The Kansas City Times from Kansas City, Missouri • 3

Council Seeks Accord On Control of ATA think good to go to them because they been willing to come to Capra added The subject of a breakdown in communications with the authority was raised py Joel Pe-lofsky councilman advisory board member hate to say this Pelofsky said developing a monstrous communications gap I hope our discussion today will communicate this to the Pelofsky was commenting on the subject of hiring a management firm to take over day-to-day operations of the bus system which was raised by Wheeler in reference to an editorial in The Star recommending such action Retaining a management firm has been strongly recommended by the ATA board and two such firms were interviewed recently by the council James McNeill ATA chairman said earlier yesterday that recent advertisements for a qualified general manager appeared as fruitless as earlier attempts had been although formal interviews with several applicants had not been conducted of the specifics of the including a mill fee to be charged for each passenger some of the discussions have not been shared with you (the council) from the time standpoint I have come to the K'nioq that many excellent peo- in the community could 'serve very well realize there are two sides of this question and I look forward to an evaluation of both groups of people (management Firms) and I realize this evaluation complicates this Wheeler said I hope you reach any erroneous conclusions This is really what turned me off (about the Then followed remark and his further statement that he hoped that planned trips by advisory board members to cities which have retained management firms would help clarify the situation These cities include Baltimore Minneapolis Miami Fla and Denver Wheeler raised the subject of The Star editorial during discussion of an ordinance -to appropriate $2500 for the advisory board to meet travel and other expenses I I Ozar advisory board chairman recommended in a report to the mayor that local management should be sought for the ATA By Thomas Bogdon A Mmbr of Tho Stir's Sff The city council agreed yesterday to seek a meeting with the 10-member Area Transportation Authority in an effort to close a between the council and the instate authority involving management of the transit system The decision to invite the authority members to meet informally with the council at a dinner was reached in a discussion during the legislative session in which Mayor Charles Wheeler Jr reasserted his view that top management for the bus daily operations could and should be found locally Wheeler said an outside management firm should be retained only as a last resort Under a contract between the authority and the city which was signed after the council authorized a balf-cent sales tax to subsidize transit service inside the city the council exercises a veto over expenditure of the sales tax revenue need to meet with them or we could well develop a Hat-field-McCoy said Sal A Capra chairman of the finance and audit committee which represents the council in relations with the ATA through a council advisory board amm 7 TnE KANSAS CITY TIME 3 night: a I learned to try to the dinner council the he would board many were been reason in to case these conducted and discuss McNeill said: One day with the they want also raised meeting Harold Maim fees of the $13500 a the managers and backup team home said the 15 million the propos the firms mills a is reversed number gained a they $5000 a be taking proposed years and if some future riders the subject to things time talking time on raised by labor will decision must contract or to seek ahead of he agreed a decision A Little Flounce for Fall 4600 Our double-take drees looks wonderful on slzee 6 to 16 At first glance polkadotted On second Ife knitted with a white speck design Black or A burgundy polyester topped with a demure white collar and a flower If you chooaa Urban Shop -Fourth Floor Downtown Plaza and Ward Parkway qotfJrotkeij How about a purple suede bait to spark your wardrobe? 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Fake boy scout belt camel navy mauve pink black brown or purple 500 head belt camel red onion navy rust brown or purple 700 Fake pewter buckle belt camel red onion brown whippet navy rust or purple 900 Accessory Aisle First Floor Downtown Plaza and Ward Parkway Ifio olf JrofRer McNeill said last want to get into discus-on with the mayor an early age not fight City On the subject of meeting with the TA chairman said accept on behalf of the al-t tough he knew that on vacation in mid-August McNeill said he had having difficulty for this assembling a quorum interview the general manager applicants but that in any nterviews would be early next week Commenting on the nvitation to meet transit problems gets confusing they want us to work advisory board Now to meet with us This concern was council by Councilman McNeill said the management firm are month which includes salaries of five local he services of a of specialists in the offices At present McNeill bus system is losing passengers a year from previous year Under the contracts he said would receive five passenger if this trend and gains in the total passengers are recorded an incentive McNeill said we million new passengers (the firm) would make month but we would in $750000 more in He said the contracts are for two rapid transit at time attracted more contract would be renegotiation a lot of these people spend a lot of and not enough NcNeill said On another subject the contract with bus McNeill said the contract ex-ire Oct 31 and a ye made under the whether to negotiate arbitration 60 days expiration McNeill said with Wheeler that must be made soon Wheeler said: Kansas City Star took an editorial policy on the management situation and did so before knowing any Boon to Schools KCIT-TV May Go To Nonprofit Group Robber akes $5 At Library or studio since the KCIT facilities include color equipment and better transmission facilities Wadsworth said CSB still would take over the operation of KCSD since television receivers in Kansas City schools have adapters which allow reception of only channel 19 The only change in plans would be that KCSD equipment would not be needed The channel 19 transmitter would be moved to the KCIT facilities at 27th and Stark where programs for both public channels would originate Wadsworth said RCA might either rent its equipment with an option to buy or simply give it away as a tax-deductable contribution to a nonprofit public service organization Either possibility Wadsworth said would be more advantageous to RCA than attempting to haul away $499000 worth of equipment including the transmitting antenna Wadsworth said he had contacted North American Savings and Loan which holds the mortgage on the KCIT property and had been told CSB could move in by assuming mortgage payments at a monthly rate less than asked by the school district for its He said he had received favorable reports from the Department of Health Education and Welfare on the possibility of receiving a grant with which to buy equipment and from the Federal Communications Commission mi licensing we get a break in good Wadsworth said business should come to a head within the next week or He added that if CSB does acquire KCIT along with KCSD color public television programing could begin in the fall By Robert Butler A Member of The Star's Staff Operation of KCIT-TV channel 50 may be taken over by Community Service Broadcasting of Mid-A i a Inc (CSB) Homer Wadsworth consultant told a meeting of the CSB board yesterday that negotiations are under way between CSB and RCA which owns the KCIT broadcasting equipment If CSB can take over KCIT the commercial station which went off the air July 9 after less than two years of operation there will be no need for the nonprofit organization to lease equipment and studio space from the Kansas City School District as planned originally Wadsworth said For several months CSB has been in negotiations with the school district for the transfer of the license of KCSD-TV channel 19 the instructional station which has been operated for 10 years by the district The Board of Education approved a contract Aug 5 for the transfer of KCSD to CSB The contract included clauses for the leasing to CSB of broadcast equipment for $12250 a year and the renting of studio space in the Board of Education Building for $1646 a month The CSB has not approved the contract which now is being studied by the executive committee Several members were disturbed by the difference in four estimates of the value of the school broadcast equipment The estimates ranged from a low of $44300 to a high of $332570 However if CSB is able to acquire KCIT Wadsworth said there will be no point in renting the school equipment of INVITATION! 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