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IT'S 5:00 PM ON MAY 24TH, 2022.AND I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I AM BOARD CHAIR FOR NUNDAH RES AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THIS MEETING, BUT BEFORE WE START, CAN WE HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS THAT HAVE ENDURED A TRAGIC EVENT IN THEIR CITY OF
UH, LET ME BEGIN BY DOING A ROLL CALL.
UH, VICE CHAIR BROWN HERE, SECRETARY MALONE HERE, TRUSTEE BUZZLE DOULA HERE.
TRUSTEE COMPANY, TRUSTEE COBO HERE.
AND THEN WE'LL GO ON TO TONY, UH, TRUSTEE GONZALEZ HERE, TRUSTEE BY THAT IS, I THINK HE SAID HE'D BE RUNNING ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATE A TRUSTEE TO WILL TRUST YOU WOLF.
[ATD 2. Announcements]
WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO, I DO NOT NEXT.[ATD 3. Citizens to be Heard]
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD AND WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO BE HEARD.MR. CHAIRMAN, WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN TO BE HURT UNDER ATD.
UH, WITH THAT, I'LL READ THE STATEMENT.
WE HAVE NOT COME TO THE CITIZENS AND SUPERIOR PORTION OF OUR PUBLIC MEETING.
THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN HEARING THE COMMENTS AND CONCERNS FROM OUR PATRONS AND CITIZENS AND THE SAN ANTONIO BEAR COUNTY AREA QUESTIONS THEY MADE ARISE DURING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING REGARDING PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, OR SERVICE ISSUES, MAYBE ADDRESS AT A LATER DATE BY THE PRESIDENT CEO AND OUR, HIS STAFF.
THIS PROCESS WILL ENSURE THAT IDEA IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE VIA BOARD TO DELIBERATE MATTERS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PROCESS ASSURES THAT YOU RECEIVED THE MOST ACCURATE RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME AND EFFORT TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS WITH US THIS EVENING.
MR. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE WELL, MCLEOD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
MY NAME IS WIL MCLEOD AND I'M HERE TODAY.
ADDRESS A COUPLE OF ISSUES AND CONCERNS.
UH, ONE IS TO REGARDING THE BUS STOPS ALONG THAT CADUCEUS THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED FROM MS. DIAZ, WELLS.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEX.
THE MOTEL, THE OAK VIEW MOTEL AND APARTMENTS WERE NOT NOTIFIED.
YOU DON'T NEED TO PUT THAT BUS STOP BACK.
THE REASON BEING IS THE SIDEWALKS AROUND THEY'RE INACCESSIBLE.
THERE ARE UTILITY POLES IN THE WAY THERE IS NOT COMPLETED SIDEWALK.
OF COURSE THE BUS STOP AT DANBURY IS GOING TO HAVE MORE RIDERSHIP BECAUSE IT'S A 5,000 UNIT COMPLEX KNOWN AS BELLA, CLAIRE, WHICH IS A SAHAB PROPERTY.
OF COURSE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE RIDERSHIP AT THAT LOCATION.
SO Y'ALL NEED TO PUT THAT ONE BACK, UM, AND TOLL THE CITY CAN FIX THERE AN ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES.
UH, THE OTHER CONCERN I HAVE WAS, UH, YOUR RESPONSE REGARDING THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT.
WHEN PEOPLE ASK, UH, HOW B IS FUNDED, IT SHOULD NOT HURT TO SAY THAT THE TAXPAYERS ON VIA BECAUSE THE TAXPAYERS DO FUND VIA.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE REASON WHY I ASKED CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, THAT IS A MIXTURE THAT THEY ARE ON POINT THAT WE'RE FUNDED BY THE TAXPAYERS, UH, NOT JUST VIA AND, UM, TO INFORMATION HOW B S COM FUNDED.
AND WE HAD TO GO THROUGH SUBMITTED OPEN RECORDS REQUEST.
IF YOU GOT TO WAIT WEEKS FOR INFORMATION OR YOU DIDN'T TYPE THE OPEN RECORDS REQUEST IN PRECISE LANGUAGE.
LAST TIME I CHECKED THE OPEN MEANINGS, UM, THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT DOES NOT REQUIRE, UM, THE WORDING TO BE PRECISE.
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IT REQUIRES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO RELEASE DOCUMENTS PROPERLY THAT ARE PRESUMED TO BE PUBLIC.THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH HOOPS.
AND THEN I'M GOING TO FURTHER TOUCH BASE ON THE VIA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MEETING THE REGULAR VIA BOARD MEETING ABOUT THE SERVICE PLANNING AND WHAT A DISASTER IT IS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN AND A COUPLE OF OTHER ISSUES.
I WANT TO TOUCH BASE ON LIKE A DRIVER USING PROFANITY, NOT ONCE, NOT TWICE, BUT THREE TIMES WHEN ASKING HIM TO LOWER THE BUS OR PULL THE BUS CLOSER TO YOUR STOPS SO WE CAN GET OFF WITHOUT STUBBING OUR TOES.
AND, UH, I'LL GO, UH, YIELD, UH, MY TIME BACK TO YOU UNTIL THE VIA BOARD MEETING.
THERE ARE NO MORE MEMBERS, UH, CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR THIS PART OF THE AGENDA.
UH PAREZ SO YOU WALKED IN, UH, THE NEXT IS
[ATD 4. Consent Agenda Items for Approval:]
OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM ON.ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR.
DO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THE SAID AGENDA ITEM IS APPROVED.
WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF THIS MEETING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? NAY MOTION CARRIES.
[1. Call to Order]
I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE MAY 24TH, 2022, A MEETING OF THE VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.[2. Announcements]
DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? YES, SIR.UH, WE ALWAYS OPEN OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS EACH MONTH.
W RECOGNIZING THE STAR OF THE QUARTERS.
THIS STAR QUARTER IS OUT OF MAINTENANCE THIS MONTH.
OUR STAR AWARD RECIPIENT IS PASTURE AMENITIES, REPAIRMAN CODY MARKOSKI CODY, ARE YOU HERE? THERE? STAND UP SO WE CAN ALL RECOGNIZE YOU.
SO CODY HAS BEEN CODY HAS BEEN WITH VIA FOR SEVEN YEARS AND HAS BEEN A KEY CONTRIBUTOR TO FORMULATING SOLUTIONS TO HELP WITH HIS DEPARTMENT'S CHALLENGES.
RECENTLY, HE RECOGNIZED AN ISSUE VIA WAS EXPERIENCED WITH SOLAR POWER LIGHTING, AND ONE OF OUR SHELTERS, HE IDENTIFIED A SMALL COMPONENT THAT COULD BE ADDED TO THE SYSTEM TO HELP PROLONG BATTERY LIFE.
NOW, LEGEND SKILLS, SUCH AS THIS ALLOWS US ALL TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE EVERYDAY TASKS EASIER TO HANDLE.
WE KNOW THAT IT MAKES IT BETTER FOR THE CUSTOMERS, AND WE KNOW IT MAKES IT BETTER ULTIMATELY FOR, FOR VIAS POCKET BOOK.
AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO VIA, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO A PICTURE DOWN FRONT HERE.
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ALL RIGHT.SO NOW I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE A FEW NEW MEMBERS TO THE VIA TEAM.
AND FIRST OF ALL, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT ASHLEY PHILLIPS HAS JOINED US AS OUR EMPLOYEE RELATIONS OFFICER.
SHE BRINGS TO VIA HER EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE ROOTED IN HUMAN RESOURCES AS AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE RESOURCES AT PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY WITH A SOLID BACKGROUND IN EMPLOYEE RELATIONS.
AS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN THIS FIELD, SHE'S SKILLED IN MANAGING THE DETAILED ACTIVITIES OF THE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS PROCESS THROUGH HER EXPERTISE IN THE INTAKE PHASE, CONDUCTING COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATIONS, ASSIGNING ACTION PLANS, ADVISING ON DISCIPLINE AND FINALIZING THE PROCESS WITH A THOROUGH AND CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING.
AND AS I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE, WE HAVE 2,200 EMPLOYEES.
AND SO ASHLEY ALREADY HAS HER PLATE FULL I'M.
I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT PROJECT MANAGER OF URBAN DESIGN CHRISTINE VIGNETTE AIA WAS SELECTED TO SERVE AS A CO-CHAIR FOR THE TRANSIT ORIENTED COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE, A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, ASSOCIATIONS PLANNING POLICY AND PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
ALL OF THAT, THE FOCUS OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MEMBERS ON THE ALIGNMENT OF FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION WITH LAND USE HOUSING AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY THAT CHRISTINE IS CO-CHAIRING OF THIS GROUP BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT OPPORTUNITY IN THE NEAR TERM.
I BELIEVE TO, TO BE INVOLVED MUCH MORE HEAVILY IN TRANSIT ORIENTED COMMUNITIES.
WE'RE ALSO PROUD THAT OUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AND PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER DR.
LORRAINE POLITO WAS RECENTLY ELECTED SECRETARY OF THE ALAMO COLLEGES DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THIS HONOR FOR HER COMES LESS THAN TWO YEARS AFTER SHE WAS ELECTED BY HER CONSTITUENTS TO REPRESENT DISTRICT FOUR ON THE ALAMO COLLEGES BORN IN 2020.
WE KNOW SHE'LL CONTINUE TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY WELL IN THIS PUBLIC SERVICE.
LORRAINE POLITO VIA JOINED COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE AND RECOGNIZING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK OBSERVED THE WEEK OF MAY 15TH THROUGH 21ST WITH APPRECIATION EVENTS FOR OUR TEAM OF VIA TRANSIT POLICE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING BREAKFAST WITH THE SENIOR TEAM, EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND BOARD MEMBERS ON MAY 18TH.
IT WAS A CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW OUR OFFICERS AND POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFF A LITTLE BETTER AND SAY IN PERSON HOW MUCH THEY ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED NOT ONLY DURING POLICE WEEK, OBVIOUSLY, BUT EVERY SINGLE DAY, WE ALSO LAUNCHED PHASE ONE OF AN INFORMATION AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ACROSS OUR SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORMS DESIGNED TO FOSTER A BETTER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF TRANSIT POLICE'S ROLE IN KEEPING SAN ANTONIO MOVING SAFELY AND IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH CUSTOMERS AND THE COMMUNITY.
OUR GOAL IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE VIA TRANSIT POLICE, WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY HELP MAINTAIN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY THROUGHOUT VIAS 1200 SQUARE AND PLUS SQUARE MILE SERVICE AREA THAT COVERS SAN ANTONIO, 13 MEMBER CITIES AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF BEAR COUNTY.
THE SECOND LARGEST TRANSIT SURVEY'S SERVICE AREA IN TEXAS.
IN FACT, IN HOME TO OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE.
PART OF THAT CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN WAS ALSO A QUESTION TO ANSWER VIDEO THAT WILL BE SHARED ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS, AS WE HAVE SEEN EMPHASIZED IN THE PAST WEEKS AND MONTHS, SHARING ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION IS AS IMPORTANT AS DISPELLING MISINFORMATION.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING TO DO BOTH AS WE FOCUS ON BUILDING AND MAINTAINING TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE, PLEASE JOIN ME NOW IN COLLECTIVELY SAYING THANK YOU TO OUR VIA TRANSIT POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS AND SUPPORT STAFF AND FINALLY, I'VE JUST SHARED WITH YOU THAT, UH, TODAY WE SPENT THE DAY WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION.
MOST OF THEM CAME HERE FROM THE WASHINGTON DC HEADQUARTERS OFFICE AND, UM, A COUPLE FROM FORT WORTH THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE THEM A TOUR OF THE NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR, WHICH MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN AND THE EAST WEST CORRIDOR, WHICH WAS
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FIRST TIME I EVEN TOWARD THE EAST WEST CORRIDOR WITH THE DRAWINGS.UM, AND THEN WE ALSO BRIEF THEM ON THE, UH, THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY THAT, AND TOLD THEM WHY WE NEEDED.
AND THEN WE SHOWED THEM BECAUSE WE DID A TOUR OF THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
I WILL SAY THAT, UH, THE RESPONSE TO THE EAST WEST CORRIDOR WAS PARTICULARLY STRONG AMONG THE FDA STAFF.
AND THEY WERE THERE WILLING TO HELP US FIND WAYS IN WHICH WE COULD INCREASE THE FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN THAT PROJECT.
SO I, AS I SAID, I THINK BEFORE IT'S, IT'S REALLY DELIGHTFUL THAT, THAT THE FDA IS WORKING IN SUCH A STRONG PARTNERSHIP AND REALLY TRYING TO HELP US GET WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GO, BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THIS WINDOW OR A DOOR IS OPEN NOW, BUT THAT DOOR CAN CLOSE FAIRLY QUICKLY AND FAIRLY SECURELY IN THE NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE.
SO WE'RE ALL 100% BEHIND THAT.
AND WE HAD CAROLYN FLOWERS HERE, WHO IS THE CONSULTANT FROM INFRA STRATEGIES AS WELL.
SO IT WAS A VERY WORTHWHILE DAY.
WE WERE JOINED FOR BREAKFAST BY OUR OFFICER'S BOARD OFFICERS, AND WE WERE JOINED FOR A BRIEF, UH, THANK YOU, RECEPTION.
THANKS FOLKS FOR VISITING BY OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, RIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING, WE HAD INTENDED TO HAVE THEM ATTEND THE MEETING, BUT THEY HAD EXTREMELY LATE NIGHT, LAST NIGHT COMING IN FROM FORT WORTH.
AND TOMORROW MORNING AT EIGHT O'CLOCK, THEY HAVE TO BE AT CAPITAL METRO MUCH TO THEIR CHAGRIN.
SO IN ANY CASE, YOU KNOW, THEY, I DON'T KNOW, AFTER YOU VISIT SAN ANTONIO, IT'S KINDA TOUGH THESE OTHER CITIES, BUT THEY WANTED TO GET ON THEIR WAY A LITTLE EARLIER.
AND, UH, BUT I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT, UH, THE TEAM THAT PUT THE DAY TOGETHER AND I WON'T NAME THE RIGHT PEOPLE COMPLETELY, BUT I KNOW THAT WE HAD MUCH OF JOHN, GARY STAFF AND MUCH OF CAMMIE STAFF, UH, WORKING ON PUTTING THE DATA TOGETHER AND DID AN EXEMPLARY JOB.
UH, AND IN ADDITION TO APPRECIATING THE EAST WEST CORRIDOR, THEY APPRECIATE THE BREAKFAST TACOS, WHICH WE TOLD THEM WE, THEY HAD THE FINEST IN THE STATE.
SO IT'S A REALLY EXCITING DAY AND TIME WELL SPENT.
AND MR. CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.
IF THEY'RE GOING TO AWESOME, THAT GETS THEY'RE LEAVING TONIGHT.
CAUSE THE PREPPING IS PRETTY BAD.
AND I KNOW, I KNOW THIS IS WHAT I TOLD THEM.
I SAID, YOU'D BE BETTER TO STAY LATER.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE CODY, THANK YOU FOR THE REAL ARTWORK THAT YOU DO AND COMING UP WITH IDEAS.
IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE PEOPLE LIKE THAT, WORKING WITH YOU.
UH, AND I WANNA WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW MEMBERS THAT HAVE JOINED VIA, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING PART OF YOU AND HELPING US A SPECIAL GRANT.
UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO LORRAINE POLIO AND TO HER, I COULD SAY GO INDIANS.
WE BOTH GRADUATED FROM HARLANDALE HIGH SCHOOL, SO THANK YOU.
UH, AND OF COURSE I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT OUR TRANSIT POLICE THAT WERE VERY CORDIAL TO US.
THEY GAVE US, UH, A GOOD TOUR, UH, WHAT THEY DO AND SHOWED US THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO PUT UP WITH AND STUFF.
UM, SO I, IT'S A TOUGH JOB AND I APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO.
SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR JUST HAVING US THERE.
[3. Swearing in of VIA Metropolitan Transit Trustee Paul Basaldua]
NEXT ITEM IS THE, UH, SWEARING IN OF OUR VIA METROPOLITAN TRUST, TRUST, UH, TRANSIT TRUSTEE, ALL BUZZER DOULA, MR. ARTHUR, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS? WE'D BE DELIGHTED TO DO THAT.JUDGE CARLOS CASADA WAS ELECTED TO THE 289TH JUVENILE DISTRICT COURT OF BEAR COUNTY IN NOVEMBER OF 2018.
IN THIS CAPACITY, HE HOLDS THE TASK TO PRESIDE OVER THIS GENERAL JURISDICTION COURT WITH A PREFERENCE FOR JUVENILE MATTERS.
IN ADDITION TO TWO SPECIALTY COURTS, MEN IN NEED OF DIRECTION COURT AND JUVENILE DRUG COURTS.
NOW, THE JUDGE IS A PROUD GRADUATE OF HARLANDALE HIGH SCHOOL GO INDIA.
I'VE BEEN, WELL-TRAINED GO INDIANS AND A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF THE SAN ANTONIO SOUTH SIDE.
SO IT WAS WITH GREAT HONOR AND PRIDE THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF THE HARLANDALE ISD SCHOOL BOARD.
SO WE THANK YOU FOR THAT SERVICE THAT WE KNOW THAT'S A TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT AND SOMETIMES CHALLENGING SERVICE JUDGE CASSATA CASSATA I'M SORRY.
UH, RECEIVED HIS ASSOCIATES DEGREE FROM PALO ALTO COLLEGE IN 2002, HE CONTINUED HIS UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AT ST MARY'S AND RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR'S OF ART IN POLITICAL SCIENCE WITH A MINOR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
IN 2004, HE LATER ATTENDED THURGOOD MARSHALL SCHOOL OF ART, THE LAW, NOT LAW.
THEY'RE GOOD AT MARSHALL SCHOOL OF LAW.
I'LL CLARIFY THAT AND RECEIVED HIS JURIS DOCTOR DEGREE IN 2008, HE BEGAN HIS LEGAL CAREER BY SERVING AS AN ASSISTANT JURY ROOM BAILIFF IN BEAR COUNTY.
AFTER LAW SCHOOL, HE SERVED THE WEBB COUNTY COMMUNITY AS A FELONY STATE PROSECUTOR AND FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE TO BE FAIRLY DISPENSED LATER.
HE RETURNED TO HIS ROOTS, THE COUNTY NEAR AND DEAR TO HIS HEART.
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THIS TIME HE RETURNED AS A DEDICATED ATTORNEY TO SERVE HIS VERY OWN BEAR COUNTY COMMUNITY.PAUL, I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU FOR BEING ON OUR, ON OUR BOARD.
UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOT A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS AND, AND UH, JUST LIKE THE REST OF MY BOARD MEMBERS ARE, THEY'RE FANTASTIC PEOPLE THAT YOU WORK WITH, AND YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT EVERYBODY HAS THEIR HEART IN TRANSIT.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET YOUR HEART IN TRANSIT AND YOU'LL BE GOING AND DOING ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
WELL, I JUST WANTED TO TELL, UH, THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN FOR SAYING THAT EVERYBODY HAS BEEN GREAT SO FAR, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY HERE, UH, STARTING NOW.
UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS, UH, CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD WITH ONE SENTENCE AND TO BE HEARD? OKAY.
UH, BECAUSE OF THAT, I'LL READ THE STATEMENT.
[4. Citizens to be Heard]
WE, SORRY.WE NOW COME TO THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD PORTION OF THIS PUBLIC MEETING.
THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN HEARING THE COMMENTS AND CONCERNS FROM OUR PATRONS AND CITIZENS IN SAN ANTONIO BEAR COUNTY AREA QUESTIONS THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE PORTION OF THIS MEETING REGARDING PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, OR SERVICE ISSUES MAY BE ADDRESSED AT A LATER DATE BY THE PRESIDENT CEO AND OUR, HIS STAFF.
THE PROCESS WILL ASSURE THEY'D BE AS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE VIA BOARD TO DELIBERATE MATTERS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROCESS ASSURES THAT YOU RECEIVED THE MOST ACCURATE RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTION OR CONCERNS.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME AND EFFORT TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS WITH US THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE MCCLOUD, ALL RIGHT, FEELING THAT WE NOTICED A PATTERN NOW, UM, THAT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS FLAG UNITED STATES FLAG IT'S BEEN SKIPPED.
I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE LIVING IN AUSTIN AND THE CITY ARTS AND CITY HALL.
SO WHEN DID THAT CHANGE? I THINK WE NEED TO GO BACK HONORING OUR FLAG AS PART OF A GOOD PATRIOTISM IN THIS COUNTRY.
ALSO, I WANT TO ADD CONTINUING, THIS HAPPENED THURSDAY, MAY 19TH.
WHEN I WAS BOARDING THE 5 34 WORST BOT NORTH HEADING TOWARDS NORTH STAR.
THERE'S A BLACK FEMALE PASSENGER BUMMING AROUND INGRAM, PICKED UP BY MR. BUS OPERATOR WHO WAS LOOKING FOR FIVE O'CLOCK AND PAYDAY WAS LOUD AND CURSING, PROFANITIES UP THE STORM, NOT ONE CITY CALLED IN LIKE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO.
I ENDED UP HAVING TO CALL IT IN.
AND THEN EARLIER THAT DAY, THE 64 NORTHWEST VISTA AROUND FOUR 8:00 PM.
EARLIER THAT DAY, I ASKED HIM TO LOWER THE BUS AND HE UTTERED THE F WORD, NOT ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES.
I'M WONDERING IF BUS OPERATORS HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE CODE OF CONDUCT OR IS IT RULES FOR THE, BUT NOT FOR ME.
AND YOUR SERVICE CHANGES, THEY SUCK MISS D S WELLS.
HOW MANY BUSES HAVE YOU BEEN ON LATELY? CERTAINLY NOT TO GET TO THIS BOARD MEETING.
IT TAKES ME FOUR BUSES INSTEAD OF TWO.
WHY? BECAUSE WHEN YOU TAKE THE 64 TO BE ABLE TO HOP ON THE SIX 18 WITH THE NEW SCHEDULE, YOU MISSED THE INGRAM BY FIVE MINUTES, SIX, 18 INGRAM.
ASSUMING THAT 64 IS SOMEWHAT ON TIME.
SO YOU MUST TAKE THE SIX TO 18 WESTLAKES, WHICH IS A 20 MINUTE ADDITIONAL RATE.
WAIT, WALK FROM HALL AND MARBACH TO FOUR 10 LATIGO DEAL WITH, UH, THE CAMI FORNEY LOVES SMELLS OF BUMS,
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AND IT'S JUST A MERE DEFINITION OF ETHIC FAIL BECAUSE YOU GOT TO HOP ON THE 5 52 FROM THERE, AND THEN HOP ON THE 5 34 ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 30 MINUTES WEIGHTS BETWEEN TRANSFERS.THE SIX 18 SHOULD GO BACK TO PROVIDING THE SCHEDULING, WHICH IT DEPARTED PREVIOUSLY AT 35.
AFTER AT THE TRANSIT CENTER, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, MAKES ME THINK THAT VIA WANTS LOW RIDERSHIP SHIPS THAT CAN RECEIVE KICKBACKS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, LESS RIDERSHIP EQUALS MORE FEDERAL SUBSIDIES, PROVE ME WRONG, PLEASE.
IT'S NOT SO EASY WHEN YOU TAKE THE BUS.
SO PLEASE TAKE OUT ADVERTISEMENTS DOWN THAT SUGGEST THAT AS THEY ARE FALSE AND MISLEADING.
IF I HAVE ANY TIME LEFT, THE ACTORS YOU HAVE IN YOUR COMMERCIALS, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO PAY US SOME ADVERTISING FROM, FROM OUT OF STATE AND PAY PEOPLE WHO DON'T USE VIA SERVICES INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, FILMING REGULAR TRANSIT RIDERS, YOU USE THE SYSTEM, IS IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A FAVORABLE VIEW OF VIA, AND THEY KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO TAKE THE BUS.
I REALLY WANT DETAILS, NOT A BOILER PLATE LETTERS FORM SENT TO ME REGARDING THIS.
AND, UH, AND YOU KNOW, I'M A REPUBLICAN I'M FOR CLEAN AIR AND CLEAN WATER.
I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE FOR YOU GUYS AND YOU'LL BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
THERE ARE NO MORE CENTRISTS TO BE HURT.
[5. Consent Agenda]
ITEM FIVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS AN ACTION ITEM.ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS MR. CHAIR I'LL MOVE, BUT BEFORE I MOVE, CAN I TAKE A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE? I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, AND SHE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE UPSET, BUT WE HAVE A TRUSTEE TONIGHT.
WHO'S CELEBRATING THEIR BIRTHDAY, TRUSTEE, KEVIN, NIA CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY.
SO I JUST WANTED US TO WISH HER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THAT.
AND WITH THAT, UM, MR. CHAIR, YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT IS FROM ME.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? NAY, THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM IS APPROVED.
[6. Hyas Group Report]
A, UH, THIS, IT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, A HAAS GROUP REPORT, MR. PEOPLES GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD, UM, ARCS PEOPLES, UH, HUMAN RESOURCES.I'M JOINED BY VINCENT GALENDO WITH THE HIGHEST GROUP AND HE WILL BE GOING OVER OUR QUARTERLY REPORT FOR 401K AND ALSO OUR 4 57 PLAN.
ALL RIGHT, WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS A WAY OF BACKGROUND, ACTUALLY LET ME GO BACK.
UM, MY NAME IS VINCENT GALENDO.
THE COMPANY I WORKED FOR IS THE HIGHEST GROUP WE'RE RETIREMENT CONSULTING FIRM.
AND SO JUST AS A WAY OF BACKGROUND, I THINK TWO THINGS, ONE IN TERMS OF VIA EMPLOYEES OR PARTICIPANTS, THERE ARE TWO BUCKETS OF RETIREMENT FOR THE PARTICIPANTS.
THERE'S ONE, THE PENSION, THAT'S WHAT WE CALL A DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN.
THE OTHER SILO IS WHAT WE CALL A PARTICIPANT DIRECTED PLAN.
AND THOSE ARE THE TWO THAT I'M GOING TO A REPORT ON.
IT'S THE 4 0 1, WHICH IS THE MANDATORY PENSION REPLACEMENT, IF YOU WILL.
AND THEN THE OPTIONAL OR SUPPLEMENTAL VOLUNTARY, 4 57.
UM, AND SO THE COMPANY I WORKED FOR IS HIGHEST GROUP.
IN ADDITION TO NATIONWIDE, WHICH RECORD KEEPS ARE ADMINISTERED AS THESE TWO PLANS.
WE'RE AN OUTSIDE VENDOR BUSINESS PARTNER, BUT THE ONE IMPORTANT DISTINCTION THAT I WANT TO MAKE A GOOD REFRESHER FOR THE EXISTING TRUSTEES AND FOR THE NEWER ONES THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IN AWHILE, UM, WE ADOPTED FIDUCIARY STATUS AND SIMILAR TO THE SWEARING IN THAT WE SAW EARLIER WITH TRUSTEE PAUL, WE ADOPT FIDUCIARY STATUS AND WE'RE LEGALLY BOUND TO REPRESENT WEIRDLY ENOUGH, NOT VIA, BUT THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM.
AND SO EVERY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE MAKE, EVERY DECISION THAT WE MAKE INTERNALLY HAS TO BENEFIT ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE.
AND IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM, BUT IT'S THE PEOPLE PROBABLY BEHIND US AND WORKING RIGHT NOW.
UM, THE, THE PEOPLE WITH THE DOLLAR MORE ON THE PLANS.
AND SO IT'S A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT DISTINCTION THAT WHEN WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY.
SO AS I GO THROUGH THIS, IT IS A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT IN THE ECONOMY AND THE MARKETPLACE.
UM, THIS WAS PROBABLY THE MOST CHALLENGING, UH, PERIOD IN MY 20 CAREER.
UM, GENERALLY WHENEVER WE SEE A CORRECTION AND WE SEEN CORRECTIONS IN THE MARKETS BEFORE, THERE'S ONE MAJOR ASSET CLASS, THAT'S DOING A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND A ANOTHER ONE THAT'S MAYBE NOT DOING AS WELL RIGHT NOW IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, MOST OF THE MAJOR ASSET CLASSES ARE NOT DOING WELL, AND IT'S A CONFLUENCE OF EVENTS.
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THEM HAS TO DO WITH THE CHART ON THE UPPER LEFT.WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANTLY OVERHEATED ECONOMY SINCE THE DEPTHS OF THE PANDEMIC, THANKS TO HISTORICALLY LOW INTEREST RATES.
ALSO A TREMENDOUS, UH, BACKSTOPPED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
ALSO A LOT OF AMERICAN COMPANIES, AGENCIES, AND HOUSEHOLDS, LOOKING BACK TO NORMALCY, TRYING TO KICKSTART THE ECONOMY.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
THE ISSUE IN AS A BY-PRODUCT OF THE OVERHEATED ECONOMY IS THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, WHICH IS ONE INFLATIONARY GAUGE IN THE BOTTOM, RIGHT? THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX IS A MEASURE OF A GOODS AND SERVICES.
AND THE AMOUNT OF CHANGE THE, THE HISTORICAL TARGET HAS BEEN AN INFLATIONARY NUMBER OF 2%.
SO ANYBODY WHO HAS BOUGHT GROCERIES, PAID RENT, FILLED UP THEIR GAS TANK, UM, HAS SEEN PRICES INCREASED DRAMATICALLY.
AND THE REASON I BRING THIS UP, NOT TO PUT A DAMPER ON THE MOOD, BUT RATHER EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON ECONOMICALLY WHEN PRESENTED WITH AN OVERHEATED ECONOMY, ESPECIALLY IN THE FORM OF AN INFLATIONARY NUMBER, THE US CENTRAL BANK, OR THE FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN, JEROME POWELL HAS A MANDATE TO TRY AND PUT A LID ON INFLATION.
AND THE ONE, THE WAY THAT THEY DO THAT IS BY RAISING INTEREST RATES AND BOND MASS STATES AS RATES GO UP, THE VALUE OF EXISTING BONDS GO DOWN.
AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WAS, WHAT WE'RE SEEING.
AND BACK TO MY POINT ABOUT MOST MAJOR ASSET CLASSES ARE, UH, SEEN A LOT OF RED YEAR TO DATE.
SO THIS IS THE BOND MARKET PAGE OF OUR REPORT IN THE UPPER LEFT SECOND LINE DOWN THE BLOOMBERG US AGGREGATE THE INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS, CALL THAT THE AG IT'S A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF OUR BOND MARKET, HISTORICALLY AVERAGES THREE, MAYBE THREE AND A HALF PERCENT A YEAR, VERY STODGY, VERY CONSERVATIVE, BUT TRUCKS ALONG AT A POSITIVE CLIP.
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT YEAR TO DATE NUMBER FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTH PERIOD OFF ALMOST 6% YEAR TO DATE OSS OFF NINE AND A HALF PERCENT.
SO ALMOST DOUBLE DIGIT WEAKNESS IN THE BROAD BOND MARKET.
THAT TREND HAS CERTAINLY CONTINUED ON THE U S STOCK MARKET, THE S AND P 500, THE FIRST LINE ON THE UPPER, RIGHT, IF YOU RECALL WAS UP ALMOST 30% LAST YEAR, DEFINITELY A RECKONING IN THE STOCK MARKET.
YOU CAN SEE THE S AND P 500 OFF ALMOST 5% OFF, ALMOST 20%, UH, THIS WEEK.
UH, I WANT TO SAY THE BEAR MARKET, BUT IT HASN'T CLOSED BELOW 20%, BUT WE'RE GETTING PRETTY, PRETTY CLOSE AGAIN.
GIVEN WHAT WE'RE SEEING GEOPOLITICALLY, NOT ONLY, UH, OUTSIDE CHINA WITH ZERO COVID POLICIES, SHUTTING DOWN SHANGHAI AND MAJOR CITIES, BUT CERTAINLY THE INVASION AND UKRAINE ISN'T HELPING DISRUPTING FOOD AND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS.
I THINK THE BAD NEWS IS HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN JUST YEAR TO DATE.
AS OF TODAY, SPEAKING OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, THE NEXT PAGE, PAGE FOUR, THERE ARE 45 ISH COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE U S WITH AN INVESTIBLE STOCK MARKET.
THAT'S REPRESENTED BY THE FIRST LINE ON THE UPPER LEFT.
IT'S THE ACWI OR AQUI THE ALL COUNTRY WORLD INDEX MINUS UNITED STATES, NEGATIVE FIVE AND A HALF PERCENT FOR THE QUARTER, YEAR TO DATE AS OF THIS WEEK, NEGATIVE 14%.
SO TREMENDOUS WEAKNESS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SIDE AS WELL.
SO ALL PAUSES IS GENERALLY WHERE WE GET SOME COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE TRUSTEES.
THIS IS THE BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE 401K PLAN.
AGAIN, THIS IS PARTICIPANT DIRECTED PARTICIPANTS GET A BROAD MENU, BUT NOTICE HOW THE BULK OF THE ASSETS ARE IN THAT ORANGE HEADER.
THIS IS THE ASSET ALLOCATION OR TARGET DATE FUNDS MANAGED BY VANGUARD.
IF THE PARTICIPANTS DON'T DO ANYTHING, THIS IS THE INVESTMENT THAT CHOOSES, BUT LIKE ANY OTHER PARTICIPANT THEY'RE FREE AT ANY TIME TO, UH, MOVE THEIR MONEY AROUND OR TRANSFER THE ASSETS INTO ONE OF THE CORE OPTIONS AND THE CORE OPTIONS START ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.
UNDER THE GREEN HEADER, THESE ARE THE MORE CONSERVATIVE FIXED INCOME OR BOND FUNDS.
AND THEN UNDERNEATH THAT, YOU HAVE FUNDS THAT INVEST IN LARGE COMPANIES, THE HOUSEHOLD NAMES THAT YOU PROBABLY ALL HAVE HEARD OF.
AND THEN MOVING DOWN INTO THE LIGHT BLUE, THESE ARE MID-SIZED COMPANIES AND THEN SMALL CAP COMPANIES, AND THEN ROUNDING OUT THAT RIGHT-HAND COLUMN.
THESE ARE THOSE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS THAT I TALKED ABOUT THAT INVEST OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
THE ONE THING TO NOTICE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, VANGUARD IS GOING TO ANNOUNCE A 20, 70 VINTAGE FOR THOSE TARGET DATE MODELS.
UM, NOT TO MAKE ANYBODY FEEL OLD, BUT I WAS TALKING TO AN HR DIRECTOR LAST WEEK.
THEY HIRED SOMEBODY WHO WAS BORN IN 2002.
UM, AND SO THE 20, 70 VINTAGES FOR THOSE YOUNGER WORKERS SLASH PARTICIPANTS WHO WANT TO DIAL UP THEIR RE UH, RETIREMENT DATE TO REFLECT THE MODELS.
AND SO THOSE WILL BE ADDED, UM, IF NOT THE NEXT REPORT, UH, CERTAINLY THE REPORT AFTER THAT, YOU CAN SEE TOTAL PLAN
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ASSETS JUST OVER, OVER $40 MILLION AS A POINT OF REFERENCE AT THE END OF 2018, YOU CAN SEE ALMOST MIDDLE, RIGHT? THIS PLAN HAD JUST UNDER $17 MILLION.SO THANKS TO SIGNIFICANT MARKET GAINS, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT CASH FLOWS.
THIS PLAN HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER TIME.
THE AVERAGE ACCOUNT BALANCE DROPPED BY ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
YOU CAN SEE, UM, ENDING THE PERIOD JUST UNDER $23,000, AND THEN SOME OF OUR BOARDS LIKE TO SEE ON AN INVESTMENT BASIS, HOW DID THE PLAN DO YOU CAN SEE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT THE LAST YEAR UP OVER 3% FISCAL YEAR TO DATE NEGATIVE, ALMOST 1%.
AND THEN FOR THE QUARTER BACK TO MY POINT WHERE REALLY NOTHING HAS WORKING OFF ALMOST 6%.
AND THEN THE NEXT SECTION IS THAT VOLUNTARY 4 57 PLAN, SAME MENU, BUT OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT ASSET ALLOCATION, BECAUSE, UH, THE NOTE, THE LACK OF DEFAULT IN THE TARGET DATE FUNDS, YOU CAN SEE THE BULK OF THE ASSETS OR ABOUT 43% OF THE ASSETS ARE IN THAT VERY, VERY CONSERVATIVE, GUARANTEED POSITIVE INTEREST RATE, UH, NATIONWIDE FIXED FUND.
SO IN THIS SHORT TERM ENVIRONMENT, A VERY, VERY SMART PLACE TO BE LONGER TERM, MAYBE NOT SO MUCH, BUT AGAIN, PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE CHOICE TO ALLOCATE THEIR ACCOUNTS.
AS THEY SEE FIT, YOU CAN SEE TOTAL PLAN ASSETS, JUST OVER $48 MILLION FOR THE PERIOD, AND THEN SLIGHTLY LESS GROWTH RATE.
OVER TIME, YOU CAN SEE MIDDLE RIGHT AT THE END OF 2018.
THIS PLAN HAD JUST UNDER $40 MILLION, THE DIFFERENT CASHFLOW CHARACTERISTICS, GIVEN THE DIFFERENT PARTICIPANT BASE, A LOT MORE PEOPLE ARE TAKING MONEY OUT AND PUTTING IT IN, BUT GIVEN THE LONGER TENURE OF THIS PLAN THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED, THE GOOD NEWS IS OVER THE LONGTERM.
THE MARKETS HAVE COOPERATED AND INCREASED THIS PLAN DRAMATICALLY.
YOU CAN SEE THE AVERAGE ACCOUNT BALANCE DROPPED BY JUST UNDER A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND IN THE PERIOD, JUST OVER $16,000.
AND THIS PLAN WAS UP FOR THE YEAR, JUST OVER 4% FLAT TO NEGATIVE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR AND THEN OFF JUST UNDER 4% FOR THE QUARTER.
AND THEN THIS PAGE I'LL, I'LL PAUSE ON JUST BECAUSE IT DOES REQUIRE SOME REWORKING OR EXPLANATION.
UM, THIS IS WHERE WE TAKE A HIGH LEVEL OR SOMEWHAT INTUITIVE VIEW OF YOUR PLAN, REPORT IT TO THE TRUSTEES IN CASE ANYBODY HAS FURTHER QUESTIONS.
WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE ALL THE INVESTMENTS ACROSS BOTH PLANS, SCREEN THOSE CHARACTERISTICS AGAINST THE METRICS IN YOUR INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT.
HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING PASSES AND SHOWS A GREEN P IF THERE'S A VIOLATION, BUT NO REAL SIGNIFICANT CONCERN.
AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE DFA LARGE CAP VALUE IS A WATCH CANDIDATE.
WE'VE BEEN IN REGULAR CONTACTS WITH THE MANAGERS AT DFA OR DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS, UM, GIVEN THE STRATEGY AND WHERE WE ARE IN THIS ECONOMIC CYCLE, IT'S VIOLATING, BUT NOTHING'S BROKEN WITH THAT PARTICULAR FUND.
AND SO WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY DESPITE THAT CAUTION OR UNDERPERFORMANCE.
IT IS A DIFFERENT STORY WITH FIDELITY CONTRA FUND, UH, BUILD BILL DANOFF HAS BEEN MANAGING THIS FUND FOR DECADES AND HIS SUCCESSION PLAN, AND THE EXECUTION LEAVES US A LITTLE BIT, UH, LESS THAN COMFORTABLE.
AND SO AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE WILL MORE THAN LIKELY PRESENT A SEARCH DOCUMENT TO EXPLORE, UH, POSSIBLE REPLACEMENTS FOR THAT PARTICULAR FUND.
AND THEN THE NEXT ONE THAT HARTFORD CAP, IF REMEMBER, THE TRUSTEES DEALT WITH THAT, GIVEN THE TIMING OF THIS REPORT AS OF MARCH 30, 31ST, UM, AT THE MIDDLE OF APRIL, THAT FUND WAS REPLACED BY THAT MFS.
SO NO REAL CONCERNS BECAUSE THAT FUND IS NO LONGER ON THE MENU AND NO LONGER AN INVESTMENT OPTION, BUT GIVEN THE TIMING OF THIS REPORT, IT'S STILL IN THE DOCUMENT.
SO OTHER THAN THAT, THE PLANS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD SHAPE, AGAIN, THAT YELLOW CAUTION.
ISN'T GREAT, BUT WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE STRATEGY AND THE PROCESS OF THAT PARTICULAR MANAGER.
MR. CHAIR, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
UH, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THAT.
UM, WHAT WAS IT, THE, THE PLAN THAT WE, UH, SCRATCH? REMIND ME THE NAME OF IT.
THE HARTFORD MIDCAP HARTFORD MICKEY.
DID WE REPLACE IT? CAUSE I REMEMBER HAVING THAT CONVERSATION.
DID WE MAKE A REPLACEMENT YET? YES, SIR.
IN THE MIDDLE OF APRIL, IT WAS REPLACED BY MFS MID CAP GROWTH FUND.
SO IT WAS REPLACED WHAT I MEANT.
UH, IS THIS THE FIRST QUARTERLY DOWNTURN IN A WHILE? UH, I GUESS YOU WOULD HAVE TO DEFINE IN A WHILE.
UM, CERTAINLY IN, DURING THE, THE DEPTH OF THE PANDEMIC, THE MARKET TOOK A HUGE HIT, ALMOST MIRRORING THAT GDP.
SO THERE WAS A DOWNTURN, UM, UH, IN THE MARKETS THEN IN A WAY, AND THIS WAS A QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED EARLIER.
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THE DIFFERENCE WAS THE RATES WERE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER AND SO AN EFFORT TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE PAIN, THE FEDERAL RESERVE LOWERED RATES.AND SO BACK TO MY BOND, MATH AS RATES DROP, THERE WAS GOOD RETURNS TO THE BOND MARKET.
IN 2018, THERE WAS SOME SIGNIFICANT WEAKNESS IN THE MARKETS.
AND THEN CERTAINLY IN 2008, 2009, THE MARKET SOLD OFF WITH THE REAL ESTATE BUBBLE PIERCING.
BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COVID AND THE RECENT ONE THAT'S BEEN ON THE UPSWING, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT, ESPECIALLY IN, IN PERSON, UH, MISSY AND EVERYBODY, BUT, UH, IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE AND THANK YOU.
ARE WE JUST DOING FOR ONE? I'LL BE DOING BOTH SEVEN.
OH, I MUST HAVE REALLY MISSED.
I'VE REALLY MISSED THE FOUR OF SEVEN.
WAS THAT IN THE BEGINNING 4 57 WAS IN THE BEGINNING OR WHEN HE WAS AT THE BEGINNING AND HE FOLLOWED UP WITH, OH YEAH, I'M SORRY.
[7. August 2022 Service Changes]
OKAY.NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
HE'S OUR, UH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST.
HE'LL BE PRESENTING THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION.
THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM IT'S PRESENTED TODAY.
AS INFORMATION ONLY THE PROPOSED SERVICE CHANGES FOR AUGUST INCLUDE A CHANGE IN MODE, A FROM FIXED ROUTE TO VIA LINK A REALIGNMENT FOR ROUTE SEVEN IN ANTICIPATION OF ADVANCED, RAPID TRANSIT AND FOR OTHER ROUTES RELATED TO, UH, CONSTRUCTION AT THE UNIVERSITY PARKING, RIGHT? AND THEN WE HAVE ONE FREQUENCY CHANGE.
THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN PERSON.
UH, WE ARE PLANNING FOR A MOVIELINK LINK ZONE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO.
UH, WE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THIS AS A PILOT.
THE PILOT WILL LAST FOR ONE YEAR OR WE'RE PROPOSING THAT IT LASTS FOR ONE YEAR.
UH, THIS SERVICE WILL KICK OFF ON AUGUST 8TH, JUST A FEW WEEKS AHEAD OF THE SCHOOL SCHEDULE.
THE BOUNDARY ENCOMPASSES RETAIL ALONG MILITARY.
IT INCLUDES, UH, PALO ALTO COLLEGE AND TO MUSSA AND, UH, THE TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING PLANT AND SEVERAL COMMUNITIES.
UH, THERE'S CONNECTIONS TO THE REST OF THE NETWORK, ALONG MILITARY AND AT MADELEINE TRANSIT CENTER, THE ZONE BOUNDARY MAY STILL CHANGE AS WE SEEK MORE STAKEHOLDER INPUT.
AND AS WE WORK OUT OPERATIONAL DETAILS, THE ZONE ITSELF IS APPROXIMATELY 12 SQUARE MILES AND IT EXPANDS SERVICE BY APPROXIMATELY SEVEN SQUARE MILES AND IT'LL SERVE 7,000 MORE PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITIES AND IT'LL EXPAND ACCESS TO ABOUT 4,000 MORE JOBS.
THE PROPOSED SERVICES, SIMILAR TO THE NORTHEAST AND THE NORTHWEST ZONES IN THAT IT OPERATES, UH, BETWEEN 5:30 AM AND 9:30 PM.
A PASSENGER CAN TRAVEL FROM ANYWHERE WITHIN ZONE TO ANYWHERE WITHIN ZONE AND WAIT TIMES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MINUTES.
THIS ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO, UH, WAS SUPPORTED BY A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP THROUGH TOYOTA.
TOYOTA IS SPONSORING THE COST OF BUS PASSES AND THREE VANS FOR USE.
WITH THIS SERVICE, YOU PLAN TO RETIRE OVERLAPPING SERVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF UP TO 60 DAYS, UH, THIS WOULD INCLUDE ROUTE 6 72 AND A FIVE AND A BRANCH ON 5 24 BETWEEN TEXAS VISTA MEDICAL CENTER AND BOLO ALTO COLLEGE.
AND I WILL ADD TO THAT, UM, BASED ON SOME FEEDBACK WE GOT LAST WEEK, UM, THAT WE ARE PLANNING, UH, TO UPDATE THIS MAP.
WE'RE PLANNING FOR THE MARKETING MATERIALS THAT, UH, FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, OUR PO OUR MARKETING TEAM IS HELPING US DESIGN A BETTER MAP.
SO, UH, WE ARE PROPOSING TO REROUTE ROUTE SEVEN IT'S TO SERVE THE AIRPORT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT NORTH SOUTH, UM, SERVICE, UH, SENSITIVE IS EXPECTED TO SERVE THE AIRPORT.
THIS CHANGE WILL BUILD RIDERSHIP TO COMPLIMENT FUTURE ART SERVICE.
IT WILL LEVERAGE SO NOTE PARKING RIDE AND BROOKS TRANSIT CENTER INVESTMENTS, AND PROVIDE A NON-STOP CONNECTION BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND DOWNTOWN.
UM, THIS ALONG WITH OTHER FIXED ROUTE SERVICE ARE PLANNED TO BE IMPLEMENTED ON AUGUST 22ND,
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ROUTE 6 51 IS PLANNED FOR FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT FROM 70 MINUTES TO 90 MINUTES.AND BETWEEN 6:00 AM AND 6:00 PM.
THIS ADJUSTMENT ALLOWED US TO ADD MORE TIME IN THE SCHEDULE TO HELP KEEP THIS ROUTE ON TIME.
TXDOT WE'LL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION AT 1604 AND INTERSTATE 10.
THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY PARK AND RIDE TECHSTOP PLANS TO WIDEN THE ROADS AND RECONSTRUCT THE INTERCHANGE.
CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN IN AUGUST AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST FIVE YEARS.
UH, WE WILL BE GETTING, UH, AN IMPROVED UNIVERSITY PARK AND RIDE.
ONCE THE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED VIA IS WORKING ON A PARKING MITIGATION PLAN FOR PEOPLE THAT USE THE PARK AND RIDE, UH, TO EITHER CARPOOL OR PARK AND THEN CATCH TRANSIT FOR ROUTES ARE IMPACTED ROUTES 93, 5 0 1 AND 603 ARE PICTURED ON THIS SLIDE AND THEY WILL BE REROUTED TO CIRCUMVENT THE CONSTRUCTION LOOP 1604 ACCESS LANES WILL STAY OPEN.
AND THEN ROUTE 97 IS A FOURTH ROUTE THAT IS PICTURED ON THIS SLIDE.
AND ROUTE 97 IS PROPOSED TO REALIGN, TO VANCE JACKSON TO SERVE SEVERAL MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITIES AND A PATRON MAY TRANSFER AT THE RIM TO ROUTE 93 TO GET TO UTC.
THIS IS THE AUGUST, UH, 2000 AUGUST 22 SERVICE CHANGES TIMELINE.
AND THIS MONTH I'M PRESENTING AS INFORMATION.
NEXT MONTH, I'LL COME BACK AND ASK FOR YOUR ACTION TO APPROVE.
UH, WE PROPOSED TO BEGIN SERVICE AT, UH, BUILDING SOUTH ZONE ON AUGUST 8TH AND FOR BUS SERVICE ON AUGUST 22ND.
IN OCTOBER, WE PROPOSED TO RETIRE THE FIXED ROUTE SERVICE OVERLAPPING.
THE FEELING SOUTH ZONE PUBLIC OUTREACH WILL BE CONDUCTED TO COLLECT FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC BETWEEN MID MAY AND MID JUNE.
SO BETWEEN THE BOARD MEETINGS, UH, THIS FEEDBACK WILL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WITH SERVICE CHANGES PRESENTED FOR ACTION IN JUNE AFTER THE BOARD HAS TAKEN ACTION, OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TEAM WILL INFORM THE PUBLIC PRECEDING THE SERVICE CHANGES, AND I'LL NOW HAND IT OVER TO MR. LUNA.
OKAY, GOOD, GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS.
UH, I'LL BE GOING OVER THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN AND I'LL START WITH ENGAGEMENT TIMELINE.
UM, NEXT WEEK, THE WEEK OF MAY 30TH, WE'LL BEGIN THE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND THERE'LL BE A, UH, A COMBINATION OF, UH, GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS OR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS TEAM MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS INFORMED.
UM, WE'LL START WITH NOTICES PUBLISHED AND THE EXPRESS USE IN OUR PRENSA, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AFFECTED AND, UM, OF COURSE, OUTREACH TO ALL OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
UM, W DO THE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTING AND UPDATE THE WEBSITE WITH THESE PROPOSED CHANGES.
WE DO HAVE, UH, THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED THE FIRST ONE, JUNE THE EIGHTH, WE'LL BE HERE IN THE VMC, AND THAT WILL BE AN IN-PERSON PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, THE NEXT TWO ON THE 13TH AND THE 14TH WILL BE VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARINGS, UH, ONE IN ENGLISH AND ONE IN SPANISH, THE FOLLOWING DAY.
AND ON THE TIME PERIOD FROM JULY THROUGH AUGUST, 2022, WE'LL CONTINUE THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AND, AND, UH, WITH THE SERVICE CHANGES, KEEPING IN MIND THE TIMEFRAMES OF WHEN THE SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES START AND BEGIN.
UM, AND SO WE'LL MOVE TO THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE WITH THE TARGETED OUTREACH LISTS.
WE DID UPDATE IT TO INCLUDE, UH, SOUTH SAN HIGH SCHOOL, THE TEXAS VISTA MEDICAL CENTER, UH, FORMERLY, UH, I BELIEVE SOUTHWEST GENERAL AND CENTRAL MED.
UM, OF COURSE WE DO ALL THE OUTREACH TO OUR PARKING RIGHTS AND TRANSIT CENTERS.
AND FOR THIS ROUND WE'LL, UH, OF COURSE FOCUS A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE STONE OAK PARK AND RIDE, UH, THE MEDICAL CENTER TRANSIT CENTER AND, UH, THE BROOKS TRANSIT CENTER.
UM, WE DID RUN OUT OF BULLETS, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO DO OUTREACH TO THE BROOKS, UH, TRANSIT CENTER AREA, THE BROOKS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, UH, AND OF COURSE THE DEPARTMENTS, UH, CLOSELY BROOKE STRENGTH, ET CETERA, UH, TO UPDATE THEM AS WELL, UM, ON THESE SERVICE CHANGES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, BYE.
UH, CAN WE, UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
CAN WE GO BACK TO THE, UH, SLI, KEEP GOING THIS ONE GO.
NO, CAN WE GO, UH, GO BACK THE, UH, TOWARDS THE END? I'M SORRY.
SO MS. D AS WELL, DO WE HAVE A PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HAVING A CONVERSATION AROUND VIA LINK IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA? CAUSE AREN'T
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WE DOING SOME VIA LINK SERVICES IN THIS AREA NOW? OR AM I, WE ARE, WE DO SERVE, UM, WE DO SERVE YOU TSA.SO WHEN WE GO OUT AND WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE COMMUNITY, CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENGAGING THEM AROUND THE VIA LINK SERVICE? NOT JUST DISRUPT CHANGE? ABSOLUTELY.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE'RE COMMUNICATING, ESPECIALLY TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, RIGHT, THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY JUST TO TAKE IT AWAY, WE'RE DOING IT AND ADDING, OR HAVING THIS.
AM I MAKING ANY SENSE THERE? WE DO.
WE DO ALSO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH, UH, UTS AND WE KEEP THEM INFORMED ON WHAT THE ROUTE SERVICE CHANGES ARE.
THEY'RE REALLY GOOD AT COMMUNICATING ON CAMPUS AS WELL.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER VENUE THAT WE USE.
YEAH, I'VE HEARD GREAT FEEDBACK COLLEAGUES.
I'VE HEARD GREAT FEEDBACK FROM UTS STUDENTS REALLY AROUND THE VIA LINK SERVICE.
UM, AND SO THAT'S HOW I KNEW IT WAS GOING WELL.
SO I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT, SO AS WE'RE ENGAGING THEM AROUND THESE ROUTE CHANGES, THAT JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT OUR VIA LINK SERVICES AS WELL.
JUST SAY DWELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.
THIS IS FANTASTIC AND VERY THOROUGH, BUT I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO, UM, YOU DID MENTION YOU TSA THE MAIN AND DOWNTOWN CAMPUSES, UM, WITH SCHOOL ENDING.
I THINK, I BELIEVE UTC ENDED THIS WEEK OR LAST WEEK.
AND THEN, UM, YES, UH, THE 1604, OOP, HERE WE GO.
THE 1604
MY, MY, MY MAIN CONCERN, I THINK, WILL BE FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING BACK THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY THEIR PUBLIC TRANSIT IS PROBABLY NOT THEIR, THEIR MAIN PRIORITY OVER THE SUMMER.
AND SO THOSE LIKE GETTING, BEING REENGAGED WHEN THEY COME BACK TO CAMPUS IS OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE ALSO MAYBE WORKING IN SERVICE INDUSTRY TYPE JOBS.
BUT I'M MAKING SURE THOUGH THAT WE NOT ONLY GET IN TOUCH WITH LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT ALSO THE PAIZANO DURING THE SUMMER AND MAKING SURE THAT WE, UM, WE ALERT THEM AS WELL AS I HAVE A WHOLE LIST.
UM, THEM, AND THEN ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE GET IN CONTACT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND VALERO FOR, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE THAT ALSO WORK ON THESE CAMPUSES.
UM, BECAUSE I NOTICED, I DIDN'T SEE VALERO AS BEING ONE OF YOUR POINTS OF CONTACT, BUT WITH THE CAMPUS BEING SO LARGE AND THERE, AND I'VE SEEN PEOPLE WALK OVER.
AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION, I'M SO SORRY, UH, FOR THAT PARKING RIDE, UM, WHEN MRS. DIAZ WELLS MENTIONED THE PARK AND RIDE BEING, UM, GETTING UPGRADED, I GUESS IS THE BEST WAY TO SAY.
SO IT IS PRETTY LANDLOCKED THERE THOUGH WITH THE, THE, UM, OVERPASSES, WHERE IS IT STILL GOING TO BE UNDER THE OVERPASS OR WILL IT BE LIKE OFF TO THE SIDE OR THE LOCATION WILL NOT CHANGE? IT WILL JUST, IT'LL BE IMPROVED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS SECRETARY MALONE? UH, YEAH.
ON A VIA LINK WAS TEXAS A AND M INCLUDED IN THAT OR NOT.
AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM GETTING FEEDBACK, UM, ON THE BOUNDARY AND OTHER ITEMS. SO, ABSOLUTELY.
THE RED LIGHT, THERE'S MORE OF CURIOSITY THAN ANYTHING, BUT, UH, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT FEELING WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE SORT OF LIKE THE DRIVER.
SO DRIVER ON FREQUENCY, THEY WERE SAYING 20 MINUTES IS A WAIT TIME.
UH, IS THAT, UH, AN AMOUNT LIKE THAT? YOU GOTTA INCREASE THE CONTRACT AMOUNT TO THE PROVIDER.
SO I HAVE MORE CARS OUT THERE OR IS IT DRIVEN BY THE GEOGRAPHY ITSELF AND THE AREA? UH, AND THIS IS JUST, JUST ME THINKING, HOW CAN YOU GO THE FUTURE IF YOU WANT IT TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH, FOR EXAMPLE, AN ART SYSTEM OR SOMEWHERE ELSE, IF YOU WANT IT TO KIND OF BRING THAT, WAIT TIME DOWN, WHAT DOES THAT, WHAT DOES IT TAKE? IT'S BASED ON WHAT THE RIDERSHIP WE EXPECT TO HAVE THERE AT THE TIME.
AND THE AMOUNT OF CARS THAT ARE, AND THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES THAT THE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO SURFACE THE AREA.
W I WANT TO MEND AMEND THAT RESPONSE, WHICH IS THAT OFTENTIMES THE WAIT TIME IS LESS THAN 20 MINUTES.
20 MINUTES IS LIKE THE MAX THAT THEY'RE ALLOWED.
THAT'S THE DILEMMA IN COMMUNICATING FREQUENCY, BECAUSE IT'S ALL BASED ON INDIVIDUAL TRIPS AND WHERE THE VEHICLES HAPPENED TO BE AT THE TIME IT'S BASED ON THE DEMAND TOO.
SO IF AT A CERTAIN TIME OF DAY, YOU MAY HAVE MORE DEMAND YOUR WAIT TIMES, MAYBE LONGER AT THAT TIME OF DAY.
WHEREAS IN ANOTHER PART OF THE DAY, YOU HAVE, YOU MIGHT HAVE MORE RESOURCES TO SERVE
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SHORTER, WAIT TIMES MIGHT SHRINK.SO IF YOU'D LIKE YOUR DEMAND AND YOUR RIDERSHIP INCREASE, OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE MORE VEHICLES OUT THERE.
YOU HAVE MORE, YOU KNOW, MORE SERVICE.
SO YOUR FREQUENCY MIGHT EVEN IMPROVE RIGHT.
WHEN WE WOULD MONITOR THE SERVICE AND GIVE MORE RESOURCES AS REQUIRED.
JUST AS A COMMENT, MR. CHAIR, I WANT TO ALSO COME IN THE GREAT WORK OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR AWHILE TO MAKE SURE THAT PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THE ONE AT TOYOTA IS HAPPENING.
UM, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR, FOR, FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.
SO I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD THE FOLKS WHO'VE WORKED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THAT.
UM, THERE ARE SO MANY ENTITIES WHO ARE LOOKING TO ENGAGE IN THE CONVERSATION.
SO LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE MODEL, UH, THIS PARTICULAR, UH, PARTNERSHIP AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN WITH THE VALEROS OF THE WORLD AND MANY OTHERS.
I THINK THAT WILL SUPPORT US IN THAT POINT, THAT TRUSTEE, BUT ED HAS JUST BROUGHT UP AROUND RIDERSHIP DEMAND, MEETING THOSE RIDERSHIP'S IN DEMAND, UH, WITH MORE VEHICLES, IF WE HAD THOSE PARTNERSHIPS LIKE TOYOTA TO ADD THREE VEHICLES TO OUR FLEET, THAT JUST ADDS, YOU KNOW, OUR CAPACITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO WORKED ON THIS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR US, PLEASE? WHEN, WHEN YOU GUYS ARE OUT ADVERTISING FOR VIA LINK, DO YOU EVER MENTION OR COMPARE THE PRICE FOR VIA LINKED TO LET'S SAY UBER AND KIND OF PRESENT THAT? CAUSE I KNOW UBER IS ABOUT TO ALMOST DOUBLE THEIR PRICES.
SO I THINK THAT THAT'S A POSITIVE, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY POINTS THAT, THAT WE POINT OUT IS THAT IT'S LIKE A RIDE SHARE, BUT WITH A VIA PRICE.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ATTRACTS PEOPLE WHEN THEY FIRST HEAR ABOUT IT, THAT THEY CAN PLAN THEIR TRIP, UH, ON THEIR SCHEDULE, UH, WITHIN A CERTAIN AREA AND PAY THE SAME FARE AS, AS WHAT WE CHARGE FOR BUS OR PRIMO SERVICES.
CAUSE I KNOW RIGHT NOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE CONSIDERING THAT JUST IN THE REGULAR WORK ENVIRONMENT, I CAN IMAGINE STUDENTS TOO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY DON'T MAKE A LOT OF MONEY, SO.
UM, WHEN WE'RE PROMOTING THIS, I KNOW FOR THE OTHER VIA LINK SERVICES, IT MAY BE SOMETHING ON YOUR MOBILE WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT HOW, UM, WHERE YOU CAN GO FROM THE BOUNDARY PERSPECTIVE.
AND I KNOW WHEN WE DID THE NORTHEAST ONE, WE TALKED ABOUT NOT HAVING A PRINTED MAP BECAUSE IT CHANGES I'M CONCERNED THOUGH FOR THE SOUTH SIDE ONE.
AND JUST THINKING ABOUT THE DEMOGRAPHICS THERE, UM, AND THE CA CONNECTIVITY, UH, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU'RE PROMOTING AND THEN WHEN WE'RE GOING TO ACTIVATE AS WELL? YES.
WHEN WE HEAR IT, WHEN WE'RE OUT PROMOTING AND WE HEAR FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THEY MAY, UH, MAKE US SUGGESTION ABOUT BOUNDARIES OR SO FORTH, WE DO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
AND, UH, UH, WE BRING THAT BACK TO, UM, APPROPRIATE STAFF MAYBE.
AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WHEN YOU'RE PROMOTING IT, BUT WHEN IT'S ACTIVATED, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT HAVING SENIORS PARTICIPATE, THEY MAY NOT BE AS APT TO UTILIZING THE MOBILE, UM, IN THIS DEMOGRAPHIC AREA VERSUS MAYBE A DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC.
I WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO THAT AREA.
AND SO JEFF, AS MUCH AS WE CAN HAVE PRINTED MATERIALS AVAILABLE, UH, AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OR AT THE SENIOR CENTERS OR THE MEDICAL CENTERS THERE THAT THEY MAY, UM, UTILIZE, I THINK THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ALSO EXPAND THE SERVICES FOR THAT AREA.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE QUESTIONS.
I KNOW, I'M SURE IT'S HARD TO SEE ME.
I KNOW I'M GOING TO PUT THIS UP HERE.
I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON, UH,
JUST ONE QUESTION ON THE TOYOTA, ARE THEY GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO GO ON THEIR SITE AND WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH THAT SITUATION? SO WHAT WE'RE PLANNING NOW IS TO DROP OFF AT THE, AT THE GATE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY PLANNING, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO WALK FROM THERE TO CAUSE THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD LITTLE DISTANCE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF, TO TELL YOU WHAT TOYOTA SAID, OR I GUESS WE'RE DEALING WITH SOME OTHER KEVIN AND JUNIOR CAMMIE, GOOD EXERCISE AND LISTEN, IT'S RAINING AND COLD.
UM, AND I HEARD THAT MAN, JERRY MIGHT BE BEHIND ME.
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THINK THE QUESTION WAS WHERE WERE DROPPING OFF AT TOYOTA AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING WITH TOYOTA TO EXPLORE OPTIONS, TO, UM, SERVE, SERVE THE CAMPUS.SO WE, WE DON'T HAVE THE EXACT POINT YET, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO EXPLORE, EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR SECURITY REASONS.
THEY'RE VERY CAREFUL WHO'S TO GO THOSE ON, UH, FOR LIABILITY PURPOSES, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONSIDER WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH SOME OF THE OTHER BUSINESSES, IF THEY HAVE, UH, UH, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, A SITE, UH, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE, UH, BECAUSE, BECAUSE OF THE LIABILITY, YOU KNOW, THEY ALL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.
I KNOW TOYOTA IS VERY TOUGH ABOUT THAT.
UH, BUT MAYBE LIKE, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT VALERO AND SOME OF THE OTHER PLACES WHERE THEY WOULD BE MORE AMENABLE TO LETTING US IN, TO DROP OFF THEIR EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEN WE TALK AT THE BEGINNING.
SO THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THEM AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO WHERE THEY WORK.
AND, AND, UH, I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK.
TOYOTA HAS BEEN A GREAT, GREAT PARTNER.
UM, AND I THINK THAT THE OTHER GOOD THING ABOUT, UH, THIS AND ALL OF THE HEALING SERVICES, THAT IT IS FLEXIBLE.
SO IF IT STARTS ONE WAY, BUT THEN THERE CAN BE CHANGES MADE WITH STOPS.
UM, EITHER ADDING STOPS BECAUSE OF VIRTUAL STOPS OR ADDING EVEN PORTIONS OTHER OTHER AREAS, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK AND, UM, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ON ALL OF YOU, UM, ON, ON THE OUTCOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
UM, HAVE WE TALKED, I NOTICED THAT, UH, THE SOUTH, UH, AREA, UH, EXCLUDES 2 81 SOUTH, AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF HOUSING DENSITY ALONG 2 81 SOUTH WITH MISSION DEL LAGO.
UH, I THINK THERE'S 14 OR 1500 HOMES THERE AND YOU HAVE STAR, UH, YOU HAVE TJ MAX ALONG THAT ROUTE, WHICH ARE LARGE EMPLOYERS, HAS ANYBODY HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THOSE GROUPS AND, AND JUST TO SEE IF THERE'S DEMAND THERE FOR YEAH.
AND, UH, THANK, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
UH, SO, SO WHAT WE'LL BE DOING, UH, AS WE LOOK AT THIS AREA, UH, WE, WE MAY POSSIBLY ADD ADDITIONAL AREAS, EXPAND THING ABOUT THE VIA THE LINK FEELINGS ZONES IS, UM, THAT THEY CAN ONLY BE SO LARGE AND SERVE THE, UM, AND SERVE PEOPLE ON THE, UM, ON THAT FREQUENCY THAT WE ARE, OR THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE BEAT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE 20 MINUTE WINDOW, 30 MINUTE WINDOW THAT WE'RE DOING BETTER THAN THAT NOW.
SO, SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE AREA.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF OPTIONS, UH, WHEN, WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS TYPE OF SERVICE, EVEN SPLITTING ZONES, UH, SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
AND CAMMIE, ONCE YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RAISE GRANT.
AND SO, AND SO THE, THE, THE POSSIBILITY WITH THE RAISE GRANT IN THE, IN THE BROOKS AREA, UH, IS TO PROVIDE FIRST AND LAST MILE SERVICE, UH, IN THE BROOKS AREA AND A THREE MILE SERVICE, UH, ZONE.
SO WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH BROOKS, UH, THE OUTCOME OF THAT RAISE GRANT WILL BE ANNOUNCED, I BELIEVE IT'S AUGUST 12TH.
UM, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT, THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE AS WELL.
AND I'LL JUST SAY WITH RESPECT TO TJ, MAX, CAUSE YOU MENTIONED THEM SPECIFICALLY WHEN THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A, A SITE AND THEY WERE LOOKING IN SAN ANTONIO AT TWO SITES.
AND IN OTHER CITIES, THEY WERE VERY PROACTIVE AND CAME TO ME WITH VIA, AS THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE SITES AND TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT THE KINDS OF SERVICES WE WOULD RUN TO EITHER THE SITES THEY WERE LOOKING AT.
AND THEN WE MADE ADJUSTMENTS, UH, IN THE SERVICE THAT, THAT SERVES THE SITE, THEY SELECTED TO MEET THEIR SHIFT REQUIREMENTS.
I DON'T SEE ANY MORE QUESTIONS, SO, OKAY.
UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS OUR LEGAL BRIEFING.
MS. HILDA, DO WE HAVE A LEGAL BRIEF? NO, SIR.
WE DO NOT HAVE A LEGAL BRIEFING TRUSTEES.
WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR MEETING.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AND A SECOND.
SO MOVE SECOND, FIRST, SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? NAY MOTION CARRIES.