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IT'S SO GOOD TO BE HERE ON A NEW YEAR WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
TODAY IS JANUARY 27TH, AND THE TIME IS 10:38 AM WE'RE IN THE ATP BOARDROOM AT 2 0 3 COLORADO STREET IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
AS A REMINDER, THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES BOTH AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND OTHER INTERPRETER SERVICES, AND WE WILL KINDLY ASK 24 HOUR NOTICE AND NOTIFY CHLOE MAXWELL, WHICH YOU WILL FIND HER CONTACT INFORMATION ON EACH AGENDA POSTING.
I BELIEVE TODAY WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC, UH, SPEAKER SIGNED UP FOR, UH, TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
HER NAME IS, OR HIS NAME IS ANDY ROKA.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
UM, OUR PUBLIC COMMENTER DID NOT, UH, LOG VIRTUALLY REQUESTED.
I DUNNO IF THERE'S AN AUDIENCE.
SO IS ANDY ROKA HERE IN THE AUDIENCE? HERE'S NOT.
[1.Official Seating of New Board Member]
VERY AUSPICIOUS DAY AS WE SIT OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER AND WELCOME MAYOR WATSON.SO I UNDERSTAND YESTERDAY YOUR COLLEAGUES APPOINTED YOU TO THIS BOARD, AND WE ARE SO HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY.
UM, YOU ARE REPLACING, UH, MAYOR ADLER, WHO ALSO SAT HERE ON THIS BOARD, AND WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY.
SO WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL NOT ONLY FOR THE BREADTH OF YOUR EXPERTISE FOR THE YEARS YOU'VE LED, NOT ONLY OUR CITY, BUT THE STATE OF TEXAS AND OUR REGION.
SO WE'RE EXTREMELY HAPPY AND HONORED TO HAVE YOU JOIN US TODAY.
SO, UM, I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO SAY A FEW COMMENTS.
I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE PART OF THIS BOARD.
I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK THAT THIS, UH, AGENCY DOES AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
UH, WE HAVE, WE HAVE CHALLENGES THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF, UH, MAKING SURE WE MEET THOSE CHALLENGES.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
DOES ANYONE ON THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS, UH, AND WELCOME OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER? NO.
SO, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OTHER ITEMS, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALSO GINA PCA TODAY IS HER LAST MEETING, AND SHE'S DEPARTING US TO BECOME THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, WHICH IS A HUGE HONOR.
AND, UH, GINA, YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN IMMEASURABLE, NOT ONLY AT THE BIRTH OF PROJECT CONNECT, BUT WHAT HAVE YOU ADVANCED THE ENTIRE CITY TO MOVE.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THAT EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD COULD SAY THEY HAVE A FRIEND NOW IN MASSACHUSETTS THAT WILL BE WITHIN REACH BECAUSE YOU WERE ALWAYS WITHIN REACH FOR ANY OF US, FOR ANY QUESTIONS, FOR ANY ADVICE TO HOLD OUR HAND THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
I'M EXTREMELY HONORED TO KNOW YOU.
I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD YOU IN THIS, IN THIS JOURNEY.
AND, UM, I'M GONNA MISS YOU SO MUCH.
SO THIS TIME, I WILL PLEASE INVITE THE ENTIRE BOARD TO SAY A FEW WORDS FOR GINA
WELL, WELL, MY ONE REQUEST IS THAT YOU KEEP, UH, THE SAME CELL PHONE NUMBER
AND A GOOD LIST OF RESTAURANTS THAT I'LL JUST SAY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, SAY ON BEHALF OF ME, UM, I, I'M EXCITED TO BE IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, BUT ONE OF MY DISAPPOINTMENTS, AND I'VE TOLD YOU THIS, IS THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK DIRECTLY TOGETHER, UH, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED AND, UH, HAVE ENJOYED WATCHING THE GOOD WORK YOU'VE DONE.
UH, YOU'RE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE MISSED, UH, AND, AND BY ME PERSONALLY, BUT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, UH, I THINK, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER SAID IT WELL WHEN HE SPOKE OF THE LOSS THAT WE HAVE, UH, WITH YOU NOT BEING, UH, IN, IN THAT POSITION.
UH, WE'RE ALL PROUD FOR YOU AND
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HAPPY FOR YOU AND, UM, WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK, BUT, UH, YOU WILL BE MISSED.AND WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE GIVEN OUR, OUR HOME, BERNIE ELKINS.
UM, WHERE DO I BEGIN? GINA'S BEEN A, A GOOD FRIEND AND, UH, CONFIDANT, AND I THINK THE RELATIONSHIP THAT ATP HAS, THE CLOSENESS WITH THE CITY IS LARGELY, UM, ON GINA'S SHOULDERS.
I THINK THE SUCCESS THAT, THAT, THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY HAS BEEN, UH, IN VERY IMPORTANT.
UM, I'M EXCITED FOR GINA TO BE MOVING ON TO THE D OT IN MASSACHUSETTS AS AN OLD MASSACHUSETTS BOY FROM NEWTON.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE SOME OF THE, UH, UH, THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND HOPEFULLY THOSE NEW BRIDGES IN CAPE COD WILL GET BUILT.
IT HAS BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE AND HONOR TO GET TO KNOW YOU AND, UM, TO BE ABLE TO SAY, WE KNOW YOU WHEN WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOING HOME TO BOSTON, AND THAT, UM, THIS IS MORE OF A RETURNING HOME.
BUT I HOPE YOU WILL ALWAYS, UM, KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF AUSTIN IN YOUR HEART.
UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
IT, IT REALLY HAS BEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL AND, UH, YOUR FOOTPRINT WILL BE HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
WELL, I GUESS THAT LEAVES IT TO ME.
UM, THIS IS, THIS IS BITTERSWEET.
UM, I THINK THE FIRST THING THAT WE SHOULD ALL KNOW IN THIS ROOM, THAT OUR WORDS UP THERE ON THE SCREEN, UM, COME FROM GINA.
SHE GOT TO LABEL THIS, THIS NEW THING THAT, THAT WE ARE NOW, TWO YEARS LATER, AFTER THIS COMMUNITY WORKED SO HARD, UM, TO COME BACK AGAIN AND, AND GET A BIG INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE, UH, WITH TRANSIT.
AND I THINK IT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO WHO GINA IS AS SHE EMBEDDED THAT WORD PARTNERSHIP, UM, INTO US, INTO OUR DNA THAT WILL BE HERE REALLY FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME.
AND OF ALL THE LEGACIES THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE, WHICH ARE MANY, THIS IS A REALLY DEEP ONE THAT IS PERSONAL.
UM, I REMEMBER ABOUT A WEEK AFTER GINA, I GAVE HER ABOUT A WEEK AFTER SHE STARTED AT CITY HALL, I KIND OF WANDERED OVER THERE, THIRD FLOOR, KNOCKED ON HER DOOR AND SAID, WELL, WE GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT.
AND, UH, STARTED SPARKING UP THIS CONCEPT OF, UH, WHAT WE ENDED UP IN AN ELECTION IN 2020.
AND HER STEWARDSHIP INSIDE THE CITY, UM, WITH THE COMMUNITY, UM, AND WITH US HELPING TO LIFT THIS OFF THE GROUND, THIS ENTIRE, UM, ENERGY THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THIS BUILDING, IN THIS COMMUNITY, UM, HAS BEEN INVALUABLE.
AND THEN PERSONALLY FOR ME, UM, IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE GREAT PROFESSIONAL, UH, RELATIONSHIPS AND FRIENDSHIPS THAT I'VE HAD, UM, OVER, OVER, OVER THESE YEARS.
IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC.
UM, IT'S A LOSS, BUT SO HAPPY FOR WHERE YOU'RE, WHERE YOU'RE GETTING TO GO BACK AND YOU GET TO DO BIG THINGS BACK, UM, IN YOUR HOME STATE.
SO, UM, AS, AS COMMISSIONERS SAID, WE HAVE YOUR, WE HAVE YOUR SPEED DIAL AND I THINK WE'LL KEEP USING IT, UH, FOR A WHILE.
BUT THANK YOU FOR LEAVING US WITH ALL OF THIS.
UM, WHAT CAN I SAY? SO MANY KIND WORDS HAVE BEEN SAID ABOUT ME.
UM, BUT ALL OF THIS REALLY IS ABOUT YOU, ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY, ABOUT THE TRUST THAT YOU'VE PLACED IN US TO BUILD AND DELIVER A TRANSIT SYSTEM AND SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES THAT I HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED TO WORK ON, ON BEHALF OF THIS COMMUNITY, UM, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SPENCER CRONK AND, AND OUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND, AND MAYOR WATSON, I SO DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR KIND WORDS, AND I REGRET THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO, UH, WORK CLOSELY AND DIRECTLY WITH YOU AND TO SERVE YOUR ADMINISTRATION.
SO WELL POSITIONED HERE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF INTERIM ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ROBERT GOOD, WHO'S HERE WITH US, AND THE PROJECT CONNECT TEAM THAT WILL BE SUPPORTED, UH, BY THE CITY MANAGER AND BY INTERIM CITY, CITY MANAGER, ROBERT.
HE IS WELL, WELL-VERSED TO CONTINUE THIS WORK.
AND SO ARE YOU, TH THIS BOARD IS, IS AMAZING AND COMMITTED.
UM, AND I WILL BE WATCHING THIS GREAT WORK FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
I WILL BE, UH, ONE PHONE CALL AWAY WITH THAT SAME CELL PHONE THAT PROBABLY EVERYONE HERE HAS BY NOW.
UH, BUT, UH, IT, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH, WITH THIS BOARD CHAIR AND ALL OF YOU.
SO WE HAVE A TRADITION HERE ON THE BOARD NOW THAT WE WILL PRESENT YOU WITH A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION, BUT WE ALSO CELEBRATE OUR NEW MEMBERS
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TO JOIN THE BOARD.SO IT'S BOTH A PHOTO OP FOR DEPARTURE AND WELCOME.
BUT ONE THING THAT WE LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THE, THE TOKEN OF APPRECIATION THAT WE HAVE SELECTED FOR YOU, GINA, IS THAT I HOPE YOU ALWAYS TAKE AUSTIN WITH YOU.
IT'S A SNAPSHOT OF AUSTIN, BUT FROM THE VANTAGE POINT OF, OF YOUR MORNING RUN.
AND ONE THING THAT I LOVE TO SAY IS THAT YOU HAD, UM, I LOVE WHEN YOU SAID I PUT YOU PUT MORE MILES ON YOUR SHOES THAN YOU PUT ON YOUR CAR.
AND YOU GOT TO KNOW THIS CITY BY FOOT AND BY RUNNING IT EVERY CORNER OF THE CITY, YOU LEFT YOUR IMPRINT.
AND I AM HONORED TO KNOW YOU AND I'M SO INSPIRED BY YOU.
AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO HAVE THIS PHOTO UP AND IT'S OH, YES.
MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM,
[3.Executive Director Report]
I WILL NOW RECOGNIZE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. CANALI, FOR A BRIEF REPORT.UM, JUST REAL QUICKLY, THIS IS, UH, WE LIKE TO EACH, UH, WITH EACH BOARD MEETING, DO A QUICK HIGHLIGHT OF, OF WHERE THE ORGANIZATION IS AND SOME OF THE UPCOMING ACTIVITIES UNDER THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT.
UM, SO LET ME JUST QUICKLY WALK THROUGH.
ONE AS A BOARD WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS THAT CONCEPT OF READINESS AS AN ORGANIZATION.
CERTAINLY WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE PROJECT AND UPDATING THE LIGHT RAIL DRAFT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
UM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO BE LOOKING BEYOND AND LOOKING FORWARD TO US AS AN ORGANIZATION, UH, BEING READY TO, UH, DELIVER WHAT THE AUSTIN VOTERS HAVE ASKED US TO DELIVER.
UH, WE, WE LAUNCHED OUR READINESS ASSESSMENT TOOL AS AN ORGANIZATION IN THE FALL.
UH, WE'RE PLEASED THAT WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED THE FIRST PHASE OF THAT.
UM, AND THAT, UH, REALLY WAS TALKING ABOUT STRUCTURING RESOURCE IN OUR ORGANIZATION.
WE TALKED WITH BOTH INTERNAL FOLKS AND EXTERNAL EXPERTS ABOUT WHO WE NEED TO BE AS A NEW AGENCY.
UM, AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE WANTED TO LOOK AT ALL OUR PERSONNEL, OUR RESOURCES, AND OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT.
AND THE FIRST IS RESTRUCTURING OUR SENIOR, UH, MANAGEMENT TEAM TO DELIVER A STRATEGY.
AND THEN WE'LL BE MOVING ON BEYOND THAT WITH THE GAPS IN THAT DELIVERY STRATEGY AS WE WORK WITH DELIVERY STRATEGY FOR INDUSTRY.
SO ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, WANTED TO TALK REALLY QUICKLY ABOUT SOME CHANGES THAT WE JUST ANNOUNCED.
UM, I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE'VE DONE IN I IS TO ALIGN, UH, OUR BUSINESS AND LEGAL SERVICES STRATEGIES ALTOGETHER UNDER BUSINESS AND LEGALS FAIR.
UH, OUR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OVER OUR BUSINESS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS, CASEY BURAK, WILL BE TAKING THAT FUNCTION ON INCLUDING OUR PROCUREMENT FUNCTION, WHICH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY UNDER FINANCE.
WE THINK GIVEN THE VERY, UM, WE HAVE, WE HAVE LOW VOLUME, BUT HIGH IMPACT, UH, CONTRACTS COMING UP THAT ARE VERY, HAVE A LOT OF LEGAL COMPONENTS AND STRATEGIC COMPONENTS.
AND SO CASEY LEADING THAT EFFORT WILL BE FANTASTIC.
UM, OUR ORGANIZATIONAL DEPARTMENTS WILL BE OUR BUSINESS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS.
WE'VE ALSO BROUGHT OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.
I WANNA, UM, UH, UH, COMMEND AND, AND, AND THANK COURTNEY CHAVEZ FOR STEPPING UP INTO THAT ROLE, WORKING WITH JULIA CAMPBELL, OUR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OVER COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
UM, AND THEN CONTINUING ON OUR ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION AS WELL.
SOME CHANGES IN THE STRATEGY, UM, WITH LOOKING AT DESIGN AND LOOKING AT CONSTRUCTION AND LOOKING AT INTEGRATION ACROSS THAT ORGANIZATION.
SO THIS ALLOWS US TO BE VERY WELL ALIGNED AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON OUR READINESS.
UM, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THESE CHANGES, AND THEY WERE, THEY WERE GREAT TO DO BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A TALENTED TEAM HERE, UH, TO BE READY TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND THAT WAS THE RA THE REAL JOY OF GETTING TO GO THROUGH THIS EXERCISE.
UM, SO WE'RE REALLY, WE'RE, WE'RE READY AND WE'RE THANKFUL, UH, FOR OUR TEAM, UH, MOVING FORWARD.
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UH, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, WHAT REALLY DROVE THAT.AGAIN, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE READY FROM AN EXECUTION PERSPECTIVE.
AND WE LOOKED AT OUR TALENT AND REALLY CLEARLY WHERE WE WERE.
WE KNOW THIS FROM THE ENO REPORT, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD CLEAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AGAIN IN THIS WORLD WHERE WE'RE A NEW INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION FOR ONLY SIX MONTHS.
WE HAVE BOTH OF THOSE WORKS TO DO, GETTING US READY AND GETTING THE PROGRAM READY.
AND SO WE'RE IN A REALLY GREAT SPOT SITTING HERE IN JANUARY OF 23.
UH, ON ANOTHER TOPIC, I JUST WANT TO THROW A QUICK NOD LOOKING AHEAD, UM, UH, OF WHERE WE ARE.
ONE OF THE THINGS ON THAT NEXT SLIDE, CHLOE, UM, YOU, THIS BOARD KNOWS THAT WE NOW HAVE, WE NOW PRODUCE A MONTHLY, UH, PROJECT CONNECT STATUS REPORT THAT IS IN YOUR BACKUP.
AND THIS INCLUDES UPDATES AND HIGHLIGHTS ON THE OVERALL PROGRAM WHERE WE ARE IN A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
UM, AND ADDITIONALLY WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT FROM AN ORGANIZATION, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ONE PLACE WHERE THIS BOARD CAN GO AND THE COMMUNITY CAN GO TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING.
UM, YOU'LL HEAR THIS ME SAY THIS A LOT, UH, AT THE CORE, YES, WE'RE HERE TO, TO DELIVER PROJECT CONNECT, BUT, UH, WE ARE A COMMUNITY CORPORATION AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT HOW THE COMMUNITY, UM, CAN INTERACT AND REFLECT WITH US.
SO IN THAT NOD, I WANNA DO A BRIEF LOOK AHEAD, UM, TO SOME KEY, UH, KEY PRIORITIES FOR FEBRUARY.
UH, WE'RE GONNA COME BACK, UH, AND TALK MORE ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN THE STATUS OF THE UPDATED LIGHT RAIL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
IF YOU RECALL, IN SEPTEMBER, WE LAID OUT A VERY DETAILED HONEY COMBED EFFORT TO, UH, BREAK THE WORK APART ON LIGHT RAIL.
AND WE'LL, WE PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE ON, ON DELIVERING THAT, UM, DELIVERING THAT WORK.
UM, TALK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE ON THE OVERALL DELIVERY OF THAT.
THE C WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH INDUSTRY, AS I MENTIONED, THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT WITH, UM, LOTS OF INDUSTRY FOLKS AND VISIT WITH PEER PEER AGENCIES AND CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY AND REALLY AROUND THE WORLD TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS THE BEST MODEL.
WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN NO, IN THE NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING.
AND WE'RE GONNA COME BACK IN FEBRUARY AND LAY OUT, UH, OUR, OUR APPROACH TO THAT.
AND THEN LASTLY, SOMETHING I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, UM, AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY, UM, IN THE, IN THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT TO HAVE A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, UM, FOR LIGHT RAIL.
WE'RE VERY LUCKY THAT OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE COURTNEY AND, UH, AND, AND JULIA CAMPBELL WORKING ON THIS.
BUT REALLY OUR PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM, UM, TO HELP LIFT THAT, LIFT THAT WORK UP TOGETHER.
UH, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK IN FEBRUARY, UM, FOR THAT ARRANGEMENT AND THAT AGREEMENT WITH THEM.
UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A VERY IMPACTFUL BUT OPTIMISTIC YEAR HERE AT ATP AND IN THE COMMUNITY.
GREG, I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT BRANDON WILL BE SITTING ON THE DASH.
REORGANIZATION, CASE WATCHING BE CASEY'S LAST MEETING SITTING.
THIS WILL BE CASEY'S LAST MEETING SITTING ON THE DIAS WITH US.
BUT WITH THAT, UM, VERY EXCITED TO HAVE BRANDON CARR, ATP'S, NEW GENERAL COUNSEL, UM, LEAD US HERE ON THE DIAS, UM, AND REALLY BE OUR POINT OF CONTACT, HIS EXPERIENCE, NOT ONLY WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, BUT IN FORT WORTH FROM A WIDE RANGE OF BOARD ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS CONTRACTING.
AGAIN, SUPER EXCITED THAT WE HAVE, UH, BRANDON WITH US AND ALLOW HIM TO JOIN US HERE WITH YOU, UH, ON THE DIOCESE.
YEAH, I GUESS I WAS IN A MOMENT OF, UM, OF BOTH WORLDS.
MADAM CHAIR, IF I MIGHT SAY SOMETHING, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS, PLEASE, AND I'M GLAD THIS SLIDE'S STILL UP.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, CAUSE I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT PART OF THE KEY PRIORITIES IS, IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I RAN ON AND SAID WE WERE GONNA TRY TO DO WAS, UH, HELP ADDRESS AFFORDABILITY IN THIS COMMUNITY, IN PART BY MAKING SURE WE WERE DOING RIGHT BY THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THIS TOWN.
WELL, OKAY, YOU CAN JUST SAY THAT I REALLY
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, TOO OFTEN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM IS AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR, WE COUNT THE NUMBER OF W TWO S WE'VE ISSUED OR CREATED.
AND I, AND I'M NOT SAYING I WANT US TO, I WANT US TO KEEP CREATING THOSE JOBS, BUT THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN THAT.
AND THIS, THIS PROJECT, UH, I 35, THE AIRPORT, ALL OF THE, UH, TISSUE BEHIND ALL OF THAT WITH OTHER PROJECTS THAT WILL BE GOING ON, THIS CREATES A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN A WAY WHERE WE CAN FOCUS ON PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE TO
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GET THEM INTO THOSE JOBS AND PUT THEM ON CAREER PATHS.AND I, AND I'LL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THAT AT ANOTHER POINT IN TIME, BUT I'M VERY PLEASED THAT PROJECT CONNECT OR OR ATP IS ALREADY MOVING FORWARD ON THAT BECAUSE IT WILL, UH, FOLD IN BEAUTIFULLY TO WHAT I THINK WILL BE A A, WE WILL USE THESE GENERATIONAL PROJECTS TO MAKE A GENERATIONAL CHANGE IN MATURING OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
MEMBER APPLICANT? NO, I, I WOULD JUST ADD ONE THING TO WHAT THE MAYOR SAID.
I TOTALLY AGREE, BUT IT'S ALSO A KEY RISK TO THIS PROJECT AND TO MANY PROJECTS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO'S GONNA BUILD ALL THIS INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO CREATING THE WORKFORCE IS OBVIOUSLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY, BUT IT'S CRITICAL TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS LABOR FORCE IS THERE TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THIS PROJECT OR ELSE IT'S, IT'S NOT GONNA GET BUILT YES.
AND MAINTAIN IT RIGHT ONCE IT'S RUNNING FOR THE LONG TERM.
SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR OUR DIRECTOR? I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY IT.
THANK YOU, CASEY, FOR JOINING US ON THIS DIAS TOO, BECAUSE YOU GUIDED OUR HAND THROUGHOUT SO MANY MEETINGS AND TWO YEARS WORTH OF EFFORT.
SO BRANDON, WELCOME TO JOIN NEXT TO US NEXT, UH, AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
AND CASEY, DO YOU HAVE ANY WORDS YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? OH, I'LL JUST SAY YOU ARE IN A VERY GOOD HANDS OF BRANDON
I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT HIM FOR ADVICE AS IT IS.
IT'S BEEN, UM, INCREDIBLE AND I'M EXCITED.
I'M GONNA BE ON THE STAFF'S TABLE NOW TALKING TO YOU GUYS ABOUT WHAT'S COMING.
IT'S, IT'S A, AND THANK YOU GREG FOR RECOGNIZING MY SERVICE AND, UM, ELEVATING ME IN THE THANK YOU.
UM, OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM TODAY IS
[4.1 Action Item 1 Approval of minutes from the December 21 Board Meeting]
THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTE MEETING MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 21ST TRANENT PARTNERSHIP BOARD MEETING.I HOPE EVERYONE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THEM.
IF I COULD HAVE PLEASE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE MOVE APPROVAL.
EVERYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THE MEETINGS MEANING MEETING MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
OUR SECOND ACTION ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF A
[4.2 Action Item 2 Approval of a resolution electing officers of the Austin Transit Partnership Board of Directors]
RESOLUTION ELECTING OFFICERS OF THE TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS.PER THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OFFICERS MAY BE REELECTED OR REAPPOINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTP BYLAWS.
I'LL MOVE THROUGH THE CONSIDERATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE ORDER OUTLINED IN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION, BEGINNING FIRST WITH THE VOTE FOR THE BOARD CHAIR.
SO I WILL DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ANY MEMBER WHO WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE A CHAIR, PLEASE.
MEMBER CARSON, IF YOU WOULD PERMIT, I WOULD LIKE TO RENOMINATE YOU TO BE OUR CHAIR AND I'LL SECOND THAT NOMINATION.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SECOND AND IS AND SECONDED BY MEMBER TRI? I'M LIKE, I'M NERVOUS.
IT'S LIKE, IT'S SO HARD TO BE ON THE SPOT ON THIS THING.
IT DOESN'T GET A LITTLE EASIER.
UM, EVERYONE IN FAVOR? PLEASE SAY AYE.
SO WE HAVE FOUR MEMBERS IN FAVOR, AND ONE, UM, ABSTAINING MEMBER ELKINS ABSTAINING.
UM, SECOND, I WOULD LIKE FOR THE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
NOW A NOMINATION FOR THE VICE CHAIR.
UH, CHAIR, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE KIRK WATSON.
THINK I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY MAYOR FIRST.
ANYONE LIKE TO SECOND THE NOMINATION FOR KIRK? SECOND BY MEMBER GARZA.
EVERYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AND I KNOW I HAD CALLED YOU, UH, CO-CHAIR, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING THE VICE-CHAIR.
UM, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HEREBY NOW APPOINT THE, THE TREASURER, OR WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE A TP REST, THE ATP REPRESENTATIVE BRIAN RIVERA TO SERVE IN THE ROLE OF TREASURER FOR THE FORENSIC PARTNERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND? MOVED BY, MOVE BY MAYOR.
UM, MAYOR WATSON, SECOND BY MAYOR.
EVERYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
TO WELCOME MR. RIVERA AS OUR TREASURER AND THE BOARD NOW WILL CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY, AND THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING ATP REPRESENTATIVE BRANDON CARR
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TO SERVE IN THE ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS.DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO MOVED.
EVERYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
AND, UH, WELCOME MR. BRANDON CAR TO BE OUR SECRETARY.
[4.3 Action Item 3 Approval of a resolution appointing a liaison to the Planning, Sustainability, Equity and DBE Advisory Committee and adoption of certain Technical Advisory Committee Charter Amendments 5]
IS THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION APPOINTING ALIA LIAISON TO THE PLANNING, SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY AND DB ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ADOPT AN ADOPTION OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER AMENDMENTS.I WANT TO THANK BOARD MEMBER FI, DACA, UM, FOR HER STEAD FATT PRESENCE REPRESENTING THE ATP BOARD IN THE PLANNING, SUSTAINABILITY, AND EQUITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I KNOW YOU STEPPED IN TO COVER FOR THE VACUUM WE HAVE WHEN WE LOST DR.
SO THANK YOU FOR LEADING THAT COMMITTEE AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND, AND EXPERTISE THROUGHOUT, UM, THE COMMUNITY EXPERT DIRECTOR IN COMMUNITY PLANNING OR SUSTAIN IN SUSTAINABILITY PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THIS TECHNICAL ADVISOR COMMITTEE BOARD AS THE LIAISON ROLE.
SO WITH THIS, I'D LIKE TO, UM, NOW THAT YOU HOLD THIS ROLE, MEMBER GARZA, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, DEFER FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
SO IF YOU WILL KINDLY ACCEPT THE NOMINATION FOR REPRESENTING US ON THAT COMMITTEE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I, I ACCEPT, I, I PUT, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, I HAVE ONE QUESTION, LADIES.
I, I LOOK THROUGH WHATEVER, WHATEVER I COULD FIND SO FAR IS, AND I DON'T FIND ANY SPECIFIC, ANY SPECIFIC MENTION OF HOUSING.
AND I'D LIKE TO KIND OF, SORT OF INCLUDE THAT IN, IN THIS COMMITTEE'S RESPONSIBILITY.
SO, UM, WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT ONE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CHARTERS.
AND SO WE HAVE KIND OF CHARTERS FOR THE COMMITTEES AND WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE.
AND I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA KIND OF DO A ZOOM OUT AND LOOK AT GOVERNANCE OVERALL.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE NOTE OF AND THANK YOU.
I HAD BEEN PREPARED TO TACKLE HIM IF HE TRIED TO GET AWAY.
THAT'S WHY WE SEE TWO, TWO TOGETHER.
UM, WELL WITH THIS, UM, WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THIS ROLE IN REPRESENTING US ON THAT COMMITTEE.
AND, UM, SO I REALLY, IT'S AN HONOR TO CONTINUE TO SERVE WITH EACH OF YOU AS A CHAIR OF THIS BOARD AND WITH EACH OF YOU AS OFFICERS.
IT'S REALLY AN HONOR AND THANK YOU FOR THE TRUST.
UM, AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL GO, I THINK I'M SKIPPING THE CHARTER AMENDMENT SOON.
AND WHAT PAGE'S? THE BOTTOM PAGE.
SO YEAH, JUST TO COMPLETE THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS, I WOULD LIKE THE, UM, APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE LIAISON OF THE PLANNING, SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY AND DB ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ADOPTION OF THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIR CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE, UM, A MOTION AND A SECOND SHALL AMEND.
EVERYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
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BUT NOT LEAST, UM, THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 51 0.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND SECTION 5 51 0.074 FOR PERSONAL MATTERS TO DISCUSS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH PROCESS.IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT THERE WILL BE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WHEN WE RETURN FROM AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND THE TIME IS 11:07 AM THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR RECONVENING.
WE'RE NOW BACK ON THE RECORD FOR THE TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP ORDER DIRECTORS MEETING, UM, AT 12:46 PM AND, UM, I'M
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PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED OUR FINALIST FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH MR. GREG CANAL.UM, AND, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A MOTION AND A SECOND AND TO INSTRUCT OUR STAFF TO INITIATE YEAH.
WE'RE GONNA BRING THIS INTO DU BARS, A MOTION TO DECLARE.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND TO DECLARE GREG CANE AS OUR SOLE CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
DO I HAVE A MOTION?
UM, THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS, GREG.
WE'RE GONNA PUT YOU NOW THROUGH A COMMUNITY PROCESS AS REQUIRED ON THE JPA TO ADDRESS OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE NEED TO ALSO, YOU NEED TO ALSO AS PART OF THAT MOTION, UM, ALSO INSTRUCT, SO WE'LL HAVE TWO PARTS TO THE MOTION.
SO WE CAN, LET'S REVOTE ON IT WHOLE.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ASK FOR A MOTION TO DECLARE GREG CANE AS THEIR SOLE CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ATP AND INSTRUCT TO AN INITIATE STAFF WITH ASSISTANCE FROM A RECRUITING FIRM TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4.2 0.2 OF THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT TO COMMENCE SUCH PROCESS IMMEDIATELY.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVED BY MEMBER GARZA.
EVERYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY COMMENTS, REMARKS?
THANK YOU FOR, UM, THIS THOUGHTFUL PROCESS AND EFFORT, UH, AND I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKS, UH, ABOUT THIS AND CONTINUING OUR WORK HERE AT ATP WITH THE COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU CASEY, FOR THE GUIDANCE.
UM, SO THIS CONCLUDES THE JANUARY, 2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, AND I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD AND THE STAFF.
AND YOUR INAUGURAL MEETING WAS TREMENDOUS.
SO THANK YOU MAYOR, AND EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAS TUNED IN.
I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK THE ADVICE THAT WE HAVE FROM A RECRUITMENT FIRM, AIAN.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TERM, ALL THE TIME AND THE COMMITMENT TO THIS PROGRAM.
AND THE TIME IS 12:49 PM THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.