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[1. Call to Order]
EVERYONE.IT IS NOW 5:12 PM AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE ORDER THE SEPTEMBER 26TH VIA BOARD MEETING.
LET'S BEGIN WITH THE ROLL CALL.
OKAY, TRUSTEE, UH, VICE CHAIR CABILLA.
I THINK SHE'S RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LATE.
I THINK HE'S RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LATE ALSO.
AND WE HAVE ENOUGH FOR FORM, SO WE'LL CONTINUE NOW.
UH, LET'S, UH, PLEASE STAND FOR THE
[2. Moment of Reflection, Pledge of Allegiance, Announcements]
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE US AND TEXAS FLAT.I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WAGES STANDS ONE NATION AMONG GOD, AN INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[3. President/CEO Report]
DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS IN YOUR REPORT? YES, I DO.TRUSTEE GONZALEZ IS JOINING US.
SO WE ALWAYS START OUT WITH OUR STAR OF THE QUARTER.
THIS IS THE STAR ADMINISTRATOR OF THE QUARTER, WHO IS, UH, STRATEGIC PLANNER THREE.
IN MAY, VERONICA TOOK THE LEAD ON MANAGING THE SCOBY COMPLEX REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PROJECT RECORDING SOME TO ORGANIZE AND PLAN WORK WITH CONSULTANTS AND STAFF, FACILITATE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL, UH, STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION AND DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS.
BUT MORE THAN THAT, TO BRING ENERGY TO OUR EFFORTS TO ENGAGE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROJECT IN THE COMMUNITY, IN HER OWN COMMUNITY.
IN FACT, UH, SHE STEPPED IN AS A MANAGER OF A PROJECT WITHOUT HESITATION, EMPOWERED AND WITH A CAN-DO ATTITUDE.
HER HARD WORK RESULTED IN A VERY SUCCESSFUL TIME ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, DURING WHICH WE HAD IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS, GAINED VALUABLE LEARNING, AND MADE STRONG CONNECTIONS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND AROUND THE WEST SIDE.
THAT WAS OUR, I GUESS YOU COMMUNITY.
UH, WELL, I HAVE A DIFFERENT NAME FOR IT.
FOCUS GROUP TYPE ACTIVITIES IS WHAT IT WAS, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE ESSENTIALLY BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER AND ASKED FOR THEIR IDEAS.
UM, SO ANY, IN ANY CASE, VERONICA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, FOR YOUR EXCELLENT ATTITUDE, YOUR WORK ETHIC, AND FOR HELPING KEEP US FOCUSED ON THE MISSION AND THE VISION.
THANK, AND WE WILL DO A PICTURE.
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ALL RIGHT.NEXT UP, UH, WE'RE RECOGNIZING BRANDON THOMAS, WHO HAS COME IN FROM THE RANCH, UH, TO BE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE'S DEVELOPMENT 360 MENTORING PROGRAM.
DEVELOPMENT 360 IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES IN-DEPTH CASE STUDIES OF ONE OF SAN ANTONIO'S MOST EXCITING REAL ESTATE PROJECTS FACILITATED BY A PROMINENT LOCAL DEVELOPER.
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DETAILED OVERVIEW OF THE REAL ESTATE PROJECT FROM START TO FINISH, USING A SET COURSE CURRICULUM THAT TEACHES THE PROCESS OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, BRANDLY BRAND, AND PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS PROJECT MANAGER FOR SCOBY, AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE SILVER LINE AND FOR THE SECOND OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
SO BRANDON IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE, BUT THAT'S ALL HE COULD BE WATCHING.
PROJECT CONTROL IS NOW A CERTIFIED PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL.
THE CERTIFICATION IS GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED AND TEST THE CANDIDATE'S ABILITY TO MANAGE PEOPLE, PROCESSES, AND BUSINESS PRIORITIES OF A PROFESSIONAL PROJECT.
SAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SET UP SETTING UP AND MONITORING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GROUP'S PROJECT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM.
THAT'S A LONG NAME FOR A PROJECT, AND ASSISTING OUR CONSULTANTS IN UPDATING AND DEVELOPING PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESSES, ESPECIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE CASE A PROJECT.
LIKEWISE, SAM COULD NOT BE HERE, BUT LET'S ALL GIVE HIM A HAND.
NOW WE FOUND SOMEBODY WHO IS HERE.
OH, SOMEBODY'S REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS TOO.
THIS YEAR, THE TRANSIT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WAS OPEN TO ALL TRANSIT DISTRICT STAFF IN TEXAS IN THE INTEREST OF FOSTERING LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY AND ACROSS THE STATE.
SO, SANDEEP JUST, UH, F Y I, UH, FOR MANY YEARS, THEY ONLY ALLOWED SMALL URBAN AND RURAL PROPERTIES INTO THE, INTO THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY FELT THE, UH, LARGER PROPERTIES COULD AFFORD TO, TO DO THINGS ON THEIR OWN.
UM, AND THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT I DEVELOPED WHEN I WAS WITH T T I.
SO I'M SURE YOU'LL WANT TO COME HOME AND TELL ME WHAT A WONDERFUL THING IT IS, AND I I'M GLAD YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT.
IT PLEASES TO, UH, IT PLEASES ME TO ANNOUNCE A VIA STRATEGIC INITIATIVES MANAGER.
JOHN TEMAN WAS RECENTLY FEATURED IN A WRITEUP FOR UTSA'S, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH COMMUNITY AND PO POLICY, A GRADUATE WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
HE NOW TEACHES IN U UTSA'S M P A PROGRAM LENDING HIS EXPERTISE TO UP AND COMING PROFESSIONALS WHO PLAN TO SERVE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ROLES.
THE PROFILE DESCRIBES HIS ROLE AT VIA AND HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR SHARING HIS KNOWLEDGE AND REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE WITH HIS FELLOW ROAD RUNNERS.
AND WE ARE PROUD THAT HE'S GETTING SUCH POSITIVE RECOGNITION.
CONGRATULATIONS, JOHN RACHEL BEVIS,
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WHO IS VIAS VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND STRAT.STRATEGY HAS JOINED THE BOARD OF ADVISORS FOR THE YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY OF SAN ANTONIO.
THIS SCHOOL SERVES GIRLS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH 12 FROM ACROSS SAN ANTONIO WITH A FOCUS ON DISADVANTAGED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES.
SOME 30% OF STUDENTS AT, AT THE YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY USE VIA TO GET TWO AND FROM CAMPUS DEMONSTRATING THE STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT.
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS, IS WHO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF RACHEL FOR HER SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND REPRESENTING VIA ON THIS IMPORTANT BOARD THAT INCLUDES WOMEN WHO ARE CIVIC LEADERS AS WELL AS LEADERS IN BUSINESS, EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND OTHER IMPORTANT FIELDS.
AND WE RECENTLY MET ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING GRADUATES, GRADUATES FROM THE OWN WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, MARIA GARCIA GARCIA, WHO GRADUATED, UH, NUMBER TWO SALUTER IN HER CLASS AND NOW IS STUDYING AT M I T.
HER PLAN AT LEAST WAS TO HAVE A DOUBLE MAJOR, NEITHER OF WHICH I COULD HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED INDIVIDUALLY.
SO SHE, SHE'S VERY, VERY BRIGHT AND VERY, VERY, UM, ENTHUSIASTIC AND SHE'S ONE, ONLY ONE OF THAT 30% RIGHT OF, OF YOUNG LADIES THAT THAT USE VIA TO GET TO THE CLASSROOM.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HEAR HER STORY HERE.
GRADUATING FROM THE YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS AMAZING AND KIND OF RELIEVING AND ALSO VERY SCARY.
YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR SO LONG, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT'S FINALLY HERE AND YOU'RE LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF I REALLY WANNA LEAVE
I'LL BE ATTENDING THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MOST COMMONLY KNOWN AS M I T.
AND I PLAN TO MAJOR IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE.
I WOULD NOT HAVE GONE TO SCHOOL AT THE YOUNG MOU ACADEMY IF IT WEREN'T FOR VIA, BECAUSE MY SITUATION, THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET TO SCHOOL WITHOUT IT.
I'D BE AT A DIFFERENT SCHOOL, NOT HERE AT ALL.
BIA WAS A CONDUIT THAT GOT HER TO THE SCHOOL, THAT GAVE HER THE EDUCATION TO GET TO M I T.
SO IF YOU TAKE AWAY VIA AND YOU TAKE AWAY THAT ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, THEN IN ESSENCE YOU WOULD BE TAKING AWAY HER OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO A COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY.
LIKE IF WITHOUT THE BUS, I COULDN'T HAVE STAYED AT CLUBS.
I COULDN'T HAVE GONE HERE EARLY IN THE MORNING FOR TESTING.
SO ABOUT 35% OF OUR STUDENTS USE VIA TO COME TO SCHOOL.
SO VIA IS AN EQUALIZER WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING OUR GIRLS HERE.
STUDENTS REALLY APPRECIATE THIS A LOT.
THEY MAY NOT SAY IT AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT LIKE IF YOU RIDE THE BUS AND YOU JUST KNOW THAT IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES BECAUSE YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.
SO THAT'S JUST ONE OF MANY, MANY SUCCESS STORIES THROUGHOUT THIS REGION THAT IS ENABLED, IF YOU WILL, BY THE CON CONNECTIVITY THAT VIA PROVIDES AND HAPPY FOR HER, HAPPY FOR HER FAMILY, AND HAPPY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN THAT WAY.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.
AND TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE RECOGNIZED TODAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO VIA, UH, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.
WE HAVE A LOT OF HARDWORKING PEOPLE, UH, THAT MAKE, THAT KEEP, UH, VIA OPERATING DAY TO DAY THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN AWARE OF.
BUT BELIEVE ME, THE BOARD IS AWARE OF EVERYTHING THAT THAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT YOU ALL DO.
AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY FOR THAT.
AND TO THE END LEADER, I WISH HER THE BEST AT M I T.
UH, AND WE HOPE TO SEE GREAT THINGS FROM HER, HOPE TO COME BACK AND MAYBE EVEN WORK AT VIA
SHE'LL PROBABLY HAVE BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS, BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND IT'S A WONDERFUL, WE HAVE GREAT PEOPLE.
SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
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IS WE HAVE ADDED, UH, UH, CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS REGISTERED TO SPEAK? UH, YES.
WE DO HAVE, UH, SEVEN CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
WITH THAT, I HAVE TO READ THIS STATEMENT.
WE HAVE NOT COME TO THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD PORTION OF OUR PUBLIC MEETING.
THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN HEARING THE COMMENTS AND CONCERNS FROM OUR PATIENTS AND CITIZENS, THE SAN ANTONIO BARAR COUNTY AREA.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING PUBLIC BUSINESS OR POLICY OVER WHICH THE BOARD HAS SUPERVISION AND CONTROL THAT MAY ARISE DURING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING MAY BE ADDRESSED AT A LATER DATE BY THE PRESIDENT, C E O OR HIS STAFF.
THE 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.
OKAY, FIRST UP WE HAVE GINGER TRAINER.
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THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.I JUST CAME TODAY TO THANK VIA, UH, BILL NEELY OF SACRED, WHICH YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH.
YOU PUT IT ON YOUR BUSES SACRED.ORG.
IT'S A FREE ONLINE SERVICE DIRECTORY OF SERVICES, FOOD ASSISTANCE, RENTAL, UTILITY, TRANSPORTATION, MENTAL HEALTH ID, RECOVERY, CHILDCARE, ADDICTION, AND SO MANY MORE.
YOU KNOW, SENIOR PROGRAMS, HE COULDN'T BE HERE, BUT HE JUST WROTE TO ME AND ASKED ME TO READ THIS TO YOU.
HE HAS SEEN ON SACRED A 50% INCREASE IN TRAFFIC OVER THE LAST YEAR.
SOME OF THAT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE ADS.
WE HAVE MET MANY PEOPLE AT PUBLIC EVENTS THAT SAY THEY SAW THE ADS, WHICH TELLS US THERE'S A LOT OF NAME RECOGNITION IMPROVEMENT.
SUPPORT AND HOPE AND HOPE TO SEE IT CONTINUE.
I ALSO WANNA THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ONE PILL KILLS ON YOUR BUSES.
THIS HAPPENED ABOUT SIX OR EIGHT MONTHS AGO, AND THERE'S A QR CODE TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, WHICH GIVES THE FACTS ON FENTANYL FOR OUR YOUNG RIDERS AND PEOPLE FIGHTING ADDICTION OR WANNA KNOW, LEARN MORE ABOUT IT.
UM, I CAN'T TRACK HOW MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED AS A RESULT OF THAT, BUT I IMAGINE THERE ARE MANY, UH, THANK YOU VIA, WE'VE ALL HEARD THAT LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND AND VIA MAKES OUR CITY GO AROUND.
YOU ARE THE CADILLAC TO THE HOMELESS, NEEDY STUDENTS, MENTALLY ILL, SENIORS, DISABLED, AND SO MANY MORE THAT RELY ON YOU EACH AND EVERY DAY THROUGH THE YEARS I'VE OBSERVED EACH ONE OF YOU.
AND I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE HONOR TO YOUR BOARD MEMBERS.
THEY EACH DISPLAY LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
LEWIS COOPER FOR FEEDING THE HOMELESS A THANKSGIVING DINNER A FEW YEARS AGO.
I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU FOR THAT, BOB, FOR HIS COMPASSION FOR THE HANDICAPPED BE ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO GET AROUND FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SERVING THE FAITH-BASED INITIATIVE OF THE VISTA COLLABORATIVE, HE BROUGHT US A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, UM, AS A SPEAKER LAST MONTH, UH, TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL CLOSINGS.
HE'S DONE SO MUCH FOR OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE YEARS, AND I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT HIS MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS GETTING THOSE DISCOUNTED BUS PASSES FOR NONPROFITS, WHICH HELPED THE HOMELESS.
JOHN GARY FOR LISTENING TO A NOBODY IN OUR BIG CITY COLLABORATING WITH ME TO PUT SACRED N ONE PILL KILLS PLACARDS ON THE BUSES.
HE HAS BROUGHT A CONNECTION TO THE PEOPLE TO OBTAIN RESOURCES FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.
UM, ONE PILL KILLS.ORG IS NOW MY NON-PROFIT, AND YOU CAN GO TO THAT SITE TO READ THE MISSION STATEMENT.
UM, TEXAS PICTURES ALSO HAS FENTANYL POISONING STORIES.
UH, JEFF ARNT FOR SUPPORTING THESE BOARD MEMBERS IN ALL THEIR ENDEAVORS TO BE STRONGER TOGETHER.
AND FOR MEETING WITH ME, UM, NOT TOO LONG AGO TO GET THE ONE PILL KILLS PLACARDS UP AND RUNNING.
AND FINALLY, THE BEST FOR LAST OUR BELOVED ATHLETE.
NOW I KNOW WHY EVERYBODY HERE LOVES THIS WOMAN.
DON'T BE DECEIVED BY HER PHYSICAL BLINDNESS.
SHE HAS MORE PERCEPTION AND IS DETERMINED TO TRULY DO EVERYTHING TO BUILD AND SUPPORT ALL DISABLED PEOPLE IN OUR CITY.
SHE'S DETERMINED TO HELP OTHERS LIKE HERSELF, AND I GOT TO KNOW HER BETTER THIS PAST WEEKEND WHILE I WAS ATTENDING THE AMER EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CONFERENCE AT THE 9 1 1 CENTER.
SHE WAS TALKING TO SS A P D ABOUT HEARING A DRONE ON NEW YEAR'S, UH, EVE, AND SHE COULD HEAR IT WAY UP IN THE SKY AND IT WAS VERY, VERY LOUD.
BUT SHE WAS, UH, PLEADING WITH THEM TO HELP THE DISABLED, UH, SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ALARMED BY THE NOISES OF THE DRONES.
I HAVE A, A DREAM FOR THAT WRAP TO GO ON THE BUSES SOMEDAY.
MY NAME IS RUBY STEIN AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY SON AND BROTHER WHO ARE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY AT THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND, WHICH IS NOW VIBRANT WORKS.
UM, THEY ARE ON LONG-TERM STATUS, UM, THROUGH VIA TRENDS.
MY SON AND BROTHER, ALONG WITH MANY OF THEIR COWORKERS WHO ARE ALSO BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, ALL RELY ON VIA TRANS TO GET TO AND FROM DAILY.
TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAYS A CRUCIAL PART IN THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND CONFIDENCE IN BEING PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY.
THE REASON THAT I'M HERE TODAY IS TO HAVE SOMEONE ADDRESS PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED FREQUENTLY FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS AND SO MANY OTHERS WITH DISABILITIES WHO USE VIA TRANS.
THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE AT THE MERCY OF SCHEDULERS WHO DO NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS SPEND ON EACH OF THEIR DAILY TRIPS.
FOR EXAMPLE, MY SON LEAVES OUR HOME AT 5:20 AM EVERY MORNING TO BEGIN HIS ACTUAL WORKDAY AT 7:30 AM HE ENDS WORK
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AT FOUR 15 AND HAS BEEN DROPPED OFF MUL MULTIPLE TIMES BETWEEN 6:30 PM AND AT THE LATEST 7:05 PM I'VE CALLED TO COMPLAIN AND MAKE NOTE OF THE RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF TIME THAT HE SPENDS ON THE BUS.THE LAST TIME I CALLED, I REQUESTED THAT A SCHEDULING SUPERVISOR RETURN MY CALL AND NEVER RECEIVED THAT CALL.
I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS 17 MILES BETWEEN MY SON'S WORKPLACE AND OUR HOME WHERE INDIVIDUALS MIGHT BE ADDED TO THE ROUTE, WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE.
THE DRIVERS ARE SENT MILES AWAY FROM THEIR ORIGINAL ROUTES, WHICH ADDS MORE PEOPLE AND FURTHER DELAYS.
DELAYS FOR THESE WORKING INDIVIDUALS, UM, AND THEIR DAILY DROP OFF TIMES.
I TRACK MY SON'S CELL PHONE AND SEE HIS LOCATION, AND I HAVE PROOF OF THE OUTRAGEOUS CHANGES IN SCHEDULING THAT HAVE OCCURRED.
MY SON WAS HALFWAY HOME AND HE WENT THE BUS BACKTRACKED ALL THE WAY PAST THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWARDS FORT SAM HOUSTON, WHERE WE LIVE BY SEAWORLD, WHICH IS NOT OKAY.
THEY BACKTRACKED ALL THE WAY BACK.
UM, THESE HARDWORKING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ON THIS VIA TRANCE FOR OVER TWO HOURS AND SOMETIMES EVEN LONGER.
THEY ARE TIRED AND POSSIBLY HUNGRY AFTER A LONG DAY AT WORK AND MAY EVEN NEED TO USE A RESTROOM.
THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY FOR SCHEDULING TO RESPECTFULLY PROVIDE SERVICES FOR HARDWORKING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES MUST HAVE A VOICE AND MUST BE HEARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN, UM, ADDRESSING THIS CONCERN.
UM, I WAS PRESIDENT AT THE STAKEHOLDER MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, OR THE FOCUS GROUP, AS Y'ALL CALLED IT.
UM, THAT DAY, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WORKING CLASS SAN ANTONIANS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE MAESTRO CENTER TO PROTEST AGAINST THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PLANS TO TURN THE SCOBY COMPLEX INTO UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING.
VIA HAS ALREADY PURCHASED THE SCOBY PROPERTY WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS DATED THAT MANY YEARS AGO.
SO THE COMPLEX HAS ALREADY BEEN PURCHASED VIA HAS CHOSEN TO PARTNER WITH A DEVELOPER CALLED DREAM ON TO TURN THE SPACE INTO A HOUSING COMPLEX DESIGNED FOR THOSE WITH INCOMES OF $50,000 TO $150,000.
THIS IS SIMPLY INEQUITABLE CONSIDERING IN ZIP CODE 7 8 2 0 7 WHERE THE SCOBY COMPLEX IS LOCATED.
THE MEDIAN ANNUAL INCOME IS ON AVERAGE $25,000.
HOW IS ANYONE WHO CURRENTLY OCCUPIES THIS AREA GOING TO AFFORD THE HOUSING THAT V INJURY MON ARE DEVELOPING? THEY'RE NOT.
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IF THIS PLAN GOES THROUGH IS THAT LOWER INCOME WORKING CLASS PEOPLE AND POOR PEOPLE LIVING ON THE WEST SIDE WILL BE SUBJECT TO RISING RENT PRICES AS A RESULT OF THIS GENTRIFICATION PROJECT.
THIS UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING SCAM WILL CAUSE MANY TO HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR LONGTIME HOMES AND SEEK SHELTER ELSEWHERE WHEN THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PUBLIC HOUSING.
UM, I DEMAND THAT VIA POLLS OUT OF THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH DREAM ON AND INVEST IN PUBLIC HOUSING.
100% PUBLIC HOUSING FOR THE 95,000 PLUS FAMILIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON A WAIT LIST FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.
ONE IN 15 FAMILIES IN SAN ANTONIO IS ON THE WAIT LIST FOR PUBLIC HOUSING VIA COULD EASILY CHOOSE TO PARTNER WITH OPPORTUNITY HOME TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
SO HOUSELESS PEOPLE AND LOWER, LOWER INCOME WORKING CLASS RESIDENTS HAVE SOMEWHERE TO LIVE.
THE CURRENT PLAN IS, IN MY OPINION, A DISASTER BOUND TO PUSH LOCALS OUTTA THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
FURTHER DISENFRANCHISING A HISTORICALLY UNDERFUNDED AREA OF SAN ANTONIO, I AM BEGGING VIA TO CHOOSE PUBLIC HOUSING OVER PROFIT ON SEPTEMBER 9TH.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS CLEARLY EXPRESSED THE DIRE NEED FOR MORE PUBLIC HOUSING.
SO AT THIS POINT, WE'RE NOW WAITING TO SEE IF VIA WILL LISTEN TO THIS REASONABLE REQUEST TO BUILD MORE PUBLIC HOUSING FOR WEST SIDE SANTON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
NEXT WE HAVE MR. AND MS. RENT.
UM, I JUST CAME HERE TO SAY WHAT I'VE SAID A MILLION TIMES HERE.
UM, HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THE SAN ANTONIO'S IN A CRISIS AND THERE IS A HOUSING CRISIS, AND YOU
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DECIDED TO INVOLVE YOURSELF IN THAT BY PURCHASING THIS LAND AND GETTING INTO THE HOUSING MARKET, A MARKET THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST.UM, AND IT'S A SHAME THAT EVEN AS A, THAT I HAVE TO SIT HERE AND ASK FOR PUBLIC HOUSING FROM A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE WHEN THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE IS NOT EVEN AS ADEQUATE AS IT SHOULD BE.
CLEARLY PEOPLE ARE STILL HAVING ISSUES HERE.
UM, YOU OBVIOUSLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND STILL LACK TO IMPROVE AND DECIDED TO TAKE ON THIS PROJECT.
I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT SEPTEMBER 9TH, UM, THE OUTREACH WAS DONE BY THE PUEBLO OVER PROFIT COALITION.
MOST PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS MEETING AND THEN COULDN'T ATTEND IT BECAUSE IT WAS SET ON A DAY THAT WAS CONSULTED BY NO ONE, UH, WORKING CLASS.
PEOPLE STILL WORK ON THE WEEKENDS.
UM, SO JUST TO REITERATE, THIS NEEDS TO BE PUBLIC HOUSING, UH, PUBLIC DOLLARS FOR PUBLIC GOODS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M AN EDUCATOR AND CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN ANTONIO ALLIANCE OF TEACHERS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL, THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS WORKERS IN SAN ANTONIO, I S D.
LAST WEEK, THE S A I SS D SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS TEAM PRESENTED AN INITIAL SCHOOL CLOSURE LIST OF 19 CAMPUSES, 19 THAT'S 19 SCHOOL COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY HAVING TO GRAPPLE WITH THE VERY REAL POSSIBILITY THAT THEIR SCHOOL, THE HEART OF THEIR COMMUNITY MAY BE CLOSING.
THESE ARE SCHOOLS THAT SERVED THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR DECADES WITH FAMILIES SENDING GENERATIONS AFTER GENERATION OF THEIR CHILDREN TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS.
THOSE OF US WHO LIVE AND OR WORK IN S A I S D ARE GOING THROUGH AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT AND CHALLENGING TIME.
WE ARE GRAPPLING WITH THE ONGOING EFFECTS OF TWO MAJOR ISSUES THAT THE SCPI REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT CAN EITHER EXACERBATE OR AMELIORATE.
THE FIRST IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE FACT IS THAT PART OF THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT ISSUE IN S A I S D IS DUE TO THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOUSING IN THE URBAN CORE.
I LIVE AND WORK IN S A I S D, AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY DAY I SEE NEW HOUSING GOING UP AROUND ME.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THIS HOUSING IS UNAFFORDABLE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE WORKING CLASS PEOPLE OF OUR DISTRICT.
THAT'S WHY OUR UNION STANDS BY THE COMMUNITY CALLS FOR THERE TO BE 100% PUBLIC HOUSING IN THE SCOBY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE AFFORDABLE METRICS THAT Y'ALL HAVE MENTIONED ARE FAR BEYOND THE MEANS OF MANY OF THE FAMILIES THAT S A I S D SERVES, PARTICULARLY WHERE THE SCOBY DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED AS A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ENTITY, I HOPE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND AND VALUE INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
ADDITIONALLY, AS A PROUD PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER, I WAS INCREDIBLY DISHEARTENED TO HEAR TALK OF A CHARTER SCHOOL POTENTIALLY MOVING INTO THE KOBY SPACE.
THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CHARTER SCHOOLS IN S A I S D HAS ALSO GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO OUR STUDENT DECLINE.
AND LET ME BE CLEAR, CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NOT THE SAME AS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THEY PUT THE WORD PUBLIC IN THEIR NAMES.
THE PRIVATIZATION OF OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM ONLY SERVES TO TAKE PUBLIC MONEY AND PUT IT IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE ENTITIES.
HOW WOULD VILLA LIKE IT IF THE CITY TOOK THE FUNDS THAT RIGHTFULLY BELONG TO YOU AND GAVE THEM TO LYFT OR UBER? IT IS INCUMBENT UPON ALL OF US THAT WE RESIST ANY ATTEMPT TO HOUSE A CHARTER SCHOOL AT SCOBY.
OUR UNION WILL CONTINUE TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS HERE, AS WE CALL ALL YOU CALL ON YOU TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITIES BY SAYING YES TO A HUNDRED PERCENT PUBLIC HOUSING AND NO TO CHARTERS AT SCOBY.
MY NAME IS EZRA JOHNSON AND I AM, UH, ONE OF THE NEWEST BOARD MEMBERS OF THE, UH, HOUSING FIRST COMMUNITY COALITION HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
UH, THE MISSION OF THE COALITION IS TO SUSTAIN A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COMMUNITY USING HOUSING FIRST PRINCIPLES FOR THE MOST MARGINALIZED AND VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN THE SAN ANTONIO REGION.
UH, RIGHT NOW WE SERVE PRIMARILY SENIORS WHO ARE 50 PLUS YEARS OLD WHO ARE EXPERIENCING, UH, CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS AND AT LEAST ONE DISABILITY.
MANY HAVE BEEN WITHOUT HOUSING FOR SEVERAL
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YEARS.OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD 204 HOUSING UNITS FOR SENIORS WHO HAVE LONG HISTORIES OF HOMELESSNESS.
UM, AND THAT IS, UH, WE, WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY, UH, TOWARD, UH, MEETING THAT GOAL.
UH, I'M JOINED TODAY BY THE PRESIDENT OF OUR BOARD, MR. MARK WITTIG.
UH, HE WASN'T ABLE TO, UH, SIGN UP BEFORE THEY TOOK THE SHEET.
SO I HAVE, UH, BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK, UH, IN THANKS FOR ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, UH, AT, UH, TOWN TWIN VILLAGE.
UM, I WANT TO THANK, UH, FIRST OF ALL MR. JEFF ARNT FOR BEING SO RESPONSIVE, UH, TO OUR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THIS PROJECT.
UM, I WOULD ALSO, UH, VERY MUCH LIKE TO THANK, UH, MS. KAMI HORN, WHO, UM, CAME OUT AND WALKED THE, UH, DIETRICH ROAD, UH, WITH ME.
UH, AND ALONG WITH, UM, MS. UH, ESCALA IBADA, I'D LIKE TO SECOND, UH, THE, UH, AFFIRMATION THAT HE SHE RECEIVED TODAY.
UM, IN WALKING WITH ME, UH, ALONG, UH, DIETRICH ROAD, UM, THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE FIRSTHAND, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE, UH, IS IN, UH, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC TRANSIT IS A LIFELINE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE WE SERVE.
IT IS A, UH, CONNECTION TO INDEPENDENCE.
AND BECAUSE WE SERVE FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES, THE EXISTING STOP ON DIETRICH ROAD IS QUITE A DISTANCE AWAY FROM OUR CAMPUS AND FROM THE PAVILION THAT WE CONSTRUCTED SPECIFICALLY FOR TRANSPORTATION, UH, CONNECTIONS BECAUSE WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CONNECTION.
AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, UH, FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE SERVICE CHANGE TO MOVE THAT STOP, UH, CLOSER TO OUR CAMPUS SO THAT IT IS MORE ACCESSIBLE, UH, TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE.
AND ONCE AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD AND STAFF VIA STAFF FOR BEING, UH, SO RESPONSIVE TO OUR NEEDS.
THANK YOU, UH, MR. JACK FINGER, MR. CHAIRMAN, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE VIA BOARD.
A FEW ITEMS I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.
UH, THIS MONTH I, UH, HAVE BEEN CRITICAL ABOUT THE, UH, THE SCOBY PROJECT.
WELL, UH, WONDERING WHY THE HECK WE WERE GETTING INTO THE PUBLIC HOUSING BUSINESS, A TRANSPORTATION COMPANY DOING SO.
YOU SENT ME A LETTER, SAID, UH, BASICALLY I, HERE'S AN EXCERPT.
WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT THE WEB, OUR WEBSITE AT H VPS SLASH SLASH WWW IN VIA INFO.NET SCOBY TO LEARN ABOUT THE SCOBY COMPLEX RE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
AND, UH, ALL I GOT WAS, UH, PRETTY MUCH JUST A BUNCH OF GOBBLEDYGOOK ABOUT, UH, HOW IT'S GOING TO IMPROVE THAT BLIGHTED AREA ON THE WEST SIDE.
UH, EXCUSE ME, THAT DOESN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION.
WHY IS VIA GETTING INTO THE PUBLIC HOUSING BUSINESS, YOU REALLY WANNA IMPROVE THE, THE BLIGHTED AREA ON THE WEST SIDE? WELL, WHY DON'T YOU COORDINATE AND TALK TO OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AND TELL 'EM TO, UH, FIND WAYS TO STOP THE CRIME SO THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO LIVE THERE AGAIN, YOU THINK, MAYBE EVEN STOP THE, UH, THE FLOOD OF ILLEGAL ALIENS CAUSING THE CRIME AND THE HOMELESSNESS AND THE, UH, UH, THAT THE PANHANDLING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THERE.
NOW YOU'RE GONNA SAY, JACK, THAT'S NOT PART OF V'S.
WELL, NEITHER IS PUBLIC HOUSING.
HOW BIG OF A JERKS DO YOU THINK WE ARE AROUND HERE? THE, UH, ON ANOTHER ITEM, UH, YOU MENTIONED THAT, UH, REGARDING YOUR COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TAKE INTAKE PROP PROCESS, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT COMMENTS IN PERSON.
THIS IS ABOUT MY COMPLAINT THAT, UH, I COME PERSONALLY HERE TO THE HEADQUARTERS TO, UH, REGISTER LEGITIMATE COMPLAINTS IN A PROPER, RESPECTFUL WAY.
NO ONE IN PERSON CAN ADDRESS IT.
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THE LOBBY, WHICH I COULD HAVE DONE ANYWHERE ELSE.THE REASON I WENT THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE IS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO MISUNDERSTANDING, NO, UH, MISINTERPRETATION, UH, IN THE, IN THE, UH, COMPLAINT PROCESS.
SO I CAN IN SPEAKING, AND THAT CAN BE DONE WITH IN SPEAKING WITH A, A, A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE.
BUT Y'ALL WON'T LET THAT TO HAPPEN.
LIKE YOU USED TO DO SO BEFORE, LIKE YOU USED TO DO SOAP BEFORE.
NOW, NOW THIS IS, QUITE FRANKLY, THIS IS WHAT YOU AND THEY GET PAID TO DO.
WHY DON'T YOU LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN? HUH? THANK YOU.
LAST WE HAVE AN EMAIL, UH, FROM WILL MCLEOD.
THANK YOU, JOHN GARY DEAR VIA BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR VIA BOARD.
MY NAME IS WILL MCLEOD AND I AM HERE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD VIA EMAIL TO MAKE SOME CONCERNS.
ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, I BOARDED THE 5 52 HEADING TOWARDS RANDOLPH PARK AND RIDE.
I HAD TO GET OFF THE BUS BECAUSE AN INCONSIDERATE PASSENGER THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY TO SHOWER HIMSELF WITH BODY SPRAY IN WHICH HE SPRAYED ALL OVER HIMSELF.
WHILE ON THE BUS, I INFORMED THE OPERATOR AND ASKED HER, IF YOU CAN TELL THE PATRON NOT TO BE SPRAYING BODY SPRAY WHILE ON THE BUS BECAUSE I HAVE ASTHMA.
THE BUS OPERATOR SAID, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TELL HIM BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A CANNED MESSAGE TO PLAY, SAYING NOT TO SPRAY X.
IT WASN'T UNTIL I STARTED TO HAVE A COUGHING FIT AND REACHING FOR MY INHALER, SHE FINALLY ASKED, WHO WAS SPRAYING STUFF ON THE BUS VIA, DOESN'T SEEM TO BELIEVE IN CLEAN AIR.
OTHERWISE, THEY WOULD UPDATE THE CODE OF CONDUCT TO REFLECT THAT BY INSERTING THE FOLLOWING.
PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF PERSONS WITH CHEMICAL SENSITIVITIES BY REFRAINING FROM EXCESSIVE USE OF FRAGRANCES.
IN THE MEANTIME, YOU CAN INSTRUCT ALL OPERATORS WHEN THEY SEE, HEAR, OR SMELL PATRONS SPRAYING BODY SPRAYS ON THEMSELVES WHILE ON THE BUS TO TELL THEM TO STOP.
I SHOULDN'T BE IN HARM'S WAY BY HAVING THE BUS OPERATOR TELL ME TO TELL THEM NOT TO SPRAY BODY SPRAY WHILE ON THE BUS.
I AM NOT GOING TO ENGAGE WITH THE PATRON AND HAVE THEM RETALIATE AGAINST ME, POSSIBLY SENDING ME TO THE HOSPITAL.
BEING ABLE TO BREATHE CLEAN AIR IS A RIGHT.
WE ARE ASKING FOR THE CODE OF CONDUCT TO BE UPDATED TO REFLECT THIS AND CANNED MESSAGES, TO BE ABLE TO BE PLAYED INFORMING PATRONS VIA CLAIMS TO BE INCLUSIVE AND TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENT.
BUT RIGHT NOW, WITHOUT THIS IS JUST MERELY TALK WHO IS IN CHARGE OF DRAFTING THE CODE OF CONDUCT, THE SAFETY DIRECTOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS, WHICH DEPARTMENT HANDLES THAT? PLEASE RESPOND BACK TO ME WITH THE ANSWER TO THOSE QUESTIONS ALONG WITH A TIMEFRAME AND ACTION PLAN TO BE ABLE TO PUT THIS IN MOTION.
ALSO, A LOT OF YOUR BUS OPERATORS ARE NOT GETTING ADEQUATE TRAINING REGARDING THE ROUTES THEY ARE ASSIGNED TO.
A HANDFUL OF YOUR BUS OPERATORS SEEM TO FORGET THAT THE 5 52 HAS NEW BUS STOPS, AND AS A RESULT, THEY SEEM TO THINK THEY CAN FOLLOW THE OLD ROUTE WHERE IT JUMPS ON THE FREEWAY.
THIS ENDS CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE TAKING THE TIME TO COME IN, SPEAK TO US TODAY.
[5. Consent Agenda]
IS THE, UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS AN ACTION ITEM.TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS AGENDA ITEM AS PRESENTED.
OKAY, WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
YOU CASEIN AGENDA ITEM IS APPROVED.
[6. Proposed FY24 Operating Budget]
NUMBER SIX, PROPOSED FFY 22, I'M SORRY, FFY 24 OPERATING BUDGET, WHICH IS AN ACTION ITEM.[00:40:13]
GOOD AFTERNOON.UH, AUDREY RIVERA AND I ARE GONNA PRESENT THE F Y 24 PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET.
UM, BUT I DO WANNA START OUT FIRST OF ALL, AND JUST, UM, THANK AUDREY.
AUDREY IS OUR DIRECTOR OF, UH, O M B, AND ALSO THANK MYRA SALINAS, UH, WHO'S HERE TONIGHT.
SHE'S OUR, UH, UH, MANAGER OF OPERATING BUDGETS AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.
AND THEY JUST, UH, DO A GREAT JOB OF WORKING HARD, UH, COMMUNICATING WITH THE DEPARTMENTS, WORKING WITH EVERYONE TO, TO HELP PUT THE BUS BUDGET PUZZLE PIECES TOGETHER AND, AND GET US TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
AND THEY'RE JUST, UM, JUST REALLY TIRELESS GREAT WORKERS.
SO, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO START OUT BEFORE, UH, AUDREY BEGINS THE POWERPOINT AND JUST GIVE A LITTLE UPDATE ON THE FEEDBACK WE GOT, UH, VIA, UH, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.
AND, UH, I HAD PREVIOUSLY COMMUNICATED THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING, BUT, UM, WE ENDED UP, UH, GETTING A FEW MORE, UH, IMPRESSIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
UH, ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, THE COUNT BETWEEN, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND AND X, FORMERLY TWITTER WAS 2,630 IMPRESSIONS.
AND, AND NOW, UH, AS OF TODAY, IT'S UP TO TWENTY EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN COMBINED BETWEEN THOSE.
AND THEN THE NUMBER OF VIEWS AS OF, UH, SEPTEMBER 19TH HAD 129 BUDGET VIEWS ON OUR WEBSITE.
AND THEN LAST WEEK WHEN I REPORTED, WE HAD HAD, UH, RECEIVED SEVEN COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET.
THE ADDITIONAL TWO, UH, FELL IN THE SAME CATEGORY.
THEY DEALT WITH, UH, IMPROVEMENTS TO VIA BUS STOPS, FACILITIES BY BIKE RACKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
UH, THERE WAS A COMMENT ON, UM, WANTING SHELTERS WITH BETTER COVERAGE FROM THE WEATHER.
AND SO THAT'S KIND OF AN UPDATE ON THE, UH, PUBLIC FEEDBACK.
AND, UH, WITH THAT, UH, LET AUDREY BEGIN THE POWERPOINT.
UH, WE'LL GO OVER THE F Y 24 PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH NOW INCLUDES THE, UH, BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS WE DISCUSSED, UH, DURING THE WORK SESSION, THE FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN AND THE FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST, THE F Y 24 PROPOSED BUDGET.
UH, OUR GOALS REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE FOCUS ON RECOVERY AND GROWING RIDERSHIP, ADVANCING THE K STAND PLAN, BUILDING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, AND INVESTING IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT.
OUR ASSUMPTION, OUR BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS INCLUDES NO FAIR INCREASES SALES TAX, UH, GROWTH RATE OF 3.3% INCREASES IN SERVICES AND A NEW VIA LINK ZONE.
WE HAVE LIMITED NEW POSITIONS WITH THE FOCUS ON FRONTLINE POSITIONS, PENSION AND OPE AT ACTUARIALLY DETERMINED LEVELS, AND A CONTINUED FOCUS ON HIRING AND RETENTION.
THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS THE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS WE DISCUSSED IN THE WORK SESSION, WHICH HAVE NOW BEEN INCLUDED INTO THE F Y 24 BUDGET REVISIONS INCLUDE THE RECLASSIFICATION OF A VACANT POSITION TO A VP OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, ADDING A CHIEF, UH, ADMINISTRATION ROLE, AS WELL AS ADDING FUNDING FOR AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE REVIEW AND OFFSETTING THE COST BY INCREASING THE TURNOVER RATE TO 6%.
OUR CONSOLIDATED OPERATING CAPITAL BUDGET IS $390.8 MILLION WITH 67% OF THAT, UH, GOING TOWARD OPERATING BUDGET AT $262.5 MILLION AND 33% OUR CAPITAL BUDGET AT 128.3 MILLION.
OUR OPERATING BUDGET IS COMPRISED OF ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS.
ADMINISTRATION IS 23% OF THE OPERATING BUDGET AND INCLUDES ADMINISTRATIVE LABOR SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
THE OPERATIONS BUDGET IS AT 77% AND INCLUDES EXPENSES SUCH AS LABOR SERVICES, POLICE AND SECURITY MATERIALS, AND PURCHASE TRANSPORTATION FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET OVERVIEW.
THE F Y 24 BUDGET WHEN COMPARED TO F Y 23 FORECAST IS $12 MILLION LOWER, UH, DUE TO 35.7 MILLION OF SAVINGS, WHICH IS MAINLY DUE TO OPE.
IT IS PARTIALLY OFFSET BY 23.7 MILLION OF INCREASES, MAINLY DUE TO BENEFITS SUCH AS PENSION AND VIA CARE WAGE INCREASES AND FUNDING FOR THE SECOND O AND M FACILITY.
THE IMPACT, UH, TO THE BUDGET REVISIONS, THE IMPACT TO THE BUDGET, UH, BASED ON THOSE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED HAVE DECREASED A NET WAGE INCREASE BY 700,000 AND INCREASED NET OF ALL OTHER BY 500,000 FOR THAT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE REVIEW.
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REVIEWING THE BUDGET AT THE EXPENSE CATEGORY LEVEL, THE F Y 24 PROPOSED BUDGET TO F Y 23 FORECAST IS 4% LESS.WHEN EXCLUDING AMORTIZATION EXPENSES, AGAIN, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T INCLUDE G A SS B REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN THE F Y 23 BUDGET, BUT WE DID INCLUDE IN THE FORECAST, UH, THE VARIANCE TO FORECAST IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE VIEW.
THE MAIN DRIVERS FOR THE VARIABLE AS DISCUSSED BEFORE, IS LABOR AND FRIDGES AT 12.4 MILLION, WHICH IS MAINLY DUE TO THE EP DECREASE FUEL SAVINGS, INCREASE IN MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES FOR BUS PARTS AND MAINTENANCE CAMPAIGNS.
FAIR MEDIA AND TIMING OF PURCHASING PURCHASE FOR SECURITY OFFICER SUPPLIES.
PURCHASE TRANSPORTATION HAS ALSO INCREASED DUE TO SERVICE HOURS AND CONTRACTUAL RATE INCREASE INCREASES.
WHEN REVIEWING THE BUDGET BY DEPARTMENT, NON-DEPARTMENTAL HAS THE BIGGEST DECREASE.
AGAIN, THIS IS MAINLY DUE TO OPEP, WHICH IS OFFSET BY INCREASES IN PENSION AND VIA CARE MAINTENANCE IS ALSO SEEN A DECLINE DUE TO FUEL SAVINGS, AS WE ANTICIPATE LOWER C N G PRICES.
OPERATION HAS INCREASED OVER THE FORECAST DUE TO A DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NAVIENT PROJECT, AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN PARATRANSIT SERVICE.
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT INCREASES MAINLY DUE TO ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR CUSTOMER OUTREACH, OFFSET BY VACANCY SAVINGS AND SAFETY TRAINING.
AND SYSTEM SECURITY IS DUE TO VACANCIES FOR SECURITY STAFF WITH THE ANTICIPATION OF BEING FULLY STAFFED IN F Y 24 FOR AUTHORIZED POSITIONS.
AS STATED EARLIER, THERE WAS A FOCUS ON FRONTLINE EMPLOYEES.
THE F Y 24 PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES 17 NEW POSITIONS.
THIS INCLUDES THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER ROLE, 10 VAN OPERATORS, LEAD COUNSELOR, MAINTENANCE FACILITY, AND PASSENGER AMENITY STAFF AND PARATRANSIT RESERVATION STAFF.
NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STEVE SO HE CAN GO OVER THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL AND FORECAST SECTIONS.
THIS FIVE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN SUMMARIES ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL OR IS IDENTICAL TO WHAT WE PRESENTED LAST WEEK AT THE BOARD WORK SESSION.
THE PROPOSED F Y 24 CAPITAL SPENDING PLAN COMES TO $128.3 MILLION.
UH, THE BIGGEST PIECES OF THE PIE ARE IF YOU ADD UP THE KS A PROJECTS LISTED, THERE ARE, UH, NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST, AND THE SECOND O AND M FACILITY THAT ACCOUNTS FOR 34.5% OF SPENDING IN FISCAL YEAR 24.
UH, THE NEXT LARGEST CATEGORY REVENUE VEHICLES AT 34.1%.
AND THEN REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS FOR REVENUE VEHICLES AT 11.6.
OPERATIONAL FACILITIES AT 8.1.
TOGETHER, KS A M ALONG WITH REVENUE, VEHICLES REVENUE, VEHICLE REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS, AND OPERATIONAL FACILITIES ACCOUNT FOR 88.6% OF SPENDING.
THE REMAINING SPENDING IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE OTHER CATEGORIES SHOWN INCLUDE THINGS LIKE SERVICE VEHICLES, ADMIN FACILITIES, COMPUTER HARDWARE, ET CETERA.
ON THE FIVE YEAR PLAN, WE HAVE JUST UNDER, OR JUST OVER $1.122 BILLION IN THE FIVE-YEAR, UH, PLAN.
UH, THERE AGAIN, DOMINATED BY KSS, A M KS A M ACCOUNTS FOR 70.2% OF SPENDING.
AND THEN, UH, REVENUE VEHICLES ARE AT 18%.
AND SO TO COMBINED KSS A M AND REVENUE VEHICLES COME, UH, TO ABOUT 88% OF THE TOTAL SPENDING.
THE OTHER 12% IS MADE UP OF THE OTHER, UH, MADE UP OF THE, BY THE OTHER SMALL RE RELATIVELY SMALL CATEGORY SHOWN.
UH, SO HERE, UH, WE SHOW FOR OUR NORTH SOUTH, OUR EAST, WEST AND SECOND, UH, O M FACILITY IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION BY, UH, A REQUEST BY A BOARD MEMBER.
UH, LAST WEEK'S MEETING, WE'RE SHOWING THE, UH, WHAT'S IN THE CAPEX PLAN.
UM, UH, PULLED THAT OUT OF THE EXHIBITS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE CAPITAL SECTION AND, AND ISOLATED THESE PROJECTS.
AND THEN ARE SHOWING THE FUNDING, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF, UH, C I G C I G GRANTS, UH, CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS OR IMPROVEMENT GRANTS, NOT SURE WHICH, UH, TIA LOANS.
AND THEN SOME PARTNERSHIP FUNDS, THE K A RESERVE AND FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS ALONG WITH SOME LOCAL FUNDS.
AND SO, UH, IN TOTAL THE SPENDING AND FUNDING WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR HORIZON COMES TO ABOUT $780 MILLION.
AND THEN NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, FOR THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST.
UH, HERE WE LOOK AT A, THE, THE BOARD DOESN'T ADOPT A FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN, BUT WE DO LOOK AT A, A LONGER HORIZON THAN THE ONE YEAR THAT WE, WE, UH, COME TO THE BOARD WITH THE OPEX BUDGET FOR, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING FISCALLY SUSTAINABLE.
AND THEN FOR KSS A M, UH, WE GO OUT 20 YEARS.
BUT, UH, LOOKING AT THE FIVE YEAR HORIZON HERE, UH, A COUPLE OBSERVATIONS I WANNA MAKE.
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UH, SALES TAX REVENUES ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 84% OF THE, UH, NET NON-OPERATING REVENUES.AND FOR THAT, UH, WE USE T X P, UH, FIRM THAT HAS, UH, EXPERIENCE, EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE, UH, FOR FORECASTING, UH, WITH THE LOCAL SAN ANTONIO ECONOMY.
THEY'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT, AND WE USE THE NUMBERS THAT THEY PROVIDED.
UH, FOR THE FIVE YEAR TIMEFRAME, GROWTH RATES PER YEAR AT RANGED FROM, UH, 3.3% IN FISCAL YEAR 24 THROUGH 5.7%.
UH, IT JUST VARIED BY YEAR, DEPENDING ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS.
UH, ALSO, UH, NET INCOME BEFORE DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE BOTTOM LINE.
YOU CAN SEE IN F Y 24 THROUGH 28, IT RANGES FROM 96 MILLION ISH TO ABOUT, UH, AT THE HIGH END, 124 MILLION.
UM, ONE THING I, UH, COMMENTED ON LAST TIME, AND I WANNA JUST POINT OUT AGAIN, AND THAT IS, UH, IN FISCAL YEAR 25, WE HAVE A $37 MILLION BUMP IN OPERATING EXPENSES GOING FROM ABOUT 262 MILLION TO 299 MILLION.
UH, SO IT'S A HUGE JUMP, BUT WHAT IT'S ATTRIBUTABLE TO, WE DO HAVE INFLATION IN THERE.
UH, INFLATION'S ABOUT 18 MILLION OF THE 18.4 MILLION.
UH, WE ENDED UP USING A 7% INFLATION FACTOR.
UH, YOU KNOW, AS WE WORKED ON THE KAN PROJECT CAME UP WITH INFLATION FACTORS THAT, UH, UH, WE WANTED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH.
AND THEN THEREAFTER WE USED 3% ON INFLATION.
BUT THE BIG, THE BIG ITEM WAS OPE EXPENSE.
AND, AND SO IT, UH, INCREASED BY 21.1 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR, UH, 25.
AND THAT'S ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FACT THAT IN F Y 24 OPE EXPENSE PROJECTED AT A MINUS 16.4 MILLION.
AND THEN THAT REF, THAT REFLECTS A CREDIT ASSOCIATED WITH ONE TIME PLAN DESIGN CHANGE, OFFERING THE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN.
SO, UH, GOT SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS FROM THAT.
AND THEN, UH, IN F Y 25, IT JUMPED UP TO ABOUT IN FOUR TO 5 MILLION ISH.
UH, AND SO THOSE ARE THE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE CAUSING THAT $37 MILLION BUMP.
WITH THAT, UH, I GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND SHOW THE RESERVE BALANCE PICTURE.
UH, VIAS RESERVES ARE SIMPLY THE, THE SUM OF THEIR CASH CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS.
AND, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT A PROJECTION AT THE END OF THIS YEAR OF 444 MILLION, UH, NEXT YEAR, 411 MILLION DOWN, UH, DOWN ABOUT, UH, UH, 32 MILLION.
AND THAT REFLECTS USING FUNDS FOR PROJECTS AGAINST WHICH THEY WERE PROGRAMMED AT THE END OF THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
UH, WE'RE PROJECTING BEING AT 446 MILLION, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE, THE CHART THAT COINCIDES WITH THE KS A M PROJECTION TIMEFRAME, UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT BETWEEN F Y 28 AND 41, WE, WE, UH, SEE THOSE FUNDS GETTING UTILIZED.
AND SO IT'S REALLY A TIMING ISSUE WHERE EVENTUALLY WE'RE, WE'RE UTILIZING THOSE FUNDS AND, UH, THEY GET DRAWN DOWN.
THERE WAS A LITTLE BUMP IN 41 AS WE HAD INFLOW AN INFLOW OF FUNDS, WHICH HAD, UH, OUTFLOWS THAT FELL BEYOND THAT 20 YEAR TIMEFRAME.
I GUESS WE'RE AT THE END, IS THAT CORRECT? MM-HMM.
SO, UH, ANY DISCUSSION THAT WE WANNA HAVE, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I JUST WANNA MAKE A QUICK COMMENT.
I THINK, JEFF, YOU GOT A COMMENT? YEAH, I JUST WANT TO, UM, REITERATE WHAT STEVE SAID AT THE BEGINNING ABOUT AUDREY.
BEING AN O M B IS OFTEN A THANKLESS TASK.
OF COURSE, BEING ON THE OTHER SIDE FROM O M B IS ALS ALSO SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE A, A THANKLESS TASK.
BUT WHAT I REALLY RESPECT, AUDREY, UH, ASIDE FROM YOUR INTELLIGENCE AND YOUR ENERGY LEVEL AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO GETTING THE JOB DONE, IS THAT WHEN YOU SAY NO, YOU ALWAYS HAVE A REASON AND YOU COMMUNICATE THAT REASON AND EVERYTHING I'VE SEEN, THOSE REASONS ARE PRETTY CLEAR AND FAIR.
EVERYBODY MAY NOT AGREE WITH THAT, BUT I, I THINK YOU DID A SUPERLATIVE JOB, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YES, I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY, BUT ALSO THE PRESENTATION OVER THE LAST, I GUESS, SIX WEEKS OR SO WHERE YOU'VE HAD INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH US, ALL OF THE STAFF MEMBERS WERE PRESENT, AND, UM, I WAS VERY, VERY PLEASED TO KNOW THAT WHEN WE ASKED A SPECIFIC QUESTION OF A SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT, THEY WERE RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE QUESTION WAS, THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE ANSWER WAS, AND YOU DON'T FIND THAT IN EVERY BUREAUCRATIC ORGANIZATION.
SO I WANTED TO REALLY THANK ALL OF THE STAFF FOR, FOR, UH, FOR BEING ON TOP OF THIS, KNOWING WHAT'S IN THE DOCUMENT AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT, UH, THAT WE'RE
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ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.UH, I WANNA RE REITERATE THOUGH WHAT, UH, TRUSTEE CUOMO AND MR. ARNN SAID, AND I DO WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UH, PULLING OUT THAT LINE ITEM FOR ME AND, UH, FOR I KNOW A FEW OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE PROBABLY QUESTIONING, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST TO KEEP THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THEIR TOES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE HAVE OUR NUMBERS CORRECT.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK.
I KNOW IT'S VERY DIFFICULT, UM, ESPECIALLY WHEN EACH ONE OF US HAS, AS TRUSTEES HAS OUR OWN THING THAT WE'RE SECRETLY INTO VERY MUCH IN A, A GRANULAR LEVEL.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JUGGLING ALL OF US AND ALL OF OUR PERSONALITIES AS WELL AS WORKING IN THE BACKGROUND.
TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU, MR. LANGE, AND, AND YOUR STAFF FOR, UH, PULLING OUT THAT NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST, IT MAKES A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, UH, SOMETHING THAT I CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
SO I JUST APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME.
I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT, BUT THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT FOR ME, UH, AND FOR, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH THE, WITH EACH OF THE, OF THE, UH, BOARD MEMBERS WHEN THEY HAVE QUESTIONS WITH YOU.
AND I KNOW IT'S A TOUGH 'CAUSE YOU GOT A LOT OF STUFF ON YOUR PLATE, SO, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL DO.
UH, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, UH, THIS IS A, UH, A MOTION ITEM AND I NEED A SECOND, FIRST AND A SECOND.
OKAY, FIRST, SECOND, WE HAVE FIRST AND SECOND.
[7. FY24-28 Capital Program, Related Transportation Improvement Program Revisions, and FY24 Intangible Assets Spending Plan (GASB 87 and 96)]
IS MR. LANS NOW WILL PRESENT ITEM SEVEN, THE 24 28 CAPITAL PROGRAM RELATED TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM REVISION, AND F Y 24 INTANGIBLE ASSET SPENDING PLAN GS S B 87 AND 96, WHICH IS ALSO AN ACTION ITEM.COULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN,
UH, THERE WAS NOT A POWERPOINT FOR THIS PRESENTATION, BUT, UH, THERE IS SOME INFORMATION I WANNA COMMUNICATE.
UH, WE HAD A SUMMARY OF THE PROJECTS, UH, IN THE, UH, A SUMMARY OF THE, THE SPENDING LEVELS AND THE, UH, ANNUAL AND FIVE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN.
UH, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF POINT OUT A FEW THINGS, UH, REGARDING THE BUDGET AND WHERE THE NUMBERS CAME IN AT AND THE ACCOUNTING, UH, THAT LIES BEHIND KIND OF THE DIFFERENT PRESENTATION THIS YEAR.
UM, THIS YEAR WE'VE INCLUDED, UH, THE FIVE YEAR SPENDING PLAN IN THIS, UH, AGENDA ITEM IN THE MEMO, BUT WE'VE ALSO ADDED A, UH, A NEW ITEM, WHICH IS THIS FUNDING PLAN THAT REFLECTS, UH, REALLY A REQUIREMENT FALLING OUT OF TWO NEW GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARD BOARD STANDARDS THAT WE HAD TO IMPLEMENT.
UH, ONE WAS, UH, G A SS B 87 FOR LEASES, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS GSS B 96 FOR SUBSCRIPTION BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARRANGEMENTS, UH, ALSO KNOWN AS SUB BIDS.
AND SO, UH, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'VE BUDGETED, UH, UNDER THOSE TWO NEW, UH, REQUIREMENTS.
AND SO, NOT TO GET TOO MUCH INTO THE WEEDS ON THE ACCOUNTING END OF IT, BUT IT'S HARD NOT TO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, RIGHT? SO THE REQUIREMENT RELATING THE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THESE STANDARDS ARE THAT WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT THAT FALLS UNDER THESE STANDARDS, UH, FOR INSTANCE, WHAT WOULD BE A LEASE AGREEMENT, FOR INSTANCE, UNDER GA B 87, YOU RECORD AN INTANGIBLE LEASE ASSET AT THE PRESENT VALUE OF ALL THE FUTURE PAYMENTS THAT YOU'RE GONNA MAKE, UH, UNDER THAT CONTRACT, AND YOU PUT THAT ASSET ON YOUR BOOKS AND A CORRESPONDING LIABILITY.
IN THE PAST WHEN WE PAID AN INVOICE FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, A SERVICE SUCH AS THAT, IT IT GOES TO EXPENSE, IT'S IN THE OPERATING BUDGET.
WELL, UNDER THESE NEW, UH, G A S B UH, STATEMENTS, WHEN WE MAKE THE PAYMENT NOW, UH, ON THOSE LEASE PAYMENTS, IT DOESN'T HIT THE OPEX BUDGET.
ALL IT DOES IS, UH, REDUCE THE LIABILITY AND THE CASH FLOW FROM THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS UP IN THE CAPITAL SECTION OF THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT.
AND SO, UH, THESE TWO NEW STANDARDS ARE VERY SIMILAR IN THAT RESPECT.
ONE DEALS WITH SUBSCRIPTION BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARRANGEMENTS, THE OTHER ONE WITH LEASES, IT'S REALLY DOESN'T HIT THE OPEX BUDGET ANYMORE AND IT'S NOT AN EXPENDITURE FOR TO PURCHASE A CAPITAL ASSET.
IT'S SIMPLY PAYMENTS FOR LEASES AND PAYMENTS FORTAS.
AND, UH, WE WANTED TO, UH, INCLUDE THAT SPENDING PIECE SO THAT WE HAVE THE COMPLETE SPENDING PICTURE AND AREN'T MISSING A PORTION OF THE SPENDING PICTURE THAT WE DIDN'T, UH, BRING TO THE BOARD.
AND SO WE'VE INCLUDED IT HERE.
UH, AND UH, TO GIVE YOU DOLLAR AMOUNTS FIRST WITH THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN, UH, WE'VE GOT A TOTAL OF $1,122,185,132
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IS THE TOTAL FOR THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN.THE ONE YEAR, UH, PLAN FOR THE CAPITAL, UH, SPENDING $128,340,123, UH, ON THE, UH, INTANGIBLE ASSETS SPENDING PLAN, OUR F Y 24 BUDGET INCLUDES $20,175,867 OF PA OF PAYMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, THOSE INTANGIBLE ASSETS COVERED UNDER THE NEW G S B STANDARDS.
THE SPLIT ON THAT IS PAYMENTS FOR THE INTANGIBLE RIGHT TO USE LEASE ASSETS OR BUDGETED AT $19,492,732 AND F Y 24.
AND THEN THE SUB A ASSET PAYMENTS ARE BUDGETED AT $683,135.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I WANNA COMMENT THERE, UM, JUST, UH, JUST TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF IT.
SO WHEN YOU SEE IT IN THE REPORTING NEXT YEAR, UH, IN THE FINANCIAL MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT, IF FOR INSTANCE, UH, UH, WITH MV WHEN WE'RE, WE'RE USING VEHICLES THAT WE CONTROL THE RIGHT TO USE THOSE TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE'S A MINIMUM PAYMENT THAT FALLS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF GSS B 87.
SO THE GUARANTEED MINIMUMS WOULD, UH, FALL UNDER THAT AND, AND COME UNDER THE GSS B 87 ACCOUNTING, I DESCRIBED ANYTHING ABOVE THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM WOULD GET TREATED AS IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST.
AND SO IN THAT CASE WOULD FALL INTO PURCHASE TRANSPORTATION IN, UH, IN THE OPERATING EXPENSE BUDGET.
AND SO JUST WANNA MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT AND, AND, UM, IT'S KIND OF IN THE WEEDS, BUT AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S TOUGH TO TALK ABOUT ACCOUNTING STUFF IN THAT GET IN THE WEEDS.
UM, IN TOTAL, UH, I GAVE YOU THE FIGURES.
UH, I HAVE SOME MORE DETAILS ON KIND OF THE ACCOUNTING STUFF.
IF YOU DESIRE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ACCOUNTING, IT'S IN THE BUDGET MEMO.
UH, I'D BE GLAD TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THAT.
BUT WE'RE REQUESTING THE ACTION ITEM IS THAT WE REQUEST THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE CAPITAL BUDGETS AND THE AMOUNT CAPITAL BUDGET AND THE AMOUNT THAT I MENTIONED FOR THE FIVE YEAR PLAN.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THE ONE YEAR PIECE I BROKE OUT.
AND THEN ALSO TO APPROVE THE, UH, INTANGIBLE ASSET SPENDING PLAN AND THE AMOUNTS THAT I DESCRIBED.
AND THEN, UH, IN, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UPDATING OF THE CAPITAL PLAN, AS USUAL, WE WILL UPDATE THE, UH, TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FILED WITH THE M P O SO THAT, UH, WE'RE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH APPLYING FOR FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS AND, AND BEING ABLE TO DO, DO DRAWS ON THE GRANTS, UH, THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THE VARIOUS PROJECTS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'D BE GLAD TO ADDRESS THOSE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, JUST ONE QUESTION.
JEFF, DO WE, UH, PUBLISH THIS INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE OR BUDGET? WE DO.
SO IS IT THE CAPITAL BUDGET AS WELL THAT WE PUBLISH OR IS IT, UH, THE ENTIRE OKAY.
YEAH, IT'S A COMBINED BUDGETS, CAPITAL AND OPERATING.
TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, TRUSTEES MIGHT HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
OKAY, WE'RE FIRST AND A SECOND.
THANK YOU BOTH, BOTH VERY MUCH.
[8. VIA Link South Zone Pilot ]
MR. ZEN WILL NOW PRESENT ITEM EIGHT VIA LINK SOUTH ZONE PILOT, WHICH IS AN ACTION ITEM RIGHT FORWARD LEFT BACK.BOARD CHAIR AND THE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE.
I AM SANDEEP SAN DIRECTOR OF SERVICE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING.
WE'LL GO OVER THE PILOT VIA LINK SOUTH ZONE TODAY WE WILL REVIEW 12 MONTH PILOT ING SOUTH ZONE SERVICE AND STOPS.
RECOMMENDATION IS TO SEEK BOTHS APPROVAL TO MOVE IT FROM PILOT TO PERMANENT SERVICE ING.
SOUTH ZONE WAS IMPLEMENT AS A 12 MONTH PILOT PROGRAM.
SERVICE HOURS ARE FROM 5:30 AM TO 9:30 PM DAILY.
WE ARE EXTENDING THE SERVICE HOURS FOR ALL THE ZONES, INCLUDING SOUTH ZONE TO 5:00 AM
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EFFECTIVE OCTOBER, 2023.AVERAGE WAIT TIME IS 20 MINUTES OR BETTER.
SOUTH ZONE CONNECTS TO SOUTH PARK MALL, MATALA TRANSIT CENTER, PALO ALTO COLLEGE, TEXAS A AND M, SAN ANTONIO AND TOYOTA MANUFACTURING THROUGH TOYOTA COMMITTEE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FUNDS ARE USED FOR PASSES FOR TEXAS A AND M STUDENTS AND STAFF, TOYOTA EMPLOYEES AND SUPPLIERS AND GENERAL COMMUNITY WRITERS.
ALSO, TWO VANS WERE PURCHASED USING THOSE FANS VIA LINK.
SOUTH ZONE WAS LAUNCHED AS A PILOT IN AUGUST OF 2022.
IN OCTOBER, 2022, VIRTUAL STOPS WITHIN TOYOTA MANUFACTURING PLANT WAS OPENED AND WE RETIRED ROUTE 6 72 AND PALO ALTO SEGMENT OF ROUTE 5 24.
THERE WERE 160 PLUS EVENTS HELD FROM MAY, 2022 TO THE PRESENT DAY.
THE EFFORTS INCLUDE MEETINGS, PRESENTATION, INFORMATION TABLE RESOURCE FAIRS, ONGOING TARGETED SOCIAL AND DIGITAL PROMOTION.
77% OF SUBSIDY FUNDS FROM THE TOYOTA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WAS USED TO PURCHASE TWO VANS.
WE ARE REALLOCATING THE REMAINING SUBSIDY FUNDS TO INTRODUCE VANPOOL PROGRAM FOR SECOND AND THIRD, SHIPPED EMPLOYEES AND SUPPLIERS AND PROVIDE MORE OPTION FOR EMPLOYEES AND RESIDENTS WITHIN THE ZONE.
OUR MEASURE OF SUCCESS FOR THE WIRING PILOT SOUTH ZONE ARE BASED ON AVERAGE WEEKDAY BOARDINGS OF 2 56, AROUND THREE PASSENGERS PER HOUR AND PASSENGER WAIT TIME OF AROUND 20 MINUTES.
AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE GRAPH, WE HAVE AVERAGE WEEKDAY RIDERSHIP OF 2 75 FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTH OF SERVICE AFTER WE RETIRED.
THE FIXED ROUTES, THE RIDERSHIP VARIES FROM ONE SEASON TO THE OTHER AS THERE ARE COLLEGES LOCATED WITHIN THE ZONE.
THE AVERAGE DAILY RIDERSHIP OF WIRING SOUTH ZONE INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 2 62 IN AUGUST OF 2023 AFTER THE SCHOOL STARTED IN FALL.
OUR TARGET OF PASSENGERS PER HOUR IS AROUND THREE.
IN THE PAST ONE YEAR, IT RANGES FROM 2.5 TO 3.3, AVERAGING IT TO BE 2.8 PASSENGER WAIT TIME.
TARGET WAS 20 MINUTES, IT EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATION AND THE AVERAGE WAIT TIME WAS 10 MINUTES OR BETTER AS THE VEILING SOUTH ZONE MADE OUR EXCEEDED THE SERVICE TAR TARGETS.
SO STOP RECOMMENDS MOVING THE VIA LINK SOUTH ZONE FROM PILOT SERVICE TO THE PERMANENT SERVICE.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE? TRUSTEE MALONE? MM-HMM.
OKAY, OF COURSE THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I'D LIKE TO, UH, NOTE THAT I AM ABSTAINING FROM VOTING ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
TRUSTEES, DO I HAVE A MOTION? AND SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? SO MOVED.
WE HAVE ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? NAYYY? MOTION CARRIES.
[9. Proposed January 2024 Service Changes]
PROPOSED JANUARY 24.BOARD CHAIR AND THE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE.
I'M SANDEEP SEN, DIRECTOR OF SERVICE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING WILL GO OVER THE JANUARY 20, 24 SERVICE CHANGES.
ROUTE TWO BLANCO WAS DETOURED ALONG WEST SB PLACE AND NORTH FLOOR STREET DURING FREDERICKSBURG ROAD CONSTRUCTION AT SHOWN ON THE MAP IN BLUE AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION, ROUTE TWO TRAVEL ALONG BLANCO ROAD AND FREDERICKSBURG ROAD, WHICH IS THE CURRENT ALIGNMENT
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MARKED IN RED.WE RECEIVED REQUESTS FROM CUSTOMERS TO ALIGN ROUTE TWO ALONG WEST ASBY PLACE AND NORTH FLO STREET.
SERVICE WILL BE REALIGNED TO NORTH FLORIST, STREET AND WEST AS WE PLACE TO CAPTURE RIDERSHIP GENERATORS OBSERVED DURING DETOUR.
WE PLAN TO USE THE PREEXISTING STOPS ROUTE 24 EAST HOUSTON.
IT PROVIDES A PLANNED, AFFORDABLE, PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OPTIONS CONSISTING OF APARTMENTS, TINY HOMES AND RV TRAILERS FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 SENIORS.
THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DOES MORE THAN PROVIDING PERMANENT AFFORDABLE LEASE HOUSING TO THE HOMELESSNESS.
THERE WILL BE INTENSIVE ONSITE CASE MANAGEMENT WITH PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS ALONG WITH THE LAUNDRY SERVICE.
COLLABORATION BETWEEN TOWN TWIN VILLAGE AND VIA WILL PROVIDE A FIRST OF ITS KIND COMMUNITY IN SAN ANTONIO THAT PRIORITIZE PUBLIC TRANSIT.
WE WILL EXTEND ROUTE 24 TO SERVE TOWN TWO VILLAGE STOP ALONG DISTRICT ROAD GOING OVER THE SERVICE CHANGE TIMELINE.
WE ARE PRESENTING THE SERVICE CHANGE INFORMATION TO THE BOARD THIS MONTH.
THIS SERVICE CHANGE IS VERY MINIMUM AND DID NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD TO PERFORM A SERVICE EQUITY ANALYSIS.
SO PUBLIC HEARING AND BOARD APPROVAL ARE NOT REQUIRED.
CRITICAL STAKEHOLDERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AND NOTIFIED PUBLIC INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION.
WE'LL IMPLEMENT THE SERVICE CHANGE ON JANUARY 8TH, 2024.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO LEGAL BRIEFING.
DO WE HAVE A LEGAL BRIEFING? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT.
OKAY, TRUSTEES, WE HAVE, UH, REACHED THE END OF OUR VIA MEETING BEFORE ADJOURNING.
I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAY SEATED AS WE, AS WE, WELL AS WE WILL NOW HAVE THE NEXT, UH, MEETING CALLED THE ORDER FOR THE A T D.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN? SO SECOND.
IT'S NOW 6:20 PM AND I'LL, I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE SEPTEMBER 26TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
MR. A, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANALYSIS? I DO NOT.
WE HAVE NOW REACHED THE CITIZENS TO BEARD PORTION OF OUR MEETING.
DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD? WE DO NOT.
TRUSTEES, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM AS PRESENTED.
ANY OPPOSED? NAY CONSENT ITEM IS APPROVED.
THIS BRINGS ME TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE OPPOSED 24 OPERATING BUDGET, WHICH IS AN ACTION ITEM.
I'LL SIMPLY SAY THIS IS THE SAME PRESENTATION YOU HAD JUST HEARD.
AND SO I, I DON'T THINK WE NEED HIM TO RE REPEAT IT, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I, I'D BE HAPPY TO ACTUALLY, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
UH, MR. TOVAR, DO WE HAVE A LEGAL BRIEFING? WELL, YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THE BUDGET.
OH, WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE BUDGET? YEAH.
TRUSTEES, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I MEAN, FIRST AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE, UH, 24 A T D OPERATING BUDGET.
MR. TOVAR, DO WE, WELL, MS. TOR, DO WE HAVE A LEGAL BRIEFING MR. TOVAR? NO, WE DON'T.
TRUSTEES, WE'LL REACH THE END OF OUR MEETING.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING?
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SO MOVED.MOTION CARRIES THE A T D UH, MEETING IS ADJOURNED.