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DRAFT 3 will be able to track the vehicles themselves utilizing the app. Hopefully by the end of December we’ll start going through 106 the process of transitioning our services to the new software. 107 108 Randy Marshall: Allyson seemed to be saying that with the additional needs for funding for Orange County Public 109 Transportation, some of those funding sources were being pulled off for the light rail project. What’s the relationship 110 between the funding of each of those, and is it true that there’s competition and public transportation is losing funding to111 the light rail? Is the light rail just banking the funds that they are getting, or do they actively have things that they are112 spending it on? How does that work?113 114 Theo Letman: A concise answer would be that in the original Transit Plan called the (BRIP) Bus, Rail Investment Plan; 115 there was a negotiation done way before my time here. Each entity within the counties was designated or allotted 116 certain amount of funds. 117 118 Heidi Perry: From the Transit tax?119 120 Theo Letman: From the Transit tax. As well as funding going toward the light rail which takes the lion’s share of those 121 funds. At the time there was very little leadership at Orange County Public Transit and so was got a paltry amount of 122 funds. Now as we see the demand growing and increasing over the years, we are going back and renegotiate this 123 arrangement so that we get more funding. I think the Commissioner as well made it very clear that there needs to be 124 more investment in bus transportation because a huge part of the county will probably never utilize the light rail. It’s in 125 the rural areas, some of the urban areas that don’t connect with the light rail, so the Commissioners pushed that there 126 should be more investment in bus.127 128 David Laudicina: Isn’t it true though that the plan has provided quite a bit of service already for Orange County?129 130 Theo Letman: Yes. The Transit tax is doing what it is supposed to do. 131 132 Heidi Perry: There were also a couple of projects that were in the running for state funding and they were all pulled so 133 that the light rail would be the only project that was in contention for the funding. They didn’t get any funding, so that 134 means it can’t be implemented.135 136 Dave Laudicina: Was it just pulled or postponed?137 138 Theo Letman: It was part of the SPOT process that things have to go before the state and the state Board of 139 Transportation for approval. The reverse circulator scored better than both the light rail and the BRT and it got pulled 140 because it was taking votes away from the light rail.141 142 Heidi Perry: How is a Transit Uber superior to a regular Uber? Is it more efficient? It is because you’re piling up rides 143 and doing more than one at a time?144 145 Theo Letman: Uber is not even in this area from what I understand, so I am trying to capitalize on that and provide some146 type of service. 147 148 Randy Marshall: Has the OUTBoard as a group had discussions about light rail?149 150 Art Menius: We have and it’s generally relative toward the concept of light rail with the issues towards where this 151 particular light rail services. 152 153 Randy Marshall: Especially regarding funding?154 155 Art Menius: And how that impacts the rest of the county.156 157 AGENDA ITEM 6: REGULAR OUTBOARD AGENDA158