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If we make changes to the cash fare and used by this amount of people and 160,000 are minority and because of the percent and the 8 threshold this isnt considered a disparate impact. Alternatively if we were making changes to the youth pass and in this example its used by 75 minority that is considered a disparate impact but if were making changes to the two at the same time we would look at them collectively and collectively they would be found to have a disparate impact because the percent minority using the two pass types are more than our city wide average plus the threshold. The threshold...

Coming back after Community Outreach and so forth within the next few months, so if we get the decision in september then sometime in late winter or spring you will hear about parking legislation. While youre up there one more question because i know director ramos brought it up director nolan brought it up. Do you see any ability to speed this up . Do you think as director ramos asked were willing to make hard decisions and push on this do you see the ability for this to move faster . Am i putting you too much on the spot there . Were looking at ways to try to save time on the project, and we...

To make incremental changes but at the same time you want to make sure youre capturing important equity issues. We did make several changes to this definition based on the public process. One of the key things was that we added this rolling 24 month period to the system changes. What the concern was in the public process was that we would make a 2 change one year and then a 1 change six months later and a 3 change six months after that, and that we would be stringing together these smaller changes and not ever reach this larger threshold. That certainly would never be the intent of me or my st...

Let us pray. Gracious god, sovereign lord of history, thank you for the exemplary impact of senator Daniel Ken Inouye on our national history. Lord, we are grateful for the excellence that distinguished his significant career for the quiet grace and dignity with which he represented the aloha state. And for the gift of discernment that enabled him to serve you faithfully for the good of america. As we express gratitude for the laudable footprints he left in the sands of time, give us your power to persevere impromptly doing what is right. May the memory of senator inouyes indefatigable faithfu...

The 6th largest snowfall by chicagos standards. People are on the road, jumping on the train. 500 snow plows were sent out on the roads. 18 ins of snow fell saturday night into this morning. But really where the problem is, if you are on the side roads this is throughout the city. You can see folk are trying to shovel their way out walking count middle the road. This what is they are dealing with. This goes up to my knees. This is deep throughout the city. 6th largest snowfall on record in chicago. 1,600 flights were canceled at both chicagos airports. The snow is expected to continue as the s...