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From YouTube: Boise City Council - Work Session
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February 15, 2022 @ 3:30 PM
B
D
E
E
E
The
majority
of
this
equipment
will
be
supported
from
a
federal
grant.
The
141
thousand
dollar
cost
with
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
reimbursement,
leaving
forty
one
thousand
dollars
to
be
funded
out
of
the
general
fund
that
that
funding
would
come
out
of
a
previous
allocation.
We
we
set
up
as
part
of
the
22
budget,
called
the
portfolio
fund.
E
E
Both
of
those
systems
have
modest,
ongoing
costs
which
would
be
built
into
the
fiscal
year
23
proposed
budget.
Our
third
item
is
a
shift
of
funds
related
to
americans
with
disability
act
improvements.
It's
really
shifting
the
funds
out
of
the
community
engagement
department
into
the
public
works
department.
E
That's
an
approach,
that's
consistent
with
what
was
recommended
and
ultimately
approved
by
the
city
council
as
part
of
the
fiscal
year
21
end
of
year
process
and
the
fourth
item.
Also
a
revenue
neutral
iom
is
allocating
funds
received
from
the
federal
government
for
the
continuation
of
the
emergency
rental
assistance
program.
E
G
A
Thank
you,
and
next
up
we
have
nikki
to
walk
through
the
short-term
rental
ordinance.
Oh
sorry
and
jamie
also,
I
was
looking
at
my
notes,
oh
jamie's,
on
here
too.
This
is
the
work
session
that
council
requested
in
with
the
changes
based
on
the
list
of
things
that
came
up
that
night
at
the
hearing
jamie,
I
think
I'll
walk
through
it
and
then
it's
time
for
discu
and
you'll
probably
have
some
discussion
topics
to
point
out
great
thanks
I'll.
Just
let
you
take
it
away.
H
No
worries,
madam
mayor
council
members.
Thank
you
for
having
us
back
today
to
talk
about
the
short-term
rental
ordinance,
I'm
jamie
heinzerling,
deputy
city
clerk
with
city,
and
this
is
nikki
helenkamp,
who
is
the
mayor's
housing
advisor?
So
again,
thank
you
for
having
us
back
today.
As
you
know,
the
goal
for
staff
as
we
began
drafting
this
ordinance
was
really
to
safeguard
the
public
health,
safety
and
general
welfare
and
to
protect
the
integrity
of
neighborhoods.
H
Originally,
we
came
to
you
in
october
of
2021
at
a
council
work
session,
to
discuss
the
various
ordinance
requirements
to
let
you
know
and
outline
what
we
were
looking
at
and
seeking
your
direction
at
that
time.
A
couple
of
items
that
we
were
tasked
with
out
of
that
meeting
were
to
really
look
at
the
business,
license
ordinance
approach
versus
a
data
approach,
and
we
came
back
and
presented
that
to
you
at
the
january
meeting.
H
In
22,
we
had
that
public
hearing
in
which
we
heard
from
the
public
received
public
testimony
based
on
the
ordinance
as
it
was
presented,
and
we
also
received
council
direction
on
next
steps,
which
brings
us
to
where
we
are
today
february
22
at
the
work
session
here
before
you,
and
we
would
like
to
go
over
and
review
the
amended
ordinance
based
on
the
comments
that
we
heard
from
you,
as
well
as
from
the
public
and
based
on
those
changes.
Seek
your
direction
on
moving
forward
and
next
steps.
H
In
addition,
we
had
lots
of
questions
with
regards
to
the
definitions,
and
so
we
really
sought
to
clarify
some
of
the
existing
definitions
that
we
had,
but
we
also
added
definitions,
and
you
can
see
the
list
of
those
added
definitions
here
which
will
hopefully
get
us
to
some
of
the
questions
that
we
heard
from
all
of
you
regarding.
We
want
to
know
the
types
of
units
that
are
out
there
right.
Is
it
an
accessory
dwelling
unit?
Is
it
owner
occupied?
H
Again,
we
refined
definitions
and,
as
I
mentioned,
things
like
bedrooms,
were
things
that
came
up
and
that
weren't
clearly
defined
based
on
the
direction
that
we
received.
Therefore,
we
took
a
look
at
the
definition
of
short-term
rentals,
for
example,
to
make
sure
that
we
could
capture
the
data
for
things
like
how
many
bedrooms
are
being
rented
or
do
you
need
a
license
if
you're
only
renting
out
a
bedroom
versus
an
entire
unit.
H
We
also
refined
the
definition
for
lodging
operator
just
to
clarify,
and
then
we
also
took
a
look
at
things
like
the
questions
we
got
with.
Regards
to
all
owners
need
to
be
listed.
We
got
questions
about
who
are
all
of
the
owners.
What
kind
of
contact
information
do
we
want
to
get
for
those
owners?
Why
do
we
have
them
listed?
The
reason
for
that,
and
we
again
clarified
within
the
code
is
to
make
sure
that
we
have
contact
information
if
there
are
legal
problems
with
a
property.
H
H
Are
things
like
quiet
hours
again,
going
back
to
the
integrity
of
the
neighborhoods
having
quiet
hours,
between
10
pm
to
8
a.m,
making
sure
there's
safety
requirements
that
we
can
kind
of
track
and
that
we
can
use
as
educational
components?
Do
you
have
smoke
detectors?
Do
you
have
carbon
monoxide
detectors
those
types
of
things?
Do
you
have
a
trash
plan
on
site?
Are
you
using
city
trash
services?
H
An
additional
comment
that
we
heard
from
council
was
a
concern
of
an
onerous
process,
and
certainly
that
is
not
the
intent
of
staff.
We
don't
want
to
have
an
onerous
process,
and
I'm
sorry
that
this
is
not
a
little
bit
easier
to
see
on
your
screen,
but
we
wanted
to
simply
make
sure
that
we
had
an
application
that
was
easy
to
fill
out
on
the
one
side,
you
can
see
applicant
information.
H
Basically,
that
is
contact
information
that
we're
getting
that's
a
very
standard
type
of
basic
form
that
we
use
for
all
license
types
also
to
gather
some
of
the
information
that
we
were
hoping
to
have
things
like.
What
is
the
property
type
you
can
see
here?
Those
are
check
boxes,
that's
really.
What
we
want
them
to
do
is,
let
us
know,
are
they
an
accessory
dwelling
unit?
Is
it
an
apartment?
Is
it
owner
occupied
so
on
and
so
forth?
Additionally,
what
kind
of
property
features?
H
H
So,
with
regards
to
next
steps,
as
you
know,
we
have
already
had
the
public
hearing
for
this
item,
and
so
there
would
be
no
requirement
to
have
an
additional
public
hearing,
but
today
we
are
seeking
your
direction
on
next
steps.
If
you
would
like
us
to
go
back
and
make
amendments,
we
can
certainly
do
that
or
if
you
would
like,
we
can
also
move
it
on
to
the
ordinance
reading
calendars,
which
would
be
three
separate
readings
of
the
ordinance
on
three
separate
days.
H
We've
talked
about
the
implementation
process.
If
we're
to
move
forward,
what
that
timeline
looks
like,
as
well
as
our
community
outreach
approach
and
education
as
far
as
next
steps.
So
I'm
happy
to
go
into
that
further.
If
there's
additional
questions
or
if
you'd
like
additional
information
today
and
then
we
also
heard
that
we
would
like
to
have
follow-up
with
counsel
based
on
the
information
that
we
have
received,
and
the
follow-up
on
complaints,
number
of
complaints,
so
on
and
so
forth
in
12
months,
and
are
happy
to
come
back
and
do
that
based
on
council
direction.
G
G
A
Well,
councilmember
sanchez,
what
we
have
typically
done
with
ordinances,
where
we've
tried,
such
as
I
think,
even
the
rental
fee,
application
ordinance
and
I'm
sure
that
there
were
some
when
I
was
on
council-
is
that
we've
asked
for
reports
at
6
and
12
month
periods.
So
then
we
can
determine
whether
or
not
changes
should
be
made
rather
than
creating
a
sunset
provision
within
the
ordinance.
G
I
Okay,
so
jamie
I
have
a
couple
of,
I
guess
questions
for
you,
the
the
check
mark
that
you
checklist
that
you
showed
us,
I
think,
is
a
good
start,
but
it
doesn't,
for
instance,
have
a
check
mark,
for
I
agree
to
maintain
and
post
quiet
hours.
I
agree
to
maintain
safety
equipment
and
then
have
the
list
of
what
safety
equipment
you
have.
I
I
agree
to
trust
trash
collection
as
required
to
me
those
simple
things
saying:
yes,
I
agree
to
these
things
in
your
ordinance.
Make
make
it
more
clear
and
very
simple.
So
that's
my
first
point.
My
question
is
in
asking
that
we
have
every
owner
be
listed.
If
the
owner
is
an
investment
company
that
has
many
investors,
I
assume
the
owner
of
listing
will
be
the
investment
firm
and
not
the
investors.
Is
that
correct.
H
Madam
mayor
councilmember
clegg,
I
can
look
into
that
with
our
legal
department,
but
I
think
it
is
if
they
have
somebody
who
is
representing
them
as
like
an
llc
or
a
corporation,
then
that
would
be
who
would
be
listed.
But
I
can
verify
that
with
our
legal
department,
but
typically
that's
how
we
do
it
and
we
do
require
all
owners
to
be
listed
on
various
license
types
that
we
do
have
and
that's
how
we
do
that.
I
J
You
I
heard
from
a
couple
of
folks
jamie
about
the
requirement
to
have
a
conspicuous
posting
on
the
premises,
and
some
people
expressed
concern
that
that
would
be
on
the
exterior
of
the
premises,
and
so
people
passing
by
would
know
that
it's
a
short-term
rental.
Can
you
clarify
that
for
us
real,
quick,
please.
H
J
F
Ben
mary
yeah,
it
was
my
understanding
that
that
was
on
the
interior
as
well.
When
I
read
it
back,
I
guess
to
one
of
the
questions
that
council
president
clegg
brought
up
as
far
as
the
check
box
list
in
the
ordinance
itself,
it
does
look
like
those
things
are
mentioned
as
being
part
of
the
requirements,
and
I
don't
know
if
there
is
a
supporting
document
that
goes
with
the
check
boxes
as
well.
Like
that's
simply
the
thing
that
you
have
on
file
and
then
somebody
signs
a
paper.
I
would
believe
as
well.
F
H
Madam
mayor
councilmember
halliburton,
we
can
certainly
look
at
it
in
a
number
of
ways.
Currently,
what
we
do
is
usually
have
a
disclaimer
that
says
you
agree
to
follow
not
only
what's
in
city
code,
but
also
state
and
and
federal
requirements
as
well,
and
require
them
to
sign
and
agree
to
that.
But
we
can
do
that
in
a
number
of
ways.
F
Mademeir
just
follow
up
there.
I
think
one
of
my
major
goals
when
I
made
the
motion
was
to
make
that
process
nice
and
easy.
From
my
perspective,
it
does
look
like
the
process
is
nice
and
easy,
and
it
looks
like
within
the
language
that
you
have
some
of
those
other
things
that
are
that
are
spelled
out
there.
So
that
satisfies
a
lot
of
the
the
needs
that
I
saw
and
then
the
needs
to
clarify
some
of
the
definitions
so
that
it
was
clear
what
that
meant.
F
That
was
another
one
of
the
concerns
brought
up,
and
that
was
something
that
we
sent
back
and
that
satisfies
my
desire
there,
one,
I
guess,
just
kind
of
small
or
two
small
things.
One
is
what's
the
difference
between
owner
occupied
and
owner
on
site,
because
the
owner
on
site
isn't
one
of
the
things
that's
defined,
and
maybe
I
just
don't
know.
H
F
F
H
F
And
so
in
this
particular
situation,
we're
not
necessarily
dictating
how
many
parking
spots
that
they
have
to
have
we're
simply
collecting
that
information
and
then
in
the
future,
if
we
notice
that
this
particular
place
was
getting
an
abnormal
amount
of
complaints
about
parking,
it
might
inform
us
on
part
of
the
reasons
why
and
what
we
would
potentially
need
to
do
to
address.
That
concern
is
that
the
idea.
H
Madam
mayor
councilmember,
halliburton,
it
is
information
that
we
would
like
to
just
have
so
again.
If
there
are
parking
concerns,
we
would
know
that.
Oh
well,
there
is
off
street
parking
available.
You
need
to
educate
your
your
owner
or,
excuse
me
your
renters
or,
if
there's
not,
then
we
can
work
with
them
to
address
some
of
those
things,
but
it
just
gives
us
that
information
up
front.
So
we
understand,
particularly
in
areas
like
the
north
end,
that
have
a
high
concentration.
H
K
It's
the
licensed
conditions,
paragraph,
it's
kind
of
a
catch-all,
and
I
just
wonder
what
it's
for
it
says
licenses
may
include
conditions
if
the
city
determines
at
any
time
that
the
conditions
have
not
or
cannot
be
met,
the
application
for
license
renewal
may
be
denied
or
revoked,
but
it
doesn't
seem
to
say
what
the
conditions
are.
Just
wonder
what
your
thinking
was
with
that.
H
Madam
mayor
council,
member
of
agent,
that
is
something
that's
fairly
standard
in
all
of
our
business,
license
applications
and
requirements,
and
it
is
to
be
able
to
address
not
holistically
and
put
requirements
on
everyone.
So,
for
instance,
we
might
not
require
off-street
parking
and
again
I
use
parking
as
a
very
simplistic
example:
it's
not
the
only
example,
but
that
if
you
know,
if
there's
parking
concerns,
but
we're
only
seeing
that
in
one
or
two
locations,
we
can
then
put
conditions
on
their
license
to
address
those
parking
concerns.
So
maybe
it
is.
H
If
someone
rinse,
you
can
have
no
more
than
x
number
of
cars
at
your
location
because
it's
displacing
or
impacting
other
residents
in
the
neighborhood
so
again
getting
to
that
neighborhood
integrity.
However,
that
might
not
be
a
requirement,
that's
necessary
for
all
other
short-term
rentals
that
are
out
there.
Therefore,
we
wouldn't
put
that
specific
condition
within
code
and
apply
that
to
everyone,
but
where
there
are
those
specific
challenges
with
a
specific
property,
it
allows
us
to
address
those
and
condition
the
license
to
address
some
of
those
challenges.
K
H
Madam
mayor
council,
member
of
agent,
so
a
misdemeanor
is
fairly
standard
with
business
licenses
and
does
have
an
impact
greater
than
infractions
and
allows
us
to
really
move
the
needle
on
behavior
as
you'll
see
in
the
ordinance.
We
did
tie
it
back
to
what
is
our
31a
ordinance,
which
is
our
larger
business
license.
So
it's
not
just
the
tools
of
a
misdemeanor
and
that's
not
our
only
option,
but
we
have
the
tools
of
being
able
to
suspend
a
license
before
we
issue
a
misdemeanor.
H
We
have
the
ability
to
revoke
a
license
until
somebody
comes
into
compliance
and
not
just
issue
a
misdemeanor.
However,
if
something
is
really
egregious,
we
are
able
to
also
have
that
misdemeanor
tool.
You
know
in
our
in
our
pocket
to
be
able
to
affect
the
change.
An
example
that
I
will
give
to
you
is
maybe
child
care
very
rarely.
Do
we
shut
down
a
child
care
and
issue
a
misdemeanor
violation.
K
Thank
you.
I
guess
the
part
I
was
just
confused
about,
and
I
mean
it
sort
of
makes
sense.
I
get
I
get
it,
but
if
we
can
revoke
their
license,
we
can
stop
all
the
behavior
immediately,
and
so
I
guess
the
misdemeanor
would
be
a
tool
to
use
for
somebody
who's
licensed
you
weren't
going
to
revoke,
but
you
wanted
to
nudge
their
behavior
in
a
certain
way.
While
they
continue
to
operate.
H
Madam
mayor
council,
member
of
agent,
I
think
it
again
gives
us
another
tool
that
we
may
not
want
to
just
revoke
a
license.
We
may
want
to
go
on
ahead
and
issue
a
misdemeanor
citation
for
that,
because
a
behavior
might
be
more
egregious
than
just
revoking
the
license.
In
addition,
in
31a
again,
our
larger
business
license
provisions.
H
If
we
think
that
somebody
should
not
have
a
license
in
the
future
or
if
there
is
something
that
is
again
fairly
egregious,
that
gives
us
additional
tools
and
how
we
manage
future
licenses
moving
forward
as
well.
If
we
think
they're
just
maybe
going
to
move
that
to
another
location,
for
instance,
then
that
actually
ties
to
that
individual
and
their
record.
So
they
can't
just
move
down
the
street.
L
I
have
a
couple
of
questions,
but
I'll
do
this
one
first,
so
deputy
director
heiser
ling,
when
we
were
here
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
there
was
a
number
floated
around
about
what
the
business
license
would
cost,
and
then
I
noticed
in
the
actual
ordinance
that
it
said
that
the
city
council
would
determine
it.
Is
there
a
standard
level
of
license
monetary
charge
that
we
do?
Can
you
give
me
some
insight
into
that?
Absolutely.
H
Madam
mayor
councilmember
willets,
we
do
have
a
standard
fee
methodology
and
it's
it's
based
on
what
it
costs
us
to
administer
a
license.
So
it
takes
a
look
at
our
fully
burned:
labor
rates
for
code,
compliance
for
our
front
admin
staff,
and
we
consider
that
the
time
it
takes
to
issue
that
license-
and
I
can
certainly
provide
that
formula
and
methodology.
But
we
have
a
standard
methodology
that
we
use
in
calculating
the
cost
and
the
fees
for
each
license,
type
that
we
have.
H
A
And
just
to
clarify
that
that
is
based
on
the
calculation
that
you
did
so
we're
not
sub
we're,
not
subsidizing
the
fee.
It
just
covers
the
true
cost
correct.
There
have
been
times
in
the
past
where
councils
decided
to
reduce
fees
like
the
dog
licensing
recently,
and
then
council
had
to
find
a
budget
placement
to
then
cover
the
costs
that
weren't
covered
by
the
cost
of
the
license.
Sure.
L
Madam
mayor,
I
had
one
more
question,
but
I
certainly
want
to
give
my
colleagues
opportunity
so
deputy
director
heiser
lane
walk
me
through
the
process,
because
I
know
that
we
don't
have
to
do
a
public
hearing.
We
did
one
which
is
good
governance.
I
noticed
that
we
got
a
copy
of
the
ordinance,
but
it
wasn't
online.
I'm
wondering
how
do
we
help
the
public
react
to
this,
especially
after
what
we're
going
to
come
through
after
this
work
session.
Like
walk
me
through
this
process
in
terms
of
transparency,
absolutely.
H
And
madam
mayor
councilmember
willets,
so
anybody
can
certainly
obtain
copies
at
any
time
that
should
have
been
provided
online
and
that
probably
falls
on
me
for
not
having
the
ordinance
and
putting
it
along
with
this
item.
So
my
apologies
if
it
was
not
out
there,
along
with
the
council
item
typically,
it
is
the
next
step
in
the
process,
though,
is
to
have
those
three
readings
and
the
ordinance
will
be
available
for
the
public
to
review.
H
They
can
certainly
provide
the
information
and
any
public
comments
to
all
of
you
during
those
three
readings
and
if
council
so
desires,
they
can
make
changes
before
the
third
reading
is
still
completed.
So
there
are
opportunities
for
that.
As
a
next
step.
Before
we
implement
this,
we
will
take
time
to
reach
out
and
educate
those
that
will
be
impacted
as
well.
H
How
to
apply
same
thing
with
the
realtors
association
will
work
with
the
marketplaces
as
well,
so
they
can
educate
anybody
who
may
be
using
their
platforms
to
come
into
compliance
and,
typically
what
we
do
is
we
give
a
grace
period
for
people
to
come
into
compliance
first,
we
work
really
hard
on
that
marketing
piece
to
make
sure
they
understand
those
requirements
and
then
work
to
follow
up
individually
with
those
that
we
might
know
are
not
in
compliance.
We
don't
go
straight
to
an
enforcement
route
by
any
means,
but.
A
I
was
just
going
to
mention
one
thing
before
that.
Well,
a
couple
of
things:
the
ordinance
was
released
via
press
release
to
the
media
and
the
public
last
wednesday,
in
advance
of
which
is
earlier
than
typical,
because
it
was
in
advance
of
the
release
of
the
agenda
for
the
evening
and
then
also
ordinances
by
ordinance
are
not
required
to
have
public
hearings,
and
we
chose
to
have
one
on
this
ordinance
to
take
in
the
feedback
and
then
take
feedback
from
council.
K
I
F
Adamer,
I
would
just
also
add
that
I
appreciate
council
member
will
it's
question
about
a
public
hearing.
My
personal
view
is
that
we
did
the
public
hearing.
We
found
new
information
that
guided
us
in
a
new
direction
that
I
don't
think
another
public
hearing
would
guide
us
in
a
different
direction.
I
think
we
would
get
the
same
information
from
that
one,
and
so
I
feel
comfortable
moving
it
straight
to
the
schedule.
Without
a
public
hearing.
A
K
Madam
mayor,
I
won't
be
supporting
the
motion
and
my
the
reasons
we've
already
talked
about
them
a
lot.
We
don't
need
to
do
it
again,
but
I'm
not
sure
this
complies
with
idaho
state
law.
I'm
not
sure
it
really
targets
correctly.
The
behavior
we're
worried
about
for
me.
If
it's
noise
then
use
a
noise
ordinance,
if
it's
making
sure
people
are
insured,
apply
it
to
all
rentals.
L
Madam
mayor,
I
want
to
echo
that
I
won't
support
the
motion
either
a
couple
of
things.
I
appreciate
council
and
halliburton's
comment
on
a
public
hearing.
I
come
from
a
legislative
background
where
every
time
there's
a
change,
you
get
more
public
feedback,
it
tends
to
slow
things
up,
but
I'm
far
more
comfortable
with
that.
I
understand
that
that's
not
the
case
here
and
that
we've
gone
be
above
and
beyond,
and
I
appreciate
that,
but
I
was
there
like.
L
You
all
were
for
four
hours
and
I
I
wonder
if
we've
hit
the
mark,
I
do
appreciate
everything
that
staff
has
done
to
soften
this.
For
me,
I
just
don't
think
it's
going
to
satisfy
anyone.
I
think
it
doesn't
go
far
enough
for
the
neighborhoods
who
don't
like
this
at
all,
who
don't
like
short-term
rentals
and
for
the
folks
who
are
trying
to
run
their
business,
who
feel
like
this
is
an
extra
step
so
I'll
be
voting
now
come.
G
J
J
J
And
if
not,
if
everyone
is
amazing,
super
hosts
and
everyone
loves
the
short-term
rentals
in
their
neighborhood
and
all
is
good.
Perhaps
we
can
get
rid
of
the
business
license,
but
if
not,
we
will
have
the
information
to
make
that
decision
in
a
way.
That's
not
based
on
anecdotal
evidence,
that's
based
on
fact,
and
data
from
our
public
safety
agencies
combined
with
our
business
licensing
department
in
the
clerk's
office.
So
I
want
to
thank
jamie
for
all
of
her
incredible
work,
taking
all
of
our
concerns
and
jen
in
our
legal
department.
J
That
is
being
adopted
by
many
of
our
sister
cities
throughout
the
state
of
idaho,
for
the
very
same
reasons
that
we
are,
and
hopefully
we
can
come
up
with
a
solution
where
folks
can
operate
their
businesses
within
neighborhoods,
neighborhoods
aren't
negatively
impacted
and
everyone
can
have
the
same
opportunity.
So
thank
you.
I
appreciate
it
and
I'll
be
supporting
motion.
I
You,
I
will
be
very
short,
but
I
just
wanted
to
add.
While
I
appreciate
council
member
beijing's
concerns,
and
certainly
council
member
willets,
I
trust
that
our
legal
department
has
given
us
good
advice
on
this
in
terms
of
the
legality
of
the
ordinance.
I
trust
that
the
definition
of
short-term
marketplace
includes
vendors
and
not
the
marketplace
at
large,
and
I
also
trust
that
this
council
will
be
very
diligent
in
reviewing
this
ordinance
at
the
six
month
and
potentially
a
year
review
period
to
ensure
that
it
is
doing
what
we
expected
it
to
and
make
adjustments.
K
D
I'm
proposing
a
three-step
process.
The
first
is
to
seek
approval
and
authorization
on
council
agendas
with
general
information
and
estimated
costs.
I
put
an
example
here,
but
you'll
notice,
as
we
emerge
out
of
covid
you'll,
have
quite
a
few
on
your
six
o'clock
agenda.
If
you
want
to
see
some
real
world
examples
of
the
approval
and
authorization,
those
costs
are
estimated
cost
step.
D
The
current
breakdown
is
meals,
lodging
travel,
transport
fees
miscellaneous
with
the
travel
dates,
the
destination
and
the
reasons
for
the
travel
and
then
step
three
which
has
always
been
in
place
and
actually
steve,
is
in
the
audience
who
runs
the
office
of
internal
audit
would
continue
to
audit
travel
expenditures
and
provide
reports.
I
know
I
received
those
reports
and
I
think
the
members
of
that
oversight
committee
do
as
well.
So
that
is
the
proposal
I
have
in
front
of
you
today.
A
A
A
A
N
N
The
center
opened
and
it
was
met
with
enthusiasm
from
our
community
and
a
variety
of
segments
of
our
population
turned
up.
We
really
thought
that
fourth,
through
sixth
graders,
would
be
our
main
audience,
but
we
saw
everybody
coming
through
the
door
pre-k
through
gray
and
through
that
many
years
later,
we've
offered
thousands
of
water
renewal
facility
tours
countless
programs
and
really
inspired
this
next
generation
to
care
and
protect
our
water
resources.
N
Now
to
date,
we
have
educated
over
275
000
people
through
the
programs
and
exhibits
it's
roughly
about
27
000
people
annually
and
those
are
pre-covered
numbers.
It's
also
important
to
note
that,
since
the
capital
campaign
that
the
non-profit
held
in
2005
through
2007,
they
switched
their
fundraising
model
to
raising
awareness
and
raising
funds
for
one
exhibit
at
a
time
and
through
that
process
they
were
met
with
a
lot
of
challenges.
N
N
The
three
pillars
of
the
watershed
education
center
are
really
the
public
art,
the
exhibits
and
the
programming,
and
I
wanted
to
provide
you
with
a
snapshot
of
our
current
programming
that
we
offer.
We
initially
set
up
our
programs
very
similar
to
our
other
boise
environmental
education
partners,
foothills
learning
center
and
bugs,
and
so
we
tend
to
see
a
lot
large
audience
of
k
through
12
field
trip,
students
coming
through
the
doors
as
well
as
college
students,
and
the
reason
for
that
is.
N
N
In
the
last
two
years,
we've
been
able
to
pivot
to
virtual
education
and
offering
webinars
as
well
as
virtual
field
trips,
and
so
now
we're
at
the
point
where
we
are
poised
with
our
programming
to
really
kind
of
launch
the
the
new
water
and
climate
science
center.
We're
really
excited
about
this
project.
M
As
cindy
and
I
and
the
team
were
digging
in
and
have
been
working
on
this,
it
was
incredibly
important
to
us
that
we,
we
kind
of
never
lose
sight
of
the.
Why?
What's
the
big
picture?
Why
now
why
this
work?
Why
this
project-
and
we
included
those
in
your
memo,
but
we
thought
we'd
spend
a
little
bit
of
time
here,
just
expounding
on
those.
So
the
first
one
is,
as
you
all
know,
the
city
passed
the
climate
action
roadmap
last
year
that
really
set
bold
carbon
neutrality
goals
for
our
city.
M
Second,
I
think
it's
incredibly
important
to
remember
that
when
we
talk
about
climate
change,
it's
it's
what
it
means
to
to
us
what
it
means
to
boiseans
what
it
means
to
the
treasure
valley
and
to
our
city,
and
so
several
years
ago,
the
city
of
boise
engaged
with
boise
state
university
with
the
university
of
idaho
and
the
langdon
group
to
to
really
research.
What
are
the
specific
climate
impacts
to
our
city
and
to
our
region,
and
out
of
that,
research
came
the
realization
that
there's
eight
climate
impacts
specifically
identified
for
our
region.
M
M
Furthermore,
it
continues
to
elevate
the
city
of
boise
as
a
regional
and
national
leader
around
climate
and
water
management.
The
city's
made
incredible
strides
already
and
is
viewed
already
as
a
leader
on
both
of
these
topics,
and
we
really
view
this
as
a
way
to
continue
to
elevate
that
role
to
continue
to
bring
on
new
partnerships
to
open
new
doors.
M
New
opportunities
cindy
will
mention
here
recently
our
work
with
nasa
and
the
opportunity
that
this
is
this
work
has
provided
us
and
it's
really
exciting,
as
we
move
forward
next
we'd
never
want
to
lose
that
that
community
connection
to
our
water
management.
So,
as
madam
mayor
mentioned,
when
water
goes
down
the
drain,
when
it's
flushed,
we
have
an
obligation
to
continue
that
education
with
our
community.
M
The
work
that
water
renewal
services,
public
works
in
the
city
of
boise
do
in
treating
that
water
cleaning
that
water,
but
perhaps
most
importantly,
where
that
water
currently
ends
up
in
the
boise
river.
We
hear
time
and
time
again
that
the
boise
river
is
the
lifeblood
of
our
city
and
to
ensure
that
we
continue
to
protect
and
enhance
the
river.
This
work
that
the
watershed
has
been
doing
and
will
continue
to
do
is,
is
paramount,
and
then,
lastly,
just
really
looking
at
it.
N
A
year
ago,
we
started
to
work
with
a
local
architect
and
also
an
exhibit
design
firm
to
really
gather
some
community
input
on
what
the
water
and
climate
center
could
contain
and
as
we
were,
it
resulted
in
a
vision
book
which
was
included
in
your
packet,
and
so
I
hope
you
get
a
chance
to
look
through
here.
It's
very
visually
pleasing
and
really
exciting
to
see
the
potential
direction
that
we
could
take
with
the
center.
N
Through
the
six-month
process,
we
did
engage
with
a
couple
of
stakeholder
groups.
One
was
a
set
of
families
that
frequent
the
watershed,
so
we
got
some
input
from
children
and
their
parents,
and
the
other
was
a
group
comprised
of
education
and
climate,
aware
individuals
in
our
community
and
so
taking
their
feedback.
We
were
able
to
build
the
vision
for
the
center
into
this
vision
book.
N
Additionally,
behind
the
scenes
for
the
last
year,
we've
been
working
on
our
climate
education
programming.
As
colin
mentioned.
One
of
our
new
partnerships
is
with
nasa's
earth
to
sky
team,
a
team
from
idaho,
including
a
watershed
staff
member
we're
the
very
first
cohort
to
go,
get
trained
at
nasa's
goddard
science
center
to
really
learn
climate
communication
strategies
and
to
bring
that
back
to
idaho,
k-12
teachers
and
informal
educators
and
that
actually
resulted
in
an
education
workshop.
That's
happening
this
week
at
the
watershed.
N
Finally
we'll
be
working
on
developing
a
youth
climate
summit,
which
will
gather
teens
in
our
community
to
come
together
and
discuss
local
issues
and
local
solutions.
Additionally,
at
the
watershed
we
have
an
employment
opportunity
for
teens
who
would
like
to
work
on
gaining
environmental
education
experience,
and
we
call
that
the
watershed
action
team
program.
N
Finally,
in
terms
of
new
programming
this
past
year,
the
watershed
secured
a
forty
thousand
dollar
grant
from
the
idaho
stem
action
center
to
develop
climate
science
programming
for
k
through
12
and
informal
educators,
and
that
will
also
result
in
a
teacher
workshop,
a
webinar
series
collecting
climate
stories
from
our
community
members,
as
well
as
an
event
for
the
public.
So
we're
super
excited
about
the
development
of
our
programs,
and
that
really
goes
in
tandem
with
the
vision
for
the
exhibit.
N
So
next
I'd
like
to
share
a
couple
of
pages
from
the
vision
book.
First,
the
project
goals,
there's
four
overarching
goals
that
we've
determined
first.
We
hope
that
the
exhibits
will
capture
a
wider
range
of
visitors.
As
I
mentioned,
they
were
originally
developed
for
the
fourth
through
sixth
grade
audience,
based
upon
their
curriculum.
N
N
We've
looked
at
potential
themes
for
the
new
exhibits
and
have
narrowed
those
down
to
these
four
one.
Water,
meaning
water,
has
been
on
earth
for
billions
of
years
and
will
continue
to
cycle.
But
it's
up
to
us
to
be
stewards
of
that
water,
and
so
we
will
be
showing
and
engaging
people
with
the
city's
water
renewal
facility,
as
well
as
water,
reuse
and
looking
at
our
role
in
the
urban
water
cycle.
N
Additionally,
with
new
exhibits
could
come
the
opportunity
to
make
some
improvements
to
the
space
for
visitor
flow
and
visitor
enhancement,
and
so
these
are
potential
opportunities,
such
as
a
wide
end,
entryway
a
space
for
orienting
our
visitors,
the
flow
going
around
the
exhibit
hall
could
include
some
young
learner
stations,
in
addition,
an
enhanced
theater
system.
So
these
are
all
possibilities
that
could
come
along
with
the
exhibit
project.
N
We
are
currently
marked
where
the
blue
arrow
is
between
that
discovery,
phase
and
the
exhibit
design,
and
so
we're
poised
to
begin
a
deeper
stakeholder
engagement
and
gathering
input
from
our
community
as
to
what
types
of
exhibits
and
what
issues
matter
to
them
most
and
then
really
going
out
for
an
rfq
for
the
exhibit
designer
and
getting
an
opportunity
to
shape
those
exhibits.
That
may
be
up
to
a
12-month
process
of
design
following
that
would
be
going
out
for
an
exhibit
fabricator,
and
that
too,
could
be
six
to
12
months
in
production.
M
So
I'll,
just
briefly
go
over
the
the
funding
for
this
project.
As
you
can
see
on
your
screen
there,
it's
split
between
two
years
fiscal
year,
22
at
1.57
million
and
really
what
that
covers
is,
as
cindy
mentioned,
the
the
vision
book
taking
that
work
and
then
finishing
how
we
conceptualize
that
and
bring
that
to
a
final
design
of
what
these
exhibits
will
actually
look
like
feel
like
how
they
will
what
what
they
will
do.
What
the
interactive
features
are
incredibly
important
as
well
as
that
second
bullet
there.
M
What
what
cindy-
and
I
discovered
in
talking
with
stakeholders
and
other
partners
in
this
space-
is
that
sometimes
what
they've
seen
it,
perhaps
a
misstep
or
an
error
would
be
you
know,
conceptualizing
finalizing
the
design
and
then
going
out
and
building
full-scale
exhibits,
and
so
one
thing
that
they
really
encouraged
us
to
do
and
that
we
take
very
seriously
is
the
the
effort
of
prototyping.
So
you
know
ensuring
that
we
have
some
smaller
exhibits
so
that
we
can
actually
test.
M
We
can
see,
we
can
watch
folks
interact
and
we
can
learn,
perhaps
there's
ones
that
just
didn't
hit
the
mark.
Perhaps
there's
interactivity
that
we
didn't,
you
know,
think
would
happen.
Perhaps
there's
others
that
stand
out.
So
we
want
to
ensure
that
the
exhibits
that
we
bring
forward
are
appropriate
and
accessible
and
engaging
in
the
way
that
we
had
intended.
So
you'll
see
that
prototyping
there.
M
Additionally,
community
engagement
as
we
as
cindy
mentioned
throughout
this
project,
is
incredibly
important
so
that
community
members
stakeholders
are
able
to
provide
ongoing
input
and
help
us
shape
not
only
the
exhibits.
But
what
the
center
looks
like
in
the
future,
then
you
can
see
fiscal
year
23
at
3.38
million,
and
that's
really
the
bulk
of
the
work
for
construction
installation
not
only
of
the
exhibits
but
it,
but
as
cindy
mentioned
kind
of
the
overhaul
of
the
center.
M
So
I'll,
just
briefly
go
over
some
next
steps.
So,
as
cindy
mentioned
that
one
of
the
most
immediate
next
steps
for
council
to
affirm
the
direction
would
be
to
to
put
out
an
rfq
and
start
looking
for
an
exhibit
designer
to
make
sure
that
we
have
someone
that
is
excited
about
the
project.
Someone
that
you
know
is
a
good
mesh
for
the
city
and
the
work
that
we're
doing
here.
M
Additionally,
we'd
look
to
bring
on
an
architect
that
can
help
with
the
space
planning
a
lot
of
the
work
that
actually
needs
to
be
done
within
the
watershed
to
accommodate
those
space.
Improvements
you'll
see
ongoing
engagement
with
our
community
and
stakeholders
throughout
this
process,
and
one
of
the
other
items
that
I
wanted
to
touch
on
was
was
the
ongoing
building
of
programming.
M
Certainly
the
center
and
exhibits
are
nothing
without
the
people
and
the
programming
that
go
along
with
that.
The
education
and
and
cindy
and
her
team
have
been
really
really
working
hard
on
bringing
that
programming
up
to
reflect
the
new
mission,
the
new
vision
and
ensuring
that
that's
in
line
and
with
the
expectations
of
our
visitors,
so
that
work
will
also
be
ongoing.
M
I
I
think
as
cindy
and
I
and
the
team
have
been
working
through
this.
A
couple
of
things
really
like
have
have
been
front
and
center
throughout
this
work,
and
that's
just
the
the
number
of
of
boiseans
and
people
reached
every
year.
As
cindy
mentioned,
nearly
30
000
people
reached
every
year
and
you
can
imagine
the
ripple
effects
that
that
has
on
our
community
of
folks
learning
the
importance
of
conservation
of
climate
action
of
water
management
and
and
that
grows
every
single
year.
So
we
just
see
this
as
an
unbelievable
opportunity.
M
I
think
next
is
just
the
fact
that
we
we
wrestle
a
lot
with
climate
change.
I
think
it
can
also
feel
very
ethereal
feel
very
far
away,
and
so
this
presents
an
unbelievable
opportunity
to
make
that
real
to
make
that
tangible,
something
that,
whether
it's
I
love
the
term
from
pre-k
to
gray.
You
know
any
of
our
audiences
can
come
and
interact
and
touch
and
feel
and
wrestle
with
some
of
these
topics.
M
You
all,
as
council,
certainly
read
a
lot
of
memos
on
on
climate
and
on
water
management,
which
can
offer,
which
can
often
be
very
technical
as
they
should
be,
but
this
this
is
a
way
that
brings
our
community
community
members
into
the
fold
into
the
incredible
work
that
we
do
in
a
way
that's
genuine
and
in
a
way,
that's
impactful
to
their
work.
So
with
that,
madam
mayor
and
city
council
will
gladly
stand
for
questions.
K
I
mean
well,
I
love
the
watershed
and
I
know
so
many
people
whose
kids
love
it
always
kind
of
cracks
me
up
because
like
if
these
kids
love
it-
and
I
love
it,
what
does
it
say
about
me?
But
that's
a
separate
thing.
I'm
excited
to
see
the
timeline.
I'm
excited
to
see
this
coming
together.
We've
been
talking
about
it
for
a
little
while
I
like
the
dynamic,
interactive
exhibits.
I
really
love
that
we're
incorporating
climate,
and
I
just
like
everything
that
I've
seen
here
and
I
think
it's
fantastic.
So
thank
you.
G
G
He
reaches
out
to
the
duck
valley,
indian
reservation.
He
reaches
out
to
the
folks
at
fort
hall,
who
are
the
descendants
of
the
original
inhabitants
of
the
boise
valley.
He
he
includes
people
who
are
behind
bars
and
counts
them
as
members
of
our
community.
So
for
that,
I'm
really
grateful
to
to
his
vision,
and
I
just
would
like
to
copy
jimmy
a
little
bit
about
that
as
we
do
this
type
of
work.
G
To
remember
that,
although
the
descendants
of
the
original
inhabitants
of
the
boise
valley
may
not
all
live
here,
that
we
should
think
of
them,
especially
when
we're
working
on
this
type
of
education,
so
I
would
encourage
folks
to
perhaps
include
those
folks
as
stakeholders
in
this
work.
I
was
disappointed
to
see
that
jillian
putra
was
not
appointed
to
the
boise
open
space
in
clean
water
advisory
committee
and
I'm
hoping
that
when
we
find
people
who
have
that
ancestry
and
are
interested
in
participating
that
we
find
space
for
them
to
participate.
G
J
Thank
you,
colin.
One
thing
that
I
didn't
hear
reflected
in
the
budget
piece
was
the
one
percent
for
art.
I
believe
that
that
was
part
of
our
discussion
when
we
were
talking
about
the
overall
water
renewal
system
upgrades
as
far
as
what
that
one
percent
for
art
would
mean
and
where
we
were
going
to
invest
that,
can
you
cover
that
a
little
bit
or
you
can
just
tell
me
that
I'm
completely
wrong
and
I'm
remembering
incorrectly
either
one.
M
Well,
madam
mayor
yeah,
first
councilman
remember
beijing.
Thank
you
for
your
comment.
Councilmember
sanchez
appreciate
that
very
much,
and
I
took
some
notes
so
we'll
absolutely
work
on
that
council
member
woodings
to
address
your
no
you're,
not
you're,
not
off
at
all.
I
think
cindy
mentioned
the
percent
for
art
program
and
the
public
works
arts
master
plan
which
was
passed
just
recently,
and
so
what
that
will
entail
is
really
a
a
well
thought
out.
M
Scoped
over
you
know
it
was
built
over
a
year
or
two
a
plan
of
how
we
incorporate
public
art
and
one
of
the
things
that
cindy
myself
steve
have
been
talking
about
is
while
it's,
while
it's
wonderful,
that
we
have
the
largest
concentration
of
public
art
in
the
state
of
idaho.
At
the
watershed,
we
also
want
to
focus
on
getting
art
into
the
community
more
so,
rather
than
centralizing
it
or,
I
guess,
an
and
or
rather
than
centralizing
it
there.
M
How
do
we
expand
that
access
the
the
ability
for
other
folks
to
be
able
to
enjoy
that
public
art
if
they
don't
make
it
to
the
watershed?
So,
yes,
I
think
going
forward
councilmember
as
we
continue
to
look
at
how
we
implement
implement
the
public
works
arts
plan
that
that
perfect,
that
percent
for
our
funding
will
become
more
clear
cindy.
I
don't
know
if
you
have
anything
to
add.
J
J
F
Vladimir,
like
the
rest
of
my
council
members,
I'm
ex
really
excited
to
see
this
happen
and
to
see
it
moving
at
a
pretty
quick
pace.
Couple
things
pre-k
to
gray
might
only
get
you
to
39
years
old,
so
you
might
have
to
might
have
to
change
that.
My
question
is
about
the
non-profit,
that's
dissolving,
and
if
that
has
any
effect
on
operations
or
if
that
has
any
impact
or
if
it's
separate
enough
from
the
watershed
that
it
really
doesn't
have
a
large
impact.
L
I
I
M
M
Just
was
kind
of
the
ebb
and
flow
of
board
engagement
around
that,
as
as
cindy
mentioned,
with
the
loss
of
a
of
an
executive
director.
That
being
said
so,
both
cindy-
and
I
met
with
the
friends
of
the
zoo
and
the
friends
of
the
library
to
explore
those
models,
a
little
bit
more
council
member
clegg
in
direct
response
to
that
question,
and
I
think
nothing
is
off
the
table
going
forward.
M
I
Thank
you.
It
does
I'm
glad
to
hear
you're
exploring
those
other
models.
I
would,
I
would
say
that,
just
because
this
particular
model
at
this
particular
time
isn't
working
doesn't
mean
that
community
engagement
isn't
there
in
this
arena.
I
think
it
probably
is,
in
fact
I
know
it
is
from
past
experience,
or
at
least
it
used
to
be
so
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
you're
keeping
all
those
options
open.
If
we're
going
to
make
this
effort
sustainable,
I
think
we'll
need
all
hands
on
deck
and
I
think
that
does
include
the
community.
A
M
C
M
A
B
Yeah,
thank
you
so,
as
you
said
so,
once
a
year,
brt
comes
here
to
give
us
an
annual
update
of
their
progress
and
performance
metrics
over
the
last
year.
We'll
follow
this
up.
It's
usually
a
two-step
process
with
that
update
and
then
we'll
come
back
and
have
a
public
hearing,
probably
next
month
and
to
look
forward
to
the
funding
for
the
next
year.
So
with
that
I'll
pass
it
off
to
stephen.
O
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
members
of
the
council,
glad
to
be
here.
My
name
is
stephen
hunt:
development,
director
of
valley,
regional
transit.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
greg
eisenberg
who's,
also
in
the
audience
he's
the
general
manager
for
valley,
regional
transit
services
in
ada,
county
and
responsible
for
many
of
the
improvements
that
I'm
going
to
speak
to
in
a
minute.
O
So,
first
of
all
the
topic
tonight
we
have
three
things
that
we
want
to
cover.
One
is
just
going
over
the
accomplishments
that
vrt
was
able
to
do
in
fy21,
as
well
as
look
at
the
performance,
transit
service
performance
for
fy21,
and
then
we'll
also
look
a
little
forward
into
the
strategic
objectives
of
fy
23
and
the
transportation
development
plan
or
tdp.
O
So
fy21
was
a
year
full
of
planning
projects
and
and
activities
we
launched.
We
began
with
completing
the
the
charging
equipment
and
infrastructure
at
the
orchard
maintenance
yard,
as
well
as
launching
our
first
battery
electric
vehicles.
We
receive
four
of
those
vehicles
and
continue
to
make
improvements
on
the
charging
infrastructure.
That's
out
at
orchard,
we're
working
on
a
couple
of
manufacturing
issues
there
and
once
those
are
resolved,
we
will
receive
the
rest
of
the
12
battery
electric
buses
that
are
on
order
from
proterra.
O
O
O
The
other
planning
activities
that
occurred
in
fy21
include
several
key
steps
in
improving
the
state
street
corridor.
There's
the
state
street
transit
operational
analysis
or
the
state
street
toa,
which
reviewed
a
number
of
assumptions
related
to
transit
service
along
state
street.
We
also,
and
the
outcome
of
that
was
a
list
of
projects
or
portfolio
projects
that
would
be
able
to
roll
right
into
construction
or
funding
as
those
as
those
projects
were
better
defined.
O
O
We
have
gone
back
to
that
same
grand
plan
as
we
look
at
funding
strategies
for
fy22,
which
we'll
speak
to
a
little
bit
later
on.
We
also
have
been
making
improvements
in
the
orchard
facility
master
plan.
So
this
is
a
study
that
looks
at
all
of
the
all
of
the
electrical
and
other
facility
needs
that
we
have
out
of
the
orchard
facility,
the
orchard
maintenance
yard
out.
O
Next
to
the
airport
and
that's
a
critical
piece
of
infrastructure
for
the
electrifying
of
the
rest
of
the
fleet,
as
well
as
expansion
of
the
transit
network
transit
fleet,
as
we
continue
to
grow
services
in
innate
accounting.
So
that
plan
will
guide
investments
over
the
next
20
plus
years
and
identify
where,
when
and
under
what
conditions,
we
might
need
to
look
to
either
expand
that
facility
further
or
even
find
an
additional
an
additional
maintenance
facility.
O
The
fairview
corridor
is
one
of
the
three
best-in-class
premium
corridors
in
ada
county
and
we
commissioned
a
study
to
look
at
the
passenger
amenities
that
would
need
to
be
done
on
the
fairview
corridor,
similar
to
the
state
street
toa.
That
project
resulted
in
an
essentially
a
list
of
projects.
That
study
resulted
in
a
list
of
projects
that
we'd
be
able
to
go
out
and
make
improvements
on
to
to
bring
that
quarter
up
to
the
best
in
class
or
premium
levels
of
services
and
amenity
standards
through
the
guidance
of
the
vrt
board.
O
We
also
commissioned
a
bus,
stop
typology
study
in
fy21,
which
looked
at
how
we
could
improve
the
visibility
of
of
transit
by
increasing
the
visibility
of
the
bus
stops,
as
well
as
the
passenger
information
that's
available
to
bus
stops
as
well
as
amenities
that
would
make
it
more
attractive
and
easier
to
ride.
So
you're
talking
about
shelters
and
benches
and
trip
information
at
the
bus
stops
real-time
information
potentially
and
lighting
everything
that
could
make
that
that
trip
more
convenient.
O
We
also
looked
at
the
happy
day,
transit
center,
which
is
our
maintenance
facility
in
canyon,
county
and
similar
to
the
orchard
facility.
We
needed
to
look
at
what
types
of
improvements
would
need
to
be
made
at
that
facility
over
time.
It
has
some
more
urgent
near-term
needs,
including
replacing
the
roof,
but
we
also
are
looking
at
how
that
facility
grows
and
transitions
into
supporting
an
electric
fleet
as
well
over
time,
and
that
was
another
study
that
was
completed
in
fy21.
O
O
Those
began
in
fy
20,
and
this
this
chart
illustrates
a
couple
of
main
points
that
I
want
to.
I
want
to
make
first,
the
number
one
there
that
was
in
january
of
2020
that
was
january
of
2020
was
one
of
the
first
months
that
we'd
had
growth
over
the
previous
year
in
2019,
so
we
saw
ridership
growing
coming
out
of
some
of
the
changes
that
we
had
made
in
2019
and
and
we're
excited
about
the
so
the
service
editions
that
we've
been
making.
O
We
were
starting
to
see
some
growth
out
of
that
and
then
immediately
after
that,
in
february,
covet
began
by
march,
we
were
seeing
significant
drops
in
ridership.
We
we
suspended
fares
in
order
to
help
maintain
distance
on
the
bus
and
and
minimize
any
transmission
of
covid
that
ridership
decline
continued
through
the
rest
of
fy20.
O
O
In
november
by
february
of
2021,
we
reached
the
lowest
point
in
ridership
that
we've
seen
since
covet
began.
Since
then,
we've
seen
ridership
begin
to
grow
back
up
in
in
may
of
2021.
We
ran
our
main
motion
campaign
where
we
again
offer
fair
free
free
free
fares
for
the
month
of
may,
in
a
way
to
encourage
people
to
come
back
to
transit,
show
and
illustrate
the
number
of
things
we've
done
to
make
traveling
by
public
transportation
safe.
O
However,
by
november
of
21,
we
did
see
the
first
month
over
year,
growth
and
riderships
of
november
was
the
first
month
that
we
had
seen
monthly
ridership
exceeded
the
previous
months
with
the
previous
year's
monthly
ridership.
So
november
of
21
was
more
than
november
of
2020,
and
that
was
the
first
time
that
that
had
happened
since
actually
coveted
began.
O
So
one
more
quick
slide
on
that
mentioned.
The
february
21
was
the
low
point
in
ridership.
If
we
track
ridership
from
that
point,
you
can
see
that,
although
it's
been
bumpy,
there's
been
a
steady
increase
in
in
ridership
since
fy
since
february
of
21.,
we
haven't
seen
return
a
return
to
the
pre-covert
numbers
by
any
means,
but
we
are
encouraged
that
we've
probably
seen
the
bottom
of
the
ridership
impacts
of
of
covid
and
will
are
we're
developing
plans
to
have
a
stronger
public
campaign
around
bringing
people
back
to
to
transit.
O
So,
looking
now
at
specific
ridership
for
fy21,
when
we
were
here
last
year,
it
was
almost
exactly
a
year
ago
we
talked
about
fy2020s,
ridership
and
surprisingly,
because
of
a
number
of
reasons,
it
was
actually
higher
than
fy19
and
we
promised
that
fy20
is
where
you
would
see
the
impacts
of
covet.
In
fact,
you
see
that
so
all
the
routes,
except
for
one
side,
ridership
decline
and
significant
decline
at
that
the
the
routes
10
and
28.
O
I
wanted
to
speak
to
specifically
because
those
two
support
boise
high
school
and
frank
church,
high
school
and
those
you
see
were
more
than
40
down.
I
believe
that
a
lot
of
that
was
due
to
some
of
the
remote
learning
that
was
occurring
and
during
the
21,
the
2021
school
year.
We
expect
to
see
that
ridership
come
back
this
year.
O
O
O
O
O
This
one
looks
at
individual
routes,
on-time
performance
by
all
day
and
building
on
the
changes
that
we've
seen
the
improvements
we've
seen
in
on-time
performance,
since
fy
19,
since
most
of
the
routes
saw
significant
improvements
in
on-time
performance.
All
routes
are
now
above
80
on
time
all
day,
which
is
which
is
significant
back
in
fy
19.
O
The
average,
I
think
was
the
the
average
all-day
performance
was
in
the
70s.
So
this
is
a
significant
improvement
to
have
all
routes
above
our
previous
average
in
19..
12
of
the
18
routes
are
above
90
on
time,
and
the
bottom
25
threshold
is
is
all
the
way
up
at
88.
So
we've
seen
some
really
dramatic
improvements
in
on-time
performance
throughout
the
day.
O
O
We
were
asked
to
also
look
at
the
the
peak
hour
on
time
performance,
not
just
the
all-day
on-time
performance,
and
so
what
you
see
here
is
actually
the
the
top
and
bottom
performance
performers
related
to
the
pm
peak
hour.
So
there
are
two
peaks
that
we
talk
about.
The
am
commute
and
the
pm
commute
pm
commute
is
typically
the
one
that
where
we
see
the
highest
or
the
lowest
on
time
performance
with
the
highest
on-time
performance
problems,
and
even
so
with
that
only
one
route
was
below
80.
O
So
next
I
want
to
to
transition
to
I'm
going
to
have
one
quick
slide
on
current
year
priorities,
but
then
also
looking
at
2023
and
the
tdp
strategic
objectives.
So
this
current
year,
fy22
just
wanted
to
highlight
the
initiatives
that
we've
got
going
on
this
year.
We
are
continuing
that
stage:
street
transit
operational
analysis
that
should
wrap
up
before
the
end
of
this
quarter.
O
We
will
be
proposing
or
preparing
a
transportation
development
plan
that
looks
at
both
service
and
capital
improvements
over
the
next
five
years,
so
that
would
be
for
23
through
27,
and
so
we've
been
working
with
our
partners
on
identifying
transit
priorities
in
ada
and
canyon
county
mention
the
bus
stop
typology
study
that
will
also
wrap
up
this
year
and
we
kicked
off
a
study
of
public
transportation
in
cuna.
There's
been
growing
support
from
this,
the
kuna
city
council,
on
on
public
transportation
connections.
O
Covid-
and
that
is
first
ensuring
that
the
agency
has
the
the
ability
to
continue
operating
existing
services
and
be
resilient
towards
any
kind
of
impacts.
That
may
come
our
way.
We
have
a
priority
of
maintaining
our
assets
in
a
state
of
good
repair.
So
that's
something
that
we've
been
focusing
on
with
all
of
our
partners
to
ensure
that
we
have
vehicles
that
that
operate
and
and
our
assets
are
are
in
good
condition
and
then
our
third
priority
would
be
looking
at
making
those
improvements
to
access
to
transit.
O
So
a
lot
of
the
elements
that
are
identified
against
h3,
toa
and
other
transit
corridor
investments
to
make
it
easier
for
people
to
to
get
to
and
from
transit.
That's
actually
been
something
that
we
talk
a
lot
about
with
all
of
our
constituents,
whether
that's
folks
who
are
in
wheelchairs
or
what
or
ambulatory
or
cyclists.
How
do
we
improve
that
connectivity
to
transit
and
then
finally,
also
resuming
the
service
enhancements?
We
had
planned
through
valley,
connect,
2.0
and
that
we
were
discussing
before
before
covet.
O
Then,
just
to
close,
where
we
are
in
the
in
the
development
process.
First
quarter,
we
spent
some
time
working
with
our
with
our
stakeholders
to
identify
the
investment
priorities
for
them
and
review
assumptions
of
what
needed
to
be
addressed
over
the
coming
years.
This
quarter
we're
going
to
really
be
looking
at
developing
that
draft.
A
F
Ahead
council,
member
yeah
stephen,
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
Transportation
presentations
aren't
always
the
most
exciting
things
in
the
world,
so
I
appreciate
you
making
it
digestible
for
everyone.
One
of
the
first
things
that
you
talked
about
was
some
of
the
success
you
had
with
on-demand
transit
and
caldwell,
and
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
just
inform
us
a
little
bit
more
of
what
that
was.
Who
was
using
it
like
how?
How
does
the
on
demand
service
work
and
why
was
it
successful
in
caldwell.
O
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
councilmember,
holly
burton
the
the
benefits
that
we've
seen
from
the
on-demand
transition
in
canyon.
County
has
been
really
opening
up
new
places
that
hadn't
had
service
to
having
access
to
service
and
the
one
kind
of
most
explicit
example
is
the
idaho
job
corps
which
currently
was
off
of
a
fixed
route
service.
O
It's
in
an
awkward
place
to
get
to
has
become
one
of
our
highest
trip,
generators
in
canyon,
county
and
it's
it's
an
important
facility
for
us
to
be
providing
transit
service
to
as
it's
helping
individuals
get
on
a
career
track,
and
we've
had
a
great
relationship
with
them,
which
is
developing
into
potentially
additional
resources
to
expand
transit
service
out
there.
That's
that's
the
flavor
of
the
improvements
that
we
see
with
on
demand
or
the
value
of
it.
O
Its
challenges
are
in.
How
do
you
make
sure
that
it's
accessible
to
as
many
people
as
possible?
I,
it
certainly
has
creates
new
barriers
that
weren't
that
aren't
there
with
fixed
route
you
have
to.
You,
do
have
to
find
a
way
to
book
the
trip,
so
you
either
have
to
call
you
have
to
have
a
phone
yeah.
F
O
I
I
Beyond
that,
as
I
look
at
what
I
see
in
our
service
portfolio,
it's
clear
that
the
emerald
route
is
well
used,
despite
some
barriers,
lack
of
frequency,
for
instance.
It's
also
clear
that
the
broadway
route
has
lost,
maybe
the
most
consistent
use,
and
I
wonder
if
you
could
speak
to
those
two
one.
What
do
you
foresee
in
connecting
the
emerald
route,
maybe
more
fully
to
some
of
our
best
in
class
or
figuring
out
ways
to
bring
it
closer
to
best
in
class
and
on
broadway?
Maybe
talking
about
what
are
the
barriers
there?
I
O
Madam
mayor,
thank
you
councilmember
clegg,
so,
first
related
to
the
emerald
route.
It
has
long
been
one
of
the
more
productive
routes
in
the
system.
It
provides
some
important
connections
between
town
square
mall,
st
owls
and
some
of
the
not
shelters,
but
some
of
the
some
of
the
places
that
it
serves
as
it
comes
into
into
downtown
boise
generate
a
lot
of
ridership,
and
so
we
I
mean
our
vision
would
be
to
continue
to
increase
the
that
service.
O
So
it
has
30-minute
all-day
service
because,
right
now
it
has
30-minute
peak
hour
service
and
then
hourly,
mid-day,
potentially
having
it
have
30-minute
saturday
service
would
also
be
really
valuable.
It
it's
a
the
kind
of
service
that
would
be
well
suited
to
support
farmers
markets
that
happen
to
be
along
it
actually
on
a
weekend.
So
there's
a
lot
of
reasons.
Why
that
that
particular
route
has
a
strong
purpose
on
on
the
weekend.
O
As
far
as
the
two
broadway's
concerned,
we
have
been
making
some
improvements
in
span
and
frequency
on
it.
You
mentioned
that
its
ridership
was
down
maybe
more
than
others.
I
I
don't
see
that
necessarily
in
the
in
the
percent
change.
It's
a
it's
down
15
over
fy
20.!
It's
performance
is
middling
in
terms
of
its
productivity,
but
it
continues
to
be,
I
think,
an
important
corridor
both
in
terms
of
productivity
and
in
terms
of
total
number
of
boardings.
O
O
Our
vision,
long
term,
is
that
you
might
be
able
to
cover
that
with
an
additional
route
that
just
stays
on
boise
avenue
all
the
way
through,
instead
of
trying
to
cover
broadway
and
boise
avenue
on
one
route,
but
those
those
are
service
decisions
about
how
much
how
much
resource
we
have
on
individual
routes.
So
I
think
that
would
be
my
response
to
those
two
questions.
I
Oh,
I
can't
get
in
there
so
then
thank
you.
I
I
appreciate
that
info
the
other
question
I
have,
as
I
look
at
some
of
our
other
routes,
which
I
think
are
really
important
to
the
service
model,
to
provide
connections
but
aren't
particularly
they're,
not
terribly
unproductive,
but
they're
not
great
either.
I
O
Mayor
council,
member
clegg,
no,
we
we
continue
to
look
at
ways
that
we
can
improve
the
existing
routes.
I
mentioned
that
we
do
have
some
concepts
for
ways
that
we
think
we
could
improve
the
8x.
For
example,
it
provides
it's
an
awkward
routing.
The
way
it
is
right
now
we
could
provide
more
direct
service
out
to
the
hp.
The
former
hp
campus,
which
is
important
as
as
the
idaho
state
employment
center
continues
to
grow
out
there.
Providing
two-way,
more
direct
service
is
something
that
we
think
would
would
benefit
that
route.
O
It's
it's
a
poor
performing
route.
The
other
one
that
shows
up
on
there
is
is
the
four
roosevelt
route
is
another
one
that
we
think
could.
Potentially
you
can
make
some
changes
to
that
might
improve
it.
It
provides
some
some
duplication
as
it
comes
into
town
we
you
might
be
able
to.
I
mean
yes,
we
continue
to
look
at
different
ways
to
to
make
improvements
to
existing
services,
certainly,
and
we
feel
that
there
are
some
opportunities
both
in
the
central
and
the
west
bench
area.
I
We
don't
necessarily
have
more
money
to
spend,
but
if
we
are
going
to
make
changes,
we
need
to
understand
what
would
be
most
important
to
people,
so
I
bring
all
those
up
so
that
people
hopefully
can
think
about
it
themselves
and
when
we
do
have
that
public
hearing
bring
us
their
thoughts.
Thank
you,
madam
mayor.
O
Automatic
councilmember
sanchez,
that's
a
great
question
and
it's
one
area
that
we
are
looking
to
make
improvements.
In
particular
this
year,
we
we
have
hired
a
another
staff
person
to
help
us
with
that.
Our
challenge
has
always
been
in
staffing
that
the
different
number
of
events
and
locations
that
we
could
do
outreach,
but
we
have
added
staff
to
help
us
with
that.
We
have
made
some,
I
mean.
Oh
we.
O
That's
really
changed
our
ability
to
engage
directly
with
the
public
by
by
having
tablings
or
opportunities
to
engage
with
people
as
they're
using
the
system,
which
is
another
effective
way
of
trying
to
get
the
word
out.
But,
yes,
we
would
like
to
increase
our
presence
at
at
those
neighborhood
associations
and
plan
to
do
so
in
the
future.
G
G
It
takes
her
two
hours
using
our
public
transportation
system
when,
if
she
used
a
vehicle,
it
would
be
a
20-minute
drive,
and
I
just
I
found
that
compelling.
I
really
appreciate
you
highlighting
the
job
core
program
and
how
folks
participating
in
that
program
are
using
the
system.
I
I
would
encourage
more
of
that.
G
You
know
going
to
school
working
and
committing
that
much
effort
to
complete
an
education
to
move
up
in
life
and
and
being
willing
to
commit
two
hours.
Just
in
travel,
I
think,
is
something
to
be
admired
and
would
love
to
hear
from
folks
like
that
about
the
input
that
they
would
give
you
about
how
to
improve
the
system.
O
Madame
councilman
sanchez,
yes,
we
that
cwi
is
one
of
our.
They
sit
on
our
board
and
when
we
reach
out
to
them
frequently
they
are
our
funding
partner
on
on
a
number
of
services.
It
is
a
challenge
to
cover
the
the
entire
treasure
valley,
with
public
transportation
options.
We
just
completed
a
in
the
process
of
completing
a
survey
about
transportation
and
how
things
may
have
changed
since
covid,
and
one
statistic
that
stuck
out
in
my
mind,
was
of
the
people
that
were
surveyed.
L
O
So
because
transit
isn't
linear,
like
you,
don't
every
hour
of
service,
isn't
the
same.
The
more
service
you
put
out
there,
the
more
attractive
it
becomes
and
the
more
ridership
you'll
get
on
a
on
a
per
unit
basis.
So
we
would
expect
that
if
we
were
to
increase
our
service,
we
would
see
an
increase
in
productivity.
So
you
have
a
double
improvement
in
terms
of
ridership.
O
So
is
there
a
specific
number?
You
can
compare
our
ridership,
our
productivity
numbers
to
others.
I
am
trying
I'm
struggling
to
remember
what
exactly
say.
The
average
boardings
per
hour
for
fixed
route
service
in
spokane
is,
I
think,
it's
in
the
20s,
but
and
we're
right
now
in
the
middle
of
covet
at
11.
before
that
we
think
we
were
12
to
13
or
14.,
so
there's
room
to
grow,
but
I
I
would
caution
us
to
think
that
we
that
you
can
somehow
kind
of
like
choke
your
way
into
that
productivity.
F
Then
mayor,
if
there's
time
and
nobody
else
has
anything,
I've
got
one
more
question,
but
if
someone
has
announced
something
I'll,
certainly
leave
it
open
sure.
So
I
know
well,
first
of
all
thank
you
for
for
all
the
work,
all
throughout
coven
keeping
people
healthy,
keeping
people
on
the
bus
getting
the
ridership
there.
F
When
there
was
free
ridership,
there
were
some
higher
amounts
and
people
were
continuing
to
use
it,
and
I
know
that
those
are
just
growing
conversations
as
far
as
transportation,
equity
and
a
guaranteed
right
to
transportation,
we're
starting
to
see
it
in
city
councils
across
the
country,
and
I
expect
that
when
we
have
a
public
hearing,
there
may
be
some
public
testimony
that
talks
with
us
about
that.
I'm
just
curious
your
involvement
in
some
of
those
transportation
equity
discussions
and
if
you
did
see
some
of
those
numbers
stay
higher
because
of
those
free
fares.
O
Councilmember,
excuse
me,
madam
mayor
councilmember,
holly
burton
we,
when
we
did
an
a
fair
analysis
back
in
2019
as
we
were,
because
we
actually
did
a
fair
increase
at
the
beginning
of
fy20.
I
believe
it
was.
We
evaluated
different
options
and
we
looked
at
what
we
thought.
The
impact
of
going
fair
free
would
be,
and
as
best
we
could
tell,
we
would
see
between
a
10
and
13
percent
increase
in
ridership.
O
If
we,
if
we
eliminated
fares,
what
has
been
consistent
as
we've
asked
the
riders
about
like
what
are
the
barriers
to
transit,
the
cost
of
the
service
doesn't
usually
come
up
as
one
of
as
the
highest
need.
What
comes
up
is
the
highest
need
is,
is
the
amount
of
service,
so
it
needs
to
come
more
often,
it
needs
to
go
go
out
later
and
it
needs
to
go
more
places.
O
So,
when
we're
faced
with
the
choice
of
where
do
we
put
our
public
dollars,
do
we
put
our
public
dollars
to
subsidize
fares,
or
do
we
use
it
to
put
out
more
service?
Our
recommendation
has
been,
I
think,
you'll
get
more
ridership
and
even
fares.
If
we
go
ahead
and
put
that
that
public
investment
in
service
levels,
as
opposed
to
offsetting
fair
costs,.
F
I'm
wondering
if,
if
we're
seeing
any
arpa
funding,
I
know
that
we're
working
on
our
rise
grant
together
or
raise
grant
together,
I'm
wondering
if
we're
seeing
anything
coming
forward
that
would
address
some
of
those
equity
issues
as
far
as
payment
goes
through
arpa
through
some
of
the
infrastructure
stuff.
If
there's
a
priority
that
you're
seeing
in
some
of
that
funding,.
O
There
are
increases
in
formula
and
and
competitive
dollars
that
we'll
be
able
to
use
to
help
offset
some
of
some
of
the
general
costs.
How
we
look
at
applying
them
to
say
fares
specifically,
is,
I
think,
is,
is
an
open
question.
At
the
board
we've
we've
reaffirmed
the
importance
of
fares
being
an
important
part
of
a
sustainable
system.
O
It
just
means
that
as
people
use
it
more
you're
able
to
respond
to
that
use
as
opposed
to
if
there
was
no
connection
between
fares
and
well.
If
there
was
no
revenue
from
fares,
then
then
there's
no
direct
response
that
you
can
make,
because
people
use
the
service
more.
So
yes,
in
all
of
the
the
upcoming
funding,
there
is
enough
emphasis
on
on
equity
and
it's
something
that
we
certainly
want
to
do
and
again.
I
think
our
focus
is
on
making
sure
that
we
are
serving
those
populations.