Finance Committee Minutes
COUNCIL COMMUNITY PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES September 29, 2016 The City Council Community Planning and Transportation Committee of the City of Norman, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, met at 5:00 p.m. in the Conference Room on the 29th day of September, 2016, and notice and agenda of the meeting were posted in the Municipal Building at 201 West Gray and the Norman Public Library at 225 North Webster 48 hours prior to the beginning of the meeting. PRESENT: Councilmember Allison, Clark, Hickman, Karjala, and Chairman Holman ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Mayor Lynne Miller Ms. Brenda Hall, City Clerk Ms. Sara Kaplan, Retail Marketing Coordinator Mr. Steve Lewis, City Manager Mr. Angelo Lombardo, Transportation Traffic Engineer Mr. Shawn O’Leary, Director of Public Works Lt. Jeff Robertson, Police Department Lt. Marcus Smallwood, Police Department Ms. Jeanne Snider, Assistant City Attorney Item 1, being: CLEVELAND AREA RAPID TRANSIT (CART) RIDERSHIP REPORT INCLUDING SAFERIDE AND EXTENDED SERVICE FOR THE MONTHS OF MAY, JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST, 2016. Mr. Taylor Johnson, Planning Intern with Cleveland Area Rapid Transit (CART), highlighted CART Ridership Reports for May, June, July, and August 2016, and said ridership continues to grow with a 16% increase from last year. He said year-to-date (July – August) ridership is 128,676 passengers and CART attributes this increase to added service on Main Street, Alameda Street, route adjustments to the Research Center on Highway 9 (providing lunchtime rides to Campus Corner), and encouragement to use the Park and Ride locations at Sooner Mall, Bethel Baptist Church, and Lloyd Noble Center.
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