Kankakee Times

River Valley Metro Mass Transit District Board of Trustees met March 27. 

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

Chairman Argyelan called the regularly scheduled River Valley Metro Board of Directors meeting to order at 3:00 pm.

Attending Board Members: Chairman Mark Argyelan, Treasurer Nick Allen, Secretary Kelly St. Aubin, Board Members: Carole Franke, Jerry Pearce, Norman Grimsley, and David Hinderliter

Staff Members Present: Managing Director Robert Hoffmann, COO Ken Munjoy, Transit Officer David Douglas, Transit Officer Richard Berns

Others Present: Siron Sims, Geoff Olson, Duane Stubblefield

Pledge of Allegiance: Kelly St. Aubin led the Metro Board and others in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Public with Business to Come Before the Board: Duane Stubblefield commented that he and other RVM customers really like the new driver uniforms and appreciate their appearance.

Consent Agenda: Carole Franke made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Jerry Pearce seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken of those in attendance, with all in favor. Consent agenda approved.

Communications:

Chairman’s Report: Mark Argyelan

Mark Argyelan, Rob Hoffmann, and Lisa Dugan recently met with Rep. Nick Smith. Rep. Smith is the new state representative for the Illinois House district that includes the Manteno area. The meeting was very productive and Rep. Smith offered support for public transportation issues in the future.

Managing Director’s Report: Robert Hoffmann

None

Operations Report:

53,681 rides were provided in February. We have 47 operators plus one cadet, and with two more in training.

Complaints/Comments

No report. Will be included next month.

Board Report:

Carole Franke reported that she continues to hear positive comments about our Midway service.

Mark Argyelan recommended our Midway service to neighbors who were planning a trip into Chicago. They used it and were very pleased.

New Business:

IT Upgrades

Our computers are due for an upgrade. In addition, a switch on our server went

down late Friday and had to be replaced. We need to replace the other two

switches, and get a 4th as a spare. Firewall and Wi-Fi also need upgrades. This can all

be done with operating money since this equipment is no longer capitalized.

Parking Lot

Our parking lot needs to be sealed and striped. We are getting quotes now.

Old Business:

Legislative Update

The new federal budget includes allocations for public transit that gets the funding

back up to previous levels.

There has been no activity with the state budget. Efforts are continuing to eliminate

the 10% public transportation funding reduction that was included in last year’s

budget. Rob Hoffmann and Mark Argyelan will be in Springfield on April 25 for

Legislative Day to discuss this issue will legislators.

Employee Appreciation Dinner

April 14 at Rigo’s beginning at 5:00

Vehicle Status

The contract for our medium duty buses has not yet been signed by the secretary of

IDOT. If the buses can be ordered in April, we would still expect to have them by the

end of this calendar year.

The four New Flyer buses have been ordered and should be here in January or

February.

Questions from the news media:

None

Other Business to come Before the Board:

None

Executive Session

None.

Adjournment

At 3:15 pm, a motion to adjourn was made by Jerry Pearce and seconded by Carole

Franke, with all in favor.

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