BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 @ 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 26, 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 DBE Policy
6.02 FY24 Audit
6.03 FY26 Partial Apportionment
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 January 28, 2025
Metro Centre, 1137 E 5000 North Road, Bourbonnais IL 60914
Board of Director Meeting Minutes
Vice-Chairman Pearce called the regular monthly River Valley Metro Board of
Directors meeting to order at 8:02 AM.
Attending Board Members: Chairman Mark Argyelan, Vice-Chairman Jerry
Pearce, Treasurer Nick Allen, Board Members: Ron Jackson, David Hinderliter,
Kenny Blake. 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, Project Manager Cortney Koning, COO Ken Munjoy, MPD Tobe Fulford
Others Present: We Drive U G.M. Lashanda Brown Smith, We Drive U G.M.
Rodriques Kimbrough
Pledge of Allegiance led by: Nick Allen
Public with Business to Come Before the Board: None
Consent Agenda: David Hinderliter made a motion to approve the consent
agenda. Nick Allen 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
Mandy Taylor will be attending Drug and Alcohol training in Kansas City.
Siron Sims will be attending the APTA CEO Seminar in San Antonio.
We are providing lunch (pizza) for the entire team tomorrow as a thank you for all
of the extra effort during recent bitterly cold and snowy weather conditions.
Operations Report: Lashanda Brown Smith
We have 57 operators. A new class with 1 person will begin on February 3.
Introduced We Drive U’s new GM for this location, Rodriques Kimbrough.
Ken Munjoy reported that November ridership this year was 49,725, compared to
49,687 last year. December ridership this year was 48,332, compared to 47,673
last year. Year-to-date through the first half of the fiscal year, ridership is up 6.0%
from last year and is at 91% of pre-COVID level.
Complaints/Comments: Michelle Brutlag
There were only 15 complaints in the last 2 months. CCS and Transit Officers
provided 229 rides.
Board Report:
None
New Business
DBE Policy
Mandy, Michelle, and Cortney spent many hours researching and working
through details to update our DBE policy. Kenny Blake made a motion to approve
the new policy. Motion was seconded by Mark Argyelan and approved
unanimously in a roll call vote.
FY24 Audit
There were no findings in our audit. One language change was made. Chairman
Argyelan congratulated Mandy, Siron, and the team for the extremely clean audit.
Nick Allen made a motion to accept the audit results. Motion was seconded by
Kenny Blake and approved unanimously in a roll call vote.
FY26 Partial Apportionment
Partial federal apportionment through March is $1.3 million. Total year should be
just over $3 million.
IDOT is expected to be $8.9 million, the same as the last few years.
Old Business
Maintenance Facility
The last lift frame has been installed. This allowed the rest of the floor to be
poured, which will allow more overhead work to be done.
The new maintenance facility should be ready for use by June 30.
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 Nick
Allen and passed unanimously in a voice vote
