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POTOMAC AND RAPPAHANNOCK

TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION 14700 POTOMAC MILLS RD • WOODBRIDGE, VA • 22192 • PRTCTRANSIT.ORG

Board of Commissioners Monthly Meeting

Thursday, October 5, 2017, 7:00pm: PRTC Transit Center

OFFICERS

Hon. Frank Principi, Chair (Prince William County) • Hon. Jeanette Rishell, Vice Chair (City of Manassas Park)

Hon. Paul Milde, Treasurer (Stafford County) • Hon. Pamela Sebesky, Secretary (City of Manassas)

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1. Call to Order (Principi)

2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance (Principi)

3. Attendance Roll Call (Principi/Altis)

4. Adoption of Agenda – October 5, 2017 (Principi)

5. Approval of Minutes – July 6, 2017 and September 7, 2017 (Principi/Schneider)

6. Citizen’s Time/Public Comment (3 minute time limit per speaker) (Principi)

7. Approval of Consent Agenda – October 5, 2017 (Principi)

A. RES Acceptance of the Jurisdictional Financial Report for the Period Ended

May 31, 2017, June 30, 2017, and July 31, 2017

8. PRTC Executive Director’s Time (Schneider)

A. DC2RVA Study Update – Emily Stock Presenter

B. Overview of MOA Regarding Annual Transit Investment from the I-395 Express

Lanes – Todd Horsley Presenter

C. Employee Recognition – Kenyetta Whitford (10 years of service) D. Follow-up from Prior Meetings

E. Executive Director’s Report: REQUEST ADOPTION OF THE VISION 2020 PLAN

AND CREATION OF POSITIONS FOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

Prior to entering the meeting, please turn all electronic devices (cell

phones, pagers, etc.) to a silent, vibrate or off position.

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AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

VISION 2020 PLAN

9. Virginia Railway Express Chief Executive Officer’s Time

A. INFO Chief Executive Officer’s Report

B. RES Referral of Preliminary FY 2019 VRE Operating and Capital Budget to

the Commissions

C. INFO VRE Operations Board September 15, 2017 Meeting Agenda, Minutes,

and Adopted Resolutions

D. INFO Crystal City Station Improvement Project Update

E. INFO The Value of MetroRail and VRE to the Commonwealth of Virginia

F. INFO Spending Authority Report

G. RES Convene into Closed Meeting

H. RES Certify Closed Meeting

I. INFO Action Items Reported Out of Closed Meeting

10. PRTC Action Items (Principi/Schneider)

A. RES Acceptance of the Results of the Public Participation Process and

Endorsement of the Strategic Plan Recommendations

B. RES Authorization to Award Strategic Plan Phase III Contract to Kimley-Horn

and Associates, Inc.

C. RES Authorization to Advertise for Procurement of Fleet Audit and Technical

Fleet Services

D. RES Authorization to Advertise for Procurement of Real-Time Passenger

Information Mobile App

11. PRTC Chairman’s Time (Principi)

A. INFO Fast Ferry

12. Other Business/Commissioners’ Time (Principi)

13. Adjournment (Principi)

Information Items Performance Service Reports Revised Purchasing Authority Report Wheels-to-Wellness Funding Status

ITEM 8-E October 5, 2017 PRTC Regular Meeting Res. No. 17-10-___

MOTION: SECOND: RE: REQUEST ADOPTION OF THE VISION 2020 PLAN AND CREATION OF POSITIONS FOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VISION 2020 PLAN ACTION: WHEREAS, the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission Executive Director (“Executive Director”) presented a Vision 2020: Post 100-Day Plan (“Plan”) to members of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (“PRTC” or the “Commission”) on September 7, 2017 and subsequently discussed the Plan with individual Commission members; and WHEREAS, the Commission has reviewed the Plan and would like to provide direction to its Executive Director with regards to the Plan; and WHEREAS, the Commission would like to permit the Executive Director to create and fill two new positions within the office of the Executive Director to help implement the Plan, specifically, a Director of Program Administration and a Communications Specialist; and WHEREAS, the Executive Director shall follow personnel policy and legal guidance in the process of filling such positions and shall ensure that the additional positions shall remain budget neutral; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission does hereby approve the Plan and hereby authorizes the Executive Director to create and fill positions for a Director of Program Administration (BB) and a Communications Specialist (M) to help initiate key steps as outlined in the Plan; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Executive Director is directed to proceed within guidelines of policy, procedure, bylaws, and budget, and shall return to the Commission with a full staff report and rebranding detail at a future meeting.

ITEM 8-E October 5, 2017 PRTC Regular Meeting Res. No. 17-10-___ Votes: Ayes: Abstain: Nays: Absent from Vote: Alternate Present Not Voting: Absent from Meeting:

ITEM 10-A October 5, 2017 PRTC Regular Meeting

POTOMAC AND RAPPAHANNOCK TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (PRTC)

PUBLIC HEARING MANASSAS CITY HALL

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 7:00 P.M.

REGARDING PRTC STRATEGIC PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS

THE ABOVE-ENTITLED PUBLIC HEARING WAS PRESENTED BY CHUCK STEIGERWALD,

DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE POTOMAC AND RAPPAHANNOCK

TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, 14700 POTOMAC MILLS ROAD, WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA

22192, BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M. WHEN THERE WERE ALSO PRESENT:

CHRISTINE RODRIGO, PRTC PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALIST

PUBLIC ATTENDANCE:

RAY BEVERAGE PAMELA SEBESKY, MANASSAS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER

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P R O C E E D I N G S

GOOD EVENING, I AM CHUCK STEIGERWALD, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR

THE POTOMAC AND RAPPAHANNOCK TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (PRTC).

I AM HERE TO CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PRTC STRATEGIC PLAN

RECOMMENDATIONS. MR. STEIGERWALD WELCOMED EVERYONE AND INTRODUCED PAMELA

SEBESKY, CHRISTINE RODRIGO, AND HIMSELF.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS BEING TAPED, SO THE PRTC BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS FULL

KNOWLEDGE OF COMMENTS THAT ARE RECEIVED – NOT JUST AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT

ALSO VIA PRTC’S WEBSITE, E-MAIL, AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OVER THE PAST MONTH.

THE TRANSCRIPTION AND ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE PRTC

BOARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH MANAGEMENT’S RECOMMENDATION SO THE BOARD IS FULLY

INFORMED BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN.

INTERESTED PARTIES WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE CONTENTS

OF THE PRESENTATION.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRTC’S BYLAWS, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS DULY ADVERTISED

ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO SUCCESSIVE WEEKS IN THE INSIDENOVA PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY AND

THE FREE-LANCE STAR NEWSPAPERS AND THE HEARING NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PRTC

WEBSITE.

AT THIS TIME, MR. STEIGERWALD GAVE THE “PRTC STRATEGIC PLAN

RECOMMENDAITONS” PRESENTATION (ATTACHED) EXPLAINING THAT THE PURPOSE AND

INTENT OF PRTC’S STRATEGIC PLAN WAS TO POSITION THE ORGANIZATION TO ADJUST TO

RECENT CHANGES IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY AND PREPARE FOR THE CHANGES THAT

WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT DECADE.

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MR. STEIGERWALD PRESENTED A GRAPHIC COMPARING PRTC’S FISCAL YEAR 2012 BUS SYSTEM

RIDERSHIP WITH 2017 BUS SYSTEM RIDERSHIP NOTING THAT RIDERSHIP DECREASED BY

APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION PASSENGER TRIPS BETWEEN 2012 AND 2017. MR. STEIGERWALD

EXPLAINED THAT THIS DECREASE REPRESENTED THE CHANGE IN THE ENVIRONMENT OVER THAT

TIME PERIOD AND THAT PRTC’S STRATEGIC PLAN IS NECESSARY TO REFOCUS THE AGENCY IN

ORDER TO ADAPT TO THOSE AND COMING CHANGES. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THE THREE

PHASE STRATEGIC PLAN PROCESS AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EACH OF THE PHASES.

MR. STEIGERWALD REVIEWED THE STRATEGIC PLAN LIFECYCLE AND THE CONCEPT OF THE PLAN

AS A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT PROVIDES THE FOCUS FOR ALL AGENCY’S ACTIONS OVER THE

NEXT DECADE AND THAT THE PLAN IS EVALUATED AND REVISED OVER TIME. MR. BEVERAGE

NOTED THE NEED TO INTEGRATE HUMAN SERVICES MOBILITY. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED

THAT SERVICES WOULD BE CONSIDERED DURING PHASE III AND THAT THE FIRST TWO PHASES

DID NOT IDENTIFY SPECIFIC SERVICE TYPES, BUT CONSIDERED THE AGENCY AS A WHOLE.

MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS --

THEY ARE DESIGNED AS HIGH-LEVEL GUIDANCE FOR THE AGENCY THAT PROVIDE FOCUS FOR ALL

AGENCY ACTIVITIES AND ARE NOT DETAILED SERVICE PLANS. THOSE PLANS WILL BE DEVELOPED

IN THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PLANNING PROCESS.

MR. STEIGERWALD REVIEWED THE INFORMATIONAL AND HUMAN INPUTS TO PLAN

DEVELOPMENT, NOTING THE MAJOR SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND THE PREVIOUS

OUTREACH EFFORTS. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT AT WHAT HE FELT HAS A

LACK OF ENGAGEMENT LEADING UP TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND HOPED THAT THE NEXT

PHASE OF THE PLAN WOULD OFFER MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT. MR. STEIGERWALD

EXPLAINED THAT PHASE III WILL FEATURE MORE ROBUST INPUT, BECAUSE IT WILL RECOMMEND

ACTUAL CHANGES TO PRTC’S SERVICES WHICH WILL BOTH DRAW AND NECESSITATE MORE

COMMUNITY INTEREST.

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MR. STEIGERWALD REVIEWED THE STRUCTURE OF THE STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS

NOTING THE FOUR FOCUS AREAS (ORGANIZATIONAL, TRANSIT, TDM, AND FUTURE

INNOVATION), THE 19 SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THAT EACH RECOMMENDATION

WAS ASSIGNED ASSOCIATED SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS. HE

ALSO EXPLAINED THE KEY THEMES FOR EACH FOCUS AREA.

MR. STEIGERWALD BEGAN A REVIEW OF EACH RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWING THE

STRUCTURE OF THE FOUR FOCUS AREAS.

ORGANIZATIONAL RECOMMENDATION #1 -- EXPAND PRTC’S ROLE TO BECOME THE GO-TO-

ADVISOR AND PARTNER FOR MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED

THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD ALIGN PRTC WITH JURISDICTIONAL PLANS TO FOCUS ON

MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION AND AREAS OF CONCENTRATED DEVELOPMENT, BETTER

ENSURE PRTC’S SUPPORT FOR JURISDICTIONAL AND REGIONAL GOALS AND IMPROVE THE

EFFECTIVENESS OF PRTC SERVICES. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RECOMMENDATION, BUT DID REMIND PRTC OF THE RESULTS OF

THE RSM AUDIT. MR. STEIGERWALD STATED THAT THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN ACTION ITEM IN

THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

ORGANIZATIONAL RECOMMENDATION #2 -- EXPLORE COST-SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES TO

BUSINESS PRACTICES AND CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT

THIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP ENSURE THE AGENCIES FINANCIAL STABILITY. MR.

BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS

RECOMMENDATION.

ORGANIZATIONAL RECOMMENDATION #3 -- BUILD STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE

BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. MR. STEIGERWALD

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EXPLAINED THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO BUILD GREATER COMMUNITY

SUPPORT FOR PRTC SERVICES AND ALLOWS PRTC TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PRIVATE

SECTOR. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS

RECOMMENDATION, BUT DID SUGGEST INCLUDING HEALTH OUTCOMES AS AN INDICATOR.

ORGANIZATIONAL RECOMMENDATION #4 -- SEEK OUT OPPORTUNITIES TO LEVERAGE NEW

FUNDING SOURCES INDEPENDENTLY AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH REGIONAL PUBLIC

AND PRIVATE ENTITIES. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD

HELP TO IMPROVE THE AGENCY’S FINANCIAL POSITION BY LEVERAGING EXTERNAL FUNDING

SOURCES, IMPROVE THE POSITION OF PROJECTS IN COMPETITIVE FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS,

AND CREATE GREATER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN PRTC SERVICES. MR. BEVERAGE

EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RECOMMENDATION.

TRANSIT RECOMMENDATION #1 -- IMPLEMENT SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS TO A LEVEL OF

QUALITY THAT WILL ATTRACT CHOICE RIDERS. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THIS

RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSIT SERVICES AND

THEIR UTILITY TO COMMUNITY AS WELL AS ALLOW FOR A REEXAMINATION OF CURRENT

SERVICE MODELS FOR APPROPRIATENESS IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT CHANGES TO THE

TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED A MAJOR CONCERN WITH THE

PHRASE “CHOICE RIDERS,” STATING THAT THIS IMPLIES THAT SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD

FOCUS SOLELY TO THE ADVANTAGE OF A CERTAIN CLASS OF RIDERS OR RIDERS OF ONLY THE

COMMUTER SERVICES, WHICH IN A CONSTRAINED FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT WOULD RELEGATE

OTHERS TO A SECOND CLASS STATUS. MR. STEIGERWALD RESPONDED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE

INTENTION OF THE RECOMMENDATION AND EXPLAINED THAT FOCUSING ON IMPROVEMENTS

THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL RIDERSHIP WOULD BENEFIT ALL CURRENT USERS AS

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WELL AS POTENTIAL NEW USERS. MR. STEIGERWALD ADVISED THAT THE RECOMMENDATION

WOULD BE REVISED TO CLARIFY THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD NOT BE RESTRICTED TO ONE

CLASS OF RIDER OR ANY PARTICULAR SERVICE, BUT WOULD APPLY TO ALL USERS AND ALL

SERVICES.

TRANSIT RECOMMENDATION #2 -- INCREASE AND MAINTAIN SERVICES IN HIGH-CAPACITY

TRANSIT CORRIDORS BY PROACTIVELY SEEKING AND LEVERAGING CAPITAL AND OPERATING

FUNDING. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO

SUPPORT LOCAL AND REGIONAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE MOBILITY AND ENSURE THE COST-

EFFECTIVENESS OF PRTC SERVICES. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RECOMMENDATION.

TRANSIT RECOMMENDATION #3 -- UTILIZE DATA COLLECTION TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD A

BUSINESS CASE FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THIS

RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO BUILD PRIVATE SECTOR SUPPORT FOR PRTC SERVICES.

MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS

RECOMMENDATION, BUT DID RECOMMEND INTEGRATING DATA ON PARATRANSIT AND HUMAN

SERVICES TRANSPORTATION.

TRANSIT RECOMMENDATION #4 -- DEVELOP AND APPLY STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE

MEASURES TO ANALYZE EFFICIENCIES AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH THROUGH

A DETAILED TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THIS

RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRTC SERVICES, BUILDS

PROCESSES FOR EFFECTIVE PLANNING, AND GUIDES FUTURE SERVICE DEVELOPMENT IN A

RATIONAL WAY. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING

THIS RECOMMENDATION, BUT DID SUGGEST INCLUDING HUMAN SERVICE TRANSPORTATION

STANDARDS.

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TRANSIT RECOMMENDATION #5 -- IMPLEMENT POLICIES REQUIRING ACTIVITY CENTERS AND

TRANSIT-SUPPORTIVE LAND USES TO BE CONNECTED BY PRTC SERVICES AND DEVELOP

PLANNING PROCEDURES THAT FOLLOW AND SUPPORT THESE POLICIES. MR. STEIGERWALD

EXPLAINED THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF

PRTC SERVICES, BETTER ALIGNS THE AGENCY WITH JURISDICTIONAL GOALS, AND THAT

ESTABLISHING PROCESSES WILL BETTER ENSURE THE CONTINUATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF

THIS STRATEGY. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS

RECOMMENDATION, BUT DID ASK HOW THE STUDY IS USED TO DEFINE AN ACTIVITY CENTER.

MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THE STUDY WOULD USE A MORE STANDARD DEFINITION

AND NOT NECESSARILY USE THOSE ACTIVITY CENTERS PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED BY MWCOG.

TDM RECOMMENDATION #1 -- REDUCE DRIVE ALONE MARKET BY INVESTING IN ADDITIONAL

STAFF RESOURCES TO PROMOTE TDM STRATEGIES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE PRTC SERVICE

AREA. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THE OMNIMATCH PROGRAM HAS LONG BEEN

AMONG THE MOST EFFECTIVE TDM PROGRAMS IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND THAT THIS

RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO ENHANCE THE REACH AND IMPACT OF AN EFFECTIVE

PROGRAM. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS

RECOMMENDATION.

TDM RECOMMENDATION #2 -- STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY

AREA BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT

THIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP THE AGENCY SUPPORT JURISDICTIONAL GOALS OF

BUSINESS RETENTION AND IMPROVE EMPLOYEE COMMUTE EXPERIENCE FOR LOCAL

EMPLOYEES. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING

THIS RECOMMENDATION.

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TDM RECOMMENDATION #3 -- INCREASE EASE OF ACCESS TO AND SUPPLY OF COMMUTER

INFORMATION. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO

IMPROVE EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIVIDUALIZED MARKETING APPROACH FOLLOWED BY THE

OMNIMATCH PROGRAM AND SUPPORT ALL OTHER MARKETING EFFORTS. MR. BEVERAGE

EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RECOMMENDATION, BUT

DID SUGGEST FULLY INTEGRATING HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION MODES INTO THE

AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

TDM RECOMMENDATION #4 -- EXPAND EFFORTS TO PROMOTE AND REGISTER VANPOOLS. MR.

STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO ENHANCE THE

EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VANPOOL ALLIANCE PROGRAM. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR

CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RECOMMENDATION. MR. STEIGERWALD ALSO

PROVIDED A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE VANPOOL ALLIANCE PROGRAM.

TDM RECOMMENDATION #5 -- PROACTIVELY ENGAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND

IMPROVEMENT OF PARK-AND-RIDE FACILITIES. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THIS

RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO ENABLE THE GROWTH OF ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL MODES

AND ENSURE THAT THE MULTIPLE AND DIVERSE INTERESTS ARE REPRESENTED IN DISCUSSIONS

OF FACILITY DESIGN. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS

REGARDING THIS RECOMMENDATION.

TDM RECOMMENDATION #6 -- IDENTIFY ADAPTATIONS AND RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THE

LATEST TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGY IN COMMUTING THROUGH UPDATING THE

TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM) PLAN. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT

THIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO IMPROVE GENERAL MOBILITY THROUGH NEW

SERVICE MODELS AND THAT TDM IS A LARGE UMBRELLA THAT CAN ALLOW FOR INNOVATION.

MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS

RECOMMENDATION.

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FUTURE INNOVATION RECOMMENDATION #1 - SUPPORT LOCAL AND REGIONAL EFFORTS TO

EXPLORE NEW MODES OF HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THIS

RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO IMPROVE GENERAL MOBILITY AND EXPAND PRTC

PORTFOLIO OF SERVICES IN A COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR

CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RECOMMENDATION, BUT DID EXPRESS THE NEED

FOR A UNIFIED AND AGREED UPON DEFINITION OF TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

FUTURE INNOVATION RECOMMENDATION #2 -- EXPAND LOCAL TRANSIT OPTIONS BY

LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (TNC) AND OTHER

NEW OR EMERGING SERVICE MODELS, WHILE MAINTAINING EQUITY OF SERVICE. MR.

STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO IMPROVE GENERAL

MOBILITY THROUGH NEW SERVICE MODELS AND SUPPORT CORE SERVICES BY INCREASING

ACCESSIBILITY. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING

THIS RECOMMENDATION, BUT EXPRESSED THE NEED TO INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF OPTIONS

FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED AS WELL AS THE STUDY ON ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE THAT PRTC

WILL PRODUCE.

FUTURE INNOVATION RECOMMENDATION #3 -- COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ON

THE INVESTIGATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW MOBILITY SOLUTIONS SUCH AS

BIKESHARING AND CARSHARING. MR. STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION

WOULD HELP TO IMPROVE GENERAL MOBILITY THROUGH NEW SERVICE MODELS, SUPPORT

CORE SERVICES BY INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY, AND ALIGN PRTC WITH JURISDICTIONAL GOALS.

MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS

RECOMMENDATION.

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FUTURE INNOVATION RECOMMENDATION #4 -- INVESTIGATE NEW SERVICE MODELS THAT

ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EASILY SCALABLE DEMAND-BASED SERVICES. MR.

STEIGERWALD EXPLAINED THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD HELP TO EXPAND REACH OF

PRTC’S SERVICES WHILE BETTER MEETING DEMAND IN LOW DENSITY AREAS IN A COST-

EFFECTIVE MANNER. MR. BEVERAGE EXPRESSED NO MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS

REGARDING THIS RECOMMENDATION.

MR. STEIGERWALD CONCLUDED THE PRESENTATION BY REVIEWING THE REMAINING STEPS IN

THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS.

MS. SEBESKI SPOKE AT THE CONCLUSION OF PRESENTATION STATING THE IMPORTANCE OF PRTC

TO THE AREA AND HER GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS.

MR. STEIGERWALD CONCLUDED THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:31 PM AND THANKED THOSE IN

ATTENDANCE.

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