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411 Yakima City Council Transportation and Transit Committee
Community & Economic Development Conference Room
Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901
Thursday, November 18, 2010
1 00 -1 45 pm
City Council Members Staff Other
Micah Cawley (Absent & Excused) Ken Mehin, Transit Manager
Rick Ensey Kevin Futrell, Transit Planner
Dave Ettl ,
Councilman Rick Ensey called the meeting to order at 1 00 pm in the Community & Economic
Development (CED) Conference Room at City Hall Ken Mehin started meeting by sharing information
on the five consolidated grant applications recently scored by the YVCOG Mehin stated that they are
rated from A through C and with A being the top rated score
1 Yakima /Ellensburg Commuter - - -C
2 Extended Hours - - -A
3 Sunday Service - - -A
4 Additional Bus Shelters - - -B
5 Security Cameras at Public Works Facility —B
Mehin commented that the grant application they submitted last year for the Yakima /Ellensburg Commuter
was in two parts and they were approved however Ellensburg was denied even though it was a joint effort.
Therefore this year they have submitted it as one application with combined efforts that would make them
• each responsible for half of the routes Mehin added this is the 4th year they apply for this grant. Kevin
Futrell elaborated on the purposes of the consolidated grants saying that the commuter would benefit the
people who need to travel back and forth to YVCC, CWU, NW University, Perry Tech and to medical
appointments Futrell commented next on the extended hours for the fixed routes saying they would like to
extend this service for another year Futrell briefly mentioned that they would like to extend the Sunday
service starting in March of 2011 another year making it a two year project and that it would also reduce
the cost of the Dial -A -Ride service
Mehin commented that the extended hours and Sunday service are the top requested services from bus
passengers Ettl questioned how they get their feedback from bus passengers and Mehin responded that
they have passenger comment cards on all the buses along with the asktransit website Futrell mentioned
the purchase of additional bus shelters this would be beneficial to passengers during the extreme weather
conditions we experience throughout the year Futrell added that if approved it is an 80/20 match by the
Fed's Security cameras on the Public Work's premises was the last of grants mentioned which Futrell
emphasized the importance of having on site security He added that the security cameras they have in
place at the Transit Center has been a huge source to them
Futrell brought up an interlocal agreement with PAHTO Public Transit that they are currently working on
this would allow them to come into our jurisdiction without any exchange of money Futrell's last
comments were that Transit's Drug and Alcohol Policy needed some modifying in which he made some
additions to policy that included the follow up testing and the return to duty policy Futrell said it has is
sent the Union for approval Mehin's final comments were that bus ridership is down 3 8% compared
to last year and reported they currently have 28 vans on the road
There were no • her items for discussion so the adjourned at 1 30 pm
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