<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">That’s a good point Ronda. <div><br><div>Email sent Connie. Took only a few moments, I hope many will send in their thoughts on this. </div><div><br></div><div>Philomena <br><div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 10, 2026, at 11:22 AM, Ronda Stark via Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hello Connie,<div><br></div><div>Open meetings law may require that a second open meeting be scheduled if this one did not fully comply with notice requirements, etc. The fact that UBNA raised this issue in advance suggests that UW Transportation was aware of the problem and failed to provide an adequate remedy.</div><div><br></div><div>Do you know how many people had an opportunity to speak? How many people were not able to speak given the limited time frame?</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Ronda</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 10:54 AM Constance Sidles via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="line-break:after-white-space">Hey tweets, a bit of a fiasco yesterday during the Zoom meeting on Montlake Fill parking fees, set up by the UW's Transportation Services. Transportation neglected to publicize the fact that you needed a password to join the Zoom meeting, despite the fact that UBNA had raised this as an issue.<div><br></div><div>One person emailed me and said she contacted Transportation directly and got the passcode. Another person emailed me and said that about 10 minutes into the meeting, Transportation opened the Zoom site to everyone, without a passcode.</div><div><br></div><div>Of course by then, many people had just givem up.</div><div><br></div><div>For those of you who still want to make your voice heard, however, you can submit written comments. Here is the UR:</div><div><br></div><div> <a href="mailto:tsadmin@uw.edu" target="_blank">tsadmin@uw.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div>I hope many of you will do this - in fact, I am asking you to do this - as I believe it will have a positive effect. Transportation (and the UW) need to know how adversely a parking fee will affect many people who come to Montlake Fill for only an hour or two to bird, commune with nature, gain some peace of mind, walk the dog, exercise, etc. Please do what you can to spread the word. </div><div><br></div><div>I think we have until March 2. - Connie</div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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