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Ms. Ortiz expressed appreciation for the work they were doing and hoped that LTD would be able to add <br />services back. Mr. Eyster said adding services back would be their goal. <br />Mr. Eyster stated that because federal funds were used in bus purchases, they knew that the federal <br />expectation for life expectancy for a bus was 12 years. He said LTD maintained and ran its buses for 17 <br />years on average. <br />Mr. Brown asked what criteria were used for cutting routes. Mr. Eyster said he could provide a broad <br />overview answer. He reiterated that what they knew was that they had a $6 million problem that had to be <br />fixed over the course of two years. He underscored that the goal of LTD was to maintain the long -term <br />viability of the system. <br />Mr. Vobora highlighted examples of routes and ridership and how they had tried to weigh the needs of <br />riders and bus routes in trying to impact the system the least. <br />Ms. Ortiz asked how capacity on the bus was determined. Mr. Vobora explained that there was a white <br />line on the bus that could not be crossed for safety reasons and once buses were full to that point, no more <br />riders would be admitted until some debarked. <br />Ms. Ortiz expressed appreciation for the bus the University had contracted to take'young people from the <br />downtown area to Ding's Row housing late at night. Mr. Vobora affirmed that the funding of the service <br />had just been renewed and he expressed appreciation for these kinds of partnerships. <br />Mayor Piercy stressed the importance of speaking with a united voice in support of transit. <br />The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Jon Ruiz <br />City Manager <br />(Recorded by Ruth A tcher son) <br />MINUTES Eugene City Council February 17, 2010 Page 8 <br />Work Session <br />