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Mayor Darcy McNaboeOn January 27, 2021, Mayor Darcy McNaboe attended the California JPIA Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and discussed the following: • 2021 Academies Plan • Beginning March through May 2021, the Academies will be held three consecutive half-days virtually and speakers will be remote or in -person at the JPIA facility. • Beginning June 2021, the Academies will be held under a Hybrid platform and speakers will be in-person. Both virtual and hybrid academy events will originate from the Authority’s California Room. • The following is a list of Academies to be held in 2021: o Parks and Recreation Academy ▪ March 2021 o Risk Management Academy ▪ April 2021 o Governance Leadership Academy ▪ May 2021 o Executive Academy ▪ May 2021 o Public Works Academy ▪ October 2021 o Management Academy ▪ November 2021 On February 2-3, 2021, Omnitrans’ Executive Director and Directors of Operations, Human Resources and Strategic Development attended a virtual Autonomous Vehicles and Public Transport Conference. The conference focused on pilot programs, a vision for Transit-Autonomous Vehicles alignment, Autonomous Vehicle use cases in transit and the impact of Autonomous Vehicles on the workforce. Mayor McNaboe announced that Omnitrans’ is examining the ability to provide transportation to the County’s large vaccination sites and will be worki ng with County staff on how to contribute. Additionally, Omnitrans has received its first four electric vehicles and New Flyer staff was on-site conducting technical training to the Omnitrans Staff. On February 3, 2021, Mayor McNaboe attended the Board o f Directors Meeting for the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority and discussed the following: • Authorized Next Steps in the Development of the Ontario Loop • Plans for an Underground Transit Loop between the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station and Ontario International Airport. • The Board authorized negotiations to begin with the Boring Company founded by Elon Musk. Boring was the only company to respond to a recent Request for Qualifications to build the nearly four-mile tunnel, which will connect Metrolink’s busiest line with the nation’s fastest-growing airport three years running. The subterranean transit system would shuttle thousands of passengers per day between the Rancho Cucamonga station and Ontario using zero-emission vehicles.