Minutes 10 22 09
Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority MINUTES OF THE CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY October 22, 2009 Mr. Don Betz, Chair, Presiding MEMBERS PRESENT Mr. Don Betz, Chairman
Mr. George Dolan, Vice Chairman Mr. Andrew Koeppel, Secretary Mr. Henry Adams Mr. Jonathan Barfield Mr. William Bryden Mr. Euran Daniels Ms. Christine McNamee Ms. Laura Padgett MEMBERS
NOT PRESENT Mr. David Scheu STAFF PRESENT Mr. Albert Eby, Director Ms. Cathy Beasley, Finance Director Mr. Matthew Kunic, Planner Ms. Kathy Williams, Administrative Assistant CONTRACT
MANAGEMENT STAFF PRESENT Mr. Andrew Olsen, Attorney Mr. Irving Cure, Interim General Manager, PTM GUESTS PRESENT Mr. Ricky Meeks, Citizen Mr. Joshua Mello, Wilmington Metropolitan Area,
MPO CALL TO ORDER Chairman Betz called the meeting to order at 12:05 pm Mr. Betz opened the meeting with a moment of silence CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Betz presented the October 22, 2009
consent agenda Mr. Bryden made a motion to accept the October 22, 2009 consent agenda Mr. Koeppel seconded and the motion carried unanimously PUBLIC COMMENT Mr. Betz opened the
public comment period Hearing no comment, Mr. Betz closed the public comment period REQUEST FOR DISCOUNTED BUS PASSES Mr. Betz recognized Mr. Eby to present the request from Communities
in Schools for discounted bus passes
Mr. Eby stated that requests for discounted or free transportation by clients of non-profit agencies has been an issue for the authority since its inception He stated that staff
had suggested a non-profit be set up to deal with these requests, but funding the program was elusive Mr. Eby gave stated the Community Foundation had been contacted but they had minimum
startup fees that the authority could not fund Mr. Koeppel made a motion to table the student bus pass request until further agencies are contacted by Communities in Schools for their
assistance Mr. Bryden seconded and item was opened for discussion Ms. Padgett made a substitute motion to allow Communities in Schools one-hundred one ride passes to at no charge
and up to twenty-five thirty-one day passes at half-price Mr. Betz seconded the motion Mr. Barfield stated that NHC Schools had restricted school bus transportation in light of recent
budget cuts and that the authority should provide the transportation if possible He stated that the program would not cost the authority since the students would not prevent current
fare paying passengers from riding He suggested that staff require CIS to provide information from NHC Schools that their request for after-school transportation was denied and that
other agencies that may provide funds be contacted so the authority was not the only option for the program A vote on the original motion to deny the request by CIS failed The substitute
motion to allow Communities in Schools one-hundred one ride passes to at no charge and up to twenty-five thirty-one day passes at half-price carried unanimously FACILITIES COMMITTEE
Chairman Betz moved the facilities committee report to allow the committee chairman to present her report before being excused to attend another meeting Chairman Betz recognized
Ms. Padgett to give the committee report Ms. Padgett stated that the Cando Street extension project was on time and on budget Ms. Padgett stated that the committee had issued a request
for proposal for art in Wave Station Ms. Padgett stated that the designers sent a revised design of Wave Station in response to the changes requested by the committee Pre-final design
was expected in December EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mr. Betz gave the Executive report Mr. Betz stated that the committee did not meet PLANNING COMMITTEE Mr. Betz recognized Mr. Adams
to give the committee report Mr. Adams stated there is a slight increase in ridership Mr. Adams stated that the shelter and bench rehabilitation and installation project is on schedule
although right of way approval was delaying the installation on 16th and 17th streets Mr. Adams stated that the funding for route 205 is scheduled to be on NCDOT’s November 5th meeting
agenda Mr. Kunic presented the new bus stop kiosk that will be inserted on selected bus stop poles FINANCE COMMITTEE Mr. Betz recognized Mr. Dolan to give the committee report
Mr. Dolan stated the authority auditor stressed the need to reconcile a $118,000 payable to the City of Wilmington that was accumulated during the transition from the city to the authority
in 2004
The item had been carried over by the city and authority since 2004 Mr. Dolan stated that the authority presented the city with an agreement to deduct the $118,000 payable from the
$400,000 local match fund that for the Cando Street project Additional funding from the original appropriation from the city was available for the change Ms. Padgett made a motion
to accept the agreement from the City to deduct the $118,000 payable from the $400,000 local match funds from the City for the Cando Street project Mr. Bryden seconded and carried
unanimously Mr. Dolan stated that a review of the operating budget for FY 2009-2010 showed a projected $17,000 surplus Mr. Dolan inquired about the negotiations of PTM and Traveler’s
Insurance with the Workman’s comp back payment Mr. Eby stated that PTM has contacted Travelers and is waiting for a response STAFF REPORT Chairman Bryden recognized Mr. Eby to present
the staff report Mr. Eby stated any questions or concerns regarding the authority’s finances that could not or were not being responded to by staff should be directed to the authority’s
audit firm Contact information is available upon request Mr. Eby met in Raleigh regarding the multimodal center NCDOT was prepared to appropriate funding for the U-Haul location
and make an offer for purchase Mr. Eby recognized Mr. Bryden to give the streetcar update Mr. Eby stated that Mr. Bryden has formed a committee for the streetcar Board members
on the streetcar committee are Barfield, Bryden (County Rep) Koeppel, Padgett (City Rep) and three members from the public Mr. Bryden briefed the County Commissioners about the Streetcar
at their October 19, 2009 meeting Mr. Bryden stated there was also a request to brief city council about the streetcar on November 4th Mr. Bryden stated that Mr. Eby requested information
from Savannah ,GA regarding their streetcar program Mr. Eby presented the MPO long rang transportation plan questionnaire suggestions Mr. Eby stated that the MPO included a list
of of projects Mr. Eby informed the board that if they had suggestions they should contact the authority representative to the long range plan committee Howard Capps Mr. Capps contact
information was on the memo Mr. Koeppel inquired about the County tax update Staff is putting together a overview of a long range funding plan and the possibility of utilizing new
legislation for transit system funding Mr. Eby stated that he was hoping to have the plan to the finance and planning committees before the end of the year Mr. Barfield stated that
the authority should wait until after the County has presented their ¼ cent sales tax referendum before proceeding SCHEDULING OF NEXT MEETING Hearing no further business, Mr. Bryden
made a motion to adjourn the meeting Mr. Dolan seconded and carried unanimously The Wave Transit Authority’s next board meeting is scheduled for November 19, 2009 at 12:00 pm in the
Castle Street Board Room
Respectfully Submitted, Albert Eby Director /kw