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CITY <br /> NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION <br /> 2955 Market Street,5th Floor SW,Box 25,Philadelphia,PA 19104 <br /> Via Federal Express <br /> (425)257-7788 (direct) AMTRAK <br /> October 2,2018 � } <br /> Thomas Hingson <br /> Transportation Services Director <br /> City of Everett,WA <br /> 3201 Smith Avenue, Suite 215 <br /> Everett,WA 98201 <br /> RE: Amtrak's Accessible Stations Development Program <br /> Everett Rail Station <br /> Dear Mr.Hingson: <br /> This purpose of this letter is two-fold. First, it is to provide the City of Everett, WA with design plans for <br /> improvements being made by Amtrak to the Station's public address system. This project involves the <br /> installation of a Passenger Information Display System known as "PIDS". This system will provide both <br /> visual and audible information to rail passengers in the Station building and on the platform and will meet <br /> the requirements of the ADA. The PIDS plans have progressed to the 100%level of design and are enclosed <br /> with this letter for your review,since the improvements impact property owned by the City of Everett,WA. <br /> The second purpose of this letter is to provide Amtrak's notice under section 11 of the Lease Agreement <br /> between The National Railroad Passenger Corporation and the City of Everett, WA("Lease Agreement") <br /> of the planned improvements and to request that City of Everett, WA: (i) consent to the making of the <br /> improvements to City of Everett, WA property substantially in accordance with the Plans; (ii) agree to <br /> provide Amtrak and its contractors access to City of Everett, WA property at the time the improvements <br /> are to be made;(iii)agree that City of Everett,WA will timely sign any related documentation that may be <br /> required for Amtrak and its contractors to complete the project; (iv)confirm that the PIDS system will be <br /> owned by Amtrak before and after installation and may be removed by Amtrak at any time and at Amtrak's <br /> sole discretion during the term of the lease or at the time of surrender; (v) agree that City of Everett, WA <br /> will not remove or in any way alter the PIDS improvements for as long as Amtrak uses or intends to use <br /> the improvements in providing passenger rail services at the Station, without the prior written consent of <br /> Amtrak; and (vi) agree that City of Everett, WA will provide Amtrak with continued access to the <br /> improvements and will ensure Amtrak's perpetual right to use, maintain, repair and replace the <br /> improvements for as long as Amtrak provides or intends to provide passenger rail services at the Station. <br /> Your signature below constitutes City of Everett, WA consent to the improvements substantially in <br /> accordance with the Plans,consent for Amtrak and its contractors to proceed with the improvements, and <br /> City of Everett, WA agreement to comply with all of Amtrak's other requests for City of Everett, WA <br /> agreement and confirmation as described in the above paragraph. <br /> Please contact the following Amtrak representative if you have any questions or concerns regarding the <br /> improvements or the project: <br />