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Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority • Union Station <br />401 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104 • Phone: 206-398-5000 • Fax: 206-398-5215 <br />www.soundtransit.org <br /> <br /> <br />February 4, 2026 <br /> <br />Cassie Franklin, Mayor <br />City of Everett <br />2930 Wetmore Avenue, Suite 10-A <br />Everett, WA 98201 <br /> <br />Ric Ilgenfritz, CEO <br />Community Transit <br />2312 W. Casino Road <br />Everett, WA 98204 <br /> <br />Brandon Banks <br />Managing Director, Customer Communications & Services <br />King County Metro Transit Department MS KSC-TR-0108 <br />201 South Jackson Street <br />Seattle, WA 98104-3765 <br /> <br />Subject: Agreement to Extend Everett Transit and Community Transit’s Participation <br />in the Subsidized Annual Pass Program through December 31, 2026 <br /> <br />Via this letter, Sound Transit is pleased to invite Everett Transit and Community <br />Transit to continue participation in the Subsidized Annual Pass Program from <br />January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, as outlined in the “Agreement between <br />King County Metro Transit and Sound Transit Regarding Sound Transit’s <br />Participation in the Subsidized Annual Pass Program” (GA 0191-20), as amended. <br /> <br />• Program Eligibility: Under the program, Metro provides a fully subsidized <br />annual transit pass to people with incomes at or below 80% of the federal <br />poverty level. Eligibility is currently limited to residents of King, Pierce, and <br />Snohomish counties who receive services from the following state benefit <br />programs that use the eighty percent federal poverty level income threshold: <br />(i) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); (ii) State Family <br />Assistance (SFA); (iii) Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA); (iv) Aged, Blind, or <br />Disabled Cash Assistance (ABO); (v) Pregnant Women Assistance (PWA); <br />(vi) Supplemental Security Income (SSI); and (vii) Housing and Essential <br />Needs (HEN) (collectively, the “Eligible State Benefit Programs”). Metro will <br />provide at least 30 days advance written notice to Everett Transit and <br />Community Transit regarding changes to eligibility requirements. <br />• Program Administration: Metro is responsible for implementing the program <br />as an ORCA Business Choice program and loads a subsidized annual pass <br />on ORCA LIFT cards for eligible customers that is valid for fare payment on <br />services provided by Metro, Sound Transit, Everett Transit, and Community <br />Transit. <br />• Reporting: Metro will provide monthly reports summarizing trips taken on <br />Everett Transit and Community Transit by customers enrolled in this program. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CHAIR <br />Dave Somers <br />Snohomish County Executive <br /> <br />VICE CHAIRS <br />Claudia Balducci <br />King County Councilmember <br />Ryan Mello <br />Pierce County Executive <br /> <br />BOARD MEMBERS <br />Angela Birney <br />Redmond Mayor <br />Steffanie Fain <br />King County Councilmember <br />Cassie Franklin <br />Everett Mayor <br />Hunter George <br />Fircrest Councilmember <br />Thomas McLeod <br />Tukwila Mayor <br />Julie Meredith <br />Washington State Secretary <br />of Transportation <br /> <br />Teresa Mosqueda <br />King County Councilmember <br />Ed Prince <br />Renton Councilmember <br />Kim Roscoe <br />Fife Mayor <br />Dan Strauss <br />Seattle Councilmember <br />Peter von Reichbauer <br />King County Councilmember <br />Kristina Walker <br />Tacoma Councilmember <br />Katie Wilson <br />Seattle Mayor <br />Girmay Zahilay <br />King County Executive <br /> <br />CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER <br />Dow Constantine <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 3E4DBD86-6AB8-4015-AC30-684E4420BC0BDocusign Envelope ID: 05E1DF28-A7C8-4BC9-BDDF-0199FD504DDEDocusign Envelope ID: 0A646996-F44E-4A0B-AF2C-E527A84526C8