Jul 19, 2021 Cap Metro

BUT WHAT GOOD ARE ALL THE LIGHT RAIL PLANS YOU AS TAX THE PUBLIC, OR IF THEY STILL WON'T LET WIDER AS TO THEIR ESSENTIAL AND FINAL DESTINATIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

I'M HERE.

AGAIN, BOTH AS A BEST WRITER AND AS AN ADVOCATE FOR SENIORS BECAUSE YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE EITHER BEEN SILENT OR BRUSHED ASIDE MY REQUEST TO CREATE NEIGHBORS AT BEST SERVICE, CONNECTING TO CROSSTOWN ROUTES SERVICE THAT WOULD BENEFIT EVERYONE.

MY PAST INTERACTIONS WITH THE BOARD AND STAFF MAY OFFER A CLUE AS TO WHY I'M BEING IGNORED.

MOST OF YOU ARE PROBABLY STILL DRIVING A CAR.

SO BUS SERVICE DOESN'T AFFECT YOU PERSONALLY.

YOU WOULDN'T TAKE A BUS TO GO TO WORK THE GROCERY STORE.

WHEN YOU FIND YOU'RE OUT OF MILK OR TO HER DOCTOR, WHEN YOU SUDDENLY FEEL SICK.

OKAY, WELL, WHAT ABOUT YOUR RELATIVES? YOU HAVE AN AUNT AND UNCLE PARENT FOR REFUSES TO STOP DRIVING.

THEY NEED A SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE AND TRANSIT TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO QUIT DRIVING.

COINCIDENTALLY, JUST THIS MORNING, I GOT A CALL FROM THE 93 YEAR OLD.

I RAISED THAT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE HAS BEEN REVOKED, EVEN THOUGH HIS FAMILY IS HAPPY TO DRIVE HIM ANYWHERE HE WANTS TO GO.

HE WANTS TO KEEP DRIVING CAB METRO'S NEW ON-DEMAND VAN SERVICE FOR SENIORS.

DOESN'T CREATE INDEPENDENCE TO USE THE BUS AND RAIL SYSTEMS. INSTEAD IT HAS BEEN PRESENTED AS AN UBER EQUIVALENT AND THAT PSYCHOLOGICALLY IS STILL DEPENDENT ON SOMEONE ELSE FOR ESSENTIAL NEEDS.

THE FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD IN CENTRAL AUSTIN TO GET THE SERVICE.

AS FAR AS I KNOW WAS TARRYTOWN.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE SERVICE WASN'T STARTED IN THE ZIP CODE WITH THE HIGHEST SENIOR DEMOGRAPHIC,

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AS NORTH OF UT, I HAVE TO TAKE TWO BUSES TO GO SEVEN BLOCKS TO THE GROCERY OR 10 BLOCKS TO MY DOCTOR.

A CIRCULATOR BUS WOULD EASILY TAKE ME TO BOTH, BUT IT'S NOT JUST ME ADVOCATING FOR THIS.

THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN BUSINESS ALLIANCE HAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS WANT THE DOWNTOWN BELOW TO COME BACK.

THE SPEAKER IN AN URBAN CONFERENCE OF DECADES AGO, PREDICTED AUSTIN'S FUTURE.

HE SAID, DEVELOPERS WANT RAIL STOPS, NOT BUS STOPS.

AND THEN HE SAID, PEOPLE WON'T USE MASS TRANSIT UNLESS IT RUNS EVERY 10 MINUTES OR LESS, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO WALK MORE THAN TWO BLOCKS TO THEIR DESTINATION.

I HAD NO GOOD ANSWER FOR AUSTIN SENIORS WHO NEED NEIGHBORHOOD BUS SERVICE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY WANT TO AGE IN THEIR HOMES INDEPENDENTLY AND FRUGALLY MAY I SUGGEST THAT EACH OF YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR THIS EVENING AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'LL NEED WHEN YOU TURN 79 AND IT STARTS TO GET HARDER TO RENEW YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE.

MAY I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MISS EPSTEIN.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK NEXT STEP.

NO QUESTIONS, NO QUESTIONS.

WELL, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I, I'M AN ELDER LAW ATTORNEY AND I'M A BUS RIDER AND I SEE THIS NEED EVERYWHERE AND CAMP METRO REALLY NEEDS TO THINK HARD ABOUT WHAT IT'S DOING, BUT THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.

OPEN RECORDS COORDINATOR, SENT THE REQUEST FOR DATA FOR 3 92 TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.

BYE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS, UH, ZENOBIA JOSEPH .

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS.

I'M GOING OVER YOUR JOSEPH.

I JUST WANTED TO DOVETAIL OFF OF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER.

MY COMMENTS ARE IN THE CONTEXT OF TITLE SIX OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, WHICH PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AND ALL ACTIVITIES THAT RECEIVE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

I JUST WANTED TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION AROUND 392 ONCE AGAIN, BUT I WANT TO ACTUALLY REMIND YOU OF A COMMENT THAT WAS MADE BY ROBERTO GONZALEZ, APRIL 22ND, 2013.

HE SAID SOME OF OUR LARGEST AREAS OF ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF A MAJOR TRANSIT CENTER DO OCCUR IN AND AROUND SHOPPING AREAS, PARTICULARLY THE ATVS AND THE WALMARTS.

AND THAT'S WHEN CAPITAL METRO WAS ACTUALLY ADOPTING TITLE SIX, THEIR FIRST TITLE, SIX POLICIES.

HE ALSO SAID, WE FOUND THAT, YOU KNOW, A ONE-SEAT RIDE IS WHAT'S MOST BENEFICIAL FOR FOLKS AS WELL AS A HIGH-FREQUENCY SERVICE AND FAST FORWARD TO JUNE 16TH, 2016, RUSS CHISM TALKED ABOUT SPONTANEOUS YOUTH.

AND HE SAID, WHEN YOU NEED TO TRANSFER, THAT MEANS THAT ACTIVITY THAT WAIT TIME HAS TO HAPPEN TWICE.

AND SO I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE EXPERTS TOLD YOU THAT A ONE-SEAT RIDE IS WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT.

SO I'M ASKING YOU ONCE AGAIN, TO RESTORE THE SERVICE FROM 3 92 AT BREAKER AND BURNET ABOUT 1.9 MILES TO GREAT HILLS TARGET.

AND WHAT I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT I DO RECOGNIZE THAT 3 92 IS SET TO IMPROVE TO 30, 35, AUGUST, 2021 SERVICE CHANGES, BUT YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO US.

I NEVER ASKED YOU TO RUN THE BUS EMPTY DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY IN 2017, I DID A SURVEY AND THE INDIVIDUALS ON ROUTE 3 92 ARE WORKING CLASS INDIVIDUALS.

THEY GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING.

I ASKED FOR PEAK TIME, 30 MINUTES IN THE MORNING TO GET THEM TO WORK ABOUT THREE HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON TO GET THEM HOME.

AND SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU IF YOU NEED TO DO ANYTHING WITH OUR ROUTE 30 MINUTES PEAK AND THEN RESTORE THE SERVICE ALL THE WAY TO THE ARBORETUM, WHERE AT THE TERMINUS WAS AT THE TARGET.

I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT ROBERTO GONZALEZ UNILATERALLY ELIMINATED ROUTE 3 92.

HE SHOT LINED IT AT BREAKER AND BURNET WITH NO DISCUSSION.

AND SO I ASKED THROUGH AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST, JULY 9TH, 2021.

IT WAS ACTUALLY SENT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.

YOU COULD SAVE A LOT OF HEARTACHE IF YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME, ONCE AGAIN, I ASKED COMMISSIONER TREVELYAN TO INTERVENE, BUT THAT JACOB LABORDE, WHO IS ACTUALLY THE

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I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER MR. CHAIR BACK ON 2009 IN THE SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2009.

UM, THERE'S A SUNSET REVIEW, SELF EVALUATION OF CAPITAL METRO ROLLINGWOOD AND WESTLAKE HILLS WITHDREW IN 1988.

AND YOU ARE STILL PROVIDING SERVICE.

SO WESTWOOD ON 30 WALLS, CHARLTON, EVERY 30 MINUTES, IT VIOLATES STATE LAW, THE TRANSPORTATION CODE FOUR OR FIVE, 1.609 AFFECTIVE WITHDRAWAL.

AND SO IF YOU CAN SERVE WHITE STUDENTS THE 27 OR SO OUTSIDE OF THE SERVICE AREA IN VIOLATION OF THE STATE LAW, THEN SURELY YOU CAN IMPROVE THE ROUTE 3 92 AND THE RESTORE, THE SERVICE, THE METRO RAPIDS, SAMSUNG'S AT APPLE WITH $4.7 MILLION.

AND THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT DOES PERMIT YOU TO USE THAT FUNDING TO RESTORE SERVICE.

AND SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO DO THAT AS WELL AS TWO 40 RUTLAND, WHERE THE CITY OF AUSTIN IS HELL BENT ON PUTTING THE HOMELESS PEOPLE AT 1934 SPARROW WHERE THE BUS WAS A UNILATERALLY ELIMINATED.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL GLADLY ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME, BUT I WOULD ASK YOU TO LISTEN TO THAT A LAWYER THAT JUST SPOKE TO YOU BECAUSE SHE'S ACTUALLY RIGHT ON POINT.

AND I WOULD ASK YOU TO LISTEN TO RUSS CHISM AND ROBERTO GONZALEZ.

WHO'S BEEN WITH YOU ABOUT 25 YEARS NOW.

OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATES, THE ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

UH, WE'LL NEXT, TAKE UP

[III. Advisory Committee Updates]

I THINK MR. CARTER HAS OUR REPORT.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON.

CHAIR COOPER, VICE CHAIR.

TREVELYAN PRESIDENT CLARK MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS BRIAN CARTER.

I'M THE CHIEF EXPERIENCE AND ENGAGEMENT OFFICER HERE FOR CAPITAL METRO.

AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE PLEASURE OF GIVING YOU THE UPDATE FOR THE JULY MEETING OUR ACCESS AND C-SAT COMMITTEES.

THE ACCESS COMMITTEE, UH, DECIDED NOT TO MEET IN THE MONTH OF JULY.

UH, THEY TOOK THE MONTH OFF AS THEY SOMETIMES DO HERE IN THE SUMMER, BUT THEY WILL RESUME WITH A VIRTUAL MEETING IN AUGUST.

SO I'LL HAVE THAT UPDATE FOR YOU NEXT MONTH FOR THEM, FOR THE CUSTOMER ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT C-SAT COMMITTEE, UH, THEY DID MEET AND, UM, YONIS BANKS WHO NORMALLY GIVES YOU THE RECAP OF THOSE MEETINGS PRESIDED OVER THAT MEETING OF THE, UH, THE SAC GROUP ON JULY 14TH.

UH, THE AGENCY STAFF GAVE US SOME UPDATES ON PROJECT CONNECT RIDERSHIP, UH, ALSO TRANSIT SPEED AND RELIABILITY PROGRAMS AND LEANDER SERVICES.

UH, MR. BANKS DID INTRODUCE MS. EDNA PARRA, WHO WISHES SHE COULD BE WITH YOU TODAY, BUT SHE'S TAKING SOME MUCH NEEDED TIME OFF, UH, AWAY FROM THE OFFICE.

AND, UH, SHE IS GOING TO BE SERVING AS THE NEW STAFF LIAISON, UH, THAT, AND THAT'S GOING TO BETTER ALIGN WITH THEIR NEW DUTIES THAT, UH, BOTH EDNA AND YANNIS ARE TAKING ON HERE FOR THE AGENCY.

UH, SHE COULDN'T BE HERE WITH US TODAY, BUT SHE IS GOING TO BE WITH YOU, UH, NEXT MONTH AND EVERY MONTH THEREAFTER, IT'D BE, UH, PROVIDING THESE UPDATES TO YOU ON THOSE TWO COMMITTEES.

SO CURRENTLY C-SAT HAS, UH, FIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND FOUR VACANCIES.

AND OUR STAFF HERE AT METRO HAS, OR HAS REVIEWED THREE APPLICATIONS TO FILL THOSE REMAINING VACANCIES.

UH, ONE OF WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED, UH, BY, UM, BOARD MEMBER COOPER AND WILL BE ADDED TO THE AUGUST CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, THE COMMITTEE NOTED THAT THEY DO NEED TO FILL THOSE VACANCIES TO EASILY HAVE A QUORUM, UH, WHICH HAS BEEN A LITTLE TOUGH FOR THEM IN RECENT MONTHS.

AND, UH, WE, OF COURSE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THOSE BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE TO FILL THOSE REMAINING VACANCIES.

IN THE MEANTIME, THOUGH, THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE RATHER WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE SOME OF THEIR AWARENESS OF THEIR MEETINGS AND, UM, WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME MORE PARTICIPATION IN PEOPLE JOINING THOSE MEETINGS.

SO WE ARE GOING TO, UM, HAVE MS. POWER WORK WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM HERE AT CAP METRO AND, UH, YOU ALL, IF YOU HAVE OTHER WAYS THAT WE NEED TO PUBLICIZE THOSE MEETINGS, WE'RE GLAD TO TAKE THAT INPUT.

UH, BUT WE WANT TO POST THOSE AGENDAS, PUT MORE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AROUND THOSE TOO, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN BE MORE AWARE OF THOSE AND THAT THEY CAN ATTEND THEM.

SO WE WANT TO, UM, HELP TO RAISE THE AWARENESS LEVEL OF THOSE TWO COMMITTEES.

AND WHEN THEY MEET, UH, THE COMMITTEE ALSO DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF RECORDING AND POSTING MEETINGS IN THE FUTURE AND COMMITTEE CHAIR, TAYLOR WOULD LIKE TO BRING THIS ITEM TO AN OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATION IN AUGUST, UH, WHEN WE AIM TO HAVE A QUORUM AT THAT MEETING ANY QUESTIONS FOR THOSE TWO QUESTIONS, I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THE COMMITTEE'S WORK AND STAFF WORK TO SUPPORT SEASET COMMITTEE, HAVING A BROADER OUTREACH, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S ONE WAY IN WHICH WE COULD REALLY IMPROVE OUR, UH, INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK ANYTHING WE CAN DO AT THE BOARD LEVEL AND AT THE STAFF LEVEL TO FACILITATE THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT.

REMEMBER KITCHEN PRETTY.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

THAT'S KIND OF A FOLLOWUP.

WE HAD SOME CONVERSATION AT OUR LAST MEETING ABOUT, UM, THOSE ADVISORY COMMITTEES

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BEING MORE OPEN.

UM, I THINK WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE RECORDED AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE TH THAT THERE WAS, THEY SHOULD BE PUBLIC AND TRANSPARENT.

SO DID, WERE YOU FEELING LIKE THERE'S STILL SOME QUESTION ALONG AMONGST THOSE, UM, AMONGST THE, UH, APPOINTEE OR THE, THE BOARD MEMBERS ON WHETHER THAT SHOULD HAPPEN OR NOT? I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT CERTAIN WHY THEY'RE WAITING FOR A VOTE ON THAT.

THEY WANT TO BRING FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION.

THAT'S I THINK HOLISTIC IN TERMS OF HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT, WE DO NEED TO TALK ABOUT TECHNOLOGY.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY DID HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT LOCATIONS AND WHERE THEY DO RECORDINGS, HOW THE CODING RECORDINGS GET STORED.

THEY HAD PROBABLY MORE QUESTIONS FOR HOW THAT WORKS.

AND SO WE SAID WE WOULD, THE STAFF WOULD, UH, WOULD ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS AND THEN BRING THAT TO THE COMMITTEE SO THEY COULD MAKE THOSE OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW THEY WOULD DO THAT.

AND SO THE NEXT MEETING IS AUGUST.

SO WE COULD PROBABLY GET THAT GOING BY SEPTEMBER.

IS THAT THE THINKING IF THERE IS A QUORUM? YEAH.

AND THEY, UH, THE, UH, THE CHAIR DID ASK, UH, THOSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO WERE PRESENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY, THEY PUT THIS ON THEIR AGENDAS FOR, FOR AUGUST TO BE AT THE MEETINGS.

UM, BUT THAT IS THEIR AIM TO HAVE THAT FOR AN AUGUST RECOMMENDATION.

WE CAN CERTAINLY TALK ABOUT THAT MORE, BUT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT FROM THE BOARD PERSPECTIVE, I THINK WE HAD AN AGREEMENT LAST TIME THAT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

UM, AND SO IT'S REALLY NOT UP TO THEM VOTING ON IT.

I MEAN, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THEY CONSIDER THE LOGISTICS OF IT, BUT I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD WAIT FOR A VOTE MUCH LESS FOR A QUORUM.

SO, UH, I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION THEN TOO THEN, UM, WHICH I JUST FORGOT.

IN THE MEANTIME, UM, MAYBE THERE ARE, MAYBE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS WE COULD DO, UM, IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFYING RESOURCES FOR TAPING, DO THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED? AND THEN IF THEY DO HAVE MISGIVINGS, UM, WE NEED TO PROBABLY HAVE THEM DOCUMENTED AND, AND, UH, AND WORK WITH OUR, OUR GENERAL COUNSEL, UH, TO DETERMINE, I THINK THERE'S AN INTEREST TO BE TRANSPARENT.

I THINK WE SHARE THAT INTEREST.

UM, IF, IF THE ISSUE IS LOGISTICS LET'S KNOW THAT, AND IF IT'S SOMETHING ELSE, LET'S LET US KNOW WHAT THAT IS AS WELL.

AND, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT STEPS HAVE TO BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THE, UH, THE MEETINGS ARE TAPED, IF THAT'S THE WILL OF THE MAJORITY, UM, JUST, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE, THERE ARE, UH, SOMETIMES MOVING MEETINGS AND WHATNOT, AND THAT, AND THERE MAY BE LOGISTICAL DIFFICULTIES THERE, BUT LET'S SEE WHAT THEIR LEGITIMATE CONCERNS ARE AND SEE WE CAN ADDRESS THANK YOU FOR THIS CHAIR.

I JUST, UM, WOULD WEIGH IN AND NOTE THAT IT'S THE WILL OF, OF THE BOARD, THAT THESE, IT APPEARS TO ME, IT'D BE THE BILLBOARD THAT THESE MEETINGS WOULD BE, UM, ACCESSIBLE AND VIDEOTAPED.

UM, I, I SEE THAT AS A, UH, THE ENTIRE CAPITAL METRO APPROACH TO THINGS WHERE WE WANT TO BE PUBLICLY TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE.

I DOUBT THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES, UM, WOULD WANT TO WITHHOLD THAT INFORMATION FROM ANYBODY.

UM, I ALSO, WHILE I WOULD LIKE THEM TO SUPPORT IT, ISN'T REALLY THEIR DECISION.

IT'S KEPT METRO IN THE BOARD'S DECISION, AS FAR AS THE, UM, TAPING AND THE, UM, THE PUBLIC NATURE OF THESE MEETINGS.

SO IF THAT'S, I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM FOR ANY OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

I DO SEE THAT THERE MAY BE SOME LOGISTICS ISSUES, BUT STAFF CAN EASILY, UM, WORK THROUGH THOSE AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE FUTURE MEETINGS ARE EASILY VIEWABLE.

AND, UM, I DON'T THINK THERE SHOULD BE A QUESTION ABOUT DOING THAT.

SO IS THAT CLEAR ENOUGH? YES, IT IS.

AND I THINK ONE THING, IF I WENT OVER TOO QUICKLY, THAT THE GROUP WANTS TO DO IS THEY WANT TO PROCEED MORE PARTICIPATION ENGAGEMENT FROM THOSE MEETINGS.

I THINK WHAT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT PROMPTING AT SAY THAT, UH, THEIR MEETINGS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OPEN.

SO ANYONE CAN, WE'VE ALWAYS PUBLISHED THE, THE LINKS FOR THOSE MEETINGS FOR PEOPLE TO ATTEND.

WHAT WE'VE BEEN LACKING IS SOME OF THAT PARTICIPATION FROM PEOPLE ATTENDING.

WE COULD USE MORE OF OUR PUBLIC TO BE ENGAGED IN, IN THOSE MEETINGS.

AND THAT'S WHY THE CAP METRO COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND MARKETING TEAM WILL BE USING THE CHANNELS THAT WE HAVE TO, TO GET MORE AWARENESS FOR THOSE MEETINGS, TOO.

THEN WE SHOULD ALREADY HAVE THOSE, THAT ABILITY IN PLACE.

SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS THESE ARE PUBLIC MEETINGS AND SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE.

AND IF THAT MEANS TAPING THEM AND PUTTING AND BROADCASTING THEM,

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CERTAINLY THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES THAT AND HAS DONE THAT FOR YEARS.

HISTORICALLY THE LOGISTICS OF THAT HAVE BEEN A CHALLENGE OVER TIME.

AND I THINK, UM, INSOFAR AS WE NEED TO DIVE INTO THE DETAILS, WE CAN DO THAT.

BUT, UM, IF WE ON THE BOARD, WE'LL DO A GOOD JOB OF GETTING OUR PEOPLE TIMELY, PUT ON THE BOARD, THAT'LL HELP.

UH, AND ANYTHING THAT YOU GUYS IN THE MARKETING TEAM CAN DO TO CREATE MORE ENERGY AROUND THAT.

IT'LL BE GREAT.

REMEMBER KITCHEN, YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION.

VICE CHAIR.

JUST REMINDING EVERYBODY, WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA TODAY.

I'LL BE, I WON'T BE BAD.

JUST I'LL BE METHODIST.

UM, DID WE FIND ANY UPTICK IN PARTICIPATION, UH, WITH ELECTRONIC, UH, WITH THE USE OF ZOOM CALLS OR TEAMS CALLS? BECAUSE IF, IF WE, UH, IF WE FOUND THAT PARTICIPATION INCREASED, MAYBE THAT'S A WAY TO MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION, AND THAT WOULD BE PRETTY EASY TO, UH, TO TAKE IF WE CHOSE TO DO SO.

UM, MAYBE IT'S THE GETTING UP AND GETTING OUT AND COMING DOWNTOWN, UH, THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CREATE A QUORUM.

UM, MAYBE WE OUGHT TO LOOK AND SEE, COMPARE OUR NUMBERS TO, UM, WHEN, WHEN WE HAD TAPED MEETINGS VERSUS LIVE MEETINGS.

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

YES, WE'RE GOOD.

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

GOOD METHODIST COMMENT.

NEXT, UH, BOARD MEMBERS WE'LL HAVE OUR COMMITTEE UPDATES AT FIRST OPERATIONS PLANNING AND SAFETY COMMITTEE CHAIR, KITCHEN.

UM, YES, THE, THE, UM, OPERATIONS PLANNING AND SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, WAS HELD LAST WEEK.

UH, WE HAD ONE ACTION ITEM, WHICH YOU'LL SEE ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY UNDER CONSENT, WHICH HAD TO DO WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN, UH, CAP METRO AND THE, UM, COMBINED TRANSPORTATION AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER.

SO THAT WAS A, AND WE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO PUT THAT ON CONSENT.

WE ALSO HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS, UH, AROUND, UM, WHAT YOU SEE IN YOUR MEMORANDUM UPDATE, UH, FROM, FROM CARRIE BUTCHER RELATED TO, UM, CHALLENGES THAT CAP METRO IS HAVING RIGHT NOW WITH LABOR SHORTAGE.

SO I WON'T GO INTO DETAIL THERE.

THE INFORMATION IS IN THE MEMO THAT YOU HAVE, AND I IMAGINE PRESIDENT CLARK IS AVAILABLE TO S TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WHEN HE GETS TO HIS, UH, PRESENTATION LATER.

UH, SO NEXT STEP, WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY, BEFORE I READ THESE ITEMS, ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO WISHED TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE I'LL READ THE THREE ITEMS. NUMBER ONE IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 24TH, 2021 BOARD MEETING.

UM, REMEMBER, UH, MITCHELL IS HERE, SO WE WILL NOT HAVE A CAMPO UPDATE AND MEMBER, UH, STRATTON IS NOT HERE, SO WE WON'T HAVE A ATP UPDATE TODAY.

AND THE, UH, UH, FINANCIAL AND AUDIT COMMITTEE DIDN'T MEET DID NOT MEET THIS MONTH.

SO WE WON'T HAVE THAT, UM, AS WELL.

[V. Consent Items]

ITEM TWO IS THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION APPOINTING BECKY ROSS AS A MEMBER OF THE FINANCE AUDIT AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2021, UH, THE 2021 CALENDAR YEAR.

AND ITEM THREE IS APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CAP METRO AND THE COMBINED TRANSPORTATION AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER REQUIRING ALL PARTNERS TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY CTECH IN CASE OF ANY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT MAY IMPACT THE OPERATIONS OF THE CTECH FACILITY OR PROCEDURES, INCLUDING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, SYSTEM BREACHES, UNEXPECTED OUTAGE OF SHARED SYSTEMS OR INTERRUPTIONS IN THE CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS AT THE FACILITIES, UM, CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA CHAIR, UM, MOVED THAT WE, UH, THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED VERY WELL.

THAT'S A MOTION BY OUR VICE CHAIR.

SECOND, SECOND, SECOND.

ALSO ONE COMMENT ON THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION.

IT HAS, UM, YOUR 2014 TO THAT, THAT DOES NEED TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE VERY WELL.

ASHLEY, YOU GOT THAT.

YOU'RE SORT OF EMBARRASSED IN THIS RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

WE'RE SETTING A HIGH BAR VERY WELL.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, AND, UH, ANY DISCUSSION ALL THEN IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT, APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING, AYE.

WILL BE OUR ACTION ITEMS.

UH, NEXT

[VI.1. Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or his designee, to finalize and execute a contract with Applications Software Technology LLC for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and implementation services for a base period of two (2) years with three (3) option periods for twelve (12) months each in an amount not to exceed $17,578,715.]

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WE HAVE SIX ITEMS TODAY STARTING WITH A CONTRACT FOR A NEW ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT.

AND WITH THIS ITEM, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME OUR CFO, CATHERINE WALKER.

WELCOME THE FLOOR IS YOURS LADIES.

CHAIRMAN COOPER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT CLARK I'M CATHERINE WALKER.

I AM CAPITOL METRO'S CHIEF FINANCIAL AND RISK OFFICER STANDING HERE WITH ME.

I'M JANE SCHROEDER.

CIO.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU BOTH HERE.

LET'S HEAR ABOUT IT.

SO WE COME HERE REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR A NEW ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM.

UH, THE SYSTEM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY APPLICATION SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES AND WE'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR A TWO YEAR AND THREE OPTION YEAR PERIOD CONTRACT FOR THE AMOUNT OF $17,578,715 TO SUPPORT THAT.

I'VE GOT A SHORT PRESENTATION WITH THREE SLIDES I'D LIKE TO SHARE.

ALL RIGHT, SO BRIEFLY, I'D LIKE TO TAKE YOU THROUGH WHAT AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM IS.

ERP SYSTEMS TIE TOGETHER, MULTIPLE BACKED, UH, BEHIND THE SCENES FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS FINANCE, BUDGETING, HUMAN RESOURCES, RECRUITING TIME AND ATTENDANCE BENEFITS SYSTEMS ALL INTO ONE UMBRELLA PACKAGE.

SO CURRENTLY CAPITAL METRO HAS A DISINTEGRATED ERP SYSTEM.

WE HAVE TWO COMPONENTS THAT DON'T COMMUNICATE TOGETHER.

FIRST WE HAVE FOR OUR FINANCIAL AND BUDGETING SYSTEMS, WE USE A SYSTEM CALLED MICROSOFT DYNAMICS.

AIX.

THAT SYSTEM WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2016 AND PERFORMS LIMITED FINANCIAL BUDGETING AND PROCUREMENT FUNCTIONS.

THE SYSTEM IS AT THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE AND IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY MICROSOFT, NOT THE LIGHTS DIMMING.

UH, THE SYSTEM IS NOT CURRENTLY SCALABLE FOR CAP METRO, NOR FOR THE EXPANSION OF ATP ON THE HUMAN CAPITAL SIDE.

WE USE A SYSTEM CALLED ULTIPRO.

THIS SYSTEM WAS IMPLEMENTED MORE THAN A DECADE AGO IN 2007, AND ALSO PERFORMS LIMITED FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY AS IT IS IMPLEMENTED TODAY, THE SYSTEM IS NOT SCALABLE TO INTEGRATE HR BENEFITS, MANAGEMENT, TALENT MANAGEMENT, LEARNING MANAGEMENT, OR OTHER FUNCTIONS, NOR DOES IT, WOULD IT, IS IT CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THE CURRENT NEEDS OF CAPITAL METRO OR ATP? OKAY.

SO HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

THIS IS CONSIDERED A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR PROJECT BECAUSE BOTH SYSTEMS ULTI PRO AND MICROSOFT DYNAMICS AXR AT THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE, THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION IS PLANNED TO TAKE US THROUGH THE WINTER OF 2023.

SO TO DATE, BACK IN JUNE, JULY OF 2020, WE CONDUCTED A NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF CAPITAL METRO.

AT THIS TIME, WE DIDN'T HAVE ATP PLANNED AS PART OF THE INTEGRATION.

UH, IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, WE BEGAN AN RFP PROCESS CURRENTLY, WHERE WE ARE TODAY IS WE'VE MADE A SELECTION OF SOFTWARE AND FOR THE SERVICE PROVIDER, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE COMING TO YOU FOR TODAY FOR APPROVAL, WE WOULD BEGIN OUR KICKOFF IN AUGUST WITH A GO LIVE FOR A FINANCIAL SYSTEMS IN OCTOBER OF 22, AND THEN HR IN THE WINTER OF 23.

SO WITH THAT QUESTION QUESTIONS, NICE CHAIR, WILL THIS SOFTWARE INTERACT WITH THE SOFTWARE THAT TRACKS, UH, D ATTRACTS AND MONITORS, DBE PURCHASES AND, UM, AND DBE PARTICIPATION.

SO OUR DECISION AT THIS POINT THROUGH OUR RIGOROUS ANALYSIS, WE HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT ORACLE CLOUD ERP IS THE SYSTEM OF CHOICE.

ORACLE IS REGARDED AS A TOP TIER ERP SYSTEM BY GARTNER AND PROVIDES ENHANCED ANALYTICS AND REPORTING THE KEY INDUSTRIES THAT ORACLE CURRENTLY SERVES INCLUDE INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, FINANCIAL SERVICES, HOSPITALS, GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION, AND PUBLIC SECTORS, CAPITAL METRO ATP.

UM, I'M SORRY, CAPITAL METRO AND A T B P BOTH HAVE REQUIREMENTS THAT THIS SYSTEM FULFILLS A S T OR, UH, APPLICATION SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY LLC WOULD BE THE IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER OF CHOICE.

THEY ARE THE LEADER IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTATIONS.

THEY'VE DONE MORE THAN 500 IMPLEMENTATIONS OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS AND HAVE DONE 20 PLUS CLOUD ERP SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATIONS.

WE ALSO FOUND THAT THIS PARTNER HAS EXPERIENCED WITH SPECIFICALLY TRANSIT AGENCIES AND THEY SUPPORTED LA METRO, METRO AND CHICAGO TRANSIT.

THAT INCLUDES A TWO YEAR BASE PERIOD WITH THREE OPTIONAL.

ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS INTO THAT NUMBER.

WE HAVE A CONTINGENCY OF APPROXIMATELY 15% OR 2.2, $9 MILLION AND PMP SUPPORT OF 1.7 MILLION.

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SO THAT INFORMATION WILL EVENTUALLY FALL INTO THE ERP SYSTEM.

UM, AT THIS POINT I DON'T HAVE THE DATA BEHIND ME TO SAY IF THE SYSTEMS INTERACT OR HOW WE RECEIVE THE INFORMATION FROM OUR DBE TODAY, BUT THE INFORMATION WOULD EVENTUALLY GO INTO THE SYSTEM AS PART OF OUR HOLISTIC FINANCIAL DATA.

UM, SO I KNOW THAT THE, UH, THE NEXT REPORT IS GOING TO BE OUR UPDATE ON DIVERSITY AND EQUITY.

UM, BUT IT IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY IMPORTANT THAT, UH, ANY SYSTEM THAT ADDRESS PR ADDRESSES, PURCHASING AND ADDRESSES RFPS GOING OUT OF THE DOOR, UH, TRACKS IN REAL TIME, HOW WE DIS-AGGREGATE, UH, CONTRACTS AND, AND THE ABILITY TO REACH OUT TO COMMUNITIES AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO PARTICIPATE, WHAT LEVELS WE INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY AND, AND THEN WHETHER THOSE NUMBERS ARE BEING MET.

SO, UM, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT THERE'S NOT A MORE, UH, SPECIFIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HOW OUR DB NUMBERS WILL BE TRACKED AND, UH, THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTED.

SO, UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SYSTEMS THAT WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH THIS, THAT KIND OF LINK FINANCIAL OR PROCUREMENT INFORMATION.

SO TEAMMATE IS THE SOLUTION THAT THE DBE GROUP USES, AND DEPENDING ON THE FUNCTIONALITY THAT'S AVAILABLE IN THE ERP SYSTEM, EITHER IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE REPLACED OR IT WILL BE INTEGRATED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT CRITICAL INFORMATION FROM THAT SYSTEM TO THE TEAMMATES SYSTEM.

AND THERE ARE ANOTHER, A NUMBER OF OTHER PROJECTS OR PRODUCTS THAT WE WILL BE INTEGRATING THAT FINANCIAL PROCUREMENT OR OTHER KINDS OF INFORMATION INTO DOWNWARD FACING SYSTEMS LIKE OUR NEW ENTERPRISE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

SO THERE'S ANOTHER POINT OF INTEGRATION, OUR NEW DATA WAREHOUSE.

UM, THIS IS AN OFFLINE CONVERSATION PROBABLY, UH, BUT I'M GOING TO BE INTERESTED IN WHAT OUR CURRENT STATE LOOKS LIKE AND, UM, THE, THE, UH, THE WORKFLOW YEAH.

HOW WE, HOW WE TRACK THAT INFORMATION TODAY, AND THEN HOW WE TRANSITIONED TO OUR NEW SYSTEM, UH, PR UH, PROJECT PLANNING TO MOVE US FROM WHERE WE ARE TO WHERE WE'RE GOING.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO, AND RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT, THAT WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

YES, THERE ARE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS THAT WILL HAPPEN BEHIND THE SCENES.

I DON'T, AGAIN, I DIDN'T BRING THE LIST, BUT WE HAVE POTENTIALLY UPWARDS OF 20 OR MORE SYSTEMS THAT WILL CONNECT INTO THAT.

I UNDERSTAND.

AND YOU ALL ALWAYS DO GREAT WORK.

I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

UH, I WOULD, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE TIME, I'D LIKE TO KIND OF SIT DOWN AND GO THROUGH IT WITH YOU, JUST SO THAT I UNDERSTAND.

ONE MORE THING THAT WE DO PLAN ON DOING IS PROVIDING REGULAR UPDATES, ESPECIALLY TO THE FINANCE AUDIT AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, THE TIMELINE, WE HAVE A VERY AGGRESSIVE TIMELINE.

SO WE KNOW THAT THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL, TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS GOES THROUGH SMOOTHLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR DISPARITY PLAN, OUR, UM, THAT, THAT WE ARE JUST OUR DISPARITY STUDY, THAT, UH, WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT THESE THINGS AND THAT THEY ARE AS HELPFUL AS THEY CAN IN TERMS OF TOOLS AND SYSTEMS THAT WORK IN AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED.

OTHER QUESTIONS, NONE.

I'LL JUST COMMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD A LONG TIME WHEN YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE APPROVED THE LAST ONE, WHICH IS NOW OUT OF DATE AND NO LONGER BEING SERVICED, UM, I'VE, I'VE SURVIVED THE ERP, UH, UH, OBSOLESCENCE, WHICH MAY INDICATE SOMETHING ABOUT MY OWN STUFF, BUT, UH, WITH THAT, UH, SHARE, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO ACTION ITEM, NUMBER ONE, MOVE APPROVAL MOTION BY THE VICE CHAIRS, OR A SECOND CHAIR WILL SECOND THE MOTION, ANY DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

AYE, AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NAY MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

UH, NEXT ITEM IS OUR SEMI-ANNUAL UPDATE ON DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CAP, METRO,

BOTH.

WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, ONGOING ACTION REPORTS ON THAT IMPLEMENTATION.

I REMEMBER THE LAST TIME IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A MONSTER, SO IT'S NO SMALL AMOUNT OF WORK TO GET THAT DONE.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

YEAH, THAT IS A HUGE DEAL.

[VI.2. Semi-annual update on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and approval of a resolution adopting the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Director’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy Statement.]

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UH, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION POLICY STATEMENT, AND DONNA SIMMONS AND, UH, UH, JACQUELYN EVANS HERE TO PRESENT.

WELCOME.

AND GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR COOPER, UM, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT CLARK, AGAIN, I'M JACQUELINE EVANS.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR CAPITAL METRO.

AND TODAY I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF THE DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAM, AS WELL AS CONSIDERATION FOR THAT BOARD POLICY STATEMENT.

TODAY'S CONTENTS.

AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THOSE DIVERSITY UPDATES, OUR WORKFORCE, UM, UH, FOR THE F I'M SORRY, AS REQUIRED BY THE FTA, UH, AN EMAIL UPDATE SERVICE PROVIDER DATA UPDATE AND UPDATES ON OUR SBE AND S N S B N D B D PROGRAMS AND PAYMENTS.

UH, WE'LL GIVE YOU A DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION AGAIN, PROGRAM UPDATE AND PROPOSED BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE DEA POLICY STATEMENT.

AND I'LL BE BRINGING UP THAT POLICY STATEMENT A COUPLE OF TIMES THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION.

DBES AND SPS AMONGST CAUCASIAN FEMALES OVER 4 MILLION HAVE BEEN, HAS BEEN PAID OUT HISPANICS, A ONE OVER 1.3 MILLION HAVE BEEN PAID OUT AMONGST THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATION.

SO OUR SUMMARY REPORT OVERALL, A REPORT FOR OUR CAPITAL METRO SERVICE TO PROVIDERS.

AND THIS IS ALL UP AGAINST THE AVAILABILITY OF AUSTIN, UM, WORKERS, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM HERE IN COMPARISON TO THAT BLUE LINE CAPITAL METRO IS ACTUALLY DOING VERY, VERY WELL, UM, IN TERMS OF DIVERSITY.

OKAY, OVERALL, AGAIN, THIS IS ALL BROKEN DOWN, UM, IN YOUR PACKET WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THAT DATA, A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, UH, THAT AVAILABILITY REPORT, UH, WAS PROVIDED IN TWO, IN 2018.

THAT WAS THE MOST RECENT DATA THAT WE COULD FIND SO PROMOTIONS ARE PROMOTIONS BY DEMOGRAPHICS HERE.

YOU WILL SEE THAT, UM, WE'VE HAD 32 PROMOTIONS AS OF MARCH 31ST, 2021, UH, 50, I'M SORRY.

I'VE GOT TO LOOK AT THAT.

56% WERE WHITE MALES.

UM, AND THEN WE'VE HAD MY GLASSES AREN'T WORKING TODAY.

SO FORGIVE ME FOR THAT.

6% WHITE MALES, I'M SORRY, 6% ASIAN PACIFIC TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT AFRICAN-AMERICAN, UM, TWO OR MORE RACES.

AND THEN WE'VE HAD 5% HISPANIC, I'M SORRY, 9% HISPANIC NEW HIRES BY GENDER.

THERE ARE 53% MALE AND 47% FEMALE SO OF OUR VENDOR DIVERSITY DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OR DBES AND OUR SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, IT SAYS HERE, THESE ARE NOTED BY FEDERAL, UM, FUNDED, AND THEN THOSE ARE THE DBES AND THE SPS ARE LOCAL FUNDED, UM, ORGANIZATIONS SO OUR VENDOR DIVERSITY FOR CAPITAL METRO F Y 21 DBE, UM, ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENT GOAL.

OUR GOAL WAS 19% AND WE FOR, UM, 2020, WE WERE AT 18.7%.

SO WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO OUR GOAL FOR 2021.

OUR GOAL IS 19% WE'RE WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 12%, AND WE PLAN ON REACHING THAT GOAL BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME VENDORS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT WE ARE SPEAKING WITH CURRENTLY, THE NEURO-DIVERSITY CAPITAL METRO FOR 2021.

OUR ANNUAL SEMI-ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENT GOAL IS 60 CENT PER 66%.

WE HAVE SURPASSED OUR GOAL THERE OUR GOAL IS 21%.

AGAIN, WE'RE AT 20, UH, 66% IN TERMS OF VENDOR PAYMENTS RIGHT NOW FOR OUR, BOTH OUR

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OVER $3 MILLION HAS BEEN PAID OUT AND OUR ASIAN POPULATION OVER $1 MILLION HAS BEEN PAID OUT.

NOW OUR OVERALL DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION UPDATE, AS HERE WE'VE COME UP WITH OUR DEFINITIONS.

THOSE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE LOCATED IN THAT DBE STATEMENT.

POLICY STATEMENT, WE'VE COME UP WITH OUR DEFINITIONS HERE.

THEY ARE.

WE'VE MADE A DEFINITE CREATE THE DEFINITIONS FOR DIVERSITY EQUITY AND A RACIAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

WE'VE BOTH GOTTEN OUR STEERING COMMITTEE INVOLVED INTERNALLY AND OUR EXTERNAL COMMITTEE AS WELL.

THEY'VE ALSO REVIEWED THIS WITH US.

SO INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY, WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THIS, GO THROUGH THESE DEFINITIONS AND THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED SO OUR DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION COUNCIL, UH, WE'VE DEVELOPED THAT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

UM, WE'VE ESTABLISHED OUR CHARTER THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY OUR COMMITTEE.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING QUARTERLY MEETINGS.

WE'VE HAD TWO THUS FAR.

I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH ALL OF THE ADVISORY GROUP MEMBERS ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS AND TALK THEM THROUGH, ASK THEM WHAT ARE, WHAT THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE, WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS WERE OF THEM.

UH, WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR ACCESS TEAM.

UH, WE'VE ALSO, WE'VE BEEN TAUGHT, PARTNERING WITH ATP TO ENSURE THAT OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND OUR DEFINITIONS ARE ALIGNED WITH THEIRS.

SO 2021 OVERALL UPDATES WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT, UH, DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION COUNCIL HAVE BEEN HAVING, AGAIN, OUR QUARTERLY MEETINGS.

THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN ESTABLISHED, UH, WE'VE UH, DEVELOPED THAT ADVISORY GROUP CHARTER THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED.

UM, OUR GAP ASSESSMENT.

WE'VE HAD SURVEYS GO OUT TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEN THE DUST, THE DBE SBE DISPARITY, AND DBE AVAILABILITY STUDY RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT.

UM, I STARTED ON JUNE 7TH AS THE DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

UH, WE'VE COMPLETED THE TITLE SIX UPDATE AND POLICY APPROVAL.

WE'VE ESTABLISHED THE BOARD OF DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION POLICY STATEMENT.

AGAIN, WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND APPROVE THAT TODAY.

AND WE'VE HAD SOME COMMUNITY EVENTS AND AWARENESS SOME OF OUR EQUITY INITIATIVES OR PICKUP ZONES WERE BEING ADDED, HAVE BEEN ADDED NORWOOD BUS, STOP IMPROVEMENT, PROJECT, OUR BUS STOP LIGHTING AND ASSESSABILITY IMPROVEMENTS, FARE CAPPING, PILOT, FREE TRANSIT TO VACCINATE THE VACCINES WE CAN FERRISS TO INCLUDE FOR JUNE 4TH, JUNE THROUGH JULY 4TH AND OUR JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY OBSERVATION, DON'T GET, WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR WORKFORCE PLAN SO WHAT'S NEXT THE COMPLETION OF THE DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION PLAN, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A STRATEGY OVERALL FOR DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION, WE'LL BE REVIEWING THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

WE'LL BE STARTING EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.

RESOURCE GROUPS WILL BE HELPING US TO DEVELOP DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN CAPITAL METRO, AROUND DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN REVISED APPROACH TO OUR, TO SECURITY THROUGH, THROUGH TRANS, UH, TRANSIT POLICING.

AND THEN THAT ADVISORY COMMUNITY GROUP GROUP, THOSE COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP MEETINGS WILL BE CONTINUED AS WELL.

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NO, THE PERFECT PAUL WAS THE DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION BOARD POLICY STATEMENT HAS, SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN YOUR NOTES.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT, BUT IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT, UM, AND DEFINES DIVERSITY EQUITY, UM, RACIAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

UM, IT TALKS TO ALSO, UM, TALKS ABOUT IT GOES THROUGH TITLE SEVEN AND REALLY THIS IS SERVES AS A REFERENCE POINT TO YOU ALSO THAT WHEN YOU'RE MAKING DECISIONS AROUND DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND INCLUSION, YOU CAN REFER TO THIS DOCUMENTATION GOING FORWARD.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? REMEMBER KITCHEN.

UM, UH, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, SO, UM, LET'S SEE.

LET ME, LET ME START WITH, UH, WELL, I'LL JUST START WITH THE, I'LL START WITH THE, UM, LET'S SEE, LOOKING AT THE PRESENTATION, UM, THE PRESENT THE ON PAGE, UM, I FORGET WHICH PAGE, THE PAGE WHERE YOU WERE, UH, SHOWING THE, YEAH, HERE IT IS.

PAGE 33 OF THE PACKET, WHICH IS, UH, THE ONE THAT SHOWS THE OVERALL DIVERSITY REPORT.

CMTA SERVICE PROVIDERS IN AUSTIN THAT THE BAR CHART, IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THAT, UH, THE SERVICE PROVIDERS, I JUST WANT TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT IT'S SHOWING A 29%, UM, FOR FEMALES AND 71% FOR MALES.

CAN YOU JUST TELL ME WHAT THAT REPRESENTS, KEEP GOING BACK.

I THINK IT'S BEFORE THE DBE THINGS, BEFORE THAT, THERE YOU GO THERE.

SO, UM, SO GENDER, THIS IS THE GENDER OF ALL THE STAFFING, RIGHT? AND THE SERVICE PROVIDERS IS, IS THE, OUR BUS OPERATORS AND THE, UH, ET CETERA, RIGHT? SO I, AS A PRETTY, THAT'S PRETTY LOW FOR WOMEN.

I SUSPECT THAT THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE.

I MEAN, I SUSPECT THAT THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL, UH, IN THIS INDUSTRY, BUT, UM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OCCURRING AROUND THAT 29% NUMBER AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO, UM, TO PROVIDE FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN THESE JOBS? WELL, FROM WHAT WE FOUND 9%, ONLY 9%, UM, ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN AUSTIN.

UM, THAT'S WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING OF AROUND THE SERVICE PROVIDERS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT OVERALL HANGING OUT WITH THAT A LITTLE BIT.

I'LL STEP IN HERE JUST A LITTLE BIT, GIVEN MINE THAT JACQUELINE HAS BEEN HERE ABOUT A MONTH, SO IT SORT OF PUTS YOU IN THE MIDDLE.

I HAD A LOT MORE, UM, HISTORY AND DETAIL AROUND THAT THE SERVICE PROVIDER WORKFORCE.

UM, SO WE DO HAVE, WHEN WE GATHERED DETAILED INFORMATION AS WELL AROUND THE AVAILABILITY BY EEO JOB CATEGORY, MOST OF THE EO JOB CATEGORIES THAT ARE, THAT THE SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE ARE BUS OPERATORS, MAINTENANCE AND MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES.

SO THEY AVAILABILITY, UM, IN THOSE TYPES OF JOBS IS MUCH LESS THAN THE AVAILABILITY IN THE WORKFORCE AS A WHOLE.

SO, SO THAT IS THE REASON THAT THERE, YOU SEE A LOWER PERCENTAGE OF FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN THE SERVICE PROVIDER WORKFORCE, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S MORE THAT WE CAN DO.

UM, SO WE, WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDERS, UM, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND REALLY MUCH MORE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

UM, AS DOTTIE MENTIONED AT THE, AT THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING, UM, WE, OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE SEEING SOME REAL CHALLENGES IN RECRUITING BUS OPERATORS IN PARTICULAR RIGHT NOW.

SO WE ARE WORKING VERY, VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM TO HELP THEM TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE.

AND ONE OF THE AREAS WE WILL BE ASSISTING THEM TO FOCUS ON IS, ARE, ARE THERE WAYS THAT WE CAN ASSIST WITH RECRUITING MORE, UH, FEMALE EMPLOYEES INTO THOSE ROLES? OKAY.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

I WOULD, I'D LOVE TO HAVE A LONGER CONVERSATION OFFLINE, JUST ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT, UM, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDERS ON THAT COULD BE A NICE DOVETAIL WITH THE ISSUES AROUND THE LABOR SOURCE SHORTAGE.

ALTHOUGH IT, IT COULD, IT COULD, UM, I DON'T KNOW, THE, THE, THE NUMBERS, IT COULD JUST POINT TO THE NEED FOR, UH, FOR GREATER TRAINING, UH, AND TRAINING KINDS OF PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN.

BUT THAT'S A NUMBER THAT IS, IS SOMETHING THAT I'D LIKE FOR US AS CAP METRO.

LIKE YOU SAID, TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO PROACTIVELY TO HELP WORK ON THAT.

COMPLETELY AGREE.

SO IS IT, IS THAT ONE ACROSS ALL THE ENTITIES IS, OR IS THAT JUST, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE STATUS, JUST CAPITAL METRO DATA.

UH, THEN THE NEXT QUESTION, I'LL JUST ASK TWO QUESTIONS AND THEN LEAVE IT FOR OTHERS.

AND THEN I HAVE A FEW MORE AFTER THAT, BUT TH THE NEXT SLIDE I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND BETTER.

UH, SO THIS ONE ON THE PROMOTIONS BY GENDER.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THAT.

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WE DON'T GET THIS LEVEL OF DETAILED DATA FROM THE SERVICES SERVICE PROVIDERS ON THE HIRING, MOST PROMOTIONS THAT WE GET THEIR OVERALL WORKFORCE DATA.

SO THIS IS JUST FOR CAPITAL METRO.

SO FOR CAPITAL METRO, WE HAD, UH, IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 33 PROMOTIONS.

SO THAT BROKE DOWN BETWEEN GENDER AND RACE IS JUST FOR CAPITAL METRO EMPLOYEES THROUGH MARCH.

UM, AND SINCE MARCH ACTUALLY, WE'VE BEEN DOING QUITE A BIT OF HIRING.

SO THE NEXT, UH, AND PROMOTIONS FOR AS A MATTER OF FACT.

SO THE NEXT REPORT THAT THE BOARD GETS WILL INCLUDE THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR, AND I'VE LOOKED AT SOME OF THAT DATA ALREADY.

AND I DO EXPECT THOSE PERCENTAGES, UM, UH, FOR BOTH FEMALE AND, UH, FOR MINORITY GROUPS, UM, ON PROMOTIONS TO INCREASE BASED ON WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

TH THAT, WHAT MY QUESTION WAS, WAS IT EVERYONE, OR JUST KEPT METRO? SO THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION THERE.

SO, UM, OTHERS HAVE QUESTIONS I CAN KEEP GOING.

SHOULD I KEEP GOING, OR SHOULD I KEEP GOING? OKAY.

THEN, UM, MY, MY NEXT QUESTION GOES TO THE POLICY STATEMENT AND I WANTED TO, TO TALK ABOUT THE POLICY STATEMENT THAT WE'RE ADOPTING TODAY FOR A MOMENT.

UM, I THINK WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IS INHERENT IN THE WORDING, BUT IT'S NOT QUITE THE WORDING THAT I WOULD THINK OF.

SO I JUST WANT TO ASK ABOUT IT, AND THAT'S THE USE OF THE TERM INCLUSION? UH, MY THOUGHT IS THAT, UM, THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, INCLUSION WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, LET'S SAY I DON'T HAVE IT'S INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT, UM, AND WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELCOMED, RESPECTED, SUPPORTED, AND VALUED THE WORD THAT I'M NOT SEEING HERE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE THAT THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT IT'S INCLUDED IS THE WORD HEARD, UH, BECAUSE WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO TO THINK ABOUT IS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IS, UH, IS ABOUT THE VOICES OF THE, OF IS ABOUT PEOPLE'S VOICES, UH, AT THE TABLE AND, AND, UM, IDEAS PARTICIPATION BEING GENERATED THAT WAY AS A, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, I REALLY WANT US TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS PART OF A POLICY STATEMENT THAT WE ARE ADOPTING AS A BOARD.

SO, UM, SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT ASPECT OF IT, OR, UM, I THINK WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT, THAT WAS, THAT WAS OUR INTENT THERE, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A, IT'S A BOARD POLICY WE'RE PRESENTING THIS FOR Y'ALL'S CONSIDERATIONS.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, THE WARD'S DISCUSSION AROUND THAT, UM, WOULD, UM, RESULT IN US CHANGING SOME OF THE WORDS TO MEET WHAT YOU WANT YOUR POLICY STATEMENT TO BE.

WE WILL REALLY BE, WE'LL BE REALLY HAPPY TO DO THAT.

WELL, I WOULD, I WOULD SUGGEST TO THE BOARD THAT, UM, THIS IS, THESE ARE GOOD WORDS, AND I REALLY, I SHOULD HAVE STARTED WITH I'VE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT IS, UM, I APPRECIATE THIS EFFORT AND INITIATIVE.

I SEE A LOT OF POSITIVE FORWARD MOVEMENT ON IT AND, AND WELCOME.

SO I THINK IT'S VERY EXCITING, ACTUALLY.

SO, UH, WITH REGARD TO THE POLICY STATEMENT, IF IT'S, IF IT WAS JUST ME, I WOULD ADD THE WORD AND HEARD.

SO IT READS INVOLVEMENT IN AN EMPOWERMENT WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME, RESPECTED, SUPPORTED, VALUED, AND HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.

I MEAN, THAT MAY PEOPLE MAY FEEL LIKE THAT'S INHERENT, BUT I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF WE COULD ACTUALLY STATE THAT.

SO I JUST LOOKED AT MY COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION IN, UH, IF YOU WANT TO ADD THAT INTO THE MOTION, I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT.

WELL THEN I WOULD LIKE TO, CAN WE CONSIDER THAT THE MOTION? YES.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE MOTION WITH THAT, UH, WITH THAT ADDITION.

WELL, THERE'S NO MOTION YET TO MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO, SO THAT'S THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND BY THE VICE CHAIR DISCUSSION? OKAY.

THERE'S NO DISCUSSION THEN ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WITH THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE FROM MEMBER KITCHEN, UH, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

LET'S UH, HAVE MS. JOSEPH'S AND THEN YOUR QUESTION, AND IF WE NEED TO GET BACK UP ON THE, UH, WE SHOULD HAVE HEARD MS. JOSEPH'S FIRST.

AND WELCOME JACQUELINE.

I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION.

OH, I'M OOPS.

IT'S A QUICK ONE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

UH, ALSO, UH, NEGLECTED TO, UH, INVITE MS. JOSEPH'S TO SPEAK.

SO, UH,

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UH, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THEN WE'LL, UH, UH, PUT THAT IN ASHLEY.

I'M GOING TO ASK YOUR HELP TO UNWIND THAT PENDING MS. JOSEPH'S COMMENTS, OR WE CAN RATIFY THE MOTION SUBJECT TO ALL RIGHT.

LET'S UH, THE CHAIR WE'LL MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE PRIOR MOTION.

THERE'S A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE, WELL, LET ME JUST ASK YOU A QUESTION.

RECONSIDERING, TEXAS BACK PRO WE'LL VOTE AGAIN.

SO WE'RE AND DOES THE VOTE AND PUTS US BACK ON THE FLOOR.

SO ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED? NAY MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO ZERO.

SO NOW MS. JOSEPH'S WILL WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS.

WELL, LET'S, UH, UH, TAKE, UH, MEMBER KITCHEN'S QUESTION, AND THEN IF YOU CAN GET HER IN THE INTERVENING TIME PERIOD, WE'LL GO BACK TO HER.

UH, MY QUESTION JUST RELATES TO THE DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION PLAN AND THE WEBSITE.

SO, UM, AGAIN, I'M EXCITED ABOUT, UM, MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE, I THINK IT'S, IT'S, UM, VERY, UH, POSITIVE AND IMPORTANT STEP.

SO JUST WANTING TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAD A TIMELINE IN MIND FOR A COMPLETION OF THAT PLAN, WHETHER THAT PLAN WILL BE IF THE COUNTY, IF THE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD WILL BE BRIEFED ON THAT PLAN.

AND THEN ALSO THE WEBSITE, WHAT CHELSEA WAS THINKING ON THE TIMELINE FOR THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR MARKETING COMMUNICATION STAFF TO, TO GET THAT READY.

WE THINK WE'LL BE READY TO MAKE THAT GO LIVE WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

UM, SO WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE THE REPORT TO THE BOARD, UM, BEFORE THAT, OR, OR RIGHT AFTER IT.

UM, THE BOARD DESIRES WOULD BE REALLY HAPPY TO DO THAT, WHAT WE EXPECT TO BE, UH, INCLUDED ON THAT WEBSITE AS SOME OF THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE NOW AROUND OR RELATED TO TITLE SIX AND OUR DBE AND SBE PROGRAM, BUT ALSO INCLUDING, UM, THE INFORMATION ON THE, THE MEMBERSHIP OF OUR, UM, COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP, THE COUNCIL THAT WE'VE CREATED, UH, THE BOARD'S DNR POLICY STATEMENT, UM, SOME OF THE INFORMATION FROM OUR WORK SOURCE FORCE STATISTICS THAT WE SHARE WITH YOU ALL.

SO IT WILL BE A LOT OF THE SAME INFORMATION THAT THE BOARD SEES, BUT THEN IT WOULD, IT WILL BE ON THAT WEBSITE FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW AS WELL.

AS WELL AS THE MEETINGS OF THAT GROUP, THE MINUTES OF THE WIND HAS CERTAINLY THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THAT GROUP WILL BE, UM, INCLUDED ON THAT WEBSITE AS WELL.

GEN CODES ALMOST CALLED JUDGE.

UM, I SHARE.

SO THAT PEOPLE CAN LISTEN IF THEY WANT TO, UM, BE THE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE.

UM, I WANT, WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A BASELINE, AND I THINK THAT YOU'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO PUT A BASELINE TOGETHER.

UM, I THINK THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE DISPARITY STUDY PROCESS, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO PUT THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE PUT TOGETHER IN FRONT OF AN, IN FRONT OF CO-LED HOMES, BECAUSE SHE WILL HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF PHRASES OF ART.

AND THERE ARE SOME PHRASES THAT ARE PHRASES OF ART IN THE SECTOR, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, UH, WE ARE CONVEYING THROUGH PHRASES OF ART, EXACTLY WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE AND THAT WE AREN'T SEEING THINGS THAT MIGHT ULTIMATELY, UH, BE MET IN A VERY CONSTRUCTIVE WAY.

AND BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF ART, SOMEBODY SEES IT IN A WAY OTHER THAN IT WAS CONSTRUCTED.

COMPLETELY AGREE.

SHE'S UM, THAT'S MY NEXT ITEM THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT.

SHE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT RESOURCE TO US.

OH, OKAY.

SO, SO THEN THE, THE WEBSITE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE FALL, UM, AND SO WILL THE MEETINGS OF THIS COMMITTEE BE OPEN, UH, AND POSTED

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SO, UH, WE HAVE HAD SOME OF THAT RACHLIN IN HER INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS, UM, WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, UM, WITH THE, SHE'S ALSO HAD SOME OF THAT DISCUSSION WITH THEM.

UM, WHAT WE'RE HEARING SO FAR ANYWAYS WITH THE PREFERENCE OF THOSE MEMBERS IS THAT THE, AT LEAST INITIALLY AS WE'RE DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM, UM, THAT THEY, NOT, THAT THEY'D BE OPEN ONLY TO THE GROUP SO THAT THEY REALLY FEEL, UM, COMFORTABLE VOICING WHATEVER THEIR ISSUES AND CONCERNS ARE.

UM, IN, IN A, IN A WAY THAT'S IN MORE OF A CONTROLLED GROUP.

UM, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT ULTIMATELY THEY MIGHT BE MORE COMFORTABLE DOING THAT, BUT INITIALLY OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM HAS BEEN THAT THEY PREFER THAT THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH US BE, UM, IN A MORE PRIVATE SETTING, UM, AS WE'RE DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM AND AS THEIR, UM, BECAUSE WHAT WE REALLY, REALLY WANT FROM THEM MORE THAN ANYTHING IS TO PROVIDE REALLY, REALLY CANDID FEEDBACK TO US AND TO TELL US WHEN WE'RE NOT, WHEN THEY DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE MEETING, UM, THE ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS THAT WE'RE SETTING.

SO, UM, AND OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM SO FAR, THAT IS THEIR PREFERENCE.

AND THEN THE PLAN, WHEN WILL THAT, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR THAT? SO OUR NEXT REPORT TO THE BOARD, OUR SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT WILL, UM, WILL OCCUR IN JANUARY.

UM, AND SO WHEN WE COME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH THAT REPORT, UH, WE WILL BE ABLE TO LAY OUT THE DETAILS OF THE PLAN AT THAT MEETING.

I, I THINK WE HAVE MS. JOSEPH'S MR. CHAIR.

THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THESE HOOPS OF WRITING AND ASKING FOR OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS AND MAKE AN UNNECESSARY, UM, WORK FOR THE, THE MEMBERS THAT ARE ACTUALLY DOING OTHER THINGS AS IT RELEASED THE OPEN RECORDS.

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? HELLO? YES.

SO WE CAN HEAR YOU YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

I HAD TO CALL BACK.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR MEMBERS.

I'M SYNOVIA JOSEPH.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS AS IT RELATED TO COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHENS REQUEST JUST A MINUTE AGO ABOUT INDIVIDUALS FEELING LIKE THEY NEED TO BE HEARD.

I'LL JUST CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE TEXAS SUNSET COMMISSION, WHICH NOTED THE AUTHORITIES LONG LEGACY OF APPEARING TONE, DEAF TO PUBLIC CONCERNS.

AND THEN THERE'S A COMMENT FROM JULY 29TH, 2019, THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE FROM YANAS BANKS, WHERE HE SAID QUOTES.

PEOPLE FEEL LIKE WHEN THEY ARE GIVING FEEDBACK AT THE OPEN HOUSES, THEY ARE GOING INTO A BLACK HOLE.

AND SO WHILE I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER KITCHENS, UM, REQUEST TO INCLUDE THAT LANGUAGE, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THERE'S BEEN A HISTORY.

AND SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS JUST BEING MADE UP TODAY.

AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO TITLE SIX, I DO SEE THAT YOU HAVE THAT ON PAGE 29 OF THE BACKUP MATERIALS, BUT I WOULD JUST REITERATE THAT YOU SAY ONE THING, DO ANOTHER DOCUMENT, WHAT IS SAID TO FOOL THE FEDS.

AND SO, AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO EQUITY, I JUST WANT TO CALL IT TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT IT APPEARS ABOUT 83 TIMES IN THE BOARD PACKET.

AND THE WORD DIVERSITY APPEARS 87 TIMES OUT OF 192 PAGES, BUT BLACK PEOPLE STILL WAIT 60 MINUTES FOR THE BUS.

AND THEN YOU PASS THE RESOLUTION AUGUST 7TH, 2020 TO LEAVE THE ROUTER THAT WAY.

AND YOU CALLED IT EQUITABLE, BUT THAT'S 10 TIMES LONGER THAN THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THE BUS AT METRO RAIL KRAMER OR METRO RURAL CRESTVIEW, EXCUSE ME, ONE MILE SOUTH OF NORTH AMAR TRANSIT CENTER TO DOVE SPRINGS, HISPANICS.

AND SO I GET THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT WORDS ON PAPER, THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, UNLESS THEY COME TO AUSTIN AND DO AN INVESTIGATION, IT WILL LOOK AS THOUGH EVERYTHING IS WELL AND GOOD IN AUSTIN.

WHEN IT'S NOT, YOU HAVE LANGUAGE, YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU'RE COMMITTED TO CONNECTING PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES TO JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES.

WHEN IN FACT YOU ELIMINATED NORTHEAST WEST CONNECTIVITY ON ROUTES 3 92, 3 23 AND 3 25 WALMART TO WALMART.

AND SO I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR WORDS DON'T MATCH YOUR ACTIONS AND THAT YOU DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AS OPPOSED TO JUST PASSING A RESOLUTION THAT SAYS YOU WILL.

AND AS IT RELATES TO THE SALARIES, I WOULD JUST CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION ON MARCH 17TH, 2021, CEO, RANDY CLARK ACTUALLY SAID THAT YOU HAVE THE MOST DIVERSE, UH, TRANSIT EXPANSION PROGRAM, SENIOR TEAM OF ANYONE IN THE COUNTRY.

AND THAT INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO SALARIES USED TO BE ONLINE WHEN LINDA WATSON WAS THE CEO.

AND I WOULD JUST URGE YOU TO PUT IT ONLINE.

UH, TRAVIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT HAS A SALARIES EVERY WEEK IN THE BOARD PACKET FOR ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN HOW MUCH THEY MAKE.

AND SO I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO BE TRANSPARENT.

I PUT IN AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST FOR THAT INFORMATION, BUT WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER GARZA WAS ON THE BOARD, SHE ASKED FOR IT TO BE DESEGREGATED BY RACE AND ALSO BY THE POSITIONS AND SALARIES.

AND I'M NOT SURE THAT YOU GOT THAT INFORMATION TODAY.

AND SO I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO BE TRANSPARENT.

IT'S NOT A SECRET.

WE, THE PUBLIC PAY THE SALARIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AT CAPITAL METRO, JUST PUT IT ONLINE SO

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THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, AND I JUST WILL CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION SAFETY.

LASTLY, UM, YOU HAVE, UH, SAFETY AS BEING SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE COMMITTED TO.

AND I WOULD JUST ASK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO MOVE 8 0 1 CHINATOWN TO THE AREA.

THAT'S WHAT THE NUMBER ONE STOP IS THE FIXED ROUTE AT CHINA.

IT'S RIGHT THERE AT BROKER AND NORTH LAMAR CVS PHARMACY.

IF YOU'RE COMMITTED, THERE'S A 2009 NORTH LAMAR PEDESTRIAN STUDY THAT CAPITAL METRO DID WITH TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE AND TEXTILES THAT TELLS YOU MID-BLOCK CROSSINGS IS WHERE PEOPLE GET KILLED.

AND YOU'VE YET TO MOVE THAT STUFF.

IT WON'T COST ANY MONEY.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL GLADLY ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME AND APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE WITH ME BEING ABLE TO SPEAK TODAY.

THANK YOU, MS. JOSEPH'S.

UH, ARE THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS THEN RELATIVE TO, UH, THIS ACTION, ASHLEY? UH, OUR PRIOR ACTION KEPT THE MOTION INTACT OR ALRIGHT.

UH, WE'LL HAVE THEN, UH, IS THERE A MOTION RELATIVE TO THIS ACTION WITH THE LANGUAGE THAT MEMBER KITCHEN DO YOU HAVE? DO WE HAVE THE, OKAY, SO IT, IT READS AS, UM, INCLUSION INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME, RESPECTED, SUPPORTED, VALUED, AND HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.

THAT'S THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND BY MEMBER KITCHEN, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NAY MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO ZERO ONCE AGAIN.

DONNA WILL HANDLE THE NEXT ONE.

I'M GOING TO STAY HERE BECAUSE

[VI.3. Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or his designee, to approve a contract for an Availability Study on federally funded contracts and a Disparity Study for locally funded contracts with Colette Holt & Associates for a one (1) year term in an amount not to exceed $348,525.]

ACTION ITEM THREE, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT CEO OR HIS DESIGNEE TO APPROVE A CONTRACT FOR AN AVAILABILITY STUDY ON FEDERALLY FUNDED CONTRACTS AND A DISPARITY STUDY FOR LOCALLY FUNDED CONTRACTS WITH COLETTE HOLT AND ASSOCIATES FOR ONE-YEAR TERM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $348,525.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN COOPER.

I THINK I NEGLECTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF WHEN I CAME UP HERE ON THE, ON THE PRIOR ITEMS. SO I'M DONNA SIMMONS, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION, AND ALSO CAPITAL METRO'S A DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION OFFICER.

UM, THE ITEM THAT IS BEFORE YOU IS TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO COLETTE HOLT AND ASSOCIATES, UH, FOR ONE YEAR, FOR ONE YEAR TERM AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $348,525.

UM, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ACTION TODAY, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST CONTRACT THAT THE BOARD WILL HAVE AWARDED UNDER THE, UH, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN ON, UM, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO, UH, TO CONTRACTORS THAT ARE APPROVED ON THE CITY'S PURCHASING LIST.

SO, UM, THE INTENT OF THIS CONTRACT THAT WE ARE PROPOSING AWARD, UM, TOOK A AT HOLDEN ASSOCIATES IS TO CONDUCT A DISPARITY STUDY AS IT RELATES TO OUR SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM AND AN AVAILABILITY STUDY AS IT RELATES TO A DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM.

UM, AS SOME OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW OF COLETTE HOLT, SHE'S DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND IS ALSO DOING SOME WORK WITH TRAVIS COUNTY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.

UM, SHE IS LIKE ONE OF THE PREMIER CONSULTANTS IN THE NATION, REALLY AROUND THE DBE AND DISPARITY WORK, AB DISPARITY AND EQUITY WORK.

UM, SHE, UM, IS ONE OF THE FEW CONSULTANTS IN THE NATION WHO HAS ACTUALLY ARGUED SUCCESSFULLY FOR, UM, FOR THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS WHEN THEY HAD BEEN CHALLENGED, UM, BECAUSE OF HER WORK ALSO WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, SHE HAS, UM, ALREADY, UM, DONE A LOT OF WORK AND HAS SOME, SOME DATA UNDER THOSE PROGRAMS THAT SHE'LL BE ABLE TO USE AS SHE ASSIST US WITH, WITH OUR STUDIES AS WELL.

UM, IT WILL ALSO, SO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT'S GOING TO ACCOMPLISH FOR US.

WE WILL USE THE STUDY TO HELP ESTABLISH OUR NEXT TRIENNIAL DBE GOALS, OUR CURRENT DBE GOAL WITH 19% AS, AS JACQUELINE PRESENTED IN, IN, IN HER PRESENTATION, UM, THAT CARRIES US THROUGH THE END OF FISCAL YEAR, UM, 2022.

SO WE'LL BE NEEDING TO DEVELOP A NEW GOAL FOR THE, FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

SO THIS STUDY WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT THERE.

UM, IT WILL ALSO, UM, BE USED TO ASSIST THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP AS THEY DEVELOP THEIR DBE GOALS AND THEIR FIRST DBE PROGRAM, UM, AS RELATES TO OUR SBE PROGRAM THAT WILL INCLUDE A DISPARITY STUDY, WHICH WE HAVE NOT DONE IN THE PAST.

UM, SO ALL OF THIS WORK WILL REALLY BE, UM, UH, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT DATA TO US AS WE, UM, CONSIDER OUR GOALS FOR OUR NEXT TRIENNIAL, FOR OUR DBE

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GOALS.

AND REALLY MORE THAN THAT TO GIVE US INFORMATION, TO HELP US MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THAT WE ARE TAPPING EVERY POSSIBLE AVAILABLE MINORITY WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS, UM, IN THE AREA THAT THAT MAY WANT TO PARTICIPATE ON CAPITAL METRO PROJECTS.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, REMEMBER, KITCHEN, YOUR LIGHTS ON NOW, VICE CHAIR, MORE OF A STATEMENT THAN A QUESTION WELCOME AS WELL.

UM, ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO, UM, IRAN, THE, THE MBE WBE PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND, UH, COLLETTE WAS ABSOLUTELY INTEGRAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THAT PROGRAM.

UH, SHE HAS WORKED WITH MOST, UM, MOST OF THE, UH, THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS IN THE REGION AND, UH, AND WILL HAVE A CAPACITY TO, UH, TO GIVE US A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE, UH, THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED OVER YEARS, WORKING IN THIS MARKET AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.

AND, AND, UH, I AM PLEASED THAT WE ARE TAKING THE STEPS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE ASKED THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, UH, TO BELIEVE IN US AND INVEST IN US AND THEY HAVE, AND, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PARTS OF THE CITY AND, AND, AND, UM, AND ALL, AND IN MANY OF THE BUSINESSES WHO WORK IN THESE COMMODITY CODES AND THEN THIS SPACE, AND I THINK THIS GIVES US THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO, UH, IN, IN A, IN A PROFESSIONAL AND, AND, UH, AND, UH, A WAY THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE SUCCESSFUL ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.

SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, UH, AND, AND PUT TOGETHER TO MAKE US MOVE UP, MOVE FORWARD.

AND, UH, RANDY, I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.

THIS, THIS TYPE OF THING DOES NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT THE COMMITMENT, NOT ONLY OF THE BOARD, UH, BUT OF, OF OUR OPERATIONAL MANAGERS AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY.

OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.

VERY WELL.

SHARABLE.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND BY, UM, MEMBER KITCHEN, ANY DISCUSSION, NO DISCUSSION THEN ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

STEP ACTION ITEM FOUR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OR HIS DESIGNATED TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 TO BUILD CENTRAL TEXAS PROGRAM.

[VI.4. Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or his designee, to finalize and execute Interlocal Agreements (ILAs) with suburban communities within the service area for the FY2022 Build Central Texas Program.]

WELCOME BACK, MS. WALKER, THANK YOU.

CHAIRMAN COOPER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT CLARK.

I'M HERE TO REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE BUILD CENTRAL TEXAS INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT.

THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDS BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NOT RECEIVING THE AMOUNT OF SERVICE THEY CURRENTLY CONTRIBUTE IN THEIR SALES TAX.

WE HAVE NOT MADE ANY SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENTS AND FUNDS ARE NOT ALLOCATED HERE.

FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED ONCE THE BOARD APPROVES OUR 2022 BUDGET BCT HELPS MEET THE NEEDS OF THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.

UM, FOR THE FOLLOWING SUBURBAN CITIES, THEY INCLUDE LAGO VISTA, MAINER POINT VENTURE AND SAN LEANNA.

UM, WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON THIS PROGRAM, CATHERINE, I ASSUME THESE ARE THE SAME CITIES WE'VE HISTORICALLY FUNDED IN THIS FASHION.

CORRECT? VERY WELL.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE.

CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR, THEN VICE CHAIR WITH THE MOTION MOVING FORWARD.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, NEVER ROSS WITH HER FIRST, SECOND.

WELCOME IN THE DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING NEXT MONTH, THE MONTH FOLLOWING PRETTY GOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH,

[VI.5. Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or his designee, to amend an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with Travis County to govern the distribution and use of digital passes by Travis County employees under the terms of the ILA.]

ITEM NUMBER FIVE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT CEO OR HIS DESIGNATE TO AMEND AN INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TRAVIS COUNTY TO GOVERN THE DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF DIGITAL PASSES BY TRAVIS COUNTY EMPLOYEES UNDER THE TERMS OF THE ILA, CORRECT? SURE.

UH, AGAIN, CHAIRMAN COOPER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT CLARK.

AGAIN, THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF OUR AGREEMENT WITH TRAVIS COUNTY SIMPLY TO PROVIDE DIGITAL PASSES FOR ALL TRAVIS COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

I'LL REMIND THE BOARD THAT THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IS FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2018.

UH, WE WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR A FULL EXTENSION FROM YEAR 2021 TO 2022

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ANY QUESTIONS? CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

THERE'S A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND BY MEMBER POOL? ANY DISCUSSION, NO DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

UH, NEXT ITEM IS A NUMBER SIX APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED IN THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXTEND AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE TRANSIT PASSES THAT ESTABLISHES A PAY PER RIDE ARRANGEMENT FOR PARATRANSIT RAIL AND FIXED ROUTE BUS SERVICES FOR THE MONTHS OF AUGUST, 2021 THROUGH SEPTEMBER, 2022.

AND I'LL, I'LL JUST SAY, UM, THAT IT IS GOOD THAT WE HAVE THIS ILET IN PLACE WITH THE COUNTY AND WE'VE HAD A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY AND THAT'S LED TO BETTER RIDERSHIP.

SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE COUNTY AND THAT RELATIONSHIP, INCLUDING THEM SENDING THE VICE CHAIR OVER HERE.

SO,

[VI.6. Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or his designee, to extend an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with Austin Community College for student and employee transit passes that establishes a pay-per-ride arrangement for paratransit, rail and fixed-route bus services for the months of August 2021 through September 2022.]

YES, CATHERINE, YOU WERE ON, ON A ROLL.

GO AHEAD.

CHAIRMAN COOPER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT CLARK, I'M COMING TO REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AGREEMENT, UM, FOR PAY PER RIDE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE MONTHS OF AUGUST, 2021 TO SEPTEMBER OF 22, THE FULL AY ILA WITH AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2018.

IT WAS ONE YEAR WITH FOUR INDIVIDUAL YEAR EXTENSIONS.

THIS IS THEIR THIRD OF FOUR EXTENSIONS.

UH, THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ONE MORE AFTER THIS.

UM, HISTORICALLY THE AGREEMENT WITH AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE WAS A PAY PER RIDE.

WE DID CHANGE TO A FLAT FEE AT ONE POINT, BUT WITH COVID, UH, THE COLLEGE REQUESTS THAT WE WENT BACK TO A PAY PER RIDE, AND THAT IS WHERE WE STAND TODAY.

SO THIS EXTENSION WILL BE FOR PAPER, RIGHT? WE HAVE A QUESTIONS MEMBER POOL.

OH, THERE'S A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, THE MOTION, UM, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE MOTION ITSELF? I WILL JUST SAY, UM, THAT IN THE TIME I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD ORIGINALLY, WE DID NOT HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH ACC AND IT'S BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO THE GROWTH THAT OUR RIDERSHIP, UH, THAT WE HAVE THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH ACC, UH, UT OF COURSE, WAS SORT OF THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH CAP METRO GOT BUILT.

AND, UH, NOW ACC OVER TIME HAS BECOME VERY IMPORTANT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT EDUCATION FOR A DIFFERENT ARRAY OF CONSUMERS OF EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY, THROUGH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THIS ARRANGEMENT PROUD OF THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ACC AND WE'LL NOTE JUST ITS IMPORTANCE TO OUR RIDERSHIP.

AND AS THEIR INVOLVEMENT HAS GROWN, OUR RIDERSHIP HAS GROWN ACROSS THE SYSTEM.

SO REALLY PLEASED THAT WE COULD CONTINUE THIS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTION ON THE MOTION, HEARING NONE, THEN ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

AWAY AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD EVEN MORE WORK ON THE BUDGET.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR ACTION ITEMS. WE'VE UH, PUT CATHERINE, UH, TO WORK.

WE'RE GETTING OUR MONEY'S WORTH OUT OF HIM OUT OF HER RIGHT

[VII.1. FY2022 Budget Proposal]

AND, UH, SPECIFICALLY NOW MR. CONLIN WILL TAKE US FORWARD.

WELCOME.

IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO END OF AUGUST, WE'LL GO OUT ACROSS OUR TRANSIT SERVICE AREA TO OUR BUSIEST RAIL CENTERS, RAIL STATIONS AND TRANSIT CENTERS, AND COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC, UM, WHERE OUR CUSTOMERS ACTUALLY RIGHT THE SYSTEM.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

CHAIR COOPER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND CEO CLARK.

MY NAME IS KEVIN CONLIN.

I'M THE DEPUTY CFO FOR CAPITAL METRO, THRILLED TO BE BACK ANOTHER YEAR TO PRESENT THE BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.

JUST TO KNOW, THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINS IN OCTOBER OF 2021 AND EXTENDS THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR IN 2022.

SO TODAY WE'LL BE DISCUSSING OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR AND OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET OPERATING BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS AS WELL AS AN UPDATE ON OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

SO GOING TO THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR, WE START EACH YEAR IN FEBRUARY WITH OUR BUDGET.

WE KICK OFF MEET WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS.

THE DEPARTMENTS COME BACK WITH THEIR CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET REQUESTS IN APRIL.

THOSE REQUESTS GO THROUGH MULTIPLE REVIEWS ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND PRESIDENT CLARK IN JUNE AND MAY.

WE CAME TO THE COMMITTEES WITH CALENDAR UPDATES.

LAST MONTH, WE WERE AT BOARD WITH AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE BUDGET.

WE DID TAKE THAT REVIEW ALSO TO OUR TWO ADVISORY COMMITTEES WITH ACCESS AND SEESAW BACK IN JUNE.

UM, WE'RE HERE TODAY TO GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROPOSAL.

WE'LL TAKE THAT BUDGET PROPOSAL TO THE SUBCOMMITTEES.

ALSO IN AUGUST WE'LL REVIEW WITH EACH OF THOSE TWO COMMITTEES, WE'LL UPDATE THE BOARD COMMITTEES IN AUGUST WITH ANY BUDGET CHANGES THAT WE MIGHT HAVE

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AND THEN WE'LL PR PLACE OUR PROPOSED BUDGET DOCUMENT ONLINE BY AUGUST 24TH.

AND THEN COME BACK TO COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER WITH ANY UPDATES WE'LL HOLD OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON OUR PROPOSED BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN BETWEEN COMMITTEE.

AND THEN IMPORTANTLY, WE'LL ASK THE FULL BOARD IN SEPTEMBER TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF OUR BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

SO OUR OVERVIEW OF OUR PROPOSED BUDGET, IT'S STRUCTURALLY SOUND IN BALANCE.

WE DO HAVE ONGOING REVENUE.

THAT'S SUFFICIENT TO FUND OPERATIONS AND PROVIDE FUNDS FOR OUR CAPITAL NEEDS.

WE DO MEET ALL OF OUR OPERATING RESERVE REQUIREMENTS.

WE HAVE OUR STATUTORY OPERATING AND BUDGET STABILIZATION FUNDS FULLY RESERVED.

NOW, SOMETHING EXCITING THAT THE BOARD HEARD ABOUT IN JUNE.

WE HAVE A NEW SUSTAINABILITY CAPITAL FUND OF $10 MILLION, WHICH OUR SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER PRESENTED TO THE JUNE BOARD.

THERE'LL BE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT TO COME.

WE HAVEN'T ALLOCATED FUNDS YET, BUT WE'VE SET ASIDE THE $10 MILLION TO FUND THAT EFFORT.

OUR PROJECTED SALES TAX GROWTH FOR NEXT YEAR IS 4.8% OVER WHAT OUR FORECAST IS FOR THIS YEAR IN 2021.

SO THAT'S RATHER AGGRESSIVE, BUT WE'VE HAD RECOVERY FROM COVID IN THE PANDEMIC AND THE EFFECT THAT IT'S HAD ON HER SALES TAX EARLY IN FISCAL YEAR 2021.

THIS ASSUMPTION IS IN LINE WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN BUDGET ASSUMPTION.

RIGHT NOW THEY'RE SITTING ON 5.1%.

SO WE'RE RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE CITY, OUR SERVICE FUNDING, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT IS THAT PRE COVID LEVELS.

AND I'LL SHOW THE BOARD IN JUST A FEW SLIDES TO WHERE THOSE LEVELS ARE.

AND IT'S BASED ON, ON OUR AUGUST SERVICE PLAN, WHICH THE BOARD HEARD AT THE JUNE MEETING AS WELL.

AND THEN OF COURSE WE'RE ALWAYS, UM, OUR INVESTMENTS ARE CUSTOMER FOCUSED TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, OF COURSE.

SO THIS IS JUST A RECAP OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET.

IN SUMMARY ON THE LEFT SIDE IS OUR OPERATING REVENUE DISPLAYED IN A PIE CHART.

SO WE'RE PROJECTING A LITTLE OVER $495 MILLION, AND WE'RE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON SALES TAX.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BLUE PIECE OF THE PIE, IT'S 59% OF OUR NEXT YEAR ESTIMATED BUDGET.

WE'RE ALSO HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON GRANTS GRANTS ACTUALLY FOR THIS NEXT COMING YEAR, DO INCLUDE TWO STIMULUS PACKAGE PACKAGES AS WELL.

IT'S THE CHRISSA AND THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT ALONG WITH OUR 53 0 7 FORMULA FUNDS.

AND THEN WE DO HAVE FAIR.

WE HAVE FAIR REVENUE, FREIGHT RAILROAD REVENUE, AND THEN OTHER REVENUE AS WELL ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE IS OUR OPERATING EXPENSE.

WE'RE PROJECTING JUST OVER $319 MILLION IN OPERATING EXPENSE.

THE MAJORITY OF THE BUDGET DOES PAY FOR OUR CONTRACTED TRANSIT SERVICES, ALMOST 58% OF THAT.

AND THEN SPENDING OF THAT DEPENDS HOURS OF SERVICE.

AND THEN ALSO OUR, OF COURSE, OUR RATES FOR OUR COMING YEAR, OUR PERSONNEL, WHICH IS THE GREEN SECTION, IT DOES INCLUDE A RESTRUCTURE OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND THE BOARD WILL RECEIVE BRIEFINGS ON THAT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AS WELL.

AND THEN WE GO INTO SERVICES, OTHER EXPENSE, AND THEN OUR FUEL TO RUN OUR SYSTEM AS WELL.

SO MOVING ON TO OPERATING COSTS OR SERVICES, THE LEVELS ARE BASED ON THE AUGUST SERVICE PLAN CHANGES, WHICH I JUST MENTIONED THAT THE BOARD HEARD IN JUNE OR PURCHASE TRANSPORTATION COSTS ARE DEVELOPED USING BUDGETED HOURS AND CONTRACTUAL RATES.

WE HAVE CONTINUATION OF ALL OF OUR CURRENT PICKUP INNOVATION MOBILITY ZONES.

OUR FIELD PRICING IS VERY STABLE RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE A FUEL HEDGING PROGRAM WE'RE OVER 86% HEDGE FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND WE'RE ESTIMATING A DOLLAR 90 PER GALLON.

THAT'S INCLUSIVE OF 20 CENTS OF TAX AS WELL.

WE HAVE A 3% AVERAGE ANNUALIZED PAY INCREASED PROPOSED FOR EMPLOYEES, WHICH IS A PERFORMANCE-BASED PROGRAM.

WE'RE PROPOSING 43.5.

THE 0.5 WAS AN INTERN.

SO INTERNS ARE COUNTED AS HALF OF A FTA OR CONTRACTOR CONVERTED POSITIONS.

THIS IS PRIMARILY PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT RESTRUCTURE AND THEN OUR IT DEPARTMENT ADDITIONS OR CONVERSION FROM CONTRACTORS AS WELL.

AND THEN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS ALWAYS CONSIDERED IN OUR BUDGET PREPARATION AS WELL IS A BREAKDOWN OF OUR OPERATING EXPENSE.

SO, SO ALONG THE COLUMNS IS THERE ACTUAL 20, 20 EXPENSE WHAT WE'RE FORECASTING FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR? WHAT OUR BUDGET WAS FOR THE CURRENT 20, 21 YEAR, AND THEN WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR NEXT YEAR IN 2022.

SO THE INCREASE IN DECREASE IS ACTUALLY A COMPARISON BETWEEN 21 BUDGET AND 22 BUDGET FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

THAT INCLUDES THAT ADDITIONAL 43.5

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PUBLIC, UM, FTS PRIMARILY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

IT, AND THEN OF COURSE IN NOVEMBER WITH THE POSITIVE PROPERTY VOTE, THE AGENCY IS A MUCH DIFFERENT AGENCY THAN IT WAS BEFORE THE VOTE.

SO WE DO HAVE TO SUPPORT THAT EFFORT AS WELL, EVERY DAY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, WE HAVE ADDITIONAL VEHICLE CONFIGURATION CHANGES, WHICH IS NOT CAPITALIZED, WHICH WE'RE INCLUDING WITHIN OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS INCREASED SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE EXPENSE AND THEN PURCHASE TRANSPORTATION IS GOING UP PRIMARILY DUE TO OUR SERVICE LEVEL FUNDING, BEING RESTORED TO PRE COVID LEVELS AND OUR AUGUST SERVICE PLAN.

SO SERVICES JUST TO RECAP FROM 2018, ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH OUR 2022 BUDGET.

SO OF COURSE, CAP REMAP WAS PASSED AND ACTUALLY WENT INTO EFFECT IN JUNE OF 2018.

WE HAD HUGE MOMENTUM BACK THEN WE PUT ALMOST 10% MORE SERVICE OUT ON THE STREETS IN 2019, AND THEN WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL WITH RIDERSHIP SERVICE ALL THE WAY THROUGH MID 2020, AND THEN COVID HIT.

SO IT DID DECLINE OUR SERVICE HOURS ACTUALLY ALMOST 10% BACK DOWN.

WE DID BUDGET AND JUST HAVE THE FUNDING AVAILABLE THIS YEAR IN CASE COVID CLEARED, UM, THAT DIDN'T MATERIALIZE, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO RUN ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL IS 2020 FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR, BUT WE ARE PROPOSING FUNDING IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TO GET BACK TO ALMOST 2.3 MILLION HOURS FOR SERVICE LEVELS, EMPLOYEE PAY AND BENEFITS.

IN ADDITION TO THE 43.5 PROPOSED NEXT YEAR, WE'VE ACTUALLY ADDED 42 AND A HALF POSITIONS THIS YEAR.

ALSO PRIMARILY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT, RESTRUCTURE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS HAS ABOUT ANOTHER FIVE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES AND OUR PARATRANSIT RESERVATIONS AND CONTROL CENTER HAS ADDED FIVE EMPLOYEES AS WELL TO HANDLE ALL THE EXTRA DUTIES FOR OUR PICKUPS ZONES.

AND THEN OUR EMPLOYEE INSURANCE COSTS HAVE GONE UP FROM $4.7 MILLION LAST YEAR TO 6.2.

IT'S MAINLY THE INCREASE IN EMPLOYEES.

WE BUDGETED A LITTLE HIGH LAST YEAR FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR IN 2021 WITH COVID GOING ON AND THEN WE'RE CONTINUING OR LEVEL FUNDING.

WE HAVE TWO PENSIONS.

SO FOR THE CLOSE BARGAIN, WHICH IS THE OLD STAR TRAN PLAN WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE STILL HAVE A CONTRIBUTION OF $4 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR AND THEN OUR ADMINISTRATION AND EMPLOYEE PENSION PLAN, WE'RE PROPOSING A $5.5 MILLION EXPENSE FOR THAT PLAN.

SO MOVING ONTO REVENUES FARE REVENUE, WE DID NOT HAVE A FAIR INCREASE PROPOSED FOR NEXT YEAR IN FISCAL 22.

OUR FARE REVENUE IS BASED ON A GRADUAL RETURN OF RIDERSHIP FOR NEXT YEAR FEDERAL GRANTS.

WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY $33.7 MILLION IN FORMULA SECTION 53 0 7 FUNDS.

WE HAVE OUR KRISSA GRANT FUNDING, WHICH WAS AWARDED OR DID IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR OF $66.2 MILLION AND AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, WHICH WAS AWARDED IN MARCH OF $128.2 MILLION.

THOSE ACTUALLY THE AGGREGATE OF THOSE FUNDS ARE PROJECTED TO BE DRAWN AND INTO THE AGENCY OVER FISCAL YEARS, 22 AND 23, AND THEN OUR FREIGHT RAILROAD REVENUE MARK, GOOD NEWS, OUR MAINLINE REVENUES ON TRACK WITH OUR 21 BUDGET.

WE DID GET AN EXTENSION OF OUR SECTION 45 G RAILROAD TAX MAINTENANCE CREDIT THROUGH THE TAX YEAR OF 2022.

AND THEN MOVING ON TO REVENUE.

THIS IS ALSO LAID OUT AS WE DID OPERATING EXPENSE IN THE PRIOR SLIDE, WE HAVE OUR 2020 ACTUAL ALL THE WAY THROUGH 22 BUDGET.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE PROJECTED A 4.8% INCREASE FOR THIS NEXT YEAR BUDGET OVER THE CURRENT YEAR.

AND THEN ALSO FOR PASSENGER REVENUE, WE HAVE A GRADUAL INCREASE OF RIDERSHIP AND RETURN A FAIR REVENUE ALONG WITH THE FULL YEAR OF UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SERVICE.

WE WERE SUSPENDED AND ACTUALLY TOOK PARTIAL PAYMENT.

DURING THE COVID TIME.

ALSO OPERATING GRANTS INCLUDE 90, ALMOST $93 MILLION OF AMERICAN RESCUE, $42 MILLION OF 53 0 7 FUNDS AND $35 MILLION OF CRYPTO FUNDS.

AND THEN OUR CAPITAL OF GRANTS LINE, WHICH WAS THE LAST LINE FOR 2020 TO INCLUDE ELECTRIC VEHICLE GRANTS, WHICH WE'VE BEEN HUGELY SUCCESSFUL AT CRESA, WHICH IS A RAIL GRANT.

AND THEN OUR FORMULA 53 39 A, WHICH IS BEST AND BEST FACILITIES AND 53 37, WHICH IS STATE OF GOOD REPAIR FOR RAIL.

IT'S JUST A DEPICTION OF OUR SALES TAX REVENUE.

WE HAD GREAT INCREASE FROM 2017 ALL THE WAY THROUGH 19 AND THEN WITH COVID LE UM, HAPPENING AND THE PANDEMIC, WE ACTUALLY DIDN'T REALLY HAVE AN INCREASE.

WE FLATTENED OUT THING, BUT PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE IS THAT FLATTENING WILL ACTUALLY AFFECT US FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

WE WON'T COMPOUND OFF

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OF THAT INCREASE IN THIS YEAR, AND IT COULD BE MANY, MANY, MANY MILLIONS, EXCUSE ME, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR 21 FORECASTS, WHICH OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS, WE'VE DONE VERY WELL IN SALES TAX, ALONG WITH OUR PROJECTION FOR NEXT YEAR, MOVING ONTO OUR CAPITAL BUDGET.

SO WE HAVE SOME EXCITING PROJECTS TO TELL THE BOARD ABOUT.

UM, THE FIRST WOULD BE ELECTRIC BUSES AND THE ELECTRIFICATION OF OUR FLEET.

WE HAVE 110 TRANSIT BUSES SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

THAT'S SPENDING OF OVER 155 POINT MILLION DOLLARS.

AND THEN WITH THAT, WE NEED TO ALSO INSTAR INSTALLED THE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

THAT'S OVER ALMOST $35 MILLION OVER OUR FIVE-YEAR PLAN, OUR BROADMORE RAIL DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S A PUBLIC PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY WITH BRANDYWINE AND CAPITAL.

METRO IS COMMITTED TO A $12 MILLION CONTRIBUTION FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.

TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE HANDS-FREE AND EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS, BUS ONBOARD VALIDATORS, A NEW ACCOUNT-BASED BACKEND SYSTEM, WHICH WILL BE, UM, REALLY GREAT FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.

NEW FARE MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGIES, BUS STOP ENHANCEMENTS.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO PLAN SPENDING TO IMPROVE OUR BUS STOPS.

SO THAT'S GOING TO INCLUDE SHADING EPAPER DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS, CAMERAS, AND LIGHTING, AND WE'RE COMMITTING $4 MILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS JUST TO CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM.

THIS IS OUR FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN.

SO IT'S ALSO LAID OUT WITH ALL THE YEARS IN COLUMNS.

OUR NEXT YEAR PROJECTION IS ALMOST 152 POINT MILLION DOLLARS TOTAL FIVE-YEAR PLAN OF 488.6 MILLION.

AND THEN WE'D LIKE TO SHOW THE BOARD HOW THAT'S LAID OUT FOR FUNDING.

SO FUNDING, UM, MOST OF IT'S COMING FROM LOCAL SOURCES, WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN AWARDED ALREADY.

OF COURSE, WE'RE APPLYING FOR EVERY GRANT OPPORTUNITY THAT'S OUT THERE AND HOPEFUL THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BEEF UP THAT AS THE YEARS COME AND THEN ON THE BOTTOM, IT'S THE SAME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN LAID OUT BY ENHANCEMENT OR STATE OF GOOD REPAIR.

JUST TO NOTE, IN OUR TOTAL FIVE-YEAR PLAN OF $488.6 MILLION, 55% OR OVER $266 MILLION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS IS ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED AS STATE OF GOOD REPAIR.

SO THE MAJORITY OF THE BUDGET IS STATE OF GOOD REPAIR.

AND THEN JUST TO SUMMARIZE THE BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR A FUND BALANCE, WE'RE PROJECTING, UM, $280 MILLION TO START THE YEAR, OUR REVENUE COMING IN JUST OVER 500 MILLION WITH AN OUTLAY OF OPERATING EXPENSES, CAPITAL PROJECTS, CAPITAL METROS, UM, COMMITTED TO THE ATP AND ACTUALLY ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTING TO ATP EVERY YEAR, WE'RE CONTRIBUTING $23.4 MILLION, THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, AND THEN ENTER LOCAL AGREEMENTS OF $4 MILLION, WHICH IS MAINLY CITY OF AUSTIN, QUARTER CENT ENDING WITH THE PROJECTED BALANCE OF $299.2 MILLION.

AND THEN HAVE THAT ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE WITH THE DONUT CHART IS DEPICTING THE AMOUNTS FOR OUR STATUTORY OPERATING RESERVE AND BUDGET STABILIZATION RESERVE THE NEW SUSTAINABILITY CAPITAL FUND OF $10 MILLION, WHICH I SPOKE ABOUT OUR REMAINING CITY OF AUSTIN QUARTER CENT COMMITMENT.

WE DO HAVE A SELF-INSURANCE RESERVE OF 25% OF PRIOR YEAR CLAIMS, AND THEN THE REMAINDER GOING TOWARDS OUR FUTURE FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL, UH, LONG RANGE FINANCIAL MODEL.

UM, GOOD NEWS IS WE DO HAVE ONGOING REVENUE ASSUMPTION THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO FUND OUR OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL NEEDS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2030.

WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO THE BOARD IN OCTOBER TO GIVE A LONG RANGE FINANCIAL PLAN BRIEFING TO THE BOARD.

THE THING THAT'S UNKNOWN RIGHT NOW IS MAINLY SALES TAX.

SO WE DO HAVE BUDGET RISK IF SALES TAX GROWTH DOESN'T DEVELOP AS PROJECTED.

SO THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING.

AND THEN NEXT STEPS WE'LL REVIEW THE BUDGET PROPOSAL IN AUGUST WITH THE BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEES, WE'LL PUBLISH THE DRAFT BUDGET DOCUMENT ONLINE BY AUGUST 24TH.

LAST WEEK OF AUGUST, WE'LL GO OUT ACROSS CAPITAL METRO SERVICE AREA FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH, HOLD HER PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, AND THEN COME BACK TO THE BOARDS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER WITH ANY NECESSARY UPDATES AND THEN ASK FOR THE BOARD APPROVAL AT THE SEPTEMBER 27TH FULL BOARD AND BRING BACK A LONG RANGE FINANCIAL PLAN UPDATE IN OCTOBER TO THE BOARD AS WELL.

THAT'S GOING TO CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, REMEMBER POOL,

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BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER, AND MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN REMIND ME HOW THE, I SEE THE 23 MILLION FOR THE PARTNERSHIP.

THAT'S A TRANSFER FROM CAP METRO.

WHAT, REMIND ME, WHAT IS OUR, UM, PROCESS SET UP FOR US TO HEAR FROM THE PARTNERSHIP, WHAT THEIR BUDGETING PLANS ARE AND HOW THEY'RE SPENDING THEIR BUDGET? HM.

I GUESS I, I, UH, STRUGGLING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, I GUESS.

I, I I'M, I'M SORRY.

I GUESS I COULD ASK A LITTLE MORE CLARITY OF THE QUESTION.

ARE YOU OKAY? MAYBE ANSWERED A DIFFERENT WAY, WHICH IS WHAT IS OUR SCHEDULED OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH ATP ABOUT GO FORWARD? SO THE NEXT TIME CAP METRO ATP IN THE CITY COUNCIL BE TOGETHER WILL BE, UH, THICKETS, UH, OCTOBER I'LL GET THE EXACT DATE IS 20 SOMETHING.

THAT'S THE JOINT, THE JOINT MEETING, THE TRI-PARTY MEETING FOR, FOR, FOR ALL, ALL BODIES INVOLVED.

IS THAT W FOUR, REMEMBER YOU WERE LOOKING FOR OR, WELL, WE'RE IN THE YES AND NO.

I MEAN, WE'RE IN THE BUDGET PREPARATION AND APPROVAL PHASE FOR METRO AND FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

AND THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY GOING FROM THE TWO ENTITIES OVER TO, UM, THE PARTNERSHIP.

SO IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME THAT I, I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE PROCESS WAS FOR US HEARING FROM THE PARTNERSHIP ABOUT THEIR PLANNING AND THEIR BUDGETING AND, YOU KNOW, GOT IT.

UH, THANKS FOR THE EXTRA CLARITY.

SO I GUESS THE ATP IS MOVING JUST LIKE THE CITY OF AUSTIN, JUST LIKE CAP METRO AS AN ENTITY DOING ITS BUDGET PROCESS.

SO THERE WAS NO, THERE WAS NO PLAN FOR ATP TO COME TO CAP METRO FOR AN UPDATE BEING THAT IT'S AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION, JUST LIKE THE CITY DOESN'T COME HERE AND WE DON'T GO TO THE CITY.

SO THAT WAS, THAT'S THE OPERATING DYNAMIC THAT WE'VE BEEN MOVING, GOING UNDER BECAUSE THE MONEY IS PROGRAMMED.

SO THE REVENUE SOURCES ARE PROGRAMMED IN THERE SHOULD BE A FAIRLY SIMPLE REPORT THEN THAT THEY CAN MAYBE EVEN PROVIDING A MEMO FORM.

I THINK I WAS GOING TO DO THAT AS THE ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH WILL BE IN OCTOBER.

SO THERE'LL BE AN, A REQUIRED TO DO AN ANNUAL MANAGEMENT REPORT, UH, ON THE ATP TO, TO THE TWO, IF YOU WILL, PARENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

AND THAT WAS PART OF THAT, WHICH IS HERE'S THE BUDGET.

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED TO DATE.

HERE'S NEXT YEAR'S PLAN, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

SO WHEN YOU SAY IT'S ALREADY, UM, PROGRAMMED, THERE REALLY ARE YOU SAYING THEN THAT THE PARTNERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE ANY, UM, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO ADJUST ANY OF ITS SPENDING THAT THE MONEY IS ALL GOING INTO LINE ITEMS AND THEY'RE LOCKED DOWN? YEAH.

SO THE ATP BY CONTRACT FOR THE BOATERS HAS TO DELIVER THE SEQUENCE PLAN PER WHAT THE CONTACT THE VOTERS WAS.

SO, UH, SENSITIVELY, YOU, WE HAVE A FINANCIAL MODEL, IT LAYS OUT A CASHFLOW PER YEAR TO HOW TO EXECUTE TO THESE, UH, THESE PROJECTS WITHIN THE PROGRAM.

AND OBVIOUSLY THOSE ARE CONCEPTUAL COST ESTIMATES.

SO EACH ONE IS GOING TO GO UP OR DOWN DEPENDING ON, UH, DIFFERENT FACTORS.

AND AS THOSE PROJECTS GET, UH, KIND OF REFINED, THE BUDGET JUST GETS UPDATED WITH THE MOST RECENT COST ESTIMATES, WHICH FLOWS, WHICH COMES FROM THE CASHFLOW OF THE MODEL.

SO MEANING THE ATP IS NOT ALLOWED TO GO FOR THE CONDO TO THE VOTERS, SAY, WE WANT TO DO X.

THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE SEQUENCE PLAN THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE CAP METRO BOARD AND THE CITY COUNCIL.

RIGHT.

HAS, IS THE PARTNERSHIP PRESENTING THAT SEQUENCE PLAN IN A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE PARTNERSHIP? NO, THAT WAS IN THE THAT'S IN THE FOUNDATION DOCUMENTS.

AND ARE THEY PRESENTING IT TO THE PUBLIC? SO THE PUBLIC CAN SEE HOW THAT SEQUENCE PLAN IS BEING IMPLEMENTED.

EVERY EVERYTHING THE ATP DOES, EVERY SINGLE TOPIC IS HERE'S THE SEQUENCE PLAN HERE.

EVERY ACTION IS CONNECTED TO THE, AND IS THE SEQUENCE PLAN BEING PRESENTED IN A PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE IT? YEAH.

AGAIN, EVERY PUBLIC MEETING THE ATP DOES, THE SEQUENCE PLAN IS I IF, IF NOT THE SECOND SLIDE, THE THIRD SLIDE OF EVERY SINGLE MEETING AND EVERYTHING IS LINKED TO IT.

AND THE BUDGET IS PART OF THAT BUDGET.

SO LIKE, UH, LAST MEETING, THERE WAS A BUDGET UPDATE, UH, THE ATP BOARD, I THINK, UM, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD, SEPTEMBER X, UH, WILL DO THEIR, THEIR APPROVAL OF, OF THEIR, OF THE, OF THE BUDGET.

OKAY, GOOD.

SO IF ANYBODY HAD ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT EITHER THE SEQUENCING PLAN OR THE AMOUNT OF THE BUDGET THAT HAS BEEN, UM, UH, CONTRIBUTED AND DEPOSITED TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND HOW IT'S GOING TO BE SPENT IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, THEN THAT'S ALL AVAILABLE THROUGH VARIOUS LINKS ON A WEBSITE OR

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I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW, BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONE PIECE THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, IS, IS NOT THAT I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE IN FRONT OF ME OR AS BEING PRESENTED IN ANY OF THE GROUPS THAT I'M LIKE ON THE COUNCIL AND THEN AS A BOARD MEMBER HERE, BUT I KNOW IT'S A SIGNIFICANT SUM OF MONEY AND THERE'S A LOT OF IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE ARE RELYING ON THE PARTNERSHIP TO LEAD ON AND TO KIND OF SET THE PREDICATES FOR US.

UH, BUT THAT'S KIND OF LIKE A, A GAP IF YOU WILL.

AND, UH, FOR MOST OF US.

SO AS I SIT ON THESE TWO ENTITIES GOVERNING ENTITIES, I DON'T HAVE THAT ONE PIECE YET OTHER THAN TO, UM, WATCH THEIR MEETING OR HAVE AN OR GO LOOK AT WEBSITE MAKES ME THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET SOME KIND OF A WRITTEN REPORT.

I KNOW I HAD TALKED ABOUT ASKING, UM, THE CFO TO COME AND GIVE US SOME PRESENTATIONS, UM, WHEN WE HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR ATP MEMBER FROM HERE.

AND SO I GUESS MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WAS MISSING TODAY.

WE COULD HAVE PROBABLY HAD THAT REPORT.

THAT PIECE COULD HAVE BEEN SLOTTED IN HE'S OUT HERE TODAY, BUT HE HAS BEEN DOING THAT.

UH, AND THAT SAME INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE CITY.

HE REPRESENTED.

OF COURSE, WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE A PROJECT CONNECT UPDATE ABOUT WHERE WE ACTUALLY ARE IN THE PLANNING.

AND I, I, I KNOW I HAD ASKED PREVIOUSLY TO, UM, HAVE MR. ALLY COME AND MAKE A PRESENTATION, AND MAYBE WE COULD DO THAT IF MAYBE HE WILL PLAN TO DO THAT AT THE OCTOBER MEETING THE TRI-PARTY MEETING, OR I WOULD ASSUME THAT'D BE A RANDY PRESENTATION.

UH, I, I, ANY, ANY INFORMATION THAT, THAT YOU OR THE OTHER BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE, I CAN CERTAINLY BRING, BRING TO THE BOARD? WELL, I, OKAY.

THE SPECIFIC ASK WAS FOR MR. KEN ALLIE TO COME AND MAKE A REPORT AS THE CFO FOR THE PARTNERSHIP I'VE MADE THE REQUEST FOR SURE.

WE, WE CAN TALK, I JUST WANT TO BE A LITTLE CAREFUL BECAUSE IT IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION AND THAT IS A CFO THAT WORKS FOR A DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION.

I JUST, I WANT TO DO AS EVERYTHING WE CAN TO NOT CONFLATE STAFFING OF WHO WORKS ON WHAT BODY, BUT ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AFTER.

I WILL DEFINITELY DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO PROVIDE AS, AS, AS EXACTLY AS YOU WOULD LIKE.

I THINK HAVING THE ACTUAL PERSON IN CHARGE WOULD BE GOOD IN CASE WE HAVE QUESTIONS THAT ONLY HE CAN ANSWER OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. CONLON NUMBER KITCHEN.

I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THOSE QUESTIONS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING.

UM, SO THE BUDGET, YOU KNOW, ATP OF COURSE, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADOPTING THEIR OWN BUDGET, BUT WE HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITIES FOR UNDERSTANDING WHAT THAT IS.

UM, GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE 23 MILLION THAT WE'RE CONTRIBUTING FROM OUR BODY.

SO I APPRECIATE, UM, BOARD MEMBER POOL ASKING FOR THAT INFORMATION.

SO I'M STILL NOT QUITE UNDERSTANDING.

UM, SO WE WILL GET A REPORT OF ATPS BUDGET WHEN I'M SORRY.

I WASN'T QUITE FOLLOWING THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

ON AN ANNUALIZED BASIS.

IT CALLS FOR THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO PRODUCE A MANAGEMENT REPORT THAT WE PRODUCED AT THE TRI PARTY, OR IF YOU WILL, THE, UH, THE JOINT MEETING OF THE ATP, THE METRO BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL, AND IN THAT MANAGEMENT REPORT, IT WOULD TALK ABOUT ALL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND LAY OUT THE YEAR AHEAD.

AND SO THAT WOULD TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN THE, IN THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND THE PROGRAMS THAT WERE EXECUTED AND THE PROGRAMS AND, AND THE PROGRESS TO THE PROGRAM IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

AND THAT IS WRITTEN IN WHAT DOCUMENT ACTUALLY COULD CORRECT ME BY IT'S IT'S EITHER IT'S I THINK IT'S THE ILA, NOT THE CONTRACT WITH VOTERS.

IT'S ONE OF THE ILS, I THINK IT'S THE AUGUST ILA.

I BELIEVE IT'S ON THE AUGUST DAILY.

IT'S IN WHAT, I'M SORRY.

IT'S ONLY AUGUST ILA THAT TALKS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING.

THAT'D BE IN THE BYLAWS AS WELL.

I THINK IT'S AN AL LOOK.

I KNOW IT'S IN THE ILA.

YEAH, FOR SURE.

SO WHAT'S IN THE ILA IS, IS WHAT YOU JUST SAID IN TERMS OF THE ANNUAL MANAGEMENT REPORT, RIGHT.

UM, IN A TRI-PARTY MEETING, IS THAT, AND IS THAT IT CALLS FOR AN ANNUAL TYPE TRI-PARTY MEETING.

WHICH I THINK I JUST WAS TEXTING OCTOBER 29TH.

IT LOOKS LIKE.

AND SO THAT MANAGEMENT REPORT INCLUDES THE LAST YEAR'S BUDGET AND THE BUDGET THAT, THAT IT'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM.

WHAT ATP HAS ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE YEAR.

OBVIOUSLY EVERYTHING THE ATP ACCOMPLISHES IS CONNECTED TO THE BUDGET.

SO THEY'LL SAY FOR FYI 21, WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND THEN WHAT IS PLANNED FOR FYI 22.

TO ATP, UH, DO WE, AND I APOLOGIZE, I SHOULD KNOW THIS, BUT WE HAVE AN ILA WITH ATP FOR THAT TRANSFER.

AND THEN NOW, SO, SO THEN THE 23 MILLION THAT IS CONTRIBUTED FROM CAP METRO

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THAT WAS APPROVED IN MAYBE JANUARY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S TWO PAYMENTS PER YEAR, ONE IN MARCH AND THEN ONE IN SEPTEMBER.

REMIND ME WHAT IT SAYS IN TERMS OF, OF IT SAYS THE CONTRIBUTION LAID OUT IN THE FINANCIAL MODEL WILL BE MOVED FROM CAPITOL METRO'S BUDGET TO THE ATP.

AND SO THERE'S AN ILA BETWEEN CAP, METRO AND ATP TO DO THAT.

THERE'S AN ILA BETWEEN ADP AND CITY OF AUSTIN TO TAKE THE MONEY THAT WAS CALLED FOR IN THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PROGRAM.

CAUSE THE CITY OF AUSTIN STAFF IS MANAGING THAT ONE ELEMENT OF THE PROGRAM THAT ILA, AND THEN THERE'S AN ILA FROM, UM, ATP WITH CITY OF AUSTIN STAFF TO DO A SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT LIAISON WORK.

SO PERMITTING DESIGN REVIEW, THERE'S AN, THAT WAS BEEN APPROVED.

THERE'S AN ILA BETWEEN CAP METRO AND THE ATP TO FUND INDIVIDUALS ON THE CAP METRO TEAM THAT HAD BEEN SUCCONDED TO ATP.

AND ALSO THE PROJECTS THAT CAP METRO IS DOING ON BEHALF OF ATP, SUCH AS THE RUBBER TIRE, THE PICKUP METRO, RAPID RED LINE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO GET THE PROGRAM GOING.

AND THE CONTRACTS THAT WERE ALREADY UNDER CONTRACT BEFORE ATP EXISTED, UH, THE 30% DESIGN NEPA WORK, THAT TYPE OF THING.

AND THEN THE LAST ILA IS THE ATP AND CITY COUNCIL TO DO THE MECHANICAL FUND TRANSFER OF THE TAX RECEIPTS BACK INTO ATP FROM PROPOSITION A YEAH.

THAT ONE'S NOT APPROVED YET.

IT WAS APPROVED BY ATP, I THINK TWO WEEKS AGO OR WHATEVER THAT BOARD YEAH.

THE COUNTY COUNCIL HAS IMPROVED THAT ONE YET.

NO, THAT'S THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ALL THOSE ILS.

THAT, THAT WAS MY QUESTION WAS MORE SPECIFIC THAN THAT.

UH, MY QUESTION REALLY WAS, AND I THINK YOU MAY HAVE ANSWERED IT ALREADY WITH THE MANAGEMENT REPORT.

MY QUESTION REALLY WAS, UM, I WAS TRYING TO TRACE BACK THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE USE OF THE CAP, METRO DOLLARS BACK TO OUR BOARD, WHAT OUR MECHANISM IS FOR UNDERSTANDING THAT.

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S SET OUT IN THE ILA AS THE MANAGER ANNUAL MANAGEMENT REPORT.

IS THAT WHAT I MEAN? CAUSE YOU KNOW, I MEAN 23 MILLION SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS FROM OUR BUDGET, WE JUST NEED SOME MECHANISM TO UNDERSTAND.

IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THAT'S THE ILA AND THAT'S THE ANNUAL, UH, MANAGEMENT REPORT.

IS THAT THE MECHANISM? THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WHEN WE PUT THIS TOGETHER, WE KNEW THAT ON EACH SIDE THAT WE WERE CONTRIBUTING DOLLARS AND WE WANTED AN ANNUAL REPORT BACK TO BE SURE THAT WE, I THINK MEANING THE CITY AND CAP METRO, UM, HAD VERY SPECIFIC AND THE VOTERS IDEAS OF HOW THE MONEY SHOULD GO, RIGHT.

WE GAVE THEM A SPECIFIC PROJECT.

WE GAVE THEM A TIMELINE AND WHICH PIECE PARTS OF THAT PROJECT WOULD BE CONCLUDED.

AND THEN WE ASKED FOR ANNUAL ACCOUNTABILITY AS TO THE, BOTH THE DOLLARS AND THE PROJECT.

AND SO MY EXPECTATION AS SOMEBODY INVOLVED WAS THAT WE WOULD HAVE THIS ANNUAL MEETING.

SO WE GOT BRIEFED ON WHERE THEY WERE GOING ON THE PROJECT.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE OF COURSE HAVE GOTTEN ANNUAL, NOT ANNUAL PERIODIC UPDATES ON THE DESIGN, A BLUE LINE ORANGE LINE AND THE OTHER PIECE PARTS.

SO WE'LL GET AN UPDATE HERE IN A SECOND ON A ONE THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING, BUT I THINK ANNUALLY ATP OWES US A REPORT THAT WAS THE CITY OF PORT.

WITH REGARD TO THE BUDGET FOR, UH, PROJECTS AND ACT THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP.

THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION.

I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE FLOW OF INFORMATION.

I'M NOT, I'M NOT, I'M QUESTIONING THAT.

I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE OUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES, UM, WITH THE VARIOUS HATS THAT WE'RE WEARING AND HAS CAP METRO BOARD MEMBERS.

WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO, TO UNDERSTAND AND, AND, AND OVERSEE THE USE OF THE DOLLARS THAT ARE CAP METRO DOLLARS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR MECHANISMS WERE SPECIFICALLY.

SO, UM, SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS, UM, AND I JUST HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE ILA IN AWHILE, SO I'M HERE AND ALSO THE ILA IS TEMPORARY, BUT WE HAVE TO DO IS APPROVE THE FINAL ILA OR ACTUALLY JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT.

SORRY.

UH, AND THAT'LL BE COMING UP IN OCTOBER IN OCTOBER AND THAT WILL BE THE DOCUMENT THAT HAS THE SPECIFICS INTO THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU, ASHLEY, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT OR YOUR LICENSE? I HAVE THE ILA PULLED UP, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE SAID IS CORRECT.

SO UNLESS YOU ALL WANT ME TO READ IT THE MIDDLE OF THE SEAT, THAT'S NOT A MEMBER POOL, WE'VE GOT ONE MORE BRIEFING TO GO AFTER THIS.

UM, SO THE PIECE THAT'S MISSING FOR ME NOW IS KNOWING HOW IS, IS THE FACT THAT IF WE'RE NOT GETTING THE REPORT UNTIL OCTOBER, WHICH IS AFTER FISCAL 22 BEGINS, ALL OF THE, UM, ALL OF THE DECISIONS WILL HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE

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AND THERE ISN'T ANY WAY FOR ME TO KNOW HOW THAT IS BEING CRAFTED AND TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR THAT I MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, OR JUST TO ASSURE MYSELF THAT, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST GO ROUND FOR THIS WHOLE EFFORT, THAT IT'S ALL MOVING A PACE AND THAT I CAN HAVE THE ASSURANCE AND CONFIDENCE THAT IT'S ALL MOVING PROPERLY AND APPROPRIATELY.

SO AGAIN, I'M MISSING, I'M MISSING THE FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE PARTNERSHIP TO THIS BOARD, UH, IN ADVANCE OF KNOWING HOW THEY WILL BE APPROVING THEIR FISCAL 22 BUDGET.

SO I AM COMING BACK TO THAT PIECE, WHICH IS STILL FOR ME INCOMPLETE.

UM, AND SO IF WE WANTED TO HAVE AN EARLY LOOK AT HOW THAT BUDGET IS BEING PREPARED BY THE PARTNERSHIP, AND IF WE WANTED TO HAVE A REPORT ON HOW THAT WAS BEING PREPARED SO THAT WE COULD SEE IN ADVANCE OF ITS APPROVAL, WHERE IT WAS GOING, KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE'RE HAVING HERE BEFORE WE APPROVE THIS BUDGET, WE'RE GETTING A BRIEFING ON IT, WHERE, OR HOW WOULD I, WHERE WOULD I GO FOR THAT? OR CAN WE MAKE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT, UM, REPORT TO BE OFFERED BEFORE THAT VOTE IS TAKEN, WHICH IS GREAT THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET AN ANNUAL REPORT IN OCTOBER, BUT IT IS AFTER THE FACT, OH, GO AHEAD.

I CAN JUST SAY THAT.

UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO, IT'S ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION, OBVIOUSLY IT'S BEEN POSTED, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, ED, FOR INSTANCE, WE CAN GET YOU ALL THAT INFORMATION.

UH, AGAIN, I JUST REITERATE THAT IT'S KIND OF A FORMULAIC.

SO THE ATP IS RESPONSIBLE TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM AS THE SEQUENCE LAID OUT BY THE VOTERS.

SO UNTIL SUCH TIME, IF, OR UNTIL SUCH TIME, THERE IS A CHANGE OF THAT SEQUENCE.

IT IS, IT IS DRIVEN BY THE FINANCIAL MODEL THAT EVERYONE AGREED TO, TO CREATE THE PROGRAM.

AND SO IF THERE IS A CHANGE THAT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK, BUT THE THING IS, WE DON'T YET KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN IT.

AND SO IT'S, IT'S, UH, CONCEPTUAL AT THIS POINT PAPER FROM LAST SUMMER, IT'D BE IT'S THAT FLOW.

IF IT HELPS THE ATP, WE'LL BE PRESENTING TO THEIR AUGUST BOARD FOR THEIR BUDGET ON THEIR BUDGET PROPOSAL.

OF THE SECURITY AND POLICING FUNCTION, RIGHT.

THAT'S, THAT'S THE ANSWER RIGHT THERE.

THEY WILL BE MAKING A PUBLIC REPORT BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY VOTE AT.

AND, UM, SO THERE SHOULD BE SOME DOCUMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THAT MEETING.

I WOULD ASSUME THAT THAT WOULD BE CORRECT.

AND IT'S NOT JUST ME.

I MEAN, THIS IS, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY I'M RAISING THE QUESTION AND OTHERS MAY HAVE AN INTEREST ON THIS BOARD, BUT I THINK THIS IS INFORMATION FOR THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR CAP METRO, AS I THINK IT IS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALSO FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS WHOLE PROCESS GOING FORWARD AND BEING A SUCCESS.

AND THE WAY WE BUILD THAT SUCCESS IS BY INCREASING THE TRUST QUESTIONS.

AND THE WAY WE DO THAT IS BY MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE INFORMATION IS EASILY AVAILABLE AND IN OFFERED IN SUCH A WAY AS FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ABSORB AND PENETRATED AND, AND, UM, ACCESS.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, UM, AND, UM, WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE IN ADVANCE OF THE AUGUST MEETING OF THE PARTNERSHIP.

THANKS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. CONLIN? WELL, UM, QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO ASK THIS DURING THE PRESIDENTS REPORT OR NOW DURING BUDGET.

SO LET ME THROW IT OUT THERE AND IF IT'S BETTER TO TALK ABOUT IT IN YOUR, YOUR GROUP, UM, WE KNOW THAT, UH, THERE'S AN UPTICK AND, UH, IN, UH, COVID CASES AND PROBLEMS, WE KNOW THAT W UH, AS A COMMUNITY, WE'VE MOVED BACK TO LEVEL THREE AND, AND, UH, AND THERE MAY BE DIFFICULTIES IN FRONT OF US.

DO HAVE WE TAKEN AN INVENTORY, UH, PARTICULARLY OF OUR FOLKS THAT ARE COMMUNITY FACING THE PERCENTAGES? DO WE KNOW THE PERCENTAGES OF FOLKS WHO HAVE GOTTEN TO THE SHOTS AND IF NOT, UH, CAN WE TRACK A WAY TO MAKE SURE, UH, THAT WE GIVE THEM ACCESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, WE CAN ORGANIZE, UH, WITH TRAVIS COUNTY WITH APH TO, UH, TO MAKE THIS MAYBE A SITE WHERE WE CAN COME AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS VACCINATED AND AS ACCESS.

YEP.

MAYBE, MAYBE BEST IF THAT'S OKAY.

A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, JUST SO WE DON'T HAVE KEVIN UP HERE, BUT THEN I CAN PROMISE YOU, WE ARE A HUNDRED PERCENT WORKING WITH EVERY SINGLE PARTNER THAT HAS ANY INTEREST IN US HELPING GET PEOPLE VACCINATED.

I KNOW THAT YOU'VE MADE THE MADE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE SEE AN UPTAKE THAT WE TURN OFF OUR GAZE IN THAT DIRECTION AGAIN.

SO KEVIN, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

UH, YOU MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE NEW BUDGET, THE INCREASE OF PERSONNEL RELATED TO THE REORGANIZATION

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UH, I ASSUME THAT THERE WAS A CORRESPONDING, UH, EXPENSE SAVINGS TOO, BECAUSE WE WON'T BE, THERE WAS A PRETTY BIG INCREASE IN DOLLARS THAT DIDN'T SEE THE COUNTERVAILING EXPENSE REDUCTION AND THE, UM, WHERE WE'RE PAYING POLICE OFFICERS.

SO I ASSUME IT'S RIGHT FOR THAT SIDE.

THERE IS THERE'S SMALL SAVINGS IN THE 2022 BUDGET BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF OUR STAFFING COMING ON BOARD IN OCTOBER AT THE START OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE HIRING PUBLIC SAFETY AMBASSADORS.

WE'RE ACTUALLY IN PROCESS NOW FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR, WE HAVE A PLAN TO BRING ON MORE NEXT YEAR, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE IMMEDIATE WITH THE OPENING OF THE YEAR.

SO WE HAVE SMALL SAVINGS FOR CUTTING BACK ON THE NUMBER OF APD UNIFORM PART-TIME SHIFTS THAT WE'RE DOING WITH A MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS IN FUTURE FISCAL YEARS.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

BECAUSE WE NEED TO STAND UP OUR PROGRAM FIRST, BEFORE WE CUT BACK BACK, UH, I NOTICED AS WELL THAT WE STILL HAVE $2.9 MILLION THAT WE OWED TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

THAT HAS BEEN PART OF A FUND THAT'S BEEN HERE BEFORE I GOT ON THE BOARD, RIGHT.

ANYTHING WE NEED TO DO TO HELP THE CITY SPEND THAT MONEY.

WE PAY EVERY PENNY THAT THE CITY INVOICES US.

SO IT DEPLETES AS WE GET INVOICED AND THE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED.

UM, IT ENDED UP WILL CONTINUE TO BE A BALANCE UNTIL WE'RE PAID TO ZERO.

SO WE'RE COMMITTED TO THAT OBLIGATION OR DO THEY STILL KNOW WHAT'S THERE? I'M SORRY, THERE'S SOMEBODY OVER THERE.

NO, IT'S THERE TO BE SPENT.

OH, FOR SURE.

WE ACTUALLY CORRESPOND WITH THEM EVERY MONTH.

SO IT'S, IT'S VERY, VERY, VERY HIGHLY TRACKED.

UM, AND WE DO ACTUALLY GET INVOICED ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

SO IT'S A VERY ACTIVE PROGRAM IT'S NOT FORGOTTEN ABOUT, NOT AT ALL.

100% AND FOCUS ANY OTHER, NOT, I WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT OUR SIDE.

SURE.

AND THE CITY AS WELL.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR KEVIN? OKAY, GOOD.

THANK YOU, KEVIN.

MR. COUCH, WE'RE READY FOR YOU.

WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE IN THE BUDGET IN OUR OPERATING COMMITTEES.

ALL RIGHT,

[VII.2. Project Connect Update]

A LOT OF INTERESTING STUFF TO COME HERE.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

CHAIR, COOPER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UH, PRESIDENT CLARK.

I, THIS IS GOING TO BE A TWO-PART PRESENTATION.

THE FIRST IS GOING TO BE WHERE WE ARE IN PROGRESS ON THE PROGRAM.

AND THE SECOND PIECE IS GOING TO TAKE A DIVE INTO THE ORANGE LINE, UH, FOR THE STATUS AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL STATIONS AND LOCATIONS, BASICALLY, UH, TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN.

AS PROMISED THE SECOND SLIDE, UH, IN THE PRESENTATION, UH, IS THE PROGRAM SEQUENCE PLAN, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER POOL.

THIS IS WHAT, UH, PRESIDENT CLARK WAS REFERRING TO A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, UH, THAT WE ALWAYS CONTAINED WITHIN THE PRESENTATIONS AS WE GO FORWARD.

THIS IS THE SCHEDULE THAT WAS WITH AND COMMITTED TO WITH THE CONTRACT FOR THE VOTERS.

AND THIS IS WHAT WE TRACK AGAINST.

AND I WOULD JUST SAY, LOOKING AT THIS, UM, UH, PRESIDENT CLARK WAS USING THE TERM SEQUENCING PLAN.

AND OF COURSE THE SEQUENCING PLAN IS PRIMARILY THE DATES WHEN DIFFERENT PHASES, CAP, METRO, I MEAN, PROJECT CONNECT WILL BE COMPLETED.

UM, BUT IT IS NOT A SEQUENCING PLAN FOR BUDGET SPENDING UNLESS THAT'S IN HERE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

TH THIS IS THE SEQUENCING PLAN THAT IS THERE FOR EXECUTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS.

UM, AND BEHIND IT IS WHAT PRESIDENT CLARK WAS REFERRING TO, UH, AS THE, UH, SECTION THAT WAS DONE TO GO AHEAD AND RUN THE FINANCIAL PORTION.

UH, AND THAT WAS DONE AGAINST THIS OVERALL SEQUENCE PLAN AND SCHEDULE, IF YOU WILL.

UH, SO THE TWO OF THOSE MATCH UP OVER THE YEARS AND, AND IT'S THE BUDGETING PIECE THAT'S BEHIND THE SEQUENCING PLAN THAT I AM SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO AND LOOKING FOR.

AND I KNOW IT WON'T BE IN THIS PRESENTATION.

THANKS.

AND FTA HAS NOW ASSIGNED WHAT THEY CALL A PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT CONTRACTOR.

AS WE GO AHEAD AND GIVE THE UPDATE, REALLY, THIS IS THE FIRST PORTION OF THE PROGRAM THAT TIES TO THE WORK THAT CAPITAL METRO IS DOING.

UH, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE RED LINE.

WE'VE STARTED THE FINAL DESIGN AND THE MCCULLOUGH STATION.

AND ON BROADMORE, THEY'RE FINISHING OFF SOME OF THE PORTIONS THAT HAVE TO DO, UH, WITH SOME OF THE DRAINAGE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS.

WE'VE ALSO GOT LEANDER TO LAKELINE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PARKING RIGHTS, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW, WHAT THE RIDERSHIP WILL BE, UH, LOOKING, HOW DO WE PLAN THOSE IN AND GET THOSE GOING OUT AND INTO THE FUTURE THAT WILL OCCUR STARTING THIS FALL NEIGHBORHOOD CIRCULATORS.

WE ROLLED OUT THE LATEST ONE, UM, ON JUNE THE 15TH.

SO THAT'S A WORK THAT IS THERE, AND IT'S BEEN MOVING FORWARD WHEN I GO TO METRO RAPID, UH, EXPO IN PLEASANT VALLEY.

UH, WE WERE IN THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET FOR THIS PAST YEAR.

UH, SO THERE'S FUNDING THAT IS IN PLACE.

WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE 30% DESIGN

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THEY GO AHEAD AND REVIEW ALL THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WE HAVE AND LOOK SO THAT THEY'RE SATISFIED AND WE CAN TAKE THEM TO THE NEXT STEP LINE, HIM AND CHECK, OR RIGHT BEHIND IT.

UH, WE'RE FINISHING UP THE FINAL RUN ON THE STOPS MODEL, WHICH IS RIDERSHIP FOR MAN CHECKER.

RIGHT NOW I'M EXPECTING TO HAVE A FINAL REPORT ON THAT BY THE END OF JULY.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT ON THE BLUE AND ORANGE LINE.

UH, BASICALLY WE ARE AT THE 15% POINT, UH, WE HAVE COORDINATED WITH THE CITY AND OUR, THE STAKEHOLDERS TO GET COMMENTS AND REVIEW ON EACH ONE OF THOSE.

AND WE'RE A PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF RESOLUTION, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT COMMENTS INCLUDED BECAUSE THE 15% AND THE COMMENTS AND THAT THAT'S INCLUDED THEN BECOMES SOMETHING.

IT GETS AMPLIFIED AND EXPANDED.

WHEN YOU GO FROM 15 TO 30, IT'S NOT A TIME TO ADD NEW ITEMS. IT'S A TIME TO DEVELOP IT INTO THE GREATER LEVEL OF DETAIL WE'RE WORKING AND CONTINUE TO WORK ON GEO-TECH WORK.

WE'VE GOT SEVEN OUT OF 10, UH, BORINGS.

MATTER OF FACT, I THINK BY NOW, THEY'RE JUST ABOUT FINISHED WITH THOSE BORINGS AND WE'RE GOING THROUGH AND LOOKING AT THE OTHER FIELD ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE TO DO AS WE GO AHEAD AND GO FORWARD WITH THE PROGRAM ON THE NEPA PORTION.

UH, THE NOTICE OF INTENT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.

AND OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, WE WENT AHEAD AND APPLIED FOR ENTRY INTO PROGRAM, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.

UH, WE'RE AWAITING THE APPROVAL OF THAT.

AND WE HAVE ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE AND ARE ANTICIPATING GETTING THAT APPROVAL SOMETIME IN, IN VERY EARLY AUGUST, WE'RE WORKING ON THE CHAPTERS AS WE GO THROUGH FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PORTIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND THOSE EVOLVE AS WE GO FORWARD, AS IT TURNS INTO A FULL DOCUMENT THAT WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF SEVEN CHAPTERS AND A WHOLE SERIES OF REPORTS THAT UNDERLIE IT, LIKE TO SWITCH NOW AND GO THROUGH WHERE WE ARE WITH THE ORANGE LINE.

AND I WANT TO START WITH THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE SEQUENCE, AND WE STARTED WITH THE BLUE LINE BACK IN MAY.

UH, WE ANTICIPATED DOING THE ORANGE LINE LAST MONTH, UH, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THAT IN WITH THE LENGTH OF THE BOARD MEETING.

SO WE'RE DOING THAT TODAY, AND THEN WE'LL BE COMING FORWARD WITH WHAT HAPPENS IN THE INNER CITY AFTER THAT THIS IS THE SNAKE DIAGRAM THAT YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE.

UH, IT SHOWS THAT WE CURRENTLY ARE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS AND WHAT I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND HIGHLIGHT HERE ARE TWO THINGS.

ONE IS THE ENTRY INTO ENGINEERING, WHICH IS THE NEXT STEP UNDER PROJECT DEVELOPMENT THAT NEEDS TO GET COMPLETED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE EIS.

AND THEN MOVING TO THE FOURTH.

ONE FROM THE LEFT IS THE FULL FUNDING GRANT AGREEMENT GIVES YOU A LITTLE MORE DETAIL WHERE WE ARE ON A TIMING STANDPOINT.

UH, WE ARE LOOKING AT ENTERING INTO PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, CHECK THE BOX, UH, WITH NEXT MONTH.

UH, AND THEN AS WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD INTO THE SPRING OF NEXT YEAR, UH, WE'RE GOING FORWARD LOOKING FOR THE DRAFT EIS, AND THEN THE INITIAL RATING PACKAGE, WHICH IS DUE AT THE END OF AUGUST OF EACH YEAR, UH, WOULD GO AHEAD AND BE SUBMITTED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BOTH ORANGE AND BLUE WITH COMPLETION OF THE 30% DESIGN AND AN UPDATED COST ESTIMATE.

WE THEN LOOK TO BASICALLY GETTING TO THE FINAL, UH, OF THE EIS AND THEN ONTO THE IMPORTANT PORTION, WHICH IS GETTING TO THE FTA RECORD OF DECISION.

SO THAT'S THE ENVIRONMENTAL SEQUENCE THAT WE'VE GOT GOING FORWARD.

UH, IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.

WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, PARTICIPATION AS WE GO FORWARD, PROBABLY MORE PARTICIPATION AS WE SAW THIS PAST SPRING, UH, BY GOING VIRTUAL.

AND THIS TIES TO EXACTLY THAT, UH, THE MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE, UH, IN TERMS OF LIVE MEETINGS COMPARED TO WHAT'S THERE FOR THE SELF GUIDED MEETINGS, UH, IT TAKES US TO A LITTLE OVER 1500, UH, THROUGH THE END OF MAY, WHAT WE'VE HEARD, UH, CONCERN AND WANTING AND DESIRE FOR INPUT, UH, INTO THE STATION, DESIGN THE INCLUSION OF LOCAL ARTWORK, MAKING SURE THAT THINGS TIE IN TOGETHER WITH THE LOCAL PARK SYSTEM.

SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF TIMES, UH, LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GO AHEAD AND AT THE END OF THE LINE, PRINCIPALLY, UH, HAVE A LOCATION WHERE THERE CAN BE SOME PARKING, UH, TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO GO AHEAD AND GET ONTO THE SYSTEM.

UH, AND THEN BASICALLY THE PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE TYING IN AND AROUND EACH ONE OF THEM STATIONS.

UH, WE'VE ALSO HEARD MANY THINGS AND THIS IS INVOLVEMENT AS WE GO FORWARD, UH, WITH SOME OF THE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND THINGS THAT WE WILL HAVE COMING UP WITH CHARRETTES, UH, IN TERMS OF STATION DESIGNS, SHAY BENCHING

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ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE VERY, VERY CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT, UH, IN THE CLIMATE THAT'S HERE IN AUSTIN.

UH, ALSO THE THOUGHT PROCESS AND THINGS WE'VE HEARD FROM SOME PEOPLE ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FOOD TRUCKS AND OTHER CONVENIENCES OF THAT NATURE AND THE AIRPORT, UH, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH.

AND THIS IS A ONE SUGGESTION ABOUT HOW WE COULD TIE INTO THE AIRPORT.

UH, THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW, UH, WITH THE MAIN ONE BEING COMING STRAIGHT INTO THE NEW TERMINAL, UH, RIGHT WHERE THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT IS EACH ONE OF THESE, UH, GO ON AND ON AND ON.

AND WE SAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COMMENTS, UH, IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THOSE AS WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD UPCOMING.

UH, SOME OF THESE, UH, HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

SOME OF THEM ARE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

UH, WE HAVE GOT THE FIRST, UH, MEETING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, UH, ON THE END OF NEXT MONTH, UH, TO GO AHEAD AND GO FORWARD WITH A PUBLIC MEETING THAT WILL BE THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME, UH, AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

SO WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE WHERE ALL OF THAT GOES AND HOW WE MOVE FORWARD IN THAT PART OF THE PROCESS.

THIS IS SOMETHING, A VISUAL THAT YOU'VE SEEN, UH, MANY TIMES BEFORE, AND IT SHOWS HOW WE GET THE COMPOSITION AND THE WAY THAT THINGS ARE LAID OUT, UH, WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY, BASICALLY EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM THAT IS AT GRADE WOULD BE CENTER RUNNING, UH, ALONG WITH THAT, DEPENDING UPON WHERE YOU ARE AND WHAT THE SITUATION IS, THIS STATION SHOWS A SPLIT PLATFORM WITH ONE ON THIS SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION.

AND ONE ON THE OTHER THAT FACILITATES A LEFT-HAND TURN LANE, THERE WILL ALSO BE BIKE PATHS.

WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ENOUGH AREA BEHIND THE CURB WHEN THE SIDEWALK TO BE ABLE TO GO AHEAD, UH, AND GET PIECES IN THAT PROVIDE A TREE CANOPY.

WHEN WE SAY START TO LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE SPACING OF THE STATIONS, THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT FACTORS.

AND ONE OF THEM IS SPACING.

WHAT WE LOOK AT IS SOMETHING THAT GIVES THAT HALF MILE, IF YOU WILL.

UH, SO THAT YOU'VE GOT THAT WALK SHED FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GO AND GET TO THE STATIONS IN SOME PLACES, IT OVERLAPS DEPENDING UPON WHERE THE STATIONS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.

AND A LOT OF TIMES IT CONTROLS WHERE THAT LOCATION OF THE STATION CAN BE.

UH, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING THAT PUTS A STATION, UH, AT A GRADE.

IT BASICALLY HAS BE ON ALMOST A VERY FLAT SERVICE.

UH, THE SECOND THING IS NOT PUTTING STATIONS ON A CURVE.

UH, THE STRONG PREFERENCE IS NOT TO PUT A STATION ON A CURVE.

SO OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO GO AHEAD AND GET THE STATIONS IN A STRAIGHT LINE.

SO WHEN YOU START TO LOOK AT THOSE TWO PUT TOGETHER, UH, IT STARTS TO GIVE YOU A GOOD HANDLE ON WHERE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL GEOMETRICALLY AND WHERE IT IS ON EACH INDIVIDUAL LINE TO BE ABLE TO PLACE THOSE STATIONS.

SO THESE ARE THE TWO OF THE KEY CONSIDERATIONS.

IF I START SPECIFICALLY, UH, LOOKING AT THE ORANGE LINE AND I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE SOUTH PORTION.

FIRST, THE SOUTHERN MOST PORTION, UH, IS THE PART THAT IS IN THE FULL SYSTEM.

IT'S NOT IN THE INITIAL SYSTEM.

THIS TAKES US FROM SLAUGHTER TO WILLIAM CANNON.

AND UP TO STASSNEY AT THIS POINT, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TO GO AHEAD AND CLEAR THAT PORTION OF THE LINE, JUST LIKE WE WILL, THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A LINE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS.

SO THAT, THAT IS CLEARED OUT IN, IN THE FUTURE SO THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT WHEN FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE, DEPENDING UPON THE TIMING, THERE MAY HAVE TO BE A SUPPLEMENTAL THAT GOES WITH IT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO CLEAR IT AT THE VERY, VERY BEGINNING.

THIS SHOWS BASICALLY WHAT THAT LINE IS AND THE AREA THAT IS THERE THAT IS SOUTH OF STASSNEY.

WHAT WE WILL DO WHEN WE START OPERATIONS ON THE LIGHT RAIL IS TO GO AHEAD AND INCREASE AND IMPROVE THE FREQUENCY OF WHAT WILL BE THERE, UH, FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF 8 0 1, WHICH WE'LL CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL WE GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO AHEAD AND BUILD THAT, THAT PORTION OF THE LINE SPECIFICALLY, UH, AT SLAUGHTER, UH, WE'RE LOOKING THERE TO GO AHEAD, UH, AND GET IT THAT POINT A TRANSIT CENTER IN THE FUTURE, SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD AS THE PLANS MOVE FORWARD.

BUT IT'S JUST A LAYOUT RIGHT NOW TO SHOW WHAT THAT POTENTIAL IS GOING OUT AND INTO THE FUTURE.

AS YOU START TO MOVE NORTH, IT TAKES YOU TO THE AREA WHERE THERE IS SOME RETAIL APARTMENTS, BUT NOT A LOCATION IN THERE THAT HAS A HIGH ENOUGH RIDERSHIP POTENTIAL TO PUT A STATION.

AND THE NEXT LOCATION FOR A STATION WOULD BE AT THE WILLIAM CANNON INTERSECTION.

THIS IS ANOTHER LOCATION THAT WOULD BE A SPLIT PLATFORM.

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UH, THERE ARE SEVERAL LEFT-HAND TURN LANES HERE.

UH, SO BY PUTTING THE SPLIT PLATFORM IN, IT ALLOWS YOU TO GO AHEAD AND RETAIN THAT.

LEFT-HAND TURN AGAIN, MOVING TO THE NORTH APARTMENTS CONDOS, UH, AS WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE NORTH AGAIN WITH THE FOCUS BEING THE NEXT PORTION OF THE LINE, WHEN WE START TO GET TO SOUTH CONGRESS, UH, AND THEN ST.

EDWARDS, AND THEN ULTIMATELY TO ALTAR IS THE NEXT SERIES OF STATIONS SPECIFICALLY WE'LL HAVE THE STASSNEY STATION.

UH, IT WILL BE OFF OF THE OFF OF, UH, CONGRESS, UH, BASICALLY TO THE EAST, UH, SO THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET IN OFF OF THE CITY RIGHT AWAY, UH, AND ALSO HAVE A LOCATION.

SO THAT WOULD THE INITIAL START.

IT WOULD BE IN TERMINAL STATION, SO THAT IT'S READY TO GO AHEAD AND BE EXTENDED IN THE FUTURE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL FOR SOMETHING THERE THAT ALSO COULD BE A PARK AND RIDE, UH, AS WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD, CONTINUING TO MOVE TO THE NORTH, UH, THIS TAKES US UP PAST THE CREEK, UH, AND LOOKING AT A LOT OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

THE FURTHER WE GO AHEAD AND GET TO THE NORTH SOUTH CONGRESS TRANSIT CENTER, UH, IS ONE THAT WILL BE OUR FIRST AERIAL STATION ON THIS PART OF THE LINE, UH, TO GO AHEAD AND GET OVER, UH, BASICALLY TO 90, WHICH IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.

UH, WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND BUILD AN ELEVATED BRIDGE, A STRUCTURE THAT WILL GO OVER THE TOP OF THE TECHSTOP BRIDGE.

UH, THAT TAKES US TO A POINT THAT WE WOULD ALSO HAVE AN ELEVATED STATION, UH, RIGHT THERE, UH, AT SOUTH CONGRESS, UH, VERY CLOSE TO THE BERKS FROM SPUR.

THIS IS ONE THAT IS, THAT GIVES US BASICALLY AN ELEVATED TYPICAL PLATFORM LAMP.

UH, IN MOST CASES, WHEN YOU HAVE AN ELEVATED PLATFORM, YOU TRY TO DO THINGS, UH, THAT GIVES YOU THAT CENTER PLATFORM.

UH, IT THEN ALLOWS YOU BETTER ACCESS GOING FROM THE PLATFORM LEVEL WITH ONE SET OF STAIRS AND ESCALATORS AND ELEVATORS DOWN TO THE LOWER LEVEL, CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTH.

THIS TAKES US FROM TWO 90 A PAST PENN FIELD UNTIL WE GET TO THE NEXT LOCATION FOR THE NEXT STATION, WHICH IS ST.

EDWARDS.

THIS IS ONE THAT WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, AS WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD TO STUDY THIS AREA, THIS FIRST ONE THAT'S SHOWN IS A SPLIT PLATFORM.

THIS SPLIT PLATFORM, AS I SAID EARLIER, GIVES YOU THAT ABILITY FOR THE LEFT-HAND TURN.

AND THE SECOND OPTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, WELL, THIS IS THAT, EXCUSE ME, THIS GIVES YOU THAT SPLIT PLATFORM.

IT GIVES YOU THAT ABILITY TO GO AHEAD AND STACK THE LANE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT LEFT HAND TURN BY THE WAY THAT THE PLATFORMS ARE STAGGERED FROM ONE SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION TO THE OTHER.

SO THAT'S CRITICAL IF YOU HAVE A PLACE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO BE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND RETAIN THE LEFT-HAND TURN.

THE OTHER OPTION THAT WE HAVE IS A CENTER PLATFORM STATION, UH, BASICALLY JUST TO THE NORTH, UH, IT GIVES US SOMETHING IN THAT AREA THAT'S CLOSER TO, UH, ST.

EDWARDS, AND IT GIVES YOU SOMETHING WITH THAT CENTER PLATFORM, WHICH IS MORE EFFICIENT.

WHAT WE WIND UP IN THIS CASE, UH, IS LOOKING AT THE RIGHT OF WAY WITH, UH, BECAUSE IT IS A LITTLE WIDER.

IF YOU GO AHEAD AND PUT A CENTER PLATFORM STATION IN, BUT IT DOES GIVE YOU THAT LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY.

THIS SHOWS CENTER PLATFORM BASICALLY AT STREET LEVEL, UH, EXACTLY WHAT I WAS SHOWING IN THE PREVIOUS PICTORIAL, UH, THAT WAS FOR THE ELEVATED STATION, GIVES YOU A LITTLE MORE CAPACITY BECAUSE OF THE WIDTH OF THE STATION.

IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO TRANSFER FROM ONE LINE TO THE OTHER, AND IT GIVES A MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE AND SPACIOUS ABILITY THAN WHAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU'RE DOING A SPLIT PLATFORM.

WHEN YOU'RE DOING SPLIT PLATFORM, UH, MOVING FROM THERE TO THE NORTH, WE COME TO WHERE THE OLD PORT STATION WOULD BE.

IT WOULD BE JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION.

IT ALSO WOULD BE A CENTER PLATFORM.

THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON IN THAT AREA.

UH, BASICALLY THE NORTHEAST CORNER IS GOING TO BE A TEMPORARY LOCATION FOR HEB, UH, UNTIL THEY COMPLETELY REBUILD WHAT IS CURRENTLY LABELED AT HEB ON THAT SIDE.

UH, SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY BUSY STATION, UH, AS WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD THE WAY TO GO AHEAD AND DO THIS IS TO RETAIN THE CONCEPT OF THE CENTER PLATFORM.

THIS WOULD BE ONE THAT WOULD BE EXPANDED AT A LATER DATE.

GO FROM THERE TO THE NORTH END.

UH, AND AGAIN, WORK HIGHWAY IN, UH, FROM TECH RIDGE, UH, DOWN TO BASICALLY, UH, THE UT AREA FROM BASICALLY, UH, TECH RIDGE.

UH, IT'S THE SAME SITUATION ON THE NORTH END FROM TECH RIDGE DOWN TO NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER.

WE'LL CLEAR THIS ENVIRONMENTALLY, UH, IT IS NOT INCLUDED THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE SYSTEM, BUT

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AND AS I SAID EARLIER, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT BY CLEARING IT, NOW, IT COULD BE UPDATED LATER DEPENDING UPON WHAT THE TIMING IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION IN THAT AREA.

AS WITH THE SOUTH END, UH, WHEN WE GO INTO OPERATION TO NORTH LAMAR, UH, THERE WILL BE THE EXPANDED AND ENHANCED 8 0 1 SERVICE, UH, THAT WOULD PROVIDE BASICALLY ABOUT THE SAME FREQUENCY OF WHAT WE WILL BE RUNNING ON THE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM.

SO, UH, TECH RIDGE RIGHT NOW IS PROJECTED TO BE ON THE EAST SIDE OF .

THERE IS THE EXISTING PARK AND RIDE AND BUS FACILITY THAT IS THEY'RE LOOKING AT GOING AHEAD AND GOING AERIAL OVER THE TOP OF 35, UH, AND THEN MAKING THE TURN TO START DOWN NORTH LAMAR.

THIS TAKES YOU THAT FIRST PORTION WHERE YOU'RE COMING, UH, OVER A PORTION OF THE CARMAX FACILITY, UH, AND THEN STARTING CENTER RUNNING AT GRADE, UH, MOVING TO THE SOUTH DOWN NORTH LAMAR FIRST STATION THAT YOU GET TO IS PARMER.

UH, THIS ALSO BECAUSE OF THE SERIES OF LEFT TURNS IS A SPLIT PLATFORM STATION.

UH, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA AND A GREAT NEED FOR THE LEFT-HAND TURNS.

SO THOSE ARE BEING PRESERVED TO HAVE THAT CAPABLE BUILDING, MOVING TO THE SOUTH.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND APPROACH TO THE SOUTH, WHAT WILL BE AT THE, AT THEIR RUNDBERG STATION, UH, BREAKER STATION, EXCUSE ME.

UH, THIS ALSO GIVES A SPLIT PLATFORM AGAIN, PRESERVING WHAT'S THERE.

THE ORACLE DATA CENTER IS THERE, AND THERE IS A SERIES OF OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE GOING ON.

AND THIS REALLY IS A CENTER WHERE IT'S THE CHINATOWN SHOPPING CENTER TO THE SOUTH SPACING IN BETWEEN THAT STATION.

UH, AND THEN DOWN TO A CONTINUATION AS YOU GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE SOUTH WHERE THERE ARE RETAIL RESTAURANTS, HOTEL, UH, AND APARTMENTS UNTIL YOU GET TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS THE RUNDBERG STATION.

AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT STATION PLATFORM TO BE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND RETAIN EVERYTHING THAT IS THERE, UH, FOR THE LEFT HAND TURN, UH, ANOTHER HEB, I THINK THIS IS THE THIRD ONE THAT IS ON THE ALIGNMENT.

UH, SO WE'VE GOT ONE AT PLEASANT VALLEY ON THE BLUE LINE.

UH, AND THEN THIS ONE AND ALSO THE ONE AT RIGHT OLD TURF CONTINUATION FROM THERE DOWN TO THE APPROACH AS WE GO TO THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER, UH, THIS STATION IS EXPECTED TO BE AT GRADE, BASICALLY IN THE CENTER.

UH, WE WOULD UTILIZE THE UNDERPASS UNDER, UM, THE FRONTAGE ROADS.

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE FRONTAGE ROADS, BUT AS WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CONNECTION, UH, NOT ONLY BETWEEN NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER, BUT ALSO OVER TO THE APARTMENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET.

SO THAT'S ONE THAT WE'LL BE DOING A GREAT DEAL OF LOOKING AND EXPLORATION TO SEE WHAT THE BEST WAY IS TO GO AHEAD AND CONFIGURE THAT AREA.

THAT TAKES US BASICALLY FROM THE NORTH LA TRANSIT CENTER DOWN THROUGH THE NEXT SERIES OF STATIONS.

AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THOSE AS I DID WITH THE OTHERS.

THIS TAKES US, THIS IS NORTH LAMAR TRANSIT CENTER AND MOVING TO THE SOUTH.

IT GETS US DOWN TO WHERE CRESTVIEW IS AND CRESTVIEW IS ONE OF THE MORE COMPLEX AREAS THAT WE HAVE ON NORTH LAMAR.

UH, THIS IS AN AREA THAT IS THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE EXISTING RED LINE.

IT ALSO HAS HEAVY TRAFFIC THAT'S THERE ON NORTH LAMAR AND ALSO UP FROM AIRPORT.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE CHALLENGING AREAS THAT WE HAVE.

UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS HERE THAT COULD BE, UH, AN AERIAL STRUCTURE FOR THE STATION.

IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS AT GRADE.

UH, WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT CAN AND SHOULD BE DONE WITH RESPECT TO THE RED LINE.

UH, YOU, YOU CAN'T HAVE A AT GRADE CROSSING OR SAME LOCATION CROSSING BETWEEN A LIGHT RAIL LINE AND ALSO THE RED LINE AND ALSO THE USE OF THE FREIGHT.

SO THERE HAS TO BE A TYPE OF SEPARATION HERE BETWEEN THOSE LINES.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE CHALLENGING LOCATIONS WE HAVE, UH, AT THE NORTHERN END.

IT ALSO, I BELIEVE WILL BE SOMETHING THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RIDERSHIP AND TRANSFERS BETWEEN THE RED LINE AT THIS LOCATION, UH, FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO GET TO THE DOWNTOWN SECTION, THE GUADALUPE QUARTER, UH, AS OPPOSED TO CONTINUING ALONG THE RED LINE, THAT WOULD PUT YOU OVER BY THE CONVENTION CENTER.

SO THERE'S GOING TO BE, I BELIEVE A LOT OF TRANSFERS AT THIS LOCATION, UH, TO GO FROM ONE MODE TO THE OTHER, CONTINUING TO THE SOUTH.

AND THERE'S TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT ALL THE WAY

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ALONG THIS LINE.

IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT AS PERMITS AND AS DEVELOPMENTS START AND CONTINUE THAT WE'RE INVOLVED IN THOSE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT IS BEING DONE IS TO PRESERVE THE AREA THAT WE NEED AS WE GO TO THE SOUTH.

UH WE'RE THEN LOOKING AT THE CANING STATION, UH, THAT'S ONE THAT WOULD BE BASICALLY SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION.

AND WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND HAVE THAT ALSO AS A CENTER PLATFORM, AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL, UH, FOR WHERE THAT STATION COULD BE, BUT RIGHT NOW THAT'S OUR PRINCIPAL LOCATION, CONTINUING TO THE SOUTH, UH, TO GO AHEAD AND GET DOWN THROUGH THE TRIANGLE, UH, IN HYDE PARK.

UH, AGAIN, TH TH THE DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE, UH, ON THE CORNER OF CONING, UH, THERE IS A MULTI-STORY BUILDING, IT'S GOING UP, IT'S SITTING RIGHT ON THE RIGHT OF WAY.

UM, HEALTH SERVICE IS DOWN FURTHER TO THE SOUTH.

UH, AND THEN THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER DEVELOPMENT THAT IS CONTINUING TO GO ON WHEN WE GET TO THE TRIANGLE.

UH, THIS IS BASICALLY THE TURN, UH, THAT GETS, UH, DOWN AND STARTS INTO WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE, UH, FOR THE DRAG.

UH, THIS IS A LOCATION THAT MAINTAINING THAT CENTER GIVES YOU THAT INCREASE IN CAPACITY.

YOU'VE GOT HEALTH AND SERVICES ON BASICALLY THE WEST SIDE, UH, AND THEN THE TRIANGLE, OBVIOUSLY.

AND THEN AS YOU START TO GO FURTHER TO THE SOUTH, IT GETS YOU DOWN TO THE APARTMENTS AND ALSO TO, UH, CASH.

I DIDN'T GIVE YOU WHAT IT IS THAT'S OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, UH, FROM BASICALLY 38 TO 45TH.

UH, IT IS A LONG, BASICALLY THE HOSPITAL SECTION.

WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM TO DETERMINE WHAT THE POTENTIAL IS AND HOW WE CAN DO THINGS AT THIS LOCATION, UH, TO BE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND UTILIZE PROPERTY SO THAT WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE THERE, UH, DISRUPT A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE VERY CLOSE TO THAT WESTERN EASTERN SIDE OF THE ROAD.

AGAIN, THAT SHOWS THE STATE HOSPITAL COMPLEX AND DOWN ON HYDE PARK, HYDE PARK STATION.

AGAIN, A CENTER PLATFORM STATION TAKES IT FROM THERE, UH, DOWN AS WE START TO GO IN AND INTO THE DRAG, UH, AND THAT VERY COMPLEX AREA THAT IS DOWN AT UT.

I SEE TAKING THIS AND WE'VE SHOWN BASICALLY WHAT IT IS FOR BOTH OF THE STATIONS AND THE WAY THAT THEY COULD BE CONFIGURED, UH, AS WE GO AHEAD AND COME DOWN WHERE THE HEMPHILL PARK STATION IS, AND THEN DOWN INTO UT AND THAT BASIC AREA THAT IS GOING TO BE THE MALL.

IT'S A VERY, VERY COMPLEX AREA.

YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF THE WEST CAMPUS WITH HOUSING FOR THE STUDENTS.

UH, THERE ARE AREAS THERE THAT HAVE GOT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE RIGHT ON THE RIGHT OF WAY.

SO THERE'S A SERIES OF THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AGAIN IN THIS AREA, YOU CAN SEE HERE WHAT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS ARE.

UH, SOME OF THE TIME, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHEN YOU GET THERE AND LOOK, AND WATCH THE STUDENTS CROSS GUADALUPE.

UH, YOU'VE GOT AREAS HERE THAT HAVE GOT THE BIKE PATH ON THE LOWER CORNER.

UH, AND THEN THE DROP-OFF, THIS IS WHERE THE 8 0 1 SERVICE RUNS, BUT IT'S A VERY, VERY COMPLEX AND CONGESTED AREA.

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT CAN WE DO TO ENHANCE THE DRAG, MAKE IT A DEFINING PLACE, LOOKING AT THE SAFETY, LOOKING AT THE ACCESS FOR THE STUDENTS, FOR THE FACILITY, UH, LOOKING AT THE HOUSING THAT'S DEVELOPING AND CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ON THE WEST SIDE, AND ALSO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES LOOKING AT SOMETHING THAT REALLY TURNS IT ALSO INTO PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY AREA AND IMPROVES THE ENVIRONMENT FOR MANY BUSINESSES THAT ARE THERE, UH, ALONG THE WEST SIDE, UH, MANY OF WHICH ARE JUST STARTING TO OPEN AGAIN AFTER THE PANDEMIC.

ONE OF THE ANALYSES THAT WE NEED TO DO IS TO LOOK AT WHAT WILL BE THERE ON THE DRAG FOR LOCAL BUS SERVICE, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THERE WILL BE LIGHT RAIL THAN SOME OF THE BUS PATTERNS WILL CHANGE.

UH, AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT THINGS SUCH AS WHAT IS THAT LOCAL SERVICE CAUSE 8 0 1 AND 8 0 3 WOULD COME OFF OF THAT STRETCH WAS HERE'S OUR HIGH CAPACITY.

AND WE ALSO LOOK AT MAINTAINING NORTH SOUTH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE AREA, AND THEN MAINTAINING THE HISTORIC PORTION OF UT THE CAMPUS EDGE, UH, THAT FIRST WALL, IF YOU WILL, THAT'S RIGHT BEHIND THE SIDEWALK.

UH, ON THE NORTH SIDE, WEST SIDE, EAST SIDE, UH, DRAG

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OPTIONS, UH, LIGHT RAIL, PEDESTRIANS, AND BIKES ONLY, BASICALLY A DEDICATED TRANSIT MALL, UH, SO THAT YOU HAVE THAT OPEN SPACE, UH, THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY OTHER VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

THE SECOND ONE IS BUS WITH PEDESTRIANS AND BIKES, UH, AND THE THIRD ONE TAKES YOU ALSO IN THAT SAME DIRECTION WHERE YOU'VE GOT RAIL BUS PAD, UH, TRAFFIC, POSSIBLY IN ONE LANE OR TWO IN EACH DIRECTION.

UH, SO THOSE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE EVALUATING.

IT COULD BE A HYBRID BREAD OF ALL OF THESE.

SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT AS WE DISCUSS FURTHER WITH UT AND WITH THE COMMUNITY, UH, WE'LL BE LOOKING TO SEE WHICH OF THESE IS SOMETHING THAT IS THE BEST OPTION TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL SHOW YOU WHAT THE POTENTIAL IS, UH, FOR DIFFERENT AREAS ON THE DRAG.

UH, YOU'VE GOT THE, ON THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER, IT SHOWS YOU WHAT'S THERE, UH, IN MINNEAPOLIS, UH, DENVER IS SOMETHING THAT MANY OF YOU BEEN TO THAT BASICALLY HAS BUS SERVICE.

THAT'S THERE, IT'S GOT THE POTENTIAL TO DO THE SAME THING WITH LIGHT RAIL.

UH, THE LOWER RIGHT IS DALLAS, UH, THAT HAS THE LIMITED TRAFFIC ALONG THAT SECTION.

UH, AND THE UPPER PORTION IS AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, UH, THAT THERE'S NOWHERE NEAR ENOUGH AREA IN THAT PLACE TO GET ANYTHING, UH, THAT IS AS OPEN AND LARGE IS THAT LITTLE STATION, UH, AGAIN, UH, CENTER PLATFORM, UH, AS WE GO AHEAD AND COME DOWN AND AROUND THE CORNER TO COME DOWN TO GUADALUPE, THIS ALSO LOOKS AT A RECONFIGURATION IF YOU WILL, OF THE INTERSECTION THAT IS THERE AT 29TH, UH, SOMETHING BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE TRAFFIC, UH, WOULD FLOW AND TO GO AHEAD AND GREATLY IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THAT INTERSECTION.

SO THAT'S WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT TO SEE IF IT MAKES SENSE, AND IF THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING AND RIGHT MAYO, WHAT MAKES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SENSE, BECAUSE IT WOULD HELP NOT ONLY THE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, BUT ALSO GREATLY ENHANCED THE WAY THAT THE LIGHT RAIL COULD OPERATE MOVING FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND GOING ALONG THE DRAG.

UH, ONE OF THE FEATURES THAT WE NEEDED TO DO IS TO BE ABLE TO GET TRAFFIC THAT WOULD GO, UH, TO BASICALLY, UH, ACROSS EACH ONE OF THE STREETS.

SO AT DEAN KEATON, UH, WE'D BE LOOKING TO GO AHEAD AND GET A CONNECTION, UH, BASICALLY FROM GUADALUPE OVER TO SAN ANTONIO, UH, TO FACILITATE SOME OF THE TRAFFIC CAUSE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

BASICALLY, IF YOU'RE SOUTHBOUND ON GUADALUPE TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, UH, TO GO ON DEAN KEETON, THERE JUST IS NOT ANYWHERE NEAR ENOUGH SPACE TO DO THAT.

WE MOVE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE SOUTH.

UH, THIS GETS US TO THE POTENTIAL LOCATION FOR, UH, BASICALLY THE UT WEST MALL STATION.

UH, AGAIN, BASICALLY A CENTER PLATFORM, UH, ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE, UH, IS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS COMPLEX.

UH, AND THEN ALONG THE BASIC WESTERN IS A LOT OF THE STOREFRONTS RESTAURANTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

WHAT WE'LL BE COMING BACK IN THE NEXT SERIES OF, UH, IS THE DOWNTOWN SECTION.

UH, IT WILL INCLUDE BASICALLY WHERE WE STOPPED AT THIS POINT, UH, ON GUADALUPE AT THE DRAG, UH, AND DOWN TO ALL TURF.

UH, AND THEN THE AREA THAT GOES ACROSS FOURTH AND BACK DOWN TO, UH, WHERE WE WOULD BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LAKE.

SO THAT'S A PREVIEW OF WHAT WE'VE GOT COMING, UH, FOR NEXT MONTH.

OUR NEXT STEPS, WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE 15%, UH, GETTING COMMENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THOSE INCORPORATED IN ADVANCING THE NEPA PROCESS, UH, CONDUCTING PUBLIC MEETINGS.

UH, AND THEN WE CONTINUE TO WORK VERY, VERY CLOSELY, UH, WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, WITH TXDOT, UH, AS PART OF THE OVERALL OFFICE, UH, IS GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SHE WILL HEAD A TEAM.

THAT'S GOING TO BE CO LOADED LOCATED WITH US.

AS SOON AS WE MOVE INTO OUR NEW OFFICE, THAT'S GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS ADVANTAGE TO BE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THAT CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP.

AGAIN, I'LL GET BACK TO ONE OF THE PLACES THAT WE STARTED.

UM, THESE BASICALLY ARE THE CRITICAL MILESTONES AS WE START TO GET THERE.

THE INITIAL RATING, UH, WOULD GO IN BASICALLY AT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, GO THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF THE EIS PROCESS AND GET THAT FINAL RECORD OF DECISION ON THE NEPA PROCESS IN THE WINTER OF 2022, MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, A GOOD BRIEFING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, AND I KNOW THAT, UH, YOU GUYS AND THE ATP BOARD ARE VERY FOCUSED ON GETTING THAT RECORD

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OF DECISION, UH, BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATION CHANGES.

AND I APPLAUD THAT, UH, THE SENSE OF SPEED AND, AND, UH, UH, AND HOW MUCH YOU'VE COVERED, UH, IN THE, WHAT IS IT NOW NINE MONTHS SINCE THE ELECTION IS IMPRESSIVE.

SO KUDOS QUESTIONS FOR MR. COUCH.

UH, I THINK THE CHAIR JOKINGLY SAYS ALL GAS, NO BRAKES, I THINK IS WHAT I'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF TIMES.

VERY WELL.

REMEMBER KITCHEN, GO AHEAD.

I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION NOW.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALSO.

SO THIS IS A VERY HELPFUL KIND OF PRESENTATION, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, RECORDED AND PEOPLE CAN SEE IT.

IT'S VERY DETAILED.

IT'S REALLY VERY HELPFUL.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

I HAVE, UH, A FEW FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS THAT I'LL JUST, UH, TAKE OFFLINE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. COUCH? VERY GOOD.

THAT, THANK YOU, DAVE.

THANK YOU, TEXAS TO

[VIII. Reports]

PRESIDENT CLARK.

THANK YOU, CHAIR.

I WILL GET US HOME.

WE HAVE LOTS OF VEHICLES AND WE KNOW HOW TO GET PEOPLE AROUND A COUPLE OF QUICK UPDATES FOR THE BOARD.

AS WE WRAP UP, UH, THIS MEETING, UH, FIRST LINE HERE, IT'S A ONE, I JUST BRING A LITTLE ATTENTION TO A BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE THAT WE ARE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY.

UH, YOU'LL SEE THE DATES AND THE LOCATIONS LISTED HERE WITH, BUT REALLY TRYING TO, UH, UH, RAISE SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE, UH, CHILDREN A LITTLE MORE IN NEED.

SO FEEL FREE BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU, UH, WANT TO, UH, AMPLIFY THOSE MESSAGES, YOU MAY SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHATNOT ABOUT THIS ACTIVITY THAT WE'RE DOING AND BE GREAT ON THE, ON THE RIGHT SOMETHING I REALLY WANT TO BRING ATTENTION TO IS, UH, AN INTER HIGH SCHOOL INTERN PROGRAM THAT WE DID A PROJECT CONNECT FOR THE SUMMER INVOLVED, UH, 10 STUDENTS FROM 10 DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND WE DID THIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH E-COM.

THEY WERE JUST FANTASTIC, UH, TO DO THIS WITH, UH, ALL THESE STUDENTS ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT EITHER WANT TO GET INTO ENGINEERING OR IN PLANNING.

AND, UH, WE GAVE THE DIFFICULT, UH, TASK OF FIGURING OUT HOW TO DO A TRADE-OFF ON SOUTH SOUTH CONGRESS OR THE DRAG, AND HOW TO FIGURE OUT THOSE QUESTIONS, UH, WHICH HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR DECADES IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO REALLY ENGAGING.

THIS WAS A CRAWL WALK RUN.

YOU'VE HEARD ME, I'LL SAY THIS WAS THE CRAWL WE WANT TO DO NEXT YEAR, EVEN MORE APPRENTICESHIP OR SORRY, INTERIM PROGRAMS WORK OUR WAY TOWARDS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. UM, SO, UH, THE, THE FUTURE IS BIG ON US ENGAGING STUDENTS AND THEN, UH, AND KIND OF THEN A WORK WORKFLOW OR A PIPELINE FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE ON A PROGRAM AS BIG AS PROJECT CONNECT.

UH, THE NEXT SLIDE, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, YESTERDAY, UH, OUR, OUR CAP METRO DAY, UH, WE DID THE FIRST EVER INDUCTEES TO THE CAP METRO HALL OF FAME, AND IN OUR COMMUNITY AWARDS, THE COMMUNITY AWARDS WERE TRANSFER FOR AUSTIN AND CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK.

AND THEN ON THE HALL OF FAME, UH, UH, ELAINE TIMMS, WHO WAS OUR, WAS OUR LONG TIME COO RETIRED AFTER 30, 30, 32 YEARS, I THINK ON THE, ON THE JOB HERE, UH, UH, JUUL MASON, UH, DROVE A BUS FOR 44 YEARS WITH ZERO, UH, SAFETY, UH, VIOLATIONS OR, OR ISSUES.

HE ALSO RAN A BARBERSHOP ON US OFF OF SOUTH FIRST AND JUST THE EPITOME OF AN AMAZING PUBLIC SERVANT THAT, UH, DID SO MUCH FOR THIS COMMUNITY WHILE HE, WHILE HE WORKED HERE.

AND THEN MANY OF, YOU KNOW, SENATOR KIRK WATSON, WHO, UH, AS THE CHAIR REFERS TO HIM AS THE GODFATHER OF CAP MEN, JOE, UH, HAS DONE A LOT OF THINGS ON THE ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE SIDE, UH, TO HELP OUT CAP METRO, GET TO WHERE IT IS TODAY.

SO, UH, AND YOU'LL SEE SOME OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH OUR TFA AS WELL.

SO THANKS TO THE BOARD MEMBERS.

UH, TINA IS THERE YET.

UH, SO THANKS FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS, BOTH FROM CAP, METRO AND ATP THAT WERE ABLE TO JOIN A YESTERDAY'S EVENT.

AND THEN LASTLY, UH, I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE HIGHLIGHT, UH, STARTS JULY 27TH, THE MAIN CHECKOUT PICKUP LAUNCHES.

UH, YOU'LL SEE, UH, VARIOUS POINTS OF INTEREST THAT ARE LISTED THERE.

UH, I THINK, UH, WE'LL DO SOMETHING MORE FORMAL LAUNCH THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST, BUT IT DOES START ON JULY 27TH.

SO THIS IS ANOTHER AGAIN, COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY WE ARE, AS DAVE MENTIONED, HITTING OUR FEDERAL MARKS ABOUT BEING IN THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET.

WE WERE ACTUALLY, UH, LAST WEEK AS WELL IN THE THUD, UH, SUBCOMMITTEE FROM THE CON CON CONGRESS SIDE OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.

SO, UH, WE'RE DOING VERY WELL ON MOVING THROUGH ALL OF THE FEDERAL GATES AND MOVING THE PROGRAM FORWARD.

UH, I GIVE, UH, DAVE, UH, DAVE, AND LOT OF THE TEAM CREDIT, THEY'RE WORKING VERY HARD WITH THE CITY STAFF ON ADVANCING DESIGN, LOTS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GOING ON, LOTS OF WORK ON OUR RED LINE, METRO RAPID PROJECTS.

I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE OUR BUS VEHICLE PROCUREMENT TO YOU ALL FOR THE BOARD.

I THINK IN SEPTEMBER, MAYBE SOME OTHER CONTRACTS RELATED TO RAPID AND SOME RED LINE STUFF COMING UP AS WELL.

UH, AND THEN PICK UP, THIS WILL BE OUR SECOND, UH, ZONE LAUNCH THAT WE COMMITTED TO THE PUBLIC.

SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THE TEAM IS WORKING,

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AND THE TEAM IS DEFINITELY DOING THAT.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU TO THE STAFF.

I KNOW YOU'RE GETTING PUSHED VERY HARD, UH, BUT, UH, THEY ARE DELIVERING, AND THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, GETTING THIS DOWN TO THE, UH, SOUTH SIDE OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO WITH THAT CHAIR, THAT IS THE BOARD REPORT.

AND, UH, THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CLARK.

UH, UM, GO AHEAD.

OH, I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE REPORT FROM THE TRIP TO DC.

YEAH, YEAH.

THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER.

UH, SO DC, WE WENT TO DC.

IT WAS JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE THE LAST, UH, CAP METRO BOARD MEETING.

UH, SO CHAIR COOPER JOINED, UH, MAYOR ADLER WAS IN DC.

HE JOINED FOR A COUPLE OF THE MEETINGS THAT, UH, THE CHAIR AND I WENT TO, WE MET WITH THE DELEGATION, GAVE THEM AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE PROGRAM, TRYING TO KEEP, WE KEEP THEIR STAFFS ENGAGED A LOT OF TIMES, BUT OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO GET BACK INTO THE DC SWING OF THINGS.

UM, DC IS INCREDIBLY, I WOULD SAY, SLOW TO REOPEN COMPARED TO AUSTIN, PROBABLY IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS THAT MAY HAVE CHANGED A BIT.

IT WAS VERY QUIET, UH, BUT ALL OF OUR DELEGATION MEMBERS, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THEM TALK TO THEM, MAKE SURE THEY KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON THE PROGRAM.

UH, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ENCOURAGE THE DELEGATION, TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE MOST TRANSIT FUNDING POSSIBLE AND WHATEVER INFRASTRUCTURE AGREEMENT HAPPENS IN DC.

UH, I DON'T THINK ANYONE TRULY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN YET, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF OPTIMISM THAT SOMETHING GOOD WILL HAPPEN IN THE TRANSIT SPACE.

UH, AND SECONDARILY, UH, DOING OUR REGULAR UPDATES WITH ADMINISTRATIVE SENIOR LEVEL, UH, INDIVIDUALS FROM USDA AND THE FTA, JUST TELLING THEM WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROGRAM AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THE CONTINUUM MARKS KEEPING THAT ENGAGEMENT GOING.

SO, UH, OVER TIME, THE, YOU KNOW, OVER THE MONTHS AND YEARS AHEAD, THIS IS A MARATHON WE ARE IN THE FIRST INNING OF THE MARATHON, UH, THAT WE, UH, MANY TIMES WHERE, UM, WE'LL PROBABLY CALL ON SOME OF YOU, IF YOU HAVE TIME OR AVAILABILITY TO JOIN FOR TARGETED MEETINGS, IF WE CAN GET PEOPLE HERE OR THERE OR AT A CONFERENCE OR YOU NAME IT.

SO, UH, WE ARE GOING TO KEEP PUSHING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET EVERY DOLLAR OF FEDERAL FUNDING BACK TO AUSTIN THAT WE CAN'T.

UH, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CLARK.

REMEMBER KITCHEN, GO AHEAD.

OH, I JUST WANTED TO THE, THE OPENING OF THE M AND CHAKA, UM, SLAUGHTER AREA PICKUP, UM, THE TEAM PUT THAT TOGETHER VERY QUICKLY.

IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND, UM, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT'S THE SECOND ONE NOW, I GUESS.

AND SO ANOTHER ONE'S COMING UP SOON, SO THIS IS GREAT PROGRESS.

JUST WANTED TO, UH, TO QUICKLY, UM, MAKE SURE THAT OUR FOLKS HAD ACCESS TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE COMMUNITY FACING.

HAVE, DO WE HAVE, UH, AN UPDATE ON ACCESS TO SHOTS AND NEED AND BOARD MEMBER D I JUST, JUST CLARIFICATION, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR STAFF OR THE COMMUNITY STAFF STAFF.

SO WHAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE, UH, MADE OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, ALL THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, UH, EVERYONE'S HEALTH WAS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, LOTS OF EXTRA, UH, SICK, SICK LEAVE, LOTS OF DIFFERENT SAFETY PROGRAMS. WE'VE MADE A VACCINE AVAILABLE.

WE'VE DONE MULTIPLE CLINICS ON SITE.

UH, MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WE'VE ACTUALLY GAVE, UH, ADDITIONAL PAY FOR EVERYONE THAT WOULD VERIFY VACCINE.

THEY GOT EIGHT HOURS OF PAY.

WE DID THAT PURPOSELY BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE HAD DIFFERENT REACTIONS.

WE ALSO WANT TO REALLY JUST SAY, PLEASE GO GET IT.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DRIVING A VEHICLE OR MAINTAINING A VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY.

UH, WE DO HAVE A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING.

UH, I DON'T HAVE THE DATA WITH ME OF HOW MANY PEOPLE AVAIL THEM OF THAT.

UH, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT.

UH, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT I THINK ARE IN THE GENERAL AMERICAN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION THAT WILL NOT TAKE A VACCINE.

THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD SOME HESITANCY AND WAITED.

THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT I THINK HAVE TAKEN THE VACCINE AND DON'T WANT TO TELL US EVEN FOR THE EXTRA PAY, BECAUSE THEY LOOK AT THAT AS MORE PRIVATE INFORMATION.

UM, SO, UH, WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING.

WE REALLY FEEL THE MANAGEMENT TEAM.

WE, WE TALK ABOUT IT ALMOST EVERY DAY.

UM, WE REALLY HAD OUR LOSS WHAT ELSE TO DO WITH STAFF THAT, UH, OUTSIDE OF ENCOURAGING, ENCOURAGING, ENCOURAGING, UH, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP HOPING THAT EVERY, EVERYONE, NOT ONLY HERE, EVERYONE IN AMERICA JUST GETS A VERY SAFE VACCINE AND PROTECTS THEMSELVES.

MY ONLY INTEREST IS MAKING SURE THAT IT'S AVAILABLE AND THAT WE MAKE, AND THAT WE MAKE EVERYONE AVAILABLE OF, OF DATES THAT, UH, THAT, UM, CENTERS ARE GOING TO BE OPEN WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE OPEN IN THAT TYPE OF THING SO THAT EVERYONE WHO WANTS ONE CAN GET WE'VE PUSHED THAT INFORMATION PRETTY EXTENSIVELY.

I MEAN, AT THIS POINT, I THINK YOU COULD GET A VACCINE AT PROBABLY I PROBABLY A THOUSAND PLACES IN AUSTIN AT THIS POINT.

I MEAN, JUST IT'S IT'S IT'S.

AND SO WE, WE REALLY HAVE PUSHED IT HARD.

UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD STAFF, WE HAD SOME STAFF MEMBERS THAT WERE GOT VACCINATED, ACTUALLY, THE VERY END OF JANUARY.

SO WE HAD A VERY LONG LIST OF PEOPLE THAT WERE IMMEDIATELY WANTED TO GET

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AND SOME THAT HAVE BEEN CERTAINLY MORE HESITANT OR FOR OTHER REASONS.

SO, UH, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE IT ALL, ALL POINTS.

I, I THINK WE ALL HAVE TO BE EYES WIDE OPEN, UH, UH, THERE'S PROBABLY ANOTHER WAVE COMING IN AMERICA AND IT'S GONNA BE A WAVE FOR THE UNVACCINATED.

YEAH, I DO THINK AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, AND ESPECIALLY IN A LOT OF SUNBELT IN THE SOUTHERN STATES, THERE'S GOING TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS COVID, UH, CASES.

AND, UH, WE ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO CONTINUE TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE, BUT, UM, AND OUR FEDERAL MASS REQUIREMENT IS STILL IN PLACE IN ALL OF OUR VEHICLES THAT OFFICIALLY EXPIRE SEPTEMBER.

I THINK IT'S LIKE THE 18TH OR 20TH IN THAT RANGE.

UM, AND I KNOW THE WHITE HOUSE AND TSA IS, IS LOOKING AT CDC FOR THAT DIRECTION AND WE'LL JUST CONTINUE TO WATCH IT, SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT AS WELL.