BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Tuesday, February 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 January 23, 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 Title VI Policy
6.02 PTASP Updates
6.03 Accounting Policy
6.04 DBE Policy
7.0 Old Business
7.01 Maintenance Facility
7.02 Vehicles
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
February 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 and Norm Grimsley.
Staff Members Present: Managing Director Siron Sims, 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: Nick Allen
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
None
Managing Director’s Report: Siron Sims
The triennial will be June 6 – 7.
Late addition to the agenda: Audit will be discussed in Old Business
Mandy and Cortney are in Chicago for procurement training.
Operations Report: LaShanda Brown Smith
There are 51 active operators with 2 more in training and 1 new hire yesterday.
Ken Munjoy reported the January ridership for 2024 was 44,701, compared to
50,479 in 2023. The decline was weather-related, and February is tracking up
from last year.
Complaints/Comments: Michelle Brutlag
There were 12 complaints in the last month. 4 of these were valid. Our ADA
drivers received 2 compliments for being very safe and courteous with their
passengers during bad weather. CCS and Transit Officers provided 111 rides.
Board Report:
None
New Business
Title VI Policy
Michelle Brutlag updated this policy back in September. Additional changes were
necessary when completing the RIR in preparation for our upcoming Triennial. A
motion to approve the updated Title VI Policy was made by David Hinderliter,
seconded by Jerry Pearce, and passed unanimously in a roll call vote.
PTASP Updates
Tim Goodman is our Safety Officer for PTASP. The plan was originally approved in
2020 but needed to be updated to include the National Express safety plan
instead of First Transit’s. A motion to approve the updated PTASP was made by
David Hinderliter, seconded by Nick Allen, and passed unanimously in a roll call
vote.
Accounting Policy
Procedures within the accounting policy were adjusted to reflect exactly what we
do and how we do it. A motion to approve the updated Accounting Policy was
made by Jerry Pearce, seconded by David Hinderliter, and passed unanimously in
a roll call vote.
DBE Policy
Our goal is 1% and Mr. Sims confirmed that we are achieving our goal. The policy
was modified to show Mandy Taylor as the DBE Laison Officer. A motion to
approve the updated DBE Policy was made by David Hinderliter, seconded by Nick
Allen, and passed unanimously in a roll call vote.
Old Business
Maintenance Facility
An 8” Aqua water main that serves Chappel Steel runs under the footprint of our
new maintenance facility. This line will be rerouted and will also serve our new
maintenance facility as well as the old one. The cost to do this is $117,000 and will
come out of the Owner’s Allowance.
Vehicles
All 4 new New Flyers are here and in service. We will be receiving 3 medium duty
(ADA) buses and 6 super medium duty buses through IDOT’s CVP contract. WE
chose to go with diesel instead of gasoline so that we can reduce or eliminate
midday fueling. These buses will be outfitted with air ride suspension and air
assist driver seats. We are taking advantage of any opportunity to order new
buses to keep our fleet fresh and reliable.
Audit
Chairman Argyelan commented that the audit was very clean with no material
weaknesses or serious deficiencies, and no instances of non-compliance.
RVMMTD is now listed as a Low-Risk Auditee. A motion to approve the audit was
made by Jerry Pearce, seconded by Nick Allen, and passed unanimously in a roll
call vote.
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 8:34 AM. Motion was seconded by Nick
Allen and passed unanimously in a voice vote
