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DUBUQUE TRANSIT TRUSTEE BOARD
Thursday, September 12, 2002
4:15 P.M.
Carnegie Stout Public Library Board Room, 11th & Bluff
Streets, Dubuque, Iowa
Enderson, Lightcap, Stedman
Bemis, Sand
Munson-BoothJKeyLine, Ruhberg/ECIA,
Schlickman/drivers
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
OF APRIL 18, 2002,
BOARD MEETING
MPO AGREEMENT
UPDATE
ALTERNATIVES
ANALSIS CONSULTANT
SELECTION
Enderson called meeting to order at 4:21 p.m., calling for a
motion to approve the minutes of the April 18, 2002, board
meeting as circulated.. Stedman so moved. Lightcap
seconded. Motion carded.
Munson reported that the original MPO agreement was
entered to in 1976. At the triennial review, KeyLine was
reminded to update the agreement. The updated agreement
is compliant with federal highway and federal transit
administrations regulations. According to Mnnson,
DMATS approved and signed the agreement earlier today.
A motion was made by Lightcap to approve the agreement.
Stedman seconded. Motion carded.
Munson handed out a schedule of the tasks involved in the
completion of the Downtown Transit Alternatives Analysis.
The study will look at traffic, parking and circulation in the
downtown area. The money was received in a grant
through the Historical Society. Two proposals have been
received and the contract was awarded to URS/BRW in
Minneapolis. The scope of services is currently being
developed and the study should be completed in 12-18
months. Additional bus mutes and trolley buses are some
of the tkings being studied.
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Enderson asked if routes would be seasonal or year around.
Munson stated that both would be looked at and funding
would come from the New Starts Program.
MANAGER'S REPORT
BOARD COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Munson handed out an outline of progress made in the
completion of his goals during the last 18 months. He
explained that the completed work is shown in blue while
the things still to be completed are shown in red.
JARC (JOB ACCESS REVERSE COMMUTE) trips are to
be handled by the mini bus in the future. Currently we are
looking at the way previous service was provided. Rides
provided under this program are only to be rides that cannot
access the fixed route, RTA or minibus services, and is
only for clients who are low income, which is the main
reason the service is being looked at closer. Discussion
followed.
Lightcap asked why there are times when KeyLine, RTA
and the minibus are ail at the same place at the same time.
Munson stated that with ail three doing their own
scheduling, it was impossible to not have that happen.
This is the reason Routematch scheduling software was
purchased. Training is now taking place so these problems
can be corrected. With the completion of all the capitai
projects, service will be the main focus. Discussion
followed.
Stedman asked why some bus stop signs say only "Bus
Stop" while most say '~No Parking - Bus Stop". Munson
stated that parking tickets cannot be given when someone
parks in an area that has a sign that is "Bus Stop" only.
Stedman said he felt that any replacement of those signs
should be with "Bus Stop - No Parking" signs.
Schlickman asked about getting a bus shelter for our
passengers at 9th & Main. Munson said he would check
into it.
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ADJOURNMENT
Hearing no further commcmts, Stedman made a motion to
adjourn. Lightcap seconded. Motion carded. Meeting
adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie Booth
Secretary
These minutes passed, approved and adopted on this ,~/'/,~day of November 2002.
Mi ael W,~. Sand, Secretary
Dubuque Transit Trustee Board