[Ohio-talk] Regarding Public Transit Resolution

Wed Nov 7 21:12:12 UTC 2018

Gah, I thought that was being sent personally!  Sorry about that.

On 11/7/2018 4:10 PM, Robert Spangler wrote:
> Hi Barbara, I am writing you off-list to avoid cluttering the list 
> with my questions.  Thanks for your informative reply!  Also, thanks 
> for offering to forward my name along for consideration on the 
> resolutions committee.  I was also planning on expressing my interest 
> in serving on this committee this time around anyway.  I got put on 
> the awards committee and pretty much turned into Cheryl's technology 
> person, so I'm kind of ready for something new!  I will, however, 
> serve on the technology committee again also to continue maintaining 
> the web site.
>
>
> Something I missed during your speech at convention: you said that we 
> were making lots of money each week, which allowed us to hire the 
> Field Services Coordinator and fund many other activities. How was it 
> that we received all of that funding and why did we lose it?
>
>
> Robby
>
>
> On 11/7/2018 1:39 PM, barbara.pierce9366--- via Ohio-Talk wrote:
>> By long-standing practice we do not take amendments to resolutions on 
>> the floor of the convention. This is because we hope to leave before 
>> midnight on Sunday. In fact we did all of the work on the resolutions 
>> before we came to convention. At the Friday night meeting we could 
>> take and consider modifications. I suggest that you lobby to be put 
>> on the Resolutions Committee if you want to have a voice in writing 
>> resolutions. If you play your cards right, you could probably chair 
>> the committee and have things all your own way with them. You just 
>> have to be able to write resolutions.
>>
>> I will send your message on to Shari Albers for the consideration of 
>> the Legislative Committee for next spring. Your point is well taken. 
>> II would have more hope in the legislative process if the House and 
>> Senate showed more inclination to spend money. Public Transit is very 
>> unpopular with the car-driving electorate.
>>
>> Barbara
>> Barbara Pierce
>> President Emerita
>> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
>> Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com
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>>> On Nov 7, 2018, at 1:06 PM, Robert Spangler via Ohio-Talk 
>>> <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello, I wanted to take this opportunity to expand on my comments 
>>> regarding the public transit resolution at the convention.  I 
>>> understand that much of the funding for transit authorities comes 
>>> from the local communities - in Ohio, this is the sales tax in all 
>>> counties but one, which is Lucas and which receives its funding from 
>>> a property tax.
>>>
>>>
>>> The state does have an influence on this, however.  In 2017, transit 
>>> agencies started losing a lot of funding from the medicaid MCO sales 
>>> tax.  While the governor pledged to reimburse transit agencies for 
>>> this loss, it has been unclear if the entire amount each agency 
>>> would lose would be reimbursed.  This amounted to 18 million dollars 
>>> for Cleveland RTA, for example.  Please see the following article 
>>> from 2017:
>>>
>>> https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/01/gov_kasich_proposes_changes_to.html 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I understand that most of the issues cited in the legislation could 
>>> be resolved at the local level, with the specific transit agencies, 
>>> but why not push for greater priority from the state for funding 
>>> transit agencies during our Columbus seminar event in April?  These 
>>> agencies are experiencing financial difficulty, particularly in 
>>> Lucas County, since a property tax does not provide as much funding 
>>> as a sales tax. I think we should lobby the state to do better as 
>>> far as supporting public transportation.
>>>
>>>
>>> Also, are members permitted to motion for amendments to resolutions 
>>> during the general session when we vote to pass them or is this done 
>>> during the resolutions committee meeting Friday night?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Robby
>>>
>>>
>>>
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