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Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority MINUTES OF THE CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY October 12, 2006 Mr. Jeff Bellows, Chair, Presiding MEMBERS PRESENT Mr. Jeff Bellows,
Chair Mr. Robert Ronne, Vice-Chairman Mr. William Bryden Mr. Andrew Koeppel Ms. Christine McNamee Ms. Nancy Pritchett Mr. John Stukes STAFF PRESENT Mr. Albert Eby, Director Mr. Arlanda
Rouse, Assistant Director Mr. Mike Kincaid, Finance Director Mrs. Kathy Williams, Administrative Assistant CONTRACT MANAGEMENT STAFF PRESENT Mr. Corey Johnson, General Manager, First
Transit Mr. Andrew Olsen, Attorney GUESTS PRESENT Ms. Lawless Bean, Transportation Demand Management Coordinator, City of Wilmington Mr. Mike Kozlosky, Transportation Planner, Wilmington
Urban Area MPO Mr. Joshuah Mello, Associate Transportation Planner, Wilmington Urban Area MPO Ms. Dolores Williams, Assistant City Attorney Ms. Patricia Melvin, Assistant County Manager,
New Hanover County Ms. Hillary Brady, Talk PR Mr. Ricky Meeks, Citizen Ms. Carol Treen, Citizen, Cape Fear Community College Student Ms. Meghan Pickens, Citizen, Cape Fear Community
College Student CALL TO ORDER Chairman Bellows called the meeting to order at 12:05 pm Mr. Bellows opened the meeting with a moment of silence APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Koeppel stated
that his name had been spelled incorrectly in the September 14, 2006 board meeting minutes A motion to approve the minutes from the September 14, 2006 regular meeting of the Cape Fear
Public Transportation Authority, as amended, was made by Mr. Bryden The motion was seconded by Mr. Ronne and carried unanimously PUBLIC COMMENT
Chairman Bellows opened the public comment period Mr. Meeks spoke about his recent trip to Charleston, South Carolina Hearing no further public comment, the Chairman closed the
public comment period EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mr. Bellows thanked Mr. Ronne for presiding over the September 2006 board meeting Mr. Bellows stated that if anyone wished to propos invitees
for Wave Transit’s appreciation luncheon on December 14 that names are being accepted until November 10, 2006 Mr. Eby stated that the anticipated location for the luncheon would be
at the UNCW Madeline Suite or the UNCW Landfall Executive Center Mr. Bellows stated that appointment for the human service representative’s seat on the board was in its final stages
Ms. McNamee stated that the empty seat must be approved by both the Wilmington City Council and New Hanover County commissioners Ms. McNamee said that Ms. Shelia Schultz (County
Clerk) contacted her regarding how the nominating process was proceeding Mr. Koeppel suggested that a process of nominating a human service representative be included in the Wave Transit
bylaws. Mr. Eby stated the Authority has no bylaws, but rather the Authority was created under 160A Article 25 of the North Carolina General Statutes He then stated the article outlines
what the Authority’s abilities were and policies have been adopted by the board Ms. Williams stated that she could go to the City Attorney to inquire about their nominating process
for joint City/County appointments to any boards Ms. Williams then suggested that Ms. Melvin do the same with the County Mr. Bellows stated that Mr. Eby has been appointed to serve
on the Board of Directors of The North Carolina Public Transportation Association (NCPTA) He stated that Mr. Eby currently serves as Co-Chairman of the NCPTA Legislative Committee
Mr. Bellows congratulated Matthew Kunic for his scholarship award presented to him at the American Public Transportation Association conference ROUTE COMMITTEE Mr. Bellows recognized
Mr. Koeppel to give the report for the Route committee Mr. Koeppel stated that the committee did not meet and had no report Mr. Eby then stated that staff was analyzing figures for
the cost of route restructuring Mr. Eby said that the major decision would come from the route committee as to what the restructuring priorities would be MARKETING COMMITTEE Mr.
Bellows recognized Mr. Ronne to give the Marketing Committee report Mr. Ronne indicated that the committee was in the process of evaluating proposals for marketing and public relations
assistance FINANCE COMMITTEE Mr. Bellows recognized Mr. Bryden to present the Finance report The committee had no report FACILITIES COMMITTEE Chairman Bellows recognized Ms. McNamee
to present the facilities report
Ms. McNamee stated that the committee is still in search of a Maintenance and operations facility location, and the authority was in contact with a property owner for the facility
She stated that the facilities committee met and assembled a series of photographs of possible facility designs Ms. McNamee stated that the committee planned to send a letter to
the City Attorney stating that access is needed to the proposed location in order to finish surveying the property and to complete the Phase II environmental site assessment on the Corning
property This step is required when purchasing property with or constructing on a site with FTA funds Ms. McNamee stated that there the Moving Ahead contract with NCDOT for the transfer
and administration facility had been extended until September 30, 2007 STAFF REPORT Chairman Bellows recognized Mr. Eby to present the staff report Mr. Eby presented a Phase II Environmental
Site Assessment (ESA) agreement for the Corning property located in Wilmington Mr. Mr. Eby stated the agreement with TranSystems Corporation was for a series of geoprobes on the Corning
site A motion to allow the staff to perform a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment was made by Ms. McNamee The motion was seconded Mr. Bryden and carried unanimously Mr. Eby
then presented a request from the town of Navassa to allow the Brunswick Connector to run on Saturdays Mr. Eby stated that Navassa would be willing to pay for half of the $15,000 cost
of the additional Saturday service for the remainder of the fiscal year Mr. Eby stated that the Town of Navassa was searching for alternative sources of funding for weekend service
OTHER BUSINESS Ms. Bean stated the she met with the CEO of PPD Jack Barto to discuss alternative transportation methods for New Hanover Regional Medical Center employees Mr. Eby
presented two letters of gratitude to Senator Dole and Representative McIntyre The letters thanked the officials for supporting the Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2006
Ms. Pritchett stated that any letters that are sent to the government should be faxed, e-mailed and then mailed SCHEDULING OF NEXT MEETING Hearing no further business, Mr. Stukes
made a motion to adjourn the meeting Mr. Ronne seconded the motion The motion carried unanimously The next meeting of the Authority is scheduled for November 9, 2006 at 12:00 pm
in the Wave Transit Conference Room Respectfully Submitted, Albert Eby Director /kw