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Port Washington, Wisconsin The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 A.M. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Herro. Present: Supervisors Herro, Eckert, Clifford, Stumpe, Bley, Sharon Gilman, Mary Anne Fisher, John Doherty, Kathy Jones and Clerk Dobberpuhl. Absent: Supervisor Cronce. Minutes of the January 15 meeting were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Clifford, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to approve the minutes as mailed. Motion carried. The bus operation report was discussed. Ridership for January was 7,819, compared to 7,762 in December. Payments this year are to be based on actual cost. An invoice in the amount of $53,558, which is 1/12 of the contract amount was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. Discussion regarding establishing a policy regarding free tickets. OCTMA started giving free tickets to the Sheriff’s Department to provide a free ride to Milwaukee for prisoners being released from the county jail. It was agreed that there will be no free tickets in the future. Festival service was again discussed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to continue service to Summer Fest. Motion carried. Motion made by Mr. Herro, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to provide service to Port Fish Day, at an estimated cost of $750, with four trips northbound and six trips southbound. The majority voting aye, the motion was declared adopted. Motion made by Mr. Herro, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to provide service for no other Milwaukee festival. The majority not voting aye, the motion was declared lost. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to provide service to German Fest and the Circus Parade. Motion carried. Further discussion regarding possible changes in shuttle routes. John is making some changes based on his own initiative. No further action will be taken until next month. OCTMA is in the process of conducting their business fund drive for 1999. They expect to collect $75,000. Their 1998 collections totaled about $65,000. Discussion regarding shared ride taxi service for the month of January. An invoice in the amount of $36,977.25 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. Meeting declared adjourned. _____________________________ County Clerk HCD:msm Port Washington, Wisconsin The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 A.M. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Herro. Present: Supervisors Herro, Cronce, Eckert, Sharon Gilman, Mary Anne Fisher, John Doherty and Clerk Dobberpuhl. Absent: Supervisors Clifford and Stumpe. Minutes of the February 12 meeting were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Cronce, to approve the minutes as mailed. Motion carried. The shared ride taxi service report for February was presented and discussed. There were 3,080 trips in February compared to 2,804 in January. This was the first month to exceed the monthly goal of 3,000 trips. An invoice in the amount of $36,026.25 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Cronce, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. Sharon suggested that consideration be given to the idea of a "Summer Youth Pack". This will be discussed further next month. Supervisor Clifford now present. Discussion regarding the notice sent to G & G Enterprises regarding cancellation of their liability insurance. Kurt expects to replace the coverage by the cancellation date. Discussion regarding problems associated with late receipt of invoices. It was agreed that ridership data will be furnished on a more timely basis. Actual invoices may not available until the day of the monthly meeting. The bus operation report was reviewed and discussed. There were 7,950 passengers in February, compared to 7,819 in January. An invoice in the amount of $40,000 was discussed. Motion made by Mr. Clifford, seconded by Mr. Cronce, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. Discussion regarding the letter sent to Transit Express on February 5, regarding services provided to Allen Edmonds last year. These services were outside the normal scheduled service. John was asked to provide information at the next meeting as to any other such service. Another letter sent on February 26, questioned unscheduled shuttle services. A letter from Thomas Richart regarding the concept of building a transportation center near Hwy 60/Port Washington Road and Hwy I43. Further discussion regarding possible changes in regard to certain shuttle services. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to discontinue the 12 routes previously discussed with such action to be effective April 1. Motion carried. Meeting declared adjourned. _____________________________ County Clerk HCD:msm Port Washington, Wisconsin The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 A.M. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Herro. Present: Supervisors Herro, Cronce, Eckert, Clifford, Stumpe, Sharon Gilman, Mary Anne Fisher, John Doherty, Carol Schneider, Catherine Jones and Clerk Dobberpuhl. Minutes of the March 12 meeting were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve the minutes as mailed. Motion carried. The shared ride taxi service operation report for March was presented and discussed. Concern was expressed about drivers having to wait a long period of time because the passenger is not ready or cannot be located. An invoice in the amount of $36,264.75 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Cronce, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. New decals are recommended. The approximate cost is $565. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to approve the purchase. Motion carried. Saturday and Sunday service hours were discussed. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to move eight hours of Sunday services and eight hours of Saturday services to provide additional week day service. Discussion regarding the definition of "student". It was agreed that if an individual has a student card, they should be authorized to receive student rates. Discussion also regarding use of student cards during their summer vacation time. Motion made by Mr. Herro, seconded by Mr. Clifford, that youths 16 and under only be required to pay $15 for a $20 card during the months of June, July and August, 1999 only and that these cards be a different color than the current punch card. Motion carried. The bus service operation report was reviewed and discussed. Discussion regarding shuttle route changes/additions. The schedule in one case refers to a bus, but a shuttle service is being provided instead. The main problem revolves around the planned discontinuance of various shuttle routes. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Stumpe to continue shuttle services on the following routes:
with the understanding that the cost of these routes will not be billed back to OCTMA or the businesses. Motion carried. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to approve payment of the invoice in the amount of $69,799.39, with the understanding that $14,198.78 is payment for the month of February. Motion carried. Discussion regarding the printing of revised schedules was tabled until the next meeting. Service for disabled persons was tabled until the next meeting. John Doherty was asked to respond to Supervisor Cronce's concern about the safety and cleanliness of the vehicles at the next meeting. Meeting declared adjourned. _____________________________ County Clerk HCD:msm THE FOLLOWING MINUTES HAVE NOT YET BEEN APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE TO WHICH THEY PERTAIN. Port Washington, Wisconsin The Transit Committee met in Room 117 at 9:00 A.M. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Herro. Present: Supervisors Herro, Cronce, Eckert, Clifford, Sharon Gilman, Mary Anne Fisher, representatives of Department of Transportation, John Doherty, Carol Schneider, Catherine Jones, Al Beck, Curt Green and Clerk Dobberpuhl. Absent: Supervisor Stumpe. DOT representatives presented background information regarding publicly financed transit services and employer provided transit services. The issue to be determined is whether or not Ozaukee County is providing public transportation. There appears to be no question regarding the bus operation or shared ride taxi service, but the shuttle services is questionable and could be determined to be non public transportation. It appears that if only one employer or one company is receiving the service, the service is not public transportation. Discussion followed. It was suggested that Sharon, John and Curt meet before the next regular committee meeting to discuss what would or should be done in the future. Meeting declared adjourned. _____________________________ County Clerk HCD:msm Port Washington, Wisconsin The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 A.M. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Herro. Present: Supervisors Herro, Cronce, Eckert, Clifford, Sharon Gilman, Mary Anne Fisher, John Doherty, Curt Green, Jessie Tetrodic, Carol Schneider and Clerk Dobberpuhl. Absent: Supervisor Stumpe. Minutes of the April 16 meeting were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to approve the minutes as mailed. Motion carried. The shared ride taxi service operation report for April was presented and discussed. Ridership was 2,708 compared to 3,064 last month. An invoice in the amount of $37,085.75 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. Discussion regarding interest in applying for a grant to purchase replacement vehicles. Natural gas vehicles were discussed. Leasing of vehicles was discussed. Sharon will provide more information at the next meeting. Also discussed was the idea of buying roof top lighted signs with lettering "TAXI". Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to approve the sign purchase. Motion carried. The bus service operation report was reviewed and discussed. There were 6,715 passengers. One discontinued shuttle route was reinstated because of anticipated ridership. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to approve this action retroactively. Motion carried. It was agreed that Sharon should have the authority to add or discontinue shuttle service if urgency is an issue. Other shuttle route changes and additions as well as the impact of the new Target and Home Depot stores on bus service were discussed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Cronce, to reinstate the Grafton first route A.M. and add a Grafton first route P.M. Motion carried. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Clifford, that shuttle vehicles be permitted to deviate no more than 3/10 of a mile from their regular route. Motion carried. Discussion regarding printing of revised maps and schedules. Several quotes have been received. Color maps are preferred, but would cost significantly more. No action was taken. Discussion regarding service for disabled. No action was needed. An invoice in the amount of $50,683 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. Service must be bid in the year 2000 for service in 2001, but we could also rebid for 2000. It was agreed that nothing be done for the year 2000. Discussion regarding the OCTMA year 2000 anticipated donation. Carol Schneider requested that the ratio be changed from 70/30% to 50/50%. No action was taken. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to authorize a later departure time for Port Washington third route P.M. shuttle. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Herro, to authorize a temporary pick-up site at Port Washington Road and Hwy 60. Motion carried. Meeting declared adjourned. _____________________________ County Clerk HCD:msm Port Washington, Wisconsin The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 A.M. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Herro. Present: Supervisors Herro, Eckert, Stumpe, Cronce, Sharon Gilman, Mary Anne Fisher, John Doherty, Curtis Green, Jim Anderson, Cathy Jones, and Carol Schneider. Minutes of the May 21 meeting were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Stumpe to approve the minutes as mailed. Motion carried. The shared ride taxi operation report for May was reviewed and discussed. Ridership was 2,639 compared to 2,708 last month. The invoice for May totaled $37,430. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. Discussion of Year 2000 Budget Planning. Sharon will mail the committee a copy of the 1999 budget along with recommended changes for 2000 The Committee will discuss scheduling a special meeting. Darrell Hofland, Administrator of the Village of Grafton, arrived at the meeting. The Committee discussed with Mr. Hofland transportation issues for the Village, particularly in relationship to Home Depot and Target. Mr. Hofland will be talking with Home Depot officials about the possibility of a taxi/bus stand in the parking lot. Mr. Hofland also mentioned that a hotel/motel tax is charged in certain communities with the proceeds going to encourage tourism. This may be a possible source of additional revenue for transit. Mr. Hofland reviewed possible plans for a Transit Center, which is being considered for an area north of Highway 60 and on Port Washington Road. The Committee discussed marketing ideas and philosophy – our primary goal is public transit. Along with this was the discussion of the need for a Park & Ride in the Mequon area. Sharon will send a letter to WisDOT District 2 with the recommendations of the committee for park & ride lots. Those priority areas are:
Further discussion centered on the possibility of consolidating the county taxi with the City of Port Washington Taxi. Sharon will write to Mayor Gottlieb of Port Washington requesting that he meet with Lew Herro or the Transit Committee to discuss consolidation of the programs. The bus service operation was reviewed and discussed. There were 6,504 passengers compared to 6,715 in May. John raised question about Job Ride and Private Industry Council and whether they have taken over some of our trips. This will be checked. Mr. Eckert suggested considering having a city center to city center transportation program. An invoice in the amount of $46,107 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. OCTMA’s Year 2000 donation was discussed, along with a letter received from OCTMA. The Committee was concerned about OCTMA’s pulling their donation at this time and OCTMA agreed to continue to make a donation. Mr. Stumpe requested a copy of the original resolution setting up the bus service. Next month’s agenda will discuss setting a timeline for OCTMA by which they will be able to discontinue funding the bus program. Meeting declared adjourned. _____________________________ Acting Secretary Port Washington, Wisconsin The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 A.M. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Herro. Present: Supervisors Herro, Cronce, Eckert, Clifford, Stumpe, Bley, Sharon Gilman, Mary Anne Fisher, John Doherty, Curt Green, Katherine Jones and Clerk Dobberpuhl. The shared ride taxi service operation report was presented and discussed. There were 2,565 trips in June compared to 2,639 in May. The monthly invoice in the amount of $35,896.25 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. The bus service operation report was presented and discussed. There were 7,834 rides (982 of these trips were due to the Summerfest service) in June compared to 6,504 in May. A shelter has been erected at the Fredonia park and ride lot. The proposed Mequon park and ride lot is still being pursued. Shuttle route changes were discussed. A request has been received to provide service from MATC to Tecumseh in Grafton for about 6 weeks. There would be 18 to 20 passengers per day. The cost will be increased because of one hour of additional service per day. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve the change. Motion carried. The shuttle route passenger report was reviewed and discussed. Sharon reported that Home Depot is not interested in having buses use their parking lot as a drop-off site. Wal-Mart in Saukville is interested in such a service. An invoice in the amount of $56,842 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. Discussion regarding OCTMA’s year 2000 and future donations. Their letter of understanding approved on July 17, 1999 only includes an agreement for 1998. There is a verbal agreement for 1999. The year 2000 issue will be discussed as part of the budget for that year. The business transit survey report, dated June 22, was reviewed and discussed. Minutes of the June 18 meeting, as distributed, were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to approve the minutes. Motion carried. Discussion regarding the year 2000 shared ride taxi service budget. The 1999 budget was reviewed as part of this discussion. There are 1,376 additional service hours being anticipated. Three vehicles would be replaced. The total cost would be $82,000 and the added tax levy would be $15,150. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve the concept of the additional hours of service. Motion carried. Discussion regarding the year 2000 bus service budget. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Eckert, that John determine the cost of suggestions for improved service (items 3 a), b) and c)), the cost of the shuttle routes to service the Village of Belgium and to review continuation of 6 specific shuttle routes. Motion carried. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to price out the purchase of two 35-40 passenger buses, with a useful life of eight years, and to determine the fiscal impact for the county. Motion carried. The issue of industry contributions will be settled at the next meeting. Various alternatives were discussed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Cronce, to request contributions for 2000 - 50% of local share instead of 70%, 2001 - 25% and 2002 - 0%. Motion carried. Meeting declared adjourned. _____________________________ County Clerk HCD:msm Port Washington, Wisconsin The Transit Committee met in Room 117 at 8:00 A.M. The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairperson Eckert. Present: Supervisors Eckert, Stumpe, Clifford, Cronce (on phone), Sharon Gilman, Mary Anne Fisher, John Doherty, Curtis Green, Jim Anderson, Katherine Jones, and Carol Schneider. Minutes of the July 16 meeting, as distributed, were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to approve the minutes. Motion carried. Supervisor Herro now present. The shared ride taxi operation report for July was reviewed and discussed. Ridership was 2,568 compared to 2,565 last month. Ridership figures between 1998 and 1999 were reviewed. A request was received from Mr. Jaeger to have a taxi available on Sunday, August 22, to use as a shuttle between WalMart and the Y on Northwoods Road in Saukville as a part of their grand opening. The cost will be approximately $100. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve the use of a taxi for this purpose. Motion carried. The monthly invoice for July totaled $39,327. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. The bus service operation was reviewed and discussed. There were 7,203 passengers in July (920 were due to festivals) compared to 7,834 in June. John reported that the bus schedule holders are missing from several of the places where we put bus schedules – he was instructed to replace the schedule holders. The shuttle route passenger report was discussed. Mention was made of the desire to serve the Bayshore area with a bus, not a shuttle van. John will contact UW-M to determine if there is any need from their students for a bus and Mary Anne will contact Dominican High School, Messmer, and University School to determine if there is enough need expressed to justify putting a bus on the Bayshore route. An invoice in the amount of $51,626 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. Warren Stumpe reported on the meeting held with representatives from the City of Mequon and the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation in regard to a Park & Ride Lot in Mequon. Marshall Quade, WisDOT staff, will be putting a plan together for use of the state owned land at the intersection of I-43 and Mequon Road. Bob Dreblow was now present and discussed issues relating to a Park & Ride Lot at this location. Ryan Companies, developers of the Target/Home Depot Site, are willing to have a bus stop located on their parking lot. Details will be worked out with them. Information was presented on the purchase of marketing/informational folders for bus schedules, etc. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Cronce, to purchase the folders at a total cost of $2550. Motion carried. Discussion held on a drawing for free bus tickets for Try Transit Week. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Cronce, to approve the donating of 30 tickets for Try Transit Week. Motion carried. Transit System Report, previously distributed, was reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to approve an application for a capital grant for 6 buses and 6 shuttle vans at a cost of $1,685,000 with a local match of $337,000. The vehicles would be purchased over a three year period. Motion carried, with one opposing vote. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Stumpe to approve an application for a capital grant for 9 vehicles for the Taxi program at a cost of $282,000 with a local match of $50,550. These vehicles also would be purchased over a three year period. Motion carried. The 2000 draft budget for the Ozaukee Express was reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to approve the 2000 budget with the deletion of the business donation and adding this amount to the tax levy. Motion carried, with one opposing vote. The 2000 draft budget for the Shared Ride Taxi Program was reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to approve the 2000 budget. Motion carried. Kathy Jones reported on a charter service which Woodlore (Allen-Edmonds) is purchasing from Transit Express. Meeting declared adjourned. _____________________________ Acting Secretary Port Washington, Wisconsin The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 A.M. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Herro. Present: Supervisors Herro, Eckert, Clifford, Stumpe, Bley, Sharon Gilman, Jim Anderson, Curtis Green, Jesse Petrovic and Clerk Dobberpuhl. Absent: Supervisor Cronce. Minutes of the August 24 meeting, as distributed, were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Clifford, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve the minutes. Motion carried. Supervisor Cronce now present. The shared ride taxi service operation report for August was presented and discussed. Ridership was 2,740 compared to 2,568 last month. The Committee discussed the goal of 3,000 rides per month and the present situation. The monthly invoice in the amount of $35,037 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. The bus service operation report was presented and discussed. There were 6,220 rides in August compared to 7,203 in July (which included festivals). The shuttle route passenger report was also discussed. An invoice in the amount of $71,613 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. Discussion regarding the year 2000 operations budget. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to revise the shared ride taxi service budget by changing the levy from $159,393 to $129,393. Motion carried. The budget now will be $580,000 for outlay with a levy of $114,500. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve the bus service budget as presented. Motion carried. Discussion regarding a pay grade review for the Program Supervisor I. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to approve the request. Motion carried. Meeting declared adjourned. _____________________________ County Clerk HCD:msm Port Washington, Wisconsin The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 A.M. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Herro. Present: Supervisors Herro, Cronce, Eckert, Clifford, Stumpe, Sharon Gilman, Curtis Green, John Doherty, Carol Schneider, Kathy Jones and Clerk Dobberpuhl. Minutes of the September 17 meeting were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve the minutes as mailed. Motion carried. The shared ride taxi service operation report for September was presented and discussed. Ridership was 3,038 trips in September compared to 2,740 in August. The average for the year to date is 2,800 trips. A draft of a memo to the County Board members was reviewed and discussed. This memo outlined some of the operational issues. The monthly invoice in the amount of $34,228.50 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. The bus service operation report was presented and discussed. There were 6,220 rides in August. Rod Mayer appeared to question the possibility of adding a bus/shuttle route to serve the new industrial park in the Village of Belgium. Discussion. No action was taken. Discussion regarding various possible route changes that could be made in order to improve overall service. Three possible changes were suggested and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Cronce, to discontinue all shuttle service to Bayshore/Brown Deer, effective January 1, 2000. Motion carried. An invoice in the amount of $43,799 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Clifford, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. Discussion regarding continued acceptance of MCTS transfers. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Clifford, to discontinue this service effective December 1, 1999. The majority voting aye, the motion was declared adopted. Discussion regarding the MATC donation. Effective October 1, student ID’s will no longer be accepted. They will make no further donations. OCTMA may disband. If they do, they will donate the balance in their account. We have $75,000 in the 1999 budget from businesses. They only have $35,000. Meeting declared adjourned. _____________________________ County Clerk HCD:msm Port Washington, Wisconsin The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 2:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairperson Eckert. Present: Supervisors Eckert, McCulloch, Sharon Gilman, Penny Siefkes, Al Beck and Clerk Dobberpuhl. Absent: Supervisors Herro, Cronce and Stumpe. There was no quorum present. Committee members present felt the New Year’s Eve taxi hours should be extended to 2:00 A.M. An informal discussion was held regarding transit service planning. It is anticipated that the bus service for the year 2001 will be re-bid. Al reported that it would take nearly a year to update the County Transit plan. A proposal to provide bus service within the county was also considered. This issue will be discussed further at the December 17 meeting. Meeting declared adjourned. _____________________________ County Clerk HCD:msm Port Washington, Wisconsin December 17, 1999 The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 A.M. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Herro. Present: Supervisors Herro, Cronce, Eckert, Stumpe, McCulloch, Bley, Sharon Gilman, Penny Siefkes, Al Beck, Pam Parin, Bob Dreblow and Clerk Dobberpuhl. Minutes of the October 15 meeting were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve the minutes as mailed. Motion carried. A conference/meeting attendance report was reviewed and a transfer of funds request for conference/meeting attendance expenses. Motion made by Mrs. McCulloch, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to approve the request. Motion carried. Motion made by Mr. Herro, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to transfer $17,000 from the General Fund to Purchase of Services – Bus. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to amend the motion to transfer $20,000 instead of $17,000. Motion carried. The vote was then taken on adoption of the motion as amended. All members present voting aye, the motion was declared adopted. The bus operation report was reviewed and discussed. Several complaints were presented. One complaint was in regard to late-running buses. John was instructed to look into this issue and to pull one particular bus off the road. Comment cards are to be prepared for customers to use. The phone number to call is to be posted in each bus. The October invoice in the amount of $55,921 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. The November invoice in the amount of $57,785 was presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried. Discussion regarding the recent State Department of Transportation review of our 2000 budget. The State approved budget is $941,064 while the County approved budget is only $875,354. Part of the problem is that we anticipated a $60,000 savings because of the Bayshore shuttle discontinuation. The actual savings will only be $15,614. The contract amount with the Ozaukee Express is $884,002, but the contract has not yet been signed and probably will not be until March because the actual state aid amount will not be known until then. Discussion regarding the proposed Mequon park and ride lot location. The State owns the property at the NE corner of Highway I43 and Mequon Road. The issue has been discussed with the City of Mequon, but not formal request has been presented and no action has been taken. Will meet on April 7, 2000. Shared Ride Invoices for October in the amount of $36,410.43 and November in the amount of $45,732.85 were presented and discussed. Motion made by Mr. Eckert, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to approve payment of the invoices. Motion carried. Ridership (total trips) for October was 3,299 and for November was 3,272. There have now been over 3,000 trips for five of the 11 months in 1999. Discussion regarding the problems encountered with the vehicles leased from the County. This has become a cost issue. The difference of $16,000 will be billed to the County. $8,000 was included in the November invoice and $8,000 will be included in the December invoice. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Eckert, to advance $10,000 after January 1, 2000 for the purpose of purchasing replacement vehicles. Motion carried. Discussion regarding the rate structure. No action was taken. Discussion regarding the Job Access Reverse Commute proposal grant of $160,000, which requires a local share of $14,000 to $15,000. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Cronce, to approve submission of a grant application. Motion carried. Transit service planning was again discussed. It must be determined what has been done and what should be done in the future. It will take nine to ten months to update the County Transit Plan. This is intended to assist in preparation of the RFP for 2001 service. It was decided that the RFP should be completed by April. Motion made by Mr. Cronce, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to authorize purchase of maps at a cost of $192. Motion carried. Meeting declared adjourned. _____________________________ County Clerk HCD:msm |