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>> IT IS 3:00. ARE YOU GUYS ALL READY?
>> I SO. >> LET'S GET AFTER IT. THIS IS THE MAYOR'S ADVISORY BOARD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, JANUARY 14TH, 2025. IT IS OUR FIRST MEETING OF 2025. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THAT MAKES ME VERY EXCITED. GREAT JOB. AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DISCUSSION TODAY. I HOPE YOU ALL CAME WITH GREAT IDEAS. WE ARE GOING TO ROCK 2025. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING
TO ORDER THE MEETING. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION.
>> IS THERE A SECOND? >> I WILL SECOND.
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>> IT HAS BEEN FIRST AND SECOND IT THAT THE MEETING HAS BEEN STARTED. THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS APPROVAL OF MEETINGS FROM JULY IN NOVEMBER MEETINGS. HE DID EVERYONE GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE? AND CAN I HAVE A FIRST?
>> I WAS HERE IN JULY. >> OKAY. AND, IS THERE A SECOND? DEBRA TURNER , YOU WERE HERE. OKAY. AND, CAN I GET A FIRST FOR NOVEMBER? CAN I HAVE A SECOND? IT HAS BEEN FIRST AND SECOND. ALL MINUTES FROM JULY AND NOVEMBER. WHAT THAT SHOWS IS THAT ACTUALLY OUR BOARD IS GROWING BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK
[2. Update on New Recreation Centers (Discussion)]
BACK, WE WERE STRUGGLING WITH GETTING A QUORUM AND GETTING EVERYONE HERE AND NOW WE ARE ACTIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE DOWN TO AGENDA ITEMS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NEW RECREATION CENTERS FOR ABILENE.>> I WILL TAKE THIS. WE HAVE OUR ARCHITECT WITH PARK HEALTH TO HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I WILL RUN THROUGH CESAR CHAVEZ FIRST AND THEN GV DANIELS. THEY ARE IDENTICAL BUILDINGS, DESIGNED COMPLETELY THE SAME. THE RECREATIONS WERE A PART OF THE 2023 BOND. THE CESAR CHAVEZ RECREATION CENTER'S ESTIMATE OF THE 12,294,000. IT IS LOCATED IN SEARS PARK APPROXIMATELY 27,000 SQUARE FEET. THIS IS A ONE-STORY BUILDING CONCEPT. WE DO NOT HAVE A SECOND-STORY WITH ELEVATORS AND STEPS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE ARE FOLLOWING THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL. THE ACCESS TO JAMIE THOMAS IS OFF AMBLER THROUGH SANDOVER STREET. THERE WILL BE CONCRETE PAVING THROUGHOUT. WE WILL BE MEETING ALL OF THE PARKING , A.D.A.
PARKING, ENTRANCE RAMPS, ON RAMPS, CARPET ENTRANCES, SLOPE, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE PART OF THE PARKING LOT, IN THE DESIGN ACCORDING TO STANDARDS. AS I SAID, THERE IS ACCEPTABLE PARKING FROM THE FRONT ENTRANCE WITH MULTIPURPOSE LOUNGE, A SECOND ENTRANCE INTO THE BUILDING OR A SECOND LOCATION THAT IS THE OTHER END OF THE BUILDING. WE HAVE ONE MAIN ENTRANCE BUT THERE IS HANDICAP PARKING IN BOTH LOCATIONS THAT TAKE YOU TO THAT AREA. THERE WILL BE WHITE LANE FOR THEN WITH ACCESSIBILITY. AGAIN, THIS IS A ONE FLOOR BUILDING. THE COMMON AREAS WILL HAVE THE FINAL TITLE. THERE WILL BE CARPET TILE IN SOME OF THE CLASSROOMS AND THE RESILIENT SPORTS FLOORING WILL BE IN THE GYM AND IN THE FITNESS ROOM. IT
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IS HARD TO TELL WHEN YOU'RE GOING FROM ONE TO THE OTHER EXCEPT FOR TEXTURED DIFFERENCES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE RESTROOMS ARE COMPLIANT. THE SINGLE PUBLIC RESTROOM IS COMPLIANT. WE HAVE MULTIPLE BATHROOMS IN THIS BUILDING ON MULTIPLE WINGS. THE KITCHEN IS TAS COMPLIANT. COUNTERTOP, SINK ACCESS, ALL DOORWAYS ARE 36 INCHES AT A MINIMUM. THE GYM TRACK DOES HAVE FEATURES THAT ARE TAS COMPLIANT COMPLIANT, THE DOORS ARE 36 INCH DOUBLE DOORS AND THE FLOORING IS THE SPORTS FLOORING. THE MILLWORK IS TAS COMPLIANT , INCLUDING THE COUNTERTOPS AND SINK ACCESS, DOOR ENTRY, AND THE CARPET TILES ARE WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IN THIS ROOM. AND, THAT IS CESAR CHAVEZ. GV DANIELS, AGAIN, IT WAS THE SAME BOND, SAME PROTECTION. THE COST ESTIMATE IS A LITTLE BIT LESS AT GV DANIELS AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH HER AT WORK, NOT THE BUILDING. THE BUILDING IS IDENTICAL. THE AMOUNT OF EARTH WORK WE HAVE TO DO MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN THE LOCATIONS. GV DANIELS IS BUDGETED AT 541 NORTH EIGHTH, ONE-STORY, IT FOLLOWS THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE. THIS WILL HAVE DIRECT ACCESS. IF YOU WERE ON TRIAL WAY, YOU WOULD TURN ONTO WASHINGTON TO PARK IN THE PARKING LOT AND IT WILL BE CONCRETE PAVING THROUGHOUT, CARPET ENTRANCES, SLOPE, SCIENCE, ACCESSIBLE PARKING IN THE FRONT, WHITE LANE FOR VIN EXCESS ABILITY. ONE-STORY VINYL TILE, CARPET TILE, ALL TAS COMPLIANT. RESTROOMS, KITCHEN , TRACK, AND CLASSROOMS. BUILDINGS ARE IDENTICAL. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COLLIN IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.>> IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY OPEN CONCEPT, WHICH IS GREAT FOR THOSE WITH MOBILITY NEEDS TO GET AROUND.
>> THERE ARE WIDE HALLWAYS. IT IS SOMEWHAT COLOR-CODED. FOR THOSE THAT CAN SEE COLOR. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH WAY TO GO. THERE IS A MAIN ENTRANCE. THERE WILL BE SOMEONE ALWAYS SITTING AT THE RECEPTION DESK. THEY ARE ABLE TO SIT AND SEE OUT OF ALL THREE ENTRANCES AND EXITS WHERE THEY SAID SO THEY CAN SEE THE COMINGS AND GOINGS OF EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING AND HAVE EYES AND EARS ON EVERYTHING AS WELL.
>> ONE IS THIS CAN PREDICTED TO BE CONSTRUCTED?
>> CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BEGIN THIS WEEK. IT IS ANTICIPATED TO TAKE 12 TO 14 MONTHS. WE ARE LOOKING AT OPENING IN THE
>> YES, DEBRA TURNER . >> WILL THERE BE RAIL SIGNS?
>> I THOUGHT I KNEW THE ANSWER TO THAT. I CHECKED ANYWAY.
>> THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION THAT YOU WOULD KNOW THE ANSWER TO OR IT MIGHT BE SOMETHIG SEPARATE FROM THE BUILDING OF THE BUILDING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR ME OR NOT. SORRY.
WHAT IS THE SITUATION, OR DO YOU MAYBE NO, FOR MAKING IT A BUS STOP? OR, ANYTHING. IF PEOPLE FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT TO ACCESS THIS, IS THERE ANY TYPE OF PLANS ON THE PERIMETER FOR RAMPS IF PEOPLE ARE GETTING OFF BUSES, THINGS LIKE THAT?
>> PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS OUTSIDE OF OUR SCOPE. SORRY.
>> THAT IS WHAT I FIGURED BUT I WANTED TO ASK.
>> I'M AFRAID THAT IS OUTSIDE MY SCOPE AS WELL BUT I DO KNOW WHO TO REACH OUT TO. ALSO HAPPENS TO BE IN THE AUDIENCE.
>> AT LEAST HE IS PREPARED FOR WHAT IS TO COME. ARE THESE, I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN IN ALL THE RECREATION CENTERS, IS THIS A NEW CONCEPT WITH THE CLASSROOMS OR DOES THAT FOLLOW THE REST?
>> THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN IN ABILENE BEFORE?: PIECES OF THIS, IN SOME WAY, WERE IN OUR OTHER RECREATION CENTERS. THE OTHER RECREATION CENTERS WERE ADDED ONTO YEAR AFTER YEAR, NOT
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YEAR AFTER YEAR BUT ADDED A DECADE LATER, SOMETHING ELSE ADDED. YOU ENDED UP WALKING THROUGH A CLASSROOM TO GET ANOTHER ROOM OR THERE WERE SO MANY ENTRANCES, IT DID NOT HAVE A GO GOOD FLOW. TOO MANY ENTRANCES AND EXITS TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY MONITOR. ALSO, THIS IS ROUGHLY 10,000 SQUARE FEET LARGER. IT ALSO HAS A WALKING TRACK THAT OUR OTHER BUILDINGS DID NOT HAVE. THERE IS A THREE LANE WALKING TRACK.>> I DON'T RECALL EVER SEEING THAT.
>> WILL THERE BE , WILL THE CLASSROOMS BE ABLE TO BE RENTED BY CITIZENS HERE? IS THAT STRICTLY GOING TO BE USED?
>> THE ANTICIPATION IS THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE ABLE TO RESERVE A ROOM. THAT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THAT CONVERSATION IS GOING TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD NEXT WEEK. THEY WILL BE GOING INTO CITY COUNCIL SO THAT IS NOT COMPLETELY DECIDED. IN THE PLANNING OF THIS, WE DID IT WITH THE MINDSET IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO BOOK A ROOM FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY OR A SHOPPER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE WOULD HAVE THE OPTION. ONE THING I DID FAIL TO MENTION IS THERE IS GOING TO BE A LIBRARY IN BOTH OF THESE BUILDINGS. SO, WE WILL NOW HAVE TWO LIBRARIES, ONE WILL BE AT GV DANIELS, ONE WILL BE IN SEARS. A LOT OF THE PROGRAMMING AND PARTNERING WILL HAPPEN AND WILL ALSO HAPPEN WITH LIBRARY STAFF .
SOUTHBRIDGE COULD HAPPEN IN THE RECREATION CENTERS AS WELL.
>> IT WOULD BE LIKE A MORE SATELLITE KIND OF LIBRARY, NOT
AS FULL FUNCTIONING. >> IT IS ROUGHLY 1500 SQUARE FEET. IT WOULD BE EASY TO CHECK OUT A BOOK AND PICK IT UP VERSUS HAVING TO GO TO ANOTHER LOCATION. THEY ARE LOOKING AT HAVING THE ABILITY TO CHECK OUT COMPUTERS OR SOME OTHER ITEMS LIKE THAT AND MORE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE USING THE RECREATION CENTERS, MAYBE KIDS NEED HOMEWORK OR NEED A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA WORK OR A PLACE TO GO TO DO A RESEARCH PROJECT OR THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT WILL ALSO BE ACCESSIBLE.
>> THAT IS INCREDIBLE. I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE PUTTING IN A LIBRARY. THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
>> WILL THEY BE ABLE TO DO THE AUDIOBOOKS, THE STATE
AUDIOBOOKS? >> THE LIBRARY DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHECK OUT AUDIOBOOKS WITH A LIBRARY CARD. THAT WILL
>> AND , YOU KNOW, WHENEVER WE HAVE DONE BUILDINGS, THE SAFETY ISSUE HAS COME UP WITH FIRE AND FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF
HEARING. >> I CAN LET COLLIN ADDRESS
THAT. >> ANYTHING IS BEING DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH IBC 2021 TWO THAT IS THE NEWEST AND BEST, MOST STRINGENT CODES WE HAVE HAD TO ADDRESS ANYTHING LIKE THAT, FROM STROBES TO HORNS, YOU NAME IT.
>> AWESOME. >> AND IED, IS THAT WHAT THEY
ARE CALLED? >> THE DIFFERENT RELATORS.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
>> I DON'T THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THAT BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS EASY TO ASK. WE DO THAT THROUGH THE RISK DEPARTMENT. I CAN CHECK WITH THEM. WE HAD ONE IN OUR OLD BUILDINGS. I WOULD ASSUME THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO ASSUME SO WE
CAN DOUBLE CHECK. >> IT WOULD MAKE SENSE.
>> ANY OTHER? YOU GUYS HAVE SOME GOOD QUESTIONS TODAY.
>> WITH THESE NEW REC CENTERS, ARE THERE ANY THOUGHT OF MAYBE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS OR TRYING TO LOOK AT AN OPTION OF BRINGING THAT IN?
>> AS LONG AS WE CAN GET INSTRUCTORS, WE ARE OPEN TO BEING ABLE TO OFFER QUITE A VARIETY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS BUILDING IS USED. THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT. THAT IS REALLY GOING TO COME DOWN TO BEING ABLE TO FIND INSTRUCTORS.
>> IF THERE ARE RESOURCES. >> ADAPTIVE BASKETBALL HAS
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TAKEN OFF IN THE INTEREST HAS GROWN IN KIDS. MAYBE WE COULD GET TO THAT FOR KIDS AND ADULTS. THERE ARE PROGRAMS WHERE WE CAN GET USED EQUIPMENT. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT AS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN OFFER, MAYBE JUST ONE OF OURRECREATION CENTERS. >> I KNOW THEY HAVE LOOKED AT
THAT. >> THE DODGE JONES FACILITY?
>> THE YOUTH SPORTS. >> I AM THINKING OF ALL DISABILITIES. IT WOULD BE REALLY EASY AND YOU HAVE PROBABLY ALREADY THOUGHT ABOUT THIS BUT A SENSORY ROOM, QUIET
ROOM. IS THAT SOMETHING ? >> WHEN YOU STARTED SAYING ALL DISABILITIES, I WAS THINKING OF THE ZOO, HOW THEY JUST IMPLEMENTED THAT PROGRAM WHERE THEY CAN GET THE BAGS WITH THE SENSORY ITEMS. OBVIOUSLY SPORTING EVENTS CAN GET LOUD.
COULTER CITY IS WHO THEY WENT THROUGH, BEING ABLE TO HAVE THOSE BAGS AT SOME POINT A BILLABLE TO THOSE FAMILIES SO THAT WHEN THEIR KIDS COME, KIDS WHO MAY COME FOR ANY PROGRAMS, WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SENSORY ITEMS , FIDGETS, THINGS
LIKE THAT. >> THAT WOULDN'T BE
CONSTRUCTING. >> THAT WOULDN'T BE
CONSTRUCTION. >> I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD NECESSARILY NEED A SENSORY AREA.
>> CENTURY, QUIET. >> IT WOULD BE MORE LIKE THOSE BAGS. MAYBE A DESIGNATED QUIET ZONE. THIS IS LIKE THAT, IT IS
REALLY HARD TO COME BY. >> WE DID TRY TO CONSIDER NOISE WHEN WE WERE DOING THIS AND ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD BE NOISY IN HOW WE LAID OUT THIS BUILDING. THIS IS A RECREATION CENTER. IT IS INTENDED TO BE NOISY. DOESN'T MEAN EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE NOISY AT THE SAME TIME.
>> THAT ACTUALLY MAKES ME THINK OF SOMETHING. YOU KNOW, JUST TALKING ABOUT HAVING A QUIETER PLACE, IF THIS IS SOMETHING DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES, MAYBE A MOM NEEDS TO TAKE A FAMILY SOMEWHERE ON A SATURDAY, IS THERE A SPECIFIED ROOM OR IS THERE A ROOM THAT COULD BE USED FOR LIKE A NURSING MOTHER'S
ROOM? >> A NURSING MOTHER'S ROOM IS NOT DESIGNED IN THESE BUILDINGS. THERE IS A FAMILY RESTROOM DESIGNED IN THIS BUILDING. BUT, AGAIN , NOT EVERYTHING WILL MOST LIKELY BE USED AT THE SAME TIME. IF THERE IS A SITUATION, I'M SURE THERE WOULD BE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THAT NEED. THERE IS NOT A DESIGNATED QUIET ROOM OR MOTHER'S NURSING ROOM IN THESE LOCATIONS.
>> I'M LOOKING AT, AND DOESN'T LIKE THESE ARE THE BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL COURTS, IS THERE A VIEWING, INSTEAD OF BEING IN THE ACTUAL GYMNASIUM, IS THERE AN OUTSIDE DOING ROOM THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO LOOK, JUST SEE THROUGH THE GLASS?
>> THE FITNESS ROOM, THE HALLWAYS ON ALL THREE SIDES ARE ALL GLASS. YOU CAN STAND OUT IN THE HALL AND SEE INTO THE GYM.
YOU CAN WORK OUT IN THE BUSINESS ROOM LIKE ON THE TREADMILL AND BE ABLE TO SEE IN THE GYM. LINE OF SIGHT WAS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE DESIGN OF THIS.
>> THAT ALSO GIVES ANOTHER OPTION FOR FAMILIES. AT LEAST
THEY CAN SIT OUTSIDE. >> THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE
QUESTIONS I HAVE. >> ANYTHING ELSE? NO?
>> THANKS, COLLIN. >> GREAT JOB, GUYS.
>> CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT. >> OKAY. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM
[3. Board Scope and Purpose (Discussion)]
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IS THE BOARD SCOPE AND PURPOSE.>> I PUT THIS BACK ON THE AGENDA FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THE BOARD SCOPE AND PURPOSE. WE HAVE TWO NEW BOARD MEMBER SINCE LAST TIME WE WERE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS. I KNOW THE AUDIENCE CAN SEE YOUR NAME TAGS. SINCE WE HAVE TWO NEW MEMBERS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO RUN THROUGH AND SAY WHO YOU ARE SO THAT YOU CAN GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER . I AM LESLIE ANDREWS, I AM THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, I AM THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE.
>> MY NAME IS RANI BURK, I AM THE EVENTS MANAGER AT DREAM FERRY BREWERY. HERE ARE HAPPY TO SERVE, SEE LIFE FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAN MY OWN.
>> I AM JAMIE THOMAS AND I AM THE VICE CHAIR AND A PARENT OF A CHILD WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES.
>> I'M JOANNE FLUKE AND I AM A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY AND I AM THE CHAIR AND THIS IS MY PASSION.
>> I AM NIKKI PARKHILL AND I AM ONE OF THE NEW MEMBERS ON THE BOARD, JUST VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE.
>> I AM DEBRA TURNER AND I'M A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY.
>> I'M BERKLEY CRAIG AND I HAVE A DISABILITY AND I WANT TO
HELP OUT. >> I AM AN ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. I'M KELLY MESSER. I'M WITH THE CITY TO HELP YOU FULFILL YOUR ROLE WITH THIS BOARD.
>> ONE OF THE OTHER REASONS THAT I PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA IS TO HELP CLEAR OUT SOME CONFUSION AND HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT IN REGARDS TO THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS, THAT GIVES US DIRECTION. ALL OF YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION IN YOUR PACKET. REALLY, IT IS PART TWO THAT GIVES PURPOSE TO THE BOARD, WHICH IS TO SERVE AS A POINT OF CONTACT AND A VOICE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ABILENE TO THE CITY OF COUNSEL CONCERNING MATTERS OF EXCESS ABILITY, USE, AND BENEFIT TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO DISCUSS MATTERS REFERRED TO THE BOARD BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER AND TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THAT IS THE PURPOSE GIVEN TO THE BOARD. THERE WERE SOME CONVERSATIONS AT OUR LAST MEETING THAT GOT A LITTLE BIT BEYOND WHAT OUR SCOPE IS. SO, I THINK IT GAVE SOME CONCERNS TO A FEW PEOPLE . AS A CITY BOARD, WE CANNOT FUNDRAISE. THAT IS NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WHAT THIS BOARD IS. WE CANNOT ADVOCATE. THAT IS NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE. EDUCATED, YES.
ADVOCATE, NO. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. THIS IS NOT A NONPROFIT BOARD, WE ARE NOT A STANDALONE NONPROFIT. CITY BOARDS , THEY HAVE TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS AND IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS. SO, THEY NEED TO TRY AND STAY NEUTRAL. THEY CAN HAVE OPINIONS, THEY CAN HAVE PASSIONS. AT THE SAME TIME, THEY HAVE TO SOMETIMES MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS AND PUFFER ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO SAY, STAY SOMEWHAT NEUTRAL IN A LOT OF THINGS. MARI WAS SUPPOSED TO COME WITH IDEAS FOR MARKETING. SHE WAS WORKING ON THAT WHEN THE WEATHER STUFF HAPPENED AND HER WORLD GOT DEVIATED SO WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET HER PACKET AVAILABLE IN TIME FOR THIS MEETING. WE HAVE MOVED ABOUT TO MARCH. IT IS NOT THAT WE CAN'T DO A FEW THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME AS FAR AS HELPING EDUCATE THE CITY ON AT LEAST GETTING INFORMATION TO THE BOARD DO YOU WANT TO CONSIDER IF THERE ARE THINGS TO RECOMMEND THE BOARD TO BE CONSIDERED, THOSE ARE ALL WITHIN THE REALM OF WHAT WE CAN DO. SHE HAS STARTED WORKING ON THAT. WE JUST COULDN'T MAKE THE DEADLINE FOR THIS AGENDA DUE TO THE WEATHER EVENT LAST WEEK. THAT CONVERSATION HAS BEEN MOVED TO MARCH. I AM HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR DEFINING THAT EVEN MORE. I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE, MOVING FORWARD, DEFINITELY NEED TO STAY FOCUSED ON ITS EDUCATE
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INSTEAD OF ADVOCATE. AND THAT PART OF EDUCATION, THAT IS WHAT I THINK MARI WAS WORKING ON AND WHAT WE HAVE HEARD THE LEADERSHIP AS THE MAYOR SAYING WE WANT TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT ABOUT THIS BOARD, WE WANT TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY. WE WANT THEM TO HAVE A PLACE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY, EDUCATE. ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT?>> IT WILL BE A GOOD IDEA TO TABLE IT, WAIT UNTIL MARCH AND SEE WHAT KIND OF BUILD OFF OF THAT. NO USE IN TRYING TO SPIN OUR WHEELS WHEN WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING TODAY. WE CAN JUST SAVE ALL THE GREAT IDEAS AND THOUGHTS FOR MARCH.
>> SHE DID TAKE OUR THOUGHTS FROM THE LAST MEETING. I KNOW SHE DID. SO -- ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE
[4. CityLink Report (Discussion)]
FORWARD? THE NEXT AGENDA IS CITYLINK REPORT .>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> I'M LAUREN STEPHENS, GENERAL MANAGER AT CITYLINK. IN YOUR PACKET, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE DATA THAT HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU. I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
HAVE. >> ON NOVEMBER, OTHERS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T IF I OR HAVE THE RIGHT DOCUMENTS TO BE ACCEPTED
INTO THAT, INTO THE PROGRAM? >> TYPICALLY, DENIALS OF APPLICATION CAN GO BETWEEN , AMANDA IS THE ONE THAT TAKES CARE OF THOSE. THEY MAY NOT HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION AND WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THEM IN THE VARIOUS WAYS TO GET THAT INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO PROCESS THE APPLICATION. SO, THEY COULD BE DENIED BECAUSE IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE PROCESSED.
THE DENIAL COULD COME FROM THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS SET FORTH FOR THE A.D.A. REGULATIONS FOR THIS
TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION. >> WE COULD FALL BACK ON THE PERSON UP LIKE THEM, THEY DIDN'T END UP FOLLOWING.
>> IT CAN. >> SHE GOES TO GREAT MEASURES.
SHE WILL CALL THEM AND FILL OUT THE APPLICATION OR COMPLETE ON
THE PHONE. >> I HAVE A FRIEND THAT I SUGGEST THIS TO BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE TRANSPORTATION AT THE MOMENT. SHE HAS SAID WHAT A WONDERFUL SERVICE IT IS.
SHE HAS A DAUGHTER WITH HIGH NEEDS AND WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT TAKING HER ON JUST A REGULAR BUS. THE A.D.A. TRANSIT HAS BEEN A LIFE CHANGER TO GET OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WITH HER DAUGHTER BECAUSE THAT IS ONE LESS STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT.
IT IS MORE OF A QUIETER SETTING IN THE BUS. SHE HAS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED THAT TRANSIT FOR HER, GETTING HER DAUGHTER TO THE APPOINTMENT SHE NEEDS. SHE WAS SHARING. JUST KNOW THAT SHE GAVE SOME GREAT FEEDBACK THE OTHER DAY.
>> THANK YOU. >> I DON'T LIKE BEING THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS. I HAVE QUESTIONS. LET'S DO QUESTIONS.
QUESTION IS, ARE WE PROVIDING OUT OF PERIMETER, WHAT IS IT CALLED AGAIN? YES. YES. WE ARE?
>> 2.ON THAT, THE EXTENDED AREA, WHICH WE CALL THE A2, IS OUTSIDE OF THE REGULATED HAVE TO HAVE SERVICE FOR AREA.
OUTSIDE OF THE FOURTH QUARTER OF MILE, ANYTHING FROM THAT ALL
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THE WAY TO THE CITY LIMITS IS ALL THE A2. THAT IS UPON AVAILABILITY. OUR CORE SERVICE IS TO DO THE A1. THAT IS WHATOUR PURPOSE IS. >> OKAY. SO, FOR SHORT DRIVERS
OR DOES THAT GET KNOCKED OFF? >> I WOULDN'T SAY KNOCKED OFF.
WHAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING IS, AGAIN, IT IS UPON AVAILABILITY.
IF YOU HAVE A TIME SET HERE, LET'S JUST SAY BETWEEN 7:00 AND 8:00, AND YOU HAVE SO MANY REQUESTS FOR TRIPS THAT ARE SINGLE BE A ONE TRIPS, WE NEED TO GIVE PRIORITY TO THOSE A1 TRIPS. ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT HOUR THAT WE CAN SHIFT THE A2 TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO , THAT IS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. IT IS NOT ALWAYS CONVENIENT.
>> LIKE DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS. >> YOU SHOULD KNOW. THE ONE THING WE ARE TRYING TO PUSH VERY HARD WITH THE ONES TAKING THE PHONE CALLS IS THEY NEED TO LOOK AT THAT LOAD FOR THE NEXT DAY OR THE DAY AFTER THAT OR WHATEVER DAY YOU ARE CALLING IN FOR AND THEY CAN GO BECAUSE THEY ALREADY KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING DURING THOSE TIME FRAMES. AND, GO AHEAD AND LET A PERSON WHO IS CALLING HIM KNOW THAT THIS PARTICULAR OUR IS ALREADY PACKED. THERE IS NO AVAILABILITY. BUT, IF WE CAN GET YOU ON THIS AVAILABILITY AND THAT WAY THEY KNOW. IF THEY ARE CALLING AND WAY AHEAD OF TIME, MAYBE THEY CAN COME UP
WITH SOME KIND OF SOLUTION. >> INSTEAD OF RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT. WHEN THEY GET THE SORRY, WE CAN'T COME PICK YOU UP. OKAY. GOOD. OKAY. SECOND QUESTION IS I DID NOT KNOW THIS. I AM A WRITER. I DID NOT KNOW THIS UNTIL TODAY. JUST TO INFORM EVERYONE, THERE ARE THREE WAYS THAT PEOPLE CAN PAY FOR THEIR RIDES. THEY CAN GET TICKETS, THEY CAN USE CASH, THEY CAN PAY WITH A CHECK. AND, THERE IS WHAT IS CALLED, I'M GOING TO GET THE ACRONYM WRONG.
>> IT IS DIMINISHING BALANCE. >> THE DIMINISHING BALANCE PROCESS HAS CHANGED, RIGHT? THE LEAST AMOUNT YOU CAN PUT ON HIS 20. SO, A PERSON WHO, IT IS A CHALLENGE BECAUSE THEY DON'T GO, THEY DON'T GET OUT OFTEN SO THEY DON'T HAVE CASH VERY OFTEN. I KNOW IT IS CALLED PLANNING BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DO EVERYTHING ONLINE NOW OR DEBIT OR CREDIT. CURIOUS, WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR THAT TO BE AN OPTION FOR ABILENE, TEXAS,
>> NO MICROPHONE TODAY. >> WE ARE ALREADY DOING THAT WITH THE ZIP ZONE, THE MICRO TRANSIT. SO, YES, IT IS POSSIBLE. THERE ARE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT POTENTIALLY AN INCREASE TO RIDERSHIP COST TO PAY FOR THE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES.
>> WELL, SO, I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY ABOUT THIS. I ONLY HAVE $4.00. ONCE YOU GO BELOW $4.00 AND YOU DON'T HAVE THAT MANY AND YOU DON'T KNOW THIS, THIS IS WHEN YOU HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH YOUR ACCOUNT, IF THEY GET TO YOU AND YOU GIVE THEM LET'S SAY $20 RESENT YOU HAVE ZERO, THIS IS HOW I WAS TOLD THIS, YOU HAVE ZERO IN NET ACCOUNT, YOU CAN'T, YOU ARE STUCK BECAUSE YOU HAVE THAT, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT 20 IN YOUR ACCOUNT. SO, WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE PASSENGERS?
>> ACTUALLY, THE WAY THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE, IF YOU HAVE THAT 20, YOU ARE PAYING FOR YOUR TRIP. YOU GO AHEAD AND GIVE THAT, WE DON'T GIVE CHANGE. THAT WOULD BE DIFFICULT. THE WHOLE PURPOSE AROUND THIS IS THE DIB WAS
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CREATED TO HELP MAKE IT EASIER FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE WANTING TO PAY FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES, FAMILY MEMBERS, LOVED ONES, ORGANIZATIONS. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BUY THE TICKET SO THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE CASH. IT WAS IN ONE OF THE ORIGINAL THINGS WE PUT FORTH THAT MADE THIS HAPPEN. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HIT WITH THIS IS THE KEPT GOING NEGATIVE AND IT WENT SO FAR IN THE NEGATIVE, PEOPLE WERE HAVING FREE RIDES CONSISTENTLY. WE HAD TO PUT OUR FOOT DOWN AND SAY THIS CAN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE. BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE MONEY INSIDE YOUR DIB, IF YOU ARE GOING TO DRAW ON YOUR DIB. THE PEOPLE, WHEN THE CALL IN FOR THE TRIP, IF THE DISPATCHER IS DOING THEIR JOB, THEY SHOULD BE SAYING YOU HAVE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY LEFT. MAKING YOU AWARE THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY IN YOUR DIB TO COVER YOUR WHOLE DAYS WERE STRIPPED OR JUST ENOUGH TO COVER THAT TRIP BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH AT ALL. THAT IS WHEN THE PASSENGER WOULD NEED TO MAKE PROVISIONS, JUST LIKE BEFORE THERE WAS DIB, TO HAVE CASH, CHECK, OR TICKET TO GET THEIR RIDES PAID FOR.>> YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT WORK AND THEY SCHEDULE LIKE TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE. BUT, THEY MAY NEED TO GET AN EXTRA RIDE HERE OR THERE. THEY GET TO THURSDAY OR WEDNESDAY. SO THEN THEY ARE STUCK. I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO HAVE THAT DEBIT OR CREDIT? YOU ARE RIGHT, IT WOULD COST A LITTLE MORE. IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD IS THAT A POSSIBILITY, BUT WE HOPE
LOOK INTO THAT? >> I THINK WE SALUTE THE CAN.
WE HAVE DONE NOT WITH ZIP ZONE THROUGH THE APP. IT IS CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY TO LOOK AT EXTENDING THAT TO
PARATRANSIT. >> IS THAT SOMETHING YOU COULD BRING TO US? I KNOW THAT THAT IS , THE MORE THAT THAT GETS OUT, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO GET
STUCK WHEREVER THEY ARE. >> WE CAN. I WOULD SAY GIVE US ABOUT SIX MONTHS OR SO TO LOOK INTO THAT AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU. THEY HAVE A LOT ON THEIR PLATE RIGHT NOW, WE ALL DO.
>> WE DO. >> WE NEED TO GET THROUGH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL BE SEEKING PROBABLY EARLY SUMMER, A PROJECT THAT WE ARE WORKING ON. I THINK WE CERTAINLY CAN LOOK INTO THAT. WE CAN HAVE A PROPOSAL.
>> GO AHEAD APPEARED >> WITH THAT CARD, IS THERE A WAY FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS IT TO GET AN ALERT LIKE YOU WERE, SAY YOU ARE A LOW BALANCE, IS THERE A MESSAGE THAT GETS SENT TO THEM? I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE MAY BE A WAY TO NOTIFY PEOPLE, HEY, YOUR BALANCE IS LOW AND YOU HAVE TRIPS COMING UP. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS SOME TYPE OF
OPTION. >> WE DON'T SEND OUT MESSAGES.
WE DON'T SEND OUT MESSAGES FOR THAT. IT IS TECHNICALLY THE CLIENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ASK WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO RESERVE A TRIP AND THE DRIVERS SHOULD BE TELLING YOU, THE DRIVERS CAN STICK IT ON THEIR TABLET. YOU CAN ASK HOW MUCH DO I HAVE ON
>> YOU CAN CALL THE CALL CENTER AND ASK THEM HOW MUCH IS ON MY
DIB. >> I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS
LIKE A GIFT CARD. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A
WAY FOR US TO DO THAT. >> I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF ANOTHER WAY SO THEY DON'T GET CAUGHT OFF GUARD. IF THE DRIVER IS TELLING THEM, THE PERSON IS ALSO LOOKING.
>> WE HAVE EDUCATED THE DRIVERS TO LOOK AT THAT, TO LET THE CLIENTS KNOW. IT IS A LEARNING CURVE.
>> IT IS GREAT TO TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. THEY HAVE ENOUGH TO FOCUS ON. IT IS GOOD ARE ABLE TO SHARE THAT
WITH THE RIDER. >> HOW ARE WE WITH DRIVERS?
>> IT IS AND EBB AND FLOW WITH THE DRIVERS. WE HAVE TO TAKE
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INTO ACCOUNT. WE CAN'T JUST FILL DRIVER SLOTS, WE WANT TO HIRE QUALIFIED DRIVERS BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE MISTAKES THAT TRANSIT AGENCIES EVERYWHERE HAVE MADE A RUSH IN THE PAST, WE ARE GOING TO FILL ALL THE POSITIONS WITH THESE DRIVERS JUST TO HAVE THE DRIVERS WHO ARE SAFE. THEY AREN'T WILLING TO BE SAFETY CONSCIOUS, CUSTOMER SERVICE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. I'M NOT SAYING THAT THEY ARE DIFFERENT THAN PEOPLE WITHOUT DISABILITIES. SOMETIMES THEY NEED TO GO THE EXTRA MILE TO ASSIST OR TO HELP THEM FOR WHATEVER NEED THAT THEY HAVE. AND, IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY WILLING TO LEARN THE TRAINING AND APPLY IT TO THEIR JOB TASKS, THEY ARE NOT QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. NOT EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR IN PUBLIC SERVICE OF ANY KIND. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THE WAY IT IS. WE HAVE STRIVED THIS YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ACCEPTING QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES. WE CAN HIRE THEM. IF THEY DON'T WANT TO APPLY ALL THE SAFETY TECHNIQUES AND SAFETY LESSONS, JUST THEIR TIME WHEN THEY ARE ON THE CLOCK, BUT IF THEY DON'T PRACTICE THEM IN THEIR PRIVATE LIFE, THEY ARE GOING TO COME BACK WITH THE BAD BEHAVIORS INSIDE THE TIME THEY ARE WORKING AND IT SHOWS. IT SHOWS IN THEIR DRIVING, IT SHOWS IN THEIR ATTITUDE AND IT SHOWS IN THE LACK OF CARE FOR THE PEOPLE THEY ARE TRANSPORTING. WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD A WHOLE NEW CULTURE OF ACCEPTING AND GIVEN ALL THE GRACE TO QUALIFIED PEOPLE .>> APPRECIATE HAVING THOSE STANDARDS. WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IS A DIFFERENT BREED. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT SKILL SETS THAT GO INTO THAT, THOSE INDIVIDUALS, WHETHER IT IS, IF THEY ARE USING A MOBILITY AID TO OPERATE AND BEING ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY INDICATE IF THEY ARE LIMITED IN VERBAL OR PROVISION, BE THINKABLE TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT AND WE COMPASSIONATE. I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU AREN'T JUST HIRING WARM BODIES SO YOU CAN FILL A SPOT, SO YOU CAN DO ROUNDS. YOU ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE THEIR CAPABILITIES. THAT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND IS
APPRECIATED FOR SURE. >> QUESTION, IS THERE AN ACCEPTABLE, I AM GOING BACK TO THIS FORM, IS THERE AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF PERCENT OF TIME, THAT 69% FEELS LOW.
>> IT DOES GET LOW. >> WHAT IS THE ACCEPTABLE LEVEL
OF ON TIME? >> THAT IS HARD BECAUSE IF WE HAVE THE NOTE, LIKE IF YOU LOOK HERE, TAKE IN DECEMBER OF THIS PAST YEAR. THERE'S 3688 TRIPS OF A.D.A.. THAT IS NOT ALL THE TRIPS BUT, THOSE ARE THE ONES WE TRY TO FOCUS ON. IF WE ONLY HAVE 7 29 DRIVERS TRYING TO GET IN AND GIVE THE TRANSPORTATION TO ALL THE TRIPS, THE HIGHER AMOUNT OF DRIVERS, THE LOWER AMOUNT OF LATE AND EARLY WE HAVE, THE LESS AMOUNT OF DRIVERS, THE HIGHER. TO GO IN AND SAY THIS IS IT IS HARD.
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE FDA, THE FTA STANDARDS YOU HAVE TO MEET? THAT IS THE STANDARD. THAT IS REALLY WHERE WE HAVE TO MEET.
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN OUTCOME.
>> THE BA2, WE TRY TO . FOR FTA RELATIONS, WE HAVE TO MEET THEIR STANDARDS. EXPLAIN THAT AND EVERYTHING BACKS OUT OF
THAT. >> THAT IS TRUE. THE LEVEL THEY WANT, BASICALLY, THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A 75 OR ABOVE. THE HIGHER, THE BETTER. THIS SHOWS ALL OF THEM. THIS DOESN'T HAVE IT ALL WRITTEN DOWN BECAUSE WE SERVE EVERYBODY ALL OVER THE CITY LIMITS. DON'T KNOW IF THE SOFTWARE HAS A REPORT WHERE WE CAN PULL JUST THE BA!. WHENEVER WE REPORT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THEIR PLATFORMS WE HAVE TO REPORT TO , THEY DIVIDE OUT. THIS IS ALL THE RESPONSE.
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IF YOU GO TO THE DIFFERENT ONCE, THE EVENING SERVICE IS CONSIDERED A NONEA.D.A. SERVICE, THEY JUST LOOK AT THE COLLECTIVE OF THIS. IT IS NOT UNTIL THEY COME IN AND THEY ARE DOING THE IN DEPTH QUESTIONS THAT THEY DO ON THE TRIENNIAL AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE. THEY LOOK AT THAT EVERY THREE YEARS. AT ANY TIME THEY CAN COME IN AND SAY HEY, WE WANT TO KNOW THE NUMBERS.>> I THINK RELIABILITY IS A VERY BIG THING FOR THE PUBLIC.
WHEN YOU HAVE A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT OR YOU HAVE TO BE AT WORK ON TIME OR SOMETHING ELSE, TO NOT KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE IT UNTIL YOU DO IS HARD.
>> WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PRIORITIZE BA1 TRIPS. WE CAN'T SAY A GROCERY STORE HAS TO GO DOWN HERE BECAUSE A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A WHILE BACK. IT MAKES IT HARD ON EVERYBODY TRYING TO GET SOMETHING, GET SOMEWHERE THAT SOMEBODY ELSE IS DICTATING TO THEM WHEN YOU NEED TO BE THERE.
>> YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TRIAGE YOUR TRIPS?
>> NOT BA1. THAT IS MANDATORY.
>> WHAT ABOUT BA2? >> THOSE ARE UPON AVAILABILITY.
WE CAN DO THOSE. THEY ARE NOT RELATED UNDER THE SUN CAME
GUIDELINES. >> I'M NOT COMPLAINING.
>> IT IS HARD WHEN THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION YOU HAVE IS RELYING ON US. I WISH THERE WAS MORE ACCEPTABLE VEHICLES IN ABILENE THAT WERE NOT JUST PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THEY ARE
NOT. >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A UBER , NOT PART OF THE CITY TRANSIT SYSTEM?
>> ANYTHING SO YOU HAD OTHER OPTIONS BUT THERE'S JUST NOT ANY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO ENCOURAGE THAT TO COME INTO ABILENE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF THING HERE?
>> WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT? >> SO, WE DO HAVE UBER HERE BUT THERE ARE NO UBER VEHICLES THAT COULD TAKE A MOBILITY DEVICE.
THEY DON'T HAVE A LYFT. THAT FALLS TO CITYLINK.
>> THERE HAS TO BE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE, RIGHT? ARE THERE
OTHER TYPES OF PROGRAMS? >> THAT IS A GOOD BIT ABOUT WHAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THAT I SAID WE WOULD BE BRINGING TO YOU GUYS. WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT TO CITY COUNCIL IN THE MAY, JUNE TIME FRAME AND PRESENT IT TO YOU GUYS AS WELL.
IT IS KIND OF A UBER MODEL THAT IS CITYWIDE. WE THINK, WE HOPE IT WILL TAKE SOME OF THE PRESSURE OFF OF PARATRANSIT FOR OUR PARATRANSIT CUSTOMERS WHO DON'T MEET A LIFT AND CAN JUST GET INTO A VAN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> OKAY. >> THAT IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING
ON RIGHT NOW. >> JUST KEEP BEING PATIENT. YOU
GOT IT. BE PATIENT. >> HAVE ANY OF YOU USED OR KNOW ANYBODY THAT HAS USED THE ON-CALL SERVICE TO GET DOWN TO THE SOUTH MEDICAL FACILITIES? OKAY. THE ON-CALL IS BASICALLY A MICRO TRANSIT. IT STARTED BEFORE WE KNEW WHAT MICRO TRANSIT WAS. IF YOU ARE INSIDE THAT ZONE, THERE IS A SOUTHWEST ZONE AND A SOUTHEAST ZONE. IT COVERS ALL OF THAT. ANYBODY DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE A.D.A. QUALIFIED OR NOT, IF YOU ARE IN THAT ZONE AND WANT TO GET FROM HERE TO THE HOSPITAL OR ANY OF THE FACILITIES DOWN THERE, THEY CAN CALL THE SAME NUMBER YOU CALL FOR YOUR 88 TRIPS TO GET ONTO A RIDE IN THAT AREA FOR THE ON-CALL. IT GOES EVERYWHERE JUST IN THAT AREA, JUST LIKE THE ZIP ZONE DOLLARS. THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE STRICTLY ON A.D.A. SERVICE THAT WHEN WE TOLD THEM YOU LIVE IN THE AREA AND YOU CAN GET ON THIS NEW ON-CALL SYSTEM AND IT IS NOT 24
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HOURS IN ADVANCE, IT CAN BE SAME-DAY , OPENED UP A WHOLE NEW WORLD TO THEM. NOW THEY CAN GET WHEREVER THEY WANT WITHIN THAT AREA WITH A SAME-DAY REQUEST.>> WHAT ARE THE CHARGES FOR THAT?
>> IT IS $3.00 A TRIP. I'M SORRY, IT IS $3.00 FOR A DAY
>> IT ALSO DEPENDS ON THE BOUNDARIES.
>> ONLINE, ON THE CITY WEBSITE, IF YOU ARE ON THE CITYLINK WEBPAGE AND YOU GO TO ON CALL, THERE IS A MAP THAT SHOWS YOU A POLYGON YOU CAN TRAVEL WITHIN. IT IS VERY HELPFUL. I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE EVER COME OFF OF THE ON-CALL SYSTEM THAT THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL WITHIN THAT POLYGON. IT IS THE SAME DAY. WE HAVE PASSENGERS, IT MEETS TWO DIFFERENT BUSES AT THE MALL.
THEY CAN GET ON THE BUS AND SAY I HAVE TO GO DOWN HERE, PICK UP THE PHONE. THEY CAN CALL AND SAY I HAVE TO MEET THE ON-CALL BUS AT THE MALL. POPS UP IN THE COMPUTER AND WHEN THEY GET THERE, THE ON-CALL PICK SOME UP, TAKES THEM TO THE DROP OFF, THEN THEY CAN CALL AND SAY I NEED A VAN BACK HERE.
>> WHAT ARE THE HOURS FOR THAT AGAIN?
>> THAT IS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, SAME AS FIXED ROUTES.
6, 15. 5:45 IS THE DROP OFF BECAUSE IT ENDS AT 6:00. IT KEPT ALL THE DOCTORS OFFICES AND EVERYTHING ON THE SOUTH
SIDE BY HENDRIX SOUTH. >> THAT IS GREAT.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO POINT OUT REALLY FAST IS THEY ADDED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVE AND THEN THE NUMBER OF CERTIFIED RIDER WE HAVE, THAT IS A LOT FOR ABILENE. A LOT. MAYBE IF YOU HAVE A LOT THAT INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, IT WOULD HELP YOU SEE THE SCHEME OF THINGS AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF POSSIBLE AND THE AMOUNT OF CURRENT TRIP REQUEST THAT WE HAVE EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT IS A HUGE REQUEST FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS ON THE A.D.A. SERVICE.
JUST ANOTHER GLIMPSE INTO THE FACTS BEHIND THE SCENES.
>> I ALSO THINK THAT THAT ALSO SHOWS HOW IMPORTANT THE
DISABILITY COMMUNITY IS >> IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
>> I DON'T THINK THE COMMUNITY GETS THAT. THEY DO NOT SEE THAT UNLESS YOU ARE PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY AND YOU SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE HELPING. AND SO, THAT IS THE CHALLENGE ON EDUCATING THE WHOLE COMMUNITY OF ABILENE THAT THAT IS WHY THERE NEEDS TO BE A VOICE, THERE NEEDS TO BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL. THAT DOES INCLUDE THE DISABILITY
COMMUNITY. >> WHEN THIS BOARD GAVE THE SUGGESTION TO REACH OUT TO THE NEWS MEDIA AND ONE OF THOSE REPORTERS, OR HER BOSS, SAID LET'S DO A WHOLE VIEW OF WHAT IT TAKES TO BE ONE OF THE DRIVERS FOR NOT JUST THE FIXED ROUTE BUT ALSO THE A.D.A. SERVICE, ANYBODY, OF COURSE, THIS DOESN'T COVER THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF ABILENE BUT THOSE THAT WATCH THE NEWS AND PAID ATTENTION TO THIS, WE DID SEE PEOPLE COMING TO US. WE ARE APPLYING FOR THIS JOB BECAUSE WE SAW THIS ON THE NEWS. UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE WITH ANYTHING ELSE, IT DID ONLY REACH A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WILLING TO STEP FORWARD AND SERVE THE PUBLIC WAS EVEN SMALLER.
>> WELL, I MEAN, THERE IS ONE, TWO PEOPLE SITTING FROM THE BOARD TODAY THAT CONTINUALLY USE THE PARATRANSIT AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION . MY COMMENT WOULD BE YOU HAVE VERY QUALIFIED DRIVERS. THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY BOOK. I APPLAUD YOU ON THAT. THE ONE THING THAT GOES BACK TO FUNDING, I KNOW
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THAT IS TOUGH. YOU'VE GOT SOME GOOD ONES NOW THAT ARE HAPPENING TO DECIDE FINANCIALLY BECAUSE OF HOW LIFE IS. CAN I STAY HERE AND WORK WITH WHAT I'M GETTING PAID OR DO I GO SOMEWHERE ELSE? THAT IS WHAT IS HARD. THAT IS NOTHING ON YOU.UNLESS WE HAD A MONEY FOREST. WE DON'T. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK ANOTHER THING THAT HAPPENED DURING THAT TIME IS I KNOW THAT YOU ARE DRIVERS WERE HEARD. THAT IS ONE THING I WOULD KEEP ENCOURAGING YOU ALL IS JUST KEEP LISTENING TO THOSE DRIVERS. THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THE FRUSTRATION
WITH YOU ALL. >> THEY ARE ON THE FRONTLINE.
>> THEY ARE. AND AS RIDERS , WE CARE ABOUT THE DRIVERS. I KNOW THAT IS VICE VERSA. SO, WHAT I WOULD SAY WITH THAT IS A LITTLE PSA OUT THERE FOR US RIDERS, MAKE SURE YOU CARE ABOUT THE DRIVERS BECAUSE THEY GET US THERE EVERY DAY. WITHOUT THAT, WE COULDN'T HAVE A NORMAL LIFE. I DO APPLAUD THE DRIVERS FOR NOT. LIKE I SAID, JUST KEEP LISTENING TO THEM. MAYBE IT IS TIME AGAIN TO HAVE A LITTLE, WHAT ARE YOUR SUGGESTIONS? AND, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE DONE THAT OR HAVEN'T GOT TO GET OVER THIS LITTLE HUMP. I AM A REPORTER WHEN I AM ON YOUR BUS, I ASK QUESTIONS. I KNOW YOU HAVE ANOTHER CLASS COMING IN,
IS THAT CORRECT? >> RESTRICTED YESTERDAY.
ALREADY I'VE HEARD THERE ARE SOME GOOD ONES. YOU ARE GETTING THE GOOD ONES. I JUST WISH WE COULD GET IT QUICKER BUT THAT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. DEBRA TURNER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO
SAY ? >> NOT AT THIS TIME, THANKS.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. TO PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE DRIVERS. I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING THAT MUCH RESPONSIBILITY THAT YOU ARE TRANSPORTING ANOTHER PERSON WHO CAN'T TRANSPORT THEMSELVES. THAT SEEMS LIKE A VERY EMOTIONALLY DIFFICULT JOB AT TIMES. I'M JUST WONDERING, YOU MIGHT HAVE IT RIGHT NOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, YOU MIGHT NOT. WHAT IS YOUR TURNOVER RATE LIKE FOR THAT TYPE OF JOB?
>> TURNOVER RATE IS REALLY HIGH. IT REALLY IS. YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT WILL COME IN AND WE TRY TO, ONE THING WE IMPLEMENTED A YEAR AGO IS WHEN YOU COME IN, YOU GET YOUR ORIENTATION, THEN YOU GO OUT FOR A RIDE ALONG AND YOU SPENT A WHOLE DAY IN WHATEVER DEPARTMENT YOU ARE AIMING TO GO TO BECAUSE IT DEPENDS IF THEY ARE A FIXED ROUTE. THEY SPEND A DAY RIDING ALONG, UNDERSTANDING THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE VEHICLE AND WHAT THE JOB ENTAILS. WE HAVE MAYBE HALF OF THEM SAY , YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS NOT FOR ME, I CAN'T DO
>> YES. >> IS THAT LIKE FIVE PEOPLE, IS
IT 10 PEOPLE, IS IT 2 PEOPLE? >> A COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE WERE HAVING SIX AND SEVEN PEOPLE IN THE CLASS AND WE WOULD BE LUCKY AT THE VERY END IF WE HAD TWO OR THREE DRIVERS. IT IS HARD.
YOU HAVE SOME THAT ARE THERE AND THEN THEY JUST QUIT SHOWING UP. WHEN HR IS TRYING TO DO AN INTAKE WITH THEM, THEY ARE EITHER NOT REPLYING BACK TO US WHERE THIS IS MORE THAN I BARGAINED FOR. SO HERE IT NOT EVERY ONE OF THEM. THERE IS A LOT OF THEM THAT ARE. IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON TO DO ANY TYPE OF PUBLIC SERVICE. THIS IS NOT JUST ABILENE. THIS IS EVERYWHERE. I HAVE COLLEAGUES THAT ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME
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BATTLE. >> IS IT GETTING WORSE? IS IT
GETTING WORSE? >> I WOULDN'T SAY IT IS GETTING WORSE IN THAT ASPECT. IT IS PRETTY LEVELED OFF. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IS A CLEAN , CAN THEY PASS A DRUG TEST? , THEN, CAN THEY PASS A BACKGROUND? THOSE BOUNDARIES RIGHT THERE, THAT IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER. MUCH HARDER AND HARDER. WE HAVE SO MANY APPLICATIONS THAT COME IN THAT DON'T NEED THOSE GREAT.. LIFE IS HARD. THINGS HAVE HAPPENED TO PEOPLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE THINGS KEEP THEM FROM BEING PART OF OUR WORKFORCE.
>> A LOT GOES IN TO MAKING IT HAPPEN. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL MAKING THE EFFORT AND ALL THAT TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
>> THANK YOU. >> WELL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ?
ARE YOU GOOD? OKAY. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> JUST A HOUSEKEEPING QUESTION, DID YOU OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING? I MAY HAVE MISSED IT. I THINK HE WENT STRAIGHT TWO
MINUTES BUT 100%. >> I STARTED THINKING ABOUT IT WHILE WE WERE TALKING. I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT.
>> CAN WE? >> OPEN PUBLIC ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA. GO AHEAD AND DO THAT BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO ITEM
5. >> WE ARE GOING TO OPEN, MY BAD, THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. FOR ANY OF THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE ON OUR AGENDA. IS THERE ANY? IF NOT, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND, WE WILL GO DOWN TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE. ANYONE HAVE ANY TOPICS FOR OUR UPCOMING MEETINGS?
[5. Upcoming Board Topics (Discussion)]
>> I'VE ALREADY GOT MARI SET FOR OUR NEXT ONE. I KINDA FEEL LIKE WE HAVE WAITED FOR THAT ONE FOR A WHILE. WE HAVE TO PUT A FOCUS ON IT SO WE CAN REALLY HAVE TIME TO HEAR WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY AND MAYBE START GETTING IDEAS GOING.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. IS ABILENE HOUSING AUTHORITY UNDERNEATH THE CITY? ANY TOPICS?
>> IS THIS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE IN MARCH? WE ARE GOING TO TAKE OFF ON ALL THE THINGS WE DISCUSSED BEFORE AND WORK
THROUGH SOME THINGS? >> THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD FOCUS.
THAT WAY WE CAN DETERMINE FUTURE TOPICS ALSO. THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME FOCUSED JUST ON THAT.
>> AFTER WE GET DONE WITH THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS IS TO GO BACK WITH WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE FOLLOWED UP WITH THE A.D.A. STUFF. ONE THING THAT I CAN THINK OF IS CITY HALL. WE DID A WALK-THROUGH. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME THINGS DONE BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN THOSE THINGS
THAT WE DISCUSSED DON. >> OKAY.
>> I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN THAT WAS. WAS THAT BEFORE ME? I REMEMBER DOING THIS YOU, I REMEMBER DOING THE POLICE
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DEPARTMENT. >> DID WE DO THE PARK? WERE YOU WITH US FOR THE PARK AND THE BUS RIDE?
>> THAT WAS BEFORE ME. >> IT WAS BEFORE YOU.
>> OKAY. THAT IS THE ONE THAT I THINK WE DIDN'T FOLLOW-UP ON
VERY WELL, CITY HALL. >> I'M NOT SURE I WILL BE ABLE TO FIND THE NOTES FROM THAT. SO, WE MAY HAVE TWO REFRESH MY
MEMORY ON THOSE. >> WE DID DO A BUS? MAYBE I
MISSED THAT. >> WE DID A BUS RIDE THROUGH.
WE WENT TO ROSE PARK. WE WENT TO , I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF
YOU WERE HERE. >> MAYBE WE SHOULD DO IT AGAIN.
>> IT WAS FUN. >> WHEN YOU MET AT THE LIBRARY, I FEEL LIKE I WAS THERE BUT I WAS NOT ON THE BOARD AT THAT
TIME. >> WE MET AT THE LIBRARY.
>> MAYBE TWO GET, FOR US WHO DON'T USE THE PARATRANSIT SYSTEM TO MAYBE SEE WHAT THAT ENTAILS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO RIDE FROM DIFFERENT DISABILITY PERSPECTIVES.
>> I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THAT. >> I HAVE NEVER STEPPED ON A
BUS. >> I GET STEPPED ON A BUS, JUST NOT HERE IN ABILENE. I HAVE DONE IT WHEN I LIVED IN THE
CITY. >> MAYBE THAT NEEDS TO BE A
FUTURE AGENDA ITEM. >> I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY
FROM ANYTHING. >> HAVE A LITTLE TOUR OF ABILENE WITH A DIFFERENT VISION.
>> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. SINCE I WASN'T HERE IN NOVEMBER, MARKETING IS LIKE MY JOB WHERE I WORK. IT JUST KIND OF SENSE MARI IS DISCUSSING MARKETING. WHAT ARE THE KEY THINGS YOU ARE TRYING TO MARKET, JUST SO I KNOW FOR THE
MEETING IN MARCH? >> EDUCATION , THAT WAS A BIG
ONE. >> JUST LIKE THAT THE BOARD EXISTS OR WHAT THE BOARD DOES?
>> ALL-INCLUSIVE. THAT THE BOARD EXISTS, WHAT IT DOES.
>> I THINK WE ARE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE.
>> WE ARE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE. >> ONE WAS PLANNING AN EVENT AND THAT IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF WHAT THIS BOARD CAN DO.
>> I THINK IT'S MORE LIKE THE PSA AND AWARENESS PERSPECTIVES.
>> DRYING BACK. >> WE TALKED ABOUT WORKING WITH SOME OF THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN TOWN AND HELPING EDUCATE IN THOSE PLACES ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
>> THAT IS WHERE WE START GETTING OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE.
>> WHAT WAS THE EVENT? JUST BECAUSE THAT IS ALSO MY JOB IS EVENTS, WERE YOU WANTING TO SPELL AN EVENT? IT IS JUST
OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE? >> THERE'S TWO PARTS TO THAT.
WE HAVE TALKED OFF AND ON ABOUT THROWING AN EVENT, AND THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE. ANOTHER THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS POSSIBLY THE BOARD DRAFTING A CHECKLIST TO GIVE EVENT PLANNERS IF YOU WANT TO BE INCLUSIVE OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY IN VARIOUS AREAS, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WHEN YOU ARE PLANNING AN EVENT TO THINK ABOUT. THAT WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
>> IS THAT CHECKLIST HAS THAT ALREADY HAPPENED?
>> IT HAS NOT. >> WOULD THAT BE INSIDE OF OUR
SCOPE? >> IT IS A GREAT AREA, BUT
POSSIBLY, YES. >> I SEE WHEELS TURNING OVER
>> THAT IS JUST LIKE MY DIRECT JOB ROLE IS MARKETING EVENTS.
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>> I THINK WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD START FOR OUR NEXT MEETING AND THAT CAN HELP US BUILD. NOW THAT WE HAVE A HEALTHY BOARD, THAT WILL REALLY HELP BECAUSE GETTING THE MEETINGS AND CAN TO CARRY THROUGH WITH ALL OF IT AND NOT HAVING TO HAVE GAPS IN BETWEEN.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHICH MEETING, EITHER MARCH, IT COULD BE MARCH, IT COULD BE MADE, IT COULD BE JULY, JUST LIKE WE PROVIDE THE RECREATION CENTER INFORMATION, THE ZOO BOND WILL BE COMING FORWARD. I DON'T KNOW WHICH MEETING IT WILL COME ON BUT THAT WILL BE IN ONE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS.
>> WELL, AND THEN TRANSPORTATION SOMETIME IN THE
SUMMER. >> MAY OR JULY, DEPENDING.
>> I WAS FIGURING THOSE WHO WOULD POP BACK ON OUR RADAR HAVING SEEN THE EXPANSION. I WILL SAY THAT THE BOARDWALK THAT THEY HAVE MADE IS FANTASTIC. BETTER THAN THAT
GRAVEL. >> ONE THING I THINK YOU HAVE MENTIONED IN THE PAST, CHAMPION STAIN AT ADVENTURE COVE, DID YOU WANT TO DISCUSS THAT BEFORE THEY PLAN IT OR DO YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO? PUT IT ON THE AGENDA TO ADVERTISE?
>> PROBABLY DISCUSS IT AHEAD OF TIME AND DO THAT. I'M SURE THAT IS CRAZY TO THINK LIKE THAT SUMMER PLANNING IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, I'M SURE AFTER SPRING BREAK, WE WILL START LOOKING AT STAFF TO START HIRING. DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO START PUTTING ON THE RADAR AND FOCUS. SO THAT WE GET THE WORD OUT AND HAVE GOOD ATTENDANCE. I KNOW MY FAMILIES REALLY LOVE THAT WE OFFER THAT AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE TO THE METROPLEX TO ATTEND EVENTS LIKE THAT. I DO LOVE THAT WE ARE
DOING THAT. >> GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT FOR THE EDUCATION CAN COME IN IN THE BOOTH OF INFORMATION THAT WE CAN GIVE TO THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY AT CLOSE TYPE OF EVENTS. THAT IS THE KIND OF MARKETING, SOME OF THE MARKETING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. INFORMATION THAT CAN BE PUT IN PARENTS AND FAMILY WITH MEMBERS WITH DISABILITIES HANDS. LIKE WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN ABILENE.
>> I NEED, THIS IS A SIDE NOTE, DO I NEED TO MEET WITH MARI
BEFORE THAT MEETING? >> NEED TO, NO. WANT TO, THAT
IS UP TO YOU. >> SHOULD I ASK HER? I WILL ASK HER. OKAY. NEW MEMBERS, DO YOU FEEL A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE? YES? GOOD. WELL, THEN, IT IS -- 4:14. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE , I MOVE THAT WE ADJOIN THE MEETING UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE IN MARCH, THE SECOND TUESDAY OF MARCH. IS
THAT SPRING BREAK? >> I KNOW WE MOVED IT . I'M STARTING TO THINK SECOND WEEK IS SPRING BREAK.
>> LESTER, WE HAD TO CANCEL IT BECAUSE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO MOVE IT. THIS FAR OUT, MAYBE I CAN FIND A DATE AND WE CAN GET A QUORUM. MOVING IT OFF SPRING BREAK, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET A QUORUM. I WILL REACH OUT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> CAN WE SEE IF THE MEMBERS CAN BE HERE? THAT DOESN'T AFFECT ME.
>> WE USUALLY GO. I KNOW FOR THAT WEEK, WE USUALLY TRY AND
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SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS. >> SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THAT ON THE AGENDA, LESLI WILL JUST REACH OUT TO YOU TO SEE IF YOU
HAVE AVAILABILITY ON DATES. >> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THIS ROOM IS AVAILABLE FIRST.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. >> WE TO BE PROACTIVE.
>> MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> IT HAS BEEN MOTIONED AND SECONDED THAT WE ADJOIN THE MEETING AND WE WILL RECONVENE SOMETIME IN MARCH. TH
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