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Transit and Transportation Planning Committee
411) Meeting Minutes
Thursday, April 21, 2011
3:30 — 5:00 p.m.
City Council Members Staff Other
Rick Ensey, Chair Dick Zais, City Manager Paul Overby
Micah Cawley Michael Morales, Acting Assistant City Manager (City of Selah)
Dave Ettl Chris Waarvick, Public Works Director
(Maureen Adkison, Altn.) Ken Mehin, Transit Manager
Joe Rosenlund, Streets & Traffic Operations Manager
Kevin Futrell, Transit Planner
Transit
Council Member Rick Ensey called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in the Community & Economic
Development (CED) Conference Room at City Hall. Ken Mehin started the meeting with the first item on
the Transit Agenda, which was the Dial -a -Ride Contract that is in the review period and anticipates that it
will be finalized by the first week of May. This would allow the provider a sufficient amount of time to
comfortably bid on the RFP.
The next item Ken Mehin briefly mentioned was the Medical Professional Contract that Legal is in the
411 process of finalizing. The following item on the agenda mentioned by Ken Mehin was an update on the
westside properties that Transit is interested in purchasing. An executive session was held on Tuesday,
April 19 to discuss the properties. Chris Waarvick added that they were instructed to look at the proposed
properties, select the most suitable one and bring back an offer to the City Council where they will then
recommend which purchase option should be considered. The next item that Ken Mehin mentioned was
Google Transit. He explained how easy it is to access the system that gives you up to three route options
and includes the total cost of the bus trip. Ken Mehin briefly commented on the next item on the agenda
which was the WDOT audit which he said there were no findings, and overall it went extremely well.
Ken Mehin brought up the 4 of July shuttle bus service and whether they wanted to offer it again this
year. He said that last year's shuttle bus service cost was $3,340. Council Member Dave Ettl motioned to
approve the 4 of July shuttle bus, and Mayor Micah Cawley seconded the motion. Next item on the
agenda that Ken Mehin brought up was Terrace Heights bus service. He explained that he responded to an
invitation from residents and businesses of Terrace Heights inviting him to their annual neighborhood
association meeting. He attended their meeting to find they are very interested in having bus service in
their area, but their issue is they do not have the funds to cover the cost now.
The next item on the agenda was the request for bus service to the Yakima Training Center. Ken Mehin has
a meeting scheduled with the Commander to discuss what the possibility is of having bus service in their
area. Ken Mehin mentioned that after he meets with the Commander, he will have a better idea on how
frequent they would like the bus service out there and if it's possible to incorporate the extension to the
Selah bus route.
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Ken Mehin reported that bus ridership for this quarter was up by 2.3 %. He added that Sunday bus service is
doing great and ridership continues to increase each week. Ken Mehin brought up the next item on the
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agenda which was free Saturday and Sunday service starting in June 4th and ending August 28th. He said
that since we now are operating on Sundays it would be a good promotion to offer free Sunday service as
well and that would include the Dial -A -Ride service. Mayor Micah Cawley motioned to approve and
Council Member Dave Ettl second the motion.
Tra
Street and Traffic Operations
Dick Zais and Chris Waarvick discussed the present funding situation and potential sources with the
Committee. Joe Rosenlund followed up with a list of potential projects updated from the February 2010
Transit /Transportation Committee meeting that could be funded by a street maintenance bond. These
projects, other than a few minor intersection improvements, focus on improving the condition of Yakima
city streets and traffic signal operations. The list does not include any additional traffic lanes. The estimate
now stands at approximately $27 million.
Project packages and the estimated annual cost to property owners for bond measures that range from
$15 million to $30 million will be presented at the next meeting. The Committee can then bring the option
along with their recommendation to the full City Council for discussion. The cost to maintain roadways in
good condition and the cost to attain the 70 PCI in 10 years is approximately $216,000,000 or about $21.6
million per year.
Approved by:
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