HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989 03-08 HRRMMINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESOURCES
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
REGULAR SESSION
MARCH 8, 1989
CITY HALL
CALL TO ORDER
The Brooklyn Center Human Rights and Resources commission met in
regular session and was called to order by Chairperson Stoderl at
7:25 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Chairperson Stoderl, Commissioners Eckman, Larsen, and Sullivan.
Also present was Recording Secretary Tom Bublitz.
Commissioner Seburg was absent and excused from the meeting.
CONSIDERATION OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PROPOSAL FOR BROOKLYN,
CENTER
Chairperson Stoderl suggested that the commission develop a
proposal for a transportation program to submit to the city
council. She requested the commission members to define the
elements they would like to see in a transportation program.
After discussion, commission members suggested the following
elements for a transportation program:
1. No age restrictions on ridership. Children under 12 must be
accompanied by an adult.
2. Destinations would include all destinations in the city of
Brooklyn Center and any medical clinic or hospital within 10
miles of the city limits.
3. Fares would be designed similar to the Hopkin's Hop-A-Ride
system with tickets sold in books of ten and available at
city hall. The fare structure suggested by commission
members was patterned after the Hop-A-Ride program with low
income residents paying 40 cents with income verification
based on federal Section 8 guidelines. -Regular income
tickets would cost $1, and a cash fare would be $1.64.
Books of tickets would be sold at. $9.50 for full fare
passengers and $4 per book for low income riders.
Chairperson Stoderl again reviewed for commission members the
Hopkin's Hop-A-Ride program.
The commission continued its discussion of a new transportation
program for the city and discussed the possible replacement of
the five cities program and the possible reallocation of the
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funds for the five cities program to fund a new Brooklyn Center
program.
The commission also discussed the administration of the Hop-A-
Ride program and directed Recording Secretary Bublitz to research
the administrative items related to the Hop-A-Ride program
including the hours spent by the program administraftor, postage
costs, costs of printing tickets, advertising, al ng with all
other budget items related to the program.
Chairperson Stoderl stated that for the record the commission
could also provide an option for the five cities program to
expand or become part of a Brooklyn Center transportation
program.
Chairperson Stoderl stated that the next meeting of the
commission would address the following items:
1. Develop a program and budget for the transportation program.
2. Invite Cindy Mayer of the RTB back to the commission to
provide input at the April meeting. Essentially, her input
would allow the commission to find out if the RTB has
ascertained any transportation needs relative to the
commission's perception of transportation needs '',for the city
of Brooklyn Center.
3. Update the ridership information on the existing five cities
program.
ADJOURNMENT
There was a motion by commissioner Larsen and iseconded by
commissioner Eckman to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed.
The Brooklyn Center Human Rights and Resourcev commission
adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Chairperson
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