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Councilmember Tim Scott applauded the CNG efforts of TRANSPO and asked how many vehicles they've added to their fleet. Mr. Cangany responded they have nineteen (19) vehicles right now, and three (3) more on the way for 2017. The goal is to increase the fleet by six (6) new vehicles per year. Councilmember Scott asked where the vehicles come from and if Mr. Cangany is happy with them. Mr. Cangany responded the vehicles have been great and they're supplied by a company from Minnesota. Councilmember Randy Kelly said he was curious regarding how creative the entity intends to become regarding increasing revenue potential. Mr. Cangany expressed that the underutilized advertising potential continues to be an opportunity, and they are continuing to look at public - private partnership opportunities. The CNG side will also be an opportunity as gas prices will definitely rise in the future, and will become a revenue opportunity in the future. Councilmember Scott followed -up regarding Mr. Cangany's CNG remarks. Specifically, he asked about a timeline regarding the CNG fast -fill station which is a partnership between the City and TRANSPO. Mr. Cangany responded that project is in the pipeline and they're currently working on a revenue - sharing agreement and consulting FTA on a timeline since it's mainly funded by federal dollars. Councilmember Scott asked if he had an idea of the projected number of customers. Mr. Cangany said the entity won't know until they get started but the intention is to partner with a third party expert network which would drive traffic to the station. Council Attorney Kathy Cekanski- Farrand mentioned Holy Cross College has experienced growth and wondered if TRANSPO was negotiating opportunities with them as well as Notre Dame and St. Mary's. Mr. Cangany said he'd be happy to look into that opportunity. Although, Holy Cross College was a part of an agreement in the past which they had to back out of due to financial constraints. Committee Chair White asked Mr. Cangany about the parking garage that TRANSPO intends to give back to the City. Mr. Cangany explained that TRANSPO leases two (2) garages from the City, and are transferring Leighton Garage back to the City since the lease is up. Committee Chair White thanked Mr. Cangany for the bus shelters on Western Avenue and wondered if more would be installed, especially, in light of Smart Streets. 3