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Special Council Meeting
March 24, 2015
Mayor Slavik called a Special Meeting of the Plymouth City Council to order at 5:30 p.m. in the
Medicine Lake Room of City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, on March 24, 2015.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Slavik, Councilmembers Beard, Carroll, Johnson, Prom, and
Wosje.
ABSENT: Councilmember Willis.
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Callister, Administrative Services Director Fischer,
Community Development Director Juetten, Public Works Director Cote, Park Recreation
Director Evans, and Office Support Representative Barker. Also present were SouthWest Transit
consultants: Matt Fyten, Chief Executive Officer Len Simich, and Chief Operating Officer Dave
Jacobson.
Transit Update
Transit Consultant Fyten presented to the Council a Plymouth Metrolink Update. The update
included SouthWest Transit's role, current services summary which consisted of service
performance, route performance (shuttles and express), facilities, and fleet. He addressed
opportunities for system improvement which covered healthy reserve fund balance, operational
opportunities and capital opportunities. He concluded with working on strategy which involved
continued monitoring and future policy considerations. It was clarified that First Transit operates
the transit system and that SouthWest Transit oversees the operation of the transit system.
The majority of the Council supported reevaluating the Plymouth Advisory Committee on
Transit (PACT) role through this time of transition. The committee will not meet until the
Council has had an opportunity to discuss this further.
Mayor Slavik excused herself from the meeting at 6:41 p.m.
Set Future Study Sessions
The Council scheduled the following study session:
April 7 at 5:30 p.m.: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Housing Development on Brockton Lane
Commercial Investment Properties), and use of Nature Canyon site for concrete batch
plant (McCrossan Construction)
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Adjournment
Deputy Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 6:59 p.m.
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