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Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority MINUTES OF THE CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY August 10, 2006 Mr. Jeff Bellows, Chair, Presiding MEMBERS PRESENT Mr. Jeff Bellows,
Chairman Ms. Fannie Freeman, Secretary Ms. Laura W. Padgett Ms. Maureen McCarthy Mr. Howard Loving Ms. Nancy Pritchett Mr. William Bryden Mr. Andrew Koeppel Ms. Christine McNamee 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. Lamont Jackson, Assistant General Manager, First Transit Ms. Hillary Brady, Talk PR GUESTS PRESENT Ms. Lawless Bean, Transportation Demand Management Coordinator, City of Wilmington
Mr. Joshua Mello, Associate Transportation Planner, Wilmington Urban Area MPO Ms. Deborah Houston, NCDOT Mr. George Wolf, Citizen Mr. Ricky Meeks, Citzen CALL TO ORDER Chairman Bellows
called the meeting to order at 12:07 pm Mr. Bellows opened the meeting with a moment of silence APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion to approve the minutes from the July 13, 2006 regular
meeting of the Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority was made by Ms. Freeman The motion was seconded by Mr. Koeppel and carried unanimously PUBLIC COMMENT Chairman Bellows opened
the public comment period Mr. Meeks requested that the times on transfer passes be extended to accommodate passengers briefly visiting the downtown area
Mr. Meeks also requested that the Authority consider the possibility of adding another bus to the number 6 bus route on Sundays in order alleviate long wait times Hearing no further
public comment, the Chairman closed the public comment period FACILITIES COMMITTEE Chairman Bellows recognized Ms. McNamee to present the facilities report Ms. McNamee stated that
the committee is still working to buy property and is continuing to work with Corning She stated that Corning has hired a land use planning consultant to study the proposed facility
site and hoped to have a resolution by the beginning of September Ms. McNamee also stated that the Authority had been notified by NCDOT that a substantial portion of the funding that
had been allocated for the purchase the new transfer facility has been reallocated to purchase property for the downtown Multi-Modal transportation facility Ms. McNamee stated that
committee was looking into different options for the transfer facility due to limited funding She stated that one of the property options would be to locate the transfer facility in
the Corning location and possibly house the maintenance and operations facility in a less expensive area She then stated that the Chair and Director had been to a site location on
Division Drive to investigate the feasibility of the location for a maintenance and operations facility ROUTE COMMITTEE Mr. Bellows recognized Ms. McCarthy to give the report for the
Route committee Ms. McCarthy stated the committee received a request from a citizen to add a new bus stop to the number four (4) bus route along Racine Drive She stated that the
committee approved the request and the stop was added FINANCE COMMITTEE Mr. Bellows recognized Mr. Bryden to present the Finance report The committee had no report EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mr. Bellows stated that the committee did not meet and had no report Mr. Bellows then presented and accepted Board Member Maureen McCarthy’s resignation from the Authority Mr.
Bellows then asked the staff to investigate the procedure for replacing the jointly appointed Human Services Representative MARKETING COMMITTEE Mr. Bellows recognized Mr. Loving to
give the Marketing Committee report Mr. Loving stated that the marketing committee met on August 2, 2006 He stated that Mr. Eby met with Castle St. business owners regarding new
bus routes and bus signage He then stated that the committee discussed the possibility of interior signage on the buses Mr. Loving then recognized Ms. Hilary Brady to present information
regarding an upcoming promotion Ms. Brady requested that the Authority participate in a promotion sponsored by the Star News called “Get Framed”, She stated that the promotion is
a contest that displays the artwork and photography of local artists
She then stated that the Star News would like to place the artwork and photographs in the advertising spaces located on the buses Mr. Loving stated Marketing RFP was published and
that the responses are due by August 22, 2006 He stated that the committee and staff will evaluate the responses and present a contract to the Authority STAFF REPORT Chairman Bellows
recognized Mr. Eby to present the staff report Mr. Eby presented an agreement between New Hanover County and the Authority for the allocation of Rural Operating and Assistant Program
(ROAP) funding He stated that the agreement allows the Authority to act as the benefactor of the ROAP funds passed through from New Hanover County A motion to authorize the agreement
with New Hanover County for allocation of the ROAP grant was made by Ms. Padgett The motion was seconded by Ms. McNamee and carried unanimously Mr. Eby then presented two purchase
orders for approval The first purchase order was for one (1) Motorola 800mhz radio and second second was purchase order was for the painting a new cutaway vehicle Ms. Padgett made
a motion to approve the authorization to purchase one (1) Motorola 800mhz radio and for the painting of the new vehicle The motion was seconded Ms. Pritchett and carried unanimously
Mr. Eby then discussed the end of the fiscal year Monthly Passenger and Revenue Summary report Mr. Eby stated that ridership had increased approximately about 27% and farebox revenue
was up by 40.5% over FY 2005 He stated that the increase in revenue was due mainly to the fare increase which had been implemented in by the Authority in January OTHER BUSINESS Mr.
Bellows introduced Ms. Deborah Houston, NCDOT Program Consultant, to the new Authority members Ms. Pritchett stated that she received an e-mail from Warren Lee with the Emergency Management
Services for New Hanover County She stated that the email commended Mr. Eby for his quick action in transporting elderly passengers, whose bus had been in an accident, while visiting
the Battleship North Carolina Mr. Bellows then inquired about the Authority’s hurricane preparedness plan Mr. Eby stated that First Transit had a plan and policy in place to address
emergency needs in case of a hurricane. SCHEDULING OF NEXT MEETING Hearing no further business, Ms. McCarthy made a motion to adjourn the meeting Ms. Padgett seconded the motion
to adjourn the meeting The motion carried unanimously The next meeting of the Authority is scheduled for September 14, 2006 at 12:00 pm in the Wave Transit Conference Room Respectfully
Submitted,
Albert Eby Director /kw