CITY OF AUSTIN.

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TO THOSE CRITICISMS I SHARE THE

14:43.082 --> 14:44.283
FRUSTRATION, THAT AT THIS POINT

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IN THE PROCESS, THOSE QUESTIONS

14:45.685 --> 14:47.086
WOULD STILL REMAIN.

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I THINK WE NEED TO ANSWER THOSE

14:49.789 --> 14:51.190
QUESTIONS, BUT THE FACT THEY'RE

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THERE I THINK IS AN UNDERLYING

14:53.593 --> 14:54.594
PROBLEM.

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MY RESPONSE TO THE CRITICISMS IS

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THE ONE I GAVE BEFORE.

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I THINK WE'LL BE BETTER OFF IF

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THIS BOND PROPOSAL PASSES THAN

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IF IT DOESN'T PASS BECAUSE I

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THINK THERE ARE THINGS WE COULD

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DO NEXT YEAR.

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BUT THE BIG TAKE-AWAY, I THINK,

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RELATED TO THOSE CRITICISMS, THE

15:11.411 --> 15:14.213
BIG TAKE-AWAY, I THINK, IS TO

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RECOGNIZE THAT GOING FORWARD WE

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NEED TO DO GOVERNMENT IN A

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BETTER WAY.

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>> TODD PHELPS.

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>> THEY DIDN'T GET THE GUADALUPE

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LAMAR CORRIDOR, THEY DIDN'T TRY

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HARD ENOUGH AND IT'S ONE OF THE

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DENSEST CORRIDORS IN THE

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COUNTRY.

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THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE THE

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THIRD MOST EXPENSIVE RAIL

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PROJECT IN THE UNITED STATES

15:36.769 --> 15:36.969
HISTORY.

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SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FACT

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THIS MONTH, AUSTIN MADE THE TOP

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16 LIST IN BUSINESS INSIDER OF

15:44.377 --> 15:48.381
THE MOST IMPOVERISHED CITIES AND

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WE HAD A MASSIVE RISE IN

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SUBURBAN POVERTY, THIS ISN'T

15:52.785 --> 15:54.187
GOING TO HELP THOSE FOLKS.

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MR. LEFFINGWELL SAID THEY'VE

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DONE NOTHING TO PLAN FOR IT AND

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IT WILL COST AN AVERAGE FAMILY

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$180 JUST FOR THE FIRST LEG.

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MULTIPLY THAT BY FOUR, THE 180,

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YOU KNOW, 7%, 15 YEARS AND

16:18.311 --> 16:21.013
$5,000 RANGE, WE REALLY WANT TO

16:21.013 --> 16:22.915
TAKE THAT TYPE OF MONEY AWAY

16:22.915 --> 16:25.117
FROM AUSTIN FAMILIES AS THEY'RE

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BEING PUSHED OUT OF OUR CITY?

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I DON'T THINK SO.

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>> TIME IS UP.

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MIKE MARTINEZ.

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>> I CERTAINLY DO UNDERSTAND THE

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CONCERNS ABOUT THE COAST.

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IT'S EXPENSIVE.

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BUT THERE'S ONE KEY ELEMENT THAT

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I THINK VOTERS MUST UNDERSTAND.

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NOT A PENNY OF THIS MONEY CAN BE

16:42.668 --> 16:44.670
SPENT UNLESS WE GET AN EQUAL

16:44.670 --> 16:45.571
MATCH FROM THE FEDERAL

16:45.571 --> 16:47.673
GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE FTA.

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TO ME, THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY, AN

16:49.375 --> 16:52.378
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING 600 MILLION

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FEDERAL DOLLARS TO AN AUSTIN

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INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT.

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I REALIZE THERE ARE CONCERNS

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ABOUT THE ROUTING.

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THIS WAS A TWO-YEAR PROCESS LED

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BY MAYOR LEFFINGWELL AND

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COMMUNITY LEADERS, THAT CHOSE

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THE ALIGNMENT SO WE COULD BE AS

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COMPETITIVE AS POSSIBLE AND

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QUALIFIED FOR THAT EQUAL MATCH

17:11.797 --> 17:13.199
IN THE FTA.

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I DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING I WANTED

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IN THE ROUTING EITHER, I WANTED

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IT TO EXTEND TO ABIA AND I THINK

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THAT'S CRITICAL IN FUTURE PHASES

17:21.407 --> 17:22.508
THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE FOR

17:22.508 --> 17:25.511
SUCCESSFUL MULTIMODAL OPERATION

17:25.511 --> 17:27.413
AND I'LL CONTINUE TO WORKING ON

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TRANSPORTATION AS CHAIRMAN OF

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CAP METRO.

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32 MILLION TRIPS THIS YEAR ALONE

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WERE GIVE.ON CAP METRO.

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WE NEED TO DO MORE.

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>> NEXT QUESTION, WHAT WOULD YOU

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DO IF PROPOSITION ONE DOES NOT

17:40.960 --> 17:43.262
PASS IN NOVEMBER AND YOU'RE

17:43.262 --> 17:44.664
ELECTED MAYOR.

17:44.664 --> 17:46.465
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T SUPPORT

17:46.465 --> 17:47.867
PROPOSITION ONE, WHAT WOULD YOU

17:47.867 --> 17:51.170
DO IF IT DOES PASS IN NOVEMBER

17:51.170 --> 17:53.172
AND YOU'RE ELECTED MAYOR.

17:53.172 --> 17:54.273
SHERYL COLE.

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>> I THINK IT'S THE DUTY OF

17:55.374 --> 17:57.376
EVERY MAYOR TO HAVE A VISION FOR

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THE CITY AND CONTEMPLATE BOTH

18:00.079 --> 18:01.480
ALTERNATIVES THAT YOU'VE SET

18:01.480 --> 18:01.881
FORTH.

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IF THE PROPOSITION DOES NOT

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PASS, I THINK WE SIMPLY GO BACK

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TO THE CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

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BECAUSE WE HAD A AMOUNT OF

18:10.790 --> 18:12.892
COLLABORATION IN CIVIC

18:12.892 --> 18:15.294
ENGAGEMENT ON THIS SUBJECT AND

18:15.294 --> 18:16.495
DIG DEEP WHY THAT WAS.

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LIKE THE LEADERSHIP, I DID SHOW

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ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND

18:20.700 --> 18:22.101
AND IF THE PROPOSITION DOES

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PASS, I'LL WORK VERY HARD TO

18:24.403 --> 18:26.005
MAKE SURE THAT THE FEDERAL

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MATCHING FUNDS ARE THERE FOR US

18:27.606 --> 18:29.709
TO ACTUALLY DO THE RAIL AND ALSO

18:29.709 --> 18:31.310
THE FUNDS ARE THERE TO ACTUALLY

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DO THE ROADS.

18:33.646 --> 18:35.047
>> STEVE ADLER.

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>> FIVE YEARS AGO, AUSTIN HAD

18:36.549 --> 18:40.152
THE 16th WORST TRAFFIC

18:40.152 --> 18:41.454
CONGESTION IN THE COUNTRY.

18:41.454 --> 18:42.955
TODAY WE HAVE THE FOURTH WORST

18:42.955 --> 18:44.357
IN THE COUNTRY THE WE HAVE TO DO

18:44.357 --> 18:45.758
SOMETHING AND WE HAVE TO ACT.

18:45.758 --> 18:47.960
WHEN WE GO FROM TWO MILLION

18:47.960 --> 18:50.663
PEOPLE IN THE MSA WHICH IS WHAT

18:50.663 --> 18:53.065
WE HAVE TODAY TO 4:00 FOUR

18:53.065 --> 18:55.067
MILLION IN 25 YEARS, IT'S HARD

18:55.067 --> 18:56.969
TO IMAGINE A SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T

18:56.969 --> 18:58.371
IS INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION.

18:58.371 --> 18:59.972
INCLUDING RAIL AND ROADS AND

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TRAILS, BUT THERE IS A ALSO A

19:02.174 --> 19:03.175
LAND PLANNING QUESTION.

19:03.175 --> 19:07.079
THE TEXAS A&M TRAFFIC INSTITUTE

19:07.079 --> 19:09.482
LOOKED AT THE WISH LIST OF THE

19:09.482 --> 19:11.283
PROJECTS IN AUSTIN AND SAID IF

19:11.283 --> 19:13.185
WE DO THEM ALL AND WE CAN'T

19:13.185 --> 19:14.887
AFFORD TO DO THEM ALL.

19:14.887 --> 19:16.989
IN 25 YEARS, IT TAKES THREE

19:16.989 --> 19:19.792
HOURS TO DRIVE FROM DOWNTOWN

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AUSTIN TO ROUND ROCK.

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>> THIS IS A CHALLENGE WE HAVE

19:21.994 --> 19:23.496
TO DEAL WITH.

19:23.496 --> 19:25.698
IT'S A CHALLENGE THAT'S A LAND

19:25.698 --> 19:27.400
PLANNING QUESTION AS MUCH AS

19:27.400 --> 19:28.100
ANYTHING ELSE.

19:28.100 --> 19:29.702
IN ORDER TO FIX THIS, WE HAVE TO

19:29.702 --> 19:31.504
LOOK AT HOW WE LIVE AND WHERE WE

19:31.504 --> 19:32.104
LIVE.

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AND WE HAVE TO MOVE TO IDEAS

19:34.106 --> 19:35.808
THAT ARE MORE LONG TERM IN

19:35.808 --> 19:36.409
SCOPE.

19:36.409 --> 19:38.210
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE AUSTIN IN

19:38.210 --> 19:40.813
25 YEARS THAT DOESN'T HAVE A MID

19:40.813 --> 19:43.616
TOWN OR GALLERIA AREA, THAT TYPE

19:43.616 --> 19:45.518
OF THING OF TIME IS UP.

19:45.518 --> 19:46.619
TODD PHELPS.

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>> WITH THE PASSES, I'M GOING TO

19:49.321 --> 19:51.323
DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO PROTECT

19:51.323 --> 19:53.225
AUSTINITES AND PEOPLE GETTING

19:53.225 --> 19:57.630
PUSHED OUT OF THE AFFORDABLE BIT

19:57.630 --> 20:00.032
CRISIS AND FOCUS ON THE TRAFFIC

20:00.032 --> 20:02.034
SOLUTIONS WHICH ADDRESS

20:02.034 --> 20:03.436
BOTTLENECKS AND WORK ON

20:03.436 --> 20:05.738
INTERSECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE

20:05.738 --> 20:06.739
IMPROVED WITH THE MONEY THEY'RE

20:06.739 --> 20:08.140
GOING TO PUT ON THIS SMALL

20:08.140 --> 20:09.341
LITTLE TRAIN.

20:09.341 --> 20:12.945
21st CENTURY TECHNOLOGY.

20:12.945 --> 20:20.853
LIKE UBER AND LYFT RIDE SHARE

20:20.853 --> 20:22.555
THAT MR. MARTINEZ HAS BEEN

20:22.555 --> 20:24.056
BLOCKING FOR A YEAR AND A HALF.

20:24.056 --> 20:26.459
WHEN SIDE CAR CAME IN, HE KEPT

20:26.459 --> 20:28.461
IT FROM GOING TO A VOTE.

20:28.461 --> 20:31.163
RIGHT NOW, HE'S DOING A DOG AND

20:31.163 --> 20:34.300
PONY SHOW, AND THE LAST FORUM HE

20:34.300 --> 20:38.104
SAID WE HAVE FRANCHISES TO MAKE

20:38.104 --> 20:40.206
MULTIMILLIONS OFF THIS REFERRING

20:40.206 --> 20:42.208
TO THE CAB COMPANY, HE'S NOT

20:42.208 --> 20:43.809
ALLOWING THEM TO DO BUSINESS

20:43.809 --> 20:45.211
FAIRLY.

20:45.211 --> 20:46.612
WITH THE IRS RATE, THEY CAN'T

20:46.612 --> 20:47.913
MAKE A PROFIT.

20:47.913 --> 20:50.116
HE'S KEEPING THEM OF AUSTIN.

20:50.116 --> 20:50.916
IT'S WRONG.

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>> TIME IT UP.

20:51.717 --> 20:53.719
MIKE MARTINEZ, YOU GET 30

20:53.719 --> 20:55.621
SECONDS REBUTTAL AND THEN YOU'RE

20:55.621 --> 20:57.623
THE NEXT TO ANSWER.

20:57.623 --> 20:58.124
>> THANK YOU.

20:58.124 --> 21:02.428
FIRST OF ALL, NO ONE

21:02.428 --> 21:04.330
COUNCILMEMBER CAN PRECLUDE

21:04.330 --> 21:04.430
ANYTHING.

21:04.430 --> 21:06.432
IT'S THE ENTIRE COUNCIL ACTING

21:06.432 --> 21:07.433
AS A BODY.

21:07.433 --> 21:10.536
RIDE SHARE IS 100% LEGAL IN

21:10.536 --> 21:10.736
AUSTIN.

21:10.736 --> 21:12.438
IF YOU WANT TO GIVE SOMEONE A

21:12.438 --> 21:14.240
RIDE, IT'S LEGAL.

21:14.240 --> 21:16.242
IT'S WHEN YOU TRY TO CHANGE IT

21:16.242 --> 21:18.244
TIE CORPORATION, A MULTIMILLION

21:18.244 --> 21:19.645
DOLLAR CORPORATION, THAT

21:19.645 --> 21:23.249
NEGATIVELY AFFECTED MIDDLE CLASS

21:23.249 --> 21:25.851
FAMILIES THAT YOU HAVE COME TO

21:25.851 --> 21:27.553
MY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT.

21:27.553 --> 21:31.757
>> AROUND YOUR ANSWER NOW, MIKE

21:31.757 --> 21:31.957
MARTINEZ.

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>> IF PROPOSITION ONE DOESN'T

21:34.093 --> 21:36.996
PASS, HERE'S THE BEAUTY WHY WE

21:36.996 --> 21:39.598
GET THE OPPORTUNITY.

21:39.598 --> 21:42.201
BECAUSE WE SAVED CAPITAL METRO

21:42.201 --> 21:44.703
FROM SOLVENCY SO WE CAN HAVE

21:44.703 --> 21:45.805
THIS CONVERSATION.

21:45.805 --> 21:49.108
IT CAN TAKE ON THE ONGOING

21:49.108 --> 21:50.509
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

21:50.509 --> 21:53.112
FUNDING TO RUN THE RAIL SYSTEM.

21:53.112 --> 21:55.815
IF IT DOESN'T PASS, WE ON THE

21:55.815 --> 21:58.317
SECOND PUSS RAPID TRANSIT LINE

21:58.317 --> 22:00.619
TO 803 AND CONNECTING ALL PARTS

22:00.619 --> 22:01.820
OF AUSTIN.

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>> I HAVE THINK BUS RAPID

22:03.422 --> 22:05.024
TRANSIT HAS A TREMENDOUS FUTURE

22:05.024 --> 22:06.725
IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND THAT'S

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WHAT I'LL GO BACK TO SHOULD IT

22:09.128 --> 22:11.630
NOT PASS BUT WE SHOULD ALSO LOOK

22:11.630 --> 22:13.132
AT ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS.

22:13.132 --> 22:14.834
WE KNOW THERE ARE MAJOR

22:14.834 --> 22:17.236
IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY, LIKE 360

22:17.236 --> 22:21.140
AND I-35 AND WE MUST FOCUS OUR

22:21.140 --> 22:22.741
EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN THOSE ROADS

22:22.741 --> 22:24.343
AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.

22:24.343 --> 22:26.846
>> RANDALL STEPHENS.

22:26.846 --> 22:28.347
>> THE QUESTION AGAIN, PLEASE.

22:28.347 --> 22:29.949
>> FOR THOSE WHO SUPPORT

22:29.949 --> 22:31.250
PROPOSITION ONE, WHAT WOULD YOU

22:31.250 --> 22:33.052
DO IF IT DOES NOT PASS IN

22:33.052 --> 22:34.787
NOVEMBER IF YOU'RE ELECTED?

22:34.787 --> 22:36.388
THOSE WHO DO NOT SUPPORT

22:36.388 --> 22:37.389
PROPOSITION ONE, WHAT WOULD YOU

22:37.389 --> 22:39.291
DO IF IT DOES PASS IN NOVEMBER

22:39.291 --> 22:40.292
AND YOU'RE ELECTED.

22:40.292 --> 22:42.094
>> WELL, I'M PREDICTING IT WON'T

22:42.094 --> 22:43.295
PASS JUST BECAUSE THE FEEDBACK

22:43.295 --> 22:45.698
I'M GETTING AS I GO AROUND THE

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CITY, VARIOUS PEOPLE AND

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NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND

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GROUPS AND IT'S JUST THE

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FEEDBACK I'M GETTING.

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I BELIEVE IT'S GOING DOWN IN

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DOUBLE DIGIT ITS, I DON'T -- I'M

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NOT TELLING PEOPLE HOW TO VOTE

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ON IT, BUT IF IT DOES PASS, I

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HAVE THE SKILL SET TO MAKE IT

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WORK, TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

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IF WE HAVE THE FUNDING, I

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UNDERSTAND HOW TO FLOW LARGE

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PROJECTS AND TALK TO ENGINEERS

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AND HOW TO WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO

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HAVE THE TECHNICAL SKILLS TO

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PULL IT OFF.

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BUT IF I WERE MAYOR, I WOULD

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WORK WITH THE NEW COUNCIL AND

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WHAT THEY'RE CONSENSUS IS AND

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PERHAPS ENTERTAIN MORE THAN ONE

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CONTRACTOR TO SUBMITTED BYES ON

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IT.

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RIGHT NOW WE JUST HAVE ONE AND

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THE VICE PRESIDENT -- THE

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PRESIDENT OF PROJECT CONNECT IS

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IN A BEEF WITH THAT COMPANY AND

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I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

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SO I WANT MORE TRANSPARENCY,

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NUMBERS FROM MORE THAN ONE

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SOURCE AND I BELIEVE WE CAN CUT

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A FAT HOG AND SAVE MONEY IN

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BUILDING IT.

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>> TIME IT IS.

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NEXT QUESTION: HOW DOES YOUR

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TRANSPORTATION PLATFORM

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DISTINGUISH YOU FROM THE OTHER

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CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR?

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STEVE ADLER, YOU'RE FIRST.

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>> I THINK THE CONVERSATION

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WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ENGAGE THE

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COMMUNITY IN CONCERNING

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TRANSPORTATION IS THE ONE THAT I

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MENTIONED AT THE CONCLUSION OF

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THE ANSWER I GAVE JUST A MOMENT

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AGO.

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BECAUSE ULTIMATELY FIXING

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TRANSPORTATION INVOLVES MORE

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THAN CAPITAL EXPENSES BECAUSE WE

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CAN'T BUY OR BUILD OUR WAY OUT

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OF THIS.

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WE NEED TO DO THOSE THINGS.

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BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT

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BEHAVIORAL THINGS AND WHERE WE

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LIVE.

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IF YOU CAN GET THE STATE OF

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TEXAS AND UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

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AND THE CITY AND COUNTY AS

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EMPLOYERS TO -- TO JOIN WITH

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SOME OF THE LARGER EMPLOYERS IN

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DOWNTOWN AUSTIN IN A REAL

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AGGRESSIVE WAY TO ENCOURAGE

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EMPLOYEES TO DO STAGGERED HOURS,

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WE COULD CHANGE WHAT TRAFFIC

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LOOKS LIKE TOMORROW.

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WE NEED TO DO MORE TELECOMMUTING

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AND PROVIDE PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES

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TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN AREAS

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WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE

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SO FAR TO DOWNTOWN.

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WE CAN'T CONTINUE IF WE INCREASE

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OUR POPULATION TO SEND 15% OF

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OUR POPULATION DRIVING THROUGH

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DOWNTOWN.

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>> TIME IS UP.

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TODD PHELPS.

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>> OK.

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BEFORE TODAY, I WAS THE ONLY ONE

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AGAINST PROP ONE AND I'M HEAVY

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ON RIDE SHARE.

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DEFINITELY, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO

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JUSTIN SCHMIDT OF SIDE CAR AND

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IT ONLY TAKES TWO PEOPLE ON

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COUNCIL HEAVILY FUNDED BY CAB

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COMPANIES TO KEEP SOMETHING FROM

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GOING TO A VOTE.

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I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF TOLLING, AND

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THE MAYOR WAS SAYING RAIL OR

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FAIL, I'M SAYING HIGH AND WIDE

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ON I-35, BABY, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT

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TO DO IT.

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YOU CAN GO OUT TO HANCOCK

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CENTER, YOU CAN DO PUSH OUT

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OVER -- NOT TAKE OVER HANCOCK

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CENTER BUT TOWARDS IT, PUSH OUT

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OVER THE ACCESS ROAD AND DO WHAT

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THEY'VE DONE IN SAN ANTONIO.

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I WOULD SAY IN A 21st MODULAR

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TYPE OF SYSTEM, IN A TRAM SORT

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OF RAIL, SOMETHING TO LOOK AT,

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EAST AND WEST NEXUS, BUT RIGHT

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NOW IT'S A WASTE AND IT'S GOING

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TO HURT PEOPLE.

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>> TIME IS UP.

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MIKE MARTINEZ.

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>> SO I THINK THE DIFFERENCE IS

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CLEAR.

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MY TRANSPORTATION RECORD IS

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UNMATCHED BY ANY CANDIDATE IN

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THIS RACE.

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IF YOU LOOK AT THE SERVICE I

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PROVIDED AS CHAIRMAN OF CAPITAL

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METRO AND THE WAY WE TURNED THAT

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AGENCY AROUND AND ABLE TO SAVE

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IT FROM THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE,

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DISSOLVING THE AGENCY.

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THAT WAS THE CLEAR DISTINCTION

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FROM MY CANDIDACY THAN THE

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OTHERS IN THE RACE.

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WE UNDERSTAND TRAFFIC AND

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CONGESTION IS A MAJOR ISSUE, IT

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TAKES AN ALL-HANDS APPROACH.

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I THINK TELECOMMUTING AND

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ALTERED WORK SCHEDULES ARE FINE.

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BUT HOW DO YOU TELL A

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CONSTRUCTION WORKER OR SERVICE

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INDUSTRY EMPLOYEE YOU NEED TO

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TELECOMMUTE TODAY?

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IT'S NOT FEASIBLE FORM MANY

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WORKING CLASS AUSTINITES.

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I'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THINGS

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LIKE MASS TRANSIT SO YOU DON'T

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NECESSARILY HAVE TO HAVE YOUR

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OWN VEHICLE BUT BE ABLE TO USE

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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

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>> RANDALL STEPHENS.

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>> FAR NORTH AUSTIN, ONE OF THE

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COUNCILMEMBERS I WON'T MENTION,

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NICE PERSON, ASKED ME AFTER I

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SPOKE DOWNTOWN, WHERE IS AVERY

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RANCH?

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4,000 HOMES.

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I THINK OUR FORMER SYSTEM,

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PRESENT SYSTEM, WHICH IS GOING

27:25.010 --> 27:28.914
TO BE REPLACED, IS INDICATIVE OF

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LACK OF FORESIGHT AND HOW FAST

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AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK

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LIKE.

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I WOULD LIKE US TO USE OUR

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ECONOMIC INCENTIVES PACKAGES TO

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STIMULATE SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH

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BY ATTRACTING SMALL BUSINESS

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EMPLOYERS TO MAKE A COMMITMENT

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TO THE CITY AND COME IN AND

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OCCUPY EXISTING VACANT

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COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL AND

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NEARER TO THE PERIPHERY OF

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AUSTIN AND DEVELOP THE SITES

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WHERE WE CAN HAVE CLEAN LIGHT

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MANUFACTURING AND CONTINUE WITH

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TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

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I JOINED UBER ONLY TO FIND OUT

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THE PROS.

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I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE

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ISSUES OF INSURANCE AND ETC.

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>> SHERYL COLE.

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>> I THINK MY PLATFORM DIFFERS

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IN THAT I TAKE A REGIONAL

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APPROACH TO TRANSPORTATION.

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I RECOGNIZE THAT OUR PROBLEMS

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ARE CHALLENGES IN AUSTIN, NOT

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JUST BECAUSE OF AUSTIN TRAFFIC

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BECAUSE ALSO BECAUSE OF BUDA,

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AND KYLE AND GEORGETOWN AND

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THAT'S THE REASON I SERVE ON THE

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METROPOLITAN PLANNING

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ORGANIZATION.

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AND I TAKE A STRONG DIFFERENCE

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IT TO ANYONE WHO SUGGESTS THEY

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HAVE MORE TRANSPORTATION

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EXPERIENCE THAN I DO BECAUSE I

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SERVE ON THAT ORGANIZATION AND

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ALSO BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THE

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PEOPLE THAT HELPED TO NEGOTIATE

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THE LENGTHS GOING INTO MOPAC AND

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WORKED HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT

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BUSS WERE ABLE TO GO IN THOSE

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LANES AS WELL AS EMERGENCY

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VEHICLES AND DID THAT ALONG WITH

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SARAH AND THREE OTHER MEMBERS

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FROM THE FIVE-COUNTY REGION.

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IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO WORK ON

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HAVING FEDERAL AND STATE MONEY

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FOR TRANSPORTATION AND TO USE

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THAT MONEY FOR NOT ONLY RAIL,

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BUT ALSO ROADS THROUGHOUT THE

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CITY.

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>> ALL RIGHT.

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NEXT QUESTION: TELL US IN THE

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PAST WEEK OR SO, HOW HAVE YOU

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COMMUTED AROUND THE AUSTIN AREA.

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[LAUGHTER]

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WHAT ARE ALL OF THE MODES OF

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TRANSPORTATION YOU HAVE USED TO

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GET AROUND?

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TODD PHELPS.

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>> FEET AND CAR.

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I'VE ALSO USED RIDE SHARE, EVEN

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THOUGH THEY'RE NOT MAKING MONEY

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BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GRAY AREA.

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AND ALSO USED TAXICABS AS WELL.

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I HAD SOME REALLY GOOD FRIENDS,

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GREAT GUYS FROM BRAZIL THAT ARE

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AMAZING CAB DRIVERS THAT I WOULD

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TRUST MY LIFE WITH.

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BUT ONE THING WE NEED TO DO IS

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FOCUS ON ALL OF THE ABOVE

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SOLUTIONS FOR TRAFFIC AND FOCUS

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ON NOT HOLDING THE CITIZENS OF

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AUSTIN HOSTAGE TO A RAIL VOTE BY

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TACKING ON THE ROAD

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IMPROVEMENTS.

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>> MIKE MARTINEZ.

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>> SO JUST THIS WEEK ALONE, USED

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CAPITAL METRO, INCLUDING BRT.

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THE NEW 803 LINE, AUSTIN

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B-CYCLE, WHICH IS A TREMENDOUS

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ASSET IN THE URBAN CORE.

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PICKING UP A BICYCLE AND HEADING

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BACK TO CITY HALL.

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I'VE USED MY ELECTRIC VOLT AND

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SOMEONE ELSE I WOULD TRUST MY

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LIFE WITH, MY WIFE GAVE ME A

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RIDE HERE TONIGHT.

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[LAUGHTER]

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>> RANDALL STEPHENS.

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>> RECENTLY, I RODE MY BIKE,

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ABOUT 28-MILES.

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IT TAKES ME A LITTLE LESS THAN

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TWO HOURS.

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I HAVE TO COMPLIMENT CAPITAL

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METRO, IT'S A TERRIFIC SERVICE.

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IN THE AFTERNOON WE HAVE --

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WE'RE THREE MILES FROM THE SUN

31:05.530 --> 31:07.332
IN TEXAS THIS TIME OF YEAR AND

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I'LL RIDE OVER TO THE STATION

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AND TAKE THE RED LINE BACK TO

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AVERY.

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AND THAT'S A NEAT OPTION.

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I DO THAT ONCE IN A WHILE AND

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IT'S BEEN REALLY A LOT OF FUN.

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OTHER THAN THAT, I DRIVE THE

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DURANGO, AMERICAN-MADE, I LIKE

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IT.

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[LAUGHTER]

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>> SHERYL COLE.

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>> I DRIVE A CAR AND SOMETIMES I

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GET A RIDE AND SOMETIMES I'LL

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RIDE MY BICYCLE.

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I TRY TO -- I TRIED TO

31:35.794 --> 31:37.295
SKATEBOARD BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK

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OUT WELL.

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[LAUGHTER]

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>> STEVE ADLER.

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>> WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, I'VE

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RIDDEN MY HYBRID AND I'VE WALKED

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AND ALSO BEEN ON CAPITAL METRO

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801 AND I'VE BEEN ON THE RED

31:49.307 --> 31:51.510
LINE TRAIN.

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>> ALL RIGHT.

31:52.511 --> 31:54.312
NEXT QUESTION: HOW WOULD YOU

31:54.312 --> 31:56.414
DEFINE SUCCESS WHEN IT COMES TO

31:56.414 --> 31:59.217
ADDRESSING AUSTIN'S

31:59.217 --> 32:00.418
TRANSPORTATION SITUATION?

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MIKE MARTINEZ.

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>> I THINK THERE ARE MANY

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MEASURES THAT YOU CAN USE TO

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ADDRESS ASK YOU U SUCCESS.

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SOME OF THOSE INCLUDE

32:10.328 --> 32:11.930
AFFORDABILITY AND HOW MANY CARS

32:11.930 --> 32:14.633
WE'VE REMOVED FROM OUR ROADWAYS

32:14.633 --> 32:15.133
EACH DAY.

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THE BOTTOM LINE IS, HARDWORKING

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FAMILIES NEED THAT OPTION.

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THERE ARE MANY CAPITAL METRO

32:20.839 --> 32:22.440
RIDERS WHO ARE DEPEND.

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RIDERS AND WITHOUT PUBLIC

32:24.042 --> 32:26.344
TRANSIT THEY COULDN'T GET TO AND

32:26.344 --> 32:28.346
FROM WORK OR NOT GROCERY STORE

32:28.346 --> 32:29.948
OR THEIR CHILDREN WOULDN'T BE

32:29.948 --> 32:31.850
ABLE TO GET TO SCHOOL OR BACK

32:31.850 --> 32:32.450
HOME.

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THE MEASURE OF SUCCESS IS ARE

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YOU STABLE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE THE

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SERVICE THAT YOUR COMMUNITY

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NEEDS AND STABLE ENOUGH LONG

32:39.891 --> 32:44.296
TERM TO HAVE THAT FIVE, 10, 15

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YEAR VISIONS AS WE'VE DONE AT

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CAPITAL METRO.

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THE TRUE MEASURE OF THE SUCCESS

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COULD ALSO BE WHETHER OR NOT

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CITIZENS SUPPORT PROPOSITION ONE

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OR NOT.

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THAT'S CERTAINLY GOING TO BE

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USED BY MANY TO SAY WHETHER OR

33:00.512 --> 33:01.913
NOT WE'RE SUCCESSFUL AS A

33:01.913 --> 33:03.415
COMMUNITY ENOUGH TO WHERE THE

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CITIZENS TRUST US FOR THE ROAD

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AND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

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>> TIME IS UP.

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RANDALL STEPHENS.

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>> THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ASPECT OF

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CITY'S IMPROVEMENT, AND IT'S

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BEEN THE STATE, I THINK AND THE

33:15.727 --> 33:18.230
CITY'S COOPERATION WITH IT, IS

33:18.230 --> 33:24.035
OVER AT EAST RIVERSIDE, THE

33:24.035 --> 33:26.638
BRIDGE, TRAFFIC FLOWS WITHOUT

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STOPPING.

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THEY REMOVED THE LIGHT ACROSS

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THE CARGO AREA AT THE AIRPORT.

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TAKE A RIGHT TURN OUT OF THAT

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STREET AND DO A U-TURN TO COME

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BACK AND -- VICE VERSA, COMING

33:39.184 --> 33:40.185
FROM TOWN.

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THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, THOSE

33:42.087 --> 33:43.889
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS NEED

33:43.889 --> 33:45.490
IMMEDIATE URGENT ATTENTION AND

33:45.490 --> 33:48.393
WE NEED TO INVITE THE NEXT --

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THE NEXT MAYOR SHOULD INVITE ALL

33:50.695 --> 33:51.696
OF THE MAYORS IN THE STATE OF

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TEXAS TO CONFERENCE AND GET THEM

33:54.599 --> 33:56.401
TO TELL THE STATE LEGISLATURE,

33:56.401 --> 33:58.603
RED OR BLUE, WHITE OR GREEN,

33:58.603 --> 34:01.006
THAT WE NEED TO RECONSIDER

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GASOLINE EXCISE TAX AND WE HAVE

34:07.112 --> 34:10.515
ENOUGH FUNDING FOR THE RMA, THE

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REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY.

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>> SHERYL COLE.

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>> I THINK TRANSPORTATION WOULD

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BE A SUCCESS IF WE'RE ABLE TO

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REDUCE SOME CONGESTION AND ABLE

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TO PAY FOR FUTURE REDUCTIONS

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THROUGH ROADS AND RAIL.

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IT'S TRULY A COMPLIMENT TO THIS

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CITY AND ITS PROSPERITY THAT

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WE'RE ABLE TO GO TO THE VOTERS

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AND ASK FOR THE FUNDING FOR PROP

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ONE.

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I'VE WORKED ON THE MANAGED LANE

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PROPOSITION FOR MOPAC AND THAT

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AGREEMENT ALLOWED FOR

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$100 MILLION TO BE PUT INTO THE

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MANAGED LANE BUT IT WILL RETURN

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$230 MILLION TO THE REGION FOR

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OTHER TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

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SO THAT OUR MONEY IS NOT GOING

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TO WALL STREET BUT USED LOCALLY.

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I THINK FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE

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TO BUY INTO THE TRANSPORTATION

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SYSTEM AND ALSO EVERYONE HAS TO

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BE COMMITTED ON A COLLABORATIVE

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BASIS TO REDUCING OUR CARBON

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EMISSIONS.

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>> STEVE ADLER.

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>> SORRY, PLEASE REPEAT THE

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QUESTION.

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>> SURE.

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HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE SUCCESS

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WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING

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AUSTIN'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM?

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>> WE BEGIN BY NOT BEING THE

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16th WORST CITY FOR

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CONGESTION, AS WE WERE FIVE

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YEARS AGO, OR THE FOURTH WORST

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CITY WE ARE TODAY.

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I THINK YOU DEFINE SUCCESS WITH

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RESPECT TO CONGESTION BY

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DIMINISHING THE TIME PEOPLE ARE

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SITTING IN CARS.

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AND I THINK IN ORDER FOR US TO

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DO THAT, WE NEED TO ACTUALLY

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MOVE FORWARD AND ACTUALLY HAVE

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PROJECTS THAT ARE HELPING TO

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ACHIEVE THAT.

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MY CONCERN IS THAT THE SUCCESS

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WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE WITH

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RESPECT TO TRANSPORTATION

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DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ARRIVING

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AS -- AS IT SHOULD.

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AND I THINK WE CAN DO BETTER.

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>> TODD PHELPS.

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>> I WOULD DEFINE SUCCESS IF YOU

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WERE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

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CONSTANTLY, WHICH OUR LEADERS

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HAVEN'T DONE BY THEIR OWN

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ADMISSION, MAYBE FOR FOUR YEARS,

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BUT NOT PRIOR TO THAT VERY AND

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YOU VERY MUCH.

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I WOULD DEFINE THAT TO BE THE

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NUMBER ONE THING, THEY NEED TO

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CONSTANTLY BE PLANNING FOR THE

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FUTURE.

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AND LOOKING FOR CONSTANT FLOW

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WHEREVER YOU POSSIBLY BECOME A

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EAST-WEST NEXUS WITH POSSIBLY A

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NON-BEHOLDEN SYSTEM, STARTING

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DOWNTOWN, VERY QUICKLY, THAT WAS

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MODULAR AND SOMEWHAT PRIVATELY

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FUNDED.

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PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GET OUT OF

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THEIR CARS YET.

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IT NEEDS TO BE SEMIPRIVATE WITH

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GOOD A.C. BUT ABOVE GROUND THAT

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IS NOT SO COST PROHIBITIVE AS

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THE OTHER IDEAS OUT THERE.

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>> NEXT QUESTION: AUSTIN'S

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TRAFFIC CRUNCH IS ONE SIDE

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EFFECT OF THE GROWTH HAPPENING

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IN AUSTIN AND THE SURROUNDING

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AREA.

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AND ALSO, THERE SEEMS TO BE A

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GROWING DIVIDE BETWEEN RICH AND

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POOR, WITH MANY MIDDLE INCOME

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RESIDENTS LEAVING TOWN.

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WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS MAYOR AND

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THE ONLY PERSON ON THE DAIS

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REPRESENTING THE CITY AS A

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WHOLE, TO ADDRESS THE GROWING

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ECONOMIC DIVIDE IN AUSTIN?

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RANDALL STEPHENS FIRST.

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>> I WOULD LOOK AT OUR

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BUREAUCRACY AND LOOK FOR WAYS

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WITHOUT TOUCHING EMPLOYEES'

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WAGES AND BENEFITS AND USE THE

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MODALITIES, TOOLS IN THE

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BUSINESS, AND WHERE I COME FROM,

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WE MOVE HEAVY AIRPLANES THROUGH

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HANGARS AND TAKE THEM APART AND

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PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER AND

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REBUILD AND MODIFY.

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THAT'S BUSINESS.

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WE HAVE A DYNAMIC GROUP HERE,

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PEOPLE WHO LOVE THE CITY, WORK

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FOR THE CITY, PUTTING THEIR

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IDEAS IN ACTION CAN BE REWARDED

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AND ENCOURAGE MORE BENEFIT TO

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THE CITY.

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HELP US SAVE MONEY.

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ANOTHER THING, HELP THE LEAST

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AMONG US, TO CREATE A FUSION

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CENTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICE,

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BORROWING FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT A

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SINGLE POINT WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE

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ASSESSED AND ULTIMATELY REDUCE

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E.R. VISITS AND SAVE TAXPAYERS A

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LOT OF MONEY.

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>> SHERYL COLE.

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>> I BELIEVE THAT AUSTIN IS

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INCREASINGLY BECOMING TOO

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"AUSTIN."

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AND WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT AND

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IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT THE MAYOR

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DO THAT.

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I BELIEVE THE MAIN WAY TO

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ADDRESS THAT IS THROUGH

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PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER

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GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.

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TODAY WE HELD A MEETING WITH

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SISD, ACC, THE COUNTY AND THE

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CENTRAL HEALTH AND THEY MADE

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CLEAR THAT AISD IS IN A CRISIS,

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EMERGENCY SITUATION, THEY HAVE

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APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THEIR

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CHILDREN WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY

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DISADVANTAGED.

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I THINK THERE COULD BE MORE OF A

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COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG THE

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GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO ADDRESS

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THAT AND WE MUST CONTINUE TO

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PARTNER WITH THE NONPROFIT

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ORGANIZATION TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC

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CHALLENGES.

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>> STEVE ADLER.

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>> AFFORDABILITY IN THIS CITY IS

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A CRISIS.

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53% OF BLACK KIDS IN THIS CITY

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LIVE IN POVERTY.

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40% OF HISPANIC KIDS.

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WE HAVE THE SECOND FASTEST

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GROWING RATE.

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OUR POVERTY LEVEL HAS GONE UP

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ALMOST 10%.

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PEOPLE SAY THERE'S 110 PEOPLE

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ARRIVING IN AUSTIN EVERY DAY,

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AND THAT'S NOT A CORRECT NUMBER.

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THERE ARE 150 PEOPLE ARRIVING IN

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AUSTIN EVERY DAY AND 40 LEAVING

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AND WE CAN'T HAVE A CONVERSATION

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ABOUT AUSTIN UNLESS WE TALK

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ABOUT THE PEOPLE LEAVING AS

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WELL.

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WE NEED TO REVISE OR ALTER OR

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CHANGE THE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM

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TO THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT LOSING

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THEIR HOMES AND THAT'S WHY I

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PROPOSED THE PROPERTY TAX

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EXEMPTION AND WE NEED TO HAVE A

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COURT THAT SAYS APARTMENT OWNERS

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ARE NOT OVERCHARGED ON THEIR

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UTILITY BILLS, WE NEED TO FIX

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THAT, AND BRING MIDDLE CLASS

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JOBS INTO THE CITY AND TRAIN

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THOSE WHO LIVE HERE TO TAKE

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THOSE JOBS.

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>> TIME.

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TODD PHELPS.

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>> WELL, FIRST OFF, I WOULD TRY

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AND ALLEVIATE THE COST OF PROP

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ONE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO

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THE WORKING CLASS AND POOREST

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AMONG US, BUT I'VE BEEN

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ADVOCATING FOR A 20% RESIDENTIAL

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HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX

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EXEMPTION.

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I DON'T WANT TO PHASE THAT IN

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OVER FOUR YEARS, I WANT DO IT

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IMMEDIATELY AND START MOVING IT

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INTO RENTAL PROPERTIES TO

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PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING THE

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COSTS PUSHED ON TO THEM.

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A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR ARTISTIC

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COMMUNITIES AND MUSICIANS.

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ANOTHER THING, IF WE'RE GOING TO

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HAVE THESE INCENTIVE PROGRAM, A

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TIF, FOR INSTANCE ALL RIGHT.

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YOU'RE USING THE ANTICIPATED

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PROPERTY TAX TO PAY YOURSELF

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BACK FROM THE INCENTIVE, I THINK

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THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT DOING DUE

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DILIGENCE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE

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HERE FOR A LONG TIME TO PROVIDE

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THEM SPECIALIZED RELIEF AND

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MAYBE WORK OUT WITH THE STATE TO

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DO THAT.

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THAT'S WHERE -- THAT'S AUSTIN'S

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SOUL AND SACRED TO ME AND I WANT

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TO PROTECT THAT.

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>> MIKE MARTINEZ.

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>> AFTER EIGHT YEARS ON THE CITY

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COUNCIL, I'VE BEEN A STRONG

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CHAMPION FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS IN

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OUR COMMUNITY.

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I FOUGHT TO CHANGE PLANNED UNIT

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DEVELOPMENT ZONING POLICY THAT

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INCORPORATED AUSTIN VALUES AND

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MAINTAINED AFFORDABILITY AND

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FOUGHT TO CHANGE OUR ECONOMIC

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INCENTIVE PROGRAMS SO IF LARGE

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CORPORATIONS ARE ASKING FOR TAX

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BREAKS THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE

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WORKER BENEFITS AND PAY A LIVING

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WAGE.

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AND THERE'S THE AUSTIN WE KNOW

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AND AN AUSTIN WE SHOW.

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THE AUSTIN WE SHOW IS ON THE

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NUMBER ONE LIST OF PRETTY MUCH

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EVERY MAGAZINE IN THE COUNTRY.

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THE AUSTIN WE KNOW IS THE ONE --

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THE AUSTIN WE KNOW IS THE ONE

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WHERE MORE THAN 50% OF AISD

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SCHOOLCHILDREN ARE LIVING IN

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POVERTY, AS COUNCILMEMBER COLE

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MENTIONED.

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I'LL CONTINUE TO BE A CHAMPION

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FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS AND

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HARD-WORKING AUSTINITES.

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>> NEXT QUESTION: AUSTIN IS

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KNOWN BY THE SLOGAN, "KEEP

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AUSTIN WEIRD."

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IT'S A CITY KNOWN FOR CREATIVITY

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AND INNOVATION.

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SOME FEEL THAT CHERISHED

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CHARACTERIZATION MAY BE IN

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JEOPARDY.

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IS IT STILL A REALISTIC

42:56.307 --> 42:57.909
ASPIRATION FOR THE CITY?

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HOW WOULD YOU PRESERVE WHAT

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KEEPS AUSTIN WEIRD?

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SHERYL COLE.

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>> WELL, AUSTIN IS ON THE MOVE

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AND PART OF THE REASON WHY WE'RE

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ON THE MOVE IS BECAUSE WE HAVE

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ENGAGE OUR CIVIC CULTURE AND

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NURTURE IT AND I THINK WE SHOULD

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CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

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AS FAR AS KEEPING AUSTIN WEIRD,

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I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO WORK

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TOO HARD TO DO THAT, I THINK

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IT'S A -- THERE'S A LOT OF

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AUSTINITES WHO GREW UP IN THIS

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UNIVERSITY LIKE I DID AND STAYED

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IN AUSTIN, AND WELL, THAT'S

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PRETTY WEIRD.

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[LAUGHTER]

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SERIOUSLY, I THINK THERE'S A

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CONCERN ABOUT OUR CULTURE AS WE

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CONTINUE TO GROW AND IT'S VERY

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IMPORTANT THAT WE ALSO ENGAGE

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OUR MUSICIANS AND OUR ARTISTS

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AND THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY

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BRING THE CHARACTER TO THE CITY

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TO KEEP IT VIBRANT AND UNIQUE.

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>> STEVE ADLER.

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>> I BEGAN TODAY BY SAYING THAT

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I WAS CONCERNED THAT AUSTIN

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WOULD LOSE WHAT MADE IT SPECIAL.

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THAT ITS SOUL AND SPIRIT IS IN

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THE BALANCE AND WE'RE AT A

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TIPPING POINT.

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I THINK THAT'S TRUE.

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SAN FRANCISCO BECAME THE FIRST

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CITY, ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WHERE

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THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE JUST WENT

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OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.

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IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL, THAT'S THE

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PATH WE'RE ON.

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IF WE'RE GOING TO KEEP AUSTIN

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SPECIAL, YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE IN

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THIS COUNTRY AND SAY YOU'RE FROM

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AUSTIN, AND IT MEANS SOMETHING

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TO PEOPLE.

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YOU KNOW LOTS OF PLACES IN THIS

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WORLD AND SAY YOU'RE FROM AUSTIN

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AND IT MEANS SOMETHING.

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BUT WE DON'T KEEP THAT, IT JUST

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DOESN'T HAPPEN THAT WE GET TO

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KEEP THAT.

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WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND

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THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TIME.

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WE'RE AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE AND

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WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT WE'RE

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GOING TO DO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

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>> TODD PHELPS.

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>> WELL, YEAH, THERE'S A REASON

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THAT WAYLON JENNINGS AND WILLIE

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NELSON AND STEVIE RAY VAUGHN

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CHOSE AUSTIN TO BE HERE.

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AND THE POLICIES RIGHT NOW, AS A

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CITY, THAT ARE STANDING IN THE

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WAY OF PROTECTING AND KEEPING

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THAT CULTURE HERE.

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THERE'S A POLICY THAT THEY DO

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NOT WANT MORE MUSIC VENUES NEAR

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RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

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IT'S NOT PART -- TALKING ABOUT A

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COMPACTED VISION, MORE VERTICAL

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AND MIXED USE.

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THAT'S FINE, GREAT.

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I WANT MORE TODs, MORE

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WALKABLE COMMUNITIES, BUT WE

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NEED TO INCLUDE MUSIC VENUES IN

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THESE AREAS.

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THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE LITTLE

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GYMS LIKE DON'S DEPOT DOWNTOWN,

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BUT STUFF LIKE THAT, WHERE

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PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL IN

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AND OUT OF DOWNTOWN TO ENJOY IT

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AND IF WE'RE NOT ALLOWING THESE

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VENUES NEAR RESIDENTIAL AREAS

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THAT FLIES IN THE FACE OF IT.

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>> THAT'S TIME.

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MIKE MARTINEZ.

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>> I THINK IT'S ALSO ABOUT

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AUSTIN BEING SPECIAL.

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NOT JUST WEIRD.

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AND WE HAVE TO FIGHT TO PRESERVE

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THINGS LIKE THE BROKEN SPOKE AND

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THE LITTLE LONGHORN AND LA LA

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AND DON'S, THOSE ARE THE THINGS

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WE'VE DONE WHEN ENOUGH

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DEVELOPMENT CAME IN AND BOUGHT

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THE PROPERTY ON WEST FIFTH

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STREET WHERE THE MEAN EYED CAT

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SITS, WE WORKED WITH THAT

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DEVELOPER TO ENSURE THEY COULD

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HAVE THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND TAKE

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ON THE GROWTH WHILE PRESERVING

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THINGS LIKE THE MEAN EYED CAT.

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I THINK AUSTIN HAS A VERY UNIQUE

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CULTURE AND CHARACTER AND I

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AGREE, YOU GO WORLDWIDE,

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EVERYONE KNOWS AUSTIN IS A VERY

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SPECIAL PLACE.

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BUT WE HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT

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SPECIAL AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE

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DONE ON COUNCIL AND I'LL

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CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS MAYOR.

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>> RANDALL STEPHENS.

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>> I SPEAK TO THE AESTHETICS AND

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THE WEIRDEST OF SOUTH CONGRESS

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AND SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND

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I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE COOL

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STREETS AND -- LOW RISE IS COOL

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STREETS AND WE HAD QUITE A BIT

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OF TALL DEVELOPMENT AND ABOUT 10

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YEARS AGO, I THINK WE'VE GONE

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PAST THAT, BUT BY MAKING

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INCENTIVES AND MAKING ATTRACTIVE

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FOR DEVELOPERS, THE NEW HIGHWAY

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PROJECT MOVING ALONG, WILL

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ENCOURAGE MORE GROWTH AND SALES

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TAX WILL SATISFY THE CITY'S

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NEEDS AND THE FACETS OF THE

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INNOVATION DISTRICT, IT CAN BE

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EXTENDED TO THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS

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AND IF WE BRING IN SMALL

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BUSINESS EMPLOYERS, ONE TO

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500 -- COMPANIES INTO THE

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PERIPHERY OF AUSTIN, I BELIEVE

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WE'LL STIMULATE THE ECONOMY AND

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CREATE A NEW GROWTH RING FOR THE

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CITY.

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>> THAT'S TIME.

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OUR NEXT QUESTION, THIS IS OUR

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LAST QUESTION BEFORE CLOSING

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STATEMENTS.

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THE CITY OF AUSTIN IS GROWING

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AND SO IS THE CITY COUNCIL,

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AUSTINITES WILL ELECT A COUNCIL

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THIS FALL WITH 10 MEMBERS EACH

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REPRESENTING A SPECIFIC

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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT.

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AS MAYOR HOW WOULD YOU MANAGE A

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GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE CITY

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COUNCIL?

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>> I THINK THE 10-1 SYSTEM IS AN

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ABSOLUTE GIFT TO THE CITY.

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YOU DON'T GET TO RESTART

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GOVERNMENT CULTURE BECAUSE IT

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GETS INSTITUTIONALIZED IN THE

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CITY.

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BUT WE HAVE A ONCE IN A LIFETIME

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OPPORTUNITY.

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AND WE NEED TO LEVERAGE THAT

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WITH EVERY OUNCE OF STRENGTH WE

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HAVE.

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I THINK WE NEED TO EMBRACE WE'RE

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GOING TO HAVE NEW LEADERS

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SITTING AT THE TABLE.

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I THINK WE SHOULD CHANGE THE

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STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT, MOVE TO

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A COMMITTEE SYSTEM.

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IT SCARES ME WHEN I SEE THE CITY

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COUNCIL MEETING AT 3:00 IN THE

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MORNING, CONSIDERING ITEMS AND

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MAKING POLICIES FROM THE DAIS ON

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RESOLUTIONS FILED THREE OR FOUR

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DAYS EARLIER.

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WE NEED TO DO WORK IN COMMITTEES

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FIRST.

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WE NEED TO -- IT'S ABOUT MAKING

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THE SUM OF THE WHOLE GREATER AND

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THAT THE PARTS AND IT'S EXCITING

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AND I WANT TO BE PART OF IT.

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>> IT'S TIME.

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TODD PHELPS.

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>> ONCE AGAIN, I GREW 77 HERE

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AND LIVED NORTH AND SOUTH THE

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RIVER, EAST AND WEST OF 35,

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NORTH AND SOUTH OF 183, SO I

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UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT AREAS

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OF AUSTIN HAVING GROWN UP HERE

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AND LIVED IN THOSE DIFFERENT

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PLACES AND IT'S AN EXCITING

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OPPORTUNITY WITH THE 10-1 SYSTEM

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TO BE ABLE TO BRING PEOPLE

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TOGETHER.

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IN MY BUSINESS AND MUSIC HISTORY

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I HAVE A FORTE TO DO THAT.

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AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO RISE

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ABOVE THE NOISE.

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THIS IS MY ANALOGY -- IF YOU

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TAKE FIVE MUSICIANS AND PUT THEM

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IN A ROOM AND THEY'RE DOING

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THEIR OWN THINGS, NOT LISTENING

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TO ONE ANOTHER, IT SOUNDS LIKE

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NOISE.

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BUT IF YOU HAVE TALK AND LISTEN

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TO EACH ONE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT

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THE STRENGTHS ARE AND BRING THEM

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TOGETHER YOU CAN HAVE BEAUTIFUL

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MUSIC AND IN THIS CASE, A

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BEAUTIFUL EFFICIENT TRANSPARENT

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FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR AUSTIN,

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TEXAS.

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>> MIKE MARTINEZ.

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>> I BELIEVE WE HAVE A

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TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY IN

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NOVEMBER IN THIS NEW FORM OF

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GOVERNMENT.

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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR CITY'S

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HISTORY, YOU HAVE AN ELECTED

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OFFICIAL FROM EACH CORNER OF OUR

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CITY.

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RIGHT NOW, NOT A SINGLE SITTING

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COUNCILMEMBER LIVES SOUTH OF THE

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RIVER.

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WE NEED A COUNCIL THAT REPRESENT

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AND REFLECTS THE ENTIRE

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COMMUNITY.

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I'M THE ONLY CANDIDATE TO

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PUBLICLY AND ONLY SUPPORT 10-1

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AND NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE PLAN.

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I BELIEVE IT WAS WAY BEYOND

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TIME.

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WE'RE THE LARGEST CITY IN THE

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COUNTRY THAT HAS AN ALL AT-LARGE

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SYSTEM.

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IT'S TIME WE HAVE A COUNCIL THAT

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REFLECTS OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

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I THINK I BRING THE EXPERIENCE

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NEEDED TO HELP THEM BE

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SUCCESSFUL IN REPRESENTING THEIR

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DISTRICT BUT AT THE SAME TIME,

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UNDERSTANDING HOW WE GOT TO

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WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

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ALL IS NOT LOST IN AUSTIN.

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IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE, WE LOVE

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THIS CITY.

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IT'S GOING TO TAKE A MAYOR THAT

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CAN HELP THE COUNCILMEMBERS

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UNDERSTAND HOW TO NAVIGATE CITY

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HALL AND KNOW WHERE THE LIGHT

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SWITCHES ARE.

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>> THAT'S TIME.

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RANDALL STEPHENS.

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>> WE HAVE TREMENDOUS

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TRANSPARENCY AND WE CAN INCREASE

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THAT AND REMOVE SUSPICION AND

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TAKE LOANS TO CORPORATE

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CAMPAIGNS OUT OF THE PICTURE.

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WE CAN MAKE A LEVEL PLAYING

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FIELD AND I COME FROM THE WORLD

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OF FREE ONLINE ADVERTISING TOO.

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MEDIA COMPANIES DON'T LIKE THIS.

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BUT I BELIEVE BROADCAST MEDIA,

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WE CAN LEAD THE WORLD.

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THEY COULD CREATE A TIME SPOT

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THAT A CANDIDATE'S CONTENT COULD

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GO IN AND FREE TO THE CANDIDATE,

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THE CAMPAIGN IS REGISTERED AND

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SELL ADVERTISING TIME AROUND THE

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SPOT.

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ONE IDEA.

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WE COULD COME UP WITH HUNDREDS

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OF IDEAS TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY

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IN GOVERNMENT AND THAT THE

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ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE AT EVERY

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LEVEL.

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THIS SYSTEM IS ROTTEN FROM THE

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TOP DOWN BUT WE HAVE TO FIX IT

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AT HOME.

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WE NEED TO TAKE THE MONEY

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CHANGERS OUT OF OUR TEMPLE IN

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THIS WORLD OF AMERICAN POLITICS

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AND KEEP THE REVOLUTION AT THE

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BALLOT BOX.

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>> SHERYL COLE.

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>> WITH OVER 70 POTENTIAL

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CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNSEL

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SEATS WE'VE, WITH 10-1, USHERED

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IN A LOT OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

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THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO WORK

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WITH EVERY ONE OF THE

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REPRESENTATIVES OF THAT DISTRICT

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AND AS WELL AS THE ISSUES THAT

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IMPACT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

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I HAVE ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT

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TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE

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MEETINGS TO 3:00 IN THE MORNING

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BECAUSE THERE ARE CITIZENS THERE

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WHO WAIT TO TESTIFY AND TELL US

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THEIR INPUT AND THOSE ARE THE

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SAME CITIZENS THAT SERVE ON

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BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND

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TASKFORCES THAT BRING IDEAS AND

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WANT THAT TO BE SHARED WITH THE

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COUNCIL AND FOR THE CITIZENS AND

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THE COUNCIL TO WORK IN A

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COLLABORATIVE MANNER AND I THINK

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IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR THE

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MAYOR TO APPRECIATE THE PROCESS

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THAT WE USE TO ACTUALLY BRING

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ITEMS BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND

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MAKE DECISIONS AND HOW THAT

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INVOLVES THE COMMUNITY.

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>> EACH CANDIDATE NOW HAS THE

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OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A 30-SECOND

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CLOSING STATEMENT AND WE'LL

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BEGIN WITH TODD PHELPS.

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>> GROWING UP HERE, MY PARENTS

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TAUGHT ME TO FIGHT FOR WHAT'S

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SACRED AND THEY HAVE A STRONG

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WORK ETHIC.

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I LOVE THIS TOWN, AND I LOVE THE

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SOUL OF THIS TOWN.

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THE PEOPLE ARE THE SOUL OF THIS

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TOWN.

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AND I WANT TO PROTECT THEM AS

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MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND MOVE

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FORWARD ON A BEAUTIFUL VISION

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FOR AUSTIN.

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I WANT TO LISTEN TO EVERY SINGLE

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PERSON IN ROOM.

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YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT TALK TO TODD

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OR VISIT TODD PHELPS FOR AUSTIN.

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I WANT A BEAUTIFUL TRAFFIC

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SOLUTION.

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>> THAT'S TIME.

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MIKE MARTINEZ.

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>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, I

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KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY MORE

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ISSUES THAT OUR CITY IS FACING.

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WE DIDN'T TOUCH ON HOW WE WOULD

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HELP SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESSES

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EXPAND THROUGH OUR ECONOMIC

54:29.333 --> 54:31.935
DEVELOPMENT POLICY THAT DON'T

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ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.

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IT'S A PLEASURE TO SERVE AS YOUR

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COUNCILMEMBER FOR EIGHT YEARS.

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I COME IN WITH ONLY ONE THING IN

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MIND, THAT NO ONE GETS LEFT

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BEHIND.

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WE NEED A MAYOR WHO'S GOING TO

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FIGHT FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS IN

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AUSTIN, TEXAS.

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>> RANDALL STEPHENS.

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>> I LOOK TO REPRESENT THE

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MIDDLE CLASS.

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I DON'T HAVE AN OPPONENT ON THIS

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STAGE.

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EVERYONE HERE HAS BEEN A

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TERRIFIC PERSONALITY.

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WE HAVE GREAT IDEAS.

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YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE THE

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SELECTION.

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I BELIEVE WE CAN COME UP WITH

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SOLUTIONS TO ANY PROBLEM.

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THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

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I LOVE LIVING HERE.

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THIS COMMUNITY GAVE MY WIFE A

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CHANCE TO PRACTICE IN HER FIELD

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AND RECEIVE TRAINING WHEN PEOPLE

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IN DALLAS HUNG UP THE PHONE.

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THIS IS HOME.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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>> SHERYL COLE.

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>> I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK INTO

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THE FUTURE AND NOT BE AFRAID AND

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REALIZE AUSTIN'S PROSPERITY HAS

55:29.726 --> 55:31.828
GOTTEN HERE THROUGH LOTS OF

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GROUPS AND CITIZENS AND TO MAKE

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THAT CONTINUE, WE MUST PROTECT

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OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR

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NEIGHBORHOODS AND CONTINUE TO

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PROMOTE CREATIVITY.

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IT'S NOT A STRONG HAND THAT

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CREATES A GREAT LEADER.

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IT'S A PERSON THAT RECOGNIZES

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THAT THERE ARE A THOUSAND

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WILLING HANDS READY AND ABLE TO

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MAKE OUR CITY GREAT.

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>> STEVE ADLER.

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>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

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AUSTIN HAS A ONCE IN A

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GENERATION OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE

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GOVERNMENT WORK AND WHATEVER WE

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DO BEGINNING IN JANUARY, GOOD OR

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BAD, IT'S GOING TO GET

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INSTITUTIONALIZED FOR -- IN THE

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FIRST 18 MONTHS, IT WILL BE

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INSTITUTIONALIZED AND WE'LL LIVE

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WITH IT FOR THE NEXT 10, 20

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YEARS AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE

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THE DECISIONS, $2.2 BILLION FOR

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A BIOMASS ENERGY PLANT IN EAST

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TEXAS OR A MILLION DOLLAR

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TREATMENT PLANT COMING ONLINE

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WITH CAPACITY WE DON'T NEED,

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THAT THOSE DECISIONS DON'T

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HAPPEN GOING FORWARD.

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IT'S TIME.

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>>> THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE

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THIS EVENING.

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THANK YOU TO THE MAYORAL

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CANDIDATES.

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THIS FORUM WILL BE ON THE KLRU

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WEBSITE, KLRU.ORG.

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ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY,

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NOVEMBER 4th.

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[APPLAUSE]