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Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Regular Meeting of the Mass Transportation Committee
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Mass Transportation Committee was called to order on
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 2:31 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, located at 990 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Chair Osumi.
ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members John Osumi (Chair – Business), Robin Kisinger (Senior), James
Thompson (Technical), Denise Martinez (Disabled), Rob Moore (Student), David
Figueroa (Vice Chair – Member at Large)
Absent: Marlene Cramer (Cal Poly)
Staff: Parking Director Tim Bochum, Transit Coordinator Megan Weeks, Transit Assistant
Jesse Stanley
PUBLIC COMMENT ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None
--End of Public Comment--
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
1.Consideration of Minutes of the Regular Mass Transportation Committee Meeting of
January 8, 2020:
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER OSUMI, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE
MEMBER MOORE, CARRIED 6-0-1, the Mass Transportation Committee approved the
Minutes of the Regular Mass Transportation Committee Meeting of January 8, 2020.
Minutes
MASS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
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PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
--End of Public Comment--
PRESENTATIONS
SLO Forward - Future Needs, Challenges, and Vision of San Luis Obispo (Shelly Stanwyck).
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None
ACTION ITEMS
None
BUSINESS ITEMS
None.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION ITEMS
2.University Student Feedback (Moore)
Cal Poly representative Moore discussed and responded to inquiries on student feedback
regarding:
•Weekend Transit service to Cal Poly.
3.Staff Updates
Transit Coordinator Weeks provided a verbal update regarding:
•COVID-19.
•Precautions Transit is taking against COVID-19.
•Introduction of new Transit Assistant Jesse Stanley.
•First Transit contract extension.
•Bus Ridership.
•Transit Appreciation Day.
•Dates of no service due to academic breaks.
Moore discussed the precautions Cal Poly is taking regarding COVID-19.
Vice Chair Figueroa provided a verbal update regarding the Active Transit Committee.
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Public Comment
Jeff Straw - RTA Executive Director
Terry Gillespie – First Transit
--End of Public Comment--
ADJOURNMENT
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER FIGUEROA, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE
MEMBER MOORE, CARRIED 6-0-1, the meeting was adjourned at 3:36 p.m.
The next Regular Mass Transportation Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May
13, 2020 at 2:30 p.m., in the Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo,
California.
APPROVED BY THE MASS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: 11/12/2020