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COMMISSIONER CASTILLO - ITEM 1: MOTION TO REQUEST ADMINISTRATION TO PRESENT THEIR IDEAS, COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION, REGARDING A SUGGESTION THAT CITY RESIDENTS WITH CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS LIVING INSIDE THE "TWO MILE RULE" WITHIN WHICH THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION, CAN BE PROVIDED WITH A PRIVATE SCHOOL BUS OPTION AS FOLLOWS: THE CITY SHALL ISSUE AN RLI TO AREA BUS COMPANIES INVITING THEM TO EXPRESS INTEREST IN PROVIDING RESIDENTS WITH WHOM THEY WOULD DIRECTLY CONTRACT WITH BUS SERVICES AT THE RESIDENT'S COST TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS TO AND FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE CITY'S ROLE WOULD BE STRICTLY LIMITED TO ORGANIZING THE EFFORT BY HELPING IDENTIFY WILLING PROVIDERS, DOING OUTREACH THROUGH AREA SCHOOLS TO FIND OUT IF PARENTS ARE INTERESTED, LICENSING BUS PROVIDERS TO JOIN THE CITY'S PRIVATE SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM, ENSURE THE VEHICLES THEY USE ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS, AND TO ENSURE THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CLEARS EVERY DRIVER, USING ...
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