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City Council Meeting Minutes April 17,2018 Mr. Hairell provided that the Federal Transit Funding requires local funds or "match". He stated that operating assistance match requirement 50% Federal to 50% Local and capital improvement assistance match requirement 80% Federal to 20% Local. The City of San Marcos local match contributions for FY17-18 is $450,000. This has been the same for the last 3 years. Mr. Hairell reviewed what a Direct Recipient for Federal and State transit funding allocated to the San Marcos UZA. He defined Direct Recipient and Urban Transit District(UTD). Mr. Hairell reviewed the process for becoming a Direct Recipient. Mr. Hairell provided the outcomes of becoming a Direct Recipient(DR),and also reviewed transit partnerships and model options. He provided two different types of models: Direct Recipient enters into an Interlocal Agreement & Direct Recipient with Subrecipient.Mr. Cobb provided that the City and Texas State have already submitted a joint RFQ for a consultant that will look into what would be the most advantageous for the two organizations related to transit structures models.The two entities have agreed to pay for this consultant jointly. Mr. Lumbreras provided that the DR is a big issue, but we have to determine who is going to be the main recipient. He stated that the individuals that will be contracted will be able to provide us with the best overall model option for both entities. Discussion was held regarding the possibility of CAPMETRO providing service in San Marcos.Nancy Nusbaum,Texas State University, provided that they are covering their costs now with some going into reserve, but their contract requires that the driver wage be increased by$1 each year. They are only allowed to charge students$95 per semester for the transportation fee and can only raise it to$100, but it would require a student referendum to increase it that$5 amount. When the system begins to not pay for itself the University may have to look at cutting service. Following statements and discussion the City Council provided consensus for Staff to start moving forward with becoming a Direct Recipient,and directed Staff to move forward with working with the consultant in conjunction with Texas State to evaluate transit partnerships and model options. Staff will place an update on the August 7 meeting agenda. Council provided consensus for Staff to prioritize the Direct Recipient information over the results from the consultant related to transit structure models. EXECUTIVE SESSION 2. Executive Session in accordance with § 551.071 - Consultation with Attorney: Discuss City of San Marcos Page 3