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Summary: 

Fresno Council of Governments (FCOG) is completing the FY2024-2025 Unmet Transit Needs Assessment.  Public outreach is an important part of this process.  To date, FCOG has received 35 relevant comments.

Participating transit agencies, specifically, Fresno Area Express (FAX), Clovis Transit, Fresno County Rural Transit Agency (FCRTA), and their respective paratransit services, in addition to the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission (FEOC) through the Consolidated Transportation Services Agency (CTSA) review the comments received, and provide feedback to those comments pertaining to them.  Attached, is the matrix containing:

• the comments received,
• the responsible party,
• the transit agency's response,
• the proposed determination of unmet transit need,
• if an unmet transit need, whether or not it is reasonable, or unreasonable to meet, 
• and if it has been identified in prior UTN assessments.

Of the 35 comments received to date, none have been found to meet the definition of an unmet transit needs.

The final comments along with the FCOG FY2024-25 Unmet Transit Needs Assessment draft report will be brought before the SSTAC in the May 2024 meeting.

Action: Information. The Committee may provide additional direction at its discretion.

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