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Approved 9/20/2017 <br />369 explained that he and his wife hoped to use the bus to get to doctors' appointments at UNC since parking there can <br />370 be so difficult. <br />371 <br />372 Theo Letman spoke about the Simme Seat for bus stops (see slide in presentation for an image). He explained <br />373 that he was first introduced to these seats while working at the Georgia Department of Transportation which <br />374 received grant funding for these seats. The Orange County Department on Aging submitted a grant application to <br />375 AARP to fund these seats for the County, and AARP awarded the grant. Thanks to this funding, about 15 of these <br />376 seats will go up by November for folks to use while waiting for the bus. <br />377 <br />378 Peter Murphy said that Staff needs feedback on the new logo. He noted that Staff will be taking the logo to the <br />379 BOCC but first, he would like feedback on the logo from the Board, and asked that the Board support and make a <br />380 recommendation for the logo change. <br />381 <br />382 Jenn Sykes commented that the logo kind of looks like a wheel. <br />383 <br />384 Peter Murphy noted that the colors are the same as the County's new colors. <br />385 <br />386 Theo Letman said that the bus drivers voted on the logo. <br />387 <br />388 Heidi Perry said that the logo looks fine but that the font in the logo should be clearer between different sizes. <br />389 <br />390 Theo Letman responded that the graphic designers working on the logo will ensure that the final logos are easy to <br />391 read at different sizes. <br />392 <br />393 Art Menius asked if there is a way to standardize to Orange County Public Transit, instead of Orange County Public <br />394 Transportation when talking about buses. <br />395 <br />396 Alex Castro said that even smaller vehicles are part of transit operations, technically operating only transit services. <br />397 <br />398 Ted Triebel asked if they needed a motion to support the logo. <br />399 <br />400 Heidi Perry asked if the vote would just be on the logo. <br />401 <br />402 Peter Murphy answered that yes. He said that the department is looking to rebrand older buses with the new logo <br />403 too. There is a number of buses that need to be rebranded. <br />404 <br />405 Donna Musson asked about cost of changing to new logo. <br />406 <br />407 Peter Murphy said that they have received quotes. <br />408 <br />409 Theo Letman said that the quotes were for about $20,000. <br />410 <br />411 Peter Murphy said that about a third of the $20,000 is for labeling buses that are blank right now. <br />412 <br />413 Theo Letman said that the phone number for folks to call and get service and the Orange County Public <br />414 Transportation logo will be labeled on the buses. He showed a mock -up of the labels on a bus (see image in <br />415 presentation). <br />416 <br />417 Alex Castro asked about the re- branding materials and process. <br />418 <br />419 Peter Murphy said that the labels are just applied straight to the vehicle. <br />420 <br />