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6 <br /> April 18,167, <br /> I., 5. Equip Transit Buses <br /> - This major <br /> capital ld <br /> make Everett tst utwould <br /> no <br /> personalizedprovide service and to <br /> o meet federal requirements <br /> for one Year. <br /> fl 6. Contract h a Social Service Agency to Provide would <br /> program would be samilar to the Senior Center program,but <br /> operateServicesenior of Snohomish County.through a contract with a Social ice tulikely, <br /> r <br /> FHe said that the months_volstudy made him aware <br /> of <br /> the <br /> need for advonal service, recommended the following a ns to <br /> e needs that exist by efficient mn <br /> He <br /> recommended that the es before hem,and als <br /> asked that the van service ha City purchase anse in d also <br /> y <br /> two eforandicappedu placing hes and van in <br /> y,and <br /> equipping each o the ith t wa t radio. He also recommended <br /> that he service be expanded to ludewSu Sundays. <br /> • <br /> �'. Moved by tion Councilman Gipson,seconded by Councilman Pope,to adopt <br /> 163]a <br /> „ the Cityo c interest,operates <br /> aiafensEverettWHEREASTransit <br /> System as a public transportation entice , all <br /> ; <br /> s ER dependetun public <br /> persons in have lowincomes,a <br /> eld ns are also handicapped;and <br /> ( ! <br /> elderly soh cs,ed persons,elderly and non-elderly alike,have <br /> l{� tdrf nuccult 6 regular Public transportation services and desire comparable to the access available to non- ss <br /> uch service rwhich is egulaE <br /> 31 handicapped parsons;and <br /> Apublic,private,and non-profit o ani <br /> Eve <br /> including the city's Senior Center,presently o specialized <br /> trans- <br /> . <br /> portatron programa benefitting ce ta1 lyand <br /> d ped p <br /> but <br /> theneed for additional mobility for all suci <br /> hP sons exceeds <br /> theresources of such programs,and <br /> HHB of Everett has received d f ral assistance for the <br /> System v the past,and may thefuture, h <br /> federalEa conditioned pot s e behalf no <br /> P elderlyband handicapped persons,especially urcawheelchairsusers rt fou <br /> ` semi- <br /> ambulatory persons,and including t wheelchair-accessible <br /> s rn the futuTHEREFOre; <br /> BE IT SOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THE CITY OF <br /> EVERETT,NOW,THAT <br /> jSection 1 ed persons shall be <br /> o. entitled to <br /> regular <br /> fare.de and No fares thge erssons,t Transit System for one half the <br /> EEE17j regular f 1 9e <br /> ion <br /> Wheelchair Accessibility: t fleet o <br /> ompri.,the E b placed a ends, <br /> economicits useful with v equipped with such features as <br /> wheelchair ramps or lifts,stanchions,and w -owns <br /> assureto thefuture ePs ito unable to use the Evef all Everett Transit rettm <br /> stem vehicles <br /> to wheelchair users and other <br /> r er <br /> Transit <br /> System without such special facilities. <br />