Dec 16, 2025 VIA / ATD Board of Trustees Meeting

ALL RIGHT.

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[ATD 1. Call to Order]

I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING IN ORDER.

I'M BOARD CHAIR LAURA CABELLA.

IT IS NOW 5:03 PM AND I'M GONNA CALL THE ROLE FOR THE DECEMBER 16TH, A TD BOARD MEETING.

LET'S BEGIN WITH ROLL CALL VICE CHAIR GOMEZ.

HERE.

SECRETARY MALONE.

PRESENT ASSISTANT SECRETARY COOPER.

HERE.

TRUSTEE BASA.

TRUSTEE REAN? HERE.

TRUSTEE TWI.

TRUSTEE DELEON.

TRUSTEE HOWARD.

TRUSTEE FERNANDEZ HERE.

AND TRUSTEE FLORES HERE.

GREAT.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

IF WE

[ATD 2. Moment of Reflection, Pledge of Allegiance, Announcements]

ALL RIGHT.

MR. RA, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE A TD BOARD MEETING? WE DO NOT.

THANK YOU CITIZENS TO BE HEARD NOTICE.

NO CITIZENS TO BE HEARD FOR A TD.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

UH,

[ ATD 4. Consent Agenda]

WE'RE NOW ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

MOTION AND SECOND.

UH, PLEASE.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? CONSENT AND AGENDA IS APPROVED.

UH, MS. ELDER, DO WE HAVE A LEGAL BRIEFING? NO, MA'AM.

WE DO NOT HAVE A LEGAL BRIEFING.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

TRUSTEES.

WE'VE REACHED THE END OF OUR MEETING.

MAY HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING.

SO MOVED.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

THE A TD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS ADJOURNED FOR ITS FINAL MEETING OF 2025.

WOW.

THAT'S A COMMONALITY.

OKAY.

[1. Call to Order]

AND WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN ACTION ON AGENDA ITEMS. NUMBER TWO, UH, CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN TO BE HEARD FOR THIS EVENING.

VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.

WE NOW COME TO THE CI TO

[3. Citizens to be Heard ]

THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN HEARING THE COMMENTS AND CONCERNS FROM OUR PATRONS AND CITIZENS IN THE SAN ANTONIO BEXAR COUNTY AREA.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING PUBLIC BUSINESS OR POLICY OVER WHICH THE BOARD HAS SUPERVISION AND CONTROL MAY BE ADDRESSED AT A LATER DATE BY THE PRESIDENT, CEO AND OR HIS STAFF.

THIS PROCESS ASSURES THAT YOU RECEIVE THE MOST ACCURATE RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTION OR CONCERN.

THANK YOU.

AND VIA APPRECIATES YOU TAKING THE TIME AND EFFORT TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS WITH US THIS EVENING.

OUR FIRST CITIZEN TO BE HEARD IS MS. WILLIE MAY CLAY, GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND, AND OBSERVERS AND STAFF.

MY NAME IS WILLIE MACLAY.

I AM A VIA TRANSFUSER, AND, UH, OCCASIONALLY I USE THE, UH, MAINLINE BUS.

I'M HERE TODAY TO MAKE A SUGGESTION, UH, TO TAKE YOU INTO THE NEW YEAR.

UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE PREPARE FOR A NEW JOB, WE, WE, WE ARE SUBJECTED TO TRAINING OR ORIENTATION, AND I KNOW THAT'S TRUE WITH PERSONS THAT WORK IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY.

WHEN I WORKED AT A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION QUITE SOME TIME AGO, IT WAS, IT'S CALLED SALES SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES.

WE DEVELOPED, UH, A PACKAGE FOR TRAINING PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, AND WE TRAINED THE BE STAFF IN THE AREA OF SENSITIVITY.

AND I KNOW THAT BE A USED THAT TO SOME DEGREE, AND IT WORKED.

AND I CAN TELL WHEN THERE IS A NEW DRIVER EITHER IN MB OR IN BE TRANS FAN.

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SO I'M SUGGESTING THAT THE STAFF BE TRAINED PERIODICALLY.

THE OTHER THING I'M GONNA SUGGEST IS THAT THE TERMINOLOGY OF CLIENT BE CONSIDERED OBSOLETE VIA, BECAUSE IN ACTUALITY, WE ARE NOT YOUR CLIENT, WE ARE YOUR PASSENGERS.

SO WHEN PER PERSONS ARE BEING TRAINED, EITHER ON THE BUS OR AS A, AS A PERSON TAKING A RESERVATION, PLEASE DON'T HAVE THEM REFER TO ME AS THEIR CLIENT.

I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS WITH YOU, AND I WISH YOU THE BEST OF THE HOLIDAY AND IN THE NEW YEAR, THERE ARE NO OTHER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO AGENDA

[4. Consent Agenda]

IT IS, UM, THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS AN ACTION ITEM.

TRUSTEES, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? NO QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT.

IF NOT, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? AND SECOND, I APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS I MOVE.

SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? PLEASE SAY NAY CONSENT AGENDA IS PASSED.

THANK YOU AND APPROVED.

UM, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND

[9. *Legal Briefing]

LET'S SEE.

TODAY IS DECEMBER 16TH, 2025, AND THE TIME IS NOW 5:10 PM THE VIA METROPOLITAN BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL OFFICIALLY GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TEXAS OPENING MEETING ACT.

THE ITEMS WE WILL DISCUSS DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, ENTITLED EVENTS RAPID TRANSIT NORTH NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR.

PROJECT MODIFICATION NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS ALLOWED AS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 51 0.07.

ONE ENTITLED CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND SECTION 5 51 0.072 ENTITLED REAL PROPERTY.

AND, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, ENTITLED DISADVANTAGED, UH, BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DBE PROGRAM BRIEFING, WHICH IS ALLOWED AS AN EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1, UH, ENTITLED CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY.

AND ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PRESIDENT AND CEO EVALUATION PROCESS, WHICH IS ALLOWED AS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM PURSUANT IN TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.07.

ONE ENTITLED CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 ENTITLED PERSONNEL MATTERS.

AND ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, ITEM NUMBER NINE, I'M SORRY, ENTITLED LEGAL BRIEFING, WHICH IS ALLOWED AS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 51 0.07.

ONE 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.

OKAY, IT IS NOW 5:56 PM AND WE ARE OFFICIALLY COMING OUT OF A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS 5, 6, 7, AND NINE.

NO DELIBERATIONS OF PUBLIC POLICY OR VOTE TAKING OCCURRED DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD

[5. Advanced Rapid Transit North-South Corridor Project, Modification No. 3]

AND BRIAN, GOOD AFTERNOON.

UM, EVERYONE, MY NAME IS MANGER KOKER.

UH, I'M MAJOR CAPITAL PROGRAM OFFICER, UM, AND SERVE AS A PROJECT DIRECTOR FOR ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR, ALSO KNOWN AS GREEN LINE WITH ME.

ROD SANCHEZ, SENIOR VICE VICE PRESIDENT.

IT'S WORKING.

BRANDON WOOD, VICE PRESIDENT PROCUREMENT.

OKAY.

IT'S WORK.

YEAH.

PRESS ROLL.

SO, SO THERE ARE

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JUST A BACKGROUND WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND A RECOMMENDATION.

UM, SO OUR FOCUS IS DELIVERING TRANSFORMATIVE MOBILITY PROJECT, UM, MITIGATING RISK VIA FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE AND HONORING OUR FEDERAL COMMITMENT.

THERE IS A FEDERAL COMMITMENT IN OUR PROJECT.

THE GREEN LINE PROJECT, UH, HAVE BEEN COMING BEFORE YOU ALL.

IT'S STILL THE SAME.

IT'S, UH, 10.35 CONSTRUCTION, UH, LIMITS, UH, 10.35 MILE CONSTRUCTION LENGTH, US 2 81, UM, UM, TO STEVE'S AVENUE 25 STATION.

AND WE ARE NOW MOVING FROM PRE-CONSTRUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THIS PROJECT.

UM, THE DELIVERY, UM, PARTNER IS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK SMAR.

UM, THEY'RE FLAT HERZOG JV.

UM, WE CAME BEFORE BOARD IN JANUARY OF 2024 AND SELECTED SMAR CONTRACTOR FLAT HERZOG JV AWARDED PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES WITH ABILITY TO EXERCISE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONTRACT LATER.

THE MODIFIED MODIFICATION ONE WAS TO ADD, UH, SOME FUNDS TO PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES SINCE OUR, UH, CONSTRUCTION, UM, START DATE WAS DELAYED, UH, BY ABOUT 10 MONTHS.

UH, MODIFICATION TWO WAS LIMITED NOTICE TO PROCEED.

IT HAD LITTLE BIT OF PRE-CONSTRUCTION FUNDS AND ALSO, UM, UTILITY RELOCATION ABILITY TO, UM, UH, ORDER SOME MATERIALS AND SUPPLY FOR LONG LEAD ITEMS. AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE, UH, CMR UNDER MODIFICATION TOO.

WE ARE HERE TODAY, UH, TO GIVE YOU UPDATE, UH, AND REQUEST ACTION.

WE ARE UNDER NEGOTIATION FOR THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AMAR.

AND WE ARE GOING TO, WE ARE HERE TODAY TO SEEK APPROVAL, TO REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE PRESIDENT AND CEO TO NEGOTIATE CONTRACT MODIFICATION NUMBER THREE, THAT WILL RESULT IN THE TOTAL AWARDED VALUE NOT TO EXCEED 342, UH, 1 0 4 1 20 $1 FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.

THIS AMOUNT ALSO INCLUDES, UH, THE FUNDS THAT ARE ALREADY APPROVED UNDER CONTRACT MODIFICATION TO TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.

IT DOES EXCLUDE ALL PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES AMOUNT.

CONTRACT SUMMARY IS IN THE SMALL TABLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SLIDE, UH, WHICH GIVES A PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES AMOUNT, CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AMOUNT AND TOTAL ESTIMATED CONTRACT VALUE.

AND, UH, THIS IS NOT TO EXCEED, AND AGAIN, WE ARE UNDER NEGOTIATION, SO THAT'S A NOT TO EXCEED.

OKAY.

JUST A, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

THE LAST TIME, UH, YOU SAW US, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT A BUDGET OF 321 MILLION FOR, FOR CONSTRUCTION.

UH, AND NOW THE NUMBER'S GROWN QUITE A BIT TO 342 MILLION.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS.

WHAT HAPPENED WAS WE WERE, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET A FULL FUNDING GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WAS GOING OUT.

WE WANTED TO SECURE THAT IN DECEMBER.

SO THAT PUT US IN A POSITION WHERE WE HAD TO PRICE, UH, THIS CONTRACT WHEN WE WERE ONLY AT 30% DESIGN.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO DO, BUT SO THAT WE COULD SECURE THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS, YOU KNOW, UNDER THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, WE DID THAT.

WE HAD TO RUSH AND DO THAT.

SO WHEN WE PRICED UNDER 30%, UH, OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A LOT WE WE DIDN'T KNOW.

AND WHAT WE FOUND OUT, UH, WE HIRED, BY THE WAY, UH, OUR FINAL DESIGNER AT THAT POINT WAS WE BROUGHT PARSONS ON BOARD.

AND WHAT THEY'VE DISCOVERED IS THE ROAD CONDITIONS, UH, WERE IN WORSE SHAPE THAN WHAT WE HAD THOUGHT THEY WERE.

UH, SO WE HAD TO DO MORE THERE.

UH, WE FOUND WE HAD TO DO MORE DRAINAGE WORK AND, UH, YOU KNOW, UTILITIES, UH, UTILITY CONFLICTS, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HEARD ME TELL YOU, UH, WE'RE ONLY TOUCHING UTILITIES IF THERE'S A CONFLICT, WHICH THAT'S A VERY, IT'S A POSITIVE THING ABOUT THIS JOB.

UH, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE FOUND MORE CONFLICTS WITH UTILITIES.

SO THERE, THERE'S, THERE'S MORE WORK TO DO.

SO WE CALL THAT QUANTITIES.

THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE THAT WENT UP ON TOP OF THAT.

UH, AS THOSE OF YOU THAT WORK IN THE, THE CONSTRUCTION AREA, YOU KNOW, UH, WE'VE BEEN HIT WITH INFLATION.

UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S TARIFFS.

SO THE COST OF EVERYTHING'S GONE UP, COST OF LABOR'S GONE UP, COST OF STEEL, CONCRETE, ASPHALT, EVERYTHING'S

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SO WE HAVE, WE'VE HAD AN INCREASE IN QUANTITIES.

WE'VE HAD AN INCREASE IN, IN THE PRICES.

SO THAT'S HOW YOU GET FROM 3 21, UH, TO 3 42.

SO JUST ONCE AGAIN, THE LEVEL SET, UH, WE'VE HIRED, UH, AS A JOINT VENTURE, UH, BETWEEN FLATIRON AND HERZO.

THESE ARE TWO BIG CORPORATIONS.

UH, YOU KNOW, FLATIRON'S BEEN AROUND SINCE 1947.

HERZOG'S BEEN AROUND SINCE 1969.

THIS IS WHAT THEY DO.

YOU KNOW, WE FEEL THEY'RE THE RIGHT FOLKS FOR THE JOB.

UH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A 10.3 MILE, UH, CONTRACT THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON.

AND THIS IS THE TYPE OF EXPERIENCE THEY HAVE.

UH, AND JUST ALSO TO SHARE WITH YOU, UH, THESE ARE THE, THE SUBCONTRACTORS THAT WE WILL HAVE WORKING ON THIS JOB.

UH, AND WE, WE HIGHLIGHTED THE, THE LOCAL, UH, CONTRACTORS.

UH, THESE ARE FOLKS THAT, THAT WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH.

THEY DO A LOT OF WORK, UH, HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

UH, GOOD, GOOD COMPANIES.

UH, AND THEN WE ALSO, UH, SHARED WITH YOU THE OTHER, THE OTHER SUBS THAT ARE, UH, WORKING ON THIS PROJECT.

AND, AND THIS IS THE ACTION THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU, UH, TO DO TODAY.

AND I'LL, I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND READ IT.

UH, WE WANNA AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OR HIS DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE MODIFICATION NUMBER THREE WITH FLATIRON, UH, CONSTRUCTORS INC.

AND HERZO CONTRACTING CORPORATION, DBE FLATIRON HERZO JOINT VENTURE FOR THE ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR PROJECT CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK THAT WILL ESTABLISH A TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST NOT TO EXCEED $342,104,121 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE, NOT TO EXCEED $346,703,329.

AND TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE OWNER'S CONTINGENCY FOR THIS CONTRACT BASED ON FINAL NEGOTIATED PRICE.

AND THE CONTRACT TERM IS THROUGH DECEMBER 28TH.

AND THAT IS ALL WE HAVE, AND THAT WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES, ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION.

SECOND.

WE HAVE MOTION.

AND SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

A.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO, UM, ITEM SIX AND SEVEN WERE ADDRESSED DURING THE CLOSED SESSION.

SO WE'LL MOVE TO ONTO OUR NEXT

[8. *Board of Trustees]

TRUSTEES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, BY THE WAY.

UM, THIS IS A ELECTION OF OFFICERS, UH, AS ALL CURRENT OFFICERS ARE FOR CONSIDERATION.

UH, I'M GONNA ASK TRUSTEE REYNA TO PRESIDE.

THANK YOU.

CHAIR CABELLA.

UM, THE 2026 VIA BOARD OFFICER ELECTION PROCESS, UH, WAS INITIATED ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2025.

PRODUCED THE FOLLOWING LIST OF TRUSTEES WHO WERE NOMINATED TO SERVE AS VIA BOARD OFFICERS POSITION OF VICE BOARD, UH, SORRY, POSITION OF BOARD, VICE CHAIR LEO GOMEZ, POSITION OF BOARD SECRETARY AT THE LI MALONE POSITION OF ASSISTANT BOARD SECRETARY LEWIS COOPER AND POSITION OF CHAIR LAURA CABELLA.

ALL NOMINEES ACCEPTED THEIR NOMINATION AND SUBMITTED THEIR ACCEPTANCE AND VISION STATEMENTS, WHICH WERE SHARED WITH YOU EARLIER.

THE VA BOARD MAY A ACCEPT THE INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED AS A SLATE AND PROCEED WITH THE ELECTION OF THE SLATE NOMINATED VIA BOARD OFFICERS, OR B, MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ELECTION OF VIA BOARD OFFICERS BY INDIVIDUAL POSITION.

THANK I WOULD ROLL THE ELECTION ON THE SLATE AS PRESENT.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY OPEN? LET'S SEE.

HAVE ALL, NO.

ALL NOMINEES HAVE ACCEPTED THEIR NOMINATION, SUBMITTED THEIR ACCEPTANCE AND VISION STATEMENTS, WHICH YOU SHARED EARLIER.

MM-HMM .

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'RE GONNA GO INTO THE VIA BOARD MAY ACCEPT THAT INDIVIDUALS NOMINATE AS A SLATE AND PROCEED, WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY MOVE FORWARD WITH.

AND THEN A MOTION AND SECOND MOTION.

AND SECOND, AND I RESERVE COMMENT.

ANY RESERVE COMMENT? VERY GOOD.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU, BARRY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

OKAY.

AND MAY I JUST SAY WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF OFFICERS HERE, UM, THAT HAVE DEDICATED EXTRA AMOUNT OF TIME.

AND SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN, UH, SERVING FOR OUR AGENCY, BUT FOR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE RENA.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO NUMBER NINE.

LEGAL BRIEFING.

NO MA'AM.

THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL LEGAL,

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ALL RIGHT.

NUMBER 10, PRESIDENT'S

[10. President & CEO Report]

BONNIE, WE'RE STEALING YOUR THUNDER BY MOVING THE PRESIDENT'S BRIEFING AFTER LEGAL BRIEFING, BUT IN THIS CASE, WE DO HAVE A PRESIDENT'S BRIEFING OR PRESIDENT'S, UH, REPORT.

UM, SO MADAM CHAIR, BEFORE WE BEGIN THIS MONTH'S PRESIDENT'S REPORT, AND BECAUSE WE HAVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT, I WANT TO GIVE THEM RECENTLY, UM, OR WHO RECENTLY JOINED US, LIKE TO OFFER A RECAP FROM LAST MONTH AND HOW WE'VE CHANGED THE APPROACH AND HOW WE PRESENT THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

FIRST, YOU KNOW, HISTORICALLY WE'VE LED EACH MONTHLY BOARD MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT, AND THEN WE DELIBERATED THE ITEMS FOR THAT MEETING.

BEGINNING LAST MONTH, WE SHIFTED THIS PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO THE END OF THE AGENDA AND ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE TIME NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE AGENCY'S CRITICAL BUSINESS FOR FIRST IN MOVING THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT, YOU KNOW, TO THE CONCLUSION THAT EACH MONTH WE ALSO RECAST THE FORMAT OF THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT, AND WE RECAST THIS FORMAT TO FIT WITHIN OUR ESTABLISHED PILLARS OF STRATEGIC PILLARS THAT WE HAVE AS AN, AS AN AGENCY.

THOSE PILLARS ARE CUSTOMERS, COMMUNITY, WORKFORCE, FINANCIAL, AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE.

AND AS YOU WILL SEE FROM THIS UPCOMING REPORT, SOMETIMES WE'LL PRESENT MULTIPLE ITEMS IN A SINGLE PILLAR, BUT THERE MAY BE MONTHS WHERE YOU'LL FOCUS IS ON ALL FOUR PILLARS.

THIS MONTH, WE'RE PRESENTING ON THREE OF THE FOUR.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL START UNDER FINANCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE PILLAR.

THE LEAD AT BREAKFAST, MADAM CHAIR THIS MONTH BEGAN WITH THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO RECAP THE, QUITE FAMILIAR TO YOU, BUT I THINK IT'S A MOMENT WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE BECAUSE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MESSAGE THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER POLITICAL, CIVIC, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM ACROSS OUR REGION.

ON NOVEMBER 21ST, CHAIR CABIA AND I GATHERED WITH CEOS AND BOARD CHAIRS FROM THE SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM FROM CPS ENERGY AND THE SAN ANTONIO HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S INAUGURAL POWER LEAD AT US BREAKFAST, WHICH WAS BUILT AS AN EVENT DESIGNED TO SPOTLIGHT INFLUENTIAL LEADERS WHOSE WORK ENSURES THAT SAN ANTONIO CONTINUES TO THRIVE AS ONE OF THE PREMIER CITIES IN, UM, IN, IN THE UNITED STATES.

THIS MOMENT WAS AN IMPORTANT ONE FOR OUR CITY BECAUSE OF THE DIVERSE COMPOSITION OF THE LEADERSHIP ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.

CRITICAL UTILITIES.

TO BE EXPLICIT, EACH OF THESE THREE ORGANIZATIONS IS RE IS LED BY LATINO, CEO, AND EACH BOARD IS LED BY A WOMAN.

IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION IN WHICH YOU AND I WERE ABLE TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY, OUR CORE BELIEFS THAT MOVE US TO SERVE AND THE GREAT THINGS THAT OUR FOOT AT VIA.

AND HOW WHEN THESE CORE UTILITIES COME TOGETHER, WE CREATE A POSITIVE FORWARD LOOKING ENVIRONMENT THAT TRULY IS AN ENVY OF COMMUNITIES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

I WAS PROFOUNDLY HONORED TO SHARE THIS STAGE WITH YOU AND OUR COLLEAGUES FROM SAWS AND CPS ENERGY.

WE HAD A BIT OF FUN WHILE WE WERE DOING IT, OF COURSE.

UH, BUT ALTOGETHER, UH, A GREAT EVENT AND ONE OF AN EVENT THAT WE HAVE OFFERED TO THE HISPANIC CHAMBER TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THIS EVENT GOING FORWARD.

UH, BECAUSE AS THIS WAS AN INAUGURAL EVENT, WE, WE COULD DEFINITELY SEE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR, UH, THIS EVENT CONTINUING.

SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE OVER TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IS OUR CUSTOMER PILLAR.

UM, A VIA TRANS TELEPHONE TOWN HALL.

WE HELD THE LATEST, UH, TELEPHONE TOWN HALL THIS PAST THURSDAY, AND ONE THAT WAS FOCUSED ON VIA TRANS AND OUR PARATRANSIT CUSTOMERS.

OUR SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PRISCILLA ENGEL, MODERATED AN INSIGHTFUL CONVERSATION WITH RAQUEL REYES VIA HIS MANAGER OF CONTRACT SERVICES.

CARRIE DO, CARRIE DORY, MANAGER OF A DA AND ACCESSIBLE SERVICES.

THEIR PRESENTATIONS FOCUSED ON NON TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR VIA, VIA TRANS CUSTOMERS AND VIA LINK SOUTHEAST ZONE, WHICH CAN BE USED BY P TRANSIT RIDERS JUST AS OUR FIXED ROUTE SERVICE.

THESE REGULAR TOWN HALLS HAVE BEEN A GREAT WAY FOR US TO ACHIEVE, UH, TO ACHIEVE A, A GREAT TWO-WAY CONVERSATION WITH OUR VIA TRANS CUSTOMERS, ENSURING THAT WE CAN SHARE AN IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH THEM AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE.

TO PUT THIS INTO CONTEXT FOR US AS AN AGENCY AND AND FOR OUR BOARD HERE, IS WE USED TO DO THESE IN-PERSON IN THIS ROOM AND PERHAPS HAD, UH, ABOUT 20 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN THIS ROOM, DOING THIS ELECTRONICALLY.

NOW THROUGH THIS TOWN HALL MOMENT, WE HAVE THOUSANDS THAT ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE AND LISTEN TO THE INFORMATION.

SO IT IS AN A GREAT INFLUENTIAL WAY FOR US TO, TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT OUR SERVICES, COMMUNICATE ABOUT ANY UPCOMING CHANGES THAT WE'RE HAVING IN IN, IN THAT SERVICE IN PARTICULAR.

AND OUR CUSTOMERS WITH VIA TRENDS, AS WE KNOW, ARE VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN THEIR IMPROVEMENTS OF THEIR SERVICE, BUT ALSO GIVING US FEEDBACK ABOUT THE SERVICE THEY RECEIVE.

THIS TYPE OF TOWN HALL ALLOWS US TO DO THAT ON A VERY LARGE SCALE,

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SO EXCITED TO CONTINUE THAT.

PRISCILLA, GREAT JOB.

AND EVERY TIME THAT YOU, YOU HOST THIS, I THINK YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE, HAVEN'T YOU, PRISCILLA.

UM, UM, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR GUIDANCE AND, AND, UH, FOR THIS, WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

UH, KEEPING WITH THE TRANSIT APP RIDER'S CHOICE AWARD.

SO THIS MONTH, KEEPING WITH CUSTOMERS, I SHOULD SAY.

SO THIS MONTH, VE IS RECOGNIZED BY TRANSIT APP.

THE TRANSIT APP IS THE TRANSIT APP THAT'S MOST, UH, ADOPTED BY INDIVIDUALS IN SAN ANTONIO AND ACROSS THE NATION FOR THAT MATTER TOO.

IT'S THE LARGEST TRANSIT APP THAT EXISTS IN, IN THE, THOSE LOCATIONS WHERE TRANSIT, UM, IS OPERATING IN THOSE IN, IN THE BIG URBAN AREAS, UM, ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

BUT IN PARTICULAR THIS PAST MONTH WHERE WE WON FIRST PLACE IN THE SUPERLATIVE STOPS RECOGNITION CATEGORY, WHICH IS, UH, WHICH IS DEFINED AS AN AGENCY THAT IS PARTICULARLY RECEIVING GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THEIR RIDERS ABOUT THE COMFORT AND CLEANLINESS OF THEIR FACILITIES AND STOPS.

WE CONNECT THE DOTS HERE BECAUSE WE HEAR HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND WE ARE GETTING FEEDBACK FROM A PARTNER APP THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN.

AND, UH, AND WE'RE BEING RECOGNIZED BY HAVING THAT BEST EXPERIENCE, UH, OF ALL TRANSIT AGENCIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS, UH, UH, WITH THIS APP AND WITH THIS, UH, TRANSIT APP.

SO, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS FOR EVERYBODY.

I KNOW SOME OF THE TEAM MEMBERS ARE IN THIS ROOM, UH, THAT PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THAT STOP CLEANLINESS AND, AND WHAT OUR FACILITIES LOOK LIKE.

AND I WANT TO GIVE THEM, UH, A HAND AND, AND A ROUND OF APPLAUSE 'CAUSE I DO SEE THEM IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE OVER TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH WILL BE A COMMUNITY PILLAR.

UH, THIS COMMUNITY PILLAR, WTS LUNCHEON EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER OF THE WTS HOSTED A DISCUSSION ON THE PANEL THAT INCLUDED CATHERINE KAT HERNANDEZ.

I THINK I SAW KAT HERE A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

SHE JUST, SHE STEPPED OUT 'CAUSE WE KNEW SHE KNEW WE WERE GONNA TALK ABOUT HER.

UM, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, JAMES NORTY, UM, CEO OF SAN ANTONIO, GROWTH FOR THE EAST SIDE AND BEXAR COUNTY JUDGE PETER SAKA AND MYSELF.

WE HAD A ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE EAST SIDE AND PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO INVESTMENTS THAT ARE BEING MADE BY VIA THE CITY AND THE COUNTY IN THE EAST SIDE.

AS WE'VE SAID BEFORE, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PLANNING HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY OVER THE PAST DECADE OR MORE.

AND WHILE WE CONTINUE TO PLAN, THE EFFORTS ARE NECESSARY.

I'D LIKE TO UNDERSCORE THAT WE'RE DELIVERING ON THESE INVESTMENTS, UM, AND WE'RE DEPLOYING RESOURCES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE THE TRANSIT EXPERIENCE SO THAT WE'RE MOVING OBSTACLES FOR OUR CURRENT CUSTOMERS AND PUTTING OUR SERVICE ON THE STREETS THAT'S INCREASINGLY ATTRACTIVE FOR FUTURE RIDERS.

BUT, BUT IMPROVING THE SYSTEM FOR THE, UH, THE EXISTING RIDERS.

WE'RE INCREDIBLY EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE TRANSIT AND THE EAST SIDE WITH OUR NEWEST VIA LINK SOUTHEAST ZONE, OUR FUTURE EAST SIDE TRANSIT CENTER, AND OF COURSE OUR VIA RAPID SILVER LINE.

WE'RE ENSURING THAT THE EAST SIDE HAS A ROBUST TRANSIT OPTIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GET RESIDENTS TO THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST TO THEM.

WE'RE GONNA GO TO SLIDE NUMBER SEVEN, AND LAST WEEK WE JOINED DISTRICT COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN COUNCILWOMAN IN MARINA GATO.

AN EXCITING PARTNERSHIP THAT IS REALLY A WIN-WIN WIN.

SHE STOOD UP THE INITIAL FUNDING FROM HER COUNCIL OFFICE FUNDS AND IS WORKING WITH LOCAL DEVELOPER DAVID ALMAN TO TAP INTO THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN FUNDING THAT WILL CONTINUE TO COVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SEMESTER PASSES FOR KIDS AND STUDENTS TO THE AGE OF 12 TO 18.

THIS WILL BATTLE CHRONIC ABSENTISM OCCURS.

THAT OCCURS AT OUR LOCAL SCHOOL SCHOOLS AT A SIGNIFICANT RATE.

AND ONE OF THE KEY DRIVERS TO BATTLE THAT ABSENTEEISM IS THE LACK OF PURCHASE.

THE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION VIA TYPICALLY SELLS ABOUT 3,600 SEMESTER PASSES EACH SEMESTER.

UNDER THIS PROGRAM, ALL THE STUDENTS WHO WERE PAYING THE $38 WILL RECEIVE THIS, UH, THEIR PASS FOR FREE.

GOING FORWARD FOR THIS NEXT SEMESTER, THANKS TO THE UNDERWRITING, UM, DOLLARS THAT COUNCILWOMAN MARINA THATTO BROUGHT TO THE TABLE, WE ALSO EXPECT STUDENTS WHO HAVEN'T BEEN BUYING THE SEMESTER PASSES WILL REGISTER FOR THE SEMESTER PASSES UNDER THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE HER INITIAL INVESTMENT, UH, WILL, WILL CONTINUE TO UNDERWRITE THOSE COSTS.

IT'S A BIG WIN FOR OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE GET TO BREAK DOWN ANOTHER BARRIER THAT'S KEEPING KIDS OUTTA SCHOOL.

AND IT'S AN EXPANSION OF A PROGRAM THAT WILL BE ANOTHER RIDER, UH, DRIVER FOR US.

NEXT SLIDE VIA LINKS OUT THESE ZONE STAKEHOLDER AND MEDIA EVENT.

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ONE WEEK AGO WE CELEBRATED THE LAUNCH OF THE SIXTH VIA LINK ZONE.

THIS IS ONE THAT BROUGHT THE SERVICE TO THE SOUTHEAST SIDE.

THIS NEW ZONE COVERS A WIDE SWATH, THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST SIDES, SPANNING FROM BROOKS TRANSIT CENTER, ALONG FOUR 10 TO THE FUTURE EAST SIDE TRANSIT CENTER.

IT ENCOMPASSES A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOODS, EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY HUBS SUCH AS BROOKS, HOLT KAT, MISSION TRAIL HOSPITAL, PRE-K FOR SAS, NEWEST CAMPUS ON WW WHITE ROAD.

THAT'S WHERE WE GATHERED LAST TUESDAY TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF THIS ZONE.

THANK YOU TO OUR TRUSTEES WHO WERE ABLE TO ATTEND.

WE ALSO APPRECIATE PAUL CHAPMAN, PRE-K FOR SA, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR WELCOMING US TO THEIR CAMPUS.

WHERE I MIGHT ADD THE CHILDREN ABSOLUTELY STOLE THE SHOW.

UM, AND FOR THOSE THAT WERE THERE, THEY STOLE THE SHOW WHILE I WAS DOING MY REMARKS .

SO, BUT I RECOGNIZED THAT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S HEAD TURNED A CERTAIN WAY IN THE CROWD.

SO A BIT, A BIT OF FUN THERE, BUT A BIT APPRECIATION OF, OF WHERE WE WERE.

AND OF COURSE, ERIC FREDERICK, CEO OF MISSION TRAIL BAPTIST HOSPITAL, WHO EXPERTLY ARTICULATED JUST HOW CRITICAL TRANSIT IS TO MANY OF HIS EMPLOYEES AND HOW VIA LINK IS HELPING THOSE EMPLOYEES TO GAIN BACK VALUABLE TIME IN THEIR DAILY SCHEDULES BY REMOVING A 20 MINUTE WALK BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND THE BROOKS TRANSIT CENTER.

IT WAS VERY CLEAR REMINDER OF WHAT WE DO AND WHY WE DO IT EVERY DAY.

AS WE WRAP UP OUR YEAR AND ROLL INTO THE HOLIDAYS, I WANT TO THANK OUR TRUSTEES FOR ENSURING VIA IS THE BEST POSSIBLE AGENCY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WANT TO THANK EACH OF OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR STEADFAST DEDICATION TO OUR MISSION OF TAKING OUR CUSTOMERS TO WHAT MATTERS MOST.

NOW LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO WATCH A RECAP VIDEO FROM THE EVENTS.

WELL, TODAY WE'RE AT THE PRE-K FOR ESSAY ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, HAVING A FABULOUS DAY AS WE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THE SOUTHEAST VIA LINK ZONE.

SO EXCITED ABOUT IT.

YOU CAN SEE THE CROWD, THE ENERGY.

THIS IS GONNA BE A GREAT ASSET FOR THE SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY STANDING HERE ALONGSIDE VIA AND SO MANY OF YOU, IT REMINDS US HOW MUCH IS POSSIBLE WHEN A COMMUNITY DECIDES TO COMMIT AND TO WORK TOGETHER ON BEHALF OF ITS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

AND I THINK NOW WITH THIS ZONE AND THE LINK, WE'RE GONNA SEE A LOT OF PARTICIPATION IN THAT LAST MILE.

UH, GETTING THEM TO WORK, GETTING THEM TO THE GROCERY STORE.

IT, IT'S GONNA OFFER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH IS KEY.

VIA LINK HAS BEEN TRANSFORMING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SINCE WE FIRST LAUNCHED IN 2019, HELPING PEOPLE GET TO WHAT MATTERS MOST, LIKE PARENTS WHO NEED TO GET THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL, PRE-K FOR SA AND TEACHERS WHO NEED TO RELY ON VIA TO GET TO WORK.

IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT VIA WAS THE FIRST TRANSIT AGENCY UNITED STATES TO DEPLOY IN 2019, THIS TYPE OF SOLUTION.

YES.

AND IT'S THIS TYPE OF SOLUTION THAT HAS BROUGHT 15 MINUTE SERVICE TO, YOU KNOW, FREQUENCY SERVICE, HIGH QUALITY SERVICE.

IT ALSO COVERS MORE AREA THAN WE WOULD'VE IN A, IN A, IN A 40 FOOT BUS.

IT ALSO PROVIDES US AN OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE DEPLOYING AN ASSET ONLY WHEN IT'S NEEDED.

VIA LINK IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF INNOVATION, GROWING COMMUNITIES LIKE THIS ONE NEED ON DEMAND SERVICE THAT MEETS PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE LITERALLY AND CONNECTS THEM TO WHAT MATTERS MOST JOBS, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND EACH OTHER.

IT'S THE LAST MILE SOLUTION THAT TURNS TRANSIT FROM A CHALLENGE INTO A CHOICE.

IT'S OUR SIXTH ZONE THAT WE HAVE LAUNCHED AND THERE'S MORE TO COME.

SO THIS TYPE OF GROWTH AND KEEPING UP WITH SAN ANTONIO'S GROWTH ISN'T STOPPING.

3, 2, 1.

ALRIGHT, WELL MADAM CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES, UH, UH, MY PRESENCE REPORT.

THANK YOU JOHN, GARY.

AND, UM, THAT WAS A FUNMENT BY THE WAY.

.

IT WAS HILARIOUS.

I I JUST WANNA SAY THIS HAS BEEN A FABULOUS YEAR FOR VIA, UM, AND WANNA PUBLICLY THANK THE AGENCY, UH, YOUR STAFF YOURSELF, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OUR OPERATORS FOR, UH, BRINGING THE VALUE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OPERATING IN SUCH A PROFESSIONAL MANNER.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING OVER THIS PAST YEAR.

A LOT OF CHANGE, A LOT OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT MM-HMM .

UM, AND A LOT OF GROWTH IN MANY RESPECTS.

AND SO, UM, UH, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, AND, YOU KNOW, I WANNA ENCOURAGE OUR BOARD IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON THIS.

'CAUSE I THINK THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT, UM, IS I WANT TO, UH, PROVIDE MY DEEP GRATITUDE TO EACH OF YOU.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO HERE EACH AND

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YOU ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS AND SOMETIMES YOU DON'T GET RECOGNIZED ENOUGH.

SO THANK YOU.

UM, AND WITH THAT, I DON'T YOU HAVE A COMMENT? TRUSTEE RENA, YOU INVITED US.

.

SORRY, .

I DID INVITE IT.

YEAH.

J JUST 'CAUSE YOU, YOU INVITED IT AND I, AND I DO THINK IT IS NOT, UM, IT'S, IT'S NEVER ENOUGH TO JUST SAY THANK YOU.

UH, AND THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, UM, IT'S EASY TO, TO GET CAUGHT UP WITH, WITH THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE AND MAKING SURE YOU'RE KIND OF FINISHING THOSE LAST MINUTE THINGS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, GETTING TO FAMILY AND DOING THOSE THINGS.

BUT IT'S, UH, NOT OFTEN THAT WE GET A BIG AUDIENCE FOR A RECORDING FOR THE RECORD TO, TO JUST TRULY SAY THANK YOU.

UM, IT IS A GIFT EVERY DAY TO GET TO SIT ON THIS BOARD AND GET TO WORK WITH SUCH INCREDIBLE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T JUST SUPER SMART, BUT SUPER HARDWORKING AND NOT JUST THOSE TWO THINGS, BUT COME WITH A CARE AND A PASSION TO DELIVER QUALITY SERVICE, TO LIFT UP THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL CALL HOME THAT WE KNOW AND LOVE.

UM, IT'S, IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO GET TO BE A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW BUT REELECTED, UH, BOARD.

IT IS, IT IS ALSO A PRIVILEGE TO WORK UNDER THEIR LEADERSHIP.

UH, BUT AGAIN, JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM FRONTLINE WORKERS.

WHETHER YOU'RE ANSWERING PHONES, YOU'RE IN THE MAINTENANCE BAY, YOU'RE, YOU'RE PICKING UP PASSENGERS, APPRECIATE MS. CLAY PASSENGERS.

UM, IT, IT IS, IT IS A REMARKABLE THING TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER QUALITY TRANSPORTATION TO THE PEOPLE WE LOVE.

UM, AND SO JUST THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY.

LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YEAR ONE.

UH, JOHN, GARY, GREAT JOB.

I THINK THAT WAS A GREAT SUMMARY RIGHT THERE.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO EVERYONE'S FAVORITE AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER 11.

AND I'M GONNA SLOW ROLL THIS.

NO, I'M JUST MESSING WITH YOU GUYS.

.

UH, WE REACHED THE END.

.

THERE YOU GO.

WE REACHED THE END OF OUR VIA MEETING TRUSTEES.

I HAVE A MOTION ALREADY.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SO WE CAN ADJOURN THE MEETING, UH, THE FINAL, UH, VIA BOARD MEETING FOR 2025.

UM, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

WONDERFUL.

THAT WAS GREAT.