Minutes_Transit Adviosry Board 1 10 19 Copyrighted
January 22, 2019
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 1.
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: Airport Commission of 5/15/18, 6/25/18, 8/6/18, 9/24/18;
City Council Proceedings of 1/7/19; Cable N Commission
of 1/9/19; Library Board of Trustees Minutes of 10/25/18,
11/29/18; and Council Update #178 of 12/20/18; Resilient
CommunityAdvisory Commission of 10/4/18, 11/1/18,
12/6/18 and 1/3/19; Transit Advisory Board of 1/10/19;
Zoning Advisory Commission of 1/2/19; Proof of
Publication for City Council Proceedings of 12/17/18.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Airport Commission Minutes of 5/14/18 Supporting Documentation
Airport Commission Minutes of 6/25/18 Supporting Documentation
Airport Commission Minutes of 8/6/18 Supporting Documentation
Airport Commission Minutes of 9/24/18 Supporting Documentation
Cable N Commission Minutes of 1/9/19 Supporting Documentation
City Council Proceedings of 1/7/19 Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustees Minutes of 10/25/18 Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustees Minutes of 11/29/18 Supporting Documentation
Library Board of Trustee Council Update#178 of Supporting Documentation
12/20/18
Resilient Community Advisory Commission Minutes of Supporting Documentation
10/4/18
Resilient Community Advisory Commission Minutes of Supporting Documentation
11/1/18
Resilient Community Advisory Commission Minutes of Supporting Documentation
12/6/18
Reslient Community Advisory Commission Minutes of Supporting Documentation
1/3/19
Transit Advisory Board Minutes of 1/10/19 Supporting Documentation
Zoning Advisory Commission Minutes of 1/2/19 Supporting Documentation
Proof of Publication for City Council Proceedings of Supporting Documentation
12/17/18
Draft Minutes
The Dubuque Transit Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, January 10,2019
4:30 pm-5:30 pm
Intermodal Transportation Center Conference Room
Transit Advisory Board Members:
� Robert Daughters, Vice Chair � Matt Esser, Chair � George Enderson
� Carrie Lohrmann � Dora Serna
Others Present
� Renee Tyler � Jason Duba
Director of Transportation Services Transportation Analyst
❑ JodiJohnson
Operations Supervisor
Public Present None
1. Call to Order
The Dubuque Transit Advisory Board meeting was called to order by Esser, Board Chair at 4:30 pm.
2. Review/approve the aaenda for the Thursday.January 10,2019 Transit Advisory Board meetina
Motion by Enderson, second by Serna to approve amended agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
3. Review/approve the minutes from the Thursday. September 13,2018 Transit Advisory Board meetina
Correction to label Daughters as Vice-Chair. Motion by Daughters, second by Serna to approve the minutes
from the November Transit Advisory Board meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
4. General Public Comments & Service Requests
Duba stated that there were no bus stop requests since the last meeting.
5. Ridership Report
Duba reviewed ridership far the first half of FY 19 (July-December 2018) and compared it with the first half of
the previous two fiscal years.
• Total fixed-route +paratransit ridership by month
• Total fixed-route ridership by route
• Total ridership and rides by type of service
• Total ridership by hour of the day
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Total ridership for this period was 251,399, which was less than FY 17 (256,846)but more than FY 18
(245,019).
Discussion included an observation that the peak hours were during the 7:00 AM hour and the 2:00 PM hour.
This is largely due to school students going to and coming home from school. Conversation about Dubuque
Community School DistricYs bussing practices and transportation priorities followed.
6. Review Five-year Plan and discuss TAB action steps
Status updates were given by members about their efforts to advance the Five-year Plan:
• Daughters described the presentation that he and Duba made at the Teresa Shelter the previous evening.
Residents there were either regular Jule riders who appreciated the service or relative newcomers to
Dubuque who had a variety of questions about how to ride the bus and how to go to certain
destinations. Daughters gave a demonstration of how to use the MyRide tool to plan trips.
• Members discussed Bike-to-Wark Week and promotional considerations for the May 2019 event. A
review of past partnerships and brainstorming about new outreach took place.
• Serna translated the instructions for riding The Jule into Spanish and it was presented to the group.
7. FY 20 Budget Process and Projects
The Transportation Services Department will present to City Council on Wednesday, February 13 at 6:00 PM.
Members are encouraged to attend and speak on behalf of The Jule.
Progress on the bus grant was described, with its adoption into the Transportation Improvement Program by
the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study and the drafting of the bus RFP. On the other hand, the
City Manager requested The Jule to delay the replacement of buses, essentially requiring the doubling of their
designated useful life spans.
8. Board Comments
• Serna described a conversation with one of her colleagues at Clarke University who wondered if The
Jule could start a route between Clarke and Loras since there will be more Clarke students taking
classes at Loras after the recent changes with Clarke's classes.
• Esser described an ideato increase the efficiency and effectiveness ofthe Purple Line where it drops
off at the Kennedy Mall.
• Daughters that he will be speaking on behalf of Dupaco at the upcoming City Council meeting where
Dupaco will acquire the Voices building in the Millwork District for their future offices. He plans to
speak about the transportation benefits of the location and share his remarks in a company blog post.
9. Next Meetina
The neat meeting will be held Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 4:30pm at the Intermodal Conference Room.
10. Adiournment
Enderson motioned to adjourn, second by Serna The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
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