CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS

COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

AUGUST 13, 2001

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Mayor Beau Z. Satori called the August 13, 2001, Special City Council meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. in the Jury Room of the Carroll County Courthouse.

 

PRESENT:

Mayor Satori, and Aldermen DeVito, Simon, Dozier, Stoppel, Harrison, and Sumpter.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  Cheri White, Mary Jean Sell, Jack Byrne, Pat Matsukis, Dan Bennett, Lisa Liggett, Mendy Rose, Ray Dilfield, Bill Ames, Kim Dickens and Clerk Lee.

 

The Purpose of this meeting was to be to vote on Routes, Fares and Hours of Operation.

 

Mayor Satori said he called the State and was told the reports don’t have to be into until January 1st, 2002, but they like it if they are in by December 1, 2001.  He said they know what the City will need and funds are not put on a first come, first serve basis.  He said that since the City is not under the constraints that Lisa Liggett said it was under, he wanted the Transit Committee to keep working on some of the issues.

 

Pat Matsukis handed out a sheet with 10 points on it.  It dealt with questions like how to encourage people to apply for driver positions; advertising the trolleys, for them and on them; adequate cross walks, shelves for packages on the trolleys, flags to signal drivers to stop at trolley stops, and coordinated parking loops, trolley loops.

 

Jack Bryne handed out two sheets. One was an idea for informational signs to be put on the trolley stops.  The other dealt with ideas such as a $2 one-way fare for people who want to ride the trolley back to their cars, or to ride from downtown depot to Spring Street; trolley depot restrooms to be improved; air-conditioning for trolley drivers who don’t have it; be generally more informative and user friendly for our visitors; and show them how to shop by trolley; were some of the ideas on his list. 

Dan Bennett reminded the City Council that the majority of the people who ride the trolleys are visitors and they have no opportunity to speak to these issues.  He said we have a good system but that it needs some adjustments so that  it can be more efficient in moving people.

 

Alderman Sumpter said the ideas are good, but where will the money come from? 

 

Alderman Simon said the City is already helping Transit. Any changes would have to come out of City funds, and they are very tight now. 

 

Alderman Harrison said she likes the idea of a $2.00 one-way fare.  It could be a big benefit to shoppers. 

 

Mayor Satori said the number one charge for the Committee is to figure out ways to improve ridership, which will increase revenues.

 

Alderman Stoppel made a motion to postpone the votes on fares, routes and hours of operation until the second meeting in October- October 15th, 2001.

 

Alderman Dozier seconded.  After a short discussion, the vote was 6/0/0.   

 

 

The motion was made and seconded to adjourn.  All were in favor, 6/0/0.  The meeting was adjourned at 9:28 p.m.

                                                                       

 

 

This is the signature sheet for the minutes of the August 13th, 2001, Special Council Meeting.

 

APPROVED:

 

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Mayor Beau Z. Satori          

 

ATTEST:

 

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Mary Ann Lee, City Clerk-Treasurer