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The May 13, 2002, meeting of the of the Committee of the Whole of the South Bend Common
Council was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Karl King at 3:41 p.m. in the
Council Informal Meeting Room.
Persons in attendance included Council Members Aranowski, Pfeifer, King, Varner, White,
Kirsits and Coleman; Department of Community and Economic Development Director Jon Hunt,
Public Works Director Gary Gilot, TRANSPO Board Members John Leszczynski, Emil "Lucky"
Reznik, Jeannette Molnar, and Rhonda Bradshaw; Citizen Member Khadihah Muhammad, Terry
Bland of the'o11t j U rih111XU,and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney.
Mr. Leszczynski, a member of the TRANSPO Board, stated that annually the members of the
board like to provide an update to the Council since they have four(4) appointments to the Board.
Jeannette Molnar, a member of the TRANSPO Board, then provided a TRANSPO Rider's Guide
to the Council (copy attached) and a copy of the document entitled `TRANSPO-The Year in
Review 2001"(copy attached).
The TRANSPO Board Members then highlighted portions of the handouts.TRANSPO Board
Member Rhonda Bradshaw noted that she is on the Operations Committee and she then reviewed
information on ridership.
In response to questions raised by Council Member Pfeifer it was rioted that there are seventeen
(17) fixed routes. There are 52 buses on these routes, there are 4 Bolt buses and 8
paratransportion vehicles. It was also noted that there are(3) bi-lingual bus drivers.
TRANSPO Board Member Emil "Lucky"Reznik stated that ridership is often not heard from with
regard to their needs. As a result the Board review rider demographics. The elderly and disabled
are chard$ .35. There are many transit issues and the Board reviews a"wish list"to better service
its customers. Mr. Reznik noted that in particular the TRANSPO Board needs to address the needs
of Hispanics. He noted that currently all of their information is printed in English, however they
are looking for new shareholders.
Council Member Pfeifer suggested that the Board review having the busses to service the Karl
King Towers turn into the driveway by the Towers. She noted that she has raised this safety
concern in the past. It was noted that the manager of operations should look into this request. It
was also noted that a partnership arrangement is currently being looked into with regard to bus
service to the Blackthorn area.
There being no further business to come before the Committee, Council Member King adjourned
the meeting at 4:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Council Member Karl King, Chairperson
Committee of the Whole
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