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Communication No. 2013-52 m MASS TRANSIT Subcommittee of the PCDP C $&Qrt to PCDP Action Com m ittu Date: 8.13.13 Members- steph b., marlene h.,dan t., russell j.,jon o.,June c., sharon d.,terry d., marty m.,jerry r., mark h., hannah h. Madam chair, Mr. Brown and members of the action committee, on behalf of the MT subcommittee of the PCDP, I'm here to transmit the meeting minutes for our meeting held on July 23, 2013 at the Kea'au Com. Cent. For this meeting the minutes were recorded and written be me. They are attached for your reference. Recently, we had a leadership change and a recorder was not available in time. This vacancy should not continue very long. One of our subcommittee members suggested that they record the meeting to create a more accurate record. There were a few highlights that are relevant. 1. Attached is the report of our meeting with MTA Administrator Tiffany Kai. 2. Kristin Hashimoto from Greggor Ilagan's office attended the meeting. She was receptive to the request that the PCDP and its subcommittees be made aware of critical actions related to development matters in Puna especially concerning mass transit and its impact on the village centers. She also encouraged continuation of the collaborative model that is beginning to take shape between disparate interested community groups and leadership officials. 3. We are continuing to gather information on the current federal funding initiative for mass transit named MAP-21 on the FTA website. Rusty Jones, one of our subcommittee members is working on behalf of Mark Hinshaw's groups to develop a set of reference materials that the County of Hawaii might tap to help expand our hele-on bus service. 4. There were several operational difficulties that need to be worked out by the subcommittee. As I understand, subcommittees are not bound by the strict rules of conduct that action committee members must abide by. Since there are action committee members on our subcommittee, this creates an awkward situation with different subcommittee members having different expectations and needs. In the corning months we hope we can alleviate this discrepancy to help restore structure, efficiency and productivity. 5. Stephanie Bath requested that she step down as co-chair of the Mas Transit Subcommittee. Thanks for your time and efforts. Respectuful ly submitted. If you have any questions, I'm available at your convenience. Aloha.