BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 @ 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 October 24, 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 Board Elections
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
November 28, 2023
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 8:01 AM.
Attending Board Members: Chairman Mark Argyelan, Vice-Chairman Jerry
Pearce, Treasurer Nick Allen, Board Members: Norman Grimsley, Ron Jackson,
and David Hinderliter. Absent: Secretary Kelly St. Aubin.
Staff Members Present: Managing Director Siron Sims, Project Manager Cortney
Koning, Director of Administration Mandy Taylor, Facilities Director Tim
Goodman, COO Ken Munjoy, Transit Officer Tobe Fulford
Others Present: National Express G.M. Lashanda Brown Smith, National Express
Marissa Bastie
Pledge of Allegiance led by: Lashanda Brown Smith
Public with Business to Come Before the Board: None
Consent Agenda: Jerry Pearce 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: Thank you for the turkeys!
Managing Director’s Report: Siron Sims
The annual Dugan Family Fill the Bus Toy Drive is this Saturday. Santa will be
riding our buses that day and we have made arrangements for him to visit the toy
drive location.
We have been nominated for the annual Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce
Non-Profit Business of the Year. The awards dinner is tomorrow night at Quality
Inn. We have a table reserved if any board members would like to attend.
We have had discussions regarding the possibility of including hydrogen fuel cell
buses in our fleet. We plan to apply for 2024 Lo-No grants when available. We will
need 35’ buses.
Operations Report: LaShanda Brown Smith
There are 52 operators with 1 more in training. New driver classes will be held
once a month. National Express’s Customer Success Director, Marissa, is here this
week.
Ken Munjoy reported the October ridership for 2023 was 52,673, compared to
45,908 in 2022.
Complaints/Comments: Michelle Brutlag
We had 7 complaints in the last month. Four were valid. CCS and transit officers
provided 113 rides.
Board Report:
Norm Grimsley reported that an ex-board member recently used our Midway
service and commented on the humorous driver and the enjoyable ride.
New Business
Board Elections
Norm Grimsley made a motion to keep all officers in their current positions.
Seconded by Jerry Pearce and passed unanimously.
Old Business
Maintenance Facility
The contract is signed and the change order for the date has been received. Preconstruction meeting is this Friday. The parts room and Ron’s office have been
cleaned out. Special thanks to Ron Johnson and Vanessa Garcia for getting this
done so quickly.
Questions from the news media: None
Other Business to come Before the Board: None
Executive Session:
David Hinderliter made a motion to go into Executive Session at 8:24 AM. Motion
was seconded by Norm Grimsley and passed unanimously.
Norm Grimsley made a motion to return to Regular Session at 8:32 AM. Seconded
by David Hinderliter and passed unanimously.
Norm Grimsley made a motion to accept discussion from the Executive Session.
Seconded by David Hinderliter and passed unanimously.
Adjournment
Jerry Pearce made a motion to adjourn at 8:32 AM. Motion was seconded by
Norm Grimsley and passed unanimously in a voice vote
