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I'M CALLING THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO ORDER.
I AM VANESSA HUSKY, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, AND THE MEMBERS PRESENT TODAY ARE DONNA PAYTON AND CHARLIE FRANKLIN.
TODAY IS MAY THE 18TH, 2026, AND THE TIME IS 1130.
IN COMMITTEE TODAY, WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION AND COMMENTS FROM VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING THOSE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR ONGOING REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.
FIRST, I WANNA EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT THE COMMITTEE'S PURPOSE IS.
WE'RE TO CONSIDER A HALF CENT SALES TAX TOWARD A REGIONAL TRANSIT INITIATIVE, INCLUDING NEIGHBORING COUNTIES TO IMPROVE TRANSIT ACCESS AND CONNECTIONS FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
THE, I'M SORRY, THIS IS THE INTERPRETER.
I'M NOT ABLE TO YEAH, YOUR MICROPHONE.
AND ALSO THAT INTERPRETERS NEED TO HAVE A LICENSE AND SHE, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOMEONE WHO NEEDS HER TO INTERPRET.
MY COLLEAGUE CLARK, HE'S DEAF.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHO RECRUITED HER.
I, SO GOING FORWARD, WE HAVE TO HAVE, YEAH, I CAN HEAR.
WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? UH, ARE YOU REQUESTING THAT WE, ARE YOU REQUESTING THAT WE POSTPONE TODAY'S MEETING SO THAT WE CAN FIND A LEGAL INTERPRETER FOR TODAY'S MEETING? YEAH.
WE NEED TO POSTPONE IT SO WE CAN FIND IT.
WE HAVE TO CONTACT THE LOCAL AGENCY.
WE CAN'T GO THROUGH A DIFFERENT COMPANY LIKE
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INTERPRETER.THEY HAVE, THEY, DO WE KNOW WHO SCHEDULED THE, IN THE INTERPRETER? NO, I DON'T KNOW WHO RECRUITED HER AT ALL.
DO YOU KNOW WHO SCHEDULED THE INTERPRETER? WELL, I PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
I HAVE THE CONTACT INFORMATION.
AND THE THEM, IT'S ACTUALLY A FAIRLY EASY PROCESS TO GET AN INTERPRETER.
I WOULD JUST, UM, LET'S TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.
CAN WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS? OKAY.
SO WE CAN COME UP WITH A PLAN WHILE EVERYONE'S HERE.
WOULD THAT BE ALL RIGHT, SIR? YES.
HOWEVER, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CANCEL THE MEETING.
UM, WE WILL GET BACK WITH YOU WHEN WE CAN, UM, COME TOGETHER AGAIN.
YOU CAN'T HEAR ME? YOU CAN'T HEAR ME? OKAY.
HE DOES HAVE A LIST OF INTERPRETERS.
IF YOU HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS, HE CAN SEND IT TO.
IS IT BE HUSKY? UHHUH
AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO GET THE INTERPRETING AGENCY CONTACT SO WE HAVE AN INTERPRETER READY.
I, I THINK THE PLAN WAS TO FIND AN INTERPRETER FIRST SO THAT WE WOULD KNOW WHAT THEIR AVAILABILITY WAS EXACTLY.
OR WILL THEY NOT? YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM A DATE.
THEY'LL ASK YOU A WHOLE LIST OF QUESTIONS LIKE WHAT THE MEETING IS FOR, WHEN IT IS, WHAT TIME, AND THEN THEY WILL MAKE TIME TO BE THERE.
BUT THERE AREN'T MANY INTERPRETERS AVAILABLE.
MS. MILLER, UM, IF WE KNOW INTERPRETERS THAT ARE LICENSED IN MISSOURI, CAN WE JUST PULL SOMEONE THAT WE KNOW? DO WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN AGENCY? THEY, OH, I DON'T THINK SO.
'CAUSE I WAS LOOKING FOR AN EMPLOYEE.
IT HAS TO BE THROUGH AN AGENCY.
THE AGENCIES HAVE THE LICENSE CERTIFIED INTERPRETERS AVAILABLE.
IF YOU JUST GRAB SOMEBODY THAT YOU KNOW, THAT KNOW SIGN LANGUAGE, THEY MIGHT NOT BE CERTIFIED.
THE ONLY KNOW WHO IS QUALIFIED.
AND THEY'RE VERY PROFESSIONAL.
IF YOU PULL SOMEBODY IN THAT, YOU KNOW, KNOW SIGN LANGUAGE, AND I'M SO SORRY BECAUSE THAT WASN'T MY QUESTION THAT I'M, AND RIGHT.
SO ALL OF THE, AND I DO APOLOGIZE, BUT THAT WASN'T MY QUESTION.
MY QUESTION IS, IF SOMEONE IS ON THAT LIST AND IS SOMEONE THAT WE CAN GET TO, UH, BE HERE IN PERSON, THEY ARE LICENSED IN MISSOURI, THEY ARE QUALIFIED, THEY ARE ON THAT LIST.
DO WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE AGENCY? IS THAT WHAT IS MANDATORY? THAT WE GO THROUGH THE AGENCY?
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AGAIN, NOT MY QUESTION.CONTACT AGENCY IN THIS LOCAL AREA.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND JUST SET A DATE? OR DO YOU WANNA SEND OUT AN EMAIL WITH A DATE? I PREFER TO GO AHEAD AND GET AN INTERPRETER AND SEND OUT A, A DATE ONCE I GET AN INTERPRETER.
HOPEFULLY IT WOULD BE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
WELL, THEY'RE SAYING THAT TO GET AN INTERPRETER, YOU HAVE TO ALREADY HAVE A DATE SET.
WHEN YOU HAVE ALL OF THAT PRE-SCHEDULED, BEFORE YOU CONTACT THE I DOES, DOES ANYBODY HAVE A DATE? UH, TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY? UM, I CAN PLEASE, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT PLEASE? I, SHE'S ASKING FOR THE DATE.
TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY, WHICH IS JUNE 1ST.
WE'RE GOING TO RECRUIT A, AN INTERPRETER BY JUNE THE FIRST.
SO WOULD YOU PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR? THANK YOU.
SAME AS AS TODAY TIME AT 1130.
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
VANESSA, DO YOU WANT A MOTION? MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECOND.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME OUT.