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CapMetro board meeting.

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>> Travillion: well, I

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should say good afternoon.

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Good afternoon, everybody.

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And thank you all for coming

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out to our public hearing

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and special board meeting.

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I will call this meeting to

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order.

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Today is wednesday, FEBRUARY 11th.

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The time is 12:22.

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With a quorum available.

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I have to check with my

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attorney, with a quorum

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available, we'll start the

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meeting at 12:22.

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We are going to rearrange

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our order.

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We're going directly to

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action items.

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And we will go -- when we

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finish our action item we'll

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go back to the front and

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then work on the rest of our

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agent.

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First item on our agenda,

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and I'll read it into the --

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I'll read it into the

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record, approval of a

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resolution authorizing the

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PRESIDENT And ceo or her

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designee to apply for the

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capital area metropolitan

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planning organization,

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campo, 202008-2031 call for

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projects, submitting both

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CapMetro's bus stop street

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furniture and equipment

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program and hybrid bus fleet

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upgrade program for campo

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consideration and committing

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to providing local match

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funding from CapMetro

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should the projects be

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selected.

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Anna land will make this

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presentation for us.

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>> absolutely.

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Good afternoon, members of

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the board, chair travillion,

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president and ceo dottie

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watkins.

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My name is anna land and we

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are here to seek approval

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for the two projects that

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chair travillion started.

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The bus stops churn and

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equipment program and the

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hybrid bus fleet upgrade

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program.

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This was originally

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presented on JANUARY 14th to

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the finance audit and

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administration committee and

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was supposed to be on the

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JANUARY 26th board agenda

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that was rescheduled due to

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weather.

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We are seeking the

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application for these two

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projects.

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Under the campo call for

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projects, which is basically

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a competition for federal

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transportation funds

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eligible follow roadways,

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transit, multimodal

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improvements and safety

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enhancements.

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There are three different

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categories that we would

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like to apply under, and

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they are the service

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transportation block grant,

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transportation alternative

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set aside and the carbon

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reductions program.

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The first project is the

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furniture and equipment

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program.

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We are seeking funds to

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install 120 bus stop

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shelters and 76 priority

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transit stops.

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It is a little over

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8.1 million and if awarded

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we would commit to a match

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of approximately a little

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over 1.6 million.

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the second is the hybrid bus

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fleet upgrade program.

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This is for the purchase of

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18 diesel electric hybrid

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buses to replace our

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electric fleet and it

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supports our state of good

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repair goals.

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The total project cost is

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$27 million, and if awarded

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we commit to a local match

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of $5.4 million.

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And that's the end if you

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have any questions.

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>> Travillion: board

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members, do we have any

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questions?

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Do we have any questions?

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Have any questions?

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Hearing none, chair will

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entertain a motion to --

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>> chair, before we take

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that motion, I've been

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informed that one of our

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public speakers signed up to

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speak not just on the public

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hearing, but also on this

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action item, so I think it

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would make sense that we

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hear from them before the

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board takes a vote.

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>> Travillion: all right.

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Would that be MS. Joseph?

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>> I believe so.

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>> MS. Joseph, are you with

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us?

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Yes, MR. Easton.

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What is it you want me to

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comment on, is it the public

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hearing or the action item?

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I know you changed some

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order or something, but I

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didn't catch all that was

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said at the beginning of the

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meeting.

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>> Travillion: the action

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item.

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Thank you, MR. Chair,

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members, I'm zenobia joseph.

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i just wanted to say as it

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relate specifically to the

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capital area metropolitan

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planning organization, as it

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relates to the bus stop

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furniture, I just want you

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to recognize -- and I

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mentioned this in the

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finance committee as well.

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Specifically at 100041 st.

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Albert the great catholic

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church, 12100 is on metric,

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there was a bus stop shelter

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that was just placed there

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within the last two weeks,

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and also one on parmer or

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near parmer at parmer

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elementary, but I would just

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remind you specifically that

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at braker and metric there

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is still a flat beverage for

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route 392, and I would ask

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you to recognize as well

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that the trashcans as I have

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mentioned before are being

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removed from CapMetro's

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bus stops, specifically

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north plaza and rundberg.

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And there are trashcans that

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have been removed from 392

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stop by [Indiscernible],

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rotter ham and shropshire,

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so while you are asking for

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more amenities, the question

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is why is it that you're

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unilaterally allowing the

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staff to remove those from

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the bus stops?

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Receiving more is not going

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to make the system more

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equitable.

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northeast of U.S. 183 the

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system is actually

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inequitable there.

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I would call to your

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attention the letter that

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was written by sharmila

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[Indiscernible] That said

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50% of the enhanced stops

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were on rundberg, which is

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not true.

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So I've asked MR. Palmer to

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analyze the bus stop

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shelters and the

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distribution of those

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assets, the yellow book

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gives him his guidelines.

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He has not done so at this

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point, but I would remind

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you that the pass-through

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funds that you receive are

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from the federal highway

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administration and your

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systems, as my comments are,

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arrest in the context of the

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civil rights act of 1964,

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which prohibits

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discrimination based on

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race, color, national

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origin, and your system is

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inequitable as it relates to

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the bus stop shelters and

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So I actually am against

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I know that travis county

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will be looking at this item

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tomorrow and I'm also

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against the red line parkway

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trail funding.

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It's about $2 million that's

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take a look at the north

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lamar area in particular and

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to ceo dottie watkins, I

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just want to remind you that

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the mid block stops need to

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be closed on lamar,

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especially at yager where

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MR. [Indiscernible] Was

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killed in JULY 25.

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Same area as MR. Norton in

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2026 on or about

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JANUARY 30th, he was hit and

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then he died from his

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injuries.

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those are my comments as it

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relates specifically to this

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item.

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I'm not sure whether the

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action item.

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I told MR. Easton the item I

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would speak on.

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I would ask you to be

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transparent on why you

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removed the summary of

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comments so that actually

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aligns with your minutes.

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That is in my view

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discrimination and I would

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ask you to be transparent on

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why you no longer put our

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comments in the board

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packet.

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If you have any questions I

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would gladly answer them at

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this time and would ask for

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guidance as it relates to

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the public hearing.

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>> Travillion: all right.

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Board members, do we have

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questions?

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Do we have any questions?

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All right.

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Thank you, it MS. Joseph.

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Also, is there anyone else

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that would like to address

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the board here during the

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public comment period?

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Anyone else that would like

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to address the board?

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Oh, this is the action item,

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not public comment.

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Let me take that back and

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ask if there are no

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questions, the chair will

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entertain a motion to

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approve action item number

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1.

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Okay.

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All right.

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It's been moved and properly

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seconded that we approve

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action item number 1.

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Any further discussion?

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Any further discussion?

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any further discussion?

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Hearing none, all in favor

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of approving action item

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number 1.

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And I need to make sure that

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our board members are on

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camera.

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I see both board members on

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camera.

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All in favor of approving

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item number 1, please let it

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be known by saying aye.

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>> [Chorus of ayes].

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>> Travillion: all right.

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And so it looks like I have

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four ayes and I will make it

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unanimous.

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So action item number 1 has

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been approved.

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Thank you.

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Now let me go back -- we

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called to order at 12:22.

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Now we will move into on

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presentation for the public

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hearing, which should be

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before public comments.

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All right.

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So let's put the

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presentation together.

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That will be peter braden to

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present.

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>> good afternoon, chair

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travillion, PRESIDENT And

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ceo watkins and members of

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the board.

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My name is peter brentton, I

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am a senior community

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engagement coordinator here

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on behalf of the CapMetro

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team working on improving

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our fare programs.

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I hope for your health and

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safety you can remembered to

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book your valentine's day

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reservations.

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I am here today to present

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on who topics, the day past

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retirement and the farebox

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replacement.

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>> health and safety.

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>> yes.

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Before we get into depth I

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want to point out that these

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two items, while distinct,

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go hand in hand.

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They're linked.

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That perspective -- from

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that perspective we expect

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that customers will

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experience this as one

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change.

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That's important because

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we've been making strategic

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steps over the past few

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years to modernize our

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technology, improve the

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experience for our

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customers, and simplify the

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options when it comes to

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fares.

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Now, we'll start by talking

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about the day pass

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retirement and the farebox

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replacement, however, I want

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to provide you one piece of

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information out of order.

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Our fareboxes are 20 years

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old.

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Revenge of the sith, the

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ipad shuffle, the first

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video ever posted to

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YouTube.

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Technology has changed a lot

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since 2025 and considering

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the unfathomable advances in

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technology since the time

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our fareboxes were first

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installed, we have been able

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to identify and evaluate

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options for our customers to

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improve their experience and

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hopefully provide them more

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value.

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You'll see that we're

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talking about time based

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versus account-based payment

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systems on this slide, and

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there are a lot of words.

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What's important to note is

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that we are currently

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operating both of these

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systems at once and our

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momentum is towards

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operating only one.

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That is for simplicity,

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efficiency and a better

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experience for our

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customers.

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If you use a paper pass

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today, you are using the

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time-based system.

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When you activate or dip the

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paper pass, a timer starts,

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and you are able to swipe

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that pass as valid fare

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media for the time that that

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timer is active.

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If you use a reloadable fare

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card or the umo app, you are

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using the account-based

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payment system.

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You pay per ride and you are

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capped at certain amounts,

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certain thresholds.

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That paper pass, when you

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activate it, you steadily

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lose value.

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I like to think of it as an

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hour glass.

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You can only buy a specific

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amount of sand and you only

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have a specific amount of

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time to use it.

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If you lose the pass, if you

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get sick, if you decide I

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would rather take an uber

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home, you lose value.

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However, in contrast the

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account-based payment system

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lets you put in only as much

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sand as you need at one

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time, and if you lose your

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phone or the reloadable fare

444
00:13:22,104 --> 00:13:23,639
card you don't lose the

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value that you've put in so

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long as you've registered.

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It's recoverable.

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Considered the benefits for

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our customers, we've been

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making strategic steps over

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the past few years to

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prepare for a full

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transition from the

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time-based payment system to

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an account-based payment

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system.

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We are now at the point

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where we will make a big

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leap and retire the

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time-based payment system

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for all of our fixed route,

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local and commuter services.

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Here is a simple summary of

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the changes we are proposing

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to the fare structure.

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Local and community fares

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will see a removal of the

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time-based products and the

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capping of the thresholds

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stated explicitly rather

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than as references to the

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time-based pass product.

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There's also clarifications

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made to make pickup a

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discrete fare and state that

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fare capping does not apply

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to that service, codifying

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our current practice while

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we explore options for fare

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capping on pickup.

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We've also added language to

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define the intervals for

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fare capping with a daily

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fare cap being assessed

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during the service day and a

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monthly fare cap being

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assessed during a calendar

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month.

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We conducted a title six

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fair equity analysis in

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accordance with our fare

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policy because we're

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changing out the system

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works.

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Title vi studies are used to

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calculate whether changes in

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policies, programs or

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services from organizations

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receiving federal funding do

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not discriminate against

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people based on race, color

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or national origin as

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required by the title vi of

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the civil right act of 1964.

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The key findings of the

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study we conducted showed

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that more than 97% of all

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trips made using the service

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would not see a fare change,

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with fewer than three

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percent of all trips

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affected.

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These are trips made with

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day passes, purchased with

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cash on our buses or at

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ticket vending machines.

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If you are a customer that

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currently pays with cash for

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day passes and you ride

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frequently, you will

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actually benefit by

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transitioning to the umo app

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or the reloadable fare card

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because you get access to

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daily and monthly fare

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capping.

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We studied the impact of day

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pass retirement on two

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groups as part of the fair

530
00:15:55,790 --> 00:15:56,925
equity analysis, minority

531
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customers and low income

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customers.

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They then looked to see

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00:16:01,597 --> 00:16:02,263
whether those groups MAY see

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00:16:02,263 --> 00:16:04,263
disproportionate negative

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impacts or if those groups

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00:16:06,535 --> 00:16:07,636
wouldn't receive

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00:16:07,636 --> 00:16:09,636
proportionate benefits.

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When we viewing the impacts

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to minority customers we see

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no disparate impact.

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The impact we do see is

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00:16:16,780 --> 00:16:17,779
minor with a less than two

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00:16:17,779 --> 00:16:18,880
percent difference in the

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impact between minority

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00:16:21,249 --> 00:16:22,170
customers and non-minority

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00:16:22,170 --> 00:16:23,351
customers.

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00:16:23,351 --> 00:16:24,953
When reviewing the impacts

549
00:16:24,953 --> 00:16:26,721
to low income customers, we

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00:16:26,721 --> 00:16:27,189
see no disproportionate

551
00:16:27,189 --> 00:16:29,189
burden either.

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00:16:31,559 --> 00:16:32,627
The impact we do see again

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00:16:32,627 --> 00:16:33,862
is minor with less than two

554
00:16:33,862 --> 00:16:35,263
percent difference in the

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00:16:35,263 --> 00:16:37,465
impact between low income

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00:16:37,465 --> 00:16:38,330
and non-low income

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00:16:38,330 --> 00:16:38,734
customers.

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00:16:38,734 --> 00:16:40,435
Okay.

559
00:16:40,435 --> 00:16:41,669
Now I will move on to our

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00:16:41,669 --> 00:16:43,405
farebox replacement, but

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00:16:43,405 --> 00:16:44,506
before I do, I want to note

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00:16:44,506 --> 00:16:48,106
that this year will be the

563
00:16:48,910 --> 00:16:50,878
20th anniversary of the

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00:16:50,878 --> 00:16:52,113
nintendo wii.

565
00:16:52,113 --> 00:16:54,513
Our farris boxes --

566
00:16:56,170 --> 00:16:58,417
>> you didn't say mtv.

567
00:16:58,653 --> 00:16:59,200
>> our fair boxes need to be

568
00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:01,200
replaced.

569
00:17:01,289 --> 00:17:01,922
They are no longer party r.

570
00:17:01,922 --> 00:17:03,124
Supported by the

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00:17:03,124 --> 00:17:04,659
manufacturer and a new

572
00:17:04,659 --> 00:17:05,993
system will lower our

573
00:17:05,993 --> 00:17:06,528
ongoing costs of good

574
00:17:06,528 --> 00:17:08,528
repair.

575
00:17:09,300 --> 00:17:10,465
Knowing that an account an

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00:17:10,465 --> 00:17:11,980
based payment system

577
00:17:11,980 --> 00:17:11,666
improves the customer

578
00:17:11,666 --> 00:17:13,267
experience and therefore

579
00:17:13,267 --> 00:17:15,667
planning for the retirement

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00:17:16,137 --> 00:17:17,380
of the time-based payment

581
00:17:17,380 --> 00:17:18,239
system, we made the

582
00:17:18,239 --> 00:17:20,740
strategic decision to align

583
00:17:20,740 --> 00:17:21,709
the farebox replacement and

584
00:17:21,709 --> 00:17:23,709
day pass retirement.

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00:17:24,679 --> 00:17:25,880
Our new validaters offer

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00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:27,880
improved payment options

587
00:17:27,949 --> 00:17:29,851
that allow for fare capping

588
00:17:29,851 --> 00:17:31,552
such as the fare card and

589
00:17:31,552 --> 00:17:34,550
recently tap to pay, though

590
00:17:34,550 --> 00:17:37,655
tap to pay is only daily

591
00:17:37,892 --> 00:17:38,793
fare capping.

592
00:17:38,793 --> 00:17:40,793
There we go.

593
00:17:40,862 --> 00:17:42,596
The new fareboxes will still

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00:17:42,596 --> 00:17:43,932
accept cash as payment for

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00:17:43,932 --> 00:17:45,133
single rides.

596
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We do encourage customers

597
00:17:49,271 --> 00:17:51,373
who pay with cash to use a a

598
00:17:51,373 --> 00:17:53,408
reloadable fare card or the

599
00:17:53,408 --> 00:17:54,642
umo cap that ensures they

600
00:17:54,642 --> 00:17:56,377
will receive maximum value

601
00:17:56,377 --> 00:17:57,378
with daily and monthly fare

602
00:17:57,378 --> 00:17:59,213
capping.

603
00:17:59,213 --> 00:17:59,848
At the upcoming board

604
00:17:59,848 --> 00:18:01,849
meeting on the 23rd we

605
00:18:01,849 --> 00:18:02,983
will be asking the board to

606
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approve these fare structure

607
00:18:03,384 --> 00:18:05,384
changes.

608
00:18:05,986 --> 00:18:08,522
If approved, we will end all

609
00:18:08,522 --> 00:18:10,570
purchases of day passes

610
00:18:10,570 --> 00:18:11,825
starting MARCH 1st and

611
00:18:11,825 --> 00:18:15,425
sales of day passes on buses

612
00:18:16,630 --> 00:18:17,698
and tv ms, ticket vending

613
00:18:17,698 --> 00:18:19,466
machines, in early MAY and

614
00:18:19,466 --> 00:18:21,866
stop accepting paper parses

615
00:18:22,102 --> 00:18:23,303
on our buses JUNE 1st.

616
00:18:23,303 --> 00:18:24,738
Installation of the new

617
00:18:24,738 --> 00:18:26,807
fareboxes would span roughly

618
00:18:26,807 --> 00:18:29,109
from JUNE 1st to SEPTEMBER 1st and we

619
00:18:29,109 --> 00:18:30,430
expect to end our paper pass

620
00:18:30,430 --> 00:18:31,945
exchange program at the end

621
00:18:31,945 --> 00:18:33,814
of the calendar year.

622
00:18:33,814 --> 00:18:34,715
The exchange program is

623
00:18:34,715 --> 00:18:36,160
still in development.

624
00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,850
We expect to launch it

625
00:18:38,850 --> 00:18:38,518
before JUNE.

626
00:18:38,518 --> 00:18:39,953
Thank you very much.

627
00:18:39,953 --> 00:18:40,387
I hope the information was

628
00:18:40,387 --> 00:18:41,550
helpful.

629
00:18:41,550 --> 00:18:43,455
Happy to answer any

630
00:18:43,891 --> 00:18:44,992
questions you MAY have.

631
00:18:44,992 --> 00:18:46,861
>> Travillion: board

632
00:18:46,861 --> 00:18:49,730
members, do we have any

633
00:18:49,730 --> 00:18:50,697
questions?

634
00:18:50,697 --> 00:18:51,310
Yes, go ahead board member

635
00:18:51,310 --> 00:18:52,466
vela.

636
00:18:52,466 --> 00:18:53,767
>> Vela: thank you, chair.

637
00:18:53,767 --> 00:18:54,735
What percentage of our

638
00:18:54,735 --> 00:18:56,203
customers are still using

639
00:18:56,203 --> 00:18:58,203
cash?

640
00:18:58,839 --> 00:19:01,800
>> that is a great question.

641
00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:03,210
I MAY lean on some of my

642
00:19:03,210 --> 00:19:05,279
colleagues here in the room.

643
00:19:05,279 --> 00:19:06,460
I know -- we can follow up.

644
00:19:06,460 --> 00:19:07,347
>> Vela: great.

645
00:19:07,347 --> 00:19:09,449
I know it's a small

646
00:19:09,449 --> 00:19:10,917
percentage, but just out of

647
00:19:10,917 --> 00:19:13,317
curiosity I was wondering

648
00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:15,322
how many folks it is.

649
00:19:15,322 --> 00:19:17,322
>> Travillion: okay.

650
00:19:17,457 --> 00:19:19,457
Any additional questions?

651
00:19:20,327 --> 00:19:22,496
if there's no questions,

652
00:19:22,496 --> 00:19:24,300
additional questions?

653
00:19:24,300 --> 00:19:25,799
Hearing none, thank you, but

654
00:19:25,799 --> 00:19:26,700
you might want to stay close

655
00:19:26,700 --> 00:19:30,171
because I will open up the

656
00:19:30,171 --> 00:19:32,571
public hearing and we'll

657
00:19:34,740 --> 00:19:36,100
take up public comments on

658
00:19:36,100 --> 00:19:36,543
the fares item and give the

659
00:19:36,543 --> 00:19:37,311
general public an

660
00:19:37,311 --> 00:19:38,780
opportunity to tell us

661
00:19:38,780 --> 00:19:38,278
whatever they want to tell

662
00:19:38,278 --> 00:19:39,246
us.

663
00:19:39,246 --> 00:19:40,480
>> thank you.

664
00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:41,548
>> Travillion: so let's

665
00:19:41,548 --> 00:19:43,683
see, I understand we have

666
00:19:43,683 --> 00:19:44,318
one speaker who has signed

667
00:19:44,318 --> 00:19:46,318
up in advance.

668
00:19:46,420 --> 00:19:47,530
Let's see, can we call

669
00:19:47,530 --> 00:19:49,530
MS. Joseph back.

670
00:19:49,455 --> 00:19:50,124
>> MS. Joseph, did you want

671
00:19:50,124 --> 00:19:52,524
to make additional comments

672
00:19:59,666 --> 00:20:00,567
today?

673
00:20:00,567 --> 00:20:01,234
>> Travillion: is she

674
00:20:01,234 --> 00:20:03,234
still with us?

675
00:20:06,105 --> 00:20:08,208
>> yes, I'm on the line.

676
00:20:08,208 --> 00:20:09,943
Thank you, MR. Chair.

677
00:20:09,943 --> 00:20:11,578
Okay.

678
00:20:11,578 --> 00:20:12,245
Thank you, MR. Chair,

679
00:20:12,245 --> 00:20:12,779
members.

680
00:20:12,779 --> 00:20:14,779
I'm zenobia joseph.

681
00:20:15,140 --> 00:20:16,683
I wanted to make my comments

682
00:20:16,683 --> 00:20:18,484
in the context of title vi

683
00:20:18,484 --> 00:20:19,853
of the civil rights act of

684
00:20:19,853 --> 00:20:20,987
1964, which prohibits

685
00:20:20,987 --> 00:20:21,955
similar education based on

686
00:20:21,955 --> 00:20:22,422
race, color, national

687
00:20:22,422 --> 00:20:24,422
origin.

688
00:20:24,924 --> 00:20:26,660
I do see you have a title vi

689
00:20:26,660 --> 00:20:28,228
fare equity analysis on page

690
00:20:28,228 --> 00:20:30,228
nine of 86.

691
00:20:30,230 --> 00:20:31,197
However, it is disingenuous

692
00:20:31,197 --> 00:20:32,399
for your staff member to say

693
00:20:32,399 --> 00:20:33,934
that fewer than three

694
00:20:33,934 --> 00:20:34,767
percent of the trips are

695
00:20:34,767 --> 00:20:36,200
affected.

696
00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:37,337
Especially for people who

697
00:20:37,337 --> 00:20:38,504
MAY take more than two trips

698
00:20:38,504 --> 00:20:40,607
a day or twice a day.

699
00:20:40,607 --> 00:20:44,207
I want to remind you that

700
00:20:44,311 --> 00:20:45,611
cap remap JUNE 3rd, 2018,

701
00:20:45,611 --> 00:20:46,379
eliminated north, east,

702
00:20:46,379 --> 00:20:47,280
west, connectivity so

703
00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:48,348
starting there you already

704
00:20:48,348 --> 00:20:50,750
know that people have to

705
00:20:50,750 --> 00:20:52,852
take more than two buses to

706
00:20:52,852 --> 00:20:53,819
get anywhere if you are

707
00:20:53,819 --> 00:20:55,155
northeast of U.S. 183.

708
00:20:55,155 --> 00:20:58,240
I want you to recognize that

709
00:20:58,240 --> 00:20:58,792
your origins and

710
00:20:58,792 --> 00:21:00,792
destinations survey from

711
00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,560
2023, there's a good article

712
00:21:03,596 --> 00:21:05,465
in the austin monitor by

713
00:21:05,465 --> 00:21:06,566
nina hernandez, OCTOBER 6,

714
00:21:06,566 --> 00:21:08,100
2023, that specified that

715
00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:09,202
african-american riders are

716
00:21:09,202 --> 00:21:11,602
the most transit dependent

717
00:21:11,838 --> 00:21:14,241
and it went up to 88%.

718
00:21:14,241 --> 00:21:16,109
So the question is did you

719
00:21:16,109 --> 00:21:17,844
actually analyze what impact

720
00:21:17,844 --> 00:21:18,310
this would have on

721
00:21:18,310 --> 00:21:18,612
african-americans in

722
00:21:18,612 --> 00:21:19,913
particular?

723
00:21:19,913 --> 00:21:22,913
And then the immigrants that

724
00:21:22,982 --> 00:21:24,517
are northeast of U.S. 183

725
00:21:24,517 --> 00:21:27,353
and the hispanic riders too.

726
00:21:27,353 --> 00:21:28,988
I want to remind you that it

727
00:21:28,988 --> 00:21:30,322
was MARCH 25, 2024, when

728
00:21:30,322 --> 00:21:32,322
your service analysis

729
00:21:35,561 --> 00:21:36,895
manager jennifer govea said

730
00:21:36,895 --> 00:21:38,331
if a passenger needs three

731
00:21:38,331 --> 00:21:38,998
vehicles to get to their

732
00:21:38,998 --> 00:21:39,766
destination they're counted

733
00:21:39,766 --> 00:21:41,766
three times.

734
00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:42,635
So you are double and triple

735
00:21:42,635 --> 00:21:43,803
counting the minority

736
00:21:43,803 --> 00:21:45,537
population and specifically

737
00:21:45,537 --> 00:21:47,406
she said, quote, this is

738
00:21:47,406 --> 00:21:49,410
part of our federal funding

739
00:21:49,410 --> 00:21:51,143
allocation and our formula

740
00:21:51,143 --> 00:21:53,120
for receiving funds from the

741
00:21:53,120 --> 00:21:53,579
fta, unquote, federal

742
00:21:53,579 --> 00:21:55,579
transit, administration.

743
00:21:57,490 --> 00:21:57,951
I do want you to recognize,

744
00:21:57,951 --> 00:22:00,119
MR. Chair, that this does

745
00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:01,888
have a disparate impact on

746
00:22:01,888 --> 00:22:03,888
african-americans and low

747
00:22:04,324 --> 00:22:04,857
income riders a

748
00:22:04,857 --> 00:22:06,625
disproportionate burden.

749
00:22:06,625 --> 00:22:07,826
If you are asking people to

750
00:22:07,826 --> 00:22:10,226
pay 1 fiscal year $25 per

751
00:22:12,297 --> 00:22:13,666
ride, that's $1.25, 250 for

752
00:22:13,666 --> 00:22:15,200
just going on two buses

753
00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:15,867
before they even get to

754
00:22:15,867 --> 00:22:16,168
work, that's about five

755
00:22:16,168 --> 00:22:17,703
dollars.

756
00:22:17,703 --> 00:22:18,971
They have to get back,

757
00:22:18,971 --> 00:22:20,205
that's about ten dollars

758
00:22:20,205 --> 00:22:21,774
round trip.

759
00:22:21,774 --> 00:22:22,207
That's more than the actual

760
00:22:22,207 --> 00:22:24,207
commuter pass.

761
00:22:24,209 --> 00:22:25,845
I want to remind you that

762
00:22:25,845 --> 00:22:28,447
the commuters also ride free

763
00:22:28,447 --> 00:22:29,982
on game days when the train

764
00:22:29,982 --> 00:22:33,582
is too full and they can't

765
00:22:34,186 --> 00:22:35,187
even get to the farebox on

766
00:22:35,187 --> 00:22:37,187
the 803 metro rapid.

767
00:22:38,457 --> 00:22:40,326
I would ask you to table

768
00:22:40,326 --> 00:22:41,760
this item, do the analysis

769
00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,262
appropriately as opposed to

770
00:22:43,262 --> 00:22:44,897
selling the system to us as

771
00:22:44,897 --> 00:22:45,564
though it's the best thing

772
00:22:45,564 --> 00:22:47,433
since sliced bread.

773
00:22:47,433 --> 00:22:48,400
I want you to recognize that

774
00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,800
you already have arguments

775
00:22:50,836 --> 00:22:53,105
between the unhoused people

776
00:22:53,105 --> 00:22:55,740
and people who get on the

777
00:22:55,740 --> 00:22:55,975
bus and you have the

778
00:22:55,975 --> 00:22:57,843
20-year-olds and students

779
00:22:57,843 --> 00:22:59,178
who have no id because you

780
00:22:59,178 --> 00:23:00,513
haven't enforced it.

781
00:23:00,513 --> 00:23:01,947
This is discriminatory and I

782
00:23:01,947 --> 00:23:03,480
would ask you to recognize

783
00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:04,382
that more needs to be done

784
00:23:04,382 --> 00:23:06,952
to make the system equitable

785
00:23:06,952 --> 00:23:09,352
as opposed to diminishing

786
00:23:09,422 --> 00:23:10,189
the service and treating us

787
00:23:10,189 --> 00:23:12,391
like second class citizens.

788
00:23:12,391 --> 00:23:13,391
If you have any questions, I

789
00:23:13,391 --> 00:23:15,394
would gladly answer them at

790
00:23:15,394 --> 00:23:17,129
this time, but your analysis

791
00:23:17,129 --> 00:23:18,230
is flawed because it does

792
00:23:18,230 --> 00:23:20,630
not take in consideration

793
00:23:20,732 --> 00:23:22,701
the routes that very

794
00:23:22,701 --> 00:23:22,968
eliminated by roberta

795
00:23:22,968 --> 00:23:24,690
gonza

796
00:23:24,690 --> 00:23:24,937
lez, who was there when

797
00:23:24,937 --> 00:23:26,539
she made her presentation to

798
00:23:26,539 --> 00:23:27,772
the board, and it is time

799
00:23:27,772 --> 00:23:29,407
for him to retire.

800
00:23:29,407 --> 00:23:30,408
If you have any questions,

801
00:23:30,408 --> 00:23:30,676
i'll gladly answer them at

802
00:23:30,676 --> 00:23:32,110
this time.

803
00:23:32,110 --> 00:23:32,777
Thank you for allowing me to

804
00:23:32,777 --> 00:23:33,646
make my comments.

805
00:23:33,646 --> 00:23:34,880
>> Travillion: board

806
00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:35,146
members, do you have any

807
00:23:35,146 --> 00:23:36,948
questions?

808
00:23:36,948 --> 00:23:39,948
Do you have any questions?

809
00:23:40,452 --> 00:23:41,986
Hearing none, thank you very

810
00:23:41,986 --> 00:23:43,922
much for your presentation.

811
00:23:43,922 --> 00:23:44,822
>> thank you, MR. Chair.

812
00:23:44,822 --> 00:23:45,891
>> Travillion: is there

813
00:23:45,891 --> 00:23:47,793
anyone else in the audience

814
00:23:47,793 --> 00:23:49,394
that would like to address

815
00:23:49,394 --> 00:23:51,394
the board?

816
00:23:51,996 --> 00:23:54,899
Any other -- any other -- do

817
00:23:54,899 --> 00:23:55,434
we have any calls, ed?

818
00:23:55,434 --> 00:23:56,969
Okay.

819
00:23:56,969 --> 00:23:59,170
So without anyone who wants

820
00:23:59,170 --> 00:24:01,673
to make a presentation in

821
00:24:01,673 --> 00:24:03,410
the audience, without any

822
00:24:03,410 --> 00:24:05,441
additional calls, then I

823
00:24:05,677 --> 00:24:07,578
will call this meeting -- I

824
00:24:07,578 --> 00:24:10,578
will close this meeting at

825
00:24:10,882 --> 00:24:12,116
12:46.

826
00:24:12,116 --> 00:24:14,116
12:46.

827
00:24:15,287 --> 00:24:15,620
Any questions or

828
00:24:15,620 --> 00:24:16,154
observations?

829
00:24:16,154 --> 00:24:17,455
[Pounding of gavel].

830
00:24:17,455 --> 00:24:20,455
All right, the meeting is