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From: Steph Bath [mailto:stephbath gmail.com] Communication No. 2014 -80 Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:29 AM To: Brown, Larry; Patti Pinto Subject: AC testimony December 9,2012 Testimony on mass transit subcommittee Report From: Stephanie Bath Kurtistown , Hawai To: Patti Pinto AC Chair and PCDP action Committee members Re: mass transit- I request that this testimony be read into the meeting record. Dear AC, I have chosen not to be physically present at today's meeting. It takes planning, time, energy and resources to attend. Being given 3 minutes to give insights, the same insights and input repeatedly given for a decade can be done in written testimony. As former PCDP steering committee transportation lead, and having been involved in the PCDP process since the first day the "public "was invited to participate,I am more than happy to attend the AC meetings as a resource to this body to share input grounded in the PCDP process longitudinally, and, answer questions you have that will assist in the timely implementation of PCDP transportation community goals. The Puna community created the AC to assist in this task. We agreed to work with the AC to communicate to government recommendations for the implementation of the PCDP mass transit goals adopted by ordinance in 2008. I include this excerpt from my email to Tiffany Kai for your consideration: Life is very busy, however, when employed and paid to do a task there is an expectation that the task will be done. There is an expectation for consideration and respect as we work in unity with one another. Mayor Kenoi campaigned that "together we can" We the public, putting hours of service ,even years, into the PCDP and its implementation are being ignored, even disrespected and written off by MTA. "Together we can" is not the plan of action. This may not be the case. It is a perception. We do not understand what reason MTA is not represented at MTSC meetings we have. We do not understand the reason our requests and questions and those of the PCDP AC have gone unanswered.