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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes February 5, 2019 <br />strategy additions and removals. Mr. Lumbreras stated this shifted from a key <br />priority in public transit to multi -modal transportation and this will be <br />brought back for adoption at the next meeting. <br />Discussion was held regarding when the Council would see a timeline. Mr. <br />Lumbreras stated that it would be coming later and built into the plan. <br />Mayor Hughson asked that we not lose track of Downtown Vitalization (B) III. <br />Review and assess strategies for vacant and neglected buildings. <br />2. Receive a presentation and hold discussion on the Coordinated Transit Plan Phase Il, <br />and provide direction to Staff. <br />Mr. Lumbreras provided a brief update of Phase II of the Coordinated Transit <br />Plan. He introduced Oscar Hairell and Pete Binion who presented the <br />presentation. <br />Mr. Binion provided that CARTS will be transferring the direct recipient role <br />to the City of San Marcos effective October 1, 2019. He provided that the fixed <br />route and paratransit service will also be operating. CARTS also provides <br />senior shopping routes. He provided that our fixed route service provide <br />around 5000 riders, the paratransit riders have around 1000 riders and the <br />senior shopper routes have around 350-400 per month. Texas State Bobcat bus <br />system also operates in the City. He stated that this operates during Spring and <br />Fall and a reduced schedule during the summer. There are about 40 service <br />stops and they move around 25,000-30,000 riders per day. <br />The City and University continue their joint effort to create a Coordinated <br />Transit Plan which enhances efficiency and accessibility by forming a seamless <br />Federally Compliant Transit System for our community. Mr. Binion provided <br />that the City operates approximately 20,000 hours of service and the University <br />operates approximately 60,000 hours of service annually. This is a proposed <br />total of 80,000 hours of transit service. <br />Mr. Binion reviewed what was previously directed by Council related to KA <br />Associates' work and Phase I of the plan. <br />Mr. Binion reviewed the models that were considered: <br />1) Model One — Status Quo (Maintain separate transit system) <br />2) Model Two — City Contracts & Texas State University purchases from this <br />contract. <br />3) Model Three- University Contracts & the City purchases from this contract <br />City of San Marcos Page 2 <br />