BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Tuesday, January 23, 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 November 28, 2023
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 FTA Triennial Review
6.02 FY23 Audit
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
January 23, 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: Norman Grimsley, and David
Hinderliter. Absent: Secretary Kelly St. Aubin and Ron Jackson.
Staff Members Present: Managing Director Siron Sims, Project Manager Cortney
Koning, Director of Administration Mandy Taylor, 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: Mark Argyelan
Public with Business to Come Before the Board: None
Consent Agenda: Nick Allen made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Norm
Grimsley 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
Mr. Argyelan met with Rep. Jonathon Jackson. Rep. Jackson was very supportive
of what we do and asked that we let him know if we need anything.
Mr. Argyelan and Mr. Sims will be meeting with Rep. Kelly on Friday.
Managing Director’s Report: Siron Sims
The FTA Procurement Workshop will be held at the end of February. Mandy and
Cortney will be attending. The Triennial Workshop is in March and will be
attended by Mandy and Michelle. Both workshops will be held in Chicago.
The APTA Board Member Conference will be held in San Jose July 13 – 16.
Operations Report: LaShanda Brown Smith
There are 48 active operators with 3 more in training.
Ken Munjoy reported the November ridership for 2023 was 49,687, compared to
42,031 in 2022. December ridership for 2023 was 47,673, compared to 40,747 in
2022. TYD through December, ridership is up 14.7% from prior year.
Complaints/Comments: No report
Board Report:
Nick Allen commented that it reflects well on our organization that Mr. Sims
attended the recent meeting regarding the issue of unplanned busloads of
migrants being dropped off in Kankakee County and told that they were in
Chicago.
David Hinderliter thanked the team for their efforts to keep the system running
well during recent extremely cold conditions. He also asked if we have had any
involvement with the Gotion project in Manteno. Yes, we have committed to a
bus stop and shelter in their parking lot when they are ready. This is the same
accommodation that was available when the Kmart distribution center was
located there.
General discussion that the Transit Officers do a very nice job of stopping
problems before they start, creating a sense of safety for our passengers.
New Business
FTA Triennial Review
The Recipient Information Request (RIR) is due February 29. We do not yet have a
review date.
FY23 Audit
We do not yet have the audit results from our accountants and need to consider
changing firms due to this tardiness. We may need a special board meeting to
approve the audit so that it can be submitted.
Old Business
Maintenance Facility
The project is underway. The contractor has started first on work that needs to be
done in the existing building.
Vehicles
Two New Flyers arrived in December and one in January. One more is yet to
come.
IDOT announced that there is a new CVP contract. We will be able to order new
ADA and Super Medium Duty buses with this contract.
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 8:30 AM. Motion was seconded by
Norm Grimsley and passed unanimously in a voice vote
