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Report of PCDP AC Subcommittee Meeting with Mass Transit,July 2, 2013 Patti Pinto, standing in for Marty Mimmack, June Conant, and Larry Brown met with Tiffany Kai, Mass Transit Administrator and Bill Brilhante, County Counsel to discuss the future of Hub N Spoke bus service in Puna. June started off with asking what possible plans the County has toward this concept and the fact that Keaau is key to any efforts. Tiffany said that Mass Transit has already been in talks with Shipman regarding the vacant lot near the Keaau Market and across from the gas station on Old Volcano Road. She said she will give us information on that negotiation. She also stated that there is money in the budget for a bus shelter to be constructed on this site. We also mentioned that Zendo Kern has some plans for a possible Keaau bus terminal on the mauka side of the highway. We all stated that it would be preferable to have the stop closer to the business area rather than across the highway. Since there will be a new HMSA call center and business building built across the street from the Keaau market, a bus stop/shelter there might not be feasible. However, the busses could loop around the market area so they are always on the right side of the road. The Puna bus drivers have been keeping tabs on the ridership in the different Puna subdivisions and she will share that information with us. Larry gave a rundown of the proposed Pahoa plans for a bus station on the Post Office Road and suggested that the Subcommittee start from the outer limits of Puna and work toward the center. Also discussed is the fact that many bus riders have expressed a desire to have some "express" busses as part of the schedule. We did not discuss MTA's criteria for establishing new routes or their efforts for federal funding. The subject of the possibility of making the drivers county employees was broached plus the need for consistency in how the drivers treat the riders and where they stop. Tiffany said they were asking the drivers to give them information regarding stops along Hwy 130 and other areas of Puna. Overall, the county seems receptive to the Hub N Spoke idea and we stated that the subcommittee is willing to do the legwork, investigate ideas and present them. From: June Conant <jumemc @yahoo.com> To: "tkai @co.hawaii.hi.us" <tkai @co.hawaii.hi.us>; "wbrilhante @co.hawaii.hi.usIf <wbrilhante @co.hawaii.hi.us> Cc: "Ibrown @co.hawaii.hi.us" <Ibrown @co.hawaii.hi.us>; "mimmackmotivational @yahoo.comIf <mimmackmotivational @yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 10:24 AM Subject: Mass Transit meeting with PCDP Subcommittee Tiffany and Bill- first of all,thanks so much for taking the time to meet with us last week. We truly appreciate your willingness to broach the subject of possible "Hub N Spoke" Puna bus routes in the future and again express our desire to provide whatever assistance we can toward this project. Tiffany, you mentioned that you could provide some statistics on the ridership in the different Puna areas and that would be most helpful. Also, you said you could provide some documentation in regards to a Kea'au bus shelter location on Old Volcano Road and the fact that there are funds in the budget for a shelter there. Our next Subcommittee meeting is July 23 so we would appreciate it if we could have the information by that time. If it is easier to provide it to us in hard copy, I can stop by and pick it up. Thanks again. June Conant