BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Tuesday, October 24, 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 September 26, 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 Kankakee Metro Centre LD’s
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
October 24, 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 8:00 AM.
Attending Board Members: Chairman Mark Argyelan, Vice-Chairman Jerry
Pearce, Treasurer Nick Allen, Board Members: Norman Grimsley, Ron Jackson,
and David Hinderliter (video). Absent: Secretary Kelly St. Aubin.
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
Others Present: National Express G.M. Lashanda Brown Smith
Pledge of Allegiance led by: Ken Munjoy
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: None
Managing Director’s Report: Siron Sims
Board officer nominations are due in November
Our sick leave policy is OK for now. There may be legislative changes in the near
future.
An RFP is out for our planning study and closes on November 1.
New Flyer buses are going into production in early November and we should have
1 or 2 delivered by the end of the year.
Siron Sims, Tim Goodman, Cortney Koning, and David Hinderliter attended the
APTA Transform Conference in Orlando. This opportunity to meet directly with
multiple vendors was very beneficial.
Operations Report: LaShanda Brown Smith
There are 51 operators with 47 active. 2 operators are in BTW training. New
driver classes will be held once a month.
Ken Munjoy reported the September ridership for 2023 was 50,786, compared to
46,412 in 2022. September trips were 87% of pre-COVID. Midway exceeded 600
weekly rides for 4 consecutive weeks.
Complaints/Comments: Michelle Brutlag
We had 11 complaints in the last month. Five were valid. We also had 1
compliment. CCS and transit officers provided 111 rides.
Board Report:
Norm Grimsley asked if we have been contacted regarding any of the hydrogen
project funding that was recently announced by Gov. Pritzker. We have not.
New Business
Kankakee Metro Centre L.D.’s
L.D. of $20,000 was sent by TRIA to Apex for signatures, then will be sent to IDOT.
Old Business
Maintenance Facility
We have received final approval from IDOT and have a Letter of Intent. Contract
will be signed soon, and PSI is ready to start.
David Hinderliter recognized the work done by Siron and Cortney to get this
process completed.
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 8:36 AM. Motion was seconded by
Norm Grimsley and passed unanimously in a voice vote
