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Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority MINUTES OF THE CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY December 14, 2006 Mr. Jeff Bellows, Chair, Presiding MEMBERS PRESENT Mr. Jeff Bellows,
Chair Mr. Robert Ronne, Vice-Chairman Ms. Fannie Freeman, Secretary Mr. William Bryden Mr. Andrew Koeppel Mr. Howard Loving Ms. Christine McNamee Ms. Laura Padgett Ms. Nancy Pritchett
Mr. John Stukes Ms. Aileen Mair STAFF PRESENT Mr. Albert Eby, Director Mr. Arlanda Rouse, Assistant Director Mr. Mike Kincaid, Finance Director Mrs. Kathy Williams, Administrative Assistant
Mr. Matthew Kunic, Intern CONTRACT MANAGEMENT STAFF PRESENT Mr. Corey Johnson, General Manager, First Transit Mr. Lamont Jackson, Assistant General Manager, First Transit Ms. Sarah Fedele,
Account Executive, Talk PR Mr. Andrew Olsen, Attorney GUESTS PRESENT Mr. Mike Kozlosky, Transportation Planner, Wilmington Urban Area MPO Mr. Joshuah Mello, Associate Transportation
Planner, Wilmington Urban Area MPO Ms. Deborah Houston, NCDOT Mr. Charles Craft, III, CPA, Partner, Lanier, Whaley, Craft & Co Mr. Ricky Meeks, Citizen CALL TO ORDER Chairman Bellows
called the meeting to order at 1:10 pm Mr. Bellows opened the meeting with a moment of silence APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion to approve the minutes from the November 9, 2006 regular
meeting of the Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority was made by Ms. McNamee The motion was seconded by Mr. Bryden and carried unanimously
PUBLIC COMMENT Chairman Bellows opened the public comment period Mr. Meeks thanked the Board and the Wave Staff for a job well done in 2006 The Chairman closed the public comment
period FISCAL YEAR 2006 AUDIT REPORT Mr. Bellows opened the public hearing period Mr. Bellows recognized Mr. Charles Craft , Partner with Lanier, Whaley & Craft, CPA to present the
Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority Audit Report for Fiscal Year 2006 Mr. Craft issued an unqualified audit opinion on the Authority’s FY 2006 audit Mr. Craft stated that an
unqualified opinion is the highest opinion that an independent audit firm can render Mr. Craft then gave an overview of each of the sections contained within the report Mr. Koeppel
then inquired about the differences between private and governmental audit reports Mr. Craft then explained the differences between the two reports Mr. Bellows inquired about possible
recommendations from the audit Mr. Craft referred to the management and analysis section of the audit, as well as the management letter written by Mr. Kincaid that was submitted along
with the audit report A motion to accept the 2006 Audit Report was made by Ms. Padgett The motion was seconded by Mr. Stukes and carried unanimously ROUTE COMMITTEE Mr. Bellows
recognized Mr. Koeppel to give the report for the Route committee Mr. Koeppel stated that the committee had met several times since November, and is currently working to restructure
all of the bus routes Mr. Koeppel then thanked Mr. Joshuah Mellow for his presentation during the last committee meeting, where Mr. Mellow presented a combined map of all of the restructured
bus routes Mr. Koeppel stated the next route committee meeting will be on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 1:00 pm (Castle Street) MARKETING COMMITTEE Mr. Bellows recognized Mr. Ronne
to give the Marketing Committee report Mr. Ronne stated that the committee is currently working with Talk PR on a marketing plan that will focus on public awareness, public officials,
and individuals along current bus routes Mr. Ronne stated that the plan was scheduled to be complete in January 2007 FINANCE COMMITTEE Mr. Bellows recognized Mr. Bryden to present
the Finance report Mr. Bryden stated that the committee will review the audit and be prepared with responses at the January meeting FACILITIES COMMITTEE Chairman Bellows recognized
Ms. McNamee to present the facilities report Ms. McNamee presented a purchase order to Robert H Goslee & Associates in the amount of $4,100.00 Ms. McNamee stated the purchase order
was for surveying of the Cando Street extension, mapping, and recording of the Corning property The facilities committee made a motion to approve the purchase order for Robert H Goslee
& Associates in the amount of $4,100.00
The motion carried unanimously Ms. McNamee presented a second purchase order for Norris, Kuske & Tunstall Consulting Engineers in the amount of $9,000.00 Ms. McNamee stated this
purchase order is for civil engineering and subdivision of the Cando Street extension The facilities committee made a motion to accept the purchase order from Norris, Kuske & Tunstall
Consulting Engineers in the amount of $9,000.00 The motion carried unanimously Mr. Bellows suggested that the floor plan of the new transfer and administration facility be included
in the January agenda packet STAFF REPORT Chairman Bellows recognized Mr. Eby to present the staff report Mr. Eby recognized Ms. Padgett to present a transportation program that
focuses on Middle and High School students that will attend the proposed Community Boys and Girls Club Reading Program Ms. Padgett stated that the Club was pursuing a grant and would
like the Authority to provide bus passes to the students that need transportation in order to attend attend the program Staff was directed to contact the Community Boys and Girls Club
to determine the level of involvement required by the Authority and report back to the Authority once the material is received Mr. Eby stated that after the new facility is built and
the routes are restructured the Authority’s operating cost were going to increase significantly He stated that he was working with the NCPTA legislative committee in order to gain
support for legislation that would allow the Authority to receive revenue from additional local taxes Mr. Eby also stated that in the January and February New Hanover County Water
Bills, an informational flyer detailing the advantages of public transportation will be distributed He stated that the flyer was necessary in order to provide the citizens with information
about services of Wave Transit before the planned customer survey is conducted OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Stukes made a request to insert Wave Transit system closings into the Wilmington Journal
SCHEDULING OF NEXT MEETING Hearing no further business, Mr. Stukes made a motion to adjourn the meeting Ms. Padgett seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting The motion carried
unanimously The Wave Transit Authority’s next board meeting is scheduled for January 11, 2007 at 12:00 pm in the Wave Transit Conference Room located at 1110 Castle Street Respectfully
Submitted, Albert Eby Director /kw