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206 <br /> June],19,8 <br /> I The regular <br /> Everett City Council was called to <br /> at <br /> 1 8330 am,President psonlprea the <br /> and all councilmen in attendance.County Courthouse with <br /> 8i in the He <br /> CITY/SCHOOL BUS CONSOLi0ATION REPORT • <br />$3Ie •the <br /> or e informed board cMonday eveningouncil the . Ht <br /> asked rreport and suggested report <br /> they m possibly w school board a joint meeting <br /> to discuss the findings. He felt there might be sev •final decision could be made as to ral <br /> hBirdsa lepraf Consolidating with • <br /> sor <br /> tient who ri. He then ted Mike <br /> a the y or the City of Everett and school district. <br /> • Mr.Birdsall <br /> said the report has sees for consolidation, Ever- <br /> Everett districtbus <br /> operations as <br /> teto n separate operations. alternativesrnged <br /> o ruanize • <br /> - <br /> tional services hthro tal c the <br /> es for moefficient delivery of the <br /> l e(status <br /> s etolnd-r <br /> outes ' <br /> 1 were entirely sort school replaced transit system, scheduled <br /> ,, u operationalat all times as arpublic system. <br /> tIconsolidation offers advantages at this time. <br /> Only the major <br /> . t reduced and new transit <br /> addedTT obtained brevaMPed <br /> natio which w e lesattractive to <br /> o <br /> f <br /> the• <br /> aThe decision to pursue <br /> the consolidation system <br /> provided. Major <br /> consolidationschoola webeplac expanded city <br /> n <br /> that most <br /> • <br /> system. Due to -Y rapid 9 occurring <br /> southern the <br /> schooltion in that the <br /> to lstransporta- <br /> chool <br /> continue be served <br /> ischhoob buses. Only at <br /> h several new schools built <br /> thea enabling of pupils <br /> walk to their <br /> schools could transit serve all elementary schools at after <br /> wadable cost, <br /> major• <br /> • With consolidation t expanded i would ieall <br /> yh <br /> schools,• sthose a schools sdethe Cit <br /> of Everett and would handle <br /> a tial education pupils needing person- . <br /> glazed transportation. <br /> ing 31 removespares)exist- <br /> buses from <br /> regular 1 5 bus spares�r <br /> placing them with 25 w Sp l <br /> route would be desouth <br /> would <br /> aThe old or <br /> s <br />.; tion service n additional spares. could a s be used <br /> eo <br /> vi service for handicapped a and f elerlygropt • <br /> - <br /> ation to the extent that <br /> tcity elects t increase services to<om- <br /> plywath recent federal regulations. <br /> The residual services elementary schools <br /> siuh ot <br /> wouldfleet aboutschool buses. saidschool <br /> trict now owns that number ofbus • <br /> thisdirectly if it wished. The <br /> st of <br /> ng the expanded ' <br />•• transit system and the residual school bus oouldr <br /> system <br />, cost of the status quo aseuming the federa/percent of the share of that government <br /> co buses. puld be about ercent <br /> cost alla • <br /> pparentyears of solaSavings <br /> percent theoperating <br /> top ra• g the school em p Y. <br /> contingent upon the new buses mbee g sedtthx g out thesdaydfor public <br />