Minutes_Transit Advisory Board 04.10.25Copyrighted
October 6, 2025
City of Dubuque CONSENT ITEMS # 1.
City Council
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: City Council Proceedings of September 8, 15, 22, 23, and 25,
2025; Building Code Advisory and Appeals Board Minutes of
March 22 and April 6, 2023; Historic Preservation
Commission of August 21, 2025; Human Rights Commission
of August 12, August 29, and September 4, 2025; Library
Board of Trustees Update of August 28, 2025; Park and
Recreation Commission of August 12, 2025; Transit Advisory
Board of April 10, 2025; Zoning Advisory Commission of
September 3, 2025; Zoning Board of Adjustment of August
28, 2025; Proof of publication of City Council Proceedings of
August 27, September 2, and September 4, 2025.
SUGGUESTED Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 9 8 25 City Council Minutes
2. 9 15 25 City Council Minutes
3. 9 22 25 City Council Minutes
4. 9 23 25 City Council Minutes
5. 9 25 25 City Council Minutes
6. Building Code Advisory and Appeals Board Minutes of March 2023
7. Building Code Advisory and Appeals Board Minutes of April 2023
8. Historic Preservation Commission Minutes
9. Human Rights Commission Minutes - August 12, 2025
10. Human Rights Commission Subcommittee Minutes - August 29, 2025
11. Human Rights Commission Subcommittee Minutes - September 4, 2025
12. Library Board of Trustees Update
13. Park and Recreation Commission Minutes
14. Transit Advisory Board Minutes
15. Zoning Advisory Commission Minutes
16. Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes
17. Proof —August 27 Proceedings
18. Proof —September 2 Proceedings
19. Proof September 4 Proceedings
Page 30 of 1264
Minutes
The Dubuque Transit Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, April loth, 2025
4:30 pm-5:30 pm
Intermodal Conference Room
950 Elm Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Transit Advisory Board Members:
® Greg Orwoll, Chair
® Dora Serna, Vice Chair
Others Present
® Ryan Knuckey
Director of Transportation Services
® Russell Stecklein
Parking Operations Supervisor
1. Call to Order
® Talma Brown
® Jodi Johnson
Transit Operations Supervisor
® Joseph Lueck
Transportation Services Analyst
The Dubuque Transit Advisory Board (TAB) meeting was called to order at 4:35 pm.
2. Review/approve the agenda for Thursday, April 10, 2025, Dubuque Transit Advisory Board meeting
Motion by Orwoll, seconded by Serna to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
3. Review/approve the minutes from the Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Dubuque Transit Advisory Board
meeting
Motion by Orwoll, seconded by Serna to approve the minutes from the March Dubuque TAB meeting. The
motion passed unanimously.
4. Swear in New Board Member, Talma Brown
Stecklein notarized Brown's oath of office.
5. Discuss the Function and Role of Transit Advisory Board
Introductions were made by all in attendance. Knuckey gave a brief history of the TAB and the role it plays in
the Transit Department. The budget was also discussed, and Knuckey explained how the Jule receives State
and Federal money as well as local support for The Jule's Fixed Route and Paratransit or MiniBus services.
Johnson shared that the new Bus Driver contracts had been finalized.
Page 63 of 1264
Knuckey also inquired if the meeting time and location worked for all. All were in favor to continue to meet at
the Intermodal at 4:30.
6. Vote for Transit Advisory Board Officers
Orwoll requested to serve again as Chair and Serna and Brown approved. The request was passed
unanimously. Serna also requested to serve again as Vice Chair and Orwoll and Brown approved. The request
was passed unanimously.
7. Review The Jule's Application for Consolidated Funding from the Iowa Department of
Transportation
Knuckey informed the TAB that the date has been set for a public hearing on May 19, 2025, at the City
Council meeting for The Jule's Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) Consolidated Funding Application.
Knuckey explained the importance of the funding and how it plays an important role in our operations and the
rules and regulations we must follow to comply.
8. Director to present FY26 Budget Presentation
Knuckey gave a quick summary of the active grants The Jule has along with FY26 budget information.
The Jule is on track to receive the first electric bus from Gillig in either November or December of 2025. A
charging station location has been selected at the Jule Operations and Training Center (JOTC) and will be
installed prior to the first electric bus delivery.
The Jule will be publishing a request for proposal (RFP) for the Areas of Persistent Poverty Grant. The RFP
will be looking for a consultant to gather community input on levels of service they are looking for from public
transportation and generate solutions to meet those needs.
9. General Public Comments & Service Requests
Lueck reported several riders and businesses are interested in expanding The Jule's services. These requests
will be addressed with the RFP for the Areas of Persistent Poverty Grant. All parties have been notified of this
as well.
Lueck reported a rider contacted The Jule requesting a tracking application that would allow riders to see bus
locations in real-time, similar to what the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) offers its riders. Staff replied back
that The Jule already offers this type of service through the MyRide application for the Fixed Route service.
Lastly, a rider informed The Jule of a mislabeled bus stop, Wacker Drive at Wendy's. The bus stop number
was corrected to #3020 when the Fixed Route bus schedule was put into production.
Lueck remarked that the GovQA service will be replaced soon by the Report2Dbq service.
10. Ridership Report
Lueck informed the TAB that again ridership for the Fixed Route was up at the beginning of the FY. Ridership
for Paratransit also followed the previous FY trend of starting low then surging in October. Overall ridership
for FY25 is trending up and looks like it will surpass FY24 numbers. All were excited to hear the news.
Page 64 of 1264
11. Board Comments
Serna suggested The Jule promote a "No Car Day" or a "Car Free Day", similar to the "Bike to Work Week".
It would encourage people to utilize public transportation. The more someone knows about a service, the more
likely they are to use it.
Brown asked if there has been any effort to inform current ridership of the benefit of The Jule's smart pass or
to have exact change out and ready to go prior to boarding? This would speed up boarding times and the smart
pass would eliminate the need for a change card.
Johnson commented that this could be done through a social media post, Lueck to look in to.
Brown inquired if a rider's smart pass could be loaded using the Genfare app on a smartphone, instead of
loading it at the Intermodal transfer center or through the Genfare customer portal?
Knuckey asked Lueck to look into the request.
14. Adiournment
Motion by Orwoll to adjourn, seconded by Brown. The motion was passed unanimously. The meeting
adjourned at 5:45 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
These minutes passed, approved, and adopted on this 1 lth day of September 2025.
Greg Orwoll, Chair
Dubuque Transit Advisory Board
Page 65 of 1264