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PRESENTATION BY THE TRANSIT AND PARKING STRATEGY DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING FREE TRANSIT FOR SENIORS IN JUNE 2019 TO PROMOTE SENIORS MONTH
R. James-Reid, Executive Director of Access Barrie and T. Turner, Supervisor of Business Services of the Transit and Parking Strategy Department provided a presentation regarding potential transit options for Seniors to promote Seniors Month in June 2019. Ms. James-Reid explained that the Senior Advisory Committee's input concerning these potential transit options for Seniors would be included in the Transit and Parking Strategy Department's report to the Finance and Corporate Services Committee in April 2019.
Ms. James-Reid discussed the following topics:
* A review of Motion 19-G-038 directing staff to investigate the possibility of offering free transit to Seniors in the City of Barrie between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. for the month of June 2019 to promote Seniors Month;
* The advantages of Option 1 - the possibility of offering free transit to Seniors all day for the month of June 2019; and
* The advantages of Option 2 - the possibility of offering free transit to Seniors one day a week for an entire year.
The Committee asked a number of questions of City staff and received responses.
The Committee supported Option 1: the possibility of offering free transit to Seniors all day for the month of June 2019 for inclusion in the Transit and Parking Strategy Department's report to the Finance and Corporate Services Committee.
Ms. James-Reid, Executive Director of Access Barrie reviewed the next steps if Council approves either Option 1 or Option 2 as noted above. She reviewed various communication plans and explained that uniformed staff from the Transit and Parking Strategy Department would survey Seniors using conventional and specialized transit to obtain their feedback. Ms. James-Reid noted that the Transit and Parking Strategy Department would like to meet again with the Seniors Advisor...
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