Minutes 07 10 08
Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority MINUTES OF THE CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY July 10, 2008 Mr. William Bryden, Chair, Presiding MEMBERS PRESENT Mr. William Bryden,
Chair Mr., Don Betz, Vice-Chairman Mr. George Dolan, Secretary Mr. Jeff Bellows Mr. Andrew Koeppel Ms. Christine McNamee Ms. Laura Padgett Ms. Nancy Pritchett STAFF PRESENT Mr. Albert
Eby, Director Mr. Arlanda Rouse, Assistant Director Ms. Catherine Beasley, CPA, Finance Director Mr. Matthew Kunic, Planner Mrs. Kathy Williams, Administrative Assistant CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
STAFF PRESENT Mr. Terrance Thompson, Contract Operations Manager, PTM Mr. Andrew Olsen, Attorney GUESTS PRESENT Mr. Joshuah Mello, Associate Transportation Planner, Wilmington Urban
Area MPO Mr. Chris Hawkins, Citizen Mr. Ricky Meeks, Citizen Mr. Anthony Pursley, Citizen Mr. Russia Foster, Citizen CALL TO ORDER Chairman Bryden called the meeting to order at 12:05
pm Mr. Bryden opened the meeting with a moment of silence CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Bryden presented the July 10, 2008 consent agenda Mr. Betz made a motion to approve the July 10, 2008
consent agenda Ms. McNamee seconded the motion and it carried unanimously PUBLIC COMMENT Chairman Bryden opened the public comment period Mr. Foster requested a sign to be placed
at 5th and Marstellar and a bench at Kmart Mr. Meeks stated that the bus drivers should be informed of upcoming new bus stops Hearing no further comment, the Chairman closed the
public comment period Mr. Bryden introduced Terry Thompson, Contract Operations Manager for PTM
Mr. Thompson gave a brief introduction EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mr. Bryden introduced the new committee chairs and solicited board members for each committee Mr. Bryden gave a update
on the multimodal process ROUTE COMMITTEE Mr. Bryden recognized Mr. Koeppel to give the report for the Route committee Mr. Koeppel stated that several signs have been added on the
routes Mr. Koeppel stated that the committee is looking into changing route 106 to include a portion of the Long Leaf Park area from Bell Street to Shipyard Blvd MARKETING COMMITTEE
Mr. Bryden recognized Mr. Betz to give the Marketing Committee report Mr. Betz stated that the committee has begun reviewing the marketing budget Mr. Betz stated that the committee
is considering downsizing advertising with Bellsouth Mr. Betz stated that the committee will support the Wilmington Tigers with minimal advertising Mr. Betz also stated that promotional
pens, magnets and radio advertising will be ordered soon Mr. Betz presented from the committee a request for approval of Free Fare Day on July 26, 2008 and transportation to and from
the Wilmington Sharks game Mr. Dolan seconded the motion and it carried unanimously Ms. Padgett requested allowing businesses to sponsor a bench or shelter at their location if they
agree to purchase it or advertising on the bus Mr. Kunic stated that he’s seeking more information about responsibility of the shelters and benches with businesses Ms. Padgett requested
a cost of shelters, benches and advertising for businesses FINANCE COMMITTEE Mr. Bryden recognized Mr. Dolan to give the Finance Committee Mr. Dolan stated that the 07-08 budget
ended in the negative Mr. Bryden suggested increasing fares Mr. Bellows made a motion for staff to proceed with the process of increasing fares by 50% Ms. Padgett seconded the
motion and it carried unanimously Mr. Eby stated that the fare increase process will begin with public meetings for feedback Ms. McNamee requested the board to create a long range
plan to to educate the public and elected officials about the need of supporting public transportation Mr. Bryden suggest creating an ad-hoc committee to create an approach to combine
effective leads of service to take to the council Mr. Bellows will chair the ad-hock committee until his term ends in September Ms. Padgett and Mr. Dolan will also serve on the committee
FACILITIES COMMITTEE Chairman Bryden recognized Ms. McNamee to present the facilities report Ms. McNamee stated that there was a problem with the drainage options at the Corning
parcel Ms. McNamee stated that the authority would like approval to purchase an additional 1.4 acres of land from Corning to allow for growth and drainage Ms. McNamee stated that
the money would come from allocated moving ahead funds Ms. McNamee stated that the committee made a motion pending NCDOT approval that the board purchase parcel 2 of the Riddle Tract
for appraised value
Ms. Padgett seconded and carried unanimously STAFF REPORT Chairman Bryden recognized Mr. Eby to present the staff report Mr. Eby recognized Mr. Olsen to give the Carolina Beach
Shuttle report Mr. Olsen suggest the board proceed into closed session Ms. Padgett made a motion to proceed into closed session pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11(3) to discuss the issue
with legal counsel Mr. Bryden seconded the motion and carried unanimously Mr. Bryden made a motion to adjourn from closed session Mr. Betz seconded the motion which carried unanimously
No action was taken resulting from the closed session Mr. Eby recognized Mr. Thompson to give PTM’s SWOT analysis Mr. Thompson stated that there are issues to address and will
begin with customer service training and education of the routes for both supervisors and operators Mr. Padgett suggested a press release regarding the new transit management NEW BUSINESS
Ms. Padgett inquired about the removal of old benches Mr. Kunic stated that staff is in the process of ranking and removing the old benches and shelters SCHEDULING OF NEXT MEETING
Hearing no further business, Mr. Betz made a motion to adjourn the meeting Ms. Padgett seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting The motion carried unanimously The next regularly
scheduled meeting is for August 14, 2008 at 12:00 pm in the Castle Street Board Room Respectfully Submitted, Albert Eby Director /kw /kw