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160 <br />Janice Tyler: You can get a Medicare card when you’re 62. 161 <br />162 <br />Gary Saunders: You can show your ID to show proof of age. 163 <br />164 <br />Paul Guthrie: Requested motion to open hearing for comments. 165 <br />166 <br />Art Menius: Motion to open public hearing. Seconded by Alex Castro.167 <br />168 <br />No comments from the public 169 <br />170 <br />Alex Castro: Motion to close public hearing. Seconded by Art Menius. 171 <br />172 <br />Discussion 173 <br />174 <br />Janice Tyler: So Medicare is age 65 but age 62 is when you can take early benefits. 175 <br />176 <br />David Laudicina: So you still have a problem with having to show proof of age? 177 <br />178 <br />Bret Martin: Do you have a government issued ID? 179 <br />180 <br />Gary Saunders: You’ll need one to vote with. 181 <br />182 <br />Art Menius: Motion only for new fare for fixed-route deviations. Motion seconded by Ed Vaughn. 183 <br />184 <br />Anna Kenion: If a disabled person has an aide with them on the bus, do they have to pay as well? 185 <br />186 <br />Bret Martin: If they are classified as disabled per the ADA plan, then no. 187 <br />188 <br />Alex Castro: The other fares are staying the same, is that correct? The only increase is in relation to the senior 189 <br />services? 190 <br />191 <br />Bret Martin: The only increase is the new fare. 192 <br />193 <br />Motion withdrawn 194 <br />195 <br />Janet Sparks: Is the new fare only going to yield $11,400? 196 <br />197 <br />Bret Martin: That is the difference between collecting a fare from seniors rather than nothing at all. If you don’t 198 <br />charge any fares then you will blow the financial plan out of the water. 199 <br />200 <br />Peter Murphy: Operationally, I would be concerned if we offered free taxi service out in the county because 201 <br />essentially that’s what it would be. 202 <br />203 <br />Motion by Art Menius to recommend with exception. No one-way fare on the non-peak fixed routes for seniors 204 <br />over 60, passengers with disabilities, and passengers with Medicare or Medicaid. And no fare for seniors over 205 <br />60, passengers with disability, and passengers with Medicaid or Medicare for the peak fixed route. 206 <br />207 <br /> Seconded by Alex Castro. 208 <br />209 <br />Amy Cole: If the majority of people riding think that it is a fair rate to pay then I would like to support them, but I 210 <br />would also want to make sure that those who want access but do not have the money for the fare will still have 211 <br />access. I think we should get a survey from the people riding the bus. 212 <br />6