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� meeting and may discuss which shelters should be a higher priority based on the number of <br />. boarding's at the stop. <br />. OutFront has had discussions with Metro Transit about selling the shelters to them in the event <br />. the City did not want to purchase them. Staff has followed up on this and learned that Metro <br />� Transit does not have any interest in purchasing the shelters. <br />� Metro Transit has faced considerable criticism and scrutiny over the past few years about where <br />., transit shelters have been installed in the past. The criticism centers around the fact that many of <br />-, the locations with shelters located in more affluent areas of the Metro had lower ridership than <br />� bus stops within low income areas without shelters. Metro Transit has since adopted mare <br />detailed guidance on where shelters will be installed (see Attachment C which was printed from <br />� the Metro Transit web site). <br />-� Given this, there is no guarantee that if the existing shelters are removed that we could expect to <br />�: see Metro Transit installed shelters at these locations in the future. Additionally, even if Metro <br />Transit were to someday install some shelters in the City, they currently do not provide snow <br />removal or trash service at their shelter locations which would be a dramatic difference in the <br />�: level of service currently experienced at our existing shelters. <br />��� Please also note the 20 shelters referenced above and shown on the attached map include two <br />5 shelters at Snelling Ave and County Road B. Those shelters have been removed in anticipation <br />��� of the new enhanced stations that are being installed for the A Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) <br />�- service along Snelling Ave that will be in operation next year. Construction on those stations just <br />: recently started. If the franchise agreement had remained active, the City would have worked <br />with the PWET Commission and the City Council to identify two new locations for those <br />shelters. Currently the shelters are being stored in the Public Works Maintenance Yard. <br />DiscussioN <br />� Staff will present this information along with some more detailed information on this program <br />r� � and the possible outcomes at the Council meeting. We are seeking direction from the City <br />��� Council on what to do with the shelters given that the franchise arrangement no longer seems <br />�:� sustainable. To review, staff is presenting two options to consider: <br />�� 1. Allow the franchise agreement with OutFront Media to expire and, as per the terms of the <br />e� agreement, require them to remove the shelters and restore the sites to the previous <br />E:� condition or a negotiated final condition (i.e. leave the concrete pads in place). <br />h� 2. Purchase the shelters (all or some) from OutFront Media and leave the shelters in place. <br />� In order to fund the maintenance of the shelters release a Request for Proposals to sell <br />` advertising on the shelters and collect revenue from those advertisement sales. The <br />�: advertisement sales would also be used to offset the purchase price over time. <br />s��� Staff has contacted a separate advertisement firm to discuss their interest in taking over the <br />�� franchise agreement. This firm, Intersection, which recently won the contract to provide <br />; advertisements on Metro Transit vehicles and stations, indicated they would not be interested in <br />; assuming the same ownership and maintenance responsibilities but would be interested in selling <br />- the ad space and sharing the revenues. OutFront Media also indicated they would be interested in <br />- that service. Therefore staff anticipates we would receive at least two proposals if we were to <br />issue an RFP. <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />