BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Tuesday, August 27, 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 June 25, 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 Triennial Review Report
6.02 Awards
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 August 27, 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, and David Hinderliter.
Absent: Secretary Kelly St. Aubin.
Staff Members Present: Managing Director Siron Sims, Director of
Administration Mandy Taylor, Director of Operations Michelle Brutlag, Facilities
Director Tim Goodman, COO Ken Munjoy, Transit Officer Tobe Fulford
Others Present: Aroma Park Trustee Kenny Blake
Pledge of Allegiance led by: Jerry Pearce
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
The APTA conference for transit board members was very beneficial. Mr. Argyelan
was pleased that one of the take-aways was that boards should not interfere with
transit operations since that has been the philosophy here. One recommendation
is that we have an annual board retreat. Mr. Allen, Mr. Jackson, and Mr.
Hinderliter all agreed that the conference was beneficial and thanked River Valley
metro for sending them.
Managing Director’s Report: Siron Sims
Bus #1805 was destroyed by fire. The cause of the fire is not yet certain, but
appears to have been caused by an electrical issue with an air conditioning wiring
pigtail. Maintenance will check all other similar buses to make sure that this
problem does not occur with other vehicles.
Bus #1501 lost an engine. Three bids were obtained, and an engine has been
ordered from Jasper.
Aroma Park Mayor Stump has asked Trustee Kenny Blake to take the board seat
formerly occupied by Norman Grimsley.
Kelly St. Aubin, representing Manteno Township, plans to resign from our board
due to her work schedule.
Operations Report: Ken Munjoy
Ken Munjoy reported that June ridership for 2024 was 49,132, compared to
49,064 in 2023. July ridership for 2024 was 55,413, compared to 49,166 in 2023.
Fixed route and ADA rides were 25 cents in July as part of our 25th Anniversary
celebration.
FY 24 finished 8.7% up from FY 23, representing significant ridership growth since
FY 23 was up 21% from FY 22.
Complaints/Comments: Michelle Brutlag
There were 26 complaints in the last month. 10 of these were valid. CCS and
Transit Officers provided 166 rides. We received 2 compliments.
Board Report:
The new maintenance facility is looking very nice.
New Business
Triennial Review Report
There were 6 findings (out of a possible 700). DBE findings were fixed after the
last triennial, but the rules/standards have changed again. Two of the findings
were more relevant to the MPO. The FTA was very pleased with our results.
Awards
Jerry Pearce was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award as a Thank You
for all of the time and experience that he continues to devote to River Valley
Metro.
Norman Grimsley’s Lifetime Achievement Award was also presented. Norm’s
award was planned months ago, but he unfortunately passed away before it was
presented.
Old Business
Maintenance Facility
IDOT approved the use of Sourcewell for the purchase of our bus lifts, but did not
tell us. The required checklist has been submitted and we are still waiting for IDOT
legal to sign off.
The project is going very well. The brick is already going up. PSI has been great to
work with.
Questions from the news media: None
Other Business to come Before the Board: None
Executive Session:
None
Adjournment
Jerry Pearce made a motion to adjourn at 8:32 AM. Motion was seconded by Nick
Allen and passed unanimously in a voice vote
