Mar 22, 2023 Austin Transit Partnership Board Meeting

MOVING ON TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT.

UM,

[3.1. Project Connect Project Status Report]

I WILL RECOGNIZE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. CANALI, FOR A BRIEF REPORT.

THANK YOU, CHAIR.

WELCOME EVERYONE.

UM, WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE SHOWING UP, UH, TUNING IN FOR TODAY'S BOARD MEETING.

JUST A QUICK UPDATE, UH, ON, ON SOME BIG EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.

UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE'RE CONTINUING, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TRANSPARENT IN WHERE WE ARE IN PROJECT CONNECT.

AND OUR, OUR, UH, OUR, OUR MONTHLY BOARD BRIEF IS OUT AS CONTAINS PROGRAM UPDATES, OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AS WELL AS WE THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING ADMINISTRATIVELY INSIDE ATP SO THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE HOW WE ARE ADMINISTRATIVELY STANDING UP ATP.

UM, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, I WANNA REMIND, UH, LAST, AT THE LAST, UH, BOARD MEETING, WE TALKED ABOUT OUR READINESS, OUR READINESS FOR DELIVERING AUSTIN LIGHT RAIL.

UM, WE HAD A BIG EVENT YESTERDAY, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO THINK BEYOND THAT IN BEING READY TO DELIVER, UM, AUSTIN LIGHT RAIL FOR AUSTIN AND HOW WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH OUR DELIVERY PROCESS AND, UH, OUR CONTRACTING PROCESS.

AND WE'VE HAD SEVERAL BRIEFINGS ON THAT.

UH, WE'RE EXCITED THAT, UH, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO WE PUT OUT OUR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO WORK WITH INDUSTRY AND LAYING OUT OUR FRAMEWORK THAT WE, UM, LAID OUT FOR YOU AT THIS BOARD MEETING A MONTH AGO.

AND THAT PROCESS IS IN PLACE RIGHT NOW, AND WE'RE GETTING LOTS OF GREAT FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS EFFORT.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE TEAM FOR COMING UP WITH A NEW WAY TO GET THAT OUT ON THE STREET SO WE CAN CONTINUE OUR ENGAGEMENT, UH, WITH INDUSTRY.

UM, SO FOR EVERYONE OUT THERE WATCHING, UH, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, GET ON OUT THERE@PTX.ORG, RIF F AND WE WANNA HEAR FROM YOU.

TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, OUR BOARD CHAIR, UH, VERONICA CASTRO DEREO, WHO WAS HONORED, UH, IN WASHINGTON DC AT THE CONFERENCE OF MINORITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS, UM, WINNING AWARD.

UM, AS, UH, BOARD CHAIR, YOU, YOU MENTIONED THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR THOSE THAT ARE JUST TUNING IN, UM, ATP IS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE, UM, LOTS OF ENGAGED CITIZENS, UH, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND WE'RE ABLE TO LEVERAGE SOME OF THAT ENGAGEMENT, UH, WITH THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED BY THIS BOARD.

AND WE HAVE THREE OF THEM, THREE OF THOSE COMMITTEES, AND WE HAVE SOME VACANCIES ON THEM.

AND WE WANNA SHOW YOU THE VACANCIES WE HAVE ON PLANNING SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUIT AND EQUIT EQUITY AND DB ADVISORY, AS WELL AS OUR ENGINEERING ARCHITECTS AND CONSTRUCTION.

I'M USED TO THE ACRONYMS ALREADY, BUT I NEED TO, UH, SAY 'EM ALL OUT.

UM, THERE'S OUR APPLICATION PROCESS.

GO TO ATP TX.ORG.

WE, AT A CORE, THAT'S WHO WE ARE, A COMMUNITY CORPORATION, AND WE WANT MAKE SURE THAT COMMUNITY IS ALONG WITH US AND, UH, GET THAT KNOWLEDGE AND LEVERAGE THAT TALENT THAT WE HAVE I IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ON THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS AN EXCITING ONE FOR ME.

UM, I THINK IT IS, UH, BE WHO'S THE MOMENT ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE ARE YESTERDAY

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UH, ONE OF THE 10 WOMEN HONORED FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY.

WE KNOW VERONICA IN HER LEADERSHIP, UM, UH, HERE IN AUSTIN AND CREATING ATP AND HELPING TO CREATE THE ATP CULTURE OF TRANSPARENCY AND INDEPENDENCE.

BUT SHE HAS A DAY JOB, UM, UH, WORKING, UH, THROUGHOUT HER CAREER ON, ON REALLY, I THINK LIVING, UH, HER WORLD AND HER EXPERIENCE, UM, GROWING UP.

WE'VE HEARD HER STORY OF GROWING UP AND HER IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC TRANSIT AND HOW SHE'S TAKEN THAT AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE COMMUNITY, UM, TO SHARE HER, UM, EXPERTISE AND THOUGHTS.

AND I THINK THIS WAS A FANTASTIC, UM, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF OUR BOARD CHAIR.

SO WE WANTED TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE YOU HERE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

SEE IF YOU WORK.

YES, , BECAUSE I KNOW JANICE IS STANDING IN THE BACK AND I KNOW HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF CANTO, OUR LOCAL CHAPTER WHO NOMINATED ME.

SO THANK YOU, JANICE, FOR, FOR THIS NOMINATION.

IT REALLY MEANS THE WORLD BECAUSE YOU RAN OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH HEAVY LIFT THIS HAS BEEN.

AND, UM, IT REALLY IS THE HONOR OF MY LIFE TO BE SERVING ON THIS BOARD AND TO BE GUIDING THIS PUBLIC INVESTMENT FOR A COMMUNITY THAT WE LOVE DEEPLY.

UM, IT REALLY WAS MEANINGFUL BECAUSE THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES WOMEN IN ALL ASPECTS OF TRANSPORTATION, NOT JUST TRANSIT.

IT'S ABOUT OUR PORTS OF ENTRY.

IT'S OUR AIRPORTS.

IT IS OUR SHIPPING, UH, PORTS AND HOW WE MOVE THE NATION.

I WANTED TO FOCUS AND GIVE RECOGNITION OF THIS AWARD THAT TO THE FACT THAT WE MOVE LIVES.

WE'RE NOT JUST MOVING PRODUCTS, BUT WE'RE MOVING LIVES AND HOW THESE LIVES CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE US ALL PROSPER.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL NEED TO BE AWARE OF AND BE DEVOTED TO.

UM, IT ESPECIALLY MEANT A LOT TO ME THAT THIS NOMINATION ALSO CAME FROM THE DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT BOARD, THAT I DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY HAD SENT THE CONCURRENT NOMINATION TO COME TOS, WHICH CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE.

AND SO I WAS THANKING BOTH MY LOCAL TEAM AND MY TEAM OF DALLAS, WHO HA HAVE WORKED PRI PRI, UH, PRIOR TO, UH, SERVING ON THIS BOARD.

AND MY GRATITUDE GOES TO ALSO CARMEN GARCIA FOR HAVING PRESENTED THAT NOMINATION.

AND TO ALL OF YOU, BECAUSE ALL OF THIS WORK CANNOT BE DONE WITHOUT YOU, ALL OF YOU, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.

THIS IS A PROGRAM FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WE ALL ARE REALLY MOVING OUR NATION FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, GREG.

BACK TO YOU CHAIR.

BE WRAPPED UP ON THE ED REPORT.

OH, YOU PUT IT BACK TO ME.

UM, YES.

OH, I THINK I'M DONE WITH MY ED REPORT.

CORRECT.

SO NOW WE'RE MOVING ON THEN TO OUR ACTION ITEMS. UM, AND I'D LIKE TO MENTION THAT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, WE POSTPONED THE BRIEFING ON THE LIGHT RAIL PLAN OF FINANCE TO MARCH 22ND.

BUT STAFF HAS REQUESTED THAT THIS PRESENTATION BE BROUGHT BACK AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TIME FOR CONVERSATION WITH OUR PARTNERS AND OUT OF DEFERENCE TO STAFF.

THAT ITEM IS AGAIN, POSTPONED.

ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT? SO OUR FIRST SECTION

[4.1 Action Item 1 Approval of minutes from the March 1 Board Meeting]

ITEM TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES OF THE MARCH 1ST AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP BOARD MEETING.

HAS EVERYONE HAD CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MEETING MINUTES? YES.

MOVED TO APPROVE BY MEMBER GARZA.

SECOND BY BY BOARD MEMBER ELKINS.

EVERYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AND WITH, UH, MEMBER TRILLIAN.

OH, GREAT.

SAY, AYE.

IT'S JUST .

I ALWAYS, WE DIDN'T MEAN TO ROTATE THE ROOM TO, TO DISORIENT YOU MEMBER, BUT WE JUST PA UH, THE MOTION HAS BEEN BROUGHT FOR OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES.

AND IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY MORE MEMBER GARZA.

SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER ELKINS.

AGAIN, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE, PLEASE SAY AYE.

SO THEY'RE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

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AND, UM, MOVING ON, THE STAFF HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ON THESE CHANGES.

IN ADDITION, THESE CHANGES ARE REFLECTED IN OUR AGENDA BACKUP.

UM, THE SECOND ONE

[4.2 Action Item 2 Approval of a resolution approving changes to the Board Operating Procedures polic]

IS THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGES TO THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES POLICY PER THEIR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

UM, IT'S PART OF THE BACKUP, AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT.

MAYOR, I MOVE MADAM, WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL MOVE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION SO THAT YOU HAVE A MAIN MOTION ON THE FLOOR, BUT THEN I WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THAT MOTION.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND.

BY MEMBER GARZA.

AND NOW DISCUSSION? YES.

UH, AND I WOULD OFFER, UH, AN AMENDMENT TO THIS ITEM.

UH, MEMBERS, IF YOU LOOK AT, UH, ARTICLE TWO D SIX, UH, THE WAY IT'S WORDED IS NOT, I THINK THE WAY IT WAS.

WE, THERE WAS AN INTENTION BECAUSE WHAT THE WAY IT'S WORDED, IT SAYS AT THE BOARD CHAIR'S DISCRETION.

THE BOARD MAY AND THEN INVITE DIFFERENT, UH, EX-OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND APPROPRIATE STAFF TO COME INTO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.

I THINK THE WAY THAT WAS INTENDED WAS THAT AT THE BOARD CHAIR'S DISCRETION, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO COME INTO THE MEETINGS AND NOT HAVE TO JUMP TWO HURDLES.

THE BOARD CHAIR'S DISCRETION, AND THEN IT READS LIKE A VOTE OF THE BOARD.

SO I'VE HAD PLACED IN FRONT OF YOU A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BOARD PROCEDURES POLICY THAT WOULD READ AT THE BOARD CHAIR'S DISCRETION, EX-OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

AND APPROPRIATE STAFF MAY JOIN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNLESS PROHIBITED UNDER LAW.

AND, UH, MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD MOVE ADOPTION OF THIS AMENDMENT TO THE BOARD PROCEDURES POLICY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

DO WE HAVE, UM, UM, SECOND ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE, UM, SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER GARZA.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING US ALL A COPY OF IT.

EVERYONE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT? SO FIRST WE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT, CORRECT? YES.

SO LET'S VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.

DO I PLEASE HAVE, UM, EVERYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

IT'S THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

NOW LET'S CALL FOR A VOTE ON THE ACTUAL ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? YOU HAVE A, OH YEAH.

APPROVE AS AMENDMENT.

YOU HAVE A MAIN MOTION AS MOVE APPROVAL AS AMENDED.

THE MOTION, THE MOTION IS NOW TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.

THE MOTION IS NOW TO BE APPROVED AS AMENDED.

ON THE STATUS OF THE WORK ON THE UPDATED LIBRARY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

UM, EVERYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

SO NOW FOR OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS, WE WILL NOW HEAR AN UPDATE

[5.1 Status of Work on Updated Light Rail Implementation Plan]

SO HERE WE HAVE OUR TEAM OF COURTNEY CHAVEZ.

HELLO.

WELCOME LADIES.

HELLO, HOW ARE YOU? HI THERE.

GOOD TO, GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS JULIA CAMPBELL.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS.

I THINK YOU'RE MY BE PARTNERSHIP.

LET ME TRY THAT ON REAL QUICK.

CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES.

I JUST NEED TO LEAN IN.

IN AUSTIN, UH, WAS GREAT FOR ALL OF US.

I'LL START THAT OVER.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M JULIA CAMPBELL AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WITH AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP.

AND, UM, TODAY OUR LIGHT RAIL UPDATE IS GONNA BE FOCUSED ON OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH STRATEGY, WHICH ARE CENTRAL TO HOW WE NAVIGATE THIS PATH FORWARD.

UM, IF YOU WANNA MOVE INTO OUR SLIDE DECK THAT WE HAVE PREPARED.

OH, GREAT.

YEAH, THANKS.

OR INTRODUCING YOURSELF.

I THINK IT'S REAL QUICK TO JUST STOP BEFORE, UM, JUST PAUSE AND REFLECT ON YESTERDAY.

UM, UH, I THINK YESTERDAY WAS SUCH AN EXCITING DAY, UH, IN AUSTIN.

WE, WE PRESENTED THE FIVE OPTIONS.

UM, ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO, WE SAT IN THIS ROOM AND TALKED ABOUT THE NEED TO UPDATE OUR, UH, LIGHT RAIL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

UM, AND WE'VE COME BACK AND DELIVERED ON THAT.

THE FIVE OPTIONS THAT WE PUT IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC WERE ACTUALLY CREATED IN THIS ROOM AND THE ROOMS AROUND THIS BUILDING WITH CITY OF AUSTIN TEAM, CAPITAL METRO TEAM AND ATP TEAM TO COME TO WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC.

UM, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND I THINK IT WAS A, A REALLY GOOD DAY FOR AUSTIN.

AND THE ENERGY IN THAT ROOM WAS, WAS FANTASTIC.

I OBVIOUSLY WANTED TO THANK ALL THE ATP STAFF, RIGHT LINE CAPTAIN, METRO STAFF, AND CITY OF AUSTIN STAFF FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.

I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ROOSEVELT WEEKS, UM, DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY, UM, HOSTING US AND HIS TEAM HOSTING US THERE.

I THINK A LOT OF YOU KNOW, THAT LIBRARY IS A SPECIAL PLACE FOR ME.

UM, AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SUCH AN IMPORTANT IMPACTFUL COMMUNITY EVENT, UH, IN ONE OF OUR GREAT, UM, PUBLIC, UH, PUBLIC SPACES

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UM, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND AND STAFF THAT WERE ABLE TO COME TO YOUR COMMITMENT AND LEADERSHIP ON THIS TOPIC OVER THESE MONTHS HAS BEEN SO CRUCIAL FOR, UH, ADVANCING PROJECT CONNECT AND ADVANCING LIGHT RAIL.

AND WE KNOW YOU HAVE MANY THINGS ON YOUR PLATE, BUT TO SEE MANY FACES DOWN THERE, UM, YESTERDAY WAS FANTASTIC FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE WANNA THANK YOU, UM, AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR ALL THE VISION AND ENERGY THAT WE SAW IN THAT ROOM TODAY.

AND I THINK WE WANNA SPEND A LITTLE BIT TIME WITH JULIA AND COURTNEY GOING THROUGH HOW WE CONTINUE ENERGIZING AUSTIN AROUND THIS CONVERSATION AS WE LISTEN, UM, FROM OUR COMMUNITY, AS WE FINALIZE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.

I THINK IT'S GOOD TO REMIND ALL, UM, THE CONTINUATION OF COMMUNITY, UH, IS CORE TO ATP.

THE CITY BEGAN THE AUSTIN STRATEGIC MOBILITY PLAN IN 2016.

THAT WAS, UM, ROUNDS AND ROUNDS OF GREAT COMMUNITY DISCUSSION, THE PROJECT CONNECT EFFORT THAT WENT ON.

AND SO AS WE FINALIZE OUR RECOMMENDATION, WE THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE KICKOFF EVENT, BUT IT WAS JUST THAT A KICKOFF AND WE'RE GONNA SPEND MORE TIME OUT IN THE COMMUNITY HERE OVER THE UPCOMING SIX WEEKS.

UM, AND JUST WANTED TO HAVE, UH, JULIAN AND COURTNEY WALK YOU THROUGH THAT SO THE PUBLIC CAN SEE WHAT IS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.

ABSOLUTELY.

ALRIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU GREG.

UM, AND CERTAINLY REITERATE ALL OF THE THANKS AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS INCREDIBLE KICKOFF.

IT'S THE START OF A DIALOGUE.

UM, AND WE HOSTED THAT OPEN HOUSE WITH, UM, A REAL SPIRIT OF INTENT.

UM, AND THE SPIRIT OF THAT INTENT WAS TO INITIATE THAT, UH, PUBLIC, UH, COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AROUND THE OPTIONS THAT WE SHOWED, UH, THE COMMUNITY, UH, TO ADD THIS VERY VALUABLE ASSET TO OUR, UH, OVERALL TRANSIT NETWORK, UM, AND SYSTEM.

UM, SO JUSTICE, AS GREG SAID, THIS OPEN HOUSE WAS NOT INTENDED TO BE A ONE AND DONE ENGAGEMENT.

UM, CERTAINLY CAN GO BACK TO THE, UH, IMAGE OF THE EVENT ITSELF SO FOLKS CAN KIND OF GET A SENSE OF THE IMAGE, UH, OR THE ENERGY IN THE ROOM AND THE ENERGY AROUND THIS PROJECT AND SORT OF THAT PENT UP DIALOGUE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WERE REALLY EXCITED TO CONDUCT.

UM, IT REALLY WAS DESIGNED AS A KICKOFF, UH, OF THAT SIX WEEK, UH, DIALOGUE THAT WE HOPE TO BE HAVING, UM, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND REALLY, WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME IN THE COMMUNITY.

UM, THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONLY TIME WE WILL BE, UH, ASKING THE COMMUNITY AND FORCED TO COME TO US.

THE REST OF IT, UH, WILL BE A RO SHOW THAT COURTNEY WILL, UH, ADDRESS THOSE PLANS, UH, FOR OUTREACH IN A MOMENT.

BUT, UM, FIRST, JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY HIGH LEVEL TAKEAWAYS.

LESS THAN 24 HOURS, UH, UH, FROM THAT EVENT YESTERDAY.

UM, OUR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE, UH, THAT EVENT, UH, REALLY DID TRULY SHOW IN THE ROOM, UM, THE IN-PERSON OPEN HOUSE HAD, WE WERE JUST GETTING COUNCIL OF JUST OVER 530, UH, ATTENDEES.

UH, THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE STAFF AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE MEDIA.

SO, UM, THAT'S JUST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT, UH, FOR, FOR A THREE HOUR MEETING THAT'S PRETTY GOOD ON A TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE RAIN, UH, AS THE SECOND DAY OF SPRING.

WE'RE REALLY, REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT.

UM, AND THEN AS OF THIS MORNING, UH, WASN'T JUST AN IN-PERSON.

IT WAS OF COURSE A VIRTUAL, UH, OPEN HOUSE AS WELL FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON.

AND, UM, WE'VE ALREADY SEEN OVER 12 HUN 1200, UH, SO 1,200, UH, VIEWS OF THAT VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, A MIRRORED EXPERIENCE OF, UH, WHAT THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCED IN THE ROOM AT THE LIBRARY.

UM, AND JUST OVER 120, UH, RESPONSES HAVE BEEN MADE, UH, ALREADY AS OF THIS MORNING.

SO COM, UH, COMMENTS ARE COMING.

THEY'RE ROLLING IN.

UM, IT WAS EFFECTIVE IN BREAKING THE SEAL AND STARTING THAT DIALOGUE.

UM, MEDIA DID PARTICIPATE.

UH, ALL OF OUR, UM, MAJOR OUTLETS DID SHOW UP, OF COURSE, AND COVERED THE EVENT, UH, AS YOU ALL HAVE SEEN.

AND OF COURSE, WE, UH, HAD A, UH, REALLY SUCCESSFUL, UM, PROACTIVE MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, UH, BEFORE THE EVENT.

AND WE'LL OF COURSE WANNA BUILD ON THAT WITH, UM, FURTHER MEDIA ENGAGEMENT AS WE REALLY WORK TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND OUR TRANSPARENCY BOTH INSIDE THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS INSIDE THE PROJECT.

AND HOW WE AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS NEXT SIX WEEK PROCESS.

UM, SO OUR CHARGE, AS GREG SAID, IS REALLY TO LISTEN, UM, OVER, UH, THE NEXT SIX WEEKS.

AND SOME OF THE INITIAL THEMES THAT WE HEARD IN THIS ROOM, I THOUGHT, UH, WE'D, WE'D SHARE SOME OF THOSE.

UM, AND I'LL, I'LL READ THEM HERE.

UM, WE DID HEAR A VERY STRONG SUPPORT FOR ATP TO BUILD LIGHT RAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

UM, WE HEARD, UH, GRATITUDE FOR ALL OF THE RESEARCH, UM, AND DATA ANALYSIS THAT WENT INTO, UH, THE UPDATED LIGHT RAIL OPTIONS.

UM, WE DID HEAR CONCERNS, UH, ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE FIRST LIGHT RAIL PROJECT AND THE LENGTH, THE UNDERGROUND SEGMENT.

UM, WE HEARD QUESTIONS ABOUT TIMELINE AND BUDGET.

UM, WE, UH, DID HEAR SOME CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DOWNTOWN.

UM, BUT OVERALL, UM, THERE WAS A

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TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SUPPORT FOR, UH, THE SIGNAL OF, UH, TRANSPARENT PROCESS, UM, AND OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, UM, AS WE, UH, NAVIGATE, UH, THE COMMUNITY DIALOGUE WITH THESE VARIOUS OPTIONS.

SO THESE ARE JUST SOME TEASER, YOU KNOW, TAKEAWAYS, WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE ROOM.

UM, AND, YOU KNOW, UH, WE'LL DEFINITELY CONTINUE TO REPORT OUT IN WHAT WE HEARD THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.

UM, SO WE DID ASK THE COMMUNITY TO COME TO US.

WE'LL BE GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY FOR THE REST OF THE, UH, SIX WEEK, UH, COMMUNITY DIALOGUE PERIOD.

AND TO OUTLINE THAT, UH, I'VE GOT COURTNEY TRAVIS.

YEP.

ALL RIGHT.

WE CAN ADVANCE TO THE, I THINK TWO SLIDES.

OH, THERE WE GO.

SO, LEANING INTO WHAT JULIA'S SHARING, UH, YESTERDAY'S YESTERDAY'S EVENT WAS A KICKOFF, AND NOW THE REAL WORK IS GOING TO START, NOT TO SAY THAT IT WASN'T ALREADY STARTED, BUT, UH, FOR THE NEXT SIX WEEKS.

SO FROM MARCH 21, YESTERDAY UNTIL MAY 2ND, WE WILL BE OUT IN COMMUNITY.

UH, WE ALREADY HAVE A SCHEDULE GOING THAT HAS PRE US WORKING PRETTY MUCH EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK FOR THOSE SIX WEEKS.

UM, OUR MAIN FOCUS IS TO GO WHERE COMMUNITY IS LOCATED.

WE DON'T WANT THEM TO COME TO US.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SHOWING UP WHERE THEY ARE AND ENGAGING WITH THEM HOW THEY WANT TO BE ENGAGED WITH.

AND SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THAT REQUIRES A MULTI-LAYERED, MULTI-FACETED ACTION PLAN.

SO WHAT YOU SEE IS, UH, VARIOUS, UH, OVERARCHING TOPICS OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY.

I WILL SAY THAT THIS ISN'T, UM, ENDING.

IF YOU HAVE OTHER THOUGHTS, I MEAN, I'M SURE PEOPLE HAVE OTHER COMMENTS OR IDEAS OF HOW WE SHOULD BE ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY.

WE ARE OPEN TO THOSE SUGGESTIONS AND, UH, WILLING TO LISTEN, BUT TO WALK THROUGH IT BRIEFLY.

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

SO THESE ARE, UH, CITY COUNCIL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

WE ALREADY HAVE MANY SCHEDULED.

ONE I'LL HIGHLIGHT IS APRIL 6TH, THE MOBILITY COMMITTEE.

THAT ONE IS COMING UP.

I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE THERE.

STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS.

SO THESE ARE ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFITS, OTHER ENTITIES THAT ARE ASKING US TO COME GIVE PRESENTATIONS.

IF SOMEBODY WANTS ONE OF THOSE PRESENTATIONS, PLEASE CONTACT US.

VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE.

SO JULIA MENTIONED THIS, THAT VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE IS OPEN AND WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL MAY 2ND.

NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, SEVERAL COMMUNITIES AROUND AUSTIN ARE ASKING US TO COME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS.

WE ARE CONTINUALLY SCHEDULING THEM, SO PLEASE ADD MORE ATB VIRTUAL MEETINGS.

SO THIS IS THE ONE TIME WITHIN THE SIX WEEK PERIOD, WHICH WE WILL BE INVITING PEOPLE TO COME TO AN ATV HOSTED EVENT.

IT WILL BE ENTIRELY VIRTUAL ON ZOOM ON APRIL 6TH.

YOU WILL SEE MORE INFORMATION COMING OUT ABOUT THAT TODAY.

COMMUNITY CENTERED EVENTS.

SO THESE ARE EVENT AUSTIN IS SO WELL KNOWN FOR ALL OF OUR EVENTS, AND THEY, I GO TO ALL OF THEM.

I'VE LIVED HERE FOR PRETTY MUCH MY WHOLE LIFE.

UM, SO KITE FESTIVAL, UH, EARTH DAY AT HOUSTON, TILLSON.

OTHER EVENTS LIKE THAT WE WILL BE SHOWING UP THERE.

SO, COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.

THIS IS A BROAD TOPIC, BUT THESE ARE REALLY QUALITY CONVERSATIONS, LESS NUMBERS DRIVEN AND MORE, HOW DO WE ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS? WHERE DO WE SHOW UP TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT COMING TO ANY OF THESE EVENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO ASK AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING.

UM, WE'RE ALREADY GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

PEOPLE ARE, ARE PICKING UP THE PHONE AND CALLING US.

UH, WE'RE GETTING EMAILS ASKING US TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANAGE THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ENGAGE EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

AND FINALLY, AT STOP OUTREACH.

SO THIS MEANS GOING TO WHERE OUR CORE RIDER ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE SHOWING UP AT STATION LOCATIONS WHERE THE BUS STOPS ARE ALONG THE ALIGNMENT AND A LITTLE BIT PAST FROM OUR OPTIONS SO THAT WE CAN HEAR WHAT OUR CORE WRITERS ARE SAYING.

SO OVER THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, OUR PLAN WILL BE BASED AROUND THESE CONCEPTS, AND WE'LL, UH, HAVE A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE CALENDAR FOR ANYTHING THAT IS OPEN TO, SO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE AND HOW TO COME FIND US.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST, UH, ADVERTISEMENT FOR APRIL 6TH.

SO PLEASE, EVERYONE MARK THIS ON YOUR CALENDARS.

IT'LL BE FROM FIVE 30 TO SEVEN 30 ON APRIL 6TH.

VIRTUAL.

WE WILL BE SENDING MORE INFORMATION OUT.

SO THIS IS JUST TO SAVE THE DATE, BUT KEEP THIS THIS IN MIND AS YOU KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

SO WE HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO SHARE FEEDBACK.

UH, THE QR CODE WILL LINK YOU TO THE, UM, OPEN HOUSE, THE VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE.

UH, EMAIL US@INPUTATPTX.ORG FOR ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS? IT'S BEEN OPEN SINCE YESTERDAY.

AND I WILL SAY WE ARE GETTING COMMENTS MINUTE BY MINUTE.

SO WE ARE COLLECTING, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT, UM, ASKING US TO COME TO A PRESENTATION, EMAIL US.

WE WILL RESPOND.

GIVE US A CALL.

IT'S A, UH, VOICEMAIL BOX, BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THAT AS WE, AS WE LISTEN THE MI LISTEN TO THOSE MESSAGES OR MAIL US

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YOUR COMMENTS.

I BELIEVE THAT'S MY LAST SLIDE.

ALL OF THAT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE LENS OF OPERATIONAL PRACTICALITY.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD.

YES, MEMBER ALKINS.

UM, JULIA, COURTNEY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GREAT PRESENTATION.

REALLY POSITIVE TO SEE SO MANY FOLKS YESTERDAY AT THE LIBRARY.

THAT'S, THAT'S A GREAT FIRST STEP, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT A VERY COMPREHENSIVE FORM OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SO THAT'S GREAT.

COULD YOU WALK ME THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING ALL OF THIS INPUT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, HOW THAT'S GONNA BE SUMMARIZED SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHERE THE COMMUNITY'S PREFERENCE FOR AN OPTION IS AND WHAT THE TIMELINE IS FOR PRESUMABLY THIS BOARD, CITY COUNCIL AND CAPTAIN METRO TO MAKE A DECISION BASED ON ALL OF THIS COMMUNITY INPUT THAT I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME, BOARD MEMBER ELKINS.

UM, THAT'S A GREAT TOPIC ABOUT WHAT EV WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH ALL THIS? I THINK IT'S FIRST IMPORTANT AT THE KICKOFF EVENT, UH, AND THE, AND THE WORK THAT, UH, JULIA AND COURTNEY AND ALL THE TEAMS ARE GONNA DO, GETTING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS GONNA BE GATHERED.

UM, AND IT'S GONNA HELP US INFORM A RECOMMENDATION.

UM, THAT RECOMMENDATION, WE ANTICIPATE COMING BACK IN, IN LATE MAY.

AND THEN FROM THAT, THAT RECOMMENDATION WOULD GO TO, UM, ALL THREE BODIES, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL, ATP, UH, AND, AND, UM, THE CAPITAL METRO BOARD.

AND WE ANTICIPATE TRYING TO GET THAT DONE IN JUNE.

UM, SO AGAIN, WE HAVE TO REMIND WHEN THIS IS BUILDING OFF OF YEARS OF WORK AS WE FINALIZE THIS.

SO THE IDEA IS TO INCORPORATE ALL THIS FEEDBACK, UM, UH, MIX IT WITH ALSO THE EXPERTISE THAT WE HAVE IN ALL OF OUR AGENCIES, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN COME BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT IS FULFILLING THE WILL OF THE VOTERS AND IS MOVING THE VISION OF LIGHT RAIL FORWARD.

THAT'S HOW WE'RE GONNA USE THIS INFORMATION.

I, THE, WHAT THE JOY I GOT OUT OF YESTERDAY WAS WALKING AROUND TALKING TO FOLKS THAT I HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE AND READING THE NOTES THAT THEY PUT UP THERE.

UM, WHEN YOU TALK TO SOMEBODY AND YOU READ THE NOTES, IT HELPS YOU, IT HELPS US UNDERSTAND AND HELPS US, UM, DECIDE, UH, AND, AND IT GOES INTO OUR RECOMMENDATION.

SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND PLAY IT OUT TO BRING BACK TO THIS BOARD AND TO ALL THE BOARDS HERE BY EARLY JUNE.

SO JUST A FOLLOW UP QUESTION, GREG.

SO IF I AM A CONSTITUENT AND I HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR A CERTAIN OPTION, HOW WOULD THAT GET SUMMARIZED IN THE FEEDBACK? IS THERE GONNA BE A TALLY SHEET THAT, YOU KNOW, 20% OF THE PEOPLE PREFER THIS VERSUS THAT? OR IT'S JUST, HOW DOES IT NOT GET LOST IN THE PROCESS? HOW DOES IT RISE? YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST MY QUESTION.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND I CAN'T SAY THAT WE'RE GONNA TALLY THE VOTES OR, OR DO IT THAT WAY, BUT, UM, AT THE END OF THE PROCESS, WE ARE GOING TO PULL A SUMMARY REPORT THAT, UM, INCLUDES THEMES AND, AND CONCEPTS SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHERE THE VOICES ARE BEING HEARD AND UNDERSTAND, UM, LOCATIONS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF, OF WHO'S SAYING WHAT.

SO I CAN'T SAY AT THIS POINT, THERE'LL BE A TALLY THAT, BUT THERE WILL BE DEFINITELY A SUMMARY REPORT.

I THINK IT'S A KEY TUTOR NOTICE THAT WE, WE ASK FOR OBSERVATIONS, UH, AND NOT RANK AND NOT RANKING.

BUT WE DO WANT TO, THE SUMMARIZING THAT FEEDBACK WILL BE CRITICAL.

MM-HMM.

MEMBER LIA, JUST TO PIGGYBACK, I, I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT, UH, TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE HAVE A LARGE, UH, DEMO, UH, NOT ONLY DEMOGRAPHIC, BUT GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION, UH, THAT WE, UH, LAY OUT KIND OF ZONE BY ZONE, UM, WHERE WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, UM, HOW WE, HOW WE, UH, ALLOWED PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE.

UH, SOME MIGHT NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT IN AN EVENING CUZ THEY'VE GOT KIDS OR, OR BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES.

UH, DO WE HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN, UM, FILL OUT A CARD AND SEND IT TO US? WE WANT KIND OF WANT TO KNOW THAT.

I WOULD WANT TO KNOW THAT KIND OF BY ZIP CODE AREA SO I COULD BE SURE THAT THERE WAS EQUITY THAT THE EAST SIDE GOT A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE.

THE WEST SIDE GOT NORTH.

SO JUST TO IDENTIFY WHERE WE'RE DISTRIBUTING OUR MEETINGS, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT A, AN A, UH, AN EQUITABLE VOLUME OF MEETINGS IN EACH AREA, AND THAT WE MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE WHETHER YOU ARE ABLE TO GO OR NOT.

AND, AND IN MANY INSTANCES, RATHER THAN CREATING AN ATP MEETING OR A CAP METRO MEETING OR A CITY MEETING, UH, WE GO AND GET ON A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION'S AGENDA.

WE GO AND GET ON A PTA AGENDA.

THAT'S WHAT WE DID, UH, AT CAFE METRO DURING THE PROCESS AND WROTE A MANUAL FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.

BUT IT GIVES, IT GIVES US AN ASSET MAP.

EVERYBODY THAT WE'VE TALKED TO, UH, THE THINGS THAT THEY RECOMMENDED FOR US, UH, SO THAT AT LEAST WE HEAR AND KNOW NOW,

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BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, UH, WE WENT TO EVERY CORNER AND GAVE EVERYBODY WHO WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.

AND WE CAN KIND OF DOCUMENT THAT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A LIST OF, AND IF WE ARE GONNA HAVE AN OPEN MEETING, UH, AND IF WE ARE GONNA HAVE A MEETING WHERE PEOPLE ARE THERE, UH, WE SHOULD BE, UH, WE SHOULD MAKE SURE WE'RE PASSING OUT CARDS OR WE'RE PUTTING UP STICKY NOTES AND EVERYTHING SO THAT WE CAN DOCUMENT WHAT, WHAT WE HEARD AND WHAT WE SAW.

THAT'S IT.

LET'S SAY.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND, UM, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, PART OF THE PLAN IS ALSO TO, WE'RE TAKING A REGIONAL LOOK AT HOW TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT MISSING ANY, UM, SECTION OF THE AREA, BUT ALSO AS WE CONTINUE TRYING TO ASSESS AS WE GO ALONG, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA FALL SHORT IN SPACES.

SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO ADJUST AS WE CONTINUE FORWARD CHAIR? YES.

UH, MAYOR, THANK YOU.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, SINCE, SINCE WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT TIMING, UM, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY APPROPRIATE FOR US TO START RIGHT NOW GETTING A TARGET FOR WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE TRI-PARTY PARTNERS MEETING OF THE, UH, ATP BOARD, CITY COUNCIL, CAPITAL METRO BOARD.

UM, AND, AND JUST TO START THE BIDDING, UH, I WANT TO, I WANT TO THROW OUT A DATE THAT I HOPE WILL WORK, BUT IT MAY NOT WORK.

AND THAT WOULD BE JUNE 6TH.

AND, AND PART OF THE REASON I'M THROWING THAT DATE UP IS THAT WOULD GET US THROUGH THE SIX WEEK PERIOD AND GET TO THE POINT, UH, AS, AS OUR CEO HAS JUST SAID, OF A POINT WHERE RECOMMENDATION IN LATE MAY, IT WOULD ALSO HAVE US THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

UH, IT WOULD HAVE US THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TO, TO ASSURE BETTER COMMUNICATION AMONG THE PARTNERSHIP.

UH, AND I'LL, THE REASON I TARGETED JUNE 6TH, BESIDES ALL THOSE THINGS, IS BECAUSE IN CANDOR, FOR EFFICIENCY PURPOSES, THERE ARE THREE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE, OF THE CAPITOL METRO BOARD.

AND JUNE 6TH HAPPENS TO BE A WORK SESSION DAY.

SO WE WOULD HAVE ALREADY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE MEETING AND WE COULD JUST, WE COULD ROLL INTO THAT.

AT THE TIME I WAS THINKING HOW GOOD I WAS DOING ON THIS, UM, I WAS NOT THINKING THAT CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONER TRILLIAN, THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETS ON TUESDAYS, AND THAT'S A TUESDAY.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I'VE JUST STEPPED IN SOMETHING, BUT THE, BUT I, I, I WANNA START THE BIDDING AND THAT'S HOW I'LL START THE BIDDING .

UM, WELL, WELL, LET ME SUGGEST THAT, UM, LET ME LOOK AT THE AGENDA.

I MIGHT WANNA MISS THAT.

YES.

I'M THINK , SO I, I CERTAINLY KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.

AND, UM, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU'VE GOT THREE BOARD MEMBERS, YOU MAY WANT THEIR VOTES, SO, UH, AND MAKE IT EFFICIENT FOR THEM.

SO, UM, NO, I, I, I JUST WANNA GET THAT STARTED, GET IT OUT THERE.

WE NEED TO HAVE THAT TRI-PARTY MEETING, BUT I WOULDN'T WANT US TO DO IT PREMATURELY WHEN WE HAVE SO MUCH OTHER STUFF THAT WE CAN GET COMPLETED.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT TIME.

VER I BELIEVE COUNCIL GOES INTO RECESS IN JULY, RIGHT? DID THEY, DO THEY HAVE A YEAH, THE, THE, THE, THE COUNCILMAN THE JUNE 8TH, JUNE 6TH IS, UM, A WORK SESSION BEFORE WE GO INTO A, A BREAK.

JUNE 8TH IS THE LATE LAST COUNCILMAN MEETING, AND THEN WE COME BACK JULY 20TH.

GOT IT.

NO, THAT, THAT MAKES SENSE.

AND I, I DON'T WANT PEOPLE SCATTERED.

WELL, AND I'M SURE STAFF CAN UNDERSTAND THE EFFICIENCY OF HAVING THIS BIDDING ON THE DATE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF MOVING PARTS IN SCHEDULING.

SO, UM, SO LET'S, CAN WE HAVE THAT AS A TENTATIVE DATE? I MEAN, I THINK THAT MAKES IT, I'M ALL FOR EFFICIENCY.

LIKE IF WE ALREADY HAVE YOUR TEAM THERE, THAT'D BE GREAT.

SO MADAM CHAIR AND MAYOR, YES, WE WILL, UH, OUR STAFFS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK, UH, AND NAVIGATE THAT CALENDARING AND, UH, GET RESOLUTION ON THAT AS QUICK AS WE CAN.

UM, AND THAT IS A, I THINK THAT ALSO IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TELLING THE COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST YEAR THAT WE WOULD BE PROVIDING AN UPDATED, UH, FINALIZED, UH, LIGHT RAIL PLAN, UH, BY THAT TIMEFRAME.

AFTER THE VOTE OF THIS MAGNITUDE BECAUSE OF COVID.

UM, SO THANK YOU.

AND JUST ONE FINAL COMMENT.

UM, THANK YOU FOR THE HEAVY LIFT OF YESTERDAY'S, IT WAS AN INTOXICATING AMOUNT OF ENERGY IN THAT ROOM.

THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

I LOVE TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP AND I THOUGHT I COULD JUST BE A FLY ON THE WALL AND LISTEN TO EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS AND IT WAS LIKE, HEY, CAN I SHOW YOU THIS? CAN I TELL YOU THIS? AND IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE A WHOLE LOT OF NEW FACES THAT CAME, WHICH WAS, I BELIEVE THIS WAS OUR FIRST PUBLIC MEETING

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YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN VIRTUAL, SO I COULD FEEL THE PINED UP ANXIETY AND JOY OF THE COMMUNITY WANTING TO COME FORWARD AND, UM, AND WE HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US.

SO I WANTED, WANNA COMMEND ALL OF YOU FOR THE HEAVY LIFT.

AND I KNOW YOU GUYS MADE IT LOOK EASY, BUT I KNOW IT WAS THOUSANDS OF HOURS BEHIND THE SCENES.

SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO A COMMITTEE WHO SHOWED UP.

SO THAT WAS REALLY AN INCREDIBLE SHOW SHOWING OF SUPPORT.

SO THANK YOU.

I'M, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING INTOXICATING MEETINGS.

INTOXICATED WITH JOY.

OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

I DESCRIBED THAT NERVOUS.

I WENT TO THE RODEO LAST NIGHT TOO, AND IT WAS INTOXICATED.

ITEM IS AN ITEM FROM THE BOARD AND IS THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DE TO DEVELOP A PROCESS, TO CONDUCT A REVIEW RELATED TO ATP'S GOVERNANCE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU LADIES.

UM, OUR THIRD ACTION

[6.1 Action Item 3 Approval of a resolution directing the Executive Director to develop a process to conduct a review related to ATP’s governance as recommended by the Community Advisory Committee]

AND I BELIEVE THIS ALSO CAME AS A RECOMMENDATION FROM TRANSIT FORWARD IN THE LETTERS THAT THEY SUBMITTED TO OUR BOARD.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE LETTER FROM BOTH THE CAC AND TRANSIT FORWARD, UM, THEY HAD DIFFERENT DATES.

I ONLY HAVE THE DATE FROM FEBRUARY 20TH OF THE CACS LETTER.

AND THIS SAYS A BACKUP TO THIS ITEM, UM, BOARD MEMBER CO-SPONSORING THIS ITEM WITH ME, AND I'LL DEFER TO MR. GARZA FOR ANY REMARKS HE MAY HAVE.

WELL, LEMME MOVE APPROVAL.

FIRST OF ALL.

YES.

OH YES.

LET'S MOVE FOR APPROVAL BEFORE WE GO INTO DISCUSSION.

SO MOVE MOVED BY BOARD MEMBER GARZA, SECOND BY SECOND BY MAYOR WATSON.

DISCUSSION, UH, JUDGING FROM THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES, UH, THIS AFTERNOON, UH, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE BOARD WANTS TO VERY MUCH SHOW THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE LISTENING.

AND LIST ITEM IS VERY MUCH IN POINT IN THAT IT IS BROUGHT FORWARD TO US BY THE CAC, THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND WE ARE ACTING ON IT.

UH, I AM VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN THAT BECAUSE, UH, AS I CAME IN, I I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTOOD THE DIFFERENT ROLES THAT THE BOARD PLAYS VERSUS THE STAFF.

AND I WANT TO CLEAR THAT UP.

AND, UH, SO, BUT IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT IN, IN INDEED TALKING ABOUT THE WORD GOVERNANCE, IT'S PRETTY BROAD.

THEY MEAN A LOT OF THINGS.

SO, BUT WE DO NEED TO HAVE SOME CLARITY IN SPANISH.

WE SAY WHICH MEANS THAT THERE IS NO CAPTAIN ANY SAILOR CAN LEAD.

AND, UH, AND YOU HAVE MESS.

SO, UM, I WANT SOME CLARITY.

AND SO I THINK IT'S A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LOOK AT THIS.

UM, THE ONLY OBJECTION I HAVE, OR PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THE MOTION IS THAT I LIKE WHAT BY WHEN? SO, UH, WE HAVEN'T SAID IT OF WHEN, SO I'D LIKE TO ASK THE GUYS WERE DIRECTOR HOW MUCH TIME HE WOULD NEED.

UH, THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBER GARZA.

AND WE, AND OBVIOUSLY THE LISTENING TO THE CAC IS IMPORTANT AND HAVE BEEN GREAT PARTNER, UM, UH, AND PARTNER OF INPUT FROM US.

I, I THINK WE, THE FIRST THING TO RECOGNIZE IS WHAT WE, I THINK THE DIRECTION YOU'RE GIVING US IS TO COME BACK WITH A PROCESS, RIGHT? NOT THE ANSWER TO WHAT THESE ARE.

CORRECT.

COME BACK WITH A PROCESS TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS, AND I THINK WE CAN LAY THAT OUT OVER THE NEXT MONTH AND BRING BACK A PROCESS, A WHY, A HOW AND A WHEN, UH, BY THAT AND LAY THAT BACK IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD FOR DISCUSSION.

I WOULD MOVE THAT.

THEN WE ASK FOR THE, THE ASSIGNMENT GROUP BACK TO US IN ONE MONTH, THEN THAT.

RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN THE THREE PARTIES.

AND I ALSO LIKE TO COMMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE ADDED IN THIS RESOLUTION IS WHAT BOARD MEMBER ELKINS HAS BEEN MENTIONING FOR A LONG TIME NOW ABOUT THE CLARITY OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

SO I'D REALLY LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF, UM, OF THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE, COMMON GOALS IN MIND IN TRYING TO ACHIEVE THAT CLARITY AMONG ALL OF US.

SO I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS ALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF, OF A SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF A VERY IMPORTANT INVESTMENT.

SO, UH, BOARD MEMBER ELKINS.

UH, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

I, I, I NEED TO COMMENT ON THIS CUZ THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I'VE BEEN COMMENTING ABOUT FOR 14 MONTHS.

SO WHILE I APPLAUD THIS RESOLUTION AND I STRONGLY APPROVE IT, IT'S A BIT FRUSTRATING THAT IT'S TAKEN US 14 MONTHS TO GET TO THIS.

I HAVE BEEN VOCAL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR RISK TO THIS PROGRAM.

THE ENIO REPORT THAT CAME OUT IN MARCH OF 22 CITED NUMEROUS REFERENCES TO UNCLEAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

I PUT FORTH A MEMO TO THIS BOARD BACK IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR THAT THERE'S UNCLEAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND I RECOMMENDED A SOLUTION.

A SOLUTION IS TO COME UP WITH WHAT'S CALLED A RACY MATRIX, WHICH IS A MATRIX THAT DELINEATES

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IT'S A PRETTY BASIC THING.

YOU GET THREE PEOPLE IN A ROOM, YOU AGREE OR YOU DISAGREE.

WHETHER IT'S DISAGREEMENT, THE THREE BODIES NEED TO WEIGH IN.

SO I WILL LEAVE IT UP TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO COME UP WITH A PROCESS.

UM, BUT I'M HOPEFUL THAT THIS CAN GET SOLVED QUICKLY AND GET THIS MAJOR RISK OF DELINEATION BETWEEN ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES SOLVED IN MY BOOK.

THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE CRYSTAL CLEAR.

IT'S WHAT THE VOTERS VOTED ON.

IT SAYS THAT ATP IS THE ENTITY TO DESIGN, CONSTRUCT FINANCE, AND DELIVER TO CAP METRO PROJECT CONNECT.

IT DOESN'T GET MORE SIMPLE THAN THIS.

SO I, I LOOK FORWARD TO A, A, A GOOD RESOLUTION ON THIS AND THANK YOU FOR THE, FOR THE RESOLUTION.

MEMBER ELKINS.

MADAM CHAIR? YES, SIR.

UH, DID YOU, DID YOU HONOR RESPOND? NO.

AND, AND I CONCUR WITH YOU COMPLETELY.

BOARD MEMBER ELKINS.

SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR THE SUPPORT AND FOR KEEPING REMIND, YOU KNOW, FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN THIS.

SO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I I, THAT IF YOU HAD SOMETHING TO SAY OR IF THE ED HAD SOMETHING TO SAY, OH, OKAY, THAT, THAT YOU HAD A CHANCE TO DO THAT BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY HAVE CONCERNS.

I'M MORE OF A PROCESS PERSON.

I KIND OF WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE FINAL DELIVERABLE IS GOING TO BE FROM THIS PROCESS.

UH, IS IT GONNA BE A REPORT? IS IT GONNA BE A MATRIX? IT IS.

SO IT'D BE, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW, UH, TO, TO KIND OF SCOPE OUT WHAT THE EXERCISE IS.

UH, YOU KNOW, UH, THIS IS, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I'M SOLVING FOR.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO AND THIS IS WHAT WE'LL BRING BACK TO YOU WHEN WE BRING IT BACK.

UM, AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, AS WE TALK ABOUT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, UH, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FROM THE STANDPOINT OF ATP GOVERNANCE ONLY, OR THE MANNER IN WHICH ATP AND CITY OF AUSTIN AND CAP METRO WORK TOGETHER? WE SHOULD PROBABLY DEFINE THAT BECAUSE IF WE ARE GONNA MAKE A MATERIAL CHANGE, UH, TO OUR, TO OUR CHARTER OR TO OUR PROCESSES, UH, THEN, THEN A, A METHODIST PRESCRIBED FOR THE WAY THAT WE DO THAT.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET TO WHAT THE END GAME IS AND, UH, AND THEN TO BUILD A PROJECT PLAN FOR US TO GET THERE AND TO KIND OF KNOW WHAT OUR, WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR DELIVERABLE DELIVERABLES.

IS IT A CONVERSATION, IS IT A DOCUMENT? IS IT A, WHAT SPECIFICALLY IS IT SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF ALL, AS WE SAY IN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, TOUCH AND AGREE COMMISSIONER, I AGREE.

I THINK THAT'S IN A MONTH WE'LL COME BACK AND THE LAYOUT PROCESS AND THOSE QUESTIONS, UH, AND THEN START FROM THERE, UM, AND HAVE A DISCUSSION.

I THINK THAT WILL BE THE BEST THING.

WHAT I'M HEARING FROM, UH, THE BOARD AND ALSO FROM THE CAC, UH, THERE'S KIND OF TWO VEINS TO IT.

THERE'S ACTUALLY THE GOVERNANCE PART, THE BOARD, UH, AND HOW THE BOARD WAS, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE ARE.

THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN ALSO THE ENTITIES, UH, AS WE CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THIS PROJECT.

SO I THINK ALL OF THAT BECOMES PART OF IT.

AND I THINK THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO LAY THAT ALL OUT FOR A ROBUST DISCUSSION.

UM, FOR YOU, THIS IS ABOUT YOUR GOVERNANCE AS A BOARD.

UM, AND SO WE WANNA LAY OUT A PROCESS THAT YOU GUYS CAN BE COMFORTABLE WITH AND A TIMELINE, UH, AS WELL AS WE MOVE AHEAD ON IMPLEMENTATION AS WELL.

SO I THINK THE TIMING IS GOOD FOR THIS, UH, ITEM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK WITH SOME, UH, DISCUSSION POINTS FOR THE BOARD.

UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I KNOW THAT IT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY YOU, BOARD MEMBER GARZA CO-SPONSOR BY ME, BUT BOARD MEMBER ELKINS.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ADD YOUR NAME AS A CO-SPONSOR? NO, I'M FINE.

SO, UM, SO I'M DELIGHTED TO NOW CALL, UH, FOR A MOTION IN A SECOND.

I MEAN, I'M SORRY FOR A VOTE.

UM, EVERYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

IT'S COUNT LEFT.

THE ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

AND SO THIS CONCLUDES THE MARCH 22ND, 2023 BOARD MEETING.

AND THANK YOU EVERYONE THAT ATTENDED TODAY.

THIS WAS A VERY BRIEF MEETING BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE A HEAVY LIFT AHEAD OF US.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE.

OH YES.

THE TIME IS 2:49 PM MEETING IS ADJOURNED.