Sacramento Regional Transit District Board Meeting - September 11, 2017
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Sacramento Regional Transit District Board Meeting - September 11, 2017
The Sacramento Regional Transit District Board held a meeting on September 11, 2017. The meeting was called to order with a quorum present. The board approved the consent calendar and heard public comments from two individuals. The General Manager's report was initiated but not fully transcribed.
Consent Calendar
- Consent calendar items 1 through 6 were moved by Director Miller, seconded by Director Hanson, and approved unanimously (100 votes in favor).
Public Comments & Testimony
- Helen O'Connell addressed the board, advocating for reinstating the lifetime pass for seniors over 75. She noted that many seniors lose their driver's licenses and rely on transit for medical appointments and errands. She also raised concerns about route optimizations, the Broadway corridor, city college access, the I-80 elevator, inconveniences for American River College students, and issues with the Connect Card system. She urged the board to address these problems.
- Crystal McGeally, Vice President of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), spoke on behalf of union membership. She reported low morale due to the removal of a quiet room for drivers, a rise in grievances heading to arbitration, an impending court case, and bleak contract negotiations. She asked the board to be aware of these issues.
Discussion Items
- The board acknowledged public comments. Chair Morin asked for a future explanation regarding the quiet room issue raised by Ms. McGeally. No further discussion occurred on other agenda items.
- The General Manager's report was started but the transcription ends abruptly. The report likely covered route updates and other operational matters.
Key Outcomes
- The consent calendar (items 1-6) was approved unanimously.
- Public comments were received and noted; the board committed to addressing the quiet room issue later.
- The meeting proceeded to the General Manager's report, which was not fully recorded in the transcript.
Meeting Transcript
District Board meeting for uh Monday, September 11th, 2017. Would the clerk please call the roll? Director Budge? Director Hansen. Director Harris? Director Hume. Here. Director Jennings is marked as being absent. Director Kennedy? Here. Director Miller. Director Natoli. Director Shanier's marked as being absent. Director Cerna will be a little late. And Chair Morin. Here. With that, we have a quorum at 100 votes. This meeting of the Sacramento Regional Transit District will be cable cast without interruption on Metro Cable 14, the local government affairs channel, and will be streamed live on RT's website. Tonight's meeting will air on September 13th at 6 p.m. and replayed on September 14th at 9 a.m. on Channel 14 and webcast at WWW Metrocable.tv. It is also closed caption. Members of the audience wishing to address the board should fill out a speaker card located at the rear of the room and provide it to me or Adam. Please speak into the microphone and state your name for the record. We would appreciate everyone turning off their cell phones. And we how now have the arrival of Director Serva. Okay, great. Thank you, uh Cindy. Would everyone please rise and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which are all. Okay, thank you. We do have a number of requests to speak on business from the floor, and we'll start out with Helen. Helen O'Connell. And if we can get the mic to Helen there, and Jeffrey Tardi Gia is um on deck there, and then uh Crystal McGeally Helen O'Connell. Um I once again want to bring up the lifetime pass for the seniors over 75. They are most of them are losing their driver's licenses around this time. And they are um bus dependent for doctor's appointments, grocery shopping, hair appointments, all kinds of other stuff that they need to accomplish. And it's also good that you try and get the buses to go to senior apartment complexes because they can't walk very far. And I am in favor of reinstating the lifetime pass for the seniors over 75. Okay. Thank you. Great. Thanks. Thanks, Helen. Jeffrey. Well, Steve, you've just walked in. Um 30 minutes of silence. 911. 30 seconds. Guys, remember this day.
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