BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Tuesday, September 24, 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 August 27, 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 Board Member Oath
6.02 Planning Study
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 September 24, 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, David Hinderliter.
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, Transit Officer
Tobe Fulford
Others Present: Aroma Park Trustee Kenny Blake, National Express G.M.
Lashanda Brown Smith
Pledge of Allegiance led by: Ken Blake
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
Received two more compliments regarding our service to Midway Airport.
Managing Director’s Report: Siron Sims
Mr. Sims will be at the APTA Transform Conference later this week. Next year, the
conference and expo will be held in Chicago, making it convenient for us to
attend.
We just received the report regarding 1805’s fire. We will forward it to IDOT and
start working with IDOT to get a replacement.
Jeff Waxman, from IDOT, stated that the buses that we have on order will start
shipping when they contract with someone to perform final inspections.
One of our buses was rear-ended on the way to Midway Airport. There were no
injuries, and the bus was able to complete its route before being removed from
service for repairs.
Operations Report: Lashanda Brown Smith
We have 61 operators, but several are out for sick leave, etc. We will continue to
have one class per month.
Ken Munjoy reported that August ridership this year was 56,350, compared to
54,492 last year. Year-to-date ridership is 3.4% up from last year.
Complaints/Comments: Michelle Brutlag
There were 12 complaints in the last month. CCS and Transit Officers provided
100 rides. We received 1 compliment.
Board Report:
Mark Argyelan appreciated the newspaper ads featuring our employees.
New Business
Board Member Oath
Ken Blake took the board member oath and now represents Aroma Park on our
board.
Planning Study
We did not receive any responses to our RFP for someone to conduct a study to
help determine the feasibility of merging Kankakee County’s rural transportation
system into River Valley Metro. Input from others indicated that our RFP may
have made the project look more like a Comprehensive Operations Analysis. We
will rewrite the RFP and repost it.
In a newer development, McLean County, which has been managing rural
transportation for multiple counties (including Kankakee County), will no longer
be doing so. Kankakee County is considering taking over this role.
Old Business
Maintenance Facility
Brickwork is done and interior walls are being built. IDOT is aware of what we
need for the bus lifts, and the lift frames must be installed next week. IDOT’s
Deputy Director is working on this for us.
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 8:38 AM. Motion was seconded by Nick
Allen and passed unanimously in a voice vote.
