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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes February 5, 2019 <br />Mr. Binion provided that we could potentially offer interurban transit from <br />San Marcos to Austin similar to what CARTS does now. <br />Mr. Binion provided the challenges: <br />• Federal Compliance Requirements <br />— Procurement <br />— American with Disabilities Act <br />— Civil Rights <br />• Management & Oversight <br />• Potential Cost Increases <br />• Chartered Services <br />Staff will look at all hours of service and make sure we protect those that need <br />the service the most. <br />Mr. Binion reviewed the next steps: <br />• Finalize and Issue Joint Request For Proposals <br />— Evaluate Two Federally Compliant Systems with a Single Third Party <br />Contractor <br />— Determine Potential Economy of Scale Savings <br />— Assess New Marketing and Communications <br />• Draft and Approve Interlocal Agreements <br />— Coordinated Fixed Routes and Paratransit Services <br />— Cost -Sharing <br />— Federal & State Grant Funds <br />Mr. Binion reviewed the timeline and stated that a letter will be sent from the <br />City Manager's office this month to TXDot to become the Direct Recipient. <br />Mayor asked how much it will cost and whether students will continue to pay <br />the bus fee. Mr. Hairell stated that funding must reside under state law for <br />utilization and our system would be subsidized by state and federal funding. <br />Mr. Eric Algoe, Vice President of Finance at Texas State University, provided <br />that the fee structure would not change so the student bus fee would remain for <br />students. He stated that state law allows the University to charge these fees and <br />they are not looking to obtain any additional funds from this project, they <br />only want to improve public transit for the community as a whole. <br />Discussion was held regarding federally submitted fixed routes and the <br />approval process. <br />City of San Marcos Page 4 <br />