[Colorado-Talk] RTD board meeting tonight

[Dan Burke]

Thanks Julie for this info -

you are saying that supporting the TABOR exemption for RTD will head off
huge budget cuts for RTD. And we definitely want to avoid making things
worse for public transportation.
So, I hope that folks who go to the meeting tonight will also express
support for the ballot issue.

And the rest of us should  reach out to our members of the board. The lst
is here:

https://www.rtd-denver.com/about-rtd/board-of-directors

I'll be sending a note.
Dan

On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 9:20 AM Julie Reiskin via Colorado-Talk <
colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> The Board will vote to put a measure on the ballot to exempt RTD revenue
> from the TABOR cap.  The funds have been exempted but the exemption will
> end because some bonds are paid off.  If this does not pass, they will take
> a huge hit to their budget.   If this happens we will lose more routes, see
> more reduced service and paratransit will go to bare minimum. CCDC is
> urging all disability organizations to actively support this initiative.
>  I am on a committee working on this.  Would love others to join.  Let me
> know if you are interested.
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> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 8:27 AM Nate Trela via Colorado-Talk <
> colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Sorry for the late notice, but RTD's board  agenda was posted while I was
>> out of town. The board is meeting this evening , giving us another
>> opportunity to argue for changes to the Access on Demand program and
>> hopefully get the ability to make multiple stops on a single trip restored.
>>
>> Meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at RTD's office, 1660 Blake Street.
>> There is a chance it will not start on time, as there is a special board
>> meeting with a closed session beforehand, but there's no guarantee it will
>> begin late.
>>
>> You can also attend and speak remotely, but need to sign up at
>> https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CiQsB-MUSQSpBwIkM_eY1A#/registration
>>
>> The agenda can be found at
>> https://rtd.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=14&ID=4342&Inline=True
>>
>>
>> Based on the agenda, it appears the peer review of paratransit services
>> is complete. However, there is no indication the agency will present
>> results of the study at the meeting. There is no item listed for it, but it
>> could fall under a couple headings that are pretty vague. RTD is also
>> voting on allocating up  to $8.6 million more for Access on Demand this
>> year , but that is because the agency underestimated the popularity of the
>> service.
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