2014-12-11 Cost of Government Commission Minutes

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be sent from Hilo as well as a mechanic. Ms. Kelly said instead of now having one section that is down, the whole route is down and people are stuck on the bus. Mr. Espejo asked if it would be easier to have a repair section in Kona. Ms. Maddox replied the County has tried it. Mr. Mitchell said Finance is working on that. Ms. Maddox asked Mr. Espejo, from his perspective, the repair and maintenance may not change but increasing the efficiency of shorter routes makes sense. Mr. Espejo replied it makes sense. Ms. Garson clarified the language to be, “Explore the use of Mass Transit hubs for more rapid and shorter bus routes to improve service and possibly reduce repair and maintenance costs.” Ms. Maddox asked if the recommendation would be carried forward with the revised language. Ms. Garson said if this is going to be a recommendation for the draft report, a motion needs to be made; if this will be discussed further at the next meeting, it can be moved forward. Ms. Kelly thinks the intent is to discuss further to explore better language. Mr. Mitchell said it will be specific to increase revenue at the hubs. Ms. Maddox clarified increasing revenue was going to be a separate recommendation. Ms. Garson said the recommendation to explore revenue generating ideas for Mass Transit hubs will be placed on the next agenda. It was agreed this recommendation would be carried forward. C. Implement a vehicle pool program, using computer/internet based reservation system to reduce number of department fleets and gain improved efficiency of vehicle use. Ms. Kelly thinks it should be implement Countywide vehicle pool program. Ms. Maddox asked if everyone agreed with the addition of the word “Countywide”. Everyone agreed. Motion and Vote : Ms. Kelly moved to include this recommendation into the draft report subject to additional language consideration. The motion was seconded by Mr. Espejo and all commissioners present voted aye. D. Explore the implementation of a County of Hawai‘i information hotline. Ms. Maddox said in the front of the telephone book, there is a number for the Mayor’s Office of Information and Assistance at 961-8223 and answered by a woman. Ms. Kelly asked if the intent was to be digital, computer format or web based. Ms. Maddox said it would be like a 411 information number. Ms. Maddox asked if there was any objection to removing this recommendation. There was no objection, the recommendation was removed. 5. ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA Ms. Garson asked if the example for bus line to the corridor (Example under agenda item 4.B.) would be carried forward as a separate item. Ms. Kelly said to carry forward to work on the language. Mr. Espejo said it needs to be connected to the major population growth; if it is worded that way he thinks it will be easier than tying it to the hub. Ms. Maddox said one of the examples was to provide or create an airport hub. 8