[00:00:01] WOW. PRETTY COOL, ISN'T IT? OKAY. IT'S ALL COMING BACK TO HIM. YEAH. READY? ALL RIGHT. [CALL TO ORDER] GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE MCKINNEY URBAN TRANSIT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING. IT IS MONDAY, OCTOBER THE 6TH, 2025. WE'RE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 222 NORTH TENNESSEE. NO, NO, NO WE'RE NOT. WHO DID THAT? BOY, THAT'S A THAT IS MUSCLE MEMORY RIGHT THERE. THAT IS A PARTY FOUL, ISN'T IT? ANYWAY, WE'RE IN CITY, THE NEW CITY HALL. AND AT THIS TIME WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ANY AGENDA ITEMS. IS ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS ADDRESS THIS GROUP? OKAY. THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONSENT ITEMS. THIS IS THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE CONSIDERED NONCONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW. THEY MAY BE TAKEN UP INDIVIDUALLY OR BE TAKEN UP AS [Transit Service Update] A GROUP. AND I DON'T SEE THAT WE HAVE ANY. SO THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE REPORTS TRANSIT SERVICE UPDATE TMP 25 2787. YES, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS RYAN MCCUTCHEON. I'M A PROJECT MANAGER FOR DART IN THE SERVICE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING DEPARTMENT. AND TODAY I'LL BE PROVIDING YOU A PRESENTATION ON THE RIDERSHIP AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR THE COLLIN COUNTY TRANSIT SERVICE ADMINISTERED BY THE MCKINNEY URBAN TRANSIT DISTRICT. SO FIRST, THE FIRST INDICATOR THAT WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS RIDERSHIP. AND WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS A DEPICTION OF WHAT RIDERSHIP HAS DONE OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF SERVICE, WE GREW IMMENSELY. AND WHAT YOU SEE WITH THE GOLD LINE REPRESENTATION WITH REGARDS TO 2025, WE HAVE SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A PLATEAUING WITH REGARDS TO OUR RIDERSHIP. NOW, WHAT YOU'LL ALSO SEE IS IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, WE DO EXPERIENCE A LITTLE BIT OF A DECLINE WITH RIDERSHIP, A LITTLE BIT ATYPICAL RIDERSHIP, LESS PEOPLE GOING TO COLLEGE OR SCHOOL. BUT OVERALL, OUR RIDERSHIP IS STRONG AND THAT'S INDICATED BY OUR AVERAGE WEEKDAY RIDERSHIP, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST INDICATORS ON HOW YOUR RIDERSHIP IS DOING. AND SO IF WE LOOK AT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, ON AVERAGE, WE PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO 270 RIDERS PER WEEKDAY. NEXT, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT CANCELLATIONS BECAUSE CANCELLATIONS DOES HAVE AN IMPACT WHEN IT COMES TO TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET. BUT WHAT I CAN SAY WITH REGARDS TO OUR CANCELLATION IS THAT THE RATE OF WHICH INDIVIDUALS CANCEL TRIPS OR ARE NO SHOWS IS VERY SMALL. AND SO IF WE ARE LOOKING AT DART, IT WOULD BE MUCH HIGHER THAN THIS. SO AS LONG AS WE'RE BENEATH A 5%, WE DO VIEW THAT AS A STRONG INDICATOR THAT OUR POLICIES ARE WORKING WELL. NEXT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WAIT TIME BECAUSE THAT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. AND ALSO WITH OUR SERVICE AREA BEING THE ENTIRETY OF COLLIN COUNTY SERVING 886MI■!S, YOU CAN SEE BY THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE OUT ON THE ROAD. WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO INDIVIDUALS, TYPICALLY LESS THAN 15 MINUTES. AND DURING THIS CALENDAR YEAR, OUR AVERAGE HAS BEEN GETTING VEHICLES TO INDIVIDUALS IN TEN MINUTES OR LESS. SO NEXT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TRAVEL DISTANCE BECAUSE AGAIN THIS IS A REFLECTION ON HOW LARGE THIS ON DEMAND SERVICE TRULY IS. AND SO OUR AVERAGE TRAVEL DISTANCE FOR THIS CALENDAR YEAR IS SEVEN AND A HALF MILES, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT DOWN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AND I'LL TALK ABOUT SOME REASONS BEHIND THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES. NEXT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT DURATION. SO THE TIME PERIOD IN WHICH SOMEBODY IS ACTUALLY IN A VEHICLE. AND SO CONSISTENTLY WE HAVE BEEN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 17 AND 18 MINUTES WITH REGARDS TO HOW LONG PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE VEHICLE. AND THEN I WANT TO TALK ABOUT RIDERS APPROVED FOR THE SERVICE, BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ALSO SHOWS THE HEALTH OF OUR PROGRAM AND THE RATE AT WHICH PEOPLE ARE BEING ADMINISTERED INTO THE COLLIN COUNTY TRANSIT SERVICE. AND SO THOSE APPROVED FOR SERVICE JUST THIS YEAR HAS BEEN 219. AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE IN PREVIOUS YEARS IS THAT WE'VE WE'VE RECRUITED MORE PEOPLE INTO OUR SERVICE, BUT WE SEE THAT ALSO SLOWLY STARTING TO TAPER OFF. BUT WE DO SEE THAT THERE IS A HIGH DEMAND FOR TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THIS REGION. AND NEXT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT UNIQUE RIDERS. SO THIS GOES TO THE LAST SLIDE THAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED INTO THIS PROGRAM. AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THE TOTAL UNIQUE RIDERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS HAS INCREASED. AND SO WE DO VIEW THAT AS A HEALTHY INDICATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS WORKING. WE ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR TRANSPORTATION [00:05:04] POPULATION, AND THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TO GROW. SO NEXT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT FAREBOX REVENUE. AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD WHAT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR IS WE MOVED FROM A FLAT FARE SERVICE WHERE WE WERE CHARGING PEOPLE EITHER $3.15 OR $5.25, DEPENDING UPON WHAT MUNICIPALITIES THEY WERE TRAVELING, EITHER IN MCKINNEY OR OUTSIDE OF MCKINNEY. AND WHAT WE DID IS WE WENT TO A DISTANCE BASED FARE, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN LAST FISCAL YEAR. AND THE REASON WHY WE WENT TO A DISTANCE BASED FARE IS THE COST OF OPERATIONS CONTINUALLY GO ARE RISING. SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WITH THIS DISTANCE BASED FARE WAS TO MAKE THIS SERVICE MORE SUSTAINABLE FOR THE FUTURE, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO THOSE THAT NEED IT. AND AS YOU SAW IN MY LAST SLIDE, WITH THE NUMBER OF UNIQUE RIDERS, THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TO GROW. SO THAT'S WHERE WE COLLECTIVELY DECIDED THAT A DISTANCE BASED FARE WAS THE THE BEST OPTION. AND SO WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT FIRST IS FAREBOX REVENUE. AND SO WHAT FAREBOX REVENUE CAN BE DEFINED AS IS IT IS THE COST THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL PAYS FOR TRANSPORTATION. AND SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE AGAIN LOOKING AT THIS SLIDE IS A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN RIDERSHIP AND ALSO FAREBOX REVENUE. NOW WHAT I WANT TO IMPRESS UPON Y'ALL HERE IS THAT THE RIDERSHIP HAS MAINTAINED A CERTAIN LEVEL WHERE IT HASN'T SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE BASED ON THE DISTANCE BASED FARE. AND SO WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS THAT PEOPLE STILL SEE THE VALUE IN THE TRANSPORTATION THAT WE ARE PROVIDING, AND IT IS NOT ALIENATING RIDERS TO WHERE THEY ARE. LEAVING OUR SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE COST HAS BEEN INCREASED. NOW, A COUPLE OF OTHER METRICS THAT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE SUBSIDY PER RIDER, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN LINE WITH WHAT OUR PROJECTIONS ARE. AND SO WHEN I TALK ABOUT SUBSIDY PER RIDER, WHAT THAT EQUATES TO IS BASICALLY THE COST OF OPERATIONS MINUS THE FAREBOX REVENUE THAT IS COLLECTED FOR TO PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION DIVIDED BY THE RIDERSHIP. AND SO WHEN YOU THINK OF OUR SERVICE, WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT FLEETS. WE HAVE OUR DEDICATED VEHICLES, WHICH CAN ALSO BE DEFINED AS OUR WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO THOSE THAT NEED THAT STYLE OF ACCESSIBILITY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RIDESHARE COMPANY KNOWN AS LYFT. AND SO THAT ALLOWS US TO MEET THE AMOUNT OF DEMAND THAT WE HAVE BY HAVING EXCESS VEHICLES TO REALLY DRIVE DOWN OUR COSTS. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE SUBSIDY PER RIDER AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR DEDICATED FLEET, IT'S AVERAGING $29 PER CUSTOMER. WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT SERVICE THROUGH LYFT, OUR SUBSIDY PER RIDER IS AT $11.26. SO HAVING THAT RIDESHARE COMPONENT ALLOWS US TO KEEP COSTS DOWN TO A MINIMUM. AND IT ALSO IMPROVES THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE BY HAVING LOW WAIT TIMES AND HIGH CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. SO NEXT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A GEOGRAPHIC COMPONENT OF OUR SERVICE AND REALLY SHOW YOU WHERE SOME OF THE MAJOR ATTRACTIONS ARE WHEN IT COMES TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, AND THEN ALSO OUTSIDE THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS A MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRIPS. YOU'LL SEE MEDICAL LIKE NUMBER ONE REPRESENTS BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE HOSPITAL. WE HAVE SHOPPING IN THAT CORRIDOR WHERE UNIVERSITY AND CENTRAL MEET UP, BUT PROBABLY OUR LARGEST ATTRACTION IN THE AREA IS IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER MARKED AS NUMBER FOUR. AND THAT IS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAMARITAN INN, WHICH IS THE LARGEST UNHOUSED COMMUNITY WITHIN COLLIN COUNTY. AND WE HAVE A DIRECT PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM TO BE ABLE TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THEM, TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND REALLY HELP THEM HAVE ACCESS TO BOTH JOBS AND MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, OR TAKING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL. NEXT, I WANT TO LOOK AT ATTRACTIONS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. AND AGAIN, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS A MAJOR MIXTURE OF RESIDENTIAL, AND PROBABLY THE SECOND BIGGEST IS ALSO OUR TRANSPORTATION. TRANSPORTING INDIVIDUALS TO MY POSSIBILITIES IN PLANO. AGAIN, BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO THOSE WHO NEED THOSE ACCESSIBLE TRIPS AND PROVIDE THEM SERVICE DOWN TO PLANO REALLY SHOWS THE THE STRONG CONNECTIONS THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS PROGRAM AND WITH NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES TO GET PEOPLE TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. SO THAT BRINGS ME TO A CONCLUSION OF MY PRESENTATION TODAY, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. QUESTION. THANK YOU RYAN. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. [North Central Texas Council of Governments Regional Transit 2.0 Study Highlights] [00:10:05] THANK YOU. NEXT TMP 25 2487 NORTH TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS REGIONAL TRANSIT 2.0 STUDY HIGHLIGHTS. ONE. HI THERE. MY NAME IS JASMINE STILWELL. I WILL BE GIVING KIND OF A HIGHLIGHT AN OVERVIEW OF THE NORTH TEXAS CENTRAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TRANSIT 2.0 STUDY. JUST KIND OF A BACKGROUND ON THIS. THE RTC ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF THIS REPORT IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, AND KIND OF A BACKGROUND ON A PAST STUDY THAT WAS DONE WAS THE COLLIN COUNTY TRANSIT STUDY THAT WAS COMPLETED IN 2021. AND THE KEY FINDINGS OF THAT STUDY WAS IN THE NEAR TERM, WE SHOULD LOOK INTO PARATRANSIT DEMAND RESPONSE, MICRO TRANSIT, MICRO TRANSITS, WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO. AND SO WE KIND OF MET THAT GOAL. IN THE MID TERM. WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT FIXED ROUTE BUS PREMIUM BUSSES AND IN THE LONG TERM POSSIBLY REGIONAL RAIL AND OTHER TYPES OF PEOPLE MOVERS. ACCORDING TO THAT STUDY. AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THE REGIONAL TRANSIT 2.0 STUDY THAT LOOKS AT THE REGION AS A WHOLE. THE KEY FINDINGS OF THAT STUDY, SUSTAINABLE FUNDING IS NEEDED. I THINK WE KNOW THAT TO GUIDE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DENSITY IS CRITICAL FOR EFFECTIVE REGIONAL TRANSIT. TRANSIT MUST BE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER MODES OF TRAVEL, SPECIFICALLY PERSONAL VEHICLES. FOR THIS AREA. I WON'T GET INTO ALL OF THIS. THIS IS KIND OF A LOT. THE REPORT IS ABOUT 400 PAGES, SO I JUST PULLED OUT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS PERTINENT TO US, SPECIFICALLY, DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AT THE COUNTY LEVEL COULD INCREASE FUNDING, INCREASE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT FUNDING AND COLLABORATIVE PLANNING. MORE FLEXIBLE SERVICE CONTRACTING. PARTNERSHIPS WITH DART OBVIOUSLY HAVE ALLOWED US TO EXPAND THAT KNOWLEDGE SHARING BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OTHER SISTER CITIES. INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY. INTEGRATION WITH OTHER TRANSIT SERVICES, I THINK WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL, AND WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR OTHER CITIES THAT THIS IS A DIRE NEED FOR THEM TO HAVE REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY. KIND OF NEXT STEPS, AND WHAT STAFF IS DOING WITH THIS INFORMATION. EXPLORING POSSIBLE OPTIONS TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES, INCLUDING NEW MODES OF TRANSIT FOR OUR RESIDENTS, WORKING WITH MEMBER CITIES AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION ON TRANSIT SERVICES MOVING FORWARD. WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH NCT COG TO EXPLORE CREATIVE OPTIONS TO UTILIZE THE FUNDING WE ALREADY HAVE. WE HAVE LOTS OF FUNDING, AND I THINK TO ADEQUATELY SERVE OUR RESIDENTS, WE NEED TO EXPLORE CREATIVE WAYS TO USE IT. YEAH, I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT. QUESTIONS? OKAY. [Consider/Discuss/Act on an Amendment to the McKinney Urban Transit District (MUTD) Cost-Sharing Policy] EVERYBODY'S QUIET. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS TMP 25 2486. CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE MCKINNEY URBAN TRANSIT DISTRICT COST SHARING POLICY. STAFF IS JUST ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE COST SHARING POLICY. IN FEBRUARY 2025. AS RYAN DISCUSSED, WE CHANGED TO A DYNAMIC FARE FROM OUR FLAT FARE POLICY. AS FAR AS FARE COLLECTION GOES AND OUR COST SHARING POLICY, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT MIMIC THAT AND MATCH THAT. THE PREVIOUS POLICY WAS POPULATION BASED AND WE ARE NOW WANTING TO CHANGE IT TO A DISTANT DISTANCE BASED POLICY, USING THE MILES TRAVELED BY RIDERS. I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. WE NEED A MOTION ON THIS. IF NOBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM. I'LL SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY DOCTOR. SECOND BY MR. FRANKLIN. CASTRO. VOTES. SHOW OF HANDS, I. [Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Approving (1) Second Amendment and Exercise of Second Option Renewal of the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the City of McKinney, Texas, and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Mobility Services, Local Government Corporation, (2) the related Second Amendment and Exercise of Second Option Term Renewal of the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for “ GoPass” Subscription and License] MOTION PASSES TMP 25 2652. CONSIDER. DISCUSS. ACT ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING SECOND AMENDMENT AND EXERCISE OF SECOND OPTION. RENEWAL OF THE INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS AND DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT, ALSO KNOWN AS [00:15:01] DART STAFF, IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE SECOND OPTION TERM OF OUR AGREEMENT WITH DART. I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT THIS IS OUR FINAL OPTION. YEAR WITH DART, AND STAFF IS LOOKING INTO OPTIONS, CONTINUING THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH DART, AND WE PLAN TO BRING SOME OPTIONS TO THE BOARD NEXT YEAR. HOW FAR IN ADVANCE OF THE WHATEVER THE DEADLINE, IS THAT A NEW OPTION? OPTION. SO THIS OPTION TERM WILL RUN THROUGH THE END OF 2026. SO WE PLAN TO HAVE SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL IN FRONT OF THE BOARD BY JANUARY. OKAY. THAT'S THE PLAN FOR NOW. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. CHAIR I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE 25 3214 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. SECOND MOTION BY MR. SECOND BY MAYOR COX. ANYBODY IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND I, I MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE HAVE BOARD AND MANAGER COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD. AND I WOULD ASSUME THERE IS NO EXECUTIVE SESSION. CORRECT. CORRECT. THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED SECOND. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A CLOSE SECOND ALMOST A TIE. MULTIPLE SECONDS, * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.