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Minutes - FINAL
MASS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Meeting of the Mass Transportation Committee
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Mass Transportation Committee was called to order on Wednesday,
July 11, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. in the City/County Library Community Room, located at 995 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Mr. John Osumi, Chair.
MTC Members Present
John Osumi Chair – Business
Denise Martinez Disabled
Louise Justice Member at Large
Robin Kisinger Senior
James Thompson Technical
David Figueroa Alternate
MTC Members Absent
Cheryl Andrus Vice Chair – Cal Poly
City of SLO Staff Present
Gamaliel Anguiano Transit Manager
Megan Weeks Transit Assistant
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Mr. Eric Greening encouraged the committee to push to agendize California Proposition 6 to
City Council to avoid facing funding cuts. This ballot measure proposes to repeal the Road
Repair and Accountability Act, also known as Senate Bill 1 (SB 1).
ANNOUNCEMENTS
None.
MINUTES
MOTION: Ms. Louise Justice moved to approve the Minutes of the Mass Transportation
Committee Meeting as amended for May 9, 2018; Ms. Denise Martinez seconded. Motion
passed unanimously, carried 6-0.
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PRESENTATION
Agenda Item #1: SLO Safe Ride
Mr. Mike Linn, SLO Safe Ride Owner and Co-Founder, gave brief presentation on the wide
range of services SLO Safe Ride provides to SLO County and beyond.
ACTION ITEMS
Agenda Item #2: MTC Meeting Schedule: Frequency, Time, Location
Per MTC Bylaws, the time and frequency of committee meetings are not to be altered unless
approved by the City Council. The committee can revisit schedule changes in the Fall for approval.
Anything outside of the allocated date and time is considered a Special Meeting.
MOTION: Ms. Robin Kisinger moved that the committee move back to the 2:30 p.m. start
time as stated in the MTC bylaws; Ms. Louise Justice seconded. Motion passed unanimously,
carried 6-0.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Agenda Item #3: Committee Items
None
Agenda Item #4: Staff Items
a.) Transit Manager’s Report
Mr. Gamaliel Anguiano gave a brief verbal update on awards received, scheduled fare
increase for 31-Day Senior/Disabled discounted pass, and data and status of the transit
program which included the Fiscal Year 2018 report.
b.) 12 Month Update on the Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP)
Mr. Gamaliel Anguiano gave an overview of transit safety, reliability, accessibility, and
efficiency. Ridership was presented with comparisons of before and after results of the
SRTP.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mr. Eric Greening informed the committee that Cal Poly has recirculated their Master Plan with
the removal of the Slack and Grand neighborhood. City staff is aware and are reviewing plans.
Mr. Eric Greening asked the committee to take into consideration, when hours of operation are
discussed, that service workers also make up a large portion of transit riders and tend to work
well past operating hours.
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Mr. Logan Hunter, City resident, requested clarification regarding double decker operations.
Staff informed that the double decker was undergoing body work and will be placed in service
accordingly when the academic school year begins.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Ms. Louise Justice moved to adjourn the meeting; Ms. Denise Martinez seconded.
Motion passed unanimously, carried 6-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:39 p.m.
NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 2:30 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Ms. Lareina Gamboa, Recording Secretary.
APPROVED BY THE MASS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: 09/12/2018