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Council pauses transit-shelter amendment amid equity, maintenance and procurement concerns
Summary
Council debated an amendment to the existing transit-shelter contract that would add roughly 400 upgraded shelters, set site-approval rules and share placement authority among council offices, the company and ridership metrics. Members pressed staff for distribution lists, maintenance guarantees, and legal review of a reported ownership transfer; the item was continued to Aug. 3 for further legal and procurement analysis.
Council members spent substantial time on item 34, a proposed amendment to the city's transit-shelter contract with the advertising vendor, focusing on distribution equity, maintenance, ADA compliance, and procurement options. The staff and city attorney described the amendment as a negotiated package that would add about 400 upgraded shelters, deliver new revenue to the city and tighten maintenance, ADA and siting controls; under the amendment 25% of new locations would be chosen by individual council offices, 50% by ridership metrics, and 25% by the contractor.
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