BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 @ 8:00 A.M.
Meeting Location – Metro Centre or Remote
Zoom 312-626-6799, Meeting ID: 465 778 3908, Passcode: 111375
Agenda
1.0 Roll Call
2.0 Pledge of Allegiance
3.0 Public with Business to Come Before the Board
(Comments should be limited to three minutes)
4.0 Consent Agenda
4.01 Minutes February 27, 2024
4.02 Financials
5.0 Communications
5.01 Chairman Report
5.02 Managing Director’s Report
5.03 Operations Report
5.04 Complaints/Comments Report
5.05 Board Member Comments
6.0 New Business
6.01 FY25 Apportionments
7.0 Old Business
7.01 Maintenance Facility
8.0 Questions from the News Media
9.0 Other Business to come Before the Board (includes Executive
Session, if necessary
Closed session in accordance with the Illinois Open Meeting Act 5
ILCS 120/2(c)(1).
(1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline,
performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public
body or legal counsel for the public body.”
10.0 Potential Action from Executive Session
11.0 Adjournment
Future Meetings and Events (Tentative Schedule)
Board Meetings are the fourth Tuesday of every month at 8:00 am.
(excluding July and December
River Valley Metro Mass Transit District
March 26, 2024
Metro Centre, 1137 E 5000 North Road, Bourbonnais IL 60914
Board of Director Meeting Minutes
Chairman Argyelan called the regular monthly River Valley Metro Board of
Directors meeting to order at 8:00 AM.
Attending Board Members: Chairman Mark Argyelan, Vice-Chairman Jerry
Pearce, Treasurer Nick Allen, Board Members: Ron Jackson, Norm Grimsley, and
David Hinderliter. Absent: Secretary Kelly St. Aubin.
Staff Members Present: Managing Director Siron Sims, Director of
Administration Mandy Taylor, Project Manager Cortney Koning, Director of
Operations Michelle Brutlag, Facilities Director Tim Goodman, COO Ken Munjoy,
Transit Officer Tobe Fulford
Others Present: National Express G.M. Lashanda Brown Smith
Pledge of Allegiance led by: Tobe Fulford
Public with Business to Come Before the Board: None
Consent Agenda: Nick Allen 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
Happy to see progress on our new maintenance facility project.
Managing Director’s Report: Siron Sims
Our 25th Anniversary celebration will be held at the Elks Country Club on Saturday
evening, July 27. Save the Date cards are going out soon. The event will be
combined with our Safety Banquet.
Operations Report: LaShanda Brown Smith
There are 55 active operators with 2 more in training.
Ken Munjoy reported the February ridership for 2024 was 44,448, compared to
41,270 in 2023. YTD ridership this year is 397,610 and was 357,285 last year.
Complaints/Comments: Michelle Brutlag
There were 4 complaints in the last month. 3 of these were valid. Our ADA drivers
received 3 compliments. CCS and Transit Officers provided 74 rides.
Board Report:
Nick Allen commended the team for fiscal soundness, especially when compared
to some other transit agencies that are facing a “fiscal cliff”.
New Business
FY25 Apportionments
We have received a partial apportionment from the FTA of $1.1 million. The
remainder should come later. State total is $8,978,000. Both amounts are up from
last year. We also received $611,000 in STIC funding, which is results driven.
Old Business
Maintenance Facility
Our parking lot is being torn up for infrastructure. Storm sewer is about 75%
done, and work is continuing on sanitary sewer and water main. The project is
moving quickly, and the contractor provides good communication to Cortney.
Thanks to Chappel Steel for allowing us to park on their property and to CBI for
moving containers.
Questions from the news media: None
Other Business to come Before the Board: None
Executive Session:
None
Adjournment
Norm Grimsley made a motion to adjourn at 8:17 AM. Motion was seconded by
Jerry Pearce and passed unanimously in a voice vote
