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107 <br />108 Janet Sparks: It seems to me that for $11,400 it's not worth the conversation. <br />109 <br />110 Janice Tyler: I agree. <br />111 <br />112 Bret Martin: You will need to open the public hearing, hear and receive public comments, and close the public <br />113 hearing. Staff has a strong recommendation on the deviated fixed routes. <br />114 <br />115 Peter Murphy: If they want door -to -door service they would pay $2.00. <br />116 <br />117 Bret Martin: The ADA service fare has already been set by the commissioners at $2.00. <br />118 <br />119 Heidi Perry: What is the deviated service policy? <br />120 <br />121 Peter Murphy: The route gives the basic structure and we will deviate off that route. There will be limitations with <br />122 that however. There is also a time allowance so that we will be able to get to the stops on time. <br />123 <br />124 Heidi Perry: It's not $2.00 on each end right? <br />125 <br />126 Art Menius: Its $2.00 one way. <br />127 <br />128 Janice Tyler: What is the policy for the deviation? <br />129 <br />130 Peter Murphy: They are going to have pie shaped zones, and it is two days a week. <br />131 <br />132 Amy Cole: Will it be income based? Will there be option for free fare for those who are below a certain income? <br />133 <br />134 Bret Martin: It could be but that would be more administration cost. <br />135 <br />136 Peter Murphy: It could be but that would not be through OPT. Another department may be able to provide <br />137 vouchers <br />138 <br />139 Amy Cole: What is the ultimate goal here? <br />140 <br />141 Bret Martin: The $11,400 annually year after year. If we are expanding service, the fare structure needs to be fair <br />142 for all riders. <br />143 <br />144 Janice Tyler: Are there funds to provide vouchers to seniors? <br />145 <br />146 Bret Martin: This is very loosely a fare increase since the services are new. <br />147 <br />148 Heidi Perry: We want it to succeed. I think age 60 is not elderly, I think age 65 is when people think about <br />149 retirement and getting on Medicare. <br />150 <br />151 Janice Tyler: We use 60 because that is what was established by the Federal government under the Older <br />152 Americans Act. <br />153 <br />154 Peter Murphy: Triangle Transit and most of the other agencies are using 65 <br />155 <br />156 Bret Martin: The Federal Transit Administration has a definition for elderly and its 65. The reason we are using <br />157 60 with this is because that's what we were using previously. <br />158 <br />159 David Laudicina: You can't get a Medicare card until you're 65. <br />