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City Council Meeting Minutes May 19, 2015 Page 32 of 34 Council member Keany noted there should be public education on what the signal means and felt there would be a future fiscal impact if changes are made. Council member Lipton saw reasons for the flashing yellow but thought perhaps there should be more explanation and the issue should be brought back. City Manager Fleming noted it would be good to have this item taken care of at this meeting. Council member Keany suggested the ordinance could be passed, but the actual signal changes would not have to be made unless Council approved. He noted the staff has already determined to use the signal at St. Andrews and Dillon. Mayor Muckle called for public comment and hearing none, closed the public hearing. MOTION: Council Member Keany moved to approve Ordinance No. 1692, Series 2015, Seconded by Mayor Muckle. Vote: Motion passed by roll call vote (summary: Yes = 4, No = 1). No: Council Member Stolzmann. Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Dalton and Council member Loo. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/ACTION — FUNDING FOR COUNTY -WIDE ECOPASS STUDY Council member Stolzmann stated Boulder and Boulder County partnered in 2013 to study the feasibility of providing the entire county with EcoPasses (transit passes that allow you access to RTD transit services with no additional fee). The study modeled the impact of residents, students, and employees of the county receiving passes to determine the increased ridership and the cost to fund said service. The outcome of the modeling shows existing payments make up 84 -95% of the costs to provide the program. The next steps in moving toward implementation of a pass program are to: 1. Quantify the EcoPass Benefits and Costs to RTD 2. Analyze Service Levels 3. Determine Pricing Structure 4. Evaluate Pass Mechanisms To complete this work the County needs to bring in experts that can provide technical analysis current staffing is unable to provide and to provide RTD confidence the analysis and recommendations are unbiased and accurate. Boulder and Boulder County have agreed to fund the majority of the work which is estimated to cost between $150K and $250K. The County is asking all remaining participating partners to collectively provide $50K. The municipalities to make up the remaining funding include: Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Lyons, Nederland and