Minutes_Transit Advisory Board 4 12 12Minutes
The Dubuque Transit Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, April 12, 2012
4:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Federal Building
Second Floor, Room 223
Transit Advisory Board members:
❑ Joel Lightcap
Chair
❑ Matt Esser ❑ George Enderson
® Rhonda Knight ® R.R.S. Stewart (by phone)
Others Present
® Barbara Morck
The Jule Transit Director
® Gail Kuhle
ECL4
Public Present
_any Eudaley
❑ Dave Heiar
Czti• of Dubuque
n Kelley Deutmeyer
ECL4 Executive Director
❑ Candace Eudaley ® Michelle Huseman
ECL4 AssustantDErector Jule Mobility Coordinator
Call to Order
The Dubuque Transit Advisory Board meeting was called to order by the Board Member, George
Enderson at 4:17 p.m.
Review /approve the agenda for the Thursday, April 12, 2012 Dubuque Transit Advisory Board
meeting
Morel( requested that agenda Item #5. Review /approve map template, be placed on the May agenda.
Motion by Esser, second by Knight to approve the revised agenda for the Thursday. April 12, 2012
Dubuque Transit Advisory Board meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Review /approve the minutes of the Thursday, March 8, 2012 Dubuque Transit Advisory Board
meeting
Motion by Knight, second by Enderson to approve the minutes of the Thursday. March 8, 2012 Dubuque
Transit Advisory Board meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Manager's Report
Review and approve of statistical and financial data
Morel( indicated that the March ridership report was not ready for review and would be presented at the
May meeting. Morel( then continued with reviewing the YTD financial, noting that expenses are a little
under budget due to the overhead for the newer buses is lower than the older buses.
Motion by Esser, second by Knight to approve the financial data. The motion passed unanimously.
Update on grants
Morck gave the following update on grants:
• ICC AP Grant -staff will be applying for the second year of funding for the Mid -Town and
Nightrider routes. Morel( noted that staff has received approval from the IA DOT to start the
Nightrider /Mid -Town routes in August 2012 rather than October 2012.
• State of Good Repair -The City has received 8 million dollars for the Intermodal Facility. She
indicated that there have been some discussions with the FTA on the location of the parking ramp
for the facility.
• TIGER IV -The City will be applying for a TIGER IV grant for a bus maintenance and storage
facility.
• Clean Fuel Grant -staff will be applying for funds through the Clean Fuel Grant for the bus
maintenance and storage facility.
• Bus Livability Grant- staff will be applying for funds through the Clean Fuel Grant for the bus
maintenance and storage facility.
• New Freedoms Grant -staff will be applying for funds through the New Freedoms Grant to
support the Mobility Coordinator position.
• PITG Grant -staff will be applying for funding for Phase 2 of the ARC Transfer Center.
Morel( continued with the following updates:
• IT Equipment -Morck indicated that staff is in the fmal phase of negotiation for the purchase of the
IT equipment. She indicated that staff would like to make a recommendation for the IT Equipment
provider to City Council for a contract approval in May with implementation being completed by the
end of August.
Other Business
Consolidated Funding Public Hearinn -Morck noted that the Consolidated Public Hearing held
before the regular scheduled Transit Advisory Board meeting and there was not public in attendance
or comments received.
April meeting
Kuhle indicated that the next meeting will be held on Thursday. May 10. 2012 at 4:15 p. m. in Room
223 of the Federal Building.
Board member comments
There were no Board member comments.
Public Comments
Amy Eudaley suggested that on the new route maps that the name of the route be placed on the top of the
program. thus allowing for the program to be easily identified when placed in the map holders. Huseman
indicated that she would look into making the change.
Adjournment
Motion by Esser. second by Knight to adjourn the March 8. 2012 Dubuque Transit Advisory Board
meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted.
These minutes passed. approved and adopted on this day of May 2012.
Joel Lightcap, Chairperson
Dubuque Transit Advisory Board