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Stanford Transit District Dissolution Public Hearing - April 20, 2026

Board of Representatives — Monday, April 20, 2026

BodyStamford, Connecticut

SessionBoard of Representatives

DateMonday, April 20, 2026

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0:00

Go ahead and get started.

0:02

Good evening, everyone.

0:04

It is uh uh Monday, April 20th.

0:09

It's 6 30 uh 6 31 p.m.

0:12

Um call the meeting to order.

0:14

We do have um on here we have um vice chair Scott Stone, we have Representative Adams, Representative Weathers, Representative Shore, Representative Sanford, um from the committee.

0:35

And uh we have with us with the city um Luke uh Bootenweiser from Transportation and Attorney John Harness on the call.

0:47

When anyone else from the committee joins, I oh uh Representative Hughes just joined us as well.

0:54

So we have a quorum.

0:56

Um we have one item on the agenda.

0:58

Um this is this is a public hearing tonight.

1:01

Um it's item T 32.003, an ordinance for public hearing and final adoption to dissolve the Stanford Transit District as per section 59-8 of the Court Code of Ordinances.

1:17

Um Luke, um I um I guess we're gonna turn this over to you.

1:24

You have anything that you want to share on the screen?

1:27

Um no, I mean I don't really have anything more to say other than um kind of what we discussed at last meeting.

1:34

No, again, I think this is the city's way to um improve efficiency and services to the you know three million plus uh riders of uh buses in Stanford um truly kind of help make it more efficient um and improve responsiveness to the traveling public.

1:50

Um happy to take any questions or respond to comments that may come up as part of the public comment period um or if uh board members have more comments, but I have nothing more formally prepared.

2:00

Uh okay.

2:01

All right, thank you.

2:02

Um does anyone from the um Sheila, can I ask you on this?

2:09

Do we do I see we have two attendees from the public that are on here?

2:15

We do.

2:16

Nobody's signed up beforehand.

2:19

Yeah, okay.

2:21

Um so does anyone from the committee have any questions?

2:33

Well, seeing that there are none, um, and we don't have anybody signing up that have signed up to this.

2:41

Um Sheila, is if as far as protocol on this, do we need to give a certain amount of time?

2:49

No, you actually have to open up the public hearing and close it.

2:54

Okay.

2:54

You know, for formally announced that I'm opening up.

2:59

Yes, that's all.

3:00

Thank you.

3:01

Um, so I'm gonna open this up for um as a public uh this is a public hearing.

3:08

Uh do we need to vote on that?

3:12

No.

3:12

No.

3:13

Okay.

3:14

So we are formally open as a public hearing.

3:18

Uh question from Terry.

3:21

Do you want to ask any of the particip uh participant?

3:25

Do they want to speak that may not have sign up?

3:31

Well, we don't have anybody who is signed up for it.

3:34

So um, you know, there would there was opportunity to sign up for it.

3:38

So if there are no questions from we don't have any questions from the public, and if there are no questions from the committee, then I'm gonna go ahead and close the public hearing.

3:49

I do see I think uh representative Adams may be referring to the two people who are attending but may not have signed up much to speak.

3:58

Um yeah, I'm I'm I'm fine with that.

4:02

Is uh this is the first public hearing that I've had.

4:06

Um so I don't know if that's a normal protocol.

4:10

Um I mean they can raise their hands if they want to speak.

4:15

Okay, uh Representative Sanford.

4:19

Hey, thank you, Chair.

4:20

I it's just as a uh I to kind of go off of what Representative Adams was saying.

4:26

So you you've opened up the meeting to a public hearing.

4:30

You've asked if there's anyone that has signed up.

4:33

She said no, and then what Adams is Representative Adams is saying is is there anyone online from the public that would like to speak as part of this public hearing?

4:43

And we can see if there's any hands raised, and then if not you could then close the public hearing and we and we would go from there.

4:53

Okay.

4:54

I don't know if that helps or not, but I'm just trying to kind of put it all together for you.

4:57

I know what you have time, so it can be a little confusing.

5:00

That's all that does help.

5:00

I know we have two members of the public that are on here.

5:03

Right.

5:04

So ask if it if either of the members of the public would like to speak, could you raise your hand?

5:18

There's no hands, right?

5:20

Um yeah, Sheila, they have the ability to do that, I assume.

5:23

Right.

5:24

Okay.

5:24

Um so seeing that there are none, um, I'm gonna go ahead and close the uh public hearing um portion of this meeting, which um concludes the the concludes the meeting.

5:38

Um do we have a motion to adjourn?

5:42

Uh I think we gotta go a motion to approve.

5:48

Um after the public hearing is closed, the motion to approve of the item that's on the agenda.

5:55

Okay.

5:58

Okay.

5:59

Um so do we have a motion to approve?

6:02

Motion to approve, so be it second.

6:07

All right.

6:08

Um I'm gonna open this up to a um voice vote.

6:13

All those uh in favor say aye.

6:19

Anyone opposed?

6:22

Any abstentions?

6:25

Okay, then this passes.

6:28

Um being that's the last item on the agenda.

6:31

Do we have a motion to adjourn?

6:33

Motion to adjourn.

6:38

Said thank you, everyone.

6:42

Have a good evening.

6:43

Thank you, everyone.

6:44

Have a good night.

6:44

Uh, you two.

6:45

Good night.

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Summary of Proceedings

Stanford Transit District Dissolution Public Hearing

The City Committee met on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 6:31 PM to hold a public hearing and final adoption vote on an ordinance to dissolve the Stanford Transit District. The meeting was chaired by [Chair], with Vice Chair Scott Stone and Representatives Adams, Weathers, Shore, Sanford, and Hughes present. City staff included Luke Bootenweiser from Transportation and Attorney John Harness. The sole agenda item was Ordinance T32.003, which seeks to dissolve the Transit District under Section 59-8 of the City Code to improve efficiency and service for the three million-plus bus riders.

Public Comments & Testimony

No members of the public signed up to speak. Two attendees were present online but did not raise their hands or request to speak when invited by the Chair.

Discussion Items

Luke Bootenweiser explained that dissolving the Transit District is intended to streamline operations, improve responsiveness, and enhance services to riders. He had no formal presentation and answered no questions from the committee or public.
The committee briefly discussed procedural steps for opening and closing the public hearing, with guidance from Representative Sanford.

Key Outcomes

The public hearing was formally opened and closed with no testimony.
A motion to approve Ordinance T32.003 was made and seconded.
The committee passed the ordinance by voice vote with no opposition or abstentions.
The meeting adjourned immediately after the vote.

Meeting Transcript

Go ahead and get started. Good evening, everyone. It is uh uh Monday, April 20th. It's 6 30 uh 6 31 p.m. Um call the meeting to order. We do have um on here we have um vice chair Scott Stone, we have Representative Adams, Representative Weathers, Representative Shore, Representative Sanford, um from the committee. And uh we have with us with the city um Luke uh Bootenweiser from Transportation and Attorney John Harness on the call. When anyone else from the committee joins, I oh uh Representative Hughes just joined us as well. So we have a quorum. Um we have one item on the agenda. Um this is this is a public hearing tonight. Um it's item T 32.003, an ordinance for public hearing and final adoption to dissolve the Stanford Transit District as per section 59-8 of the Court Code of Ordinances. Um Luke, um I um I guess we're gonna turn this over to you. You have anything that you want to share on the screen? Um no, I mean I don't really have anything more to say other than um kind of what we discussed at last meeting. No, again, I think this is the city's way to um improve efficiency and services to the you know three million plus uh riders of uh buses in Stanford um truly kind of help make it more efficient um and improve responsiveness to the traveling public. Um happy to take any questions or respond to comments that may come up as part of the public comment period um or if uh board members have more comments, but I have nothing more formally prepared. Uh okay. All right, thank you. Um does anyone from the um Sheila, can I ask you on this? Do we do I see we have two attendees from the public that are on here? We do. Nobody's signed up beforehand. Yeah, okay. Um so does anyone from the committee have any questions? Well, seeing that there are none, um, and we don't have anybody signing up that have signed up to this. Um Sheila, is if as far as protocol on this, do we need to give a certain amount of time? No, you actually have to open up the public hearing and close it. Okay. You know, for formally announced that I'm opening up. Yes, that's all. Thank you. Um, so I'm gonna open this up for um as a public uh this is a public hearing. Uh do we need to vote on that? No. No. Okay. So we are formally open as a public hearing. Uh question from Terry. Do you want to ask any of the particip uh participant? Do they want to speak that may not have sign up? Well, we don't have anybody who is signed up for it. So um, you know, there would there was opportunity to sign up for it. So if there are no questions from we don't have any questions from the public, and if there are no questions from the committee, then I'm gonna go ahead and close the public hearing. I do see I think uh representative Adams may be referring to the two people who are attending but may not have signed up much to speak. Um yeah, I'm I'm I'm fine with that. Is uh this is the first public hearing that I've had. Um so I don't know if that's a normal protocol. Um I mean they can raise their hands if they want to speak. Okay, uh Representative Sanford.

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