* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. OKAY, IT'S [00:00:01] UH, 5 0 8. [ATD 1. Call to Order] UH, AND WE'LL START OUR MEETING. UH, TODAY IS NOVEMBER THE 15TH. I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE MEETING NEAR THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I AM BOARD CHAIR FERNANDO REYES. AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THIS MEETING. UH, I'LL BEGIN WITH THE ROLL CALL VICE CHAIR BROWN. VICE CHAIR BROWN SECRETARY MALONE. HERE. TRUSTEE ZODU. HERE. TRUSTEE CAVANA. HERE. TRUSTEE. TRUSTEE COMO? HERE. TRUSTEE COOPER? HERE. TRUSTEE GONZALEZ. SHE'S ON HER WAY. TRUSTEE GONZALEZ. SHE'S ON HER WAY. OKAY. TRUSTEE ES HE'S GONNA BE OUT. UH, TRUSTEE. TWO WILLS OUT. TRUSTEE WOLF HERE. OKAY, GREAT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL HAVE OUR MOMENT OF REFLECTION. PLEASE STAND WITH THE PLEDGE ALLEGATIONS TO THE US AND TEXAS FLAG. OUR PLEDGE, ALLEGION THROUGH THE FLAG, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY. HONOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE ALLEG TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE. AND INVISIBLE. THANK Y'ALL. OKAY, THE NEXT ITEM IS MR. ART, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? I DO NOT. OKAY. UH, NEXT WILL BE ADDRESSED. ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD FOR THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT. THERE IS NO CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT [ATD 4. Consent Agenda] ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR. TRUSTEES. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM THE CONSENT? THE AGENDA ITEM IS PRESENTED. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NATE? ANY OPPOSED? NONE. OKAY. THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM IS APPROVED. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT IS, UH, MS. ELDER, DO WE HAVE A LEGAL BRIEFING? NO, SIR. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY LEGAL BRIEFING. THANK YOU TRUSTEES. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR MEETING. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? AND A SECOND MOVED. OKAY. WE HAVE FIRST AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THE ATD MEETING IS ADJOURNED. OKAY. IT'S NOW [1. Call to Order] ABOUT 5:10 PM I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE NOVEMBER 15TH, 2022 MEETING OF THE VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MR. R, DO YOU HAVE ANY [3. President/CEO Report] ANNOUNCEMENTS? YES, I DO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE START OUT WITH OUR STAR MAINTAINER OF THE QUARTER, AND THIS QUARTER IS THE FACILITY REPAIRMEN AND LEADER. RICHARD, IS IT AIS? RICHARD, ARE YOU RICHARD, ARE YOU THERE? HOW, HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME? AIS AUS. OKAY. THANK YOU. RICHARD IS AN EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEE WHO ROUTINELY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ENSURE THAT HIS TASKS ARE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. MOST RECENTLY, RICHARD PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE OPENING AND THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF OUR NEW VIA TRANS OPERATIONS CENTER, WHICH IS A PHENOMENAL PLACE. SO YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THAT IS VERY APPRECIATED. HIS WORK ETHIC AND PURSUIT OF PERFECTION HAVE BEEN NOTED BY MANY EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT THE AGENCY. HE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO SUPPORT THE OPENING OF THE VIA TRANS FACILITY AND OFTEN STAYED EACH DAY UNTIL AS MUCH COULD BE COMPLETED AS POSSIBLE. SO WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE EFFORTS. WE'RE SO APPRECIATIVE OF THAT FACILITY AND OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED ON IT, AND YOU ARE THE STAR OF THE QUARTER. CONGRATULATIONS. AND ONE OF THE REWARDS BEING THE STAR OF THE QUARTER IS HAVING YOUR PICTURE TAKEN. LUCKY YOU. SO WE'RE GONNA COME BACK. WE'RE GONNA COME AROUND. THE BOARD WILL BE THERE AND WE'LL TAKE YOUR PICTURE AND I'LL GIVE YOU THE PLAQUE AND ALL. OKAY. [00:06:51] ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. CONTINUING, I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THOMAS MARKS HAS JOINED OUR FI FAMILY AS OUR CHIEF GOVERNMENT AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER STAND UP SO EVERYONE CAN SEE YOU. IN THIS POSITION, THOMAS WILL GUIDE OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR VIAS OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND AGENCIES TO SUPPORT OUR OPERATIONS AND ADVANCEMENT OF VIAS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. HE ALSO WILL HELP SHAPE OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS FOCUSED ON INFORMING AND EDUCATING OUR PUBLIC STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT VIA AND OUR PROJECTS. HE HAS MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN VARIOUS POLICY AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT POSITIONS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING MANAGING SEVERAL OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES. MOST RECENTLY HE SERVED AS THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT THREE. BUT NOW YOU'RE HERE. WE'RE HAPPY FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR JOINING. VIA NEXT DR. POLITO. I'M LOOKING FOR IS LORRAINE HERE? OH, LORRAINE, I'M GOING TO ANNOUNCE IT ANYWAY. RIGHT. I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT DR. LORRAINE POLITO V IS COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AND PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A 2023 INDUCTEE INTO THE SAN ANTONIO WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN THE CATEGORY OF PUBLIC SERVICE. SHE JOINS A DYNAMIC GROUP OF WOMEN FROM BEAR AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES WHO HAVE HELPED SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SAN ANTONIO. PAVE THE WAY FOR WOMEN IN TEXAS. SHE'S IN GREAT COMPANY AS TWO OF OUR OWN HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME. BE IS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF LEGAL SERVICES. BONNIE PROSSER. ELDER WAS INDUCTED IN 2019 AND VIA MANAGER OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS, LETICIA FAT CHECK IN 2014. RIGHT? SO WE HAVE TWO, UH, ALUMS AND WE HAVE A NEW INDUCTEE. SO CONGRATULATIONS, LORRAINE. FINALLY, I'M PLEASED TO SHARE A REALLY INCREDIBLE SUCCESSFUL AND INSPIRING AND INSPIRING 2022 UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN AT VIA THAT RAISED OVER $85,000 FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BENEFITING SAN ANTONIOS IN NEED. UH, WE ENTITLED THIS YEAR. WE ENTITLED THE PROGRAM OPERATION TOP. GIVE I THINK THE THE LOGO KIND OF SUGGEST WHAT INSPIRED THAT. UM, AND WE SET A $75,000 FUNDRAISING GOAL AT THE BEGINNING OF A TWO WEEK PUSH IN OCTOBER THAT INCLUDED PLEDGE DRIVES, FOOD, SALES GAMES, RAFFLES, FRITO PIE, WHICH IS MY FAVORITE EVENT OF ANYTHING AND MORE WITH THE SUPPORT OF EMPLOYEES FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT ACROSS THE AGENCY. THE GOAL WAS MET AND EXCEEDED BY MORE THAN $10,000 TO HELP FIGHT HUNGER, HOMELESSNESS, ABUSE, AND OTHER CRISES AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY. IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY TEAM EFFORT AND IT WAS LED BY THIS YEAR'S UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN. CO-CHAIRS FIRST EXTRA BOARD OPERATOR, ROBERT GARZA, [00:10:01] ROBERT SECOND BODY SHOP REPAIRMAN, JASON TRAVINO, JASON AND THE OTHER TWO MEMBERS ARE ARE NOT HERE AT THIS TIME. SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGER COORDINATOR LAUREN SAN JOINED THESE TWO GENTLEMEN AS THE KEY TEAM AND VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND STRATEGY. RACHEL BENITA SERVED AS THE CAMPAIGN ADVISOR. UH, SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING THE LEADERSHIP AND THE DOZENS OF SQUAD LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND WORK THAT PUT THIS CAMPAIGN OVER THE TOP AND ALSO TO EVERY EMPLOYEE THAT THAT, UH, DONATED. BECAUSE EVERY DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE. CONGRATULATIONS. WE CAN SAY MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. WELL DONE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU MR. ART. UM, TO RICHARD. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. IT REALLY SHOWS IN THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY THAT WE NOW HAVE. IT'S TOP OF THE LINE ANYWHERE YOU GO IN THE COUNTRY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK. UH, THOMAS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING OUR TEAM. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND AND UH, SEEING GREAT THINGS FROM YOU. UH, AND TO LORRAINE. TO LORRAINE I ALWAYS SAY IS GO INDIANS. WE BOTH GRADUATED FROM HARLANDALE. SO LAURA KNOWS ALL OUR INDIAN YEAH, SHE TOLD ME THAT. SHE TOLD, TOLD ME. YEAH. AND ROBERT AND JASON AND THE OTHER TWO, UH, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THE UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN. THAT'S SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND IT HELPS SO MANY, UH, WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN, IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU BOTH FOR TAKING THAT, THAT RESPONSIBILITY. OKAY, NEXT WE'LL ADDRESS [4. Citizens to be Heard ] CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD? WE DO. MR. CHAIR. OKAY. UH, BASED ON THAT, I'M GONNA READ MY STATEMENT. WE HAVE NOW COME TO THE CITIZEN PORTION OF OUR PUBLIC MEETING. THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN HEARING THIS COMMENTS AND CONCERNS FROM OUR PATRONS AND CITIZENS IN SAN ANTONIO BEAR COUNTY AREA. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING PUBLIC BUSINESS OR POLICY OVER WHICH THE BOARD HAS SUPERVISION AND CONTROL. THEY MAY ARISE DURING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING MAY BE ADDRESSED AT A LATER DATE BY THE PRESIDENT, CEO AND OR HIS STAFF. THE PROCESS ASSURES THAT YOU RECEIVE THE MOST ACCURATE RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. THANK YOU. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME AND EFFORT TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS WITH US THIS EVENING. OUR FIRST CITIZEN TO BE HEARD IS MR. JASON TRAVINO. GOOD EVENING VIA BOARD. MY NAME IS JASON TRAVINO. I AM THE MAINTENANCE AU VICE PRESIDENT ON AUGUST 1ST, 2022 VIA. AND THE ATU BOTH ACKNOWLEDGED THE NEED FOR A MEAN CONFER IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR AGREEMENT. GIVEN WE ARE SEEING RECORD HIGH INFLATION DURING THE FIRST MEETING BE ACKNOWLEDGED ON RECORD AND EVEN PROVIDED INFORMATION SHOWING THAT OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT IS NOT WITHIN THE MARKET STANDARDS, WHICH IS A DIRECT, WHICH IS DIRECTLY OPPOSITE WITH MR. ORANGE. RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT WAS SENT OUT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. IN FACT, UH, THE FOUR MAJOR TRENDS IN TEXAS, WE ARE THE LOWEST PAID. WITH THAT BEING SAID, OTHER AREA TRENDS HAVE STEPPED UP AND AND BROUGHT THEIR HOURLY EMPLOYEES TO REGIONAL MARKET. SINCE THOSE FIRST INITIAL PROMISING MEETINGS VIA HAS SINCE TOOK THE $4, THEY SAID WE NEEDED TO BE IN MARKET ON AND OFF THE TABLE FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. WE HAVE MADE EVERY ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE COUNTER OFFER AFTER COUNTER OFFER ADDRESSING VIAS CONCERNS DIRECTLY VIA DID NOT MAKE CONSISTENT COUNTERS THAT ANYONE WOULD CONSIDER MIDDLE GROUND. THE ONLY THING MAINTENANCE ASK IS TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON WHAT VIA HAS SET ON RECORD AND BRING US WITHIN MARKET STANDARDS. AND I HOPE THIS ISSUE IS WARRANTED WITH A PERSONAL CONVERSATION WITH US, MR. ARN. I THINK IT'S WARRANTED FOR THAT. THAT'S OUR NEXT CITIZEN BE HEARD IS JUAN AMAYA. JUAN IS BEING YIELDED TIME FROM EMIL SOTO FOR A TOTAL OF SIX MINUTES. I INFORMATION UNDER Y'ALL GOT IT. YOU PASS IT. DID YOU PASS IT OUT? I SOME INFORMATION I Y'ALL GOT IT. I DO WANT IT BEFORE I OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING VIA BOARD [00:15:01] OF TRUSTEES. I AM HERE TODAY TO ADDRESS AN IMPORTANT CONCERN. OUR WAGES. WHEN WE AGREED TO OPEN A WORKING CONDITION AGREEMENT, BY THE WAY WE DID OPEN OUR WORK CONDITION, MR. ART. WE OPENED THIS WORKING CONDITIONS IN GOOD FAITH SO THAT WE COULD ADDRESS THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE INFLATION. MANY TRANSIT COMPANIES HAVE STEP UP AND COMPENSATE THEIR EMPLOYEES DUE TO ECONOMIC INFLATION WHILE WE MANAGERS KEEPS PASSING UP AND INSTEAD OF COMPENSATING APPRECIATED THEIR EMPLOYEES. WE MANAGERS KEEP LOOKING AT THE HOURLY EMPLOYEES LIKE STEPCHILDREN OF THE COMPANY. WHILE THE TOP EXECUTIVES OF THIS COMPANY KEEP GETTING RICHER, THE HOURLY EMPLOYEES KEEP GETTING POORER. I GUESS WE ALL FORGOT WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE LOST FIVE EMPLOYEES, THREE OPERATORS AND TWO MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MANAGEMENT THINKS. THEY ALWAYS SAY IN ORDER TO COMPENSATE YOU, WE HAVE TO TAKE THESE OTHER BENEFIT AWAY FROM YOU TO SAVE THE COMPANY SOME MONEY. I BELIEVE, WELL, I BETTER SAY IT. I KNOW SAVINGS SHOULD NOT BE COMING FROM OUR BENEFITS. IF THE COMPANY WANTS TO SAVE MONEY, THEY SHOULD LOOK AT HOW TOP HEAVY THEY ARE. PLEASE REFER TO THE COPIES THAT I GAVE YOU. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 12, 13 VICE PRESIDENTS, 10 DIRECTORS, 52 MANAGERS. WOW. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING TO ME AND IT SHOULD BE VERY DISTURBING TO ALL THAT ARE HERE. IT SEEMS NO ONE IS A ACCOUNT FOR THE BUDGET THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR CREATING NEW POSITIONS. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING FULLTIME OPERATORS 810 PLUS OR MINUS FULL TIME MAINTENANCE, 381 PLUS MAINTENANCE, PLUS OR MINUS FULL-TIME SALARY, 554 PLUS. THAT MEANS FOR EVERY TWO HOURLY EMPLOYEE, THE COMPANY EMPLOYEE ONE SALARY EMPLOYEE. LAST CONCERN THAT I HAD RIGHT NOW IS ADDRESSING EMPLOYEES. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. THE COO, WHEN EMPLOYEE ASK ABOUT THE WAGE INCREASE, HE WAS TOLD, WELL SIR, MAYBE YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR WAY OF LIVING DOWNSIZE IN ORDER TO MAKE THROUGH THIS INFLATION. IT IS A LOT EASIER FOR SOMEONE THAT MAKES 240, 250,000 PER YEAR TO SAY THAT TO SOMEONE. THAT MAKES MAYBE WHAT, 45,000, 50,000 AT THE MOST. IN ADDITION, MR. JOHNSON HAD BEEN ACTING VERY UNPROFESSIONAL IN OUR LABOR MANAGEMENT MEETINGS. HE KEEPS CREATING A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT THAT EVEN ON BOTH TEAMS, ATU AND MANAGEMENT FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. PASS A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND. AND AGAIN, DALLAS GOT A LETTER FROM DALLAS WITHOUT EVEN ASKING TWO WAGE INCREASE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES DUE TO THE INFLATION. AND THAT WAS A CONVERSATION BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND DART BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I HAVE PUT SOME INFORMATION ON OUR WAGES COMPARED TO WHAT THEY HAVE NOW. I HAVE PUT SOME INFORMATION ON HOW MUCH OUR TOP EXECUTIVES MAKE. AND BY THE WAY, MR. ART, YOU SEND ME A DOCUMENT STATING ABOUT THE BEST AND FINAL OFFER. AND YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT ON THAT LETTER THAT WELL WE DIDN'T OPEN OUR WORKING A, WE OPENED A WORKING AGREEMENT, WE AGREED TO OPEN A WORKING AGREEMENT. SO I BELIEVE LIKE MR. JASON SAID, MR. TREVINO SAID, I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF MISINFORMATION ON THIS LETTER THAT I RECEIVED. HOW I HOPE THAT, I HOPE THAT WE CAN SIT MR. ARN AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE, A LEADERSHIP ABOUT THIS LETTER IN PERSON INSTEAD OF HAVING A POSSE COME IN EVERY TIME AND GOING BEHIND DOORS AND LIKE WE ARE TRYING TO BUY A CAR. I THINK WE NEED TO DEAL WITH THE RIGHT PERSON IN ORDER TO, TO TAKE CARE OF THIS COMPENSATION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. WE WOULDN'T BE ASKING IF IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS INFLATION THAT IS GOING ON, BUT IT'S A SLAP IN THE FACE WHEN YOUR OFFER COMES BACK AND SAYS, WE'RE WAITING. WE ARE READY TO GIVE YOU A 3.51 TIME SIPHON WITH THE CONCERT OF WHEN WE START THE NEXT WORKING AGREEMENT AFTER THIS IS OVER WITH THAT YOU GIVE UP LONGEVITY. THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA GIVE THAT UP. I THINK RIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOW ON THIS TIMES WE NEED TO KEEP PEOPLE HERE. AND THOSE ARE THE BENEFITS THAT THEY LOOK AT. WE NEED TO MAINTAIN OUR PEOPLE. OUR MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES ARE VERY UNDERPAID. OUR BUS OPERATORS, I'VE BEEN HERE 24 YEARS, IT TOOK ME 20 YEARS TO GET TO TOP PAY. IT TAKES AUSTIN DOLLARS, HOUSTON FIVE YEARS TO WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW. FIVE YEARS. WITHIN FIVE YEARS. THEIR TOP PAY. AND THAT'S WHY WE ASKED FOR WHAT WE WERE ASKING. AND BY THE WAY, THE OTHER THING TOO IS [00:20:01] WHEN WE WORK IN AGREEMENT, WE WORK IT FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE UNION MEMBERS. THIS GOT CHANGE A WHILE BACK AND TRUSTEE AND KIM BROWN EVEN ASKED THE QUESTION. HE SAID, SO IF THE HOURLY EMPLOYEES ARE GETTING THIS, WHAT DOES THE SALARY EMPLOYEE SAID ARE GETTING? AND MR. AND RESPONSE WAS, WE WILL BE WORKING ON THAT. AND THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED THAT WAY. WHATEVER WE AGREE UPON, EVERYBODY GETS IT. EVERYBODY. THE OTHER THING IS THE INSURANCE. THE ONLY REASON THE INSURANCE WASN'T ADDRESSING THERE BECAUSE YOU, WE HAD ALREADY ADDRESSED IT FOR EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY RETIREES. EVERYBODY IN HERE. THANK YOU ALL. GREAT. I HAVE ONE MORE THING. ONE MORE THING THING. I'M SORRY, I HAVE A RECORDING. SO WE WERE LOOKING AT, AND I I SEE YOURSELF, WE WERE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOWS, ON WHAT YOU GUYS ARE WILLING TO, YOU KNOW, GET BACK OBVIOUSLY TO FOR THIS. BUT UH, WE WERE LOOKING AT UH, POSSIBLY LOOKING AT A FOUR HOUR INCREASE FOR EVERY MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE HERE AT AND A ONE PERCENTAGE INCREASE FOR OPERATING BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY THERE FOR MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE INCREASE OPERATOR 1%. CAUSE YOU'RE ALREADY UP THERE. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT DECISIONS TO BE HEARD IS MR. DAVID DAVID BEAVIS. THERE WE GO. GOOD AFTERNOON. BOARD CHAIR MR. REYES. MR. JEFF HART AND VIA BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DAVID BEAVIS, PRESIDENT ELECT OF ATU LOCAL 6 94 RETIRED CHAPTER. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON HEALTHCARE BENEFITS CHANGES FOR ALL VIA RETIREES. PAST PRACTICE WAS BENEFIT STAFF WOULD EXPLAIN CHANGES TO RETIREES AT OUR MONTHLY MEETING. THEREFORE WE ARE REQUESTING A POSTPONEMENT OF OPEN ENROLLMENT DUE TO THE FACT A LOT OF OUR RETIREES HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR PACKAGE YET AND THEY'RE GIVEN US A DEADLINE OF THE 28TH. WE HAVE, WE HAVE SOME HERE THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR PACKAGES. IF THEY DON'T TURN IT IN BY THE 28TH, THEY'RE GONNA END UP LOSING THEIR DENTAL AND THEIR VISION. THEY HAVE TO FILL OUT THE FORM. WE WERE NOT EXPLAINED ANY OF THIS AND IT IS NECESSARY FOR BENEFIT STAFF TO CLARIFY NUMEROUS CHANGES TO THE 2023 BENEFIT THAT WE HAVE. WE WOULD LIKE SOME KIND OF MEETING SET UP WITH THE RETIREES SO THAT WE CAN BRING 'EM IN AND, AND THEY CAN EXPLAIN TO THE RETIREES THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE. THERE'S CHANGES THAT THE ONES THAT ARE UNDER 65 ARE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET UNDER THE DEFINED BENEFIT ANY, I MEAN, EXCUSE ME, THAT ARE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET UNDER THE VIA CARE BUY UP. THEY'RE GONNA CLOSE THAT TO THE, TO THE ONES THAT ARE GRANDFATHERED. YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT RETIRED OUTTA VIA WITH NUMEROUS YEARS WE'RE THE OLD TIMERS THAT MADE VIA WHAT IT IS TODAY. YET YOU'RE TAKING AWAY SOMETHING THAT WHEN THEY WERE TALKED TO AT RETIREMENT WERE EXPLAINED THEY COULD HAVE IT. SO WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO RECONSIDER THAT AND ALSO, LIKE I SAID, WOULD TALK TO THE RETIREES AND EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. AND UNDER THE OPEN RECORDS ACT, I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE BOARD RESOLUTION FROM 2007, I BELIEVE IT WAS IN APRIL WHERE THEY CHANGED THE AMOUNT WE GOT, WHICH IS 250 FOR RETIRED FOR THE HEALTHCARE AND $189 AND 50 CENTS FOR THE, FOR THE RETIREE. THAT OR 65 AND OVER AT THAT TIME IT WAS DISCUSSED AND IT SHOULD BE IN THE BOARD RESOLUTION THAT THEY, THEY WERE GOING TO REVIEW THE PENSION EVERY COUPLE, I MEAN THE RETIRE THE AMOUNT THAT WE WERE ALLOWED FOR OUR BENEFITS EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS. THE REASON WE DIDN'T PURSUE IT IN 2008 WAS CUZ THAT'S WHEN THE STOCK MARKET TOOK A BIG HIT AND WE WAITED, BUT WE HAD BROUGHT IT BACK UP AGAIN IN 15. AND LIKE I SAID, WE [00:25:01] HAD REQUESTED THAT AND I HAD REQUESTED THAT AT A PREVIOUS MEETING AND WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT IT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE BOARD RESOLUTION SO YOU ALL CAN SEE IT FROM 2007 WHEN WE AGREED UPON. THANK YOU. HOPEFULLY REQUEST CONSIDERATION. OUR NEXT SET IS TO BE HEARD IS MISS SYLVIA ENRIQUE. GOOD AFTERNOON VIA BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND BOARD CHAIR FERNANDO REES, PRESIDENT CEO JEFF ARNT AND OTHERS. I AM SYLVIA ENRIQUE VIA RETIREE SINCE APRIL 1ST, 2013 AFTER 40 AND A HALF YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND AS OF SAN ANTONIO TRANSIT SYSTEM AND VIA SERVICE, I SPEAK FOR ALL RETIREES. I DO NOT REPRESENT ANY ORGANIZATION OR ANY GROUP, BUT I SPEAK TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN AND THE 2013 MEDICAL PLAN. AS OF TODAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 2022, I RECEIVED MY 2023 OPEN ENROLLMENT PACKAGE AND FOUND OUR HEALTH PREMIUM WILL REMAIN THE SAME AS 2022. THE VISION AND DENTAL PLANS ARE REVISED AND 2023 PLANS WILL BE UNDER AETNA. THE MAJOR HEALTH REVISION THAT VIA IS TO IMPLEMENT ON JANUARY 1ST, 2023, ABOUT NINE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THEY DISCONTINUED. THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN IS THE GRANDFATHER PLAN WILL BE CLOSE TO NEW PARTICIPANTS AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2023 VIA ONLY PROVIDED SEVEN WEEKS NOTICE TO THIS MAJOR DECISION AFFECTING MANY VIA EMPLOYEES, VIA RETIREES AND OTHERS UNDER THE AGE OF 65 YEARS OLD. THE THIS ACTION AFFECTS MANY RETIREES WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. THIS ACTION WAS ON PAGE 31. IT'S NOT NUMBERED AS PAGE 31 BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE RETIREE PART PORTION OF THE PACKET. BUT IN COUNTING IT IS ON THE BACK, THE VERY LAST PAGE OF THIS PACKET WHERE THE GRANDFATHER PLAN WILL BE DONE AWAY WITH LAST TWO TIMES, I'VE SPOKEN AS A CITIZEN TO BE HEARD ON OCTOBER 18TH AND OCTOBER 25TH AND SUGGESTED TO THE BOARD TO CREATE A PENSION PLAN COMMITTEE WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNION AND RETIREES REPRESENTING HOURLY AND ADMIN RETIREES WITH THE COMMITTEE. SUCH ACTIONS WOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH ONLY SEVEN WEEKS NOTICE. IN MY OPINION, VIA BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE CONSIDER CREATING THIS COMMITTEE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OUR LAST CITIZEN TO BE HEARD IS ANDREW BEZ . GOOD EVENING BOARD. I FIRST WANNA START OFF WITH MY, UH, SINCERE APOLOGY TO SECRETARY MALONE. MY COMMENT TO YOU LAST BOARD MEETING WAS VERY, VERY MUCH, UM, NOT NECESSARY. I WAS VERY, VERY UPSET, BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET THAT EXCUSE WHAT I SAID. I WAS VERY UNAWARE OF THE SITUATION AND YOU KNOW, WHEN I TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE, THEY ALL HAD A LOT OF GOOD POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOU AND AS WELL AS WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS COMPANY. AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH YOU ON A MORE PRIVATE NOTE IF THAT IS OKAY. BUT I DO WANNA APOLOGIZE IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY ON BEHALF OF THAT. UM, AS Y'ALL MAY HAVE REMEMBERED FROM MY LAST TIME BEING HERE, LIKE I SAID, MY CAR WAS HIT ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND I NEVER REALLY RECEIVED ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY FROM ANY OF Y'ALL FROM THE BOARD STATING HOW, UH, MY, UM, THINGS WOULD BE ADDRESSED. HOWEVER, I DID GET SOMETHING SAYING I GOT $600 FOR 25, UH, DOLLARS A DAY FOR $24, OR SORRY FOR 24 DAYS OF RENTAL WHEN I PAID EXACTLY [00:30:01] THREE GRAND FOR MY CAR. I WAS VERY INSULTED BY THAT BECAUSE I WORK ON THESE HOLIDAYS. I ONLY HAD TUESDAYS OFF AND I WAS EXTRA BORED JUST BEGINNING. SO DAYS OFF WERE RARE FOR ME AND THIS WAS A VERY HARD TIME BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHOW UP TO WORK AND MY JOB WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS JOB. I LOVE MY JOB. MY JOB IS THE LITERAL THING THAT I LIVE FOR. AND WHEN MY CAR GOT HIT, IT JUST, MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS COMPANY HAS JUST BEEN HEARTBREAKING. UM, I RECENTLY GOT IN TOUCH WITH SOMEBODY NEW NAMED MARIA, WHO I FEEL LIKE IS STARTING TO, UM, TRY TO OFFER ME THIS $40 A DAY, BUT FOR ONLY 24 DAYS. BUT I, MY CAR WAS IN THAT SHOP FOR TWO AND A HALF MONTHS AND THERE'S NOTHING TO LIE ABOUT. I WAS OUT OF A CAR FOR TWO AND A HALF MONTHS, SO I HAD TO RENT IT. BUT WHAT I'M SEEING IS THERE'S A LOT OF FRUSTRATION AND HEARTBREAK WITHIN THE WHOLE VIA COMMUNITY. UM, AS YOU SEE MR. ART, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT REALLY GETTING PAID THE RIGHT AMOUNT, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S, IT'S HEARTBREAKING HEARING ABOUT ALL THESE NEGOTIATIONS, JUST NOT GOING THROUGH. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE REALLY DO NEED TO GET PAID THE RIGHT AMOUNT FOR WHAT WE ARE DOING BECAUSE MOST OF US ARE DOING THIS FOR THE LOVE OF THE COMPANY, NOT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE TO COME HERE TO WORK. AND ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT I'VE, YOU KNOW, SEEN A LOT OF, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY'RE NOT SEEING ALL THESE FREQUENCIES AND ROUTES. MY GRANDMOTHER WHO TAKES THE BUS SAYS THAT SHE HAS TO WAIT SO LONG FOR THE 20, WHICH IS, THERE'S A LOT OF DETOURS ON THAT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES THAT I'M SEEING, BUT IT ALL FALLS ALL AROUND HOW OUR EMPLOYEES ARE BEING TREATED. SO I'M JUST HOPING THAT, LIKE I SAID, GOING BACK WHAT I SAID LAST TIME AT OUR MEETING IS, IS THAT Y'ALL PLEASE TAKE CARE OF US, YOU KNOW, FINANCIALLY AND EVEN OUTSIDE OF THAT, JUST TAKE CARE OF US. AND UM, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE MANAGEMENT WHO HAS, UM, YOU KNOW, TALKED TO ME, I REALLY LOOK UP TO THEM SPECIFICALLY ONE, MR. KENNY DAVIDSON. HE HAS GONE OUT OF THE BOX WITH ME MANY TIMES WHEN I MET UP WITH HIM. AND HE IS NOT ONLY TRIED TO MAKE ME A BETTER OPERATOR FOR THIS COMPANY CUZ I'M, I'M 23, I'M STILL LEARNING VIAS RULES. THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW TO LEARN, BUT HE IS ALSO MAKING ME A BETTER INDIVIDUAL. AND OVERALL I JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST HOPING THAT WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER, NOT FIGHTING, NOT ANY SORT OF ARGUING, JUST COME TOGETHER AS ONE, SEE HOW YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE DOING, EVEN IF THAT MEANS JUST PASSING OUT SURVEYS. BUT JUST, JUST SEE HOW WE ARE DOING. PLEASE, MR. ARN, TAKE CARE OF US. THANK YOU ALL. THERE ARE NO MORE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. THANK YOU EVERYONE. UH, SPEAKING TODAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM [5. Consent Agenda] NUMBER FIVE, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS AN ACTION ITEM. UH, AS A NOTE WE WILL BE, UH, EXCLUDING ITEM 5G FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM TO BE ADDRESSED A LITTLE BIT LATER. UH, TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? RELATIONSHIP PROOF? OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY? THEY SEND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED. UH, AFTER, UH, THE NEXT ITEM TO BE ADDRESSED IS ITEM FIVE G. CAN WE DO THAT? YEAH, WE'RE DOING THIS 5G. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I JUST HAVE SOME VERY, VERY BRIEF REMARKS. UH, LAST WEEK IN THE BOARD WORKS SESSION, I CAST ONE OF THE VERY, VERY RARE, UH, NO VOTES THAT I'VE CUT CAST IN THE SIX YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD. UM, AND UH, THAT'S BECAUSE I STILL HAD SOME LINGERING QUESTIONS, WHICH I WANTED TO GET ANSWERED. UM, UH, I WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S VERY, VERY CLEAR THAT, THAT THE, UH, THE NO VOTE AT THAT TIME HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY MV. I WAS ON THE BOARD FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN WE APPROVED THE CHANGE OF VENDORS AND I'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED, UH, GENERALLY SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED INCLUDED SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO ME AS ON THE TIMES THAT I WROTE MV, UH, I GOTTA SAY I MUST, I MUCH PREFER OUR LARGER, UH, IN-HOUSE VANS, BUT, UH, THE SERVICE PROVIDED WAS GOOD AND I'M CERTAINLY NOT OPPOSED TO WAGE INCREASES FOR THE EMRY RIDERS. SO I WANNA MAKE THAT CLEAR. UH, I WAS REALLY SURPRISED AND TAKEN ABACK THAT FOUR YEARS HAVE PASSED ALREADY SINCE WE PASSED THAT WE LOST TWO YEARS TO C AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE TIME WENT. UM, BUT I WAS A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED THAT IT SNUCK UP ON US SO QUICKLY. UH, I ALWAYS WANT VIA TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE, UM, WHERE THE CONTRACT WAS ON TOP OF US AND WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY, ANY REAL OPPORTUNITY, UH, OR ANY WIGGLE ROOM AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT. [00:35:01] SO I HOPE THAT DOESN'T OCCUR IN THE FUTURE. I HOPE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH. UH, AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY OTHER CONTRACTS IN OUR WHEELHOUSE THAT, THAT, UM, WOULD AFFECT, UH, OUR, OUR RIDERS LIKE THIS ONE DOES. THERE'S NO WAY IN THE WORLD THAT I WOULD VOTE TO, YOU KNOW, TO, TO JEOPARDIZE THE RIDES OF 60% OF OUR, OUR VIA TRANS RIDERS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT MY VOTE WAS EXPLAINED AND THAT I DO PLAN ON VOTING FOR THIS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. AND I DO WOULD MAKE THE, THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 5G. OKAY. YOU HAVE A FIRST IF WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN A FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. IF I COULD, UM, RESPOND TO, TO, UH, TRUSTEE COMO, BECAUSE AS WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE, I TOLD YOU MYSELF THAT I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED HOW LATE THAT CAME IN. AND SO WE WILL COMMIT TO YOU BECAUSE WE SHOULD NEVER PUT THE BOARD IN A POSITION WHERE THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY FORCED TO MAKE A DECISION, NOT A GOOD THING. WE WON'T DO IT. OKAY, THANK YOU. UH, TRUSTEE WILL NOW RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON ITEM SIX, [6. Operator and Mechanic Staffing Update] OPERATOR AND MECHANIC STAFFING UPDATE. MR. PEOPLES. THANK YOU. YES, IT'S DOWN THERE OR IT'S OPEN ALREADY DOWN AT THE RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN REYES, UH, TRUSTEES, UH, MARCUS PEOPLES HERE WITH THE VIA, UH, THE HUMAN RESEARCH DEPARTMENT TODAY. ONCE AGAIN, GO OVER OUR OPERATIONS STAFFING REPORT. UH, THIS IS OUR Q4 UH, FISCAL YEAR IN, UH, REPORT. SO I'LL BE GOING OVER THOSE NUMBERS, UH, WITH YOU RIGHT NOW. UM, THIS IS OUR HISTORICAL VIEW OF OUR BUS OPERATED WORKFORCE, WHICH PROVIDES A TREND LINE BROKEN DOWN QUARTERLY. UH, YOU ALSO BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ONE. UH, TO THE RIGHT THERE YOU'LL SEE Q 1 23 AND FOUR. WE STARTED OUT, UH, Q THREE WITH 842 AND ENDED UP WITH 830, UH, FOR Q4. AND I'LL GO INTO DETAIL FOR THOSE. SO, BUS OPERATOR STAFFING. YOU'LL SEE HERE IN Q4 WE STARTED WITH 842 FTES. WE GRADUATED 47 TO THE FULL-TIME RANKS. UH, HOWEVER, 59 SEPARATED FROM VIA LEAVING US A TOTAL OF 830. THAT 830, UH, NUMBER, UH, REPRESENT 85% OF OUR GOAL OF 979 FTES. UH, FOR THE QUARTER. WE HIRED 119 BUS OPERATORS TO JOIN OUR TRAINING PROGRAM. AND YEAR TO DATE FOR FY 22, WE HIRED 437 TO JOIN OUR UH, TRAINING PROGRAM HERE AT VO. AND AS OF THIS REPORT, UH, SEPTEMBER 30TH, WE HAD 93 STILL REMAINING IN TRAINING VIA TRENDS YOU WILL C Q4. WE STARTED WITH 131, UH, FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT. WE GRADUATED FOUR INTO THE FULL-TIME RANKS. UH, HOWEVER FIVE LEFT OUR, UH, LEFT VIA LEAVING US WITH A TOTAL OF 154 FTE'S. THAT 154 REPRESENTS A 94% OF OUR STAFFING GOAL. 94% STAFFING ON THE GOAL OF 1 64, UH, STUDENTS HIRED FOR Q4 FOR VAN, OR 60 OR 26. UH, AND FOR THE YEAR WE HIRED, UH, 86 TO JOIN THE VIA TRANS TRAINING PROGRAM. AND AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, WE HAD 27 REMAINING IN TRAINING THE MECHANICS. UH, WE STARTED Q4 WITH 62. UH, WE GRADUATED 16 FROM THE TRAINING PROGRAM. HOWEVER, FOUR SEPARATED FROM VIA LEAVING US WITH A TOTAL OF 74 FTES ON A GOAL OF 93 THAT REPRESENTS 80%. UH, WE HIRE 10 MECHANICS IN Q4, 37 FOR THE YEAR. AND AS OF THIS REPORT, WE HAD FIVE REMAINING QUESTIONS. TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. ON WHEN YOU HIRE A MECHANIC, UH, ARE THEY GENERALLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE? COULD YOU TALK ABOUT TRAINING? WHAT IS INVOLVED IN THE TRAINING? SO, UH, OUR JDS ON OUR MECHANICS, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A, UH, CERTIFICATE FROM A, UM, CERTIFIED TRAININGS INSTITUTION. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE TWO YEARS OF VERIFIABLE EXPERIENCE OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION. UH, BUT THEN THEY ALSO GO THROUGH ON, UH, HANDS ON TRAINING HERE THROUGH SAM'S, UH, MARS DEPARTMENT, THE FLEET AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, AS DO OUR BUS OPERATORS. THEY GO THROUGH THE TRAINING PROGRAM, UH, TO BECOME CERTIFIED BUS OPERATORS. SO THEY ALSO, OUR MECHANICS ALSO GO THROUGH OUR TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH THE FLEET AND FACILITIES TWO PART, IT IS, I'M SORRY, THEY ALSO GO THROUGH A SAFETY, UH, TRAINING THROUGH THE TRAINING DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS, UH, THE FLEETING FACILITIES TRAINING PROGRAM. [00:40:01] MM-HMM. , RIGHT. TRUSTEES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PAPER. THANK YOU. OKAY, THE NEXT ITEM [Items 7 & 8] IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, INFORMATION SECURITY UPDATE. I THINK THIS, UH, WILL BE GOING INTO A CLOSED SESSION, UH, WHICH ACTUALLY SEVEN AND EIGHT WILL BE CLOSED SESSION. I'M SORRY, UH, TODAY AND I'LL READ THE STATEMENT. TODAY IS NOVEMBER 15TH, 22 2. AND IT IS NOW THE TIME IS 5 47, UH, PM AND VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL OFFICIALLY GO INTO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THIS ITEM WILL DISCUSS DURING THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION OR AS FOLLOWS. ITEM SEVEN, INFORMATION SECURITY UPDATE, WHICH IS ALLOWED AS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM PERSON ONE, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 55 1 0.07. ONE ENTITLED CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND SECTION 55 1 0.0 76 ENTITLED SECURITY. AND ITEM NUMBER EIGHT ENTITLED LEGAL BRIEFING, WHICH IS ALLOWED AS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM PERSON ONE, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 ENTITLED CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY, ALL PERSONS WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO ATTEND THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, PLEASE PROCEED TO THE SMALL CONFERENCE ROOM. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY NOT ATTEND OR MONITOR THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IN ANY MANNER. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. IT IS NOW 6:47 PM AND WE'RE OFFICIALLY COMING OUT OF A CLOSED EXECUTIVE REGARDING THE ITEMS NUMBER SEVEN AND EIGHT, NO DELIBERATION OF PUBLIC POLICY OR VOTE TAKEN DURING OCCURRED DURING THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY, TRUSTEES HERE REACH THE END OF THIS MEETING. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS VIA MEETING? SO MOVED. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.