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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 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