Nov 20, 2023 Cap Metro

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ALL RIGHT.

LOOKS LIKE IT IS 12 O'CLOCK.

EXCUSE ME.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE NOVEMBER MEETING OF THE CAPITAL METRO BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

I AM VICE CHAIR LESLIE POOLE, AND I'LL BE SERVING AS THE ACTING CHAIR TODAY UNTIL CHAIR ILIAN IS ABLE TO JOIN US SOMETIME LATER TODAY.

UH, AND TODAY IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, AND THE TIME IS 12 O'CLOCK NOON.

AND WE ARE HERE IN THE ROSA PARKS BOARDROOM AT THE CAT METRO ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

OUR FIRST ITEM TODAY WILL BE OUR MONTHLY, ACTUALLY, NO, I WANNA TAKE, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, RIGHT? DO YOU WANNA DO THE SAFETY BRIEFING FIRST? FIRST? OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

OKAY.

DARRELL, IS DARRELL HERE? THERE HE IS.

[II. Safety Briefing ]

MR. JAMELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

WELCOME.

THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

GOOD AFTERNOON, ACTING CHAIR, POOL BOARD MEMBERS, PRESIDENT, AND CEO WATKINS.

MY NAME'S DARRELL JAMELL, AND I SERVE AS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

I'M HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO GIVE A SAFETY BRIEFING FOR THIS LOCATION BEFORE WE START THE BOARD MEETING.

WE'RE LOCATED AT 29 10 EAST FIFTH STREET IN THE ROSA PARKS BOARDROOM.

IF WE DO HAVE AN EMERGENCY, OUR CAPITAL METRO STAFF OR SECURITY WILL CALL 9 1 1.

THERE ARE AUTOMATIC DEFIBRILLATORS LOCATED, UH, OUT THIS DOOR IN FRONT OF THE ELEVATORS.

IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT, WE DO HAVE TO EVACUATE THE BUILDING.

WE CAN USE EITHER OF THE DOORS ON OUR LEFT OR RIGHT IN THIS ROOM, THE EAST OR WEST DOORS OF THIS ROOM, AND EXIT THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

OUR ASSEMBLY AREA IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET AT FIFTH STREET AND LINDEN STREET.

WE WOULD ASSEMBLE ON THAT CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS BUILDING.

AND IF THE EMERGENCY DOES REQUIRE AN EVACUATION, UH, WE ASK THAT THOSE WITH MOBILITY CHALLENGES EXITING THE BOARDROOM WAIT, UH, RIGHT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING FOR ASSISTANCE FROM OUR STAFF BEFORE MAKING THEIR WAY DOWN THE STAIRS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OUR NEXT

[III. Public Comment ]

I THINK WE HAVE ONE GENTLEMAN HERE, UH, CURRENTLY, AND THERE MAY BE TWO OTHER PEOPLE COMING.

SO, UM, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

AND, UH, LET'S SEE.

UNLESS THEY'RE SPEAKING ON MORE THAN ONE AGENDA ITEM, IN WHICH CASE THEY'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

SO OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DAWN DURROW.

EXCUSE ME, MR. DURROW, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

CAN I GIVE YOU EACH A FOLDER? UH, SURE.

UM, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WHY DON'T YOU JUST HAND THEM TO, UM, GENERAL COUNSEL THERE AND HE'LL PASS 'EM OUT.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, YOU MAY BEGIN, SIR.

OKAY.

MY NAME IS DON DERE.

ON JULY 29TH, 2023, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE WAS FOUND DEAD AT THE BUS STOP ON SOUTH LAMAR, BRODY OAKS.

JOHNNY WAS A FATHER OF THREE CHILDREN, GRANDFATHER TO ONE, AND WE WERE TOGETHER FOR OVER SIX YEARS.

I SPENT THE FIRST 40 YEARS OF MY LIFE HIDING BEHIND A MASK BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MILITARY, AND I'M RETIRED FROM THE MILITARY, AND THEN TWO PROFESSIONS AFTER THAT.

AND I CURRENTLY WORK FOR THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION.

ON MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH, I VISITED CAMP METRO HEADQUARTERS, CAMP METRO, I'M SORRY, I MISSPELLED IT ON HERE TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN DETERMINING HOW LONG JOHNNY WAS AT THE BUS STOP, A POLICE DETECTIVE HAD TOLD ME THAT HE HAD BEEN THERE A VERY LONG TIME.

I MET WITH SEVERAL PERSONS HERE, INCLUDING CHEYENNE KRAUS AND ANDREW S KOWSKI.

THEY ASSURED ME THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION.

I ASKED WHAT THE POLICY WAS ON SOMEONE RESTING AT A BUS STOP, AND THEY STATED THAT AFTER TWO BUS PASSES, THEY CONDUCT A WELFARE CHECK BY CALLING 9 1 1.

I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM ANDREW S SCHABOWSKI TWO DAYS LATER, AUGUST 30TH, HE WAS HAVING SOMEONE IDENTIFY THE BUSES THAT WENT PAST THE STOP, AND HE WAS PULLING THE VIDEOS.

HE STATED, WELL, WE'LL SHARE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SEE OR NOT SEE.

I WILL UPDATE YOU AS WE MAKE PROGRESS.

I DID NOT HEAR FROM MR. S KOWSKI FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND CONTACTED A NEWS ORGANIZATION TO SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST ME.

HOWEVER, I DID NOT WANT TO APPEAR ON CAMERA, AND I WAS

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I DID RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM MR. KOWSKI THE NEXT DAY.

HE STATED THAT THE VIDEOS INDICATED JOHNNY HAD ARRIVED AT THE BUS STOP BY 6:50 AM AND THAT'S WHEN THE BUSES START RUNNING ON SUNDAYS.

HE STATED, THE REASON NONE OF THE BUS DRIVERS CALLED 9 1 1 WAS BECAUSE JOHNNY HAD NO VISIBLE INJURIES AND THAT A TRAINER HAD RIDDEN ON ONE OF THE BUSES THAT PASSED BY THAT BUS STOP.

I ASKED MR. KOWSKI IF HE'D ALSO REVIEWED THE CAMERA AT THE BUS STOP.

HE REPLIED THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW ONE WAS THERE, BUT WOULD INVESTIGATE IT AND GIVE ME A COUPLE DAYS AND TO GIVE HIM A COUPLE DAYS, AND I HAVE THE EMAILS FOR THAT.

ON OCTOBER 23RD, I WAS AT THE BOARD MEETING TO REVIEW THE ABOVE INFORMATION, AND THE FACT THAT I HADN'T HEARD FROM MR. KOWSKI 15 MINUTES BEFORE THIS MEETING WAS TO START ON THAT DAY.

HE ASKED ME TO COME OUT IN THE HALLWAY.

I WENT OUT IN THE HALLWAY.

HE SAID I WAS GOING TO CALL YOU.

I ASKED ABOUT THE CAMERA AT THE BUS STOP, AND HE SAID IT WASN'T WORKING.

MR. I, I GOT THE RESULTS OF THE AUTOPSY REPORTS A COUPLE OF THE FRIDAY JUST BEFORE THAT, AND THAT I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT JOHNNY HAD PASSED AWAY DUE TO HYPERTHERMIA, WHICH IS THE SAME AS SEAT EXHAUSTION.

I TOLD MR. S SCHABOWSKI THAT I ONLY WANTED TWO THINGS FROM CAP METRO.

I WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THE VIDEOS FROM SUNDAY, JULY 29TH.

AND AS I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE BUS SCHEDULES SATURDAY, JULY 29TH, I ALSO STATED, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK CAP METRO TO INSTALL A PLAQUE AT THE BUS STOP.

IN MEMORY OF JOHNNY, MR. S KOWSKI REPLIED, I CAN GET YOU THE BUS VIDEOS RIGHT AWAY AND DELIVER THEM TO YOUR HOUSE, BUT FOR THE PLAQUE, THAT WILL TAKE LONGER AS I WOULD HAVE TO PRESENT THAT PROPOSAL.

MR. DURO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

YOUR, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US YOUR WRITTEN COMMENTS.

I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE FINISHED .

OKAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO FINISH, SIR? YES.

I WOULD LIKE TO FINISH.

OKAY, THAT WOULD BE FINE.

IT'S NOT MUCH LEFT.

A PASSERBY CALLED 9 1 1 AROUND 2:00 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 29TH.

IT WAS TOO LATE.

JOHNNY PASSED AWAY DUE TO HYPOTHERMIA HEAT.

THERE ARE SIGNS ALONG TOWN LAKE TRAIL CONCERNING, KEEP YOUR DOG SAFE IN THE HEAT AND THE HEAT CAN KILL.

BRING THEM A WATER BOTTLE AND DRINK.

OFTEN.

ACCORDING TO MR. S SCHABOWSKI, THE BUS DRIVERS IN THE TRAINING DIDN'T CHECK ON JOHNNY BECAUSE THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF INJURY.

ACTUALLY, HE HAD SCRAPES ALL OVER HIS LEGS AND ARMS. HE HAD A CONTUSION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE, WHICH THEY MAY NOT HAVE SEEN, BUT NOBODY WENT OVER AND CHECKED HIM.

EVEN STILL, IT MAY BE THE CASE THAT BUS DRIVER TRAINING SHOULD INCLUDE THAT OBSERVING SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION, AS THE SYMPTOMS ALL OFTEN APPEAR LESS NOTICEABLE OR DISTINCT AS OTHER TYPES OF MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, AS IN JOHNNY'S CASE, HE DOES KILL.

PLEASE PROVIDE THE VIDEOS FROM THE BUS STOP FOR SATURDAY, JULY 28TH AND THE 29TH.

WOULD YOU ALSO BE WILLING TO EITHER INSTALL ANOTHER BENCH AT THE BUS STOP OR PUTTING A PLAQUE AT THE BUS STOP? COMMEMORATING JOHNNY'S LIFE IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHNNY DURO, 1980 TO 2023.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

WE HAVE TWO OTHER PEOPLE LISTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

CAN I ASK IF JACOB EMERSON IS HERE OR ANTHONY WALKER? LOOKS LIKE NEITHER OF THOSE GENTLEMEN IS HERE.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD WHO HASN'T SIGNED UP? ALL RIGHT.

I'LL MAKE A NOTE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM AND WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS, UH, REMOTE AND TWO MEMBERS ABSENT.

UH, STRATTON AND ELLIS CAN'T BE WITH US TODAY.

CHAIR TAVION WILL BE A LATE ARRIVAL.

WE HAVE VELA AND ROSS REMOTE TODAY, AND THE REST OF US ARE HERE IN PERSON.

[IV. Advisory Committees Updates]

MS. ORTIZ IS HERE TO PRESENT THESE.

WE HAVE THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THANKS FOR BEING WITH US TODAY, MELISSA.

GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE CHAIR POOL PRESIDENT, CEO, DOTIE WATKINS, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS MELISSA ORTIZ, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR CAP METRO.

AND I'M HERE BECAUSE MS. FARRA IS THE STAFF LIAISON FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND IS OUT THIS WEEK.

AND I'M HERE TO PROVIDE THE SEPTEMBER'S COMMITTEE UPDATES FOR NOVEMBER ACCESS AND CSAC MET ON OCTOBER 1ST AND EIGHT, AND IT WAS THE, IT WAS AN IN-PERSON WORK PLAN MEETING LED BY PETER BRETTON, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM COORDINATOR.

COMMITTEE COMMITTEES MET WITH AN, WITH OLD AND NEW MEMBERS, PLUS MAPPED POTENTIAL DEPARTMENT UPDATES FOR THE

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RECEIVED TWO ADDITIONAL UPDATES AT THEIR MEETING, A SPARE UPDATE BY SARAH SANFORD, DIRECTOR OF ELIGIBILITY TRAINING AND CU CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT.

AND JULIE LAMPKIN, DIRECTOR OF DEMAND RESPONSE, PLUS AN UPDATE ON SPARE TECHNOLOGY AND THE NEW AMP CARD AND FAIR CAPPING PROGRAM P SAG WILL MEET IN DECEMBER AND HAVE A SIMILAR WORK PLAN DISCUSSION WHERE THE COMMITTEE WILL BREAK DOWN MAJOR TOPICS.

AND TOGETHER WE WILL SET THE TIMELINE FOR 2024 UPDATES AND REVIEW MEETINGS.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH MR. EASTON FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE REMAINING COMMITTEE VACANCIES AND LOOK FORWARD TO THEM JOINING OUR RECENT APPOINTED PSAC MEMBER.

THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATE FOR TODAY.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

LOOKS LIKE NO QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

AND THE ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING THOUGHT THAT WAS, THAT WAS BOTH TOGETHER.

62ND PIECE.

OKAY.

GREAT.

AND DO WE HAVE ONE OF THE CHAIRS ONLINE TO PRESENT OR NO? NO.

OKAY.

WE DO.

YES, WE DO.

IS THAT IT? YES.

I CAN'T SEE, BUT SORRY.

SORRY.

WE HAVE OUR CSEC CHAIR, I BELIEVE ONLINE PRESENT IN UPDATE.

IS HE ABLE TO SPEAK? CAN WE HAVE OUR CSAC? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE AND PRESIDENT WATKINS.

UM, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD BEYOND WHAT WAS COVERED.

UM, WE DID HAVE QUORUM IN OUR MEETING THIS NOVEMBER.

UM, HAD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS, BETSY GREENBERG AND DAVID FOSTER, UM, WHICH WE'LL CONTINUE TO PURSUE.

UM, OTHER THAN THAT, WE DISCUSSED OUR WORKING PLAN AS DISCUSSED FOR 2024.

UM, UPCOMING MEETING IN DECEMBER.

WE'LL HOLD OFFICER ELECTIONS FOR THE YEAR OF 2024.

THAT, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE.

LOOKS LIKE NO QUESTIONS.

AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND THE COMMITTEE'S WORK.

THANK YOU.

NEXT STEP

[V. Board Committee Updates]

DID NOT MEET THIS MONTH.

UM, CHAIR HARRIS, CAN I ASK YOU TO GIVE US BOTH A FINANCE AUDIT AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE REPORT AND A CAMPO UPDATE? THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR POOLE.

UH, THE FINANCE AUDIT ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MET ON NOVEMBER, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH AT 10:00 AM.

UH, IN ADDITION TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PRIOR MEETING'S MINUTES, WE APPROVED, UH, A RESOLUTION, UPDATING THE CHARTER STATEMENT FOR THE FINANCE AUDIT IN ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE, UH, AS WELL AS A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE INTERNAL AUDIT, UH, CHARTER.

UH, WE ALSO, UH, IN EXECUTIVE SECTION CONDUCTED A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF MR. TERRY FULMER, UH, WHO REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD AS THE VICE CHAIR OF INTERNAL AUDIT.

AND, UH, ALSO AFTER WE HAD CONCLUDED THAT BUSINESS, UH, WE RECEIVED PRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE, UH, VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLANS THAT COVER OUR EMPLOYEES, UH, HERE AT, UH, CAPITAL METRO.

UH, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR FINANCE.

FAA, UH, CAMPO DID NOT MEET, UH, THIS, THIS MONTH.

UH, SO THERE'S NO REPORT FOR THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, LET'S SEE.

CHAIR TAVIAN NORMALLY GIVES OUR AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP UPDATE AT THIS TIME, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE WAS NO ATP MEETING, OKAY, THIS MONTH.

SO I DO WANNA REMIND MY, UH, BOARD MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE SCHEDULED TO HOLD ANOTHER TRI-PARTY MEETING WITH THE CAP METRO BOARD, ATP BOARD, AND AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL.

IT IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1ST.

WE'LL

[VI. Consent Items]

WE'RE POSTED FOR ACTION ON THREE ITEMS FOR CONSENT TODAY.

BOARD MEMBERS, YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS WHO WANT TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND HAVE IT CONSIDERED AS A REGULAR ACTION ITEM? IF NOT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T WANT TO PULL ANY ITEMS OFF OF CONSENT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE POSTED CONSENT AGENDA.

AND THESE THREE ITEMS ARE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 11, PUBLIC HEARING AND THE OCTOBER 23 BOARD MEETING, APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION, UPDATING THE CHARTER STATEMENT FOR THE FAA COMMITTEE AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE INTERNAL AUDIT CHARTER.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBERS, UH, BENGAL.

AND IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BOARD MEMBER HARRIS SECONDS.

UM, AND ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO ADOPTING THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.

WE'LL NOW MOVE

[VII.1. Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee, to finalize and execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement in Lieu of Condemnation with the City of Austin, for the sale of 1.385 acre (60,349 square feet) of land out of the 20.554 acres of land owned by CapMetro, out of the J.C. Tannehill Survey 29, Abstract 22, located at the southwest corner of Loyola Lane and Johnny Morris Road, Austin, Travis County, Texas, in exchange for compensation to CapMetro in the amount of $1,499,673. ]

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MR. CARTWRIGHT IS HERE TO BRING THAT TO US TODAY.

KEN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, VICE CHAIR POOL BOARD MEMBERS, UH, PRESIDENT, CO WATKINS.

I'M KEN CARRA, VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES.

AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING THIS ITEM.

I WILL READ IT IN, IN ITS ENTIRETY.

IT IS APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT, CEO OR HER DESIGNEE TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT IN LIEU OF CONDEMNATION WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOR THE SALE OF 1.385 ACRES, OR 60,349 SQUARE FEET OF LAND OUT OF THE 20.554 ACRES OF LAND OWNED BY CAP METRO OUT OF THE JC TANNEHILL SURVEY, 29 ABSTRACT 22, LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOYOLA LANE AND JOHNNY MORRIS ROAD, AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, IN EXCHANGE FOR COMPENSATION TO CAP METRO IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,499,673.

AND I HAVE JUST A FEW SLIDES OR A COUPLE OF SLIDES TO SHARE WITH YOU TO PROVIDE YOU WITH BACKGROUND ON THIS PARTICULAR, UH, PROPOSED ACQUISITION.

SO, UM, CAP METRO, AS I MENTIONED, DOES OWN, UH, APPROXIMATELY 44 ACRES, UH, ALONG LOYOLA LANE.

AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH WITH THE, UH, YELLOW RECTANGLE THERE.

UM, IT'S, UH, TO THE SOUTH OF LOYOLA LANE, AND IT'S BISECTED BY JOHNNY MORRIS ROAD.

AND THIS, UH, PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED IN 2006, AND IT WAS CONSIDERED A, UH, AN ACQUISITION THAT WOULD SPAN, SPAN THE, UH, LAND BETWEEN THE MOAN CORRIDOR ON THE WEST AND THE GREEN LINE CORRIDOR ON THE EAST OF THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, WITH THE IDEA OF SOMEDAY THERE MAY BE A STATION, UH, IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION OR A TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, UH, AS PART OF THAT.

SO THAT WAS THE BACKGROUND FOR THAT ACQUISITION.

NOW, A WHILE BACK, WE WERE APPROACHED BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

UM, THEY HAVE A FAILING WASTEWATER INTERCEPTOR IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, AND THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR SITES IN THIS VICINITY FOR THAT PARTICULAR INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND, UH, WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO IDENTIFY THIS SITE AS THE ONLY VIABLE SITE IN THIS, UH, PARTICULAR AREA FOR THIS ODOR CONTROL FACILITY.

THEY DO PROPOSE TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON THIS FACILITY IN 2024.

AND AS I MENTIONED, THEY INITIATED THIS THROUGH THE CONDEMNATION PROCESS, BUT WE ARE ACTUALLY WANTING TO, UM, SETTLE, UH, THIS WITH THEM AND ACQUIRE, HAVE THEM ACQUIRE THIS PROPERTY, UM, UM, DIRECTLY FROM CAPTAIN METRO FROM, UH, JUST UNDER ONE POINT, UH, $5 MILLION.

IT IS A 1.385 ACRE TRACT, AND IT WOULD BE THE UPPER NORTHWEST CORNER OF THIS PARTICULAR SITE AS, UH, UH, DEPICTED IN GREEN HERE.

AND SO, UH, THE CITY PRESENTED THIS WITH A, UH, A, UH, AN APPRAISAL FOR THIS PARTICULAR, UH, PIECE OF PROPERTY.

WE REVIEWED IT AND WE DO, UH, AGREE WITH THE VALUATION FOR THIS.

AND SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO MOVE FORWARD, UH, WITH THIS ACQUISITION, UH, BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE REGARDING THIS.

THANKS, MR. CARTWRIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY ON THE SCREEN WITH ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, BOARD MEMBER HARRIS MOVES AND, UH, SECOND FROM BOARD MEMBER BENGAL.

UM, ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE SAY YES.

YES.

OKAY.

OR AYE? YES.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THE NEXT, NEXT ITEM,

[VII.2. Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee, to finalize and execute a contract with Perrone Robotics to provide an automated vehicle retrofit for vehicle automation in support of the CapMetro Yard Automation Research and Deployment Project for a twelve (12) month base period with an option to require continued performance for up to an additional twelve (12) months in a total amount not to exceed $420,000. ]

[VII.3. Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee, to finalize and execute a contract with Clever Devices to provide software architecture for vehicle automation in support of the CapMetro Yard Automation Research and Deployment Project for a twelve (12) month base period with an option to require continued performance for up to an additional twelve (12) months in a total amount not to exceed $300,000. ]

THIS ONE IS DAVID CARR, UM, AUTHORIZING, UH, THE FINALIZATION AND EXECUTION OF A CONTACT, A CONTRACT WITH PERONE ROBOTICS, MR. CARR AND MR. TANZER.

THAT'S RIGHT.

GOOD MORNING.

YEP.

AFTERNOON.

YEAH.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, VICE CHAIR POOL BOARD MEMBERS, PRESIDENT WATKINS.

I'M JONATHAN TANZER.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PR, UM, UH, THE DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT WITH CAPA METRO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

I'M JOINED BY DAVID CARR.

IF YOU WANNA INTRODUCE, I'M DAVID CARR, THE DIRECTOR OF ZERO MISSION VEHICLES PROGRAM HERE AT CAP METRO.

AND, UH, TODAY WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA, UH, WANNA PRESENT ON TWO OF THE NEXT ACTION ITEMS. SO THE, UH, FIRST ONE WAS WITH, UH, PRO PRONE ROBOTICS, UH, FOR THE AMOUNT OF 420,000, AND THAT'S TO PROVIDE, UM, AS PART OF THIS FDA GRANT, UM, VEHICLE AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT.

AND THEN THE SECOND ITEM, WHICH IS ACTION ITEM THREE.

UH, THIS IS WITH, UH, CLEVER DEVICES,

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AND SO, UH, DAVID'S GONNA GO OVER A BRIEF PRESENTATION ABOUT, UM, THIS GRANT.

AND, UH, THE LAST SLIDE, WE'LL GO OVER THE TWO ITEMS AND, AND WORK, UM, FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, ACTING CHAIR, POOL, UH, BOARD MEMBERS, AND PRESIDENT CO.

UM, NEXT SLIDE.

SORRY.

HERE.

OH, RIGHT HERE.

OH, THERE WE GO.

SO THIS IS A PART OF THE, THE FTA STRATEGIC TRANSIT AUTOMATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.

SO IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN A TRADITIONAL GRANT IN THAT IT'S A COOPERATIVE, UH, AGREEMENT WITH THE FTA TO DO RESEARCH.

UM, THE PROJECT, UH, INVOLVES TWO DEMONSTRATIONS OF VEHICLES THAT WILL BE AUTONOMOUS.

THE FIRST ONE WILL BE A SMALL VEHICLE, AND IT'LL OPERATE ON ITS OWN IN OUR NORTH BASE YARD.

THE SECOND ONE WILL BE A 40 FOOT TRANSIT BUS THAT WILL ALSO DO THE SAME THING.

IT WILL OPERATE, PULL INTO THE YARD.

THE DRIVER WILL GET OUT, IT WILL RUN THROUGH THE BUS WASH, IT WILL RUN THROUGH THE CHARGER, IT WILL PARK ITSELF, AND THEN IT WILL BE RECALLED TO THE DRIVER.

THIS AUTOMATION IS, UH, PART OF, UH, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND, UH, RESEARCH DEPLOYMENT.

AND, UH, IT ALSO INCLUDES, UH, LIKE A YARD MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MAPPING.

SO WE CAN MAP HOW THE VEHICLE WILL BE TRAVELING AND HOW IT WILL OPERATE.

UM, THIS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STUDY, UH, WE'RE LOOKING TO LOOK AT WHAT THE, THE, THE YARD TEAM DOES NOW AND LOOK AT WAYS OF DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLSET AND, UH, IF THEY'RE DISPLACED BY THIS TYPE OF AUTOMATION.

AND THEN THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT, THE SAFETY, THE DEPLOYMENT PLANS, ALL THE, UH, ASSOCIATED, UM, THINGS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS PROJECT.

YOU'LL SEE THE SCHEDULE, UH, ON, IN THE RIGHT HAND CORNER THERE.

AND IT IS FOR 12 MONTHS.

IT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.

THE BUDGET IS, UH, A FEDERAL SHARE IS ABOUT $950,000, AND THE LOCAL MATCH IS ONLY 2 37 3.

YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN HERE OF THOSE NUMBERS WITH, UM, THE CLEVER DEVICES IS AT 240,000, NO WAIT, 300,000 AND OWN ROBOTICS IS AT 420,000.

SO THESE TWO ITEMS ARE TOGETHER, UM, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL, UH, AND WE'LL DEMONSTRATE THE INITIAL VEHICLES.

UM, WE'LL DO, UM, WELL, I JUST SAID ALL THAT, SO, UH, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.

GREAT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CARR OR MR. TANZER? LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.

UM, HOW ABOUT ON THE SCREEN? UM, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE BOARD MEMBER BENGAL MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE.

AND IS THERE A SECOND BOARD MEMBER? HARRIS? UM, LET'S SEE.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND OR SAYING AYE.

AYE.

IT LOOKS LIKE UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

AND THAT IS FOR ITEMS TWO AND THREE, BOTH HAVE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

[VII.4. Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee, to finalize and execute a contract with Power Test, LLC for a vehicle maintenance transmission test stand in an amount not to exceed $385,313. ]

LLC.

WE HAVE ANDREW MURPHY HERE TODAY TO PRESENT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE CHAIR POOLE, UH, BOARD MEMBERS, PRESIDENT WATKINS.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

I'M ANDREW MURPHY, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FOR BUS PARATRANSIT AT CAPITAL METRO.

AND I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT A RESOLUTION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH POWER TEST FOR A MAINTENANCE TAR TRANSMISSION TEST STAND.

UM, FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE FISCAL YEAR 24 CAPITAL BUDGET.

AND THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE OF MAINTAINING A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR.

UM, THIS IS A LOVELY PICTURE OF WHAT ONE OF THESE DEVICES LOOKS LIKE.

THE LITTLE GREEN PART IN THE MIDDLE IS A BUS TRANSMISSION.

THAT'S THE PART THAT, THAT IT TESTS.

UM, IN THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, WE REBUILD THE TRANSMISSIONS EVERY 300,000 MILES.

A BEST PRACTICE WHEN DOING THAT IS TO RUN IT THROUGH ITS COURSES BEFORE YOU PUT IT BACK IN THE BUS AND PUT IT INTO SERVICE.

WITHOUT THAT TEST STAND, YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE BUS AND IT COULD BREAK DOWN ON THE STREET.

ADDITIONALLY, THAT CAN ACTUALLY RUIN THE TRANSMISSION RATHER THAN JUST TWEAKING WHATEVER PART NEEDED TO BE TWEAKED.

UM, CAPITAL METRO'S CURRENT TEST STAND IS OVER 30 YEARS OLD.

IT'S IN NEED OF REPAIR AND UPGRADE, AND IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY THE OEM, UM, UH, THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER.

UM, SO REPLACING THIS WITH A NEW TEST STAND ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN OUR EQUIPMENT IN A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR.

I'LL BE HAPPY, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OR HER DESIGNEE

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FOR A VEHICLE MAINTENANCE TRANSMISSION TEST STAND IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $385,313.

UH, MOTION FROM HOW ABOUT SOMEBODY FROM THE SCREEN? OKAY, , THERE WE GO.

BOARD MEMBER VELA MOVES.

AND BOARD MEMBER.

RUSS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SECOND? OKAY, GREAT.

UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE, UH, BY RAISING YOUR HAND OR SAYING, AYE.

AYE.

VERY GOOD.

THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

THAT ITEM HAS PASSED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE

[VII.5. Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee, to finalize and execute a contract with World Wide Technology, LLC for Cisco Smartnet network equipment and software support for one (1) year, in an amount not to exceed $285,298. ]

AND WE HAVE JONATHAN TANZER BACK, MR. TANZER? YEP.

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, VICE CHAIR, UH, POOL, UH, BOARD MEMBERS, PRESIDENT WATKINS.

I'M JONATHAN TANZER, DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT WITH, UH, CAT METRO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT, UH, AN ITEM, UM, THAT IS TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH WORLDWIDE TECHNOLOGY LLC FOR CISCO SMARTNET NETWORK EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR ONE YEAR, AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $285,298.

UH, THIS IS A, UH, CONTRACT TO CONTINUE OUR MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT FOR ALL OF OUR NETWORK EQUIPMENT WE USE ACROSS THE AGENCY AND ALL OF OUR FACILITIES AND ACROSS OUR SERVICE AREA.

AND SO, WORLDWIDE TECHNOLOGIES IS A, UH, RESELLER OF THE CISCO SMARTNET, UH, SERVICE.

AND SO WE'RE HERE TODAY JUST TO, UM, GET YOUR APPROVAL TO ISSUE A CONTRACT FOR A YEAR OF, UM, THE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE FIRM.

GREAT.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. TANZER ON THIS ITEM NUMBER FIVE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OR HER DESIGNEE TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT, UH, FOR WITH WORLDWIDE TECHNOLOGY LLC FOR CISCO SMARTNET NETWORK EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR A YEAR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $285,298.

UM, BOARD MEMBER HARRIS MAKES A MOTION AND BOARD MEMBER, UH, BENGAL, UH, IS THE SECOND.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE AND RAISING YOUR HAND.

AYE.

AYE.

OKAY.

THAT LOOKS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ITEM

[VII.6. Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee to finalize a contract for the purchase of Medical Stop Loss Insurance for claims above $200,000 from High Mark Insurance Group for one (1) year in an amount not to exceed $1,155,678. ]

AND THIS IS DONNA SIMMONS.

GOOD.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MS. SIMMONS.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

VICE CHAIR POOLE, BOARD MEMBERS, PRESIDENTS E WATKINS.

I'M DONNA SIMMONS, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION.

UM, THIS ITEM IS REQUESTING THE BOARD TO APPROVE, UM, THE PURCHASE OF MEDICAL STOP-LOSS INSURANCE FROM HIGHMARK INSURANCE GROUP AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,155,678.

THE PURPOSE OF THE STOP-LOSS INSURANCE IS TO COVER CLAIMS, UM, THAT WE MIGHT INCUR ON OUR MEDICAL INSURANCE.

CAP.

METRO IS SELF-INSURED FOR OUR MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN.

UM, THE STOP-LOSS COVERAGE, UM, PROTECTS CAPITAL METRO IN THE EVENT THAT THERE ARE CLAIMS EXCEEDING $200,000, UM, EITHER FROM OUR EMPLOYEES OR FAMILY MEMBERS ON CAP METRO'S INSURANCE PLANS.

UM, EACH YEAR WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT OUR HIGH CLAIMS EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN.

UH, WE DO THAT THROUGH, UM, OUR ACTUARY WHO IS WITH GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES, AND THEN THEY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO US AS TO WHAT OUR LEVEL OF STOP LOSS SHOULD BE.

UM, WE HAVE BEEN AT THE $200,000, UM, AMOUNT FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.

AND, UM, A RECOMMENDING STAYING AT THAT AMOUNT.

UM, GALLAGHER ALSO, UM, SEEKS QUOTES ON OUR BEHALF FOR THAT COVERAGE.

UM, IN 2023, THAT COVERAGE WAS PROVIDED THROUGH UNITEDHEALTHCARE.

UM, THEY DID PROPOSE, UM, AND PROVIDE US A QUOTE ON THIS, THE STOP LOSS FOR 2024, BUT WE ALSO, UM, GOT A QUOTE FROM HIGHMARK, UM, AND THEIR QUOTE IS APPROXIMATELY $224,000 LESS THAN UNITEDHEALTHCARE'S QUOTE, UM, FOR THE SAME COVERAGE.

SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING, UM, PURCHASING THAT INSURANCE THROUGH HIGHMARK FOR 2024.

GREAT.

ANY QUESTIONS? YES.

BOARD MEMBER HARRIS, JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION, DONNA, IS, IS THIS IN, IS THIS THE INDIVIDUAL STOP-LOSS OR THE, AND THEN I'M ASSUMING WE HAVE A CATASTROPHIC STOP-LOSS SOMEWHERE ON TOP OF THAT.

IT, IT IS THE INDIVIDUAL STOP-LOSS.

OKAY.

WE DO NOT HAVE A CATASTROPHIC STOP-LOSS BECAUSE WE DO, BECAUSE WE HAVE IN THE BOARD'S, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S IN THE BOARD'S, UM, BUDGET POLICY.

WE HAVE A RESERVE TO COVER, UM, THAT IS, THAT IS HELD, UM, IN THE BUDGET RESERVE IN THE EVENT THAT, UM, THAT IS NEEDED.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT AND CEO TO FINALIZE A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF MEDICAL STOP-LOSS INSURANCE FOR CLAIMS ABOVE $200,000 FROM HIGHMARK INSURANCE GROUP FOR ONE YEAR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,155,678.

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AND, UH, ANY, UH, QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY RAISING YOUR HAND SAYING, AYE.

AYE.

AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS.

WE HAVE ONE FINAL ACTION ITEM THAT WE'LL TAKE UP AFTER OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY.

UM, BUT BEFORE WE GO INTO THAT, WE

[VIII.1. President & CEO Monthly Update ]

DO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE WE ARE ALREADY NEAR THE END OF NOVEMBER, UM, BUT WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT STUFF, UM, LATE IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THROUGH THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER THAT WE ARE EXCITED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU TODAY.

UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, IN OUR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE EQUIPMENT FOR, UM, THE METRO BIKE PROGRAM, UM, WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR CITY OF AUSTIN PARTNERS WERE AWARDED AN $11.3 MILLION, UM, GRANT FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TASSA GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES SETASIDE PROGRAM.

UM, THAT WILL BE, THAT FUNDING WILL HELP US, UM, NEARLY TRIPLE THE COVERAGE OF OUR METRO BIKE PROGRAM OVER THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS.

UM, THE METRO BIKE PROGRAM, JUST AS A QUICK REFRESHER, IS A, IS IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CAPITAL METRO AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

ALL OF THE ASSETS ARE OWNED BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN, ALL THE BIKES IN THEIR DOCKING STATIONS.

UM, THIS, THE SYSTEM ITSELF IS OPERATED AND MAINTAINED, UM, BY CAPITAL METRO AND, AND IT IN THE BALANCE, UM, WE EACH COVER ABOUT HALF OF THE COSTS THAT AREN'T COVERED BY FARES AND ADVERTISING AND, AND ALL OF THAT.

UM, WE HAVE HAD REMARKABLE GROWTH IN OUR RIDERSHIP IN THE METRO BIKE PROGRAM AS IT STANDS TODAY.

UM, SO YOU'LL SEE ON THE SLIDE, IT, IT SHOWS THAT WE HAD IN 2019, 5,000 RIDERS ON THE SYSTEM IN 2020.

UM, ONE WE HAD, OR EXCUSE ME, YEAH, IN 2021 WE HAD 12,000 RIDER KIND OF IN THE PEAK OF THE COVID RIDERSHIP.

UM, IN 2023, WE HAD OVER 37,000 RIDER.

AND SO THE USE OF THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GROW, AND THAT IS WITHOUT THE EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES HERE.

THE OTHER THING THAT THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW US TO DO IS AS WE REPLACE THE AGING EXISTING, UM, FLEET AND EXPAND IT, WE WILL BE MOVING TO A TRANSITION TO A HUNDRED PERCENT ELECTRIC ASSIST BICYCLES.

UM, I ALWAYS TELL FOLKS, ONCE YOU'VE RIDDEN ON AN E-BIKE, YOU MAY NEVER WANNA RIDE ON A REGULAR PEOPLE POWERED BIKE AGAIN, UM, BECAUSE IT'S JUST SO MUCH NICER TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BATTERY TO HELP YOU UP THE HILL.

UM, SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, UM, THRILLED THAT OUR PARTNERS AT THE CITY OF AUSTIN HAVE BEEN, UM, SO ACTIVE IN THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM AS WELL.

UM, NEXT UP, WE, UM, HAD A NUMBER OF STAFF JOIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH HARVEST FOUNDATION EVENT, WHICH FEATURED A KEYNOTE SPEAKER BY MARTIN LUTHER KING, UM, THE THIRD, UM, ON COMMUNITY AND GENERATIONAL UPLIFTMENT.

ADDITIONALLY, WE HAD A GROUP OF TEAM MEMBERS THAT ATTENDED THE YOUTH HARVEST FOUNDATION ANNUAL GALA, CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF, UH, MANY NOTABLE, UM, LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH SPEECHES, PERFORMANCES, AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES.

SO WE WERE THRILLED TO PARTICIPATE, UM, IN THIS YEAR'S CHANGING THE STORY EVENT.

UM, NEXT UP WE HELD OUR 35TH ANNUAL BUS RODEO.

WE TURNED OUR NORTH OPS BUS YARD INTO A FUN-FILLED VENUE.

UM, THE DAY WAS FULL OF EXCITEMENT AS WE SHOWCASED OUR FRONTLINE STAFF, BOTH BUS OPERATORS AND MECHANICS, AND THEIR, UM, IMPRESSIVE SKILLS.

UM, EMPLOYEES, ATTENDEES NOT ONLY ENJOYED WATCHING, UH, THE IMPRESSIVE DEMONSTRATION OF SKILL, BUT ALSO, UM, HAD A BUNCH OF GREAT FOOD AND HALLOWEEN FUN FOR THE KIDS.

UM, WE HAD FACE PAINTING, WE HAD THE BOUNCE HOUSES, WE HAD ALL THE GREAT FUN.

UM, A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS WHO WILL, UM, REPRESENT US AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL IN THE SPRING.

UM, AND WHEN ALL OF THIS YEAR'S RODEO EVENTS ARE CONCLUDED, WE'LL BRING ALL OF THE TEAMS TO MEET TO, UM, FOR YOUR CONGRATULATIONS IN PERSON.

UM, BUT IT WAS VERY EXCITING TO JUST SEE SUCH A, A GREAT TURNOUT AND, AND IT DID NOT RAIN.

THE RAIN HELD OUT FOR US THAT DAY, ALTHOUGH IT WAS, IT DEFINITELY THREATENED.

UM, IN TERMS OF CONNECTING TO THE COMMUNITY, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PAST MONTH.

ON THE LEFT, THERE IS ACTUALLY ME, I WAS, UM, INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE METROPOLITAN BREAKFAST CLUBS WEEKLY MEETING.

UM, WE'RE ATTENDEES WERE VERY ENGAGED AND INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT WHAT CAP METRO IS UP TO, UM, THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC TRANSIT AND THE RAPIDLY GROWING CENTRAL TEXAS REGION, UM, AND ALL THAT THAT ENTAILS.

IT WAS GREAT CHATTING WITH THEM.

I THINK WE SPENT WAY

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AND ON THE RIGHT THERE YOU'LL SEE A PHOTO OF OUR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEER ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, UM, DAVID ACHE.

UM, DAVE JOINED A PANEL OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION LEADERS AT THIS MONTH'S WTS HEART OF TEXAS CHAPTER LUNCHEON TO TALK ABOUT THE CENTRAL TEXAS CONSTRUCTION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

UM, THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM THAT IS BEING ORGANIZED, UM, BY ALL OF THE TRANSPORTATION ENTITIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS TO REALLY HELP US BETTER COORDINATE, UM, COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SHARING, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE LARGE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION EXPECTED IN THE COMING DECADES.

SO, UM, DAVE HAS BEEN INTEGRAL IN HELPING US GET THAT, UM, PROGRAM SET UP AND WE WERE PLEASED TO HAVE HIM REPRESENT US AT THAT EVENT.

UM, CAPITAL METRO RECENTLY PARTNERED WITH MOSCO TOURA TO HELP WITH OUR, UM, ART ON THE BUS PROGRAM, UM, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN, UM, WHICH WE, WE DO, UH, MONTHLY AND, UM, ANNUAL CELEBRATIONS OF VARIOUS CULTURAL GROUPS.

UM, THE FIRST IN THE SERIES UNDER THIS PARTNERSHIP WAS A BUS WRAP CREATED BY LOCAL ARTISTS, REUBEN ESQUIVEL FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

UM, WE HAD A GREAT AND VERY SPECIAL UNVEILING HERE AT THIS FACILITY, UM, THAT INCLUDED TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCES FROM THE LOCAL NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

UM, THE, THE RAP SHOWCASES ESL'S NATIVE AMERICAN ROOTS, UM, AND WAS SPEC SPECIFICALLY CHOSEN TO BE EARTHY WITH BRIGHT SPLASHES OF COLOR TO REPRESENT BOTH THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S CONNECTION TO THE EARTH AND THE RICH VIBRANCY OF THEIR CULTURES.

UM, YOU'LL FIND THIS BUS OUT ON THE STREETS OF AUSTIN THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

IT IS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL BUS.

SPEAKING OF BEAUTIFUL BUSES, UM, EARLIER TODAY WE HEARD FROM DAVID CARR.

HE IS OUR, UH, DIRECTOR OF OUR ZERO ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE PROGRAMS. UM, AND WE WERE HONORED TO HAVE HIM FEATURED ON A US DOT PANEL, UM, EARLIER THIS MONTH OF THE US CANADA WORKSHOP ON TRANSITIONING TO ZERO EMISSION BUS OPERATIONS.

UM, DAVID'S AN EXPERT IN THIS HAVING, UM, DONE THIS WORK NOT JUST FOR CAP METRO, UM, BUT FOR RENO, NEVADA, WHERE WE STOLE HIM FROM, FROM ONCE WE STOLE HIM.

UM, AND WE WERE, UM, UH, VERY, WE WERE, WE WERE PROUD TO HAVE HIM REPRESENT US AS, UM, OVER 60 ATTENDEES FROM THE US CANADA, AND MEXICO LEARNED ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF TRANSITIONING TO ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES.

NEXT STEP, WE CELEBRATED VETERANS DAY THIS MONTH, UM, ON THE RIGHT.

WE FIRST HONORED OUR CAT METRO VETERANS AT OUR, UM, ANNUAL VETERANS DAY LUNCH CEREMONY.

UM, WE WERE, UM, PRIVILEGED TO HAVE RECEIVE INSIGHTS FROM VARIOUS TEAM MEMBERS LIKE OUR OM EURO FRIDAY, UM, WHO'S HERE WITH US TODAY, WHO IS ALSO A VETERAN.

UM, WE DO THIS EVENT ANNUALLY TO RECOGNIZE THE OVER 200 MEN AND WOMEN IN THE CAT METRO FAMILY, UM, WHO BEGAN THEIR CAREERS IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND CONTINUE THEM IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, WE HAD GOOD FOOD AND BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.

UM, AND THEN ON THE LEFT THERE YOU'LL SEE SOME PHOTOS FROM OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE VETERANS DAY PARADE.

UM, OUR, WE HAD CAT METRO TEAM MEMBERS, UM, AND FAMILY MEMBERS, UM, HANDING OUT, UM, VETERANS DAY COMMEMORATIVE, UM, COINS TO VETERANS AS WELL AS, UH, CUPS AND BRACELETS AND ALL SORTS OF OTHER GOODIES TO FOLKS WHO CAME OUT FOR THE PARADE.

UM, NEXT UP CONTINUING, UM, IN CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY.

ON THE LEFT THERE WE HAVE CARRIE BUTCHER, OUR DEPUTY CEO, WHO ADDRESSED THE ATX KIDS CLUB'S FIRST ANNUAL BREAKFAST.

UM, ATX KIDS CLUB IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION HERE IN AUSTIN WHOSE GOAL IS TO INSPIRE YOUTH TO FEARLESSLY EXPLORE FOSTER INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-CONFIDENCE THROUGH YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURES ON CATME SERVICES.

UM, THEY HOST A CAMP EVERY SUMMER WHERE KIDS GO ALL AROUND TOWN EXPLORING ALL THAT IS GREAT ABOUT, UM, THE COMMUNITY BY USING CATME SERVICES.

SO WE WERE, UM, HONORED TO BE PART OF THEIR FIRST ANNUAL BREAKFAST.

AND ON THE RIGHT, OUR PLANNING AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM, UH, ATTENDED THE REDLINE PARKWAY STATE OF THE PARKWAY EVENT TO STAY UPDATED ON THE PROGRESS OF THAT ORGANIZATION.

OUR EXECUTIVE, UM, VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF, UM, TRANSIT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER CHARMEL AND MUJI.

AND, UM, SEVERAL OF OUR PLANNERS WERE HONORED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REDLINE TRAIL STUDY, WHICH IS AN ONGOING EFFORT, UM, WHERE WE ARE IDENTIFYING ALL ALONG OUR RED LINE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAILS AND WHERE THERE ISN'T ROOM WITHIN OUR RIGHT OF WAY FOR A TRAIL, WORKING WITH LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND NEARBY, UM, COMMUNITY GROUPS TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE BEST, UM, PATH FOR A TRAIL MIGHT BE.

UM, OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST WEEK, UM, THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM ALONGSIDE SOME

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UM, THIS ANNUAL CAT METRO CON, UM, TRADITION IS A HEARTFELT GE GESTURE THAT UNDERSCORES OUR PROFOUND THANKS FOR OUR TEAMS. UM, WE CELEBRATE WITH GREAT FOOD, BUT EVEN MORE SO WITH GREAT FELLOWSHIP, UM, BEING ABLE TO GATHER THE TEAMS TOGETHER AND THANK THEM, UH, FOR WHERE THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

UM, AND AS YOU SEE IN THESE PHOTOS, LUNCHES SERVED BY OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM MEMBERS TO, UM, THE REST OF THE TEAM, I AM TRULY THANKFUL TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM.

UM, AND THIS THANKSGIVING, AS WITH EVERY THANKSGIVING, I AM MOST THANKFUL FOR MY CAT METRO FAMILY.

AND THEN LASTLY, UM, LAST WEEK, IN FACT, ON FRIDAY, OUR SENIOR EXECUTIVE TEAM VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME, UM, TO, UH, DO A SHIFT AT THE CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK.

UM, TOGETHER WE, UH, WERE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF OVER 6,000 NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR CENTRAL TEXANS FACING FOOD SECURITY.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE TEAM, UM, DOING GREAT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.

IF YOU HAVE NOT YET, UM, FOUND YOUR WAY TO VOLUNTEERING FOR THE CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

UM, AND AT CAP METRO, WE'RE COMMITTED TO MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THIS WAS JUST, UM, ONE SMALL WAY WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM.

AND THEN LASTLY, BEFORE I CONCLUDE, I WANT TO OFFER AND EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO OUR CITY OF AUSTIN PARTNERS, UM, ESPECIALLY THE THREE CITY COUNCIL BOARD MEMBERS, UM, ON THEIR VERY PROACTIVE EFFORTS TO AMEND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO BE MORE TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE.

UM, OUR COLLABORATIONS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER OF POOL VELA AND ELLAS HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE AS WE WORK CLOSELY TO CONVEY OUR FULL SUPPORT OF THESE CRUCIAL AMENDMENTS.

UM, I OFTEN TELL GROUPS THAT I SPEAK TO THAT TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND LAND USE POLICY ARE THE SAME, ARE ARE DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE EXACT SAME COIN.

AND, UM, WE COULD NOT MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS WITHOUT THE SUPPORT, UM, OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR YOU THAT SERVE ON OUR BOARD FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN THIS WAY, UM, AND HELPING US TO BE ABLE TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT IS TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

THAT'S SO GREAT.

THANK YOU, DOTTIE.

THE, THE WORK WE DO HERE KEPT METRO IS SO IMPORTANT.

THE WORK WE DO AT THE CITY IS, IS SO IMPORTANT AND IT IS A REAL PRIVILEGE, I THINK, FOR ALL OF US TO BE WORKING IN CONCERT WITH YOU AND THE FABULOUS TEAM AT CAP METRO.

I THINK I PROBABLY SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE BOARD WHEN I SAY THAT.

YEAH.

AND WHAT A GREAT MONTH.

YEAH, A LOT OF ACTIVITIES GOING ON.

THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT REPORT.

UM, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING FOR DOTTIE BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO EXECUTIVE SESSION? OKAY, GREAT.

WE WILL NOW

[IX. Executive Session ]

THE FIRST IS SECTION 5 51 0.072 FOR DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE FOR A FUTURE SOUTH DEMAND RESPONSE FACILITY.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, SECTION 5 51 0.071 FOR CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO PENDING LITIGATION REGARDING PROTERRA INC.

ETAL CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY CASE.

AND THE THIRD ITEM UNDER SECTION 5 51 0.074 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS REGARDING THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO.

AS NOTED, THE BOARD WILL HAVE ONE REMAINING AGENDA ITEM ON THE PRESIDENT AND CEO ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AFTER WE EMERGE FROM TODAY'S EXECUTIVE SESSION.

UM, I WILL RECESS US NOW AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND THE TIME IS NOW 1244.

WE'LL SEE YOU IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ALL RIGHT.

I THINK EVERYTHING IS GREEN.

SO, UM, LET'S SEE.

UH, FOR THE RECORD, I, UM, LET'S SEE.

I JOINED THE TEAM DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE LEFT EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ONE 50.

WE WILL CALL, UM, THE, UH, WE'LL CALL, UM, THE SESSION BACK, THE REGULAR SESSION BACK IN AT 1 52.

AND, UH, LET'S SEE.

WE WILL TAKE UP

[VII.7. Approval of a resolution awarding President & CEO Dottie Watkins adjustment to base pay equal to ___% of her annual salary and a one-time performance achievement bonus equal to ____% of base pay based on her Fiscal Year 2023 annual performance review. ]

AND I WILL, I WILL READ IT INTO THE RECORD AND I, AND WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AFTER.

LET'S SEE, DO YOU, OR IS THERE ANY PRESENTATION THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO MAKE? OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

NUMBER SEVEN READS APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION

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AND YOU, UH, EQUAL TO 6% OF HER ANNUAL SALARY AND A ONE TIME PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT BONUS EQUAL TO 10% OF HER BASE SALARY BASED ON HER FISCAL YEAR 2023 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW.

THAT IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

IT IS OFFICIALLY READ INTO THE RECORD.