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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of August 24, 2015 — Regular Meeting Page 16 of 20 13. CITIZENS' COMMENTS Mayor Glancy announced persons that wished to make comment or make inquiry on any matter not on the agenda, may request to be recognized during Citizens' Comments. Mayor Glancy announced the rules of decorum. The following individuals came forward: 1. Mr. John Casselberry, 700 South Lost Lake Lane, expressed concerns about an earlier item on the agenda regarding abandonment of portions of Triplet Lake Drive. Mayor Glancy reminded Mr. Casselberry that the Citizens' Comments portion of the meeting was for comments and concerns about issues which were not a part of the formal agenda. No one else came forward. Advised he had recently attended a meeting hosted by Altamonte Springs City Manager Frank Martz on behalf of U.S. Representative John Mica at which Representative Mica discussed his viewpoint that the Lynx Board should consider privatizing the operation of the Lynx bus system. He added that Commission Hufford had also been in attendance and asked for her input about her observations at the meeting. Commissioner Hufford reported that Representative Mica had taken the lead in the discussion and that Florida Representative Jason Brodeur had participated in the meeting via conference call. She stated that Representative Mica had been leading the efforts to persuade Lynx to consider privatization of the operation due to inconsistencies he had observed in the service provided, noting he felt the private market could handle the operation more efficiently. She added that now that SunRail was operational, the focus was on the "ribs" which were the buses. She advised that funding for the proposed flex bus system had not been accomplished and Representative Mica was requesting that all of the cities which would be affected sign a joint letter to the Lynx Board urging them to look at privatization of the bus system, and stating that the cities were in support of privatization and would recommend it. Discussion: A brief discussion ensued in which Mr. Newlon advised that the most recent draft ofthe proposed letter which he had in his possession presented a position which was soft enough that he felt the Commission could support it without concern that it would be inflammatory. He stated that the letter did not directly call for privatization of Lynx, but asked the Lynx Board to full vet the prospect and to come to its own conclusion as to whether or not to privatize. He asked for a consensus from the Commission to support the letter and to authorize the Mayor to sign the letter on behalf of the City. CONSENSUS: The City Commission agreed by consensus to approve the City's joinder in the proposed letter to the Lynx Board requesting consideration of possible privatization of the bus system, and authorized the Mayor to sign the letter on behalf of the City.